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v6.1.2 • September 10, 2014
Fix: Directory Opus compatibility improvements
Fix: Windows Taskbar is now contained correctly on monitors with 3 or more splits
Fix: External hook app is no longer started dozens of times in some situations
Fix: Wallpaper "image not found" errors have been fixed
v6.1.1 • September 7, 2014
Fix: Wallpaper images from online sources are now saved correctly with new DisplayFusion installations
Fix: TeamViewer and GoToMeeting compatibility improvements
Fix: External hook app is no longer started dozens of times in some situations
Fix: Blank taskbar buttons are no longer added to the Windows XP taskbar for hidden windows
v6.1 • September 3, 2014
Change: Added a new wallpaper provider: Zenfolio
Change: New command line parameter: -applywindowslogon
Change: Added an Advanced Setting to control how long random images are stored in the history
Change: Added an Advanced Setting to change the "Web Images" folder path
Change: Now shows a tray balloon/growl message when changing Audio Devices in a function
Fix: Resolved a number of crashing bugs
Fix: Taskbar tray overflow sometimes opened in the wrong location on split monitors
Fix: Improved CPU usage
Fix: Alt+Tab Aero Peek should trigger faster
Fix: Alt+Tab mouse move no longer triggers until you move the mouse at least 5px
Fix: Wallpaper info tag improvements (memory, OS name)
Fix: Invalid username and password are now removed automatically from the Binary Fortress Account tab
Fix: Compatibility improvements for people that use roaming profiles
Fix: Ctrl+A shortcut key works on all DisplayFusion UI textboxes now
Fix: DeviantART image quality improvements
Fix: Middle-click compatibility improvements with Chrome/Canary
Fix: Audio Device improvements in Windows Vista
Fix: Random local wallpaper image improvements (more random, better history)
Fix: Resolved an issue where hidden windows weren't added back to the Windows taskbar sometimes
Fix: Taskbar window previews no longer cross onto other monitors
Fix: Middle-click window move compatibility improvements (Media Monkey, Opera, Chrome... etc)
Fix: Resolved an Alt+Tab issue that caused the overlayed icons to disappear
Fix: DisplayFusion Photos screen saver works on monitors that are split into 6 or more
Fix: Alt+Tab no longer falls behind some windows
Fix: Free version of DisplayFusion no longer prevents the Alt+Tab from functioning in some situations
Fix: Improved logging for the DisplayFusion Service
Fix: Taskbar clock tooltips now match the Windows taskbar
Fix: Taskbar icon improvements (for grouped and pinned applications)
Fix: TitleBar Buttons shouldn't cause some windows to hang when being dragged anymore
Fix: Resolved an issue with maximized windows on split 4K monitors
Fix: Alt+Tab no longer blocks the Alt+Tab sequence from being sent to VMware, RDP sessions... etc
Fix: Wallpaper images are no longer selected from hidden folders incorrectly
Fix: VMware ThinApp apps no longer crash on startup
Fix: Restoring the DisplayFusion settings from a backup now automatically applies the wallpaper settings too
Fix: Some windows weren't being hooked correctly on startup
Fix: Aero colour detection now works in Windows 7 when using a Windows 7 Theme
Fix: Window Location no longer moves a child window if its new position will overlap its old position
Fix: Taskbar now uses the correct icon for "small icon" mode
Fix: Local random images no longer selects blank images sometimes
Fix: Aero Shake is now correctly disabled in Windows 7 (setting in Window Management)
Fix: Alt+Tab performance improvements
Fix: Alt+Tab compatibility improvements
Fix: Alt+Tab compatibility improvements
Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements
Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements with StartIsBack
Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements with Start8
Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
v6.0 • June 18, 2014
Change: New Feature: Alt+Tab Handler with 4 different modes
Change: Wallpaper images can now be spanned across groups of monitors using the new "Combine with Monitor" wallpaper feature
Change: New Wallpaper Mode: Load From URL (loads an image from a URL once or on a timer - great for webcam images)
Change: New Function: "Minimize Window to System Tray" (Ctrl+Win+T by default)
Change: New Windows 8 Tweak: Option to disable the Lock Screen image
Change: New Windows 8 Tweak: Option to control Lock Screen monitor timeout
Change: DisplayFusion can now manage your audio playback and recording devices (bind to monitor profiles, use hotkeys or the tray icon)
Change: No DisplayFusion configuration changes require a UAC prompt anymore, it's all silently applied (Windows Logon screen, content menus, Windows 8 tweaks... etc)
Change: Added an option to disable Aero Shake on the Window Management tab
Change: Added an option to only wrap the mouse cursor when there is more than one monitor attached
Change: Added a "Reset to Default" to the Windows Logon tab in the Settings Window
Change: Added a new Taskbar Preview Mode: "Previews Disabled, Show ToolTips"
Change: Added a "Launch as Administrator" option for custom taskbar shortcuts
Change: Flickr API is now accessed over SSL (encrypted)
Change: "Move Child Windows" setting now takes priority over Window Location rules
Change: Windows 8 Apps (Metro Apps) can now be pinned to the DisplayFusion Taskbars
Change: Wallpaper images in Windows 8.1 are now lossless (much better quality)
Change: Added an Advanced Setting to disable the taskbar clock hover effect
Change: Added an Advanced Setting to prevent Metro apps from appearing in the Alt+Tab handler
Change: Added an Advanced Setting to disable the live previews in the Monitor Configuration window
Change: Added an Advanced Setting to control where auto-backups are stored
Change: New Advanced Setting to control the Aero Peek delay in the Alt+Tab handler
Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
Fix: Window Location compatibility improvements
Fix: CPU and memory usage improvements
Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements
Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility improvements
Fix: Improved UI compatibility when Font Scaling is enabled in Windows
Fix: Resolved an issue with maximized windows on split monitors
Fix: Win+M helper improvements
Fix: Windows XP Monitor Configuration improvements when monitors are rotated
Fix: Windows Explorer window positions are now remembered after using a DisplayFusion Function
Fix: Wallpaper window no longer loses settings in some situations
Fix: Taskbar buttons no longer switch monitors when minimized on a split monitor
Fix: Resolved a few bugs that could cause crashes
Fix: Taskbar button rendering is improved for grouped windows in Windows 7 classic mode
Fix: Start Menu X compatibility improvements
Fix: Inactive window mouse scroll improvements
Fix: Improved compatibility with StartIsBack in Windows 8.0
Fix: "Move Child Windows" improvements
Fix: Improved taskbar time format detection
Fix: Windows 8.1 taskbar start buttons now support the right-click menu
Fix: Maximized windows now maintain their split monitor flags between DisplayFusion restarts
Fix: Wallpaper changes now detect if system transitions are disabled so you don't end up with black screens
Fix: Some DisplayFusion Functions no longer move the secondary Windows taskbar
Fix: Improved taskbar rendering when Font Scaling is enabled
Fix: Chrome fullscreen video windows can now be moved using DisplayFusion's key combinations
Fix: Windows Snapping improvements in Windows 8 (easier to un-snap windows now)
Fix: Taskbar compatibility improvements with StartIsBack
Fix: Huge wallpaper performance (cpu/memory usage) improvements when using random local images
Fix: When using Monitor Splitting, certain applications now maximize correctly (Chrome, Opera)
Fix: DisplayFusion's Photos Screen Saver now rotates images automatically based on the EXIF tags
Fix: Duplicate tray icons are no longer created for single-instance apps when using the "Minimize to System Tray" Function
Fix: Added 2 new per-application compatibility options (use process icon, treat as fullscreen)
Fix: Taskbar preview improvements for the grouped window lists
Fix: Pinned taskbar windows now use the window icon, not the process icon (you'll need to re-pin any messed-up items to see this like Chrome Canary)
Fix: Aero colour change detection improvements
Fix: Bundled Photos Screen Saver settings now work per-monitor
Fix: Window Management compatibility improvements (Opera... etc)
Fix: Taskbar no longer crashes when unlocking the desktop in some situations
