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(Blogger's note: Stan Glisson, a local Bremerton defense attorney, is back to help us sort through the legal issues of the so-called "bikini baristas." Here's his take. You can read his earlier posts here.
The first amendment to the US constitution prohibits the government from "abridging the freedom of speech", among other things. It is said that many delegates to the Constitutional Convention refused to sign the Constitution without a bill of rights, they considered these rights so important. Freedom of speech has been interpreted over the last two centuries to include a variety of forms of expression, primarily to ensure to Americans that our government can never censor critical examination. Questioning the government is undoubtedly protected. Also literature, for example, of essentially any type is safe; film is protected, as is protesting, organization of labor, and now … pasties?
Around the state, scantily dressed baristas have been in the news. Young women working the stands have been alleged to wear shorts, bikinis, bras, sometimes just pasties. Arrested in Snohomish county, charged in Pierce county with public exposure, the coffee stands are drawing more and more attention, while increasing in number. They are clearly popular, but troublesome to some. So should the county take action? Should they be outlawed; can the employees charged and arrested?
Luckily, our local authorities are devoting their time to more pressing matters. Also, the law allowing prosecution of the semi – clothed baristas doesn't appear to exist here. State law only prohibits exposure of the body if likely to cause "affront or alarm". Hard to imagine, in a scenario where the women really are only seen by those who seek them out. In Pierce, the county code pretty clearly outlaws pasties in any public place. The Bremerton code, incidentally, contains a nearly identical provision. The Kitsap County code, however, doesn't appear to contain any such prohibition. So in the unincorporated county, it certainly seems that none of these stands are breaking the law by dressing employees in swimsuits, undergarments, or pasties.
The local government could draft a law to prohibit such shops if it so desired. But should it? Would the Constitution allow it? The First Amendment has certainly been invoked to protect more offensive forms of expression than minimal clothing. Crude t-shirts, bumper stickers, random vulgarities that we hope our kids don't notice – these are offenses we routinely endure, but are protected. We have become desensitized to the ubiquitous comic strip character urinating on disfavored car company logos (And if you have stick figures representing your family members in your back window, well … I guess you have rights too). Pornography, flag desecration, even racism and hate speech; these have all been specifically protected by the highest courts in the country. We each have the right to express ourselves in almost any creative way, regardless of offensiveness to others. In fact, it's generally only offensive expression that requires protection.
The French author Voltaire is quoted as saying, "I may disagree with what you say; but I will defend with my life your right to say it." We express ourselves in words, action, association with others, and yes – our clothing. By what we wear, we create an image and express an attitude. The government can't outlaw particular styles of dress any more than it can regulate the music you listen to or the color of the tie you wear to work. If a shop owner wants to create a certain climate or entice a certain clientele by having employees dressed in skimpy clothing, it seems to me that we as a society have to allow it. If we lived in a warmer climate, such attire might not be so rare. But if we deny the right to baristas to wear bikinis to work, what right are you willing to give up next?
Stan Glisson is an attorney in Bremerton with the firm Glisson and Witt. Their firm mainly handles DUI and misdemeanor defense, as well as felony defense. Glisson earned his law degree at the University of Washington, has worked as a Kitsap County deputy prosecutor, and as a Kitsap and Snohomish defense attorney before entering private practice.

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CRS: Algeria: Current Issues, July 3, 2008
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Title: Algeria: Current Issues
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Author(s): Carol Migdalovitz, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
Date: July 3, 2008
- Abstract
- The situation in Algeria is fluid. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was reelected in 2004 with some manipulation of the political process but without blatant fraud. The voice of the military, the most significant political force since independence, has been muted. Yet, low voter turnout in the May 2007 parliamentary election indicated lack of public faith in the political system. Domestic terrorism persists and Algerians continue to be linked to terror abroad. The U.S. State Departments lists the two Algerian groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Terrorism provides a rationale for Algeria's uneven human rights record. Oil and gas revenues are growing, but social investment lags. Bouteflika has energized foreign policy and broadened cooperation with the United States.
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Is Rooney Mara Aware She Is Not Actually Lisbeth Salander?
Is Rooney Mara contractually obligated to dress like a monochromatic red carpet version of Lisbeth Salander for the duration of the Girl with a Dragon Tattoo series? Or, over the course of playing Salander, did Rooney discover the starkly sexy killer swizzle stick within?
The hair situation is a bit complicated, but back when she was filming the first movie she told Vogue,
"Before, I dressed much girlier. A lot of blush-colored things. Now I literally roll out of bed and put on whatever is there. I have really enjoyed being a boy this last year."
Months later, I'm now wondering if this transformation is a permanent thing? Will Rooney Mara be Lisbeth Salander forever? Far left, Rooney Mara in April 2010; far right, Roonbeth Marlander at the Golden Globes last night.
Though possibly manufactured in a secret bunker underneath MGM studios, I prefer the latter Rooney. The red carpet gets so boring without the occasional idiosyncratic style freak. [Images via Getty]


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Surveys suggest that a majority of ordinary Britons want a return to the death penalty for the most heinous crimes (this online poll on The Sun's web site has 80% in favour). And, thanks to the government's rules for e-petitions, our legislators may soon be obliged to debate the topic again. Some of them may even vote for it. I'm opposed to the return of the death penalty and I find the pop media's pro-execution rhetoric to be chilling and inhuman but I'm certain that it will never happen. Britain just doesn't have the stomach for the cascade of secondary decisions that we'd have to make in order for it to become law:
Who will do it? A court-appointed executioner? How about a group of ordinary citizens pressing buttons at home, none of them knowing whose button actually does the deed? Or the victim's family? I'll suggest that executioners are drawn by lottery from the list of people who've expressed support for the new law. That sounds logical: it surely can't be OK to vote for the death penalty and expect someone else to despatch the condemned, can it? If there's a chance that you'll have to squeeze the syringe, will you still vote for it? And, once appointed, how will the executioner cope with the attention of the media? Will he or she be allowed to sell the story of the condemned's last moments? Or will the law mandate anonymity? And what will happen the first time the family of an executed criminal brings a civil case against the executioner or the prison or everyone involved in the deed?
How will we do it? A lethal injection? Electrocution? Hanging? None has a great track record. None is humane. How will we decide? It'll take a decade. High-tech solutions will be proposed (shot into the vacuum of space? Instantaneous robotic dismemberment? Nanoexecutioners?). The debate will rage. Campaigners on both sides will mount judicial challenges. It'll be chaos and, as soon as the first horrendous screw-up happens, it'll all start again.
Will we do it publicly and who will observe? I'll argue that judicial killings should be streamed online from multiple angles (in 3D) and that a panel of ordinary citizens should be obliged to observe from close quarters – selected by the jury service process, perhaps.
And will a doctor be present? Someone will need to ensure good practice and certify death. Does the Hippocratic oath permit that? Will the BMA? And if they don't, will rogue doctors show up to do the honours or will we have to create a new class of state-appointed 'execution doctors'?
