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The calming voice of autumn…
With all the craziness that is this year's free agent pool (read this great article by Yahoo's Jeff Passan), there's nothing quite like hearing Vin Scully's voice during the fall or winter and I had the honor of actually hearing his voice during the live web chat he did yesterday with the fans. Everyone else probably could hear his voice in their heads through the words on the screen and I'm glad so many people got to participate. At the end, we still had tons of questions, so our sincere apologies that he couldn't answer them all.
The morning was filled with stories about Spring Training, from the Arizona Republic locally in Phoenix to the L.A. Times, Daily News and a few in the Vero Beach Press Journal, including this opinion piece by Ray McNulty. Though Ray says Vero Beach will never be the same without the Dodgers, he acknowledges that a move really does make sense, as he has in his previous columns. In fact, while the traditionalist in me has always loved everything about Dodgertown, I think the first time I realized that a move really was the right thing to do came when I read a column of Ray's last year that was similar to today's. Anyway, there's a press conference today at 3 p.m. in Arizona, so be on the lookout for the press release once it's posted to the website.
Also in today's papers was Bill Plaschke's story about Joe Beimel, which I thought hit the nail the on the head. Joe clearly understands the ramifications of his actions and was, at least in my opinion, a model citizen throughout the year. Having him back next year will be a boost to the team and I'm hopeful that he's able to sort through his personal issues with the help of those of us in the organization and his family and friends.
That's all for now. Ned and his staff are still in Naples, trying to land us a big bat or two, a pitcher or two and other complimentary pieces. Here's hoping they are successful in laying the ground work for a great offseason.
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Hate to see the Dodgers leave Vero but….
Since I go to AZ a lot that time of the year (the Sonoran Desert is fantastic in the winter) it would be great to look in on spring training.
Plaschke's article was very helpful to me, thank you. I'm a Dodgers fan living in St. Louis and don't always get all the subtle aspects of some of the larger stories in LA. While I don't always participate, reading this blog helps me stay a bit more intouch. Although the Beimel incident was very disappointing, to say the least, we sometimes forget that these guys are just kids. Kids sometimes do, as we all do at all ages, stupid things. It didn't help, but Beimel did not cost the Dodgers the series against the Mets.
Go Blue!
I would echo the same, Beimel didn't cost us the playoffs, he just didn't help us !! I mean lets face it, we didn't have enough horses to win !! The 2006 Dodgers played way beyond their stats so we all have to appreciate the fact that we even made the Playoff's !! If Ned can get it done this off season with a few good bats and arms and God willing we don't break down like we did in 2006, we should see games in October again !!
Go Ned !!
Go Dodgers !!
It wasn't Joe Beimel's fault the Dodgers didn't win their playoff series against the Mets… but he definitely might have had something to say about the outcome of a game or two. I like his stuff on the mound and I hope I come to like his stuff off the field from now on. He's okay in my book for stepping forward and accepting responsibility for his actions. Let's hope the rest of the team can forgive and forget as well. Go get 'em Joe!
Hey Josh,
I would like to say that I was really looking forward to the Vin Scully online chat. In fact I submitted several questions which none were used. My question is how is the question selection process done ?? I see that out of 21 questions, 13 of them came from 4 different people, and Dodgerfan805 had 5 of them !! It makes it very frustrating when I've been on most all of these online chats, and not once has one of my questions ever been addressed. Now it needs to be said that none of my questions could in any way be construed as rude or vulgar !! So please explain why the favorites ??
One suggestion would be that for the online chat you answer what you can, but afterward you publish the balnce of the questions asked with a brief response. Or at the very least close the window for additional questions so we don't keep wasting our time trying to get in !!
Go Ned !!
Go Dodgers !!
Don't get mad Gary i've been posting question for the past 2 years also but finally had 2 of them answered it's just the luck of the draw IMO.
Go Dodgers!!
bluebleeder, I'm not mad !! I just want more !! 21 questions just isn't enough, especially when some are fluff !!
Vin Scully Bobble Head !! Now that would be COOL !!!
Go Ned !!
Go Dodgers !!
Okay, I keep hearing all of these things about "bring Kenny back", and "sign Juan Pierre", and "get Gary Matthews Jr.". Come on!!! I want to at least give Repko a shot at playing full time this year. I really thought he was gonna get his chance last year, but then he went and played defense too well and messed up his foot. He's fast, his defense is INCREDIBLE, and I'd bet every penny I own that if he was playing full-time he'd bat .300 and steal 40+ bases. If we sign (or trade for) a power-hitting CF, I want Rep in right and Ethier in left. If we sign (or trade for) a power-hitting LF, I want Rep in center and Ethier in right. If we can't let him play full-time, let's trade him somewhere where they can. He deserves it, he's too good to just spend a couple more years working as a backup OF for us. Let Matt Kemp, Delwyn Young, or Marlon Anderson have that job.
I know I'm gonna catch grief for saying let Matt Kemp be a backup, but if we really need him in the bigs, I think that's where he belongs right now. He can't hit a curveball (he can't even foul one off), he gets bad reads on balls, and he strikes out TOO MUCH (if he continues his '06 pace over the course of a full season, he'd SO ~ 207 times). Let him have a full year at AAA and then we'll see. Right now, Repko's my man.
Any chance you could convey those thoughts to Ned for me, Josh? 🙂
I agree with you dualtone428, Repko deserves a shot !! Plus he comes at the right price !! It all depends on the big bat that Ned is looking for !! I'd like to see Nomar or Loney at the other OF slot !!
Go Ned !!
Go Dodgers !!
If I had to choose between Nomar and Loney, I'd probably go with Loney. Granted Nomar probably has the better throwing arm, but I'm not sure his legs could take the daily rigors of playing OF. Plus his throwing motion is not conducive to those long throws. I'm with you though gary. Re-sign Nomar@1B, Loney to LF, Rep in CF, Ethier in RF, and we've saved money through this whole Drew fiasco. I'm gonna have to copy you on this one….
Go Ned!!
Go Dodgers!!
Yeah, Repko should get a shot.
dualtone, I agree that Repko should get a shot (heck, invite Jose Guillen to spring training while you're at it). But like Laroche, I'll say if Kemp isn't ready to play everyday in the majors, let him play everyday in AAA until he's ready for the show. He's 22, after all.
"I'd bet every penny I own that if he [Repko] was playing full-time he'd bat .300 and steal 40+ bases."
I'd take that bet in a second. Repko's exciting, but he has "4th outfielder" written all over him. He surprised a lot of hardcore fans by salvaging his career, but that career appears to be as a complimentary player, not a star.
i'm as optimistic as the next guy, but really . . .
I am in no way a Bill Plaschke fan (not even a little bit), but his interview (I assume) of Joe Beimel has accomplished two very important things:
First – It has FINALLY given Dodger fans the opportunity to hear what happened straight from Joe Beimel. Not knowing the circumstances of the incident or how it has affected him has kept me (and presumably many others) extremely angry at Joe. Hearing his account of the incident in his own words and hearing what he is doing about it has finally allowed for some closure for Dodger fans. And though he still has a long way to go to gain back the trust of his teammates and fans, I believe that it is doable. Besides, I would much rather have him pitching FOR us than AGAINST us.
Second – Whether it was by Plaschke's design or not, the interview has, in essence, given Beimel a golden opportunity to resurrect his career with the Dodgers. If what he said in the interview is sincere and heartfelt, his teammates and fans will, undoubtedly welcome him back as a Dodger. However, if he or Plaschke are using this platform to try to blow sunshine up our noses, then both of them should be banished from Los Angeles forever. I am going to give both of them the benefit of the doubt. After all, even professional baseball players and fair weather journalists are human.
Welcome back Joe!
Has any body else heard a rumor about Coletti extending an offer to one of these three players? (Nomar, Soriano, or Zito)
I totally agree Gary. I was frustrated at the "fluff" Scully had to answer. I hit them with my best shot yesterday… a question that I really put some thought into. It went something like this:
Vinny! Thanks for taking the time. I'm a long-time listener and have admired your work, especially with the impartiality you bring to your craft. Today's announcers tend to offer their opinions and yet you choose to focus on the moment at hand. It seems an easy formula. Why do you feel that broadcasters of today have moved away from this type of work ethic?
Beimels young , he made a mistake. He took responsibility for it, and now it should be forgotten.
I for one am glad to have Beimel back, and there will be no boos from me, as long as he is sincere. I want Repko to get a chance. I love his hustle and his work ethic…he is by far one of my favorites.
Dodgerdugout dot com reports that Dave Roberts might be a Dodger this up coming season & that Nomar is closer to signing with the blue
Great assessment "53" on Beimel and I agree with fliegel, he made a mistake and is making amends for it. He's too good to just jettison away !! If baseball can give a second chance to guys like Strawberry, Bradley and others, we can surely see our way to giving this deserving sole a second chance. Especially when he has shown such remorse for his mistake !!! One other thing to keep in mind is if he does prove to be worthy, he'll certainly come at a better price then anyone else with the same tools !!
