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This is a polyester sheer with an embroidered geometric-like pattern. Has a hand similar to organza. Great for drapery.
Color: White
Width: 122"
Content: POLYESTER
V Repeat: 9.50
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Learn about fabric careHOW TO CARE FOR POLYESTER FABRICS: Machine wash warm or cold, tumble-dry low. If ironing is needed, iron on a low temperature. Mood strongly recommends test-laundering a swatch, if you plan to wash your garment or home furnishings yourself.


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What an awesome race with Doug Drown and Jon Henry in the Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop UMP Late Model feature. Great action as usual with the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints and Dirt Trucks. Check out all the action in our gallery!
Stop by the Action Photos display located in the vendors hall behind the main grandstands to pick up the latest photos of your favorite weekend warriors that compete at Attica Raceway Park. Also die cast cars, checkered flags, salt & pepper shakers and much more on sale each and every race at "Ohio's Finest Racing" venue.
We will also be selling select Kistler Racing Products Fremont/Attica Sprint Title merchandise at our booth all summer long. Currently we have can coozies and logo decals and F.A.S.T. t-shirts are now available (S-3XL) for only $15!
Also check out the SpeedMeetsArt.com prints! Beautiful racing art on special metallic paper.
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Vinotemp 2 Bottle Wine Dispenser and Preserver - Black Model:VT-WINEDISP2
Vinotemp 2 Bottle Wine Dispenser and Preserver - Black
The Vinotemp 2 Bottle Wine Dispenser and Preserver (VT-WINEDISP2) is the cure for all of your turned-wine woes. Perfect for all wine drinkers, from the connoisseur to those that just enjoy an occasional glass, this wine dispensing and preservation system capably extends the life of opened bottles of wine. In fact, the use of nitrogen gas cartridges enables you to store any bottle of wine for up to 45 days. Further protection is provided by the beautiful and functional dual-pane insulated glass door that prevents harmful UV light from compromising the integrity of your wine as well as the valuable nitrogen gas from escaping. The powerful compressor paired with the digital thermostat give the wine dispenser/preserver the power to reach temperatures as low as 45°F, and has an attractive blue LED readout to show current temperature for peace of mind.
This compact model was designed for placement on your kitchen countertops or bar tops, and has an efficient rear-exhausting ventilation system to keep the unit cool and quiet. The unit also features built-in adjustable leveling legs that allow placement on surfaces that may not be perfectly level to ensure noise- and vibration-free operation. The dispenser component of the machine uses silicon stoppers and other components that are FDA approved, and gives you the option of dispensing wine continuously until the button is released or in 1-ounce controlled pour increments. The blue LED interior lighting helps illuminate the inner cabinet with the press of a button to let you show off your selections, and is sure to add elegance to any setting where wine is enjoyed.
Two Dispensing Options:
There are two (2) separate buttons for each bottle, letting you choose to dispense wine continuously or in 1-ounce incrementsDigital Thermostat:
Accurately monitor the interior temperature levels with the compressor-based, digitally-controlled thermostatExtends Life of Wine:
The use of nitrogen gas cartridges lets you store open bottles of wine for up to an entire 45 days without compromising wine quality
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Fab Raises Another $105 M. from a Skype Cofounder Just Seven Months After Locking Down a $40 M. Series B
A scant seven months after Andreessen Horowitz "plowed" $40 million into Fab at a $200 million valuation, the pivot-happy flash sales site for design items just announced a massive Series C. The company closed a $105 million round led by Atomico, an international investment firm out of London run by Skype cofounder Niklas Zennström. The Wall Street Journal, which broke the news, says the new round values Fab at $600 million.
Yes, folks, that's a 200 percent jump in valuation in seven months. We bet even Fab doesn't sell a sleek-enough vessel to hold all that (theoretical) dough.
In a press release, Fab said ru-Net Technology Partners (RTP), the international fund backed by Russian billionaire Leonid Boguslavsky–with an office in New York City!–also participated. As did Palo Alto's Pinnacle Ventures and DoCoMo Capital and Mayfield Fund. (It's worth noting that Mayfield previously backed another flash sales venture, the troubled startup BuyWithMe, which was acquired by Gilt Groupe, the mother of flash sales sites, after major layoffs. Gilt Groupe, of course, later faced its own brutal round of layoffs.) Existing investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, Menlo Ventures, and Baroda Ventures also participated. Read More


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I'm not sure if this is actual keigo, or just a polite form of adjectives. Anyway, there are several that we're all familiar with that are still used today.
はやい → おはようございます
ありがたい → ありがとうございます
めでたい → おめでとうございます
There are a couple of others I've seen in textbooks at some point as well: たのしい (たのしゅうございます) and おいしい (おいしゅうございます). I know that I've seen different rules for how to form these depending on the ending. We can see that the first three end in ~Xai that it becomes ~Xou gozaimasu, and the two ~shii ones become ~shuu gozaimasu.
However, I don't know the hard rules about how to form them based on their endings. Furthermore, I'm even more confused about when to add the starting お (はやい adds it, but ありがたい doesn't).
I know these forms aren't used much these days (except "set" phrases like the first three), but it's a piece of knowledge that has eluded me over the years.


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About the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
We are the world's leading charity promoting the enjoyment and understanding of Shakespeare's work, life an
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Host an event in a unique location. Conferences and events at the Shakespeare Centre and children's parties at Mary Arden's House
Get Involved
The Trust offers a broad range of volunteering opportunities; care for rare breeds, cultivate a vegetable patch, bring an exhibition to life or get into character, the choice is yours!
Here are some of our news stories.
Shakespeare Week Activities
Stratford-upon-Avon leads the charge for national celebration of Shakespeare Week.
