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Reinsdorf's impact on community draws high honor
Owner's titles secondary to incalculable influence on city of Chicago
NEW YORK -- Jerry Reinsdorf spoke of giving. Of building parks and painting schools. Of constructing community centers and giving kids a chance to attend college.
Reinsdorf spoke of winning championships, too. Hey, those will always be a proud part of his life. He marveled at how his Bulls changed the way people around the world viewed Chicago during the six NBA championships.
He remembered, too, the tears he shed when the White Sox, the team he bought in 1981, won the 2005 World Series. For a few sweet months that fall, a sports franchise had a city in the palm of its hand.
White Sox gear was draped over tombstones around Chicago to commemorate the end of an 88-year wait for a championship. Reinsdorf laughed as he remembered the boy on the parade route holding a sign that said, "I've waited six years for this."
Mostly, though, this was a night for reflection and larger lessons. Reinsdorf said that 32 years in professional sports have shown him again and again how they can make a substantive and positive impact on communities and in the lives of men and women.
That's the part of his legacy of which Reinsdorf is most proud. He got to a point in his life where he could use his influence for good, and he has done that over and over. In ways large and small, on the field and off, his has been a wonderful life of accomplishment and service, and Reinsdorf was honored for it on Wednesday night with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Sports Business Awards at the Marriott Marquis.
"Did he make his community a better place to live?" Commissioner Bud Selig said during a video tribute to Reinsdorf. "There can't be anybody left in Chicago who thinks that he didn't make that city a better place to live."
The thing to understand about Reinsdorf is that he's revered by his employees, respected by his peers. He can be tough and demanding, but his employees are incredibly loyal to him. The longer they've worked for Reinsdorf, the more they've come to see his values as the same ones they'd like to have for themselves.
"His legacy in the sports world is going to start with his championships," NBA Commissioner David Stern said. "That's just the way people focus. But the more important legacy is the social responsibility one, which is being a community asset, including diversity, aggressiveness and inclusion that he has come to be known for."
Reinsdorf began to understand that sports could stand for something larger when he sat at Ebbets Field in 1947 and watched Jackie Robinson break the game's color line. By the simple act of wearing a baseball uniform, Robinson changed the world forever.
"Those of us in team sports are very lucky, very, very lucky," Reinsdorf told the gathering of executives from teams, marketing, television, etc. "Not only because we don't have real jobs, but because we're able to bring joy to so many people and because we can make the world a better place."
When he's pressed about the things his White Sox and Bulls have done that make him proudest, Reinsdorf does not begin with championships. He speaks of the community volunteers the White Sox have organized for neighborhood tasks, ranging from cleaning up parks to refurbishing schools.
There's the James Jordan Boys & Girls Club and Family Life Center built by the Bulls. There's the youth baseball league sponsored by the White Sox that has helped more than 60 kids receive college scholarships.
"It's great to grow baseball players," Reinsdorf said. "It's more important to grow kids that can go to college and get an education."
The White Sox give active members of the United States military free tickets. Every Chicago fireman gets two free tickets a year.
"Many players on their own have foundations and causes they support," Reinsdorf said. "Over the last year, Bulls players have made nearly 250 charitable appearances. And former players made about 120 appearances. Last year, 13,000 people were part of the Bulls' community events. The White Sox have similar statistics."
Reinsdorf said that while he was proud of how much good his two teams have done, he knows that there's similar work going on around virtually every MLB and NBA team.
"While winning is wonderful, you can't do it very often," Reinsdorf said. "And what I'm really most proud of being in sports is the wonderful things that sports teams do for their community. Bud Selig often says that baseball is a social institution and has great responsibilities. He constantly exhorts us to take that responsibility seriously. David Stern has made the NBA a world-class doer of good things. Both of my clubs have given millions of dollars to worthy causes and have numerous programs of which I'm extremely proud."
Through the years, Reinsdorf has learned plenty of lessons about owning a sports team. One of them is that the longer he has owned the White Sox and Bulls, he has come to understand that real ownership -- that is ownership in its emotional form -- rests elsewhere.
"We are just custodians," Reinsdorf said. "The real owners are the fans. It's their teams, and we just have the privilege of running them."
Reinsdorf credited his success to hiring the right people and allowing them to do their jobs. He said he'd been blessed in so many ways he couldn't begin to name them all.
"I've always worked hard, and I've tried to be totally honest," Reinsdorf said. "Honestly, luck and the help of others has played a much larger part in my success than my own efforts."
Some of the people who know Reinsdorf best would disagree with that assessment. They would say that a man with ambition and dreams, a man who always tried to do the right thing, has made the world a better place.
"Despite all the accomplishments and success, Jerry has remained a regular guy, a smart and generous regular guy," said George Bodenheimer, former ESPN president.


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Beat the Streak Report: Wednesday, June 29
A lot of BTS players would have crossed off the entire opposing lineup when they saw Zack Greinke's name on the probable pitchers list.
Our current leader is apparently not one of those players.
Jonroy73 showed no fear of the Brewers right-hander last night, rolling with Robinson Cano and hitting paydirt on the second baseman's second-inning RBI single. Although Greinke entered the game with a 4.77 ERA, his history of dominance made Mr. Roy's Tuesday pick a little riskier than most. Hey, live by the Yankees lineup, die by the Yankees lineup, we guess.
Anyway, only seven players in Major League history have reached jonroy's total of 38 games. A hit tonight would tie him with Paul Molitor's 39 game run in 1987. Good luck and Bourn-speed.
Wednesday's picks:
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Oh, hello there …
Casey Blake: .467 (7-for-15) since '06 vs. Twins starter Scott Baker
Pablo Sandoval: .444 (4-for-9) since '06 vs. Cubs starter Ryan Dempster
Jason Giambi: .444 (4-for-9) since '06 vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle
Robinson Cano: .357 (5-for-14) since '06 vs. Brewers starter Shaun Marcum
Derrek Lee: .346 (9-for-26) since '06 vs. Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter
Feeling kinda spicy?
Edwin Encarnacion: .448 (13-for-29) since '06 vs. Pirates starter Paul Maholm
Mark Reynolds: .500 (4-for-8) since '06 vs. Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter
You'll thank me later …
Adam Kennedy: .182 (4-for-22) since '06 vs. Braves starter Derek Lowe
Placido Polanco: .176 (3-for-17) since '06 vs. Red Sox starter John Lackey
Michael Bourn: .100 (1-for-10) since '06 vs. Rangers starter Colby Lewis
Top MLB streakers
Ryan Braun: 18 games
Nick Markakis: 17 games
Michael Young: 13 games
Prince Fielder: 10 games
Home Run Beat the Streak pick:
Ryan Howard: (16 HR this season) vs. Red Sox starter John Lackey
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Picked Damo w/ the leader, but not seeing anyone else in between us. I'm not sure if I should feel concerned or relieved.
Answer: Always feel concerned when you have double digit streaks.
Volquez hasn't been great in last several outings, allowing over 1 hit per inning on average but pitches better during daytime and away.
Damon hit safely in only 3 of last 8 games & has a home average of just 220
Those are simply stats. But like any pick; gotta put the ball in play and then hope for the best
It is slightly concerning when the opposing pitcher has a 3-run lead and hasn't given up their first hit yet after 4 innings. I have Casey Kotchman today and he walked during his first appearance. He's due up first next inning, so let's hope he cancels the post-game show
I think the batting gods heard me or something. Single to left and I'm done for the day. Ken, I'd love to root for you, but since you and the leader both picked the same player, I need you to sacrifice yourself. 😉
The leader & you move on today
*wipes brow* . I was thinking about how awful it would be to have a deep streak and to select the same player as someone sitting at 56.
You know how to solve that problem don't you? You make sure you're the one with 56
Those that picked A-Gone best hope he gets a hit in first 2 or 3 ABs. Probably won't be in the game towards the end if score is close. He's playing outfield today unless manager changes his mind before game starts.
You don't think he'd be moved to 1st late in the game if its still close for defensive purposes?
Possible. Guess depends maybe on whether or not BOS is winning and if Ortiz is hot?
Leader is getting lucky so their days are numbered.
Yeah, 18 or less
@Champ88: If Granderson hits today, wife beats my season high and will be at 11. Ouch 😉
Don't think I have to worry about it now. Grandy 0-2 & 2 BB. Need MIL to score 3+ runs in 8/9th innings or NYY to bat around in the 8th for him to come up again.
LOL. Good one Lav. They will fall before the weekend.
LaV's List
Wednesday's Top Picks of the current Top2500,
123 Batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Jose Reyes 265 10.6 (3RD)GOOD
Miguel Cabrera 221 8.84 (2ND)GOOD
Adrian Gonzalz 209 8.36 GOOD
Curtis Grandrsn 157 6.28
Josh Hamilton 139 5.56
Michael Young 139 5.56
Dustin Pedroia 103 4.12 GOOD
Asdrubl Cabrera 88 3.52 GOOD
Ryan Braun 71 2.84 GOOD
Shane Victorino 57 2.28 GOOD
Robinson Cano 54 2.16 GOOD
No Selection 51 2.04
Troy Tulowitzki 22 0.88 (4TH)
Johnny Damon 12 0.48 (1RST)GOOD
Highest "No Selection" 😛 pg# 11 with streak of 15 back to zero.
Yesterday's Top2500 Reset rate was 30.96% with ROBO-KEMP reseting the most.
There was also 5.08% PPD due to players not playing. These streakers do not reset, but did not increase either.
Got Pinched OR 1/2 AB Wonders
TOP2500 saved or reset by PHA (going to include any pinch hitters and/or double switch, 2 AB or Less)
J Loney LAD, RESET 3 WERE 13,13,10 GAMERS
E Chavez TEX, RESET 1 WAS 16 GAMER
J Giambi COL, RESET 1 WAS 12 GAMER
B Wallace HOU, SAVED 1 WAS 14 GAMER
C Dickerson NYY, RESET 1 DEF SWITCH, WAS 12 GAMER
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Rank, Pick, (Times picked in top2500)
YanksGiantsDevils33, 17, pg 8 , 186, SANDOVAL (PICKED 28X) GOOD
heyya, 16, pg 9, 186, CUDDYER (PICKED 8X) 0-FER
Kenfucious, 16, pg 10, 186, DAMON (PICKED 12X) GOOD
ChiSox07, 13, pg 22, 525, KOTCHMAN (PICKED 15X) GOOD
dave55, 13, pg 23, 525, PERALTA (PICKED 18X)
tomfootball17, 12, pg 40, 757, MIKE YOUNG (PICKED 139X)
00LIber, 11, pg 44, 1007, ASDRUBAL (PICKED 88X) GOOD
Jagx, 10, pg 64, 1578, MIKE YOUNG (PICKED 139X)
trixiewright, 10, pg 100+, 1578, MARKAKIS (PICKED 7X) GOOD
Bloggers Reset Yesterday
GL to all


