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SACRAMENTO—To help students meet the new Common Core State Standards and prepare for a career, college, and the challenges of a changing world, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today unveiled the new Recommended Literature: Pre-Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve list.
"The books our students read help broaden their perspectives, enhance their knowledge, and fire their imaginations," Torlakson said. "This up-to-date Recommended Literature list represents a vital resource for students, teachers and parents."
The new list is a collection of more than 7,800 titles of recommended reading for children and adolescents. It has been updated with appropriate contemporary titles that reflect rich cultural diversity written over the last decade. This online list also reflects the quality and complexity of texts students should be reading both at school and outside of the classroom. Works include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama to accommodate a variety of tastes, interests, and abilities.
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The CCSS with California additions are designed to help students learn step-by-step the real-world skills that prepare them for the challenges of college and careers. For more information, please visit the California Department of Education's Common Core State Standards Web page.
The College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards define the literacy expectations for students entering college and careers and provide the foundation for kindergarten through grade twelve English-language arts standards.
The Recommended Literature list was coordinated by the California Department of Education and developed with the assistance of teachers, library consultants from school and public libraries, administrators, curriculum planners, and college professors.
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Tom Torlakson —
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A 31-year-old woman who allegedly rammed a Milwaukee police squad car and injured an officer is expected to be charged Friday.
Milwaukee police said the incident took place on Christmas Eve. A patrol officer spotted a truck that was reported stolen earlier that day from the City of Franklin.
A police representative said that as the marked squad car followed the truck into an alley near 72nd Street and Mill Road, the driver attempted a U-turn and struck the squad car on the driver's side.
As the driver backed up to strike the squad a second time, the officer fired his weapon.
The 42-year-old officer is recovering from injuries sustained in the crash. He has eight years of service with the department and is assigned to the Neighborhood Policing Bureau.
The woman was grazed by the bullet and was treated at a local hospital. Police said she was taken into custody for recklessly endangering safety.
The officer was placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of an investigation by the Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.

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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Leaving a school--not your typical midnight run Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Leaving a school--not your typical midnight run Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> FAQ View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message TheUrbanMythJoined: 28 Jan 2003Location: Retired Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2003 6:20 am Post subject: Leaving a school--not your typical midnight run A week ago my boss asked me to stay an extra three months and extend my contract. I agreed and handed over my alien card and passport. I got them back today, but the extension on the card was for one whole year. I spoke to the boss about it and he said that Immigration would only stamp it for a year, not three months, but that he would let me go after three months regardless. So my questions are : If I leave do I need a letter of release to show Immigration? And do I have to wait until this current visa expires to come back to Korea? I shouldn't have to, as I am leaving with the boss' permission. So does anybody know the process for this? Thanks in advance. Please only answers from people who know. Back to top panthermodernJoined: 08 Feb 2003Location: Taxronto Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2003 6:59 am Post subject: In my experience, your boss may not be "screwing you". The Korean Gov't., generally does not issue visas with variable lenghts: An E-2 is for a year, period. Think of it this way, if you came to Korea as an American tourist, your stamp reads 3 months, period, even if your only staying a week. What you may ask your boss for is a post dated letter of release, now. A release letter can be post dated. This covers both of you: You because you know you can go and them because if you leave "earlier" they can can immigration and burn you before you can "use" your letter. Actually, my current contract has a "release letter" built in, and I have a 6 month re-negociation clause as well. The meaning is two fold: If after 6 months the company is unhappy with my preformance, the release kicks in, but, If they want me to stay but do not improve the offer I can refuse to continue the contract. The problem is that most contracts are so ambigious that there is no tangable way to prove a breach with regards to anything opionion based, such as job preformance. So, I give them a blank check and they give me a blank check, so to speak. We both have a no questions asked release policy. Basically, give your boss a letter of resignation for a letter of release, and you are both covered. Back to top mishlertJoined: 13 Mar 2003Location: On the 3rd rock from the sun Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2003 2:41 pm Post subject: To truly cover your "assests" you should have your boss write you a contract for the three month period, alomg with the letter of release. Be careful though, because the immigration office in Mok-dong has a new policy of letters not being valid unless the teacher has been at the school 9 months; I got this on Daves', so you should double check with that immigration office. Good luck. Back to top The Great Wall of WhinerJoined: 24 Jan 2003Location: Middle Land Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2003 6:18 pm Post subject: You my friend just turned around and got rump roasted. You cannot re-new your contract with your school until after 6 months (in some cases 9 months) into your