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Amazing review and analysis Suga!
This Caron certainly sounds unusual and original for a tuberose perfume.
"Odd" is such a relative term. A lot of people find Tubereuse Criminelle odd - and in the sense of conventional perfumery, it is. Loud wintergreen top notes aren't common anywhere, let alone paired with something sweet and creamy like tuberose. Yet, while it's Avante Garde and elemental, there's something straight-forward about it, too - big, perceptible building blocks of tuberose, wintergreen, musk, and vanilla.
If anything, Caron's Tubereuse is the opposite. There's nothing I smell here I haven't smelled elsewhere, in many classic fragrances, yet the proportions and contrasts involved mean there's a strong sense of the alien. If Tubereuse Criminelle is a cubist canvas of broad strokes and bright colors, Caron's Tubereuse is a Rene Magritte, familiar forms in odd juxtapositions.
Tubereuse's top notes arrive in a state of exaggeration and diminution, certain facets of the flower turned up, and certain others turned way down. A burst of caramelized sugar is quickly beaten back by an odd accord of sweetened, creamy mushroom ( possibly Cashmeran? ) and sharp, astringent green. There's the olfactory equivalent of a floral aftertaste, but If there weren't certain key elements of tuberose in the mix, I wouldn't recognize this its presence.
The heart is a lot of astringent green for a while, as the mushroom looms less large in the palette. It immediately reminded both myself and a friend of witch-hazel tonic. I wonder what this note is? I've only ever smelled it one other fragrance - DSH's Viridian, an unusual and powerful green fragrance I had the pleasure of smelling last fall.
The base is an interesting development for a floral. Just when you think "Okay, the green and the mushroom are going, here's where it's going to open up and get pretty," it stops and morphs into something else yet again. A dry, wan tuberose note blends with the green and a certain creaminess that's attractive in a remote, brooding way. Without being a chypre, the drydown is strongly redolent of classical leather chypres like Bandit and Azuree. In fact, if you drew a spectrum and places Fracas and Bandit at either end, this, alone among the tuberoses I've smelled, is far closer kin to Bandit than Fracas and its relatives.
Fragrances like Fracas and Beyond Love will not prepare you for this at all. If "green tuberose" has you picturing Carnal Flower or Amoureuse, think again - this is removed from those kinds of green notes, relying on a very different dry, almost bitter-green supporting accord. Nothing like Tubereuse Criminelle, either, or for that matter, anything I've tried that lies in the category of white florals. If it didn't sound crude an unappealing, I'd say tuberose and dried dill, but it's not quite that dissonant.
I must applaud Caron for releasing such a unique statement in today's market, quite estranged from modern ideals of beautiful florals ( it would fit far better amid the green chypres of the '60s and '70s ). I'd have never thought tuberose could be transformed into something dry, sombre, and austere, but my nose is telling me otherwise.
I'm posting this here because I know a lot of men like dry florals with dark or astringent modifications, and I feel that this one has really been unfairly ignored by the fragrance community at large.
Amazing review and analysis Suga!
This Caron certainly sounds unusual and original for a tuberose perfume.
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So you finally got to try it Suga! It's amazing, isn't it?! First of all, I have to commend you on dissecting Tubereuse and analyzing it the way you did! I can see that you find it a bit odd and as you say dry. Upon the first couple of wearings, you might think that it is actually complex and multifaceted (which it is), but the more you wear it, the more it gets easier to understand to point of linearity. I was actually quite surprised that you mentioned it as dry (bitter I can see). I actually find that it has a very plump feel to it. Imagine towel drying your hair and then feeling it; there's still that little bit of moisture that manages to keep it soft and velvety. Whereas completely dried hair can sometimes feel coarse. Whenever I wear Tubereuse, it always reminds me of a Lutens creations, specifically the Bois Series or Cedre. I have a feeling that Tubereuse might have some cedarwood because it adds a smooth woodiness (in this case here, the mushrooms). I also feel that Tubereuse shares quite a bit with Cedre because in Cedre, tuberose and cedar are paired with each other and the result has a similiar feel to the Caron. But I agree with you that there is something very vegetal, yet bitter-sweet (absinthe paired with something?) in the topnotes; they're actually my favorite part of the scent. I get a very Caron-like drydown with that infamous maron-glace; perhaps also a bit of Mousse de Saxe. But it truly is a fabulous fragrance, and thanks again for a wonderul review
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@LiveJazz: I don't know about Suga but think of Caron's Tubereurse as an earthier L'artisan Tubereuse. Still has that bubble-gum quality of tuberose that's also found in Fracas but here it's paired with a damp earthiness that's very mesmerizing. Also retains some qualities of Cedre but albiet with waaay less clove.
