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Utah State University professor Carsten Meier is part of a team of professors who were granted $20,000 to continue research on Uinta ground squirrels based on a long-term study that has rested for many decades. The study will focus on adaptive responses of the squirrels, a hibernating indicator species, to climate change.
"My photography will be used as a public outreach component," said Meier, assistant professor of photography in the Caine College of the Arts. "I will be making photographic panels that allow the viewer a better understanding of the ground squirrel's habitat, and the final art product will be used to advocate the need for this scientific investigation."
Along with Meier, Lise Aubrey, research assistant professor and population ecologist, Susannah French, assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Scott Bernhardt, assistant professor in the Department of Biolgoy, are principal investigators on the grant.
The professors will start the field work for the grant in April 2014. They will measure changes in phenology and life history traits in response to climate change over 50 years. Survival, reproduction, growth, the timing of spring emergence and hibernation were last recorded throughout the 1960s. By conducting a similar study on the same population today and relating the changes in the squirrels to climate change, the professors will be able to detect changes in phenology, demography and overall population viability.
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No. 19 UCLA beats Loyola Marymount 86-66
Markel Walker had 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead five players in double figures, and No. 19 UCLA routed Loyola Marymount 86-66 on Sunday.
Alyssia Brewer had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Kacy Swain added 14 points for the Bruins (4-1), who had a season-high 55 rebounds and were 22 of 25 from the free throw line. Atonye Nyingifa made all 10 of her free throws, where she scored all of her points. Nirra Fields added 10 points.
Hazel Ramirez was the only player in double figures for the Lions (5-4) with 17 points. They remained winless in three road games and fell to 0-9 all-time against the Bruins. LMU's leading scorer Alex Cowling had nine points and 10 rebounds.
With Walker, Brewer and Corinne Costa standing 6-foot-1 or better, the Bruins held a decided advantage in the paint and it helped them outscore the Lions, 44-24. When Walker wasn't scoring, she helped feed UCLA's fastbreak and grabbed loose balls.
The Lions struggled to get closer than 18 points early in the second half. UCLA quickly stretched its lead to 26 points on a 3-pointer by Thea Lemberger and her layup with 5 1/2 minutes to go provided its largest lead of 27. Walker sat down with 9:19 remaining and Brewer left a few minutes later.
UCLA broke open a close game early with a 29-9 run in the first half. Fields and Swain scored six points each, Walker added five and Nyingifa four, getting fastbreak baskets and pulling down 20 defensive rebounds. The Lions, who tossed up several airballs, ran off seven straight before Walker scored UCLA's final five points to send the Bruins into halftime leading 45-27.
Both coaching staffs went barefoot to raise awareness of children around the world who don't have shoes. UCLA's cheerleaders removed their shoes for one routine.

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Mental health has come to occupy a key place in the continuing national conversation on gun violence. President Obama's plan, unveiled last week, emphasized mental-health screening for children and expanded coverage of mental-health treatment by Medicaid and private health plans. And even the criticisms of his multipronged gun-control plan tended to fault its inadequate focus on preventing violent acts by mentally ill individuals.
Indeed, the perpetrators of horrific mass killings, such as December's Newtown shooting that took the lives of 20 children and six adults trying to protect them, frequently show signs of serious mental illness. Analyses of these crimes by The New York Times and Mother Jones found that the majority of recent mass shooters were mentally ill. But numerous studies of the link between mental illness and violence suggest that improved screening and treatment will be of limited utility in reducing these kinds of killings. The reasons are myriad: Psychiatric professionals are not good at identifying people who will go on to commit acts of violence; many perpetrators of mass shootings had no contact with the mental-health system; and, even when the potentially violent are identified, treatment for mental illness is not always effective in preventing violent acts.
Perhaps most important, although people with serious mental illness have committed a large percentage of high-profile crimes, the mentally ill represent a very small percentage of the perpetrators of violent crime overall. Researchers estimate that if mental illness could be eliminated as a factor in violent crime, the overall rate would be reduced by only 4 percent. That means 96 percent of violent crimes—defined by the FBI as murders, robberies, rapes, and aggravated assaults—are committed by people without any mental-health problems at all. Solutions that focus on reducing crimes by the mentally ill will make only a small dent in the nation's rate of gun-related murders, ranging from mass killings to shootings that claim a single victim.
It's not just that the mentally ill represent a minority of the country's population; it's also that the overlap between mental illness and violent behavior is poor. Although people with certain types of psychotic illness are more likely than the general public to commit violent acts, the rates of violence in that group are still small. A large international study found that among people with schizophrenia, a disease with the highest rates of violent behavior, only one person in 140,000 will kill a stranger. Demographic factors such as age, gender, and race are almost as reliable as predictors of violence.
Although mental-health professionals have become more skilled at predicting which patients may commit a violent act, the accuracy of such judgments is still "only slightly better than chance," said John Monahan, a professor at the University of Virginia whose work has focused on the science of violence prediction. Mental-health professionals who forecast violence are wrong two out of three times. (Imagine if another medical screening test was as poor—say, if mammograms showed false positives twice as often as real cancers.) Moreover, Monahan's studies have involved violence such as simple battery—throwing a punch—not mass murder. "To predict something as rare as a mass shooting is like trying to find a very small needle in a very large haystack," he says.
Plus, requiring mental-health practitioners to blow the whistle on any patient who might pose a threat—as New York state now requires—carries a downside. Experts warn that such a policy could discourage those most at risk of violent behavior from seeking treatment.
Although treatment can be helpful in mitigating the symptoms that drive some mentally ill people to harm others, such intervention is not always effective, and many patients with psychotic illness have poor rates of compliance with a treatment plan. In addition, of course, professionals can only treat patients who come through the door in the first place. Many of the perpetrators of mass shootings appear to have acted before they had any contact with the mental-health system. While the kind of increased screening in schools that the president endorses could help, young adults may act out in violent ways before they are ever identified as needing services.
"It appears risk for violence in psychotic illnesses is highest early in the course of illness, frequently before people are identified as mentally ill and receive treatment," says Paul Appelbaum, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University who met with Vice President Joe Biden's task force on reducing gun violence. Jared Loughner, the schizophrenic shooter in the 2011 Tucson massacre, had no psychiatric diagnosis at the time of his rampage.
Better screening and treatment could, however, make a significant difference in preventing one type of violence. Those who suffer from mental illness are much more likely to harm themselves than other people. Suicide rates among schizophrenics or people with major depression are as high as 15 percent in the United States—much higher than in countries with better-developed mental-health systems and more-restrictive access to guns. Jeffrey Swanson, a Duke Medical School professor who studies links between psychiatric illness and violence, calls suicide "the elephant in the room" in most conversations about mental illness and violence.
Improving the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of people with mental-health problems would, of course, yield many benefits, including reducing violence. But, in the end, it would do little to reduce the risk of gun crimes or eliminate horrific mass murders. "To expect a major impact from any policy that targets [the mentally ill] in particular is simply unrealistic," Appelbaum says.


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Colorado marijuana shop sues IRS for charging a cash penalty
A marijuana business in Colorado has filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service for assessing a penalty for paying taxes in cash.
The IRS charges a 10 percent penalty on cash payments for federal employee withholding taxes. But many marijuana businesses are forced to pay taxes in cash because of difficulty accessing banking services
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Because pot is illegal under federal drug law, many marijuana businesses have no bank accounts despite federal guidance earlier this year on how banks may accept pot money.
Medical marijuana dispensary Allgreens LLC of Denver is challenging the IRS practice of fining cash payments in U.S. Tax Court, The Denver Post reported Wednesday (http://dpo.st/1qRs0Tg ).
The dispensary says in its petition that it can't pay via the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System because it has no bank account
"It was not that the taxpayer 'did not want' to make use of the EFTP System," Allgreens' attorney Rachel Gillette wrote in the Tax Court petition. "Rather, the taxpayer is unable to secure a bank account due to the nature of its business. With no bank account and no access to banking services, the taxpayer is simply incapable of making" the payments electronically.
Since the account was closed, Allgreens has hand-delivered cash payments on the tax twice monthly to the IRS office in downtown Denver — the only one in the state that accepts cash.
As a result, the company has been assessed a 10 percent penalty every quarter of the tax cycle.
Allgreens asked the IRS for a waiver of the penalty, saying it had complied with the law and had not intentionally avoided making the electronic payments.