contract. He basically is saving tons of cash: No new teacher, no new recruiter fee, no raise for old teacher, no airfare for old teacher, etc. etc. He will try to get you to stay on longer, and longer...and longer... Back to top rapierJoined: 16 Feb 2003 Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2003 8:10 pm Post subject: I left korea 2 months before the end of my contract without a letter of release in hand. (My school closed and yes I got my bonus). At Immigration the officer wanted to know why I was going before my contract was up. He thought I was doing a runner,but could'nt stop me anyway. Back to top TheUrbanMythJoined: 28 Jan 2003Location: Retired Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2003 6:49 am Post subject: The Great Wall of Whiner wrote: You my friend just turned around and got rump roasted. You cannot re-new your contract with your school until after 6 months (in some cases 9 months) into your contract. He basically is saving tons of cash: No new teacher, no new recruiter fee, no raise for old teacher, no airfare for old teacher, etc. etc. He will try to get you to stay on longer, and longer...and longer... How do you figure? I have been at this school for 2 years. My contract was to end in this June. So I was 11 months into this contract, which means I CAN renew it. Furthermore how exactly is he saving tons of cash? He will have to find a new teacher at some point. He will have to use a recruiter at some point too. He will also have to pay the airfare when I eventually leave. About the only thing is the raise..but I am only working there for the next three months. Hardly seems fair to ask for one when I am leaving soon. At 3 M/ month I am hardly suffering. As for staying longer maybe, but then I WILL ask for a raise. I think he will then find it cheaper to pay for a new teacher. Back to top SkippyJoined: 18 Jan 2003Location: Daejeon Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2003 8:59 pm Post subject: First off talk to your boss. Do check your contact. And how long have you been with the school? I mean if you are on month 13 I think you will have little prob getting a release letter. (I think - I do not 100 percent know.) Also I extended with my school for 6 months afer serving 1 year contract and the immigration office just wrote on the back of my alien card with a special pen and extended it 6 months not 1 year. Maybe your immigration office did not use the pen and want to make it more official and used the stamp. I would also recommend going to immigration and talking to them also. Also some other info make sure you get your severence for those 3 months you work - you are entitled. 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Santa Maria-Style Barbecue
Barbecue. You know what it means, right? Are you sure? Having grown up in Rhode Island I always thought a "barbecue" referred to an outdoor cookout featuring grilled hot dogs and hamburgers. It wasn't until we moved to North Carolina that we discovered "barbecue" had nothing to do with hot dogs and hamburgers and everything to do with slowly cooking a whole hog over some flames.
Now that we live in Southern California, I've fallen for Santa Maria-style barbecue made from tri-tip, a flavorful, triangular cut of beef from the bottom sirloin.
Santa Maria-style barbecue originated in the Santa Maria Valley in Central California in the 19th century. After cattle round-ups, American cowboys, known as vaqueros, would host huge gatherings that featured beef skewered and cooked over a red oak fire. The beef was simply seasoned with salt and pepper and served with Pinquito beans, salsa, bread, and simple desserts. It hasn't changed much in almost two centuries.
So when my local supermarket had tri-tip roast on sale recently, I bought one, then I came home and emailed my friend Joe (@steakperfection on Twitter) for a recipe. A beef aficiando, I knew Joe would have a tried-and-true tri-tip recipe; I didn't know that he'd kindly take the time to write remarkably detailed instructions for me. (Thank you, Joe!)
Below is Joe's recipe and instructions for his authentic Santa Maria-style tri-tip. It's long, but just read it through first before doing anything, and you'll see, it's really not complicated, just very detailed, and oh-so-worth the effort. The finished tri-tip is unabashedly rich, tender, and juicy.
And just in case you're wondering, tri-tip tastes better if it you eat it while wearing a cowboy hat.
Santa-Maria Style Barbecue from Joe
Serves 6 to 8
Printable recipe.
A very well-marbled tri-tip roast, 2 to 3 pounds
Inexpensive vegetable oil
Garlic powder, not garlic salt (or raw garlic)
Black pepper, coarsely ground
Kosher (big-grain) salt
A corning bowl big enough to lay the tri-tip in and season
An instant-read thermometer (or two is better)
A rack (like a cookie rack) over a cooking sheet, where you'll let your tri-tip rest for 5 minutes after cooking
Aluminum foil to cover the tri-tip when it's cooked
A non-carbon knife (ceramic is best) for slicing the tri-tip before serving (carbon imparts a metallic taste)
Did you remember to fill your grill's gas tank? Hope so . . .
20 to 30 minutes before you want to start cooking, clean the grill, turn the temperature to its highest settings, and close the lid. If possible, it should reach 750F at grill level. You can tell without an infrared thermometer by doing this: if you can put your hand 3" above the grill and count to 3, it's not hot enough.
Remove all layers of fat, fat chunks, and silver-skin from the tri-tip. Make sure to remove the fat from the pocket on the short side of the triangle. When removed, there will be a deep pocket there. Discard the fat (or use it for tallow). The only visible fat remaining will be tiny specks and streaks of fat, which are too small to trim and which will melt quickly on the fire.
Dry the tri-tip with paper towels (including inside the pocket). Bring it to room temperature. If you're doing this alone, use one hand (I use my left) to get "dirty" holding the tri-tip and rubbing in the rub, and use the other hand (I use my right) to pour on the ingredients.
Before you start, take the tops off the oil, salt, garlic and pepper containers (remember you'll have only one hand, once you start). Place the tri-tip into a corning or glass bowl with 2" edges. We'll first season one side of the tri-tip, then flip it over to do the other side. Ready, set, go -
(a) Pour a thin layer of vegetable oil on the outside and into the pocket of the tri-tip. Then rub it all over fairly evenly (with the 'dirty' hand). The only purpose of the oil is to make sure that the seasonings stick.
