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The Angry Geologist does Cascabel
TAG has a look at the rocks and so forth at the Cascabel project in Ecuador, 85% owned by the Australian company Solgold (SOLG.L) and 15% by Canada's Cornerstone Capital (CGT.v)
Venezuela signs a deal with Gold Reserve (GRZ.v) and Energold (EGD.v)
The main deal is with Gold Reserve (GRZ.v) and though details are currently sketchy, it seems to be
1) A Joint Venture deal between State and company on the Las Brisas project.
2) Venezuela builds the mine and GRZ gets a free ride.
3) Then Venezuela owns 55% of the company and GRZ owns 45%
4) Once the mine gets going GRZ pays tax, royalties etc on its 45%.
5) The deal is for 27 years.
It was all done at a big flashy signing ceremony with President Maduro and all the nine yeards. We now know why GRZ has been under a trade halt for so long. Energold have, we assumed, managed to land a drilling contract with the State, though this report from the Pro-Maduro media service Telesur talks about Energol (without a D) getting a LOI to mine niobium and tantalum.
The Friday OT: Björk; All is full of love
Björk is right, the rest of us are wrong.
The official IKN price recommendation on producing gold mining stocks, in three easy to understand statements
1) If the price of gold goes down, the price of producing gold mining stocks will go down.
2) If the price of gold goes up, the price of producing gold mining stocks will go up.
3) Point number two does not apply to Primero Mining Corp (PPP) (P.to).
Any questions?
Excellent news for copper bulls
Goldman Sachs is bearish on copper:
A storm's about to hit the global copper market, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which forecasts that the price may slump to $4,000 a metric ton over 12 months as mine supply picks up, producers enjoy lower costs and demand growth softens."Company guidance and our estimates suggest that copper is entering the eye of the supply storm," analysts including Max Layton and Yubin Fu wrote in an e-mailed report received on Friday. A drop to $4,000 would be a 17 percent slump from Thursday's close on the London Metal Exchange.
Continues here. World's number one fade is bearish? Be bullish.
US Jerbs: The need-to-know for mining stocks
Gold down U$14
Silver under twenty.
Chances of "buy the dip" not working are one in ten.
Yes, that does mean you're holding positions open over the weekend this time, get used to the idea.
Sociopath, proven liar and poor-quality footwear expert, Daryl Hodges becomes director of HPQ Silicon (HPQ.v)
Here's the NR, here's the text:
HPQ Silicon Appoints Industry Veteran Daryl Hodges To Board Of DirectorsAugust 4, 2016 / TheNewswire / Montreal, Quebec, Canada - HPQ Silicon Resources Inc ("HPQ Silicon") (TSX Venture: HPQ) (formerly Uragold) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Daryl Hodges to the Board of Directors.Mr. Hodges brings over 35 years of extensive capital markets experience and success on a global scale in the mining industry. He was a founding partner of Jennings Capital Inc. in 1999 and was integral in its growth to the 7th largest independent investment dealer in Canada. From 2003 – 2010, he was the Senior Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking. From 2010 – 2013, he served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of Jennings Capital, as well as Director of Jennings Capital (U.S.A.) Inc. Mr. Hodges is a geologist and currently serves as President of mining finance advisory firm, Ladykirk Capital Advisors.
About HPQ Silicon
Strange how they forgot to mention his time at Minera IRL, how he decimated that company through sheer greed, tried to strip all the assets out of the company then slapped a multitude of expensive lawsuits on the company when his bullying didn't work, of course via his partner in crime Chuck Higgins of Fasken. I wonder why?
It does mention his time at Jennings, it doesn't mention how he literally ruined Jennings Capital, causing their bankruptcy by his woeful management of the company and again, once it went wrong, he and Higgins wrapped the company up in lawsuits for years on end. Funny that, innit?
Then again, if a company like HPQ Silicon, formerly known as Uragold, then before that Uranium Bay Resources (gotta love those serial name-changers) really is desperate enough to put this excuse of a human being onto its board it tells you everything you need to know about them and their business opportunity.
Primero (P.to) (PPP)
Mo Sandstorm
It's trading like a buyout target.
Probably due to the fact that its lack of debt has made it into a buyout target.
Great Panther Silver (GPR.to) (GPL): A penny begins to drop
Sometimes it takes a bath of cold, hard reality in the form of quarterly results to strip away the myopic optimism of silverbugs. Sorry people, all silver mining companies are not the same and some are complete shit, Great Panther is a prime example and you don't even have to know about numbers to come to that conclusion. Just realize that this is the same company under criminal investigation by Mexican national authorities for the death of a child worker at its mill.
Oh, Robert Archer didn't tell you the death of that worker in July was that of an under-aged and illegally employed boy? Well now, that's a surprise.
UPDATE: No, I'm not joking. Yes, I am serious. Yes, you should be mailing GPR IR department about this and not IKN. Yes, I'd be ashamed to be a shareholder of this company, too. No, I don't know whether this death is connected with the death of the mine manager announced yesterday.
UPDATE: No, I'm not joking. Yes, I am serious. Yes, you should be mailing GPR IR department about this and not IKN. Yes, I'd be ashamed to be a shareholder of this company, too. No, I don't know whether this death is connected with the death of the mine manager announced yesterday.
Chart of the day is...
...the gold/copper ratio, 12 months.
Can it go higher? Yup, sure can, the spikey-droppy thing say there's another 5% in play. And how's that there Hopey Changey thing workin' out for ya?
IAMGOLD (IAG) (IMG.to): Steve Letwin is expertly trolled by his own IR department
They actually got him to say this, right at the top of the 2q16 earnings release NR:
"The second quarter thrust us back into an earnings position..."
I couldn't stop laughing. And Steve, it's not just me, we're all laughing at you. For the rest of us, you know things are ominous when the headline of a mining NR is about "net operating cash flow". Yup you got it, IMG reported a net loss.
Sandstorm 2q16 financials
It's what happened after the close of 2q16 that's the most interesting. This bullet point from the NR:
Subsequent to quarter end, Sandstorm completed an equity financing for aggregate gross proceeds of $57.5 million. Upon closing of the financing, the majority of the net proceeds were used to reduce the balance of the Company's revolving credit facility. As a result, the Company currently has no bank debt and the entire $110 million revolving credit facility remains available for acquisition purposes.
As at 4q15, long-term bank debt stood at U$83.5m. Now it's all gone. I'm impressed.
Wesdome (WDO.to)
A line from the analysis of Wesdome in IKN371, dated June 19th:
"...the wannabe buyers starting to manipulate the WDO stock down in order to pressurize a board with whom no love has been lost recently. "
A price chart of the last two months of WDO:
If that's not walking down a price on low volume, I'd like to see a better example for the textbook I'm putting together. Welcome to your new job, Mr. Middlemiss.
OT: Artificial Intelligence 101
I've read "AI Revolution 101" twice today already, a very impressive, thought-provoking longread article for a near-knownothing such as I on the whole subject of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Highly recommended reading.
The bit that's missing from the end of this quote
Premier Gold (PG.to) has just explained how it's covering the purchase price of the Mercedes mine from Marrone's crew. Here's the quote from the PG CFO, you job to decide how it should have finished:
"With positive cash flow expected during the second half of this year we expect Premier's financial position will continue to strengthen as we progress toward 2017."
1) Because it couldn't be much weaker right now.
2) If not who cares? It's not as if I own many shares.
3) Relax dude, gold's going up anyway.
Endeavour Silver (EDR.to) (EXK) 2q16, for balance sheet wonks only
This morning Endeavour Silver (EDR.to) (EXK) reminded us once again of the woeful level of business acumen running silver mining companies, via its 2q16 results. A penny a share net profit at these silver prices? Laughably poor numbers and to add insult to injury, note the way they decided to award themselves pay rises.
But the pay rise thing isn't the detail that springs out of the numbers when you start sifting them, it's this:
Seriously, guys..
Pray tell, would this have any connection to the new EDR decision not to mothball El Cubo, announced this morning? Bit of a hole in your balance sheet there? Problems with suppliers, Mister Crooke?
The Aurubis Copper Mail, August 2016
One of the better sources for copper macro out there (and free, too), the Aurubis Copper Mail's August edition has just hit the streets. Get your copy of the PDF here.
UPDATE: A. Reader makes a good point. What you really need to do is sign up to the Aurubis letter and get it delivered straight to your inbox every month (it's what I did). Do that by clicking right here.
UPDATE: A. Reader makes a good point. What you really need to do is sign up to the Aurubis letter and get it delivered straight to your inbox every month (it's what I did). Do that by clicking right here.
Chart of the day is...
...crude oil, weeklies:
Under U$40/bbl again, well riddle me ree. It's not just fuel and air tickets, those useful plastic things you like to buy in large retail outlets will get cheaper, too.
Goldcorp (GG) versus its peers
Last ten days:
My stars. Gold bullion puts on U$50/oz, the XAU is up 8%, Goldcorp (GG) is down 2%. How in God's green pastures can any goldie be down these last two weeks? It's getting to the point where I'm checking back on its fundies and going "Hmmm....book value U$12.861m....market cap just two billion higher...hmmmm...not much financial debt here...wonder what Barrick could bid...wonder if Newmont would counter...Zijin up for this perhaps...hmmmm..."
