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The Frost School closes when Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) announce closings due to inclement weather.
The Frost School closes early if MCPS announces early closings due to inclement weather.
The Frost School delays opening if MCPS announces delayed openings due to inclement weather.
If a student resides in the District of Columbia, Prince George's County, Fairfax County, Anne Arundel County, or Howard County,
they are to follow the instructions from their own public school system regarding closings,
late openings, or early dismissals.
If there is a question, students should follow the announced delay from the county in which they reside: | <urn:uuid:84221b37-65e7-42f6-a3ba-85de3a0024c5> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://www.frostschool.org/weather.aspx | 2014-04-20T15:51:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609538824.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005218-00117-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946862 | 136 | [
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- NSW - Sydney
Ernest Wright Playground
The City of Sydney includes a collection of fantastic open spaces that the whole family can enjoy.
With a mix of playgrounds and open spaces, there's no reason to stay indoors!
Ernest Wright Playground is one of these great community playgrounds that includes:
- Toddler swing
- Toddler slide
- Toddler animals
Why not spend a morning or the afternoon in your local park with your family?
Check out other great Parks & Playgrounds in NSW
- FREE fun from sunrise to sunset at your local park
- 24 Horden St, CAMPERDOWN, Sydney, NSW Map it
- All Ages / Family
- Event Info:
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I've been trying to solve this problem for a week now, but so far I have no answers.
User using iCloud sends an invite, say for 9am-10am. It arrives at Exchange 2010 server as 8am-9am. Time zones were checked and verified to be the same.
The iCloud invites have the right time when sent to mail services, such as Google Calendar and Outlook.com. Other services sending calendar invites to the Exchange 2010 server is processed properly as well, no time problems. It is ONLY when iCloud sends an invite from iCal to my Exchange 2010 server that the time is skewed by an hour.
Initially I thought there was a problem with the .ics files sent from iCloud, but if other services can process it just fine, I don't see why not my Exchange 2010 server.
Tried changing/resetting time zones, and problem still persist.
The time skews as soon as it arrives at the Exchange server (checked via OWA), so it's not a client-side issue.
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Dr. Kauder, now semi-retired, was in active clinical practice of urology for 30 years and was the managing partner for one of the largest urology practices in Massachusetts. He is a past president of the Massachusetts Association of Practicing Urologists and a former member of the American Urological Association’s Health Policy Council. He has also served as a voluntary visiting urologist in impoverished countries, providing humanitarian medical assistance under difficult conditions.
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CRYSTAL RADIO AWARD PRESENTED TO WREW-FM
VEGAS -- WREW-FM Cincinnati, OH today was awarded the National Association
of Broadcasters' Crystal Radio Award. Since 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio
Awards have recognized radio stations for their outstanding year-round
commitment to community service.
provided this description of its accomplishments in 2011:
2011, WREW's involvement ranged from large scale events like the Tour
De Cure that raised $132,000 to fight diabetes to small, meaningful personal
connections as staff became mentors and pen pals to area third graders.
WREW's involvement went national raising nearly $3,000 for families affected
by the Missouri and Alabama tornadoes. Events supported or created by
WREW raised a total of $2,075,703. WREW, nominated for the 2011 NAB Marconi
Radio Award for AC Station of the Year, aired over 6,100 minutes of public
service announcements and community-focused programming. WREW was proud
to be a part of Race for the Cure to support the fight against breast
cancer. Often names and faces are lost in our service to the community,
but a meaningful memory was born at the completion of this race for one
of WREW's team: The true honor and privilege to cheer on a breast cancer
survivor as she raced toward the finish line and to be the first to hug
and congratulate her amazing accomplishment."
For more information on WREW-FM's accomplishments, contact Jim Bryant at [email protected].
NAB Show Radio Luncheon also featured a presentation of the NAB Crystal
Heritage Award to KUZZ-FM
Bakersfield, CA and a keynote address from entertainer Donny
Osmond. Major League Baseball radio broadcaster Bob
Uecker was inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame. The luncheon
was sponsored by ASCAP.
the NAB Show
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November 4, 2004
Share Your Thanksgiving Feast
WPI employees interested in welcoming an international student to their Thanksgiving celebration are invited to call Janice Martin, International Students and Scholars, at ext. 6030 or [email protected] to make arrangements.
Celebrate Founders Day on Nov. 11
On Thursday, Nov. 11, the WPI community is invited to join in events celebrating Founders Day (the anniversary of the day the Institute opened its doors) organized by the Student Alumni Society Each year, SAS picks a different WPI founder as the focus of the celebration; this year it will is Stephen Salisbury, who gave the land for the WPI campus.
Masque Presents Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller’s classic play Death of a Salesman will be presented by Masque at 8 p.m. on Nov. 18, 19 and 20 in Alden Memorial. The play, about the life of a salesman and the family that copes with him, is a tragic yet realistic view of society in the 1950s. The production is directed by Susan Vick, professor of drama/theatre, and produced by Sarah Pavis ‘06. Admission is $5 for the general public and $3 for WPI students.
"Winston Man" On Smoking’s Dangers
Alan Landers, former Winston model, will speak about the dangers of smoking at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9 in Salisbury Labs 115. In the 1960s and 1970s, Landers appeared on billboards and in magazine ads for Winston cigarettes. He developed lung cancer in 1987 and again in 1993 and now works as a tobacco prevention advocate and a spokesperson for the World Health Organization. The presentation is sponsored by Healthy Alternatives. More information is availble online at his Web site.
Expert on Dating to Speak on Nov. 8
Michel Domitrz, nationally renowned expert on dating, will speak about his book May I Kiss You? at 7 p.m. on Nov. 8 in Olin Hall 107. Domitz travels the country speaking to students, teachers and parents about safe and respectful ways to date. His book tackles questions of communication and respect, and also touches on the crime of sexual assault. The event is sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Women’s Programming ([email protected] or 508-831-5819).
Lexington Tops Again at Math Meet
For the ninth year in a row, Lexington High School won WPI’s annual Invitational Math Meet, held Oct. 20. Hudson High was second, followed by Derryfield High in Manchester, N.H. The Mass Academy team, placed seventh. In all, more than 85 competed.
More than $100,000 in team and individual scholarships to WPI were awarded. The top scorer on each team won a $1,000 scholarship; the top nine teams won scholarships for the three other teammates. Four schools tied for the first-place individual prize: a $3,000 scholarship to WPI. All four winners had perfect scores. There were David Wen, Lexington High; Cary Malkiewich, Doherty High in Worcester; David Batchelder, Derryfield High; and Stephen Wu, St. John’s in Shrewsbury.
Learn About Native American Traditions
The WPI community is invited to attend a series of events focusing on Native American traditions:
- Wednesday, Nov. 10: Traditional Native American songs, stories and healing featuring speakers Greywolf and Maria Balbuena (Paahpooh). Campus Center, Odeum A, 7 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 12: Paahpooh, a Taos Pueblo healer, teacher and elder, discusses Native American women’s stories and songs. Campus Center, Hagglund Room, noon (bring your own lunch).
- Friday, Nov. 12: Greywolf, an Inuit medicine person, elder and leader, and James L. Green, scientist at the NASA/Goddard Space Center, will speak on the relation between Native American heritage and the sun, moon and stars. Salisbury Labs, Kinnicutt Hall, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 13: Sixth annual White Horse Dance Social featuring all-day music, dancing, storytelling, singing and vendors. Campus Center, Odeum, noon to 9 p.m. As in the past, new toys and new clothing will be collected for the children of the Rosebud and Penobscot reservations.
For more, call 508-831-5796 or e-mail [email protected].
WPI Trustee Receives SWE Award
WPI Trustee Judith Nitsch '75, president of Judith Nitsch Engineering Inc., recently received the Society of Women Engineers 2004 Entrepreneur Award. The award recognizes entrepreneurial spirit and achievement based upon commitment to quality, integrity, ethics and professional standards; leadership in civil engineering and land surveying; and service as a role model and mentor to young women engineers and business owners.
Publications and Presentations
Billiar, K.L., Shonat, R.D., and Carey, R.M., "Self-paced laboratories facilitated by Web-based modules," Second Conference of the Partnership for Educational Biomedical Engineering Laboratories (PEBEL II), Philadelphia, Oct. 2004.
Balestrini, J., Lopez, V., and Billiar, K., "Biaxial stretch-induced changes in fibrin gel failure properties," Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Meeting, Philadelphia, Oct. 2004.
Branche, P., Johnston, W.S. Floroff, V., and Mendelson, Y., "Development of a Wearable Wireless Pulse Oximeter for Military Applications with Automatic and Remote On-demand Activation," presented at the annual fall meeting of the BMES, Philadelphia, Oct. 14-16, 2004.
Johnston, W.S., and Mendelson, Y., "Extracting Breathing Rate from Heart-Rate Variability Measured by a Pulse Oximeter," presented at the annual fall meeting of the BMES, Philadelphia, Oct. 14-16, 2004.
Fishtik, I., C. Callaghan, C., and R. Datta, R., "Reaction Network Analysis: The Kinetics and Mechanism of Water-Gas-Shift Reaction on Cu(111)," Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, 15 (Computational Materials Science), 2004, 31-65.
Fishtik, I., and Datta, R., "A General Thermodynamic and Stoichiometric Theory of Stability of Chemical Species," J. Phys. Chem. A, 2004, 108, 5727-5739.
Fishtik, I., Callaghan, C., and R. Datta, R., "Reaction Route Graphs; I. Theory and Algorithm," J. Phys. Chem. B, 2004, 108, 5671-5682.
Fishtik, I., Callaghan, C., and Datta, R., "Reaction Route Graphs; II. Examples of Enzyme and Surface Catalyzed Single Overall Reactions," J. Phys. Chem. B, 2004, 108, 5683-5697.
Fishtik, I., and Datta, R., "A New Approach for the Classification and Enumeration of Unique Reaction Routes and Unique Overall Reactions in Multiple Chemical Reaction Systems," Chem. Eng. Comm., 2004, 191, 373-397.
Humanities and Arts
Weeks, Douglas, and the Worcester Trombone Consort presented in concert, Music of Moravians, Mozart, and More, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Worcester, Oct. 15, 2004.
Interdisciplinary and Global Studies
Davis, Paul, "Achieving Learning Outcomes Through Project-Based Education," presented at the 2004 International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEE), University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., Oct. 20; authors: Paul Davis, David DiBiasio, William W. Durgin, Lance E. Schachterle, and Richard F. Vaz.
Cyr, M.N., for "Tufts Pre-College Engineering for Teachers," from Tufts University, $19,372.
Mendelson, Y., Michalson, W., and Pedersen, P.C., for "Real-Time Troop Physiological Status Monitoring System," from the Department of Defense/Army, $74,048.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ray, M.H., for "Establishment of a Center for Human Impact Protection," from the Department of Transportation, $347,000.
Gnanaraj, J.S., and Thompson, R.W., for "Brief Evaluation of the First Two Months Status Reports," from Yardney Technical Products Inc., $24,000.
Thompson, R.W., for "Improved Anode Material Preparation and Characterization," from Yardney Technical Products Inc., $70,300.
Claypool, M.L., Kinicki, R.E., and Wills, C.E. Wills, for "Research Resources for Network Application Studies," from the National Science Foundation, $28,357.
Lui, R.Y., for "Collaborative Research: Two Dimensional Cell Motility Model," from the National Science Foundation, $70,000.
Ward, M.O., for "Clutter Measurement and Reduction for Enhanced Information Research," from the Department of Defense and United States Air Force, $75,865.
Yakovlev, V.V., for "Modeling and Optimization of Electromagnetic Pasteurization," from the Michigan Research Institute, $77,635.
Zalosh, R., for "AFRL Water Mist Suppression for Hydrogen Peroxide," from Streamline Automation LLC, $56,338.
Apelian, D., for "Materials and Process Design for High-Temperature," from the Department of Defense, $42,306.
Apelian, D., for "Copper-Based Casting Technology," from the Advanced Technology Institute, $27,000.
Ault, H. K. and Hoffman, A.H., for "National Dissemination of the National Engineering Project," from Purdue University, $32,121.
Blandino, J.J., for "Development of a Performance Model for the Hydrazine Jet Propulsion Lab," from NASA, $60,000.
Muckerheide, J., for "Center for Nuclear Technology and Society, from the Radiation, Science and Health Inc., $20,000.
Total September grants and contracts awarded: $1,024,342.
WPI’s Holiday Schedule
Thursday & Firday, November 25 & 26
Winter Break Holidays
Friday, December 24 and Monday, December 27
Tuesday, December 28
Wednesday & Thursday, December 29 & 30
New Year’s Holidays
Friday, December 31
U.S. dietary guidelines suggest consuming a certain amount of protein per day to maintain a 2,000 calorie diet. If I want to limit my intake of meat to once or twice a week, what other foods would provide the needed protein?
-Barry Carmel, senior staff accountant, Accounting Office
Every meal should include some high-protein food. Proteins curb your appetite, gives your body energy, and contains nitrogen, which is essential for the production of antibodies. To meet the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA), adult males need to consume about 63 grams of protein a day and adult women about 50 grams (pregnant women need an extra 30 grams per day and lactating women an extra 20 grams; the RDA is also higher for those under 19 to assist in healthy growth.)
Meat and fish are the best sources of protein. A 3.5-ounce serving of chicken, duck, pork roast, turkey, lamb, or beef yields about 25 grams; an equal portion of fish contains about 21 grams. Most meat (even chicken) is high in saturated fat and cholesterol (some, including emu, buffalo, and ostrich, are low in total and saturated fat and cholesterol) .Some types of fish and shellfish (sshrimp, lobster, mackerel, sardines, and salmon) are high in cholesterol, though low in saturated fat (which is mostly in the form of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids).
Eggs (6 grams for a medium egg) and milk (6.3 grams per glass) are also good sources of protein. Egg yolks and regular milk are rich in cholesterol, though, so follow the American Heart Association recommendation and consume no more than three to four egg yolks per week, and drink and cook with skim or one percent milk. Soy milk (6 grams of protein per cup) is a good alternative to cow’s milk.
Beyond animal products, the best protein sources are legumes, including well-known and not-so-well-known beans such as adzuki, mungo, refried beans, black beans, black-eyed peas, and chickpeas (including hummus). If you want to limit your meat intake, but aren’t a bean lover, look into protein supplements such as Met-RX bars (27 grams per serving) and Myoplex protein (42 grams per serving), or use powdered whey protein (23 grams per serving) to make a meal-replacement shake.
Do you have a question about exercise, diet, or nutrition? E-mail [email protected].
Judy Fallon, library assistant, recommends Diagnosis Murder: The Death Merchant by Lee Goldberg. The story features Dr. Mark Sloan and his detective son Steve as they attempt to enjoy their vacation in Hawaii. As usual, a suspicious death occurs and it is Mark who uncovers the clues to solve the crime. Fans of the now defunct television series Diagnosis Murder should enjoy this book. It is a fun and quick read, Fallon says.Maintained by [email protected]
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Scientists, using cameras aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), have created the largest high resolution mosaic of our moon's north polar region. The six-and-a-half feet (two-meters)-per-pixel images cover an area equal to more than one-quarter of the United States.
New global imaging and topographic data from MESSENGER show that the innermost planet has contracted far more than previous estimates. The results are based on a global study of more than 5,900 geological landforms, such as curving cliff-like scarps and wrinkle ridges, that have resulted from the planet's contraction as Mercury cooled. The findings are key to understanding the planet's thermal, tectonic, and volcanic history, and the structure of its unusually large metallic core.
Water, salts and gases dissolved in the huge ocean that scientists believe could exist below Europa's icy crust can rise to the surface generating the enigmatic geological formations associated to red-tinged materials that can be seen on this Jupiter's satellite.
A new study by ESA's Clean Space initiative - tasked with reducing the space industry's environmental impacts on both Earth and space - aims to evaluate battery behaviour after a satellite shuts down, assessing the risk of breakup and ensuring full 'passivation'.
ESO's Very Large Telescope has revealed the largest yellow star - and one of the 10 largest stars found so far. This hypergiant has been found to measure more than 1,300 times the diameter of the Sun, and to be part of a double star system, with the second component so close that it is in contact with the main star. Observations spanning over 60 years also indicate that this remarkable object is changing very rapidly.
Most of the galaxies that have been observed from the early days of the universe were young and actively forming stars. Now, an international team of astronomers have discovered galaxies that were already mature and massive in the early days. Fifteen mature galaxies were found at a record-breaking average distance of 12 billion light years, when the universe was just 1.6 billion years old. Their existence at such an early time raises new questions about what forced them to grow up so quickly.
Using DESY's X-ray laser FLASH, researchers took a sneak peek deep into the lower atmospheric layers of giant gas planets such as Jupiter or Saturn. The observations reveal how liquid hydrogen becomes a plasma, providing information on the material's thermal conductivity and its internal energy exchange - important ingredients for planetary models.
The Planetary Data System (PDS), which archives and distributes data from all of NASA's planetary missions, today released its eleventh batch of data collected by the MESSENGER mission. With this release, images and measurements are now available to the public for the fifth full Mercury solar day of MESSENGER orbital operations.
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Contract: FOURFRONT KURTZ JOINT VENTURE
FOURFRONT KURTZ JOINT VENTURE
CDFA Program Title
As part of maintenance, this design-build project includes HVAC repairs at Buildings 547 and 475, Minot Air Force Base, Ward County, ND.
Recipients Connected to Award
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|FOURFRONT DESIGN, INC.||Sub-recipient||$175,588.00|
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Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens have called it quits, OK! Magazine insiders whisper.
Zac was away in Europe promoting Hairspray, while Vanessa was at a Hollywood Hills party, snuggled “all over” a much older date. Someone asked about Zac and Vanessa “threw a fit and screamed “Don’t mention his name!’”
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Was it Tina Palin or Sarah Fey?
Kimberly A. Hunter, grants writer for the West Springfield School Department, turned some heads at the Halloween United Way costume party and benefit luncheon at the Municipal Office Building. Hunter was dressed as Tina Fey, dressed as Sarah Palin.
The red jacket, black skirt and open toed high, high heels made her a dead ringer for the Republican vice presidential candidate. The Russian flag she carried was a nice touch, too.
With several winks at the crowd, a couple of "you betchas" thrown in for good measure, Palin/Fey captured first place in the Overall Great Costume category.
A 'giant leap' for WNEC?
The credit goes to Curt Hamakawa, a 1984 graduate of Western New England College School of Law who is now a professor of sport management here. Hamakawa worked for the U.S. Olympic Committee for 16 years, having served as associate general counsel, director of athlete services, and, most recently, director of international relations.
Beamon is today a motivational speaker who talks about finding his calling in sports after a "troubled youth" growing up in Queens, N.Y. His long jump world record, by the way, stood for 23 years until it was broken in 1991 by Mike Powell with a distance of 29 feet, 4½ inches. It remains an Olympic record, though; this year's winner of the long jump fell nearly 2 feet short of Beamon's jump.
Scaring the competition
The "Ghost Hunters" episode probing the reported haunting of Theodores' in downtown Springfield was the highest-rated cable TV program for Oct. 22 with 3.2 million viewers. With it, SciFi Channel logged the highest number of total viewers for an original series program in more than two years.
Rollie has audience appeal
While Jacobs needed little introduction, he offered the audience a smile saying "he is happily retired and now at the age when my back goes out more often than I do."
A popular Westfield resident, Jacobs worked at a local television sportscaster for Channel 22 for 28 years.
Dr. Seuss knew marketing
But Seuss, born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, knew how to capitalize on a good thing in his lifetime, too.
In his essay for the new 50th-anniversary retrospective edition of "Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories," Seuss expert and Deerfield dentist Charles D. Cohen reveals that Geisel was not at all averse to merchandising his characters.
Yertle, for example, spawned a Yertle game, a Yertle record, a Yertle tote bag and a Yertle doll. People could even buy Yertle Yellow paint at Sears - and a Yertle-shaped rattan table.
Let's check on that
A check was exactly what J. William Ward, executive director of the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County, wanted to see recently from state Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Daniel O'Connell.
O'Connell was at Hoppe Tool Inc. in Chicopee on Oct. 30 to announce a $500,000 grant to the employment board to support precision machining initiatives in Western Massachusetts. But he came empty handed. One of those huge, fake checks that are usually displayed at these types of announcements was nowhere to be found.
"I was kind of looking for one of those big checks that don't fit in the ATM machine," Ward said to O'Connell. "But I hear the check is in the mail."
Let's hope so. The initiative promises to increase local precision machining sales by 4 percent, which could mean an additional 430 jobs locally.
We've got a bridge for sale
Minneapolis's I-35 bridge reopened recently, just 14 months after its horrific and sudden collapse - and that's good - but one can't help marvelling at how the $234 million replacement bridge project finished on budget and three months ahead of schedule.
Compare that with bridge repairs in Western Massachusetts where "on budget" and "on time" seem every bit as mythical as unicorns and leprechauns. If you play word association with someone from the state Department of Highways, their most common responses for "bridge project" are "delayed" and "needs more money." Just off the top of our head, here's a list of area notable bridge projects:
Northampton's Coolidge Bridge rehab was proposed as a three-year project costing $15 million. It took seven years and cost $35 million.
Springfield's Memorial Bridge rehab was proposed as a three-year, $9.9 million project. It took five years and cost $30 million.
The Julia B. Buxton Bridge connecting Agawam with the Springfield's South End seems to be perpetually under repair. From 2001-06, work was continually done on the bridge to the tune of $13 million, and now Gov. Deval L. Patrick in August authorized a bond bill for another $9.2 million.
In Westfield, the Great River Bridge project began last year after 14 years of planning and 30-plus years of informal discussion. It's estimated to take five years and $60 million... We'll see.
Clint pays homage to Indian
Director Clint Eastwood gives a shout out to Springfield history, sort of, in his latest film, "Changeling." The story is largely set in Los Angeles in the late 1920s and 1930s and, at one point, for just a moment, the audience gets a look at a policeman on a motorcycle. He's on an Indian Motocycle, which was manufactured in Springfield.
Don't miss The Republican tomorrow for Cries & Whispers on the Rev. Michael Zielke's ride down the St. Stan's slide, a little deja vu at the polling sites, a donation that's a slam dunk for Kiley Middle School and other items too interesting to ignore. Reach us at [email protected] | <urn:uuid:b4b78d45-3848-499f-b936-0431ede08bdb> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://blog.masslive.com/criesandwhispers/2008/11/tina_or_sarah_lookalike.html | 2014-04-16T19:37:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609524644.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005204-00357-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960918 | 1,250 | [
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With its freshly painted light posts and newly litter-free sidewalks, Payson's Main Street could nearly pass for Disneyland's Main Street. You have Payson Community Kids to thank for it.
Normally, this group of "youngsters with special needs" meet for volunteer clean-up projects only three or four times a year, Marcy Rogers said. She heads the program through the town's Community Development Department.
But because of the upcoming arrival of the Vietnam Memorial Wall, the 30-strong band of kids who comprise the program wanted Main Street to look extra-good -- so they spent two Saturday afternoons in a row spiffing up the town's most historic roadway.
"They painted, they raked, they picked up trash, and just kept busy working for two-and-a-half hours each day," Rogers said.
"Why? Because they have a great time. This is something they actually enjoy doing. It gets them out where they can be with friends, do something worthwhile, enjoy our picnic, and even win a bike or an airplane ride or horseback riding lessons donated by community businesses."
"More than anything," Rogers said, "Payson Community Kids is a community service, where mainstream children help and mentor other mainstream children. But to the kids, it's just the greatest party in town."
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Are we ready for PS4 when we have these game releases on PS3 in 2013?
- Posted December 18th, 2012 at 04:58 EDT by Steven Williamson
It only seems like yesterday that I unboxed my VHS video recorder-sized PlayStation 3. Sony’s 2007 console barely fit in my T.V. cabinet it was so big, yet I was immensely proud to display such a magnificent gaming machine for all to see.
It does, however, seem like a very long time ago when I was playing launch titles like Resistance: Fall Of Man and Fight Night Round 3. Since those initial days, developers have had plenty of time to really get to grips with the PS3 hardware and its capabilities and in its final few years we’re witnessing the best of what’s on offer.
With the PS3’s life-cycle likely coming to an end in 2013 as PS4 or PlayStation Orbis becomes the new kid on the block, Sony and third-party developers still have a lot in store for the console in 2013. Judging by the great-looking roster of upcoming games, Sony’s black box is about to go out with an almighty bang.
Do these first-party treats whet your appetite?
Is there a PlayStation fan out there who isn’t excited about The Last Of Us and Beyond Two Souls, both of which are hoping to make a huge impact in 2013? Jaws dropped at the trailer and gameplay footage of The Last Of Us, which shows how far developers have come over the past five years with a cinematic experiences that blurs the lines between fiction and reality.
Quantic Dream’s Beyond: Two Souls is a unique concept that should make a lasting imprint on the industry by pushing the boundaries of interaction in a videogame while interweaving the curious themes of spirituality and psychology into one thriller-soaked package. Both games have the potential to pay a fitting hats-off tribute to the PlayStation 3 in 2013 leaving gamers excited for the arrival of Sony’s next-gen console and licking their lips at what the next generation line-up of software could produce.
Familiar faces make a welcome return
2013 is a massive year for some of the world’s biggest franchises. We’re talking Devil May Cry, God Of War, Tomb Raider, BioShock, Crysis and Grand Theft Auto; need we go on? GTA V alone is enough to get most PlayStation fans quivering with excitement, but we also can’t wait to see how SCE Santa Monica Studio has revamped the weapon and combat system for God Of War: Ascension, witness the rejuvenation of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider franchise, and see how the BioShock franchise has evolved with the third iteration, BioShock Infinite. Let’s not forget Ubi’s big franchises either with Rainbow 6 Patriots and Splinter Cell Blacklist looking to make a major impact in 2013.
We’ve already mentioned The Last Of Us and Beyond Two Souls, but third-party developers are also poised to shower us with host of new IPs in 2013 that they hope will be remembered long after the PS3 has graciously bowed out. The pick of the bunch has to be Watch Dogs, which takes the very relevant concept of information warfare and thrusts us into an attractive open-world setting based on Chicago. Ubisoft says that it will "go beyond the limits of today's open world games.”
Eyes are also on the PlayStation 3 exclusive, The Last Guardian, developed by the talented Team Ico, known for Shadow Of Colossus. One thing we can guarantee about The Last Guardian is that it will be totally unique, unlike anything we’ve played on PS3 before. With Team Ico behind it, we can also be assured that it will look incredible.
There’s a lot more to look forward to in 2013 with games like DUST 514 pushing the boundaries of console gaming by creating an experience that brings together the two worlds of PC and PS3 in one gigantic sci-fi universe, and South Park: Stick Of Truth, which could well end up being one of the funniest games of this generation. Whatever genre you like, 2013 looks set to deliver something for everyone and we’re pretty confident that PlayStation 3 is set to go out on a high with a stunning software ... (continued on next page) ----
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This model I hold near to my heart...
For Easter I was surprised (and that's not easy to do with Breyers) with an OF Firebird. He had a chipped ear but nothing obvious.
Unfortunately several months later a freak accident in the middle of the night (involving my Huck Bey's) caused him to tumble to the floor and shatter into DOZENS of pieces; some which were never found. *I swear my house has black holes*
I couldn't salvage another ceramic stablemate (got a replacement) but wanted to 'restore' Firebird. That task proved to be a difficult one as supplies and lack of determination kept me from working on him for years. Last year I finally began painting him but wouldn't finish until this spring.
In honor of his former name, and new start on his (inanimate) life, I name him Phoenix.
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RF Industries, Ltd. (RFIL) markets connectors and cables to numerous industries in telecommunications. The company contracts out the majority of their assembly and manufacture to third parties and subsequently sells their products to telecom distributors. RF Industries is currently selling at an earnings yield of 10% and paying a 5% dividend. Importantly, revenues have grown substantially over the past few years:
The height to which revenues have climbed above appears to be likely to continue given the application of RF Industries 4G cable technologies to the current telecom buildout. Further, the corporation is capitalized in a conservative manner (RF Industries 2012 10-K, p. 17):
The balance sheet has no debt, and liabilities total only 20% of capital....
Only subscribers can access this article, which is part of the PRO research library covering 3,773 different stocks.
Growing numbers of fund managers and other investment professionals subscribe to Seeking Alpha PRO for equity research that is unavailable elsewhere, so they can: | <urn:uuid:84b463d0-0053-493e-b073-4255bed8b758> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://seekingalpha.com/article/1524652-rf-industries-poised-to-prosper-from-the-telecommunications-build-out | 2014-04-19T17:16:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609537308.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005217-00093-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937747 | 196 | [
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VW/Audi specialists in Leicester..............Lion Garage
I took my car for a plug in, they were spot on! That good in fact that i now work there :-).
If anyone needs any plug ins, servicing, MOT's etc please feel free to come by or phone for any details.
Audi, VW, Seat, Skoda East Midlands, MOT East Midlands, Servicing East Midlands, Repairs East Midlands, Diagnostics East Midlands, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Loughborough, Tamworth or check us out on facebook. | <urn:uuid:1b0c5efc-2cf6-4349-abdd-dbdd5e7f6cff> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/audi-s4-a4-a4-cab-b7-chassis/119148-vw-audi-specialists-leicester-lion-garage.html | 2014-04-19T17:08:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609537308.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005217-00093-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.897955 | 120 | [
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ISLAMABAD -- U.S. drones fired missiles at three hideouts in a key militant sanctuary close to the Afghan border Friday, killing 18 suspected insurgents in the latest of a series of strikes conducted this week despite protests from Islamabad, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
The strikes all took place in the North Waziristan tribal area, the target of a planned Pakistani military operation that the United States expects in the near future. Hundreds of militants and their families have streamed out of North Waziristan in the past few days in anticipation of the operation, local residents said.
Washington has long demanded Pakistan target militants holed up in North Waziristan and has welcomed the planned operation in the area. But Islamabad is likely to focus on Taliban militants who have been at war with Pakistan, not those who have been fighting the U.S.-led coalition in neighboring Afghanistan.
In a string of strikes Friday just minutes apart, U.S. missiles slammed into mud brick compounds located several miles from each other in the Shawal Valley, a heavily forested, mountainous area in North Waziristan that serves as one of the key crossing points for militants heading into Afghanistan, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
Fourteen suspected insurgents were wounded, the officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. It was not immediately clear which militant group was hit.
The United States has carried out seven drone strikes in the past week in North Waziristan, ignoring repeated Pakistani protests that they violate the country's sovereignty and international law. The covert CIA attacks have increasingly become a point of public conflict between the two countries, complicating an already troubled relationship that is vital to the outcome of war in neighboring Afghanistan.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry summoned a senior U.S. diplomat Thursday to protest the strikes, and the ministry's spokesman, Moazzam Ahmad Khan, called the attacks "illegal, unproductive" during his weekly news briefing Friday.
But the reality behind the scenes is more nuanced -- Pakistan secretly supported the strikes in the past, and U.S. officials say privately that key members of the government and military still do.
The Americans view the public denunciations of the strikes as a political tool to appease the large number of Pakistanis who disapprove of the missile attacks. | <urn:uuid:277fe76a-9c4b-48cf-a303-652bfa00a579> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://www.cleveland.com/world/index.ssf/2012/08/us_drones_hit_3_militant_hideo.html | 2014-04-21T00:29:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609539337.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005219-00125-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959686 | 470 | [
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I have frequent episodes of diverticulitis. My doctor prescribes a 10-day supply of Bactrim DS. Many times 10 days is not enough to completely clear up the problem so I wind up needing an additional 10 days worth of medicine. I have not had any bad side effects from this drug. I wish someone would create a drug to prevent diverticulitis.
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Nadine Dorries has defended her appearance on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, after arriving back in the UK.
Speaking to reporters at Heathrow Airport, she said:
I've had three sitting days away from Parliament. The rest has been over half-term.
There are still MPs who have been away for two weeks and still haven't returned. I've had three sitting days away. I think that is an important thing to remember.
When asked about the reaction of some of her constituents in Mid Bedfordshire, she replied: "What they are angry about is what they have read in the newspapers, which is not the truth." | <urn:uuid:696d9017-7edd-4dd1-ac5f-e5cb8aca77f7> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://www.itv.com/news/update/2012-11-26/dorries-ive-had-three-sitting-days-away-from-parliament/ | 2014-04-20T23:37:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609539337.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005219-00125-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.992579 | 136 | [
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Mucosis B.V. is an exciting, young Groningen-based Dutch biotech company developing innovative mucosal vaccines that are applied needle-free via the nose or mouth. Mucosis’s lead product candidates are FluGEM®, an intranasal vaccine to prevent influenza, SynGEM®, a vaccine to prevent respiratory syncytial virus infections and PneuGEM®, a vaccine to prevent pneumonia and mid ear infections. Our vaccines are based on Mimopath™, a unique technology that enables a robust natural immune response as well as a broad base of protection.
Mucosis is searching for team players with relevant experience in biotech industry who share our passion for excellence. We are currently recruiting for the positions outlined below. If you are interested in joining our team, please submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected].
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In the last days of September (National Library Card month), my six-year old and I were at the self-checkout machine at our local library when she asked:
“Mommy, can I get my own library card?”
We celebrate so many children’s firsts, so why don’t we make a bigger fuss about our childrens’ first library cards? Because I’m telling you, this was a Big Deal Moment in my kid’s life. In fact, she was so starry-eyed holding her new card that I asked her to share her excitement with your kids.
Hope: I would like to tell kids that if they get a library card, then you don’t have to say ‘oh mom, I want this book, can you check it out?’ You do it yourself with this magical card! It’s amazing because, you give the card to the librarian and just get your own books! Or you can use the checkout machine if you know how to do it yourself. I know how!
Me: How does a kid get a library card?
Hope: Just tell the librarian you want one. They ask your parent questions and type things on the computer. Then you write your name on the back of the card. That made me feel grown up like a teenager!
Me: Where should kids keep their library cards so they’re safe?
Hope: Um…well, if you’re a girl you can put it in your jewelry box. Boys could put it in a box with their action figures. Wait, girls can have action figures too! Well, just put it somewhere where your name won’t get smudged. If I had a baby brother, I’d keep it away from him.
Me: What happens if you lose the card?
Hope: I’d freak out and faint.
Me: Ah. Better hold onto it then! Do you plan to use the card a lot?
Hope: Oh, I’m going to check out a million books with this magical card. Not all at one time though!
Me: Why do you keep calling library cards magical?
Hope: I want kids to understand they’re amazing.
Me: Will you still read Bookboard books too?
Hope: Yes! Bookboard is awesome because it’s my special library. I want both kinds of books. I like having choices!
Parent-to-parent, here are a few extra tips:
- Start early to engage young readers! Some libraries offer library cards to children of any age, as long as parents provide required information.
- Note that library cards may entitle children to all library materials (magazines, CDs, DVDs) and select services. Ask the youth services librarian for policies and guidelines.
- Check out library websites which often include helpful “My First Library Card” information pages.
- Talk with children about the responsibilities that come with a library card.
- For a fun read on this topic, check out Amelia Bedelia’s First Library Card (HarperCollins). | <urn:uuid:a767b6b3-57db-4bc0-a93b-ab7fdced18bc> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://bookboard.com/blog/2013/09/kid-to-kid-wisdom-why-you-should-get-a-library-card-today/ | 2014-04-25T03:49:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1398223207985.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20140423032007-00189-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936492 | 661 | [
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Especially deadly to Elves
|Class: Two-Handed, Battleaxe|
|Upgrade Material: N/A|
It was originally wielded by Ysgramor, leader of the Five Hundred Companions, in his crusade against the native Snow Elves of Skyrim and Solstheim in the Merethic Era. The weapon was later shattered into fragments, several of which are displayed in the Companions' mead hall of Jorrvaskr until stolen by the Silver Hand during the Companions' questline.
Wuuthrad was forged by Ysgramor's son, Yngol, the day after the Night of Tears. Legend has it that when Ysgramor was leaving Saarthal, his tears of grief were made of ebony, in which Yngol used to forge the axe. Yngol heated the tears with lightning and cooled them in the ocean and the result was a great axe forged from Ysgramor's own sorrow. Yngol gifted the axe to his father, who then named it "Wuuthrad", meaning Storm's Tears in the Atmoran Tongue.
Wuuthrad can be obtained during Purity of Revenge. It is re-forged by Eorlund Gray-Mane after all the fragments of Wuuthrad are retrieved from the Silver Hand. Later, it is used to open a passage within Ysgramor's Tomb during the quest "Glory of the Dead", but it can be removed from the statue immediately afterwards without incident.
The effect is not considered an enchantment, so Wuuthrad is affected by the Elemental Fury shout. Additionally it may be enchanted at an arcane enchanter to stack with its inherent ability, although the description "Especially deadly to Elves" will remain.
With the Unofficial Skyrim Patch, Wuuthrad can be upgraded with an ebony ingot; however, it does not benefit from any smithing perks. This means that the weapon cannot be improved past flawless quality without boosting the Smithing skill over 100. This can be achieved by using enchanted apparel or blacksmithing potions to fortify smithing.
- Concept art for Wuuthrad reveals it bore the name "Elf-Grinder" (see gallery). Though this conflicts with the Songs of the Return, Vol 5 which states that the name of the axe means "Storm's Tears".
- In Sovngarde, Ysgramor can be seen in the Hall of Valor equipped with his legendary axe.
- Interestingly, in the middle of the battleaxe blade, there is a carving of a screaming elf - a visual allusion to the fact that Wuuthrad is especially powerful for killing elves.
- Ysgramor's statue for the first time. Wuuthrad may disappear when placed on
- Wuuthrad may not use Stamina when using a power attack.
- If placed on a weapons rack and later removed, it is possible for Wuuthrad to be marked as a quest item, and no longer be capable of being dropped or put into a chest. However, it is possible to remove Wuuthrad from your inventory by using it on a weapons rack again, though it will only be thrown onto the floor nearby and not placed on the rack.
- If placed on a weapon plaque, Wuuthrad may disappear. Sometimes it is found floating in the air across from the weapon plaque.
- Wuuthrad can increase or decrease base damage randomly when loading a saved game.
