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ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton has chosen his chief of staff to lead the eight-member board that will oversee a $6 billion, public-private makeover of Mayo Clinic and Rochester.
Dayton's chief of staff, Tina Smith, stepped into the board chair at its first meeting Friday in Rochester. Smith helped shepherd the project through the legislative approval process earlier this year.
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The Wine Museum in Briones does not pander. This is not the Disney-esque of London's Vinopolis or Duboeuf musuem in Beaujolais. This is a wine museum for grown-ups, and for those who are intrigued and entranced by culture and art. The owner and dream weaver for the museum is the owner of the Vivanco bodega, Pedro Vivanco Paracuello who needed a solid home for the collection he obsessively accumulated over the decades.
While the exterior of the building could be any faux-California–meets-Spain, kind of building, it is with the thoughtful interiors that local architect, Jesus Marina Pascual struts his stuff. (My tour guide fluttered her eyes, hand to heart, said, "I am a proud Riojan woman and I am proud that a Rioja architect made this building." )
The inside is the locus for the action. I adored the huge grape cluster chandelier
and the tile work against the gleaming stainless in the bathrooms, from the lapis on the basement floor to the ruby on the main.
But bathroom aside, the collection of old farm machines are rare and displayed as dinosaurs in the Museum of Natural History. Also rare are the delicate Roman glassware, tools organized by the season in which they are used, the video of a life of a vine. A variety of ancient presses, pretty nifty "What does wine smell like," interactive games, 3,000 corkscrews and the most thrilling thing of all, the library.
I squirreled my way into the by-appointment-only, library. The librarian (oh-so-antsy- for lunch), let me leaf through a 15century document (1491) which had been once owned by Docteur S. Baudry (from the Loire....from the Baudry winemaking family?) on wine and health. It was in Latin and I couldn't read a damned thing. There were lovely red ink drawings, penned by the monk who had been the original owner.
The restaurant, by the way, is an essential booking. First of all, hate to say it, but the best of Spanish cuisine has side-stepped Rioja, but the food here is pretty good. Then there are the views of the Cantabrian mountains. True, you have to drink the Vivanco wine, which is unfortunate but could be worse, however the food is first rate. 58 euro gets you a huge three-course meal including wine , but ordered ala carte, you might get off a little cheaper and less in need of unzippering your pants. While I don't eat such things I'm sure Melissa would have ordered the gizzards with poached egg and truffle, or the beans with chorizo--kind of a traif version of cholent. I had the special white asparagus salad (the thing here is to eat jarred or tinned asparagus. I have no idea why I never see the fresh stuff. Why canned over fresh? This is the elephant in the room that you never bring up) and the hake in a smoky paprika sauce that was awfully tasty.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In a battle for sole possession of second-place in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference men's basketball standings, MIT pulled away from Springfield College over the last five minutes of the contest to take a 68-59 victory. Senior Will Tashman (Atherton, Calif.) led the way for the Engineers with his ninth double-double of the season, netting 21 points and pulling down 13 rebounds. Senior Alex Berthiaume (Springfield, Mass.) led all scorers for Springfield with 24 points.
Springfield (15-7, 6-3 NEWMAC) drew first blood in the contest when junior Sean Martin (Rindge, N.H.) hit a layup on the Pride's first possession. It turned out to be Springfield's only lead of the game as senior James Burke (Scotch Plains, N.J.) countered for MIT (16-4, 7-2 NEWMAC) with a three-pointer to put the Engineers on top. MIT went on to stretch its lead out to seven points at 15-8 five minutes in after a layup by sophomore Matt Redfield (Los Altos, Calif.).
An 8-2 run over the next five minutes enabled Springfield to creep back to within a point after a Berthiaume layup. MIT pushed it back out to a six-point lead after a pair of Burke free throws made it 22-16, but Berthiaume stayed hot, scoring 12 straight points for the Pride, to keep the Engineers from pulling away. Berthiaume finished his personal run with a pair of free throws with 2:35 left that cut the MIT advantage to four at 32-28. A pair of free throws by Martin finished the first half scoring, cutting the MIT lead to just two at 34-32.
Berthiaume tied the game with the first basket of the second half and the score remained tied three minutes in after a jumper by senior Pat Rossi (Rock Tavern, N.Y.) knotted things up at 36-all. Springfield missed its next six shots however, and MIT took advantage. The Engineers, who finished with a 37-25 edge on the boards, picked up every rebound but two over the next three minutes and pulled out to a 43-38 after an offensive board and put back by Redfield. MIT then went on to increase its margin to 10 points with 9:52 to go when a trey by Burke made it 50-40.
MIT still held a 56-47 lead with 6:52 left when Springfield clawed its way back with six straight points, closing to 56-53 when Rossi converted on a layup on a nice feed from Berthiaume with five minutes to play. Neither team could score for the next two minutes until Tashman broke the draught with a layup for the Engineers. A pair of blocked shots by Redfield, who finished with five, helped keep the Pride at bay as MIT pulled back to a 10-point bulge when senior Mitchell Kates (Colts Neck, N.J.) drove in for a layup, completing an 8-1 run that made it 64-54 with 42 second left. Berthiaume hit a trey with 17 seconds left for Springfield, but there was not enough time left for the Pride to come all the way back as freshman Justin Pedley (Kennewick, Wash.) iced the win with a pair free throws with seven ticks left.
Redfield also notched a double-double for MIT, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Burke dropped in 14 points for the Engineers, with Pedley coming off the bench to hit on 3-of-6 three-point attempts as part of a 13-point effort. Berthiaume also led all players with five assists for Springfield, with junior Tim Swenson (Millbury, Mass.) leading the Pride with five rebounds.
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Bogman is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a minor antagonist in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. His name is never revealed in the game, but can be seen in the game's files. His voice actor is not credited.
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- Madd Dogg's Rhymes
- Ice Cold Killa
- He shares some resemblance to one of the three Ballas gangsters seen in The Introduction. Interestingly, he has ties to the Loco Syndicate, just like the Ballas.[1]
- There is an unused model in gta3.img called Poolguy. The texture looks identical to Bogman, except he has dark blue clothes and a different face. The cap, however remains identical. When trying to enable it, the game crashes [2]
- "Bog" is a British slang for a toilet. His ID, Bogman, literally means Man in the Toilet. This is because his first appearance was him coming out of the toilet in Burger Shot.


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The Sydney Morning Herald has an interesting article heavily quoting Google Earth's project head John Hanke, "We're not the bad guys." The article goes on to heavily quote Hanke concerning the issue, but the gist of it is that technology is morally neutral. You can use it for good and bad things and it's up to the end user to dictate the use. We talked about that point quite a bit in this week's podcast. However, it think it's pretty clear that nearly any technology can be used for both good and bad purposes. If you deny the good based upon the bad, is the net benefit to the public better or worse? It's a tricky situation and has to be largely decided on a case by case basis, I think. In the case of geospatial technology, sometimes even on a layer by layer basis. Certainly the debate is interesting and I believe that geospatial professionals should keep it in the forefront in our thinking.
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A new coalition of Texas scientists voiced its opposition to attempts to dilute the treatment of evolution in Texas's state science standards, which are presently undergoing revision. At a news conference in Austin on September 30, 2008, representatives of the 21st Century Science Coalition challenged the idea that students should be told that there are "weaknesses" in evolution.
The International Planetarium Society recently issued a statement on the ancient age of the earth and universe, noting that "Many independent lines of scientific evidence show that the Earth and Universe are billions of years old.
Anticipating the bicentennial of Darwin's birth and the sesquicentennial of the publication of On the Origin of Species, the Church of England unveiled a new section of its website entitled "On the origin of Darwin," discussing Darwin's relationship to the church, the development of his own views on faith, and a brief historical sketch, bibliography, and listing of celebrations of the Darwin anniversaries.
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The gas tax increase Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law Thursday will pay for weekend MARC service between Baltimore and D.C., roads and bridges throughout the state and construction on the Red and Purple lines to begin as soon as 2015.