Wow Kevin, great question for Vinnie. I would love to hear the answer to that one !! It goes right to the heart of the issue I have with Steiner !! That blow hard only wants to hear himself speak !!
Go Ned !!
Go Dodgers !!
If Roberts comes back that should be the end of Lofton as a Dodger !! I wonder how the Gagne talks are going !! I'll bet it's a tough one for Ned to stomach with Boras representing Gagne !!
Go Ned !!
Go Dodgers !!
I can't believe that on the latest Dodger Poll that more people think Soriano is more important to the Dodgers then Zito. I was brought up that if you had good pitching, avg hitting would win you more games!! Without pitching your never safe !!
Spend the money on Zito and/or Schmidt Ned !!! The kids will come through !!
Go Ned !!
Go Dodgers !!
I love the idea of Roberts coming back to LA. I want nothing to do with Soriano. Lee would be much more affordable and he whines less.
I wouldn't mind Roberts if we had enough power in the lineup and needed a leadoff hitter. But since neither of those is the case, I'll pass.
"Vin Scully Bobble Head !! Now that would be COOL !!!"
Gary that = sold out months in advance
Yep bluebleeder, he's a person we'll be telling our grandkids about !!
Looks like Ned is wheeling and signing a few bottom dwellers. Makes sense !!
Go Ned !!
Go Dodgers !!
sounds like Nomar wil remain a Dodger The Times just reported it.
As much as I have always enjoyed watching Dave Roberts play, I believe that we gain very little in signing him over Kenny Lofton.
Lofton's career stats are considerably better than those of Dave Roberts. Granted, because of Roberts' age, he wouldn't need to be rested as much as Lofton would, but Lofton has proved himself time and time (and time and time) again.
Roberts played in 129 games in 2006 compared to Lofton's 120 games. Roberts made zero errors in 274 chances to Lofton's 3 errors on 248 chances. The biggest plus for Roberts was his 49 stolen bases compared to Lofton's 32. However, Lofton hit .301 in 2006 and has a career .299 average as compared to Roberts' .293 average in 2006 with a career average of .270. Roberts had 2 home runs in 2006 to Lofton's 3. They had identical OBP's of .360 in 2006.
I say re-sign the old guy to a one-year deal with incentives. He will probably come a lot cheaper than Roberts would anyway.
Ok, with nomar in the picture, and with the Orioles paying $12 million for Jamie Walker, how about an offer to the Detroit Tigers:
Joe Beimel for Marcus Thames
Sure Beimel may be turning around and all that. If he is, more power to him, but the Dodgers have a more pressing need for Marcus Thames, who could probably put out 35 homers if given a chance to play a full season. Hey, he had 26 in 348 AB.
Thames is probably about as cheap as the Dodgers could do in terms of money and personnel. This means Matt Kemp will be available for later 2007 or 2008, and more importantly, more money for Barry Zito and convincing Saito to stay (maybe Gagne too?).
Ned Colletti, if you're going to re-sign Nomar, get a young guy who's got some power. If you need evidence of his character, try this article from the New York Times.
This would be a great move for LA. Throw in Tomko and/or Hendrickson. But strike now, while Detroit needs a lefty guy.
Is it cold where you guys are? because I'm still Hot about our lack of power in real games. Sure we hit crappy pitchers and knocked in a bunch with avg and patience but it still all boils down to power in the clinch.1st inn or 9th Nomar has 9th inn power soriano Has POWER. I love Dave roberts he did well as a dodger and would fill my defence void in cf but his hitting has always been streaky against mediocre pitchers and really bad against good pitchers.Finley showed that fact.I've looked Zito up ome side and down the other and he is not THAT Great he blew during the playoffs and that stuck in my mind more then the just better then .500 performance of '06.Loney showed Sept value at 1B and more in the batters box.I'm not for we save money by signing Good people that is why we are the Dodgers of 88′ and got LUCKY there and I don't want us to take the place of The NYY of the 00′ era.But we do need a serious HR threat and I think our best shot is with soriano at 2b or of with Loney Nomar and Kent juggling the if/of spots Kent and Nomar both have indurance and age problems. I'm 40 I know that wall it ***** but kent needs to be shored up **** after this past season I wouldn't be suprised to see soriano at 2b and Nomar back at first with Loney at RF But Bottom line is that Soriano Hits HRs and he steals as much as Roberts put wills with him He'll Steal X 1.5 Safely
then get thrown out if we do not FIRE DONNALLY he is the worst 3b coach EVER!Really glad the mets didn't win it all because it would have come down to that game double play at Home….and drew quit!
I Love The way Jason Repko plays and the I do think he can hit for .280+ and steal 20+ maybe 30 with 10-20 HR but I don't think the dodgers can contain him to that in what I'm saying is that he is pure almost Raw Powe and thats why Cody Ross was not kept. He will sacrifice his body for the play. But his Body will not sacrifice itself for the game and we still need a player for the game. My Bottom line on Repko is That if he can stick alllllll the ability into the Knowledge that that High sprain stuck in his nerves is that he will be a great OF but those wall climbing game saving shots Happen once in a lifetime of playing and if you are hurt and on the bench then those chances diminish.***** I Love My Home Town Dodgers and especially the home grown ones But Mr Colletti all I want for Christmas is a Store bought HR Hitter and a pitcher or 2 who can throw 2 or 3 run ball for 7 inns.
ps . Mr Christmas Zito is not the man worthy of Dodger Dollars
Tough call Roberts or Lofton "53" both would be on my short list !! Both have the best interest of the team in their heart !! But at the end of the day I think Roberts has the better tools. I see the numbers and Lofton does have a slight advantage historically, but Roberts is much better in CF with a much better arm !!! And he's less inclined to end up on the DL then Lofton. From my vantage point his base stealing is far more intimidating then Lofton. Plus this guy just knows how to win, he stole a win for the Red Sox on their WS journey and again for the Pads in there playoff run. Either way both of these guys are a good choice for the Dodgers !!!
Go Ned !!
Go Dodgers !!!
Welcome back Nomar, great to have you in a Dodger uniform !!
I hear the Angels are about to sign Piazza !! Who here thinks the Dodgers should take a run at him ???
Go Ned !!
Go Dodgers !!!
Would Piazza really want to be back up?
Well think of the possibilities. Piazza as back up at catcher and plays first base, and he's a proven 20+ HR hitter. Loney has been working out in the OF and Nomar has played all the infield positions, plus he willing to play the OF. I could see Nomar at 3B (20+ HR), Kent at 2B (20+ HR) and Pizza at 1B (20+ HR), Furcal at SS ( 20+ HR), Either ( 20+ HR) and Loney OF (20+ HR). Then you have Repco OF (15+ HR), Roberts or Lofton OF (10+ HR) and Martin C (10+ Hr). Just a thought but it could work !!! I personally don't think Soriano, or any ball player, is worth $120 million.
Last year the Dodgers did quite well with a band of kids, who never played in the big leagues and some veterns in their waining days. I say go with the same formula and spend the money on pitching !!!
Go Ned !!
Go Dodgers !!
One other thought. Having your backup catcher playing 1B or DH aginst AL clubs opens up the bench to more situational players. Or it allows the club to carry another much needed pitcher. Look at Toby or Sandy, all they did was take up space on the bench and couldn't be used !! This way you get more production out of the roster !!
Again, just a thought !!
Go Ned !!
Go Dodgers !!
I originally thought that Piazza would be a welcomed addition to the team, with him backing up Martin and playing an occasional 1b. However, now that it seems the Dodgers are close to signing Nomar and with the 1b duties probably resting on the shoulders of both Nomar and Loney, I wasn't so sure. No doubt he is a great bat coming of the bench, but would be very limited use in the field. Bottom line, my heart says absolutely, but my head says not so sure.
Go Ned!!
Go Dodgers!!
Actually, Piazza in the AL (especially with the Angels) is a great way for the "Pizza Man" to wind down his career. He has always loved playing in the (er…ah…) Los Angeles market.
I think that the Angels would be looking at Piazza more as a DH than as a back up catcher to Molina or Napoli – although he would be available to do so if necessary.
I think that Piazza would want too much money to come back to the Dodgers, and certainly too much money for his role as a back-up catcher to Martin and only a pinch hitter. That being said, I'm OK with Toby Hall as our back-up catcher, but I know HE certainly isn't OK with it.
Some very good points on the Roberts / Lofton thing, Gary. I think that the final decision on either will boil down to whether or not the Dodgers can get a power hitting outfielder (i.e. Soriano, Matthews Jr., Lee, etc). If that happens, I really do not see the Dodgers signing either Roberts or Lofton (although I believe that they could get Lofton for pretty cheap. I'm not so sure about Roberts). Anyway, your points are well taken and, as always, greatly appreciated.