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For tens of thousands of Minnesotans who walk and bike and paddle around Minneapolis’s beautiful chain of lakes every year, the lovely homes that surround these fine city parks are as intriguing as the exquisite views of open space and sparkling water. Legendary Homes of the Minneapolis Lakes invites readers inside twenty-eight of the most architecturally significant dwellings.
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Results tagged ‘ Dale Thayer ’
And the final direction this 2010 Rays team takes in 2010 will be heavily based on this mathematical breakdown, even before their Home Opener on April 6,2010. And this simple math problem might say a lot about how solid and confident this Rays Coaching staff, and Maddon feel about the key elements of their 2010 squad before firmly heading into the Rays 13th Major League Baseball season.
One statistical breakdown remains unsolved, and it will definitely define the early roster of this team. This one still undecided simple mathematical conclusion could become the balancing fulcrum towards the realizations of multiple scenarios for possible failure, or ultimate success going into the 2010 season. For these two sets of simultaneous and sequenced numbers will decide the final set-up of the Rays roster. How the Rays split their 2010 roster into their “13 & 12″ segments will be a huge indicator of how the Rays perceive their team’s strengths coming out of Spring Training, and into the early divisional firestorm with American League East ramifications starting with Game 1.
How Maddon and his staff decide if they want to start the season with 13 pitchers and 12 bench players or vice versa will be an early tell tale sign to the confidence level this Coaching staff has with its roster, and its solution towards early challenges.
For the Rays can not have a downward spiral in the month of April, like in 2009, when the Rays went quickly towards an unpredictable 9-14 early record, and put themselves in “catch-up” mode for the rest of the season. How this Rays squad separates their personnel into those “13-12″ splits might be a instant indication if the Rays organization believes their pitching will need to get the “upper hand”, or if the hitting/fielding players will get the chance to man that “13th seat” at the table.
But you can count on more than a few players trying to force the Rays hands and have their names put in ink onto that “13th” numbered roster spot this Spring. These young and hungry players will do everything humanly possible to make the Rays staff’s decision tougher, and hope to make it lean towards their names with an impressive performance during Spring Training. And the ultimate reward just might make their first Opening Day MLB roster.
If the Bullpen pulls it together and borderline relievers like Winston Abreu and Dale Thayer make the roster, it could tilt that invisible line towards the team ultimately carrying 13 pitchers. And even the addition of former Rays starter Andy Sonnanstine thrown into the pitching mix, either in the Bullpen, or as a possible fifth starter. This could throw the whole equation quickly into the pitching sides favor early on this Spring. But that in itself presents an interesting and complex decision all by itself.
With returning fifth starter Wade Davis and Sonnanstine squaring off in the only battle this Spring for a starting job, could the eventual loser of that battle just be sent packing to another team like Jason Hammel in 2009, or could they just be sent down to Triple-A Durham knowing they might be the first call-up of the season?
I have a feeling right now Maddon and his Pitching Coach Jim Hickey might be leaning towards extending that “13th slot” towards a pitcher, but there are also going to be some tough and interesting decisions to be made in the Rays infield and outfield mix that might make that entire pitching situation moot.
We already know that outfielder Matt Joyce is going to try to prove once and for all to the Rays Coaching Staff and Maddon that he deserves that Rightfield slot going into the season, and maybe for the next several years. And even if Joyce wins that spot (which I think he does), it is small factoring process compared to the highly competitive dogfight that will ultimately decide the fate of the Rays second utility guy between Reid Brignac and newcomer Sean Rodriguez.
And maybe Brignac’s roster “pop-ups” to the majors in 2009 might have given the Rays staff more of an comprehensive book on Brignac’s abilities coming into this Spring, and possibly Brignac’s scorecard already has a few penciled-in notes and scratches from the Rays Coaching staff, while Rodriguez is a blank slate with everything to gain heading into the Spring Training games.
Sure Rodriguez was a key trade component of the Rays trading left-handed starter Scott Kazmir to the Angels in late July 2009, but this will be the first time most Rays fans and the Tampa Bay media will get an extended chance to see what the kid can do……now or in the near future for the Rays.
If more than one of these young players like Joyce, Rodriguez, Brignac or even Elliot Johnson makes a lasting impression that they “have to be” on this roster, this could ultimately shake up the preconceived notion of 13 pitchers and twist the equation quickly towards 13 bench players. And that scenario has a very distinctive possibility of happening this Spring. These numbers games for the first time in Rays short history, might effectively come down to total game day performances and not the foresight predictions on their talents, or a daily growing maturity in their abilities to play at the Major League level.
But, the wrist injury to Aybar might be one of the biggest question mark still unanswered totally into this first set of Grapefruit League games. If he is down and out for an extended time, or even gets put on the 15-day Disabled List to start the regular MLB season, the Rays could keep an extra bench player down with the Rays instead of sending them to the minor league camp or even up to Durham.
So there might be a lot of day-to-day evaluations and recommendations discussed with Rays Head Trainer Ron Porterfield in the next week or so to see if there is a viable option of Aybar playing before the Major League season begins, or they shut Aybar down from hitting drills and let him effectively rehab back into game shape before pressing this same numbers issue again during the Rays season.
And if Aybar does go on the D L, it could also be a bit of a last gasp of making this roster for one of the reliever fighting it out to become a Rays Bullpen member, or could evolve into a chance for the loser of the Sonnanstine/Davis battle to be kept on the Major League roster as a possible long reliever like Lance Cormier.
My personal gut reaction is that the Rays seem to want to do everything in their power to try and keep Sonnanstine up at this level, but if he falls into that 13th slot and Aybar comes back, he would be the first to fall from the 25-man roster. You already know that Rafael Soriano, Grant Balfour, Cormier, Dan Wheeler, Randy Choate (leftie specialist), J P Howell along with Wade Davis, James Shields, Matt Garza, David Price and Jeff Niemann take up 11 pitching spots before even considering Abreu, Thayer or Joaquin Benoit as a Bullpen option.
That would leave a possible one viable slots, with a second up in the air right now if the Rays want to carry 13 pitchers. You could pencil in Sonnanstine into one of those two spaces, but with him and Davis both having minor league options, they could always be sent down with the adage that it came down to that “13th ” spot. And even with Thayer and Abreu showing mixed results at this level, you have to think of the two, Abreu would get a longer look based on his 2009 MiLB.com designation as the Triple-A Reliever of the Year.
But not going in Abreu’s favor is his short stint with Cleveland in 2009, when he seemed to imploded a bit on the mound and almost started an all out brawl in a game versus Seattle. But both relievers have paid their minor league dues and could force the Rays hand and send Sonnanstine to Durham, even with great outings this Spring.
This is only my scenario of the whole situation and is only my personal glance into the Rays possible decision on this issue. I see the loser of the Davis and Sonnanstine battle to be immediate trade bait offered before MLB rosters finalize and if a good trade option can not be found, the loser of the fifth rotation battle will be sent back to Durham knowing they are the first starting pitcher recalled by the Rays.
I think there are a few NL teams that would jump on Sonnanstine if he has a great Spring, but there is still time to see about his 2010 situation. I truly feel that Joyce will win his battle for Rightfield, and will platoon with Ben Zobrist to begin the season until Joyce shows he can hit left-handers with consistency, then it open another can of worms for the Rays as to a final playing position for Zobrist.
Out of the infield battle, I see Sean Rodriguez maybe having a slight edge right now, but I feel it is Brignac’s job to lose since he has the confidence and skill level to play at the Major League level. And if Aybar does go on the D L , they both could get a realistic shot to make the initial Rays 25-man Opening Day roster. But I also think in the end, the Rays will shop Brignac and he could be somewhere else either before the 2010 season, or within the first few months of the season.
It is funny how two of the Rays past “utility” guys, Aybar and Zobrist based on their great seasons in 2008 and 2009 will play a part so deep into the Rays decisions in 2010. But that just goes to show you the improved depth and wealth of talent sitting in Port Charlotte right now, just at the Major League camp level.
Some people consider the number “13″ to be mostly evil with no redemption for any good. But that same number “13″ for one Rays player this Spring Training season will be a blessing, and a chance to show they have what it takes to survive and play daily at this level of the game. Whoever gets that coveted “13th” spot in 2010, no matter if they are a Rays pitcher, or field player, they will know internally that they survived one of the most competitive Rays Spring Training camps.
It might not seem so tough to some of the Rays fans watching the workouts and drills, but this Spring’s competition level has been raised very, very high, and the final Rays player to grace that “13th” spot decision has to consider himself lucky indeed, for they get a chance to grow with this Rays team as they again set their sights on games in October.
There is going to be something special about the superstitious
number “13″ and the Tampa Bay Rays this season. And surprisingly, there is not
just one instance where this number will come hugely into play this year,
but several occasions where “13″ might just be the Rays lucky number. There are
a possible three instances where this superstitious number could bode heavily
into the Rays possible 2010 plans, and might also be instrumental in some of the
team’s future beyond 2010.
I have always liked this “strange”
combination of numbers, maybe more since it contains my two favorite numbers,
but the stark reality is that these two digits together will be constantly in
play over the next several weeks and might be right in the thick of it in
determining which direction this Rays team takes in the American East division.
I am looking forward during the next three days to outline my scenarios
where “13″ and the Rays will be side-by-side this Spring.
Considering the simple fact that the
2010 season will be the Rays 13th professional baseball season, and (
hopefully) one that will further define the direction of the franchise and
possibly make all the rest of Major League Baseball green with envy. Sure I
want to say I would cherish seeing Rays Manager Joe Maddon hoisting a beautiful
golden trophy with all 30 MLB teams flags on it to the high heavens during a
cool, crisp October night.
This 2010 team has a viable chance to
cement the phrases “winning” and “Rays” uttered in the same sentence within the
mindset of all baseball fans and media members around the country this year. The
always negative “devil” has now been exorcised for three seasons, and maybe this
is the year people finally forget that old name and the Rays can move from
underneath that negative persona and flourish like a shining ray of consistent
The 13th season is going to be one
of the best in Rays history based entirely on talent in regards to their pitching
and field players. This is one of the first Spring Training in history where the
Rays have come into their Spring camp without a huge number of question marks
dotting multiple field positions and their starting rotation/Bullpen. For the
first time in Rays franchise history, Maddon can have the confidence to pencil
in five names, even before the first Spring Training game as his desired 2010
starting rotation. Even the remote thought process of penciling in a Rays
rotation has never been a realistic option so early into Spring Training for a
Rays Manager in the last 12 seasons.
there could still be a huge question mark added as to the final decision on
the Rays fifth starter, but current fifth starter Wade Davis and possible option
Andy Sonnanstine both have minor league options still available for the Rays.
This might be another deja vu moment to 2009 when Jeff Niemann and Jason Hammel
fought it out to the last moment to finally reign in that fifth rotation spot.
But could the loser of this competition be a possible trade piece for the
Rays? But this ensuing competition will be great for both of them, and that
makes this 13th Rays season special.
And even if the biggest question mark hovering
the Rays field players might be where Ben Zobrist hop, skips and jumps within
the Rays line-up, or lines up on the field in 2010, you can bet there will be
more than capable players to take the vacant spot(s) left by Zobrist with
a vigor and vitality that has been missed during past Spring Training seasons.
And with Maddon stressing that his starting nine will get more chances to hit
during the Spring Training games this year, it can only be a positive sign of
better things to come for the team and better prepared hitting corps coming into
the Rays first game against Baltimore on April 6th in Tropicana
When was the last time there was even the possibility
of a handful of Rays players possibly formulating all the changes within this
team’s final seasonal make-up.
is the fight brewing for the fifth rotation spot between Davis and Sonnanstine,
but the top four slots are pretty much set in stone even before their first
inter-squad workout. The biggest controversy with the starting rotation will
come out of this fifth spot, and maybe if Rays left-handed starter David Price
gets the number 3 rotation slot to break up the right-hand dominated Rays
rotation right down the middle and provides a different adjustment for teams in
And even in the Rays Bullpen, there are signs it might
be down to a total of one or two slots depending on the numbers of pitchers the
Rays want to carry going into the 2010 season.
Winston Abreu or maybe a healthy Joaquin Benoit to win one of the two last
slots. But Sonnanstine could also figure into this mix as a long
reliever/6th starter option sitting in the Bullpen. And who knows,
maybe someone else coming into the Rays camp from the minor leagues might blow
the doors off the Rays Coaching staff and wiggle their name into the
conversation. That is why they call this part of the year
But this 13th season could also be
the breakout year for many of the Rays field players. We all know that
outfielder Matt Joyce was upset last Spring after starting the season on the
Major League roster to go back down to Triple-A Durham after Rays centerfielder
B J Upton came back after his shoulder surgery, but the whole experience also
gave Joyce ample time to play daily and develop more in the minors with an eye
towards regaining his rightfield slot for good this Spring.
Maddon and Triple-A Manger Charlie Montoya have both praising
Joyce’s 2009 development and his adherence to the Rays ” wish list” given to him
before he left for the minors. It might have been this forward stride in their
confidence in Joyce’s ability for the Rays not to pursue a left-handed
outfielder this off season and that Joyce made all the right moves and the
strides to be penciled-in as a starter in the Rays
But then again, we get the “Zobrist” factor that
will come immediately into play here. With Zobrist not having a defined position
and a defined role right now in the Rays field positions, he might just be a
human pinball bouncing from infield to outfield to start the season until some
sort of stability forms, hopefully not due to an injury. And with that, it makes
the competition between prospects Sean Rodriguez and Reid Brignac one of the
most interesting and closely watched Rays competitions coming into Spring
This fight is going to be for one of the coveted
“utility” player roles on the Rays along with Rays holdover Willy Aybar. But
with the possibilities of Aybar nursing a bad wrist through much of the Spring
Training schedule. It might be their ultimate chances this Spring to either fade
out or shine and possibly make this Rays squad, even if Aybar would go on the
possibility that until Aybar takes his first swings in the batting cages, that
both could possibly be penciled into the Rays roster.
if I had to point towards someone right now, it seems that Brignac might be the
guy right now to have the edge defensively because he can play all the infield
positions but first base. But the Rays are going to push and raise the bar
for Rodriguez by having him play every position around the diamond this Spring
to test his abilities and evaluate his readiness to be pushed towards the Major
And right now based on possible logistics, you
have to consider that second base will be mostly a transient position for either
of them since second base gives the Rays a instant option to get Zobrist in the
line-up if Joyce come out this Spring hitting the cover off the ball. But isn’t
it great to know that 4 infielders could decide the formulation of the Rays
2010 roster to such a degree. And there is only one shoe-in at this time
(Zobrist) that could be guaranteed a roster spot while the other three fight it
out to what degrees they will ultimately play in the Rays 2010 plans.
Got to love that as a fan. You can finally take a
side, much like the “Vampire/Werewolf” teams formed by the “Twilight” movie
series. We could see possible “Team Joyce” or even “Team S-Rod” or Team Brig”
T-shirts don the stands around the Grapefruit League pushing each of them
farther along in this realm of competition. And maybe I am the first to say it
out loud, but this infield competition will greatly effected on what
ultimately happens with Joyce and a possible Rightfield slot. This
13th Rays season is going to be fun-packed from the get-go, and we
will definitely see the strongest Rays squad to ever take the field when the
rosters are finalized around the time the Rays face their own affiliate
and Triple-A Champion Durham Bulls in Durham’s home stadium on April
How fitting that the Rays will be playing
their Triple-A affiliate in their last warm-up game before heading back to Tampa
Bay to get ready for the 2010 Major League Baseball season. How great is it that
the Durham fans might actually be the first to see the formative Rays
everyday line-up the team will field in 2010. But then again, how bad is it
going to be for one of these borderline Rays players to be told after the game
they might be remaining in Durham, and not have a plane ticket for the flight
back to Tampa Bay for the season.
I have a weird vision in my
mind that all of them will be donning the Rays home blue and whites for the Rays
Opening Night game against the Baltimore Orioles. For some reason I
see Rodriguez,Brignac, Sonnanstine and Joyce there and being introduced to the
sold-out crowd beaming with pride that they made the cut for the Rays 13th
season roster. But their Spring Training numbers and play will ultimately decide
their fate. Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13. Right now there are
plenty of other MLB squads that need to fear this 13th Rays season. For I view
it like the Hindu religion as a positive sign and not the negative influences of
the Rays past. “13″ will play a major role in the formulation of this season’s
Rays roster, but the next example will have to wait for
One of the biggest reasons so many fans came out to the Tampa Bay Rays 2010 Fan Fest on Saturday was a chance to chat and get autographs from their favorite Rays players in advance of the 2010 season. Also on hand were a few of the Rays minor league prospects invited to the Major League camp that started on Friday. The number of fans seen entering the building on Saturday definitely showed that the enthusiasm and the excitement is very much still alive within the Tampa Bay area for their team.
And there were a few big name players like Carl Crawford, Ben Zobrist, new comer Sean Rodriguez sent to the Rays in the Scott Kazmir trade in 2009 and Rays 2009 scapegoat Designated Hitter Pat Burrell. The autograph day went pretty uneventful accept for some late arrivals from players, and some people grumbling about the absence of Rays shortstop Jason Bartlett and leftie Jake McGee. I still have not heard a word on Bartlett, but McGee missed the event due to his wife Morgan going to a local hospital, but she has since been released and McGee is back with the team at the Port Charlotte complex.
But there were more than whispers from a few of the Rays Season Ticket holder I spoke to on friends not renewing their seats or even people downgrading from multiple seats to singles for the 2010 season. But the reality is also there that a small bulk of that inflated number in 2009 was for people who wanted to secure 2008 Playoff tickets and bought seats in the inexpensive sections of Tropicana Field to get guaranteed seating for the Rays playoff run. But there is a anticipated hope of people getting into the flow after Fan Fest and purchasing one of the many ticket packages or options for the upcoming season.
And there were members of the Rays Sales Department all over Tropicana Field ready and willing to discuss or show seating options to people all during Fan Fest. There are options starting as low as $ 273 (Friday or Sunday plan) and rising depending on the seat location. And beginning this Friday, February 26,2010 at 9 am, individual game tickets will go on sale to the general public for the first time in 2010. Another popular option is the Saturday game package that will include every game for the Hess Express /Rays Concert Series that start at $ 331 for T.B.T. Party Deck or Upper Deck Reserved seating.
And again in 2010, the Home Plate Club prices seems to have gone down a tab, so if you should win the Florida Lotto in time for the Rays season, you could purchase a seat in the All-Inclusive area starting at $ 13,256. And even as the Rays season Ticket numbers have dropped, it had to be anticipated by the local economic struggles and also the 2009 Playoff package ticket holders not renewing their seats for 2010. You can be sure within now and the beginning of the season, the Rays will announce some additional ticket options and also attractive promotions and events to get the Tampa Bay residents to come out to the Trop. for more games in 2010.
And as usual, the autograph lines seemed to begin to get congested almost immediately as people bought their silver wristbands then stood in line almost two hours before Evan Longoria first stepped onto the first table location just after 12 pm. By the time he had stepped into his seat, the line formed around the white plastic chain links and circled out into the Rightfield Street hallway down past the Dipping Dots booth and almost to the Rays Carnival Games for the kids.
And there were all sorts of interesting items brought up to the players to sign this year. One fan, Christin Manfredo actually had new Rays catcher Kelly Shoppach sign her 1,000th autographed baseball during Fan Fest, with Rays prospect catcher Nevin Ashley becoming the 1001st autographed baseball in Manfredo’s collection. And there was the usual oversize baseball bats and small scale batting helmets for players to sign, but the one item that caught my eyes was the oversize World Series ticket that were given to several players during the day.
Everyone always asks who is sitting right there with me in my section. Well, here we see Michael, who sits in Section 138, Row C Seat 1 giving Evan Longoria one of the State Farm Home Run Derby balls from 2008 to sign. Longoria took some time looking at the ball and remarked that it looked like it was actually hit, possibly by him during the event. It is a great collectible ball for Michael’s collection. Another item that came up just after Michael to Longo was an actual gold-colored fielding glove that looked a lot like the Golden Glove model glove on the trophy that Longoria will be presented at a Rays game in 2010. One of the great things about this event is seeing some of the fantastic collectible items fans have obtained during the past season from auctions, sales and even events like Fan Fest for the guys to sign.
People were complaining all day long about players getting to the Trop. late for their signings and not staying past their times to appease fans. I know that certain players had transportation delays on their travels up from Port Charlotte, while others had logistical situation going on with their belongings and equipment getting to Port Charlotte ahead of them on Saturday. For some reason, B J Upton took a huge blunt of this backlash, but he was not the only player who was delayed and did not stay any additional time to sign for fans.
And some Rays fans were quick to notice he was texting between signatures and also checking his phone a bit not aware of his transportation logistic situation. But then again,
when you are sitting at a table above the general public, they can see you every move and action and can develop negative opinions and reaction quickly based on your overall mood and attitude to the fans. Upton is excited to begin a new chapter in 2010 and is healthy for the first time in a few years. He has reached out to new Hitting Coach Derek Shelton for advice and has seen the errors of his ways in the past with his nonchalant base running and quiet demeanor. I think he is going to have a breakout year in 2010.
Gabe Kapler to me has become one of the greatest ” at ease” fashion sense guys on this team. And I mean that as a compliment. Here we see him in a great black hat and a pair of Chuck Taylor sneakers that seems to show his laid-back attitude and approach to this team. But he is also one of the guys who get into a “zone” during game day and is a constant figure helping other players both on and off the field. Kapler is one of those guys on the edges of the Rays roster in 2010 who could be beneficial to the Rays return to the playoffs in 2010.
Most people know these two guys as one of the best First Basemen offensively and defensively in the Major Leagues, and the other is the Senior Director of Promotions for the Rays. But Carlos Pena and Brian Killingsworth also have another “Kevin Bacon 6 degrees of Separation” moment”. Both were also members of the Wartham Gatesman who won the 1997 Cape Cod Baseball League Championship. Funny story, Killingsworth actually called me on my cellphone the day we got Pena and told me about the signing. I still marvel at that moment I knew the Rays were bound for the playoffs with a guy like Pena behind the scenes.
One of the great thing I love about Rays Fan Fest is the way Rays Radio Network guru Rich Herrera gets time with the players to talk about the upcoming season, or even put an exclamation point on some issue. It was great how he started chatting about the limited edition Carlos Pena T-shirt being sold by the American Red Cross and the Save The Children Foundation.
Herrera told the crowd how the back of the T-shirt lists all the accomplishments Pena has accumulated since his arrival here in 2007. About Pena’s 2007 Comeback Player of the Year Award and Silver Slugger Award, his 2008 Gold Glove, and his 2009 selection to the All Star game. But Herrera was quick to mention the one award Pena is most proud of is his selection as the Tampa Bay recipient for the 2008 Roberto Clemente Award.
Most people know that this award is given annually to the player who combines outstanding skills on the baseball diamond with their devoted work within their team’s community. Pena was actually honored to be presented his nomination by Roberto Clemente Junior during a ceremony at Tropicana Field on September 3,2008. As part of the Roberto Clemente nomination, Major League Baseball made a donation in Pena’s name of $ 7,500 to Fundacion Lumen 2000, a Christian Foundation which provides foster care for children. Pena and his wife, Pamela, also donate school supplies, medicine and equipment to this foundation annually.
I have notice a weird pattern lately in the family units of players within the Rays roster. It is fascinating to me the number of “twos” associated with Rays players and their children. There seems to be a wild Rays parallel, especially in the Rays Bullpen where 4 players have two children. Included in that list is Dan Wheeler (2 boys),Randy Choate (2 girls), Jeff Bennett (2 girls) and Dale Thayer (see above photo).
But the duo’s do not end there as First Baseman Carlos Pena (1 boy,1 girl), Outfielder Gabe Kapler (2 boys), Starting Pitcher Matt Garza (1 boy,1 girl) and Catcher Dioner Navarro( 2 boys) all celebrate the “2′s”. But it can go one step further as First Base Coach George Hendricks, Senior Advisor Don Zimmer and Vice President of Communications Rick Vaughn also have two children in their broods.
There was also a another wild moment behind-the-scenes as several members of the Rays showed up wearing some unconventional head gear for the autograph signings. From Rays starter James Shields, who should get the nod for the 2010 Home Opener against the Baltimore Orioles rocking a white cap, to new closer Rafael Soriano coming down the aisle dressed in black and gold and listening intently to his I-pod on the way to the signing table. Some websites around the Internet did not see his ensemble in its entirety. So the above photo is what he wore into Tropicana Field before he took the stage wearing the Rays new “Sky Blue”-themed alternative jersey.
And most of the Rays were in a really giving mood during Fan Fest. At one point, before Grant Balfour went over to the Season Ticket holder Photo area, he came down from the table and signed for a few minutes with a few more fans before heading over by the Leftfield foul pole to participate in the photo op for the Season Ticket holders only. But even as they were coming and going, several Rays players,including Upton posed with fans for pictures as
they were ascending the aisle to go back into the Clubhouse area following their autograph signing times.
Fernando Perez even took a moment out to come by my seat and tell me he read a bit of my posts during the off season, which really caught me by surprise. I had forgotten I told him about my blog following his poetry article back in 2009, and he advised me he likes my “personalized” view of the game and the actions. Got to admit, when you have a graduate of Columbia University in Creative Writing tell you he likes your stuff… I was on cloud nine the rest of the day. Fernando, in advance, got to tell you, I am also a huge fan of your articles and I am still going to push you to join MLBlogs.com and submit some stuff….You can count on that!
But this was also a time for some “old Friends” to reunite as former Rangers teammates Jaoquin Benoit and Carlos Pena chatted for a bit before Benoit and Rays Bullpen Coach Bobby Ramos made their way to the stage for their 4 pm autograph times. There were a lot of chuckles and writing down of information between the three of them before Ramos and Benoit descended for their time at the autograph tables. And as was custom for every Rays game since he got here, Ramos gave me a salute as he entered the blue-screened area for the signing. I am a lifetime fan of Ramos, and it is not just for the sideline Salsa displays either.
And the Rays organization has to be proud of its fan base that still had the roped off areas full and awaiting autographs at 4 pm. This is a great sign of the energy and the commitment this region has towards Major League Baseball. And it is also fitting that Maddon did not leave the signing table until everyone in the “Table 1″ line had their chance to come up and get their signatures. Even as the overhead lights began to dim within Tropicana Field, Maddon and his two Coaches stood their ground until the last fan got their items signed. Maddon did the same thing in 2009, and I suspect he will do it every season he is here with the Rays. And that is another reason to love him as this team’s manager.
As you can see by this last photo, the time is quickly upon us to begin our nightly patronage of all things Rays related. And those 45 days will seem to simply fly by as the Rays begin game within the next week or so. Once the team begins their Grapefruit schedule the days will pick up steam until that last Florida Home game at Tropicana Field against the New York Mets. And then with one more trip up to Durham, North Carolina to play the Triple-A Champion Durham Bulls, it will be only a matter of hours before we again assemble for another Major League Baseball campaign, and a drive towards playoff glory again.
Even with all of the outside distractions and riff-raff going on within this Tampa Bay area, the one constant is that the Rays play a brand of baseball other teams are now adapting for their own squads. They always say that imitation is the ultimate form of flattery. If that is true, then the “Rays Sky Blue” jerseys might be a great addition as expectations rise and the sky is the limit in 2010.
Coming into the middle of February in 2010 when the Tampa Bay Rays pitchers and catchers begin to report for Spring Training in Port Charlotte, you have to realistically visualize the picture that there might only be one lone slot left on the Rays 25-man roster for another reliever. And considering this Spring invitees will include Durham Bulls relievers like Randy Cromier, Dale Thayer and Calvin Medlock, there is still one name missing off this list who I think might have a real legitimate shot at securing that solo seat on the Rays Bullpen bench for 2010.
Sure, we can debate back and forth for days as to the merits of the other three guys I have mentioned, or a even the merits of other relievers currently on the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits roster who could also make some huge advances and impressions both the field and in the minds of the Rays organizations Coaches minds by the end of March 2010. And the one name missing from this group is Winston Abreu. I think that Abreu has the stuff on the mound and the acquired veteran wisdom needed to secure his first Opening Day roster spot of his 14-year professional career.
Sure some people will certainly point to his extended journeyman minor league career with only two prior Major League promotions to the before the 2009 season with the Baltimore Orioles (2006) and Washington Nationals (2007) as a bit of negative fodder that his name should not even be uttered with such confidence. But then again, in all of his past promotions to the Major League, he has been a stop-gap guy filling in for a veteran persence missing on that Major League roster, and that shows you teams knew he had the abilities.
But again, in 2009, Abreu did appear to fill that same type of gap for the Rays securing a limited role with the Rays Bullpen after the team put veteran reliever Jason Isringhausen on the Disabled List on June 14th and only gave Abreu two appearances before designating Abreu for assignment after veteran reliever Chad Bradford was ready to rejoin the Rays Bullpen after an injury.
And sure you can also throw the added negative bonus of the Rays then trading Abreu to the Cleveland Indians on July2,2009 and Abreu only spending about a month on the Indians roster before they also designated him for assignment on August1,2009. But Abreu quickly rebounded and signed with the Rays again and was sent to the Triple-A Durham Bulls for the second time during the 2009 season. And within 30 days of Abreu rejoining the Bulls, he was selected as the International League Pitcher of the Week for August 30th after only surrendering 1 lone hit in his last ten appearances of 2009.
And even if Abreu’s stats while pitching with the Indians held up a gaudy 23.14 ERA for the whole baseball world to see in his only three appearances for the Tribe, most people around baseball seem to remember his actions during a July 27,2009 game at Safeco Field. Abreu took the mound in the ninth inning after Mariner’s starter Chris Jakubuska’s hit Ben Francisco square in the back with his first pitch after surrendering a 2-run homer to Asdrubal Cabrera earler in the top of the ninth inning.
Abreu countered in the bottom of the ninth inning with an action that should happen according to the unwritten rule book of baseball and plucked M’s Third Baseman Jack Hannahan. Sure both benches and Bullpens’ cleared and came out onto the field, but order was quickly restored and the game started up right after the Home Plate Umpire ejected Abreu because of the retaliation pitch. Abreu was subsequently given a 3-game suspension for his part, along with a fine for good measures. Most people would see that as a negative blemishe on a pitcher’s mental make-up to try and incite a brawl, but I actually see it in a different light as a veteran pitcher understanding the unspoken code of the game, and doing the right thing for his teammate.
But the main reason I think that we will see Abreu make this year’s Rays 25-man roster might have come about with MLB.Com naming him the Triple-A Reliever of the Year after posting a 3-1 record with a 1.94 ERA during 37 appearances for the Bulls last season. That might have been the cherry on top of that Triple-A Championship sundae. But with abreu coming back to the Bulls after his Indians disaster and showing his rubber mental consitution by getting 15 saves, you can see Abreu as a reliever who has that proverbial ice water in his veins that the Rays seemed to be missed most of last season.
Abreu has that veteran mustard and wealth of past experience that the Rays Bullpen will need during their 2010 season. And sure he might have a few quirks like carrying his glove with him to the Bullpen restroom during his time up with the Rays, but the guy truly understands the game from A to Z. The Rays farm system has a bevy of ample arms sitting down in the minor leagues, but they do not have any relievers with prior Major League experience besides Thayer and Abreu right now. When the Rays resigned Abreu on December 14th, I felt they made the move for his expertise, not as a reward for winning a Triple-A title or a post season MLB.Com award.
The guy has take a long journey through the farm systems of the Braves, Cubs,Dodger, Diamondback, Orioles, Nationals, Indians, Royals and now the Rays during his career. And the abundance of knowledge he has as a veteran pitcher could be a valuable asset in 2010 for the Rays. I mean if he was such a middle-of-thepack reliever, then how did he pitch for Bobby Valentine’s 2008 Chiba Lotte Mariner’s squad over in Japan? You know Valentine stresses pitching on his teams. So coming into this Spring, I am going to be watching Abreu to see if he is one of the guys to get a lot of reps in Spring Training contests.
Last season Abreu made it all the way up with the Rays Spring Training roster until March 16th when the Rays sent him to the minor league camp also located in Port Charlotte, Florida. Hopefully during this this Spring Abreu can make a lasting impression on the Rays Spring Training coaching staff to get a chance to stay and earn a roster spot. Abreu has everything you want in a reliever at the major league level.
Abreu has pitching ability, the vast experience and a yearning to succeed at the highest level of the game.
And we also know from his little incident in Seattle, that Abreu also understands the little things that
revolve just under the surface around the game of baseball. I guess all Abreu needs now is a chance on the mound to show he should be one of the last decisions of the Rays this Spring, and be sitting on that Rays Bullpen bench watching the first pitch of the 2010 season.
Brian Blanco / AP
I know a lot of Tampa Bay Rays fans have been a bit anxious and upset at the recent development over the last part of this 2009 season where it seems that Rays Manager Joe Maddon is wearing out the turf from the mound to the dugout sometimes changing a pitcher three times in an inning. For all the clammering and yelling towards the dugout to stop the madness, there is actually a good reason for his “match-up” formula, and the more you really look at the number, the more it seems to make sense in the long run.
Maddon would love to have that classic Bullpen set-up where you have that designated 7th, 8th and closer to round out the game. But with the injury to Troy Percival, and his shutting down his candidate-of-the-day J P Howell, he is apt to continue this wild stroll to the mound over the next 4 games. If you have noticed over the last three games, Grant Balfour right now is the closer-du Jour, and he has come away with three solid saves in the last three games.
Now this doesn’t mean he is going to get any notion of becoming the Rays closer, but the true fact that Maddon does look over the opposing line-up before the game with an eye towards the later innings. And in that time he does do a bit of matching-up on the back of his scorecard based on lifetime averages against some of his guys, and their ability to get outs from left or right-handed batters. And so far in this wild experiment, the prognosis has not been bad.
So let me take the 8th and 9th innings of the game last night and break them down a bit more and see if I can make it a little more easy for all of us to understand when he begins his Bullpen Blitz again tonight during the Baltimore Orioles game. But first off, let me remind you that the pattern does change for every game, and for every batter.
This same pattern might not show up the next four games, or it could even resurface tonight based on the pitching match-ups and the hitters. And Maddon does even look towards the guys that will be on the bench and matches them up as a precaution to them entering the game. So let’s get this guess work started right now:
Starting with the 8th inning, the Rays send out Russ Springer to start the inning to go up against Ty Wiggington. Now tonight is the first time either of them have faced each other in their long careers. This match-up really seems to be based more on a feel by Maddon than an actual scientific fact since Springer is allowing lefties to hit .342 against him this season, and righties hitting .268. But he gets Wiggington to line out to centerfield for the first out.
Russ Springer relieved by Lance Cormier.
Cormier comes into the game with a sub .250 average aginst both left and right-handed hitters this season. He is one of about three Rays relievers that Maddon might have total confidence in him battling against guys from either side of the plate. Cormier’s actual stats are that he is allowing lefties ti hit .243 against him, and right-handers have hit .255 against him this season, and both side have 3 home runs this year. First up is Nick Markakis, who was 0-2 against Cormier this season before taking the fourth pitch and getting an infield single off a hard shot to Reid Brignac at shortstop.
Up next is Luke Scott, who has faced Cormier two time prior to tonight and has only gained a walk from Cormier. Scott ends up hitting a fly ball out to leftfield to get the second out of the inning. Next up for the Orioles is young catcher Matt Wieters. In 2009, Cormier has faced Wieters only one time, and that was here in Tropicana Field when Cormier struck him out. In tonight’s contest Wieters takes 3 pitches before he grounds out to Ben Zobristat second base to strand Markakis on base and end the scoring opportunity for the Orioles.
Dan Wheeler relieves Cormier
Maddon sends his veteran reliever Dan Wheeler to the hill to begin the 9th inning. The first man to face him tonight will be Melvin Mora. The reason that Wheeler is on the mound is because right-hander, like Mora are hitting only .154 against him in 2009, and against the first batter in his appearances, Wheeler is allowing them only a .161 average. But a side note to worry about in this at bat is the fact that Mora is hitting .500 off wheeler this season. But Maddon is rolling the dice on that .161 average allowed to the first batter Wheeler faces tonight. On the second pitch, Mora singles to leftfield.
Randy Choate relieves Dan Wheeler
Maddon then quickly gets Wheeler off the mound since the next batter is leftie Michael Aubrey. The reasoning here is that wheeler is allowing lefites to hit at a .310 clip against him in 2009. So on comes Randy Choate to face the young leftie. Choate actually is the perfect guy to face Aubrey as he is allowing lefties to hit only .151 against him this year, with only 1 home run. Choate gets Aubrey to strike out swinging in their only meeting this season.
Orioles Manager Dave Trembley then pinch Hits Lou Montanez for Jeff Fiorentino. And the mind games get to be played all over again by both managers. Montanez has not faced Choate in 2009, but the fact he is a right-hander, and righties are hitting .306 with 3 home runs against Choate gets him an early night for the Rays.
Grant Balfour relieves Randy Choate
Maddon again makes his way to the mound and take out Choate so that Grant Balfour can face the right-hander.
For the season, both right-hander and lefties are hitting sub .250 against Balfour too. He is another one of the three possible guys that Maddon trusts pitching against lefties and righties in an extended outing in a ballgame. And with Montanez, a rightie due up, it is only natural that the Aussie, who is surrendering only a .236 average to righties gets the call. Balfour gets the job dome as Montanez goes down after 5 pitches after missing on a swing for th
e strikeout. For the season, Montanez is 0-2 now against Balfour.
Since Balfour is consistent between hitters from both sides of the plate, Maddon will leave him in the rest of the inning. Next he will face shortstop Cesar Izturis. Balfour has the upper hand on Izturis as he is 0-2 against him so far in 2009. But it is Iztruis, who swings at the first pitch and sends a fly ball to centerfield that B J Upton gloves to end the game. Balfour also recieves his hris save in three games for the Rays and might be the 9th inning guy for the Rays in their final 4 games.
The system emplyed by Maddon makes more sense when you look at the fact he also shut down one of his other great pitchers at getting guys from hitting from both sides of the plate. When he set down J P Howell for the rest of the season, he lost his current closer option, and also lost a pitcher who has allowed righties to hit only .180 against him this season.
Other guys on the bench for the Rays are more situated for spot work the rest of the season. Take for example Jeff Bennett. Right-handers are hitting .333 (7-21) against him this season, and lefties are killing him at a .500 clip (14-28). So his use will be dictated by individual match-ups the rest of the season. Bennett was actually brought onto the squad as a insurance policy for long relief, but he was one of the main pitcher in that blowout last week in Texas.
