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The New York city lights
The New York city lights.
A Chapter by Coyote Poetry
A new chapter. Please enjoy
Somehow I seem to land on the same streets and end-up in the same taverns. I remember the long streets. They felt ghostly and friendly to me. I found my destination. Chumley tavern on Bedford street. The watering hole for the great Hemingway. This was point one for me. I decided on 10 locations to visit. I stood outside the tavern and I looked at the lights of New York. The city had the ancient lived in feel.
I liked the Chumley tavern. My G.I Joe haircut and northern accent allowed me to be set out in the mist of the New Yorkers drinking, talking and enjoying their night, drinking their gin and tonic. I wasn't looking for conversation or friendship. I was in the city where Cohen and Joplin had great talks. I was sitting in the bar where Hemingway drank and lived his way. I felt like I belonged.
I ordered a cold draft and shot of Jack. I watched the New Yorkers talk, laugh and drink. I caught the attention of a pretty woman in a business suit. She was in her late twenties, wore glasses and her long auburn hair tied tightly. She was surveying my face and haircut. She came and sat near me. She touched my shoulder and she asked. Did you just return from the war? I smiled and I told her yes. She was silent for a few seconds and she asked me. Are you okay? I told her. I'm okay and thank you for asking. She touched my high and tight haircut gently and she told me. My brother came back and he isn't alright. He is locked-up now. I told her I was sorry. War can be hard on men. Hard to forget. She asked me. Is your head cold? These are the cold days of Winter in New York. I told her. I'm Michigan born and I'm used to the coldness of the Winter.
She smiled and laughed. I liked her smile and laughter. I knew she didn't laugh too much. Her eyes held a sadness. She asked me. What are you doing in New York? I remember her brown eyes looking deep into my eyes. I told her I left Fort Dix and was searching for the watering hole of Hemingway. The lights of New York and the place where Joplin and Cohen had their last talk. I needed the ancient city. The city make me feel okay. She held her smile for a few seconds than laughed. You missed 10 good cities to come here. Of all the damned places to go, you picked New York in the coldness of winter. She looked serious for a minute and she asked me. Where are you going to park your car? This is New York. No parking in the daytime soldier. I told her. I don't know. I just wanted a large city tonight. No larger than New York. She laughed at my answers and her business suit seemed less dangerous. Now her eyes were more gentle and less fearful.
She told me. You are lucky. I have a empty spot to park your car. She asked me what my name was. I told her, my name is Johnnie, wandering soldier, and asked her name in return. She smiled and offered her hand and she told me her name was Dorothy. A Boston girl working in the city. I liked her face. A Irish shaped face with a firm body. She asked me, "Do you have a place to stay? New York city is very costly." I told her I was going to escape the city after the bar closed, find a cheap hotel outside the city. She sat quietly for a few moments and she asked me, "Are you dangerous?" I smiled and I told her only to whiskey bottles and cans of beer.
She told me, "I live near by. 201st Street. You can have my couch. I don't work till Monday. I will give you a grand tour of the city."
I told her, "You don't have to. You have been very kind already. Talking with me. I do appreciate. I don't want to be a added burden to you."
She told me, " I like your face. You have a good face. Please tell me a story. Why a good man would volunteer for war? And how you landed here in this tavern with me?" I told her about my two brothers who committed suicide and how I volunteered for war. War was very kind. Taught me life is better than death. Now I need a story my kind friend. She smiled and she told me she went to college and got her degree. "Now I'm a accountant for a big bank and I work 70 hours a week and I'm always tired." I reached my hand to her and I told her. Glad to meet you Dorothy.
She took my hand and she held it firmly. I looked into her brown eyes and I asked her. Do you like to dance? She smiled and told me. I haven't danced since college. I would enjoy some dancing. I told her. Drinking need dancing and dancing need drinking. We left the Chumley tavern at closing time. The city was still alive and lit up. A lot of people were aiming at their nightly goals. We found my truck and she directed me to the parking structure. She found my writing journals and she read them as I parked the truck. She asked me with questioning eyes. Are you a writer? You didn't tell me you like to write. I do also. I told her. They are just journals now. One day I will post and create the great novel. She looked sad and she questioned me. I shouldn't have looked at the journals? I'm sorry. I told her. It is okay. My life isn't so exciting. I use the journals to release pain, anger and joy.
Her apartment was nice. The apartment had the feel of a woman with good taste and class. Her bedroom door was open. I saw large pillows and satin sheets. She had a small couch and a small kitchen. The house was decorated simple. She had no extra items. A Television and small stereo sat on a small table. She had new art and waterfall on her walls. I liked her already. She had a small book shelf. She had my favorites. Kosinski, Jack London, Stephen King and Robert Schuller. I told her. I like your apartment. She smiled and she told me. I like the simple things. I could be a little tunnel visions with my needs. I like things in their proper place.
I found her cassettes. I requested a Cat Steven tape. She put the cassette in. The good drink made me braver. I reached to her and I requested a dance? She smiled and she told me. Never danced with a Northern boy. Are you Northern boys safe? I brought her into my arms and we slow danced to the calm voice of Cat Steven. I felt her relaxing and feeling safer. I released her and I told her. Dear Dorothy, I'm tired and I would be thankful for blanket and pillow. I 'm very thankful for her kindness. She held silence and whispered. Thank you Johnnie. We will drink coffee at 9 am and I will take to the Chelsea Hotel tomorrow. She came to me and kissed both my face-cheeks and she went looking for the blankets. She left me wishing for more.
I went to the couch and I was asleep very quickly. She came back and she put the blanket over my tired body. She kissed my forehead and she went to bed.
New York City lights
Central Park
A Chapter by Coyote Poetry
A day in New York
I awoke smelling fresh coffee and pancakes/bacon being cooked. I saw Dorothy was busy in her kitchen. I found my traveling bag. Took out my toothbrush and razor. I went to the bathroom. I left the door open and she appeared and asked. Are you hungry Soldier? I'm sorry, I awoke you. I was trying to be quiet. I told her. I didn't hear a peep. I always awake early. The Army life liked the early morning. She smiled. What do you want to see today? I told her I have a list of things I wanted to do. I will bring the list to you at breakfast. She was a beauty. Her glasses lowered and her long reddish brown hair running free. She was wearing thermal pajamas for the coldness of the New York nights. She came to me and gave me a hug. She told me. I needed some company. I was getting lonely.
I looked at my list.
1. Chumbley's speakeasy
2. Chelsea Hotel
3. Central Park
4. Yankee Stadium
5. Lombardi's Pizzeria
6. See and walk the Broadway theater district.
7. See and walk Time Square
8. Visit and drink at the Whitehorse Tavern Inn
9. Visit and drink at P.J Clarke's
10. Visit and drink at the Kettle of fish
I hope I didn't show a drunker. I wanted to visit the spots where the old and new writers gain reasons to live and write. A lot of taverns and speakeasy on the list. I went to the kitchen. She was listening to the local news. She told me. Not a bad day. Close to 50 degrees. Would be a good day for Central Park? I gave her my list and she gave me the eggs, bacon and pancakes. She poured the coffee and she read the list. She smiled and she told me. A good list. You have the best pizza place and some of the best literature hangouts. You have done your research Johnnie. She sipped her coffee and held silence. Her hazel eyes glowing with excitement. She told me. We will do some of the list. New York city is bigger than people know. The old truck is useless. We will use buses and trains. We can roam to Central Park than to one of the taverns. I believe you will like The Whitehorse Inn. Very old and very cool.
