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I briefly met Horikiku at the Bay Area Convention of the Tattoo Arts last October, and first got to witness him in action. I didn't get to see a finished piece in person at the convention, the weekend was just too crazy, and so I was super stoked to get a chance to photograph some of his current clients in Japan.
We arrived to a sunny day in Yokohama where it is noticeably warmer than Kyoto, where we were coming from. Horikiku and his wife were kind enough to pick us up at the train station… His wife is so cute and funny, which made it a quick trip to their studio. Their studio is very cool looking. It is minimalist, mostly white with Horikiku's workspace as the main focal point of the studio.
The energy in the studio was peaceful; I could see that it is a comfortable place for both the tattooer and customer. In this setting, the lucky customer could feel safe and the tattoo artist relaxed to create. I photographed 3 clients of Horikiku's, each tattoo more amazing than the last. We tried to be as quick as possible as it looked as if they were taking a break from work to come out and get photographed.
Thank you Horikiku's clients!! You can tell from the studio and looking at his clients how hard Horikiku has been working. After taking some amazing photos, we decided to get something to eat. We ended up at a katsu/grill spot. Katsu is usually pork or shrimp breaded in breadcrumbs and deep-fried. The breadcrumb coating was so delicate and crispy, something the States try to do but just can't seem to replicate.
Japan is full of wonderful, tasty food!! I had a katsu pork cutlet stuffed with cheese and shiso leaf (Japanese mint), it was served with rice, shredded cabbage, and miso soup. Yumola!! After eating, talking and resting our exploding stomachs, we took off for Yokohama's Landmark Tower.
Taki wanted to show us this beautiful building and I bought a wallet. We walked around for a bit, it was a beautiful place, connected to a really nice hotel. We needed to get going, so Horikiku and his wife graciously drove us to Yellow Blaze, Shige's famed studio. After some small talk and greetings to Shige, Horikiku and his wife bade us adieu and left us at Yellow Blaze. It was a great first day in Yokohama with Horikiku and his wife. Thank you so much for letting me photograph your studio and clients, Horikiku, mata ne!
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Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) announced on Tuesday it cut 400 workers from its Minneapolis headquarters, as part of $150 million in cost reductions.
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In November, Best Buy chief executive Hubert Joly said the company would cut $725 million in costs. The moves announced on Tuesday represent the first phase of those cuts, the company said.
The electronics retailer, plagued by growing competition from online retailers like Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), said the majority of its initial savings came from non-salary expenses, and additional cost reductions will come during the year.
Also on Tuesday, Best Buy moved the date of its fourth-quarter earnings report by one day to Friday, March 1. A Best Buy spokesperson said the date change will allow for the expiration of the time founder Richard Schulze has to respond to the company. Schulze, who has expressed interest in taking the company private, must submit a buyout proposal to Best Buy's board by the end of the day Thursday.
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The pressure mounts as Emily must determine which four men will have the opportunity to take her home to meet their families. Prague, the picturesque capital of the Czech Republic, will serve as the backdrop for Emily's most important decision yet. However, there is something that has been weighing on Emily's mind about Arie, and she aims to get it straightened out and find out what exactly happened between this handsome race car driver and one of the show's producers. The only rose up for grabs this week will be on the group date, and that man will be guaranteed a hometown visit, which ratchets up the drama. How far will the bachelors go to make their fantasy come true? Chris seems on the verge of a breakdown by the time of the rose ceremony, but Emily is confident who the final four should be.
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Sidney, NE (PRWEB) January 15, 2013
Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE: CAB), the World's Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, announced today plans to open a store in Greenville, S.C., bringing Cabela's extraordinary retail experience to customers in Greenville and the surrounding area.
Cabela's expects to open the store – its first South Carolina location – in spring 2014. The 100,000-square-foot store will be located in Magnolia Park, a newly redeveloped shopping center located at the junction of Interstates-385 and -85 on Woodruff Road. Magnolia Park, being developed by Menin Development, already includes Costco, Regal Cinemas, Rooms to Go, Cheddar's and other retailers and restaurants, with plans for additional expansion.
"South Carolinians are part of an exceptional outdoor tradition and share the Cabela's lifestyle and values. We wanted to build a store in the Greenville area to recognize that," said Cabela's Chief Executive Officer, Tommy Millner. "We are also excited about the opportunity to expand our retail footprint in the Southeast."
The store is expected to employ approximately 235 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees, and most will come from Greenville and the surrounding area. Cabela's typically attracts as staffers experienced outdoor recreationalists, who join the Cabela's family of employees known for their passion for and knowledge of the outdoors as well as excellent customer service skills.
"We are excited that Cabela's has chosen Greenville for its first South Carolina location," said Greenville Mayor Knox White. "Cabela's unique retail experience is a great fit for Greenville and will complement other unique retail offerings in Magnolia Park. We welcome Cabela's and look forward to their opening."
The building's exterior will reflect Cabela's popular store model with log construction, stonework, wood siding and metal roofing. A large glass storefront will allow customers to view much of the store's interior as they approach the building. The inside will feature the company's next-generation layout, designed to surround customers in an outdoor experience, including museum-quality wildlife displays and trophy animal mounts displayed on a mountain. The store will also feature a Gun Library, Bargain Cave, Fudge Shop and indoor archery range. The start of construction is still to be determined.
"We are pleased and proud that Cabela's has chosen Magnolia Park as their point of entry into the Southeast." said Craig Menin, President of Menin Development. "The fact that Cabela's, with all of the various options available to it, chose Magnolia speaks directly to the quality of our market and of our project. We welcome Cabela's to Magnolia and join everyone in the area as we eagerly await the opening of their store in 2014."
Also today, Cabela's announced plans to build a store in Woodbury, Minn., opening in 2014. Cabela's has previously announced plans to open stores in Saginaw, Mich.; Columbus, Ohio; Grandville, Mich.; Louisville, Ky.; Green Bay, Wis.; Thornton, Colo.; Lone Tree, Colo.; Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; Kalispell, Mont.; Anchorage, Alaska; Bristol, Va.; and Christiana, Del. It also will relocate its Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, store. Currently, Cabela's operates 40 retail stores across the United States and Canada.
Cabela's stores showcase thousands of products, including hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, boating and wildlife-watching gear, as well as clothing and outdoor-themed gifts and furnishings. The company is famous for its strong brand and world-renowned reputation for delivering quality merchandise, value and legendary customer service.
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Cabela's Incorporated, headquartered in Sidney, Nebraska, is a leading specialty retailer, and the world's largest direct marketer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise. Since the Company's founding in 1961, Cabela's has grown to become one of the most well-known outdoor recreation brands in the world, and has long been recognized as the World's Foremost Outfitter. Through Cabela's growing number of retail stores and its well-established direct business, it offers a wide and distinctive selection of high-quality outdoor products at competitive prices while providing superior customer service. Cabela's also issues the Cabela's CLUB Visa credit card, which serves as its primary customer loyalty rewards program. Cabela's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CAB".
