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Opening day approacheth! And all the while, the timer for my previews ticks down. You have no idea of the kind of pressure I am under over here. So, quick everyone! To the preview-mobile.
Third base in the A.L. East: where hip labrums go to die. Mike Lowell and Alex Rodriguez have each suffered a torn hip labrums in the past 8 months, both in their right hip. The hip is a huge joint, and unlike the shoulder labrum supports the weight of the entire body on it. The sensitvity of these types of injuries is compounded by the fact that both men are right handed hitters, and their push off legs have been compromised.
Lowell appears to be back in business, and A-rod (at least, according to his doctor) should show no ill effects and minimal risk of re-injury once he is ready to go. That will, hopefully, be in early-to-mid May. A-rod's line from PECOTA is projected at .287/.379/.541, in 624 at bats. This projection was out well before it was known Alex would need an operation. This line, even coming off of injury, does not seem out of reach for A-rod; it is a very slight drop from 2008 (and a massive drop from his incredible 2007). What needs to be adjusted is the time he will miss. Estimating an early May return, lets say he misses 35 games, approximately 140 plate appearances, or about 22% of his projected 624 PA's. Combining 78% of A-rod's time with 22% of a replacement level bat (let's use Jose Castillo, a third baseman with a VORP right near zero last season). Cody Ransom will probably fill the role, and I would expect a mediocre-to-average bat from him (and below average defense) but for the purpose of providing a modest estimate, Lopez' line of .281/.314/.313 will do. That gives the Yankees an assumed averaged line of .286/.364/.491. and a .300 EqA Overall, the Yankees still sport a well above average third base year, but this is only if A-rod returns on time and is healthy and productive right away.
Lowell checks in with a projected .264/.327/.446 and .267 EqA. He has limited range but he's at the right position for that, because he still has a superb glove. If I weren't feeling so spry I would copy and paste those last two sentences and place Scott Rolen's name right where Lowell's is. They're within a year of age, they're an injury liability, they're good defenders and they're projected for nearly the same OPS and EqA. Rolen's PECOTA line in this case is .261/.336/.430 with an EqA of .268. Neither player is spectacular, but both are very solid veterans, if still unreliable health-wise.
In the same veign of aging third baseman is Baltimore's Melvin Mora. Mora is older than either Lowell or Rolen, but he has also averaged 600 at bats over the last three seasons. He had an incredibly torrid second half, which was tempered by his ice cold first half, but finishing the year with 23 homers and an .825 OPS certainly isn't bad for a 36 year old father of quintuplets. A more even keeled season should be expected, and the PECOTA line of .269/.332/.443 and .268 EqA seems accurate.
Rounding out the division is the player who could, if A-rod proves to be something other than his usual self, be the best third baseman in the division. Evan Longoria has a very good glove, arm, and bat, all at 23 years old. Longoria is only going to improve; his on-base skills are even better than the .343 OB% he put up last year. PECOTA forecasts a season similar to last years, with a slight drop in slugging (which makes sense; his slugging spiked last year from the numbers he had been putting up in the minors). His line of .270/.346/.507 and .289 EqA are all-star worthy, particularly if he keeps up his stellar defensive play. And whether it actually counts for anything or not, Longoria is one of the most confident players in baseball. It doesn't take something as complex as PECOTA to see that great things are emerging for Longoria.
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Schedule for Gaetano Donizetti "La fille du regiment" (Daughter of the regiment) comic opera in 2 acts (concert performance) 2019
Soprano: Olga PudovaConductor: Zaurbek GugkaevChoir: The Mariinsky Academy of Young Opera SingersComposer: Gaetano DonizettiMusical Preparation: Larisa GergievaPrincipal Chorus Master: Pavel TeplovOrchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony OrchestraOpera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Operaopera in concert in 2 actsPerformed in Italian with synchronised Russian supertitles
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TheĀaction takes place in theĀTyrol in 1805.ĀAct IĀReturning to her castle, theĀMarquise of Birkenfeld and her steward Hortensius are forced to seek refuge in aĀsmall Tyrolean village due to theĀadvance of Napoleonic troops. Very close by, volleys of gunfire can be heard and theĀwomen are praying to theĀMadonna for protection as theĀbattle unfolds. Hortensius tries to keep his mistress calm. TheĀwords of theĀprayer, taken up by all theĀresidents, become aĀcourageous hymn.ĀTheĀpeasants bring news: theĀFrench have left theĀmountains and theĀdanger has passed.ĀInĀgallant couplets theĀMarquise laments theĀunpleasantness that war brings. Sharp rebukes about theĀFrench can be heard; for her, they are just aĀgang of bandits. Hearing that theĀenemy is now remote, theĀTyroleans, and with them theĀMarquise, rejoice in theĀanticipation of peace. Suddenly French grenadiers appear, headed by Sergeant Sulpice.ĀWith them is Marie, aĀvivandière and theĀpride of theĀ21stĀregiment. Twenty years ago she had been found by soldiers on theĀbattlefield and they raised her within theĀfamily of theĀregiment. TheĀmischievous girl loves nothing more than theĀpounding of theĀdrum and cannot imagine life without being on aĀcampaign.ĀTheĀsoldiers take aĀcaptured spy to be executed. Marie recognises him to be theĀman who saved her from falling into an abyss in theĀmountains. Tonio, aĀyoung Tyrolean who is in love with Marie, it seems has appeared here in order to see her. Marie convinces her ōfathersö to spare his life. TheĀtruce is secured with full glasses and toasts raised to France. Marie sings couplets in praise of theĀregimentÆs victories. TheĀsignal to assemble is given and theĀsoldiers depart. Tonio deliberately remains in order to speak with Marie. On learning that she has made aĀpromise to marry only aĀsoldier from her own regiment, Tonio resolves to join theĀgrenadiers.ĀTheĀMarquise makes so bold as to ask Sulpice for an escort and unexpectedly discovers that Marie is theĀdaughter of Captain Robert who was, theĀMarquise relates, once married to her late sister.ĀTheĀgrenadiers raise theĀbattle cry on theĀdrums, inspiring them to great victories.ĀTonio delightedly addresses theĀsoldiers of theĀregiment: now he too will march under their banners and thus may count on theĀfavour of theĀōfathersö. On receiving permission to marry, he is in seventh heaven from happiness. But suddenly Sulpice announces that his bride must leave theĀregiment. Marie bids farewell to her beloved with aĀsad romance. But theĀMarquise is indifferent to TonioÆs anguish and theĀsoldiersÆ indignationĀ¢ she leads her niece away.
Act IIĀAt Birkenfeld Castle one year later. TheĀMarquise hopes to transform theĀformer vivandière into aĀwell brought-up young lady who can make aĀgood match in marriageĀ¢ theĀson of theĀDuchess of Krakenthorp. She asks Sulpice, who now serves as aĀbutler in theĀcastle, to influence theĀobstinate girl. TheĀMarquise helps her niece learn aĀsentimental waltz, but with SulpiceÆs approval theĀlatter quickly switches to her favourite military song (Rataplan).ĀLeft alone, Marie considers her bitter fate; in acquiring aĀhome and aĀname she must forget her friends and her beloved. Suddenly sounds of aĀmilitary march can be heard from theĀroad. It is theĀgrenadiersÆ regiment approaching theĀcastle. Among theĀarmy comrades is Lieutenant Tonio who has been made an officer for his bravery. TheĀfriends are delighted at their joyful reunion. Marie and Tonio persuade Sulpice to put in aĀword for their marriage. Tonio asks for MarieÆs hand, but theĀMarquise does not wish to hear aĀword about such aĀunion. Left alone with Sulpice, theĀMarquise admits to him that Marie is not in fact her nieceĀ¢ she is her own daughter!ĀTheĀDuchess of Krakenthorp and her entourage arrive at theĀcastle, ready to sign theĀmarriage contract. On discovering theĀtruth, Marie runs to her motherĀ¢ she is prepared to submit to her will. Tonio and theĀsoldiers burst in. He shocks theĀaristocrats with theĀstory of theĀMarquiseÆs daughterÆs past as aĀvivandière. Affronted, theĀaristocrats leave theĀcastle and theĀMarquise can do nothing but grant theĀlovers her blessing. Praising France, all celebrate theĀreturn of theĀregimentÆs daughter.

