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22 Dec 2010 12:08:45 PM
CagePotato.com Presents: The 2010 Potato Awards
If 2010 was a cold beer, we'd be down to the backwash. December puts all of us MMA-pundit types in a reflective mood, and this year gave us a double-crapload of big stories, insane fights, rising stars, and utter embarrassments to wrap our heads around. And so, we'd like to pay tribute to 2010 in the best way we know how — sarcasm and insults, mostly. Without further ado, here are 15 things we felt were worthy of some end-of-year recognition, Potato-style…
The Giant Silva Freak Show Award, presented each year to the match that's made strictly for gruesome entertainment value; fighters should ideally exhibit a tremendous difference in either size or experience level.
Winner: Randy Couture vs. James Toney at UFC 118, in which a tubby boxing champ trash-talked his way into a co-headling bout against an MMA legend, and got choked out before he was able to land a single punch. This marks the first time in eleven years that the Giant Silva Award hasn't been granted to a fight held in Japan.
Also receiving votes this year: Herschel Walker vs. Greg Nagy
The Wanderlei Silva Unintentionally Homoerotic Smack Talk Award, known as "The Wandy" is presented each year to the fighter who, when trying to hype a fight, inadvertently makes reference to having gay sex with his (or her) opponent.
Winner: Josh Koscheck, for the utterly disturbing wild-eyed, tongue-waving description above of what he was planning to do to UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre during this season of The Ultimate Fighter.
Also receiving votes this year: Matt Horwich, for his cringeworthy rant about how he was going to Mike Tyson 10th Planet protagonist Renato Laranja.
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The Natasha Wicks Memorial Best Female Newcomer Award, presented each year to the up-and-coming MMA ring girl — preferably blonde, as per the bylaws — who gets us to forget about Arianny Celeste and Brittney Palmer, if only for a moment.
Winner: Rhian Sugden, the stunning (and frequently-nude) star of the U.K.'s BAMMA promotion.
Also receiving votes this year: Kelli Hutcherson, Stephanie Ann Cook, Brittany Ward, Melissa Jo


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To justify my pinning time somewhat, I feel like I should be using some of my "Pin-spiration" to actually do something. So I thought I would show a pinspired project that I love.
Here is the pin that inspired me:
Source: shelterness.com via Genevieve on Pinterest
This looked like my kind of project - cute, useful and quick to do.
And, when going through my tubs of Christmas decorations after the holidays, I had found several strings of white iridescent beads. I have been storing these things for probably 10 years and I had never managed to actually string on my Christmas trees to they looked half-decent). I was seriously considering sending them off to the donation bin, when I remembered seeing the beads-as-make-up-holder idea.
I plunked a few strings of beads into one of my milk-glass containers and stuck a few brushes in there. Success!
I actually like the strings of beads better, since I figure that the container is inevitably going to get knocked over one of these days. This way I won't be chasing individual beads all over the bathroon floor.


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But not this week.
I had to fill in this week because my friend Jenn is sick. Really sick. Cancer has come back to her a third time, and this time it looks aggressive. My heart hurts for her and for her husband.
The weekend was not made easier when I was surrounded by people saying that they truly have faith that God is going to heal her. That she is going to be a testimony of God's greatness.
Because the truth is, I didn't believe it.
I've believed it in the past. When little 11 year old Logan had an inoperable brain tumor, I believed that God would not let him die. When my friend Mel's husband was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, I believed that God would spare him. And yet God healed neither of these people. They died entirely too young, leaving behind people who should not have to deal with that loss.
When people told me they believed, I just wanted to scream, "How?"
Instead I just nodded. And I screamed it in my head instead.
|Jenn & Andy
I wanted to believe so much. But I've seen the pain of unanswered prayers and it hurts so much. How do you say that God is loving when you watch someone bury their son? How do you trust that God wants what is best for us when you see a young wife go through the agony of watching her husband die painfully?
How do you have faith in the face of the overwhelming evidence that this woman's life will likely be cut short by the sickness that refuses to leave?
I played and as I did, I prayed.
I prayed for Jenn, but I also prayed selfishly for myself. That God would somehow increase my faith so I could believe that the healing I was praying for her might be something that could happen.
After the service, we gathered with Jenn and Andy in the green room to pray with them and for them before they traveled out of state to speak with additional doctors.
We circled around them, some holding hands, some laying hands on them, some simply standing nearby, all praying. All crying out for God to show mercy on this couple.
And in that room, where our sweat and tears and snot mixed with our words, I found that my prayers weren't just prayed out of an obligation, but that my tiny, anemic, weak faith mixed with that of my friends and it grew. I believed, I do believe, that she can be healed.
I believe this because my faith experienced healing.
Have you experienced a moment when your faith grew? What are ways that your faith is strengthened? If you pray, could you please pray for my friend Jenn?
I'm linking up today with Joy in this Journey for Life: Unmasked. You can read more submissions and add your own here.


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Bed bugs found in 5 GWU dorms
The GW Hatchet reports – and a George Washington University spokesperson confirmed – that bed bug infestations have been reported in five residence halls this semester.
University spokeswoman Michelle Sherrard declined to release the names of affected residence halls, citing privacy concerns, but said cases have been confirmed in six rooms. There have been about two dozen bed bug cases at GW in the past three years.
Four of the cases have been fully treated and the other two will be completed within the next week, Sherrard said.
Read more about the bed bug outbreak at George Washington University in the GW Hatchet.
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| November 18, 2010; 11:09 AM ET
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The linked Hatchet article states that bed bug treatment takes 2 weeks. However, I recently had them in my apartment, and have to say that two weeks seems like an awfully fast turnaround. Wouldn't be surprised if they spread as a result of incomplete treatment.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again. College life, with its highly social nature, lends itself to bed bug infestation, especially in residence halls and dorms. All of those students, living in close proximity make it easy for the bugs to find meals and multiply. On top of this, its easy for them to move from room to room and find new hosts. Because we currently have no preventive measures available other than personal vigilance, we will continue to see the problem increase until it becomes so unbearable that someone wakes up and becomes serious about prevention. http://www.pestcontrolcenter.com/blog
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Josh Neal Patton was sentenced Feb. 24 to five years probation. He was facing up to 10 years in prison for bringing a firearm onto Navarre High School campus last year.
Patton was 17 years old last April when he was charged with possession of a firearm on a school campus. He pleaded no contest Jan. 7 to two related charges.
Patton's attorney, Christopher Crawford, praised the reaction of Navarre High principal Brian Noack and staff.
"(Noack's deposition) is probably the reason he got probation," Crawford said, adding, "The way the staff handled it was amazing."
Read more in the Feb. 26 issue of Navarre Press or subscribe online here
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I'm also still planning on doing a giveaway or two, so some of these lovely books might be yours!
A post-BEA surprise in the mail from a wonderful publicist!
(I still like the UK title better: Vivian Versus the Apocalypse)
Stacked by release month. Because I'm anal retentive. September is gonna be BUSY.
Nemo enjoyed one of my many free tote bags.
What I want to know from you:
Any of these you especially want to read / see a review for?
Any you've read already? What did you think?
What other new books are you psyched about?


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There will be a new patch coming soon (tm). This means a new rush of gear all needing enchanting and jewelcrafting. I believe that there are new legs (needing spellthreads/leg armor) and belts (new belt buckles), but would not swear to it.
With each re-balancing players also swap toons and old players come back, so my scribe will be busier (more on that in a later post - moonvengence is back)
But these two happen every patch, every new dungeon. So even though there is 'new stuff', it really is nothing to see here, please move along.
Specific changes worth noting from the patch notes.
MMO Champion have 2 items that I think are worth noting.
- All trade goods available for purchase with Honor or Justice Points from the associated commodities vendors have had their prices reduced by 50%.
- Maelstrom Crystals are now available for purchase with Honor or Justice Points from the associated commodities vendors.
While I have not yet bothered to work out the conversion rates, I generally assume they will be aweful. However, there are still enough players grinding Justice and especially Honor points to burn, that we will see a flood of new crystals, and hence cheaper prices. There are so many (other) players out there with more honor/justice points than gold. My enchanter will finally get all his recipees.
Any crafted item that has a Justice point equivalent will experience yet another a price drop. On some realms this price drop will preceed the patch as some crafters dump stock, but other realms will not notice it untill the patch hits.
I have not been playing or posting as much lately due to real life intervening. However (with the exception of my very infrequent political rants), this is a WoW blog, and I promise not to subject you to Rift musings.