Play Your Part in Shakespeare Week
From Shakespeare Selfies to I spy; play your part in Shakespeare Week.
Lightshow Finale 2014
A last chance to see the Birthplace Lightshow
Christopher Biggins to Launch Lightshow
Christopher Biggins will light up Shakespeare's Birthplace this festive season
Birthplace Lightshow Returns
Brand new Birthplace Lightshow returns this festive season; 27 Nov - 14 Dec
Harvard House Opens
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust will be opening Harvard House, the beautifully preserved Grade I listed Elizabethan town house in the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon from 10 November 2014.
Shakespeare's Star Wars Book Signing
Meet Ian Doescher, author of Shakespeare's Star Wars Trilogy on Saturday, 25 October 2014, 11am – 1pm
New Place Planning Application
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust submits planning application to make New Place a contemporary heritage landmark at the heart of the story of Shakespeare, man of Stratford-upon-Avon
Shakespeare's Birthplace America Launched
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has founded a new non-profit group to support and promote its work in the USA.
MasterChef at Mary Arden's Farm
Celebrity MasterChefs cook up a feast fit for Shakespeare's birthday at Mary Arden's Farm
The First World War, Shakespeare and Stratford
New exhibition at Hall's Croft, Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon, opens 12 July 2014 – July
New Partnership with CUP
Cambridge University Press teams up with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Framing the Future Workshops
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust begins long term project for the future of Shakespeare's Birthplace
Wilmcote Children Enjoy Shakespeare Week
Wilmcote children blaze the trail for first ever Shakespeare Week at Shakespeare's Birthplace
Singing Shakespeare Launch
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust launches Singing Shakespeare Project with World Premieres.
Record Visitor Numbers at Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust announces record visitor numbers; including visits to Shakespeare's Birthplace up 11.
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Lottery and Legacy Program
Information about the IRONMAN Lottery and Legacy programs.
IRONMAN Lottery Program
Q. What is the IRONMAN Lottery Program?
A mainstay in the history of IRONMAN, the IRONMAN Lottery began in 1983 thanks to the vision of one of IRONMAN's founders, John Collins, as a way to provide athletes of all abilities the opportunity to qualify for the world's most challenging one-day endurance event.
In 1990, IRONMAN enhanced the Lottery Program by establishing the Passport Club and is opened to all athletes worldwide. The Passport Club offers an increased chance of being selected through the Lottery.
In 2012 the IRONMAN Lottery began the process of selecting 100 general Age Group athletes, 100 Legacy athletes plus five Physically Challenged athletes, to compete in the IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i. IRONMAN Lottery rules allow one entry per athlete, duplicate entries are not valid.
Q. When does the IRONMAN Lottery open?
Registration for the 2014 IRONMAN Lottery and Legacy Program is now open and closes on Feb. 28, 2015 at 11:59 pm EST.
Q. What is the 2015 Lottery entry fee?
The 2015 Lottery entry fee is $50 USD.
Q. Can I enter the general IRONMAN Lottery more than once? Can I get a second chance?
An athlete can only register for the IRONMAN Lottery once per year. Duplicate entries will not be valid. If you register for the IRONMAN Lottery and join the Passport Club, you will receive two valid chances to be selected. Note that the Passport Club is the only way to obtain a valid second entry.
Q. If I have applied for the general IRONMAN Lottery in the past, do I have an increased chance of being selected
Beginning in 2012, athletes gained an increased chance of being selected for the IRONMAN Lottery based on the number of years that they have entered. For each year since 2004 that an athlete has registered for the IRONMAN Lottery, his or her chances increase accordingly. For example, if an athlete has registered for every IRONMAN Lottery from 2004 through 2015, his or her chances of winning a Lottery entry to the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship will be ten (10) times greater than if he or she were registering for the IRONMAN Lottery for the first time. However, entrants must have consecutive entries, year-over-year, to maintain credit from previous years.
Q. If I am selected through the general IRONMAN Lottery, what do I do and how do I validate my entry?
Athletes who are selected through the IRONMAN Lottery must complete a branded IRONMAN or IRONMAN 70.3 event within one year of the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship to validate their Lottery slot. Lottery winners must complete a validating race by August 31, 2015, with all validating information submitted to by August 31, 2015. Failure to comply will result in the forfeiture of the Lottery slot.
Q. When will the winners of the 2015 IRONMAN Lottery and Legacy Program be announced?
Athletes selected will be announced on Tuesday, April 15, 2015 at 12 p.m. ET. Athletes will be notified via e-mail with directions on how to complete online registration.
Q. What is the IRONMAN Lottery refund policy?
Refunds, transfers or deferrals are NOT permitted.
Q. If I win a general IRONMAN Lottery slot, but can't compete in 2015, can I use it the following year?
No, general IRONMAN Lottery slots are only good for the year in which they are won and may not be deferred for a future event
Q. Who does the 2015 IRONMAN Lottery selection?
IRONMAN uses an independent third party to perform the Lottery selection.
IRONMAN Legacy Program
Q. What are the eligibility requirements for the 2015 IRONMAN Legacy Program?
To enroll athletes must meet all four of the following requirements*:
1. Athlete must have completed a minimum of twelve (12) full-distance IRONMAN-branded** races (includes existing and past events) by December 31, 2014.
2. Athlete has never participated in the IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i.
3. Athlete must have completed at least one full-distance IRONMAN event in 2013 and 2014.
4. Athlete must be registered for a full-distance IRONMAN event in 2015.
*Legacy athletes will be required to submit their information during online registration.
**2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run
Q. If I am selected and compete in the IRONMAN World Championship, am I eligible to reapply for the IRONMAN Legacy Program in future years?