I told her. I'm very thankful for your time. I hope I'm not a bother. I came out of no-where. You gave me your home and good company. She looked sad and told me. My brother came back from the war. Before the war we were very close. We had the great plans to discover the city of New York. He came home and was very violence. The V.A is helping him. I don't know if he can be okay? I stood up and wrapped my arms around her and I told her. Just be his friend. Have concern for him. Love and kindness is all we can give and we must hope. He will find his way back again. She released me and she told me. Thank you Johnnie. Eat quickly and I will shower and get dressed, then you can shower Johnnie.
I sat alone in her kitchen. I saw on a table. Family pictures. Parent and children smiling. Picture of a boy and girl smiling. The happy days. I knew her sadness. I bury three brothers. It is sad when the family picture bring more sadness than joy. I knew many men and women who were mess-up by war. War is cold. Take the human spirit to the limit and leave emptiness. War didn't effect me yet. My city of Detroit taught me death young. I was lucky I followed the tanks in war. Few enemies messed with the tanks. 50 cal machine had respect. She appeared in jeans and silk blouse. Her hair still wet and flowing to her shoulders. Her glasses were off. She was a Irish beauty who could steal a man's heart if she willed. I told her she was the prettier woman I had seen in many years. She laughed and told me. Flattery will get you everywhere. Go take a shower. The day is being wasted.
We took the bus to Central Park. We arrived with a full bus load. First warm day in a while. Everybody was content. The park was filled with people eating lunch, feeding the birds and walking the dogs and kids. A lot of people were jogging and running. Enjoying this day. On the bus ride. Dorthy pointed out her favorite places. Describing each place. I loved the shine in her eyes. She grasped my right hand and held it tightly. She told me, the best pizza for lunch at Lombardi's Pizzeria for us. Tonight we will roam Time's square. Today we got lucky. A warm Indian Summer day. Good for us to roam the park. I will show you my favorite places. I like the old bridges and statues. She looked sad and asked. Did I ask what you wanted to see? I kissed her face-cheek and told her. You are my tour guide. I will follow you anywhere.
She laughed at my comment and she said very good. I liked the park. Was a lot of old timers hanging about. The young people were enjoying the day. Having good conversation and drinking coffee. I told Dorothy. I need some coffee and to sit down. I want to enjoy the park and talk with you. She said okay. First some coffee and off to my favorite bridge Gapstow bridge. We bought two triple expressos and wandered the Gapstow bridge. It was a beautiful place. Even with Winter. She told me. This is her favorite place. Quiet and beautiful. I come here to do my writing and find some peace. I told her. A perfect place. Like the city is far way. She looked at me and she asked. Will you visit me again Johnnie? Are we friends? I'm glad to have met you. You helped me with my brother. I didn't know what to do. I gave her a quick kiss and I told her. I will be at Fort Dix for awhile. If your want. I will come and see you while I'm here. I have no ideal where I will be stationed. Us Soldiers are pay-for and owned. Yes we are friends. You were kind to me. I needed kindness too. She said very good and gave me a warm kiss. I wrapped my arms around her and held her tightly by the Gapstow bridge.
She took me to her favorite statue. She had many. Her favorite one was Alice in Wonderland. I watched her look at the beautiful statue. She told me. It is sad we must become old in heart and spirit. Would be nice to have our wonderland somewhere. We took a taxi to Lombardi's Pizzeria. The place was perfect. The smell of pizza surrounded the complete room. They seated us in the back. I felt a hand across my high and tight haircut. A older Italian woman was looking at me and said. Nice haircut. Did you serve in the war son? I told her yes. She got quiet for a second and told me. Thank you for your service. Please allow a old woman to kiss your cheek and buy you a glass of wine. I told her she was welcome to both. She kissed my cheek and walked away. Dorothy smiled and she told me. Did I thank you Johnnie? I do appreciate your company. I told her it was my lucky day to have met her. I was having a great time. A old Italian man appeared. He put two red wine glasses on the table and he gave me a bear hug. He told me. Good to have soldiers here. I told him. Thank you for the wine and the kindness.
He asked how did I find his place? I told him. Everybody know the best pizza in the USA. It is Lombardi's Pizza. He laughed and he told me. Best pizza for you and the pretty lady. Thank you for stopping in my place. Dorothy sat and watched. I told her. Too much love for me today. I came to find quiet and peace. You saved me from the loneliness dear Dorothy. Thank you. She reached over and took my hands and kissed them and she asked. I need a favor? I told her anything. She asked. Come with me to see my brother? I told her, yes and when?
The Chelsea Hotel
A Chapter by Coyote Poetry
The third chapter. I hope you enjoy.
We were served the Lombardi's pizza. We chose the deep-dish pizza. Recommended by the dear Italian woman. She watched us taste the pizza. I told her. The best pizza I have ever tasted. She came to me and tapped my head and she gave me a kiss on the cheek. She told me. You are a good man and soldier. Thank you. Dorothy laughed and she reached over taking my hands. Told me, next stop will be your Chelsea Hotel. Some folks say the hotel is haunted by Joplin? I told her Janet isn't here no-more. She is hanging with Morrison, Hendrix, Karen Carpenter and Elvis. Harry Chapin, Jim Croce and her are in a good place. Making music for the ages. Nothing left for Janet Joplin here.
Dorothy smiled and she asked me. "Do you believe in God? Heaven or hell? I see a man who believe in what he see and can touch." I raised her hands up to my lips and kissed them both and I told her. She was right. Heaven or hell? I believe we create it here. We won't know if the gods are waiting for us till the final road trip. I do believe in karma. I have paid in three-folds for my bad deeds and actions. I walk a polite walk now. Two dead brother taught me. Negative words and actions leaved you swimming in wishes you were kinder and a better human being.
She sat in silence for a few minutes and she told me. All of us walk on a silken thread. We will make mistakes and know many pitfalls. Love is a treacherous edge to be on. It will make us dance in joy and cry in great sorrow. I don't believe you had anything to do with your brothers deaths. They just you with the sorrow of losing someone you loved.This is why I need you Johnnie. I'm scared. My brother won't talk to me. I need you to make me stronger so I can face him. I told her. I will do what I can.
We left the Lombardi's Pizza place and Dorothy flagged down a Taxi. We got in and she told him the Chelsea Hotel please. The taxi driver was a old timer with a Insignia of the Marine corp on his big arm. He turned and looked at at my high and tight haircut and said. You ain't no Marine. Did you serve in the war? I told him yes. He reached over his big right hand and shook my hand. He told me. Old Marine honored to have a Army man in my taxi. I told him. Glad to meet you Marine. He smiled and he told me. I'm glad you are home safe and sound, son. I thanks him.
He open up his glove box and he showed me his purple heart. He told me. I served in the Vietnam war. War isn't no good. I agree with him. He got quiet and drove. He still maintain his Marine haircut and spoke to people with respect. We arrived near the Chelsea Hotel. He turned to me and he told me. I hope your wars are done. I'm tire of fighting wars. I want all our boy to come home safe and sound. He reached his right hand to me and he told me. Have some fun and be safe. I thanks him as he drove away. He gave me a half-salute and the taxi faded into the New York city traffic.
