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The ban carries a $112 fine for the first ticket, with a second offense costing $192, and a third or subsequent violation costing $352. Repeat offenders also face demerits on their driving record.
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Amid American economic woes, China is fueling the success of a particular business sector by leading a strong export demand for U.S.-grown tree nuts, a trend that is likely to continue, according to a research study issued today by Rabobank's Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory group.
U.S. almond, walnut, pistachio, pecan and hazelnut growers have experienced banner years of crop prices recently, as China's once largely agrarian country transforms its economy from export-driven to consumer-driven. The move is giving China's urban middle class more purchasing power to afford premium products such as tree nuts. Additionally, an expanding worldwide health and wellness movement has found fertile ground in China, where these nuts play a key role in balanced nutrition. The two shifts have U.S. tree nut farmers enjoying record prices and scrambling to plant more acreage as the projected demand will last into the long term.
"The Chinese government is promoting an economy that is favorable for many U.S. exports, especially tree nuts," said the report's author, Karen Halliburton Barber, assistant vice president and senior agricultural analyst with the Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory group. "As the Chinese middle class grows, so will the demand for almonds, walnuts, pistachios, pecans and hazelnuts. This is good news for growers here in the U.S."
China has long been viewed across many industries as a threat to the U.S. marketplace. Now, in many sectors, China is becoming the customer and the U.S. is becoming the seller. As China's middle-class economy grows, so does the standard of living and the products demanded -- including food items once limited to the wealthy, or only purchased for special occasions. The same growing middle class is also becoming more in-tune with their health -- originating in the Chinese culture's long-standing affinity for tree nuts in traditional medicine. This is good news for U.S. growers, but could pose a risk to U.S. processors.
"U.S. processors face a dual challenge: the rising cost of tree nuts and competition from lower-cost processing in China," said Barber. "Many importers have been reducing their costs by buying in-shell nuts directly from U.S. growers and shipping them overseas for processing."
Barber contends that there are inherent risks with U.S. growers placing so much dependency on the Chinese market, especially if the U.S. cannot meet short-term demands and China develops trade relationships with other countries who grow the same nuts. In addition, the increasing strength of the dollar could raise the costs of the exports. Part of the increased costs could be passed on to Chinese consumers, who may shy away from increased prices. Barber notes that, while this is a concern, premium imported tree nuts are already being purchased by higher income segments of the population who are more likely to afford the higher prices.
The report provides individual outlook profiles for almonds, walnuts, pistachios, pecans and hazelnuts, including each nut's challenges and opportunities. The study also touches on other global export markets and their effect on the short-, medium- and long-term demand for U.S. tree nuts.

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Friday, February 27, 2009
We are Officially Artists, and We Have the Cards to Prove It
In other news, I actually got one of my kids to wash the other kid's hair today:
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- cake said...
are those envelopes you made, from a photo of will? they are so beautiful. wow. i didn't really know about the ATC until you wrote about it. thanks.
- February 28, 2009 at 8:36 AM
I've not yet tried ATC, but I think it'd be a blast...for me more than for my boys who aren't as into art (alas).
- February 28, 2009 at 10:04 PM
- jennie said...
Teagen got her card(s) today and LOVED IT! The envelope is very very cool. And Thanks for including the blog link! Our cards went out over the weekend, so be on the lookout. Or if you want a sneak peek, I posted pics of them all on our blog:)
- March 3, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- julie said...
Yay, Will just got the last of her ATCs in the mail! We hearted this swap so much. I am definitely going to host a kids' ATC swap of my own, likely an adult/child collaboration of sorts, so be on the look out.
I know, photos of your kids on your envelopes, how indulgent is that? But it is one of the many perks of being married to a graphic designer.
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February 27, 2009, 05:45:26 PM »
When the new federal minimum energy efficiency standards take effect next January, contractors and technicians will encounter a lot of change:
Higher energy efficiency. New federal regulations will make it illegal to manufacture air conditioners and heat pumps rated below 13 SEER (seasonal energy efficiency ratio) after January 23, 2006. You can still sell lower efficiency systems as long as supplies last, but you can't count on long-term availability.
Larger equipment. By its very nature, increased energy efficiency comes largely at the cost of expanded coil surface. On average, you can expect most manufacturers 13 SEER models to be about 30% larger than their 10 SEER models. (If youre already selling higher efficiency systems, you may find that the new regulations push you to step even higher. The same size rules will apply as you climb up the efficiency ladder.)
More thermostatic expansion valves (TXV). This change will drive product lines into the 13-18 SEER range and virtually eliminate the use of fixed orifice refrigerant metering devices. Most air conditioners and heat pumps will rely on thermostatic expansion valves (TXVs).
Growing reliance on R410A. International Comfort Products research indicates that R410A refrigerant growth will accelerate in 2006 as manufacturers introduce new product lines less than four years away from the deadline for completing the shift away from R-22.
Increased importance of charging. As air conditioners and heat pumps move toward higher energy efficiency and alternate refrigerants, proper charging procedures will become more important than ever for three reasons:
1. Energy efficiency. A system will achieve its rated energy efficiency only when the system carries the proper refrigerant charge.
2. Capacity. An undercharged or overcharged system cannot achieve its rated capacity.
3. Reliability. An improper refrigerant charge places an air conditioner or heat pump under additional stress and may shorten the systems life.
The Laws of Thermodynamics Dont Change
In the face of all this change, its important to remind yourself of one key fact: the laws of thermodynamics do not change. When you work with higher SEER systems and new refrigerants in 2006 and beyond, you will continue to work under the same rules that governed the operation of the first air conditioner over 100 years ago. So, while your charging procedures and techniques may change in the months to come, they wont be anything new.
