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Saturday, August 23, 2014
summer in the city
via the sartorialist
This photo was my summer inspiration before I took off for my holiday earlier this month. I'm back and a slave to work once again but I am still thinking of this image when I get dressed on weekends. It's a wonderful look that is city appropriate, yet at the same time effortlessly evoking thoughts of blue skies, wind in my hair, bare limbs warmed by the sun.
(Also, that hair. Too bad I'm allergic to hair covering my forehead.)
Happy weekend to all!
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Labels: dressing, inspired moments, musings, summer days, the sartorialist
Thursday, July 31, 2014
sit. feast on your life
"The time will come
when, with elation
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror
and each will smile at the other's welcome,
and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self.
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you
all your life, whom you ignored
for another, who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,
the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror.
Sit. Feast on your life."
- Love After Love, by Derek Walcott
This month, I turned 30.
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Thursday, July 03, 2014
what fits
My body has informed me in a million ways that yes, I am getting older, and there are a few things it can no longer tolerate. One of them is shoes that are even a little bit uncomfortable. I now require shoes that:
- Have reasonably thick/cushioned soles
- Have leather uppers/soles/interiors that do not rub my feet
- Have vamps that are high enough such that I do not need to grip with my toes in any way
- Are wide enough for my broad feet
Above is every single pair of shoes I own except my running shoes and my flip flops. Some I don't really wear, like the Sam Edelman low-heeled Trinas which I just cannot get into, and the leopard print loafers which I love but they pinch so badly. The kitten heels are my go-to for weddings and and other dressy occasions.
Some are on last legs - the Chucks are so filthy and worn out that I really should replace them, but I just can't let go yet. Ditto for the striped Keds - they have a hole in them but I figure they have another six months of of life in them. The white high-tops from Gram have gotten pretty thin in the sole as well but they don't make them like that any more and I haven't found a replacement. I bought a pair from Pointer in 2012 but they met an unfortunate end at a dog adoption fair (it rained, they got soaked, and splattered with mud and dirt, the canvas dried in a weird way and the glued bits came apart, clearly not made for toughing out).
This is a good shoe count for me - enough variety to keep me interested and enough in rotation to keep any one pair from wearing out too fast. I didn't replace my ballet flats when my last pair died but strangely, I don't miss them, even though they were a staple for years - compared to the sturdier shoes I have moved on to, they're not nearly as comfortable.
I still want a pair of flat ankle boots and indeed a pair is on its way to me now - I bought them online and it makes me nervous, I hope they fit. I may buy another pair of casual flat sandals when the right pair comes along - there are some days where the gold ones just don't hit the spot.
I won't throw away the Chucks even when I get a new pair - they have at least seven years of memories in them and they've travelled to really far-flung places with me. Same goes for the Gram ones. I have a pair of peeling Onizuka Tigers I feel that way about too. Sneakers almost always come with my on holidays and work trips and it's so much harder to let them go.
What's your shoe game?
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Labels: musings, my wardrobe, shoes
Friday, June 13, 2014
knuckle down
"In the same way that some people are born with extra-bendy thumbs, there are people who are born with the will to work. As Amoruso explains in #GIRLBOSS, one theme of her wobbly adolescence was an urgent desire to be an employee somewhere, working at something, for some amount of money. Topics like friends, boys, and family get a few sentences each in the book, while a string of menial adolescent jobs gets a whole chapter. That section, "Shitty Jobs Saved My Life," is where Amoruso itemizes her industriousness: There were stints at a hydroponic-plant store, a dry cleaner, an orthopedic-shoe store, a restaurant, a Borders, a factory-outlet mall, a landscaping outfit, and, before that, babysitting gigs and a paper route."
- The Cut profile of Nasty Gal Founder Sophia Amoruso
One thing I love about the fashion is that it is full of great stories about hardworking women with good ideas. You can read the rest of the profile here. Reading it, I was also reminded of this Business of Fashion profile of Kate Lanphear, where she said:
"I ended up living in a hostel, sharing a room with seven guys in bunk beds," she said. "I was the only girl in the room. I would clean the disgusting hostel through the night. My roommates taught me how to hustle pool. You would drink beer for free and buy a loaf of bread and peanut butter and eat that for a whole week.
"I'm glad I did it. I don't think I could go through it again. But it was an amazing time. I would go to work for a magazine during the day and then work through the night so they would let me live in the hostel."
I work with a lot of young staff at the moment, and it can be pretty frustrating when people believe some tasks are beneath them and they don't pull their weight to deliver something up to mark. And they believe that just by vocalising their disagreement with something, they're entitled to reject the task. It astonishes them that they have to do something they dislike. This is bullshit (unless of course we are talking about fighting sexual harassment and other forms of exploitation, committing a crime, etc). Very often, when you're working for someone else, you accept some of the shit that comes with doing something you love. You have your days of fist-pumping awesomeness, but you also have days where you're doing what you're told, earning your keep. Is it out of fashion, to believe that every now and then you have to pay your dues in life?
As someone who logged years of humbling work while studying - waitressing, tutoring, working as a retail sales assistant, giving out flyers, even assembling furniture for a showroom - I often think lots of people can benefit from such experiences, provided they're willing to learn from them. You learn to knuckle down and take instruction, fight back your ego and be a team player. Working for a living makes you appreciate opportunities. Some people never have to go through this to become a better person. But most people, I think, need a jolt every now and then to remember that the world doesn't owe them anything.
- The Cut profile of Nasty Gal Founder Sophia Amoruso
One thing I love about the fashion is that it is full of great stories about hardworking women with good ideas. You can read the rest of the profile here. Reading it, I was also reminded of this Business of Fashion profile of Kate Lanphear, where she said:
"I ended up living in a hostel, sharing a room with seven guys in bunk beds," she said. "I was the only girl in the room. I would clean the disgusting hostel through the night. My roommates taught me how to hustle pool. You would drink beer for free and buy a loaf of bread and peanut butter and eat that for a whole week.
"I'm glad I did it. I don't think I could go through it again. But it was an amazing time. I would go to work for a magazine during the day and then work through the night so they would let me live in the hostel."
I work with a lot of young staff at the moment, and it can be pretty frustrating when people believe some tasks are beneath them and they don't pull their weight to deliver something up to mark. And they believe that just by vocalising their disagreement with something, they're entitled to reject the task. It astonishes them that they have to do something they dislike. This is bullshit (unless of course we are talking about fighting sexual harassment and other forms of exploitation, committing a crime, etc). Very often, when you're working for someone else, you accept some of the shit that comes with doing something you love. You have your days of fist-pumping awesomeness, but you also have days where you're doing what you're told, earning your keep. Is it out of fashion, to believe that every now and then you have to pay your dues in life?
