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Four years after the Conservative government was hit by a deadly outbreak of tainted meat, it has yet to produce a widely accepted assessment of whether Ottawa has enough inspectors to keep Canadian food safe.
The need for such an analysis was one of the main recommendations of Sheila Weatherill, who investigated the 2008 listeriosis outbreak that left 23 Canadians dead.
Ms. Weatherill's independent report to the government concluded she was unable to determine whether Ottawa was spending enough on food inspection because of a lack of information and "differing views."
That confusion continues to this day, as the Conservative government boasts of having hired 170 new meat inspectors since 2006, while the head of the inspectors' union says he doesn't know "where the hell they are."
Now under pressure over a new outbreak in Alberta, the Conservative government is moving to answer criticism that it isn't being transparent on food safety in an era of federal budget cuts.
The government plans to amend its own food safety legislation this week so that Ottawa commits to "an assessment of the resources" allocated to food safety once every five years.
The amendment is to a government bill introduced in the Senate just before Parliament's summer recess that has so far received little public attention. Bill S-11, the "Safe Food for Canadians Act," amounts to a major overhaul of the laws governing the safety of Canada's food system.
It repeals the Fish Inspection Act, the Meat Inspection Act and the Canada Agricultural Products Act, merging those duties into a single law that covers the broad category of "food." It dramatically increases the maximum fine for offences, from $250,000 to $5-million.
Conservative Senator Don Plett, who is putting forward the amendment on the government's behalf for a vote as early as Thursday, says the timing has nothing to do with the current E. coli-related recalls in Alberta.
"We believe that there are [enough inspectors]," he said. "But clearly as a result of concerns by – whether it's the opposition party or whether it's some people in the industry believing that this might have to be studied – we said, 'Well, why don't we do a review of it every five years?'"
The bill has been widely praised by industry representatives, some of whom have told senators that it will help reduce delays at the border. It is also supported in principle by Liberal senators and the federal food inspectors union.
Liberal Senator Robert Peterson says he will propose an amendment of his own that would have the Auditor-General – rather than the agriculture minister – conduct the review of whether or not Ottawa is spending enough on food inspection. He said he's concerned by recent cuts to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which is facing budget reductions of $56.1-million a year.
"Quit advertising the 1812 war and give the money to the CFIA," he said. "To me, it just doesn't seem right. We're talking food safety here and the lives of Canadians. There's a limit to where you do cuts ... That's not the place to do it."
Bob Kingston, the national president of the Agriculture Union representing federal food inspectors, says he supports the bill overall and is glad to see there's movement on the need for an assessment of resources.
He notes that such a report was done on the adequacy of ready-to-eat meat inspection after the listeria outbreak tied to Maple Leaf Foods. Mr. Kingston said that led CFIA to boost the number of inspectors in that area, yet similar reviews have not been done in remaining areas like fish, produce and beef inspection, including the inspection roles at the heart of the Alberta E. coli cases.
"CFIA keeps thinking 'Let's give this back to industry and let them be responsible,'" said Mr. Kingston, who will testify on the topic Tueday before the Senate agriculture and forestry committee. "Well how many times does that have to go off the rails before they get the message that that might not be the best idea?"Report Typo/Error
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Google, meanwhile, has announced it's dumping Gmail video chat for Google+ Hangouts. "Unlike the old video chat, which was based on peer-to-peer technology, Hangouts utilize the power of Google's network to deliver higher reliability and enhanced quality. You'll be able to chat with all the same people you did before and, in fact, with Hangouts you'll now be able to reach them not only when they are using Gmail but also if they are on Google+ in the browser or on their Android or iOS devices," wrote Fred Brewin, product manager at Google.
To Google's credit, it's not forcing Gmail users to become Google+ users in order to take advantage of Hangouts, which is capable of supporting video chat among as many as 10 users at once. However, users with Google+ accounts have access to additional features, including screen sharing, collaboration on Google documents, and the ability to view YouTube videos together.
That level of integration demonstrates that Google is making good on its pledge to bring enterprise social-collaboration features to Google+, which the service has sorely lacked since it first launched.
It will be interesting to see which company's email gambit will bear the most fruit. Google's advantage lies in the fact that it's bringing its own social network to the party, whereas Microsoft has to rely on integrating with third-party offerings a la Facebook, LinkedIn, and so forth.
On the other hand, Facebook has more users than Google+, so Outlook.com's integration with Facebook -- the ability to see your friends' status messages, to post to their walls, and to chat with them via mail service -- may give it broader appeal.
Not to mention the addition of Google+ Hangouts to Gmail is pretty significant: The video-calling tool has earned praise and is increasing in popularity. Microsoft still has to demonstrate that Skype -- the company's potential answer to Hangouts -- can integrate effectively with Outlook.com (along with all of Microsoft's other products). But based on the early returns, longtime Hotmail and SkyDrive users have to like the direction Microsoft is headed.
This story, "Microsoft's new Outlook.com takes aim at Gmail," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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No. 2 White Oak Headed Back to Regionals After 69-57 Win Over Palestine Westwood
TYLER — It was business as usual for the No. 2 White Oak Roughnecks, who knocked off No. 20 Palestine Westwood, 69-57, Tuesday in a Class 2A Region III quarterfinal at UT Tyler's Herrington Patriot Center.
With the win, the defending state champions moved on to their third consecutive regional tournament, where it will face Salado at 6 p.m. Friday from Stephen F. Austin's Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches.
White Oak (34-1) used an 18-4 first-quarter run to build a big lead, and scored 19 points in the fourth to put Westwood (22-11) away.
"I thought offensively we executed pretty well since we haven't seen zone (defense) in quite a while," said White Oak coach Ron Boyett. "(Westwood) really extended and I thought we did a good job of getting the ball into the interior, and when we had to make some perimeter shots, we did. Defensively, I thought we had some lapses at times, where we didn't help right when we were supposed to, which got us in a little foul trouble."