The mushrooms are almost exactly like what you smell in Frederic Malle's Dans Tes Bras, at least that's my perception ( Hence the "Hey, is this Cashmeran?" ) A lot of people just love that, and don't even smell mushrooms, but to my nose they're too prominent in Dans Tes Bras ( and married to something like latex - yikes! ) Here that note isn't too much, and kind of works, as tuberose naturally has a bit of a mushroomy undertone ( it's weird - sometimes I smell it in Carnal Flower, too; sometimes I don't ). As the fragrance develops, the mushrooms are less and less present.
The witch-hazel tonic accord lasts throughout the fragrance but morphs into something less sharp and more mossy ( just slightly mossy - this isn't a chypre, it's a soliflore, it just has a bit of a leather chypre "feel" in the drydown ).
I find it quite hard to describe the notes of this fragrance without heading into exaggeration, as it's not freakish or incoherent; it probably doesn't smell as odd as my review makes it sounds, yet, all the notes I described I did and do smell. All of this oddness is linked by a solid, floral backbone that stays in the background on my skin. At every phase of the development, when I smell it, I'm hit by the surface of whatever phase of its development it's going through, but always linked by that sweetly floral "aftertaste" that links the fragrance top to bottom.
Something I should note, though, as an important after-thought: as I usually do when reviewing a fragrance like this, I sprayed some on paper, too. It develops very differently there! Much sweeter, and without that peculiar leather accord in the drydown ( I guess I just smell like tanned hide ). However, it still has that dry green quality counterbalancing the tuberose, and those funky sugar, sweet mushroom, and dry herb top notes.
Coming from one tuberose lover to another, I can't wait for you to try AG's Tubereuse to see what you think
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Intriguing to say the least. I'm a fan of tuberose and enjoy L'Artisan Tubereuse, HdP Tubereuse Trilogy and By Kilian Beyond Love. Not a fan of oily tuberoses but dry, green and chypre-like versions? Sounds like something up my street! Thanks for sharing your impressions, Suga & scent! Adding this to my test list.
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From The Scented Salamander's review:
http://www.mimifroufrou.com/scenteds...03_perfum.htmlIt is liquorishy, fruity, decaying, chalky (old-school aldehydes as in Royal Bain de Caron.) It manages to smell slightly putrid, like stale water and vase. In other words, the scent betrays signs of morbid languidness as tuberose can suggest the scent of rotting flesh and carrion.
Wow. I think we've found the "Hellspray" from Suga's avatar!
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Good to know!!! Do you know Shalini?
I just looked up Shalini now; it's new to me. Unfortunately it's a little out of my price range. For something I truly love I might put up 300$ ( nearly did so with Luxe: Champaca ), but Shalini is over twice that... So unless a sample finds its way to me, or I run across it in my travels, I'm afraid my curiosity will have to go on unsatisfied.
Suga, thank you for the great analysis. I will have to sample this.
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An investment group led by Catterton Partners -- a Greenwich, Conn.-based $2.5 billion private equity firm -- has acquired a controlling interest in Broomfield-based Noodles & Company, officials announced Tuesday.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
A majority stake of Noodles may be in the hands of an investment group, but the 120-person Broomfield headquarters should not be affected, said Kevin Reddy, who is staying on with the company and continuing in his roles of chief executive officer, president and chairman.
Members of Noodles' management team are among the investors, officials said.
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While the economic downturn took a bite out of the restaurant industry as a whole, Noodles remained relatively unscathed the past couple of years, Reddy said. Noodles scaled back on annual restaurant openings to the low double-digits, but the company's revenue growth remained strong, he said.
"We were prudent, but we were not cautious," he said.
Noodles posted $192.7 million in revenue for 2009, according to figures the company provided to Inc. for the magazine's rankings of the nation's fastest-growing private firms. Noodles' sales last year grew 13 percent from 2008 and 65 percent from 2006, according to Inc., which ranks companies based on the three-year revenue growth rate.
Noodles came in at No. 3,115 on this year's "Inc. 5000" list.
Reddy lauded Catterton's track record, which has included investments in companies such as Odwalla, Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, Outback Steakhouse and Restoration Hardware.
"We did not have to make this decision; it's one we chose to make," he said. "They are very savvy, sophisticated consumer investors and their interest in Noodles & Company was because of the success that we had and the team that we built."
If a company is growing and performing well when it is acquired, it's not expected that wholesale changes should take place, said Ron Paul, founder of Technomic Inc., a Chicago-based restaurant research and consulting firm.
Noodles has grown to become one of the stronger players in the fast-casual sector, which is the fastest-growing sub-segment of limited-services restaurants, Paul said. Catterton's experience in that sector -- through its investment in P.F. Chang's and the Asian chain's fast-casual Pei Wei concept -- should bode well for Noodles, which has found success in broadening its menu by including sandwiches, he said.
