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The Palms outside the OB&G

Local bar-restaurant famous for its micro-brewed "Skoob Lagers" and weekly Fried Haggis-on-a-Stick specials, was at the center of several Disturbing the Peace complaints this past Wednesday, resulting in 12 arrests.

Apparently stemming from a bar argument over which could hold its structural integrity longer, a rubber tire or the asphalt it sat on, several drunken patrons with rear wheel drive cars returned to the parking lot to settle the issue. Police were called a short time later following several noise complaints from Colostomy Acres, a neighboring retirement home. "It was hard to understand the first few callers until they put their teeth in, but we were not shocked to hear that the Oasis was at the center of another controversy", claims Ft. Lauderdale Police Sergeant, Myron Stickles.

It reportedly took police more than 10 minutes to make their way through the thick smoke, but found a dozen cars towards the center of the lot squealing rubber until bits of rubber or asphalt were shooting everywhere. One man who identified himself only as "Cap", was the first to be handcuffed. "Now that was one overly loud and stinky mess", said Stickles referring to Cap, "And the burning tires were no bed of posies either".

Other characters with odd street names were also arrested and included, "Bureau", "Doc", "IanB", "Lynton", "Philbert", "Birbee", "Abel", "Churchmouse", and "Pinxit". The Sergeant later commented on the night's arrests, "Depraved, inebriated, wet from peeing on themselves and to a fault, unapologetic. I hope they're proud".

London based Oasis Bar & Grille franchise holders Mark Lowton and Sir Maxwell Skoobinski were not originally reached for comment, though lawyers for the men released a statement this morning. "While we do not condone the breaking of any international or local law, we thought the impromptu parking lot contest was freaking awesome. Who won?"

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Lionel Hollins demands a certain standard from his Grizzlies that he didn't get in the first half against Oklahoma City.
Well, they came through after halftime, and now the Grizzlies are just a win away from this franchise's first Western Conference final.
Mike Conley scored 24 points, while Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol each had a double-double as the Grizzlies rallied from a 17-point deficit in beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-97 in overtime Monday night.
``They were able to overcome everything, and we just kept battling until we got a win,'' Hollins said. ``I'm glad it didn't go into three overtimes, but I'm glad to get the win.''
These teams played three overtimes in Game 4 in 2011 in the Western semifinals, a game in which the Thunder rallied from a first-half deficit and won. Oklahoma City eventually won that series in seven games.
This time around, the Thunder had the 17-point advantage with the Grizzlies rallying back to grab a 3-1 series lead. The comeback came after Hollins spoke to them at halftime and even shut off the film early.
``We knew he was upset, and the guys responded to that,'' Grizzlies guard Tony Allen said.
Allen's driving layup opened overtime and put the Grizzlies ahead to stay. The win pushed the defending Western Conference champions to the edge of elimination. Game 5 is Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.
``It's not over yet, and we understand that,'' Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. ``It's the first to four. They're in a good position, but our challenge is not impossible. It's something that we can do. We just have to focus one possession, one game at a time. Hopefully, we can do that and come back here Friday night. There's a barbeque festival right?''
Memphis has yet to lose on its home court this postseason and now is 19-1 here since Feb. 8. The Grizzlies won their third straight overall and seventh in eight games to grab a 3-1 lead in this best-of-seven series with a win that left Hollins very impressed with the comeback.
``We are a team that just plays hard and doesn't quit,'' Hollins said. ``We scratch. We claw. They said grit and grind. I don't know what the heck that means, but we go out and we just battle. We compete. We're not the most talented team that's in the playoffs when we started out. We're not the most talented team that's left in the playoffs. But we go and compete.''
The Grizzlies outscored the Thunder 9-3 in overtime as Oklahoma City went 1 of 8 from the floor.
Kevin Durant scored 27 points. But the man leading the league this postseason in scoring missed all five of his shots in the extra period, including a layup in the final seconds. Durant went 2 of 13 in the fourth quarter and overtime and had only five points. He did score on a driving layup that forced overtime.
The All-Star played 48 minutes and was just short on his shots as the game wore on. Asked why he drove for the tying layup in regulation instead of a 3 to win, Durant said he saw a wide-open lane.
``I just went to get as close as I could and try to send it to overtime, which we did,'' Durant said. ``They made more plays than us in overtime, and they got the win.''
Durant got the help from his teammates he needed. Kevin Martin scored 18 points, Serge Ibaka had his best game of the series with 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Reggie Jackson had 15. Nick Collison even added 10. Even with a break early in the second quarter, Durant played 48 minutes, 19 seconds.
Not that Durant will acknowledge he's tired.
``Well, it is midnight, and my bedtime is usually around 12 o'clock or so,'' Durant said. ``I'm a little sleepy because it's past my bedtime. But other than that, I'm good.''
Randolph had 23 and 12, while Gasol had 23 and 11 along with six blocks on the day the Defensive Player of Year was named to the NBA's second All-Defensive team along with Conley, who had four steals. Allen, who finished with 10 points, had three steals on the day he edged LeBron James for most points for the NBA's All-Defensive team.
The Grizzlies had a chance to close out the win in regulation, except Ibaka blocked a shot by Randolph just before the buzzer in regulation.
``Two years ago when we went three overtimes and we weren't feeling like this two years ago, so it feels good,'' Randolph said. ``But we're focused, and we know what we got to do Wednesday. Come out and play. They're going to come out and play hard. It's not over yet.''
Allen scored to open overtime, then Randolph rebounded a miss by Gasol and scored on a putback. Derek Fisher, who missed his first four shots, finally hit a 3-pointer. But the 38-year-old veteran also had his inbound pass stolen by Allen with 21.1 seconds left and Memphis up 100-97.
``We missed the opportunity to win,'' Ibaka said. ``This is a big loss, and I am not too happy about it. We have to stay focused.''
The Thunder spent most of the past two days talking about the need to make shots. They did just that to open the game, hitting three of their first five in scoring the first seven points and led 29-18 at the end of the first quarter for their biggest lead in this series.
Ibaka found his shooting stroke after struggling through this series, and had nine points in the first 12 minutes, including a 3-pointer, with seven rebounds.
Oklahoma City had its biggest lead on a corner 3 by Durant that gave Oklahoma City a 46-29 lead with 4:26 left.
Memphis showed signs of life trimming the Thunder's lead to 56-48 at halftime. Oklahoma City thought it had a double-digit lead when Ibaka beat the buzzer with a putback off a missed Durant 3. But officials reviewed the play and waved the bucket off.
Tayshaun Prince said the Grizzlies talked at halftime in the locker room, happy to get it under 10. The pep talk was simple.
``We just told ourselves: `Look, we can't play no worse than we did in that first half,''' Prince said.
Notes: The Grizzlies sold out their 15th straight postseason game. ... All three Grizzlies wins in the series have been by six points each. ... The Thunder have lost three straight. They lost three straight only once during the regular season. ... The Grizzlies have won 11 games when trailing by at least 17 points since Hollins' first season as head coach in 2009-10. That's the most in the NBA in that time.

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Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul’s Searching for Sugar Man is a moving, revelatory documentary about Rodriguez, a caustic, surrealistically inclined Detroit singer-songwriter who should have been as big as Bob Dylan—or at least Phil Ochs. Please read my review of it here.

I had the privilege of interviewing both subject and filmmaker; I present the transcription below (it's long; make yourself comfortable). I found Rodriguez, who recently turned 70, to be quick-witted, but his answers tended to glance off my questions and skitter off topic, albeit in a charming manner.

Searching for Sugar Man opens Aug. 24 at Harvard Exit.

Rodriguez: You look like you should be in films yourself. Really, man, you got the profile. You could do a lot of roles.

The Stranger: If I could only act...
Well, maybe that’s a gift, too. They said the method was not to act. Are you from Seattle?

No; Detroit.
Really? My deepest condolences.

