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It's really hard to improve on old-fashioned pulled pork. You can grill it, smoke it, slow-cook it, braise it, as long as you cook it slowly with love and patience.
That sweet and sour and spicy flavor can't be rushed.
My slow-cooker method is one of my favorite recipes ever, but last week I was in the mood for something completely different. Mexican Pulled Pork, from simplyrecipes.com,, encrusted with a blend of heavy seasonings, didn't last long in my house. It's hard to believe John and I ate a 3-pound pork shoulder in four days. I'll blame him, the always-hungry runner, but I will admit to enjoying my generous share.
I added chopped bell peppers and onions, and, perhaps unwisely, a can of fire-roasted diced tomatoes.
The vegetables were great, but the water they released made the mixture a little too soupy. I probably should have drained the tomatoes first or gone without them.
Also, the recipe said it would cook six to 10 hours on low. That's quite a range. I poked at the meat after four hours and it was still pretty tight, so I upped the heat to high and after seven hours total, it was perfect. My regular pulled pork recipe calls for eight hours on high, so when I make this again, I think I'll just start with high heat.
The key to the bold flavor of this dish is to rub the spices on generously, let them sink in for an hour, and then brown the meat all the surfaces before putting it into the slow cooker, or on the grill, or in the back seat of your car this summer, and then cook it until fall-apart tender.
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The 26-year-old Olympian is currently interning at commodities and oil hedge fund Andurand Capital Management in London. His goal, however, is to become a trader, the report said.
Here's what we know about him:
- He graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in economics and holds a masters in finance from a French business school.
- He's from Nice, France
- He's 6 feet tall
- His main event for swimming in college was the butterfly
- He holds the school's record in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:33.67
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Metropolitan Ambrosios Aristotelis Zographos was enthroned on July 20 at St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Seoul as the Church's second metropolitan, reports the Union of Catholic Asian News. Around 450 clergy and laypeople of the Orthodox Church from South Korea and abroad attended. The Orthodox Metropolis of Korea, which is under the Ecumenical Patriarchate, has about 3,000 members with eight local clergymen, including two deacons, and two nuns, the news site reported. It administers seven churches and one monastery. In his enthronement speech, the new metropolitan spoke of the Orthodox Church's "unknown treasure" of patristic traditions. He called on all members of the Church in South Korea to bear faith witness through its liturgical and spiritual traditions. "Nowadays, many non-Orthodox Christians around the world recognize the uniqueness of Orthodox spirituality and seek to learn it," he said. More on the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea here. HT: The Western Confucian … [Read more...]
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A Christmas tree lot volunteer in Anne Arundel County, Maryland is on the hunt.
But not for the perfect tree.
For the woman who left behind a valuable item - diamond ring - just sitting there on the ground amidst the pine needles!
"I was raking this pile over here, which is where we throw all our debris from the trees and we have a rake and I was raking it and something just started to shine," said Shirley Grande, Christmas tree volunteer.
There are some names engraved on the outside of the ring that might help identify the owner.
If you think that ring might be yours, you can check at the Christmas tree lot located at 8101 Veterans Highway in Millersville.
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News: 50 Cent Unveils New Headphone Line, "I'm Eager For My Fans To Hear My Music The Way It Was Intended"
Wednesday, Aug 31, 2011 12:45PM
G-Unit's 50 Cent continues to stay busy in 2011 by announcing plans to launch his own electronics company called SMS Audio, set to kick-off this fall.
Serving as the company's CEO, 50 has teamed with electronics company KonoAudio.
50 Cent, under SMS Audio, has immediate plans this fall to launch a complete line of headphones showcased in three product categories -- wired headphones, wireless headphones and earbuds. With overall design and quality control, 50 is eager to develop headphone lines that help his fans hear his music the way it's mastered in the studio. Brian Nohe, founder of KonoAudio, will become the new President of SMS Audio, brings more than 25 years of experience within Fortune 200 companies and entrepreneurial ventures to the table. (Press Release)
The G-Unit leader has also confirmed his latest power move.
"I'm eager for my fans to hear my music the way it was intended - the way it was mastered in the studio," 50 said in a statement. "The acquisition of KonoAudio will enhance our ability to bring the absolute, highest-caliber audio products to the market." (Statement)
Last January, 50 publicly unveiled a headphones venture.
Ludacris and 50 Cent, two rappers, actors and entrepreneurs, unveiled their own respective lines of headphones at CES this year. Ludacris showed off a 5-model line branded Soul by Ludacris, and produced by a company called Signeo. And 50 Cent unveiled his own headphones, called Sleek by 50 Cent, which will be made by H&H Imports, a company that last year signed Hulk Hogan on as the sponsor of a line of home cleaning products called PumMax. (Los Angeles Times)
After things turned sour in the spring, 50 and Sleek parted ways.
In actuality, it was G-Unit that terminated a Brand Licensing Agreement that it had entered into with Sleek, which termination automatically triggered the termination of the earlier announced tri-party agreement. However, not long after the termination of the tri-party agreement, TV Goods and 50 Cent, via his affiliate company, SMS Audio, LLC, entered into a Term Sheet for the two parties to continue joint efforts to produce and distribute a direct response television infomercial to globally market a wireless over-the-ear headphone product offered or sold by SMS that is endorsed by and/or and bears the name of "50 Cent." Sleek is not a party to that Term Sheet. (Yahoo News)
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just say that you are applying for another job with better pay and future prospects, unless they can match what other companies/schools are offering
Over the past few months, I have seen a few ICT Technician jobs locally in north wales advertised, ALL of which have started at 16k+, some even on 18-20k.
I'm on 13,500k, and I cant understand why, because the job descriptions for these posts i've seen advertised are fundamentally the same as mine, similar school size, similar roles, some are even as a group of technicians, i am a single technician.
Would the best way of going about asking for a pay rise be to sign up to a Union first and deal with it via them, or go to my managers directly and say "look, compared with the rest of the local area,im being underpaid".
The high end of my pay scale is only £15,500, which i think is silly, given that some are on £20,000 at the high end of their scale.
just say that you are applying for another job with better pay and future prospects, unless they can match what other companies/schools are offering
The best way to get a pay rise would be to apply for and get one of the other better paid jobs.
Go in wearing a smart suit and tie, this is usually enough to get most people thinking you have an interview, you may well be called in to discuss why.
Where I am now I'm comfortable and I'm happy, and its a leisurly 10 minute drive from my home town.
The problem is, this is my first job, Im 19, and I've only been here 5 months, most places ask for "atleast 2 years experience", which is a pain.
Myself and the other tech here recently managed to procure a 4.5k raise.
We booked a meeting with the head and the bursar, and went through all our responsibilities, what we'd improved, how much we'd changed, etc (you've got to realise most people have no idea what we do all day....)
We then pointed out BECTA guidelines, and showed that in industry doing a similar job we'd be on three times as much.
