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MLB WORLD SERIES: PHILLIES v RAYS
October 29, 2008
Cole Hamels
Charlie Manuel
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: Game Five (Cont.)
Q. If you were getting that usual phone call from your mom, what do you think she'd say to you tonight?
CHARLIE MANUEL: I think she'd be hollering and laughing. And I think she'd be telling us how good a team I had and all that stuff, really. And she would be saying that she's going to walk around in Buena Vista and talk to everybody tomorrow. That's what she would be saying.
Q. Can you kind of walk us a little bit through the sequence of tactical stuff that goes in, starting with what goes into Jenkins being your guy, whether you expected them to maybe bring in the lefty. There's so much that goes into that. Could you walk us through how some of that went?
CHARLIE MANUEL: Actually I wanted to keep Dobbs and Stairs both back and for the eighth or ninth inning. I knew it was going to go back around, and I was going to keep going back because of my guys were in the bottom of the order. I might have hit for Ruiz or Feliz and the pitcher, and like I wanted to keep those guys back if a righty was in the game.
Also, when if sent Jenkins up, if they had brought a left-handed pitcher, I already made my mind up I was going to let him hit, because he's capable of hitting the ball out of the yard. And I wanted to keep Taguchi and Bruntlett basically for defense in the later innings. So therefore, I was going to let Jenkins hit all the way. Jenkins got a big hit.
Jenkins hasn't been able to play since Werth got right field. This is the first year Jenkins has been with us, and he's just breaking into our club. He's been a good player, and I have a lot of confidence in his hitting, just the fact that this year has kind of been different for him. And I think in the future he'll play better for us, and he'll hit like he's capable of. But tonight he got a huge hit for us, stepped up and that's what it takes to be part of a team.
Q. Charlie, did you even think at all about hitting for Feliz at all in that situation?
CHARLIE MANUEL: It crossed my mind. But at the same time he's a down hitter, and the guy on the mound is a sinker-ball pitcher, and I feel like he can make contact. He doesn't strike out a whole lot. I felt like he can make contact and that's kind of what we needed.
The big part of the game as far as scoring the last two runs, tonight we were able to bunt our runners over and guys made contact. Whereas before we had been striking out or hitting the soft ground balls.
Q. Cole, your team won the world championship, you won the MVP, you're 24 years old, life is pretty good, isn't it?
COLE HAMELS: It is. And I'm definitely going to have to enjoy this moment, because there's a lot of times you don't have everything go your way. I was just fortunate enough to, I guess, be on the good ends of these victories and winning a trophy. But truly it was the teammates behind me that really helped me through these times. They're the ones that scored the runs. They put up runs in the first inning and that makes my job easy, it really does. It makes things -- all the excitement and stress that come along with this game kind of fades it away to a point so that you can go out there and relax and just throw, because you know the guys are going to score, and you know that you have that confidence that our bullpen is going to seal the deal in the end, too?
Q. For either of you gentleman: For the last two days we've been writing about how this 46-hour layoff was going to have a huge effect on the game. Now that it's said and done, anything different happen here because we sat for 46 hours or was it the same?
CHARLIE MANUEL: I'll answer it first, and he can definitely give what he thinks. Those are two good teams. We were fortunate enough to get ahead of them 3-1. And I think that the layoff didn't hurt neither team. I think we came out with the same intensity, like they had the same intensity that we had. And I think that their thoughts were just like ours, that they were determined to win the game. The game played out well. It was a well-played game. And we did some good pitching at the end and we came out on top.
And as far as the game the other night when Cole started the game, I definitely felt like in the sixth inning, he can answer that, too, I felt like the rain and the wetness of the ball and stuff definitely had played a role, like the feel he had for the ball, and also I felt like that he would -- definitely he would have gone farther in the game, because he had 75 pitches. But that's gone now and like tonight we bounced back, and we overcame the problem the other night and we won the World Series.
Q. Charlie, you didn't use Taguchi in the World Series, but just tell me as a manager to have a player like Taguchi on the 25-man roster?
CHARLIE MANUEL: You know, when I was a player and I was telling somebody -- I tell stories all the time, and I was telling somebody the other day about Billy Martin, like I remember one time I got in an argument with him because against a left-hand pitcher he sat Tony Oliva and Rod Carew. Rod Carew was leading the league in hitting. Tony Oliva was one of the best hitters in baseball. It came time to pinch-hit like in the eighth or ninth inning, the only time I ever hit was when we were losing the game. He put me up to hit and I struck out. I came back and he said something to me, and I looked at him and I said, "What the hell are you hitting me for, you got Oliva and Carew sitting here?" He said, "I know you can pull the ball. I know you would get the runner over. That's why I sent you up there, and that's your job." And I thought to myself, well, he's got a lot of faith in me. He's got a lot of confidence in me.
Taguchi, if you notice, he was on our team the whole year. He didn't get to play a whole lot, but I always looked at him as someone who knew how to play. He can handle a bat, he can make contact in the game. Like when I sent him up there he didn't strike out much. He can run the bases and steal a base now and then. And the things he could do fit for the National League. Like on our team with the outfielders we had and the ones that we played, it was hard for him to get playing time. That doesn't mean that he's not a good player and that doesn't mean that he's not part of our team, because he was. And I used to tell him that a lot. And I still feel that same way.
Q. You've been in this game for so many years, the culmination, obviously, winning the World Series, can you talk about what's going through your heart and mind, especially when you saw the last out?
CHARLIE MANUEL: When I saw the last out, you know, I kind of looked up and I was kind of watching the fans and I was watching our players and I knew it was over (laughing). And I said, you know what, we just won the World Series. Like we're champions. I kind of laughed. I took it all in. I liked every minute of it. Actually it's bigger than I actually felt like it was. I've been in the World Series before as a coach and things, this is way ahead of that.
But also, believe me, the things that go on here, it kind of gets hectic and you definitely can lose focus. And if you're not careful -- you've got to keep things in perspective because a lot goes on here, there's a lot of talk, there's a lot of people and to win is hard. To win a World Series is probably even harder?
Q. What does it mean to you?
CHARLIE MANUEL: It means everything to me. You know what, you see people in baseball, like for instance, you'll see people if they've got a ring on, everybody always wants to see the ring, but not only that the symbol is that you're a winner. Once you win a World Series you became a winner. Dallas Green is a good example of that. If you go ask him, the biggest thing he ever did in baseball, he would say "People call me a winner." Why? Because he's got a ring where he managed and won a World Series. In baseball, when someone asks me what I want to be known as, I want to be known as a winner. That kind of tells the whole story.
Q. Fair or not, you've been criticized here in Philly. Do you feel like you've proven some people wrong? And second of all, what did it feel like to be on that podium and hear those fans chanting your name?
CHARLIE MANUEL: I can handle that podium. I'm old enough and I'm experienced enough. You know what, until you win something, like a lot of times like you're going to be criticized, especially when you're losing or like when you don't get off to a good start, you're losing and you come in new, yeah, there's going to be criticism. And like I said before, sometimes it's hard to take some personal criticism, but at the same time that's part of being mentally tough, and also it's part of being a professional. And those are the things you have to handle in the job.
Q. Cole, with that trophy in front of you, has it sunk in yet that you are in World Series history and baseball history, when you talk about some of the pitchers that you may have watched over the years in the World Series, and where you may rate with that crowd now?
COLE HAMELS: It hasn't. It truly hasn't. As I go into this off-season and each week creeps closer and closer to a new, fresh season, I might think about it more. I know people will look at me differently, expect probably more out of me. But I truly know that all the hard work that I go out and I do, to come away with a World Series ring is more important to me than an MVP, because truly I'm one of 25 guys on the team. I'm one guy out of nine that's on the field right then and there. And without them I would be nothing, because you can't win by yourself.