I think we can get great trade appeal for Toby !! And I don't think Piazza will be as expensive now at 38 as he once was !!
Piazza actually sounds appealing. Nomar is a utility player now and can split time at 1B with Piazza and Loney. Toby should be traded, throw in some other dead wait and grab a middle reliever. Don't resign K-Lo, let him go. Grab Gary Matthews, Soriano, or Lee for OF.
He can't play more than 120 games. He has lost his full time spot at 1B to Loney as far as I'm concerned and can play second, third, **** he was an all-star SS.
& he is still a well respected hitter & fielder, i think you're wrong kirby i really do
I'd love nothing more than for Loney to give Nomar a run for his money on the starting 1b position. However, that has yet to be seen. I don't think Nomar is anywhere close to being considered a "fill in" utility man. For sake of arguement, if he turns out to be our utility man, he'd be the most talented one I've ever seen.
I think also with the "utility man" connotation there is a perception that a player is solid at many positions, but not a master of any. With Nomar he's a master of atleast two (SS/1B) and who's not to say other possible other positions. Nothing he does really surprises me anymore. No doubt he's a complete gamer.
You've all never heard of a .300 hitter with 20 HRs and 90 RBIs (93 for the record) playing UTIL.? Give me a break. If the guy can play a full season I'll happily let him play 1B.
AND…. he is too short to play first.
I have to respectfully disagree with you nkirby4. I believe that Nomar will be our everyday first baseman, with OUTFIELDER James Loney as his back up. Of course all of this could change if we sign a power hitting outfielder.
You must have been watching a different Nomar Garciaparra than I watched all season long. The guy is an OUTSTANDING first baseman. He made some of the greatest defensive plays that I have ever seen any Dodger first baseman make (even Steve Garvey) AND he made only four errors all season long. Heck, even Albert Pujols had six.
He's too short, you say? The aforementioned Steve Garvey, one of the best first basemen in Dodger history, is 5-10.
I believe that Nomar will have another great season next year and he LOVES playing here.
Hey, did you guys hear that J.D. Drew is supposedly close to signing a two-year $30 million dollar contract with the Red Sox?
1st base spends more time digging throws out of the dirt than flagging down high throws. Sure, taller is better, but not essential. As 53 pointed out Garvey did a great job (all-star, MVP) and Nomar is an all-star at the position himself.
Good Job Ned, you're doing the right thing by signing Nomar. As I said at the end of the season on this blog, for what Nomar did on numerous occasions to help get our team to the playoffs, he deserved the chance to play with the Dodgers again. Yes, he's older, and yes he may be injury-prone, but if he's handled the right way, he'll be a productive part of this team. He's a gamer. He can play anywhere in the infield and he swings a big stick. How can it be a bad thing?
On another subject, yes its sad that the Dodgers are about to leave Vero Beach, I always wanted to visit Dodgertown. But it sure will be easier to enjoy spring baseball when they make the move to Arizona. I applaud the decision.
Now let's go get us that pitcher and bat we need. Oh and if we can off load Hendrikson even better. Sorry man but you just didn't work out with the Dodgers.
Understand that Soriano is looking for a BIG contract over 7 years. I would not be in the bidding, particularly over such a long term. As we know, in those extra long contracts the guy may be happy with his deal for the first couple of years; then he gets unhappy and wants to re-negotiate, because he sees the market price increasing for players signing up three or four years later. Then you have another unsatisfied money hungry player, a la Sheffield as an example. I don't believe we need Soriano that bad.
Nomar is likely a future HoF'r and he's calling him a "utility man". I love your passion Kirb, but question your knowledge. You realize that if he plays out his "rumored" 2 years with a 3rd year option, he might go into the hall as a Dodger.
Messagebear, I couldn't agree more. Nice insight.
1) Nomar is good, but he's not in the hall yet. I think his career average will settle around .310, but he needs to be at least as healthy next year to convince me fully he's still on the right track.
He's got some significant milestones coming up, like 300 HR, 1000 RBI, 1000 R, 2000 H. If he won a gold glove at first that would help too. Nomar's great, but don't unroll your jump to conclusions mat so quickly.
2) As for what to do with Nomar, I'd keep him in the lineup and at first, ideally moving him to second by 2008 so Loney can play first. Loney can play right field to start because, in cause you haven't noticed, we need a right fielder. Then we need a plan for center.
3) Keep in mind that with Sori, he's a power/speed guy now, and while that combination does age pretty nicely, he's still probably going to start declining 5 years into the contract. Add to that that he wants a no-trade clause, and a 7 year deal doesn't look quite as good. But I like his work ethic, his speed, his healthy history, his power, and the fact that he's played in Japan. Only problem is that if you sign Soriano, you have to ask if he's your centerfielder.
4) For reasons of affordability, though, I like Marcus Thames, and I would rather see a trade of Beimel for Thames while the iron is hot. While this puts Ethier in center should Nomar be signed (and his range is iffy for the job), I think it would work. I'd rather put the big money into pitching.
5) Josh, any chance of us seeing Bill Mueller post here every now and then, now that he's in the front office?
On a Differant note.
With Mueller Retiring does that mean his Salary for 07 was offloaded to insurance and that he is in the office for free or a low office salary or are the Dodgers still Paying the balance of the contract for office duties? Do we get any compensation for him retiring while under contract? If we aren't paying the balance then that frees up another 5M or so in 07.
I read that Mueller will be paid the remaining $4.some million on his contract for 2007, thus making him the highest paid front office employee. So, nothing will be saved for the team payroll as a result of this move. Maybe a warning forward for signing players already suspected of serious injuries to multi-year obligations.
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§ 23.1 - Purpose.
These regulations are intended to comply with 39 U.S.C. 3220(a)(2), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) guidelines (50 FR 46622), to assist in the location and recovery of missing children through the use of penalty mail.
§ 23.2 - Contact person.
Tim Coss, Office of Administrative Services Operations, U.S. Department of Commerce (H2063), 14th and Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230, Telephone (202) 377-2108.
§ 23.3 - Plan.
(a) The Department of Commerce will supplement and expand the national effort to assist in the location and recovery of missing children through the economical use of missing children information in domestic penalty mail directed to the public and Federal employees.
(b) The Department of Commerce may include, on or inside authorized types of penalty mail, pictures and biographical data related to missing children, provided such use is determined to be cost effective. The authorized types of penalty mail include:
(1) All envelopes; and
(2) Self-mailer publications (newsletters, bulletins, etc.) with a shelf-life of no more than 90 days.
(c) The manner in which pictures and biographical data may be used includes:
(1) Printing on envelopes at the time they are initially printed with the United States Postal Service (USPS) required postal code identification;
(2) Printed inserts that are placed in envelopes along with other mailing material;
(3) Stickers that are printed and placed on envelopes prior to mailing; and
(4) Printing as part of the content of self-mailers such as bureau newsletters, bulletins, etc.
(d) Missing children information will not be placed on letter-size envelopes in the areas described as the "Penalty Indicia Area," "OCR Read Area," "Bar Code Read Area," and "Return Address Area" per Appendix A of the OJJDP guidelines.
(e) The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (National Center) will be the sole source from which the Department of Commerce will obtain the camera-ready and other photographic and biographical materials for use by organizational units. Photographs which were reasonably current as of the time of the child's disappearance shall be the only acceptable form of visual media or pictorial likeness used on or in penalty mail.
(f) The Department of Commerce will remove all printed penalty mail envelopes and other materials from circulation or other use (i.e., use or destroy) within 90 days of notification by the National Center of the need to withdraw penalty mail envelopes and other materials related to a particular child from circulation. The Department of Commerce will not include missing children information on blank pages or covers of items such as those to be included in the Superintendent of Documents' Sales Program, or to be distributed to Depository Libraries, as such material generally could not be withdrawn from use within 90 days of notification. The National Center will be responsible for immediately notifying the Department Contact Person, in writing, of the need to withdraw from circulation penalty mail envelopes and other materials related to a particular child.
(g) The Department of Commerce will give priority:
(1) To penalty mail that is addressed to the public for receipt in the United States, its territories and possessions; and
(2) To inter- and intra-agency publications and other media that will be widely disseminated to and viewed by Federal employees.
(h) All suggestions and/or recommendations for innovative, cost-effective techniques should be forwarded to the Department Contact Person. The Department Contact Person shall conduct biannual meetings of departmental representatives to discuss the current plan and recommendations for future plans.
(i) This shall be the sole regulation implementing this program for the Department of Commerce.
§ 23.4 - Cost and percentage estimates.
It is estimated that this program will cost the Department of Commerce $39,530 in the first year. It is the Department of Commerce's estimate that 9% of its penalty mail will transmit missing children photographs and information when the program is fully implemented.
