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- Coverage Dates: Summer 1999-
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I removed this article from Category:Non-Orthodox and put it in Category:Jurisdictions for encyclopedic (rather than doctrinal) reasons. Also note that I updated the Style Manual to reflect these reasons in the section on categories for churches, though the bit about the Mainstream Chalcedonian Bias already included the essential meat of the philosophy. --Rdr. Andrew 15:15, 16 Feb 2005 (CST)

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Business expanding to former site of McCrory's department store
Lewiston's downtown revitalization effort is getting a boost from one local business.
Argo Marketing Group announced Thursday morning it will move into the former McCrory's department store on Lisbon Street and add 150 new jobs.
Lewiston Mayor Bob Macdonald said this is the continuation of the revitalization of the downtown.
Macdonald told News 8 the renovations and expansion is a $2 million project.
The business is also getting tax increment financing, which allows it to use some money it would pay in taxes to fund redevelopment.
Macdonald said he's hoping to expand the downtown in phases. The first area is between Main and Ash streets. Then, he says he wants to focus on the block between Pine and Chestnut Streets.
The mayor credits the owner of Fuel and Marche restaurants with the rebirth of downtown Lewiston.
He said owner Eric Agren's willingness to invest is inspiring other business owners to do the same.


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From name researcher Cleveland Evans:
With combined spellings, I also found 25,451 Jaydens, 13,249 Braydens, 5,102 Haydens and 2,320 Zaydens. When more rare names like Grayden, Bladen, Slayden and Waden are added in, the total number of boys with names rhyming with Aiden was more than 94,000, or more than 4.6 percent of all names for boys in 2011.
I calculated 4.9% for 2009. (Never did 2010.)
From Pandora Radio's bio for the band Needtobreathe:
Named after acclaimed University of Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, brothers Bear and Bryant "Bo" Rinehart were born and raised in rural Possum Kingdom, South Carolina, where their pastor father ran a church camp.
From Abby Sandel of the blog Appellation Mountain:
I'm reading Lisa Napoli's Radio Shangri-La: What I Discovered on my Accidental Journey to the Happiest Kingdom on Earth, and wouldn't you know it? Chapter Five starts with an account of baby naming customs in Bhutan:
If you walked into any village in all of Bhutan and shouted "Karma," a quarter of the heads would turn. There are only about fifty names in the whole country … As Bhutan becomes more modern, some of the more daring Bhutanese parents break tradition in order to distinguish themselves, altering the spelling of familiar names or abbreviating them.
Napoli also explains that monks traditionally choose children's names, but some of the boldest parents are also changing that custom. I have a feeling that there's enough there for a book in itself!
From a Telegraph article about UK baby names:
An especially interesting development is the middle-class fashion for retro kitsch, with old-fashioned names such as Alfie, Charlie, Lily and Florence among the fastest-growing. Perhaps this yearning for the past is a good thing. But isn't there a hint of Cath Kidston tweeness in the hordes of young Ernests and Olivers, Esmes and Maisies? Some friends, or friends of friends, are coming up with names that wouldn't be out of place in a PG Wodehouse novel. It's not quite reached the Bertram Wilberforce (or even Pelham Grenville) stage, but it's getting there.