No, once you have competed in the IRONMAN World Championship, you are no longer eligible to enroll in the IRONMAN Legacy Program.
Q. If I am not selected in the 2015 IRONMAN Legacy Program, can I reapply in the future?
Yes, qualified athletes who are not selected in 2014 can reapply for the IRONMAN Legacy Program each year.
Q. Who does the 2015 IRONMAN Legacy Program selection?
Winners will be selected by WTC and must meet the requirements listed above.
Q. What is the entry fee for the 2015 IRONMAN World Championship?
Q. 2014 IRONMAN World Championship Withdraw & Refund Policy:
Withdrawal requests must be received via e-mail to . Without exception, all withdrawal requests must be received by August 7, 2015 to be eligible for a partial refund of $175.00 (USD). Partial refunds will not be issued for requests made after August 7, 2015. Transfers or deferrals are not permitted.
Q. What are the requirements for the Physically Challenged Lottery?
Five names will be drawn for the 2015 IRONMAN World Championship from the total applicants applying in the Physically Challenged categories. The following defines the physically challenged divisions for the 2015 IRONMAN World Championship Lottery:
Lower Extremity - This includes single below-the-knee amputees, in which a standard bicycle is used, and run with prosthesis or crutches.
Wheelchair One - This division consists of single above-the-knee amputees who ride a standard bicycle, but use a racing chair on the run.
Wheelchair Two - This division consists of athletes who have double below-the-knee or a double above-the-knee amputation. These athletes ride a standard bicycle and use a racing chair on the run.
Upper Extremity - This is an athlete who has one arm amputated above or below the elbow, in which they will use prosthesis on the bike.
Visually Impaired - This is for athletes who are legally blind, 20/200 with best-corrected vision, requiring a guide throughout the race. If a guide is needed, they may use a tandem bike and may be tethered during the swim and the run.
Athletes are required to submit a medical description of physical disability from primary care physician.
Upon review of information received, all eligible athletes will be registered for the Physically Challenged Lottery. Any application received with incomplete information will not be processed for Lottery selection. Any decision on whether or not an athlete meets the criteria for a specific division is at WTC's sole discretion. All athletes chosen will need to complete an IRONMAN or IRONMAN 70.3 branded event within one year of the 2013 IRONMAN World Championship.
Q. Are there Lottery slots for Handcycle athletes?
No. Physically challenged athletes who are paraplegic, quadriplegic or double above-the-knee amputees, and race using a hand cranked cycle on the bike segment and a racing chair for the run segment will be able to compete slots at IRONMAN Cairns (2), IRONMAN 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake (3) and IRONMAN 70.3 Luxembourg (2).
Passport Club
Q. What is the Passport Club entry fee?
Passport Club membership is $50 USD per calendar year and is open to International and U.S. citizens.
Q. I was a Passport Club member last year, do I have to renew my membership?
Yes, the Passport Club membership must be reapplied for each year and does not roll forward.
Q. How do I join the Passport Club?
Click here to join. *Please note: 2015 IRONMAN general Lottery applicants can register for Passport Club during Lottery registration.
Q. What is the Passport Club?
The Passport Club is IRONMAN's booster organization and membership is open to U.S. citizens and International entrants. The Passport Club offers an increased chance of being selected through the Lottery.
Q. When is the deadline to register for the 2015 Passport Club for a second chance into the 2015 IRONMAN Lottery?
The deadline to register is February 28, 2015 to be included in the 2015 IRONMAN Lottery. Passport Club members must already register for the IRONMAN Lottery to be eligible for a second chance.
As a Passport Club member you will receive the following benefits:
- Second chance into the IRONMAN Lottery
- IRONMAN DVD (to be shipped in late Spring 2015)
Q. Who do I contact for more information?
Q. What is the refund policy?
Refunds, transfers or deferrals are NOT permitted.


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Newborn & Up Strollers
Finding a stroller that comes equipped with everything a newborn child needs can be difficult. But Maclaren's full featured strollers for newborn-children-and-up are not only built to last thanks to thorough engineering and design work, but they also come with a number of amenities that ensure your newborn's comfort.
Our strollers for newborns come with a fully-reclining seat, leg rest, and head hugger to support the child. These strollers also boast everything from raincovers and extendable visors to protect from the sun to foot muffs and a warm boot that will keep your newborn snug and safe from all the elements.
Pick from a number of trendy designs for your strollers and feel comfortable knowing you are also getting a relatively lightweight stroller that is easy to transport and bring with you when you travel.
Some of our Twin Strollers are also designed for newborn children and like all of our strollers, feature the latest safety enhancements such as a brake pedal and a foot and head barrier that will ensure your child's experience will be a smooth one.


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Cheer on Tyler Seguin and the Boston Bruins as they advance to the 2013 Stanley Cup Final with this Name and Number tee from Reebok! This team-spirited top features a vibrant team logo printed on the front with Seguin's name and number on the back. It also boasts Reebok's PlayDry performance technology which wicks sweat away from the body to keep you cool.
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TR v2.1, the poll returns! As I'm sure you all remember we ditched our old poll software when we cutover to the new site design and CMS. The old poll... Poll Questions: • Did you miss the poll? • Are you glad it's back? • What is your favorite Team Fortress 2 class? Type: Blog post Tags: The Tech Report |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wal-Mart's vice president of produce and floral says the retailer's scale and leverage can mean rapid expansion of its local food and sustainability initiatives.
Wal-Mart not only has the power to induce change, Dorn Wenninger said, but executives are evaluated on how they reach those goals.
Wenninger spoke Feb. 22 at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2013 Agricultural Outlook Forum.
He outlined Wal-Mart's commitment to local growers, which he said is driven by the 100 million consumers who shop its stores every week. Wenninger said that 40% of Wal-Mart's customers say that locally grown food is important to them and almost all shoppers' value freshness.
