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To compensate for missing the event, we immersed ourselves in the Chinese language by reading several books from the Mandy and Pandy book series by Chris Lin. He created the series after he adopted his daughter, Mandy, from China and could not find fun, age appropriate books to teach her Chinese. The books teach young children (and their parents) simplified Mandarin Chinese by displaying English phrases along with the corresponding Chinese characters and also use pinyin phonetics to help with pronunciation. The small sized board books retail at $12.95 each and feature cute and colorful illustrations by Ingrid Villalta.
Each book includes an accompanying CD that helps readers learn through an auditory medium as they listen to the book read aloud. The book is read three times on the corresponding CD. First, Chris Lin, the author, reads the phrases in English followed by Jiao Jing, Mandy's Chinese teacher from China, who pronounces the characters in Chinese. Secondly, Jiao Jing says the characters in a teacher's tone. Finally, Jiao Jing reads the book in Chinese using a conversational tone.
The first book in the series is Mandy and Pandy Say, "Ni Hao Ma?" This book introduces the main characters -- a little girl named Mandy and her panda friend, Pandy. They converse using short, basic phrases like, "Hi Mandy, how are you?" (màn dí, nǐ hǎo ma?) The book also includes terms like Mommy, Daddy, a few different foods, and sleep and good night. The characters talk about outdoor activities like visiting the park, swimming and playing in the snow. Quiet music plays in the background behind the narration.
The second book, Mandy and Pandy Play "Let's Count", helps children learn the numbers one through ten in Chinese. Mandy and Pandy use the numbers in short sentences to describe things they see while on a walk. For instance, the page discussing number nine reads, "Nine clouds...in the sky" (jiǔ duǒ bái yún...zài kōng zhōng, zài kōng zhōng.) A few pages in the back give a complete overview of all the numbers. My kids really like singing the song, "One little, two little...friends" on the last pages of the book. In the audio recording, the narrators use rhythm sticks to help with cadence and pronunciation. Chris Lin also provides a very brief description of the four tone marks used for the different Chinese sounds in this CD.
Mandy and Pandy Visit China (book 3) is formatted a little differently than the first two. In this book, Mandy and Pandy speak to each other using complete sentences and discuss their flight and visit to China. Together they see the capital of China, Beijing, the walk along the Great Wall of China, view cities like Shanghai, Hong Kong, Xi'an and a mountain called Changbai. Four different people narrate the book, two men provide the voice for Pandy (Chris Lin and Jerry Xu) and two women provide the voice for Mandy (Michelle Shulman and Jiao Jing).
Another book in the series is Mandy and Pandy Play Sports (Book 4). Corresponding with this year's Chinese New Year, two new titles were just released, Mandy and Pandy Play "What Colors Do You See?" (Book 5) and Mandy and Pandy Visit the Zoo (Book 6).
China is an emerging country and there is an increased demand for Chinese education in places around the world. The Mandy and Pandy books provide a good basic introduction to the Chinese culture and their language for English speaking children. The adorable illustrations of Mandy and Pandy help engage young children and compliment the text. I especially like that the books don't just teach single words but put the words into context by using sentences and short phrases. My preschool-aged daughter liked the counting book best of all and really enjoyed singing along with the number song and learning the numbers. As soon as I put the CD from the first book into our player, my toddler son came running, shouting "Kai-Lan?" His only exposure to Chinese prior to this book series was from the popular Nick, Jr. show, and I found it impressive that he knew that the language being spoken was the same as that heard on the show.
Early exposure is important in raising bilingual children, and TV shows like Kai-Lan and books such as the Mandy and Pandy series provide interactive and entertaining ways for young children to learn the Chinese language. While we enjoy the Kai-Lan shows, the Pandy and Mandy book series goes much farther in providing a solid introduction to the Chinese language because they provide English text along with the corresponding Chinese characters and spell out the sounds using pinyin. Most importantly, the audio CDs provide the correct pronunciations and tonal inflections and children are given time to repeat the sentences and phrases. I found the Mandy and Pandy website somewhat lacking. It would be helpful for me, as a parent, if the site included a brief introduction to the Chinese language, discussed the Chinese tones in more detail, and included printables and other activities to use along with the books. Hopefully, as the books gain popularity, the site will become more interactive. Besides in home use, the Mandy and Pandy books would work perfectly in teaching basic Chinese to preschoolers and early elementary students and for use in daycare settings.
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The PGA of America announced the launch of a new official logo for the PGA Championship, which showcases the Season's Final Major while also supporting its host venues and its worldwide golf appeal.
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"For more than 95 years, golf enthusiasts around this country have embraced a world-class PGA Championship field that competes for the Rodman Wanamaker Trophy," said PGA of America President Allen Wronowski. "That sparkling trophy and The PGA of America brand also have connected with many of the finest venues in our sport. The new PGA Championship logo reflects a proud, distinctive history while also paying tribute to magnificent hosts."
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I received my postcard to come back into the Immigration office on Friday the 13th (lucky for some I guess). I was surprised that it only took 11 days to get my notification. I thought that the best time to go would be on my day off.
I planned to go to the park as well later in the day, so I decided to take my acoustic guitar along for the trip. It was a pretty hot day. It probably wasn't such a good idea as I also decided to walk from Shinagawa like I usually do. Even though it isn't the heaviest instrument, it was more of a burden than anything. The chu-his I put in my pocket probably didn't help too much either.
I arrived at 1pm and was fortunate enough that I was at the front of the line at the Permission Counter A. Before waiting in line I made sure to get my revenue stamps from the AMPM convenience store on the ground level - 4,000 yen for the visa extension stamp, and for good luck I got a 6,000 yen multiple entry stamp.
The approval counter is located on the same second floor as where I put in my application, but is on the right hand side. I followed a yellow A line on the floor. Once I handed in my revenue stamps and passport, I waited patiently for my number to be called. I wasn't feeling lucky. My passport expires before a whole three years is up, so I was figuring I'd only get a one year approved.
