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It's been established by now that music is my biggest hobby. I play drums and make drum covers of the songs I play, I listen to music non-stop, and I appreciate all the different things that people can do with their own, and other people's, music (so long as it's not country… yuck). I'm fairly […]
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Is America really the melting pot?
For reasons I can't explain, people have become a tad obsessed with their forbears' nationality. Jersey shore has gotten people longing to be Italian, but it's wider spread than just the Italian culture. There are constantly conversations about "what we are". Twenty-five percent German, an eighth Dutch, or the people that are extremely proud to be half something. It's not wrong to […]
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/18/2014 15:21 -0400While we no longer live in a world in which debt matters - because central banks will just monetize it in their ongoing and no longer covert effort to reflate the final bubble - and thus debt ratings are an irrelevant anachronism from a bygone era, we can't help but recall a certain statement by S&P from September of last year, in which the rating agency reminded everyone just why Japan has to proceed with both its first sales tax hike from 5% to 8%, (which, together with weather, has now been blamed on Japan's shocking quadruple-dip recession), but also the follow up from 8% to 10%, which as we now know, has been delayed indefinitely, and which was supposed to prefund welfare spending for Japan's demographic disaster which with every passing day gets closer and closer.
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Venezuelan Bonds Are Collapsing, FinMin Denies Devaluation Looming
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/13/2014 11:03 -0400While talking heads proclaim - incorrectly - that low oil prices are unequivocally good for the US economy, it is very much not the case for oil producers around the world. Most notably, Venezuela - which 'needs' oil prices above $100 to maintain its socialist utopia - and currently ranks at a lowly 100th on the world's prosperity index, is in grave trouble if this trend continues. Venezuelan bonds plunged to new record lows today as oil prices hit fresh cycle lows, strongly suggesting default or currency devaluation is imminent. However, as is usual (think Mexico) Finance Minister Rodolfo Marco Torres ruled out devaluation even as oil price drop exacerbates country's finances. As one analyst noted, "there's broad understanding that in the absence of any corrective policy measures that these guys are going to be in serious trouble." It appears they already are. The Maduro government desperately needs a rise in oil prices, but Saudi Arabia has so far rebuffed calls for an emergency meeting as it pursues a strategy of waiting out higher cost competitors. OPEC does not plan on meeting until Nov. 27. That is still an eternity for a country that is beginning to unravel.
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WHo IS LoReTTa LYNCH?
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 11/10/2014 19:15 -0400Meet the next piece of work...
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Falling Oil Prices Could Push Venezuela Over The Edge
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/16/2014 14:00 -0400"There is nothing good to say about the state of Venezuela's economy, and this isn't helping," warns Danske's Lars Christensen as tumbling prices for Venezuela's oil are threatening to choke off funds (oil is 95% of exports) needed to pay debt.. and that is clear from the collapse of bond prices. The Maduro government desperately needs a rise in oil prices, but Saudi Arabia has so far rebuffed calls for an emergency meeting as it pursues a strategy of waiting out higher cost competitors. OPEC does not plan on meeting until Nov. 27. That is an eternity for a country that is beginning to unravel.
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A Day Of Global Economic Disappointments Is Just What The Stock Ramp Algo Ordered
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/30/2014 07:00 -0400- Abenomics
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It has been a night of relentless and pervasive disappointing economic data from just about every point on the globe: first the Chinese HSBC manufacturing data was well short of expectations (50.2 vs. Exp. 50.5), which was promptly spun as bullish and a reason for more stimulus by the PBOC even though the central bank has been constantly repeating it will not engage in western-style shotgun easing. Then Japanese wages, household spending and industrial production came in far below expectations - in fact at levels which suggest Japan is once again in a recession - which once again was spun as bullish, because the BOJ has no choice but to do more of the same failed policies that have made Abenomics the laughing stock of the world. Finally, moments ago Europe reported the lowest inflation data in 5 years, as well as core CPI sliding to just 0.7%, and which was, wait for it, immediately spun as bullish for risk as once again the local central bank would have "no choice but to ease." In other words, thank god for horrible news: because how else will the rich get even richer?
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Stocks Slide On Hong Kong Protests, Catalan Independence Fears
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/29/2014 06:35 -0400While the bond market is still reeling from Friday's shocking Bill Gross departure, and PIMCO has already started to bleed tens of billions in redemptions (see "Billions Fly Out the Door at Pimco About $10 Billion Is Withdrawn After Departure of Gross"), stocks which may have been hoping for a peaceful weekend after Friday's ridiculous no volume ramp in the last two hours of trading, got hit by a double whammy of first Catalan independence fears rising up again after Catalan President Mas signed a decree committing Catalonia to a referendum bid on November 9th, leading to a move wider in Spanish bond yields, and second the sharpest surge in Hong Kong violence in decades, which led to a 2% drop in the Hang Seng, are now solidly lower across the board, with the DAX dropping below its 50 DMA, while US equity futures are printing about 9 points lower from Friday's close despite another epic ramp in the USDJPY which flited with 110 briefly before retracing to 109.50, and also threaten to push below the key technical support level unless the NY Fed's "Markets group" emerges out of its new Chicago digs and buys up enough E-minis to restore confidence in a rigged market.
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S&P Warns On Germany As Anti-Euro Political Party Soars In Popularity
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/26/2014 15:27 -0400"...the rise of Germany's AfD anti-euro party calls into question the euro bail-out machinery and queries the pitch for any form of QE stimulus that has already been pocketed and spent in advance by the markets. It will force Angela Merkel to take a tougher line on Europe, and further complicates the management of the (already dysfunctional) currency bloc."
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Subprime Is Back With A Vengeance
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/16/2014 21:03 -0400- Asset-Backed Securities
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This is where our economies are perverted. It's the final excesses and steps of a broke society. It's madness to the power of infinity. The only thing that's certain is that in the end, your money will all be gone. That's how Mario Draghi 'saves' the EU for a few more weeks, and that's how the big boys of finance squeeze more from what little you have left (which is already much less than you think). A world headed for nowhere.
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Citi Warns Moody's May Put France On Downgrade Review This Friday
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/16/2014 17:04 -0400"Downgrade risks have increased: France has been rated Aa1 with a negative outlook by Moody's since November 2012. Given recent economic performance and various revisions to deficit projections, we believe it is now less likely that Moody's revises its outlook to stable on Friday. Instead, we believe it is more likely that Moody's puts France formally on a "review for possible downgrade" with a conclusion probably coming after the budget (due on 1st October)."
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"Bail In Regime" Sees UK Banking System Downgraded To "Negative"
Submitted by GoldCore on 08/07/2014 20:00 -0400Bank of England plans to make bondholders and depositors bear the cost of bailing out failing banks has led Moody's to downgrade its outlook on the UK banking sector. Depositors in some Cyprus banks saw 50% or more of their life savings confiscated overnight. Moodys largely ignored, as did much of the media coverage of their report, the real risk that bail-ins pose to people's life savings and companies capital, the likely negative impact of this on consumer sentiment and employment in already fragile economies.