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The Fax Of Life..
For many, the Filofax recalls memories of Melanie Griffiths in Working Girl or Michael Douglas in Wall Street. It was as much a symbol of aspirational 80's power brokers as having your own penthouse apartment, Porche and brick-sized mobile phone. Though the dominance of computers and Blackberrys may have rung the death knell for personal organizers in The Noughties - there's still a lot to be said for the Filofax. For a start, there's no risk of electronic failure, the battery will never run out (there isn't one) and you've as much chance of dropping it down the loo as you have of seeing Victoria Beckham wearing orthopedic shoes (and let's face it - that's far from likely).
So thank heavens Filofax have launched the Beauty Giftbox - the gift that literally keeps on giving. For a modest £40, you can choose from three stylish designs, a faux-snakeskin number in chic oatmeal (my personal favourite), hot pink leatherette for the Legally Blonde aspirants and a fresco design for the arty crowd. Not only does each one contain a 2010 diary, dividers, address pages and notepaper, it also contains a nifty perfume pen atomiser with spray concealed in the cap. Simply decant your preferred scent into the little bottle and spritz away at your leisure. It's so genius you know that Elle Woods would have used it in Legally Blonde - had she been able to get her hands on one. Sorry Elle! To give Elle even more organiser envy, they've even slipped a compact mirror into the Filofax, so you can discretely check your make-up while pretending to plan world domination - genius!
But what truly marks this out as a remarkable gift is the complimentary beauty voucher (worth up to £100) that comes with it. With the option of one of three treatments, the (very lucky) recipient may choose either a £25 beauty treatment (facials, massages and manicures are on offer), a £40 haircut and finish or a £100 fashion make-over (including hair and make-up) and photographic shoot.
This uber-gift is in very limited supply so snap one up while you have the chance. UK residents will benefit from free postage and packing!
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I've been covering the arts in Columbia - from visual to theater to classical music and a lot of stuff in between - for almost 20 years. During most of that time it has been an absolute joy.
This forum will be used to share the facts as well as the little tidbits you might have missed, events you should not miss or should avoid. You'll also be able to read in depth stories as well as reviews and commentary. Some will be serious but many will be fun.
The focus will be on fine arts as traditionally defined: theater, dance, visual arts, music, but with wide open eyes and ears. Architecture, building, planning and zoning, food, furniture, flora and fauna, and history will also find a place here.
If you're reading this you know the arts are getting less and less attention from the media. We plan to fill the gap.
As luck, good or bad or both, would have it Tuesday night NPR aired the story "As Newspapers Downsize, Cities Lose Arts Critics." The reporter of that story and I were National Arts Journalism Fellows together at Columbia University.
Take a look and give a listen at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102972308


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Lora Ann (Copper) Kirby, a lifelong Hood River resident, passed away peacefully in her home Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, surrounded by family and friends after a brief illness of fast-growing cancer.
Ann was born on Oct. 11, 1926, at her maternal grandparents' home in Clatskanie, Ore., to Catherine (Sutherland) and Robert A. Copper. Immediately after her birth she returned to Hood River, Ore., where she lived the rest of her life.
She attended elementary school at Frankton and graduated from Hood River High School in 1944.
Ann attended Oregon State College for two years following high school. On Nov. 30, 1947, she wed "Butch" Harold C. Kirby in front of her parents' fireplace on Country Club Road.
Her working career as a bookkeeper began even while she was in high school as she kept the books for Rainbow Logging, her father's company, followed by keeping books for his mill at Wamic, Ore., and then Wamic Lumber Company in The Dalles. When Ann's father turned the lumber yard over to his son, Ann worked in the office of Diamond Fruit until she retired.
Ann has been a longtime member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church where she was an active member of the Altar Guild and taught Sunday School for many years. In March of 1954 she was a founding member of the "The Bridge Club" of Hood River and was a sub for several other bridge clubs in the area. She played with The Bridge Club until her recent illness.
Ann is survived by her husband of 64 years, Harold Kirby; a brother, Robert D. Copper (Susan), of The Dalles, Ore.; a sister, Cathie Whitlow (Leonard), of Tigard, and sister-in-law Jenny Copper, the widow of her brother Don; her children: son, George Kirby, and daughters, Sally Pritchett (Dyrk) and Barbara Sigl (Duane), all of Hood River.
She also leaves seven grandchildren: Robert, Lora, Daniel, Jennifer, Katie, Adam and Sarah, as well as eight great-grandchildren.
Ann's family requests that contributions be made in her name to either St. Mark's Episcopal Church or the Hood River Heart of Hospice, sent in care of Anderson's Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031.
A service to honor Ann is planned for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 400 11th St., Hood River.
Please visit www.andersonstributecenter.com to leave a note of condolence for family.
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I think I've found the one song utterly immune to parody, unless you count unconscious self-parody. That would be the traditional Thanksgiving favorite, "We Gather Together...." YouTube provides no Muppet version, no Klezmer, no Tom Waite, none illustrated by Munch's Scream. Just straight-up old-fashioned American kitsch.
Except not quite American. Wiki explains that it's originally Dutch, apparently first a folk tune, refashioned into a hymn in 1597 to celebrate a military victory over the Spanish. The author is one Adrianus Valerius, poet and toll collector and author of an anthology, Nederlandtsche gedenck-clanck. The familiar American text dates only to 1894. The English internal rhymes ("chastens and hastens") mirror the original Dutch ("boven am loven"). There are other English renderings; one begins "We gather to worship Jehovah, the righteous,/Who verily sitteth in Jugdment severe."
Wiki reports that the hymn evidently gained popularity during World War II, when its talk of "the wicked oppressing" was taken to refer to thr Germans and the Japanese. The original circumstances were less triumphal. The Netherlandish commander whom Wiki describes as "the ever prudent [Prince] Maurice" proved imprudent on the occasion of the original battle and the war extended for another 51 years.
Lacking a parody rendition, here's the least parodic rendition I can find: link.
Meanwhile, if you need some real genre-bending, go listen to what Uri Caine does with Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Immune to Parody
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speaking of songs i taught my new great granddaughter to sing "filipina Baby" while we were all together thanksgiving at may daughter's house in arlington. she was born july 1 but i could tell she understood and she sang right along with me but in baby talk. her 3 year old sister composes her one songs. one is "I Like To Make A Mess." filipina baby incidentally was banned in NC around 1945. race mixing.
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We've all seen them in the news stories about ME/CFS: the guy in a suit at the office, yawning; the beautiful woman sitting at her desk with her immaculate make-up and elegantly coiffed hair, hand to her head and looking slightly pained.
Discuss the article on the Forums.
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Just wanted you to know that I've renewed my commitment to blogging and I'll be working on this and my other blogs in 2014! I may start off slow but I have a stack of articles that I've written for other publications that I'll be sharing here.
If you are currently homeschooling, or thinking about it, please feel free to leave a question in the comments or send me an email. I'll use those to inspire future posts.
Thanks for not giving up on my blog!


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Parts. Clip Tiles! The 1x2 Cheese Slopes w/Plate are interesting, as are the 1x1-1x1 Brackets. The 1x2 Angled Cheese Slopes are neat as is the "roll cage" piece in the upper right. The 1x2 Cheese Slope with the print on it should come in handy for marking Pirate vehicles.
Build. Another IO Frigate. I
know, but they're just so easy.
The Questions:Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away? Yes. (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio? Above. (-10) (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away? Yes. (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts? No. (-5)
Score: -5 (B-). The parts count and the price really killed the score on this. The clearance price changes the score to +10 (A-).


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Effective 16th April, I'm officially a Fully Registered Pharmacist (FRP) in Malaysia. Meaning that, well, instead of being ordered to do work, I can now order people to do work. Unfortunately, I wouldn't have much chance to do that.
In Malaysia, newly graduated FRP needs to do 3 years of "national service" for the country before you can go off and open your own shop or whatever. And this "national service" are more often or not in a place that is not your hometown.
Of course, if you are really unlucky (or lucky, depends on how you see it) you will get thrown into some obscure places like Daro.
It's so rural that wikipedia only has a single paragraph description of it:
Daro is a district and small town in Mukah Division, Sarawak, east Malaysia. The nearest town to Daro is Matu. Daro is under the Majlis Daerah Matu-Daro (Matu-Daro District Council) which share the same council together with Matu. The population in Daro is estimated around 25,000, with Melanau making up the majority. There were ferries from Sibu to here, taking around two hours by using the channel of Rejang River.
and yeah, a boat is needed to get there. And there's only one doctor in that whole place, there's no 3G network (bye-bye iPhone) and I've never heard about the place in my entire life as a Sarawakian till now.
This will be a brand new exciting adventure. Perhaps fishing, farming and riding a bike will be my new hobbies soon.