The other thing to point out is that we're in a much harder position than if we were working in a business enviroment - we're in the only field where our clients are actively trying to destroy our network, hardware, security, etc.
This is what I mean, my days are a huge task in terms of the uphill battle against the constant problems students(mainly) produce, along-side the day to day maintenence and booked periods of my time that all have to be juggled.
ASWELL as the large amounts of VBA programming I do for staff to make their lives easier if they need a certain excel document to behaive in a certain way or Access or the likes.
And at the end of the month, I'm still only taking home a little bit more than my friends who work full time in Tesco's down the road. They stack shelves all day and price things and cart big trolleys of groceries around.
It bugs me, theres only been two technicians here before me over the past 4 years, before them there was no technician. I dont honestly think (as Domino mentioned), that most of the staff or my managers even know or respect just how much I do, and its quite disheartening seeing others do exactly the same and getting a lot more for it.
Even when I'm not busy, the fact I'm waiting in my office ready to offer my expertise and knowlege warrants something.
I'm not yet a member of Unison or the likes, but my understanding is they will back you up in a case for a payrise, maybe its worth looking in to.
I'd say you're 19, 13,500k is plenty!
I'm on slightly more, age 25 with mortgage and no life cos of no money!
I'm doing the NMs job who's been suspended 3 years, I've just started saying 'not my job' cos I'm sick of them saying they can't pay me more because they have to pay him.
I've been in this job for 4 years (since I was 16 and started on £8,894!), have gained NVQ IT 2 and 3, currently on CCNA Sem2 and am on Scale 2 Point 13 - £12,567 term-time. Think yourself lucky!
I've actually considered teaching instead of doing the Tech thing, not because I particularly want to teach (I don't mind going for the teacher role, but I'd rather be a tech) but mainly because they actually take teacher pay seriously.
I believe that this is because they have a strong union behind them that are quite happy to give the powers that be some heavy pressure over pay. Standards are STRONG in teaching. A newly qualified teacher is guaranteed at least 20k off the bat, in administrative staff you pretty much get whatever you're given. I've never really viewed Unison as a particularly strong union (on their last strike attempt they backed down, or so I heard.... any truth in that?). They have an equal pay campaign going on but I don't think it really covers fair pay (or do I have the wrong end of the stick?).
What most ICT Techs/NM's get paid for in relation to what they actually do is an utter joke. As previously mentioned, one may as well be stacking shelves or flipping burgers. And comparison with other industries and indeed teaching staff is a sure indication that the powers that be really are trying to extort as much as they can out of their workforce.
I don't think this applies just to us bods in IT too, check out some of the other administrative roles in the school, some work incredibly hard also, whereas others have time to surf around ebay and shop on amazon most of the day.
The pay is really not fair in relation to the workload for admin staff, at least in teaching the pay is taken seriously.
At the end of the day, I can't do the tech thing for all of my life, I'm going to have to make a move sometime. Simple maths tells us that low pay + Rising House Costs and Taxation = No chance of getting a house until one is about 70 years old...
If I want a place of my own I have to move on, and I'd imagine that a lot of other people in the same situation as people on this sort of pay scale are considering it too.
I have a BSc in computing and I may as well be flipping burgers mmm nice. </rant>
Right so you are comfortable, do you want a payrise or a comfortable job within 10 minutes of home. You need to ask yourself this basic question first.
If your school is like my old one you will ask for a rise until the cows come home but if you can't show that your job role has changed substantially to that from which you were employed you will not get one or if you do it will be negligible.
I was employed as a techie some years ago at a school on less than that. I was then promoted in house to Network Manager and they paid me 18-20k which in some schools might not be too bad. For me it wasn't enough and after a year of being in that role i realised I could do better. I too was only a short journey from home (ie 5 minutes). It takes a little bit of courage and common sense to realise that if you want more you may have to travel. I found a position in another school where the job was virtually the same a few more students and machines but who cares everything is 'virtual'. I am now on 28-32k. Ok I now have a bigger mortgage and travel about 20 minutes longer and have to much month left at the end of the money but I got what I wanted.
If you want more get off your butt and find it, its out there!!
I have just got in the post this morning a form from the union asking for details about my jobs and the pay and conditions.They are starting to gather evidence in Lancashire with regards to equal pay. I believe the local council is meant to have review all staff under equal pay and regraded people accordingly. It might be worth you talking to your union rep.
Just thought also, you've been in the job 5 months, bit soon to be pushing for a rise.
@ mrforgetful - No amount is ever enough Did your mother never tell you "There's more to life than money..."
@ webman - ouch!
@ gwendes - Aye this I have been told and I agree. But there's also a line between been paid for what you do and paid for what you were employed to do 4 years ago!
Plus, when I'm overdrawn with two weeks before been paid, still bills to go out and my tumble dryer broken, it's harder to swallow.
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Honorable Mention: Chris Simms being on this roster -- ever.
10. LaGarrette Blount over Rusty Smith -- one of these people belonged on the Practice Squad, the other did not. I know MCM has expounded upon this ad nauseum, but is there any doubt that Blount would have been backing up CJ by now thereby earning his roster spot even if he didn't play special teams.
9. Harris and Amano. These two guys are bad and borderline suck and have been all season. Amano was a good enough guard to merit a 25 million dollar contract to move to center and stink up the joint. Harris has been groomed and performed well at center for 3 years in limited spots, but was switched to guard and then stinks up the joint. Anyone else see a possible fix here?
8. Not signing Keith Bulluck. F*** You!!!
7. Playing Justin Gage over Washington, Damian Williams, or Hawkins in the slot. Justin Gage in the slot is probably the reason the economy is so bad. It's that depressing.
6. Does Donnie Nickey have a tongue piercing? His talent certainly isn't playing safety.
5. With few exceptions, Jared Cook has looked good when he played. On a side note he never sees the field because "The Franchise" needs those snaps to showcase his mediocre talent by catching 3 yard passes or dropping every important pass thrown to him.
4. Ever heard that expression that put enough Chimps in a room with a typewriter and they would eventually write Shakespeare? I wonder if we should employ these chimps to design a gameplan that throws the freaking football to Randy Moss.
3. On that note. YOU HAD 5 WEEKS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT KENNY BRITT AND RANDY MOSS ON THE FIELD AT THE SAME TIME AND YOU DO WHAT? HOW [EXPLETIVE DELETED]-ING STUPID ARE YOU?
2. I once dreamed of an offense with CJ, Randy Moss, Kenny Britt, Nate Washington in the slot, Jared Cook, with !@#$% &=+$* at QB causing defenses to shit themselves with fear. This dream has turned into a nightmare where the coaching staff takes turns kicking me in the nuts every Sunday while Kerry Collins gives me the crooked finger.
1. All jokes aside. The overall gameplan doesn't fit the players. Your offense was set up for big plays with quick strike impact players like CJ, Washington, Britt, Cook, even before Moss. There's been plenty of talk about the diminishing time of possession. However, Since CJ was drafted the overall time of possession for this offense has gone down because CJ has changed the way the Titans play despite Fisherball.