What will we do with the body? Will we consign the dead to a secure prison graveyard or permit shrines to arise in public cemeteries? How about mandatory cremation and scattering? Will we forbid elaborate funerals and celebrations of the lives of the wicked deceased?
What will we do the first time an innocent person is executed? Will the new law have provision for automatic compensation? Will executions cease while standards of evidence are examined and investigations reviewed? Could the death penalty actually survive a mistake? Or would we be back at square one?
And what about death row? Will there be a single, national facility (designed by a rockstar architect, perhaps, with an atrium) where the condemned work through their decades of appeals? Or will each prison keep a mini-death row of its own? Will the inhabitants be allowed access to the media, web sites, Twitter accounts? Will there be a reality TV show?
There are other questions: will we execute young people or people with learning disabilities? Will we execute mothers of young children? Will we execute foreigners? Will the new law require derogation from international human rights law? Will Britain become a pariah once it rejoins the club that includes all the most hideous regimes on earth (and the United States)? Will the first executions for nearly fifty years bring about civil unrest? Can a civilised state tolerate the introduction of state-sanctioned killing? Will it dehumanise us and our children? Will MPs even contemplate the prospect of another nasty and divisive debate about the grimmest of all subjects? Who will draft the bill, draw up the regulations, implement the policy? Will civil servants and prison officers who object be forced to implement the law? Will employment tribunals consider the dismissals of conscientious objectors? And so on. And so on. Like I said, we don't have the stomach for it.


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I could hardly contain myself after finding out The FN Dish would be going to Ina Garten's Hampton home for last week's episode. Being an avid Barefoot Contessa viewer prior to working here at Food Network, I had to make a conscious effort to keep professional and suppress the fan inside who was begging for an autograph. With 133 comments on our Ina video and counting, it looks like I am not alone in my Ina devotion! So for that reason, I thought I'd reveal some cutting room gems left out of our final piece in last week's " Ina is Back to Basics" video:
Bruce asked Ina what Food Network shows she likes to watch, and after admitting that she doesn't have time to watch a lot of TV, this was her response:
INA: "Of course! But I think fried mac and cheese is a little off the charts for me!"
( Note to self: Do not bring Paula's Deep Fried Mac and Cheese to Ina's next picnic.)
Ina has a wonderful garden full of fresh herbs and vegetables, however, Ina confessed that she hadn't been up to speed in clearing out her overgrown zucchinis.
Did any of you know that they grew this big?? I could hardly contain my laugher when we were shooting and imagined that Ina had hidden this prop zucchini in the garden before we arrive. But alas, she assured me that zucchinis, if not pulled off the vine, will continue to grow and grow and grow…. I thought Ina might have state fair material on her hands until I looked up these fellow New Yorkers and their super-sized veggies.
Here is proof that Ina's fridge might be similar to the rest of ours. After Bruce asked Ina what were her go-to late night snacks when opening her fridge at night, Ina humbly said, "whatever doesn't have mold on it!" That's my girl!
That's all the extra scoop I have for now! But if you haven't already, be sure to check out her new Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basic episodes Saturdays at 1:30pm/12:30c.


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Matt Damon: Edward Snowden did a great thing
In a brief interview slipped onto YouTube, the actor who must know a thing or two about the covert world offers that Edward Snowden seems "conscientious" and that we should all decide whether to give up our civil liberties.
I have just received the video equivalent of a plain brown envelope slipped beneath my door.
It was a link to a YouTube video that hardly anyone appears to have seen.
On screen is Matt Damon, who appears to be talking to a journalist of foreign provenance.
He is being asked what he thinks of Edward Snowden. Astonishingly for someone who has been Jason Bourne and knows the danger of such things, he is answering the question.
"I haven't read everything that he's leaked," he admits. Who has? Even the government doesn't know what Snowden secreted on his gadgets.
He added that he thought Snowden seemed like a "conscientious guy."
You'd think Damon would know a good performance when he sees one. So, one assumes, he feels that Snowden is entirely without artifice.
He described the revelations as "pretty shocking."
And he declared: "On balance, I think that it's a great thing that he did."
He then proposed what seemed to be a vote on the whole contentious matter of surveillance and its implications for national security. It might make some think of European-style referendums.
"If we're going to trade our civil liberties for our security, then that should be a decision that we collectively make," he said.
Oh, but collectivism doesn't always work. The great movie "The Lives Of Others" rather proves the point. I wonder if Snowden can get a DVD of it in Russia.
Damon has rather fallen out of love with the current US government. He recently told BET of President Obama: "He broke up with me."
One hopes he at least did it in person. It's rude when people do it by text or Skype.
It is, though, a tempting and charming notion that we could all get together and decide on how much of our civil liberties we really ought to give up or not. We could even make it an annual event and vote through our Facebook accounts.
However, can we truly trust ourselves? We are, after all, the bright sparks who voted in the current Congress.


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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke issued a not-so-gentle reminder recently in explaining the Federal Open Market Committee's decision to stand pat, again, on artificially very low interest rates. Despite protests from the White House that our economy is on the rebound – that we have turned a corner – the devil is in the details. And the FOMC makes a thorough study of those details.
Though we may not all agree on the merits of meddling with the health of the national economy by wielding the tools at the FOMC's disposal, it is important to understand why Bernanke and company feel the need to do so.
Bernanke explained to Congress the much-ballyhooed stock market surge of recent weeks is misleading. When adjusted for inflation, the major indexes are still off their peaks.
Unemployment in the U.S. is still near 8 percent. Many economists agree a good deal of any decline in the unemployment rate can be attributed to workers simply dropping out of the job market.
Even claims that the housing market is on an upswing deserve a bit of scrutiny.
According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, home prices increased less than economists hoped for in January.
Most Americans are still painfully aware of the state of our economy. Reminders like Bernanke's will be enough to keep the rest of Washington, D.C., from believing the situation has improved just because they tell us it has.


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Every spring training, seemingly every other ballplayer shows up to camp and declares himself "in the best shape of my life." Our pal Craig Calcaterra over at HardballTalk has done yeoman's work on this phenomenon over the years, but we wanted to know more: Who gained weight? Who lost weight? How much? And why?
We've compiled a list below featuring baseball's biggest losers and gainers for the 2012 baseball season. With a few exceptions, the 2012 weight figures were calculated using listed weights for 2011 and adding or subtracting whatever pounds were gained or lost. A word of caution: Because we're talking about two things that entail a great deal of magical thinking—baseball players and weight—it's likely that just about every number listed below is a fib.