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Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil's leave should be extended as the minister is yet to be cleared of any impropriety in the ongoing National Feedlot Centre (NFC) scandal.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had not exonerated the Wanita Umno chief while the latter herself had failed to rebut any of the many allegations made against her since the scandal hit media headlines.
As the purpose of her ministerial leave has not been achieved, shouldn't her Cabinet leave be extended until a clear answer is available?..
Shahrizat went on a three-week leave from her ministerial duties last month pending investigations into the RM250 million scandal-ridden NFC, a federally funded cattle-farming project that was first highlighted in the Auditor-General's Report for 2010.
" I hope the MACC will be able to investigate whether or not I was involved in any of the decisions made by the government on the NFC in which my husband, Datuk Seri Dr Mohammad Salleh Ismail, is the executive chairman," she had said on January 12, when announcing her leave.
The minister, who spent last weekend attacking her accusers, particularly PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli, and insisting the scandal would not affect Umno, is scheduled to resume duties on Wednesday.
A "below the belt" hit, Shahrizat told reporters yesterday that the party would be sending the Wanita Umno wing's trademark red-and-white baju kurung as a gift to her "stalker", whom she claimed wanted to replace her as Wanita Umno chief. It is believed she was referring to Rafizi, who has been leading PKR's three-month-long series of exposes into the NFC scandal.
Shahrizat's words, coupled with the resounding calls for her resignation from those within Umno, including former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Cheras Umno division head Datuk Syed Ali Alhabshee, only further weaken the minister's case,..
Even MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek had said during a recent interview that the scandal had been handled poorly, causing the public to perceive the NFC project as "real rotten".
Have the four MCA Cabinet ministers the political courage to put things right by insisting at Wednesday's Cabinet meeting that Shahrizat should extend her ministerial leave until she is cleared of any abuse of power... and, better still, to ask for a full-scale Royal Commission of Inquiry into the NFC scandal?
MACC, PDRM & government's tactic of dragging their feet in NFC investigation will only go further to tarnish their image & increase rakyat's anger for failing to act speedily in addressing rakyat's concerns.
Rakyat cannot accept such incompetence and slow pace in handling NFC fiasco.
And yes, MCA has been proven useless yet again in getting government to act timely in rakyat's interest. How is MCA being in government, of any use? How to expect people's support?
Why is the PM unable to deal with one woman? I respect PAS who has the gut to sack Hassan Ali. Najib does not have the gut to even discipline one member. That is why his members are so bold and continue with their unrepentent ways.
Shahrizat should be charged with corruption due to giving government project to his husband without open tender and also the fund abusing.


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I think corporations should adopt the general policy that one should not steal from the hand that feeds him or her. Companies depend on their customers to make their ends meet, and it is quite unfortunate when the same companies start stealing from their clients. I know a long list of businesses that had to be wound down due to irregularities in their services. Previously companies engaged in monopoly business were culpable of mismanagement but it now seems that most of the other institutions have joined the bandwagon. I thought that inmates were not prone to fraud since they were no longer in the public domain. Recent revelations by Securus Technologies have made me think otherwise. From a press briefing issued by the telecommunication giant, Global Tel Link also known as GTL has been for the past 18 years changing clocks leading the inmates to paying more on calls. Not only is this unethical but criminal in nature and those responsible must be arrested.
I concurred with Securus CEO Richard Smith when he stated that inmates' communications systems should be standardized, and there should be no excuse for ignoring them. Anyone may confuse Securus or other telecommunication companies with GTL. What is more surprising is that GTL is utterly unrepentant and refuses to crack the whip on errant employers. I can only infer that the senior management is aware of what is going on but is not keen on putting their house in order. The Louisiana Public Service Commission should take these new revelations seriously and carry impartial investigations into the allegations.


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Tuesday, July 14, 2015
El Chapo Prison Break Background
Here's the post with the video "Narco Bling" (at the bottom). Well worth a look.
Will try to get back to regular blogging soon.
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At first, I stumbled through this as your recommendation for a campground after visiting a local prison... um, I just woke up? Really, no coffee.ReplyDelete
Anyway, Steve. do take some time with coming back to blogging. Work some emotional muscles for a while. If I can put it so I think you might listen to someone you'd rather ignore: Give your readers benefit of your writer's pause as you need it, okay?
Best to you and family. Thoughts with your mother and all parents, including yourself. Be well.
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They have reasonably priced beer. Some of that beer is 11%. They have lots of things you can eat like Mac and Cheese and Pizza. They are within walking distance of my home. They are near a hospital which is always a nice benefit in case you go buckwild and break something. Honestly, this place should be my second home. It plays to all my weaknesses.
Only it is a total trash sandwich.
So bear in mind I am coming off of one hell of a bender. Friday night was a reminder that when whiskey is out of the picture, I can fail in the big way. After Sake Party 2009, I am at a birthday party at Bar Lubitsch dancing with my eyes 1/3 open listening to some d-bag tell a waitress she should "be in pictures". I wanted to say someting like "pictures like on Facebook?", only I have no motor skills left and am focused and not tripping and spilling my vodka, or worse, falling on the glass and impaling myself in front of strangers.
Apparently, that evening, I sent a text out to 2/3 of my phone exclaiming, "I will fight the bears… And win!". In the morning, a fellow blogger wrote me back and asked me if he should post my text to Texts From Last Night. I laughed, but by the time I was done laughing, I was already over Texts From Lasts Night and hoping it goes away. I was initially in love with it, but then it got to the point where everyone started making shit up. Ready?
(818): dude, your girlfriend is having sex with a dog.
(310): this is his girlfriend.
(818): I'm calling the human society.
Good night or bad night? I am waiting for someone to start messing with people via this site. Imagine one day reading shit like this:
(213): i just wanted to say goodbye. this world is too cruel.
(323): LOL. Bad day at work, Jake?
(twenty minutes later)
(323): Jake?
Sorry. Went off topic there.
Anyway, Saturday night I am a little bit of a caveman, exhausted and angry. Grabbed a few rolls at Fat Fish and people watched with some friends while forcing down a Sapporo. Eventually, we decide to walk from my place to 3rd Stop. The other time I'd gone here it seemed reasonably fun to brew down for a few frothingtons, but tonight was chicken salad lameness.
The hostess makes us sit down, like essentially we are not allowed to stand at the bar. My mindset is that they are forcing us to order food with these Gestapo tactics. Whatever, we're into it if we have to. Only the waiter shows up and starts pissing me off immediately. He says, "can I get you some drinks real quick". Blow me, Nathaniel.
Real quick?
Are you busy with your other 2 tables? How are you going to memorize your lines from the movie you will never get cast in before moving back to Nebraska, crying as you tell your father who wished you played football and ate red meat that "I've failed you", if you can't handle taking four peoples orders? You won't. I should be nicer. This guy was definitely super pissed he didn't get the guest spot on How I Met Your Mother.
By the way, did you see the Grey's Finale? Me neither. Unless it was called Pompeo Eating a Sandwich, I can't watch that show. It's like watching a blonde girl get tortured.
Anyway, so the guy comes back with drinks and we try to order. One of our friends asks for Mac n Cheese. Sorry we don't have that. We try a pizza. Nope. Don't got it. What do you have? Fries. That's it? That's it. We'll have the fries.
Explain to me why I have to sit at a table if I can only order fries. Why did the guy bring us silverware? Is this city striking up an ordinance that we have to cut our fries with a knife and a fork. Was this a late April Fool's gag? I felt like I was in the Matrix, only without cool trench coats and the ability to do awesome shit.
The fries come and I shit you not, they were from McDonald's. You think I am kidding, but I am not. Think about a McDonald's fry. You know what it tastes like. It is a skill to make a fry that has no filling, just a crispy salt casing. You know the taste and the width and the saltiness (wow, that's what she said) of a McDonald's fry. These were from Ronald McDonald only no one was Lovin' It. Because these fries were marked up 500%. It was clear to me something went wrong and they had set up a fry laundering operation out of the back. These assholes were trafficking french fries.
I am the first to appreciate a fry from Ronny McD, but I hadn't signed up for a Runaround Sandwich. This was tomfoolery. We were playing victim to the greatest potato scheme the southland had ever known. I wanted to tear this place apart.
Then I saw the world's tallest couple outside making out and that made me feel better. I'm easy to please.
Long story short, fuck you 3rd Stop. I'll give you one more chance due to the tough economy, otherwise the gloves are coming off.


