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  1. Katuluu
    Correct. Molly never was offered the managerial position, and it isn't even sure if he even applied for it. By all accounts he's been quite happy with his front office position with the Twins as it keeps him close to home and still affiliated with his hometown team.Correct. Molly never was offered the managerial position, and it isn't even sure if he even applied for it. By all accounts he's been quite happy with his front office position with the Twins as it keeps him close to home and still affiliated with his hometown team. Heck, he still helps out with the Gophers from time to time.
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    It's hard to become one. Not so much because the test is hard, but because they don't announce them that often and not very publicly.
  3. Katuluu
    I've been enjoying Force Unleashed on the Wii. I'm not quite sure why it has gotten such terrible reviews. It certainly is buggy, and suppsoedly can be beaten in ~8 hours (I'm 6 hours in) but the gameplay is pretty damn fun. I'm guessing it is going to end up being a lot like Fable for me, a short game that is fun enough that I don't mind playing through it from time to time.
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    So everyone can be in on the joke.
  5. Katuluu
    Dillard was always viewed by the organization as a potential reliever in the majors. Their have been several other pitchers drafted by the Brewers that they view as potential relievers but have them start in the minors to aid in development. It is a pretty common practice by most teams. But I do agree that they have put a priority on starting pitching and position players. But I would also argue that a team should put a priority on those types of players, as they typically have more value then a relief pitcher. Prioritizing relief pitching over anything else isn't a very good way to build a successful franchise. They've developed a few relief pitchers up to this point, now it is simply a matter of convincing Yost to put them in situations and roles in which they are most likely to succeed.
  6. Katuluu
    The Bears derived their name from Cubs. Halas felt that since football players were bigger and stronger then baseball players that the football team should be named the Bears since the baseball team was named the Cubs. The Bulls got their name from the Chicago stockyards.
  7. Katuluu
    I finally dabbled with it this morning. The speed certainly stood out, and even with Firefox fixing it's previous memory leak with tabs, Chrome performs even better with them. I won't be switching over, but I'll be keeping an eye on it as it develops.
  8. Katuluu
    Beware of the man who owns a pig farm.
  9. Katuluu
    Checks are much cheaper for a business to process then check cards are. It is even becoming increasingly common for smaller businesses to stop accepting credit/check cards. For independent businesses I rarely use a check card, sticking to cash, or if need be, a check.
  10. Katuluu
    It wouldn't surprise me. Resteraunts face spoilage issues like grocery stores and rely on a high customer turnover rate to minimize the potential sunk cost. I bet big box resteraunts like Applebees have markups of 10% or less. Fountain drinks are notorious for their markups. I know for us a large costs somewhere around 25 cents (including cup, lid and straw) yet we charge $4.25 for it.
  11. Katuluu
    Not quite sure with newspapers, but I know with many magazines and such a letter writer needs to state that their letter is free to reprint, and their name, address, email and what not can all be withheld on their request. It certainly appears as if this guy wasn't given that option. It doesn't sound like the guy was writing a letter to the editor, but a complaint about TH's behavior. To then go and publish this guys information without his consent is a huge journalism faux pas. I would think the guy would be able to threaten a lawsuit, which would be quite a terrible turn of events for the MJS, even if the lawsuit is frivilous.
  12. Katuluu
    You worked at discount retailers. Even grocery stores rely on the sheer amount of volume they process to allow for low markups and to sell the large amounts of perishable food they have in stock. Stores that don't rely on volume rely on markup, and it commonly starts at 200% and goes higher. Where I work now some of the retail markups average over 500%, and on occasion top 1000%. And we even markup less then the larger chains. While the smaller shops and boutiques that surround us all markup similar to us. As for grocery chains, there is one in Minnesota that has a markup ~100% and higher, and it thrives because it is considered a glamorous place to shop. It caters to people with money, and because of that has filled a niche in the market. You might think discount retailers are the be all end all of retail, but that is hardly the case. BTW, why are they called discount retailers? Because they offer a discount off of the industry standard markup, which is 200%. I get this from working in retail for over the past decade, including running a store.
  13. Katuluu
    I wish. It was due to some dumb luck, really. My theater hosted an event for Tippi Hedron earlier this week, and during that event our house manager met a woman who runs TV and Movie promos in Minnesota. The next day she was talking with the producer of The Serious Man, and she remembered our theater and gave them our number to call. I was the manager on duty that day, so I was the one who did what little legwork remained to setup a time for them to come in and view some test footage. I knew Deakins would probably be there, which is why I brought my DVD, but the Coens were a massive bonus. But everything went really well, and they seemed quite happy that we only wanted autographs and not any money, so we think their is a good chance they might come by again once principal photography starts. I'm trying to convince our company to rent them a screen for dailies, but I doubt that will happen.