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China's "Prelude To A Storm" As Record Private Bonds Mature
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/06/2014 22:44 -0400With Shanghai having limited retail exposure to high-yield bonds, and the Chinese corporate bond market has overtaken the United States as the world's biggest and is set to soak up a third of global company debt needs over the next five years, it is no wonder that, as Bloomberg reports, analysts fear "a prelude to a storm." Privately issued notes totaling 6.2 billion yuan ($1 billion) come due next quarter, the most since authorities first allowed such offerings from small- to medium-sized borrowers in 2012. This week a 4th issuer has faced a "payment crisis" and while officials are trying to expand financing for small companies (which account for 70% of China's economy, with debt-to-equity ratios exceeding 200%, this is nothing but more ponzi. As Goldman warns, it appears China's Minsky Moment is drawing near (as the hangover from Q1's credit impulse kicks in).
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Futures Tumble On Espirito Santo Loss, European Deflation, Argentina Default
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/31/2014 07:12 -0400- 8.5%
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It has been a deja vu session of that day nearly a month ago when the Banco Espirito Santo (BES) problems were first revealed, sending European stocks and US futures, however briefly, plunging. Since then things have only gotten worse for the insolvent Portuguese megabank, and overnight BES, all three of its holdco now bankrupt, reported an epic loss despite which it will not get a bailout but instead must raise capital on its own. The result has been a record drop in both the bonds (down some 20 points earlier) and the stock (despite a shorting ban instituted last night), which crashed as much as 40% before stabilizing at new all time lows around €0.25, in the process wiping out recent investments by such "smart money" as Baupost, Goldman and DE Shaw. The result is a European financial sector that is struggling in the red, while adding to its pain are some large cap names such as Adidas which also tumbled after issuing a profit warning relating to "developments" in Russia. Then there was European inflation which printed at 0.4%, below the expected 0.5%, and the lowest in pretty much ever, and certainly since the ECB commenced its latest fight with "deflation", which so far is not going well. The European cherry on top was Greece, whose dead cat bounce is now over, after May retail sales crashed 8.5%, after rising 3.8% in April.
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Can Germany Carry Europe's Weight In The Next Financial Crisis?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/27/2014 09:20 -0400Within the European economic context Germany has been a star performer in recent years, outgrowing in GDP terms its Eurozone peer group as a whole in all but one year since 2006 (complete with a magnificent football/soccer team). This was quite a reversal of fortune from the ten years prior, when Germany consistently lagged in wealth creation. Together with its size and unwavering historical commitment to the EU project, this has created the expectation in political and even financial circles that if Europe faces another major economic crisis Germany will have no choice but to support the most vulnerable member states, possibly even relenting to the mutualisation of the Eurozone's debts. While this is a very complex topic, the following graph puts the odds in favor of one outcome: the next time push comes to shove in a big way, Germany will likely say NEIN!
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Frontrunning: July 10
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/10/2014 07:48 -0400- American Express
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- U.S. Probes Hacking of Government Computers at Personnel Agency (WSJ)... finds terabytes of porn
- It's Congress' fault: Obama rejects criticism over border crisis (Reuters)
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KBRA Q2 2014 Bank Earnings Preview & The "Bernanke Shokku"
Submitted by rcwhalen on 07/08/2014 15:40 -0400FDIC: "the largest positive contribution to the year-over-year change in earnings came from reduced loan-loss provisions..."
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... was pretty as a picture with the Valley Adige being predominantly horticulture - think Orange on a grand scale. (apples and vines)
We stayed on one night here as a stopover, the old city area is attractive and plenty of activity on the Sunday with everyone out enjoying a beautiful day. Our accommodation was lovely, an old Villa which belonged to some wealthy dude (forgotten the ...
Twice over Stelvio in one day
... if I cannot do it in safety.
After a long boring trip along this road I am finally into the town of Merano. I had set the satnav to avoid motorways and take me the more scenic route to my destination. However after fighting through the town traffic of Merano I soon changed those settings and right away headed for the motorway.
I was now heading South on the SS38 towards Bolzano where I would then take the SS12 motorway North.
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Delightful Dolomites
26.10.14 Left Schwangau today and drove through Austria with snow all around us and to the Waldheim Hotel in the Valle Di Casies in the heart of the Dolomites. There is snow all around us but the roads are clear. It is a really picturesque area, not much to do except admire the scenery. We checked into the Hotel and went for a long walk, the Hotel has a restaurant so we will have dinner there. Stayed in our room and played scrabble ...
Last day in Tonadico and San Martino
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Lunch at Lanterna Verde
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Here reality is more exciting than fantasy. Here food, films and freshness are sparkling with high-voltage glamour. Whoa! What action there is in these immaculate kitchens of this iconic hotel which has distilled decades of Hollywood glamour! It is not only a legendary landmark but also officially on the National Register of Historic Places of the United States. Here, the brilliant French chef Thomas Bellec conjures magic and today I have invited our very own Los Angeles based Indian cookbook author Neelam Batra. Interestingly Neelam has cooked before in the very same kitchens for Vijay Amritraj's Foundation dinner.
What happens when a gifted Indian cookbook author and a brilliant French chef cook in California? They not only delight in the freshness of the vegetables and produce here, go shopping to Farmers markets themselves but also on request share their fabulous recipes, bursting with freshness and goodness. Having won several awards for her three cookbooks and taught cooking in Los Angeles (which she still does), Neelam Batra has been wowing Californians with her special brand of Neelams californiacuisine and raising the bar. Happily, Neelam has also been a judge on the prestigious James Beard awards and continues to reign supreme. Having honed his skills around the world under the greatest chefs, Chef Bellec from Brittany in France is how himself on the global gourmet scene. He creates gems of wizardry for the recently introduced high tea which we feast on together with travel and style writer founder of @stylegroove pretty woman Carrie Mitchell. Chef Bellec's little jewels of savory and sweet delight dazzle as he continues to reinvent and wow.
All this action is taking place in the historic Beverly Wilshire which has not only played host to many a high profile event but
celebrities such as Elvis Presley, Warren Beatty and Steve McQueen have all lived in the Hotel. And then ofcourse the Hotel shot into global fame when 25 years ago it was the the movie Pretty Woman starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere was shot here. And so the pretty woman turns twenty five. And located on the glamour and fashion drenched Rodeo drive this Pretty woman continues to charm. Several other movies likeClueless, Sex and the City: The Movie and Valentine's Day have also been shot here. I have dined here with Anil kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Gulshan Grover and many others in the Beverly Wilshire. Both Hollywood and Bollywood lives and dines here.
- Both Chef Bellec and Neelam agree that freshness of ingredients is the most important key to a great dish. Author of three award winning cookbooks 1,000
Indian Recipes ( the most-sold Indian cookbook in the US,) she shares with us her favorite, easy to make versatile recipe using tomatoes. And Chef Bellec generously shares his unique recipe for tomato soup.
- 30 to 40 medium to large cherry tomatoes
- 1 to 2 teaspoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon garlic or kosher salt
- Cut each cherry tomato into half from the stem to tip. Put in a mixing bowl and toss with the olive oil and salt. Line a tray with aluminum foil and place each tomato half, cut-side up and bake in an oven at 400ºF for about 15 minutes. Then reduce the heat to 200ºF and let the tomatoes sit in the oven until they look shriveled and dried, 1½ to 2 hours.
- Remove from oven and set aside.
- Allow everything to cool and then refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Serve them on the side with grilled fare or over your favorite crackers, or present them with cheddar cheese on warm toasts, make sandwiches or lightly scatter them atop a simle cumin rice pullao!