As someone who logged years of humbling work while studying - waitressing, tutoring, working as a retail sales assistant, giving out flyers, even assembling furniture for a showroom - I often think lots of people can benefit from such experiences, provided they're willing to learn from them. You learn to knuckle down and take instruction, fight back your ego and be a team player. Working for a living makes you appreciate opportunities. Some people never have to go through this to become a better person. But most people, I think, need a jolt every now and then to remember that the world doesn't owe them anything.
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Labels: inspired moments, musings
Thursday, May 29, 2014
wonderful world
Sailing and diving around Komodo, Flores, Rinca and other islands that dot the Komodo National Park is one of those experiences I will never be able to convey in words. It was a trip that vibrated with life, pulsing with the joy of the living, breathing world, and you feel at once so small and yet part of something bigger at the same time.
The landscape was a surprise; having travelled only to parts of Indonesia covered by dense, tropical jungle, I wasn't expecting the rugged volcanic mountains, the dramatic cliffs, scrubby hills covered with yellow, tufty-looking grass, ringed by white-sandy beaches and clear turquoise waters that darken to sapphire as we move away from land.
The bright blue sky turns pink, purple and orange as the sun sets; nights are strewn with stars and and the moon glows white. Flying foxes stream out of a nearby mangrove by the thousands at dusk; wild boars trot out at dawn to sip at a stream. A family of wild Komodo dragons bask in the late afternoon on the beach, scrabbling eagerly to their feet when we approach.
Under water, a burst of life. Silvery giant trevallys school and strike at prey with astonishing speed, reef sharks circle with grace, while mantas soar with a flick of their fins, stunning you with their size (easily 4 metres across) and charming you with their playful intelligence. Get caught in the wrong kind of current and you find yourself clinging onto rocks for dear life, the water seemingly trying to peel your fingers off. Get caught in the right kind of current and you take off on an exhilarating flight, past a dazzling array of coral and jewel-coloured fish, the kind of thing you saw on BBC's "Blue Planet" and can't believe you're seeing for yourself. When the sun sets, a kooky array of crabs scuttle out, adorned with shells, sponges and corals to presumably to blend in with the seascape, tiny shrimp look at you with glowing eyes, luminous squid the size of your fist bob around, eyeballing you and glowing furiously. A lone Spanish Dancer (essentially, a pretty sea slug) twirls in mid-water, sinuous, dramatic, voluptuous. You're in outer space, sort of.
Life on a boat - you take your meals, you dive, you sprawl in the shade to read and fall asleep as the boat rocks. No shoes for a week. When the boat plows through the open sea, a pod of dolphins may race you, their sleek grey bodies streaking through the surface. A turtle may come up for some sun, nodding at you before it dives down again.
The world is never still, but you feel so at peace.
I took more videos than photos underwater, so here's a short one I made of the mantas.
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Labels: diving, musings, photography, travel
Tuesday, May 06, 2014
shopping for blues
I love jeans. I've gone about this before so I won't repeat myself. I felt like I had to do this post, after a shopping expedition with my younger sister for jeans.
I don't believe in a "go-to" label/shop/style for jeans - what suits one person may not suit someone else. There's nothing to do except to try whatever you come across that appeals to you, and hopefully get lucky early. For example, my friends look great in Levis, but new or vintage, I've never found a pair I liked on me.
Jeans have become such an gold mine for retailers, to the point where spending US$200 on a pair of jeans doesn't raise as many eyebrows as you might imagine. A whole cult has also sprung up around denim, especially for men's jeans - the best mills are in Japan/Turkey/whatever; raw denim is superior; chain stitches versus loop. My favourite bit of denim bullshit has to be those Proportion of Blu jeans that claim to be cut according to the "golden ratio". Hokay. (Read this for a debunk of the golden mean.)
A lot of fancy jeans out there aren't worth the hype. At one shop in Singapore, I watched my sister try jeans from MiH, Rag and Bone, J Brand, and some of these "jeans" are 50% modal. How is that a jean? They may have a great cut but in terms of quality, it's little better than whatever you find in Topshop.
How did we get here? My first pair of skinny jeans were from Mango, a cheap buy when I was experimenting with the style. They're 98% cotton, 2% stretch, and have the thickness of canvas. They're 8 years old and awesome. I have another pair from H&M, 7 years old, thinner than the Mango ones, but also a mere 2% stretch and feel nice and substantial.
Today, I don't think you can find skinny jeans like that at both stores. It's a downer, to be awash in all this spandex masquerading as denim, with none of the grain and heft that makes denim special.
I haven't bought jeans since 2008, but if I were to shop for jeans today, I would skip most of the premium brands - J Brand, Current/Elliot, AG, MiH. They're fit great - buy them if that is your main concern. But I don't think the fabrics on par with the prices and you can find cheap versions of them in High Street stories if you care to search. And these premium brands aren't always manufactured in conditions better than your mass market brands.
I feel like for women, there's a lot of rubbish out there, designed to be fashionable but unappealing if you're more about how the material feels. One brand that still ticks all the boxes for me - ethical manufacturing, high quality denim, good price - is Nudie. That said, Nudies fit me well but they also look terrible on many people (they are unisex), because of the limited range of cuts.
I've never tried Raleigh Denim but they seem to have a reasonably sensible approach towards what can sometimes border on pretentious. One version of their women's raw denim (so rare!) has a small percentage of stretch, which is very logical if you want to sell skinny jeans in the stiffest material possible.
I don't much personal experience with other brands, so please do share your favourites.
When shopping, keep in mind...
Don't be a brand snob – Sure, skip the brands/manufacturers that go against your personal principles (poor labour practices, offensive marketing) but keep an open mind otherwise. My impression of True Religion is pretty trashy but my sister has an all-black pair with no logos or contrast stitching or garish hardware that she found for a great price in an outlet mall. It fits great, it's made in the US, and the denim quality is pretty decent – substantial to the touch but washed to a comfortable softness.
Since no single brand fits every body type, sometimes you have to ignore the superficially objectionable things to find the perfect pair. Almost all my jeans are Diesel (mostly purchased over 7, 8 years ago) and I don't think I'm the typical Diesel customer. But there is quality to be found amid all that aggressive distressing.
Fabric, fabric, fabric - I loath jeans with too much stretch; they look and feel like leggings. But a bit of stretch is godsend for comfort's sake. As a guide, 2% is plenty stretchy. But I have also seen 98% cotton jeans that feel like leggings, so clearly the quality of the cotton matters too.
If you want to go into fine details, ask about the weight of the jeans - usually given in ounces. The heavier jeans the more substantial the fabric, and the less likely they fall into the category of "legging-jean monstrosity". Most women's jeans should be about 11 to 14 ounces. I've seen 23-ounce jeans, but they seem incredibly unnecessary unless you plan do some really manual work.