The first phase of the tax increase - 4 cents per gallon - will arrive in July, but officials already decided how to spend an $1.2 billion it will generate over the next six years. The tax is expected to increase at least three more times until July 2016, bringing the total tax increase to as much as 19.5 cents per gallon, according to state estimates released Thursday.
Here is the list of 10 projects officials announced immediately after the gas tax bill was signed:
- $100 million to add weekend service to the MARC Penn line beginning this winter, two more round-trips on the Camden line during the week by next spring and new locomotives this summer.
- $60 million for the reconstruction and bridge replacement of the I-695 Leeds Avenue Interchange in Baltimore County
- $49 million to widen U.S. 29 northbound to three lanes near MD 175 and create sound walls in Howard County.
- $450 million for final design of extending the Red Line from Baltimore County through Baltimore City and creating the Purple Line in Montgomery and Prince George's counties.
- $44 million for road improvements near Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County.
- $82 million to constuct the U.S. 15 and Monocacy Boulevard interchange in Frederick County.
- $20 million to design a new Thomas Johnson Bridge across the Patuxent River in Southern Maryland, connecting Calvert and St. Mary's counties.
- $54 million for a new interchange at U.S. 301 and MD 304 in Queen Anne's County.
- $125 million to build a I-270 interchange at Watkins Mill Road in Montgomery County.
- $100 million to build a new interchange at Indian Head Highway and Livingston Road in Prince George's County.


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Ruby 1.9 Fibers has got me reading about Coroutines.
Thought I should put all my understanding somewhere, as I read and understand coroutines in more depth.
Most of the content in this post just a aggregation of various sources.
Coroutines are program components that allow multiple entry points and can return any number of times. Coroutines belong to a category of programming construct called Continuations.
All programming languages have one way or another to handle control flow. Within a control flow there is an associated state. This state is information like value of a variable etc. Callstack is one of the most popular way to store this information. Every method has its own call stack and this stack is erased once the method returns either normally or through exceptional Flow.
In a Coroutine this is not the case. We can suspend and resume execution without loosing the stack.
Types of Coroutines:
1. Symmetric Coroutines: A symmetric coroutine can use one function to yield and another to resume. Example: Lua
2. Asymmetric Coroutines: They are also called as semi-coroutines. The choice for the transfer of control is limited. Asymmetric Coroutines can only transfer control back to their caller. Example: Ruby 1.9 Fibers
producer consumer
def producer
Fiber.new do
value = 0
loop do
Fiber.yield value
value += 1
def consumer(source)
Fiber.new do
for x in 1..9 do
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fib = Fiber.new do
x, y = 0, 1
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x, y = y, x+y
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Why are coroutines important?
The main reason why coroutines are making the limelight again is because of concurrency. In my humble opinion, concurrency is reviving many of the well known but forgotten programming concepts back.
To take the example of ruby, most of us are aware of the Global Interpreter Lock. Threading in ruby is totally useless because ultimately all thread run as part of the same OS thread, which means there no true concurrency. Fibers in ruby are very similar to threads but are light weight threads. They can scheduled, suspended and resumed as per the programmers choice.
Coroutines can be used to construct the actor model of concurrency. This is the same model used by Erlang. Revactor is a very nice implementation of the actor model in ruby.
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Master Craftsman Norm Lubben, of Premier Specialty Contractors Inc., builds a form around the base of the statue at the Mother Cabrini Shrine on Lookout Mountain Oct. 25. The statue was damage by lightning in May and is undergoing reconstruction. The lightning broke off one of Jesus' arms, a hand and damaged the base of the statue along with one of his feet. The statue is 22 feet tall and stands atop an 11-foot base. Next week's UpSlope will feature updated coverage and photos of the reconstruction.
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Once again, the month of October is upon us…. a time for hauntings, Halloween - and all things spooky. This month, A Grave Interest will take a look at several haunted cemeteries. Get ready as we explore some 'lively' places, and the people who make them so…….
Resurrection Cemetery, on the outskirts of Chicago, is a comfortable cemetery – during the day. But at night it's rumored that a young girl still roams the area in search of dancing partners and the life she once lived…
Resurrection Mary is one of the most popular ghosts in the U.S. The story is based on a legend about a local girl who had gone dancing with her boyfriend at the Oh Henry Ballroom during early 1930's. During the evening the couple had an argument and Mary decided to walk home; she was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking on Archer Avenue. The driver fled the scene and was never found. Mary was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, near the ballroom.
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Sightings of Mary began in the late 1930's and continue to this day. The first reported occurrence happened in 1939 to Jerry Palus. Palus claimed that he met the blond haired, blue-eyed girl at the Liberty Grove and Hall. They danced throughout the evening and he offered to give her a ride home. After giving him her address, she remained quiet. During the ride home, Mary disappeared from the car in front of the cemetery. Palus said he went to the address Mary had given him and spoke with her parents who told him that Mary had been dead for several years. And so the legend began…
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Over two dozen people have reported picking Mary up as she walked along Archer Avenue on dark, cold nights. Most drivers report that she is dressed as if she has come from an evening of dancing, in a white dress from years ago. Mary usually disappears from the car as it passes the cemetery, or asks to be let out at the front of the gates where she disappears inside.
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So who was Resurrection Mary? It's not really known. Conjecture is that she may be Mary (Marie) Bregovy who died in an auto accident on Wacker Drive in 1934. Other reports claim she is Anna Norkus who died in a car accident while returning home from the Oh Henry Ballroom in 1927. Or, Mary may be nothing more than an urban legend, a romantic story about the Windy City's most famous vanishing hitchhiker ghost. But over two dozen eyewitnesses have described the same girl, doing the same thing, decade after decade…
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In 1976, police responded to a call about a young woman being locked in the cemetery. When they arrived, no one was found inside, but an officer did discover that the bars to the front gate had been bent, with handprints burned into the metal. Cemetery officials said the gate was damaged by a truck and had it replaced to stop curiosity seekers from coming out at night.
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Several songs have been written about Resurrection Mary, including Laurie (Strange Things Happen) by Dickie Lee in 1965, Resurrection Mary by Ian Hunter in 1996, and I Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore by Blackmore's Night in 2006.
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The Oh Henry Ballroom is still there on Archer Avenue. Named after the Oh Henry candy bar, the ballroom opened in 1921. It now goes by the name the Willowbrook Ballroom. There is also a Willowbrook Ballroom book; maybe you'll catch a glimpse of Mary in an old photo, dancing the night away…..
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|Resurrection Cemetery
If you're looking for information about the cemetery, I suggest you visit their website @ http://www.catholiccemeterieschicago.org/locations.php?id=15
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The woman I spoke with at the main desk was not helpful. When I asked for a map and information on cemetery and its most famous interments, (I made no mention of Resurrection Mary,) she would give me neither. Luckily, I had already researched the cemetery and knew what gems were there – hundreds of gorgeous statues, an outdoor garden crypt with 5,000 vaults, and the Resurrection Mausoleum, an architectural marvel with stained glass window walls.
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Resurrection Cemetery began in 1904 as a Polish Catholic Cemetery. Today, it serves all members of the Catholic faith with over 150,000 interments. The cemetery is located at 7201 Archer Avenue in Justice, Illinois. It is open Monday – Friday from 8:30 A.M. to 4 P.M. and Saturdays from 9 A.M. to 1 P.M.
Regardless of who she was, the legend of Resurrection Mary continues to haunt Archer Avenue and Resurrection Cemetery. It just goes to show; you never know whom you'll pick up along a deserted stretch of roadway on a cold, dark night….
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Death notice published March 14, 2013 in The Mexico Ledger
Vernon Leo Coons Jr., 75, of Moberly, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the Macon County Health Care Center.
A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the Madison Community Center with Agnew Funeral Home, Paris, in charge of arrangements. Following the memorial service there will be a Masonic and military service.
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Artist Caroline Rish has 250 prints of her Indian Pass Raw Bar painting in town, selling it everywhere from the Salt Air Farmer�s Market to Persnickety Boutique on Reid Avenue.
