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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post6367809079642088711..comments2015-05-18T15:13:16.300+08:00Comments on 80 Breakfasts: Balsamic Snake BeansChichaJohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-19993152521985469802011-09-21T10:30:57.581+08:002011-09-21T10:30:57.581+08:00Hi Bee! I have sent you a message on your blog :)...Hi Bee! I have sent you a message on your blog :)ChichaJohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-38479195965701372072011-09-21T05:50:54.794+08:002011-09-21T05:50:54.794+08:00Dear Madam, I created a blog (www.beeapproved.com)...Dear Madam,
I created a blog (www.beeapproved.com) in which I explain to people what snake beans are. I stumbled across your photo and was wondering if I could use it in my blog because it is so great.
Please let me know and if you refuse, I'll understand.
Thank you,
BeeBeehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-66195868314420730302009-06-15T16:19:29.430+08:002009-06-15T16:19:29.430+08:00Hi Soma! Thank you! It is quite simple to throw ...Hi Soma! Thank you! It is quite simple to throw together but delicious all the same :)ChichaJohttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-8073761550430485362009-06-14T07:14:51.374+08:002009-06-14T07:14:51.374+08:00This sounds wonderful. never thought of making sna...This sounds wonderful. never thought of making snake beans such an elegant way!Somahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-30608867240277310212009-05-13T21:12:00.000+08:002009-05-13T21:12:00.000+08:00Hi Roseanne! Glad to hear you enjoyed the buro wi...Hi Roseanne! Glad to hear you enjoyed the buro with mustasa! We get ours at Blue Kitchen (their burong hipon)...a bottle never lasts long with us!ChichaJohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-78922656813308528892009-05-13T15:23:00.000+08:002009-05-13T15:23:00.000+08:00Hi! I had the chance to try the the Kapampangan ...Hi!

I had the chance to try the the Kapampangan buro in Pampanga 2 weekends ago and thought of you :-) First time I've tried it (and I probably wouldn't have ordered it if you haven't mentioned it) I loved it!

The restaurant was kind enough to give me a container and we finished our weekly mustasa ration with it!

Where do you buy it here in Manila?!

Thank you :-)email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-47543077871671167932009-05-08T09:22:00.000+08:002009-05-08T09:22:00.000+08:00Hi Graciel! You're welcome! :)Hi Graciel! You're welcome! :)ChichaJohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-65267858733499967932009-05-08T06:19:00.000+08:002009-05-08T06:19:00.000+08:00thanks very much! will give this vegetarian adobo ...thanks very much! will give this vegetarian adobo a decent go. great blog.Gracielhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-35225933503664346002009-05-07T21:27:00.000+08:002009-05-07T21:27:00.000+08:00Hi Graciel! Glad to hear you like adobos! I don'...Hi Graciel! Glad to hear you like adobos! I don't have an exact-measurement recipe for snake bean adobo but this is what I do: I sauté onions and garlic in some oil (sometimes just garlic is fine), then I add the snake beans. When the beans are almost cooked, I splash in some soy sauce and vinegar, and lots of cracked black pepper. I just adjust it to suit my adobo-taste :)ChichaJohttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-9840030978948777092009-05-05T16:02:00.000+08:002009-05-05T16:02:00.000+08:00perhaps a stupid question, but how do you make sna...perhaps a stupid question, but how do you make snake bean adobo? i've only made one adobo in my life... and i really like adobos, so i am quite keen on trying it in other forms than chicken or pork. thanks.Gracielhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-44923154950382062112009-05-04T22:22:00.000+08:002009-05-04T22:22:00.000+08:00Hi Cecile! So happy to hear that your family enjo...Hi Cecile! So happy to hear that your family enjoyed the dishes! Thanks so much for coming over here to let me know :) It really makes my day!ChichaJohttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-3017423779999594802009-05-01T11:53:00.000+08:002009-05-01T11:53:00.000+08:00joey, thanks for the recipe...tried this as a side...joey,
thanks for the recipe...tried this as a side dish to boneless daing na bangus (spicy) and the family loved it. i also tried the spicy chicken waldorf salad and it was a hit! i even took a pic to prove that i did it. i used granny smith instead as i am not fond of sweet, red apples. thanks a bunch! keep on posting more recipes...am always looking out for them for inspiration (read:steal?) email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-56904102368730297922009-04-27T22:59:00.000+08:002009-04-27T22:59:00.000+08:00Hi psychosomaticaddictinsane! Yup! :) Hi Bee! Y...Hi psychosomaticaddictinsane! Yup! :)

Hi Bee! You really think so? Wow, thanks!ChichaJohttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-54361659633186754242009-04-25T23:32:00.000+08:002009-04-25T23:32:00.000+08:00that first pic is a winner. it would make a great ...that first pic is a winner. it would make a great entry for CLICK spring.beehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-63934796112320709342009-04-25T23:10:00.000+08:002009-04-25T23:10:00.000+08:00snakebeans pala ang sitaw. haha. dagdag kaalaman! ...snakebeans pala ang sitaw. haha. dagdag kaalaman! :)psychosomaticaddictinsanehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-43005223448968300112009-04-24T09:53:00.000+08:002009-04-24T09:53:00.000+08:00Hi Judyfoodie! Thanks for stopping by and for you...Hi Judyfoodie! Thanks for stopping by and for your nice comment! Hope you get to try snake beans out :)

Hi Jude! Yup...and sometimes they are sold all coiled up like snakes in a charmer's basket...or maybe that's just my imagination :)

Hi Rosa! Me too! Balsamic on roasted veggies is delicious as well :)

Hi Mikky! Glad you think so :)

Hi Roseanne! My friend makes an African okra stew that is delicious...I haven't perfected it so I have no recipe to share, but you can try searching the www for any African okra stew and base it on that. It is basically tomato based with beef and lots of okra and chilli :) I have made a version with chicken that wasn't half bad either :)ChichaJohttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-18956099654077609842009-04-24T09:30:00.000+08:002009-04-24T09:30:00.000+08:00Hi Chicajo, the only okra recipe that can wipe ou...Hi Chicajo, the only okra recipe that can wipe out our entire weekly allocation is tempura. I've been struggling with the whole concept of frying as it seems to defeat the purpose of eating healthier :-(

I'll give your hubby's sinampalukang manok a try one of these days :-)

email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-15723762946630361462009-04-21T21:52:00.000+08:002009-04-21T21:52:00.000+08:00this is a very yummy creation... thanks for sharin...this is a very yummy creation... thanks for sharing... :)mikkyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-46122274764475112642009-04-21T14:54:00.000+08:002009-04-21T14:54:00.000+08:00A wonderful combo! I love balsamic vinegar in my v...A wonderful combo! I love balsamic vinegar in my veggies...

Cheers,

RosaRosa's Yummy Yumshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-53401815906338986512009-04-21T13:35:00.000+08:002009-04-21T13:35:00.000+08:00Great idea with balsamic vinegar on sitaw. I had n...Great idea with balsamic vinegar on sitaw. I had no idea these were called snake beans in English. Makes sense though.Judehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-53900030461391626252009-04-21T09:35:00.000+08:002009-04-21T09:35:00.000+08:00This is my first time on your blog and I just want...This is my first time on your blog and I just wanted to say I love your photography. I wish I can take nice pics like that.

