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Hair Today….Gone Tommorrow… for a Great Cause
Some say Rays Manager Joe Maddon has made more than a few headlines for his follicle hair coloring statements over the past few seasons. From his steady head of gray to John Cash black to a more subtle but pronounced medium brown this Spring, Maddon has made his hair fashionable.
On Thursday Maddon's " hair moment" or in fact his "loss of hair moment" will proceed over an event that has seen it's list of participants grow by the hour. Over 26 members of the Rays are set to see their locks fall to the ground and be swept away as a symbolic gesture of support for the Pediatric Cancer Foundation. Dubbed "Team Rays" on their website, Maddon will be not only leading by example, but following the road set forth by another Tampa Bay sports icon, Tampa Bay Lightning F Vinny Lacavalier.
This is the same organization that Rays starter Wade Davis showed such support for in 2011 as he let a young cancer patient shave his head as he sat in a chair over the Rays dugout after the conclusion of a Sunday game. That was only one participant, and the crowd was amazing. Think of the magnitude knowing over 25 members of the team and the Rays staff will also sit in the chair and have their locks fall to the grass in support of this effort.
Rays participants set to join Maddon in the barber's chair before the Rays Thursday afternoon contest in Port Charlotte include Rays pitchers: Davis, James Shields, Bryan Augenstein, Cesar Ramos. Jake McGee, Alex Cobb, Brandon Gomes, Matt Torra, Albert Suarez, Matt Bush, Dane De La Rosa and Rays rookie sensation Matt Moore.
Not to be outdone by the pitchers', the entire Rays catching corps will also have their time in the leather chair as Jose Molina, Jose Lobaton, Chris Gimenez, Mark Thomas,Stephen Vogt, Robinson Chirinos and follicle-challenged Craig Abernaz will see their hair fly away in the Charlotte Sports Park wind before that days contest. Also making an appearance in the chair will be some of the members of the Rays right-side of their infield: SS Reid Brignac, 3B Jesus Feliciano, INF Elliot Johnson, plus Rays outfield members Matt Joyce, Brandon Guyer and the "Legend" himself, Sam Fuld.
A few well-known figures in the Rays coaching staff will also need more sunscreen this Spring as Third Base Coach Tom Foley and Bench Coach Dave Martinez will also be supporting this great charity. The Rays front office will also have a few hit the chair as Rays Senior VP of Baseball Operations Brian Auld, Sr VP Mark Fernandez, VP of Branding and Fan Experience Darcy Raymond, Sr Director of Corporate Partnerships Aaron Cohn,Manager of Corporate Sales Jake Hornstein and two Directors of Corporate Partnerships, Richard Reeves and Josh Bullock.
I think the paragraph on the pcfcutforacure website under "Team Rays" speaks volumes on why the team is so focused and excited about the event:
"This is about being there for the kids and their families. We want them to know they are not alone. It's a small gesture, but it is our way of showing support for them while gaining empathy for what they are going through. We have a saying posted in our locker room that says 'Fortune favors the bold.' As we go forward with this campaign we are doing so under the flag 'Fortune favors the bald.' As an organization, we are proud to support organizations and institutions like the Pediatric Cancer Foundation (PCF) and the Moffitt Cancer Center."
This is the kind of event that bonds a team. Unified with a common thought and goal, it can be a great starting point of the Rays taking another step not only in their development as a team, but as a great inspiration to other teams around the MLB to follow suit. I commend Maddon and his troops for their commitment, their outstanding community involvement and support, and most of all for donating what some see as a status symbol but they see as only hair and a visual stamp that they support this organization.
If you want to help support this cause with a donation of your own, text CUT to 50555 or go to pcfcutforacure.org. Just as every snip of the scissors is a chance to change a life, every text can also be life-changing for someone.


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Location: Cologne, Germany
Architect: ASTOC
Project Year: 2012
(Text provided by Inhabitat): Buchheimer Weg is a new social housing complex in Cologne that replaces a dusty and out of date series of row houses. Designed by ASTOC Architects and Planners, the collection of 18 green-toned buildings were constructed with natural lighting, ventilation, open space, comfortable interiors and the community in mind. The project is almost complete, and it will provide 434 brand new apartments of affordable housing and is a good model for similar projects.
GAG Immobilien AG, Cologne contracted ASTOC Architects and Planners to renovate and upgrade the housing complex in Cologne's Ostheim district. It was decided that both economically and aesthetically, renovating the complex would not be viable, so the firm came up with a new plan. The original 1950s-era ribbon buildings did offer good lessons for the new project, including good lighting, ventilation, and orientation. But any new construction would improve upon public and outdoor spaces as well as safety and efficiency upgrades. ASTOC came up with a new concept with buildings that bend slightly in the middle to further help with good orientation, lighting and ventilation as well as creating more private garden spaces.
Construction on the project began 2007 with the first stage, and the third and final stage will be complete later this year. In total, 18 new buildings were constructed to create 434 affordable apartments in various sizes. Low maintenance materials like a mineral-based plaster coat the buildings and are painted in tones of green that vary throughout the complex. The project also includes a tenants' café, office spaces that are close by, a three-stream daycare center and a residence hall for disabled persons and those suffering from dementia. The goal of the project was to upgrade inadequate housing and they have succeeded by improving living conditions in a problematic urban district.

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Upgrading electrical service in an (OLD) detached Chicago garage
Upgrading electrical service in an (OLD) detached Chicago garage
Yeah, I don't know that anyone is going to be able to provide much help without knowing the details of what you have now. If your main service has been updated (presumably 200A?), then likely the worst you would need would be replacing the fuse box in the garage and running new wires to it from the main breaker panel.
What breaker protection is there for the garage box? ie. usually there is going to be a breaker on the main panel that supplies electricty for the garage box. How many amps is the breaker and is it 240V or just 120V (takes up two spots or one spot, assuming regular size breakers, not quad or double ones). What does the garage box supply electricty to? It sounds odd to have a garage fuse box for just two electrical outlets, does it supply power for more things?
Having experience working in a lot of these old houses, I'd bet the two outlets are on one circuit. Wiring is probably #12, which you should check, but that would allow a 20A circuit, or 16A actual continuous current at 110V.
One upgrade choice is to bury a 3/4" rigid pipe with #8 wires to supply a NEMA 14-50 outlet, allowing 40A continuous at 240V. Alternatively, you could install a larger run with a panel in the garage and be ready for anything you might think of in the future. I chose to install a panel fed with a 125A breaker off the main panel. This will allow me to rewire the garage, and could allow either a future HPWC, or perhaps two NEMA 14-50 outlets if I were to ever get a second EV.
Total material cost was $1300, and would have been about half with jut the outlet. Cost of copper wire is most of the difference. You could also choose a 70A or 100A garage panel depending on what you think your maximum future need will be.
My approach was similar to Don S. I figured in the future I will only be adding another EV to the detached garage so I went with a 100 amp panel. I ran three 1" pvc conduits out to the garage so I will have future options.