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Josh Ravin
Height 6-4, Weight 195, B/T: R/R, DOB: 01/21/1988
2008 Redlegs Baseball Prospect Ranking: #14
Of all the prospect reports I'll write, this one is the most depressing.
Josh Ravin has been my favorite pitching prospect since he first set foot in the Reds organization. He has a great combination of raw stuff and rock solid mechanics. Unfortunately, he also lacks an important skill for any pitching prospect: control. A mid-to-upper 90s fastball just isn't worth much if you can't control where it's going.
I was expecting Ravin to take a step forward in 2008 after a rough 2007 season. Unfortunately, he didn't show any improvement at all with his control, racking up strikeouts and walks in equal measure (literally).
Ravin still has top of the rotation stuff, a body type that scouts can dream on, and pitching mechanics that any coach would love. Unfortunately, all that adds up to very little these days, because he can't consistently get the ball over the plate, much less hit his spots inside the strikezone. Until he can do that, all of his other impressive attributes will be for not.
Ravin started out the 2008 season in extended spring training, but it wasn't long before the Reds sent him to off to low-A Dayton. Given his performance last year, I thought that was the right level for Ravin, but was afraid the Reds would keep him in extended spring training until the Pioneer League started up again.
Unfortunately, Ravin was once again plagued by control problems. On the season, he pitched 56.1 innings for the Dayton Dragons and struck out an impressive 47 hitters. However, he also managed to walk 50 hitters. And, not surprisingly, when you walk 8.0 hitters per nine innings, both your ERA (7.19) and WHIP (1.86) will be atrocious.
You hear a lot about the hitters who are the "three true outcome hitters," (see: Cust, Jack) meaning that their plate appearances typical result in one of three outcomes (walk, strikeout, homerun) that are solely dependent on the hitter and free from interference of the other players on the field. At the rate he's going, Ravin may become the first "true outcome pitcher."
When I look at Ravin's stats, two thoughts cross my mind: 1) just how damn good could this guy be with improved command and control? And, 2) just how many damn pitches does he have to throw to get through a single inning? I love late count hitters, but I don't want to see that attribute in my pitchers all that often. Even so, given just how many walks and whiffs he tallies, Ravin obviously has to work very hard in every inning he throws. That constant state of stress on the arm is cause for concern, as he rarely gets to cruise through an inning without throwing high stress pitches. Even so, his mechanics should go a long way towards reducing his injury risk.
In 2008, Ravin struggled so mightily with the Dayton Dragons that he suffered the rare indignity of being demoted to the rookie Pioneer League. By that time, however, it was too late to salvage the season and he posted a 12/9 K/BB ratio in 12 innings with a 10.50 ERA and 1.83 WHIP for the Billings Mustangs. By any measure, it was clearly a lost season for Ravin. Whether it was a loss of confidence or a breakdown in mechanics, Ravin just never got on track in 2008.
In his first professional season in 2006 as an 18 year old, Ravin posted a 40/23 K/BB ratio in 36 innings. In 2007 as a 19 year old, he posted a 39/41 K/BB ratio in 40.0 innings. And, in 2008 as a 20-year old, he posted a 59/59 K/BB ratio in 68.1 innings. That type of regression is alarming. The 2009 season will be key, as it may provide the final data point for a disturbing trend or it may re-establish Ravin as a prospect worth watching. I hope for the latter, but fear the former. Ultimately, time will tell.
I waxed poetically (or, at least as poetically as I can) about Ravin's mechanics in last year's scouting report. So, I'll keep that to a minimum here, though I still think he has about the best mechanics in the system.
Below are a few photos from Emily Smith that show Ravin's mechanics. Once again, they appear very clean.
In the first photo, he has a good high leg kick and coil to store up energy. His body is well balanced over his plant leg and beginning to drive forward with his hips moving sideways towards the target. In the second photo, he has broken his hands and has begun to drive forward with his lower body. His hips and shoulders are both still pointed towards homeplate. His glove-side foot is closed until just before landing, which helps keeps the hips closed as long as possible.
In the third photo, he has driven off the rubber and has taken a nice long stride. His arm is on track to be in the vertical position when his glove-side foot plants, which is an indicator of good timing in the delivery. His glove-side foot is on the verge of being planted pointing directly towards homeplate. Overall, Ravin has good tempo and body control, which gives him a fluid, under control delivery that generates substantial velocity.
As of now, I continue to have a lot of faith in Ravin. Maybe it's just a stubborn streak in me, but I'm just not ready to give up on someone with his combination of pure stuff and top notch mechanics. Someone with those positives should be able to find a measure of control. The baseball world will just make a little less sense if he fails to find the consistent arm slot and release point needed to enable him to be an effective professional pitcher. Fortunately, time is still on his side, as he will only be 21 years old in 2009. He still has time to right his career. Also working in his favor is the fact that pitching prospects don't always develop in a linear manner like position prospects. If a position player isn't at a certain level of performance on the development time-line, then there is cause for concern. However, it's different for some pitchers, as it just takes some longer to figure it all out, but one day it all clicks into place and they flip the switch to become quality pitchers.
Perhaps the best current example is Jeremy Guthrie of the Orioles, who didn't become an effective big league pitcher until the age of 28. Randy Johnson also struggled with his control, but eventually got it all figured out. Due to his height, Johnson struggled in the minors keeping his body in sync throughout his delivery, so maybe the 6-4 Ravin is having similar difficulties with his release point. So, there is reason to not write him off just yet. Even so, I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that guys like Randy Johnson and Jeremy Guthrie are the exception, rather than the rule.
At this point, I'm not sure where Ravin will start the 2009 season. I would imagine the Reds will send him back to Dayton, as it's difficult to imagine them keeping him in extended spring training until the Pioneer League opens up. Still, his struggles at Dayton last year may force the Reds to keep him in extended spring training for a while to work on his mechanics.
While I have yet to give up on Josh Ravin, it's clear that he needs to show some improvement with his control in 2009. He doesn't need to develop Maddux-esq command overnight, but he does need to cut down significantly on his walks and soon. Just cutting his BB/9 rate from 8.0 to 5.0 would be significant progress. A step forward is definitely needed, as while pitchers may not always develop in a linear line, they still actually need to develop. Unfortunately, Ravin has gone backwards since his 2006 debut and I expect most have just about written him off completely.
For now, Ravin lands at #24 on the list due to his stuff, mechanics, and more than anything my faith in him. I know this ranking will again put me at odds with every other baseball prospect list, but evidently I'm from the Kid Gleason school of thought wherein "you have faith in your fellas and they'll come through for ya." Even so, if Ravin continues performing at his current level, his stats will soon outweigh his tools and he'll slide all the way off the list. For now, his upside is what keeps him on the list over more polished, lower ceiling prospects. Still, a failure to take a step forward in 2009 will make it difficult to view him as even being a legitimate prospect. Here's hoping that Ravin can develop a measure of control and begin to ascend up the rankings and towards his considerable ceiling.


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will only search for vertical lines in image 0 and 4.
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Linefind is a detector for vertical features in images. It tries to find vertical lines using the same algorithm as Calibrate_lens_gui and assigns vertical control points to them. The detection runs on the source images, if the input images are rectilinear images. In the other cases (e. g. fisheye images) the input images are reprojected to an equirectangular projection and the detection works on the reprojected images. It uses the roll value, saved in the pto project file, to determine what is "top" and "bottom". So before running linefind check that your roll values are correct (E. g. when using images straight from the camera, use a roll value of 0 for landscape and a value of 90 or 270 for portrait images. If your camera has an orientation sensor, Hugin can detect this information automatically and sets the roll value accordingly when adding such images into Hugin.
The general usage is
linefind -o output.pto input.pto
If the --output/-o switch is missing then the suffix "_line" is added to the filename.
The maximal number of lines added per image can be given with the --lines switch (or short -l):
linefind --lines=10 -o output.pto input.pto
By default maximal 5 lines per image are added to the project file.
Attention: Keep in mind that more vertical control points will dominate the optimisation in favour of "normal" control points.
Normally linefind tries to find vertical lines in all images of the project file. If you want to limit the detection to some selected images, you can use the --image/-i switch, e.g.
linefind --image=0 --image=4 -o output.pto input.pto
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Buick is sponsoring the NCAA and as part of that effort they launched a new series of inspirational videos featuring several athletes who have overcome adversity. The campaign is called the Human Highlight Reel and as part of the launch Buick bought the homepage ad unit on YouTube last Monday.
This is all part of Buick's transformation or is it reclamation as the brand moves upmarket as a premium brand. This is the segment brands like Lincoln, Acura, Infiniti and to some extent Cadillac has played in for the past couple decades. Some people also call them segment affordable luxury. It's that awkward place between general consumer and luxury consumer vehicles, essentially the brands that cannot directly compete with the likes of Mercedes, BMW, Audi and Lexus; although, Lexus is a primary target of all these brands. Lexus breaks convention as they have beaten the Germans in some vehicle segments.
Buick wants to own the Premium space and as Cadillac continues to evolve and yes become a direct competitor with German luxury brands, now is the time for General Motors to show keeping the Buick brand, after closing several others, was a good decision. Fortunately, the products are getting better but the brand itself still has a major way to go as it assumes a more lofty aspirational brand identity.
The Human Highlight Reel campaign is a fairly typical attempt at facilitating the brand change. I'm sure the consumer research came back showing that Buick considers or the aspirational customers Buick wants to attract are free thinking (think brand agnostic), self motivated people who don't want to follow the herd. As a way to attract these consumers, the brand is trying to appeal to that person through inspirational content that shows the spirit the brand wants to embody or at least thinks its desired customers embody.
I'll admit it is personally difficult for me to see Buick as anything other than my mom's car. She had a nice, yellowish 1976 Buick Skylark coupe. It was mom's car from 1976 until the late 1980s when she finally sold it. Amazingly, it looked just as good the day she let go of it as when she bought it off the car lot. I definitely get my cleanliness when it comes to cars from my mom (my dad's Nissan Sentra had several weeks old McDonalds bags and various trash all over the floor. No wonder they got divorced.)
Fortunately, others may be more open to the Buick brand than I am and fortunately too they are making some solid products to back up the marketing change, because it doesn't matter how bad you want to attract new customers - you have to have the right products to meet the desired change.


