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A lime regeneration method and system of apparatus which compacts lime mud into agglomerates of predetermined configurations for improved handling and processing in a subsequent compact, efficient, minimally polluting and low cost reactor vessel in which the mud is dried, heated, calcined and cooled to form a reactive lime product.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to the processing of lime mud to produce regenerated reactive lime for the pulp, paper, sugar refining, caustic soda and water treatment industries and the like. 2. Description of the Related Art Sodium based chemicals in pulp and paper plants are recovered for use by reacting them with lime (CaO). A product of the reaction is precipitated calcium carbonate, which is formed into a fine particulate (e.g. 5 mm particle size) wet cake (e.g. 15 to 35 percent moisture) that has sodium based (e.g. sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide) and other trace contaminants. To regenerate the lime from the wet cake material into reactive lime, the calcium carbonate is heated to a high temperature, so that the carbonate decomposes, or calcines, back to the original form of reactive lime. Lime regeneration reduces both the need for fresh chemicals in the process and the need for significant spent lime disposal. As used herein, the term "lime" means reactive lime (CaO). Although lime application is different in industries such as sugar refining, caustic soda production and water treatment, the product is precipitated calcium carbonate in all cases. As in the paper industry, this calcium carbonate can be regenerated into lime through calcination at high temperature. To date, lime regeneration in these industries has been too costly and the practice has not developed to a significant extent. Introduction of lower cost and more efficient equipment could promote the practice of regenerating lime in these industries. Lime has been regenerated primarily in large and inefficient rotary kilns. This type of kiln has heretofore been used in the industry because of the "sticky" qualities of the material as it is heated. Contaminants in the lime mud, primarily sodium based compounds, cause the lime mud material to stick together at temperatures below the calcination point. If the material sticks together in large deposits, heat and mass transfer will be limited and material processing will be slow and nonuniform. With a long cylindrical rotary kiln, the rotary motion and progressive slumping of the material continuously breaks up and blends the material as it is heated to prevent large deposits from forming. Nevertheless, the "sticky" characteristic of the material, and the rotary motion, eventually causes spherical agglomerates on the order of 1" size to form that are calcined and discharged from the system. Even with continuous agitation, some very large deposits can form that will interrupt the flow of the material and require that the system be shut down and the deposits removed. This has significant negative availability and cost impacts. Thus the "sticky" qualities of lime mud has previously been considered on objectionable problem in lime regeneration processes. Other types of calciners cannot even reliably produce an acceptable lime product. Suspension type systems, that process the mud as a dust, tend to form large wall deposits that eventually block passages, resulting in frequent unit shutdown. Fluid bed units, that agglomerate the fine dust into small particles, tend to produce large agglomerates and deposits that negatively impact system operation and product quality. Although rotary kilns can produce an acceptable lime product, these devices have high first cost and operating cost. First cost is high because the units are very large (e.g. 300 feet long) and require complex machinery to support, seal and rotate the entire furnace. Operating costs are high because of substantial heat losses through the large surface area and the limited ability to insulate the rotating furnace. This is a particularly difficult problem with small rotary kilns, where heat losses and energy costs become prohibitive. In addition, furnace rotation requires frequent refractory replacement and maintenance of rotating equipment. This further drives up operating costs. Also, even in rotary kilns large deposits can form that will lead to system shutdown and loss of availability of the equipment. Given the limitations of rotary kilns in processing lime mud, a method that uses compact vessels and avoids moving parts is desired. This must be accomplished without causing uncontrolled sticking of the material in the unit. The unit must have throughputs characteristic of large rotary kilns. In addition, efficient smaller throughput units are desired that can be used to gradually expand lime regeneration capacity at existing pulp and paper plants. These smaller incremental capacity units could be used to better meet lime demand driven by growth and process changes. OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a general object of the invention to provide a new and improved low cost, compact minimally polluting and efficient lime regeneration method and system of apparatus. Another object is to provide a new and improved low cost and compact lime regeneration method and system that can be integrated with pulp and paper plants or with sugar refining, soda ash, and water treatment plants. The invention in summary provides a lime regeneration system and method of operation in which the lime mud is formed into agglomerates, of a specific configuration, of much larger size than the base mud particles. These agglomerates are then heated and calcined to form a lime product in a vessel, or series of vessels. In the vessels, the agglomerates will have small contact areas with each other relative to their volume. Motion of the agglomerates, as they slowly move through the vessels, will continually break any bonding at their limited contact areas, thereby obviating large scale agglomeration. This is an important advantage of the process. By creating agglomerates that are bound together and yet do not stick to each other, uncontrolled large scale agglomeration of the type that occurs in existing systems is prevented. Therefore the problem of stickiness of the material is turned into an advantage in the subject invention. Furthermore, the agglomerates form a porous bed that has much improved heat and mass transport relative to rotary kilns. As a result, the apparatus can be reduced in size relative to a rotary kiln of the type conventionally used for calcining. The specific agglomerates used in the invention are formed by compaction equipment at moisture levels compatible with the equipment. If desired, the lime mud could be dried to the needed moisture level before compaction. As required, the agglomerates are post dried to the required moisture level prior to introduction into a calciner vessel, such as a fixed bed kiln. Depending on the calciner vessel design, substantial or little drying may be required. In the calciner vessel, hot gases flow around the agglomerates, heating and calcining them to a final reactive lime product. The flow of hot gases and cool air are arranged so as to recuperate heat generated by combustion into the process to maximize energy efficiency. The foregoing and additional objects and features of the invention will appear from the following specification in which the several embodiments have been set forth in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a flow chart in accordance with one embodiment of the invention process. FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing of another embodiment of the invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic drawing of another embodiment which includes a screw extruder. FIG. 4 is a schematic drawing of another embodiment which includes a pellet press. FIG. 5 is a schematic drawing of another embodiment which includes a briquetter. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT In the drawings FIG. 1 illustrates in concept form the general process of the invention. In the general process, the moist lime mud typically contains from 15 to 35% moisture by weight and consists of precipitated calcium carbonate and trace contaminants. The contaminants comprise primarily sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium sulfide (Na.sub.2 S) which together comprise from about 1% to 2% by weight of the lime mud. The lime mud can be introduced into a predryer step 10 to reduce the moisture level for the subsequent compaction step 12. The moisture level desired for the compaction step is that which enables the mechanical pressure of the compactor to form the lime mud into discrete agglomerates of sufficient strength for subsequent handling. The amount of predrying required can be reduced, as required, by the recycle from a subsequent separation step of lower moisture content debris from a subsequent compaction step. If the moisture content of the combined fresh lime mud and recycled debris is compatible with the compaction step then the predrying step is not required. The lime mud is formed by compaction step 12 into agglomerates of specific configurations for optimal processing in subsequent steps, particularly the calcination step 16. In the compaction step, the lime mud is mechanically brought together under pressure to bind the material into the agglomerates of the specific configurations. Water and contaminants in the lime mud act as binding or adhering agents. These binding agents, plus mechanical binding, must bind the particles through the complete process. As needed, additional contaminants or specific binders can be added to the moist lime mud to facilitate binding of the material. The agglomerates produced by compaction step 12 can be solid cylinders, hollow cylinders, spheres, pillows, pellets, briquettes, plates or other geometric configurations by which their outer surfaces are shaped to minimize the contact area with one another and thereby inhibit the agglomerates from sticking together during subsequent processing steps. The agglomerates are sized and shaped so that when juxtaposed together as in a bed then the interstitial voids or spaces which are formed between adjacent pellets are sufficient to present relatively low resistance to gas flow through the bed. As used herein, "agglomerates" means any such configurations which