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Michelle Obama's family saga is a remarkable, quintessentially American story – a journey from slavery to the White House in five generations. Yet, until now, little has been reported on the First Lady's roots. Prodigiously researched, American Tapestry traces the complex and fascinating tale of Michelle Obama's ancestors, a history that the First Lady did not even know herself.
Rachel L. Swarns, a correspondent for the New York Times, brings into focus the First Lady's black, white, and multiracial forebears, and reveals for the first time the identity of Mrs. Obama's white great-great-great-grandfather – a man who remained hidden in her lineage for more than a century.
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Colorado remained fifth in the nation for photovoltaic installations, as the number of megawatts installed jumped 69 percent to 91 megawatts in 2011 compared with 2010, according to a study released today.
It was a "historic" year with solar installations more than doubling to 1,885 megawatts, the Solar Energy Industries Association and GTM Research said in their market review.
The analysis forecasts the U.S. market share, which grew from 5 percent to 7 percent in 2011, to increase steadily reaching nearly 15 percent in 2016.
California, with 542 megawatts of new PV installations and New Jersey with 313 megawatts reamined number 1 and 2 repectively with each state more than doubling installations over 2010.
Arizona, 273 megawatts, and New Mexico, 116 megawatts, were numbers 3 and 4.
There are now 3,954 megawatts of PV capacity operating in the U.S. with more than 214,000 individual systems, according to the market analysis.
The weighted average cost of installed systems, dropped 20 percent over the course of the year as result of lower component prices, improved installation efficiency and a shift toward larger systems, the study said.


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Silver Saddle Steak House: hit or miss... this time a miss
We were in for dinner tonight, which we visit about once a month. I always order the King size Prime Rib. Tonight I have to tell you, I am not sure we will be back! I made the mistake of answering yes when the waitress ask if I cared to have it seered on the grill! The cook BUTTERFLIED MY 21.00 PIECE OF PRIME AND COOKED IT LIKE A STEAK! Why would someone EVER do that WITHOUT ASKING THE GUEST IF THAT'S OKAY! seriously, it took all the juice out of the meat, the bottom piece of butterfield meat was about an 1/8 of inch thick, and if I wanted a steak I would've ordered a t-bone! they were gracious enough to take the dinner off our bill, but it kinda ruined the dinner of which I have maybe one to two nights a month that I that I am not too busy to go out to eat! We use to visit the Outback on Ina, but it has seriously went down hill also! Not sure where we will go now? The poor server was shocked when I handed her the 20.00 tip, and said she could accept it, but I quickly told her it was NOT her fault, IT WAS THE COOK!


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Its two weeks out from NY marathon and still I am having investigations to determine the source of the hip pain. Last Friday it was the arthrogram. Next week it's another ultrasound scan though on a positive note it will be done by Wes Cormick, the best in the business. Normally it takes 6 weeks to get in to see him but I'm a special case 🙂 He's seeing me next Thursday after a phone call from my doctor.
And why am I having another ultrasound scan? It appears that there is something going on with the labrum, the connective tissue around the rim of the hip socket. It looks like it's peeling away rather than torn. There are other things showing on the MRI film so that's why I'm having further ultrasound scans. If something is there Wes will find it. And hopefully I'll get injections where it's needed.
The good news is that there is nothing wrong with my hip joint. Something positive!
So stay tuned….
Meanwhile I did another long walk this morning. I started at 6am as I had a 30km walk to do and I estimated that it would take me about 5 hours. This would mean I would finish at 11am. So again I was up with the birds, having porridge at some absurdly early hour and then heading off just before 6am. It was chilly so I wore gloves to keep my hands warm. Sort of worked but they still got very cold and refused to cooperate a bit later when I needed to make a toilet stop. Honestly it takes me forever just to unclip the iPod and get my fuel belt off, let alone anything else.
It was very smoky from the NSW bushfires. The morning sky had a distinct pinkish hue and initially the sun was a glowing red ball.
I actually didn't count down the kilometres as I walked this morning. It was a case of suck it up and walk. I had a job to do and I wasn't getting distracted by thoughts of "are we there yet?"
I saw Ruth at about the 14km mark so we had a quick chat before we both went out separate ways again. At the halfway point I had a nut bar. I made a point of bringing something to eat on this walk. Up until now I haven't bothered but I thought I should at least practice eating something as I will need to do this for 42km. I also a had 2 small bottles of coconut water in my fuel belt – makes a nice change from water or sports drink.
Eventually I did warm up so I had a quick pit stop to take off the long sleeved top and tie around my waist, and put my gloves in the fuel belt pocket. Then I was away again, intent on getting home.
My hip was sore from the 2km mark this morning so wasn't the best pain-wise. More anti-inflammatories when I got home.
And my post-walk reward was a green smoothie containing coconut water, kiwi fruit, lettuce, baby spinach, fennel, protein powder and chia seeds. Surprisingly sweet and delicious…and green 🙂
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Distance – 30km
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Pace – 9.45min/km
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Something has gone wrong with terraforming project 1470, and it's up to Tank and Vera, a team of mercenaries, to discover the truth. Travel to the Asteriae system and explore astroid facility in this massive open world adventure like classic SNES games of old!
SZC: Beyond Dead Chapter I features:
*totally customizable control systems, use intuitive touch screens to walk, jump and shoot, switch to classic old school buttons, or use some of each.