Venezuela's recall referendum (i.e. Maduro's job) got one step closer today
Jordana Timerman at the evergood LADB has the news for you, right here. The opening lines of the full coverage service are these:
Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) approved the first of two petitions needed to carry out a recall referendum against President Nicolás Maduro.The much postponed decision was far from certain, and represents (continues here)
In other news, even though this humble corner of cyberspace is largely uninterested in which of the candidates is chosen as the lesser of two evils in The United States of America, a word is needed on Trump's "I've always wanted to get a Purple Heart" comment this morning as it means quite specifically that...
1) He wanted to be a member of the military.
2) He wanted to be wounded during active service.
His ignorance knows no bounds, though that's no disqualification for the job of President (plenty of historical evidence available). However IKN does salute the genuine nature of support Trump got from the veteran who gifted him a copy of his Purple Heart.
PS: A word of advice to potential mailers: Putting "Dear shit for brains" as your title line guarantees that your mail will be deleted without opening and all those fancy words you used in the body of your missive will remain unread forever.
PS: A word of advice to potential mailers: Putting "Dear shit for brains" as your title line guarantees that your mail will be deleted without opening and all those fancy words you used in the body of your missive will remain unread forever.
Question for anyone piling into their new favourite Colombia mining play this morning
Have you thought about the fall-out the Colombia mining sector is going to face when the town of Ibagué votes to ban all large-scale mining from its region, including of course the AngloGold Ashanti (AU) La Colosa mine?
By the way, this won't be one of those unofficial, cooked-up votes that people wearing suits can ignore either. This one is an officially sanctioned, court-approved, legally recognized and fully binding regional referendum. It happens next month. Have fun.
Gold to rise in August (from IKN377)
Here's the gold comment intro from IKN377, out last Sunday July 31st. The short version: It took less than 48 hours for the prediction to become reality.
Hot summer or August Doldrums?
Down dropt the breeze, the sails dropt down,
'Twas sad as sad could be;
And we did speak only to break
The silence of the sea!
All in a hot and copper sky,
The bloody Sun, at noon,
Right up above the mast did stand,
No bigger than the Moon.
Day after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.
Water, water, every where,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
It's sometimes called The Doldrums, after the region of equatorial Atlantic Ocean in which ships would becalm for long periods in the times when sails were the main power source and you didn't even need to shoot an albatross to get caught up in one. That was in ye olden days, here in the 21st century we have the thrusting business world and the relatively short period of August, when markets calm and in our specific focus sector, the world of mining, will wait until US Labor Day before coming out with any new news.
Is that our fate next month? So far at least (and forgiving a dollar or two on Friday) gold has kept inside the IKN predicted Northern summer range of U$1,300 to U$1,350 per troy ounce, but for one thing we haven't got close to the bottom of the range (U$1,315/oz was the worst if memory serves) and for another, the way last week panned out there's every reason to cast doubt on that arm-wave call. And for yet another thing there's the above chart of GLD and XAU that shows how the market reacted once the FOMC announcement was out and it's difficult to call that anything else but bullish. You can take all the geopolitical events and wrap them up in a tight ball but they don't come close to the real catalysts for gold price movements, such as a couple of carefully worded lines in a Fed release. Money talks, bullshit walks and money spoke loudly as from last Wednesday lunchtime.
Another reason to cast doubt on the Doldrums scenario is my interpretation (rose-tinted specs or otherwise) in what's happening in to GLD physical inventories today (regular chart above). In last week's intro piece "The metal is leading the miners", part of the theory proposed for expecting the miners to catch up again (which happened right in cue I might add...toot-toot) was GLD inventories were showing that the most speculative money from the desk jocks had been largely blown off, leaving gold in safer and smarter hands again. That process continued last week with another nine metric tonnes sold until Friday came along and four tonnes added, the first real add in a couple of weeks.
That's indicative of a new appetite for gold from the speculative end, the type of money that pushes gold higher on momentum. From Brexit to peak spec, we saw 66.82 metric tonnes (mt) added to GLD. That retraced to last week's low by 28.21mt. If that hot money is about to slosh back in and momentum runs again, this move would see GLD holdings challenge that big round number of 1,000mt. And talking of momo, it's not my idea of entertainment and never watch it personally but trusted friends who do note that the talking heads on CNBC started giving bullish predictions on gold again. Here's (1) an example and here's a typical paragraph on offer:
"Until and unless central banks begin to tighten policy, gold continues to be an unabashedly strong buy," said Schlossberg on Thursday on CNBC's "Trading Nation." "That's been the theme we've seen building up all through this year, and yesterday was simply a confirmation of that."
Whoever Boris Schlossberg might be (but great last name, "mountain castle" or "mountain palace"). We need of course to be clear that when CNBC latches onto a bullish idea it's already mature, but these people are and are watched by the momo crew par excellence.
Summing up the gold chat intro, the metal did indeed lead the miners, the miners did a good job of catching up but there's evidence and enough momentum talk post FOMC to say that gold is going to blow away my early July prediction of a slow summer. So to answer my own question in the title, put me down for a hot summer and let's see gold break away from U$1,350/oz next week. Reasons to be cheerful.
The main problem with this miners' market
It's too easy. The smartest mining brain in the world works at the same level as a monkey with a dartboard. There's no challenge.
Thoughts on Goldcorp (GG) (from IKN377)
One of the minor pieces in IKN377 out last night was this, a musing on a couple of aspects of Goldcorp (GG) after its rotten Q2 results last week.
Goldcorp (GG): If you care about the large cap miners you'll already know that the negative vibes for GG we mentioned a couple of weeks ago in IKN375 turned into nasty reality on Wednesday. The company reported a stinker of a quarter so I won't do the big details here, save to say that on a pure production basis the main hits came from production problems at Peñasquito and Cerro Negro.One-time hits? Well yes they happen and aren't good, but they happen to them all over time and that's no reason to judge the new CEO negatively on that alone. GG is "under new management" and you could cut David Garofalo slack if you consider that he inherited a company badly in need of restructuring. Take for example the implicit message of "we were high grading the crap out of Peñasquito last year and it's going to take until 2019 to repair the damage" in the NR. But there are other things that make me wonder whether this new direction for GG is going to turn out like Spinal Tap's new direction of free-form jazz. Example one, Garofalo said (13) during the prepared notes at the Conference Call:"While lower production was expected in the second quarter, the decision to accelerate a significant organizational restructuring had a short-term, negative impact on gold production."And though blandly put, that's one helluva thing to say. It's one thing to swallow the cash hit from a much-vaunted re-organization and in this case, CEO Garofalo's new broom has cost U$39m in restructuring charges to date. It's quite another to see production hit by the changes, the actual amount of gold and other things affected by the upset of staff redundancies and so forth. The whole point of corporate restructuring is to make a company more efficient, not less efficient! I honestly thought that here in the 21st century we'd moved on from the 'beatings will continue until morale improves' method of corporate captaincy.The second thing that concerns me, the analyst on the outside looking in, is the decision to sell Los Filos, as well as Marlin and Alumbrera. Here's how Garofalo put it:"Los Filos, Marlin and Alumbrera are smaller scale mines. They don't have the economies of scale that our existing five camps offer us" or that a newly acquired gold project, Coffee, "potentially offers us once it's built out".And here's what it says in the quarterlies (with CODM = Garofalo):Effective January 1, 2016, the Company's CODM reviewed the results of its mines and associate that have short mine lives and are headed for closure together as one operating segment. Accordingly, the Company has grouped Los Filos and Marlin into one operating segment, Other mines, and presented its 37.5% interest in Alumbrera as the Other associate operating segment.So I understand the decision behind Marlin, there may be something for a smaller mining company to explore and re-define there but for the GG size of company it's now depleted (not to mention the crappy political risk of operating in Guatemala). I also understand the Alumbrera decision, it's also near closure and a minority stake.But Los Filos? Really? This is a 250,000oz to 300,000oz gold per annum mine that's very profitable (in 2q16 op. Cash cost U$704/oz, AISC U$822/oz). Those cash costs are slightly above the GG average, but both production and costs ae a darned sight better than Eleonore. It can hardly be called depleted either, with the potential to go underground on the Bermejal Deep deposit with 1.3m oz M+I plus 1.1m oz inferred (and open along strike and at depth). However, Garofalo has decided it's up for sale and if it goes, it's another 10% sliced off an already sharply depleted corporate production rate. Can somebody please tell this man we're in a bull market?
The top three most visited IKN posts this week are...
...in reverse order (and a quiet week of blogging):
Third Place: "Capstone Mining (CS.to) and a cash costs explainer". That's good, it was my fave post of the week.
Second Place: "A download link for the Clinton Cash video (and an alternate Youtube, too)". Because we all love Frank Giustra.
First Place: "Daniel Ameduri's paychecks". From the look of back office, there are a lot of people in Germany that got a lesson in how the world works from this post. About time too, greenhorns.
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The Greater Rochester community faces numerous social and economic challenges. For example, the city of Rochester ranks seventh in the nation in child poverty rates. The local unemployment rate of more than 7 percent signals the very real threat of middle-class families falling into poverty.