Fix: Taskbar no longer crashes when connecting via RDP session in some situations
Fix: Screen Saver now gets set to "Blank" when reverting to DisplayFusion Free (if using the multi-monitor screen savers)
Fix: WindowBlinds compatibility improvements (grey borders, start button images... etc)
Fix: Taskbar buttons are no longer missing some window icons
Fix: No longer a floating bar in Windows XP when certain WindowBlinds themes are enabled
Fix: Screen Savers are correctly reverted when switching to the Free version of DisplayFusion
Fix: Compatibility improvements with DeskScapes
Fix: Compatibility improvements with Dexpot
Fix: Compatibility improvements for some applications when font scaling is used
Fix: Metro window framing now works in Windows 8.1 Update 1
Fix: Random wallpaper images no longer apply multiple times
Fix: Auto-hidden taskbars no longer get stuck behind some windows
Fix: Image history improvements for duplicate images
Fix: Transitions no longer cause the wallpaper images to stop changing on some machines
Fix: Wallpaper images no longer bleed between monitors (1 pixel bleed)
Fix: Classic Shell 4.1 compatibility improvements
Fix: Fixed a few handle leaks
Fix: Wallpaper image pausing now works correctly between restarts
Fix: TitleBar Buttons on Google Chrome (and other) windows no longer causes clicking issues with that application
Fix: Certain applications no longer randomly scroll up/down when the TitleBar Buttons are enabled
Fix: TitleBar Buttons now look correct on Windows Server 2012 and 2012R2
Fix: Taskbar Tray Overflow window now works on Windows 8.1 Update 1
Fix: Improved compatibility with Start8 and Monitor Splits
Fix: Improved compatibility with WindowBlinds on Windows XP Taskbars
Fix: Improved compatibility with top-tab browsers and mouse middle-clicking
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Fix: Desktop Icons profiles now load correctly on startup for everyone
Fix: Connecting to the console after a remote session no longer crashes DisplayFusion
Fix: Fixed a few "Object Reference" errors
Fix: Hooks now startup correctly all the time
Fix: Silverlight fullscreen windows are no longer hooked in Chrome
Fix: Monitor Splits are now applied correctly when switching profiles using the tray icon
Fix: Right-aligned shortcuts no longer reverse their order on taskbar reload
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|Alou to have surgery for hernia, will miss start of season
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The oft-injured Alou left spring training camp Wednesday and was sent back to New York for tests on his sore right groin. He is scheduled to have the surgery on Thursday.
Alou is expected to resume baseball activities in four to six weeks, making it likely he'll be sidelined for at least most of April.
The 41-year-old Alou batted .341 with 13 home runs and 49 RBIs in 87 games last season, when he missed a long stretch of games with a quadriceps injury.

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Archive for the 'Navy Chaplain Corps' Tag
Provocative question for a cash-constrained Navy:
June 2010
By Defense Springboard
With a budget squeeze looming, CNO Admiral Roughead says it's time to ask provocative questions…Well, here's one: Is it time to shrink the Navy Chaplain Corps?
What provocative questions are you asking to help save the Navy? Let us at the USNI Blog know.
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mavik Thumbnails
2.0.20 (last update on Nov 25, 2014)
GPLv2 or later
Free Download
17 October 2008
- Yes
Advanced plugin for creating thumbnails with a simple to use. You need only insert original image to text and resize to necessary size.
Editor's Note
- The additional script Highslide JS is not free for commercial use
- create thumbnail and replace original image to thumbnail;
- add link for pop-up window: Slimbox, Magnific Popup, Highslide (for non-commercial sites - http://highslide.com/#licence);
- add link to full text in blogs;
- default sizes;
- proportions: keep aspect ratio, cut to fit, keep area, stretch;
- include/exclude images with the specified classes;
- works with remote images;
- add meta-tag og:image;
- different settings for different contexts;
- compatible with Joomla 1.5 - 3.x.
For developers:
- html-code can be replaced in template;
- you can use your own type of pop-up window, only put it in decorators/popups;
- you can write your own handler for contexts, put in in decorators/context;
- thumbnail generator is separated to library mavik/thumb, you can use in your extensions or templates.
Languages: English, Germany, French, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Brazil, Estonian.
I did run into one issue, when using slim box as the popup method, the popup appears behind my upper menu system. (rocket theme template) There was one post here describing that issue and what they did in the CSS to solve it, but I didn't understand the code they were describing. (I'm not a coder).
But on most templates, it works great, and even in my case the other "modes" of the popup, work fine. Also, there is an option that the thumbnail will take you to the article when in 'blog mode' instead of doing the popup. (once you are in the article, the thumbnails then popup to a larger size)
Absolutely brilliant.
The other other change I would suggest, is a simple button in the plugin setup that will purge the no longer used thumbnails from the system, they do accumulate in there. If you experiment when placing an image, and try 3 or 4 different sizes, then decide on 1... the old thumbnails that were generated during testing still exist in the server. This doesn't hurt anything, but does take up space.
Great job!
there's only one thing i've discovered so far: if you want to place an image smaller than the original one into an article and want to create a link to an external site through that image, that won't work, because the mavik-plugin will create the thumbnail AND the link to the full-resolution picture.
so you have to put clickable images always in full-res into your articles.
great work!! thanks a lot =)
Don´t worry if the slimbox layer is showing up on the wrong "layer" (this may happen with some templates like the famous ja_purity I and II), you only have to make some z-index changes to make it work like expected.
P.S.: The new highslide opening function is great.
It creates a thumbnail name like 299x240-images-stories-yourfolder-filename-pic1.jpg. This means a lot of data on your server that isn't used and probably doesn't help the SEO of a website.
My idea is that it would be better to have it create a name that just shows filename-thumb1.jpg.
I am having trouble though with transparent images (both gif and png): the transparent background is displayed as black on the thumbnails, and as grey on the enlarged picture. is there any option I need to fine tune in order to parse transparent images?
I would also like to be able to disable the popup function for certain images, as the nofb="nofb" option of the fboxbot plugin does. is there any way I could tag any image in order to resize it as normal but disable the mouseover interaction and the popup function?
thank you for the great ext.
i needed like a day to try to understand how it works.
for those who have problem to understand here is how i made it work.
you need to upload the images that you want to the root of mavik Thumbnails:
then simply add HTML code to disply the image.
the image that will be disply, just give height and width to the image to make it smaller.
then HREF it to the same image.
if u do this, it will work perfect
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BEST LOCAL BOY GONE BADBill KamalThe elegantly dressed and apparently bionic weatherman for WSVN-TV (Channel 7) seemed never to sleep during the 2004 hurricane season, so devoted was he to projecting the speed and movements of Danielle, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne. But the darkest storm was yet to come. Sunday, October 24, he put on shorts, flip-flops, and a sleeveless shirt and then drove his Jaguar to Port St. Lucie to meet a fourteen-year-old lad he'd met via an Internet chatroom. Using a pseudonym, Bill had told his prospective teen date he was looking for "a son" to have sex with. But the forecast that day would not be "sonny." When Kamal arrived at the rendezvous site, there was no kid, just some good ol' boys from the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office. Talk about a tropical depression. The ex-weatherman pleaded guilty and was sentenced this past February to five years in prison (plus probation for the rest of his life) for Internet enticement of a minor for sex.


