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Nov. 14 2:45 PM PT3:45 PM MT4:45 PM CT5:45 PM ET17:45 ET22:45 GMT6:45 3:45 PM MST5:45 PM EST6:15 PM VEN2:45 UAE (+1)4:45 PM CT-Hellickson has passed up free agency and accepted the Phillies' $17.2 million qualifying offer. Analysis: Hellickson was 12-10 with a 3.71 ERA in a career-high 32 starts and tied a career-best with 189 innings pitched in 2016, his first season with the Phillies. The 29-year-old Hellickson is the lone veteran on a staff filled with talented young pitchers. The Phillies gambled that Hellickson would decline the offer to pursue a multiyear deal on the open market. But teams were reluctant to give up a first-round pick as compensation for signing him. |
Sep. 29 6:43 PM PT7:43 PM MT8:43 PM CT9:43 PM ET21:43 ET1:43 GMT9:43 6:43 PM MST8:43 PM EST9:13 PM VEN5:43 UAE (+1)8:43 PM CT-Hellickson had his final start of the season cut short, leaving Thursday's game against the Braves in the fourth inning due to a right knee sprain. Analysis: Hellickson walked off the field with the team trainer after striking out four and allowing one hit in 3 1/3 scoreless innings. The right-hander, who entered the day with a 12-10 record and a 3.71 ERA, established a career high with his 32nd start of the season. |
Sep. 24 9:58 AM PT10:58 AM MT11:58 AM CT12:58 PM ET12:58 ET16:58 GMT0:58 9:58 AM MST11:58 AM EST12:28 PM VEN20:58 UAE11:58 AM CT-Hellickson gave up six runs in 4 1/3 innings in the Phillies' 10-5 loss to the Mets on Friday. Analysis: Hellickson was coming off his first shutout since 2011 and hadn't allowed an earned run in his last two starts. |
Sep. 17 7:01 PM PT8:01 PM MT9:01 PM CT10:01 PM ET22:01 ET2:01 GMT10:01 7:01 PM MST9:01 PM EST9:31 PM VEN6:01 UAE (+1)9:01 PM CT-Hellickson had one of the best outings of his career Saturday, throwing a three-hitter for his second career shutout in an 8-0 win over Miami. His other shutout came May 13, 2011, against Baltimore. Analysis: Hellickson has allowed no earned runs in his last two starts, spanning 15 1/3 innings. He's 6-2 with a 2.84 ERA in his last 11 starts. |
Sep. 12 8:13 PM PT9:13 PM MT10:13 PM CT11:13 PM ET23:13 ET3:13 GMT11:13 8:13 PM MST10:13 PM EST10:43 PM VEN7:13 UAE (+1)10:13 PM CT-Hellickson worked through a rough first inning and threw 6 1/3 innings of one-run baseball in Monday's 6-2 victory over the Pirates. The veteran anchor for a young Phillies pitching staff scattered three hits and struck out six against three walks. Analysis: Hellickson will make his sixth start of the season on Saturday. He has gone 2-1 with a 2.59 ERA, winning both of his starts behind a 1.93 ERA in the matchups in Philadelphia. |
Sep. 8 11:19 AM PT12:19 PM MT1:19 PM CT2:19 PM ET14:19 ET18:19 GMT2:19 11:19 AM MST1:19 PM EST1:49 PM VEN22:19 UAE1:19 PM CT-Hellickson had another uninspiring outing Wednesday, giving up four runs - three earned - and nine hits with only one strikeout in six innings of a 6-0 loss in Miami. Analysis: The right-hander is 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in his last three starts. His two outings next week come at home against Pittsburgh and the Marlins. He's 5-3 with a 3.04 ERA in his last 12 starts at Citizens Bank Park with 15 walks and 71 strikeouts. |
Aug. 28 9:20 AM PT10:20 AM MT11:20 AM CT12:20 PM ET12:20 ET16:20 GMT0:20 9:20 AM MST11:20 AM EST11:50 AM VEN20:20 UAE11:20 AM CT-Hellickson gave up five runs and seven hits over just four innings in the Phillies' 12-1 loss to the Mets on Saturday. Analysis: Hellickson had won four consecutive decisions and six of his last seven, posting a 2.45 ERA over 10 straight solid outings. |
Aug. 20 7:14 PM PT8:14 PM MT9:14 PM CT10:14 PM ET22:14 ET2:14 GMT10:14 7:14 PM MST9:14 PM EST9:44 PM VEN6:14 UAE (+1)9:14 PM CT-Hellickson pitched well again Saturday, allowing two runs over seven innings in a 4-2 win over the Cardinals. He also struck out eight. Analysis: Hellickson has gone 4-0 with a 2.35 ERA over his last six starts for the Phillies. |
Aug. 13 8:01 PM PT9:01 PM MT10:01 PM CT11:01 PM ET23:01 ET3:01 GMT11:01 8:01 PM MST10:01 PM EST10:31 PM VEN7:01 UAE (+1)10:01 PM CT-Hellickson's start scheduled for Wednesday has been pushed back tentatively to Saturday. Analysis: Hellickson left his last start Wednesday at Los Angeles with back spasms. He will be further evaluated before his next start is finalized. |
Aug. 11 11:27 AM PT12:27 PM MT1:27 PM CT2:27 PM ET14:27 ET18:27 GMT2:27 11:27 AM MST1:27 PM EST1:57 PM VEN22:27 UAE1:27 PM CT-Hellickson allowed one run and struck out seven in five innings Wednesday against the Dodgers but left after 71 pitches with back tightness. Analysis: Hellickson said he wanted to keep pitching in the sixth despite feeling "a little tweak," but it was "probably a good thing" that manager Pete Mackanin didn't let him. "I'll probably be sore for a couple of days," said Hellickson, who isn't scheduled to undergo any tests on his back. His next scheduled start is a rematch with the Dodgers on Wednesday. |
Aug. 6 9:21 AM PT10:21 AM MT11:21 AM CT12:21 PM ET12:21 ET16:21 GMT0:21 9:21 AM MST11:21 AM EST11:51 AM VEN20:21 UAE11:21 AM CT-Hellickson improved to 9-7 by beating San Diego on Friday, yielding three runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings with two walks and three strikeouts. Analysis: Hellickson was rumored to be on the move prior to the trade deadline but ended up staying put, and clearly the trade talk never bothered him. He's 3-0 with a 2.39 ERA in his last four starts. ''I don't know who offered what, but I'm pitching for these guys and that's it,'' said Hellickson, who has had a quality start in seven of his last nine outings. |
July 25 8:41 PM PT9:41 PM MT10:41 PM CT11:41 PM ET23:41 ET3:41 GMT11:41 8:41 PM MST10:41 PM EST11:11 PM VEN7:41 UAE (+1)10:41 PM CT-Hellickson likely added to his trade value Monday when he allowed one hit over six innings in a 4-0 win over the Marlins. Analysis: Hellickson has been outstanding of late, going 3-1 with a 1.89 ERA in his last six starts. He could very well be moved before the July 31 trade deadline. |
July 21 8:42 AM PT9:42 AM MT10:42 AM CT11:42 AM ET11:42 ET15:42 GMT23:42 8:42 AM MST10:42 AM EST11:12 AM VEN19:42 UAE10:42 AM CT-Hellickson turned in his best start of the season Wednesday, holding Miami to one run and notching eight strikeouts over eight outstanding innings in the Phillies' 4-1 win. Analysis: Expected to be available at the Aug. 1 deadline, Hellickson has done well to boost his trade value by compiling a 3-1 record and a 2.25 ERA over his past five starts. The Marlins are reportedly one of the teams with interest in the impending free agent. |
July 15 7:48 PM PT8:48 PM MT9:48 PM CT10:48 PM ET22:48 ET2:48 GMT10:48 7:48 PM MST9:48 PM EST10:18 PM VEN6:48 UAE (+1)9:48 PM CT-Hellickson had notched four straight quality starts before Friday's loss to the Mets. He allowed four runs and seven hits over six innings. Analysis: Hellickson has pitched at least six innings in seven consecutive outings and has a 2.90 ERA in the past five. |
July 6 4:08 PM PT5:08 PM MT6:08 PM CT7:08 PM ET19:08 ET23:08 GMT7:08 4:08 PM MST6:08 PM EST6:38 PM VEN3:08 UAE (+1)6:08 PM CT-Hellickson gave up two runs - one earned - and four hits in six innings Wednesday in the Phillies 4-3 win over the Braves. Analysis: Hellickson, whose name has been mentioned in trade rumors, is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in his last three starts. |
July 1 8:09 PM PT9:09 PM MT10:09 PM CT11:09 PM ET23:09 ET3:09 GMT11:09 8:09 PM MST10:09 PM EST10:39 PM VEN7:09 UAE (+1)10:09 PM CT-On Friday, Hellickson (6-6) allowed one run and five hits in six innings, striking out six in a 4-3 win over Kansas City. Analysis: He was 0-9 in his previous 15 starts against AL opponents. |
