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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Quote of the day: About those self-styled "elite" edition
The quote comes from Walter Russell Mead and is pretty self-explanatory needing little in the way of explanation or exposition from me. Needless to say, I agree:
There was a time — as recently as early 2010 — when the Great and the Good, the Champions of the Conventional Wisdom and the Oracles of the Davoisie identified the UN's forlorn climate change negotiations as the wave of the future and the last best hope of man. Let the futility and failure to which all this led be a reminder to us and to them: those who guide the world's destiny aren't nearly as discerning as they think they are. Between the American housing bubble, the European meltdown and the climate policy disaster, it almost begins to look as if the Establishment consists mostly of overpaid, egotistical blowhards.
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Economic Statistics for 29 May 12
The following statistics were released today on the state of the US economy:
The Dallas Fed Mfg Survey's Business activity index fell to -5.1 from -3.4. The production index fell to 5.5. from 5.6.
The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index rose 0.1% in March; however, it's still -2.6% lower than March 2011.
The Consumer Confidence Index fell 4 points to 64.9.
The State Street Investor Confidence Index fell a bit more than a point to 86.4.
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Circling the drain
The NY Times has an article out saying that extended unemployment benefits are beginning to wind down. Of course that's in the face of at least 5 million still unemployed. And while it obviously has to happen, i.e. the cut-off of extended unemployment benefits, my guess is that Democrats are less likely to want it to happen than Republicans.
In case you haven't heard there's an election soon.
But, that said, it does take us to a number that should concern everyone:
49.1%: Percent of the population that lives in a household where at least one member received some type of government benefit in the first quarter of 2011.
Cutting government spending is no easy task, and it's made more complicated by recent Census Bureau data showing that nearly half of the people in the U.S. live in a household that receives at least one government benefit, and many likely received more than one.
Yes, that number. 49.1%. Why should we be concerned about it? Well if I have to explain, you most likely won't get it anyway. Make this comparison:
The 49.1% of the population in a household that gets benefits is up from 30% in the early 1980s and 44.4% as recently as the third quarter of 2008.
That's a very large increase from 1984. It speaks, at least to me, of dependence. Now I know the recession has somewhat skewed the numbers. Got it. And, as the unemployment benefits wind down, the number will probably drop.
But in reality it points to a trend in which more and more people depend on less and less working people to help pay their way (CBO says food stamp rolls will continue to grow through 2014). What this points too is increased government spending (no matter how you slice it – those drawing money from the government is up and that means government is spending more) in an era we can't afford it.
With increased government spending comes the need to pay for it, and if taxes aren't going to increase that means deficits. Nearly three-quarters of Americans blame the U.S. budget deficit on spending too much money on federal programs, according to a Gallup poll last year, but when the conversation turns to which programs to cut, the majorities are harder to find. For example, 56% of respondents oppose making significant changes to Social Security or Medicare.
Why do you suppose that is? Why would 56% oppose making significant changes to Social Security or Medicare?
Because they have a vested financial interest in the two programs. Government has, for decades, taken money out of their pay check, spent it on other things and over promised the benefits. Or to simplify it for you, they've grossly mismanaged the two programs to the point that anyone in the private sector would be in jail.
And yet, the number of Americans getting benefits from government continues to trend upward.
Can you not spot the big red kangaroo here?
Why is it obvious to everyone but our politicians (yeah, that's a rhetorical question for those wondering)?
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R2P, Syria and "dumb wars"
Remember the war in Libya? Remember how the doctrine Responsibility To Protect (R2P) was invoked as the reason to intervene?
Libya was somehow chosen as a country in which R2P must be exercised and quickly. Of course NATO airpower and arms shipments to the rebels did the job of overthrowing Gadaffi, and what has since established itself in Libya is as bad if not worse than what the people of the country suffered under the dictator.
But more important than where the doctrine was exercised is where it hasn't been exercised. Syria … no R2P for you!
The U.N. said Tuesday that entire families were shot in their homes during a massacre in Syria last week that killed more than 100 people, including children. Most of the victims were shot at close range, the U.N. said.
Rupert Colville, a spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the conclusions were based on accounts gathered by U.N. monitors and corroborated by other sources. He said U.N. monitors found that fewer than 20 of the 108 people killed in the west-central area of Houla were killed by artillery fire.
"Most of the rest of the victims were summarily executed in two separate incidents," Colville told reporters in Geneva. "At this point it looks like entire families were shot in their houses."
He said witnesses blamed pro-government thugs known as shabiha for the attacks, noting that they sometimes operate "in concert" with government forces.
I recall the justification for intervention in Libya quite well – "we" had to protect civilians who were being killed by their government.
Ahem. Question for the decision makers – why did Libya qualify and Syria doesn't?
Daniel Larison figured out the reason months ago:
Paradoxically, the Libyan war and its aftermath have had the unintended consequence of undermining the doctrine of "responsibility to protect" (R2P) that was originally used to justify the intervention. Many advocates of intervention believed Western involvement would strengthen the norm that sovereignty may be limited to protect a civilian population from large-scale loss of life. Instead, the Libyan intervention helped discredit that idea.
A key requirement of the "responsibility to protect" is that intervening governments assume the "responsibility to rebuild" in the wake of military action, but this was a responsibility that the intervening governments never wanted and haven't accepted. All of this has proven to skeptical governments, including emerging democratic powers such as Brazil and India, that the doctrine can and will be abused to legitimize military intervention while ignoring its other requirements. The Libyan experience has soured many major governments around the world on R2P, and without their support in the future, it will become little more than a façade for the preferred policies of Western governments.
One of those "dumb wars" Obama condemned as a Senator. Meanwhile our Prez said yesterday, when speaking of war:
"I can promise you I will never do so unless it's absolutely necessary, and that when we do, we must give our troops a clear mission and the full support of a grateful nation."
"Absolutely necessary?"
You mean like Libya?
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Summary of election reporting by legacy media for the next seven months
I'm very busy these days*, so I doubt that I'll have much time this summer to weigh in on the election. But I don't think it matters much. We've seen enough of these elections, and we now have the measure of the legacy media. It's not that hard to predict a trajectory in advance.
Insert usual disclaimers here: future is uncertain, who knows what will happen, blah, blah, blah – hey, if any of us could predict the future in detail, we'd be on the beach enjoying all the money we made in the stock market.
With those caveats, here, then, is my expected approximate trajectory of reporting, straight from my patented combination of cracked crystal ball, Ouija board, and leaky 8-ball. It includes short summaries of legacy media narratives at various points from roughly a month ago up until past the election. Along about December, we can see how close I came.
(April) Obama is almost certain to be re-elected. How could anyone think otherwise? Plus, did you know Romney has a weird religion and carries dogs on the top of his car?
(early May) Obama is very likely to be re-elected. Though he has challenges to meet as a result of the problems he inherited from Bush. Plus challenges from wingnuts who take things out of context from his books. Which we are absolutely not going to talk about, especially any stuff about eating dog meat.
(mid May) Romney is a strong candidate because he has so much money, but Obama has the hearts and minds of the people, so he'll win. The economy is showing signs of improvement, which will help Obama.
(June) Romney's well-funded right-wing henchmen are going all out, and according to polls this will be a close race, but Obama has the advantage because of his committed base. The economy is improving slowly, despite some negative indicators, and will probably peak just as Obama needs it to.
(early July) Romney's rich buddies have spent millions to make this a toss up, but Obama's incumbency and natural connection to voters still make him the likely winner. A lot depends on the continued improvement in the economy. By the way, doesn't Obama look presidential at this 4th of July event?
(late July) The continuous unfair attacks on Obama have put him somewhat behind in the polls, but there's still plenty of time for him to catch up as the voters realize who is behind the negative campaigning, and as hoped-for economic improvements kick in.
(early August) Obama seems to be losing his mojo, probably because he's tired from fighting those nasty right-wing partisans who distort everything he says and denigrate his record by blaming him for things that were Bush's fault. In other unrelated news, unemployment continues to be high because of the Bush recession and financial markets are jittery because of events in Europe, China, and the Middle East.
(mid-August) Obama has lost his mojo because he's distracted with important matters of governance and frustrations of unfair right-wing attacks. Yes, we know it's late summer and Congress is out. There are still important matters of governance. (Shift to tone of the guys at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark claiming "top men" were investigating the ark.) Important. Matters.
(late August) Polls show Romney ahead. Obama is fighting for his political life against great odds, as unscrupulous racist opponents level unceasing unfair attacks and as he continues to fight the Bush recession. By the way, did you know Romney believes in a weird, cult-like religion?
(end of August) Romney's choice for VP at the GOP convention shows just how far right he is. Choosing such a far-right partisan for VP will benefit Obama. Voters will finally realize just how beholden Romney is to rich conservatives who own yachts. Pay no attention to the polls showing Romney with a large lead. It's just a post-convention bounce.