Sizing and fit - The rule of thumb is that you buy the smallest possible size you can fit in, because denim stretches. Sanforised (pre-shrunk) raw denim shouldn't shrink much. On the other hand, like all denim, they will stretch. Extremely distressed jeans stretch more quickly because the fibres have been weakened by the process. Jeans that have a bit of stretch hold their shape and size a bit better.
Although there's a lot of talk about sizing down, almost all my jeans are a size 30 and I've only sized down once, to a 29. For the most part, they have kept their shape and not stretched to a ridiculous degree (by one size or more). A few pairs have bagged slightly at the bum and knees but it's nothing unsightly, and that sort of stretching can't be helped.
When I try on jeans, I always walk around, sit down, and do a deep squat (in the fitting room). If the jeans are tight but still allow me to do these things without feeling like I'm about to give myself DVT, they're a good bet.
For raw denim, I don't find I have to size down, but I would never buy them too skinny or tight - raw denim by nature just isn't meant to stretch and buying them super tight doesn't make sense to me - it wears them out faster.
Workmanship - Waistbands are something I zoom in one - the best jeans have sturdy, lined waistbands and they're the foundation of good fit - they should never gap and never ride down when worn.
Stitching should look sturdy, especially in the outer and inseams. The seams should run smoothly in line that follows the curve of your leg and shouldn't twist when you put them on.
A word denim retailers like to bandy around is "selvedge". Selvedge simply means the ends of the fabric has been finished with tape to prevent unravelling (see here for visual comparison). Only one pair of my jeans has a selvedge finish - my raw denim Nudies - and while they certainly look nicer, it's not like my other jeans have started unravelling, so I've yet to see the difference made evident.
Also, as explained in the Rawr Denim post I linked above, selvedge is quite a trendy word and it's trickled down to mass market labels, and it doesn't always indicate quality.
There's always the tailor - Boyfriend jeans are easy enough to find now, but in the past I would buy skinny or straight jeans a size too big and alter them for the perfect slouchy skinny fit. I did that a pair of Sevens I found for 80% off and a pair of Diesels. If you have a tailor you trust to work denim well, little tweaks can mean perfection.
And when I finally realised bootcuts weren't my thing, I decided to alter one pair into a tapered/straight cut. They are 9 years old and in regular rotation and fit better than anything I can buy off the rack. Don't let old jeans go to waste, especially if they're good quality, like vintage Levis.
Wash and care
Denim enthusiasts will tell you to wash your jeans as infrequently as possible. This is rather overdoing it, I think, even though yes, I do wear my jeans for months before washing them. This is because you want to give it time to mould to your shape, and get comfortable. Also, for distressed denim, where the fibres are already weak, frequent washing - once a week, every week - means jeans lose their shape faster.
But on the flip side,washing once a year is a little extreme, especially for raw denim. All that dirt and grime building up isn't good for a stiff fabric like that and you risk wearing it out sooner too.
In the end, you just have to look at how your jeans look or feel after washing (not not washing) and go with your gut, and avoid extremes. Also, if they start to smell...
I wash all my jeans in a washing machine. There are very elaborate care instructions out there, especially for raw denim, but denim is a rugged fabric, and I think there's something wrong if it needs that much fuss. Generally, I'd say:
- Use cold water, and avoid the dryer. Heat is damaging to the fabric and the rinse.
- If you want to slow down fading, use a mild detergent, and wash inside-out. Whatever you use for delicate fabrics should work.
- Use the "delicates" mode on the machine. Actually I use this mode a lot for all my good clothing because it doesn't spin much - hence less abrasion of the fabric and less stretching. But your clothes come out wetter.
I'm not sure how useful this post is - I seemed to have raged on about what I hate but offered little by way of solutions. But I suppose beginning with a process of elimination isn't a bad place to start?
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Labels: jeans, musings, shopping adventures
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
the power of small
Persephone Books, London
Travelling alone makes me aware of time, space, limits. You can do more with less, in less. But you can also become overwhelmed more easily – no companion to break the long hours, figure out directions, conquer a menu.
On this trip, small felt made me feel more comfortable – and I was looking for comfortable. I wanted to recharge. Small was good.
Some of the "small" things on my trip I appreciated, in no particular order:
The Escher Museum in The Hague
It was a lovely interlude between work commitments. Like many good small museums, it was a concise introduction to Escher's works and his mark on the art world. I left feeling like I learned something. In contrast, when I went to the British Museum in London to see its new exhibition on Vikings, I left feeling drained. The exhibit itself was great but I felt overwhelmed by the temptation of other shows on offer: something on Baselitz, a new section on Chinese jade, the feeling that I should check out the sections I hadn't seen before.
Restaurants with small menus
When you dine alone you don't want to feel like there are these amazing things on the menu that you won't get to try because you don't have four stomachs. So I enjoying going to places that specialised – burger places with perhaps 4, 5 options to choose from; cafes offering simple breakfasts meant to let you start the day without thinking too much.
Small boutiques/shops
My favourite shopping experiences of the whole trip were at Margaret Howell, Carven and Vanessa Bruno, because they reminded me that it can be a pleasure shopping a designer's vision of a collection, rather than an edited selection at a department store or a multi-brand boutique or an online store. You see more of a singular vision. You notice the less showy items that hasn't been seen everywhere. I also love seeing the shop staff wear the label's clothes – you see how things really work on a person, in motion. At Margaret Howell, this was really cool because the staff wear her clothes so well, and it isn't easy to pull off some of those silhouettes.
And there was Persephone Books, which publishes out-of-print books by mostly women writers. The selection is a small, which allows you to go through every title on the shelf. How often can you accomplish that in any book store?
(And Lamb Conduit Street is a really nice street to walk through.)
I enjoyed having a park near my hotel to run in - as opposed to dodging pedestrians on the street - but for a bit of greenery and a short walk to stretch my legs, gardens - often found in squares - are perfect in scale. Russell Square is a nice respite from the British Museum, and I came across a couple of nice ones in Mayfair - one near Mount Street, which really feels like a private garden, and Grosvenor Square.
A small hotel room
Perhaps for a longer stay I would appreciate a bigger room but for two nights, the Ampersand's tiniest room was perfect. It was a small room with a generously-sized bed from heaven and a spacious bathroom - I like small rooms but hate small bathrooms. There's no desk, no armchair, and only a sliver of wardrobe space but it feels cozy when you're just after 8 to 10 hours of sleep + lying in with a book - yes I was that lazy. And there is something comfortable about having everything within sight and reach.
Special thanks to:
Marlene, for the company and showing me to some of the delights of Marylebone, like this and this
Hannah-Rose, for her awesome list of recommendations on what to eat, see, do in London (like Persephone Books) - I didn't have time to check out everything but wished I did!