Dale Thayer was not brought up for his facial hair, but was also considered a insurance policy for any possible problem that might happen with any of the Rays relievers. And it is a good thing they did bring him up, because Chad Bradford is experiencing elbow pains again and is done for the season. But Thayer is also learning the ropes at the Major League level, and has been hit by righties to a tune of a .345 average this season. He does have some good stuff to punch lefties back to a .250 average against him in 2009.
But Bradford has been used only 10 1/3 innings this season as he has been battling injuries. But also the fact he has given up some really gaudy numbers to both sides of the plate this year is another eason he has seen spot appearances this season. Against righties, they are hitting .391 (18-46) against him, and lefties just begin to salivate when he takes the mound as they are hitting a robust .800 (4-5) against him in 2009.
So the match-up scenario used by Maddon right now is the best possible option to try and post a victory every time out for the Rays. It might not make much sense when you are sitting in the stands or watching on the TV that he uses 5 different relievers for a total of two innings. But the end result in the last three games have been victories. This is not to mean that this is going to be a indicator of a system that will be empolyed in 2010.
This match-up system is only being used now out of necessity because we do not have a proven late inning trio to take the Rays from the 7th to the 9th inning every night. The Rays do not have a Mariano Rivera or a Jonathan Papelbon in their minor league system at the time, and might have go outside the organization for one in 2010. And isn’t it ironic that the two best closer in the league tend to be in our division.
Maddon is adapting to the cards he has been dealt, and even if it is frustrating to the guy sitting in the stands, it does have some logic to it all. I also found it frustrating until I began to look at the numbers associated with each reliever and their breakdown against both sides of the plate. Sure it might be all science and a hitter can get a lucky break of a hanging curveball. But the relaity is that the system is working for Maddon right now, and it is producing wins for the team. It is not a cure-all situation, but is a nice substitute measure that he can emply for now until we can again try and shore up the Bullpen for 2010.
Marc Avery / AP
You also begin to breathe deeper and the feeling of impending doom begins to filter through your head. There is something coming, and you feel it in your bones, but you are unaware of the aspects of unadulterated shock and awe that bombards your senses in just a few moments. You are drawn like a moth to a flame to the horror and dismantling being played out in front of you. You longingly gander at the instance of tragedy and the impending agony beginning to settle in front of your eyes. In the back of your mind, you are grateful it did not get thrust upon you that day.
You begin to act nervous and uneasy in your chair, looking for a place to guide your eyes to take this image out of your mind, to replace the scene with familiar things, better things, things that do not denote the events unfolding on the field. And unfortunately, you get that personal, up-front view of the whole thing. The carnage in front of you doesn’t take a property toll or even a life, but the events still throw you through the total gambit of shock and awe, and you wish you were somewhere else.
You want to be somewhere else, you want to crawl anywhere, do anything, see something else in your mind’s eye for a moment to take you away from the sounds and the motions of this events unfolding in front of you. Through more and more violent motions until that third out was clutched by B J Upton. And you hoped that it is all over……. or is it?
And in that silent moment, you notice the Rays players as they jogged off the field with their heads down, just barely glancing into the stands as they entered the Visitor’s dugout, stun and emotionally embarrassed of what had just unfolded in front of them. And the worst part was the fact they were all helpless and could only contribute when the flight of the ball and the flow of the game let them help. For once this proud team was powerless to the fury that unfolded in front of them.
You had a bit of uneasy confidence in going into that bottom of the fifth inning with a slim 3-1 lead. You knew that offensive woes have been the devil to this squad all season on the road, but tonight you almost got the feeling it might be enough to bring it home. But there was no way to honestly foresee the coming carnage within the next 50+ pitches. Matt Garza, who had great control most of the evening was not a candidate for a free fall that would see this game turn so fast. You knew that Garza was beginning to elevate the baseball, but something demoralizing as the next inning never played out in your mind.
And it was a bit surreal that the site of such an implosion would be on the same mound, the same stadium that evoked another meltdown of Garza a year earlier. Garza had taken measures after that chaos to gain control of himself, and you had no idea that such a event was to again unfold on that very same mound. And in a blink of your eyes you saw that uncomfortable 3-1 lead melt away like the last snow of Winter.
The damage was not subtle, it was not drawn out, it was a violent explosion of power and ability that had laid under the surface of this Rangers team all night. You knew the potential for damage was high with this Rangers team, but so far in the contest Garza had tamed the beast within. In the next long hour you saw a constant rush of a dozen or so emotions entangle your brain and pull on your heart strings. You felt for this Rays team, and empathized with their pain. You wanted to do anything in your power to stop the implosion, but it was too late.
And you did not want to see Garza, Jeff Bennett or Dale Thayer take any more of this constant barrage of the Rangers bats. You wanted it to all end, you yearned for a reprieve from the past hours events. In your mind you knew you just might have seen the candle flicker out on this team and that with that 11-run carnage, you might have witnessed their last stand. An event like this with less than 8 games left in the season could put up massive walls to just “mail in” the rest of the schedule.
And this is the type of game that you can not wash from your skin in a short time and again take the field with total confidence. This one lingers for a while and has a deadening effect on everyone in that clubhouse. No where to run and hide, this one smacks you hard and deep and leave more than a few welts on your mind and heart.
But still for that hour you watched in horror, but did not look away. You found yourself glued to the watch the entire event like you do when the local new reports a disaster or flood in the Third World country. But this time the pit of your stomach aches and you personally feel the emotions and the gloom you encountered as the events unfolded.
This time you felt like you might have been collateral damage from the game. That this one also stole a bit of you last night.
After last nights game the Tampa Bay Rays optioned Rays reliever Joe Nelson to Triple-A Durham. Considering that Nelson’s errant throw towards Carlos Pena in the top of the ninth inning spawned the Kansas City Royals last run of the night. Nelson was pitching to Royals second baseman Alberto Callaspo and was only behind him 1-0 at the time he put a short hopper down to the right of the mound and Nelson picked the ball up and one-hopped it towards Pena.
Pena made an attempt to smother the ball, but it still wiggled out towards the first base stands and Rays second baseman Ben Zobrist got the ball, but Callaspo had advanced to third base by the time the Rays maintained some sense of order in the play. Zobrist quickly threw the ball to home to secure that the run would not score on the play. But after Mike Jacobs pinch hit for catcher Miguel Olivo and struck out, the Royals still had two out to play with in the contest. Brayan Pena then hit a sacrifice fly to leftfield, and the ball was deep enough for Callaspo to tag up and score without a problem.
But this was just the latest in a series of rough outings for Nelson in the last several weeks. Even though his ERA has shrunk in his last 10 appearances, Nelson has been the victim of some troublesome counts and unexpected wildness lately. In his last 10 outing he has 8 innings of work while surrendering only 5-hits and 2-runs during that span. But his walks-to-strikeout ratio during those 10 appearances is 10/6. A reliever basically lives on his walk-to-strikeout ratio, and this one is leaning a bit towards the wild side of the equation.
One unusual note is that Nelson is a former Royal having pitch for the team in 2006, and went 1-1, with a 4.43 ERA and 9 saves for the team. But the catalyst for tonight’s action might have been started last Saturday when Nelson came in the 12th inning and loaded the bases with one out. He did manage to get out of the inning scoreless and received his 3rd save of the season. His 7 home runs surrendered this season is the third worst mark in the AL for a reliever, but he has only given up 1 HR in his last 19 appearances. Even with his unsteady inning tonight, he did lower his ERA from 4.12 to 4.02 in this game.
Nelson told Marc Topkins of the St. Petersburg Times tonight after he learned of his demotion, “”It isn’t the first time,” Nelson said. “Hopefully, I’ll be back in September, and see what happens. You’re never happy about it, but it’s a business. It’s how the game is. It’s not (manager Joe Maddon’s) fault. Pitch better if you want to stay in the big leagues, that’s all it comes down to.”
The Rays will make a corresponding move in the morning, but I am leaning towards them maybe bringing up ex-Ray Jason Childers, who notched his fifth save of the season for the Bulls tonight against the 2008 Governor’s Cup winner Scraton/Wilkes-Barre. Childers is currently 8-3 with a 3.92 ERA in 42 appearances this year. He also has 7 holds this season and 45 strikeouts.
Another player who could make the grade back towards the Rays could be Dale Thayer, who has been up with the Rays twice so far this season and is 0-4 on the year, but has 14 saves for the Bulls. Thayer recently went back down to Durham after the Rays activated Brian Shouse off of the disabled list at the beginning of this home stand.
We probably will not know the actual player selected to come up to the Rays until about game time tomorrow. Mainly because tomorrow’s game is being broadcast on Fox Television, it will be a 4:10 pm start time and the player will arrive sometime after the game has started on Saturday.
Wednesday Nights game against the Boston Red Sox has been selected by ESPN as one of their broadcast games that night. This will be the second game in 5 days that the Rays will be on National television. Tomorrow’s game is to be broadcast on Fox starting at 4 pm.
Tony Dejak / AP
Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines the word explosion as: ” To burst or cause to burst violently and noisy.” Another definition shows it as:” To give forth a sudden and noisy outburst of emotions. ” Now that did sound like the last few days for the Tampa Bay Rays. Since their Friday night game against the Florida Marlins here on the road, the Tampa Bay Rays have scored an amazing 39 runs in 4 games.
That is just below a 10 run a game clip, which is unheard of for a team battling for the fourth spot in their division. But these Rays have always been about surprises and sudden bursts of emotion both this season and in 2008.
Coming into this game the Rays have scored a total of 273 runs. That is over 12 runs more than their closest rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
And with that kind of explosion of runs the Rays have won 7 out of their last 11 games and a rise towards the .500 mark for the first time since the team was 4-3 in April 2009. But the team is not just relying totally on their hits, no this squad also has a beady eye at the plate and currently have 200 walks this season, which trails those same Dodgers by 8, but they are the leader in the American League right now.
The team has used a good formula of strong base running along with a keen eye at the plate to turn their walks into legitimate scoring chances almost every inning. The Rays are also seeing more pitches per at bat than any other team in the MLB right now. But they are still trolling dangerously at the sub .500 or .500 mark for most of this explosive time. Why would the team leading the majors in RBI with 259 this year be struggling to hold onto wins? Can the explanation be simple, or is there a underlying problem here we do not see yet.
Heck this Rays team has gotten 44 free passes (walks) in the last 4 games. They have tied the season high mark of 9 strolls to first three times during this road trip. Carlos Pena has even walked in 11 consecutive games now, a new Rays record. Pena now has 35 walks this season and is only one shy of Toronto’s Marc Scutaro who is tops in the AL right now.
And worst part of it all is that this is the Rays second best record after 47 games in their young history. There has to be a reason for the fall from grace of this team. Can you really throw all the blame on the pitching staff, or are there team effort mistakes that are making this a season to remember with mixed emotions right now?
The same dictionary shows the meaning of Implosion to mean: ” To burst or collapse inward.” Is that the problem with the Rays right now? Are the competition bursting some bubbles and exposing some of the weaknesses we have currently in our pitching staff. The Rays pitching staff after the fourth inning is going through a state of internal implosion in their minds and on the mound right now. You have to admit in last night’s game, both teams did their own special takes on the word implosion.
Combined we saw over 19 walks in this game. Granted, these are the top two squads in the AL with walks, but it was downright annoying at times to see the strike zone get smaller at times during the contest. Not to be outdone by the walk total, both teams also combined to throw 422 pitches last night, which is tops in the majors this season by two squads. The Rays had their own share of 230 tosses in the game, which is the third highest total in team history.
The game was an abnormality for both teams, but you can not let the history of this ballpark come up and snag you either.The Rays have now lost 14 consecutive games in this ballpark. The steak is the longest consecutive streak in any ballpark for the Rays.You have to go back to the days of ex-Rays pitcher Seth McClung as a starter to find the last win in Progressive/Jacobs Field. That was back on September 28, 2005, when McClung beat Cliff Lee.
But the implosion, for the second game in a row by the Rays Bullpen is starting to signal a weakness in the Rays Way of relief pitching. I am not going to throw the Bullpen under the bus here totally, but someone has to take some of the past two games failures under their skin and boast this Bullpen back up again. Is the way they are being used the culprit, or is this Bullpen right now not as good as the 2008 model? I mean we did lose another cog in Brian Shouse to injury in Sundays game, but can one guy be the key to the implosion experienced during last night’s game. Some sort of change might be needed, but where do you look first?
But if you look at the players who have been inserted in both the 5-4 walk-off loss to the Marlins, and in this contest, they are the regular guys mixed with a few of the “newbies”. There is not a consistent plus or minus from any of the pitchers in either game to instill or conduct a massive witch hunt for a scapegoat here. At least in Sunday’s loss the team was battling back and forth throughout the game until the Marlins plated the winning run in the 11th inning. In that contest, the word implosion is not fitting to use. The Marlins only came back from a single run down to tie the game, not 9 runs like the Indians did to the Rays last night.
The implosion started with three quick singles to load the bases in the eight inning. The Rays defense did their part by getting a 6-4-3 double play and get two quick outs on the board. Considering the Indians got 4 hits in that inning and only scored 2 runs, it can be a minor “atta boy” for getting out without surrendering more. But the ninth inning is going to be the poster boy of implosive actions for this Bullpen for quite awhile.
Not only did the Rays use 4 pitchers to try and get three outs, but they used some of the tried and true veterans along with recent call-up Randy Choate. But then again, you had Choate and Thayer, the newbies in the Rays system as the first two guys on the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning. As a bookmark for both of these guys to separate what the rookies did and the veterans accomplished was a nice high,wide and not very handsome throw by Ried Brignac at short to make the inning drag on more for the Rays.
Willy Aybar could have been LeBron James and he could not have had enough reach to get that ball from Brignac. Funny we are in the town of LeBron this week, and more people have seen Cavaliers’ basketball this year than an Indians game, and their complexes are right next to each other. Anyways, The Rays bring on the first of two vets in Grant Balfour with one out and a 10-5 Rays lead. Hearing the Indians faithful beating the tom tom drum in the background Balfour get Mark DeRosa to line out to Evan Longoria.
Two outs and a 10-5 lead is still intact for the Rays. Tom tom gets louder and Ryan Garko cracks a 3-run shot to left field that clears the high wall with ea
se. Now the stream of runs are beginning to flow for the Indians. They have gotten to within two runs at this point, 10-8, but have only one out left to play with here. From that point on, Balfour gives up a walk to Asdrubal Cabrerra to start the run carousel all over again.
He is replaced by former St Louis Cardinals’ closer Jason Isringhausen who the Rays signed as protection in case of some Percival problems this season. Izzy comes to the mound with the determination of Job, but issues three straight walks to score another Indians run and get the lead to within one run 10-9. Then the Indians protagonist for the Rays, Victor Martinez is up to the plate for the second time in this inning. His first at bat ended with the first out of the inning on a pop out to Longoria. Izzy gets him to a 2-2 count before he hits a ball on the ground between B J Upton and Ben Zobrist, and neither player can get the ball before the two runs score and the Rays go down again in Cleveland.
This is a word that can have many meaning to many people. It will depend on the way you have been brought up what this word means to you. Different religions and cultures have many interpretations of this word. But I like the fourth definition in the Merriam-Webster dictionary : ” The fact or state of being dedicated or loyal “. I also think a great parallel word is fandom here.
I truly think this is the time we either go for gusto supporting this team, or you abandon the bandwagon and go about your life until football starts in August. Seriously here people, this is the time we can send a message to other fans around baseball. The Rays are having their second best season in team history after the 47 game mark, and people want this team to be comparable to 2008 (27-20). Look at that record. 27-20 last season is only 4 more wins than this season currently. Is that a good enough reason to bring out the “D(evil)” word again in referring to this team?
I hope not. Devotion and support of this team will be the hidden treasure in 2009. They told us last season if we had a winning season the fans will show up. Well, so far this season they have shown up in moderate numbers, but we still have huge teams coming in future home series that will spike the attendance marks higher and higher. This is not the time to even think of digging out those other jerseys to wear, or caps to adorn your head. That famous phrase, “When the going get tough, the tough get going” really needs to shine right now in Rays-land.
One of the hardest jobs in all of baseball is not the Managers’ position, but the title of General Manager. I think that more GM’s have taken a bullet for the failures of their teams than any of baseball field mangers. It is said that the stream of blood runs downhill after a slaughter and usually that blood starts at the scalp of the GM, who is the first sacrificial lamb for the public and the media.
The position has a bit of give and take from the bottom to the top, but for all intentions, can be the lonliest post when things are going bad for your team . You have to dictate and slice through all of the BS coming out of the clubhouse and the publics mouths, plus select the most rightious information and sage advice from scouting to make a calculated and educated gamble on a player or a team situation.
For Rays General Manager aka Boy Wonder of 1 Tropicana Drive, Andrew Friedman, so far in his tenure in the position, the scale has been weighed heavily in his favor. Considering that less than 3 years ago he was not even involved with the Tampa Bay Rays, and his name was no more known in public circles than my name. But in three years with help from wily old veteran G.M. Gary “Obi Wan” Hunsicker he has built upon a solid core of players and eager staff members to reign alone on top of the G.M. mountaintop.
Decision after decision went wrong for him in the beginning. He stayed silent and towed the line on trade talks that could have meant the world to the team, and moved on ones that might have dealt them a death blow in the past.pile But with a few years of plus and minues calculations, the Rays G.M. has eliminated the risk management portion of his position and is seeing only sunny skies and rainbows right now.
Well, on today’s front page, MLBlogs asked a simple question that will either rock the nether worlds or simply go down as more Internet babble and ramblings by people who love to play God behind a keyboard. I am one of those ramblers, but I can atest to countless hours of thinking about this ( 2 hours) and entered debate after debate during the morning to strengthen my fortitude and latitude to accept this challenge. I am to become the G.M. of the American League champions for a short time and plot the course for the Rays cruiseliner. Hopefully I will not need a toll for the river Styx after I am done with my opinions and raw mental brainfarts. But in the office of the G.M., even ordering coffee can be met with critcism and second-guessing.
I am not sure if I want to play a higher power, but I would like a crack at a few situations I would consider if I was the Rays GM for the next few days in Las Vegas. With that in mind, I am going to put myself in WWAD ( What Would Andrew Do ) mode and trya and make a few educated guesses as to the betterment of the Rays roster and their minor league system. I even have a play that should be added to their 40-man roster before Friday, or lose him to another team is a sure bet.
So, here we go, I am acting GM of the Tampa Bay Rays for about an hour. My first round of business will be to get minor leaguer Rhyne Hughes on the 40-man roster. Hughes had a monster Arizona Fall League and might be going the route that current Rays pitcher James Shields took a few years back. Hughes made the All- AFL selection squad and hit the cover off the ball in Arizona.
He has been at the Double-A level in 2008, but might start there then move up to Triple-A depending on the Bulls need for a power first baseman. But getting this kid hidden on the 40-man roster is a vital cog that has to be done ASAP. The Rays took care of a roster spot on Monday evening by assigning pitcher Chad Orvella, who is coming off of shoulder surgery outright to the Durham Bulls.
The Rays might not have as many holes as usual this coming year, which actually plays well into their hands during negotiations with players. There are several key guys up for arbitration like Dioner Navarro, Jason Bartlett, Edwin Jackson and Jonny Gomes. In the next several weeks a few of those guys might not be here by trade or being released by the team. I would put more money on the trade situation than losing all value for the players. Even a guy like Gomes, who had a miserible 2008, has value to a team looking for a 4th outfielder or even a DH for hire.
I am going to cut to the chase in this blog and attack the two main needs for the team in 2009. The right-field slot and the DH position are highly publicized and ‘must need’ positions on the team. I have a few ideas about each and will explore them in two ways. First to list the free agent solutions, and then by trade.
First off, let’s tackle the need for a DH or bench player for the Rays via the free agent market. With the recent lunch date with Milton Bradley going so well for the Rays, the only thing standing in the way besides a contract is if the guy is worth losing your first round pick for him. With Bradley being considered a top tier free agent, the team would have to forfeit a draft pick to secure his signing.
Another plus about Bradley that the Rays can build on is his ability to protect hitters in front of him bcause of his .324 average last season. To add onto that is the fact he also hit 22 home runs and struck out only 112 times last season. He is also an on-base guy, posting .439 On-Base Percentage, largely because of his 80 walks. His sttitude and personality quirks have also mellowed with age and he has become a calm force in the locker room. He might not be Cliff Floyd, but the guy commands respect and leads by example.
The second alternative to a DH via the free agent wire is also a very attractive one for the Rays. Mostly because this player can still contribute in the field at some lengths and could be a valuable asset to the club. Also considering some of the milestones he is approaching, he could be a great PR tool for the team to attract fans. If you have no figured it out yet, it is Ken Griffey Junior. I have been a huge Griffey fans since his Mariner days and would consider him in a second for the DH position.
Junior might have slipped a bit in production in the last few seasons, but he also has been playing the field almost every day while in the National League, and took over center for the Chicago White Sox after being traded at the trading deadline in 2008. If he was to be a DH, with an occasional stroll into the outfield, he could protect his knees and still hit daily for the team. Griffey hit only a combined .248 between both leagues in 2008, but his low amount of strikeouts ( 25 ) shows that the plate discipline is still there and he can rebound off a bad 2008.
The Rays might be able to get Griffey at a Florida discount becuase of his home being in Orlando, but still might command about $ 4-6 million a year. Griffeys’ 2008 salary was set at about $ 8.2 million, which would put him out of Tampa Bay puse strings if he commands the same salary in 2009.
Bradley made about $ 5.25 million last season. If Bradley wants to play on a competitive team for 2009, he also might be into giving the Rays a discount on base salary with some incentive bonuses tied to production. I would think a $ 4 million dollar salary with up to 2 million in incentives might do the trick for Bradley.
Let’s now consider the right-field slot. I honestly feel that the team can find a suitable player who is right-handed without breaking the bank in 2009. Alot of names have been tossed around lately, but there is aslo one that has not come to the surface yet in refference to the Rays. Brad Wilkerson has been playing right-field in the majors for a long time. He started 2008 with the Seattle Mariners, then moved onto the Toronto Blue Jays and provided great relief and power from the right-side of the plate.
Most of baseball has not even considered him after a sub-par 2008 while both rehabbing and trying to fit into a tight outfield situation in Toronto. But he might be a low cost alternative to the high priced guys seeking positions through the MLB. His sub .250 average for 2008 was mostly covered by his injury that he tried to play through before going down and finally getting healthy.
This is the one position on the Rays that I think they can make a great trade that can help both ballclubs. In the past, the Rays have been linked as the third team with the Chicago Cubs for Jake Peavy. But the real factor is that they do not need the Cubs to make a trade with San Diego. The Padres are seeking a shortstopn and a pitcher to replace two players currently either treaded or deep into discussion to part the Padres.
Tampa Bay was eager to pout in a claim for Brian Giles on the waiver wire in 2008, but got one-upped by the Boston Red Sox. The Sox blocked the attempt to claim Giles to keep him off the Rays roster and maybe get him for themselves. Giles did not want to go to the Red Sox, but might be open to a Rays attempt at a trade because they have a true opening for him in right-field.
One problem with this trade off the bat is the amount of salary owed to Giles in 2009. The Rays might not be willing to take on the entire amount of the 2009 salary and would want to offset some of it by having the Padres eat a bit of the contract. The players’ that the Padres could get for Giles could be a nice smorgasboard of up-and-coming pitchers and a infielder.
The Rays have a abundance of pitchers who are log-jammed at the minor league level and might be willing to part with a MLB level pitcher and a Triple-A starter. The pitchers in question could range from Edwin Jackson and Jason Hammel to Jeff Niemann and Mitch Talbot. All have been at the major league level and have proven to be quality pitchers.
The Rays also have a few infielders who could be packaged in the deal, which includes Reid Brignac, Elliott Johnson, who have limited major league experience to Ben Zobrist or even Jason Bartlett who have MLB experience. Zobrist is actually a player who could play any role for the Padres and is still under contract for 2009. Bartlett is arbitration-eligible, but might only cost about $ 2 million a year fater the hearing.
Giles is my trade target for the team in 2009. I think if the team packaged Jeff Neimann, Jason Bartlett and maybe another reliever, Dale Thayer or a Double-A player, plus take on $ 2 million dollars of Giles salary, we could have a great deal for both teams. But that is just my opinion here.
So here we go, I have taken on two trouble spots for the Rays in 2009 and tackled them my way. How do I think I did as GM for the Day for the Rays? That depends on if I can get these guys signed sealed and delivered for Rays Manager Joe Maddon and the boys by Febuary 2009. | <urn:uuid:ae3a9d01-bb0a-40c7-81e9-a4fca0e3b95c> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://raysrenegade.mlblogs.com/tag/dale-thayer/ | 2014-04-18T13:58:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609533689.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005213-00397-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971386 | 17,724 | [
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LG Cinema 3D TVs available in Australia from April
- — 18 April, 2011 16:55
LG has announced that its range of Cinema 3D plasma and LED televisions will be on sale in Australia from April onwards, with two models already available for purchase. LG’s Cinema 3D TVs will also include a variety of Smart TV Internet features.
LG’s PZ570 series plasma TVs are already in stores — the LG 60PZ570 is a 60in plasma available for $2599, and the 50in LG 50PZ570 only costs $1699. Pricing has also been announced for the range-topping PZ950 series — the 60in LG 60PZ950 is $2899 while the 50in LG 50PZ950 is $1999. Three different series in LG’s LW LED-backlit LCD TV range of Cinema 3D TVs will be available from the end of April, with the LG LW6500 joined by a cheaper LW4500 and high-end Infinia LW9500, although pricing is not yet available for these televisions.
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Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation Sponsors 2 Bay Area Players at 2011 Homeless World Cup in Paris
Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SSVCF), true to its mission of "building community through soccer," is stepping forward to sponsor two Street Soccer USA (SSUSA) national team members from the Bay Area to compete in the annual Homeless World Cup tournament in Paris at the end of August.
The annual Homeless World Cup is a world-class, international street soccer competition that unites players from 56 nations across the world to fight homelessness through soccer. SSUSA organizes teams at homeless shelters, employment programs, and recovery houses across the country to help teens and adults achieve positive outcomes in education, jobs, and housing placement. Each year SSUSA selects 8 exceptional men and women from its various programs to participate in the games. Two of the players are from the SSUSA Bay Area program.
"I was able to attend the Street Soccer USA national championships at Washington, D.C. last June while in town for a San Jose Earthquakes game," said SSVCF president Don Gagliardi. "I was really impressed with the competitive drive and sportsmanship of the players on all the teams. They have obviously had a rough go of it in their lives or they wouldn't be homeless, but they all exhibited the spirit of champions. It was a real reminder that the homeless are our neighbors and a part of our community, too. I'm really happy SSV Community Foundation is able to help send a pair of players from the Bay Area to Paris to represent our community as our ambassadors through soccer."
Street Soccer USA Bay Area Director Rob Cann added, "We are thankful to the Foundation and all Quakes fans to be able to send our two amazing players to Paris for the Homeless World Cup in what will be a life-changing experience. Don and the SSVCF have proved again that when it comes to supporting soccer in the Bay Area they are making a huge difference."
Dave Kovich, 38, is originally from Kansas City, Missouri and is a graduate of the University of Kansas and Johnson and Wales Culinary School. After suffering familial problems and financial hardship, he relocated to San Francisco and has been living in the St. Vincent de Paul Shelter. Through SSUSA he revised his resume and received preferred interviews at several restaurants. He is now working as a cook in Sausalito, CA. He will play goalkeeper for Team USA.
Carlos Trujillo, 21, came to the US from Colombia when he was 16 years old. His family moved from place to place and ended up doubling up with other families and friends; he has never had his own place to live while in the US. Through SSUSA, Carlos enrolled at the San Francisco Conservation Corps a year ago, received his high school diploma and is now taking classes at City College as part of their teaching program.
In addition to the support of SSVCF, Quakes striker Chris Wondolowski, who won the 2010 Golden Boot as the top goal scorer in Major League Soccer, also recently signed on as a Street Soccer USA National Ambassador. Street Soccer USA also enjoys the support of HELP USA, Sheila Johnson, the Ted Leonsis Foundation and the US Soccer Foundation.
Street Soccer USA (SSUSA), www.streetsoccerusa.org, is a development program of HELP USA, which believes ending homelessness is a team sport. Through a systematic approach, SSUSA Builds community and trust through sport with participants and volunteers, transforming the context within which they live from one of isolation, abuse, and marginalization, to one of community, purpose, and achievement, requires participants to set 3, 6, and 12-month life goals, and empowers participants by providing access to services and educational/employment opportunities through our Jobs Academy.
SSUSA has achieved a greater than 75% success rate working with a participant pool for which a 33% success rate is considered enormously successful. To date this accounts for placement of 485 homeless youth and adults in jobs and housing out of 617 team members. In fact, SSUSA claims a 90% success rate in terms of effecting positive measurable change in our participants' lives when we consider other outcome such as addressing mental health / substance abuse issues, reducing recidivism in jails, etc. Likewise over 90% of participants show indications of improved self esteem, physical health, and social skills, all of which create a greater likelihood of reintegration and employment.
Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SSVCF) was formed in 2007 as a 501c(3) non-profit charitable arm of Soccer Silicon Valley, which is the voice of San Jose Earthquakes fans working to find a permanent home for soccer in the Bay Area. SSVCF is the only all-volunteer, fan-based philanthrophy in American professional sports. Comprised entirely of Earthquakes fans, the mission of SSVCF is to ensure on an ongoing, sustainable basis the vitality and availability to all of the sport of soccer in the Bay Area.
Save the date. On October 19, 2011, SSVCF will be holding its fourth annual event at San Jose City Hall. As always, this will be an opportunity to socialize with Earthquakes players past and present while supporting SSVCF's charitable efforts in "building community through soccer." For more information, contact SSVCF president Don Gagliardi at 408-836-9850.
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United Arab Emirates shares fell the most in almost a week as concern the civil war in Syria may escalate hurt investor sentiment across the Middle East.
Dubai’s DFM General Index (DSM) posted the biggest drop in the Middle East, losing 2.3 percent, the most since June 10, to 2,345.47 at the 2 p.m. close in the emirate. Emaar Properties PJSC (EMAAR), developer of the world’s tallest tower in Dubai, registered its biggest decrease since April. The ADX General Index (MSM30) fell 0.9 percent, while the Bloomberg GCC200 Index (BGCC200) was down 0.2 percent.
Middle East shares are reacting after President Barack Obama said the U.S. would send light weapons to the Syrian opposition as the regime of Bashar al-Assad made military gains on the ground. Jordan’s King Abdullah II vowed today to act if the turmoil in Syria endangered the kingdom, while Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi urged an no-fly zone over Syria in a speech televised from Cairo yesterday. Egypt’s EGX 30 Index (ADSMI), which plunged into a bear market last week, fell 1 percent.
“Shares are tracking what happened yesterday in the Saudi market,” said Montasser Khelifi, Dubai-based senior manager for global markets at Quantum Investment Bank Ltd. “The drop is due to a mix of profit taking and concerns of escalation of the Syria conflict.”
The Arab world’s largest bourse in Saudi Arabia recovered after plunging the most in almost two years yesterday. King Abdullah interrupted his vacation in Morocco and returned to Jeddah because of “escalating concerns relating to events in the region,” the state-owned Saudi Press Agency said yesterday. The Tadawul All Share Index (SASEIDX) climbed 0.5 percent today, while Kuwait’s measure advanced 0.3 percent after earlier falling as much as 2.1 percent.
Yesterday’s 4.3 percent drop for the Tadawul also triggered selling in Qatar today, where the QE Index decreased 0.6 percent while Oman’s MSM30 Index retreated 1.1 percent, the most since March 27.
“The markets are reacting to what happened in the Saudi market yesterday on fears there could be an escalation to the Syria crisis,” said Nabil Farhat, a partner at Abu Dhabi-based Al Fajer Securities. The drop in U.A.E. markets may be temporary as the nation is isolated from regional tensions, according to Farhat.
Emaar, the third-biggest decliner on the BGCC200 Index (TA-25), lost 2.6 percent, the most since April 18, to 5.63 dirhams.
The conflict in Syria, which has killed at least 93,000 people based on a United Nations’ study, is threatening to become a larger regional proxy war as the U.S. steps up its involvement in the conflict.
Elsewhere in the Middle East, Bahrain’s gauge was little changed and Israel’s benchmark TA-25 Index advanced 0.2 percent at the 4:30 p.m. close in Tel Aviv. The yield on the country’s benchmark 4.25 percent bonds maturing in March 2023 dropped 14 basis points, or 0.14 of a percentage point, to 3.70 percent.
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Today the possibility of my future is non-existent. I will probably die in a few hours along with thousands of others. I used to have it good even though back then I thought I didn’t. Living with my mom at 23 years old isn’t particularly something to be excited about. Nothing against my mother, I loved her but I just wanted to be successful and independent. I wanted the American dream like everyone else did. I used to get depressed over my half-assed attempts of making it…but if only I knew what I know now. Maybe I wouldn’t have tried at all.
America used to be “the land of the free and the home of the brave”. Now it’s the land of the unlawfully imprisoned and the home of the afraid. Americans look pathetic now, our liberty and freedom stolen from us in the blink of an eye. How stupid I was, I remember now all the signs I had ignored. We all ignored them. It started with the internet, everything became controlled. The government had to okay any internet content before it was posted online. Businesses’ would have to wait two weeks for their website to show up. After it did a lot of the dialog would end up being altered in someway and a government symbol would appear on the upper right hand corner of the page.
Then it was music and entertainment. Once the government realized how obsessed our country was with this area they tweaked it too, allowing instant success to good artists who would happily be a governmental “puppet” per say. They dumbed down lyrics, put symbolism into music videos and emphasized on making violence, sex and drugs look attractive. In turn the people who mimicked this lifestyle were arrested, diseased, dieing, but most importantly so wrapped up in the underground world that they were oblivious to what was happening around them. Kids stopped getting involved in politics, too concerned with cell phones, and online social networking sites. People stopped noticing what was happening…people just stopped caring. They used the American Dream to destroy and control America and it worked wonders.
Nobody had a clue what was going on because they weren’t using violence to enforce obedience. It was basically subliminal mind control. Reality television, music, entertainment news, cell phones, social networking, video games… they were all distractions. We looked at other countries and thought how bad it would be to live there. To be under complete control with no rights… they must have thought the same thing about us. They must have saw us as zombies… too mesmerized by our television sets to stand up to our government. At least they were fighting back. We didn’t. We didn’t do anything…if we only knew back then, our outlook may not look so grim today.
Cigarettes became a luxury, a bad habit that could be afforded only by the rich. Gasoline became an important necessity that drained personal savings and bank accounts. Most people needed two jobs just to get by. They said it was an emergency situation, that there was only a small amount of fuel left in the world and they could not find another affordable energy source. However, today they are still driving. Tomorrow they will still be driving. That was a lie. I had heard rumors around my camp that they had been able to create a synthetic fuel that worked just as good, that would literally cost ten cents a gallon to create. Ten cents! There was never an emergency situation.. They were greedy, our country was in debt from pointless wars that we did not support and in turn we had to pay the cost. All the camps that were popping up… we had no clue, thousands were in the United States! Nobody cared, everyone just became brainwashed. We believed in our government, but our government saw us as disposable.
In the end instead of 50 states America was divided into 10 sectors. Each sector controlled by a governor. Each sector had hundreds of camps that looked like jails from the outside. My mother and I got picked up a year ago. The FBI came to my door and said that there had been illegal activity in my mother’s household. We were arrested, sentenced without trial and taken to a camp in my area. They said it was a high security prison. Once again they lied. I live in a concentration camp with thousands of others. Kids, mothers, fathers, teenagers, grandparents…. regular people just like you. | <urn:uuid:f81cb407-71f9-43fd-ba82-738c0ffb6c13> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://www.booksie.com/mystery_and_crime/book/anonymizz/camp-dread/print | 2014-04-19T20:26:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609537376.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005217-00429-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986728 | 912 | [
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Mr Collier is seeking a minimum of £16,000 via platform BankToTheFuture.com to furnish and equip the former Newmarket Bar.
He said: "High street banks will not support me.
"However, thanks to crowdfunding – and in particular the people at BankToTheFuture.com who helped me create and post my pitch – Thurso's first cocktail bar is well on its way to becoming a reality."
Mr Collier is offering 12% of the equity in his MRC Bartending business to investors.
This means someone investing £100 will get a 0.06% stake.
He is seeking to sweeten the offer by giving those investing £100 a cocktail masterclass for themselves and nine guests.
Those investing £200 will receive 10 places on a more advanced expert masterclass.
Mr Collier already has ambitions to extend the MRC Bartending to other towns and cities across the UK.
Simon Dixon, chief executive and co-founder of BankToTheFuture.com, said: "We are delighted that MRC Bartending came to us to seek funding for this new venture.
"Simon is typical of the type of entrepreneur we set ourselves up to assist. With his enthusiasm, training and exciting business idea, we are convinced that MRC Bartending will thrive and prosper."
Crowdfunding has been used to varying degrees of success by a number of Scottish businesses.
Among those who have prospered using the technique is Aberdeenshire brewer BrewDog, which raised £2.2 million in 2011.
It is already over the £1m mark in its current £4m fundraising drive.
But there is still reticence among many companies to use the approach.
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The AKC 9" swing guard stiletto with bayonet blade is a handsome piece to add to any collection. Made of durable stainless steel, it features a safety slide to keep the blade from accidentally opening, a push button opener with rapid action, and a classic finger guard that swings into place as the blade opens.
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Klana Beach Resort, Port Dickson is your perfect family getaway! We offer an array of incredibly exciting and fun activities for the family. Guests can be assured of high quality service and standard, warm hospitality and we will ensure that your stay with us is a memorable one. Located on the 8th mile along the popular Teluk Kemang coastal road and a mere 1 hour's drive by car from the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Be awed by its breathtaking sunset as you enjoy a leisurely walk along the broardwalk which has access to Pantai Teluk Kemang and Pantai Seri Purnama beaches respectively. | <urn:uuid:16ed89f7-9c86-40ec-9652-73e9e07c72ac> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://www.klanabeachresortpd.com.my/ | 2014-04-23T22:46:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1398223203841.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20140423032003-00493-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960408 | 129 | [
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First published in MicroScope 1 December 2008
Speaking at an entertainment conference in New York last year, Mindy Mount, Microsoft's CFO of the entertainment and devices division, said she thought the games market would hold up a lot better than other industries in the face of the economic crisis.