These statistics come alive to us every day at Catholic Family Center, where we saw an 83 percent increase in the numbers of people needing our food pantry services last year. The people we served weren't coming from the city alone, but came from the suburbs as well. Our agency served more than 33,000 people in this region in 2012, many of whom comprise the most vulnerable of our community. Approximately 65 percent of our clients have incomes below $25,000.
Many of our programs result in direct savings to taxpayers through such outcomes as reducing recidivism for parolees, keeping children out of foster care, helping pregnant women give birth to drug-free babies, and keeping the frail elderly out of nursing home care through in-home support. Yet non-profit agencies like CFC face serious constraints doing business in New York.
In this time of fiscal challenge for the state, we recognize that money is tight, cutbacks are inevitable, and flat funding with no cost-of-living adjustments is now often accepted as the best-case scenario. This creates enormous pressure on agencies like CFC, however, because these same fiscal challenges cause more people to be in need of our services at a time when money for those services is being reduced. Due to funding cutbacks in 2012, we had to close several programs and reduce our work force from roughly 460 to 430 employees.
In addition, it is very difficult to recruit and retain qualified individuals to provide critically necessary professional services in the current business environment for non-profits. The ever-increasing cost of employee benefits coupled with the rising costs of basic daily living make engaging and sustaining employees very challenging in the absence of COLAs from funders. Our employees pay rent, mortgages and taxes, they purchase groceries, buy fuel for their cars, shop for clothes for their kids at local malls and stores-all of which contributes to a healthier economy. When their wages stagnate for one, two, three or more years, their ability to positively impact the local economy is diminished.
In addition to funding reductions, agencies like CFC also grapple with a number of unfunded mandates, which cost money and staff time. These include such things as compliance requirements, electronic medical records requirements, and quality/outcome reporting requirements. They are important, but non-profit agencies are rarely reimbursed at a level anywhere near the cost of effective implementation of these requirements. Steady and consistent reimbursement for administrative costs at a rate that reflects the true cost of doing business would bring enormous relief to CFC and similar organizations. These economic and business realities require that we and our supporters in the community advocate strongly that COLAs be included in funding for services that prevent poverty.
With a goal of helping vulnerable people reach their greatest human potential, CFC plays an important role in maintaining the stability of the Rochester community. What is recognized far less often, however, is the fact that CFC and other non-profits also are employers and significant contributors to the economy of Greater Rochester. We have 430 employees throughout our organization, to whom we paid $15,398,349 in salary and benefits in 2012. We also spent more than $9 million on goods and services such as food, rent, supplies, equipment, and other items necessary to provide quality services to our clients. Thus, agencies like ours play a dual role in the Rochester economy, one that is not always fully recognized in business circles. In this time of funding cuts and declining funding streams, we need to foster greater community awareness of the issues we face and help in garnering needed support.
Ensuring stabilization and sustainability in the non-profit sector is critical to effectively addressing the community's numerous social and economic challenges. Government, non-profit agencies, and community and business leaders must come together to overcome these challenges and ensure a healthy economy that benefits all citizens.
Mark A. Wickham is president and CEO of Catholic Family Center.
6/28/13 (c) 2013 Rochester Business Journal. To obtain permission to reprint this article, call 585-546-8303 or email email@example.com.

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by Paula M. Riley
For the second time in its 60-year history, the retail store owned by the O'Donnell family is transforming itself.
O'Doodles – the toy store that promises to deliver "unplugged fun" for kids – will move in May from its current location at 8335 Germantown Ave. to the southwest corner of Germantown and West Evergreen avenues. It will continue to offer unique toys at the new location, but is planning to expand its product offering to include children's apparel and décor.
"With the closing of Seedlings, Lemons 'n Limes and others, there is a real retail void on the Hill," said Fran O'Donnell, owner of O'Doodles. "We heard our customers tell us repeatedly that they were looking for more children's items than simply toys. We are excited to tell them, 'We have listened to you and we are bringing you just what you asked for.'"
The new location will continue to feature the "unplugged toys" for which the store is known – unique board games not easily found at Target, wooden puzzles and toys that encourage creative play and socialization – but will add apparel and décor for infants and children, including Elegant Baby, Bibi 'n Mimi and My Blankee lines
O'Donnell said he plans to add items aimed at the "tween" market, too, such as hip T-shirts, jean jackets, and magnetic charm bracelets by MoGo.
"Now tweens can come to the Hill and spend their babysitting money on something fun for them," he said.
O'Donnell, who has been in the family business for decades, sees this as another exciting chapter in the life of the Chestnut Hill retailer that some consider an institution.
Fran's father, Henry O'Donnell Sr., opened O'Donnell's Stationery at the site of the present toy store in 1954. After serving in World War II (including the Battle of the Bulge) Henry Sr. worked with his own father at the O'Donnell Taxi Company. In the early '50s, although the writing was on the wall – most families were buying their own cars, and Henry Sr. knew it was time to try a new line of business. So he bought the building and opened O'Donnell's Stationery.
It became a huge success. For the next three decades, Henry Sr. established himself as a well-respected business owner whose store was best known for its friendly and consistent service.
The business was so successful that O'Donnell Stationery opened a second location in Spring House and also had a profitable commercial delivery division. During its most successful years, O'Donnell's Stationery staff exceeded 40 full-time employees and had sales of $3 million.
Now both deceased, Henry Sr. and his wife, Eleanor, were well known in Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill. They raised four children in the area, all of whom worked in some capacity at the stores.
Their sons, Hank Jr. and Fran, who had the longest tenure, joined the family business after college. (Their dad, however, insisted they work for other businesses before joining the family business). The two were at the helm when super stores Paper Cutter and later Staples, came to the Hill.
The presence of a super store and the changing face of the retail environment forced the family to reinvent its business model in the late 1990s. The climate of the Avenue was in a state of change, O'Donnell said. Formerly loyal customers sought out the better prices the super stores could deliver, and soon the orders stopped coming to O'Donnell's.
In response to this changing marketplace and after engaging retail consultants, O'Doodles Creative Stuff Kids Love was born. This was located in the adjacent retail space to O'Donnell's Stationery. Although the two stores had separate entrances, their store spaces were shared and then, in 1997, the family got completely out of the stationery business. Hank Jr. pursued other business ventures, and Fran became the sole owner of O'Doodles.
Much like his father was the face of O'Donnell's Stationery, Fran O'Donnell became the enthusiastic champion of his shop. He proclaimed himself the "ToyDad" of O'Doodles (the title appears on his business cards). He is always eager to demonstrate a new toy and encourage his customers, young and old, to do the same.
Known for his bright colored clothing that matched the store's colors, Fran was often the master of ceremonies, an accordion strapped to his shoulders, for various events at O'Doodles and throughout Chestnut Hill. The Christmas season was particularly fun and interesting as O'Donnell donned red suspenders and the store featured the newest toys and gifts for children.
O'Donnell said that the same atmosphere he's developed at the old store will be maintained when it moves. The new location will offer all the elements most loved by O'Doodles' customers – knowledgeable, fun staff, gift-wrapping and the popular ceiling train.
"Everything you love about O'Doodles is going to be at the new location," O'Donnell said. "My dad taught me that we can't be everything to everybody but we can be the best at what we do."
A new addition to O'Doodles this year was consultant Kathie Meadows, a former buyer for Intermission, the performing arts -themes shop that closed its location at 8405 Germantown Ave. She has been working with O'Donnell on merchandising, buying and planning the store's rebirth.
"I am ecstatic about this move," Meadows said, with almost as much energy as O'Donnell. "O'Doodles is going to have the most amazing products for children that have been missing in Chestnut Hill and that moms have been looking for."
A mom of three, Meadows moved to the area from Rittenhouse Square a decade ago and became a frequent buyer at O'Doodles.
With a background in sales and visual merchandising, she talks excitedly of new product lines, including Boikido wooden toys and plush toys by Dalingos. Meadows looks forward to featuring these items as well as infant linens, colorful umbrellas and personalized gift baskets in the large windows at the new location.
So much of the O'Donnell/O'Doodles story is a family one and the brick and mortar is no different. The new location of O'Doodles, 8532 Germantown Ave, is owned by the O'Donnell family members. Fran and Hank Jr. sold the existing O'Doodles location at 8335 Germantown to Richard Snowden/Bowman Properties in January of this year.
Kate O'Neill of the Chestnut Hill Business Association is excited to see O'Doodles in a new space.
"Fran O'Donnell is the master of fun in Chestnut Hill, and the new location is an amazing building, which will be a terrific home for our wonderful, unique toy store," she said. "We're so proud that O'Doodles calls Chestnut Hill home."
O'Donnell plans to call Chestnut Hill home for a very long time. Although he is the sole owner of O'Doodles, he believes he's operating his business with his father's spirit and teachings alive in his heart.
"I know my dad would consider this a good move," he said. "We are giving our customers just what they want. At the end of the day, that's what it's all about."


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"Fight Club" is one of my favorites movies but even I can admit it's missing a few things. Like people getting their necks snapped and guys beating the crap out of each other with their own innards. That kind of stuff spices up any movie. And the people behind "Valhalla Rising" know this, big time.
The clip below is two minutes of non stop brutal action from the Viking epic. Want more fun? The whole thing is set to the Nutcracker suite. Surprisingly there isn't any actual nut cracking in the clip though. I think that's irony.