Amanda and Dead Fleurette for weighing on accommodation options
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Nacho Vidal is a movie producer for Evil Angel Studios and this site has a collection of his DVDs/scenes for download along with photo content too. The guest tour is quite informative as they let visitors browse the collection by category and you can really get a feel for which scenes and movies are available. Also note that about twenty additional bonus sites from this studio are included as well many of which are other studio director/producer themed like Nacho's.
Nacho Vidal DVDs/Videos, Hardcore Studio Collection.
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Nice Video DL/Viewing Options, Good Amount of HD Scenes.
As you can see on the tour there are over a hundred scenes with their better newer HD level. They have a niche section dedicated to those and clearly mark each with an 'HD' icon. These are MP4 and reach up to an awesome 1920x1080 6800k and they have a 1280x720 level too. Full-video WMV and MP4 downloads are available across all scenes and there is also a good and high quality in-browser Flash player.
Evil Angel Bonus Sites Including Other Directors/Producers.
Nacho's site does pretty well on the amount of content available but the twenty bonus sites are a nice extra to have. They're linked to from Nacho's member's area and you can find lots more similar producer and niche content from this studio. Fans of Nacho's DVDs should like many of the other sites too since they are closely related in terms of content style and site set-up.
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A solid collection of Evil Angel producer Nacho Vidal's DVDs with lots of latina & anal action.
Nacho Vidal Hardcore offers up a solid collection of this producer's movies. There are a few dozen total DVDs which translates into a couple hundred individual scenes. The HD newer movies and included network bonus sites are both nice features that add to the value. The updates are not consistent which is surprising since they clearly have a library of his movies at his disposal. Overall though I like Nacho's collection by itself and also the larger group of sites that members get access to.
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Whit Baseball Team Eyes Season Start
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
WALLA WALLA, Wash. – As baseball coach Casey Powell eyes the start of his seventh season at Whitman College, good weather tops his immediate wish list.
But with a roster sitting on the south side of 20, his greater hope is for good health as his squad embarks on the long haul of a 40-game season.
The start of that season is just days away. The Missionaries leave Wednesday and wing their way to the Los Angeles area for a three-game series with Occidental College, beginning Friday, Feb. 6.
| Casey Powell
"So far, the weather hasn't cooperated here at home, which means all of our workouts have been indoors," he says. "We think we do a good job of preparing the guys with indoor workouts, but it would be great if we could actually get outside before we head to California on Wednesday."
Once the season starts, Powell says that keeping his team healthy will be paramount. "For different reasons, we've lost some guys from a year ago, so we might go to California with just 16 players," he says. "Compensating for that lack of depth by keeping guys healthy is going to be a big key for us this year."
A year ago, Whitman opened its season in fine fashion by taking two of three of games from Occidental.
"It looks like we'll be facing an entirely different team this year," he notes. "They have a new head coach and a smaller roster by choice. It sounds like they cut 10 from the guys who turned out in the fall."
Occidental has an edge in that it's been working outdoors and will have three games under its belt before Whitman shows up. "Game speed is always a little different, and we've got some freshmen who will be playing their first college games," Powell says. "Our freshmen might have that deer-in-the-headlights look, but that's the way it works."
Whitman Pitching Staff
One one reason for optimism, as Whitman prepares for Occidental, is that senior Pete Stadmeyer and junior Blaine Mercado are anchoring the pitching staff.
"When you look at the top of the rotation, Pete and Blaine should be the best one-two punch that we've had in a few years," Powell says. "This is Pete's fourth season, and I always feel we've got a chance to win when I hand him the ball. Blaine is a transfer (from Walla Walla Community College) who has a lot of experience on the mound, and he's very competitive. He's going to give us that same chance to win games."
| Pete Stadmeyer
Stadmeyer, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound lefty, earned Northwest Conference Pitcher of the Week honors last spring after hurling Whitman to a 3-1 victory over Whitworth. Earlier in the season, he struck out nine in six innings in hard-luck 2-0 loss to George Fox.
"Pete didn't get a lot of run support last year, and the defense behind him wasn't always the best," Powell says. "He just needs to work on keeping his walks to a minimum. If he does that, he's going to have a strong senior season."
Stadmeyer honed his skills last summer with the Bend Elks, one of the region's top teams in the summer league for college players.
"Pete's velocity has continued to increase compared to his freshman and sophomore years," Powell says. "In the past, you could classify Pete as one of those crafty lefties. Last year he started to realize that he can also be a power pitcher in this conference, and that he beat guys with his fastball and not just his change-up.
"Pete's fastball is better now with some good late movement, and he hides the ball well with his delivery. But his change-up is still his best pitch. With his increased velocity, that change-up is even more deadly. He's still working on his curveball, and while it's his third best pitch, it's still a good one."After playing his first two seasons of college ball at WWCC, Mercado stayed for a third year and worked as a pitching coach. "We really like Blaine's talent, experience and competitiveness, and not just on the mound," Powell says. "He's also going to play third base, and he can swing the bat."
| Blaine Mercado
"On the mound, Blaine has command of all three pitches, and he throws strikes," Powell adds. "He threw a great simulated game in the bullpen last week. I think his work as a pitching coach last year at the CC made him a better pitcher. Plus, it's like he gives us a second pitching coach. We feel comfortable leaving him alone to work with the younger pitchers."Jason Sease, a junior, and rookie Peter Olson begin the season in the third and fourth spots in Whitman's starting pitcher rotation.
"Jason was throwing really well for us last year until the Pacific series, when he banged up his arm sliding into a base," Powell says. "He never quite bounced back from that. So far, he's looked good again in the bullpen."
Olson, a freshman from Lake Forest Park, Wash., has "already thrown some good bullpens for us," Powell says. "He has a good breaking ball, and he understands how to pitch. He's not going to overpower a lot of people, but he knows that, and he throws a lot of strikes."
| Calvin Davis
Whitman's relief corps includes seniors Trygve Madsen and Calvin Davis.
"Trygve was probably our most consistent reliever last year," Powell says. "He throws offspeed stuff, and he's good one time through a line-up. We're looking for the same kind of contributions from him this season, although he's been sick the past week and might not be ready for the Occidental series."Davis is back on the squad after a one-year absence. "He gives us another lefty. Again, he's not overpowering, but he's working hard on his breaking stuff. His last bullpen was a good one, so we're happy with his progression. If he throws well, he might get a start or two."
| Trygve Madsen
Junior Brian Kitamura and sophomore Erik Korsmo will make most of their contributions as position players, but Powell also expects them to throw in relief. "From the fall to now, Erik has probably shown more improvement on the mound than any of our guys."