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Filtermist Ultra from Royal Products is a portable solution for oil mist and smoke that combines the company's existing Filtermist product with cyclonic technology to remove additional pollutants.
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Filtermist Ultra from Royal Products is a portable solution for oil mist and smoke that combines the company's existing Filtermist product with cyclonic technology to remove additional pollutants. The system is top-mounted on a mobile cart with securely locking casters. Its design features a small footprint that eliminates the need for additional stands or brackets.
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Internal cyclone particulate removal improves particle separation, so clean air can be exhausted back to the factory floor, the company says. This helps lower the expense of heating and cooling the facility. The system can operate continuously, because it self-drains back to the machine tool coolant sump. This process also reduces coolant costs by recycling coolant rather than venting it to the atmosphere.
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Music City Mundanity
For as many years back as I can remember, the annual Major League Baseball Winter Meetings were something I anticipated with a sense of both optimism and dread. Optimism, because even if the actual track record says otherwise, the impression that the meetings are where the off-season dealing takes place can give the fan looking forward to roster improvements a reason to think they may be coming soon. Dread, because a lot of the time (at least for the Toronto Blue Jays), the rumours and speculation flying around the Twitter-sphere and whatever southern town was hosting the meetings usually ended up bearing little to no fruit for my team of choice.
As the buzz around the team confirms, though, this year is a little different, with so much of the off-season dealing seemingly already done and roster holes fairly nicely filled going into 2013. Alex Anthopoulos has already been a busier GM than most would be in an entire off-season, in keeping with his well-cultivated industry persona as a enthusiastic, thorough, and diligent baseball man. But it's that same persona that leads most to believe he isn't about to coast into Nashville this week just to sit in a corner booth at the Bluebird Cafe, sip Jim Beam and pat himself on the back. Most of the flapping jaws and twittering thumbs that feed the baseball rumour mill from November through March believe that AA isn't done, and that there are at the very least details left to attend to. So what could our man be up to in Music City this week?
More Pitching
Much to AA's credit, the scrambling for major-league bullpen arms that is likely to preoccupy some of his colleagues is not on his to-do list. But more pitchers that can carry a larger load than the 60, 70 or 80 innings the team would ideally ask from its confirmed stable of relievers would remain a welcome addition.
Much of the talk of starting depth has boiled down to whether the team can land an arm that would push J.A. Happ to 6th-starter status. But slipping into AA's brain for just a minute, I don't think he would be entirely dissatisfied opening the season with Happ in the rotation. I have a feeling Anthopoulos acquired Happ for a reason, and that he has been keen on him for a long time, if the rumours we heard around the time of the Roy Halladay trade have even a kernel of truth to them. And frankly, at this point, are there that many reasonably-priced pitchers out there, at least in the free agent pool, that would without question be upgrades on Happ? I suppose it depends on what you'd consider to be a reasonable price, but with the payroll the team has already added, I'm guessing they're shopping at Dollarama for now, as opposed to Holt Renfrew.
That doesn't preclude another out-of-nowhere trade going down that brings back that fifth member of the 2013 rotation (and perhaps beyond). Speculation persists that Toronto matches up well with the Mets in a potential deal for National League Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey, for instance. I think the uncertainty about whether Josh Johnson will be a Blue Jay beyond next season might preclude the team from acquiring another pitcher who comes with some-assembly-required from a contract point of view, however.
Besides, we need look no further than the words that actually came out of the GM's mouth in the above-linked article, where he says that he's more likely to be looking for Buffalo-type depth via the minor-league free agent route, as an insurance policy against injury to the current batch of Johnson, Happ, Brandon Morrow, Ricky Romero, and Mark Buerhle (not necessarily in that order). If there's anything one might expect as a signing out of Nashville's meetings this week, I'd bet on an Aaron Laffey type like that.
Platoon Partner at DH
To put things charitably, Adam Lind has been not good against left-handed pitching for the better part of his career. I mean, over the last couple years, he hasn't exactly been a superstar against right-handers either, with sub-.800 OPS numbers in 2011 and 2012. But barring a more expensive 1B/DH acquisition before spring, he's notionally still penciled in as the every-day guy at one of those two positions. I'll restate the blatantly bleedin' obvious here and say that the words "Adam Lind" and "every day" shouldn't find themselves in the same sentence anymore, and having him face left-handed pitching in anything but an emergency should be avoided at all costs.
Thankfully, with the re-installation of John Gibbons as manager, there's evidence that the smart use of platoons will once again enter the strategic picture in Toronto. Now they just need the personnel to make it happen. But cheap lefty-mashers don't necessarily grow on trees -- while there are some out there who could be useful, those that are most useful tend to get snapped up for seemingly more prominent roles (Jonny Gomes) or have questions about age, health and/or bat speed (Andruw Jones). Scott Hairston would seem to be a reasonable fit to partner with Lind in the DH spot and take some reps in the outfield occasionally.
But it's also not as though there aren't right-handed bats on the roster as currently constructed that would make the old "half-day off" routine a viable route for Gibbons to go when facing southpaws. The added positional and switch-hitting versatility that the acquisitions of Melky Cabrera, Emilio Bonifacio and Maicer Izturis bring could make it feasible, for instance, for the likes of Jose Bautista or Brett Lawrie to cycle through the DH spot, with one of Bonifacio and Rajai Davis moving to the outfield, or one of Bonficacio and Izturis moving to third base.