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"And I came to believe that good and evil are names for what people do, not for what they are. All we can say is that this is a good deed, because it helps someone or that's an evil one because it hurts them. People are too complicated to have simple labels."
– The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman


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"But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing. It behooves you, therefore, to be watchful in your States as well as in the Federal Government." Andrew Jackson


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We have been warning conservatives about Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's taxpayer-funded Super PAC that has so-far pumped something like $2 trillion into the economy to help re-elect President Obama.
Yesterday, the Fed doubled down on this failed strategy and announced an unprecedented plan for an open-ended round of Quantitative Easing (QE3) and extended the period for which it will keep interest rates between 0 and 1/4% to mid-2015.
What this means is that the Fed will print money at a projected "burn rate" of $40 billion a month until… forever.
Here is one of the key paragraphs from the Fed's Open Market Committee statement from yesterday, Thursday, September 13, 2012:
"....The Committee agreed today to increase policy accommodation by purchasing additional agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of $40 billion per month. The Committee also will continue through the end of the year its program to extend the average maturity of its holdings of securities as announced in June, and it is maintaining its existing policy of reinvesting principal payments from its holdings of agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities in agency mortgage-backed securities. These actions...should put downward pressure on longer-term interest rates, support mortgage markets, and help to make broader financial conditions more accommodative."
As finance writer Jeff Macke pointed out in a column on the FOMC announcement, "Unlike QE1 and QE2, no dollar amount or time-limit was placed on the program. The Fed essentially announced it will be purchasing $40 billion in MBS per month until further notice."
The Fed tied the end of the program to a substantially improved "outlook for the labor market."
Given the job creation results Obamanomics has achieved so far, "until further notice" could be a very long time.
On average, Obama's so-called recovery is adding less than 66,000 jobs a month -- or about half of what's needed just to keep up with population growth. And, despite some growth in manufacturing employment, we are still a half a million jobs down from our pre-Obama mark in that key metric.
To keep up with population growth and get 23 million unemployed and under-employed people back to full employment would take a staggering level of economic growth. The American economy would have to create better than 600,000 jobs a month over the four years of a second Obama term.
As Jeff Macke said in his column on the Fed's announcement, "There's a certain willful spunkiness to the plan, but in terms of economics it's little short of bizarre."
It is bizarre unless your goal is to re-elect President Obama.
Pumping something like $3 trillion into the economy through the Fed's three quantitative easing programs -- on top of Obama's $5 trillion in federal deficit spending -- has managed to inflate the value of all kinds of assets: oil, gold, the stock market, commodities in general...
This inflation looks like growth to the Obama apologists in the establishment media, but it hasn't put real people on Main Street back to work.
The good news in all of this is that Governor Mitt Romney spoke against Bernanke's inflationary strategy and has vowed to replace Bernanke if he is elected. As we have said before, and will keep repeating until the polls close on Election Day, we should all work hard to make sure Romney gets the chance to make good on that vow.
I find it interesting that conservatives, who always espouse smaller government, and cutting taxes, have never actually done it..ever. Even when there have been Conservatives in every branch of government, spending has increased, and government has gotten larger. So, for all of your silly paranoid like fear that Bernanke is in the tank for Obama, what has it accomplished? Recovery from the abyss that GW created will take more than 8 years. It make take more than 10 years. Any student of the depression will tell you that the road to full employment , after what happened Sept. 15, 2008, will not happen overnight. It will certainly not happen by putting more tax money into the hands of the so called "job creators", and supply side economics as a policy is a fairy tale. But I will tell you that every Republican President since Reagan has cut taxes and given refunds on the back of larger and larger deficits. Borrowing billions from China to pay tax refunds, is what you want. And what has the outcome been. More employment? Oh, but wait, that's because we have to do even more cutting in order to get to near a balanced budget, something conservatives know nothing about, except in theoretical blogs like this one.
The response by harschwarz is full of inaccuracies. His first statement, however, is correct. Conservatives have simply not done enough to shrink the size of government. Even Ronald Reagan only slowed its growth. But under the "conservative" G. W. Bush, government spending grew as though Lyndon Johnson were in office. Surely, the Republicans can spend as well as the Democrats. That is precisely why there is a Tea Party.
Fed Chairman Bernanke's moves will clearly help President Obama, whether or not he is intending to. Near-zero interest rates will push money into the markets and out of savings accounts, amking the economy look stronger than it is. Further, the lack of interest will hurt seniors and others who have money in banks, as they will be harmed by inflation and receive little interest to recover the loses in purchasing power. It is hard to believe Bernanke doesn't know his moves will help Obama, and since Mitt Romney has stated that he would not reappoint Bennanke, why would Bernanke not want Obama re-elected?
Harschwarz also suggests that the deficit--and borrowing from China--hurts, but he doesn't call out President Obama for borrowing trillions and for the FDR-like explosion in government debt. He is right when he criticizes "putting more tax money into the hands of "job creators." Solyndra is a prime example of that.
I don't recall any Tea Party conservatives calling for increased government spending, bailouts to companies, or crony capitalism. Criticize President Bush all you want, Mr. Schwarz. I doubt anyone reading your post disagrees. But be consistent, criticize all those who want to try to spend our way out of this economy. It won't work regardless of who does it.
Latest move represents huge transfer of wealth from the middle class to the elite
Alex Jones & Paul Joseph Watson
Friday, September 14, 2012
While Ben Bernanke's announcement that the Federal Reserve will embark on an open ended scheme to purchase $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities each month has been touted by the establishment media as the beginning of "QE3″ it is in fact nothing less than another banker bailout in disguise.
While many have rightly attacked the Fed's policy of printing money as a band aid that does little to solve the economy in the long term, this new move isn't even about that. The policy announced yesterday will merely see the Fed use taxpayer money to purchase more bad debt in the form of junk mortgage-backed derivative based securities that have been sold over and over again.
This has nothing to do with getting the economy going again and will only serve as yet another huge wealth transfer from the middle class to the elite.
While the fed claims the move will facilitate more lending it will do nothing of the sort. As the China Securities Journal reports today, "QE3 is not likely to result in more loans."
"The truth is that it isn't as if banks are hurting for cash to loan out," writes Michael Snyder. "In fact, right now banks are already sitting on $1.6 trillion in excess reserves. Just like with the first two rounds of quantitative easing, a lot of the money from QE3 will likely end up being put on the shelf."
Indeed, after the TARP bailout back in 2008, the Federal Reserve paid the big banks to withhold loans, because the bailouts are not about reinvigorating the real economy, they are about propping up the stock market for the rich while the real economy goes to the dogs.
QE1 and QE2 both did absolutely nothing to rescue the economy. Despite a massive injection of quantitative easing over the last four years, the unemployment rate in the United States has barely improved.
In addition, the "wealth gap" between rich and poor has vastly increased. This again illustrates how actions such as the one announced yesterday have nothing to do with helping the little guy get back on his feet and everything to do with the concentration of financial power into fewer hands.
As George Washington's Blog points out, "This is just another bailout for the big banks. (If the government had instead given money directly to the consumer, we would be out of this economic slump by now)."
"Bernanke claims that the main justification for QE3 is to boost employment. This is slightly ironic, since Bernanke's policies are largely responsible for creating high unemployment in the first place. The real justification is to try to artificially prop up asset prices. But that approach has been proven to be an absolute failure."
Indeed, the Federal Reserve admits that its new program will do little to alleviate the suffering of jobless Americans.
"I want to be clear — While I think we can make a meaningful and significant contribution to reducing this problem, we can't solve it. We don't have tools that are strong enough to solve the unemployment problem," Bernanke said yesterday.
The fact that we haven't seen massive inflation since the start of the Fed's so-called quantitative easing policies illustrates how the money is not even being pumped back into the economy. The only real inflation has been in the luxury sector because the rich are getting richer and spending more while the poor continue to live on or below the poverty line.
QE3 is merely another massive wealth transfer and a tool of waging economic warfare on the poor and middle class, another manifestation of neo-feudalism to destroy America and have the global bankers pose as the saviors.
The economy is being destroyed by design so that the elite can exploit the fear and chaos caused by the collapse in order to centralize power and control. This can also be seen over in Europe where Jose Manuel Barroso is exploiting the crisis in a bid to turn the EU into a "federation".
Bernanke's latest move is merely a continuation of the engineered takeover of the U.S. economy and will achieve nothing aside from enriching the wealthy to an even greater degree while ensuring the rest of us continue to see outliving standards decline on the path to economic serfdom.