Lets take a few minutes for a basic refresher course in refrigerant charging for higher efficiency systems.
When to charge. When do you need to charge a unit or check its refrigerant charge? There are many scenarios where charging may be necessary. These include new installations, pre-season start up, and replacement of a component in the refrigerant system.
How will charging change? With a thermostatic expansion valve, you cant check a units charge by using the superheat method. TXVs control refrigerant flow by maintaining a constant superheat (for instance, 8F to 10F). With constant superheat values, the condition of the system charge cannot be determined using superheat. You must look to the condenser and the liquid side to verify proper performance.
Basic charging procedures. In any case where you are required to check the system charge, the technician must consider the following:
1. Airflow. Check the condition of coils, blower wheels, and the blower motor speed. Measure airflow by using the temperature rise method. Check pressure drop across coils using the manufacturers coil specification sheets. Or, use the velocity pressure to calculate airflow. Don't guess. The airflow calculation is very important because it helps you determine evaporator load, and therefore will have a significant effect on system pressures.
2. Operating pressures. Check the system operating pressures. Connect the hoses from your manifold gauge set to the pressure taps on the liquid and suction service valves. Measure and record the liquid and suction pressures.
3. Outdoor ambient temperature. Measure and record the outdoor ambient temperature.
4. Wet bulb/dry bulb. Measure the wet bulb and dry bulb of the air entering the indoor unit in the return duct. This step is very important because it helps you determine the evaporator load, and therefore will have a significant effect on system pressures.
5. Liquid line temperature. Measure the liquid-line temperature so that subcooling can be calculated. Use a good thermometer with a probe that can be strapped tightly to the line. Install the probe on the liquid line about 6-in. or so from the liquid service valve, then measure and record the liquid-line temperature.
6. Calculate subcooling. Measure the high side pressure at the liquid-line service valve pressure tap. Using a pressure temperature chart, convert high side pressure to saturated temperature. Then simply subtract the liquid-line temperature from the saturation temperature of the refrigerant in the condenser to determine the subcooling.
7. Compare to the manufacturers data. Always refer to manufacturers data sheets to find the proper operating pressures for the conditions of the air that youve measured. Do the same for required subcooling levels.
8. If subcooling is too low, there may be an insufficient amount of refrigerant to maintain proper subcooling.
9. If subcooling is too high, there may be too much refrigerant in the condenser. However, high subcooling can also be caused by a restriction in the refrigerant lines or a TXV that fails to open. That is why checking a system for proper pressure performance involves both the high-side and low-side pressures.
A look at suction pressure can help further your diagnosis. If both pressures are high, you have an overcharge; if both pressures are low, you most likely have a restriction.
Measure and calculate carefully since an overcharged or undercharged system will suffer from poor efficiency, capacity, and reliability.
Two Notes on R410A
If you need to charge an R410A system, it must be charged as a liquid. Turn your R410A cylinder upside down.
If you need to remove R410A from a system, you must recover the refrigerant. You cant just vent it into the atmosphere. Even though R410A will not harm the earths protective ozone layer and is thus considered to be an environmentally sound refrigerant, its still a greenhouse gas and is governed by federal regulations. It must be recovered.
Along with an accurate load calculation and proper equipment selection using actual design conditions, the proper charging of a 13+ SEER or an R410A unit is of the utmost importance in the new world that well see in 2006 and beyond.
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Maybe I'm wrong but I think this wonderful radio is a good example of the appearance, in both time and style, of atomic era aesthetics.
To Larry:
Yes and no. It's postwar but bears more than a passing resemblance to small American radio sets of 1939-1942.
Tesla was a name of Czechoslovak company, producing electronic devices, such as radios and TV sets...
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edelman, amendola, and welker will all be horrifically CTE-pwned. welker's already showing signs(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3730221&forum_id=2#34200184)
other routes can be run as slants, post routes, etc. through the middle of the field. these can often yield big gains because it's harder for a defense to play man-to-man coverage in those situations. since the route is more tactical, speed and jumping aren't as critical. but those routes tend to be more susceptible to crushing hits from safeties and linebackers (who are larger than cornerbacks) coming in to make the play.
many WRs outright refuse to run those routes because of the risk of injury, especially the higher-paid ones. New England has found this rotating cadre of white guys that are willing to run any route anywhere, and have used it to great effect. But each of those white guys has had a ton of injuries (more than the usual WR) because of it.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3730221&forum_id=2#34200329)
He's still 175. But before his injury, he was fast as fuck and absolutely torch dudes with a little stop-n-go move(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3730221&forum_id=2#34200488)


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This birds are chirping again which is a GREAT sound and the weather here has been beautiful the past few days! So I guess for the theme of this hop .. it was a perfect one because Spring is deffinitly peeking out :)
So if you've Hopped over here from Heather you are in the right place! If you have stopped in from blogger please start at Getting Cricky for the full hop :)
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The theme for this hop was "Out like a Lion...In Like a Lamb" So I chose to do a spring themed project because I am so ready for spring and all of the beautiful flowers that come with it!
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BFG GeForce GTX 260 896MB MaxCore - Updated GTX 260
Introducing a new card with a familiar name
Pulling out the Stops
That old adage of "competition is good for consumers" is over played in my eyes; competition is GREAT for consumers. Take today's review for an example: compared to NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 GTX, available in early 2007, the new GeForce GTX 260 card gets 1.4x the performance in Bioshock for about 1/4 the price of the 8800 GTX when it was released. Equivalent performance THEN, with the GeForce 8800 GTX, would have cost you about $840 if we pretend we could scale a GPU 1:1 by price/performance to today's $249 GTX 260 cards. Not too bad.