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For those who attended the December lecture on Radio Astronomy, you may recall that I said it was the intention to run the society radio meteor set up for the Geminids. This was turned on last night about 7pm, small adjustments made, and the set up run from 8 to 9pm. 51 meteors were recorded (61 on my home system). The radio was left running and recorded a peak rate of 68 meteors an hour overnight (122 on my home system).
In my talk I showed a slide of what to expect from the Geminids. I have attached an actual one from the home system last night. Most of the small meteors are just grains of dust, but the larger one is probably part of the original comets nucleus made from ice and rock.
The society system is continuing to run and will be turned off at the weekend, adjusted and then run again for the Quadrantid shower at the beginning of January.


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A Parker County, Texas, father says he can't say "thank you" enough to a stranger who rescued him from his burning 18-wheeler after he crashed in Dallas on Wednesday morning.
"She was an angel to me," Elias Uribe said. "She's my hero."
Uribe lost control of his semi-trailer on a rain-slickened Interstate 30 near downtown. The truck burst into flames. His door was jammed shut. He remembers the fire just inches from his elbow.
"Probably 30 seconds more, and I would have caught on fire," he said.
As the flames neared, a stranger showed up from nowhere, he said.
"And then in the distance I could hear a woman screaming, 'Can you get out? Are you OK? Can you get out? It's burning,'" he said.
The voice belonged to Terry Sims, who happened to be driving by on her way to work.
"I came around, and I saw flames coming from underneath the trailer, so I pulled him out of the truck," she said soon after it happened.
Sims said she was concerned for her own safety but ran up to the burning truck anyway.
"He was in the truck, and the door wouldn't open," she said. "We had to pull him out the window. I was just so scared it was going to blow."
Sims then led Uribe to safety.
"I could barely walk, but I leaned on her, and she pulled me all the way," he said.
Within minutes, the cab was engulfed in flames.
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Uribe said Sims single-handedly saved his life -- "no doubt."
His three children -- Eliazar, 8, Elizabeth, 10, and Elias Jr., 12 -- would have been left without parents.
"I don't know if they understand, but I tell them I made it," Uribe said. "That's all that matters."
His longtime wife, Dolores, was killed in May in a car crash near their Parker County home. It makes what Sims did all the more special.
"I'd like to thank her very much," Uribe said, choking back tears. "I don't have words to say."
After all this, Uribe said he's going to take a break from driving professionally and "take some time with my kids and be with them."
"More than ever, you don't know how fragile life is," he said.


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Meanwhile, I've had the good fortune of finding a copy of the actual naturalization certificate of my great grandfather, Lars Hansen Madsen, in my mom's files.
Denmark and immigrated to California in 1908. For example:
- I see that he was a 23 year old unmarried man when he was naturalized on March 9, 1917. In fact, he married my great grandmother, Johanna Bruhns, just a few weeks later on April 4, 1917.
- He had already started to anglicize his name from Lars to Louis.
- He was all of 5 feet, 5 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes and brown hair.
- He had no other distinguishing marks.
- He was naturalized in Alameda County, California. For some reason, I had been under the impression that he was naturalized in San Francisco, but I see that I was wrong on that count.


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Okay, I admit it. I didn't really get it before I had one. What's the big deal? They're just little people, only they're harder to entertain and I have no idea what to talk to them about. I mean sure, they're cute, but I have no desire to spend any actual time with them. They don't get me. I don't know what they want from me. They have nothing important to say!
I have nieces and nephews, and I love every single one of them, but I never totally understood them until I had Garrett. I don't think everyone is like me. As a matter of fact, I think there are tons of people who are just innately good with children. They have a childlike quality that kids relate to, and a place inside themselves they can tap into that tells them how to make a kid smile. I have that place now, but I was not able to tap into it before. Maybe it was hidden in my uterus and needed a baby to activate it.
Here's an example of what an ass I used to be around kids. My boyfriend's (now husband's) niece and nephew were in town and we all went to Universal Studios. Britt was eight and Tyler was three. Britt and I had a pretty good thing going. I could tell she thought I was cool, and I thought she was quite adorable and very well-behaved. We were sharing laughs as the day went on and I was proud of myself for not screwing up. She then convinced me to go on some Jurassic water ride that looked terrifying. As we stood in line watching the people on the ride screaming and getting soaked I turned to her and said, "I hate you!" Of course, I was kidding. I was being sarcastic. I thought everyone understood sarcasm. Even eight-year-olds who weren't born into a sarcastic family. Well, that did it. She looked up at me with such hurt in her eyes, and started to cry. OH SHIT! I had no idea what to do. I scrambled. "I WAS KIDDING", I said. "Please, Britt. I was totally joking! I don't hate you at all! I LOVE YOU! You're the BEST!" She didn't seem to believe me. I said I hated her, so that must be the truth. It was a lesson in kids taking what you say seriously.
When my brother's kids were born, I was equally inept. I loved their son, Sam immediately. He was adorable with his big, blue eyes and curly, blond hair. I'd hold him and coo. But I wasn't ever totally comfortable with my skills. Am I holding him right? Is he okay? Should I make a funny face? Is he pooping? And even when Julia came along, I still wasn't really… There. Again, I loved her. Again, I was confused and a little unsure.
Russ was an expert from the get-go. I think he's like his mom. If there's a kid around, they gravitate toward my mother-in-law, and the big, cuddly man I married. He doesn't even have to try. Kids just always like him.
So, I was afraid that I wouldn't bond with my own child. I thought I'd be tentative and scared and like, "What the hell am I supposed to do with you?" But, of course, I wasn't. It was easy and second-nature for me. I knew what he needed, what he meant with each sigh and burp, and exactly how to make him laugh or fall asleep. That was all a surprise. But the bigger surprise was that, all of a sudden, I understood OTHER kids too! I liked them and wanted to be around them! I'd point them out to Russ and say, "Aw. Isn't that little guy cute?"
I understand now. I wish I had always understood. Kids are nothing short of amazing, little, sponge-brained, innocent, beautiful beings. They deserve pure happiness. They generate pure joy. Sure, they're stinky and loud and they need you to do EVERY LITTLE FRIGGIN' THING for them, but they are so much damn fun to be around. And they're funny! And smart! They can teach us so much about who we are and the world around us. Now I see a kid, and I feel like I get them and they get me.
I think the biggest thing is that I used to look at kids and think, "What do you want from me?" Now I look at them and think, "What can I offer you? And what will you show me?" I thank God that Garrett activated that part of me. It's a part I cherish. I'm jealous of those of you who have it naturally. But at least I got it!


