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Sorry Fox Sports, but we Play in St. Petersburg!
Sure, I am just like the rest of the Nation sometimes just oblivious to the real truth as I listen or visualize the trivial elements they are feeding to our eyes and ears as pure adulterated cold-hard facts to begin the formulation of my own mindset in correspondence with their telling of the tale of events or a one-sided profile on a player or his off-the-field actions.
But I personally take great personal pride in this city of my birth of St. Petersburg, Florida , and find it to be an incredible civic insult and a social injustice when the Fox Sports clowns can not after 15 years of Tampa Bay Rays team existence, still can not get the Rays stadium's locale correct on a television teaser promotion to showcase their upcoming Fox Saturday MLB Baseball slate. And this is not the first time that Fox has made this same city error either during a broadcast, or in an promotional advertisement.
But you would have thought the Fox Sports producers, directors and higher management echelon might have learned their mistakes during the last few times they made this same city error.And why hasn't St. Petersburg new Mayor Bill Foster not publicly chastised the National Fox media circus again for this breach of accuracy, or even voiced his opinion locally to his constituents? This is not the same Foster I elected to office this past year.
I am pretty sure if the same Fox Network bigwigs made the same errors in saying that the Los Angeles Dodgers play in Burbank, California or the New York Yankees are now playing in Lower Manhattan, the vocal firestorm, not only on the Internet would be incredible and magnificent to behold, but corrections would be made in haste. There would be multiple ESPN or competitor network broadcasts showing the insensitive nature of the Fox Sports media giant to forget their code of "getting it right the first time" at the door and throw their journalistic integrity right out with the bathwater.
And such a mistake would be certainly met with a hefty post event price in future advertising by that community for their obvious civic ignorance.But why do we always let it fly here in Tampa Bay?
Have we finally become that sleepy cowtown where the numerous green benches outweigh the patrons downtown, or are not the same proud community our parents envisioned when they moved here from their Northern homes. Have we as a community been beaten down so many times by the National hand of the media with the same inaccurate city persona that it is now becoming commonplace, and we feel utterly helpless to fight for our own civic dignity?
Why is it that we always somehow look at it with the heated voices and disgust it deserves, but the rant and raves are somehow subdued compared to what might happen in other MLB cities.Maybe it is time for us to finally get totally heated and ********** and send countless emails or phone messages to the Fox Broadcasting Headquarters in New York City to amplify the civic support our Tampa Bay community.
And it should not matter if we live in Bradenton, Port Charlotte, Brandon, Holiday or even Tampa. This is a National disgrace focused at this area, not just a simple local humiliation. And this last inaccurate National promotional Fox Sports spot has finally broke this blogger's back to a point that I am physically angry and will be on a personal mission over the next few days to sending endless streams of online email comments, and burning through hundreds of my personal cell phone minutes documenting my civic disgust to the Fox executives.
I would rather have that 30 second promo pulled totally from the air with its inaccurate city locale mentioned than have the rest of the country see the errors of the Fox baboons one more time and have the entire MLB Baseball community laughing that even after the Rays recent successes, that Fox Sports can not even get their town correct. I have more respect for the monkey that has been loose for over a year within Tampa Bay than the same Fox media monkeys who produced that MLB promo piece, or the editors that okayed that falsehood for airing in the first place.
I am not calling for a mass firing, staff re-alignment or even a visual tongue-lashing of the Fox Sports people responsible for this Fox broadcast promo error. I just want it fixed, and there is still time for that to be done effectively, and maybe an apology on your FoxSports.com website to our entire community for your blatant error.
But to be honest, National media members have been making that same Tampa/St. Petersburg locale blunder for years, but it is 2010, and the cycle of Tampa Bay locale arrogance and ignorance needs to finally come to an end. And how ignorant is it that less than a season and a half ago these same Fox Sports executive producers and directors spent their days and nights in St. Petersburg, Florida as the Rays were taking on the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series.
They did not get the city wrong during most of the 2008 series of Fox Sports telecasts, but maybe we just are just a " out of sight, out of mind" kind of city, and with our exclusion from the 2009 Playoffs, St. Petersburg has slipped back into the dark Fox Sports abyss.
The National Hockey League announcing teams never got it wrong when the Tampa Bay Lightning played their brand of hockey in this same dome, which was then known as the Thunderdome. The Arena Football League announcers never got the city locale, or the stadium name wrong either. Then came the biggest National media showcase when St. Petersburg, Florida hosted the NCAA Final Four, which took place under the tiled Teflon dome of Tropicana Field, and the tourney's broadcasting teams were perfect 100 percent of the time in their city locale descriptions.
So some might say this is a fluke by Fox, but I beg to differ here. They have made countless mistakes in the city locale in the past telecasts or web podcasts, and I am sick of it.
It just gets old when you sit here and have to argue and rants and rave at least once a year and the Fox Sports crews still can not fathom the difference between the two cities. Maybe it is time for us as a whole in the Tampa Bay community to let the National media giants know that it is over! That the Tampa Bay region is not comprised of sleepy towns spotted with backwater communities, but that this community will fight with the best of them for what is right and accurate.
Maybe it is finally time for the entire Tampa Bay community to come together and stop separating at the hip with our upcoming stadium site concerns or ramblings and focus for a moment to demand that the National media eggheads get the Tampa Bay city locale right as a show of civic respect for this great region of Florida.
One of the biggest problems I have with today's journalists, and especially some of the Sports higher echelon of writers , is their admittance that accuracy has gone by the wayside in regards to the media's reporting because of the social media channels. This is total horse hockey pucks excuse, and we should not tolerate less than accuracy from theses media members.
If you or I wrote a prefab false blog posting, or attacked a player, team or organization without proof and facts, the National media would devour us like hungry jackals and pronounce us as "fakes", and rally around their circle of journalistic integrity. But so many times the National set of writers have gotten a free pass from the web community without the masses asking for revisions or retractions or even apologies.
Mistakes happen. We all know this and it is accepted as a part of our every day lives, but the ignorance of still playing those same Fox Sports MLB promo spots with misinformation is insane and irresponsible journalism. I understand that post production it would be expensive to re-edit the commercial promos, but the voice-over would be quick and easy to perform. It is not like the entire promo segment has to be re-shot or reconfigured, only the voice segment. You can bet there are Yankee fans just chuckling at the fact that Fox can not even get the stadium's location right, which shows why we can not get respect or a level of stability with the inconsistent level of true fandom in this community.
We do not need the outside National media also dumping on us like a Waste Management truck throwing more and more garbage on the inaccurate pile. So here is what I am going to be doing for the next couple of days. And people within the Tampa Bay community can either join in, or just stay with the status quo and take their constant beating of irregularities in reporting towards our fair community.
First, you can contact the higher level Fox Sports Communicaitons department executives at Fox Sports:
( firstname.lastname@example.com )
Dan Bell V P Communication, Fox Sports
( firstname.lastname@example.com )
Ileana Pena Director, Communications, Fox Sports
( email@example.com )
Or maybe it is more your style to call the Fox Broadcasting main number of their offices located at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City at (212) 556-2400 over the next several days, and ask for one of the above names and voice you concerns either personally or in a voicemail that the Fox Sports "St. Petersburg" errors should be corrected on the National airwaves by Fox Sports. Sometimes the grass roots attacks have to be made to focus the larger picture.
I know some people will just see this as a Tampa Bay regional concern, and why should you get involved. The reality is that it sometimes takes a simple ripple to begin a tidal or rogue wave to make change. By nipping this in the bud today and showing that the general public is aware of their Fox Sports mistakes, maybe change can become of it.
The stadium located in St. Petersburg, Florida at 16th Street and 1st Avenue South celebrating its 20th year in 2010 and having been a host of a Final Four, a National Hockey League Playoff game, Arena Football Championship and a World Series. Each of those events have world wide appeal and fan viewers. It is also the only stadium in this country to ever host each of those events in its history.
I personally feel a great civic pride and honor to have lived and grown up in this community and I just feel it is time that Fox and the rest of the media conglomerate remember we are proud of the St. Petersburg community, and even being a community with Tampa Bay. But more importantly, St. Petersburg is proud to be the current Home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
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I consider Joe Buck a cowboy, and not in a black hat kind of way.
He shoots from his hip and ad-libs a lot, and that gets him in trouble sometimes, but it is enjoyable to see him work his magic on the air too.
There are far less Buck-isms in the wrold than McCarver-isms (lol).
Sometimes the errors do lie in the information they are given, but if I was working and being paid, those information bytes would be solid and would never have a hole in them.
Guess that is why I a m not employed by a media member, I actually try and research my stuff and if I am wrong, I will honestly admit it online.
Rays Renegade
I agree, it's time the media, regardless of which Fox, ESPN even MLB Network double checked their facts and information before putting it on the airways, and made sure their announcers where knowledgeable enough to commentate on the teams they cover… i.e. Buck wouldn't be allowed to work
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The ignorance of people is always annoying. The other day I was watching… I think it was the Mariners and Rockies play and the commentator kept calling Ryan Spilborghs "Ryan Spilboroughs." I guess I understand how you can mispronounce a name, like when Jhoulys Chacin came up, it was like, "what is his name?" But I mean, you'd think after 15 years, people would realize what's going on, especially in a major ball club. It's sad when you know more than a commentator who is supposed to be considered a professional.
I know it is the broadcaster's job to focus and check their phonetic player's guide before the games to get the right pronunciation's and the right names before they hit the batter's box.
I can understand during the Spring when a bunch of 80's 90's numbers hit the field to not have a correct name, pronunciation or even a position before the hitter takes the field.
But a guy like Spilborghs who has been on a MLB roster is beyond words. I guess it could have been worse, he could have called reliever Justin Spier(who was just released by the Rockies) into a game by mistake.
Rays Renegade
Is ashame that they can make those kind of mistakes. What happened to prepations, double checking and triple checking things. I know that I have to do that before I implement a computer program at work or I make modifications to one.
Ignore my question about "byes" in my baseball fantasy team. Chris explained it to me.
I feel your outrage, and you're certainly within your rights to call out Fox and anybody else who can't figure out where the Rays play baseball! It's absurd!
OMG. I just realized you have my picture up – the one Michael took of us at my signing last year. I'm so flattered!!!!!! Thank you!!!!
Tampa/Schmampa… why don't they change the name to the St. Pete Rays then? Gotta be honest, it doesn't quite sound right but I understand the frustration (thanks for the Longoria link too btw).
I know in college my journalism professor always shouted accuracy, accuracy, accuracy.
And even when someone made a mistake on a quote or a story fact he would ask "And what are you going to do about it?"
Most of the students would say revise it, but he said to "own it" because" the world will forgive those who admit errors. Might not be easy, might not be quick, but they understand the human element".
Fox Sports is not human, it is a media conglomerate who soul is attached to 30 second advertising sound bytes, not the human element.
And maybe there lies the problem.
Rays Renegade
Sometimes it reminds me of the kid that people pick on in school. He is not picked on because he is ugly, dumb or even socially neglected, but because he let's the bully get away with it all.
This community is a bit more laid back than most communities, and maybe it is time to face up to the bully and smack him down to our level again.
Either that or let him get his way until it frustrates us to all get out and violence escalates, and someone comes away with more than a bloody nose.
Rays Renegade
Double R, you have every right to be upset! I'm with you 100%. I think a banner during a nationally televised FOX game is in order! I'm sure two aspiring realty show wanna Be's can be coaxed into walking around with a large bed sheet saying "Dear FAX, FIX, FEX er..WE PLAY IN St. PETE".
It is totally absurd. How many times have you watched "professionals" in the industry just make fools of themselves on a nationally televised game. Yet, they'll be there the next time.. no consequence. Sad.
I always remember my MLBlogs friends.
I actually found the photo in an old file I had on an external drive and popped it up for a few days.
It was a great day meeting one of the people who posts one of the most humerous entries on MLBlogs, plus the top blogger for 2009.
You always know I got your back, even if you sometimes wear pinstripe pajamas.
Rays Renegade
Believe me former St Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker said that once and you could hear a pin drop in the room.
the team wants to celebrate the entire community as a whole, but it clearly is not working with some, like Fox Sports.
Do they not realize that Tampa can not afford to bankrupt themselves while still paying for the upgrades on two Tampa arenas/stadiums and proposing a third with huge fiscal fudning needs.
It is a catch-22 situation of mammoth proportions, and one that will be dealt with slowly and crefully to keep off a few million Rays fans toes.
Rays Renegade
I like the idea, but I hope you are not thinking of me turning to "Spidi" or Heidi and Spencer for any pre-post-game collaberation.
Heck I would rather call them the Pinellas Park Rays than let those two even within the St. Petersburg City Limits for even a moments time.
I just pulled out of my Fox Fantasy League and informed the team's in my division that I can not play Fantasy sports online with an organization that disrespects my hometown.
Screw Fox Sports, I do not watch their Sat. Baseball anyways. I am too busy at the Rays ballpark watching real baseball
Rays Renegade
But the wild thing is there are so many of us pesky bloggers now who swarm at them like gnats when they make mistakes that maybe it will force some of them to check it twice in the future.
I have admitted before if I got something wrong, and I will in the future because what I do is for FREE, and no one pays me a salary or a residual fee to throw doen the first letter of my blogs.
Maybe that is why I am so accurate….My reputation is all I got!
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Some caterpillars of the family in which this tailed butterfly belongs, ie the Lycaenideas, often makes friendship with ants. The caterpillar communicates to ants using bodily chemicals and vibrations. Ants gives protection to the caterpillar and inturn the caterpillar secretion after honeydew feeding is taken by ants.
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You know what, even if the wings are half broken the butterfly manages to fly. These insects can see only colors like yellow, red and green. Usually they gets attracted to flowers in these colours. Butterflies gets attracted each other by their bodily pheromones.
The butterfly closeups are taken with SonyEricsson K750i cellphone cameras in macro mode, from gardens somewhere around Kannur/ Kerala.
Some butterflies produces toxic excretions to defend predators. Most of the butterflies fly during daytime while a few like,Northern Pearly Eye flies at night. Mourning Cloak butterflies may act dead sometimes to escape the enemy.