All of this is to say that there's really very little pressure for Anthopoulos to get something done in Nashville beyond poking around for what might be available and checking on price tags. It's a nice situation for him to be in, I'm sure, and it's definitely a change of pace for fans like me.
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I'm surprised at how little talk there has been about Rajai being that platoon partner with Lind. He was s a 280/345/435 hitter against LHP last year
- December 2, 2012 at 5:33 PM
- Ty said...
Regarding Lind's status as an everyday player, I think a recent transcript of a chat with AA over at Gregor Chisholm's blog includes some interesting quotes:
"If you look at his left-right splits, if you look at him as a player that doesn't face the left-handers, he'll only face right-handers, close to an .800 OPS, which is a pretty good player ... if you use him only against right-handers, I still think he'll be a very good player."
This is the first time I've heard someone from the organization explicitly admit that Lind is basically a platoon player at this point in his career. Combine that with the fact that they now have a platoon-friendly manager and I can't imagine that we'll be seeing him in the lineup vs. very many left-handers.
Also interesting to note that Gibby used Lind very sparingly against LHP the last time he managed him, in 2006-2008.
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More often than not, Maury decoys have to put a little effort to lure the man into his slimy ways. Not this guy! He shamelessly comes onto her with one-liners that would make Keats
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Okay, maybe not bombs, but by the time I finished this pile of chenille candy canes I felt like I had been disarming a bomb for hours.
The chenille bedspread I used was a hobnail chenille bedspread. That means the bumpy cord that makes the design isn't fuzzy. It looks a lot more like candlewicking, and isn't necessarily soft. But it looks really, really cool, so I just have to use it…no matter if doing so turns me into a nervous wreck.
The sewing on these requires each candy stripe to be top stitched to the chenille cane shape. Once completed, the striped candy cane is stitched to another layer of chenille.
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I've been spending evenings and weekends recently with the Occupy protestors in DC. I can't stay full time because, unlike many protestors, I have two children and a full-time job. But I clearly share their interests and I'm glad they're making the ruckus.
Our economy is broken. Hard work doesn't pay, and the rewards of work are unequally shared.
Our democracy is broken. The government doesn't listen to the people, captive to giant corporations and small numbers of large donors.
What should we do about it? One complaint issued against the protestors is the lack of a plan. This complaint is unfair: we know what they want, even without the policy details. Regulate Wall Street, rebuild the infrastructure, spend war money at home, tax the top end, create jobs, etc.
Well, I don't speak for the Occupiers. I'm just a body in the crowd. But I'm happy to report on a newly published book that should help anybody who wants more of a plan.
See Innovation created the book, Dream of a Nation. It collects ideas by leading thinkers and presents them in graphically interesting, full color essays complete with anecdotes, statistics and everything else a movement needs to put ideas to work. Subjects range from the economy and education to democracy and war. There are recommendations for both policymakers and individuals.
I contributed a chapter on the economy, Make it in America, about the importance of manufacturing. Please permit me to quote myself:
No matter what happens with top-end services, a country still needs things. Whether it is cars, computers or refrigerators, if we don't make them here, then someone else gets our money. Yes, we ran a $144 billion surplus in services in 2008. But we ran an $840 billion deficit in goods in the same year. Between 1999 and 2009 America imported $6.8 trillion more goods than we exported.
This is not natural economic evolution. The changes were the result of policy choices that can be made differently….
We don't need more policy papers! Universities, think tanks and even the halls of Congress are filled with ideas. We know how to do this. See Innovation kindly pulled it together into a collection that Publishers Weekly calls "a must read for anyone that wants to be a part of the solution."
If you don't believe them, read it yourself.
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Exploring Miranda Lambert's 'Automatic' Lyrics: Was 'Back Then' Actually Better?
Lyrically, Miranda Lambert takes a wistful look back to a simpler time in her new song 'Automatic.' Few would argue that her formative years (the mid-to-late '80s and early '90s) ticked at a slower tock than the nonstop world of today. Technology has undoubtedly made life more efficient, but has it made us happier?
Lambert's 'Automatic' includes a number of delightful references that may fly past younger country music fans, and one or two that might even zip by those who grew up alongside her. Hers was a time of high-tops and telephones rented from Ma Bell. You paid a kid to pump your gas and relied on the phone book to order a pizza. Saturday night was family TV night, and if you missed the big game, you waited for the next day's newspaper, assuming the game finished before they went to press. Little but the sun, taxes and death were 'Automatic.'
Below is a dissection of Miranda Lambert's 'Automatic' lyrics, plus our conclusion as to whether or not it was indeed better "before everything became automatic."
"Quarter in a pay phone, drying laundry on the line"- A quarter would buy you a few minutes on a pay phone from about 1988 until about 1998, depending on where you lived. A common trick was to call someone collect, and when the computer operator asked for your name, you'd quickly say something like, "Mom, come pick me up from school!" Then the person on the other line didn't have to accept charges, but they'd know what you wanted. In the late '90s, the price rose to $.35. It costs $.50 today. Only one fourth of the pay phones that existed 20 years ago still stand.
According to a history of electric appliances, the dryer didn't truly become affordable for all until the 1990s. Prior to that, one would cost roughly $1600 in today's money.
Advantage: Now, although the smell of sun-dried laundry is wonderful.