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ANAHEIM – A male suspected in an attempted killing in Orange was taken into custody Friday evening after a standoff of more than five hours at an Anaheim apartment complex, police said.
Investigators about noon Friday went to an apartment complex in the 1000 block of West Canary Way in Anaheim while searching for a person suspected in a killing attempt that occurred in Orange, Anaheim police Sgt. Bob Dunn said.
The detectives encountered several people who confirmed that the male was at the apartment but refused to come out, Dunn said. He is believed to have been armed with a gun during the Orange incident, Dunn said, but authorities don't know if he had a weapon at the apartment.
An Anaheim SWAT team was called to the apartment complex, while residents of several adjacent apartment units were evacuated as authorities tried to persuade the male to leave the residence.
The male came out of the apartment around 6:30 p.m. Dunn said the male ignored officers' commands, so a police dog was released, and the male was taken into custody.
The male will be taken to a hospital to be checked out before being taken to a police station, Dunn said.
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Flying during the holiday is already a hassle to begin with. And while delays are annoying at any time of year, a canceled flight can ruin holiday plans, stranding passengers for days at a time.
No one can predict the weather, but a new study finds that some airlines and flights have been much more prone to holiday cancelations than others.
MileCards.com looked at 1.5 million holiday flights from 2010 to 2015 to determine which airlines were more likely to cancel. The study specifically looked at flights on key travel dates around Thanksgiving and Christmas: from Tuesday before Thanksgiving to the Monday after
Thanksgiving and from Dec. 20 to Dec. 31.
The worst airlines: Spirit Airlines and JetBlue
The study found that Spirit Airlines and JetBlue were most likely to cancel flights during the holiday season. Both Spirit and JetBlue canceled flights twice as often as other major carriers, and three times more often than Southwest Airlines, a comparably-sized regional airline.
But the biggest trouble for holiday cancelations came from regional airlines, which canceled holiday flights three times more often than the major carriers. The reason this is significant is because many regional airlines operate under the banner of major airline carrier banners, and many passengers may never realize they are actually booked on a regional flight.
These airlines, which include SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet, operate feeder flights for the major airlines, using the brand name of the major airline.
So for example, you could buy a ticket from American Airlines, and the flight might say "operated by" one of these regional airlines. The flight number will be an American Airlines flight number, and the plane will have a logo that looks like American Airlines, but it will be flown by the crew of a regional carrier.
The worst carriers: Regional airlines
Regional carrier flights get canceled more often in part because they use smaller planes, and flight operators know that a single cancellation doesn't impact as many passengers as it would on a regular flight. But another factor at play is that a canceled flight on a regional carrier doesn't count against the big airline when it reports its statistics to the government. So if a Delta Air Lines flight operated by a regional carrier is canceled, it won't hurt the number Delta reports to the government.
Federal officials recently announced plans to hold the airlines more accountable and require reporting these regional flights in the parent airline's statistics, but for this holiday season that won't be in place.
The worst airports: Newark, New York—La Guardia, and New York—John F. Kennedy International Airport
MileCards.com also analyzed cancellations across major airports in the U.S. The study found that fliers were most likely to endure canceled flights in New Jersey and New York City. Flights were canceled at these airports about twice as often as other airports.
Follow these tips on how to avoid holiday flight delays — and how to cope with them if it's too late.
Be alert for regional flights when you book. The terms "operated by" or "DBA" next to a flight number when you look at flight options are warnings your flight is on a regional carrier. And if regional carriers are your only choice, try picking an earlier flight to give you more time to reach your holiday destination.
Know what the airline can do for you. When weather cancels a flight, the airlines aren't on the hook to provide you with any meals or lodging. But you should be aggressive in trying to get rebooked on a new flight as soon as possible. If you're at the airport, make sure you do three things at once — get on hold with the reservations line, stand in line at the airport counter, and use your smartphone to pull up your reservation. Sometimes you can see rebooking options using the airline's app.
And if you don't like the first options you get, be persistent and keep checking. When bad weather strikes, people are constantly switching flights, and if you're active about checking for new options, your chances of getting out sooner are much better.
You might be covered. While there's little you can do to make up for lost time, you can avoid having to be on the hook for things like a hotel or meals. Some of the best credit cards for travel rewards include flight delay insurance whenever you use the card to buy a ticket. Typically, the credit card company will reimburse you for any hotel or meals you are stuck paying for when your flight is canceled and you're stranded overnight. Call your credit card company to see if your card already has this coverage built in.
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For a woman, sleeping with people with lady parts has many perks. A partner who knows exactly where my clitoris is (and how to use it), no "spit or swallow," no "I can't get it up" and—most conveniently—zero risk of pregnancy.
Well, at least this was a perk until baby fever struck my womb like an adorable bolt of tiny, drooling lightning. I realize that plenty of heterosexual couples try really hard to get pregnant, charting ovulation and penciling reproductive sex into their planners like a couple of lesbians. Many surveys report, however, that at least 50 percent of heterosexually-made babies were created accidentally. Spontaneously. Maybe even sexily. And out of the hetero-made babies that were created intentionally, I bet many were done without a pie-chart or calculator.
Let's admit it—there's just nothing sexy or spontaneous about lesbian conception: ovulation calendars, 90-degree leg positioning, sterile doctor's offices, and, no matter how many candles you light, a turkey baster is still a turkey baster. Vials of sperm aren't cheap and the more personal you try to make the experience (through extras like donor's baby pictures and interviews), the more expensive it gets. Thanks, spank banks, for totally commodifying my family-building. Though having a hot and healthy friend whack off into a Dixie cup in the next room to donate to your cause certainly sounds like a nice reason to throw a party, popping out a baby that's genetically connected to a buddy can be risky.
GLBTQ reproduction is just so complicated, clinical, sterile and over-planned. Sometimes I wish I could think I have the flu for a week before having that exciting a-ha moment when I realize it's not a disgusting, barf-tastical virus in my oven, but a darling honey-bun of love. You know?
So this is where Stephanie Berman comes in. Well, at least this is where her newly released ejaculating dildo, appropriately named The Semenette, comes in. The Semenette is the first high-end novelty product of its kind—a harnessable, user-friendly dildo that has been specially engineered to ejaculate sperm for home insemination, a product family-oriented lesbians have been begging for for years (get yours at thesemenette.com). Much more than an upgraded Thanksgiving utensil, The Semenette is a realistic-looking, modestly-sized dildo with special tubing running through the middle that deposits sperm to the cervix with a few squeezes of its removeable outer pump. Elevated even further, The Semenette is packaged like a diamond bracelet, is made from medical-grade, toxin-free silicone, and was specially designed from Berman's personal and professional experience with same-sex couples' insemination efforts (she owns a women's health clinic).