What should result from the acquisition is a very active board of directors, who most likely will convey to management to "ratchet it up and ... grow faster," Paul said.
In 2011, Noodles expects to open 35 or more restaurants, Reddy said.


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i have NO IDEA if the colors of the opposition are correct — just an educated guess after having worked with b & w for a little while now…Looked to me as though it could have been the Cardinals, but two readers suggested the Lions, and sure enough, after a little digging I learned that the photo was taken at a 1945 game in Milwaukee against... Detroit. A game the Packers won 57-21.
Another reminder that even veteran photo editors can be fooled by black and white photos. When reduced to shades of gray, reds appear blue and vice versa. Phil promises to re-do the picture in Honolulu Blue soon, and while he's at it give us a tutorial on his process.
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We've been looking for an excuse to rock bedazzled lips since age five--and never would have guessed that one would stem from haute couture. The few fashion houses still producing couture are showing their spring collections in Paris this week and their frothy confections have been capped off with wonderfully whimsical beauty looks, two of which we're dying to try in real life.At Dior, Pat McGrath lined the models' lips with hot pink and red pencils, layering Dior's Addict Lip Gloss ($28) in Diablotine and Princess on top to serve as glue for individually placed Swarovski crystals. At Chanel, Global Creative Director Peter Phillips designed the ultimate statement eye, layering the same Maison Lemarie black tulle used in the show's headpieces over Chanel's Stylo Eyeshadow (out this May) in Black Stream and Stylo Yeux Waterproof Long-Lasting Eyeliner ($30) in Noir Intense. A more realistic version of the former--perhaps hot pink liner filled in with cherry red--would be perfect for a date-free, girls' night out Valentine's Day. But the same could be said of the latter, so which would you rather wear?


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A Pennsylvania student attending Honesdale High School has filed a complaint with the United States Department of Education Office of Civil Rights after her school administrators allowed a trans woman, a biological male who feels he is a woman, to dress and undress in the female locker room.
The student said she felt violated and scared when she looked across the aisle in the locker room to discover a member of the opposite sex in his underwear. In a video released by her legal team, she says it was obvious he was biologically male, as she "could tell that he was wearing women's underwear and what was underneath it."
"I glanced down and I could tell that he was wearing women's underwear, and what was beneath it."
She added that having a man apparently gawking at her while in various stages of undress made her feel unsafe.
"When I knew that a man was looking at me, I felt very violated, and very scared," she said. "Especially looking at me while I am getting dressed."
Her attorney said that this should be considered a form of sexual harassment in the eyes of the law.
"Opening up restrooms and locker room facilities to members of the opposite sex is sexual harassment," said Andrea Shaw, the high school student's attorney, "And like many forms of sexual harassment the girls in this school have little power over their situation."
The attorney also notes that the school's only attempt to remedy the situation was to allow the female high school student to wait to change until the biologically male student was finished, making her chronically late to gym class.
According to local media, the school district's superintendent claims he is not able to comment on the case, but stated that the school is following the letter of the law. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is expected to take up the case, otherwise biologically male students will continue to be allowed to dress and undress with biologically females.
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If you've never been to a birthday party for a UN Security Council resolution, well, get out your party shoes. Today is the tenth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, and the party guest du jour is Hillary Clinton, who is slated to address the council today.
So what's 1325, and why all the fuss? There are two ways of looking at it. One is that it's just another resolution from a body whose importance is pure pomp and whose resolutions rarely change the real world people live in. Another is that it's a major step in gender advancement and equality, both inside and outside the UN, that could usher in a new era for women worldwide.
Both of those are too extreme. But 1325 is inarguably a benchmark. The resolution urged the involvement of more women as chief mediators in peace processes and in high positions at the UN, called for gender perspectives to be incorporated in peacekeeping missions and peace negotiations, and demanded the protection of women and girls in war zones, among other things.
The trouble is, of course, most of this didn't happen, or happened too slowly or ineffectually. Ten years later, women's groups like the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security are taking stock of 1325 and subsequent resolutions (check out the just-released report on their home page), including a tougher measure passed two years ago demanding accountability for crimes committed against women and girls, especially rape.
So these days are full of recommendations for better implementation – or, the cynics might say, implementation at all. But before we wallow in despair (or gloat), here's something worth thinking about: whatever the failures of these 10 years, this language matters.
That's not something I believe, it's something I learned from women in Burundi, when I was reporting on peacebuilding for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Burundi, like Rwanda, experienced horrific ethnic violence in the 1990s. Massacres begat revenge, and the country hardened into Hutu vs. Tutsi.