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 lb plum-Roma tomatoes
14 oz chicken stock or vegetable stock
2 large fennel bulb chopped coarse (if you don't have fennel, use saunf)
1 large sweet onion chopped coarse
2 garlic cloves minced
2 spring fresh thyme
1 spring fresh rosemary
2 fresh leave laurel
Salt and pepper to taste
Sweet onion and garlic with no color in olive oil. And fennel and tomato cook of for 5 minutes. Add stock and herbs,cook at slow heat for 30 minutes, blend in food processor strain and seasoning to taste. Enjoy!
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I write from Hollywood, the star-spangled capital of cool, with it's vivid blue skies, bright sunny cold days. It has this mesmerizing effect as I find myself being guided through the newest and the best (by LA Times Food critic Irene Verbilia and two Foodie Angelenos, actor, writer Dhruv Uday Singh and Tracy Dubin.) We celebrate at the new, packed with star-power Hakkasan that sprawls glamorously in Beverly Hills. Superb food and two Indian stand up comics (who make India proud) for company… Mon rok and Tushar Singh. We also dine at the high-priest of American cuisine, Wolfgang Pucks 3 decades old flagship Spago which is as good as ever. Nobu's first ever restaurant Matsuhisa" delivers a seamlessly great experience. The Japanese Katsuya's sushi and sashimi, the airy cheery downtown's Bottega Louie's Sweet potato chips are lodged in my taste bud memory. "Blvd" in the "Pretty Woman" hotel's (Beverly Wilshire) new French chef Thomas Bellec weaves magic.Another must visit is Ladies Gunboat Society at Flores for outstanding Southern fare. Need more info pl email email@example.com, twitter, instagram @rashmiudaysingh
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Review: Boveda
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Whoa! What energy! Aamchi Mumbai is rocking with youth and energetic bars and nightplaces…from Colaba (Colaba Social) through Parel (PDT) to Andheri (Boveda). Before leaving for Los Angeles, I visited each of these new arrivals. Thumbs up to the infusion of youthful energy.
Boveda in Andheri is not only for the young nightbirds but is also set up by two 24 year olds and has an equally young chef.
The sprawling 2,500 sq feet space with it's suspended retro bulbs, wooden crates for lamp shades exposed brick walls give it an industrial look. A long dramatically lit-up bar and an outdoor patio complete the décor.
43 starters and 6 mains. Dinner is obviously not what you go there for. Plenty of drinks and gigs is what you do go for…there is no entry or cover charge. DJ s (Arjun Wagle Ma Faiza, Ankytrixx, Sanjay Dutta) artists ( Whirling Kalapas, Nikhil D'zouza etc) rock the place..
Ask for the robustly spiced, tossed spiced mushroom jalapeno, the deepfried tasty veg croquette plump with paneer and spinach. Enjoy the dominant paprika flavor of the spiced chicken. I particularly liked the smoked haloumi cheese on the American pizza. Desserts were woefully lacking, the chocolate ganache tart was good but not the greatest.The must try signature Bóveda cocktails – BVD, Spiked Old Fashion, Melon Ball and The Green Beast.
More maincourses are definitely needed. And some of the dishes on the menu, like the chorizo prawn stew with pao, the Madras curry chicken with rice lack the zing and don't pass muster. Ditto for the halumi potato mushroom butter garlic starter. More desserts please!
Open only in the evening, this fairly new Andheri arrival is already rocking. Boveda ("vault" in Spanish) doesn't mean you go looking for Spanish food (there are a few dishes). Don't go for looking for dinner either, do go for a great night out (plenty of action) cocktails, well-plated starters (please see photo) and a lusty, young vibe. Rock on!
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Hot, hotter and haute. Newest to the iconic legendary Los Angeles restaurants… I am eating non-stop (guided by my friend, the LA Times food critic, Irene Verbila). Here reality is more exciting than fantasy. See the accompanying photo and you'll know what I mean. Long necked swans glide gently past
Wolfgang Puck's (America's uncrowned King of chefs) restaurant as his multi-talented executive chef Hugo Bolanos conjures up the most exciting Californian produce driven dishes. Here in Belair, amid the serene, the worlds most romantic 12 acres of lush green paradise, Hollywood legends like Grace Kelly , Marilyn Monroe have lived and dined for over 5 decades. Even today this romantic haven is full of stars lounging in the Californian cool sunshine.
Here's the hottest new three month old restaurant "Flores and ladies gunboat society" (Southern American fare to kill for). Mario Batalli's "Pizzeria Mozza" the century old, open 24 hours "Pacific dining car"remain favorites . Quite the opposite is Jose Andres cutting edge "Bazar" as good as ever. Ive just received the most precious courier (from Napa valley) the of the most luscious peaches and pluots from the worlds most legendary fruit grower "Frog Hollow farm". All thanks to our very own globetrotting gourmet and finance whiz Arjun Divecha. Meanwhile the swans are gliding gently as I savor Wolfgang Puck's signature steak over sundaybrunch and hey! Lionel Richie is on my neighboring table. I have stars in my eyes…and hey waiter is that a star in my soup?
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(May 21 - By the Editorial Board)
Silence can speak volumes. On Wednesday, for example, it confirmed that e-cigarette companies want to sell to your children and that they're not to be trifled with.
The occasion was a sensible bill to prevent the Internet sale of e-cigs to minors. Authored by Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, D-Sacramento, Assembly Bill 1500 would have required age verification for e-cigarette mail orders, plus an adult signature upon delivery, like, say, Internet wine shipments.
The bill sailed through an earlier committee, for good reason. E-cigarettes, which turn liquid nicotine into an inhalable vapor, are a growing public health worry. Though proponents claim they are safer than ordinary cigarettes because they don't generate tars and toxins like burning tobacco, research on their health risks has barely started.
There's also the question of whether e-cigarettes are a teen gateway to regular cigarettes, which is partly why the Food and Drug Administration has proposed a ban on sales to minors.
California already restricts sales to kids, but they still can get them online with no proof of age needed. That loophole seemed as fixable as it was obvious until Wednesday, when it came to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
There, 10 of the panel's 17 members simply and suddenly took a walk, and AB 1500 went up in vapor, silently.
What happened? This was a Democrat's bill in a Democrat-dominated committee, aimed at protecting children from a threat to their health. The bill needed nine votes to advance, but got only a half-dozen. At least Assemblyman Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, D-Los Angeles, had some semblance of a rationale for his sole no vote. The five Democrats who abstained offered no explanation.
Perhaps a clue lay in the top-billing Capitol lobbyists who represent e-cigarette makers Altria, LOEC, Inc., and VMR Products. Or in the tens of thousands of dollars that some of those Democrats have taken from them in campaign contributions. (We're looking at you, Assemblymen Ian Calderon and Steven Bradford, Los Angeles-area lawmakers who three weeks ago took $4,100 donations from Altria, the world's largest cigarette maker and a player in the e-cigarette business.)
We may never know whether silence, in this case, was golden. Maybe the bill was just too protective, though that hasn't stopped similar legislation. In 2011, for instance, a ban on the sale of alcohol at self-service checkout lines passed easily in the Assembly - to protect the children, as Democrats solemnly noted. The United Food and Commercial Workers, the union that represents store clerks, wanted the bill to protect jobs. Among the aye votes in 2011 were two of Wednesday's abstentions. (Now we're looking at you, Assemblywomen Nora Campos, a Santa Clara County Democrat, and Bradford, again.)