Will The Semenette solve all of my gayby-making griping? No, it can't help me decide which friend to hand a Dixie cup to or make my pregnancy a surprise. But, thank the lesbian heavens, it keeps my turkey baster in the kitchen where it belongs. While The Semenette is officially a "novelty toy" and not a medical device that'll completely replace your M.D., home insemination can save you thousands of dollars and has an almost identical success rate (5-25 percent) as a trip to the doc's. Most importantly, it integrates insemination into our regular, intimate, sexytimes sex life. "The Semenette allows both partners to be involved and gives same-sex couples the same ability that heterosexual couples have," says Berman. "Using The Semenette feels more authentic in a sense because the non-conceiving partner actually gets to feel like they're making a baby and getting their partner pregnant. There's nothing like this on the market."
And if the words "lesbian" and "baby-fever" don't apply to you? An ejaculating dildo can be all kinds of non-gayby-making fun! While I'm pretty sure Berman was half joking when she told me, "You could put anything—even chocolate syrup—into The Semenette," I'm also pretty sure that would be awesome (just don't get it in your vagina). With a coil of replacement tubing coming standard with The Semenette, just imagine the fetishy fun to be had with an ejaculating dildo! Let's start a list of what else would be amazing to squirt out of a dildo. I'll start: liquid glitter.•


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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Notre Dame Cemetery: Julius Prokopowicz Family
A family plot at Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester, is the final resting place of Julius and Anna Prokopowicz and several of their descendants. Their youngest child, Annie, age 5, died from injuries sustained in a tragic traffic accident in July 1940. When Julius passed away suddenly in July 1951, Annie's remains were moved to join his in St. Theresa's Section, Lot 168, pictured here. Anna was buried here in 1976, and son Julius in 1998. Another marker notes the loss of son Lucien in 1982. Son Alphonse, who died in 1989, and other family members have niches in the cemetery's mausoleum. Also pictured are family, friends, and other mourners attending Julius's burial services, which were arranged by the Isador S. Mikoloski funeral home.
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Our respective families from Worcester seem to have interacted with each other quite a bit! One of my cousins married a Mikoloski!ReplyDelete
Steve, we are all connected here, there's no doubt about it. I've often wondered what happened to the Mikoloski funeral home records when the business closed (sometime between 1955 and 1970). You may be well positioned to inquire!ReplyDelete
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Domestic Carbon Markets Draw Attention at the Carbon Expo
Some 2000 visitors from more than 100 countries are leaving Barcelona today at the end of Carbon Expo. The meeting, now in its 10th year, got off to a great start on Wednesday with the director of the World Bank´s Climate Policy and Finance unit, Mary Barton-Dock, welcoming the participants, followed by stimulating opening remarks from Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Figueres urged the audience to continue building carbon markets and not wait for policy perfections. She also encouraged participants to continue making the case for carbon markets to policy makers, who have committed to a global agreement on emissions by 2015. She emphasized the importance for the private sector to more loudly voice their willingness and ability to move to a low-carbon growth trajectory and compared the carbon market to a tree planted just a few years ago, not possibly imagining that today it would have sprouted 6,800 projects registered with the UNFCCC in 88 countries, representing 215 billion dollars of investment.
However, Figueres also acknowledged the importance of domestic initiatives that were putting a price on carbon, at a time when a global agreement continued to challenge policy makers.


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iL2M International Corp. (OTCQB: ILIM) Begins Construction of its First Commercial Radio Station
iL2M International Corp. (OTCQB: ILIM) Begins Construction of its First Commercial Radio Station
BURBANK, CA--(Marketwired - Mar 18, 2014) - iL2M International Corp. (the "company" or "iLink2Music.com") (OTCQB: ILIM), an emerging music entertainment and social media company, announced today that it has commenced construction of its first commercial radio station. The station is located at the company's main offices in Burbank, an entertainment mecca just outside of Los Angeles, California.
With construction underway, iL2M has tapped radio industry veteran Damion "Damizza" Young, who was recently hired to head up the efforts to launch the new venture. "There is an old saying in radio that you're only as big as your stick. With this station, we'll be broadcasting over the biggest stick of them all -- the Internet," said Damizza, Director of New Media Development. "By taking traditional radio programming methodology and marrying it with the new opportunities afforded by the Internet, iLink2Music is hoping to create a dynamic experience that listeners will demand!"
"We are building a complete commercial radio station with all the bells and whistles. With the rise of streaming music services providing listeners with computer-based programming, there is a growing sense of disconnect from the magical moments that radio delivered in the past. While computer algorithms can select the next song to play, nothing replaces real human interaction. It's these personalities that create experiences and connections that build a strong sense of community," states Mr. Sarkis Tsaoussian, President of iL2M.
The Company is currently finalizing station format and overall direction, and expects to launch the station in Q2 2014.
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iL2M (OTCQB: ILIM) is an emerging music entertainment and social media company based out of Burbank, California. The company is in beta to launch the iLink2Music.com digital media platform, which provides an evolutionary online application that consolidates the way people enjoy and manage their social media, music, and entertainment. The company intends to generate exclusive online celebrity radio, video, events, and content, and generate revenue from multi-sensory branding, content licensing and co-creation, product placement through an immersive user experience. iL2M is publicly-traded on the OTCQB in the United States under the ticker symbol ILIM. For more information, please visit us at www.iL2M.com.
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text: Greetings Everyone, I'm an engineer at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport RI. We are a research lab primarily for submarine systems and weapons. One fact of life aboard submarines is a lack of physical space, quarters are cramped not only for people but for new equipment. A second fact of life is long design and procurement timelines often leave the fleet with older (very old) and less capable computer hardware. For several years now I have been pitching the idea of placing a Beowulf cluster aboard a sub by housing it in an unused missile tube which leverages existing power/environmental interfaces. The cluster would be made available on the submarine's network as a resource for all to use. I've successfully obtained a small cluster (An Orion Multisystems DT-12) for demonstration/porting purposes, as well as a Tomahawk cruise missile capsule to place it in and begin any necessary modifications (pic available upon request). This week I was informed that I've been selected to draft a significant proposal for future work related to actually bringing this idea to life. Apparently a major portion of the proposal is supposed to address related work (who else is doing this) and also "partnerships". To that end, if anyone here has any interest in this topic please feel free to contact me directly. I would particularly like to hear from anyone doing parallel DSP, acoustic signal processing, or cryptography. I'd also be interested in comments regarding low power per cubic foot packaging since I am operating in a closed environment and heat may be an issue. Many of you may recognize this idea from previous postings. I'd like to thank everyone that has helped me in the past. Without your input, this idea would not have made it this far! Regards, Gary Huntress Code 4113 Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport, RI 02841 1-800-669-6892 x28990


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A lead character who"s not all that likeable until the movie"s almost over Well now, that is brave. It"s also not a terrific idea.
Merida (Kelly Macdonald) is petulant, snotty and irresponsible – in other words, a teenager. But the archery-loving Scottish princess also lacks empathy and is cruel to her fiercely traditional mother, Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), and that"s harder to swallow. Worse, though, is Brave"s nutty central plot twist.
The spoiler-lite gist is that after visiting a witch (a kicky Julie Walters) in hopes of avoiding marriage to one of the dorky sons of a nearby clan, Merida leaves with a darkly magical charm that sends her on a life-altering quest.