Except for some women, who refused to follow belligerent men in violently dividing their society. "There were quartiers especially in suburbs where only Tutsis could live and they would chase Hutus, and vice versa. You couldn't go in another area without being killed," remembers Justine Nkurunziza, now the vice president of the association of civil society groups.
The ethnic binaries made some women feel divided in their own families. "As women, you have people on both sides. Me, my dad is a Hutu and my mom is a Tutsi. As a child, you have cousins on both sides," she said.
Women want to see their aunts, their sisters. Kids want to play together. And so, some women simply did just that. They would make appointments to meet in the center of Bujumbura, the capital, at a neutral place like Novotel, a posh hotel. "They wanted to make sure their kids could meet [their friends]… They mixed. And once you meet and get close to one another, it creates friendships."
Other women pushed boundaries even more purposefully. Organized by some NGOs, Nkurunziza remembers women moving from a Tutsi suburb to the Hutu-populated Bujumbura-Rurale, the tall igiseke baskets with cone-shaped hats balanced on the women's heads, simply going to visit. "These visits broke barriers," she recalled. "Dialogue began."
It was, for the most part, an invisible fight. Nkurunziza told me, "These are kinds of acts not documented. When men went to Arusha [peace negotiations], they didn't mention it. They were just power sharing, signing documents. But the real peace was happening at the grassroots, with the women."
It didn't end there. The women realized their power at the grassroots and advocated for a place at the men's table. Nkurunziza recalls women lobbying for the right to participate in the negotiations in 2000. They were rebuffed several times, she said, but finally the men relented and agreed to allow women in the room. They couldn't speak or participate, but they could listen. They may not have been allowed to take the floor, but their presence made an impact – on both Burundi, which now has a 30 percent quota for women serving in Parliament, and on the UN.
"I think this somehow influenced the vote on 1325. I think it inspired people," Nkurunziza says.
I haven't cross checked that with the diplomats, in whose interest it would be to deny it anyway. But I did as Nkurunziza what influence 1325 has really had. She too saw problems in implementation.
But she also saw promise. The resolution and those that followed, let women lobby even more vigorously for positions of influence. They give women a metric by which to hold their leaders accountable. They amplify a voice the women of Burundi worked so hard to find on their own. And it's not a voice that will keep quiet.
"Now women here know their power," she told me. "They see now that even though they're in the back, unrecognized, they are powerful."
– Jina Moore is a reporter who blogs at jinamoore.com.


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Estes Park was a beehive of activity on Wednesday and Thursday as downtown merchants and business owners throughout the flood-impacted areas scrambled to get up and running again.
That was no more apparent than on Elkhorn Ave.
Scores of merchants were pulling out carpet, scrubbing floors, emptying flooded basements and washing down sidewalks.
A handful of businesses were even open for business.
One of those was Moosely T's and Sports, 124 E. Elkhorn.
Owner Jerri Paulson stood in the doorway, greeting friends, and smiling as people began strolling down the sidewalk.
"We didn't have any real damage," Paulson said. "Some mud and a little water came under the front door but it just collected on the carpet mat. I just rolled it up and took it out. That's it."
Paulson credited the new doors that the building's owner put on the business four months ago for being able to keep the 3-foot deluge of water that raced down Elkhorn from entering her business.
Amy Hamrick, the owner of Kind Coffee, 470 E. Elkhorn, had the opposite luck.
Kind Coffee sits at the bottom of E. Elkhorn along side Fall River. All the water that came down Elkhorn Ave., raced into her parking lot and across her property before joining up with Fall River just outside the east wall of her business.
The geographic location of her business gave her a frightening, front row seat of the flood.
"Last Thursday, I got here at 5:45 a.m. and was going to open at 6:30," Hamrick said. The river was running high but it wasn't flooding. But, it did look scary, like a high spring runoff."
Kind Coffee did open for business on time "but there was definitely an edge" among customers.
A couple hours later, things changed quickly.
"About 8 or 8:30, the parking lot (which faces Elkhorn) filled up very fast," Hamrick said.
Then the river came out of its banks and water rose quickly around her business. She said some customers left, others stayed to help her get inventory off the floor.
Despite getting about 12-15 inches of water in her building, she was able to "prevent as much loss as possible" by moving computers, plugging and unplugging things.
Hamrich eventually left about 2 p.m.
Despite the damage, Hamrick plans to reopen as soon as she can. In the meantime, she wants to thank all those who helped her save her business.
"I got so much help from the community, customers, people I've never met," she said.
Up and down Elkhorn, it was the same story - one business had little damage, while another had serious damage.
Trendz at the Park, 100 E. Elkhorn (on the southeast corner of Elkhorn and Moraine), should have been buried in water and muck. It wasn't.