After about 35 minutes I went to the counter... and I got another 3 years! (I can see my parents reaction now as "LOL Wut?!?")
Whether I stay that long is probably doubtful, but it made me happy that I HAVE this option if I want it. Another teacher got another one year, so I don't know what it was that made them give it to me. The multiple entry visa (which costs more)? or my happy, smiling face?
As if I needed a reason I wanted to drink, so with a little extra spring to my step I made my way to Yoyogi Park to celebrate my "win". The other guys couldn't make it, but I didn't care. I had a little victory and I wasn't going to waste it.
I got there about 230-3. There's always quite a few people around enjoying the park. I sat down under a bit of shade that looked out onto the pond. This reminds me of Roma St Parklands where I did much the same thing.
I waited a short while to take in the tranquility, then broke open my first chu-hi and took out my guitar to play some tunes.
Although no one came directly up to me, quite a few people came fairly close sitting nearby and listening to me play. Two girls even managed to fall asleep on the grass. I guess my playing has that effect on some girls. A Japanese guy said he liked it, and asked to take my photo. I said ok, but I didn't look at the camera while I played. This definitely didn't happen back home.
As it got much cooler and closer to six I made my way to Shibuya to continue drinking with a friend at a bar. I had an "interesting" confrontation with one of those bad gaijins you hear about, but once they were gone, things were back to normal.
Well normal enough for Tokyo.
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Three Year Visa.. Again!
I received my postcard to come back into the Immigration office on Friday the 13th (lucky for some I guess). I was surprised that it only took 11 days to get my notification. I thought that the best time to go would be on my day off.
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Rizzo likes Nats' depth heading into spring
General manager says goal is 'to play meaningful games in October'
After the Lerner family bought the Nationals in 2006, its first hire was Mike Rizzo, who is now the general manager and president of baseball operations. It was Rizzo who built the Nationals into a championship-caliber team through trades, free agency and draft picks. In honor of Presidents Day, MLB.com is catching up with a high-ranking official from each club.
MLB.com: As you enter the exhibition season, what do you like about the Nationals compared to last Spring Training?
Rizzo: I think we have much more depth than we had last year. The starting rotation can go eight, nine deep [with] guys we could count on if something were to happen -- injury-wise or lack of performance. I think our bench is stronger. Those two pop out to me going into Spring Training.
MLB.com: In retrospect, what was the biggest mistake you made last year?
Rizzo: In retrospect, you could always do things differently, but we liked the team we put on the field last year. We got out of the blocks a little too slow. The Braves played extremely well. I give the Braves much credit for pulling away from us. We blame ourselves for playing poorly. The combination of the Braves playing really well -- especially early in the season -- and us coming out of the gate slower and guys not performing until later in the season were the reasons we fell far behind.
MLB.com: You and your staff stayed busy throughout the offseason. How good is it to acquire the final pieces to your team? You were able to acquire reliever Jerry Blevins and catcher Jose Lobaton.
Rizzo: Those are two guys we identified early on in the process. You make deals that make sense for you -- not only for this year, but for the long term. We certainly liked both trades. I think they will make an impact for us this year. But it's a two-way street. I think both of those trades that you mentioned, both teams got what they desired. We felt the same way. We definitely got what we needed.
MLB.com: Entering the exhibition season, what intrigues you the most about the team?
Rizzo: I want to see how ready the guys are, see how the bodies have changed through either maturation or through hard work in the offseason. I'm excited to see the guys and see where they are at physically. I want to see some of the young players that will be in camp for the first time. That is always an enjoyment for me. Being a scout and player-development guy, it's always fun to watch the young kids. I'm looking forward to seeing Brian Goodwin, Michael Taylor, A.J. Cole and Blake Treinen perform on the big stage. I want to see how they handle themselves.
MLB.com: The way you talk, you seem proud of the way the young players have come along.
Rizzo: I'm extremely proud of our scouts, our player-development guys and our coaches. They are our unsung heroes. They are in the background. Nobody knows their names. It's not a sexy position, but it's the most important part of any franchise. We have been together for quite a few years now. We do a lot of our staffing from within. There is such good morale, good energy and a good feel between the staffs -- and I think that goes a long way.
MLB.com: What has impressed you about Matt Williams so far? He has been busy since he arrived to Spring Training on Feb. 8.
Rizzo: He can't sit still, I know that. He is a preparer, he is a motivator, he is a leader. He has a good demeanor about him. From what I've seen in the last week, I like the way he interacts with his big league staff and with the Minor League staff. The players feel very comfortable around him. There is a lot of good-natured ribbing going on. They seemed to be having fun and enjoying themselves. The guys want to come to the ballpark, they want to work. We are going to get our work in. We are going to work extremely hard, pound the fundamentals and be ready when the bell rings.
MLB.com: You are not only the general manager, you are also president of baseball operations. How is life different?
Rizzo: There are a few more meetings, a little more responsibilities. But, as a whole, it's baseball all the time. We had an extremely busy offseason, probably the busiest I've ever had. We had 10 arbitration cases that Bryan Minniti and our arbitration group were probing. They did a masterful job this year with arbitration. We had 10 cases. It was second most in baseball. They kept the morale of the players at a high.
There are hours and hours of work. To classify it as an offseason is kind of a misnomer. It's an offseason for the players and there are no games. It's certainly not an offseason for the front office.
MLB.com: Besides being a general manager and scout, which is your love, what does a president of baseball operations do?
Rizzo: I think he has to be the leader of the organization. A big part of it is communicating to the board members and ownership group, keep them informed on everything that is going on in the organization.
MLB.com: I know you always wanted to be a general manager, but did you ever think you would become president of baseball operations?
Rizzo: It's an honor for me. I feel that the trust the Lerners put in me is unbelievable. I feel great about it. It's something I never expected to have. I have to embrace it, run with it. I'll do the best job I have to do to make this thing a first-class, championship-caliber organization.