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ST. LOUIS -- Frank Gore followed Mike Iupati's power block, broke into the open field and raced 34 yards for what could be a season-changing touchdown run by the 49ers' all-time rushing leader.
As Gore celebrated by kissing his right biceps in "Kaepernicking" fashion, the 49ers found themselves with a 14-3 lead and on track to end a two-game losing streak.
That touchdown run by Gore -- on fourth-and-1 with 37 seconds before halftime -- highlighted his 153-yard night and the 49ers' 35-11 victory over the St. Louis Rams.
"It was a get-back-on-track game," Gore said. "We lost two in a row, and we knew we can't lose again. We had to just be us: playing smash-mouth football, playing great defense, playing great special teams."
The spotlight indeed deserved to also shine on the 49ers defense, led by fiery linebacker NaVorro Bowman and an unflinching secondary. That overall unit certainly made do without three key players: Aldon Smith (on personal leave), Patrick Willis (groin injury) and Nnamdi Asomugha (right knee sprain).
The 49ers apparently avoided another injury scare -- a big one -- to left tackle Joe Staley, who got hurt with 1:50 remaining.
"He's going to walk that one off," coach Jim Harbaugh said. Staley indeed was walking OK after the game, requiring only an ice pack strapped to his right hamstring.
Rather than fall further off the pace behind Seattle (3-0), the 49ers (2-2) won their first division road game since last October at Arizona, a stretch that included an overtime loss here and two defeats at Seattle.
Thursday's victory also enhanced the 49ers' playoff prospects. Since 1990, only 14 percent of teams that started a season 1-3 made it to the playoffs. The 49ers gladly joined the ranks of 2-2, where 36 percent of such teams have advanced to the postseason.
After being outscored 56-10 combined in blowout losses to the Seahawks and Indianapolis Colts, the 49ers bounced back with steady offensive plays, stingy defense and fewer penalties.
Gore's 153 yards rushing (on 20 carries) matched the fifth-highest total of his storied career, and his most since December 2009 against Arizona (167 yards). He had 142 yards through the first three games.
"He's a Hall of Fame running back. You have to get him the ball," quarterback Colin Kaepernick said. Asked how he rated Gore's "Kaepernicking" celebration, the quarterback responded: "Frank has 10s across the board in everything he does."
Gore's touchdown followed a replay reversal on his previous carry that robbed him of a 1-yard gain. That was Gore's franchise-record 53rd rushing touchdown, and his 14th against the Rams, the most by anyone against them in their history.
"It was a power play, and it got well blocked, he squirted through, broke a tackle and finished it," Harbaugh said. "He was doing a great job all night getting through the first wave (of defenders)."
That effort followed what Harbaugh termed an "erroneous, erroneous" report that Gore may have yelled at him late in Sunday's loss to the Colts. Harbaugh did say that Gore does request the ball on occasion, and did a couple times Thursday night.
In stark contrast, the Rams failed miserably running the ball: 19 carries for 18 yards. Starting tailback Daryl Richardson had 12 carries for 16 yards. Their passing game stunk, too: Sam Bradford completed 19 of 41 passes for 202 yards with one touchdown, one interception and five sacks.
Kaepernick rebounded from two poor outings by passing for 167 yards and two touchdowns. He's combined for 444 passing yards in the past three games after a 412-yard showing in the opener.
Kaepernick virtually iced Thursday's win with a 12-yard, third-quarter touchdown pass to Vernon Davis for a 21-3 lead. Anthony Dixon and Kendall Hunter ran for fourth-quarter touchdowns to erase any thoughts of the Rams forcing overtime for a third straight meeting.
Anquan Boldin put the 49ers ahead with a magnificent, 20-yard touchdown reception 6:22 before halftime. Facing third-and-19, Kaepernick found Boldin streaking open on the right side, and a replay review confirmed Boldin barely stayed in bounds.
That score gave the 49ers their first lead since the season opener. And that Kaepernick-to-Boldin connection came through earlier that drive on a 42-yard completion on third-and-10.
The 49ers reeled off 28 unanswered points before the Rams found the end zone on Lance Kendricks' 6-yard touchdown catch, followed by a two-point conversion run.


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Review: Holly Williams spins sensitive new album
Holly Williams, "The Highway" (Georgiana)
Holly Williams is the kind of poetic songwriter country music once embraced. These days, the powerfully sensitive songs featured on her new album, "The Highway," are relegated to the independent Americana genre that exists outside of the arena-rock formulas of country radio.
The strength of Williams' songwriting and the subtle emotions in her husky, expressive voice suggest she is following in the cross-genre paths of Mary Chapin Carpenter and Kathy Mattea - or the country side of Neil Young and Lyle Lovett.
Writing of struggles with family and faith, of living a transient life and of dealing with faithfulness and problematic men, Hank Williams' granddaughter uses personal experiences to explore universal issues. Amid a raw yet seamless blend of piano, acoustic guitar and subtle rhythms and sonic accents, her songs seek something true amid the bumps and bliss of daily life. She makes listeners feel why that search is important.


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Steel company Nucor Corp. says it expects to begin production within the next few weeks at its direct-reduced iron plant in Louisiana. The Charlotte, NC company says the $750 million Convent plant is in the final stages of testing as a unit.
The Advocate reports that the 2.5 million-ton capacity plant will make high-purity pellets from iron ore. Nucor will mix the pellets with scrap metal to make steel. The reduced iron plant is the first of several phases in a planned $3.4 billion steel complex that would employ 1,250 people and produce millions of tons of steel each year.


