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Microwave Stuffed Peppers are easy stuffed bell peppers that can be heated with a microwave! These tasty peppers are packed with ground beef, rice, onion, tomato and cheese.
Serves: 4
Cooking Time: 20 min
- 1 pound extra lean ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 1 cup rice, cooked
- 1/4 teaspoon marjoram leaves
- Dash of cayenne pepper
- 4 large green peppers, seeds and pulp removed
- 1 slice low fat cheese, cut in 8 thin strips
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine crumbled ground beef, onion, tomato,rice, and seasonings.
- Mix well.
- Fill green peppers with meat mixture.
- Place a few wooden picks around the bottom of the peppers to hold up if needed.
- Place on roasting rack.
- Cover with wax paper.
- Microwave at high 13 to 17 minutes, or until meat is no longer pink and peppers are tender, rearranging after half the cooking time.
- Cut each cheese strip into halves - top each pepper with four halves.
- Microwave 1 to 2 minutes, or until cheese melts.
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Baked Croaker with Cracked Peanuts
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A friend gave me a croaker he caught in the Chesapeake Bay on his vacation. Never had the pleasure of eating croaker before. I've learned it's a sweet tasting bottom-feeder fish (from up north!) Other than cleaning it, the recipe is soooo simple and awesome tasting! The fish flakes right away from the bone, doesn't have a strong fish taste, and tastes incredible! Makes me want to go fishing up north so I can get "a whole mess of 'em"!!
Ingredients Nutrition
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
- Place a baking pan in the oven large enough for the amount of fish you are going to bake.
- Clean the croaker leaving in the center bone strip.
- Coat fish with oil.
- Finely chop peanuts and toast to make bread crumbs.
- Roll the oiled fish in the bread crumb/peanut mixture, sprinkle with pepper.
- Put fish on pan and cook at the high temperature for only 10 minutes.
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I use a Poaching allows you to still retain flavor and cook the healthy way without drying fish out. And a litter butter, Tender meat with a mild, sweet flavor. Croaker is found in nearshore and Chesapeake Bay waters during the spring, summer and fall, and are available further south and offshore during the winter months.
UPDATE:: To make a Poacher On each sheet of foil, place 1/2 teaspoon butter. Drape 1/4 of the filets over the butter, add salt and pepper to taste and one quarter of the slice scallions. Add about 1/2 teaspoon of water to each packet, sprinkle 1/4 of the herbes de provence on top of each, then fold the foil up and over the filet until you have a loose close packet, making sure there's some room inside to steam. Seal all edges. Repeat for the other filets.
Put the packets on a baking sheet. If you've folded them correctly they should not leak while they're in the oven. If you're in doubt, put them in a large oven dish instead. Put into oven for 20-25 minutes. at 375 deg.F.
It's very difficult to overcook fish this way, so if you're leery of the fish being undercooked, leave it in slightly longer.
Open each packet at the table -- you don't want to miss that aroma!
4 stars for this tastey, easy recipe. The peanut/crumb mixture is fine on its own; however, I'd like more zing to it like some mustard. Don't know if that would burn in the oven. 500 degrees is pretty hot; and some of the crumbs around the fish charcoallized. Solutions, anyone? I found the crumb crust wouldn't stick well to the fish, despite the oil. The fish has tiny bones in it so elderly persons may not want to eat it unless someone can suggest a way to get the tiny bones out easily. I made this with fish skin on and it was fine.
I have cook this twice. Once for myself and then for my wife and daughter. I loved it and so did my wife and daughter.


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There are privacy protections, even for members of the military...but like other rights, the right to privacy of military members is more limited than their civilian counterparts.
The primary privacy protection for individuals in the US is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA is set of laws that, among other things, provides a measure of privacy for medical records. HIPAA generally prevents disclosure of patient records...however, the application of HIPAA within the military is a bit different than, for example, a typical employer.
Regulation 6025.18-R, "DoD Health Information Privacy Regulation", January 2003, Section C220.127.116.11. states "a covered entity (including a covered entity not part of or affiliated with the Department of Defense) may use and disclose the protected health information (PHI) of individuals who are
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What the above states is that a commander can access medical records (and talk with physicians about the records) if it is necessary for the "proper execution of the military mission". So, if the commander has a concern for a
health and that concern extends to a concern for his ability to meet the mission, the commander can inquire into the health status of the soldier. What can this cover...really, if your a member of the unit and there is a concern for your health, your record of treatment is fair inquiry for the commander.
So, what is the Doctor required to tell...the doctor is required to respond to the inquiry of the commander if the Doctor is part of a Military Medical Treatment Facility (basically, if they are a doctor on base and the commander requests information, the doctor will respond). There is not a limitation to this (other than the "proper execution of the military mission"-however, if the soldier is part of the unit the commander can inquire into their health.