Artist Caroline Rish has 250 prints of her Indian Pass Raw Bar painting in town, selling it everywhere from the Salt Air Farmer�s Market to Persnickety Boutique on Reid Avenue.
Most notably, her work was featured at the Centennial Celebration, and she already has a lengthy list of pending commissions.
It�s important to note that in August, Rish will be a sophomore at Port St. Joe Jr./Sr. High School.
It was during Julie Hodges� art class, where students were tasked with painting historic structures that Rish�s watercolor came into existence. The painting caught Hodges� eye and the teacher suggested that Rish get prints made in order to make some money for college.
Hodges also asked the artist if she could hang the painting in the student art show which would be presented alongside the Centennial Timeline display.
�I was very happy, but also really nervous,� said Rish about the display. �I didn�t know how my art would be perceived. I�m so young and I want to be taken seriously.�
The painting drew interest from around the community and now a poster-sized print of the watercolor can be purchased at Persnickety along with postcards baring the image.
On a rainy Saturday in July, Rish made her artistic debut at the Salt Air Farmer�s Market. She was armed with 15 prints of the painting, postcards, and a lot of hope.
On this particular day, weather kept many of the normal patrons away from the popular gathering area at the City Commons.
Rish reported feeling �discouraged� by the weather, but after an hour, the rain cleared up and soon the patrons made their way to the market. Within an hour, the prints and postcards had sold out.
�People really enjoyed it,� Rish said of the response to her work.
Now the artist stays fully stocked on prints with assistance from Steve Kerigan at Coast2Coast printing and has planned to open a bank account specifically for her earnings that she can put toward attending art school after graduation.
Rish said that she had been painting since the age of eight when her father gave her a basic watercolor set and found inspiration all around her.
�I would look at things and notice how cool it looked and I would want to replicate it,� she said.
Once she became serious about her art, she bought books on the subject and took classes, including step-by-step painting. Though she learned a lot, she said that she felt restricted after a while.
Rish said, �I wanted to do my own thing and make something cool.�
After painting different subjects, the artist has found landscapes to be the most fun she finds herself inspired by trees and �the way that the light catches them.�
Over the summer, Rish volunteered alongside a group of High School students and worked with the 21st Century Enrichment program at Port St. Joe Elementary. Hodges brought her in to assist with students in grades one through six that were creating art for the Centennial Celebration. Rish say it as a great way to spread her love of art and also get some hours to be put toward a Bright Futures Scholarship.
Rish lead the class of children step by step through a watercolor painting of the Port Theater. She utilized basic shapes, colors and a whole lot of patience.
�It was daunting, but it was really awesome,� she said. �It was interesting to see people so young be so excited about life.�
Though she was nervous about teaching, she enjoyed the process of creating alongside the young students and learned to adapt to their learning style.
The artist chose the Port Theater as the subject because she thought it was �the most aesthetically appealing building in town.�
Though she draws free-hand on occasion, Rish feels that watercolors are the best expression of her art and likes the fluidity of painting.
The artist is currently taking commissions and is midway through a painting of the Methodist Church in Port St. Joe.
�I�ve really enjoyed it,� said Rish. �It�s a beautiful church.�
She reported that most people who request commissions give her free reign to paint whatever she wants. While for some, that could overwhelm some, Rish said that it forces her to think about the person�s personality and really consider what they would for the end result.
A painting may take her a few days or a few weeks to finish and is dependent on how much time she has to work.
Rish said she is appreciative of the support and encouragement she has seen from the community, her family, her teachers and her friends at school. After graduating high school, Rish is interested in careers in both the arts and psychiatry. She excited to explore the potential of art therapy.
�When I get into my groove, I get lost in the work,� said Rish. �I just want to inspire others.�


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The Steelers come home to the safe confines of Heinz Field to host the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. At 2-2, the Steelers are still very much in contention in the AFC but the way this season has gone you'd never know it.
Struggles on the offensive and defensive line, injuries, poor run defense, lack of a consistent running game, and a beaten up Quarterback have all contributed to a tough start for Pittsburgh in 2011.
Injuries to key players like James Harrison, Aaron Smith, Rashard Mendenhall, and others have forced changes to the lineup. The Steelers will not find it any easier this Sunday when Chris Johnson brings the Titans running attack up against what used to be a great Steelers defense. Dick Lebeau's crew will have to dig deep to ensure that CJ does not run rampant at Heinz but the secondary will have to be wary of veteran Matt Hasselbeck and the Titans passing game.
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Are you suggesting it tasted better than your recent Ischia NY Style pizza? Would you attribute the flavor difference was mostly from the preferment?
Thanks, Bob. I think the crumb was very good, and to be honest, I'm not sure it looked better than the results I got from the Glutenboy dough or my attempts at NY style with Ischia starter. It was the "mouth feel"/texture that was another level up on both of those.JD: Thanks. It tasted quite different (and better to me) than the last attempt at the Ischia NY effort, which was really tangy... I like that in a bread, but it didn't work for me in a pizza. This is subtle, but with a level of complexity to the taste, and I would definitely attribute that flavor (and the texture) to the preferment. I don't know if you had a chance to take a look at John's threads, but he talks about his experience in detail with the flavor he gets from the preferment. I can definitely say that it was different (and more to my liking) than either the Ischia pies or the Glutenboy pies that I was baking most often. I still like both of those, but I believe this holds a lot more promise. I'll find out what happens with another 24 hours before balling in just a couple of hours, and will post again.Barry
Thanks for the update Barry. I recently made a 48hr Ischia NY Style, and the sourness was overwhelming.I'll have to give John's method a shot as well.
I'm curious to know the formula and method that got overwhelming sourness out of Ischia in 48 hours if you will share?
Barry,This was also my go to formulation for many months as well. A 48-72hr cold ferment is definitely the sweet spot for this dough. Try reballing it 8hrs before as well (increases the oven spring).Nate
Thanks for the recommended timing, Nate. Did you bulk ferment for the 48-72 hours, or ball immediately before refrigerating, and then reball 8 hrs before using it?Also wondering what you dough you have replaced this one with as your go to choice.Barry
1% of flour weight at 65* for 48 hours. Fermentation was great, nice spring, etc... but very, very sour. One thing I did differently was the method of proofing my starter. I usually Start with 1/2 cup starter from fridge, mix in 1/2 cup flour & water, let proof for 5 hours until 2-3x volume, and start over using 1/2 cup of newly refreshed starter.This time, I started with 2 Tbsp of starter, and doubled it every 4 hours or so a total of 3 times. I'm wondering if this change affected the sourness. Could also have been infected... it was not a pleasant sourness.


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WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2006 – Iraq is facing grave challenges as it transitions into a democratic society, but Iraqi leaders are committed to the country's success and are working hard to create a political situation that will allow the terrorists to be defeated, Iraq's deputy prime minister said here today.
