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Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment launches "Toy Story 3" on DVD and Blu-ray November 2, 2010, including a Ultimate Toy Box 3-Movie Collection that contains all three TOY STORY releases on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital copy. Full specs and cover art below.
Toy Story 3 welcomes Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), Buzz (voice of Tim Allen) and the whole gang back as Andy prepares to depart for college and his loyal toys find themselves in… day care! These untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice, so it's all for one and one for all as plans for the great escape get underway. More than a few new faces—some plastic, some plush—join the adventure, including iconic swinging bachelor and Barbie's counterpart Ken (voice of Michael Keaton), a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants (voice of Timothy Dalton) and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear (voice of Ned Beatty). Directed by Lee Unkrich (co-director of Toy Story 2 and Finding Nemo), produced by Pixar veteran Darla K. Anderson (Cars, Monsters, Inc.) and written by Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine), Toy Story 3 is a comical new adventure!
TOY STORY 3 – Bonus Features:
· Day & Night – The innovative and entertaining short from the imagination of Pixar artist and Director Teddy Newton.
· Toys! – A closer look at all of Toy Story 3's beloved toys from updating the classic characters to the creation of the Sunnyside Daycare and Bonnie's Room toys.
· Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs: The Science of Adventure – Produced in conjunction with NASA, this hybrid animation documentary of Buzz's visit to the International Space Station focuses on research in zero gravity and Buzz's triumphant return to Earth.
· Paths to Pixar: Editorial – Pixar editors, past and future share anecdotes about their careers.
· The Gang's All Here – A touching look at the returning voice talent for Toy Story 3 and an introduction to the voices of the new characters.
· A Toy's Eye View: Creating A Whole New Land – A sneak peek at the new Toy Story-themed playland at Hong Kong Disneyland.
· Studio Stories – A series of amusing animated anecdotes about life at Pixar.
- "Where's Gordon?" – An animator finds a hidden room at Pixar.
- "Cereal Bar" – The majestic and expansive Pixar cereal bar is explored.
- "Clean Start" – The Toy Story 3 animators shave their heads to mark the start of the film.
BLU-RAY COMBO PACK: Everything on the DVD plus…
· Toy Story Trivia Dash – This cool game challenges you to sprint to the finish with Woody, Buzz, Jessie and Rex as you quickly answer questions about all three Toy Story movies.
· Cine-Explore – Commentary by Director Lee Unkrich and Producer Darla K. Anderson.
· Beyond the Toybox: An Alternative Commentary Track Featuring Leads from Story, Tech, Art and Animation – Commentary by Story Supervisor Jason Katz, Supervising Technical Director Guido Quaroni, Production Designer Bob Pauley and Supervising Animators Bobby Podesta and Michael Venturini.
· Beginnings: Setting A Story In Motion – Screenwriter Michael Arndt analyzes successful opening scenes from Toy Story, Finding Nemo and The Incredibles.
· Bonnie's Playtime: A Story Roundtable – A roundtable discussion with Director Lee Unkrich and the story artists who brought the "Bonnie's Playtime" scene to life.
· Roundin' Up A Western Opening – The development of the movie's exciting opening scene.
· Life Of A Shot – Toy Story 3 artists and technicians describe their contributions to a few of the shots in the film's "Western Opening."
· Goodbye Andy – An exploration of character design, acting and animation in the scene "Andy's Goodbye."
· Accidental Toymakers – By creating the Toy Story characters, the Pixar filmmakers found themselves in the unlikely role of toy designers. Meet the toy company that took a chance on manufacturing the now iconic toys and learn of their incredible success that began with a modest number of Woody and Buzz Lightyear toys 15 years ago.
· Making of Day & Night – The story behind the unique 2D/3D blended short.