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Bottom Shelf Beer: Anheuser-Busch's Natty Daddy
Will Gordon drinks his way through the bottom shelf of the liquor store...so you don't have to.
The best part of getting paid to write about drinking is every single part of getting paid to write about drinking. So I would never insult those of you with honest jobs by crying a river of mashmallow-vodka tears over the burdens of having too much free booze lying around the house.
But as great as this gig is, I tend not to write about the good stuff, and my liquor storage space is limited by Bottom Shelf research coordinator Emily's need to own many boots and my need to own many mustards. After a year on the cheap beer and booze beat, my fridge and liquor cabinet are overflowing with a few too many bottles of Depressed Donkey Malt Liquor and Creep With a Van Bubblegum Rum.
That's OK. I know my place. I'm not jealous of my fellow SE contributors who get to review beer that goes for triple digits on the black market. I want to stab them in the face and drink their delicious blood, but I'm not jealous. I mean, Moxey probably only got one free bottle of the Samuel Adams Utopias, whereas just last week I was able to expense an entire 12-pack of 7-Eleven's Game Day Ice. OK, I AM JEALOUS DAMMIT LET'S MOVE ON.
As I was saying, every aspect of my job is an unabashed delight, and a part I need to start enjoying more is getting rid of all the crap in my cabinets. I still haven't struck up a friendship with any of the bums in the park, and I'm not comfortable just handing open bottles of Wild BlueGrape Schnapps to strangers, so I have only one outlet: Emily's 21-year-old brother.
Last week he did the other thing he's good for—use his free time and pickup truck to deliver furniture—so I wanted to reward him with beer. I asked Emily what he drinks, and she said, "I dunno. He's 21. He drinks whatever you put in front of him," which is surely every bit as true as it is unhelpful. All was well though, because I correctly guessed that college kids drink PBR these days.
When I was in college, I rarely saw any beer other than Milwaukee's Best, with the occasional dose of Koch's Golden Anniversary. I don't know who drank all the Genny Cream Ale that Central New Yorkers are supposed to love, but I never came across any. A lot of my friends at other schools went heavy on Natural Light, and while that was never my chosen cure, I've had plenty of it, so I felt both professionally and nostalgically obligated to try Anheuser-Busch's new version, the 8% ABV Natty Daddy.
A-B has been supplementing the proud Natural line with the 5.9% ABV Natty Ice for years, and I tried that back in July with pretty good results. It was better than I remembered Natty Light being, and it was on special all around town for about a buck per 24-ounce can. I had to pony up an outrageous $2.75 for my 24 of Natty Daddy, but a quick online search suggests I got ripped off. It seems that in most places you can get this for less than a Jefferson.
At this intersection of price, packaging, and proof, Natty Daddy is positioned to bridge the gap between fruitish-flavored adult malt beverages (Four Loko and the like) and the classic beer-flavored malt liquor traditionally sold by the 40-ounce bottle. The biggest problem with adult malt beverages is that they're not beer; the biggest problem with 40s is that they get warm and flat by the end. A can of Natty Daddy could potentially solve both issues by being beer that's boozy enough to get the job done in a more manageable 24 ounce serving. But is it any good?
Oh heck yes. Natty Daddy is a bright idea if you're looking for something that offers its specific and narrow range of intended services: It's a nice, cheap, beery way to catch a buzz. It turns out that I like the Nattys in ascending order of alcohol content, which I guess means that pure alcohol tastes better than whatever malformed grains A-B deems unfit for Bud Light.
When you pour it in a glass—not that the recreational user ever would—the color is precisely what we all know it is, but the head's better than expected. The heavy carbonation forms a quick and persistent head; the bubbles stop rising after 10 seconds, but a half-inch of proper foam sticks around for a bit. It smells relatively mild, with hints of brown grass and pink gum. The taste is more than adequate. It has a bit of actual character, with both fruity and bitter flavors. Granted, the fruit is sour apple, the bitterness is the bad kind, and they clash rather than complement. Natty Daddy's great strength is its lack of an aftertaste. A bit of sting sticks around, but no stale beer.
Despite its obvious and expected flaws, this is a fine example of the form, and I will be tipping all future college-aged deliverymen in Natty Daddy.
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Standard, Adventure, Light & Flip Screens
A new screen can make a world of difference to your bike, whether that is a new standard screen, an adventure screen, a light screen or a flip screen!
Each screen has a purpose, you just need to chose which is right for you from our wide selection of styles and colours.
Maybe a standard screen to keep the OEM look but with a cleaner look or new colour, a light screen to add that touch of personalisation to a naked bike, a flip screen designed for touring and long distance riders or even an adventure screen for a dramatic new look to the front of your bike!


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Basically Ham has tweeted in highly negative terms about the recent 'Cosmos' science TV series which he thinks should not be shown in public schools because it is 'imposing' and 'indoctrinating' in an anti-God 'religion' and 'undermining' Christianity. Understandably three bloggers out there - Sensuous Curmudgeon has also now commented in a more factual, if ironic, manner - were annoyed by this (imho most of them either missed the real issues with Ham's behaviour or they did not properly engage with all of Ham's comments on Twitter and Facebook and did not realise that his words were not 100% lies; I've elaborated further at the Hemant Mehta and James McGrath blogs). (Those Ham tweets and facebook comments are now handily collected together for us on Ham's blog.) However, I cannot deny the bloggers' their right and perhaps duty to stand up to yet another dishonest Twitter bigot.
Yesterday I sent the following as an email to assorted YECs and anti-YECs:
"Two faced Ken Ham.
Railing against indoctrination:
https://twitter.com/aigkenham (seven hours ago)
"We need to call out programs like Cosmos for what they really are- indoctrinating people in an anti-God religion to underminine Christianity."
(More here:
Indulging in indoctrination of young kids:
"It was great to have hundreds of kids singing about Noah's Flood this morning at Colonial Baptist Church in North Carolina during the dinosaur session with Buddy and me."
https://www.facebook.com/aigkenham/vide ... 708715184/
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/buddy+davi ... 97586.html"
Ham hypocritically claims to 'love' 'science'. But he hates scientists. And calls their theories 'lies'. And his global flood stuff - thrust upon young kids - is pure indoctrination (unlike that TV programme even if it did mention 'revering' stars at one point). No rational and honest person could deny that Ham and his staff blatantly indoctrinate kids that 'science' (his conclusion-led dogma that there was a global flood ergo fossils 'confirm' this as a 'fact') 'confirms' the Bible as literal infallible 'history'.
I've also listened to Ham videos where he indoctrinates kids about the 'reality' of a recent global flood or about 'recent' 'post-flood' dinosaur extinction and where he proclaims to kids and adults that scientists are 'stupid'.
Had the TV programme (I've read reviews including ones at the AiG website) REALLY been as Ham alleges (attacking Christianity and pushing a contrary RELIGION) then I probably I should have quoted Ham's words in full in my email ie written that Ham was railing against "indoctrination in an anti-God religion to undermine Christianity". But the programme did not do that and it was probably (without being able to watch all episodes) not indoctrinating at all. Thus I was fully justified in referring to him railing against 'indoctrination' (and being two faced since he personally uses indoctrination tactics when visiting churches and addressing youngsters). Had I been a bit less considerate, I really should have put the word 'indoctrination' in quotes in my original comments.
For Ham ANY robust science theories that are not suitably biblical are by definition 'lies' and 'indoctrination'. What an absolute bigot. Yet - when he presents his own beliefs - he feels entitled not merely to present what the Bible says (which would be OK) but also to falsely indoctrinate young kids that physical evidence merely 'confirms' Genesis. Even when it clearly does no such thing (fossils confirm that animals and plants have died in the unseen past and some are now extinct) and he also uses misleading and fallacious reasoning. Ham indulges in crude indoctrination whilst falsely labelling reams of science theories and findings as 'indoctrination'. Which I find pretty despicable.


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Sarah calls him a "thief and a liar". Well this lying thief was out in LA yesterday and he still has a girlfriend, Mia Goth. Goth is young. Just 19, at the most 20. Which makes sense. Any woman more mature might not be able to handle his sh-t. And his relationships, like his professional life, are dramatic and intense.
Earlier this month, after LaBeouf's ridiculous behaviour in Berlin, Jeffrey Wells, a film critic, remembered seeing Shia and Carey Mulligan in Cannes when there were at the festival for Wall Street:
"I once saw him give Carey Mulligan (whom he was seeing romantically during the making of Oliver Stone's Wall Street sequel) one of the darkest looks I've ever seen in my life."
And you've seen these photos, right? Of Shia and then-girlfriend Karolyn Pho having a tearful, angsty argument? You have to be willing to put up with the Shia when you're dating the Shia. And I'm not sure Mia Goth, at this stage in her life, knows any better.
What does it look like when he's around her parents? Can you imagine bringing Shia LaBeouf home to your parents? My ma, the Squawking Chicken, would have some things to say about Shia LaBeouf TO Shia LaBeouf. There's a chapter about this – my ma and my boyfriends – in my book, Listen To The Squawking Chicken. First she'd nickname them. Then, if they were twats, like Shia, she would wear me down until I realised they were twats.
"Ah Meat? Why you like Ah Meat? You sure you want to be with Ah Meat?"
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BEIJING - They are both tied to the number seven, as in medals. They both swam six of the same events and set world records in all of them. They were both the talk of the sporting world.
Yet one is tall and ripped; one was shorter and sinewy. One is modest; one was cocky. One looks bad in a mustache; one looked good.
Michael Phelps has won seven gold medals at these Beijing Olympics, tying Mark Spitz's unheard-of record in the 1972 Munich Olympics.
But it has been 36 years since Spitz last entered competition. His times in the 1972 Olympics wouldn't win a good college meet today. Doesn't matter. What matters is their careers are in parallel universes, a galaxy where Olympic glory never dies. "He's almost identical to me," Spitz said this month to the French wire service Agence-France Presse. "He reminds me of myself."
Spitz is 58, has a mane of gray hair and sports the kind of paunch you don't think possible on swimming heroes. He's a stockbroker but makes most of his coin as a motivational speaker.
"I was chasing someone named Don Schollander and Jesse Owens, who had four gold medals, and when I came up with a program for seven gold medals, it came to be almost ridiculously invented by myself," Spitz said. "I had a lot of naysayers."
No one came close to Spitz in his four individual gold medals, and he and his teammates nearly lapped the field in the three relays. The only close races Phelps has had here was a comeback win in the 400-meter freestyle relay and today's stirring 100-meter butterfly.
"It is quite difficult to imagine that one of his competitors is going to think that on any given day that it is going to be his day," said Spitz, who lives outside of Los Angeles.
The differences between Spitz and Phelps, however, go beyond times and looks. The nation viewed them much differently. Phelps has never made a prediction.
Spitz, meanwhile, came to Munich humbled after four years earlier talking about thrashing Schollander's record. Spitz slumped out of Mexico with two golds, a silver and a bronze.
"Then in '72, he was obviously a more mature man," U.S. swim coach Mark Schubert said.


