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I am really curious and concerned about the future of quality craftsmanship. Does our very best count for anything anymore in our selected trades? We have a residential painting company and over 30 years experience in our vocation; we are extremely confident that we know what we are doing, and increasingly less confident that anyone cares that we know what we are doing. More and more we are asked to accept less pay to perform more work – be all that and a bag of chips, so to say.
Are we all slaves to the paycheck? Yes and no. It depends on whether your livelihood relies on your trade or craft.
Example, I began painting floor cloths about 10 years ago. Egged on by family and friends, I started creating them for purchase. Even though I absolutely loved doing this craft, it was never seriously considered as replacement income for working. Why? Not enough people wanted to pay for individuality when they could get a knockoff for a fraction of the cost. My smaller pieces ran $125 on hand-cut canvas, quality paint and mitered edges with original hand-painted art and took seven days from start to finish to create. But, with the tap of a keyboard key, the same size knockoffs are purchased for $45, mass produced, stenciled and can be overnighted.
Instant gratification and appearances. You see it's not good enough to know that you own something original; it's better that others think you own something original. I don't produce floor cloths anymore, unless someone shows genuine interest in owning a one-of-a-kind piece of originality.
However, I have a choice in deciding whether or not I will create these again. It isn't the trade that provides my family's sustainability. Unfortunately, the trend of get it now, get it fast and get it cheap, has spilled over into our residential painting business. With more and more consistency, we are hearing these lines: "We like your presentation. Your references are impeccable. Your website is awesome, but Mr. Jack Flash gave us a quote $1,000 cheaper than yours, can you match it?" or "If you throw in the door and porch, we have a deal."
Newsflash, we don't drive out to homes to give free quotes after working on a job for nine hours that day because it's fun, and we don't bid the jobs not to get them or to barter. We carefully consider time, labor, material and difficulty. And, more often than not these days (because of the the low bidders), we err on the side of breaking even just to get the paycheck. But even then, we get the same replies.
We drove through a new neighborhood recently, homes starting in upper-$500K's. Going up like card houses. Street after street of houses being spray painted inside and out. In three years (if that), the blazing sun of the South will turn the paint mist to chalk and it will fail. That would be good for us, right? No. Because another sprayer will come in and bid the job for $2,000 less than our brush-and-roll bid, and once again another fine mist of paint will cover the home. Oh yes, it will look fantastic when he is done, check in hand and gone. But, the paint will fail and chalk just as the previous job did and by now, the customer expects this as normal. If they are lucky, the job will last for two to three years, compared to seven-10 years for our brush-and-roll job. No one has time to do things right, not even get a quote.
This really happened:
Me: "Hello, XXXXXX Painting."
Caller: "Yes, could you give me a quick quote over the phone on how much it will cost to paint my entire house."
Me: "I'm sorry, that would be impossible, but we will be glad to come over and look at it. It is not intrusive and will take less than 15 minutes usually."
Caller: "No, I just want a rough estimate."
Me: "I don't know what your house looks like."
Caller: "I will describe it."
Me: "I am really sorry, but there are too many variables to guess at it."
Caller: "Ok, bye."
So, bottom line? If it's a quickie, Huckleberry Finn whitewash job they want, they can still call us. I will be glad to give them the name of a company that will do the job. We work behind them all the time to fix their messes. In this scenario, all ends well; the customer will get what they paid for and my hubby can come home to dinner rather than have his time wasted.
The decline of craftsmanship can be discouraging. Especially when the parents of us baby boomers taught us that craftsmanship and trades are important assets to the community and self. Teach a man to fish and he'll never go hungry, unless of course someone has netted off the entire channel.
In the mean time, we are lifted by the confidence of the ones that squeeze through the net and appreciate a job well done for a fair price. We can't lower our standards and neither should customers. This was really a venting article and not an advertorial.
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when you go on your fabulous cruise, you get on the ship. you packed, prepard, and ready to party! so what is the first thing that comes to your mind. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DRINK? what is that favorite first drink you like to have in your hand when you hit the deck! let's get to sipping.....
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Domestic imprisonment and the anxiety of confinement are what make these 6 most thrilling escape scenes such a joy to watch. Sometimes it just takes a bunch of kiddie toys,…
I don't think it's great or memorable, but as one of the unorthodox releases this weekend, it may interest some of you.
Mr. Caan is declaring war on entertainment technology with the most powerful weapon in his arsenal: unbridled machismo.
Director: Malcom Venille Cast: Keanu Reeves, Judy Greer, Vera Farmiga, James Caan Synopsis: An aimless man is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit. Release Date: 2010
The subplot involves a love interest (Vera Farmiga) and a local theater troupe lead by an old-Russian guy. If I wanted to listen to some old commie spout platitudes, I'd rent a Susan Sarandon movie.
The Internet used to suck. The Internet is good for a few things besides revitalizing Betty White's career, and Middle Men is here to remind us of that. The new film is inspired by the brave heros who brought porn to the Internet, and molded it into the universe it has become. Luke Wilson stars as a businessman who helps guide the first online billing company that deals exclusively with adult entertainment. Judging from their unkempt look and sparring habits, Giovanni Ribisi and Gabriel Macht co-star as the staff of ScreenJunkies.com. Oh, I've just been told that they play the programmers who invent the billing method. I was close. Soon the trio are caught in the middle between porn stars, fabulous riches, Russian mobsters, the FBI, and Luke Wilson once again has to tangle with Mr. Henry. It's weird to see him without Rowboat. PAY SOME RESPECT TO THE INTERNET'S HERITAGE AFTER THE JUMP…
Director: George GalloCast: Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, James CaanSynopsis: Businessman Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) had the perfect life – a beautiful family and a successful career fixing problem companies. And then he met Wayne Beering (Giovanni Ribisi) and Buck Dolby (Gabriel Macht), two genius but troubled men, who had invented the way adult entertainment is sold over the internet.Release Date: August 6, 2010


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UNICOI — The town of Unicoi Board of Mayor and Aldermen welcomed its newest member Monday.