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DS Action Diver Powermatic 80
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Diameter: 43.00 mm
As a true diver's watch it fulfils all the requirements of the ISO 6425 standard - and is waterproof up to 300 m. Its Powermatic movement features a power reserve of up to 80 hours and is thus ready to go if the perfect wave keeps you waiting.
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Case: DS Concept Stainless steel 316L Protected crown Screw-down crown Screw-down case back
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A cleverly designed mechanism lends additional flexibility to this model's foldover clasp: Two small pushbuttons make it possible to extend the buckle by one or more millimetres – ideal for all who wear their watch over a wetsuit or would simply like a little more room around the wrist.
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Power reserve is the time a fully wound mechanical watch runs until it stops – usually between 38 and 42 hours. The Powermatic 80 calibre makes a power reserve of up to 80 hours possible! So you can leave this watch for up to three days before having to set it anew – if you can do without it for that long...
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Good on ya'.Kitsune wrote: That was the moment when I first realized that I was pagan and that there was no going back... and that I was happy with my choice.
I have just thought, what would the priest say if he realised that he was such a rotten christian, that people can be "kidnapped" by Paganism, right in the heart of his own theater?
So, "satan would not DARE enter the house of god". Hmmm.
Well there are two ways he (the preist) HAS to look at this; Either we are nothing to do with his kiddy scarer, "satan", OR he is such a rotten priest that "satan" can come and go freely in his church, so he should hang up his costume immediately.
Wonder which he would choose?