"Valhalla Rising" should see the light of day sometime this spring.


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Service Technician I - Birmingham, AL
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is seeking a Service Technician I to join our team in Birmingham, AL. The Service Technician will be responsible for covering a 100-mile radius surrounding the Birmingham, AL area. The Service Technician is primarily responsible for performing a full workload of product services and repair on Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions and other retail products and systems, self-checkout systems, retail banking systems, total store services & associated printers. The Service Technician is accountable for customer satisfaction with the services provided, which include some or all of the following: whole product and/or component advance exchange or swap and on premise basic product & store equipment problem diagnosis, adjustment and/or repair.
- Perform equipment refurbishment, installation, relocation, discontinuance, product level engineering and configuration changes, upgrades and/or modifications to products
- Applies technical training and experience to affect product repair on retail store products
- Builds positive customer relationships with product end-user and store manager
- Maintains business like communications, conduct and appearance that is complimentary to customers' environment and otherwise demonstrates a courteous, positive and professional attitude at all times
- Effectively communicates with customers, management, peers, and team members on a timely basis regarding status of work, potential problems, customer / store management satisfaction, and to seek advice and assistance
- Has ongoing rapport with store managers and client executives and performs scheduled & unscheduled visits with customer management
- Performs retail store systems & product problem determination utilizing the maintenance package, diagnostics, reference documentation, service aids, system tools
- Uses established procedures and/or instructions for repetitive and/or routine work, works on tasks individually or as a part of a team and provides assistance to less experienced Service Technicians
- Operates territory efficiently and/or performs technical services in a complete, quality and timely manner to meet customer commitments and minimize disruptions to the customer's operation
Required Skills:
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience
- Valid driver's license
- Experience with computer hardware and/or retail printer repair
- Need to have strong interpersonal and customer service and communication skills
- Needs to be a self-starter and able to work independently
- Electricity & electronics knowledge
- Mechanical aptitude, experience, or education
- Ability to do off-shift install work as required by the customer
- Ability to properly use test equipment, basic hand tools, and electric meters
- Recognize and understand the functional and operational use of IT signal and power cables as well as low voltage wiring systems and to perform diagnosis and repair
- Written and spoken communication skills
- Articulate & demonstrate strategy to end-user customers
Preferred Skills:
- Prior experience with POS hardware repair or ATM repair
About the Company:
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is a dynamic billion dollar global company based in Research Triangle Park, NC, providing retail store solutions to your favorite brands. Have you ever been in a hurry and made use of the self-checkout at Lowe's Foods, earned fuel rewards at Kroger, or just paid for purchases at retailers such as Walmart, Michaels, Carrefour, The Gap, Calvin Klein, Boots, Cencosud, BJ's, or Costco? These are just a few examples of our in-store solutions and impressive customer base that made us the world's installed market share leader. The nature of retail is changing quickly, so if you share our 'Together Commerce' vision of a seamless two-way, participatory shopping experience, let's get together to drive the new economy.
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc. offers a competitive salary and generous benefits package including the following:
- Group health coverage (medical, dental, & vision)
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Pre-tax spending accounts
- 401(k) plan (with company match)
- Company provided life insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Employee discounts
- Generous paid holiday schedule, paid vacation & sick/personal days
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, religious creed, disability, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation or any other protected factor. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should email email@example.com to request an accommodation.
City: Birmingham
Location_formattedLocationLong: Birmingham, Alabama US
State: Alabama
Community / Marketing Title: Service Technician I
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Pittsburgh City Paper - Archives An altercation between Krane and Kraus was, in fact, narrowly averted on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Witnesses say the dispute, in which the candidates argued over last-minute efforts to appeal to voters, nearly came to blows.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
City Paper: two-fisted voting action
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News Briefs ARCHIVES
Elections: Two-Fisted Voting Action
Writer: CHRIS POTTER
The March 14 special election of a new city councilor from District 3 didn't lack for passion: Two candidates nearly got into a fistfight on Election Day.
But voters apparently felt less strongly about the contest to replace former council member Gene Ricciardi, whose district includes the South Side, adjoining hilltop communities, and portions of Oakland. According to unofficial returns, 3,349 votes were cast -- a turnout of under 14 percent. There were few surprises. The endorsed Democrat, Arlington resident and public-works employee Jeffrey Koch, trumped the eight-man field with 1,449 votes. That edged out South Side businessman Bruce Kraus, who polled 1,271 votes.
"I was surprised by how close Kraus got," says Koch. "But I just knew more people."
And as Kraus backers had feared, Bruce Krane, another South Side businessman, drew critical votes away. Krane won 215 votes, roughly three dozen more than Kraus would have needed to win.
An altercation between Krane and Kraus was, in fact, narrowly averted on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Witnesses say the dispute, in which the candidates argued over last-minute efforts to appeal to voters, nearly came to blows.
Krane confirms a confrontation took place, and acknowledges warning Kraus to leave "before your teeth end up on the ground." Kraus declined comment on the fracas.
"Votes got split," says Khari Mosley, the local head of the League of Young Voters. All along, grassroots progressives worried that Koch was too close to the Democratic old guard. But they didn't rally behind Kraus until a Feb. 12 candidates' forum held by Progress Pittsburgh and other groups. By then, "The race had gotten personal," Mosley says. "By the time people started talking about narrowing the field, it was too late."
Krane says that Kraus supporters claimed "I was put in the race by [Mayor Bob] O'Connor. … No one who knows me has ever questioned my independence." But, he adds, "Call me a spoiler if you like; it's OK with me."
Kraus declines to do so. "Krane took some votes," he says, "but we had everything working against us. We lost the [Democratic] endorsement; we were the last name on the ballot. God knows there were enough other candidates on the ballot. … But as a first-time candidate, we did well."
There had been hopes that Pitt students, who live on the district's Oakland outskirts, might play a decisive role. But despite a get-out-the-vote effort Mosley's organization targeted at students, only 93 votes were cast at Pitt's Posvar Hall polling place.
The League of Young Voters sought to register 1,000 students for the election; Mosely hoped 300 would vote. "It was an ambitious goal," Mosley says, "but I'm disappointed we didn't reach it."
Still, Mosley observes, "Many districts had fewer votes than Pitt did." And even that, organizers contend, is a step forward.
"Students showed up in surprising numbers, given the extent to which they were ignored," says Andrea Boykowicz, an Oakland resident and member of Progress Pittsburgh. The candidates focused on issues such as litter and graffiti, which she says didn't resonate with students.
Koch will hold office only for 18 months, to fill out the rest of Ricciardi's term. His top legislative priority? "The same thing I said all along: trying to get Warrington Avenue repaved." As for the majority of voters who picked someone else, "I need to convince them that they made the wrong choice."
Neither Krane nor Kraus will say whether they plan to run again. But Boykowicz will be watching.
"Kraus made a respectable showing," she says. "He could run again, and I'll be interested to see if he makes his platform more meaningful. If not, there are other people we can run."
- March 27, 2006 9:04 PM


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Picnic charcoal grill
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Grill on the go in style with the sleek, portable FYRKAT Grill. This larger version of the FYRKAT Mini Picnic Charcoal Grill is ideal for tailgating, beach BBQs, picnics in the park, and even small space living.
• Large enough to fit 4 burgers or small filets
• Sleek powder-coasted matte finish steel body with chrome-plated steel legs for added strength and durability
• Silicone handle stays cool to the touch and is also used to adjust air flow into the grill while in use
• Silicone clips lock lid into place for easy and safe transport
• Removable cooking rack easily transports to the sink or dishwasher for cleaning
• Metal bowl captures grease while controlling heat for safe use on most outdoor surfaces


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- First service checks
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We offer quick turn-around times for most repairs, with minimal disruption to your travel plans – allowing you to get your warranty repairs while on the road.
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The most effective way to set your dating deal breakers or non-negotiables in what you're looking for in a relationship is to set your intention solo or with the help of a dating coach like Marni.
This week plan to take an hour or two to get clear on what you're really looking for in a long-term partner. The big question when you're determining dating dealbreakers is deciding how to set your non-negotiables.
Dating with Dignity is here to help make sure you stay on track when determining your non-negotiables for your future healthy, happy, loving relationship. So get that piece of paper out and settle in on the couch!
Setting your non-negotiables is going to lead you to the place you're aiming for: a healthy, loving relationship.
1. Decide that you're done letting people drive you crazy.
If you find yourself complaining to friends that you "keep meeting the same kind of guy" or wonder why you keep dating people who call you after midnight, it's time for you to set a clear non-negotiable for your future relationship. That relationship will start with how you define yourself and your boundaries.
While it may seem difficult to communicate to men what you need because you're afraid they'll run off or consider you"high maintenance," it's really easy once you understand your value! You have to let them know that you need them to stop the behavior that doesn't meet your expectations, or you let them know that you aren't a match because you have different values.
Either way, you'll come out on top and make yourself available for someone who won't drive you crazy but instead will be crazy about you. (My client Lisa finally got real about her non-negotiables five months ago after years of putting up with, quite frankly, crap! Once she got clear on her value and set boundaries, the crap went away and in walked Mark, who is now her husband!)
2.Know when it's appropriate to want/talk about commitment, and then be fearless.