White Oak's post tandem of Levi Yancy and Hayden Nichols led the charge. Yancy had 16 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, while Nichols registered 16 points, 11 boards and three assists.
Skylar Sutton added 14 points, five assists and four first-quarter steals, while Slade Sutton finished with 11 points, which included three 3-pointers. Kris Anderson had six points and eight assists, while Josh Benson came off the bench to add six points and six rebounds.
White Oak staged a 10-0 run to start the contest, despite missing its first four 3-point attempts. It started with Skylar Sutton dishing to Yancy for two, and ended with an Anderson assist to Yancy on the block.
It was passing and defense that helped the Roughnecks build their early advantage. Anderson had three assists and Skylar Sutton nabbed four steals as White Oak led, 22-7, after one quarter.
"Particularly with the scheme they had, we knew if we could get the ball into the middle of the zone, some good things could happen," Boyett said. "We really worked on that yesterday and came out and executed really well. That's the strength of our team. We can take something in practice and our kids listen and pay attention. They go out and do it in the game and it helped us tonight."
Both teams played an even second quarter, and when Yancy fed Benson for the assist and layup with 49 seconds left, White Oak went into halftime with a, 35-19 margin.
Anderson began the second half with three assists, punctuated by his feed that set up Yancy's two-handed jam, building White Oak's lead to 44-23.
Yancy drew his third foul at the 4:58 mark of the third and Westwood responded. The Panthers proceeded to go on an 9-0 run that cut White Oak's lead to 47-34 with about two minutes remaining in the third.
"We have to do a better job of blocking out and contributing when (Yancy) is in the game, and especially when he's not," Boyett said. "(Yancy) got in foul trouble, not because of his man, but because the other guys weren't helping and doing what they're supposed to do."
It was more of the same for the Roughnecks starting in the fourth. After Westwood's L.J. Hutchinson found Chris Thompson for the layup, White Oak went on a 9-2 spurt, highlighted by two Anderson dribble-drive layups and a Yancy three-point play. When Benson laid out for a steal and fed Skylar Sutton for the layup in transition, White Oak's lead swelled to 67-45 with 2:37 remaining.
Westwood's Hutchinson had a team-high 13 points, including a full-court heave that swished as the final buzzer sounded. Chris Thompson tallied 10 points and Jacobee Newton had eight points (all in the second quarter) and six rebounds. Teammates Dranoel Ross and Jerry Turner combined for 17 points in the loss.
"We play athletic teams all year, so they didn't do anything we haven't seen," said Anderson. "It feels good to go back to SFA and play in that atmosphere."


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Today could be a major turning point in Yahoo's history. Later today, the company will launch its new online advertising system, called Panama, for all of its ad clients. After a long period of testing, Yahoo will have a system that should help it battle Google for paid search dollars.
Yahoo has lagged far behind the leader in search advertising. Google has turned that lead into a market cap of one-hundred and fifty billion dollars, and plenty of profits.
The difference between the two companies has been ad relevance. Yahoo has placed ads in its search pages based on how much advertisers pay for that placement. Google has always delivered ads that depended as much on quality as one keyword price.
Yahoo is imitating that model, even if C-E-O Terry Semel declines to agree. Ahead of Panama's launch, Yahoo has told its advertisers that the high bid won't always win. If a slightly lower bid with a better quality score is in the mix, that ad may get the top ad spot instead.
Yahoo needs to turn its advertising fortunes around with Panama, and make its customers and investors happy with the new ad system's performance. If they don't show progress this year, Semel may be tossed out of his corner office.
Well known marketing professional Andy Beal said no one should be in a hurry to see Panama make an impact on the bottom line. It will take until March to get Panama rolled out completely. When it is operational, Yahoo will expect to see revenue closer to Google's four and a half to five cents per click, instead of the two and a half to three cents it sees now.
Rafat Ali at Paid Content expects Panama to grow beyond the world of search advertising. He said:
"(Panama) is intended to be flexible enough eventually to handle video and audio ads and to distribute ads to mobile devices. And while Yahoo gives few specifics, it says Panama will some day play a role beyond search advertising."
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Yahoo may expect Panama to smack down the threat of Microsoft and its Ad Center service. They better think again. Microsoft thinks Yahoo is arriving late to the party, and Ad Center took all of the door prizes with it when Microsoft left. Ad Center general manager David Jakubowski explained why to WebProNews:
"Yahoo is catching up with the rest of the industry, by only now adopting quality-based ranking. At the end of the day, Microsoft adCenter is continuing to push the industry beyond what is currently considered the gold standard."
Google may not have any plans to discuss about online advertising today, but they have plenty of buzz anyway. Thanks to a blogger's discovery on the Google Docs and Spreadsheets service, we now know Google has another Office like product in the works. It's called Presently, and will allow people to create slide-based presentations like they can do in PowerPoint. Google has since taken down the evidence that was discovered, but not before it was copied and spread to plenty of other web sites.
Google Works On PowerPoint Clone Presently
Google Prepares a Presentation Tool
Google Docs to support PowerPoint…
The business social network LinkedIn may be thinking of going public. Company co-founder Reid Hoffman stepped down from his C-E-O role in favor of former Intuit executive Dan Nye. Hoffman remains chairman and president of products for LinkedIn. Although some were surprised by the move, LinkedIn spokesperson Kay Luo said in a statement that Hoffman interviewed 72 candidates for the job over the past four months, so this was not a sudden change.