§ 23.5 - Report to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
The Department of Commerce will compile and submit a consolidated report to OJJDP, by June 30, 1987, on its experience in implementation of 39 U.S.C. 3220(a) (2), the OJJDP guidelines, and the Department of Commerce's regulation. This report will cover the period from December 24, 1986 through March 31, 1987, and provide detail on:
(a) The Department of Commerce's experience in implementation (including problems encountered), successful and/or innovative methods adopted to use missing children photographs and information on or in penalty mail, the estimated number of pieces of penalty mail containing such information, and the percentage of total penalty mail directed to the public which included missing children information.
(b) The estimated total cost to implement the program, with supporting detail, and
(c) Recommendations for changes in the program to make it more effective.
§ 23.6 - Definitions.
(a) Operating units. Bureaus and other organizational entities outside the Office of the Secretary charged with carrying out specified substantive functions (i.e., programs).
(b) Organizational units. The organizational units within the Department of Commerce are:
§ 23.7 - Notice to Department of Commerce organizational units of implementation and procedures.
Following are roles and responsibilities for the program within the Department of Commerce.
(a) The Department Contact Person shall:
(1) Serve as the Department of Commerce's sole representative for ordering materials, including camera-ready negatives, from the National Center,
(2) Serve as the Department of Commerce's sole supplier of materials to Operating Units,
(3) Maintain a current list of personnel within each Operating Unit who are authorized to order materials,
(4) Notify Operating Units whenever permission to use information on a missing child has been withdrawn,
(5) Ensure that only current missing children materials are distributed to Operating Units, and that only those requests from authorized departmental representatives are filled,
(6) Prepare all required departmental reports on the program,
(7) Promulgate any departmentwide operating instructions deemed appropriate for the program, and
(8) Chair biannual meetings of departmental representatives to discuss the program and identify additional opportunities to use the missing children data with penalty mail.
(b) The Head of each Operating Unit (and for the Office of the Secretary, the Director of the Office of Administrative Services Operations), or his/her representative, shall:
(1) Designate a single person to act as the Operating Unit's representative to the Department for requesting and controlling missing children materials and receiving notification to withdraw materials from use (an alternative may be designated to act in the representative's absence),
(2) Provide the Department Contact Person with the name, title, telephone number, and room number of the Operating Unit's representative for the program (and also for the alternate, if one is designated), and notify the Department of changes when they occur,
(3) Ensure that the shelf-life of printed penalty mail materials containing missing children information is limited to a maximum of three months,
(4) Ensure that information on a child is not used once permission has been withdrawn and the shelf-life for the material would keep the information available for greater than 90 days after the date that permission to use it was withdrawn,
(5) Direct that the Operating Unit representative (or alternate) order missing children information, as appropriate, only from the Department Contact Person,
(6) Comply with policies, procedures, and operating instructions issued by the Department,
(7) Maintain necessary information to prepare required reports and submit them in accordance with requirements,
(8) Provide only current camera-ready and other photographic and biographical materials to printers, including those at the Administrative Support Centers, and
(9) Otherwise determine and control the use of missing children materials and information by the Operating Unit.
(c) The Director of each Administrative Support Center, or his/her representatives, shall:
(1) Cooperate with serviced Operating Units to promote the use of missing children information on penalty mail,
(2) As directed by an Operating Unit, utilize camera-ready and other photographic and biographical material provided by the Operating Unit in preparation of material for use with penalty mail, and
(3) Assure that any printing performed or procured under its direction is in accordance with the type of material and the manner of presentation as prescribed in this regulation.


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"Read with much fun in 1911, LMY". Whether this was meant as a sincere expression – or not – of her appreciation of the "indifferent verse" written by Maria Eleanor Vere Cust, her husband's cousin-once-removed, Louisa Yorke clearly left one of her trademark comments after reading the volume. "Indifferent verse" is how Maria Cust's biographer describes the poetry presented in Lucem sequor and other poems (1906), and to judge from an earlier privately printed publication, Songs of sunshine and shadow (1903), the comment is fairly apt. Both works at Erddig are inscribed to Maria's father, the orientalist Robert Needham Cust, for whom she worked as a secretary. Although the name "Cust" appears infrequently in the Erddig book collections outside the Library, it highlights the continuing connections between the two families. Continue reading
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October 27, 2014 · 12:01 am
Erddig, Wrexham (3): The Cust connection
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Tagged as Etheldred Yorke (1847-1919), Historic Libraries, Louisa Matilda Scott (1863-1951), Margaret Cust (b. 1829), Maria Eleanor Vere Cust (1862-1958), Mary Anne Boode (?1800-1882), National Trust, Philip Yorke I of Erddig (1743-1804), Provenance, Robert Henry Hobart Cust (1861-1940), Robert Needham Cust (1821-1909), Simon Yorke III (1811-1894), Victoria Mary Louisa Cust (1823-1895)


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there's quite a few sections of sephora i never visit for a couple of reasons. 1)the packaging has images of only white women 2) the color collection is not brown girl friendly 3) they never use a brown girl in their ads
why the disparity? colorful eyeshadows, blushes, and lipsticks look GORGEOUS on dark skin tones. but im not a fan of face color with no foundation so what are brown girls supposed to use. the options are slim and that's why everyone and their mother gets either mac or mufe foundation b/c most other brands dont have a shade thats complimentary.
am i the only one upset by this? am i overreacting?


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Firm paid Phoenix councilman to push stun guns
March 28, 2005
Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic
A council member who pushed to make Phoenix the first major city in the country to arm all of its police officers with Tasers was paid $3,500 last year to help Taser sell stun guns to another city.
Law and Public Safety Committee Chairman Dave Siebert, who has voted to spend more than $1.2 million in taxpayer money on the electric stun guns since 2001, was hired by Taser last summer to make a sales presentation to the San Francisco Police Department.
State law prohibits city council members from receiving compensation for services rendered as a public official. The city's ethics policy warns officials "to be wary of accepting gifts or benefits from individuals doing business with the city."
Siebert said he believes in the stun gun and did everything he could to make sure his involvement with Taser was aboveboard. He got approval from the City Attorney's Office, excused himself from any future votes on Taser and declared the payment in a January financial disclosure.
"I did everything in my power, except say 'no.' If I didn't believe in the product, I wouldn't have gone there," he said. "I would like to think that it has saved lives in the city of Phoenix."
Siebert's relationship with Taser was disclosed as questions are raised in Arizona and nationally over Taser's financial influence on municipal employees who are involved with purchases of the stun guns. In Chandler and Minneapolis, police officers have been criticized for their ties to the company.
Taser spokesman Steve Tuttle said Siebert is the only council member the company has paid as a consultant.
"The city of San Francisco desired the input of a major city council member's experience with a large deployment of (Tasers)," he said.
The company has paid hundreds of police officers to be instructors and given stock options to some officers in return for their support of the gun.
Taser Chief Executive Officer Rick Smith has said that training program has been responsible for the company's success in sales to police departments.
Critics say payments to city employees have created a conflict of interest, with officers promoting the stun gun and repeating Taser's assurances of safety while minimizing risks.
The potential conflicts "have the direct consequence of shielding the company from scrutiny," said John Crew, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union in northern California who specializes in police practices.
"A major problem with these stun guns has been the exaggerated claims of safety coming from Taser . . . And they have been using police officers and other public officials to tout the safety of their stun guns."
Scottsdale-based Taser International has armed nearly a third of America's 18,000 law enforcement agencies with stun guns. For years, Taser claimed its weapon never caused a death or serious injury. But an ongoing investigation by The Arizona Republic has linked the stun gun to at least 12 deaths nationwide and to the injuries of several police officers.
Those deaths have left cities nationwide rethinking Taser purchases and deployments as police departments, city council members and state legislators raise concerns about how the gun is used and the need for independent medical information on the stun gun.
Smith maintains that Tasers have never caused a death or serious injury and cites more than 90 studies by universities, the military and police departments that he says support Taser's safety claim.
San Francisco effort
When the San Francisco Police Commission considered buying the stun guns in 2004, Siebert was hired by Taser to promote the weapon and address any concerns based on his experience with the stun guns in Phoenix.
"In the middle of last year, (Taser) asked me to tell our story to the San Francisco police," Siebert said.
He said he did not tell the commission during public meetings that he was being paid by Taser, but, "it was no secret that I was helping Taser. That was very clear."
Siebert said he made two trips to San Francisco with Taser officials that involved meeting privately with some commissioners and participating in a public sales presentation. He said he agreed to take the job only if Taser agreed to let him talk about the safeguards Phoenix put in place to control the gun's use.
"We were cautious," he said, citing the department's extensive training and review procedures. "We weren't following someone else's lead. We were the leader."
San Francisco Police Commissioner Peter Keane said Siebert and other Taser officials emphasized the stun gun's safety while minimizing deaths and injuries.