Eric Tolleson, a freshman from Vancouver, Wash., was part of two state titles at Portland Christian, but he starts this season on the disabled list. "He's coming off shoulder surgery, so we haven't seen him throw yet," Powell says. "He's just playing catch at this point. Once he gets healthy, we could give us another reliable arm in relief."
Powell also has hopes that senior Chris Faidley and freshman David Michaels might bolster the Missionary pitching staff once the basketball season is over.
"Chris was a three-sport athlete in high school, and David also played baseball for three years in high school," Powell says. "Chris is a great all-around athlete, and David already has a big league frame with those long arms and body. It would be great to have them start off in relief and see what they can do."
| Michael Lazcano
Whitman Catching
Regardless of who's on the mound, the Missionary catching chores are in good hands with junior Michael Lazcano, Powell says.
"In terms of his defense behind the plate and arm strength, Michael is as good as anyone in our conference. He makes the throw to second base and blocks balls in the dirt. I'm hoping this is his breakout year, and that his talent and maturity behind the plate really start to show. He'll catch the majority of our games."Korsmo and Kitamura, who will see most of their playing time in the outfield, will be Whitman's backup backstops.
Whitman Outfield
| Brian Kitamura
"The best depth we have right now is in the outfield," Powell says.
| Dan White
"We have five guys who can play any of the three positions. We don't lose much regardless of which five are out there. They all make the necessary reads from all three spots."
"Brian Kitamura has the best speed and makes the best reads, and he will anchor the outfield in center," Powell says. Senior Dan White joins Sease, Korsmo and Davis in the outfield rotation.
"Dan seems to play his best ball late in the season, but we're hoping his game clicks early this season and goes from there. Calvin and Jason also have good experience in the outfield. Jason did a good job moving to the outfield last year after playing the infield as a freshman."
Powell also expects Olson, one of his freshmen, to see time in the outfield. "What Peter needs to work on, whether we're talking about the mound or the outfield, is his strength."
Whitman Infield
"We're getting better in the infield, but that's where we lost the most from last season," Powell says. All-conference second baseman Adam Knappe graduated, and shortstop Austin Shackelford transferred to the University of Utah. Shackelford, who led Whitman in doubles, home runs and RBI last season, is redshirting this season at Utah.
| Matt Morris-Rosenfeld
Sophomore Jay Richards, who split most of his time last season between first and second bases, replaces Shackelford at short. "Jay will do fine there," Powell says. "He won't make the glamorous throws from the six hole, but he'll make the routine plays and do a good job."
Patrick Stauffer, a freshman from Portland, Ore., fills the void at second base. "He's got a good glove and picks the ball well," Powell says. "He runs well, which will help on the offensive side."
Skyler Bissell, a freshman from Paonia, Colo., will also see time at second base.
When he's not pitching, Mercado will play third base. "Blaine hasn't swung the bat in a few years, but he has some pop in his bat," Powell says. "He can hit and make the plays in the field."
Sam Schonfeld, a 6-foot, 190-pound freshman from Santa Rosa, Calif., is also ticketed for time at third. "Sam rolled an ankle early in our fall ball season, so we didn't get a good look at him then," Powell says. "But he's impressed us the last two weeks with his work in the batting cage. We've tried to help him with a few things and he's done a good job absorbing that. He's been hitting the ball well, and he's a strong kid."
Senior Matt Morris-Rosenfeld returns at first base. "Matt has made some good improvements in his four seasons, and he'll do a good job there," Powell says.
"Once he gets healthy, Eric Tolleson might also get some at first base in addition to the mound," Powell says. "He was MVP in the state championship when he was a junior at Portland Christian. We knew he could pitch, but he also has good bat speed. He can hit. We're hoping that Eric might be healthy and ready to go by Spring Break."
Another wildcard for the Missionaries is sophomore Nate Rankin, who showed promise at the plate last season while continuing to fight back problems. "It would be great to get Nate healthy again," Powell says. "He's a big strong kid, and his bat was starting to come around as he got through his freshman season. If he gets healthy, we could use him at first or third, or even in right field. He works hard and wants to play and compete."
Whitman Hitting Order
"I've been tinkering with the hitting line-up quite a bit, but every time I write one up, it's different," Powell says. "Because of their speed, we'd like to use Kitamura and Stauffer at the top of the order. We're not that concerned with stealing bases, but we want people at the top who can get on base, run and get things going for us."
Richards and Sease are two more possibilities for the top slots with Mercado, Korsmo and Morris-Rosenfeld filling the RBI spots. Rankin and Tolleson, if healthy, are two more middle-of-the-order options. "Lazcano also has good experience at the plate and can swing the bat," Powell says.
"We don't have a ton of speed or power, so we're working on a lot of small-ball stuff and situational hitting," Powell says. "All of the guys need do all the little things and produce at key times."
Northwest Conference
"The conference looks as good as ever," Powell says. "I'd say that Linfield, George Fox and PLU are the three strongest teams. PLU had a lot of freshman and sophomores playing last year, and those guys should be back. Linfield lost a lot of players to graduation, but they never have any trouble reloading. Fox has a lot of guys back."
"If Willamette gets any starting pitching, they should be good also," Powell says. "They have a good line-up returning otherwise, including last year's Player of the Year (slugging first baseman Kyle Stalker)."
Whitman won just two of 32 conference games last season, but those numbers include several narrow losses. "We had our chances in a lot of games last year," Powell says. "Had we broken through in a few of those tight games early in the season, I think we could have turned it around a lot earlier. At it was, we didn't really get it going until we split the last four games with Whitworth."
After opening its season at Occidental, Whitman heads to McMinnville, Ore., for three non-conference tournament games Feb. 20-22. The Missionaries wrap up their non-conference slate when they host Central Washington on Thursday, Feb. 26, at Borleske Stadium.
Whitman also opens its NWC schedule at home. Puget Sound comes to Borleske March 7-8 for a four-game set.
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Byrom's attorneys asked the Supreme Court on Monday to give her another trial. In such post-conviction petitions, an inmate argues they have found new evidence -- or a possible constitutional problem -- that could persuade a court to order a new trial.
Her attorney, David Calder, argued that Edward Byrom Jr. told a forensic psychologist during an evaluation that he had been physically and emotionally abused by his father and he shot his father for his own reasons.
Calder said the statements from Byrom Jr. were not revealed to Michelle Byrom or her attorneys before her trial and the psychologist was not allowed to testify about them at her trial.
The Supreme Court has given Attorney General Jim Hood's office until Monday to respond. Byrom would have until March 5 to rebut the attorney general's arguments.
Hood has said Byrom has run out of appeals. On Monday, Hood asked the Supreme Court to set Byrom's execution date for March 27. The court has not ruled on that.