When you say the two outlets in the garage have their own fuse box?? what does that mean? I have seen some old wiring that had a 15 or 20 amp screw in fuse and an outlet all together but that was knob and tube stuff.... which is very possible in a 110 year old house. Not a very good outlook for a BEV charging.
When I was talking to the electrical inspector in my area about power to my detached garage, he recommended going with an entirely new panel, meter and drop (additional service). That way I could track the exact cost the car was using. The upfront cost was just too steep in my opinion.
I have a 117 year old detached garage in Trenton, NJ.
The electrical was off of a fuse box, likely circa 1960 and enough power to run a few lights and a garage door opener.
I'm renovating the first floor due to some structural issues and in an attempt to improve the overall cleanliness (putting in insulation, sheetrock and adding a 2nd garage door). The garage is big 2000 SF on two floors.
However, I'm also upgrading the electrical and that means putting in a new panel with circuit breakers.
There aren't many things I wouldn't consider doing myself but this is one of them. Plus its absolutely required by my city and I'm sure yours that an electrician get a permit before doing the work.
My existing fuses blew every time the contractors ran their compressor so I feel pretty confident the Tesla would be powering up on a wing and a prayer.
My only problem is the city's permitting process. It's taken forever (mostly because Trenton is a basket-case). However, the work isn't nearly done and my car comes Thursday the 31st.
So my advice is to get a contractor going and pulling permits sooner rather than later.
I rewired in my first floor, put in all new lights and outlets in addition to the NEMA 14-50 and the electrical panel. I'm spending $5K on electrical.
In the Chicago area call Don Butler at Kapital Electric. 630-400-7386
His company has installed outlets for many Tesla owners including me. He will be able to answer all your questions.
I have a 105 year old house in Seattle with a 95 year old detached garage. We ran a new power line from the breaker box (60 Amp breaker) through conduit to the garage. Terminated the prior 110V circuit to garage. 240V NEMA 14-50 (40A continuous draw) connected to 50A breaker in garage panel. Garage 110 service connected to 10A breaker in garage panel.
Electrician says Seattle code is that detached building needs its own panel for disconnect in case of fire. Seemed rational to me. Also Seattle code says building cannot have two independent power feeders- hence connecting the 110 service to the garage panel.
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If you happened to be there or saw the news reports, last weekend's British Grand Prix in Northampton was a wet mess.
On Friday and Saturday, torrential downpours forced race officials to turn away thousands of fans, while dirt parking lots became mud-filled rally stages. Traffic was backed up around the circuit for hours. The Guardian called the whole situation "apocalyptic."
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Nisman update
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Let's see what Bobby Genovese's been up to lately
It's now three months since the Doug Casey "Market To Crash NOW" call
On October 21st Casey Research charged its bleating flock $20 for its "Prepare For the 2014 Crash" report, in which we were told (and we quote)...
"Now is the time to take action. Not in the next few months or even in the next few weeks—Right now."
Checking down that list...
So, you're improving Duggie, but you're still only one from four here and there's no sign of your fantasy island Ayn Rand crash scenario yet. That's because it was, is and will be a total bullshit call from a charlatan con artist who gets rich by swindling the naive out of their money.
The Friday OT: Daniel Barenboim plays Chopin nocturne Op.62 No.1
An excellent rendition.
Better than the one on my "Best of Chopin" double CD that I've been playing here all week.
If you're wondering how Gold Fields' (GFI) exploration activities are going in Peru at the moment...
You want mining company share prices to go up? Not me.
Not this week at least. I want them lower, because next week I'm a buyer.
If you want them to go up I can only assume you're a seller of what you own, which is fair enough (I'm not).
If you're just holding with no plans to buy or sell in the near future, you have no valid opinion. Live with it.
So c'mon gold, drop a little more for me today, make the stock I want to buy a bit cheaper.
Mining's money grab redux: Kip Keen's take
"While, clearly, people are more willing now to buy (and companies sell) more shares of junior gold companies than through much of the multi-year downturn in mining equities, the money coming is flowing to fulfill relatively-speaking more conservative needs: The more advanced mine-builds ore expansions (with moderate pricetags, permitted, strong IRR) and to repair balance sheets."
Chart of the day is...
Peru: Fewer dead miners in 2014
Jottings on the death of Nisman
- I'm convinced the government of Argentina is not behind his death. On the basic 'cui bono' level, the CFK government has little to gain (in fact, I'd go as far as to say nothing to gain) and a lot to lose from the destabilization caused by this death. As for Nisman's accusations, they're already looking creaky at best, unsustainable more likely. In Spanish the term for re-hash is 'refrito', there's nothing much new in the report.
- I'm not as convinced at this point as CFK about the case being a non-suicide. At this point there are three logical possibilities of 1) it was a plain straight suicide 2) he was "induced to pull the trigger himself", i.e. not a suicide or 3) it was a plain straight assassination. All those three hold substance at this point, none can be ruled out.
- Lagomarsino has a lot of explaining to do. A lot.
- Sergio Massa, apart from a few minor level statements, has been quiet. Which is fair enough, he and his team are probably working out the strategy that best suits his election campaign (yes of course IKN has sympathy for Nisman's loved ones, but works on a realpolitik level). However, when he does come out and say something we'll get to find out just how far to the dark side this nefarious fucker has moved.
- I'll give Macri credit. Neither he nor his brand of politics is my cup of tea at all, but he's true to his principles. He's saying the right things in the right way and putting his country before his personal ambitions. It's likely that a person who knows what it feels like to be kidnapped and face death from his captors has deeper insight than the average joe.
- Lilita Carrió is a joke, a cartoon sketch that might have been funny or intellectually stimulating 20 years ago but is now eye-rollingly bad.
- This one is turtles, turtles, turtles all the way down and because of that, I doubt it's going to be as big an influence on the October Presidential election as people assume today in January. On this one I expect to get plenty of pushback from my Argentine friends, but history shows us that fud gets discarded as elections draw nigh. This isn't going to be a difficult one for professional politicos to sidestep come the time.
- The anti-CFK press is behaving despicably, Mis-quoting/quoting CFK out of context to make it sound like she said and wrote things that she didn't. The pro-CFK press has rallied to the government's defence quickly and tellingly, the neutral CFK press (eg Buenos Aires Herald), a tome known for its courage, hasn't tried to stick any dirt on the government yet. Of the three groups, the Clarin/Nacion anti-CFK press is by far the worst in all this.
The new Argonaut
The first paragraph of IKN292 dated December 14th 2014 was this...
Draghi's QE
If it were dollars, it'd be important.
Anyway, read about him and his €60bn/month here.
Evo at Tiahuanaco
Another M&A rumour for you all
UPDATE: Yeah you're right mailers, the new Blasutti thing is Scorpio, after the recent deal. All the rest stands (and it shows just how closely I follow that company's day-to-day ops). Now if you'd excuse me I'm off to watch Cule vs Colchonero (aka the copa del rey 1st leg match between Barcelona and At. Madrid), far more interesting than the close of this market.