Me and Dorothy looked at the Chelsea Hotel. The hotel looked ghostly even with being very active. Her structure maintain a old fashion look. I wondered did Cohen and Joplin see the same place? I crossed the street with Dorothy following. I touched the hotel walls. She laughed at me and she asked. You are not going inside? I told her. No. I wanted a coffee shop or tavern near by. She pointed at a Deli/Coffee shop nearby. We went to the place and we ordered two triple espressos. I asked her. Dear Dorothy. You know my internal secrets and my sad story. Please tell me some stories of your life too? She smiled and she told me. Very little to tell. I was raised outside Boston. Good schools, good grades and I went to Boston University. I did have some fun. College life was fun and easy. I had good friends, danced and celebrated being alive.Then real life took over. I came to New York five years ago. Good money, few friends and I'm trying to write. I told her. You are young. You have time to travel,test life and have some fun. You can't take the money to the grave with you. She smiled and asked me.
You joined a war to escape? Not all people are fearless Johnnie. Some of us are locked-in. I reached over and I whispered in her ear. The quiet and the tamed are just hiding their fire. Just waiting for the excuse to leave their secure life. A captive life just need a escape route. She gave me a quick kiss and she asked. Do you see a woman ready to devour life and runaway to unknown destinations. I can't dear Johnnie. I have heavy burden here.
Me and Dorothy are holding hands. We are looking at the Chelsea Hotel. I wondered did Leonard Cohen think of this place. Maybe just one of many deep memories and places implanted in his song.
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FORMED: 1981, Los Angeles, CA
The most consistently innovative metal band of the late 80s and 90s was formed in 1981 in California, USA, by Lars Ulrich (b. 26 December 1963, Copenhagen, Denmark; drums) and James Alan Hetfield (b. 3 August 1963, USA; guitar/vocals) after each separately advertised for fellow musicians in the classified section of American publication The Recycler. They recorded their first demo, No Life Til' Leather, with Lloyd Grand (guitar), who was replaced in January 1982 by David Mustaine (b. 13 September 1961, La Mesa, California, USA), whose relationship with Ulrich and Hetfield proved unsatisfactory. Jef Warner (guitar) and Ron McGovney (bass) each had a brief tenure with the band.
At the end of 1982 Clifford Lee Burton (b. 10 February 1962, USA, d. 27 September 1986; bass, ex-Trauma) joined the band, playing his first live performance on 5 March 1983. Mustaine departed to form Megadeth and was replaced by Kirk Hammett (b. 18 November 1962, San Francisco, California, USA; guitar). Hammett, who came to the attention of Ulrich and Hetfield while playing with rock band Exodus, played his first concert with Metallica on 16 April 1983. The Ulrich, Hetfield, Burton and Hammett combination endured until disaster struck the band in the small hours of 27 September 1986, when Metallica's tour bus overturned in Sweden, killing Cliff Burton. During those four years, the band put thrash metal on the map with the aggression and exuberance of their debut, Kill 'Em All, the album sleeve of which bore the legend "Bang that head that doesn't bang".
This served as a template for a whole new breed of metal, though the originators themselves were quick to dispense with their own rule book. Touring with New Wave Of British Heavy Metal bands Raven and Venom followed, while Music For Nations signed them for European distribution. Although Ride The Lightning was not without distinction, notably on "For Whom The Bell Tolls', it was 1986's Master Of Puppets that offered further evidence of Metallica"s appetite for the epic. Their first album for Elektra Records in the USA (who had also re-released its predecessor), this was a taut, multi-faceted collection that both raged and lamented with equal conviction.
After the death of Burton, the band elected to continue, the remaining three members recruiting Jason Newsted (b. 4 March 1963; bass) of Flotsam And Jetsam. Newsted played his first concert with the band on 8 November 1986. The original partnership of Ulrich and Hetfield, however, remained responsible for Metallica's lyrics and musical direction. The new line-up's first recording together was The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Re-Revisited - a collection of cover versions including material from Budgie, Diamond Head, Killing Joke and the Misfits, which also served as a neat summation of the band's influences to date.
Sessions for ... And Justice For All initially began with Guns 'N' Roses producer Mike Clink at the helm. A long and densely constructed effort, this 1988 opus included an appropriately singular spectacular moment in "One" (a US Top 40/UK Top 20 single), while elsewhere the barrage of riffs somewhat obscured the usual Metallica artistry. The songs on 1991's US/UK chart- topper Metallica continued to deal with large themes - justice and retribution, insanity, war, religion and relationships. Compared to Kill "Em All nearly a decade previously, however, the band had grown from iconoclastic chaos to thoughtful harmony, hallmarked by sudden and unexpected changes of mood and tempo.
The MTV -friendly "Enter Sandman" broke the band on a stadium level and entered the US Top 20. The single also reached the UK Top 10, as did another album track, "Nothing Else Matters". Constant touring in the wake of the album ensued, along with a regular itinerary of awards ceremonies. There could surely be no more deserving recipients, Metallica having dragged mainstream metal, not so much kicking and screaming as whining and complaining, into a bright new dawn when artistic redundancy seemed inevitable. Metallica was certified as having sold nine million copies in the USA by June 1996, and one month later Load entered the US charts at number 1. The album marked a change in image for the band, who began to court the alternative rock audience.
The following year's Reload collected together more tracks recorded at the
Load sessions, and featured 60s icon Marianne Faithfull on the first single
to be released from the album, "The Memory Remains". Garage Inc. collected
assorted cover versions, and broke the band's run of US number 1 albums when
it debuted at number 2 in December 1998. The following year's S&M, recorded
live with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, evoked the worst excesses of
heavy rock icons Deep Purple. In January 2001, Jason Newsted announced he was
leaving Metallica after almost fifteen years service with the band. During spring
2001 Metallica entered the studio again, although with no bassist, and began
recording the new album which they hoped would be released by christmas that
year or early 2002. However, in July 2001 James Hetfield announced that he was
in re-hab for alcohol and 'other' addictions. The recording of the new album
was put on hold until he recovered.
Robert Trujilo is the new bass player!
Thanks to Andre Joao Ferreira for submitting the biography.
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Watching ARS: Fukushima, the sequel to Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS): Hiroshima and Nagasaki, play out on the world stage spurred me to view an actual drama about radiation sickness. Black Rain, the 1988 film by Shohei Imamura, begins with, and occasionally flashes back to, the bombing of Hiroshima. It depicts the lives of a group of survivors five years later when they begin to succumb to ARS.
As you may be aware, radiation sickness was a stigma to many in post-war Japan. A primitive response, to be sure, but one which served as a coping mechanism. Film reviewer Roger Ebert provided some insight into how it works shortly after Black Rain was released in the United States (emphasis added).
The immediate impulse of the Japanese in the aftermath of such a cataclysm, Imamura shows in his film, is to re-establish the rhythms and values of traditional life. By returning to old ways, the wound can be healed and even denied. That's the act that metastasizes the illness by guaranteeing its perpetuation as an infection on society.…
Imamura's anger in "Black Rain" is directed not so much at those who dropped the bomb on Hiroshima as at the way his Japanese characters immediately started behaving as if somehow it has been their own fault. [They] seem almost to be apologizing for having been beneath the fallout.
This syndrome is embodied in the inability of an attractive young woman, Yasuko, to hold on to suitors when they learn that she was exposed to the nuclear fallout encapsulated in the grimy raindrops that fell on her shortly after the bomb dropped. It resurfaced in a story originally thought to be an Internet myth. On June 11, at the Australian, Rick Wallace reported:
It was supposed to be a lifetime highlight, but the wedding plans of a bride-to-be from Fukushima have turned into a nightmare thanks to the new post-crisis phenomenon of radiation discrimination. … her plans turned to ashes when her future mother-in-law blurted out: "What if we don't have a healthy child because of the radiation?"