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Consult a physician before use. Not for use by those with pre-existing medical conditions or taking any medications, those under the age of 18 or over 50, women that are contemplating pregnancy, pregnant or nursing, those that have high blood pressure or heart problems, or those that are caffeine or beta-alanine sensitive. Excessive caffeine may cause nervousness, sleeplessness, and occasional rapid heart rate. Always begin use with 1 scoop or less mixed with water and assess your tolerance. Do not exceed more than three scoops per day, consumed several hours apart, or consume caffeine or stimulants from other sources. Do not consume within 4 hours of bedtime. Do not use for more than 6 months without at least 2 weeks off cycle every 8 weeks.
Approximately 225 mg of caffeine per serving.
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The New York City council has approved a plan for a Ferris wheel on Staten Island that's billed as one of the world's largest.
The project approved Wednesday night would feature a 625ft Ferris wheel with a view of the Statue of Liberty, New York harbor and the Manhattan skyline.
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Students often communicate distress in a variety of ways, sometimes in speech, sometimes in behavior, and sometimes through social media. If you notice a post or message on social media related to mental health issues, or have concerns about what you're reading, call the Wellness Exchange at (212) 443-9999 or chat via the app anytime. We are here 24/7 and can assess the situation and make a plan for support.
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has captured a magnificent view (big version here) of sunrise over mountains in the centre of the Moon's Tycho crater:
NASA explains: "A very popular target with amateur astronomers, Tycho is located at 43.37°S, 348.68°E, and is about 51 miles (82km) in diameter. The summit of the central peak is 1.24 miles (2km) above the crater floor."
To show Tycho's central mountains in context, the agency has supplied a LRO mosaic of the whole crater, seen under similar lighting conditions as the above snap:
NASA notes that Tycho's features are "steep and sharp" because, at a mere 110 million years old, it hasn't yet suffered the meteorite pummelling which will eventually grind it smooth, as has happened with the considerably more ancient Bhabha crater. ®


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LONDON – After a lifetime of trying, Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden won a medal at the Olympics one night earlier this week, and this is how he celebrated: He gave a sample for a drug test, ate dinner in a cafeteria and was in his bedroom before midnight, checking his email and Facebook account.
Both accounts were full.
"I knew all my friends were going to be congratulating me," Hayden said with a smile on Thursday. "So I just went on and read as many of them as I could. I spent some time talking to my fiancée, because I didn't get a chance to see her at the pool."
The 28-year-old had claimed bronze in the 100-metre freestyle just a few hours earlier on Wednesday, a first in his career, in his third try at the Olympics. But when he finished on his computer, instead of celebrating, he popped a sleeping pill and tried to rest.
He had another race.
On Thursday, the day after his podium finish, Hayden was slow from the blocks and well off the pace in the semifinal heat for the 50-metre freestyle. He tied for 14th overall, with a time of 22.12 seconds — a half-second behind leaders Cesar Cielo (Brazil) and Cullen Jones (United States), at 21.54 seconds.
Given his success the night before, did Hayden consider dropping the event altogether?
"No," he said. "I'm in an event in the Olympics, you know? You've got to take that opportunity. Because I know, for me, it's never going to come around again."
Hayden has hinted this will be his final trip through the Olympic cycle, which began in Athens (2004) and continued through Beijing (2008) without a trip to the podium. One reason he remained in the field on Thursday was that he thought if he "nailed" his start, he might have a chance to get to the final.
But he was off, right from the dive. His first stroke felt too deep, and he spent the rest of the sprint in pursuit. Only one swimmer finished with a slower time.
"But whatever," he said. "I had fun out there, and I'm in the best place in the world to be right now."
And in which place has he stored his new bronze medal?
"It's in my secret stash in my room," he said, smirking. "Locked away."


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Today, I am sharing a project that I created for my brother and SIL, for their upcoming baby shower that I am helping with. This was a fun and easy project to create, but just took a little bit of time to prepare.
This project is a great way to make a statement for the decor and it can easily be made for any occasion or for home decor for personal use. This is not my original idea. I saw similar projects on Pinterest and decided to make my own.
I bought the paper mache letters from Hobby Lobby. They have different sizes to choose from and sell the letters individually. Around 2.99 each.
They are block letters, so I removed the fronts of the letters using a craft knife and very carefully cut around the letters. Add gesso to the outside surfaces to prep and then paint using your desired color. I used Prima's Egg Shell chalkboard paint. And there are a variety of other colors to choose from too! I added a few coats and allowed the paint to dry in between applications. I also made sure I did the inside edges, where it may show through a bit.
Once all of this was complete-then I added a layer of plain white flowers inside the letter with a glue gun. It added dimension for the fancier flowers to sit on, plus it also meant that I didnt have to paint the whole inside of the letter too. This pillar pack can also be found at Hobby Lobby.
Then add the fancier flowers and begin layering. I added largest flowers first, then medium and tucked in small flowers where they were needed. This is a great way to use up your stash of leftover flowers from other projects too!
The flowers that I used for this are from our brand collections-Royal Menagerie and new Specialty collection.
I dumped all of them in front of me on the table and just started placing them where I wanted them. Once I was happy, then I glued them in place with my glue gun.
Here are some more photos so you can see how the flowers were arranged inside the letters. Make sure you spread out the colors. You may not want one side too heavy with teal colored flowers for example.
I hope that this post inspires you to get creative and make beautiful letters of your own! There really is no right or wrong way to do this. Have fun!
xoxo Cari