The journey provides some of the film"s prettiest scenes, and the character design, like the voice talent, is flawless. (Merida"s auburn tumbleweed of a mane is wondrous.) But I couldn"t help but wish that the film had as much depth as those expertly rendered corkscrews. The story of a medieval lass aching to control her own life doesn"t need witchy nonsense to be compelling. It already is.


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Feast or famine around here. I either have nothing to write about or I have more to write about than I know what to do with.
I still owe Todd and Lauren's friends a recipe for the Ward Eight, so that's coming soon. Jen and I had an anniversary dinner/cocktail hour at Pegu Club this past Friday, and I want to write about that. And Jen got me a cocktail-geek's dream as an anniversary gift. I'll probably write that up on eGullet, though, before I discuss it here.
It's hard to figure out how to pace myself. I don't want to blog all this stuff one day after the other because I know I can't maintain a daily pace here. But if I spread it out too much, I'm writing about things that happened a couple of weeks ago, and it's no longer as fresh.


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Listen to Kesha's Stripped Down Version of 'Die Young'!
Kesha is working on an acoustic album called 'Deconstructed' it's a 5-song EP and it's set to be out on December 4th. Kesha has decided to give us a sneak peek! You can hear the stripped down and acoustic version of 'Die Young' inside! And it's really good!


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TORONTO (Reuters) - While Research In Motion Ltd focuses on the make-or-break launch of its next-generation BlackBerrys later this year, a more immediate question for the embattled company is whether its cash can hold out until the new phones finally hit the market.
RIM has already told investors to expect an operating loss when it releases fiscal first-quarter results on Thursday. With that in mind, the focus is now squarely on whether RIM, by reining in costs, mostly through job cuts, can buy enough time to get its shiny new smartphones into the hands of consumers.
"All I care about is cash. This is a distressed situation so focus should be on cash," said Matthew Thornton, an analyst at Avian Securities in Boston.
"If they're not cutting operating costs fast enough, then cash can drop off very quickly, and that's going to have implications for the stock and the valuation," he said.
RIM has no debt and roughly $4 a share of cash and investments, a cash pile Thorsten Heins, the company's new chief executive, has said will increase this quarter. But bankers say RIM could blow through that $2.1 billion very quickly trying to right the ship.
If cash dwindles to the point where operations suffer, analysts say RIM may have to take on debt at unfavorable terms or issue dilutive stock at a discount to its already low price. Such scenarios would only heighten the sense that RIM's very survival hangs in the balance.
The stock is hovering at eight-year lows around $10, little more than double what the company earned per share in its last fiscal year and a fraction of the glory days near $150 in 2008.
Investors are also hoping that RIM will provide a more specific timeline for launching the new BlackBerry 10 lineup, still considered the company's only long-term hope for a turnaround.
They also want to hear that a popular hand-set maker such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is looking to license RIM software.
That's one of the potential goals of an ongoing strategic review being conducted for RIM by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets. The bankers are assessing potential licensing and partnership opportunities and questioning whether RIM should be broken up or sold.
The stakes could not be higher for RIM, which in a few short years has fallen from being the leader in smartphones to an also-ran with uninspiring products, delayed launches, service outages and other embarrassments.
"It's a very tragic story. This company was a powerhouse and they squandered it," said Shaw Wu, an analyst at Sterne Agee in San Francisco. "Right now it's about staying alive, it's about survival."
The Canadian company's troubles - and its decision to hire bankers earlier this year - have fueled rampant takeover speculation as its shares plumb fresh depths.
That said, RIM is not likely on Thursday to discuss a sale, which sources close to the company have said is unlikely in the short term.
But that hasn't stopped the speculation. The Sunday Times of London wrote this week that RIM was looking to split its hardware business from its messaging network business. It pointed to Amazon.com Inc and Facebook Inc as potential buyers for the hardware business, without naming any sources.
The paper also suggested RIM could sell a stake in the entire company to a larger company such as Microsoft Corp.
But sources close to the matter have told Reuters there is little interest in RIM's handset business and that potential suitors are in no rush to make RIM an offer while its value continues to slide.
In late May, RIM warned it would report an operating loss for the first time in eight years as global BlackBerry sales hit a wall and subscribers have dwindled in the United States.
On Thursday, RIM is expected to post an adjusted loss of 8 cents a share in the three months to June 2, according to the average estimate of 37 analysts polled by Reuters. Revenue is expected to come in at $3.15 billion, a 35 percent decline from a year earlier.
It would mark the fourth time in five quarters that revenue has tumbled, bringing it back to levels last seen three years ago. In the last two quarters, RIM has written down the value of inventory it is struggling to move. Another writedown is widely expected.
The new CEO Heins has staked the company's future on Blackberry 10. With an all-new operating system, it is designed as RIM's answer to Apple Inc's iPhone and a range of devices using Google Inc's Android software.
The launch is not expected until October at the earliest. Initially, it will be a touchscreen-only gadget, while versions with its famous physical keypad will follow, likely by early in 2013.
It will take several more quarters before the BlackBerry 10 could be judged a success or failure, and RIM is expected to shrink sharply in the meantime.
"They need to align their cost structure to accept the new reality" of much lower revenue, said Sterne Agee's Wu, who questioned whether RIM should be focusing so much on the BlackBerry 10 launch.
RIM plans to cut costs by $1 billion by early next year, in part by slashing its workforce for a second time in a year. It has already cut loose one of its manufacturers as it moves to clear out inefficiency in its supply chain and operations.
RIM has said it will cut a "significant" number of jobs, without providing more specifics, and will soon part ways with Celestica Inc as it consolidates manufacturing orders with its two biggest suppliers, Jabil Circuit Inc and Flextronics International Ltd.
Two sources close to RIM told Reuters last month that the company plans to employ around 10,000 people by early next year from 16,500 currently, with job cuts lined up across legal, marketing, sales, operations, and human resources divisions.
But severance packages also weigh on the balance sheet. And while RIM can trim costs and pressure retailers to settle their accounts to improve its bottom line, it can't expand its revenue without convincing people to buy its products, said Colin Gillis from BGC Partners in New York.
"Can you remove expenses faster than revenue decelerates?" Gillis said. "And is that the right thing to do? If you have a shot with (BlackBerry) 10 maybe you burn some cash. This is not the time to be focusing on profit."
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Berkeley's retirement programs for city workers are $570 million underfunded, a debt that works out to about $5,000 for each city resident. In Oakland, the $2.2 billion shortfall equals about $5,500 per resident. Richmond's $539 million averages $5,100 per resident.
These sums should shock taxpayers. We're passing debt onto future generations. While those cities rank among the most heavily burdened in the East Bay, other local governments also face long-term financial struggles exacerbated by huge unfunded liabilities.
Unfortunately, two months of interviews leading up to Tuesday's balloting for local offices in Contra Costa and Alameda counties revealed that most incumbents and challengers did not understand the problem.
Almost none knew the size of retirement debts for the agencies they hoped to govern. The majority had no understanding of what an unfunded liability was, and few understood the implications. It was scary.
This burden hangs over local government like a giant credit card balance. Installment payments must be made every year, siphoning away funds that could otherwise go for needed services — such as road repairs, more cops on the street, parks and recreation programs and help for the needy.
But most seeking office had no idea the magnitude of the annual costs, which are akin to the minimum payments on that credit card, nor the full balances due. Elected officials can't begin to solve a problem until they understand it. Most don't.