After all, everyone wants to escape from the realities of life, more so when life is hard, and video games offer the opportunity to do exactly that. The games industry itself is not recession-proof, but it is well placed to weather the financial storm in hardware and software sales.
There has been some negative coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show shin-dig in the US this week, pointing out that recession is having an impact, but the glitz and glamour of the industry continues to overcome that.
It is all too easy to get stuck in the reseller rut of thinking that the game is everything and software sales provide the easiest route to profit. Certainly, software sales cannot be overlooked for a reseller with a good in-road to potential consumers already, but it is a difficult area to crack otherwise.
The market is saturated with well-known high street and internet brands and competition is intense when it comes to pricing. Competing on software price is not exactly a common sense strategy for the average reseller.
Hardware remains the most profitable, and easiest to enter gaming sector for most resellers.
One recent poll showed the average user spent only £180 per year on games software but £650 a year on games-related hardware. The industry is no longer dominated by teenagers. When Forrester looked at UK gaming market demographics it discovered that 48% were aged between 18 and 44 while a further 26% were older than 45. It also found 39% of games players were female.
While a slowdown might be expected in sales of next-generation consoles during the recession, the same cannot be said of peripherals, which extend the functionality of currently-owned consoles at a fraction of the cost of upgrading to a new machine.
There are approximately 135 million PC gamers worldwide, with the Nintendo Wii base expected to break 30 million this year. Just behind is the Microsoft Xbox 360 with 25 million users (following 25 million of the original Xbox consoles sold) and the Sony PlayStation 3 with around 20 million. The PlayStation 2, however, has sold an astonishing 140 million units globally and continues to sell well. Recent figures for the US market saw it selling 136,000 units in October 2008 while PlayStation 3 sold 190,000 units in the same period into the same market.
Logitech's regional director for the UK and Ireland, Yehia Oweiss, agrees. "There is margin to be had in peripherals, gaming peripherals included."
Logitech started out pretty much as a PC peripherals company but as it brought increasing innovation and specialist products to its various consumer communities, "It was a natural step for us to bring specific PC gaming peripherals," Oweiss says.
It was also a natural evolution for the business to support the various consoles.
"Historically we have always offered gaming peripherals which add value to the platform they support," Oweiss says. "For example, we were the first to bring cordlessness to the game controllers for PS2, Xbox and the PC."
Logitech continues to work closely with games developers. "When games launch, it is our products which offer the most realistic experience using technologies like Force Feedback - take the Driving Force GT wheel for GT Prologue for example."
Oweiss says that when it comes to advice for making the best margin, a mixed portfolio of products supporting a variety of platforms is the best option.
But, there is more to selling games peripherals than just joysticks, keyboards and steering wheels. Memory sales, for example, address the needs of the PC gamer playing the latest immersive 3D, multiplayer online role-playing games.
As Neil Castle, ValueRAM sales manager at Kingston Technology, explains: "The big hardware battle has always been between the console gaming vendors and the PC gaming vendors and, although the console market has a larger share, there are significant games, like World of Warcraft, that are successful because they work well on a PC platform. Therefore the PC gaming market is a lucrative one for both resellers and vendors. In fact, the PC Gaming Alliance estimates that the PC gaming market is worth $10.7bn worldwide.
"If we drill down into the hardware and accessories market for gaming, this too offers some impressive statistics. Recent research by GFK (released on 20 October 2008) stated that the first six months of 2008 witnessed strong sales for the accessory and input device sector of the gaming market in the UK. Sales reached over 3.5 million units which was worth in excess of £85m."
Kingston Technology saw volume sales of RAM grow by some 34% in the first six months of 2008. "In fact," continues Castle, "we have experienced 130% volume growth in sales of our HyperX gaming memory modules year-on-year which highlights the popularity of this sector."
With the new World of Warcraft game, Wrath of the Lich King, set to break sales records for a multiplayer online role-playing game, there is an obvious opportunity for resellers.
Castle insists: "Gamers will need to upgrade their memory modules to play these content-rich and memory-hungry PC games." The recommended minimum capacity for gaming on PCs is 2GB but most of the graphics-rich games on the market need 4GB for the full gaming experience.
So far as the average system integrator is concerned, the gaming market could be a life-saver.
With netbooks soaking up the budget end of the notebook market and driving integrators and white box VARs out, and standard laptops doing the same thing for the traditional desktop, it is pretty much all that is left, apart from the more competitive SME server business.
Companies such as Zotac are hitting the market with high-end graphics cards and motherboards made for over clocking and gamers without breaking the bank.
Certainly there is no shortage of supply, with component vendors such as Cooler Master encouraging resellers to sign up and attack the hardcore gaming market.
When it comes to the bottom line, the overclocker online gaming community is where the big profits can be found.
These consumers want the best machine money can buy, that cannot be found off the shelf and they have the money to spend. Everything from the PC chassis to the cooling system and power supply can be tweaked to gaming perfection.
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Spengler v. Worthington Cylinder, 08-3110, concerned a challenge to the district court's denial of defendant's Rule 50(b) motion and jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, in plaintiff's age discrimination suit against his former employer under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Ohio's anti-discrimination statute. In afirming, the court held that the district court did not err in allowing plaintiff's case to proceed to trial as the language in plaintiff's EEOC charge sets forth sufficient facts to put the EEOC on notice of plaintiff's retaliation claim despite his failure to check the "Retaliation" box on the charge. The court held that plaintiff's judicial complaint set forth facts establishing a prima facie case of retaliation under the ADEA, and that the totality of the evidence in the record does not lead reasonable minds to but one conclusion in favor of the defendant on the retaliation claim. Also, because plaintiff established the amount of his damages and defendant failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that plaintiff was not entitled to those damages, damages were properly awarded. Lastly, the court held that the jury could have reasonably concluded that the supervisor's conduct was willful and therefore, liquidated damages were warranted.
City of Cleveland v., Ameriquest Mortgage Sec., Inc., 09-3608, concerned City of Cleveland's public nuisance suit against twenty-two financial entities, claiming that defendants are responsible for a large portion of the subprime lending market in Cleveland and nationally that led to a foreclosure crisis in Cleveland. In affirming district court's judgment in favor of the defendants, the court held that the joint motion precludes Cleveland from now arguing that the district court should have remanded this suit, and the district court properly permitted this case to proceed in federal court. The court further held that the connection between the alleged harm and the alleged misconduct it too indirect to warrant recovery. | <urn:uuid:5e605b7a-ea1d-4f29-8e6e-eef9dcb39f05> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://blogs.findlaw.com/sixth_circuit/property-law/ | 2014-04-17T09:34:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609527423.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005207-00037-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962916 | 386 | [
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February 21, 2013, 2:14 pm
Well, as the winter sun looms down, and myself and the children are being driven beyond barmy by the winter sun and the glaring blindness it causes. I have already decided that I am by hook or by crook going to get the rear windows tinted, but I want to get some advice on it... So I found a set on ebay - about £40 for all the tints, and so far, I havent really found a cheap price online for a professional service, so I am deciding which is the best way to do it...
Has anyone either tinted their own windows, and can advise how difficult it is to get a good result, or know of any cheap yet quality services around the kent area, where I can get my windows done for a not so unreasonable price?
Unfortunately being married and having two small mouths to feed, immediately puts me into a not so strong position on the amount I can really spend on it, especially catering for my next challenge to install cruise control... so if anyone knows of a decent job for under £150 in the area, it would be appreciated if you can put me in touch!
If I can do it myself and its simple enough to do a good job without stuffing it up even better!
February 21, 2013, 2:37 pm
Done it before with terrible results, chasing bubbles and liquid is best left to the pro with the proper tools.
February 21, 2013, 3:43 pm
Thanks Lenny... Shame that! will have to keep an eye out for some good recommendations and decent prices!
February 21, 2013, 5:21 pm
Think it's about £120 locally for me - same people who do it for Ford.
February 21, 2013, 6:10 pm
Youtube videos make it look so easy , but i'm pretty sure it's not !. Have you thought about the Climair blinds. when i looked at tints on my old car , a guy at work had his done on his focus , they looked great from the out side , but he did not have kids in the back who would have banged and scraped at the tints , i also wonder about how long they last if your constantly lifting and dropping the wondow.
February 21, 2013, 8:00 pm
Have you thought about removable window blinds?
I'm contemplating them myself as they're mesh which allow air in with the rear windows down but no bugs or glare.
Removable for bad weather conditions and dark nights.-
Easily fitted and removed, not insurance reportable, looks like tints but no trouble with bubbles when fitting and glue smeared glass when removed.
Tbh I've convinced myself, gonna get a set for my wagon next month.
February 21, 2013, 8:29 pm
I managed to do the rear side windows on my Estate 5th time lucky but couldn't get the rear window right. I bought a really good quality roll of the stuff and cut it to size myself.
I tried once on this car and ended up throwing the stuff away. The pre-cut stuff is really thin and if you get it slightly wrong you may as well throw it away. I bought the blinds in the end. Much easier and you can remove them in the winter.
February 21, 2013, 8:49 pm
I'd definitely go pro, they do such a good job, garages local to me charge £70 which isn't half bad. I imagine doing it yourself would be like putting a screen cover on your phone. I just get frustrated with the bubbles, rip it back off and before you know it the stickiness has gone
February 27, 2013, 3:23 pm
Well cheapest price 165, average price 230...
I looked a bit further into the blinds, and where I initially thought that part of it went over the outside of the car, I was completely wrong, the image I was looking at was poorly pixelated, and looked it, but having looked further, it appears that they are entirely inside the car, so I am most likely going down the blind route...
Now to look at parking sensors...
EDIT: just bought these shades, nice price! cheaper than the rest and last minute deal as well before it expires tomorrow
February 27, 2013, 7:43 pm
There the ones I bought. Much cheaper and just as good quality as the ones sold by some Ford dealers.
February 27, 2013, 9:22 pm
Do they look like tints at all, or just blinds?
February 28, 2013, 7:09 am
By coincidence I had some delivered yesterday.
This is what they look like from outside.
I'll get some inside shots soon and post up for you.
February 28, 2013, 8:47 am
Yeah as soon as I get mine I will do the same
They look very good, but as I saw they had one day left on the offer (LAST DAY TODAY!!! if anyone wants them cheaper than others!) but it looks like an excellent alternative to tinting.
February 28, 2013, 9:39 am
The benefits will show up better when we finally get some sun.
I'm more concerned with keeping heat down for the dogs in the back.
February 28, 2013, 9:51 am
Yeah, I'm more for keeping the sun off the kids... less heat, less blinding, less whining!
February 28, 2013, 10:49 am
I'd be greatly interested in this as well Stoney as I was looking at tints, but having kids I can see there being a rip in it one day...
February 28, 2013, 11:06 am
The mesh does seem quite tough.
Time will tell I guess.
February 28, 2013, 2:50 pm
Could always fit an extra layer of mesh over it
home made job with a pair of humongous tights should do
February 28, 2013, 6:15 pm
I paid £100 for all 5 back windows to be tinted proffesionally and dont regret it its one of the best visual mods ive done well worth what i paid.
February 28, 2013, 7:10 pm
i tried to self tint twice , 1st cost me more in film than what it would have done by professional and the 2nd time i took all the glass out and did it in the bath much better results but time consuming and still probably cheaper by the local window tint guy , pity you're not this way Norwich great guy does great job and not too expensive, had all my cars done by him now and between £100 and £300 depending on how many windows gets it done in a day too
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Apple’s iPhone dock looks good, but has a couple of big problems. It doesn’t accommodate cases and it hangs onto your iPhone and won’t let go. The ODOC stand fixes both these issues, and looks great too.
Here at Cult of Mac, we’ve accumulated a ton of iPod and iPad docks, especially our reviews editor Charlie Sorrel, who has discerning tastes in docks. The same problems always crop up.
It’s not easy to find docks that aren’t grabby and that don’t require you to remove your case to park your iPhone. The ODOC, currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, accommodates any case you can throw at it.
The ODOC is a compact cylinder with a lot of heft. Made of machined aluminum, steel and glass, it sits solidly on your desk or sideboard and stays there — even when you lift your iPhone up and out of it.
It has a high-gloss finish and is available in black, white and clear over matte-aluminum. It’s intended for FaceTime videoconferencing and as a home media docking station. It has five viewing positions — it revolves with a very satisfying click — a USB port and a stereo output port.
The early-bird-special is $79; only $50 more than Apple’s weedy dock.
Inventor Richard Singer estimates he’s put 700 hours into the project, about 170 of those were design hours. “I think it’s the best dock out there,” he said with the utmost sincerity.
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Net Applications has released its mobile market share numbers for October, and they show Apple gaining a lot of ground during the month. IOS market share grew 7 percentage points during October, from 54.65 percent to 61.64 percent. That’s significant growth for share that has either changed slightly or remained steady with few exceptions for the past year. Android grew, too, overtaking Java ME for the second spot globally.
Net Applications gathers data from 40,000 websites that belong to its network of partners. According to traffic on those sites, Google’s mobile OS couldn’t keep pace with Apple’s growth, but did rise about 2.6 percentage points during the month. That, combined with Java ME’s nearly 6 point drop allowed it to move into second place. Apple’s huge gain during the month is most likely attributable to the introduction of the iPhone 4S, which sold 4 million devices in its opening weekend alone, though the continued strength of the iPad versus Android tablets also likely accounts for why Apple fared better than Google.
The impact of the 4S was also felt in mobile browser share, where mobile Safari’s share climbed from 55.59 to 62.17 percent between September and October. Google’s Android Browser, by contrast, was nearly flat, actually losing around 0.3 percentage points.
Apple’s growth propels it to a new high in terms of the history of Net Applications’ data tracking, and just reinforces the fact that when comparing market share in shipped versus sold terms, you can often misinterpret which OS actually has a lead in usage. The new data from Net Applications about OS and browser usage is much more relevant to mobile advertisers and developers since it presents a better idea of who’s actually accessing the web and applications from a specific platform more frequently. | <urn:uuid:ff0f7f18-7e5e-4e90-9eca-fc6f6e5dad7f> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://gigaom.com/2011/11/01/thanks-to-iphone-4s-ios-market-share-rockets-in-october/ | 2014-04-21T07:07:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609539665.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005219-00133-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960778 | 377 | [
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Alan Watts was and remains, nearly 40 years after his death, one of the most enigmatic, influential figures of the 20th century. Revered as well as reviled, Watts, along with D. T. Suzuki, was largely responsible for the re-introduction of Eastern philosophy and wisdom to the West in the 1950s and 60s.
The influence of the East on the various counterculture movements of the 60s cannot be overestimated. The confluence of East and West, evinced in the Peace, Black Power, and Women’s Movements, changed how we perceive our selves, our culture, and our world.
Alan Watts played no small part in these changes.
Many people were first introduced to Watts via a series of radio programs, originally broadcast late at night on rock radio stations that were playing their part in the larger cultural revolution. In recent years, these same programs have begun to be transcribed into book form and have rekindled interest in the philosophy and ways of Alan Watts.
Many found their way East via Watts’ lectures and books on Zen Buddhism, particularly the book on Zen and its relevance to Beat Literature.
One book that I have recommended innumerable times to friends and customers alike is The Book: The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are. Certainly a product of its time, The Book still speaks loud and clear to those with open hearts and open minds.
Besides these particular titles, a number of others worth looking into include:
~ Behold the spirit; a study in the necessity of mystical religion
In addition, there are other books by Watts that are currently either out of print or not available through our local system: This Is It and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience; Does It Matter?: Essays on Man’s Relation to Materiality; Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown: A Mountain Journal; Psychotherapy East and West; The Joyous Cosmology; and Beyond Theology. All these titles are readily available at libraries outside our system and may be obtained through interlibrary loan.
Don’t know what interlibrary loan is? Well, here’s a FAQ that will tell you all about it.
The full list of locally available titles by Watts, including the audio transcripts, may be found here.
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Study the Teaching of Ifa and the Orisha's
- Category: Palo Moyombe
- Published on Thursday, 02 August 2012 08:18
- Written by Ifá Bité
A Cuban Freedom Fighter against the Spaniards, and a devotee of Palo:
Born June 14, 1845, Antonio Maceo y Grajales became an entrepreneur and one of the greatest military commanders of the both the 1868 and the 1895 wars for independence. His unmatched courage in combat and stalwart character were said to be Maceo's main assets in his meteoric military career. From a buck private he went up through the ranks to become second in command of the Liberation Army, also known by its Congo name, the Mambi Army. Indeed, the Liberation Army was also known as Maceo's Army. For a long time, he far eclipsed Jose Marti in importance, as Marti was abroad in exile and less well known in Cuba.
The two most memorable episodes of Maceo's military life were the Baragua Protest, when he refused to surrender his weapons at the end of the Ten Years'War in 1878, and the East-to-West invasion he carried out 17 years later when a new war broke out in 1895.
The invasion is considered one of the most brilliant military feats of the 19th century. With a small army, Maceo unleashed the war throughout the island, using the machete as his main weapon. The invasion lasted three months and the insurgents fought all the way along 1,696 km.
When the final battle with the Spanish enemy was imminent, Maceo was killed in combat on December 7,1895. He was then 51 and had devoted 32 years of his life to the independence of Cuba. He had waged 900 combats, received 26 bullet wounds and had lost his father and several brothers in the war.
It is said that besides the overt command structure in the Mambi Army, there was a second one, Congo in origin, where Maceo was the Bakonfula (translated into Spanish as Mayordomo) and Quintin Bandera was the Tata Nkisi of the prenda that the Army took with them in the field. This prenda is now said to be with Quintin Bandera's family in Regla, Provincia Habana. Shortly after the war, in 1906, Quintin was assassinated and his aide de camp, Evaristo Estenoz, founded the Independents of Color in 1908 -- their centenary is celebrated in August, 2008.
It is also said that Marti pronounced his famous dictum, "More than white, more than black, we are Cubans" when he was vying with Maceo for control of the Mambi Army. He was aided in this by the Iberian contingent, who refused to think of Maceo as other than a heavyweight fighter, negating as best they could his active mind.
According to Angel Guererro, in 1895, the year the Second War of Liberation began, Antonio Maceo was betrayed in Havana, but the members of Bacoco Efo, an Abakwá potencia in Belen, of which Lino D'ou was a member, hid and protected him. Many Abakwá members fought in the Mambi Army and, for example, composed an elite corps in the Mambi Army from Matanzas. | <urn:uuid:0e81efc1-cf8d-4310-8991-2be51f537a30> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://www.awonifa.com/orishas/173-yoruba-creation-story | 2014-04-24T04:39:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1398223205137.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20140423032005-00165-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.985164 | 704 | [
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Broyd, Samantha J., Richards, Helen J., Helps, Suzannah K., Chronaki, Georgia, Bamford, Susan and Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J.S.
Electrophysiological markers of the motivational salience of delay imposition and escape.
Neuropsychologia, 50, (5), . (doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2012.02.003). (PMID:22349443).
Background: The ubiquitous tendency to choose immediate over delayed rewards can, in extremis, lead to maladaptive preferences for smaller sooner over larger later rewards (i.e., impulsive choice) in certain pathological groups. The delay aversion hypothesis provides one possible account of impulsive choice and argues that this tendency is motivated by the avoidance of the negative affective states associated with delay imposed prior to the delivery of a large reward. This model also predicts that on non-choice tasks individuals will be motivated to work harder and more efficiently, when given the opportunity to avoid delay. In the current paper we studied the neural markers of the motivational salience of the imposition and escape from delay using a simple reaction time task under two conditions: First where fast responses were expected to lead to delay escape and second where delay was inescapable.
Methods: Forty participants performed the Escape Delay Incentive (EDI) task during which they were asked to respond as quickly as they could to a target stimulus. The EDI task included two conditions: first, a Delay Escape condition where fast responses led to the avoidance of delay and a Delay No-Escape condition in which a delay was presented on every trial irrespective of response speed. EEG was recorded from 66 equidistant electrode sites across the scalp. The neural response in these two conditions was compared in terms of contingent negative variation (CNV; preparation of motivated responses) and Late Positive Potential, LPP; evaluation of performance feedback).
Results: As predicted individuals responded more quickly and showed enhanced CNV amplitude to Delay Escape compared with Delay No-Escape trials. Enhanced LPP amplitude was also observed when participants were not able to avoid the delay in the Delay Escape condition. ADHD symptoms were associated with larger CNV differences between Delay Escape and Delay No-Escape conditions. An association between ADHD symptoms and the LPP in the Delay Escape condition did not reach significance.
Conclusion: The results of the current study suggest that delay escape is a potent reinforcer at both behavioural and neural levels. Future research should extend this analysis to clinical samples using a broader range of delays and across imaging modalities.
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It’s now widely accepted Apple will, for the first time in iPhone history, launch not one but two new iPhones this coming Tuesday. One, a flagship iPhone 5S, and the other a long-rumored budget iPhone that should help the company tap emerging markets where telcos rarely subsidize devices.
Critics assume the so-called iPhone 5C will somehow flop because it’ll have a plastic shell. In reality, coupled with Apple’s marketing prowess and brand power, the iPhone 5C will widen Apple’s price umbrella and replace the $450 off-contract iPhone 4S as Apple’s most affordable iPhone yet – without offering a two-year old hardware.
We’ve combed through a flurry of news stories, analyst reports and speculative articles, weighing in each source/publication’s credibility to come up with a set of features we’re fairly certain the iPhone 5C will include. Of course, your guess is as good as ours so don’t shy away from voicing your opinion down in the comments…
Basically an iPhone 5 redesigned around the polycarbonate plastic casing offered in a variety of bright colors, the iPhone 5C is meant to improve Apple’s standing in emerging markets like China, India and Russia while appealing to those who are looking for a more affordable alternative to Apple’s flagship iPhone.
Here’s what we think we know so far about Apple’s controversial plastic iPhone, based on the widely-accepted rumors, leaks and reports by reliable bloggers and credulous publications.
The name: just don’t call it cheap
At first, journalists dubbed it the budget iPhone, with big media such as WSJ, Reuters and Bloomberg opting for the politically correct nicknames to refer to a ‘less-pricey’, ‘low-cost’ or ‘inexpensive iPhone’.
It wasn’t until NowhereElse.fr published a set of photos showing a bunch of boxes with the label ‘iPhone 5C’ on the side that the blogosphere adopted the moniker.
Since then, a number of analysts and outlets have confirmed the name, including WSJ, Bloomberg and China Telecom. So, what does the ‘C’ in the iPhone 5C denomination stand for? A number of theories are floating around: some say the ‘C’ means Colors.
After all, Apple’s tagline for the keynote reads “this should brighten your day” – while others postulate that the iPhone 5C stands for a ‘Chinese iPhone’, which we find hard to believe.
One thing is pretty certain: the ‘C’ does not stand for cheap. Apple’s never added the letter ‘C’ to an iPhone model before, leading some watchers to conjure the company might perhaps market the handset as an ‘iPhone C’. Which brings me to my question of the day.
iPhone 5C packaging render.
Assuming Apple sticks to its mid-cycle S-upgrades, what is a 2014 plastic iPhone going to be called? An iPhone 5CS? An iPhone CS? An iPhone 6C? What about 2015? There should be an iPhone 6S in 2016 so what’ll they call its budget variant, an iPhone 6CS?
Perhaps Apple should think about rethinking its iPhone naming convention?
Design: scratch-resistant plastic shell
Borrowing vague design cues from the iPhone 3G/3GS, the iPhone 5C ditches the two-tone aluminum iPhone 5 design for a rounded polycarbonate plastic casing that’s much easier to shape than aluminum. Even the lens cover appears to be plastic (the iPhone 5 uses sapphire crystal for added protection). The all-plastic casing obviously reduces parts and assembly costs, allowing for a more affordable device.
The backplate will be colorized and the front panel should be all black, though that’s inconclusive. Taking a closer look at the inside of the backpanel, the iPhone 5C uses both metal and plastic parts to support the internal components.
A leaked manual clearly depicts the Lightning connector and standard hardware buttons, including the mute switch and Home, power/sleep and volume up/down buttons.
The volume up and down buttons (below) are more of a pill shape, somewhat resembling the buttons found on the fifth-generation iPod touch. Now, even though it’s made from plastic, the handset’s casing is described as pretty thick and substantial, making the iPhone 5C slightly thicker, wider and heavier than its counterpart, as seen below.
According to a scratch-resistance video by Taiwan’s Apple Daily, the iPhone 5C has a surface hardness of 8H on the pencil hardness test, or three times stronger than the regular PET film used to protect the iPhone’s display from scratches.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo pegs the plastic body between 0.4 and 0.6 millimeters thick versus the average plastic casing at between 0.7 and 1 millimeter. The mix of glass fiber and plastic allows for a stronger, thinner and lighter appearance compared to other plasticky casings.
Along the bottom (from left to right) there’s the headphone jack, the mic hole, space for a screw, the Lightning connector, another hole for a screw and the cutouts for the speaker – again, resembling more the fifth-generation iPod touch than the iPhone 5.
On the back, there’s an iSight camera, noise-canceling microphone and standard LED flash (leaving the rumored dual-LED flash exclusive to the iPhone 5S).
The expected cutout for the SIM tray on the left appears to be sized appropriately for the Nano SIM cards, like the iPhone 5. Like all prior handset models, the branding on the back simply says ‘iPhone’, with no model-specific moniker.
The display: four-inch Retina screen
There’s no question the iPhone 5C will pack in a four-inch display, even if the less-informed analysts have conjured up that the screen won’t be Retina for cost-saving reasons. That couldn’t be further from truth.
Make no mistake about it, Apple’s 2013 iPhone lineup is going to be all-Retina. The same goes for unfounded talk of a 3.5-inch display, which can be easily disputed by a myriad of leaked back shells.
Will it be plastic with white or black front?
Bottom line: worst case, Apple could save a few bucks by outfitting the device with a non-IPS LCD technology, meaning poor man’s viewing angles like on the iPod touch.
Cameras: no surprises here
By all accounts, the iPhone 5C features the same front-facing FaceTime camera with a rather paltry 1.2-megapixel photos and bearable 720p HD video with up to 30 frames per second. The back-facing iSight camera is thought to be of an eight-megapixel variety with full HD 1080p video capture at up to 30 frames per second – essentially the same as on the iPhone 5.
iPhone 5C protective case rendering.
Of course Apple could keep the costs down by downgrading the iPhone 5C’s back camera to an iPod touch-style five megapixels. Bottom line: given the company typically saves camera improvements for S-upgrades, we’re not expecting any of the iPhone 5S camera advances to make their way into the iPhone 5C.
Internals: similar to the iPhone 5
The rumor-mill seemingly agrees that many of the internals inside the iPhone 5C will match up with the currently available iPhone 5. This totally makes sense: Apple’s been building the iPhone 5 for a year and they must have optimized manufacturing and parts costs by now.
I imagine Apple’s supply chain maestro Tim Cook opted to re-use the iPhone 5 components to keep bill of materials at a minimum as opposed to engineering brand new parts. Here is reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s view of iPhone 5C internals.
iPhone 5S/5C specs comparison chart via KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
I wouldn’t hold my breath for a faster A7 chip as that package is ostensibly exclusive to the flagship iPhone 5S upgrade. Today’s photos purportedly representing the iPhone 5C logic board, posted by C Technology, conveniently echo reports of the iPhone 5 components inside the iPhone 5C.
The iPhone 5 logic board (left) lines up nicely with the iPhone 5C screw holes (right).
Networking: no Gigabit Wi-Fi, NFC and LTE+
At a minimum, the iPhone 5C should support all flavors of fourth-generation Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology the iPhone 5 does. We’re not expecting support for up to three times faster LTE Advanced. LTE Advanced (also known as LTE-A or LTE+) allows for theoretical simultaneous download and upload speeds of 300 megabits per second, or up to three times faster than current LTE theoretical speeds.
While LTE Advanced networking is conceivable on the iPhone 5S, cost considerations and the currently very low penetration rate of this latest standard make the ultra-fast 150MBit LTE Advanced a no-go on the iPhone 5C.
On the other hand, if China Mobile will sell the iPhone 5C, the device must support the telco’s nascent TD-LTE 4G network. There could also be a special China Mobile version of the iPhone 5C, even if that runs contrast to Apple’s penchant for keeping things simple.
Whether or not the iPhone 5C supports 802.11ac – the latest in Wi-Fi networking – is up for the debate. Also known as Gigabit Wi-Fi, the standard promises three times the data throughput of the conventional Wi-Fi standard.
Now, only the 2013 editions of the MacBook Air family and the AirPort Express/Time Capsule wireless appliances sport 802.11ac networking . The upcoming Mac Pro will have it and it’s fairly safe to speculate that Gigabit Wi-Fi will be part of the iPad 5 and iPad mini 2, as well as Haswell-focused iMac, Mac mini and MacBook Pro refreshes.
AirDrop, one of the headline new iOS 7 features, is hardware-dependent. Even though AirDrop does not specifically require 802.11ac chips, the feature is currently supported only on the iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPad mini and fifth-generation iPod touch.
That said, we imagine the same Wi-Fi networking capabilities from the iPhone 5 will be supported on the iPhone 5C, at a minimum. Chances of Apple giving the iPhone 5C LTE Advanced and 802.11ac capabilities are slim – it’s perfectly plausible these features are exclusive to the flagship iPhone 5S.
No, we’re not expecting NFC either.
Summing up, we think the iPhone 5C will feature Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11n Wi-Fi on 2.4 and 5GHz bands, aGPS and GLONASS, as well as DC-HSPA+ and LTE.
Colors: five bright colorways
The iPhone 5C is expected to come in various colorways, some of them revealed by the frequent part-spotter Sonny Dickson. In total, the handset should be offered in five different colors: blue, green, yellow, white and red – the latter appearing to be more of a pinkish hue.
Sketchy reports have also called for a completely black iPhone 5C, though the leaked shots were later debunked as fake.
The fake iPhone 5C backplate.
Here is a potential green variant without the sticker.
And the following image apparently represents a bunch of iPhone 5C units being warmed up at Pegatron’s Shanghai plant for quality assurance purposes.
Pegatron is Apple’s primary assembler of the iPhone 5C as Apple seeks to diversify risk after last year Foxconn manufacturing glitches with the iPhone 5 (hint: scratches, nicks and Scuffgate), according to WSJ.
The contract manufacturer, named after the mythical flying horse Pegasus, became a minor producer of iPhones in 2011 and started assembling iPad minis last year.
Packaging: plastic box ala iPod touch
Apple’s never made a plastic iPhone box before so folks were taken aback when NowhereElse.fr published photos depicting boxes with the label ‘iPhone 5C’ on the side.
Though we can’t vouch for their authenticity, a number of photos from various sources have corroborated that the device will come inside a transparent plastic box that looks a lot like the iPod touch packaging.
Here’s iPhone 5C packaging shared by NowhereElse.fr in late-July.
And below is the current iPod touch plastic box.
Image credit: Flickr user ‘emilykiel‘.
Another claimed photo by Chinese website iApps.im suggested Apple would color-match the external coloring of the device with the wallpaper. The shot below shows us the packaging with a red iPhone 5C along with a matching red wallpaper.
And here’s apparently a blue iPhone 5C, still in its retail packaging.
Watchful readers could point out Apple since 2012 has been color-matching the external coloring of the iPod nanos with the wallpaper, as can be seen below.
Image credit: Flickr user ‘setuka‘.
So what else is in the box?
According to purported photographs posted on the Chinese micro-blogging website Sina Weibo and the Dutch blog SIM Only Radar, there’s also the included manual along with the official Apple stickers, the standard regulatory documentation and the SIM ejector tool Apple’s been bundling with all iPhone models to date.
Summing up, as the iPhone 5C is all about building a more affordable device for cash-strapped buyers. Therefore, it’s not entirely inconceivable that cost saving measures would extend to the product’s retail packaging. Another benefit of transparent plastic boxes: folks get to see the actual device right on store shelves.
Pricing: think mid-range, not cheap
The iPhone 5C should be sold for a significantly lower price than the flagship iPhone 5S when purchased off-contract, with a full retail price pegged at $350-$450 or $400-$500, depending on whom you ask. At any rate, That’s considerably more affordable than the $649 price of the unsubsidized iPhone 5.
While Apple is believed to offer the iPhone 5C both on and off-contract from day one – unlike past iPhone releases where a contract-free variant arrived a few months following the launch – carrier subsidies should bring the upfront payment down to something like $99 for customers willing to sign on the dotted line.
Assuming the off-contract iPhone 5C starts out at $450 for the basic model with sixteen gigabytes of storage (or perhaps even 8GB?), the 32/64GB tiers should translate to $550 and $650, respectively. Sorry, we’re not expecting a 128GB iPhone 5C variant – yes, another iPhone 5S exclusive.
Moreover, the $99 entry price point would fit the expected $199/$299/$399/$499 tiers for on-contract 16/32/64/128GB iPhone 5S versions. Finally, if the company keeps the 16GB iPhone 5 as an entry-level option, expect it to be offered for free – with a two-year contract, of course.
One caveat: should Apple drop the iPhone 5/4S/4 from the lineup come September 20, the on-contract iPhone 5C could just as well become Apple’s new “free” iPhone.
I’m only speculating here, but the aforementioned price matrix would be consistent with Apple’s strategy of discounting previous-generation iPhones. Oh, we also don’t expect the iPhone 4S to be offered shortly as its smaller 3.5-inch screen would feel oddly out of place in the iPhone 5/5S/5C four-inch Retina lineup.
Last but not least, it’ll be interesting what ad tactics Apple’s marketing wizards cook up to pitch a plastic iPhone to consumers without sounding like a lesser-buy.
Availability: September 20, coming later to China Mobile and NTT DoCoMo
We’re expecting both the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S to be available across Apple’s key markets beginning Friday, September 20, with iOS 7 preloaded. This should give Apple a period of ten days to collect pre-orders between the September 10 announcement and wider September 20 availability.
As evidenced by employee vacation blackouts – not only by Apple, but major U.S. carriers as well – the device is expected to launch simultaneously across AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile networks. Sprint hasn’t cancelled their retail employee vacations yet so we’re guessing the telco could land the new iPhones a bit later.
The iPhone 5 launched last September in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. By the end of 2012, the handset launched on 240 different carriers in a hundred countries.
WSJ all but confirmed that Apple has finally inked a landmark distribution agreement with China Mobile, the world’s largest carrier. Two days ago, Reuters confirmed that Japan’s NTT DoCoMo will start carrying iPhones this Fall. Both are huge developments for Apple as the iPhone isn’t yet available on some of the world’s largest wireless carriers.
China Mobile has 700+ million subscribers, more than AT&T and Verizon combined! NTT DoCoMo is 60 million mobile users strong. Just adding these two carriers to the fold should add up significantly to iPhone sales and Apple’s bottom line.
According to one estimate, expanded distribution will help the company push 13 million iPhone 5S/5C units in the first ten days of sale – or more than a million units a day – per Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves. Those would be record numbers, in accordance with the ‘most successful launch in Apple’s history’ prediction.
All told, Hargreaves expects up to 13 million iPhone sales before the September quarter closes and some 31 million units during the Christmas quarter.
iPhone 5C videos
If picture is worth a thousand words, a video may be worth a million.
• Colors side-by-side by TLDToday
• Back housing components unboxing by TLDToday
• Red iPhone 5C fully assembled, powered on, running Safari, by C Technology
• Comparison of iPhone 5/5S/5C shells, by Dom Esposito
• Scratch resistance test by AppleDaily.com.tw
• Hands-on with the yellow iPhone 5C back shell by Sonny Dickson
• Hands-on with the white iPhone 5C back shell by Sonny Dickson
• Early look at the white iPhone 5C housing by DetroitBORG
• iPhone 5C mystery case by Macotakara
You’re going to love these hands-on clips.
About the flagship iPhone 5S: two-tone iPhone 5 design, colorized backplate choices – including the controversial gold/champagne and graphite variants – at least a third-faster A7 chip and improved camera with much better low light shooting, 120FPS slow motion video capture, a 12 or 13-megapixel sensor and dual-LED flash.
And of course, the central feature: a redesigned Home button with an AuthenTec fingerprint sensor for user authentication (Slide To Identify?) and more. It should be the handset’s killer feature. If it means anything, insiders liken it to the seismic shift Siri was two years ago.
Apple recently began training its AppleCare support staff and retail employees on iOS 7 and iTunes Radio so we’re expecting both devices to hit Apple Stores and carriers simultaneously. Those of you looking to dump your old device, Apple will pay up to $280 credit for used iPhones.
So what do you guys think?
Did I miss anything?
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Alabama Shakes are coming back to Chattanooga this Saturday, October 15th, but this time dropping by JJ’s Bohemia… and we had the pleasure and privilege of interviewing lead singer Brittany Howard about their debut EP, the band’s future and more:
Alabama Shakes finished a brief tour opening for Drive-By Truckers last month, which stopped by Track 29 here in Chattanooga… From where the band was at this time last Fall, when known as just The Shakes, 2011 has been quite the break-out year! How have the past few months of increased acknowledgment and appreciation been treating you and the band?
“Let me say first and foremost, I am humbled by how people are responding to our music. I love you folks, too. You get it, which in a by-and-by way, means you get us as people. That’s pretty awesome and I wanna say thank you…
The past few months have been adventurous to say the least. We’ve gotten a lot of welcomed attention and we now have a lot of important decisions to make… I think that all of this may be a wonderful dream with everybody I know walking around in it. We’ve been writing songs and we’ve been anticipating coming to your towns and sharing them with you. It’s what we’ve always done, but now — people are coming out to hear them — and they know the words. Feels good. It’s encouraging.”
[Video: 'You Ain't Alone' filmed at Track 29, Chattanooga, TN]
We’ve noticed on Alabama Shakes’ Facebook page, the band has traveled to New York City, Los Angeles and have been recent Nashville regulars, even playing a gig at Jack White’s Third Man Records. There is also a picture posted that features bassist Zac Cockrell wearing a Fat Possum Burnside Style hat. [see pic below] Smells like a record deal is in the work to us… Would you like to elaborate? And if so, any idea of when we should expect the first full-length?