(b) Next, pour a very thick layer of garlic powder on the top. (If you're using fresh garlic, rub in several cloves of fresh garlic all over, leaving a thick layer of paste.) The tri-tip should be almost completely yellow with the garlic powder.
(c) Now pour lots and lots of black pepper on the tri-tip. Rub it in gently (so that it coats the tri-tip). If the pepper begins to fall off, pour a little more oil into your 'dirty' hand, and "pat" the oil onto the tri-tip, so that the pepper sticks. If you've used enough garlic powder and pepper, there will be one or two tablespoons extra in the bottom of the dish. The tri-tip should be almost completely black with the pepper.
(d) Finally, you're ready for the Kosher salt. Usually, I have to add more oil at this point, so that the salt will stick. Add lots of salt, so that the surface is white with lots of black-pepper highlights and the occasional yellow background. The idea is to create a thick layer of seasoning on the outside of the tri-tip, that will create an exterior with a dry, crunchy texture and intense flavor profile, to contrast with the lush, beefy, juicy interior.
Now use your 'dirty' hand to flip over the tri-tip, and repeat the process from (a) through (d). There is usually enough seasoning in the bottom of the pan to start the second side, but you'll probably have to add more of each. Again, don't forget to season the pocket and the three edges of the triangular tri-tip.
If you want, you can cover and hold the tri-tip for 2 hours before cooking. (If you need longer, refrigerate it.)
I'll assume that your grill temperature is almost 750F, that the outside temp is around 70F, and that there is no huge humidity or breezes/winds. (All three affect cooking time.)
When you're ready to start grilling ready, set your iPhone's (or your kitchen) timer for two minutes. You're going to flip the tri-tip from one side to the other every two minutes during the cooking process. Put the tri-tip on the grill (use tongs, not a fork, to prevent loss of juices) and close the lid as fast as possible. Start your timer. Don't peek. After two minutes, quickly open the grill, flip the tri-tip and close the lid. Continue to do this for a TOTAL of 8 minutes (rare - my fav) or 10 minutes (med-rare). If your grill isn't hot enough (I'll bet it isn't), the tri-tip will take up to twice as long. Use an instant read thermometer (or two of them, which is better in case one if off - just average the two thermometers) to tell when the tri-tip is done. Take it off at 115 (rare) or 125 (med rare), measured in the middle of the tri-tip Insert the thermometer(s) from the side of the tri-tip, so that they go into the center. Put the cooked tri-tip onto the rack, and cover it with a "tent" of aluminum foil. The goal: don't let the foil touch the tri-tip, because you don't want to lose that exterior crust that you worked so hard to create.
Let it rest for 5 entire minutes. (This will total about 7 minutes by the time you start slicing: that's a good thing.) Now move the tri-tip to your cutting board. Using a very sharp knife, cut slices about 1/8" thick (i.e. thin) across the grain. The tri-tip has a strange grain structure -- hard to explain, but you'll know it when you see it. You'll be cutting almost perpendicular at the point of the triangle and then angle in more and more as you reach the middle of the triangle. Watch for the meat grain, and you won't have any problem. If your cutting board has a little juice from the cutting, dribble it only your serving platter.
For more information about steak, visit www. SteakPerfection.com.
Top photo credit: FCC, randy pertiet. Remaining photos, Susan Russo.
17 comments:
- T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types said...
I like the weather factors listed in the recipe, and of course, the succulent results!
- January 30, 2012 at 6:15 AM
- Sylvie said...
That looks like the perfectly barbequed piece of meat.
- January 30, 2012 at 10:06 AM
- Unknown said...
wow, that is cooked to PURRRRfection and what a LOVELY first picture.
- January 30, 2012 at 10:44 AM
- stf3814 said...
I'm a SoCal girl originally and now live in NC. It's rare that I get to have some good tri-tip. The south knows nothing about a deep pit barbecue. Thanks for the recipe to try out on my grill!
- January 30, 2012 at 11:49 AM
- Unknown said...
I love tri-tip and this recipe sounds wonderful!
- January 30, 2012 at 12:27 PM
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
Wow -- how can you go wrong with a recipe this precise? Now if only I can find tri-tip in the markets here in the homeland (Rhode Island).
- January 30, 2012 at 1:58 PM
I went to the wine country once where they were giving sample of tri-tip bbq. I had no idea what it was but thought it was one of the most delicioius things I had ever eaten. I'm so excited to see this recipe now. thanks.
- January 31, 2012 at 12:43 PM
- The Food Hunter said...
Love BBQ
- January 31, 2012 at 2:20 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
TW-Me too!
sylvie-Aw, thanks.
jennifurla- The first one's not mine, but isn't it splendid?
stf- And I used to live in NC and now live in SD! Don't tell my SD friends, but I miss NC BBQ.
culinarycache-Glad you like it!
lydia- You might want to look for round tip roast.
marie- I hope you give it a try. Speaking of wine, it's great with a red Zinfandel or a Pinot Noir.
- January 31, 2012 at 5:25 PM
- Maureen said...