So I think winning the World Series is the far more greater accomplishment than anything I can do. Like he said, I feel like a winner now.
Q. Charlie, when you count the last two-and-a-half weeks in the regular season and the postseason, you won 25 of your last 30 games, in the hardest part of the year to win games. Why was that? Why were you able to run off that kind of streak at this time of year when it's so tough to win a ballgame?
CHARLIE MANUEL: I think the other day when someone asked me my philosophy, I said excellence over success. You get on a roll and you start winning games. And then everything is going good for you, and really like from a manager's standpoint, you might believe it or not, these I look at it this way, we've got to win four out of seven or three out of five in the first round, things like that. And I take it day by day, try to win a game. And all of a sudden you look up and 25-5 or whatever. And whatever you just said and that's -- that's kind of like the groove you get into. And you know you're winning, so like, therefore, you don't have to keep up with it. And that's the part where when you play good and you master the game, and you work on correcting mistakes and weaknesses, and you prepare every day, and you want to be the best player that you possibly can be, like those are things that happens to you. And that's basically my philosophy.
Q. The last three innings did you feel that the game was going at hyper speed almost, almost too fast, or did you have to fight to control it?
CHARLIE MANUEL: Actually I felt like it was going pretty fast and I liked it. Because when I looked up and things were going our way. And when and Navarro dropped that single in right field, it kind of slowed things up. But, anyway, yeah, I felt that way.
I felt like Lidge was going to do it all the way, and I felt like our bullpen, like Cole stated the other night, our bullpen is great; they can hold them. We've got more players than just one. And we are a team. And I think that's what makes us good, because I said the other day, I think our players, I don't know which one it is, but they give us -- we definitely get the most out of them, or easily they give us everything that they've got. If that makes sense. And I think that's what makes our club good.
I'll tell you, Hornsie, I'll ask you something, why don't you go back to Cleveland and tell them that we won a World Series, all right? Okay?
Q. Do you think you proved anything to the people back in Cleveland?
CHARLIE MANUEL: I wasn't working on trying to prove nothing. Don't take this in a cocky way, I already knew how good I was (laughter).
Q. Cole, you know this city, you know these fans. When do you think it's going to sink in the magnitude of what you all have done for this citizenship and just the suffering that they've had that you've all ended for them?
COLE HAMELS: I think when we come back, when we're all old and retired and we come back and they still stand up and giving us a standing ovation, just like they did to all the guys of the 1980 World Series. We've got to witness that, and knowing that and seeing the city and the excitement throughout the first game of the season this year, throughout the multiple sellouts and of course the playoff excitement was just really huge. I really think the fans stepped up. They could taste it just as much as we could. And they added to our confidence to go out there and win?
Q. Cole, you couldn't grip the ball, you had to leave the game early, there must have been a fair amount of regret. What have you been telling yourself for the last two days?
COLE HAMELS: Shoot, I was telling myself I was still in the game. I was hoping Charlie might put me in to hit.
No, I thought that was the best I possibly could do. I thought that was the worst weather I've ever pitched in in my entire life, and I really did make the best of it. I think that game easily could have gotten away from me, and the score could have been a different magnitude. And going into today it could have been a completely different game, we might have been looking at having to head down to Tampa and win it. But I feel like I succeeded, even with all the hard conditions that were thrown my way.
Q. Did you make any moves differently because of the three innings instead of nine innings to play?
CHARLIE MANUEL: Not really, no. We basically -- as far as the pitching, Dubee and I sat down before the game, when I first came to the yard today, we sat down and talked about kind of how we wanted to use our bullpen. We had it set up pretty good. And like I said we got some doubles out of Jenkins and Burrell, and nobody out and we executed two bunts and we got our runners over and we made contact and got them in, whereas if you notice earlier in the series, we were striking out and we weren't getting them in, popping up, and hitting soft ground balls. We just executed tonight whereas before we weren't. The last three and a half innings it was a pretty good ballgame.
Q. With Jimmy you called in the bunt?
CHARLIE MANUEL: Yes, I called in the bunt.
Q. Cole, growing up in San Diego, I imagine you must have paid pretty close attention, might have been at even some of the games in the '98 World Series. If you go back to that, could you ever put yourself in this place as you grew up?
COLE HAMELS: No, I couldn't. I just wanted to play the game. I didn't know where I'd ever end up. And being fortunate enough for the Phillies to draft me and knowing that they were trying to put together a really good team, and now being a member of what they were able to establish is something I can't thank them enough, because they truly did give me the opportunity to be here in this city and to win this World Series. All they asked of me it to go out there and go out and play this game that I enjoy and that I die for every day.
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An Asian elephant male named Koshik can imitate human speech, speaking words in Korean that others who know the language can understand.
The elephant's vocabulary at present consists of five words: annyong (hello), anja (sit down), aniya (no), nuo (lie down), and choah (good).
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The conservative firebrand believes that any bill to deal with the unaccompanied migrant children at the border must also include language to stop a 2012 immigration directive from President Barack Obama — a proposal unlikely to go anywhere in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
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That's a much tougher approach than the one being sought by Cruz's fellow Texans — GOP Sen. John Cornyn and Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar — who would leave the directive alone. Instead, they would toughen a 2008 human trafficking law while speeding up immigration proceedings and authorizing 40 more judges to handle the cases. The Obama administration has expressed openness to revisiting the 2008 law, and the Texans' plan could be included in a spending measure that will soon be considered by the GOP-controlled House.
( Also on POLITICO: Rush for migrant aid exposes failures)
The move is vintage Cruz: stake out a staunchly conservative position on the biggest debates in Congress, whether it's pushing to defund Obamacare at the expense of a government shutdown or now trying to end a controversial Obama policy aimed at deferring deportation proceedings for certain undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children.
While plenty of Republicans would be happy to end the Obama directive, some think it's unrealistic to tie it to an assistance package. And there's no sign that the House, dominated by Republicans, is considering such a move.
Supporters of the effort say targeting the directive would resolve the root cause of the current crisis, but some fear that a fight over the directive could simply delay getting aid to the border.
"We should not lose sight of the fact that we have an urgent crisis on the southern border right now and we have to deal with that, I think, first," said Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.).
( Also on POLITICO: W.H. to brief senators on migrants)
The jockeying comes as Cornyn and Cuellar are seeking to win broader support for their bipartisan deal to address the border issue. Cruz twice declined to discuss the duo's proposal on Wednesday, referring the inquiries to his office.
Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said the senator's "top priority" is to end the deferred action program, noting that he is drafting a legislative proposal to prohibit the White House from broadening the policy.
"We believe that needs to be a prerequisite of any bill that is considered by the Senate," Frazier said.
Time is tight for Congress to decide how to respond to the flood of unaccompanied children before the August recess. Obama has asked lawmakers to approve nearly $4 billion in new spending to combat the crisis, a figure House Republicans are looking to trim by about half.
( Also on POLITICO: Borderline behavior)
Since joining the Senate in 2013, Cruz has taken combative stands against the GOP establishment for even entertaining compromises with Democrats. His outspoken opposition to immigration legislation that passed the Senate last year endeared him to tea party conservatives, but it has also put him in a difficult spot with the growing Hispanic population that could eventually turn Texas into a purple state.
As the crisis at the southern border with Mexico now intensifies, with more than 57,000 unaccompanied children apprehended at the border since October, Cruz has bashed the White House repeatedly for failing to stem the influx of immigrants. But unlike Cornyn and his state's governor, Rick Perry, who may again run for president in 2016, Cruz — a Cuban-American — has yet to emerge as a prominent voice in the debate.
That could soon change — and catch some of Cruz's colleagues by surprise.
In an interview Wednesday, Cornyn said he and the junior senator had spoken about the issue, including at a private Texas GOP lunch last week, and he was under the impression that Cruz would get behind his effort with Cuellar.