MLB.com: Davey Johnson loved to make predictions. Would you care to make a prediction about the 2014 Nationals?
Rizzo: My prediction is, we are going to be a well-prepared, well-motivated, well-trained ballclub. It's not going to go just 25 deep, but 40 deep. We are looking to play not 162 games, but 182 games. That's our goal. We want to play meaningful games in October -- and I think we have the talent level to do it, the character to do it. The players are a year more mature and a year more battle tested. I think we are going to see better results on the field. We are going to see a team that Washington D.C. is going to be proud of.


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Earlier this week I learned that my good friend and kalayanamitta, SN Goenka's area-teacher for Tasmania, passed away from lung cancer. Steve was only diagnosed earlier this year and faced his prognosis and demise with equanimity.
Each one of us and everyone we know and care about lives with the prospect of death.
Human life is so precious - do what needs to be done.
In the words of the Buddha:
Wishing you all swift progress on the path and may you all make an end of suffering.Meditate, Cunda, do not delay, lest you later regret it. This is my message to you.
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Pilots approve new contract with American Airlines
American Airlines is closer to exiting from bankruptcy and possibly merging with US Airways after its pilots approved a new labor contract.
With the pilots' deal announced Friday, American has negotiated new, lower-cost contracts with all its unions since filing for bankruptcy protection just over a year ago.
Company executives insist the savings will let American compete as an independent airline. But rival US Airways has been pressing to merge, arguing that both must get bigger to succeed against huge rivals United and Delta. And US Airways executives want to run the combined company.
American and US Airways will keep talking about a potential deal. Thomas Horton, the CEO of American parent AMR Corp., said Friday that his company could make a decision soon.
But with AMR in bankruptcy, it could be its creditors who make the call. The pilots' contract was the last big unknown in American's restructuring, and creditors are likely to turn now to whether they would make more money if American merges or remains on its own.
The Allied Pilots Association announced Friday that 74 percent of its members voted to ratify a new contract three months after they rejected a similar offer. Union leaders lobbied hard for passage the second time around. They favor a merger and believe that Friday's vote made a deal more likely.
"This contract represents a bridge to a merger with US Airways," said pilots' union spokesman Dennis Tajer. He said the vote "should not in any way be viewed as support for the American stand-alone plan or for this current management team."
AMR leaders have seemed to favor emerging as an independent airline before considering a merger. On Friday, they hailed the pilots' vote as a key step in AMR's turnaround after years of heavy losses.
In a message to employees, Horton called the deal an important milestone and said AMR is nearing the end of its restructuring.
Horton said AMR is also wrapping up its study of whether to remain independent or merge with US Airways. He said he is "confident the new American will be very strong" but is still evaluating the merits of a merger.
"We expect to have a conclusion on this soon," he said.
US Airways declined to comment, citing a confidentiality agreement it signed with American when the two began talks several weeks ago.
AMR and American filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2011. With the pilots' deal in hand, the company could exit Chapter 11 early next year, a faster reorganization than those in the last decade at United and Delta.
Friday's vote filled in the last unknown piece in AMR's labor-cost puzzle. The company's creditors "very much wanted a contract because they want some visibility on what the cost structure will be," said Ray Neidl, an airline analyst for Maxim Group PLC.
US Airways has proposed a merger that would give AMR creditors 70 percent of the combined company, which would be run by US Airways CEO Doug Parker, according to a person familiar with the discussions and who spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks are private.
There have been reports that AMR might seek up to 80 percent for its creditors, which could be unacceptable to US Airways Group Inc. shareholders, the person said.
AMR creditors could push for a change in management even if they get a bigger share of the company. Last month, a group of AMR bondholders including JPMorgan Chase told the pilots' union that they would only support an independent American if AMR had a new board that would pick managers to run the airline.
American has about 7,500 active pilots plus a few hundred others on furlough. The union said the vote to ratify the contract was 5,489 to 1,951.
The six-year contract will raise pilots' pay by 4 percent on signing and 2 percent per year after that, with an adjustment in the third year to bring pay in line with that at other big airlines. The union will get 13.5 percent of the stock in the new AMR when it emerges from bankruptcy, which analysts estimate would amount to at least $100,000 per pilot.
In exchange pilots will fly more hours and American will get more flexibility to outsource flying to other airlines.
American, which has already frozen pension plans and made other changes in benefits and work rules, is trying to use the bankruptcy process to cut annual labor costs by 17 percent or about $1 billion.
In recent months flight attendants and ground workers have ratified separate contracts that reduced benefits and outsourced thousands of jobs. American expects to cut about 10,000 jobs, with 3,000 layoffs and the rest coming from early retirements and attrition.
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Mathematics refers to the study of numbers and their operations, as well as of abstractions and space. Earth science is a broad term referring to the sciences involved in the study of the Earth, and physical science refers to the sciences that study the nature of energy and matter.
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Consider all of the things that have been constructed in our world: houses, cars and reclining chairs; playground equipment, technical camping tents and tennis shoes; chemical compounds, electronic devices and farm equipment. The construction of each of these things and a plethora of others has, at some point, required the wisdom, knowledge, and guidance of an engineer. The field of engineering then is as broad as the sky is vast.
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PDT's Cereal Milk Punch Recipe
Corn and grain whiskey, plus honey liqueur, showcase the grainy goodness of Momofuku Milk Bar's cereal milk in PDT's splendid Cereal Milk Punch.
Note: At PDT, they make cereal milk using Milk Bar's cereal milk mix, made with cornflakes toasted with light brown sugar and salt. The mix comes with instructions and is available in their online shop. You can also buy bottled cereal milk at Milk Bar, or make your own mix at home.
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- Yield:Cereal milk recipe serves about 30 (makes about 64 ounces). Cocktail recipes makes 1 cocktail.