Mike Scioscia, Angels manager
2011 weight: 268 pounds
2012 weight: 230 pounds [estimate by Angels PR department]
Where the weight went: "So Scioscia started eating better, eating less, and walking like a postman, covering as much as 10 miles a day in the off-season, some of it with his golden Lab, Bella." [Los Angeles Times]
Bobby Jenks, Red Sox pitcher
2011 weight: 275 pounds
2012 weight: 240 pounds
Where the weight went: "Basically from the middle of last season until December, I had nothing to do but work out, so that's all I did. I popped a movie on during the winter for the kids and would just sit behind the couch and ride the bike all day." [MLB.com]
Brett Cecil, Blue Jays pitcher:
2011 weight: 235 pounds
2012 weight: 203 pounds
Where the weight went: "Cecil wasn't happy with himself or the fact that he was demoted after a 1-2, 6.86 start to the season (after leading the team with 15 wins in 2010). At the end of the season, he had a frank discussion with management and committed to a serious weight loss and training program over the off-season." [Toronto Star]
Carlos Villanueva, Blue Jays pitcher:
2011 weight: 236 pounds
2012 weight: 205 pounds
Where the weight went: "I was 236 on Oct. 31, and I saw myself and was like, 'Man, I look horrible,' and I felt horrible, I was eating horrible, so I just started working out, did cardio for two months, all the way to Dec. 31. After that I started lifting, stayed eating well and originally I wanted to be 215, which was my weight a couple of years ago when I felt good, but my metabolism got fast and when I got here I didn't even know how much I weighed and I was 205. I was like, 'Jeez, a little too low.' It's weird, last couple of years it was like I've got to maintain, I've got to lose, now I've got to eat so I can fill out my uni a little more." [Sportsnet]
Jake Westbrook, Cardinals pitcher
2011 weight: 215 pounds
2012 weight: 190 pounds
Where the weight went: "Two weeks with no carbohydrates melted 14 pounds, and nutrition along with an altered training regimen took care of the rest. 'It was club encouraged,' manager Mike Matheny said. 'He looks good. Obviously, he's lost some weight but he's also put on some muscle mass, so that's a great combination.'" [AP]
Ryan Lavarnway, Red Sox catcher
2011 weight: 225 pounds
2012 weight: 200 pounds
Where the weight went: "He said he lost 25 pounds in the off-season, twice. He got sick in Venezuela and lost the weight. He put it back on and then lost it again." [CBS Boston]
Miguel Cabrera, Tigers first baseman
2011 weight: 240 pounds
2012 weight: 220 pounds
Where the weight went: "[Catcher Alex] Avila spoke about Cabrera's conditioning program on Friday with ESPN, but also over the phone with The Detroit News. Avila said Cabrera has lost 20-plus pounds with the intention of losing 'at least 15 more.' 'You know, you can make up your mind that you're going to be able to do something,' Avila said, 'but in this situation, Miguel has thrown himself into doing everything he can to do the best job he can.'" [The Detroit News]
Tim Lincecum, Giants pitcher
2011 weight: 197 pounds
2012 weight: 175 pounds
Where the weight went: "Lincecum took to using a counter-current pool to get down to around 175 pounds from 197. He also cut down on his famous trips to In-N-Out while eliminating other outlets entirely." [Yahoo]
Jason Heyward, Braves outfielder
2011 weight: 256 pounds
2012 weight: 235 pounds
Where the weight went: "'Since the beginning of the off-season I have worked hard at getting healthy,' Heyward said. 'When you have an injury, you get away from those things that have worked before and you develop bad habits. It takes time to correct those bad habits. In the off-season you can work on things and not have your mistakes bring consequences. … Last season I went into spring training at 256 pounds. I spent a lot of time in the weight room. I have decided I don't need to be that big. I'm down to 235 points and that seems perfect for me.'" [Nooga]
Justin Morneau, Twins first baseman
2011 weight: 233 pounds
2012 weight: 213 pounds
Where the weight went: "Morneau was so determined to come back healthier this year that he changed his diet after discovering his body doesn't handle gluten well." [AP]
Mark Reynolds, Orioles third baseman
2011 weight: 220 pounds
2012 weight: 200 pounds
Where the weight went: "Reynolds, who lost at least 20 lbs, is hardly recognizable from afar. As I've said before, his offseason workouts were cardio-based and focused on improving mobility with the hope being it will translate over into better defense at third base. Reynolds is one of at least 10 Orioles who have made substantial strides in conditioning in working with Brady Anderson, who was named a special assistant to executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette this winter." [Britt's Bird Watch]
David Ortiz, Red Sox designated hitter
2011 weight: 275 pounds
2012 weight: 258 pounds
Where the weight went: "David Ortiz ... is on a diet unlike any that most of you know. For starters, he can't eat chicken, an enormous sacrifice for a guy who had pollo many nights growing up in his native Dominican Republic. David Ortiz is as big as ever with Sox fans. He can't eat egg whites, just the yolks. No shrimp, but lobster, yes. Some salmon, but no grouper. Alcohol, no." [ESPN]
Jay Bruce, reds outfielder
2011 weight: 225 pounds
2012 weight: 209 pounds
Where the weight went: "The outfielder has reported to camp weighing 16 pounds less than at the end of last season. It's a noticeable change for the All-Star, who thinks the slimmer body will make him faster and help him get through the season better. Bruce started losing weight in January, dropping the 16 pounds in six weeks through workouts and diet. Manager Dusty Baker thinks the weight loss will help Bruce at the plate, allowing him to get through his swing a little quicker." [AP]
Torii Hunter, Angels outfielder
2011 weight: 225 pounds
2012 weight: 209 pounds
Where the weight went: "Hunter said he lost 16 pounds working out with a track coach in Arizona in January." [ESPN Los Angeles]
Brian Wilson, Giants pitcher
2011 weight: 205 pounds
2012 weight: 190 pounds
Where the weight went: "The Giants closer said he lost 10 to 15 pounds in the offseason as he concentrated on more cardio exercising than weightlifting. Wilson said that his devotion to weightlifting last offseason may have contributed to his elbow problems that shortened his 2011". [More Splash Hits]
Mark Teixeira, Yankees first baseman
2011 weight: 220 pounds
2012 weight: 205 pounds
Where the weight went: "'The older you get, the lighter,' said the 31-year-old Yankees first baseman, who had been 225 to 230 pounds the past eight seasons. 'I tried to eat better and work out a little harder. I also drank a lot of green juice. I was really happy with my offseason.''' [MLB.com]
Ian Desmond, Nationals shortstop
2011 weight: 220 pounds
2012 weight: 205 pounds
Where the weight went: "The goal used to be 220 pounds. Desmond would work out and lift and bulk up all winter to reach that goal weight, figuring he'd lose about five pounds under the hot Florida sun in the spring and hit D.C. at 215. ... So instead of going with his usual routine, Desmond amped up his cardio, focused more on his conditioning and arrived in camp with a physique that quietly had Nationals coaches and officials talking." [Washington Times]
C.C. Sabathia, Yankees pitcher
2011 weight: 305 pounds
2012 weight: 290 pounds
Where the weight went: "Call it the Cap'n Crunch Intervention — the day GM Brian Cashman, manager Joe Girardi and head trainer Steve Donahue met with Sabathia and told him for his own good that the time had come to hit the salad bar instead of the Viennese Table. ... 'I just got to make sure I stay with Dana [Cavalea, the team strength and conditioning coach], do the right things on the road, make sure I eat the right things in the clubhouse,' Sabathia said. 'So that shouldn't be hard.''" [ESPN New York]
Evan Longoria, Rays third baseman