produce these results. Configurations of cylindrical shape having mean diameters in the range of from about 0.125" to 2" and with a length to diameter ratio of from 1:1 to 10:1 are suitable for use in the invention. As used herein, the words "cylinder" and "cylindrical" include cross sections of circular, oval, triangular, square, rectangular or other polygonal or geometric shapes. The optimum length to diameter ratio is approximately 3:1. As an example, a cylindrical extruded pellet of 0.375" mean diameter and a length of 1.125" produces satisfactory results. The specific agglomerate configuration will depend on the specific compaction and calciner equipment used in the process. Depending on subsequent step needs, it may be required to dry the agglomerates in a post drying step 18 prior to introduction into the separation step 14. The extent of post drying will depend on the needs of the subsequent processing equipment. In separation step 14, the dust and other debris from the drying and compaction steps are separated from the well-formed agglomerates. The agglomerates are introduced into a preheater step 20, while the debris and dust are recycled back to the compactor step 12. The agglomerates that are introduced into the preheating step 20 are brought up to calcination temperature, which typically is in the range of 1600.degree. to 1800.degree. F. In this preheater step, gases that contain excess heat from the calcination step are used to efficiently preheat the material. The gases in the preheat step are at a temperature which is sufficient to cause the sodium based contaminants to transform, melt and bind the calcium carbonate particles together and stiffen at least the outer surface layers of the pellets. As used herein, "stiffen" means binding the particles sufficient to form rigid or semi-rigid agglomerates, i.e. agglomerates which are sufficiently flexible so that they can bend. This preheat temperature is in the range of substantially 300.degree.-1600.degree. F. The different species of sodium based contaminants which exist prior to or that form during preheating comprise NaOH, Na.sub.2 S, Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4 and Na.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.7. When Na.sub.2 S is heated to the required temperature for oxidation it transforms into Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4 and Na.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.7. NaOH melts at about 620.degree. F. and Na.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.7 melts at about 750.degree. F. so that these contaminants act to bind the particles during preheat. Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4 melts at about 1600.degree. F. and thus acts to bind the particles during calcining. Furthermore, in certain of the specific embodiments these same components could be used in either or both of the drying steps 10 and 18. By utilizing the energy in the gases to preheat the agglomerates, system efficiency can be maximized. Following preheating, the agglomerates are moved at step 16 into a calcination zone where fuel and air are combusted to produce heated gases at least about 1600.degree. F. to fully calcine the material. In this step the gases flow counter, parallel, or a combination of counter and parallel, through a porous bed of agglomerates to ensure calcination of the material into the reactive lime product. The agglomerates are directed through the calcination zone in a slow, continuous rate of movement. Preferably the rate of movement is sufficient to provide a 4 to 16 hour residence time for the agglomerates in the calcination zone. Following the calcination step, the agglomerates are moved into a product cooler 22 for the cooldown step where cold air needed for fuel combustion cools the material and recuperates heat back into the process. This also maximizes energy efficiency. Although the process in FIG. 1 indicates a specific sequence of steps, some steps can be rearranged. For example, the separator step that follows the post dryer step could be inserted after the compactor step or preheater step. In addition, depending on the quality of the compactor step, the separator step could be completely eliminated. This demonstrates the potential flexibility of the process. FIG. 2 illustrates generally at 26 a system of apparatus for an embodiment that utilizes a combination of existing commercial equipment together with equipment designed and built specifically for the process. A suitable screw extruder 28 is used as the compactor to form the moist lime mud into agglomerates. The discharge end of the extruder has die openings or orifices of the desired cross sectional size and shape, such as circular where the agglomerate is to be formed into a circular cylinder. Die openings in the range of 1/4" to 3/4" diameter are suitable for use in the invention. The agglomerates could also be formed by other types of compactors, such as pellet mills or pellet presses, into cylinders or other shapes without the need for additional binder agents. If an additional binder agent is utilized, then spherical agglomerates can be formed using a disc pelletizer, not shown. Binder agents that can advantageously be used for this purpose comprise sugar molasses, hydrated lime or spent kraft pulping liquor. When the lime mud contains moisture then lime could also be added as the binding agent in that the lime combines with water to form hydrated lime. With lime added to the dry mud, CO.sub.2 could be injected to form carbonated lime which acts as the binding agent. The binder agents are added with the input supply of lime mud going into the compactor.
Following agglomerate formation, debris such as dust from the compaction step is separated from the agglomerates by a suitable vibrating screen device 30. The debris is recycled back into extruder 28 by means of conduit 31. Other separators, using air as well as mechanical means, could also be employed for this purpose. The agglomerates are then introduced into a specially designed vertical oriented fixed bed reactor 32 that carries out the post dryer step 18, preheater step 20, calciner step 16 and product cooldown step 22 of FIG. 1. In the embodiment of FIG. 2, all of these steps are accomplished consecutively in reactor 32. This reactor comprises a heavily insulated, refractory lined vessel forming a serpentine chamber 34. The chamber 34 allows the agglomerates to slowly cascade down alternating sloped walls 36, 36' through counterflowing gases which move in a direction from bottom to top, as viewed in FIG. 2. At the junctures of the sloped walls the material moves vertically, thereby exposing the material to the full flow of the gases. Furthermore, during the cascading process the material is turned over and mixed, yielding a more uniform heat exchange contact of the agglomerates and gas, and thereby a more uniform processing of the agglomerates. This permits the use of smaller diameter agglomerates that have better heat transfer characteristics. Using the smaller agglomerates, the agglomerate residence time in the reactor and thereby system volume can be minimized. The major fraction of the processing gas originates as cold combustion air that is moved into the bottom end 38 of the reactor by suitable means such as a blower, not shown. Fuel and a limited amount of additional air are injected into reaction or calcining zone 40 at burner 42. The injected fuel and air intermix and combust in the reaction zone to generate the heat needed for agglomerate drying, preheating and calcining processes that occur in the respective post dryer zone 44, preheater zone 46 and calcining zone 40. The gases that exit the drying zone 44 will have been cooled to a low temperature on the order of 300.degree. F. As a result, stack heat losses for the reactor will be low. The burner 42 is oriented so that most of the heat release occurs within the bed of agglomerates where the fuel meets the major portion of upwardly flowing air. By burning in the porous bed, mostly flameless combustion occurs and pollutant formation is minimized. The calcination or reaction zone 40 will have a temperature in the range of approximately 1600.degree. F. to 1800.degree. F. to calcine the agglomerates into a reactive lime product. The preheat zone 46 and drying zone 44 will have temperatures that decrease from the calcination temperature to the 300.degree. F. exit gas temperature. Exhaust gases are removed from the top of the reactor by means of an exhaust stack 49. As the hot lime product is moved by gravity down from the calcination zone, the cold air flowing upwardly through a product cooler zone 48 will cool the agglomerates. The cooled product is then removed by suitable means such as a vibrating hopper arrangement 50 provided at the bottom of the reactor. By recapturing the heat energy of the agglomerates in the combustion air, product heat loss is minimized. This aspect, combined with low exhaust and reactor shell heat losses, results in a very efficient system. Also, the agglomerate drying, heating and calcining steps are integrated into one reactor to simplify the system. Lastly, with the small agglomerates utilized in this system, integrated reactor size and costs are minimized. As an alternative to the serpentine reactor illustrated in FIG. 2, the top portion of the reactor could be oriented vertically. In such a configuration, the moist agglomerates will fall downward by gravity through the upflowing gases. For the proper size agglomerates and gas velocity, the descent of the agglomerates will be slowed. Sufficient residence time of the agglomerates in the vertical oriented top portion will then be available to at least surface dry the agglomerates so that the contaminants will be heated sufficient to melt and bind or adhere the outer portions of the agglomerates. The partially dried agglomerates will then fall into a section, either serpentine or vertical, where they form a porous bed of agglomerates. In the bed the agglomerates will be completely dried, heated, calcined and cooled as described above. FIG. 3 illustrates another embodiment providing apparatus 51 that utilizes existing commercial equipment comprising a screw extruder 52 as the compactor and a simple vertical shaft kiln 54. The screw extruder 52 is used to form the moist lime mud into agglomerates without the need for additional binder. Following agglomerate formation, the agglomerates are dried to low