On the flip-side, if your offense is scoring fast then your defense is going to be on the field longer, but since the departure of Haynesworth, this defense has gotten particulary small, especially at DT. With all the other things going wrong with this defense, the biggest problem in my opinion is that they are designed to be paired with a ball control offense which we don't have and so get pounded to death because they are undersized not matter how good or deep this team is at the position.
In other words having no idea how to put a roster together is the number one thing that is driving me crazy and should be one of many reason why Fisher is done in Nashville in three weeks.


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(WMC-TV) - The trial of a Tennessee lawmaker, who is accused of assaulting his now ex-wife, is expected to wrap up today.
State representative David Hawk is charged with aggravated assault following an altercation in March 2012.
Hawk's ex-wife, Crystal Goan, told police he threw her out of bed and hit her in the face.
According to prosecutors, Hawk became upset after reading a text message on her cellphone.
During the second day of the trial, Goan took the stand.
"He punched me, he beat me, it was the hardest hit that you can imagine," stated Goan at the trial.
Hawk denied those claims and stated his ex-wife pointed a gun at him and threatened to shoot him.
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These cute feel good gifts are not just for kids. If you know someone who is serving in the military you could send one to them to let them know you are always thinking about them. These little clips can be clipped to your rear-view mirror, dufflebag, backpack, briefcase, suitcase, locker, handbag, anywhere. The hanging height of these are 7″. Whenever it rains Abby clips hers to the underside of her umbrella. She has put her 'Iva' GotYa™ in so many places I wouldn't have ever thought of. You can also personalize your 'Iva' GotYa™ with the To and From tag.
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Each little detail on the 'Iva' GotYa™ is precious and well thought out. They have dolls for male and female recipients. They are not recommended for children under 5 years of age, however, these gifts can be sent to anyone of any age thereafter.
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"Jesus says, 'All you got to do is ask. Just ask.' But see, asking is an act of faith. Asking is an act of faith and it shows that your heart and mind are open."Let me tell you what the Holy Spirit does. And I can't tell you everything the Holy Spirit does. That would be a 42-hour sermon (which would be awesome), but you probably didn't prepare for that, so I'll give you a short summary of some of the things the Holy Spirit does and how then we can pray to him, asking him to help us because, quite frankly, we need his help.
1. The Holy Spirit will lead and guide you in the truth.
"The Spirit of truth . . . will guide you into the truth." John 16:13 "Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth." John 17:17The Holy Spirit is the one that will lead and guide you in the truth. That's what Jesus says. So the Bible is the truth. Who wrote the Bible? God the Holy Spirit. That's the Holy Spirit. It's what it says in 2 Timothy 3:16, "All Scripture is God-breathed." Peter says people didn't just make up the Bible. They were carried along by the Holy Spirit. Those who authored the pages of Scripture were Spirit-filled, Spirit-led. So if you want to know the truth, it starts in prayer. "Holy Spirit, thank you for being the Spirit of truth. Holy Spirit, thank you for writing the Scriptures through human authors. Thank you that they're true. Holy Spirit, I want to know the truth, so please come and teach me the truth through the Scriptures, which are true." You think the Holy Spirit's going to answer that prayer, yes or no? Every time. Jesus says, "All you got to do is ask. Just ask." But see, asking is an act of faith. Asking is an act of faith and it shows that your heart and mind are open. How many of you are in various situations where maybe you're mediating a conflict or you're in the middle of a conflicted situation and there's different opinions and perspectives and you go, "I don't know what the truth is here." You know what you do? Pray. "Holy Spirit, Jesus said to ask for you. I'm asking for you. Tell me what the truth is. I hear one side, I hear the other, I get totally conflicted, confused. I don't know what the truth is. I just want to know the truth. Holy Spirit, you know the truth. Please reveal to me the truth." Do you think he'll answer that prayer? Of course he will. Again, you don't ask for a good thing and get a bad thing from a good God. After the jump, how the Holy Spirit convicts of sin, gives you words and a heart of worship:
2. The Holy Spirit will convict of sin.
"He will convict the world concerning sin." John 16:8You ever have those days? You're just not feeling it. You say, "I know the Bible says not to do this, but that's what I'm going to do, twice." Right? "Because I'm just feeling rebellious and stubborn and foolish and hardhearted and stiff-necked and indifferent. "I should care, but I don't. And it's not that I don't know the truth, it's that I don't like it." You say, "What do you do?" Go to the Holy Spirit. Say, "Holy Spirit, Jesus said you'd convict me. I'm not feeling it, but I'm inviting you to convict me. Let me feel what you feel, see what you see, think what you think about my sin." Do you think he'll answer that prayer? He will.
"Here's what we can do: We need to pray for him. Because we can't guilt religion [on] him."You can even do this with your children. This happened many times with my kids over the years. I'll give you one example with one of my sons that comes to mind. When he was little, my wife was correcting him and the more she corrected him, the worse it got. (You got a kid like that? Were you a kid like that?) And she finally came to me, she's like, "I don't know what to do with him. I tell him, 'No,' and he does it twice. And I come to him and ask him if it bothers him, he says, 'No.' He gets a really scary-looking face and he just keeps escalating. It gets worse. He's stubborn. He is really stubborn. What do we do with him?" I say, "Well, here's what we can do: We need to pray for him. Because we can't guilt religion [on] him, we can't threaten him, we can't negotiate with him. 'Hey, if you obey you get a sucker.'" Because all that is is a hostage negotiation. All we're raising there is an eventual bank robber, right? So I held him, kiss him on the head, "I'm your daddy, I love you, I care about you." [I] draw him near, let him know there's lots of affection, put my hand on his head, "Holy Spirit, Jesus says that you can convict of sin. Mama and I, we're not making any progress here. His heart's getting hard, his neck's getting stiff. Holy Spirit, we invite you to reveal to our little boy his sin, convict him of it, break his heart over it, bring him to repentance. Help him to learn to be an obedient boy, not just to be a good boy, but to be a holy boy. In Jesus' name, Amen." Kiss him, hug him, love him.
"You don't just ask for the Holy Spirit once. There's this ongoing relationship as you understand who the Holy Spirit is and what he does."I can still remember, he gave me this stink eye look, and I thought, "Yeah, that didn't work at all. Oh, boy." And he goes away and he comes back a little later. Transformed child. Just looks in the eye, says, "Mom, Dad, I'm sorry. I was thinking about it, and you know, I've just been a real brat today. I've been very selfish. I've not thought of the other kids and I made Mom cry and I made the day hard." And he's crying and he's weeping and broken. You know what? The Holy Spirit answered that prayer. So sometimes in our own life, we can pray for conviction. In the lives of others, we can pray for conviction. … Here's the big idea I'm trying to communicate: You don't just ask for the Holy Spirit once. There's this ongoing relationship as you understand who the Holy Spirit is and what he does. You just keep making requests of him to help you because you need his help.