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The Social Media Class That Creates Social Ties and Real-world Solutions
POSTED ON: December 20, 2013
HUM 311 "New Media," a course taught this past term by Sharla Sava, adjunct assistant professor in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, became something of a social media experiment itself. Not only did it bring students of all three schools together, it tasked them to collaborate on developing social media applications and even invited tweeting during class. At the end of the course team members presented their collaborative project before a panel comprised of faculty and outside experts. As a result, one project will likely be rolled out for use by the Cooper student body, perhaps as early as next semester.
"It seemed to me that the informal communication channels used by the students are something we should bring into the classroom," Prof. Sava, who developed the class and is the Associate Director of the Center for Writing, says. "I wanted to allow the kind of intellectual curiosity and analysis that takes place inside the classroom to shed light on what happens just outside the classroom. I think there are a lot of opportunities for us to study and make sense of communication as it is shaped through social media channels."
Though originally conceived as a traditional, theory-based, media studies class, Prof. Sava had an epiphany. "I realized that because Cooper Union students are makers and creators, regardless of their school; they would connect a lot more deeply with the ideas if I structured the class around some sort of production. I asked the students to be makers, users, and critics of social media." During the first few weeks the 21 students were asked to brainstorm and come up with an idea for a social-media-driven solution to a societal problem, and then pitch their concept to the class as a whole. After listening to a pitch, students voted by secret ballot. The top seven concepts went forward, becoming the starting point for seven teams. Every team had members from more than one school, ensuring that artists, architects and engineers would work closely together throughout the course.
One unusual aspect of class-time was the practice of live tweeting or use of other social media. "I allowed tweeting as a kind of experiment," Prof. Sava says. "I understand that the online environment can be a huge source of distraction. I wanted to turn that idea on its head. Scholars are increasingly turning to Twitter, Linked In, and other platforms as ways of keeping up with research in their fields and engaging with their intellectual communities. I believe the college classroom is the perfect context for students to find their way into this new space. In the case of the social media class, it also allowed students to establish personal connections with the social media professionals that visited the classroom during the semester."
After forming teams, students began doing intensive background research and drafting a persuasive proposal intended to offer a thorough, well organized argument describing the value of their project in the world today. They also began to explore the technical end of production, including user interface and visual design, through collaborative sketching (both on paper and online). Team projects included: "Neighborly," a sharing service targeted for Brooklyn that lets users borrow and lend items to others in their community; "OurSpace," a community network that allows New Yorkers to list, discover, and book event venues cost-effectively; and "Visit" -- a virtual tourism platform for locals to post unique community-based details about their neighborhoods. At the end of the semester each team presented their prototypes to a guest panel that included Deans Germano and Dahlberg, Andrew Tochilovsky of the Herb Lubalin Center of Design and Typography and two social media industry professionals, among others.
But one team focused on a need particular to Cooper Union students, and is already well on its way to becoming a reality. "Cooper Union Info" (yes, they purchased the domain) aims to be a site where students can find facilities information, including hours, location and even physical dimensions for every lab, studio, office and other usable space on campus. "We were trying to make the information accessible to everyone using a simple interface," says Alexa Reghenzani, a fourth-year architecture student, who directed the team. The other founders include Justin Suazo, a senior in the School of Art, and Alejandro Acosta, an electrical engineering junior. "We are utilizing a platform with a 2D map of Cooper Union that you can move through, as well as a search bar similar to Google. So if you need to know what time the library opens you can just start typing, 'What time does the library open?' This will get a result page that not only lists the full schedule of the library; it will highlight the current day as well as give you a phone number and such."
They want to build in a system for socially driven real-time updating of hours as well. "For example if Alejandro, who works in the computer center, decides to stay late and keep it open, he can update its closing time on the Cooper Union Info site," Alexa says. "So people can say, 'Oh look, the computer center is open late today so I can take advantage of this.' Right now it is very, very difficult to find any information on what is open and when." The team has gotten full support from the IT faculty, who have donated server space and are building a sign-in authentication system based on Cooper email. The team hopes to launch the most basic form of the site (a Google docs spreadsheet) during the winter break. They then want to develop the front end and launch the full version of the site by the end of the spring semester. And then? "We hope to be able to sell this product or method to other schools to gain revenue for student scholarships at Cooper," Alexa says.
An example of cross-disciplinary learning at its best, the experimental new media class has resulted in benefits both practical and, in fact, social. "It's the first time I worked in any significant capacity with members of the other Schools," Alejandro says. "It's been a good experience to have worked with people who think differently than I do. Although it was a bit of a challenge," he laughs. Alexa agrees, saying, "It was a bit of challenge but you learn so much. It was really nice to see the other side of things."
Prof. Sava would love for the teams to have more time to launch demo sites and begin usability testing. "It was one the most significant experiences I have had in the classroom," she says. "I am grateful to the students for the commitment they showed -- and their willingness to embrace what was, essentially, a learning process for all of us. And I am genuinely impressed with what they were able to create, given their incredibly hectic -- and often conflicting -- schedules, within the framework of an HSS elective."