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I was making Tater-Tot Hotdish for dinner and when I took out the garbage this is what I saw. It is Halloween, but this is not her costume.
She is wearing her frog rain boots, gopher sweatsuit, life jacket (just in case) and her winter hat. It is lots of fun to suck up the tassels with the vacuum.
Time to go trick or treating!
Happy Halloween!
I was making Tater-Tot Hotdish for dinner and when I took out the garbage this is what I saw. It is Halloween, but this is not her costume.
Sunday, October 31, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 3:40 PM 0 comments
Trick or Treat
By Sunday Sylvia should be all ready for Halloween. She got to practice today at school and tonight we will get more practice. I hope she got yummy candy :) We will have to teach her to say "Trick or Treat chocolate please"
Friday, October 29, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 12:58 PM 0 comments
Cabin Fun
The cabin is in the final stages of construction, but the last 10% seems to take 90% of the time (right Mom and Dad...). A couple weekends ago, we grouted the floors. Sylvia did a great job of 'helping' grandma lay down the blue tape on every tile. I can't imagine doing this if you have to pay $7.00 a roll!
During our break from grouting, the last of the water toys needed to be brought in. The boat lift really isn't a two person job, but between a 55 gallon plastic drum and the 4-wheeler, we were able to get the job done.
Sylvia did a little searching the the sand and came across a shell. It seems like that shell was from a Florida beach... Must be some crazy tides that brought it up to Minnesota!
Sylvia enjoyed playing on Grandma's teeter-totter as well.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 12:46 PM 0 comments
Big Smiles
We had a hat fashion show at Missy's today. This was Sylvia's favorite picture. My favorite hat made her look like a little bear. I hope Missy got a good picture of her in that hat, but it might have been tough because she was jumping around like a monkey.
More pics from Missy here
Sunday, October 24, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 6:01 PM 0 comments
Afton Apple
Catching up on old blogs... About a month ago, we headed over to Afton Apple to check out the orchard and activities for Sylvia. They do charge a nominal admission fee, but once inside, there were a bunch of things to keep Sylvia busy.
The stacks of haybails and the huge playground were our first stop.
Next was the petting zoo. It had the typical animals (cow, goats, sheep, donkey) that you could feed if you wanted... Maybe next year?
Sylvia's favorite part was the wagon ride. I think we could have rode that all day long.
The wagon ride stopped at the pumpkin patch where Sylvia picked out her pumpkin.
That one is too big! (i.e. too expensive based on $0.49/pound)
We had a great time at the orchard and was even able to score some Honeycrisp seconds... Yummy apples at a good price.
Sunday, October 17, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 2:36 PM 0 comments
We will have more pictures later, but wanted to give you a little appetizer. It looks like she was really going for it, but she just gently tapped the ghost :)
Thanks for the pic Missy.
Saturday, October 16, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 7:34 PM 1 comments
Art Time
Once or twice a week, Sylvia's school sends us pictures of what is going on that day.
Quickly look at the picture below and tell me which one is Sylvia...
Now look again... Are you sure you picked the right kid? I didn't the first time!
For those who have seen the show "How I Met Your Mother", you will be happy to know that Sylvia attends school with her doppelganger.
Monday, October 11, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 11:46 AM 2 comments
It Must Be Fall
Sylvia has begun preparing her winter reserves. Last weekend, Grandma sent home some gourds for Sylvia. They have made the rounds in the grocery cart along with baby. I think Sylvia wanted to protect them from either Mom and Dad or Lucy, so she covered them up with her blanket.
Oh, and yes, it is normal to wear a tie-die onsie with leggings and a pink bow in her hair...
Monday, October 4, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 12:30 PM 1 comments
Duluth Trip - Part II
OK - we are getting behind on our post, so this one will be quick. Here are a bunch of pictures from near our hotel in Duluth. I am sure the colors are more 'fall-like' this weekend, but we still had a great time visiting the town where we met.
Sunday, October 3, 2010 | Posted by Brodd Family at 11:46 AM 1 comments


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Every year in Artena, since 1992, takes place a big event which puts in competition all the contradas of the town. This event is called "Palio delle contrade di Artena" and is able to entertain several thousands of people challenging the contradas in rural games that recall the origin of Artena. One of the funniest games is called "La Carettella" in which every partecipant has to drive a kart entirely made of wood, down a hill, in less time possible. A guy, who is actually the captain of the contrada in which I live, came to me asking if it was possible to improve the performance by using some wood ball bearings. The idea seemed pretty challenging to me so I started googling around to find if anyone have ever had the same insane idea. Surprisingly I couldn't find anything that wasn't just a toy and unsuitable for such a stressful application . I spent several weeks thinking if it was possible to make a working bearing that was also reliable for a race plus several test session and ended up with the conclusion that the only way to know it was actually doing it. So I started looking for the wood with the best properties needed to be used for the volvent parts. My research lead me to Lignum Vitae: an exotic wood with an extraordinary combination of strength, thoughness and density with the exceptional property of being self-lubricating. Actually it is also the hardest and heaviest wood on the earth, according to Wikipedia. Some really useful information such as elastic modulus, modulus of ropture, etc… can be found on wood-database.com. Of course these properties can change dramatically due to so many factors ( wood is not an isotropic material at all ) that they should be used very very carefully. Continue reading
Reviving an Ampex MM1200 – The Capstan Servo
The capstan motor is driven by a closed-loop system which is well described in the diagram below.
I started checking if the reference oscillator is feeding the board with the correct signal. A 307,2 kHz signal is generated by the A5 op-amp and the crystal Y1 which is in its feedback path. The signal is consequently divided by 32 by the 7493N (A1) mod 16 binary counter and the SN158093N dual J-K latch.
Reviving an old Ampex MM1200
A few weeks ago I received a call from a friend who desperately needed help with an old tape recorder. I hesitated at first, because I'm not in to vintage things, but I changed my mind as soon as I realized which one this recorder was. A glorious Ampex MM1200 dated back to the late seventies, capable of recording 24 tracks on a two-inch tape
Using Transform Matrix for PCB Drilling – Part 2
It has been a long time since last time I wrote on this blog. I finally decided to complete this project because I need to make a small bunch of pcb and I want the possibility to review the boards whenever I want, so I cannot depend on an external manufacturing company. As I described in the first part I coded a little tool in Python to achieve my goal. I also added a basilar Excellon support so it is possible to load the file generated by Eagle and it allows to compute an affine transformation in order to make an accurate drilling. I used Numpy and OpenCV libraries to get straight to te result but let's take a look at the setup. I needed a camera to locate the pads and I went for the Logitech C270, a nice HD resolution webcam for the price. The zoom is fixed but it is easily adjustable with its own focus ring.
Ruzzle Solving – The nerd way ..
I've been working on this project in my spare time for about three weeks and even though is not yet completed I decided it was time to share something. The idea was to realize a robot that could play Ruzzle versus an human player leaving him no possiblity to win. After a few days of brainstorming I decided to start writing a little of code in Python: In a few hours I managed to obtain all the right words performing a depth-first search and comparing them with a dictionary but I felt that was not enough so I asked myself: Why not use OpenCV for image processing combined to Tesseract for letter recognition ?
Using Transform Matrix for PCB Drilling – Part 1
Since I started making my own PCB I always complained how boring and tricky is hand drilling all the holes in the right place. Owning a CNC router I could have the work done in a hurry neverthless I prefer etching my own boards and have the drills done by the router. The main problem is how tricky is aligning the board under the machine, furthermore there may be some scaling problem related to the master mask precision. Thus I started coding a little tool which could help me in this process allowing me to not care about all the stuff I just explained above. Continue reading


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Those two color cigarette pants are a great addition to your fashion collection and will become a loved outfit!
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Just watched "The Invasion" (2007 version with Nicole Kidman). Didn't think it was too bad, although not particularly good either, and the ending was dreadful.
I fancy watching one of the earlier versions, but I'm not really into 1950s B&W movies. Is the 1978 or the 1993 remake the one to watch?