Can you be ordered to disclose? Well, under Art 31b, UCMJ, the commander can not order you to provide ANY information that could incriminate you. Aside from that, the commander would be limited by Art 92, UCMJ...that is if the commander gave an order and it was "lawful", and you did not obey the order, you could be prosecuted under Art 92, UCMJ. SO, is an order to provide information from your most recent doctors appointment a "lawful"? An order is lawful if it relates to a valid military function and is not otherwise unlawful....I would bet that an order from the commander (we are talking
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So, what can you do if ordered...If ordered by a Staff NCO or someone subordinate to the commander, I would request to speak with the commander and provide the information to the commander only. You have a valid concern...your medical history should NOT be common knowledge in the Battalion. Its the job of the commander to prevent this. Share your concerns with the commander (again, Battalion level) and allow them to do their job.
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Adam Booth had trained super middleweight George Groves until a bit before Groves challenged titleholder Carl Froch last year.
Groves lost that bout by a controversial stoppage. There was no controversy in the rematch, which Froch won in May with a one-punch knockout. Booth chatted briefly with BoxingScene.com on July 25 about what he thought.
"It was a lot closer than the first fight in terms of up until the point of the stoppage. And he lost," Booth said.
Booth was then asked how he feels Groves looks now that the fighter is no longer working with him.
"I genuinely haven't assessed that. I have enough on a daily basis to be obsessed about."
It's not necessarily that Groves is doing specific things wrong because he's no longer with Booth, the trainer said.
"Every fighter makes mistakes. It's not a question of whether he makes mistakes that he didn't make with me. He made mistakes," Booth said. "I think his best chance was in the first fight, and he didn't win it. I think that Carl adjusted in the second fight, and I think from the outside maybe they all underestimated Carl Froch. They didn't think Carl could adjust and box differently to how he did in the first fight. Carl's got a big amateur background, and he made adjustments and he won the fight."
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That's interesting about Booth thinking he can always win with tactics. When have we ever seen a Booth fighter adjust during a fight? When Haye's plan didn't work against Wlad he just kept doing the same thing and losing the…Comment by LA_2_Vegas on 07-27-2014
[QUOTE=SP4RTICUS;14801380]Groves makes me laugh with his denial,and wish to fight froch a 3rd time, he has an intellectual superiority complex, and thinks he can win through pure tactics alone: A Booth trait. Yes froch was lucky to get a stoppage…Comment by SP4RTICUS on 07-27-2014
[QUOTE=Masters01;14801404]Man, thats super interesting. I had never thought of Groves like that, but you could really be onto something. Everything else is also very reasonable. If that punch didnt land, do you think Froch would have gone onto win?[/QUOTE] 100%,…Comment by Sugar Adam Ali on 07-27-2014
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- YMMV on whether or not this is Narm, but Russell Swan losing the fourth and final Matsing Immunity Challenge in Philippines qualifies. Going from being the leader of one of the most successful tribes in Survivor history before his evacuation in Samoa to being the leader of one of only two tribes to lose every single immunity challenge visibly breaks his heart. Even worse when you contemplate his Losing Is Worse Than Death mentality spawned by both his loyalty to God and by a small yet powerfully traumatic incident he had as a child that put him on his guard.
- The whole fourth episode of Philippines qualifies when you take into account that Matsing is not going to have an epic comeback. It's clear that the three of them are just miserable. Malcolm even said it was the lowest moment of his life, and Malcolm isn't the type that gets affected all that often.
- YMMV on whether or not this is Narm, but Russell Swan losing the fourth and final Matsing Immunity Challenge in Philippines qualifies. Going from being the leader of one of the most successful tribes in Survivor history before his evacuation in Samoa to being the leader of one of only two tribes to lose every single immunity challenge visibly breaks his heart. Even worse when you contemplate his Losing Is Worse Than Death mentality spawned by both his loyalty to God and by a small yet powerfully traumatic incident he had as a child that put him on his guard.
- Jonathan Penner's evacuation in Micronesia. It's enough when the rest of his tribe starts to cry at the news, but when Kathy Sleckman, who's already emotionally on the edge, begs him not to go, it's enough to tip it over the top. Then, cut to the boat where Jonathan is hunched over sobbing and try not to feel sympathy.
- Terry getting pulled out of the game with the news that his son was in the hospital, and both his wife and the doctor said he should come home as soon as possible, with Terry not even hesitating or questioning about doing so. His son needed a heart transplant, and was fortunately fine after the surgery.
- All of the evacuations in Kaoh Rong are heartbreaking to watch.
- The end of the Episode 4 reward challenge in Kaoh Rong, where THREE people went down after the challenge and the entire production crew getting involved to care for the fallen contestants. It is then deemed that Caleb had to be pulled from the game in a very heart wrenching scene. His tribe members, especially Tai, who really bonded with him, were absolutely distraught. For those who disliked him in Big Brother, you can't help but to feel sorry for him, especially since he Took A Level in Kindness since his time on Big Brother.