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An army of creatures had gathered outside bush number three. I guess they were getting ready to attack me. They were fed up with me showing fried squirrel, giving rat burgers a whirl, showing the dead Easter Bunny and the mutts did not think the constant butt sniffing cracks were funny.
So they sat and yapped about avoiding my traps thinking they were quite clever gals and chaps. But they forgot one thing, the stench with them that they bring. I could smell them a mile away and watched as these nuts were in complete disarray.
I began to hum the Jeopardy tune, thinking I would be here until June waiting for them to attack, for brain cells they seemed to lack. And they wonder why the cat makes fun. At least there was no ruler totting nun. That might give me a scare, as she could slap my knuckles bare.
Nothing more happened at all. I did think I heard a moose call.
The same stuff occurred as before. By now I was yawning at my shore.
I went and used the loo. I got something to eat too.
I gave myself a good cleaning bottom to top. Yeah, I did it backwards. So call a cop.
They looked like they were going to move. But I guess the mutts seemed to disapprove. They trotted off marking each tree. Do they every run out of pee? Yes, they sniffed each others behind too. This just proves what I always say is true.
They asked the bunny for his two cents and they noticed how he remained quite dense. They nudged him a bit and he did not budge. You think maybe he died eating all that fudge? Or was it someone with a car? Damn, for a dead guy he can sure travel far.
The squirrels got antsy being away from their nuts, desperately wanting to fill their guts. So they went and chewed on a power line. Fried squirrel sure can shriek and whine.
The mice finally made up their mind. I think three of them were actually blind. They ran across the field and shouted how they would never yield. They approached me rather fast, their little band of rebels were quite vast. I rolled around on the grass as they continued to trespass and when they were in reach, they also started to screech.
For with one swipe I learned they were rather ripe. I gobbled down many of the mice and even chewed some twice. The blind ones tasted kind of funny, maybe it was that added sprinkle of bee honey. What? I need to add some spices to my meal. It makes them taste all that more real.
The final facts were that I began picking some leftover parts from my fur. I know not as exciting as Jack Baur but at least the cat has the power, to go to the loo. I think he wears a diaper. Come on, it has to be true. I then rubbed my belly and passed some gas and that was the oh so exciting 24esq tale from my little rhyming ass.
Experience spring, have a fling.


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so..about 5.5 on top loft..how high at bottom standard 8 ft ?
bpaar, that's a very good looking plan.Especially the entrance/bathroom part is very well done.
Here is an interesting design I found while searching for "Tiny houses"
New member, been lurking for some time.I have been playing with Sketch 7 this week, here are a few images that illustrate how small these houses are (they easily fit inside a 2 car garage). Thanks Bart.
Nice cabin. Simple classic construction.Unfortunately, LaMar has been banned from the forum for his unwillingness to abide by our no advertising policy.He has built a nice cabin though!
Today, Bill has shared the SketchUp file and it can be downloaded here: http://www.countryplans.com/Downloads/Barts.zipThis is a large zip file and should be saved to your own computer. The upzipped (extracted) file can be opened and viewed by SketchUp ver. 7Here is a link to the free SketchUp program: http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/gsu7/download.htmlThanks to Bill


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A new report from a U.N. expert panel raises the possibility that former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo received substantial ammunition transfers from Sudan as he clung to power during postelection violence two years ago.
The country's U.N. peacekeeping mission has found "several tens of thousands of rounds" of ammunition for assault rifles believed to have been produced in Sudan in 2010 and 2011, according to the report posted online Thursday.
"This ammunition has been frequently identified in military camps in western Ivory Coast and in weapons collection events relating to the continuing process of disarmament of ex-combatants," the report says.
The peacekeeping mission also identified individual rounds of the ammunition following an August 2012 raid on one of the largest military camps in Abidjan.
The raid, which killed at least six soldiers, was the most high-profile in a series of attacks on security installations last year allegedly orchestrated by Gbagbo loyalists based in neighboring Liberia and Ghana.
Investigations by the peacekeeping mission indicate that the ammunition was sent to Gbagbo's fighters before the former president was arrested in April 2011, the report says.
Sudanese officials could not immediately be reached for comment Friday concerning the U.N. expert panel report.
Gbagbo refused to cede office after losing the November 2010 presidential runoff to current President Alassane Ouattara, sparking five months of violence that claimed at least 3,000 lives, according to U.N. estimates. He was taken into custody following French and U.N. intervention in support of fighters backing Ouattara.
Gbagbo was transferred to the International Criminal Court in The Hague in November 2011 on crimes against humanity charges, becoming the first former head of state to be taken into the court's custody.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is also wanted by the ICC on genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes charges over atrocities committed in the Darfur region.
The new report also includes a July 2010 memorandum signed by a delegation from Gbagbo's Ivorian Popular Front political party and Bashir's National Congress Party that pledges security cooperation, including "mutual assistance in case of external foreign interference."
The memorandum was signed during a week of meetings in Sudan that included a visit to armaments factories, according to the report.
The U.N. experts said they "cannot rule out the possibility that the visit to the Sudan was closely related to the subsequent discovery in Ivory Coast of Sudanese ammunition manufactured in 2010 and 2011."
According to the report, the entourage of former first lady Simone Gbagbo was "actively seeking external support, including military support" in the months before the former president was arrested. An ICC arrest warrant against Simone Gbagbo was unsealed last November, though she remains in Ivorian custody.
The U.N. Security Council voted this week to extend for one year an arms embargo first imposed on Ivory Coast in 2004.


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In what some might call an unlikely alliance, Google and Fox News have teamed up to host the Republican presidential candidate debate which will be streamed Thursday night on YouTube.
As reported earlier, the now-fired Fox personality Glenn Beck had called for a Google boycott in July, so obviously the search titan is pretty forgiving. Google asked users to submit questions to candidates and some would be asked by moderators at the debate held in Orlando, Fla. at 9 p.m. ET.
More than 18,000 questions were submitted, according to the Official Google Blog. "Throughout the evening, we'll share Google politics-related search trend information and public data that will provide context to the issues discussed," said Ramya Raghavan, YouTube news and Politics manager.
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What's most interesting to us is that while this is a Republican-themed event, many of those commenting on the submitted questions are not supporters. In a video question about corporate influence in the nation's capital (see below,) a commenter wrote, "I would love the GOP to finally answer this question that they seem to never touch. I would even support them." Another wrote, "Corporate whores sums up 'Republicans.'"
So perhaps some of these video questions might be liberal ones in disguise?


