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"The prophet of Futurism" , as he has been referred to, Thierry Mugler is an instinctive designer who never looks for inspiration. According to Thierry Mugler, "intellect is the servant of the spirit."
He strongly feels that his clothing is modernistic and not futuristic. Clothes of today should have nothing to do with the past. They should create elegance with simple form and structure and add defined shape to the body, volume, form and simplicity.
When one has found a method of self-expression, one evolves with it. His clothing attracts a woman of strength and elan.
Thierry Mugler was born in Strasbourg, France in 1948. He made his first outfit for a girl friend at the age of 14. He joined a ballet company, the Opera du Rhin, then moved to Paris at 19. In 1968 he started working as a window dresser in a Parisian store "Gudule". He visited London and Amsterdam. In 1970 Mugler worked as a free-lance designer.
In 1971 he returned to Paris. He showed his first collection for women called "Café de Paris". Azzedine Alaia joined him and helped to design his creations, until the late 70's.
In 1972 the design firm "Moonlighting" employed him as a designer designer for their Italian ready-to-wear.
In 1973 Mugler started designing under his own label in partnership with Alain Cardeuc. In 1976 Mugler showed a collection of Atric gold gathered boots. The "Punk" look was in, so Mugler applied this street look to his collection for 1977. In 1978 he showed broad-shouldered suits similar to the Military French coats, made in gabardine and leather.
In 1979 he launched his line for men.
During the 80's, Thierry Mugler was part of a trend. Along with Montana and Alaia, Mugler depicted women as wicked Hollywood murderers, bondage retailers of illicit sex, or Mae West clones. He made his models wear narrow girded loins, tight skirts, wide aggressive shoulders, revealing corsetry worn as armour plating with a bruised face, amounting to a travesty of womanhood.
In 1984 Mugler celebrates 10 years of the existence of his house by organizing a "Super Paying Show". This was a resounding success, 6,000 people assisted in the celebrations.
In 1985, he created the costumes for the musical "Emilie Jolie".
In 1989 Mugler gave birth to the "New Age Man" look, his message was to relax and be refreshed by a new set of priorities and not to try to impress people. His women's wear collection included a bright green Lycra bat-wing dress with Perspex wedge shoes.
1989-1990 Mugler presented a collection of dresses in acid colours, thigh-length boots, show-girl plumes, diamante bras, and a special group of outfits which took inspiration from the shape of cars of the time.
In 1990 several prominent designers created outfits based on famous paintings. Mugler took as his inspiration, a Picasso acrobat painted in 1930. In 1992 He launched his first perfume "Angel" In 1994 Thierry Mugler changes his salon to 4, Street of the Bears. In 1994 he also launched his "scratched" line with uneven hemlines and necklines.
Thierry Mugler is one of the few French designers to own their own factory, where dresses are made from prototypes perfected in the workshops. A good many of his designs are made to order, for the celebrities who make up his clientele list. In 1998, he was the first designer to create his virtual fashion show on the computer so that it can be seen on the net.
Mugler usually designs 2-piece outfits with a jacket feature, full sleeves, masculine cuts, emphasizing the waist and hips to create a perfect body. He often uses solid colours as a sculptor would. He often uses pointed angles on collars, hems, sleeves, waist and hips. He does use a lot of prints but at times uses patches of leather. He uses less of accessories and headgear. He tries to create drama into his clothing but usually the devil features, example gelled hair in the shape of horns.
Mugler also designs clothes for men but often uses bright colours for them like orange, yellow, etc. which is unusual for men's clothing. Fabrics: Jersey, vinyl, Lycra, Gingham and Leather are his favourites. He says "Fashion is a movie. Every morning when you get dressed, you direct yourself". He has earned a reputation for misogyny which he dislikes and says "when people say that my clothes are against women, it is because they are not easy to wear. You have to be in a good shape to wear my clothes and I like to design for such women – the clothes are more beautiful that way."
Mugler's quest is always to shape a perfect woman but underneath this glamorous exterior, his clothes are very well-structured and engineered, and of course sexy. Angel perfume toppled Chanel No. 5 from it's number one slot in the french fragrance market in 1998. So in early 1999 Muglier created 5 innovative beauty products under the name of Secrets D'Angel. The range includes a face cream, two sprays for body, hair and face and two masks for face and hair.
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A lot of ground has already been covered on this movie already so I'll not repeat a lot. Overall I thought the movie was good, not great. Character development of Rey and Kylo was phenomenal and it was nice to see them firmly swat down all the rumors of Rey's parents, Rey/Kylo switching sides, etc. And that throne room fight was probably my favorite sequence in any Star Wars movie (against actually competent non-Jedi melee fighters, no less). Those two and Luke were easily the best parts of the movie and I was borderline annoyed whenever the action cut away from them. Shout out to the return of muppet Yoda, I actually thought it was awesome how wise Master Luke is still getting taken to Jedi School by him. Leia was good too outside of her stupid Literally Superman pose back onto the rebel ship, but now they're kind of in a corner here with Carrie Fisher's death and are probably thinking "FUCK, we should've had her do the suicide run instead of Big Little Lies lady".d
My largest complaints are Rose (everything with her, a completely forced character who should have had no other screen time after Finn tried to leave on the escape pod) with the tonal direction these movies have been taking with all these shitty comedy bits they're adding in. It's like they're trying to make it as wise-cracky as the Marvel movies and while that mostly works there, I don't think it works for Star Wars outside of the droids like what was already said. Human characters can be funny too, but stuff like the conference call was just eye-rollingly bad. Don't get me wrong, Star Wars always had lighthearted moments between Luke/Han/Leia, those were quick and
Also, somebody explain this to me. Am I dumb, or was Finn and Rose's entire arc completely pointless and only made things worse for the rebels? If purple hair would have just told everyone they were going to head to the base planet instead of being cagey the whole time, Poe would've never sent them away and never picked up Benicio del Toro, who promptly ratted out the escape shuttles. Why did that whole plan have to stay a secret?