At the group's regular meeting, the board unanimously voted to appoint Jeff Linville to serve on the board at least until the November municipal election. Linville will fill the unexpired term of Michael "Bobby" Phillips, who died in January.
Linville, a Unicoi native, was sworn in Monday. He currently works in the insurance field, but Linville previously worked at Scott's Strawberry & Tomato Farms in Unicoi and served as a commissioner on the Unicoi Water Utility District Board for six years.
Following the meeting, Linville said the town of Unicoi has made much progress over the years and he hopes to be part of its continuing progress.
"I'm just honored that they chose me to fill out Mr. Phillips' term," Linville said. "He was a good alderman, and I hope I can meet expectations and continue some of the stuff he got started."
The board also lent its unanimous approval to an ordinance amending the sign area in the town's zoning code. Per the ordinance, the area of sign posted in the town shall be measured from its outside edges or sign frame, whichever is greater. If a sign consists of more than one section or module, each will be added together in the computation of the sign area. The maximum square footage permitted for signs will be the total sum per side.
"What this is basically saying is, in our ordinance, we had a 32-square-foot maximum, and we were afraid it would be interpreted as maximum counting both sides," Unicoi Mayor Johnny Lynch said. "This is to straighten that out and say you can have a sign 32 square foot on each side."comments powered by Disqus


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Quote Gray doll: I love Adam too! If they let Adam go down for killing a kid! I am done with Y&R . Why can't he have some peace...he Just couldn't have hit that child. There has to be another reason for the broken tail light.
I love Adam when he is bad and misunderstood. But this is to much...
I think that's why MM really encouraging his fans. Billy gets the best part of the s/l. The poor father who made a silly mistake that cost him the like of his child. And will have all kinds of support from viewers and other memebers of GC.But Adam scenes will be sad and dark. Adams fans are in for an emotional journey. He's good at those scenes but it's too sad for me.
I love MM/Adam and I know MM loves the hard stuff. MM wants Adam in the drama. But Adam can be in the drama with out being accused or made to look like the bad guy ever single time. Why not have him see the accident and get a partial plate # and be the one to track down the real driver? Only to find out it was someone he cared about or knew.
MM sounded pretty excited to be a part of this dramatic sl and hes doing a great job. Hope Jack doesnt turn on him. You know it will all come down on our man pretty soon. Billy is taking some blame now,but Adam will get the most blame...as usual
With each and every episode that I see him in, my love for Adam grows. The look on his face when Chels said Delia died. He was absolutely crushed. MM is one hell of an actor. I personally am excited as an AdamFF to see how this story unfolds.
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MM has been praised incredibly for the role he is playing right now, congrats
Adam broke my heart today. I just wanted to give him a hug today. I was actually hoping he woud spill the beans to Chels. Whether he comes forward or not, I'll still love him the same. Nothing can change that. Just trying to prepare myself for the witch hunt coming his way.
Adam is great at showing emotion. Just wish these writers would not change his character. There is no reason he cant be a dad and be Adam Newman as well. Other wise his character will be lost. They are changing him to much to be another Little Nicky, Dylan character. He is moving away from the dynamic, multilayer-ed Adam Newman of a few years ago.
Adam is nothing like Nick or plain vanilla Dylan. He is obsessively, unreasonably irrational about his son's well-being. When told that there were no corneas available, he immediately set out to ensure that his son would be healthy no matter what. He's going to cover up evidence that he might have struck Delia in order to not be separated from his son again.
Quote canada gal: Supporting my Adam all the way
Yes supporting Adam. Hope they dont keep him down to long. He is to spectacular to be down played like Nick and Dylan.
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Aloo kurma – Potato Curry
Anything involving potatoes is somehow tasty, has gazillion carbs, and is easy to make. So for the less informed, I moved into a new house and setting up a kitchen is not yet complete. I actually set out to make Dum Aloo, because N was in town and that is his favorite but ended up making aloo kurma just because it did not require a blender and I don't yet have a blender. Anyways here is the easiest recipe one can conjure up, yet with so much aroma and taste. Again coconut does the magic here. This is for my mom who taught me this simple recipe. And why not today is her birthday too !!!
4 medium sized potatoes (aalugadda, aloo) – Finely chopped
Finely chopped tomato – 1
Grated coconut (kobbari) – 4 tsp
Finely chopped onions(ulligadda, pyaaz) : 1/2 cup
Ginger : 1 inch piece
Garlic : 1 clove
Coriander : 1/4 cup
Garam masalu : 1 tsp
Finely chopped green chillies: 3
For Tempering
Oil – 3 tbsp
Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Asafeotida : pinch
Turmeric : pinch
Curry leaves : 8
Heat oil in a heavy sauce pan . Add cumin seeds, asafoetida, turmeric powder and curry leaves. Meanwhile crush the garlic and ginger into a coarse mixture. Add this along with green chillies and onions. Now crush the coriander using a pestle ( I use a copper one that I got from India) and add. Let the onions fry for around 3-4 minutes. Then add finely choopped tomatoes and wait until the tomatoes are cooked. When you are sure that tomatoes are cooked add garam masala and let it sink into the ingredients in the pan. Now add coconut, potatoes and a cup water. Cover and cook until the potatoes are tender. Finally add salt (salt is the final final thing I usually add to any dish- my theory is that it actually expedites the boilng) according to taste and serve with rice or chapatis.