2011 weight: 210 pounds
2012 weight: 195 pounds
Where the weight went: "After spending the past two offseasons bulking up in workouts, Longoria is 10 to 15 pounds leaner and considerably looser, emphasizing flexibility over strength in an effort to avoid the muscle injuries (hamstring, quadriceps, oblique) that have sidelined him during the past two seasons. … Instead of lifting weights, Longoria focused on plyometrics (muscle stretching and explosiveness) ..." [Tampa Bay Times]
Nelson Cruz, Rangers outfielder
2011 weight: 240 pounds
2012 weight: 228 pounds
Where the weight went: "The 31-year-old slugger is so determined to stay off the disabled list and play a full season this year for the two-time AL champion Rangers that he worked to drop 12 pounds from his previous playing weight of 240 and take some pressure off his lower body. He did more jumping drills to strengthen his troublesome legs. He met up with teammate Mike Napoli in Miami to work out this winter and find a program he believes will work — finally." [Dallas Morning News]
Nick Swisher, Yankees outfielder
2011 weight: 210 pounds
2012 weight: 199 pounds
Where the weight went: "So, Swisher mixed in a lot of running, leg work and yoga with the lifting he did three times a week with football players such as Ray Lewis. Plus, he cut out the bad stuff from his diet. 'I've always been one of those guys who always played for the tie, you know? You bust your tail in the gym and then you go to McDonald's and have like three double cheeseburgers.'" [Bergen Record]
R.A. Dickey, Mets pitcher
2011 weight: 220 pounds
2012 weight: 210 pounds
Where the weight went: "A taxing seven-day hike up Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro taught New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey lessons he will apply every time he takes the mound. Dickey learned the importance of 'living in the moment' and taking things 'one step at a time' while climbing 52 miles at an ascent of 19,000 feet to raise money for Bombay Teen Challenge, an organization dedicated to rescuing young women from forced prostitution. ... He also lost about 10 pounds from the hike." [TCPalm]
Mike Moustakas, Royals third baseman
2011 weight: 220 pounds
2012 weight: 210 pounds
Where the weight went: "Moustakas credits the Boras Sports Training Institute — located in Aliso Viejo, Calif., and operated under the auspices his agent, Scott Boras — for the toned look. 'I'm in the best shape of my life,' he said. 'I'm quicker. I'm better athletically. I mean, if you lose 10 pounds, you've got to be more athletic, right?'" [Kansas City Star]
Jon Niese, Mets pitcher
2011 weight: 215 pounds
2012 weight: 205 pounds
Where the weight went: "Niese, who finished last season on the disabled list, arrived here for spring training Monday morning 10 pounds lighter than he was at the end of last season. He said his weight loss was aided by a rhinoplasty procedure last fall which made it easier for him to breathe through his nose during workouts." [New York Times]
Chipper Jones, Braves third baseman
2011 weight: 234 pounds
2012 weight: 227 pounds
Where the weight went: "'I'm also fat now, from what I hear,' Jones said, smiling as he winced while taking his jersey over his sunburned arms. 'I'm a little worried, this is the first time I've ever been called fat. Thing is, I'm seven pounds lighter than I've ever been in camp, and now I'm fat. I weigh 226, 227. Usually I'm 235." [Atlanta Journal Constitution]
Clay Buchholz, Red Sox pitcher
2011 weight: 190 pounds
2012 weight: 185 pounds
Where the weight went: "'The weight came off so easy that it felt like it almost needed to come off,' Buchholz said Tuesday morning. 'I feel better now just being able to move around. I feel lighter on my feet than I did last year, all year. It came off quick in a month. That's sort of why I don't mind it.'" [WEEI]
Ubaldo Jimenez, Indians pitcher
2011 weight: 210 pounds
2012 weight: 218 pounds
Where the weight came from: "Jimenez spent the winter working with Indians strength coach Nelson Perez in the Dominican Republic. ... 'Physically, all that work he put in with Nelson in the Dominican showed,' said Acta. 'He's added eight pounds of muscle, especially to his lower half. He's an experienced guy now and didn't let it fly, but he looked very good.'" [Cleveland Plain Dealer]
Tyler Pastornicky, Braves shortstop
2011 weight: 170 pounds
2012 weight: 182 pounds
Where the weight came from: "He worked diligently over the winter under the guidance of his personal trainer Corey Stenstrup, improving his speed and gaining 12 pounds through weight training and a diet of protein shakes, lean meat, greens and carbohydrates." [CBC Sports]
Dexter Fowler, Rockies outfielder
2011 weight: 177 pounds
2012 weight: 190 pounds
Where the weight came from: "He worked out with teammates Jason Giambi and Troy Tulowitzki along with a trainer for two months in Las Vegas. Fowler worked on his explosiveness, lifted weights more and ate healthier. He enters spring training 13 pounds heavier than a year ago, but he also lost 4 percent of his body fat." [AP]
Franklin Gutierrez, Mariners outfielder
2011 weight: 190 pounds
2012 weight: 205 pounds
Where the weight came from: "[Trainer Rick] Griffin said a lot of dealing with irritable bowel syndrome is learning which foods a person can eat without suffering problems and that Gutierrez is now better educated on that process. 'For him to not have any of those issues and be able to work out all offseason, it's huge,' Griffin said. 'He couldn't eat or lift weights last year. But he's gone 10 months now with no issues. He's not having any problems. That's the biggest and best news of the offseason.'" [Mariners.com]
Brandon Inge, Tigers infielder
2011 weight: 190 pounds
2012 weight: 208 pounds
Where the weight came from: "Not every major leaguer worked harder than 90% of his peers, by his trainer's estimation, during the off-season. Not every major leaguer gained 18 pounds of muscle, while getting leaner. Not every major leaguer had thick enough skin or a mind focused enough to see that he could control only what he did, how hard he worked. Brandon Inge did." [Detroit Free Press]
Michael Pineda, Yankees pitcher
2011 weight: 260 pounds
2012 weight: 280 pounds
Where the weight came from: "Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda wants to drop about 10 pounds from his 6-7 frame. The right-hander, who threw about 35 pitches today during his first bullpen session of the spring, said he weighed in at 280 pounds. He's more comfortable at 270, his weight at the end of last season with the Mariners." [The Star Ledger]
Yu Darvish, Rangers pitcher
2011 weight: 195 pounds
2012 weight: 215 pounds
Where the weight came from: "Darvish put on approximately 20 pounds this winter, similar to his previous off-seasons. He said he was going to put on even more weight, but felt too heavy." [Fort Worth Star-Telegram]
Pablo Sandoval, Giants third baseman
2011 weight: 250 pounds
2012 weight: 275 pounds
Where the weight came from: "Pablo Sandoval said he's put on a few pounds and he definitely looked thicker, but he claimed it was nearly all muscle. Manager Bruce Bochy wasn't so sure, and he said he had a productive talk with Sandoval about staying diligent. 'He knows he has some work to do,' Bochy said." [San Jose Mercury News]
Joe Mauer, Twins catcher
2011 weight: 203 pounds
2012 weight: 233 pounds
Where the weight came from: "Mauer wouldn't confirm reports that he's gained 30 pounds this winter, but he said, 'I'm at my playing weight right now, and I'm actually trying to gain a little bit more before spring [training] hits because it comes off pretty quickly.'" [Minneapolis Star Tribune]
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"The cloud" isn't some nebulous thing existing just beyond your computer's consciousness. As Microsoft showed us, it's stacks of hard drives packed into shipping containers, parked in secret data centers all around the world. Physically real, but still beautiful.