moisture content using a conveyor type dryer 56. Other suitable dryers could also be utilized for this purpose. Dust and debris from agglomerate formation are then separated from the agglomerates by a suitable vibrating screen device 58. The dust and debris are recycled back through conduit 60 into compactor 52. Other separators, using air as well as mechanical means, could also be employed for this purpose. The agglomerates are then moved by a bucket elevator 62 or any other suitable transport device into the simple vertical shaft kiln or reactor 54 which provides a fixed bed reactor that dries, preheats, calcines and cools the agglomerates. Reactor 54 is comprised of a heavily insulated, refractory lined vessel 64 forming a chamber through which the agglomerates move slowly downward while the gases flow upwards in a counterflowing manner. The agglomerates are suitably sized and shaped to provide substantial interstitial voids in the bed to facilitate uniform, low resistance gas flow. Fuel and a limited amount of additional air are introduced by means of one or more burners 66 located on the side of the kiln. The bulk of the combustion air is moved into the bottom opening 68 of the kiln by suitable means such as a blower, not shown. The input air then mixes and reacts with the fuel in a flameless mode within the bed. This moderates flame temperature and emissions, particularly NOx. Heat released by the combustion is effective to dry the agglomerates within drying zone 70, preheat the agglomerates in preheat zone 72 and calcine them in reaction zone 74 to produce reactive lime product. The hot calcined product is cooled in product cooler zone 76 by the upward flowing combustion air so that heat is recovered back into the process. The cooled agglomerates are discharged at the bottom of the kiln through means such as vibrating table hoppers 78 or other suitable agglomerate discharge devices. FIG. 4 illustrates another embodiment providing apparatus 80 that can also utilize existing commercial equipment comprising the pellet press compactor 82 and a simple vertical shaft kiln 84. Pellet presses require less moisture than screw extruders for optimal compaction. Apparatus 80 also comprises a suitable flash dryer 86 which is used to quickly dry a portion of the moist lime mud feed mixture. The lime mud is moved by conveyor 88 into an opening 90 at the bottom of vertical pipe 92 which forms a part of the flash dryer. A burner 94 injects fuel and air for burning in combustion chamber 96 at the upstream end of the flash dryer. From the flash dryer the dry lime mud is then mixed with moist lime mud which is moved by a conveyor 98 into suitable pin mixer 100 to obtain the 15 to 20% moisture content that is desired for the pellet press 82. Other dryers and mixers could be used for this purpose. Pellet press 82, which can be of the type that is commercially available, is used to form the lime mud into pellets without the need for additional binder. If necessary, binder agents of the type described for use with the embodiment of FIG. 2 can be added to the supply of lime mud which is input to the pellet press. Following pellet formation, dust and debris produced by the pellet formation are separated from the pellets by a suitable vibrating screen device 102. The dust and debris are recycled back to the mixer 100 by means of conduit 104. Other separators, using air as well as mechanical means, could also be employed for this purpose. The pellets are then moved by a bucket elevator 106 or other suitable transport device into the simple vertical shaft kiln or reactor 84 which provides a fixed bed reactor that dries, preheats, calcines and cools the pellets. Reactor 84 is comprised of a heavily insulated, refractory lined vessel forming a chamber 108 through which the pellets move slowly downward while the hot gases flow upwardly in a counterflowing manner. The pellets are suitably sized and shaped to provide substantial interstitial voids in the bed to facilitate uniform, low resistance gas flow. Fuel and a limited amount of additional air are introduced into one or more burners 110 located on the side of the kiln. The bulk of the combustion air is moved by suitable means such as a blower, not shown, into the bottom of the kiln through an inlet 112. The input air then mixes and reacts with the fuel in a flameless mode within the bed of pellets. This moderates flame temperature and emissions, particularly NOx. Heat released by the combustion dries the pellets at drying zone 114, preheats at preheat zone 116 and calcines at reaction zone 118 to form reactive lime product. The hot calcined product is cooled in product cooler zone 120 by the upward flowing combustion air so that heat is recovered back into the process. The cooled product is discharged at the bottom of the kiln through vibrating table hoppers 122 or other suitable pellet discharge devices. FIG. 5 illustrates another embodiment providing apparatus 124 which can comprise existing commercial equipment, including a briquetter compactor 126 and a simple vertical shaft kiln 128. Briquetters require less moisture for optimal compaction than do screw extruders and pellet presses. The lime mud moisture content for briquettes should be no more than 5%. The briquettes can also be formed by using dry lime mud in the process. Apparatus 124 further comprises a flash dryer 130, which can be of the type described for the embodiment of FIG. 4, to quickly dry a portion of the moist lime mud feed mixture. Other suitable dryers could be used for this purpose. Briquetter compactor 126 receives the dried lime mud from the flash dryer and forms it into agglomerates without the need for additional binder. If necessary, suitable binder agents, of the type described for use with the embodiment of FIG. 2, can be added to the lime mud input into compactor 126. Following agglomerate formation, dust and debris from the agglomerate formation are then separated by a suitable vibrating screen device 132. The dust and debris are recycled back to the briquetter by means of a conduit 134. Other separators, using air as well as mechanical means, could also be employed for this purpose. The agglomerates are then moved by a bucket elevator 136 or any other suitable transport device into the top of vertical shaft kiln or reactor 128 which provides a fixed bed reactor that dries, preheats, calcines and cools the agglomerates. Kiln 128 is comprised of a heavily insulated, refractory lined vessel forming a chamber 138 through which the agglomerates move slowly downward while the hot gases flow upwardly in a counterflowing manner. The agglomerates are suitably sized to provide substantial interstitial voids in the bed to facilitate uniform, low resistance gas flow. Fuel and a limited amount of additional air are injected into a reaction zone 140 by one or more burners 142 located on the side of the kiln. The bulk of the combustion air is moved by suitable means such as a blower, not shown, into the bottom of the kiln through an inlet 144. The input air then mixes and reacts with the fuel in a flameless mode within the bed. This moderates flame temperature and emissions, particularly NOx. Heat released by the combustion dries the agglomerates at drying zone 146, preheats them at preheat zone 148 and calcines them at reaction zone 140 to form a reactive lime product. The hot calcined product is cooled at cooler zone 150 by the upward flowing combustion air so that heat is recovered back into the process. The cooled agglomerates are discharged at the bottom of the kiln through vibrating table hoppers 152 or other suitable agglomerate discharge device. The above embodiments, illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 5, have disclosed a counterflow type shaft kiln, where the gas flows counter to the agglomerates. Other types of kilns could be used in the invention. Regenerative multishaft kilns, where flow alternates from one shaft to another are of particular interest because of their high efficiency. In addition, some kilns, regenerative or otherwise, have parallel as well as counterflow gas/agglomerate flows. In these systems sharp peaks in temperatures can be avoided. These systems produce a more reactive, or soft burned, lime than typical counterflow kiln designs. All of these systems are possible for use in this invention for processing lime and mud agglomerates. An example of the use and operation of the invention on a sub-scale is as follows. A screw extruder was used to form the lime mud into cylindrical agglomerates having mean diameters of 0.125", 0.187", 0.25", 0.375" and 0.75". Length to diameter ratios of the agglomerates ranged from 1:1 to 10:1. A length to diameter ratio of approximately 3:1 gave good agglomerate resistance to breakage, while producing a loose porous bed where gas flow and processing was uniform. Also, 0.25" diameter cylindrical pellets were formed using a pellet press. At the proper moisture level, the agglomerates did not stick and could be transported into a reactor for drying, heating, calcining and cooling. Even agglomerates that were wet on the outside and stacked together for processing could be easily separated after calcination. Heating the agglomerates to 700.degree. F. or above increased the agglomerate strength. At these temperatures, and higher, the contaminants in the material become strong binders. The role of sodium contaminants as an important binder was illustrated by performing calcium carbonate agglomerate formation and heating tests with and without sodium contaminants. With sodium contaminants, heating the agglomerates substantially increased their strength. Without sodium contaminants, heating did not increase agglomerate strength. Agglomerates were calcined over a range of temperatures. Temperatures above 1850.degree. F. and a long processing time (e.g. greater than four hours) produced hard but relatively unreactive agglomerates in hydration tests. Tests at shorter times and lower calcination temperatures produced strong agglomerates with good reactivity. These results support processing the agglomerates at 1800.degree. F. or lower in a kiln for best reactivity. While the foregoing embodiments are at present considered to be preferred it is understood that numerous variations and modifications may be made therein by those skilled in the art and it is intended to cover in the appended claims all such variations and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.