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Menin Development, Inc. has been a privately held owner, developer and manager of commercial real estate since its founding in 1985. Menin has owned and developed in excess of $1 billion of retail and mixed use properties throughout Florida, Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana and North and South Carolina including Downtown at the Gardens, Palm Beach Gardens, Shoppes of Jupiter, Jupiter, Florida and Downtown Short Pump, Richmond, VA. Menin currently has $400 million of mixed use commercial projects on going in South Carolina and Florida. Principals are Craig Menin, Chief Executive Officer; Rob Jacoby, Chief Operating Officer; Marc Yavinsky, Executive Vice President, and Tony Morrison, Chief Legal Officer. http://www.menindevelopment.com
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Statements in this press release that are not historical or current fact are "forward-looking statements" that are based on the Company's beliefs, assumptions and expectations of future events, taking into account the information currently available to the Company. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the Company's statements regarding opening a retail store in Greenville, S.C., in spring 2014. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or financial condition to differ materially from the expectations of future results, performance or financial condition that the Company expresses or implies in any forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the state of the economy and the level of discretionary consumer spending, including changes in consumer preferences and demographic trends; adverse changes in the capital and credit markets or the availability of capital and credit; the Company's ability to successfully execute its multi-channel strategy; increasing competition in the outdoor sporting goods industry and for credit card products and reward programs; the cost of the Company's products, including increases in fuel prices; the availability of the Company's products due to political or financial instability in countries where the goods the Company sells are manufactured; supply and delivery shortages or interruptions, and other interruptions or disruptions to the Company's systems, processes, or controls, caused by system changes or other factors; increased or adverse government regulations, including regulations relating to firearms and ammunition; the Company's ability to protect its brand, intellectual property, and reputation; the outcome of litigation, administrative, and/or regulatory matters (including a Commissioner's charge the Company received from the Chair of the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in January 2011); the Company's ability to manage credit, liquidity, interest rate, operational, legal, and compliance risks; the Company's ability to increase credit card receivables while managing credit quality; the Company's ability to securitize its credit card receivables at acceptable rates or access the deposits market at acceptable rates; the impact of legislation, regulation, and supervisory regulatory actions in the financial services industry, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; and other risks, relevant factors and uncertainties identified in the Company's filings with the SEC (including the information set forth in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, and Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012), which filings are available at the Company's website at http://www.cabelas.com and the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Given the risks and uncertainties surrounding forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on these statements. The Company's forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Other than as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 13, 2010) - The ETSU baseball team is set to face Wofford Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Russell C. King Field in Spartanburg, S.C.
ETSU (19-12, 8-4 A-Sun) is coming off of a big conference series win in Jacksonville, Fla. over the Dolphins, as the Bucs cruised to an 11-4 win in the series finale. The Buccaneers have been riding the hot bat of Paul Hoilman (Johnson City, Tenn.) as he leads the conference in average (.438) and slugging (.867). As a team, ETSU has pounded out 135 extra base hits, and has driven in 51 more runs than its opponents.
The Bucs are 20-12 all-time against the Terriers with the last meeting between the two teams coming in 2005. ETSU is 10-7 against Wofford under head coach Tony Skole having taken seven of the last eight contests.
Wofford (10-21, 4-8 SoCon) comes into the contest with a 2-8 record in its last ten games after series losses to The Citadel and Western Carolina. The Terriers are led by sophomores Mac Doyle and James Foster. Doyle leads the team with a .429 average, 18 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 46 RBI, while Foster is hitting .402 with 14 doubles and a team-best nine stolen bases.
Live stats and audio are available by clicking the links above. The contest can also be heard live on the radio on the Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation's family of stations, which include WKPT-AM (1400) and WKPT-FM (94.3) in Kingsport, WOPI-AM (1490) and WOPI-FM (97.9) in Bristol, and WKTP-AM (1590) and WKTP-FM (97.7) in Johnson City. Tune in one half hour before the game to catch all analysis on the Atmos Energy Dugout show, and don't forget to stay with us after the game on the 10th Inning Show presented by General Shale.
Junior Derek Trent (Kingsport, Tenn.) was one of nine catchers added to the 2010 Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award Watch List announced The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission on Monday. The Johnny Bench Award is awarded annually to the nation's top collegiate catcher based on athletic ability, sportsmanship, team leadership and character. Trent currently is hitting a career best .352 with ten doubles, nine home runs and 38 RBI.
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The MIT men's basketball program is in the midst of an unforgettable season.
The Engineers have advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinals for the first time in the 112-year program history after while compiling a 29-1 record. And, while the players and coaches are ecstatic about the team's accomplishments so far, more than anything, they are thankful.
Just a couple minutes on the phone with former MIT basketball player Dan Goodman reminds them why. Goodman, a 2001 graduate and one of head coach Larry Anderson's first recruits, was born with a cavernous malformation in his brain stem – abnormally formed blood vessels that can leak blood or hemorrhage.
Until four years ago, there were no side effects from Goodman's condition, but then he experienced a bout of numbness and double vision. Doctors ran tests and made the diagnosis, but at the time the malformation was in an inoperable spot in a sensitive area of the brain. There were no other treatment options except to just wait and watch to make sure there were no more bleeds.
Then, in October, Goodman began experiencing symptoms again while on a business trip in North Carolina. However, doctors still did not feel the bleed was accessible for surgery. It was the same week that MIT began preseason practice, and Goodman felt compelled to send Anderson an e-mail with an update on his health, and the fact he would rather being doing dreaded line drills than lying in his hospital room.
Anderson, current players and former teammates rallied around Goodman during the ordeal. Anderson carries Goodman's hospital bracelet with him to games, and frequently reminds the team that the challenges it faces on the basketball court pale in comparison to what his former player has gone through.
Over the years, Goodman has been an active alum – stopping by practice to offer encouragement, attending games home and away, and donating financial support. He says he knew he was going to marry his wife Aubrey when she agreed to go to a MIT basketball game with him.
MIT's incredible run this season has helped the dedicated former player through his personal struggle, giving him hope, and a nice distraction.
"Fundamentally, it is this wonderful outlook," Goodman said. "It is this group of guys who are not supposed to win at basketball – they're supposed to be a bunch of nerds. Here they are winning and doing well and it feels good to be a part of that."
While the Engineers were racking up wins like no other team in the history of the program, Goodman's wife gave birth to their second child and the malformation moved into an operable position.
Doctors scheduled Goodman's surgery for March 9 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Coincidentally, it was the same day as MIT's NCAA third-round game against Staten Island in Lancaster, Pa.