- Neal's elimination on episode 7 of Kaoh Rong. His fifteen year long dream was looking promising, but he was medically removed from the game resulting in his Manly Tears. The dream is possibly over and he will never have a clear answer if he would have taken control of the game the next two tribal councils. The episode put focus on his friendship with Aubry, and the potetial foreshadowing that many other players could also be evacuated due to infections.
- At the Final 5 of Kaoh Rong, Joe, after winning a reward challenge despite his old age, came down with constipation and bladder trouble thanks to all of the food he ate. After medical came to camp to check on him, it was deemed that he had to be pulled from the game. For a man his age (he is 72, the second oldest contestant to play) to make it this far and then be pulled due to matters out of his control, it's hard not to shed a tear for him.
Other Moments
- All Stars:
Jeff: Well Tribal Council is an interesting place. Always emotional. Tonight was no exception. How could you not like Rudy? 75 year old former NAVY SEAL, hanging with kids a third of his age. A hero in anybody's book. I know you didn't want to vote him out, and yet, somebody had to go, which is exactly what makes Survivor what it is, complicated.
- Jenna Morasca quitting Survivor: All Stars to be with her cancer-stricken mother. At first this seems like a heartwarming moment, until you learn that she passed away merely eight days later.
- Rudy being voted out in All Stars. The 75 year old Navy SEAL veteran was voted out for his age being a burden on the ailing Saboga tribe, despite being respected by all of his tribemates. After Rudy is voted out, Jeff comments on the fact that they didn't want to vote him out, but they didn't have a choice and someone had to go. Jerri is especially in tears.
- Boston Rob and Lex's fight in All-Stars. Going into the game the two were very good friends and were reported to have had one of the tightest friendships between former players at the time. Although they went into the game intending on aligning with each other they ended up on different tribes and eventually came into conflict. And unlike in future seasons where players return and have pre-existing relationships, All-Stars was the first of its kind and there was no precedent in place for how to balance friendship and the game. As a result, Rob and Lex permanently ended their friendship. While the conflict and their behaviour is extremely controversial and divisive in the fanbase, the fact remains that for the first time the game ruined a pre-existing relationship and there was basically no way either player could have been prepared for it.
- All Stars in general is a very dark season. All of the players were really tight and close with each other, and friendships were put on the line when they played the game. This culminates at Final Tribal Council, where pretty much the entire jury is bitter towards the two finalists. As Jerri said at the reunion, "it's not worth it."
- The bullying of Shii-Ann was horrible. Throughout the merge, especially after losing Kathy, she was treated like garbage by nearly everyone. They made no secret she was next to go - and when she won immunity they still kept up their terrible treatment, sneering at her victory and outright ignoring her as they targeted each other. The only consolation from her treatment was that Amber gave her a car after the show for being the swing vote that won her the million dollars, but is it no wonder Shii-Ann decided not to return after that?
- Episode 8 of Thailand is often overlooked or seen by some as Narm, but it is truly affecting to see the last 4 Sook Jais so distraught over having no choice but to vote someone out. Jake, in particular, felt extremely guilty for having lost the Immunity Challenge for the tribe. They spent most of their last day as a tribe together, comforting each other. Even sadder when you realize that there is nowhere for them to hide and they are going into the late merge down in numbers 5-3, and all of them will be Pagonged.
- While it was highly entertaining and a signature moment in the entire series, Brandon's meltdown in Survivor: Caramoan has to make you feel at least a little sympathy for Brandon. He is clearly mentally unstable and suffering from the pressure his family puts on his shoulders.
- Brandon in general has many tendencies of mental illness and seeing them, the show's treatment and possible exploitation of it, and the derisive reactions of the viewers can be very triggering to people with mental illnesses who watch Survivor.
- Kat in Survivor: One World is lucky to be alive and may not live very long after she was eliminated. Not only did she have surgery several occasions in the past, but she has to undergo surgery again after the season and she could die.
- In the Nicaragua family visit, Chase has promised to take Fabio on the family reward from early on in the game because they bonded over how close they were to their mothers, but when Chase and his mother wins it, Chase decides to pick Sash and Holly. The look on Fabio's face is one of pure heartbreak, and he's bawling as he calls Chase out.
Dan: He's a scumbag.
- Not only that, but Jane, who was also left unpicked, said that this summer was the last time she would get to see her daughter before she left for college.
- Lillian being voted out in Survivor: Pearl Islands, if only for one line:
Jeff: They don't want you to leave.Lil: Yeah, right.
- In general, Lil is just a truly pitiful case. After being isolated from her tribe and voted out third, she returns via the Outcast Twist, but is drastically in over her head. Constantly emotional to the extreme, Lil would go through the entire merge being lied to, hurt, and demeaned. While she had an epic moment taking down Fairplay in the FIC, she would go into Final Tribal Council only to be completely brutalized by the jury (according to outside sources, including the man himself, Fairplay delivered an inhumanely hateful speech that couldn't be aired solely to make her life hell) and she ended up getting slaughtered in the final vote (6-1). To add insult to injury, when the jury said in the reunion that they would vote for her over Fairplay, they had only done so because producers tipped them off to lie in order to keep Lil from crying during the reunion. And not only that, in the DVD commentary, it was revealed that she was only voted back into the game not because she was the most deserving, it was because the pre-jurors didn't want her around during their pre-merge vacation, so essentially she was voted out of the Outcasts! Regardless of what you might feel about her, there's no denying that it is very hard to have as miserable of a Survivor experience as Lil did (although Woobies like Bobby Jon Drinkard and Kathy Vavrick O'Brien give her a run for her money.)