"Our consumers equate local with freshness," he said.
Dorn WenningerWal-Mart defines local produce as produce grown and sold in the same state. In 2010, the company said it would double local produce on the shelves by 2015, and Wenninger said the retailer has added "hundreds of millions" in local produce sales and is on track to hit that goal. All 50 states have locally grown programs for Wal-Mart, and the chain is recognizing local growers with in-store and media marketing efforts, he said.
Wenninger said sourcing local produce isn't without challenges. The irony is that local produce can sometimes be more expensive to deliver, he said.
"Because of scale and the challenges of logistics, it is frequently more costly to deliver local produce here in Washington, D.C., that comes from Virginia than it is to deliver whole loads of apples from Yakima, Wash., due to the economies of scale and efficiencies involved," he said.
Working with smaller growers to meet the needs of Wal-Mart's size can bring surprises, he said.
Two years ago, Wal-Mart arranged to buy from watermelon from growers in Tuskegee, Ala. Those growers assumed they were to supply 17 pickup loads, but the chain was expecting 17 tractor trailer loads, he said. This summer, those watermelon growers in have geared up to supply between 100 and 300 truckloads of watermelons to Wal-Mart.
Wenninger said Wal-Mart has begun to use its national scale to focus on local foods.
Part of that was done by reorganizing produce purchasing. Several years ago the chain created two levels of buyers.
While retaining produce purchasing in Bentonville, Wal-Mart opened offices in California, Washington, Texas and Florida. Those offices are staffed with produce buyers knowledgeable about local fruit and vegetable production.


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Plants are imbued with incredible natural protecting, healing and nourishing properties. These potent properties are at the heart of our award-winning, scientifically developed skincare. We passionately believe that everything we make must be the safest, most effective, innovative formulation possible. Which is why we use organic ingredients.


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The candidates for Sunflower County School Board are: District 1 — Emma Modley and Kenneth Wraggs; District 2 — Edward Thomas, Jimmy Smith, Betty Petty, Jacqueline Hannah and Lizzie Johnson; District 3 — Carolyn Johnson, Marvin McDuffy Flowers and Debra Bradley Johnson; District 4 — Daisy James Morgan, Darlester Foster, Annie Bee Childs, and Torey L. Bell Sr.; District 5 —Melanie Townsend and Alphonso "Al" Carter.
The school district is currently run by the state but will be freed of the take over next school year. In addition school board members will be in line with county supervisor districts instead of where the schools are located.
In the past, Sunflower County was split into three separate school districts, which were Indianola, Sunflower County and Drew.
Drew and Ruleville, which is part of the Sunflower County School District, merged last year.
According to the Mississippi Department of Education, Drew and Indianola School Districts were both ranked failing and Sunflower County at low performing for 2010-2011 school year.
"Efficiency in our school districts is important," said Sen. Gray Tollison in a State Senate meeting.
"When it comes to the point that it has to be taken over by the state and you have all three that are failing, then we have to try something different," added Tollison.
It seems that low-test scores have accounted for numerous district consolidations and Mississippi State Department of Education take-overs; Yazoo City Schools are also "up for grabs" because of their low performance.
"By combining these three school districts into one, we can give students in Sunflower County and opportunity for a better education. By eliminating duplicative functions, this new school district could be able to spend more than $1 million more on classroom needs, "said Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves.
According to Senate Bill 2136, it is the intent of the Legislature that the purpose of school district consolidation is to afford school districts greater flexibility in the services they offer students, increased administrative efficiency, and means to address underlying financial deficiencies.


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Vendor information
SJVLS purchases goods and services for our member libraries in the following broad areas:
- Telecommunications (data only)
- Network equipment
- Servers
- Desktops and Laptops
- Computer peripherals
- Software licenses
- Barcodes
- Library cards
Open RFPs, RFQs, and bid solicitations
SJVLS is currently seeking vendors for the following:
Bibliographic Record Cleanup and Authority Control
Full RFP in PDF: SJVLS 15-001
Addendum 1: Vendor teleconference summary - posted 10/21/14
NEW Addendum 2: Additional Questions received - posted 10/28/14
Closing date: Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 3:00 PM
Vendor teleconference: Monday, October 20, 2013 10:00 AM PDT
Previous RFPs, RFQs, and bid solicitations
Network Services
FULL RFQ in PDF: SJVLS 14-001
Closing Date :Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 3:00 PM
Vendor Teleconference : Thursday, January 23, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Dial: 1-712-432-0373 (Please note this is a toll call.)
Access Code: 455444#
Customer Services Training for IT Staff
Full RFP in PDF: SJVLS13-A001
Closing date: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 3:00 PM
Vendor teleconference: Monday, November 4, 2013
Time and access instruction to be posted the week prior.
Strategic Plan
FULL RFP in PDF: SJVLS 13-004
Closing Date : Monday, January 6, 2014 at 3:00 PM
Vendor Teleconference : Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Time: 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Dial: 1-218-862-1001 (Please note this is a toll call.)
Access Code: 455444#
Questions from Vendor Teleconference
Data Network/Telecommunications Services
Full RFP (in PDF): SJVLS-13-001
Closing Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The Cost Summary Sheet was inadvertently omitted from the full RFP. It is linked below in both .pdf and .xls formats.
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Miami, Florida. Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 around noon. Traditional Florida things like crocodiles and alligators or whatever are in the vicinity, poking their noses into the scene.
Jose Reyes walks up and shakes hands with team president, David Samson, owner, Jeffrey Loria and GM, Michael Hill. Reyes is wearing some jeans that droop ever so slightly and are distressed, ever so slightly. Aviator sunglasses and a punk(ish) t-shirt complete the über-hip look.