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    Restaurants are notorious for their low markups on food. It's typically somewhere around 70% or so, where in retail the general markup is around 200%. It is why keeping a restaurant open is so difficult, their is little wiggle room if you don't get people coming in the doors, and why liquor licenses are so important, as the markup on alcohol is massive. So basically your $9.99 plate at Applebees would become nonexistent if you were paying servers $18 an hour. Price would increase dramatically to cover the massive increase in labor costs. It would be fairly easy to see prices tripling or more at even mass market restaurants. Or, to keep prices flat the only other way to eliminate costs would be to lower the amount of staff, thus greatly reducing the quality of service.
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    They were all really friendly. They were in town scouting locations and shooting some test footage and they needed a theater to go over the footage to see if they had the proper film stock for their upcoming movie The Serious Man. So they came in early to the theater and we threaded up the footage and showed it for them. Afterwards they were nice enough to sign some things for us and we talked a little about our theater with them and Joel was busy trying to tell Deakins how much he liked Man on Wire. Interesting side note Evidently Joel had not seen the Burn After Reading poster yet, and neither Ethan or Joel had ever seen the re-release poster for Blood Simple. Principle photography for The Serious Man starts Sep 8th, and Burn After Reading opens in the Twin Cities on the 12th so their is a very good chance we will get to meet them again for that as well.
  16. Katuluu
    Today I had the pleasure of meeting 7 time Academy Award nominee, and greatest cinematographer of all-time, Roger Deakins.He was nice enough to sign my copy of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Oh yeah, I got to hang out with Joel and Ethan Coen too. My. Life. Rules.
  17. Katuluu
    Philosophy is all Greek to me.
  18. Katuluu
    Is it to 30 now? Man I can never keep pace with all their rule changes lately.
  19. Katuluu
    Volleyball scoring rules changed about a decade ago. Now every game is rally scoring and you play to 25, except the 5th set which is to 15. They also have added a "libero" who is a player that always plays defense. Hong Kong is both a city and a sovereign and autonomous entity. Chine provides security protection for them and covers foreign afairs, but Hong Kong has their own police force, legal system, money and several other things that I can't think of. At some point in time (2050?) Hong Kong will become a fully integrated city into the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China (China) and The Republic of China (Taiwan) have been in a dispute over the island group known as Taiwan for about 50 years now. To add to the confusion the ROC used to also rule over mainland China up until the end of WWII, at which point the PRC came to power on mainland China while the ROC maintained power on Taiwan, which is what has led to the current conflict/confusion. Essentially when China became a Communist nation, the original government broke off from the mainland and declred sovereignty.
  20. Katuluu
    I am overwhelmed by the cuteness of it.
  21. Katuluu
    Oh I agree the circumstances surrounding Henson's death were strange. A misdiagnosis (how the hell does that happen) and them him refusing to be hospitalized both contributed to his death. It was in all likelihood a preventable death, but it still was a pretty aggressive strain that he succumbed too. I'm guessing that since they say Mac died from complications from pneumonia that means septic shock. But what's odd is he had been hospitalized for a week so he should have had whatever particular bacteria strain identified and antibiotics administered to stabilize his condition. That he would suffer septic shock that late into the process is what is so strange. Either he had a antibiotic resistant strain, which in that case the publicist should have never sent out a press release claiming he was stabilized and recovering, or the doctors screwed up and treated him incorrectly. At this point I just hope the publicist is an idiot and was feeding false information, rather then it being a screw up by the medical staff.
  22. Katuluu
    Tell that to Jim Henson. Of course he didn't exactly help his cause by initially refusing to go to the hospital. That being said I agree this whole situation is incredibly odd. Complications from pneumonia can occur, but are usually pretty treatable. What with the publicist releasing a statement yesterday that Mac was expected to make a full recovery, his death comes as even more of a shock. If the pneumonia was a drug resistant strain, it should have already been identified and that statement never should have been made. But the situation certainly has the appearance that someone involved may not have been competent.
  23. Katuluu
    I used to be a pretty big fan of his TV show from a few years ago. It was a nice change of pace from the standard situational comedy and it deserved to have a bit more hip cred then it ever got. Mac is also the second cast member from Bad Santa to die waaaay ahead of his time. How crappy.
  24. Katuluu
    What's a blog? Their are a few places I write movie reviews that are listed, with links, in my signature. Cinema Fusion is where I write reviews for new releases, although the site has been pretty dead lately. I am a freelancer for UGO and write DVD reviews for them. Basically they send me DVD's of horrible movies with zero special features then ask me to write a review that focuses on the special features. Which means I basically make up stuff. It's pretty fun and it has turned into a nice little gig. I also have a super secret LJ humor blog that I don't really post on anymore. But my pride and joy is my own site, Where the Long Tail Ends. It's a movie review site where I focus on finding old, obscure and sometimes awful movies and write reviews on them. I like reading long reviews and have gotten a bit tired of the 250 word snap shots of mainstream new releases that seemed to dominate most review sites. So I write rather long reviews that aren't always about the movies I am watching. I've enlisted one friend to help me out with it and another possibly lined up to contribute in the fall as well. And now my passion project is slowly but surely morphing into something else, though I still don't know what it will become.
  25. Katuluu
    Editing my post keeps resulting in the video being deleted so I guess I'll just try adding another ping pong video in this post.
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