We went to the same college: Wayne State University. Were you a political science major?
No; philosophy. It took me 10 years to get my four-year degree, but I got it. I wanted it. I graduated in ’81. They were phasing out the college, so I finished up my degree in Colorado. It was a special school. But my curriculum is general education. I know a lot of areas of things. Travel has expanded me, the experiences I’ve had. It’s not just education; it’s enlightenment.

Are you still living in the same house?
Yes, I do. It’s two blocks from campus, right off Trumbull. It’s the Woodbridge area, the triangle between Grand River, Trumbull, and the expressway [Lodge]. It’s a brick house, two stories, for $400. Some of those houses were selling for $50. We had to renovate it.

You should be living in better circumstances, don’t you think?
No. If it weren’t for the university [Wayne State], that place would be a dead zone.

Haven’t you made enough money to move somewhere more hospitable?
[laughs] Are you telling me to leave the city?

Not leave the city, but maybe get a place that has more amenities or something. Or do you find inspiration living there?
You know, London, Johannesburg, Cape Town—they’re all close now. You just need a passport and a bank account. My reward is sharing my music. I share the money with my family, three daughters: Eva, Sandra, and Regan.

Do you feel like Detroit never really gave you your proper due? I grew up in the Detroit area and listened to the radio, watched the TV music shows, and I never heard your music. There was no media exposure on you. I didn’t hear you until David Holmes put “Sugar Man” on that compilation, Come Get It I Got It.
Okay, dig it. I can see that you’re deep in this. The only reason my albums were reissued was because of the Seattle label Light in the Attic. The only reason they got involved was through David Holmes’ [inclusion of “Sugar Man”].

I’m curious why Detroit never gave you any recognition. Was Motown so dominant…
I think so. And the playlists [for radio] are always so tight. But it’s going to turn over. They can’t listen to that stuff much longer. It’s been 30-40 years. At that time, when I surfaced, FM was just being developed. In the 30s, radio was just being invented. My audience now, they hold their phones up and they’re enlarging the capacity of the listening audience.

Has your life changed since the making of this movie?
Yes, certain parts of my life. We all have a personal, private life that we guard and we have a political life and a social life, as well. I’ve written 30 songs and who would’ve thought 40 years later they would be. We’re in MOJO and Esquire magazine. I have song of the month, ‘I Wonder.’ This stuff is 42 years old. That’s pretty amazing. We’re doing the David Letterman show August 13. They’re talking about putting violins on my presentation. It’s their production thing, see? I was thinking, should I bring a band or I use their musicians? You kind of want to bring a band because you’re trying to bring a new sound. We’re trying to find a couple people from South Africa—the detectives from the film—to the presentation. We went to the Alec Baldwin film festival and he screened the film and also came to my gig. So we’re following the screenings now, but on the side I’m trying to get some gigs. I’m a self-employed musician. I describe myself as musical-political. I’ve done some big rooms. Now we’re just pursuing this film.

It seems like this film could help you get more gigs around the world.
Yes, it could. We got picked up by Sony Legacy. They do the soundtracks for these huge films. Malik is a self-made director. This is his first film. Out of 10,000 entries, Sugar Man was picked in the documentary category. The vistas in South Africa are great. It’s a beautiful country; gorgeous people there.

The movie made me choke up a lot.
Really? You gotta write your emotion. People’s emotions are private, but people say that Bob Geldof saw the film in London and got a little teary. [The film’s] an emotional release. My father said to be yourself and I try to remember everything he said. It’s at these times that I wish I could remember what he said. I didn’t listen well enough. He’s my role model. My mother died when I was 3. The heart never buries its dead; they’re eternal. The way we honor our parents is by remembering what they said and trying to emulate them. And we’ve gotta save social security for the young bloods. Music is a cultural force. We’ve got the right to assembly. Music generates oxygen and money. It raises the consciousness of the audiences.

Have you been writing any new music?
Yes, sir. I listen to other bands and write down thoughts and lyrics. There are plenty of inspirations.
I cover music from the '40s to the '00s. The guitar is central to the musical ensemble. In the 40s, Charlie Christian electrified it. As soon as you add a drummer, you need an amp. Everybody develops their own style. I listen to Paolo Nutini. He’s got the pipes. He’s 24 [25, actually], a young blood like yourself [haha; nice one, Rodriguez]. My daughter Sandra and I went to check out James McCartney at the BMI showcase.

Are you still in touch with Dennis Coffey?
Oh, jeez. Dennis Coffey’s on a German label called Strut. He covered one of my songs with Paolo Nutini [Only Good for Conversation] doing the vocals. I saw him in London. He came to my show. I didn’t know he was there and he didn’t know I was going to call him up onstage, but he did three songs and it was good. That kind of thing is instantaneous; it’s not scripted.

[Here Rodriguez goes off on a jag about protest songs, naming Paul Simon’s “I Am a Rock,” Bob Dylan’s “Masters of War,” Barry McGuire’s “Eve of Destruction,” and David Bowie's "Changes."]

Music, it’s maybe 80 percent are boy/girl themes, but there are social things that are very important. Voltaire said that the pen was mightier than the sword, but I think today maybe the journalist and the camera are mightier than the pen. The Zapruder film, they said it was the beginning of photojournalism.

Detroit can sustain 2 ½ million people. They’re gonna buy the whole town up and it’s gonna change again and they’re gonna extend the gentrification. The midtown is what they’re calling it now. It’s growing, but not as fast-paced as Seattle.

Do you still have political aspirations? You ran for mayor a while ago.
Yes, I did. I’ve run for office eight times, from mayor of Detroit to state representative of Michigan and city council of Detroit. To get on the ballot, you have to petition for the needed signatures. The most votes I’ve ever received was for office was for city council; I received 7,000 votes. The cutoff was 30,000, so … I’m voting for Obama in this coming election. I don’t feel like I’m being represented by a governor’s son, with that Teflon kind of look.

Your between-song banter at your last Seattle date at Triple Door was really funny.
Oh, thanks! Your mind can get sharper in your old age, because you have that history.

You made two classic albums and I heard there was a third album that never got released.
My only plan now is to go to these screenings that are sponsored by Sony Classics and Sony Legacy and when I’m in the area, I try to get a gig or two. I thank my lucky stars because they’ve helped my family.
The guys in congress proved that they can’t do the job of fixing social security, so it’s time for the women to take over.

Interview with Malik Bendjelloul

What were the biggest challenges you faced when making Sugar Man?
Bendjelloul; It was basically four stories. There’s the music story about one of the greatest albums ever made [Cold Fact]. The story of how the same album could be completely forgotten in one country and be the album of the decade in another. Then there’s the detective story, which is almost like a film in itself—how they decipher lyrics to find out where this guy comes from. Then there’s this resurgence story, which is the climax of the movie—a dead man who comes back to life. All of these things needed to come together into one film. Even if each thing works [individually], they need to work together. Otherwise you don’t have a film.

Do you have any theories why Rodriguez was so huge in South Africa and Australia but so unknown in America?
I don’t know. I think it’s more strange that he wasn’t famous in the US that he was famous in those countries. The producers who worked with Rodriguez had worked with Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, and they said of all the albums they ever made, [Cold Fact] was the true masterpiece. There are thousands of artists we’ve completely forgotten are more famous [than Rodriguez] and sold more records than he did. The fiasco was of a gigantic scale and his success in South Africa was on a gigantic scale. He was up there with Bob Dylan and the Beatles [there].