I've never had snake beans before. I always pass them by at the Asian market. I'll pick some up next time and try your recipe.judyfoodiehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-82977418122733620752009-04-20T21:40:00.000+08:002009-04-20T21:40:00.000+08:00Hi Roseanne! Glad to be of help! :) I know what ...Hi Roseanne! Glad to be of help! :) I know what you mean...I am continually racking my brain for new ways to prepare the vegetables...it's something I enjoy thinking about though :) Mustasa is one of my favourites (and Shino's I have to say is excellent...very spicy!)...this is what we usually use for sinigang and sinampalukan manok because my husband swears that it is the best veggie for sinigang (and I agree!). We also eat it with burong hipon – we wrap the mustasa leaf around a bit of the buro (a Pampanga type preparation)...so good!!! I will experiment with more uses for it and report back! :) Now, okra...that's a different story...if you have good okra recipes aside from pinakbet please do share!

Hi Ilva! Thank you! I hope you get to enjoy the snake beans soon :)

Hi Rebekka! They are all over here...so funny the differences in produce around the globe...one person's commonplace is another person's exotic :)

Hi Betty Q! Asparagus beans! Now how sophisticated is that? :) Tri-colored sitaw sounds lovely...lucky you to have been able to grow them!

Hi Erin! Heehee! Oh boy, I do not mean to giggle at your fear...I do know very well what it's like to have irrational fears! I'm sure Phil will do a good job at making short work of these for you! :)

Hi Kamana! They are a nice break from my regular preparation :)

Hi Elyse! I love the taste of balsamic...and we use vinegar a lot here, so it's a nice way to put a bit of a twist on a dish :)

Hi Katie! I'm sure this would work with any green bean :)

Hi Ling! Gosh...I am melting here! What a summer I must say! Time is right/ripe for light meals and chilly citrus drinks :)

Hi My Year Without! Thanks for stopping by! Hope you like the dish!

Hi M! I did a dubious attempt at food styling by using a mister to mist the beans with water before shooting...boy did I feel the Larry Flynt! Haha! Please mail me some cool air!

Hi Recipegirl! Dragon beans sounds lovely...straight out a fairytale type beans! :)

Hi Anonymous! Thanks...I will check that out :)

Hi Veron! Thank you :) I love all its names :)ChichaJohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-40177768670850828382009-04-20T20:09:00.000+08:002009-04-20T20:09:00.000+08:00this sounds delicious joey! And glad to know what ...this sounds delicious joey! And glad to know what sitaw in english is.veronhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-39728305594205607542009-04-20T11:50:00.000+08:002009-04-20T11:50:00.000+08:00Mmmmmmmyumyumyum! This sounds delicious and I can'...Mmmmmmmyumyumyum! This sounds delicious and I can't wait to try it out! Chichajo, try using Capri balsamic vinegar. It's the most reasonably priced I've found in the supermarket! :)email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14448190.post-69853460533603839212009-04-20T00:05:00.000+08:002009-04-20T00:05:00.000+08:00Beans w/ balsamic are my favorite. Have you ever ...Beans w/ balsamic are my favorite. Have you ever tried/seen Dragon Beans? They're white beans w/ swirls of purple in them. Rather interesting!RecipeGirlhttps://email@example.com