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A Midnight Summer's Rain
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the sound of thunder, wind blow.
Flashes of lightning, silhouettes of shadows;
a nature's melody for me to dance to.
My face drips wet by mid-summer's rain;
I spin with the wind, emotionally sane.
Roaring thunder race a crackling smash,
still I dance on; no care, no care.
Throughout the night, the storm rages still,
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Melissa Martens Yaverbaum to head Council of American Jewish Museums
(JTA) — The Council of American Jewish Museums, which represents 80 institutions, has named Melissa Martens Yaverbaum as its executive director.
Yaverbaum, who has worked in the museum field for 24 years, currently serves as the director of collections and exhibitions at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City.
"This is a critical time in the Jewish museum field, a time to assess how we can better respond to communities, new potential audiences, and new topics of import," Yaverbaum said in a statement this week announcing her appointment.
As a board member of the Council of American Jewish Museums for a decade, she launched a fellowship program for emerging professionals in the field.
Yaverbaum in her statement called the council "the key convener, advocate, and representative for the Jewish museum field."
The Spy Who Came In From Hamas
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Brigitte Bardot Slams Shechitah in Open Letter, Calls It 'Ritual Sacrifice'
Brigitte Bardot published an open letter in several leading French newspapers calling for a ban on shechitah, or Jewish ritual slaughter.Click here for the rest of the article...
Brigitte Bardot calls for ban on shechitah, terms it 'ritual sacrifice'
(JTA) — Brigitte Bardot published an open letter in several leading French newspapers calling for a ban on shechitah, or Jewish ritual slaughter.
The one-time French actress terms the practice "ritual sacrifice" in the letter that appeared Monday in newspapers such as Le Parisien, Le Figaro and Le Monde. The letter also calls for a ban on halal Muslim ritual slaughter as well as on horse meat.
Jewish and Muslim religious laws require that animals be conscious when their necks are cut — a practice deemed cruel by some animal welfare activists.
The letter drew condemnation from the European Jewish Congress.
"Ms. Bardot's depiction of shechitah as 'ritual sacrifice' is not only deeply offensive and a slur against the Jewish People, but also shows a stunning lack of knowledge in an area where she purports to be an expert," EJC President Moshe Kantor said in a statement. "Bardot has once again shown her clear insensitivity for minority groups with the substance and style of her letter."
In January 2011, Bardot launched a campaign against ritual slaughter through her animal rights foundation.
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The Union for Reform Judaism and the Central Conference of American Rabbis have joined as partner organizations supporting the People's Climate March in New York City on Sunday, September 21. We do so in reflection of the words of Genesis 2:15, which command us to "till and tend" God's Earth and our Movement's longstanding work to address the devastating effects of climate change.
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At private funeral for Joan Rivers, celebrities inside and fans outside N.Y. temple
(JTA) — Howard Stern offered a eulogy and Hugh Jackman provided a musical interlude at the celebrity-studded funeral for comedian Joan Rivers.
Hundreds of mourners attended the private service on Sunday at Temple Emanu-El in New York City. The temple's rabbi, Joshua Davidson, offered the opening prayer at the funeral, which was closed to the media.
Fans and paparazzi also gathered outside the synagogue to pay their respects.
Television host Charlie Rose called the funeral "moving, funny, loving," and said Rivers "would have liked it," The New York Times reported.
Rose was among the television personalities, journalists and entertainment stars who came to remember Rivers, 81, the trailblazing comic who died Thursday, a week after being rushed to Manhattan's Mount Sinai Hospital after her heart stopped during throat surgery at a clinic. Doctors at the hospital put her in an induced coma.
Her daughter, Melissa, with whom the late comic appeared on a reality television show, also spoke at the funeral. The New York City Gay Men's Chorus performed show tunes and Broadway actress Audra McDonald sang "Smile," according to the Times.
In a statement on the Joan Rivers website, Melissa Rivers wrote last week, "My mother's greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon."
In her 2012 book, "I Hate Everyone … Starting With Me," Rivers described her funeral.
"When I die (and, yes, Melissa, that day will come; and, yes, Melissa, everything's in your name), I want my funeral to be a huge showbiz affair with lights, cameras, action … I want Craft services, I want paparazzi and I want publicists making a scene! I want it to be Hollywood all the way," she wrote, adding, "I want Meryl Streep crying, in five different accents … I want a wind machine so that even in the casket my hair is blowing just like Beyonce's."
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Brant Rosen Resigns From His Pulpit, Citing Divisions Over Israel
Brant Rosen, a prominent rabbi whose outspoken criticism of Israel become too divisive for his congregation announced this week that he is resigning his pulpit.Click here for the rest of the article...
Citing divisions over Israel, Rabbi Brant Rosen quits congregation
(JTA) – A prominent rabbi whose outspoken criticism of Israel became too divisive for his congregation announced this week that he is resigning his pulpit.
Brant Rosen, rabbi at the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston, Ill., made the announcement Tuesday. Aside from his pulpit position, which he has held for 17 years, Rosen is also the founder and co-chair of the rabbinical council of Jewish Voice for Peace, a group that promotes boycotts of Israel and has been listed by the Anti-Defamation League as one of the top 10 anti-Israel organizations in the United States.
Rosen said the synagogue board did not force him to step down; rather, the decision was driven by his concern for his own and the congregation's well-being.
"It's become clear to me very recently that the atmosphere in the congregation is becoming more divisive," Rosen told JTA this week. "It's clear that I am the lightning rod for that division, so I made the decision about 10 days ago to step down."
Rosen's departure, and the turmoil that led to it, highlight the deep and emotional fissures in the American Jewish community over Israel and its conflict over the Palestinians. The Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation highlights diversity and progressive values, and its board consistently had backed Rosen's right to speak his mind on the Middle East, according to Rosen and board president David Tabak.
But Rosen's controversial outspokenness began to destroy the community.
Frustrated by Israel's Gaza campaign in 2008, Operation Cast Lead, Rosen began publicizing his strident criticism of Israel and strong support for the Palestinians in late 2008 on his personal blog, Shalom Rav.
"We good liberal Jews are ready to protest oppression and human-rights abuse anywhere in the world, but are all too willing to give Israel a pass," he wrote. "What Israel has been doing to the people of Gaza is an outrage."
Rosen subsequently became co-chair of the rabbinical council of Jewish Voice for Peace. The organization has made strident criticism of Israel its focus, promoting the BDS campaign to use boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel; heckling Israeli officials in public speeches and organizing anti-Israel demonstrations in numerous U.S. cities during this summer's Gaza war.
At his shul Rosen was careful mostly to separate his activism on Israel from his role as the congregation's rabbi, according to Tabak, rarely speaking about the issue from the pulpit.
But his advocacy polarized many members, with some openly hostile to Rosen's point of view and others vigorously supportive of it. That polarization and the arguments that grew out of it began to destroy the community's cohesion, Tabak said.