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Just read the book.
I have not read this book as yet, but have watched the debate between Sam and William Lane Craig, which I felt Craig won, as Sam never addressed the main issue of the debate, but went off into the stand atheist spiel. His whole argument came down the human "Well Being" as the foundation for morality. But seemed oblivious to the reality the human well being could be defined in multiple and diverse ways. No doubt, Hitler believed he was acting in the "well being" of the German people by incinerating 6 Million Jews, and Stalin, Lenin, Mao, Pol Pot, thought they were acting in the "well being" of their cause when millions of people were killed and slaughtered in the interest of promoting the Communist utopia. And, no doubt, all abortionists believe they are thinking about the "well being" of the mother when they butcher millions of unborn children every year.
In a godless universe where everything is nothing but mindless matter in motion, who is to say what is right or wrong, good or evil, moral or amoral. What is, simply is - end of story! How can mindless mutations and ruthless violent natural selection be the source of altruism or morality. Which is all relative and situational. And that was Graig's whole point, that Sam never answered. .
Oh, dear…
It is precisely against cockeyed worldviews like this that The Moral Landscape is leveled. I feel like saying more but I fear I've already wasted too much time on this.
I can safely conclude that the Moral Landscape is about as credible as the arguments Sam uses with William Lane Craig, which was far from persuasive. If anyone argues otherwise. Give me the compelling arguments, and we will see how they fare.