Samson, Loria and Hill are in slightly (slightly?) less hip outfits. Men's Warehouse type suits, that is.
Samson: Jose! Great to see you.
Loria: Yes, definitely, Mr. Reyes. (He emphasizes the last word and shoots a death-stare to Samson.)
Hill (interjects): How was your flight?
Reyes (yawns): Oh, alright. Thanks, guys.
(At this point there is a long, somewhat awkward silence.)
Samson: So, Jose! Would you like to see the new stadium maybe? Have a bite to eat?
Jose (finally actually looks at him and then all of them): Where are your suits from?
Hill: Um, I don't remember where I bought it. Why do you ask?
Jose: I am positive that I saw that suit at Men's Warehouse. Are you kidding me? Is this a joke? You expect me to sign with a team so cheap that they buy their suits at Men's Warehouse?
Samson (triumphantly): How would you know it was at Men's Warehouse? You couldn't know that unless you shopped there yourself! (Shoots a look to Loria which is all, I just got in a major line for you. Loria has an stunning impassive face on.)
Reyes (glares): Whatever, dudes.
Loria: In fact, our payroll is going up a lot in the coming year, Mr. Reyes. We are hardly cheap.
Hill: Indeed! We're going to making a lot of positive acquisitions to make this team a serious contender.
Reyes (pondering): Florida Marlins… serious contender…
Loria: Miami Marlins, you mean. Miami Marlins.
Reyes (puzzled): Whatever, dudes.
Samson: Well, then. Want some of our amazing new cuisine we'll be offering at the new stadium? Some caviar, maybe?
Reyes (puts up hand, warningly): Sorry, no can do. I'm on a new, nutritionist recommended diet, so I only eat one food group per day. Fish day is Sunday. Sorry.
Loria: What food is it today?
Reyes: Wednesday is… I forgot… (pulls out white iPhone and scrolls for a bit. At last-) Oh. You know, it was nice meeting with you guys. If you want to make an offer to my agent, you can, but I really gotta get going.
Loria: We have so many awesome amenities, not to mention our new logo an—
(He stops, because Reyes has sauntered off, with his patented Baseball Player Stride. The three men stand there in silence for a bit, and then Samson leaves, bent on getting a new suit and putting a clause in his contract that makes sure he will never have to meet with a player again.)
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Bosnia | 'Joyful fandom' & the flares of Sarajevo (w/ podcast)
The magnesium torches, or flambeaux, held aloft, then hurled onto the pitch, signal the beginning of another FK Sarajevo–FK Zeljeznicar derby … probably kicking off five minutes later than anticipated. "It is regarded intrinsically as a great honor," writes Özkan, "for fans to light flambeaus and to halt the game for a while." (www.themaniacs.org)
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina | In a programmatic introduction to a 1997 collection of anthropological essays, Entering the Field: New Perspectives on World Football (Berg), editors Gary Armstrong and Richard Giulianotti establish the anthropologist's role as that of "credible witness" to human events.
The anthropologist of football, unlike the sports journalist, must go deeper than the game. She or he must see the 90 minutes, in Harry Pearson's terms, as "the Kernel of … the Game," discerning human motives and emotions to conjure an authentic representation of "reality."
The fundamental aim of [anthropology] is to investigate classifications, of which there [is] no shortage around the game. Played to clichés, reported on in similar fashion, football's followers and critics have always attempted to compare, compartmentalize and classify. Anthropology has to try to decode presumptions and prejudices, and go amidst the "natives." Such research requires pursuit of the "imponderabilities of everyday life," of which football contains a multiplicity. Such fieldwork is, as a consequence, usually an extremely personal and traumatic experience, but an essential one if anthropology is to be differentiated from other subjects. From this experience the anthropologist becomes a knowing presence capable of understanding on the basis of minimal clues … that "a great deal of what is important to observe is unspoken." (3)
Özgür Dirim Özkan, 31, in fieldwork among supporters' groups in Sarajevo since Feb 07 and on the Bosnian Football Culture website, has examined football as but a small part of a society that, in the Western frame, implies little but ethnic-riven conflict and a constellation of indecipherable place names. Özkan's preliminary findings in concentrating on supporters of FK Sarajevo and FK Zeljeznicar offer nuance to this picture.
His intent to study football, as part of the Ph.D. course at Yeditepe University in Istanbul, in itself signaled to his research subjects that his would be a different approach from that taken by Western journalists or ethnographers. He says on the Dec 4 podcast:
Bosnians are sick and tired of foreign researchers who are just focused on war and ethnic categories, who only see ethnic differences—whatever relates to the concept of "ethnic." And when they hear that somebody from a foreign country is not only interested in war, conflict, etc.—for example like football, or music, or cinema, any other sphere in the cultural life—they appreciate it … because they see that this guy is interested in us, not in ethnic warfare. That's why my job here has been very easy since the beginning.
Özkan recognizes that Bosnian football, unlike other spheres of cultural life, offers a place in which nationalist discourse—what Özkan calls "old language"—inflamed by memory of the 1992–95 Balkan conflict can survive. "Football increases ethnic tension. It is the only public sphere where you can observe this ethnic tension between the ethnic groups," Özkan says. The observation bears superficial similarity to sectarian conflict surrounding Glasgow Rangers and Celtic, for which the phrase "90-minute bigot" has been created to caricature supporters who sing sectarian anthems during matches but for whom religion has little place in daily life.