"Their position was that the device was completely safe," said Keane, a law professor and former dean at Golden Gate University. "We found it a little bit curious that a sitting city official was being brought along as part of the sales pitch."
Keane and others at the meeting said Siebert emphasized his position as a Phoenix City Council member.
San Francisco did not buy any stun guns as the result of the presentation.
Siebert said that he was paid on an hourly basis and that his financial relationship with Taser began in June and ended in October. He said he did not receive stock options and has not worked for Taser since.
Acting City Attorney Gary Verburg said Siebert's position with Taser did not violate any state statutes or city policies. "He has done everything in compliance with the statute," Verburg said. "He has declared a conflict and refused to participate in any decision involving Taser."
He said the law doesn't dictate where you can work.
The city's ethics policy cautions public officials about conflicts: "You should not be involved in any activity which might be seen as conflicting with the responsibilities of your position. The people of Phoenix have a right to expect that you act with independence and fairness toward all groups and not favor a few individuals or yourself."
The state Attorney General's Office and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office investigate allegations of conflicts, which can carry criminal penalties.
Tim Delaney, director of the non-profit Center for Leadership, Ethics and Public Service in Phoenix, said there are gray areas in the state's conflict-of-interest laws.
Delaney, who has served as Arizona solicitor general and a chief deputy attorney general, says officials have a right to make a living while in public office. But, "you don't want them to make a living off of public service," he said.
Siebert publicly disclosed his financial relationship with Taser in a January filing that requires city officials to document assets, property, business interests and any compensation over $1,000 during the previous year.
Siebert, 43, was elected to the City Council in 1995 and represents District 1, which includes most of northwest Phoenix.
Siebert's long-time support of Taser is a matter of public record. He took credit for bringing the stun gun to Phoenix in a 2003 newsletter to constituents: "At my request, the Police Department introduced the (Taser) in a pilot program as a less-lethal weapon. During a nine-month period, when the Taser was used, the number of officers and suspects injured from use of force decreased dramatically."
Siebert's newsletter borrowed language verbatim from Taser's sales brochures and described the stun gun as "a non-injury-causing weapon."
At the time, Siebert was running for re-election and Taser executives and their spouses contributed at least $1,750 to his campaign, according to campaignreports for 2003.
Public records show that Siebert first asked the Police Department to look into Tasers in 2001. Ultimately, the city purchased 1,348 stun guns, making Phoenix the nation's largest police department to arm all of its officers with the gun.
Taser officials have highlighted Phoenix as a role model for other departments considering purchasing the stun gun. They point to Phoenix in sales presentations, press releases and interviews, citing the reduction in police shootings and officer and suspect injuries after the Taser deployment.
Taser's defense
Taser defends its payment to Siebert and police officers across the country. Active duty officers are often paid to act as trainers for companies that sell weapons to police departments.
"It is an industry standard and an officer safety issue that police equipment providers utilize active duty police trainers as consultants to provide training," Tuttle said, adding that such trainers "do not attempt to sell or market the stun gun."
The officers, called "master instructors," are paid as much as $450 to host a two-day training session for other law enforcement agencies. In some cases, those master instructors have been given stock options.
In December, Minneapolis Sgt. Ron Bellendier quit his department after questions were raised about his role in Taser purchases while moonlighting as one of Taser's master instructors. The police chief said Bellendier, now a sales manager for Taser in the Midwest, did not have permission to work for Taser.
In Arizona, a former Chandler police officer was the subject of a conflict-of-interest investigation after the City Council spent $193,000 on Tasers based on his recommendation two years ago.
The officer, Jim Halsted, now is a regional sales manager for Taser. Minutes from the March 27, 2003, Chandler City Council meeting show that Halsted made a presentation and urged purchase of the stun guns.
"Sergeant Halsted also commented on the medical safety aspects of the equipment and reported that the Tasers will not result in any physical injury . . . (Halsted) reported that not one death has been attributed to the use of this equipment."
Halsted received stock options, payments and a trip to Hawaii from Taser. The city's investigation cleared him of any wrongdoing.
Siebert said he did not know about the Chandler or Minneapolis cases. But he said his situation is different.
He said he has no doubts that Tasers have been involved in deaths and injuries and thinks Taser should make all of that public. He also said the police have benefited from the stun gun and his job as a councilman is to protect the public and officers. "It is good and healthy to have a debate. I still believe, with the proper training . . . it is an effective tool."


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A Whimsical, Autumnal Wedding at CJ's Off the Square in Franklin, Tennessee
Ashley Hall (23 and an NICU nurse) and Sean Smithgall (26 and a pharmacist) planned an intimate garden wedding with an autumnal twist at CJ's Off the Square in Franklin, Tenn. Instead of the expected fall color palette of red, orange and yellow hues, Ashley and Sean filled the cozy garden outdoor space with shades of purple, lavender, peach, pink and classic white hues to set an elegant, feminine tone. It was the addition of gold and white pumpkins along the aisles and in the centerpieces that gave the decor a decidedly autumnal feel.
The day began with a ceremony in CJ's lush private garden. A string trio set a romantic tone for the affair and a whimsical arrangement of curly willow, garden roses, stock and hydrangeas in soft purple and pink hues framing the quaint white gazebo where the couple exchanged vows played up the beautiful natural setting. The aisle decor fused romantic and fall-inspired styles with pastel rose petals running the length of the aisle and vintage-inspired lanterns and pumpkins placed at the end of each row.
After saying "I do," Ashley and Sean invited their families and friends to join them in the open-air pavilion for dinner and dancing. The couple carried the cheerful purple and peach color palette over to the reception through bright table linens, sprigs of fresh lavender and unique arrangements of full garden blooms displayed in crystal chalices. Details like gilded pumpkin place cards and branch-like structures boasting floating glass orbs tied in the autumnal theme, while adding a note of whimsy to the decor. The newlyweds went for a rustic chic appeal when it came to their sweetheart table, styling a wooden farm table with a lace table runner, twinkling mercury glass, silvery mercury glass and French country chairs. "We had bistro lights hanging in the pavilion that were gorgeous and lots of candles for a romantic feel," says Ashley. Guests nibbled on tasty bites like Thanksgiving turkey sliders and mini twice-baked potatoes and enjoyed peach sangria and whiskey sour signature cocktails during cocktail hour. Premier DJs of Nashville took over after dinner and kept the dance floor packed until the wee hours.
A Catered Affair
Amy Lynn Larwig
Men's Warehouse
Maggie Sottero
CJ's Off the Square


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There are two ingredients that I, admittedly, become a little obsessed with this time of year – pumpkins and apples. I put them in everything and I'm always daydreaming of other ways to cook with them. And there are still more recipes to come this fall, because I'm not done yet – I have to cook with pumpkins until I almost can't stand the sight of them. And even then, I still kind of want more.
Last weekend, we cut a butternut squash in half and filled the cavity with red wine-soaked apples and cranberries, with a little brown sugar, then roasted the whole thing until the squash was tender. In hindsight, I should have cooked the apples and cranberries separately, because by the time the squash had reached the right tenderness, the fruit piled on top had burned. Fortunately, it was only the top layer, and the fruit underneath was juicy, sweet and flavorful, and so delicious with the roasted squash, a whole roast chicken and garlicky green beans with mushroom gravy.
On Saturday morning I woke up eager to make the apple tart I'd been thinking of. I started with my favorite shortbread tart crust, with chopped pecans added to the dough. And a couple varieties of apples – Granny Smith and Honey Crisp – just to vary the flavor a little for tartness and sweetness. I decided to leave the peel on the apples – simply because I wanted to see the green and red color on each slice – I thought it looked really beautiful. If I were making a pie, though, where the apples would not be arranged on top but covered up by crust, then I absolutely would peel them. They can certainly be peeled for this tart, too, and it would look just as pretty.
I juiced and zested an orange and tossed the apples with the citrus then added brown sugar, flour and spices. Layered in the tart crust the apple slices looked so lovely. Jamie woke up just in time to start sneaking apple slices as I was arranging them in the crust.
For the final touch, I warmed some orange marmalade and then strained it, so that I had just the orange syrupy jam, and brushed it over the apples after taking the tart out of the oven. As the tart cooled, the orange marmalade glaze gave the apples a beautiful glossy sheen.
With the apple tart finished and cooling on the counter, we headed out for a drive to the mountains and then in search of pumpkins for carving. We were going to drive to Mount Evans, which is the highest paved road in North America – 14,240 feet at the summit, above the timberline – but as it turns out the road had already been closed for the year due to snow. There's a very short window of opportunity for driving this road – just from the end of May through September – and we were too late.
As it turns out, we were also too late to see any of the fall colors in the mountains. While the colors are still at their peak in Denver with vivid red and yellow leaves everywhere, the colder temperatures in the mountains speed up the process, and the trees up there are already stripped bare for winter.