"The dichotomy of opinion did not bother me — even the strenuous adherence to these beliefs did not bother me," Tabak told JTA. "What I found really disturbing is that a very warm and welcoming and accepting congregation really did have schisms developing."
The congregation struggled to bridge the divides by encouraging members to organize events, but those, too, quickly broke down into a left-right divide. Some 20 members of the congregation accompanied Rosen on a trip to visit Palestinian activists in the West Bank. Others, including longtime members, began to circulate letters and emails criticizing Rosen. Some left the congregation altogether, citing Rosen's views on Israel as the cause.
Throughout, the board stood behind Rosen.
Then, in June, Rosen traveled to Detroit with members of Jewish Voice for Peace to encourage the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to pass a resolution on divesting from three companies that do business with Israeli security services in the West Bank. When the conflict in Gaza began, he marched in pro-Palestinian solidarity rallies in Chicago.
Those were, Rosen says, "the final straws." Yet another letter circulated, this one accusing Rosen of neglecting his duties to the congregation. Rosen said the emotional toll, and the awareness of the pain his views were causing members, became too much.
"I didn't feel I could give my all to my job anymore," he said.
"I don't know that he would have lasted anywhere near as long as he did at any other congregation," said Joseph Aaron, editor and publisher of the Chicago Jewish News. "I think it says something good about the synagogue, because for a very long time they allowed him to espouse points of view that most synagogues wouldn't have tolerated."
Rosen will remain at his congregation for another six months. He said he plans to move professionally into activism rather than seeking another pulpit. The congregation is searching for another rabbi and relaunching its Israel programming with a greater emphasis on balance, Tabak said. It will take a wider view of Israel beyond politics to include culture, history and face-to-face interaction.
The rabbi's departure is both painful and therapeutic, Tabak added.
"For the congregation, in some ways it is good in the sense that it gives us a chance to repair some of the relationships that have split here in the past," Tabak said. "In other ways, he's been with us for 17 years. He bat-mitzvahed my eldest daughter, but he won't be available for the youngest. He's been a fixture of our lives."
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Eric Cantor joins Wall Street investment bank
(JTA) — Former U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is joining a Wall Street investment bank as vice-chairman and managing director.
Cantor, 51, who served as the Republican congressman for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, also will be elected to the board of directors of the global investment bank, Moelis & Company, the bank announced Tuesday.
Cantor will be based in the bank's New York office and is scheduled to open an office in Washington.
"Eric has proven himself to be a pro-business advocate and one who will enhance our boardroom discussions with CEOs and senior management as we help them navigate their most important strategic decisions," Ken Moelis, chairman and CEO of Moelis & Company, said in a statement.
After a career in the Virginia legislature, Cantor was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000 and was made chief deputy whip just two years later, before his 40th birthday.
Cantor, who was the sole Jewish Republican in Congress, was as majority leader the most senior Jewish lawmaker in U.S. history and had ambitions of becoming speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Little-known college professor, David Brat Cantor, who had the national backing of the insurgent Tea Party movement, defeated Cantor in the primary in June. Brat accused Cantor of betraying conservative principles on spending, debt and immigration.
Cantor stepped down from his position as House majority leader and from his congressional seat on Aug. 18.


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Overlooking Fenway Park and just a 3-minute walk to the Kenmore light train station, this historic Boston hotel features on-site dining.
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Built in 1925, the historic Eliot Suite Hotel is in Boston's prestigious Back Bay neighborhood.
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In downtown Boston, this redesigned boutique hotel is just a short distance from attractions like Boston Commons and Newbury Street.
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Residence Inn Boston Back Bay/FenwayThis Boston hotel features free Wi-Fi along with rooms that have plush bedding and a full kitchen. Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, is a 2-minute walk away.
Score from 220 reviews Excellent
Everybody around the hotel was extremely helpful and friendly. Room was very clean and comfortable. Would recommend!
Would be nice if more room service options were available 24 hours.
the bars downstairs
the price
Room was very spacious and clean Receptionist was very kind.
some rusty smell in the bath room.
Friendly people every where!
The purpose of my trip was to see my beloved Boston Red Sox. The Hotel Commonwealth is "The Official Hotel of the Boston Red Sox".I guess that says it all how well the Hotel Commonwealth added to my stay.Eastern Standard at the property is a 4 star restaurant.
Kenmore square is a wonderful location with access to public transportation but lots to do and see within walking distance. Room was spacious. Any requests were followed up on immediately.
There was some kind of construction going on that literally caused the room to shake every few seconds during the day. Luckily we weren't in the room much or it would have been awful. It was a busy weekend in Boston so room rates were increased quite a bit. Plan ahead if you can.
Large room, big bed, room facilities, early check-in, oyster bar
Charge $6 for a glass of milk when we asked for a jug for our tea, slightly disinterested staff at the desk.
location for our purposes bell man was helpful and friendly as was the front desk staff
No water bottle in the room, no pad, pen no bible, no hotel directory, no menus. No coffee in room or in the lobby. Too expensive for experience
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Shawn at the front desk was amazing . He was so helpfu. We were visiting BU with our daughter and he was eager to help with directions and anything else we needed . He should be promoted ! And give him a salary increase ...
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Great location..close to all historical sites. Within walking distance of most things.
Nice rooms, good service, good location
The price is too hight not quite value for money. You can hear your next door neighbour warching TV and you can hear people talking in the hallway, not what I call luxury standard. The DVDs you can borrow are mostly old movies.
Roomy, good location
No coffee maker in the room or in the lobby. Big no no. For that price, how easy would it to put a Keurig in the rooms or at least have a coffee bar in the lobby. Internet was on and off as well.
Possibility to choose between different types of pillows. Shuttle service to and from airport.
Could not sleep well, because of the pillow. Very high rate.
Public transportation, restaurant, convenient store and Fenway park all within a split second walk.
Unfortunately, the A.C. was blowing in my spouse's face all night long. We tried to redirect but to no avail.
Although our room was right on Commonwealth Ave., it was extremely quiet. It is also very close to Fenway Park which makes it easy to get home from a baseball game.
I have stayed at Hotel Commonwealth several times for business, but this was the first time for leisure. That gave me more opportunity to enjoy the property. Very comfortable room, excellent service. The restaurants on either side are good - the Island Creek Oyster Bar is exceptional. Great location. Walk to museums and Fenway Park.
The price is high, but comparable to other Boston hotels in this class and I think the service level and location make it worth it.
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Definitely over priced though Booking.com guaranteed the best price, it was not!
The blonde at front desk. Room was nice and clean.
Cost of parking, cost of room phone use.
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We liked the close proximity to Warren Towers, the free wifi that was fast and free delicious breakfast. The bed was very comfortable and the bathroom was a large size for Boston. Room had space and extremely clean. Restaurants in the Hotel are very good. The front desk was one of the warmest and friendliest staff I have ever met at a Hotel.
Staff, they were super nice and helpful
Off site parking, didn't like to have to wait 30 minutes for the car. Also I think with what the room charges were, parking fees should have been included not extra!
Every staff member went above and beyond to help. Location was perfect to visit universities. Great restaurant choices.
TV needed to be reset twice during our stay. Telephone was unusable for last day and a half due 'reinitializing'. Small irritants, won't prevent us from staying again, but worth a mention.