(early Sept, after a mediocre speech done by Obama at the Democratic National Convention after a couple of days rest, in which he sounds a little like he did in 2008:) Obama has regained his mojo and is surging in the polls according to left-wing polling organization X, and a post-convention bounce has nothing to do with it. By the way, we have an exclusive, documented report that GOP VP candidate X once threw a candy wrapper out on the highway, and is therefore unfit to be vice president.
(late Sept) Obama has pulled almost even again or maybe a little ahead according to internal polls and has momentum that will eventually give him the edge. Due to the rapidly approaching election, we don't have time to report anything about the economy. But here's some more negative stuff about GOP VP candidate X.
(early Oct) Romney is a mean rich guy who hates dogs, with an uncaring wife who spends her money on expensive horses, and a VP candidate who is a litterer. We don't understand how anyone with a brain could vote for him. Look at this thing we just dug up about him which is totally legit and makes him look really bad. Meanwhile, noble Obama is struggling with troubles in Europe and the Middle East, and continued economic problems inherited from Bush, and sure is doing a great job of acting presidential. The race is still very much in doubt. The polls suggesting that Romney has a large and growing lead don't mean anything.
(late Oct) Obama has mismanaged his campaign by not attacking Romney strongly enough and exposing the fact that he's a mean, rich guy from a weird cult who throws people out of work. As a result, he might lose the election, though it's still a toss up according to some small-sample polls who over-sampled urban Democrats by thirty percent.
(early Nov) With voters going to the polls in 48 hours, Obama is embarking on a marathon with twenty speeches a day to remind voters of how wonderful he is. The limited time for planning is the reason the venues are not full to overflowing. Photos of half empty auditoriums are distortions taken while the stage was setting up. Pay no attention to the ones in which Obama is actually speaking to a half-empty auditorium. Those are not from an official media photographer, and are probably Photoshopped.
(election day) As voters go to the polls today, Obama's campaign staff are quietly confident that the marathon campaigning has turned the tide, and he's back in the race. Nasty right-wing partisans who will stop at nothing are trying to block him with voter suppression efforts in key states that are probably illegal. Pay no attention to the noble Obama minions at polls bravely fighting back against the wingnuts, even though some get a bit over-enthusiastic and hold billy clubs while standing outside polling doors.
(election day plus two) Obama looks like he has lost a close election, though recounts in several states could still win it for him. Republicans are trying to block all recounts, probably to cover up their own illegal election tampering.
(election day plus seven) Obama is pinning his final hopes on recounts in large state X, where he is 100,000 votes behind, but his staff has expressed confidence that they know about missing ballots that will close that gap.
(election day plus nine) Some of the missing ballots put forth by Democrats turn out to be shredded newspapers in cardboard boxes, but Democratic election officials deny any attempts to manipulate election results.
(election day plus ten) Obama has conceded to Romney. As we long predicted, Romney's money and right-wing meanness were enough to dupe the electorate into electing him over the noble Obama. Though some doubts remain as to whether the election really should gone the other way and was only decided by throwing out Obama votes that were slightly irregular but clearly indicated voters' intent, and were certainly not votes from dead people and illegal aliens no matter what those right-wing hacks at Fox say.
(late Nov) Romney is now choosing his cabinet. We can only hope that Romney chooses wise and moderate Republicans who will reach across the aisle to the Democratic minority to craft bipartisan legislation to fix our financial crisis which is still left over from the Bush years, and exacerbated by problems in Europe and China, and definitely was not Obama's fault. Obama and Michelle have been gracious during the transition, and rumors of broken vases in the White House after Obama's concession speech are just more right-wing rumor-mongering. Michelle has been working so hard with Ann Romney that she hasn't been seen in public in weeks.
(early Dec) Romney has chosen a cabinet of right-wing partisans, and is off to a bad start. With a questionable election behind him, instead of healing the nation, Romney chose hard-line GOP insiders like Mitch Daniels and Lamar Alexander as advisors. He's probably going to be worse than Bush.
(*) If you're a software developer and want to see what I've been up to lately, my first video training course for online training company Pluralsight went up a couple of weeks ago. More info here. The course is basically me droning on for four hours about user experience design principles, so I doubt that very many of you would be interested, but perhaps a few would be.
The new fossil fuel reality
Myth: The US has only 2% of the world's proven reserves.
From Canada to Colombia to Brazil, oil and gas production in the Western Hemisphere is booming, with the United States emerging less dependent on supplies from an unstable Middle East. Central to the new energy equation is the United States itself, which has ramped up production and is now churning out 1.7 million more barrels of oil and liquid fuel per day than in 2005.
"There are new players and drivers in the world," said Ruben Etcheverry, chief executive of Gas and Oil of Neuquen, a state-owned energy firm that is positioning itself to develop oil and gas fields here in Patagonia. "There is a new geopolitical shift, and those countries that never provided oil and gas can now do so. For the United States, there is a glimmer of the possibility of self-sufficiency."
Or, as the article from which those two paragraphs are taken is entitled, "Center of gravity in oil world shifts to America".
And, given recent finds, there's more than a "glimmer of the possibility of self-sufficiency for the United States" there is a real possibility for self-sufficiency if a coherent energy policy is put together that exploits the reserves we have.
Currently the US imports 45% of its petroleum needs. 29% of all imports comes from Canada, 8% from Mexico. Saudi Arabia supplies 14% Nigeria 10% and Venezuela 11%, with lesser suppliers picking up the rest.
Canada's supplies of crude oil are going to continue to rise, from a current base of 4.3 million barrels a day to 6.6 million a day in 2035. But the US is projected to see a big an increase as well. From the current 10 million barrels of oil a day to 12.8 million in 2035.
But that's the case only if we tap into it or are allowed to tap into it, much being found under land controlled by the federal government who has been anything but friendly to the idea here recently.
Production has risen strikingly fast in places such as the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, and the "tight" rock formations of North Dakota and Texas — basins with resources so hard to refine or reach that they were not considered economically viable until recently
Technology has made the recovery of these resources economically viable and they promise a abundant energy future.
Then, of course, there's natural gas, something the US is blessed with in huge quantities as well. It is a distinct possibility that the use of natural gas will increase markedly over the next few decades as it is applied to more and more uses traditionally the realm of other energy sources. Part of that may come among auto and truck fleets. If so, then it is more than a "glimmer of a possibility of self-sufficiency" we're beginning to see.
It is a real possibility.
But only if we use it. And, only if the government and radical environmentalists get out of the way.
One of those two problems can be helped this November.
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Observations: The QandO Podcast for 27 May 12
This week, Bruce, Michael and Dale talk about the Obama Campaign, the press, and new media.
The direct link to the podcast can be found here.
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Memorial Day 2012
No image portrays the true meaning of Memorial Day like the following image. I posted it last year, and I'll probably post it every year I draw breath. It best encapsulates the day's meaning for me.
Freedom isn't free. And it doesn't come without a horrendous cost. God bless the fallen. And God comfort their families.
[In memory of SP4 Stuart Lee Barnett, KIA 8/26/70, Republic of Vietnam]
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Economic Statistics for 25 Jun 12
Today's only economic stat is Consumer Sentiment, which rose to 79.3 from 77.8.
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Senate Dems: Loud, but clueless
If you were a group pushing legislation called the "Paycheck Fairness Act" that demanded gender equity in pay and benefits for working women (i.e. women being paid the same as men) and were beating up the other side and accusing them of making "war on women", do you suppose before you did either you'd ensure your skirts were clean (no pun intended)?
Would you ensure you were paying women in your employ equally before trotting out your bombastic accusations?
Well most smart folks would, but we're talking about Democratic Senators here. Five female Democratic Senators held a press conference yesterday in which they did exactly that – demanded equal pay for women and beat up Republicans. But:
Of the five senators who participated in Wednesday's press conference—Barbara Mikulski (D., Md.), Patty Murray (D., Wash.), Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.), Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) and Barbara Boxer (D., Calif.)—three pay their female staff members significantly less than male staffers.
Murray, who has repeatedly accused Republicans of waging a "war a women," is one of the worst offenders. Female members of Murray's staff made about $21,000 less per year than male staffers in 2011, a difference of 35.2 percent.
That is well above the 23 percent gap that Democrats claim exists between male and female workers nationwide.
Its not just the Democratic women in the Senate though:
The pay differential is quite striking in some cases, especially among leading Democrats. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), who runs the Senate Democratic messaging operation, paid men $19,454 more on average, a 36 percent difference.
Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) paid men $13,063 more, a difference of 23 percent.
Other notable Senators whose "gender pay gap" was larger than 23 percent:
- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.)—47.6 percent
- Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D., N.M.)—40 percent
- Sen. Jon Tester (D., Mont.)—34.2 percent
- Sen. Ben Cardin (D., Md.)—31.5 percent
- Sen. Tom Carper (D., Del.)—30.4 percent
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.)–29.7 percent
- Sen. Kent Conrad (D., N.D.)–29.2 percent
- Sen. Bill Nelson (D., Fla.)—26.5 percent
- Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore)—26.4 percent
- Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa)—23.2 percent
By the way, you do recall that one of the first pieces of legislation passed in the Obama administration was something called the "Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act" which supposedly "solved" the gender pay disparity issue? Hey, it's in all of Obama's campaign literature.
