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Chad Wells made a name for himself at Alewife, the popular tavern across from the Hippodrome Theatre, first with a sublime, spectacularly smoked hamburger and then by working magic on the fearsome invasive species known as the snakehead.
Wells grilled snakehead, sauteed it and, memorably, folded it into a bracingly good ceviche with orange, mango, peppers and cucumber.
A few months back, Wells packed up his knives and left Alewife for Annapolis. He left his burger behind but took his ceviche with him to the Rockfish, a sprawling restaurant that sits on the gateway to Annapolis' cozy Eastport neighborhood.
"I want to a be a front-runner in establishing local and invasive food in Annapolis," Wells said at the time. "I want to put my heart out there with food."
Based on a recent dinner at the Rockfish, Wells is about halfway there. Dinner at the Rockfish has its great moments, some of them from seafood, but there's also a splendid chicken dish you should try. The ceviche itself, refreshing and juicy, is worth a trip.
But Annapolis, which by all rights should be a national destination for inventive seafood, is a conservative dining town. And you can see where Wells has pulled back.
I was disappointed in a calamari appetizer, which had a pleasantly crunchy, chipotle-spiked buttermilk batter but seemed designed to make no one think fo squid when they were eating it. It was more like a bar snack than great seafood.
I wondered about this, and I asked Wells about it later. He said he had tried to introduce a new calamari dish, one more like the version he served at Alewife, but customers kept asking for the old version.
That can happen. You certainly don't want to see a chef run roughshod over diners, but you hate to see diners insist on mediocre food when they can have something better. A good wait staff can help educate diners. That wasn't happening when we visited, though. The service was competent but complacent. We weren't even told about the evening's specials.
The Rockfish provides a good setting for an upbeat and casual dinner. The atmosphere has the masculine, nautical trimmings of a marina club — wood floors, ceiling fans and timbered ceilings. The best rooms are the small ones located off to the side of the main one.
Where Wells is getting his way, the results are very good. There's the ceviche, which is not only a tasty appetizer but a pretty one, with chunks of fish, mango and cucumber layered over slices of orange. Wild boar sliders, another winning appetizer, are served on toasty brioche bun and layered colorfully, with pickled carrots, shaved fennel and daikon radish sprouts. They look great, and the flavors and textures collide effectively.
The best entree we tried was, as it happened, not seafood-based. How a kitchen handles chicken dishes tells you a lot, and Wells' kitchen did admirable work with an entree of seared chicken, from the brown-skinned and juicy pieces of chicken to the full-bodied tomato pan sauce chunked up with capers, spinach and chunks of chorizo.
You can see Wells testing the waters with a dish built around the Potomac Rive blue catfish, another invasive species. Here, he lures diners with a popular method, blackening, and straightforward accompaniments like a Creole remoulade and Anson Mills grits laced with Grafton cheddar. Only slight oversalting kept it from full success.
Wells should keep working to find a better preparation for Chesapeake Bay rockfish. His entree of pan-seared rockfish, served with a crab risotto cake, chimichurri butter and what the menu calls "oceanic gravy," has appealing aspects — the fish itself, for instance, was well handled — but never fully coheres into the kind of magnificent dish it should be.
Yes, I'm calling for magnificence here. The Rockfish should have a rockfish dish that knocks your socks off.
The Rockfish is a curious case. The restaurant just received permission to build a rooftop deck, a first for Eastport, which will be a welcome amenity for the neighborhood. But it could be a distraction, too. There's still work to be done with the cocktail list, which is full of sweet things, and the dessert list, which needs a dose of originality.
And the staff needs to fully support the food they're serving. The ingredients are all here, and it would be a shame if the biggest obstacle to the Rockfish becoming a first-class seafood restaurant turned out to be the people who eat there.
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Where: 400 Sixth St., Annapolis
Contact: 410-267-1800, rockfishmd.com
Open: Lunch and dinner daily
Prices: Appetizers $10-$13; entrees $16-$35
Food: Seafood-focused American cuisine
Service: Less than fully engaged but competent
Best dishes: Snakehead ceviche, seared chicken, blackened catfish
Parking: Parking lot adjacent to the restaurant
Children: A five-item menu of $7 items like grilled cheese and chicken fingers is available
Noise level: Loud but not uncomfortable
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Monday, May 4, 2009
More Mini Quilt Monday
Before I tell you about my latest mini quilt, I'd like to invite to check out the little lovelies courtesy of Rossie, Marty (she seems to have caught the alliteration bug as well), and Kajsa.
I actually have you all to thank for the inspiration for today's mini quilt. I really appreciated the comments about my Patch Pillow and was buoyed by them to craft a quilt using the same technique. But, because I get bored easily, I decided to add variety by altering a small detail.
From the moment I decided to uses the patches design for my mini quilt, I knew I wanted to round the corners. It's such a little change, but it was the design element I was most excited about.
I couldn't wait to finish the quilting so that I could trim the edges and round them.
The binding fabric is a commercial print I bought at IKEA the other day. I spent way too much time thinking about what kind of fabric I wanted for the binding, but it seems to me that if I'm going to call attention to the edges by rounding them, then I've got to be choosy about what covers those edges.
Also, in response to several of you who expressed an interest in the scraps still lingering in my basket, I've created a new "category" of bundles for my shop .
I've been offering my stitch in dye bundles for a while. These are variety packs of my hand dyed fabric that include 18, 5"x5" squares. They're easy to measure out and add up to a total yardage of about 1/4 yard. I had a bit of trouble deciding how to quantify these scrap bundles. I didn't want to just eye them because I would hate for anyone to feel like they didn't get a fair amount.
But I also didn't want to measure each scrap and then add those measurements up until I got about 1/4 yard of fabric. That did not seem like a good use of my time. I decided to weigh the bundles on my kitchen scale and equalize the amounts that way. The process of weighing the fabric inspired its product name, 1/4 pound bundles. So, there they are, 4 ounces of hand dyed fabric goodness tied together with raffia. I think you'd be amazed how many scraps it takes to make 1/4 pound. I was.
I'll be adding these to my shop later today.
Edited- The 1/4 pound bundles are sold, but there will be more soon!
Happy Monday!
16 comments:
- Tiffany said...
How much do these costs? I'd loveeeeeeee to get some!!!
- May 4, 2009 at 1:30:00 PM CST
- katy said...
Amazing as usual! The rounded corners are great. Thanks for being so kick-ass - I love the eye candy!
- May 4, 2009 at 1:50:00 PM CST
- Candied Fabrics said...
Yup, that is some beautiful binding - is it all machine stitched? or is the zigzagging just for decoration? I hate hand sewing the binding at the end, but also have been unhappy with my attempts to machine stitch on the binding after I turn it to the back...I'd love to hear details if you want to share!
- May 4, 2009 at 2:43:00 PM CST
- Andi said...
Love the combination of the crisp straight piecing with the rounded corners.
Fabulous fabrics and colours, as always.
Andi :-)
- May 4, 2009 at 3:18:00 PM CST
- sara berry said...
I took my son to martial arts and when I got back they were all gone! :( I hope there will be more soon--they looked delicious.
- May 4, 2009 at 3:52:00 PM CST
- Lauri said...
I love the mini quilt Monday's...they are all so beautiful. And I REALLY hope you get some more scraps in your shop fast! I'd love some!
- May 4, 2009 at 4:43:00 PM CST
- Cheryl Arkison said...
I love that top photo. What hardware is that? I am returning to my desk job and want to install something to display quilts to help keep me motivated.
- May 4, 2009 at 5:15:00 PM CST
- melissa s. said...
i love this! the rounded corners are so clever!
- May 4, 2009 at 9:06:00 PM CST
- lily boot said...
Love the rounded corners - now added to my list of things to try - maybe next Monday! I too made a mini quilt for your mini quilt Monday, but I'm not sure how to play along. The link for my post is http://blockaday.com/hopscotch-for-little-people/ Hope this is okay :-)
- May 5, 2009 at 4:53:00 AM CST
- pattynubs said...
Love the little quilt! I have used round corners on several pieces and it always adds an interesting touch. I am a day late and a dollar short for getting a bundle of fabric. Darn! I will keep checking back.
- May 5, 2009 at 5:53:00 AM CST
- Kris said...
I love your mini quilt! I often drool over your bundles in your etsy shop. One day I will get brave and buy something!!! (I know, how sad that buying online is scary to me! I'll get there!)