Among other such incidents
The government of the city of Tsukuba, just northeast of Tokyo, was forced to apologise after forcing Fukushima area refugees who had sought shelter to obtain "radiation-free" certificates or undergo screening. The Mayor of Minamisoma, a town of 71,000 that lies 25km from the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, said this week … "I was told by a mother with some children that when they went to a different area of Japan, they were warned by other children: 'You are contaminated don't come near me.'
But Wallace reminds us that, for the most part, "Japanese society's cohesion and strength has shone through during this disaster."
Though still a somewhat insular society, especially considering its international status, Japan has become far too modern to regress to the kind of prejudice it demonstrated against the radiation sickness victims of World War II. But visions of racial purity, dormant since World War II, may re-emerge. In addition, radiation sickness may be responded to as HIV often is, with the attendant fears about contact with bodily fluid. One just hopes that the vast majority of Japanese swallow those fears and leave them unvoiced in polite company. And God knows – stereotype alert – the Japanese are polite.
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Chaotic, sometimes messy, but in the end, a fun kung fu film.
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Quentin Tarantino presents The Man With the Iron Fists, an action-adventure inspired by kung-fu classics as interpreted by his longtime collaborators RZA and Eli Roth. Making his debut as a big-screen director and leading man, RZA—alongside a stellar international cast led by Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu—tells the epic story of warriors, assassins and a lone outsider hero in nineteenth-century China who must unite to destroy the clan traitor who would destroy them all. Since his arrival in China's Jungle Village, the town's blacksmith (RZA) has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans' brewing war boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to transform himself into a human weapon. As he fights alongside iconic heroes and against soulless villains, one man must harness this power to become savior of his adopted people. Blending astonishing martial-arts sequences from some of the masters of this world with the signature vision he brings as the leader of the Wu-Tang Clan and as one of hip-hop's most dominant figures of the past two decades, RZA embarks upon his most ambitious, stylized and thrilling project to date
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When I did my composting boot camp posts we were under a few feet of snow here in Denver. I was unable to get outside and get any useful pictures of the compost bin in progress for you. But over the last two weekends, mother nature has been much more cooperative. We were able to get out to the bins, and coupled with the spring garden cleaning we did, we had plenty of stuff to add to it.
Both bins were pretty full. The bin on the right had been covered, and I was hoping that it would be full of finished compost, ready to go.
Instead, it was nearly done. But there were a lot of sticks and twigs in it from the tree last summer that hadn't broken down yet. Rick raked it all out of the bin, while Henry and I collected as many sticks as we could. The plan is to power compost this stuff so it'll be ready to go into beds by April or early May.
Here is a close up of that almost ready compost:
It looked pretty good, but there were still a lot of big pieces that I wanted to get broken down before we put it in the garden.
The left side of the bin is where we added our kitchen scraps all winter, fall garden materials and sod this spring that we removed from the edges of our flower and herb beds where it was encroaching. We didn't turn the pile over the winter at all, and it had many fabulous layers.
See all that beautiful finished compost at the bottom? That is what I want! But there is an awful lot of other stuff on top of it. So we used the now empty bin on the right side to mix up the stuff on the left side all the way down to the finished stuff, which we will keep separate.
We started moving it over…
Not pictured is a bunch of dried grass and leaves and yard clippings that will get mixed in with the layers. It's off to the left of the frame. We had more stuff than we could immediately fit into the bins without doing this process first.
So we tossed part of that top layer of grass and sod into the empty bin on the right, and part of it got tossed in front of the bin, so we could mix in other layers too. As we moved layers over, we had H grab big armfuls of dry leaves and dry grass to mix in with the stuff coming from the left bin.
As the right-hand-side pile grew, we put the front boards back in to keep it contained.
We watered the pile with the hose as we went. Remember, it takes water, air, carbon (browns) and nitrogen (greens) to make a great compost pile. It was a hot day and the week was supposed to be plenty hot, so I wasn't worried about making it too wet.
Where the layers were already very wet from the winter snows, we added lots of dry stuff. If anything was too big, we tried to break it up as well. The layer from last year's garden was pretty wet, so it was good to mix in some dry brown material as we went. We were trying to balance it out.
Also as we got to the middle layers we mixed in some of that first stuff that went over the side of the bin. The idea it to get it somewhat uniform, so it all rots together, as opposed to the layers we originally had.
You never know what you'll find in your compost bin. I found this perfectly grown beet with a weird, crunchy, light-starved top. It grew somewhere, way down in the pile.
We continued layering and watering and mixing and putting the boards of the compost bin back up until we had reached that finished compost down at the bottom of the left bin. Then we pulled all that great, finished compost out of the bottom of the bin.
Now we had two piles. Finished compost on the left, nearly finished compost on the right, and an empty bin.
We could use all that compost on the left, but I really didn't have a place ready for it yet. I decided to layer it back in with the nearly done stuff on the right with some of the top soil that we had from the bed edging.
Rick and I grabbed shovels and tossed both piles into the empty bin.
We watered it and then covered it with heavy black plastic. Over the next few weeks, it should cook down to great, useable compost ready to feed this springs' gardens.
We did all of this work on the 11th. I've checked the left-hand bin pretty regularly. Some days I uncover it and watered it; I've mixed it again once with a rake and my hands (so I could feel how wet and warm it was/wasn't) since then already. I want to keep it hot and damp, but not too wet. Like a wrung out sponge or chocolate cake. We've been adding our kitchen scraps and other yard waste to the bin on the right.
That is what composting looks like in action… the down and dirty work of spring cleaning. 😉


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Prior to AIX 5.3 TL7 and AIX 6.1, there was an 8 character limit on AIX user passwords. If you need passwords of greater than 8 characters then you must enable one of the supplied Loadable Password Algorithms (LPAs). The following table lists the available algorithms and the limitations of each:
For example, to enable the MD5 algorithm I can modify /etc/security/login.cfg file with the chsec command as follows:
# chsec -f /etc/security/login.cfg -s usw -a pwd_algorithm=smd5
# tail -2 /etc/security/login.cfg
pwd_algorithm = smd5
This algorithm (smd5) will allow a password limit of 255 characters. Each of the available algorithms is listed in the /etc/security/pwdalg.cfg file.
# head -50 /etc/security/pwdalg.cfg
* Loadable Password Algorithm (LPA)
* The format of a LPA stanza is:
* lpa:
* lpa_module = /any/program
* lpa_options = options_list
* lpa Corresponds to a password hashing algorithm that can be
* specified in the "usw" stanza of /etc/security/login.cfg
* as the system-wide password hashing algorithm.
* lpa_module Specifies the path of the password hashing load module.
* In the above example, /any/program is the path to the load
* module that is used to do the password hashing in 32 bit
* mode. The load module that is used to run in 64 bit mode
* is /any/program_64.
* lpa_options Is an optional attribute that provides a means of
* communicating run-time configuration options to the load
* module. The value is a comma separated list of items.
* Please refer to the documentation for the load module for
* appropriate values.
* /usr/lib/security/smd5 is a password hashing load module using
* the MD5 algorithm.
* It supports password length up to 255 characters.
* To generate smd5 password hash compatible to standard salted MD5,
* add the following option line for smd5 stanza.
* lpa_options = std_hash=true
* Note : password hash generated with this option won't be compatible with
* hash generated without this option.
lpa_module = /usr/lib/security/smd5
* /usr/lib/security/ssha is a password hashing load module using SHA and
* SHA2 algorithms. It supports password length up to 255 characters.
* This LPA accepts three options. The options are separated by commas.