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Arthritic knees are treated in a number of ways including with pain relievers, anti-inflammatory drugs, injections, use of braces, physical therapy, and at last resort, surgery, according to WebMD. For the treatment of gout, anti-inflammatory drugs, drinking a lot of water, a cold compress and rest can help.Continue Reading
If gout is not managed with these treatments, a doctor may recommend a number of prescription medications, such as febuxostat or allopurinol, to avoid flare-ups of gout, reports WebMD. When using a cold compress to treat gout, one should apply the cold pack directly to the joint for 20 to 30 minutes, several times a day. When resting the joint, one should place it on a pillow or other soft object to lessen the pain. Drinking water is particularly important when treating gout because a lack of water can make uric acid levels rise higher; drinking water assists the body in lowering the uric acid levels back to normal. Gout is caused by high uric acid levels. Gout sufferers should avoid foods high in purines, which can cause uric acid, such as seafood, organ meats and beer.
Individuals with arthritic knees may find that strengthening the muscles around the knees helps relieve pain by making the joints more stable. Stretching is also recommended as it helps with mobility and flexibility, according to WebMD. Some individuals find relief from steroid injections to the knee. Steroids are powerful anti-inflammatory drugs that can lessen inflammation and pain.Learn more about Conditions & Diseases


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Two years ago I swore to myself I would never do this race again! But this year I came across a drawing on Facebook by Earth Fare grocery store to win a free entry and on a whim I entered the drawing. I am a sucker for value, after all. I wrote: "This was my first 5K that I ever did back in 2009 and I just had a baby 6 weeks ago, I would love for it to be my first post-baby 5K". I had actually forgotten that I had entered, and when I remembered the day before the race and checked the page I was surprised to see that I actually won one of the 3 entry giveaways!
Since this is a family friendly race I initially intended to run with Bennett in the jog stroller. I just got a new BOB Revolution Flex and wanted to put some miles on it, but at the last minute I decided that it might feel really good to run on my own. I hadn't gotten a chance to run outside without pushing the jog stroller since he was born. I ended up leaving the kids with Tim at the start/finish line and ran alone.
While I was pregnant I had fantasies about the day when I was able to run again, just me, and how good it was going to feel. I will tell you one thing, running with an extra 35 pounds on your body is HARD! Post partum running is definitely not the same as pre-pregnancy running.
I have only done a few short walk/run sessions so far, so I thought a good goal for this race would be to shoot for trying to finish it without walking … much like the first time I did the same race in 2009. I didn't look at the time or pace on my Garmin, although I did definitely check the distance a few times. The first 2 miles were difficult but manageable. The last mile was an all out struggle to the finish! I did manage to finish it running though, and was proud of that.
Garmin said 29:13, and 9:21 pace! I was thrilled with that, and actually ended up winning my age group as well as a door prize!
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More Can-Am Maverick shots. 4 HP increase, better accelleration and 22 lbs lighter than stock! No FI control needed.
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I just thought I would pop over and post a card I made using a digital stamp from Bugaboo Stamps. If you've never tried digi stamps than you really should. They are so fun to work with and I thing Bugaboo's are the absolute best out there. And you can try them for free because each Friday there is a new freebie posted that you can nab to try them out. Anyway, on to the card:
|Isn't this the funniest image!
Hope you like it. And make sure you hop over to Bugaboo Stamps and grab you a freebie to try.


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'Glee' Star Lea Michele Hearts Vegan Cupcakes And Bottled Water
Here on the Razz, we've talked a lot about Glee star Lea Michele's vegan diet. Long story short: we're a fan of the lifestyle choice!
In a recent interview on Stylelist.com, Lea discussed her new planet-pleasing diet and favorite guilty pleasures.
"Dark chocolate and vegan cupcakes!," said Michele. "My guilty pleasure used to be cheese but since I've become a vegan I've found that vegan desserts taste better than any regular dessert, so that's what I go to immediately. I'm obsessed with Smart Water. I drink it all day long. I used to be a really big coffee drinker and then I just decided to cut down."
Hmm. While we're pleased as punch to see Lea passing on the cheese, we're a little depressed about the Smart Water thing. Sure, drinking water is great — but all that bottled is bad for Mama Earth's health.
According Food and Water Watch, bottled water produces up to 1.5 million tons of plastic waste per year. What's more, it takes 47 million gallons of oil per year to produce all that plastic. Yikes!
Can Lea give up all that bottled agua? Our fingers are crossed!


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Rogue Valley restaurateur Billy Harto has expanded his Asian dining realm with the opening last month of Kobe, a Japanese restaurant just up the street from his flagship property, Thai Pepper.
Like the Thai Pepper, Kobe has a prime patio on Ashland Creek and an innovative menu featuring high quality food at respectable prices.
Inside, a sleek sushi bar faces a gleaming bar. The dining room has a minimalist elegance, and so does the food. Each plate showcases colors, shapes and textures with a beauty that recalls ikebana, Japan's stark, formal style of floral arrangement.
We surveyed Kobe's extensive saké list and were tempted to try a Gekkeikan offering that promised bright hints of pear and melon, perfect for a creekside summer setting. Alas, the bar was out of that. Our friendly and patient waitress recommended a Yuri Masamune selection ($26) that was served slightly chilled and complemented our meal with its mellow, nutty flavor.
I had to start my meal at Kobe with some of the renowned beef, provided to the restaurant by Snake River Farms, which raises Japanese Wagyu and American Black Angus hybrid cattle near Boise, Idaho.
Beef tataki, lightly seared meat dressed with a ponzu sauce, ($12) sounded like it would fit the bill.
Not necessarily a fan of rare meat, I was a bit intimidated by the slivers of glistening ruby flesh edged by the most subtle of grill marks arrayed across the plate and garnished with a drizzle of sweet, citrus-spiked soy and a cluster of microgreens. Embracing culinary adventure, I picked up my chopsticks, grasped a slice and popped it in my mouth. I was transported by the succulent, meltingly tender beef.
Kobe's entrees include more of the prime-plus beef and premium Japanese-style kurobuta pork also raised at Snake River Farms. However, my husband and I decided that a slew of small plates to share best suited our dinner mood, and would enable us to sample a range of the kitchen's work.
We considered ankimo, steamed monkfish liver that is considered a delicacy in Japan but rarely seen here, and halibut cheeks, a morsel fishermen seek out. Both were listed as specials the night we dined there.
I was intrigued by a platter featuring ceviche, spicy tuna roll, and pieces of both nigri and sashimi for $22. This mixing of Japanese and European styles and flavors is touted as a hallmark of the restaurant.
The nigiri was reasonably priced at $3 to $6 and the list of sushi rolls offered favorites like spicy tuna rolls and unusual choices, including vegetarian options.
We finally settled on a few rolls — a hamachi jalapeno roll, an eggplant miso roll and the always-fun caterpillar roll — as well as tako sunumono, a salad featuring octopus and cucumbers.
The salad ($4) was beautiful, with petal-thin slices of cucumber marinating in rice vinegar, bright red and white bits of octopus and a delicate sprinkling of sesame seeds. But if it looked good, it tasted even better. The tang of vinegar, the soft crunch of cucumber, the slightly sweet chewiness of octopus and the nutty pop of sesame mingled in my mouth, each flavor and texture accenting the others.
The rice on the sushi rolls was slightly mushy, especially on the eggplant roll ($6). Perhaps the hot tempura eggplant with its crisp coating and tender center had softened the rice, but the roll, drizzled with rich miso sauce still tasted delicious.
The caterpillar roll ($10) was stuffed with imitation crab, grilled eel and slivers of cucumber, then topped with avocado. Aside from a few whiskery bones in the eel in my first bite, it, too, was quite tasty.
The hamachi jalapeno ($7) roll combined the heat of jalapeno, the briny richness of hamachi, a cool touch of avocado and a fresh note of cilantro into an appealing package.
Harto, who previously was involved in Bambu and Asian Grill in Medford, has created another top-notch Asian eatery that is a welcome addition to the area.
Rogue Valley restaurateur Billy Harto has expanded his Asian dining realm with the opening last month of Kobe, a Japanese restaurant just up the street from his flagship property, Thai Pepper.