“Well, the way I see it, if you wanna share something with everyone you’re going to need help reaching those people. We’re looking for the best partners to help us do this. I’ll tell you this much, we’ve been eating good.
I would compare our first full length to a woman who is 10 months pregnant: Our baby is huge and fully formed , but it’s just not ready to come out yet…. could be any time… and you’ll definitely know about it.”
The band just dropped their debut EP last month featuring 4 jaw-dropping tracks that were recorded at Bomb Shelter Studios in Nashville earlier this year. Will we be hearing any more recordings from these sessions in the near future?
“We decided to put out this four song EP when we realized people were wanting this music. The true design of these sessions was to have something to show for ourselves. Those few tracks are just a taste of what this album is going to be like. Keep an eye on Third Man for a 7-inch surprise!”
One of many things we love about Alabama Shakes is the energy that is felt between the 4 of you during a live show. You can tell every single member has such a strong association and role in the band, something you don’t see very often. Could you please give us an interpretation of the creative inspiration and band-enthusiasm that your fans observe and receive during these live performances?
“I can’t speak for everyone on this, but I’ll tell you about myself: When I get to play with Zac, Heath and Steve, I feel invincible. I love them as musicians and I love them as people. It’s like, I get to sing into this microphone about whatever I want and I got a 42 decibel rock ‘n roll band that’s gonna give me courage and back me up on it. I feel free and easy. I don’t care what someone is thinking, I forget if I’m hurting, I’m not worrying about bad news, and I don’t care for that little while about those bills I have to pay back at home. I’m just reveling in my own world.
So, I guess what they’re witnessing is us all thriving in our own little space — we just happen to be on the same page.”
Chattanooga was fortunate enough to get a taste of the Alabama Shakes at Track 29 and we are flattered that you are performing once again in Chattanooga, but at a smaller venue, JJs Bohemia. What do the Alabama Shakes expect from Chattanooga this Saturday, and is there anything else you’d like your fans to know?
“Wear your dancing shoes.
Bring a sweat rag.
Leave your fear.
It’s gonna be a different kind of night…”
Alabama Shakes debut self-titled EP is out now! Download a copy HERE or pick-up a physical copy in-person this Saturday (10/15) at JJ’s Bohemia… and we are giving away a pair of tickets to one lucky reader for that show! Click here to enter! | <urn:uuid:78af8521-b721-4331-99b0-16f6e77a0d65> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://www.thesouthrail.com/?p=2746 | 2014-04-17T12:47:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609530131.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005210-00373-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962214 | 1,124 | [
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I will readily admit that I don’t quite know what Trouble means when he says “scoob,” as he uses it liberally, but that doesn’t impede my enjoyment of Scoobstrumentals. The DTE treatment is given to an abundance of instrumentals that are ruling the airwaves today, from plenty of Mike Will beats to Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know.”
He’s about the millionth or so rapper to take on “I Don’t Like,” but in true Trouble fashion, he doesn’t hold back and makes it abundantly clear what he doesn’t like. His rawness and voice for the gangstas, thugs, hustlers, bad b*tches, and plugs on “We Connect,” for example, are what tie the tape together, and are also the reason that Scoobstrumentals shouldn’t be discarded like most other industry beats mixtapes.
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Ever since a pre-launch BlueStacks raised $7.6 million in Series A financing, the startup has been attracting attention. Why? Because it’s developed software designed to let Android users run their apps on all Windows PCs, tablets, and laptops — without any modifications. Not to mention the startup then raised another $6.4 million a few months later from AMD and Citrix Systems, with contribution from existing investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Ventures, and more.
The Series B followed closely on the heels of the alpha launch of its App Player for Windows — a free software download that gives users one-click access to Android apps on any Windows PC, along with the ability to view these apps in full-screen. Accompanying the App Player was Cloud Connect, a cloud-based service that allows PCs to become an extension of any Android-based mobile device — and vice versa. And today, BlueStacks is pushing forward with its next major release, the beta version of its App Player, which is chasing the ambitious goal of bringing the some 450,000 Android apps to those billion-odd PC users out there.
The beta software release is of note because it now allows desktop PCs to run graphics-intensive Android apps, accelerating them to a degree that prior iterations of the software just weren’t capable of. This new functionality is made possible by the company’s new patent-pending technology, called Layercake, which allows Android apps to run on x86-based PCs, including apps that are written for the ARM processor, like Angry Birds Space or Fruit Ninja, for example.
BlueStacks’ beta release uses your PC’s graphics card to make apps running graphics-intensive engines like Unity run without glitches, using hardware acceleration not dissimilar to that which takes place in the browser. The new release also brings the accelerometer tilting and pinch-to-zoom features of the smartphone experience to the desktop, by way of the mouse and keyboard arrows.
The startup found quite a bit of traction during its three-month-long alpha phase, attracting over 1 million users in more than 100 countries, with more than 4.5 million apps opened. With its beta, the startup wants to build on its early success, while making the experience more frictionless. This means that users can now download apps from within BlueStacks even if they don’t have an Android phone, a dock launcher that reflects the Windows interface, in addition to Cloud Connect enabling users to send and receive SMS messages on their PCs.
BlueStacks VP of Marketing and Business Development says that the company has partnered with the developers behind apps like Fruit Ninja, SliceIt!, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, Townsmen, Evernote, Defender and StumbleUpon to pre-load their apps in the beta. These developers have been attracted to BlueStacks’ software, because it opens up Android app discovery to a huge potential market — the billion-plus users of PCs. Not only that, but developers don’t have to port or modify their apps to run them on those PCs, and that’s money in the bank.
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This actually isn't what he said at all. He called it the "grittiest" Marvel movie yet.
To make this clear, we were not the one's that misquoted Joe. And his mis-statement was quickly spread throughout the online community. That said, in our own personal opinion, we think it has the potential to be one of the greatest Marvel movies yet. Captain America: The First Avenger is 'possibly' the most re-watchable of the Marvel Phase One films, and is a lot more fun than Marvel's The Avengers on repeat viewings. Both films are available on Netflix streaming right now, so strap on those arguing caps! Maybe some of you were up in arms about Captain America: The Winter Soldier being the greatest Marvel movie yet, but you can give it grittiest: Cap and Black Widow make out on an escalator! The Winter Soldier's bionic arm! Steve visiting an old folks home in his early 30s while all his friends are 90 and dying! That's pretty gritty stuff for a Marvel movie. This one looks like its on the right track and we can't wait.
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FRIDAY (April 22): CinemaLit continues a month of Italian cinema with Pietro Germi's biting comedy Seduced and Abandoned (1964), replacing the previously scheduled A Special Day 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY (April 23): Crusty Hobart Bosworth stars in The Sea Lion (Rowland V. Lee, 1921), with Bessie Love as "Blossom, a Nymph." It screens with a "Grantland Rice Sportlight," Bulls Eye (1926), and Al St. John in The Paper Hangers (1921) 7:30 p.m.
601 Van Ness (at Golden Gate), 352-0810, www.landmarktheatres.com. This multiplex is only partly a "calendar house" rep theater. For the rest of the Opera Plaza's schedule, see our Showtimes page. $8.75.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: Turtles Can Fly (Bahman Ghobadi, Iraq, 2004) 1:45, 4:15, 7, 9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY (April 22-28): Schizo (Guka Omarova, Kazakhstan, 2004). See Opening for review. Call for times.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE
2575 Bancroft (at Bowditch), Berkeley, (510) 642-1124, www.bampfa.berkeley.edu, $8, second show $2 for regular programs; (925) 866-9559, www.sffs.org, $12 admission for the S.F. International Film Festival. The East Bay mecca for film scholars, part of UC Berkeley's Art Museum, thrives at its on-campus location, up the steps on Bancroft between Telegraph Avenue and the Hearst Gym.
WEDNESDAY: A UCB film history class open to the public and taught by Marilyn Fabe screens Life on Earth (Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritania, 1998) and the splendid The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (Djibril Diop Mambety, Senegal, 1999) 3 p.m. A weekly "Games People Play" series concludes with David Cronenberg's eXistenZ (Canada, 1998), with Jennifer Jason Leigh as a video game designer stuck in her own (or someone's) creepy creation 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY: The San Francisco International Film Festival begins its PFA screenings with The Gravel Road (Menon, Malaysia) 4:30 p.m. Profiles Farmers: Daily Life (Depardon, France) 7 p.m. Innocence (Hadzihalilovic, France) 9 p.m. For more on the festival, see Page 34.
SUNDAY: SFIFF -- Monday Morning Glory (Woo, Malaysia) 2 p.m. Harvest Time (Razbezhkina, Russia) 4 p.m. The Holy Girl (Martel, Argentina) 6 p.m. Kings and Queen (Desplechin, France) 8:30 p.m.
MONDAY: A "Buddhism and Film" series, offering lectures by Robert Sharif and screenings of relevant pictures, screens The Reincarnation of Khensur Rinpoche (Tenzig Sonam and Ritu Sarin, U.K., 1991) and The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei (Christopher J. Hayden, 1993) 3 p.m. SFIFF -- Todd Solondz's Palindromes has it both ways 7 p.m. Almost Brothers (Murat, Brazil) 9:10 p.m.
TUESDAY: SFIFF -- "Count Down: Nine Experimental Shorts" 7 p.m. 10th District Court: Moments of Trials (Depardon, France) 9:15 p.m.
PALACE OF FINE ARTS
3301 Lyon (at Bay), 567-6642 and www.palaceoffinearts.org/events.html for venue; (925) 866-9559, www.sffs.org for the San Francisco International Film Festival, here this week. This nine-decade-old remnant of a World's Fair has an excellent auditorium, often used for film programs. $12 save as noted. For more on the festival, see Page 34.
SATURDAY (April 23): SFIFF -- Programmer Anita Monga accepts the Mel Novikoff Award and screens Jacques Becker's excellent French noir Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954) 4:30 p.m. The American Music Club plays a live score for Frank Borzages' moving melodrama Street Angel (1928) 9 p.m.
MONDAY (April 25): Live scores by the Alloy Orchestra for both the silent version of Alfred Hitchcock's first talkie, Blackmail (U.K., 1929; 7 p.m.), and The Phantom of the Opera (Rupert Julian, 1925; 9:15 p.m.), with Lon Chaney.
1834 Park (at Lake Merritt), Oakland, (510) 814-2400, www.picturepubpizza.com. $5 save as noted. Pizza, beer, and movies on two screens. Call theater for programs, booked a week in advance. The Parkway also offers occasional scheduled special programs.
SUNDAY (April 24): Priority Africa Network screens the Frontline documentary The Ghosts of Rwanda (2005) and offers speakers and a discussion. $7 3 p.m.
MIDNIGHT SHOW (Saturday): The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1975), with live performance by Barely Legal. $6.
1118 Fourth St. (at A Street), San Rafael, 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $9 regular admission; $9.25 for the Marin Environmental Film Festival save as noted. This three-screen repertory theater, now officially the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, is operated by the California Film Institute. Programs are complex; check carefully and call for confirmation.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: The Ballad of Jack and Rose (Rebecca Miller, 2005) 6:30, 9 p.m. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (Judy Irving, 2004) 6:45, 8:45 p.m. Downfall (Oliver Hirschbiegel, Germany, 2004) 7:30 p.m.
STARTS FRIDAY: Up for Grabs (Michael Wranovics, 2004). Call theater for other films and times.
FRIDAY: The Marin Environmental Film Festival screens here this weekend. Oil on Ice (Djerassi and Boudart) 7 p.m. Opening Night Reception, $25 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY: Marin Environmental Film Festival -- "The State of California Rivers" (shorts). $6 11 a.m. "A Family Trio" (shorts). $6 11:15 a.m. Thirst (Snitow and Kaufman). $6 12:45 p.m. "This Is Our Planet" (shorts) 2:15 p.m. "Green Business, Green Living" (shorts) 4:10 p.m.
SUNDAY: Marin Environmental Film Festival -- "A Delicious Revolution" (shorts) 11 a.m. Ten Days to Paint the Forest (Kemp and Kemp) 11:10 a.m. "Amazing Graze" (food tasting event). $25 12:30 p.m. Broken Limbs (Howell and Evans) and Seeds of Change (Jones) 1:30 p.m. Talking to the Wall (Alves) and How to Kill a Fish (Trautman), plus 2005 Earth Day Every Day Awards 4 p.m.
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Trey Kennedy, a guard from Las Vegas, Nev., has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball for Southern Utah.
Kennedy, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound guard from Bishop Gorman High School, averaged 12.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists while serving as a team captain in 2013 during the Gaels' (29-3) second straight state championship.
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National Bank of Fujairah sees loan growth in double digits this year
Total assets increased 17.6 percent, while loans and advances rose 16.1 percent
UAE lender aims to refinance existing facility maturing this month
Move comes as Islamic banks have been growing faster than their conventional peers across the Middle East
Non-banking entity to help facilitate trade between UAE and Asia, says bank
Local lender will replace British bank on the United Arab Emirates' interbank rate setting panel
The government backed lender also saw a reduction in loan loss provisions
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Lender records profit of $28.3m last year despite a decline in operating income.
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Newt Gingrich on 2012: 'We will look at this very seriously'
ATLANTA — Newt Gingrich said on Thursday he is "seriously" considering a 2012 presidential run and unveiled a website to explore a potential bid for the White House.
The former House Speaker is the first major Republican candidate to open such an exploratory effort.Continue Reading
"We will look at this very seriously," Gingrich said at the state Capitol as he stood between his wife, Callista, and Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal.
"We will very methodically lay out the framework of what we'll do next. And we think the key is to have citizens that understand this is going to take a lot of us, for a long time, working together."
His brief comments, part of an eight-minute news conference, were an exercise in carefully chosen words — Gingrich steered clear of the phrase “exploratory committee.”
He has created a fundraising committee, Newt Exploratory 2012 – which is different from an “exploratory committee” - to pay for activities like polling, staff and travel as he weighs a presidential campaign and the new website seeks donations. No paperwork has yet been filed by Newt Exploratory 2012 with the Federal Election Commission. He also launched a twitter feed, NewtExplore2012.
Aides wouldn't say how long the "explore phase" of Gingrich's effort would last.
Though Gingrich’s comments were brief, they were the clearest yet about his intentions in a week filled with muddled messages from his team.
Shortly before the trip to Atlanta, longtime Gingrich adviser Joe Gaylord had said that the former House Speaker would open “exactly that, an exploratory committee” - but five hours later, Gingrich’s spokesman, Rick Tyler, sent out a press release stating that no such announcement would be made.
At the heart of the confusion are FEC regulations that accompany the creation of an official exploratory committee.
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I want to start this thread regarding various experiments that you have tried to get your bettas to breed and raising betta fry.
I have tried various experiments so far.
Raising water temp then cooling down with ice and fresh clean water to simulate rain fall and PH temp changes should occur with this process. Normal conditions would be hot then rain would cool down water and dilute anything that is in concentration in the water.
I had no success with this. I need to build a device that drips water in like rain.
In addition to this I have also tried using a variable rate strobe light to simulate lightning. I need to try banging some pans or getting some sheet metal to vibrate to simulate thunder. lol
Current experiment, I have a male and female outside in a 10 gallon tank with a bunch of oak leaves. Water is very dark. Been removing and adding water daily to simulate rain changes. The weather in the last week has ranged from hot to cold. Current outside temps are 55* F. The fish are doing fine. Female has a fat belly from all the bug larva she has been eating. They both refuse to eat pellet food atm.
They chase each other around but no real damage has occurred to either fish. Lots of dead leaves to hide under but they refuse to hide.
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note: Scene I is not included in this collection
Place: Village of D——; dining room of the Bishop's house.
[The room is poorly furnished, but orderly. A door at the back opens on the street. At one side, a window overlooks the garden; at the other, curtains hang before an alcove. Mademoiselle, the Bishop's Sister, a sweet-faced lady, sits by the fire, knitting. Madame, his Housekeeper, is laying the table for supper.]
Mlle. Has the Bishop returned from the service?
Madame. Yes, Mademoiselle. He is in his room, reading. Shall I call him?
Mlle. No, do not disturb him—he will come in good time—when supper is ready.
Madame. Dear me—I forgot to get bread when I went out to-day.
Mlle. Go to the baker's, then; we will wait.
[Exit Madame. Pause.]
[Enter the Bishop. He is an old man, gentle and kindly.]
Bishop. I hope I have not kept you waiting, sister.
Mlle. No, brother, Madame has just gone out for bread. She forgot it this morning.
Bishop (having seated himself by the fire). The wind blows cold from the mountains to-night.[Pg 53]
Mlle. (nodding). All day it has been growing colder.
Bishop. 'Twill bring great suffering to the poor.
Mlle. Who suffer too much already.
Bishop. I would I could help them more than I do!
Mlle. You give all you have, my brother. You keep nothing for yourself—you have only bare necessities.
Bishop. Well, I have sent in a bill for carriage hire in making pastoral visits.
Mlle. Carriage hire! I did not know you ever rode. Now I am glad to hear that. A bishop should go in state sometimes. I venture to say your bill is small.
Bishop. Three thousand francs.
Mlle. Three thousand francs! Why, I cannot believe it!
Bishop. Here is the bill.
Mlle. (reading bill). What is this!
|Expenses of Carriage|
|For furnishing soup to hospital||1500 francs|
|For charitable society of D——||500 "|
|For foundlings||500 "|
|For orphans||500 "|
So! that is your carriage hire! Ha, ha! I might have known it!
[They laugh together.]
[Enter Madame, excited, with bread.]
Madame. Such news as I have heard! The whole town is talking about it! We should have locks put on our doors at once!
Mlle. What is it, Madame? What have you heard?[Pg 54]
Madame. They say there is a suspicious vagabond in the town. The inn-keeper refused to take him in. They say he is a released convict who once committed an awful crime.
[The Bishop is looking into the fire, paying no attention to Madame.]
Mlle. Do you hear what Madame is saying, brother?
Bishop. Only a little. Are we in danger, Madame?
Madame. There is a convict in town, your Reverence!
Bishop. Do you fear we shall be robbed?
Madame. I do, indeed!
Bishop. Of what?
Madame. There are the six silver plates and the silver soup-ladle and the two silver candlesticks.
Bishop. All of which we could do without.
Madame. Do without!
Mlle. 'Twould be a great loss, brother. We could not treat a guest as is our wont.
Bishop. Ah, there you have me, sister. I love to see the silver laid out for every guest who comes here. And I like the candles lighted, too; it makes a brighter welcome.
Mlle. A bishop's house should show some state.
Bishop. Aye—to every stranger! Henceforth, I should like every one of our six plates on the table whenever we have a guest here.
Mlle. All of them?
Madame. For one guest?
Bishop. Yes—we have no right to hide treasures. Each guest shall enjoy all that we have.
Madame. Then 'tis time we should look to the locks on the doors, if we would keep our silver. I'll go for the locksmith now—[Pg 55]
Bishop. Stay! This house shall not be locked against any man! Would you have me lock out my brothers?
[A loud knock is heard at street door.]
[Enter Jean Valjean, with his knapsack and cudgel. The women are frightened.]
Jean (roughly). See here! My name is Jean Valjean. I am a convict from the galleys. I was set free four days ago, and I am looking for work. I hoped to find a lodging here, but no one will have me. It was the same way yesterday and the day before. To-night a good woman told me to knock at your door. I have knocked. Is this an inn?
Bishop. Madame, put on another plate.
Jean. Stop! You do not understand, I think. Here is my passport—see what it says: "Jean Valjean, discharged convict, has been nineteen years in the galleys; five years for theft; fourteen years for having attempted to escape. He is a very dangerous man." There! you know it all. I ask only for straw in your stable.
Bishop. Madame, you will put white sheets on the bed in the alcove.
[Exit Madame. The Bishop turns to Jean.]
We shall dine presently. Sit here by the fire, sir.
Jean. What! You will keep me? You call me "sir"! Oh! I am going to dine! I am to have a bed with sheets like the rest of the world—a bed! It is nineteen years since I have slept in a bed! I will pay anything you ask. You are a fine man. You are an innkeeper, are you not?
Bishop. I am a priest who lives here.
Jean. A priest! Ah, yes—I ask your pardon—I didn't notice your cap and gown.[Pg 56]
Bishop. Be seated near the fire, sir.
[Jean deposits his knapsack, repeating to himself with delight.]
Jean. He calls me sir—sir. (Aloud.) You will require me to pay, will you not?
Bishop. No, keep your money. How much have you?
Jean. One hundred and nine francs.
Bishop. How long did it take you to earn it?
Jean. Nineteen years.
Bishop (sadly). Nineteen years—the best part of your life!
Jean. Aye, the best part—I am now forty-six. A beast of burden would have earned more.
Bishop. This lamp gives a very bad light, sister.
[Mlle. gets the two silver candlesticks from the mantel, lights them, and places them on the table.]
Jean. Ah, but you are good! You don't despise me. You light your candles for me,—you treat me as a guest,—and I've told you where I come from, who I am!
Bishop. This house does not demand of him who enters whether he has a name, but whether he has a grief. You suffer—you are hungry—you are welcome.
Jean. I cannot understand it—
Bishop. This house is home to the man who needs a refuge. So, sir, this is your house now more than it is mine. Whatever is here is yours. What need have I to know your name? Besides, before you told me, I knew it.
Jean. What! You knew my name!
Bishop. Yes, your name is—Brother.[Pg 57]
Jean. Stop! I cannot bear it—you are so good—
[He buries his face in his hands.]
[Enter Madame with dishes for the table; she continues passing in and out, preparing supper.]
Bishop. You have suffered much, sir—
Jean (nodding). The red shirt, the ball on the ankle, a plank to sleep on, heat, cold, toil, the whip, the double chain for nothing, the cell for one word—even when sick in bed, still the chain! Dogs, dogs are happier! Nineteen years! and now the yellow passport!
Bishop. Yes, you have suffered.
Jean (with violence). I hate this world of laws and courts! I hate the men who rule it! For nineteen years my soul has had only thoughts of hate. For nineteen years I've planned revenge. Do you hear? Revenge—revenge!
Bishop. It is not strange that you should feel so. And if you continue to harbor those thoughts, you are only deserving of pity. But listen, my brother; if, in spite of all you have passed through, your thoughts could be of peace and love, you would be better than any one of us.
[Pause. Jean reflects.]
Jean (speaking violently). No, no! I do not belong to your world of men. I am apart—a different creature from you all. The galleys made me different. I'll have nothing to do with any of you!
Madame. The supper, your Reverence.
[The Bishop glances at the table.]
Bishop. It strikes me there is something missing from this table.
Mlle. Madame, do you not understand?
[Madame steps to a cupboard, gets the remaining silver plates, and places them on the table.][Pg 58]
Bishop (gayly, turning to Jean). To table then, my friend! To table!
[Jean remains for a moment, standing doggedly apart; then he steps over to the chair awaiting him, jerks it back, and sinks into it, without looking up.]
Time: Daybreak the next morning.
Place: The Bishop's dining room.
[The room is dark, except for a faint light that comes in through window curtains. Jean Valjean creeps in from the alcove. He carries his knapsack and cudgel in one hand; in the other, his shoes. He opens the window overlooking the garden; the room becomes lighter. Jean steps to the mantel and lifts a silver candlestick.]
Jean (whispering). Two hundred francs—double what I have earned in nineteen years!
[He puts it in his knapsack; takes up the other candlestick; shudders, and sets it down again.]
No, no, he is good—he called me "sir"—
[He stands still, staring before him, his hand still gripping the candlestick. Suddenly he straightens up; speaks bitterly.]
Why not? 'Tis easy to give a bed and food! Why doesn't he keep men from the galleys? Nineteen years for a loaf of bread!
[Pauses a moment, then resolutely puts both candlesticks into his bag; steps to the cupboard and takes out the silver plates and the ladle, and slips them into the bag.]
All solid—I should gain at least one thousand francs. 'Tis due me—due me for all these years!
[Closes the bag. Pause.][Pg 59]
No, not the candles—I owe him that much—
[He puts the candlesticks on mantel; takes up cudgel, knapsack, and shoes; jumps out window and disappears. Pause.]
[Enter Madame. She shivers; discovers the open window.]
Madame. Why is that window open? I closed it last night myself. Oh! Could it be possible?
[Crosses and looks at open cupboard.]
It is gone!
[Enter the Bishop from his room.]
Bishop. Good morning, Madame!
Madame. Your Reverence! The silver is gone! Where is that man?
Bishop. In the alcove sleeping, I suppose.
[Madame runs to curtains of alcove and looks in. Enter Mademoiselle. Madame turns.]
He is gone!
Madame. Aye, gone—gone! He has stolen our silver, the beautiful plates and the ladle! I'll inform the police at once!
[Starts off. The Bishop stops her.]
Bishop. Wait!—Let me ask you this—was that silver ours?
Madame. Why—why not?
Bishop. Because it has always belonged to the poor. I have withheld it wrongfully.
Mlle. Its loss makes no difference to Madame or me.
Madame. Oh, no! But what is your Reverence to eat from now?
Bishop. Are there no pewter plates?
Madame. Pewter has an odor.
Bishop. Iron ones, then.[Pg 60]
Madame. Iron has a taste.
Bishop. Well, then, wooden plates.
[A knock is heard at street door.]
[Enter an Officer and two Soldiers, dragging in Jean Valjean.]
Officer. Your Reverence, we found your silver on this man.
Bishop. Why not? I gave it to him. I am glad to see you again, Jean. Why did you not take the candlesticks, too?
Jean (trembling). Your Reverence—
Bishop. I told you everything in this house was yours, my brother.
Officer. Ah, then what he said was true. But, of course, we did not believe him. We saw him creeping from your garden—
Bishop. It is all right, I assure you. This man is a friend of mine.
Officer. Then we can let him go?
[Soldiers step back.]
Jean (trembling). I am free?
Officer. Yes! You can go. Do you not understand?
Bishop (to Jean). My friend, before you go away—here are your candlesticks (going to the mantel and bringing the candlesticks); take them.
[Jean takes the candlesticks, seeming not to know what he is doing.]
By the way, my friend, when you come again you need not come through the garden. The front door is closed only with a latch, day or night. (To the Officer and Soldiers.) Gentlemen, you may withdraw.
[Exit Officer and Soldiers.][Pg 61]
Jean (recoiling and holding out the candlesticks). No—no—I—I—
Bishop. Say no more; I understand. You felt that they were all owing to you from a world that had used you ill. Keep them, my friend, keep them. I would I had more to give you. It is small recompense for nineteen years.
[Jean stands bewildered, looking down at the candlesticks in his hands.]
They will add something to your hundred francs. But do not forget, never forget, that you have promised to use the money in becoming an honest man.
Bishop (not heeding). Jean Valjean, my brother, you no longer belong to evil, but to good. It is your soul that I am buying for you: I withdraw it from thoughts of hatred and revenge—I give it to peace and hope and God.
[Jean stands as if stunned, staring at the Bishop, then turns and walks unsteadily from the room.]
Jean Valjean, as a young man, was sent to the galleys for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister's hungry children. From time to time, when he tried to escape, his sentence was increased, so that he spent nineteen years as a convict. Scene I of Miss Stevenson's dramatization shows Jean Valjean being turned away from the inn because he has been in prison.
What does the stage setting tell of the Bishop and his sister? Notice, as you read, why each of the items in the stage setting is mentioned. Why is Madame made to leave the room—how does her absence help the action of the play? What is the purpose of the conversation about the weather? About the carriage hire? Why is the Bishop not more excited at Madame's news? What is gained by the talk about the silver? Notice the dramatic [Pg 62]value of the Bishop's speech beginning "Stay!" Why does Jean Valjean speak so roughly when he enters? Why does he not try to conceal the fact that he is a convict? Why does not the Bishop reply directly to Jean Valjean's question? What would be the action of Mademoiselle and Madame while Jean is speaking? What is Madame's action as she goes out? What is gained by the conversation between Jean and the Bishop? Why does the Bishop not reproach Jean for saying he will have revenge? Why is the silver mentioned so many times?
While you are reading the first part of Scene III, think how it should be played. Note how much the stage directions add to the clearness of the scene. How long should the pause be, before Madame enters? What is gained by the calmness of the Bishop? How can he say that the silver was not his? What does the Bishop mean when he says, "I gave it to him"? What are Mademoiselle and Madame doing while the conversation with the officers and Jean Valjean is going on? Is it a good plan to let them drop so completely out of the conversation? Why does the Bishop say that Jean has promised? Why does the scene close without Jean's replying to the Bishop? How do you think the Bishop's kindness has affected Jean Valjean's attitude toward life?
Note how the action and the conversation increase in intensity as the play proceeds: Is this a good method? Notice the use of contrast in speech and action. Note how the chief characters are emphasized. Can you discover the quality called "restraint," in this fragment of a play? How is it gained, and what is its value?
Select a short passage from some book that you like, and try to put it into dramatic form, using this selection as a kind of model. Do not attempt too much at once, but think out carefully the setting, the stage directions, and the dialogue for a brief fragment of a play.
Make a series of dramatic scenes from the same book, so that a connected story is worked out.
Read a part of some modern drama, such as The Piper, or The Blue Bird, or one of Mr. Howells's little farces, and notice [Pg 63]how it makes use of setting and stage directions; how the conversation is broken up; how the situation is brought out in the dialogue; how each person is made to speak in his own character.
After you have done the reading suggested above, make another attempt at dramatizing a scene from a book, and see what improvement you can make upon the sort of thing you did at first.
It might be interesting for two or three persons to work on a bit of dramatization together, and then give the fragment of a play in simple fashion before the class. Or the whole class may work on the play, and then select some of their number to perform it.
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Opened for the 2012 season, Marlins Park features dual bulletproof aquariums which serve as a home-plate backstop.
An aquarium is located behind home plate and a laser show happens in CF if someone hits a home run. Need. To. See. Both.
Check done if you've now been to 2 different stadiums on this same piece of land! R.I.P. Orange Bowl Stadium.
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Bobblehead museum on the Promenade and live Aquarium behind home plate are must see spots in the Ballpark!
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In Welsh mythology, a woman magically comes to life from flowers. She take a lover but is unfaithful to him with another man. After her second lover murders the first, the woman is turned into an owl as punishment.
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Ben Roethlisberger reportedly has potentially fatal rib injury
Ben Roethlisberger will not play for the Steelers against the Ravens on Sunday after getting hurt during Monday night’s win over the Chiefs. The Pittsburgh quarterback left the game with a shoulder injury after being driven into the turf and landing on the joint, but it’s apparently not the shoulder that’s his most worrisome problem. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Steelers reporter Ed Bouchette said on Wednesday that Roethlisberger has a rib injury that is potentially fatal.
According to Bouchette, Big Ben has a rare rib injury that “could kill him by pressing against his aorta.” The aorta is the largest artery in the body. It starts by the heart and extends down through the abdomen. The rib reportedly is partially dislocated, and if hit wrong, could potentially puncture the aorta.
Roethlisberger reportedly said Wednesday that the injury is so rare, the last time it occurred was in a rugby player in 1998. He says it’s so painful that he’s only been able to sleep in a chair for four hours the past two nights. He also rated the pain level as a “9” on a scale of 1-10, per NFL.com’s Aditi Kinkhabwala.
The Steelers are 6-3 and currently second in the AFC North behind the Ravens. With two games against Baltimore in the next three weeks and Byron Leftwich as quarterback, earning a spot in the playoffs seems more questionable.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Led by home runs from seniors Nicole Morgan, Cassie Tysarczyk and Jenna Stark on Senior Day, the No. 24 Texas A&M Softball team (35-20) ended the regular season with an 8-2 win over Oklahoma State (26-26), Saturday at the Aggie Softball Complex.
The senior class plated all eight runs for the win before the team honored its eight seniors after the game. The contest vs. OSU marked the final home game for the seniors, who were responsible for seven hits, two walks, and all eight runs scored on the day.
Oklahoma State got on the board first with a lone run in the top of the second inning. The runner scored from third on error to give the Cowgirls an early 1-0 lead.
The lead didn’t last long as Morgan led off in the bottom of the inning with a solo shot over left field to tie the ballgame. The blast was the 14th of the season for Morgan and the 47th of her illustrious career. Morgan was 2-for-3 on the day with three RBI, two runs scored and a walk.
Texas A&M took a 3-1 lead in the third when Tysarczyk crushed a home run that flew across Olsen Blvd. and scored a pair of runs for the Aggies. Senior Emily Albus scored on the play after drawing a leadoff walk.
Tysarczyk picked up her eighth outfield assist of the season in the top of the third when she tossed a runner at second after she attempted to stretch a single into a double. Offensively, the Aggie right fielder was 2-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI.
An RBI groundout allowed the Cowgirls’ final run of the day cross home plate in the top of the fifth and narrowed Texas A&M’s advantage to 3-2. The run was unearned due to an error in the half-inning that would have made the ground out the final out of the frame.
Looking for insurance runs, the Aggies came out swinging in the fifth inning and stretched the lead to 6-2. Tysarczyk reached on a fielding error and took second on a walk from Morgan in time for Stark’s bomb. The long ball topped the fence in right-centerfield and hit the scoreboard as it left the park. Stark was 2-for-3 against the Cowgirls, plating three runs and scoring one.
Morgan ended the scoring spree with a two-RBI base hit up the middle in the bottom of the sixth. The laser skipped into centerfield and allowed Garza and Tysarczyk to run home for the final two runs of the day. Garza reached on an infield single and Tysarczyk hammered a double to left field to get on base.
The senior offensive production was aided by redshirt junior Rachel Fox’s complete-game effort in the circle. The righty (13-10) gave up just one earned run on eight hits and a walk while fanning five batters. OSU starter Simone Freeman (21-15) allowed five earned runs on five hits and three walks through five innings for the loss.
The Aggies will learn their fate in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, May 11 during the NCAA Softball Selection Show on ESPNU when Regional sites and the field of 64 are announced. To learn more about Texas A&M softball, log on to AggieAthletics.com and follow @AggieSoftball on Twitter.
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A salon is a gathering of stimulating people of quality under the roof of an inspiring hostess or host, partly to amuse one another and partly to refine their taste and increase their knowledge through conversation and readings, often consciously following Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, “to please and educate” (aut delectare aut prodesse est). The salons, commonly associated with French literary and philosophical salons of the 17th century and 18th century, were carried on until quite recently in urban settings among like-minded people of a ‘set’: many 20th-century salons could be instanced.
Wealthy members of the aristocracy have always drawn to their court poets, writers and artists, usually with the lure of patronage, an aspect that sets the court apart from the salon. Another feature that distinguished the salon from the court was its absence of social hierarchy and its mixing of different social ranks and orders. In the 17th and 18th centuries, "salon[s] encouraged socializing between the sexes [and] brought nobles and bourgeois together. Salons helped facilitate the breaking down of social barriers which made the development of the enlightenment salon possible. In the 18th century, under the guidance of Madame Geoffrin, Mlle de Lespinasse, and Madame Necker, the salon was transformed into an institution of Enlightenment. The enlightenment salon brought together Parisian society, the progressive philosophes who were producing the Encyclopédie, the Bluestockings and other intellectuals to engage in the project of enlightenment.
Paris salons of the 18th century:
Some 19th century salons were more inclusive, verging on the raffish, and centered around painters and "literary lions" such as Madame Récamier. After the shock of the 1870 Franco-Prussian War, French aristocrats tended to withdraw from the public eye. Marcel Proust called up his own turn-of-the-century experience to recreate the rival salons of the fictional duchesse de Guermantes and Madame Verdurin. Some late 19th and early 20th century Paris salons were major centres for contemporary music, including those of Winnaretta Singer (the princesse de Polignac), and Elisabeth, comtesse Greffulhe. They were responsible for commissioning some of the greatest songs and chamber music works of Faure, Debussy, Ravel and Poulenc.
In England, salons were held, in the 18th century, by Elizabeth Montagu, in whose salon the expression blue stockings originated, and who created the Blue Stockings Society, and by Hester Thrale; in Germany, the most famous were held by Jewish ladies, such as Henriette Herz and Rahel Varnhagen; in Spain, by María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duchess of Alba in the end of the 18th century; and in Greece by Alexandra Mavrokordatou in the 17th century.
In 16th-century Italy some scintillating circles did form in the smaller courts which resembled salons, often galvanized by the presence of a beautiful and educated patroness such as Isabella d'Este or Elisabetta Gonzaga. Italy had an early tradition of the salon; the courtisan Tullia d'Aragona held a salon already in the 16th century, and Giovanna Dandolo became known as a patron and gatherer of artists as wife of Pasqual Malipiero, the doge in Venice in 1457-1462; but this did not start a tradition as the salon-institution in France, as men and women were traditionally more separated in social life in Italy; the real pioneers were instead the abdicated Queen Christina of Sweden and the princess Colonna, Marie Mancini, who rivaled as salon hostesses in 17th century Rome.
In Iberia or Latin America a tertulia is a social gathering with literary or artistic overtones. The word is originally Spanish and has only moderate currency in English, in describing Latin cultural contexts. Since the twentieth century a typical tertulia has moved out from the private drawing-troom to become a regularly scheduled event in a public place such as a bar, although some tertulias are still held in more private spaces. Participants may share their recent creations (poetry, short stories, other writings, even artwork or songs).
In Poland, the duchess Sieniawska held a salon in the end of the 17th cenury. They became very popular there during the 18th century. The most renown were the Thursday Dinners of King Stanisław August Poniatowski in the end of 18th century, and the most notable salonnières were Zofia Lubomirska and Izabela Czartoryska.
In Scandinavia, the salon was introduced in Sweden by Sophia Elisabet Brenner in the end of the 17th century and Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht and Malla Silfverstolpe were salon hostesses in the 18th and 19th centuries, respectively, while Christine Sophie Holstein and Charlotte Schimmelman were the most notable hostesses in Denmark in the beginning and the end of the 18th century.
American "society hostesses" such as Perle Mesta have performed a function similar to the host or hostess of the European salon.
The name salon remained, even when other quarters were found and the exhibits' irregular intervals became biennial. A jury system of selection was introduced in 1748, and the salon remained a major annual event even after the government withdrew official sponsorship in 1881.
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The Taranaki Chamber of Commerce's general manager will be leaving after six years in the job.