Recipe source : Amma
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8 Responses to "Aloo kurma – Potato Curry"
# Avanion 23 Jul 2007 at 5:20 am
Hi Mythili,
I tried the aloo kurma yesterday with chapatis yesterday,it was really good.
# Madhavion 11 Oct 2007 at 6:42 am
Hi Maithili,
I tried the aloo kurma today with chapatis, the taste was really good.
hey nice recipe, simple one! i was searching for aloo kurma and my eye caught ur recipe.. will try it.
# shuon 08 May 2008 at 6:19 am
Hi Mythili,
Its not clear though coriander here means seeds or leaves ?
# Roossy Tirtaon 17 Jan 2009 at 6:45 am
I tried Aloo gobi once. I came across the recipe in the movie monsoon wedding. Will try some of your recipes!
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Professor Robert Weisberg is quoted on exercising the right to carry unconcealed weapons in states that have open-carry laws. Ian Urbina of the New York Times reports:
For years, being able to carry a concealed handgun has been a sacred right for many gun enthusiasts. In defending it, Charlton Heston, the actor and former president of the National Rifle Association, used to say that the flock is safer when the wolves cannot tell the difference between the lions and the lambs.
But a grass-roots effort among some gun rights advocates is shifting attention to a different goal: exercising the right to carry unconcealed weapons in the 38 or more states that have so-called open-carry laws allowing guns to be carried in public view with little or no restrictions. The movement is not only raising alarm among gun control proponents but also exposing rifts among gun rights advocates.
Robert Weisberg, a gun law expert and a criminal justice professor at Stanford University, described the open-carry activists as "a liability" for the N.R.A., in particular.
While the N.R.A. is almost always going to support the increased deregulation of guns, Professor Weisberg said, the organization keeps its distance from open-carry advocacy because it does not want to distract attention from its higher priority of promoting the right to carry concealed weapons.
"Add to this that the N.R.A. is a very disciplined, on-message organization," he said, contrasting the N.R.A.'s approach with the free-wheeling nature of some open-carry advocates.


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On Fridays, Sporting News national NHL writer Jesse Spector and senior editor Sean Gentille trade emails about the league.
Jesse: I'm looking forward to tomorrow afternoon, because I'm heading down to Philadelphia for the Flyers-Bruins game. I like a lot of things about the NHL's realignment plan, but it does kind of stink that it's going to put a crimp in what's becoming a pretty good rivalry—two teams that have played in the playoffs back-to-back years, and figure to be in the postseason regularly, but will only play each other twice per regular season, and in the playoffs only if both get to the Stanley Cup semifinals, or whatever you want to call that third round.
Oh well. For now, we get to enjoy both teams being in the East, where right now they're the two highest-scoring teams. You don't really think of the Bruins that way, as a high-powered attack, but there they are with 102 goals for the season, and a plus-41 differential. I still think the champs are the team to beat, even with the Flyers currently in first in the East and on a seven-game winning streak in spite of the fact that they seem to lose another star player to injury every day now. It's flabbergasting.
Sean: Jesse, Jesse, Jesse. You've clearly forgotten about the Cup curse, It happens to everyone! There's no point in trying to escape it! Play out the string and wait for the sweet release of death or a second-round elimination!
You wrote months ago that the Bruins' season-opening wasn't really a slump. More specifically, it was a string of bad luck—which is usually construed as a slump, but that's another point entirely. And you were right. They're really, really good. This season, they've taken one factor that made them attractive to so many at playoff time—about 10 guys who are capable of scoring 20-plus goals—and dialed it up to 11. Tim Thomas, meanwhile, isn't quite as good as he was last season, but he's close. And that's unbelievable.
The Flyers are going to have to tread some water until Claude Giroux gets back—and hopefully, for the good of the game, they're not treading for months. How they respond to Chris Pronger's concussion is more interesting. They'd been fine without him, and they'll have cap space to play with once they put him and his $4.92 million cap hit on LTIR. Maybe they go out and get someone interesting—or maybe they package another salary for someone really interesting. Holmgren, if nothing else, has guts. And now, he has funds.
Any talk about the Flyers at the moment, though, begins and ends with concussions. Any talk about hockey, for that matter, begins and ends with concussions. And that, to put it mildly, is frustrating.
Jesse: You know what's really amazing about the Bruins? There's pretty much no dropoff from Tim Thomas, who is amazing, to Tuukka Rask. I guess that shouldn't be too surprising for a guy who had a 1.97 GAA in 45 games two seasons ago, but when you get the kind of play out of your backup that Rask has provided (6-4-1, 1.82, .939), and Thomas is himself, and then you add in the Spinal Tap crew you mentioned... yikes. But if you want real yikes, how about the fact that the Maple Leafs traded Rask straight-up for Andrew Raycroft? Of all the Toronto-Boston trades in recent years, that one may hurt the Leafs the most on a long-term basis—if you believe that Kessel-Seguin is ultimately a wash.
On the other side of it, I don't believe in jinxes, but man, did I feel bad about Giroux, who got hurt a couple of hours after we talked about him here as a leading MVP candidate. But I know we didn't bring up Milan Michalek, Jeff Skinner, Chris Pronger... and on, and on. It's scary, and while everyone seems to be calling for more action from the NHL to combat the concussion epidemic, what can you really do about guys like Giroux and Michalek getting hurt in collisions with their own teammates?