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Evaluating Yankees Prospects: The Good, The (Not So) Bad & The Ugly (Injuries), Part 1 of 4
It's no state secret that the New York Yankees farm system hasn't exactly been cranking out top tier talent since around 2000, nor has it slipped everyone's notice that once they've drafted guys a precious few have actually developed into bonafide stars.
Between playing in the post-season virtually every year and ensuring they are drafting at the bottom of every round, sacrificing high draft picks as compensation for free agent signings, injuries to vital prospects and flat out bust the years have not been kind to the Bronx Bombers on this front.
Over the next week I am going to go through the Top 20 or so prospects in the system, offer a little scouting report and try to prognosticate their future.
Without further ado & in no particular order:
Manny Banuelos, LHP, Starter
Scouting Grades (on 1 to 8 scale, present/future): Fastball: 6/7| Curveball: 6/7 | Changeup: 5/6 | Control: 5/7 | Overall: 5/7
Banuelos was on the cusp of making the Yankees back in 2011 as one of the most exciting left-handed pitching prospects in baseball, but when he reached Triple-A in 2011, he lost some of his feel for pitching and his command disappeared. It turns out he had lost some feeling in his arm and eventually needed, and had, Tommy John surgery. He missed the 2013 season as a result, but he's still young enough to bounce back from this as many pitchers have done in the past.
When he's healthy and around the plate, Banuelos boasts three above-average-to-plus offerings. The left-hander's fastball registers in the 89-95 mph range and seemingly explodes out of his hand. His breaking ball features late, downward bite and generates a ton of swing-and-misses. He also features a great changeup that maintains its decpetion and features a nice downward break.
One of the things you heard people say about the young man before the injury was "the kid doesn't just 'throw', he 'knows how to pitch'". Because of that he has as good a chance as any to come back from this setback and be a solid major league pitcher.
Michael Pineda, RHP, Starter
Scouting Grades (on 1 to 8 scale, present/future): Fastball: 7/8 | Slider: 7/8 | Changeup: 4/6 | Control: 4/6 | Overall: 6/7
I know, with a year in MLB already under his belt he isn't a "true prospect" but with him coming off an injury and some significant time back in the minors rehabbing it's what he kind of feels like.
He is thick, he is quite the physical specimen at 6'6″/255 pounds and his stuff is good.
His fastball, even after injury is sitting at around 92-93, topping out at 95-96 with a natural cut to it and his slider is just absolutely filthy. It is every bit the "wipeout slider" it was advertised to be.
He needs better feel for his offspeed stuff but everything else is so good we've already seen he rack up 170 incredibly solid innings at the MLB level in 2011.
His mechanics were sketchy and unrefined, likely leading to the injury he sustained, but he refined his delivery quite a bit over the course of last season in the minors so now it's a matter of just being consistent with his motion.
His ceiling is through the roof and the only thing that will hold him back will be his health.
Jose Campos, RHP, Starter/Reliever
Scouting Grades (on 1 to 8 scale, present/future): Fastball: 5/6 | Curveball: 5/7 | Changeup: 4/6 | Control: 5/6 | Overall: 5/6
When the New York Yankees traded Jesus Montero & Hector Noesi to the Seattle Mariners for Michael Pineda more than a handful of folks, myself included, thought that the best player in the deal might be the "throw in guy" Seattle sprinkled on top, right-hander Jose Campos.
And indeed, for the first six months or so of the deal it appeared so. Montero was the 2d worst catcher in MLB (based on WAR), Noesi was the 3d worst starter in the game and Pineda suffered an injury in spring training, cutting his season short before it even began.
But then, tell me where you heard this before, an injury occurred. He suffred from "elbow irritation" and was shut down for the final four months of 2012.
In 2013 he was able to come back and post a quality season, though the Yankees seemed to keep a close eye on his workload.
His fastball, which once sat around 95 and topped out near 97, now sits comfortably at 91-93, topping out around 94-95 with very good control.
His curveball shows flashes of its former greatness but needs more consistent depth and power, something that will come with an increased workload and the opportunity to use it more often.
He is confident in his changeup but it suffers frm the same inconsistency as his hook. The good news is, he isn't afraid to throw it which means that given enough innings he can get the feel back for it.
While he's lost some of his upside Campos remains a very polished young pitcher, as evidenced by the fact he walked on 4% of the batters he faced in 2013. He has a good delivery, keeps his balance and rhythm throughout it and does a great just of repeating his release point.
At 21 he can still regain some of his velocity or polish his other skills even more to reclaim his once lofty status as a top-tier prospect.
Gary Sanchez, Bats: Right/Throws: Right, C
Scouting Grades (on 1 to 8 scale, present/future): Hit: 4/6 | Power: 5/7 | Run: 2/3 | Arm: 7/7 | Field: 4/6 | Overall: 5/6
Sanchez has been described as being "from the same forest as Joe Mauer, maybe even the same tree."
Stuff like that puts you squarely on the radar and once the Yankees gave him $3 million to sign out of the Dominican Republic the kid was sitting squarely in the spotlight.
He has above-average raw power and his approach at the plate has improved, albeit slower than I like, giving him the chance to be an outstanding all-around hitter.
His catcher skills need some work/refinement but his arm and its accuracy have never been a cause for concern. Simply put: He's got an accurate cannon.
Given time to learn the craft of handling a staff and calling the games there is absolutely no ceiling on this guy, hence his Number 2 ranking among all MLB catching prospects.
Eric Jagielo, Bats: Left/Throws: Right, 3B
Scouting Grades (on 1 to 8 scale, present/future): Hit: 4/6 | Power: 4/6 | Run: 3/3 | Arm: 5/5 | Field: 5/6 | Overall: 5/6
When the one man carnival act known as
A-fraud A-rod is your 3B you just know that everyone will be keeping an eye on your hot corner prospects. Fortunately for the Yankees they've got themselves a good one.
Left-handed hitting third basemen are always a hot commodity in the Bronx, so when Jagielo carried over a strong Cape Cod League season into his junior year at Notre Dame, he became a sure-fire first-rounder, one who could eventually man the hot corner for the Yankees in the not-too-distant future.
He has good pop to all fields and should hit for both average and power in the future.
While some thought his limitations with the leather would force a move to 1B, Jagielo showed good defensive improvement in 2013 and answered some of those questions. The Yankees certainly had no plans to move him and he should fit the profile of a run-producing third baseman very well.
Here's a sample of what others are saying about him.
- Jonathan Mayo, MLB.com: "Another good looking college bat, Jagielo had a very strong Cape League season, finishing second in the summer circuit in home runs. He has legitimate power from the left side of the plate and as he showed with wood bats over the summer and then into his junior year, it should play just fine at the next level."
- John Sickels, Minor League Ball: "Scouts seem more comfortable with his glove now, but (teams) could still slot him at first base and he'll have the bat for the position."
Look for "Evaluating Yankees Prospects: The Good, The (Not So) Bad & The Ugly (Injuries), Part 2 of 4" tomorrow.


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This has bugged me for a LONG time. First of all this... my first machine didn't have "characters" at all. It was a KIM1 and characters were just a pattern on the 8 style LED read out - you couldn't even draw some letters like Z or X - yeah, very strange. After this I had a ZX81 - this didn't use ASCII either, in fact not at all, but plugged into the telly and displayed 8 by 8 pixel chars (a whole 64 of them).
The CPU of this machine and others had some very odd assembler ops to cope with converting "raw" numbers to displayable ones. Many CPUs did, it required extra flags and extra instructions... they were only there cos' it was quicker than software. The x86 still has them.
Eventually I had a real machine that had ASCII(ish).
So, I posit the question. Why isn't number 0 (0x00) the character '0', 0x01 is '1' up to 0x09 for '9' THEN A-Z...
Think about this. When we convert from integers to text strings we no longer have to add 0x30 to the output characters. It's worse still if you're printing hex as there's a gap between '9' and 'A' so you have to detect this and add a little more.
How many machine cycles have been wasted doing this? It might not seem important on a quad core, nitrogen cooled behemoth under your desk but when you study the problem the problem is still there.
This has carried on, we've inherited this baggage in the UNICODE spec... Strange...
Maybe that '0x00' was useful as a string terminator... fact is, you SHOULD remember the length of the string. Blimey 0xff is just as easy to detect in HW as 0x00 is if you want a terminator.
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Friday, 16 October 2009
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A Happy-Hop seemed much more appropriate than a happy-dance, ya?
I finished a canvas-work hand-painted by Denise DeRusha - she has permission to reproduce works from the Childrens Art Project (which I adore).
I started this guy sometime last summer. During my stitching slump I saw these canvases at my LNS, and I loved the bunny (intended to hang in my office), and I actually officially started it at the GTG at Lana's house - or at least that weekend sometime. He even went to CATS with me in Nashville, but he stayed nekkid there, too. I have never done canvas work on my own so it took me HOURS to pick out the colors/fibres that I wanted to use, and just as much time deciding on what stitches to use.
So, let's see if I can remember what I did - Most of the canvas is done using Needle Necessities overdyed floss. I satin stitched the boxes in the border with DMC Perle Cotton, I did the outermost green with plain DMC floss (is that basketweave? I can't remember - I'm not good with remembering stitches).
The sky is done with NN, and a hungarian somethingerother stitch. The grass was done with NN in upright crosses, and I used a leaf stitch with another green NN, that I think came out swimmingly. The flowers are french-knots with metallic ribbon floss. The eyes of the bunny were done with silk (Krienik mori?) in satin stitches and the pink bits were satin stitched with some kind of DMC fuzzy floss (the grey stuff is the same floss). The bunny itself was done with cut-turkey work using a silk/merino blend that made me happy :) I love how that guy came out. Tons of work, but I couldn't have done it without a friend loaning me her copy of the black bible. For the superbowl sale at my LNS, I bought my very own copy. You would not believed how much having canned air helped me with this project. Fuzzy white stuff everywhere.
And now for jollies, I keep thinking I need a canvas Ferret. Of course, I still have to do my ferret band sampler and about 20 other ferret designs that are wardancing around my brain.