text: Governor Pat McCrory House Overrides Gov. McCrory's Veto On Same-Sex Marriage Exemption Bill By Charlie Shelton & Reema Khrais • Jun 11, 2015 Jorge Valencia / WUNC The N.C. House of Representatives voted Thursday to override Gov. Pat McCrory's veto of Senate Bill 2, though no real debate was allowed. The bill - which is now law - permits magistrates and county register of deeds employees to exempt themselves from offering same-sex marriage duties because of "sincerely held religious" objections. The Changing Carolina Coast: Sand Is Everywhere, Except When It Isn't By Dave DeWitt • Jun 2, 2015 Dave DeWitt Jockey's Ridge State Park in Nags Head is North Carolina's most famous giant pile of sand—and the tallest natural sand dune in the eastern United States. But here's a little secret: Even a remarkable all-natural phenomenon like Jockey's Ridge needs a little man-made help. Gov. McCrory Vetoes 'Ag-Gag' And Gay Marriage Exemption Bills By Charlie Shelton • May 29, 2015 Dave DeWitt Gov. Pat McCrory vetoed two bills this week that stirred controversy as they passed through the state legislature. House Bill 405- dubbed by opponents as an "ag-gag" bill- would have allowed businesses to sue employees who secretly recorded animal abuse or other illegal activity. The bill applied to farms, along with businesses like restaurants and daycare centers. Political Junkie Ken Rudin By Frank Stasio & Laura Lee • May 29, 2015 kenrudinpolitics.com The North Carolina General Assembly gets a veto from Governor McCrory on their measure to exempt some magistrates from performing marriages. And the Patriot Act is set to expire this weekend. Halfway Through His First Term, Where Does McCrory Go From Here? By Phoebe Judge • May 7, 2015 wikipedia Governor Pat McCrory is halfway through his first term, but with the General Assembly working its way through this year's long legislative session, the success of Gov. McCrory's agenda remains unclear. With two years of experience as governor, McCrory continues to find ways to maneuver his political priorities. Craig Jarvis, political reporter for the News & Observer, says the governor got off to a rough start his first year in office in 2013, but this year his support has grown. State Lawmakers Consider Tax, Religion And Redistricting Proposals By Will Michaels & Frank Stasio • Apr 1, 2015 Jorge Valencia A busy Tuesday at the General Assembly ended with mixed results for proposals on religion, taxes and redistricting. A bill that could allow private businesses to refuse service to someone based on personal religious beliefs could stall in the House. Meanwhile, the House and Senate agreed to lower North Carolina's gas tax by 3.5 cents over the next year. And a House committee approved a measure that would redistrict Wake County's Board of Commissioners. Political Junkie Ken Rudin By Laura Lee & Frank Stasio • Mar 27, 2015 kenrudinpolitics.com Governor Pat McCrory and state Senate leaders clashed this week over how to distribute sales tax revenues. Meanwhile, in the House, lawmakers passed a bill to restore historic preservation tax credits but a medical marijuana proposal died in House committee. Advocates say just having a chance to speak was a victory. Host Frank Stasio talks with Political Junkie Ken Rudin about the latest in North Carolina political news. Three-Judge Panel Sides With Gov. McCrory In Dispute Over Coal Ash Commission By Jorge Valencia • Mar 17, 2015 wikipedia Leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly violated the separation of powers among the three branches of government when they created three commissions in which lawmakers appoint the majority of the members, a judicial panel said on Monday. Governor McCrory Amends Financial Statements By Will Michaels & Phoebe Judge • Mar 10, 2015 Governor's Office Gov. Pat McCrory filed new forms with the State Ethics Commission that show previously undisclosed travel expenses. The governor now says outside groups paid for seven of his trips in 2013, totaling more than $13,000. The money comes from appearances at national governors' conferences, including four backed by the Republican Party. The governor says it is appropriate for those groups to pay for his travel. Critics say failure to show the expenses on the original form follows a pattern of nondisclosure at the governor's office. Political Junkie Ken Rudin By Laura Lee & Phoebe Judge • Mar 6, 2015 Governor Pat McCrory unveiled his budget plan yesterday. Education tops the governor's priority list but critics say it doesn't go far enough. Meanwhile, in Washington, Senate democrats are calling for a vote on North Carolina native Loretta Lynch's confirmation as attorney general. Both North Carolina senators have pledged to vote against her confirmation. Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 next › last »

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Tega Cay took another step last week toward its acquisition of Tega Cay Water Service, passing the first vote on a $676,045 budget for the utility in its first fiscal year under city control.
Tega Cay Water Service won't initially be enveloped by the city's existing utility, Tega Cay Utilities Department. Instead, the now private utility would come in as a new entity, called Traditional Tega Cay Utility Service. It includes more than 1,700 water and sewer customers in some of the oldest parts of Tega Cay. TCUD serves around 1,500 customers in the city's newest neighborhoods.
"We have come an extremely long way in this process," City Manager Charlie Funderburk said.
"We still have several more items that we have to finalize and bring to City Council in the coming weeks if we are going to close on this transaction by the end of the month, but this was definitely another step in the right direction," he said.
The May 12 vote laid out a budget for a truncated fiscal year, spanning May 31 to Sept. 30 when the fiscal year for existing city budgets ends. The budget assumes $285,909 for water service and $378,804 for sewer service. Another $11,332 in outside revenue is included, but tap fee charges aren't.
Overhead, maintenance and administration will take $324,545 of that money and another $226,500 will go to a fund balance. The remaining $125,000 will pay back work done to evaluate and complete the acquisition.
Budget details in the new ordinance show the city will purchase water at $1.92 and bring in $5.97 per 1,000 gallons from customers. Customers will pay $52.95 per month for sewer service.