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Better Safe than Sorry – Your Head Is Better with A Helmet!
No matter which sport you practise – safety is paramount! This also goes for snow sports, whether you are shredding in the park, taking the fiercest powder line or carving up the piste. A trend that has changed for the better in recent years on the ski and snowboard scene has definitely been wearing a ski / snowboard helmet. Gone are the days when it was cool to show off your skills on the mountains with just your beanie. All winter athletes with half a brain want to keep it protected when hitting those huge jumps and hard rails by wearing a helmet. There is also a wide variety of fits, colours and technologies to choose from. Blue Tomato is keen to ensure that your head is protected and that, at the same time, you don't have to give up any style!
The pro's did it first and now almost everybody has followed them. For many years it has been mandatory to wear head protection in competitions and in more and more ski resorts and fun parks you can no longer go without. Anyway, what is cool about hitting the deck with your head and no helmet after messing up a 5er off a twelve-meter kicker? Not very much. And when Sage Kotsenburg, Shaun White and co. are wearing them in the Olympics and X-Games, then you can also be sure to wear your snowboard helmet with confidence.
Every Head Has A Helmet That Fits
Of course, a nice soft beanie is very comfortable to wear, but today's ski and snowboard helmets certainly give them a run for their money in terms of wearing comfort.
There are two main types of helmets: full-face helmets (class A) and half-shell helmets (class B). A full-face helmet covers your entire head, ensuring a firm fit at the same time as keeping you warm. A half-shell helmet covers only the upper part of your head, however it is more flexible, light weight and often has removable ear pads. Depending on your specialisation and skill level, you can opt for all-round, freeride or race –specific ski helmets or snowboard helmets. It is also important to note the differences in fit between models for men and women. Manufacturers such as TSG and Anon indicate them clearly.
A perfect fit is essential! If too loose, a helmet can slip and may not give your head optimal protection during a fall. Before ordering a new helmet from Blue Tomato, you should measure the circumference of your head using a tape measure. Please the tape measure a centimetre above your eye brows. If, for example, it measure 56 centimetres, then you require a size M (55 to 58 cm), which is available from almost all brands. Use the appropriate size conversion chart to find your helmet size. Ideally, you should also try a helmet on together with your goggles to ensure that they fit together.
Another important factor to consider when buying a helmet is a built-in ventilation system.
You can then decide whether you want to have the air vents open or closed, or how you'd like to utilize the air inlets, thus controlling air flow. When a helmet features an intelligent ventilation system, it is normally noticeable in the price. Take a tip from us, don't make false savings!
Additional features that you can't go wrong with are:
- Rear goggle clip
- Padded chin strap
- Audio compatible
- Recco® system
- Adjustable chin strap
- Removable pads for precise fit
Many brands now offer helmets that can be used both in the summer and winter. With a few simple steps the warm ear pads can be removed and you can be protected while riding your longboard or skateboard too.
Technology Doesn't Stop at The Helmet!
Ski and snowboard helmets are basically made up of an outer and inner shell. The outer shell serves as direct protection and the inner shell as cushioning. The EPS-foam, which can be found inside most helmets, is covered by a shell, which is normally made from carbon, fibreglass or strong plastic (ABS or polycarbonate). A helmet can be manufactured using the 'in-mold' or 'hard shell' method.
In-molding involves the two shells being firmly welded together in one single step, resulting in a helmet that is extremely impact-resistant and lightweight.
The hard shell method involves the outer shell being adhered to the inner shell. This technique offers the same impact protection and makes the helmet slightly stronger, yet also slightly heavier. Hybrid-technology combines the best of both manufacturing methods. The upper part of the helmet is made using the sturdy hard shell method and the lower part with the in-mold method. The result leaves plenty of space for air vents and ensures good breathability for your head. Helmet manufacturers are constantly developing new technologies to pack into their helmets. Here are a few of examples, along with their benefits.
- POC – Aramid Bridges: Bridges made of Aramid material distribute the force of an impact over a wider area and ensure the helmet increased stability.
- TSG - Fidlock Magnetic Snap Buckle: A buckle that can be opened one-handed, even whilst wearing gloves. Features an integrated magnet for increased speed and security.
- Ride - Zoneflex ABS Hard shell Construction: ZoneFlex technology features independently flexible zones, which adapt to your head's individual shape.
- Pro-Tec – BOA® Fit System: a sophisticated cog adjustment system that helps to perfectly adjust the helmet to your head.
- Scott - MIPS® Technology: This technology absorbs and minimizes the transmission of force onto your brain, especially in the case of oblique impact.
- K2 – Active Matrix Venting™: A ventilation system that is controlled using just one finger. Small effort, big effect.
All of these great technologies ensure effective protection and safety. You can also feel even more confident knowing that there is a safety standard that all helmets, and indeed other safety equipment, must meet. The European standard for helmets is called EN 1077. In the USA, it is the ASTM F 2040 label. Both certify that a helmet fulfils safety requirements, ensuring effective shock absorption and puncture resistance.
Depending on the manufacturer, it is recommendable to replace your helmet every three to five years. Even when it does not look damaged from the outside, weather and time cause inevitable wear.
Along with your head, your back also appreciates effective protection. Invest in a back protector. Severe injuries can be prevented with this indispensable piece of gear.
But that's enough theory for you – the perfect ski or snowboard helmet is waiting for you at Blue Tomato! Snap it up and then snap it on!


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Storm hits Perth as ex-Tropical Cyclone Mangga delivers wild weather across WA, power cut to thousands
A massive storm has wreaked havoc on southern coastal parts of Western Australia, including Perth, with thousands of homes without power, trees down and reports of widespread property damage.
Bushfire royal commission: 'Black Summer' played out exactly as scientists predicted it would
The Bureau of Meteorology has told the royal commission into last summer's bushfires the season "played out" the way its forecasts said it would.
As it happened: Storm system from ex-Cyclone Mangga brings rain, hail and strong wind gusts to WA
The unseasonal, once in a decade cyclone has combined with other cold fronts to carve a trail of devastation all down the West Australian coast.


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2010 Men's Soccer Season Recap
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's soccer team finished the year with a 9-10-1 overall record, including 7-3 in the Skyline Conference. The Rams earned the number two seed in the playoffs but fell to Old Westbury 3-1 in the semifinal round.
Farmingdale State had three players earn All-Skyline Conference honors. Senior midfielder Mathew Arthurs (Islip Terrace, N.Y.) and junior defender Michael Curatolo (East Meadow, N.Y.) received First Team All-Skyline honors and senior midfielder Alex Mendolia (Smithtown, N.Y.) was named to the Second Team.
Arthurs was tied for the team-high in goals scored with three, including one game-winner. Arthurs from his midfield position and Curatolo on defense controlled the Skyline's top ranked defense and helped Farmingdale State finish fourth in the conference with 19 goals in 10 Skyline games. Mendolia scored three goals and had two assists for eight points which was second on the team.
Freshman forward Rafal Jurkowski (West Babylon, N.Y.) and sophomore midfielder Brian Anderson (Massapequa, N.Y.) each scored three goals this season for Farmingdale State. Two of Anderson's three goals were game-winning scores and he also recorded a team-high three assists.
The Rams will be graduating four seniors (Matt Tennie, Ray Levan, Arthurs and Mendolia) and returning 26-of-30 players for the 2011 season.


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Bijou Café owner Jean-Pierre Knaggs said he's been trying to get help from the city to improve the streetscape around his restaurant for years.
"I feel like an abandoned step-child," he told board members of the Downtown Improvement District (DID) Tuesday.
The DID board invited Knaggs to its Sept. 1 meeting to see if he'd be interested in contributing to streetscape improvements around his restaurant at First Street and Pineapple Avenue.
Board members have been working on a plan to improve the trees, plants, sidewalks, light poles and more within the district, which runs roughly from Goodrich Avenue west to Gulfstream Avenue and Second Street south to Ringling Boulevard.
The ground in front of Bijou Café between the sidewalk and curb is crushed shell, with few plants, and Knaggs said the streetlights don't work, because the wires lie on the ground.
"It's inconsistent with the rest of the city," he said.
To install plants in that space, irrigation lines would have to be placed under the sidewalk to reach the crushed-shell area.
"If you're willing to help us with irrigation (cost), it gets us where we want to be," DID Chairman Larry Fineberg told Knaggs.
"I'm willing to cooperate," Knaggs said.
The two parties will begin working with a landscape architect to determine the cost of the project.
Contact Robin Roy at [email protected].
Bijou Café owner Jean-Pierre Knaggs said he's been trying to get help from the city to improve the streetscape around his restaurant for years.