- May 5, 2009 at 6:35:00 AM CST
- Malka Dubrawsky said...
Hi Lily- I'll link to your image next Monday. If you'd like to participate in the future, just send me a link before 10:00 am CST on that Monday and I'll include it in my post.
My email is firstname.lastname@example.com.
BTW- I really like your mini quilt. It's very cute.
- May 5, 2009 at 7:38:00 AM CST
- Goosey said...
Those colours are just lovely, I love really bright stuff and yours is fab
- May 5, 2009 at 1:24:00 PM CST
- Linda Zokan said...
The mini is fresh and adorable and I so hope you will have more little bundles in your shop again. Love your fabrics and the 1/4 pound idea!
- May 6, 2009 at 11:26:00 PM CST
- Heather said...
so pretty--happy, delicate and I, too, love the rounded corners:)
- May 8, 2009 at 11:25:00 AM CST
- L O V E L Y D E S I G N said...
i just wanted to say real quick - i really love your work. refreshing, beautiful, and inspiring! keep it up : ) xo sharilyn
- May 16, 2009 at 5:50:00 PM CST

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Pedroia turning it on in pursuit of another title
DETROIT -- The Red Sox hardly did anything on offense in Game 1 and most of Game 2 in this American League Championship Series against the Tigers. The Fenway Park crowd got quiet. The series looked like it might just get away from Boston.
But the dugout wasn't quiet. It's never quiet as long as Dustin Pedroia is there.View Full Game Coverage
DETROIT -- The Red Sox hardly did anything on offense in Game 1 and most of Game 2 in this American League Championship Series against the Tigers. The Fenway Park crowd got quiet. The series looked like it might just get away from Boston.
But the dugout wasn't quiet. It's never quiet as long as Dustin Pedroia is there.View Full Game Coverage
Boston's second baseman is at it again this October, in case you haven't noticed. He's doing what he always does -- impacting games, contributing in any way he can, and attempting to help will his team toward another World Series championship. It would be the second of Pedroia's career, and he wants it just as badly as the first one in 2007.
"We understand ... you back us into a wall, you can only do two things -- cave or fight," Pedroia said after he helped the Red Sox overcome a four-run deficit in the eighth inning of Game 2 to prevail, 6-5. "We're going to fight."
The series shifts to Comerica Park on Tuesday for Game 3 at 4 p.m. ET on FOX.
Pedroia's been fighting all season long and all postseason long, and things might be turning in his direction after a tough Division Series against Tampa Bay that saw him go 4-for-19 (.211).
In Game 1 of the ALCS, the Red Sox lost, 1-0, on a combined one-hitter by Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez and a quartet of relievers. But Pedroia was on base twice, drawing two walks.
In Game 2, Tigers starter Max Scherzer had a no-hitter going into the sixth, but Pedroia had already made something happen in the third inning when he ranged to his left, dove to field a bullet of a ground ball off the bat of Austin Jackson, and threw out the speedy runner at first base.
"That was sick, wasn't it?" Red Sox pitcher John Lackey said. "I didn't think there was any way he was getting to that ball. But that's him. He's all-out all the time. I just think there's more light on it in the postseason. But he'll lay out in April. It doesn't matter."
Pedroia was far from done in Game 2.
In the sixth inning, with his team trailing, 5-0, Pedroia gave the Red Sox their first run of the ALCS by doubling off the Green Monster to score Shane Victorino, and in the eighth inning, after Will Middlebrooks had doubled and Jacoby Ellsbury had worked a walk, Pedroia singled into right field off Tigers right-handed specialist Al Alburquerque to load the bases for David Ortiz, who, of course, cleared them on the first pitch he saw from closer Joaquin Benoit.
One inning later, the Red Sox had completed their comeback and tied the series, and now Pedroia is right where he wants to be: in October with a good chance to go all the way.
This is nothing new. Pedroia was raised in the Red Sox organization, won the AL Rookie of the Year Award and the World Series in '07, won the AL Most Valuable Player Award in '08, and has made four All-Star teams and won two Gold Glove Awards.
His teammates continue to marvel at his non-stop engine, his tireless desire to win baseball games by any means necessary.
"It's pretty crazy how he has no switch," starter Jon Lester said. "It's the same gig over and over and over for the whole season. It doesn't matter if it's Day 1 of spring or Game 7 of the World Series. You're going to get the same guy. I think that's what makes him so special. That's what kind of sets him apart in this clubhouse as the guy we look to. That never changes, never wavers.
"He's always got his finger on the game somehow. He's always finding a way to help the team, whether it's on defense or offense. He's always contributing to help us win."
Pedroia has now driven in at least one run in eight straight postseason series, or, as it turns out, every postseason series in which he has appeared in his career.
Heading into Game 3 in Detroit, Pedroia didn't want to dwell on his past accomplishments or his qualities as a player.
He wanted to talk about one thing, naturally: How to win Game 3.
"He's tough," Pedroia said when asked about Game 3 starter Justin Verlander. "He's tough on everybody, so we'll try to find a way to have quality at-bats and get some runs on the board.
"Just try to grind out at-bats. If you get a good pitch to hit, you better hit it."
Doug Miller is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @DougMillerMLB and read his MLBlog, Youneverknow.


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Amanda Raff, M.D.Dr. Raff is Assistant Professor of Medicine. A graduate of Einstein in the Class of 1998, she joined the faculty in 2004, following a fellowship in Nephrology. Since 2008, Dr. Raff has been the course director for the Renal System course.
Amy E. Kesselman, M.D.Dr. Kesselman is Assistant Clinical Professor and Associate Clerkship Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health at Einstein. She also serves as site leader for students rotating through Ob/Gyn at Weiler Hospital, and is a member of the Division of Education Clinical Committee.
Lloyd D. Fricker, Ph.D.Dr. Fricker is Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Einstein, and serves as course director for the Principles of Pharmacology course for first-year medical students. He has been a member of the Einstein faculty since 1986, and is a member of the Leo M. Davidoff Society.
Maria Teresa M. Santos, M.D.Dr. Santos is Assistant Professor of Family & Social Medicine at Einstein, as well as the Co-Director of the Family Medicine Clerkship and Co-Chair of the Clinical Committee of the Division of Education. A 1988 Einstein graduate, Dr. Santos has been a member of the faculty since 2001, and was inducted recently into the Leo M. Davidoff Society.
Leslie H. Bernstein, M.D.Dr. Bernstein is Professor of Medicine and Director Emeritus of the Unified Division of Gastroenterology at Montefiore Medical Center and Einstein. He joined the faculty in 1965, immediately after completing his public health and gastroenterology fellowships. Among previous honors, Dr. Bernstein received the Samuel Rosen Award for excellence in clinical teaching in 1988, and is a charter member of the Leo M. Davidoff Society.
George J. Fruhman, Ph.D.Dr. Fruhman is Associate Professor of Anatomy & Structural Biology and one of Einstein's founding faculty members. During his more than 50 years on the faculty, he has taught histology and gross anatomy to generations of Einstein students. During his long career, he has participated on many committees and mentored numerous students in his laboratory. Dr. Fruhman is a member of longstanding in the Leo M. Davidoff Society.
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The Central Connecticut swimming and diving team picked up two NEC weekly honors on Tuesday as senior Kristina Gulia was tabbed NEC Co-Swimmer of the Week while junior Kaitlyn Dwyer was named NEC Diver of the Week for their impressive performances at the Blue Devils' final home meet of the 2013-14 season this past weekend.
Gulia, coming off of two national-qualifying performances at the Austin Grand Prix in Austin, TX, helped lead the Blue Devils to their tri-meet win on senior day. She claimed two individual gold medals at the meet against NEC foes Sacred Heart and Saint Francis Brooklyn while also helping CCSU take the 400 medley relay with a time of 4:02.81. She finished first in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke with times of 1:07.48 and 2:25.97, respectively.
Gulia is the first CCSU swimmer to earn the NEC Co-Swimmer of the Week accolade this season. She shares the honor with Saint Francis U's Danyel Johnson.
Dwyer is the third Blue Devil to earn the NEC Diver of the Week honor this season. The junior shattered her previous season-best 1-meter score of 214.65 on Saturday. She earned first place overall in the event with her score of 228.50. Dwyer also registered a score of 205.25 from the 3-meter board.
Dwyer's honor also marks the seventh week out of 10 that a Central diver has brought the NEC Diver of the Week award home to New Britain.