Lisa Duell, director of retail operations for Forever Resorts that owns the business and building, was nothing but smiles on Wednesday as she and a crew of employees moved merchandise around and did a little cleanup work.
Duell, noted while touring the building, that only a small amount of water got into the building despite being about 3-feet deep just outside the front door at one point.
Duell recalls wading through the receding water last week and looking through the windows to get a first-look at the damage.
"I looked through the window near the front and couldn't believe my eyes," Duell said. "I expected the worst but I couldn't see any water or damage. I started to cry and just started hugging people I didn't even know."
Duell said the business should be ready to reopen in about a week or 10 days. She said the reason for the delay was not, remarkably, the water or silt that needs to be removed. She said that old inventory needs to be replaced with more seasonal inventory.
Down the street, Justin and Michele Riedesel, the owners of the Hiking Hut, 184 E. Elkhorn, were covered in mud and silt as they continued to clean out the basement of their business where they still have 3 to 3½ feet of water and mud.
Despite their predicament, they, too, were smiling and upbeat about the future of their business. They said they should be able to reopen in about two weeks.
When they do, they plan to have a store-wide sale with discounts from 20 to 70 percent off everything.
"We know we can get the store open," said Justin Riedesel. "We just need the people (customers) to help us out."
One of the hardest hit businesses downtown was Nepal's Café, 184 E. Elkhorn, Unit H.
Shiva Shrestha, the son of the owner, was busy Wednesday trying to keep water seeping into the basement from returning.
"We keep cleaning and keep pumping water, but it keeps coming back in," Shrestha said. He estimated that the flood waters in his basement had ruined $45,000 to $60,000 worth of food products and other merchandise.
He said he wasn't sure when the restaurant would be able to reopen.
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United Nations tells Australia it must do more to protect women's rights
Last week, Australia's performance on women's rights was found wanting by the United Nations.
The expert Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) reviewed Australia's compliance with the international women's rights treaty.
After consideration of government reports and strong representations from Australian civil society organisations, the UN committee grilled the Australian government on its human rights failures for women and girls.
The committee took Australia to task on the gap between its commitments and the reality for women in Australia.
Women in Australia experience unacceptably high levels of violence; 1 in 3 women have experienced physical violence and 1 in 5 women have experienced sexual violence.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, LGBTI women, women with disability and women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are disproportionately impacted.
Seeking access to justice is harder for these women and the specialist services that support them are chronically underfunded.
Data indicates there has been no reduction in the prevalence of violence against women, reflecting the urgent need for the government to do more.
Women continue to face serious economic disadvantage in Australia.
The gender pay gap is currently 15.3 per cent and has stubbornly persisted over the past 20 years.
On average, women retire with about 47 per cent less superannuation than men.
Single mothers' access to social security has been cut, with 40 per cent of children of single parents (the vast majority women) living below the poverty line.
A wealthy country such as Australia can do more for women and girls.
If the government can afford $140 billion in tax cuts, it can afford to invest to support women by reversing cuts to social security and funding specialist women's services including legal assistance services to assist women and their children to escape violence.
In some areas, Australia is regressing in human rights protections.
For example, the fastest growing group of incarcerated people in Australia is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, making up 34 per cent of all women incarcerated despite representing 2.6 per cent of the female population.
The challenge of Australia making any real progress on human rights at home remains.
At the CEDAW review, Australia said it places great importance on women's rights and takes its international obligations "incredibly seriously".
However, when pressed by the committee, Australia said on most fronts it had no plans to change laws or policies to improve protection of women's rights.
This resistance to change means Australia can no longer claim to be a leader on gender equality issues internationally.
The committee will release its recommendations on July 23.
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Australia committed to working towards advancing the rights of women and girls during its bid for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council.
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Red Sox hold off White Sox after quick start
BOSTON -- For nearly two weeks, starting pitching had carried the Red Sox. So perhaps it's only fitting that when Felix Doubront faltered mightily on Sunday afternoon, his teammates picked him up en route to a 7-6 victory over the White Sox.
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BOSTON -- For nearly two weeks, starting pitching had carried the Red Sox. So perhaps it's only fitting that when Felix Doubront faltered mightily on Sunday afternoon, his teammates picked him up en route to a 7-6 victory over the White Sox.
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Manager John Farrell's team has now won nine out of 12 after sweeping Chicago in the three-game series to move to 82-56 on the season and open a 5 1/2 game lead in the American League East over the Tampa Bay Rays, who have lost four straight.
"It was a great win, great job for the bullpen," said Doubront. "For myself, I'll just move forward. It was just one of those games. Like I said, the bullpen did a great job to back me up and win the game."
Boston's streak of allowing three runs or fewer in 11 straight games ended in this one.