- Sophie's massive Defrosting Ice Queen moment in the South Pacific finale can be hard to watch, especially seeing it come from someone as tough and controlled as her. After Ozzy and her get into a fight at the F5 Tribal Council, she tries to brush off Ozzy's statements that everyone on the jury hates her, but slowly begins to break down into tears and then sobs. The jury is visibly stunned.
- Especially heartbreaking is this exchange:
Jeff: Do you see this as any kind of opportunity, if you survive tonight's vote, of thickening the skin?Sophie: I mean, I would say that I learn more from my weaknesses from my strengths. I would think that when I came out here that I would have much tougher skin, so I don't think I'm building skin out here, I think I'm losing it.
- Especially heartbreaking is this exchange:
- A bit of an underrated sad moment is Frosti getting voted out 7-1 in Survivor: China. He's such a likable character that even Todd, a strategist who had no problems before and after cutting the throats of allies, says he finds it hard to vote him out. When Frosti gets the votes the expression on his face is pure rejection, and every vote comes up for him with a small drawn frown-face. After he leaves to go, no one seems even remotely happy that they had to vote him out.
- This secret scene from Aras about his former drug addict brother Vytas.
- Kass, the resident villain and shit-stirrer of her season, winning the Final 4 immunity to the elation of her husband can be a happy tearjerking moment. For one, she made a massive comeback from being long abandoned on the perch twenty minutes after everyone was on the puzzle. To see her pull out the unexpected win while her husband cheers on ecstatically is an unforgettable moment, made even sweeter by the fact that she admits that she needed him there.
- Shirin explaining her past and how her family was torn apart by domestic abuse. Made even worse by Will continuously interrupting her and accusing her of playing the victim.
- Harsher in Hindsight, as in Cambodia, Shirin shares an antagonistic relationship with Abi-Maria that ends with her laughing at Abi's complaints, who tearfully laments that the reason she wanted to side with Shirin was because she understood what she went through in her season.
- In one episode of Cook Islands, the Aitus find a bird's nest and Cao Boi pokes it with a stick to see if there are any eggs to be eaten. Then they knock it out of the tree and see that there are none, Penner looks into the bush that the nest had fallen into and finds a baby bird. It was literally less than a day old, as Penner tearfully mentions how it still has the gunk from the inside of its shell still on it. They (most likely futilely) put it back in the nest and hope for the best.
- Janu's storyline in Palau. Throughout the entire game, she was made fun of by her Koror tribemates. In episode 10, she is sent to Exile Island, where she finally has some peace alone on the island, away from her tribe, which she claims was the best part of her experience. At the end of the episode, she decides that she has had enough and decides to throw a wrench in her tribe's plans by quitting the game to save Stephenie. Who knows what else happened to her that wasn't shown on screen? It's hard not to feel bad for her.
- The ending of the Tocantins auction is this and doubles as a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming. Jeff puts up the last item up for bid- video messages from home, and allows people to pool money. Everyone begins to give their money to Taj, who left her newborn baby at home to play Survivor, and she is clearly in tears. Even Jeff comments on their generosity in such a cutthroat game. After watching the video, Taj is in tears and is very emotional when she finds out that her husband is there. Jeff then says that only she will be able to see her loved one unless she sends herself to exile island to meet her husband there so everyone can see their loved ones. As a thanks to her tribemates, she sends herself to exile. Truly an emotional scene.
- A sort of underrated sad moment in Kaoh Rong is the lead up to Debbie's blindside. Throughout the episode, Debbie is nothing but supportive towards the women's alliance, actively cheering on the other girls to succeed in challenges and very motherly towards them, and she absolutely trusted Aubry - saying that the remaining Brains were like The Three Musketeers, how she'll never vote out Aubry and Aubry will never her, and even outright saying to Joe at Tribal Council that she "loves that girl". She put so much love and trust into her alliance that, despite how kooky she is, it's actually uncomfortable to watch her get voted out.
- After Cydney loses the firemaking challenge in Kaoh Rong, she talks about how she wanted to use the money to help herself and her parents to pay their mortgage. It really is a tearjerking moment.
- One of the first tearjerkers in the show's history came during Borneo: A post-merger reward challenge had the castaways compete in an archery contest. The reward was home movies from the loved ones of the castaways. It's all pretty heartwarming to see their families wish them well...until Jeff informs Jenna they never received a tape from hers. Jenna instantly breaks down, and everyone tries to comfort her.