June 26 8:48 AM PT9:48 AM MT10:48 AM CT11:48 AM ET11:48 ET15:48 GMT23:48 8:48 AM MST10:48 AM EST11:18 AM VEN19:48 UAE10:48 AM CT-Hellickson gave up two runs and five hits in six innings in the Phillies' 3-2 win over the Giants on Saturday. Analysis: Hellickson ended a personal four-game losing streak, winning for the first time since May 18. ''He got into a nice rhythm until his back starting acting up,'' Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. ''Otherwise I would have left him in there he was pitching so well.'' |
June 11 9:14 AM PT10:14 AM MT11:14 AM CT12:14 PM ET12:14 ET16:14 GMT0:14 9:14 AM MST11:14 AM EST11:44 AM VEN20:14 UAE11:14 AM CT-Hellickson's positive stretch came to an end Friday when he allowed seven runs and nine hits over six innings in a 9-6 loss at Washington. Analysis: Hellickson had been 2-1 with a 2.53 ERA over his previous five starts. |
May 31 12:37 PM PT1:37 PM MT2:37 PM CT3:37 PM ET15:37 ET19:37 GMT3:37 12:37 PM MST2:37 PM EST3:07 PM VEN23:37 UAE2:37 PM CT-Hellickson again pitched well despite not receiving a decision Monday against Washington. Analysis: The right-hander struck out eight while yielding a run on three hits through seven innings, leaving with a lead the Phillies' bullpen failed to hold in the eighth. Hellickson is 2-1 with a solid 2.00 ERA over his past four starts. |
May 19 1:52 PM PT2:52 PM MT3:52 PM CT4:52 PM ET16:52 ET20:52 GMT4:52 1:52 PM MST3:52 PM EST4:22 PM VEN0:52 UAE (+1)3:52 PM CT-Hellickson earned his second win in as many starts Wednesday with a 4-2 victory over Miami. Analysis: Hellickson (4-2, 3.99 ERA) gave up two runs in six innings against the Marlins. He yielded two unearned runs in seven innings in a 3-2 win over Cincinnati on May 13. |
May 14 12:03 PM PT1:03 PM MT2:03 PM CT3:03 PM ET15:03 ET19:03 GMT3:03 12:03 PM MST2:03 PM EST2:33 PM VEN23:03 UAE2:03 PM CT-Hellickson struck out nine in seven innings and drove in the go-ahead run on a suicide squeeze, helping the Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Friday night. Analysis: Hellickson improved to 3-2 as he allowed two unearned runs and four hits. |
May 3 11:49 AM PT12:49 PM MT1:49 PM CT2:49 PM ET14:49 ET18:49 GMT2:49 11:49 AM MST1:49 PM EST2:19 PM VEN22:49 UAE1:49 PM CT-Hellickson was torched Monday. Analysis: Hellickson got chased after 5 1/3 innings. In his first outing against St. Louis since 2011, Hellickson gave up six runs, seven hits and four walks as the Phillies had a six-game winning streak end. "I fell behind too many guys," Hellickson said. |
Apr. 28 4:12 PM PT5:12 PM MT6:12 PM CT7:12 PM ET19:12 ET23:12 GMT7:12 4:12 PM MST6:12 PM EST6:42 PM VEN3:12 UAE (+1)6:12 PM CT-Hellickson gave up two hits in seven innings in a 3-0 win over Washington on Wednesday night. Analysis: Hellickson (2-1, 3.81 ERA) also fanned a season-high eight after giving up 10 runs in 7 1/3 innings in his previous two starts. |
Apr. 11 3:15 PM PT4:15 PM MT5:15 PM CT6:15 PM ET18:15 ET22:15 GMT6:15 3:15 PM MST5:15 PM EST5:45 PM VEN2:15 UAE (+1)5:15 PM CT-Hellickson picked up his first win after holding the Mets to two runs and three hits in 5 2-3 innings on Sunday. Analysis: He walked one and struck out five in his second straight solid start to open the season. |
Apr. 5 3:17 PM PT4:17 PM MT5:17 PM CT6:17 PM ET18:17 ET22:17 GMT6:17 3:17 PM MST5:17 PM EST5:47 PM VEN2:17 UAE (+1)5:17 PM CT-Hellickson allowed just one unearned run in six innings of Monday's season opener, though the Phillies' bullpen blew his late lead. Analysis: He surrendered three hits and didn't walk anyone while striking out six. |
Mar. 24 12:29 AM PT1:29 AM MT2:29 AM CT3:29 AM ET3:29 ET7:29 GMT15:29 12:29 AM MST2:29 AM EST2:59 AM VEN11:29 UAE1:29 AM CT-Hellickson will be the starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies in their season opener at Cincinnati on April 4. Manager Pete Mackanin made the announcement Wednesday before the Phillies exhibition game against Houston. Analysis: Hellickson, 28, went 9-12 with the Arizona Diamondbacks last season before being traded to the Phillies on Nov. 14. He has given up one run in three starts this spring and is scheduled to pitch again Friday. Aaron Nola will pitch the Phillies' second game at Cincinnati on April 6, and will start the home opener April 11 against San Diego. |


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Casida, Pace, & Tipton Debate: 3rd Congressional District Candidates
Candidates for Colorado's 3rd Congressional district battled it out in a debate over the weekend in Grand Junction. The sizable district covers most of the Western Slope, the San Luis Valley, and a handful of Southern Colorado counties—like Pueblo. Reporter Elise Thatcher was at the debate and has this report.
Click here to access the full audio of the debate.
Around 300 people gathered Saturday night in a large hall at Colorado Mesa University. Many wore t-shirts showing support for Republican incumbent Scott Tipton, or Democratic challenger and state representative Sal Pace. The evening began with a light moment, as the moderator introduced the candidates:
"Before we start I thought we'd have a little prayer. And it's the candidate's prayer: Lord, may my words be sweet, cause I might have to eat them tomorrow."
But the mood quickly became more tense. Republican incumbent Scott Tipton has represented the district for one term—and said that during time he and his staff have worked with lawmakers from both parties.
"We've been able to work with Democrats, and work with Republicans, to be able to pass five bills through the whole House of Representatives. These are bills that reflect the values of where we live. And most importantly probably right now, to be able to get our people back to work."
Tipton did co-sponsor five bills that were approved in the House or were rolled into other legislation that passed. But Democrat Sal Pace challenged Tipton's bipartisan track record.
"Thirty-three votes in two years, to repeal Obamacare—when did you expect a different result? After vote 15? 20? 30? It's just more partisanship out of Washington that we're all sick and tired of."
There were thirty-three votes on the Affordable Health Care Act. Washington, DC journalist and former NPR reporter Andrea Seabrook says generally speaking, Tipton toes the party line.
"Scott Tipton votes with the Republican Party 93% of the time."
Tipton is from Cortez, in Southwest Colorado. He took office in early 2011, after unseating three-term Democratic incumbent John Salazar. Tipton wasn't a Tea Party candidate, but was helped by that movement's push to replace career politicians in Washington. Last year the Republican's daughter was caugsht up in a flap over what may been an conflict of interest. Tipton apologized to the House ethics committee and the matter seems to have ended there.
At Saturday's debate, Sal Pace described himself as more of a people's candidate than Tipton. He argued he'd be more willing to reach across the aisle, using government spending as an example.
"This is a critical issue for the future of the country, I'm a Democrat who's willing to buck my own party and say that I believe in a balanced budget amendment. We can balance the budget, as we have in Colorado."
It was the second debate for Tipton and Pace—but this time there was an independent candidate, too. Pueblo businesswoman Tisha Casida argued she doesn't have to answer to party politics or special interests.
"I want immediate solutions, for our economy, for energy independence, for property rights, and to protect our natural rights and civil liberties."
Casida did raise eyebrows at times, like when she said the Colorado National Guard should stay home and fight wildfires. But the independent also won applause, like after she said people should have the chance to opt out of Medicare.
When it came to jobs and energy, Representative Sal Pace said he supports a range of traditional and renewable sources, echoing President Obama's so-called "All of the Above" strategy.