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Just the other day I came to the conclusion that Facebook is evil. It all started when I ran into an old acquaintance I haven't seen in a while. She started telling me about her new long distance boyfriend, that pesky wisdom tooth that she got pulled, and the fact that she recently rescued a kitten from an animal shelter.
As she was blabbing on about her life, I realized something. Wait a second, I already know all of this. Why do I know all these random facts about someone I don't even really know? And then it hit me ... this was my first real-life encounter with an obnoxious Facebooker.
Not sure if you know an obnoxious Facebooker? (Or even worse, if you are an obnoxious Facebooker?) Well, I'm going to help you figure that out.
You're definitely the person everyone secretly wants to defriend if ...
1. You update your status with vacation countdowns. "Just booked the hotel for Cancun -- 94 Days!!!" We get it. You're excited. But 94 days is 93 days too many to hear about it.
2. You tag multiple pictures every single time you leave the house. Because how else will people know that you actually have a wild and crazy social life if you don't tag TONS of pictures?! HOW?
3. You update your status incessantly during any sports game you watch. Ask yourself this: If you watch a football game, and don't write about it on Facebook ... did you really watch it?
4. You post entire photo albums of just kissy faces. Dear Lord. I don't have enough time to explain why this is bad. Just no. Un-pucker those lips immediately.
5. You take your issues out on the Facebook community. Firing off statuses like, "Leave me alone. Don't try calling me. I hate everyone!!!!" only begs the question: why the hell are you on a social media site?
6. You use Facebook to try to get back at your ex. We know you've got #SingleGirlSwag now that you're on your own, but it's really obvious what you're trying to do.
7. Your status updates are TMI. Sorry about your baby's rash, that you were puking all night, or how badly you smell after that 10-mile run ... but some things are better kept to yourself.
8. You fish for compliments. "OMG, this guy stopped me on the street and told me I have the most beautiful eyes ever. Yeah right! I look like shit today!!" *Rolls eyes.*
9. You update everyone daily, but your schedule hasn't changed. If you go to the gym every day, there's really no need to write "at the gym" on your status each time. We know you're there. We believe you.
10. You get a new haircut/makeover/outfit and immediately upload a picture. Because God forbid you wait for people to see you in person.
Do you have an obnoxious Facebook friend? What have they done that annoys you?
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Tenn. Rep. Richard Floyd (R) is a strong supporter of the state's recently introduced "Bathroom Harassment Act," and defended the bill in a recent interview. In the broadcast, Floyd even says that he would physically harm a transgendered person, reported Tennessee news station, News 5 in a Jan. 12 article.
"I believe if I was standing at a dressing room and my wife or one of my daughters was in the dressing room and a man tried to go in there -- I don't care if he thinks he's a woman and tries on clothes with them in there -- I'd just try to stomp a mudhole in him and then stomp him dry," Floyd said.
"Don't ask me to adjust to their perverted way of thinking and put my family at risk. We cannot continue to let these people dominate how society acts and reacts."
The "Bathroom Harassment Act" would find a transgender person $50 for using a public bathroom and dressing room.
A number of LGBT civil rights groups and supporters are outraged by the proposed bill, including Marisa Richmond. Richmond is a lobbyist for the Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition and says the act is a violation of the fourth amendment.
"Already people are on national blogs talking about this. Tennesseans are embarrassed that we're moving in this directions instead of talking about job creation and economic growth," Richmond said.
The Chattanooga Times Press is running an online poll asking: "Should transgender people be required to use the bathroom of their birth gender?" An overwhelming 88% of voters said "no."
In the interview, Floyd references an incident that occurred in a Texas Macy's department store where an employee was fired for discriminating against a transgender woman.
Natalie Johnson refused to let a transgender woman into a Macy's dressing room because it "violated her religious beliefs," EDGE reported in a Dec. 12 article.
Johnson described the customer as a "man in makeup and woman's clothes." The transgender woman told her that Macy's is LGBT-friendly and she has a right to use the dressing room she wanted. Johnson's manager stepped in and told her she needed to comply with the department store's policy or she would be fired. She still refused and was subsequently let go.