That morning, Goodman texted the team a photo of him wearing the net from the conference title game the team had given to him.
"I wanted to remind them that we were going to go through adversity together [that day]," Goodman said. "We had a big day and we had to look to our teammates to get us through it… my teammates are my wife and my family. I wanted to share with them that the foundations they are building right now with their teammates are important. Things get hard and you can go to other people and look to them for inspiration and strength."
Goodman remembers asking the score of the game when he woke up from the anesthesia. MIT beat Staten Island, 83-67.
The next day, the team was gathering in the hotel lobby preparing to leave for the game, Anderson called Goodman for a little last-minute inspiration from the former Engineer.
"We talked to him over the phone and laughed and joked with him," Anderson said. "We asked if there was anything we could do, and he said, 'play the game the way it is supposed to be played and go win!' We just want honor his wishes."
The Engineers topped Franklin & Marshall, 69-54, to advance to the NCAA semifinals.
"He's been a true example to us of how you should act when times are good, and an example when they are not going so good," Anderson said. "He approaches life as being thankful. We draw inspiration from that. We want to live our lives as a basketball team how he lives. We want to be thankful for what we have and not sweat the small stuff."
"[Goodman's] a really great guy, and he is going through stuff now that is tougher than anything we'll ever face on the basketball court," senior center Noel Hollingsworth said. "It reminds you of what is really important. He wants us to win and we want to do that for him."
With the malformation removed from his brain stem, Goodman is "on the mend." He is still suffering from a little numbness and double vision, but doctors are optimistic that once the swelling from the surgery goes down those symptoms will go away. However, that will not stop him from watching MIT play in the NCAA semifinals on Friday.
The game between MIT and Wisconsin-Whitewater will be streaming live on NCAA.com AT 8 p.m. ET.
While Goodman's situation has certainly motivated the Engineers in the postseason, their experience has also been an integral reason for their success. MIT's starting five is comprised of three seniors – Hollingsworth, Jamie Karraker and Billy Bender – along with juniors Mitchell Kates and Will Tashman and the program is making its' fourth consecutive NCAA postseason appearance. But before this year, the Engineers had not advanced past the second round.
"We have great chemistry among us in our basketball family," Anderson said. "It is the best I've been involved with … it can't get much better than this. They know where the others are going to be on the court, and they hold each other accountable on and off the court."
"We know what we need to do to win games because we've had the experience of doing this together for three years," Hollingsworth said. "You have to learn how to win. Even though we've been really successful in each of those years, we've put it together this year and said we aren't going to lose the type of games we lost in the first two seasons."


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CINCINNATI (AP) — Maybe it was the short turnaround time. Maybe the Bengals were just due for one of those days.
They sure got it in Miami.
The Bengals went from their best game of the season to one of their worst in only four days, and got more bad injury news along the way. They've got a lot of things to figure out over the weekend following their 22-20 overtime loss to the Dolphins on Thursday night.
First up: What to do with the defense?
An MRI on Friday confirmed that All-Pro defensive tackle Geno Atkins tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee late in the first half. That leaves the Bengals without two of their stalwarts on the line — end Robert Geathers has been out for most of the season with an elbow injury.
The Bengals (6-3) didn't have a lot of injuries early in the season as they took control of the AFC North. In the last three games, they've been hit hard, especially on defense.
Top cornerback Leon Hall is lost for the season after tearing an Achilles tendon. Safety Taylor Mays also is gone because of a separated shoulder. Middle linebacker Rey Maualuga hurt his left knee and sustained a concussion during a 49-9 win over the Jets last Sunday, leaving him sidelined indefinitely.
Left tackle Andrew Whitworth hurt his right knee against the Jets and sat out on Thursday night as well.
"Hopefully these three days off and then with two more games and the bye week, we can get some players back," defensive tackle Domata Peko said. "It actually comes at a perfect time for us."
Losing Atkins is a huge setback. He led all NFL interior linemen in sacks with 12.5 last season and topped the Bengals with six so far this year.
"Oh, man, it's huge," linebacker Vontaze Burfict said. "He plays in front of me. It hurts a lot. Hopefully we can get it together."
The Bengals seemed to miss Maualuga, who was on crutches last week. Maualuga is known for his ability to stop the run — Cincinnati held six of its first eight opponents under 100 yards on the ground.
Miami ran for 142 yards in the first half alone, averaging 6.5 yards per carry, and finished with 157 overall.
"We didn't play very well up-front on the defensive line yesterday," coach Marvin Lewis said on Friday. "We need to play better. We didn't get off to a good start when Geno was in there, and we didn't play very well until the second half of the game."
The Bengals were coming off their most lopsided victory during Lewis' 11 seasons. Andy Dalton threw a career-high five touchdown passes against New York, extending the best three-game stretch by any Bengals quarterback.
In Miami, he threw three interceptions, one of which Brent Grimes returned 94 yards for a touchdown. The game ended when he was sacked at the goal line by Cameron Wake. A day later, Lewis disagreed with the safety call.
The officials ruled it a safety. The call was upheld after they watched replays indicating that Dalton pulled the ball to the back of his right shoulder as he got hit, putting the ball above the goal line as the tackle was made.
"Hopefully they had a better look than what I've seen on it," Lewis said on Friday, referring to the officials' review. "In my opinion, it isn't (a safety). But my opinion really doesn't matter. The call was made and they stuck to it.
"Andy's feet aren't in the end zone, so for the ball to be behind his feet, it would be kind of an awkward position. So that's the only thing I can see, because his feet aren't in the end zone when he's contacted, nor are they on the white line."
In addition to the three interceptions and the game-ending safety, the Bengals repeatedly dropped passes and self-destructed in other ways. The strange ending seemed appropriate.
"This is the NFL and crazy things happen," receiver A.J. Green said.
Notes: Dalton threw for 338 yards, making him the first Bengals quarterback with four consecutive 300-yard passing games. ... Lewis said that RB Giovani Bernard's bruised ribs aren't expected to be a long-term problem. Bernard ran nine times for 79 yards, including a sensational 35-yard touchdown run across the field. He missed the end of the fourth quarter and overtime because of the rib injury.
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How Mobile Consumers Use Their Devices Around the Globe
Back in February, Nielsen issued a report on how mobile consumers connect around the globe. The report examined mobile consumer behavior, device preference, and usage in Australia, Brazil, China, India, Italy, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, the U.K., and the U.S. Here are some findings from the report.
What type of devices do we use?
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|Device preference is evolving, as smartphone penetration continues to grow in most markets, especially in developed markets with widespread 3G/4G access.
In the U.S. and South Korea, for example, smartphone owners now make up the majority of mobile consumers. And in many markets this increased penetration is being led by a new generation of young adults eager to embrace smartphone technology.