One of the side effects of such a rapidly changing segment of the PC market is...change. We see more new GPU and graphics SKU released than with any other component your system - both NVIDIA and AMD are valiantly fighting for the title of "best performer" or "best value" in order to capture to dollar of the enthusiast and mainstream gamer. Today we are looking at the third iteration of the GT200 GPU that NVIDIA brought to market in June of 2008: the GeForce GTX 260...wait, what?
The GeForce GTX 260 gets a Refresh
Don't be confused my readers, there is an explanation for this. Today NVIDIA (or more accurately, NVIDIA's partners) are releasing a new revision of the GeForce GTX 260 graphics board that will be faster performing, maintain the $299 MSRP of the original and drive the price down of the "original" GTX 260.
First, a quick background; if you remember from our initial GT200 article, the GTX 280 card (as the top-performing flagship GPU) sports 240 shader processors in 10 blocks of 24 as seen in the diagram below:
NVIDIA's reaction is what you see today; a "new" GTX 260 card seen here:
What we have is a GT200 GPU with only a single block of SPs disabled bringing us to a total of 216 shaders while maintaining the 448-bit memory bus and 896MB GDDR3 frame buffer of the original GTX 260. The reference clock rates from NVIDIA remain the same at 576 MHz core clock, 1242 MHz shader clock and 1000 MHz memory clock. That really leaves us with an identical part in all aspects except raw processing power so obviously this new GTX 260 will perform better than the original in all respects with the exception of maybe overclocking.
This release also leaves us with quite a confusing product stack from NVIDIA:
- GeForce GTX 280
- GeForce GTX 260 (new, 216 shaders)
- GeForce GTX 260 (original, 192 shaders)
- GeForce 9800 GTX+ (55nm)
- GeForce 9800 GTX (65nm)
- ....
See what I am getting at here? Obviously NVIDIA didn't think this plan out in advance and they were reacting to AMD's moves rather than proactively raising the bar for the consumer on their own. Again, thank goodness for competition.
NVIDIA is NOT creating any kind of new brand for this product however: there is no GTX 260+ designation, no move to the GTX 270, nothing like that. Instead NVIDIA is leaving the "branding" part up to their partners and AICs so expect each board vendor to come up with their creative name for these updated GeForce GTX 260 cards. For our testing sample, BFG Tech came up with the GeForce GTX 260 MAXCORE models. No doubt this exercise in branding will lead to a high number of confused buyers trying to discover why one GTX 260 card is so much better than another, both from vendor X and both sporting the same friggin' name. Likely this is a great "accidental" side effect of NVIDIA's decision as it will help current GTX 260 cards to sell better as the GTX 260 brand is brought to light once again with this launch.


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Thomasville Medical Center, along with over 75 other hospitals across the United States, wants the community to "get their dance on" at the National Day of Dance for Your Health event Saturday.
Thomasville Medical Center, along with over 75 other hospitals across the United States, wants the community to "get their dance on" at the National Day of Dance for Your Health event Saturday.
Day of Dance is a national program of the Spirit of Women Hospital.
Thomasville Medical Center and other Spirit of Women Hospitals across the country are taking a stand against heart disease. This event combines the fun of dancing to different kinds of music, such as rock 'n' roll, jazz, salsa, swing and hip-hop with health screenings and consumer education on heart disease and other important health topics.
This is the second year that Thomasville Medical Center has hosted the Day of Dance. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at Thomasville Senior High School gym at 410 Unity St.
Community partners at the event include the Tom A Finch Community YMCA, Communities In Schools of Thomasville, Davidson County Health Department, Thomasville Parks and Recreation Department, Thomasville City Schools, Move More and N.C. Cooperative Extension. KOOL radio will do a live remote from the event, and a YouTube video will be filmed as well. Nationwide, more than 75,000 people are expected to dance for their health Saturday.
"Day of Dance has inspired millions of consumers to change their lifestyle over the past nine years," said nurse Sue Seymour, Women's Heart Center coordinator. "This unique program brings together community leaders, media and businesses to teach families about healthy choices they can easily incorporate into their daily lives. It also helps people understand their personal risk factors for heart disease and stroke, all while having fun and learning new dance moves. Be sure and wear comfortable clothes to dance and move."
The event will include dancing, screenings and other activities to immediately inspire people to be their own health advocate.
Coronary heart disease, which causes heart attack, is the single leading cause of death for American men and women. Day of Dance also educates consumers on a variety of cardiovascular conditions such as atrial fibrillation, stroke and more.
Thomasville Medical Center's Day of Dance focuses on dance as a way to take steps for a healthier life because dancing can burn as many calories as swimming, walking or riding a bike (as many as 200-400 calories per hour). Many health benefits may result from dance if it is done on a regular basis as a form of exercise. Benefits include weight maintenance or weight loss, blood pressure and cholesterol management (lowering), increased energy, decreased sadness and depression, increased coordination and muscle strength, and an overall sense of well-being.
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Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly has been named the NFC's defensive player of the week, and it might not be the last honor coming his way.
Kuechly had a career-high 16 tackles in the Panthers' 30-20 win over the Falcons, and leads the league with 130 tackles on the season.
This is where I generally point out that gross tackles are a horribly misleading stat, tabulated on the spot by game-day statisticians who don't always have a clear idea what a tackle is or who made it. It can also skew heavily toward bad defenses, whose inability to get off the field creates more opportunities to tackle someone.
All that said (and believed), Kuechly has been a bright spot for the Panthers, who fell apart last year when they lost middle linebacker Jon Beason, and might have again this year without Kuechly. He seemed like a luxury pick in April when they chose him ninth overall, but he looks like a necessity now.