3. The Holy Spirit will teach you what to say.
"The Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you are to say." Luke 12:12 "For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words." Romans 8:26You ever not know what to say? You're in a meeting, you're counseling, you're working, "I don't know what to say." You know what you do? Pray. You can pray silently. Unlike Satan, God knows your thoughts. God hears your prayers. "God, tell me what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't want to say the wrong thing." And then you open your mouth and you say whatever the Holy Spirit has given you. And for me, quite frankly, I know not everything I say is from the Holy Spirit. But for me, when I preach I'm more concerned that I've repented of sin, I've spent time with the Lord, and I've listened to the Holy Spirit and I get up not with everything memorized and rote, but just wanting to be led by the Spirit and to do my best to serve you. I apologize for the times that I haven't, but I want to speak by the power of the Holy Spirit and I want him to tell me what it is that you need to hear. And so, sometimes some of you are really stressed over what you're going to say. Be more concerned about your connection to the Holy Spirit. He'll tell you exactly what to say. Now, if you come to the Holy Spirit, say, "Holy Spirit, please tell me what to say," do you think he'll answer that prayer? Yeah, he will. Jesus says just ask.
4. The Holy Spirit will give you a heart of worship.
"… worship by the Spirit of God." Philippians 3:3Do you ever say, "You know, I don't feel like going to church. I don't feel like listening to Mark for an hour. I don't feel like singing the songs. I don't feel like raising my hands. I don't feel like praying the prayers. I'm not feeling it"? What you don't do then is try and religiously guilt yourself into it. You ask the Holy Spirit, "Holy Spirit, you never get tired of adoring Jesus. You never get tired of glorifying the Father. You never get tired of being a worshiper. Please indwell me. Please fill me. Please empower me. Please enable me to worship. To worship. Because I don't have it. But you, Holy Spirit, are the perfect, unceasing worshiper." Do you think the Holy Spirit will answer that prayer? Do you think the Holy Spirit will answer that prayer? Well, let's see. All right, here's what I'm going to ask you to do. Raise your hands. Repeat after me:
Father God, you are a good Father. Lord Jesus, you're a good savior. Holy Spirit, you're the greatest gift. Please come to me. Please fill me. Please teach me to worship forever. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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text: By Anna RuderSeptember 30, 2013Terrebonne, OR- After 30 years of living on 10.09 acres directly across from the fee station at Smith Rock State Park, Mike Volk and Marcia Schoelen have decided to pursue a different lifestyle. While a bittersweet decision to give up 270 degree front row views of towering cliffs like the Smith Rock Group and Picnic Lunch Wall, with the South Sister, Black Butte and other peaks in the background, Mike and Marcia are offering up the treasured land they've called home for sale to the public.History of the PropertyAn avid rock climber for 16 years prior to his move to Terrebonne, Mike Volk purchased 9988 NE Crooked River Drive in Terrebonne in 1983. He had been living in Jackson, WY for 7 years and was taking regular climbing trips to Smith Rock for several years before he decided to make Smith Rock his home. When he moved to Terrebonne, Mike founded Timberline Mountain Guides and Smith Rock Climbing School. During the late 80's, many well-known climbers such as Ron Kauk, John Bachar, J.B Tribout, and Todd Skinner could be found spending their evenings camped on this conveniently located property with quick access to the park.Since March of 2000, Mike has been operating SmithRock.com, an informational web site about Smith Rock to provide visitors with general park information and climbing route updates. The web cam for SmithRock.com is installed outside of Mike's office windows and provides SmithRock.com users with live updates of weather conditions at Smith Rock. With an average of 250,000 hits per month, Mike has built a substantial web presence with his informative site. As a separate business opportunity, SmithRock.com is also for sale to the public. Please see the SmithRock.com Website for Sale page for more details and a contact form.Potential Development PropertyDue to the amount of acreage and zoning of this property, a buyer could potentially develop this property a multitude of ways. Based on the current zoning of MUA-10 (multi-use agricultural), a conditional use permit would gain the buyer the ability to convert the mostly flat, buildable land into such uses as "campgrounds, destination resort, planned developments, cluster developments…bed and breakfast inn, recreational vehicle park…or guest lodge" (See Chapter 18.32 of Deschutes County MUA definitions for more details). Currently there exists no lodging for the 600,000+ annual visitors to the park outside of a walk-in campground at Smith Rock and hotels over six miles away in the city of Redmond.ContactFor photos of the property, go to http://www.postlets.com/repb/9708389For more information or to take a tour of this spectacular property, please call Anna Ruder, Total Property Resources, 541.410.3645 or email: email@example.com View


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Good response to job fair in Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Various companies taking part in the three-day Job Fair 2005 bring organised by the Kerala State Youth Welfare Board here on Saturday shortlisted as many as 297 candidates for the next round of interviews. They were ... More
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It's too early to talk about the landfall since the system is located quite far from the mainland and at least five days away from hitting the home stretch. More
Neurologists' meet
VISAKHAPATNAM: The 54th annual conference of the Neurological Society of India - Neurocon 2005 - is to be held here from December 15 to 18. At a press meet here on Saturday, Dr N. Subrahmanyam, the organising secretary, said that ... More
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Lalu seeks more funds for mega projects
THE Union Minister of Railways, Mr Lalu Prasad, has projected the need for additional allocation of funds for national railway projects in Jammu and Kashmir and North Eastern region, and mega bridge projects. During a meeting with Deputy ... More
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THE Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry's recent diktat of asking public sector undertakings to release their advertisements through Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP) has not gone down well with the companies. The companies ... More
OIL-IOC consortium signs pact with Libyan co
THE Oil India Ltd (OIL)-Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) consortium has signed a production sharing contract with the National Oil Company (NOC) of Libya at Tripoli. OIL & IOC, the PSUs under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, had formed a . More
Symposium on pharma sector in Hyderabad
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CPDCL records revenue growth
THE Central Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (CPDCL), one of the distribution companies in the State, has recorded about 14.48 per cent increase in revenues during the first half of this year from Rs 2,341 crore to Rs 2,680 ... More
Rubber goods industry seeks removal of dumping duty on raw materials
THE manufactured rubber goods industry has sought the removal of anti-dumping duty on raw materials used by the sector such as EPDM and NBR, and certain grades which are not manufactured in the country. Mr Y. S. Lathia, President of the ... More
For Railways, steel may indeed be worth its weight
No new taxes, says Vakkom
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government does not intend to introduce new taxes for mobilising revenues in order that additional commitments in the State's Rs 6,210-crore annual plan for 2006-'07 are taken care of. The Finance Minister, ... More
Textile companies scan EU, US markets for second-hand machinery
INDIAN textile firms, which are in an expansion mode following the quota phase-out, are aggressively looking at buying out textile manufacturing units in the EU and the US with the aim of relocating machinery to India. While a major shortage ... More
`2 foreign cos keen to enter newsprint sector in India'
Mr Thapar was of the view that fairly soon there would be global scale newsprint manufacturers, well established and positioned in the country. More
Crop cover: Satellite images to assess claim payouts
REMOTE sensing technology has now made its way to crop insurance. The Agriculture Insurance Company (AIC) will, for the first time in India, be using satellite images to capture crop vigor (biomass) and assess claim payouts to farmers. Mr ... More
Tile industry pitches for lower import duty on raw materials
DOMESTIC tile manufacturers have urged the Government to reduce the import duty on raw materials. They have pointed out that the duty cut would help lower the price of tiles. "Reducing the customs duty on import of raw material to 10 per ... More
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"Wow, 900.000 likes on my Facebook page! As a little "thank you" to all of you, I decided to give away a special, previously unreleased track of myself. Back in 2004 I produced the track "Midsummer Rain", especially for the "Infinite Euphoria" mix compilation. Midsummer Rain" was produced exclusive for this mix album and you can now download the complete, 10 minute version on my Soundcloud page for FREE!!!