Comparatively, in growing economies like India and Turkey, a growing group of mobile phone users prefer feature phones over other device options (80% and 61%, respectively).
Which apps do we use?'
Which apps do we use?
|Smartphone owners tend to gravitate toward games and social networks, though the level of activity varies depending on the market.
For example, smartphone owners in the U.S. were most likely to watch video and use maps/navigation apps, while Chinese users were more likely to access news and weather updates via their mobile apps.
More than half of smartphone users in South Korea regularly use their devices for mobile banking, compared with 22% in Italy.
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Letang Is The Truth wrote:i am going to post this here as i am under the suspicion that there are several 93.7 personalities active in this thread and i would like to see this improvement made: on the CBS radio app - all of the advertisments/non show material gets cut in half and another advertisment starts. for instance - one of the items i am acutely interested in is the traffic report, however, every morning all i get to here is that that parkway east is jam-- and then get to hear about some behavioral intervention or something. and i get to hear half of boomer esiason's little mini rant and then cuts off and goes to some netflix commercial or something.
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I've changed the rights information for my Flickr photos. The photos were under a creative commons license, so it was OK for others to use them with attribution. But the ones I found didn't even have that.
And that's just plain lazy.
So, for the immediate future, all my photos will have an "all rights reserved" stamp. There are a couple of ways to do this. Flickr offers an editing service, and obviously, it can be done with Photoshop also. I'm using a free program called FastStone Photo Resizer that enables users to "convert, rename, resize, crop, rotate, change color depth, add text and watermarks to images in a quick and easy batch mode." It's free for home use. The joy is that it does all the editing in one go, so it's definitely quick and easy. Also, since the Examiner will not accept photos above a given size, it's an easy way to meet those limits.
Here's an example. I don't think the text detracts much from the image. It's a boring view of Mingo Road just south of 76th Street after that snowstorm last week. Somehow, a hair or a piece of fiber was in the upper left hand corner. I have no idea how it got there or where it came from. I don't think it was on the lens hood, but there's no way to know for certain. It appears as if by magic in a couple of shots, then just as magically disappeared.
Also, after five very long, very frustrating days at work, I finally had a good day. The computer I was working on had 65 separate failures out of about 750 tests. But I narrowed the majority down to two memory chips, replaced both of them, and it failed only 35 times thereafter! That's progress of a sort. Those 35 failures came from a voltage reference that went bad. I replaced it and the unit ran clean! Yippee! And I'd only spent about 7 hours troubleshooting and soldering under the microscope. I celebrated with a bottle of Sam Adams Honey Porter when I arrived at home.


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Hi Maki,
I've been to a japanese restaurant and I asked a bento bok for lunch. It had (among lots of other things) a simple green salad with a dressing that was to die for. I had it on some other restaurants so I guess this is a common recipe...
The sauce was rather... "solid" i guess it has grated ginger... I'd love to dress my salads with it. Can you help me maki? :D
Thanks!! :D
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Well if anyone's curious, I went to that very same restaurant today and asked what on earth that salad is made of. The waiter told me it has: Grated shiso and grated ginger.
I guess it may also have some oil but he didn't tell me.
Grated shiso doesn't make a lot of sense to me...since the parts of shiso that are used are the leaves and seedpods.
There is no one Japanese dressing though, so unless I tasted it it's impossible to say what was in it.
The Big Onigiri.
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Grated shiso sounded strange to me too (just like grated perejil/parsley would). But there are a variety of commercially available salad dressings that are flavoured with shiso.
I've not been to that many Japanese restaurants in Madrid or Barcelona (and it's been years since I went to any at all) so I don't know if any of the menu items have become 'standardised' for the Spanish palate in the way that Chinese food has in Spain (a cabbage filled rollito de primavera tastes pretty different from the beansprout filled Spring rolls you can expect from a British Takeaway - although this could be related to the strong Cantonese presence in Britain with its Hong Kong connection). There was already another thread about a gelatinous seaweed that was common only in Japanese restaurants in parts of North America. Wholesale supplies to a particular area and local expectations seem to play a huge part in restaurant menus. In London I've seen supposedly 'Japanese' restaurants that began by offering authentic ingredients and flavours gradually mutate, their food becoming more insipid and with higher profit margins as they ditch those ingredients for cheaper substitutes and at the same time attract greater numbers of customers (a famous sushi and a noodle chain come to mind). Unless you have a knowledgeable and committed core clientele, it must be hard to compete with these kinds of places.
Anyway, I digress. I'm not sure if I've detected a standard salad dressing in London but I think I've had more sesame flavoured dressings than any other. Over the many years I've been shopping for Japanese ingredients, the contents of the aisles have become more and more familiar to me. However, the salad dressing section must be the one that still holds the greatest mysteries for me. There's a whole variety to choose from and I've never bought any of them... I'm really going to have to bite the bullet one of these days but I'm still hoping for some guidance (Maki makes these ventures much less intimidating! http://justbento.com/forum/salad-dressings )
aw... i don't know xD
that's what the waiter told me. I identified the grated ginger but there was another flavor i didn't so i guess it's the shiso.
Maybe i made a mistake with the word "grated", maybe it's just very very very thinly chopped shiso? o_o You can't actually see it in the sauce.
I've seen salad dressings too in the japanese supermarket near my home but i never bought them... I don't like to buy pre-made sauces, i cook them myself. Well to be honest i never thought of buying japanese dressing! n_n
Anyway this is a new restaurant (it's right side by side to my office) and I find the food quite good. The owners and chefs are japanese and there are always japanese people having lunch there, so I thought it was kind of the true thing. Maybe it's just an adaptation to spanish tastes... who knows! xD
So what did the dressing look like? Was it white and creamy like it could've had mayonnaise in it? Or otherwise clear except for a bit of yellow or parchment color of the ginger paste, plus green from shiso: if it had shiso there must have been flecks of green (or red/purple if it was aka shiso) and sort of a cumin flavor. Mixed with ginger I think it would've had a decidedly Indian taste, but I couldn't know for sure without making up a bit myself. I'd think there would be soy sauce as well for an added salty/umami kick. Could you taste anything like that?
that's a difficult description for my spanglish... I'll try anyway!
It looks like you took some vegetal oil and put it in a container, then added the grated ginger and something that makes it look brown. And very very tiny dark dots (i guess that's the shiso).
So you have a "liquid" sauce, but with some "solid" things in it.
It's brown, btw.
**note to self: take the camera next time!**
Tiny dark dots sounds like poppyseed. My guess is that it didn't have shiso. Try this:
Mix up a combination of 1 part water, 1 part sesame oil, 1 part soy sauce, 1 part grated ginger, a touch of garlic powder, then enough sugar or agave nectar (my personal fave) to almost make it sweet. Sprinkle in some poppy seeds and then tell me how close I am. Mince up a shiso leaf if you like and add it in too, it might be tasty!