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(UPDATED) Mo' Allied Nevada (ANV): What this stock taught me this morning
It's written right here, on the five day price chart:
UPDATE: Oh please don't make me do this, it's not good for the blood pressure y'know...Oh all right, just this once:
"Grasshopper, you have much to learn, grasshopper."
Allied Nevada (ANV) 4q14 production
Here's the NR, here's the chart:
Stick a fork in her, she's done. Hycroft, more like Bye croft.
Mining's money grab
Detour C$141m
Osisko C$200m
$30m C$34m
Primero U$75m
Asanko C$40m
PS: Or to put it another way, dear retail investor, the mining companies have suddenly seen a big wash of money come into the sector and they don't want it all to be wasted on mere share price increases (i.e. you benefit), they want to make sure that they get theirs, so that their treasury positions expand more rapidly than your back pocket. Now you get it?
UPDATE Wednesday afternoon: Welcome, Romarco. $300m
B2Gold (BTG) (BTO.to) 4q14 production
Eric Sprott and Charles Oliver, out to grass
Paragraph One of this NR:
TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2015 /CNW/ - Sprott Asset Management LP and Sprott Inc. (TSX:SII) announced today that as part of the previously communicated transition strategy, Eric Sprott is stepping down as lead portfolio manager on the Sprott Canadian Equity Fund, Sprott Canadian EquityClass, Sprott Hedge Fund LP, Sprott Hedge Fund LP II and Sprott Bull/Bear RSP Fund. The company also announced portfolio management changes to certain other Sprott funds.
Whole thing here.
TSX trivia, Pacific Rubiales (PRE.to) and Rio Alto (RIO.to) edition
This as of a few minutes ago:
Hoodathunkit, eh?*
My thanks to Setty for the headsup.
*hint: not Frank Giustra
Volume in B2Gold (BTO.to) (BTG) this morning
Fucking funny brokerage re-rating of the day
Scotia today changes its recommendation on Probe Mines (PRB.v):
- From: Sector Underperform, $0.50 target
- To: Tender, $5.00 target
Analyst, Mike Hocking.
Gold in Swiss Francs (CHF)
Barrick (ABX) at Pascua Lama rumour
The new whisper number on the fine ABX is facing for its environmental infractions: U$250m.
Now you know what the mining world is talking about on this side of the equator today.
True Gold (TGM.v) may have a serious problem at Karma
There's a mix of issues that are annoying locals, but none more so than the local Islamic population, concerned about the arrival of an open pit mining operation in a place next to the main regional centre of pilgrimage for devotees. The annual get-together happened in early January (just before this pleasant snap was taken) and the religious heads seem to have decided that TGM isn't as welcome as the company tries to make out in all of its corporate literature.
UPDATE: TGM news release at the opening bell, right here. QUICK! QUICK! SCREENSHOT!
The scene from the 2015 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference
Helvetia in a handcart: Why I own gold and why you should, too (from IKN297)
Probe Mines (PRB.v): John Kaiser 1, Mike Hocking 0
Copper Mountain (CUM.to): Looks like CUM shot its recovery percentages down
In 2014 the mine produced 81 million pounds of copper, 22.6 thousand ounces of gold, and 443.7 thousand ounces of silver. The mill averaged 89.4% operating time for the year and a total of 11.1 million tonnes of ore was milled at an average grade of 0.40 % Copper. Copper production in the fourth quarter totaled 20.3 million pounds.
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Dalradian (DNA.to): Credit where due...
Alberto Nisman
A full-scale, rock-the-establishment event.
The IKN Weekly, out now
Lionel Messi's three goals today
UPDATE: A mailpal, well a real-life pal in fact, who also used to be a semi-pro football player writes in (translated):
You're right, Lionel's header is special but not just for the positioning. The contact with the ball is perfect, it's very difficult to do that and he makes it look easy.PS: And for those of you with a love of "those special goalkeeping moments", here's the first goal in the Argentina vs Peru match going on as part of the Under 20s South America tournament, on this month. Argentina's
Barry Ritholtz paraphrases and misquotes Shakespeare, but writes a decent column anyway
"What say we finally put a fork in Prediction, Inc.?
There is a forecasting-industrial complex, and it is a blight on all that is good and true. The symbiotic relationship between the media and Wall Street drives a relentless parade of money-losing tomfoolery: Television and radio have 24 hours a day they must fill, and they do so mostly with empty-headed nonsense. Print has column inches to put out. Online media may be the worst of all, with an infinite maw that needs to be constantly filled with new and often meaningless content.
So much has been written about this speech, I'm not adding any more here today. Just watch it.
And if you've watched it before, watch it again.
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Car carrying Patriots fans from Canada catches fire on Maine highway
NEWPORT, Maine (AP) � Five New England Patriots fans from Canada got a little extra excitement while driving home after the team's victory on Sunday.
Maine State Police say the car carrying the five men back to Nova Scotia caught fire on Interstate 95 in Newport at about 1:30 p.m. Monday, causing a temporary shutdown of the northbound lanes of the highway.
State Trooper Tucker Bonnevie tells the Bangor Daily News (http://bit.ly/RR3qSD ) that the car was fully engulfed in flames by the time emergency crews arrived.
None of the occupants was injured.
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The Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills 37-31.
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Paul Finkelman, of the Albany School of Law, with Henry Lewis Gates, Jr., have done research that has resulted in the posthumous pardon of two black men electrocuted for murder in South Carolina in 1913. The execution took place despite substantial white support for the two men, the kind of support which might have saved their lives (and often did save the lives of capital criminals in the Carolinas), were it not for scandalous details in the life of the victim, a Civil War veteran, local authorities wished to conceal.
The route to exoneration began with Gates's revelation to talk radio host Tom Joyner that the executed men were Joyner's great uncles.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Finkelman, Gates, and posthumous justice
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- Shag from Brookline said...
The H-LAW network provides more background on Prof. Finkelman's work on Griffin. Hopefully he will do a paper on his efforts. This is great for legal history.
By the way, I am looking forward to Prof. Finkelman's paper (and others) on the 150th Anniversary program on the Harpers Ferry Raid.
- October 21, 2009 at 9:13:00 AM EDT
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In the grand tradition of parents naming their kids after sports heroes they can't possibly live up to—and then dressing them up in silly costumes—we proudly present Baby Joe Mauer.
Mike in Minnesota sent us this image of a family friend's offspring claiming that not only is the child made to look like the side-burned catching phenom of the Twin Cities, Mauer is also the kid's name. Of course, Lil' Joe as I will call him, got off pretty easy when you consider this couple from North Carolina. Dad is a Duke fan, Mommy is a Tar Heel. So they agreed to divvy up the name. Dad got the first draft pick and named his first born son ... Laettner. Laettner Locklear. Why not just punch the mother in the face during labor?