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by Andrew Garoppo
This is the story of a girl who lived in Roxborough, who had two adoptive parents, Daune and Phillip Ring, and a sister, Madison, who loved her, who lived the American Dream on paper, but in her heart of hearts, Chloe was still a stranger in a strange land.
Chloe was originally from Guatemala City, capital of the impoverished Central American country of Guatemala. Her birth family loved her too much to let their fruit wither on the vine in the poor country in which their first two children had died, so when she was a mere four months of age, they sent her over 2000 miles away to the U.S. to a loving family that could give her opportunities she could only dream of in Guatemala. (At the time of Chloe's adoption, there was a catastrophic civil war raging in Guatemala, so there were many war orphans.)
In America she had her own troubles, though, as she dealt with a learning disability and a feeling of separation from a society she was not quite a part of. Though Chloe's family was close, her adoptive parents got divorced, and this only further deepened the feeling of isolation. When Chloe was four years old, she told her adoptive mom, "You are my family, but my people are in Guatemala."
Things looked up when she went to a boarding school in Montana, where she got to work with animals, a passion which sparked her desire to become a vet technician. While Chloe was in Montana, she befriended a horse named Iris who had very similar issues and would let only Chloe ride her. A very special bond formed that helped them both heal emotionally.
"She was born with a deep compassion for animals, particularly the sick, wounded and abandoned," her family said. In a lonely, sick animal in need Chloe saw herself, a baby born to a hopeless situation. By her family's example, Chloe learned to care for those in need that none others would care for. Love is something that has no border, which knows no time zone. Chloe felt like she belonged when she attended New Hope Academy in Bucks County, but sadly, tragedy struck, and she was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of 16.
Though this was a great heartbreak, her family, as they had always done, gave her all the love she needed. The cancer appeared to be defeated, but it returned last August. Chloe fought to the end but died at the age of 18 on Dec. 29, 2012, at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She had been attending classes at Camden County Community College in hopes of becoming a veterinarian's assistant. Chloe's keen sense and heightened awareness was shown in the following poem called "My Journey," which she wrote years before being diagnosed with cancer:
"I come from Guatemalan roots,
And if you were to walk in my boots
And pick from the trees, the fruits,
You would see that it's been a difficult route.
I came to Philadelphia by plane,
And while I have a lot to gain,
My life has not been the same,
But earning my wings is the aim."
Next month Chloe's sister, Madison, and a group of kids from Teenagers, Inc. of Chestnut Hill are traveling to Guatemala to help the people who need it most. As Chloe said, "There are those in need who no one cares for." Madison, who will be a chaperone on the trip, has raised about $4,000 on her own, which she will donate to God's Child Project, which distributes clothes, shoes, even school supplies, to impoverished families in Guatemala.
We are taking down Chloe's belongings and her treasured stuffed animals, so that a part of her can be home, and she can be at peace. Our local community has made this trip possible year after year. Help us take down Chloe's clothes and much needed supplies by "Adopting a Suitcase for $40" at teensincphilly.org, or mail to Teenagers, Inc., 105 Bethlehem Pike, Phila., PA 19118.
Andrew Garoppo, a member of Teens, Inc., is a student at LaSalle High School.


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
… Four tortoises were playing in the backyard when they decided they needed hibiscus flower snacks. They pooled their money and sent the smallest tortoise out to fetch the snacks. Two days passed and there was no sign of the tortoise. "You know, she is taking a lot of time", said one of the tortoises. A little voice from just out side the fence said, "If you are going to talk that way about me I won't go."
Is it too much to request from the quite expensive 3rd party backup tool to be a way faster than the SQL server native backup?
Or at least save a respectable amount of storage by producing a really smaller backup files? By saying "really smaller", I mean at least getting a file in half size.
After Googling the internet in an attempt to understand what other "sql people" are using for database backups, I see that most people are using one of three tools which are the main players in SQL backup area:
The feedbacks about those tools are truly emotional and happy. However, while reading the forums and blogs I have wondered, is it possible that many are accustomed to using the above tools since SQL 2000 and 2005. This can easily be understood due to the fact that a 300GB database backup for instance, using regular a SQL 2005 backup statement would have run for about 3 hours and have produced ~150GB file (depending on the content, of course). Then you take a 3rd party tool which performs the same backup in 30 minutes resulting in a 30GB file leaving you speechless, you run to management persuading them to buy it due to the fact that it is definitely worth the price. In addition to the increased speed and disk space savings you would also get backup file encryption and virtual restore - features that are still missing from the SQL server.
But in case you, as well as me, don't need these additional features and only want a tool that performs a full backup MUCH faster AND produces a far smaller backup file (like the gain you observed back in SQL 2005 days) you will be quite disappointed. SQL Server backup compression feature has totally changed the market picture.
Medium size database.
Take a look at the table below, check out how my SQL server 2008 R2 compares to other tools when backing up a 300GB database.
It appears that when talking about the backup speed, SQL 2008 R2 compresses and performs backup in similar overall times as all three other tools. 3rd party tools maximum compression level takes twice longer. Backup file gain is not that impressive, except the highest compression levels but the price that you pay is very high cpu load and much longer time. Only SQL Safe by Idera was quite fast with it's maximum compression level but most of the run time have used 95% cpu on the server. Note that I have used two types of destination storage, SATA 11 disks and FC 53 disks and, obviously, on faster storage have got my backup ready in half time.
Looking at the above results, should we spend money, bother with another layer of complexity and software middle-man for the medium sized databases? I'm definitely not going to do so.
Very large database
As a next phase of this benchmark, I have moved to a 6 terabyte database which was actually my main backup target.
Note, how multiple files usage enables the SQL Server backup operation to use parallel I/O and remarkably increases it's speed, especially when the backup device is heavily striped. SQL Server supports a maximum of 64 backup devices for a single backup operation but the most speed is gained when using one file per CPU, in the case above 8 files for a 2 Quad CPU server. The impact of additional files is minimal. However, SQLsafe doesn't show any speed improvement between 4 files and 8 files.
Of course, with such huge databases every half percent of the compression transforms into the noticeable numbers. Saving almost 470GB of space may turn the backup tool into quite valuable purchase. Still, the backup speed and high CPU are the variables that should be taken into the consideration.
As for us, the backup speed is more critical than the storage and we cannot allow a production server to sustain 95% cpu for such a long time. Bottomline, 3rd party backup tool developers, we are waiting for some breakthrough release.
There are a few unanswered questions, like the restore speed comparison between different tools and the impact of multiple backup files on restore operation. Stay tuned for the next benchmarks.
Benchmark server:
Backup statements:
No matter how good that UI is, we need to run the backup tasks from inside of SQL Server Agent to make sure they are covered by our monitoring systems. I have used extended stored procedures (command line execution also is an option, I haven't noticed any impact on the backup performance).
SQL backup
SQL Backup
SQL safe
backup database <DBNAME> to
disk= '\\<networkpath>\par1.bak' , disk= '\\<networkpath>\par2.bak', disk= '\\<networkpath>\par3.bak' with format, compression
EXECUTE master.dbo.xp_backup_database
@database = N'<DBName>',
@backupname= N'<DBName> full backup',
@desc = N'Test',
@filename= N'\\<networkpath>\par1.bak',
@filename= N'\\<networkpath>\par2.bak',
@filename= N'\\<networkpath>\par3.bak', @init = 1
EXECUTE master.dbo.sqlbackup '-SQL "BACKUP DATABASE <DBNAME>
TO DISK= ''\\<networkpath>\par1.sqb'',
DISK= ''\\<networkpath>\par2.sqb'',
DISK= ''\\<networkpath>\par3.sqb''
EXECUTE master.dbo.xp_ss_backup
@database = 'UCMSDB',
@filename = '\\<networkpath>\par1.bak',
@backuptype = 'Full',
@compressionlevel = 4,
@backupfile = '\\<networkpath>\par2.bak',
@backupfile = '\\<networkpath>\par3.bak'
If you still insist on using 3rd party tools for the backups in your production environment with maximum compression level, you will definitely need to consider limiting cpu usage which will increase the backup operation time even more:
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I believe some/all 3rd party products offer additional capabilities, such as object-level, recovery that could be important to users.
Yes, of course but, as I have mentioned above, all we were looking for, were faster backup speed and smaller files. 2 of 3 backup tools mentioned above do not include virtual restore/object level recovery option, you need to purchase additional tool.
Very interesting, Maria - and surprising in places too! Looking forward to reading more on this.
Nice post! Really interesting to see how the vendors get much better compression. It would be even more interesting to see stats on deduping consecutive backups after the various compression algorithms have been applied. I wonder whether Microsoft's would show much better ratios in that case?
Good job Maria, why only SQL Safe by Idera and no other 3rd party backup tool for Very large database benchmark?
For SQL Server native compression it could also be interesting to test with the BUFFERCOUNT option. Setting this option can in some cases improve the backup performance.
John, I have used SQL safe for the large database backup tests because it has shown the best speed/compression results for the 300GB database.
Paul, Adam, thanks for sharing your feedback!
Ola, thanks for the link I will check if BUFFERCOUNT will speed up the backups.
I am not sure if the other products other than Red Gate SQLBackup can do this but if you split the backups you can have filenames that cantain the date and/or some other data but are uniquely named. I cannot do this with the native SQL backup because in the case of a split I need to define backup devices first.
You can also use my backup scripts (http://ola.hallengren.com) to stripe the backup across multiple files, with date and time in the file names. It works with SQL Server native backups, as well as with Quest LiteSpeed, Red Gate SQL Backup and HyperBac, and Idera SQLsafe.
Another option for increasing the speed of any backup, whether a native backup or a 3rd party backup (although I can only speak for Quest LiteSpeed), are striped backups.
With striped backups, you basically create more than one backup devices on independent physical storage, thereby splitting the IO. So if you went from one backup devices to two, you'd potentially cut the IO to any one device by half, to three and the IO would go down to 1/3rd. And so on.
It's a good way to speed up the entire backup process when time is of the essence.
Good article!
Thank you Kevin, in this backup benchmark the backup files were actually striped, I have forgotten to mention it. Half of the backup files went to one NetApp rack and second half to the different NetApp. You can see the speed difference between backup to one file and to 4 files ( 2 on each physical storage). It wasn't a half but it definitely speeds up the backup process.
I conducted a similar research an year ago.
Actually comparing the same products but backup time was the main goal - Litespeed was the winner.
BTW they have the scratch disk option.
Testing Native SQL Server 4TB database backup with different BUFFERCOUNT settings gained 10 more minutes:
BUFFERCOUNT = 50 : 5h 38 min
BUFFERCOUNT = 100 : 5h 30 min
BUFFERCOUNT = 300 : 5h 28 min
BUFFERCOUNT = 400 : 5h 35 min
To gain optimal performance, test different BUFFERCOUNT settings because the best configuration depends on your database files/filegroups settings and output devices.
Hi Maria,
Years a go i performed such a test my self but since sql server introduced the compressed backup I do not find any advantage for working with a 3rd party tool and as a matter of fact in several environments I administrate I was glad to switch to sql native backup when the featured was released.
What method have you decided to stick with?
I'm surprised you didn't include RedGate's Hyperbac which has been the leading 3rd party product for the past few years. Most important with this product is that you don't need to reconfigure any existing backup scripts..
I have tested Red Gate's SQL Backup and I have presumed that it uses Hyperbac for the backup compression.
I checked with Red Gate. SQL Backup and SQL HyperBac are not using the same compression algorithms.
It appears that Red Gate HyperBac products have been discontinued.
You are on a SAN, why not do a SAN-based SQL backup?