One of Özkan's videos shows FK Sarajevo supporters holding a banner—"Stara Ljubav, Novo Proljece" ("Old Love, New Spring")—wielding flambeaux and singing before a match with Slavija, from Republika Srpska (Serbian Republic), one of two autonomous republics in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The supporters' networks of Bosnian Muslim, Bosnian Croat and Bosnian Serb sides in the 16-team Premijer liga and in lower divisions hurl invective toward so-called Ustaše (Croatian nationalists), Cetnici (Serbian nationalists) or Turci ("Turks," referring to Bosniak or Bosnian Muslim teams), the latter in homage to an Ottoman past. Muslims are denigrated as "al-Qaeda." Serbs are de facto fascists.
But more lurks behind the use of such slurs than simple nationalist or ethnic impulse, according to Özkan. First, "swearing cultures" predominate in central Europe and Turkey. People swear at each other as part of daily parlance. "It's very common that they express their wish to have sex with the other fans' mothers," Özkan says of the terrace language. "They are very hardcore."
Further, in Sarajevo, among the Horde Zla (Hordes of Evil) of FK Sarajevo and the Maniaci of Zeljeznicar, hostilities between supporters of the derby rivals cannot be characterized in ethnic terms. Nor is it an issue of resentment between rural dwellers and teams from the capital: a conflict between periphery and core, in anthropological categories.
Rather, the animosity appears to come, in Özkan's preliminary judgment, from club histories. As railway workers did elsewhere in the former Yugoslavia, those from the Grbavica district of Sarajevo established Zeljeznicar (meaning "railway worker") in 1921. With the flowering of the Danube school and Yugoslavia's footballing successes in the time of Josip Tito, rivals, primarily FK Sarajevo, came to be established with Communist Party backing. Sarajevo raided players from the Grbavica side.
Now, resentments have become entrenched, with Sarajevo viewed as a side of the "establishment," albeit a previous establishment, and tagged with the moniker pitari, or pie-house owner. Zeljeznicar supporters are košpicari, literally, "the person who eats a lot of sunflower seeds." This is the person "who wanders around with cheap sports dress, [is] busy with small-scale illegal businesses … [and] also eats a lot of sunflowers since it is very cheap." Sarajevo plays in Kosevo Stadium, constructed for the 1984 Winter Olympics—an out-of-the-way venue that contrasts with the central district of Grbavica, busy with markets and buregdzinica (pie houses). The auxiliary football pitch at Kosevo became a graveyard during the war. Its surface features white mezars, Muslim tombstones. Özkan continues:
Sarajevo fans go to the stadium as if they are going to holiday; on the other side, Zeljeznicar fans go to the stadium, which is already internalized in their daily lives. The different spatial perception has effects on identity formation. … [U]nlike Turkey, it is almost impossible to meet youngsters with fan scarves or jerseys in Sarajevo daily life. The basic reason behind that is, like in any other Balkan country, football fans are perceived as unemployed, trouble-making, and uneducated, low-cultured persons. One of the basic reasons behind the formation of such an image is "hot" scenes from the stadiums.
Of these "hot" scenes, Özkan remarks in understated fashion that "Bosnian football is not a very quiet one." Scarves aloft, the singing of the supporters' groups begins well before match time, security personnel marching along the athletics track and eyeing the banks of fans, waiting for the brightly burning flambeaux to be lit: a tell-tale sign of Balkan football.
But even such signs of heat might confuse a newcomer. Acknowledging hooligan acts and fighting, Özkan nevertheless adds that watching Bosnian football among Bosnians "is not dangerous." Fundamentally, in Özkan's view, Bosnian football, while not politicized, features a political dynamic: polarities, a contentious dynamic and a context for argument. Thus the negative perception of supporters in Bosnian life, not unlike the English "yob" of an earlier day. The supporters are not seen as political or rebellious or countercultural. They are seen as criminal.
Another twist to the Bosnian story lies in the general disregard domestically for the national team of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The leadership of the football federation has been branded a "mafia" by the primarily diasporic fan group, the Fanaticos. And support at home is fragmented, with many having the view that the federation has been set up along ethnic rather than professional lines. Many attending a World Cup qualifier between Bosnia and Serbia-Montenegro in Oct 05 in Belgrade—at which Serbia advanced to the finals, 1–0—were from Republika Srpska, the Serbian section of the fragmented modern Bosnian state.
"Our reality is unique in the world," said Munib Usanovic, the federation's general secretary, in 2005. "More fans from Bosnia will support Serbia-Montenegro than their own country."
Scarf weather | Özkan, left, a founder of the Ankara Gençlerbirligi fan group Alkaralar (Red and Blacks), compares scarves with a member of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Fanaticos. (© Dirim Özkan)
Özkan envisions, in the future, a program in which football facilitates intercultural communication among groups in Bosnia rather than serving as a divider. Such an idea falls under the banner of "joyful fandom," which Özkan has advocated as a supporter of Gençlerbirligi in Ankara, sometimes planning friendly matches with fans from rival clubs.
[F]ootball is a very joyful thing. When you play football with another person you cannot throw a stone at him in the next match, you cannot swear on his mother in the next match. It's a collective game. When you play this game side by side with another person you know him better. You are playing together. You are running for the same team together, you are running for the same game together.
The discovery has been made on the multicultural men's team at the University of Illinois–Chicago (Philip Hersh, "Fanning Flames of Unity," Chicago Tribune, Dec 9). The side advanced to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I quarterfinals on Dec 9 before losing, 1–2, to the University of Massachusetts. UIC integrates Bosnian Muslims, Christian Serbs and a Croatian assistant coach within a large diasporic community in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas. Amateur leagues in these areas feature teams with Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian orientations, although there is some mixing.
Özkan offers friendship, rather than rivalry, as the best statement of football's essence.