Judith Gilmer's last official day in the role will be tomorrow. Under her leadership, the Chamber of Commerce ran the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES), business training and events like BA5s and the Westpac Taranaki Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards.
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By Michael Martinez and Melissa Gray
(CNN) — In an apparent murder-suicide, a Kansas City Chiefs player shot himself in the head in front of his coaches at a team training facility after earlier shooting to death his girlfriend at her residence, police said.
Kansas City, Missouri, police spokesman Darin Snapp identified the player as linebacker Jovan Belcher, 25, and the girlfriend as Kasandra Perkins, 22, originally from Texas.
Belcher and Perkins had a 3-month-old daughter, who was inside the home at the time of the shooting but not in the same room, Snapp told CNN. The baby is now with relatives, he said.
Belcher took his life in the parking lot near Arrowhead Stadium as officers pulled up and saw him with a gun to his head talking to coaches, Snapp told reporters earlier.
About 20 minutes before to his suicide, Belcher shot his girlfriend in her nearby home, Snapp said.
Snapp told NFL.com that before his suicide, the player was talking to Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, coach Romeo Crennel and an unnamed Chiefs staff member. Pioli and Crennel “never felt like they were in danger,” Snapp said.
The player thanked the general manager and coach for all they had done for him, according to NFL.com.
When officers arrived, the player walked away from the three Chiefs personnel and “a couple seconds later, they heard the gunshot,” Snapp told NFL.com. The shooting occurred outside the facility’s front doors.
In speaking to reporters at Arrowhead, Snapp stated: “There’s an eyewitness at the original scene, that gave us a suspect description, and it appears the suspect killed himself, so we shouldn’t be out here too much longer.”
The Chiefs confirmed an incident at the stadium. “We are cooperating with authorities in their investigation,” a team statement said.
The house in which Perkins was fatally shot is at the end of quiet, residential street of new homes, where sidewalks and driveways were recently paved and some parcels remained undeveloped. Police used yellow tape Saturday to cordon off the property surrounding the two-story split-level house.
Belcher, a 6-foot-2, 228-pound left inside linebacker, spent all four of his NFL seasons with the Chiefs, who signed him as a free agent out of college. In all, he played in 59 games, including 44 starts.
Belcher was from West Babylon, New York. He played for the University of Maine Black Bears, where he started in all 45 games of his four-year career.
On Saturday afternoon, the Chiefs told the NFL the team will play a home game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, as scheduled.
“The entire Chiefs family is deeply saddened by today’s events, and our collective hearts are heavy with sympathy, thoughts and prayers for the families and friends affected by this unthinkable tragedy,” Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said.
“We sincerely appreciate the expressions of sympathy and support we have received from so many in the Kansas City and NFL communities, and ask for continued prayers for the loved ones of those impacted,” Hunt said in a statement.
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The State News is published by the students of Michigan State University, Monday through Friday during fall, spring and select days during summer semesters. A special Welcome Week edition is published in August.
RISE chalks up sidewalks in honor of Earth Day Doctoral student Kate Glanville draws with chalk Tuesday outside Bailey Hall. Betsy Agosta /The State News statenews.com | 4/23/14 | @thesnews FEATURES, pG. 5 Michigan State University’s independent voice trustees Room and board price hikes on the horizon for most students Construction ahead for East Lansing Home plate advantage Several roads to close for repair during spring and summer Baseball team defeats Toledo 4-2 at home campus+city, pG. 3 sports, pG. 6 Farmers in Training Each year, several students dig deep to learn the art of organic farming By Olivia Dimmer [email protected] THE STATE NEWS nn Students will have to pay $344 more in food and housing fees next year after the MSU Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to approve a 3.95 percent hike to double room and silver meal plan packages. Overall, the rate for room and board will rise to $9,154 in the 2014-15 year. The board approved the hike unanimously and with no public comment. Room and board fees will be raised to $9,154 in the 2014-15 year in a 3.95 percent hike approved by the Board of Trustees Residential and Hospitality Services Vice President for Auxiliary Enterprises Vennie Gore said during the meeting one of the main reasons for the increase was a concern about pork, beef and corn scarcity following a recent drought in the West. “Food will be a very volatile cost this year,” Gore said. Although no fee increase was applied to Spartan Village, the board voted to increase the cost of living at University Village by 2.2 percent. This is the first increase the apartment complex has had in three years, Gore said. The new rate at University Village will total $705 per person per month for a four-bedroom apartment. The decision to raise room and board fees came just one day after MSU Students United petitioned the trustees to place a freeze on all tuition. After being presented with the petition, which had more than 3,000 signatures, Board of Trustees Chairman Joel Ferguson maintained that he would continue to do what was best for MSU. He See HOUSING on page 2 u photos by erin Hampton/The State News Lansing resident and assistant instructor Russell Honderd harvests parsnips April 16 at the MSU Student Organic Farm on College Road. Students go through hands-on training for nine months to receive a certificate from MSU Student Organic Farm and MSU Department of Horticulture. Lansing resident and assistant instructor Russell Honderd harvests parsnips April 16 at the MSU Student Organic Farm on College Road. By Michael Kransz [email protected] THE STATE NEWS nn A lthough most students apply what they have learned in lectures by writing term papers and filling out multiplechoice exams, some students display their knowledge out in the field with dirt-caked hands. For those studying at the MSU Student Organic Farm, the coursework is dictated by each growing season, and failing an assignment means less food on the table. After class, horticulture junior Michael Klacking travels past agricultural research centers and down dirt roads to the 15-acre farm located on the grounds of the Horticulture Teaching and Research Center near the southern edge of campus. Klacking is a member of the farm crew, a group of graduate and undergraduate students who work on See FARMERS on page 2 u To view a timeline of the Student Organic Farm’s history, visit statenews.com/multimedia. G R A D U AT i o n capitol Beaumont Tower opens for seniors U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Michigan’s affirmative action ban By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán [email protected] THE STATE NEWS nn Family community services senior Rachel Nurenberg and human biology junior Clinton Korneffel listen to Williamston resident Sally Harwood play the Carillon on Tuesday during a tour of Beaumont Tower. The graduating senior tour was put on by MSU Association of Future Alumni, Senior Class Council and University Activities Board. — Erin Hampton, SN See the story on page 3 The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Michigan’s affirmative action ban, preventing MSU and the state’s 14 other public universities from using race as a factor in their admissions processes. The ruling overturned a 2012 decision by U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which found Michigan’s affirmative action ban in violation of the 14th amendment ’s equal protection clause. But the court ’s ruling alone will not likely affect MSU’s current admissions policies. A d m i n i s t r ator s h av e b e haved c aut iou sly i n recent years, instead favoring surrogate metrics such as socioeconomic status and She also said that the unigeographic area to achieve a more diverse student body on versity “can’t grant preference campus. of treatment based on race of Sp e a k i n g w it h r e p or t- students.” ers Tuesday, MSU President In 2006, Michigan voters Lou Anna K. Simon stopped passed an amendment to the short of calling the ruling a state constitution stating that hinderance to the university’s Michigan universities “shall recruiting efforts. not discriminate against, “I t h i n k it or grant preferential would have treatment to, any indipermitvidual or group on ted us to the basis of race, Our admission employ sex, color, ethnicprocesses have always some ity, or national stratorigin in … pubconsisted of a holistic egies lic education.” review.” and tacThe measure tics that passed with 58 are, by percent of Michsenior advisor to definition, i g an voters in Pres. Simon a bit more support. direct,” Simon Black Student Alliance said. President Tyler Clif ford “Our admission process- said even though he was not es have always consisted of a against admitting students holistic review. We take into to college based on universal account a lot of factors,” Pau- standards, he is worried about lette Granberr y Russell, a senior advisor to Simon, added. See COURT on page 2 u “ —Paulette Granberry russell, 2 | T he Stat e N e ws | w ed ne sday, ap ri l 23 , 2 01 4 | state n e ws.com News briefs Manhole repairs to close Harrison Road A heavily-traveled portion of Harrison Road will be closed from April 23 to April 25 to repair manholes and drainage structures, according to a statement from the city of East Lansing. Motorists should expect lane shifts between Kalamazoo Street and Michigan Avenue both northbound and southbound while construction crews fix the issues. City officials say motorists should exercise caution through the area and seek alternative routes if possible. Residents are encouraged to call the East Lansing Department of Public Works at 517-337-9459 with questions. GEOFF PRESTON Taste of East Lansing to be held Saturday On April 26 residents and students can visit downtown East Lansing for live music, various activities and samples from local restaurants at Taste of East Lansing. More than 13 local restaurants will be offering samples. Food tickets cost $2. The event will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 26 at the 200 block of Albert Avenue and Ann Street Plaza. Attending restaurants include The State Room, Swagath Indian Cuisine, What Up Dawg?, Eat at State and Buffalo Wild Wings. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to Haven House, a shelter that offers emergency housing and support services to homeless families. FARMers For some, the organic farm offers a chance to develop a closer relationship with nature from page one the farm, witnessing how the lessons taught in lectures, discussions and slideshows in the classroom align with and vari- Each year, members of the Student Organic Farm sell produce to students on campus from the beginning of April to the end of October ate from what unfolds in the field throughout the agricultural cycle. “Class is learning the science behind stuff, the physiology of things,” Klacking said. “Out here that can be important, but things can differ from what you learn in class to what happens in the field. Being out here teaches you in a whole different way.” For Klacking, who desires to establish a small-scale organic farm after graduation, toiling in the dirt is complementary to his university education. Klacking said the benefit of the farm work extends past learning application and know-how. “It’s rewarding, and the anticipation after putting in a lot of labor, then we get to see them grow from seedlings into plants — it’s reaping the harvest of your hard work,” Klacking said. “It’s seeing something from the beginning to the end.” Harvest on campus Every year from the start of April to the end of October, members of the Student Organic Farm sell produce to students on campus each Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Farm Stand Manager and Assistant Instructor Russell Honderd and his team haul produce from the farm to campus for students to purchase at a farm stand in front of the Auditorium. According to the farm’s website, some of the produce offered during spring at the Farm Stand are spinach, lettuce, brassica salad mix, chard, kale, collards, radishes, turnips, peas, and strawberries. In addition, they also offer many garden transplants and storage crops like potatoes, carrots, winter squash, onions, garlic, rutabaga, cabbage, and beets. Because the produce comes from a local farm and doesn’t have to sit on store shelves, it is picked when ripe, giving it a richer, often sweeter, taste than many are accustomed to, Honderd said. Honderd said last year one student bought hot peppers, cilantro and tomatoes from the Farm Stand and was so surprised by the difference in taste that she was compelled to give back. “She came back an hour later with salsa and said, ‘This is the best salsa I ever made, and I wanted you to have some,’” Honderd said. “She makes a mean salsa.” The Gallery at Snyder-Phillips Executive Chef Eric Batten experiments with leafy greens from the Student Organic Farm and incorporates them into various dishes. Batten said the quality of produce from the farm is apparent in its taste. “It’s good when a tomato tastes like tomato,” he said. “It tastes like what it’s supposed to. It’s being picked when it’s ripe. When you pick something when it’s not ripe, all the sugars don’t have time to develop and it’s not the optimal product.” Batten’s relationship with the farm began to sprout six or seven years ago when he and a group of students workers began volunteering at the farm once a week. In return, the farm began selling Batten salad greens and other surplus produce. Batten said helping the process from field to fork is one of his “proudest moments at MSU,” and it is an experience that some of the student workers still thank him for. Organic Farmer Training Program The farm hosts a diverse group of learners, from professors and students across various disciplines researching agriculture, to those hoping to establish their own organic farming enterprises. Howell resident Wendy Pangle, 62, worked in corporate sales for nearly 40 years before deciding to retire. Her retirement plan: buy a plot of land and establish an Continued “It’s rewarding ... it’s reaping the harvest of your hard work. It’s seeing something from the beginning to the end.” Michael Klacking, horticulture junior organic farm where her husband could do woodworking, building their farm structures and selling creations, and where her grandchildren could experience how things grow off the land. Pangle, an MSU alumna of 1974, is a student once again. After deciding on the retirement plan, she looked for the education needed to create an economically-viable organic farming operation. What she found is the Organic Farm Training Program run by the Student Organic Farm. “This program is great because it gives you lots of hands-on experience as well quite a bit of university level education on soil biology, composting, ecology, environmental studies,” Pangle said. Honderd, a graduate of the program, said he chose to participate because it emphasized the business and economics of running a successful organic farm and took a holistic approach to learning the trade. “I applied to that program because it approached organic agriculture through a lot of different lenses,” Honderd said. “It wasn’t just an academic discipline, skill training or business develop- ment, it included all three.” Each year, about 16 students are selected for the program which rewards a certificate upon completion. It runs nine months, from March to November, and Honderd said the students work and study on the farm for about 40 hours a week, 5 to 6 days a week. Honderd said the program attracts people from various backgrounds and motivations, because it teaches how to farm organically. For some, organic farming means developing a closer relationship with nature. For some others, it means being able to continue a tradition. “There are people who are like those hippie permaculturalists who are drawn to organic farming to save the world and be at one with the earth, and there are people who are fourth-generation farmers and they see it as an opportunity to bring some financial security by carving a niche in the market themselves,” Honderd said. “They’ve seen how their fathers and grandfathers have either struggled or wondered how they’re going to maintain the farm. They’ve seen their family leaving and see it as a means to maintain that.” efforts are laughable while he does nothing, it’s disappointing to be sure.” Many MSU Students United members attended the meeting to speak out against the room and board hike. “On-campus living expenses are, especially for freshmen, just an extension of tuition because (students) don’t really have a choice,” philosophy senior Spencer Perrenoud said. “So that’s an excellent way for the university to continue extorting money from any place they can from the students.” Gore said with the room and board hike, he would be focusing on how the university can provide a better on campus experience with engagement centers and keeping students fed and healthy. “We believe we provide a good value for our students at $41 a day,” Gore said. “Relative to the Big Ten, we are the third lowest rate and we are around the middle of the pack in Michigan schools.” MICHAEL KRANSZ COURT Three-day forecast Wednesday Sunny High: 57° Low: 39° Thursday Showers High: 62° Low: 44° Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said the court’s decision was “monumental” from page one how the university will be able to maintain diversity on campus. “I’m not against voting students to the same standard,” Clifford said. “I’m just curious to see how the university will respond to the pledge to diversity.” I n t he 6 -2 de c i sion Tuesday, the court’s con- VOL . 104 | NO. 236 Friday Cloudy High: 66° Low: 40° editorial staff Index Campus+city 3 Opinion 4 Sports 6 Features 5 Classifieds 5 Crossword 3 (517) 432-3070 Editor in chief Ian Kullgren nn managing editor Lauren Gibbons Corrections DIGITAL managing editor Celeste Bott Design editor Becca Guajardo PHOTO EDITOR Julia Nagy ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR Danyelle Morrow Opinion editor Rebecca Ryan campus EDITOR Nolly Dakroury City Editor Katie Abdilla sports editor Beau Hayhoe Features editor Anya Rath Copy Chief Maude Campbell n n Professional staff General Manager Marty Sturgeon, (517) 432-3000 Editorial adviser Omar Sofradzija, (517) 432-3070 CREATIVE adviser Travis Ricks, (517) 432-3004 Web adviser Mike Joseph, (517) 432-3014 Photo adviser Robert Hendricks, (517) 432-3013 If you notice an error, please contact Managing Editor Lauren Gibbons at (517) 432-3070 or by email at [email protected]. nn The State News is published by the students of Michigan State University, Monday through Friday during fall, spring and select days during summer semesters. 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The court’s conservative majority said the decision should be left in the hands of voters “There is no authority in the Constitution of the United States or in this Court’s precedents for this Judiciary to set aside Michigan laws that commit this policy determination to the voters,” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion. Dur i ng a press con ference Tuesday afternoon in Lansing, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said the court’s Tuesday decision was “monumental.” “Today’s decision by the Un ited St ates Supreme Court is a victor y for the Constitution and … for the citizens of Michigan who over whelmingly voted in 2006 to require equal treatment in admission to our outstanding colleges and universities,” Schuette said. Schuette also said t he d iver sit y of st udent popu lat ion s i n col leges t hroughout t he nation should be ac hieved by “constitutional means.” In a dissenting opinion, Ju st ice Son ia Sotomayor argued that the court’s decision fails to protect the constitutional rights of minority applicants to colleges and universities. “For members of h i stor ic a l ly ma rg i na l i zed groups, which rely on the federal courts to protect their const it ut iona l r ights, t he dec ision ca n ha rdly bolster hope for a v ision of democracy that preserves for all the right to participate meaningfully and equal in selfgovernment,” Sotomayor said in her dissent. Justice Elena Kagan recused herself f rom the decision because she had worked on the case as United States solicitor general. State News staff writers Sierra Lay, Ben Stram and Olivia Dimmer contributed to this report. HOUSING The Board of Trustees will likely vote on tuition increases at its June meeting from page one said the university is always striving to achieve “more with less.” The Board of Trustees will likely vote on tuition increases this June. The board approved a pro forma increase of 3 percent to upper and lower division tuition at the last Faculty Senate meeting of the semester on April 15. Gov. Rick Snyder recommended a 6.1 percent increase to state funding earlier this year with a stipulation that required universities to cap tuition increases at 3.2 percent. If the board votes to raise tuition by 3 percent, students would pay $385.88 more a year. Fe r g u s on s a id h ig her state funding does not always mean MSU will receive the same funding as other state institutions. “Last night I received a phone call from The State News and they wanted me to comment about students who were going to picket our meeting ... about tuition and I can’t help myself, but I couldn’t laugh candid,” Ferguson said. “I said if they think they’re going to go out and demonstrate and help try to keep tuition down, they’re in the right county, but they’re in the wrong building. They should be at the state Capitol.” Members of MSU Students United took offense to Ferguson’s remark, saying he was not being sensitive to relevant student concerns. “I think it’s disappointing and disgraceful and shows how much admin are out of touch with what student issues really are,” political theory and constitutional democracy sophomore Andrew Gibson said. “Tuition goes up every year, and becomes less accessible to students of different backgrounds. “For him to say our nn Copyright © 2014 State News Inc., East Lansing, Mich. n n Business Manager Kathy Daugherty, (517) 432-3000 Advertising advertising adviser Colleen Curran, (517) 432-3016 (517) 432-3010 M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advertising manager Brandon Ventimiglia Check out The State News online: www.statenews.com Level: 1 2 3 4 SOLUTION TUESDAY’SPUZZLE PUZZLE SOLUTION TO TO TUESDAY’S 4/23/14 Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk © 2014 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved. stat e ne ws.co m | T he Stat e N ews | w edn e sday, a pril 23, 2014 | Campus+city Abbey Road KEY nn Park Lake Road Areas of construction E Lake Lansing Road ad Ro itt r er M E Saginaw Highway Haslett Road Whitehills Drive Gra nd Riv er A ven ue nue e v A n a ig Mich Ridgewood Drive Woodside Drive Burcham Drive Hagadorn Road Road closings and detours are in the near future for East Lansing with three major road construction projects planned for later this spring and summer. The first major repair will begin in early May on Coolidge Road bet ween Lake Lansing and Abbey roads. It is expected to be finished by June 13. In early June, construction also will begin on Hagadorn Road from Burcham Drive to Haslett Road. It is expected to wrap up by Aug. 1. Combined, the two projects are expected to cost $915,000, East Lansing engineering administrator Bob Scheuerman said. He said federal funding will cover about 80 percent of the project expenses. The remaining projects will be funded by the city of East Lansing from an allocation from the state for road and street work, East Lansing Director of Public Works Todd Sneathen said. The final major repair will be on Old Hickor y Lane from Burcham Drive to Whitehills Drive, which will begin in early June. It is expected to end Aug. 15. Other local street work will take place on Merritt Road, Ridgewood Drive, Woodside Drive and Walnut Heights Drive from June 10 to Aug. 15. He ig ht sD riv e THE STATE NEWS Guide to road closures W aln ut [email protected] Abbot Road Olivia Dimmer By Sara Konkel Harrison Avenue MICHAEL KRANSZ Major road construction to take place late spring, summer Coolidge Road On Wednesday, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee is expected to vote on a higher education funding recommendation that could increase MSU’s funding by 6.1 percent, but also fine the university $500,000 for its involvement with unionbuilding workshops. The subcommittee will convene on Wednesday and decide whether to approve the recommendation that would increase MSU’s state funding by nearly $15 million. The subcommittee initially planned to vote on the recommendation during its Tuesday meeting, but decided to reconvene Wednesday. Included within the proposed appropriations are provisions that would increase state funding for MSU Extension and MSU AgBioResearch by 6.1 percent. The current proposal from the Senate includes a state funding cut of $500,000 to MSU appropriations due to participating in “instructional activity that encourages or discourages union organizing of employees.” Earlier this year, Gov. Rick Snyder recommended a 6.1 percent rise in higher education funding. Accordingly, the House and Senate drafted proposals based on the recommendation. Enacting a higher education appropriation requires approval from the House, Senate and governor. The Academic Freedoms Report drafted by ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, stirred up some controversy at the University Council meeting on Tuesday. The council met Tuesday to review several documents, including Law Students Rights and Responsibilities and Graduate Student Rights and Responsibilities. Former ASMSU Vice President for Governmental Affairs Jessica Leacher gave a presentation on the revised freedom report, which contained some changes as to how students address grievances at MSU. One major change made to the report entailed giving students who are found guilty of a transgression and choose to appeal the redress the opportunity to appeal the sanction without fear of receiving a more severe punishment if the appeal finds them guilty. Paul Hunt, senior associate vice president for Research and Graduate Studies, expressed his concerns several times, which mostly pertained to wording and clarification issues in the document. Campus Planner for Infrastructure Planning and Facilities Stephen Troost also gave a presentation on how MSU could use its space more efficiently at the council meeting. Troost’s long-term plans involved the demolition of the parking structure behind Bessey Hall and moving more parking to the outskirts of campus instead of in the middle. development Old Hickory Lane Appropriations subcommittee to vote on funding University Council reviews freedoms report at meeting campus Editor Nolly Dakroury, [email protected] CITY EDITOR Katie Abdilla, [email protected] Phone (517) 432-3070 Fax (517) 432-3075 M.A.C Avenue n ews b ri e fs 3 gr aphic by paige grennan | SN The Old Hickory Lane and local street projects are expected to cost $600,000. The projects will cause full lane closures at night and partial lane closures by day during the paving process. There will be three major road repairs, including Coolidge Road, Hagadorn Road and Old Hickory Lane Smaller projects also include sidewalk repairs and a ramp installation on M.A.C. Avenue from Grand River Avenue to Burcham Drive. Sneathen said the city tries to plan construction projects in accordance with students’ schedules, specifically with the East Lansing Public School District. “We try to not do projects that would affect a lot of the student population,” he said. For journalism sophomore Madeline Carino, the upcoming roadwork in East Lansing is necessary and timely. “It needs to be done because the roads are pretty horrendous after the winter,” she said. Carino said summer is the best possible time for road repairs because a large number of the students move out of East Lansing for internships or to return home. Since the repairs are not happening directly on campus, the road closings will be less of a burden, she said. Scheuerman said the city uses a rating system to help them determine which streets are in the poorest condition and need the most immediate attention. City officials consider factors such as rideability, cracking, poor curbs and several others. Although the chosen roads were already slated for repair before snowfall, the harsh winter contributed to the poor condition of the streets, Scheuerman said. The season’s repairs will be wrapped up by Aug. 21. g r a d u at i o n Seniors given chance to tour Beaumont Tower for senior week By Sierra Lay [email protected] THE STATE NEWS nn Seniors and other guests were invited to climb all the way to the top of Beaumont Tower before the senior class bids MSU farewell. The tour, put on by the University Activities Board, or UAB, in conjunction with senior week, featured every floor of the monumental tower. UAB hosted tours featuring every floor of the Beaumont Tower in conjunction with senior week For political theor y and constitutional democracy and social relations and policy senior Morgan Campbell, the tour was a must-see before she leaves MSU. “It seems like such a staple,” Campbell said. “It’s a symbol of MSU.” Inside the tower, visitors were greeted by a Tower Guard member, giving them an overview of the floor on which they currently stood. Tower Guard is a service oriented organization dedicated to aiding the MSU Resource C e nte r for Pe r son s w it h Disabilities. Tower Guard public relations chair and advertising sophomore Sarah Ombry said the tower tour is symbolic of the journey from freshman to senior at MSU. “You’re climbing up the stairs and you’re a freshman and you’re learning,” Ombry said. “This could be, for seniors, the start of their life … they’re going on to the real world.” Beaumont Tower is just one stop on a senior bucket list compiled by the members of UAB. For seniors, this may be the first and last time they climb the steps of Beaumont Tower. With its central location on campus, robust chiming bells and old traditions, Beaumont Tower is a popular destination for those on their way out. “It’s this monument that you pass by … you’ve passed by this monument every day for the past four years,” Ombry said. After walking the 72 steps to the carillon room, visitors watched the bells of various sizes ring out as Williamston, Mich., resident Sally Harwood played the large instrument. Harwood, who began playing the carillon at MSU in 1996, said she enjoys playing for the seniors as they tour the Beau- Crossword Erin Hampton/The State News “It’s this monument that you pass by ... you’ve passed by this monument every day for the past four years.” Sarah Ombry, Tower Guard public relations chair mont Tower. “It’s nice if you have a hobby and people are interested in it,” Harwood said. “There are so many that haven’t seen (the instrument.)” Psychology senior Heather Levi said she enjoyed the tower tour, but it made her sad. "(Beaumont Tower is) the first thing you notice about campus and then you get to see the inside at the end (of your time here),” Levi said. International relations senior Maria Gouzos said she couldn’t leave MSU without seeing the inside of Beaumont Tower. “You might never have the chance again,” Gouzos said. Olin offering massages through this week [email protected] THE STATE NEWS nn With finals around the corner, many students might find themselves overwhelmed with stress. To help alleviate the stress, Student Health Services is offering students 15-minute foot reflexology and chair massages through this week to help them de-stress before finals week. The massages and reflexology are free services for students. They have been and will continue to be offered from 6-8 p.m. in different clinics across campus this week. The massages are part of a new initiative called START, which stands for Stress Tension Anxiety Response Team, Director of Health Education Services at Olin Health Center Dennis Martell said. “It’s our response to helping students relieve the stress of finals,” Martell said. “It’s about helping them get ready to take their finals and be more academically successful.” Martell said the health center has been monitoring student stress and anxiety levels for a while, which usually spikes around finals. He said Olin has been offering massage therapy for university employees and decided to start Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis Education senior Nicole Yuhas’ submits her information for the chance to win a class ring Tuesday before her tour of Beaumont Tower. h e a lt h By Meagan Beck L.A. Times Daily Puzzle offering it to students to help them reduce their stress levels. The services were offered Monday at Hubbard Hall and Tuesday in Holden Hall. On Wednesday, only massages will be available in McDonel Hall, whereas both massages and foot reflexology will be offered Thursday in Brody Complex Neighborhood. Packaging freshman Ally Murray stopped by to get a massage therapy and said it helped her relax. “I think that a lot of times your body just gets so tired and so achy, and ... you just get so stressed and just having the pressures and the reflexology that they do really helps,” Murray said. Murray said she enjoyed her massage so much she would probably try and get another massage at one of the other locations some time this week. Actuarial science freshman Bailey O’Connor said having the massages offered to students was a good idea. “A lot of students keep this stress in their bodies and tense up … and so this may help release a little bit and helps the person calm down so you’re able to study and not worry about your physical being,” O’Connor said. 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One might think that with such a history of service to the school, he would come to respect the students he represents. His comments about student activism at the Board of Trustees meeting suggest otherwise, however. The Board of Trustees voted to raise the rate of room and board by about $350, just one day after MSU Students United submitted a letter to President Lou Anna K. Simon’s office requesting a freeze to tuition rates. When asked to comment on the student activists, Ferguson all but laughed in their faces. According to a State News article, Ferguson said that the petitioners were in the right county, but the wrong building — that their protests Increase in Netflix prices is not something to be upset about Netflix is raising prices for new users for the first time in three years, in order to pay for more internet video. should be taken to the Capitol and that their cutting its budattempts were laughable. get. A nd may“Last night I received a phone call from be the increase — Erin Gray, State News reporter The State News, and they wanted me to com- wa s ne ce s sa r y. ment about students who were going to picket But that does not our meeting … about tuition, and I can’t help justify laughing at Read the rest online at myself, but I couldn’t laugh candid,” Ferguson students and telling statenews.com/blog. said during the meeting. them their well-intenAlthough there have indeed been recent cuts tioned protests fall on to state funding in higher edudeaf ears. cation, this response is incrediDeferbly inappropriate for an elected If Ferguson is ring the student official, especially one whose going to ignore activists to the Capipurpose is to make decisions tol was also an inappropriate to benefit the university and the opinions of action. After all, Ferguson and students. the other seven other members ly considering one of the arguments is being The fact that the Board of more than 3,000 of the board are the ones with made by people directly affected by the poliTrustees raised the cost of students, we the direct authority to raise cy change. room and board is not the main and lower costs. If Ferguson is going to ignore the opinions issue here — we even expected should ignore him Ferguson’s attitude toward of more than 3,000 students, we should ignore it to happen, although perhaps as well the next student activism displays that him as well the next time we head to the polls. not unanimously and without not only does he not respect It is just a shame his seat will not be up for public discussion. Rises in the time we head to the students whose lives he vote until 2021. cost for higher education is an affects, but he finds it funPerhaps his long service as a trustee has the polls. ongoing trend. ny that students think they caused Ferguson to become desensitized to the No, the main problem is that should have a say in their idea that his actions require critical thought and one of the highest officials at education. a listening ear. Perhaps he honestly believes stuMSU openly laughed at the efforts of students This brings into question the validity of Fer- dents are barking up the wrong tree. But his who wanted their voices to be heard. guson’s votes, as well. Ferguson clearly was role as a trustee should be to do what is in the At MSU, we are encouraged to be critical not interested in listening to what students had best interest of the university, and as someone thinkers, form our own opinions and speak our to say. He told The State News that the Board voted into the position on good faith he will minds. Unless, apparently, it is against the uni- would not consider a Students United petition fairly represent the public, he needs to do a versity itself. with more than 3,000 signatures as of April 21. better job of showing he cares about the wellWe understand that there is not much the To come to a decision, he at least needs to being of students. university can do to prevent the state from listen to both sides of the argument, especialBecause our futures are no laughing matter. Comments from readers Just so you know nn Board of Trustees approves 3.95 percent hike of room and board fees JUST SO YOU KNOW Tuesday’s poll results No 30% Do you think it was OK for people to paint over the Lacey Holsworth tribute on the Rock at Farm Lane? None 74% One 23% No 14% 0 “LOL! Aww the puny little peas-I mean, students, want to protest our annual tuition hikes? That’s really cute. Sigh... Now let’s get to building a new mult-million dollar welcome center to be named after one of us” - Joel Ferguson Yes 85% 20 40 60 PERCENT 80 100 Today’s state news poll Do you think it was necessary for the MSU Board of Trustees to vote for a $344 increase to room and board fees for 2014-15? To vote, visit statenews.com. Total votes: 88 as of 5 p.m. Tuesday editorial cartoonist Alum, April 22 “The board passed the raise unanimously and with no public discussion.” Michael Holloway mholloway@ statenews.com What a surprise. The corruption in University Boards in this state is astonishing. If Students United wants to advocate for something, maybe they should start there. Stop the BoT from avoiding state laws. Eric, April 22 To share your thoughts on this story or any other stories, visit statenews.com. We want to hear your thoughts. The State News welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must include your year and major, email address and telephone number. Phone numbers will not be published. Letters should be fewer than 500 words and are subject to editing. How to reach us Questions? Contact Opinion Editor Rebecca Ryan at (517) 432-3070. By email opinion@statenews. com; By fax (517) 432-3075; By mail Letters to the Editor, The State News, 435 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing, MI 48823 opinion column Be open to new cultural experiences on campus B ack home, I drive by the largest mosque in America on my way to the mall. For every Jack or Sarah in my class, there were three Alis and a Malak. I got a few extra days off every year for Ramadan, a Muslim holiday. Where I wore scarves around my neck for fashion, many of my female classmates wore them around their heads year-round for religious reasons. Street signs, business names and even letters sent home from the schools come in both English and Arabic. I grew up in Dearborn, Mich., one of the largest Arab communities outside of the Middle East, with 40,000 ArabAmerican residents out of 98,000 overall, second only to Paris. The schools, however, had a larger population of Arab-Americans. Since Arab-Americans classify as Caucasian on demographic surveys, there isn’t a lot of information about the Dearborn Public School’s racial distribution. I’d guess that my alma mater, Dearborn High School, was about 60 percent Arab students. Another school in my district, Ford- When I came to East Lansing, slowly son High School, was probably about 90 percent Arab, and most of the school the words faded from my tongue, since spoke Arabic as well as English. I have most of my new friends didn’t know a friend who went there who told me what I was talking about. It was strange for me at first, comsome of the classes used to be taught ing to a fairly white-washed commuexclusively in Arabic. nity, at least in compariComing from an entireson to what I was used to. ly diverse city has in turn reporter I never truly understood given me unique experihow others viewed Midences. One of the things I dle Eastern people, since miss most about Dearborn they were an integral part is the culture I grew up of my everyday life. If I with. If I ever hear snipever heard someone say pets of Arabic being spothat a person was a terken around campus, I stop rorist because they were and listen and feel a little Muslim, I assumed they bit more at home. were joking. I grew up learning AraEmily jenks [email protected] Sadly, I’ve discovered bic slang terms — “yallah” that ignorance abounds for “hurry up,” “habibi” for to this day. It boggles my “darling” and my favorite “shahatas” for “sandals.” (“Dude, you’re mind to know that some people actually think any random member of the wearing socks with your shahatas?”) Another big word was “wallah,” Arab community is a part of al Qaeda. which roughly translates to “I swear When the nation found out that Presito god.” Students in my classes tossed dent Barack Obama’s middle name was around “wallah” like valley girls do Hussein, some people actually thought, oh, yes, of course, he must have been with “like.” These words became part of my Osama bin Laden’s golf partner. Not — and just about everybody else’s all Arabs or Muslims are terrorists, just like not all white people from the — vernacular. south are part of the Ku Klux Klan. There are going to be ignorant people in any culture, but because of the negative stigma attached to the Middle East from wars and the terrorist attacks from small extremist groups, the entire society gets a bad reputation. I have come to appreciate how growing up surrounded by diversity has given me experiences with, and made me more open to, different cultures and ideas. Some people have absolutely no clue what the difference between being Arab and being Muslim is, or what actual Arabic food tastes like. For the record, Arab is an ethnicity and Islam, or being Muslim, is a religion. And I haven’t just learned more about being culturally aware, I also have had the chance to be spoiled with some pretty great cuisine. You guys are seriously missing out on the best food out there. Don’t be fooled by imitation store-bought Arabic food, because the best stuff is homemade by grandma or from small family restaurants. And MSU, step up your hummus game. Emily Jenks is a State News reporter. Reach her at [email protected]. 5 | Th e Stat e N e ws | w ed ne sday, ap ri l 2 3 , 2 01 4 staten e ws.com Features Features editor Anya Rath, [email protected] Phone (517) 432-3070 Fax (517) 432-3075 community e n t e r ta i n m e n t Goo Goo Dolls to perform at Wharton Center Wednesday By Casey Holland [email protected] THE STATE NEWS nn Fans of the alternative rock band the Goo Goo Dolls will get to experience the band in an up close and personal setting on Wednesday. The band will be performing in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre as part of their spring acoustic tour, “The Otis Midnight Sessions.” Run River North, a Korean-American indie folk-rock band from Los Angeles, will also perform during the evening. Tara Peplowski, the marketing manager at the Wharton Center, said tickets for the performance sold out within hours of their release. Nearly 600 seats have been purchased, and Pasant Theatre is set to be filled to capacity. Audience members will be no more than 60 feet away from the stage as the Grammy-nominated band performs, which serves the purpose of their most recent tour. The close setting and soft acoustic versions of some of their hit songs are supposed to create a more intimate atmosphere to be shared with their audience. “It’ll be part of the Spartan Betsy Agosta /The State News Students draw with chalk Tuesday outside Bailey Hall to make a mandala in celebration of Earth Day. RISE is for students who are interested in environmental sustainability studies and who are considering a minor in the subject. Students make chalk art for earth day By Erin Gray [email protected] THE STATE NEWS nn Students broke out the chalk to celebrate the 44th anniversary of Earth Day by creating a colorful community art circle outside of Bailey Hall on Tuesday. The students were part of the Residential Initiative on the Study of the Environment, or RISE. More than 25 students participated in the community chalk art project held by RISE on Tuesday afternoon Heather Shea Gasser, the assistant director of RISE said the organization is a community of students devoted to environmental justice, sustainability and making a difference in “Part of what we were looking for is just an opportunity for student to come together and create community through the process of developing artwork.” Heather Shea Gasser, assistant director of RISE the earth. Shea Gasser said the group wanted to do a special event for Earth Day because of its connection with the group. Maya Littlefield, an environmental studies and studio art freshman, said she teamed up with Shea Gasser to create and design a giant chalk sunflower on the sidewalk. 