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Women Abroad and Men at Home
Truett Cates was scanning a wall of study abroad brochures across from his desk. "Let me put on my bifocals here -- just a quick impression -- I see one brochure for Australia and New Zealand, which has one guy on the cover of it," said Cates, the director of study abroad and January term, and a professor of German, at Austin College. "Of course, if you're a guy who doesn't do languages, Australia and New Zealand are attractive and you can do guy things like kayaking and bungee jumping and so forth, pub crawling."
"Some of them do have groups of students which are like, five girls and one guy, or three girls – or I guess also pictures of girls that attract guys. Maybe that's part of it," Cates continued.
"What I've done is look at all the brochures that the providers, the third-party providers, put out, and in the brochures and the nice color photographs they use to sell their programs, it's almost all women and I ask them, 'Why do they do that?' They say it's just a marketing decision; that's who our customers are."
It's truth in advertising. Take Austin, for example, which, at about 80 percent, sends one of the highest proportions of its students abroad. But even with that critical mass, out of 390 total in 2006-7, 248 were women and 142 were men (like at many liberal arts colleges, Austin's overall undergraduate population skews somewhat female, but not to the same degree).
In recent years, as study abroad has ballooned across the nation, fueled by growth in short-term programs and increasing diversity in participating students' majors and destinations, a 2-to-1 female-to-male ratio has stayed remarkably stagnant. In 2006-7, the most recent year for which data are available, 65.1 percent of Americans studying abroad were women, and 34.9 percent men. A decade earlier -- when the total number of study abroad students was less than half its current total -- the breakdown was 64.9 percent female, 35.1 percent male, according to Institute of International Education Open Doors statistics.
"I wouldn't put it up there among the top issues or problems in the field, but I think it's a puzzlement, to use an old term, and it's sort of a persistent consideration, a persistent sort of annoying feeling that there's something not right about it," said William Hoffa, an independent practitioner in study abroad, retired from Amherst College, who wrote a history of study abroad and is now editing a second volume.
"Initially the problem was perceived to be curricular, meaning the curriculum of study abroad was likely to be in the humanities, social sciences, with a strong language dimension. To the degree that women were more likely to study in those areas, and the curriculum of study abroad was in those areas, it meant men that were studying more in science and business and technologies didn't have the curriculum overseas," said Hoffa. He continued, however, that while there's likely still a bias toward the humanities and social sciences in study abroad, "The curriculum of study abroad is actually pretty much across the spectrum these days."
The most popular majors among study abroad participants are, according to IIE, the social sciences, then business and management, and humanities third. Participation among students in the physical and life sciences jumped 14.5 percent in 2006-7, in engineering by 13.1 percent. The overall gender breakdown, meanwhile, has basically stayed flat.
"To some degree," said Hoffa, "it can't just be the curriculum."
Disproportional Representation
The persistent gender gap is regularly described as an object of interest in the field -- if not an object of intense concern compared to, for instance, the similarly stagnant and low numbers of racial minorities studying abroad. ("I've made myself a little unpopular occasionally when I've been in sessions on under-represented groups in study abroad and I bring up the issue of men in study abroad," Hoffa said.)
There are lots of theories, but a sense that, in sum, they don't satisfactorily explain the phenomenon. There are a few studies and surveys, but not a deep research basis to draw from. "It still does exist as a good research piece for somebody to delve more closely into," said Steven W. Shirley, president of Valley City State University, in North Dakota. Shirley did his dissertation on differences in how male and female students perceive study abroad. In short, he said, the differences he found were few.
So to begin at the beginning: The study abroad gender gap can only begin to be understood against the backdrop of gendered enrollments in higher education more generally.
According to an October report from the U.S. Department of Education, 58 percent of four-year degrees awarded in 2006-7 went to women, and 42 percent to men (most students studying abroad are coming from four-year colleges). Meanwhile, according to an analysis of Department of Education data conducted by IIE, overall female enrollment in higher education rose by 27 percent from 1995 to 2005, compared to 18 percent growth for males.
Given this backdrop, "it's not surprising that the percentage of males in study abroad has not gotten higher," said Peggy Blumenthal, IIE's executive vice president. "They're holding their own in study abroad even while their percentage of higher education enrollment is not growing as fast as females.
"That being said, still we need to work harder to make sure that men do get equal opportunities to study abroad and feel that they can go abroad, whatever their major."
The data suggest that, overall enrollment numbers aside, and for whatever reasons, women are more drawn to study abroad than men. Even in a field where men substantially outnumber women -- engineering -- study abroad's particular appeal to female students shines through, in this case all the more dramatically. The National Science Foundation reports that men earn 80 percent of bachelor's degrees in engineering. But women's participation in a study abroad consortium for engineers, the Global Engineering Education Exchange, typically ranges from 30 to nearly 40 percent (39.3 percent this academic year) -- far outstripping their 20 percent representation in the field.
"The women appear to exceed the men in terms of their interest in going abroad," said Lester Gerhardt, a professor of electrical, computer and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and chair of the study abroad consortium's board. "Where do you go from there? You wonder the reasons why."
'A Female Thing'
Among the many conventional wisdom-type explanations pervading in the study abroad field: differing maturity and risk-taking levels among 18- to 21-year-old men and women; a sense that females, concerned about safety, are more inclined to attend a college-sanctioned study abroad program than travel on their own; and, again, varying study abroad participation rates in male versus female-dominated fields.
The latter is not the seemingly clear explanation it once was, but many still see it as a contributing factor. At the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, for instance, 141 students in the Institute of Technology studied abroad last year, and 92 were male. "That's still not a great overall participation number" – Minnesota sends 1,200 from the College of Liberal Arts, most of them women – "but theoretically if you improve participation in that group, suddenly you'd be changing the gender breakdown," said Martha Johnson, interim director of the Learning Abroad Center.
Inside Higher Ed contacted several universities sending some of the largest numbers of total students abroad to see how their gender breakdowns have changed as their numbers have grown. Their answers? Not much.
For instance, at the University of Florida in 2007-8, 1,408 women (63 percent) went abroad, and 814 men (37 percent), for a total of 2,222. The proportions were nearly identical in 2000-1, when the total was just 1,367, according to data provided by Susanne Hill, interim executive associate director of Florida's International Center and study abroad services coordinator. Female representation within the overall university enrollment changed from 52 to 53 percent in that time.
The University of Georgia in 2003-4 sent abroad 1,008 females and 526 males (and 38 students whose gender was not identified). In 2007-8, there were 1,428 females and 664 males, with 9 unidentified, according to Kasee Clifton Laster, director of study abroad. "My impression is that the proportion by gender has been rather consistent over time, even as participation overall has grown quickly and participation in certain subgroups (for example, at UGA, graduate and professional students such as law students) has grown even faster," Laster said in an e-mail.
Particularly perplexing to some is that the large growth in short-term study abroad programs, which now make up 55.4 percent of the market (IIE data again), hasn't led to a shift in the gender balance. Presumably, these programs address some of the conventional explanations for the gender imbalance: They're generally less risky, and summer programs are often ideal for curricularly-restricted, mostly male engineering students, to take an example.
Nationally, there are no data about gender breakdown by duration of program. But at one institution, Wofford College, in South Carolina, the gender balance in short-term programs is close to 50-50, skewing just slightly female. Whereas, this fall, 30 Wofford women are abroad on semester-long programs compared to 10 men, according to Ana María Wiseman, the dean of international programs. "On our campus, if a certain topic is popular, you might get just a group of students enthused to go on a certain short-term program... whereas [longer-term] study abroad is very much an individual decision."
Speaking from a somewhat unique perspective, David Clapp, director of the Office of International Students and Off-Campus Study at Wabash College, an all-male liberal arts college in Indiana, said his students seem liberated from almost subliminal stereotypes about study abroad that he noticed at a coed college where he used to work. "My study abroad students [there] were heavily female, and I think that there may be an impression that young men get when they're at a coed university or college that that's a female thing to do."
Expectations and Experience
So why do female students do it? In her master's research in cultural anthropology, Jill McKinney focused on female students' decision-making in regards to study abroad. "The three main factors I found were motherhood, age and safety," said McKinney, associate director of the Center for Global Education at Butler University. "Essentially, my informants shared with me that they really hope someday to be mothers and they can't imagine being able to travel abroad and also be a mom. So if they're going to have an overseas experience, they're going to do it before they become mothers," she said, adding that her informants "really felt plagued by the age of 30. They have a very long to-do list."
On safety matters, "if females wanted to go abroad, they [felt they] needed to do it in a sanctioned manner," said McKinney.
"I directed programs in Africa for about 10 years, semester programs. I would say that it was 90 percent women and 10 percent men each semester," said Charlotte Blessing, now the director of international programs at Colorado College. "We were theorizing that parents are more comfortable sending young college girl students to a program in Africa where there is a structure set up… it's not independent travel. Whereas they're more likely to say to a young guy you can travel on your own."
"The further from the sort of comfort-zone area [outside Western Europe, for instance]... the more likely that females will be in that program," said Michael Vande Berg, vice president for academic affairs at the Council on International Educational Exchange. In a research project that spanned 61 study abroad programs and about 1,300 students, Vande Berg has found differing outcomes among the men and women who do choose to study abroad. For instance, on a test of intercultural development, females on average start higher, with a score of 97.19 on a pre-test. They finish at 100.94. By contrast, and of concern, males actually lose ground from pre-test to post-test, their average scores dropping from 94.31 to 93.81.
"Sort of the nicest thing you can say about the males is that difference, going mathematically from the first test to the second test, is not significantly different. That is, the good thing you can say about males is they're not learning anything interculturally," said Vande Berg, who has argued the need for targeted mentoring and intervention to improve students' learning outcomes abroad.
Tying his findings on gendered outcomes to the participation trends, Vande Berg asked, "What is it that students expect study abroad to be? Is it the case that male students are expecting study abroad to be a different experience than female students? And if so, are those expectations getting in the way of learning where the male students are concerned?"
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After the Dance
Natasha Tripney • London • Jun 10, 2010
The play is a barbed portrait of a particular generation; those who were too young to have fought in the First World War and remained stubbornly blinkered to the war to come. Chief among them is David Scott-Fowler (Benedict Cumberbatch), a historian who has seemingly squandered his talent and intellect. He's supposedly working on a book on Italian history, but his life, and the life of his circle of friends, seems to involve a constant stream of parties and the avoidance of anything that could possibly be considered a bore.
Moreover, David's drinking has reached such a level that he is in danger of killing himself. His wife Joan (Nancy Carroll) presents a breezy front to the world and has sculpted herself into what she believes is David's perfect partner: cool, witty, at ease socially, and reluctant to push or scold him.
The play is set in the couple's Mayfair flat, an expensive but oddly comfortless space. In fact, there's very little pleasure in this gin-fueled, hedonistic world of theirs; it's a cruel, hard place where people's misfortunes are reduced to oft-told anecdotes and there's a sense of people just going through the motions. The younger generation are, in contrast, presented as far more grounded and serious-minded. This is encapsulated in the character of Peter (John Heffernan), David's younger cousin, who is working as his secretary.
A somewhat implausible attraction develops between David and Peter's perky, 20-year-old fiancée Helen (Fay Castelow), who convinces David to give up the drink and to start striving for greater academic success. The blossoming love between them strikes the one awkward note in an otherwise rich and moving piece; and unfortunately it's a pivotal one. It's almost impossible to believe the character of David lusting after bright, bland Helen. Yet lust he does, eventually deciding to leave Joan for the younger girl.
Cumberbatch's modulated performance captures David's complexities and his odd passivity coupled with his hunger for something more. Indeed, there's a wrenching moment when Joan stands over David as he plays the piano, which is rich with loss and love on both their parts.
Adrian Scarborough is also superb as the couple's old friend, John, who cheerfully leeches off them and yet is clearly deeply fond of them both and is capable of greater reflection and insight than might at first seem apparent.
But the real emotional weight of the play is carried by Carroll, as the seemingly resilient Joan who has made an art out of concealing the true depths of her feelings for her husband. For fear of alienating him and for fear of being seen as "a bore," she has downplayed her affections for years. The cracking of her façade when she realizes that her suspicions are true and that he intends to leave her is heartbreaking to watch.
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The Australian share market has opened higher after mixed leads from markets in the United States and Europe overnight.
At 11:30am (AEDT) the benchmark ASX 200 index was 0.4 per cent higher at 4,273 and the All Ordinaries index was matching that gain at 4,364.
Bank shares were leading the way, while the mining heavyweights were dragging on the market, with half the shares on the benchmark index in positive territory.
Sigma Pharmaceuticals was among the top performers on the benchmark index in early trade, adding 5.7 per cent after it posted a full-year profit of $49 million, a dramatic turnaround on last year's loss of $235 million.
Sigma owns pharmacy retail brands Amcal and Guardian.
The big four banks all were about 1 per cent higher except for Commonwealth Bank, which has added 0.4 per cent.
The major miners remained in the doldrums; BHP Billiton was flat at $34.70 while Rio Tinto was off by 0.5 per cent.
But Australia's largest gold miner, Newcrest Mining, has added 2.1 per cent as gold prices recover.
Retailers were mixed; David Jones has dropped a further 3.3 per cent after the department store operator announced yesterday it expected profits for this financial year to slump by up to 40 per cent due to a significant fall in first-half earnings.
But its chief rival Myer has added 0.5 per cent.
The Australian dollar has edged higher against most major currencies through the morning and was worth 104.7 US cents, 87.4 Japanese yen, 66 British pence, 79.1 euro cents and $NZ1.29.
Tapis crude oil was worth $US130.88 a barrel and West Texas Crude oil was up to $US106.82 a barrel.
The spot gold price was ticking higher to $US1,651.50 an ounce.
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Among the big names on the list are folks like former Vice President Al Gore, LiveAid founder Bob Geldoff, Bay Area writers Amy Tan and Dave Eggers, and genome genius Craig Ventor. Joining them will be off-beat luminaries like Paul Stamets, one of the world's leading mushroom experts. Put it all together and it should make for four days of high-minded, thought-provoking material.
Best of all, for the vast majority of people out there who are not attending, all the TED talks are viewable on the organization's site, TED.com. The site has become one of the true, semi-hidden treasures of the Net, featuring over 200 speeches from world-class intellectuals that draw over a million visitors a month.
If you don't know about TED, the name stands for "Technology, Entertainment, Design," and the conference draws some of the world's biggest thinkers to the Monterey Peninsula to bask in each other's brilliance.
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Well, as we mentioned earlier, it's now clear who will be down at TED this year and what they'll be discussing. Beyond the big names — which also include fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi — here are some of the other people and ideas that caught our attention:
–Brain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroanatomist who studied her own stroke as it happened.
–Paul Rothemund, a "DNA origimast," which has something with folding and genetics, and sounds fascinating.
–Brian Cox, a physicist at CERN who tries to recreate to "Big Bang" on a regular basis.
–Joshua Klein, an animal behavior expert who built a machine that trains crows to pick up change and deposit it in a slot in return for peanuts.
It's all going to happen from Feb. 27 through March 1, so stay tuned to The Tech Chronicles, which is planning to attend and give you up-to-the-minute updates from TED 2008.