She's no better, unfortunately. She got the middle name and what did she go with? Vince? Rasheed? Dean? Or, heaven forbid ... Michael? Nope. She chose Keanu. Like the actor. It means "cool breeze."
I hope that kid goes to Wake Forest.
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Game 39: Chicago at Toronto pregame
Another element to the Blue Jays' sudden influx of starting piching is that the club has some potential trading chips. If Toronto is still contending deeper into the season, the organization now has some arms that have performed well on the big league stage that could possibly be used to add in other areas.
Consider that behind ace Roy Halladay, the 2010 rotation is projected to also include Jesse Litsch, Dustin McGowan, Shaun Marcum and one of Casey Janssen, Brett Cecil, David Purcey, Ricky Romero, Scott Richmond and Brad Mills. Now, Robert Ray (today's starter) is in the picture and GM J.P. Ricciardi constantly mentions prospect Marc Rzepcynski. And, those are just the leading candidates.
With only four spots open, that's a lot of arms to have in the mix.
"Some of these guys, if you don't keep them, you can use them if you need somebody during the season," Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston said. "If you don't have enough room for them, maybe you trade them and get somebody you want. They're always good to have. There's a lot of need for pitchers these days.
"You have some people you can do it with now."
Yet another piece to this complicated rotation puzzle to keep in mind.
Today's lineups:
1. Scott Podsednik, LF
2. Chris Getz, 2B
3. Jermaine Dye, RF
4. Paul Konerko, 1B
5. Jim Thome, DH
6. Alexei Ramirez, SS
7. A.J. Pierzynski, C
8. Josh Fields, 3B
9. Brent Lillibridge, CF
Starter: RHP Bartolo Colon (2-3)
1. Marco Scutaro, SS
2. Aaron Hill, 2B
3. Alex Rios, RF
4. Vernon Wells, CF
5. Adam Lind, DH
6. Jose Bautista, 3B
7. Lyle Overbay, 1B
8. Raul Chavez, C
9. Travis Snider, LF
Starter: RHP Robert Ray (0-1)
*Carlos Quentin was a late scratch from Chicago's lineup with a sore left heel
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So if the Jays do have 2 or 3 trading chips come July what do you think the need is? I think a slugging 1st baseman such as Adrien Gonzalez would turn our line up from good to great.
I don't agree with having Romero down in triple A when Robert Ray is still with the team. I'd rather see the younger, better Romero in the rotation instead and if Richmond doesn't get back on track soon then I want Janssen in there.
I still don't understand why people are waiting for them to play the AL east. The fact is they have a 2 game lead on the Red Sox right now. Go out and enjoy it for the time being. I've been to 2 games so far and had a great time watching them, more so than last year (one of them was a loss). They have kids with good potential (Cecil, Snider, Lind, Romero etc.) and are fun to watch. What more can people ask for ? If they didn't play any contenders from the Al east until mid-june would you wait untill then ?
Please note i'm not directing the comments towards anybody in particular, i'm just saying.
No proven Major League players, in this case pitchers, should lose their jobs due to injury — ever! This will only make the players less likely to report problems or discomfort for fear of losing their jobs. That could lead to unnecessary injuries, more of which the Blue Jays can't afford! Ricciardi's mind games with the players aren't going to help the ball club. When Ray and Cecil were called up, Ricciardi stated that they weren't Major League ready, but were filling in until the proven pitchers were healthy. After just a couple of starts for Ray and Cecil, Ricciardi is changing his mind?! What about Romero's successful starts before his injury? What about Litsch's 2008 success? That's great that Cecil is enjoying some success, mostly due to first time around the league syndrome, but he was performing poorly in AAA Las Vegas due to inconsistency and immaturity. The difference now is that Cecil has better catchers, fielders and relievers to back him up. Hopefully, Ricciardi is just blowing smoke to the media and setting up future trades, or trying to get the Blue Jays the increased media coverage that they lack, especially in the states. Romero, Janssen and Litsch deserve to be back in the majors as soon as their rehab is complete. Janssen looks to be ready now. Romero and Litsch might take a little longer to rehab, but they belong in Toronto ASAP. There's a pennant at stake, experience matters, and every game counts!
I agree with Promom, none of the players should lose their spot due to injury! Cecil, Tallet, and Ray have all done amazing jobs filling in for the injured starters, but they should make way for Jesse and Romero again. Now if these guys can't step up, we know we have a bunch of arms to fill in with.
With that, it was nice to see the Jays not give up on this game today and come back to give Ray his first big league win!
Go Jays.
I tend to agree with you guys, but you have to remember that Jesse Litsch is the only pitcher of the bunch with more than a cup of coffee in the rotation, so he may have dibs on a job when he is ready. As for the rest, there is something to be said for seeing how far the horse will take you before you jump off.
I doubt if this is the rotation they will end the year with, but right now they are on a pace to win 103 games, and it's hard to argue with success. It's going to be an interesting time. Hey! Another reality show! Survivor Baseball! Who stays, and who gets voted off the mound?
I'm usually all for tradition in baseball, but I don't agree with this seemingly sacrosanct notion that a player can't lose his job due to injury. This is a team game and it's the responsibility of the manager and GM to the fans, but also the other players, that at any given moment you field whatever combination of players appears to give you the best chance of winning. So as JP says, if players are hot, don't mess with that. Promom, you say every game matters – hello, have you not seen some of the starts put in by Tallet, Cecil and Ray of late? Don't worry, these games are counting and we're winning. Now all that said, I agree that when weighing situations like these you have to also consider at what stage in their careers each player is at. For instance, there are guys that we've got a lot of money committed to and they deserve to show what they can do once they're back from injury. Experience does by you some loyalty. But as yerouttaheah correctly points out, the only guy with a guaranteed place as a starter this year was Litsch, so he out to have a place when he gets back. But I wouldn't leave him in indefinitely if he came back and struggled. No one has a guaranteed job, especially with he only having a few years experience. As for Romero or any of the other guys who won a job in spring, that's the breaks. Just like when guys went down in spring training, which enabled some of the other guys to get in, if you go down during the season, you don't necessarily get your job back. Let's be objective here and put our best players forward at any given time.
Jordan is right. The Jays have many trade chips now. We need to keep 2 extra starters in case either or both Marcum and McGowan don't return to full health. But the Jays now have too many starters and not many spots left. Tallet needs to go back into the pen to make room for Romero. He filled in admirably, but relievers can have short term success in the rotation, but rarely is it long term. See Mark Hendrickson, Brett Tomko or Chan Ho Park. Relief pitchers are good, that's why they are in the big, but the difference between starters and relievers is merely consistancy. The 4 pitchers that should be following Halladay are the ones that are on the trading block. They should be being showcased for trades. Purcey and Romero would probably draw the most interest from other teams. Richmond has earned his spot. # 5 could be Ray until Litsch comes back. I still don't understand using Jansen as a starter unless the Jays are looking to increase his value for a possible trade. Rzepcynski and Castro have been tearing it up in the minors. Their stats are top drawer.