"Watching sun tea in the window, a pocket watch for telling time" - Bottled teas and quick home-brewing machines have made waiting all day for the sun to brew it for you an enormous waste of time, although the idea is still quaint. The pocket watch hasn't been the preferred method of tracking time for over a century. Cell phones replaced the wrist watch -- the most popular brand being Swatch or Guess in the late '80s -- creating a culture in which everyone stares at their phones.
Advantage: Then. Sun-made tea is delicious. And few have walked into a street sign staring at their wrist.
"Seems like only yesterday I'd get a blank cassette / Record the country countdown, 'cause I couldn't buy it yet" - This is perhaps the best lyric in 'Automatic.' Recording anything on the radio required an enormous amount of focus and attention, and usually resulted in missing the first 10 seconds because you couldn't run to the stereo fast enough. A four-hour country countdown show like American Country Countdown (with the voice of God Bob Kingsley) would require four 60-minute cassettes, but you'd have to quickly flip the tape after 30 minutes and hit record again. Dubbing from one cassette to another was quite another process, one that presented its own obstacles.
Advantage: Now, obviously.
"If we drove all the way to Dallas just to buy an Easter dress" - Today, the drive from Lambert's Lindale, Texas to Dallas means about 80 minutes on I-20. However, she indicates later in the song that it took longer back then. Of course she's comparing this era to today, when there's a department store in every town, if you don't like shopping online.
Advantage: Then. Those long drives meant quality family time.
"We'd take along a Rand McNally, stand in line to pay for gas" - Rand McNally maps are likely going the way of the pay phone since smart phones offer built-in GPS. Standing in line to pay for gas recalls a time when cash was king -- you couldn't simply swipe at the pump. If she'd said "waiting in line" instead, she could have recalled a great gas shortage, the most famous of which happened about five years before she was born.
Advantage: Draw. Quick swipe cards have created a debt-dependent society. GPS devices occasionally falter, but they're much easier than trying to refold a map.
"God knows that shifting gears ain't what it used to be" - This is a clever observation with several interpretations. It leads nicely to ...
"I learned to drive that 55 just like a queen, three on a tree" - In Texas, the speed limit was capped at 55MPH until 1987, when it rose to 65MPH. "Three on a tree" is a reference to a manual shifting pattern that used a shifter on the steering column, as opposed to the "four on the floor" models, with the stick on the floor or center column as you'll find today. It's explained very well here.
Advantage: Now.
"Hey whatever happened to / Waiting your turn / Doing it all by hand / 'Cause when everything is handed to you / It's only worth as much as the time put in / It all just seemed so good the way we had it / Back before everything became automatic" - There are no allusions here, just some general commentary that hard work led to increased satisfaction way back when.
"If you had something to say, you'd write it on a piece of paper" - You'd probably write in cursive, as well. Many schools nationwide are considering eliminating cursive from the curriculum today.
Advantage: Then. No one focuses on or remembers emails or texts, but a handwritten letter is still something to cherish.
"And you'd put a stamp on it, and they get it three days later" - The price of a stamp mirrors the increase in price to use a pay phone. Both were about a quarter in the '80s, and both cost about $.50 today. The latest postage increase was in January 2014. A one-ounce letter now costs $.49 to mail. Sending a letter across town also took longer back then. You can generally do it in a day now.
Advantage: Now. The cost and inefficiency of the mail system becomes obvious when compared to automated bill-pay and other electronic ways to correspond.
"Boys would call the girls, the girls would turn them down" - Perhaps it was a more chivalrous time, but women have made many strides in the work place in the 30 years since Lambert was born.
Advantage: Draw. To each their own.
"Staying married was the only way to work your problems out" - Divorce rates have actually fallen since a peak in 1981, but this isn't to say more people are working it out. The rate of marriage has also fallen, as more couples are living together unwed than ever before. Those breakups aren't factored into current surveys.
Advantage: Draw.
"Let's roll the windows down / Windows with the cranks" - Car windows with manual cranks still exist today, but they were the only choice back then. Frankly, it was a lot of work just to catch a breeze. But computerized locks and windows do make it more difficult and more expensive to retrieve your keys if you lock them in your car. They're also harder to fix when they break.
Advantage: Then.
"Come on let's take a picture / The kind you gotta shake" - There's still some charm to Polaroid pictures. Instagram has essentially recreated the vintage look with many of its filters. For those who've never snapped one, you shook it to accelerate the drying process. However, modern Polaroid pictures don't require shaking. In fact, when the hip-hop duo Outkast urged fans to "Shake it like a Polaroid picture" in their 2003 hit 'Hey-Ya,' the company went on a campaign to urge users not to shake it, because doing so actually hurts the photo. Ten years later, it's safe to say Outkast's message won that war of words.
Advantage: Now. Digital photography has made the hobby much more affordable and fun.
Final Score: Now wins 5-4! But doesn't the future always win?


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If you were wondering if Lea Michele and Cory Monteith are still going strong despite the fact he checked himself into rehab last month, well, the answer appears to be yes.
The "Glee" co-stars were spotted checking in for a flight together on Friday morning at Los Angeles International Airport. According to a source who spoke to E! News, 30-year-old Monteith first flew from the Caribbean island of Antigua (where he had been receiving treatment) to New York by himself and met up with Michelle, 26, in Los Angeles. The two were "very happy, smiling the entire time," said a witness.
Michele was clearly thrilled to be reunited, according to a Twitter post from Friday afternoon.