His performance also makes him a strong contender for defensive rookie of the year honors, and sets the stage for him to become the kind of leader the Panthers have been looking for on that side of the ball.


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Virgin Airline's CEO Richard Branson discusses the 'painful' Boeing 787 experience. President Obama is bringing Newtown victim families back to D.C. on Air Force One. Downing Street announces memorial plans for Margaret Thatcher. Joanne Po reports. Photo: AP Images.
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When you have run out of funds to pay creditors, the money owed and promised to them; a last resort is bankruptcy. St Louis business owners and individuals with mortgages to pay will try everything else: loan consolidation, personal loans from friends and family, selling off assets, and exchanging a big house for a smaller one. Some debts in St Louis, however, are too enormous to pay in a reasonable amount of time. Lenders are calling every day. Creditors are even knocking at the door. No one is asking politely anymore. The harassment has become too much. One option remains: file for bankruptcy.
What is Bankruptcy?
This is a declaration of financial insolvency. When you declare bankruptcy, you are publicly stating that you are unable to meet your financial obligations. By documenting this claim, you force creditors to stop pursuing you. Under the law, they cannot ask for money any longer, and the law protects bankrupted individuals from harassment. This has to be an official step, however. Some people who apply for bankruptcy do not qualify, and this is where you would want a St Louis bankruptcy lawyer.
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One has to apply for bankruptcy and take a means test to determine if his income is, in fact, sufficient to repay some or all of the money he owes. Many people try to defraud the system by saying they make inadequate money to honor their debts when, in fact, they could pinch pennies in other areas and satisfy lenders without losing their homes. The things they do not wish to give up are considered "wants" rather than "needs."
When a person's means test proves he is financially incapable of repaying lenders, he can proceed to the next step: officially and publicly declaring he is insolvent.
Two Types of Bankruptcy
The two types of insolvency are known in the United States as Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. Chapter 7 bankruptcy is the type most people think of because it is a state of true insolvency. One is completely bereft of the means to pay back their loans or honor debts. Chapter 13 bankruptcy implies that a person is earning some money; enough to repay some of their loans, maybe all of them, but only if they are given more time by creditors. A time allotment is given so the matter can be wrapped up rather than dragging on.
When a person claims insolvency, this is a bad day for everyone. Creditors can now say goodbye to any repayment that might have been coming in the future. The bankrupted individual is unable to take out a major loan for several years, and he needs to build up his credit rating once more. It is better, wherever possible, for creditors and lenders to agree to other programs that result in repayment at a lower interest rate, for instance, rather than a total loss of income from a debtor.
If you have to claim bankruptcy because of some type of personal injury case, it's important that you contact a personal injury lawyer in St Louis, as they may be able to help you beyond bankruptcy.
How Can a Bankruptcy Lawyer Help?
In Canada, one does not need legal counsel to claim bankruptcy, but in the United States counsel is required. If you are in this situation, your lawyer will gather documentation, help you decide which type of bankruptcy to file for, and will also help you protect some assets. He might try other methods to prevent you from filing, interceding with lenders to work out a deal that is better for everyone. Certain assets are exempt, and others are not, but with legal support you will probably walk away with more of your belongings intact than if you had tried to represent yourself.
But bankruptcy lawyers are also there to protect the other side. What if you are a business owner or private lender seeking compensation from someone who wants to get out of her agreement when you know she still has two holiday homes and is bound for a summer break in Tahiti in spite of telling you she is broke? Perhaps you are the victim of valuation fraud or some other type of criminal behavior committed by a person filing for insolvency. Attorneys in bankruptcy cases can accuse someone who files for bankruptcy of trying to defraud lenders. Insolvency does not protect a person if she has committed a crime.
Where Do Bankruptcy Lawyers Work?
Bankruptcy law is a tiny niche in the bigger legal field. Few individuals specialize in this area. Several operate in the non-profit arena. In recent years, some attorneys found they took on more of these cases than usual, but a practice where bankruptcy clients are represented will also handle associated types of law. These are usually of a civil (non-criminal) nature. Examples could be tax, business, or real estate law, all of which involve overlapping elements. Just make sure as a St Louis resident that you get the proper help you need whether it's personal injury, bankruptcy, or something else.


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The spring rally in U.S retail gasoline prices may "flatten out" or reverse course in May, even as "all but a handful of U.S. states flirt with 20- to 30-cent a gallon increases over April 2013 prices, according to Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at GasBuddy.com.
Prices for regular gasoline at the pump sell for an average of $3.693 as of Friday, up a sizable 18 cents from a year ago. Consumers in Hawaii, at $4.34 a gallon, and California, at $4.23, pay the most among the 50 states, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report.
But Kloza offered nine factors that could soon turn the tide for prices. Here's a shortened version of his reasoning:
1. A Bubbling Crude: U.S. crude inventories are as high as they have been since 1931.
2. Speculative Futures' Froth: Data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission released last week show that there is about $45-billion more money "bet" on higher price outcomes for [Nymex WTI crude futures] …. The bullish sentiment is somewhat extreme, and the numbers warn that there are very few big money buyers who have not yet rode the rally.
3. History: The average winter-to-spring gasoline futures rally in the past 30 years has presented a 57% appreciation in price, but that number seems excessive when viewed in the context of robust U.S. refining capability.
4. Profits: April has delivered renaissance-level profits for many refiners, so there is incredible motive to manufacture gasoline, even if production comes at the expense of diesel.
5. Tougher Demand "Comps": Demand surged in the true driving season [last year] with regular weekly occurrences of 9-million b/d or more. Those numbers may be more difficult to top this year, with the turnover of the aging light vehicle fleet still quite brisk.