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Monday, October 25, 1999 Published at 17:18 GMT 18:18 UK
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Legendary sherpa gives up mountains
Ang Rita has announced his retirement after more than 20 years in the mountains
Ang Rita, the legendary mountain guide who has climbed Mount Everest a record 10 times without oxygen, has been forced by illness to give up mountaineering.
Mr Rita - known as "King of Sherpas" - has been mountaineering for more than two decades.
But two weeks ago, the 51-year-old man they also call "Snow Leopard" was admitted to hospital in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.
Suffering from a severe chest infection, he was flown by helicopter from his home village of Thame, near Mt Everest, to the clinic where he is being treated for suspected tuberculosis.
Born in 1948 at Khumbu, Mr Rita has climbed all the major mountains of Nepal and Tibet. Throughout the world he is revered as one of the best mountain climbers of all time.
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His feat of 10 climbs to the summit of the 8,848-metre (29,028ft) high Everest was equalled by Appa Sherpa in May.
Mr Rita has climbed at least four other peaks of more than 8,000 metres (26,246ft).
Now he says he will remain in Kathmandu to spend more time in hospital for treatment. Doctors say they now need to carry out further tests to see if the climber might have contracted tuberculosis.
The Nepalese Government has said it will bear all the costs of Ang Rita's treatment.


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Reasons not to become a "crate digger" (people, often djs, who live to rummage through old record bins in search of elusive records) as illustrated by Stefan Glerum. When I look at these drawings I can't help but hear Showbiz and AG in my head – "I'm down with the crew called Diggin' in the Crates!" Love the rendering style and the way the text is handled.
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Each week, Should I See It will be looking to its left and to its right, collating the thoughts of many of the film reviewers and writers located in and around the Seattle community.
OPENING IN SEATTLE THIS WEEKEND (February 22, 2013):
- Bless Me, Ultima
- Dark Skies
- Snitch
See what the Seattle critics say about these films…after the cut!
Starring: Luke Ganalon, Miriam Colon
Rating: PG-13 (for some violence and sexual references.)
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 106 Minutes
Director: Carl Franklin
Based on the controversial novel by acclaimed author Rudolfo Anaya, BLESS ME, ULTIMA is a turbulent coming-of-age story about Antonio Marez (Luke Ganalon), a young boy growing up in New Mexico during World War II. When a mysterious curandera named Ultima (Miriam Colon) comes to live with his family, she teaches him about the power of the spiritual world. As their relationship grows, Antonio begins to question the strict Catholic doctrine that he has been taught by his parents (Dolores Heredia and Benito Martinez). Through a series of mysterious and at times terrifying events Antonio must grapple with questions about his own destiny, the relationship between good vs. evil and ultimately how to reconcile Ultima's powers with those of the God of his church – Film website.
WHAT DO WE THINK ABOUT Bless Me, Ultima?
Adam Gehrke, Adamgehrke.com
"…as an examination of American history in the Southwest the film does achieve a clear snapshot of our past."
Robert Horton, Everett Herald
"A plain but effective adaptation of Rudolfo Anaya's classic novel of Hispanic culture, set in New Mexico after World War II."
Allan Almachar, The MacGuffin
"Bless Me, Ultima feels like it has something important to say but can't find the right words to say it."
John Hartl,The Seattle Times
"…handsome, well-cast but frustratingly choppy adaptation…"
Four of our local critics found time to take a look at Bless Me, Ultima, and the results were mixed. One praise, one pan, and one view squarely in the middle, this quiet, independent release is hoping to find an audience with Hispanic moviegoers and beyond that targeted demographic. Nationally, critics were much more in favor of it and while our small sample-set is mixed, Rotten Tomatoes scores the film with an impressive 81%.
Starring: Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton
Rating: PG-13 (for violence, terror throughout, sexual material, drug content and language – all involving teens.)
Genre: Horror
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Director: Scott Stewart
From the producer of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister comes Dark Skies: a supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barret family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacey take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family. – The Weinstein Company.
WHAT DO WE THINK ABOUT Dark Skies?
I wish we could tell you. Joining an almost weekly list of films not screened for critics, with two more coming next week (sigh…), Dark Skies has not yet crossed the eyes of our local panel. Nationally, the consensus of those who billed their bosses for a Friday morning out at the movies, has been subpar (36%), but not historically bad, as is the case with many films withheld from critical review. Director Scott Stewart (Priest, Legion) has delivered two of the worst films possible in the last few years and many feel Dark Skies is a marked improvement. Wish we could tell you more about it, but The Weinstein Company wouldn't let us.
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Barry Pepper, Susan Sarandon
Rating: PG-13 (for drug content and sequences of violence.)
Genre: Action
Running Time: 112 Minutes
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
In the fast-paced action thriller SNITCH, Dwayne Johnson stars as a father whose teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years. Desperate and determined to rescue his son at all costs, he makes a deal with the U.S. attorney to work as an undercover informant and infiltrate a drug cartel on a dangerous mission — risking everything, including his family and his own life. – Summit Entertainment.
WHAT DO WE THINK ABOUT Snitch?
Adam Gehrke, Adamgehrke.com
"…it's hard to see Johnson as a hulking underdog of sorts, but we can safely stamp "pass" across this one."
Sara Michelle Fetters, MovieFreak.com
"Snitch is hardly original…but it does have style, it certainly has energy and it remembers to put story and character before action."
Tim Hall, The People's email@example.com
"…a steady action thriller that reminds us why we all wanted Dwayne Johnson to do action movies in the first place."
Brad Brevet, Rope Of Silicon
"…too long for its own good and it's trying too hard to be something it's not with a leading man that simply isn't…"
Moira Macdonald,The Seattle Times
"…a competent if unremarkable film…"
Met with mostly begrudging recommendations, Snitch delivers just enough to give it an overall approval from our panel of critics. Again, with a smaller than normal sample-set, the film performed better here than nationally, where critics have been indifferent and Rotten Tomatoes has levied the score at 52%.