As we drove back down to Denver, it started raining, and by the time we reached the farm where we were going to pick out pumpkins, everything was wet and very, very muddy, with the rain still pouring down. As fun as it would have been to trek through a muddy pumpkin field for the perfect pumpkin (Jamie had his eye on the biggest one, of course), we decided to head to the grocery store, where we picked out a few pumpkins as well as ingredients for chili for dinner.
Apple Tart with Pecan Shortbread Crust
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pecan shortbread crust:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup powdered or confectioner's sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick plus 1 tablespoon (9 tablespoons) very cold (or frozen) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 egg yolk, beaten
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- Tart pan, with a removable bottom
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, powdered sugar and salt. Scatter the cold butter pieces over the flour, and using a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour until you have coarse crumbs (about 1-2 minutes). Add the egg yolk, a little at a time, stirring into the flour and butter with your fingers. Working quickly, work the dough with your fingers to incorporate the moisture into the flour. (The dough will appear very dry, and you might think it doesn't have enough liquid, but don't worry, it will come together.) After 2-3 minutes of working the dough, it should start to hold together enough so that you can gather it into a ball. During the last minute of working the dough, sprinkle in the pecans.
Grease your tart pan very thoroughly with butter or cooking spray. Take half the dough and press evenly into the bottom of the tart pan, all the way to the edges. Take the other half of the dough, and press evenly around the sides of the pan. Freeze crust in pan for 30 minutes while you prepare the apples.
apple filling:
- 4 apples, cored and thinly sliced 1/8 inch thick (I used 2 Granny Smith and 2 Honey Crisp)
- Juice and zest of 1 orange
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons butter, diced
- 1/3 cup orange marmalade
- 1 teaspoon water
Preheat the oven to 400. Place the apple slices in a large bowl and toss with the orange juice and zest. In a separate bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over apples and toss to coat each slice.
Begin arranging the apple slices in the tart shell, starting at the edge and working towards the middle. After filling the bottom with a layer of apples, build another layer right on top, continuing until all the apple slices are used up and the tart shell is full. Dot the apples with the diced butter.
Place tart pan on a baking sheet and bake for 40-45 minutes, covering the edge with a pie shield after 30 minutes, if needed, to prevent the crust from over-browning. Remove the tart from the oven and set on a wire rack.
In a small bowl, combine the orange marmalade and water. Warm in the microwave for 30 seconds, them pour through a mesh strainer. Using a pastry brush, brush the syrup (not the solid bits) over the warm apples. Let cool completely, then serve with ice cream or whipped cream.
Yields 8 servings.
Recipe from Curly Girl Kitchen


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It would be useful to have a few custom tags and/or the ability to remap some of the existing ones.
For instance, I don't have a "soloist" field but I do have a "performer" one
and it would be nice being able to remap my "performer" (multivalue) to "soloist(s)"
without having to add the "soloist" field to thousands tracks.
If it's a problem to remap to an already defined one, we could maybe have a "Custom 1",
Custom 2" and "Custom 3" fields where to remap some of our fancy info.
It would also be useful to know in detail how the remapping already in place works.
For instance, I don't have a "year" field, I have a "date" instead, but my "date" info
show up in the "year" field.
And also: how does the "bits" field work?
And the "compilation" one?
And the "contributing artist"?


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July 31, 2018
What to Wear to a Summer Wedding
Summer is full of fun parties, weddings, and things to do/places to be. Sophia shows us how to look good at one of summer's biggest events - A WEDDING! Whether it's super dressy or somewhat informal, you can look great and still have fun in dresses, jumpsuits, and more for great prices at Plato's Closet!


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This time last year, when Images Past was in it's infancy and I was still fiddling about wondering how to shape the blog, I posted this photo of a mystery piper and appealed for help in identifying him (or not!) as John Hume who was born in Haddington in 1854 to William Hume and Margaret Veitch. John is an American client's ancestor, and the client was happy for me to post the photo, just in case it led somewhere.
Nothing much came of it, but I knew as long as the photo was "out there", there was always a chance someone would find their way to it.
This morning I had a phone conversation with a very excited lady called Heather who is also a descendant of William and Margaret. When her aunt (the family historian) died she inherited furniture, table cloths, photos and original 19th Century documents, and had spent some time over the holidays going through the papers. Heather originally thought she was the last surviving member of her family, but has discovered living relatives using the records she inherited. A quick Google of some family names led her here, and I am terribly excited about putting her in touch with her relatives in the US.
What fun for New Year's Day – oh, the joy of the internet! 🙂
PS: Check out the Duelling Pipers – it's funny


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The recent emergence of a number of open source mobile platforms has raised some questions about the potential for convergence. These platforms all have much to offer, but the fragmentation will create challenges for third-party software developers. Some industry observers have suggested that there could be advantages in bringing these platforms together, but technical and philosophical differences make unity an unlikely scenario.
During the LinuxWorld expo in San Francisco, Nokia hosted a breakfast discussion panel about the impact of open source on the mobile industry. One of the panelists, Forum Nokia vice president Tom Libretto, denied rumors that Symbian will merge with Android and said that such claims are pure speculation.
Nokia revealed earlier this year that it is acquiring Symbian and intends to open source the platform and distribute it under the Eclipse Public License through a non-profit foundation. This plan is intended to help Nokia build an open ecosystem around the Symbian platform so that it can remain competitive as Android and LiMo challenge its dominance.
After Nokia announced its plans for Symbian in June, analyst firm J. Gold Associates issued a research note claiming that Open handset Alliance would team up with the newly-formed Symbian Foundation to provide a single, unified platform based on Google's Linux-based Android operating system and Symbian. "We expect that within the next three-six months, Symbian and Android will combine to provide a single open source OS," J. Gold said, according to InformationWeek. "A combination of the Android and Symbian efforts would be good for the industry, good for Google and good for Symbian."
These claims don't really hold up to scrutiny. The two platforms are extremely different, and it is difficult to imagine any reasonable path for combining them. Android's unique Java-based programming model is nothing like Symbian's native C++ development architecture. Merging the two platforms would require a radical feat of reengineering that would likely leave very little of either original platform intact. It's hard to see any way that anyone would derive value from this move.
Despite the optimism of the analysts, bringing together different software platforms is not like mixing a drink. The Symbian Foundation will have a hard enough time just trying to combine the existing derivative technologies built on its platform, some of which have been offered for inclusion by its own foundation members.
It's also worth noting that Nokia is still at the earliest stages of opening Symbian and predicts that it could take as long as two years for the source code to be fully opened. The source won't even be available to Symbian Foundation members under royalty-free licenses until early next year. Google has already suffered many delays in its aggressive push to get an Android-based handset to the market as soon as possible. I'm not sure how J. Gold Associates thinks that Google even has time to consider drastic platform changes.
For all of those reasons, I was completely unsurprised when Libretto said that Nokia presently has no plans to merge Symbian with Android or any other Linux-based platform. During a different LinuxWorld presentation, Google declared that it has no plans to join the work on the LiMo mobile platform. Google's middleware stack is somewhat insular and is largely built around a custom Java runtime called Dalvik. LiMo, on the other hand, has a GTK-based stack that is much more closely aligned with conventional desktop Linux technologies. Aside from their mutual use of the Linux kernel, the two platforms have little in common.
There are also significant procedural and ideological differences between Google's Open Handset Alliance and the LiMo Foundation. Google is developing Android from the top down with input from its partners in the Alliance. The process is not particularly inclusive or transparent, and vendors will not be allowed to customize the software in ways that fragment the platform. LiMo will offer a set of cohesive APIs and standard components, but will not police its members or require them to conform to any standards.
The platforms will probably never converge, but some possibilities still remain open for unified application development. Nokia recently acquired Trolltech, the company behind the highly portable Qt development toolkit. It's very likely that Qt—which already has support for Windows Mobile and Linux—will gain support for Symbian in the future as well. It is currently unclear whether Android's unique Java-oriented approach is conducive to a Qt port, but that route certainly could be feasible for LiMo. If Qt continues to appear on new mobile platforms, then developers could have a very strong option for creating mobile applications that can work across multiple targets. Qt is currently supported on Maemo and OpenMoko.
Although the growing number of incompatible targets will make the open source mobile landscape difficult for third-party developers to navigate, there are also a lot of advantages to diversity. This sort of fragmentation has been the reality of the Linux desktop, however, and it hasn't entirely proven to be a strength there; commercial software companies have used it as a justification for not porting their applications to Linux. It can also accentuate one of the worst aspects of cellphone interfaces: the fact that usage habits learned on one phone model often don't apply to the next one you purchase.
If any of these platforms fail or don't live up to consumer expectations, then the rest will still have an opportunity to thrive. The companies and organizations behind these platforms should be able to learn from the mistakes of the others and drive innovation through competition.