Shortly after Monteith's rep revealed, on March 31, that the actor was voluntarily seeking treatment for substance addiction, Michele -- who has been dating Monteith for more than a year -- announced she'd proudly stand by her man: "I love and support Cory and will stand by him through this," she told People. "I am grateful and proud he made this decision."
This isn't Monteith's first time seeking treatment. He shared past struggles with drug abuse during a 2011 interview with Parade magazine, revealing that he "had a serious problem" and that his mother and friends staged an intervention when he was 19, three years after he had dropped out of high school.
"That's when I first went to rehab. I did the stint but then went back to doing exactly what I left off doing," he told Parade. Later, he stole money from a family member, an act he knew would get him caught. "I was so desperate I didn't care. It was a cry for help," he said in the 2011 interview. "I was confronted and I said, 'Yeah, it was me.' It was the first honorable, truthful thing that had come out of my mouth in years."
Monteith will be written out of the final few episodes of the current season of "Glee," but his co-stars have shown nothing but support for him, with actress Jane Lynch especially understanding what he's going through. She recently marked 21 years of sobriety. "I think you get to a point -- and this has happened to me -- [where] you decide to renew your vows to your sobriety," the 51-year-old told AccessHollywood.com this week. "I think [Monteith] is renewing his vows to his sobriety."


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Rays rally in 9th to beat Seattle, end 6-game skid
Rays rally in 9th to beat Seattle, end 6-game skidTampa Bay Rays' Jason Bourgeois reacts as he is doused with ice following his walk off hit off Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Danny Farquhar during a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays defeated the Mariners 5-4. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Jason Bourgeois came up in the right place at the right time Wednesday night, with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning for the Tampa Bay Rays, who needed a win to break a six-game losing streak.
The 31-year-old backup outfielder delivered his first hit for the Rays, an RBI single to cap a two-run rally that lifted Tampa Bay over the Seattle Mariners 5-4.
''No outs, bases loaded, that's like a hitter's dream to be in that situation with the game on the line,'' said Bourgeois, who had entered the game as a pinch(equals)runner in the eighth. ''I was looking for pitch up and out over the plate. I got it and took advantage of it.''
The Rays trailed 4-3 when Ben Zobrist opened the ninth with a triple off the top of the right-field wall against rookie Danny Farquhar (0-1).
Matt Joyce singled to tie it, Evan Longoria doubled and Wil Myers was intentionally walked to load the bases. Bourgeois, playing in only his fourth game after being called up from Triple-A Durham on Aug. 6, singled to right over the Mariners' drawn-in outfield.
''We've just been waiting on that big moment. I think this is going to keep us going a little bit,'' he said. ''It seems to open a lot and take some (pressure) off the pitcher who's starting for us tomorrow.''
The win broke the Rays' longest losing streak since the first six games of the 2011 season, and it marked only their third win in 43 games this season in which they trailed after eight innings.
''It's almost never easy,'' said a relieved manager Joe Maddon. ''When things are getting a little bit awkward, it normally takes an awkward game to win, in order to get you back on task, on track.''
Joel Peralta (2-5) pitched one inning. Farquhar didn't retire any of the five batters he faced.
Myers' two-run homer, his ninth of the season, cut Seattle's lead to 4-3 in the sixth after a leadoff double by Longoria.
Rookies Brad Miller and Nick Franklin drove in three runs with back-to-back extra-base hits in the fifth to give the Mariners a three-run lead.
David Price failed in his bid to become the first Rays starting pitcher to win this month. Price pitched seven innings, giving up four runs on five hits while striking out seven. All four Mariner runs came on two-out hits.
''I wasn't able to make pitches. That's what I've been doing, but it's what I didn't do as well tonight, especially with two outs, and that's how innings start,'' Price said. ''Our team winning is the biggest thing right now. To come from behind against Farquhar, who slammed the door on us yesterday, that's huge.''
Kendrys Morales drove in Seattle's first run with a single in the first. With two outs, Kyle Seager was hit by a pitch, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Morales' hit.
Facing the Mariners for the first time in his 138th major league start, Price then retired 12 straight before walking Dustin Ackley with two out in the fifth. Humberto Quintero reached on an infield chopper, Miller tripled into the left-field gap and Franklin doubled.
Mariners starter Aaron Harang, pitching in his 33rd different major league ballpark, gave up only three singles until the sixth, when the Rays opened with four straight hits and finished him.
NOTES: RHP Alex Cobb will start for the Rays on Thursday, pitching in the majors for the first time since being struck on the right ear by a line drive exactly two months ago. ... Rays LHP Matt Moore threw 55 pitches in a bullpen session Wednesday, but the All-Star pitcher is not satisfied that he is 100 percent and will not come off the disabled list this weekend. Moore plans to throw again Sunday, but Maddon said it will not be off a mound. ... Rays starting pitchers are 0-6 in their last 11 games after going 16-2 in the preceding 21 games. . . . Rays CF Desmond Jennings, who is on the disabled list with a fractured left middle finger, hit off a tee. He is eligible to come off the DL on Monday . . . Farquhar had recorded the first five saves of his career in his preceding five appearances for the Mariners. . . . The umpire crew of Wally Bell, Marvin Hudson, Marty Foster and Jordan Baker visited the All Children's Hospital as part of the Umps Care Charities Blue for Kids program.


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Kings beat Predators 5-1 with Carter's hat trick, Bernier's 5th straight winNHL.com @NHLdotcom
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Jeff Carter completed his fifth career hat trick with two goals in a 19-second span of the third period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Nashville Predators 5-1 on Monday night despite taking only 16 shots on net.