Our panel frequently remind people to avoid the new movies this weekend and get ready for the pending 85th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday. All nine Best Picture nominees are available either in theaters or on home video/video on demand, so settle in with some popcorn, jammies, and a blanket no matter where you are and see some pretty impressive films from the year recently passed.
The following panelists released Oscar predictions by press time for Sunday's 85th Annual Academy Awards ceremony (articles are linked with their names):
Brian the Movie Guy, Robert Horton, Edward Davidson (MacGuffin), Benjamin Rendell (MacGuffin), Sara Michelle Fetters, Brad Brevet, Moira Macdonald, Ian Dinsmore, and Michael Ward.
Based on their "ballots", here are your expected winners for the 85th Oscar ceremony:
Best Picture: ARGO
Best Directing: STEVEN SPIELBERG, Lincoln
Best Actor: DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, Lincoln
Best Actress: JENNIFER LAWRENCE, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Supporting Actor: TOMMY LEE JONES, Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress: ANNE HATHAWAY, Les Misérables
Best Adapted Screenplay: ARGO
Best Original Screenplay: AMOUR
Best Animated Feature: WRECK-IT RALPH
Best Foreign Language Film: AMOUR
Best Animated Short Film: PAPERMAN
Best Cinematography: LIFE OF PI
Best Costume Design: ANNA KARENINA
Best Documentary Feature: SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
Best Documentary Short: INOCENTE
Best Film Editing: ARGO
Best Live Action Short: CURFEW
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: LES MISÉRABLES
Best Original Score: LIFE OF PI
Best Original Song: SKYFALL ("Skyfall")
Best Production Design: ANNA KARENINA
Best Sound Editing: LIFE OF PI
Best Sound Mixing: LES MISÉRABLES
Best Visual Effects: LIFE OF PI
Life of Pi – 4
Argo – 3
Les Miserables – 3
Lincoln – 3
Amour – 2
Anna Karenina – 2
Curfew – 1
Inocente – 1
Paperman – 1
Searching For Sugar Man – 1
Silver Linings Playbook – 1
Skyfall – 1
Wreck-It Ralph – 1
- 21 And Over
- Jack The Giant Slayer
- The Last Exorcism Part II
- Phantom
What's Seattle Saying surveyed critics include:
Adam Gehrke, AdamGehrke.com
Brian The Movie Guy, KOMO Radio/Star 101.5 FM/Brianthemovieguy.com
Robert Horton, Everett Herald
Brian Zitzelman, Examiner.com
Erik Samdahl, FilmJabber
Laremy Legel, Film.com/Rope Of Silicon
Staff Reviewers from The MacGuffin
Sara Michelle Fetters, MovieFreak.com
Tim Hall, The People's email@example.com
Brad Brevet, Rope Of Silicon
Staff Reviewers from The Seattle Times
Ian Dinsmore, Seattleite
Michael Ward, Should I See It


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William Randal Hogue III, 54, of Lodi, died July 21. He was born June 9, 1959 in San Mateo.
Mr. Hogue worked as a house painter in both San Mateo and Lodi, and in construction before painting homes.
He is survived by his daughter, Ashley Hogue of Alamo; parents, Charles and Dolores Detzel of Lodi; brother, David Hogue of Menlo Park; and sisters, Kathy Hogue of Nevada, Karen Sanchez of Livermore, Kandee Aiton of Arnold and Heather Logan of Oakdale.
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The question whether the Israel Government had consented to British troop-carrying planes crossing Israel territory to Jordan was asked in the House of Commons today by Hugh Gaitskell, leader of the British Labor Party. He claimed that the Government of Israel had protested against passage of British troops by air over Israel en route from Cyprus to Jordan. Mr. Gaitskell appealed to the British Government to call a "summit conference" to settle the Middle East problems.
London newspapers reported today that British forces landing in Jordan from Cyprus have evidently been flown over Israeli territory. They emphasized that Israel had not been expected to object to British military aircraft flying over her territory to Jordan inasmuch as Israel allegedly favors Western intervention in Lebanon and Jordan. "It is plain that the British intervention has the approval of the Israeli Government," the Evening Standard wrote.
Meanwhile, in the foreign policy debate in Commons, Laborite friends of Israel, including Richard Crossman, expressed the view that it would not be against Israel's interests to see a united Arab world. Mr. Crossman asserted that Israel can have peace only by coming to terms with united Arab states.
"Nasser may hate Israel," he continued, "but the Egyptian dictator is a realist who has come to understand that Israel is here to stay." The Labor MP warned that linking Israel to the West would mean digging its grave, as Israel's future depends on living with the Arabs.
Conservative Sir Robert Boothby urged, in the cause of Middle East stability, that Britain and the United States give Israel unequivocal guarantees. He expressed the view that Israel, though strong and vigilant, would not act in the current crisis without consultations with the West. He called a "mistake" the West's holding back Israel in the Sinai operation, asserting that in another three days Israel would have "finished" the Suez campaign.
In its analysis of the results of American intervention in Lebann, the British press–Labor and Conservative alike–feels, as the Manchester Guardian expressed it, that the action will "hearten the Governments of Israel, Turkey and Persia."


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Around The Net: 1986 World Series – Game 6 – NES RBI BaseballAugust 4, 2009
Every week I will post a New York Mets related video that I find during my online travels. This is an oldie but a goodie, the 1986 World Series Game 6 reenactment on NES RBI Baseball. Special thanks to Twitter buddy phenom1984 for reminding me about this one.
Original Video Source Can Be Found at ScottDecker YouTube Channel.