What a beautiful piece of meat! Perfectly cooked.
- February 2, 2012 at 1:52 AM
- Lana said...
We did not have tri-tip in Ohio and I have never cooked with it. I tried tri-tip sandwich (obviously a Brazilian specialty) a while ago in Berkeley and loved it!
Your hunk of meat looks amazing and I have no doubt that it tastes heavenly. It will take some elaborate planning, as we live in an apartment without access to a grill, but I am determined to make it:)
- February 2, 2012 at 11:28 AM
- Chef Tommy D. said...
I do almost the same, but first take the salt, pepper and garlic and add just enough oil to make it a loose paste. Then rub this all over the tri-tip - works like a charm!
- February 2, 2012 at 11:58 AM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
lana-How about you bring the meat to a friend's house that has a good grill? You make the tri-tip, they make the beans. It'll be a win-win.
PS-Don't forget some good beer!
chef tommy-Thanks for the tip! Sounds great.
- February 2, 2012 at 7:29 PM
- Lorraine @ Figs and Artichokes said...
When I lived in Silicon Valley we use to drive south to Nipomo (just north of Santa Maria) to a steakhouse called Jocko's for Santa Maria style barbecue. It was a three hour drive and the place is a zero décor wise, but the steaks are so worth it. They cook their steaks over screaming hot oak seasoned with garlic powder, salt and pepper and nothing else…perfect. Your steak brings back great memories.
- February 3, 2012 at 2:12 PM
- Dominica said...
Have you actually been to Santa Maria to have their BBQ? I went to school in SLO and have had quite my fair share of tri-tip. Every weekend was a BBQ - the aggies sure know how to cook a great piece of meat!
- March 5, 2012 at 4:39 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
dominica-Yes, I have, and I can't wait to go again! I could breath in the meaty smoke all day!
- March 7, 2012 at 4:40 PM
- Anon853 said...
Being a Santa Maria native, I have also worked at a Steakhouse in Santa Maria that is a Santa Maria Style BBQ steakhouse. Open since 1953, and I must say this recipe looks good however it has NOTHING to do with Santa Maria style BBQ/grilling.
First off, you need to leave a layer of fat on the fatter side of the roast. DO NOT trim it all off as this recipe suggests. Also, if you want the true S.M. style you need a crank-style pit and some red oak. NOTHING BUT RED OAK should be used in S.M. style BBQ.
If you don't have access to an Oak pit I would recommend a charcoal grill with some red oak chips to throw on top of the coals to get that smoky flavor.
Also you should only flip a tritip ONCE. Start cooking it fat-side down (because you didn't trim all of it off). And flip it once about 25-30 minutes through. It should be done in 45 minutes to an hour. Serve it with a mexican style salsa, garlic bread, pinquito beans, and a small salad. And you have the quintessential S.M. style meal that I enjoyed much of my life on summer weekends driving up and down broadway hitting up the fundraiser BBQs.
This steak perfection guy might think he knows, but it sounds like he made this up, or has never been to S.M.
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Now that Christopher Nolan has concluded his trilogy of Batman films with The Dark Knight Rises, a complete collector's set of the director's Bat-opus is coming to stores. Some artwork for the UK release of The Dark Knight Trilogy has landed online, giving us our first look at the complete collection box set. Details on the set are scarce, but the artwork on this UK release is pretty great, weaving in different themes from each film in the trilogy. It's important to note that the US release could look completely different, but for now hit the jump to take a look at the UK box set.
The Dark Knight Rises hits Blu-ray and DVD on December 3rd.
The artwork, via CBM, appears to show two different designs for the box set. Also included in the images is the collectible book The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy, which is currently available everywhere.
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Firstly, I believe they may be, in no particular order, Russ Ohlendorf, Justin Maxwell, Micah Hoffpauir, and Jonathon Niese.
If I am correct, Bill Sharman was sitting on the Dodger bench during a big argument and the plate umpire–if memory serves it was Frank Dascoli–cleared the bench, meaning Sharman never played in a major league game but got thrown out of one..
You are correct sir, September 27th, 1951, and the very irascible umpire was Frank Dascoli. So Sharman saw a lot of action during his month in the majors, between that and the Dodgers-Giants playoffs. He just didn't get to appear in any action.
The new stadium is across the street (admittedly a very wide street) from the old stadium. Things can be weird in this city, but major atmospheric changes crossing 161st Street isn't one of them.�I'd say lousy pitching is the more likely answer.
By��on�April 21, 2009 11:43 PM�
This one is about the outbreak of homers at Empty Stadium. The geographical point is correct; several hundred yards north and about a hundred west of the old location should not create a wind tunnel. But this isn't about geography, it's about architecture. The wind tunnel is not natural, it's man made, most likely by the open-air ring in the upper deck (replacing what had been solid wall in the old place) and the giant open-air entrances down the first and third base lines. The new Yankee Stadium is at the mercy of air flow that was walled off across the street. Whatever it is, it seems to remain in effect.