Once youve enabled the LPA of your choice, and you set/change a users password, youll notice that the /etc/security/passwd stanza for that user will look different when compared to the stanzas of users that have not had their password set/changed using the new LPA:
password = E7nOaTrrz9Q16
lastupdate = 1330986703
flags = ADMCHG
password = {smd5}z9JrHDJB$Oq/cZXr0jUyAWvfFyjt161
lastupdate = 1330987903
flags = ADMCHG
In the example above, user joes password has been set using the smd5 algorithm.
For those of you who run PowerHA (HACMP) and are thinking about using one of the LPAs with the clpasswd utility, you may want to review this APAR first:
The APAR states HACMP cluster-wide C-SPOC password administration does not support use of the feature allowing passwords longer than 8 characters which became available with the Loadable Password Algorithm as part of AIX 53 TL 7.
The last time I tested this with PowerHA, the problem was that the password entry in /etc/security/passwd was corrupted/truncated when a users password was changed using the clpasswd utility.
For example, if the passwd utility is linked to clpasswd and I changed a users password, the password field appeared to be corrupted/truncated and the user could not log in successfully:
# ls -l /usr/bin/passwd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root system 39 Dec 22 11:30 /usr/bin/passwd -> /usr/es/sbin/cluster/utilities/clpasswd
# passwd tom
Changing password for "tom"
tom's New password:
Enter the new password again:
# grep -p tom passwd
password = {smd5}FU2MWa.N.
lastupdate = 1229910298
flags =
Login no good!
tom@aix16's password:
Access denied
But if we use the original passwd command (stored in /usr/es/sbin/cluster/etc/clpasswd), the users password is changed successfully and the user can log in OK.
root@aix16 /usr/es/sbin/cluster/etc/clpasswd # ./usr_bin_passwd.orig tom
Changing password for "tom"
tom's New password:
Enter the new password again:
root@aix16 /usr/es/sbin/cluster/etc/clpasswd # grep -p tom /etc/security/passwd
password = {smd5}PcBK/5QW$RE09Q0xz4TGQFp98KjxSs.
lastupdate = 1229910818
flags = ADMCHG
Login OK!
$ id
uid=10003(tom) gid=1(staff)
usr_bin_passwd.orig password = {smd5}HcMHTTu3$BWkU8JVCWgT8szAN8TGCF1
clpasswd password = {smd5}6z61fiIn/070
Ive not tried this again recently but I am curious if the same behaviour can be expected on a PowerHA system today. When I first encountered this problem (in 2008) I opened a PMR for the issue. In that call I was told that the clpasswd utility is corrupting the encrypted password when distributing to the nodes, so that a login fails. Ill configure a HA cluster soon and try it again with PowerHA 6.1 and AIX 6.1 and report back with the results.
UPDATE: I built a HA 6.1 cluster (on AIX 6.1) this afternoon in my lab and tested this successfully. Based on the tests Ive performed so far, it appears that this limitation no longer exists. Thanks to firstname.lastname@example.com for the help on this one.
The following IBM tech note has more information on the available Loadable Password Algorithms and support for longer than 8 character passwords on AIX:


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Just before last Christmas some friends of mine visited Hawaii. Because they are friends, and they know I like to try rums from different parts of the world, they brought back a bottle of rum for me called Old Lahaina Gold Rum from Maui Distillers. It is an authentic Hawaiian rum made from sugar and molasses from Hawaii's HC&S Maui Plantation.
Maui Distillers was originally conceived in 1999, and the work to build a distillery within the site of the Old Paia Sugar Mill began in 2003. In 2009, the new distillery was producing rum which was sold throughout the state of Hawaii. According to the distillers website, their rum is produced on two 500 gallon, steam fired, Badger "pot stills", which were originally constructed in 1946. One of these stills has been fitted with a "multi-tray fractioning column", and this still is used to produce their base rum.
This Old Lahaina Gold Rum is described as both a mixer and a sipper on the Maui Distillers Website
Here is an excerpt from my review:
"… Caramel and toffee lead out with a light spiciness that heats up the mouth just a little. I taste a light influence of cinnamon and tobacco as well as imprints of charred sugars…"
Here is a link to my full review:
Review: Old Lahaina Gold Rum
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NEW YORK (AP) — Chubby Checker wants the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to know it's time to induct him into their exclusive club before it's too late.
Checker says he doesn't want to be inducted when he's 85 years old. He says the Cleveland, Ohio-based hall needs to induct him "while I'm still smiling" or "I'll tell them to drop dead."
Checker's recording of "The Twist," and subsequent, "Let's Twist Again" are considered among the most popular songs in the history of Rock and Roll.
The 72-year old recording artist equates a place in rock's prestigious hall with the ability to continue his career.
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Kyle Orland| Arstechnica
The original version of this story misstated the 300,000-server capacity for Xbox One's cloud computing architecture as 30,000 servers. Ars regrets the error. While Tuesday's Xbox One presentation answered some questions about Microsoft's upcoming system, it left just as many or more unsettled.
Luckily, Ars got a chance to sit down with General Manager of Redmond Game Studios and Platforms Matt Booty to try to get more answers. While he wasn't able to answer some of the most pressing questions about the system, he was able to dive deep into some of the technical details.
Our first question had to do with the 300,000-server cloud architecture that Microsoft says the Xbox One will use to help support "latency-insensitive computation" in its games. What does that mean exactly, and can laggy cloud data really help in a video game where most things have to be able to respond locally and immediately?
"Things that I would call latency-sensitive would be reactions to animations in a shooter, reactions to hits and shots in a racing game, reactions to collisions," Booty told Ars. "Those things you need to have happen immediately and on frame and in sync with your controller. There are some things in a video game world, though, that don't necessarily need to be updated every frame or don't change that much in reaction to what's going on."
"One example of that might be lighting," he continued. "Let's say you're looking at a forest scene and you need to calculate the light coming through the trees, or you're going through a battlefield and have very dense volumetric fog that's hugging the terrain. Those things often involve some complicated up-front calculations when you enter that world, but they don't necessarily have to be updated every frame. Those are perfect candidates for the console to offload that to the cloud—the cloud can do the heavy lifting, because you've got the ability to throw multiple devices at the problem in the cloud."
Booty added that things like physics modeling, fluid dynamics, and cloth motion were all prime examples of effects that require a lot of up-front computation that could be handled in the cloud without adding any lag to the actual gameplay. And the server resources Microsoft is putting toward these calculations will be much greater than a local Xbox One could handle on its own. "A rule of thumb we like to use is that [for] every Xbox One available in your living room we'll have three of those devices in the cloud available," he said.
While cloud computation data doesn't have to be updated and synced with every frame of game data, developers are still going to have to manage the timing and flow of this cloud computing to avoid noticeable changes in graphic quality, Booty said. "Without getting too into the weeds, think about a lighting technique like ambient occlusion that gives you all the cracks and crevices and shadows that happen not just from direct light. There are a number of calculations that have to be done up front, and as the camera moves the effect will change. So when you walk into a room, it might be that for the first second or two the fidelity of the lighting is done by the console, but then, as the cloud catches up with that, the data comes back down to the console and you have incredibly realistic lighting."
Does that mean that Xbox One games will feature graphics that suddenly get much more realistic as complex data finally finishes downloading from the cloud? "Game developers have always had to wrestle with levels of detail… managing where and when you show details is part of the art of games," Booty said. "One of the exciting challenges going forward is a whole new set of techniques to manage what is going to be offloaded to the cloud and what's going to come back."