Good to see Robinzon Diaz taking advantage of his AB in Pittsburg.
When will Snider start seeing some AB against LHP? I think it is starting to wear on his confidence. If the Jays are going to make a run in 2010, Snider needs to be ready to face south paws.
Conversely, it's great to see Overbay out of the line-up. Millar should start seeing time against righties soon given that he is playing much better than Overbay.
Never mind 2010, the Jays are in the middle of taking a serious run at 2009. And if the coaches feel that the best thing now for the team is to sit Snider against lefties. Also if there is one thing Cito understands is hitters, so Snider will be fine.


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Max Fawcett: A Dissenting Voice in the Hubbub About Human Rights Commissions
Canadians, unlike Americans, have no such thing as unencumbered rights, be it to speech, movement, maple dip donuts, or anything else. Our rights, each and every one of them, are subject to limitation under section one of the Charter, provided that the limitation of one right is required to safeguard another. Meanwhile, the recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada to overturn a libel conviction against outspoken BC radio broadcaster Rafe Mair demonstrated that creeping censorship of the media is not a real concern for Canadians. Arguments against the existence of human rights commissions on these grounds are therefore either wilfully ignorant of the contents of the Charter or, more probably, deliberately obfuscatory.
I've found myself persuaded, by critics well to the right of me, that there is indeed much to worry about in the trespasses of human rights tribunals upon free-speech rights. But it's their often shrill tone that bothers me. It's the right-wing equivalent of those preposterously overcaffeinated "George Bush is a fascist" howlers one so often hears from the left.
Also noticeable by its absence in Canada's free-speech rumpus is any tangible solidarity with writers and journalists who really are suffering under the jackboot of authoritarian regimes.
As in Iran, where 11 of the 12 journalists currently behind bars are from the Kurdish, Azeri or Arab minorities, yet when Ahmedinejad visits the United States, he's the toast of "liberal" journalists, and embraced by the "peace" movement, and openly defended in the left-wing press.
As in China, where the financial weekly China Business Post has just been shuttered for three months for the crime of having printed an article about the Agricultural Bank of China, and where the Propaganda Department continues its prohibition on reporting developments in China's toxic milk scandal.
When Ezra Levant's MoToons got him into (and quickly out of) a bit of trouble, you couldn't move for bumping into alarums about Muslims bent on suppressing debate in Canada, and yet one never heard about the persecution of dozens of brave Muslim journalists around the world who printed the allegedly offensive cartoons, and who risked real-world consequences for doing so.
As in Rafika Tagi and Samira Sadagatogli who were jailed, and as in the 13 newspapers and magazines shut down for publishing the cartoons in Morocco, Yemen, Algeria, Jordan, Indonesia and Malaysia. To say nothing of the cases of Mohammed al-Asadi, Abdulkarim Sabra, and Yehiya al-Abed.
Meanwhile, in today's Guardian, Jo Glanville notices: Respect for religion now makes censorship the norm.


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Nvidia, a maker of graphics chips and processors used in mobile phones and tablets, filed a U.S. trade complaint claiming Qualcomm and Samsung Electronics processors infringe its patented ways to improve graphics.
Nvidia is seeking to block imports of the latest Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets that use Qualcomm's Snapdragon graphics processing units or Samsung's Exynos processors. In the complaint, filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission Thursday in Washington, D.C., Nvidia said it seeks to stop Qualcomm and Samsung "from their wholesale infringement of Nvidia's important visual computing technologies."
Improved graphics processing units, or GPUs, are becoming more important as smartphones and tablet computers are increasingly used for playing games and watching movies. Nvidia, with its Tegra chipsets for tablets and phones, has failed to make a significant dent in Qualcomm's leading share in that market and hasn't become a major supplier to Samsung or other major handset makers.
Nvidia introduced the Shield tablet earlier this year to expand the Santa Clara-based company's move into mobile devices.
Nvidia said in the complaint that it's tried since August 2012 without luck to reach a licensing agreement with South Korea-based Samsung, the world's biggest maker of smartphones.
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The Samsung products targeted in the complaint include the Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy S5 phones, and the Galaxy Tab S and Galaxy Note Pro tablet computers.
Nvidia, which already licenses technology to Intel Corp., is trying to increase the amount of money it gets from other companies that it says use some of its graphics-related patents, Chief Executive Officer Jen-Hsun Huang said on a conference call with analysts.
"This is an important part of our overall company strategy," Huang said. "The size of the use of our technology is much, much larger in the mobile market."
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Nvidia is in productive discussions with other companies, Huang said. He declined to identify them or say whether he intends to extend legal action to include other companies.
Nvidia said it also filed a patent-infringement suit making the same allegations in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware. That case is likely to be put on hold if the ITC agrees to investigate the complaint.
Adam Yates, a spokesman for Samsung, and Christie Thoene, a spokeswoman for San Diego-based Qualcomm, said their companies had no immediate comment.


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Deus Caritas Est is clearly of two parts: the second part, which deals with the nature of Christian charity from a theological, spiritual and practical standpoint, the seeds of which were planted during the previous pontificate; and the first part, which frames the subject by defining and exploring "love."
(Has anyone seen Quiz Show? That previous paragraph reminded me of it - Charles van Doren saying, "I'll take the third part first, Jack..." Anyway.)
It works. There are some points, particularly in the first section, that seem rather rushed and imply much more possible elucidation, which I understand, from comments on another blog, I think, makes sense because there's much of this that Benedict elucidated in The Yes of Jesus Christ. But taken as a whole, it's a thought-provoking read in which we benefit, once again, from this marvelous theologian who's also gifted with the ability to teach.
As has been widely reported, Benedict's first task is to rescue eros, to help us look at it clearly and understand the ultimate direction of its energy and yearning, and to see how it becomes destructive when left undirected. This, he points out, is the gift of Biblical faith, beginning in the Old Testament and culminating in Christ, showing how eros and agape are two dimensions of love, fulfill each other and become skewed without each other.
I found the treatment of Jesus simple and striking. In him, the hints and signs present in human experience, in the revelation of divine and human nature through the experience of Israel, merges and finds perfect, dramatic, compelling expression. In him, divine love shows his face, and eros and agape are embodied - the passionate love of God is poured out on the cross - Benedict points to the "pierced side" of Christ as the beginning of contemplation of God's love - and, so importantly, is shared with us in the Eucharist.
In the Eucharist, we are joined, not just to God, but to others as well, and in this Communion, immersed in the love of God, we see the world with his eyes, the eyes of love.
From there, Benedict moves on to charity, making some rather clear statements about the distinction between seeking just social structures, which is the task of politics, and sharing the love of Jesus with those in need, which is the proper task of the Church. He writes that faith has a role to play in working to a just society, as people of faith are engaged in the process and lend the clarifying gaze of faith to it, but he is firm that there is nothing to apologize for in prioritizing charity as the function of the Body of Christ and its institutions - it is what Jesus calls us to do and be, and where love calls us to be - in person-to-person contact with those whose bodies and souls are suffering.