"Energy in the 3rd congressional district of all types means jobs, whether it's natural gas, or solar, we have the largest solar plant in the state in the San Luis Valley, or wind development, because we have the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world."
But that hasn't meant guaranteed jobs for Colorado. That wind company, Vestas, announced layoffs at the Pueblo plant this year, because of uncertainty over a federal tax credit. Both candidates support extending it. And Tipton argued he has better solutions for energy development. He described a proposal he's co-sponsoring.
"This bill will require the Secretary of Interior working with the Secretary of Agriculture to actually develop a plan for responsible development of these resources on our public lands, based off of on 30 years non partisan estimate of energy needs in this country."
That bill was added to other energy and jobs legislation that passed the House of Representatives this June.
There are some new communities in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District this election. Boundaries were changed slightly after the 2010 Census, adding Leadville and a few towns along the I-70 corridor. The town of Trinidad and surrounding rural areas were taken out. Analysts say those changes could mean Democrats may have a slight advantage. Republican Scott Tipton and Democrat Sal Pace seemed to be focused only on each other during Saturday's debate—but there's actually four people on the ballot this November. That could make an already tight race much more complicated.
The next debate is scheduled for October 10th, in Pueblo.
3 Responses to Casida, Pace, & Tipton Debate: 3rd Congressional District Candidates
Tracy Norris says:
Good to see a Independant Woman standing up to take on the do-nothing politicial parties. She apprears to speak her mind without fear and her web-site was very detailed and transperant. I dont agree with many of her views but I certainly dont think the other candidates have much going on either that I agree with. She may be the change voters wanted last time but never got from either party. Cant hurt to give her a try in my view. How could DC get worse?
Chris James says:
Wow, love the coverage of this article. Barely mentions Tisha Casida, and neglected to mention her more significant statements in her opening and closing remarks. No mention of Tisha's remarks on debt and our failed/corrupt monetary policy. God forbid voters realize they actually have a legitimate choice that is not one of the lesser of two evils from the D and R parties. Please do check out Casida at http://www.Casida2012.com. Her platform is completely transparent, and if you have any questions about her positions or the details, send her an email. She is always willing and happy to respond. Don't elect another politician to be angry and disappointed with, elect a true stateswoman…Tisha Casida 🙂
Michael says:
Very good to see young people,like Tisha Casida take an interest in our government,and getting involved.She deffinitely has answers to so many of the questions.Not the same old blarney we get from the two party system.
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How did Circuit City go from a Mom and Pop store with a mere $13,000 investment, to the best performing Fortune 500 Company for any 15-year period between 1965 and 1995, to bankruptcy and liquidation in 2009? What must leaders do not only to take a business from good to great, but to avoid plummeting from great to gone in a constantly evolving marketplace?
Alan Wurtzel, son of Circuit City founder Sam Wurtzel, took over as CEO in 1972 and implemented a successful long-term strategy that simplified the company by unloading unsuccessful acquisitions, expanded the few winning divisions, and preserved the distinct employee culture his father created, positioning the company for unprecedented success. For almost 50 years, Circuit City was able to successfully navigate the constant changes in the consumer electronics marketplace and meet consumer demand and taste preferences. But with the subsequent decline and ultimate demise of Circuit City in 2009, Wurtzel had the rare perspective of a former company insider in the role of an outsider looking in.
Believing that there is no singular formula for strategy, Wurtzel emphasizes the "Habits of Mind" that influence critical management decisions. With key takeaways at the end of each chapter, Wurtzel offers advice and guidance to ensure any business stays on track, even in the wake of disruption, a changing consumer landscape, and new competitors.
Part social history, part cautionary tale, and part business strategy guide, Good to Great to Gone: The 60 Year Rise and Fall of Circuit City features a memorable story with critical leadership lessons.
©2012 Alan Wurtzel (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
Yes - beyond the Circuit City story, this is a solid business book
I was with Circuit City till the end - for me, the #1 benefit is understanding how this massive company could collapse. You hear things, but I put far too much blame on the leadership at the end, when in reality the issues were shared, and realistically the company was dead because when we were on top, we focused on wall street perception instead of dealing with the problems. At that moment, a different decision ... along with better choices in CEO and Board interaction would have turned it all around
I love sharing wisdom with others in search of self improvement, we shall never stop growing and learning
"Lessons in life to be learn"
This book shows how courage and determination can open the gates of heaven to create an empire and also how the effort of many careless and insensitive people could destroy the hard work of many, also how lack of leadership on the critical moments in life can sink the biggest ship on the oceans
I may be biased since I worked as a Store Director for Circuit City for 7 years. I always knew at store level the decisions that affected our business. What was so surprising to hear were the decisions that were made at a corporate level, behind the scenes. So many opportunities for this great company to recover, were squandered. Circuit City will always remain near and dear to my heart.....I learned so much... And those learnings have helped me continue to be successful in my career. Such a shame though!


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I wanted to elaborate on my last post, because I see that it can be misconstrued.
I didn't mean that I felt BADLY after the seminars.
Far from it.
I have never felt better than I did after the seminars were over, honestly.
But it took a couple of days.
My poor body had not done so much TCC in one day in about ten years, and then I did it for two whole seminars, the hand form and the sword form, for six hours a day, for six days straight.
My legs felt like they had been hammered out thin, that's for sure.
Whew, I feel better now. That was on my mind a good part of the night after I posted it.
I don't want anyone to think that the Masters seminars cause permanent debilitation!
It's only temporary.


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In the blogoshere, Steelahs.com offers an excellent write-up on the history of exceptionally bad weather during Steelers-Dolphins games.
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Dragon's Shortcut commands for Microsoft Outlook let you quickly create a new e-mail message or appointment at any time, no matter what program is active.
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Example command |
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Send [an] e-mail to <name><name>...<name> and <name> |
"Send e-mail to John Doe and Jane Doe" |
Sends e-mail to a specific contact. A new e-mail appears with John Doe and Jane Doe's name in the To: field. If you have these names in your address book, your e-mail will turn those names into the correct e-mail addresses. |
Send [an] e-mail (about | on)<subject> |
"Send e-mail about project schedule" |
Send e-mail on a specific subject. A new e-mail appears with the phrase "Project Schedule" in the Subject field. |
(schedule | create | book) ([a] meeting | [an] appointment) with <name> <name>...<name> and <name> |
"Schedule a meeting with John Doe and Jane Smith" |
A new Appointment window appears with John Doe and Jane Smith listed as attendees. |
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Choux, Pichet Ong
These are supremely puffy. They expand with exuberance and zero sense of decorum. They are also obscenely delicious warm from the oven. Maybe I had plain choux for dinner… Who knows?
Green tea red bean roll v. 2
Choux puffs, Franscisco Migoya
Two things I learnt from this recipe:
– Transferring the choux batter to a piping bag and using that to pipe into another piping bag eliminates air pockets
– Misting the choux with oil before baking will eliminate ripping and create evenly shaped choux
– Cooling the choux dough allows it to be piped neater
Pastry Cream, Lenotre's recipe
In preparation of choux in the near future… Pastry cream, from Lenotre. The use of Nielssen-Massey Vanilla paste transformed the cream from acceptable to unforgettable. The only change I made is an additional step from Pierre Herme's recipe which adds the butter when the hot cream has cooled to 60C.
Golden Vanilla Bean Caramels, with almonds and without vanilla
Banana shortcake aka droopy stars
First ever whipped cream frosted cake! With droopy stars! Lesson: Whipped cream softens rapidly in sg's unforgiving heat, so move fast. I could see the stars falling as I photographed them. This cream contains carrageenan, which gives the whipped cream a smoother texture. However, carrageenan-laced cream doesn't taste as good as pure cream so that's what I'd use if I'm going for the best flavor.


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The Vietnam War and Pham Xuan An's Dangerous Game
"I was deeply impressed by this book"--John le Carré
A team of physicists take on the bull market of the late 1990s with hilarious results.
--Reader's Catalog
"A funny and outrageous tale of gambling and high tech." --Tracy Kidder
"[I]t will undoubtedly prove to be one of the essential documents about that war."
--Tobias Wolff
Iconoclasts, rebels, and Nobel prize winners talk about science as the dominant metaphor of the twentieth century.
"Thomas Bass overwhelmingly fulfills his intention to convey the incredible richness Africa offers the inquiring mind. He explores the continent with impeccable research, enthusiasm, wry humor, and unsentimental humanity."