- Active time: 15 minutes
- Total time:10 minutes
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- 2 cups Momofuku Milk Bar Cereal Milk mix (see note)
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- Garnish: grated nutmeg
For the cereal milk: Add cereal milk mix to milk and stir vigorously. Allow to infuse for 10 minutes at room temperature. Using a chinois or fine mesh sieve, strain into resealable container or pitcher with lid. Cereal milk keeps about 1 week in the refrigerator.
For the cocktail: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add 2 ounces cereal milk, corn whiskey, wheat whiskey, and honey liqueur. Shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass. Garnish with grated nutmeg.
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For many years, Christmas tree growers have been providing free trees for charitable purposes. In the 1990s, some organized efforts started through which trees were given to National Guard units and other military personnel who were deployed in peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo and other regions of the world.
In 2005, the National Christmas Tree Association developed the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation (CSF) as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization to advance the spirit of Christmas year-round. The foundation quickly developed plans for a national Trees for Troops program that could unify the individual programs of tree growers and state Christmas tree associations.
The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation and our corporate partner FedEx organized the 2005 program in only 45 days and delivered 4,300 Real Christmas Trees to families at five military bases in the U.S. and overseas. The following year, the program nearly tripled when 11,854 military families received trees. In 2007 the program grew even more, as CSF and FedEx delivered 16,846 trees to more than 40 bases in the U.S. and overseas to seven countries. The program has continued to grow and expand every year since its inception through the generosity of donors and the work of many volunteers.
In 2017, CSF and FedEx reached a monumental milestone by delivering the 200,000th Real Christmas Tree.
To date (December 2018), the Trees for Troops program has delivered more than 225,319 trees to military families in the U.S. and to troops stationed overseas in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar, Spain and Guam. Christmas Tree growers and individuals around the country donate the trees, while FedEx provides the shipping for them.
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After a long, much-needed vacation, Friday's Buy/Sell returns. Friday's Buy/Sell, "I spent the better part of the last four months having my naughty bits lathered in Marshmallow Fluff." *crickets* Friday's Buy/Sell, "All right, let's get to the post." Brett Gardner hit leadoff on Opening Day. In case you recently emerged from a coma, I'll give it to you one more time. Gardner equals Jacoby Ellsbury. They're the same. Tomato-tomato with a different emphasis. Right now, maybe you're like, "No dur." Okay, but in our Funston-fueled draft, Ellsbury went 70 picks before Gardner, so you may be saying "No dur," but someone else is saying "Yeah dur." If you're a yeah dur'er and not a no dur'er, you might want to reconsider your dur's. Or it's dur on you. You want dur on you? No, you want no dur. Now, I'm not saying you should sell Ellsbury for less than his worth. I think he's going to be fine, but if you can sell Ellsbury for a big bat or SP and get Gardner much cheaper, you do that. Dur. Anyway, here's some more players to buy or sell this week in fantasy baseball:
Mark Trumbo – May not start every day, may not last in the majors when the once-singular Kendrys returns. Don't matter to me. You're not dropping anyone worthwhile to take the gambo.
Alex Gordon – I swear to your deity of choice that if Gordon fails again this year I'm UPS'ing him a flaming turd.
Kila Ka'aihue – I'd take Ka'aihue before Gordon. Thanks for asking, Random Razzball Commenter.
Brett Wallace – Have you seen the Astros lineup? If Wallace does anything to impress, he could be hitting third by May.
Brandon Belt – I just wrote my Brandon Belt fantasy yesterday. I wrote it in pink highlighter on my Trapper Keeper and had an anteater transcribe it. The lengths I go to for you!
Edwin Encarnacion – 25 homers and a poor average are a lock if he just stays healthy. It's not quite butter without the ER in AL-Only leagues. In mixed leagues, you might prefer a flying elbow.
Brandon Beachy – I will now attempt to write a Beachy blurb without a pun. He's the fifth starter on the Braves with solid upside, but not without piers– gah! Okay, trying again. I do love Beachy; he's a total playa– dah! All right, last chance. Beachy is fly like a G6 because they're both jetty. Sorry, that was terrible.
Andrew Cashner – Worth a flyer in NL-Only leagues for now, but with all of his BBs you might wanna shoot your eye out.
Charlie Morton – Rudy was scatting around town, jazzed about grabbing this guy in one of our NL-Only leagues. Here's what Rudy said, "There are two types of crappy pitchers: 1) The type that get hit because they have bad stuff and 2) The type that get hit because they don't know how to use their good stuff. At least with the second type, they might figure it out. Charlie Morton is the 2nd type." And that's me quoting Rudy!
Carlos Gomez – He's dazzling in his lack of baseball skills. Not sure how many people remember this SAGNOF schmohawk from the early Naughts but you know who Gomez reminds me of? Alex Sanchez. Yeah, the gooftard who would hit one homer a year and got caught doing PEDs. For some reason, I've been seeing a lot of other SAGNOF guys on teams (countless teams with Tabata) but no Gomez. He's cheap steals and could surprise with a few homers. There's value in that.
Ryan Doumit – While Chris Snyder is on the DL, no reason why you can't throw Doumit a bone.* *Mandatory one catcher per Buy/Sell requirement filled.
Jose Contreras – Okay, now for the SAGNOF portion of our program, which is brought to you by Purina Dog Chow. It's pitchy, dog! The AARP Man of the Year looks to be the favorite in Philly. I think it's going to be closer to a timeshare with Madson than that.
Ryan Madson – See 1/8th of an inch above.
Sergio Romo – In some leagues, I wouldn't go crazy adding Romo. Doode can design the shizz out of jeans but Wilson should be back by the middle of next week.
Sean Burnett – Is there a more unexciting name? He needs a nickname, like Stymie. Stymie Burnett should get the majority of the saves early on, but I'd think Storen works his way into the majority by May.
Brian Fuentes – Here's a guy I'd add all over the place. I trust Andrew Bailey getting/staying healthy about as much as I trust flyers left on my apartment building front door. What happened, you ask? So, I come home around 3AM, drunk and there's a sign posted on my apartment building front door about a party in apartment #14. I'm like, "Party!" So I run up to #14, throw open the door and there's four guys standing there naked in a circle. Yup. I did the 'ol slow backwards walk while saying, "Wrong apartment."