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In the personal-computer industry, where things change fast, one fact has been a constant for years: There are two major, mainstream operating systems for consumers. One, Microsoft Windows, runs on many brands of hardware and dominates sales. The other, Apple's Mac OS X, runs only on its maker's Macintosh computers, and has had a resurgence in popularity in recent years. Other contenders, such as various versions of Linux, have remained on the fringes.
Next summer, however, Google hopes to add a third broad-based computer-operating system to challenge the duopoly. It's called Chrome OS, and is based on Google's Chrome Web browser. With Chrome, Google isn't just aiming to elbow its way into the OS business. It's hoping to change the entire paradigm. Instead of storing most programs and files on your computer itself, the Chrome OS will mainly run programs from, and require you to keep your data in, the cloud—remote servers located on the Internet. In effect, it turns your entire computer into a giant Web browser, instead of treating the browser as just one among many local programs.
The Chrome OS isn't finished, and isn't ready for broad public testing. Google readily concedes it has lots of bugs and rough edges. But the company has designed a small test laptop with the new operating system installed and distributed "a few thousand" of them to outsiders to try.
I have been using this machine, called the Cr-48, for about a week, and have some explanations and first impressions to share. This isn't a formal review; that will have to wait till the product is finished and is on commercial computers.
I focused mainly on the software, which is built on a Linux underpinning. That's because Google doesn't ever intend to sell the Cr-48 hardware, an all-black, unbranded laptop with a 12-inch screen, a rubbery surface and a large, buttonless touchpad that resembles those pioneered on the Mac.
In my tests, I found this early Chrome OS machine to be fast, with decent battery life and almost instant resumption from sleep. It handled most Web sites fine, and worked almost exactly like the very nice Chrome browser on Windows and Mac.
I also liked the one hardware feature worth mentioning: a radically redesigned keyboard. Instead of function keys, or various legacy keys such as Caps Lock, Chrome OS keyboards feature dedicated browser-oriented keys, like ones for moving back and forth among Web pages and windows, refreshing a page, entering full-screen mode, or quickly opening a new tab and beginning a search.
The Chrome OS will have a big advantage. Because it is mainly a front-end-to-cloud service, if you lose your laptop, you can get another one and just sign into your cloud accounts. You should be able to find all your stuff waiting for you.
However, users of the Chrome OS will have a huge adjustment to make. They will have to give up the rich, local programs they have spent years learning to use and tweaking to their liking. You can't install local programs on a Chrome OS computer. Instead, Google provides a Web Store inside the browser that allows you to download icons for "Web apps"—mostly websites designed to look and work like standard programs.
Some of these, like Gmail, are familiar and popular. Others are newer. For instance, the New York Times and AOL already designed Web-based news apps for Chrome OS, and there is a Web-based version of the TweetDeck program for Twitter. These apps, and the store's own icon, appear on the new Tab screen of Chrome OS (and also are available in the current Chrome browser.)
In my tests, I found these apps generally worked fine. But most aren't as rich and versatile as local Windows and Mac programs. For example, there was no way to play my local, personalized iTunes music collection, unless I spent many hours uploading it to some Web-based service.
I also had to settle for Web-based productivity programs—like word processors and spreadsheets—with many fewer features than standard local ones, such as Microsoft Office.
And I ran into plenty of frustrations. At this stage, Chrome OS can't do anything with USB flash drives or SD memory cards, and can't synchronize phones. And it has a very limited ability to store, or allow you to do anything with, email attachments or other files you might download and prefer to keep locally rather than on a server controlled by somebody else.
Printing was a chore, requiring a complicated setup on a Windows computer that Chrome used as a conduit to a printer.
Plus, Chrome OS is hardly stable yet. I suffered numerous crashes of Adobe's Flash player, and even Google's own Google Talk instant-messaging service, which appears in a little pop-up window on top of the browser. The company says it hopes to fix these problems by next summer.
Finally, the biggest downside: Because it's a cloud-oriented system, Chrome OS is almost useless if you lack an Internet connection. Google says it plans to offer some limited offline functionality, and to encourage makers of Web apps to do the same. It will also eventually be able to make some use of some files stored on external hard disks. But the basic operating mode will require you to be connected to the Internet.
To help with this, the Cr-48 has a Verizon cellular modem built in, to supplement its Wi-Fi connectivity. Verizon is offering 100 megabytes of data free, but that is a small amount, and you have to pay for more.
Like the Mac OS, but unlike Windows or Google's own smartphone operating system, Android, the Chrome OS will be deeply integrated with hardware. So, Google doesn't plan to distribute or license the new operating system to every hardware maker—at least not at first. You won't be able to install it on an existing computer. It will be available in 2011 on a limited number of computer models from selected manufacturers.
Google says this is because security is a high priority and requires special hardware designs that tightly bond with the software.
Also, Chrome OS computers will, in some respects, be more like iPads than laptops. They won't have hard disks, just a limited amount of flash-memory storage, and they won't have DVD drives.
They are an attempt to realize the old idea of a "network computer," or one which is mostly a front end for network services.
Of course, many people already spend most of their time with their PCs and Macs connected to the Net. Many use Web-based email programs or streaming music programs instead of local software.
So the time may be right for a cloud computer, a change in the paradigm. Google certainly hopes so.
Find all of Walt Mossberg's columns and videos online, free, at the All Things Digital Web site, walt.allthingsd.com. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Communication on packaged retail investment products (PRIPs) - briefing29 April 2009
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The European Commission has committed to delivering important improvements to investor protection measures for the main investment products bought by retail investors. Inconsistencies in existing standards can be detrimental to investors and can lead to competitive distortions in the retail investment market. The Commission's conclusions, set out in the Communication on Packaged Retail Investment Products, are that product information requirements and rules on product sales need to be improved and made more coherent. The Communication outlines proposals for a new, horizontal legislative approach, drawing on the best of existing requirements and applying these to all relevant products. The Commission will now begin work on the detailed legislative proposals required for this new approach, and will provide an orientation on the work by the end of 2009.
What are Packaged Retail Investment Products (PRIPs)?
PRIPs are at the core of the retail investment market. They cover a range of investment products that are marketed to retail investors, which taken together make up a market in Europe worth up to EUR 8 trillion. Although there is no rigid definition of PRIPs and they take a variety of legal forms, they can be distinguished by the broadly comparable functions they perform for retail investors. They typically combine exposures to multiple underlying assets; they are designed to deliver capital accumulation over a medium- to long-term investment period; they entail a degree of investment risk, although some provide capital guarantees; and they are normally marketed directly to retail investors. Broadly speaking, they can be categorised into four groups: investment funds, insurance-based investment products, retail structured securities and structured term deposits.
What are the problems that are being addressed?
The retail investment market is a difficult market for consumers to navigate. There is a gulf in understanding between providers and distributors on the one hand and retail investors on the other. This is particularly the case for PRIPs which, while offering considerable benefits for retail investors, are often complicated and opaque. The information that is available to investors can be overly laden with jargon, complex and difficult to use for comparisons between different investment products. There are also conflicts of interest in the sales and advice process which may not result in outcomes that are in the best interests of the investor.
It is difficult to quantify the impact of these problems on retail investors, although evidence gathered through the consultation process indicates that it can be substantial. Consumers are not always fully aware of the scale or nature of the risks they are taking on, or they purchase investments which are not well-suited to their needs, or which represent poor value for money. These problems can lead not only to financial losses for the investor, but, when taken together, a wider loss of confidence in the retail investment markets. The problems have implications for the efficiency of the market and the ability of retail investors to make appropriate use of their savings.
What is proposed in the Communication? What are the objectives?
The objective is to better address the identified problems in the PRIPs market by creating a robust and coherent framework for PRIPs which will provide for consistent and effective standards for investor protection and a level-playing field for distributors and originators.
This will be achieved by adopting a horizontal regulatory approach to replace the current sectoral approach in two key areas: firstly, the rules on the form and content of pre-contractual information about the product, and, secondly, rules governing the sales process for PRIPs, such as the conduct of business of product distributors and the avoidance, management and disclosure of conflicts of interest in the sales or advice process.
The Communication does not set out detailed legislative proposals but provides a clear commitment to bring forward such proposals to deliver a horizontal approach to the regulation of disclosure practice for all PRIPs and for their sale by manufacturers and intermediaries. This approach will build on the most effective and efficient elements of existing Community legislation. It will require new horizontal legislation in some areas and will require existing legislation to be adjusted so as to avoid duplication of requirements or legal uncertainty. It will also require a clear definition of the products that are covered, so as to ensure all relevant retail investment products are included whilst avoiding legal uncertainty. A more detailed orientation will be published for consultation before the end of 2009.
What is the link with the Commission's response to the financial crisis?
The consultation leading up to the Communication began before the financial crisis and indeed many of the problems to be addressed have long been the object of regulatory attention. The financial crisis has however served to underline the importance of ensuring that investors are able to understand their investments and are treated fairly in the selling process. During the crisis, many products have underperformed compared to investors' reasonable expectations, and some investors have been exposed to risks of which they were unaware, for example those associated with guaranteed products. This has further undermined retail investor confidence in the financial markets. The Communication therefore forms part of the regulatory reform programme set out in the Commission Communication to the Spring European Council, designed to rebuild confidence and to ensure responsible and reliable financial markets.
Are there any existing benchmarks for product disclosure and selling practices in this sector?
Although there is currently no agreed common format for product information documents, there is consensus around the principles that should govern them: they should be short in length, cover all the key information investors need and be presented in a clear and easy to understand format. Such documents should provide a reliable basis for informed decision-making. The Commission considers that the 'Key Investor Information' document currently being developed as part of the revised Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) Directive is a good benchmark for disclosure practice in this area.
For selling processes, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive offers a clear benchmark as it contains comprehensive rules covering the sales process, on such matters as conduct of business, inducements, suitability and appropriateness testing, and conflicts of interest. Further work will be necessary to establish how best to achieve a consistent and effective regulatory approach for all PRIPs, particularly for those that are currently outside the scope of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive.
Have these problems not been addressed already by legislation at the Community level?
A substantial body of law already exists at Community level in order to protect investors. For example, the regulation of sales and advice is dominated by two recent directives, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and the Insurance Mediation Directive. These Directives include provisions on conduct of business at the point of sale and the avoidance, management and disclosure of conflicts of interest. Requirements on product disclosure appear in a variety of directives, including the UCITS Directive, the Prospectus Directive and the Consolidated Life Directive.
The problem is that the rules differ according to the legal form of the product and the channel or type of intermediary through which the product is sold. In some areas, there are no applicable rules. The Commission has concluded that this patchwork of legislation does not provide a coherent and effective regulatory framework for PRIPs. In particular, the level of investor protection may vary according to the legal form in which an investment is packaged. This may also result in an uneven playing field and distortions in the market, while current levels of investor protection might not be high enough for some products. The Commission therefore considers that a more coherent approach to product disclosure and selling practices is required if the market is to develop to the benefit of retail investors.
Why is action required at European level?
Several Member States have put in place additional legislative requirements to protect investors and to create greater consistency across products. However, inconsistencies in Community legislation mean that the Member States cannot address all of the issues. Moreover, responses to the identified problems have not been coordinated or systematic, with the result that the complexity of the regulatory environment in the European Union has increased while some of the underlying problems remain. The divergence in approach between Member States may also impede the further development of the internal market. The Commission has therefore concluded that greater coherence in the Community rulebook is a necessary step. This will provide a sound foundation for the effective and consistent regulation of product disclosures and selling practices for PRIPs throughout the European Union.
How will consumers benefit from the proposed changes? What other benefits will the changes provide?
The steps set out in the Communication will provide for a regulatory framework for PRIPs which is robust and coherent, serving as a solid basis for informed decision making by investors. Further harmonising and standardising product disclosures at the European level is likely to help retail investors compare between products, by showing the same key information in clear and similar formats. Applying equivalent standards to the selling process will also help to ensure that consumers' needs are better served, and boost consumer confidence that they will receive appropriate advice when they seek it.
A more coherent regulatory environment offers benefits not only for consumers but also for the manufacturers and distributors of PRIPs. It will contribute to ensuring that products and providers compete on a more level playing field. While other factors will also affect the market for PRIPs, greater consistency in product disclosure and selling rules will help to promote greater efficiency and the development of products that respond to consumer needs.
Will more or better regulation of product disclosure and sales practices really improve outcomes for retail investors? For instance, don't investors in practice often fail to read or use product information?
Improvements in disclosure standards only positively impact consumer behaviour when consumers read them, understand them, and make better choices as a result. There are many factors involved in consumer behaviour, which mean that in practice investors often do not read or use the information they are given. Investor testing will therefore play a key role in designing disclosures that consumers are actually likely to use. Moreover, investment in improving financial literacy through the European Union is vital to build consumer understanding of PRIPs and other products and hence to empower them to take better decisions and to protect their own interests.
It is also important to recognise that investors are very often sold products, rather than actively buying them. This means the conduct of the sales person is crucially important: are they treating their customer fairly? Are they able to assess whether a product is suitable or appropriate for that customer? It is for these reasons that these proposals focus both on the information investors need to make informed decisions and on the sales processes for PRIPs.
A coherent and effective regulatory framework at Community level will offer a good and necessary starting point for improved decision making and fair selling practices, even if it cannot by itself guarantee improved outcomes for investors. The continued efforts of the industry and national authorities will also be vital.
Is the Commission undertaking any similar work on other financial products such as credit products or insurance products?
The structure and functions of different types of PRIP raise a set of common issues which warrant their forming the focus of this Communication. However, the Commission recognises that there are general issues relating to product transparency and retail distribution that are not unique to these products. The Commission is therefore engaging in further work with respect to other retail financial services. For instance, the Commission is currently looking at the regulatory framework in place governing the sale of credit products, with a view to coming forward with measures to ensure responsible lending and borrowing by the end of 2009. The Commission is also in the process of reviewing, or plans to review, aspects of some of the major relevant pieces of legislation already in place, notably the Prospectus Directive and the Insurance Mediation Directive. While the scope of these Directives and hence of their reviews will be much broader than PRIPs, full account will be taken throughout of the links between these reviews and the work on developing detailed proposals on PRIPs. There is also some other more general work planned on the effectiveness of financial services information requirements across the insurance sector.
What are the likely costs to the industry?
The Commission recognises that delivering an improved regulatory framework will carry costs for the industry. The extent and distribution of these costs will depend on existing practice in particular sectors. While it is not possible to provide quantitative estimates in the absence of detailed legislative proposals, the Commission services have undertaken a high-level Impact Assessment, which contains an assessment of the impact of the fragmented regulatory framework for PRIPs at the Community level, possible options for addressing these issues, and the likely costs and benefits associated with these options. The Commission will provide a more detailed analysis of costs once more detailed proposals have been prepared. The Commission also considers that more consistent regulation in this area will reduce some costs for firms, particularly where they operate cross-border.
It can be argued that a fully level playing field between PRIPs will only be achieved if distortions resulting from taxation regimes are removed. What is the Commission going to do about this?
Some products are subject to more favourable tax conditions at Member State level. However taxation policy remains outside the scope of this work. The Commission notes that investor protection issues remain important, regardless of the tax structures which are present. Also, developing a consistent underlying framework for consumer protection will offer a better starting point in the future should it become easier – and there are signs of such developments – to separate underlying investment vehicles from the tax wrappers that deliver specific tax advantages.
Did the Commission consult with others on this work and does it intend to do so going forward?
A written call for evidence was published in October 2007, which attracted 80 responses from national regulators, consumer associations and originators and distributors for all of the products concerned. The results were published in a feedback statement in March 2008. In May 2008 a technical workshop was held with industry representatives. Over 300 senior representatives were bought together from across the industry, consumer groups and national and European institutions in July 2008 at an Open Hearing, to discuss the development of the market and potential risks to retail investors. An Impact Assessment was presented to the Impact Assessment Board and received a favourable opinion on 18 December 2008. The Commission's further work in this area will be undertaken according to the principles of better regulation, subject to further impact assessment and consultation with stakeholders.
What are the next steps?
The Commission will now begin work on developing detailed proposals. Input from all stakeholders will be sought in the development of these proposals. An orientation on the content and nature of these proposals will be published by the end of the year for public consultation. The results of this process will then form the basis of detailed legislative proposals and accompanying impact assessment work.
Source: European Commission