The Blue Devils will return to the pool when they travel to Wagner this Saturday, Feb. 1. This weekend's dual-meet will serve as the final tune-up before the 2014 Northeast Conference Championships.


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Jake Arrieta: Spotlight on Chicago Cubs right-handed pitcher
Spotlight on… Jake Arrieta, right-handed pitcher, Cubs
What's up: As the Rockies discovered Thursday at Chicago's Wrigley Field, Arrieta is the real deal. The 6-foot-4 right-hander, scheduled to pitch Wednesday at Coors Field, has a 1.73 ERA in his past 11 starts, holding opponents to a .162 batting average. He's gone from relying on a power four-seam fastball to a cutter and tight slider, and it's made him a better pitcher.
Background: The Cubs acquired Arrieta and reliever Pedro Strop from Baltimore in an early July trade last season for veteran Scott Feldman. Arrieta was a top prospect in Baltimore, but he never lived up to his billing. But give credit to team architects Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer for trusting their instincts and finding Arrieta. He is the cornerstone of the Cubs' future rotation.
Saunders' take: Trading starters Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to Oakland in July signaled one of the final big sweeps of the Cubs' housecleaning that was desperately needed. As longtime Chicago baseball writer Phil Rogers pointed out recently, the Cubs' .421 winning percentage since the start of the 2010 season marks the worst period for the franchise in more than 60 years. It's going to take more smart trades and the maturation of prospects for the Cubs to turn things around. Arrieta is a good building block. He's always had good stuff, but his control has been suspect. But he's cleaned that up, and his 2.65 walks per nine innings are the fewest of his professional career. If the Cubs finally turn things around, the 28-year-old figures to be a big part of it.


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Born to a middle class family in rural India, Mary Bastian had an interesting upbringing. She attended school in Sierra Leone, West Africa, where her father was a teacher, and later returned to her home country where she got a degree in chemical technology – a rare choice in those days for a woman in India.
"I was fascinated by research and chose to continue my studies by doing a Master's degree in chemical engineering even though most of my relatives were opposed to the idea. They felt that it was a waste of time and resources encouraging females to do higher education and wanted me to follow the traditional route of getting married and starting a family," she says.
"Later on, I did get married and had children, but only after obtaining my PhD in Chemical Engineering. Now I am balancing my career with being a wife and a mother."
Mary joined Shell in 2009 after gaining experience at General Electric and Dow Chemicals. Her first role at Shell was as a process research and development engineer working on areas like biofuels, techno-economic evaluation of processes, solar fuels and carbon capture. "I was attracted to the sheer vastness of the company, the diverse nature of the people and the endless learning opportunities. I've always felt encouraged to take my career to the next level," she explains.
Mary likes a challenge and since moving into a managing role a year ago, she has learnt to refocus her energy. "I'm a perfectionist and I want things to be done in the best possible way and I followed this approach in my previous roles, but when you're managing your workload and people at the same time, you have to prioritise.
You'll never be able to do everything perfectly. It's the same in real life – balancing a career with your personal responsibilities is not easy, but you can still do your best without trying to be perfect. I've learnt to concentrate on the job at hand and when I go home, my focus is on my family," she shares.
She would share the same advice with new employees. "When you start a new career, do not get distracted by everything around you. Focus on the job at hand and only make commitments when you are confident that you'd be able to deliver on those commitments. If you take these basic steps of being responsible and working with integrity, the career opportunities you want will always come your way."
She's also an advocate for being yourself at work. "Something that's always struck me about Shell is how people truly have the opportunity to be their natural selves. It shows in how we are encouraged to work in a way that suits our personalities. Some people work flexible hours while others choose to change roles often. I also enjoy the cross-cultural collaboration – I spent a year in Amsterdam and it was great to see how people from different backgrounds could work towards the same objective," she says.


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Tax Bills
Tax bills for real and personal property are mailed to all Richmond County property owners in July or August of each year. If you do not receive your tax statement, please contact the Tax Collector's Office during regular office hours to request a statement of taxes due.
Due Date
Taxes are due on September 1 each year. Payment without interest may be made through January 5. Should January 5 fall on Saturday, Sunday or holiday, payment deadline is extended to the next business day. Mail payments are deemed as received as of the date affixed by the U.S. Postal Service.
Property taxes not paid in full by January 5 are subject to a penalty of 2% effective on January 6 and 3/4% interest will be accrued each month thereafter until paid in full. North Carolina General Statutes require local tax collectors to advertise annually all current year unpaid taxes levied on real estate in the local newspaper (between March 1 and June 30). Advertisement of property tax liens is required by state law. There is an additional cost to the taxpayer for this advertising.
Property Transfers
Real estate taxes are generally the legal obligation of the owner of record as of January 1. However, in the case of a transfer of ownership, North Carolina Session Law now transfers the liability for unpaid taxes to the owner as of the date the taxes become past due. This means if the taxes are unpaid as of January 6, the owner as of that date is now liable and responsible for the payment of the taxes. A "purchase letter" is sent to owners of recently purchased property to remind them of existing taxes. Ordinarily, taxes are prorated at the time of the transfer of ownership. To determine if your taxes were prorated at the time of closing, please contact your realtor or closing attorney. The best way to make sure there are no surprises regarding unpaid taxes is to request that the taxes are paid upon the closing of the transaction. If current year taxes are not yet due, we will accept prepayments based on the previous year's rate.
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We will gladly provide billing information to your financial institution (or their servicing agent) at their request. If requested by financial institution, no tax bills are mailed to the property owner.
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Good Skin Care and Diabetes
People with diabetes are prone to dry skin, particularly when blood glucose levels run high. This causes the body to lose fluids and skin to become dry. Dry skin can crack and itch, which can lead to infections. You may also get dry skin with diabetes if you have neuropathy. The nerves in the legs and feet may not get the message to sweat, which is necessary to keep skin soft and moist. Keeping your skin moisturized when you have diabetes is one of the easiest ways to prevent skin problems.
Here are some other ways you can prevent skin problems with diabetes:
- After you wash with a mild soap, rinse and dry thoroughly in every nook and cranny of your body. Use a moisturizer, but not between your toes.
- Avoid very hot baths and showers, which can dry your skin. "Avoid soaking your feet too," says Andrea Penney, RN, CDE, at Joslin Diabetes Center. "Extended exposure to water softens the feet and makes your skin more prone to being pierced."
- Inspect your body for red spots, blisters and sores that could lead to infection.
- Look for any bumps or changes in appearance on your feet and have your doctor look at your feet at least twice a year during your physical.
- Treat cuts right away. Wash minor cuts with soap and water.
- Keep your blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible.
- Control blood pressure and cholesterol by taking prescribed medications, which will improve circulation and keep your skin healthy.
- Drink plenty of fluids, like water and caffeine-free, sugar-free drinks, to keep your skin hydrated.
- Eat foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which nourish the skin. This includes fish like salmon, sardines, albacore tuna and mackerel, as well as tofu and other forms of soybeans, walnuts, flaxseed and their oils.
If you notice any skin problems, let your health care provider know right away.
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Friday, January 25, 2008
New Blogs and Stacks of Wax
(And as a side note, we love Brunt and McCown, but you can only listen to Maple Leafs talk for so long before your head collapses.)
The New Kid in Town
We generally don't link to new Blue Jays blogs this early after their inception, but we're giving it up for The Bottom of the Order. Written by semi-frequent commenter /A (ooh, mysterious handle!), BotO is a nice addition to our little collective of ne'erdowells blogging on the Jays. As a bonus, /A has an excellent music blog called THIS IS OUR MUSIC., which demonstrates their excellent taste in tunes. (And we say that, because it's pretty much the same as ours. This is all subjective, you see.)
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And while we're on music, Blairsy's latest links to the Mitch Melnick's Team 990 blog, where MM gets all Brokeback and wistful, remembering the good old days of hanging with Blair in the MTL ("I wish I could quit you, Blairsy!"). Mitch also talks tunes, including the Drive By Truckers (not our favorite, but we respect their fighting style), Ryan Adams (we love him, but not as much as he loves himself) and Jeff Buckley (*sniff* We wish we could quit you, Buckley!)
So What's This Got To Do With The Jays?
Nothing. We are really getting down to the end of what we can blog about until pitchers and catchers report. It's like we've finished all of our beer for the night, and it's 4 am, and we're starting to mix Blue Curacao with apple juice because that's pretty much all that's left.