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Here's Mrs. McCoy on ESPN's The Herd, doing some NCAA detective work: "You cannot expect 19, 20 year-old kids to say no to free stuff when they're in college." She says a bunch of McCoy's Texas teammates couldn't resist free stuff from agents or boosters.
McCoy makes some good points—she's passionate enough about the subject that she called into Cowherd's show, although calling into Cowherd never implies knowledge. The upsetting part comes when she decides that the boosters need to be held accountable for NCAA rule violations. It's the same "rules are worth enforcing" fallacy Craggs identified last week.
More from Rachel McCoy, on the jock-sniffers: "It's tough when you see things that could be handed to you that seem so minor: a dinner, a hunt here or there, a fishing trip, you know things like that that most kids don't even realize are illegal. ... My personal opinion is that most of these boosters aren't giving these guys cars to play better, they're not gonna play better if you give them a car. They want to be remembered down the line when they make it to the NFL. I think they're thinking that's what's gonna happen. But they're not going to be remembered because they bought them a car, all these things that are getting all these guys in trouble now."
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Over the years I've collected, or been given, various pieces of jewelry. I stopped wearing most of it when Chloe was born (except for my wedding ring), and now that she is a little older I've begun to phase in a few pieces every now and again. Often I forget what I own until I go digging around in the box. The earrings and bracelets are organized somewhat decently, but the lengths of necklaces and pendants are all jumbled together. It is not a pretty sight.
Months ago I chose some paper and hardware to make two necklace hangers, although the hooks would also work nicely for rings and bracelets, too. Here is the one I made last week. It is sized to fit a narrow space on the wall of my closet. That's the nice thing about making something yourself – it can be whatever you want it to be, plus it would make a sweet gift. The wood came from Home Depot (recycled from another project), the paper from Craft Warehouse and the hardware from Target.
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The Crimson dropped a pair of straight set matches Saturday (OAC).
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Kathleen Wallace led the Crimson (2-7) attack with 16 kills on the day. The freshman added seven digs and three block assists. Erin Cooney turned in 14 kills while Caroline Walters totaled 12 kills and five block assists. Beth Kinsella carried the load at setter, recording 30 assists and 10 digs.
Northeastern (10-3) took the first match by set scores of 25-17, 25-21 and 25-17. Wallace tallied a team-high seven kills and notched five digs on the defensive side of the net while Cooney recorded six kills, three digs and two block assists. The Huskies, meanwhile, were paced by Nicole Bishop and Janelle Tucker who each turned in nine kills while hitting over .400.
Boston College (7-6) also won in straight sets, earning the victory by scores of 25-18, 25-19 and 25-17. Hannah Schmidt notched her first career double-double in the loss with 10 assists and 10 digs. Cooney and Wallace were again featured in the offense, registering eight kills apiece. Katty Workman carried the load for the Eagles with 16 kills while Courtney Castle added 14.
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Long long ago (which in this digital age means a few decades prior to now) people used to eat chicken for fancy Sunday suppers. After a day at church, the family would gather around the dinner table. Bobby, with his favorite baseball cap set next to his dish, and Sue, with hair in pigtails, claimed the drumsticks. Meanwhile Mother in her apron and Father in a button-down shirt had their fill of the breasts or thighs. After dinner, Ma would collect the remainder of the chicken — carcass, drippings and all — so she could make a nice soup or meat pie later in the week. Doesn't that sound homey, and well… quaint?
Well, in the modern-day equivalent of this scenario, this is my house on a Sunday (although insert a morning reading the New York Times instead of church, bickering kids who roll their eyes at their parents for the mild-tempered Bobby and Sue, and jeans with t-shirts and sweaters for the clothes. Oh, and toss in a crazy dog and a messy house). I've also been known to make a whole chicken on a Tuesday or Thursday (or, as you've probably picked up by now, any day of the week). So although my version of this American tale is a little different, the premise remains the same: I bake a whole chicken for one dinner, and then wrap up everything (and I mean everything) that is left for another meal (or two) later in the week.
Although my method for cooking chicken was once de rigueur in America, it now seems old fashioned. Chicken, however, is more popular than ever. According to the USDA, "Chicken consumption more than doubled between 1970 and 2004, from 27.4 pounds per person to 59.2 pounds." Yet during this time of increased chicken eating, the tradition of baking a whole bird for a family dinner has almost disappeared.
Most poultry eaters these days simply pick up a package of boneless, skinless chicken breasts at the grocery store (and that's only if they're actually cooking dinner instead of picking up take-out). They think that not having to deal with those bones makes cooking easier (a notion I will argue in a second). Plus most people are also more interested in the breasts because they have less fat than those delicious thighs and legs. But if you're cooking from scratch (that is, not purchasing something pre-cooked with a ton of fat, salt and starches added to it) one leg or thigh will not clog your arteries or make you fat, especially if you eat it with a large serving of vegetables. According to the Daily Plate (a food calorie site), a thigh has 237 calories, while a grilled skinless breast has 120 calories; sure the calorie count is almost double, but 237 calories for a main part of your dinner is quite good when you consider that a chicken burrito has 334 calories in it. Also, if you eat that chicken breast lightly breaded and fried (as many people will), you jump up to 247 calories with 133 fat calories (the baked thigh has only 12 fat calories). That thigh is no longer looking so fattening, is it?