- The winner of the challenge would get to record their own video message to send back to their family. And Jenna loses that too. While the rest of the castaways join Greg in making the video, we see Jenna solemnly shooting at the target so many times that the bow and arrow leaves scars on her, complete with a tearful voiceover about how much she misses her kids. Her breakdown was so bad that the tribe nearly voted her off out of pity.
- Thankfully all this sets up a nice heartwarming moment in the next episode: the reward was letters from the castaway's families, including Jenna's. Colleen wins the challenge, but then Jeff tells her that she can select another castaway to share the reward. She immediately picks Jenna.
Moments Off of the Show
- As if Jenna's mother passing away wasn't bad enough, we later learn that Survivor: Africa winner and Jenna's fiance, Ethan Zohn has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Doubling as a Tear Jerker for Ethan and Jenna again. The poor girl just can't catch a break.
- And they broke up, after a decade.
- In June 2014, Blood vs. Water contestant's Caleb Bankston's death due to a train he was working on derailing, apparently only weeks before he was to be married to his fiance, Colton Cumbie.
- On the day Caleb and Colton were supposed to be married, Colton posted this. Try not to cry.
- The death of any Survivor is truly awful. B.B. Anderson from Borneo passed away in 2013 after succumbing to brain cancer, and Jennifer Lyon from Palau died from breast cancer in 2010, just ten days after visiting the ten-year survivor reunion.
- On March 17th, 2016, Josh and Reed broke up.◊
- After China winner Todd Herzog won the show, he started to have an drinking problem. He made an appearance on Dr. Phil where he could barely walk and was clearly miserable. It's hard not to feel bad for the guy.


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Heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KOs), 6'9, will debut in the United States on Saturday night with a massive weight advantage over his opponent, former cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham (25-5, 12 KOs). Fury came in at 254 pounds or 115.2 kilograms, and Cunningham was only 210 pounds, or just over 95 kilograms. The fight takes place at The Theater in New York City's Madison Square Garden.
[QUOTE=-Kev-;13271294]For any one in the East Coast with Time Warner Cable, it's on Channel 4.[/QUOTE] I'm in Texas and couldn't find it but I was looking for an evening show, didn't realize it already started!Comment by -Kev- on 04-20-2013
[QUOTE=TheAuthority;13271316]They haven't had to cut weight for the weigh in - They are heavy weights.[/QUOTE] Look at Fury's physique though, to look like that for a guy his size, you gotta be dry as hell. Watch him gain more weight…Comment by TheAuthority on 04-20-2013
[QUOTE=-Kev-;13271272]Jesus Christ, that's 44lbs and that is only the weigh in. Imagine on fight night. [/QUOTE] They haven't had to cut weight for the weigh in - They are heavy weights.Comment by -Kev- on 04-20-2013
For any one in the East Coast with Time Warner Cable, it's on Channel 4.Comment by Motofan on 04-20-2013
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BARCELONA, Spain – Goals from Eden Ben Basat and Charlison Benschop helped Brest to a 2-0 win over Lorient on Friday night.
Israel international Ben Basat broke the deadlock early on, converting from Benoit Lesoimier's cross.
The visitors then spurned several chances to claim a share of the spoils and they were made to pay for their profligacy when Benschop ensured the win for Brest in added-on time to help the hosts to their first victory in four matches.
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RedTeamGo! (05-15-2014)
I'm as unimpressed with the Reds minor league talent as I've been in quite some time.
It's very nice to have so much home grown talent on the roster......but I just don't see MLB star talent in any of the positional players.
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
Edd Roush (05-15-2014)
Disagree with you there 100%
Yorman and Winkler both project as a top 1/3 tier outfielder, Yorman even more as he is very young for his league, has a good arm, and can play centerfield. Most scouts think Winkler will be a LF due to his defensive downside but will hit for 25/90 which would make him an everyday starter for us.
Winker is putting up numbers very similar to what Votto did at the same levels and age. Hard to see how you can't be impressed/excited with that.
Go BLUE!!!
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Make that a thing.
dougdirt (05-15-2014),Edd Roush (05-15-2014),HokieRed (05-15-2014),Old school 1983 (05-15-2014)
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
What's strange is that almost all of the Reds interesting prospects are concentrated on two teams - Pensacola and Bakersfield. Louisville is the least interesting Reds AAA team I can ever remember, and outside of Travieso, Dayton hasn't been much to follow. One could make a case for a few of the guys like Daal, Rahier, Guillon, and even Ervin - so far as his early struggles have been a story, but really other than that, every interesting player in the Reds system is on one of those two teams. No top prospects really waiting to start in Rookie Leagues. Jose Ortiz maybe. Anyway, not sure what implication that has, but I thought it was interesting to note.
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Isn't that how most teams are? Seems like the best prospects would usually be at High A and AA
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Our Jungle Allure Decorating Kit features jungle animals, trees, grasses and more to make your jungle themed party come alive with excitement! Each Jungle Allure Decorating Kit includes twelve jungle props. Included in this Jungle Allure Decorating Kit are the following items:
Jungle Lion
Our Jungle Lion stands 4 feet 7 inches wide x 5 feet high and is printed on cardboard. A roaring lion sound is included to give this standee a realistic appearance from a distance.