And what about those times when a gamer doesn't have an active Internet connection to make use of the cloud's computational power? Microsoft has confirmed that single-player games don't have to be online to work, but all this talk of cloud computing seems to suggest that these games might not look or perform as well if they don't have access to a high-speed connection.
"If there's a fast connection and if the cloud is available and if the scene allows it, you're obviously going to capitalize on that," Booty told Ars. "In the event of a drop out—and we all know that Internet can occasionally drop out, and I do say occasionally because these days it seems we depend on Internet as much as we depend on electricity—the game is going to have to intelligently handle that." Booty urged us to "stay tuned" for more on precisely how that intelligent handling would work, stressing that "it's new technology and a new frontier for game design, and we're going to see that evolve the way we've seen other technology evolve."
Requiring the Kinect
On Tuesday, Microsoft announced that a new Kinect sensor would be included in the box with every Xbox One and subsequently said that the device has to be plugged in for the system to function. My first reaction to this news was that it seemed like an unnecessary cost being forced on gamers who might not want to invest in motion controls or voice commands in order to play standard games on the Xbox One.
Booty had a different perspective on the Kinect requirement, though. "From a design point of view, we don't see [the Kinect] as something that would be separate from Xbox One itself." Booty implied that the Kinect could have even been built into the Xbox One casing, if not for concerns about players wanting the Kinect and the Xbox One in slightly different places in their living rooms. "It just happens to be in a different plastic housing, and I think that's just because of location."
To Microsoft, the Kinect is just as crucial to the Xbox One experience as some truly basic input options are to the modern PC experience. "It's kind of like going back to the days before PCs had mice, and games would have to say 'this game supports a mouse.' You would never think that any computer these days would not have a mouse or some sort of touchpad. I think that's the way we want to think about Kinect going forward. … A laptop would be cheaper without a keyboard, but you wouldn't think of doing it without it, right?"
Those who have moved on to smartphones and tablet computing might quibble with Booty's analogy there. But Booty also stressed that integrating the Kinect with the Xbox One is about more than just skeletal tracking and motion-based gaming. "It is about personalization, it is about recognizing your voice and recognizing you, it is about being able to empower and enable communications through things like Skype. We really see it as a multi-purpose sensor in the living room that's perfectly suited to an all-in-one entertainment box."
On the gaming side, Booty argued that packing a depth-sensing camera in with the system could help get controller-free, full-motion gaming out of the small niche it currently occupies. "Because it is known to always be there, because it is a fixed performance spec, because it is something you can depend on, I think developers are going to find all kinds of new things to do with it because they don't have to worry about it being a unique accessory or something that only a small portion of the user base has," he said.
Other tidbits
- The 8GB of RAM in the Xbox One is accessible as one unified chunk and can be divvied up between the GPU and the CPU dynamically. "Different kinds of games will want to use the CPU, the GPU, and the RAM differently, Booty said. "If we were to try to determine ahead of time how you wanted to divide RAM up between video RAM, main RAM, and audio RAM, we're making a lot of assumptions, and when you make assumptions you start to limit the people who are going to be making games going forward."
- While the 500GB hard drive built into the Xbox One won't be easily user accessible or swappable for a larger unit, players will be able to add more storage through external USB drives, Booty said.
- The Xbox One will make use of an IR blaster to change channels on various TV, cable, and satellite systems.
- The system will also have an external power brick to make it easier for a single design to deal with power needs from different countries, though Booty didn't have any details on its size or design.
- Booty dodged a question about whether or not the Xbox One will be able to record TV shows directly, as it does gameplay, but hinted that the feature would be unavailable due to rights issues.
- Booty also dodged the important question of how used games and game installs will actually work on the system. "Stay tuned for the details, but we do want to support secondary use of games," is all he would say on the issue.


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I hardly ever finish up something, I dont throw it away but I just keep trying new thingsReplyDelete
I should really just finish something before purchasing something else ^.^
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I wonder if Revlon Lash Adhesive is really good! I've been using DUO eyelash glue all this time, gonna check your review ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
I really enjoy it, but it is very similar to a lot of Asian lash glues and double eyelid glues (the kind that are whitish with a blue sheen that dry clear). They are my favorite to use on false lashes!Delete
Jen--would you recommend the Revlon glue for the single lashes? It looks like the brush-on packaging is meant for lash strips.Delete
I absolutely love seche vite. It's an absolute must have!ReplyDelete
I totally love the products you use! <3ReplyDelete
Loved this video Jen! Mario Badescu's drying lotion is also my Holy Grail product~ReplyDelete
ive been wanting to try seche vite. your hair is gorgeous in this :)ReplyDelete
You definitely should! It changed my whole nail polish-applying life! ;)Delete
love with all the products ;)ReplyDelete
You look gorgeous! Been following you on instagram, happy to have found your blog =)ReplyDelete
<3 Kelly's Kouture
do you have a tutorial for this look yet? It's really cute :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I agree! You look so youthful and radiant. ;)Delete
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2013 at 10:26 PM
Thank you very much for the review! I would love to try Clinique Moisturiser :)ReplyDelete
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i love your hair colour!! i bought the mario badescu drying lotion because of you although i haven't really had much success with it :(ReplyDelete
Laura x
Jen, I knew your blog a month ago and have talked my friend your posting. Thank you for having fun of make up!ReplyDeleteReplies
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I must give the Clinique moisturizer a try!ReplyDelete
LOVED this video!!!! You should make it everytime you get few empties!!ReplyDelete
I love Seche Vite, and I really want to get my hands on Seche Restore polish thinner, because like you and a lot of others, the top coat gets so goopy and thick the closer you get to the end of the bottle, I end up throwing it out ;___; and it's such a waste, but I love the stuff! I liked the Clear shampoos too! ^^ReplyDelete
My moisturiser number one is Clinique Moisture surge too. I have been trying to find a moisturiser which wouldn't give me acne outbreaks and skin redness for 12 years. I am not joking. Even those natural organic super expensive would irritate my skin. Clinique is just amazing! I also found some masks and have best tips what works for acne. http://www.skinoholist.comReplyDelete
"It's like that motorcycle just farted...a really long fart. Ok, anyway..." LOL!!! I love your bloopers!ReplyDelete
Moving on back to Empties. These are what I keep re-purchasing--some of these for years.
Topix Replenix CF Cream
On my third pump. This pharmaceutical extracts the reservatrol straight from the green tea and add caffeine--supposedly one of the best antioxidant creams on the market for sensitive skin. I noticed improvement in my skin RIGHT away. It seems to target any inflammation I have and has done away with flakiness and redness. It has reduced my acne and some acne scarring since I've started.
Aveeno Eczema Therapy Moisturizing Cream
Gosh this stuff is amazing. I have itchy sensitive skin and this calms it instantly. On my third tube.
Aveeno Men's Shave Gel Fragrance Free (the black tube): This gel is AMAZING for the legs too. I can get a close shave and shaving no longer irritates my skin after using this. The only bummer is that bc the foam is kind of thick, you'll need a toothbrush or something handy to wipe off the back of the razor bc it can build up but it's seriously no big once it becomes routine..
I've been absolutely adoring the Maybelline Line Stiletto Eyeliner!ReplyDelete
It doesn't irratate my eyes, nor does it come off! I actually ran for school the other day with the eyeliner on, and it didnt budge at all! Although, it does come off if you rub your eyes while they're wet.