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I will be managing an art store for my husband soon. If you have any questions regarding the art, feel free to message me. We're not even close to setting it up yet, though.
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text: On Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 02:33:14AM +0100, Remco Blaakmeer wrote: > > The requirement is for the package as a whole to have a "significant > > amount of functionality," not for every binary in the package to work. > > The same applies to the less binding dependency of "Recommends." > > "Providing a significant amount of functionality" includes "running", IMO. > And that applies to _all_ programs in the package. Wait a moment. If all programs run it does not provide a significant amount of functionality but full functionality and maybe even more. The pcmcia-cs is fully functional even without cardinfo. > > First, notice that nothing here (or anywhere in section 8.2) states that > > your hypothetical package A must be "fully functional" without package > > B. Here it merely states that having A without B must be "perfectly > > reasonable." I believe that this paragraph fully supports my position > > that "Suggests" can be appropriately used to point to other packages > > that add extra functionality (enhance the package's usefulness). > > "More useful" implies that it would be "useful" without those "others". > And "useful" implies "working". What do you refer to? pcmcia-cs is useful with libforms. > > In addition, the packages in "main" > > * must not require a package outside of "main" for compilation or > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > execution (thus, the package may not declare a "Depends" or > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > "Recommends" relationship on a non-main package), > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > This is exactly what I have been trying to say all the time. But again, this does not say that ever small piece of additional software must actually run. > Again, there are two choices: > 1. Create a separate package for cardinfo and put that in contrib. > 2. Move the whole thing into contrib. Or leave it as it is. Or remove the cardinfo binary. > Remco > (tired of repeating himself so often) Me too. Michael -- Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz | Go Rhein Fire! Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux! Email: email@example.com | Use PostgreSQL!


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bandog, ban′dog, n. a dog tied up as a watch-dog, or because of its ferocity.
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bandog, a bailiff, or his followers; a sergeant, or his yeomen; also a fierce mastiff.
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In the neighbourhood of this ton or dun of Elbo there are persistent traditions of a spectral hound or bandog.
a watchdog kept tied or chained up due to its ferocity
Middle English band 'leash, chain' + dogge 'dog'