That said, I remain a proponent of getting all head hits out of the game. "Targeted" is not enough to crack down on, and "accidents happen" is not enough of a rationalization. Yes, it's a fast game. That makes it a dangerous one. If players get conditioned to avoid hits where there's a possibility of clocking a guy in the head, rather than accepting that it may happen on the follow-through of a shoulder hit, I think that's the way to go.
Sean: I'm totally on board with eliminating all head shots, and I've long been sort of horrified over the emphasis the league places on whether or not a hit results in an injury. That's a weird Colin Campbell holdover that Brendan Shanahan, somehow, has reinforced.
The Flyers can only tread water for so long minus Pronger and Giroux. The Penguins ran out of gas without Sidney Crosby last season. That same precedent applies to the league in general—you can only keep momentum without your star players for so long. You might survive for a while, but when the situation changes and the games become more meaningful, the best players make the difference. Whether you're trying to win a Cup like the Flyers or grow the game like Gary Bettman, you need the best of the best. If you use that standard, the NHL is at a crisis point.
Jesse: Well, since I wrote about the ridiculous nature of tying discipline to whether a play results in injury, you know I agree with you.
The difference between the captains of the Penguins and Flyers, to me, is that Crosby is one-of-a-kind, and as good as Chris Pronger is, there are ways to compensate for his absence -- and with a little bit of stratification starting to develop in the standings, much earlier than it did last year, I think there should be more options for trade partners if Paul Holmgren wants to go that route (certainly a well-trod route for him in the past). Trying to replace Giroux is a much dicier proposition, as I see it. The hope has to be that he won't need to be replaced, and that this is one of the shorter-term concussions. Each one is different, and you just never know.
The league really seems to be pinning its hopes on changes to shoulder pads being a major step in the fight against concussions. Maybe they will be. But I keep coming back to the general manager meetings in June, and Brian Burke talking about a play that resulted in a concussion for Phil Kessel—his own player!—and saying, "we want that hit in our game." I was stupefied then, and I'm even more so now. Those words just hauntingly ring in my ears every time I see a guy get hurt on a "clean" play.


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MILLINOCKET, Maine (AP) – The Finance Authority of Maine has approved a $25 million loan guarantee for a company planning to launch an operation to produce biomass-based, coal-like wood pellets.
Officials said Thursday that with the loan guarantee, Thermogen Industries is one step closer to launching an operation in Millinocket to manufacture what's known as torrefied wood. Thermogen is a subsidiary of Portmouth, N.H.-based Cate Street Capital, which acquired two idle paper mills in Millinocket and East Millinocket in 2011.
Torrefied wood is turned into wood pellets that would be shipped primarily overseas as an alternative cleaner-burning fuel for coal-fired power plants.
Thermogen says the $70 million operation would be located in what is now a shuttered paper mill in Millinocket. It could be operating by the end of 2014, initially with 36 jobs.
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This week the Historical Research Partners blog touches on the origins of Valentine's Day, which gets its romantic connotations from the Roman Festival of Lupercalia traditionally celebrated on Feb. 15.
According to the blog: "The association of St. Valentine's Day with love and romance is rooted in the Roman festival of Lupercalia which was celebrated on February 15. On this day, the Romans honored the god, Lupercus, and picked a romantic partner for the year. The Catholic Church commonly chose to offer Christians an alternative to pagan celebrations. Hence, in the 5th century Pope Gelasius I established February 14 as a day to honor St. Valentine. Nonetheless, Roman men continued their former traditions in seeking out the affections of women. Expressing love and affection on Valentine's Day has been widely popular since the Middle Ages, though written notes were not commonplace until around 1400."
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RAGE not just a game but a state-of-mind and an emotion.
By Slither_Maggot 6 Comments
So while playing RAGE I find myself torn about my overall feeling(s) about the game. I love id's direction in the development of RAGE's style but I have conflicting interests with the game. On the one hand it is a fun game when you take the time to sit down and get into the game and smoke baddies on foot and/or whilst mounted in your badass upgradeable vehicle(s). On the other hand when not playing the game and pondering sitting down to knock out a little more of the story I kind of have to push myself to get to that point (which is pretty fuck'n unusual) and thus I am torn about my overall experience with the game thus far.
Fun weapons
Beautifully rendered environments/landscapes
Several ammo types/options
Cool and engaging vehicle play
Side quests for some extra cash
Cool/engaging achievements.
Repetitive type side quests
-Sometimes- vehicle response seems to lag
Sometimes downright idiotic A.I.
Game lock-up (not so much bad because of the save-anytime feature but more just kind of an annoyance)
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This document describes the procedure to correct the Unsupported Hardware error issue.
Upgrades on Cisco Unity Connection (CUC) / Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) fail with an 'Unsupported Hardware' error. This is because of the vCPU (Virtual CPU) mismatch seen on the Virtual Machine(VM) properties (vSphere Client - This is the value that is set correctly) and seen on CUC / CUCM via the CLI.
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Upgrade fails with this error:
05/31/2013 21:40:18 upgrade_manager.sh|File:/common/download/22.214.171.12400-10/upgrade_manager.sh:1048, Function: validate_upgrade_allowed(), This server is not supported for use with theversion of "connection" that you are trying to install.
The actual value for vCPU while you create the VM is shown here:
Here the VM is created with one vCPU. However when you log into the CUC/CUCM, the CLI displays a different value for vCPU, and show hardware also displays 8 vCPU.
By default, Hot Plug (add vCPU) for VMs is in the disabled state. Verify if this is in an enabled state. If you enable this feature, it allows the VMs to access more resources if required.