The IRS sent the company a letter with a copy of its internal policies, which say companies have two alternatives to pay electronically. Both methods required Allgreens to funnel the cash to a third party, who could then make the tax payment on its behalf.
"It's the very definition of money laundering," Gillette told The Denver Post. "It's absurd. An alternative should not force a taxpayer to engage in a potentially unlawful activity under a federal statute."
A third alternative the IRS suggested — paying the tax in a single lump-sum payment at the end of each quarter — would not only incur the 10 percent penalty, but an additional penalty for paying late.
The tax is due within days of a company's payroll and is accounted for quarterly.
Marijuana business owners not near Denver must make the frequent trip downtown to pay in cash.
"Literally it becomes an all-day affair, and you can only do it by appointment," Gillette said. "The IRS knows darn well the money is coming from marijuana sales, and they're happy to accept it."
No hearing date has been set for the petition.


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This uses the same flash card adaptor as the JuiceBox Music Player, but requires that the pictures be in a more proprietary file format. Pictures must be exactly 240x160 pixels, and stored in a raw format using 12 bits per pixel (4 bits for each of RGB.) In addition, the files must have a '.JBP' extension and appear in the root directory of the flash card. Standard procedure seems to be to use your favorite photo editor to produce the 240x160 pixel format, a common open source image reformatter like ImageMagick to produce a raw RGB file with 24 bits/pixel, and one of several special utilities written by the JuiceBox hacking community to convert that to 12bits/pixel.


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DOVER — The parade may have come and gone, but it was just the start to the season of holiday celebrations for the Garrison City.
After helping to make the return of Santa's Workshop a success and promote local shopping during the Dover Holiday Parade last weekend, Dover Main Street is now working hard to host even more family-friendly events for this weekend.
Starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, people can begin strolling through over 30 differently decorated trees by local businesses in Dover City Hall Auditorium at the Festival of Trees and then follow the on-the-street luminaries down to Henry Law Park for the live Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6 p.m. Both events will run until 8 p.m., with a silent auction, raffle and scavenger hunt at Festival of Trees and Santa Claus, the Rebel Chef Café Christmas carol cast and hot cocoa and baked goods from the Woodman Park School PTO down at the park.
"We're really trying to make a connection between all the events on Friday night, between the Tree Lighting and the Festival of Trees and keeping Santa down at the park to visit with the kids with carolers and hot cocoa," Executive Director of Dover Main Street Michele Alexander said. "It's all about creating these events, tying them together and truly making a day and night out of it."
On Saturday, Dover Main Street is inviting the community to Discover Dover Day, where merchants and restaurants will offer special promotions to customers. Santa will be back in town, visiting children and taking photos at the Noggin Factory from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. At 1 p.m., Mr. and Mrs. Claus and Holly the Elf will be at Santa's Workshop in the mill courtyard.
At 2 p.m., Dover will experience its first ever Flash Mob Caroling Event, planned by Dover Main Street, located in Santa's Workshop.
"This is a come one, come all, show up event with no musical talent required — just come prepared to make some noise in downtown Dover as we create holiday cheer and fun memories with family and community," Erik Roy, Dover Main Street Board member, and lead organizer, said in a public statement.
St. Thomas Aquinas High School Music Director, Brenda LaForce, and the school's Chamber singers, will lead the mob.
"Make a night of it on Friday with all the family-friendly holiday entertainment planned," Alexander said in a public statement. "You can make a whole day of it on Saturday, enjoying downtown Dover — come and have breakfast Saturday morning at one of our diners or bakeries, spend time with Santa, join in on the caroling, visit our shops for unique gift ideas, stop at the Children's Museum, have lunch at our great downtown restaurants, visit our mill artists, enjoy the view of our waterfall, take pictures at Santa's Workshop, get tree ornaments, and enjoy spending time with your friends, family and neighbors in the leisurely, festive historic setting of Downtown Dover."
For more information visit www.discoverdover.com, call 603.978.9924, or visit the Dover Main Street Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/dovermainstreet.
Dover Main Street promotes weekend's holiday events
DOVER — The parade may have come and gone, but it was just the start to the season of holiday celebrations for the Garrison City.


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You can bake the cookies to order, straight from the freezer.
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- Makes about 27 three-inch cookies
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
- 2 cups trail mix, coarsely chopped
- Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper. Mix first 6 ingredients in bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until mixture is fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low; beat in flour mixture until just combined. Fold in oats and coconut. Stir in trail mix.
- Using 2-inch-diameter ice cream scoop, drop dough onto sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. Do Ahead For ready-to-bake dough, freeze dough on sheets until firm. Transfer frozen dough to resealable plastic bags; keep frozen until ready to bake.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. For freshly made cookie dough, bake until cookies are golden brown, about 13 minutes. (For frozen dough, arrange frozen cookies 2 inches apart on parchment lined baking sheets; bake until golden brown, about 16 minutes.) Transfer to racks to cool.


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Here's likely the first image of the upcoming Volkswagen New Midsize Sedan, set to emerge from the Chattanooga, Tenn., factory next year. It looks slightly different from the upcoming Europe-only version of the Passat. What does VW have against excitement?
There's an old story about Robert McNamara, the leader of the "Whiz Kids" at Ford in the '50s, telling the engineers he'd come up with an idea for a new car. When the engineers asked to see his idea, McNamara handed them a piece of paper with a bunch of numbers - the dimensions and capacities of his ideal model. When they asked what it should look like, McNamara said he really didn't care; the number were what mattered.
The NMS looks like it'll be on the big end of the midsize class, probably get decent fuel economy, and have nice rear legroom and an ample trunk. We'll bet there are some great cupholders inside, especially since this isn't a European model. But excitement? We may need to take a number. [JokeJoe]


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Dementia is a general term for loss of memory and other mental abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life. It is caused by physical changes in the brain. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, accounting for 50 to 70 percent of cases. Other causes of dementia include vascular dementia, mild cognitive impairment, mixed dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease, frontotemporal dementia, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, Huntington's disease and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder currently affecting approximately 4.5 million individuals in the United States. It is a disorder characterized by the accumulation of plaques and tangles in the brain. The neuropathology typically begins in the entorhinal cortex of the hippocampus. Since this area is critical for memory, early memory impairment is the leading clinical symptom. As the disease spreads to other portions of the brain, other cognitive functions become impaired.
Current treatments for AD include the use of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine, an N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist. While these drugs are capable of producing drug placebo differences in treated populations, neither class of agents has proven effective in slowing the rate of decline or preventing progression of the disease.
Vascular dementia is widely considered the second most common type of dementia. It develops when impaired blood flow to parts of the brain deprives cells of nutrients and oxygen. The diagnosis may be clearest when symptoms appear soon after a single major stroke blocks a large blood vessel and disrupts the blood supply to a significant portion of the brain. This situation is sometimes called "post-stroke dementia". There is also a form in which a series of very small strokes, or infarcts, block small blood vessels. Individually, these small strokes do not cause major symptoms, but over time their combined effects become noticeable. This type of dementia used to be called "multi-infarct dementia."
In dementing illnesses, the biological changes occur in the brains of patients long before the appearance of symptoms. The concept of mild cognitive impairment was developed in an attempt to recognize Alzheimer's disease (AD) in its very earliest clinical expressions in individual who are destined to develop a progressive dementia later in life. Interventions might then be developed to improve the memory impairment or to delay further deterioration to dementia.
Mixed dementia is a condition in which AD and vascular dementia occur at the same time. Many experts believe mixed dementia occurs more often than was previously realized and that it becomes increasingly common in advanced age. This belief is based on brain autopsies showing up to 45 percent of people with dementia have signs of both Alzheimer's and vascular disease.
The concept of mixed dementia is clinically important because the combination of the two diseases may have a greater impact on the brain than either one by itself.
Dementia with Lewy bodies is characterized by abnormal deposits of a protein called alpha-synuclein that forms inside the brain's nerve cells. These deposits are called "Lewy bodies" after the scientist who first described them. Lewy bodies have been liked to several brain disorders, including dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease and some cases of Alzheimer's.
Parkinson's disease begins by affecting movement, resulting in tremors and shakiness, stiffness, difficulty with walking and muscle control, lack of facial expressions and impaired speech. Parkinson's is another disease in which Lewy bodies are found in the brain. Many individuals with Parkinson's develop dementia in later stages of the disease.