One quick question- is our intrepid blogger wearing his Superbowl XLIII press credentials? And if so…uh…why? Besides the inherent awesomeness, that is?�By��on�April 18, 2009 11:31 AM�
This refers to a photograph from opening day. That is not in fact a Super Bowl media credential around my neck. It is a Super Bowl laniard. Apart from the phenomenal price changes, the biggest switch in the new park is the number of times one is forced to present one's ticket. So I needed something to carry it in, and that's what I happened to have lying around.
Keith what's with the suit? Only baseball suits wear suits to the ball game. Leno or Jason wasn't wearing a suit.�And I bet Yankee Stadium was real quiet after that 14 spot Saturday…�Nick C.,�Countdown (and SF Giants) fan�By��on�April 18, 2009 8:46 PM�
Same photograph producing yet another style complaint. Frankly, the only times I've ever gone to a game in a suit, I was either doing a broadcast or a report from it, or, as it happened on opening day, I was heading straight down town to do my news show.�
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So you can spell Micah Hoffpauir correctly but not Derrek Lee? 🙂
Cool, my question got answered! As for the Giants, Brian Wilson left some bad vibrations when he blew a 3 run lead in the last of the ninth against the D'Backs Sunday, ruining Matt Cain (4 of 4 QS in '09) and Pablo Sandoval's (4-4, 3 run HR) day. G-men's streak ends at six with a 5-4 loss to Arizona.
Re "the snippet of classical music used by the Yankees during the otherwise intolerable 'Great Subway Race' on their scoreboard in the brand new Empty Stadium"…is there anyplace that someone outside of NYC could hear that music in order to try and identify it? Also, there's an I-phone application where you just hold your phone up to the music being played and it will identify and download it for you!
I was excited to find your blog the other day, and even though I came to the party late, I proceeded to read all of your previous posts. You are a true Baseball expert, and you do a great job at that MSNBC thing too.
My baseball background is colored by the two seasons I spent as a employee of the Spokane Indians(1970-71) I was a grounds-keeper and the scoreboard boy. This is the "Greatest Baseball Team In Minor League League History", and there were all of the future Dodger stars there (Lopes, Cey, Garvey, Lasorda etc) i was especially fond of Tom Paciorek."Wimpy" lived a few blocks from my family and he would pick me up & drive me home from the games. He had a 1958 Pontiac Chieftain that became my first car when he sold it to me for the princely sum of $20! Tim Johnson was also on the team…So, question- do you think he will ever get a job in MLB again? I know he lied about his USMC service, but does he deserve a lifetime ban?
I agree with dejapig; can you put some sort of audio file in the blog so some of us in "fly over country" can hear it? I've got 10+ years of private music lessons under my proverbial belt, and I or other musical types here might know it.
According to nymag.com today, the three most plausible theories for the "plague of homers" at YS are:
1. The balls are at the tighter end of the allowable range (they sure seemed zingy at the Cubs-Cards game yesterday, at least on TV.)
2. The new upper decks are higher than the old ones, but the space between grandstand and scoreboard is the same size, so more air is being forced through the same size space. Or so says a wind-study expert.
3. The straight right-field power alley brings the fences five to nine feet closer, although the points marked by the distance signs are the same.
Good job on the blog and the show, Mr. O.
In regards to the music during the "Great Subway Race", if someone can record it with their iphone or crackberry and upload it somewhere, I can tell you what it is.
Not to bring politics into it-what happened to countdown's
blog "the newshole"? It hasn't been updated since 3/06/09.
Is there some where that we can listen to the classical piece being played during the Subway race?
Keith….my 2 heroes I recognized (Jerry & you) but could you give me info on the other 2 gents in the photo?…also why exactly is everyone behind you guys so grumpy looking? Are they unhappy with the ticket prices or were you boys causing an uproar? Please enlighten me if you can & thanks…
Mr Olbermann,
As a baseball fan from the United Kingdom where the closest to getting to a ballpark are the late night MLB broadcasts we get at 2am, at just about the same time countdown comes on via msnbc.com! I'd just like to say this is a great blog. The abusive and irrelevant comments are an inevitability but 90% of this audience including this reader are eager readers. As I'm coming to the US for university studies in North Carolina for a year, and from Chapel Hill the closest I'll get to a major league ballpark will be Nationals Park, have you any thoughts on why the Carolinas miss out on a franchise?
All the best,
Joe, Isle of Man (UK)
Hi sfisbeck! The gentleman on Keith's other side, I believe, is George Clinton. If I'm wrong, I'm sure to be corrected. ;D And, Keith, make with the muzak file for the "subway" shtick – please?
Hey sanfranciscokarmared! Thanks for your help….it is much appreciated…..
sfisbeck and sanfranciscokarmared — The guy on Keith's right is George Wallace, not George Clinton. See him nightly at the Flamingo in Vegas! (Six on the one hand, half-dozen on the other … people are sick!)
D'Oh! Thanks, lindafaulk. Hey…I got it half right. If I batted .500, I'd be in Cooperstown!
wow… keith is sitting right next to jerry seinfeld. thats so awesome. i never knew they were friends. i miss the good old seinfeld days. 😦


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Has anyone noticed the fantastic few weeks of college football we've had so far this year? If you haven't, you must not live in the South or have the pleasure of experiencing SEC football, or better yet, Alabama football.