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Sterlite ordered to shut large copper smelter over 'gas leak'
MUMBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Sterlite Industries (India) STRL.NS said on Monday that Tamil Nadu has ordered it to shut a copper smelter over allegations of a gas leak, in a move that could spur imports and drive up regional premiums for the metal.
The smelter, the country's biggest, produces more than 300,000 tonnes a year to supply half of India's domestic copper needs. Closing it could lead to a supply gap that opens the door to foreign refiners and traders.
Sterlite informed the National Stock Exchange about the closure of the smelter but gave no details of when it expected to resume operations.
The company said it would explain matters regarding emissions from the Tuticorin unit to the state regulator - the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB).
Sterlite, a unit of Vedanta Resources (VED.L), has faced a lengthy legal battle over environmental concerns at the smelter plant in Tuticorin, with the first of many petitions against it filed in 1996. The case is pending in the Supreme Court.
Late last month, residents of Tuticorin complained of breathing problems and sore eyes and government officials suspected a sulphur dioxide leak at the smelter. The company denied that there had been a leak.
About 150 people were arrested in protests against the plant. There have been no reports of serious injuries caused by the suspected leak.
The government order was effective March 29, but the plant was shut in the early hours of March 30, said a state government official, adding that the factory would remain shut until further notice.
"The order against Sterlite is a clear message to industries to not pollute and this needs to be taken in a positive manner. With this order, the people's confidence on the government will be reinforced," said Ashish Kumar, a senior government official in Tuticorin, where the smelter is located.
A shutdown of Sterlite' copper smelter could tighten supplies in the region and lift premiums if Indian consumers have to fill their needs from international markets, traders said.
"If there is a shortage of copper in the local market, premiums will go up. There could be a further rise in premiums if China starts buying," said Ravindra Mardia, managing director of Mardia Samyoung, a trader and former customer of Sterlite based in Mumbai.
Late last week, copper premiums in Singapore fell to around $30 to $40 from $55 to $60 earlier in March, after a rise last month in copper stockpiles in LME warehouses in Asia, traders said.
India consumes around 600,000 tonnes of copper annually - about three percent of the world's total, and far behind China, which took around 9 million tonnes last year.
While regional stockpiles have ballooned since December as the global copper market swings into surplus after years of deficit, stocks are not easily available due to Glencore's (GLEN.L) dominance in warehousing in Malaysia's port of Johor.
Shipments have also been affected by a port strike in Chile, while output at top producer Codelco was hit by a separate miners strike this week, suggesting a near-term shortfall in supply, traders said.
"If they can't ship material, then there should be an impact on premiums. How big an impact depends on how long this shutdown will last," a Singapore-based trader said about Sterlite.
Shares of Sterlite fell more than 5 percent in a flat Mumbai market.
(Additional reporting by Kaustubh Kulkarni in MUMBAI, Anupama Chandrasekaran in CHENNAI and Krishna Das in NEW DELHI; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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For a baseball fan, everything about April 5, 2010 was perfect. Unlike many Opening Days in recent memory, the weather was beautiful — mid 70s. Across the league, there was nary a rain delay to derail the magic of early April.
We saw Albert Pujols belt two homers, Johan Santana lead the Mets to victory, and the legend of Jason Heyward become even more movie-like, as the Braves' 20 year-old rightfielder took Carlos Zambrano deep in his very first major league at-bat.
Garrett Jones gave Pirates fans hope — even for a day — and NL West aces Dan Haren and Tim Lincecum silenced the pitiful Padres and Astros.
The Blue Jays' Shaun Marcum, taking the place of some guy Harry as Toronto's Opening Day starter, flirted with a no-hitter for 6 1/3 innings before relinquishing a single to Vladimir Guerrero of the Rangers – how odd does the second part of that sentence sound?
The Royals were sloppy as ever, and the Indians managed a mere four hits (all singles) off of the quick-working, April-loving longtime White Sox ace Mark Buehrle.
But these subplots served as merely context for the dominant storyline in Major League Baseball Tuesday – the Philadelphia Phillies.
(Note: This is not a pure Game Recap. This is the experience of being in Nationals Park, mixed with some highlights, further mixed with analysis. I personally hate reading "this happened, then this happened, then this happened." You can find that stuff anywhere.)
The Prelude
As some of you may know, Phillies Nation's creator, Brian Michael, organized an absolutely mind-blowing trip to Nationals Park. A seemingly endless array of buses and cars transported droves of elated Phillies fans to the lot at 1620 South Capitol Street, where an impressively orchestated tailgate took place under the Frederick Douglass bridge. Rumor has it, Freddy D. himself was impressed.
Where's the Infrastructure?
As expected, traffic was ridiculous. Not helping matters was the arrival of Barack Obama, which resulted in the complete barricading of Capitol Street, the de facto Broad Street of the Nationals' complex. Detours, overwhelmed traffic cops, and enhanced security led to enormous lines at each entrance to the Nationals' newish, extremely plain-looking stadium.
I'm speaking on behalf of the countless amount of Phillies fans in attendance when I say that once past the mass of humanity that was every single gate to Nationals Park, the stress and confusion of the process subsided completely.
It was Opening Day. Roy Halladay was pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Getting to the Great Ones
As is the case with nearly every brilliant pitcher to ever grace the game of baseball, the best way to get to Halladay is to do so early. The Nats took advantage of a Nyjer Morgan infield single and subsequent steal to set up the first run of the team's 2010 season – which came on a double from, who else, Ryan Zimmerman.
In the second inning, Ivan Rodriguez led off by doubling on a two-strike mistake pitch from Halladay. This was the last time the Nationals would come close to threatening the Good Doctor.
Crooked Numbers
The Phillies scored five in the fourth, two in the sixth, four in the seventh. The innings were glorious. The production of the new-and-improved Phils lineup was staggering.
Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, and Carlos Ruiz reached based four times apiece. Placido Polanco got on thrice, and Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez twice each.
On the day, the Phillies reached base in 22 of 48 plate appearances, for a .458 on-base percentage. Digest that number for a second. Twenty-two plate appearances resulted in a Phillie getting on base, twenty-six did not. This is baseball – the sport where failing 7 out of 10 times gets you into the Hall of Fame, right?
The Assembly
The Phils will not score eleven runs per game. Polanco won't drive in 972 runs, Ruiz won't walk to first on 486 occurences, and Jimmy won't finish the season with a .667 on-base percentage.
But this lineup will frighten every single pitcher it faces, and it will exude a level of multifaceted, dynamic ability more often than it won't.
At the top, you have a table-setter with power and speed in Jimmy Rollins. He defines the phrase "boom-or-bust." When he is going good, the Phils will roll. When he isn't, it will become harder to create runs. Nonetheless, he is who he's always been, a productive hitter in the system and context he is in.
Batting second is Polanco, a wizard with the bat who refuses to go down swinging — or looking for that matter. The Phillies have long struggled with "situational baseball," i.e. runner on third and less than two outs. But with the addition of Polanco, the Phillies lineup now features just as many strikeout-avoiders (Jimmy, Victorino, Polanco, Chooch,) as it does whiff-prone batters.
Aside from his grand slam – that seemingly carried through the air until reaching an area very close to where my group was sitting – Polanco delivered twice with a runner on third and less than two out. He singled in a run and produced a sacrifice fly.
With Polanco batting second, Victorino hitting out of the seven-hole, and the emergence of Ruiz as a formidable eighth hitter, this Phillies lineup is now almost as productive 7-8 as it is 1-2.
The lineup showed its balance by having the bottom of the order contribute to all three rallies.