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The Osirisians
Home Planet: Tekenurhet
Language Spoken: Aregopolyphic (Known simply as 'Osiris Speak' to many around the Galaxy.)
System of Government: Republican Monarchy (A group of Senators representing the People, giving advice and local news to the Leader / Emperor / Pharaoh. They make decisions based upon the people's needs, but the Pharaoh himself holds more sway over the process than any one senate member.)
Religion: Osirisinism
Religious Deities
Aranuhket (The First One; The Great Creator; The Sun): Represented by a male Osirisian in the headdress of an Eagle, or Hawk, holding a large staff in either of his hands. Nearly always depicted alongside his husband, Menetnashte, or in some epic struggle against some form of ultimate evil. Many legends surround him, but few explain how he lived or how he achieved Etherialism.
Menetnashte (The Second One; The Lover of All; The Peacekeeper; The Moon): Effeminate Husband to Aranuhket; represented by a femm Osirisian wearing a long, flowing set of blue robes, almost always depicted as a prominent character alongside Aranuhket.
Lekernul (The Third One; The Destroyer; The Lord of War; The Southern Cross): Effeminate God of War, represented by a femm Osirisian in a suit of High Magi Armor, often depicted with an enormous Falchion across his back or in the middle of some epic struggle against his counterpart, Seretrion.
Arngahkhi (The Fourth One; Sire of the People; The Master of the Free; The Northern Star): The most widely worshipped God and Hero among the common people, depicted as an average masculine Osirisian, wearing a pair of common, unexpensive clothes and a pair of large metal gauntlets upon his hands. He is most often depicted as leading a small group of militiamen against a massive army and rising victorious, aluding back to the victory against the Terektarian Royal Army that made him such a reknown Hero among the Osirisian people.
Seretrion (The Last; The End of Everything; Bringer of Apocalypse; The Void): Effeminate God of Destruction, represented as a femm Osirisian with long and wild violet hair, the majorit left to flow save for a single, long braid slung over his right shoulder, having eyes with black whites and red irises. He is often depicted in his child form, sitting along in a vast void of empty blackness with shredded, bloodied wings. Other times, he is depicted standing amongst a field of bodies, blood falling from crimson clouds above, green lightning striking about him. He is the least-worshipped of the Primal Gods and the most feared, though small cults are dotted about Tekenurhet that are devoted to bringing him back to the Material Plane.
Social Ladder
Pharaoh (Leader ; Emperor)
High Priest
High Lord (General)
Soldier / Militiaman
Commoner (Farmer, Potter, Blacksmith, Dockworker, etc.)
Money System
Denari (100 British Pounds)
Turari (50 British Pounds)
Herari (20 British Pounds)
Lurari (10 British Pounds)
Purari (5 British Pounds)
Sarari (1 British Pound)
Osirisian Ari is a system of coins, each type different from another in what it is made of and how much it is worth. Denari is represented by a platinum coin with an emerald stud in the center; Turari is a golden coin with an amethyst stud in the center; Herari is a silver coin with a topaz stud in the center; Lurari is an electrum coin with a sapphire stud in the center; Purari is a bronze coin with an onyx stud in the center; Sarari is a copper coin with a hole in the center.
Racial Description: The Osirisians are a race cast in mystery, being those responsible for the technological advancement of the Egyptians. They live long lives and reach maturity quickly, taking a full ten years for their bodies to completely develop. From birth, their metabolisms are far more active than a human's, giving them a quick aging rate and enormous amounts of energy to waste.
Osirisians are mid-size bipeds, averaging a height of five feet, ten inches and a slim, athletic build. Hair colors range from blacks to light browns, rare cases of blondes popping up every now and then. Any blonde-haired Osirisian is part of the Pharaoh bloodline, and are thus taken directly to the Osirisian capital of Memphis upon birth to live the rest of their lives. Eye colors range from, again, blacks to light browns, rare cases of greens or blues being treated the same way as those with blonde hair. Any Osirisian with a combination of blond hair / green / blue eyes are treated as direct descendants of the Pharaoh bloodline, and are thus put ahead of other Nobility.
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Osirisian anatomy is closely linked to humans, save for a distinct difference in skin texture, ear, feet, and hand structure. They are digitigrade, having raised heels and wider, flattened cushions on their feet, having a total of three toes per foot that are elongated, smooth, and nailess. Musculature in their legs gives links to African Americans, seeing as they have an elongate tendon that gives them more jumping power. This also causes their waists to be shorter / smaller, hips higher up on their bodies, making their legs much longer than any human's.
Their hands are distinct in that they have three fingers and one thumb, giving them a total of one less than a human's hand. Certain Osirisians have five fingers, a trait gained when Osirisians and Humans crossbred during their time ruling over Egypt as the ancient deities.
Skin texture is different in that they tend to have small scales, often slowly transitioning from smooth-as-silk skin to thinly spread, snake-like scales upon their backs. These scales, although thin, are unnaturally sturdy and resilient to damage. Any attack from behind is discouraged, as they can most likely shrug it off and keep fighting.
Despite their wealth and extremely civilized behavior, the Osirisians are regarded as 'strange' by many races in the galaxy, mostly because of their embrace of Homosexuality, and the fact that their entire race consists of one gender. This has sparked many, many outbursts against them, particularly of mocking, calling them all 'Boy-Lovers', or 'The Faggot Empire'. Osirisians respond with swift, harsh beatings.
Osirisian Architecture
The Osirisians take pride in their incredible aptitude for masonry with any building material, able to construct enormous structures with high, sloping ceilings on a grand scale with very primitive tools. Your typical Osirisian Building looks somewhat like the picture below.
(I would like to note that Osirisian homes do generally lack any walls or rooves, allowing for wind to breeze through. When it rains, or when a sand storm comes through, there are large sections of canvas that can be unraveled and stuck together via a fabric similar to velcro to protect them from the elements. This also helps give privacy at night and keep the heat in.)
Homes are often lavishly decorated, even the lowliest of commoners having a hearth worthy of Human upper-class, and as such they take pride in their cleanliness.
Osirisian worship stems forth in to their large architecture, especially so concerning enormous temples, and even the capital city's Palace. The Temple of Yurahknak in Cairo is the mainstay of their devotion to pleasing their Gods.
(The black stick figure is roughly the size of an Osirisian, placed in the picture as a comparison between the size of the structure and the size of your typical organism.)
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Rohan is the son of late actor Vinod Mehra, who is all set to make his debut in Bollywood with Saif Ali Khan in his upcoming film Baazaar.
Bombay Times reported that Rohan has been groomed by filmmaker Nikkhil Advani's Emmay Entertainment for over 18 months.
Also Read: Bazaar first look: Grey-haired Saif means just business in this interesting poster
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In an interview with the leading daily, Rohan Mehra said "When I moved back to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting in Bollywood, I met a lot of producers. Being mentored by Nikkhil and his team has been a great start. They've helped me focus on my strengths and improve my weaknesses."
Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani took to his Twitter account to introduce Rohan to the world.
Welcome to the lights, camera and action @rohanvmehra YOUR TIME STARTS NOW!!! #MeetRohanMehra @Baazaarfilm pic.twitter.com/nSc8ivGooq— Nikkhil Advani (@nikkhiladvani) May 10, 2017
"It's almost as if I'm learning about my identity and legacy through them. It's a huge responsibility to live up to his name," Rohan said.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338911017388638492.post2618325040951280673..comments2012-05-18T05:11:31.538+01:00Comments on European Football Weekends: AFC Asian Cup 2011 in QatarDanny Lasthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338911017388638492.post-48506114579593308002011-01-20T00:06:07.819+00:002011-01-20T00:06:07.819+00:00Wow...really great stuff!....you do get around!......Wow...really great stuff!....you do get around!....Im keen to take a find tooth comb to it all on the weekend when I have more time...
Loved the shot of the stadium and the two Arab head dresses up close..

GarrettThe Nomadhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338911017388638492.post-7605057646430400702011-01-18T23:34:49.446+00:002011-01-18T23:34:49.446+00:00WOW... That was one of the best insight review I h...WOW... That was one of the best insight review I have read so far about the AFC Qatar. I am glad that you and your friends enjoyed your stay in Qatar. Thank you very much for your honest point of view and I am sure many like you felt the same during their stay here. It was my pleasure to pick you up from the airport but felt bad for not meeting you guyz during the games.

Wishing you, your friends and your families the very best of life has to offer.

Warm regards,

Abdul RabDJhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338911017388638492.post-36277331290721502122011-01-18T22:41:09.465+00:002011-01-18T22:41:09.465+00:00Thank you for an excellent insight into a taste of...Thank you for an excellent insight into a taste of what the footballing experience will be like over there come 2022. It seems that the widespread fears of many Westerners that the World Cup in Qatar will be unmanageable need to visit the place for themselves! Of course, the heat (if held in the summer) and attendances of non-Arabian countries may be a real issue, but they have over a decade to figure out that cooling technology and get the aviation companies onside. :)Chris Ohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338911017388638492.post-38152033188406237502011-01-18T09:40:50.888+00:002011-01-18T09:40:50.888+00:00Thanks for your comments. Two clarifications on t...Thanks for your comments.