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Monthly Archives: October 2013
A walk down memory lane
Recently, some clients and I were chatting about childhood games and past times. Yes, I realize that this self-disclosure probably dated me, but heck, we were playing Jenga-Unchained, wherein each time a participant pulls a Jenga block successfully, s/he must … Continue reading
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When I first started playing, I got my first toon almost up to 60 before I even trained First Aid. I reasoned that I had cooking, which gave me all these great foods to eat, why do I need FA. Then someone mentioned that you could bandage IN COMBAT! Holy eye opening revelations batman.
Since then every toon has max first aid for their level. The only one who doesn't use them is the feral druid, and that just because when I am feral, I can't use them, so if I shift, I might as well HOT. I think my druid still has the original Netherweave and Heavy Netherweave bandages needed to max the skill.
The only people I can excuse not having them are healers, but if you are raiding, even as a healer, you should have them. I would be shocked at melee DPS who don't use them, and any mage/warlock/hunter who doesn't is a fool.


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Rumor: Sony A1R mega-DSLR with 35-megapixel full-frame sensor says FotoActualidad
There is a dramatic rumor at Foto Actualidad. A Sony Alpha A1R dSLR featuring a 35-megapixel (thirty-five) CCD SuperHAD II sensor and a dual-core BIONZ engine! This is a 35mm full-frame sensor.
They also point to a scan via flickr, but the image (of camera body?) is apparently either removed or not available.
Other notable features include
+ sensor-shift stabilization
+ two CompactFlash slots
+ 3-inch LCD (921K)
+ 3fps burst mode
Remember 3fps at 35mp = 105mp throughput per second, which (other things equal) would be the throughput equivalent of 10.5fps for a 10mp sensor. So 3fps may sound "turtle-ish", but it's a lot of data to process and haul around :) Is dual-core enough to keep up with a 35mp camera? Perhaps there is a need for a quad-core engine! :)
Is it real?
We do not know that answer, but there is one point of note: According to the rumor above, the A1R uses the NP-FM500H battery, with a 950 CIPA estimate. The same battery is used on the Alpha A850 with a CIPA estimate of 880 shots, 950 shots on the Alpha A550 and 1000 shots on the Alpha A500.
One does not have to be rocket scientist to understand that a bigger camera with more megapixels eats up more power per shot. So, given the same battery, the CIPA estimate of the A1R should have been lower than 880.
However, there could be advances in power-management that would allow the camera to squeeze more out of its battery. Especially since the A850 is more an A900 lite, while the A1R may be based on a next-gen platform.
So this is something to keep in mind, but certainly not conclusive either way!
There is a certain symmetry to this and a subtle homage to the 35mm world. A 35-megapixel camera with a 35mm full-frame sensor.
The proper typeface is A1 with smaller font-size "R", which has a certain ironinc hipster-twist to it - a rumored product with a name that almost reads like "AIR" :)


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Lin-Harden combo lifts Rockets to success
Houston, TX, United States (4E Sports) – The Houston Rockets went 10-6 in December with victories over the Jazz, Lakers, Celtics, Knicks, 76ers, Grizzlies, Bulls, Timberwolves and Hawks.
During that month, Jeremy Lin and James Harden exhibited better balance between who had the ball and their attacking natures. Lin likes to attack with finesse and the idea that he can pass to open shooters on the perimeter. Harden likes to attack with force and draw fouls.
"For us to be successful, we've got to move the ball and we've got to move our bodies. … Regardless of who we
play, we've just got to attack and move the ball," McHale said. "We have a style that we have to play which is up and down and ball movement.
"We're all getting to know each other a little bit. We have a really young team, and we haven't been together that long. … As a team, we have to find our footing."
In a recent victory, Harden had 28 points and five rebounds and Lin had 16 points, eight assists, four rebounds and four steals. In another recent victory, Harden had 26 points, six assists and five rebounds and Lin had 20 points and 11 assists. In Lin's return to New York to play the Knicks, he had 22 points and eight assists, and Harden had 28 points and 10 rebounds.
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Investigators said the suspect is Carlton Taylor, 54, robbed the bank around 12:40 Friday afternoon. They said the suspect did not show a weapon and no one was injured during the robbery. The suspect simply took off on foot and no vehicle was observed.
Friday evening authorities released surveillance photos of the suspect, Carlton Taylor. The man is last seen wearing dark coveralls and a dark colored baseball cap with a light colored brim. Investigators said he got away with an unknown amount of money.
Just hours before the New Year, police are working there only bank robbery of 2010. And restaurants and shops in the area say they saw nothing happen. "We didn't see anything. We've been here for a while and didn't see anything," said Alfredo Gonzalas, Owner of Lucky's Tattoo Shop.
Shortly after the robbery investigators went to an address on 3400 block east Cornell which is Taylor's last known address. Police then searched the residence. There was no sign of Taylor.
Minutes later police went to the 4000 block of 46th street and looked in the alley after they received a call that someone had found discarded money wrappers in the dumpster. No word if this location was connected.
The owner of Lucky's Tattoo Shop said he's shocked it happened across the street from his shop in plain daylight.
"It gets real quiet around here. I don't know how he did it so close to the jail house," said Gonzalas.
Police said Taylor is Black man, 6'2" and 250 pounds. If you can help locate Taylor, please call Crimeline at 806-741-1000.
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Quick Hits: Stanton, Davis, Yankees, Peavy
Marlins star Giancarlo Stanton is already home from the hospital and is not expected to require major surgery, reports MLB.com's Joe Frisaro. Preliminary testing has not shown concussion symptoms, though Stanton will be closely monitored going forward. Needless to say, it is great to hear that things are looking up so soon after his frightening injury.
Here are a few more stray notes from around the game:
- Underlying the suspension of Orioles slugger Chris Davis is the fact that Adderall addiction is a significant problem, especially among athletes, writes ESPN.com's Jayson Stark. Davis has already tested positive for a stimulant and knew that he would receive additional testing, yet still was caught. Of course, as Stark does note, it is not known whether Davis himself has such a problem. It is worth bearing in mind, also, that Davis has been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD in the past, as Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports on Twitter. Rosenthal says that it remains unclear why Davis no longer sought to obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption as he had at some points in the past.
- If the Yankees decide to make significant free agent additions this year, the player to target is Victor Martinez, opines Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Sherman acknowledges that the DH slot may be an attractive place to stash one of the team's current veterans, but argues that Martinez is a rare offensive force who has demonstrated his ability to thrive against virtually all types of pitchers and pitches.
- Giants righty Jake Peavy has continued to adapt and modify his repertoire as he has aged, as Eno Sarris of Fangraphs explores. The veteran hurler will hit free agency for the first time in his career at age 33. (He has already signed three separate contract extensions and been traded three times.) It is well worth your time to check out Peavy's thoughts and grips, as well as relevant statistics on his pitch mix.
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Reactions To The Jake Peavy Trade
Here's a quick roundup of reactions to today's trade of Jake Peavy and cash to the Giants for pitching prospects Edwin Escobar and Heath Hembree.