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Driving through the city of Panj, Tajikistan, Rough Guides writer Kiki Deere meets an ex-Soviet-soldier-turned-teacher who has discovered a new way of arranging a long-distance marriage.
Our heavy-footed driver swerved to avoid a series of large rocks that had crumbled from the mountainside above. A muddy crimson river swept through the valley below: the Panj, which marks the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
We snaked our way along the majestic Pamir Highway above the river's crimson sleepy waters, glancing across to Afghanistan from the dusty windows of our 4x4. These are the Pamir Mountains, commonly referred to as the "Roof of the World", a land of breath-taking scenery where the local inhabitants are among the poorest of the ex Soviet republics.
All photos by Kiki Deere
Jagged rocky terrain lay below, while green pastures and arable land spread to the north. As our car bumped its way along the potholed dirt track, I caught a glimpse of a lean figure walking ahead of us. His beige trousers were speckled with dirt, and a couple of bony feet protruded from a pair of worn leather sandals. We signalled to the driver to stop and offered him a lift. He clambered in, clutching a plastic folder to his chest. His chapped fingers were tightly wrapped around an out-dated mobile phone, which he gingerly rested on his lap. His rugged, stubble covered age-old skin was taut and burnished from the sun. His lips broke into a golden smile at the sight of foreign faces. "I am the director of the school", he proudly told us, as he made himself comfortable in the sticky seats of our 4x4. He was on his way back home for lunch and was pleased to have avoided walking the last leg home. The 6Km stretch, he explained, usually took him just over an hour on foot.
After a few exchanges in broken Russian, our new passenger Dolmon signalled to our driver to stop. As a thank you for the lift, he urged us in for tea to meet his family. He led the way to a square concrete house, which precariously perched on a hillside, surrounded by a pleasant verdant garden where a little metal gate lay ajar.
Three women were hard at work with chores round the back of the house. A teenage girl knelt down, intently scrubbing a large sheep wool carpet, occasionally raising her hand to wipe the sweat off her rosy concave cheeks. The eldest gently poured water out of a plastic bucket, which soon rose into a cloud of soapy foam and their mother, a heavy hipped woman, towered over them, intently scrutinising their work. Her prominent features revealed a hooked nose, high cheekbones and dark almond shaped eyes as she greeted us with a warm smile and both hands held out. Her daughters followed suit and we were soon ushered into a tidy room with carpets carefully laid over the floor, while others hung pinned to the walls. We later learned that this room was exclusively used to entertain guests.
I looked around at the thick brown and yellow carpet with chintzy floral motifs that covered the wooden floor planks and admired the garish designs of bright bananas and leafy plants with red fruits that decorated the cushions on the floor. Mats were rolled out and a plastic cover was laid on the floor in the centre of the room to form the table. Little bowls suddenly appeared, while a rough hand placed a steaming flowery teapot in the centre: the Tajiks' much-loved chai (tea).
Dolmon handed me a tattered photo album. "Me in the military", he proudly explained, as I rested it on my lap. A thirty year younger Dolmon, dressed in a smart uniform, stared back at me. His face was serious, nearly devoid of expression. Smaller black and white photographs of a striking dark haired lady peppered the torn pages. I glanced up at his round wife, asking myself whether this was a younger version of her.
As I leafed through, a large leaflet dropped out. It was a certificate issued by the Communist Party, as the red Russian script on the front attested. Intrigued, I opened it. A large portrait of Lenin covered the left hand side, his eyes piercing through the page, and on the other a stamp certified that Dolmon was awarded second place in his performance in the Soviet army. I looked up at him questioningly and he gave me a satisfied smile: "For bravery and discipline", he proudly stated.
Dolmon lifted the teapot and poured six cups of weak black tea. A large freshly baked roundel of bread lay in the centre of the table. His wife wobbled into the room wearing a loose dress, a large belly protruding beneath. A young boy – their son – sat cross-legged on the floor, yet when motioned to sit on the mat with us, he declined, too shy to sit with two foreign women.
The mother, who couldn't speak a word of Russian, handed me a large photo. Her husband translated her guttural Kyrgyz: "My son, my son", she boasted as she passionately motioned towards her heart. "He lives in Russia, he works there. Seven years he has been there", she proudly told us, with a glint of sadness in her eyes. "He came back three years ago to visit us. He returns in a few months," she exclaimed, beaming with joy. A rainbow of golden teeth glittered in the afternoon sun. "Does he like it there?" I asked. "Yes, yes, of course, but we miss him".
Moscow attracts scores of young Muslim men from all over the former Soviet republics, who leave their homeland in search for a better life and job opportunities in the bustling Russian capital. Most work in construction and it is not unusual for these young men to work long shifts, sometimes 18-hour days. Many are often victims of racist abuse. As I sat in the modest home of these warm-hearted people, I couldn't help but question whether their son really was happy in Moscow.
"He is getting married to a Tajik lady, from the local village", she revealed. "They are engaged. They will meet soon, for the first time!". "Oh, congratulations! But…", I muttered, questioningly.
"We met her family and we like them very much. They live close by, just up the road. We showed their daughter a photo of our beloved son, and she likes his good looks. Look! Just look at him!" she exclaimed, waving her son's photo in the air. "They all approved! We sent our son her photo via MMS. He thinks she is beautiful. They will soon meet and marry!", she cried, holding her hands to her heart. Her husband glanced at me, his thin lips proudly curling into a smile as he nodded in approval. I couldn't help but chuckle at the thought of their son giving the thumbs up back in Moscow.
As I sat cross-legged on the floor and looked around at the humble surrounds, preparing to leave our generous hosts' home, I curiously marvelled at how the obsolete black Nokia phone that lay at the mother's feet had so easily secured a wedding.


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In a cramped kitchen in Brooklyn, New York, with silver pots stacked to the ceiling and empty longnecks jumbled atop his fridge, Sean White boils and stirs, ferments and bottles pitch-black rye stout and riotously effervescent Berliner Weisse. His creations age in glass vessels shoved beside his living-room couch and crowded into his bedroom closet. "Anyone who brews beers in New York City needs to get their head checked," says White, the president of New York City's Homebrewers Guild. "Especially me."
Despite trying conditions, White diligently continues to craft beer in his home three or four times a month. He mails samples to brewing competitions countrywide and assiduously refines recipes, all the while inching toward his ultimate goal. "I want to open my own brewery," the six-year homebrewer says.
Brew long enough, and you'll have the moment: You're sipping your exquisitely crafted ale and think, Hey, I could make this my career. For some, it remains a fleeting pipe dream. For other, it becomes a life-altering decision.
In 2007, 48 new brewpubs and 46 independent microbreweries started pouring beer, according to the Boulder, Colorado-based Brewers Association—while 35 brewpubs and 16 microbreweries emptied their kegs forever. Despite a rocky success rate, basements and kitchens are crammed with home brewers sweating over stoves and hoisting knee-buckling sacks of barley malt, all dreaming of brewing up a career. From a dogged scientist living in a Chicago suburb to an ex-financier dashing around Manhattan, homebrewers across the country keep stepping onto the path toward professional brewing.
By day, Joe Formanek is a food-research scientist, devising ingredients and additives that enhance savory flavors or alter meat textures. By night, Formanek, 43, tinkers with brew kettles and yeasts, malted grains and hops, to create his birthright. "I have beer in my blood," he says. "I'm a full-blooded Bohemian."
Working out of the basement in his two-story home in Bolingbrook, Illinois, Formanek is one of America's most-decorated amateur beer makers. He's a seven-time Midwest Home Brewer of the Year, and he's won 23 American Homebrewers Association medals—his crisp, effervescent pilsner, strong Scotch ale and potent Russian imperial stout all won silver in 2008's AHA competition. "You can't win them all," says Formanek, whose secret is pushing styles to their extreme, without creating extreme beers. "When I brew an American ale, it will be hoppier. If I brew a Scottish ale, it will be maltier. I accentuate characteristics, while still creating a drinkable beer."
Formanek's brewing endeavors began while he was a University of Minnesota undergrad majoring in, fittingly, microbiology. He put his studies to the test by brewing with a buddy. "My batches were drinkable," Formanek says, "but not much else." He stopped brewing until he was in graduate school at the University of Illinois. There, he co-founded the Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots and began fashioning hop-fueled IPAs and American pale ales. He apprenticed at breweries. Like any good scientist, he experimented wildly, devising banana porters and imperial cherry stouts and playing around with peat-smoked malt.
"Joe's always willing to push the boundaries," says Dr. John Isenhour, ex-brewmaster at Champaign, Illinois's Joe's Brewery, where Formanek apprenticed. "And because he has professional cooking experience"—Formanek once ran a Minnesota restaurant—"he understands how flavors go together. He's mastered both the science and art of brewing."