In any case, the message was loud and clear on Wednesday: Somebody wants children to be able to keep mail-ordering e-cigarettes. And they've become powerful enough that party loyalty won't stop them. 'Nuff said.


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See the Updated July 4th Plan at: www.drinkingwithstrangers.net
Remember last year? We posted the DWS July 4th event on July 1st and more than 120 strangers arrived and partied with us from 11AM to about 10PM.
Well, we are doing it again; bigger, better and with our friends at No Flakes and Dive Bar Adventures.
Last Years Pictures:
Well this time the Marina Del Rey Hotel staff contacted Randy and I asking us if we'd like to come back. We ended up touring the place and seeing the changes they had and the space they will give us and food and so fourth.
You can see the pictures from our tour last month at the below link:
Well we said, "hell yea we wanna come back!"
It was really a blast last year, these are some of the people who made it thru all 11 hours or partying and were still standing afterwards?
This year we have much more of the place, literally 2-3 times more space, the band is being moved to a huge area on the outside south side, we have the Waterfront room to ourselves, we've negotiated for 3 bars this time, and the food (for purchase - barbeque's), is being moved to both the pool side and the soth side so we can populate the West Side to watch the fireworks at 9 without obstruction and still have our drinks in hand!
Again we will meet early at the Mexican joint up the block at 11:AM (El Torito), and this time they will be prepared for us.
A few of us last year at El Torito?
We are trying to get DWS hotel rates now, and should know by the end of this week? > May 9th.
Lastly (for now) there will be a strict RSVP list - The MDR Hotel has room for around 200 people to party in, maybe 300.
And since the organizers Randy (No Flakes, Westside Foodies, Etc.) and Chris K (Dive Bar Adventures, Culture Sponges, Etc.) and I have become closer friends over the year we have decided to share in the RSVP
Since DWS has >1700 members, and I am only allowing members to sign up from my group, I have removed the guest option. If members want their guests to come, whom are not a part of DWS then they must sign up themselves and RSVP.
We have several rooms to lounge aound and meet people like last year?
Suggested Dress for the evening -> Very casual and comfortable.
Parking - Is Free for Drinking with Strangers members until the Hotel lot is full, then either $5 or $7 at a close-by lot.
Fireworks - Randy and some strangers are hanging outside prepping for their spot to watch the fireworks?
Food - My favorite subject, they be a few barbeques going, we will list prices later, but they will be reasonable for DWSers?
The Band - Same as last year, but instead of the little area near the pool they were at last year, The Paul 'Chico' Fernandez band will be playing in the large area on the outside south side of the hotel :-)
Much more info about deals, times, what to bring, parking and carpools to be posted soon.
And remember, this is going to be a hardcore mixer, so if you don't like meeting new people, making new friends then this is NOT the party for you?
But if you do like meeting new people (like Eric below) then this is the place for you?
Kenway (posted 5/5/08)
What a great day! So many fun people and lots of good music. I danced all night, thanks to Nams! :) Great job Ken, Chris, and Randy. You guys are the Best!!!
July 25, 2008
Kenway rocks! The organizers did a good job. I think a dj outside with more active music, as well as games, karaoke, contests, etc. would have been nice given how long the event was. I had the most fun when I went inside to dance. Met a lot of cool people for sure!
July 16, 2008
OMG this was a great party. I assume 350 people came throughout the 14 hour party because I only had 150 wristbands left out of the 500 I brought, and I banded and talked to a lot of DWSers. We started really early at the hotel, 20 of us parking then walking over to El-Torito and meeting up with another 16 for an awesome lunch waitered by our favorite Mario. Then after getting back around 1 we were greeted by the well staff hotel, setting up sound systems, Chris K's by the pool, Rolando's in the waterfront room, mine in my room and the hotels by the food court. The food served at the hotel was good this year, the pool was nice to swim in, the dancing went on for hours, I met many cool people/friends as we partied the day away, then the 100's of us got to enjoy the fireworks, then back to dancing and finally closing shop about midnight (though the party still was going on in a bunch of rooms I hear as well as the lobby!) Special thanks to Nams, Howard, Katie, Chris, Randy and Rolando.
July 16, 2008
2nd year I've attended. Way AWESOME ............ oh and I have pics ......... heh ... you'll want to see them. How do I upload them, and do you want to preview first? GREAT EVENT. Thanks Thanks Thanks!!!
hugs, Linda
July 7, 2008
Lots of people and space and different areas of the hotel so that was great. I loved meeting new people and it was wonderful to see my friend Ara. Wished there were board games, the hotel barbecue food was okay, the pool was small, and the fireworks were kind of far away. Thank you to all the organizers for all your efforts!
July 7, 2008
Had a great time, meeting new people and soaking up the atmosphere! Better than last year: rolando did a great job spinning the tunes inside, Mr blinkys 80s mix was a pleasure to hear, and Kenny and Randy's hard efforts made this a great success! Well done chaps! Best of British, H.
July 6, 2008
Really fun day. I danced, swam, made new friends, ate and relaxed. It was really easy to mingle and move around.
July 5, 2008
Great to see so many old friends and meet some new ones .... great job Ken, Randy, and Chris!
July 5, 2008
Had a fantastic time. Met lots of great people.
July 4, 2008
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Orcutt's badly decomposed body was found in the woods off North Monroe Street back in January 2006. Police were able to track shrimp in his stomach back to a local restaurant and ultimately to Perez.
Prosecutors say they agreed to a plea deal partly because the autopsy was inconclusive. "That's part of negotiations. Everybody gives up something, everybody gets something," said prosecutor Frank Allman. "We got a conviction, a guaranteed result and no appeal," he said.
"Fifteen years isn't enough, but you know, nothing would be. Nothing would bring him back so, I'm satisfied," the victim's mother, Patricia Orcutt, said after the hearing.
Before he was fingerprinted and led away, Perez apologized to Jason Orcutt's family, saying "I really am sorry."
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Tom Sermanni (born 1 July 1954) is a Scottish association football coach and former professional player. Pia Sundhage National Team Jill Ellis Sydney Leroux World Cup Abby Wambach Sunil Gulati Algarve Cup Alex Morgan United States Hope Solo Christen Press Megan Rapinoe Julie Foudy Stunning music from Rachel Sermanni and Tom Terrel tonight. Beginning to feel a wee bit Christmassy too...
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US Soccer moving in a different direction. Lots going on behind the scenes. I hate to see anyone blindsided. Thanks to Tom Sermanni & best wishes. Nothing but class. Here is hoping this is a good move heading into qualifiers. On a positive note, 2 months today of my 90 day challenge & I am back to my pre-baby weight. Never felt more energized & looking forward to gaining some mommy muscles! Always have to end on a positive.
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Tom Sermanni OUT as USWNT head coach?!?! That must have been that 3.3 seismic event yesterday evening... :(
Ok, agree or disagree to the removal of Tom Sermanni? Thoughts?
Amazing day yesterday- went and saw the USWNT play in Denver and being on field-level was a mind-blowing experience. Also mind-blowing was finding out that Tom Sermanni was sacked by US Soccer... I'm gonna go with Foudy or Hamm for the next coach! Now's the time to do it I guess, what with WC qualifiers this year and the Olympics after the WWC. Anyway- hope you all have a great day! Mine is off to a snowy but great start :)
There are a lot of questions as to why the U.S. fired Tom Sermanni and just as much speculation, but no real answers.