Now I realize that many people don't like to make a whole chicken because they think it's difficult and time intensive. But, just like pudding and pancakes, nothing could be further from the truth. Unlike boneless and skinless breasts, which often need to be dolled up in a pan with other ingredients because they become dry and a bit tasteless when baked on their own, a whole chicken is a simple endeavor that has juicy results. In the name of full disclosure, I need to admit that baking a chicken takes about an hour and a half, but other than the first 5-7 minutes of prep work, this is all baking time.
Making a whole chicken is also a great way to stretch your food dollar as it will bear two to three meals for your family. After our roasted chicken dinner, I often make a soup out of the carcass, chicken pot pie with gravy (which I'll cover next week), or creamy chicken and rice casserole. If I get an especially large chicken or if I make baked potatoes with the first meal (which fills everyone up) I then usually have enough chicken left over for a third meal where only a minimal amount of meat is required, such as tacos, quesadillas, or stir fry.
Here are some general directions for baking a chicken. I am not providing a recipe because this meal is so easy that strict instructions aren't necessary. Give it a try and you'll see how good this traditional family meal can taste, while also saving you a few bucks later in the week when you're eating some delicious pot pies.
How to Bake a Chicken
Preparing Your Chicken
Remove the offal from the chicken (I like to cook these up for my dog, but you can do whatever you like with them, which includes sticking them in the compost bin) and rinse out the bird, including the inner cavity. Set your chicken in a baking pan and pat dry with paper towels. You want to keep the skin fairly dry so it's crispier later.
Decide what type of fat you want to use to flavor your chicken. Now is the time to get creative. I've used olive oil mixed with lemon zest, fresh rosemary and garlic; butter; and even a bit of bacon fat (only about a tablespoon for the entire bird, which ends up tasting pretty amazing, by the way). Whatever you use, be sure to also season with salt and pepper (less salt if using bacon grease), as well as any herbs you like (I usually go with thyme). Spread everything all over the chicken and also under the breast skin.
Place a chopped half onion inside the cavity. This will help flavor the chicken as well as the drippings. You could also add a half lemon, herbs, or an apple.
Baking the Chicken
I bake my chicken in a 375 degree convection oven. If you don't have convection, just bake at 400 degrees. Be sure to get the oven nice and hot before you place the chicken in it.
The key to baking a great chicken is to cover it for about 60 minutes and then finish it off, uncovered so the skin gets crispy, for another 20-30 minutes or until clear juices run from the meat (the USDA recommends cooking until the chicken is 165 degrees). The larger your chicken, the more time you'll need to bake it. Don't be afraid to use a meat thermometer. Better to be safe than sorry.
You can use a pan with a top (such as a Le Creuset Dutch oven) or you can simply tightly cover a standard baking dish or large cast-iron pan with aluminum foil. I've tried both methods with equally succulent results. Either way, covering the bird will keep the juices from evaporating in the hot oven. You'll also get some nice pan drippings that you can use later in the week for a soup or chicken pot pie gravy base.
If your chicken drippings start to dry out once you uncover your pan, simply add between ¼ and a ½ cup of water or chicken stock to the pan. This will keep your drippings from burning. Don't worry about the extra moisture in the oven. I've done this numerous times and the skin on my chicken was still crispy.
Serving the Chicken
Carving a chicken can seem a bit daunting, but once you see how easy it is (below) you'll hopefully feel ready to conquer the job. I found this great video on You Tube (what would we do without You Tube?), which stars Norman Weinstein of the Institute of Culinary Education giving instructions on how to carve a chicken. Well done, Norman!
Saving the Leftovers
Be sure to save EVERYTHING that is left over from your scrumptious chicken dinner. This means stick the carcass, leftover meat, wings, drippings and even the fat into a big container to be used later. Next week I'll show you what to do with all this; in the meantime, happy chicken eating.


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Maddon has One More Math Problem to Solve this Spring
And the final direction this 2010 Rays team takes in 2010 will be heavily based on this mathematical breakdown, even before their Home Opener on April 6,2010. And this simple math problem might say a lot about how solid and confident this Rays Coaching staff, and Maddon feel about the key elements of their 2010 squad before firmly heading into the Rays 13th Major League Baseball season.
One statistical breakdown remains unsolved, and it will definitely define the early roster of this team. This one still undecided simple mathematical conclusion could become the balancing fulcrum towards the realizations of multiple scenarios for possible failure, or ultimate success going into the 2010 season. For these two sets of simultaneous and sequenced numbers will decide the final set-up of the Rays roster. How the Rays split their 2010 roster into their "13 & 12" segments will be a huge indicator of how the Rays perceive their team's strengths coming out of Spring Training, and into the early divisional firestorm with American League East ramifications starting with Game 1.
How Maddon and his staff decide if they want to start the season with 13 pitchers and 12 bench players or vice versa will be an early tell tale sign to the confidence level this Coaching staff has with its roster, and its solution towards early challenges.
For the Rays can not have a downward spiral in the month of April, like in 2009, when the Rays went quickly towards an unpredictable 9-14 early record, and put themselves in "catch-up" mode for the rest of the season. How this Rays squad separates their personnel into those "13-12" splits might be a instant indication if the Rays organization believes their pitching will need to get the "upper hand", or if the hitting/fielding players will get the chance to man that "13th seat" at the table.
But you can count on more than a few players trying to force the Rays hands and have their names put in ink onto that "13th" numbered roster spot this Spring. These young and hungry players will do everything humanly possible to make the Rays staff's decision tougher, and hope to make it lean towards their names with an impressive performance during Spring Training. And the ultimate reward just might make their first Opening Day MLB roster.
If the Bullpen pulls it together and borderline relievers like Winston Abreu and Dale Thayer make the roster, it could tilt that invisible line towards the team ultimately carrying 13 pitchers. And even the addition of former Rays starter Andy Sonnanstine thrown into the pitching mix, either in the Bullpen, or as a possible fifth starter. This could throw the whole equation quickly into the pitching sides favor early on this Spring. But that in itself presents an interesting and complex decision all by itself.