"We just got bill language this morning, so we'll be talking more about it," Cornyn said. "But he seems supportive, we'll find out."
Even though Cruz is the leading conservative provocateur in the Senate, he is well within the mainstream of the GOP in raising concerns over the 2012 program. Critics say the White House provoked the crisis by giving undocumented children false hope they can live in the country without fear of deportation.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 82 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
Business Bootcamp for Wonder Women
Looking for a logo that has a comic and/or superhero influence for a business bootcamp for business women called... (insert drum roll please!) "Business Bootcamp for Wonder Women."
The focus of this event is business education, developing our networks and bringing out our inner-superheroes! This logo will be for the event, may be used on business cards, possibly printed on staff shirts as well as included on promotional items.
Would love for this to have a superhero feel to it and/or comic element while being professional.
professional women, self-employed, professionals, ages 25-55.
Preferred colors - hot pink (#FF0099), black, white, maybe gray?
Note: these are preferred colors but not necessarily.
Will need web files, print files, etc.
If you're stuck, let this help inspire you: http://www.google.com/images?client…59&bih=603
Okay, so this comment is for all designers and prospective designers...
It seems that we're taking a very interesting turn with some overly sexy women. This event is for business and professional women to be inspired to bring out their superhero selves and to honor all that they do as wonder women... NOT to bring out their overly sexy selves and let loose. I'm thinking that having an actual superhero woman is not going to be the best image to use for this brand.
This bootcamp is for entrepreneurs, small business owners, solopreneurs, work at home moms, professionals, sales executives and more. Women who have a lot of self pride, are very driven and independent and... professional. I say that because of the 30 people I've shown these to, they haven't related to the designs very well.
This is a serious event hosted at a prestigious location with some big name sponsors. This logo/badge/emblem needs to be powerful, strong, creative yet relatable and relevant.
I did some more research and found a handful of logos that I was drawn to... I can't explain why it is that I liked these. It's not the color scheme as some are blue...
As you are all creative, I hope that you will look at some, most or hopefully even all of these to get a better idea of what might work. I can't find the common denominator but I hope that you will be able to with your creative eyes...
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There are no kangaroos in Austria. We're talking about Australia, the world's smallest continent. That being cleared up, let's dive right in! Australia is a sovereign state under the Commonwealth of Nations, which is in turn overseen by Queen Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. The continent was first sighted and charted by the Dutch in 1606. Captain James Cook of Britain came along in the next century to claim it for Britain and name it "New South Wales." Shortly thereafter it was declared to be a penal colony full of nothing but criminals and convicts, giving it the crap reputation you may have heard at your last cocktail party. This rumor ignores 40,000 years of pre-European human history, especially the Aboriginal concept of Dreamtime, an interesting explanation of physical and spiritual reality. The two biggest cities in Australia are Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney is more for business, Melbourne for arts. But that's painting in very broad strokes. Take a whirl around the panoramas to see for yourself! Text by Steve Smith.


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Building your boat's stereo system
A quick guide to marine-rated audio equipment
Marine audio gear at Crutchfield?
Crutchfield is best known for our car audio and home audio expertise, but we have plenty of products and advice for boaters, too. We stock a wide variety of rugged, durable marine audio equipment, and with several boaters on staff, we know what works and what doesn't. In addition to receivers, speakers, subs, and amps, you'll also find a number of marine-rated products that allow you to listen to satellite radio on the water. We also stock all the cable and gear you'll need to hook everything up in your boat.
When you outfit your boat at Crutchfield, you get the peace of mind that comes from our more than 30 years of mobile audio experience, along with our lifetime technical support. Have questions? Just pick up the phone and call our friendly Advisors at 1-888-955-6000. They'll be able to help you decide what you need to build the audio system of your dreams for the boat you always dreamed about owning.
What to look for in marine audio gear
The water, salt, and sun that make boating so much fun can wreak havoc on your boat's electrical components. If your gear isn't designed to withstand this environment, it won't last a season. That's why it's so important to choose the right gear for your boat's audio system. From your CD receiver to your cables, everything needs to be ready for life on the water.
Here's a quick guide to some terms you'll see frequently when you're shopping for marine audio gear:
Water-resistant — Can handle splashes and light rain, but not built to handle submersion. Levels of resistance vary by manufacturer.
UV-resistant — Designed to withstand sun damage. Found on receiver faceplates, speaker cones and grilles.
Waterproof — Able to be fully submerged, though depths and the amount of time underwater vary by manufacturer.
Anti-corrosion — Specifically designed to resist rust and the corrosive effects of salt water. Examples of anti-corrosive features include coated circuit boards, plated connections, and a rust-resistant chassis.
Marine audio components
Receivers — You'll want to buy a marine receiver with a coated circuit board, a water-resistant faceplate, line-level outputs for sending signals to an external amplifier, and satellite radio controls. A weatherproof faceplate cover and a watertight remote control are great accessories to add on.
Speakers — When you're buying marine speakers, look for plastic cones (such as polypropylene) and rubber surrounds for maximum weather protection, corrosion-resistant mounting hardware, and enough power to pump out tunes over wind, water, and engine noise. Be sure to look at where you're mounting the speakers — if your speakers are near your compass, they should be magnetically shielded.
Amplifiers — A quality marine amp will feature coated circuit boards, plated, non-corrosive connectors, and plenty of power.
Subwoofers — Bass matters on boats, too, so it's smart to invest in a sturdy, powerful marine sub. Look for plastic cones and rubber surrounds for maximum weather protection. Free-air rated component subs or enclosed subwoofers are good for the challenging mounting locations you'll often encounter in a boat. If you do not plan on adding an external amplifier, look for a powered enclosed subwoofer.
Speaker wire and cables — Marine-rated wiring is an essential part of any marine audio system. All wires should be tinned; bare copper can corrode quickly in salt water conditions.
Satellite radio — SiriusXM satellite radio is truly a "must-have" marine audio component, because satellite radio reception extends up to 200 miles off shore. Many marine receivers are satellite radio-ready, which means you can add an external tuner, mount it out of sight, and run the cable into the radio. Even better, plug-and-play satellite radio tuners can be transferred from car to boat to home. Look for a marine kit for your plug-and-play tuner, including a marine-rated satellite radio antenna.
GPS — Okay, so it's not technically an audio component, but most boaters wouldn't leave shore without GPS navigation. When considering which GPS unit is best for you, look for conveniences like rechargeable batteries, a bright color screen that won't wash out in direct sunlight, Blue Chart compatibility, and, of course, weather resistance. WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) compatibility is another good feature to look for in a marine GPS unit; WAAS-enabled GPS units have up to five times better accuracy, which helps keep you out of the hidden rocks or other underwater trouble.
Power Inverter — A power inverter is an incredibly handy thing to have on board, especially with smaller boats, because you can charge your phone battery, a laptop computer, or run small electronics. Be sure that the inverter has a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter, which protects you against accidental shocks.
Fit and placement of components on your boat
Unlike most cars and trucks, there isn't one ideal place to install audio equipment on every boat. Different models have different power and space limitations, so each installation presents a unique set of challenges. What sounds great in a Carver might not even fit in a Donzi — and what's great for a motorboat might not be ideal for a sailboat.
If you're replacing your boat's existing radio and speakers, you can probably use the same mounting locations and wiring. Otherwise, you might need to cut some paneling or run new wires for the components. Most marine receivers are a standard single-DIN (2" tall) size, and connect to a 12-volt marine battery.
Amplifiers and subwoofers can go in a compartment under the seats, under the bow, or even on a wakeboard tower. Midrange and midbass speakers and tweeters can fit into side panels or the dash panel. It really depends on your boat, your needs, and your tastes.