"We passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act—the first bill I signed—so that equal pay for equal work is a reality all across this country," he said in June 2009.
And you can see how well it "solved" the disparities that exist among Democratic Senatorial staffs, can't you?
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The Nitzana Youth Aliyah Village provides a homeaway-from-home for teenage immigrants to Israel from Ethiopia and the Former Soviet Union. Since 1999, the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado has been providing annual support equal to as much as 25% of the village's budget. Those dollars have primarily funded two specific programs:
1) Kedma is a program for new immigrants from Ethiopia from 16 to 18 years-of-age. It includes a very high level of study in math, English, and computer technology to prepare them for matriculation to either university or the Army. Through Kedma, we are building the next leadership group for the Ethiopian community in Israel.
2) Selah is a program for selected students between the ages of 17 and 23 from the Former Soviet Union. These students have immigrated to Israel before their parents and spend one year participating in a very high level of study at Nitzana that will prepare them to enter university and build a life in Israel so that they can, in turn, bring their parents and other family members to join them.

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Facing heart surgery, Boone out for 2009By
Since cementing his place in Yankee lore with a dramatic home run in the 11th inning of Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS, Aaron Boone hasn't had much of a baseball career. After tearing his knee in a pick-up basketball game that would alter the course of Yankee history, Boone has played just 420 games over five years and has been a non-entity in baseball.
In that time, he has played for the Indians, Marlins and Nationals. He's hit just .250/.317/.383 with 34 home runs and 162 RBIs in 1286 ABs. It's almost as though he made a deal with the baseball devil. For hitting that home run off of Tim Wakefield, Boone would never again be the solid, if unspectacular, Major Leaguer he was before arriving in the Bronx. Only recently, in fact, did he learn to embrace that career-defining moment.
Today, Boone announced that he will miss the entire 2009 season as he faces surgery for a faulty heart valve. Whether Boone will attempt a comeback in 2010 as he nears age 37 is unknown. Right now, he, as he should be, is focused on his current health scare.
Hopefully, he'll be okay. His home run was an era-defining and era-ending moment for millions of young Yankee fans, and we're all rooting for Boone to pull through.
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Best wishes to him. That HR might have been my favorite sports moment. It didn't win a title, but it won the pennant and came against their rivals and capped off an amazing, competitive, classic series.
I remember that Aaron "bleeping" Boone's homerun. I was in Nebraska at Offut AFB for training. Sitting in a hotel on base with popcorn and soda in each hand. First words out of my mouth after that shot was "Hell Yeah B*tches!" I had a couple of folks tell me to pipe down. What an unlikely hero.
Jeebus, how many Nebraskans do we have on here?
You, me, and Old Ranger have all spent time in the Cornhusker state.
Get well soon, Aaron. Thanks for the memory. And A-Rod.
Didn't Eddy Curry have the same problem? Hopefully, this works out well for Aaron.
I wish him all the best. I have seen a lot of great Yankee moments, but that is my favorite.
I have the game on my computer and watch it regularly.
Good luck Booney, we're rooting for ya
Good luck to him. I'm sure his incredibly hot wife will he there to nurse him through.
Good luck Booney.
Just had to: http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.....5062650448
Best of luck and speedy recovery, AFB.
I will never forget how the crowd made the stadium shake that night. Just thinking about it gives me chills.
Greatest sporting event I've ever atttended
Get well and come back as a Yankee coach.


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Customers love their food. But the CFO says there's little appetite for a stock split.» Read More
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MILLEDGEVILLE — Downtown Milledgeville's Aubri Lane's Restaurant lost the lunch crowd soon after its opening almost four years ago and didn't recreate the early option. Owner Jason Medders decided to reopen the service starting Tuesday, Feb. 26.
Customers yearned for a high-caliber environment to host business lunches or bring prospective employees.
"Lately, I felt that our dinner crowd has built such a strong customer base that there is a lot of need for our lunch. Anything people have going on in town that they want to do a nice lunch for, they look to us to do it. Now, we give them that chance," Medders said.
The 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday lunch hours present affordable items from $4 to $12. Pork belly sliders and the red rooster sandwich with grilled or fried chicken, honey-sriracha sauce and ranch dressing were lunch relaunch hits this week.
All sandwiches are served with jalapeno cole slaw and house chips. Inventive seafood-themed appetizers and lunch entrees are made fresh in house.
"We make everything from scratch. It makes a huge difference," the Aubri owner said. "It's better for you. The flavors are tremendous, and the quality of the food is high."
Lunch wine specials for $3 house and $5 for any menu listing are a nice compliment as well.
The restaurant continues to evolve. Medders said it's been difficult erasing a preconceived notion that the space is too nice and expensive for casual dining.
Tables have a simple look to alter the image.
Customers can order a great dinner for two Tuesday through Saturday at affordable price points.
Last summer, Aubri Lane's began a $29 dinner for two option. A couple gets one appetizer, along with one salad and entrée a piece from a limited special menu.
Change is never shunned at Aubri's.
"You have to be flexible and quick to adapt to change. You can't be set in your ways in the restaurant business anymore," Medders said. "You have to be able to change overnight to what the customer wants."
Upstairs the setup features a 22-person private dining room and 40-person capacity mezzanine seating.
The establishment hosted recent dinners for Georgia Military College presidential candidates, receiving complimentary feedback. Aubri Lane's will open on any standard off days to do a special event or big group party.
They provide off site catering also.
Aubri's cut out the late night crowd to refocus on great food. They do accommodate guests until midnight Friday and Saturday evenings.
"I want to get back to focusing on what we truly are, and that's good food and entertaining people," Medders said.
Together with chef Adam Meade, the Aubri Lane's owner researches menu creation for months at a time, developing new items and ingredients. The restaurant places heavy emphasis on evolving the product.
The food has to look and taste perfect.
"You eat with your eyes first," Medders said. "If it looks good, it has to taste good, which it does."
For those take out concerns, the restaurant goes up on KNG Delivery next week. Customers can quickly order the same quality food for home consumption.
"We try to let people understand it's casual dining with a taste of Southern elegance. You don't have to pay fine dining prices to sit in a nice restaurant and enjoy nice food," Medders said.
The restaurant is located at 114 S. Wayne St. Call (478) 454-4181 or visit www.aubrilanes.com for reservations or pick up.
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Weezer (Blue Album) (DGC, 1994)
Pinkerton (DGC, 1996)
Weezer (Green Album) (Interscope, 2001)
Maladroit (Interscope, 2002)
Make Believe (Interscope, 2003)
Weezer (Red Album) (Interscope, 2006)
Raditude (Interscope, 2009)
Weezer is one of the strangest rock stories of our time: Rivers Cuomo and his L.A. geek-punk band hit the MTV grunge jackpot in 1994, fizzled out after the flop 1996 concept album Pinkerton, and then began a second career as a shockingly successful cult phenomenon. Weezer's self-titled debut (known to fans as the "Blue Album") has a couple of guitar-heavy radio hits in "Buddy Holly" and "Undone (The Sweater Song)," suffused by Cuomo's presence as the ultimate suburban nerd, writing madly catchy pop gems inspired by Kiss, comic books, and 12-sided dice. Nobody took it very seriously. Pinkerton was a textbook case of the difficult second album: a confessional song cycle, based on the opera Madame Butterfly, about a lonely young rock star nursing furtive crushes on lesbians ("Pink Triangle") and teenage Japanese fans ("Across the Sea"). People took it even less seriously. Excellent though it was, Pinkerton was too messy and weird for the radio, and it looked like the "Buddy Holly" boys had gotten their asses abandoned to the buzz bin of history.
Except that unbeknownst to normal people, Weezer not only kept hanging in there, it continued to hold a Rasputin-like grip on its fanatical, ever-increasing cult of emo kids and suburban punks, until its triumphant 2000 comeback tour shocked the music biz. As the die-hard Weezer kids rose out of the woodwork to pump their fists and sing along with "My Name Is Jonas," the only other sound you could hear was multiple jaw-floor collisions—and maybe also the sound of Sponge, Nada Surf, and Better Than Ezra frantically paging their agents. Weezer (a.k.a. the "Green Album") and Maladroit are totally crunk half-hour albums buzzing through crunch-guitar nuggets such as "Dope Nose," "Hashpipe," and the should've-been-a-hit "Simple Pages." Cuomo has gotten more oblique about his girl troubles—there's no "El Scorcho" or "Pink Triangle" on these albums, which is a shame. But no matter how hard he tries, he can't quite keep from exposing his wracked personality, and with ballads such as "O Girlfriend" taking that crucial millimeter of a step toward maturity, Weezer deserves a huge hand for making the world safe again for frayed cardigans and corduroys.