If you try it, let me know how this turns out.
hey thanks for the recipe :D I'll try it as soon as i get the ingredients ^^
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I have never had much exposure to white Burgundy and mostly I haven't cared for it too much. But I'm always willing to try new things - especially since I did recently get to try a perfectly enjoyable example of matureish Meursault!
First up were a couple wines from a producer I hadn't heard of before, Domaine Marc Morey & Fils.
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru En Virondot 2008 smelled slightly off, beginning Pox or very slight cork taint? Difficult to say.
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets 2008 was much better though it had much unintegrated oak on the nose. But it had a nicely intense palate with plenty of acidity, juicy and citric fruit and a very long finish. Needs age (if one dares to keep).
The next flight was more interesting. Vincent Dancer is a biodynamic producer and has c.5ha of vines in Chassagne, Meursault and also a tiny parcel in the Grand Cru of Chevalier-Montrachet.
Chassagne-Montrachet La Romanée 2008 was a really lovely wine, fruit forward, but clean and exquisitely pure. Racy, relatively lightish body, very balanced. Dancer doesn't use batonnage so this isn't a super-rich style. Nor is it a flinty, sulfurous style, but is one of purity and Mosel-like elegance. Lovely wine.
Chassagne-Montrachet Tête du Clos 2008
Richer and riper aromas than the Romanée, more spicy oak showing as well, and more of the match-stick/flint/sulfur aromas I so often find in young white Burgundy. Substantial wine, rich but racy, but some heat on the finish. Nice stuff, but I did prefer the more ethereal elegance of the Romanée.
Meursault Perrières 2008
Slight sulfur showing, but that clears up with some air. It begins to smell of cinnamon and apples - very attractive. Rich, but with wonderful acidity and a general sense of elegance which makes this extremely moreish. I can even forgive the slight hint of vanilla-oak.
The third flight was Chablis. We had wines from two legendary properties, neither of which I have been able to try before.
Raveneau 1er Cru Chapelot 2008 was fruity, less sulfurous and woolly in aromas than I expected based on what I have read. A very clean, attractive and fruit-forward style of Chablis. Very nice!
Raveneau 1er Cru Forêt 2008 was a sulfurous style, just like I had read. It smells of sea-buckthorn and Champagne(!). Dry but quite rich and fleshy, incredible length. The sulfur cleared up eventually and the fruit became very pure. Nice!
Raveneau 1er Cru Monts Mains 2008 smelled quite a bit of wet woollen socks and lemon curd. Super intense and citric, mineral, bracing, electric. Great stuff. Hold.
Dauvissat Grand Cru Les Clos 1995 - this was a nicely aged example of Chablis. It smells of bitter orange marmalade and toast. Nicely calmed down from age, not super-high in acidity but adequately so, persistent and savoury and really quite lovely.
The final flight was a fairly disappointing flight of Comte Lafon.
Meursault-Charmes 1995 was probably suffering from the beginning stages of Pox. Dark orange. It smells sweet like a dessert wine; it tastes flat and lifeless.
Meursault-Charmes 1996 was in fine shape though painfully young. Initially sulfurous aromas, but citric and spicy and still with oak that needs time. Rich, oily texture, spicy and oaky, very ripe; but all of this is counterpointed by excellent levels of acidity. A nervous wine though incredibly rich. Assuming no Pox, this could become quite exciting with age.
Meursault-Genevrières 1996 was gentle and neutral in aromas; a bit on the fat and lifeless side. I didn't get obvious Pox aromas, however, and the colour wasn't advanced. But it still seemed a bit lacklustre.


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I believe that the Sinar P3 can be used with lenses as short as 35mm, and, even with the 47XL, with stitching you can get 100 degrees of field of view.I think you failed to mention that "proper" view cameras give a full range of yaw-free movements on each standard?
Generally less limited in movements than view cameras.
Just started reading this. Very much looking forward to it.But...More limited, I think you mean
Nice write-up, Anders! Just so ya know, I compose exclusively on the groundglass of my Rm3d and don't even own Arca's viewfinder. I find the whole viewfinder idea ridiculous. My digi back and Arca system were a $60k investment. Why would anyone spend that kind of money to make photographs of only approximate composition?CB
Anders,Great review; very thorough, and you certainly know your optics!!I wanted to ask you if you have any thoughts about the newer Linhof ground glass, particularly if it helps with ability to fine focus images on the ground glass.I have two medium format cameras, but am struggling with the best way to focus a technical camera, and am considering getting a Techno with the sliding back. I miss seeing an image on the ground glass!Another option is to use the Linhof sliding back on a Cambo technical camera.
That's a pretty dramatic increase in illumination, Anders! From the looks of it, it's definitely worth the money over the standard ground glass.


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Wayward dolphin dies in polluted NYC canal
NEW YORK – A wayward dolphin that meandered into a polluted urban canal, riveting onlookers as it splashed around in the filthy water and shook black gunk from its snout, died Friday evening, marine experts said.
The deep-freeze weather hadn't seemed to faze the dolphin as it swam in the Gowanus Canal, which runs 1.5 miles through a narrow industrial zone near some of Brooklyn's wealthiest neighborhoods.
Marine experts had hoped high tide, beginning around 7:10 p.m., would help the dolphin leave the canal safely. But the dolphin was confirmed dead shortly before then, said the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation.
Experts aim to conduct a necropsy to determine why the dolphin died, but it may well have been ill when it got into the canal, said Robert DiGiovanni, a senior biologist with the foundation, which specializes in cases involving whales, dolphins, seals and sea turtles. Staffers were having trouble getting to the dolphin's body on a snowy night.
The New York Police Department said the marine foundation's experts had planned to help the dolphin on Saturday morning if it didn't get out of the canal during high tide. DiGiovanni said the experts had decided to hold off intervening Friday because of the stress the dolphin might have experienced in being captured.
"We erred on the side of saying, 'OK, if this is an animal that were just lost or disoriented, this would be the least invasive course of action, to give it the most chance of success,'" he said.
Earlier, with the dolphin swimming about and surfacing periodically, bundled-up onlookers took cellphone photos, and a news helicopter hovered above the Gowanus Canal.
The canal was named a Superfund site in 2010, meaning the government can force polluters to pay for its restoration. For more than a century before, coal yards, chemical factories and fuel refineries on the canal's banks discharged everything from tar to purple ink into the water, earning it the local nickname The Lavender Lake for its unnatural hue.
While the dolphin was churning up sediment and mud, it's unclear whether that contributed to its death, DiGiovanni said.