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- /a said...
Namechecked by The Tao, I am humbled. Truly. Many thanks.
As for Spoon: without question, their awesomeness is boundless.
And the anonymous moniker amounts to little more that a vain attempt to infuse some mystique into an otherwise bleak existence. Sadly.
- January 25, 2008 at 10:08 PM
- Darren Priest said...
You have the subtitle "The New Kid in Town" in a post about music and there is no mention of The Eagles? What kind of show are you running here anyways?
- January 27, 2008 at 12:48 PM
- Lloyd "the barber" Moseby said...
I've had a rough night and I hate the fucking eagles man.
- January 27, 2008 at 3:15 PM
Try OJ with the Curacao - it goes dayglo green !
- January 28, 2008 at 3:48 AM
Did you know that "Desperado" was never released as a single?
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As Mojo Nixon sang: "Don Henley must die."
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Most liquor store owners say they'll open today
Local package store owners bracing for statewide Sunday liquor sales today say they aren't expecting a big boost in business but feel they must stay open to remain competitive.
Eleven out of 13 package-store personnel contacted last week indicated they would open today during the first day Sunday liquor sales will have been allowed since 1933. One owner with a prior commitment said he would begin a seven-day schedule starting Memorial Day weekend.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed into law this month a bill that made Sunday alcohol sales legal, including the sale of beer at supermarkets. The bill, which overrode decades of Prohibition-era laws and left Indiana the only state still banning Sunday alcohol sales, also allows liquor stores to be open Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day, as well as on Monday holidays after any Fourth of July, Christmas or New Year's Day that falls on a Sunday.
"I have no idea what to expect," said Jeff Pierce, owner of Norwich Wine & Spirits. "I think people might come in for the novelty of it."
Elasa Abarca, sole proprietor of The Wine Merchant in New London, was the only liquor-store owner contacted holding off on Sunday sales.
"It's my only day off," she said. "I don't need to work seven days a week."
Divyesh Patel at Ocean Discount Wine & Spirits in New London, son of owner Ashok Patel, had a similar feeling, but the store will nevertheless be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.
"Everybody's open," he said. "It's the competition."
Stores can open between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sundays, but several establishments are shaving off an hour or two to save on payroll costs or allow owners more time off. Some said Sunday sales was only an experiment and might last only through the summer if sales taper off in the fall.
Package store owners in tourist areas appeared to be more pleased with the Sunday sales law than others in more remote locations.
"We never were against that part of the bill," said Mary Edgerton, co-owner of Universal Package Store in Noank. "With all the BYOB restaurants and five boatyards in the area, we should do well."
"I will get more sales out of it because of my location (near) the (Mohegan Sun) casino," said Patti-Jean Olsen-Fraser, owner of Shantok Package Store in Uncasville. "I think it's a headache, but the time has come. ... I knew this time was coming."
Pamela DiBiagio, co-owner of Bozrah Wine & Spirits, said she was not happy to open on Sunday but will do so "because everyone else is."
She predicted that Saturday nights, which used to be extra busy, may not be quite so crazy anymore. But she didn't expect big sales on Sundays.
"I think it's just going to spread out (sales) over more days," DiBiagio said. "With these tough times, people have only so much to spend."
Joe Kiah, who owns Village Wine & Spirits in Niantic, predicted Sunday sales would add 15 percent to his payroll costs and another 10 percent to energy bills while bringing in only 1 percent to 2 percent more sales.
"People are just going to split their sales between Saturday and Sunday," he said.
Alan Wilensky, owner of Max's Package Store in East Lyme and president of the Connecticut Package Stores Association, said he likely will pick and choose Sundays to be open. Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends, along with the Christmas holidays, New Year's and football playoff dates might do better than the rest of the year, he predicted.
Owners will have to experiment with hours of operation and Sunday openings to figure out what makes the best financial sense, Wilensky said.
"There will be no extra consumption," he said. "There will be a shifting of the business, not an increase in business."
Wilensky predicted state residents will still cross the border to Rhode Island and Massachusetts, which have much lower gas prices and, in the Bay State's case, no sales tax on alcohol.
"The governor could have done as much or more (to boost liquor sales) if he took the sales tax off the table and lowered the gas tax," Wilensky said.
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Condominium owners need affordable options for settling disputes with developers and property managers, says a Toronto MPP who is pushing for legislation to give them better protection.
Rosario Marchese, the New Democrat MPP for Trinity-Spadina, has brought forward a private member's bill that calls for changes to the Condominium Act, including the creation of a review board that would allow condo owners to settle disputes outside of court.
"The fact of the matter is that the Condominium Act doesn't have any consumer protection whatsoever," Marchese told CBC News.
"And so when people have a problem, they have to go to court to solve it. We think that's incredibly unfair. "
Marchese said his proposed review board would act like a tribunal, allowing condo owners to take their disputes to a review officer. That's a much cheaper and quicker alternative than going through the court system.
Condo owners tell of lingering disputes
CBC News spoke to a pair of Toronto condo owners who say they have faced lingering disputes they have been unable to resolve by going through the channels available to them.
Eva Wong moved into a downtown condo unit in 2009 and soon after noticed that her windows were leaking.
"They told us they were going to do an investigation (as to) what caused the situation," said Wong, describing what happened when she first reported the problem.
But according to Wong, nearly three years later, the problem has still not been fixed by the property manager, the developer or the condo board.
Concord Adex, the developer of Wong's building, sent an email to CBC News saying it has a customer care policy in place that it uses when responding to deficiency claims. It said that it works with property management to inspect claims and if construction is necessary, it implements solutions "at no cost to residents and will continue to do so moving forward."
Hooman Rowshanbin told CBC News that he's been living in a brand new condo unit in Toronto for six months. He said he noticed problems when first he moved in that have not been fixed, including a loud heater that he said is keeping him up at night.
"I've been emailing them and leaving messages for about six months and you know some of the smaller things they've fixed, but the heater, which is our biggest concern, they haven't made any progress in making it quieter," said Rowshanbin.
The developer, Streetcar, told CBC News that it has been "actively working with Hooman Rowshanbin to address his concerns since he first voiced them" and said that all but two of those issues "have been remedied to his satisfaction."
Streetcar also said that it agrees that there should be updated legislation for homeowner protection.
Bill would require property managers to be licensed
Marchese's private member's bill also calls for property managers to be licensed. "Some are good, but some are not so good. So we think they should be licensed," he said.
Dean Maher, the president of the CityPlace Residents' Association in Toronto, supports the licensing concept.
"Licensing property managers is actually a good idea," Maher told CBC News.
Maher said that a licensing system would take "the guesswork" out of the process of hiring a property manager for a building.
And such a system would ensure that condo boards "know they are getting good, quality property managers and they can avoid a lot of the issues in the court system, or having problems with their condo owners and the condo boards."
The bill also would extend the New Home Warranties Plan administered by Tarion — a private company that administers those warranties in Ontario — to include lofts that have been converted into condos.
Marchese has previously tried three times to amend the Condominium Act, which he said has not seen any major change since 1998, even though the province now has 1 million people living in condo units.
But he believes the Liberal government is aware of the problems that condominium owners are facing and are under increasing pressure to act.
"We know the ministry is doing their own surveys and it's all hidden from the public. They don't share that with me, they don't share that with anyone," he said.
"But we believe that whatever little survey they're doing — however limited in scope — is revealing that there are problems."
Marchese is asking Toronto condo owners to join the debate at Queen's Park on Thursday when his bill is reviewed.
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Television and the Civil Rights Movement: An Interview with Aniko Bodroghkozy (Part Three)/
Today's civil rights movements, such as the struggles over the DREAM act, are more likely to play out in digital media than through broadcast media, and once again, the debates seem to want to focus on digital media as technology, rather than as a set of social, cultural, and political practices. What lessons might we take from your work on 1960s television to help us understand the role of new media in contemporary political resistance movements?
Let's remember that television news in the early 1960s was the era's "new media," as digital media like Twitter and Facebook are today. Any successful social change movement is going to want to exploit and make use of the newest communication tools of its era. Today it's social media.
These forms of media obviously do somewhat different things than "old media" like television – the form of communication and contact is different, appeal to audiences is different. I hear the term "Twitter Revolution" and it puts my teeth on edge. Twitter no more caused the Arab Spring or the Occupy movement than television caused the civil rights movement or the anti-Vietnam war movement. In both cases, social change movements used the communication tools of the day and certainly the tools have an impact on how one can communicate, who one can reach, how quickly we can organize, and all the rest.