Of Weezer's albums, Pinkerton is the best by far, with a big raw guitar sound to flesh out Cuomo's psychosexual contortions. Despite "The Good Life," "Tired of Sex," and "El Scorcho," the highlight is "Pink Triangle," especially its chorus hook, "We were good as married in my mind/But married in my mind's no good." Much derided upon its release, and disavowed by an understandably embarrassed Cuomo, Pinkerton has taken its rightful place as a classic anyway. It's become fascinating to observe the dance between Cuomo, who never wants to hear anyone mention Pinkerton again, and his desperately overinvested fanbase, which reveres Pinkerton and feels morally betrayed every time Cuomo prefers to invest his talent in brilliantly shameless cheese-rock hits like "Pork And Beans," "Beverly Hills," or "(If You're Wondering Whether I Want You To) I Want You To." Cuomo might revel in baiting his diehard fans (why else would he go for a title like Raditude?), but he's never lost his pop knack, whether it's in his solo demos or his strangely affecting collaboration with Lil Wayne and Jermaine Dupri, "Can't Stop Partying."
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390. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES Wifimobg888 Nov 3, 2012 6:01 PM in response to C4RLOCO
Update: 24 hours after applying iOS 6.0.1, my iphone 5 is still connecting to wifi (with WPA2 AES encryption) very well.
(Previously, it will only connect and show 1-2 pages, after which it starts hanging)
No dropped connections, no paused loading pages, Apple Store works perfectly.
This update ROCKS.
391. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES Wifihawkhai Nov 5, 2012 8:06 AM in response to C4RLOCO
I have updated to iOS 6.0.1 and still having the same issues on my iphone5. Connections still randomly drops and starts pulling data from LTE. Our corporate campus uses WPA2 Enterprise enrcryption.
Someone else out there updated to iOS 6.0.1 and still having issues? Anyone think is hardware issue on selected iphone5. Since some reported iOS 6.0.1 had fixed their issues and some still having problems.
392. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES Wifihtesnosaj2119 Nov 7, 2012 2:46 PM in response to C4RLOCO
I was having issues with my wifi disconnecting while at home. My connection is a wpa2 personal network mixed network. iPhone 5 that was received on lauched day. I didn't notice the problem right away but only after a few weeks. I first tried typical things that I knew from previous iPhone/iPad issues. Didn't research on here to know if there was an issue. First did the network settings reset. Was ok for about a day. Then did a full restore, didn't make much difference. Then did a restore without a backup. Finally looked it up and went to genius bar, they replaced phone, still having problems. Next day 6.0.1 was released. Still having problems.
Only time I don't have problems is if I turn security off on my router. I do not want to do this because as soon as I do my connection is bogged down. LTE is super slow where I live in the woods so I'm not a big fan of that either. Apple please help!
393. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES Wifiplchan Nov 8, 2012 10:42 AM in response to C4RLOCO
What was the iOS version on the iphone with you had the apple wifi chip?
what is the iOS version on the new one upon you received the phone?
i just got my phone few days ago, and I have the issue of connecting the wifi @ work. I wonder if I should just go ahead to return it, and get one later when issue is resolved.
394. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES Wifiplchan Nov 8, 2012 11:00 AM in response to C4RLOCO
To all,
is it a hardware related or software related?
I checked my phone which it was build week 43, and my wife was week 42. Her SN starts with FI and mine starts with DM. Both of the factories are in china thou.
395. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES WifiKevin Stanchfield Nov 8, 2012 1:58 PM in response to htesnosaj2119
@ htensonaj2119
You appear to be having a different issue than the one this forum discussion covers. This discussion is about a very specific problem with the iPhone 5 and slow or no data with WPA2 / AES encrypted wifi.
396. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES WifiKevin Stanchfield Nov 8, 2012 1:59 PM in response to plchan
Thid discussion is about a very specific software problem with the iPhone 5 that caused problems with WPA2/AES wifi networks. iOS update 6.0.1 fixes this issue.
397. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES WifiMcProtis Nov 12, 2012 7:43 PM in response to Kevin Stanchfield
Upgraded to iOS 6.0.1 and still experiencing the same issue : packet loss when using WPA2 AES even if the phone is on top of the WiFi Router. Iphone 4S next to this Iphone 5 doesn't drop any packets when using AES Cypher.
Downgrading to WPA / TKIP fixes this, seems to be a software issue with the way the iphone 5 handles AES encryption.
My mac address starts with 88:53:95 (Apple) and I'm using an Asus AC66U with latest .260 firmware.
398. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES WifiTechTastic Nov 12, 2012 8:25 PM in response to Silverstar555
Silverstar555 wrote:
Dear all, and Apple Engineers.
I used to run a troubleshooting BiG Mac site several years ago with 1million hits a month. I am PhD and scientist and finding solutions to problems is in my DNA. In fact, I provided jobs to people that eventually became Apple engineers.
I read all the thread here because I also had the same problem this week during my business trip. Each hotel I went to, I had trouble with iPhone 5 WIFI but no issues with my iPad 2 running iOS5. Of course, I had no way to know if the hotels routers were running WPA2 wit AES but I supposed that Hotels like Hyatt, Meridien and Hilton must have. I presume that just like me, you backup up your iPhone 4 before upgrading to iphone5 and that you restored your iPhone 4 settings in your iPhone 5. I am not sure if this is correct or not but it is maybe not a good idea to restore networks settings that were good 2 years ago. This was my hunch. So I try resetting things and firstly, I tried Network Settings Reset. And it worked...EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL.
So the SOLUTION to ALL your network connectivity problems with wifi on iPhone 5 is: go to SETTINGS--> GENERAL--> RESET--> RESET NETWORK SETTINGS
stop returning your iPhone 5 :-) it is working properly.
have a great week!
I knew there had to be a logical resolution. WiFi is being detected, normally, again.
Message was edited by: TechTastic
399. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES Wifireiichiroh Nov 15, 2012 7:05 PM in response to C4RLOCO
Serious wifi problems using WPA2 with mine. Even using an Asus RT56U router. Even after getting an AirPort Express. Even using 5GHz. Even on 2.4 GHz. Various different channels. The problem is it drops data flow. Even with Google DNS.
I set it back to WEP and no issues though my thoroughput caps out at 12 MBps downstream intead of 50. This is even after 6.01 which was supposed to fix the WPA2 issues.
This is the only device that has wifi issues on my network. I also have an iPad, DSi XL and 2008 Unibody MacBook.
WPA2/AES remains broken in 6.01. A weekly RESET NETWORK SETTINGS is not feasible.
Is Apple working on this?
400. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES Wifireiichiroh Nov 15, 2012 7:10 PM in response to kanepresten
i get this exact thing that kanepresten experiences where i will have momentary dataflow and then nothing for minutes at a time.
401. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES WifiMorty89 Nov 16, 2012 2:54 AM in response to C4RLOCO
I've got WiFi issues too. Checked the MAC address, its an Apple chip..
402. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES Wifievoproph Nov 16, 2012 7:24 AM in response to C4RLOCO
After Update my IPhone 5 to 6.0.1 WPA2 Problem at Home is Solved, but After i add a other WPA2 Network the Problem is back again and then i have the Same Problem at Home Again Drop´s and so on. Everything is fine after i am Reset Network Settings and add my Home Network again ... But I Need WiFi networks more than 1
403. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES WifiKevin Stanchfield Nov 16, 2012 12:29 PM in response to Morty89
"WifI issues" is not specific enough. You could simply be experiencing WiFi interference.
This forum is for people who's iPhone 5 will not opperate on WPA2/AES encrypted networks. The typical symptom is that the phone works great for about a minutes and then data rates drop down to unusable rates. The phone works fine on WPA, WEP or Open networks. The 6.0.1 update fixes this specific problem.
404. Re: iPhone5 issues with WPA2/AES WifiMorty89 Nov 16, 2012 4:03 PM in response to Kevin Stanchfield
I should have been more specific. Its the same on all WiFi networks. It works for a while, then gets slow and after that it drops out on and off. Running iOS 6.0.1 (iPhone 5). If this could be fixed with an update from Apple then i'd rather not play the replacement game like i had to with the iPhone 4S.


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Behind-the-scenes at the Indiaspora Ball for Barack Obama's 2nd Inauguration. Bollywood dance by Mona Kahn Co. Music by "Red Baraat" bhangra band & Shankar Tucker. With host Wendy Bounds.
Tag Archive for 'Indian diaspora'
As a Kashmiri Indian woman, Daisy Khan prefers high fashion to hijab. In New York Times Michael Grynbaum profiles the eloquent and indefatigable public face of the maelstrom surrounding Park51, the Islamic community centre she and her husband Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf trying to build.