We were stunned by the continuing ignorance. On the editorial page, we take our endorsement of candidates very seriously. As part of the process, we review how the local agencies are performing. Currently, most face serious financial problems, partially of their own making, partially because of the economic downturn most failed to guard against.
The question going forward is whether elected officials have learned from past mistakes. Unfortunately, most have not studied what happened nor taken the time to learn the basics about retirement program finances.
It's easier to seek endorsement by talking about cutting waste in government, digging into the budget to find savings and increasing tax revenues by attracting more businesses. If only it were that easy.
Candidates like to talk about how many (unnamed) people asked them to run, and how they want to give back to their communities. We told them from the onset that we didn't want to hear those pat answers. We expected more.
Yet time and time again, they walked in, sat down and were clueless when we asked about finances and debt burdens. Our questions were predictable. Anyone who has read these editorial pages should know what we care most about: responsible financial planning that protects the ability to provide needed government services.
We are not anti-tax crusaders. Far from it. For Tuesday's election, we endorsed 14 of 22 tax measures on East Bay ballots. We are not anti-union. We opposed Proposition 32, the measure to gut their political influence. We are not political conservatives: For two presidential elections in a row, we have endorsed Barack Obama.
But we expect fiscally responsible behavior. When it comes to retirement programs, the benefits should be reasonable and affordable, and the accounting should be realistic and honest, with a fair distribution of the burden between employees and taxpayers.
Yet, in Berkeley, city employees, excluding police and fire, pay nothing toward their lucrative pensions. In Concord, taxpayers not only pay the much larger employer share toward pensions, they subsidize the employee portion. Clayton and San Leandro workers make no contributions.
At BART and in the small community of Kensington, employees pay nothing toward their pensions, and can also retire after just five years with lifetime health care.
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I think that that is a funny, slightly clever saying. I have been "that" pastor more than a few times.
It's a weird feeling. I walk into a gathering, such as a reception after a funeral, or something. People are "doing their thing", and when I walk in I hear things like, "Oh, excuse my language pastor, or, I know I shouldn't smoke, or….they look at me and look away sheepishly, imagining that I think they are horrible or something.
I always feel weird. I am "there" artificially. I am not part of their world, except when someone dies, or gets married, or some other "un"usual reason. I'm glad to be there, but it is awkward to be the one who changes things simply by being there. I know that as a Christian, I am to be salt and light, etc., but sometimes I feel like a parole officer in a drug house.
Sometimes I respond verbally. Something like, "Hey, it doesn't bother me if you smoke", or, I just smile back sheepishly. It's weird for me. I'm trying to be invisible, but I'm pretty sure I'm not.
I am not a choir boy. I actually had a very different life before I was a Christian. I'm not shocked at a lot of stuff. I don't cover my mouth and gasp at the sight of such things. I know…it's hard to believe.
I appreciate the respect and deference that people show me because I'm a pastor. That's a cool thing. I might try to dodge their smoke, not get any alcohol on me, and sit down and hang out with them, and get to know them. It rarely happens that way, in those kinds of gatherings, but it's all good. Sometimes I get to connect with people, but often times, folks don't wanna be seen with the likes of me. 😉
If I could say a few things to them (and sometimes I do), it would be something like this:
"Thanks for saying that. I appreciate that. It doesn't bother me. Actually, I'm not the one you need to worry about. I'm not your judge, God is. He loves you, and he is the one you need to think about, not me, but thanks".
Somehow, many people have gotten the idea that drinking and smoking are deal breakers with God. I recently told one guy to not quit drinking or smoking unless Jesus inspired him to. Just come to church, listen, and be open, and then make up your own mind.
Gosh, I know a lot of Christians, including pastors, that were drinking and smoking and doing other stuff when they came to Jesus. It seems like some of us have forgotten that.
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Date Posted: 11/1/2012
Would you like to determine safety and workplace hazards without having a safety inspector visit your facility? Are you concerned about potential hazards yet you do not want to risk additional legal exposure associated with outside consultants? The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has developed an interactive diagnostic tool that helps companies anonymously identify potential workplace hazards and suggests potential remedies.
Called the OSHA Hazard Awareness Advisor, this Web-based survey tool takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. It is updated regularly to reflect the latest rule changes. Although the Advisor does not cover everything, it is a good tool to raise awareness of potential problem areas that are common in many facilities across the country.
There is no charge to use the tool and it does not track your information and is completely anonymous according to Edward Stern, former director of evaluation and analysis for OSHA. Stern pioneered the development of this tool while at OSHA. This Advisor helps general industry employers identify possible safety and health hazards in their workplace and directs them to OSHA standards addressing those hazards. It should be particularly helpful to small employers without the means to hire safety and health professionals to evaluate their workplace.
The Advisor is one of a series of elaws (electronic law assistance tools) developed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to help employers and employees understand their rights and responsibilities under federal employment laws.
The Advisor will ask a series of questions designed to identify your potential hazards. Following the questions, the Advisor will prepare a text report identifying hazards that may be present in your workplace, providing best practices or strategies to control them, and listing applicable standards which you can later review.
If your workplace is reviewed periodically by an experienced industrial hygienist and by an experienced safety professional, then you probably do not need this Advisor, according to OSHA. You can also contact OSHA directly if you want a free inspection from a consultant to actually conduct a site visit. One problem with this approach is that records from that visit can be used against you in the case of a future incident or inspection. A nice benefit about the online Advisor tool is that it is completely anonymous. But if you keep records of the tools report it could be requested by OSHA if a legal showdown ensues. You could still use the assessment tool to identify potential concerns and then destroy the report once you are done with it.
There are some drawbacks to using the tool. It requires you to interpret and make best guess assessments about proper compliance measures. It is not a substitute for OSHA regulations or a live audit. It is not able to tell you all of the actual or potential hazards in a workplace.
Another way you can inspect your facility without fear of legal blowback is to hire a safety consultant that is actually your lawyer on those areas of your business. Then any inspection your
lawyer does can be considered protected by attorney client privilege. The National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (NWPCA) has worked for years with Adele Abrams, a noted safety attorney and consultant. The NWPCA offers a complete safety program handbook as well as other assistance. Some pallet companies have hired Abrams directly to improve their compliance and reduce legal liability. Abrams can be reached at 301/595-3520 or www.safety-law.com.
There are a number of things you can do to improve the overall safety conditions of your operation without putting your company at risk of larger fines. Refusing to take proactive measures can be a problem if OSHA comes knocking on your door in the future.
Editors Note: The above is for general information purposes only and is not supposed to be taken as legal advice. It is suggested that you contact a safety law expert if you have a specific situation that needs to be addressed.
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USDA is working vigorously at getting farmers to sign up or take full advantage of the new federal farm law. American agriculture is struggling right now, and the department wants everyone who is eligible to fully access their allowable entitlements in the 2002 Farm Bill.
If the Fresno farm bill briefing meeting held recently is an indication it is commendable, if not a bit of overkill. The phrase "I'm from the government, and I am here to help you" never rang more true as USDA paraded one administrator after bureaucrat before a packed residence dining hall on the CSUF campus detailing what is available to almost everyone.
However, the meeting was not just an informational farm bill meeting. It was also to satisfy a discrimination lawsuit settlement filed by minority farmers. When told that this was one of the primary purposes for the meeting, I chuckled a bit at the notion that Fresno was selected to address a USDA minority discrimination problem.