With returning fifth starter Wade Davis and Sonnanstine squaring off in the only battle this Spring for a starting job, could the eventual loser of that battle just be sent packing to another team like Jason Hammel in 2009, or could they just be sent down to Triple-A Durham knowing they might be the first call-up of the season?
I have a feeling right now Maddon and his Pitching Coach Jim Hickey might be leaning towards extending that "13th slot" towards a pitcher, but there are also going to be some tough and interesting decisions to be made in the Rays infield and outfield mix that might make that entire pitching situation moot.
We already know that outfielder Matt Joyce is going to try to prove once and for all to the Rays Coaching Staff and Maddon that he deserves that Rightfield slot going into the season, and maybe for the next several years. And even if Joyce wins that spot (which I think he does), it is small factoring process compared to the highly competitive dogfight that will ultimately decide the fate of the Rays second utility guy between Reid Brignac and newcomer Sean Rodriguez.
And maybe Brignac's roster "pop-ups" to the majors in 2009 might have given the Rays staff more of an comprehensive book on Brignac's abilities coming into this Spring, and possibly Brignac's scorecard already has a few penciled-in notes and scratches from the Rays Coaching staff, while Rodriguez is a blank slate with everything to gain heading into the Spring Training games.
Sure Rodriguez was a key trade component of the Rays trading left-handed starter Scott Kazmir to the Angels in late July 2009, but this will be the first time most Rays fans and the Tampa Bay media will get an extended chance to see what the kid can do……now or in the near future for the Rays.
If more than one of these young players like Joyce, Rodriguez, Brignac or even Elliot Johnson makes a lasting impression that they "have to be" on this roster, this could ultimately shake up the preconceived notion of 13 pitchers and twist the equation quickly towards 13 bench players. And that scenario has a very distinctive possibility of happening this Spring. These numbers games for the first time in Rays short history, might effectively come down to total game day performances and not the foresight predictions on their talents, or a daily growing maturity in their abilities to play at the Major League level.
But, the wrist injury to Aybar might be one of the biggest question mark still unanswered totally into this first set of Grapefruit League games. If he is down and out for an extended time, or even gets put on the 15-day Disabled List to start the regular MLB season, the Rays could keep an extra bench player down with the Rays instead of sending them to the minor league camp or even up to Durham.
So there might be a lot of day-to-day evaluations and recommendations discussed with Rays Head Trainer Ron Porterfield in the next week or so to see if there is a viable option of Aybar playing before the Major League season begins, or they shut Aybar down from hitting drills and let him effectively rehab back into game shape before pressing this same numbers issue again during the Rays season.
And if Aybar does go on the D L, it could also be a bit of a last gasp of making this roster for one of the reliever fighting it out to become a Rays Bullpen member, or could evolve into a chance for the loser of the Sonnanstine/Davis battle to be kept on the Major League roster as a possible long reliever like Lance Cormier.
My personal gut reaction is that the Rays seem to want to do everything in their power to try and keep Sonnanstine up at this level, but if he falls into that 13th slot and Aybar comes back, he would be the first to fall from the 25-man roster. You already know that Rafael Soriano, Grant Balfour, Cormier, Dan Wheeler, Randy Choate (leftie specialist), J P Howell along with Wade Davis, James Shields, Matt Garza, David Price and Jeff Niemann take up 11 pitching spots before even considering Abreu, Thayer or Joaquin Benoit as a Bullpen option.
That would leave a possible one viable slots, with a second up in the air right now if the Rays want to carry 13 pitchers. You could pencil in Sonnanstine into one of those two spaces, but with him and Davis both having minor league options, they could always be sent down with the adage that it came down to that "13th " spot. And even with Thayer and Abreu showing mixed results at this level, you have to think of the two, Abreu would get a longer look based on his 2009 MiLB.com designation as the Triple-A Reliever of the Year.
But not going in Abreu's favor is his short stint with Cleveland in 2009, when he seemed to imploded a bit on the mound and almost started an all out brawl in a game versus Seattle. But both relievers have paid their minor league dues and could force the Rays hand and send Sonnanstine to Durham, even with great outings this Spring.
This is only my scenario of the whole situation and is only my personal glance into the Rays possible decision on this issue. I see the loser of the Davis and Sonnanstine battle to be immediate trade bait offered before MLB rosters finalize and if a good trade option can not be found, the loser of the fifth rotation battle will be sent back to Durham knowing they are the first starting pitcher recalled by the Rays.
I think there are a few NL teams that would jump on Sonnanstine if he has a great Spring, but there is still time to see about his 2010 situation. I truly feel that Joyce will win his battle for Rightfield, and will platoon with Ben Zobrist to begin the season until Joyce shows he can hit left-handers with consistency, then it open another can of worms for the Rays as to a final playing position for Zobrist.
Out of the infield battle, I see Sean Rodriguez maybe having a slight edge right now, but I feel it is Brignac's job to lose since he has the confidence and skill level to play at the Major League level. And if Aybar does go on the D L , they both could get a realistic shot to make the initial Rays 25-man Opening Day roster. But I also think in the end, the Rays will shop Brignac and he could be somewhere else either before the 2010 season, or within the first few months of the season.
It is funny how two of the Rays past "utility" guys, Aybar and Zobrist based on their great seasons in 2008 and 2009 will play a part so deep into the Rays decisions in 2010. But that just goes to show you the improved depth and wealth of talent sitting in Port Charlotte right now, just at the Major League camp level.
Some people consider the number "13" to be mostly evil with no redemption for any good. But that same number "13" for one Rays player this Spring Training season will be a blessing, and a chance to show they have what it takes to survive and play daily at this level of the game. Whoever gets that coveted "13th" spot in 2010, no matter if they are a Rays pitcher, or field player, they will know internally that they survived one of the most competitive Rays Spring Training camps.