Michelle Byrom was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2000 in Tishomingo County in the killing of Edward "Eddie" Byrom Sr. and for recruiting her son in the plot.
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In a rare move, Michelle Byrom asked Circuit Judge Thomas Gardner, instead of the jury, to decide whether she should serve life in prison or be put to death. Gardner sentenced her to death.
Prosecutors said she killed her husband of 20 years for money. Prosecutors said Michelle Byrom planned to pay a hit man $15,000 with proceeds from the estate estimated at more than $350,000.
Defense attorneys argued she had been physically abused as a child and by her husband.
Byrom Jr. testified against his mother during the trial as part of a plea bargain. He later pleaded guilty to several charges in the murder-for-hire scheme, including conspiracy to commit murder. Gardner sentenced him to 50 years in prison with 20 years suspended.
Joseph Dale Gillis, who was described in court documents as the hit man, pleaded guilty to lesser charges of conspiracy to commit capital murder and accessory after the fact. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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It's been a while since I did a major rankings update for our division-by-division top tens, but I went through and made some adjustments. As I've said before, these are not traditional rankings in the sense that you might stay where you are forever if you don't lose. These rankings -- like every other set in the world -- are subjective and I believe deserve to be revisited. Not to make it sound like serious business or anything, but spots should be earned, not just kept.
We'll start off with a big example of what I mean.
1. Juan Manuel Lopez (2)
2. Celestino Caballero (3)
3. Yuriorkis Gamboa (4)
4. Rafael Marquez (5)
5. Chris John (1)
6. Elio Rojas (7)
7. Steven Luevano (6)
8. Daniel Ponce de Leon (8)
9. Orlando Salido (9)
10. Cristobal Cruz (10)
Chris John drops from the top spot to number five because I just don't feel he deserves to be called the best featherweight in the world anymore. On April 11, I did a feature on the featherweight top ten, and kept John at the top spot, almost talking myself into why I was doing it. But my mind has changed. He just hasn't really earned it. He hasn't fought since last September, when he beat Rocky Juarez in a rematch. Since then there have been tentative dates set against weak opponents that haven't panned out, and pretty clear indications out of Indonesia that Chris John is not looking to fight any of the top guys. So why is he ranked No. 1? He stayed there for a good while because the 126-pound division just wasn't very good. Right now, it's one of the best divisions in boxing, and the top five stacks up well to any other top five you're going to find in the sport.
It also came down to the following four questions:
- Would John beat Juan Manuel Lopez? In my opinion, no.
- Would John beat Celestino Caballero? In my opinion, no.
- Would John beat Yuriorkis Gamboa? In my opinion, no.
- Would John beat Rafael Marquez? In my opinion, no.
Chris John is a very good boxer. But his ambition is lacking. Yuriorkis Gamboa hasn't fought the toughest opposition in the world, either, but fights against Rogers Mtagwa and the upcoming bout with Orlando Salido are on par with what Chris John has done from 2003 to present, with the exception of John's fight against Juan Manuel Marquez in 2006. Rocky Juarez is a quality enough fighter, but really no higher-regarded last year than Salido is now. It may tip slightly in Juarez's favor, but that's just nitpicking. John has held his belt hostage for most of his reign fighting mediocre opponents. If he were showing any desire to fight a top featherweight, maybe I wouldn't drop him below the other four. But he's a month and a half away from being inactive for a year.
1. Sergio Martinez (1)
2. Paul Williams (2)
3. Kelly Pavlik (3)
4. Felix Sturm (4)
5. Dmitry Pirog (-)
6. Sebastian Sylvester (5)
7. David Lemieux (-)
8. Gennady Golovkin (8)
9. Matthew Macklin (10)
10. Darren Barker (9)
This is a division on the precipice of a major overhaul. I keep Paul Williams ranked here and not at 154 for the time being. It's a judgment call where to rank him, but he has to go somewhere.
The big roll-in, obviously, is Dmitry Pirog, who made a lot of fans on Saturday night. I'm frankly not convinced at this point that anyone from number six on down would beat Danny Jacobs (well, probably Lemieux, but I'll get to him in a moment), but Pirog crushed him in convincing fashion and looked like a real ring general. There has already been talk, apparently, about having Pirog face middleweight champion Sergio Martinez in October. We'll see.
Kelly Pavlik stays at number three on resume, mostly. Where his career goes from this point is really up in the air. It appears he'll stay at 160 instead of moving up to 168, but who knows who he'll be fighting? Top Rank likely will offer him a soft touch, somewhat in the post-Hopkins style of Marco Antonio Rubio, though Rubio was one of Pavlik's mandatories at the time. Felix Sturm will be getting back in action on September 4 against Giovanni Lorenzo, who's a borderline top ten sort of guy. Lorenzo can punch and Sturm will have been out of the ring for 14 months by the time they fight. An upset there would not shock me, though it would have to be a stoppage. Lorenzo will get zero favors on the cards against Sturm.
David Lemieux also enters the rankings at number seven. That might seem premature, but he is vicious, and I don't think there is anyone else at 160 with his power, and he has a great in-ring demeanor, too. He really does look like the complete package. Frankly I'd pick him to beat Sebastian Sylvester without a lot of trouble if they fought next. The next win Lemieux gets over a credible opponent could boost him over Sylvester. He's that impressive of a young fighter.
Gennady Golovkin is a legit fighter, but his upcoming bout is iffy at best. It's in Mexico against a Colombian named Milton Nunez, who has a nice looking knockout rate against total scrubs in Colombia. Expect Golovkin to likely crush him in short order, and the fact that the WBA sanctioned that as a vacant interim title fight is -- you guessed it! -- ridiculous.
Then you have Darren Barker, who didn't look great in his last fight, and Matthew Macklin, who last fought in December. Those two are set to meet on September 18 in what will essentially serve as a top ten eliminator for me.
A bunch of others could be here. 26-year-old Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam has talent, but his opposition has been soft. A good European-level fight would be great to see for him. I don't count out Danny Jacobs from joining this list by summer 2011. Veteran Roman Karmazin could be on this list, but I get the feeling his draw with Sebastian Sylvester, which was a close and competitive fight, was about all he had left. Peter Manfredo Jr. has been much better since getting back down to 160, but I still doubt his chances against really top-level foes. Lajuan Simon is still out there under the radar, and has won two straight. Sebastian Zbik dropped out of the top ten, because I'm just not a very big fan of him, to be honest. I think he would have some real problems with even Macklin and Barker, for instance, and would need some home cooking to beat either of them. Fernando Guerrero is a guy I really like, but am realistic about. He's going to have some problems with his height eventually. Craig McEwan is one of those OK prospects that might turn out to be a really good fighter, or might turn into an also-ran.