Australian Tom Sermanni fired as coach of the US women's soccer team, after a rare dip in form this year.
The USWNT expectation of dominance has not been met by Tom Sermanni and a possible player revolt and lack of direction led to his firing.
I feel like Tom Sermanni didn't deserve this, amirite??
Plenty of updates in our report on the firing of head coach Tom Sermanni hours after a 2-0 win over China: http…
If you missed the in depth feature posted last wk w/ former head coach Tom Sermanni here is the cached version
Some interesting news from our friends to the South... US Soccer relieves, USWNT head coach, Tom Sermanni, of his duties yesterday.
Tom Sermanni fired as head coach of the Wow.
fires head coach Tom Sermanni mere hours after win over China
U.S. Soccer has announced that Tom Sermanni has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the U.S. Women's National Te…
Fired after 17 months as U.S. women's National Team coach, Tom Sermanni is searching for answers.
The timing of the firing of Tom Sermanni as head coach of the USWNT came as a surprise to many. The end of a dreadful showing in the Algarve Cup seems like the more appropriate time to relieve Sermanni of his duties in hindsight. Instead, the action comes hours after the USWNT beat China 2-0 in a fr…
The coach of the United States women's football team, Tom Sermanni, has been relieved of his duties
Tom Sermanni sacked after a 2-0 win over China. Something not right there...
Undertaker's Wrestlemania streak is over and Tom Sermanni has been sacked as USWNT Head Coach. All within a span of a few hours. I need a drink.
thoughts of Tom Sermanni and Martin Vasquez commiserating over a pint of Ben & Jerry's right now.
Wow. Tom Sermanni relieved of his duties as WNT head coach.
Mercy! Tom Sermanni fired as the head coach for the US Women's National Soccer Team by U.S. Soccer today!
Qualifying hots up in Europe, USA march on. USA in goalscoring mood. Abby Wambach's thirst for goals shows no sign of drying up, as she demonstrated once again in the first of two friendlies USA played against Russia. In Boca Raton the 33-year-old's 67th minute strike was her side's last in a 7-0 rout, taking her total tally for the Stars and Stripes to 164. Carli Lloyd and Christen Press each notched a brace, with Heather O'Reilly and Sydney Leroux also getting their names on the scoresheet to help USA extend their impressive run of results. "It was a bit difficult for Russia, coming from the cold weather to this kind of heat and humidity," said USA coach Tom Sermanni after the match. "But I think the way we played made it very difficult for them to defend the whole 90 minutes. Our ball movement, our support and the way we approached the game was very good." The second match between the sides on 13 February in Atlanta ended in an 8-0 victory for the hosts, and Wambach tallied her 165th care ...
The US Women's National Team has announced the 24-player roster for the squad's first three matches of the 2014 schedule. Four Reign FC players have been named to the roster including goalkeeper Hope Solo, forward Megan Rapinoe, forward Sydney Leroux, and defender Stephanie Cox. The USWNT will play its first match of the year on Jan. 31 against Canada before playing back-to-back games against Russia on Feb. 8 and Feb. 12. USWNT head coach Tom Sermanni will select 18 players to suit up for each of the matches. Hope finished the team's 2013 schedule with seven starts and eight total appearances with a 6-0-1 record. She held her goals against average to a mere 0.50 and now has 142 caps along with 67 shutouts for her National Team career. Pinoe made seven starts for the USWNT in 2013, posting four goals with three assists for a total of 11 points. Syd continues to be one of the top scorers for the USWNT. The forward led the squad in appearances in 2013 with 15, making nine starts, and scoring 10 goals w ...
The U.S. Women's National Team will begin its 30th year of existence with a training camp running from Jan. 8-15 at U.S. Soccer's National Training Center in Carson, Calif., as head coach Tom Sermanni has called up 28 players. The camp, which will consist of six full days of training, will be the final event before Sermanni chooses a roster for the first match of 2014, taking place on Jan. 31 against Canada at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Kickoff for the match is 8 p.m. CT and it will be broadcast on FOX Sports 1. Twenty-five of the players named attended the USA's two-week December camp, with midfielders Megan Rapinoe and Morgan Brian and goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris being added. Harris has recovered from minor knee surgery in early December while Rapinoe was released for this camp by her French club Lyon, which does not play until Jan. 19 against rival Paris Saint-Germain. Brian was invited to the December camp, but her collegiate soccer and academic schedule precluded her participation. "Our two-week . ...
Congrats Tom Sermanni on first season undefeated 12-0-3 🇺🇸⚽
Tom Sermanni is the master at talking around super specific questions, but you can never get mad at him.
Tom and I are not on speaking terms rn
head coach Tom Sermanni is frustrated that we let back in the game
Tom Sermanni better put in by the end of this game!
I hope Sermanni isn't just putting newbies in the games just because.make sure you utilize them Tom
and Brazil underway in Orlando. NBC over the air and online, and Univision Deportes. Big test for Tom Sermanni's new generation.
Am the only one who doesnt like Tom Sermanni...? I mean no offense but Pia will always be my fave ❤
Amber Brooks is the tenth person to get their first cap under Tom Sermanni this year. 😳😁
Tom Sermanni refuses to start Christen and Alex up top(Not applicable this game). Don't get it twisted.
Tom Sermanni also gives starts to 3 players who came in with fewer than 10 caps: D Kristie Mewis, MF Amber Brooks and D Leigh Ann Robinson
First time starting in a 4-3-3 under head coach Tom Sermanni. Graphic of Starting XI:
"I've played on golf courses that don't have greens as nice as these soccer fields. This place is amazing." -Head Coach Tom Sermanni
honestly, imagining Tom Sermanni saying the phrase "dream within a dream" in his Scottish accent make me smile.
head coach Tom Sermanni names 19-player roster to face Brazil on Nov. 10. More info/press release:
ICYMI: There's a good chance we may see overseas players return stateside to the en masse next season:
Women's Soccer News: U.S. Women's National Team head coach Tom Sermanni has named his 18-player roster for the team's final match of 2013, a friendly against fourth-ranked Brazil in Florida.
Great comment Tom: New USWNT coach Tom Sermanni says "hopefully I'll make my way to the correct bench."
Stanford alum Christen Press no longer pressing as rising U.S. soccer star By Elliott Almond ealmond 10/26/2013 03:04:59 PM PDT | UPDATED: 3 DAYS AGO SAN FRANCISCO -- Christen Press made it look easy on her way to becoming Stanford's most prolific goal scorer in school history. By the time she left three years ago, Press set soccer records for career points (183), goals (71) and assists (41). She also was the 2010 college player of the year. But despite a veneer of success, Press fought internal demons, she recently said while preparing for the U.S. women's National Team game Sunday against New Zealand at Candlestick Park. The pressure got so bad that she threw up before every NCAA tournament game in her senior season. "I wanted to win so much," said Press, a rising U.S. star. "I was under so much stress. I took it so personally." In her final two seasons, Stanford went undefeated until losing in the College Cup final. Those defeats turned her into a wreck. "Even as a youth player I felt winning and lo .. ...