--Nadine Gordimer Magazine Articles
Foreign Policy
Albany Times Union
The Daily Beast
The Atlantic
The Washington Post
The New Yorker
April 8, 1996. All hell has broken loose in the Chicago exchanges.
Wearables are already bringing us "heads up, hands free" augmented reality in the workplace.
On the advice of an astrologer, Nguyen Van Thieu, South Vietnam's last president, changed his birthday to a more auspicious day. The spirits were not fooled.
A profile of Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the MIT Media Lab
David Shaw is out to make Wall Street obsolete. |
THE PREDICTORSExcerpted in The New Yorker and hailed by the business press, The Predictors is destined to become a classic of its generation--an antic, subversive odyssey into a universe defined by the mystical convergence of physics and finance.
How could a couple of rumpled physicists in sandals and "Eat-the-Rich" T-shirts, piling computers into an adobe house in Santa Fe, hope to take on the masters of the universe from Morgan Stanley? Doyne Farmer and Norman Packard may never have read The Wall Street Journal, but they helped invent the new sciences of chaos and complexity. Who better to find order in the apparently random chaos of the global financial markets? Thomas Bass takes us inside their start-up company, following it from its inception as a motley collection of longhaired Ph.D.s to its passage into the centers of financial power.The Predictors is a dizzying, often hilarious tale of genius and ambition. Reviews "What an amazing adventure! Two hippie nerds set out to find the holy grail of money--a black box that can accurately predict the stock market. They encounter bizarre traders, genius wizards, and crazy renegade investors. Besides making millions, these two geeks also gain the world's best education in global finance, as you will read in this fantastic book. This is the Liar's Poker of the new global economy." — Kevin Kelly, Founding Editor, Wired, Author of New Rules for the New Economy "Some of the old gang that pioneered chaos theory and built a computer in a shoe that beat the roulette wheel in Las Vegas are back at it again. This time they are building a system to beat the stock market, and Thomas Bass brilliantly chronicles their trials and tribulations until finally they are betting other people's money in response to the computer's dictates. A great read." — Walter Wriston, retired CEO of CITICORP and CITIBANK, Author of Risk and Other Four-Letter Words "The Predictors serves up the latest arcana from chaos and high finance within a rollicking tale of cowboy entrepreneurs. This book is a blast." — John Horgan, Author of The End of Science "Good narrative fun, instructive and amusing.... The best description yet of how futures, options, and more esoteric derivatives have turned world finance into a casino." — The New York Times "One of the best books ever written about commodities, currency, and derivatives trading." — San Francisco Chronicle "The Predictors is [a] marvelous story.... Its strength lies in the way Bass observes and describes both the project—an amazing story in its own right—and the brilliant and fascinating people involved in it, dancing on a tightrope suspended above the frontiers of knowledge." — Salon "A giddy tale of rational exuberance. An entrepreneurial thriller in the tradition of Tracy Kidder's The Soul of a New Machine.... It's an armchair bungee-jump for all who dream of beating the house and walking away with a cool million dollars." — Time Digital "An engaging tale, a good read filled with folksy anecdotes of computer geeks, bankers, traders, and even the occasional investment luminary.... We see that science can indeed become a servant of the investing world." — Business Week "Exciting and remarkable.... Bass excels at making science alive and complicated ideas accessible." — Booklist "The author has to cover a lot of ground, and he does so with manlike efficiency. Bass introduces us not only to the rudiments of chaos theory but also to the intricacies of the commodities markets upon which derivatives leech, and to a large cast of characters who help make the Prediction Co. a success." — Fortune "Useful as a primer in chaos theory as well as the various challenges that face start-up firms and the complexity of financial markets, this marvelous story should interest readers in both public and academic libraries." — Library Journal "His narrative [teaches] readers about chaos theory as it relates to economics, about the increasingly recondite instruments of investment in the age of derivatives and, perhaps most important, about the evolution of financial markets toward automation." — The New York Times |


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Saturday, April 25th 12 - 6PM & Sunday, April 26th 12 - 6PM, Art Building West
The 4th Annual EPXCON is an animation and gaming conference that was held April 25th & 26th at Art Building West at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. The goal of this event is to engage and enhance the animation and game design community at Iowa. We hosted a variety of industry professionals to speak about their career paths, life in the industry, and advice for those interested in pursuing similar professional paths.
The Interactive Play Lounge on Saturday was a huge success, allowing independent creators, local companies, and organizations to promote their own digital interactive projects. Some of these companies include Virtually Competent, ShapeTrix, and Kinto Games. More information to come about the Interactive Play Lounge.
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Videos from EPXCON 2015 (coming soon)
Tentative Agenda
Saturday, April 25 (12 - 6 PM) & Interactive Play Lounge
- 12:00 - 12:50 Greg Wohlwend - Threes!
- 1:00 - 1:50 Devon Scott Tunkin - Young Horses
- 2:00 - 3:00 Interactive Play Lounge / Break
- 3:00 - 3:50 Harrison Pink - Hanger13 - The Walking Dead Game
- 4:00 - 4:50 Chris Burrows - PIXAR Animation Studio
- 5:00 - 6:00 Interactive Play Lounge Mingle
Sunday, April 26 (12 - 6 PM) & Panel Q & A
- 12:00 - 12:50 Lisa Brown - Sunset Overdrive, Resistance 3
- 1:00 - 1:50 Stephen Jennings - Grasshorse Studio
- 2:00 - 2:30 Break
- 2:30 - 3:20 Ross Hersemann and Susanne Jackiw - Video Game Law Society
- 3:30 - 4:20 Ty Johnson - LAIKA
- 4:30 Panel Q & A
2015 Speakers:
Chris Burrows - Technical Director at PIXAR Animation Studios, The Blue Umbrella
Chris Burrows is a Shading Technical Director at Pixar Animation Studios. His filmography includes "The Blue Umbrella", where he served as the Supervising Technical Director, "Brave" and "Wall-e" where he was the Lead Technical Director, Sets Shading, as well as "Ice Age" and "Fight Club". His professional interests include physically-based rendering and procedural workflow techniques. Chris Burrows holds a B.S. with a concentration in Fine Art from Skidmore College.
Follow him on twitter: https://twitter.com/rotomonkey
Harrison Pink - Game Designer for Telltale Games The Walking Dead, Tales from the Borderlands
Harrison Pink entered the game industry in 2008 at the boutique game studio Thrust Interactive in Atlanta, GA. His was spent designing educational games for kids (as well as social games, adver-games and other client-based services). In 2011, he moved to San Rafael, CA and joined Telltale Games as a game designer, working on the acclaimed The Walking Dead Game, winner of over 90 Game of the Year awards. He also worked on the DLC episode 400 Days as well as Season Two of The Walking Dead Game.
Harrison co-created and led the initial concept design for Tales from the Borderlands, which released its first episode in November, 2014. In December 2014 he joined Hangar 13 (an internal 2K Games studio) in Novato, CA as a designer working on an unannounced next-gen game.
He hold a BFA in Interactive Design and Game Development (with additional Minors in Animation and Film & Television) from the Savannah College of Art & Design.In his spare time, Harrison continues designing games both digital and analog, including a board game designed to encourage improvisational storytelling in groups. He also cosplays on the side (everyone needs a hands-on hobby).
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Ty Johnson - 3D Modeler for LAIKA Entertainment, the company behind ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls
As a native Oregonian Ty Johnson is proud to be part of LAIKA's story and has been since interning there in 2005. Today he spends his hours digitally sculpting, engineering, and assembling heros and heroins of Oscar nominated films like Paranorman and The Boxtrolls. By leveraging state-of-the-art 3D printers Ty's team has bridged the gap between contemporary CG animation toolsets and the ancient art of stop motion.
For more information please visit the following links.
Lisa Brown - Game Designer at Insomniac Games, Sunset Overdrive & Resistance 3.
Lisa Brown is a game designer based out of Los Angeles, recently gone indie after six years as a designer with Insomniac Games. Originally from Kentucky, Lisa has a background in art and computer science and spent her career dabbling in theater and web development before discovering game design through the graduate program at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center. There she worked on Bandology, Get in Line, and several projects with Schell Games, including Pixie Hollow.
In her career with Insomniac Games she worked on Resistance 3, Sunset Overdrive, and led the experimental open-development small game project, Slow Down, Bull. At the same time, she was also an active participant in game jams such as Ludum Dare, acted as a mentor/advisor to other developers, and frequently spoke to students and aspiring designers about game design. Currently, Lisa is focusing on making her own games and spreading game design knowledge through frequent developer streams.