Mat Latos – Ground rules for the Sells. Some of these guys are droppable, some are tradeable and some are just overrated and trades should be explored. Latos is tradeable. Here's you drafting him, "Grey thinks he knows better than me… HA! I will show that mustachioed man a thing or two about a thing or two– No, Mom, I'm not talking to myself! Shut my door!" Latos is going to break down this year. It's I to the nevitable. The writing is all over the wall. He already has a shoulder strain in the spring. He's going to magically get better by throwing 200 innings? Sorry, doode, you don't even need Angela Lansbury, you're brainwashing yourself.
Jair Jurrjens – Hey, it's a Razzball favorite in opposite world. He's a 4+ ERA pitcher with a bleh strikeout rate and he's injury-prone. Sounds terrific in opposite world. Maybe when you're done parking your Lamborghini in opposite world and making love to Jessica Alba (or George Clooney for our three girl readers — I didn't forget about you, ladies!), you lose Jar-Jar.


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Expert Witness: From piety to politics
An interview with Sister Nancy Sylvester, I.H.M.
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It might seem that, to find a relatively untouched tropical paradise, you'd need to travel halfway around the world. However, one of the best-kept secrets in travel "" Panama "" is close at hand and has everything you could want in a warm-weather getaway. The country combines the modern (its capital and the engineering marvel of the Panama Canal) with the natural (its beaches and jungles).The best way to see it all is on a Panama Canal cruise.
While the capital, Panama City, is a bustling metropolis, travel to other parts of the country with less tourism infrastructure can be a challenge without the right guidance. A Panama Canal cruise guided trip will make it simple to explore all parts of this fascinating place "" all the arrangements and planning are done ahead of time, so the only thing travelers need to think about is enjoying the experience. With transportation, dining and lodging all pre-arranged, the cost savings of a journey that includes a Panama Canal cruise can also be significant "" as much as 40 percent less than the cost of independent travel.
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The first stop of many Panama Canal cruises is the capital of Panama City. The modern skyscrapers might be a surprise, but you'll also find plenty of fascinating historical sights and local flavor around town. The cobblestone streets of Casco Viejo, the UNESCO-World-Heritage-listed heart of the old town, are perfect for strolling between Spanish-style courtyards, cafes and restaurants.
Outside the city, Panama's natural wonders take center stage. On the coast, crystalline blue waters and white sand beaches are beautiful, and in the interior, mysterious cloud forests are filled with jungle wildlife and the sounds of exotic birdcall. At the Gamboa Rainforest Resort, you can even take an aerial tram through the canopy to spot the numerous birds that populate the region.
Getting off the beaten track on a Panama Canal cruise experience will give you a glimpse of truly unique cultures. In the palm-dotted San Blas Islands, a visit to a Kuna village takes in the daily lives of people living in such a remote place. The Kuna are famed artisans and masters of embroidery and applique work, which is demonstrated in the bright, whimsical molas that adorn local clothing. Further afield, in the Darien province, communities like the Embera carry on traditional ways of life that have changed little since the time of their ancestors.
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Obama Really Wishes Romney 'Good luck tonight' (UPDATE)
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At today's press conference with Obama, CBS' Norah O'Donnell informed the president that Romney had called him "the most feckless president since Carter." Big time burn.
In response Obama smirked, "Good luck tonight," and moved on.
It is also important to note that Norah O'Donnell looks like a fox in that red dress. Get your quotes, lady!
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Keywords: Second Sophistic, fictional letters, natural history, animals, miscellanies, Philostratus
Aelian (Claudius Aelianus, 161/77–230/8 CE), an influential writer of miscellaneous works in Rome during the reign of the Severan emperors, helped shape the literary landscape of the so-called Second Sophistic. There are two sources for his life, one a contemporary notice by Philostratus in his Lives of the Sophists, and the other a brief entry in the 10th-centurySuda lexicon. According to the former, Aelian 'was a Roman, but he spoke and wrote Attic Greek' (VS 624). A student of the sophist Pausanias of Caesarea and an admirer of Herodes Atticus, Aelian himself declined to declaim in public and instead committed himself to writing and composition. He died without any children, and he claimed never to have travelled outside of Italy. The Suda supplies additional information: Aelian was born in Praeneste (modern Palestrina) near Rome and he was a high priest (ἀρχιερεύς), though the Byzantine source is silent about what god Aelian served.Less
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YANKEES: Vernon Wells has big game in victory against Tampa Bay Rays
NEW YORK >> Vernon Wells glanced at the scoreboard and noted that the fastball he'd seen well clocked in at 96 mph.
Big slump or not, Wells felt good about his pinch-hit at-bat with the Yankees trailing Tampa Bay in the seventh inning Saturday. So with a confident swing, he smashed a three-run, go-ahead double that carried New York to a 7-5 win over the Rays.
Wells was in a 9-for-87 slide that landed him on the bench the past two days, with rookie outfielder Zoilo Almonte starting in his place. But with the Yankees down 5-4, Wells batted for No. 9 hitter Chris Stewart with the bases loaded and two outs.
"Through his struggles, I think his at-bats against lefties were still pretty good," manager Joe Girardi said. "We just liked the matchup. Vern's been doing it for a long time in big spots."
Wells' drive to right-center bounced above the top of the wall, where it hit a fan's glove and was ruled fan interference.
The umpires allowed all three runners to cross home plate, determining David Adams would have scored from first base if not for the fan interference. They sent Wells back to second, but the Yankees suddenly had a 7-5 lead.
Rays manager Joe Maddon argued that it should have been called a ground-rule double, with only two runs scoring.
"It was good to hit a ball and it not land in somebody's glove," Wells said. "And it came at a great time."
Tampa Bay led 5-3 after top prospect Wil Myers hit a grand slam for his first career home run in the sixth.