Awesome! I'm so excited to use it now. :DDelete
Hi Jen, I was wondering if you were able to do a tutorial on Jessica Jungs makeup look on her UFO picture from 130315,It looks so pretty! I cannot seem to get the look. Please help! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2013 at 4:26 AM
Did you dye you hair? It looks so pretty!!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, I had my hair colored while I was in Korea. :)Delete
Hello! What colors from the lorac pro palette did you use on your eyes? Could you do a mini tutorial or step sequence?ReplyDelete
Hey jen (or anyone!)ReplyDelete
Im investing in the liole dollish veil bb/cc cream. Now i was wondering when it comes to cc's and bb's what order do i do makeup?
bb/cc then concealer then eyes?
Also can you recommend any "The Balm" products?
I'm sorry so many questions but please Jen or any other readers help me out :)
Hi Jen, which colors you used in this Lorac palette in this video? I watched one of your videos and bought it, your eyes look so nice!!!ReplyDelete
Hi Jen, I like see you on youtube video...ReplyDelete
I am waiting your youtube video everyday...
May you tutorial you look in this video?
Thanks U....
Hi Jen...I am your fans...ReplyDelete
I am waiting your youtube video everyday...
May I have your tutorial you look in this video...
I am really loving you hair color! Is it colored? If yes, what color did you use to achieve this rich amazing color!ReplyDelete
May I ask what body wash you use?ReplyDelete
I still haven't tried the Eyeko eyeliner but have heard amazing things. I have tried the Clinique Moisture Surge Intense, Seche Vite & Mario Badescu Drying Lotion but only repurchased MB drying lotion & Seche Vite. I felt like the moisture surge didn't do much for me. It was a nice product but I still needed a lotion afterwards, and this was in the summertime.ReplyDelete


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Pesadilla is the Spanish word for nightmare and a feminine noun. For Miami Marlins fans, pesadilla is a particularly accurate description for having our MLB team owned by a Manhattan bred arts dealer who made his bones running Expos out of Montreal. But this nightmare is likely coming to an end soon, since selling the team now constitutes Jeffrey Loria's best option.
While I believe selling the team makes business sense, personal factors also point to a sale. Being the Marlins owner in 2013 appears to be a miserable use of septuagenarian millionaire's time. This without even considering potential health issues and whether his spouse–on whom he appears to have about a quarter-century of life head start on–has an opinion about being married to a locally despised figure.
In addition, the Non-Relocation agreement's penalty for early sale is not significant enough to deter the sale. The additional amount due the County if the team is sold between now and the next operational phase [April 2014], would be around $2 million — assuming a sale price of $450 million — or roughly the equivalent of what a typical Babalao would earn for not managing your team for one season.
Business reasons to sell sooner rather than later:
- No factors which would increase that the value of the franchise over the next few years. The ballpark was a great success, with potential parking and traffic issues proving to be manageable in the 1st year. The expected significant increase in national broadcast contracts would already be factored into any sale negotiation.
- No long-term, heck, no commitments period on the team's payroll. A team paring down salary for profit, would still have keep at least one of their free agent signings for appearances sake if nothing else. When they all were shipped out, that's how 'dead' owners roll.
- Attendance – The Marlins drew 2.2 million in the new ballpark and that figure is widely described as both inflated and disappointing for a 1st year stadium. However, Guillen's Castro comments stifled enthusiasm that the Marlins should have enjoyed at the beginning of the season. Despite that, the Marlins averaged 28,988 during the 1st half of the year [thru July 1st] when their record was at 38-40 — average attendance ended up at 27,400 for the year. Soon afterwards, the trades of Ramirez, Sanchez and Infante signaled that ownership had given up on the season. The point is that a case can still be made that MLB in this market is *viable, in comparison with overall MLB attendance. Owning the team past the coming season, could begin to undermine that argument.
- Ballpark naming rights – Untapped revenue source without the Joe Robbie Pro Land Shark Tank association as of yet.
- Scrutiny over payroll – Between 2006 and 2010, the Marlins effectively refuted Milton Friedman's admonition about there being 'no free lunches.' Revenue Sharing monies were pocketed, unencumbered by any MLB restrictions or professional ethics. More attention is guaranteed this go around.
- Giancarlo Stanton – If the team is sold in the near future, the prospects of keeping a Stanton would at least go back to 50/50. It would be hard to imagine any potential buyer not wanting to have an opportunity to keep Stanton.
*What is a viable average attendance figure
- OK, so what is a viable [pertaining to fan interest, not revenue] average attendance past the first year? I took a stab at that back in 2009. Based on the past 5 years attendance, I would argue that averaging at least 23,800 shows that a team has enough fan interest to place it just above the bottom rung of MLB attendance.
- Between 5 and 11 teams in each of the past 5 seasons have averaged under 23,800 a season.
- 3 teams have been under 23,800 figure 5 out of the past 5 years: Kansas City [stadium built 1973], Oakland [stadium built 1966] & Tampa Bay [stadium built 1990]
- 2 teams have been under 23,800 figure 4 out of the past 5 years: Cleveland [1994 stadium] & Miami [2012 stadium, avg 27,400 in 1st year]
- 3 teams have been under 23,800 figure 3 out of the past 5 years: Baltimore [1992 stadium], Pittsburgh [2001 stadium] & Toronto [1989 stadium]
- 2 teams have been under 23,800 figure 2 out of the past 5 years: Seattle [1999 stadium] & Washington [2008 stadium — Nationals drew 2.3 million that 1st year as compared to the Marlins 2.2 million in 2012]
- 4 teams have been under 23,800 figure 1 out of the past 5 years: Cincinnati [2003 stadium], Houston [2000 stadium], San Diego [2004 stadium] & Texas [1994 stadium]
I say viable average attendance is 23,800. What say you, as in give me a number.
That adds up to 14 out of the 30 MLB teams that have been below the 23,800 figure at least once within the past 5 years. I hereby unofficially label 23,800 the threshold for a reasonably supported MLB franchise. You disagree, fine, give me a number. The Marlins exceeded the 23,800 level 4 out of their first 5 seasons at Joe Robbie. It is obviously doable, just not with the current ownership who have proven to be unworthy of our support.
The Sun Sentinel's Dave Hyde column is titled "Time to ship Loria out of town, too." Hyde has consistently called out the dishonest manner in which Marlins management — Jeffrey Loria and David Samson — operate.
The Miami Herald's Dan Le Batard makes a compelling argument for why there can be no trust in Marlins management. Unfortunately, many of the Marlins lies over the years have been spoken by David Samson on Le Batard's radio program, unchallenged. In one case, after the Deadspin financials were released, I thought Samson's lies were so obvious and pathetic, that they would come to be seen as shameful. I was wrong. But I just had to document anyways. [click here].
ESPN's David Schoenfield makes the case that determining whether Miami is a good baseball town has been sabotaged by radioactive ownership.


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Cex.io may be a scam, but it is legit. Read on to find out more about this cryptocurrency exchange. It has an easy user interface, high credit card functionality, large purchase limits, and a mobile application. The company also charges very low transaction fees.
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CEX is a popular exchange platform, where users can buy and sell digital currencies, and trade them for fiat currencies. The user-friendly interface makes cryptocurrency easy to learn for beginners. The company also offers competitive transaction fees, and you can purchase digital currencies instantly using your debit or credit card.
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CEX was the first exchange to offer fiat-crypto transactions when they entered the market. The platform is based in London, UK and now has over four million registered users. The company began as a Bitcoin cloud mining service and soon expanded to offer exchange services via smartphone apps. CEX also collaborates with other organizations to promote crypto currency.