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- tumblr
- instagram (this I still could access via the ipod, so maybe it doesn't belong on this list. ah well.)
- gmail
- pandora
gadgets in my apartment right this moment that regularly or always or at least when in use need to be plugged into power outlets:
- a microwave
- two lamps
- red cell phone
- half-shattered little ipod touch
- kindle (a kindle fire HD to be precise. the huge matchy anachronism of the words in that name struck me just now for the first time)
- a blender
- an electric kettle
- a toaster (I haven't used that toaster for months. it's in the cupboard taking up space)
- vacuum cleaner
- a crockpot
- rickety sewing machine
- old digital camera
- printer/scanner contraption (very dusty at the moment)
- dead and soon-to-be-gutted white macbook
- shiny borrowed macbook pro
- even shinier, brand new (to me) macbook air
I think I might have a small iron for ironing clothes somewhere, too? why, I am not sure.
this is too many things.
why do I have all these things? why?
three macbooks? who am I? having three of these machines in my house is making me strangely nervous and edgy.
one of them I'll return to its owners very soon. the other needs to have some surgery done, and then... maybe I'll hold a funeral? I'm not sure what to do with it, really. poor dead white macbook. will anyone want you for parts?
the new one needs a name and a case. please send case-recommendations for me if you have them.
while I composed the list above, I kept thinking of even more things to put on it. oh yeah, I own that electronic thing too. and that other one. so many!
and those are only the things that need plugging into walls. there are also all these other bits and pieces-- peripheral junk that gets plugged into other junk. mice. adapters. external harddrives. it never ends.
this talk by Frank Chimero on screens and life and design is only somewhat related, but you should read it anyway.