6. The End of Refinery Maintenance: The end of peak refinery work is in sight through most of the U.S. geography.
7. Stays of Execution: The robust rally in light products pushes European or Canadian refinery closures into late 2014 or even 2015. Those plants will contribute some gasoline to East Coast ports.
8. Just-In-Time Inventory: Inventories are very quick to empty, as one can see by sporadic outages witnessed this spring …. But inventories are also quick-to-fill, and with most of the distribution system now switched to summer fuel blends, a rebound in gasoline stocks seems likely.
9. Cheaper Ethanol: The 2014 spike in ethanol prices temporarily added 5-12 cents a gallon to the cost of finished gasoline. But ethanol prices are now $1 gallon to $1.25 gallon below the peak numbers of early April. Read about this year's ethanol price spike.
Despite all of the factors Kloza detailed that could put an end to the gasoline price rally, he also warned that "market 'timers' can be punished by tendency for rational markets to behave irrationally in the second quarter."
Still, gasoline wholesale and retail prices "may be significantly higher on Cinco de Mayo than Memorial Day Weekend," he said, "with the next less predictable phase coming in late summer when hurricanes can have a dramatic impact."
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Since leaving Berkeley for Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1999, guitarist Joel Harrison has made New York his own, establishing himself as one of the most resourceful composers on the city's multifarious jazz scene.
Performing Friday at Berkeley's Jazzschool and Sunday afternoon at Half Moon Bay's Douglas Beach House, Harrison arrives for a rare West Coast tour with a quintet that bespeaks his eminent stature.
His latest ensemble, Spirit House, is a singular quintet featuring Vietnamese-born trumpeter Cuong Vu, best known as a longtime member of the Pat Metheny Group; Berkeley-raised bassoon master Paul Hanson; electric and acoustic bassist Kermit Driscoll; and drum star Brian Blade, who's served as the volatile core of saxophone legend Wayne Shorter's quartet since 2000.
Busy players all, but Blade is a particularly impressive catch. In constant demand as a sideman with jazz stars such as Joshua Redman and Chick Corea when he's not touring with his own gospel-steeped Fellowship Band, Blade was drawn to Spirit House by the opportunity to work with Vu and Driscoll and his affinity for Harrison's distinctive compositional sensibility.
"I've heard Joel play many times, and I liked the folk thread that runs through his writing and expression," Blades says. "I feel like there's this sense that his songs are newly written but feel like they've always existed."
While he's steeped in jazz, Harrison has carved out an unusual niche as a composer and arranger with a steady stream of support from prestigious institutions, winning the Jazz Composers Alliance Composition Competition twice, a 2010 Guggenheim fellowship and grants from Chamber Music America, Meet the Composer, and the Jerome Foundation.
His wide-ranging compositional palette, which encompasses West African grooves and Hindustani classical music, Jimi Hendrix and Appalachian ballads, has fostered extensive ties to a conspicuously deep bench of New York improvisers. His most recent album, the 2011 septet project "Search" (Sunnyside), features Santa Cruz-raised tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin and Peninsula-reared cellist Dana Leong.
"The alliances I've made with some of the greatest musicians in the world have been a fantastic opportunity as a composer," says Harrison, 55. "I also think the opportunity for international performances and alliances overseas have been much more plentiful."
Opportunities to get out to the West Coast, however, are few and far between. The last time Harrison performed in the Bay Area was a decade ago, on the heels of a scintillating album interpreting the songs of Johnny Cash, George Jones and Merle Haggard, "Free Country" (featuring guest vocalist Norah Jones). So when Arcata's Redwood Jazz Alliance offered him a good gig, he used it to anchor a series of Northern California dates that culminate at Fantasy Studios.
"I wasn't about to let this group get away without recording," Harrison says.
Like many of jazz's most profound composers, Harrison writes for the individual voices in his band. While his music offers numerous opportunities for improvisation, he's more interested in designing stimulating situations for musicians to explore and interpret themes as an ensemble. For Spirit House, he's written material designed to highlight the particular blend of guitar and bassoon.
"The music I'm writing allows Brian to really interact with the band in the incredible way only he can do," Harrison says, citing the drummer's work in Shorter's quartet. "I also want to write music that reflects this unique front line. I'm aiming for a mix of complexity and open lyricism."
Born in Washington, D.C., Harrison started studying classical guitar at 10 but was soon entranced by the music of Hendrix and the Allman Brothers, and eventually John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Even as a teenager, he was pulled in a multiplicity of musical directions.
He arrived in the Bay Area in 1988 just as a career-threatening bout of tendinitis forced him to put down the guitar and eventually relearn the instrument. Living in Marin City, he studied Hindustani classical music with Ali Akbar Khan and composition with Allaudin Mathieu and re-emerged by launching a world beat band that played widely around the North Bay.
Living in Berkeley by the early 1990s, Harrison was an essential part of a tremendously vital Bay Area jazz scene defined by genre-mashing players such as Vijay Iyer, Ben Goldberg, Charlie Hunter and Peter Apfelbaum. He's made the most of New York, but Harrison credits the Bay Area with providing access to a vast array of musical information that continues to shape his writing.
"There were certain formative experiences I had in the Bay Area that I've continued to expand upon," Harrison says. "It allowed me to open up my sonic world and invite all these different kinds of music in and put it all together.
"It's something I still strive to do, and it's always a challenge."
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So here we go. I just uploaded my first plugin. I hope people find it useful, and definitely let me know about defects and enhancements. I'll work on defects right now and make a list of enhancements to review.
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Summary: You can include some basic information about a product off the Amazon website and now you can cache the product on to your textpattern site.