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a rare disorder that affects the front (frontal lobes) and the sides (temporal lobes) of the brain. Because these regions often (but not always) shrink, brain imaging can be useful in diagnosis. There is no specific abnormality associated with all cases of FTD. In one type called Pick's disease, there are abnormal microscopic deposits called Pick bodies, but these are not always present.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, rapidly fatal disorder affecting about one out of 1 million people per year worldwide. It usually affects individuals over the age of 60. CJD is a type of prion disease. These diseases occur when prion protein, which is present throughout the brain, takes on an abnormal three-dimensional shape. This shape gradually triggers the protein throughout the brain to fold into the same abnormal shape, leading to increasing damage and destruction of brain cells. Recently, "variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease" was identified as the human disorder believed to be caused by eating meat from cattle affected by mad cow disease. It tends to occur in much younger individuals, and in some cases, teenagers.
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is another rare disorder in which fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord is unable to drain normally. The fluid builds up, enlarging the ventricles (fluid-filled chambers) inside the brain. As the chambers expand, they can compress and damage nearby brain tissue. The "normal pressure" refers to the fact that the spinal fluid pressure often, although not always, falls within the normal range on a spinal tap.
Huntington's disease is a fatal brain disorder caused by inherited changes in a single gene. These changes lead to destruction of nerve cells in certain brain regions. Scientists identified the gene in 1993. Anyone with a parent with Huntington's has a 50 percent chance of inheriting the gene, and everyone who inherits it will eventually develop the disorder. In about 1 to 3 percent of cases, no history of the disease can be found in other family members.
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a two-stage brain disorder caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B-1). Thiamine helps brain cells produce energy from sugar. When levels of the vitamin are too low, cells are unable to generate enough energy to function properly.
Wernicke encephalopathy is the first, acute phase of the disorder and Korsakoff psychosis is the long-lasting, chronic stage. The most common cause is alcoholism, but the syndrome can also be associated with AIDS, cancers that have spread through the body, very high levels of thyroid hormone and other conditions.
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Balagueró and Paco Plaza's sequel just plainly titled Rec 2 has had some posters pop up from Italy that you can check out below. The film is supposed to be released sometime next year though no exact date has been set. All I could really find was that the medical officer along with a SWAT team armed with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation.
That is one scary situation that I would not want to be in…ever! I wonder what the outcome will be for these poor people forced to go in there?


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Writers in the Woods will feature poet Saeed Jones on at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, in Room 139 of Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences. The award-winning poet will hold a workshop from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 7. The Friday night reading is free and the Saturday workshop is $50.
Jones is the editor of BuzzFeed LGBT and a Pushcart Prize-winning poet. His debut poetry collection "Prelude to Bruise" was described by Publishers Weekly as "a dark night of the soul presented as the finest of evening gowns." NPR says his work is both "beautiful and unsparing." His work has appeared in publications such as Guernica, The Rumpus, Hayden's Ferry Review, and Blackbird among others. Saeed is the recipient of fellowships from Cave Canem and Queer / Art / Mentors.
Get to know Saeed on his Tumblr. Listen to him read a few of his poems. Peruse a BuzzFeed article. Listen to him read Toni Morrison and his own poems. Then go see him on Friday.
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1. Re: Are Extended Persistence Contexts gaining popularity?smarlow Jul 13, 2012 10:19 AM (in response to j4m3s)
Thanks for raising these great questions, I'm interested in the answers also. I also mentioned this forum thread in the persistence forum.
As a developer working on the implementation, I have a few other things to share and ask about. I think that one of the challenges for using extended persistence contexts in your application, is understanding exactly how they work.
When I first started to work on the AS7 support for extended persistence contexts, I used the existing JBoss EJB3 container implementation as a guide but I still had many questions for others. I still continue to ask questions but that is mostly about how we can improve how extended persistence contexts work in your application. Recently, the JPA 2.1 expert group has had some discussion about allowing ways to share the extended persistence context between different beans. Depending on how the below questions are answered, I'd like to put more effort into discussing the proposed changes and an initial JBoss extension for the same (that I hope to get merged into AS soon).
For those that aren't yet using extended persistence contexts in your applications, do you have unanswered questions about how they would work in your application? In the long term, I'd like to document much more about how extended persistence contexts work (current doc is light).
If a stateful bean, references other stateful beans, extended persistence contexts that use the same (persistence unit) name, can be shared. Do any of you share the extended persistence context between different stateful beans? If your not sure, please answer that your not sure (that will be a big hint that we need to better document how extended persistence context inheritance works). The sharing of extended persistence contexts is described in the JPA 2.0 specification as follows:
220.127.116.11 Inheritance of Extended Persistence Context
If a stateful session bean instantiates a stateful session bean (executing in the same EJB container instance) which also has such an extended persistence context, the extended persistence context of the first stateful session bean is inherited by the second stateful session bean and bound to it, and this rule recursively applies—independently of whether transactions are active or not at the point of the creation of the stateful session beans.
If the persistence context has been inherited by any stateful session beans, the container does not close the persistence context until all such stateful session beans have been removed or otherwise destroyed.
We put a lot of effort into figuring out how clustering of extended persistence contexts would work in AS7. If you are clustering your stateful session beans with extended persistence contexts, I'm interesting in reading what your beans look like. I especially want to know if your clustered beans reference other stateful beans that inherit/share the extended persistence context. We have a few tests that cluster a stateful bean that references another stateful bean. The test verifies that a new entity (not saved to the database) is available on both cluster nodes. If the extended persistence context is not properly clustered, the test will fail. If you think that you might want to cluster your stateful beans with extended persistence contexts in the future, please let us know that also.
2. Re: Are Extended Persistence Contexts gaining popularity?j4m3s Jul 16, 2012 10:42 AM (in response to smarlow)
Scott, thank you for posting - we just need some more users to post now too
It's interesting that you comment on how we struggle to understand how Extended Persistence Contexts work in practise. We've designed our app to not use clustering at all, because I assumed that an extended persistence context would not work across a cluster. Our entities are "Persistent Data Objects" - so they hold persistent data but are also full objects in their own right, with methods and calculated (@Transient) data fields that I assume would not be propagated across a cluster? It's no hardship for us to forgo clustering anyway - we use sticky-sessions and can start a new session on a new node if the current one falls over.
I'm interested to read about the sharing of the contexts. This is very important - I can't see many scenarios where an app would only need to consume the EM from a single EJB. Our app is built around the (excellent) REST Easy framework. We use stateless beans to deliver the services and each bean accesses a single "Gateway" Stateful Session Bean (which controls the Extended Persistence Context) to access the object model. The REST services don't need to access the EntityManager themselves unless they want to remove or create an entity. In these scenarios, we found that we can inject an EntityManager into the StateLESS beans, and it is the same underlying object as the one in the StateFUL bean. (
Stateful.em.getDelegate() == Stateless.em.getDelegate()
This is very important - if unconnected EntityManagers were injected we would create havoc by adding entities to the object model!
It's interesting you say the persistence context is only supposed to be shared with other stateFUL beans. If that's the case:
* I'm not sure why our app works at all
* It might explain why we get some "detached entity" errors that we can't explain
* It means implementation of services would require stacks of stateful beans instead of stateless ones, which doesn't feel right.
I still can't understand why Extended Persistence Contexts haven't taken-off. They're a big leap towards allowing proper Java objects to be used in EJB, rather than pseudo-procedural routines organised in classes. (that comment might spur-on some extra posts... ).
One "how it works" question I would really love an answer to is: What happens to the Extended Persistence Context when an unhandled Exception erupts from the container? I'm not clear, because there are some conflicting signs:
* Hibernate docs say a session is invalidated (destroyed?) when an unhandled exception hits. This is requried to ensure consistency of the the Hibernate state.
* I think I saw the same about all StatefulSessionBeans in JBoss somewhere? (a stateful session bean is destroyed if an unhandled exception occurs?)
* I can specify @ApplicationException(rollback=false), which implies things can continue beyond the exception
* JTA lets me I can isolate transactions from each other and carry on (otherwise, a rollback at any point in a call-chain would destroy not-only the current calls but everything else attached to the Extended Context).#
* BUT: handling exceptions (like ContraintViolationException) at the "edge" of the container seems so obvious and usable with RESTEasy's exception handlers.
* We are seeing some session-closed errors (reported by HIbernate) in our tests and can't explain them. We aren't closing the session (and it's not timing out either) so can't figure out what's killing it.