Microsoft's cloud capability isn't just interesting because Ballmer told us it was. It's the only serious hardware company that also has a serious cloud capability. (Google can't touch Microsoft's hardware, and Apple can't touch either in online services.)
As for these servers, you should get the basic concept: Networked storage with hot-swappable drives. Take that idea, extend it to power and cooling, and multiply it by thousands of drives, and you get what Microsoft is deploying for its cloud services—be it Exchange Server or Bing or Office 2010. It's a shipping container that's a fully self-contained server system. And true to its modular design, it can also be one piece of a larger network of servers, that can be set up anywhere, in a hurry.
The portability isn't the only thing that's relatively new: These systems used to require a fire hose to cool them down, but now they have a garden hose, and the water is only needed when temperature rises above normal operating temperatures.
The data center in Chicago, shown in pictures and video here, went live last summer and when completed will cover 700,000 square feet and demands 30MW of energy; one day demand will reach 60MW. Microsoft is exploring alternatives to power from the grid: A similar data center in Quincy, Washington uses hydro-electric power, 27MW worth. Here's how the Chicago center was "built":
Microsoft says it's got "more than 10 and less than 100 data centers worldwide." Vague, right? Secrecy is the key to the data game—Google is equally paranoid, maybe more. Microsoft says it's not about competition, just that the data stored on this stuff has to be kept completely confidential. It's stated part of Microsoft's online privacy policy: "We store customer information on computer systems with limited access, which are located in controlled facilities."
Quite a few controlled facilities, even if Microsoft won't say exactly how many. What's sure is that the number is getting bigger. Judging by this viddy, the global deployment process can seem a little like Dr. Evil trying to take over the world, or at least you trying to win a game of Risk.
[Microsoft's Datacenters Blog]
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Sometimes I become obsessed with certain foods. Prime example--my mission to find the best chicken wrap in all of the Capital Region.
Usually, though, the fixation is of the sweet and sugary variety. That's the case with my latest infatuation--apple cake.
In addition to my beloved apple dapple cake, I've recently tried two other recipes with delightful and drool-worthy results. After taking a one-tenth-of-a-second glimpse of Kate's caramel apple cake, I decided to test it out too.
The recipe doesn't differ much from my apple dapple cake. In fact, the only divergence is that a combination of white and brown sugar is used in both the cake and the glaze. Being a self-proclaimed apple cake connoisseur, I decided to make a few adjustments of my own. I used applesauce in lieu of most of the oil and also added a bit of whole wheat flour in place of some of the all-purpose flour. Now before you get all worked up about me trying to make this more healthy, I guess I should mention another change I made--I doubled the glaze. It's been well-documented that I have a mean sweet tooth and I make no excuses. I doubled the glaze, dang it, and it was good.
I did one other thing about which I'm quite excited--I tossed some marshmallows into the batter. While they completely disappeared into the baked cake, a subtle hint of their flavor (a taste that I find particularly enjoyable) still remained. It's my belief that they dissolved into the cake and migrated upwards, forming a little bit of a crust on top. Yes, I'll be pulling this trick again.
Future apple cakes to try? Lisa's apple and cream cheese cake, Sandie's toffee apple upside-down cake, and Melanie's apple cider pudding cake.
Another Amazing Apple Cake
(based heavily on this recipe)
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup applesauce
3 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 Honeycrisp apples, diced
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup mini marshmallows
Caramel Glaze:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
pinch of salt
1 cup milk
Preheat oven to 325F. Butter and flour a 13x9 inch pan.
In a medium bowl, beat both sugars, oil, and applesauce until well-blended. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla.
In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Gradually add the sugar mixture until just blended. Fold in the apples and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 60-75 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in the pan whilst making the glaze.
To make the glaze, melt the butter in saucepan over low heat. Stir in both sugars and salt and cook over medium low heat for 2 minutes. Add the milk and boil for 5 more minutes, stirring constantly. Poke holes in the cake with a fork or skewer. Pour on the glaze and let set.
November 30, 2009
on a cake kickYum
Sometimes I become obsessed with certain foods. Prime example--my mission to find the best chicken wrap in all of the Capital Region.
57 comments:
- Albany Jane said...
You know, a little obsession every now and then isn't such a bad thing. As an unanticipated side effect, you could start to smell like apple cake. Now there's an unforseen bonus!
- November 30, 2009 at 9:40 AM
- Kate at Serendipity said...
I'd have doubled the glaze too. You really can't have too much of a good thing. Marshmallows? I never would have thought of that. I'll have to try that...
I think you're now officially the Queen of the Apple Cakes.
- November 30, 2009 at 10:12 AM
- kat said...
this is not a bad obsession to have!
- November 30, 2009 at 10:21 AM
- Cookie baker Lynn said...
I was worried a bit that you were going all healthy on us with the whole wheat flour, but happy to see that's offset by the x2 glaze. It looks perfect!
- November 30, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- Hungry Dog said...
I've gotten obsessed with things before, too--I can relate. Your cake looks delicious and the marshmallow trick is awesome. Nice job.
- November 30, 2009 at 10:43 AM
- La Bella Cooks said...
Apple cake with a hint of marshmallows? I may be in heaven..
This is definitely worth being obsessed over.
- November 30, 2009 at 11:38 AM
- Palidor said...
I'd double the glaze too! Apples and caramel were made for each other.
- November 30, 2009 at 12:02 PM
- TKW said...
Marshmallows in the batter? You are an evil genius!
- November 30, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- Lisa-Marie said...
As soon as I saw the words 'caramel' and 'apple' I knew I had to make this! mmmmm!
- November 30, 2009 at 1:15 PM
- Faith said...
I'm glad you posted this, I've still got tons of apples to use! And that marshmallow idea is a fantastic little trick to have up my sleeve, I'll definitely be trying that out!
- November 30, 2009 at 1:17 PM
- The Teacher Cooks said...
This is quite interesting check out David Lebovitz today. He also posted an apple cake. I love your site.