On Thursday, Council continued the process by authorizing Funderburk to complete a revenue bond agreement with SunTrust to fund the acquisition. The city and utility previously announced they'd settled on a price of $5.85 million.
Council also met past press time Monday, when a second and final vote on the budget was to be considered. An ordinance detailing the bond was planned for first vote, but it wasn't complete as of Monday morning.
"What we did last night," Mayor George Sheppard said following the first vote, "is just the next step in many steps to get to the goal line, which is closing on the new utility department owned by Tega Cay."


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Nice one! Grant Green's albums from this time are all great – but this is the amazing live album with the version of "Down Here On the Ground" that was sampled by Tribe Called Quest! There's lots of other nice moments on the record, too, like very hard funky covers of "Let The Music Take Your Mind" and "Sookie, Sookie". The group is excellent – and features Ronnie Foster and Earl Creque on organ, William Bivens on vibes, and Claude Bartee on tenor – all grooving hard in a modal funky mode that makes this album one of Grant Green's best from the time! (UA pressing. Cover has a half split and frayed spine and a cutout hole.) © 1996-2017, Dusty Groove, Inc.
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Camden Lane is three months away from her wedding to Preston Donnelly. From a rich family, she is expected to marry the handsome doctor and "make something of herself" after taking a year off after medical school. One fateful day, she decides to go with her friend, Natalie, into the north Georgia mountains to hike near a waterfall. This excursion will change her life forever. Sam Steele is a hard working farm owner who goes on his first date with Jenny to hike the falls. When tragedy strikes, his life will be changed forever too. If you are looking for a sweet and unique love story, Love in the Falls is it!
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For as much as I read and listen you would think by now that I would know how to spell lol. I read at least 5 books a week there are times I have gotten up to 10 in a week.
"Audio not good!"
I first came upson this book as a free read and loved it. So I was excited when I saw it on Audible, but the audio was so bad. Lot of noise in the back ground, echo sounds. One minute it would sound right next it sounded like they were drivig while recording. The narrator wasn't all that great either. She felt flat and monatone. She didnt bring that something extra that you come to expect from audio books. I got more feeling on my kindle from the text to voice read I use when I cant see the words to read them myself.
As for the story it is really a sweet story that is heartfelt and gives you those aww & warm feelings. Its and easy and light read. But please READ it and not buy the audio version.
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I know this is the second post in a row using carrots, but since my favorite grocery store had an amazing deal on them recently ($1.50 for three pounds), I knew I had to come up with some new recipes. I forwarded a picture of the cupcakes to Dominic's teacher and told him I could make them for the classroom Halloween party. His teacher's response back was, "the cupcakes look awesome and I love cream cheese frosting!" As a special surprise, I went over to the school at lunchtime on Friday and brought the classroom a dozen so they could "sample" them ahead of time. These cupcakes can stand alone with no frosting, but they are super delicious with the cream cheese frosting! A lot of cream cheese frosting recipes also have butter in them, this doesn't. It's plenty sweet just with the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar. Enjoy!
Carrot Cupcakes:
1 cup white sugar
1 cup white flour
2 large eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups carrots, peeled and finely shredded
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put paper liners into a 12-cup muffin tin and set aside. In large bowl, put all ingredients in the order given. Mix with large spoon by hand until well combined and distribute evenly between the paper liners. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool for five minutes. Remove to wire rack to continue cooling. Makes 12 cupcakes.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
In small bowl, put all ingredients in the order given. Using an electric mixer, whip frosting until smooth. This is enough frosting to cover 24 cupcakes.


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NEWAYGO COUNTY, MI -- Two people have been arrested and face felony charges after authorities say they broke into a Newaygo County home last week wearing masks and assaulted the occupants inside.
One suspect, Kristin Lattin, has been arraigned in Oceana County's 78th District Court on one count of armed robbery and one count of first-degree home invasion.
The other suspect hasn't yet been arraigned so Michigan State Officials from the Hart Post handling the case declined to release that person's name at this time.
Additional information on the suspects wasn't immediately known.
Armed robbery carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, and home invasion, first degree, is a potential 20-year felony if the suspect is convicted.
Authorities say the incident occurred in the 8600 block of West 1 Mile Road in Denver Township on Aug. 16. The victim in that case was treated and released at a local hospital. Property and cash was taken from the victim's home.
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Soccer Academy headed to Eugene Reimer Middle School
The Board of Education approved the Eugene Reimer Middle Soccer Academy at the March 7th board meeting. The academy will be for students in grades six through eight, competing in the U11-U14 range.
Through participation in the soccer academy, students will have the opportunity to develop a range of technical soccer skills coupled with a unique educational experience. Students will learn soccer from certified coaches and teachers and will receive support, not only in maintaining a healthy balance of on field technique, theory and training, but also learn to become leaders in the classroom.