- The Giants' decision to trade Escobar is surprising, but it might be a little bit like the Giants' 2009 deal of top pitching prospect Tim Alderson for infielder Freddy Sanchez, McCovey Chronicles' Grant Brisbee writes. Alderson was highly regarded at the time, but there were warning signs then, and he never panned out. Still, though, the Giants at least knew what they were getting with Sanchez, and that's not the case with Peavy, Brisbee writes.
- The Red Sox' return was a strong one for Peavy, Dave Cameron of Fangraphs tweets, and it could be an indication that better pitchers will fetch a very nice return in this market. Many analysts seem to share Cameron's basic take that the deal was good for the Red Sox — MLB.com's Jim Callis, for example, tweets that the Red Sox got more than he expected them to.
- ESPN's Keith Law (Insider-only), however, writes that Peavy is a great fit for the Giants, noting that they need the help and that Peavy's skill set will play better in the National League and in San Francisco's home park. Law calls Escobar a "fringy starter prospect" and writes that Escobar's changeup currently makes him vulnerable against righties.
- FanGraphs' Tony Blengino calls the deal a win-win, noting that the change in ballparks should help Peavy, a fly-ball pitcher who wasn't built for Fenway.
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Giants Acquire Jake Peavy
The Giants have acquired Jake Peavy from the Red Sox, CBS Sports' Jon Heyman tweets. The Red Sox will receive pitching prospects Edwin Escobar and Heath Hembree, ESPN's Buster Olney tweets. The Giants will pay $2MM of what's left on Peavy's contract, ESPN's Jim Bowden tweets.
The trade reunites Peavy with Bruce Bochy, who managed him with the Padres. The deal also provides the Giants with valuable starting pitching depth, which they needed, given Matt Cain's injury. The Red Sox, meanwhile, add prospect depth while clearing space for younger starting pitchers like Brandon Workman and Allen Webster.
Peavy is making $14.5MM in his final season before free agency. (His contract indicates that he can receive a player option for 2015, but he will not be able to pitch enough innings to attain it.) In 124 innings this season, has a 4.72 ERA with 7.3 K/9 and 3.3 BB/9.
Escobar and Hembree appear to constitute a strong return for Boston. The lefty Escobar, 22, has pitched the entire season with Triple-A Fresno, posting a 5.11 ERA with 7.8 K/9 and 3.0 BB/9. He had a very strong 2013 season at Class A+ and Double-A. MLB.com ranked him the Giants' No. 2 prospect and the No. 75 prospect in all of baseball, noting that he could become a middle-of-the-rotation starter.
Hembree, 25, has spent most of the 2014 season with Fresno, where he's posted a 3.89 ERA with 10.5 K/9 and 3.0 BB/9 in 39 1/3 innings of relief. He appeared in nine games in the big leagues in 2013. MLB.com ranked him the 11th-best prospect in the Giants' system, noting that he has long been regarded as a potential closer. Both Escobar and Hembree were on the Giants' 40-man roster, although the Red Sox had a 40-man spot open before the trade, so they didn't need to make any further moves to add both.
Heyman tweeted that the Red Sox would acquire minor league pitchers in return, with WEEI.com's Alex Speier tweeting that the Red Sox would get one righty and one lefty. Jen Royle of the Boston Herald tweeted this morning that Boston was close to trading Peavy to an NL team, and FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal tweeted that the Red Sox and Giants were in serious discussions. CSNBayArea.com's Andrew Baggarly reported that the Giants would receive cash in the deal.
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10:06am: The Red Sox are "close" to trading Peavy to the Giants, Rosenthal and Jon Morosi report (via Twitter), although there are still details to be ironed out before the deal is done.
9:58am: Yesterday, the Red Sox and Giants were in the midst of serious talks regarding Peavy, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets. The Giants don't have much starting pitching depth right now and currently have Yusmeiro Petit in the rotation in place of the injured Matt Cain. Also, Peavy and Giants manager Bruce Bochy worked together when they both were with the Padres.
9:33am: The Red Sox are "close" to trading starting pitcher Jake Peavy to an unknown National League team, Jen Royle of the Boston Herald tweets. (She notes, however, that "[l]ots of things need to happens before this gets done.") That NL team is not the Cardinals, who have lately been connected to Peavy. (The Red Sox had reportedly been scouting the Cardinals' system in case Peavy trade discussions advanced.) The Braves have also reportedly been involved in Peavy trade talks, and Royle guesses that the Giants or Brewers could also be possibilities.
Peavy has a 4.72 ERA with 7.3 K/9 and 3.3 BB/9 in 124 innings this season. He is making $14.5MM this season before heading to free agency this winter.
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AL Notes: Hamels, Peavy, Yanks, Masterson, Tigers, Angels
Here's the latest out of the American League:
- The Red Sox could be involved as both buyers and sellers, according to reports from ESPN.com's Jayson Stark (Twitter links). After inquiring with the Phillies on lefty Cole Hamels, Philadelphia has sent scouts to watch Boston's Double-A affiliate. Meanwhile, the Red Sox have sent their own "top scouts" to take a look at the Cardinals' New York-Penn League club over the last few days, suggesting that a deal sending Jake Peavy to St. Louis could still be in the offing.
- Though recent reports may (to some extent) suggest otherwise, Yankees GM Brian Cashman said earlier today that the team's priority at this point is to add an "offensive piece," as Bryan Hoch and Jake Kring-Schreifels of MLB.com report. "It still feels like the pitching needs more help, but honestly, the offense has been consistently poor throughout the entire year." Cashman added that, while second base prospect Rob Refsnyder could be the team's "second baseman of the future, maybe as early as next year," he would potentially only see time in the outfield at the MLB level this year and would not represent an immediate upgrade over incumbent Brian Roberts at the keystone.
- Justin Masterson of the Indians may still be working through a rehab assignment, but that has not stopped teams from inquiring as to his availability, Paul Hoynes of the Plain Dealer reports. Hoynes writes that the interest in Masterson suggests both that the trade market for starters is wanting for quality and that teams value players differently, with some potentially willing to bet on a return to the righty's results from 2013. Of course, as manager Terry Francona notes, a healthy and productive Masterson could also provide a significant boost to Cleveland's own chances.
- As they peruse the market from the buy side, the Indians are looking for players with future control rather than rentals, tweets ESPN.com's Jim Bowden. That is unsurprising, given the team's careful resource management and somewhat long postseason odds.
- We learned earlier today that the Tigers are expected to pursue a left-handed reliever. The club does not appear to be in the market for a left-handed hitting outfielder or an infielder to play on the left side, as Chris Iott of MLive.com reports. "I don't know that either one of them would be real high on our priority list at this point," said GM Dave Dombrowski.
- The Angels are unlikely to deal for a starter in advance of the trade deadline, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports on Twitter. Though the club has some payroll available to make an addition, it is hesitant to ship out more prospects after a series of recent moves.
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NL Central Links: Pirates, Burnett, Cardinals, Peavy
The Pirates are not on A.J. Burnett's 20-team no-trade clause (as outlined by ESPN's Jerry Crasnick earlier today), and they are his preferred destination if the Phillies choose to move him, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter links). As I speculated in this morning's post on his no-trade clause, however, Rosenthal notes that Burnett's complex mutual/player option may be a deterrent for the Bucs, as Burnett could potentially be a spendy acquisition if he makes a full season's worth of starts. Nonetheless, Pirates players are lobbying with the front office in an attempt to persuade GM Neal Huntington and his staff to reacquire their former teammate, according to Rosenthal.
Here's more out of the NL Central…
- Pirates president Frank Coonelly says that the team has financial flexibility to add payroll, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. Whether or not that would extend to taking on Burnett's future commitments, of course, remains to be seen.
- Cardinals GM John Mozeliak said last night that he expects Michael Wacha to pitch in September, but Rosenthal tweets that St. Louis is still looking for rotation upgrades. The Cardinals are exploring everything from front-line starters to back-of-the-rotation types, he says.