But the offense scored seven runs over the first four innings and the bullpen did a solid job in 4 1/3 innings following Doubront's exit.
That proved to be just enough for a hard-fought win.
Then again, the way Koji Uehara has been performing in the ninth inning, a one-run lead is all but a sure thing these days.
Uehara hasn't allowed so much as a baserunner in his last five save situations, the first Boston closer to do that in five straight since Jonathan Papelbon six seasons ago.
"The one thing he's probably improved at is just the consistency of command," said Farrell. "And that goes to the fewer number of pitches inside an inning that he throws. You kind of marvel at what he's doing at this stretch of time."
To say Uehara has been dominant over the last couple of months would be an understatement. Since July 2, Uehara has converted 12 of 13 save opportunities without allowing a run and holding opponents to a .090 batting average.
The only person who doesn't seem amazed by what Uehara is doing is, well, Uehara.
"It isn't that the confidence is growing or anything like that," said Uehara. "I know that if I do my job, if I make my pitches, I'll get the hitters out."
Early in the game, it seemed like the Red Sox might get by without Uehara in this one.
But staked to a 5-0 lead, everything fell apart for Doubront in the fourth.
The lefty would throw 40 pitches in the inning, giving up four runs and recording just two outs before he was removed by Farrell. The White Sox got their runs on a sacrifice fly by Jeff Keppinger, an RBI double by Dayan Viciedo and a two-run single by Connor Gillaspie. Brandon Workman got Boston out of the mess by striking out Leury Garcia.
"Inability to finish off some hitters," Farrell said of Doubront. "It's not that he created issues with base on balls. He gets north of 40 pitches in an inning and to me that's when you get into some danger zone from a health standpoint. With a one-run lead, the way it was, [I] felt like we had to go to the bullpen to preserve it."
After a long inning in the field, the Red Sox were eager to get to the plate again and it showed.
Jacoby Ellsbury led off with a walk and stole second. Dustin Pedroia hit a liner to third that was nearly caught by Gillaspie. However, as the third baseman lunged to the bag in an attempt to double off Ellsbury, the ball appeared to squirt loose. That was the ruling by third-base umpire Paul Nauert, and the play got even worse for the White Sox when Gillaspie's throw to first was wild. Ellsbury scored and Pedroia made it to second.
White Sox manager Robin Ventura was ejected for arguing the play.
"He felt he didn't control it all the way and I felt that he did and he was going for the second out," Ventura said. "Obviously, we didn't agree."
Up stepped David Ortiz, and he ripped an RBI single to center to make it 7-4.
Ortiz has busted out of an 0-for-23 slump by reaching in eight of his last 11 plate appearances.
"The 0-for-23 slump, I just got you guys used to some good stuff. I stopped hitting for about a week and everybody started going crazy," Ortiz said. "Start worrying about me when I go to the plate without a baseball bat. It was just one situation you walk into and it happens, and it happens to everybody."
The White Sox got one back against winning pitcher Workman in the fifth on an RBI by Paul Konerko.
Tyler Flowers inched Chicago to within a run in the eighth when he ripped a solo homer to left against Craig Breslow.
The Red Sox got the bats going early against White Sox starter Andre Rienzo. Ellsbury clubbed a two-out single in the second. Shane Victorino and Pedroia followed with walks. That set up Ortiz for a two-run double to right, staking Doubront to a 4-0 lead.
Stephen Drew made it a five-run cushion when he crushed a solo homer to center in the third.
Though it was closer than they would have preferred, the Red Sox nonetheless started September on a strong note.
"This is the last part of the season and you want to be sure you win some games so we're in [the postseason]," said Ortiz. "And who better than us knows that? We'll try to keep on playing well."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne.


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By Cathy Cazares, parish contact representative
For Cathy and her co-workers, ringing the bell means a child is one step closer to sponsorship.
We love to hear bells ring on the parish contact team!
Bells ringing? Whatís that all about?
Well, a former co-worker came up with the idea. When a pastor at a parish accepts our request and invites CFCA for a weekend visit, and then we confirm the availability of one of our CFCA presenters for the weekend, we ring a bell. It means we are one step closer to getting more children, youths and aging individuals sponsored.
Even getting a pastor on the phone to ask him if he would be open to inviting a CFCA presenter can be quite difficult. Pastors are very busy people. When we actually get the opportunity to speak with them and they accept our offer to share the work of CFCA, we are quite happy.
When a pastor accepts, and we confirm the availability of one of our presenters, we head for the bell. The bells are attached to the cubicle wall of our workspace, and we are ever so happy to get up out of our chairs and ring that bell!
That is why, ìEvery time a bell rings, a child gets closer to sponsorship.î
So, here on the parish contact team, if we hear bells ringing constantly, that is a very good thing!