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Sports women’s tennis state n e ws.com | The State N ews | wednesday, a pril 23, 2014 | 6 #SNDailynumber 4 sports editor Beau Hayhoe, [email protected] Phone (517) 432-3070 Fax (517) 432-3075 Number of times MSU’s Cam Gibson got on base in the MSU baseball team’s 4-2 win over Toledo at home on Tuesday. football Spartans looking forward to end of spring football with final scrimmage By Robert Bondy Junior safety R.J. Williamson runs during football practice April 8 at the practice field outside Duffy Daugherty Football Building. [email protected] THE STATE NEWS nn Danyelle Morrow/The State News Head coach Simone Jardim, left, and junior Catherine Parenteau watch senior Katarina Lingl play April 16 in practice. MSU tennis looking ahead to Big Ten Championship tourney By Mayara Sanches [email protected] THE STATE NEWS nn No. 75 women’s tennis will head into the Big Ten Championships without breaking the MSU record for most wins in this season — they lost to No. 42 Purdue and No. 48 Indiana in recent days. Then-No. 67 MSU suffered a 5-2 loss against Purdue on Saturday, and the game marked only the seventh time this season where the Spartans did not win the doubles point. On Sunday, the team also lost the doubles point to Indiana, and wrapped up the regular season with a 6-1 loss against the Hoosiers. Despite not breaking the school record, coach Simone Jardim told msuspartans.com that her athletes did an outstanding job throughout the whole season. “What we’ve done this year has been the best year since I’ve been here and one of the best for MSU women’s tennis period,” Jardim said. Senior co-captain Marina Bohrer set the new school record for career singles wins with 66 victories. Christine Bader and Jessica Baron now are tied for second with 64 wins. The eighth-seed Spartans will play the first round of the Big Ten Tournament at 11 a.m. on Thursday, and they will face ninth-seed Iowa. Northwestern will host the championships, and the teams will play at the Vandy Christie Tennis Center in Evanston, Ill. “Looking into the tournament, Iowa — we beat them once. It will be a good match no matter what — they are very competitive,” Jardim told msuspartans. com. “For us, it’s about staying with the moment. Going into the tournament, it’s one day at a time and we’ve got to play Iowa. How are we going to beat Iowa, that is our number one goal.” MSU defeated Iowa during the regular season, 4-3, on March 30 — although they were swept in all three doubles matches and lost the doubles point, they came back strong to win four of six singles matches and win the overall match. Finishing the season with an overall record of 17-8 (5-6 in the Big Ten Conference), the team’s 17 wins are the most since the record-holding team from 199091, with 18 wins, but the Spartans are focused on the present. “Thinking in the moment instead of thinking ahead. We have to beat Iowa before we can beat anybody else,” Jardim told msuspartans.com. Top-seeded Michigan claimed the conference title with a win over Purdue on Sunday. They finished the season with an overall record of 19-3 (11-0 in the Big Ten Conference) and received a bye into the quarterfinals. Second-seeded Northwestern, third-seeded Ohio State and fourth-seeded Purdue also received byes into the quarterfinals and begin play on Friday. The winner of the MSU and Iowa match will face the Wolverines on Friday. Sunday’s championship match is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday. MSU football is only a few days away from its annual intrasquad Green and White Spring Game. However, before MSU wraps up spring camp, head coach Mark Dantonio addressed the media on the importance of the spring game and the program’s draft of players for the game. Coming off a big offseason for recruiting and more hype heading into the year, the spring game should provide a good barometer for the state of the program right now, Dantonio said. Important finale Although the score and stats ultimately will not count toward the 2014 campaign, Dantonio said the players always are fired up to compete in front of a large crowd inside the walls of Spartan Stadium. “Our guys look forward to the spring game ‘cause it’s an opportunity to play in front of a lot of people,” Dantonio said. “That’s sort of been the history here and I think that’ll continue.” Dantonio added that he is expecting a big crowd to attend the game as long as the weather is nice. Dantonio has recently been advocating to get at least 50,000 fans to attend the game, which will honor the 2014 Rose Bowl champions at halftime. Drafting up the teams To go with the annual spring game, MSU will continue a tradition of having a player draft to decide the makeup of the two squads. Dantonio said the player draft, where the players pick amongst their teammates, relates back to a more old-school, backyard playing style. “It gives them a chance to compete against each other and choose up teams. So, hey, everybody likes to compete and choose it up (like) on basketball courts and RELIGIOUS GUIDE Look for this directory in the paper every Wednesday and online at: www.statenews.com/religious Ascension Lutheran Church 2780 Haslett Rd., E. Lansing Between Hagadorn & Park Lake Rds. (517) 337-9703 Wednesday Lenten Services: 7pm Sunday Worship: 10am Sunday School: 9am Adult Bible Study: 9am ascensioneastlansing.org ‘ Congregation Shaarey Zedek 1924 Coolidge Road East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-3570 www.shaareyzedek.com Friday Evenings: 7:30 Shabbat Evening Service (Reform) Saturday Mornings: 9:00 Shabbat Morning Service (Conservative) Edgewood United Church, UCC 469 N. Hagadorn East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-8693 Sunday: 10am LGBTQ Celebrating, Justice and Peace Congregation www.edgewood.org First Baptist Church of Okemos 4684 Marsh Road Okemos, MI 48864 (517) 349-2830 www.fbcokemos.org Worship Celebration - Sundays at 10:45am Greater Lansing Church of Christ 310 N. Hagadorn Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 898-3600 Sunday Worship: 8:45am Sunday Bible Study: 10:15am Sunday Evening: Small Group Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00pm www.greaterlansingcoc.org Hillel Jewish Student Center 360 Charles St., E. Lansing (517) 332-1916 Friday Night Services: 6pm September - April Religious Organizations: Don’t be left out of the Religious Directory! Call 517-432-3010 today to speak with an Account Executive LIttle Flock Christian Fellowship A Non-Denominational- Evagelical Church At Michigan State University Alumni Chapel (Basement) Maundy Thursday: 7pm Good Friday: 1pm & 7pm Sunday: Singing; Worship exhortation & participation: 10am-12 Noon; Lord’s Table- Communion: 11am; Bible Teaching: 11:30-12 Noon; Fellowship Lunch: 12:30pm Weekly Bible Study & Students’ Meetings: Contact us for location and day [email protected]; www.littleflock.org Martin Luther Chapel 444 Abbot Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-0778 martinlutherchapel.org Sunday: 10:30am & 7:00pm “Wednesday ON FIRE” at 7:00pm Maundy Thursday: 7:00pm Good Friday Tennebrae: 7:30pm One Community–Lutheran (ELCA)/ Episcopal (TEC) Campus Ministry 1020 South Harrison Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-2559 www.facebook.com/onecommunitymsu Wednesdays: On campus Student Worship 7:00pm (MSU Alumni Chapel) Sundays: 8:30, 10:45am (at University Lutheran Church) Sundays: 8:00, 10:00am (at All Saints Episcopal Church Peoples Church 200 W. Grand River Ave. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-6264 www.peoples-evolution.org Sunday Worship: 10:30am Tuesday: Love Life: 7-9pm Wednesday: Dinner at 5:30pm, Journey at 6:30 Quan Am Buddhist Temple, MSU Meditation Center 1840 N. College Road Mason, MI 48854 (517) 853-1675 (517) 347-1655 www.quanamtemple.org 7-8:30pm Every Thursday Red Cedar Friends Meeting (Quaker) 1400 Turner St. Lansing, MI 48906 (517) 371-1047 www.redcedarfriends.org Sunday: 9am, 10:30am Weekdays: 7:30am St. John Catholic Church and Student Center 327 M.A.C. Ave., E. Lansing (517) 337-9778 Sunday: 8am, 10am, 12pm, 5pm, 7pm Reconciliation: Mon, Wed, Fri: 11am to Noon www.stjohnmsu.org Julia Nagy/ The State News St. Paul Lutheran Church 3383 E. Lake Lansing Rd. East Lansing, MI (517) 351-8541 Adult Bible Study: 9am Worship:10am www.stpaul-el.org St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church & School 955 Alton Rd., E. Lansing (517) 351-7215 Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30pm Sunday Mass: 9am, 11am Reconciliation: Saturday 3-4pm, 5:30pm www.elcatholics.org Trinity Church 3355 Dunckel Dr. Lansing, MI 48911 (517) 272-3820 Saturday: 6pm Sunday: 9:15 am, 11am http://trinitywired.com College/Young Adult Service Sundays at 11am in the Student Auditorium Unity Spiritual Renaissance 230 S. Holmes St. Lansing, MI 48912 (517) 484-2360 or (517) 505-1261 Sunday: 10:30am Wednesday: 6:30pm meditation Office: Monday-Thursday 9:30-12:00 University Christian Church 310 N. Hagadorn East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 332-5193 Non-Instrumental: 8:45am Traditional: 11:15am www.universitychristianwired.com University United Methodist Church MSU Wesley 1120 S. Harrison Rd. East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 351-7030 universitychurchhome.org msuwesley.org Sunday: 10:30am TGIT: 8:00pm Thursdays 9:00am Garden Service thru Labor Day Weis Lutheran Campus Ministry 704 Abbott Road East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 580-3744 www.msu.edu/~weisluth 6:00pm Saturday things of that nature,” Dantonio said. Dantonio also confirmed MSU will continue its tradition of the winning team of the scrimmage receiving a steak dinner, while the losers chow down on beans and franks. Depth chart update As spring wraps up this week, Dantonio said there still are a few position battles in progress on both sides of the ball. One of the most notable battles that has been getting a lot of attention in the spring is between sophomore Tyler O’Connor and redshirt freshman Damion Terry for the backup quarterback spot. Dantonio said returning starter and junior Connor Cook is firmly the number one at the position. However, the two players behind Cook still are duking it out for the valuable second spot. Another area Dantonio will be keying on for the remainder of the week is the vacant strong safety position. Both junior R.J. Williamson and sophomore Demetrious Cox have been battling all spring to replace former standout Isaiah Lewis, but the position remains up for grabs. “I got to find that one safety, whether it’s (Williamson) or (Cox),” Dantonio said. “But both guys are good players.” Dantonio added that Cox looked good last week and could at least be a contributor in the nickel package if he doesn’t win the starting spot. baseball msu beats toledo at home after hot start By Beau Hayhoe [email protected] THE STATE NEWS nn A series of unusual lineup changes for the visiting Toledo Rockets weren’t enough to keep MSU off the scoreboard on Tuesday afternoon. The Spartans (21-17 overall, 5-7 Big Ten) used some opportunistic offense early to beat the MidAmerican Conference foe, 4-2, in a game that saw the Rockets (1523 overall, 7-8 MAC) play some unique lineup combinations. Both third baseman John Martillotta and left fielder Jordan Kesson took turns on the mound for the Rockets after a rough first inning from starting pitcher Steven Calhoun, who gave up three quick runs. MSU got on the scoreboard first after sophomore left fielder Cam Gibson scored rather quickly on an RBI single from junior catcher Blaise Salter in the first inning. The outing was part of a very solid day at the plate for Gibson, who got on base four times for the Spartans. Gibson said it was “good to be back home” batting lead-off for MSU. “I felt like it was really good for us,” Gibson said of the victory. “I think today was a really good turning point for us.” Salter’s RBI single was part of a rough start by Calhoun. Gibson moved to second on his first at-bat after a fielding error, and junior center fielder Anthony Cheky then drew a walk. The combination of Gibson in the lead-off spot, followed by Cheky, makes matters difficult Danyelle Morrow/The State News Junior right fielder Jimmy Pickens slides into second across Toledo second baseman Zack Michael on Tuesday. for starting pitchers, Gibson said. “It’s kind of tough, it just puts a lot of stress on the other team,” he said. The Spartans kept the scoring going on a fielder’s choice by junior right fielder Jimmy Pickens, bringing Cheky home and extending the MSU lead to 2-0. Salter scored next following a sac fly to center by junior first baseman Ryan Krill, bringing the MSU lead to 3-0 at the end of the first. Making his first career start for the Spartans, freshman lefty Joe Mockbee made quick work of the Rockets in the first inning, forcing flyouts from Toledo shortstop Deion Tansel and right fielder Ryan Callahan. Mockbee also struck out Toledo second baseman Zack Michael to start the third inning, and Toledo failed to respond from there, as Callahan flew out to the infield, leaving two men on base. Mockbee has the potential to play a lot in the future for the Spartans, Boss said. “(He’s) certainly not scared of anything,” he said. “He’s got the mindset that a starter needs to have.” After the Rockets moved Kesson to the mound, the Spartans failed to get on the board again in the third after a single by senior designated hitter Joel Fisher. MSU made a pitching change of its own in the top of the fourth after a groundout by first baseman Jacob North scored Tyler Baar. The Spartans then brought senior pitcher Chase Rihtarchik into the game to replace Mockbee. Going into the bottom of the fourth, MSU’s Justin Hovis scored from third on a sac fly to right field by Salter, extending the MSU lead to 4-1. 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Scouting with the Pitch F/X tool
From Adam Foster at Baseball Prospectus on June 12, 2012, with mention of SABR member Cory Schwartz and Harry Pavlidis:
Data is one of baseball’s purest byproducts. It’s interlaced with the past, present and future. It provides a platform for discussion. And just as the game has an effect on it, it has an effect on the game.
PITCHf/x data, which is part of a new breed of baseball statistics, can be intimidating and overwhelming. But thanks to amazing efforts by MLB Advanced Media, Sportvison (the creator of PITCHf/x), and a growing pool of analysts, PITCHf/x has made a mark on the game. That said, its roots are still shallow, and relatively few players, coaches and on-air personalities have fully embraced it.
MLB.com’s Gameday application delivers near-live data that includes pitch type, speed, and movement information. Pitch types are defined by mathematical models that are built around velocity, spin, and movement. It’s a constantly evolving, sophisticated system.
“When we first started doing real-time classifications, we had one generic neural net [or mathematical model] for all pitchers, but we learned pretty quickly that wouldn’t work because one pitcher’s fastball can approximate another’s changeup,” Cory Schwartz, VP of Stats for MLB.com, explained in an email. “Ultimately, we built a custom neural net for each pitcher and now have one for over 1,100 pitchers.”
In addition to rookie pitchers and their unique arsenals, MLB.com’s models must also be adjusted for pitchers introducing new pitches and tweaking others, which happens regularly. In Lincecum’s case, he cut his slider out of his arsenal for a while, and MLB.com’s mathematical model still thought it saw some.
“It’s an extremely labor-intensive process, but we recognize the importance of accurate classifications, for fans, clubs and industry partners alike, and have invested literally hundreds of man hours into building the most accurate system possible,” Schwartz wrote. “While some pitchers do throw a very distinct repertoire that can be easily classified, many throw multiple pitches that blend together and are extremely difficult to differentiate from other pitch types.”
Harry Pavlidis, founder of Pitch Info LLC, has devoted considerable time to formulating his own PITCHf/x classifications, which now appear at Brooks Baseball. Thanks to the efforts of Schwartz, Pavlidis, and others, pitch classifications have improved dramatically, and I expect them to continue to improve.
Read the full article here: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17327
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Buy this palette. Now! That's an order.
If you don't already own the Urban Decay Naked Palette, you need it in your life. I've been using it every day since I bought it (it made its debut when I was on hiatus, so I'm a little late), and I'm obsessed. This is the best $44 I've spent on makeup, well, maybe ever. Believe the hype!
First off, it's a pretty incredible value; the palette contains 12 FULL SIZE eyeshadows in shades ranging from pale champagne to deep charcoal, as well as a double-ended 24/7 eyeliner in Zero (black) and Whiskey (brown), and a mini Primer Potion. All you need is mascara and your eyes are done!
Shades include 6 permanent shades, 1 repromote, and 5 new, exclusive shades, in a variety of finishes:
- Virgin - pale chamois satin - new
- Sin - champagne shimmer - permanent
- Naked - matte buff nude - permanent
- Sidecar - light cocoa with golden sparkle - repromote
- Buck - matte nutmeg - new
- Half Baked - bronze shimmer - permanent
- Smog - medium bronze shimmer - permanent
- Darkhorse - deep antique bronze sparkle - new
- Toasted - rich copper shimmer - permanent
- Hustle - deep plum brown satin - new
- Creep - blue-black onyx shimmer with silver sparkle (UD says gold, but I see silver) - new
- Gunmetal - bluish gunmetal grey with silver glitter - permanent
The mattes are natural and not chalky, and the satins and shimmers are gorgeous and glowing. Everything blends easily and best of all, everything coordinates. You could spend hours at the mirror playing with different shades and creating dozens of looks!
I like Virgin as a highlight shade for browbones and inner corners (might be a little light for you if you have darker skin, but works perfectly on my light complexion). For daytime, I usually do a combo of Sin, Sidecar and Toasted blended on my lids (with most of Sidecar's glitter swept away per my above note). At night, I'm loving a bronze smokey eye with Smog and Darkhorse. Blend the edges with Sin to avoid any hard lines.
Now here's one of the best things about this palette: if you're a traveler and prefer to pack light, it contains all the shadows and liners you need. When I used to travel for business, I would severely edit my makeup bag and only bring along key pieces. But I'd always end up bored, wearing the same look every day, and not having anything more exciting for dinners or social occasions. I wish I'd owned this palette back then; you can create everything from office-appropriate neutral eye looks to smoldering nighttime eyes, and it doesn't even take up that much room in your bag.
The Naked palette is NOT limited-edition, it's a permanent addition to the Urban Decay line. Fortunately, it seems like the supply situation is finally starting to even out; the palette is available online from Ulta, though Sephora.com is sold out at the moment, and store availability is still spotty. If you prefer to shop Sephora, you can sign up to be notified you when it's back in stock here. | <urn:uuid:98121f57-89db-40cb-b7c1-fa558f0e6062> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | http://beautyaddict.blogspot.com/2010/08/bandwagon-worth-jumping-on-urban-decay.html | 2015-07-06T17:49:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375098685.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031818-00257-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921461 | 702 | [
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Penguins, IceCaps set for East Finals
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League has announced the schedule for the Eastern Conference Finals series in the 2014 Calder Cup Playoffs.
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, top affiliate of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins, will face off against the St. John's IceCaps, top development club for the NHL's Winnipeg Jets, in a best-of-seven series for the Eastern Conference championship and the right to play in the Calder Cup Finals.
Eastern Conference Finals – Series “M”
4-St. John’s IceCaps vs. 6-W-B/Scranton Penguins
Game 1 – Sat., May 24 – W-B/Scranton at St. John’s, 6:00
Game 2 – Sun., May 25 – W-B/Scranton at St. John’s, 6:00
Game 3 – Wed., May 28 – St. John’s at W-B/Scranton, 7:05
Game 4 – Thu., May 29 – St. John’s at W-B/Scranton, 7:05
*Game 5 – Sat., May 31 – St. John’s at W-B/Scranton, 7:05
*Game 6 – Tue., June 3 – W-B/Scranton at St. John’s, 6:00
*Game 7 – Wed., June 4 – W-B/Scranton at St. John’s, 6:00
*if necessary... All times Eastern
The Eastern Conference Finals matchup was finalized tonight with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's 5-4 victory over the Providence Bruins in Game 7 of their conference semifinal series. St. John's eliminated the Norfolk Admirals, four games to two, in the other East semifinal.
In the Western Conference, the Texas Stars will face the Toronto Marlies in the conference finals beginning Friday.
In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 88 percent of all players competing in the NHL are AHL graduates, and through the years the American Hockey League has been home to more than 100 honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
- Sommer returning to Worcester
- Spectacular goal caps solid season for Nemeth
- 5 stars born in Calder Cup Finals
- Stars relish Calder Cup championship
- Texas Stars shine brightest of all
- AHL Morning Skate: June 17
- Deja vu: Morin puts Stars on the verge
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Founded in 1986, Nashville Ballet has experienced steady artistic and financial growth to become the largest professional ballet company in Tennessee.
The ballet currently operates at a 34-week contract with a 22-member company of professionals, a second company of more than 30 members and a recently expanded performance season. In 2001, the company moved to the Martin Center for Nashville Ballet, a customized 31,000 square foot facility that serves as a home for our professional dancers, school students and administrative offices. Nashville Ballet is proud to own this facility and acknowledges the generous support of its Board of Directors as well as the community of Nashville in achieving this accomplishment.
Under the direction of Paul Vasterling, Artistic Director & CEO, Nashville Ballet’s artistic vision is one of diversity. Nashville Ballet emphasizes training dancers in the classical aesthetic, as well as developing each individual dancer as an artist.
Mr. Vasterling’s programming is designed to inspire and educate our audiences in addition to challenging and developing dancers. We acknowledge our classical tradition with such works as Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. These works enable the artistic staff to share the roots of the art form while continuing to challenge our dancers’ classical technique.
We also feature contemporary repertory building off the strength of the dancers’ technique, allowing them to stretch their movement limits. We incorporate works by modern masters such as George Balanchine and Twyla Tharp with new works by up and coming choreographers featured in our Emergence series.
Audiences and dancers alike enjoy live music at each of our performances. The Nashville Symphony accompanies all of Nashville Ballet’s large-scale productions, and our contemporary series gives us the opportunity to work with many talented musicians in Nashville.
The company of Nashville Ballet is comprised of dancers from around the country and world who contribute their individual talents and experiences to the stage. The diversity of the company can be seen in dancer tenures, ranging from the first season to the thirteenth.
Nashville Ballet dancers experience immeasurable growth working with a diverse mix of stagers and choreographers, many of whom create new works on the company.
Dancers also have opportunities to guest teach with School of Nashville Ballet and other Nashville-area schools, guest perform with other companies, pursue other artistic endeavors, run businesses and pursue higher education.
NB2, the official second company of Nashville Ballet, provides world-class training to dancers who wish to refine their classical technique, develop artistry, build strength and prepare for a career in a professional environment. Dancers must audition to be considered for NB2.
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• Customized strength training
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Baron Hilton with his girlfriend Vanessa DuBasso in Hawaii. (December 19, 2013) -Photo: Fame/Flynet, Getty, INFphoto, Pacific Coast News, Splash News, WENN
No, I not falling for it again! The surfboard will not go faster if you spank my ass with a paddle.
That’s obviously Lindsay Lohan.
Oh shit. Is he considered a celebrity now too?
I don’t know what the exact legal weight is on those, but I’m guessing he won’t have to throw her back.
And the Nobel Prize goes to . . . Baron Hilton for disproving the widely accepted conditional statement: IF you have boatloads of cash THEN you will only date hot chicks.
Congratulations, Mr. Hilton. (For the Nobel, not the fugh you are dating)
Lindsay sent me. Prepare for another ass-whipping, little man!
Was Barron Hilton raped by Michael Jackson too or does he just look like MacCauley Culkin?
Showing your ass crack. That’s a paddlin’.
Being called Barron. Oh you better believe that’s a paddlin’.
Who is Baron Hilton?
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Recent research in cognitive psychology, neuro- science, and robotics has widely explored the tight relations between language and action systems in primates. However, the link between the pragmatics of linguistic and nonlinguistic inter- actions has received less attention up to now. In this paper, we argue that cognitive agents exploit the same cognitive processes and neural substrate-a general pragmatic competence-across linguistic and nonlinguistic interactive contexts. Elaborating on Levinson's idea of an “interaction engine” that permits to convey and recognize communicative intentions in both linguistic and nonlinguistic interactions, we offer a computationally guided analysis of pragmatic competence, suggesting that the core abilities required for successful linguistic interactions could derive from more primitive architectures for action control, nonlinguistic interactions, and joint actions. Furthermore, we make the case for a novel, embodied approach to human-robot interaction and communication, in which the ability to carry on face-to-face communication develops in coordination with the pragmatic competence required for joint action. | <urn:uuid:7475fdea-46c3-445e-adb2-752ceb0dff2f> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/abstractKeywords.jsp?reload=true&arnumber=6006515&contentType=Journals+%26+Magazines | 2015-06-30T14:38:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375093974.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031813-00197-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926935 | 210 | [
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The Raspberry Pi credit-card-sized Linux-loaded ARM computer has been shipping for a little while, and it was enough for developers to see just how frustrating it can be to have to constantly reinstall the firmware.
Since the small device is primarily meant for teaching and experimenting with programming, mishaps can happen, which means that the core software doesn't always come out scot-free.
Developer Hexxeh decided it was time to simplify the reinstall and update process, so he released a small tool that does just that. He doesn't even want anything in exchange for it, so go here and download it if you have one of those critters.
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Starting with a square block of head stock
draw in a center line and locate the top view of the pattern on the
centerline and placing the end of the of the bill at the very end of the
block. Make sure that the block is slightly wider than the widest part
of the top view pattern.
Next locate the eye line
on the top view and using a Square, extend the eye line
down the side of the block. Once this is located place
the side view of the pattern on the side of the block by
aligning the eye on the eye line (push pin) and rotate
the pattern until the end of the bill touches the
outside edge of the block.
This cutout method will only be successful if you are using an accurate
pattern that features matching side and top views. You can usually check
a pattern with a T Square to see if the views match.
Draw around both the top and side views
of the pattern making sure to locate the eye on the side view.
Next using a drill press I locate and
drill the eye hole through the entire block making sure that my drill
press is at a right angle or 90 degrees.
At this point I should reiterate that
it is crucial to make sure you start with a squared block of wood and
your bandsaw and drill press must be set up to cut accurately at a right
With everything squared up we're ready
for the first cut. With a band saw, cut out the top view first by making
a continuous cut from front to back as seen in the illustration below.
Now its time to cut out the side view
by putting the three pieces back together forming a square block again.
I like to use a touch of hot glue to hold the block together keeping in
mind that a very small drop of glue will do the job. Next cut out the
head side view with the band saw.
Side view cutout
Discard the scrap and you have a head
cutout with two views of the pattern locked in and you are ready to
proceed to locating the carving guidelines.
Start the guidelines by drawing a
center line on the top and bottom of the cutout.
Also draw in the end of the bill shape
on the bottom of the bill. I like to use Vernier Calipers for
transferring measurements from pattern to head. The two points will give
you the same measurement as the distance between the large blades.
Next, referring to your pattern, locate
and draw in the eye channel and cheek lines on the side view of the
cutout. The circle with an X represents the high spot of the cheek or
the widest part of the head which is cheek to cheek.
Next, using the top view of the
pattern, locate and transfer the width of the crown.
Next using the side view of the head
pattern locate and transfer the bill guidelines.
Make special note of the “U” shape at
the lower corner of the bill. It is very easy to locate and transfer
this measurement by putting the points of the Vernier calipers on the
end of the bill and corner of the bill on the pattern and transferring
this measurement to the same area on your head cutout. Repeat for the
top of the bill to locate the horns.
Lastly I establish the round neck
guidelines by drawing a circle and X on the bottom of the neck. The X
helps to get equal parts.
I start the carving process by locking
in the bill. The first cut is at the corner of the bill and I use a half
round gouge to make this cut. You could use a small cylinder cutter if
you are using a power carver to make this cut. The corner of the bill is
now the same width as the rest of the bill and the corner is locked in
Next I lock in the horns of the bill
with a right angle /90 degree cut. A knife or cylinder cutter will work
perfect in this area. Make sure that you do not cut below the horn
guidelines on the side view of the bill otherwise you have cut away the
top of the bill.
Next I continue the right angle cut
using the Eye Channel guideline on the side view and the Crown guideline
on the top view. This cut will lock in the width of the crown. Again it
is very important to make sue that this is a 90 degree cut. See
Next step is to start the neck rounding
process by making a groove cut following the illustration. This can be
done with a round rasp, round rotary rasp, or round gouge.
When making this cut remember the final
shape of the neck is round so avoid a flat cut. Guidelines on the neck
bottom will help visualize the proper rounding.
Now it's time to round the neck.
Rounding the crown is the next step.
Round from the centerline on the top of the head down to the eye
Now you can round from the eye channel
down to the cheek line.
Now you can continue the rounding
process by rounding from the cheek line into the neck area. Remember the
Circle X is the high spot of the cheek or the widest part.
Next is rounding and shaping the bill.
First draw in the shape of the bill on the bottom. The red area will be
removed. Make sure that you are looking at the bottom of the bill when
making the cut and cut with the grain to avoid splitting the bill end.
It's important to note that the widest
part of the Ducks bill is at the bottom and a warning line is located to
preserve the bills shape.
Now we can focus on rounding and final
shape of the top of the bill.
Time to sand the entire head.....It is
now safe to remove your guidelines being careful to just smooth the
surface and remove fuzz and high spots.
Once you are finished sanding you can
re-draw in the bill guidelines and you are ready to set the eyes.
Using the pilot hole as a guide open
the eye hole to the proper size either using a half round gouge or an
eye hole drill. Mallard eye size is 10mm.
Make sure you make the hole slightly
larger than glass eye and deep enough to allow for setting the eye to
the proper depth. Fill the eye socket with either Plasticwood or Apoxie
Sculpt and press in the glass eye. Eyes should be set deep enough so the
they are not “bug-eyed” or sticking on the outside of the head. Some of
the Plasticwood or Apoxie will ooze around the eye and can be smoothed
out with a small flat brush. If you are using plastic wood use acetone
to smooth out, and water if you are using the Apoxie.
At this point you can
sand around the eye being very careful not to hit the
glass eye as it will scratch.
Next, it's time to delineate the bill
guidelines. To do this you can use a variety of tools as demonstrated in
the pictures below...
Make a "V" cut using a hook blade and
then sand back into the bill leaving defining the separation of bill and
head feathers. This will leave the feather area higher than the bill.
That edge can also be rounded over to the bill if you prefer a tighter
The same procedure can be done with
power tools also. I prefer using a small cylinder shape diamond cutter
for this task. As stated above the object is to delineate the separation
and then sand smooth back into the bill.
Some carvers like to use a woodburner
for this task. Simply trace the line with the burning pen which defines
the two areas. This is a simple way to go and makes painting easier.
Even simpler is to just paint in the bill without any delineation.
Remember this is a head for a hunting decoy and the incoming waterfowl
will not know which method you used but they will be impressed with your
I suggest carving several heads in
order to solidify the carving process and learn the various steps. Once
you feel you have mastered the steps then you can apply the steps to
other species. Questions regarding this demo or various tools used can
be answered by contacting The Duck Blind at 1-800-852-7352 or email
Click below to continue
Mallard Body Carving
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Artist / Program Description:
Kalapriya Dance is a national touring company that consists of five to seven dancers who perform classical Indian dance. Artistic Director Pranita Jain has been described as a choreographer who “transfixes her audience” (Washington Post) with style that encompasses the “grace of India” (Lerner Publications, Chicago) and provides “a joyous experience” (India Today: North America Special). Vibrantly dressed in traditional costumes, Kalapriya dancers bring high-energy performances with their rhythmic footwork. The dancers delicately visualize ancient and modern poetry with their fluid hand symbols and animated eyes.
Kaal or Eternal Time: A contemporary theme exploring the symbolism of the Hindu lord of dance, Shiva.
Ramayana: The story of the household Hindu hero, Rama, with tales of valor, chivalry, love, and duty. An evening-length program where, along with battle scenes and court rivalries, the culture of India comes alive.
Kathak Natyam: Explores the realms of two diverse classical dance forms and finds a common meeting ground of rhythm by fusing Bharata Natyam and Kathak styles of Indian dance.
Tatti's Tales: Stories of India: A family-focused production exploring ancient Indian tales relating universal life-affirming lessons through traditional Asian Indian dance.
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Mango To Launch Clothing Megastore In ChinaAugust 18, 2013 | By ChinaRetailNews.com Editor | Print | Email
Spanish fashion brand Mango announced a new retailing model focused on megastores around the world, and its first megastore in China will soon be located in Shanghai.
The megastore concept features large stores-in-store with areas from 500 square meters to 1,500 square meters in shopping malls. It includes the latest series of fashion products under various brands of Mango, providing one-stop shopping experience to consumers.
In 2013, Mango plans to open its largest European megastore in Munich, Germany, with an area of 2,300 square meters. Meanwhile, the company will open its largest Mango store in Ankara, Turkey, with an area of 3,000 square meters.
Apart from promoting the new megastore retailing model, Mango will expand its Chinese businesses by launching H.E. by Mango and Mango Kids brands in the country. H.E. by Mango was established in 2008 and it is committed to creating modern fashion for men. The H.E. by Mango series now has 96 stores in 27 countries and regions, including Spain, Germany, France, and Russia. It plans to add 30 new retail stores in 2013. The first H.E. by Mango flagship store in China will be opened in Jing An Kerry Centre, a new fashion landmark in Shanghai.
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Posts tagged ‘Chocolate’
Nestle’s new WONKA line of chocolates has me a bit mystified.
Cybele in her review of Wonka Exceptionals Domed Dark Chocolate over at candyblog.net described the new product and packaging as:
[T]he quality of the chocolate is much better. The chocolate is smoother, has a bolder flavor and of course the fact that the ingredients are better should make it easier for families to choose Wonka. I’ve compared them before to Dove and Hershey’s Bliss – but what these have going for them is that the packaging is all about imagination – the bright striped foils are going to appeal more to kids than the sedate and elegant positioning of Dove or Bliss.
I agree with her description, but it seems kind of schizo to me. On the one hand, the quality of chocolate and the pricing put the Wonka line in competition with Dove and Hershey’s Bliss, chocolates that convey adult sophistication. On the other hand, the packaging is all bright colors and psychedelic swirls, more like the packaging on “extreme” kids candies.
I was confused. Who is supposed to buy these? They seem too expensive and too big for kids to buy for themselves; is it about parents who want to buy “quality” candy for their kids? That doesn’t make sense to me either: parents who are worried about the “quality” of their children’s candies are looking for organic and natural ingredients, not “premium” lines.
And as more and more reviews of the Wonka products have been circulating on the great candy blogs, my confusion has festered. Higher prices, wackier packaging, for whom?
WONKAnation: it’s a bus. A tour. Bands. Parties. Free candy. The WONKA Chick. Dude, its endless summer with Nerds and Gobstoppers in the mix. It’s a Twitter feed promising “instantaneous awesomeness!” It’s The OFFICIAL WONKA talkin’ about “you and your rockin’ WONKA style!”
The new WONKA isn’t about the little kiddies at all, its about that new demographic, those 20 and 30 and 40 somethings who want to rock and roll all night and party every day: kiddults.
Just like those kiddults, WONKA is grown up chocolate with attitude:
WONKA is bringing a pinch of whimsy, a bucket of imagination and something a little unexpected to the all-too-stuffy premium chocolate category.
So take your stuffy Scharffen Berger, your boring Green & Black, your dull Dove. WONKA’s in the house. Dude.
While I was researching the stories about Kisses and Buds in my previous posts, I came across a lot of interesting information, not all of which is included in the official “Kisses Facts.” And I also came across a lot of lawsuits. So here are some things about Hershey’s Kisses that you might not know:
Hershey’s churns out something like 80 million Kisses a day in three factories (Pennsylvania, California, Virginia). That’s 29 billion Kisses a year. There are 305 million people in the U.S. (more now, they just keep coming….). So figure almost one hundred Hershey’s Kisses per person—man, woman, infant, child–per year. And if you’re not eating your share, someone else is!
Hershey’s introduced variations like almonds and Hugs in the 1990s. Then in 2002 they started producing “Special Edition” flavors. These are all over the place: cookies and cream, strawberry, pumpkin spice, pickle. Oh, not pickle yet. Well, I’m sure it’s coming. Anyway, if you want to see what kinds of Kisses have come and gone, visit Zoe’s Online Hershey’s Kisses Collection. Zoe is 11 years old and has been collecting Kisses for five years. She maintains a lovely online collection of more than 55 Kisses flavors. I had no idea!
Save the Earth, Eat a Kiss: the foil wrapper on Hershey’s Kisses is recyclable. So throw it in the green bin, or better yet, reuse it to make a fake Hershey’s Kiss. See if you can get away with it, but watch out, as our next item demonstrates.
Hershey’s Chocolate is litigious when it comes to defending their trademarks. In April 2009, they went after artisinal chocolatier Jacques Torres for a high-end truffle he was selling as “Champagne Kisses.” Each Champagne Kiss costs $1.50, for which you get a chocolate cube filled with champagne truffle (made with real Tattinger Rose Champagne) and decorated with a red lips kissing mark. Here’s what Hershey alleged:
Hershey is concerned that Jacques Torres Chocolate’s use of the mark KISS or KISSES may cause consumer confusion with Hershey as to the source, sponsorship, or affiliation of Jacques Torres Chocolate’s product.
And here’s what Torres, via his lawyer, replied:
Mr. Torres will not discontinue his use of the term “Champagne Kiss.” We believe that this is yet another example of a giant, monolithic corporation attempting to take advantage of “the little guy,” in this case, a world-renowned artisan from France. … Mr. Torres vigorously disputes your contention that he is using or infringing upon a Hershey-owned trademark. The analogy might be similar to Chevrolet complaining that Rolls Royce is infringing on the Chevrolet trademark.
Take that, Hershey! Read more: Hershey’s v. Jacques Torres: The Lawyer-to-Lawyer Slapdown! — Grub Street New York
There have been cases where Hershey’s Chocolate was much more clearly protecting itself from legitimate infringers. An early case involved the Hershey Creamery, also of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; the Hershey family of the Hershey Creamery was no relation to Milton Hershey. The Creamery was mostly an ice cream business, but in the ‘teens began producing chocolate candy and cocoa. Then there was trouble:
Milton S. Hershey learned of the candies in 1919, and assigned Charles Ziegler to “find instances of confusion and infringement and of unfair competition”. Ziegler found that in addition to making similar products, the packaging used on the chocolates resembled that used by Hershey Company—then called Hershey Chocolate. Investigating complaints from retailers in Boston, New York, Binghamtom, Norfolk, and Richmond, Ziegler reportedly found that retailers were confusing the two products, and sometimes deliberately replacing the higher priced Hershey Company products with the Hershey Creamery products. In Harrisburg, Ziegler found a display of Hershey Creamery “Hershey Kisses” which were bite-sized chocolate drops similar to the chocolate company’s creations. After cease and desist letters failed to resolve the problem, Milton Hershey filed suit in 1921 in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for trademark infringement. In 1926, a district judged partially sided with Hershey Chocolate and prohibited the creamery from using the name Hershey’s in connection with “manufacture, advertisement, distribution, or sale of, among other things, chocolate, cocoa, chocolate confections, and chocolate or cocoa products”.
Source: Wikipedia entry for Hershey Creamery. Wiki sources: D’Antonio, Michael. “A Betting Man”. Hershey: Milton S. Hershey’s Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams. Simon and Schuster, p. 184–185. Hershey Foods Corp. v. Hershey Creamery Co., 945 F.2d 1272 (3d Cir. 1991)
A fine book on the Hershey Chocolate story is Michael D’Antonio’s Hershey: Milton S. Hershey’s Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams published by Simon and Schuster in 2006. D’Antonio is an independent journalist, and the book is an “unauthorized” biography. That doesn’t mean it’s bad, it just means the book is not a product of the Hershey Company. So when Hershey caught wind of the book’s cover just a month before the book was to be released, they flipped out. I’m not surprised: the book looks just like a Hershey Bar.
Hershey went to court to get an injunction to stop the publication of the book, based on a violation of its image trademarks. In the suit, they stated:
Hershey does not object to the content of defendant’s book, or to the mere use of the word ‘Hershey’ in the title of the book. However, defendant has designed and adopted a dust jacket for the book which extensively uses Hershey’s well-known marks and trade dress beyond any manner permissible under law.