Jonathan Bernier made 18 saves and has won five consecutive starts for the first time in his NHL career, equaling his entire win total from last season in 16 games. The five-year veteran didn't play at all during the Kings' Stanley Cup championship run as Jonathan Quick captured the Conn Smythe Trophy as post-season MVP.
Mike Richards and Dwight King also scored during a four-goal third period and defenceman Slava Voynov had a career-high three assists.


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Jun 24, 2012
rainy day
too much rain today. so stayed inside in sophie's home this afternoon, with tea, cookies and strawberries. the evening light is pretty, but gonna watch a movie anyway, the darjeeling limited (saw it already, but in the mood for wes anderson).
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- Ariane Reichardt said...
rain the whole day long, even here in Hamburg.
This movie would be good... thanks for remembering.
Pretty pictures her, again.
- June 24, 2012 at 9:51 PM
- Flora said...
This looks like a cosy afternoon... lovely. And love this movie too! The music's great. Have a sweet new week!
- June 24, 2012 at 10:39 PM
- inge said...
hup hup adrien brody!
- June 25, 2012 at 10:10 AM
- lisen said...
rain here tooo.....but its kind of cosy I think. lovely table, as usual! wanna see wes' new film soon...! watched this one the other day, liked it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFJpbtWLHww
- June 25, 2012 at 5:44 PM
- la casita said...
It has been raining a lot here too! perfect movie for a cosy evening.
- June 25, 2012 at 11:57 PM
- Kylie Hunt said...
Lovely photos :) Darjeeling Ltd one of my favourites! Just love all of Wes Andersen's work. Have fun! Kx
- June 26, 2012 at 3:26 AM
- Kylie Hunt said...
Forgot to say... it's raining so much here too! Can you imagine it raining all over the world..? How funny would that be? ;)
- June 26, 2012 at 3:27 AM
- jokemijn said...
De zon is terug! ik ben naar Moonrise Kingdom geweest :)
- June 26, 2012 at 11:37 AM
- lina said...
these are cute little photos :) good choice in films!
- June 26, 2012 at 9:40 PM
- Leen said...
mooie foto's!
- June 27, 2012 at 12:22 AM
- dani said...
saw moonrise kingdom recently..i ♥ wes.
- June 27, 2012 at 3:30 PM
- a blog about the little things said...
Ah, the Darjeeling Limited! I need to see that one again. Your rainy day looks so lovely; that tea spread is divine :)
- July 20, 2012 at 5:25 AM


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Domenici to Serve on Conference Panel to Gain Final Agreement on Bill
Contact: Chris Gallegos, 202-224-7082
WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 1, 2002 -- U.S. Senator Pete Domenici today lauded Senate passage of a national defense spending bill that includes an estimated $296 million in funding he sought for Defense Department work in New Mexico, including $10 million for a microelectronics testing program at New Mexico Tech in Socorro.
Domenici, who serves on the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, voted with the Senate to approve (95-3) the FY2003 Defense Appropriations Bill, a massive $355 billion bill for national defense work next year. Domenici will serve on the conference committee responsible for reconciling differences in the House and Senate versions of this bill.
"New funding to back New Mexico's national defense work appears to be well on its way. I will work in conference to protect what is important to defense work in our state. Since our national security is a top priority, I fully expect that we can, and should, get a final agreement on the bill early in September," Domenici said.
"Funding included in the bill for New Mexico will primarily be utilized to support our state's national defense work that is geared in a large way toward improving national security and building on our ability to fight the war on terrorism," he said.
Domenici noted that the bill provides for a 4.1 percent across-the-board pay increase for military personnel, and up to 6.5 percent for selected grade pay raises. It also provides $15 billion for Defense Health Care, as requested by the President.
At Domenici's request the bill includes $10 million to support the MicroElectronics Testing, Technology & Obsolescence Program (METTOP) program at New Mexico Tech. The funding is provided within the Defense Micro-Electronics Activity account to establish METTOP within Tech's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC). The METTOP funding will allow New Mexico Tech to expand its RDT&E capabilities to exercise virtually any microelectronic component used in military, space, and commercial applications.
The specific purposes of the METTOP include the verification of complex software models, the determination and documentation of large variations in microelectronic device responses to various environments, and the tracking and documentation of changes in the manufacturing processes of various microelectronic devices used in military, space, and commercial programs.
Domenici said he hopes the final Defense Appropriations Bill negotiated with House negotiators will retain New Mexico-related funding not in the Senate bill, but included in House version. These items include: $30 million for the Magdalena Ridge Observatory, $6 million for the Geosynchronous Laser Imaging Testbed (GLINT), $3 million for the Holloman High Speed Test Track, $3 million for the UAV Technical Analysis and Applications Center that involves the NMSU Physical Science Lab, and $5 million for the Institute of Complex Additive Systems Analysis (ICASA).
Domenici noted that Congress and the White House have expressed a desire to expedite the consideration of this $355 billion national defense spending bill. This funding level is $35.4 billion more than the FY2002 funding level.


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The Small Box
I wonder how many small items we have around our homes, handed down from one generation to another, that we think of as treasures, but don't know the origins of?