Two clarifications on the article (as some alert readers pointed out):

1. Burkas are worn in Afghanistan. Qatari ladies wear an abaya and shayla and sometimes a negab (face cover).

2. My comment on the role of football versus falconry and camel racing is to be taken with a pinch of salt. It's an exaggeration meant to illustrate that the latter two are traditional pastimes in the Gulf region. Footbal has indeed become very popular in Qatar.1860erhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338911017388638492.post-2632348980333793442011-01-17T23:10:45.806+00:002011-01-17T23:10:45.806+00:00Great stuff as usual. Let me know if you leave eur...Great stuff as usual. Let me know if you leave europe again and make it stateside as I'd love to help out.SMangathttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338911017388638492.post-57102752173572107672011-01-17T20:38:35.434+00:002011-01-17T20:38:35.434+00:00What a smörgåsbord from the boy Stoffers! Only loo...What a smörgåsbord from the boy Stoffers! Only looked at the pix so far but I'm lovin the panoramiques of the stadia... and the Iranian laydees :P Danke, Herr doktor Stoffl :)firstname.lastname@example.com


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Brian Fuentes is a thinking man's closer. The Angels left-hander has a deceptive delivery and underrated stuff, but above all he has a cerebral approach to the game. Originally drafted by Seattle, the 34-year-old Fuentes made a name for himself in Colorado, saving 111 games over a four-year stretch, before signing a free-agent contract with the Sons of Gene Autry prior to the 2009 season. Last year's American League saves leader with 48, the laid-back and always-thoughtful Fuentes is a four-time All-Star.
David Laurila: Who is Brian Fuentes?
Brian Fuentes: Just a humble guy from a small town who enjoys playing baseball; a family man.
DL: You're from Merced, California. Does that say anything about you?
BF: Yeah, it kind of reflects who I am. It's a big town population-wise, but it's a pretty small community, I would say. It seems like everybody knows everybody, for the most part. There's a certain degree of separation from everybody, but it still has small-town values. Central California is laid-back, and I don't let too many things get to me, so that's just the type of atmosphere that it is. It's a high agricultural area and while people think of California as being laid-back—more southern California—even where I'm from is pretty low-key, and that's the way I like it.
DL: Are you low-key on the mound, or is it a Jekyll-Hyde thing where you change once you take the field?
BF: I think it's definitely a Jekyll-Hyde thing. It's an opportunity to become someone that I'm really not. I'm not a real aggressive person, or confrontational, or anything like that, so when I get on the mound it's kind of like I'm a split personality.
DL: How do you get hitters out?
BF: With whatever I've got. I learned that early, that you go out with what you have that day and you let them have it, whether it's one pitch, two pitches, or the rare occasion when you have all three pitches going. But the most important thing, especially at the back of that bullpen, is that you get three outs as quickly as possible.
DL: Is there much difference between perception and reality when it comes to the effectiveness of a closer?
BF: For me, no, because I've done it. That perception is…I obviously have very high standards. It's bestowed upon us as closers that when you come in there is no room for error, or at least very little room for error. There is that perception that you're invincible and that it's going to happen every time, but it's not that easy. And when you don't get it done, the fans definitely let you know about it, but that's part of the game. Fans are passionate and that's something I don't really understand. I'm not a fanatical sports fan about really anything. I enjoy watching sports, but since I play, I don't understand the mentality of a fan sometimes.
DL: Your numbers haven't been quite as good over the past season and a half. With that in mind, are you still succeeding?
BF: Definitely. If I wasn't, I wouldn't be here. You have to come to that realization very quickly, in baseball overall, and especially in the closer's role, that if you don't get it done, they're going to find someone else who can. I believe that I'm successful and I believe that I have a great future.
DL: You've given up 40-some home runs as a big-league pitcher. How many of those can you remember specifically?
BF: A very small handful. If you reminded me of them, I could probably go back and tell you exactly what was going on—what was the count, and all that stuff—but that's selective memory. They don't stay in my head for very long.
DL: A short memory is important for a closer, but are there also certain things that you need to remember?
BF: I think you definitely need to remember certain things. A lot of times, I might not remember a home run, but I might remember a pitch that I threw to a guy. Let's say I faced a guy and he hit a home run off of me on a fastball inside. I might not particularly be remembering that home run, but I'll make a mental note of say, "If we throw inside, it is going to have to be off the plate in," or "Let's try a different pitch in a different spot this time" or something like that. So it definitely seems like the end result is what you remember. A lot of times I don't remember how I got to a certain count, but I remember how I got guys out or how they got hits off of me on that last pitch, the action pitch.
DL: You may have been beaten on an inside fastball, but the numbers may show that the hitter in question struggles against that pitch from left-handers.
BF: Yeah, there are a ton of stats in this game. The fantasy-baseball era has come upon us and guys are very caught up in stats and numbers, and there probably is something to it. I know that more GMs are really getting into that. They're getting into the statistical game, as far as trying to project what is going to happen, but for me, I pitch to my strengths. Sometimes, if a guy is an inside-fastball hitter, and that's my strength, we're going to go head-to-head and see what happens.
DL: Does [Angels pitching coach] Mike Butcher ever come out to the mound to suggest attacking a specific hitter with something other than your strengths?
BF: It rarely happens, but when it does happen, more times than not it is because things have been getting a little fast. They might feel that things are speeding up on you. They always talk about how, for some guys, the game speeds up on you when you're struggling. You give up two hits in a row, and then you walk a guy, and now you look around and it's like, "Wow. The bases are loaded; there were just two out and no one on and now the bases are loaded." It seems like it happened just like that, so you step off and gather yourself. It's moments like that where Mike might come out and say, "Hey, let's do this with this guy," or "This guy likes a first-pitch fastball," or maybe "Let's just stay hard with him and throw all fastballs." But he mostly comes out to give you a snap back to reality.
DL: You're a veteran who has pitched in the All-Star Game and in the World Series. Does the game still speed up for you?
BF: Definitely. There are times when things can get going a little out of control, and having the ability to realize that is something that is still being learned. I have the awareness that things are doing that, and sometimes the little things that are happening right before things get out of control need to get nipped in the bud. They do speed up on me, but I always try to keep them under control.
DL: Starters need to establish a rhythm with their catcher. Do relievers?
BF: Yeah, for sure. The thing is, the starter may throw eight innings and establish a rhythm, while I threw eight innings over eight appearances in the past two weeks, but you still have to have that rhythm. That's why it's nice throwing to the same catcher a lot, and we're fortunate enough to have two really good catchers. They split a lot of their playing time, so in that sense, sometimes it makes it hard when they're flip-flopping in and out, but there is definitely a rhythm that happens between a pitcher and a catcher.
DL: Why are you a reliever and not a starter?
BF: I wasn't good enough to start.
DL: In what way?
BF: Ability to reproduce pitches, over and over again, and keep a low pitch count. Throw three pitches, consistently, for strikes. I also have a gift of bouncing back. I can throw four or five days in a row if I need to. I'm not sure if everyone can do that, so maybe I was just made out to be a reliever.
DL: How important is self-awareness in this game?
BF: I think it's huge. And I'm definitely a good self-evaluator. I'm hard on myself when I need to be, and maybe a little bit overly hard, but I'll also be the first to admit when…if I have a bad outing, result-wise, I might say, "I didn't really throw the ball all that bad. I may have blown the save and given up two runs, but I threw the ball where I wanted to; I just had a tough ball fall in." I'm not making excuses; I'm just telling you how it was. In that sense I'm very aware of who I am and what I'm capable of doing.
DL: What does the term "baseball intelligence" mean to you?
BF: To me, it means experience. Well…it means experience, but there are a lot of guys who have experience but don't have baseball intelligence; they're just incredibly gifted. But for me, it's having the ability to turn both bad and good situations into learning experiences and storing those in the back of my head, and using them later for success.
DL: What was it like pitching in Colorado?
BF: It was great. People talk about the ballpark, but it was really where I got my feet wet in the big leagues. I spent all of a month in Seattle, in the big leagues, and then I went to Colorado and spent the next five years of my career there. It was probably the best five years of my career, really, up to this point. It's just a great city, a great ballpark, great fans—there's really nothing bad about it other than the fact that I wish we could have won more. We didn't really have the pieces in place to win year in and year out. We did have that run in 2007, and went to the World Series, and that was great, but there was a lot of work, and a lot of things that happened, that got us to that point. I got there in 2002 and from then on it seemed like it was a constant struggle, but you have to tip your hat to the front office and the coaching staff for acquiring the pieces that made them a success, and they're doing pretty good now, too.
DL: How much of pitchers struggling in Colorado is Coors Field itself, and how much of it is the ballpark getting in their heads?
BF: I think it's the elevation. I think there is definitely a little bit of the elevation coming into play, because your breaking ball doesn't break as much, your recovery time is lower, and the ball travels better. Couple that with the fact that some guys do get in their own head about it, and it can give you the shadow of doubt. I think that I was successful because I just said, "Hey, it is what it is and my stuff is going to be what it's going to be; let's have at it." For the most part, I had a lot of success there.
DL: When you were in high-A, you pitched in what might be the most hitter-friendly ballpark in the minor leagues. Did having experienced Lancaster help you once you got to Coors Field?
BF: I don't know. That was definitely a tough park to pitch in, but I don't think I had much baseball intelligence back then to even retain any of that stuff. It was still early in my career and I don't think the mental side of my game started coming into play until a couple of years later.
DL: Did you maybe learn a lot in Lancaster without realizing it?
BF: Yeah, there's probably a little bit of that. You always learn something, but like I said, my definition of baseball intelligence is applying it with purpose and intentionally retaining that stuff. I wasn't really intentionally retaining it; it was almost like osmosis or something. It kind of just fell in there.
DL: Are you into baseball history?
BF: Not really, but there is something to be said for it and there is definitely a lot of good history. I was fortunate enough to go to the Negro League Hall of Fame in Kansas City this past offseason, to receive an award, and it was my first time there. I had been to Kansas City probably four times in my career, and I never even knew that it was there. They called me and said, "Hey, you won this award," — won the Hilton Smith Reliever of the Year award—"and we want you to come to Kansas City." I was like, "Aah, I don't know," but my wife said, "We should do it," so they flew us out there and it was just an awesome awards show. It was pretty big-scale compared to anything I've seen and the best part of it is that we got to go to the museum. We had kind of a personal tour and got to see a lot of the history of the Negro Leagues and see how things progressed in the civil rights movement and how it affected baseball and all of these other things, like Jackie Robinson coming to the game and why they chose him. It was really an eye opener into the history of the game and it sparked some interest for me. I definitely want to go back and spend more time.
Overall, the history of the game is something where…I watched baseball as a kid, but I was always outside playing. I didn't watch a lot of games on TV, and I was two-and-a-half hours from any ballparks, so I never really went to any. I was more in the streets, I guess you could say. I was always doing other things, so I never really had the desire, or the information presented to me.
DL: From what you do know about baseball history, what era would you most like to have played in?
BF: I haven't really thought about that, but I often wonder how players would stack up. You constantly hear about the greats of the game, like the DiMaggios and the Ruths and the Gehrigs, and the comparisons they make to present-day athletes. They say that "Josh Gibson could hit a ball a freaking country mile," and all these other things, and there is that red seat out in right field here [at Fenway Park] —who is supposed to have hit the ball out there? Was it Ted Williams?
DL: Yes, it was Williams.
BF: Ted Williams hit a ball out there and you look at that and think, "Come on, that's got to be a little bit of a fish tale," because that's just an astronomical shot. Then, let's say, you take one of the biggest power hitters in the game, even [David] Ortiz or [Adam] Dunn, and you think, "Can you hit a ball that far?" Probably not, but Ted Williams hit one there. The technology has gotten better, and the players now are bigger and stronger and faster, that's for sure. The training has become a science now, and careers are longer. The game has changed in that sense, but I've always thought it would be cool to see a battle of two eras, although it's something that we'll never get to see. There are the numbers guys who try to crunch it, and do these simulations, but we'll never know.
DL: Had you faced Ted Williams, it would have been one Mexican-American going up against another.
BF: Yeah, I've heard that he was. But you never know. The game has changed. The fundamentals of the game are the same, but it has changed a lot, too. It's a production now, between the stands and the fans, and trying to keep things interactive. It just seems like a lot has changed.
DL: Ernie Harwell passed away recently. What do great broadcasters mean to the game?
BF: They're huge. The first time I got to hear Vin Scully….I'm a California guy, but we didn't really get those games where I was; up north we mostly got Bay Area games. But you hear those guys telling stories about things that they've seen — their memories are so sharp, regardless of how old they are. It's like, "Maris and Mantle were talking during BP one day," and they start going over these conversations like walking dinosaurs, you know. They just have so much knowledge, and that's a huge part of learning the history of the game, through your elders. They touch a lot of lives. [Harwell] was 90 years old and they say that he did something like 40 or 50 years of baseball in Detroit, so the things he saw were amazing. So announcers are certainly a huge part of the game, especially the famous ones, but do you know what? There's always a new history being written in this game.