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Thed Björk secured the first victory of the year for Volvo Polestar Racing in the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) premiere at Knutstorp in the south of Sweden.
"A wonderful victory! The balance of the car was so good in the second race, a big thanks to the team and what a great start to the season," said Björk.
Björk started from second on the grid in the second race and was thanks to a lightning fast start able to take the lead in to the first corner. BMW driver Richard Göransson, who won the first race of the weekend, put hard pressure on Björk who was able to keep the lead for all 20 laps of the race.
"Göransson was closing in, but I was able to respond to that and pull up a new gap. He was never close enough after that," said Björk.
Fourth position in the first race and victory in the second means that Björk is second in the championship standings with 39 points, eight points behind Göransson.
Robert Dahlgren was second best Volvo driver with fourth position in the first race and a strong second in the first race of the premiere weekend.
"The podium finish in the first race was great. It has been a solid start to the season. We know what we need to work on for the next race in order to fight for the victory," said Dahlgren.
22-year-old Linus Ohlsson had a solid start to the season as well with two fifth positions from the two races at Knutstorp.
"We got the car good for the races, but we lack some speed in qualifying. But it has been an okay weekend overall, but I am not pleased until I am on top of the podium and that is what we are working for to Solvalla," said Ohlsson.
A man not pleased with the first race of 2013 was reigning champion Fredrik Ekblom who left Knutstorp with two sixth positions.
"We had problems in qualifying that unfortunately followed us for both races. But for my worst ever race weekend in these cars, two sixth positions is okay. And the positive thing is that we know what needs to be done in order to find those last tenths needed for the very top. I am fully focused on the next race!" said Ekblom.
Prince Carl Philip Bernadotte had an eventful first ever STCC race weekend with 13th position in the first race and a best lap time which was eighth fastest overall.
"It has been a good debut STCC weekend for me. I made some unnecessary mistakes, but the positive thing is that I got proof that I have the speed for top ten and that is something I am really glad over," said Prince Carl Philip.
The first race STCC race weekend of 2013 means second position in the drivers' championship for Björk, eight points from the lead, and second position for Volvo in the manufacturers' championship, ten points from the lead.
"The first race weekend of 2013 can for sure be summarized as really good for Volvo Polestar Racing. Björk made an amazing job in the second race and the hard fight with BMW bodes well for the rest of the season," said Derek Crabb, Motorsport Director of Volvo Cars.
The STCC season continues at Solvalla in the Swedish capital Stockholm on the 8th of June.
Results - Race 1 - Knutstorp
1 Richard Göransson BMW SR 20 laps
2 Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 +9.786
3 Fredrik Larsson BMW SR +12.853
4 Thed Björk Volvo S60 +13.196
5 Linus Ohlsson Volvo S60 +13.939
6 Fredrik Ekblom Volvo S60 +14.172
7 Robin Rudholm BMW SR +17.745
8 Jocke Mangs Citroën C5 +24.912
9 Daniel Haglöf Saab 9-3 +32.050
10 Mattias Andersson Dacia SE +33.000
11 Roar Lindland Saab 9-3 +36.147
12 Niclas Olsson Citroën C5 +39.090
13 Carl Philip Bernadotte Volvo S60 +41.069
14 Alexander Graff Saab 9-3 +45.348
15 Tomas Engström Honda Civic +1:00.935
Results - Race 2 - Knutstorp
1 Thed Björk Volvo S60 20 laps
2 Richard Göransson BMW SR +0.878
3 Fredrik Larsson BMW SR +7.977
4 Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 +9.561
5 Linus Ohlsson Volvo S60 +10.224
6 Fredrik Ekblom Volvo S60 +10.473
7 Robin Rudholm BMW SR +13.416
8 Jocke Mangs Citroën C5 +21.161
9 Daniel Haglöf Saab 9-3 +28.587
10 Niclas Olsson Citroën C5 +29.058
11 Alexander Graff Saab 9-3 +30.701
12 Mattias Andersson Dacia SE +39.808
13 Tomas Engström Honda Civic +41.071
14 Carl Philip Bernadotte Volvo S60 +1 lap
15 Roar Lindland Saab 9-3 DNF
Drivers' Championship
47 Richard Göransson
39 Thed Björk
34 Fredrik Larsson
32 Robert Dahlgren
20 Linus Ohlsson
16 Fredrik Ekblom
12 Robin Rudholm
8 Jocke Mangs
4 Daniel Haglöf
1 Niclas Olsson
1 Mattias Andersson
Manufacturers' Championship
71 Volvo
28 Citroën
24 Saab
8 Dacia
2 Honda
Calendar STCC 2013
04/05 Knutstorp**
08/06 Solvalla*
29/06 Göteborg*
13/07 Falkenberg**
10/08 Östersund*
24/08 Karlskoga**
07/09 Tierp Arena*
21/09 Mantorp Park**
* = One race
** = Two races
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Michael Koplow drops a doozy of a line about Hamas: "It seems increasingly clear to me that Hamas moderation belongs in the same category as the yeti and the Loch Ness monster; its existence has long been rumored and many have claimed to have spotted it but no proof of it actually exists."
Koplow then proceeds to explain the folly of hoping a reconciled Hamas and Palestinian Authority will lead to a peaceful conclusion in the Holy Land.
[R]ather than encourage a rapprochement and then hope to deal with a newly pragmatic Hamas, Israel's best bet is to actually discourage reconciliation at all and officially recognize the reality on the ground, which is that we are dealing with two separate and independent Palestinian entities, each with their own territory and set of political institutions. Up until now, Israel has essentially taken the position that Hamas is an illegitimate entity and that it hopes the PA eventually returns to power in Gaza, but it's time to drop this fantasy. Hamas is here to stay, and acknowledging that and then coming up with long term strategies to deal with the West Bank and Gaza separately is the next step. This then leads to a two-fold strategy that only works if both parts are carried out. First, rather than threaten to collapse the PA if it goes to the UN again and treat Abbas and Fayyad as if they are mere inconveniences to be ignored, actually work to establish a viable Palestinian state in the West Bank under the auspices of the Palestinian Authority so that the PA can claim to have accomplished something by working with Israel. Second, treat Gaza as a completely separate entity and have the U.S. lean on Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar – all of whom are ostensibly U.S. allies in the region – to keep Hamas in line, but this time with the added force of arguing that Israel actually is willing to truly work with a peaceful Palestinian partner. This second part only works if the first part is there too, since otherwise the argument to keep Hamas isolated falls apart. If the Turks and the Egyptians can actually work to change Hamas's behavior, great. If not, hopefully an actual Palestinian state in the West Bank will lead Palestinians in Gaza to reject the Hamas approach on their own once they see that there is a genuine alternative.
Is this actually viable? I honestly don't know. It requires Abbas to come to the negotiating table without a list of preconditions and demands, requires Israel to actually do something about the settlements in the West Bank, and requires Hamas's Sunni patrons to exert what sway they have and actually be more convincing and forceful than the prospect of amassing more Iranian Fajr-5 missiles. That's a lot of big ifs, but if the Palestinians living in Gaza can actually see that there are tangible benefits to the more pragmatic PA approach, then maybe Hamas actually will be forced to be more responsive to its own public and Israel can finally stop pretending that there is a permanent military solution to dealing with Hamas.