Registration for the Soccer Academy is available to students who are currently a member of the Abbotsford Soccer Association or are part of an organized community soccer team. The Soccer Academy is set to begin September 2017.
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Wildlife officials forced to kill mute swan
Thu, 18 Jul 2013 18:31:58 GMT —
The Department of Natural Resources was forced to kill a mute swan after it got aggressive with locals.
The DNR received reports of a male Mute swan on Silver Lake in Grand Traverse County that was getting aggressive with people.
According to the DNR, Mute swans are an invasive non-native species that pose a threat to native animals, habitat and local people.
After an investigation, it was determined that the swan posed a safety threat. The DNR determined that the swan's offspring, or cygnets, are of an age where they could fend for themselves, so the male swan was shot.
The DNR website shows that the mute swan population is "well above an acceptable range," and require increased management efforts to protect the native trumpeter swan population.


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The man suspected in a Petrolia shooting over the weekend had an ongoing dispute with the victim, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office.
Evan Rupert Cook, 53, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held in the Humboldt County jail on $500,000 bail. The shooting occurred on the 1500 block of North Fork Road, where Cook rents a home from the victim. Authorities have not released his name, but said he is expected to recover.
The victim and the victim's girlfriend identified Cook as the shooter. According to the sheriff's office, Cook is the brother of the victim's girlfriend. He rents a house from the victim, which is on the same parcel as the victim's home. Cook and the victim had been having an ongoing dispute, the press release said.
The dispute escalated Saturday when the victim drove on his property to feed his livestock. He also drove by the home that Cook rents from him and Cook started to shoot at the victim with a rifle, the release said. The victim and his vehicle were struck.
The victim immediately abandoned his vehicle and fled on foot. He ran to his nearby residence for help.
Deputies searched the area for Cook, and located him leaving the area in a white Chevrolet suburban. Deputies and a California Highway Patrol officer initiated a traffic stop, and arrested Cook. They also recovered a rifle that was believed to be used in the shooting, the release said.
The victim was airlifted to an out-of-the-area hospital, and he is expected to recover.
The sheriff's office is asking anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity to call the sheriff's office at 445-7251 or the sheriff's office crime tip line at 268-2539.


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Is Rockstar patent peace paving the way for a clearinghouse?
A deal of this magnitude is proof that the conventional wisdom about patents is being turned on its head. Patents can be cleared on a large scale when valuations are reasonable and reflect the market demand.
RPX rolls out insurance in battle against trolls
RPX Corporation, a provider of patent risk management solutions, announced that emerging companies will now be able to buy insurance which is designed to reduce the risks and costs created by patent infringement lawsuits filed by non-practicing entities (NPEs).
New study calls for 'unlocking' of patent licensing in the U.S.
InsideCounsel recently spoke with the authors of the study, Dr. Robert Litan, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Dr. Hal J. Singer, principal at Economists Incorporated, to discuss their findings.
RPX Search helping smaller businesses in the fight against patent trolls
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In-house counsel take on patent reform
While there is not uniform agreement on all issues, we were able to find consensus in a number of areas, as well as identify ways to further focus efforts on the most important issues in the weeks and months ahead.
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Hi folks,
I just commited my changes for upgrading hypermail to XHTML 1.0 Strict. This is part of my work for adding WAI enhancements to hypermail. This first commit only concerns the ugprade to XHTML. The next commits will be for the WAI enhancements once they're ready.
Before doing the commit I added a tag "Before_XHTML" to the source code so that in case of problems, we can find out easier what went wrong.
I made three kind of changes. Users who
have used HTML templates to customize their archives should upgrade them to the XHTML syntax in order to have valid documents. Here's a list of the most common changes I did:
Many mail clients specify one kind of charset (often ISO-8859-1), but include other characters belonging to other charsets (often WinLatin1) in the message body (note that there is a way to combine charsets in the headers that we already take care of). I noticed this problem while validating the XHTML changes. In order to get this working, I added some code so that WinLatin1 chars be coded into the respective Unicode entities.
For example, in an ISO-8859-1, the 0x80 character is invalid. I assume that it belongs to WinLatin1 and convert it to €, which is the equivalent entity. This character can now happily live inside an ISO-8859-1 document.
In order to achieve the above, I modified the API of some functions so that we can pass the value of the charset and do the convertion when needed.
When a message has no charset, I assumed it was ISO-8859-1.
The things that won't work yet is when an archive has messages belonging to different charsets. Let's suppose that each subject is written with a different charset. We can't say anymore that the subject.html index belongs to ISO-8859-1 or something else without transcoding the characters. I only added a transcoding for WinLatin1. A longer term solution will be to move on to UTF-8, which solves those problems.