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Most people know to drink plenty of water to counter the dehydrating effects of booze. And there are an array of products on the market containing nutrients formulated to restore what alcohol depletes—even tablets of activated charcoal, which is supposed to absorb toxins. Michael Gerber, M.D., H.M.D., of the Gerber Medical Clinic in Reno, Nevada, has some additional advice:Alcohol is an antioxidant and can have beneficial effects. But its breakdown product, acetaldehyde, a cousin of formaldehyde [embalming fluid], can cause free radical damage. Your body deals with this toxin by breaking it down with an enzyme that requires thiamin [vitamin B1], so taking 500 mg of B1 before bed can metabolize acetaldehyde out of the body quickly and help you avoid the morning-after headache. Taking 1,000 to 2,000 mg of vitamin C—the universal detoxifier—before going to bed is also good hangover prevention.If you didn't take preventive steps the night before, there are several things you can do in the morning. A little buffered aspirin with 1 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate [baking soda] in water, taken along with 3,000 to 5,000 mg of vitamin C, will usually relieve your pain. Or you can just try Alka Seltzer Gold with the C. Even better is 1,500 to 2,000 mg of acetyl L-carnitine, which restores memory and brain activity quickly and helps prevent brain damage. If you have access to homeopathic remedies, take Nux Vomica 4X, 6X or 6C every half hour until you feel better. Some people even put Nux in party punch to prevent hangovers.Of course, moderation—which is true prevention—is still the best medicine.
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Mobilethink A/S was established in 1999, and Andersen Advisory Group A/S joined as a shareholder in 2004.
Mobilethink A/S delivers analytics and device management of mobile terminals, and the company holds a strong market position among mobile operators from most parts of the world. Mobilethink A/S's solution is used by more than 80 mobile operators and MVNOs worldwide.
In the present phase of its activity, Mobilethink A/S is primarily focused on assisting mobile operators, MVNOs, content providers and distributors. In addition to configuration settings, Mobilethink also delivers business intelligence.
The company has both reached cash flow break even and achieved a strong profitability, despite considerable investments in technology development. This positive development is expected to continue and act as vehicle in order to accelerate future growth.
The company has its head office in Aarhus, Denmark, with affiliated offices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Shenzhen, China, and Copenhagen, Denmark.
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MobilePeople A/S delivers integrated interactive communications solutions to the business-segment. The company has a proven record of combining different technologies, such as video applications, SMS, content aggregation, IVR, billing and clearing, training, etc.
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MobilePeople A/S has reached both cash flow break even and profitability.
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Emperion is designing and implementing IP based broadband satellite and radio communication solutions globally with particular strongholds in Africa and the Middle East. The service portfolio includes Internet access, VoIP-telephony, a suite of video and broadcast applications, Virtual Private Networks (VPN) for enterprise organizations and other advanced IP based network solutions operated via Emperion's own Network Operation Centers (NOC) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Furthermore, Emperion has representation in Dubai, the United Arabic Emirates.
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The Configit Suite handles huge product models with billions of possible and correct combinations and extracts them into a very compact format, called a virtual table file, which is typically very small. Thereby the file can be embedded in industrial and other types of equipment, allowing correct, fast and cost-effective implementation or installation. Moreover, the software and the applications developed help customers build the bridge between product and sales functions by providing software tools for guided selling.
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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson suffered a right ankle injury in the first half of Sunday's game and will not return. He was replaced by Toby Gerhart in the second half.
The injury did not look good as Peterson was in pain for a couple minutes before being taken to the locker room.
Gerhart has shown some flashes this season and the Vikings have even gone to him in some late-game situations. He has a ridiculous 9.2 yards per carry on the season with his 21 carries yielding 194 yards. The Vikings have also used him in the passing game a bit with 13 catches on 18 targets for 88 yards. He does only have one score on all those touches, but that's not a surprise with Peterson around.
Fantasy impact: Obviously, Gerhart will be the hottest pickup in all of fantasy football. The Vikings do get a tougher matchup against an improving Philadelphia rushing defense, but as long as he gets his 20 carries, he'd be a must-start player. Peterson not returning is not a good sign, particularly considering the Vikings have nothing left to play for except a better draft pick.
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LAS VEGAS -- The two chimps that were on the loose in a Las Vegas neighborhood are no strangers to 8 News NOW. The I-Team first reported on them 10 years ago when they were still both in diapers.
The I-Team had received a tip from animal rights activists that the two then-baby chimps named Buddy and C.J. were being put on display at an indoor swap meet.
Trainer Nikki Riddell invited the I-Team to her home to meet the chimps in 2002. It happened to be C.J.'s third birthday and Buddy had just turned two.
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Riddell had the chimps since they were weeks old. She said, she had acquired both because their mothers had rejected them and surrogate mothers didn't work out. The chimps wore diapers, were pampered, and treated very well by Riddell. The I-Team did not find any animal abuse.
Riddell did admit to that C.J. and Buddy were a handful and required 24-7 attention. She knew they would grow into very powerful animals and that they would be with her for the rest of their lives.
"They can't be pets. They will always be wild animals. You can't tame them," Riddell told the I-Team during that visit.
The I-Team did visit a few more times with Riddell and the chimps and It seemed clear that their trainer really cared for them but she never seemed to face -- or admit -- the reality that it might simply be a bad idea to live with wild exotic animals.
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Remember the 2005 salary-cap amnesty that resulted from the CBA, where Portland waived Derek Anderson's hefty contract? A recent NYT blog has a recent link regarding the likelihood of its return: (http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/12/the-luke-walton-rule/)
Based on what has been publicly stated about Roy's health, do you think the Blazers would use this exception on him? After all he has done for this franchise, it would be painful for the fans. But I cannot think of a better player to use the exception on if the team wants to semi-rebuild. Thoughts?


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Last weekend's race at Talladega Superspeedway was atypical for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Earnhardt Jr. was committed to working with teammate Jimmie Johnson in a tandem from the beginning of the race, with the game plan to ride around the back of the pack and stay out of trouble.