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TORRANCE, Calif. - Three people are dead after what police say appears to be a double murder-suicide at a senior citizens' high-rise south of Los Angeles.
Sgt. Robert Watt says a man in his 80s apparently shot two women shortly after noon before turning the gun on himself in the lobby of the Golden West Tower apartments in Torrance.
Watt says one of the women was an employee of the apartment complex, but victim identities are being withheld until next of kin is notified.
Police are still investigating the man's motive. But residents and staff from the senior center told NBC4 that the man had been behaving erratically, and many of them were seeking to have him kicked out of the complex.
Watt says police are trying to obtain surveillance camera recordings of the shooting.
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Pelfrey: "I felt like a lot of the times I fell behind you know with my 3rd and 4th best pitches."
Pelfrey: "I got beat you know a couple of times on those pitches instead of getting beat with the fastball and my split. I threw 3 splits tonight I thought split was really good I only threw 3 of them in."
Reporter: Is it something you have to work on you have to look at tape and see if it's only mechanical?Pelfrey: I thought mechanics were fine. I just thought that I screwed around too much. Too many sliders and too many curveballs. Especially coming out throwing 2 of the 1st 5 pitches were curveballs. I can't do that. Obviously that's not my game I got to use the fastball and I got to use the split and like I said I didn't use the spit until the 4th inning. You know the last of the 2nd so, I just wasn't very good tonight and approach was probably most of it.
Reporter: What was your approach? Why do you think you was going to those pitches instead of your strengths?Pelfrey: Ultimately it's on me. I went along with everything. I didn't shake and it's totally on me which I am the pitcher and it's totally on me for going along. Obviously I didn't make pitches. I fell behind in the count and I threw fastballs when they were in fastball counts when they were looking for.Audio courtesy of WFAN.comTerry Collins on the other hand said he disagreed with Pefrey's idea that his problem was about pitch selection and felt it was something entirely different. "It's location," Collins said. "It came down to Mike just didn't make the pitches he wanted to make. He was angry because he didn't make the pitches, and it's human nature to say, 'I wish I had done something else.'"Collins is right that Pelfrey in the end didn't execute his pitches but I have to wonder. Is he is also trying to protect his young catcher just a bit as well?According to MLB Gameday which I admit not the most trustworthy when it comes to breaking down pitch types & Baseball-Reference. Pelfrey threw on April 6th vs the Phillies:
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Dhokla is a Gujarati specialty. It's made of a batter that steams to a moist cornbread texture, and then is tempered with a little flavored oil. Dhokla is always served with fresh chutney, sometimes as a snack, sometimes to accompany a meal. The amazing thing about dhokla is its versatility: it can be made of cornmeal or, more commonly, as here, a blend of dal and rice that is soaked then ground into a batter. The batter often contains yogurt.
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Tradition of sharing continues
With sockeye returning by the thousands, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation have been inviting other tribes to join them in their bounty. For the last few years, the Colvilles have been using their fishing boat, the Dream Catcher, to net salmon returning to the upper Columbia River where Chief Joseph Dam blocks further passage. Before hauling in their load, tribal fishermen nab the naturally-spawning salmon and release them, keeping only the hatchery origin fish, distinguishable by their clipped adipose fin. With such a huge return this year, the Colvilles have hosted fishermen from the Coeur d'Alene Kalispel, Kootenai, Wanapum, Shoshone-Bannock and Spokane tribes. Already this year — and the run's not over — the Colviles have netted over 8,000 sockeye, and distributed fresh fish twice to their own members in Nespelem, Omak, Keller and Inchelium. They've also vacuum sealed some of the salmon and are storing them in a freezer to distribute this winter. A news release from the Colvilles quotes fishermen from other tribes. Some say the experience has been useful in teaching tribal children the importance of salmon to their culture. Others say they're happy to get more salmon back into their diets. A fisheries biologist for the Shoshone-Bannock tribe says he hopes to see Colville Tribal members at their annual buffalo roundup this fall. Colville Tribal Chairman John Sirois says it's inspiring to see the ancient tradition of trading returning to their tribes. "We honor these gifts of salmon, bison, roots and berries by sharing and trading what we were given by the creator," he said in the news release. "We raise the health of all of our people through sharing these medicine gifts."
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NEW YORK (AP) - Motorola is broadening the use of its Razr brand to a family of smartphones in its first major product launch under new owner Google.
Verizon Wireless starts taking pre-orders Wednesday for the first of the new phones, the Droid Razr M. It's a cheaper, smaller phone than the Razr that Motorola Mobility launched last year. The Razr is the name of the wildly popular clamshell phone launched in 2004. Motorola hasn't had a hit since then.
The $99 Razr M will be in stores next week.
Motorola is following up with the launch of two high-end models, the Razr HD and Razr Maxx HD, later this year. It's emphasizing long battery life - up to 21 hours of talk time for the Maxx HD, or 10 hours of video streaming.
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Sister Parish Design
I guess I'm known as a preppy guy most of the time. I'm a big fan of stripes, argyle socks, and fresh, punchy colour mixed with traditional furnishings and antiques. Well if you're a prepster like me, you'll know all about Sister Parish, the great American decorator famous for decorating the White House for the Kennedys.
Sister Parish was never afraid to mix high with low, serious with fun, and always made her spaces feel interesting and full of tension and balance. Here's a shot of her own lacquered living room layered with chintz.
Modern decorating enthusiasts have embraced her retro style and her work has been featured in many a decor mag, including Domino.
Sister Parish's descendents now sell her famous fabrics and even a new line of accessories that capture the preppy spirit of this classic design firm. Here is a sampling of some of my favourites. How about some graphic and colourful cushions?