It might not seem so tough to some of the Rays fans watching the workouts and drills, but this Spring's competition level has been raised very, very high, and the final Rays player to grace that "13th" spot decision has to consider himself lucky indeed, for they get a chance to grow with this Rays team as they again set their sights on games in October.
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Thanks for that.
Every once in a while they throw me a bone.
Glad they picked a photo that makes me look thinner and in shape (lol).
You know the Dodger fans will get there day too!
Rays Renegade
I echo Cat–congrats on being the feature blog! Your entries earn it. One of the first entries of yours that I read this off-season discussed being a "credible blogger". You wear that badge well, Cliff!
I think your FO would be wise to reserve that 13th slot for the extra pitcher, as you suggest –regardless of whether Sonnanstine or Davis ends up being the "odd man out". You are right, I think, that Sonnanstine would be snatched up by an NL team easily if he were released–I suspect several AL teams would take him, also! It is a good position to be in when your "odd man out" (pitcher or fielder) is major-league ready, and you have those tough decisions to make. I look forward to following some of them during the season!
Take care, Cliff!
I thought Sonnanstine had a bright future with the Rays, but you're saying he might be the odd man out? Guess I've been out of the loop on this. I can easily see an NL team picking him up. Pitching is hard to come by, as we all know.
rays cool u were featured blog u earned that plus ur boys will be ready to go i expect alot of postive things from the rays from here on out probably 1 of the best young teams out there
Thank you for those kind comments.
I try and be credible and accurate when I post anything, even on Twitter.
I just think that is a basis of good journalism, and a rule I try and play by daily.
I honestly think the "13th" guy will be pretty much decided by the time the Phillies and Rays play again on March 23rd, but it could come down to the last game in Durham, North Carolina against the Bulls before it is finalized.
I am just blessed to again being able to write and do what I went to school for, and even if millions do not get to read me, I know I am truthful to myself and my readers….
Rays Renegade
Andy Sonnanstine is one of those Rays pitchers that had a bad season and is now back in the middle of a bad shuffle after succeeding at the Major League level.
His down season ocrresponded with a few of the other Rays pitchers' good seasons, and he got popped towards the back of the list. He had an edge of not being arbitration eligible until Winter 2010, but also has a minor league option.
With David Price, Jeff Niemann and Wade Davis having good end of the year results for the Rays, it puts him in an odd position, but with options for the Rays.
I still like Sonny as a person and pitcher, but he just had a bad year at the worst time in 2009 and let a few guys gain and pass him on the depth charts.
Rays Renegade
Thanks for that.
This 2010 Rays team will have more possible power and consistency than even the 2008 model that went through the playoffs and into the World Series.
The big thing to watch out for is the injury bug. Squash it now with great preparations and we might get the same consistent workload from our starters in 2010.
Offense is ready to rock and roll, and might have a few new weapons.
I said something this off season that It is the new character for the Chinese New Year….Year of the Ray… and I wasn't kidding.
Rays Renegade
There is a lot to watch for this spring. Last year, Jeff Neimann took centerstage. Wonder if Davis will do the same this year? I have a good feeling about the team, and there are quite a few options for Maddon to think about. It's nice to have a lot of options, says a lot for the farm system.
Let's get the show on the road!
Believe me when I say, the boys are as excited as we all are for this thing to kick off tomorrow.
Both at Rays Fan Fest and the day before when pitchers and catchers finally reported to camp, it was excitment and energy all over the place.
I agree, there is a special aura around this team, a bit different from 2008, but the chemistry has rebuilt itself and their team character is already evolving nicely towards positive results.
Always fun to be a Rays fan.
Rays Renegade
It's good to have so many young players fighting for the 13th spot. I really enjoy watching the Rays headlines and I love visiting their site. The Rays are young, and promising. They are gonna have a nice season… I hope.
congrats on being so prominently displayed on the front page that was awesome to see when i logged on. my one fantasy team is littered with rays. crawford and pena are starting for me and shields is a pitcher. i had it set on autodraft just to see what i got handed to me and how i can work with it. im in two more leagues and will draft myself on those
I copy practically EVERYONE that has commented. Congrats on being the featured blogger. This entry, along with your past entries are amazing and really let the reader think. As far as the number 13 goes, it's a tough spot for the Rays, who had success a few seasons ago. They pretty much took a nose dive after the Phillies won it all.
It is going to be a fun time down here in Florida this season.
But every division has their own fights this season.
Your Indians will be good, but if their pitching and hitting get hot early, it is going to be a great year in C-town.
There is a lot of talen beginning to push up from the minor on both our teams, and hopefully one will show the MLB that building your system is the key to consistent success, and not just a flash in the pan moment.
Rays Renegade
Thanks for that.
I got to be a 1-day wonder, then they move on (lol).
Seriously, it was great to get any type of recognition by MLB since I am having a hard time getting even primary contact right now with any team.
The Rays players I have as keepers in my League are Crawford and Upton and Felix Henandez as my pitcher.
Should be a fun year for all three of these guys in 2010.
Rays Renegade
Here we go with another "13".
We had 13 less wins in 2009, and some people call that a disaster, and like you commented, " a nosedive".
I believe differently. We still had a winning record, and still had 6 All Stars, but subpar hitting and a empty space at closer is a good way to lose 13 games without question.
Thank you for those comments, but I am only as good as your guys make me.
I write because I like it, and I write what I want to know about….So sometimes they also mend together and we all like them.
Rays Renegade
Hey Cliff this is that same kid that wrote "thoughts of a teen fan". But, something happened to it and I can't fix it so I started a new one.