To me, the most interesting point of this section was what will doubtlessly be referenced as Benedict's Augustinian pessimism - he says outright that those who carry out the Church's charitable activity "must not be inspired by ideologies aimed at improving the world..." (33), and should be wary of at trying to do "what God's governance of the world apparently cannot: fully resolve every problem." (36) It gives those of us reared in the "we're helping build the Kingdom" mentality something to think about, that's certain.
It's pretty bracing and clarifying, and I'm placing bets that this will be the most contentious part of the document. Benedict say, additionally, that professional competence is fine, but is not the standard by which charity operates - person-to-person compassionate love is. He says quite directly that the "growing secularism of many Christians engaged in charitable work" is a problem.
What does this mean? Does this mean don't try to change things? To just hand out water and be done with it? Far from it. The great saints he mentions at the end of his encyclical almost all were responsible for starting movements and institutions that changed things - that changed the way children were educated, that changed the way the poor were treated and thought of, that changed the way that the impoverished ill and dying were treated.
No, that's not it. It's that, as Benedict begins this section by saying, there is massive suffering in our world today, it's suffering that we have no right to ignore because we know about it instantly, and it's suffering that we have no excuse to neglect because we have better means to help alleviate many points of suffering than we ever have.
However, when "justice" is emphasized as the prime way in which a Christian can help, and "justice" in particular as understood to be political action ...the suffering still suffer because if we are satisfied with writing letters or hoping for change, we are, bluntly, failing to do what Jesus told us to do. (Mt. 25)
(The argument can be made that there are, for example, many ways to feed the hungry, some of which involved necessary structural changes. But, Benedict says, while the Church may advise and discuss and shed light on the problems, and Christians must be involved politically to bring greater justice, that is simply not the Church's primary mandate, as Church. The risk is that in focusing on what it is not equipped to do, it begins to neglect what it is equipped, mandated, and nourished by the love of Jesus to do.)
It is persons that are at the center here. From the very beginning of the document, as Benedict explains what faith is, in very CL kind of lingo, I believe:
We have come to believe in God's love: in these words the Christian can express the fundamental decision of his life. Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction.
And it ends with a person - you and me as part of the Body of Christ, having encountered the total love of God in Jesus, being graced over and over again as we meet him in Eucharist, being joined every more intimately to our brothers and sisters through that same Eucharist, and not only able, but moved by the Spirit to live in that reality in which eros and agape merge, nourish each other, and it becomes simply who we are, because we are in Christ.
Argue with me - that's good! Cite your favorite passages from this encyclical, those that jostled you, that jarred your conscience, that you (gasp) disagreed with, that you'll print out and tape over your computer screen.
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Paul Mitchell the School on East Garrison Boulevard in Gastonia is organizing tonight�s fundraiser with plans to donate 100 percent of the proceeds to 11 national charities.
Three area nonprofits - Boys and Girls Clubs of Gaston County, the local Habitat for Humanity and Levine Childrens� Hospital in Charlotte - will also receive funds through a silent auction, according to Trisha Brackett, social network leader with Paul Mitchell in Gastonia.
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A spaghetti dinner is planned, along with door prizes and raffles.
Paul Mitchell hairstyling schools nationwide are participating in similar fundraising endeavors with the goal of raising $2.5 million.
Among national organizations receiving support: the American Humane Association, Morris Animal Foundation, Food 4 Africa, Cancer Schmancer Foundation, Children�s Miracle Network and the Magic Johnson Foundation.
Gazette reporter Wade Allen can be reached at 704-869-1828; twitter.com/gazettewade.
What: Queen for a Day fundraiser
When: 6 p.m. Friday, April 19
Where: Dream Center of Gaston County, 2782 Fairview Drive, Gastonia
Cost: $25 per person, includes dinner and fashion show.
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America's most patriotic national parks
Living history
America's National Park Service oversees an array of parks, forests and conservation areas, plus a number of historic sites. Travelers who want to inject a little history into their summertime adventures will find plenty of options in national parks. These sites are all connected to America's past and stand as important relics of the nation's history.
In many national and historic parks, visitors will find physical representations of the narrative of the United States. These range from sites that contain remnants of pre-Colombian societies to the battlefields of Revolutionary War, and from the early days of North American exploration to the birth of the modern conservation movement. Nature lovers, history buffs and even those with just a passing curiosity, will find themselves enthralled with these historic places.
Want to come face to face with the history of the United States? Here's where to look.


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Journal Article
© Oct 2008 Volume 6 Issue 2, ICICKM 2007, Editor: Rembrandt Klopper, pp1 - 116
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The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast the findings of three recent empirical studies that examined the construct of information anxiety. The concept of anxiety created from information has been studied for hundreds of years; however, this paper views this complex relationship based on the foundation provided by Richard Wurman's book Information Anxiety (1989). The three studies explored the five subcomponents of information anxiety as described by Wurman: not understanding information; feeling overwhelmed by the amount of information to be understood; not knowing if certain information exists; not knowing where to find information; and knowing exactly where to find the information, but not having the key to access it. In order to gauge the level of information anxiety a survey instrument was designed using eight management scenarios suggested by Davenport and Prusak in Working Knowledge (1998). Four of the eight scenarios examine the creation of information from data and four scenarios focus on the transformation of information into knowledge. Of specific interest to these studies was the question is there a difference between information overload and information anxiety. In other words, is the issue simply one of quantity or do other information related challenges make a difference. To this end, the researchers sought to determine if respondents perceived a difference between information overload and the other components of information anxiety. The first of these studies determined that respondents reported a statistically significant difference between information overload and several other components while the second study's respondents did not report such a difference. The conflicting results begged the question: is information anxiety a fact, fiction, or fallacy? The third study reinforced the finding of the initial study suggesting information anxiety is a real organizational malady worthy of the attention of senior leaders. Clearly additional research is required to further refine the malady, its causes, and ways to combat its debilitating effects.
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A Sign?
In what may be a hint of who may be Obama's next Supreme Court nominee, Dawn Johnsen yesterday withdrew her nomination to be the chief of Obama's Office of Legal Counsel. From the AP via WaPo:
Dawn Johnsen's withdrawal – a setback for the Obama administration – was announced late Friday by the White House on a day the capital's legal and political elites were absorbed in the news that Justice John Paul Stevens would retire from the Supreme Court.
The Senate Judiciary Committee had recommended Johnsen's confirmation on party-line votes. But several Republicans objected to her sharp criticisms of terrorist interrogation policies under President George W. Bush, and the full Senate never voted on her nomination.
Is this a setback for the Obama Administration as the report says, or Johnsen's ceding ground so that Obama may name a similarly strident nominee for the Supreme Court? That is, Obama may only have enough political capital for one big, ideological nomination fight, and it's far more important for his administration to take a stand on the Court rather than the OLC.