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Having a Lenten cross is very similar to having an Advent wreath. In fact, it's strikingly similar to having an Advent wreath. You put the candles on your table, and light one each week adding a new candle each Sunday during Lent until it's Easter time. While an Advent wreath is shaped in a circle, the candles at Lent are in the shape of a cross. During both Advent and Lent, there is one … [Read more...]
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It's that time of year! Sharpen your pencils, dust off your books, and get that homeschool co-op turning again. Last year I wrote a post on how to make a homeschool co-op thrive with tips on organizing a co-op. It's a good post, but even if you put the effort in to organize a co-op... without good, structured classes, your co-op will turn into a glorified playgroup. Trust me- I've seen this. The … [Read more...]
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These crown of thorns are so cheap and easy to make, you can make them with your whole classroom! (They're also great for at home, but easy enough for a classroom environment) Every child takes one home at the beginning of lent. Each time that child does a good deed or makes a sacrifice during lent, they get to remove a thorn from the crown. Check it out! What you need to craft these Lenten … [Read more...]
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'SNL' Spoofs M.I.A. and Madonna's Controversial Super Bowl Halftime Performance
Obviously M.I.A. giving the middle finger to everyone watching the Super Bowl was just as horrendous as Janet Jackson's infamous nip slip. That's why Zooey Deschanel had to promote her new group called One Finger, A Million Moms on 'Piers Morgan Tonight' via 'Saturday Night Live.'
Something had to be said, especially since the real One Million Moms group is busy elsewhere.
However, this small action also offended LMFAO and Madonna, but not for the same reason. Nobody takes the Queen of Pop's spotlight away from her and the same goes for those two 'Party Rock Anthem' guys. At least, not without a demonstration to see who's more of an attention grabber.


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Monday, December 12, 2011
Response to the Letter From Will Travis
I share this with you because of its honesty, and because it says a great deal about the place some gay men find themselves. On the one hand, I deplore cruising in public places for sex--I've never done it, no matter how desperate I was to feel the warmth of another human being near me, and I would never consider doing it, because I believe I have more respect for myself than that. On the other hand, who knows what one could find oneself doing under specific circumstances? Never say never...
From the point of view of these men, I see the function cruising fulfills, even understanding its necessity, and how they are driven to do it. Thus, it's difficult for me to pass judgement on them, when I recognize they not only feel disenfranchised from society in general (as many gay men do), but also from the gay male community. Feeling largely disenfranchised from the gay male community over the years, I get cruising and anonymous sex with men in parks, or at least a part of me does. But, in my heart, I know it's not the route to go, and I hope for so much better for us.
If I sound conflicted about cruising, it's because I am. I can't presume to understand all the many reasons why one gay man cruises public parks for sex while another doesn't. But I believe Thomas's letter is telling and insightful, giving us a better understanding of a segment of our community, and challenging us to be more inclusive of our own--no matter where they fall on the scale of being cute or pretty or handsome or youthful or muscular or hairy or well-endowed or whatever the case may be.
As I write this, it occurs to me that, as gay men, we want to be accepted by society. But so much a part of that is first accepting ourselves and each other. It's easy to criticize many straight people for their judgements and bigotry and discrimination against us, but comments like Thomas's must force us to take a hard look at ourselves, ask whether or not we're doing the very same thing to our brothers, and, if we are, what we're prepared to do about it.
For the purpose of clarity, I've edited the comment in question. If you wish to read it in its original form, please click here.
Will Travis's judgements pertaining to park cruisers omits compassion and understanding.
What we're really dealing with in Stanley Park's cruising area are an assortment of lonely, depressed, damaged, abused, and forgotten souls who are desperate for human touch. ...There are souls in this world who have suffered unimaginable pain, abuse, and experiences that have impaired their ability to socialize, respond to, and perceive people and the world around them in a healthy, logical way. There is a need for these men to connect. In many cases, it's all that keeps them alive.
For these men, the local gay scene is an abusive, judging, socially bankrupt wreck beyond anything words can describe. The gay community has a way of rolling out cruelty and bigotry surpassing anything that straights could ever deliver.
Men have been cruising parks in cities around the world for thousands of years, and nothing is ever going to change that. Even in the Middle East, where they face a death sentence for seeking each other, they still take that risk.
An evolved city accepts the reality of human nature and sexuality, and takes a discrete approach. What two people do in a place where there's a reasonable expectation of privacy is their own business. Sending police to harass and call cruisers 'sex predators' is pitiful. A predator is someone who victimizes, plunders, and destroys for their own personal gain.
In my ten years of cruising, I've met some very tortured souls, that I was only too happy to hold...