The dolphin, which appeared to be about 7 feet long, likely entered the canal from the Atlantic Ocean through the Lower and Upper New York Bays and then the Gowanus Bay, which leads to the canal. It's about 20 miles from the canal to open ocean.
Experts don't know why the dolphin wandered into the canal, but in general that can happen when one gets sick or disoriented, DiGiovanni said.
It's not uncommon for sea creatures to stray into city waters, though they don't often swim away alive.
A dolphin was found dead last August near Long Island, south of the canal. Another washed up in June in the Hudson River near Manhattan's Chelsea Piers sports complex.
In 2007, a baby minke whale that briefly captivated the city wandered into the Gowanus Bay and swam aimlessly before dying. Two years later, a 20-foot-long humpback whale took a tour of the city's waters before leaving New York Harbor safely.


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It's out in the trade papers today, so I can finally share the news that caused me to go into a complete Reeses coma a couple of weeks ago:
DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS author C.J. Omololu's DESTINED, in which cello prodigy Cole begins to experience flashes of past lives just as the mysterious Griffon enters her world, bringing attraction, suspicion and an unsettling knowledge of reincarnation, as well as sequel FATED, in a pre-empt, in a very nice deal, to Mary Kate Castellani of Walker Children's, by Erin Murphy of Erin Murphy Literary Agency (World English). Bloomsbury UK Children's will publish simultaneously starting in summer 2012. (Translation rights: Rights People.)
Now I know what I'll be doing for the next two years! One of the best things about the deal is that it's going to come out simultaneously in the UK, which was a thrilling first for me. I'm so glad to be working with Walker and Mary Kate once again after the success of DLS! They've been totally behind this project from the very first word.
Readers of the blog will remember that I wanted to show how a book evolves from beginning to end, starting almost a year ago:
Last November (I always seem to start books in November - not NaNoWriMo, just accidentally) I wrote a post with the title What I'm Working On Now.
On the 18th, I gave a progress report in New Book, Day 2.
A few days later, I wrote about Changing Names of the characters when the originals just weren't working (the importance of the character names is another post altogether).
On December 7th, I wrote about the magic that happens when writing a book in Not Just Smoke and Mirrors.
On December 16th, I celebrated hitting 20k.
And then on January 6th, I hit 30k.
In the meantime, a book called DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS came out so I was a little busy until February 26th when I posted about Sequels and New Books.
And then on March 18th, I wrote about The End (which as we all know, isn't really the end).
On June 21st, I wrote about my title struggles in Titles Titles Everywhere (interestingly, none of these ended up as the final title).
It's been a great ride so far and I love love love this story. I'm so thankful to everyone who is helping to make it a reality.
Look for Cole and Griffon on store shelves on or about June, 2012.
On this date: In 1922, the entrance to King Tut's tomb was discovered.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Wonderful Book News!
Posted by CJ Omololu at 11:58 AM
7 comments:
- Mary said...
Wow--that's absolutely fantastic!! Congratulations! I loved DLS (that poor girl--great character) and now can't wait to read your new books!
- November 4, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- Suzanne Young said...
!!!!! Congratulations! The books sound amazing!!
- November 4, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- Robin Mellom said...
I'm done celebrating over lunch at Panda Express. Now I'm back at home doing a happy jig for you!!! So excited for you, dear sweet friend.
You get a double-hug, one for each book. :-) :-)
- November 4, 2010 at 6:55 PM
- cynjay said...
Aw, thanks guys! These books are really different from DLS, but I love them just the same ;)
- November 4, 2010 at 7:30 PM
- Angela Carlie said...
Congratulations! How exciting:)
- November 4, 2010 at 8:20 PM
- Jame said...
Yay yay yay for you Cynthia! TWO books! Congrats!
- November 5, 2010 at 9:09 AM
- Keely said...
Yay!! Cynthia OMG huge congrats!!!!!
- November 5, 2010 at 9:56 AM
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As summer temps kicked in, June was a busy time at our over 100 stores all across the country. Our hard-working store teams were busy running clinics, supporting rides and helping out in their local cycling communities. If you want more info about your local Performance Bicycle, check your local store page for regularly scheduled Spin Doctor clinics & group rides. Read on below for a sampling of the events our stores were involved with last month.
The first event that our stores participated in last month was the New Belgium Tour de Fat in Durham, NC. A fundraiser and general celebration of all things bike, beer and music-related, the Tour de Fat stop in Durham featured 750 cyclists in a morning parade, 2,050 total attendees and $16,000 raised for local non-profit bicycle advocacy groups. A team from our headquarters, including Chris, Gene and Matt, showed up early to fix flats and tune up rides before the bike parade.
If the Tour de Fat is coming by your town, definitely make plans to check it out. As you can see, there are plenty of fun distractions to keep you occupied, from costumed riders, to funny bikes, to live music and more. Plus a local Performance Bicycle team will be there to help you out at upcoming events in Chicago, IL, Boise ,ID, Fort Collins, CO, Denver, CO, Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, San Diego, CA, Tempe, AZ, and Austin, TX. Drop by our tent to say hello!
Our Mountain View, CA store team showed up to support the riders at the Western Wheelers Bicycle Club Sequoia Century ride. Tommy Merriott and Lead Spin Doctor Chris Garcia helped riders with any mechanical problem that they might have had, from quick shifting issues to changing flat tires. They made lots of new friends with their quick repairs, and saw plenty of store regulars as well. The store team is definitely looking forward to supporting the event next year.
Our Chandler, AZ store was proud to host Rick Hermelin on his journey across the country on an Elliptigo, raising money for the Semper Fi Fund (which provides support for injured and critically ill members of the Armed Forces and their families). You can read more about Rick's journey on his blog, but as you can see above he was busy not only riding, but giving interviews and talks about the reasons for his big trip.
Our Mayfield Heights, OH store was busy one weekend last month helping out with the 36th "Sunday in June" ride put on by the Cleveland Touring Club. With 1200 riders in beautiful Ohio countryside, Joe Darwal and Brad Jones from our store team were busy providing basic mechanical support for the riders.
Local educator and cyclist, Jim Crismore, recounted his 2010 cycling tour of the Danube River at our Castleton, IN store. The 750 mile journey started at the humble beginnings of the river in Germany, through Austria, where the river pours into the Black Sea. Crismore featured a power-point presentation of photos of the adventure, complete with stories from the four week long trek. His compelling story held his audience captive during the presentation.
Team members from our Buford, GA store were up early to set up a tent at the Jackson Brevet event – a century ride that raised money to fight Aplastic Anemia, a very rare and very deadly bone marrow disease. Our tent was a popular spot as we handed out Clif Shot samples, water bottles, pens and stickers for the People for Bikes campaign and also got folks to sign the pledge to become part of this great initiative. Once the ride got rolling, our team offered adjustments to rider's bikes and also ran 2 support vehicles which were stocked with Clif Shot samples and Cytomax in 5 gallon coolers to provide hydration to participants in need.