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PNB to reduce personal loans, home financePunjab National Bank (PNB) to tighten personal loans, home finance
Apnaloan.com Research Bureau
10 Aug 2007
Punjab National Bank (PNB), the country's
second-largest public sector bank, is planning to cut exposure to personal loans
and home finance, to bridge the gap between higher credit off-take and lower
deposits, report agency sources.
"The bank is concerned over the widening gap between resource mobilisation and credit expansion and will soon take decisions on curtailing credit exposure by reducing personal loans,\' PNB chief general manager US Bhargava said. The bank's asset liability committee (ALCO) will meet later this week to decide on the issue, he added.
PNB's credit exposure is growing at 28% as against a growth of 20-22% in resource mobilisation. The bank had earlier indicated an increase in prime lending rate (PLR) by 25 to 50 basis points and higher apnapaisa.com/loan/personal-loan-india/rates.html" id="f38o" style="font-family: Arial;" target="_blank" title="\"click" here="" to="" fget="" the="" personal="" loan="" interest="" rates\="">interest rates on all types of personal loans and housing loans.
At present, PNB charges a PLR of 12.25% and the interest rate on personal loans is between 12-13%. A number of banks such as ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank have raised PLR by 100 basis points, while Bank of Baroda had increased interest rates by 75 basis points.
Bhargava said that while loans for the first house of a borrower will be kept in the priority segment, PNB will take steps to discourage buying a second or third house.
The steps taken by PNB followed the recent RBI measure to increase the repo rate (repurchase rate) and the CRR (Cash reserve Ratio). The repo rate is the interest rate at which RBI lends to banks, while CRR is the proportion of cash banks must keep with the RBI. The increase in CRR and repo rate increases the cost of funds for banks, prompting them to hike lending rates. RBI resorted to these measures to curb high inflation in the economy.
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Imperious Novak Djokovic canters into quarter-finals
Melbourne: Four-time champion Novak Djokovic reached his seventh successive Australian Open quarter-final with a routine 6-3 6-0 6-2 victory over 15th-seed Fabio Fognini on Sunday.
The world number two needed just 92 minutes to dismantle the Italian, who was having trouble with his serve, struggled to string successive points together and appeared to not be playing to his full ability in the third set.
Djokovic`s dominance on return earned him an impressive 22 break opportunities but the Serb was even more accomplished on his own serve, losing just 10 points throughout the entire match as he won a fourth straight contest without dropping a set.
Djokovic`s only concern appeared to be with his footing as he slipped over early in the first set, though it did not affect his path to a last-eight encounter against either eighth-seeded Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka or Spain`s 17th-seed Tommy Robredo.