Were there any people you wanted to interview and you couldn’t who could’ve helped the film, or did you get everyone on camera you wanted?
Pretty much, yeah. I was worried that people wouldn’t remember. This was 40 years later. It was absolutely the opposite. Steve Rowland [producer of Rodriguez's second album, Coming From Reality], for example, said, "Please, I’ve been waiting for this phone call. Rodriguez is the one I remember the most of all the artists I ever worked with." He didn’t know about South Africa. The lack of communication was complete. He didn’t get any royalties. Rowland said he’d never experienced anything like this. They say it didn’t sell, but we’ve received royalty statements for $1.50. This is the only time in our career that this happened. The story is extreme on several levels, especially the way [Rodriguez] was cheated out of royalties from half a million copies of record sales.

The most uncomfortable passage in the film occurs when Sussex Records owner Clarence Avant is on screen. You put him on the spot and he looked really evasive. He seemed not to be forthright. Can anything be done to rectify this injustice or has too much time passed?
I don’t know, to be honest. Labels go insolvent, new labels come, people buy each other’s back catalogs; it’s complicated. I only just scratched the surface of this subject. It’s a much bigger story. I know the stories that are not in the film. But the film is not about the money. It needs to be mentioned, because that’s the reason why Rodriguez didn’t know he was famous. If you have royalty checks in your mailbox, you understand that. I learned that all of the major labels are involved. His albums have been released in different forms. There’s a story that in Australia there should be an account for him in the name of Jesus Rodriguez. That could actually be reclaimed.

You’ve done documentaries on Kraftwerk, Kylie Minogue, and some others. Did you find that Rodriguez is the most compelling figure you’ve worked with?
By far, on every level. Not just because of the story. Björk and Kraftwerk are famous for having a lot of integrity, but Rodriguez by far has the most. He feeds your imagination because he doesn’t give everything away. With the interviews we did, I tried to not make intrusions with him, because he should remain this enigma. He isn’t that accessible in a way.

He seems like he doesn’t want to reveal too much about himself.

But the film does a really good job of conveying his roots and the interviews with his daughter are very revealing. Did you have any resistance from anybody you interviewed?
Not really. Even Clarence was very happy to talk. They all loved him so much. Clarence still had the Rodriguez CD in his car 40 years later. Everyone had a story about Rodriguez. The daughters had a beautiful story about him going to South Africa. How many people have experienced such a thing: Your dad is a superstar; you didn’t know about that!

How are you going to follow this up? Do you feel like it’s your masterpiece?
I do have a couple of ideas that I’m developing. But it is a very special story. It sounds like a fiction writer would have written this. It’s almost too much, unbelievable, that this sequence of events could’ve happened. But it did. [laughs]

Your film is very well made. Even though, obviously, we now know about Rodriguez, but the film still builds suspense. The odds were stacked against you in that regard. But even after all the reissues, Rodriguez is still not as well known as he should be. But Sugar Man might be the thing that breaks him out.
No, he isn’t. In those places where he has been heard, he’s on a ridiculously high level. They do talk about him in the same breath as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. But in America hardly anyone knows Rodriguez.

I was so emotionally wrenched by Sugar Man. Just the footage of Rodriguez walking in Detroit in the winter tore me up. It really stirred a lot of memories from my time in that city. I felt like, here’s a guy living in reduced circumstances, but he should he be living like a king. The way you portrayed his life is very powerful.
Thank you very much.


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As the state starts to break up the oil group, Guy Faulconbridge reports how this will affect its workers

Published: 19 December 2004
EVEN the Christmas lights on Nefteyugansk’s Lenin Street are in the shape of the Yukos symbol, a green-and- yellow triangle, for this is the Siberian home of Russia’s most controversial oil company, whose main unit will be auctioned off today.

Set among the bogs and taiga forests of western Siberia, the oil wells of Nefteyugansk are at the centre of a battle that has shaken Russian politics and undermined business confidence in the country.

For more than a year and a half, President Vladimir Putin has been trying to crush Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who with a group of associates controlled Yukos. The onslaught has made Yukos shares almost worthless and raised fears of disruption to oil exports.

The government’s intended sale of Yuganskneftegaz, with a starting price of $8.6 billion (£4.4 billion), will mean the end of Yukos, the country’s biggest oil exporter, and give the Kremlin greater control over the

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Jasmine Birtles
Published: 30 September 2007

It's my own fault. I believed the advertising. I saw an advert for 3 Mobile offering huge numbers of minutes and texts for just £15 a month and it seemed like a no-brainer. That's until I got the lozenge-shaped phone and found that it didn't actually work all the time, and that some remote places, including parts of a place called London, were no-service areas.

That was bad enough, but the real problems started when I tried to switch to a deal with O2 while still retaining my old number. I found myself trapped for six weeks in the hell of trying to communicate with a communications company.

After just over a week of calling, I had the rare treat of speaking to a real human being. A very polite woman said: "I am sorry Mrs Bortells but we cannot process your request in this department. You need to call

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Tiffanie Darke Published: 28 April 2013

Although we try and tell you as much as we can about fashion, one thing is really hard to get across, and that’s how clothes feel. Colour, print and silhouette look great on fashion pages, but how can we show you how things feel? How a linen floats over your skin, a grey marl cotton feels like butter to the touch, or a carefully sourced, organic fabric has a weight about it that makes it hang just so. Nowhere is this more important than in T-shirts. The search for the perfect tee can sometimes seem like a life’s work, but the good news is that technological innovations and our standards as consumers are pushing the bar ever higher. Last week, a pop into the fashion cupboard revealed some real winners. Velvet by Graham & Spencer, James Perse, Theory and Kain are labels that use beautifully soft, drapy fabrics and mix

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Tea Towel Tuesday- Messenger Bag

This weeks tea towel project has been my most ambitious yet. It involves 3 tea towels and some fusible interfacing.
Before starting, I read lots and lots of tutorials with instructions on how to make messenger bags and then I sort of fudged my own way through without measuring or having and exact plan. These are the tea towels that were used.

The main fabrics
The lining
Things that I learned:
  • The strap for a bag like this should be longer than the length of a tea towel.
  • I really should measure and be a bit more exact.
  • The pre-sewn hems of tea towels were actually a hindrance in this project. They led to very thick hems in places and these were difficult for the sewing machine. After 1 bent needle, 1 broken needle and many jams I decided to hand sew the straps on.
  • It is pure fluke that the design on the front is relatively symmetrical. Next time I should plan a bit better!
  • The flap has got interfacing on both the outer fabric and the lining. The body of the bag only has interfacing on the lining. Next time I will interface everything as the interfaced fabric is better to sew and is much stronger.
  • I suspect that I shouldn't over-fill this bag. It is probably too big for the strength of the fabric.
That said, have a look at the finished item... Not bad for a first attempt eh!?!

I think I'll regard this project as a valuable learning experience. That said, I fully intend to use this bag. I'm pretty sure that I will make more messenger bags in the future, hopefully with inside pockets and more details.

Christchurch bloggers watchout for this bag on the 5th!

CHALLENGE# 40- Make a Shoulder Bag for me- COMPLETE

  1. it's awesome! love the colours :-)

  2. I love it! I love it even more because it cost so little.

  3. That's terrific. Hmm I wonder if I can manage that with my tea towel purchases...? (Probably not!)

  4. even though you had alot of challenges with this, the result is great. I love the mix of tea towels!

  5. This is awesome. Love the tea towels you picked.

  6. Thanks guys!
    I forgot to say that the main 2 tea towels were bought in a sale ($4 for the pair)- wish I had bought more...

  7. This is fantastic - you are amazing and inspiring! I agree, very resourceful! x

  8. wow, not what I was expecting. well done, great bag, the next one will be easier

  9. That is great - yay for you you are turning into quite the sew-er me thinks!

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JIMMY Lowes has revealed planning is underway as the Bulls look to assemble a squad for next season.

The Bradford head coach said he would ideally like to keep around “90 per cent” of his current crop for 2015 but he accepts a number will depart in the event of relegation.

Nevertheless, Lowes is hopeful that there will not be a mass exodus and said he would look to bring in his own players to bolster the squad.