Daisy Khan had never seen so many Jews in her life. The year was 1974, and Ms. Khan, an awkward, artistic 16-year-old who had just emigrated from India to the suburban Long Island enclave of Jericho, N.Y., was attending her first day of school in America. It was not going well. Her fellow students giggled at the newcomer with the dark skin, exotic accent and unfamiliar religion. Few Muslims, it seemed, had ever attended the mostly Jewish Jericho High School. When a teacher asked her to stand and introduce herself, the questions came fast: Did she ride a camel? Did she ride an elephant? more
Sean Randolph in Asia Sentinel:
By 1986, nearly 60 percent of Indian Institute of Technology engineering graduates were migrating overseas, mostly to Silicon Valley. Research by Berkeley's AnnaLee Saxenian found that by 1990 a third of the Bay Area's science and engineering workforce was foreign born. One fourth of its engineers – 28,000 – were Indian, more than half with advanced degrees. By 1998, as the tech boom neared its peak, 774 of the 11,443 tech firms started since 1980 had Indian CEOs. From 1995 to 2005, 15 percent of Silicon Valley startups were launched by Indians – the largest number for any immigrant group.
Today about half of California's 475,000 Indian immigrants live in the San Francisco Bay Area, making it the second largest community in the country after New York. Its profile is unique: median income is $107,000, 75 percent of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and 70 percent are in management or professional positions.
The economic contributions are impressive. Immigrants from India have founded iconic Silicon Valley firms such as Sun Microsystems (Vinod Khosla), Brocade (Kumar Malavalli), Cirrus Logic (Suhas Patil) and Hotmail (Sabeer Bhatia). Behind this lie pivotal contributions to technology innovation, including ethernet (Kanwal Rehki), fiber optics (Narinder Kapany) and the Pentium chip (Vinod Dham). Many Indian entrepreneurs, having achieved success, have gone on to become venture capitalists, investing in and supporting a new generation of startups.
Now a new migration is underway, which promises to jumpstart innovation in India. It has three drivers: reduced opportunity in the US after the dot-com collapse and the second recession in a decade; sustained growth of 8 to 9 percent in India, which may now offer more entrepreneurial opportunity than the US; and India's development as a technology platform and market with global scale. More:
In the Hindustan Times, Sagarika Ghose says the much of the uproar over Joel Stein's article on Indian immigrants in Time magazine is misplaced. Indians should learn to take themselves less seriously and Indian immigrants need to integrate more into the countries they adopt.
Indian 'dotheads' with their multiple-armed, elephant-nosed gods have taken over the once pure white American town of Edison, New Jersey and destroyed the memories of innocent white boyhood. That's the burden of Joel Stein's controversial article in Time magazine that led to so much uproar among the Indian American community that Time and Stein were forced to apologise. But while Indian Americans have expressed their outrage at Stein's 'humour' and asked why a mainstream publication like Time should publish such an article, there's also an argument that Indians should learn to take themselves less seriously. more
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A chemical engineer from IIT (Bombay), Nitin Nohria has just become the first Indian-origin dean of Harvard Business School. The 48-year-old Nohria, who has been a faculty member at HBS since 1988, will take over from Jay Light on July 1.
Read more here, here and here.
In the Boston Herald, Nohria tells Thomas Grillo that business has a greater purpose
Nitin Nohria was named the new dean of Harvard Business School yesterday .
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Finally, check out a list of published articles by Nohria here.
S. Mitra Kalita in the Asian Wall Street Journal:
Beyond growing up and becoming comfortable in my skin, the creation of a fluid world makes less necessary split personalities, hyphenated identities, the alphabet mulligatawny medley of ABCDs, FOBs, LTOBs, PIOs or OCIs.
(For those new to Indians' maddening love of acronym, that would be American born confused desis, fresh off the boat, longtime off the boats, persons of Indian origin, overseas citizens of India. No need to learn the jargon, though. Read on.)
Then there's the most outdated label of all — the NRI, or nonresident Indian. Besides defining a people by what they are not, it ignores the possibility that technology and globalization has created: going back, straddling multiple homes, being here and there. More:


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Her death was announced by the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. One of the last living members of the musical's original cast, Ms. Roberts had lived for many years in Rockville Centre, N.Y.
Roberts was born on July 15, 1917 in New York City. She played heroine Laurey Williams in the original Broadway cast of "Oklahoma!" in 1943.
She last appeared on Broadway "as faded operetta soprano Heidi Schiller in Roundabout Theatre Company's 2001 revival of 'Follies,'" Playbill.com reported.
Roberts' Broadway credits also include "Sunny River," "Marinka," "Are You With It?" and "High Button Shoes," according to Broadway.com
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While raising her son in Rockville Centre on Long Island, she appeared in a few early TV shows, did a nightclub act and performed in summer theater.
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Sanchez goes deep on Opening DayBy
Ryan Pope, Josh Schmidt, Luis Nunez, R.J. Baker, P.J. Pilittere, Jose Ortegano, Mike Gipson, Jeremy Bleich, Alan Horne, David Adams, Grant Duff, and Warner Madrigal are all starting the season on the disabled list according to Mike Ashmore and Josh Norris. First of all, yes Pilittere is back. He signed with the Diamondbacks as a minor league free agent over the winter, but was released in Spring Training and re-signed with the Yankees a few days ago. Secondly, I assume Pope is actually hurt. The organization's closest to the majors relief prospect (a guy on the 40-man roster, no less) isn't someone you stick on the phantom DL. Ortegano's probably hurt too; you don't claim a guy off waivers and keep him on the 40-man just to stick him on the minor league DL as a place holder.
Anyway, on to the games. As per tradition, here's the full lineups on Opening Day…
Triple-A Scranton (7-2 loss to Lehigh Valley)
Kevin Russo, 2B: 0 for 5, 3 K, 1 E (fielding) – brutal
Chris Dickerson, CF: 0 for 4, 1 BB, 1 K
Jesus Montero, C: 1 for 4, 2 K – first hit of the season was a line drive to the opposite field
Jorge Vazquez, 1B: 0 for 4, 2 K
Justin Maxwell, LF: 0 for 4, 3 K
Brandon Laird, 3B: 1 for 4, 2 K
Greg Golson, RF: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB - solid night amidst a lot of crap
Jordan Parraz, DH: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Ramiro Pena, SS: 1 for 4, 2 K – poor guy is a ninth place hitter even in the minors
David Phelps, RHP: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HB, 10-0 GB/FB – 58 of 89 pitches were strikes (65.2%) … not his best night, but at least he got all those grounders
George Kontos: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-2 GB/FB – 16 of 20 pitches were strikes (80%) … allowed an inherited runner to score
Andy Sisco: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K – 11 of his 20 pitches were strikes (55%)
Amaury Sanit: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 2-0 GB/FB – 12 of 20 pitches were strikes (60%) … kinda surprised he's still around
Double-A Trenton (5-1 win over New Hampshire)
Austin Krum, LF: 2 for 5, 1 K
Jose Pirela, SS: 1 for 4, 1 R, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1 E (fielding)
Austin Romine, C: 0 for 3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K, I E (catcher interference) – he had just four multi-walk games last year
Bradley Suttle, 3B: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP – nice AA debut … he was outstanding down the stretch last season
Cody Johnson, DH: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB
Melky Mesa, CF: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K – another nice AA debut
Corban Joseph, 2B: 0 for 4, 1 K, 2 E (both throwing)
Addison Maruszak, 1B: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K – so much for the catching experiment, I guess
Ray Kruml, RF: 1 for 4, 1 RBI
Steve Garrison, LHP: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2-2 GB/FB – he wasn't properly stretched out in Spring Training, so the short start isn't surprising
Craig Heyer: 3 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 7-1 GB/FB – what a shame, he didn't walk his first batter until July 15th last season
Tim Norton: 1 IP, zeroes, 3 K – check this guy out
Fernando Hernandez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3-0 GB/FB
High-A Tampa (7-5 loss to Lakeland)
Abe Almonte, CF: 1 for 5 – hopefully he stays healthy this year
Carmen Angelini, SS: 0 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (throwing) – back from the dead … I'll have more on him in tomorrow's mailbag
Rob Lyerly, 3B: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 E (throwing) – might be the streakiest player in the organization
Luke Murton, 1B: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Taylor Grote, RF: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI – another guy that needs to stay healthy in 2011
Zoilo Almonte, LF: 1 for 4, 1 SB
Kyle Higashioka, C: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB – hopefully he hits a little this year, his defensive skills are legit
DeAngelo Mack, DH: 1 for 4
Walt Ibarra, 2B: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Brett Marshall: 4 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HB, 8-2 GB/FB, 1 E (fielding) – the ground balls are good, but everything else is bad
Michael Solbach: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2-1 GB/FB
Preston Claiborne: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 0-1 GB/FB
Ronny Marte: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 0-1 GB/FB
Low-A Charleston (6-1 win over Lexington)
Slade Heathcott, CF: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K – excited to see what he does this year
Anderson Feliz, 2B: 0 for 4, 1 BB, 1 E (throwing)
J.R. Murphy, DH: 1 for 4, 2 R
Gary Sanchez, C: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K – singled in his first full season at-bat … the homer came off a brand name, the 19th overall pick in last year's draft
Rob Segedin, 3B: 1 for 3, 1 HBP – I'd be surprised if he stayed here all season
Ramon Flores, LF: 1 for 4, 1 RBI
Kelvin DeLeon, RF: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K – I wonder what Charleston's all-time strikeout record is…
Kyle Roller, 1B: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K – he hit cleanup for Short Season Staten Island last year … deferring to the prospects now
Jose Mojica, SS: 0 for 4, 2 K
Shane Greene, RHP: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 10-2 GB/FB – he's a little old for the level, I wouldn't expect him to be here long
Dan Burawa: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 7-0 GB/FB - very nice, but more whiffs please
Can't believe this is going to be the sixth full year of DotF. Crazy.