This is an important year for the Rays. Carlos Pena is entering his final year on his contract, same for Carl Crawford. But ESPN's Buster Olney believes if the Rays start off slow, the Rays will trade away Crawford for some top prospects. He also thinks Crawford will be the highest paid FA position player next winter and will not be a Ray in 2011.
What do you think will happen? Do you believe the Rays could possibly give him an extension?
I like the Rays and I would be sad to see Crawford leave for NY or LA…
This is my new blog: http://5toolblog.mlblogs.com/
You hit on a sore spot for Rays fans right now.
We all realistically knew if a Carl Crawford extension was not done by March, it would be postponed until the end of the season.
Best case, CC stays here until the end of the season and the team performs well enough he signs a 1-year deal hoping to repeat the magic knowing he will still have big $$$ in his future.
Rays Renegade


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My husband and I went out for out Sunday afternoon coffee. Well, he had his flat white and I my hot chocolate as I don't drink coffee. We went to our favourite little cafe which is a glass blowing studio and gallery as well that overlooks a marsh. It's lovely and so we are really disappointed that it is closing down next week. The family that runs it is going overseas for a year, so I understand. But, I'll miss going there.
Anyway, as we were driving home I thought about how blogging is like running a cafe. (Yes, blogging is taking over my life a little and is obviously never far from my mind!) I thought of these points to illustrate what I mean:
Customers won't come back to your cafe if:
* you don't provide food they like
* your cafe is messy and not appealing to look at
* your service is half-hearted and not friendly
* your coffee is not hot enough
* there are not enough options on your drinks or eats menu
Readers won't come back to your blog if:
* you don't provide content they like / are interested in
* your blog is cluttered and confusing to navigate
* your writing shows lack of effort to engage with your readers
* you aren't writing about interesting things or
* you're writing about the same thing all the time
Even if we already are aware of these things, it doesn't hurt to be reminded from time to time and to have a good think about what we are writing about. On my other blog, technoLOTE, I've asked readers straight out what they want to get from the blog. I've got my own ideas about what I want to do with it, but I'm sure I'll get some other ideas from my readers. Many heads are better than one.
I'm going to keep these cafe lessons in mind as I do more reflecting on my blogs and blogging. Have you got any tips to add to the list? Have you been somewhere or done something and learned lessons about blogging at the same time?


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SPURA Matters: Re-envisioning Seward Park Urban Renewal Area
Place Matters is collaborating with the tenant activist organization Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES), the Pratt Center for Community Development, and a coalition of non-profits on the Lower East Side to help New Yorkers—especially residents and stakeholders on the Lower East Side—to envision new development for an under-used swath of land left over from a particularly troubled episode of 1950s-60s urban renewal.
The project included six community conversations from Fall 2008 to Spring 2009, each including illustrated historical presentations by Place Matters and Prof. Hilary Botein (Baruch College), followed by community visioning sessions. In September 2009, GOLES and Pratt released a report on the visioning sessions and related surveys that captured local resident hopes and ideas for new development in the area. Click here for a pdf version of "Community Voices and the Future of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area."
Related efforts included a "SPURA Matters: 40-year Commemorative Map of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area" produced by Place Matters; a major oral history project with Lower East Side residents conducted by Kara Becker; an exhibit about the area created by Prof. Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani and her class at Eugene Lang College, New School; and a cell phone history tour of local sites by Field Play, Inc. The community conversations and publication were supported by the New York Council for the Humanities.
Spreading the Word
Place Matters is available to speak in New York and other cities about Place Matters project and related topics. A recent presentation at the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage in Providence, Rhode Island was titled "Beer Gardens, Ballrooms, and Bookstores: Identifying the Places that Make a City Thrive." To inquire about a Place Matters presentation to your group, contact Molly Garfinkel, Place Matters Director, 212-529-1955 x303 or email@example.com.


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By Texas Parks and Wildlife News The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will host a public meeting Feb. 25 in Morton, Texas, and a stakeholder meeting Feb. 28 in Austin to discuss the draft range wide conservation plan for the lesser prairie chicken. The plan represents a multi-state effort to conserve the bird and its habitat, and to address its proposed listing as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to publish a final rule on the status of the chicken in September. The range-wide conservation plan is being developed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, New Mexico Game and Fish Department, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department. The plan includes management goals and voluntary conservation programs and practices to be applied throughout the lesser prairie chicken's range. The final plan will be submitted to the USFWS by March 31. TPWD has been soliciting feedback on the draft plan, and will continue to do so until March 8. The Morton meeting will be held at 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25 in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Center at 200 West Taylor Avenue. The Austin meeting involves a diverse set of invited stakeholders, though it is open to any interested parties. It will take place at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28 at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department headquarters, 4200 Smith School Road. At the meetings, Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists will discuss the plan and answer questions about how it might be implemented in the Southern High Plains region of the state. The draft plan can be viewed on the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies website. Comments about the draft plan may be submitted via email to Jan Caufield of the Ecological Management and Research Institute at [email protected] The deadline to submit comments is March 8.


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In 2005, Michael Ignatieff left a teaching job at Harvard to enter politics in his native Canada with hopes of becoming prime minister.
He quickly came to understand how politics is different from academia. In academia, you use words to persuade or discover; in politics, you use words to establish a connection. Academia is a cerebral enterprise, but politics is a physical enterprise, a charismatic form of athletics in which you touch people to show you care.
In academia, the goal is to come up with a timeless truth. In politics, timing is everything, knowing when the time is ripe for a certain proposal. In academia, the idea is to take a stand based on what you believe; in politics, the idea is to position yourself along a left-right axis in a way that will differentiate you from your opponents and help you win a majority.
In academia, a certain false modesty is encouraged; in politics, you have to self-dramatize a fable about yourself — concoct a story to show how your life connects to certain policies. In academia, you are rewarded for candor, intellectual rigor and a willingness to follow an idea to its logical conclusion. In politics, all of these traits are ruinous.