With a mounting total of 14 national championships, the University of Alabama's football history is like no other program, especially in the last three years. The school, coaches and players have shown their continuous desire for achieving maximum success on the field, to be sure. I find it interesting how the spirit of athletic competition can teach us a number of lessons as they relate to success in our country. I hope you'll indulge my passion for Alabama football (ROLL TIDE ROLL!) and the parallels to our nation's future, although the same points would be true with any top program.
Like football teams, we know that investors and most people play to win. Yet does it sometimes feel that our politicians are not playing to win? Is government policy indirectly enabling people, promoting a mindset of socialism? It seems, as a nation, we are slowly evolving into a culture where everyone is entitled to endless prosperity, all at the cost of people who have earned their success. Government policy seems to be driving our nation towards a "losing" mentality by giving a place in the lineup to many who have no drive or ambition and haven't trained or practiced. Eventually, we'll end up fielding a losing team.
I illustrated this idea in a previous article for AdvisorOne, Financial Freedom Is Not Free, which you may like to review. By increasing taxes on hard-working people, burdening them with additional regulation, and expecting them to subsidize more social services, it discourages self-responsibility and financial discipline.
This concept of entitlement and enabling has even led to some youth league programs across the country choosing not to keep score in sporting events, for fear of damaging kids' emotions or self-esteem. The idea being that everyone's a winner and no one ever loses. Is this really the foundation for our country's spirit of success? Is this even reality?
We keep score because winning and losing matter, although our approach must be tempered with good sportsmanship and fairness. It's the basis for building a stronger America. No one likes to lose, but it's a daily reality in life. Do you think winning and losing has mattered to Alabama football players, coaches and fans over its 100+ year history?
While winning and losing is the bottom line in the economic world, it's the score that dictates our level of success. Does it matter that Apple has become the largest publicly traded company, or that Microsoft dominates computer operating systems? Why do you think you can travel anywhere and find a Wal-Mart or McDonald's nearby? Obviously, the shareholders of these companies thought the score mattered when it came time to buy or not buy the company's stock. Otherwise, why do we keep track of the DJIA, S&P 500, the Russell's, the Barclay Aggregate Bond Indexes or the MSCI? Don't services such as Morningstar rank mutual funds and ETFs, expenses, strategies, etc., daily? As advisors, don't your clients care about their portfolio returns relative to the market?
My point is – like it or not – keeping score relates to almost everything in life. Your education, career growth, salary, bonus, the size of your house, the number of cars you own, how much you donate to charity and more – is all measured through some scoring analysis. So it's ludicrous to think that keeping score doesn't have a foundation in our economically based society. Do Coach Nick Saban and Alabama football care about the score in each game? Of course, because the score illustrates how well both the offense and defense executed their strategy during the game.
However, with football just as with the market, past performance is not a predictor of future results. The Alabama football team won 11 national championships by the end of 1979, acquiring their 12th in 1992, with numbers 13 and 14 coming more recently. Yet if they sat back and relied on history to dictate their future, they would probably still be reminiscing about the last championship won in 1979! As a country and society, we are no different. While it's important to record who wins the White House or who trades places in Congress come November, those scores won't guarantee our destiny. While Alabama has 14 titles, they still play every Saturday to keep building on their achievements.
The question is what are you and I going to do over the next 20 to 30 years to help determine if we dominate the next 100 years of economic history? When we look at our nation's past, we see the rise to prosperity and our hard-fought advancement to become the global economic leader. For near-term and future success, it's time our government recalibrates its mindset to help people win by giving them a hand up, not a hand out.


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Elvarado met us once again the following morning for a full-day tour. He drove us in his car to our first stop: the Christ the Redeemer Statue on Corcovado Mountain. Rio is such a fascinating sight of a city I would be content just riding around all day watching it out a car window.
The wind parted the clouds just long enough for us to have a few Kodak moments. I love this statue. While many crucifixes show a suffering, slouched, dying Christ, this one is strong and resolute, showing that while Jesus was crucified, he was actually not defeated. Sacrificing his life was a tremendous feat of strength, and the bold posture of Christ the Redeemer is a great representation of that.
On the tram ride back down from Corcovado (through reclaimed tropical forest), a quartet of samba musicians played for us. A few Brazilian passengers on board raucously joined in a fun verbal interplay. When the man singer passed out a shaker, I realized the interactiveness of this musical genre. I envy Brazilians for their playfulness and tendency to spontaneously break out in group song/dance.
Elvarado drove us north along the coastline, breaking to show us his favorite beaches. Each of Rio's beaches has its own personality — anything from famous to secluded, wealthy to poor, wild waves for surfers to calm surf for kids.
Maracanã, their beloved football stadium that holds such a sacred space in Brazilian hearts, didn't do much for me and Andy, who have very little to do with soccer since we stopped playing in middle school. It is fun, however, to marvel at a city that is so wholly devoted and in love with a single sport. While in the States, the most popular sport seems like a toss-up between baseball, American football, and basketball, here one sport dominates. That's soccer.