With his two daughters, Hannah and Veronica, still in elementary school, Formanek keeps his hobby on a tight leash. "I mostly brew fall through spring," he says, adding that he uses a simple setup of a couple plastic buckets, garden hose, carboy and fridge. "On a Friday night I'll sparge"—rinse fermentable materials from grains—"but I spend my weekend with my family."
Furthering the familial bond, Formanek names beers after relatives. His Hannah's Macadamia Nut Mead helped him win 2004's AHA Meadmaker of the Year; Little Cathy's Blonde Ale is named after for his wife; and the clean, malty, assertively hopped Veronica's America Pale Ale is so popular it's often served at Formanek's local brewhouse, Govnor's Pub, where his recipes are occasionally brewed. When Veronica's on tap, Dad will swing by for a pint or two. "Waitresses look at you kind of funny when you tell them the beer is named after your daughter," he says.
While Formanek is currently content to keep homebrewing a pastime, he hopes to eventually open a brewpub—"after I retire and have enough [money] saved up," says Formanek, laughing. "As far as a money-making concern, a brewery is probably not a great retirement plan."
Chris Post was the quintessential slacker. "I was not working—ahem—as hard as I could've been," says Post, 40, of clock-punching for a British investment firm. "My boss was in London. No one had a clue what I was doing—least of all myself."
But the England native, who first moved to America in 1996, had a hankering for beer, especially his home country's cask ales, as well as American microbrews. He started tinkering with brewing at his weekend home in western Massachusetts, "marveling at the sense of achievement at having crafted something through a combination of art, science and tradition." This is far more rewarding than working for a business firm, he thought. To hone his skills, he enrolled in brewing courses and, while supposedly handling investments, volunteered at Manhattan's Chelsea Brewing Company. "I'd be having pricing discussions on the phone when a keg would drop. They'd go, 'What's that noise?' " Post says, laughing as he recalls his answer: " 'Trading floor. It's crazy.' "
After Post lost his job in April 2006, he became a cellarman and assistant brewer at Brooklyn's Greenpoint Beer Works, with his eye toward opening his own operation. By year's end, he felt he had the knowledge to launch Nomad Brewing with an eBay-bought brewing system. "It was only used 17 times before the brewpub [that owned it] went out of business," Post says. The equipment remained in storage while Post searched industrial North Adams, Massachusetts, for Nomad's home, settling on a hulking mill's high-ceilinged engine room. "I saw our future there," Post says.
Unfortunately, the owners were reluctant to grant a 10-year lease, especially since the structure required multimillion-dollar roof repairs. Following "six painful months of negotiations," Post was offered a five-year lease, barely enough time to launch Nomad. He was ready to hit pause when, soon after the mill deal disappeared, he spotted a 3,400-square-foot former auto-parts store for sale in nearby Pittsfield. Nomad had a location. "I had no doubt that Chris would press on," says Al Duvall, who will be a Nomad brewer once the company launches. "He has no fear of setting off on his own with his dreams."
Now, a year later, Post bounces between Brooklyn—where he has a wife, newborn baby and a gig managing employment recruiters—and Pittsfield. He and his partners are upgrading electrical wiring, assembling "the jigsaw puzzle of brewing equipment," arranging distribution deals (both local and in New York City) and polishing recipes. Next summer Nomad should open for business, producing cask-conditioned beers such as barleywines, saisons and an American pale ale, made bitter with brewery-grown hops.
For Post, actually making beer should signal a return to normalcy. "I've barely brewed a drop this year," he says, as the time-sapping strain of opening Nomad has curtailed his brewing. "I'm looking forward to getting back to homebrewing—but on a commercial scale."
Jamie Floyd cringes when recalling his first fermentation. Using mainly apple juice and brewer's yeast, he and a high school pal crafted hard cider. "It was disgusting," recalls Floyd, 36, the founder of Eugene, Oregon's Ninkasi Brewing, "but it worked."
For Floyd, the power of transformation was intoxicating. While attending the University of Oregon, he and a friend often commandeered their cooperative house's kitchen to make beer, "And we probably drank as much as we made," Floyd laughs.
After graduating, he started flipping burgers at Steelhead Brewing Company and gaining valuable beer-making knowledge, bringing in his homebrew samples and eliciting feedback from his bosses. Still, "I didn't go to college to become a cook," says Floyd, who considered opening a coffee shop. Before he could quit, his homebrewing experience bore fruit: He was offered a position in Steelhead's brewing department. "I got involved, fell in love with brewing and never looked back," says Floyd.
He began by pulling double duty as cook and brewer and eventually segued into full-time brewing, but after a decade at Steelhead, he was ready to move on. His thoughts turned to opening a staunchly local production brewery, one that could become ingrained in the city's social and cultural fabric. He thumbed through his Rolodex, met with potential partners and started planning.
Finally, in June 2006, he and partner Nikos Ridge launched Ninkasi—named after the Sumerian beer goddess—with rented equipment at a Bavarian-style brewpub. Within six months, they reached their annual 1,600-barrel production capacity, owing to heavy demand for their rich, caramel-nuanced Believer Double Red and the floral, citrusy Total Domination IPA. "He's now the local community brewer," says Brian Butenschoen, executive director of the Oregon Brewers Guild.
To handle demand, Floyd and Ridge retrofitted an old plumbing company into Ninkasi headquarters. They cranked up production, adding seasonal lagers and stouts. Then, soon after opening, Ninkasi started bottling—and, for the first time in years, Floyd starting sleeping eight hours a night. "We accomplished our five-year plan in two years," Floyd says. "It was the perfect storm of everything that could go right—hard work, skill and lots of luck. It took 10 years to create the independence, but now I'm living my dream."
Here are some resources to help you become a better brewer:
Informative podcasts make beer-centric radio station the Brewing Network a must-stop. thebrewingnetwork.com
Exchange recipes and tips on social network Home Brew Talk. homebrewtalk.com
Read Rate Beer's insightful reviews on most suds brewed in the world. ratebeer.com
Design your recipes ahead of time with software from Beer Smith. beersmith.com
Really Simple Beer Syndication aggregates the day's best beer news. beerinator.com/beerfeeds2
The Brewers Association includes numerous recipes and information on American Homebrewers Association events. beertown.org/homebrewing
Malt and Hops: Grab your preferred barley and give your brew a bitter boost with American Cascade or English Fuggle Hops. northernbrewer.com
Carboy: Condition your beer in carboys both glass and plastic. homebrewery.com
Thermometer: Keep tabs on the beer's fermentation temperature with a thermometer. homebrewheaven.com
Hydrometer: Deduce your beer's specific gravity with a hydrometer. morebeer.com
Kettle: A brewer's best friend is a sturdy, stainless steel kettle. midwestsupplies.com


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Re: st: sqreg, extremely small coefficients, no standard error and t report
Chuanjian Bao <email@example.com>
Re: st: sqreg, extremely small coefficients, no standard error and t report
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:49:13 -0400
Hi Nick,
Thanks for your thought-provoking comments. The model is pretty
complicated, so I was unable to present here. I -qplot- the dependent
variable, and find that the line between q(.4) and q(.6) is level.
This might result in the awful results.
Since the quantile regression at the low, say, .25, and high, say,
.75, quantile is informative, may I just run on these value and report
Kind regards,
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Nick Cox <email@example.com> wrote:
> You have problems on two levels.
> 1. Almost certainly, something about your data together with the model
> you are trying to fit means that -sqreg- can't perform as you hope.
> This often means that you are trying to fit a model that is too
> complicated or that something extreme about your data is causing
> -sqreg- to end up in some strange part of parameter space. For
> example, you may have one variable that is nearly constant except for
> a few values which act as outliers. This can easily happen with
> indicator variables (so-called dummy variables).
> 2. It's possible in principle that you have tickled a weird bug in
> -sqreg- but nothing in your posting helps us to see what is going on
> in any real detail.
> Please re-read the section of the FAQ that advises you to say
> _exactly_ what you typed in Stata and to give the _exact_ output. Word
> descriptions and paraphrases are cheap; syntax and output are
> valuable. The results of a -summarize- on the variables used in
> -sqreg- might help too.
> Nick
> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 7:30 PM, Chuanjian Bao <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> > I run a quantile regression using -sqreg-. With the results of q[25]
> > and q[75] being normal, that of q[50] is a little bit weird. All the
> > coefficients except the constant of q[50] equation are extremely
> > small, i.e., less than one billionth. And all the other columns of
> > q[50] equation are nothing but dots. The constant equals exactly to
> > the median of the dependent variable of the sample.
> >
> > In addition, I run a qreg, whose default quantile value is the median.
> > The coefficients and the standard error are both extremely small. And
> > the constant equals to the median of the dependent variable.
> >
> > Any suggestions on what the problem is will be highly appreciated.
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