- Peter Gammons reports that the Red Sox have been scouting Cardinals short-season Class-A outfielder Rowan Wick in case the Redbirds decide to make a run at Jake Peavy (Twitter link).
- The reason that a deal sending Peavy to the Cardinals has not yet taken place, tweets Buster Olney of ESPN.com, is that Boston wants a prospect of some kind in return. St. Louis, meanwhile, was more interested in doing the deal primarily in exchange for taking on Peavy's salary. Peavy is earning $14.5MM this year. (A $15MM player option would vest for 2015 if he is able to log at least 137 2/3 more innings this year, though that would appear to be quite a tall order.)
Jeff Todd contributed to this post.
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Central Notes: Indians, Royals, Rios, Twins, Willingham, Cards, Peavy
There was some action on the shortstop front for the Indians today, as starter Asdrubal Cabrera left the game with lower back spasms, per Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer (via Twitter). That would appear to be a minor injury, but the news coincided with the club's decision to promote top prospect (and fellow shortstop) Francisco Lindor to Triple-A, as Hoynes tweets. Cleveland has indicated, however, that the move was unrelated. Of course, Cabrera has often been mentioned as a trade candidate — at season's end if not at this year's deadline — due in large part to the continued rise of Lindor, his presumed successor.
Here's more out of the AL and NL Central:
- With the Royals focusing on adding a corner bat, one possibility that the club has considered is Alex Rios of the Rangers, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. Rios does have a six-team no-trade clause which, according to Cot's on Contracts, includes Kansas City. His $13.5MM club option for next season is not cheap, but could potentially take the place of Billy Butler's own $12.5MM option if the latter is dealt or has his option declined.
- The Twins appear to be prepared to sell, according to a report from MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger. "We're in a tough spot right now and we've been in a tough spot for four years," said GM Terry Ryan. "So you have to listen. And that's what we do."
- One prime trade candidate for the Twins is outfielder Josh Willingham, who is slashing .209/.357/.399 with eight home runs in 207 plate appearances as he prepares to hit the open market after the season. Two clubs to watch as possible suitors are the Reds and Pirates, tweets Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN.
- The Cardinals received some promising news on righty Michael Wacha, who could begin throwing again in two weeks after seeing improved MRI and CT scan results, reports Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. An early September return still appears the best case scenario, according to GM John Mozeliak. But Wacha's health will not dictate the club's trade deadline plans. "They're independent of each other," said Mozeliak. "That's still something we can explore in the next eight to ten days."
- One oft-discussed option for the Cardinals is veteran Red Sox starter Jake Peavy, who once seemed close to being moved but could now be held as Boston looks to make a late surge. St. Louis is still keeping Peavy on their "back burner," a source tells Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe (Twitter link), who notes that Peavy has put together three consecutive solid outings.
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AL East Notes: Peavy, Dempster, Blue Jays
The Red Sox have set their rotation following the All-Star break, and it suggests they could be preparing for a Jake Peavy trade, Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe writes. Peavy is not scheduled to pitch again until July 22. If a Peavy trade were to take place before then, the Sox would have enough time to recall Brandon Workman, who was optioned to Triple-A last Wednesday. Here are more notes from the AL East.
- Sox chairman Tom Werner regrets that the team didn't do more to address its outfield last offseason, Abraham writes. "[W]e didn't expect Shane Victorino to be on the disabled list for as long as he has been. We knew that Jackie Bradley had the potential to be a superstar but his season hasn't been as robust as we all imagined. We're still very confident about his potential," says Werner. "But should we have gone after Nelson Cruz? I guess so." Werner adds that the Red Sox are still deciding whether to be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline, thinking that there may still be time for them to climb back into the race.
- Ryan Dempster, a part of the Sox' rotation last season, says he doesn't regret taking the 2014 season off, Luis Gomez of the Chicago Tribune writes. "Fortunately, I haven't missed it," he says. "Not yet. With the way things ended with the World Series, I don't feel like I'm missing it. Hopefully I don't ever get that feeling." Gomez notes that Dempster isn't ruling out the possibility of a return in the future. The 37-year-old Dempster passed on the $13.25MM remaining on his contract for 2014 in order to spend time with his family.
- Jose Bautista hopes the Blue Jays will add talent at the trade deadline, writes John Lott of the National Post. "If he does make a move, it'll be welcome," says Bautista. "It's not necessarily on the players' side that you feel like you need that to get to the top, but at times it's nice when you do get that … A lot of times it has a psychological effects too that help out." Nonetheless, Bautista won't be issuing any demands. "[W]e don't feel like it's a must," he says. The Jays have struggled with injuries to players like Edwin Encarnacion, Adam Lind and Brett Lawrie and are now 3 1/2 games behind the Orioles in the AL East.
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AL Notes: Peavy, Drew, Tigers
Red Sox pitcher Jake Peavy is scheduled to start today against the Astros. The Red Sox have no contingency plan in place in case he's unable to start, Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal writes, which likely means no trade is imminent. "If I'm made aware that something is imminent there will be a contingency plan, but there's no contingency for him," says manager John Farrell. The Red Sox will likely trade Peavy in order to clear space for younger pitchers in Rubby De La Rosa and Brandon Workman. Here's more from the American League.
- Less than two months after signing with the Red Sox, Stephen Drew is contemplating the possibility of being traded, Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald writes. "Hopefully I'm here for the year. But I can't tell you that," says Drew. The shortstop says he has "no regrets" about rejecting the Red Sox' qualifying offer, a decision that ultimately cost him money. But, he says, "It's something that, we've got to look at that rule that kind of hurt some players and myself. It's difficult to come up here and these guys have three months on you until the season's over all the time."
- The Tigers are likely to be linked to plenty of relievers as the trade deadline approaches, Chris Iott of MLive.com writes. The Tigers aren't likely to take on a big commitment, which could make someone like the Padres' Joaquin Benoit (who is due significant salary in 2015) a less likely target than someone like the Rangers' Joakim Soria (who will be a free agent after the season if his club option is declined).
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NL East Notes: Desmond, Fedde, Maya, Braves, Phils
In response to a report from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports in which it was reported that the Nationals were looking to add shortstop prospects to their system, Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post breaks down the reported offers to Ian Desmond and examines his contract situation. Desmond reportedly rejected an offer of $85-98MM over seven years this offseason, but as Kilgore notes, other shortstops with similar (or inferior) production have signed for more. Desmond has already said he feels financially secure — as well he should, having been guaranteed more than $23MM in his career — and he therefore doesn't need to feel pressured to take a below-market deal, Kilgore writes. He concludes by noting that if Desmond finishes his career elsewhere, it'll be because the Nationals let him walk, not because Desmond turned his back on the club.
Here's more on Desmond and the NL East…
- Desmond spoke with MLB.com's Bill Ladson and flatly said that he expects to be a National in 2016 and beyond. "I can't picture myself other than this," said Desmond. "I can't picture myself in any other uniform, clubhouse and Spring Training complex. I can't see myself with any other coaching staff or anything like that. This is what I know. This is what's on my mind. This is home for me." Asked about the aforementioned Rosenthal report, Desmond declined to comment but added that there's no ill will between him and the organization, and he has tremendous respect for GM Mike Rizzo's decision-making skills.
- In a second piece from Kilgore, he looks at the fact that three of the Nationals' top 10 picks in this year's draft — including first-rounder Erick Fedde and second-rounder Andrew Suarez – are unsigned. The Nationals are unlikely to sign ninth-rounder Austin Byler, a source tells Kilgore, meaning the Nats will lose $145,900 from their bonus pool, further complicating their negotiations with Fedde — a Scott Boras client. Rizzo considers it a "cardinal sin" to leave a top pick unsigned, notes Kilgore, who expects both Fedde and Suarez to sign. He feels that negotiations could come down to the wire, however.