Everything is an all-out team sport for Brazilians: their overwhelming shared love for soccer, their breaking out in joint song, and their devotion to putting on the world's biggest three-day party every Mardi Gras — Carnaval.
We visited their Sambodromo, a long, massive, one-sided concrete stadium. Its sole purpose — to house the Carnaval parade. Seats are very plentiful, but their extremely high price demonstrates how much Cariocas prize their celebration. In the small, adjacent museum we saw a few examples of the extravagantly showy costumes worn by the samba schools in the parade, made new each year! We also viewed a video recording of the event — unreal! Puts all other parades I've seen to shame.
I had apprehensions about this huge space-rocket-shaped construction that claimed to be a cathedral. They were all dispelled, however, once I walked inside the Nova Cathedral to see a bath of natural light colored by gloriously large stained-glass windows on all four sides soaring up to a great height as if in praise of God. The shape that reminded me of a rocket ship actually represented a bishop's hat. A great wooden cross was awesomely suspended over the altar. Among the sculptures of saints decorating the quadrants of the cathedral, that of St. Francis particularly spoke to me with its dynamism and grace.
Our final destination with Elvarado was Sugar Loaf Mountain, yet another high viewpoint of the city. You know you are in a truly beautiful city when two of its main tourist attractions are high above on the mountains to offer views of Rio. We rode two cable cars up to this funny-shaped mountain. Clouds interfered to limit our visibility, so the $25 we each paid was a bit of a waste on this cloudy afternoon.
Despite being exhausted from getting only a couple of hours sleep the night before, we knew it was our last night to see Lapa in action (the next night was a Sunday and then we would fly home on Monday). So we rallied to return to our new favorite nightlife hotspot for the second night in a row. We shared feijoada, the traditional meat and black bean stew here. Salty, but good. We had finally found out that most entrées here were plenty for two people, which really helped our budget. We wandered around people-watching and peeping in on bars with samba bands playing. If only the nightlife was like this in Georgetown (where I go to school)!


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The Flash 1x22 "Rogue Air" - As Wells (Tom Cavanagh) once again gets the upper hand on the S.T.A.R. Labs team, Barry (Grant Gustin) realizes he needs to make a big move and reaches out to an old foe, Captain Cold (guest star Wentworth Miller), for help. Joe (Jesse L. Martin) and Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) warn Barry that Cold can't be trusted. True to form, Cold has his own agenda that involves the meta-humans trapped in the containment cells. As things seem to be going from bad to worse, The Flash gets reinforcements – Arrow (guest star Stephen Amell) and Firestorm (guest star Robbie Amell). Doug Aarniokoski directed the episode written by Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing (#122). Original airdate 5/12/2015.
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It seems that political leaders in Europe, particularly Germany, may be giving up on the idea of austerity measures to reign in the excessive debt levels that have run amok in these countries, as well as in the U.S., over the last 30 years. Angela Merkel, Germany's Chancellor, has been a driving force on the insistence of tough debt cutting measures and fiscal targets in exchange for bailout funds since the beginning of the Greek crisis. In a NY Times article published yesterday Jordi Vaquer i Fanes, a political scientist and director of the Barcelona Center for International Affairs in Spain stated: "The formula is not working, and everyone is now talking about whether austerity is the only solution. Does this mean that Merkel has lost completely? No. But it does mean that the very nature of the debate about the Euro-zone crisis is changing."
What is both disturbing and disappointing is the lack of foresight exhibited by the media and political leaders of not only Europe but the U.S. as well. It should not be a surprise to anyone that the austerity regimen, agreed to last month as a long term solution to Europe's sovereign debt crisis, is going to cause economic growth to slow. We have been very vocal about this point in past missives. Austerity measures cannot be imposed when an economy is saddled by rising debt costs and high unemployment. Austerity, by its very nature, will reduce economic output and therefore requires a strongly growing economy to offset the drag of the reduction of government spending.
The problem is that for the last 30 years, as the world economy was growing strongly, both Europe and the U.S. were spending like drunken sailors. The chart shows the impact of increases in debt relative to economic output. Debt acts as a cancer on economic growth long term because it diverts resources from productive investment to debt service. As increases in debt deplete economic growth, more debt is required to maintain the current standard of living. The cycle continues until eventually the "debt wall" is hit. This is the problem that both Europe and U.S. face today. The difference is that the U.S. is a currency issuer and can print more money to meet its obligations, not without negative future consequences of course, whereas Europe cannot. This inability for individual European nations to print their own currency makes their problem much more immediate than in the U.S.
For either region to resolve their long term debt issues, in order to restore the balance needed for higher economic growth rates, austerity is a bitter pill that will have to be swallowed. The problem is that everyone, from the citizens to the politicians, want an immediate fix with no pain. The Keynesian policies of spending to promote growth over the last 30 years is what has led the globe to its current state of affairs. Yet this is exactly the policy that the financial markets and mainstream economists and media keep hoping for. Think about this for a minute.