What concerns me is the centering on the technology as technology and the utopian discourses that surround it all. As far as digital media, I think Morozov's The Net Delusion is a useful corrective to the notion that new social media are inherently liberatory. Social change movements create the impetus for social change – and that requires the hard work of organizing. Television coverage and social media tools help, but they don't substitute for organizing and getting lots of people together in real time and space pressing a change agenda and dialoguing with others and confronting others about it. Some of this can occur in virtual spaces (I think Facebook and Twitter can be great organizing tools – mostly because they are fast and efficient), but I still would argue that social change activists do have to get into the streets and into public spaces as Occupy did – and as the civil rights movement did.
One of the most important contributions of your book is your focus on reception, specifically the ways that different groups (not simply black vs. white or north vs. south, but different groups of white southerners, say) used television content to stage debates about what forms of social change were or were not acceptable. Too often, we end up with pretty univocal accounts of how southerners responded to the civil rights movement. What were some of the core points of difference that surface when you look at audience response to these broadcasts?
It's pretty easy to stereotype white Southerners in the civil rights era: either benighted, evil or buffoonish racists or latter-day Atticus Finches taking on the good fight for victimized blacks. I was interested in really trying to understand how white Southerners responded to the fundamental challenge to their segregationist world view when national media, network television in particular, throws a nationwide spotlight onto race relations in their locales, in particular Birmingham and Selma.
Working with the very large number of letters to the editor I found in Alabama newspapers, along with editorials and commentary that directly addressed media coverage I wanted to analyze and provide interpretive readings of these responses. One thing I found was a significant degree of media awareness and savvy among white Southerners – they were far more aware of the workings of the media than were non-Southerners or African American commentary in the black press.
In fact, during the key civil rights years (early-mid 1960s) I was struck by how little discussion of the media I found in the black press. It was like, since the media wasn't a "problem" for the black empowerment movement, the medium as medium tended to disappear. The media was telling the truth, "reflecting" what was really happening in the South, so there wasn't the felt need to interrogate how the media was operating. At least, that's my attempt to hypothesize about the dearth of discourse about media in the black press during this period.
The situation is very different in the Alabama press. Lots of attention to the role played by national media and particularly the "new media": television. And since most of these Southerners didn't want to believe that what they were seeing on their TVs was true, they had to explain what was going on. There were a lot of accusations that King and the movement merely wanted "publicity." Publicity for what? Well, King was power mad or wanted to curry influence in Washington. The movement's stated reasons for the publicity campaigns couldn't be grappled with.
These Southerners were, of course, correct that King and the movement staged marches and demonstrations to get media attention: they needed publicity on a national scale. The movement, on the other hand, could never admit that they were staging "media events." White Southerners could see this, but for the most part had to stop right there. To engage the next question: why do these marchers want this national attention, what are they marching for and against, would lead to scary answers.
If the Southern white worldview is founded, as it was, on the premise that segregation works for everyone and that blacks are just as content with the situation as whites, then to really engage the fundamental question profoundly threatens that worldview. So many white Southerners had to evade and look for other things to focus on: the "Northern-ness" of network television, for instance. Or media bias: why the focus on bad race relations in Selma when blacks and whites are killing each other in New York subways? Why doesn't the media focus on racism in the North? Valid questions, but they do help to evade the big issue about Jim Crow and voter disenfranchisement.
Occasionally with some letter writers and editorialists, the media images broke through: especially during the 1965 Selma voting rights campaign, particularly when white volunteers got murdered. In a number of cases, there were anguished concerns about the "image" of Alabama that the rest of the country is getting: what does this say about Alabama? Who are we? How are we going to have to change? I see these as cracks in the hegemonic segregationist armour and clues to how a previously naturalized worldview starts slowly to disintegrate.
As a historian of reception practices, the one thing I wanted to try to do was avoid taking a condescending attitude to these segregationist discourses and the people who were producing this discourse. It's easy to feel superior and know that these folks were on the wrong side of history. They didn't know that. I
n some ways I found Northerners, particularly those who responded to the East Side/West Side episodes that explored race relations topics in Northern locales, as equally blinkered. Even though these episodes were clearly marked as occurring in New York City and its environs, numerous letter writers would discursively locate the problem back to the South. The real race problem was there; Southerners were the ones who should be watching these shows to learn about the plight of black people. "Dumb" white Southerners were the problem, no matter where blacks faced oppression and discrimination.
One of the surprising discoveries you made was that while the networks did cover aspects of the March on Washington "live," they cut away from what we now see as the key moments in King's "I Have a Dream" speech. What do you think motivated that decision?
All three networks carried significant amounts of live coverage of the March on Washington which occurred, by the way, on a Wednesday. Nowadays it's no spectacular feat to get masses of people to Washington for a march, but they always happen on the weekend. Try to get a quarter of a million people to the national Mall on a weekday!
Along with the live coverage during the day, CBS that evening provided a prime time news programme that both recapped the events of the day and provided background about the March. For people interested in the March, CBS's prime time coverage is probably where they first got their sense of what happened. Now this is the pre-sound bite era. The news special provided long excerpts for quite a number of the speeches that preceded King's.
Finally we get to King who provided the final speech of the day. King's speech can be divided into two halves: the first part provides some rationale for why people are massed at the Mall and why blacks are not satisfied with the racial status quo or the pace of change. The second part of the speech is the one we all know: the soaring oratory of "I have a dream" and King's vision of an America redeemed. So, when CBS news personnel make their decision of what to excerpt from the speech, what do they go with?
Believe it or not, they cut away just as King launches into "I have a dream." When I first saw this news programme at the CBS News Archive, my jaw just about hit the floor when I realized that the most important words of the most important speech of the 20th century ended up on the cutting room floor. It's a pretty major journalistic gaffe. But why?
I suggest that in 1963, reporters and news personnel didn't know what to do with "I have a dream." King isn't speaking politically any more; he isn't given a list of grievances. He is preaching. Drew Hansen in his book about the speech really helped me to understand what the journalistic decision-making must have been. King was no longer a political leader, he was now a visionary prophet, akin to Isaiah in the Bible. This wasn't a King that journalists were familiar with – outside of black churches, no one had really heard King speaking like this.
Aniko Bodroghkozy is Associate Professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. Prof. Bodroghkozy received her PhD in 1994 from the University of Wisconsin/Madison's Department of Communication Arts where she worked with John Fiske and Lynn Spigel. She received an MFA in Film from Columbia University in New York, and a BA High Honours from the Department of Film Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Prof. Bodroghkozy's first book, Groove Tube: Sixties Television and the Youth Rebellion was published by Duke University Press in 2001. She has published numerous articles on American cinema and television and the social change movements of the postwar era. Her work has appeared in scholarly journals such as Cinema Journal, Screen, Television and New Media, and the online TV Studies journal Flow. Her current book project, Black Weekend: Television News and the Assassination of John F. Kennedy is a narrative history exploring the four days of network coverage surrounding the death of JFK. She is also editing the forthcoming Blackwell Companion to the History of American Broadcasting.


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Problem of Hell
Like the problem of evil, the Problem of Hell points out the contradiction in a supposedly just God who sends people to an eternal Hell to be punished for their transgressions. Religious believers differ over what actions warrant an eternal sentence in Hell, but the idea that not believing in a particular God is sufficient for you to deserve this punishment is common. The justice of this doctrine can be questioned by asking whether or not the punishment is proportional to the crime, as illustrated in the following example:
- The Christian god is a loving, just creator.
- Refusing to accept Jesus' gift of salvation renders an eternity of torment.
This central Christian doctrine leaves skeptics with a slew of objections. Why does God judge belief? Beliefs have little impact upon the world relative to the physical actions they inspire. We even realize this in our courts. A just being would punish wrongdoings and let the criminal go after accounting for their actions. Why would God trust finite beings with their infinite future? We would not allow a child to sign a legal document or make investments bound to affect the rest of their life, and yet God allows his creation complete control of their eternal soul! This objection is especially pertinent given the number of religions that make similar claims on the individual's soul. Since no faith appears to have stronger supporting evidence than any of the others, how is it just to punish an individual for making a good-faith effort to follow a different creed and/or philosophy?
Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time!
But He loves you.
- — George Carlin [1]
A related problem is "Why does God allow Satan to continue to exist?"