The only drawback of having moved to XHTML is that when we parse a generated XHTML message that mixes charsets in the wrong way, the parser, if it's a valid XML one, will complain about invalid characters. HTML parsers should complain too, but browsers have lots of fallbacks to hide this error from users.
All in all, this shouldn't affect users of this XHTMLized hypermail as its backwards compatible with HTML browsers. As long as your documents are served with the text/html MIME type, things will work as usual for you. There are some turn arounds I can add if needed if more problems should arise. For example, we can suppress the XML prologue and just handle the document as HTML one. Let's wait and see how this turns out.
Some links:
In particular, look at the "differences with HTML4" section: http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#diffs
I found it quite nifty and useful during the convertion
Hope this is helpful! Send in your bug reports and comments.
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Duron Lee West arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl
Prince George's County Police charged 24-year-old a man with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl.
Duron Lee West was charged with first degree burglary as well as third and fourth degree sexual assault after he allegedly used a ladder to break into a home in 8100 block of Annandale Drive on Aug .19 about 5 at a.m.
The 11-year-old girl allegedly awoke to find a man standing over her bed touching her.
Police say she screamed and fought him off. The screams woke the girl's mother, who chased the suspect from the house.
Police say this is isolated incident.
The suspect's mother tells ABC7 that her son is innocent and accuses the victim of lying.


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Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Benedict Arnold-EnablersA note from husband David:
It seems to me that the liberals are Benedict Arnold-enablers. Or, to put it another way, they didn't fall -- they were pushed.I agree with this, but would add another consideration: Our tort system. The big trial lawyers give liberal politicians and their allies cash, in exchange for which the left blocks legal reforms that would guarantee the rights of victims to receive fair treatment but reduce huge payouts to trial lawyers. Tort costs are definitely a consideration when businesses consider outsourcing.
The reason manufacturing jobs are going overseas is more complicated than simply the cost of labor is cheaper there -- though, the trade unions' enormous power here is a big factor.
The costs of opening new plants in the current regulatory climate are enormous -- so enormous, in fact, that industry has an incentive to keep old and inefficient plants in operation as long as possible. At a certain point these plants can no longer compete with new, state of the art facilities built abroad. They then have to look overseas for their manufacturing needs.
Remember the experience of Shintech. They wanted to in-source jobs, but weren't allowed to.
Outsourcing is not a decision a company makes lightly. There are enormous costs associated with building new facilities, even when they are built abroad. There is also a lot more risk: Companies risk losing their investments to nationalization or damage due to political instability. Plus, there often are additional costs associated with getting finished products back to the U.S.
Even with all these costs and additional risk, many companies have concluded that their best interests are served by moving overseas. This should be a wake up call to everyone that something is wrong.
Liberals have backed virtually every item of the labor and environmental movements' big government agenda that put these perverse incentives in play.
Liberals wanted only clean industry -- they're getting it.
Liberals wanted only high paying jobs -- they're getting them too.
The trouble is that they're exporting all the remaining industries and jobs overseas in the process.
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Mint julep poached peaches
Once again, I am guest-blogging over at Married …with Dinner for another installment of their Drink of the Week feature. This time I am discussing a drink I absolutely adore, the mint julep.
As an ice-cold beverage, the julep is cool and refreshing, but the flavors lend themselves well to other preparations. By upping the ratio of simple syrup and mint to bourbon, it makes a wonderful poaching liquid for ripe fruit, and in particular that most southern of fruits, peaches. Since peaches are just now reaching their pinnacle of ripeness, this is a perfect, and perfectly seasonal, dessert.
I stole the idea from Nigella Lawson's Forever Summer; I never actually bought the book, just watched her make this on the television show. I just intuited the recipe — it isn't really all that complicated.
Do you dare to eat a [mint julep-poached] peach?
Mint Julep Poached Peaches
Adapted from Forever Summer, Nigella Lawson
2 ripe peaches
1/2 c. bourbon
1/2 c. simple syrup
several springs mint
Cut the peaches in half and remove the pits, being careful not to maul the luscious, ripe fruit. Using the blunt side of a knife blade, bruise the mint by whacking it firmly but gently several times. In a small nonreactive saucepan (large enough for all four halves to lay face down), combine the bourbon, syrup and mint and bring to a simmer; steep the mint for a few minutes, until very fragrant, then remove. Carefully drop the fruit, cut side down, into the syrup. Poach for a minute or two, depending on how soft and ripe your fruit is. Using a spoon or spatula, very gently flip the peach halves over and poach on the other side another minute or two. The peaches should be knife-tender but not falling apart.
Use a slotted spoon to extract the peach halves from the pan, and set them cut-side down on a dish; allow to cool a few minutes. Meanwhile, kick up the heat on the syrup and bring to a low boil. Reduce the syrup until it is well thickened; how much is entirely up to you. While the syrup is reducing, peel the skins off the peach halves. They should come away very easily.