The Bulls chief has recalled Jamie Foster to the squad for tomorrow’s trip to St Helens and has also included teenagers Nathan Conroy and Alex Mellor.

Lowes said: “I’ve made it quite clear in a couple of meetings that I’d like to keep all the players, or least 90 per cent of them, but obviously that can’t happen.

“If we do go down, it’s a whole different ballpark, but I’ve earmarked the players I’d like to keep whether we are up or down.

“I had an idea of the players and what they’re about, particularly the senior boys, but I’ve had to get to know some of the other guys and I’m still doing that.

“But I’ve got a good idea of who I’d potentially like to keep.”

Former Bulls stand-off Ben Jeffries will join Leigh next season and London Broncos yesterday announced the signing of Italy’s World Cup hooker Ray Nasso on a two-year deal.

Sheffield Eagles have signed Kyle Briggs from Featherstone Rovers on a two-and-a-half year deal.

The Bulls are understood to be making progress behind the scenes with potential recruits for next season and have already stated they will retain a full-time squad.

Lowes added: “If we are truly serious about coming straight back up if we do go down then we have to treat ourselves like a Super League club.”

Dale Ferguson and Oliver Roberts remain sidelined but are closing in on a return.

Lowes said he was particularly looking forward to seeing Roberts play and suggested that teenage half-back Adam Brook would also get a first-team run-out before the end of the season.

The Bulls coach added that skipper Matt Diskin had been assisting him in training but he had not made a decision on a permanent number two.


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AFTER making history last year when they became the first English club in 23 years to win the European Club Championship, Reading start the defence of their title against WAC, of Austria, at the Real Polo Club here today. It has been another outstanding season for the Berkshire club and although they narrowly missed out on capturing the league title during the regular season, they completed a domestic double, winning the cup and the premiership play-off against Cannock, their arch rivals.

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Stayed at Chewton Glen one Christmas and Christmas Eve a Public School Boy's Choir came and sang Christmas carols -- amazing! We had a marvelous meal at Gravetye Manor.. We do the real budget stuff, but do, like you, splurge once in awhile. We should compare notes!!! Susie (Try the Casa de Carmona sometime... I sent info. to someone in the group and it's in the database, too. It's another winner!) (Also, years ago we went to Michael's Nook in the Lake District. Ever heard of it?)


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This is also my typical experience in other airports around the world. In those where they charge for the use of baggage carts, this only occurs in the domestic areas. Passengers inbound from foreign countries have access to free carts in the pre-customs areas.

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We’re only four weeks away from the 90-minute premiere episode of Survivor: Philippines, the 25th season of Survivor (hard to believe).  Earlier this week, 15 of the 18 contestants were revealed, and today the returning three players have been confirmed by CBS:  Michael Skupin, Jonathan Penner and Russell Swan.

All three of these returning players were evacuated from their prior seasons due to medical emergencies.  Michael Skupin of Survivor:  The Australian Outback, inhaled smoke and passed out into the campfire.  The image of him running into the river and the shot of flesh hanging from his hands is one of the scariest, most memorable moments in the history of reality television.

Russell Swan of Survivor: Samoa, was thought of as a leader on his tribe, before he passed out during an Immunity Challenge in what Jeff Probst called “the scariest moment” for him in the show’s history.  He was evacuated soon after.

Last but certainly not least is Jonathan Penner, who will return to play Survivor for a third time.  He originally competed during Survivor: Cook Islands and made a name for himself as a fan favorite (one of my personal all-time Survivor favorites), which led to him getting brought back for the Fans vs. Favorites edition of the show.  It was his second time out, when he cut his leg so badly that they were afraid he may lose the leg due to infection if he were to stay in the game.

I for one, am pumped at these returning players.  Penner and Skupin can be considered “all-stars” and are definitely also “old-school” Survivor players.  Russell Swan was an interesting player who seemed to be in a good position before his exit, and is definitely a player worthy of a second-chance.

As for the show itself, we do know that the group will initially be divided up into 3 tribes:  Kalabaw (“Water Buffalo”), Tandang (“Rooster”) and Matsing (“Monkey”), with one returning player going to teach tribe.  Also according to CBS, the show “will prominently feature marine-based challenges where the three tribes will battle for first and second place in order to be granted immunity, while the third-place tribe will head to Tribal Council and face elimination.”

Be sure to check back often for my weekly episode analysis right here at TheTVKing.com, and make sure you subscribe to all of my Survivor and movie coverage at my blog, FilmSurvivor.com.  You can also follow me on Twitter, @tomsantilli.

Survivor: Philippines premieres on CBS on Wednesday, September 19th.

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Tom Santilli is a respected journalist and member of the Detroit Film Critics Society.  He writes several on-line columns, most notably as the Detroit Movie Examiner and the Survivor Examiner for Examiner.com.  He also is a contributor as a Survivor-Insider to TVGeekArmy.com and writes exclusive Survivor in-depth episode analysis for TheTVKing.com. He has been featured on Rob Cesternino's "Rob Has a Podcast" and most recently landed the only exclusive Richard Hatch interview given since his latest legal trouble has surfaced. All of Tom's Survivor coverage as well as movie reviews can be found on his blog the "FilmSurvivor", at FilmSurvivor.com

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2016 Warriors' Day Parade

1. WHEN: Saturday, August 20, 2016. Markers will form up at 1000 hours. The Parade moves off at 1030 hours sharp.

Please Note - Parking is very limited - Arrive early at the CNE. Veterans in uniform or having an Ontario Veteran's license plate will be afforded free parking underground at theEnercare Centre, off Strachan Avenue.

2. ASSEMBLY AREA: Gore Park, south of Fort York Armoury, between Fleet Street and Lakeshore Boulevard, east of the Princes' Gates at the C.N.E., and west of Fort York Blvd.

NOTE Buses will NOT be allowed in Gore Park for safety reasons. Buses are to unload on Fort York Blvd. Fort York Blvd. is just to the east of Gore Park. Buses are to unload and then move directly to the bus parking area within the CNE grounds entering via Ontario Drive.

The Parade will move off from Gore Park, west on Lakeshore Blvd., through the Princes' Gates, along Princes' Blvd. in front of The Enercare Centre. The Parade will continue west along Princes' Blvd.
and disperse in the parking lot west of the Stanley Barracks.

4. SALUTING DAIS: The reviewing stand will be located on the North side of Princes' Blvd., opposite the Allstream Centre.

The dispersal for marchers (only) will be in the parking lot west of Stanley Barracks.

Vehicles will proceed west and exit via Nunavut Drive onto Lakeshore Blvd.

Buses will move along Lakeshore after contingents have dismounted in Gore Park (Ft. York Blvd) and RV with their groups in the Ontario Drive parking lot.

Sunnybrook Vets, etc. will be seated on the north side of Princes Blvd. in shade and in tentage, with bleachers set up on the south side in front of the Allstream Centre for members of the general public.

The buses used by the Vets. will move to Canada Drive for pick up after the parade.

6. REGISTRATION:Participation in the Warriors' Day Parade is open to military, para-military marching contingents, military and para-military bands, veterans' contingents and military-themed living history/re-enactor contingents. Each participating contingent must be registered at the Registration Tables, located at the west end of Gore Park. Please register as early as possible. We encourage contingents to register in advance using the printable Registration Form or by using the On-line Registration Form which may be submitted by email. Please review the information printed on the form carefully.

Contingents who choose to register in advance, are still required to check in at the Registration Tables on the morning of the Parade to complete the registration process and obtain a registration number.

Please Note: Parking is very limited, arrive early at the CNE.

Registration commences at 08:00 hours and closes promptly at 10:00 hours.

Only ONE person per contingent should register. The person registering should be familiar with the full name of the contingent and the representative's name, address and telephone number.