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Devon Scott Tunkin - Game Programmer and CFO of Young Horses, Octodad.
Devon Scott-Tunkin is a computer game programmer, co-founder and CFO of Chicago-based Young Horses, the developer of Octodad: Dadliest Catch. Devon has a BFA in Studio Art from The University of Iowa and an MS in Computer Game Programming from DePaul University where the original Octodad was created as part of the DePaul Game Experience.
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Greg Wohlwend - Independent Game Developer
Greg Wohlwend is an American independent video game developer and artist whose games include Threes!, Ridiculous Fishing, Hundreds, Gasketball, Puzzlejuice, and Solipskier. He originally formed Intuition Games with Iowa State University classmate Mike Boxleiter in 2007 where they worked on Dinowaurs and other small Adobe Flash games. Trained as an artist, Wohlwend worked mainly on the visual assets. As Mikengreg in 2010, they released Solipskier for iOS, whose success let the two take a more experimental approach with Gasketball, which did not fare as well. At the same time, Wohlwend collaborated with Asher Vollmer to make Puzzlejuice and with Adam Saltsman to make Hundreds based on Wohlwend's first game design. He later released Threes! with Vollmer in 2014 to critical acclaim. He was named among Forbes' 2014 "30 under 30" in the games industry.
To learn more:
- aeiowu.com
- Greg Wohlwend on Wikipedia
Stephen Jennings - Founder and Director at Grasshorse Studio, animation & visual effects
Stephen Jennings is Founder and Director at Grasshorse Studios, an animation, live action and visual effects business located in Eastern Iowa. He is an award-winning Director of animation and live action with an emphasis on visual effects.
Jennings' unique combination of savvy advertising direction and technically challenging animation and visual effects work was formed through a combination of early career experiences. Immediately out of film school, Jennings became an assistant to controversial and iconic British commercial Director, Tony Kaye. Jennings assisted the Director during his infamous partnership with New Line Cinema in the making of American History X. Jennings got his first live action directing gigs for Plan B Skateboards and Max Factor while at Tony Kaye Films.
Jennings worked in visual effects on Hollywood tent-pole blockbusters while working at such giants as Digital Domain and Sony Pictures Imageworks. He was trained as a compositor, managed technicians and gained intimate knowledge of studio operations, technical infrastructure and pipeline development.
Jennings opened Grasshorse in 2002 as a boutique, offering animation, visual effects and graphics services in Atwater Village, CA. Jennings pioneered hybrid animation techniques for Craig McCracken's Powerpuff Girls television series by mashing visual effects with 2D animation aesthetics. Jennings further developed his style while working on Genndy Tartakovsky's Star Wars: Clone Wars and the original show opener for Warner Bros. television show, Johnny Test.
To learn more:
- Grasshorse Animation and Visual Effects Studio
Ross Hersemann - Founder and President of Video Game Law Society
Ross is the founder of the Video Game Law Society at the John Marshall Law School. He received his J.D. from John Marshall in 2014 and his LL.M. in Intellectual Property in 2015. His law blawg Loading Law was founded in 2013 and is devoted to developing legal issues in video games. In addition to writing for Loading Law, Ross has contributed articles to IGDA Perspectives, Legati Law, and Game Dev Law. Ross' most recent speaking events include Indy Pop Con and the Ohio Game Dev Expo. Ross volunteers at the JMLS Trademark Clinic, the Video Game Art Gallery, and Chicago Loot Drop. His favorite video game is Sonic the Hedgehog.Follow him:
- www.loadinglaw.com
- @LoadingLaw
- EPX Studio (That's us.)
- ITS Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology
- The Studio - The Digital Studio for Public Arts & Humanities
- School of Art & Art History
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Speculators and Middlemen: The Strategy and Performance of Investors in the Housing Market
Housing market transactions are a matter of public record and thus provide a rare opportunity to analyze the behavior, performance, and strategies of individual investors. Using data for all housing transactions in the Los Angeles area from 1988-2009, this paper provides empirical evidence on investor behavior that is consistent with several rationales for speculative investment in the finance literature, including the roles of middlemen and naïve speculators. Speculative activity by novice investors increased sharply in the recent housing boom. These investors earned little more than the market rate of appreciation and demonstrated no ability to foresee market price movements.
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- De Long, J. Bradford & Shleifer, Andrei & Summers, Lawrence H. & Waldmann, Robert J., 1990. "Noise Trader Risk in Financial Markets," Scholarly Articles 3725552, Harvard University Department of Economics.
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The Zagat Review
"A tried-and-true spot to quaff a few pints of Guinness after work", this "comfy" Irish Downtowner is the "rare place to take your drink outside in SF", thanks to tables lined up in a hidden alley; "getting a seat" can be "tough", but fans are willing to wait to enjoy "great pub grub" and a "huge selection of whiskeys" delivered by "friendly" servers.
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Johnson County's Commissioners will meet with the Board of Health during their regular meeting Tuesday.
Doctors Schueler, Christiansen and Cotant and nurse Ann Jarvis are expected to give reports during the quarterly meeting.
Also on the agenda for the commissioners is a review of new healthcare regulations from representatives of the county's healthcare provider network, Cobecon.
And County Planner Rob Yingling is scheduled to review the Capital Improvements Plan with the commissioners and discuss three boundary line adjustments for the commission's review and approval.
The meeting will begin at 11am Tuesday, instead of the usual 9am.
It will be upstairs in the commissioner's chamber, Room 204, at the Historic Johnson County Courthouse.
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Written by | Michaela Muntean |
Illustrator | Tom Brannon |
Published | 1993 |
Publisher | Golden Press |
Series | Sesame Street Imagine Books |
Imagine... Grover's Magic Carpet Ride is a 1993 Sesame Street book featuring Grover.
The book was reissued in 2010 by Publications International as a Play-a-Story Animated Storybook, packaged with a DVD. The storybook, retitled Grover's Magic Carpet Ride, features Grover (Eric Jacobson) narrating the story with Tom Brannon's original illustrations animated. The story was adapted from Michaela Muntean by Susan Rich Brooke.


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As you may recall DC Direct was kind enough to let me announce this new assortment of First Appearance figures right after Comic Con last year. Now, almost one year later, they are here and the First Appearance line stretches into it's third incarnation bringing us to a more recent past in the DC Universe. Those of you that have been reading my column from the past year know that the DC Direct First Appearance line was one of the surprise hits of 2004 for me and this 3rd assortment continues to deliver. An interesting story behind this wave, I was told by a DC staffer at Toy Fair that when they were planning this wave they were thinking for the Composite Superman they would take the Silver Age Superman figure and the Silver Age Batman figure that Tim Bruckner had previously sculpted and would stick them together to form the new figure, but when that was proposed to Bruckner he insisted on doing a new sculpt and making it true to Curt Swan's artwork… and everyone agrees that decision paid off. What we are now getting is Curt Swan art in three dimensions. There are so many subtle differences in the Superman and Batman sides of this figure, the length of the thigh muscles, the position of the rib cage the tension in the hands… it may be Bruckner's finest figures to date. COMPOSITE SUPERMAN- Sculpted by Tim Bruckner: This figure that has seen several grassroots campaigns for it's inclusion somewhere in the DC Direct line When the marketing group told the DCD gang that they want to be sure there was a Batman figure in this assortment Georg found this creative way of satisfying his bosses and giving the fans another long requested figure that has never been made. Composite Superman made his first appearance back in World's Finest comics # 142 in 1964. A crazy janitor with the powers of the Legion of Superheroes, Joe Meach wasn't half-Superman/half-Batman- he just wore a split costume to tweak the heroes. Click here to learn more about this ultra-weird DC villain. COMPOSITE SUPERMAN articulation: neck, Ball-jointed shoulders x2, elbow x2, wrist x2, hips x2 and knee x2 NIGHTWING- Sculpted by Derek Miller: Fans have gone from asking to demanding that DC Direct "finish" the Teen Titans, and the one figure at the top of almost every want list is the "Elvis jumpsuit" Perez/Wolfman era Nightwing. You're prayers have been answered. He's here. From his first appearance in Tales of the Teen Titans #44 back in 1984. You may recall this figure underwent some changes from the original solicitation due to fan reaction. Some people still take issue with the fact that he is smiling. We all know Nightwing has nothing to smile about when he debuted this suit, smack in the middle of the acclaimed "Judas Contract" arc of the New Teen Titans book that brought about the death of Terra. Click here to read further on this pivotal moment in Titans' history. NIGHTWING articulation: ball-jointed neck, shoulder x2, elbow x2, wrist x2, hips x2 and knee x2 MODERN BATGIRL- Sculpted by Derek Miller: This will be the first appearance in plastic of the Casandra Cain Batgirl, born out of the "No Man's Land" story arc in Batman #567 from 1990. Although technically the first appearance of this figure would be The Huntress as she was the first person to don this costume, but it is Cassie that has stayed with it and wears it to this day. While definitely not following in the footsteps of Barbara Gordon, this new Batgirl is ruthless and mute. Wanna know why? Click here to read more. BATGIRL Articulation: ball-jointed neck, shoulder x2, elbows x2, wrist x2, waist, hips x2 and knees x2 Also a detached ultility belt (not sculpted on, loose piece seemingly not removable). THE RIDDLER- The First appearance of the Riddler brings us Edward Nigma in his classic jumpsuit costume as seen in Batman #171 back in 1964. This marks the 3rd appearance of this character in the DC Direct line including Riddler from the Super Friends and the recently released green suit version in the Hush II wave. Long considered one of Batman's lesser villains, the Riddler recently was upgraded as a more dangerous foe, having discovered Batman's secret identity. Click here for a glimpse into the tortured mind of E. Nigma. RIDDLER articulation: ball-hointed neck, ball-jointed shoulders x2, elbow x2, wrist x2, hips x2 and knees x2 |
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Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota traces its history to 1865 when Vasa Lutheran Church near Red Wing opened its church to care for four children in need.