Barham Salih held a news conference at the Pentagon during a visit to the U.S. to meet with Defense Department, congressional and business leaders. Salih said he follows the U.S. news from Iraq, but was surprised to see firsthand the intensity of the debate about U.S. involvement in Iraq. "No matter what criticism (is) here and there about the policy, … one thing fundamental for us Iraqis is that the United States has helped us overcome tyranny and gave us the greatest gift of all -- freedom," Salih said. "We all have to acknowledge that Iraqis are a lot better off without Saddam Hussein, the region is a lot better off without Saddam Hussein, the world is better off without Saddam Hussein." Iraq's transition to democracy comes at a difficult time, when the country is facing a fight against international terrorism and numerous changes and tensions in the Middle East, Salih said. These challenges make Iraq's situation more difficult, but government leaders are aware of the problems and are working hard to overcome them, he said. "At the end of the day, it will be about Iraqi leadership; it is not about American leadership," he said. "American support is crucial, but at the end of the day, Iraqis will have to make the tough decisions in order to make their country more peaceful and deal with the problems that we have." The Iraqi government is making progress in forming an inclusive, balanced political process, Salih said. Last week, the country's national security council agreed on a timetable to enact important legislation from now until March 2007. This legislation will begin to implement the national reconciliation plan announced by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in June, he said. This month, the Iraqi government will set up a constitutional review committee and pass investment law, Salih said. By the end of the year, the government plans to pass a hydrocarbon law that will turn oil into a resource that unifies Iraqis, he said. This fall, the government will also be presenting legislation dealing with the disarmament of militias and reforming the de-Baathification commission, he added. "The reason I'm explaining this to you is that, despite the images of carnage on television that focuses on the car bombs day in, day out, there is a lot of work going on in very tough circumstances," Salih said. "Iraqi leaders are trying to make it happen." There is too much violence happening in Iraq, but it is important to note the progress Iraqi security forces have made, Salih said. Iraqi security forces now number almost 300,000, and by the end of this year, nearly half of Iraqi provinces will move to Iraqi security control, he said. While there are military aspects that need to be dealt with in Iraq, the ultimate solution will be a political process that includes the entire population of the country and denies terrorists and extremists the ability to operate, Salih said. "Ultimately, this cannot be dealt with just by military means," he said. "Iraqis need to come up with the political bargains and the political compromises that are needed. We need to make … the neighbors of Iraq more cooperating with us to defeat the terrorists and to create the regional dynamics that will make it more conducive to security in Iraq." Iraq's future is key to the stability of the Middle East, Salih said, because the region has never known anything close to representative government or democracy. Iraqi leadership is committed to overcoming the challenges facing the country, and continued U.S. commitment will ensure success, he said. "At the end of the day, failure in Iraq will be catastrophic to the region," he said. "Success is not only possible, but it is a must to turn around the course of events in that part of the world."
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Coyotes in the Crosswalks? Fuggedaboutit!
Researcher Stanley Gehrt's 2009 study on urban coyotes in Chicago is available in The Journal of Mammology.
Doing a World of Good
Rajiv Shah, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, says more about his support of GMOs as a solution for world hunger in the New York Times Opinion Pages.
The Perfect Kelvin
A longer version of the story on better defining how temperature relates to changes in energy was published online. The latest findings on the relationship were published in the journal Metrologia.
Universe Out of Balance
Data suggest that the universe is lopsided, with one side being much hotter than the other, but comprehensive simulations published in Astrophysical Journal Letters show that this is a highly improbable occurrence.
The Holey Land
The full study on Israel's new method of detecting future sinkholes with the use of radar measurements is behind a paywall in Geology.
What Is It?
The hovering nanodiamond pictured is used to demonstrate that lasers can manipulate quantum states inside crystals. The findings are available behind a paywall in Optics Letters.
Taste-Blind Mice Make Tangled Sperm
The unexpected connection between genes that control taste receptors in mice and those that aid their sperm development is reported in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA.
The Great Explicator
Martin Gardner, author of Scientific American's "Mathematical Games" column from 1956 to 1981 and of Undiluted Hocus-Pocus, a posthumous autobiography, wrote his last article for the magazine in 1998. It includes four puzzles by Gardner, and is available online.
Madagascar's Towering Baobab Trees on the Brink
A longer version of this story on the possible extinction of baobab trees in the near future is available online.
The Liver Transplant Divide
More information on researchers' proposed redistricting of U.S. organ distribution maps via Johns Hopkins.
Total Recall
The full study on flatworms' ability to store memories outside their brains, allowing them to continue to recall them after decapitation, is published behind a paywall in The Journal of Experimental Biology.
Hackers Crack the iPhone
The full-length version of this story on the increasing vulnerability of Apple iOS to viruses was published online.


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Having a pool table in your home can be a great addition, but you need to make sure it will fit in your available space. The first thing to consider is that pool tables come in multiple sizes. A "regulation" pool table doesn't have to be a specific size; it simply has to be twice as long as it is wide. The most common sizes for pool tables are:
- 7-foot table, which has a playing surface of 39″ x 78″
- 8-foot table, which has a playing surface of 44″ x 88″
- 8-foot oversized table, which has a playing surface of 46″ x 92″
- 9-foot table, which has a playing surface of 50″ x 100″
Of course, you need to have space for more than the pool table. You don't want your friends putting pool sticks through walls and windows, so you need enough space around the pool table to make it possible to play the game.
Cues are 56 to 58 inches long, so you can roughly estimate that you'll need five feet on each side of the pool table to have a proper play area. If you don't have quite that much space ,there are other options, such as shorter cue sticks, but it's often best to go with a small enough table to give you the play room you need.
Yet another option is knocking out a wall here and there in order to create the perfect game room, but that's something you'll have to talk over with your significant other. Whether you have a game room or just a room to spare, the most important thing to consider before purchasing your pool table is whether or not you have enough room to enjoy playing the game in the space you have. We can help you determine what type of table will work best for your space, and we'll really listen to you and help you achieve your goals, not ours.
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There are a lot of bad maps out there. They lurk in brochures, on company websites, and in magazines. They confuse, they miscommunicate, and they make it hard to learn anything about the world. Sometimes they leave off Sicily. They're made by people who have to rush against tight deadlines, by people who are pressured by their bosses or clients to make bad design choices because it "looks cool," and by people who were thrust into map-making jobs without any training.
I don't hate these people. This site is not about attacking them. It's about seeing what we can learn from their work, analyzing what went wrong, and having fun in the process. It's never personal. A lot of work goes into making maps, even the most disastrous ones, and I have a good deal of respect for the people who go through it. I'm one of them, and I and a few of my colleagues proudly feature some of our own works on this blog as an example of things not to do.
We learn a lot from seeing what went wrong in someone else's experience. I hope to amuse, but also to educate — to help people (myself included) understand what the elements of a good map are. And maybe, just maybe, if people are better able to understand what makes up a bad map, they'll start demanding better ones. And then there will be a boom in hiring of highly trained professional cartographers. And then I'll be able to get a high paying job. We'll see what happens.
good maps
We also learn from what people do well, and to that end I also try and show great maps and explain the structure of their excellence. This is much harder than critiquing bad maps, because, often, the better something is done on a map, the less noticeable it is. I'm learning a lot through this process, and I hope you will, too.
giving credit where due
Tim Wallace came up with the name for this blog, though he later found out that Tom Patterson had already come up with the word (he in fact encouraged people to bring their worst maps to NACIS in 2008). But Tom Patterson does a lot of genius things that normal mortals cannot achieve. Anyway, other people probably came up with the word, too, at various points, since it's a pun. I actually hate puns, but somehow I took Tim's suggestion.
Please do send me bad or good maps that you run across, and tell me why you think that about them. You can reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I can't guarantee that I'll use your submission (only a fraction make it on here), but I will smile warmly at you from afar. I don't always get around to replying with thanks — this is rude of me, I understand, but it is not intentional. I get bogged down with work from time to time and some emails fall down the priority list. I apologize in advance.
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I'm a cartographer in Madison, WI. I like maps; I make maps.
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This work is entirely my own as a private citizen, and the opinions here are my own. Don't blame my employer (if I happen to have one at present) for anything you see here.


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Reading Terminal Market: Historic for a Reason
The Philadelphia Reading Terminal Market has been apart of the city of Philadelphia's history for quite some time now. It's a tourist attraction to people who visit from all over the world, as well as a staple for shopping to many of Philadelphia's residents.
In the early 1990's, the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority was founded and acquired the notion to transform the original Reading Terminal (originally used as a market since 1860) into something spectacular &mdash the final result was the present day Reading Terminal Market.
Many of the historic Market stands survived the reconstruction and are once again filled with local produce, fresh eggs, milk, meats, poultry, seafood, handmade crafts, jewelry, and clothing. The Market is home to more than 80 merchants, two of whom are descendants of the original standholders from a century before.
My personal favorite aspect of the market is Iovine Brothers Produce (pictured 1-3). You can find the freshest produce you could imagine and for amazing prices. It was a staple shopping destination while I was in college &mdash two large bags filled to the brim with fresh produce for under $20, I couldn't resist. The atmosphere is one that takes getting used to; I had never gotten elbowed while reaching for kale before!