- November 30, 2009 at 1:21 PM
- Melanie said...
Ooooh, clever on the marshmallow trick. I'll have to try that. (Oh and the doubling the glaze thing? Brilliant.)
- November 30, 2009 at 1:41 PM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
It looks wonderful!
- November 30, 2009 at 2:01 PM
- Lori said...
I guess as far as obsessions go this would be the least harmful- well unless your eating them all the time, everday, every meal. Good gats.
Looks yummy Grace. I wish I had a piece of all these things you make for breakfast every morning.
- November 30, 2009 at 2:22 PM
- pigpigscorner said...
I like the texture!
- November 30, 2009 at 3:16 PM
- George Gaston said...
Grace, looks like an interesting cake; full of different flavors & textures.
- November 30, 2009 at 3:51 PM
- Mimi said...
Well, I must admit that I can't past up apple cake. I consider them healthy since they contain fruit. OK any baked good that contains fruit or vegetables is healthy...right?
- November 30, 2009 at 4:18 PM
- pam said...
Well, an apple cake kick is a nice kick to be on. Not for your hips, maybe, but nice, nonetheless.
- November 30, 2009 at 4:29 PM
- lisa is cooking said...
I think all glazes are meant to be doubled, and I have to try that marshmallow trick! Thanks for the link too!
- November 30, 2009 at 5:21 PM
- Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...
No need to justify this pursuit! I totally understand and this is a noble pursuit! :D
- November 30, 2009 at 5:40 PM
- Gloria Baker said...
Look absolutely yummy Grace! xx gloria
- November 30, 2009 at 6:15 PM
- Maria said...
Nice job on the cake!
- November 30, 2009 at 7:01 PM
- Teanna said...
I LOVED your quest to find the perfect wrap! I'll love this quest as well! And you are off to a good start!
- November 30, 2009 at 7:06 PM
- Juliana said...
Wow, your apple cake cure looks delicious...it is a must try!
- November 30, 2009 at 8:02 PM
- Mini Baker said...
i LOVEEE that there is marshmallows! YUMM!
-Mini Baker
- November 30, 2009 at 8:04 PM
- Julie said...
If you're going to be on a kick, a cake kick is the one to be on! Sounds just delicious.
- November 30, 2009 at 9:36 PM
- La Cuisine d'Helene said...
Looks like such an amazing moist cake.
- November 30, 2009 at 10:13 PM
- Anonymous said...
The cake sounds amazing and I love the double caramel glaze!
- November 30, 2009 at 10:16 PM
- shaz said...
Go Grace Go! I'll happily read about your apple cake fixation anyday :) I understand about fixations though, mine are cupcakes, and more recently macarons and yeasty things (not at the same time)
- November 30, 2009 at 10:16 PM
- Leslie said...
marshmallows??? You rebel you!!
- November 30, 2009 at 10:26 PM
- Kathy Walker said...
Hey Grace, I agree, apple cakes rock! Doubling the glaze...a great idea! I will give your modifications a try.
- November 30, 2009 at 10:55 PM
- Nutmeg Nanny said...
How fun and delicious! I love the addition of marshmallows...yum!
- November 30, 2009 at 10:55 PM
- Donna-FFW said...
I actually have your original apple dapple cake printed out to try soon. Now which one do I make? Oh goodness, life's choices.
Looks fabulous, as always!
- December 1, 2009 at 6:41 AM
- Barbara said...
My apple cake file is getting thicker and thicker, due to your obsession, Grace!
But I think you may have reached some sort of nirvana here with the marshmallows (just about my most favorite thing) and the doubled glaze.
- December 1, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- kimberleyblue said...
I love lemon the way you love apple, it seems. Favourites always have a way of repeating themselves in the kitchen.
The glaze makes this cake for me - smart choice doubling it!
- December 1, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- Cafe Fashionista said...
I'm going to have to say, Grace...you are making me love apples. I have never been the biggest fan of them myself; though I am obsessed with apple picking. But you've made me want to attempt to create all sorts of magic using apples and your recipes. Love it! :)
- December 1, 2009 at 11:11 AM
- Pam said...
I wish we were neighbors so I could have a huge slice of this tasty cake.
- December 1, 2009 at 11:37 AM
- Jennifer said...
Yummy, I must try this, I adore apples and adding marshmallows, quite the experiment, Love it!
- December 1, 2009 at 2:47 PM
- hannah queen | honey & jam said...
Mmm! That looks awesome!
- December 1, 2009 at 4:31 PM
- Rebeca said...
oh my... i have a killer recipe too that just needs your glaze... i know what i'm doing this week
- December 1, 2009 at 7:54 PM
- MaryBeth said...
This is a wonderful cake...the house must have smelled fantastic when it was baking.
- December 1, 2009 at 8:50 PM
- Velva said...
I am glad that you are going through a cake obsession-because these are the fabulous recipes that you prepare and share with all your foodie friends.
- December 1, 2009 at 8:59 PM
- Chef Fresco said...
Haha you're hilarious. I love your marshmellow theory :) Let me know how you chicken wrap hunt turns out!
- December 1, 2009 at 9:23 PM
- Unknown said...
I'm a firm believer in doubling all glazes!! Sooo...did you pop a marshmallow or two in your mouth while you were stirring it all up? :) It's a beauty you got there.
- December 2, 2009 at 12:49 AM
- Y said...
Apple cakes? The one time obsessions can be considered a 'good' thing :)
- December 2, 2009 at 7:00 AM
- Ingrid_3Bs said...
Mmmmmm, it sounds great from the get go but you sealed the deal with the addition of marshmallows! Can't wait to see the rest of you apple cake creations!
- December 2, 2009 at 10:43 AM
- Marjie said...
Apple cake, applesauce cake...it's all good. Have you tried it with meringue? Yep, that's good, too. So many apple cakes, so little time.
- December 2, 2009 at 2:10 PM
- Nic said...
I can alsmost smell the cinnamon and apple from here! That looks like one of the best cakes I've seen in quite a while, delish!
- December 2, 2009 at 4:14 PM
- Robin Sue said...
I think you are the apple cake pro! Marshmallow migration is a good thing.
- December 2, 2009 at 4:20 PM
- Jessica@Foodmayhem said...
I'm not a big fan of commercial marshmallows but apple cake could sway me. I love apple baked goods!
- December 2, 2009 at 6:24 PM
- Sandie said...
Oh, Grace...I get on kicks too (my latest has been anything with sweetened condensed milk, which is unusual and weird, I know), but I do hope you get around to trying that Toffee-Apple Upside Down Cake---it is so, so good. I think you're going to love it!
- December 2, 2009 at 9:45 PM
- MrsLavendula said...
that looks absolutely moist and delicious!
- December 3, 2009 at 2:58 AM
- Anita said...
This does look good. I love your addition of marshmallows too - nice.
- December 3, 2009 at 4:10 AM
- Kerstin said...