Naturally, Ignatieff found the transition to politics more difficult than he imagined. He started his career well enough. He was elected to Parliament. Within a year, he was a deputy party leader and, within a few years, he was leader of Canada's Liberal Party.
But he was in over his head and the victim of inexorable historical trends. He was not an effective opposition leader. In his first national election, he and his party were crushed. Ignatieff even lost his own parliamentary seat. It was a humiliating failure, which ended his political career.
Fortunately, he did not return with empty hands. His memoir, "Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in Politics," is the best book about what it feels like to be a politician since Richard Ben Cramer's "What It Takes."
Ignatieff was first invited to run for office by some backstage power brokers, even though he hadn't lived in his country for 30 years. He agreed but wasn't initially sure why he wanted to do it beyond some vague sense that it would honor his parents.
He was betrayed by old friends. He endured unearned and lofty condescension from political columnists. In Parliament, he became a total partisan, putting, as one must, loyalty to the group above loyalty to truth. He had no friends who were not in his own party. He loathed the other side. "We never wasted a single breath trying to convince each other of anything," he recalls.
He learned that when you are attacking your opponent, you have to hit his strengths because his weaknesses will take care of themselves. Political discourse, he came to see, is not really a debate about issues; it is a verbal contest to deny your opponents of standing, or as we would say, legitimacy. "Of the three elections that I fought, none was a debate on the country's future. All were vicious battles over standing."
During the course of his career he endured the character tests that all honest politicians face. "Politics tests your capacity for self-knowledge more than any profession I know," he writes. He would look at himself in the mirror, wearing the suits that the image crafters had selected, and feel as though he had been taken over by some strange new persona he barely recognized. He went through each day completely dependent on the reaction of other people, minute by minute, second by second, to validate his performance. After poor showings at question time, he'd go to the washroom, no longer sure he was up to the job, confronting the mistakes that suggested he wasn't. "I had never been so well-dressed in my life and had never felt so hollow."
But Ignatieff ultimately delivers a strong defense of politics. Politicians should never imagine themselves superior to the process they are engaged in. Politicians bind people together into communities and nations, he argues. To be a politician is to be "worldly and sinful and yet faithful and fearless at the same time. You put your own immodest ambitions in the service of others. You hope that your ambitions will be redeemed by the good you do."
Politics, as Max Weber famously said, is the necessary work of strong and slow boring through hard boards. People who do it out of a sense of selfishness and vanity, often give up, because the life can be miserable. The people who sustain are usually motivated by a sense of service, and by evidence of the good that laws and programs can do. Ignatieff failed at politics, but through the refiner's fire of the political climb, he realized what a tainted but worthwhile calling it can be.


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An Oregon company developing a "smart" solar powered, rooftop ventilator that can lower energy costs in industrial buildings ranging from big-box superstores to agricultural barns is using a commercialization grant from Oregon BEST (the Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center) to tap research expertise at Oregon Tech to generate test data that will enable the company to market its product nationally.
Northwest Renewable Energy Corporation's product, the SunCooler™ Destratifier, has attracted interest from some national big-box stores for installation on their commercial buildings. But the companies have requested third-party test data to verify claims of the product's potential energy savings.
"This is why we approached Oregon BEST, who quickly connected us with professor Sean Sloan at Oregon Tech," said Jason Wright, president and CEO of Northwest Renewable Energy Corporation (NWREC). "As with all small businesses, finances are tight, so this grant provides timely, crucial support to validate, quantify and document the energy savings potential of the SunCooler and help us expand in the marketplace."
The SunCooler is a standalone, rooftop-mounted ventilator that uses a built-in solar panel and energy storage system to achieve 24/7 operation. Designed to complement a building's heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the ventilator can reduce energy loads by destratifying air in high-bay buildings, performing thermal flushing at night, and exhausting excess heat—all without using grid power.
During cool weather, the device reduces heating costs by "recycling" warm air that has risen to the ceiling by redistributing it toward the floor to keep workers comfortable. In warm weather, the system exhausts excess interior heat and humidity, reducing the energy load needed for cooling a building. It can also perform thermal balancing by mixing fresh and interior air using a damper system.
Onboard temperature and humidity sensors can be wirelessly set for different building applications and climatic conditions. The ventilator can be used in buildings where odors or gasses need to be vented (wineries wanting to remove C02) or fresh air circulated (poultry barns and crop or seed storage facilities).
The company has already installed SunCooler units on a prison building, a modular classroom, and the National Guard armory in Redmond, Ore.
"Standing more than five feet high, nearly four feet square and weighing between 170 and 350 pounds, these are large-scale ventilators capable of moving significant quantities of air without running any wires or using grid-supplied energy," Wright said. "With approximately five million commercial buildings in the U.S., and HVAC systems in those buildings consuming more than 50 percent of the energy used, we see great potential for increased energy savings with our technology."
The grant will fund testing of several SunCooler devices on Cornett Hall at Oregon Tech's Klamath Falls campus, where Oregon BEST researcher and mechanical engineering professor Sean Sloan and three students will conduct and monitor testing that uses thermocouple arrays and a laser doppler velocimeter (to determine flow rate without disturbing the flow).
"This project will not only give engineers and building owners data needed to better quantify heat transfer effects and return on investment analysis, but it will also give our students hands-on research experience with a real-world energy conservation technology—better preparing them for work in the cleantech sector," Sloan said.
The $20,000 grant is one of a growing number of Commercialization Grants that Oregon BEST is awarding to speed commercialization of the state's most promising clean technologies being co-developed by university researchers and private businesses.