California likes to brag about having 350 different commercial agricultural crops. There are probably that many nationalities represented in California agriculture.
Mentally running down the heritages of farmers and agribusiness people I have interviewed through the years, the list became endless: Hispanic, Basque, Portuguese, Hmong, Italian, Armenian, Cambodian, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese, Israeli, Indian, Pakistani, Russian, Canadian, the California exclusive Ditch Bank Okie and many more. One of my best friends calls himself a Ditch Bank Okie from Tulare, Calif., so I guess it is a nationality.
California is a melting pot of nationalities not only in urban areas, but on the farms as well. I don't mean to minimize or ignore the fact that, unfortunately, there is discrimination in today's society whether in government or in business. Discrimination on the basis of race is morally and legally wrong.
However, to somehow single out Fresno County or California as seething hotbeds of discrimination today to hold an anti-discrimination meeting is ludicrous.
I point to the influx of Southeast Asian farmers who began immigrating to the San Joaquin Valley after the Vietnam War as one example of a nationality being quickly assimilated into American farming. At first these new American farmers struggled with the language; farming practices; pesticide use, marketing — you name it and they were clueless in the beginning. However, University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisors and others in commercial agriculture stepped up to help these new Americans become safe and productive farmers.
If you drive through Fresno or other valley towns during the spring and summer, you will see many small roadside stands selling strawberries and other vegetables. However, that is only the visible part of the story. What you don't see are the truckloads of high value produce grown by these Southeast Asian farmers going to markets throughout the U.S. and Canada.
To say that these struggling farmers were not discriminated against would be a lie. However, more importantly many Californians stepped forward to help. Their success in a very short period of time is testimony to the lack of discrimination.
It is a bit ironic that USDA selected Fresno, Calif., as a site to mitigate a discrimination lawsuit.
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Era varuval (Shrimp fry - dry)
I used to love shrimps back in India but the ones that I get here dont have the same flavor. But still once in a while I cook shrimp with a lot of Indian masala to compensate for the lack of flavor. Shrimp also cooks fast hence this recipe is a definite time saver.
Shrimp (de-veined and tail off) - 1 cup
Chilli powder - 3 tsp
Turmeric - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Lemon juice or vinegar - 2 tsp
Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
Jeera (cumin seeds) - 1 tsp
Saunf (fennel seeds) - 1 tsp
Onion (chopped) - 1
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Oil - 3 tbsp
Salt - as needed
Wash shrimp and marinate for an hr with chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric, ginger-garlic paste and lime juice or vinegar. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard, jeera and saunf. Once the jeera starts turning color add chopped onions and fry till they turn golden brown. Add curry leaves, the marinated shrimp and salt and fry in medium heat till the dish turns a little dry (about 15min). Remove from heat and garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice and sambar. For those who like spicy food, either chilli powder can be increased or dry red chillies can be added along with the onions.


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We R Who We R (put there for Greg's enjoyment since he likes Ke$ha) Starting off as a blind thread on JoeDeclassified, "What's on JOE Mind?" has become the web's #1 AND longest running round-table discussion format podcast dedicated to the world of GI Joe. We also invite in "Joe Celebrities" for interviews and to join in the discussion. Complete with weekly segments, the goal is to bring all aspects of the hobby straight to you via your MP3 player. It's Joe meeting Sports Talk Radio. The show is interactive, so email us at email@example.com, call/txt us at 1-262-515-WOJM (9656), "LIKE" us on Facebook at facebook.com/whatsonjoemind or find the host's Twitter feeds (see below). Be sure to hashtag your Tweets to us #WOJM.
Chuck - aka chuckdawg1999 - @chuckdawg1999
Chuck is our current "showrunner" and is based out of the New York City area he is an admitted Transformer fan, but we forgive him. He is lifelong Joe fan but like many new collectors these days re-entered the line during the 25th Anniversary re-introduction. The podcast was his "idea," so here we are. Chuck is usually the butt of all the host's (and sometime guest's) jokes, mainly because he is a Joe collecting rookie, he hates to be seen in public and he buys his toothpaste online. But he's a champ and takes it like a sport ; and from time to time, dishes it back too. Chuck laments in public that he is the lust object of regular show caller, Herb from Rhode Island, but in private he is a giddy as a school girl at his attention. Chuck also has an unhealthy bromance with friend of the show and sometime guest, Arune Singh. From time to time Chuck's sister makes some background voice appearances, mostly sounding angry and possibly drunk. Chuck's lifelong podcast goal is to appear on an episode of WTF@TFW but is settling for a guest spot on the Seibertron.com Twincast instead. Ah, the story of Chuck's life, always a #2. Chuck also lends his vocal talents to other podcasts on GeekCastRadio.com and on The Fwooshcast. You can find Chuck posting regularly on The TerrorDrome, JoeDeclassified and many Transformers pages that we simply don't care about. If you like the guy, can visit his "fanpage" on Facebook - "What the Chuck?"
Trademark quote: "BOOM! Pipe Bomb, bitches!"
Mike - aka Beach-Head - @mikeirizarry1
Mike is based out of the St. Louis area.Believe it or not, Mike is a radio pro. He actually went to school for this kind of stuff! My my...how the mighty have fallen. He's doing a toy podcast now! Anyway...like Gary he's and an avid sports and GI Joe fan. While he and Gary agree mostly on the Joe side of their friendship, Mike is a Yankees fan, which makes him less than whale crap in the arctic to Gary during baseball season. Come football season, they can at least agree on the name MANNING. Mike's been around the online community a while and he's earned on staff positions at JoeSightings, JoeBattleLines, The COIL Club and JoeDeclassified. He is also a contributor to GeneralsJoes.com and editor of the yearly JoeDeclassified.com newsletter. Mike likes to keep Justin and Gary on their toes when he joins the broadcasts. He leaves Chuck alone most of the time simply because he likes him better. Mike first appeared on WOJM as a guest host in episode 4, in which he insults the head od the Canadian Joe Con by calling him a hoser... Gaffs aside, he became our regular super sub and stepped in for an absent Greg in episodes 5, 9, and 37. You can hear Mike here, more now than in the past, because starting effective in episode 39 he is our newest host. During episode 40, Mike was formerly made our new #4 host with Greg's resignation.
Trademark quote: "Cut his mic!"
Justin - aka General Hawk - @generalsjoes
Who doesn't know Justin?! He is the community's SUPER Fan and often a voice of reason in a sea of hostile fanboys. When not working on the show, you can find Justin updating his site GeneralsJoes.com with the latest news, reviews and additions to his dio-story universe. Besides Chuck and Mike, he brings the most credibility to this show. A little known fact, Justin had to build his own house as modern construction has not reached his part of the country yet in up-state New Hampshire. His children power his podcasting addiction by generating the necessary wattage to broadcast on a treadmill. He is a Patriots fan and should be considered evil.
Trademark quote: "Hasbro sucks!"
Gary - aka cmderinchief - @garygodsoe
Gary is no one important. He lurks in the shadows and shy's away from attention. Oh, who are we kidding?! Gary is based out of the Indianapolis area and has been a long long time active community member. You can find him on most community forums or catch him annually at the GI Joe Convention. He an avid fan of his beloved Boston Red Sox and Indianapolis Colts and has NO PROBLEM talking about them on the podcast even if the listeners don't like it. If you don't like it, put your skirt or as he says, "do your own podcast." He doesn't care about your Joeverse or where character X fits in; He is convinced that the Devil's Due Comic Pack vote was RIGGED; He refuses to recognize the cartoon cannon; He hates the Zombie-Viper concept; He's old skool; He's cranky and somehow he's a host. Go figure.