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David Cameron was resolute when asked about Tory opposition to the HS2 project: "This is going to happen. I have been a strong supporter right from the start." The Prime Minister continued:
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These are difficult economic times, but I think that is precisely the time you should be planning for the future, working out how we link up the cities of our country, how we reduce journey times, how we spread wealth and prosperity around the country.
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KINGSTON (WATE) – After traveling hundreds of miles, the suspect in the Roane County murder of Brooke Morris, 23, is behind bars.
Shawn Smoot was indicted last week by a Roane County grand jury but fled to Mississippi when he was scheduled to turn himself in. Smoot was arrested Tuesday night nearly 400 miles away by the Pearl River County Sheriff.
Saturday night he arrived at the Roane County Jail handcuffed and in shackles.
Brooke Morris' mother was there to witness Smoot taken into custody.
"He took the most precious thing in my life. He took Brady's mother and she loved him and he loved her. He took a sister, a granddaughter, an aunt. He took her away from all of us," said Tina Gregg, the victim's mother.
It was the first time Gregg had laid eyes on the man accused of killing her daughter.
"I knew it wouldn't be easy seeing the man who took my daughter's life, I knew that wouldn't be easy," Gregg said.
It has been eight months since Morris was shot and killed in Roane County, and it has been a long road to put the man accused of her murder behind bars.
"It is a relief and I'm sure its a relief for the family to have him in custody and he's going to face the judicial system and hopefully justice will be served," said Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton.
For Morris' mother, Smoot's arrest is a step forward, but for in no way does it bring closure.
"We're never going to have closure, never, never, never, going to have closure but I've got to do what I've been doing which is be there for Brooke," said Gregg. "I have to stay strong and be at every court appearance and be her voice."
Now that Smoot is in custody in Roane County, Sheriff Stockton says he will be placed in an isolation cell until he is arraigned.
He's due to be arraigned on July 9.
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Among the many initiatives undertaken by the Center for Middle East Studies, our Annual Conference is among the most invigorating and enlightening. We seek to bring scholars, policymakers, activists, and journalists of the highest caliber to DU to discuss and debate the most urgent topics of significance in the Middle East today.
CMES Conference 2013
This year, our conference focused on the continuing violence - what some have labeled a civil war - in Syria. Entitled, "Resolving the Syrian Crisis," this year's conference brought scholars, journalists, and activists from around the world to DU for two days in January to discuss the domestic, regional and international implications of the upheaval, and the options open to the United States and international community in mediating the violence and assisting the state's political and social transition.
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When the first stage gets under way in the 2012 Tour de France, German cyclist Jens Voigt will set a record for his country for most times participating in the race.
In this, his 15th time in Le Grande Boucle, Voigt told the German media Wednesday that this is likely the last time he competes in the sport's biggest annual race.
"I think this is my last Tour," the 40-year-old told the DAPD." After all, that is a good 4,000 kilometers around France, and it doesn't get any easier."
Voigt continued to say that it's not so much the number of Tour de Frances that he races in that makes him proud, but the respect he's earned from his peers and teammates over the years, who are constantly looking to have him be part of a team, that keeps him going.
As a member of the RadioShack team, Voigt will race under a dark cloud of doping allegations by the United States Anti-Doping Agency against the team's manager, Johan Bruyneel.
Voigt is a three-time stage winner of the Tour de France.
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FDA Releases Two New Proposed Food Safety Rules
On January 4, 2013, exactly two years after the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law by President Obama, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published two new proposed food safety rules that will be available for public comment for the next 120 days.
The first rule on "Preventive Controls for Human Food" sets safety requirements for facilities that process, package or store food to be sold in the United States, whether produced at a foreign or domestic-based facility, for human consumption. A separate rule will be issued for animal food in the near future. The rule will require that food facilities implement "preventive controls," a science-based set of measures intended to prevent foodborne illness similar to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) systems that are already required by FDA for juice and seafood processors. Each covered facility would be tasked with preparing and implementing a written food safety plan, which would include the following:
- Hazard analysis;
- Risk based preventive controls;
- Monitoring procedures;
- Corrective actions; verification; and
- Recordkeeping.
The FDA is also seeking public comment on a second proposed rule, which proposes enforceable safety standards for the production and harvesting of produce on farms.
This proposed "Standards for Produce Safety" rule proposes science- and risk-based standards that would address the major areas of concern for the fruit and vegetable industry including:
- Irrigation and other agricultural water;
- Farm worker hygiene;
- Manure and other additions to the soil;
- Intrusion of animals in the growing fields;
- Sanitation conditions affecting buildings, equipment and tools.
FDA indicated that the effective date of both proposed rules would be 60 days after the final rule is published. However, in order to allow all businesses, particularly small and very small facilities, adequate time to comply with the new requirements of the rule, FDA plans to adjust the compliance dates based on the facility's size.
Although many in the food industry believe these rules are long overdue, FDA notes that it conducted extensive outreach to the produce industry, the consumer community, other government agencies and the international community. Since January 2011, FDA staff have toured farms and facilities of all sizes nationwide and participated in hundreds of meetings and presentations with global regulatory partners, industry stakeholders, consumer groups, farmers, state and local officials, and the research community. The goal was to develop proposed rules that could be applied to small and large food facilities alike.
FDA intends to release additional proposed rules addressing importer foreign supplier verification, preventive controls for animal food, and accreditation of third party auditors.
The attorneys at Stoel Rives will be providing more details about the proposed rules implementing FSMA here at the Food Liability Law Blog in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.
FDA Extends Food Facility Registration Deadline Until January 31
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the deadline for food facilities to submit their registration until January 31, 2013.
Under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold food for human or animal consumption in the United States are required to renew their facility registration by December 31, 2012, and every two years after that. FSMA directed that the food facility registration portal would be available starting on October 1, 2012.
However, FDA experienced a delay in implementing the biennial registration renewal for the 2012 cycle. As a result, the registration renewal portal did not become available until October 22, 2012. Food industry members requested that FDA extend the time to register in order to allow companies a full three-month window to complete the renewal requirement. In a new guidance document issued on December 12, 2012, FDA noted that it would exercise its enforcement discretion with respect to registration renewals submitted to FDA after December 31, 2012 for a period of 31 days, until January 31, 2013.
Failure to register a facility, renew the facility registration, or update required registration information can have serious consequences. For instance, the U.S. can bring a civil or criminal action in federal court against a company that handles food without a proper facility registration. In addition, if food being imported or offered for import into the U.S. is from a foreign facility for which registration has not been submitted, the food could be held at the port of entry and may not be delivered to the importer, owner, or consignee of the food until the foreign facility is registered with FDA.
Along with the month-long extension, the FDA released an updated question-and-answer on facility registrations, and a shorter, simplified compliance guidance document for small businesses.