There are several fish, poultry and meat counters with items ranging from wild shrimp to croaker to veal and rabbit &mdash all fresh and butchered for you (or not, if you prefer to do it yourself.)
I settled down for some lunch after walking around the market and feasted on a Flank Steak sandwich from Mezze. The sandwich was tender flank steak with blue cheese dressing, caramelized onions, roasted peppers, spinach leaves and sun dried tomato pesto.
When visiting the Reading Terminal Market, make sure you take time to sample food from the local markets!
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When Microsoft took the wraps off Windows Phone 8 recently, plenty of people got excited about what they saw and heard. Of course, plenty of people got upset, too. Why? Because they learned that Microsoft had pulled a RIM and their current-gen Windows Phone devices wouldn't be getting an upgrade to the next major version of the OS.
They are, however, extending the olive branch. Existing hardware will receive Windows Phone 7.8 instead, which will bring with it a number of new features — like a more customizable Start Screen.
The biggest change here is the adjustable tile sizes. If all you need is an iOS or Android-style icon, small is the perfect fit. Medium takes up four times the area, and provides enough room for Live Tile information to be displayed. Bumping up to large lets an app display as much information as possible right on your Start Screen.
There's plenty more coming in Windows Phone 7.8, too. Unfortunately Microsoft is keeping things hush-hush for the time being, so we won't know what the rest of the changes are until developers get their hands on a preview build or additional official blog posts get published.
As for those of you out there still feeling jilted about not having an upgrade path to Windows Phone 8… don't forget there's a big shift in hardware coming, too. With the new OS finally supporting higher-resolution displays, there's every reason to start saving your pennies so that you can pick up a new handset when the OS arrives later this year. That is, of course, assuming you haven't already angrily sworn to ditch the platform and move to Android or the iPhone.
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Lea Michele & Cory Monteith: Holding Hands at LAX!
Lea Michele and Cory Monteith hold hands while walking through LAX Airport on Saturday (January 5) in Los Angeles.
The 26-year-old Glee actress and her 30-year-old co-star and real-life boyfriend just returned from a trip to Hawaii.
"Having the most amazing vaca:) Feeling so rested and relax and happy! Also rockin' some sweet tan lines right now.. lol" Lea tweeted a few days prior.
In case you missed them, check out photos of Lea rocking a bikini on the beach with Cory at her side.
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Forgiveness is being able to let go of harm done. It is relinquishing a sense of injured entitlement or tit-for-tat. Forgiveness releases us from resentment or bitterness and lets us reclaim our energy and sense of balance.
Sometimes we feel like we cannot forgive without remorse or propitiation on the part of the other person, but the power of forgiveness lies within us, not in the actions or attitudes of others. Speaking our truth and taking steps to protect ourselves from future harm can help us to move on. The more we understand the person who has harmed us, their feelings, frailties and external pressures, the easier it is to forgive.
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Had a photo shoot with Gaunted Photography on Sunday. I got to pose with this GORGEOUS mask. Here's a peek for you:
I should have a "Wallpapers" section of my website available soon; a couple shots from ^That shoot^ will be available on it.
My video has been FEATURED on youtube! YAY! I don't even really know what that means... but my guess is it's a good thing
They decided to feature this one:
I have the cutest cat in all the land!
Snuggling up with him is one of my favorite things in the whole world. But seriously, I could spend HOURS just laying in bed with him... makes it so hard to get ANYTHING done
FAN EXPO IS THIS WEEKEND! That's right folks. I'll be attending Toronto's FanExpo with the G33KPRON girls! If you're there, be sure to swing by and send me a hello
That's all for this blog :P
More on fan expo in my next one
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NEW YORK, NY – Emmy winner and star of NBC's 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, was rushed to the hospital!
Baldwin, 51, was taken to Lenox Hill hospital when police and medics arrived at his Central Park West apartment this morning. A caller, believed to be his daughter Ireland, summoned 911 claiming that Baldwin was "unresponsive."
Baldwin remained at the hospital for a little over an hour before being released. The status of his condition is unclear, but seems to be a of no serious threat to the actor. A rep for Baldwin says that he is "completely fine" and will return to work today.
Alec Baldwin is slated to host the Oscars on March 7 with his It's Complicated co-star, Steve Martin. The two funny men are expected to deliver an Oscar's to remember.


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NEW YORK — AT&T on Wednesday posted lower net income for the latest quarter due to cheaper cellphone plans it introduced as a response to aggressive pricing from smaller competitor T-Mobile.
AT&T said half of its wireless subscribers have already moved to "Mobile Share Value" plans, introduced in February. It's also adding subscribers to its Next plans, which carry lower monthly fees because customers pay full price for their phones.
On a conference call with analysts, executives defended the new Next and Mobile Share Value plans, saying they boosted the number of new customers to the highest level in five years.
"We are very pleased with what we're seeing from our wireless repositioning, and we're confident in our strategy," said John Stephens, AT&T's chief financial officer.
AT&T shares fell 60 cents, or 1.7 percent, to $35.28 in extended trading, after the release of the results.
The Dallas company said it earned $3.55 billion, or 68 cents per share. That was down from $3.82 billion, or 71 cents per share, in the same quarter last year.
Excluding some one-time items, AT&T's earnings were 62 cents per share in the latest quarter, a penny shy of the average estimate of analyst polled by FactSet.
Revenue was $32.58 billion, up 1.6 percent from a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting $32.24 billion in revenue.
AT&T, the second-largest cellphone company, is dueling with No. 4 T-Mobile US, which has shaken up the industry with innovative pricing plans. T-Mobile has been raking in new subscribers in the last year, but it hasn't yet revealed its results for the second quarter. It reports next week.


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Hartsville, S.C. – The Coker Cobras were able to hold off the St. Andrews Knights for their second Conference Carolinas victory of the season, defeating the Knights 71-64 in men's basketball action Thursday night.
Coker (5-4 overall, 2-1 conf.) starts 2010 where they left off in 2009 with a win, while St. Andrews (5-6, 1-3) drops their third straight contest.
Senior forward Mason Ambler (Atlanta, Ga.) notched a double-double for Coker with a team-high 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Ambler also handed out a game-high six assists. Sophomore guard Delonte Davis (Roswell, Ga.) bucketed 12 points on 4-of-5 accuracy including a game-high two 3-pointers. Junior Liam Kyle (Cleveland, Ohio) was the third Cobra to reach double figures with 10 points.
SAPC junior forward Marvin Jackson (Gloucester, Va.) scored a game-high 17 points on a perfect 8-of-8 accuracy from shots inside the three-point arc. Junior center Zack Garst (Huntersville, N.C.) and sophomore point guard Aaron Christian (New Bedford, Mass.) both contributed 12 points for the Knights.
After a tight first half, Coker used a decisive 17-7 run over the first 10 minutes of the second half to gut out the victory including the first three hoops of the final stanza highlighted by a pair of baskets by Kyle. The Cobras then extended their lead to double figures for the first time on consecutive made shots by freshman forward Joe Caldwell (Lithonia, Ga.) that increased the advantage to 12 (53-41) with 10:53 on the clock. Coker maintained a multiple possession cushion over the final stretch --including its largest lead of 14 (63-49) -- before prevailing by seven.
Coker held a slim 33-28 rebounding edge while committing fewer turnovers, 17-12. St. Andrews shot an impressive 51.9% (27-of-52) from the field but only 20.0% (3-of-15) from three-point distance. The Cobras shot 48.3% (28-of-58) from the floor and 38.5% (5-of-13) from long range.
Sophomore SAPC guard Antonio Moffitt (Raleigh, N.C.) scored all nine of his points in the first half to lead all scorers into the locker room at the intermission, while junior center Marcus Connor (Charlotte, N.C.) had five of his game-high six blocks and all six of his rebounds in the opening period to keep the Knights within striking distance.