You can never have enough apple cake recipes :) The marshmallows sound great in it!
- December 3, 2009 at 11:16 PM
- Deborah said...
I LOVE that you put marshmallows in there!!
- December 4, 2009 at 12:44 PM
- Karen said...
Yummy goodness!
- December 6, 2009 at 1:48 AM
- Maris said...
Looks and sounds amazing!
- December 8, 2009 at 1:27 AM


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Clever Premise Dumbed Down in Source Code
- Jeffrey Huston Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
- 2011 1 Apr
DVD Release Date: July 26, 2011
Theatrical Release Date: April 2, 2011
Rating: PG-13 (for some violence including disturbing images, and for language)
Genre: Action-Drama, Thriller
Run Time: 89 min.
Director: Duncan Jones
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright
There's a great deal of ambition on display in Source Code—conceptually, thematically, cinematically—that's undercut by an unfortunate lack of faith in us, the audience, either in our level of patience or intelligence (or both). Recent box office trends may lead to that cynicism; regardless, this clever premise is progressively dumbed down.
Complex narrative layers and multiple realities pose tough ethical questions, but it's all delivered in a mass appeal crowd pleaser that's far too trite for its initial provocations. The end result isn't a disaster by any stretch, but the Hollywood-style compromises neuter a potent idea into near-emasculation.
A big, brassy music score sets the tone, giving the instant feel of a classic thriller in the Hitchcockian mold. That's no coincidence; what follows clearly aspires to such heights, and after the first five minutes you actually think the film might reach them.
Enough happens to suggest you won't be able to predict where all of this is going, and you'll likely have to stay on your proverbial toes just to keep up. That level of engagement is exciting … which makes subsequent exposition-laden scenes all the more tiresome.
Jake Gyllenhaal (Prince of Persia) plays Colter Stevens, a man who wakes up in a haze on a Chicago commuter train not recognizing his surroundings or how he got there. Despite this disorientation, people recognize him—like the attractive brunette Christina (Michelle Monaghan, Due Date) who sits on, and flirts from, an adjacent seat. It's not the worst hallucination in the world, mind you. Well, until the train explodes and everyone dies.
Except for Colter, that is. He wakes up again, but this time in a recognizable context: as a U.S. soldier in the cockpit of a crashed fighter jet. This is his last known memory. A frantic effort to make contact with someone is answered by Officer Colleen Goodwin (Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air) who is stationed back in the States.
Colter quickly learns that, instead of being rescued, he must play rescuer to millions of Chicagoans who are under threat of a second terrorist bombing. How? By planting a memory (the titular "source code") from the mind of a victim in the original exploded train into Colter's brain by means of a new governmental test program.
He plays and replays interactively through this memory, trying to unravel the mystery of who planted the first bomb before the second is detonated. Each pass leads to new information and a step closer to the truth. This premise is the very definition of high concept yet actually plays to lower, more common denominators.
Case in point: what happens between each eight-minute repeat. While the train memories dole out information at an appropriate pace that plays off mystery, the cockpit scenes get bogged down in an odd mix of information overload and undisclosed secrets.
On one hand, knowledge about this bizarre scenario, how it works, and how to navigate through it is laboriously unpacked to Colter (and us). The script feels obligated to explain more details than it needs to, geeking-out in its high concept, and takes too much time doing it.
On the other hand, Colter's deeper questions—how is this happening, who is this for, is it even real, am I going to die?—go largely unanswered by Goodwin and her superior Dr. Rutledge (Jeffrey Wright, Quantum of Solace) who want Colter to stay focused on the task at hand, not why he's in it or where it might lead to.
This ridiculous non-disclosure is the ultimate contrivance, i.e. if Colter knows what they know then we have no movie. Everything would run smoothly, efficiently, and much more quickly. There'd be no suspense, no drama, and no tension. A smarter script would've provided a justifiable reason for not answering Colter's questions, but this one doesn't.
Indeed, the very fact that he's surprised to find himself in this scenario is baffling. As a "perfect candidate" for the procedure, why was Colter never prepped and trained for its eventual implementation? There's no benefit to his disorientation or natural suspicions; they only cause delays. But hey, at least we have a suspense thriller now, right?
Along with the script's holes of logic, the other head-scratcher is Colter's reluctance to engage future missions for the new program. He wants a guarantee that once this one's over, that it'll be his last. He wants out (and the film portrays this as noble), even though he could literally save countless lives in the future if he remained. He's offered any soldier's dream, yet his desire is antithetical to the American soldier's character. What ever happened to "I regret I have but one life to give for my country"?
Structurally, Source Code bears a strong resemblance to director Duncan Jones' first film Moon from a couple of years ago; a hero stuck in a confined space, he's subject to a governmental experiment, trapped in a cycle he can't escape, looking for honest human contact (just to name a few). Yet Moon was far more successful in its minimalism, both as a character study as well as a thought-provoking treatise on human value. Here, unfortunately, conceptual and stylistic ambitions overwhelm thematic ones.
For all its dark implications, the film really pulls its punches in the final stretch as it tries to tie things up too nicely and neatly—especially the relationships. It leads to a bunch of schmaltz while reducing themes to one-line hypotheticals ("What would you do if you only had one minute to live?!") and cheesy Hallmarkisms while leaving room for sequels. For a movie that considers itself thought-provoking, it has no business ending with the final line, "Everything's going to be okay."
- Drugs/Alcohol Content: None.
- Language/Profanity: Two uses of "g-d-d--n", an s-word, and occasional milder profanities.
- Violence: Intense action involving explosions, and tension building to each explosion. Initially the effects are only implied or heard off-camera, but as the film progresses there are images of charred bodily remains, bodies beginning to be consumed by explosions. An exposed brain, a severed body. Not bloody, but could be scary for children.


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In his 1945 Atlantic Monthly essay As We May Think, Vannevar Bush famously imagined the memex, a mechanism that would augment human memory. This idea of mental augmentation inspired Doug Engelbart, and we've been chasing the dream ever since. On this week's Interviews with Innovators, Phil Libin discusses EverNote, a new software-plus-services offering that aims to become your memex.
Listeners may recall that Phil appeared on the show once before. In fact he was the first guest in this series. Then he was CEO of Corestreet, a company tackling the problem of large-scale credentials validation in really interesting ways. Now, as EverNote's CEO, he's tackling a very different problem. But although EverNote is an application for ordinary folks rather than for governments and major institutions, it raises its own set of scale issues. And not just in terms of scaling out numbers of users and quantities of storage. EverNote wants to scale in the dimension of time as well.
Like me, Phil's a huge fan of the Long Now Foundation. When he says that EverNote wants to guarantee the integrity of the digital objects that you commit to it forever, he's not kidding.
While it's refreshing to see a Web 2.0 company taking this long view, Phil admits that addressing the forever challenge in a meaningful way is beyond the means of EverNote. I'd add that it's beyond any individual organization, and will require a federation of players to hammer out not only technical standards, but also shared business arrangements.