Serve the peach halves warm or room temperature, whole or sliced. A scoop of vanilla ice cream, dollop of whipped cream or quenelle of crème fraîche wouldn't be a bad thing, but nor is it strictly necessary. Pour the reduced syrup over, and garnish with a sprig of mint.


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Hi. I hope this is the right place for this as I am new to this site and new to VS.net. I was wandering if anyone could tell me what it means when an error says that the program that I built in visual basic has encountered a problem and needs to shutdown. I made a program and in visual basic there are no errors and it builds just fine and runs fine in runtime and it even deploys (builds) just fine. I installed it on the same machine with visual studio and I can open and run the program, and it installs just fine on a machine without visual studio, but when I run the program the error comes up about it haveing encountered a problem and needs to shutdown. When I look at the error, it says EventType : clr20r3 P1 : learningyouralphabet.exe P2 : 1.0.2241.25293 P3 : 43f939c3 P4 : learningyouralphabet P5 : 1.0.2241.25293 P6 : 43f939c3 P7 : 1b P8 : e9 P9 : system.invalidoperationexception
Does anyone know what this is from and how to resolve this issue. I have looked at numerous threads and I can not find an answer.
Hate to see posts without a possible solution.
In my case it was all related to Crystal Reports (shitty SAP support)...
I've had this (clr20r3) system.invalidoperationexception error twice on my deployment pc's, first time the solution was to include the:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Merge Modules\CrystalReports11_5_NET_2005.msm (:\Program Files\Common Files\Crystal Decisions\2.5\bin was missing on the deploy pc).
The second time I had upgraded my project to VS2010, project included references to the 11.5.37 dll's:
Once upgraded VS changed those references to 14.0.2000.0
The apps all immediately crashed on startup with invalidoperationexception!
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Harrods Aviation at London Luton Airport is preparing to relocate to much larger premises by next summer. The British FBO will move to Hangar 129, which is adjacent to the airport's existing cargo area and offers its own security entrance from a road that avoids traffic heading for the main passenger terminal.
The UK group says it needs the new facilities to accommodate strong growth in traffic. Since Harrods (Booth No. 4790) opened for business at Luton in June 2003, it has seen the number of aircraft it handles grow by 159 percent to reach 1,600 movements this July.
The new Harrods building at Luton will offer just over 8,600 sq ft of office space on two floors and nearly 5,400 sq ft of passenger and pilot lounges. The facility will also offer flight-planning offices, conference rooms and catering services. Importantly, there will also be customs and immigration services located on site, speeding the throughput of international flights.
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As part of a major redevelopment at the airport, the FBO will get more than 100,000 sq ft of ramp space and room to park around 100 cars. The company will also retain the use of Hangars 201 and 202, which are closer to the new facility than to the existing Harrods building.
Two Bombardier Challengers recently joined the roster of aircraft based with Harrods at Luton. Both are managed and operated by Twinjet Aircraft– one exclusively for the use of its private owner and the other being available for charter. The operator intends to base a Challenger 604 at Luton, along with its existing pair of Embraer Legacys and a new Airbus Corporate Jetliner.
Harrods also has a major FBO at London Stansted Airport, 35 miles northeast of the UK capital. Luton is 30 miles north of downtown. Its Air Harrods charter division can provide helicopter connections from either site.
The company, which is part of the same group as London's famous Harrods department store, also operates factory-authorized service centers for Bombardier, Embraer, Sikorsky and Honeywell. It can also work on several Gulfstreams, the Raytheon Hawker 800 and the Agusta 109 helicopter.


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Brixton police have started a car guard project in Melville.
Jeanette Backhoff, the station's communications officer, said all the car guards have been profiled and identification cards were made for them.
"Each one of them has been issued with a number to make identification easier for members of the public," said Backhoff.
She added that these car guards have signed a code of conduct where they pledge to remain sober and presentable at all times. They will also be held responsible for their section of the road/pavement to keep clean and tidy.
Backhoff added that the station's sector manager, Warrant Officer Rassie Smal, plans to have unique bibs by the end of May for the guards so that they can be properly identified.
"Members of the public are encouraged to only support these car guards and to report any misconduct by these guards so that their ID cards can be removed and they can leave the area," said Backhoff. She added that through this work they were able to remove a lot of problematic car guards in the area.
She concluded that they implemented this project to reduce crime in the Melville area. "To make it a safe and better environment for our tourists, students and members of the community"


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This triple dresser offers nine spacious drawers and two doors in three columns for an organized master bedroom. A casual arches at the base give this dresser a modern sense of style. Complete your dresser with a coordinating dresser mirror. With legendary Amish quality construction, you will enjoy this dresser for years of use.First, pick your wood from Oak, Cherry, Maple, and Hickory options with 25 wood stains available. Finish your item with one of the 30 hardware choices. For every chest, dresser, nightstand, and mirror shown in this collection there are many other models available with different sizes, drawer, or door options available.