- In the five-run fourth, Victorino singled in a run and scored, Ruiz advanced two runners with a deep flyout, and even Halladay got into the act with an RBI single that traveled somewhere between 1 and 9 centimeters.
- In the sixth, Ruiz walked and eventually scored on Jimmy's triple.
- Finally, in the seventh, the sixth and eighth hitters reached base, turning the lineup over. This allowed Jimmy to work the count and eventually be intentionally walked, and Polanco to hit a grand slam no Phillies fan will ever forget.
He was sharp. He was dominant. He was crafty. He threw strike-after-strike-after-strike-after strike. He induced two double plays. He made Adam Dunn look like a seven-year old girl.
After Pudge led off the second with a double, Halladay retired 10 of the next 12 batters, two of which hit into twin-killings. He threw only 51 pitches between the end of Pudge's at-bat and the beginning of the seventh inning.
This was literally an example of a man playing with little children. (Wait, what?)
The "Natinals"
The Phillies are 1-0 with 161 games to play. While Monday was an incredible way to start the season, it represented less than one percent of the regular season.
And, as much as the good people of Washington DC would like to think their team has improved, the Nationals are still an oddly constructed team with weak corner outfielders (why play Willie Harris in right if Jermaine Dye is a free agent?) and shoddy starting pitching.
John Lannan is not an ace. He is a third starter at best and he is probably a number-four in reality. Imagine having J.A. Happ as your ace. He and Lannan are very similar.
As I was exiting the ballpark, I saw a poster that pretty much sums up the Nationals' futility. It had a large picture of the Nats' most-prized free agent acquisition this past offseason.
It read – JASON MARQUIS: GAMECHANGER.
You write the punchline.
Posts: 0 diz
magnificent read.
Posted: 12:32 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Ryk
After much thought and consideration, I came to the conclusion that a punchline isn't necessary. "Jason Marquis: Gamechanger". Nuff said.
Posted: 01:53 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 4daysrest.com
Congratulations on the tailgate. We heard it was an awesome time. Keep up the good work…
And if you're looking for a, uh, different "spin" on things, take a look at the site.
Posted: 03:28 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 JohnKruk
Is there an extended 27,000 game season this year?
Posted: 04:46 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 bfo_33
Nice article by Stark yesterday, almost as good as this one. I know we're only 1 game into the season, and it was against a bad Nats team, but no one did to Happ last year what the Phils did to Lannan yesterday. Moving Vic out of the 2 hole, replacing with PP makes a formidable line-up so much better. Screw the reality of mid Aug slumps, right now I'm dreaming of 100+ wins, a CY Young candidate or two, and so many possible MVP candidates that the award just goes to the Phils 1 through 8, no name on the trophy. Openning day finally came, and it went right as planned.
Posted: 06:43 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Nick
I'm pretty sure if you have a .300 OBP, you're not getting into the HOF.
Posted: 07:00 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 NJ
Calling John Lannan similar to JA Happ is very charitable, I'd say it's more like having a left handed veteran version of Kyle Kendrick as your ace. All ground balls on a good day, all runs on a day like yesterday. The most important player in that franchise is Jordan Zimmerman cause if the Nats are expecting to just fill a roster behind Strasburg and Ryan Zimmerman then their just deceiving themselves.
Was having a conversation with a friend who's a Mets fan last night wondering the same thing, if you consider Christian Guzman your best defensive short-stop enough to make Ian Desmond a bat only starter, then why aren't you starting him at 2nd over Adam Kennedy…? Seems to say a lot about that franchise that you'd priorities a guy like Adam Kennedy over a Christian Guzman.
Posted: 08:03 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Seth
How about this:
Jason Marquis: Who?
Posted: 08:05 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 twc84
Actually, the game represented 0.62% of the regular season…
Posted: 08:14 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 shipsass
If the NCAA can have 96 teams in next year's bracket, then why not?
Although I shudder to think of the NBA postseason overlapping its own preseason the following fall.
Posted: 09:28 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Chuck
Yesterday was great, no doubt. EVERYTHING seemed to click when it needed to. AWESOME!!
BUT….. (and not to be the one to slightly spoil the party)….
The Phillies had their best pitcher going against the most disfunctional team in the league. Let's be very careful about "dreaming about 100+ wins,……."
It's great to dream and hope and be positive….and I think the Phils win the division this year…..but the same people on here that are "dreaming about 100+ wins" ……those same people will be proclaiming the Phillies demise once they lose a few close ones, or get blown out because of a bad outing by someone.
It's a LOOONNNGGG season…..full of ups and downs (hopefully more ups) ….and we all just need to settle in for the long haul. It's gonna be a fun ride, I think.
Yesterday WAS fun, though!!
Posted: 09:59 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Mike D.
Back from the dead!
I think I'm in love. I haven't had this much fun on opening day EVER.
Posted: 10:11 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 The Original Chuck P
Picture perfect day.
Posted: 10:15 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 The Original Chuck P
I took the day off… couldn't have painted a better day. It's important to note that at the beginning of the day, everyone was in first EXCEPT the Yankees.
First, I went out to breakfast with my 16 year-old kid brother and my oldest son (6)… mickey pancakes for the little guy and loads of bacon for me and my brother. Then we grabbed our bats and baseball gloves and headed to the sandlot… shagged some fly balls, turned some double plays and worked on our game ;-). Headed home, tuned into the Phillies pre-game (awesome way to prime your fanhood)… endulged in the awesomeness that is Halladay… had a few brewskis, cheered loudly and took it all in, in HD. Grilled out for dinner and took the little ones to the park. Finished the evening with some March Madness…
Posted: 10:24 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Manny
Lannan was shaky yesterday, but he's a very good pitcher.
But of course, when going head to head against Roy Halladay his odds of winning the game are very slim…
Posted: 10:24 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Chuck
What a day in sports yesterday.
-The Phillies!!!!!!
-McNabb (Yes!!)
-Tiger (didn't watch it)
I'm kind of tired today….and trying to function at work. Ha Ha!!
Posted: 10:59 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 dz
Sorry to say, but yesterday's Phillies Nation bus trip was terrible. Our bus driver drove like grandma Turner and he had no direction at all. First we ended up at RFK Stadium then traveled through scenic hood-filled DC. We finally got to the correct parking lot at 11 am and the promised free food didn't arrive until 11:30 am. With 45 minutes to spare before having to head in to the park and hundreds of hungry and annoyed fans waiting we decided to go into the park. The game was good thank goodness. The ride home sucked. Bus driver was slow again, he kept pulling off to the shoulder for some reason. Lastly, the never ending amounts of alcohol provided allowed several idiots on the back of our bus the opportunity to fight like high schoolers on the school bus. Bus driver did nothing and our hostess Amanda was overwhelmed. Some of us finally had to step in and yell at the idiots. All in all a terrible experience and one that I will never do again.
Posted: 11:07 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 bfo_33
OCP – sounds like a perfect day.
If there is ever a time for irrational exuberance, it is openning day, especially when the weather is like mid May, and the Phils kill.
99.99% of me knows I'm not going to win the lottery, but it doesn't stop me from buying a powerball ticket 2xs/wk. I'd be better off saving the $104/yr, but a buck for a 5 minute daydream is worth it.
It doesn't happen often (unless you're a Yanks fan) when you can go into a season thinking that as long as a group of guys who are in their prime play to their career averages, then you've got a good chance for Oct baseball, so I'm going to savor every minute of it. Go Cole.