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Drive Unto Others
The next time someone cuts me off without a turn signal, I will punch them so hard their neck snaps back like a Pez dispenser.
I have only been driving for a few months, but I have already put 6,000 miles on my car. And in those miles, I have learned why there are some people who want to blow up the world.
I have a fairly Zen approach to driving. I believe in driving karma (car-ma! Badum!), where people who drive poorly will get what's coming to them. Sometimes, I even believe I'm the one who should give it to them. For instance, I cut off empty cabs whenever I can. But I don't cut them off without a turn signal. That's just wrong.
I do not have, and don't think I will ever get, road rage. I become annoyed, I talk to myself, I even scream aloud sometimes. But it's all in good fun. The only thing that came close to giving me actual road rage was when someone nailed my car from behind. But the insurance company gave me full price for the car and I can still drive it, so really that gave me road exuberance. No, not THAT kind of road exuberance. That'd be dangerous.
And though I do not get road rage, I'm writing this column in an effort to be less road-annoyed. Perhaps people will read it and say, "he's right! I should stop driving like a decapitated monkey!" I don't know exactly what a decapitated monkey drives like, but I think I was stuck behind one on I-95.
Certain practices, I can understand. If you don't let us merge, well, we've all been late for something. If you demand merging, well, someone didn't let us merge once, so we understand. But if you cut me off without your turn signal, prepare to be Pezzed.
That's the worst thing you can do because you're risking killing both of us. If you put your signal on, at least I'll know you're a jackass ahead of time and thus be warned when you decide to take my lane while going slower than I am. If you do so without a signal, I'll have to jam on the breaks as hard as I can, risking death and sending my fries everywhere. And my fries don't belong everywhere. (I am still finding some from the last time).
The second worst thing you can do is to drive ahead of me in the fast lane going 10 under the speed limit. I am SHOCKED at how often this happens. Why would anyone drive that far under the speed limit? And why in the fast lane? And why while a truck is next to them in the slow lane, blocking me from passing them? All these questions and more are answered in Time Life's "Mysteries of the Unknown Pez Dispenser Heads," which is yours for just three easy payments of GET OUT OF MY WAY I HAVE THINGS TO DO!!!!
When I first started driving, my father told me that it wasn't me he worried about, rather it was the other drivers. And he's right. Other drivers are terrible. I failed my road test roughly 37 times, and I am a better driver than a lot of the people I'm driving next to. Or behind. MOVE ALREADY!!!!
Sometimes a car lets me merge or moves to the right when they see me coming or puts their turn signal on, even in a (gasp) turning lane. Once, there was even a driver who, seeing I was trying to move over to the cash toll lane, stopped to block the guy behind him so I could slow down and cut in front of him. Now that's a courteous guy. Of course, the car he was in front of probably wanted to Pez him.
Dave Barry wrote that everyone thinks they're an above average driver. That is mostly true. I think I will be an above average driver once I finish making rookie mistakes. But I know I am trying, which is more than I can say for the black Sentra THAT IS TAKING FOREVER TO GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!!
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Cityscape: Brackenridge Park Pump House No. 1
San Antonio did not have running water or reliable fire protection until 1878, when Jean Baptiste Lacoste and his business partners harnessed the clean spring water and power of the San Antonio River and built Pump House No. 1.
It was in response to decades of typhoid fever and malaria outbreaks and a massive cholera epidemic in 1866.
According to a publication by the San Antonio Water Supply Company (which later became SAWS), some people had been asking for a clean water supply since at least 1840, when the remains of two American Indians were dumped into the acequias.
Lacoste started construction in 1877 at the behest of the city council and built a limestone-lined raceway to bring water to the pump house on a bend of the San Antonio River in what today is Brackenridge Park.
Powered by the river, the pump house pushed water into a 5 million-gallon reservoir that served the city.
Built "with an eye to beauty as well as use," according to "Brackenridge Park: A History," by historian Maria Watson Pfeiffer, the pump house still stands on the same bend but is no longer used and is slowly being covered by vines.
Cityscape is a weekly look at a building or place that makes San Antonio distinct. Comments or suggestions are welcomed at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Correction: Jean Baptiste Lacoste was the builder responsible for Pump House No. 1 in Brackenridge Park. An architect from the same era was incorrectly named in the box accompanying a story on Sunday's page B2 of the Express-News and on mySA.com.
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Builder/engineer: Jean Baptiste Lacoste
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When it comes to coffee.... today was one of those days.
Last week I decided I wanted to do a multi-roaster, blind cupping (as with the State of SF Coffee experiment). This time I wanted it to be some hand-selected roasters from all over; and with a larger group of cuppers. And while I was at it... I wanted to include a bunch of espresso.
In the end... here were the coffees:
4 Barrel Espresso
4 Barrel Costa Rica Cafetin "wee berry"
4 Barrel El Salvador La Montanita
Ecco Caffe Brazil Sertaozinho Reserve Espresso
Ecco Caffe Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Dama Co-op
Ecco Caffe Colombia Loma Redonda
Ritual Kenya Kiambara
Ritual El Salvador Finca Los Andes
Intelligentsia Kenya Gichathaini
Stumptown Hairbender Espresso
Stumptown Ethopia Yirgacheffe La Michella
49th Parallel Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Wondo
49th Parallel El Salvador Los Planes
For consistency's sake, all shots of espresso were pulled by me and experimentation was largely limited to dose, volume and brew temp.
Cuppers consisted of 3 coffee professionals (representing roasters, baristas and green bean buyers) and one food and wine professional (highly respected sommelier and coffee fan). All cupping was the usual blind set up with coffees coded with playing cards.
All three espressos were good to excellent. The Four Barrel Espresso was sweet and heavy, with an interesting savory note in the finish. It has great fruit and a really nice powdery chocolate tone. The Stumptown Hairbender was fabulously balanced, with great sweetness and soft bitter tones in the middle before finishing with fantastically clean fruit notes. The Ecco Sertaozinho Reserve had fantastic honey/caramel and stone fruit with a chocolate/butter finish.
In the end, those tasting the espresso felt the Hairbender was the "preferred" coffee of the three. We felt it managed the unique and challenging task of being familiar and comforting while tasting new and exciting. We loved the rainier cherry notes and the not-cloying sweetness. The finish was incredible and long-lasting. In our opinions, the Hairbender is a great benchmark for American Espresso.
After cupping the remaining coffees, we felt that four of them stood out as the class of the table. These four were all absolutely lovely coffees - and the gap between our favorite of the four and our fourth favorite was 1.5 points (out of 100). The Stumptown Ethopia Yirgacheffe La Michella was outrageously balanced and nuanced, with a beautiful balance of milk-tea and lemon zest with cantalope and apricot flavours. Aromatics of lemon skin, assam tea and jasmine complemented the experience. Just a very elegant cup in all ways. The Intelligentsia Kenya Gichathaini was the complete package, with a solid backbone of dark molasses, leather and pluot/pear supporting fantastic dried blackberry and marmalade high notes. Aromatics were overwhelmingly rich and sweet, with tons of molasses and jam. The Ecco Caffe Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Dama Co-op (a past favorite of course) was wonderfully sweet and balanced - with tons of layered citrus (bergamot, lemon zest, tangerine, sour orange) and a lovely lactic/honey body. Deep layers of honey, lemon, assam tea and sweet fruit aromatics were an elegant and mouthwatering introduction to the cup. The 4 Barrel El Salvador La Montanita was dominated by sweet tangerine-marmalade and persimmon notes and had a lovely, clean finish. Clean and with layers and layers of unfolding citrus, this coffee had a fantastic, deep resinous finish. Aromatics were subtle and soft with a nice savory soy sauce note.
In the end, the differences between these coffees were almost too tight to call - and there were some disagreements in ranking between those cupping - but when push came to shove we were forced to rank as follows:
1 - Intelligentsia Kenya Gichathaini. Clean, sweet, complicated, rich, deep - perfectly roasted.
2 - Stumptown Ethopia Yirgacheffe La Michella. Sophisticated, classic, balanced - wonderful nuance.
3 - Ecco Caffe Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Dama Co-op. Polished, rounded, complex - wonderful structure.
4 - 4 Barrel El Salvador La Montanita. Clean, balanced, rich - deeply satisfying.
It's important to keep in mind that all four of these coffees are fantastic - and that the spread from 1 to 4 is miniscule. Not only that - the difference between 2 and 3 was small enough that they were effectively tied (one cupper in fact had it tied for 1st rank with the Gichathaini).
On the national stage, Intelligentsia and Stumptown have established themselves at the "gold standard" for coffee. The SF roasters should be very proud that they were able to hold their own on this table.
It was a good day indeed.