But not only did the pair stay out of trouble – they stayed out of contention for the win.
"We all sort of collectively sunk the ship as the race went on," Earnhardt Jr. said Friday. "We collectively learned our lesson and we won't do that again."
Looking back, Earnhardt Jr. admitted the race was "a bit of a disappointment" for the fans, now that the "new has worn off" from the two-car draft.
So what's Earnhardt Jr.'s solution? More testing.
"We need to go test," he said. "We need to take a lot of race cars and test a lot of things. Get creative and unique with a lot of ideas. Get everyone on the same package and really go thoroughly through it."
He pointed out the preseason test at Daytona each year accomplishes very little in the big picture ("really just burning fuel," he said) and would be an ideal time to work on finding the right package to break up the tandems and improve the quality of racing on plate tracks.
Earnhardt Jr. would like NASCAR to work on making the spoiler "more narrow" and "smaller," while working on softer rear shocks.
"I think the spoiler is way too big," Earnhardt Jr. said. "When I look at the spoiler, I can't imagine there was a whole lot of study that went behind how effective it would be, what it would do. It's just a big piece of steel, as wide as it can possibly be and pretty tall."
The ultimate goal would be to reduce the size of the hole each car creates in the draft, thus allowing for more downforce on the cars behind. The current body style has a larger greenhouse, which thus creates a larger hole in the air and allows the second car to pull behind the lead car and drive away.
That's something Earnhardt Jr. – and many fans – would like to see eliminated.
The hope is by altering the size and design of the spoiler, along with changing the shock package, a "beach ball" effect would be created between two cars, preventing them from connecting nose-to-tail as easily as they do now.
What would Earnhardt's ideal change to the cars look like? Something similar to the aerodynamic package used from 1998 to 2004, he said.
That package saw smaller, rounder spoilers that arguably produced some of the best plate racing in recent memory.
How did NASCAR get away from that driver-friendly, fan-favorite package? In Earnhardt Jr.'s eyes, the sanctioning body "detuned" the cars so much that it has put teams in a box.
Prior to the introduction of the new car, crew members were able to push the envelope, work on molding the fenders, adjusting the body to make it as aerodynamic as allowed under the NASCAR rule book.
Now, that rule book allows for much less innovation and wiggle room.
Earnhardt Jr. said this has made things in NASCAR "super duper damn level" and has forced the "geniuses" in the garage to work "with their arm behind their back."
He pointed out innovation and creativity have led to some of the best advances in the sport – but that is not happening with the more stringent rules NASCAR has in place.


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but technically I was never gone! So, because I have sooooo so many projects going on at the moment, I decided that it would be a good idea to get back on the posting things bandwagon. I have barely used this blog in months and it's really time I started posting more art related stuff. I am finally getting myself on track for actually working on projects functionally so I might as well share my progress with y'all. One blog, ourprojectsandstuff.tumblr.com, is currently documenting our progress in turning our overgrown yard into a full-blown vegetable garden!
So, today (or sometime this week) I will get scanning and post the sketches I've been working with over the past week and a half. really exciting.
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Dr. Carlson's primary research interest is in spatial language and spatial cognition, using empirical, computational, and psychophysiological measures to investigate the way in which the objects and their spatial relations are encoded, represented and described. The particular focus is on spatial language, as exemplified by giving someone directions to a destination or telling someone where to find something. These types of utterances are interesting because often there are many different ways of providing the same information. For example, one can give directions using cardinal terms such as North ("go North for 5 blocks"), or using terms that are based on the person's whereabouts (go straight 1 block then turn right). Research in the lab explores the processes that underlie a speaker's decision about which type of direction to use and which types of landmarks to include, and in the consequences of that decision for the listener's comprehension.
A related line of research is in the area of visual cognition, examining the encoding of objects and their relations during perception. The particular focus is on how we construct a stable and seemingly continuous representation of the world despite the fact that the input from the world is discontinuous, due to breaks in perception due to blinks or moving one's eyes. Our inability to detect large changes that occur during such discontinuities disconfirm the strong intuition that we encode rich highly detailed information, and suggest instead that we remember only general information about the objects surrounding us, often discarding details such as color or size. The goal is to examine exactly what information is preserved across these discontinuities, and to determine how this information is represented.
Recent publications:
Carlson, L. A., Hölscher, C., Shipley, T. F., & Conroy Dalton, R. (in press). Getting Lost in Buildings. Current Directions in Psychological Science.
Carlson, L. A., Hoffman, J., & Newcombe, N. (2010). Introduction to the Special Section on Spatial Reference Frames: Examining what and how information is encoded through the integration of cognitive, behavorial, and neuroscience approaches. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory & Cognition, 36, 573-575.
Carlson, L. A. (2010). Top-down and bottom-up processing. In B. Goldstein (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Perception, Sage.
Carlson, L. A. Parsing space around objects (2010). In V. Evans & P. Chilton (Eds.). Language, Cognition, and Space: The state of the art and new directions. Advances in Cognitive Linguistics Series, Equinox Publishers.
Carlson, L. A. (2010). Encoding space in spatial language. Spatial Foundations of Cognition and Language (p. 157-187) (Eds, K. S. Mix, L. B. Smith & M. Graesser), Language and Space Series (General Editor, E. van der Zee), Oxford University Press.
Carlson, L. A. & *Hill, P. L. (2009). Formulating spatial descriptions across various dialogue contexts (pg. 89-103). In K. Coventry, T. Tenbrink, & J. Bateman (Eds.). Spatial language and Dialogue, Language and Space Series, Oxford University Press.
Carlson, L.A. & Hill, P. L. (2008). Processing the presence, placement and properties of a distractor in spatial language tasks. Memory & Cognition, 36, 240 - 255.
Carlson, L. A. & Van Deman, S. (2008). Inhibition within a reference frame during the interpretation of spatial language. Cognition, 106, 384-407.
Ashley, A. & Carlson, L. (2007). Interpreting proximity terms involves computing distance and direction. Language and Cognitive Processes, 22,1021-1044.
West, R. L., Carlson, L. A., & Cohen, A-L. (2007). What the eyes can tell us about prospective memory. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 64, 269-277.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=5921713A topic we have worn out on these boards, but .... It's really bothering him that the Bucs still have a shot at the playoffs. Easiest schedule in football? Read the poster who examines strength of schedule, exposing Clayton. Wow. Pretty weak job.
Hey you remember that time. Where the SB winning Steelers NEVER beat a team with a winning record during the regular season. Yeah I remember that.
Yep, it's a factual article. I look forward to Clayton's article on the Jets and how their record is a product of them playing a lot of bad teams. I think they beat one team (Pats) witha winning record and that was in the 2nd game of the year when the Pats were trying to find their way.