Posted: 11:16 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Havoc
I hear ya chuck I'm beat… Missed out on buying tickets with you guys and had to snag some on stubhub, but it was awesome hanging out at the tailgate, and I don't think we could have asked for better weather or a better game.
Roy Halladay as advertised.
I'm just pissed I have to wait an extra day to watch Cole make his first start.
Posted: 11:17 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Pat Gallen
DZ, sorry you feel that way about the trip. We apologize about the bus drivers, but there's nothing we can do about that. Bad luck there that he happened to drive like an old woman.
If we dont have enough beer, people complain. If we have too much beer people complain. Unfortunately, it's better to have too much than not enough. Sorry for the a-holes on your bus. Some people won't grow up.
Getting lost for 45 minutes was not a fault of Phillies Nation. One bus arrived on time, while the other bus drives said they were given bad information through their bus company from the Nats. It was the busing company's fault we were late, but again I apologize. I too was a leader on a bus that was late, it wasn't fun.
Thank you for stepping in and helping out Amanda, we (and she) appreciates it. Hope there was some bit of fun. I know many did have a pleasant time.
Posted: 11:27 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 KJA
The wonderful thing is your spot will be happily snatched up quickly by someone else.
Posted: 11:41 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 The Original Chuck P
Work is overrated…
I've always been a guy that roots for the Eagles unless they're playing the Steelers; it's complicated… my family is from NE PA where all they care about is football (and the Steelers) so I inherited that rooting interest at a young age from my uncles. We moved to Philadelphia when I was young and that's when I learned to love other sports, especially baseball… I love our city and I'm all Philadelphia. I feel like I'm allowed to maintain a quirky rooting interest for the Eagles because I love Philadelphia… this week, I lost a great deal of respect for the Eagles. Trading McNabb to the Redskins on opening day to overshadow the Phillies is about as low as it gets…
Posted: 11:51 AM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Chuck
The Eagles obviously feel desperate and threatened. Why else would they try to upstage the Phillies? Yes….pretty low indeed. (But I am glad McNabb is gone….it was time)
Posted: 12:03 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
I find it best to not expect ANYTHING from anybody, just the best from myself.
OK, 'nough of that.
Pat, did we give you a hard time?
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That was a massive effort these people put together. I couldn't tell the pork from the chicken but who cares?? It all was great and most of the people were in it for the same thing, a good time. There was beer, soda, water, pretzels on the way down and back but honestly, the gallon of beer I drank had no effect as I cooked in the sun (I saw Gallen putting some war paint on, which I left at home and am paying for today..) all day.
Being at the Nationals park made me appreciate even more the first rate organization that CBP is. We parked in a lot that the cost was reasonable but that is only because there was some kind of rock quarry (with plenty of dust flying). Most of the lots we passed were $20 and above! The Nats are not used to a crowd, that was easy to tell. From the lack of vendors (beer being foremost), to running out of beer, to the stores only selling Nats gear (my Phils hat died and I was looking for a replacement) – every store I went into, the kids were polite and the help seemed to outnumber the people working in the place. There was a young lady that asked me "why would we sell some other teams hats?" Hmmm…
Personally, I am excited about the next trip and I hope its to see the Muts or if possible the Skanks or Sox in June or even the Nats again sometime this year. They could use the business. We owned that stadium it was almost embarrassing (as embarrassing as Obama wearing a Nats jacket and a White Sox hat?).
Kudos guys and thank you. Much needed getaway and lots of fun.
Posted: 12:42 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Pat Gallen
No, no one gave me a hard time personally. Heard some groans from the back, but thats to be expected. No one wants to be on a hot bus for that long. We did the best we could. Some things went well, some things didnt. But, we did it for the good time, and I think mission accomplished.
Posted: 12:50 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Evan
The Nats are making good moves to not be a punchline forever. Strasburg was a big step in the right direction for them as an organization. As much as I like having a punching bag in the division for the Phils to wail on, I look forward to them having a promising future cause its good for the game.
Posted: 01:23 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
I ended up on a bus with Phillytailgate.com, and it was perfect on the ride down. We got to the stadium at 9:30, and were drinking and eating by 9:45. And things were great during the game, incredible seats, and then the game ended and everything went to crap. The pick-up location was changed, and they did not have enough employees outside of the stadium telling people were to go. It took us about 40 minutes of walking through gravel pits alongside junk yards in the hot sun to find the bus. About 10 other people from the bus were lost, so we sat on the hot bus with no air conditioning for 30 minutes waiting for them. And then spent a good hour stuck in rush hour DC traffic. We got back to Philly around 9. Most of these things were out of the control of the company, and the increased security for Obama did not help things.
I went on the PhilliesNation trip to DC last year, and missed out on buying tickets this year. And with each Miller Lite I drank yesterday, I regretted not buying tickets for the PhilliesNation trip. (I ended up going into the stadium earlier than planned just so that I could get a real beer.) I have been on numerous bus trips up and down the east coast for various events. And last year's trip with PhilliesNation was one of the better ones. Mishaps with the buses and bus drivers happen on all of these trips. I was once on a trip from NYC to Philly that took 6 and half hours, including a detour through Delaware. We also spent an hour that day waiting in a bus depot in Grays Ferry for the AC to get fixed on our bus. Bad buses, bad drivers happen.
Posted: 01:27 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Colin
Yesterday's season opener was my first dealings with Philliesnation and will definitely be my LAST. I purchased six tickets back on February 13th at $32 a piece. To my surprise six $13 tickets were shipped to me less than a week before the game. Now I expected to pay a small mark-up but this is worse than scalpers!! My seats were located in section 419, row N (the last fu**ing row). What a ripoff!
Buyers Beware
Posted: 01:44 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Don M
What's wrong with Miller Lite ?
Great take on the day, Corey!!! . . . . I really hope that Phillies fans pay attention to BASEBALL this year.
I think that part of the problem with the "fans" going crazy when we WIN, and crazy when we LOSE ….is that baseball is a grind. even the best teams are going to struggle at times.
I think the Phillies are going to get off to a great start with these games vs. Washington, and then the Houston Astros. . . but when we hit a tailspin, I don't want to read about how we should've never signed Polanco . . . how our Bench sucks, etc..
We've got a really good team, but there are a lot of NL Teams that are improved this year. Cardinals, Braves, Rockies all scare me … Heyward hitting a Home Run on his FIRST CAREER SWING !!! . . . he crushed that ball too, it was a no-doubter.
I didn't get to make the trip, but I heard lots of good things from Phillies fans that went down there. There will always be some people that complain though, so don't worry about that PhilliesNation … keep up the good work!
Posted: 01:44 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Jimmy "Runt" Hoffmann
Placido Polanco will hit 20 homers this year. He looked great !!!!. That head keeps him well-balanced. Great team guy !!!
Posted: 01:55 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Nunzio Scholeri
Corey – you're just forgetting to move the decimal point over. Remember that "percent" means per-hundred or out of a hundred. This game was 0.0062 of 1 year, making it 0.62%. Put another way:
One out of a hundred = 1/100 = 0.01 = 1%
1/162 = 0.0062 = 0.62%
An understandable mistake in an otherwise well-written writeup of the game.