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So. Pumped. Mike
Was at the Trenton game tonight. Melky Mesa seems to have a great future and Krum looked good in the field. Bummed though because I was expecting ManBan. At least I get to see Betances on Sunday.
It just wouldn't be DotF without a Carmen Angelini error.
Awesome to see Gary Sanchez continues to mash. He's probably a one level a year guy being so young but I can't help but wonder if they will push him aggressively into high A later in the year if he keeps hitting like this.
Gary Sanchez is going to put up some fat numbers against Low-A pitching. I'm hoping the professional write-ups on his whole game will be posted online soon.
NOW it feels like the start of baseball season.
DoTF, how I have missed you! and how about the great Greg Golson?!
Based on what I see of Swish in RF, would anyone consider Golson to be a better guy to have around to play the 8th and 9th 80 or so times this year as a defensive replacement? Better than Chavez playing every 3 weeks?
80 times a year?! Swisher isn't Manny Ramirez with the glove.
He's not nearly bad enough to require a full-time defensive caddy.
If I see that guy slide feet first one more time in the OF I can't help but thinking about having Golson go in-as he did last Sept-every time we are up in the late innings-I'm sure Mo and Soriano wouldn't mind.
and so is carmen, who fittingly makes an error to announce his presence
With DOTF back all feels good in the world!
Welcome back DOTF. Thanks Mike.
I can once again sleep soundly. Thanks for the hard work with DoTF. What was Gary Sanchez's nickname… Machinito? Yeah, guy is a little baseball machine.
Oh Angelini some things never change
So glad DOTF is back!
If the site started in 07, how is this the 6th year of DOTF?
If Norton stays healthy, he can end up in NY before the season is over as the long man, when Colon eats himself out of the job..
Norton has stuff.
Norton would be more short than long. Outstanding stuff and a tough mound demeanor, too. Good to see him back as the talk late last season was that his last injury could have been a career ender.
The comment on Kyle Roller is confusing. Don't you mean he hit cleanup for Staten Island last year?
Thank you dear lord. DOTF, I missed you.
Muchas Gracias Mike.
Good to see DOTF is back
Beautiful. Thanks Mike.
C'mon Higgy!
I'm hoping to keep better track of Melky Mesa this year. His big problem is lack of contact, right? Should I be watching for K's?
I think KLong needs to rework his stance. Melky is a talent.
Klong is ruining Gardner.Jeter already gave up on the no stride stance but Gardner is cowtowed and has lost any semblance of the power he showed when he first came up and could turn on the ball and even hit it out.He's late on the swing, can't handle a good fastball and has become a total punch and Judy hitter when he could hit hard line drives before the no stride which IMO won't work for anybody except very powerfully built hitters.
Holy runons Batman and Robin who went to the store to buy some chicken to cook for dinner with a nice chianti and some fava beans before beating up on the Joker and going to defeat the Riddler in that one crappy movie with Mr. Freeze who was played by Arnold Schwarzenegger who just got done being governor of California but wants to get back into doing movies and California now has a different governor who was the governor like 20 years, which was in 1991 which was a completely different era and the year that Nirvana became huge, RIP Kurt Cobain, and spawned a total transformation of the musical landscape which was a lot better than this Lady Gaga GooGoo crap they throw at us now, and poo stinks so please stop throwing crap at me I don't like it and I think I want to take a shower.
So are we giving up on KLong-the guy that all the players think is great and has supposedly helped Swish/Grandy/Cano/Alex etc?
Have you seen Mesa's stance? His bat has to do alot of work to get ready before attacking the ball. This makes getting around on the fastball more difficult.
Not every program works ofr every player.
KLONG isn't coacihng GArdner the wya he coeaches tohugh guys.KLONG is al ittle guy himself like IGrrardi.They've made a decision GArdner sohuld be a punch & judy ihtter and GArdner can't satnd up to them.he could have been a small slahing type player, he was hititng it over Of'ers heads and in between them for inside the PArkers, now they paly him in close and take away his ihts becuase they don't fear his hititng the ball hard.Won't work, let him stride and hit 280 with big hits.
Yay, DoTF is back. Life is awesome again.
Gary Sanchez, good at baseball
The season does not really get into full roll with DoTF. Even though Marshall was awful today, I still see him putting up some really good numbers this year. If Mesa makes contact on a consistent basis then watch out because he could be a September call-up. The Sally League better be prepared for the onslaught which is Gary Sanchez, he will win that league's MVP (the really not so ballsy prediction of the night).
I've been missing the DotF.
I know photos of Slade Heathcott and his name make it seem like he will have a good baseball career, but I don't see it. I feel like after this year he will be an org guy and maybe top out as a AAAA guy.
Where are Culver and Flores playing this year? Staten Island?
I thought they might be aggressive with promoting Flores this year considering how and where he played last year. I'm guessing being 5'10″, 150 lbs is what's holding him back.
Ax is my man in Amsterdam. Love me some DOTF! Charleston is STACKED!!! 6-8 legit prospects in the starting line-up. Don't sleep on Carmen Angelini either. I know he's been a joke in recent years, but I still believe. Brett Marshall has been a Billy Preston to the Killer B's Beatles, but he is poised for a huge year….and Melky Mesa and Abe Almonte will also be poised for big seasons.
The Future? So Bright.
Shades? Got to wear them.
Sanchez is a beast. I wonder if he hits like he did last year if he stays at low A all year.
already in beast mode!
Charleston has Sanchez, Heathcott, Feliz, Murphy, and Segedin in the same lineup? That should be a real fun team to follow this year.
Ahhhhhhh. That's better.
Krum and Kruml in the same OF? Lol
And a Melky in the middle!
This is one of the absolute best daily features on the net for Yankees fans. Keep up the good work, Mike, it's very much appreciated.
I agree w/ LeftyL–Gardner never had a swing to write home about, but his current swing totally eliminates his lower half. An Ichiro style might work better for BG. If not, back to his '10 stroke.
Oh, welcome back to DoTF
RAB podcast is outstanding–I like the format & the chatty style is reminiscent of conversations I've had w/ friends. Y'all know went to stop, too.


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Over the last few months, I noticed on several church marquees "To pray for our country." Billy Graham chimed in with full-page ads requesting prayers for our country. Many comments in the editorial pages made claim that God's will be done. Maybe, just maybe, it was.
To be honest, I think God has many other items to worry about other then our elections but if these prayers were answered, President Obama was it. He could be the best man for this country as God has planned.
If this is true, will those requesting a different answer look for a different God?
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With globe-shaped lights, a gently undulating walkway and glittering glass sequins on the chain-link side walls, East Liberty's new pedestrian bridge is as much art as infrastructure.
People talk about how it's "just not like any other bridge," David Serbin, chief financial officer for East Liberty Development Inc., said.
Pittsburgh officials hope to encourage more of that kind of innovation — and to better infuse art into buildings, infrastructure and public spaces citywide — through a pair of initiatives announced last week.
Over the next 18 months, the city will develop ArtPGH, a plan for managing and growing the city's art collection, expanding artists' involvement in public projects, leveraging art for economic development and getting more art into neighborhoods. During the same period, it will develop DesignPGH, a plan for documenting and preserving architectural styles citywide.
"High-quality public art and urban design demonstrates to residents and visitors that Pittsburgh is not only America's most livable city but one that plans and builds in a functional and aesthetic way," Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said in announcing the initiatives.
ArtPGH and DesignPGH are part of the city's comprehensive planning process, which also includes historic preservation, transportation and open space. By design, the plan's components overlap, city planning director Noor Ismail said.
When officials talk about infusing more art into neighborhoods, they don't mean bronze sculptures. They're more likely to mean temporary exhibits, similar to Fraley's Robot Repair, part of Project Pop Up: Downtown; interactive experiences, such as the Waffle Shop, an East Liberty restaurant and radio venture; and projects such as the East Liberty bridge, designed by Sheila Klein of Bow, Wash.