That's not going to happen anytime soon, but then EverNote isn't currently making guarantees that sentimental memorabilia will be preserved for your great-grandchildren. Instead it wants to guarantee that you'll have effective near-term use of operational memorabilia — key documents, and in particular photos from which it finds, extracts, and indexes text.
The idea with this photo feature is that you can take pictures of receipts, wine labels, magazine pages, or event posters, dump the pictures into EverNote, and then find the photos by searching for the text in them. EverNote's secret sauce here is its ability to find text not only in high-res scans, but also in "crappy cellphone photos taken at an angle."
As Phil points out, from EverNote's perspective the world comes at its users in two modes. First, when they're away from their computers and out in the world, usually with some kind of camera. Second, when they're at their computers, in which case they can take clippings from the web, or forward email.
I'm in that second mode a lot, so we'll see whether EverNote becomes another of the memory augmentation methods I already use. These include blogging, email, and social bookmarking. Each method serves a communication function but also provides a repository where I often stash things purely so I can find them later.
Here's an interesting and counter-intuitive aspect of EverNote. Human memory degrades over time. Digital memories, however, not only retain full fidelity, they can actually improve over time. Faces that you can't find in your EverNote archive today may become recognizable next month or next year.
That's true not only for EverNote, of course, but also for any system to which we commit digital objects. Human augmentation is powerful magic. We're only starting to realize what it can do for us. And, I should add, to us.


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According to new documents released today, the ongoing legal battle between the creators of Call of Duty and the franchise's publishers is beginning to take its toll on those involved.
Last month, Activision sought to expand the scope of the lawsuit by including Electronic Arts, the publisher that is now home to the new studio run by Jason West and Vince Zampella, as party to the case.
New documents obtained by Kotaku today allege that Activision knew of EA's alleged involvement in the case over six months beforehand, and that by waiting until December 2010 to amend the case sought to have the beginning of the trial - scheduled for May - pushed back.
West and Zampella are protesting this expansion of the case and any possible delay, stating that the pair "are paying for this litigation from our own funds" and that to date the cost of the case has "[exceeded] our combined annual salaries".
In addition to the monetary issues, the duo also state that the amount of time the case is taking up is having an adverse effect on their attempts to get Respawn - which now employs "dozens" of employees - up and running.
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Electronic Submission of PCFO Banking Information
The Office of CFC Operations (OCFCO) annually submits contact/account information to Federal Payroll Offices that enables the transmission of payroll deduction contributions to Principal Combined Fund Organizations (PCFOs). In the past, OCFCO has submitted this information to the payroll offices in hard copy format. Beginning this year, the CFC Office will begin submitting PCFO electronic fund transfer (EFT) account information to all payroll centers through the Department of Treasury Financial Management Services Center.
This change, to be implemented immediately, was recommended by a task force of PCFOs, Federal Payroll Office representatives, and Financial Management Services (FMS) representatives to improve the efficiency of this process and prepare for the system-wide implementation of electronic fund transfers.
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A number of campaigns open new bank accounts each year to ensure that all CFC funds are disbursed and to help separately account for the funds. However, the annual close-out of CFC accounts can cause problems because payroll offices do not always make the change in bank account and electronic routing numbers in a timely manner. Funds from different campaign years may get commingled and the PCFO may not discover that funds are not going to the correct account right away.
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Steve DelBianco is worried that the U.S. Congress will soon pass a law allowing states to collect sales taxes from most online sellers.
An expected push for online sales tax legislation in Congress in 2013 is a "clear and present danger to the Internet," said DelBianco, executive director of e-commerce trade group NetChoice.
Three bills introduced in Congress during the past two years would allow states to collect sales tax from online sellers that have no physical presence there. Those bills have failed to pass, and aren't likely to pass in a lame-duck congressional session after November's election, but DelBianco sees growing momentum for an online sales tax.
"The chances are better than ever that Congress will do something to help the states collect more sales tax," DelBianco said.
NetChoice argues that an online sales tax would be complicated and expensive for businesses, with more than 9,600 taxing jurisdictions in the U.S. "Consider a catalog company in Montana who must now figure out sales tax rates and tax holiday rules in Miami," the trade group said in a new blog post. "Or a struggling artist who has to figure out tax rates across the country when he sells his paintings over the phone."
States have "false hope" in the legislation, but online sales taxes would raise a tiny percentage of most states' budgets, DelBianco said. And small retailers pushing a sales tax as an issue of fairness have their sights on the wrong opponent, he suggested.
"Small-town retailers are getting clobbered far more by Wal-Mart and Target than by the Internet," he said. "In fact, Main Street stores turn to the Internet to otherwise reach customers that would not come to their store."
States have not been able to collect sales tax on out-of-state sellers since a 1992 Supreme Court ruling.
For more than a decade, a group of states has been pushing to simplify sales taxes across the country in an effort to convince Congress to pass a sales tax law, but critics say there are still too many differences in sales taxes across the country.
Supporters of an online sales tax say it's not fair that many online retailers don't have to collect sales taxes while bricks-and-mortar stores do.
"As a former small business owner, it is important to level the playing field for all retailers -- in-store, catalog, and online -- so an outdated rule for sales tax collection does not adversely impact small businesses and Main Street retailers," Senator Michael Enzi, a Wyoming Republican and cosponsor of an Internet sales tax bill, said in August. "We never intended to give out-of-state businesses an advantage over those businesses that are a part of the community. Yet that is exactly where we sit unless Congress allows states the opportunity to fix it if they so choose."
States with sales taxes require residents that buy products online to pay sales tax, but few people comply or even know about those rules. Because those laws already exist, a law requiring online retailers to collect sales taxes would not be a new tax, supporters argue.
NetChoice included the online sales tax in its new Internet Advocates' Watchlist for Ugly Laws (iAWFUL), released Tuesday.
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-- A Pennsylvania Department of Revenue ruling that says any out-of-state retailer who places a paid advertisement with a Pennsylvania website or publication must collect state sales tax.
-- A push in New Jersey and Oklahoma that would allow executors to take control of the social media pages and email accounts of people who die, instead of allowing the service providers and their customers decide what happens to those accounts. Lawmakers "ought to respect the wishes of the dead," DelBianco said.
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ICD-10-CM Code H05.419
Enophthalmos due to atrophy of orbital tissue, unspecified eye
Billable CodeBillable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
H05.419 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of enophthalmos due to atrophy of orbital tissue, unspecified eye. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code H054 is used to code Enophthalmos
Enophthalmos is the posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat), or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle. It should not be confused with its opposite, exophthalmos, which is the anterior displacement of the eye.
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MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #124-125 - Other disorders of the eye with MCC.
- DRG Group #124-125 - Other disorders of the eye without MCC.
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Consider laterality specification
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code H05.419 and a single ICD9 code, 376.51 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: H05.41 - Enophthalmos due to atrophy of orbital tissue