These children, new immigrants from Sweden, were the four surviving children of Mikola Erikson and his wife. Suddenly, they found themselves without home or family.
Pastor Norelius brought the children to Vasa and arranged care for them in a refurbished church basement. This later became Vasa Children's Home, Minnesota's first and oldest orphanage.
Pastor Norelius saw children in need and came up with a community response that inspired hope and changed their lives and the life of the community.
Today, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota holds these values at the core of its vision and mission. These values guide the efforts of LSS and empowers us to overcome any challenge and, in doing so, achieve results that endure.
Through the years, Minnesotans have continued to advocate for our citizens - children, people with disabilities, and the elderly - to ensure they have the opportunity to live and work in community with safety, dignity and hope.
Camp Knutson renovation is completed, creating a world-class camp for kids with special needs.First transitional housing for teen mothers experiencing homelessness opens in Saint Paul.Severe state budget cuts results in program closures for kids and losses in funding for persons with disabilities, frail elderly, homeless youth and crisis nurseries.


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Back when the market was smoking hot, sellers wanted their agents to hold open houses to bring in the buyers.
Well now the market is smoking hot again, but for different people. With the flood of foreclosures, the banks are the sellers and they are looking for buyers. We may not have the pressure from the banks to hold open houses, but to gain prospects, open houses are a great tool.
Even if you don't have a listing to show as an open house, ask another agent if you can hold their listing open.
You'll have a flood of potential buyers at your fingertips that you can match with other properties and prospect.
Have a simple information card that they fill out so that you can contact them later.
Try it a few times. You'll be surprised at how many prospects you can gain.
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Asking other agents for open houses is how I started in my business. In the beginning they are your biggest tool in getting buyers and thereby growing your business. I believe it is a little harder to pick up those buyers through open houses now because of the internet, but they can still be a great tool.
Well, California has been smoking hot (smoke eveywhere from the very hot fires that were burning -- oh, that's another post). Open houses seem to be a waste of time in my market. People here will literally walk right past an open house sign and ignore it. I've never seen anything like it. When I lived in a more urban area, we would go to open houses to see what was out there. Here -- no one is interested. I even stood on a door step once and shouted at a passer by "I have cookies" to get him to come in and look at the house -- now that's desperate. ~Evelyn
I have the most traffic from Open Houses that I decided to do at the last minute. I didn't spend money placing an ad in the paper (which never seems to work for me). I'll find a house to hold open, take some paperwork and set up an office for the afternoon so I can be productive even if no one shows. I'll put out signs and balloons, and people show up!


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Just me rambling about birds, books, bunnies, or whatever!
Woodpeckers amaze me. I get a headache from pulling my ponytail too tight...can't imagine using my face to peck a hole in a tree.
Hope you get some little red-bellied babies!
Love susan k. williams' comment :)
Was out exploring yesterday and found several signs of woodpecker activity. It is so satisfying to have them close enough to watch.


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False Choice
From the very start, I thought it was pretty silly to believe that the Jays were going to — or really trying to — compete for a wildcard spot this year. But now that the injury bug has hit (and come on…how unlikely was it when you're relying on a 3 through 5 that have never thrown anywhere close to 200 innings in their life?), Toronto fans are being presented with — and swallowing hook line and sinker — a false choice about what can be done:
a) Hack and slash the cream of the farm system for a one-year rental.
b) Do nothing.
Rogers is so beholden to the short-term bottom line, so committed to not investing one red cent until the team is in the World Series, that this blinkered viewpoint has spread over to the commentators, fans, and media. Tough break, but that's just the way it is, they parrot. Time to throw your hands in the air and run Jamie effing Moyer out there (as a "classy distraction" — BARF), who at this point is nothing more than a feel-good story that the current trash of the league, the Rockies and Orioles, has realized has zero actual baseball value at this point.
I call B.S. There's a c). It's called building a fan base. It's called generating a little goodwill. It's seeing the big picture of what you're trying to do here, and 'wasting' a little cash to show your fans some respect. It's what real teams do, and are rewarded for in spades in the long run.
Here's how it works: you find some team that really has a good reason to have given up for the next few years and has a contract for a veteran starter that they want to get rid of. And you take it on. It is not good value. It might be really, really, terrible value. But you only have to ship some joke of a prospect to get some rotation filler. The team almost certainly still misses the playoffs. But it doesn't get ugly. I mean, offering up a AAA rotation ugly.
It's only a 'waste' if you don't consider any of the intangibles. Maybe you get a vet to help tutor the kids. Maybe you get the kind of decent middle-of-rotation guy you're going to need in a couple of years anyway that you trade-and-sign. Maybe you just get a little hope for the second half and some draft picks when he walks. Maybe the team actually sticks around in the hunt for a while and the Dome isn't a ghost town in September.
I'm not saying it's 'time to get desperate' and just spend willy-nilly, but taking on payroll is not even being thrown around as an option — as if putting some of the mythical 120 million dollars that we keep hearing is coming 'just around the bend' towards fielding a product worth watching on the field once every five days is going to throw the team into a financial tailspin.
Going from comically over-the-top "IT'S OUR TIME" swagger to waving the white flag in the first half with a winning team, hot bats, fan-interest and a reachable wildcard, all because a bunch of injuries that were waiting to happen happened is a joke. It's not AA's fault — the guy is an absolute genius to do what he's done with such little financial support. It's not the team's fault. It's not the trainer's fault. It is the fault of a passive, uninterested, thinking-small group who makes the financial decisions at the very top. But hey, as Toronto fans we're used to that — right? Far too used, I say.
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I don't necessarily disagree, but you're asking people who work in finances to consider intangibles.
Everyone in the league needs pitching, so getting anything close to value is even more difficult, given the Jays' dire situation on that front. It won't be a joke of a prospect, it'd probably be one of the 8424 A-level arms the Jays seem to have. With the new CBA rules, a player needs to be with a team a full year to get compensation picks, so that's not a motivation either.
Again, I don't disagree- seems like a reliable mid-rotation guy has been a need for the Jays for a while. I just don't think any argument that Rogers Baseball Operations will see includes "intangibles". The frustration of this moment will pass, and AA will continue trying to be smart in getting talent, while quietly whiffing on bullpen and bench guys.
Thanks for filling me in on the new CBA. I had a feeling that might have changed but was in full flame mode. My bad.
Maybe "joke prospect" is also going too far, but I wouldn't have a problem in trading one of those guys for a middle-of-the-road major-league player at all. Seems like everyone always values prospects at their highest potential and is terrified to lose a potential ace. If you can get an established middle of the rotation starter for a guy who has a 15% chance of being an ace, a 50 percent chance of being middle of the rotation, and a 35 percent chance of never pitching in the big leagues (see: Nestor Molina), you win! The idea that in order to squeeze 100% of the value out of that draft we have to wait for all those guys to mature doesn't make sense to me. Again, it's not like you just get desperate and give them away, but you take the standard hit on value in exchange for the very real chance that a guy is not going to make it.