Grounding your electrical components can be a challenge in a boat, though some do have specific, dedicated grounding plates. Consult your manufacturer for more information on where to ground components in your boat.
General considerations
Here are some other things to keep in mind when you're looking for high-quality marine audio gear:
Materials that will stand up to the elements — Nothing ruins a party like audio equipment that can't handle the elements, so make sure that all of the electronics on your boat are protected against salt, sun, and water. If you need an extra measure of protection (or want to use an unprotected component on your boat), install a universal cover. It will shield your receiver from the outside world, then flip up out of the way so you can get to the controls. A waterproof, wired remote control is an excellent alternative to exposing your receiver to the elements — you can mount the radio inside a watertight compartment and not worry about shorting out your tunes.
Good specs — Better specs mean better sound quality, on land or at sea. For receivers, look for a high CD signal-to-noise ratio, a wide frequency response, and plenty of RMS power. If radio's your thing, check the FM sensitivity spec — the lower, the better. Speakers should fit nicely into your cabin panels, be made with UV-resistant materials, and handle plenty of power.
High power — Since you'll be listening to your music out in the open, you'll want plenty of power for clean, clear sound. Aftermarket marine receivers come with built-in 4-way amplifiers, but if you love it loud or want to drown out the nautical background noise, you might want to consider adding an external amp to your system.
Audio options — The days of the basic, one-trick CD receiver are long gone. From satellite radio controls to connections for your iPod, today's aftermarket components offer a wide variety of entertainment options. If you have a larger system in mind, get a receiver with an auxiliary input, which will allow you to add another audio source later. Multiple sets of preamp outputs make it easier to install component amplifiers and subwoofers. And if your cruising will take you out into the wild blue, consider the entertainment value of satellite radio — the signals can reach up to 200 miles offshore.
The Gear You'll Need
Marine remote controls let you control your receiver from the helm.
Marine covers and mounts protect your receiver from sun and water, and let you mount your handheld electronics on your boat.
Satellite radio has become popular with boaters everywhere.
These installation tools will simplify your installation.
Don't forget the wires, including marine patch cables and marine-grade power and speaker wire.
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I would like options for multiple speaker/amp configurations and was hoping you have marine specific radio catalog.Jon Paul from Crutchfield on 7/29/2019Bart, We don't have a marine-specific print catalog, but we do have a big marine audio section on the website. You seem to know basically what you're looking for, though, so I've sent your question to our sales team, and they'll be contacting you via email soon. For immediate help, you can contact them via phone or chat.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing output barely rose in September and contracts to buy previously owned homes recorded their largest drop in nearly 3-1/2 years, the latest signs the economy's momentum ebbed as the third quarter ended.
The reports on Monday showed economic activity was on weak footing even before a 16-day partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government early in October that is expected to weigh on fourth quarter growth.
"The economy seems to be losing steam as higher mortgage rates have hit the housing market and destructive government policy will likely bash the rest of the economy," said Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic Advisers in Holland, Pennsylvania.
Manufacturing production edged up 0.1 percent last month after advancing 0.5 percent in August, the Federal Reserve said.
Factory output was held back by a 0.5 percent drop in computer and electronic goods production. Output of electrical appliances also fell.
While automobile output increased 2.0 percent, that was a sharp slowdown from the 5.2 percent rise logged in August.
Separately, the National Association of Realtors said its Pending Homes Sales index, based on contracts signed last month, plunged 5.6 percent to the lowest level since December.
The decline was the largest since May 2010.
The index, which leads home resales by a month or two, has now dropped for four straight months. Realtors believe home resales, which dropped in September, peaked in July and August.
The reports come on the heels of data last week showing a gauge of business spending tumbled in September. That data, combined with a disappointing reading on hiring released earlier this month, has offered a dull picture of economic activity.
Thomas Costerg, U.S. economist at Standard Chartered Bank in New York, said a run up in interest rates over the summer on expectations the Fed would soon trim its bond-buying stimulus appeared to be holding back the economy.
"This will make the Fed even more cautious when they next start to hint at tapering," he said.
Rates on 30-year fixed rate mortgages rose to an average of 4.49 percent in September from an average of 3.54 percent in May, according to Freddie Mac. But a surprise decision by the central bank in mid-September not to cut its purchases and soft economic data have pulled rates lower since then.
With politicians in Washington still to agree on a budget, uncertainty over fiscal policy may also continue to hinder growth, making it unlikely the Fed will be in a hurry to start scaling back its purchases.
Fed officials meet on Tuesday and Wednesday and are expected to maintain their $85 billion per month bond-buying pace.
While manufacturing accounts for only about 12 percent of U.S. economic activity, it was the main driver of the economy from the 2007-09 recession.
Factory output rose at a 1.2 percent rate in the third quarter, rebounding from a 0.1 percent fall in the prior three months. Economists expect manufacturing slowed in October as the federal government shutdown hurt business confidence.
The weak manufacturing data contrasts with fairly upbeat business surveys. For example, a closely watched gauge from the Institute for Supply Management has been pushing higher since contracting in May.
"We are inclined to focus on actual activity gauges like manufacturing production, rather than surveys, which have given several false signals during this recovery," said Peter D'Antonio, an economist at Citigroup in New York.
"The soft manufacturing output reflects weakness abroad, little need to build inventories, and the general slowdown in demand in the first half of the year."
Despite the softness in factory output, a rebound in utilities output lifted overall industrial production 0.6 percent, the largest increase since February.
Utilities rebounded 4.4 percent in September after five straight months of declines. Mining production rose 0.2 percent, but that was a slowdown from at 0.6 percent increase in August.
Last month, the amount of industrial capacity in use rose to 78.3 percent, the highest level since July 2008, from 77.9 percent in August.
Reporting By Lucia Mutikani, additional reporting by Jason Lange; Editing by Andrea Ricci and Meredith Mazzilli


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The process file system ("procfs" for brevity, or simply "/proc", because that's where it is usually mounted) has become a common entity on Unix-like systems. For example, Solaris, Linux, and the various modern BSDs all have procfs. In general, procfs uses the file metaphor to provide both a view of currently running processes and perhaps an interface to control them. However, some procfs implementations export so many types of information that they are nothing short of the proverbial kitchen sink. Implementations can also differ in the format they use to export such information. For example, Solaris procfs favors the binary format philosophy, assuming that developers will write interesting user-space tools that use that "raw" information. In contrast, Linux favors formatted text to export information through procfs, allowing end users and administrators to simply view that information using familiar file utilities.
Tom J. Killian created the first implementation of a process file system. It was for Eighth Edition UNIX. See T. J. Killian, "Processes as Files," USENIX Summer Conference Proceedings, Salt Lake City, UT, USA (June 1984).
/proc on Mac OS X (not)
Mac OS X does not provide a process file system. It does provide alternative interfaces such as
sysctl(3) and the now obsolete
kvm(3). The
sysctl(3) interface provides read and write access to a management information base (MIB) whose contents are various categories of kernel information, such as information related to processes, file systems, virtual memory, networking, and debugging in general. When the
/dev/kmem device is available, the
kvm(3) interface provides access to raw kernel memory. Besides, the I/O Kit programming interfaces and tools such as
ioreg and
IORegistryExplorer.app allow user-space inspection of a variety of kernel information on Mac OS X.
sysctl() system call was introduced in 4.4BSD as a safe, reliable, and portable (across kernel versions) way to perform user-kernel data exchange.
In 2003, shortly after I was introduced to Mac OS X, I began a quick-and-dirty implementation of procfs for Mac OS X. Meant as nothing more than a "random experiment", my approach was to take
procfs and
pseudofs source from FreeBSD and morph them to work on Mac OS X. Shortly after I had the thing mounting, I ran into a kernel panic. (Writing in-kernel file systems is very conducive to this behavior.) Before I could begin two-machine debugging, one of the two Macintosh computers I had access to had catastrophic hardware failure. Apple gave me extremely poor repair experience (taking weeks to fix one problem and returning the machine with something else broken; repeat this several times over). So much so that by the time the machine finally worked, I had no interest left in debugging procfs for Mac OS X.