I'd love to hear from some other users still, and to hear how they are using the Extended Persistence Contexts (and if not, why not). I'm happy to share more of our object interaction architecture as a discussion starter if it would help encourage people...
3. Re: Are Extended Persistence Contexts gaining popularity?smarlow Jul 18, 2012 8:40 AM (in response to j4m3s)
Regarding clustering, you certainly don't have to cluster your stateful session bean but its good to know that you could if you wanted to. If your extended persistence context has pending data changes, you might want the pending data changes to be replicated to other cluster nodes so that you could failover to another node. The pending data changes will be in your extended persistence context, when you persist entities without involving a JTA transaction (they stay pending until you invoke a stateful method that uses a transaction). This is often described as a long running conversation or shopping cart type bean. Your stateful bean and entities also need to be serializable as well. Just because you could do this, doesn't mean that you should. It depends on what your needs are.
Regarding the sharing of the persistence contexts. Yes, we should definitely write about the sharing of the persistence contexts and the current rules. It is said that a persistence context is associated with a JTA transaction and will be available (via persistence unit name) to other beans that are invoked as part of that same transaction (this is considered persistence context propagation at the JTA transaction level).
The other kind of sharing is only between stateful session beans that occurs when the stateful beans are created. During stateful bean creation, the extended persistence context can be inherited from other stateful beans on the current thread. I was referring specifically to how only stateful beans can share the extended persistence context via inheritance. They are also propagated into the JTA transaction where stateless beans can also use them via a transaction scoped entity manager.
Regarding unhandled exceptions, that should be rolling back the JTA transaction. the JPA 2.0 specification rules are as follows:
Section 3.3.2 Transaction Rollback
For both transaction-scoped and extended persistence contexts, transaction rollback causes all pre-existing managed instances and removed instances[31] to become detached. The instances' state will be the state of the instances at the point at which the transaction was rolled back. Transaction rollback typicallycauses the persistence context to be in an inconsistent state at the point of rollback. In particular, the state of version attributes and generated state (e.g., generated primary keys) may be inconsistent. Instances that were formerly managed by the persistence context (including new instances that were made persistent in that transaction) may therefore not be reusable in the same manner as other detached objects—for example, they may fail when passed to the merge operation.[32]
[31] These are instances that were persistent in the database at the start of the transaction.
[32] It is unspecified as to whether instances that were not persistent in the database behave as new instances or detached instances
after rollback. This may be implementation-dependent.
For your unexplainable "session is closed" tests, try enabling trace logging for org.jboss.as.jpa, that should give you more context as to what is going on.
4. Re: Are Extended Persistence Contexts gaining popularity?j4m3s Oct 9, 2012 9:56 AM (in response to smarlow)
Interestingly, Mark has managed to nail down quite a specific "issue" with the use of EPCs on JBoss, possibly anywhere. (https://community.jboss.org/message/763217#763217). It would appear that, within a single transaction, calling any method on a session bean before the exception is thrown causes the entities in the EPC to become immediately detatched. What's interesting is that an exception thrown before any calls to a session bean has no impact. Is this because any EPCs enrolled in a transaction where an exception occurs automatically detatch all of their entities?
If this is expected behaviour it is quite a significant "gotcha" for people to be aware-of with Extended Persistence Contexts. If you generate an exception (even something as run-of-the-mill as a Validation exception like ConstraintViolationException (which happens all the time using server-side validation through Hibernate validator), you MUST do so before the sessionBean is accessed IN ANY WAY - otherwise your EPC effectively needs reloading (or merging).
Scott (or anyone!) can you confirm that this is the way it's supposed to work? If so, what part could/ does @ApplicationException play? Would marking a ConstraintViolationException with @ApplicationException mean that it no longer detaches the entities? (I've come up with this thought thanks to this blog: http://blog.dblevins.com/2010/07/applicationexception-is-evil-sort-of.html )
Hope this is useful to other potential EPCers - would be good to hear from some of you...
5. Re: Are Extended Persistence Contexts gaining popularity?smarlow Oct 9, 2012 10:37 AM (in response to j4m3s)
Hi James, I responded to the forum post that you mentioned here.
Is this because any EPCs enrolled in a transaction where an exception occurs automatically detatch all of their entities?
As mentioned in https://community.jboss.org/message/763922#763922, extended persistence contexts that are associated with an active JTA transaction, will detach their entities at the time of transaction rollback.
6. Re: Are Extended Persistence Contexts gaining popularity?j4m3s Oct 9, 2012 11:10 AM (in response to smarlow)
Thanks very much Scott. You have told me before that a JTA rollback causes the entities to be detached, sorry it didn't register with me properly.
Is my understanding correct then, that marking ContraintViolationException as an ApplicationException will prevent the rollback and so prevent the entities from being detatched? It will mean that the validation must come before any modifications to the object state (as they won't be rolled back), but at least allows me to call other methods on the Stateful bean first, without causing everything to detach.
Thanks again, this sort of thing is gold dust
7. Re: Are Extended Persistence Contexts gaining popularity?j4m3s Oct 9, 2012 12:19 PM (in response to j4m3s)
Tested it and @ApplicationException works/ is the key. Exceptions marked-up with this don't cause a rollback and so don't cause the entities to become detatched. Need to use it judiciously, as obviously any modifications made to application state before the exception is thrown will not be rolled-back, but that's a trade-off that we can work with in order to keep our large object model live in memory (and attached!).
Thanks again Scott for patiently sharing your knowledge of JPA and EPC.
Regards, James.
8. Re: Are Extended Persistence Contexts gaining popularity?nickarls Oct 9, 2012 2:00 PM (in response to j4m3s)1 of 1 people found this helpful
I use CDI @Produces/@Disposes pair for a @ConversationScoped EntityManager injection (from a @PersistenceUnit EE-injection). I think I had extended persistence contexts at one point, can't recall why I switched, perhaps it was some trouble with manual flushmode.
9. Re: Are Extended Persistence Contexts gaining popularity?j4m3s Oct 9, 2012 4:48 PM (in response to nickarls)
Interesting Nicklas, thank you for admitting you have used EPCs!
Could you possibly expand on how you tie the EntityManager to @ConversationScoped (and how you control when it is disposed)? I haven't used CDI outside JBoss so haven't explored the benefits of @Produces and @Disposes - anything you could share in terms of the relative merits over an EPC would be gratefully received.
10. Re: Are Extended Persistence Contexts gaining popularity?nickarls Oct 9, 2012 5:15 PM (in response to j4m3s)
Well for a starters, the benefit of the CDI-managed PC is that it can be injected even into non-EJB:s. If the producer method is @ConversationScoped, it means that it's proxied and you are going to get the same EM injected within that same conversation. You don't have to control the lifecycle or disposal, when the conversation is ended (or timed out), the corresponding disposal method will automatically be called. You have to join the conversation yourself, though (well, can be done with annotations and interceptors, too). In the producer method you can set manual flush so the flushing isn't bound to the transaction.


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4-8 Yukon gold potatoes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 c chicken stock
1 can cream of onion or celery soup
2 to 3 Tbsp freshly chopped parsley leaves
1. Place the potatoes in a deep skillet and add salt and pepper, to taste. Cover potatoes halfway with chicken stock and soup mixed together. Cover skillet with a lid.
2. Cook the potatoes in the stock until almost tender. Remove the lid and allow the stock mixture to evaporate, about another 5 minutes.
3. Once the stock has evaporated pop each potato using a ladle or large spoon, creating a small crack in each, but do not smash. Allow the potatoes to brown on each side, another 5 minutes, and re-season with salt and pepper, if necessary or desired.
4. Remove the browned potatoes from the skillet and place onto a serving platter, garnished with the parsley.
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Joann Ruddy 1933-2013
POCAHONTAS — Joann Ruddy, 79, of Pocahontas, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center.
Funeral service was Wednesday, May 15, at the Powers Funeral Home in Pocahontas. The Rev. Fr. Paul Bormann officiated.
Burial was in St. John's Cemetery in Emmetsburg.
Josephine Ann Douglas was born Oct. 13, 1933, at Cylinder. She was the daughter of George and Annie (Grant) Douglas. She graduated from Emmetsburg High School in 1952.
On May 16, 1953, Joann married Gerald Ruddy at Emmetsburg. The couple lived in Emmetsburg where Joann worked at Ted's Super Valu, the Red Owl and at Dutch's Diner. In 1978 they moved to Pocahontas where Joann was employed at Wood's Super Valu.