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Meet the Bloggers: Alicia Barnhart
We're starting up a new series called "Meet the Bloggers," designed to introduce new folks around here (or re-introduce longtime bloggers, if you'd like to formally say hello). We'll start off with Alicia Barnhart, whose Ballparks on a Budget blog is rocketing up the monthly MLB.com Blogs Latest Leaders. Alicia answered some questions for Michael Kelly of MLB.com during her recent trip to Coors Field:
Want to have your MLB.com Blog introduced this way? Let us know in the comments and be sure to include your blog's full URL and ideally an email address. NOTE: For the next one, we need a blogger who will be at an MLB ballpark before the end of the regular season, so we'd need to quickly line up a chat there with you. Some might be done at the ballpark or maybe an offseason FanFest type of event, others may be done simply via email back-and-forth. Just shout in the comments if interested…and thanks to those of you who already have quickly responded! Will keep track of all the interest.
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Have really enjoyed following Alicia's blog… Entertaining with tons of great ideas, suggestions and photos. Will be watching for more from her in the future!
This is a wonderful idea and Alicia Barnhart is the perfect blogger to start this. She is filled with passion and dedication about blogging and baseball! Hats off to Alicia.
Thanks for interviewing me!! Very excited to be formally introduced to all the MLB bloggers 😉
You did a great job! 🙂
I would be all for doing something like this for my blog. I wont be at another game this season but I know I will be at the Mariners Fan Fest even that is usually the last weekend of January.
This sounds like fun!