Fast forward to late 2006. I was wrapping up MacFUSE, a Mac OS X implementation of the FUSE (File System in User Space) mechanism. The first Mac OS X-specific example file system I wrote for MacFUSE was procfs—this time as a user-space file system, of course. I've been meaning to release it as an open source MacFUSE example, but didn't find the time to package it up until now.
The MacFUSE version of procfs makes heavy use of the Mach programming interfaces. Moreover, the implementation uses a set of macros that depend on the C++ version of the pcre (Perl Compatible Regular Expressions) library. The macros are meant to make it easier to extend the file system.
Detailed information on understanding and using the Mach interfaces used by procfs can be found in the book Mac OS X Internals. In particular, refer to Chapters 6 (The xnu Kernel), 7 (Processes), 8 (Virtual Memory), and 9 (Interprocess Communication).
Since procfs depends on the pcre libraries, you will first need to download, compile, and install pcre. Note that if you install pcre in a location other than
/usr/local/, you will need to modify the
Makefile in procfs source. The
Makefilealso assumes that you have the MacFUSE libraries installed under
$ tar -jxvf pcre-<version>.tar.bz2 ... $ cd pcre-<version> $ CFLAGS="-O -g -arch i386 -arch ppc -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk" \ CXXFLAGS="-O -g -arch i386 -arch ppc -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk" \ LDFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch ppc" \ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --disable-dependency-tracking $ make $ sudo make install ...
Assuming you have the MacFUSE Core package installed and have the MacFUSE source tree checked out under
/work/macfuse/, you can compile procfs as follows.
$ cd /work/macfuse/filesystems/procfs $ make ...
Having successfully compiled procfs, you can mount it, say, on the
/proc directory, as follows.
$ sudo mkdir /proc $ sudo chown root:wheel /proc $ sudo ./procfs /proc $ mount ... procfs on /proc (read-only, synchronous)
Now you can explore the process file system on Mac OS X.
$ ls -F /proc 0/ 151/ 212/ 35/ 47/ 1/ 165/ 215/ 36/ 51/ 1166/ 187/ 218/ 38/ 5338/ 1187/ 194/ 221/ 39/ 54/ 1196/ 195/ 23/ 3954/ 59/ 1216/ 196/ 27/ 3976/ 62/ 131/ 200/ 28807/ 40/ 64/ 140/ 201/ 28902/ 42/ 67/ 145/ 202/ 32/ 43/ 867/ 146/ 204/ 33/ 45/ 95/ 15094/ 206/ 34/ 46/ hardware/
There is a directory under
/proc for each process on the system, with the numeric process ID (pid) being the directory name. pid 0 corresponds to the kernel, pid 1 is
launchd, and so on.
$ cd /proc/867 $ ls -l total 0 0 dr-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 0 May 7 23:44 . 0 dr-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 0 May 7 23:44 .. 0 dr-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 0 May 7 23:44 carbon 0 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 May 7 23:44 cmdline 0 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 May 7 23:44 jobc 0 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 May 7 23:44 paddr 0 dr-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 0 May 7 23:44 pcred 0 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 May 7 23:44 pgid 0 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 May 7 23:44 ppid 0 dr-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 0 May 7 23:44 task 0 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 May 7 23:44 tdev 0 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 May 7 23:44 tpgid 0 dr-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 0 May 7 23:44 ucred 0 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 May 7 23:44 wchan
For a given pid, the
/proc/pid/ directory has some files containing certain BSD-level information. The
carbon/ subdirectory contains additional information for processes that are also Carbon processes. The
pcred/ and
ucred/subdirectories contains files exporting process and user credentials, respectively.
$ pwd /proc/867 $ ls -F carbon name psn $ cat carbon/name carbon/psn Safari 0:12451841 $ cat cmdline /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari -psn_0_12451841 $ ls -F ucred groups uid $ cat ucred/groups ucred/uid 501(singh) 81(appserveradm) 79(appserverusr) 80(admin) 501(singh)
task/ subdirectory contains a variety of Mach task information: scheduling data, virtual memory regions, Mach ports, threads, register state, and so on.
$ pwd /proc/867 $ cd task $ ls -F absolutetime_info/ ports/ tokens/ basic_info/ role vmmap events_info/ thread_times_info/ mach_name threads/ $ cat role BACKGROUND_APPLICATION $ cat vmmap 00000000-00001000 4K ---/--- COPY - DEFAULT uwir=0 sub=0 00001000-000dc000 876K r-x/rwx COPY - DEFAULT uwir=0 sub=0 ... 15a54000-15ada000 536K r--/rwx COPY - DEFAULT uwir=0 sub=0 15ade000-15ede000 4096K rw-/rwx COPY - DEFAULT uwir=0 sub=0 $ ls -F basic_info policy suspend_count user_time resident_size system_time virtual_size $ ls -F events_info cow_faults messages_received syscalls_mach csw messages_sent syscalls_unix faults pageins $ ls -F ports 1003/ 1f03/ 2f03/ 4003/ 507/ 6423/ 7b03/ 8e03/ a887/ d093/ ... 1e03/ 2e03/ 3f03/ 5003/ 62b7/ 79f7/ 8d03/ a7c7/ d03/ $ ls -F ports/1003 msgcount qlimit seqno sorights task_rights $ cat ports/1003/task_rights RECEIVE $ ls -F threads 7b03/ 7c03/ 7d03/ 7e03/ 7f03/ 8003/ 8103/ 8203/ $ ls -F threads/7b03 basic_info/ states/ $ ls -F threads/7b03/basic_info cpu_usage policy sleep_time system_time flags run_state suspend_count user_time $ ls -F threads/7b03/states debug/ exception/ float/ thread/ $ ls -F threads/7b03/states/thread cs eax ebx edi eflags es esp gs ds ebp ecx edx eip esi fs ss $ cat threads/7b03/states/thread/esp bfffef6c
hardware/ subdirectory contains subdirectories for several pieces of hardware on the machine, allowing certain hardware data to be read from virtual files.
In a subsequent version of procfs, the
/hardware/ subdirectory was moved to appear under the
/system/ subdirectory, which in turn now contains
hardware/ and
firmware subdirectories.
$ ls -F /proc/hardware cpus/ lightsensor/ motionsensor/ mouse/ tpm/ $ ls -F /proc/hardware/cpus 0/ 1/ $ ls -F /proc/hardware/cpus/0 data $ cat /proc/hardware/cpus/0/data slot 0 (master), running type 7, subtype 4 6751211 ticks (user 91036 system 141938 idle 6517257 nice 980) cpu uptime 18h 45m 12s
In particular, if the machine has a sudden motion sensor or an ambient light sensor, you can retrieve "live" readings from these devices through procfs files.
$ cat /proc/hardware/motionsensor/data -7 -1 0 $ cat /proc/hardware/motionsensor/data -37 -1 0 $ cat /proc/hardware/lightsensor/data 839 895 $ cat /proc/hardware/lightsensor/data 49 893
Although there's no universal standard for either the hierarchy of file system objects in procfs or the contents of these objects, some implementations are rather popular because of the prevalence of their underlying operating systems. For example, FreeBSD contains linprocfs, a process file system that emulates a subset of Linux procfs. linprocfs was necessary for Linux binary emulation to work completely. This procfs implementation doesn't attempt to conform to any other implementation. For somebody with enough determination and time, it could be an interesting project to create a Linux-compatible (or Solaris-compatible, or whatever) version of MacFUSE-based procfs for Mac OS X.