And I love the fabric used on this lampshade. Or what about this ice bucket, platter and stationery? Delish!!
Pens, pencils, and notepads never looked so good, thanks to Sister Parish!
And here's the fabric collection used in an outdoor grouping.
Or, how about a little cottage study?
I just love how bold and vibrant these items are. Not bad for such a classy looking lady, huh?
Sister Parish's design influence is still being felt today in rooms like this one from House Beautiful.
To learn more about Sister Parish, her design, and her modern-day
devotees, check out this book. Full of beautiful watercolour illustrations, it's a must-read for any preppy decor-holic like me.
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Dodgers win on Van Slyke's HR in the 11th
Van Slyke lined the homer off Josh Collmenter (4-3) into the lower left field seats, scoring Mark Ellis who singled just ahead of Van Slyke.It was the Dodgers' fifth consecutive win over the D-backs. They hit six homers, including three by Juan Uribe, in winning the series opener on Monday.
Chris Withrow (1-0) got the victory, striking out four in 1 1-3 innings.BRAVES 4, MARLINS 3
MIAMI (AP) — Julio Teheran, working on 10 days' rest, overcame a rough first inning and pitched into the seventh to help the Braves beat the Marlins.Teheran (12-7) gave up three runs in the first, then none after that, and he left with a 4-3 lead. Craig Kimbrel pitched around a one-out double by Placido Polanco in the ninth for his major league-leading 46th save in 49 chances.
Atlanta went 3 for 16 with runners in scoring position, but Evan Gattis had his third straight two-RBI game.Braves right fielder Justin Upton left the game in the fourth inning with a bruised right knee after fouling a ball off it. His status is day to day.
Tom Koehler (3-10) allowed four runs in five innings. He's 0-4 in his past seven starts.NATIONALS 6, METS 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Jayson Werth kept up his power surge with a home run and two doubles, leading the charging Nationals past the Mets for their fourth straight win.Jordan Zimmermann (17-8) wound up with his NL-leading 17th victory and Rafael Soriano closed for his 40th save as Washington tries to make a late playoff push.
The Nationals have won six of seven, and have 18 games left this season. They began the day seven games behind Cincinnati for the final NL wild-card spot.Dillon Gee (11-10) left in the seventh with the Mets down 4-3. He was trying to beat the Nationals for the fifth time this year.
CARDINALS 4, BREWERS 2ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Holliday's two-run home run in the sixth inning stunned Wily Peralta with the Cardinals' first hit and rookie Shelby Miller blanked the Brewers into the seventh inning.
Matt Carpenter and Matt Adams added RBIs in the seventh and eighth for the NL Central leaders.The 22-year-old Miller (13-9) emphasized more off-speed deliveries to keep the pitch count down and allowed five hits with four strikeouts and two walks in 6 2-3 innings.
In 6 2-3 innings, Peralta (9-15) was charged with three runs and three hits with seven strikeouts.Pinch-hitter Logan Schafer hit a two-run homer off Edward Mujica in the ninth.
CUBS 9, REDS 1CINCINNATI (AP) — Welington Castillo drove in three runs with two home runs, Donnie Murphy added a two-run shot and even pitcher Edwin Jackson connected as the Cubs rolled to a victory over the suddenly punchless Reds on Tuesday night.
Jackson (8-15) hit his second career home run in the seventh inning on his way to his first win in seven starts since July 31.The Cubs earned consecutive wins over Cincinnati for the first time since 2011.
Reds starter Tony Cingrani (7-4), in his second start since coming off the disabled list on Thursday, left the game two outs into the second inning with back spasms.PADRES 8, PHILLIES 2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jedd Gyorko and Chase Headley each had three hits to back Andrew Cashner's strong pitching in the Padres' victory over the Phillies.Gyorko, who entered in a 3-for-28 slide, scored three runs and drove in another. Headley added two RBIs for the Padres, who have won four straight and six of seven.
Cashner (9-8) earned his first victory since Aug. 2, throwing 7 2-3 masterful innings while limiting the Phillies to four hits and a walk.Tyler Cloyd (2-4) was not sharp in his first major league start in three weeks for Philadelphia. The right-hander allowed seven runs and nine hits over four-plus innings.
ROCKIES 9, GIANTS 8SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Cuddyer hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the ninth inning to go with his three-run shot, and the Rockies rallied from an early six-run deficit to beat the Giants.
Cuddyer sent a 3-2 pitch from Sergio Romo into the left-center seats for his 20th homer of the season, 10th career multihomer game and second this year. He also connected in Colorado's five-run fifth to spark the comeback.Hunter Pence produced some impressive slugging himself, hitting a three-run homer in the first, an RBI double in the fourth and a tying, two-run single in the eighth against winner Wilton Lopez (3-4).
Pence matched his career high with six RBIs.Sergio Romo (4-7) gave up Cuddyer's go-ahead homer.


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Teyana Taylor In Edge Magazine: "The Standard Of Beauty Is Ridiculous"
Actress/Singer Teyana Taylor is on a promo run for Tyler Perry's upcoming movie Madea's Big Happy Family which hits theaters April 22nd. She's currently featured in the latest issue of Edge Magazine that includes a fierce photo shoot. Inside, she discusses people doubting her talent, inspiring young girls and struggling with society's standard of beauty.
On beauty
The standard of beauty is just ridiculous, it's unfair. Now to be beautiful you have to be light and have long hair and a big butt. That's just stupid. If your lips aren't small or your nose isn't contoured enough…you're less than. Sometimes I feel like I'm not beautiful because I have big lips or just because of the other features I have. I had problems growing up and I was teased a lot. People don't see inner beauty anymore. It hurts me to go online and see "light skin vs. dark skin" stuff. Beauty is more than what's on the inside.