Upon reporting to the registration table, the individual representing the contingent will be issued a standard showing the registration number assigned to that particular contingent. This registration number serves two purposes. The first is to identify the contingent's name to the announcer during the march past and the second, for judging purposes. Please ensure this registration number is visible and carried for the full length of the Parade Route. As the judges are all positioned on the south side of Princes' Blvd., markers are to be carried by the left marker. Please return the marker at the end of the parade.

As the Warriors' Day Parade Council cannot predict the number of Cadets and Scouts available for the Parade, you may be required to provide your own registration number bearer to carry your registration number. The registration number must be carried in the front rank and on the left hand side of your unit and be visible at all times for the judges and the announcer. Wherever possible, cadets or scouts will be assigned to Bands and Colour parties. (See Para 10, Judging.)

Contingents having few marchers may, if they wish, march together with another group. In these cases only the combined contingent will register and that combined contingent only will be eligible to receive any awards won. Upon amalgamation, the unused registration number(s) must be returned to the registration table. In addition, the combined contingent must decide which name is to be used for judging purposes, for the announcer and the awarding of trophies.

Those individuals unable to march the entire Parade route are invited to 'fall in' with their contingents for the march past. This 'joining up point' will be just inside the Princes' Gate.

Registration Tables: Contingents must register at one of the five tables as listed below

TABLE A: Canadian Bands - Brass, Pipes & Drums, Trumpet, Bugle, Fife, Flute, Accordion, etc.

TABLE B: Canadian Colour Party/Guard

TABLE C: Allied and Visiting (Must have a foreign address)

TABLE D: Royal Canadian Legions, Canadian Veterans' Associations

TABLE E: Serving Forces, Regular and Reserve, Re-enactor/Living History Contingents, Canadian Ex-Service Women's Organizations

Honour Section - Will be announced on our website.

Section No. 1 - Current Serving members of the Canadian Forces including 31, 32 and 33 Brigades, CF Training schools, etc.

Section No. 2 - Dieppe Veterans, Regimental and Corps Associations, Hong Kong Veterans, Dunkirk Veterans, Burma Star Association, Royal Navy Association, Royal Marine Association, Merchant Navy Association, Canadian and British Airborne Forces Associations, Guards Division Association, Royal Canadian Naval Association

Section No. 3 - Public Service Veterans, Police War Veterans, Fire Fighters War Veterans Associations, Unattached Veterans - 1935-1945, Korea, Peace Keeping, United Nations Forces

Section No. 4 - Royal Canadian Legion (Balloons D - District D and O - All Other Royal Canadian Legion Branches)

Section No. 5 - Allied and Visiting, Re-enactor/Living History Contingents

8. PARADE MARSHAL: The Parade Marshal and Deputy Parade Marshals are responsible for the placement of each contingent in the Parade formation. Balloons will mark the sections only.

9. BANDS: Unattached bands will be assigned a position in the Parade by the Parade Marshal.

10. JUDGING: Judging is based on the following:

a) Marching, Colour Guard, Band and Cavalry Contingents:
  i) General effect and public reaction
  ii) Uniformity and correctness of dress
  iii) Drill, marching deportment and discipline
  iv) Salute given at Princes' Gates
b) Drum Majors (Military and Non-Military)
  i) Marching of Drum Major
  ii) Is the mace being used properly
  iii) General effect and public reaction
  iv) Overall dress
  v) Salute given at Princes' Gates

Under the direction of the Chief Judge the Judge's decisions are final.

NOTE: Scores are recorded to the Registration Number carried by the appointed person to or from the contingent. For participating contingents to be judged properly, each unit MUST be properly registered and carrying an assigned registration number.

Music performance will not be judged.

11. WINNERS: Winners are advised as soon as possible following the Parade. A maximum of two representatives per contingent will be invited to the Awards Dinner for presentation of the award. Competition results will be posted on our website at www.thewarriorsdayparade.ca

12. AWARDS: The Warriors' Day Parade Council shall determine the number of awards given in each competition (see page 4).

13. AWARDS DINNER - 15 October 2016: Due to space limitations, attendance is by "invitation only" to those contingents being awarded a trophy.

14. PARTICIPATION AWARDS: Entries for the Participation Awards may be obtained at the "Information Officer" table adjacent to the Registration tables. Only those serving or ex-serving personnel marching in the Parade are eligible.

Due to limited space at the dispersal areas, entries should be completed while in Gore Park and are to be deposited in the drum located at the registration/Information table. A selected number of entries will be drawn. The winners will be notified after the Parade and will receive a cash award by mail.

15. ORDER OF DRESS: At the discretion of participating contingent.

16. MILITARY MEDALS AND DECORATIONS: Military medals and decorations to be worn.

17. ARMS: Arms may be carried. The firing of any weapon, rifle, etc., is prohibited by law and is not permitted. Any infringement will immediately disqualify the contingent from any awards.

18. COLOURS: National colours are not to be 'dipped' at any time. Flag Etiquette is as follows:

(a) In a parade, procession or mounted ride, the Canadian flag should be displayed in the position of honour at the marching right or centre front.

(b) When two or more than three flags are flown together, the Canadian flag should be on the left as seen by the spectators located in front of the flags.

(c) When a number of countries are represented, the Canadian flag may be flown at each end of the line of flags.

(d) When three flags are flown together, the Canadian flag should be in the centre position, with the other flags in alphabetical order, as seen by the spectators viewing the flags.

19. POSTER: Please post the poster on your notice boards, so your members will have advance information.

Address any inquiries to:
MWO Mark Stephens, CD, President
c/o 496 Mortimer Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4J 2G7 Email: wdparade@rogers.com

Reply to these instructions quickly and signify your intent to participate to the Registration Officer, Mr. Gord Mills
Email: gordon.mills@live.com
  When registering, please provide any relevant information about the Contingent that can be used by the Parade Announcer.
  Arrive early at Gore Park on Saturday, August 20, 2016 to register.
  Follow Parade Marshal's instructions.
  Always display your assigned "Registration number" so the judges can identify you.
  The Parade Marshal has final authority on who will/will not participate.

Register on-line and submit by email or print, complete and return the registration form

DONT'S DO NOT discard "Registration numbers" at the end of the Parade. A Parade official will pick them up from you.
  National flags, standards, guidons and colours are NOT to be dipped during the Parade.
  Firearms carried on Parade are NOT to be discharged.
  No knives are to be displayed.
  No banners are to be carried or displayed on Parade.
  For safety purposes family members will not be permitted to march in the parade with veterans.
  Contingents will be disqualified when individuals not in unit dress fall in behind the Contingent prior to the Saluting Dais.

The Canon Scott Trophy
Marching Formation of 15 or less members – 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

The Goodyear Remembrance Trophy
Marching Formation of 16 or more members – 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

The Elwood Hughes Trophy
Bands, Brass, Trumpet and Bugle – 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

The Hon. L.M. Alexander Pipe Band Award
Pipes and Drums of 20 or less members – 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

The Metropolitan Toronto Police Veterans Memorial Trophy
Pipes and Drums of 21 or more members – 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

The John Labatt Trophy
Colour Guard/Party of 3 or more members – 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

The Lt (N/S) Kay Christie ARRC Memorial Trophy
Ex-Service Women's Organization – 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

Lord Mayor’s (London, England) Cup Competition
Largest Marching Contingent on Parade

The Frank Jamieson Memorial Trophy - Parade Champions
The contingent obtaining the highest score

The LCol. The Hon. J. Keller MacKay Memorial Trophy – 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

The Brigadier Memorial Trophy
Awarded to the best Cavalry Contingent on Parade – 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

Re-enactors Shield
– 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

The Molson Trophy
Bands: Flute, Fife and Drum, Accordion, etc. – 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

Drum Major William MacDougall MacKay, CD Memorial Trophy
Awarded in a competition to a Drum Major of a military or non-military pipes and drums band

The Samko Trophy

Allied or Visiting Contingent obtaining the highest score – 1st, 2nd & 3rd

Platoon / Marching Formations Plaque
– 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

Bands Plaque – 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

Colour Party / Colour Guard Plaque
– 1st, 2nd & 3rd place


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Comic Book Moments of the Week for 05/15/13

It's a slightly lighter edition of Moments of the Week thanks to May being a five-week month, but we still have some good stuff on tap! This week saw the launch of the new Image series Dream Merchant, Tony Stark's origin begins while he was still in the womb in Iron Man, and Wonder Woman fights a Moon. More after the jump as always.