Posted: 01:55 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Jimmy "Runt" Hoffmann
The Eagles did not try to upstage the Phillies. It COULD NOT happen. The timing was right, the draft is coming up this month and they wanted more draft choices. That simple. The Eagles play football, the Phils play baseball. Get serious !!!! Both teams have monopolies in the Delaware Valley.
Posted: 02:00 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Chuck
But you know that the mikemikes and Jeffs of the world are just waiting to swoop in and bitch about "why we don't have Lee" or "Polanco sucks" or "why didn't Ruben sign Chan Ho Park".
That's what I was saying earlier….that everyone is all excited and some are "dreaming of 100+ wins". I guarantee that those same people will by moaning and griping once the Phils hit a bad stretch.
Today feels great though. I'm almost glad there is no game tonight. I need to re-group after the Phillies game AND the basketball game last night!!
Posted: 02:06 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Morris Buttermaker
Miller Lite is triple hops brewed. Hop 1 is chemicals. Hop 2 is alcohol. Hop 3 is bubbles.
There's an article in the Washington Post about how Selig and the Nationals organization are annoyed with the Skinsand Eagles about the McNabb trade also. Obama throwing out the pitch on Opening Day is as big as it gets for Nationals. A Nats' employee said they are going to call up Strasburg on the same day as the NFl draft.
Posted: 02:16 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Chuck
The Eagles COULD have announced the trade AFTER the Phillies game or today……and the timing for them still would have been ok.
announcing the biggest trade in recent Eagles history on the eve/morning of the Phillies opening day is more than just a coincidence.
Posted: 02:16 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Manny
I was there yesterday thanks to PN and it was a blast! Thank you for putting this trip together. The only thing I didn't like were the ignorant d!cks booing Obama after only one year of his presidency. Stay classy fans…
Posted: 02:20 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Maverick
Jason Marquis = GAME CHANGER! (if by GAME you mean 5 2/3 innings and by CHANGER you mean 4.58 ERA) then yes that is accurate
Posted: 02:27 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
…i would like to apologize to those of you that had a bad exp. during the bus trip to D.C. yesterday. My grandmother was the head person in charge of all the festivities… but she's a drunk wh*re… always has been… always will be… what can i say… Go Phillies!
Posted: 02:49 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 bfo_33
There are two main types of long term Phillies fans (people over 40) – the masochists who enjoy the pain, and the delusional. With the exception of the late 70′s/early 80s, and since 2005 (with the 93 blip), the product hasn't been consistent enough to warrant sane baseball fans.
I can look objectively at any other team besides the Phils, find their holes as well as potential surprises, and be reasonably accurate. It's just like parenting – your own child just isn't living up to his/her potential yet (but will soon), while the neighbor's kid is a dumb brat.
Over the past few years, the Phils Org has made more right moves than wrong, and are being repaid by converting Phila area baseball fans back to Phillies fans. The delusional amongst us (I admit I'm one) and the masochist (mikemike, jeff…) are just going to have to make room.
Posted: 03:10 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Heather
Morris: Thanks for the link to the Washington Post article. I thought Obama's putting on the White Sox hat was in poor taste (and I'm not a Nats fan-obviously!).
Seems like Riggleman and even Selig agree with me.
Posted: 03:14 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
who cares… people are making way too big a deal about the throwing out of the 1st pitch. he had on a nationals jacket. other than the deput of their rookie prospect due some time in May/June yesterday's game will be among the biggest moments of their season. the Phillies were even kind enough to let them score 1st. i'm personally more concerned about the Atlanta Braves. they are going to be a pain in the rear end all season long..
Posted: 03:28 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 bfo_33
I know he's the president, but he's a Chi Sox fan first. Underwear, sweat pants, jacket, even tee-shirt, no problem. You don't mess with the hat.
Posted: 03:29 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Greg
I think having Obama as a President is poor taste, so it's kind of similar, Heather.
Politics aside, as baseball is far more important, that game was amazing, the article well-written, and the lineup looking promising. I really hope Cole Hamels does well, just so he can start the year off strong and keep it going. If the run support stays the same, then that's even better. I'm not sure who is a better pitcher, between Marquis or Lannan, but I'd presume Marquis is with his stellar background. Cole's facing 9 hitters tomorrow, too, as Marquis is pretty good with a bat himself (I'd use him as a Pinch-Hitter over Bruntlett). If Hamels keeps his head on straight, he'll be fine.
Posted: 03:30 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
redstate.com is the place you jacka**es need to take your political bs.. this site is about the Philadelphia Phillies.
Posted: 03:35 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Brooks
bfo, perhaps the fans you are referring to are 'jumping on the bus'? I'd say there are more than 2 types of fans. I love to watch baseball.
Manny, it did not take me a year to figure out that I personally dislike Obama but, I did not boo the man, he is our commander in chief. But, that's me. I would not trash the manager that I replaced either (publicly). I'm not sure if you are paying taxes my friend but, in a year when your taxes have gone up considerably and the administration is telling us how well the economy has recovered while the unemployment rate is still over a record 9%, you may feel differently too.
Colin: you paid $32 per ticket? Duude.. I paid more than twice that and figure I got the best of that deal. Tickets to the game, bus ride down, beer, entertainment, food, snacks – and to top that, a fantastic win.
Just wondering, complain much?
Posted: 03:37 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 The Original Chuck P
Strong words from a weak man… you turn that TV off, Bud. You show that broadcast who's boss.
Posted: 03:38 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 Repeat!
…..what does throwing out the 1st pitch have to do with politics?? here's a hint jacksh*t! i do pay taxes and huge tx cuts combinded with silly wars helped get us here to begin with. and job creation was been rising every month. please stop with the bs… again this is Phillies site.
Posted: 03:48 PM on April 6, 2010
Posts: 0 The Original Chuck P
I went online to try to score some last minute tickets on StubHub; the cheapest ticket on there was $175 (just to put all of that whining in context). Who complains on opening day?
Anyone who boos the president should really stop and think about what it means to be an American… they should think about the veterans that have died to obtain and protect our liberties. Democracy is the foundation of our country; whether your vote went towards the guy that sits in the oval office or not, the fact of the matter is he's OUR guy now. He's our leader and we should be praying for him to succeed… the alternative is hoping he'll fail. I might not agree with his policies but out of respect for him and the people that have sat in that chair before him, I'll withhold my booing.
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I know that low temperatures are cruicial during primary fermentation. After primary fermentation (7-9 days) , do I still need to keep my ales at 60-70 degrees? Or is it ok to rise up to about 80 or so while in my carboy clearing for a couple weeks? I know bottles can condition in those temps just fine right?
Its a lot of maintainance to keep 1 pail cool, but I plan on running another primary and then a secondary. If I have to cool all 3 I won't be able to do it all at once.
If you just want to use secondary to clear your beer then it should really be done at lower temperatures. The cool temperatures allows the yeast and suspended proteins to clump together and fall out of suspension.
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I dont think he is talking about cold crashing. Just the general 2 weeks or so it takes a beer to clear.
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Obviously keeping the same range is ideal, but letting it rise is less problematic as long as fermentation has completed.
I keep mine in the same range as the primary, so that whatever yeast is left will still be able to convert whatever remaining sugars there are. I've had secondaries kick up yeast activity more than once.
After a week at fermentation temp my ales go to room temp. That has been as high as 85F. I've won blue ribbons with beer conditioned that high. I'd still recommend keeping it under 80F. A few days over 70 is a good thing but it doesn't take any longer than that for the yeast to clean up. If I could keep them cooler I would.


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