St. Andrews wraps up a three-game road swing to start 2010 at Erskine College (Due West, S.C.) in a Conference Carolinas clash scheduled to tip-off at 4 p.m. Coker concludes a two-game home stand on Saturday hosting league rival Queens University of Charlotte at 4 p.m.
**Thank you to the St. Andrews Sports Information Office for portions of the article.


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The purpose of this directory is to help you better navigate the vast resources of the Department of Surgery.
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The tables of organization offer overviews of the faculty by division. From these tables, you can link to individual physician profiles, which contain specialties, research interests, academic training, selected publications, and contact information.
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USA's Meryl Davis & Charlie White Win Gold Medal for Ice Dancing at Sochi Olympics!
Ice skating duo Meryl Davis and Charlie White wave to the crowd after taking home the gold medal for ice dancing at the Iceberg Palace during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on Monday night (February 17) in Sochi, Russia.
The ice dancers earned a total of 195.52 points, which was enough to earn them the first gold medal in ice dancing for the US in Olympics history.
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the Vancouver Winter Olympics Gold Medalists took home the silver with Russia's Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov winning the bronze.
Congrats to all the winning Olympians in the ice dancing portion!


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - For the second year in a row senior Igor Kopylov was the lone Division III recipient of the Georges L. Cointe Award, which is given to a fencer who excels in high-level competition with excellence in sportsmanship. He is MIT's third consecutive winner of this award and fourth overall as Trevor Chang '07 was honored during his senior campaign and Guy Pommares was chosen in 1970.
Kopylov closes his career as a three-time New England Champion in sabre, becoming the third fencer at MIT to accomplish this feat. Alan Williams '85 was a triple-winner in epee while Brian Bower '99 duplicated this effort in sabre. Kopylov has been named to the Northeast Fencing Conference (NFC) All-Star Team every season and he finished 20th at the NCAA Championship during his rookie campaign.
The Cointe Award was created in 1962 to honor the memory of the longtime coach of Cornell University's team, Georges L. Cointe (1899-1961). The presentation of the trophy is made annually to the male and female fencer at the IFA Championships who best demonstrates the qualities of sportsmanship. The selection is made by the coaches of the member teams from among the fencers nominated by the competitors. The criteria include: superior fencing skills; well thought out and executed actions; showing a "will to win" through initiative, determination, drive, and aggressiveness; being courteous and gracious towards opponents and officials; knowing the rules and accepting officials' decisions; and is an example for others to follow.


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Medicaid Expansion and Early Childhood Bills Fail Introduction
Senate File 88, a bill that detailing the optional expansion of medicaid failed introduction in the Wyoming Senate on a 14-16 vote.Senator Bill Landen (SD-27) said there has been a lot of discussion on both sides of the issue; on the one hand, you want to help the uninsured residents who need health insurance coverage, but the timing isn't great right now with the Affordable Care act "falling all over itself."
The Wyoming House failed to introduce a bill that would have provided $1.5 million in state funding for Preschool Programs over a three-year period. Most of the funds would be grants to local communities and organizations that apply.
Representative Matt Teeters (HD-5), Chairman of the House Education Committee, said the conversation about early childhood education will continue, but lawmakers didn't want to deal with the issue during a budget session.
A bill pending in the House would allow teachers and others over age 21 to carry concealed guns at schools and on college campuses. The bill's sponsor, Representative Allen Jaggi, said he believes the bill would improve school security. The bill needs a two-thirds majority in the house in order to move forward.


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Crew edges Mets with early and often offense
MILWAUKEE -- For a moment in time, all was right in Brewers nation on Saturday.
On a day Jean Segura and Carlos Gomez were announced as National League All-Star reserves, Milwaukee got to former Brewer Shaun Marcum early, Yovani Gallardo did just enough on the mound and at the plate and the Brewers held on late for a 7-6 win over the Mets at Miller Park.View Full Game Coverage
MILWAUKEE -- For a moment in time, all was right in Brewers nation on Saturday.
On a day Jean Segura and Carlos Gomez were announced as National League All-Star reserves, Milwaukee got to former Brewer Shaun Marcum early, Yovani Gallardo did just enough on the mound and at the plate and the Brewers held on late for a 7-6 win over the Mets at Miller Park.View Full Game Coverage
The win eases the memory of Friday's ugly 12-5 loss in the opener, even though it was not much prettier to watch. The Brewers nearly coughed up a 5-0 lead but held off the Mets to even the three-game set before Sunday's finale.
"I'll play every game just like that if we win," Brewers left fielder Logan Schafer said. "It's a battle, that's why this game is fun. They kept coming back, we kept coming back at them. We exchanged punches for a while. I'm glad we stayed on top."
The Brewers landed the first blow with five runs off Marcum in the first four innings. Milwaukee plated single tallies in the first, third and fourth innings and two runs in the second for an early 5-0 lead.
Jonathan Lucroy, who caught Marcum in Milwaukee from 2011-12, lined an RBI single in the first and added his ninth home run -- a solo shot -- to the upper deck in left field in the third.
"It helps with the familiarity with his pitches," Lucroy said of facing his former batterymate. "It gives you a little bit of an advantage, but for the most part, the pitches I hit were mistake pitches. They were just up in the zone. It's pretty general across baseball: the pitches up in the zone are going to get hit."
A Norichika Aoki RBI single, a Segura sac fly in the second and a Segura RBI single in the fourth supplied the Crew with its early cushion.
But after opening with four scoreless innings, Gallardo faltered in the fifth and sixth to let the Mets back in the game.
John Buck started the comeback with a solo home run that hugged the right field line and bounced off the foul pole and back into play. After some confusion, it was ruled a homer on the field, and it was upheld after review. It was the fifth replay of the season for the Brewers and first that was upheld.
Another run came around in the fifth on a Daniel Murphy double, and the Mets cut Milwaukee's lead to 5-4 in the sixth on a two-run Buck single.
Gallardo entered Saturday having allowed 13 runs (11 earned) in seven innings pitched his last two starts combined. The right-hander has batted away questions about a distraction with his name surfacing in trade talks, mainly with the D-backs -- his next opponent on Thursday.
"The ball was just up, especially in the sixth inning," Gallardo said. "In the later innings, the ball slowly started making its way up."
Gallardo threw 103 pitches -- 60 for strikes -- but he said his arm was not tired in the later innings. Lucroy said it might have been.
"I think he started to get a little tired," Lucroy said. "He really threw well the first four innings. The last two he kind of struggled, scuffled a little bit. For the most part I think he gave a pretty good solid start and gave us a chance to win, kept us there and that's most important."
Gallardo was involved with many key offensive plays, finishing 2-for-2 with two runs scored and upping his batting average to .286. His final at-bat helped the Brewers add an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth inning.
After fouling off consecutive cutters on bunt attempts, Gallardo laid down a two-strike bunt with Schafer on first. Marcum fielded the ball and fired to first with second baseman Murphy covering, but the ball bounced off the tip of Murphy's glove and into shallow right field, scoring the speedy Schafer.
"I saw the bunt was pretty well-placed, so I knew I wasn't going to have to slide [into second base]," Schafer said. "So I was able to kind of turn second base and look and I saw it clank off of Murphy's glove, and I was off to the races from there, running hard. I knew it was out there in no-man's land, so I was running and I had my mind set on scoring unless Eddie [Sedar, the third base coach] stopped me."
The Mets, however, had two chances to even the game late.
Milwaukee reliever John Axford loaded the bases with one out in the seventh inning, but he limited the damage to a Marlon Byrd sacrifice fly. That was the first run Axford has allowed in 24 appearances, snapping a scoreless streak of 23 games and 20 1/3 innings dating back to May 14.
Michael Gonzalez relieved Jim Henderson in the eighth and coaxed a Murphy flyout with runners on second and third with two outs.
Gallardo finished with a line of six innings, six hits, four earned runs, three walks and six strikeouts.
Marcum lasted five-plus innings, allowing 11 hits and six runs (five earned). The righty said he felt some tingling in his hand, which he experienced in his last start before snapping at reporters.