US Women's National Soccer Team vs. New Zealand. Good to see an old friend - Tom Sermanni - US Women's National Team Head Coach. Thanks for taking the time to stop and say hello Tommy!!!
Hey Wabbys!! USWNT coach Tom Sermanni talked to the media from the field at Gillette Stadium after the United States beat South Korea, 4-1, in a friendly match to remain undefeated in his tenure.
TORONTO (AP) -- Alex Morgan scored twice and Sydney Leroux added a goal to lead the United States over Canada 3-0 Sunday in their first meeting since the Americans' 4-3 overtime victory in the semifinals of last year's Olympic women's soccer tournament. ''Syd and Alex are very good finishers, so when they get those chances, they tend to score,'' U.S. coach Tom Sermanni said. ''The chances Alex got today, she made them look easier than they were. Those weren't easy chances, but they were terrific finishes.'' Morgan scored for the top-ranked Americans in the 70th minute when she cut inside defender Emily Zurrer and from the top of the penalty area slotted past goalkeeper Erin McLeod. Morgan scored from the same spot two minutes later, her 44th international goal. ''The two passes I ran onto were quite similar,'' Morgan said. ''The second one was a little hard of an angle, but they were just great balls. That's bread and butter for me. That's what I love do to. I love to score with my left foot from that sid ...
will Tom Sermanni EVER start Alex Morgan and Christen Press together at FORWARD
Ran into Tom Sermanni at the Chicago game! liv_20151
so are tom sermanni and cheryl bailey just travelling WITH the thorns at this point?
great game tonight.met Tom Sermanni tonight!!
coach Tom Sermanni is back in KC watching the match
coach Tom Sermanni is here at SM North for second time. Sermanni says he's been impressed by left back Leigh Ann Robinson.
Tom Sermanni is coming to Chicago and I'm going to meet him.
Sam, one word to best describe Tom Sermanni? (live on
For the 2nd time in our short 2 game season HC Tom Sermanni will be @ the game. Wonder which KC players he is looking at?
y is Tom Sermanni coming to our game today idk
USA crushes China in Algarve Cup. Updated Mar 8, 2013 3:32 PM ET ALBUFEIRA, Portugal (AP) The United States women's National Team defeated China 5-0 at the Algarve Cup on Friday, staying on top of its group with a second straight victory. Christen Press also scored, joining Brandi Chastain, Danielle Fotopoulos and Abby Wambach as the only U.S. players to score four or more goals in their first four appearances. Sydney Leroux also scored for the Americans, who extended their unbeaten streak to 27 games. The Americans finish group play Monday against Sweden, their first game against former coach Pia Sundhage since she stepped down last fall to return to her native country. Sundhage led the Americans to two Olympic gold medals and the 2011 World Cup final in five years as the U.S. coach. New U.S. coach Tom Sermanni used an almost entirely different starting lineup from Wednesday's victory over Iceland, with forward Alex Morgan the only holdover. But the changes didn't disrupt the Americans' winning rhythm. Z ...
New US women's soccer coach Tom Sermanni set for debut against Scotland with echoes of home | Fox News via
Scotland's Herald newspaper with a good piece on Glaswegian head coach Tom Sermanni today:
Tom Sermanni reckons he has a better job than Klinsmann, even if he doesn't get paid as much . . . | Herald Scotland
U.S. Soccer WILL stream the games on February 9th and February 13th against Scotland (Where Tom Sermanni is from).
excited to see what Tom Sermanni will do, very good coach, had him on the show a while back. 1st live radio interview
"Hoping to watch the game live from LA. Great venue and great match in store with record crowd" - Tom Sermanni
for everyone. Also Tom Sermanni has said that he supports the league n will be watching to see how players do... good to hear
U.S. head coach Tom Sermanni names 29 players for first training camp of 2013: on Feb. 9 and 13
On Jan 7th 2013 Abby Wambach was Named the 2012 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year. Teammate Alex Morgan took third overall in the voting. Together the two scored a combined total of 55 goals tying a record for most goals scored by a duo in U.S. history that was set in 1991 by Michelle Akers (39) and Carin Jennings (16). Pia Sundage Coach of the Gold Medal Winning U.S. Women's National Team also won the vote for Coach of the Year. She is the First U.S. Coach to win the award since it's institution in 2008. The Player of the Year and her teammates return to action under new head coach Tom Sermanni on Feb. 9 to face Scotland in Jacsonville, Fla. This will be Tom Sermanni's first match as the new head coach for the team. We look forward to seeing what he can do with our gold medal team.
USA National Teams News; Klinsmann, Sermanni have big tasks. Soccer, as the old cliché portends, is a results business. That makes every year a referendum on those in charge of it. This will be especially true for the U.S. senior National Team coaches in 2013. Jurgen Klinsmann on the men's side and his newly-appointed women's National Team counterpart Tom Sermanni each have a great deal to prove in this coming year. In the summer of 2011, Klinsmann swept into office to see out the remainder of Bob Bradley's aborted 4-year World Cup cycle on a platform of hope and change. Yet he has delivered a mixed bag. Results have been confounding. World-beaters Italy and arch-enemy Mexico were slain on their own turf for the first time ever. The 9-2-3 U.S. record ties its best ever record. It posted the same record in 2008. Yet for all its success against soccer's superpowers, the U.S. had immense trouble getting results against lesser lights such as Jamaica, Antigua & Barbuda and Guatemala, its opponents in ...
I'm going to miss Pia Sundhage...not counting Tom Sermanni out though.
Checking out "USWNT adds second match against Tom Sermanni's native country Sc" on Womens Soccer United:
adds second match against Tom Sermanni's native country Scotland on 13th February...
Hope Solo - Is She the Future Keeper for Tom Sermanni and Team USA?
A "Once in a Lifetime Opportunity" with Tom Sermanni See him in Indy Jan.16-20
Tom Sermanni's 1st game as head coach is against his native country Scotland on 9th Feb 13.
if she doesn't I will personally email Tom Sermanni
USA Women to face Scotland in friendly New U.S. women's football coach Tom Sermanni will see a familiar foe in his first two games in charge of the Americans. The Olympic champion U.S. will play Scotland in a friendly Feb. 13 at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee. The Americans said last weekend they will open their 2013 schedule with a friendly against the Scots on Feb. 9 at Jacksonville, Florida. Born in Scotland, Sermanni spent the last eight years as Australia's coach and led the Matildas to the quarterfinals of the last two Women's World Cups. He was hired by the U.S. Soccer Federation in October to start at the beginning of 2013. The second game was announced Thursday.
Pia Sundhage sang when she was coach. Tom Sermanni should rap. Anybody with me?
Arod is in but not Kelley O'Hara? I'm tired of this Jill. I can't wait for Tom Sermanni to take over
This Week in Women's Soccer returns with the addition of new co-host Cat Whitehill. On today's show Jeff and Catt review the USWNT's 5-0 victory over Ireland in Portland on Wednesday, new USWNT head coach Tom Sermanni and look ahead to College Cup. This Week In Women's Soccer airs weekly on the Nort...
Once again disappointing that the news does not see fit to cover last game for Tom Sermanni or any women's sport
Imagine Norio Sasaki got that head coach job instead of Tom Sermanni…. That would be epic...
Tom Sermanni has big shoes to fill with the US women's national side | Guardian Sport Network via
Soccer America spoke with new women's natl team HC Tom Sermanni about youth soccer development.