On people saying she's famous for nothing
It gets really hard because people don't really know what's happening on the inside of things. People can be so cruel and not even know your situation and not want get to know.
On inspiring others
I want to inspire young people, with everything I do. Even through my style, if you can change the world or just change lives directly, why not go for it? If I can encourage kids to be themselves and to be cool with being different that's what I'm going to do. I have a responsibility to try to change as much as I can.
On her style
It's unexplainable (my style), I kind of just get up and go. It's one of those things—if you've naturally got it, you've got it. I don't have a set style, I dress the way I feel. I guess I would say my style is a story. Everything has to tell a story
Read the full interview over at Edge Magazine


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2. Cities and municipalities may not enact their own local protections against firearms.
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Want to live in a city that sticks to federal gun laws (which are slightly stricter than the states)? How about forming a gun-free fiefdom utopia in Webster Groves? Well you can't. Take your granola to one of the coasts, because Missouri has a preemption law that prohibits municipalities and counties from enacting gun laws that are more restrictive than state law. We also have a range protection law that makes it impossible for a local government to outlaw shooting ranges.
In 2009, 822 people died from firearm-related injuries in Missouri, making us 13th among the 50 states in number of gun deaths per capita. Missouri had the highest rate of black homicide victimization in any state in both 2008 and 2009, according to an analysis performed by the Violence Policy Center.
Still, our preemption law declares that "the lawful design, marketing, manufacture, distribution, or sale of firearms or ammunition to the public is not an abnormally dangerous activity and does not constitute a public or private nuisance."
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Lexington Firefighters said the dry weather is causing an unusually high number of grass and mulch fires.
Yesterday, crews said they put out twelve grass fires on Friday.
They blame carelessness for so many fires at this time of year.
Here are some things they said to be mindful of at this time of year.
- Ensure that smoking materials are completely extinguished and discarded in a safe manner. Never discard lit cigarettes, especially from cars or in areas with vegetation.
- Avoid recreational or open cooking fires in dry, windy weather. Use a grill with a cover instead.
- Never leave any grill, recreational or cooking fire unattended for any reason.
- Ensure that cooking fires and grills are put out by dousing them with water before you go inside, or leave the picnic or camping area.
- Regardless of the season, ensure that children know not to play with matches and lighters. Make sure children know what to do in the event of a fire.


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The story starts with Ndani, a black woman, who is probably only thirteen years old (she does not know her own age, considering knowledge of one's age one of the many mysterious characteristics of whites), out looking for a job as a maid. She has left her village where her only real friend seemed to have been her stepmother (her father's fourth wife) and is now knocking on every door looking for work with the few basic words of Portuguese she has learned from her stepmother. She meets with rejection, till she finally arrives at the house of Dona Maria Deolinda Leitão, who is watering her garden. Her response is to turn the hose on Ndani and then to go into the house. However, when Dona Deolinda's husband turns up, he is more sympathetic and reminds his wife that they were looking for a maid. Ndani is taken into the house where, on being given soup, she promptly vomits and faints. However, she is given the job. Dona Deolinda mishears her name and thinks she is called Dania, a name which, for Dona Deolinda, sounds Russian and therefore communist so Ndani's name is changed to Daniela. Dona Deolinda is not a particularly good employer, generally abusing Ndani, shouting at her and having her run around. She only starts being nice when she want to persuade Ndani to come to church, which Ndani has to accept.
Dona Deolinda's husband has a job in the civil service and is looking for a promotion but he does not have the necessary qualifications. When his wife decides to take up good works and set up religious schools in the villages, training the locals as teachers, she comes to the attention of the Governor. When she is invited to the Governor's house, her husband asks her to use her influence. When she returns home early however, she finds that her husband probably does not deserve her support.
At this point we lose touch with Dona Deolinda and her husband and move to the story of the local régulo (the local village chief). The new administrator tells him that he has to pay taxes, something he has never had to do before and he is upset by this, till he despatches his advisers to investigate and finds out that it is a joke. Deeply offended, he plots his revenge - spending pages on thinking about what he can do and what the consequences might be for him, a black man - before coming up with the idea of building a nicer house than that of the administrator and using a white man's help to do so. All of this story line becomes a somewhat murky but it results in his acquiring a sixth wife, specifically to live in his new house. We do not know till the next section who this wife is but we can guess. Sadly for Ndani, for, of course, she is the sixth wife, the régulo dies suddenly and unexpectedly, soon after she has been forcibly married to him. She then takes up with the local teacher who had helped the régulo draw up his decidedly vague will. Finally she seems to be happy with him but, once again, the white man strikes and poor Ndani is again left adrift.
Sila tells an interesting story, even if it is, all too often, meandering. He does mock the whites, all too often commenting on their foibles through the eyes of his characters, such as their strange love for flowers or Doan Deolinda's push for her husband's promotion. However, there is no doubt that he feels that most if not all the ills of his people are to be laid at the door of the colonial Portuguese. Indeed, his dedication is to all those people who have dreamed of a dawn without foreign domination and who have fought for the day when men will simply be men. And one cannot argue with that sentiment.


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Radhika Atit, Ph.D.
James Ferguson, "Wnt/Beta-catenin in cranial lineage selection."
Emily Hamburg, "Beta-catenin and dermal fibrosis."
Gregg DiNuoscio, RA III, "Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in cranial development."
Miarassa Steele, Case 2016, "Beta-catenin and dermal fibrosis.