How did we get into this problem in the first place? Government spending has a near zero multiplier in the economy since it is merely recycled tax dollars. If increasing government spending would solve the problem, then why is the U.S., the current king of government spending and intervention, growing at a sub-2% economic growth rate. If we calculate all the bailouts, liquidity programs, interventions, dollar swaps, etc., the U.S. has plugged more than 200% of GDP into the system over the past 3 years to barely keep the economy's head above water.
The reason is obvious. You cannot spend your way to growth. Period. The math doesn't work anymore than using debt to get yourself out of debt. The only obvious beneficiary to all the government spending has been Wall Street, which is why they are so enthusiastic about spending for growth. However, for the rest of world the income inequality gap continues to widen at an unprecedented pace. Corporations, other than financial institutions supported by Government spending, have slashed and burned — drastically cutting costs, reducing debt and increasing productivity. As a consequence many corporations are now in much stronger financial positions than they were before the beginning of the financial crisis. The self-imposed austerity measures induced voluntarily in order to reduce waste and increase profitability have worked exactly as it should. It was painful for the first couple of years but now, for many companies, the benefits are being reaped.
Both Europe and the U.S. lack what is required by corporations to remain solvent. Corporations have to make decisions each day that will affect their ability to thrive and prosper in the future. Sometimes those choices are painful, but most importantly corporations realize that there is no "quick fix" to any problem. Whatever decisions are made today will require the patience and discipline to see it through. The problem with governments here and in the Eurozone is the lack of patience. Rather than making the decisions to begin a slow process of reducing the long-term debt and deficit issues and being patient and diligent with the process, they make they erroneous assumption that the lack of immediate results implies that austerity will not work. The lack of realization — that 30 years of mismanagement concerning debt and deficit spending cannot be cured in a couple of quarters or even years — is disturbing.
Killing "austerity measures" before they have even had a chance to start working and reverting to a "spending for growth" policy may delay the inevitable conclusion of the "debt wall". However, the reality is that eventually, just as with an ill-run corporation, austerity measures will be imposed by force rather than by choice. That reality has been seen repeatedly over the last 800 years of history and in the famous words of Winston Churchill: "those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."


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First comes love, then comes the realization that we are navigating life's journey with another person who may have different thoughts, feelings, and beliefs than us. How do we deal with having differing viewpoints from our romantic partners? Perspective-taking is a fundamental social skill that helps us smoothly steer through the many bumps in the road, from picking out a thoughtful anniversary gift to helping us reach a compromise on a contentious issue. When people are able to consider their partner's point of view, both they and their partners report being more satisfied with their relationship (Long, 1990). Although this basic skill is fundamental and beneficial, not everyone is good at perspective-taking, particularly in their romantic relationships (Kenny & Acitelli, 2001). So who is good at perspective-taking and who is lacking? To answer this question, I turned to the research on power. I was curious to find out whether feeling powerful in a romantic relationship might lead people to be better, or worse, perspective-takers.
Power is potent, affecting how people think, feel, and interact with others. Although thinking about powerful people might bring to mind the caricature of a power-hungry CEO, the reality is that power is not just in the workplace, it is part of all of our relationships, shaping how we interact with our parents, friends, and romantic partners. So how exactly does it shape our relationships? Or, in our case, our ability to step into our partner's shoes? Well, the old adage, "power corrupts," suggests that powerful people should be selfish, caring only about getting their own way and paying little attention to what their romantic partners are thinking and feeling. And there is research to support this – people are less likely to take strangers' perspectives when they feel powerful (Galinsky et al., 2006) and in families, powerful members are less likely to perspective take (Barber, 1984). But on the other hand, for romantic relationships to survive, people can't just be selfish—they have to think about what is best for the relationship, which means considering their partner's point of view. Power helps people focus on and pursue their goals (Guinote, 2007), so perhaps power might actually help people become better perspective-takers in romantic relationships because it focuses them on maintaining their relationship?


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@WithinRafael Yes to both. Stay tuned.
— trippparks (@trippparks) June 24, 2012
In a tweet to Rafael Rivera, a Microsoft employee has acknowledged that Microsoft is well-aware of the Windows 8 freezing bug that many have encountered, informing users to "stay tuned". We also asked around, and, according to sources familiar with the matter, the bug has already been fixed in internal builds of Windows 8. As expected.
I've encountered this issue in each build drop of Windows 8 — Developer Preview, Consumer Preview, and Release Preview — and it always gets in the way of me doing anything productive on the OS: The entire machine gradually locks up to a point where you cannot even fire up the task manager to do something; your only way out is to reboot the machine entirely (though I've found that for some reason, Skype works just fine as this happens, and I can continue to talk in a call).
At first, I assumed that sour Boot Camp drivers were to blame as I installed Windows 8 on my iMac, but I quickly found out that this issue wasn't limited to Macs. Quite a few people (on PCs) that I knew also mentioned that they had frequently encountered the issue, and a thread was created on Neowin where a fair amount of people also claimed to be affected. Even Paul Thurrott has encountered this issue, mentioning it as one of two serious issues he has been experiencing that make the Release Preview almost unusable.
That being said, we can all breathe a sigh of relief knowing that this bug will not find its way into the RTM build.


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