Joann was a member of the Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church, the Catholic Ladies Society and the Knit-Cro Club. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, gardening and bird watching. She also enjoyed following her children and grandchildren's activities.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry; sons, Steve (Mary Kapustka) Ruddy of Fort Dodge; J. Mark (Peg) Ruddy of Pocahontas and Doug (Coleen) Ruddy of Emmetsburg; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; her twin sister, Georgie Howard of Emmetsburg; sister, Dorla Schuett of Ida Grove and brother, Richard (Patricia) Douglas of Fort Worth, TX.
Joann was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Terry Douglas.
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Andalay Boutique Resort is located on the almost pristine Klong Nin Beach and is ideal for those who want to spend a relaxing beach holiday away from the crowds. There are a number of shops and restaurants in the immediate area, and the capital of Koh Lanta, Saladan, can be reached in about 30 minutes\' drive. It also provides easy access to Mu Koh Lanta National Park, and the caves and former capital of the island are also just a short drive away.
The resort\'s rooms and bungalows are spacious and decorated in a contemporary Thai style. Air conditioning, fridge, TV, hot water shower, DVD player, safe, hair dryer, kettle, WiFi Internet and a terrace are just a few of the amenities available to guests in the rooms. The resort also offers facilities such as a restaurant with international cuisine, a beach bar, an outdoor pool and jacuzzi, massage and a range of services such as transfers, laundry, tour desk and much more. The friendly staff will gladly advise you on the choice of excursions and activities and will do everything possible to make your stay as carefree as possible.
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Jan 02, 2019
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Nice place but not to the Price Its a bit worn Down and old
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No problem you always have good service
Jan 07, 2019
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Kim Albrecht
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Mar 10, 2018
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Just love the place!!!
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Nov 17, 2015
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This was our 2nd stay in 2 years at Andalay Boutique Resort. The location at Klong Nin Beach is one of the best as there is white sand beach with no rocks. The Andalay staff was - again - very helpfull and friendly. The room was clean and good. We will definitely come back a 3rd time :-)
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May 23, 2014
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very good hotel and supper nice staff,I took a child ,my best expierience to koh lanta island.
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good service .
May 26, 2014
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Xianhua He
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Mar 03, 2014
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Fantastic place, staff and food.
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always working perfect.
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Nov 29, 2013
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Great resort, quite small with nice location
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We stayed for nine nights and had a wonderful time. The stuff at the hotel was very friendly and kind.We really liked the room and we could see the sunset and the sea from the room.
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We booked on internet and it works without any problem.
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Maria Frankel
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Nov 22, 2012
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Nice small resort with friendly staff. Well located on Klong Nin beach, direct access to beach, amazing swimming pool, rooms are clean, well decorated with good amenities. We will come back, sure!
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Very helful and fast confirmation. I will book again with Sawadee. Thanks
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We stayed 3 nights at the Andalay Resort. The service is very good and the rooms are very nice. I think it is a bit overpriced in high season. The rooms are very close to the main road, so it is sometimes very noisy.
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I can´t do anything but commplain. I´ve lived here before when it just opend. and everething then was perfect. This year it was new staff and they wasen´t helpfull at all. The room was a suiet but it was disscusting. It was dirty and it was mould on the sofa and the bathrum was filled whit all kinds of insects and other animals. And the cleaning was poorely. The pool was green when we arrived, so the manager put som powder in and i slovley changed color.It was 3 crabs in the pool that we had too take out. I hand 3 children with me and, the was also very dissapointed.Because the last time it was so good. We had to change hotel. Sorry but I can´t rrecommend this hotel anymore-
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Apr 16, 2011
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When look into the internet site the place looks amazing, needless to say that like many other resorts reality is somehow different. Service was very slow and the facilities are not in a good shape, the beach is beautiful and the location of Andaly is a good one
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Anda Lay Boutique Resort, Koh Lanta Thailand : Beach Resort koh Lanta.
Your holiday dreams await you at Anda Lay Boutique Resort, Koh Lanta Location on a serene sandy beach on the island of Koh Lanta Yai and dedicated to providing holidays especially for you, guarantees that you stay will be riches in romance, allure and memory to cherish forever.
On the sands of Koh Lanta Yai, lilied be the gentle sound of the wave, the sea breeze drifting over the balcony on the pound through open doors, all room types are located on the beach. Only 4 View Talay Rooms "Beach Front ", 6 Andalay Sunset Rooms "Sea View", 4 Cottage Rooms "face towards the restaurant and beach front", 2 Lom Talay Rooms "Pool View". Beach stand as sun washed holiday dream, a highly sought after, never to be forgotten in which your holiday in paradise.
The Andalay Boutique Resort comprises 16 rooms offering sea view and / or pond views. All rooms are located close to the beach front. Minimalist in style with thoughtfully designed furnishings and equipped with essential amenities, each villa presents guests with a modern form of Thai living.
:: Andalay Cottage Room - 4 Units ::
(Bedroom 24.75sq.m, Toilet 5 sq.m, Balcony 8.75 sq.m, Total 38.5 sq.m).
Four rooms, each with a private balcony. The Andalay Cottage rooms are decorated in a modern Thai style and include air-conditioning, refrigerator, mini bar, flat screen television, cable TV, DVD player, double king size bed, a safety deposit box, hair dryer, hot water boiler, bathroom with shower (Hot / cold) and toilet. Two Andalay Cottage rooms connect making them ideally suited for families. The other two rooms face towards the restaurant and beach front.
:: Andalay Sunset Sea View Room - 6 Units ::
"Sea View" (Bedroom 24.75 sq.m, Toilet 5 sq.m, Balcony 8.75 sq.m, Total 38.5 sq.m).
Six rooms, each featuring a private balcony and stunning views over the Andaman Sea. The Andalay Sunset rooms are all decorated in a modern Thai style and include air-conditioning, refrigerator, mini bar, flat screen television, cable TV, DVD player, double king size bed, a safety deposit box, hair dryer and hot water boiler.
:: Lom Talay Pool View Room - 2 Units ::
"Pool View" Close to the beach (Bedroom 29.25 sq.m, Toilet 6 sq.m, Balcony 8.75 sq.m, Total 44 sq.m).
Two rooms, each with its own private balcony. The Lom Talay rooms include air-conditioning, refrigerator, mini bar, flat screen television, cable TV, DVD player, double king size bed, a safety deposit box, hair dryer, hot water boiler, bathroom with bathtub and separate shower (Hot / cold) and toilet. Garden and swimming pool view. These two rooms are connecting and close to the beach, therefore ideally suited for families.
:: View Talay Beach Front Sea View Room - 4 Units ::
"Beach Front" (Bedroom 34.65 sq.m, Toilet 8.1 sq.m, Balcony 11.25 sq.m, Total 54 sq.m).
Four rooms, each with a private balcony. The View Talay "Beach Front" rooms include air-conditioning, hot / cold shower, refrigerator, mini bar, flat screen television, cable TV, DVD player, double king size bed, a safety deposit box, hair dryer, hot water boiler, built in living room area, partially open-air bathrooms with shower (Hot / cold) and toilet. With stunning views over the Andaman Sea these rooms are ideally suited for both families and honeymooners.
:: In Room Facilities ::
Individually controlled air-con
Satellite TV
Mini bar / coffee and tea making facilities
In room safe
Hair dryer
Dual pressure hot shower
The deluxe beach front rooms are located nearest to the fabulous beach on the beach capturing the picturesque sunset. And swimming pool view's from your private balcony on the pound and even from your bed, 2 beachfront swimming pools with the higher sky edge infinity pool integrated with Jacuzzi and kid's pool and the lower pool almost at beach level. Both pools offer an unobstructed view of the sea and of course, the famed Koh Lanta Sunset.
Just a few moments stroll from the Klong-Nin beach, ensures that you can spend as much of your valuable holiday time, as close to the beach as possible. From the moment you wake up until the time you relax into the comfort of your king-size bed, you will be spoiled by views of the tropical garden style and the white-sandy beach, just in front of you.
:: Restaurant and Bar ::
The Beach Restaurant & Bar has indoor and outdoor seating, and features Thai and International cuisine, with great views of the beach and Koh Lanta's stunning sunsets.
Restaurant Open Hours : 07.00 am - 11.00 pm, Breakfast start 07.00 am - 10.00 am, Last order 09.00 pm.