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Genesis 41:1-36 After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile...
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Have you ever needed to pass along God's wisdom to someone with a problem? How did that work?
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Have you noticed how Joseph and dreams just seem to go together? Dreams were an important part of Joseph's life from the time he was a young boy--first his own dreams and then interpreting them for others. Joseph's insight (ability) concerning dreams was clearly given to him by God. Joseph recognizes this, gives God credit for his special gift and he is ready and willing to exercise and use this skill for God's glory (Gen. 40:8; Gen. 41:16).
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My bf and I have recently joked that we must have missed the memo that FTF's aren't cool anymore... but in all seriousness do people just not cache this time of year? Over the summer and fall we would attempt to get FTF's and would end up third when it had been posted less than an hour previously! But this spring FTF's seem to be easy to get. We went for one last week right after it had been posted and the owner had forgotten to actually place the cache! We went back the next day and managed to get the FTF, but there is still less than 5 people to find it and its a quick PNG on a busy road. And over the weekend we placed our first hide (a very exciting process for us) and NO ONE has even looked for it yet! It just blows my mind!! FTF's are exciting and a thrill for us, and always seemed to be that many cachers felt the same way... Is this a common thing in the winter/spring?! or is the excitement for the game in the local area going down hill?!?!


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Athletes who finish in the top 35 at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional are declared all-region honorees.
Hope athletes honored and their finish at the Regional meet are senior Matt Wiersum of Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka HS), 18th in men's 8K; junior Emily Fischer of Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central HS), 25th in women's 6K; and sophomore Kate Nelson of Wiliamston (Williamston HS), 31st in women's 6K.
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