Wells' first extra-base hit since May 31 got CC Sabathia (8-5) off the hook after he allowed five runs in seven innings.
"It's frustrating," Sabathia said. "I'm happy these guys came back and were able to overcome that."
Mariano Rivera worked a scoreless ninth for his 26th save.
Meanwhile, Almonte kept up his hot hitting, starting in Wells' place in left field. On Friday night, he went 3 for 4 with a home run. He was 1 for 2 with two walks and three RBIs on Saturday.
"It's not easy at all, but I'm trying my best," Almonte said through a translator. "I feel like I'm seeing the ball really well and I just hope it continues."
David Robertson came on after the Yankees took the lead and pitched a perfect eighth with two strikeouts.
Joel Peralta (1-4) took over for the Rays in the seventh and immediately got in trouble. He loaded the bases with one out on two walks and Lyle Overbay's double, and was pulled for lefty Jake McGee.
McGee struck out Jayson Nix for the second out but walked Adams to force in a run, the second time the Yankees scored on a bases-loaded walk. Adams had never drawn a walk in 86 career plate appearances before Saturday; he had two in the game.
Wells then batted for Stewart, who was 0 for 3 with a double play to end a second-inning threat.
As bad as his numbers looked, Wells insisted he had felt OK at the plate. The time off gave him the chance to work on his swing in the batting cage.
"I never lose confidence," he said. "As soon as you lose confidence, you're done."
The Rays trailed 3-1 when the Yankees intentionally walked Evan Longoria with two outs to get to Myers.
The rookie came in hitting .190 in five games since he was called up from the minors at the beginning of the week. He'd had exactly one hit in four straight games before going 3 for 4 on Saturday in his first start as a designated hitter.
Longoria was 2 for 2 with a double and a solo homer that accounted for the Rays' lone run when the Yankees intentionally walked him. On a 1-2 count, Myers hit a high fly to center. Brett Gardner jumped at the fence and the ball bounced off the webbing of his glove and into the stands, though it appeared to already be over the wall when he touched it.
"It was just awesome to be down two strikes and the crowd cheering and to be able to put a swing like that on it," Myers said. "Just a cool experience."
Rays rookie starter Alex Colome is yet to allow an earned run over 10 innings in two career starts. He gave up three unearned runs, five hits and five walks with three strikeouts in 4 1-3 innings. The Rays handed out a season-worst nine walks.
With two outs in the third, Almonte singled on a two-strike count to drive in two runs and give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. He walked with the bases loaded in the fifth.
NOTES: Myers became the first player to hit a grand slam at Yankee Stadium for his first career home run since Detroit's Ricky Peters in 1980. Myers is the second player in club history with a grand slam for that first homer. Jorge Velandia did it in 2007, also against the Yankees. ... Rays LHP Alex Torres allowed no hits and struck out three in 1 2-3 innings, extending his scoreless streak to open the season to 20 innings. ... Yankees 2B Robinson Cano had a career-high four walks. ... RHP Ivan Nova (2-1) looks to extend his career record against Tampa Bay at Yankee Stadium to 5-0 on Sunday, the park's 67th Old-Timers' Day. Rays RHP Chris Archer (1-3), their second straight rookie starter, is 0-5 on the road in his career.


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Opinion: Why the GOP Should Kill the Ex-Im Bank
Editorial Page Editor Paul Gigot says Congressional Republicans should take the lead on ending the taxpayer-backed bank. Photo credit: Getty Images.
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... I ... I ... the ... while Max Concerto I'm Mary Kissel ... the is like to say that they're against crony capitalism ... but will they kill off the taxpayer backed a nineteen thirties era Export Import Bank ... about editoral page editor Paul GBO joining me now to talk about this place call ... but some debate a lot of people know about that right it's important symbolically this ... he I believe it is political because it's essentially a way to subsidize ... it the Fed's eyes mostly large companies to export credit financing guarantees but to hear more from expert I am ... but that that so that's ... that's what it is and ... and the question is so why should the American taxpayer be doing this for ... for the fortune five hundred well this ... is reauthorize every couple years and last time around ... House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Republican ... brokered a deal to keep this bank alive while when he ... and other conservative students over the same reason that it's been good to be doing that since the ... nineteen thirty four when the bank was created which is ... it has a big constituency with the Republican party that is the Chamber of Commerce's for it ... most of the business lobbies or business roundtable for it ... so it has business support and remember that's a big part of the Republican coalition ... so this is a case where the Republican party is divided interesting case the stock is ... in a previous times ... the it would sail through the reauthorization because the business committee supported the was on of opposition ... now it's become a source of grassroots ... opposition because of this issue of crony capitalism in fact a lot of Republicans say ... wait a minute ... we don't want to be wielding the government should be favoring ... big business ... at all ... levels my cartoons encrypted tea party with that boy due in part journal question about it ... and I think a large part of the opposition is also ... the principle ... of free market traditional free market opposition I mean there's some Republicans now ... who are saying I after our editorial today oh you know even though Wall Street Journal ... click we've been here ... before they were ... in one short pants ... we were opposing the Ex im ... would never support it that I can recall ... ah though you know we haven't should it be a good bet it had been allies issue ... is was sort of a foregone conclusion ... now with the opposition ... there is a chance to defeat the Republicans who say it looked all ... were heading towards the midterm elections in November why rock the boat ... everyone in the display now can we just wait until after the as the police well ... I when is the authorization of this at the end of the year something like that so I mean you could put it off mobile good enough but come on ... you know I mean ... if the selection terms of the ex im Bank that would be the first election in history but did I don't think this is a this is a compelling voting issue it's more ... a statement about where's the where's the the the the the ... center of the party on issues of business subsidies well where to find


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Why Audit Firms in China Won't Hand Over Paperwork
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, investigating alleged accounting fraud in China, has charged the Chinese affiliates of five major accounting firms for refusing to produce audit work papers. The WSJ's Ken Brown talks about how this may affect multinational companies.