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voyager2 Wrote:I think you just have a bad fan in you unit, its alot more quiet then the old xbox.
The old xbox was noisy and never claimed to be "silent" so that isn't a meaningful comparison. The fan is fine on my unit, just not "silent" as it claims all over the box and the ASRock website. I've just been reading around and everyone says the 1st generation were the same - its the GPU fan that is noisy (whiney) not the external case fan.
The noise isn't "loud" it just isn't anywhere near "silent" and if I'm gonna have a box on in my living room 24/7 then it has to be "silent". My TV is silent, my PVR is silent, and my HTPC needs to be silent.
Quote:The revo has just one core, no hyper trading, no optical out, etc.
The old one maybe, but the Revo 3610 has dual core (same processor as the ASRock 330HT), hyper threading, optical out. And it has a bigger HDD, and memory card slot, and 4GB RAM and comes with a wireless keyboard and mouse. All for £13 more than the ION 330HT.
Admittedly it has no IR port that I can see, but there is no driver for the one on the 330HT either so that's no big loss. It is also debatable whether it has "n" wireless but that isn't an issue to me either as it will sit on a 1Gb ethernet LAN.
RMA request put in. Gonna borrow a 1st gen revo from work and wait for the price to drop on the 3610 then get one.


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- Connelly is a crime fiction veteran, while Koryta may be the "future" of the genre
- Connelly has won every award given to mystery writers
- Koryta has published nine novels since 2004 and he's just shy of 30 years old
Fans of crime fiction know the names Connelly and Koryta well. Two Mikes. Two generations. Two masters of their craft.
At 56 years old, Michael Connelly is the established veteran. A former reporter for the Los Angeles Times, he's won every award given to mystery writers. His books have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and been translated into 39 languages. Later this year Connelly marks an important milestone in his career. His best known character, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, returns in "The Black Box," Connelly's 25th novel in 20 years.
The other Mike is Michael Koryta, also an award-winning and best-selling author. You could call him the future of crime fiction. Koryta has published nine novels since 2004, and he's just shy of 30 years old. His latest, "The Prophet," a tale of faith, football and revenge recently debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and is getting rave reviews from fans and critics.
The Two Mikes visited Atlanta last week for the Decatur Book Festival, one of the largest literary get-togethers in the country. CNN had a chance to sit down with the two authors to compare notes and get some insight into their highly-successful writing careers. The following is an edited transcript.
CNN: You're both reaching new milestones in your careers, how does it feel?
Koryta: I feel like I'm exactly a decade behind Michael. He's at twenty years in publishing, I'm at ten. When I came in there were a group of writers who are standard bearers. You look at what they're doing and think this is what I have to go chase. The first book I wrote that was published, my editor was telling me go read Michael Connelly. I said "I am" and he said, "Try again." Ten years later I'm still getting that advice from everyone. What Michael's been able to sustain for twenty years is almost unprecedented in terms of the quality of the books continuing to improve. It's just remarkable. Hopefully my books are improving. One of the ways I find motivation to improve is looking at someone who is already at a high level and continues to get better with each book. That's really what you want to emulate.
Connelly: I don't think I was one who looked at anniversaries and numbers much, but for some reason this one was significant for me. When you're starting out you never believe that you might accomplish writing twenty-five books in twenty years. It's really bizarre to even contemplate. Twenty years was significant as well because of what happened in Los Angeles in 1992. My first book was published in January of that year so it was kind of a new world opening up to me. A few months later the city was torn apart by riots after the Rodney King trial. I really did weigh all these anniversaries and years when writing this book. I think it's the first time I ever really thought about that. The book's about the death of a journalist and during the riots I almost got killed. That's something I worked out in a lot of my books. So that all played into it, there's a lot of nostalgia, all of it was really important to me and I never really had this kind of stuff inspiring me before.
CNN: How have you both remained so prolific?
Connelly: What Koryta has done is remarkable. My first book wasn't published until I was 36. Now he's almost thirty and on his ninth book. You know I'm bragging about how I'm on book 25 and he's probably thinking about 75. That's hard for me to imagine, what he's doing. I feel like I'm making up for lost time. That's part of what drives me. For some reason, I don't know why I had this idea, maybe because I was 36 when my first book was published, but I wanted to write 36 books before I'm done. I love the play "Glengarry Glen Ross." In the movie, Alec Baldwin says, "Always be closing." I feel the same way. For me closing is writing, always be doing it.
Koryta: I knew at a young age this is what I wanted to do. I look at the fact that I got an early start -- that was a real blessing to me because it gave me a greater opportunity to tell more stories, hopefully, and at the end of the day that's what I want to do. What I love is the writing, it's not having written. I like the process of it.
CNN: Do you view writing as a competition or camaraderie?
Koryta: I've always felt an incredible amount of generosity from the time I showed up, people going out of their way to help me who didn't have to. It seems like there's a really good spirit of brotherhood, especially in crime fiction. In terms of competition, anytime I read a book that I think is really good, like "The Black Box," I love it and I'm rooting for Michael as a friend but there's also a spark of, this is a better book than what I wrote and now I've got to try and catch up with that. For me, that's the greatest motivation to improve is to see really good writers continue to get better and continue to pull farther away from you. You're always chasing the rabbit, and that's a good thing.
Connelly: There's always been a good mix of camaraderie and motivation. We're lucky in the genre we pursue, it's so big. We're not worried about, that book is so good it's going to take sales away from me. You just don't see that. Readers love to read good stuff, so there's no reason to really be competitive.
CNN: Do you prefer writing a stand alone novel or a continuing series character?
Koryta: What I like about writing a stand alone novel is you're starting with a fresh world and fresh characters. Part of what I love about writing is that journey of discovery where it's all new to me as well. This is my fourth stand alone in a row and I am beginning to get a little bit of an itch now to take a longer ride with a character, to get to know them a little better. In "The Prophet" I really fell in love with those characters, there was an emotional connection there that I don't think I've had in a while. It made me think it would be nice to stick with the characters for a little bit and see what happens. My next book will be a stand alone but after that I'm thinking about trying to take a little bit longer ride.
Connelly: A series character like Bosch can be a trap but it's a good trap to be in. This idea that it's an unfinished story with more to say. I guess I never write standalones. Even if I come up with a new character, I often bring them back. The last time I introduced a new character was "The Lincoln Lawyer," and now that's going on seven or eight years. I'm already writing my next book and it's Mickey Haller, but I kind of feel like creatively I need to come up with something new pretty soon.
CNN: If you could steal an idea from the other Michael what would it be?
Connelly: I would be an esoteric thief. Maybe it's the comfort of age but I look at what Michael has done with writing different kinds of genres. I've been more straight laced, straight crime. I've never broken away; all my stuff is in the same vein. It takes a certain amount of courage and confidence to pop out a book that's going to be compared to Stephen King instead of Raymond Chandler. So I would steal that kind of creative courage.
Koryta: Courage is one word for it. Foolishness might be another. I've been shamelessly stealing from Michael for years. It's his ability to say so much with one simple sentence that has what I call layers of depth. It's the words beneath the words. He does that every book, time after time after time. He'll lay out a beautiful line, Bosch thinking on the surface what is a very simple thought or observation but it has ripples to the past, the present and goes deeper to the core of the character. He has the ability and the confidence to let it ride on top and know that the reader will get it and feel that impact. That's an incredible gift and that's just great writing.