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"The Lacuna" (Harper Collins, 464 pages, $26.99) by Barbara Kingsolver
With her love for sprawling, complicated plots and colorful detail, no wonder it took Barbara Kingsolver 10 years to write her latest novel.
Kingsolver has followed up her 1998 novel "The Poisonwood Bible" - a brilliant look at the effect of colonialism on the Congo and the Congo on the wife and daughters of an American missionary - with another fascinating slice of history.
"The Lacuna" goes from Harrison William Shepherd's lonely youth in Mexico through Leon Trotsky's exile and friendship with the artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in Mexico City, to the communist witch-hunts in 1950s America.
The novel's name is derived from a deep tunnel that Shepherd finds while diving in the ocean. It is a "Lacuna," he is told.
"At the base of that cliff, something lay under the water that can't be seen from a boat. A dark something, or really a dark nothing, a great deep hole in the rock."
Shepherd - son of a Mexican mother and American father, who is living with his mother and her Mexican lover in 1929 - makes the frightening dive through the Lucuna, risking his life to find what's hidden there. Throughout his life, he keeps diving deep and looking for hidden things.
Told through a series or journals kept by Shepherd from his youth, and notes by his archivist, the book - as was The Poisonwood Bible - is rich in language and images.
"You had better write all this in your notebooks," Shepherd's mother tells him in 1929. "The story of what happened to us in Mexico. So when nothing is left of us but bones, someone will know where we went."
When Shepherd gets a first look at the mural Rivera is painting that depicts the history of Mexico, he is overwhelmed.
"In the little offices, men stand in shirtsleeves recording marriages and tax accounts. Outside their doors on the hallway walls, Mexico bleeds and laughs, telling its whole story. The people in the paintings are larger than the men in the offices."
To savor the writing is one of the pleasures of "The Lacuna." Kingsolver spins out her tail with thoughts of friendship, nature, fear, love, even food.
Indeed, it's Shepherds' ability to cook that lands him in the middle of Kahlo, Rivera and Trotsky and later with the FBI and the House Un-American Activities Committee.
But there is also a much fuller picture here. The history it covers is fascinating - from radical politics in Mexico, to poor people in Washington, to the search for communists in the United States.
If there is a failing in the book, it is in the distance at which Shepherd remains throughout. He's interesting and lives through interesting events, but never as vibrant as the women Kingsolver populated in "The Poisonwood Bible."


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神戸港震災メモリアルパーク Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park
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- 2 Hatobacho, Chuo-ku Kobe-shi, Hyogo 650-0042, Japan
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Learn about an often forgotten powerful earthquake
The Hanshin Awaji Great Earthquake had an undeniable impact on all Japan.
Kobe Disaster Memorial Park is located in one of the Kobe's most iconic areas, so I recommend you take a bit of time and see what happened there 20 years ago.
Kobe Disaster Memorial Park is on the East side of Meriken Park. When the earthquake happened in 1995, the port of Kobe was severely damaged. Later they preserved a part of the site to show how it was damaged. The panels and audio guidance (both in English and Japanese) also explain the details. Because they are outdoor monuments, they are open when Meriken Park opens.
This is an outdoor monument site where the damaged pier is preserved. There is another museum where you can learn more about the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake. You can see displays as you walk through the diorama which shows what the street was like after the earthquake struck. The name of the museum is a bit long in English- "The Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake Memorial Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution". It is located in the HAT Kobe district in Nada. It's about a 10 minute walk from JR Nada station.
The place where you realize the menace of nature
Kobe Port Earthquake Memorial Park in the park commemorates the many victims who were killed during the Great Hanshin Earthquake on January 17, 1995.
A short section of damaged waterfront has been left altered as a reminder of the earthquake's tremendous destructive power. It is intended to convey a message to the world regarding the devastation of the earthquake and the city's subsequent restoration.
When you enter this area, at first, you can see a round monument written the concept of this memorial park in Japanese and English on the wall. There are also some panels with pictures taken the process from the conditions of the day the earthquake struck to the subsequent restoration including the timetable. And some video monitors recorded the restoration process are embedded in the pillars.
If you see the pier adjacent to the memorial park, you may be shocked by the preserved damaged quay to leave it untouched. This damaged quay is equipped the passageway to spread all over, so you can check this "archaeology" from different angles. We say that this archaeology is the witness who tells of the power of the earthquake for the future.
You can not only learn about the extremely distressing incidents of the earthquake but also the history of this quay after the opening Kobe Port there.
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Other Sightseeing Spots of Kobe, Himeji (Hyogo)
- Himeji Castle
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- Bridge World for Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge
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- Kobe City Hall (Observation Deck)
- Akashi Kaikyo National Gorvernment Park
- Shoshazan Engyoji Temple
- Chinatown (Nankinmachi)
- Kokoen Garden
- Kobe Kitano Museum (Ijinkan-gai)
- Ikuta Shrine
- Meriken Park
- Kobe City Museum (Kobe Shiritsu Hakubutsukan)
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Well It's been a while since I've sat down and shared anything on my various blogs. I'm embarrassed to admit it, but there's a few cob webs around here and the place could use a good dusting.
For those of you who aren't connected with me on facebook or twitter, you might not know that I've had a good share of health problems lately. At the end of July I had a bone tumor removed from my leg.
I guess a little background is in order. I have a bone disease. It's called Multiple Hereditary Exostoses or MHE. It causes boney bumps to form near the growth plates of my bones. These bumps grow as the body grows and matures and are supposed to stop once a person is full grown.
Fortunately for me, until recently, MHE has never played a very big role in my life. It's never limited what I wanted to do. I've been very lucky, because for some people (including my father) the disease is debilitating. Last summer things changed. I realized that one of the spots on my leg had begun to grow. It was hurting and getting a lot bigger. I was worried because that's not supposed to happen. I knew that there was a small risk of bone cancer that comes along with MHE. In a mixed bag of luck, it just so happened that one of the top experts on my condition was about 15 minutes away from me in Philadelphia.
It took some time and a lot of insurance wrangling, but long story short I was able to meet with the specialist in May, and finally had the bone tumor removed in the end of July. Since then I've been back in the hospital for a week because of a blood clot in my lung, but as I write this, I'm happy to be back home and feeling pretty good. Dr's orders are that I can't put any weight on the leg that was operated on for at least 6 weeks from my surgery date. So I'm schlepping around the house with a walker.
The good news is that the bone tumor was NOT cancerous.
This process has been a challenge though. I didn't really anticipate going into this how 6, or even 4 weeks of inactivity will totally zap your momentum and derail your process. I'm working hard to get the machine rolling again, determined to resume and retain the pace.
Have you ever had an event that forced you to take a break? How did you handle getting back into the swing of things? Was it harder or easier than you expected? I'd love to read your experience in the comment section below!
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Employer provided health insurance is a benefit that the employer has decided to offer (or has negotiated if the employees belong to a union). As far as I know, there is not a law that requires employers to provide health insurance.
But now it has been decided that if they decide to provide this benefit, "big brother" is going to tell him what has to be covered in the policy. If contraception has to be covered, what is next? Mandatory coverage of abortion?
What is an employer to do if his beliefs do not him allow to pay for such coverage? There are several options:
• Provide required coverage and violate his conscience. Not going to happen.
• Continue to provide coverage without the mandated items that violate his beliefs. This means he will be fined for following his personal beliefs. The Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
Since most institutions that will end up being fined are charitable, nonprofit institutions, this will result in less funds for care to the needy. Is this what the government really wants?
• Discontinue offering health insurance altogether. This would be a shame; most of these organizations want to do right by their employees and that includes offering health care.
Let's hope common sense prevails and the government butts out of trying to mandate specifics of what is a voluntary benefit.


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