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I ... the the ... the U ... S C has brought administrative proceedings against the big five accounting firms over the work they've done in China ... joining me today is Ken Browne our Asia Financial editor ... ten things for joining today ... so the big question is we have been looking a lot of these Chinese companies listing in the US ... at it cause a lot of problems for shareholders their stock prices plummeted once the FCC demanding these documents from the accounting firms now ... boasts an easy and looking at the counting ... the awarding of these firms to see with the problems were ... and they go to the audit firms which are producing good this'll the work papers that he used to do the audit ... the county firms are saying well the China Chinese law says we can't give you these firms are state secrets ... so they kinda producing them and so ... if he says we are in violation of our roles because you're not producing these these things which is required ... Kelly rewind a little day let's go back one or two years and that you know what all these Chinese companies are going crazy ... listing on ... U S forces why did they wanna list in the U S and what happened to their shares as the Bob Costas Homex well so they didn't stand up to scrutiny from people like short sellers ... from near the accounting standards warrant weren't there ... aam and and get people to soured on the lost credibility ... now one of the reasons you hire a Big four accounting firm is for credibility right ... to be a rubber stamp in a see you guys are ... good ... the new list to raise money well downturns that these guys you know ... can prove that they they did that on a work so ... it's all gone bad that stocks are down sixty seventy percent ... investors have left ... are some who were trying to go back right it's it's the it's become a real mess ... from just ten over the papers was was such a big deal that ... they see it the bean violation Chinese law ... may see what we can violate the law in any jurisdiction in which we operate and ... you know it's it's a reasonable think ... the real question is SEO says he is saying well ... how can you order the firm ... where you can comply with all our rule that the U S listed firm ... Euro letting them you have to buy with a rope so ultimately what may happen so this is been going for the new Ministry of Lloyds haltingly with the happen is ... the sort of firms will be able to one affirms the Chinese firms and out the extent that other multinationals that earn China ... well so there's this that's a whole that's an interesting thing so for the county from Chinese been a huge business so they can to doesn't live in the big accounting firms made it three five million dollars in revenue from ... these awarding Chinese for such a big blow to them ... then the other thing you just refuse to your Ford's am just me I'm just making up an eight ... year Ford in Europe huge operations in China ... and they need to be ordered by your U S accounting firm well that they can bring that work papers of those that help in the order them and if you think it you supported properly by Apigee County from China ... the kids clothes or books ... if it makes a home that's right I mean obviously it might not get to that point as the implications of this are so cute to ... his firm's how to work in the U S helps ... just this is a fount ... course of course and and you know so ultimately it was also nearly this this is working on a lotta level so U of U S and Chinese regulators ... not getting along ... so that's about ... then you have these Chinese companies and that's a whole nother issue ... then you have just ... overtook Apple market system which depend on these one it's ... to give a clean bill of health so that investors can put their money to go in the system breaks down it causes all kinds of problems ... this thing was party broken and mean people are going in there was like well complex and ten dollars Companies like this ever known regulations there are no rules ... and seems like they're trying to write rules ... after the whole thing is kind of benevolent eats well and he knows that it is willful suspension of belief right ... all these companies must be fine ... it was the only U S exchange of these companies mostly fine eroded of a big for Penney from ... what we find out is in a ... note of this stuff was really vetted properly know the stuff with them so they'll now everyone is okay now you know the Emperor the clothes are off even further if I go to a ... general problem ... other economists see what happens thank so much Ken Brown ... is a financial editor with a Wall Street Journal and Hong Kong ...


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Annual C-U Event Pushes People to Bike Ride
Tuesday kicks off the annual "Bike to Work Day" in Champaign-Urbana. If you don't own a bicycle or if you have a bike that's gathering dust, then this might be the right day to release the kickstand and take off. As part of our series on efforts in the region to increase health and wellness, Illinois Public Media's Sean Powers recently ended a long-time hiatus from bike riding to share the stories of people in the community who are passionate about cycling.
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Panel advances Sanders' health care measures
MONTPELIER — The Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs approved a slate of bills Tuesday, including a measure that will expand access to VA health benefits, said U.S. Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-VT, committee chairman.
Sanders said VA health benefits are not currently provided for some veterans with low incomes. Legislation he authored would expand access under certain criteria.
"One of the concerns that I have is that there are many veterans who would like to access VA health care who for one reason or another are unable to do so," Sanders said Tuesday in a telephone interview.
Currently, every county across the nation has its own income eligibility requirements for benefits that factor income levels with the cost of living.
"If you're living in Bennington County, your income eligibility will be different than if you're living in Washington County or Chittenden County," Sanders said. "What we have done today is say that there will be one income eligibility per state, and it will be the highest one."
In Vermont, that means that any veteran without a service-related injury would be able to receive VA health benefits if he or she makes under $47,245 a year — the current rate for Chittenden County residents. For veterans with dependents, the income cap would be about $70,000.
"It will be a lot simpler for people and they will know where they stand," Sanders said.
More veterans would be eligible for benefits because most counties would see higher income caps. The plan would be phased in over five years to ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs has the appropriate staffing to accommodate the newly eligible veterans. The measure was advanced along party lines without any Republican support, Sanders said. The new benefits would be available to veterans who do not have access to health insurance other than through the Affordable Care Act. It would also extend the period of time combat veterans are eligible to enroll in VA health care from five years to 10 years following their discharge from active duty.
A separate bill introduced by Sanders and approved by the committee on Tuesday would expand veterans' access to dental care through a pilot program. He said fewer than half of veterans eligible for VA health care benefits also qualify for dental care.
The VA currently provides dental care for veterans with service-connected injuries that require it.
"You could be severely hurt, you could have a purple heart, and there's no guarantee that you will get dental care," Sanderssaid.
His dental proposal — this measure was approved unanimously on a bipartisan vote — would provide dental care to about 30,000 veterans across the country, and would begin a transition to dental care being included with regular health care benefits.