Adventures of Superman #3

In this webcomic edition of the two meeting, Superman hasn't yet mastered Bizarro-speak, so he's actually saying he wants to hurt Bizarro.

Send Bizarro to some planet off world to help NASA, which takes up some time flying to and from the place, and you have an easy way for everyone to be happy with the outcome. Adventures of Superman is quickly becoming the stand-out Superman series in its brief run so far.

Age of Ultron #8

For a series titled Age of Ultron, this is really going somewhere else. Morgana LeFay is the big enemy of this world, and the Defenders are an autonomous group while Tony, Xavier, and Emma Frost work for SHIELD. While Sue attempts to escape custody, LeFay does attack:

The key point we're supposed to get is that with Pym dead, magic takes over half the world, but it still feels hard to really think any of it matters at this point, and if the series could even wrap up decently.

Bloodshot #11

Elaborating on the fight seen in Harbinger Wars #2, we see what was going on in Bloodshot's head when his Harada Protocals were activated. It was something the P.S.R. had hidden even from Kuertich. But a twist that accompanies that big explosion from HW#2:

So now Bloodshot's in complete control, on his way to Las Vegas to meet up with the psiots and Renegades.

The Dream Merchant #1

That's Winslow, a young man who's so lost in sleep that he was sent to a psychiatric hospital to help with his liffelong condition. During one session, the same dream he always has sheds a new revelation:

He wakes up, but those things follow him into our world, leading Winslow and his nurse friend Anne to escape the hospital and nearly get killed in oncoming traffic, but is saved by a man who shares his name with the series' title:

You get 45 pages of story in the first issue, and while the plot seems a little light, the art is kind of hypnotic with how varied faces look and how it all flows well. It's not detailed but still comes across as very expressive and carries the issue with little problem.

Iron Man #10

Tony was a problematic birth, one that seemed impossible to come to term, but thanks to an alien who looks like he might have come from American Dad we realize the alien's casino is holding the robot 451 in their possession:

 Tony's just as confused as we are, the story continues next issue.

Wonder Woman #20

"Krunk" is a great sound effect. While Diana goes to help Lennox, who ran away with Zeke to protect him from Moon trying to kill him, War returns Moon to Apollo:

The subplot from previous issues finally arrives, and Lennox looks to hold them off a bit next issue.

X-O Manowar #13

This moment kind of makes me wonder if Mjolnir ever knock's someone's head off on its way to Thor.

Cary Nord sure knows how to choreograph a one man wrecking crew.

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maybetoby said...

Age of Ultron should be called "Wolverine Fucks Everything." His typical "I ain't proud of what I did" crap is getting old and tired. Why did anyone think the timeline would be better after killing Pym?!

Jarmir said...

Wolverine 2nd mutation must be to be able to convice anyone that killing their friends is the best and only option to fix things... its the only explanation I see.

maybetoby said...

@ Jarmir, hi-larious!

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Menu Plan Monday – September 14

Black swallowtail catepillar enjoying my parsley

Black swallowtail caterpillar enjoying my parsley

My computer is dying a slow and painful death.  This is the second time I’m posting this as the first was lost.  This will be a lot shorter.  If anyone has recommendations for a great PC for food bloggers I’d love to hear from you.

This little guy was enjoying my herb garden with his friend.  I hope they had a good visit. I hope you have a good week.

I hope you will join me for Friday Foodie Fix this week with the Secret Ingredient being Apples.

Monday – Back to School Night –Seven Minute Egg Salad Sandwiches

Tuesday – Chicken Fricassee  with onions and mushrooms

WednesdayBuffalo & Beef Chili

Thursday Garlic Garbanzo Bean,  Swiss Chard & Pancetta Soup

Friday – Sandwich Stack with potato chips and half a pickle

Saturday – Shellfish Dairy Free Risotto

Sunday– Buffalo Chicken Wings with celery and Oven Fries

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  1. Alta September 14, 2009 at 3:34 am #

    Ooh, I'll be interested to see your risotto recipe. Dairy-free, eh? I suppose that's not too much of a stretch, oil instead of butter, and nix the parmesan. Still would love to see your version!

  2. Alice Boyette September 14, 2009 at 4:25 am #

    you can go to cnet.com and see how they rate computers. cnet is a site you can trust. go to malwarebytes.org and download the free version. you'll have to do weekly updates and scan you pc. it helps keep you pc clean of all that nasty spyware and stuff like that. (you don't really have to do weekly updates but it helps to keep your pc clean. ) good luck!!! =)

    • Diane September 14, 2009 at 5:35 am #

      Alice- Thanks! Ordered one today and I checked it out on cnet.com. My son also recommended that site.

  3. gfe--gluten free eas September 15, 2009 at 2:24 am #

    Congrats on ordering your new PC, Diane! I'm also in the new laptop market, so I'm pleased to hear about cnet.

    Now the food … with that menu, I'd happily come to dinner any night this week. 😉 Tonight's my night off from cooking as Mr. GFE has a Tuesday night commitment that just started again. I'll be having leftover chicken enchilada casserole. 🙂

    • Diane October 2, 2009 at 6:05 am #

      Shirley- So far I like the new laptop but I want to see how it holds up. It was great having you over for dinner and heading off to BlogHer Food together. It was a great event. Can't wait for next year.

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Wainwright Leads Cardinals Past Cubs, ML Roundup

Published on August 19 2013 6:41 am
Last Updated on August 19 2013 6:41 am
Written by Millie Lange

Cardinals Club Cubs

(Chicago, IL) -- Adam Wainwright got his first win since July 21 as the Cardinals topped the Cubs 6-1 at Wrigley Field. Wainwright allowed a run on five hits, and struck out 11 in seven innings. He's 14-7. Jon Jay hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs. Yadier Molina added two hits and scored twice. Junior Lake had three hits and drove in the Chicago's only run.  Edwin Jackson allowed one earned run over six innings, but fell to 7-13. The Cardinals have won three of their last four games. Chicago has dropped six of their last seven.

White Sox Top Twins

(Minneapolis, MN) -- Alexei Ramirez finished a triple short of the cycle and drove in three runs as the White Sox topped the Twins 5-2 at Target Field.  Avisail Garcia and Jeff Keppinger also plated a run each for the Sox, who won the final three of the four-game series. Hector Santiago gave up two runs, just one earned, over six innings as he improved to 4-7.  Addison Reed closed it out for his 31st save. Oswaldo Arcia and Josh Willingham both had an RBI for the Twins, who have lost five-of-six.  Samuel Deduno allowed all five runs in five frames as he dipped to 7-7.

Marlins Edge Giants

(Miami, FL) -- Jeff Mathis doubled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Marlins past the Giants 6-5 at Marlins Park. Mathis also homered, while Ed Lucas drove in a run and scored twice for the Fish, who avoided a three-game sweep. Chad Qualls earned the win and Steve Cishek locked up his 27th save. Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer and plated three and Brandon Crawford also went deep for San Francisco, which had won its previous three. Sandy Rosario suffered his first career loss.

Phils End Dodgers' 10-Game Winning Streak

(Philadelphia, PA) -- Casper Wells scored the winning run on a Hanley Ramirez error in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Phillies edged the Dodgers 3-2 to avoid a three-game sweep at Citizens Bank Park. Darin Ruf homered and Cody Asche plated the other run for the Phils, who snapped a four-game skid. Jonathan Papelbon picked up the win, which was the first in the managerial career of Ryne Sandberg. Andre Ethier went deep for the Dodgers, who saw their 10-game winning streak come to an end. Brandon League fell to 6-4 with the loss.