When I was a teenager, my paternal grandmother gave me the small box pictured above to keep jewellery in. I have treasured the little wooden box for many years however, possibly, because I have had it for so long, I have given little thought to where it came from or how old it might be, until recently, when I took it out of a drawer and made time to look closely at the picture on the top of the lid. It is a picture of Burns Cottage.
|The Picture on the Lid of the Box
Since my grandmother, Jemima Florence MacDade [m.s. White] arrived in Queensland, Australia from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, as an 11 year old in 1913, I had always assumed that the box had come from Ireland. Recently, I realised that I knew nothing of the origins of the little jewellery box and decided to see if I could find out something about it. With my grandparents and parents passed away, there is no one who might tell me where this small box came from, not how old it might be. I am hoping that through this blog, someone might recognise my small box, or have one similar, and have information to share with me.
Did my small box arrive on board the Ship 'Ayrshire' in 1913 with Hugh and Sarah White and their five children, William, Violet, Jemima, John and Andrew? Or could it have belonged to my grandfather's family who were Scottish? My grandfather, Colin Hamilton McDade arrived in Australia in 1922, aged 19. He arrived with his family, parents John and Elizabeth McDade and seven siblings from Cumbernauld, Glasgow in Scotland. It is possible that the box may have travelled with the McDade family on board the 'Largs Bay'. After all, the Robert Burns Cottage, the place of his birth and his home until the age of seven years, is in Alloway, South Ayrshire, in Scotland, not far from Glasgow.
|'Burns Cottage' - The Birth Place of Robert Burns
|A Picture of Burns Cottage
|Pen showing the size of the Box
The cottage was built was built in 1757 by William Burness, father of the well known poet, Robert Burns (a most famous of his poems being 'Auld Lang Syne').
My Scottish grandfather never lost his Scottish accent and was fond of Gaelic songs and rhymes, including those written by Robert Burns. This, of course does not solve the mystery of the origins of my little box. My great aunt Violet, sister to my grandmother, made annual trips back to Ireland and also visited friends in Scotland, so it is entirely possible that she brought the little jewellery box back for her sister from one of her journeys overseas.
|My own 'little treasures' inside the Box.
Inside the little box, I have a collection of old pieces of jewellery and small trinkets which I have owned for many years. There is a locket with an unidentified photograph of an ancestor, a rose broach which belonged to a great aunt, earrings which I wore as a teenager, an eternity ring given to me many years ago by an old beau and other odds and ends. I have enjoyed looking through the small box and reminiscing, but I would dearly love to know something about the little box itself.
|Back of the Box
If anyone has any information about my Small 'treasure'. I would appreciate your help in finding out where my little jewellery box originated.


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Here's a list of 6 items that are perfect for those kids on your list that you don't know personally. Any kid, anywhere will be happy to receive any of these gifts (though we do not absolutely guarantee this claim). From terrariums to stump stools, kites to picture dictionaries, review the list and feel relatively confident that your purchase will be treasured.
1. TREE RINGS STUMP STOOLS – Judson Beaumont
"The Tree Rings came about after we were invited once again to take part in the Summer Lights show on Salt Spring Island. Since we have been working with large amounts of split Pine Beetle wood recently, we saw it fit to take our idea for the colour-tinted resin tops to the outdoors with these illuminated pieces. During the day they are simple and playful. At night however, they transform into something else entirely. " – Straight Line Designs
2. PICTORIAL WEBSTER'S $35 – Quercus Press
"The Pictorial Webster's is, in simplest terms, an artistic visual reference of what was important to 19th Century America.The 400 plus page volume is printed with the original wood engravings and copper electrotypes of the Merriam-Webster dictionaries of the 19th Century; namely the 1859 American Dictionary of the English Language (the 1st illustrated dictionary in America), the 1864 edition of that same Dictionary, and the 1890 International Dictionary." – Quercus Press
3. BIRD BINGO! £19.94 – Christine Berrie
"This beautifully illustrated bingo game features 64 species of birds from around the world. Spot all kinds of birds – from the robin to the puffin and the kookaburra to the splendid fairywren – mark them off on your card and… bingo! Bird Bingo brings a fun and educational twist to the traditional game as players learn the names and colorings of both their favorite species and weird and wonderful exotic birds." – Laurence King
4. CUSTOM KITES – Peter Lynn
"All our kites incorporate all the latest incremental changes and developments that Peter brings back from the international flying field, this development is part of Peter's unceasing refinement of products and can only be obtained from the factory." There's not better way to get kids out and enjoying nature than with the lure of a kite, as a matter of fact, after your purchase the term 'go fly a kite' wont be an insult, it'll be an invitation to fun times.
5. BUBBLE TANK £295.00 – Psalt Designs
"Fish tanks and aquariums are often the main attraction in a room, however it is usually the fish themselves that are the focal point rather than the tank. The Bubble Tank aims to question this by creating a beautiful, as well as functional, product designed to provoke a reaction, conversation or interaction between the owner and any guests. Made from premium glass, hand-blown and slumped by a master glassblower, each tank has its own unique form and individual characteristics." – Psalt Designs
6. TERRARIUMBOTTLE $38 – Potting Shed Creations
"This complete kit comes with all you need to start a moss terrarium in a repurposed wine bottle. Rehydrate the moss and create your own moss-scape full of wonder, perfect for any office desk or table. Care is simple, mist your moss terrarium bottle every 2-4 days. Personalize your moss-scape with small mementos to create your own miniature landscape." – Potting Shed Creations


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DE Shaun Ellis has been fined $10,000 by the NFL for throwing snow at fans following the team's loss at Seattle on Sunday. Several fans threw snowballs at New York players and staff as they walked off the field after the Seahawks' 13-3 victory. Ellis then walked over to a pile of snow, picked up a large chunk and tossed it into the stands at Qwest Field, appearing to hit at least a few fans. No one was believed to have been injured.