Three of our Michigan employees participated in the Michigan Tour de Cure ride – Kendal, store manager, and Josh, mechanic, from our Ann Arbor store teamed up with Matt, the Spin Doctor from our Novi store, to set up tents to offer water bottles, Clif Shot samples, and mechanical assistance to riders. Over 1,000 riders participated in the event and our team worked on many bikes. It was a fun day offering four different courses of varying lengths from 10 miles to 100 miles.
Rick and Kevin from our Cincinnati, OH store ran support at a Zoom Triathlon event that was race 1 of a 3 race series. Our team were able to help about a dozen riders with things from tire inflation to gear adjustments and even a derailleur hanger adjustment. There were quite a few people that stopped by to thank them for being there even though they did not need any help.
The race had 125 racers has a unique format because it is a Tri/Duathlon – the triathlon option was a 1000m swim, 18 mile bike, and 4 mile run while the duathlon option combined a 2 mile run, 18 mile bike ride & a 4 mile run to finish things off. We're excited to support this new series, and can't wait to see how it grows and attracts new participants.
Finally, our stores also hosted many guests at our regularly scheduled Spin Doctor clinics. Above you can see the crew at the Derailleur Madness Clinic in our Oceanside, CA store last month. All in all, another busy month for our store teams – remember to check your local store page to find out what's going on at your local Performance Bicycle!


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NEW LONDON, Conn.—Despite coming off two weeks of fleet racing regattas, the No. 1 Yale coed sailing team displayed well oiled team racing gears, taking the win at the Southern New England Team Race hosted by Connecticut College on the Thames River. The Bulldogs also finished third at the Mystic Lake Team Race and fifth at the Boston University Trophy.
The Bulldogs brought a two-week winning streak into this weekend, but they had yet to capture a team race regatta. While they had a good first day at the St. Mary's Team Race three weeks ago, Sunday did not go as planned. With that in mind, they were careful to remain focused and calm throughout racing over the two days.
Saturday brought somewhat spotty breeze to the Thames. However, it was enough to allow each team to complete eleven races, completing a round robin. The Bulldogs went on a tear, winning 10 of the 11 races, putting them in first headed into day two.
Sunday was even lighter causing wind holds. The twelve teams were split into the top-six and bottom-six. Each half conducted a round robin, sailing five more races. The Bulldogs had another strong day with a record of 3-2, bringing their combined record to 13-3, two wins ahead of Charleston and Hobart William Smith who finished with a record of 11-5.
The Bulldogs were anchored by skippers junior captain Cameron Cullman, senior Joseph Morris and sophomore Chris Segerblom. Crews freshman Katherine Gaumond, junior Heather May and senior Genoa Warner provided immense support in the shifty and spotty conditions.
The win demonstrated that the Bulldogs are achieving more consistent success. While they were highly ranked in team racing going into the season, they dropped back after their inconsistent weekend at St. Mary's. Winning against almost all of the top teams in the country will certainly boost their ranking and place them firmly in the conversation about who is the top team racing team in the country.
The Bulldogs also competed at the Mystic Lake Team Race hosted by Tufts in Medford, Mass. The Bulldogs faced rapidly changing conditions throughout the weekend with breeze ranging from one to nine knots. Saturday provided more consistent breeze than expected, stabilizing throughout the day. After the completion of one round robin, nine races for each team, the race committee decided to call it quits for Saturday despite the fact that it was before 4:00 p.m. and the breeze was some of the best of the day.
With a record of 7-2 the Bulldogs were in third going into Sunday, allowing for a late report time of 12:00 p.m. as the bottom six teams sailed for a spot in the final six. The Bulldogs sailed their final five races in extremely up and down breeze. One moment sailors would be hiking and the next they would find themselves dead stopped in the middle of the course, waiting for the breeze to come back in.
The Bulldogs finished the weekend with a record of 10-4, holding on to their third place ranking. Skippers junior Claire Dennis, freshman Graham Landy and sophomore Max Nickbarg and crews senior Margot Benedict, sophomore Anna Han and freshman Urska Kosir sailed for the Bulldogs while sophomore Will Feldman provided great support off the water.
A third team of Bulldogs sailed nearby on the Charles River at the Boston University Trophy. As is always the case on the Charles, particularly where Boston University sails, conditions were puffy and shifty. Breeze ranged from six to ten knots on Saturday but barely appeared on Sunday, allowing for only the final two races to be completed in B division.
The Bulldogs team of skippers junior Emily Billing and senior Rob Struckett and crews Amanda Salvesen and Sarah Smith both finished sixth in their divisions leading to the overall fifth-place finish.
Next weekend the Bulldogs will look to continue their winning streak at the Marchiando Friis Team Race hosted at Tufts and MIT as well as at the Admiral Alymers Trophy at Massachusetts Maritime.
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"Yes, we've been in a few," Eddie Obeid Junior laughingly told the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on Friday.
But he's not worried the corruption watchdog is picking on his family, telling reporters: "No, they're doing their job."
The youngest son of crooked ex-MP Eddie Obeid spent nearly six hours in the ICAC witness box, where he denied his family had a secret shareholding in Australian Water Holdings (AWH) or that he played a major role in the firm's operations.
A month-long public inquiry into AWH has previously heard it was in such bad financial shape in 2011 that it was struggling to pay tax.
But Eddie Jnr agreed that in February 2011, businessman John McGuigan was considering ploughing $15 million into AWH using cash made through another Obeid-linked business venture: the infamous coal deal at Mount Penny, in inland NSW.
That deal was last year declared corrupt following a separate ICAC probe.
"It was going to be a purchase of 30 per cent of the shares, conditional upon White Energy Company purchasing Cascade Coal Pty Ltd, now you know all about that, don't you. That's the Mount Penny transaction," counsel assisting the commission Geoffrey Watson SC said.
"Yes," Eddie Jnr replied. "But (the AWH share sale) never went ahead."
The corruption watchdog has heard claims AWH fraudulently billed Sydney Water for lavish salaries, limousine travel and luxury hotel stays.
It is also investigating whether the Obeids had a $3 million stake in the firm and stood to make up to $60 million if a lucrative government deal went through.
Eddie Jnr told the inquiry that what appears to be a multi-million-dollar share purchase was in fact a personal loan to his close friend and former AWH chief executive, Nick Di Girolamo.
None of the money, nor interest, has yet been repaid.
"Sounds like a pretty good loan, doesn't it?" Mr Watson said.
"I think I'm a fairly reasonable mate, yes," Eddie Jnr replied, adding that his friend - who he says does not own a house or any other assets - had been under "financial duress".