When you're in the early dating stages (e.g., the first two months or so), it's time to get to know each other. You really don't want to rush into a relationship without giving each other time to decide that you're ready for the next step. However, if you feel afraid of bringing up the topic, you'll need to discard that fear.
Of course it's ideal if your guy brings up the topic first; but if you feel like it's time (two to three months into dating is generally the right period to discuss), it is YOUR responsibility to let him know what it is you're looking for. If he's a stand-up guy, he'll be ready to define the relationship with you. And if he isn't? Sayonara. You want to be with a man who's ready to be in a committed relationship with you, not someone who's scared to take it to the next level. It's better to know the truth now rather than falling in love with the potential of your relationship.
3. Say YES to you.
Part of saying yes to you involves saying no to others. When you say yes to knowing that your needs are important and deserve to be met, you'll begin to say no to things that are below your value. Instead of glossing over an issue or ignoring that feeling in your stomach that you should say something, it's time for you to take control and set your non-negotiables in a way that will lead you toward your relationship intention.


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German Wi-Fi specialist Spotigo has managed to compile a Wi-Fi radio map of London and other major European cities, enabling it to locate any Wi-Fi device within five metres - and it promises to have the rest of Europe mapped within a year.
Using the Spotigo database any Wi-Fi device can compare the locally-available Wi-Fi hotspots with known locations and work out where it is, offering location information within seconds rather than the minutes it can take to get a GPS fix.
Using hot-spots for location purposes is nothing new - the idea has been around for a decade or so. The problem has always been building up, and maintaining, the database of access points. Spotigo has relationships with wireless ISPs that provide it with 100,000 punters around Europe with GPS-equipped handsets who are logging every access point and location, feeding into the database.
Google Mobile Maps does a similar thing with its MyLocation service, using cellular base stations instead of Wi-Fi, but that makes it accurate to half a mile or so compared to Spotigo's claimed five metres.
In the early days of location-based services many technologies and techniques were suggested, but the ever-decreasing cost of GPS hardware has driven all but a few out of business. Spotigo reckons that the inability to use GPS indoors, and the time it takes to get a fix, will give it the edge. It hints that it'll be embedding the software into a handset from a major manufacturer very soon.
Of course, once Galileo is up and running the problems with satellite systems will be mitigated to some extent, and even GPS keeps improving. So Spotigo is going to have to move fast if it's going to prove that Wi-Fi is a sensible way of locating yourself. ®
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70x Extended Zoom to get even closer to the actionExtended Zoom works in conjunction with 60x optical zoom to get even closer to the action while maintaining image quality.
Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lensThe professional-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens is designed specifically for compact camcorders. Precision ground optics help maintain the sharpness and contrast of larger lenses, and SteadyShot image stabilization helps reduce blur caused by camera shake.
3.0" touch-screen Clear Photo LCD Plus display (230K)The 3.0" touch-screen Clear Photo LCD Plus display provides exceptional viewing clarity with 230K pixels resolution. The display rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles, as well as provides sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback. The convenient touch panel allows easy access to menus and additional functionality such as spot focus and spot metering.
SteadyShot image stabilization with Active ModeSteadyshot image stabilization with Active Mode allows for a greater degree of image stabilization over the well known, Sony developed, SteadyShot stabilization that has been used for years, giving you more stable video even when on the move or in low light circumstances.
Intelligent Auto (36 different scene combinations possible)Intelligent Auto mode goes a step beyond traditional auto modes by analyzing your shot and then automatically selecting the appropriate settings from seven distinct scene modes (36 different combinations possible): Landscape, Backlight, Twilight, Spotlight, Macro, Portait, Tripod.
Dolby Digital stereo recording with Built-in Zoom MicThe built-in zoom microphone focuses audio recording on your subjects with the camera's zoom lens, helping memories ring true with clear dialogue and crisp, discrete sounds.
Face DetectionFace Detection technology recognizes faces and optimizes camera settings for both video and still images, so faces are captured more clearly and skin tones look more natural.
Built-in LED video lightThe DCR-SX45 features an LED light that can assist in low-light situations giving you more flexibility when capturing your video.
Built-in USB cable for easy file transfer/chargeThe high-speed, built-in USB 2.0 cable allows for easy connection to your computer without having to remember separate cables. It also fits conveniently into the hand strap so it's out of the way until you need it.
Direct Copy to external HDD without PCStore your memories in a whole new way with the ability to copy videos from your camcorder directly to an external hard disk drive (sold separately), all without a computer. Your camcorder can also access videos stored on the external hard drive for playback on your TV, allowing you to utilize the camcorder's handy playback features.
Includes Sony PMB (Picture Motion Browser) softwareSony Picture Motion Browser software offers a simple, intuitive way to transfer, sort, and view your video and still images on your compatible PC. In addition, multiple output options let you burn your memories to DVD, as well as take advantage of one click upload to a number of popular video and photo sharing sites.
Auto Lens CoverThe automatic lens cover protects the Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens from scratches during transport or while not in use by closing the lens cover automatically when the camera is shut off.
Film Roll / Face IndexWith Film Roll Index, the camcorder previews the beginning of scenes and creates scene indexes set at specified display intervals (3, 6, or 12 seconds and 1 or 5 minutes). Face Index indexes your video footage according to the faces detected in each scene. When it's time to play back video, simply search for what you want by selecting from among the detected faces displayed in the index.
Dual Media card slotFor convenient storage and sharing of your images and videos, the DCR-SX45 accepts Memory Stick Duo / Memory Stick PRO Duo / Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo media and SD/SDHC media (sold separately).


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A lament rises from these dry bones, encased in
a coffin of a life gone by,
when I was young, my father the demon, said, 'I am thine
and thou art mine,' with a devilish, deceitful, duplicitous grin,
when I was young, my mother the angel said, 'Stay strong and
surely, you'll succeed,' with a sincere, serene, simple smile,
when I was young, my brother, the stoic said, 'Your scrimshawed
feelings are yours alone; don't give them even a peak,
and definitely not a graze,' with a stern, stubborn, sterile face,
when I was young, my sister,
the naïve said, 'Yours is the world and all possibilities become
actualities if dreamt into existence,'
with an innocent, introspective, irreproachable charm,
when I was young, my lover,
the impassioned said, 'Kiss me, you're the heart of this (heart)
and soul of this (soul)
and never will I ever abandon all that's you and I,'
with a feverish, furious, ferocious hold,
when I was young, my second lover, the kind said, 'Paint the colors
of your heart on the canvas of
my being and grasp me tenderly under the sliced moonlight,'
with a peaceful, placid, peaceable touch.
Time drifts and I've drifted with it, but not elegantly.
Age carries, and I carry it, but not gracefully.
Life rises and falls, and books meet dust, and this room smells of mildew,
and by and by I'm fading, falling, slipping, sliding.
I've learnt much and seen so much more.
I've touched much and felt so much more.
I've tasted much and heard so much more.
Love eludes me now, whirling round and round, setting everything without on
fire with her dance, but never thawing the ice within.
Lust possesses me now, echoing and echoing, setting everything within on
fire with his voice, and ever thawing the ice without.
Cheap motel rooms and cigarettes; one-night stands and ashen hyacinths –
These I know, these I know, intimately and intensely.
Perfume and cascading hair, with eyes like brown tourmaline –
Her I've never kissed, her I've never kissed, intimately and intensely.
The smog rises and obscures my window, the world's full of blurred
objects and abstract shapes, and a simulacrum of truth is all I know,
everything is now a hazy imagination, my vision's blurred,
the smoke rises, and I exhale, the sharp liquor burns my throat,
a fatalist's escape, and I know I need the real, but I also know
I want my delusion.
A lament rises from these dry bones, encased in
a coffin of a life gone by,
now that I'm older, I say, 'Life and death sing the same song in the
same key to the same wind, and what happened will happen again,
and there's nothing I can do but cut through weeds of paranoia,
despair and angst, knowing I'll never fully heal.'
© Nitin Lalit Murali (2018)
Read more of Nitin's writing at Fighting the Dying Light


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Revision as of 11:27, 4 February 2010
Graftid is a platform for developing and hosting web applications using Ur/Web, targeted at both programmers and the general public. These two audiences naturally need very different views of the service. The standard view is meant to be self-explanatory; this wiki page documents the picture for developers.
Graftid is in a closed alpha right now. The main web site is password-protected, while hosted applications can be accessed by anyone. If you are interested in testing, please e-mail Adam to ask for access. Note that things are slightly complicated so that testing can exercise the account creation code: the initial password you get will allow you into the site, but once there you will still need to create a Graftid account.
At a high level, Graftid is a repository of application designers, which are like browser-based GUI wizards for building particular kinds of web applications. Developers upload designers, which are written in Ur/Web and also generate Ur/Web code. Ideally these designers do very little ad-hoc code generation, instead serving merely to build calls to metaprogramming libraries, which can be implemented in Ur/Web such that static types guarantee they work properly on any valid inputs. To layperson end users, these details are invisible. They just see web forms that can be used to bring new database-backed web applications into existence.