"We hope that if this pilot project goes well … then it will eventually become law and dental care will become part of VA services," he said. "If things go the way I want, it will mean that dental care will be an integral part of VA health care."
A third measure advanced by Sanders would shift the entire VA budget, about $150 billion annually, to "advanced appropriations," meaning Congress would approve three-year spending plans for the Veterans Administration as a whole. Doing so would provide the VA with more flexibility in its spending priorities, Sanders said.
Congress already budgets on a three-year cycle for VA health benefits, he said. The recent government shutdown, according to Sanders, highlighted a need to transition the entire VA budget to that system.
"As a result of the government shutdown, we were a week or 10 days away from not being able to send out checks to veterans who had disabilities who are living on those checks," he said. "That would have been just a disaster for hundreds of thousands of veterans."
All of the bills approved by the committee Tuesday have the support of the major veterans organizations, according to Sanders. The dental measure is likely to be included in a VA omnibus bill. As a result, Sanders said it has the best chance of passing the full Senate.
Sanders also noted Tuesday that the VA hospital in White River Junction was selected as one of 32 "top performers" among the 151 VA hospitals across the country. The designation was made by The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits and certifies health care organizations.
"I want to congratulate the staff and management at White River Junction for doing what I know is a great job. I've known it and the rest of the country is learning it. Vermont should be very proud that we have a medical center with those capabilities," he said.


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Abstract: Many people are interested in taking astonishing photos and sharing with others. Emerging high-tech hardware and software facilitate ubiquitousness and functionality of digital photography. Because composition matters in photography, researchers have leveraged some common composition techniques, such as the rule of thirds, the triangle technique, and the perspective-related techniques, to assess the aesthetic quality of photos computationally. However, composition techniques developed by professionals are far more diverse than well-documented techniques can cover. We leverage the vast under-explored innovations in photography for computational composition assistance, and there is a lack of a holistic framework to capture important aspects of a given scene and help individuals by constructive clues to take a better shot in their adventure. We propose a comprehensive framework, named CAPTAIN (Composition Assistance for Photo Taking), containing integrated deep-learned semantic detectors, sub-genre categorization, artistic pose clustering, personalized aesthetics-based image retrieval, and style set matching. The framework is backed by a large dataset crawled from a photo-sharing Website with mostly photography enthusiasts and professionals.
The work proposes a sequence of steps that have not been explored in the past by researchers.
The work addresses personal preferences for composition through presenting a ranked-list of photographs to the user based on user-specified weights in the similarity measure. We believe our design leveraging user-defined preferences. Our framework extracts ingredients of a given snapshot of a scene (i.e. the scene that the user is interested in taking a picture of) as a set of composition-related features ranging from low-level features such as color, pattern, and texture to high-level features such as pose, category, rating, gender, and object. Our composition model, indexed offline, is used to provide visual exemplars as recommendations for the scene, which is a novel model for aesthetics-related image retrieval. We believe our design leveraging user-defined preferences The matching algorithm recognizes the best shot among a sequence of shots with respect to the user's preferred style set. We have conducted a number of experiments on the newly proposed components and reported findings. A user study demonstrates that the work is useful to those taking photos.
Keywords: Computational Composition, Image Aesthetics, Photography, Deep Learning, Image Retrieval


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Videos | January 22, 2010
Opportunity: Making Tracks on Mars
Six years after landing on Mars, our rover Opportunity keeps trekking along. Her most recent find -- a basketball-sized rock -- may harbor clues about the planet's interior.
Matthew Golombek, Mars Exploration Rover Scientist
So Opportunity has been a wildly successful mission. I don't think any of us ever guessed that it would explore the myriad of different terrains and surprises that we've found.
Frank Hartman, Mars Exploration Rover Driver
We landed right in Eagle Crater; that was most of our prime mission or a good fraction of it. We then drove over to Endurance Crater, which was a slightly larger crater. We then spent better part of a couple of years, if I recall correctly, driving down to Victoria Crater and we explored that and that was a yet an even larger crater. And now, we're taking this real challenge to get to Endeavour Crater, which is, you know, so much further than we ever thought the rover would be able to drive.
Matthew Golombek:
Endeavour Crater is a very large impact crater much older than any of those we've seen.
Frank Hartman:
And so we still have approx 12-14 kilometers to get to Endeavour.
Matthew Golombek:
We were simply driving along, we looked at the images that we had acquired and we saw this dark spot out and we said, "Whoa, that's different!" (Laughter) "Let's go there!" And so we drive to it and investigate it.
Frank Hartman:
Amazingly, we found, you know, 3 or 4 of these meteorites; gigantic chunks of iron just sitting on the surface of Mars.
Matthew Golombek:
Two of them are, almost they have what we call cavernous weathering, where the interiors look like they've been eaten out, which is quite common here on the Earth where you have water that infuses and weathers out the interior.
Have they been buried and exhumed? Was there liquid water when it was buried? Was there water at the surface? And these are all the kinds of questions that we're asking.
Frank Hartman:
Then just recently, we found another large rock that was completely different, called "Marquett Island."
Matthew Golombek:
We got rid of the weathering rind and measured its composition and it's a very olivine rich basalt. So it's a rock and it has big crystals, so it probably cooled slowly at some depth
Frank Hartman:
And this was some other piece of Mars that had probably gotten blasted off from a meteorite strike, so you know, here's a whole other piece of the planet some where than they can analyze and figure out how it fits in to the whole geological picture of Mars.
I think everybody's stunned that the rovers are still going. I mean you know, it's been repeated you know so many times. Well this was a 90-day mission that we're six years into a 90-day mission.
Matthew Golombek:
It's exploration in its truest form. You know, that's what so wonderful about having a rover. If you don't like where you are, go out and go some place else. It's just like if I was walking around somewhere on Earth, except everything takes a bit longer. But at the end of the drive, you get images and you look and you say, "Well, what's the same? What's different? What have we discovered?"
And what's better than having a rover that can do that, while you're here in the comfort of Earth.