"Like I told Terry, I'm not going to pull myself out of the game," Marcum said. "I'm going to continue to pitch and pitch as long as I can. If something comes up, we've got to figure out what it is. But I'm going to try to throw through it and do whatever I can to help these guys."
Said Mets manager Terry Collins: "I'll tell you, it can be tough facing a team that knows you so well. But he got us to the sixth inning. We needed to get some innings out of him. We were pretty short in the pen tonight, and he got us there without huge damage."
Schafer finished 3-for-4, and Rickie Weeks and Lucroy each added two hits for the Brewers.
Milwaukee did have some bad news when Aramis Ramirez exited the game in the fifth. Ramirez left after making a diving play to his left to end the inning. He has been nursing a left knee injury most of this season.
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said his third baseman felt soreness in his knee before the diving play.
Kevin Massoth is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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From their beginnings in Birmingham in 1995, Broadcast's aesthetic has remained a combination of their love for film, library music and electronics with psych-pop colour – a style which has gained them fans including musicians such as Flying Lotus, Tim Gane from Stereolab, Grizzly Bear, Atlas Sound and Dangermouse.
The Focus Group is Julian House, long time friend of the band and renowned artwork designer. House is co-founder of the Ghost Box label, which in the last few years has birthed a cult of its own with releases reflecting its creators' obsessions with library music, English folklore and the eerie feel of vintage programmes for schools and colleges. His music as the Focus Group offers some of the most enchanting distillations of all the above, instantly complementing Broadcast's own long-standing aesthetic.
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Some party. I only realised that the punch had been spiked when I started laughing at things that weren't funny. I staggered out into the mansion's highland gardens to get some air and to try and get some kind of peace and quiet in my busy head, but it was no use. Even outside everything around me became louder, weirder, brighter, darker, I just couldn't seem to get a hold on anything normal at all. The warm night's breeze seemed to blow me towards a dimly lit path that led me to a large, ancient walled garden. And right in the middle of this walled square sat a huge black cube, which seemed to be making peculiar disjointed twinkling sounds. I looked around and I swear that all the plants and herbs and everything planted was watching, listening and moving about to the sounds this giant cube thing was making. I remember thinking it was all quite enchanting but in the wrong sort of way.
After sometime (but I don't know how much) I turned and left the walled garden and headed back towards the mansion. From a distance it looked very alive, all its windows full of light and moving colours. I wandered past a derelict swimming pool with no water and a broken springboard. I only recall this as I narrowly missed falling right into it. Eventually I found myself at the back of the grand house, where I stumbled in though large open double doors. It was the old meat store; a bright blue light was on and I can remember the cold, the dead hares, pheasants, grouse and a deer swinging from hooks above me. The pungent smell of death was almost as confusing as the dark and sticky floor. I moved on and into the heat of the vast ancient Kitchen. It was busy. There was a raging fire and a pig was roasting and crackling over the flames. Cooks were frantic. I was hurried on my way. I followed the throbbing of the walls and movement of other guests into the old panelled ballroom where the evening festivities had originally begun. This time it was different, much darker, people everywhere were wearing hats or masks or costumes. Out of the strobing lights ahead I could make out a pair on the stage, a man, a woman and an old tape machine. This was Broadcast. They were making rhythms and sounds I had not experienced before but they all somehow seemed in tune with the noises my mind wanted to hear. The crowd seemed to move and sway as one - I'd read about these kinds of "happenings" before, now I was in the middle of one. We were all under some kind of spell, entranced by whatever we'd unknowingly consumed and what peculiar vibes the house, the band and the people inside it could stir up. I'm convinced halfway through this performance everything started to go backwards.
The house was so big I wanted to see more. I found old libraries, smoking rooms and more oddness. There was nudity, cavorting, collapsing everywhere. One room I found had nothing inside except for white walls, caged birds and a grey parrot which made a funny ticking noise. Eventually I joined a cue of conscious revellers making their way up the large oak staircase. "What's up here" I asked the cat in a cravat and shades in front of me. He turned and told me "use your key man, use your key". It was then I remembered that the party invitation was a key, but only now I realised why.
Nothing on this first floor would open for me and my key. I carried on searching for my door, up another smaller flight of stairs and along corridors with walls covered in paintings of burning landscapes. Higher and deeper into the house I walked, losing all sense of where I was or how long I'd been there.
I can't even remember finding my door, but clearly recall unlocking and walking into a candlelit room with a circular table and six or seven people sitting there waiting for me. I took my seat and the girl next to me whispered "this is The Focus Group…join hands". The scene conjured up images of dead magicians, devil worship and something of my grandmother. And then the sounds started. It was like hearing a wireless being tuned into my life, as though someone was cutting up all the music I knew about and was giving it back to me but as a puzzle I couldn't work out. I closed my eyes and saw my past and my future all drifting before me, memories of old friends, enemies, laughter, love and a touch of fear. I could see orchards, ships, graveyards and picnics. I was floating, swimming in sound and divine thought.
I have no idea of when, where or how I left the mansion or even got home. All I have of the evening are these rapidly fading recollections, the key and an unusual bruise on my left thigh. I'd like to go back again. But wouldn't drink the punch next time.
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what not to feed dogs
Are there any fruits or veggies that I cannot feed my puppy besides tomatoes and onions? She loves fresh fruit but I don't want to give her anything that could cause diarrhea.
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Nemo 1 year old brussels griffon
Anything in the Onion family is bad, so leaks as well. Garlic is in the same family, but not as bad, so feed in moderation.
I was told tomatoes are ok, just not the leaves or stems.
Brocolli is ok, but in moderations as well.
Recent studies say grapes (and therefore raisins) are bad...
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I have heard that grapes are bad, but does anyone know why? My dog loves grapes, and has never had a bad reaction to them (but she only eats a few a few times a day).
Also, why is brocolli bad? Just curious...
I think part of the reason grapes etc are bad is because of the seeds. We treat the vegetables and fruits with chemicals, and the fruit or veg stores the chemicals in the seeds.
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I would think that just like for kids, raisins would be bad for their teeth.
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Occasionally I give my little Chi some of those raw baby carrots. He seems to love them as a special treat (maybe once a week) and it hasn't seemed to give him any digestive problems at all.
Grapes are bad because they can supposedly cause a form of anemia. However, I have yet to find two websites stating the same thing about grapes. For saftey, i would say no grapes.
Here is a link to the Animal Poision Control Centre, they have al ist of items that you should not give your pets; http://www.aspca.org/site/FrameSet?s...nts/M01947.htm
I like this list.. It gives reasons why not to feed certain foods.
That's a good list! I have heard about the kidney failure from grapes before, and I'll bet you can find more than one reference to that one.
I've heard that soy and too many carrots can cause excess gas, which in big doggies can lead to bloat.
I did notice that too many carrots cause Diego to have softer stool, just a little bit though, so I generally limit his carrots intake to just a few a day as treats only.
Chocolate and grapes are bad for dogs, those are the only things I remember.
I found that carrot doesn't get chewed up and digested very well.. so it comes out.. well more whole than it should...