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Major League Baseball has language in its new collective bargaining agreement that calls for the expansion of the use of video replay in adjudicating certain calls on the field. We know at least two possible scenarios for replay include fair and foul balls as well as helping umpires determine whether or not a ball was caught in the air.
A great many people are already welcoming this addition to baseball's rules. But, for all the pleas to "just get the call right," something just doesn't feel right about increasing video replay in baseball.
The prevailing thought is that embracing video replay will ultimately eliminate costly umpiring errors, famous errors like those made by Jim Joyce and Don Denkinger, two men who are household names to baseball fans for blown calls.
Prevailing thought says expanded use of instant replay would make egregious errors like those a thing of the past. Some fans are in favor of eventually expanding replay to include anything from force outs to—as some have even called for—balls and strikes.
Embrace it, and replay could bring us into a new and wonderful age in baseball where there is no doubt the contest is settled fairly and accurately, on the field of play, with precise calls. Real baseball fans would be fools to oppose such an obvious benefit to the game they love.
Yet, something still seems off.
Some of those who favor replay believe all of those who oppose replay are either luddites or simpletons, fools who are falling for one of several logical fallacies. The list of fallacious arguments against replay is filled with terms you may remember from your Introductory Logic course.
One trap opponents of instant replay could fall in is what's known as an "appeal to authority." This would catch anyone who quotes players or managers who have spoken out against replay and uses those quotes as evidence against expanding it. That's a bad argument, according to the textbooks.
At the same time, this thought process prohibits those in favor of replay from using quotes from Buck Showalter, who feels expanded use of replay would be so successful it would only make us wonder why we didn't switch to it years ago. This article quotes Showalter's prediction for a Utopian world of baseball under video surveillance. This is the poor argument Bud Selig used a couple of years ago.
Umpire Jim Joyce admittedly blew a call that cost Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Gallaraga a perfect game back in June of 2010. Everyone remembers it, and everyone remembers that Commissioner Selig not only declined to reverse the call, but also used the controversial game to point out that he was against the expansion of replay.
The Commissioner said he had talked to luminaries in Major League Baseball, and from what they told him, "Most baseball people are really against instant replay." Appealing to general managers and owners doesn't make Selig wrong, but it's an argument that sets itself up for criticism.
Another logical fallacy waiting to entrap opponents of instant replay is the dreaded "appeal to tradition." This one makes those against replay look like crotchety old-timers who don't want the game to change.
People can be against change because they feel it is bad for the game, but they need to be careful. They can be ridiculed by those who would note that we'd still have segregation in baseball had some traditionalists had their way. To be sure, it's not right to oppose something because it means a change, even if changing something is wrong or undesirable. A 200-year history without replay does not mean replay is invalid.
Others against replay already have argued that the very first foray into implementing such technology, like what has already been used for home run boundaries, would open a "Pandora's Box." They fear replay is already leading us down a slippery slope that could end up with every call reviewed by laser sensors spanning the entirety of the field, perhaps even culminating in R2D2 calling balls and strikes.
Yes, that doomsday scenario of a "slippery slope" is yet another logical fallacy. This one involves a terrible outcome stemming from some new rule or law, for instance.
Bad consequences are possible after change, but it's hard for that arguer to get his case heard when he makes leaps all the way to his dreadful scenario while skipping over several more likely points in between that could surface before we ever get to such a horrible state. The illogical argument as it pertains to replay in baseball goes something like this:
"If we expand replay, where will it stop? Eventually, every play at first will be replayed, and the game, which often takes too long already, will take even longer. This will drive people from the game. Revenue for Major League Baseball will fall. Young children will no longer have dreams of playing professional baseball. Little League enrollment will fall off dramatically. Eventually, no children will even play baseball, and the sport will be wiped off the face of the earth."
Well, that obviously ends in hyperbole. There's no way replay could spell the end of baseball. But even though that's true and "getting the call right" doesn't seem to carry any negative consequences, something still seems bad about it.
Given that the case against replay is fraught with the potential for so many perilously poor arguments, where in the world can I turn to express what is becoming a growing abhorrence for replay in any sport, let alone baseball?
Maybe this is where I should have a little faith. Maybe baseball won't follow the path of the National Football League, where replay has become its own game within a game and where dozens of high-definition looks don't always provide a definite answer, anyway.
Not to mention the fact that replay has the side effect of sucking the joy out of nearly every big play, since nearly every big play could potentially be overturned and has to endure the deepest of analysis before we know if a play even will stand. Furthermore, replay causes a break in the action and makes the game longer than necessary, something that's already a concern in baseball.
In the NFL, there is football strategy—Xs and Os, as they like to say. But there's also the strategy of dealing with replay. A coach has to decide when to throw the challenge flag, and when that flag is thrown, we are no longer watching a football game.
Now we are watching officials examine a play with incredible scrutiny, scrutiny that sometimes leads to announcers disagreeing with each other on what the call should be. In fact, several broadcasts now bring in an official to serve as the "replay expert" in the booth, and even the expert has predicted a different conclusion from what was eventually called on the field. Is that "getting the call right?"
Consider this quote about replay in football:
"When instant replay began, everybody thought we were going to get a piece of film that's absolutely going to nail it down," said Barry Mano, president of the National Association of Sports Officials. "Guess what? You can look at a clip and I can look at a clip and we can see two different things."
Maybe that wouldn't happen in baseball. Maybe MLB will implement something that doesn't put an arbitrary number on how many challenges a manager could use. Maybe they will only choose certain plays to review and have an umpire watching in the booth, taking the onus off the managers. Maybe we won't have to examine every single double-play ball to make sure the middle infielder doesn't use the "neighborhood play" at second. Maybe.
However, even the best implementation of replay can't keep some calls from still carrying a certain degree of uncertainty. And, if that's the case, how do we ever get to a point where we know, absolutely, that the right call is made?