Trademark quote: "Next news item..."
James - aka KuuKuuSon - @kuukuuson & @RAHCGuide
James is an absolute living legend within the online GI Joe community. Know the guy who dresses up in the crazy costumes at JoeCon every year and seems to ALWAYS win? Well, he's the guy! He's also the accomplished author of the bestselling R.A.H.C.: A Guide to Second Generation O-Ring G.I. Joe Action Figure. He's been a featured guest at the 2011 Canadian GI Joe Convention and the 2011 COIL Con Midwest Joe Convention and will be seen next in 2012 in Southampton, UK as a part of Roll Out/Roll Call 3. James was our second ever guest on WOJM. He helped us with hosting duties during the Canadian Convention and in Episodes 30 and 37. When Mike got promoted to a full-time co-host we asked none other than James to be our new super sub. Rumor has it that James is plotting the demise of one of the 4 regular hosts so he can be a full-time regular. Will his evil scheme succeed? The living legend lives in the Dayton area.
Trademark quote: "Flattery will get you everywhere..."
Kevin - aka KrymsynGardImmoral
He's loud, he's outspoken, and he has no limits on what he says. When editing the program, one must take special attention to what they are doing when Kevin is on the show. Kevin hold the show's single-show and combined-show records of getting bleeped. Still, despite the colorful language he displays, he brings a wealth of GI Joe collecting experience to the table. He is a seasoned preprod collector, an expert on the DEF-era of Joe and an exceptional customizer. Few have been in the online game as long as Kevin.
Trademark quote: "What's up donkey f*****s!?"
Terry - The Red Claw - @terrydiz
Terry is our native west coaster coming to us from the Seattle area. He is the long time admin of YoJoe.com...perhaps you have heard of it. Terry is very well known in the online collector community, but hey, when you are tied to YoJoe, how can you be NOT known right? Terry was a guest on episode 13 and was a guest host with us in episode 28.
Craig - TheScreamMan - @thescreamman
Craig is our token foreigner. He is based out of Sydney, Australia. He is better known for 50+ episodes as the host voice for The Fwooshcast for thefwoosh.com. The Fwooshcast has been very influential to the growth of WOJM as it inspired our Greg to get into podcasting - while WOJM inspired Greg to get out of it! But enough about Greg, this is Craig's bio! His first appearance with us was as a guest host way back in lucky episode 13. Since then he has appeared on the show more than any other guest we've had and has kind been our permanent special guest host when he is available (hey they are 14 hours ahead of us over/down there!). You can hear more of Craig on WOJM in episodes 17 - 20 and 39. For fun he dresses like Mad Max, drinks Fosters, sells Energizer batteries, throws boomerangs, quotes Crocodile Dundee and Steve Irwin, and hunts koalas, dingos and wallabies to support his family out of their one room outback mud hut.
Host Emeritus:
Greg - aka Crosshair - @gregschueller
He's was our original #2 host, show co-founder and former showrunner. He kept the agenda full and the schedule tight, which often got him grief from his opposite hosts. Truth be told, he is showrunner in name only. His fiance is really the showrunner. Besides Chuck, was the most important person to the show. While slipping up once and making mention of Ke$ha, Greg was the show's "smooth operator." Rarely making an error, Greg was THE MAN. He resigned to dedicate more time to work and his soon-to-be wife after episode 39. Greg returned for our 1 Year Anniversary Special (Episode 52), Special Edition #19 and will be heard from time to time in the future, so stay tuned. Show your love for Greg by hashtagging your tweets #MOARGREG
Unofficially we have been dubbed the VOICE OF THE FANDOM or the VOICE OF JOECON, but those are titles YOU give us. Believe it or not, our reach has extended far enough that we have received OFFICIAL branding status to some large community events. WOJM is the OFFICIAL podcast of Roll Out/Roll Call (@RollOutRollCall ), Europe's largest Transformer/Action Force/GI Joe Convention; and the annual Canadian JoeCon (@CanadianJoeCon), Canada's largest GI Joe Convention; and COIL Con (@coilclub), Indiana's largest GI Joe Convention!
WOJM staffers go to great lengths to attend as many GI Joe shows as they can - WORLDWIDE. We've attended and recorded from Toy Fair in NYC, Roll Out Roll Call in the UK, JoeCon, Canadian JoeCon, COIL Con events and in November Iowa's Assembly Required. NO OTHER GI JOE PODCAST CAN MATCH THIS!! Just like GI Joe, WOJM is THERE! If you are at a large GI Joe show, be looking for us, and if you don't see us, tell the promoter you want to see us next year!
Kokomo Toys - @KokomoToys
Located 45 minutes north of Indianapolis in Kokomo, Indiana, Kokomo Toys has quickly become one of the largest non-chain dealers of new and vintage GI Joe product. Family owned and operated, Kokomo Toys keeps the personal touch alive and well in this global internet age. Kokomo Toys sponsors the first half of every episode of WOJM! Find them on Facebook, Twitter and online at KokomoToys.com!
Missing a key piece to your Flagg? Look no further, JoeArmory.com is your must see destination. Browse and choose from literally THOUSANDS of parts to complete your build outs. If you are a vintage collector and need help replacing those items you carelessly broke as a child, then surf on over to JoeArmory.com or find them on Facebook and take a look! JoeArmory.com sponsors the second half of every episode of WOJM!
All The Cool Stuff - @AllZeCoolStuff
Looking for Action Force stuff? Are you from the UK or Europe and are looking for a good old toy store closer to you? Based on the High Street in Fordingbridge UK and online, All The Cool Stuff is one of the UK's leading independent toy and collectables retailers. Be sure to catch their annual Roll Out Roll Call show, the largest GI Joe, Action Force and Transformer Convention in Europe. All The Cool Stuff sponsors our Mailbag segment
WOJM is part of the Geek Cast Radio Network (@GeekCastRadio). If you are a fan of other 80s and 90s licensed franchises, you need to check out what the GCRN can offer you to add to your weekly podcast listening. From cartoons, to gaming; from Transformers, to MASK; from pop-culture, to opinion, the GCRN has a little something to offer to everyone. Be sure to stop by their site at www.geekcastradio.com or find their shows on iTunes and Stitcher SmartRadio TODAY!


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CoopersDesign needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 76 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
Classy, Classy, Classy, and outdoorsy...
We are trying to go for a classy approach to target the high-end sportsmen, and to the younger, more stylish, hunter.
Similar to the Skate, Surf crowd, but outdoorsy?
See our website store for examples or our current artwork.
Cooper's Rugged Design Co. - coopersdesign.com
We're a t-shirt company looking for some new design styles to add to our retail line of outdoors, hunting, t-shirts. We tend to stick with NATURAL, earthy colors that represent the outdoors.
We want to appeal to the younger, more stylish, hunter.
- DEER or ELK theme
- Some sort of tag line or title
- SIMPLE, yet stylish
- Redneck-ish
- "Nascar" prints that are HUGE.
- Our company name in the design


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Asian shares crept higher on Tuesday, tracking the overnight gains in U.S. stocks, as fresh signs of compromise maintained a new optimism that the U.S. "fiscal cliff" budget tussle could be settled before tax hikes and spending cuts begin to bite early next year.