Other perspectives on the problem[edit]
- "It would be absurd to suppose that God inflicts eternal punishment on his creates, which would render their non-existence infinitely preferable to their existence on the whole. [2]"
"The existence of a world without God seems to me less absurd than the presence of a God, existing in all of his perfection, creating imperfect man in order to make him run the risk of Hell."
- — Armand Salacrou
"Must crimes be punished but by other crimes, And greater criminals?"
- — Byron's Manfred
Infinite God, infinite sins[edit]
Some theologians have argued that since crime committed against a finite being leads to a finite punishment, sin against an infinite god has infinite consequences. The problem is that we judge the severity of a crime based on the harm inflicted on the victim, not its lifespan. If God is omnipotent, by definition he can't be harmed. He is therefore punishing his creation for deeds that had absolutely no effect on himself. Furthermore, this objection falls short in failing to discriminate between different degrees of transgression. The real-life justice system gives out different punishments to offenders based on the severity of the crimes they committed. Under this standard of justice, there is only one crime--rejecting the word of God--and one punishment--eternal damnation in Hell. Given the indiscriminate nature of this punishment, one might question its desirability as a standard of justice. However we can concede that, despite the despicable nature of a system that issues punishment based not on the severity of the offense but rather on the size of the offended, this fact alone does not prove that hell does not exist. Such a system would speak volumes about the grotesquely evil nature of the being who designed it, but would say nothing about its feasibility; none-the-less, if we take this notion seriously we find largely incompatible with most notions of salvation or post-life reward and punishment. For if we accept that a sin of any variety (from petty theft of an apple to the rape and murder of an entire nation) is offensive to an infinite god; and that an offended infinite being is infinitely offended by virtue of it's infinite nature; and that the person responsible for this offense is therefore deserving of an infinite punishment, then the converse must be true as well. By this infinite standard, any act which pleases god (according to the major theistic faiths this could range from a minor act of worship to the burning of an entire heard of cattle in ritual sacrifice) must bring it infinite pleasure and thus the person responsible is deserving of an infinite reward as a consequence. If this is true, then ultimately salvation can be earned by a single minor act of worship in much the same manner as a single minor offense can make one deserving of eternal damnation. It should be evident that any being capable of designing such a system of reward and punishment could not be characterized as either sane or as remotely concerned with fairness and justice. In all likelihood, if there were a being with the ability to design and create our universe, it would posses a level of sanity that wouldn't allow for the inclusion of a realm of eternal torture.
By ignoring God, humans choose hell[edit]
Theists have suggested that by ignoring God or rejecting the atonement, humans also reject all prospects of a pleasant afterlife: God would not want to be with humans who denied him, and he wouldn't force them to be with him. On an infinite time scale, this is also morally unsound because the judging god is still giving thoughts and beliefs priority over physical actions. Religious belief is not a choice. If it were a choice, most skeptics would prefer a continued existence with a god not believed in to eternal torment or eternal death.
A related argument is that people who reject God go to hell, where they continue to reject God and the punishment continues forever. This rashly supposes that no one in hell has ever changed their mind!
- "Insofar as the inhabitants of hell continue to hate God and reject Him, they continue to sin and so accrue to themselves more guilt and more punishment. In a real sense, then, hell is self-perpetuating. [3]"
Moral actions require belief[edit]
Other Christians believe that God judges humans by their glorification of him and his will, based on their adherence to his message as described in the Gospels. They believe that the only way to have the moral resume required to get into heaven is by believing in and accepting God. Like the other counter-arguments, this response forgets about the infinite time scale attached to it. It also implies belief in God to be the single most important moral action. The biblical God's omnibenevolence can still be questioned on the grounds that he prefers belief-inspired actions to regular good actions with infinite consequences.
The existence of hell is necessary for the existence of heaven[edit]
By far the cruelest response to the problem of hell. The argument goes something like this.
- P1: A heaven where everyone is eternally happy and no one is excluded would not be possible.
- a) People get used to anything.
- b) People define happiness and pleasure in contrast to lack of happiness and pain.
- P2: Pain or a lack of happiness cannot exist in heaven, even for a moment.
- C1: Heaven can only exist if there is some pain outside of heaven, which can be observed by those within heaven.
- P3: Those who go to heaven stay there forever.
- C2: For all eternity, there must be some people outside of heaven who experience pain.
- P4: The greatest possible happiness can only exist in contrast with the greatest possible pain.
- C3: Some people outside of heaven must experience the greatest possible pain, i.e. the eternal torture called hell.
- P5: God can only produce suffering upon those who deserve it (but that includes every person because everyone sins), so hell must be just.
- P6: Those who go to heaven become morally perfect and must agree with God's moral judgments.
- C4: The infinite pleasure felt by those in heaven is an exultation of God's justice in torturing the damned and his mercy in saving believers.
- P1: A heaven where everyone is eternally happy and no one is excluded would not be possible.
Note that the gist of this argument is not a proof for the existence of heaven or hell. Rather it is an argument claiming that in order for heaven to exist, the people who go there must watch (or at least constantly be aware of) other people being tortured in hell. Otherwise heaven wouldn't be pleasant enough to deserve the name. One can attack the premises in this argument, such as by denying P1.b), and/or by defining a heaven like what C.S. Lewis suggested, which eternally gets better and better so that one never tires of it.
However, perhaps a more powerful argument against this line of reasoning is the incredible sadistic cruelty that it entails. The suggestion is that the most important function of hell is for those in heaven to observe it as if it were a spectacle in the Roman Colosseum. That is, one gets to watch non-believers endure punishments like eternally burning without being able to die, and laugh and think "Well, glad that's not me!" and that is the only way that heaven is prevented from becoming boring. Most people would not want to go to a heaven like that, and they shouldn't!
The suggestion here is that the only way to be eternally happy is to feel a smug sadistic pleasure in being infinitely better and more prosperous than most other people. If that is true, the whole system seems to be built on selfishness, arrogance, and ill-will towards others. In that case, perhaps heaven and hell, as they are traditionally conceived of, should not exist. (That is, being morally repugnant, it would be a crime against all that is good and loving were it to exist.)


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A man from another country came to the U.S. and learned three phrases.
1.Only fifty cents
2. Very, very fresh
3. Not today, maybe tomorrow.
A lady came to his tomato stand and said ''how much are these tomatos?'' The man said ''Only fifty cents''. Than she asked ''are they fresh?'' The man said ''Very, very fresh''. She then asked, ''Can I buy one?'' The man said, ''Not today maybe tomorrow.''
A thief comes and said ''I'm a thief how much money do you have?'' The Tomato Seller said, ''Only fifty cents''. The thief said, ''Are you being fresh with me?'' The Tomato seller said ''Very, very fresh''. The thief said ''Alright, that's it. I'm going to shoot you.'' The Tomato Seller said ''Not today maybe tomorrow!"
The moral to this story is: If you go to a foreign country, learn as much of the language as possible!'


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Machine Translation Pioneer Teams with Oracle's Subsidiary to Bring Translation Technology to Mobile Communication Devices
Paris, France, 22 March 2000
SYSTRAN today announced today that they are working with OracleMobile.com, an Oracle company focused on the wireless Internet industry, to provide SYSTRAN's Machine Translation Services to wireless devices. With this new service, OracleMobile.com users can get instant text translation for words in English, French, German, Italian, Portugese, and Spanish.
"OracleMobile.Com is changing the way people use the Internet in their mobile lives," said Denise Lahey, CEO of OracleMobile.com. "Now, with SYSTRAN technology, travelers on the go will be able to translate words and phrases anytime, anywhere, with the simple touch of a button on their wireless device."
OracleMobile.com was launched by Oracle Corp. on February 22 of this year to focus on the rapidly emerging wireless Internet market. Offering wireless portal services for consumers and enterprises from leading Internet content providers, OracleMobile.com is effectively mobilizing the Web. OracleMobile.com's consumer service is free of charge and supports any wireless device with Web or messaging capabilities.
"SYSTRAN is excited to work with OracleMobile.com to bring translation technology to mobile consumers," said Dimitrios Sabatakakis, Chairman and CEO of Systran. "As the Internet continues to expand internationally, OracleMobile.com has recognized the growing need for translation services to increase worldwide communication."