Oh, I don't think they'll hear that argument either — but that's my point. Rogers treats the game logically, matter-of-factly, small time. There is no consideration of any element of the Yankee/Sox strategy of overpaying, or taking financial risks now in order to establish a dynasty, a global fan base, a SICK moneymaker in what is just begging to become a baseball town. Every single signing has to pay for itself in expected revenues this year, pretty much. It's the recipe for very good teams that are never going to make it in the AL East, that the Jays have followed for more than a decade. And I'm sure they're totally happy with that. I'm not.
Not to mention that the games will be watchable on television … not good for the broadcast when half the audience cuts bait and changes channels at inning 3 in a 6-0 game.
But hey…if nobody is watching the games anyway, they can show even more UFC! On their own channel! And then in 10 years when the UFC is the biggest thing in Canada because they understand investing for the future in an untapped market, Rogers can sell the Jays because they can't turn a profit. And then they say: "see, if we had spent more money on the team it would just have been a loss anyway, because Canada isn't a baseball market, it's a UFC market." And then I get arrested.
It reminds me of the Prisoner's Dilemma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's_dilemma). You follow logic, and so does everyone else, which guarantees your failure. So why follow it?
preach it brother. i agree. when does the switch magically flip and we go after it. i hate rogers…being owned by a corporation is a curse…im tired of hearing …"but can you blame them for not spending its a business".
what are we waiting for before we nudge ourselves into the conversation for acquiring top end talent? for jose to get to old to produce at an elite level…for romero,rasmus,morrow,lawrie etc. to get that much closer to FA and have their earning power spike. are we waiting for Gose d'Arnaud and the gang in the minors to come up? because at that point…the learning curve for those guys becomes a lengthy one…and it again becomes about "next year"
were in on everyone but end up with none.
we refuse to go over 5 years for a FA.
we chose not to put forth a winners bid for Darvish…who may not have been a SURE thing…but he wasn't exactly a wildcard either. darvish at 6/103 looks pretty good seeing what Cain got and what guys like Greinke and Hamels will fetch in a few months.its disheartening…we're second rate.
AA clearly needs to show value on EVERY transaction and every player otherwise it doesn't happen. its like going to subway or burgerking and only getting the deal of the day because…hey…there's value in it. i dont feel like a fish sandwich but i have too..because i need value otherwise my wallet won't open.
if i save x millions on every deal i do but NEVER reinvest the "savings" then the value of those transactions is really only felt on the management end.
all too common logic amongst fans is "wow we just signed Jose for 14M a year and he's worth double that, what a deal" OR "wow we just shed 85+ M trading Vernon Wells, we can now reinvest that money" …but thats bogus. for years we've saved money on guys like Rios, Rolen, Burnett, Halladay, Wells etc…. and what? who cares that we saved that money if those savings weren't put back into talent on the field.
and please apologists spare me the "we took on teahans contract, we upped our scouting and we gave hech 10/4" these are moves WINNERS make ontop of the spending a lot of us seem to be clamouring for.
ive really become quite pessimistic over the last few years concerning Rogers willingness to really do what it takes to make this team a winner.
Yeah, it would be much, much better for the team to be some tycoon's plaything — but I actually think it would pay off. I mean, there's nothing wrong with signing Jose for bargain basement and shedding the worst contract ever…but when the team just eats the money and vaguely promises to invest in the team later you have to at least wonder if it's genuine. I still feel the last rebuilding cycle, Rogers got halfway into going big for a playoff run and then got cold feet. They had some success, took on a few big players contracts but after some injuries, blew a lot of money on Wells and were done. Realistically that offseason when they were talking about re-signing Lilly and getting Meche and didn't end with either, they knew they were still a few pieces away from having a serious playoff team, but weren't willing to do what it would have taken to get over the top. Maybe they will this time, or maybe they're just testing the waters again. Who knows?
As for the scouting, etc, I agree. AA has the system in really great shape and is pulling some magical moves, but the other teams aren't stupid, either. Try drafting a fantasy auction league with a bunch of guys who have maybe watched some highlights in their life in which they get more than twice as much money to start with. I don't care how many sleepers you've got up your sleeve, it's a stupid game to try to play.
another thing to consider that a lot of Jays fans seem to ignore about staying the course, there is no guarantee that the kids are going to pan out like everyone thinks, take Drabek and Snider shitting the bed once they got here. time for Rogers to open the wallet in the offseason and pick up a arm and act like they're serious about winning, if they're not serious about winning then maybe it's time to sell to a owner with money that gives a shit about winning, you can only tell your fans for so long that we're building it the right way before they see through the lies and BS.
Yeah, I think that's a reason why even really smart baseball people tend to massively overrate their team's chances of competing. You end up with this fantasy team in your head that has with everyone performing at their best and all your prospects making it and nobody getting injured. When the reality is you need 6-7 starters and depth at every position and a prospect or two to step up — or you need to get really lucky.
Snider is still going to make it!!! They just effed him up. But that's another rant…


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Do you smell what im cooking?
The effect very nice, kind of good work! $5 for you Ste7en.
looks pretty neat!
wow!! Really like the effect on the shirt and i usually don't buy cream coloured shirts but this would be a great exception...
I don't think the lower placement would be very flattering...esp to women... I'm not sure though.
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I love the lower placement - great job!!! $5
Definately the placement on the hoodie. As much as I hate cheese, I would make an exception and sport cheese on this shirt. Or hoodie.
I'd love if the tops of the colors would turn into aroma lines that drifted up towards the wearer's neck/nostrils, but this is still a 4$ from me.
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I love the dark color and higher placement. It doesn't need to be a hoodie, but the same look as it.
I want it on a hoodie over the pocket! I love it!
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Fasting | After Eating | 2-3 Hours (After Eating) | |
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Found this via gateway pundit….
Yup, Obama is a suuuuuper geeenius.
2010/02/12 at 10:28 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: Captain America, Marvel Comics, Obama Joker
2009/11/19 at 8:02 am (politics)
Tags: Obama Joker, porkulus, stigma
The Illinois Policy Institute concluded that "taxpayers are in essence funding a study that will likely call for even higher taxes on the products we consume every day. This isn't change we can believe in." And the Club for Growth's Andy Roth tells Whispers, "The stimulus-financed study about fat taxes proves that the fat cats in Washington show no restraint when it comes to spending our hard-earned tax dollars. Is there any project that would fail to meet Congress's unbelievably low standards? I doubt it."
… from JammieWearingFool
2009/09/06 at 12:59 am (politics)
Tags: kennedycare, Obama Joker, obamacare, wile e coyote
Found this by way of HotAir. Professional Obama suck-up, Charles Blow says :
Conservatives speak in bumper stickers. Obama speaks in thesis statements. In fact, he sometimes seems constitutionally incapable of concision.
He also seems to display a disdain for irrational excitability and confronts it with either princely dispassion, mocking disbelief or stirring oratory that speaks more to posterity than to the people in front of him.
The problem seems to be that the general public is too stupid to comprehend the elaborate Acme DeathtrapSoaring Rhetoric that Obama, amazing awesome guy that he is, has been generating. Thus, we are never ensnared in his works of awesome genius.
Let's roll that clip.
2009/09/05 at 11:51 pm (politics)
Tags: dragnet, harry morgan, hope and change, jack webb, Obama Joker, stigma, stigmas
It all started with someone getting a good talking to…
2009/08/25 at 11:48 pm (film)
Tags: Blaxploitation, Lyndon LaRouche, Nancy Pelosi, Obama Joker
2009/08/23 at 12:18 pm (politics)
Tags: Frank Rich, Obama Joker
It's like Frank Rich almost pleading for some nutjob to shoot Obama, or blow up a building or who-knows what, so he can blame them awful right-wingers. He even manages to throw in the assertion that Sara Palin somehow endorsing an "armed fringe". Talking up thinks like shooting the President seems to be the "best" thing you can do if you actually want some looney tune to get it in his head to do so. So this strikes me as a dangerous way to try to fire up the lefties.
2009/08/21 at 9:32 am (politics)
Tags: cia, Dick Cheney, George Tenet, leon panette, Michael Hayden, Nancy Pelosi, Obama Joker, Porter Goss
CIA Director Leon Panetta's emergency testimony to Congress about an illegal assassination program has set off a crisis at the spy agency. The Daily Beast's Joseph Finder exclusively reports that:
• The secret assassination 'program' wasn't much more than a PowerPoint presentation, a task force and a collection of schemes—it never got off the ground
• Panetta's three immediate predecessors—George Tenet, Porter Goss, and Michael Hayden—have spoken to him, and that he now sees that no laws were broken.