"Developing smart ways to reduce energy consumption is as important as developing new sources of renewable energy, so we're pleased our Commercialization Program is helping this Oregon company help others save energy, and in the process they are creating jobs and advancing Oregon's position as a cleantech innovator," said David Kenney, President and Executive Director of Oregon BEST. "Our mission is to help companies like Northwest Renewable Energy Corporation move their technologies to the marketplace more quickly by collaborating with researchers like Sean Sloan at Oregon universities."
About Northwest Renewable Energy Corporation http://nwrec.us
An Oregon company founded in 2009, Northwest Renewable Energy Corp (NWREC) develops and manufactures energy efficient building products for the commercial and industrial building markets, including the SunCooler™ Destratifyer. Guided by its objective of "Reaching beyond current thinking in energy savings opportunities," NWREC sees great opportunity for the advancement of American-made energy saving technologies to enhance the economy far into the future. NWREC can reached through its website nwrec.us and on Facebook.
About Oregon BEST http://oregonbest.org
The Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center (Oregon BEST) is the nexus for clean technology innovation, building capability, convening collaborations, and accelerating solutions to environmental challenges that deliver prosperity in all corners of Oregon. Oregon BEST brings together Oregon's significant R&D strengths in clean technology to support the commercialization of new products and services. Since establishment in 2007, Oregon BEST's 210-plus Member Faculty have generated more than $68 million in research revenue from federal, industry and foundation sources to Oregon. At its four partner universities (Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon State University, Portland State University, and University of Oregon), Oregon BEST has established a network of seven shared-user research facilities. Oregon BEST Commercialization Grants are awarded to collaborations between entrepreneurs and Oregon BEST member faculty at partner universities. The first four Commercialization Grant awardees from 2011 have secured more than $1.5 million in follow-on funding, more than six times the total grant amount awarded.
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Bitcoin Surges 24% to New High as Popularity Grows
Bitcoin touched a fresh all-time high Monday as the digital currency continued to gain favor with investors.
The virtual currency rose to just under $608 on Mt. Gox exchange Monday afternoon in Asia, up 24.5 percent from the same time Sunday.
Its latest gains come as the potential for regulation hangs over the market, with a U.S. Senate committee to discuss virtual currencies later Monday.
According to Bobby Lee, CEO of BTC China -- the world's largest bitcoin exchange by volume -- the price rise reflects increased awareness about the digital currency.
"There's more awareness of bitcoin following recent press coverage," Lee said, highlighting the bitcoin Singapore conference held last week and recent press coverage in China.
"Asia is known for being an area where people emphasize savings, so when Asia moves it's big regardless of whether it's real estate, gold, stocks or bitcoin. I think that's what we're seeing right now," he said.
Zennon Kapron, managing director of research firm Kapron Asia, agreed: %VIRTUAL-article-sponsoredlinks%"The current run-up in price that we're seeing is due to increasing awareness and understanding of bitcoin both inside China and out."
"Anecdotally, in the past week, I've had a number of both professional and personal friends who had never heard of bitcoin before, come to me, ask how it works and what we think all because they read an article or saw a news segment," he said.
"As they start to understand bitcoin and see its potential in the future, they want to be part of that, which is driving up demand. You could think of it as the next segment of the adoption curve coming online," Kapron added.
Another factor at play could be BTC China's announcement Monday that it received $5 million in Series-A financing -- the first round of financing undergone for a new business venture after seed capital -- from institutional investors Lightspeed China Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
BTC China's Lee said the exchange saw a dramatic increase in volume following the announcement, as investments of this nature further underscore bitcoin's status as a legitimate investment option.
Bitcoin has appreciated rapidly over the past year; as of Monday, the value has increased more than 50-fold from $11.00 in mid-November 2012.
While it's hard to say whether or not the recent rise in bitcoin is overdone, some seemed optimistic that this is just the beginning.
"The bitcoin price rally has hardly even begun," said Roger Ver, director of business development at BitInstant, a service that provides fund transfers between and into bitcoin exchanges.
"Because the price is set where the supply meets demand, the price per bitcoin will need to increase substantially to accommodate additional demand," following the recent increase in interest, he said.
BTC China's Lee also noted that while no one can pinpoint where the price will go, the recent rise reflects added pressure to the supply-demand curve.
Hearing Looms
If price is anything to go by investors didn't seem overly concerned before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' hearing Monday titled "Beyond Silk Road: Potential Risks, Threats, and Promises of Virtual Currencies."
BTC China's Lee said he was "cautiously optimistic" on the hearing.
"I myself and many in the industry are actually in support of government regulation in this field," Lee said. "We want to work with the government proactively to recommend the right regulation approach for bitcoin and bitcoin companies."
"At the most basic level, government should try to clarify the necessary licenses for operating bitcoin exchanges," he added.
More from CNBC:
- Could China Make or Break Bitcoin?
- Winklevosses: Bitcoin Worth at Least 100 Times More
- Bitcoin is Tulip Mania 2.0 -- Not Gold 2.0


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Civil War re-enactment cannon explosion sends children to the hospital
(CNN) — What was supposed to be a celebratory lesson in American history has sent three children to the hospital.
They were a part of a Civil War re-enactment group watching a parade in Orem, Utah, when a cannon set off an explosion Saturday. Witnesses said two of the three children injured were initially engulfed in flames, according to CNN affiliate KUTV.
"When the flames went up in the air these three children started crying. One little girl's clothes were on fire, we're told," witness Brittany Tait told KUTV. "People were running with water to douse her."
The blast happened at the start of the parade, the city's Department of Public Safety said.
The cannon was fired, and a spark landed on a pouch containing additional charges for the cannon. The smoldering ember set off the contents of the pouch, blowing it up and injuring all three children, the press release explained.
The extent of the children's injuries was not immediately known Sunday, but authorities said they were in stable condition when they were transported to a nearby hospital.
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