Über SYSTRAN
- SYSTRAN develops and markets the world's most scalable translation software architecture that is used for the Internet and by corporate users and individual consumers. SYSTRAN's core technology underpins products for the Internet infrastructure that contribute towards promoting communication in more than 30 language combinations and 20 specialized domains.
- SYSTRAN's technology paves the way for emerging opportunities in online commerce, media and communications by enabling the Internet to intelligently accommodate more users and data traffic. SYSTRAN's translation software runs on all Unix platforms and on Windows 95, 98, and NT. As globalization continues to accelerate, SYSTRAN's technology becomes more vital for communication.
- SYSTRAN has been a leader in machine translation technology and application for over 31 years. With offices in Paris, France, San Diego, California and Luxembourg and over 100 employees in 3 business units – online (internet solutions), publishing (packaged solutions), and systems (custom solutions) – SYSTRAN continues to enhance human communication by smashing down the language barrier.
- SYSTRAN has a strong history having been designed machine translation software for the European Union and also the US Intelligence service for the past 20 years.
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Hart, Baerga to be inducted into Indians Hall of Fame
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- All-Star second baseman Carlos Baerga and former general manager John Hart are the new members of the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame.
Baerga and Hart will inducted June 22 in a ceremony before the Indians host Minnesota at Progressive Field.
During the 1990s, Baerga was one of the key members on Cleveland teams that won six division titles. Baerga led the Indians in hits four times and in 1992-93, he became the first second baseman since Rogers Hornsby (1922) to have consecutive seasons of 200 hits, 20 homers and 100 RBI.
Hart was Cleveland's GM from 1991 to 2001. In that span, the Indians went 870-681, won two AL pennants and in 1995 made it to the World Series for the first time since 1954. Hart managed the Indians for the final 19 games in 1989.
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Sky Bet Championship: Brighton beat Leeds United 1-0
Brighton beat Leeds United 1-0 at The Amex Stadium in the Sky Bet Championship on Tuesday evening.
Last Updated: 11/02/14 10:48pm
Striker Leonardo Ulloa gave the Seagulls maximum points before a crowd of 27,700 at the Amex Stadium, with the only goal of the game coming midway through the second half.
Prospective owner Cellino was due to fly in from Miami at the start of an important week in which the Cagliari owner expects the Football League to approve his 75 per cent takeover of Leeds.
The 57-year-old Miami-based businessman, who was not believed to be at the game, remains in pole position in the race to buy a majority share in the Championship club.
Boss Brian McDermott and Cellino will meet for the first time since Cellino's botched attempt to sack him, with the Leeds chief increasingly determined to carve out a relationship with the Italian.
On the pitch, Brighton made a lively start and Spanish midfielder Andrea Orlandi put a free-kick over from the edge of the area early on after Solly March was tumbled over by Rodolph Austin.
Danny Pugh threatened for the first time for Leeds by firing wide following a run down the wing, before Brighton defender Inigo Calderon was cautioned for a late tackle on Austin.
Brighton's new Spanish striker David Rodriguez, making only his second start for the Seagulls, tried his luck from the edge of the area but failed to test keeper Paddy Kenny on 26 minutes.
Leeds defender Stephen Warnock was booked for going in late on March before Argentinian Ulloa put a first-time shot into the side netting after neatly chesting down a pass from Orlandi.
March should have done better when slicing the ball wide after Calderon and Orlandi combined cleverly for the Seagulls six minutes before the break.
Brighton keeper Tomasz Kuszczak saved comfortably three minutes after the break from midfielder Alex Mowatt's shot.
The Seagulls threatened at the other end when Rohan Ince drove forward and Calderon had a shot blocked from the edge of the box.
Brighton were struggling to find a spark in the final third of the field and head coach Oscar Garcia made his first change by introducing former Newcastle flyer Kazenga LuaLua in place of Rodriguez with 33 minutes remaining.
LuaLua quickly made his presence felt and after 64 minutes his cross found Ulloa, who fired past Kenny from 10 yards to score for the third time in three games against Leeds.
It was also Ulloa's second goal in successive games after his first in six matches defeated Doncaster last Saturday.
Leeds, who have now gone 10 games since keeping a clean sheet, attempted to hit back and Mowatt's low shot was saved by Kuszczak after a goalbound shot from March was kept out by Kenny.
United, who last lost away at Brighton eight years ago, never seriously threatened a late comeback as the Seagulls extended their unbeaten home run to seven games in all competitions.


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A grandson runs up to his grandfather and asks him if he can talk like a frog.
"Of course not," says the grandfather.
A few minutes later, his granddaughter asks him the same question.
"No, of course not. Why are you both asking me this?"
The granddaughter replies, "Dad said that when you croak, we can go to Disneyland."


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Petrol and diesel price review is launched by OFT
The UK petrol and diesel sector is being put under the microscope by the fair trading watchdog amid rising prices at the pumps.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will spend six weeks gathering evidence about whether competition is being curtailed.
The watchdog will also consider whether falling costs of crude oil are reflected in prices paid by motorists.
It will publish its findings in January.
The OFT said that the UK retail road fuels sector was estimated to be worth about £32bn.
Petrol prices rose by 38% between June 2007 and June this year, and diesel prices went up by 43% over the same period.
In June, the government announced it would postpone its 3p-a-litre rise in fuel duty from August until January.
'Widespread concern'
The OFT said the review, which is not a full-scale investigation by the watchdog at this stage, would study whether the action of supermarkets and oil companies made it difficult for independent retailers to compete in the market.
The review would also look into whether there was a lack of competition at the pumps in rural areas.
"We are keenly aware of continuing widespread concern about the pump price of petrol and diesel and we have heard a number of different claims about how the market is operating," said Claire Hart, of the OFT.
"We have therefore decided to take a broad based look at this sector, to provide an opportunity for people to share their concerns and evidence with us.
"This will help us determine whether claims about competition problems are well-founded and whether any further action is warranted."
A significant chunk of the price paid by consumers on petrol is tax, which will not be covered by the review.
The Department for Transport has previously suggested that industry should come up with a voluntary code of conduct to ensure wholesale price falls were passed on within a fortnight to the motorist.
A spokesman for the department said: "We have had discussions with suppliers and retailers before and during the summer. Now the OFT has launched its own investigation it is right that we wait and see what that turns up.
"Many motorists are concerned about fuel prices and that when crude oil prices fall, this is not seen at the pump as quickly as consumers would like. We look forward with interest to the findings of the study."
Stephen Glaister, director of motorists' group, the RAC Foundation, said: "We have always argued for pricing transparency and this review promises to provide it. Now at last we should get a definitive answer on how the market works.
"We also welcome scrutiny of what the rapid decline in the number of petrol stations has meant for fuel supply and price. In 1990, there were some 18,000 forecourts. Now there are fewer than 9,000."
Meanwhile Edmund King, the president of the AA motoring organisation welcomed the OFT's decision but said the move was "overdue".
The latest figures from Experian Catalist show that the average cost of a litre of unleaded was 138.99 pence on Tuesday. The average price of a litre of diesel was 143.52 pence.
Earlier this year, the Retail Motor Industry Federation raised concerns with the OFT about the ability of independent traders to compete in the market.
Similar concerns about prices at the pumps have led to investigations from regulators in Germany, Spain and Australia.
Meanwhile, motorists in the UK have been warned to check online MOT certificates when buying a car, rather than looking at a printed out version.
The Trading Standards Institute said that the paper documents could easily be altered by fraudulent sellers.
It urged motorists to check the actual record and full details on the VOSA website, accessed through Directgov.


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|This gene encodes a protein that acts as a repressor of beta-interferon gene expression. The protein binds specifically to the PRDI (positive regulatory domain I element) of the beta-IFN gene promoter. Transcription of this gene increases upon virus induction. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different isoforms have been reported.
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It typically takes approximately three months to receive the first batch of antibodies in supernatant format (secreted antibodies in conditioned media), delivered in 1 mL to 2 mL aliquots, which will be chosen based on screening protocols using the immunogen and ELISA. Supernatants will be used by the customer to validate antibodies and to select hybridoma populations for limited dilution and expansion of clonal populations. Once hybridoma clones are ready for shipping, a customer may then decide whether to produce antibodies from clones in their own laboratory, or ProMab may proceed with large-scale production in culture or via ascites.2. What positive clones will I receive?
It is impossible to test an antibody's application in every case, but we guarantee at least 10 positive clones against the customer-provided antigen by ELISA. If a customer requires additional screening assays to be performed, to validate an antibody for a specific application, such as Western., IHC, or flow cytometry, please contact customer service.3. Do I receive the clonal hybridoma cell lines?