:: Services & Facilities ::
Beachfront International Restaurant
Beachfront full open Bar
Swimming pool and Jacuzzi
Kid's swimming pool
Wireless Internet
Laundry & Dry cleaning service
Massage & Spa
Wedding / Honey moon package
Information Tourism
Transfer from Pier to Resort (charges apply)
Air-port transfer (charges apply)
Car/Motorbike rental
All major card are accepted
:: Tours / Activities ::
Elephant jungle trekking
Island package tours
Snorkeling and diving trips
The Andalay Boutique Resort is located on the west coast of the island of Koh Lanta Yai and occupies beachfront property by the Andaman Sea. The island is part of Krabi Province in Southwest Thailand and is located approximately 75 km south of Krabi town.
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is an 80 minute flight away from Bangkok. The transfer from Krabi airport to the Andalay Boutique Resort by private minivan + ferry takes approx. 2.30 - 3 hrs. (Crossing by car-ferry).
is a 90 minute flight away from Bangkok. Trang airport is the second nearest airport to the resort. The transfer from Trang airport to the Andalay Boutique Resort by private minivan + ferry only takes 3 - 3.30 hrs. (crossing by car-ferry).
is a 90 minute flight away from Bangkok. Travel from Phuket Airport to the Andalay Boutique Resort by private van + ferry takes approx. 4 - 5 hrs.; by ferry takes approx. 2.30 hrs.; and by speedboat takes approx. 1.30 hrs depending on weather conditions.
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Los Angeles Fires
As you can imagine, there's a lot going on right now in Los Angeles with th wildfires and our hearts go out to anyone who has lost their home or has had to evacuate their homes. Of course, even more sad are the two firefighters who lost their lives protecting our homes and our deepest sympathies go out to them and their families. We will honor their memory tonight with a moment of silence, which is the least we can do here at the stadium.
From a baseball standpoint, the air quality seems to be just fine and we don't foresee any issues for the fans or players tonight, but of course we have taken the necessary precautions in case either need assistance. Several players got the night off tonight, so here's the lineup:
Martin, C
Ethier, RF
Manny, LF
Kemp, CF
Blake, 3B
Belliard, 2B
Loretta, 1B
Castro, SS
Wolf, P
And for those looking for a cool Kershaw story, check out Psychollingy, where Eric weighed in with an entry after the weekend. Steve Lyons will be posting one tomorrow.
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TB4 ~ Maybe Joe's thinking is that the players have played 5 months already and wants them to be rested for the most important month of the season, October. Also they did have an almost cross country flight yesterday following an extra inning game.
All I can say is OH BOY! I just cannot for the life of me, figure Joe out.
I wonder if Martin can lay down a bunt? I jut don't get why players need rest with only a month to go in the season,
It's not always about giving guys a rest.. you need to give your bench players some playing time so that they are ready when you need them down the stretch. If Castro sits for the whole month and then Furcal gets hurt in the playoffs and we need him to come in and play, it's gonna be easier if he's had a few spot starts than if he was riding the pine for the whole time. I personaly wouldn't give so many guys the day off at one time… but I understand getting these guys playing time.
Does anyone know what move/moves made Belliard available for the game? 40 and 25 man roster?
The one who could use a little more rest is Martin – say 5 weeks?
Spanner ~ You make a good. If Castro never plays will he be able to pinch hit a clutch double as he did yesterday.
Okay, I'll give you the fact that they need playing time but I also agree, not all in the same game!
That should have read: You make a good point.
Thanks Spanner… Mota had a good run but he became scary in a bad way the last several times I saw him pitche.
The funny thing is for the most part during the season when Joe rested a few regulars the team seemed to do just fine that day. Hopefully today will be no different.
Roster moves: Mota placed on DL, Jesus Castillo DFA
I just spent the last four days while dropping my daughter off at her new school in your hothouse of a city. My last instruction to her was that she was not to become a Dodgers fan. Not that there is anything to worry about since her favorite team is the current World Champions, with more to come.
And BTW, what's with all the homeless? I know they used to call the Dodgers 'dem bums', but I thought that was when they were in Brooklyn.
I had heard that Raffy lives in La Canada, and it looks like NBC Sports is confirming that as the reason he is missing the game.
Yup, just confirmed via interview with Josh. His house is fine, however wanted to give him a day off to deal with any personal stuff.
That interview was with NBC, not me. 🙂
phan, don't stay too long. 🙂 Hope you have a great trip back!
Thankfully, I'm back. I was told that it wasn't supposed to be that hot there (and I'm not talking about the fires). It was above 90 everyday I was there, even down by the ocean.
Hi Everyone
Sad to read about the fires, my thoughts and prayers go out to you and yours and I just hope everything's O.K. quickly.
Good Evening ITD readers and writers!!!!
My thoughts and prayers go out to all involved in the fires n So-Cal.
Perumike – thoughts and prayers for you as well 🙂
Manny + line drive = don't mix
I hope that's Randy's bad inning.
Welcome to the Dodgers Ronnie!!!!
This will be a tad confusing with Belisario, since he is a Ronnie too 🙂
Bellie!!!! Makes Ned look like a genius.
What a great introduction, Ronnie, to the Dodger fans and to the team for that matter. That was a great start!
Maybe Russell shouldn't've got that lead off double (lol)
Wow, the gentle side of the Bear!
Wussy Ramirez in the clutch.
Belliard SI – Ramirez NO!
That's the Bear we all know and love! lol
Loney vs a lefty is a no no for Torre.
Good Evening Messagebear!! It's good to see both of you tonight 🙂
Did Vin forget how many outs there were?
I see the Giants finally got Penny oh boy that should be fun.
What is Davis using, Mirrors?
Dodger4life ~ what is that you are saying?! lol
Charlie just said there is a rumor out there that we are interested in Garland. Then he repeated, it's just a rumor.
That was the first inning that the Dodgers didn't leave a runner on base.
SUBMISSION ERROR FOR MAKING TOO MANY COMMENTS!!! I have only made three all night. I have had more submission errors in the last 5 minutes than I have had comments in the last two days……………give me a break!!!
Please,please, please, please fix this problem!!!!
Hi TruBlu4, Hi, Nelly, Hi Everybody else!!!
Good to see everybody here tonight. Now we just need a bloop and a blast and our steady bullpen to win this one.
back to back homerun
Ask and you should receive.
Give Nellyjune a break.
Dang that Ojeda come on 2 more Kuo
Hi back at you obfan and D4life.
I was trying to post that two blasts will work as well as a bloop and a blast, but this darn mlb site keeps screwing up my message upload.
WOLF pitched another heck of a game, no Gem, but a nice quality start.
Thank you oldbrooklyn fan!! This issue is really annoying. I keep losing minutes in the time warp – I am up to 13 minutes behind ITD time,and I am guessing that seems to be connected to the Submission Error problem.
Along about this time I begin to I begin to have trouble posting.
Wow I know are bullpen been great all season long even though it been overused but didn't think we had a 3.22 ERA, Giants 3.60. Wow we really are in front of them and to think it was very close. Dodgers overall ERA 3.50 Giants 3.55 thanks to the good pitching lately.
That would be nice, dodger4life.
WTF? We got Thome
I hope we gave them Pierre lol
Well, that wasn't good 😦
It says we got Garland and Thome.
wow a rare blow save and a run charge to sherill
Welcome to another no decision Wolfy.
Now we'll see how Sherrill reacts to adversity.
We have Thomain poison.
It does Tru……Thome waived his no trade clause…imagine that!!
Get that run back asap
That's right, another ND, for Wolf.
When is the deadline for players to be eligible for the postseason? Is it midnight Pacific Time?
I just heard about the Dodgers getting Jim Thome for a PTBNL. I heard nothing about Garland.
Wonder who would DH? I assume Manny would still be in LF while Thome DH. That would be nice if we get to the WS
Oh wait I think so 32.
Okay, Scully just mentioned that the Dodgers also got Garland.
It is pretty funny to have him be told about it in the dugout and then watch him go down the tunnel to cross over to the Dodgers side and get his new Blue uniform.
Garland was just told in the dugout – how funny is that!?!
SUBMISSION ERROR FOR MAKING TOO MANY COMMENTS!!! I have only made three all night.
This is the first time Manny played with Thome, Manny never had the chance playing with him when Thonme was an Indians and Manny moved to Boston.
Imagine that John Garland left the D'Back dugout and they showed it on T.V.