Maybe the majority of players, coaches, and fans still will embrace replay. Maybe calls will increase for expansion until we see Pitch-f/x systems in place to call balls and strikes. Bill James has even argued that we should put sensors on the bases and boundaries so calls can be made electronically and negate even the need for video evidence. Maybe that's the only way to guarantee we absolutely get the call right.
Hopefully that type of change would make the game better and not just impose too much technology on a ball and stick game. But for that type of dramatic change to take place, baseball will have to take a look at its defined rules.
As it stands, baseball is played "under jurisdiction of one or more umpires." For those umpires to yield their jurisdiction to electronic sensors would seem to deviate from one of the main commandments of the game. Of course, in many ways the game would still be under the jurisdiction of umpires, even if they relied on video replay to help on a call. In fact, the umpires' jurisdiction might reach unanticipated levels should video evidence rule a caught ball as trapped.
Video replay may be able to rectify an out into a safe call, but something would have to be done for any potential baserunners, and an umpire, who already had the right to place runners as he sees fit on calls such as fan interference, may also have to place baserunners on an overturned diving attempt at a catch on a fly ball to the gap with runners on.
But again, such calls might be worth it if gross errors are eliminated. Arguing against this may just be a silly attempt to hold on to something that's not attainable anymore. Not when the technology is there to settle disputes as easily and finally as what is seen in professional tennis, which, other than a rogue call or two, is widely accepted by its players and fans.
So, in the end, maybe all there is to offer against instant replay is a gut feeling, a feeling without concrete evidence that the game doesn't need replay to take it into the coming years any more than it needed steroids to save it in the 1990s.
It's just a game, yet it has somehow always been more than a game. As cold, calculating, and valuable as all the statistical analysis in the world may be, it doesn't mean the players aren't playing a game. Baseball didn't need a rash of homers to keep its true base watching, and it won't need replay to validate it.
Isn't all we really need from umpires is impartiality and a strong desire to get their calls right? They already use technology to grade their performance. Maybe that's as far as it really needs to go in a game that so often is a metaphor for life. And in life, you go with the calls you're given, whether right or wrong. You deal with the bad breaks, and they can even define you.


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Tracing the Lineage of Boom Bap and Instrumental Electronics...
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Properly lifting the line off the water
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Good video. Well done. :thumbup:
Re: Properly lifting the line off the water
NOT ripping line off the water is very important, for the efficiency of the cast but also to keep from scaring every fish in the area with the disturbance.
I like to use a roll cast pick-up. Raise your rod tip up slowly, then roll to pick the line up off the water. It is probably the least disruptive method.
I do it slower than this guy, but the principle is the same.
Re: Properly lifting the line off the water
Another good video. I generally strip my line all the way in so it's not a real factor for me most of the time. That and I use a spey rod most of the time. I get fish all the time right when my leader gets to the tip of the rod. But that's the style for here. In fact it happens enough here I got it on video.
Re: Properly lifting the line off the water
I always use that quiet pickup when I'm not using the roll cast pick up. I use the roll cast pick up to get sinking lines to the surface and when nymphing up stream. I would give it a 70-30% ratio. 70% of the time it's the quiet pick up. When I teach that pick up I usually tell the students to lift all but the fly out of the water if they can. It sure does lessen the disturbance on the water.
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Same with me, Jackster, on the roll cast - sink tips and when in a moving boat to change directions more easily. With the regular pickup/lift off, I usually jiggle the rod as I llift - especially with big poppers. Not only does it seem to free the line easier and prevent poppers from submarining, it also frequently results in a strike.
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Grossmann Jet Service goes for cooperation with travel agencies
In these troubled times of financial hardship and shrinking budgets one may expect that, of all industries, luxury air travel would be one of the worst hit. But Prague-based private airline operator Grossmann Jet Services does not share this view.
According to the Grossmann Jet Services' research, business jet travel in Europe is growing at double the speed of conventional air transport. There are now around 3,000 business aircraft in Europe today, with this number set to hit 4,600 by 2017. Moreover, the company believes today's increasingly competitive environment is likely to encourage more travel as business leaders concentrate on nurturing vital client relationships through face-to-face meetings.
The company has identified the Czech market as particularly underdeveloped in this area and estimates it could hold potential business of around €20 million. In order to tap into this, Grossmann Jet Services has initiated an innovative collaboration with a select number of local travel agencies. "This is an opportunity for travel agencies, that are looking for new ways of generating income." Explains company CEO Dagmar Grossmann.
On February 26, 2009 Grossmann Jet Services organized a workshop with these companies to introduce their services and the private jet industry.
Subjects covered included instructions on how to book a business flight, and how to deal with frequently asked questions.
The workshop included a discussion, which covered subjects such as price and security. Some questions were dealt with by Grossmann Jet Service's pilot Michal Hudeček, who explained that crew training procedure for business jets does not differ from those of commercial flights. Indeed, Mrs. Grossmann added that her technicians have more time to spend on maintenance than at traditional airlines as business jets usually spend more time on the ground.
Regarding costs, an hour's trip can range between €2,000 - €6,000, depending on the distance and the size of plane. But this can still be economic for multinational companies that need fast transfer of staff between offices that have no direct flight connection.
Aside from the ability to prepare a plane for departure within 120 minutes of concluding the order, other perks of flying with Grossmann Jet Services include the luxury of being able to arrive at the airport as little as 15 minutes before departure. One can then fly directly to the airport nearest to the final destination with no need to change planes or to wait for luggage, as baggage is unloaded directly into a waiting car. Naturally all this happens in absolute privacy with VIP catering and state-of-the-art facilities that include a DVD player, satellite phone and internet access.