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Scotty Mills: MidiOrleansMarch 9th, 2009
[I love the MIDI orchestral arrangements Scott Hill shares with as at Macjams. They show elegance and a growing command of how to get the most out of software orchestral instruments. I also enjoy his choice of music. In fact, I have begun a long term collaboration with him that might result in an original piano concerto. I was very pleased to see that mark Holbrook interview Scott during my absence last autumn.
This is a reprint of an interview by Mark Holbrook for the Macjammers Blog. For comments attached to the original blog, please go here.]
One of the things I am enjoying about doing the MacJammer inteviews is getting to know more about the various artists present on MacJams. It is easy to hit refresh and see the list of music and artists on MacJams but what do you really know about their backgrounds, their motivations?
The names (tags) we pick for our artist names on MacJams often obscure what is really happening with a particular artist. In the case of Scotty, also known as MidiOrleans, at first glance one would guess that he is a guy that tinkers with MIDI and lives in New Orleans. Even that last part can be tricky these days. For all you know he could be somewhere overseas.
It wasn't until I received his answers to my standard set of questions that I learned what an amazingly rich background Scotty has. I think I'd give a few of my fingers and toes to experience even a little of what Scotty has done in his musical background. Read the rest of this entry »


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Established in June 1990 with a gift from the Louis Rubin Family to The Sage Colleges, the Louis and Hortense Rubin Community Fellows Program is a cooperative venture of The Sage Colleges, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hudson Valley Community College, Emma Willard School, and participating agencies of Rensselaer County. The program and fund is administered by The Sage Colleges.
2017-2018 Rubin Fellows
City of Troy, NY
The City's long-term goal is to work with the Rubin Community Fellow to revive the Mayor's Youth Advisory Commission, to create a Youth Recreation Master Plan, complete with an inventory of programs and assets. This inventory will include not only the programs and assets of the City, but also those of our recreation partners such as the YMCA and Boys & Girls Club.
This grant application proposes a final year of funding to completely establish Signature at the YWCA-GCR, and to grow it to a sustainable size.
Objectives of the Program
The program supports fellowships (full or part-time) for faculty of these institutions to work with one or several agencies, public or private, in Rensselaer County. The program provides opportunities for faculty professional development through release time from some teaching duties. By bringing the expertise of teaching professionals to the service of the citizens and agencies of Rensselaer County, the Rubin Community Fellows Program seeks to create collaboration partnerships, leading to creative solutions to economic, organizational, social and managerial problems challenging our community.
Scope of the Program
Among the agencies which are invited to participate in the program are city and county government, public or private social service agencies, public education, public health, public recreation and public and private arts and entertainment. Activities which maybe supported by the program include assessment, evaluation, reorganization, development of programs, management, delivery of services, and human and physical resources for a specific agency or for a group of agencies, expansion of collaborative ventures among agencies, assessment of local, state and federal impact on an agency or agencies, and strategic planning. All activities should work toward strengthening the ability to effectively serve the needs of the people of Rensselaer County. Specific current and emerging needs will be identified annually at a Community Forum, held by The Sage Colleges every fall.
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In the broadest sense, the program has the dual focus of effecting change within participating agencies, and of providing faculty an opportunity to apply their knowledge and expertise for the benefit of the community in a new exchange of ideas, as well as the assessment of needs, from both the educational institution and agency perspectives. Successful proposals will show imagination, innovation and ingenuity.


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Mushroom primer
I prepared a tasting earlier in the week for Gary Lincoff's lecture on mushrooms at the American Museum of Natural History: Marinated Maitake with Scallops, Chicken Canzanese with Morels, and Cheesecake Bars with Candy Cap Syrup (recipes below). I also spoke a bit about cooking mushrooms and the kooky mushroom hunting culture, but I realize now that the audience would have benefited more had I offered up basic generalizations. (Ah, the curse of hindsight!) So in an attempt to redeem myself, here's what I know about cooking mushrooms.
There are two categories out there: wild and cultivated. New cultivars are on the market that you used to only find in the wild, like maitake (hen of the woods) and royal trumpets, as are mushrooms long cultivated in the Far East, like wood ear and enoki, and more wild varieties are showing up in specialty stores, like blewets and black trumpets. In general wild mushrooms are more intensely flavored, benefiting as they probably do from their soil and bacterial symbionts, but the cultivated varieties are excellent, too.
When buying mushrooms, either wild or cultivated, look for moist firm specimens that have a nice strong smell. In this sense, buying mushrooms is much like buying fruit: if it doesn't smell like anything, it won't taste like anything either. Mushrooms are mostly water, and depending on the species you could lose up to 70% of the volume of fresh mushrooms once they are cooked, so keep that in mind when purchasing. Don't wash any mushroom until you are ready to cook or preserve them. Best to place them in a paper bag in the fridge, where they will hold for a few days before drying out.
Prior to preparing mushrooms, wash the wild ones to remove the bits of pine needles and other forest debris, and if you have morels, soak them in warm salted water, and swish them around some as sand and grit will likely have accumulated in the many crevices and folds of the cap. Cultivated mushrooms don't have to be washed: just cut off the bit of stem that has remnants of the substrate from which they grew. This is okay because any bacteria on them will die from the heat of cooking.
So how to cook different mushrooms? The mushroom flavor is called umami. It's one of the basic tastes (like sweet, sour, salty) and refers to their meaty savoriness. (Monosodium glutamate actually imitates the umami flavor.) So by extension, mushrooms are wonderful cooked with proteins, but may be lost cooked with vegetables, except for the savories, like onions and garlic. Mushrooms are great cooked in butter or oil, and go well with herbs, especially thyme and parsley. And many are delicious cooked with booze like wine, cognac, and dry Marsala. (Should you ever find you've drowned your mushrooms in too much wine, try adding butter. It helps modify the sourness.)
When cooking mushrooms, look at the morphology: are the dense? Delicate? Small? Large? All mushrooms can be sliced and sautéed, with variable success. I like to sauté morels and chanterelles and their relatives, like black trumpets. (Chanterelles and their relatives also make great pickles.) A mushroom with a big thick stem and/or cap like porcini, giant puffballs, or royal trumpets can be halved or sliced, even marinated, and are great on the grill. Mushrooms with a hardy texture, like beech mushrooms or maitake, are excellent roasted. A rubbery mushroom like the wood's ear is nice thrown into robust soups and stews. Delicate mushrooms like enoki hold up best when steamed (as in parchment paper) or cooked in stock. Mushrooms can be fried, too. Many people stuff button mushroom caps and morels (which are hollow) and fry them or bake them. If you want to cook mushrooms in a sauce, like tomato sauce, cook them separately, then add. They'll retain their texture and flavor better. You can prep mushrooms many ways, and that can determine how you'll cook them, too. Matsutake can be sliced paper thin and simmered in stock, or cut into slabs and grilled: both are good. You can also cook up your mushrooms and grind them into pate. Seasoned up in any number of ways, it's a great stuffing (to be spooned or piped) or spread.
When you cook a mushroom it will release a lot of water. But that water is delicious. You can cook the mushroom until its water evaporates, or even cook until they are dry and caramelized to make a duxelles, but I often use the mushroom water to make a sauce, or save it to add mushroomy flavor to something another day (it freezes well).
Clean stems that you don't use, like those of maitake, shiitake, and Portobello, and make a stock with them. You can strain the stock and hold it in your fridge for a few days (and bring it to a boil every 3 or 4 days to sterilize and keep longer, though you will lose some volume) or freeze.
Don't eat mushrooms raw—they're hard to digest because their cell walls are made of chitin, the same stuff as shrimp shells. When you heat up chitin, however, it breaks down and is digestible. Raw wild mushrooms may also give you microscopic worms. And some mushrooms, like morels, should never be eaten raw or they will make you sick. If you do eat raw mushrooms then limit the amount.