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JOB TITLE: Patient Foodservice Liaison II
LOCATION: Geisinger Community Medical Center
DEPARTMENT: Foodservice
WORK SCHEDULE: Days/Evenings. Weekend and holiday rotation.
WORK TYPE: Full-time
Are you seeking a career with lasting impact? Geisinger has exciting opportunities for you to join our team as a Patient Foodservice Liaison. This critical role interacts with patients collecting menus, distributing food trays and provides excellent customer service. On the job training is provided!
Functions as the liaison between the patient care units and the Department of Foodservices. Coordinates information exchange related to patient meal service. Assists with directing activities of the tray line and patient service program to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of Foodservice functions.
Knowledge of and ability to use personal computers or workstations.
Knowledge and understanding of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Customer service skills is a series of activities designed to enhance the level of customer satisfaction, that is, the feeling that a product or service has met the customer expectation.
Must be able to work and communicate effectively in a team environment.
Demonstrates ability to perform mathematical calculations (percentages, ratios)
Demonstrates ability to work independently with little guidance and direction.
Minimum of 2 years in Foodservice required.High School Diploma or GED required.
Work is typically performed in an office/food service setting. Constant walking and standing is involved. Requires ability to bend, lift, carry, and push when performing duties.
The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (G-CMC), Scranton, Pa., is an acute care hospital licensed for 297 beds and houses the only Level II Trauma Center in Lackawanna County and Scranton's only neurosurgery program and adult in-patient behavioral health unit. It is also home to comprehensive cardiovascular and orthopaedic services, as well as a broad range of other surgical and radiological services.
ABOUT GEISINGER: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of the Geisinger Family.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.* Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.
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Some of you might not have seen the process of a batch of frames being built assembly-line style before. Here's what it looks like during week one.....ten frames, all of them 7005 aluminum going to V.O.S., a team based in Monterey, Calif. The process starts with drawings based on fit information, then each headtube is cut and machined. The seat tube is cut and welded onto the BB shell. Next, the top tube is welded onto the headtube at the appropriate angle. After that the downtubes are welded on. Today I'll assemble as many of the front triangles as possible. Next week the rear stays and guide will go on. 10 frames, ten buisiness days.....err, maybe eleven-whatever it takes to get the frames build properly and off to the heat treater.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Big batch o' road frames
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I see one with a big fat down tube and my name on it..........AWESOME!
- December 14, 2007 at 7:29 PM
- Chico Cyclist said...
I'm jealous!
- December 17, 2007 at 9:21 PM
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BPA Worldwide Names New Board of Directors Member
Larry LaPorta has joined the BPA Worldwide Board of Directors. He currently serves as general manager with Beiersdorf Canada Inc.
"I am excited to become part of the BPA team and look forward to working with the other board members," LaPorta said. "BPA continues to serve as an industry leader and it is my hope that my experience and insights will only enhance the organization's position."
LaPorta joined Beiersdorf in 2006 as U.S. marketing director for the Futuro brand. He has extensive experience in marketing, market research and strategic planning. Prior to joining Beiersdorf, LaPorta worked at such companies as McCann Erickson, Colgate Palmolive, Kraft Foods and Revlon in various roles of increasing responsibility.
"We are very excited to have Larry join the BPA Board," said Glenn Hansen, BPA president and CEO. "Not only does he possess a great wealth of knowledge about the traditional Canadian media market, his experience and knowledge within the rapidly evolving digital media industry will be a great asset to our members globally as we move into the next generation of audience measurement."


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I read in the newspaper that the old Subang Terminal 3 airport has recently went through a major face lift. In fact, the opening ceremony was officiated by our Prime Minister sometime last week which indicates that it has to be a major overhaul project.
Dubbed as Subang Skypark, the place is set to become a modernised aviation hub for jet setters requiring private jet services.
Besides the obvious repair, overhaul and maintenance facilities, the place has also grown into a F&B centre with major brands like Starbucks and Big Apple Donuts opening their outlet there. I was curious to see how the place turned out to be and decided to have lunch there last Friday.
While walking around the terminal, we stumbled across Sakura Cafe & Cuisine which is a well known restaurant in Imbi, Kuala Lumpur.
I ordered the Hainanese chicken rice which comes with steam chicken and shredded carrots on top. The sauce is salty and slightly sweet at the same time. Overall, I like it a lot.
My colleague took the spaghetti which tasted quite alright too. I find the sauce slightly watery but then again it is a matter of personal taste.
However, the highlight during the lunch session was this set of nasi bojari ordered by another colleague of mine. Nasi bojari can also be found at another restaurant chain called Madam Kwan's but I just found that both restaurants share the same owner. Nasi bojari is a royal dish from Indonesia. The yellow fragrant rice is made from turmeric hence giving the deep yellow colour texture.
Since it is a dish for royal people, it is accompanied with several type of meat.
Deep fried chicken…
Sambal prawn….
… and beef rendang
After seeing the food (and tasting it), I kind of regret not ordering this instead. But overall, the food in Sakura Cafe & Cuisine is pretty good and this does not come as a surprise due to the long history of its main branch in Imbi.


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About Joe Escalante
Millions do, millions don't. The rule is you have to either give up meat on Friday, or pick another penance. It's very simple but it's a common myth that it's not required anymore.
Well put. These Meatless Mondays people are clueless.
They could have piggy-backed on the Meatless Fridays tradition already in place (for centuries) and followed by tens of millions of Catholics like me all over the world. We would have helped. It's rather dismissive to try to start a new campaign on Mondays just because you hate Catholics. Missed opportunity. Fail.
There are all kinds of anti-trust problems with music organizations. I'll save you the trouble of reading my boring law review article (Western State U. Vol. 22 No. 1, Fall 1994) and just say this. When organizations create barriers to enter markets, like the market for radio air play, it violates the Sherman Anti-Trust act.
By charging one price for all music (the blanket license), why would broadcasters mess with people trying to break into the market? It all cost the same.
It appears as if Spain has some sort of developed anti-trust laws. Let's hope they have anti-slapp motions as well.
To answer Mike's question about why we didn't fight in the first instance. The band is a group of four friends. One of the friends REALLY wanted to settle the thing at any cost. He was freaking out, so we settled to preserve the friendship. I would do the same thing over again, but I don't think he would. It's really important to fight these things when they come. Now, thanks to sites like Techdirt, there are resources. Back then, we were in an uncharted wilderness. Techdirt really helped end this case. The accumulation of humilations on the Internet were a big part of our legal strategy. Now we can talk about this case for ever. In 2004, we were under a confidentiality agreement. Variety and their parent co. Reed Elsevier not only spent approx $800,000 plus, they lost the confidentiality clause from round one. Corrupt idiots.