Hershey didn’t win this one. The case settled out of court: the book went forward with the trademark images, but with a disclaimer on the cover that says “Neither Authorized Nor Sponsored by the Hershey Company.” As for the image of the Hershey bar, it’s up to readers to figure out they can’t eat it.
Have you ever wondered why Hershey’s Kisses are called “kisses”? Here’s the official answer from Hershey’s Inc:
While it’s not known exactly how KISSES got their name, it is a popular theory that the candy was named for the sound or motion of the chocolate being deposited during the manufacturing process.
Well, as for the first part, that “it’s not exactly known,” I can’t dispute that. Hershey’s has been planting their chocolaty kisses on the collective lips of America since 1907. No one alive today was witness to that first chocolate blob, or the “eureka” moment when someone shouted “It’s a Kiss!”
But that part about the sound of the chocolate dropping onto the conveyor belt? I’m afraid I’m going to have to pop a big old hole in that bubble of a story.
The fact is, back in 1907 you had your choice of kisses. There were generic flavored kisses like Cocoanut Kisses, Molasses Kisses, Nut Kisses, simple candies that anyone might make. Then there were the fanciful brand name Kisses: Sun Bonnet Kisses (National Candy Co, Chicago); Miller’s Violet Kisses (George Miller & Son, Philadelphia); Blue Bell Kisses (Robt. F. Mackenzie Co, Cleveland), Honey Corn Kisses (Wm. J. Madden & Co NY); Nethersole Kisses, Moonlight Kisses (United States Candy Co, Cleveland); Elfin Kisses (Caldwell Sweet Co, Bangor Maine); Heckerman’s Lucky Kisses: 5 cent box “assorted selected flavors.” My personal favorite wasn’t around in 1907, but I’ll mention it anyway since we’re on the topic of Kisses. The Novelty Candy Company offered around 1915 a pack of three flavors, cinnamon, molasses, and vanilla called Tom, Dick and Harry Kisses, “the kiss you can’t afford to miss.”
So when Hershey’s came up with a little bite of chocolate, calling it a “chocolate kiss” was sort of obvious. A candy “kiss” was just another name for a small bite sized candy, typically something with a softer texture. There were lots of other names for small bite sized candy at the time: drops, buttons, blossoms, balls. There was nothing at all special in 1907 about the name “chocolate kiss.”
In fact, the rival chocolate company H. O. Wilbur and Sons was the one who had come up with a proprietary name for their own bite sized chocolate: Wilbur’s Chocolate Buds. Wilbur had taken the important step of trademarking the name “Bud” for its chocolate in 1906.
But just as with today’s “xerox” and “kleenex,” the term “chocolate bud” was quickly coming to mean any sort of chocolate drop, and imitators were rushing in to sell their own “buds.” Things got so bad that Wilbur went to court to get an injunction against competitors trying to pass off their look-alike products as genuine Buds. Trade magazine advertisements warned dealers against accepting imitations and insisted: “there are no buds but Wilbur’s.” Ads taken out in popular magazines cautioned candy lovers to watch out for “counterfeits” and make sure their Buds were genuine Wilbur Buds.
When people talked about “chocolate buds” in the 1900s, its pretty clear that they are talking about Wilbur’s product or something very similar. A 1914 recipe for an ice cream sundae, for example, suggests sprinkle of “chocolate buds” on top. A 1911 publication suggesting ideas for money-making proposed that a woman going into the candy business might stock her store with “the finest chocolate buds, marshmallows, and different size cakes of the best milk chocolate.”
In contrast, the term “chocolate kisses” could mean just about anything small and chocolate flavored. In addition to references to candy, I found the term in late nineteenth and early twentieth century cook books to name different sorts of cookies. And in 1910 when the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture examined 336 candy samples for purity and accurate labeling, 13 of those candies were described as “chocolate kisses,” a generic category. Only one of those candies was a “chocolate bud.”
It wasn’t until after the end of WWI that the term “kiss” seemed to be increasingly associated with the chocolate drop. The November 1919 issue of Confectioners Journal included an ad from the Racine Confectioners Manufacturing Company for the “Racine Chocolate Depositor,” a machine that was for making ” Chocolate Kisses and Stars… cast on metal covered plaques without the use of molds of any kind….plain tubes for kisses, or with tubes for 5-6-8-10-12 point stars. Then in late 1921, L. Weiscopf of New York advertised a “Chocolate ‘Kiss’ foil Wrapping Machine” and boasted that it was “in constant operation in several of the largest chocolate manufacturing plants in the United States.” This is most likely they machine Hershey’s used, a machine that also allowed them to include the distinctive paper plume peeking out of the foil wrapper.
The marketing of these specialized machines suggests that, after WWI, Hershey’s chocolate kiss had become so familiar that when candy people wanted a general term for a conical drop of chocolate, they called it a “kiss.” But the fact that these machines were sold widely also tells us that others besides Hershey’s were making and selling chocolate kisses.
“Kiss” was, for most of the twentieth century, just a generic term for a bite sized candy. This is why for 90 years Hershey’s was unable to trademark the term “Kiss” as a name they could use exclusively for their chocolate kisses. Until a the late 1990s, every trademark application for logos or wrapper images for “Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses” included a limitation: the term “kiss” was always excluded. The trademark examiners insisted that “kiss” was a general term for a sort of candy, and according to U.S. Trademark law, you can’t claim a trademark for a general term like “milk” or “tissue.”
Finally, in 2001, Hershey’s won the trademark after a prolonged legal battle (U.S. Registration 2,416,701). Henceforth, only one candy could call itself a “Kiss.” Hershey’s lawyers argued that, despite a long history of general usage, by the 1990s America was persuaded that a candy called “kiss” always meant Hershey’s Kiss, and they commissioned a huge survey to prove it. The judge sided with Hershey’s, and a kiss became a Kiss ™.
Which was first: the Hershey’s Kiss or the Wilbur Bud? Read about the candy copy cats in my previous post, “Kissing Cousins.”
Just for Fun: You can read the legal briefs filed for and against “Kiss” on the U.S. Patents and Trademarks website. From “Trademark Document Retrieval,” enter the registration number 2416701. Choose the document dated 24-Feb-2009 called “Unclassified.”
Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses: do we need to say more? Everybody knows the Kiss. Hershey’s Kiss is certainly one of top contenders for “American Candy Idol.” But today, Candy Professor takes you back to a time when the Kiss was not the Kiss, back to a time when candy brands were still a new idea, and candy makers didn’t always know the best ways to profit from their candy innovations.
Hershey’s today is one of the major candy companies in the world, boasting annual sales in excess of $4 billion dollars. But around 1900, Hershey’s was one among many contenders for America’s top chocolate maker. The big business in chocolate at that time was not so much direct retail products, but selling various coatings and chocolate ingredients to candy makers large and small. Rivals like Stollwerck Brothers of New York and Chicago, H. O. Wilbur and Sons of Philadelphia, and Rockwood and Co.of Brooklyn were promoting their own chocolate goods, each promising purity, quality and taste unrivaled. Finished candy goods were, for many of these companies, a side line to the real action in wholesale cocoa and chocolate.
Milton Hershey was early to realize the potential for selling eating chocolate on a national scale. He developed his own technique for making milk chocolate and began manufacturing small batches in 1900. Hershey’s chocolate bars were a huge success, and he quickly expanded, moving to an enormous new factory in the town that would come to be known as Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1905. The first full year of manufacture in the new factory, sales of Hershey’s chocolate products topped $1 million; that’s about $24 million in today’s dollars.
By 1907, the year the Kiss was introduced, sales had doubled to $2 million. Even then, Hershey was a major player. But other chocolate houses had their own eating chocolate products. And when Hershey came up with the “Milk-Maid Chocolate Kiss” back in 1907, it wasn’t the only foil-wrapped chocolate bite in town.
Rival chocolate manufacturer H.O. Wilbur and Son had been selling a bite-sized foil-wrapped conical chocolate drop called the “Wilbur Bud” since 1894. You wouldn’t know it today, but back in the 1900s, Wilbur set the standard for those little foil-wrapped chocolates. The candy journal International Confectioner waxed rhapsodic over the beauty and hygiene of Wilbur’s candy in 1914:
Each piece is wrapped separately; they are packed like jewels. A large box of Wilbeurbuds can lie open several days before it is all eaten. … Our little Wilburbuds can’t go stale–each is wrapped in foil.
And Hershey wasn’t the only one. H.O. Wilbur even went to court in 1909 to try to stop the imitators. One of these might have been Rockwood’s Chocolate Dainties, which were sold four for one cent. In their little foil wrapper, they would have been indistinguishable from Wilbur’s Buds or Hershey’s Kisses or any other similar chocolate.
Unwrapped, the Wilbur Bud was quite distinctive; the bottom of the candy was molded into a flower shape and the letters W-I-L-B-U-R embossed in each petal.
In contrast, the Hershey’s Kiss then as now isn’t much to look at. It is just a plain cone, its bottom flat and unadorned. While this perhaps was less lovely to behold, it did mean the Kiss could be manufactured by dropping the chocolate on a flat belt, rather than needing special molds. This would eventually matter quite a lot, but in 1907 the Kiss’s plain-Jane looks would have been a distinct disadvantage.
The decisive moment for the Hershey’s Kiss was 1921, when new manufacturing equipment allowed the foil wrapping to be automated, and also allowed for the inclusion of the “plume” that extends from the top of every Chocolate Kiss. By spring of 1922 Hershey’s was taking out full page ads blaring “Insist upon having the “GENUINE” Sweet Milk Chocolate Hershey’s KISSES. Be Sure They Contain the Identification Tag ‘HERSHEY’S.” The plume was trademarked in 1924, meaning that no other conical foil wrapped chocolate could use the same technique to stand out.
Wilbur, and many other small American chocolate concerns, eventually fell behind Hershey in the race for market share. Milton Hershey was a generous philanthropist as well as a brilliant business man, and the success of the company in dominating the American chocolate scene is a fascinating story of doing well by doing good. Today, Hershey’s Kisses are a multi-million dollar share of the American candy market. And Wilbur’s Chocolate Buds? You can still buy them by mail-order, or out of a little Wilbur Chocolates storefront in Lititz, Pennsylvania.
So why are Hershey’s Kisses called Kisses, anyway? Read more in my next post, “Why a Kiss is Just a Kiss.”
An article in the Feb 17, 2010 New York Times Business section included this quote: “I think you’re going to move into more usage occasions with this delivery method.” Jody Cook was describing:
a. Staples new Direct-to-Desk service which will restock disappearing pens on demand. The Deluxe package will also restore missing tape dispensers and staplers on a quarterly basis.
b. Dominos Pizza’s announcement that it will incorporate skateboarders and rock-climbers into its delivery fleet to expand the reach of pizza from the deepest pit to the highest wall.
c. Hershey’s new line of Pieces in Almond Joy and York Peppermint flavors, those little button siblings of Reese’s Pieces that promise endless opportunities for grabbing and going (or just sitting).
OK, that was an easy one. This is the Candy Professor, after all. But really: “usage occasions”? “Delivery method”? It makes candy eating sound like something they invented over in the business school.
So when you’re sitting with a big bag of Almond Joy Pieces in your lap, flipping the channel between Soap Net and Ice Hockey, that would be a usage occasion. And when you’re driving down the highway, looking for adventure, that would be a usage occasion. And when you’re standing in line at the bank desperately hoping that the negative sign on you statement is a clerical error, that would be a usage occasion. And wherever you are, popping those Pieces in your mouth, over and over and over, that would be a delivery method. What Ms. Cook is trying to say is “selling candy in little pieces in big bags is going to make it easier for more people to eat more candy at more times and in more places.” And that is something they came up with over in the business school.
Don’t get me wrong. I’ve got nothing against little candy bites, or candy-coated chocolate pieces, or any sort of candy for that matter. But I do feel insulted by marketers who say with a straight face, “The point [of the Pieces] is that it gives people the option to eat less and more sensibly.”
Folks, this is crazy talk. When you buy the little 80 cent bag of M&Ms or Reese’s Pieces, you eat the whole bag, right? So what happens when you put 10 oz. of candy in the bag? You’ve seen the research on potato chips: when you hand someone a bag of chips, they eat it. Big bag, small bag, doesn’t matter. Do we really think that America, having filled its collective cup holders with no-mess, no-fuss candy bits, is prepared to stop munching before all the candy is gone?
The ad campaign from Hershey’s will promote the idea that little pieces of candy have fewer calories than big pieces of candy. This as an empirical fact, but entirely irrelevant. What matters is that lots of pieces of little candy can have way more calories that one big piece of candy, and Hershey’s Pieces make it easier to forget what you’re eating. So you eat more. The marketers know this too. It’s no secret. Here’s market research analyst Marcia Mogelonsky: “Sure, half of us are going to pour the whole bag into our mouths.” Yikes.
Eat candy, but eat it with your eyes open! I’m thinking of adding a new topic to the Candy Professor course syllabus: “Mindful Candy Eating: The Buddhist Path to Sweet Enlightenment.”
Andrew Adam Newman, “Candy Makers Cut the Calories, by Cutting the Size” , New York Times Business Section, 17 Feb 2010
One hundred years ago, Americans had very different ideas about body image and health. Nutritional experts were worried that people were underfed and undernourished.
It was an easier time for candy lovers. Consider this account of the German “Chocolate Cure,” which ran in a 1914 journal:
In an obscure but picturesque little village of Germany there is a place called “The Chocolate Cure,” where thin people go to become stout; the patients eat and drink cocoa and chocolate all the time, while they rest, admire the scenery, gossip and grow fatter every day. The true secret of the great success of this treatment is the happy way chocolate has of fattening just the right places, settling in the hands, the neck and shoulders, making the fair patient prettier and plumper all the time. The really effective part of the cure may be tried at home by persevering women, and the medicine is so palatable and the methods so simple that there is actually, it seems, no reason why all should not be at least the desired weight.
That sound SO much more pleasurable than today’s version of the chocolate cure, which promises all the benefits of the phytochemicals and antioxidants found in abundance in chocolate, but only if you eat super-bitter 80% cacao in very small quantities, and promise not to enjoy it.
Source: “The Chocolate Cure,” Confectioners Journal Jan 1914, p. 97.
Imagine handing over your nickel for “two flat cakes of delicious eating chocolate which can be eaten straight or between two slices of buttered bread in the form of a sandwich.” Children’s lunch boxes would certainly be cheerier. And moms needn’t worry. A century ago, ideas about chocolate were a little less puritan than they are today. The manufacturer assured potential customers: “Consumers eat it for a food as well as for a confection, for it really has more food value than any solid chocolate for sale today.”
Well, we know better today about food value and such. But the current American equation of candy-eating with sin seems to imbue such treats as chocolate sandwiches with a demonic power well in excess of fats and sugars.
The Europeans approach the matter of chocolate sandwiches in an entirely different spirit. What we in the U.S. call “chocolate croissant” is in France “pain au chocolat,” chocolate bread, good for breakfast or afternoon snack for any petit enfant. Bakeries in France sell little chocolate bars. For les grands enfants, these come in very handy if you happen to be stumbling home around 4 am from a night at the clubs, and need a little snacky something. The boulangeries will be open at that hour, with hot bread, fresh from the oven, easy to pair with a melting piece of chocolate sandwiched inside. Italian mamas offer bread and chocolate to the bambinis for breakfast. And then there is Nutella, chocolate-hazelnut spread which is perfectly respectable any time of day, for toast, crepes, gaufres, or just out of the jar with a spoon.
Of course, the bar was not for kiddies: it was, after all “SportsMAN’s.” The bar continued to be sold after WWI, but now the emphsis was on the manly man-ness of the candy: “If you desire a change from Mild-Sweet Milk Chocolate, Try a Sportsman’s Chocolate-Bracer. A Man’s Chocolate.” (1922)
If you are looking for chocolate sandwiches here in the U.S., though, you’ll have to set your time machines for 1916: New York City, Knickerbocker Chocolate Company. Alas, a company, and a spirit of enjoyment, long gone.
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Fun profile of a nude life model in today's Times...
55-year-old Cynthia Manning took up modeling for life drawing classes at New York's Art Students League after divorcing her husband a few years ago. The (heated) gig pays a very respectable $12 an hour, and Manning's only objection is the itch factor. (Although, really, it's always the risks of male life modeling that seem more dangerous.)
As far as body self-consciousness goes, as anyone who's been on either side of the easel knows, it shouldn't be an issue: the atmosphere is not sexualized and ideally subjects come in all shapes and sizes; says Manning,
Everybody has character in their body. There was a model here, she weighed 350 pounds. People clamored for her. You have to figure out where the skeleton is, what the body is doing under the flesh, body type-wise. That’s what you go for, to teach you how to understand human anatomy.
We say: where do we sign up?
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Product Development Project Leader (Woundcare / Medical Devices)
Speciality Fibres and Materials Limited (SFM) is a provider of fibre based wound care products and x-ray detectable threads. Our existing products are well established in the market place and we are recognised as a high quality product developer and service provider to our customers.
We are currently seeking to recruit a Project Leader to carry full project responsibilities, from initial concept through to commercialisation. The current Research portfolio includes scientifically challenging projects allied to a pipeline of development enquiries currently under evaluation. Working cross functionally, specific responsibilities will include developing strategies for next generation products, identifying opportunities to enhance our manufacturing processes and increasing our market and regulatory expertise.
You’ll be at a stage in your career where you want to take greater project management responsibility having grown your expertise in developing new and existing ideas and concepts into commercial products. The research skills gained during your Graduate or PhD studies (min. 2i in Polymer Chemistry or Materials Science) will be further developed in our small research team which is wholly integrated into our business.
Experience of working with, or alongside medical devices and medical device regulations such as ISO13485 is essential whilst demonstrable experience in working with fibres, polymers and wound care products would be distinctly advantageous. You will be involved with fibre spinning, modification and processing techniques and scale up activities – so you will need to be able to demonstrate experience in these areas.
You will be methodical in your approach to problem solving and will be effective in communicating your ideas across business disciplines internally and externally both orally and in written format.
If you can demonstrate a successful record in developing commercial projects in these areas, particularly if your experience encompasses fibre spinning, modification or processing techniques, then we would be interested to know more about you.
We are offering a competitive salary, allied to an attractive benefits package which includes a generous pension scheme. We can assist with relocation if required.
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I love Taylor Swift so much. I cant get enough of her. i need to meet her. i need to hug her. i need more of her songs. and i cant wait for more to be released. i love her music videos. i would love a music video for enchanted, 22, girl at home. i love wonderstruck. smells gorg. i'm obsessed with RED. Constantly listening to it. i love all too well, 22, girl at home, starlight, i knew you were trouble, come back..be here, the last time so much...haha i'm practically naming them all but really i love them all so much. i cant say that i don't like one of them because they are all so gorgeous and righteous in there own spotlight.
Hey! So I'm from the UK so they haven't announced the dates yet and I'm not sure if I would be going to the Red Tour this year, I hope I do but I might not so I was wondering if anyone that is going and have their tickets and stuff, if you're making a fan book I was wondering if I could put my message for Taylor in there? My message is a long one..so yeah...I really want to tell Taylor what I... | <urn:uuid:e7494a8a-88db-467b-bf9f-dd856855e6fe> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | http://taylorswift.com/users/thatgirlathome | 2015-07-02T21:31:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375095671.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031815-00137-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974616 | 258 | [
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Kristen said so and I’m pretty sure that makes it official. and I’m pretty sure this is my year – seeing as I am a mom and all. oh, and I have a mom, too.
Our first task (I’m not sure it’s actually been assigned as a task or if other tasks will follow, but it seems very Charlie’s Angels to have tasks and that makes me feel special) during the year of the mom? Share how we’re going to make ourselves a priority. So here goes…
During the year of the mom I’m gonna get a massage at least 3 times a month – I’m hoping for 4, but I don’t want to make that official or anything. I’m also going to try to quit thinking that our move and adjustments are really no big deal – I think this one maybe a little too late, because I’m pretty sure that one year into a move you should be settled. And the last thing I’m going to officially commit to do is not stress over making everyone happy when we make our trip back to the states this summer. It’s supposed to be a vacation for us and I think those are supposed to be enjoyed.
Another important thing to know about this whole year of the mom thing and putting yourself first is that you could win a prize! (i’m not so sure if I can win not living in the US and all, but maybe it makes a difference that I’m going to be in the states this summer…)
Write a post on your blog about how you’re going to take better care of yourself in 2009, place the button (see below up top – courtesy of Heather) in your sidebar (as a reminder and invitation to other moms), and send me Kristen your url
– motherhood uncensored
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Picks and Pans Review: The Last to Go
updated 01/21/1991 AT 01:00 AM EST
•originally published 01/21/1991 AT 01:00 AM EST
Tyne Daly fights a mawkish war of attrition in this unfocused drama. First she loses her husband (Terry O'Quinn) to a younger woman. Then the kids, played by Annabeth (Mystic Pizza) Gish, Tim Ransom and Sarah Trigger, start to move away. The melodrama is conveyed via minor pomp and circumstance rather than character. We get two decades of Halloween costumes, marking heights on a wall in pencil, birthday parties, anniversaries and weddings.
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The defrost timer is located inside the refrigerator section. You will find it behind the light shield. Once you remove the light shield you should be able to see the metal housing with the hole in it. The timer is behind that.
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2 Chainz to Guest Star on ‘Law & Order: SVU’ — Is That a Good Call? [POLL]
It seems the folks at NBC have enlisted one of rap’s biggest names to guest star on an upcoming episode of Law & Order: SVU, set to premiere on May 8.
This week, 2 Chainz posted pictures on his Instagram revealing his role as Calvin “Pearlie” Jones, Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola’s (Ice-T) former partner.
2 Chainz also posted the above picture (captioned “my boo”) with Mariska Hargitay, who plays Detective Olivia Benson on the show. We see you, 2 Chainz.
A guest such as 2 Chainz isn’t extremely random for a show like Law & Order: SVU. Rapper Ice-T is a main character on the show, and Ludacris has a recurring role on the show his character’s nephew.
But is 2 Chainz is ready for TV? He’s been in the rap game for over a decade, but his acting skills have yet to be tested like they will on this show. In February, 2 Chainz made a cameo appearance on 2 Broke Girls, which you can catch above.
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Mahlman brings a wealth of global market experience and expertise in advertising solutions
Redwood City, Calif., (December 8, 2010) — Turn Inc., the industry’s only end-to-end platform for managing data-driven digital advertising, today announced that Tim Mahlman, former Vice President of Network Sales at Yahoo!, has joined Turn as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Mahlman also served as US VP of Sales at 24/7 and SVP of Sales for 24/7, APAC.
“Tim brings fifteen years of digital marketing experience and expertise to Turn. I’ve been impressed with his ability to lead and adapt to a rapidly changing marketplace while operating digital media organizations in the US, Europe and Asia,” said Bill Demas, CEO and President at Turn. “Tim’s deep client focus and proven success in working with large scale agencies and Fortune 500 brands makes him an asset to Turn’s growing team.”
As CRO, Tim is responsible for developing strategic relationships across the industry to drive the adoption of Turn’s platform solutions. In his new role, Mahlman will lead Turn’s sales, business development and client services divisions globally, while serving current clients and working with them on innovative solutions that address industry challenges.
“I’ve been watching Turn for several years and continue to see the company innovate,” said Tim Mahlman, Chief Revenue Officer at Turn. “There’s a tremendous amount of potential for audience targeting that sits between remnant and premium inventory and I’m excited to find creative ways to bring it to Turn’s brand and agency customers worldwide.”
Mahlman joined Yahoo! through its acquisition of BlueLithium in 2007. During his tenure, Tim delivered on innovative audience buying strategies for Fortune 100 brands, which produced best in class efficiency for their marketing spend. He also guided Yahoo! in growing its non-guaranteed inventory by 3x, showing the strongest growth in recent company history. Prior to Yahoo!, Tim was Chief Operating Officer of Winstar Interactive, an online representation company and served as Director of Sales at CLIQNOW before they were acquired by 24/7 in 1998.
Mahlman holds a BA in Communications from San Diego State University and is based out of Turn’s Headquarters in Silicon Valley, California.
For more information, visit www.turn.com.
Turn was founded to bring the efficiencies of search to digital advertising and empower the world’s premier advertising agencies and brands to effectively reach custom audiences at scale. We are a software and services company with the industry’s only end-to-end platform for delivering the most effective data-driven digital advertising in the world. Our technology infrastructure, self-service interface, optimization algorithms, real-time analytics, and interoperability represent the future of media and data management.
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Something a bit different than usual... painted red leather.
if i ever commission you (and im seriously thinking about it) i'd want this leather. its so beautiful. you have no idea how much i love your work. =]
Cannot promise it will be available, I am running quickly out of them and unique color are always short on stock...
This is gorgeous! I love the colors of the leather and the the placement of the circles.
i love the color scheme also good to finally see you on again ^^
When I have seen this leather, it was a must to buy...
I love how the circles are placed <3
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When the mail gets scary
Why do some people put off dealing with their mail? I think it’s because scary stuff can be lurking in there. And the longer it sits the scarier it becomes.
I’ve been there. There have been times in my life when I didn’t want to open a credit-card bill because I was afraid to see the balance or how much I’d been charged for interest. For people with financial struggles, there can be a real fear of bad news in the mail. One thing I’ve learned, though, is that not knowing the bad news doesn’t make it better. In fact, it usually makes it worse.
Remember when you used to get fun stuff in the mail? Like invitations? The internet has changed that, at least in my life. (I’m going to blame it on email, rather than my social life.) But even if it’s less fun, the mail still comes six days a week. And it creates clutter if it’s not dealt with.
So the antidote the scary pile of mail is facing it down on a daily basis. The truth is the truth, whether or not you know about it. So if there is bad news in there, it’s best to know about it and deal with it.
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Once we receive the Recommended Budget, we will hold a series of work sessions both in committee and as a full Council, as well as several public hearings. A lot will happen between March 15 and the end of May, so I encourage you to follow along on my blog.
We anticipate cost cutting measures in this year's budget, and many of those will affect residents and employees. As we move forward, I remain committed to fairness and equity among stakeholders and will work to make sure no one group shoulders a disproportionate burden. Please keep me informed of your thoughts as we make our way through these decisions.
The budget will take effect July 1.
Census Data Shows Growth in Population and Diversity- back to top
Who wants to be a million-person-county? We're almost there with a total of 971,777 according to recently released Census data. That's up 11.3 percent from a decade ago and ranks us second in population for the metropolitan Washington region behind Fairfax County, whose population stands at 1,081,726. This growth rate is on par with our demographers' expectations, and so is the shift from a majority white population to one that is 50.7 percent minority.
Montgomery County saw the highest growth in its Hispanic population with that group now representing 17 percent of the population, edging out the black/African American population, which stands at 16.6 percent. Geographically, most of the growth occurred along the I-270 corridor with Clarksburg, Germantown and Rockville taking the gold, silver and bronze for the percentage increase in growth.
Census data helps us better understand our communities and project future needs. We use it to shape plans for transportation, transit, land use and economic development. For example, the shift to a majority minority population will likely mean an increase in small business as well as diversity in the types of business we see in the future since most new businesses are started by people in the minority community.
Census data also is used to distribute Congressional seats to states; to make decisions about what community services to provide; to distribute $400 billion in federal funds to local, state and tribal governments each year; and to allocate state legislative districts and draw County Council districts.
There are various cases and timelines related to Pepco reliability. To sort them out, see the special Pepco edition of my newsletter. Since publication of that newsletter, there have been two filings you may find interesting.
First, Pepco has filed its required Major Storm Report (item 6) on the January 26 snowstorm with the Public Service Commission. The report covers the number and causes of outages, the number and type of responses and timetables for restoration. Remember, this case (case 9256) is a routine investigation required for all power companies after a major storm. It is separate from the ongoing investigation into Pepco's reliability (case 9240). On March 3 at 9:30 a.m. the PSC will hold a hearing on the January 26 event. You can watch the hearing live online.
Second, Montgomery County has filed comments with the Public Service Commission in response to the PSC's proposed revision of the state regulation regarding service provided by electric companies. This rule making procedure (RM43) also is separate from the ongoing investigation into Pepco's reliability (case 9240). The County's eight-page response regarding definition of an acceptable level of reliability for Pepco addresses "inadequate" discretionary civil penalties. It says that these penalties in no way compare to the financial hardships experienced by the community. The comments reflect the frustration we have heard loud and clear from our constituents.
To keep up with future developments, visit my blog.
Let us know what matters most to you at our Town Hall Meeting for the Bethesda area on Wednesday, March 2. This will be the second Town Hall Meeting in 2011, and it will be held at the Westland Middle School (5511 Massachusetts Ave.) beginning at 8 p.m. with a pre-meeting reception at 7:30. You can voice your opinions on specific issues and ask questions of us in an organized, but informal, setting. I hope to see you there.
The meeting will be taped for later broadcast on County Cable Montgomery (CCM--cable Channel 6 on Comcast and RCN, Channel 30 on Verizon). For more information about the Town Hall Meeting or about the broadcast times, call 240-777-7931.
With the continued slumping economy, Manna Food Center depends more than ever on the generosity of individuals and organizations to help it feed more than 800 families per week. Nearly one-half of the people Manna feeds are children, which is not surprising when you realize that 31.1 percent of all MCPS students qualify for free or reduced price meals. That means almost one of every three students in Montgomery County is at risk for hunger. The staff of the County Council holds food drives throughout the year to benefit Manna's clients. To find out how you can help, visit Manna's Web site.
The MEA Home Performance Rebate Program offers homeowners bigger rebates than ever for home energy efficiency improvements. By combining a 35 percent rebate (up to $3,100 total) from the Maryland Energy Administration with a 15 percent rebate from your utility, you can save a total of 50 percent on home energy improvements.
Is your community organization hosting a public meeting? Please let me know how I can help. I am happy to assist residents in understanding pending bills or in finding ways to get involved in the political process. Even more important, I want to hear about what matters to you. Send your meeting notices to [email protected] or call 240-777-7959 if you would like me to address a particular topic with your group. | <urn:uuid:746feb8a-bf8a-41db-89eb-69b435e44963> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | http://connectedcommunities.us/showthread.php?t=42639 | 2015-07-05T06:02:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375097246.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031817-00147-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946093 | 1,192 | [
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This is a Single Family Residence home located at 2841 Tansey Ln, Chester, PA. 2841 Tansey Ln has 3 bedrooms, 2.0 full bathrooms, 1.0 partial bathrooms, and approximately 3144 square feet. The property has a lot size of 5181 square feet and was built in 2006.
2841 TANSEY LN is a
3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Single Family Residence
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This CHESTER SPRINGS
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is currently off-market.
2841 TANSEY LN
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has a Walk Score ® of out of 100.
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After his overall win in the Tour of Oman, dancing away from his rivals on the slopes of Green Mountain, it’s clear Chris Froome isn’t suffering any hangovers from his massive 2013 campaign.
Everyone should be afraid.
A burst of high-cadence acceleration was all it took to blow away Tejay van Garderen (BMC) and former Team Sky lieutenant Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma-Quick Step).
As for Vincenzo Nibali, a man who many consider Froome’s most serious rival for the Tour de France, he was never truly in the hunt. With his wife at home about to give birth to their first child, it’s understandable if Nibali’s head wasn’t fully in the game in Oman.
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), Robert Gesink (Belkin), and Roman Kreuziger (Tinkoff-Saxo) were all thereabouts, but had no answer to Froome’s attack.
After stage five, Froome gave his perspective on his performance to Cycling Central:
“From a personal perspective I wanted to see where I was, where my condition was, and I think today I got the answer I wanted.
“Winning here is always more psychological than anything else. At this point it’s still too early to say anything in terms of build-up to the Tour de France, but it’s definitely good to have it in there.”
As he says, it’s far too early to draw too many conclusions about the form of other riders, but what the Tour of Oman shows is Froome definitely hasn’t spent his winter wining and dining at gala dinners.
It shows Froome still has the hunger that seemed to desert Sir Bradley Wiggins after his own magical 2012 season (remember a clearly-overweight Wiggins struggling to find form and condition leading into last year’s Giro d’Italia).
Smashing his rivals so early in the season is such a psychological victory because everyone can see that, barring accident or injury, there will be no slackening off from the man who dominated every stage race he entered last year.
The effects of this can be seen already in the list of general classification riders shifting their sights to the Giro d’Italia. It’s almost an admission that Froome can’t be beaten in the Tour this year, so let’s aim for the next biggest prize.
It’s a coup for the Italian race, which begins in Ireland on May ninth. You could even argue the list of GC contenders for the Giro looks better than for the Tour.
In fact I will: the best GC riders, Froome excepted, are not riding the Tour de France this year.
Joaquim Rodriguez, Cadel Evans, Rigoberto Uran, Nairo Quintana and Froome’s teammate Richie Porte are all aiming squarely for the Giro. All except Uran targeted the Tour in 2013.
That’s some serious talent on display in May.
In July, Froome’s main rivals will be Nibali, Alberto Contador, Rui Costa, Tejay van Garderen, Robert Gesink, and Alejandro Valverde.
Nibali is one of my favourites, but he’ll have to overcome the disruption of new fatherhood, as well as Team Sky.
Contador has looked past his best for two years, but he took his first win in over a year in stage four of the Volta ao Algarve this week. Hey, that’s better than nothing, but he didn’t beat anyone as good as the riders Froome just thrashed.
I’ll need to see a lot more before I rate Contador as a serious GC threat again.
Valverde is a similar story: he defeated Richie Porte on home turf in the Ruta del Sol this week, cleaning up three stage wins in the process. But he’ll be 34 by the time the Tour begins, and he’s never made the podium there.
Many astute observers don’t think he’s even the best GC rider in his team.
Yes, Valverde’s still deadly in stages that suit him, but can he go three weeks without a bad day in the high mountains?
Costa is all class, but his best results have come in single-day races and as a stage winner. His highest Grand Tour GC finish to date is 18th, at the Tour in 2012.
He’s unproven as a Grand Tour GC contender, despite very strong performances in shorter stage races like the Tour de Suisse.
Gesink and van Garderen are well known for their buckets of potential without ever really looking like winning a Grand Tour.
As the season progresses we’ll have a better idea of who is really in form and who’s playing catch-up.
But for my money, there are more genuine GC riders aiming for the Giro than I can remember.
Why would the Giro, a great race but undeniably less prestigious than its French cousin, attract a more competitive field than the Tour?
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It started when Sally Davies bought a McDonald's Happy Meal in April and photographed it for six months, posting the photos on Flickr. What's special about the photos? Well, the food in them isn't decomposing. There's no mold, and not much shrinkage, either. When the project got picked up by Good Morning America (and, of course, the one-and-only Internet) it attracted the attention of the McDonald's PR folks. What follows is the summary of a truly weird debate over whether a Happy Meal can, in fact, grow mold.
'Anyone Can Repeat This Simple Experiment,' marvels Gizmodo's Jesus Diaz at the photos, which he turns into a video. "She says there were no worms, mold, smell, or visible decomposition of any kind." His reaction is pretty typical:
What I want to know now is what kind of technology does McDonald's use to create these things. Is a Happy Meal scientifically considered inert matter? Is it made of carbon-based polymers? Can it be recycled into jet fuel? They taste marginally better than asbestos, so it must be okay to use them to build houses.
- Our Hamburgers Can, Too, Grow Mold "Bacteria and mold," explains the McDonald's Media Statement, "only grow under certain conditions." It implicitly blames the lack of mold in the photos on insufficient "moisture," and "strongly caution anyone from jumping to conclusions ... If food is/or becomes dry enough, it won’t grow mold or bacteria. In fact, any food purchased from a restaurant or grocery store or prepared at home that lacks moisture would also dehydrate and see similar results if left in the same environment." For good measure, the statement adds that McDonald's hamburgers "are made with 100% USDA-inspected beef," and don't include preservatives or "fillers."
- Are You Saying This is a Mummy Burger? "It's hard to believe that a burger sitting on a living room in New York for six months can get mummified, like McDonald's is implying," responds Diaz. "Even with the A/C unit on, the humidity in NYC is extremely high, especially during the summer months." The inclusion of a control group--he suggests a steak--might be more scientific, he admits.
- 'Arguments That Would've Confused Our Ancestors' Ezra Klein's headline says it all. A food chain is actually trying to convince customers that its food can spoil, he points out. "This considered a selling point, at least in the modern world."
- 'Yeah, But Is It Art?' asks Landon Hall at The Orange County Register (the photographer Sally Davies is, apparently, an artist). Explains Hall:
When I lived in Manhattan, I'd try to take visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see Damien Hirst’s pickled Great White shark, called “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living." First unveiled in 1992, the shark is now showing signs of wear, which means … something.
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How does Terra take a global snapshot?
Terra circles about the Earth, very nearly from pole to pole, once every 98 minutes. This animation shows MODIS' viewing swath width of 2,330 km (about 1,445 miles). Once every one to two days, these swaths may be digitally "stitched together" into a snapshot of our entire planet. The CERES sensor will also make global snapshots every day, while MOPITT has global coverage roughly every 5 days, MISR will produce global images every nine days, and ASTER will construct a detailed and very high-resolution global image over a 5-year period. | <urn:uuid:d81eb28a-1fa9-495c-ae67-8ab3fece1a0e> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | http://www.visibleearth.nasa.gov/Experiments/ICE/panama/panama_mov2.php | 2015-07-07T08:54:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375099105.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031819-00087-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.909461 | 131 | [
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Cool(er) Ranch Doritos (when did they start calling them cooler?) are addictive. Like heroin. Have you ever looked at a single chip up close though? I mean, really look at it? You’ll find some pretty weird, colored specks all over it. Some chips have more specks than others, but they all have a decent dusting. There’s red and green and black specks (so far so good) and then there’s blue specks! Blue. Yep. What spice or dehydrated vegetable would be blue? I can’t think of any, yet whatever it is I am convinced is what forces me to eat large quantities of this stuff. | <urn:uuid:09c5dbfb-6e3c-4bbe-9f02-da95d08cd09e> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | http://vault.simplebits.com/notebook/2003/02/05/a-closer-look-at-cooler-ranch/ | 2015-07-03T11:04:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375095874.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031815-00277-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961873 | 146 | [
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