At the end of each project, we will ship sub cloned, clonal cell lines to you either frozen, or as a live culture. Frozen stocks (2-3 vials unless more are requested) of cell lines will be stored in liquid nitrogen for up to 6 months at no additional charge. If a customer requires cell lines to be stored for longer than 6 months, nominal additional charges will apply.4. What kind of antigens are employed to make antibodies?
ProMab's immunization protocols can be adapted for native proteins, recombinant proteins, peptides, and conjugated small molecules. If the synthetic peptide is smaller than 8 kDa, it will require conjugation to the carrier molecule KLH through the thiol group of an added cysteine residue. In general, peptide antigens have a lower success rate in eliciting a strong immune response than do the larger recombinant proteins or protein fragments. Peptides, however, do have the advantage that they can be carefully designed to avoid sequence regions that are similar or identical to other members of the same protein family, thus making them potentially more specific.5. How much antigen is required for antibody development?
If the antigen is a peptide, 5 mg of free peptide and an additional 5 mg of conjugated peptide will generally be sufficient. Less may be needed if your peptide is highly purified. If the antigen is a protein, 3-5 mgs at a concentration of 0.5-1 mg/mL is generally sufficient. Be sure to let us know which buffer was used and the protein concentration. For affinity purification of an antibody, 5 mg of soluble protein is required to prepare the immunoaffinity column.6. How do you test antibodies that you have developed?
Antibodies are tested by ELISA and western blot, and/or IHC and/or ICC depending on the antibody application requirements of a customer. All ProMab antibodies have been extensively tested. We also test antibodies using less conventional assays, including immunoprecipitation and flow cytometry, upon customer request.7. How do you measure the antibody titer?
Antibody titer is determined by ELISA. In this method, we coat 96-well plates with antigen and wash repeatedly to remove unbound antigen. Serial dilutions of antibody are added to the antigen-bound wells and washed repeatedly to remove unbound antibodies. A labeled secondary antibody is then added, and the amount of bound primary antibodies is determined by a colorimetric assay.8. How should I store my antibodies?
Storage of lyophilized antibodies: All our products are shipped lyophilized (freeze-dried). In this form they are stable without loss of quality at ambient temperatures for extremely long periods of time They can be stored at 40˚C for several years. After reconstitution by addition of water, storage conditions depend on the type of antibody, as described below. Ascites fluid: When ascites fluid is reconstituted, small amounts of azide or thimerosal are added to prevent microbial growth. Ascites fluid should be stored frozen. Monoclonal antibodies usually do not lose an appreciable amount of activity from freeze-thawing, but aliquoting is recommended to avoid repetitive freeze-thaw cycles. Prolonged storage at 4˚C is not recommended! Unlike serum, ascites fluid may contain proteases that will ultimately degrade the antibodies. Addition of protease inhibitors may help to slow degradation. Purified IgG: Do not store dilute (<0.1mg/ml) antibody solutions unless carrier proteins such as BSA are added. IgG, like other proteins, binds non-specifically to glass and plastic. Any IgG solution below 0.1 mg/ml protein will adhere to the storage vessel and denature, thus losing activity. Repetitive freeze-thawing of dilute purified IgG is almost certain to lead to substantial loss. Rabbit serum: Antibodies in serum are more robust than in ascites fluid. With anti-microbial additives, they may be stored at 4˚C (serum does not contain significant protease activity; in fact, serum itself contains a powerful cocktail of protease inhibitors). Frozen storage, however, is preferable for longer periods (months to years). Polyclonal affinity-purified antibodies: Purified antibodies are less robust than in sera, since protease inhibitors and carrier proteins are removed during purification. Hence, storage at 4˚C for prolonged periods (i.e. several weeks), is not recommended.9. What is the difference between the titer and the working dilution of an antibody?
The titer of an antibody refers to the lowest concentration (highest dilution) at which the antibody is still effective in a given system. The working dilution is usually the concentration that provides good sensitivity with a high signal-to- noise ratio. Using too high a concentration is wasteful and may give rise to non-specific signals. On the other hand, using too low a concentration will lead to a loss in sensitivity.10. How do I determine antibody concentration using the absorbance at 280nm?
The amount of antibody can be determined by absorbance at 280nm. 1 OD = approximately 0.75 mg/ml of purified antibody.11. What can I use to block non-specific binding in immunological techniques?
This will largely depend on the type of antibody used. For most ELISA and Western applications, 2% non-fat milk is an excellent blocking agent. Alternatively, 3% bovine serum albumin is sometimes as effective. Gelatin or serum (other than the species of primary antibody) may also be used to block non-specific binding.12. What is meant by monospecific reactivity?
A monospecific antibody is one that reacts with only a single antigenic determinant. Monoclonal antibodies are the only truly monospecific reagents. The term is also used, however, to describe polyclonal antibodies that were raised and affinity-purified against a peptide antigen.13. What is the difference between a linear epitope and a conformational epitope?
A linear epitope consists of about 6 to 10 adjacent amino acids on a protein molecule that is recognized by an antibody. In contrast, a conformational epitope consists of amino acids that are not arranged sequentially. Here the antibody recognizes only the 3-dimensional structure of the antigen. When a protein molecule folds into a 3-dimensional structure, the amino acids forming the epitope are juxtaposed, enabling the antibody to recognize the sequence. Knowledge of the differences between linear or conformational epitopes is significant in immunological applications. In a denatured protein, only the linear epitope may be recognized. Hence in protocols where a denatured protein is used, such as in Western blotting, an antibody that recognizes a linear epitope is preferred. Sometimes an epitope is inside the protein relative to its native conformation. The epitope is then inaccessible to the antibody in a non-denaturing protocol, such as a non-denaturing immunoprecipitation. A conformational epitope, by definition, must lie on the outside of the folded protein. An antibody that recognizes the conformational epitope is suitable for mild, non-denaturing procedures, such as non-denaturing immunoprecipitations or flow cytometry. Optimally, an antibody that recognizes a linear epitope on the surface of a normally folded protein will work well in both non-denaturing and denaturing protocols.
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Hancock, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula
The boys and families in 'Where Soldiers Come From' are from the town of Hancock (pop. 4,600) on the northernmost tip of the Upper Peninsula. The town receives 200 inches of snow each year, more than any part of the United States east of the Mississippi River.
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the state of Michigan. A unique and rich tapestry of dense forests, rugged waterways and small towns, the U.P. (as the area is commonly called) contains almost one quarter of the land area of Michigan but just 3 percent of its total population. It is bordered by the Lower Peninsula, Wisconsin, Ontario and Lake Superior. Residents of the U.P. are frequently called "Yoopers" (from "U.P.-ers") and have a strong regional identity.
The boys and families in Where Soldiers Come From are from the town of Hancock on the northernmost tip of the U.P., while filmmaker Heather Courtney hails from Houghton, a town next to Hancock. Due to Hancock's proximity to the Great Lakes, the average amount of snowfall in the town is 200 inches a year, more than any part of the United States east of the Mississippi River.
With a population of just over 4,600, Hancock sits on the north shore of the Portage Canal, some 10 miles from Lake Superior, the largest body of fresh water in the world, and just 45 miles from the northernmost tip of Michigan. Hancock was founded by the Quincy Mining Company in 1859, during the area's copper mining boom. The site of brass foundries and mining machinery factories, the town was once best known for the Quincy Mine. By 2000, however, there were no longer any copper mines in operation and only two iron mines are still in production today. Though the unemployment rate in the area was 11.8 percent in April 2011 (slightly above Michigan's 11 percent), the U.P. has seen an increase in jobs in tourism, which has since become the region's primary industry.
Hancock and the surrounding area (called "copper country" because of the history of copper mining) have a strong Finnish heritage, demonstrated in part by local Finlandia University and the many homes with their own saunas.
Photo caption: Childhood friends. Credit: Heather Courtney
» City of Hancock
» Hill, Danielle. "Tourism for the Michigan Upper Peninsula." USA Today.
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John Ennis of Elbit Systems shows off Elbit's new night vision binoculars at Modern Day Marine 2019.
Recap of Falcon 9 Launch & Landing
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On December 21, 2015, SpaceX's Falcon 9 delivered 11 satellites to low-Earth orbit and landed the first stage of the rocket back on land.
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