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Chapel Hill School
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The GPL Effect
I would like to describe exactly what happened to me over the last 6 years or so, that I affectionately call "The GPL Effect".
Six years ago, I found out about GNU/Linux. I had been using other operating systems such as Novell Netware, Windows, Commodore 64 OS and DOS for years, and had dabbled in VMS and UNIX. While I'd been using computers for many years already, I hadn't purchased much software. I was generally given software from friends and didn't think much about the fact that I was stealing.
I read about GNU/Linux in a magazine one day and was introduced to the concept of the GPL - GNU (http://www.gnu.org/) General Public License. I read that GNU/Linux is "free" and it fascinated me, though I only was thinking of it from a cost point of view. I liked the fact that I could get a distribution, a CD (or now - DVD or set of CDs) that not only contained an Operating System that was greatly superior than most others I'd used, but also a complete set of applications that ran within that operating system, all for absolutely nothing ... LEGALLY.
At this point, I had NO idea how much my life would be changed, because of this.
Is the NEW media distribution method like Freeware
Steadman is a band. Steadman is a very good band. Steadman used to be signed with a major label (twice). Steadman give ALL their music works away for free!
Times are changing FAST because of the new advances in technology today. Your average person is still trying to adjust to all the new and different possibilities that suddenly present themselves. Change is necessary and inevitable.
The music industry, as we all know, is (apparently) feeling the crushing blow of Internet sharing of music yet they are not changing as they should. They aren't adapting. They are instead trying desperately to cling on to their precious "property" and "rights".
One or more new models are required.
Laptop HOME key produces ~ (tilde) in shell
I recently installed Slackware 10.2 on my Acer Extensa 368T laptop. The installation went fairly smoothly except that I noticed the HOME key produced a ~ while in a shell.
I had an idea that this was just a miss-mapped key so I started looking around. While many people had posted solutions, for MY situation, they didn't work.
Most of the solutions stated that you should ensure that the line:
"\e[1~": beginning-of-line
Appeared in my
/etc/inputrc or
.inputrc. This was already the case so I was somewhat confused.
Biting the bullet
Hi there. I am known as Fallen (UPDATE 2009-01-26: Krayon now) and I'm a computer-a-holic
Despite actively using computers since 1987, believe it or not, THIS is my first official Blog posting!
While I have been able to avoid newer technology such as blogs and reality TV up until this point, I now believe I cannot hold out any longer, I must embrace one of them... and it ain't goin' to be the reality TV that's for sure!
I really just need a place to throw random IT knowledge, those little techy gotcha's that keep you in the server room at work until the next morning trying to fix, and of course my own venting rants regarding IT and the world in general.


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William Sonoma-what to buy?
WE got a gift card for our wedding for a hundred dollars at William Sonoma-I'm not sure what to get! Both of us have been cooking from pretty tired out everything-most of our stuff was bought at Target when we were getting our first apartments, or were found at Goodwill. What would you get first? I like to cook, but space is kind of limited. Not a lot of room for gagets. I do know that a Kitchen Aid mixer and a food processor is going to be in our future. Thanks for the help!
Sadly, most of what Williams Sonoma carries can be had cheaper elsewhere. And if not, it's quite pricey because they generally only carry top quality items. $100 won't even get you a single pot or pan, except maybe an 8 inch All-Clad stainless saute pan.
That said, they do carry some things that are hard to find elsewhere, like their line of silicone and stainless cooking utensils by Tovolo, or their WS brand measuring spoons. Yes, still somewhat pricey, but worth the money since you can't really get them cheaper, or at all, somewhere else.
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re: ThreeGigs
In WS's defense, they discount their Le Creuset, All Clad and cutlery to be competive with most stores. Not discount stores, but most full line stores. If you bargain hunt, you can pick off many items on Amazon etc., but if you are looking for a particular size or color of something, WS is in business for a reason. Ditto for Sur Le Table.
I would recommend doing one of several things: 1) put it toward an appliance that you must have. I use the mixer more than the food processor, but it depends on what you like to cook; 2) Buy a great chef's knife if you don't have one, or a slicer for carving roasts. (the holidays are coming). You will have to add some money, but it will last a lifetime; 3) Consider your very first high end Dutch oven. Again, you need to add more money, but it will last a lifetime. 5 quart round is a great first piece for most people.
re: RGC1982
All three are excellent recommendations. I have a 30-year old Le Creuset 5-quart Dutch oven that truly looks like it is new and is invaluable.
The only problem at WS regarding the All-Clad selection is that they dropped the bottom line, my personal favorite, Master Chef . They now only carry the higher-priced lines.
I would look for things that you can only get from WS. Like most have said WS prices are from ridiculous to stupid but they do have items that can't be easily found elsewhere. We purchased a tart pan from there over the weekend because we couldn't find it anywhere else. Their Rosle kitchen gadget selection is nice. If you want a food processor put some money with the card and purchase one. We have a KA 12 cup that is rapidly becoming our most used appliance. It does great for mixing biscuit and pie dough (dry ingredients and butter or lard) and slices very well and both of us agree it's the easiest FP to clean that we have ever used.
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re: MMRuth
Sorry, but I feel compelled to comment. I dislike Rosle and avoid it like the plague.Why? Because their handle design is absolutely horrible. You cannot wash Rosle utensils in the dishwasher, because the dishwasher water will get inside the handle. And will come out and get all over your food, usually at the worst possible time. Meaning you get to throw away your food or risk poisoning someone with dish detergent. Plus, their handles are not all that durable over time. My criteria for picking a decent utensil follow NSF approval, and then some, and any Rosle with that hollow unsealed handle design will always fail NSF certification tests.
That said, their Intelligent Series line of utensils is nice and innovative, although still not sturdy enough to pass my 'it's gotta be able to support a whole turkey without bending' test.
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re: MMRuth
http://www.nsf.org - National Sanitation Foundation
They have established ANSI specs and guidelines for many things involving food and sanitation, among them design and manufacturing standards for cookware and kitchen implements. In most restaurants' kitchens, nearly everything you see will have an NSF approved logo. If it's NSF certified, it'll be safe and easy to clean, with no hard to reach places where food can build up and bacteria grow. The Rosle handles, with their sharp inside corners, make them hard to clean, and the hollow handles allow liquids to remain inside after washing. Something like the difference between a cake pan with seamless rounded corners, versus the 'folded metal' ones with the impossible-to-get-clean corners.
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Check out any restaurant supply store, you'll see plenty of NSF seals. And as Dave said, no it doesn't mean your stuff isn't safe, it means either the manufacturer didn't bother, or that your stuff has nooks and crannies where food residue can hide or be difficult to get to.
For example, an NF rated whisk would have silicone sealing the handle where the wires enter. Spoons are one seamless piece of stainless, or have a handle molded around the stainless. The 'business end' won't be riveted to the handle, it'd be one piece.
My "and then some" criteria are mostly about sturdiness and usability. Plastic grip riveted onto a plated steel bar, onto which is riveted a spoon or ladle end? No... no way. A single piece of solid stainless forged into a spoon or ladle, ala All-Clad, is the kind of thing I'm looking for. I hate kitchen gadgets and utensils that aren't sturdy, that have 'quirks', need special handling or attention to get clean, etc. There's another thread on this board asking about can-openers, because someone is fed up with the umpteenth can-opener they've bought that has the same "missed cutting that part of the lid" behavior. That's the kind of thing that's part of my "and then some" criteria.
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re: MMRuth
Look at the ends of the handles. On most Rosle it's a tube with endcaps pushed into the ends. There are slots cut into those endcaps and the business bits and a hanger hole are attached via those slots.
None of the gaps between the handle components are sealed, allowing water to get in. Picture attached for those not familiar with Rosle.
re: Grillncook
You could think about a specialized item, if it fits what you like to do. For example, an ice cream maker and book make sense if you're ice cream eaters. Or some really nice wine glasses if that fits. Specialized.
Or something that has a lot of general cooking/kitchen uses like a pressure cooker.
re: yayadave
You might just buy one good knife. It would be a joy for everyone in your kitchen.
For example:
If you are in no rush, I'd definitely wait for a sale. The very best sale is after Christmas but there are others as well. I worked there for a while and they really push merchandise that they want to stop storing out in sales and at excellent prices. As said earlier, the linens are very good quality, last for years, change styles and some usually go on sale. I've seen KA mixers on sale when the colors change. Cookware will go on sale when the W-S exclusivity ends and the version becomes available to other stores (this happens with especially with bakeware and electrics). You just really have to keep an eye on it and find out when to expect the sale to hit the store near you.
re: Carole
Their clearance sales are wonderful, especially if you can suss out where the lower turnover stores are and hit them come 70-80% off time. If you aren't picky about the color of your LC pot or kitchen towels, you can find very good quality stuff for cheaper than Target prices.
The one I shop at often has a clearance table at the back of the store. I basically watch that space patiently until I find something I like. They often have returns and unwanted special order items, so if you keep an eye out you can get some nice stuff at a decent price that way, too.