• Panetta has frantically tried to rectify his gaffe, but now faces increased Congressional oversight.
2009/08/19 at 11:44 pm (media, politics)
Tags: AR-15, guns, MSNBC, Obama Joker, obamacare, race, town hall meetings
Check this out on News Busters (with video and transcript) :
On Tuesday, MSNBC's Contessa Brewer fretted over health care reform protesters legally carrying guns: "A man at a pro-health care reform rally…wore a semiautomatic assault rifle on his shoulder and a pistol on his hip….there are questions about whether this has racial overtones….white people showing up with guns." Brewer failed to mention the man she described was black.
Following Brewer's report, which occurred on the Morning Meeting program, host Dylan Ratigan and MSNBC pop culture analyst Toure discussed the supposed racism involved in the protests. Toure argued: "…there is tremendous anger in this country about government, the way government seems to be taking over the country, anger about a black person being president….we see these hate groups rising up and this is definitely part of that." Ratigan agreed: "…then they get the variable of a black president on top of all these other things and that's the move – the cherry on top, if you will, to the accumulated frustration for folks."
Not only did Brewer, Ratigan, and Toure fail to point out the fact that the gun-toting protester that sparked the discussion was black, but the video footage shown of that protester was so edited, that it was impossible to see that he was black. The man appeared at a health care rally outside of President Obama's speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Phoenix, Arizona.
2009/08/19 at 6:24 pm (political correctness)
Tags: Antisemitism, book hound, campbell, Daniel Weaver, donuts, Heil Hitler, Obama Joker, obamacare, Pamela Pilger, Samuel Blum, stigmas, The Left
Hey … I wonder if the Left's newly-recovered scruples will spread to their Donut-hating bretheren. Only time will tell.
Oh, yeah — here's a video interview.
2009/08/19 at 5:49 pm (political correctness, politics)
Tags: Antisemitism, Heil Hitler, Obama Joker, obamacare, Pamela Pilger, Samuel Blum, The Left
I don't remember much in the way of outrage on the left when these sorts of things were happening in San Francisco :
Now, thanks to Obama's rapidly-collapsing "Healthcare" "plan" … one lone idiot yelling "Heil Hitler" merits national condemnation!
In the future, I hope these leftie types remember that the whole Nazi/Israeli thing is just no longer cool.
2009/08/18 at 12:35 pm (politics)
Tags: all God's chillins got guns, Obama Joker, obamacare, SEIU, Service Employees International Union, stigmas
2009/08/16 at 10:37 pm (politics)
Tags: obama flip flop, Obama Joker, obamacare, public option
Earlier, the Obama admin made it sound like the government version of (cough, cough) competition was negotiable. Apparently the backlash from the left has caused them to back away from being reasonable. This will be fun to watch, since apparently there are not enough votes in the Senate for the "public option". (I wonder if the "not enough" claim is based on a simple majority or not…)
2009/08/16 at 6:45 pm (health, politics)
Tags: Obama Joker, obamacare, throw grandmamma from the train, Toot Obama
It's very sad that Obama lost his grandmother, but come on … last year, when it was politically expedient, he used the poor woman as the poster child elder for racism. Now that he wants to stop questions on the … fishier… aspects of his healthcare plan, he wants to play the sympathy card:
"I just lost my grandmother last year. I know what it's like to watch somebody you love, who's aging, deteriorate and have to struggle with that," an impassioned Obama told a crowd as he spoke of Madelyn Payne Dunham. He took issue with "the notion that somehow I ran for public office or members of Congress are in this so they can go around pulling the plug on grandma."
Note that she was "deteriorating" at exactly the same time he was using her as an example of the racism of a "typical white person". Sigh.
It's hard not be cynical about Pres. Obama and his need to make things ever so biographical when he senses any kind of political benefit in doing so.
2009/08/14 at 10:42 am (politics, weird news)
Tags: cry racism and let slip the dogs of obama, Obama Joker
this is sickkk ! & whoever started this should be put in Jail for this disgustingg act ! President obama is Nothing but goood & isn't doing nothingg BUT tryna make this horrible country a better place ! Bush has destroyed it & left his mess for obama to clean & fix , Fuck yoooou Bushhhh !
– "Crys", on the "Obama Joker" poster
2009/08/13 at 10:07 am (politics)
Tags: GWOT, no fighting in the war room, Obama Joker, obama nixon
2009/08/13 at 12:55 am (fun, politics)
Tags: Obama Joker, SEIU, Service Employees International Union
2009/08/11 at 10:17 am (politics)
Tags: gay, Jerry Falwell, Obama Joker, racism, stigma, stigmanet.org, Teletubbies, tinky winky
The Obama Tinky Winky poster will revive the Falwell Tinky Winky story.


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TOO sweeeeeeet…..
Holiday baking got you down? Has an overdose of sugar made you blanch at the thought of yet another Christmas party rife with cookies, awash in eggnog, and overflowing with candy-coated treats of all descriptions?
Then it's time for a break.
A cheese break, to be precise.
There's nothing like the savory/smooth flavor of cheese to cut through empty carbs, and soothe the sugar-sated heart. Christmas Cheese Bread, a Parmesan-scented quick bread studded with sun-dried tomatoes and scallions, has been a favorite of mine for years.
Serve it at breakfast, with scrambled eggs. Make it into a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch. Enjoy it at dinner, with a plate of pasta. But however, wherever, and whenever you make this bread–
Just serve it. Your taste buds will thank you.
This is a QUICK bread, as noted (no yeast, no rising time), so begin by preheating the oven to 350°F.
Grease a 9″ round cake pan, or 9″ round casserole.
Prepare 1/2 cup finely chopped scallion tops, chives, or green bell peppers; and 1/2 cup finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes, iced red bell peppers, or diced pimientos. Here, I'm using scallions and sun-dried tomatoes.
Add 3 large garlic cloves, crushed. Garlic is optional; leave it out if you like.
Set these vegetables aside.
Put the following in a mixing bowl:
3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 cup fresh-grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar, mozzarella, or the cheese of your choice
4 tablespoons softened butter
Mix together until well combined and crumbly.
Add the prepared vegetables and garlic.
Mix until well distributed.
Whisk together 4 large eggs and 1/2 cup whole milk or half & half.
Set aside 1 tablespoon of the mixture, to brush on the top of the loaf.
Add the remaining egg mixture to the dry ingredients.
Mix just until everything is thoroughly moistened.
Scrape down the sides of the bowl…
…and turn the stiff batter into the prepared pan.
Using your wet fingers, smooth it to the edges of the pan. Make it a tiny bit concave, so the edges are just slightly higher than the center.
Brush the top of the loaf with the reserved egg mixture.
Now here's one of my go-to ingredients, for all manner of pizzas and Italian breads: pizza seasoning, a mixture of dried onion, garlic, herbs, spices and salt.
Sprinkle the bread with pizza seasoning, if desired.
Bake the bread for 35 to 40 minutes. its concave center will dome nicely, without rising TOO high above the center.
The loaf will be a light golden brown on top, and a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf will register 150°F to 155°F.
Loosen the edges of the bread from the pan…
…and turn it out of the pan onto a rack.
Whoops! Guess I didn't grease the pan well enough.
But if you work quickly, you can stick any errant pieces back where they belong, and no one will be the wiser.
Turn the loaf right side up. Admire its golden-ness.
It's best to let the bread cool for 15 minutes or so before slicing, to avoid squashing it down.
Serve the bread warm, toasted, or at room temperature. It's a wonderful breakfast bread, served with eggs.
Read, rate, and review (please) our recipe for Savory Christmas Cheese Bread.
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In the words of Sue Sylvester, "Outstanding!"
For Glee's upcoming movie-tribute episode — "Girls (and Boys) on Film" (airing next Thursday at 9:30/8:30c on Fox) — Ryan Murphy & Co. have kicked things up a notch. Or should I say they've kicked things upside down?
Indeed, in the preview video below, a reunited Will and Emma (Matthew Morrison and Jayma Mays) — whose much-anticipated nuptials were recently canceled due to a case of runaway bride — pay homage to Fred Astaire's classic "ceiling dance" while dueting on "You're All the World to Me" from 1951's Royal Wedding. It's black and white and fabulous all over, so press play, then hit the comments with your thoughts — starting with whether or not the duet is occurring in their honeymoon suite!


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