- The Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization are working on a buyout of minor league right-hander Yunesky Maya of the Braves, reports Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net (on Twitter). The Cuban hurler was originally signed by the Nationals with much fanfare, but he never panned out in the Major Leagues. Maya, now 32, has a 2.63 ERA with 6.7 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9 in 85 2/3 innings this season for Triple-A Gwinnett.
- The Braves don't have the financial wherewithal to take on Jake Peavy or any other significant salary, writes Mark Bowman of MLB.com. He notes that in 2011, when the team acquired Michael Bourn from Houston, GM Frank Wren included an additional prospect in the deal to avoid having to pay the remainder of Bourn's salary.
- David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News looks at Jonathan Papelbon's trade stock and a list of teams that will looking for bullpen help. He notes that there are a lot of excellent relievers on the market this year, all of whom make less money than Papelbon. Ultimately, he opines that a package of Papelbon and A.J. Burnett could be beneficial to the Orioles, though he feels the Angels and Tigers are other plausible destinations.
- Antonio Bastardo is the name that Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com hears the most in trade buzz (Twitter link). Entering play today, the 28-year-old southpaw had a 3.60 ERA with 50 strikeouts against 24 walks in 40 innings. Bastardo is earning $2MM this season after avoiding arbitration for the second time this offseason. He is under team control through 2015.
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Not such a big deal
It's really not such a big deal.
- It's really easy to fix. They could MD5 any other value from the iPhone instead of the MAC. Or even a random value. Expect it in the next app update.
- Commercial applications (hospitals, offices) will not use the consumer Hue bridge, but a commercial grade gateway, which will have a different API/access control. The only critical part is the ZigBee over-the-air security.
- The attacker must first have access to the LAN which requires to exploit a vulnerability in the host PC. Makes the whole thing much less probable.
Wanna put your toaster and fridge online? Over to you, Ofcom
ZigBee IP has all that and more
With ZigBee IP, we already have a IPv6 compatible, worldwide available, wireless machine-to-machine communication protocol with all the benefits of SIG's specs (low power, long battery life etc) but also some more: open specs, big alliance of industry partners behind etc. Just that: ZigBee IP is not just a spec, theres also at least 5 silicon fabs (Texas Instrument and Silicon Labs come to mind) which ship eval boards today.
I'd say, you're about 3 years late with that tech, guys.
Dutch script kiddie pwns 20,000 Twitter profiles
Still better than LinkedIn
LinkedIn is even (shocking!) directly asking for your mail password to access your contacts (and so propose connections).
At least Twitter has a decent OAuth authorization scheme (though that still doesn't help, as the article shows).
What happens when Facebook follows MySpace?
Use PDF/A - that's its purpose
Long-time (>5 years) archiving is not a new problem in the digital world. In my opinion, currently the most promising solution is the PDF/A standard (A stands for archive). That's PDF as we know it with some restrictions to make it more suitable for archiving.
Being an ISO standard and used by many libraries to back-up their documents, it will certainly be possible to find a reader in 20 years...
Btw, as any PDF, it also maintains the layout and presentation as requested by Matt (now we only need to lobby for an "Export to PDF/A" function in FB - dreaming on...)
Japanese firm exhibits droid construction worker
That gear is not working (is the robot?)
On that robot's web site the PR people have chosen a beautiful image of gear. But as it is drawn, it can't turn... LOL
Hopefuly their engineers are better than the PR people...
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Evan Sayet's speech to the Heritage Foundation. This speech was described as the Unified Field Theory on Liberalism. It is as good an explanation on how the well meaning liberals will end up on the wrong side of every single issue, supporting evil over good, failure over success, and murderous thug dictators over freedom and human rights.
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i am going to the one in my hometown edmonton
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Off The Record
The skinny on local music, bands and live shows.
Monthly Archive for May, 2011
The Bad Men at Another Hole in the Head Party
The Bad Men Every year SFIndie presents scary and bloody films from all over the world with their festival, Another Hole in the Head. Before the festival begins, they like to kick it into high gear by putting on a spectacular party that mixes film and local awesome bands. The Bad Men hail from Alameda […] [Read More]
Drunk Horse at El Rio – Memorial Day BBQ
Memorial Day is for drinkin' and BBQing and what better way to celebrate than in the spectacular garden patio of El Rio. Red Meat It's a place where romances are started, where break-ups happen and where a couple of beer bottles might be thrown during this excellent hoe-down line up. Drunk Horse brings their rock […] [Read More]
Local Shows – Bare Wires, The Billy Nayer Show, Flexx Bronco
Flexx Bronco, Saturday at Thee Parkside. 9 p.m. $8. Flexx Bronco is a long time favorite here at Off The Record. They bring the party to every rock show they play. This show is a special dedication to No Shave May. that's right, if you've been playing along at home, you haven't shaved your scruff […] [Read More]
Ready! Ricochet – Phenominal Indie Rock
Pure and raw indie rock, Ready! Ricochet uses a punk rock platform and sneaks in influence from classical music to their sonic recipe as well as a dash of Queen. Ready! Ricochet They are addictive and breaking boundaries, or I should say creating bridges to close the gap on defining what a band should sound […] [Read More]
Acephalix – With Southern Lord
Southern Lord Records is a label of prestige in the world of metal. Acephalix have put in their time as a brilliant death metal act and they've finally come together with Southern Lord Records. Their latest release Interminable Night was no surprise, it was just a matter of time to link up with Southern Lord. […] [Read More]
Greg Kihn – Rock Star, Radio Show Host, Novelist…..
One of my very first concerts as a kid, where my dad let me go in alone, was at the San Jose Fair Grounds. A sexy women led the opening act, Bonnie Hayes and the Wild Combo. We all danced and it was my introduction to rock 'n' roll. Then Greg Kihn performed. I knew […] [Read More]
Local Shows – Street Eaters, Pins of Light, Judgement Day
Well, since the rapture is coming let's hang out with some local bands and celebrate our demise. Note: If the rapture doesn't come, well, egg on my face for this write up. Judgement Day, Saturday at Rasputin Music in Berkeley. 1 p.m. Free. All Ages. What better way is there to wait out God's wrath […] [Read More]
The Ferocious Few – Tear It Up at Slim's
I think the Reverend Horton Heat and The Cramps made themselves a couple of kids to take it to generation next. The Ferocious Few The Ferocious Few are sexy outlaws of the San Francisco music scene. They take their lo-fi sound, and bang it out with high energy. For years the duo performed on 16th […] [Read More]
Pig – An Afternoon Oink in a Dark Bar
Mayhem, destruction, and rock 'n' roll for the devil….Pig will start your Saturday off with a grand bang. Forget drinking beer in Dolores Park, those ultraviolet rays will give you skin cancer, work on your liver by checking out some alcohol soaked metal bands. Pig This is a great afternoon rock 'n' roll showcase also […] [Read More]
Civil War Rust – Deep East Bay Adventure
Here's a shout out to the deep East Bay. Civil War Rust performs in Walnut Creek on Thursday. Civil War Rust And, here's one of the reasons many of you aren't going. You can barely get San Franciscans out to Oakland/Berkeley, by what miracle would it take to get us out to a city that […] [Read More]
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People - Real Faith
Fulfilling God's Purpose
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After this, there is the fulfilling of God's general Word. In other words, walking in the general purpose God has given to all believers. Learning to be led by His Holy Spirit and to walk in power of the Word. We are not going to go very far if we don't know the Word of God and follow after His Holy Spirit. Every believer also has a specific calling God has called him or her to fulfill.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
The Word of God is saying through the Apostle Paul that before the world was created God ordained certain good works for us to walk in. He knows the beginning from the end and He knows what we are supposed to do in our time here.