Good luck to our U17 who KO in a few hours. Tom Sermanni will be keeping me updated with the score.
Tom Sermanni, a native of Scotland who has guided the Australian women's National Team s
And Tom sermanni started his football life at my club team Glasgow celtic! It gets even better!
Glaswegian Tom sermanni interview in Glasgow paper. photo 1.
Tom Sermanni, long-time Australian women's National Team will be the new head coach of U.S. women's National Team.
Tom Sermanni has been named as the new coach of the US Women's Soccer Team. Sermanni had been coaching the...
US women's soccer team has a new coach: the Scot who helped Australia's team win 3 World Cups, Tom Sermanni
Who is Tom Sermanni and how is he going to coach my babies?
'US Soccer...has a degree of responsibility to help in development of female coaches and to give females opportunity.'
World Cup AND an ACC champ?! Tom Sermanni should keep his eyes on you
I hope Tom Sermanni is watching these Conference Championships today. LOADS of talent.
They have three more to announce. Tom Sermanni will be at the three last ones.
Tom Sermanni was named the new head coach of the team today. He's got big shoes to fill!
Those Krieger!Passes have been epically perfect today. Accurate, perfectly weighted... Are you paying attention, Tom Sermanni?!?!
I really hope Tom Sermanni is seeing this.
A Scottish coach in charge of the world's best team: How Tom Sermanni made it from Cliftonhill to Beverly Hills
Tom Sermanni reveals Glasgow upbringing prepared him for coaching US women's team
Congrats to Tom Sermanni on being named our new Head Coach!
Interview: Tom Sermanni - Scot's incredible journey takes him to the very top of the women's game
Sermanni spreading the combined Aust' Scot' skills
Via a 10 minute interview w/ Tom Sermanni. [particularly the first 1:30 and from 5:05 to 8:30]
We chatted to Tom Sermanni yesterday on his move from the to the
Spoke to new USWNT coach Tom Sermanni for 30 minutes 1-on-1 today. Intriguing guy. My report on Fox Soccer News (10 pm ET) & SI site Thurs.
Congratulations to Tom Sermanni ... From coaching the to the US National Team taking over Pia Sundhage
There's an article about Tom Sermanni and Pia Sundhage in the paper today ✌
Tom Sermanni, takes charge of two-time world champions USA replacing Pia Sundhage.
coach Tom Sermanni will take charge of two-time world champs USA following the departure of Pia Sundhage -
Welcome to the US Women's National Team, Tom Sermanni. We are the past, the present, and the future of women's soccer. Thanks for some good years and two Olympic golds, Pia Sundhage.
[Football US Soccer have announced that Tom Sermanni will replace Pia Sundhage as coach of the US Women's Team
Tom Sermanni will be the new coach for the succeeding Pia Sundhage.
Tom Sermanni is Named Coach of U.S. Women's Soccer Team: Tom Sermanni is considered a player's coach and has a ...
US Soccer gambles on new womens coach Tom Sermanni. US Soccer gambles on new womens coach
Congratulations to Tom Sermanni on his appointment as US Women's National Team Coach. That is a great choice by US Soccer!
When I heard Tom Sermanni was the leading choice for USWNT Head Coach i didnt believe it. But i guess it was true they made it official today. I was hoping Mia Hamm.
Foudy weighs in: Michele Steele gets Julie Foudy's take on the USWNT's new head coach, Tom Sermanni.
Quick take on Tom Sermanni being named new coach:
Westfield Matildas coach Tom Sermanni has recalled attacking midfielder Samantha Kerr after a year-long absence for this month's tour of North America.
Westfield Matildas coach Tom Sermanni has selected his starting team to face Japan in tonight's Asian heavyweight battle.
Westfield Matildas coach Tom Sermanni discusses taking on Japan and also hits out at the IOC for allowing North Korea into the upcoming Olympic Games.
Went to the closed session for socceroos and Tim Cahill remembered us from this morning and came over to say hello again and shake our hands again how nice is he! Also met Holger Osieck their coach, Tom Sermanni the Matilda's coach, Han Berger national technical director for FFA and Lucas and Harry walked past 1 meter away and smiled while we were talking to Holger - what an exciting night!
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Example 1. Simulation of an Equation.
In this example we will use Simulink to model an equation. Let's consider
(1)where the displacement x is a function of time t, frequency w, phase angle phi, and amplitue A. In this example the values for these parameters are set as follows: frequency=5 rad/sec;phase=pi/2;A=2.
1. From Simulink's library drag the following blocks to the Model Window
Blocks to be dragged to the model window
Where located in Simulink library browser Ramp
Sources Constant Sources Gain
Math Operation Sum
Math Operation Product
Math Operation Trigonometry Function Math Operation Scope Sinks Mux Signal Routing 2. The next step is to connect these blocks as shown in Figure E1-1.
Figure E1-1
Double click on the blocks and enter the appropriate values as prompted by the pop-up dialog windows. Note that the cosine function can be selected from the pull-down menu in the pop-up window. In the arrangement shown above, the input signal (a ramp function) is to be displayed along with the output (displacement) via the use of the mux tool as demonstrated earlier in this tutorial. To view the plots, double click on the scope.
3. Make sure all blocks are connected correctly then run the simulation (CTRL+T). You may need to select the Autoscale button on the scope display window to obtain a better display of the plots.
You may find the sinusoidal plots to be a bit "jaggy". You may want to improve the resolution of the displayed plot by redefining the Max Step Side value ("auto" is set a default value) in Simulation Parameters window (with keystrokes CTRL+E in the model window). Just for fun, you may want to experiement with different choice of solver. ODE45 is a default choice. You are encouraged to learn more about the solver methods by checking out the help files in Matlab command window. For instance, help ODE45 for parameters in non-stiff differential equations.
This example has demonstrated the use Simulink with built-in mathematical functions and other supporting toolboxes to simulate an equation. The same output/result can also be obtained with the following set of instructions entered in Matlab command window:
>> t=(0:.01:10);A=2;phi=pi/2;omega=5;
>> xt=A*cos(omega*t+phi);
>> plot(t,xt);grid
Example 2. Mass-Spring-Dashpot System Simulation
STEP 1 In Simulink, create a new model window (CTRL+N) and drag the following blocks from the Simulink library window:
Blocks to be dragged to the model window
Where located in Simulink library browser Step
Sources Gain Math Operation Sum
Math Operation Integrator Continuous Scope Sinks To Workspace Sinks
STEP 2 By re-arranging Eqn 2 to yield an expression for the acceleration term, Eqn (2) becomes
(3)Based on Eqn 3, we connect the blocks in the diagram as shown in Figure E2-2. Use CTRL+F and CTRL+R to flip and rotate the blocks as necessary (select the block first then execute the key sequence). Note that you can use CTRL+right mouse button to create branches of the connecting lines. Don't worry about the parameter values and the signs for these blocks at this point as we'll take care of this in STEP 3. Just get them connected first.
Figure E2-2
STEP 3 Enter the values of the parameters for each block. In this example, we will set m = 2.0; c=0.7; k=1. You are encouraged to try different values and observe the system's response to step input.