To preserve mushrooms in the short term, roast or sauté them and toss with a marinade of oil, lemon juice, herbs, hot pepper, etc., and place in the fridge. They will hold for about a week and are great added to egg or cheese dishes.
To freeze mushrooms, always sautĂ©, grill, or roast in a hot oven first: this kills any bacteria and stops the enzymatic action of decay—which does progress, albeit slowly, in the freezer–then pack into freezer baggies. Raw frozen mushrooms can develop off flavors.
Many mushrooms dry well, like morels, which can be rehydrated in water or cream, and porcini, which you can slice and dry in a dehydrator and then bag, or grind into a porcini powder (to combine with salt to make porcini salt, or butter to make porcini butter, or use as a rub for meat).
You can preserve mushrooms for shelf stability two ways: as pickles that you water bath can, or pressure can. Mushrooms are a low acid food prone to spoilage, including the bacteria that causes botulism. They cannot be safely canned in a water bath without added acid. (Some cultures salt mushrooms, though I haven't tried it yet.) The only USDA approved recipe for pickling mushrooms that I am aware of calls for so much vinegar that I think the taste of the mushrooms get lost, so I recommend marinated refrigerator mushroom pickles as a better, though not as long term, solution. You can pressure can mushrooms, but again, the USDA recipe source is limited. There are only recipes for white button mushrooms. I have pressure-canned morels using the USDA recipe for white buttons, but can't tell you that it is 100% safe, since it hasn't been tested in a lab. However, should you ever be nervous about any product you've canned at home, you can always bring it to a boil for ten minutes before serving. That will kill any spoilers in the product, included the bacteria that cause botulism.
The mushrooms I used for the tasting were from dartagnan.com (maitake and morels), and Farwestfungi.com (the candy caps). Both are great mail order resources.
Marinated Maitake
Makes about 3 pints
Maitake, also known as Hen of the Woods, are now being cultivated. They make a wonderful marinated mushroom. You can also make this dish with a combination of cultivated mushrooms, like shitake, oyster, royal trumpet, and enoki, as well as the Agaricus mushrooms: the white button, crimini, and portabello. Any egg dish is improved with the addition of marinated mushrooms: cook them in omelets, frittatas, quiche, and savory ricotta pies. They are great with a grilled cheese sandwich, or combined with broiled shellfish.
6 cups maitake, cleaned and sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 sprigs fresh thyme
1 4-inch sprig fresh rosemary
1 bay leaf
½ teaspoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Juice from1/2 lemon
Preheat the over to 400 degrees. Place the maitake on a cookie sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Throw two sprigs of thyme on top of the mushrooms and bake until tender, about 10 minutes.
In a large bowl add the mushrooms and the remaining ingredients. Taste the mushrooms—if you like it a bit tarter, add more lemon juice. If it seems dry, add a dribble of olive oil. Stir to combine, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours.
Have ready three sterilized pint jars, bands and lids (to sterilize, place the jars, lids and bands in a pot of water and boil for 10 minutes). Spoon the mushrooms into the sterilized pint jars. The mushrooms will hold in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Sauteed Scallops with Marinated Maitake
Serves 6
1 pint marinated maitake (see recipe above)
12 large sea scallops
2 tablespoons butter
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Check the scallops and remove the abductor muscle (it is a small, lightly darker bit of scallop meat on the side that pulls off easily). Heat the butter in a nonstick pan over a medium high heat. Add the scallops, and sprinkle with salt. Cook for a few minutes on each side, until just golden. If the scallops begin to crack you are overcooking them so take them off the heat.
Place a couple of tablespoons of marinated maitake on a plate and add the scallops. Garnish with a grind of black pepper.
Braised Chicken Thighs with Dried Morels
Serves 6
The chicken thighs are not fussed with much: the ingredients are added and then allowed to cook unmolested. It is okay to use skinless thighs, but thighs with the skin on will produce a more succulent dish, and the skin crisps nicely.
12 chicken thighs
1 ÂĽ cup dry white wine
½ cup pancetta, chopped into quarter or half inch cubes
ÂĽ cup water
2 tablespoons garlic, sliced
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh sage, chopped
1 small hot pepper
3 ½ ounces dried morels, soaked in warm water until soft and drained, about 10 minutes (see note)
Place the thighs in a large well-seasoned cast iron skillet or Dutch oven. (You can use a non-stick pan, but the skin of the chicken won't brown as well.) Scatter all of the ingredients over the chicken. Cover and cook over a medium-to-medium low heat for ½ hour, until the chicken is mostly cooked through (the meat will be white and moist when probed with a fork). Do not be tempted to turn over the thighs until the skin separates easily from the pan.
The sauce will be golden at its peak. Overcooking will cook off the sauce and leave oil, which is very tasty, but can be resuscitated by adding a bit more stock, white wine, or water. Likewise, if the pan gets dry before the chicken is cooked through, add a bit of white wine, water, or chicken stock.
Serve immediately, or at room temperature.
Note: You can strain the soaking liquid and use that in place of the water in the dish. It wil just add more flavor!
Cheesecake Bars with Candy Cap Mushroom Sauce
Makes 12 bars
This dessert sauce is wonderful over any eggy or custardy dessert. It is also wonderful with baked apples, vanilla ice cream, and good quality ricotta cheese. You can substitute a graham cracker crust for the shortbread crust in this recipe, and you can substitute part of the cream cheese with goat cheese if you like.
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 ½ cups flour
24 ounces cream cheese, softened
Âľ cup sugar
2 tablespoons corn starch
3 large eggs
ÂĽ cup dried candy cap mushrooms, soaked in 2 cups water until soft (about 15 minutes)
½ cup sugar
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine the butter and sugar. Beat until creamy. Add flour and beat until thoroughly combined.
Press the crust into the bottom of a 13X9 inch ungreased baking pan. Place in the oven and bake for 12 minutes until the edges are golden brown. Watch carefully, as the crust can overcook suddenly. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
Meanwhile, combine the cream cheese, sugar and cornstarch in a large bowl and beat until creamy. Add the eggs and continue beating until well mixed.
Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust and return to the oven. Bake about 20 minutes, until the custard has set. Watch carefully: the custard can overcook easily. Allow to cool completely. You can refrigerate the bars if you like.
In the meantime, prepare the candy cap dessert sauce. Remove the mushrooms and strain the soaking liquid through a fine strainer. Pour the candy cap soaking liquid and the mushrooms into a small heavy bottomed pot. Add sugar. Bring the syrup to a low boil over a medium low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, until the sauce tastes sweet and the syrup is reduced by half. You may have to boil the syrup for as long as 20 minutes—the mushrooms will become sweeter over time. Taste the sauce and see if you need more sugar.
To serve, place a room temperature cheesecake bar on a dessert plate and spoon about a tablespoon of candy cap mushrooms and sauce over the top.


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What Microsoft's new CEO should do
(Editor's note: Dan Ferris, an analyst at Stansberry & Associates, asserts that Microsoft's outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer has been stingy sharing free cash flow with Microsoft shareholders. Here's what Ferris would like to see Microsoft's next CEO do.)
Microsoft expects to have a new CEO by the end of the year. Let's not waste time guessing who it might or ought to be. Let's make it clear what the new CEO should do on his/her first day at work.
Microsoft isn't a consumer PC company anymore. It gets more than 60% of its sales and 70% of its profits from selling software to small, medium, and large businesses. Microsoft isn't Apple. Microsoft is a business software company – and a great one.
Context: Why some shareholders also want Bill Gates out.
It has 16 businesses that do $1 billion or more a year in sales. Some grow at double-digit rates. These and other Microsoft ventures gush tens of billions in cash flow every year. You've probably never even heard of some of these billion-dollar businesses: SQL Server, System Center, Sharepoint, Lync... These are business-software tools. Information technology professionals can't do their jobs without them.