Agree with all who have noted WS is expensive but in terms of upgrading some of your tired cookware here are my favorites:
A really good heavy stainless pan (I have a Sitram I adore!)
A big Le Creuset
Good Knife
Immersion blender (this gets more use than I expected and is great for my tiny apartment kitchen where there is no room for a food processor or blender.)
A rice cooker or slow cooker could come in handy as well.
Happy shopping!
I have been on a WS spending spree due to wedding registry and gift cards. My favorites (best value for WS, in my opinion) are:
* everyday restaurant tableware (made in China, in case you care. I got over it because I believed that WS would have higher standards than most)
* commercial quality half sheet pans (Chicago Metallic made in the US - I believe the ones made in US are exclusive to WS)
* medium maple reversible carving board (Cooks Illustrated choice for best carving board, but I use it as my daily cutting board)
* microplane box grater
* hotel cocktail napkins (we use these as our daily napkins)
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re: Mother of four
I already have the original Microplane and the extra-coarse (not the paddle one -- I compared them side by side at W-S and liked the long skinny one better). I still pull out the box grater on a regular basis for larger quantities of carrot, zucchini, cheese, etc. Haven't used the slicer side much, but the medium ribbon grater is *great* (it is bi-directional -- such fluffy piles of parmesan I have never seen!). The extra coarse grater on the box is coarser than the single one. In short, I pull out the single ones for small things (grating nutmeg, parmesan at the table, garlic straight into the pot) but I really like the box grater for anything bigger. So, yes, you NEED it!!! Cheers.
I can't afford Le Crueset pots and pans yet, but I have fallen in love with their items like rubber spatulas and the such. I went in my local kitchen store to admire the cookware and happened to pick up one of them. Once I had it I didn't want to put it down. They have great shape for the stem and the scraper part is heat proof till 400"F. Plus they come in great colors.
Fagor has just introduced a 3 in 1 electronic appliance. It retails for $119.99. It is programmable to be a 6 qt. pressure cooker ( I'd buy one but I have 2 Fagor stove top pressure cookers), a slow cooker or a rice cooker. Sleek and lovely to look at...Rachel if you are reading this you now know what your Christmas present is,,,It doesn't take up a lot of space and you have one appliance that multi-tasks.


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IPFire 2.11
The IPFire development team has released the 61st core update for IPFire 2.11, a hardened Linux appliance distribution designed for use as a firewall.
According to the IPFire website, IPFire offers corporate-level network protection for everyone from home users to large corporations and focuses on security, stability, and ease of use.
The latest version of IPFire features improved OpenVPN support. Now, static routes may be defined for OpenVPN clients, connections can now be renamed when importing them, and OpenVPN N2N connections are displayed with their status on the index page. Additionally, for security reasons, more than 30 bugs have been fixed for PHP 5.3.14.
According to the announcement, the Reiser4 filesystem will no longer be supported. The IPFire developers say that it has become too difficult to keep their kernels in sync with the Reiser4 development state. The developers recommend making a backup of your system and reinstalling it with one of the filesystems offered by the installer.
The IPFire developers also state that the next major version of IPFire will come with an updated Linux 3.x kernel. The IPFire open source firewall solution is available for free download.
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Heartbleed Bleeds On
According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.
Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
New Raspberry Pi Adds Two USB Ports
New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.
Microsoft Grabs No-IP.com Domains
Redmond rushes in to root out alleged malware haven.
Firefox Steps into 3D
New initiative will bring futuristic virtual reality effects to the web surfing experience.
New Trojan Targets Online Banking
Dyreza malware launches a man-in-the-middle attack that compromises SSL.
HP Rolls Out Massive Cloud Network
New cloud combines worldwide access with local attention to data security.
New Attack Targets Wireless Logins
A first cousin of the recent Heartbleed attack affects EAP-based wireless and peer-to-peer authentication.
Geeks Petition for Free Lenovo BIOS
FOSS community acts to protect freedom of choice for laptop devices.


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Silver Cross Offers Childbirth Education Classes in March
Joliet, IL (February 9, 2011)— Silver Cross offers an array of classes to help new parents prepare and expect the best from their birthing experience in the hospital's beautiful birthing suites. For more information or to register for one or more Childbirth Classes, visit www.silvercross.org or call 1-888-660-HEAL (4325).
Baby Basics
Silver Cross Hospital will offer a class geared to help parents-to-be and new parents learn about their baby's physical care and health, using child care, common problems, stress management and developing positive child guidance skills on Thursday, March 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the hospital, 1200 Maple Rd., Joliet. Class costs $25 per couple. Only the soon-to-be-mom needs to register.
Birthing Center Tours
Silver Cross Hospital will offer free Birthing Center Tours for expectant families on the hospital's campus at 1200 Maple Rd., Joliet. The tours will be offered on Sundays,
March 6, 15, and 20, and Saturday, March 26 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. to help new parents prepare and expect the best from their birthing experience in the hospital's luxurious birthing suites.
Breastfeeding Class
A certified lactation consultant will teach the basics of breastfeeding, including establishing a milk supply, breast pumps, avoiding difficulties and more on Wednesday,
March 2 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Silver Cross Hospital, 1200 Maple Rd., Joliet. Newborns welcome. Cost is $15.
Prenatal Class
Silver Cross will offer a free Prenatal Childbirth Class on Sunday, March 20 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Silver Cross Hospital, 1200 Maple Rd., Joliet. Led by a registered labor and delivery nurse, during this two-day class participants will learn about labor, delivery, recovery, post partum and other birthing options. Class size is limited and registration is mandatory. This class is free.
Prepared Childbirth Weekend Class
Silver Cross will offer a Prepared Childbirth weekend class on Saturday, March 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, March 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the hospital, 1200 Maple Rd., Joliet. Participants will receive instruction from a registered nurse on breathing, relaxation floor exercise techniques and a tour of the luxurious birthing suite. She will also review the labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum processes. Cost is $75 per couple.
About the Birthing Center
The Silver Cross Birthing Center offers luxurious birthing suites where patients have the convenience of staying in the same room through recovery, followed by a stay in the hospital's beautiful mother-child suites. Every birthing suite has an easily adjustable labor bed, private bath and blanket warmer available. Some rooms also include an immersion tub and walk-in shower. Other accommodations include a stereo CD and TV/VCR/DVD, a mini-refrigerator and a recliner/lounge bed for the support person. State-of-the-art medical equipment is set-up and ready inside the suite's cabinetry if needed. There's also a Level II skilled infant care nursery as well as the hospital's normal nursery. A board certified neonatologist/pediatrician from Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago is always present 24 hours a day. For more information about Silver Cross Hospital's Birthing Center visit www.silvercross.org. For a referral to an obstetrician/gynecologist on staff at Silver Cross, call 1-888-660-HEAL (4325).
About Silver Cross Hospital
Silver Cross Hospital is a not-for-profit health care provider serving Will County and southwest suburban communities since 1895. Silver Cross has been recognized as a Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals National Award winner for the last six consecutive years and a one of America's Most Customer Friendly Hospitals by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers. With over 2,500 employees, physicians and volunteers, Silver Cross operates a 304-bed acute care hospital and ten satellite facilities providing outpatient services and physician offices. Construction has begun to build a state-of-the-art replacement hospital opening in 2012 in New Lenox. To learn more about Silver Cross Hospital or a referral to a physician on staff, visit www.silvercross.org or call 1-888-660-HEAL (4325).


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Minnesota's Scott Matyas was named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List, the organization announced Thursday. The award is given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball. Last year, Matyas recorded 15 saves in 23 appearances, posting a 2.22 ERA with 45 strikeouts to just seven walks.
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By Joe Wiercinski
Herald Sports Writer
No one wants to think about snow plows when we've just begun to have 80 degrees and sunshine in May.
Sharon City Manager Scott Andrejchak has been thinking about them though because the oldest equipment in the snow-removal fleet turns 18 years old this year.
Sharon council on Thursday lined up the money and ordered a pair of 10-ton trucks with plows and spreaders to replace two 1995 models that saw their better days a few years ago.
"They should be here the first of October," said Ron Maurice, street department mechanic. "The spreaders will be in them and the plows will be on them and they'll be ready to go."
The city has two other plow trucks it bought in 2001. The new ones will join them as front-line equipment and the '95s will be held in reserve for emergencies.
"We wouldn't get anything out of them but scrap price but they would make good spares if one of the other trucks goes down," Maurice said. "Nine times out of ten, something happens to one of them during the winter."
Having six trucks in the fleet means there would be more equipment than drivers to operate them in the five-member street department.
"We're hoping in the future the city will hire more guys and they can go out all at the same time," Maurice said.
The city is borrowing $309,387 to pay for the trucks. The note for 60 months with Huntington National Bank is at 2.23 percent interest. It calls for annual payments of $65,000 for five years, Andrejchak said.