Braves Hold On For Win Over Nationals

(Atlanta, GA) -- Julio Teheran made it through six shutout innings to lead the Braves over the Nationals 2-1 at Turner Field. The Braves' bullpen finished the job with Craig Kimbrel earning his 39th save. Chris Johnson and Freddie Freeman drove in the runs for Atlanta. Teheran improved to 10-6. Gio Gonzalez allowed two runs on five hits and struck out nine in seven innings and fell to 7-6. Atlanta has won four of its last five games while the Nats have lost three of four.

D'backs Clip Pirates In 16 Innings

(Pittsburgh, PA) -- Adam Eaton's two-out, two-run double in the top of the 16th inning lifted the Diamondbacks past the Pirates 4-2 in the rubber match of a three-game series at PNC Park. Aaron Hill finished 4-for-7 with an RBI for the D'backs, who have won five of their last six.  Brad Ziegler tossed two scoreless innings for the win. J.J. Putz closed it out for his sixth save. Russell Martin and Jordy Mercer doubled in a run each for the Bucs, who have dropped seven-of-nine. Kris Johnson suffered the loss in his Major League debut.

Padres Walk Off With Win Over Mets

(San Diego, CA) -- Will Venable led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a walk-off home run as the Padres rallied for a 4-3 win over the Mets at Petco Park. San Diego trailed 2-0 and 3-2 going into the eighth and scored single runs in the bottom of the eighth and ninth for the victory. Closer Huston Street got his first win of the season and is 1-4. Venable drove in two and Alexi Amarista and Chris Denorfia had the Padres' other two RBI.  The Padres have won two in-a-row for the first time since July 29-30.  Marlon Byrd drove in a run and had two hits for the Mets. Pedro Feliciano took the loss.

Tigers Double Up Royals

(Detroit, MI) -- Max Scherzer tossed eight innings of two-run ball as the Tigers doubled up the Royals 6-3 at Comerica Park. Scherzer upped his mark to 18-and-1 on the season.  Miguel Cabrera lifted his 40th home run of the season for Detroit, which took three-of-five in the series. He ended 2-for-3 with three RBI. Billy Butler belted a solo homer and scored twice for Kansas City. Bruce Chen gave up six runs over 5 1/3 frames for his first loss of the season. He is now 5-1 overall.

Mariners Score Late To Top Rangers

(Arlington, TX) -- Kyle Seager doubled in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning to lift the Mariners to a 4-3 win over the Rangers in Arlington. Danny Farquhar earned his seventh save with a scoreless ninth.  Michael Saunders had three hits and an RBI, while Dustin Ackley plated a run with two hits for Seattle. They took two of three. Yoervis Medina got the win in relief. Elvis Andrus, Adrian Beltre and Mitch Moreland drove in the three runs for the Rangers. Joe Nathan took the loss. Texas has dropped three of its last five games.

Astros Drop Angels

(Anaheim, CA) -- Matt Dominguez belted a three-run homer to break a 3-all tie in the seven, and the Astros held on for a 7-5 win against the Angels in Anaheim. He finished 4-for-5 with two runs. L.J. Hoes also went deep for Houston, which has won four-of-six. Hoes was 3-for-4 with two runs in the win. Brett Oberholtzer allowed three runs in six frames for the win. Kevin Chapman picked up his first save. J.C. Gutierrez suffered the loss in relief.  Mark Trumbo blasted a two-run shot and knocked in three runs for Los Angeles, which has lost six-of-eight. Josh Hamilton also left the park in defeat.

Athletics Top Indians

(Oakland, CA) -- Chris Young lifted a solo homer in the fifth to break a 3-all tie as the Athletics held on to beat the Indians 7-3 in California.  Alberto Callaspo also went deep in the fifth inning for Oakland, which has won three-of-four. Josh Donaldson knocked in three runs for the A's. Dan Otero picked up the win in relief. Ryan Raburn hit a solo homer for Cleveland, which lost two-of-three in the series. Scott Kazmir allowed five runs in five innings to take the loss.

Yankees Beat Red Sox In Wild Tilt From Fenway

(Boston, MA) -- Alex Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and two RBI as the Yankees outlasted the Red Sox 9-6 at Fenway Park. Rodriguez was plunked by Ryan Dempster in the second inning, which led to Yankees manager Joe Girardi's ejection. Brett Gardner ripped a three-run triple while Robinson Cano and Eduardo Nunez each had three hits. CC Sabathia moved to 11-10 despite allowing six runs in 5 1/3 innings Mariano Rivera closed it out for his 36th save as New York won its sixth in eight games.  Will Middlebrooks hit a solo homer and Jarrod Saltalamacchia was 2-for-4 with an RBI for Boston. Ryan Dempster was rocked for seven runs over 5 1/3 innings and fell to 6-9 as the Sox lost their fourth in five games.

O's Cruise Past Colorado

(Baltimore, MD) -- Chris Davis finished 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and three runs scored as the Orioles cruised past the Rockies 7-2 in the rubber match of a weekend series at Camden Yards. Davis now has a Major League-best 45 homers on the year. Adam Jones also hit a two-run homer as part of a three-hit day for the O's, who have won two in-a-row after a four-game skid. Scott Feldman tossed 6 2/3 innings of two-run ball as he improved to 3-3. Charlie Blackmon and Yorvit Torrealba both plated a run for Colorado, which has lost three-of-five. Jhoulys Chacin allowed three runs in 5 1/3 frames as he slipped to 11-7.

Reds Trounce Peralta, Brewers

(Milwaukee WI) -- Wily Peralta has been overwhelmingly good over the last two months, but when things have gone bad, they have gone exceptionally bad. Singled into submission on Sunday, Peralta was tagged for seven runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings of a 9-1 loss to Homer Bailey and the Reds. It split the four-game series and continued the 24-year-old Peralta's all-or-nothing trend.

Lobaton Homer Leads Blue Jays Past Rays

(St. Petersburg, FL) -- Jose Lobaton called the first walk-off hit of his career the best feeling he had experienced in baseball. He topped it just two days later with his first walk-off home run to give the Rays a 2-1 win over the Blue Jays in 10 innings Sunday at Tropicana Field.

Cashman Avoids Discussion With A-Rod

(Boston, MA) -- The relationship between the Yankees and Alex Rodriguez isn't what it once was. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says he tries to limit his conversation with A-Rod to simple greetings. Rodriguez has accused the Yankees of poorly handling his medical situation and trying to conspire with Major League Baseball to get out of the rest of contract.  The deal runs through 2017. A-Rod reportedly plans to file a grievance about the issue.

Braun Searched For Support Prior To Suspension Appeal

Suspended Brewers slugger Ryan Braun may have been looking for support prior to an appeal in February of 2012. ESPN reports that Braun called many fellow players in the days leading up to his eventual successful appeal of a suspension for using PEDs. The report indicates that Braun informed players that urine sample collector Dino Laurenzi Jr. was a Cubs fan and an anti-Semite and had a bias against him. He has since accepted a 65-game ban for his link to the Biogenesis scandal.