10 Mar 2009 www.blueskyexecutiveaviation.co.uk


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With Valentine's Day just around the corner, it is time to decide how you can celebrate without the harmful impact on the environment. For many, this will mean forgoing any type of love day celebration. However, others will find the fun of love day simply too hard to resist. If you plan to surprise your loved one with Valentine goodies, focusing on supporting sustainable, responsible and local organizations will leave both your sweetie and the environment grinning until spring. You can get started with my favorite 7 ways to green your Valentine's Day.
1. An Organic Rose By Any Other Name: Over 200 million roses are harvested for each Valentine's Day - and that is only roses! Most flowers are grown using a highly toxic cocktail of chemicals and over 80% are imported from far distances. This Valentine's Day choose organic, local flowers to say I love you. My favorite option is an organic flowering or fruiting potted plant purchased from a local nursery that can be enjoyed all year long.
2. A Chocolate a Day, Keeps the Doctor Away: Almost everyone loves chocolate. However, many people may not be aware that the production of chocolate uses the 2nd largest amount of pesticides, only to cotton. When choosing chocolates for your sweetheart, choose ones that are USDA organic certified and fair trade. Knowing that your chocolates do not negatively impact the environment or the animals and people who inhabit it, is a sweet thing.
3. A Card to Say How Much you Care: Most likely your loved ones do not need a card to tell them how much they mean to you. However, if you would like to express yourself with a card, consider choosing one that is made using 100% post consumer or 100% recycled paper or even a card that can be planted, offering beautiful blooms in the spring. Another option is to make a card using odds and ends that you find in your home and recycling bin.
4. A Way to a Man's Heart is through his Stomach: A lovely way to show how much you care is by surprising your love with a home cooked organic meal. Every year, my husband prepares a fantastic dinner that we share by candlelight. It is the perfect gift - complete with quiet time just for the two of us. And who wouldn't love to be celebrated while enjoying a savory meal? Just remember to plan a fabulous dessert and don't forget the wine.
5. Speaking of Wine: A Valentine's Day meal just wouldn't be the same without a sip or two of a delicious wine. When picking a wine, ask the shopkeeper for help choosing one that is local, organic or bio-dynamic. Some of my favorite organic and bio-dynamic wines are from Parducci - they utilize 100% renewable green power and employ Eco friendly packaging - not to mention they make their wine using locally farmed grapes, recycle 100% of their winery waste water and are family owned.
6. Are Diamonds a Girl's Best Friend?: If you plan to adorn your sweetie with jewelry for Valentine's Day, please consider jewelry that is conflict-free, fair trade, recycled, or vintage. You can find a fabulous selection of handmade, Eco friendly jewelry on Etsy and your local antique stores will have a nice selection of vintage baubles.
7. Give the Gift of Yourself: One of the loveliest Valentine's Day gifts that you can give is the gift of yourself. By planning an activity that you can share with your loved one - whether it is a hike in the mountains, a picnic in the park, a home cooked meal or doing a project that she has been dying to do - the time that you spend with your special someone is the part of the holiday that is important -no impact on the environment necessary.
How do you green your Valentine's Day?
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Tags: living, living-sustainably, celebrating-sustainably
For many families the start of the holiday season is marked with choosing a holiday tree. Each holiday season more than 25 million coniferous trees are cut and sold as holiday decorations. Although, the holiday tree is an important symbol of the holidays, it can be a hard choose to make when considering the environment.
It can take up to 15 years to grow a holiday tree that will be used for about a month. Many holiday tree farms use large amounts of pesticides and fertilizers which pollute the waterways, land and poison wildlife. Then after the holiday season, these trees usually disposed of in our local landfills.
You do have options when it comes to choosing a holiday tree and many of those choices can be friendly to the environment - and beautiful in your home too. Here are my top 6 favorite holiday tree alternatives.
1. A Potted Holiday Tree: You will see many varieties of potted trees that are available at your local, organic nurseries. When choosing a potted tree, consider one that you will be able to replant in your own backyard or that can stay indoors all year. If planting in your own backyard isn't an option, you can donate the tree to an organization that will plant the tree for you. Remember when purchasing your tree that you will want to buy one that is indigenous to your region and will fit in your yard, once it becomes full grown.
2. Rent a Tree: There are many companies popping up our there that you can rent a holiday tree from. These companies will deliver a full sized holiday tree to your home and then picked up after the holiday season is over. These companies use minimal energy to bring the tree to you since the trees are locally and organically grown, then delivered to your doorstep via a bio diesel truck. When the holiday season ends, they nuture the tree until the following year or plant them in local parks, watersheds or schools.
3. A Reusable Tree: There are many reusable tree options available that are PVC free. I have seen trees made from magazines, reclaimed wood, recycled glass bottles, cardboard, and even tinker toys. Many of these options are available for purchase, however, I think that it would be more fun to build one of these alternatives with your family as a holiday tradition.
4. Local, Organic Cut Tree: Although purchasing a potted tree or renting a tree would be the more Eco friendly option, many people still prefer the convenience and affordability of a cut tree. To minimize your cut tree's impact on the environment, purchase it from a local, organic tree farm. Organic tree farms grow the trees without the use of pesticides and fertilizers. Most organic tree farms, also plant 1-3 seedlings for every tree that is cut down. Remember if possible to recycle your tree when the holiday is over.
5. Decorate a houseplant: There are many large potted houseplants that you can decorate for the holidays. You could also choose to decorate an outside tree. The best part is that these "trees" can be enjoyed all year long and when the holidays come around again next year, you are already prepared.
6. Deck the Walls: Use cardboard, paper, paints or even lights to create a holiday tree on any wall in your home. There are also companies that sell reusable canvas holiday tree stickers that are bright, colorful and festive. You can arrange the gifts on the floor belong your wall tree.