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kuda.org: books launches in Berlin on April27th 2017 at 20h, in the framework of the Aesthetic Education Expanded project
Festival u opoziciji – umetnost i politika improvizacije, od 26 – 29. oktobar u CK13, u organizaciji kuda.org
Festival in Opposition – Art and Politics of Improvisation, 26-29th October in Novi Sad, in organization of kuda.org
The exhibition "Alternative Economics, Alternative Societies" focuses on diverse concepts and models for alternative economies and societies, which all have in common a rejection of the capitalist system of rule. In the specific context of Serbia and Montenegro, which is facing one of the most "painful" processes of transition and "predatory" capitalism implementation in the region, this art exhibition offers solutions and examples of concrete models of political and social organizing realized in different parts of the world and in different historical epochs. In the context of extremely right-wing politics in Serbia and these incredibly fast economic transformation processes, there is a conviction that the exhibitions have the potential to appeal on questioning and rethinking the local system of rule and to create the bases for thinking about social and economic alternatives.


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D No Longer Stands for DevilRays
I know by now, most of the Tampa bay area has seen the leaked view of the 2008 uniforms for the Devilrays.
For years, the team has been trying to use the term "Devilrays" only in formal setting and in MLB business. For the past few years, the Home jerseys have read "Rays" and showed the slight feel of the franchise in letting the devil flow back into the murky waters off Tampa Bay.
I personally think that the name is not as important to me. But, in reality, I like the phrase "Rays" better than "Devilrays" for the fact of I hate to hear the church loving faction keep harping on that name for the simple fact of their personal agendas of political correctness.
That phrase is not evil or demonic. If it was, Vince Namoli would have sold his collective soul for a World Series ring or two.
The new 2008 unveiled design features a longer "barbed" tail on the letter "R" in Rays. and a more pronounced blue hue in the designs. I was seriously hoping that the team would just use the green hued "Rays" that currently adorn the jerseys.
I am aware of the teams announced "wants" of a more traditional colors and look for the uniforms. I loved the idea that the old Road shirts had "Tampa Bay" on them and the Home shirts were simply "Rays."
The look of the new "R" seems more futuristic than retro. I really loved the old logo for its lettering and thought they would just dress it up a bit, not put a tail in the "R".
People forget that were almost formally bought and moved a few franchises in the past here before getting our team. The Giants, Mariners,Twins, A's and another Florida expansion team missed our field before getting our existing team. I understand the need to appeal to the MLB upper echelon. Remember, they do make the rules.
I am wondering if the images were an attempt to sell out the teams coffers with the old style uniforms during the last home stand of the year. They will become instant collector's items come Thursday morning and you might see a few Sox and Yanks take some home as items for the closet as an investment. I also think that a savvy marketing person can see the dollar signs and the upcoming "Fandemodium" celebration to end with the game worn shirts being given to loyal fans on the field after next Thursday nights game.
The following two items also make that night a piece of history:
1) It is the end of the 10th Anniversary of our existance,
2) the uniform changes make this the last set of jerseys of this type to be seen on the field, even in Spring Training.
I have been lucky enough to have received 9 of the jerseys from the "Shirts Off Their Backs" promo event. The event this year will again feature the option of buying scratch off tickets to reveal wining selections for a number of prizes. The jerseys are thought to be a top prize. I personally like the "suite for a night" item.
Last year, I also got 2 nights at the Seminole Hard Rock hotel. I can tell you that those rooms were the cream of the crop. My room had a balcony and a view of the pool area. My girlfriend looked like an angel staring into the December night with the window open and the rock music blaring from the rooms CD player. Oh, my room key had a custom made CD of music to enjoy after the stay in the hotel.
Talk about a cool night with a hot babe………oops, forgot what I was writing about here.
I have been lucky and blessed to have received the following jerseys on that faithful night/day following the last game: Jared Sandberg, Damian Rolls, Jorge Sosa, Jesus Colume, BJ Upton, Jose Guillen, Rocco Baldelli, Randy Winn, and last year, Edwin Jackson.
It is the ultimate fan experience to step out on the field after the game and have a player peel that jersey off his back and give it to you. They have always signed the jersey and taken a photo with me to show the actual presentation of the shirt.
It is also my last chance to say goodbye and wish a few select players that have befriended me during my time as a Season ticket holder for the team. I look forward to it with a lot of pleasure and hope for the well being of all the players during the off season. The night usually concluded with a group photo that you can always find me in the picture. Every year I do something different to stand out in the pic. Maybe this year I will wear one of the old black light inspired caps that seemed to even glow in the dark in my closet.
I guess the best way to sum up this blog is in the hope that with the new Uni's, they Rays' now develop and mature that great winning attitude to produce a pennant for the rafters.
Let's Go Joe………………


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