This case is lame but it's unclear how it would come out in court. There's no law requiring permission for logos, products etc. in filmed entertainment. As long as a product, even Coca Cola, is used in the manner in which it was intended, no permission is required. And any building visible from a public street may be filmed without permission, one exception being the photographing of a building that is also a company's trademark like the Mutual Of Omaha building.
However, they might be able to prevail on a state claim of unfair business practices since they defendants are making so much use of the art. It's not just a passing thing in the background. They are really exploiting it. Having said all this, all these lawyers should be ashamed of themselves for being involved in this lameness.


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chrisbward necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 188 diseños de 28 diseñadores freelance.
Get Set Up, GetSetUp.co.uk
This is a new site - an advice site for people wishing to break the chains of the monotonous 9-5.
The site will have a blog, twitter stream and forum, with a heavy social networking focus.
Personally speaking, I have just set up my own company - as a freelance web developer - and would like to make the learning curve a little less steep in the UK market.
I expect to diversify into other revenue streams, leading to some kind of passive income, to break out of the machine!!! :)
So I will be director of all the content, and will be portrayed in a one-to-one platform of advice.
The site is open to anyone with a vague idea or concerted effort to start a business.
Not necessarily tied to any particular industry - so please keep it abstract.
Vector design only.
Background to be either white or black - logo must be adaptable for both.
It must feature the words; Get Set Up - website address optional
If you choose to use the website address as the main focus of text, then it must be camel-case, ie. "GetSetUp.co.uk"
The logo cannot be too 'corporate', as the brand really needs to be friendly to anyone taking a vague interest in starting up - don't want to scare them off!
I understand that the brief is quite vague, but I am also trying to get a feel for potential concepts - so rough sketches/concepting is totally welcome - keep the ideas quick and varied!
The theme should be entrepreneur-related, so;
time, money, freedom, ambition, advice, help, networking, metaphors (not so much), mascot (maybe), etc
I expect to use the logo on the website, twitter feed, possibly part of the fav-icon and probably on business cards...
I look forward to checking out your ideas!
Good luck
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The wait is finally over.
A "Fifty Shades of Grey" movie trailer deemed "too hot for morning TV" by NBC went live Thursday morning.
The steamy trailer debuted in an abbreviated version on "Today," and gave a glimpse of the provocative romantic drama for which the book trilogy by E.L. James is best known. After it went on air, the full 2:17 minute-long version hit the web.
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#FiftyShadesofGreyTrailer became a trending hashtag on Twitter within minutes of the trailer's release.
Michael Philips, film critic at The Chicago Tribune, tweeted about the new trailer with a hint of sarcastic enthusiasm.
Urgent: The #FiftyShadesOfGrey trailer has arrived. Just another girl-meets-whip love story. From @Variety: http://t.co/OklApEUyTR — Michael Phillips (@phillipstribune) July 24, 2014
"Today" also confirmed that Beyonce re-recorded her 2003 hit song, "Crazy in Love" for the movie's soundtrack.
The film, due out next Valentine's Day, stars Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele.
"Today" will air an exclusive interview with the two stars of the film on Friday.


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My Santa Fe Hyundai has finally reached 30,000 miles and this is the time Hyundai recommends the car to be serviced. Since I'm still new to Los Angeles, I had to find a place that I could trust. I dreaded this situation, since I have no idea about cars except that I need one to get around.
I called general mechanic places that cost less than the Hyundai dealer. I also called other Hyundai dealers, but I couldn't figure out which one to service my Santa Fe. When I finally called Glendale Hyundai, there was something different about them. Service Advisor Ronnie Lovos explained the importance of keeping up with the maintenance of a car. He seemed to really care.
Hyundai advises that the owner of the car maintain their automobile with services such oil changes every 3,000 miles and also have a more extensive service when the car reaches 30,000, 60,000 and 90,000 miles to run efficiently as possible.
Don't ignore your car's needs like one Hyundai owner did. She had a 2002 Accent Hyundai and had 93,000 miles on the car. She never had her 30,000, 60,000 or 90,000 mile service done. So one day her transmission went out and her transmission warranty wasn't valid because she neglected her car's maintenance needs.
Although she kept up with her oil changes, this was not good enough because her car was never serviced at 30,000, 60,000 and 90,000 miles. The result was that she had to pay $3,000 for her transmission alone.
The 30,000 mile service is $599, which isn't much compared to what you might have to pay if you don't do this service. Paying out $599 is much easier on the pocket than over $3,000.
Another reason why I chose Glendale Hyundai is because their mechanics are certified with a bronze, silver, gold or platinum certification. Knowing that the Glendale Hyundai mechanics are Platinum Certified made me feel more at ease that my car is in great care with the highest level mechanics you can possibly get with Hyundai (platinum certified mechanics are rare).
Platinum Certified mechanics have 10 plus years experience and have also attended Hyundai Mechanic School for certification.
Glendale Hyundai went under new management in March 2007 and they've made a lot of improvements since then: remodeled showroom, waiting room and coming soon a Hyundai Restaurant where customers will be given tickets to eat while they wait. And now, you can schedule a Saturday service appointment online.
While my car was being serviced, I didn't mind waiting a few hours in their cool air conditioned waiting room as the temperature was in the 90's. I brought my lap tap computer and I was able to catch up on some work. They have vending machines with beverages and snacks. Or if you're in the mood for shopping, the Americana and Galleria are walking distance.
After a few hours, I caught up on a lot of work. Glendale Hyundai washed my car and I was on my way. I always feel so much safer after my car has been cared for.
A lot of customers neglect these services and their wallets pay for it later so take care of your car and it will take care of you.
Glendale Hyundai
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Glendale, Ca 912044


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Capt. Bill Byrne, a former quarterback at the Naval Academy, will return to Annapolis this spring as commandant of midshipmen, officials said Thursday.
"I'm thrilled to become a part of the team that gets the next generation of leaders ready to enter the fleet," Byrne, who graduated in 1987, said in a statement. "The ensigns and second lieutenants coming out of the Naval Academy seem to get better every year."
The 4,400-member brigade of midshipmen currently includes Byrne's daughter Brigid, due to graduate this year, and his son Michael, a plebe.
Byrne will succeed current Commandant Capt. Robert E. Clark II, who is scheduled to leave the academy this spring after a three-year tour, officials said.
Byrne, currently the chief of staff to the commander of the Third Fleet in San Diego, has commanded the frigate U.S.S. Halyburton and the cruiser U.S.S. Cape St. George.
Earlier in his career, he served as a gunnery officer, main propulsion assistant, anti-submarine warfare officer, weapons officer, combat systems officer and executive officer.
Byrne was a three-year starter at quarterback for Navy. He co-captained the team in his senior year and still holds the school record for career passing touchdowns.
He graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science and later earned a master's degree in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, part of the National Defense University.
As commandant of midshipmen, he will be responsible for the military and professional development of the future Navy and Marine Corps officers at Annapolis. The position, second-in-command at the academy, is analogous to a dean of students at a civilian college.
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