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hey variaas you may want to take a look at this article:
would you be able to add such variables to an image and how it's displayed? Just curious. Very cool article.
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Re: asv_amazon
I don't know how many people are considering this plugin useful, but I'm working on the next version right now and am going to start caching. I'm trying to figure out how much to cache.
Should I just cache the XML file that holds all the data about the product, or should I also cache images instead of pulling the image off Amazon's site?
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Hi variaas,
I'm caching the response I get from amazon in rmc_audioscrobbler, here's the caching code:
if (!file_exists($cachefile)) { $searchResult = $AS->DoKeywordSearch($searchterm, 'lite', 'music', 1); if ($searchResult) { $result = $searchResult0; $handle = fopen($cachefile, "w"); fwrite($handle, serialize($result)); fclose($handle); }
} else { $cachefilesize = filesize($cachefile); $handle = fopen($cachefile, "r"); $result = unserialize(fread($handle, $cachefilesize));
I save the response I get from amazon by simply serializing the object I get from parsing the XML. Works perfectly (for me).
I wouldn't worry about caching the images, to be able to cache them you'd have to retrieve the images first and save them onto your filesystem (might be more trouble than it's worth, but if you plan to do so let me know if you need a helping hand).
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this doesn't add in associate IDs, does it? so you'd get a referal and % back on each purchase through your site?
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Re: asv_amazon
Thanks for the input on caching. I went ahead and wrote it last night, and it's really close to your code. The only difference is that I don't serialize the XML received. Is there a reason to serialize it? I just copy the file from the Amazon Website to the "textpattern/tmp" folder.
Also I went and ahead and gave the option to cache the image to the tmp folder as well. Again I just copy the image to the tmp folder.
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Re: asv_amazon
variaas wrote:
Thanks for the input on caching. I went ahead and wrote it last night, and it's really close to your code. The only difference is that I don't serialize the XML received. Is there a reason to serialize it? I just copy the file from the Amazon Website to the "textpattern/tmp" folder.
The only reason I serialize the result is because the Amazon search api returns an array, I've no xml file to cache.


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UPDATE: According to Fox News ESPN "says it fired an employee responsible for an offensive headline referring to Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin" and the "anchor who used the phrase has been suspended for 30 days."
Linsanity just jumped the shark with the ESPN mobile website using the headline a "Chink in the Armor" to refer to the Knick's loss to the Hornets. This came on the heels of an ESPN commentator* making the same comment on-air Friday night.
I'm not a sports writer, so I tried to avoid the whole Linsanity phenomenon; my sense of it was that five stand-out performances in a long season did not make a trend, so now that the absurdity of Linsanity has taken a turn for the racist, I think we should pause for a second and get our bearings.
Was the on-air commentary a poor choice of words? Of course, but if you watch the video clip (it's just 8 seconds long), I don't think the commentator was trying to make a pun. Judge for yourself:
Now, the headline is a different matter. As anyone who has worked in digital media knows, the headline is what draws attention and hits. Editors and writers try to maximize visitors and shock value with their headlines (check out mine, it got you here didn't it?). Unlike an on-air comment, most writers and editors obsess over the headline even after they click the publish button. So my sense of things is that whoever posted the headline thought about it, giggled, and clicked publish. In fairness to the writer/editor, the term "chink in the armor" has been used over 3,000 times on ESPN.com, but just because it is a frequently used term doesn't absolve the writers and editors of responsibility to use common sense. But, the problem may be an institutional one, not an individual one, at least judging by ESPN's track record and their inept statement in response to the outrage— Here is what they wrote after pulling the headline:
Last night, ESPN.com's mobile web site posted an offensive headline referencing Jeremy Lin at 2:30 am ET. The headline was removed at 3:05 am ET. We are conducting a complete review of our cross-platform editorial procedures and are determining appropriate disciplinary action to ensure this does not happen again. We regret and apologize for this mistake.
The initial comments may have been a poor choice of words, rather than racist or in poor taste, but you wouldn't know that from ESPN's statement. Note the avoidance in the language used by ESPN— ESPN.com's "mobile web site" apparently did the posting, not a writer or editor. There is also no admission of wrong-doing or acknowledgement that this may have been an intentionally offensive posting, just some regret and an apology for "this mistake." How about a statement that this was insensitive or could be perceived as insensitive? How about some acknowledgement that this is not consistent with the values of the company? As a matter of crisis communications and public relations this statement is a failure.
SB Nation Sports Editor Brian Floyd nicely summed up the controversy when he wrote: "The headline was unintentional — it had to be unintentional. Someone is going to get buried for this, making it a hard lesson to learn. But dang, don't plaster the word 'chink' underneath Lin's name on a huge national website without understanding exactly what the backlash will be. It's not edgy or funny; it's a ridiculously terrible mistake."
I agree with the fact that someone is going to get buried, but I'm not certain that the headline was unintentional. Let's not forget ESPN has a bit of a record with inappropriate comments: Remember the "Trail of Tears" reference? How about the " He's out having a Taco" comment? Or the " white boy wasted" comment?
Those three examples plus the two " Chink in the armor" comments get us to five, and while five isn't a trend, it's certainly enough for Linsanity.


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CINCINNATI -- The Reds know they have long odds to re-sign productive center fielder and leadoff hitter Shin-Soo Choo. But they took a step Monday to at least remain in the hunt for his services and get some protection should he leave.
Ahead of a 5 p.m. ET deadline, the club extended the free agent Choo a $14.1 million qualifying offer for a new one-year deal for 2014. Choo has until 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 11 to accept or decline the offer.