Jungle Tiger
5 feet high x 2 feet 4 inches wide. Made of cardboard and free-standing.
Baby Elephant
4 feet 10 inches high x 6 feet wide. Free-standing cardboard standee that is printed on one side only.
Jungle Gorilla
5 feet high x 2 feet 9 inches wide. Made of corrugated cardboard. Printed on one side and is free-standing.
Jungle Monkeys
Just like in your Barrel of Monkeys as a kid, these comical creatures link arms to create a monkey chain that also makes the sound of a bunch of monkeys having a good time. Each printed cardboard monkey measures 2 feet high x 2 feet wide. Comes in a set of three.
Jungle Butterflies
These amazing winged creatures will take your breath away with their size and gracefulness. Making a perfect addition to your jungle scene, each 25 inches x 20 inches paper butterfly adds a delicate reminder of the beauty of the jungle.
Large Jungle Palm Tree
You will receive two of these tropical palms to add shade and foliage to your mystical jungle. These realistic trees have synthetic leaves and real palm bark for the trunk. Range in height from 6 feet to 9 1/2 feet. Assembly required.
Deep Forest Tree
These 10 feet tall trees add to the mystery of the forest. Gossamer shown on tree is not included, but sold separately. Assembly required.
Curved Grass
Our curved grass set includes three grass cutout in varying sizes - 5 feet, 3 1/2 feet and 2 1/2 feet. The cardboard curved grass is printed on one side and is free standing. Easy assembly.
Black Tissue Festooning
Create the look of streaming vines with our black tissue festooning. The black tissue festooning measures 3 inches wide x 25 feet long and is made from tissue paper.
Shown, but not included:
Green Tissue FestooningCreate green flowing vines with our green tissue festooning. The green tissue festooning measures 3 inches wide x 25 feet long and is made from tissue paper.
Green Tissue GrassCreate the illusion of lush green grass with our tissue grass. Each green tissue grass mat measures 15 inches x 30 inches and is made from tissue paper.
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the monkeys are a great size for hanging from the ceiling. The die cut vines needed strung together, but after doing that they looked great!
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These balloons look so good -- especially with a variety of prints. Soft texture makes them easier to tie. But -- tiny holes in five percent of them.
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When I saw the large curved grass I knew it would make a great impact for a jungle baby shower I was hosting. They looked GREAT, and did make a big impact in turning the living room into a "jungle". I would definately order them again. The only down side is you have to cut them out yourself, and folding them to get them stand is not that easy. But for the price and impact it's worth it.
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A:You need to choose which animal standee you wish to order and click the yellow "ADD TO CART" button. Each item is listed separately and sold individually.
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Q:Can you tell me where I can find the background (foliage looking one)? I can't seem to locate it anywhere
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A:Our Green and White Mottled Gossamer. The item number is GSNM61 FGW.
Q:How tall does the grass stand after you assemble it?
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A:The Curve Grass vary in sizes 5 feet, 3 1/2 feet and 2 1/2 feet when assembled.
Q:is this made of plastic
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A:No, the items in the Jungle Allure Kit are made of cardboard.
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The recently reunited Sullivan will release their next full-length record, Heavy Is The Head, on December 9 via Seattle-based indie label Spartan Records. (Pre-orders are on sale.) For now, the band are teaming up with AP to bring you the premiere of a new track, "What's Good For The King." Stream the song below, and let us know your thoughts.
If you didn't know, Sullivan used to be signed to Tooth & Nail Records and released two full-length albums in the mid-2000s—Hey, I'm a Ghost (2006) and Cover Your Eyes (2007). The band's drummer, Phil Chamberlain, is the brother of Underoath's Spencer Chamberlain (now of Sleepwave).
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Last June, a major finished product manufacturer of penicillin G (potassium and sodium) in the United States recalled its penicillin G injection products and ceased their distribution. (For details see http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/1999/penici.htm.)
To remedy the resulting shortage, the FDA has identified Biochemie GmbH of Kundl, Austria, as a temporary alternative supplier of penicillin G sodium. The product is labeled and distributed by Geneva Pharmaceuticals Inc in Broomfield, Colo, which is operating under a drug shortage allocation program. Limited supplies are available through regular US wholesale suppliers. While the shortage lasts, physicians are advised to use, where possible, alternative approved therapies instead of penicillin G.
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Christmas is the only religious holiday officially recognized by the U.S. government. Federal employees get the day off, or are compensated extra for having to work. Does that make America a Christian nation?
Not really. Sure, 78 percent of Americans describe themselves as Christians, but many don't attend church regularly or read a Bible.
Then there's the nearly 5 percent of Americans who are Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, or another religion; the 4 percent who are atheist or agnostic; and the 12 percent described by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life as "nothing in particular."