1 Peter 1:17 And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your sojourning here in fear;
You might say I don't know what I am supposed to be doing. I am not called into the ministry. It is true that all are not called to the 5-fold ministry, Apostle, Prophet, Pastor, Evangelist, and Teacher. But, we all are called to good works. Even as Paul said to the Ephesians, we were created in Christ Jesus for good works before the world was created. I don't know if you have ever considered this quite this way, but God expects us to fulfill our calling here on Earth, and we will be held accountable for our time here. As a matter of fact, our reward in eternity will be based on what we do with what we have been given. That is not to be confused with our salvation, for salvation can not be earned by works. Titus 3:5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
As the Apostle Peter said we will be judged according to our own works so we must conduct our time of sojourning here in fear. Sojourning simply means, we are passing through. We have to do something while we are on our way to something else. We are not just occupying time and space. Jesus talked about this in the parable of the talents.
Matthew 25:14-31 "For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. "And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money. After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them. So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, `Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.' His lord said to him, `Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.' He also who had received two talents came and said, `Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.' His lord said to him, `Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.' Then he who had received the one talent came and said, `Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.' But his lord answered and said to him, `You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. Therefore you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
Each of these received talents according to their own ability, or we could say it like this, each person receives the grace to accomplish what God has for him to accomplish. No one was given an unfair burden and asked to do more than they were capable of doing. We only have to accomplish what God has placed in our hand to accomplish. Maybe you are called to work with children or be a teacher. If that's the case take the talents God has given you and use them to build up the next generation. This is just one example but you can use your own judgement and see for yourself that it takes the entire body of Christ to walk as a whole. We can fulfill God's purpose individually but we must also fulfill God's purpose collectively. I can't do it all any more than someone else can, I can only do what I have been graced to do. If I won't do my part then this puts a greater burden on someone else to do more than they are supposed to do. When that happens as in the parable of the talents, what was given to the unprofitable servant will be taken away and given to someone who has more. This should be not only a warning to us but also to encourage us to reach out and fulfill the calling God has given each one of us.
If you have never given much thought to this, its never too late to begin to seek God and find your own God ordained destiny. Have a willing and obedient attitude. Be open to the leading of the Holy Spirit and you will see God's clear direction unfold before you. Be willing to step out and go wherever the Lord leads. He is not going to ask you to do something you are not capable or ready to do. He knows more than we do, and we can certainly trust His judgement.
David was a very good example of this. God said through the writer of Acts that David was a man after God's own heart.
Acts 13:22 "And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, `I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.' 23. "From this man's seed, according to the promise, God raised up for Israel a Savior Jesus
David was just a young boy keeping sheep, yet God said he was a man after His own heart who will do all my will. David was in the back pasture herding sheep yet his heart sought after God and he had a desire to fulfill God's purpose for his life. God didn't just choose him randomly. David was a willing and later became an obedient servant. David messed up many times, yet because he was willing to repent when he messed up and go on regardless of the consequences, God not only used him but his lineage became the lineage of the King of kings and the Lord of lords. He was not only a man after God's own heart but the end of verse 22 says he will do all My will. David fulfilled God purpose in his life by doing all God's will. They go hand in hand, when you fulfill God's will, you will fulfill your own calling and destiny. This may sound like an obvious statement, however many Christians miss this obvious thing. They seek after career choices never even considering what God has for them. If God has called you to be an accountant then you will never be happy teaching and if you are called to teach you will never be happy as an accountant. God has placed something in each one of us to fulfill, not only generally but specifically as well. No one else can tell you what your purpose is but if you will spend quiet time in God's presence and listen to His voice you will know and God's peace will be there to confirm the direction He has given you.
God wants us to succeed; He doesn't want us to fail. He has called us all to be happy and prosperous, but if we are unwilling or disobedient, we won't accomplish what He has given us to accomplish. We all have to start somewhere. So start where you are now. You can repent of the past if you have messed up and start fresh right now. It takes both a willing and obedient heart to fulfill God's plan and purpose for your life. Isaiah 1:19 If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;
The Lord spoke this Scripture to me many years ago when I was at a crossroads in my life. I was caught up in a situation at work that was not my doing and I had been unfairly associated with the ones who did some things I had no control over. Because of this I started to get a bad attitude about my job. I didn't really realize it at the time, but an unwilling attitude crept up on me slowly. When the Lord spoke this to me I had been praying about a job promotion that had come up. I knew in the natural that it wasn't likely but I prayed and asked in faith. When the Lord spoke this Scripture to me I realized the attitude problem I had and immediately repented. I changed my attitude immediately and my whole outlook changed as well. Because of this, the Lord blessed me with the promotion and I can look back and see that it was to change the course of my life. This would never have happened if I had not repented and turned into a willing as well as an obedient servant.
Remember what the Prophet Isaiah said, "the willing and obedient will eat the good of the land." We must all have a willing heart and be obedient to the general as well as the specific call on our lives. Amen.
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(WASHINGTON) — Gas prices are heading back down in many areas of the country. New figures from the Energy Department show prices are down 2 cents in the past week to $3.59 a gallon for regular unleaded.
But gas prices aren't down everywhere. In California, the gas average is up 8 cents in the past week to $3.90 per gallon — the most expensive of any state. Colorado is up about 3 cents in the past week.
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A Japanese designer created a new line of eyeglasses inspired by two of the world's most famous fonts.
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Designed by British sculptor Anish Kapoor and Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, the portable balloon-like purple structure known as Ark Nova is home to an annual two-week music festival that travels across the northeastern region of Japan devastated by the 2011 tsunami.
Pepsi has launched a "fat-blocking" soda in Japan. The new product, Pepsi Special, has been approved as a health conscious food item from the government and will hit stores in early 2013. Pepsi has toyed with various flavor innovations previously in Japan, like fruit versions of its classic soda, but this marks the first time the soda maker has gone the health route.
Cultural oddities…why is this happening?
A Japanese artist named Keroppy who pioneered the "modcon" body art explained toVice back in 2009 that it's about innovation: "People who like extreme body modification want to find their own way of doing things, and they're always looking for new ways to do that. The more progressive the scene gets, the more these people have to experiment and go their own way."
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MUJI, the Japanese consumer and home goods company, has created a house in Mitaka, Tokyo completely furnished in MUJI goods and is offering a FREE 2 year stay in exchange for completing a monitoring process throughout your lease. Enter the lottery to win by June 25th, 2012 on either facebook or twitter but you may need to brush up on your characters as all monitoring communications will be in Japanese.
Via Spoon & Tamago http://bit.ly/LNLe7O
Japan's Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank will allow customers to withdraw money from ATMs with no identification other than their palm print and PIN number. Read more.
How refreshing! Japanese brewer Kirin's new Ichiban Shibori Frozen Draft is served with a layer of frozen foam on top to help keep it frosty cold.Kirin creates its frozen beer foam by blowing air into beer as it is stirred and chilled to a frosty -5 degrees Celsius. Atop a glass of beer, the resulting foam can reportedly keep the drink chilled for a full 30 minutes. In Japan, frozen foam helps keep Kirin beer coldJapanese brewer Kirin's new Ichiban Shibori Frozen Draft is served with a layer of frozen foam on top to help keep it frosty cold.Via Springwise
A brand that stands for real change, Muji's Project Fitness 80 looks at what would happen if we used 20% less materials and energy in the process of making products.
The project is currently just an exhibit at the London Design Museum. http://bit.ly/z1uZIL
Party puts together a flashy music video for the Japanese band Androp using 250 Canon still cameras. So cool. Read more + see more here.
Take a Ride on the Steepest Roller Coaster in the World. This 102-degree, 43-meter inverse drop was recently built in Japan. Watch the video! or read more here.
Muji, one of Red Peak's favorite brands, gave designers the brief of developing an idea to save energy by completing the phrase "Enjoy! ___ Energy". The project was created to develop energy saving ideas to help Japan. http://tinyurl.com/3wxnb2a
Happy 25th birthday to Super Mario, from Converse and Nintendo. http://bit.ly/iEl2kL
Prints to help Japan. http://tinyurl.com/4dd7v44


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