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One of the best-known Bosnian writers with football leanings is Aleksandar Hemon of Chicago. British novelist Zadie Smith had a unique encounter with the "big, bald, handsome, mountain of a man with a passion for Soccer" (see "On the Road: American Writers and Their Hair," part 4, "Chicago: Aleksandar Hemon," read at Neal Pollack's Timothy McSweeney's Festival of Literature, Theater, and Music, 26 Jul 01). "You talk to me of these various opportunities," Hemon tells Smith while driving and discussing the writer's life.
I say this to you: can I still play football three times a week? Can I still play football three times a week? You look at me with your monk's face, full of an infinite pity, yes, but without understanding, loosened from the realities of this life like a boat that has slipped its rig and floats in the bay. Because you know the truth as I know it. The aesthetic, political, journalistic, academic opportunities afforded a writer in these United States of America—all of them are sadly incompatible with playing a game of football, three times a week.
- Meho Kodro, after only four months on the job, was fired as Bosnia's national-team coach in late May 08. Waving banners that said "Association Out," fans on Jun 1 attended a charity match hosted by Kodro in lieu of a friendly later the same day against Azerbaijan. State TV reported that only a dozen tickets had been sold to the Bosnia-Azerbaijan match in Zenica.
- New Bosnia coach Meho Kodro, a former national-team captain, named several foreign-based players who had boycotted earlier games to the squad for a 31 Jan 08 friendly versus Japan.
- In an attempt to bring eight boycotting players back into the international fold, Bosnian football authorities on Dec 17 fired coaches of the national team and all age-group sides. "All players are invited to accept calls by coaches, who will alone be in charge of call-ups, and we expect support by fans, media and public in creating a positive climate," read the NFSBiH statement.


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Cleveland typically sees a rise in fake money around the holiday season each year.
"This is the time of year that it usually starts cropping up," said Bingham. "Usually when people start spending a lot more money and stores get busier because of the holidays, it's easier to pass bills off as real because cashiers are busier or distracted.
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Sometimes businesses don't mark bills until the end of the day, making it difficult to narrow down the suspects.
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Diabetes is an increasing problem in children and adults.
Our friends at the Produce for Better Health Foundation recently issued a news release about "easy to keep New Year's resolutions resulting in a healthier you."
From the release:
"You do it. Your best friend does it. And your co-workers do it many times over. What is the it? The annual ritual of making, and then, typically later, breaking New Year's resolutions. Every year many of us resolve to be healthier and be more physically active for an improved self. We visualize in our minds before and after pictures of ourselves as motivation to make the resolutions, but studies show that after six months less than half (46%) of the resolution makers are still sticking to them."
"Less than half" sounds generous to me. Instead of difficult to keep resolutions (exercise, cut out sweets, count calories), the PBH release offers suggestions such as No. 1: "Eat one more fruit or vegetable each day than you currently are eating as an easy way to increase your consumption of fruit and vegetables."
Other suggestions include "trying a new fruit or vegetable each month" or simply "eating more fruit and vegetables."
Research by PBH suggests that Americans don't want to be "guilted" into eating better.
"We don't want (consumers) to feel guilt," Elizabeth Pivonka, president and chief executive officer of PBH, recently told me.
"We want them to feel good about doing the right thing."
This path of least resistance may make sense in terms of engaging consumers, but will it get them to change?
We don't want consumers to give in to contentment, the malady of not wanting to change the diets of their families simply because of lack of energy, inertia or indifference.
Let's not make pre-made excuses for Americans before they have a proper chance to fail. Like a personal trainer or a stern doctor, the industry should also use tough love to cause Americans to know the clock is ticking on their health.
They are indeed fat but perhaps not as happy as they deserve.
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While tomato sales dropped sharply, the 2012 report card on retail fresh produce performance showed big gains for berries, apples, grapes and value-added fruit compared with 2011.
Steve Lutz, executive vice president of the Nielsen Perishables Group, said that 52-week sales data through Dec. 29 of 2012 showed overall produce sales for the year were up 4.4% compared with 2011. Volume of fresh produce sold rose 3.4%, Nielsen figures showed, with the average price for all produce items rising an average of 1%.
Nielsen statistics show that the top 10 produce categories — berries, packaged salad, apples, bananas, grapes, potatoes, tomatoes, citrus, value-added fruit and cooking vegetables — account for about 57% of produce sales in the U.S.
Nine of those 10 categories showed volume growth in 2012, Lutz said.
Potatoes were the only category with a volume decline and one of three categories, with tomatoes and cooking vegetables, with year-over-year declines in overall sales compared with 2011.
Tomato sales for 2012 were off 7.2%, pulled lower by a 8.9% drop in average prices despite a 2% increase in volume.
Meanwhile, potato sales slipped 4%, with volume off 0.4% despite a 3.6% drop in average potato prices.
"Some of these categories get in kind of a rut and consumers don't respond to the price cues," Lutz said.
Fruits, typically eaten as snacks, are usually more responsive to changes in price than are vegetables, Lutz said.
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Berries topped volume growth in 2012, recording 10.5% gain in volume and a 2.1% increase in average prices helping contribute to a 12.8% rise in sales.
Berries continue to steal the spotlight for the fresh produce department with their strong performance, Lutz said. Among the top 20 produce categories, berries were second in the number of new items added within the category in 2012, according to Nielsen data.
"What that suggests is that you are getting more package types at retail to appeal to smaller consumer segments," he said. Consumers now have more choices in berry package sizes, whether that would be 4-ounce, 6-ounce, 8-ounce or bigger packs.
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Another strong performer in 2012 was apples, he said. Even with a 7.3% increase in average prices, Lutz said apple volume was able to increase 2.2%. Overall apple sales for the year rose 9.7%, Nielsen figures showed. Even in the fourth quarter of 2012, despite short crops in Michigan and New York, overall apple volume rose 1.2%, he said.