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The Elegance Collection offers transitional style combined with the fantastic quality of traditional Amish furniture building techniques. An underside ogee top edge, beading around front face frame, framed flat panel sides, and wrap-around base molding adds to the elegant style. The wide array of choices available for each piece will allow you to pick out the perfect Amish furniture for your home. First, pick your wood from Oak, Quartersawn White Oak, Cherry, Maple, and Hickory options with 25 wood stains available. Finish your item with one of the more than 30 hardware choices. For every chest, dresser, nightstand, and mirror shown in this collection there are many other models available with different sizes, drawer, or door options available.You can feel confident that Daniel's Amish furniture is built to last. Inside every piece you will be inspired by both beauty and craftsmanship, craftsmanship we've spent generations to develop. The hardwoods used are carefully harvested in the hill country of Ohio – then graded, cured, selected, and finally handcrafted into beautiful heirloom furniture. From the first saw cut to the seven step finishing process – all Daniel's Amish furniture is made right here in America, and you can feel confident that it will hold up to the test of time – and give your family years of use and enjoyment.
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TORONTO, Jan. 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Ed Clark, Group President and CEO, TD Bank Group, will present at the RBC Capital Markets Canadian Bank CEO Conference on January 8, 2013. His presentation will begin at 10:45 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast will be available on the Investor Relations section of TD's website at www.td.com/investor. The webcast will be archived at www.td.com/investor/calendar_arch.jsp.
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The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group (TD). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves approximately 22 million customers in four key businesses operating in a number of locations in key financial centres around the globe: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Canada Trust and TD Auto Finance Canada; Wealth and Insurance, including TD Waterhouse, an investment in TD Ameritrade, and TD Insurance; U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking, including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, and TD Auto Finance U.S.; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the world's leading online financial services firms, with more than 8.5 million online customers. TD had CDN$811 billion in assets on October 31, 2012.The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.
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J. Cole ft. Amber Coffman & The Cults - She Knows
One of the overarching themes of J. Cole's blockbuster sophomore set is the artist's less-than-sterling track record where fidelity is concerned. On She Knows, the project's fourth official single, the First in Flight State heavyweight addresses the topic head-on, weighing the pros and cons of cheating on his steady girl. His conclusion? "It's damned if I do / and damned if I don't," so "do" ultimately wins out. DJ Dummy and Ken Lewis come together with Cole to co-create the record's beat, a moody arrangement based around a sample from Cults' Bad Things. Amber Coffman lends her vocals to the record's chorus. Released via Roc Nation/Columbia in June, Born Sinner is available now wherever fine music is sold.
Update: Click "Watch Video" above or scroll down (for mobile) to view Cole's new She Knows visual.


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At the 13th hour, with a deal seemingly on the verge of collapse, the U.S. House of Representatives rallied to pass a deal preventing tax hikes for most Americans and postponing billions of dollars in spending cuts that were scheduled to take effect.
While the agreement was not the grand bargain sought by economists, the Obama administration and many in Congress, business leaders and stock markets collectively breathed a sigh of relief last week as the details of the accord became clear.
When the dust settled, 98 percent of Americans — individuals earning less than $400,000 annually and couples earning less than $450,000 — were spared from what would have been the largest tax hikes in U.S. history.
The result puts individuals and business owners — even those whose taxes are now set to rise — on sounder footing, said Mary Wall, senior vice president and wealth strategist of U.S. Trust, a wealth management subsidiary of Bank of America Corp. that caters primarily to high-net earners.
"In the past we had this looming cliff on the horizon where we knew taxes were going to change," said Wall, who works out of U.S. Trust's Stamford, Westport and Greenwich offices. "What this legislation has done is it has created some certainty. For a number of our clients it has increased their taxes, but the fact that we have certainty means people can really make more long-term plans."
Pete Gioia, vice president and economist with the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA), said the agreement represents a first step, but that there are still numerous issues to be addressed by Congress.
"They've taken away a big chunk of uncertainty, but they still have left other chunks of uncertainty on the table," Gioia said. "For businesses to make serious decisions for investment that are going to create the situations that lead to job creation, they need as much certainty as possible, and these people are playing politics with this uncertainty."
That uncertainty, he said, centers on a two-month postponement of $109 billion in across-the-board spending cuts that were set to start impacting the Department of Defense and other federal agencies last week.
"Putting this off for two months I think unnecessarily creates uncertainty for companies that are either directly or indirectly impacted by defense," Gioia said. "It shows that they (Congress) only partially got their job done."