Graftid can store a tree of libraries, owned by different users and with different versions available at once. This tree is much like a standard filesystem. Its main aspects are:
- Users, corresponding to accounts created by people
- Groups, named sets of users
- Directories, in the usual UNIX-y sense, with every directory but the root directory having another directory as its parent. Different users and groups may be assigned read, write, or admin rights on a directory. Admin rights make it possible to edit the permission matrix. Groups themselves belong to directories, so that directory permissions control who may modify a group's member set. All of the following kinds of things that belong to directories have similar inheritance of directory permissions.
- Libraries, named groups of Ur/Web modules, situated in directories
- Library versions, particular sets of source files that may be linked to build concrete applications. Each version is associated with a particular library, but no formal connection is enforced between different versions of one library.
- Designers, GUIs for building applications from particular libraries, situated in directories
- Designer versions
- Applications, specific persistent applications, situated in directories
- Application versions
Programming GUIs
To get started coding Graftid application designers, you will want to download and install the GUI library. This library defines some types and module signatures that you will need to use or implement. First, since the mission of a designer is to generate Ur/Web code, we have the Ur module, which gives a representation of a subset of Ur/Web syntax.
(* Constructors, i.e., type-level data *) datatype constr = TFun of constr * constr (* The usual function arrow *) | TRecord of constr (* Builds a record type from a constructor of soome kind {K} *) | CVar of list string * string (* Variable reference, with CVar (m1 :: ... :: mn :: nil, x) * meaning m1.[...].mn.x (for module names mi) *) | CApp of constr * constr (* Constructor-level function application *) | CName of string (* Field name literal *) | CRecord of list (constr * constr) (* Explicit record fields, as pairs of names and values *) | CUnit (* The trivial constructor *) | CTuple of list constr (* Constructor-level tuple construction *) (* Value-level constants *) datatype prim = Int of int | Float of float | String of string | Char of char (* Value-level expressions *) datatype exp = EPrim of prim (* Constant *) | EVar of list string * string (* Variable reference, encoded as for CVar *) | EApp of exp * exp (* Function application *) | EAbs of string * exp (* Function abstraction *) | ECApp of exp * constr (* Applying a polymorphic function *) | EDisjointApp of exp (* Applying an abstraction over a row disjointness constraint *) | ERecord of list (constr * exp) (* Record construction *) | EField of exp * constr (* Record projection *) | ELet of string * exp * exp (* Local definition *) (* Declarations *) datatype decl = DCon of string * constr (* Constructor synonym *) | DVal of string * exp (* Value-level binding *) | DValRec of list (string * exp) (* Mutually-recursive value bindings (each exp must begin with EAbs) *) | DStr of string * str (* Structure (i.e., module) definition *) | DOpen of list string * string (* Import a module path *) (* Modules *) and str = StrConst of list decl (* Structure with known contents *) | StrVar of string (* Variable reference *) | StrProj of str * string (* Project out a sub-structure *) | StrApp of str * str (* Apply a functor *) type file = list decl
The other piece of the picture is a signature for widgets, which are the building blocks of designer GUIs. They come from the Gui module.
(* Signature for widgets that may be used in designers *) signature WIDGET = sig type ast (* What sort of syntax does this widget generate? *) type widget (* Internal state type *) type persistent (* Persistent state type, to serialize/deserialize for long-term storage *) val default : persistent (* What state should a fresh widget of this variety have? *) val create : persistent -> transaction widget (* Initialize an ephemeral version of some persistent state. *) val persistent : widget -> signal persistent (* Use this to listen for changes to a widget's persistent state. *) val push : widget -> persistent -> transaction unit (* Update an existing widget to match some new persistent state. *) val render : widget -> xbody (* Display the GUI for a widget. *) val generate : persistent -> ast (* Translate state into Ur syntax. *) val testCase : persistent (* A good example state to use in testing that the widget is implemented * properly. When you upload your widget, Graftid will run a test * compilation using this state, rejecting your upload if anything goes * wrong. *) end signature EWIDGET = WIDGET where type ast = Ur.exp signature FWIDGET = WIDGET where type ast = Ur.file
Setting Up a Development Environment
Grab the grmake script and install it somewhere in your PATH. Edit the file ~/.graftidrc and add definitions for the following variable, on separate NAME=VALUE lines.
- GUI: the directory where you installed the GUI library
- MODULES: a directory where grmake should maintain a local cache of the source to libraries pulled from the Graftid web site
The curious can poke around the grmake source to find some other variables that you might want to set, but these two should be enough to get started. You will also need to have the normal Ur/Web distribution installed.
One last thing you'll want to make sure to do is set your Graftid account to use "Programmer" mode. You were given the option to select this on sign-up, and you can change it later via the "Preferences" link at the top of each page.
Hello World
Let's build a module for a family of web applications that just print "Hello" followed by an arbitrary string. Pick a directory where you will develop the source and create a file hello.urs with this content:
val main : string -> unit -> transaction page
In other words, given a string to display after "Hello", our main function returns an entry point to the application.
Now create hello.ur:
fun main s () = retun <xml>Hello {[s]}!</xml>
Finally, create lib.urp, the project file tying together the Ur sources:
Note that an empty line at the beginning is required.
Now we are ready to try building our library.
$ grmake /dir/hello.ur:1:16-1:21: Unbound expression variable retun
Oops! We made a typo in the hello.ur code. Change retun to return and try again.
$ grmake
This time no messages are printed, so our library checked out. Now we can package it for uploading to Graftid.
$ grmake package
A file lib.tgz appears in the current directory. To upload it, log into Graftid and follow the "Home" link in the top toolbar of any page. This brings you to the main page for your user's home directory. Under the "Libraries" heading, follow the "New library" link. On that page, choose "hello" as the library name and enter whatever descriptions you want for the library overall and for this first version of it. Select the lib.tgz file we just built as the package to upload. Submitting the form should create the library quickly, and it will then show up in your home directory's "Libraries" list.
Hello World Designer
The last example was just the first half of building a "Hello World" application designer. In some other directory, let's create a GUI that builds programs based on Hello.main.
In file main.urs:
include Gui.FWIDGET
In other words, the Main module will be a widget for building Ur/Web source files.
In main.ur:
open Ur type ast = file type widget = source string type persistent = string val default = "world" fun create s = source s fun persistent w = signal w fun push w s = set w s fun render w = <xml><ctextbox source={w}/></xml> fun generate s = DVal ("main", EApp (EVar ("Graftid" :: "User" :: "You" :: "Hello" :: "Hello" :: [], "main"), EPrim (String s))) :: [] val testCase = "test case"
This widget appears only as a textbox, and the value entered in the textbox is what will be displayed after "Hello" in the final application. The generate function is most interesting, as it demonstrates how to reference another Graftid module. In Ur syntax, if your username is you, then the name of the Hello module we just created is Graftid.User.You.Hello.Hello. (To do all this for real, you must of course replace markers like "you" with your real username.) Hello appears twice: first as the library name and second as the module name. In general, the whole Graftid directory structure appears as an Ur module called Graftid, with directories included recursively as sub-modules.
Finally, we create lib.urp:
library $GRAFTID/gui main
We explicitly import the Graftid GUI library, as well as including our Main module. Every GUI must have a Main module that implements FWIDGET. Note that the text $GRAFTID should be included literally in this file.
Let's try to build our designer.
$ grmake gui /tmp/.graftid_test/main.ur:1:12-1:47: Unbound structure User
grmake used the testCase value in our designer to try to build a real application. Unfortunately, it encountered an error. The generated code references a module Graftid.User, but somehow the Ur/Web compiler is unaware of that module. The solution is for us to be explicit about which modules generated code will need. In a file deps in the same directory, write this line:
This indicates the path to a library, followed by the version number you want. Next we ask grmake to make sure this version's source is in our local cache:
$ grmake login you Password: $ grmake deps
Since your home directory will be private by default, you need to log into Graftid first to be able access your libraries. This leaves a cookie stored in ~/.graftid_cookies by default, and you can change that location with the variable COOKIES in ~/.graftidrc. The grmake deps command does the actual fetching of package source.
Here a brief digression on security is warranted: Ur/Web and grmake are designed so that no serious security problems can result from pulling arbitrary libraries from Graftid. The basic Ur/Web language abstractions limit what applications can do, and grmake should rule out potentially dangerous features like the foreign function interface. Barring tool bugs, the worst that can happen is that an Ur/Web application runs for too long, uses too much memory, etc..
Now we can build, test, and package the GUI without incident.
$ grmake gui $ grmake package
As before, this creates lib.tgz, and you can upload it to Graftid in the same way as in the last example. The following instructions assume that you call the new module ghello.
On your home directory's page, follow the link "New designer". Make up whatever name you like for your "Hello World" designer. For "Library/version", enter user/you/ghello/1. Next, click the "Add blank" button to add user/you/hello/1 as an app dependency. Add any description you care to add and then submit the form.
If all goes well, you will be taken to the page for your new designer, listing a single version. You can follow the link from the version number and then follow the link to create a demo application. From that point, everything should be self-explanatory, as it's designed to be usable by random web surfers.
Compile-Time Dependencies
The last example was a designer that produced code which referenced a particular module. It is also useful to reference Graftid modules in the code generator itself. For instance, here is how we could build a thin wrapper around hello, adding an extra exclamation point.
In hello2.urs:
val main : string -> unit -> transaction page
In hello2.ur:
fun main s = Graftid.User.You.Hello.Hello.main (s ^ "!")