Microsoft has its problems, but its biggest one is rarely mentioned: It doesn't know what to do with all the money it makes. That, I believe, is the real reason its stock price never seems to go anywhere.
Microsoft has wasted nearly $22 billion on three terrible acquisitions since 2007. It paid $6 billion for online marketing services firm aQuantive – and wrote the entire investment off as a total loss last year. It paid $8.5 billion for Internet phone company Skype, which adds little to Microsoft's massive bottom line. And now it's paying over $7 billion for Nokia – a dying brand whose sales plummeted another 32% in the first half of this year.
Microsoft should listen to co-founder and chairman Bill Gates' good friend Warren Buffett, who reminds us, "Most turnarounds don't." Nokia hasn't made money in three years. Microsoft won't turn it around. It's just another expensive dud.
For all its genius at software, Microsoft is lousy at reinvesting its huge profits. The solution is simple. Pay out more in dividends and share repurchases. Microsoft holds $70 billion offshore, as if paying U.S. corporate taxes is worse than Microsoft's huge, costly acquisitions. It should bring the cash home and pay it out to shareholders.
Microsoft should also dedicate 50% or more of its annual excess cash flow to dividends and share buybacks. That'll help discipline Microsoft against more waste, cause its share price to soar, and reward shareholders of the world's greatest software firm, accordingly.
About the author: Dan Ferris is a value analyst for Stansberry & Associates Investment Research and is the editor of two monthly investment research publications, The 12% Letter, an income-focused research advisory which looks for the market's best dividend-growth stocks and Extreme Value which focuses on the safest stocks in the market: great businesses trading at steep discounts. Dan's strategy of finding safe, cheap, and profitable stocks has earned him a loyal following – as well as one of the most impressive track records in the industry.


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Some Things You Might Not Know About VSAM SMF Type 64 Records
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Two UN staff members who were abducted in Yemen on Tuesday have been freed, authorities said.
The Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome confirmed that an Italian citizen working for the United Nations Development Program had been released but provided no details.
The UN confirmed in a statement that two of its staff members were abducted and later released in the capital of Sanaa. The statement provided no further details but thanked "efforts made by the Yemeni authorities in obtaining their release."
The Yemeni Defense ministry said in a statement that troops freed the Italian from his kidnappers in northeastern Marib province. He had been taken there after being abducted in a main street in Sanaa. Marib is about 160 kilometers (100 miles) from Sanaa.
The statement said troops engaged with the kidnappers and were tracking them. It was not clear if there were any casualties.
The interior ministry said in a separate statement that it had worked with the military in a joint force to free the Italian. It said it had arrested suspects in Sanaa believed to have cooperated with the kidnappers.
A UN official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said a UN driver was kidnapped with the Italian staff member.
Abductions are frequent in Yemen, an impoverished nation where armed tribesmen and al-Qaeda-linked militants take hostages to swap for prisoners or cash.
Yemen is engaged in a rocky political transition since longtime autocrat Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down in 2012 following mass popular protests. Multiple armed groups across the country resist state authority.


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Participation in camping declined significantly in 2012 from 2011, according to a new study released Wednesday by The Outdoor Foundation and sponsored by The Coleman Company, Inc. The report found that 38 million Americans, or 13 percent of Americans over age six, participated in camping last year compared with 42.5 million Americans, or 15 percent of the US population, in 2011.
The 2013 American Camper Report details camping participation and provides data and analysis on camping trends throughout the United States. For the first time, the report also takes an in-depth look at the buying behaviors of camping participants to provide insights about practices and preferences. The data is based on an online survey of more than 42,000 Americans ages six and older and a supplementary survey of camping participants ages 18 and older.
"The American Camper Report shows that camping lost 4.5 million participants, but those that still camp are an avid bunch camping more frequently and travelling farther to their destinations," said Chris Fanning, executive director of The Outdoor Foundation. "By understanding the research in this report, the outdoor industry and other stakeholders will be better equipped to engage both campers and non-campers to initiate a massive increase in camping participation."
"The market insights we gain from the American Camper Report are vital to Coleman's ability to stay in front of emerging market trends and new outdoor activities," said Robert Marcovitch, president and chief executive officer of Coleman. "Our continuing partnership with The Outdoor Foundation on this annual project provides Coleman with the knowledge we need to create innovative and exciting gear for all outdoor enthusiasts."
The insights detailed in the 2013 American Camper Report are critical to understanding both campers and non-campers and building participation in the activity. Some additional findings include:
Overview of Camping Participation
- Young adults lost the largest percentage of participants, down from 17 percent in 2011 to 13 percent in 2012.
- Camping lost a net of 4.5 million participants from 2011 to 2012 due to a high churn rate of 32 percent.
- Among adult campers, more females than males participated in RV and cabin camping. More males enjoyed tent and bivy/no shelter camping.
- The Mountain Region has the highest camping participation rate.
- Sixty-two percent campers ages 16 and over are married or living with a domestic partner.
- Eighty-seven percent of campers participate in multiple outdoor activities.
Profile of a Camping Trip
- Seventy-four percent of participants camped in a public campground.
- The average camper went on 5.8 camping trips, up from 5.0 trips in 2011.
- Participants traveled a mean of 200.7 miles away from home to camp, up from 190.6 miles in 2011.
- Forty-four percent of campers plan their trips at least one month in advance.
- Seventy-eight percent of adult participants camp with friends.
- Hiking is the most popular activity to participate in while camping.
Buying Behavior
- More than two-thirds of participants are employed or are students and are not yet employed.
- Propane or liquid fuel was the most popular purchase during the past year.
- More than half of all campers rarely or never buy camping items for someone other than themselves.
- If campers are not buying for themselves, camping items are most often purchased for a spouse or significant other.
- Most participants decide to purchase their camping item at home, prior to their outing.
Future of Camping
- Sixty percent of current adult campers participated in regular outdoor activities between the ages of six and 12, compared to just 25 percent of non-campers.
- The most cited reason for reducing the number of camping trips is a lack of time due to work and family commitments.
- Campers are planning an average of 5.5 trips next year, an increase from last year's 4.3 planned trips.
- Eighty-one percent of participants plan to go on three or more camping trips in the next year.
A complete copy of the 2013 American Camper Report is available for free at The Outdoor Foundation website.


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Adrian Quaife-Hobbs took victory in the GP2 sprint race as Sam Bird closed on championship lead at Monza.
Bird came home fourth behind Quaife-Hobbs, Alexander Rossi and Julian Leal, but with previous leader Fabio Leimer securing fastest lap and finishing sixth Bird was able to close the gap to just six points with four races remaining.
Most of the action came in the early part of the race as third-placed James Calado stalled while Rossi got a very poor start from pole allowing Quaife-Hobbs to lead away. Bird attacked down the outside for P2 but was forced wide as Stephane Richelmi and Leal touched in to Turn 1 and Bird dropped back to third.
Rossi recovered to fourth after his poor start and settled in behind Bird and Leal, while further back Stefano Coletti made a strong start up to 12th but then dropped behind Felipe Nasr and Jolyon Palmer as all three would eventually again fail to score.
Spots of rain made the track slippery around the halfway mark and both Leal and Bird ran wide at Turn 1, allowing Rossi to pass both with a great move under braking in to the Roggia chicane. The short shower didn't require wet tyres though, and the pace soon picked up again as the top four broke away from the pack.
Once up to second place, Rossi was unable to make much progress in to Quaife-Hobbs' lead, with the gap remaining above a second as any gains Rossi made in the first sector he tended to lose in the rest of the lap. Quaife-Hobbs eventually won by 1.8s to secure his first victory of the season.


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