Sunday, August 18 Scoreboard

Miami Marlins 6, San Francisco Giants 5

Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Atlanta Braves 2, Washington Nationals 1

Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (16 inn)

Cincinnati Reds 9, Milwaukee Brewers 1

St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 1

San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 3

Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 3

Tampa Bay Rays 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (10 inn)

Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 2

Seattle Mariners 4, Texas Rangers 3

Houston Astros 7, Los Angeles Angels 5

Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 3

New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 6

MLB Interleague

Baltimore Orioles 7, Colorado Rockies 2

Monday, August 19 Schedule (All Times Central)

6:05 p.m. - Colorado Rockies at Philadelphia Phillies

6:10 p.m. - Los Angeles Dodgers at Miami Marlins

6:10 p.m. - Arizona Diamondbacks at Cincinnati Reds

7:05 p.m. - Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs

7:10 p.m. - St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers

9:10 p.m. - Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres

6:05 p.m. - Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles

7:05 p.m. - Houston Astros at Texas Rangers

9:05 p.m. - Cleveland Indians at Los Angeles Angels

9:05 p.m. - Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics

MLB Interleague

1:10 p.m. - New York Mets at Minnesota Twins

9:15 p.m. - Boston Red Sox at San Francisco Giants


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Study shows directors elected primarily by majority votes

More boards are adopting clawback provisions, and looking more closely at risk oversight, according to a survey released on Monday by The Conference Board.

In the 2010 U.S. Directors’ Compensation and Board Practices Report, based on data gathered in May and June, questions spanned a broader range of subjects than previously, including CEO succession planning, say-on-pay, and gross-ups, as well as the aforementioned clawback provisions.

Matteo Tonello, director of corporate governance research at The Conference Board and an author of the report, said in a statement, “Over the last decade, our annual study has documented a steady transformation in the role of public companies’ boards, underscoring the increasing importance of directors’ monitoring responsibilities and the growing influence of shareholders. The new developments of the last few months alone, from the SEC regulation on disclosure enhancement to the governance provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, illustrate the importance of capturing the practices we have added to our annual survey.”

Among other findings, the survey recorded that director compensation was more a factor of company size than of industry; the larger the company, the higher the compensation. Large financial services boards were found to be the least diverse, with the largest relative proportion of members who are CEOs, presidents, or board chairs of for-profit companies, rather than academics or accountants.

Larger companies are starting to institute clawback provisions; at least 40% of companies in the manufacturing and non-financial services industries have them, as do 36.6% of financial firms. Financial services companies are the ones primarily using say-on-pay. Nearly all financial companies with asset values of $10 billion or higher have a dedicated chief risk officer. And outside of the financial services industry, only 14.7% (manufacturing) and 18.3% (non-financial services) disclose succession planning to shareholders.

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3 Sentences That Explain Investing

Getting back to basics in investment philosophy

Investors who go out into the world without sensible core principles to direct their choices risk finding themselves out to sea without a paddle. Investors who go out into the world without sensible core principles to direct their choices risk finding themselves out to sea without a paddle.

During the course of its long descent, a snowflake passes through a multitude of different weather conditions. The variability of temperature, atmospheric pressure and humidity produces an infinite variety of possible designs. The future of each snowflake is a structure that has never existed before and will never occur again—at no point in its development can we know exactly what it will look like when it finally lands. This is pure uncertainty—a completely unknowable future.

Investing is an activity that exists because we believe that the future can be knowable enough to justify making choices whose outcomes are likely but not guaranteed. As normal as this feels to us today, in historical terms it is a relatively recent phenomenon. It isn't that our ancestors weren't concerned about the future—of course they were. But all they had to part the curtains were oracles, prophets and soothsayers—whose success was clouded in mystery and superstition. Accordingly, the ancients’ view of the future was simple: It was uncertain—and most definitely outside of their control.

The source of everything investors today take for granted germinated approximately 1,500 years ago when Hindus invented the modern numbering system. Its brilliant centerpiece was the introduction of a groundbreaking new idea: Zero. This released us from a system of numbers useful mostly for counting and replaced it with something capable of revealing the inner workings of the physical universe.

But it took another thousand years before some brilliant and curious 16th-century minds saw the mathematical implications of simple games of chance, and created a working model for what we now know as probability theory. To get an idea of just how big this development was, try to imagine life without probability: no gambling, no insurance, no drug testing, no safe air travel, no traffic control, no banking, no cell phones, no Google, no Internet and—without a doubt—no investing.

The catalyst for all this reflection is the nature of the current bull market in combination with the immense popularity and growth of financial products and investment strategies that encourage investors to focus only on the market and/or its component asset classes: essentially an “all forest and no trees” paradigm where investors know little and care less about the individual components of whatever financial product they own.

This form of investing has become the accepted wisdom throughout the investment world, and its popularity has been built on considerable success. But success often has the nasty habit of sowing the seeds of its own vulnerability, something I have learned both from observation and personal (and painful) experience.

Over the last five years the market has been moving along quite swimmingly and investors have been able to make money by just showing up. During market environments like this it is rare indeed to find a discussion about the importance of getting down to basics. That kind of discussion is in greatest demand only after a severe market decline—especially one where the change in direction has been sudden and dramatic—and investors are left reeling, looking for answers and advice. Of course by then the damage has already been done and whatever prescription is proffered will be merely palliative.

On One Foot

The idea that I can distill all of investing into three sentences is obviously a bit of a gimmick. My goal is to get your attention. Many know the famous story of Rabbi Hillel, who was asked by a cynic to teach him the entire Torah while standing on one foot. Hillel told the scoffer, “What is hateful to you do not do to your fellow: this is the whole Torah, the rest is commentary.”

My point in this little exercise is that the critical lesson from this 2,000-year-old story is eminently applicable to the world of investing: Hillel's message to the cynic was that the wisdom of even the most brilliant, most learned, most holy person on earth would be ultimately worthless if it didn't reflect the core principle imbedded in what we all know as the “golden rule.”

Investors who go out into the world without sensible core principles to direct their choices risk finding themselves out to sea without a paddle at the worst possible time. My prescription is to make sure that we are all clear about the “basics” at the start of our journey—so we have plenty of paddles, rudders and sails when we’ll need them most.

Within that context below are three sentences I use to ground myself in reality and that direct my investment and advisory behavior:

1. The natural state of affairs in the world is uncertainty—it means that more things can happen than will happen.

How are you going to feel when you wake up exactly one year from today? How many mistakes will you make over the next six months? What will be the most popular form of personal communication in 10 years? Where will the S&P 500 index close next Wednesday? Who will win the third game of the World Series in 2018? These and an infinite number of other questions are unknown and unpredictable. Uncertainty is the paradoxical fact that makes the future uncomfortable but exciting.

My apologies and admiration go to Prof. Elroy Dimson, whose well-known quote (“Risk means more things can happen than will happen”) is so well put that even though I have always disagreed with it (I hold that it is uncertainty that is being defined), I could not find better words to use.

2. Risk is when we can identify and quantify those things that are more likely to happen than others.

Without numbers there could be no probability theory; and without probability theory risk would be something that exists only in our “gut.” We are standing on the very broad shoulders of those who came before us, whose curiosity and brilliance have given us incredible tools that empower us to convert the future from something mysterious into something useful.

3. Investing is the process of methodically and creatively exploiting the information gleaned from our calculation of risk, while accepting the fact that uncertainty can never be completely eliminated.

The wonderful, but frustrating, part of investing is that the more competent you get, the more you realize that you will never ever get to a place where you can fully relax—there is always something lurking just out of reach.

The early-20th-century author G.K. Chesterton sums up the dilemma eloquently: “The real trouble with this world of ours is not that it is an unreasonable world, nor even that it is a reasonable one. The commonest kind of trouble is that it is nearly reasonable, but not quite. Life is not an illogicality; yet is a trap for logicians. It looks just a little more mathematical and regular than it is; its exactitude is obvious, but its inexactitude is hidden; its wildness lies in wait.”

So, do my three sentences encompass everything one needs to know about investing? Of course not! But they do represent the core principles that are (hopefully) reflected in all of my investment decisions. And that really is the point: All of us need to get back to basics—all of the time. And the basics are those principles that connect your decisions with fundamental reality. Without those principles you can spend money, make choices, buy stocks and bonds—and even write a column about it. But you won't be investing.

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