In lib.urp:
library $ROOT/user/you/hello/1 hello2
Note that the text $ROOT should be included literally in this file.
We can build like in the last example, fetching the source to dependencies before proceeding. This time, it's the contents of lib.urp rather than a file deps that determine what to fetch.
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There is Power in Numbers: If Archaeologists Don't Meet with Elected Officials, Someone Else Will!
Barbara Clark, Northwest Region Director, Florida Public Archaeology Network As an archaeologist, the idea of…
Welcome to Living Archaeology Weekend in Kentucky! On the third weekend of September, every year, over 1500 people travel to the Gladie Learning Center in the Red River Gorge in Kentucky, to learn about technologies through time. The objective of Living Archaeology Weekend (LAW) is to provide a diverse, high-quality, multi-sensory educational opportunity in American Indian and Pioneer technologies and other lifeways, archaeological interpretation, and archaeological site preservation.
Each year, the Friday of LAW is devoted to a target audience of over 800 5th graders from local and regional schools. In recent years, the steering committee developed teacher training workshops, pre-field trip classroom visits, and formal curriculum that can be used throughout the year. After their visit, students have the opportunity to enter an essay contest addressing the importance of preservation of cultural resources. The winning student receives accolades in the news, and pizza party for their class, and a set of classroom resources for their teacher.
On Saturday, LAW is open to the public and typically draws upwards of 900-1000 visitors. On both days, the demonstrations are held on the rolling acreage of the Gladie Learning Center. The native technology and lifeways demonstrations are set-up along a creek floodplain, and the pioneer technology and lifeways demonstrations are located at the Gladie Cabin.
The Native Demonstration Area hosts a number of exciting technology demonstrations, including flintknapping, bow-arrow, fishing, blowguns, pottery making, stone bowl and pipe making, willow basket weaving, and cane mat weaving. Visitors can try their hand at spear throwing with an atlatl, cattail mat weaving, cordage making, and hide tanning. At the pump drill demonstration, visitors use flint-tipped drills to make their own shell and rock pendants.
At the plant domestication demonstration, visitors learn about native crops, use native gardening technologies like digging sticks and shell hoes, and earn free packets of native squash seeds. Because the Red River Gorge is a World Hearth of Plant domestication, we have a demonstration on medicinal plant use on Friday. Learning about plants that were first domesticated in Kentucky, and how those plants were used for food, shelter, storage, and clothing is just one of the many experiences at LAW.
Other demonstrations focus on native arts and games. Visitors learn about cane flutes and listen to beautiful music. On Friday, members of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma lead students in the traditional stickball game. On Saturday, they demonstrate the Cherokee marble game and basket making.
Several of the pioneer demonstrations focus on corn, from farming and processing methods to tools and technology to crafts. At the spinning and quilting demonstrations, visitors can use drop spindles and tack a quilt. Students participating in Living Archaeology Weekend 2011 helped create a beautiful quilt for Community Hospice in Ashland, Kentucky. The blacksmith demonstrates methods of forging, melding, heat treating, and finishing. A longhunter recreator in period dress describes technology and trading on the early Kentucky frontier. Music demonstrations featuring traditional instruments celebrate the rich traditions of Appalachia.
The Gladie cabin, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, formerly served as a hotel, a post office, and a home before being moved to the Gladie Cultural-Environmental Learning Center. Stewardship and preservation are also a primary goal of the event, and visitors are invited to tour the Gladie Cabin and learn about the importance of site stewardship. This particular cabin has been furnished over time with collected materials from the community. Rather than interpret a particular period in the cabin, or take out modern materials, we decided to harness the teachable moment and, next year, ask the visitors to think critically about the cabin and to decide what items might not represent the cabin history accurately. Do you have ideas on more ways to interpret historic cabins?
The steering committee is always brain storming ways to improve our materials and the experience. One oversight we recognized this year was that the connection between archaeology and the demonstrated technologies is not clear. One solution is to develop signage for each station noting clear, concise examples of archaeological signatures for each technology. We'd appreciate examples or suggestions below!
In addition to improving the actual event, we are constantly seeking new ways to attract educators in our region to the teacher workshop. If you have suggestions on reaching teachers and successfully attracting them to a certified training event, please let us know.
LAW is made possible by a host of private sponsors and, in large part, by the Daniel Boone National Forest, the Kentucky Archaeology Survey, the Kentucky Organization of Professional Archaeologists, and the Kentucky Heritage Council. This year marked the 24th year of the event and we are proud to say that it gets better every year! Check out our website for more event details and links to education materials (www.livingarchaeologyweekend.org ).


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The Organization of Psychology Students (OPS) is the student organization of Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. Each Ferkauf student is a member of the organization, and dues (student activity fees) are collected automatically each semester with tuition. These dues constitute OPS's budget.
The organization's purpose is to provide Ferkauf students with information relevant to their academic and professional careers. Members serve to facilitate communication between students and administration/faculty, as well as student organizations and alumni by acting as a liaison between the groups.
In addition OPS offers reimbursements for research and conferences and works to foster a sense of community, both within Ferkauf by sponsoring student socials and outside of the school by offering students the chance to get involved in social action projects.
Here is some more information about reimbursements (PDF), as well as the appropriate forms:
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An Executive Board leads OPS. The Executive Board consists of no less than six members representing each of the Ferkauf psychology programs. The Executive Board is elected to a two-year term by the general OPS membership from each program except for the master's program representative, who is elected to a one-year term.
Officers are chair and co-chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer, social and secretary. OPS establishes a committee based on the varying needs and goals of Ferkauf students from year to year. Its structure encourages maximum participation by all students.
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KDE Security Advisory: Konqueror SSL vulnerability
A problem has been discovered in the way in which the KDE webbrowser Konqueror handles SSL certificates. SSL certificates are used by websites to prove that they are indeed the website the user thinks they are. The following advisory has been released to bring this issue under the attention of all KDE users.
KDE Security Advisory: Konqueror SSL vulnerability
0. References:
1. Systems affected:
All versions of KDE up to and including KDE 3.0.2
2. Overview:
KDE's SSL implementation fails to check the basic constraints on
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Users of Konqueror and other SSL enabled KDE software may fall victim
4. Solution:
Upgrade kdelibs to KDE 3.0.3. A patch for KDE 2.2.2 is available as
5. Patch:
0e0da738b276567e9ee36aa824e86124 post-2.2.2-kdelibs-kssl.diff
95 minutes!
I just picked up that Waldo had it fixed only 95 minutes after it had been reported! HE!.. why is it that i shake my head overbearingly when 'em comercial companies say that "the KDE/Linux community isnt as professional" as they are? When was the last time HugeHard (or what was the name again?) fixed *anything* in less then a month?
Keep Up the Excelent Work... we love ya for it!
By kidcat at Mon, 2002/08/19 - 5:00am
Re: 95 minutes!
Don't believe everything which originates from Slashdot.
Re: 95 minutes!
This 95 minutes came from OSNews.com
By arjuna at Mon, 2002/08/19 - 5:00am
Re: 95 minutes!
No, the OSnews author read the Slashdot headline. Compare articles dates and times.
Re: 95 minutes!
Who cares? If it took 24hrs to fix it, it's
By Leo at Mon, 2002/08/19 - 5:00am
Re: 95 minutes!
The critics who complain that 95min are not sufficient to implement and test a patch. AFAIR the first posted patch had to be a little bit corrected later.
Re: 95 minutes!
That's how open source works. You write a patch and then post it, so that others can have a look at it. Important is not, when the first patch was posted, but how many looked into it and tested it before it was released.
By michael at Tue, 2002/08/20 - 5:00am
Re: 95 minutes!
If you say it was fixed on 95 minutes, in this case, it is important because it is not true.
Waldo had started to write the fix before the original advisory was posted, because he knew about it in advance.
I think it was something like 48 hours or so.
So, if 48 hours is impressive, cool.
But everyone, stop saying 90 minutes, because you are spreading misinformation.
By Roberto Alsina at Tue, 2002/08/20 - 5:00am
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So....95 minutes....impressive.
By Kevin at Fri, 2002/08/23 - 5:00am
Re: 95 minutes!
Yep, and check this out IE has the same bug but not in the browser it is in OS, and it is still unpatched http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?postid=131116#pos...
By Boris at Fri, 2002/08/23 - 5:00am
KDE Patch
This is all fine and good that this patch was made available while Microsoft is still doing the yaba-dabas, but for those of us who have come over here to the wonderful world of Linux from the Redmond Beast, how the HELL do we install it?
Mandrake (my distro) offers me nothing, and KDE offers me less when it comes to instructions.
By Bob at Wed, 2002/08/21 - 5:00am
Re: KDE Patch
I cannot comment on Mandrake, though I've heard it's pretty good. With SuSE (if you buy the distro) you get some good manuals. As a user, I just installed it and I've been playing with it ever since. You just get going. It also handles dual install very well, if you are feeling a bit insecure about only using Linux.
There are loads of books available but use the sites - from which I've always received loads of help
Modems will be a problem - you'll need a full hardware spec'd card - PCI are abit dodgy but getting better apparentl, external are safest, but watch for USB as some of them are not full hardware.