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to read forever AND you finally did?
looked at the synopsis I ABSOLUTELY didn't want to
read the book... but I read it to be a good neighbor...
Thanks for sharing your book that you finally read.
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Been thinking about reading this one, but It doesn't look like my kind of book.
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Honestly, based on the description, it ABSOLUTELY wasn't my sort of book. It surprised me.Delete
I LOVED the movie of Warm Bodies! When I read the synopsis at home, it sounded stupid and boring, but the movie was just great!! It had me dying to read more zombie books (:
Thanks for sharing!
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I'd be interested in seeing the movie (although I'm more excited for World War Z... which, from the previews, doesn't look ANYTHING like the book)... but yeah... it would be neat to see how they adapted Warm Bodies into a movie.
The book was worth the read.
... I should make note... I loved the book, World War Z... my reply was unclear on that, lol... I just love a good zombie movie, but when it comes to the World War Z movie, the only thing I can tell so far is that they just are using the name of the book... I've not seen anything in the previews that resembles what you find on the pages of the book. You know... other than zombies.Delete
Nice! That happens with me on occasion, mostly when I go to buy a book and it's shelved in romance. I get worried, wondering if this will be so lovey-dovey romance, yet hear good things about it or was intrigued by the plot which seemed to lack anything romantic...
Yeah, was very apprehensive in the early days but now I know that just because it's in romance doesn't mean it will be all romantic! Sometimes bookstores are just weird. :D
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Have a GREAT weekend!
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You know, I think Maria V. Snyder was categorized in romance... the Poison Studies series, at least. XD
I agree though... I have some biases about genres that I have to overcome when people tell me a book outside my comfort zone is really, really, really good.
I've heard of the 39 Clues series, but I have never read any of them.ReplyDelete
They're middle grade and have a collectible card tie in... but the cards aren't actually necessary to understand the book or enjoy it, it's just a marketing thing. I've heard a lot of people complain about it, but I think it's cute.Delete
Haha, not even an "I've never read that" nor did you answer the question on your own blog -_-;;Delete
im a dork and thought it was only a movie lol
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It was a book first XD ... that happens a lot these days though, Hollywood is jumping on the whole YA themed bandwagon, so sometimes, who can tell anymore... especially with zombies, lol, they're everywhere!Delete
I am so obsessed with zombies, it's impossible for me to fathom anyone would consider NOT liking a zombie book. :) But I'm glad you took a chance on this one. I loved the book, and I loved the movie, even though they were quite different. The essential story was the same, but the film dialed WAY back on the gore. (Not a surprise since it was PG-13.) It was more a romance (done very well, IMO) between a girl and a guy who just happened to be a zombie.
I've got serious concerns about World War Z. Tons of reshoots, and Brad Pitt and the director apparently hated each other and stopped speaking mid-way through. I'm still going to see it, but my expectations are low.
And about that comment two posts above mine, I got the same one. I actually joked about it in a Twitter chat today. What exactly is the point? I give you points for visiting the blog - I didn't bother.
But thanks for visiting mine! :)
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Oh, I love zombie novels too... but I was really not interested in seeing the genre crossed with a sappy, emo, teenaged love story. That's the part that didn't appeal to me... and admittedly, it's my least favorite part of the book... I just have a hard time she'd fall in love with him like that. Like him? Yes. Befriend him? Yes... but make out with him? Hmmmm. XD
That's crazy about World War Z... honestly, I don't expect it to be *anything* like the book. From the previews I get the feeling they just bought the rights for the sake of using the name... and then disregarded a lot of the book. It will be interesting to see.
Yeah, as for that post, I've been through 50 blogs so far and she's left that on every one. Jana Grissom is a slacker, hard core. It always irks me when people don't answer the question, or when they link to a totally unrelated post... I only participate in these Friday events when I actually care to see other people's answers to the question... so when they're obviously only in it for followers, it really irks me.
I have been thinking about reading Warm Bodies. I love zombie movies and TV shows but haven't read a zombie book yet. I will definitely have to check it out. Thanks for stopping by my FF!
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I'm going to be honest... choose your zombie book carefully. Read reviews, do your research. I've read several short story compilations and half to 75% of the stories in them were just awful. If I'd never read a zombie book before that, I totally would have quit the genre altogether. I did really love World War Z... and Zombies Vs. Unicorns XD Also a series that starts with a book called The Enemy (by Charlie Higson, I think?), as well as others... but I don't want to make a mile long post XDDelete
I've never been able to get into zombie novel. I've tried several, but have never really been able to get past mindless beings coming at you. Maybe I should try Warm Bodies. The cover is awesome at least.
Thanks for coming by and leaving such a thoughtful comment!
You should try Warm Bodies then... it's all about the zombies NOT being mindless beings... I mean... the main character is a zombie... so he's got to have a bit more going on. :)Delete
Thank you for stopping by my FF post. I have been meaning to read Warm Bodies myself. I have mixed feelings, but there is a movie coming out and I won't see a movie without reading a book first.ReplyDelete
If you're in the US, it's already out, (which I didn't realize, lol).
Honestly, I thought I would hate this book because of the romance aspect... but... the whole "from a zombie perspective" and how he handled the zombie even being interested in a romance in the first place, vs. just eating the girl, was interesting to me. I was surprised. :)
I've been wanting to read Warm Bodies :) Great to see you liked it!
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I've been meaning to read both of the books you mentioned. Movie looks awesome, can't wait :)
Thanks for stopping by - old follower :)
I love love love love love the 39 Clues series and so glad to see someone else reading them. I have been blogging for 2 years and haven't seen anyone else reading them yet! YEAH!!
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I'm already looking forward to reading it.
old follower :)
Thanks for visiting my #FF.
Warm Bodies! I want to read that too XD
Thanks for dropping by my FF and following! I followed back on GFC and Bloglovin :D
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Warm Bodies is my TBR, glad you liked it. Most of the time if I'll put the book down if it doesn't grab me, but if friends talking sometimes spark my interest and I'll give it a shot.
Thanks for stopping by my FF. Old follower :)
Traci @ Mad Hatter Reads
I've not read Warm Bodies yet...added it to my TBR list =D
Anyway thanks for stopping by and I followed back via GFC
Happy Reading
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I'm glad you ended up liking the books!
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Is that the one that's supposed to be in the movies soon? (Or maybe it already is?) With the guy from Skins? /lives under a rockReplyDelete
I've been debating this one. Was going to read it before seeing the movie but failed at that.ReplyDelete
thanks for visiting my blog:) new follower!ReplyDelete
Warm Bodies looks like a book I would definitely turn away from too. The cover doesn't pull me in and zombies give me the eebie jeebies. *Shivers* I'll have to check this one out though, and give zombies another chance. xD
Thanks for stopping by! Old Follower.
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Hi jew follower. Actually yes now that I think of it just recently I had to read a tale of two cities and I ended up liking it.ReplyDelete
Oh, wow. I heard that book was funny. I'll look into it. Thanks for stopping by my FF. Following you back :)ReplyDelete
I'm glad you were pleasantly surprised. Love when that happens!
Following you back ;-)
i have not read any of the 39 clues books yet. glad to hear that you liked them though. and warm bodies is another one i have not read either. ah! guess i am a little behind. haha.
fishgirl182 @ read now sleep later
I bought 39 clues for my nephew and he has yet to pick it up. I was trying to get him into reading more. But now I might go snatch it from his room and read it myself.ReplyDelete
I've been on the fence about Warm Bodies but I may just give it a go now :) Thanks for stopping by earlier & sorry I was a bit slow getting back ♥
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
Important saddle update
I know the world has been waiting for this important piece of information, so here it is at last. I have a new saddle. It's a Selle Italia SLK, all split and stuff. Gone is the hatchet that came on the bike, Gone is the Performance saddle that tore up my shorts. Thanks for your concern.
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The first genuinely significant - perhaps profound - signal of where this presidential election is headed since Barack Hussein Obama became the Democrat presumptive nominee is in, and it is (unfortunately) great news for liberals: a substantial portion of Hillary Clinton's base - older white women - have swung to Obama.
Because of this, the early assembly of the U.S. Electoral Map places Ohio and Pennsylvania leaning Obama. Notably, both are states (a) where Clinton beat him badly (b) that McCain cannot win without.
This is the worst possible news for McCain (not to mention Republicans). White working class voters - the crown jewel of '08 swing voter groups - abandoned Obama in the Democrat primaries, but appear here in the early moments of the two-candidate field to be gravitating toward him. He can't win without them, and neither can McCain.
Any discussion of this race begins and ends with that Electoral Map, which for one candidate will cobble together at least 270 votes. The traditional map - by which we calculated and decided the last several presidencies - favors McCain; but Demography is Destiny: if the movement to Obama of these and other of Hillary Clinton's base voters is real and continues, Obama will re-write and dominate that map, and will become President of the United States.
I wish I had better news.
Stay tuned.
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The above card is done with NATURE'S SILHOUETTES, which I purchased by accident. :D It's stamped in Basic Brown on Very Vanilla; we used the backing from the negative space left from the rubber diecutting process to mask the saying and sponge with Really Rust. We sponged the edges with the Basic Brown, and then layered onto Really Rust and Very Vanilla. Super easy!
This pillow box was made completely with the Big Shot. It is SO fun to play with - er, ummmm, WORK with. Yeah, that's it. :D
We used the pillow box die, the pumpkin die, and the leaves #2 die. Cut it all out, stamped the "Happy Thanksgiving" on the pumpkin from HOLIDAYS & WISHES, and assembled it. It's filled with candy corn! :D
Everything inked is stamped. We used a Versamark pad, and stamped the angel, the background, the saying on the front, and the saying on the inside - then used gold embossing powder on it. The angel is from the set HOLY TRIPTYCH; the background is one of the ITTY BITTY BACKGROUNDS. The sayings on the front and on the inside are from MANY MERRY MESSAGES. We colored in the angel with Stampin' Pastels, clipped the corners with my favorite, ticket corner punch, and that's it!!! :) It really was a simple card!
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|Carol Leonard, my Mother
This week was a busy one, but I did get to spend a day with my mother on Tuesday up in Raynham, Massachusetts. It was a great chance to see her and spend some time together. We had a great lunch in town and got home just ahead of the rain. I did enjoy seeing her and spending the afternoon talking and reminiscing. The old house and yards look wonderful especially on a rainy summer afternoon.
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Nineteen years ago, November 4, 1995 Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a crazy Israeli zealot. Since his death, the myth of Rabin's peacemaking expanded to huge proportions. But Rabin's final vision for peace was to the right of supposedly-"hawkish" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yitzchak Rabin was the last prime minister of Israel who did not support the creation of a Palestinian State.
Even though the process was a failure, some believe that Yitzhak Rabin deserves credit for attempting to make peace via the Oslo Process. But the late Prime Minister was not the blind "peace above everything else" type, as claimed by liberals in the United States and in Israel. Rabin did not support the creation of a Palestinian State, and believed that Jerusalem was the indivisible capital of the Jewish State,
One month before he was assassinated (on Oct. 5,1995), Rabin delivered a speech to the Knesset that laid out his vision for the future of Israel and the disputed territories. It was a vision which would have made the Netanyahu-hating Barack Obama long for his old friend Bibi. The elements laid out in the Rabin speech included:
- No Palestinian State: "We view the permanent solution in the framework of State of Israel which will include most of the area of the Land of Israel as it was under the rule of the British Mandate, and alongside it a Palestinian entity which will be a home to most of the Palestinian residents living in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. We would like this to be an entity which is less than a state, and which will independently run the lives of the Palestinians under its authority."
- No return to '67 borders: "The borders of the State of Israel, during the permanent solution, will be beyond the lines which existed before the Six Day War. We will not return to the 4 June 1967 lines."
- Control of Jordan Valley: "The security border of the State of Israel will be located in the Jordan Valley, in the broadest meaning of that term."
- Gush Katif as model: "The establishment of blocs of settlements in Judea and Samaria, like the one in Gush Katif."
- All settlements remain intact during interim period: "I want to remind you: we committed ourselves, that is, we came to an agreement, and committed ourselves before the Knesset, not to uproot a single settlement in the framework of the interim agreement, and not to hinder building for natural growth."
- United Jerusalem, which will include both Ma'ale Adumim and Givat Ze'ev -- as the capital of Israel, under Israeli sovereignty, while preserving the rights of the members of the other faiths, Christianity and Islam, to freedom of access and freedom of worship in their holy places, according to the customs of their faiths.
- (During interim period) "The responsibility for external security along the borders with Egypt and Jordan, as well as control over the airspace above all of the territories and Gaza Strip maritime zone, remains in our hands."
None of this is meant to denigrate the memory of the late Israeli PM, but it is meant to show the true nature of the media and world leaders. They have taken upon themselves to trasnmute Rabin into something he was not. For many years, Rabin's legacy was defined by the dreams of the peace process that he was engaged in with the Palestinians at the time of his murder. Whether this was what he would have wanted has been debated by his relatives and confidants, some of whom were aware of his growing doubts about the intentions of Yasser Arafat, who was already sabotaging the diplomatic process by ordering terrorist attacks before, during, and after the time of Rabin's assassination.
Three years ago, Rabin's daughter Dalia wrote in an Israeli magazine :
Many people who were close to father told me that on the eve of the murder he considered stopping the Oslo process because of the terror that was running rampant in the streets and that Arafat wasn't delivering the goods. Father, after all, wasn't a blind man running forward without thought. I don't rule out the possibility that he considered also doing a reverse on our side. After all, he was someone for whom the security of the state was sacrosanct.The Oslo process that Rabin began came to be roundly criticized as it led to deadly violence, including the second Intifada, and at the same time it consolidated the power of the terrorist Arafat. But who can honestly know what would have happened if a crazy zealot didn't strike Rabin down 19 years ago. Oslo might have been over long before the Intifada and Arafat might have been sent back to his hiding place in Tripoli.
What is known is that the same people who created the revered image of Yitzchak Rabin as a blind peacemaker vilify Benjamin Netanyahu even though Bibi's positions are more moderate than those of Rabin.


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All-Star Weekend is HereI arrived in Houston on Thursday to cover All-Star Weekend. My first stop after obtaining my credential was the NBA All-Star Jam Session at the George R. Brown Convention Center. This is the 13th edition of the Jam Session, which features contests, clinics, basketball collectibles for sale and much more. On Thursday TNT broadcast its studio show from there and I had the opportunity to interview Charles Barkley. After that I stopped by the Naismith International Basketball Foundation display and spoke with Ian Naismith, the grandson of Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. Quotes from both interviews are included in the first installment of my daily HoopsHype reports from Houston. After the article is posted there I will add a link to it here at 20 Second Timeout.
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