This time of the year, it doesn't seem to matter. People of all religious persuasions, or none at all, get caught up in the commercial aspects of Christmas - the purchase and exchanging of gifts, enjoying "Jingle Bells," "White Christmas," and other secular songs of the season, attending holiday parties, and stuffing themselves with roasted turkey or other traditional fare.


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Before Council Takes Out a Payday Loan, Sneak a Peek at Possible New Regulations
If nothing else, the timing's certainly good: Just three days after Mayor Dwaine Caraway branded mayoral candidate Mike Rawlings the "Payday Loan King" in a series of ads to which Rawlings later responded, the city council's Budget, Finance & Audit Committee is about to take up the subject of how to regulate the quick-cashiers. Tune in for what's sure to be a spirited conversation about how to regulate so-called alternative financial establishments, which surrounding cities have limited by erecting various roadblocks -- like, say, Farmers Branch and Richardson's specific-use permitting process and Irving's rules disallowing two payday lenders from existing within 1,000 feet of each other.
This has already gone before the City Plan Commission, which ixnayed minimum separation requirements back in February. But the council continues to make this a priority. This morning's briefing contains a few rules and regs up for consideration, among them:
Minimum Separation: No alternative financial establishment may be located within 1,500 feet, measured from property line to property line, of any other alternative financial establishment.
Minimum Distance From Residential: No alternative financial establishment may be located within 300 feet, measured from property line to property line, from a lot in a residential district.
Stand Alone Building: An alternative financial establishment may only operate within a freestanding building and may not operate in the same structure as any other use.
But council may not have to do anything: There are several bills in the state Legislature attempting to regulate payday lenders, and the city may wait to see how those go before wading back in those waters.
Update at 11:03 a.m.: Theresa O'Donnell, director of Sustainable Development and Construction, has just begun her presentation to the council. She's outlining the "alternatives" right now. Watch.
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Bye bye Bromium, hello Undo
In March 2015, I joined Bromium to work on a very cool security product. Unfortunately, my project was put on hold and I was not really interested in the new one, so I decided to leave.
In a couple of weeks, I will start working for Undo on their reversible debugger.
Imagine how cool it is to just wait to reproduce a bug and then step backwards to see what caused it instead of spending hours in a debugger hoping for a bug to happen! And all of this without affecting performance much!
Smart home?
I recently moved into a new home and I started to get it renovated. The first two steps were fixing the heating (I installed a evohome system and I'm very happy with it) and get some old roof Velux windows replaced as one wouldn't open any more and another had some other problems.
Two of the windows are in the master bedroom close to the bed and the other one is in what will be the study, just on top of where a desk will be. Considering the unpredictable weather in England, I was worried that sudden rain would damage my bed and the stuff on the desk (probably a laptop).
Velux makes some automated roof windows, called Integra, that can close by themselves in case of rain, plus you can control them with a remote, you can set the blinds to open at a certain time of the day, etc.
The cost of the automated feature is small compared to the very expensive windows (roof windows are shockingly expensive compared to normal ones) and to the cost of replacing a laptop and mattress in case they get damaged by rain.
The windows seemed to work fine except from automated programs with a timer (for instance to wake you up by raising the blinds), but I assumed Velux could tell me how to fix this.
Today I came home from work and I discovered that all of the windows opened by themselves! And it was even raining!
Moreover, one of the windows damaged the insect net I got installed (mainly to keep my cat inside) by opening too much.
After this, one of the windows stopped responding to the remote control completely, see the picture below.
The right window stopped working, the left one still works
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Welcome to the glorious and shiny future of home automation!
Update: After spending some time resetting all the windows and controllers, I found out that probably the problem was due to a misbehaving remote controller that would just do things on its own (I watched while it was randomly and repeatedly clicking buttons on its own). The customer support at Velux was good and efficient and sent me a replacement controller.
Bye bye Collabora
Seven years ago, immediately after finishing my master's degree, I visited Cambridge for an "interview" with Collabora. I was hired and, shortly afterwards, I moved to Cambridge.
It has been seven great years since then, even if there were some low points, like when Nokia cancelled some of their projects.
At Collabora I had the opportunity to learn a lot of new things and to work with a lot of incredibly competent and smart people. Despite this, after all this time, I felt like I wanted some little change, but not enough to start looking for another job and risk losing all the good things I had here at Collabora.
Recently, another company got in touch with me and offered me a job. The projects they work on are very interesting and the people there seem great (and, in many ways, similar to the people at Collabora). It was a difficult decision, but I decided to accept.
Today was my last day at Collabora. Thanks to everybody that I've met while working there! It was great!
Next week I will start working for Bromium!
(By the way, Collabora is hiring.)
WebKit on the new Raspberry Pi 2
Today the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced a new model of the Raspberry Pi!
While the new Raspberry Pi looks almost identical to the previous one, it's much more powerful (and with four cores instead of one) and costs just $35.