Thome is listed as a first baseman
See Broxton why couldn't you do that when we have a lead instead of all the drama?
So, now my 5 submission error comments will show up sporadically throughout the night.
Dang more extra inning.
**** sob
Thome will also provide power off the bench……no more sending Loretta or Juan up to bat with runners on base.
This got a lost writing all over it.
Now a double steal just one more out
Now all that left is the win.
Where does Garland fit in? Mientkiewicz and Haeger can't be too thrilled at this moment…
It may be bitter sweet to find out who the PTBNL are.
"From the Dodgers, the White Sox get 26-year-old single-A infielder Justin Fuller. Obviously, Thome's value at this point was next to nothing, because Fuller can't have any kind of value as a prospect."
What is this Yankee Stadium??
WOW MAC was all over the place.
McDonald wears the goat horns…again.
Maybe the trades effected the team tonight.
Another submission error – In my attempt to find info on our two new Dodgers on the homepage, I came across this article and video on Ethier. Even on his bad days, I am glad he wears Dodger blue, and it's players like him that make me proud to be a Dodger fan. I hope the Dodgers find a way to keep him for a while.
so who gets taken off the 25 man roster for thome and garland?
That must be the weirdest thing to go from one dugout to the other and become part of the team you just played. Not to mention you just went from a 4th place to a 1st place team in a matter of minutes, literally.
We just going to have to wait for tomorrow.
No one leaves 25-man roster as rosters expand tomorrow, Sept. 1. Not sure who leaves 40-man roster, though.
Will we have to remove anyone from the 25 man roster since call-ups are tomorrow?
i mean for the post season. isn't this the final day for players to be eligible for post season play? if we plan to have thome and garland for the post season, whos not gonna be there. and kurodas coming back soon, so that means 3 guys who were on the 25 tonight wont be playing in the post season, corect?
mdavis, your guess is as good as mine for post-season. I would imagine Abreu, McDonald, Haeger are out, and can't believe with Belliard arriving that BOTH Loretta and Castro are needed.
kahliforni – i agree with what your saying. id like to keep loretta just cause hes a smart guy to have on your squad but mcdonald and haegar should go.and i looked, abreu isnt on the 25 man roster as of tonight. i dont see castro to have any value but im afraid torre will keep him strictly cause he can play SS, which of course would be a dumb move.
And lost in the euphoria of transactions…Dodgers finish August one game UNDER .500. nelly, I have to start WORK tomorrow. Yuck and double yuck! 😦
Ned did good tonight.
tonight was definitely a dissapointing loss.but sherill has beeb great since being here.as for mcdonald.kid should be in the minors,but im pretty sure seasons almost over down there,so no point.lets win these next two,and hopefully sf gets beat up by philly and colorado stays cooled off. another bright spot, we got the slugger thome and a former all star in garland with a great post season track record, while the rockies got jose contrares. even with the loss, i still say a better day for dodger fans then rockie fans
Not in triple A. Isotopes clinched there division last night.
Good Luck on your first day back Kahli!!! This is going on my third week back, and I am finally getting my routine down. I wish you the best!!!
n/m by that comment at 9:52 pm they were teammate of the 97 Ws team with the Indians.
Season-saving pick-me-ups?
Bargain bin panic moves?
Tune in next month:
I am sure that will be the question/topic of discussion for many days to come northstateblues.
The Thome trade was a steal for a 26 yrs old minor leagues/cash with no future.
gj on the correction shad…the thome and garland pickups are FANTASTIC! not only do u solve the power bat off the bench we also get a legit starter in garland who can fill in the 5th spot…
And Kalih…The additions of thome and garland doesnt affect anyone on the current 25 man roster because every team can expand to 40 in september! so haeger will be dropped to the pen and doug will still be called up!
Interesting moves by Ned, and what a surprise. Who saw this coming? If we take the Series, I'll bet we haven't seen the last of Ned around here. Too bad we couldn't get Thome for the interleague play earlier in the season, but you have to like what this could do for us in September/October. Sure will be nice to have some power coming off the bench for a change.
I saw this in the Times regarding their contracts:
"Thome is owed $2,415,301 from his $13-million salary, and is eligible to become a free agent after the World Series.
Garland is due $1,161,202 from his $6.25-million salary, and his contract includes a $10-million mutual option, according to the AP."
Then I went to an old favorite site of mine, and both guys are already listed as Dodgers! Quick work!
"Jim Thome dh
6 years/$85M (2003-08), plus 2009 club option
…… acquired by LA Dodgers in trade from Chicago White Sox 8/31/09 (Chicago paid undisclosed amount of cash to cover portion of Thome's remaining 2009 salary of about $2.415M)"
"Jon Garland rhp ….. 1 year/$7.25M (2009), plus 2010 mutual option ….. 09:$6.25M, 10:$10M mutual option ($2.5M buyout if club declines, $1M buyout if player declines) ….. acquired by LA Dodgers in trade from Arizona 8/31/09 (Arizona to pay remaining 2009 salary and 2010 buyout)"
I don't blame Penny but glad he's gone and I just wish we had picked up Garland when he was a FA last year can't wait for the ptbnl.
Hey Dodgereric ~ You are up late ~ You mean you didn't see that coming? I remember you thinking Garland wouldn't have been such a bad thing a while back. How are you thinking about him now?
kalih?? juan and mark are both solid players! their offense is minimal but we dont have them for their O. Castro is probably the slickest and best fielder we have and loretta can play 1b and 3b to give a break for blake or loney! belliard gives us a better bat from castro who can spell hudson a couple games during the week, and with the postseason getting closer, staying fresh and healthy is our most important key to how far we'll go!
That's +PTBNL player was Abreu damn.
Justin Fuller stats won't be to upset since he's a 11th rounds pick in 2006 but don't know many baseball player born in Alaska.
I thought this guy was only a catcher but he's a pitcher this year lol.
I'm hoping Kenley Jansen is our new Sandoval but he's not showing much power but does have a 38% stolen bases ratio. Martin with a 31% this year and his career 30% probably should bring back Piazza the heck if Piazza can't thrown no one out but at least he would have more homerun/rbi than Martin right now. Piazza need to retired in a Dodgers uniform. I knew exactly the reason why I wanted Piazza back to use him as a PH or the occasion days off when Loney need to take a rest.
Welcome to the Dodgers, Jim Thome and Jon Garland. Now, let's go out and beat those Dbacks tonight!!!!! GO DODGERS!!!!!
What actually did Garland do? Walk to the other side of the dugout when they trade was announce lol
Garland is another pitcher that would give you an average of 6+ innings a starts.
I just saw the video of Andre on the Dodger site! What a great video! Is that his baby he is holding?
Welcome to the Dodgers, Jim Thome and Jon Garland.
MAY1940 – I saw the video on Andre too, and yes it is a very positive video and I love it! Two thumbs up! I still want my ETHIER BOBBLE HEAD!
I read that it might be Abreu that will be going to the D-backs???? Is that true?
Garland is a former WS champ in 2005 with the White Sox and Beilliard is one to from the 2006 Cardinals team and I was looking for Thome being on that 2005 team but he was a White Sox in 2006 just missed it by that much.
Perhaps I was too harsh with my assessment of the Waiver deals last night. This is a typical Ned move, though. It could either save him or break him, there's really no grey area.
I'm hopeful that the moves will pay off, but there is that jittery feeling too. My gf's brother, a White Sox fan, was a little sad to see them wave the white flag, but smirked when I told him we got Thome and Garland. That kinda colored my mood of the deal.
Hopefully Thome going from 4 AB's a night to 1 won't affect his game negatively. As for Garland, another arm is good, and he's one of those guys (like Manny) I felt would end up in a Dodgers uniform one way or another.
We'll see how this goes…
Also, with Garland switching dugouts, how long do you think it would take for the D'Backs to switch signs? Hopefully not long enough, heheheheh… mwa-hahahahaha… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA [/evil laugh]
With the expansion of rosters there's little concern about how the additions affect the Dodgers during the regular season. The interesting part will be when the roster needs to be selected for post-season play. You have to assume that Thome and probably Belliard will be positioned for post-season play. The question is who will then be dropped – Loretta and Castro seem the natural choices. I was never thrilled with them being our bench "strength" during the season, but my softer side wonders whether they should be dropped after contributing whatever they did during the season for a couple of latecomers. Does not seem fair, if that turns out to be the case.