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Determined to preserve the birds-eye view from rooftop clubs overlooking Wrigley Field, Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) has made a bold suggestion to the Cubs: replace the iconic landmarked centerfield scoreboard with a video scoreboard that would generate millions without blocking anybody's view.
Two sources close to the negotiations said Tunney has made that suggestion repeatedly in his continuing effort to protect rooftop club owners whom the aldermen counts among his most reliable campaign contributors.
"Put it in centerfield. Make it as big as you want," a source close to the negotiations quoted the alderman as saying.
"He wants no signs that block a rooftop. [But], how do you think the fans would react? They would revolt. The Cubs wouldn't dare to suggest it. To have Tunney suggest it underscores what this is all about."
Tunney did not return repeated phone calls on his explosive idea.
Dennis Culloton, a spokesman for Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts, said "demolishing the landmarked old scoreboard has never been part of any plan discussed or envisioned by the Ricketts family."
Instead, sources said the Cubs are considering locations in left- and right-field for a video scoreboard that would provide the instant replay modern-day baseball fans demand and still be a revenue-generating "force multiplier" because of the digital advertising it would carry.
In 2004, the centerfield scoreboard was one of several "historic elements" of Wrigley landmarked as part of an agreement that paved the way for 12 more night games.
The designation also covered the exterior and marquee sign at Clark and Addison, the ivy-covered brick walls and the uninterrupted sweep of the bleachers and grandstand.
Bonnie McDonald, president of Landmarks Illinois, said the group does not believe the Cubs need to demolish the centerfield scoreboard to bankroll a $300 million renovation of 99-year-old Wrigley without a public subsidy.
"They developed a creative solution with the transparent Toyota sign. That set some precedent [and demonstrated that] it's possible to work with the Landmarks Commission," McDonald said.
"We believe there is a design solution that can be found that would accommodate the revenue-generating needs of the Cubs without demolishing the historic scoreboard."
Chicago-based sports marketing consultant Marc Ganis likened Tunney's scoreboard demolition idea to "ripping out the ivy and putting scoreboards on the outfield walls." The "desperate ploy" is proof-positive of "where the alderman's loyalties lie," Ganis said.
"If the scoreboard is not important to Tunney or the Landmarks Commission, it should not have been landmarked in the first place. But, it is entirely inappropriate to trade something that's landmarked to protect a private business that's the largest contributor to a local politician," Ganis said.
"With all the changes the Cubs have asked to make, they have not asked to change the iconic scoreboard. They feel it is an important part of the Wrigley experience. They think they can make the changes they need to make without removing it."
Ganis' negative view of Tunney was echoed Tuesday by a surprising source: David Axelrod, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's friend of 30 years who worked together with Emanuel at the White House under President Barack Obama.
During his annual trip to spring training in Arizona, Axelrod, a die-hard Cubs fan, tweeted, "I love Wrigley and hope @Cubs stay. But, no team should be held hostage the way the Cubs have to rooftop owners and the ward pols they own."
The Cubs have had a rocky relationship with Tunney, in part, because of how frequently he has gone to bat for rooftop club owners, who have hosted campaign fund-raisers for the alderman.
Tunney worked closely with the Cubs on a 2006 bleacher expansion. But, he drew the line on the illuminated Toyota sign in left field that obscured the view of a Horseshoe Casino sign on the rooftop of a building owned by Tom Gramatis.
Tunney initially argued that the see-through sign was "not in keeping with the character of the neighborhood or the spirit of the landmarks" designation, then agreed to it in exchange for a four-year moratorium on additional outfield signs that expires in 2014.
Opposition from Tunney and area merchants also blocked the Cubs' plan to close down a block-long stretch of Sheffield for nine days to make way for a family-friendly, interactive street fair during sold-out series against the Yankees, Cardinals and White Sox.
Ricketts has offered to bankroll a $300 million Wrigley renovation without a public subsidy — and build a $200 million hotel development on McDonald's property he purchased across the street from the stadium — if the city agrees to lift restrictions on outfield signs and night games and opens Sheffield Avenue for street fairs on game days.
With Tunney's support, rooftop clubs that share 17 percent of their revenues with the Cubs have pitched a plan to generate $17.9 million-a-year to bankroll the stadium renovation by putting seven digital signs on top of their buildings instead of inside the ballpark blocking their views.
But, they're still striking out with the Cubs, who argue that there's far more money to be made by putting up signs inside the ballpark that can be seen during television broadcasts of Cubs games.
Earlier this month, Tunney told reporters that he would not agree to the Cubs' request unless it's part of a larger deal that includes more remote parking and added police protection after Cubs games.
But, Ganis said, "It is abundantly clear that he's protecting the rooftops. What's that old saying? The emperor has no clothes."


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In the game I am running a PC has just breached the first threshold and has failed the corruption roll so now must roll a malignancy; there was some discussion with the group as to if fate points can be used (burning and temporary) and I told my group I would think on the issue between sessions and bring a ruling when we next meet.
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2. How do you deal with the malignancy roll, do you allow fate points? I think that spending a temporary fate point here for a reroll is fair but what if the malignancy the PC gets destroys the 'look and feel' of their character. Roleplaying is about having fun and I do not want a PC to feel their character is ruined by one roll… this is the main headache for me.
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It's 10:07 pm EDT in NE Ohio. (Still raining, too!) Looking forward to an extra hour of sleep this weekend when we fall back to EST!
Hi all I was just curious, what times do the deadlines on the forum run on? I'm confused Is it EST or GMT -4? Thank You
Times announced are always in Eastern Time since our site is on that timezone. As Deb pointed out, on the green menu at the top of all of our pages, there is a Resources > World Clock to help you figure out the time difference :)
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.