Here at Collabora we have worked together with the Raspberry Pi Foundation on optimising WebKit for the first Raspberry Pi, achieving a good browsing experience (notwithstanding hardware limitations) with smooth 720 videos, good responsivity, etc.
Despite this work, a lot of web sites are just incredibly heavy and don't run too well on the RPi1, so the extra CPU power is very useful. Just look at this video to see the difference in performances between the two Pis.
Comparison between the RPi1 and RPi2 (mp4 video file)
Our optimised WebKit-based web browser (i.e. GNOME Web, AKA Epiphany) is already available in Raspbian images, so you will get this out of the box.
A web browser for the Raspberry Pi
As I previously mentioned, Collabora has been working with the Raspberry Pi Foundation on various projects including a web browser optimised for the Raspberry Pi.
The browser is based on Gnome Web (Epiphany) using WebKit 1 (i.e. the non-multi-process version of WebKit).
Our main achievements are:
- More responsive UI and scrolling, even under heavy load (like when loading a page)
- Progressive tiled rendering for smoother scrolling (as mobile browsers do)
- Startup is three times faster
- Avoid useless image format conversions
- Better YouTube support, including on-demand load of embedded YouTube videos to make page load much faster
- Hardware decoding of videos (through gst-omx)
- Hardware scaling of videos (again, through gst-omx)
- Reduction of the number of memory copies to play videos
- Faster fullscreen playback using dispmanx directly (a bit buggy at the moment, we are working on it)
- Memory and CPU friendly tab management
- JavaScript JIT fixes for ARMv6
- Disk image cache (decoded images are kept in memory mapped files in a cache, saving CPU)
- Memory pressure handler support
The Raspberry Pi web browser (mp4 video file)
To install the browser, just update your Raspbian and install the "epiphany-browser" package:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install epiphany-browser
Thanks to all the people at Collabora that, at some point or another, helped on this project: Julien Isorce, Emanuele Aina, ChangSeok Oh, Tomeu Vizoso, Pekka Paalanen, André Moreira Magalhaes, Derek Foreman, Gustavo Noronha, Danilo Cesar, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort and Jonny Lamb (I hope I haven't forgotten anybody!).
Also thanks to the Raspberry Pi Foundation, and in particular to Eben Upton, for their commitment to making browsing on the Pi better, and to Ben Avison for his work on optimising pixman and libav for ARMv6.
Update: people have reported a few bugs since the release, in particular a problem with Raspbian configured to use 24-bit or 32-bit mode for graphics. We should be able to fix this in a week or so.
Another problem is that Vimeo videos stopped working. This seems to be due to a change made by Vimeo that broke playback also on other browsers and on Android.
Maynard: a Wayland desktop shell for the Raspberry Pi
In the last year or so, Collabora has been working with the Raspberry Pi Foundation on a web browser and on Wayland. See Daniel's and Pekka's blog posts about their Wayland work.
To make Wayland on the Raspberry Pi actually usable, we needed a shell, but lightweight desktop environments (like LXDE) don't support Wayland and normal desktops (like Gnome and KDE) are just too heavy.
This meant we ended up writing our own shell based on Tiago Vignatti's gtk-shell, so Maynard was born!
Maynard running on my laptop (webm video file)
Maynard running on a Pi (mp4 video file)
Maynard is far from complete, but it's already starting to take shape nicely. Its goals are to be functional, light and pretty, so it will never see some of the features one might expect from Gnome or KDE for instance.
The main current limitations are:
- No XWayland support, so non-Wayland applications cannot run (issue #1).
- GTK applications take too long to start (issue #2).
- Active apps are not shown in the panel (issue #3).
- No configurability (issue #7). I hope you like the background from kdewallpapers we use as you cannot change it for now ;)
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Empathy chat accounts and GOA
Two years ago the first version of GNOME Online Accounts (GOA) was released and Empathy got the ability to use the GOA accounts that supported chat. This feature was a bit incomplete as you could configure Google and Facebook accounts in the control center (through GOA), but the other accounts could only be configured directly in Empathy. Similarly, you could use, but not modify, GOA accounts in Empathy. This problem was not fixed before as it required a lot of work, even if (from a user point of view) it was just a matter of moving some UI around.
In the last month at Collabora I worked hard on fixing this issue (and it took more than 160 patches in several components) and now you can configure every type of IM account in the control center.
All of this was done without breaking compatibility. If your program uses the Telepathy API nothing will change; if your program uses the GOA API then it will also able to handle Telepathy accounts.
This was also a good chance to fix several UI issues (mainly misaligned widgets and too much/too little spacing between widgets), see what the old UI looked like.
Adding a new account in GNOME Control Center (click for a bigger version)
Personal Details dialog (click for a bigger version)
The task is not 100% finished yet as Empathy still opens its own accounts dialog instead of the control center and there are also a few other UI improvements to make.
Thanks to Emanuele for starting the job, Rishi and Guillaume for the help and the reviews, Allan for the designs, and Intel for sponsoring the bulk of the work.
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