American Cheese Society Conference
I attended the American Cheese Society conference in Montreal earlier in the month. The conference was attended by cheese producers and suppliers from around the world. At the conference I presented a PowerPoint on Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) . There were several talks on Food Safety and clearly, the industry is concerned about the new provisions where cheese in particular has been identified as one of the high-risk foods that will be subject to some of the more stringent new regulations.
Because of the conferences' location, FSMA's features related to import and export certifications and foreign inspections were of particular interest (see below). It is clear that imported food will garner additional attention under FSMA. This is particularly true given accounts of food safety issues in China involving vinegar, meat and bread.
1. The FDA has a stepped up their foreign facility inspection program to be carried out in a manner to be negotiated with the relevant foreign authority. If inspections are not allowed within 24 hours of the request, a ban on the importation from that facility is authorized.
2. FSMA contains a new section (sec. 808) that requires the FDA to create a system for the accreditation of third party auditors for certification of eligible foreign facilities. The certification in turn will be used for the Foreign Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (see below) to provide assurance for food imports and to target foreign inspection resources. There are express requirements for auditors and certifications set out in this statute.
3. The Foreign Supplier Verification Program (sec. 805) requires every United States importer to perform risk-based reviews of foreign suppliers to verify that the food they import is produced in compliance with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards (produce and hazard analysis and preventive controls) and is not altered or misbranded. In January 2012, the FDA is required to issue regulations specifying the contents of the specific verification programs. Each importer is required to perform foreign supply verification activities which may include monitoring records, inspections or annual on site inspections. It may also require reviewing the hazard prevention programs for foreign suppliers, periodic sampling and testing of shipments.
4. The law has clarified the definition of inspection to include: An "importer," for this program, is defined as the United States owner or consignee of the article of food at the time of entry of such articles into the United States, or, if there is no United States owner or consignee, the importer is defined as the United States agent or representative of a foreign owner or consignee of the article of food at the time of entry into the United States. (Note that FDA seafood and juice facilities subject to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) or low-acid canned food requirements are exempt.)
5. In January 2012, the FDA is required to issue a guidance document to assist importers in developing their foreign verification program.
6. Each importer is required to maintain records related to the Foreign Supplier Verification program for at least two years.
7. The FDA is required to maintain on its website a current list of the names, locations and other information deemed necessary by the importers in compliance with Section 2805 exemptions.
8. There is also a Foreign Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (FVQIP) (sec. 806) which requires the FDA to establish in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security a "voluntary" program to expedite movement of materials through the process. Under this program, an "importer" is defined as the person that brings food, or causes the food to be brought from a foreign country into the United States. This is an important distinction from the definition under FSVP because it could mean that foreign manufacturers may be allowed to participate in this program. The deciding factors will not be known until the final regulations are issued. FVQIP regulations are not required to be finalized by the U.S. FDA until July 2013. In July 2012, the FDA is required to issue a guidance document regarding participation, revocation, reinstatement compliance of the qualified importer program. To be eligible the importer must be importing food from its facility that has been certified by a third party auditor that year.
9. The FDA is authorized to require as a condition to granting admission to an article of food imported or offered for export to certification or such other assurances FDA deems appropriate.
In short, the following is the relevant time table:
|January 2011
|Authority to require import certification.
|July 2011
|Require importers to notify the FDAof any country tot which food was denied access.
|January 2012
|FDA to publish guidance AND regulations for the Foreign Supplier Verification Program.
|July 2012
|Establish program for Voluntary Qualified Importer Program.
|January 2013
|Effective date for Foreign Supplier Verification Program.


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"Although it took me a while to finally sit down and read Fracture, I was not disappointed. Fracture is definitely a pretty quick read, at only 264 pages, but each page is filled with so much emotion it was hard to put it down for long periods of time. I especially loved the relationship between Delaney and all of the most important people in her life and how everyone is so affected by her drowning. Fracture was an amazing read that had me wanting more and more until the very end when I was finally satisfied.
Reading Fracture by Megan Miranda is like listening to one of Beethoven's symphonies. At first, the story starts slowly, building up to an amazing crescendo and cascading into a perfect finale. Miranda's writing is just beautiful, she managed to keep me interested enough in the story without feeding me too much information all at once. When Delaney felt happy, I felt happy for her. When Delaney cried, I cried with her. When Troy kissed Delaney in his kitchen, I got butterflies and I could feel my face lighting up. When I finally finished Fracture I was a blubbering mess of emotions. Even remembering how things ended makes me teary-eyed.
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The switching perspective in Crossed gives us an unprecedented look into the mind of Ky, whose past and present are far more complicated than we'd originally known. As Cassia and Ky search for one another, their longing is palpable and their paths are woven through extreme peril. So keep reading. It only gets more awesome.


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One mayoral candidate admits that she voted "no" for Brookhaven cityhood during the July 31 election. She is not saying that she's changed her mind, but Sandy Murray is explaining the reason for her vote.
"I wasn't against making a city," Murray told Brookhaven Patch. "I was against the rush to make a decision."
Murray said she wanted more of a chance to "study and understand what we were getting into."
Some Brookhaven Patch readers have commented on Murray's "no" vote:
Stan commented on Aug. 15: Sandy Murray worked hard to keep the incorporation referendum from ever being placed on the ballot, then she worked hard to oppose the creation of our City. She also said she wanted to represent our community as State Representative. I find this latest move to be more than a bit confusing and certainly has the appearance of being disingenuous. Maybe Ms Murray can tell us what she really wants.
Murray wants to make sure those residents who question whether she'll be effective because she voted "no" understand that she fully supports the city now.
"I'm 100 percent for our city and our community," Murray said. "I will work very hard to be mayor of our new city."
What other mayoral candidates had to say:
J. Max Davis told Brookhaven Patch on Wednesday, "I just think people need to consider that carefully when they go in the voters' booths. What are the motivations? What drives the people running for office? Where is their heart? I do think there is a big difference between a citizen who voted against the city and someone who opposed our right to vote on it and opposed the idea of a city all together and put in their energy to defeat the city."
Larry Danese said "Certainly they (citizens who initially opposed cityhood) can run. I'm not sure if there's an integrity issue there."
Brookhaven's mayor should be "a person who can bring some integrity to the creation of the city. I would not be the one to say Sandy Murray is without that...I think that people other than Brookhaven YES should be allowed to run." He said citizens who were not engaged in the Brookhaven YES campaign could still contribute experience and expertise.
Editor's Note: The comments added from other mayoral candidates were given to Brookhaven Patch last week, before this story was written and published.
Does the way Murray voted on cityhood affect how you'll vote? What do you think about someone who initially voted "no" to cityhood running to be the new city's mayor? Tell us below in the comments.


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