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Welcome to the age of the imperial mayor in the largest U.S. city.
No matter who holds the job, New York City's mayor uses a $70 billion-plus annual operating budget to run sprawling departments, regulatory boards and agencies.
If citizens push to propose a charter change on the ballot, the mayor can pre-empt it by appointing a charter commission that will adhere to his agenda. Even if a referendum has passed without mayoral approval, it can be nullified from the upper reaches of City Hall, as in the two-term limit.
Mayors negotiate budgets with a 51-member City Council -- but first get to set the projections and size of the fiscal plan. Compared with the clout that Long Island's county legislatures have -- over contracts, for example -- the council holds the status of a very junior partner in the city.
nBorough halls have become the Potemkin villages of municipal authority, giving a slight illusion of decentralization in a very centralized government. The possible exception is Staten Island, where geographic isolation helps preserve identity, and thus, the influence of the borough president's office.
When Michael Bloomberg took office in 2002, borough presidents could still appoint Board of Education members. No more. Early in his tenure, Bloomberg got state lawmakers to abolish the board and give him control of the school system.
Community school boards, beset by their own problems, also were scrapped.
Still, the mayor's 2013 executive budget allocated $24 million in expenses for the five borough presidents, and allowed for more in capital funds. But the positions have largely been advisory, ceremonial bully pulpits since a quarter-century ago when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled their powers violated the one-person one-vote principle and the city charter was rewritten. They are influential at best and patronage dumps at worst for the political party organizations, which are still borough-based.
More than ever before, the mayor thus has become executive over the boroughs, which are essentially five counties ranging in size from big to enormous.
This mayoral campaign season, like others in the past, includes all manner of populist appeals from Bloomberg's would-be successors about sharing resources and choices with all neighborhoods and boroughs.
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio uses the terms "borough-ism" and "borough bias" to call Bloomberg Manhattan-centric when it comes to regulating and drawing fine money from local businesses.
Ex-Comptroller Bill Thompson notes he was the first candidate to advise in late October against holding the New York City Marathon after superstorm Sandy while people in the city's devastated outer reaches were still burying the dead.
Citing any mayor's huge influence over land-use, Sal Albanese refuses developers' and lobbyists' contributions.
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I break the news to Ian Thorpe that, just a few minutes before we meet, the Australians have finally won another gold. What event, he asks. "Oh, some kayak or canoe thing," I say. "Don't say it like that! It's an Olympic gold medal. We don't throw these away lightly. Some kayaker or canoer has trained all their life for this moment."
Up until the kayak moment, Thorpe had won more golds in his career than his entire nation had managed at London 2012.
It was his medal success that attracted the BBC, who hired him as a swimming pundit. But it has been his gentle admonishments and thoughtful insights into the despair and ecstasy of sport that have won over viewers.
So, what is it like winning gold? He pauses for about 20 seconds, while his eyes moisten, with what looks like pain. "Imagine winning the lottery, but working for it." Another long pause. "That's the closest I can explain; so the joy of something like that, the 'I can't believe it's happened to me' but knowing that you've put in every single piece of work."
Thorpe became compelling viewing as the Games progressed, with many viewers tuning in to see whether he would punch former England soccer star Gary Lineker for asking another inane question.
He insists the two of them got on well. "I think everyone thinks that we don't like each other and it's not the case."
Most former sports stars take a while to bed down. Thorpe looks like he has been broadcasting all his life.
He refused to give pat answers. Once he tried to explain the pain swimmers felt in the final stretch, and you could see him physically wince at the memory.
He had a nice line in dry wit, too. When some of his fellow pundits were discussing "unlucky" lane five, he deadpanned: "There is water in every lane, so it is OK."
Most of the chatter Thorpe has generated has been about his looks. He is grippingly attractive: 196 centimetres, precise stubble, flawless skin, hazel eyes and languid legs, which during our interview he frequently folds, as if he is trying to get a pop-up tent back into its box, manually lifting each limb and rearranging it so his size 17 feet don't bump into the table.
More than anything, the comments have been about his wardrobe which, as one wag quipped, made him look like "a fawn who has run startled through Topshop". He has rejected the usual sports commentator outfit of open-neck pale-blue shirt for a selection of ever more avant garde knitwear, plunging necklines and asymmetrical patterns.
It is all Armani. He insists he has no commercial tie-up with the company, merely that he is a good friend of the Italian designer. "I know exactly how it is going to fit. It's really that simple."
For our interview, he is wearing a particularly natty pair of houndstooth trousers, tight at the ankles but baggy at the top, a sort of Sherlock Holmes harem pants. "They are my pants. Look, this isn't a fashion thing. It's a style. I like the style."
While his swimming comeback didn't deliver an Olympic team berth, Thorpe has rediscovered his love for the sport. "When I swim now, I swim like I am a child."
He may be getting better, but so too are his opponents. If he does have to bow out he has a wide, and eclectic, range of interests to hold his attention. These stretch from his obsession with gardening – he waxes at length about the beauty of his Dracaena draco plant at his Sydney home – to cooking; a youth charity that has brought him into the sphere of the Duke of Cambridge (he was a guest at the royal wedding, but "We're not buddy buddies"); and various business interests.
The only time he snaps is when I suggest his commercial ventures have not been successful. "That's not true. Some of the things went really well, some didn't go so well. I have one of the highest-selling sports drinks in Japan."
Over the next few months his focus will be on finishing his autobiography, which he promises will not be the usual ex-sportsman's yawnfest. "There's more than one revelation."
What could it possibly be? The night before this interview his agent rings me up and, out of the blue, says: "The one thing you can't ask him about is his sexuality." I had no intention of doing so, but now that he's made it an issue, I am intrigued.
Thorpe is not homosexual, I am assured, but this will not stop people on the internet speculating about his svelte looks, cultured interests and friendships.
"I tick all the boxes," he admits. "There is no way I can answer this. It really has just got to the stage when I say 'whatever'. It's not a big deal for me. It doesn't impact on my life what people think.
"What I don't like about it is that people think I'm being dishonest. That's what's so hurtful in all of this. I don't live my life as an open book, but what I do say, I don't retract. That is me."
One thing he does tackle is the embarrassing inappropriateness of discovering he was a gay icon at the age of 15, and having to handle the difficulties of fame.
He has watched the crushing pressure being exerted on British Olympic stars and marvelled at their ability to handle it.
At 17 Thorpe had his face splashed across every billboard, front page and television screen in the run-up to the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
"You realise the enormity of the situation . . . and you feel the relief when you actually deliver."
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There's not an official Chinatown in Denver, but if there were one, it would be centered around the Far East strip mall on the Southwest corner of Alameda and Federal. The Far East mall, whose entrance is framed by a magnificantly tacky Chinese-style arch, is home to several dining and shopping gems (note giant, non-tacky, golden pig), including an inconspicuous Vietnamese bakery in the far corner, Vinh Xoung. Travelling south down Federal, mixed between the taco trucks and tons of other Asian joints, is another Vietnamese bakery, Ba Le.
Today it was my pleasure to sample Bánh mì sandwiches from both bakeries.The Bánh mì sandwich is an example of how imperialist Western colonial rule can result is something good. Without the French, there would be no Vietnamese bakers making French-style baguettes, and no one would have even had the chance to think of cramming a bunch of meats and vegtables into them. Luckily for us (though maybe unlucky for many Vietnamese of the late 19th century), the French came to Vietnam and the French bakery was born in Vietnam.
I guess it is inevitable that when you have good bread around, it eventually gets made into sandwiches. The meat is the obvious part, and like other great sandwiches of the world (the Cuban, the Torta Cubana, etc) both ham and pork are used in the typical Vietnamese sandwich. Other delectable, though still obvious, toppings include paté and a mayonnaise-like spread. The genius came from whoever decided to stuff the baguette with big chunks of cucumber, carrot, daikon, onion and cilantro. Theses are flavors more familiar in a Vietnamese spring roll, but the crunch, texture and flavor they give to the Bánh mì is what gives it a unique, unforgettable and addictive flavor.
First stop of the day was Ba Le Bakery. I think it is a national chain restaurant. I'm not a huge fan of chains, but there could be worse things that a chain of Vietnamese bakeries. I had never been here before, but any time you see the Eiffel tower next to a bunch of Vietnamese lettering, bet money that there is a Vietnamese sandwich inside. If that wouldn't have tipped me off, the English part about selling Vietnamese sandwiches did. Once inside, I was a little thrown off by the choices. There were ten options on the wall with pictures, numbers and descriptions. Now I've had plenty of Vietnamese sandwiches, but I'm no expert, so when I go to a Vietnamese bakery I usually just wander up to the counter and say, "Sandwich, please." I am not used to so many intra-bakery options. All my previous training was useless here. And my limitations of reading Vietnamese or knowing what I wanted became quickly obvious to the cahsier, who was nice enough, in a dry, could-care-less, kind of way. This is the best I could come up with: "What is your best sandwich?"
"Most popular is Special." She dryly responded while looking out the window at our car that was parked in a 10-minute only spot. Then she looked back at me and gave me the hurry-up-cause-you're-in-the-10-minute-only-spot look.
"Is it the best?" I asked, hoping some playful banter would loosen her up. No real response. "Does it have ham, pork and paté?"
She nodded.
"One, please."
While I fumbled around at the counter like a rookie, my wife expertly managed a self-serve frozen yogurt bar, and came to join me at the counter with a cupful of exotic frozen yogurt flavors. We got our sandwich and filed out the door. We ate the yogurt in the car on our way up north to bakery number two. The purplish, taro-flavored yogurt was my favorite, although the coconut and green tea were a close second.
The lady behind the counter barked an order into the back room and I assumed that work on the sandwich had begun, so I began looking around and decided to grab a pudding-like dessert from the fridge. It had a description in English: coconut milk, yam, sweet potato, taro. Sounds good. Different at least. I grabbed it, and with my sandwich ready, headed out the door.
Vinh Xoung, meet Ba Le
My wife in the meantime had wandered into one of the Chinatown-like stores but emerged without a golden giant pig despite my birthday being only weeks away. She was ready to eat and joined me on the steps outside to began the taste test. To start, both sandwiches cost less than $3, which is typical of this sandwich and an incredible value. Both were also very good but had more differences than I expected. The Ba Le sandwich was warm and the baguette was excellent. It had less toppings than the Vinh Xoung sandwich and more mayo-substance. The Vinh Xoung sandwich was bigger, had more meat, was heavy on the paté and the vegtable chunks were huge. It is more what I am used to in a Vietnamese sandwich, but I do admit I like the warm bread and meat, and the Ba Le baguette was worlds better. I would go back for either one. Both places have a great dessert too. The Ba Le yogurt was like $0.45 an ounce and is a great value for some unique flavors. The pudding-like thing was amazing as well. It was almost like the Mexican arroz con leche (rice pudding) but with coconut milk. The sweet potatoes gave it a unique, savory sweetness.
In conclusion, I liked the Vinh Xoung sandwich a little better for the big vegetable chunks and thick spread paté, but the warm, crispy bread of Ba Le won over my wife. I don't think you can go wrong with either one, especially not for $2.75. So what will it be?
Vinh Xoung? or
Ba Le? You Decide.


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Letter to An African Muslim
Shaykh Abdalqadir as-Sufi
(This was first published in 1981 by Diwan Press)
In order to understand the present enslavement of our Islamic nation it is important to recognise the forces involved, their deployment, effect, power and weakness. At present a web of false information has been put out across Africa and, more seriously, working models and methods put forward to 'solve' the 'problems' of the 'underdeveloped' or 'developing' state. In other words, the Muslim intellectual (for a Muslim is by definition an intellectual) has been fed a false dialectic which, if he continues to work within it, will leave him in a power vacuum unable to impinge on the social and personal reality around him. It is vital that we both decode the current myths of 'problem and solution' as well as create a new polarity system of opposites to vitalise our renewed action as Islamic workers.
Before examining the current situation of external and kafir control of Africa, let us examine the nature of the enemy's social modes. During this examination it is necessary to stress that everything referred to in the following pages has already been defined in terms of a 'political framework' of evolving democracy over and against tribalism and backward despotisms due to local past history. All this we must put out of our minds as a mythic system devised to allow free access to and intervention in, the local African scene.
There is not one autonomous, self-governing state in Africa today. Where ownership and control lies we will examine later. Firstly we must look at the methodology that has been imposed on and is now functioning in the control of Africa by alien forces.
Let us ask:
How is Africa controlled?
Only after we have examined the answers to the questions may we examine the road to freedom, and it is not Frantz Fanon's for he has been precisely one of the instruments of that ruthless control.
Read the whole book from http://bewley.virtualave.net/african1.html
"I am a slave. I eat as a slave eats and I sit as a slave sits.", Beloved, sallallahu alyhi wa-sallam.
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