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That's lovely. And I worry that if we condemn those who go to parks for that reason, we're no better than the conservatives (or even men with baseball bats) who believe they should be judge and jury of what is "acceptable." Excusing in any way those who harass or beat gay men makes me think of the same treatment women have gotten over the years, the "she was asking for it" defense in rape cases, for example. Whether we're talking about a gay man cruising, or a woman walking through that park in revealing clothes, both should be protected and not subject to harassment based on someone else's "moral" judgment.ReplyDelete
Thanks for your comment, Sarah.ReplyDelete
After I read your words, I started to write down a number of thoughts, which I hope will develop into a post over the next few days.
I like your middle-of-the-road position on this, and reading Thomas's comment certainly helped me to see there are two sides to every story (which I sometimes lose sight of).
That said, I think we'll have to agree to disagree on a few points.
I don't look at a woman dressing provocatively and walking through a park, and a man removing most or all of his clothes to have sex in that park, as the same thing. To be sure, neither one deserves anything bad happening; however, in the case of the woman, she's not necessarily looking for sex, while the man definitely is.
The second point is, "someone's" moral judgement isn't what makes the man having sex in that park wrong. What does is the law, which states that his conduct is illegal. So, as I suggest in this piece, part of me understands why some gay men behave as they do, while another part of me wants more for him.
Many thanks again for your ongoing interest in what I write. I appreciate it.
Just to be difficult, I guess I'd ask why it's illegal? I mean, I know it is, but why? For thousands of years, people had sex in close proximity, because we lived in close proximity. I just think as a society we've become numb to violence, but are squeamish about sex, which seems so odd. Thousands can go see that appalling WWE wrestling stuff, but if two of those guys stopped fighting and started having sex on stage, they'd be arrested. I know this is way off topic, but I just think our concerns and priorities are a bit out of whack these days...ReplyDelete
You're not difficult at all, Sarah. I like deep, thought-provoking discussions. Bring it on.ReplyDelete
And on this point, you have me. I completely agree (always have) that, if the most brutal forms of violence are socially acceptable to see or watch (I don't agree, by the way), then sex shouldn't be an issue. Absolutely.
In fact, I'd far rather see something sexy than something violent. Chris and I usually refrain from watching movies with violence. It's just not how I want to spend my time anymore. (You hear that, Hollywood.)
If I had a choice between seeing sex or violence, sex would always win. But, of course, there's the whole issue of getting aroused while watching sex. We wouldn't want that to happen, would we?
Great comment. Thanks for sharing it, Sarah. It's going to take a lot more than that for you to be difficult.
Sheesh, I'll just have to try harder, I guess.... :)ReplyDelete
No, I don't watch gory/violent movies either (absolutely cannot watch war movies), but I love suspense and being scared in a fun way....just to be truly, completely off topic!!
Thanks for your comment, Sarah.ReplyDelete
I'm at the public library today (had to get out of the house), working on the post I mentioned in my first comment to you above. Let's see what I come up with.


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Resume: This paper discusses factors affecting the execution of supply chain management and presents a conceptual model and six hypotheses based on such factors identified in the literature. The model was tested in two European country-specific cases using structural equation modelling. Findings in both cases confirm the hypothesized hierarchical order of three proposed antecedents: 'internal SCM conditions' affect 'joint SCM conditions' which in turn influences collaborative 'SCM-related processes'. Managerial implications are that firms in both countries should adopt these hierarchical steps to ensure a rigorous and appropriate approach to achieving full and integrative SCM. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8330
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The Mets have given up most of the ground they gained in June. They are 5-13 for July, including losers of four straight and seven of eight on this road trip. They have lost 6 ½ games in the standings to be 7 ½ games behind the Braves.
There's still time, but it is amazing how it slips away.
Things are even more pressing considering the Mets have three games with the Dodgers, and three each with St. Louis, Atlanta and Philadelphia. They also have three with Arizona, but all they need to do is look at the beginning of the week to know that's not a slam dunk.
For all the talk about needing another starter, which is still true considering Mike Pelfrey's slide and the erratic performances of Hisanori Takahashi, it is the offense that has collapsed, scoring four runs or fewer in their last 13 games.
Going tonight is Johan Santana, who knows something about non-support as he has watched the Mets give him three runs or less in 12 of his 20 starts.
"This is a team effort, and it's part of the game," Santana said. "We're going to struggle sometimes, we're going to do good sometimes. All I got to do is go out there and do my job and try to help to get a win. That's the way I approach the game.''
Santana has done his part, with the Mets winning his last three starts. He is 2-0 with a 0.38 ERA in that span.
"We've got to eventually turn this thing around," said manager Jerry Manuel. "Somebody's got to find a way to get hot and carry us for a minute.''
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