CINCINNATI -- The Reds know they have long odds to re-sign productive center fielder and leadoff hitter Shin-Soo Choo. But they took a step Monday to at least remain in the hunt for his services and get some protection should he leave.
Ahead of a 5 p.m. ET deadline, the club extended the free agent Choo a $14.1 million qualifying offer for a new one-year deal for 2014. Choo has until 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 11 to accept or decline the offer.
Should Choo reject the offer, which he is expected to do, he would be free to sign with any interested club -- including the Reds. Last year, all nine players that received qualifying offers declined them and eight of the nine signed with a different team.
If Choo signs with another team, Cincinnati would receive a compensation pick in the June First-Year Player Draft. All compensatory picks come between the first and second rounds, and are made in reverse order of winning percentage.
Long before the season ended, Choo was viewed as one of the biggest names entering the market for teams needing outfield and left-handed hitting help. Many of the rumored clubs reported with interest this fall have been the Yankees, Mets, Rangers and Phillies. The Reds would like to keep Choo, however.
"We hope to be able to put something together that might interest him," Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said on Monday. "We think he enjoyed his time with us and would entertain, if we had a competitive offer, to come back with us. We'll see when the negotiating time comes. I don't expect it to be anything that happens any time soon."
Meanwhile, a qualifying offer was not extended to the Reds' other free agents, including longtime Reds starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo, relievers Zach Duke, Manny Parra and Nick Masset and infielder Cesar Izturis. That means the Reds get no compensation if these players sign elsewhere.
The toughest of those decisions came on Arroyo, who has been with the Reds since 2006. He has pitched 200 or more innings in seven of his eight seasons in Cincinnati and has been one of the more consistent pitchers on the staff.
"We thought about it quite a while," Jocketty said. "We'll still be able to attempt to try and sign him, but if he ended up accepting, it would be very tough to fit it into the budget."
With lefty Tony Cingrani coming off of a strong rookie year, and a much cheaper option, Arroyo could have a better shot at signing elsewhere -- especially now that there is no compensation required. He is looking for at least a two-year contract.
Acquired by the Reds in a Dec. 11 three-way trade that sent outfielder Drew Stubbs to Cleveland and shortstop prospect Didi Gregorius to Arizona, Choo provided stability at the leadoff spot.
In 151 games, Choo batted .285 with 21 home runs, 54 RBIs and 107 runs. He led all Major League leadoff hitters with 116 walks and his .423 on-base percentage trailed only teammate Joey Votto in the National League. Hit by a pitch a Major League-leading 26 times, he also set a new franchise record.
Overall, Choo reached base safely 300 times in the 2013 season and joined with Votto in being the first set of teammates to achieve that feat since Bernie Williams and Derek Jeter did it for the 1999 Yankees.
Defensively, Choo played center field for the first time regularly after spending most of his career as a corner outfielder. What he lacked in range and speed, he made up for with general consistency by making only four errors and a .989 fielding percentage.
"I think he was happy here. He indicated that to me," Jocketty said. "I think he enjoyed playing in Cincinnati and being part of a winning club. Hopefully those are important factors."
Choo, 31, earned $7.375 million in the final season of a three-year contract he signed with the Indians. Now he stands to make considerably more -- no matter where he ends up in 2014.
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon.


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Review: DIET (Do I Eat Today?) Cafe
We finally made it to DIET Cafe after all the raves in the blogsphere, phew! Capt'n Hook called in advance to check where is their exact location which actually got us rounding the business centre twice due to unclear directions. Anyway, this shoplot is located in the centre part which faces a little green patch. Parking is easy on weekend evenings but Siew Siew our efficient server informed us that it gets difficult during the day where double parking is rather rampant here.
I had wanted to sit nearer to the entrance where it was brighter but it was too close to a couple who were smoking at the first table. Seriously that was my only complaint about this cafe... as in having a smoking section inside the air-conditioned area without any partition or exhaust fan to extract the smoke out. We sat the furthest inside which is not far away from the entrance anyway, dimly lit (that explained why my pics looked so terrible) and still could smell the cigarette smoke. Perhaps I have an extra sensitive nose for ciggie smoke, totally not cool.
Anyway the decor is kinda chic but yet there were some soft touches of country style knick knacks and flowers. According to Siew Siew, during the day, the cafe looked different due to the lighting and the mood changes towards cosy and could be themed as romantic as night falls. Seriously, this cafe really looked very out of place in Cheras Business Centre lol, not only the decor but the food served as well. Was glad though that so far business has been good for them as it's very hard for us from southern Kuala Lumpur to enjoy such food and environment within short distance.
We scanned through the drinks menu and they have an impressive list of drinks and mocktails made of fresh fruits and vegetables. Prices are very reasonable too. Soft drinks here are not exorbitant unlike most restaurants.
Amongst the drinks we have were Herbal Ginger (RM10) which I can't comment since I didn't get to try. Since I was feeling a little heaty, this thick cucumber and mint in Moisturiser (RM8) did the trick to cooling down the body.
We have actually ordered a whole lot more of items from the food menu but because it was Easter Sunday, the cafe was packed to the brim during the day, hence a lot of the items we have wanted were sold out :( Poor Siew Siew was so apologetic as Capt'n Hook gotten frustrated and asked her to let us know what they have instead.
For starters we have a Sauteed Butter Mushroom (RM10) that is served with toasted French bread slices. Loved the fact that fresh button mushroom is used and there were fair amount of sauce in the bowl for us to mop it up with the bread.
Then we have a Bacon Cheese Roll (RM10) which is essentially beef bacon rolled in cheese served with a little salad. Not impressive as the beef bacon is tough and according to Capt'n Hook, it has a beefy/gamey taste.