To show that you may obtain different form of output, I included another block (in addition to the scope block) called "simout". This block can be found in the Sinks group from the Simulink Library browser. The output from this block is used in Matlab workspace. To illustrate how this block works, I will select a name for the output called "simout" as the variable name in the block's parameter setting (double click on the "simput" block to bring up the parameter dialog window). In additon, I will need a time array from the simulation. This can be specifed as a parameter in the Simulation Parameter window (CTRL+E) under the Workspace I/O tab as shown in Figure E2-3.
Figure E2-3
STEP 4 Run the simulation by clicking on the button (alternately you may use keyboard command CTRL+T ). The screenshot of the output from the Scope block is show in Figure E2-3.
Figure E2-3
That's it! You have successfully modeled and simulated a second-order under-damped dynamic system. To exam different responses, feel free to change different values for m, c, and k in the gain blocks.
To see how you can use the output from the "simout" block (by the way, you may name the block whatever you wish), go to Matlab Command window and type
>> who
You should receive an echo from Matlab listing the following variables: "simout" and "time" (and perhaps others variables in the current workspace memory).
Now, you may create a plot of the system response identical to that shown in the Scope output. The command for creating this plot is:
Note that the outout format used in the example above is matrix type. The output sent to workspace can be used for further analysis and storage in ascii format. Output to workspace allows more options in plot presentation and further data analysis as the arrays are in ascii format.
Example 3. Using the same system presented in Example 2, we will simulate the response using transfer function approach.
STEP 1 In a new Simulink model window, drag the following blocks from the Simulink library window: Step (from Sources), Transfer Function (from Continous),Scope (from Sinks), and Save File to Workspace (from Sinks).
STEP 2 Arrange the blocks as shown in Figure E3-1 below.
Figure E3-1
NOTE: Block's background colour: Right click on the block and select the colour from Background Color menu.
STEP 3 Entering blocks' parameters values. We'll use the same values for m, c, and k as in Example 2. Double click on the transfer function to bring up the parameter diaglog window and enter the values for the coefficients in the denominator as shown in Figure E3-2.
Note that the Transfer function block has a defaut form of first order in the denominator (s+1). You may specify different order for the numerator and the denominator by entering the coefficients associated with the polynomials.
Figure E3-2
Click OK to close the dialog.Double click on the Save Output To A File block to open the dialog window as shown in Figure E3-3. In the Filename box specify the path and the name of the file you wish to save. The saved file will be in .MAT format (yes, it's in binary format! So don't try to read it). You will be able to load this file to Matlab workspace later on. Make sure to remember where you save the file to. In this example, I'll put the file in my D drive under "temp" directory and name the file "example3out.mat". You may choose other convenient location on your computer.
In the Variable name box, enter a name of your choice. Here I name the variable "simout".
Leave other parameters in defaut settings unless you wish to obtain more plot points by changing the Sample Time setting.
Figure E3-3
STEP 4 Run the simulation by clicking on the
button (alternately you may use keyboard command CTRL+T ). The screenshot of the output from the Scope block is show in Figure E3-4.
Figure E3-4
Now by comparing Figure E2-3 and Figure E3-4 you will see that the reponses are identical. No surprise here since these figures effectively represent the same system, only the latter involves fewer number of blocks!
Use the load command to "import" the save *.mat file generated from the simulation.
Note: In this example, I set the path to the directory where the file "example3out.mat" is saved. If you do not set the path in Matlab, you have to specify the full path in the load command, e.g., >>load D:/temp/example3out.mat.
In Matlab command window, enter the followings:
>> load example3out
You may want to verify the loading by asking Matlab to list all of the variables in the current workspace:
>> who
If the loading is successful, you should see the variable you specified earlier listed the current workspace. In this example, Matlab echos:
Your variables are:
"simout" is a 2 x m matrix, where m is number of columns reflecting the number of data points generated from the simulation. The first row contains the time array.
To generate a plot of the step input response from the simulation, simply use the plot command on "simout" matrix. For this example, the following command produces the plot shown in Figure E3-5.
>> plot(simout(1,:),simout(2,:));grid
Figure E3-5
In summary, the simulations of a second-order continuous system modeled by Equation 2 have been shown using two different approaches. Different file output options from Simulink were also demonstrated.
Example 4.
In this example, we'll consider the same system as described in Example 3. But instead of using step input, we'll excite the second-order system with impulse load. In addition, we will simulate the response using a state-space model.
Impulse function is useful in the simulatoin of impact or sudden loads such as the striking of a the tip of the pole against a ball in a pool game. Unit impulse function at a desired instant a is defined by
(4)Equation 4 is also known as Dirac delta function.
To simulate unit impulse in Simulink, we'll use a two-block step function set as shown below.
The concept of the state of the system is utilized extensively in the time-domain analysis and design of control systems. The state variables (along with the input functions) used in equations describing the dynamics of a system provide the future state of the system. Mathematically, the state of the system is described by a set of first-order differential equation in terms of state variables.
For our example, we will express the natural state variables,e.g., position and velocity, of the system in terms of the following variables:
(5)where x1 represents the position and x2 represents the velocity of the system. With the new state variables defined in Eq. 5, Eq. 3 becomes
(6)In a matrix form:
(7)Equation 7 may be expressed in a more compact form:
(8)where A is known as the system matrix and B as the input matrix.
The output equation is expressed by
(11)C is called the output matrix and D is called the direct transmittance matrix.
In this problem we will first ask Matlab to convert the transfer function as shown in Figure E3-1 using the following command:
>> [A,B,C,D]=tf2ss(1,[2,0.7,1])
NOTE: You are encouraged to read the help file on tf2ss function (>> help tf2ss).
Matlab's answers:
Now, let's get back to SIMULINK window and construct the necessary blocks as shown below. Note that the additional blocks (Transfer Fcn and its "scope") shown in light blue are provided for comparison with the the output from state-space block.
As demonstrated in previous examples, you may change the parameters in the state-space block or any other block by double clicking on it to bring up a parameter editing window.
For state space model, enter the following parameters:
D: 0Once the entries are completed, click OK button to close the panel and continue on making necessary entries for other blocks.
For the impulse simulation:
In this example, let's consider an unit impulse at 0.2 second with pulse duration of 0.01 second and a magnitude of 40. To simulate this impulse, we'll enter in the first block (Step start) the following parameters (double click on the block to bring up the parameter windows):
Step time: 0.2
Initial value: 0
Final value: 40
For the second block (Step end):
Step time: 0.21
Initial value: 0
Final value: 40
This will produce the following impulse:
WARNING: Cares must be taken in selecting the proper pulse duration. A duration that is too short may yield computational error. A duration that is too long could misrepresent the dynamics of the modeled system.
To run the simulation use keystrokes: CTRL+T or click on the button.
To change the simulation parameters and make adjustment to simulation duration, press CTRL+E or choose Simulation parameters... from Simulation menu.
Enter 30 for Stop time.
The screenshot below shows the impulse response of the system described by Eq. 2 with m = 2; k = 1; c=0.7
For the fun of it, you may want to make adjustments to damping ratio and/or spring stiffness paramaters and run the simulation again to see how these changes would affect the response to the impulse input.
References and further readings:
1.Ogata, K., Modern Control Engineering, 3rd. Ed., Prentice Hall, NJ, 1997
2.Dorf, R., Bishop, R., Modern Control Systems, 8th Ed., Addison-Wesley, CA, 1998
3.Mathworks' documentations on Simulink
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