ADSL, been there, done that, got the t-shirt, I used the alcatel frog, but I think that's a mistake as ADSL doesn't seem to like being switched on and off. If I were to do it again I'd get a powered router with an ethernet interface and NIC card
- err, that's it
Go for it, I'm not a techie, if I can't break it, no one can.
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Oh dear, epic fail!
Not my favourite story arc it has to be said...
Not sure what to think about this one... They'll put the fire out?
Well, so much for that plan, Quentyn :whip:
Too bad really, I quite liked his character and was I hoping to see some real dragon taming at work.
Is it safe to assume he's dead? I thought the same of Asha and she turned up alive later on.
I kinda hope he's dead, but who knows? I think he may have been a good character if he had been developed well in earlier books, so that we really cared about him. I can only speak for myself, but whether he's dead or alive won't keep me up at night lol...
On the other hand, knowing the fate of the dragons just might :-)
(I only have 3 chapters and the epilogue left, so I guess I'll find out soon, but I am assuming the fate of V and R will be left hanging til the next book).
I count him as a dead man. A pitty, cause I really liked Qentyn. He was really good hearted and Dany should have treated him much better. If marrying him was not an option, she should have given him at least a place of high honor. He was bringing him Dorne and all she oferreed was scorn. I blame Daenerys for his death.
Mmmm. Crispy Quentyn.
Wasn't there that Sting song about Quentyn Crisped? "I'm a Dornishman, I'm an illegal Dornishman, I'm a Dornishman in Meereen..."
I like Quentyn, too. He seems like a genuinely decent kid. In fact, the Martells are currently my favorite of the Westeros great houses and I really enjoy the chapters set in Dorne.
That said, Dany was pretty much the only person in Meereen who treated him with any honor (giving him apartments high up in the pyramid, taking him to visit the dragons, etc). In fact, didn't she tell him he was a possible dragon rider??
Dany is only missing at this point - there is no proof that she is dead.
Yet even though she is only presumed dead he attempts to steal her dragons - against the advice of his friends. And he shows the extreme bad judgement of allowing one dragon to get between him and only exit whilst turning his back on another dragon.
I do not see how Dany can be blamed for Quentyn trying to steal from her and for him underestimating the dragons and overestimating himself.
Epic failure in judgement on his part and his fate (whatever it turns out to be) is due to his own actions.
I wonder, if Quentyn is true to have dragon blood, if that will be enough to protect him from dragon fire.
Also, could this be the "mummer's dragon" part of Dany's prophecy?
Sure Quentyn is the Sun's son, but could he also be the mummer's dragon?
Since there was a quote about getting their mummer's clothing (brass mask)
With GRRm, I don't know that Quentyn's dead, or even failed, though likely maimed. Seems like he had Viserion responding to him.. before Rhaegal came up. Though from Selmy's POV they are free and causing havok.
So Q's plan was to break in, chain one to a wagon and wheel him out past a hostile city and enemy siege lines?
At the very least he's a hero for saving Dany's dragons from being killed out of hand, and potentially helped set them on their course to Westeros.
(Maybe one could stop briefly to pick up a very short rider that's well trained in riding beasts with snouts.)
Can we call this the Free Willy Chapter? At least these two are now saved from Draco-Dwarfism.
Great. Creating a likable character just to have him die as a plot device. How could I not have seen this coming?
However I do relish the thought of Dorne declaring for Aegon after learning how "seriously" Dany took the Dornishmen.
It could be possible Quentyn's just freaking out as the fire ripples across his body but doesn't actually burn him, but I kind of doubt it. Dany's hair and clothes burned off when she went into the funeral pyre to retrieve her eggs, maybe something similar is happening with Quentyn?
I don't think having Targaryen blood is any protection against fire, though. Maybe just dragonfire, but it could be that Dany's semi-invulnerability to fire comes from the fact that she hatched the eggs, and not just because she's a Targaryen. We know hot, burning things can kill Targaryens, because of how Viserys dies -- and also there's the story of the Targaryen king (can't remember his name) that immolated himself when he drank wildfire.
Not much of a dragontamer, is he. I liked how Quentyn's last thought was "oh" lol
I hope he survives?
'when he raised his whip, he saw that the lash was burning. his hand as well. all of him, all of him was burning. oh, he thought. then he began to scream.'
no mention of pain anywhere in there :)
I liked Quentyn a lot since he was a far cry from your super-certain, super-competent prince and served as a counter to Daario who I can't fuckin' stand. That said, from the moment Dany took him down to the dragon pit and he looked scared I knew he was dragonfood by the end of the book. As much as I enjoyed Quentyn, I'm neither shocked nor upset at his ultimate end. He just wasn't the type of character who gets far in a Martin book. And hell, we'd only had this book, just a few chapters, to get to know him. There wasn't much investment.
Anyway, whenever your POV character starts getting too cocky "I have Targaryen blood! The dragons will love me!" he's fuckin' deeeead.
and also there's the story of the Targaryen king (can't remember his name) that immolated himself when he drank wildfire.
Aerion Brightflame was a prince, never a king, gods be good. In fact Ben Plumm boasts Aerion as a former member of the Second Sons.
There was also Aegon V, who perished of a fire at Summerhall in an attempt to hatch the eggs, along with his son Prince Duncan, the Prince of Dragonfires.
Finally. The dude's POV has been even more boring than Victarion. Also, a virgin? He surely looked like the Forever Alone guy.
Go V & R, find mama! :thumbsup:


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One Word Describes the 2011 Rays…Determined.
I was sitting somewhere last night and someone asked me one word that would describe the Tampa Bay Rays 2011 season. Instantly the thesaurus and dictionary capillaries went into overdrive. Images and events seems to transcend into my mind, clicks, bells and even a foghorn going off silently in my head until the one word seemed to shine bright…almost angelic to the forefront.
That word is determined.
That just seemed to fit this young crew of Rays this season. Baseball experts projected them fighting possibly for the third slot in the American League East, but rarely a soul found the courage to pronounce them "Wild Card" darlings. Rays Manager Joe Maddon instilled the mantra "Find Another Way" deep into their collective psyches to show that the road to success this season would be determined by their own want and aspirations.
When the Rays announced their 2011 Most Valuable Player during their last home stand, you could have effectively split the trophy into 25 parts for each night it seemed a new hero, a determined athlete who wanted to celebrate not postulate came to the rescue of this Rays squad. From the Rays starters to the Bullpen, From First Base to the Right field corner this team was a determined unit, with each player having their shares of defining roles in this season.
It was simple inspirational to me to see the eternal youth of Johnny Damon steals bases, turn singles into extra base hits, show a excited and zestful leadership that turned the volume up on this team. Even guys like Sean Rodriguez, Sam Fuld, Brandon Guyer and Alex Cobb made impressions, showed their potential and raised the bar throughout this season. From veteran to rookie, this team seemed happy and content with passing the cap every night for someone else to lead the way to victory.
The confidence and the character displayed by the Rays rotation seemed to cement this mentality. They always pitched as if no lead was safe and minimal runs were needed. Even when their offense sputtered and shook, the Rays hurlers stepped up their game, produced amazing results and tried to make the bridge between starter and Bullpen one built on success not teeter-tottering towards the abyss. Always determined, the Rays all posted more than 10 wins, and Rays records seemed destined to fall nightly.
Even with Evan Longoria fighting injury and inconsistency, this team found other ways to produce, induce and collect runs, hits and amazing plays. I always think it shows the true spirit and merits of a team when their key figure has a bad night, or series and the guys around him rally and pull together to produce outstanding results. Sure Longo might have lost a few National followers with his down season, but locally, we saw his heart, his character tested and the end result was a determined athlete wanting to again get to that high level of expectation.
From the All-Star break on, Longoria found his rhythm, found his groove and along with the rest of the Rays, found a way to bypass the expectations and the naysayers to celebrate Mumm's style. B J Upton has taken a lot of strife and ridicule over the past few years for his base running gaffs and his seemingly lack of hustle, but this season he showed his bat still has the goods, and his defense is up there with anyone in the Major Leagues.
When the going got tough, Upton stepped up his game determined to make more than a few broadcasters whisper, make more than a few teams fear his bat, his speed and his skill in the field. He might not have had an All Star season, but Upton did have a season worth remembering. His stats might not glow bright into the night, but his timely strokes and impressive defense kept the Rays in games when most fans around the ballpark thought the Rays would flounder. Upton became a clubhouse leader, even if the rest of the stadium didn't know it.
The essence of this 2011 Rays team was based purely on determination. Every game they seemed to be the underdog, and they pulled out magic. On the road they stepped up their game to historical heights, almost seeming like they were possessed on the road while bedeviled at home. When their home record finally reached the .500 mark, they began to watch it also soar as high as their post season aspirations.
The 2011 edition of the Rays is firmly in the books, their legacy is bound not by their win and loss record, but by the feats and accolades of determination, spirit and never giving in to the temptation of failure. Truly the word "determined" fits this team like a glove from the exploits of Rays catcher Kelly Shoppach to the mystical magic of Matt Moore this Rays squad might have started their own simplistic dynasty built on the sole virtues of eluding defeat, embrace success and showing determination can be the virtue that rewards those willing to sacrifice, strive for the brass ring, and willing to endure.
Maybe the 2012 Webster's Dictionary will include the 2011 Rays Team Photo…..seems only fitting.