I hope these suggestions give you some inspiration when choosing your Eco friendly holiday tree this year. If your family celebrates with a holiday tree, what Eco friendly alternatives have you found? Is there a tried and true "green" tree that your family enjoys?
Potted Tree, Rented Tree, Wooden Tree, Local, Organic Tree, Light Tree
Halloween is nearly upon us, and as my ghouls and goblins head to the streets for some trick-or-treating, I am preparing to have a little autumnal gathering for all their monster-clad friends with all kinds of soup and bread to warm small bellies and a few trick-or-treats of my own before they embark off into the cold night.
Before I send my dragon, dragon slayer, black cat and trooper off into the neighborhood, I'll be filling them up on mom-approved treats. These granola bites are perfect for small mouths, and they are a hit with kids both young and old.
Do you have any Halloween traditions in your family?
Granola Boo Bites
2 boxes Cascadian Farm Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate or 12 ounces white chocolate or a bit of both
½ teaspoon coconut oil
Paper popsicle/candy sticks
Black Decorator's Icing or Gel
Cut the granola bars into thirds. Stick a popsicle stick into each granola piece and press granola bar around it to secure in place. Roll the granola pieces and mold with fingers to round the edges. Place the granola pieces in the freezer while you melt the chocolate.
In a small double boiler, melt the chocolate (one variety at a time). Add in ½ teaspoon coconut oil for each 12 ounces chocolate to help make the chocolate smoother and easier to dip. Dip frozen granola bites in the chocolate and place the sticks in a piece of foam or a container filled with rice to stand up while they dry. It may be necessary to dip the white chocolate variety twice.
When the white chocolate is dry, pipe faces onto white-covered bites to look like ghosts. For mummies, drizzle extra chocolate around the "head" and then make two eyes. For the semisweet tombstones, pipe "RIP" onto the front.
Serve to ghouls and goblins as a fun and exciting treat they won't forget this Halloween night.
Makes 30 Boo Bites.
Photos by Shaina Olmanson
Tags: food, living-sustainably, celebrating-sustainably, recipes, food
We know that Halloween is right around the corner because our pumpkin patch is almost picked clean. If you're in the Skagit Valley area, you can still stop by and grab one for your last minute Jack-O-Lanterns!
We hope you and your families have a fun, and safe Halloween this weekend, but we would also encourage you be sustainable with your spooky celebrations. Last week we asked our Facebook community for tips on how to "green" your Halloween, and they came through with some fantastic ideas! Thank you for all your suggestions.
Here are 10 great ideas for a green Halloween from our Facebook community:
1) Go Local: Buy locally produced pumpkins from a farmers patch, local apples, cider etc.
2) Make Your Own Costumes: Resale shops are loaded with Halloween costumes this time of year that have been worn only once and donated. Buy your costumes from there or be creative with used clothes making clowns, scarecrows using old clothes and straw, etc.
3) Reusable Candy Bags: Use a paper bag or pillow case as a trick or treat bag.
4) Use Real Produce for Decorations: Rather than buying plastic pumpkins, window clings, and other decorations, use real pumpkins, squash, and other food to decorate your home with.
5) Plant Pumpkin Seeds for Next Halloween: Use the seeds from this year's pumpkins to grow next year's in your backyard!
6) Re-use Your Pumpkins: Use face paint to paint your pumpkins so that you can wash them off and use them to make pumpkin pies and muffins.
7) Cut Out the Candy: Pass out individual packets of trail mix,boxes of raisins, or cranberries, instead of candy.
8) Compost Your Old Pumpkins: Put your left over pumpkins in your compost pile and use the compost in your garden or flowers.
9) Be Creative: If you're throwing a party, make your own decorations, recycling materials you already have. Be creative!
10) Donate: Give away the surplus of candy your kids accumulate.
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With Valentine's Day right around the corner, now is the time to start planning how you can make Valentine's Day lovely for your sweetheart and the environment. There are several ways to make Valentine's Day Eco friendly that are simple, affordable and that will let your sweetie know that you were thinking of them.
Valentine Cards:
Did you know that over 1 billion Valentine cards are exchanged worldwide every Valentine's Day? That is a lot of trees being used for cards, that in most cases are simple thrown away or recycled once the day is over. With this in mind, consider alternatives when shopping for Valentine's Day cards such as; tree free blooming cards, 100% recycled post consumer cards printed with soy or vegetable ink, sustainable wooden cards or e cards.
Give a Gift that Gives Back:
If you will be purchasing a lovely gift for your significant other, spouse, child or friend this Valentine's Day, think of gifts that give back. Organizations such Ten Thousand Villages and Novica work with artisan groups throughout the world to bring you fair trade jewelry, home decor and other lovely gift ideas. The best part, fair trade enables artisans in other countries to earn a fair wage and it provides them with the opportunity to live a better quality of life.
If your sweetie has a soft spot for animals or loves the great outdoors? You may want to consider making a donation to her favorite charity in her name. Some charities to consider would be the ASPCA, The Human Society or The Nature Conservancy.
With Thanksgiving being right around the corner there is a lot of planning, cleaning and cooking that needs to be completed in time for the big day. Since there is so much work that needs to be done, it can seem like making this Thanksgiving a green one could be more work than you have time for. It really isn't as hard as you may think. You can make this Thanksgiving a sustainable one by following a few simple steps that will have you giving thanks to all things Eco friendly.
Halloween is right around the corner. Have you seen the shelves at your local shopping center? They are stocked full of miniature candies and goodies with ingredients that you can't pronounce and packaged in plastic. How about the Halloween costumes and decorations for your home and yard that are not sustainable? All of these Halloween treats, quickly start to look like tricks. How can you be Eco friendly and still have fun during Halloween? Here are five simple steps to green your Halloween that will leave you smiling like a jack o'lantern.