I personally don't like the trades close to a month away from playoffs. I just don't think it's fair for the player that has been contributing to the team's wins to be traded to a loosing team. But hey, if he hasn't been contributing…then trade him and bring one it that will!
Monday Morning I felt good about being 6 games up, Less "Enchanted" being 5.5 up with a dumb loss to the snakes. Perhaps I can chalk it up to wild fires affecting our starting line up, but behind it is that our Dodgers have been 500 club for months. You may discuss trades and post season rosters (its all good), but I have seen too many seasons where this talk doesn't manifest itself but in a few games of post season or none at all. Last year the exception for the previous 20 years. I am waiting for the team chemistry to declare "We Want To Win" and then DO IT, otherwse I'm left with hope during the wait or a resignation at the end of the month that April/ May was when the Dodgers were hot. Perhaps we can dismantle the teams we need to and as we have (gnats/ ROX), then jump up a level, but those encounters are less, and each game needs to be treated as a battle. There is no easy team in September, and certainly not in October. So after tonights win, and perhaps a ROX and Gnats loss things will be a brighter blue. Thanks for letting me vent. I like the trades, but the core roster from April/ May must push to higher levels of excellence.
i understand rosters expand today, so no one will need to be taken off the roster for the rest of the seson,im curious as to how joe will set up the post season roster. its only september first, so im definitely not assuming will get there, but im confident we will.neither kuroda nor thome nor garland were on the 25 man roster as of last night. so three guys that were on our 25 man roster will need to be taken off for the post season in order to get those three put on. i would imagine that kuroda and garland come in and haeger and mcdonald come out.thatd make the most sense to me, as i feel mcdonald shouldve stayed in the minors once he blew it as our #5 guy in the beginning. as for thome coming in, i feel the guy with the least amount of value is castro. i like him, hes done well in spot starts and is a great defender, but i feel hes the least dangerous hitter on our team and a back up infielders defense wont be crucial in the post season. if my guesses are correct we'd have a solid bench with thome belliard loretta pierre and asmus and we'd have many options with our pitching. id have to think bills, kershaw, and the hottest pitcher at the time between kuroda garland and wolf would start. and if the nlcs comes up and we need a 4th starter the 2nd best of that group can start. then we'd have a legit bullpen with brox, sherill, troncoso, kuo, belisario,padilla, and weaver.
Let's Go DODGERS! Let's continue the road to WORLD SERIES….it's getting closer. But we are NOT there yet! Let's play & WIN!
Good afternoon everyone!
Welcome to the Blue Jim Thome and Jon Garland!
I am leaving a little earlier from work as I need to be at the stadium at 4:30. I will be working the table in the Top Deck recruiting people for the Blood Drive on Friday 9/11. The Dodgers will be in San Francisco but the the drive is from 3:p.m. to 9:m.
All presenting donors will receive a commemorative Dodger item and may enter a drawing to win a $1500 gift card and be honored as Blood Donor of the Game at one of the Dodger home games during the season. Yes, I will also signup.
For what little it cost them, Thome's a good pick-up and potentially a great one if they can make it to the series and need a true DH.
Garland's a rather curious pick-up. He has more experience, but he's no better than Haeger or Padilla for that matter. And $10 million's far more than he's worth to pick up his option for next season.
I surmize we'll go with 11 pitchers in the playoffs, so Thome and Belliard aren't really booting anybody.
Good Afternoon ITD, Dodger Faithful and Our Beloved Boy's in Blue……
I would like to express my condolances to the fallen Hero's in the aftermath of these wildfires. My deepest thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and thier familie's. I would also like to say thank's to all the men and women who put thier lives not only on hold but in jeapordy to protect not only us and our families but our property and land as well.
I am so….glad to hear that the Furcal family and thier property are safe…..:-)
Welcome to the newest members of the greatest organization in all of baseball. Mr. Thome…Mr Belliard…and Mr Garland. Fine job Mr Colletti and Crew!!!! Lets make The Best Of Our Oppourtunity Gentlemen….
My ice cream is melting so…….
Enjoy tonights game everyone 🙂


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OK, so getting your husband to do it is one way out of it.
But there is a more attainable way!
We used to make our own soap but got away from it. In recent months we have gone back to using handmade soaps and we are loving it!
I thought I'd share some of our finds, as we have some 'special needs' when it comes to bath products!
It took us a while and quite a few trials to find soap we really like from a seller with shipping that didn't break the bank when sending to or within Canada.
Something good for sensitive skin, dry skin and eczema.
Something nicely scented, but NO florals (me) and not overpowering (try to be scent free when we leave the house). Something that is good for the skin types above, soft and moisturizing, but hard enough to last a while.
That is a lot of expectations for a bar of soap!
We have found some real winners, and some great products for Rowan too (and her eczema prone skin).
For myself I am deeply in love with Blue House Soaps. Melissa is professional, ships super fast and has great stuff! I love her Honey Almond essential oils scent and we have ordered (and reordered, or will!) soap, body sugar (the honey almond is good enough to eat!), Crunchy Mama All in One, hair detangler and Gentle Bath Wash (orange for Rowan, yum!) and we also love our Extreme Cream in Bananarama (although it is missing, thanks to a little someone). We use it ourselves and have given many of BHS's products as gifts, too (all the soaps come packaged in pretty fabric!). Nice chunky natural soaps, no artificial colours or ingredients and very creative scents (like Caesar!).
We also recently discovered True Vine Soaps. Attractive, generous soap bars with gorgeous marbling and luscious scents. Andy has some Cedar and Coriander and I am nuts about the Anise and Lavender (especially since the lavender in this does not bother my allergies). Like BHS, nice hard bars that last, but lather and moisturize.
Tory at Frost Fish Cove Soaps has the prettiest soap I have ever seen! Perfect for gifts and so many natural choices. Everything she makes in Vanilla Lavender smells delicious (though it makes me sneeze a little) and her Supernatural Lotion is fabulous for eczema (my hands, Rowan's face).
Natural Madison is the place to go for incredibly creative soaps, especially for the little ones! The Goldfish in a Bag soap was a hit at Christmas and she has amazing desert soaps and even popcorn!
And we must give an honorable mention to Clear Hills Honey and their new, all natural bath crayons. VERY cool! They write on tub and skin (great for kid tattoos) and wash right of with the included sponge ~ turning to a nice moisturizing lather.
What good is all this yummy soap if you wash it right down the drain? We recommend a crocheted cotton soap saver from Jessica at Crochet Funtime! Fun colors and themes and great for conserving soap or using up bits and pieces.
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9 comments:
- Rosebud Collection said...
All of the soaps sound wonderful..I love the crochet soap bags..Good job on the blog.
- 23 March 2008 at 18:03
- admin said...
Beautiful products..I love the colors!
- 23 March 2008 at 18:09
- idyll hands said...
Hey - thanks for the reviews on these soap shops. I've become addicted to handmade soaps this year and have purchased some winners and some not so great ones, so this is very helpful in future purchases.
- 23 March 2008 at 18:16
- Jezabels Jewels said...
oh, all these soaps look dangerously good...hmmm ;P
- 23 March 2008 at 18:46
- High Desert Diva said...
Never has made sense to me that tubs/showers get dirty. You'd think with all that soap and water, they'd forever be sparkling clean.
Nice review of different soaps...thanks!
- 24 March 2008 at 09:00
- Anonymous said...
What cute soaps - I also love the soap saver.
I also agree with high desert diva about tubs and showers getting dirty, although I've never thought about that before!
- 24 March 2008 at 10:24
- Unknown said...
Yep, it kind of skeeves me out to think what all those soaps do on our skin if they make the tub that way (and worse, make us think it is our dirt making the tub dirty!) LOL
Thanks for checking it out!
- 24 March 2008 at 10:25
- Unknown said...
HI Lori. How flattering to be mentioned with the very talented soapmakers in your blog. As a true soap addict, I have purchased from several stores listed here! Thanks for the review. Did I mention that I love my Canadian customers? ; )
- 25 March 2008 at 09:45
- Jessica said...
I am totally flattered to be included also!
I've purchased from every soap maker you mentioned with the exception of True Vine, but I'm heading that way too!
I recently had a FFCS bar in a soap saver go TOTALLY soft in the shower...but did I lose the soap? Heck no! Not one bit!
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Public Transportation to 甘利山公園線 in 韮崎市
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You can also get to 甘利山公園線 by Bus. These are the lines and routes that have stops nearby - Bus: 35
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