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When his office doors were finally opened to reporters after the game, Ron Lancaster, the late poet laureate of Canadian Football League coaches, would usually drop the cigarette he had been smoking into a small paper cup half-filled with water. Sometimes, especially after a loss, the coach would continue to smolder.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats went through a spell where they lost often, and badly. Lancaster was a legendary storyteller and an engaging speaker, but even he had his limits. After one loss, someone fumbled a question and ended up suggesting the Ticats had trouble running and also throwing the ball that night.
Lancaster growled through the smoke: "You know what? You have a unique grasp of the obvious."
That was free entertainment.
In truth, post-game interviews are rarely much fun. Television reporters have monologues to record, radio reporters have audio to file and print reporters have stories to write. There are deadlines to meet, and not much time to waste.
And it usually seems like a joyless affair for the coaches, too, who are perched behind the podium, or swarmed in a scrum. At least Lancaster had a cigarette when he faced a firing line.
So that might help explain John Tortorella, the New York Rangers coach who has taken the mundane post-game — and pre-game, and off-day — scrum and thrust it into the spotlight during these playoffs. He answered five questions in 47 words before his team lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday.
And after the game? He answered six questions in 36 words.
It could be that he genuinely dislikes speaking with the media, and that would not make him the first. It could also be that he is thrusting himself into the spotlight in an effort to take some of the attention, and thus some of the pressure, off his top-seeded team. Or he might just like messing with people.
Either way, by speaking so few words, Tortorella unleashed a torrent of them online.
There was reaction from a former colleague in the media:
was w torts for a yr at TSN-really good guy, polite,courteous,respectful – he is none of these things right now w media-hes better than this—
Ray Ferraro (@rayferrarotsn) May 17, 2012
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Perish the thought: I agree with Mike Milbury, who said of Tortorella's infantile news conferences: "I'm tired of the act. Just ridiculous."—
Dejan Kovacevic (@Dejan_Kovacevic) May 17, 2012
Tortorella is taking a great narrative of his #NYRangers and ARROGANTLY taking it hostage with his tired act. Bad for #NHL Bad for hockey—
Rob Rossi (@RobRossi_Trib) May 17, 2012
More than a little sick of reading complaints about Tortorella pressers, especially from folks who attend them and don't ask questions.—
Jesse Spector (@jessespector) May 17, 2012
John Tortorella's pressers are super manly. Oh, what's that, you want to sit here and talk for awhile? DENIED.—
Harrison Mooney (@HarrisonMooney) May 17, 2012
If you missed Tortorella's presser: "No" … "Gonna keep it in the room". END OF PRESSER—
Sean Leahy (@Sean_Leahy) May 17, 2012
It wasn't that short. Maybe 11 seconds more, but I've had eye twitches longer.—
Sean Leahy (@Sean_Leahy) May 17, 2012
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Reporters should loudly bet on how long Torts' pressers are going to be.—
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With the New Jersey Devils on a power-play in the first period, down 1-0 in the series and in need of some momentum, Ilya Kovalchuk takes possession of the puck in the circle, and walks it in a little closer to the net. He unleashes a snap shot that is almost impossible to detect with the naked eye, beating Henrik Lundqvist for a 1-0 lead.
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1. Ilya Kovalchuk, Devils: Logged more than 20 minutes of ice time (20:20) and helped to set the Devils on their way with his goal in the first period.
2. Martin Brodeur, Devils: Stopped all eight shots he faced in the third period.
3. Adam Henrique, Devils: Won 10 of 17 faceoffs, and was on the ice in the final, critical moments of the third period.
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In a fitting nod to his prolific career and wide-ranging musical output, the residency will feature music for solo guitar, guitar and spoken word with film, string quartet, double string quartet, Orchestra Carbon with Butch Morris, solo piano, guitar ensemble, and Sharp's improvising rock band Bootstrappers with a host of special guests.
Sharp's compositions, which often evolve through repetition and micro-variation, mirror mathematical processes, but don't sound dryly scientific. Sharp is interested in discovery, and similar to the way math attempts to capture the nature of the world through the study of patterns and deduction, Sharp's music seeks musical truth by extracting the essence of a musical concept and exploring it through various perspectives. His piece "Folding," for example, on Spectropia Suite (NEOS, 2010) features a single musical theme dealt with by a series of approaches including jazz, highly structured composition, and free improvisation.
"Folding" begins with a sustained, electronically processed cello note, growing into a terse and mysterious piece for string quartet and piano. In contrast to much of the album, there is a clear tempo and harmonic approach reminiscent of some of Bartok's string quartets. The melodic material unspools in several directions from a common beginning, a technique heard throughout Spectropia Suite, which features mosaics of noise, string quartet pieces, dark and alluring jazz piano solos, and music for large ensemble, with growling blues riffs reminiscent of the Fletcher Henderson band or the early Duke Ellington orchestra.
The album is a wide-ranging tour through jazz, contemporary concert music, and avant-garde noise, three main facets of Sharp's work as a musician over the last 30 years. Sharp's 60th birthday residency at Issue Project Room will present a similar overarching view. The program will feature a parade of collaborators from New York's downtown avant-garde music scene such as bassist Reuben Radding, pianist Anthony Coleman, and multi-reedist Oscar Noriega. It will offer a panorama of Sharp's compositional output, from noise-based improvisations to fully notated string quartets, uncovering new territory by looking at the same question from different angles.


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Robby Rowland Guest MLB Blog: Inside the Life of a Minor League Player
Monday February 6, 2012
Jonathan Hacohen: Featured today on MLB reports, we are proud to present Arizona Diamondbacks pitching prospect, Robby Rowland and his 2nd Guest MLB Blog. After a little bit of arm twisting, we were able to get Robby back on the Reports. Just kidding. Robby is a super guy and was very gracious in agreeing to return. For his latest Guest MLB Blog, Robby took in some suggestions from his followers on Twitter to come up with different topics to cover today. From all his entries, Robby chose to discuss life on the road, springtime and pre-game rituals. Exclusively on MLB reports, Robby Rowland is back with his latest blog entry:
Robby Rowland- Guest MLB Blog: Hello all! I am honored to say that I have been welcomed back onto the Reports. Once again, I would like to thank Jonathan for having me on here. It truly is an honor to be asked to share my experiences with the world. For those of you who have not met me in person, you should know that I just love to talk… I got kicked out of a lot of classrooms in my day because I love to chat. That's why I am honored to be on here- because I am allowed to express my love of talking… but just on paper. I have some great topics to discuss with all of you today. The way I like to prepare my blog entries is by asking my twitter followers about subjects they would like to hear about. I like to first write them down on paper and later type in my blog. And once again I apologize if everything is just thrown down with no sense of proper writing. Boy would my english teacher in high school be upset if he/she read these…
So without further adieu, I would like to discuss several of the topics that you have all brought to my attention!
Oh yes, the best part about the minor leagues, the road trips! Before I was drafted, I had the luxury of hearing about the Minor League road trip stories from my dad who played professional baseball for 10 years. I always thought to myself that it was the life. It was unfathomable to me how could anyone not like the bus trips, to be in cities that I would probably never visit in my life if baseball had not brought me there. I remember my pops would tell me these stories as if he just hated every breathing moment of it. Then you had me sitting there, with an ear-to-ear grin; just eager to start my career and experience it. Well let's just say I was a little off…make that way off. The stories were spot on. Granted, the technology is 20 times better these days and we can occupy ourselves a little better but to be honest… nothing really helps.