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Compared to other cryptocurrencies, Cex is easier to use for beginners. It offers a range of services, trading pairs, and security features. It also supports credit card deposits, and is significantly more user-friendly than competitors like Coinbase. Users can also set up two-factor authentication to ensure the safety of their account. They can also set up a pin code on their mobile devices to receive withdrawals without revealing their personal information.
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I can't tell you how many drafts I've done of this post. That's how bent I am about the topic.
The blogosphere is where I play. If someone wants to wave their dick around, have a good time. I'll go enjoy the company of the other people I've gotten to know.
Not my problem.
But someone whose company I enjoy posted a reblog of someone I'd never heard of. I wandered over, because I enjoy this bloggers online persona, and they were very keen to have the post read.
What I read both appalled and enraged me.
Every blogger I follow is here to tell their stories and enjoy the community. In some cases, that means finding someone to laugh at their jokes, to encourage their adventures, or to share and lessen their pain.
So I read the post about a woman who had been sexually abused when she was younger. She was offered a platform by a popular influential blogger to tell her story on a site where guests discussed major issues. She accepted.
This is the part where things go horribly wrong.
The host of the site and the blogger became friendlier. They traded emails. They were flirtatious.
At a certain point, she got uncomfortable with the flirtation and asked him to stop. Not only didn't it stop, but he escalated it instead.
At the same time, the host and his followers lambasted another blogger under the guise of self-righteousness in a very loud and public shaming.
After asking around from people on both sides of this mess, there were consistent stories that came out. The host has a history of using his blogs popularity and influence, along with his own personal charm, to manipulate and coerce others into feeding his ego.
"But Dave" you say, "they're adults. They don't have to do anything. How could an online voice make them do anything?"
Because many people have very unpleasant histories. And many are vulnerable to triggers from people who for whatever reason need to control others to validate themselves.
She said stop. He pushed it.
Others who had been in his circle thought for themselves or hung out with people who had left the circle.
Some of them were shamed. Some of them were shunned. Some of them were the victims of backstage gossip campaigns.
This is where I play. I love the communities that I found here – the one I built here, and the ones that welcomed me in when I got here.
And when the community has members that are here to build themselves up at the expense of others, to demean talented worthwhile people for their own needs, then deny that they've done anything wrong, other than to say "maybe I went too far", ignoring that they've done it again and again, then it's worth it to stand up for what's right.
Taking advantage of someone who has opened themselves because you can is fucking wrong.
Ganging up on people you don't like for some perceived slight is fucking wrong.
Ain't none of us here curing cancer. Get. Fucking. Over it.
You don't like the person posting? Fuck you. Unfollow them.
You want to use your vaunted position and influence with wp to build a mob? Fuck you twice. The community is stronger than you.
You're going to follow in that mob and tear someone down for no reason? Try thinking for yourself.
But if you're a narcissist who takes advantage of people, and when called out on it, is only remorseful because of the blowback on issues with your family, Fuck you doesn't even come close to the disdain and fucking loathing I have for you.
I may lose a lot of followers for this post. I might be called an awful lot of bad names for this post.
Fuck you too.
Because what happened here that set me off, and from what I've heard of the pattern of this happening again and again, Fuck You is the only appropriate response.
Some people said to me, in private conversations, that they didn't want to say anything because the host was too big and had too many followers and they were worried about repercussions.
I am so fucking angry that this happened that I don't care. Abuse is wrong. Physical, sexual, mental, take your pick.
For the perpetrator, mixed with the anger I have towards him, there's also pity. Because he sincerely doesn't think he's in the wrong.
The blogosphere is where I play. I'm here to support my friends with likes and comments. And to say to anyone who wants to prey on others here when they've shared their vulnerabilities and sought to build their own communities of support and strength, get help.
You have a problem. You have a history of action. Do something, before it spills into your real life and rips away everything you hold dear.
For his blind followers, dear god, think for yourselves. Look at the people you're trying to tear down. Ask yourself honestly, is there any reason for it besides the rampage of the mob? Have they done anything so horrible that it calls for screaming.
Is it on the scale of taking advantage of someone mentally?
Because that's what Le Clown did. And the post that set me off was this one from Calamity Rae.
Update: I wrote this Friday night. Since then, other bloggers have spoken out. Le Clown has shut down his site.
He may be back. There may be another.
If that happens, stand up. Say something. Don't let good people be cowed or scared or intimidated into following or being silent.
A whole lot of bloggers are now telling their stories. Listen to them. Try and understand how this happened so it doesn't happen again.


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Stocks of the iPod nano appear to be dwindling at retailers across the country, suggesting that Apple is planning to update the tiny music player soon. 9to5Mac spotted shortages at Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Best Buy—a common indicator that a product is about to be refreshed by Apple.
The sixth-generation iPod nano was released in 2010, a radical departure from previous nanos. Not much larger than the iPod shuffle, the sixth-gen nano is dominated by a small square touchscreen with limited multitouch abilities. Though it includes an iOS-like interface, it still runs the same Pixo OS that powered previous nanos as well as the iPod classic.
Apple didn't bother updating the nano (or really, any iPods) in 2011 aside from a slight price drop and a few software changes, such as the addition of a Nike+ fitness app. But the short supply of the current nano suggests Apple may have something more in store this year.
Where exactly Apple could go with the nano, though, isn't clear. Apple embraced the small "watchband" industry that sprung up around the sixth-gen nano by adding several user-selectable "watch faces" for the built-in clock. A source for iLounge has suggested that Apple may extend the smart watch concept further by adding low-power Bluetooth 4.0, enabling a nano to connect to an iOS device like an iPhone running iOS 6.
"The feature would enable a future iPod nano to display iMessages received by an iPhone, record voice memos that could be shared via the iPhone, and even initiate phone calls through its own headphones," according to iLounge's source.
Bluetooth 4.0 would also extend the iPod nano's fitness tracking capabilities, allowing it to connect to a wide range of sensors and monitors, like cadence sensors for bicycles or heart rate monitors used to track cardio fitness.
Another possibility is the addition of camera hardware. The fifth-generation iPod nano model included an inexpensive video camera, so it wouldn't be entirely surprising for Apple to include something similar in a newer, updated nano. A leaked prototype suggests Apple has already experimented with this idea as well.
The video feature of the previous nano doesn't appear to have been all that popular—Apple did, after all, see fit to exclude it from the sixth-gen device. However, we think if the company does add a camera, it will probably include still image capture, even if it's low resolution. As some photographers are wont to say, the best camera is the one you have with you, and we think a camera feature could be a hit with younger kids. (Anecdotally, the iPod nano's video camera seemed to be a hit among the kids of Ars staffers; there was a bit of a crisis once the camera disappeared from the latest model.)
Considering the nano's small size and $129 starting price, though, don't expect anything better than what the iPod touch currently includes. There's simply no room for the kind of high-quality camera module included in the iPhone, but something like the 6.5 × 6.5 × 3.3mm module could probably just fit in a nano.
Finally, Apple may end up opening the iPod nano to developers. As we noted, it doesn't currently run iOS (even though it looks like it does), so developers may not be able to easily port over existing apps. But it does use a processor similar to the early iPod touch, so perhaps Apple could shoehorn in a cut-down version of iOS just for the nano—at least, enough for developers to get creative. Or Apple may offer an iPod nano-specific SDK as it did in the past for developing games for older iPods. Either way, we suspect that letting third-party developers extend the device could make it more appealing to a wider variety of users.
Apple is expected to hold a media event on September 12 to announce a new iPhone, and it's likely that any iPod announcements for the year would also happen at that time. What would Apple have to announce to make the iPod nano a compelling product for you? Let us know in the comments.