Nathaniel Mullin, Case 2016, "LncRNAs and fibrosis."
Nikhil Mallipeddi, Case 2017, "Wnt signaling in development and disease."
Mahima Devarajan, Case 2017, "Wnt signaling and lineage decisions."
Henry Goodnough, Ph.D. is in Medical School at Case.
Isadore Budnick is in Medical School at Tulane Univ.
Demeng Chen, Ph.D. is a post-doc in Dr. Cunyu Wang's lab at UCLA.
Peggy Myung, MD/PhD is at Yale University in a Dermatopathology fellowship
Andrew Jarrell, MBA is at the Case Technology Transfer Office.
Thu Tran, Ph.D. is a post-doc at University of Virginia in Adrian Halmes's lab.
Canting Guo, Case 2010 is in medical school at University of Buffalo.
Daniel Geisler, Case '10 plans to attend medical school in 2011 and is currently in the Masters of Anatomy program at Case.
Chad Treloar, Case '10 plans to attend business school in international relations in 2011.
Pooja Sandesara, Case '09, won the excellence in Biology Research award and is working at University of Florida, Gainesville.
Adrie Welsh, Case '09, was the first student to graduate with Honors in Biology from the Atit lab and got the Excellence in Biology award. She will attend medical school at Case in Fall 2009.
Diana Zuzindlak, Research Associate plans to study for her medical boards and become a practicing physician in the US
Preethi Mani, Case '08, Runner up for the first prize in the SOURCE poster competition at Case, started in the research intensive medical school program at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Fall 2008.
John Myers, Research Assistant 2005-2007, plans to enter MFA programs in Poetry
Jennifer Ohtola, Case '07, First Place Michelson Moreley 2007 Competition, She is in the M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. program at University of Toledo.
Ozimba Anyangawe, Bridges Program at Cayahoga Community College '06, First place FASEB-MARC Poster competion, plans to do business administration.
Batool Zaidi, Case '07, started in the Ph.D. program at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and is doing her thesis work in Dr. Peter Scacheri's lab in Case Genetics.
Karen Yeh, Case '06, Started at Case Western Reserve Univ. Medical School in Fall 2006.
Paul Joudrey, Case '05, Finishing up in the Teach for America Program in Brooklyn, NY. He will be attending Medical School starting in Fall 2007.
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It's true. Birthdays are kind of destroyed by Facebook. The other day my friends were even touting this app that does all of the birthday wishes for you on a schedule, so you don't even have to THINK of the person on their birthday, ha ha. I'm ashamed to say I actually did sign up for it! (http://apps.facebook.com/b-day-greeter/) I guess it's just an example of how social media is changing culture, and it's hard to really put a label on it as a "bad" thing or a "good" thing, it's just ever-changing.
For example, it may be considered a negative that our personal relationships are so casual in the Facebook generation, but on the flip-side, I am connected to and frequently communicate with people that I would have long-since forgotten. So I think there as interesting give and take there.


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I found what the Game was writing about on Budo Seek:
A Special Announcement
I am pleased to announce on behalf of GM Vicente Sanchez - founder of Kali Arnis International Federation, founding member of the Philippine Council of Kali, Eskrima, Arnis, Masters and Senior Master in both Modern Arnis and Lightning Scientific Arnis, has chosen to recognize Dr. Jerome Barber of the Independent Eskrima Kenpo Arnis Associates and Punong Guro Tom Bolden of the American Modern Arnis Associates as Grand Masters of their respective organizations effective 25 April 2010. GM Sanchez' decision to grant recognition to GMs Barber and Bolden was based upon their individual accomplishments in the martial arts, the quality of students they have produced over the years and the number of years they have been teaching FMA.
Additionally, GM Sanchez has chosen to honor Jerome Barber, Tom Bolden and Bram Frank with a Datu award. The award citation reads:
"CONGRATULATIONS! Your marked display of loyalty and diligence rendered you one of our distinguished achievers nominated as DATU in the practice and propagation of the Filipino Martial Arts. This brings pride and encouragement to us and to fellow arnisadores who also work to attain greater heights in these endeavors. With perfection in mind and spirit, let us preserve such dynamism so that we can linger longer as one of the world's pride. MABUHAY!"
The Datu Award is does not bestow a rank, title or privilege upon the recipient. It is simply in recognition of dedication and excellence in teaching and propagating FMA - nothing more, nothing less.
Congratulations to Jerome, Tom amd Bram. This is proof positive that favoring quality over quantity really does pay off in the long run.


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About Us
Roopville Road is a church grounded on God's Word, a warm fellowship where God's love is evident and a growing congregation. Located on Hwy. 27 in between Roopville and Carrollton, Ga our members range from Douglasville to Franklin. We encourage you to contact us with any questions or even drop by the office.
Our office hours are 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M., Monday-Thursday. (offices closed on Friday)


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Below is the poem entitled FOREVER WE WILL BE which was written by poet
Godfrey. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
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Latoyia Godfrey
When the skies have fell;
And the moon is not bright,
When the stars no longer
Come out at night...
...FOREVER We Will Be!
When the sun is cold;
And no longer hot,
When all the living things
That surround us rot...
...FOREVER We Will Be!
When the grass is blue;
And no longer green,
When all the butterflies
Can not be seen...
...FOREVER We Will Be!
When the rain don't fall;
And the birds don't fly,
When all the other couples
Say good-bye...
...FOREVER We Will Be!
When the universe
Is left to you and me;
And all the things we knew
Aren't what they used to be,
GOD will shine IT's light
For all to see...
...And FOREVER We Will Be!
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