"He needed time and as a friend I thought I would give him that time," he said.
He's told the commission Mr Di Girolamo "had the odd flutter" but could not say whether his friend had a heavy gambling habit that might explain "expenditure of tens of thousands a week at some stages", as suggested by Sydney Water barrister Bruce Oslington QC.
"I know that Nick had the odd punt but I don't profess to know his complete finances," Eddie Jnr said.
"Was the odd punt in terms of $10 or $20,000 a week?" Mr Oslington replied.
"I couldn't guess. I don't know," Eddie Jnr said.
Bank details tendered to the inquiry suggest Mr Di Girolamo made payments of $10,000, $20,000, $35,000 and $55,000 to "Topsport" between September 2008 and June 2009.
It is not clear whether this refers to the sports betting site of the same name.
Mr Di Girolamo is expected to give evidence when the inquiry resumes on Monday.


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Originally Posted by I-Got-5-On-It: I GUARANTEE you will see him if he goes 6-0 over the next couple of days
You have that correct! And the excuses will fly
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Isn't that the problem, though??


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Hi, I'm Eric, and I'm 21-years-old.
I am an atheist.
And it isn't surprising that I am, considering how religion has fundamentally ruined my life from the get-go.
I was born in a Conservative Republican, Presbyterian-Christian household. From the start, I was home schooled. For some people, this means gathering in a community of like-minded people, sharing ideas, resources, etc... but not for me. Basically what home schooling amounted to, for me, was unschooling. Which is basically the concept that you learn from your experiences.
Anyway, my parents basically locked my brother and me in our rooms all day with the same toys year after year. We rarely went out, and when we did, it was during the day to the store (usually a health food store) when no kids were around. There were no kids in my neighborhood, when we went to church we'd leave immediately after, so essentially I had no real friends for the first 16 or so years of my life.
Fast forward to now. I should be in college, I should be knee-deep in relationships, and I should be driving to work every day. I should be living. But, I'm not. I am completely at their mercy to this day. I have tried many times to talk to them seriously, but they always turn it into a victim thing on their end and it never gets anywhere. So now, I feel alone, and kind of scared that my life can't get anywhere... I never really had a chance, in retrospect.
So now you can see why I am an atheist (emotionally, anyway)--I never went to real school, never had friends as a kid and was home all day, because of a book written 2,000 years ago that tells you to worship a cosmic jewish zombie, and right-wing conspiracy theories spouted by Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and the like. Thanks, Christianity! You're the best!
P.S. Any advice would be nice.
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Welcome and feel free to 'vent' here with fellow freethinkers. You don't need to feel alone. What you've said reminds me of what it would be like to live a 'cloistered life', not a REAL life. I am the mother of a 16 year old and a 20 year old and have raised them without religion. As a parent, it is painful to know that they've had to struggle with bullying and with being 'different'...but because they've survived it all beautifully so far, I have to know that they are stronger people because of their experiences. I couldn't always 'save them'...and it taught them to be self-reliant, I think. It almost sounds like your parents were protective to the point of emotional suffocation...the term "emotionally atheist" that you used, made me wonder what you meant exactly by that? Empty?
It is time to think about getting a plan in your mind to distance yourself from what you see as 'unhealthy' living and define the kind of life you want. I would definitely agree that moving out and living on your own or with a room mate is the direction to shoot for. But I know the economy is terrible for people in your age range. It's bad everywhere but young adults are really struggling to find full-time jobs with wages to support themselves.
Ah, yes. Perhaps that was worded poorly on my part--I meant, you can understand why I became an atheist, from an emotionally standpoint, as opposed to an intellectual standpoint... which is something else altogether for me. The two combined were dealbreakers, for sure.
Thanks for your support.
You need to find a way to move your life forward.
Not knowing what your skills are it's hard to say much. Looks like you are literate and know the internet.
Like The Nerd I joined the military and that worked for me too, but that was another generation ago and a different war. GED is also an important step, you need that to begin a legitimate education. With the recession economy finding a job is hard, but ultimately you need to be able to get by. If you have other family maybe they can help. Good luck to you!
Y'know, if I still believed in god, I would probably think I'm cursed.
Firstly, I'd actually love to join the military. The problem is... I suffer from Celiac Disease, an autoimmune disorder which, when wheat products are consumed, causes the immune system to attack its own cells, which could have potentially fatal results. And, just my luck, the military doesn't accept recruits with this disease. :-/
Oh, and as far as other family goes... I really don't have any. :-/
Thanks for the advice.
Have you tried a gluten-free diet?
Your life so far has been difficult, but hopefully it's nowhere near over, there is still a lot of it left for you to enjoy or ruin as you see fit ;-).
Public school isn't so great either - and you have no way to know if maybe in that environment, that stifles creativity and humanity, you might have been *more* susceptible to religious brainwashing. My girl is only 6 and already she has faced religious bullying, that the supposedly caring and liberal teachers can't manage to do jack crap about. You are doing GREAT to be atheist at 21, loads of people manage to get to young adulthood just cruising along as part of the heard, and never challenge the BS they are fed, never really butt heads with it, and swallow that lie - then need to "uninstall" all that programming. Not a fun task I have heard.
I personally would lean more towards the suggestions of telling "white lies" - spinning the situation to you folks, keeping the peace and getting the heck out of there, try to get a job, move out. Either the military or college / trade school can be a little drastic first step, as they both involve making commitments that will endure for years - to either the military or for student loans. First you really need to experience the joys of freedom, & the difficulty of fending for yourself and making your OWN mistakes. After suffering under the screwed up delusions of religious folks, your own struggles might seem refreshing and fun. Mine did, for the most part. Embrace the role of broke, struggling young adult and you will probably find friendship with people in the same situation, who will appreciate your atheistic nature.
Keep sharing and reaching out, vent all you like. Seriously, I congratulate you on being atheist at 21, there are loads of folks here who took much longer to make that leap, and who regret wasting years of their life living under a delusion. You don't have to face that, you're better off than you think, years from now you will probably look back and have more pride over the person you were despite the weirdness of your upbringing than anything. Religion IS hideous, but don't let it get you down, we're all in the same boat in a way, resisting together. For every one of us who "comes out" and manages to live a decent secular life, we all benefit, our culture grows stronger, more vibrant and wholesome. Try not to forget that you are young, healthy, and relatively free - religion tries to beat you down, to tame and hobble you, but you have resisted that, which speaks well for your strength of mind and of character. It is very likely that you do in fact have the strength and skills to leave and manage on your own - not easily, but you are in a much better position than many folks. You can do it! Find inspiration where ever you need to, and make the leap.
Thanks! I actually became an atheist when I was 16 or 17... my friends all thought I was weird. lol
I appreciate the words of inspiration. ;)
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