As they have ran out of seafood risotto, we both opted for Mushroom Risotto (RM18). The risotto is cooked to perfection and creamy to boot with a rich mushroom flavour. It was served with parmesan chips, lovely.
BoiBoi ordered a Classic Club Sandwich (RM16) which came really huge which I doubt I could finish but our boy gobbled down the entire sandwich except for a small piece of bread. Turkey ham, chicken slices and egg can't go wrong with him since they're all his fave especially eggs! Over here you can pick your choice of bread which we have opted panini bread. This sandwich is served with thin kumara (orange sweet potato) crisps. Nicely deep fried and not oily at all.
Capt'n Hook had ordered Olio Seafood Spaghetti (RM24) for MIL but she didn't eat it, so we nibbled on some and I find the spaghetti was done al dente, tasted good too. She had wanted some mashed potatoes which Siew Siew gladly made it happened as it was not in the menu. This was supposed to be in the Bangers and Mash which they have ran out. The mash, I like cos they used real potatoes, not instant stuff, served with an onion sauce. I find the sauce nice to go with the mash but MIL complained it was too sweet. Well, she's a Hakka and not used to having sweetish taste in her savoury dishes. The sweetness is the natural goodness from caramalised onions.
Well, to make up for the shortcomings in shortage of dishes, Siew Siew served us complimentary desserts, not one but all 3 items! BoiBoi asked for ice cream which they just have vanilla flavour served with a berry compote. The Apple Crumble is served in a crispy filo pastry shell filled with soft cubed apples topped with small bits of browned crumbles and a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a pool of vanilla custard sauce. Yummy!
We were also served a Bread and Butter Pudding. The pudding came looking like a piece of cake in a pool of vanilla custard sauce topped with plump raisins and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I loved this as the pudding is really rich and buttery but not a good thing after a full meal. Luckily it was shared heh.
Seriously the prices are pretty reasonable and the best part was having it right in Cheras! I can't wait to check out their breakfasts here since there were so many rave reviews. There were so many more items too to try out and explore.
Hope to be there again soon ;-)
DIET Cafe
27 Jalan 3/101C
Cheras Business Centre
56100 Kuala Lumpur
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri: 10.00am - 12.00am (midnight)
Sat-Sun: 8.00am - 12.00am (midnight)
10 comments:
- ping said...
What a great name! But it's more of a see-food diet, don't you think, since everything is so rich and not really a get-slim diet type menu :D Sounds good tho. Got a map?
- 4 May 2011 at 10:08:00 GMT+8
- ai wei said...
was here for lunch last sunday :)))
lovely place and the portion kinda huge. wasn't able to have desserts after the main >.<
- 4 May 2011 at 11:43:00 GMT+8
- choi yen said...
all the food look good but I seldom explore to Cheras area *traffic jam*
- 4 May 2011 at 12:52:00 GMT+8
- CUMI & CIKI said...
great food.. and I must say, there's nothing remotely "DIET" about this place:)
- 4 May 2011 at 14:23:00 GMT+8
- J said...
I wish there was a (healthy) diet where I can eat as much of that risotto as I like! - its so yummy... :D
- 4 May 2011 at 16:00:00 GMT+8
- babe_kl said...
LOL yeah Ping. Ok check the map I've marked here http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&view=map&ctz=-480&msa=0&msid=210831649685130771129.00046e2c270f177fe435e&ll=3.099775,101.73946&spn=0.000962,0.001829&z=19
Ai Wei, so you were the one who ate up all the dishes eh? :p
Choi Yen, this part the jam not so bad. weekends are absolutely fine
C&C, hahaha yeah how true!
J, I totally agree with you
- 4 May 2011 at 23:33:00 GMT+8
- Little Corner of Mine said...
I don't like that there is an area for smoking, all restaurants should be smoke free. :P Why are the drinks have to cost a bomb in M'sia?
- 5 May 2011 at 00:33:00 GMT+8
- babe_kl said...
LCOM, seriously I also not sure why. I guess it's the only way they can earn a lot from drinks
- 5 May 2011 at 19:05:00 GMT+8
- zamre said...
Diet dish..
Zamre Bin Ab. Wahab
- 10 May 2011 at 14:30:00 GMT+8
- Life for Beginners said...
Do I Eat Today? Heck, yeah! Never miss a single yummilicious meal! :P
- 11 May 2011 at 17:01:00 GMT+8


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In one of my recurring nightmares, I'm running a race and come to an intersection with no sign of which way the course goes, so I dash down one street only to discover I'm heading in the wrong direction and have to cut through backyards, climb fences and outsprint angry dogs in order to rejoin the rest of the field.
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Spotters give you about a five-minute warning when your bicyclist is approaching by scribbling race numbers on a whiteboard and announcing them over a bullhorn, but with several hundred chattering competitors and spectators crowding the transition area, this proved a daunting task.
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3 tbsp minced garlic
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2 slices Turkey Ham (shredded)
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Homemade Aglio Olio with Crispy Turkey Ham
Posted by ReeseKitchen at 8:06 AM
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Reese...I have always preferred spaghetti cooked this way. Aglio Olio is the family favorite :) Yours look great..yummy !ReplyDelete
i want, can make for me or not! so lazy to cook or bake after holidays hahahaReplyDelete
Hey, really interesting and new to me to fry the ham! Crispy is GOOD. Lol! Think I might just try that this Friday since I need to prep a quick dinner for my family. ;)ReplyDelete
Yeah it's a nice and easy meal to prepare. We love it too...:)
Swee San,
You want me to cook for a pro a,....pai-seh la!!!....LOL
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You must try, it's easy and delicious!!
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