For my first two years of pro-ball, I played in the pioneer league (Missoula, MT). We had bus trips that included Casper, WY, Idaho Falls, ID, Orem, UT, and Ogden, UT. Not to mention the trips to Billings and Great Falls that were in our league. I believe we had the longest trips out of everyone in the minor leagues, or at least it sure felt like it. Oh and I forgot to mention that when you calculate how long it takes to get somewhere, you have to multiply it by like 3- just because it feels that much longer. After all, you are in a bus! To help the bus ride go by faster, the coaches would put in a movie. That doesn't really help because I am a movie buff and have seen every movie in the world. So what's the point of watching the same movies again?
So what did I do to pass the time? Well I went a little "old school". I pull out a little gameboy and rock tetris! Oh yeah… tetris. For those of you who don't know tetris, well I don't know what to tell you. Google it- you will definitely love the game! The hardest part though of the bus trips is pairing up with someone on your team to sit with. Luckily the starting pitchers who pitch the next game get a seat to themselves in order to have proper rest. I know we are spoiled! The days where I don't pitch, I always look for the smallest dude on the squad to pair up with to have more leg room. And remember I am 6'6", so I need all the leg room I can get! After what seems like days on the bus we usually pull into the hotel about 4-5 hours before we have to be at the field, to either grab a bite to eat or get some quality and much-needed rest before we head out. All the hotels we stay at vary. We could go from a 5-star Hilton to a negative star underground joint that had rats walking through the halls. And you know it is a sketchy hotel when they still have actually keys to open your room door (editor's note: my ribs hurt. I can't stop laughing at this point). I shouldn't be complaining too much, because at the end of the day I still get to put on a baseball uniform every day and I would really do pretty much anything to have the opportunity to do that.
When I threw my last pitch from last season, I was excited about coming home to be with family and friends. I thought to myself that Spring Training was so far away. Next thing I knew, I was celebrating a new year and Spring was right around the corner. The offseason goes by very fast for ballplayers. Think about it. We are away for 7-8, maybe 9 months out of the year. We are away from family, friends, girlfriends, home, your own bed, home cooked meals, the local town… all that stuff. Coming from high school, it may have been a little harder because I didn't have the experience of being away in college. But I'm sure it is tough for both types of people. Sure we get used to it after a while. Heck, we get to play something that we love everyday, so it doesn't take too much of a toll. Sorry, getting a little off topic here. What I really want to talk about is the preparation for Spring Training and what goes on during ST.
At the end of each year, each player is handed a packet basically telling them what to do working out wise in the offseason. The organization makes it pretty easy on us because the packet is real simple to follow. I, on the other hand, thought there was more I could do to prepare myself for the upcoming year. It is a very long season and our bodies go through a lot. So it is our job to make sure that we are doing the proper exercises and eating the right things to allow our bodies to go through the grind of the regular season. If you know me well, you probably know that I cannot stand being bored. I constantly need to be doing something to keep active. Anytime I am bored, I will condition or crush a little yoga session. Just something that will benefit me in the long run. All athletes have a huge responsibility during the offseason. Everyone needs to get their body into the best shape possible. Not just so they can endure the long season, but so that management can see that we pushed ourselves during the offseason and we truly care about our job and seek new ways to better ourselves. It is up to us to make sure that we are doing what needs to be done before camp starts.
Once spring starts, the teams put our bodies through the test with different types of conditions, whether it be sprints or long distance. Trust me, they find out who did and who didn't put in the work during the offseason pretty quickly. Spring Training is just a big camp really. There are players everywhere, with each and everyone trying to take your job. It is a very competitive atmosphere. It may not seem like people are watching you all the time, but they definitely know what you are doing at all times. So in a nutshell, ST is 26 days long. You have 26 days to work your tail off, prove to the coaches that you have put in the work during the offseason, do well in the drills, be mature, and prove that you are better than your competition. No pressure at all.
As I talk about what I do before the games in which I pitch, remember: everyone is different. I think that my pre-game routine is pretty normal and not too weird. I have seen some other routines that I have to say are very strange… and yes, those are the lefties. Game time is usually 7:00 or 7:15. My routine varies depending on whether we are playing at home or on the road. For the home games, I don't have to be at the field until about 5:00 or 5:30. I usually get at least 8-9 hours of sleep the night before. I feel like too much sleep is bad, as I end up feeling disoriented. So I make sure to schedule in the hours I will sleep and the time when I will wake up. When I wake up on game day, I usually go get some breakfast. The breakfast itself really doesn't matter, as long as it's breakfast. After all, that is the most important meal of the day! I will come back to the apartment and have a lot of time on my hands, so I usually get some video games in or watch a movie.
Around 4:30, I have to go to Quiznos and get my favorite sandwich. Can't go to Subway. Subway sandwiches before games are bad luck! Once I get my sandwich from Quiznos, I head to the ball field. I get dressed into some shorts and a dri-fit, put my beats headphones on, play my pre-game jams playlist, sit outside and go to town on my sandwich. After I am done with my sandwich, I find somewhere where I can lay down. I then have to visualize success. No negative thoughts go through my head, or at least I try to make it like that. I usually get dressed in my uniform about 30 minutes before game time and head out to warm up. It usually doesn't take me long to get loose. I like to long toss a little before a game, then throw about 30-40 warm up pitches in the bullpen. I have a lot of pitches, so I attempt to throw each one for a strike at least 3 times in a row. This is key because in an actual game, I have been asked to throw an individual pitch for every pitch during an at-bat. I like to go 50/50 on pitches, from the wind-up and the stretch. I finish off the bullpen session with a simulated hitter.
Now I wasn't ever planning on telling anyone this… but just before I throw the first pitch of the game, I step off the back of the rubber and very sneakily I whisper to the ball.. just trying to reason with it to go where I want it to go and what not. (editor's note: a great focus technique. Just glad to hear that the ball doesn't talk back!)
That is just 3 topics that I have picked out from a group of great topics sent in by everyone. Please feel free to contact me about more topics you guys would like me to talk about in my next blog feature on MLB reports. Like I said before, I love talking about baseball and interacting with you, the fans!
One more thing: I am holding a big Giveaway once I reach 1,000 followers on Twitter (editor's note: 73 followers away at time of publishing this article!) I will be giving away items such as hats, cleats, cards, baseballs, etc. Please help me get there.
Thanks, hope you enjoyed this as much as I did! Robby
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The suspects have not been identified at this time.
The robbery took place at the Liberty Gas Station in the 3000 block of McGhee Road around 12:30 p.m.
Authorities say no shots were fired even though it was an armed robbery.
WSFA 12 News will have more information as it becomes available.
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