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A recent spate of killings in the United States of non-Muslims by Muslims has gone unnoticed by the major media. Here are four cases I know of:
Feb. 5: Yusuf Ibrahim, 27, Egyptian born and living in Jersey City, stands accused of shooting, then cutting off the heads and hands of two Copts, Hanny F. Tawadros and Amgad A. Konds, and burying them in Buena Vista Township, New Jersey. He is charged with two counts of murder and with desecrating human remains. He is also wanted for a Sep. 20, 2012, armed robbery in Jersey City in which a victim was shot in the foot.
Feb. 18: Ali Syed, 20, of Ladera Ranch, Calif., went on a shooting rampage in Southern California, killing Courtney Aoki, Mel Edwards, and Jeremy Lewis, then committed suicide. The Orange County Sheriff's spokesman, Jim Amormino, said Syed, described as an unemployed part-time student at Saddleback College who lived with his parents and a loner who "spent a lot of time alone in his room playing video games," left "no evidence, no note, nothing that would explain this very bizarre, violent behavior."
Feb. 21: Ammar Asim Faruq Harris, 26, killed three people on the Las Vegas Strip and fled, is called armed and dangerous. He apparently got into an argument with, Ken Cherry, shot Cherry as Cherry was driving, which led to a collision that killed a taxi driver and his passenger. Harris has a long criminal record that includes kidnapping, sexual assault, and robbery.
Additionally, although the murder took place on July 31, 2012, only at his court hearing on Feb. 21 did public attention focus on Ali Salim, 44, a medical doctor born in Pakistan and living in New Albany, Ohio, who is accused of raping and killing nine months' pregnant Deanna Ballman, 23, by injecting her with a lethal dose of heroin. He is charged with two counts of murder (Ballman and her unborn baby) as well as rape, felonious assault, corrupting another with drugs, kidnapping, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse.
Comments: Because the media, law enforcement, and elected officials are so reluctant to give out information about the attackers' religion, much less their motives, it's basically impossible to tell from the outside if they represent a wave of jihadi attacks by Islamists or are just a bunch of criminals who happen to be Muslim, or a bit of both. (For documentation of this pattern, see both my article "Denying [Islamist] Terrorism" and the follow-up blog, "More Incidents of Denying Islamist Terrorism.") The most the media will concede is in the Ibrahim case, that "Privately some wonder if it had something to do with the victims' [Christian] religion." When will journalists, police, and politicians end their efforts to hide key information that the public needs and deserves?
Update: This blog prompted readers to send other recent cases of Muslim-on-non-Muslim violence:
Sep. 8, 2011: As Justin Hall, 32, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, was about to board a Greyhound bus in Springfield, Mo., Mohamed H. Dawod, 25, of Glendale, Ariz., shot him in the back. Police were seeking a motive. They charged Dawod with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting. Dawod tried to fire more shots but his pistol, a .22-cal. semi-automatic, jammed, at which point other passengers subdued him. The attack appeared to be unprovoked.
Originally published at DanielPipes.org and The National Review Online, The Corner, February 24, 2013 and updated on February 25, 2013.


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Marriage Equality Campaign Welcomes Select Committee Hearing
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The New Zealand Campaign for Marriage Equality welcomes the start of the select committee hearings on the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill today, and congratulates MP Louisa Wall for being asked to present the first oral submission in support.Campaign for Marriage Equality Welcomes Start of Select Committee Hearings
The New Zealand Campaign for Marriage Equality welcomes the start of the select committee hearings on the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill today, and congratulates MP Louisa Wall for being asked to present the first oral submission in support.
"It's fantastic to see Louisa being given the opportunity to open the oral submission process. This is important recognition for a person who has championed marriage equality so passionately and courageously," said Auckland Spokesperson, Jeremy Lambert.
"This Bill will improve the lives of thousands of New Zealanders, from many different family backgrounds. New Zealander's know that marriage is about love, it's about strengthening families, and it's about treating all New Zealander's fairly and equally; no matter who they are," said Lambert.
The Campaign for Marriage Equality is looking forward to the Select Committee process getting underway. Prior to submissions closing it worked hard to ensure that every New Zealander had a chance to formally have their say.
"We are absolutely delighted with the response from New Zealand's many diverse communities and families." said Wellington Spokesperson Conrad Reyners.
"More than 10,000 Kiwis submitted in favour of marriage equality. Many are eagerly awaiting the chance to sit down in front of the Government Administration Select Committee and tell its members exactly why marriage matters," said Reyners.
The Government Administration Select Committee is now hearing submissions on the Marriage (Definition of Marriage Amendment) Bill. The Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch branches of the campaign are providing supporters with information and guidance on the select committee process and how to appear before the Committee. For more information contact the campaign organisers here http://www.marriageequality.co.nz/get-involved.html
The Campaign for Marriage Equality is a unified coalition of supporters, campaigners, groups and organisations that are working to support marriage equality in New Zealand and to support the marriage equality bill. More information on can be found at http://www.marriageequality.co.nz/who-we-are.html
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