I found by grating it or thowing a few baby carrots in the food processor, I can't even tell that she's eaten carrot. Not the nice satisfying chew a whole one might be, but not the mess the trots make either.
my dog eats all fruit and veg, and has for her li8fe of 9yrs. the only things i will never give her are cheeses, onions and citrus, any citrus is bad.
she eats grapes, but to be sure give in moderation a few a day or every few days is nice, my dog used to eat up to 1kg of green grapes (frozen like ice blocks but yummy) a week and never had any side effects, but i have cut her down a bit, mainly because of the price of grapes
carrot, broccoli, caulifouur, avocados, potato, sweet potato, tomato
(her fav), mushrooms, banaba, apples, strawberries, pipenos, passion fruit, gooseberries (but their a hassle as you have to peel them for her), mangos, apricots, pears, parsley, basil, and the list goes on and on and on and on. basically any fruit or veg i eat without onion, citrus or cheese.
i hads a friend who was an old hippy, he only ever ate curries. welll his staffie cross dingo, of course named ringo, uised to eat nothign but curry also,. ringo lived to 15yrs with absolutly no health probs and was an incredible healthy dog. so i sort of go along with the premis that they will eat like the owner, i am a vegetarian and my dog has a diet dominaated by veges and fruit, yseah she has meat but she prefers veg. she doesnot have bones any more due to an accident so now she has broccoli stumps instead for a bone substitute and she loves them, not to mention they do wonders for her teath.
so enjoy sharing your food, there is nothing nicer than sharing a mango on the beach with her, we sit there licking my sticky fingers and it is always a good laugh and fun. (not so fun when the little cow goes and eats every single strawberry in our patch, but spits the unripened ones on the ground, that makes me furious she should eat those too.). we now have gardens designed so that charlie can help herself, she often picks pepino a passion fruit, she will tear open the skin and lick out the insides, now thats a smart gal for ya who knows her fruit. :love:
REDUCE, RETHINK, REUSE, RECYCLE.. "We only Conserve what we love, We love only what we understand, we understand only what were taught"- David Suzuki....NO WAR.
Why is citrus bad? Molly loves oranges, but I only give her tiny pieces and two pieces at the most. She's so small, I was worried about her having diarrhea from too much fruit.
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Nemo 1 year old brussels griffon
Foods to avoid
You want to avoid grapes, tomatoes and the core of apples, pears etc... The seeds are toxic. Grapes can cause kidney failure. I have read horror stories of how people lost their pets because of feeding grapes. Onions and garlic are also to be avoided. No corn or cobs of corn.
I give carrots, bananas, pieces of apple (no core) pieces of broccoli, celery, pieces of lettuce etc... All in moderation.
garlic in moderation is very good stuff, one clove a week or similar, check vet for dosage if your worried. garlic acts as a natural flea repellant and is good for blood health, too much thins the blods and is dangerous. i give 1 clove a week to a 35kg Germ shep..if infestation is bad a garlic juice mix can be made and applied to the coat, never used anythign else really...and most ppl i know use garlic as well for the same reasons.
i dont give citrus due to tummy upset and the vet told me not to, so i never did really.
appl cores are great, i even eat them. the seed in very very lg amounts is toxic and contains a similar chem to cianide (SP?) havent you heard all the johnny appleseed stories? he was said to be trippin off his guts the whole time due to the seed (he musta eaten lots of appples, apparently something like 200 apple cores in one sitting to get of your face). but having given my dog one a day all ehr life she has not yet tripped out and discovered the light fantastic at all. all in moderation is the key with anything, give sml amounts of whatever you realyl like and see if pup lieks it or doesnt.
look all dogs have differetn reactions sometimes, some are more sensitive and have alergies etc, just all in moderation and you will be fine. PS and you will be amazed at how many vege and fruit scraps are recycled, poor hubby cant take apples to work without bringing home the core, our girl just loves apple and he feels guitly for considering throwing it out, hes too cute.
have fun ansd all in moderation
REDUCE, RETHINK, REUSE, RECYCLE.. "We only Conserve what we love, We love only what we understand, we understand only what were taught"- David Suzuki....NO WAR.
Every list I have read lists apple seeds as something that should be avoided. It is cyanide which we all know is a poison. In small quantities it may not make the animal obviously ill. How much is okay? In my opinion, my dogs will live fine avoiding apple seeds. There are so many other things to feed them. Why take a chance, is my question?
Our dog loves cheese and comes running anytime it's taken out of the fridge. Is it dangerous? She only has it in small amounts and not often. What about pork? I've read some things that say not to give them pork and others that say not pork bones or raw pork.
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re: cheese
I am confused on that one. I remember my vet telling me to give my dog her meds by wrapping a piece of cheese around it. Is my vet nuts? Or is cheese one of those foods which okay, but in moderation?
We used to give our rotti apples and oranges quite a bit - as far as the seeds being cyanide - if any of you bite your nails, you're ingesting cyanide too. But I think that would be like poppy seeds showing up as heroin in urine drug tests - you probably have to eat a buttload to get that kind of result. Of course, every dog is different - so you might feed all your dogs apples and have one that has a serious reaction to it. And our GSD, Bunny, ate everything from citrus to chocolate (she loved m&m's). Also, you build up an immunity to things when you ingest them in small amounts over a long period of time - that's why you don't get cyanide poisoning from biting your nails!
I did find this site - I know that I had found another one that I think was better, but I didn't bookmark it and now I can't find it again
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what not to feed
I disagree with much of this. If I look at my dog food, it contains Avocado, Apples, Rice, Blueberries... All of which are listed as being "unsafe" for my dogs. Then to add that raw meats are dangerous because of parasites?
C'mon... Do you think that all of this existed 40 years ago? No. Dogs ate table scraps and countless other things. What do dogs in the wild eat... That's right, whatever they can find.
Here's what my vet told me... Peanuts (raw, unsalted), peanut butter, cooked eggs, avocado, mango, blueberries, rice, yogurt, oatmeal are ALL acceptable foods for dogs. And raw meat is good for them. Obviously if you purchased the food for yourself, you shouldn't worry about feeding them the trimmings.
If all of this were true on that website... why then is there a food called Avoderm - made from Avocados? Blue Buffalo uses many of these same ingredients (blueberries, apples, rice). Moderation is key to everything.
Avoid tomatoes, onions, most all nuts (except peanuts), grapes/raisins, cocoa/chocolate, peppers or any spices like nutmeg, cloves, etc.
When in doubt ASK YOUR VETERANARIAN!
Pommie Mommie, you have responded to a 7 yr old thread. Information has changed much since this thread was initiated. Some of the information is outdated, and some is still good. The best thing for anyone to do is check with their vet. And please, be careful when you say that raw meat is good for them. This is your opinion, and in fact, not good for a lot of dogs. I won't argue or debate the point, and for every article or study you can "google" showing the benefits, I can do the same, but on the opposite side. I know a lot of dogs thrive on it. But I also know some who had nothing but trouble. And when it comes to my boy, if I were to just listen to what people say, I could put him in harms way. Fortunately, I think for myself, talk to my vet and do my own research. I don't just "follow the masses" and go with what's popular. Yes, dogs CAN and do get parasites from raw meat, even "table grade". If they have a compromised immune system, which many dogs seem to these days thanks to indiscriminate breeding, raw can do more than just cause the normal parasites, it can also cause harmful and deadly infections such as Neospora. Again, if you have a knowledgeable vet, that's the best place to start.
Dogs in the wild do eat whatever they can. But those dogs don't have the same digestion/medical issues that a lot of domestic dogs today do. They have been bred, inbred and overbred. Thanks to backyard breeders and puppy mills, a large portion of our dogs are bred with congenital and genetic issues/diseases. You can't even compare them to wild dogs.
And as far as avocados go, it depends on the dog. Some dogs will have severe gastro-intestinal issues from avocados. There also hasn't been enough studies done to really know which part of the plant is toxic. Some say it's the leaves, stems and skin whereas others say it's only the pit, and others say it's the entire fruit. Who knows for sure. Yes, there are companies who put it in dog food, but does that mean it's safe? Nope... not at all. I know of a lot of dog food companies who also put onion in the food and say it's a small enough amount that it won't hurt the dog. Onion has a cumulative effect, so over time, even a very small amount can add up to enough toxicity to bring on IMHA in some dogs. So just because it's put in a dog food, doesn't mean it's safe. There are no regulating bodies when it comes to that, so it's buyer beware. And it's the same as grapes/raisins. Not all dogs will get kidney failure. Some dogs have to eat a very large quantity to be affected whereas other dogs only need a very small portion, and then you have the ones who are not affected at all. They don't know specifically what's in the grape that's toxic, or why some dogs aren't at all affected while it turns deadly in smaller amounts for others. My philosophy is simple... if there's a risk, why take it? There are so many other options for food and treats. If there's even a tiny chance it could harm my babies, they aren't going to get it.
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"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole" - Ok... whoever said this has never had a sick or special needs baby. They ARE our whole life!
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