Oil and copper also firmed on the prospect of progress in the U.S. budget talks, but expectations of more monetary easing in Japan kept the yen soft.
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President Barack Obama is seeking higher tax revenues which include increased rates on the wealthy while he is willing to cut some spending by changing the way cost of living adjustments are made to Social Security retirement benefits and other programs.
Obama's offer shows his willingness to give way on an item that some of his supporters had sought to protect, and may help advance negotiations with top Republican John Boehner to avert the fiscal cliff before the end-year deadline.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan <.MIAPJ0000PUS> was up 0.2 percent, following a rise in global shares on Monday. The index snapped an eight-day winning streak on Monday as investors took profits from last week's rally.
Fears over the U.S. fiscal crisis have dragged on many markets, but regional equities took direction from local factors.
Australian shares led Asia's outperformers with a 0.7 percent gain, lifted by a rise in iron ore prices <.IO62-CNI=SI> to a five-month high.
"Iron ore is a very key commodity in the Chinese industrial machine, steel usage will bounce back and that is good news for our exporters," said Baillieu Holst director Richard Morrow.
Seoul shares <.KS11> rose marginally but underperformed others in Asia, as investors were reluctant to build positions ahead of South Korea's presidential vote on Wednesday.
In Japan, the Nikkei average <.N225> surged 1.1 percent to an 8-1/2-month high and edged closer to the key 10,000-mark, with sentiment bolstered by a landslide election win for the conservative Liberal Democratic Party on Sunday.
LDP leader Shinzo Abe, who is due to be confirmed as Japan's next premier on December 26, is calling for far more aggressive monetary stimulus and huge public works spending to rescue Japan out of decades-long deflation, pledges which are seen pressuring the yen and supporting Japanese stocks by improving earnings for Japanese exporters.
"The Nikkei is up today primarily due to the rise in U.S. stocks overnight, but the 'Abe-effect' is surprisingly longer-lasting as investors seem to be postponing the timing of unwinding their positions until they see the details and specifics in policies," said Ayako Sera, market economist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank.
YEN REMAINs PRESSURED
The dollar inched up 0.1 percent to 83.95 yen, off a 20-month high of 84.48 yen hit on Monday but well above its late New York levels on Friday.
Abe applied fresh pressure on the Bank of Japan on Monday, saying that the election result reflected strong public support for his views, which he hoped the BOJ would take into account at its two-day policy meeting starting on Wednesday.
"The dollar has more upside against the yen ahead of the BOJ's meeting, with expectations for some additional easing steps being strengthened after Abe's comments yesterday," said Yuji Saito, director of foreign exchange at Credit Agricole in Tokyo.
"The corrective fall in the dollar/yen after the election was small and it's crawling up because the yen weakening trend is still intact. But after the BOJ meeting, there will likely be pre-holiday profit-taking, pushing the dollar/yen down by 1 to 2 yen," he said, adding that the dollar could temporarily touch 85 yen before profit-taking sets in by the end of the year.
The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield hit a one-month high of 0.750 percent on concerns that big-scale fiscal stimulus could seriously increase the country's debt burden.
U.S. Treasury yields also inched up in Asia, with the 10-year yields briefly reaching 1.796 percent, its highest level since October 26, on hopes for a deal on the U.S. fiscal cliff.
London copper was up 0.2 percent to $8,078.50 a metric ton (1.1023 tons).
U.S. crude rose 0.4 percent to $87.57 a barrel and Brent added 0.5 percent to $108.18.
(Additional reporting by Victoria Thieberger in Melbourne; Editing by Eric Meijer)


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L – Oilers 0, Leafs 4 – Game 14 – 2013-10-29 @ 7:00 PM MST – SNET W
Gagner makes his triumphant return to the line up tonight. Don't expect an immediate impact as he's been sidelined for quite some time due to Kassian's reckless stick in the pre-season. Ideally it will provide a team wide lift though.
Tonight is their first home game in awhile aside from the Caps game, but this one has the potential to feel like a road game. Someone turned off the lights and the cockroaches are coming out decorated in Leafs apparel and attempting to take over Rexall. Much like any original 6 team being in town. Getting early momentum is key.
Bachman will be tending the net tonight and hopefully won't have to turn away near as many shots as he did last game in a 47 save performance losing eventually in a shootout to the Kings. The Leafs don't shoot as often, but when they do, they've been making the best of it with what is currently 3rd ranking in league shooting percentage behind St. Louis and Tampa Bay.
With Gagner back on the ice, the Oilers top line gets shuffled once more. He'll be centering Yakupov and Eberle. Yakupov finally capitalized on his first goal of the season one timing a tough angled rebound behind Quick. Ideally it's the first step to restoring his mojo. He also played a good team game so he might finally be coming around to Eakins system.
The Oilers had some terribly timed penalties last game so looking for a more disciplined performance. The Leafs being a high percentage team, there's no need to make things easier on them.
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Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said issuing a broad pardon of prison inmates based on a proposal from Chilean Catholic bishops would be "neither prudent nor appropriate," but he agreed to consider humanitarian cases individually. In a letter delivered to Pinera July 21, the country's bishops called for better prison conditions and urged pardons for inmates who were elderly or ill or had minor children. Critics said the proposal would lead to the release of many former military officers convicted of human rights abuses under the 1973-1990 dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet. On July 25, Pinera said he valued debate, but "proposals continue to create tensions and divisions between Chileans and have often reopened old wounds and past resentments." The president said he would consider pardons on humanitarian grounds, as long as they did not "harm the soul of our country or pose a danger to society," but would not include inmates convicted of crimes against humanity, homicide or other violent crimes, rape, crimes against children, drug trafficking or terrorism. Pinera ordered Justice Minister Felipe Bulnes to review the state of the country's prisons to improve living conditions for inmates and working conditions for prison guards. Bishop Alejandro Goic Karmelic of Rancagua, president of the Chilean bishops' conference, told reporters the bishops had not requested a blanket pardon and that he was happy that the president had ordered a review of prison conditions.
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Spring Sangria Recipe
Note: Sumo oranges are a cross between a mandarin and a navel orange. If you can't find them, use one navel orange and one mandarin.
Read more: Drinking in Season: Spring Sangria
- Yield:Makes 4 to 6 servings
- Active time: 10 minutes
- Total time:10 minutes
- For the ginger syrup:
- 1/2 cup peeled ginger root, roughly chopped
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- For the cocktail:
- 2 sumo oranges (see note), 1 peeled and broken into segments, 1 thinly sliced for garnish
- 2 lemons, 1 cut into wedges, 1 thinly sliced for garnish
- 8 kumquats, thinly sliced and deseeded
- 3 ounces Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
- 1 ounce orange liqueur such as Cointreau
- 1 bottle rosé wine
- 12 frozen grapes
- Club soda
To make the ginger syrup: Combine ginger, water, and sugar in a small saucepan. Heat over high heat until boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce to a simmer and continue to cook until for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Strain through a fine mesh strainer. Ginger syrup will keep for one week in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
To make the sangria: Add the Sumo orange and lemon segments along with 5 sliced kumquats to the bottom of a pitcher. Add Maraschino liqueur, orange liqueur, and 2 ounces of ginger syrup and muddle. Add the entire bottle of rosé and stir. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve, up to 4 hours.
When ready to serve, add a slice of orange and lemon, a few kumquat slices and a few frozen grapes to each glass. Add 2 ounces of soda water to the glass. Stir the sangria in the pitcher and strain into each glass.
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