Under the bipartisan bill, which was approved by the Senate late in December and by the House on the evening of Jan. 1, earnings above $400,000 for individuals and above $450,000 for couples will be taxed at a rate of 39.6 percent, up from the current 35 percent rate.
Congress voted to extend Clinton-era caps on itemized deductions, to maintain the current estate tax exemption levels for individuals and couples while increasing the top estate tax rate to 40 percent from 35 percent, and to permanently index the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for inflation to prevent middle- and upper-middle income taxpayers from being hit with higher tax bills.
Additionally, taxes on capital gains and dividend income exceeding $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for families is set to increase to 20 percent from 15 percent.
Other tax changes include five-year extensions of the child tax credit, the earned income tax credit, and an up-to-$2,500 tax credit for college tuition; and one-year extensions of "bonus" depreciation of business investments in new property and equipment, a tax credit for research and development costs, a tax credit for renewable energy and jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed.
The bill blocks a 27 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors for one year and restores the payroll tax to 6.2 percent from 4.2 percent, where it had been for the past two years.
Gioia noted that the immediate effect of the bill's passage was to boost global bond markets — thus benefitting Connecticut exporters and importers — and to relieve global financial pressure that had built for months on fears that the U.S. would go over the proverbial cliff.
"For the first time since 2008, we've seen a major government bond market rally, not just here but around the world, and that is going to significantly reduce the amount of sovereign debt needed to refinance in 2013," Gioia said. "This will certainly be positive news to anyone who is involved in exporting or importing, for that matter."
David Mieczkowski, president of the Smaller Manufacturers Association of Connecticut Inc., said the fiscal cliff deal leaves manufacturers, who already operate on small profit margins, in a particularly vulnerable position.
With defense spending cuts figuring prominently in the sequester, "There's a big concern for a lot of the smaller manufactures," Mieczkowski said. "If Pratt and Whitney made cuts, then a hundred smaller manufactures would too. You'd see a trickledown effect that would be incredibly dramatic for Connecticut manufacturing."
A representative of Stratford-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., the county's largest employer and a subsidiary of Hartford-based United Technologies Corp., said the company was closely monitoring the possible defense cuts.
Rep. Jim Himes, a Greenwich Democrat, admitted the bill passed by Congress is a far cry from the sought-after grand bargain, but said he still believes a more comprehensive agreement on spending and entitlements is reachable.
"I voted for the bill and I was very pleased that we averted the fiscal cliff," Himes said. "That said, it was a Band-Aid of a deal. For years now, I've been hopeful for a big deal that once and for all puts us on a stable fiscal trajectory, and this is a far cry from that."
Himes said he thinks the momentum in global financial markets that marked the end of the 112th Congress can be maintained.
"I absolutely think it can be built upon," he said. "I think that if we do what we should, which is tax reform and simplification to create a more competitive environment for our private sector, if we address the overhang associated with the long-term challenges to our entitlements, I think it could be a huge boost to everything from consumer sentiment to the investment attractiveness of the U.S." to foreign markets.


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AIM Round-Up: Berkeley Mineral Resources to Gain Approval for Zambia Projects
This week, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in London rose 0.65 points, hitting 785.25 points. The market hit a low of 784.02 points and a high of 785.88 points today. Metals prices rose because of the weaker value of the dollar and also due to US Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen's announcement that the central bank will not raise interest rates, as per MarketWatch.
Berkeley Mineral Resources (LSE:BMR) was the top gainer on the AIM today, rising GBP0.47, or 31.3 percent, to reach GBP1.97. The UK-based company mines for zinc and lead in Africa, and today announced that its subsidiary, Enviro Processing, received indications that its processing operations at Kabwe in Zambia will be approved. GCM Resources (LSE:GCM), a company that operates coal mines in Bangladesh, also rose, gaining GBP4.30, or 21.1 percent, to reach $24.67, while miner African Copper (LSE:ACU) saw its share price increase by GBP0.07, or 7.99 percent, to $0.95.
Two mining companies experienced major losses on the market, however. Bellzone Mining (LSE:BZM), which develops iron, copper and nickel projects in Guinea, fell GBP0.30, or 10.17 percent, to finish at GBP2.65, and Kibo Mining (LSE:KIBO), a mineral exploration company with projects in Tanzania, declined by GBP0.14, or 6.48 percent, to GBP1.99.


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Our Renew / Cancel Index predicts potential renewal or cancellation for scripted broadcast primetime shows for the 2010-11 season (includes results through October 25, 2009):
- Likely To Be Canceled By May, 2010
- Some Danger Of Being Canceled By May, 2010
- Likely to Be Renewed For The 2010-11 Season
|Renew/ Cancel Index
|Numb3rs (F), (P)
|Three Rivers (P)
|Medium (F), (P)
|Cold Case (P)
|New Adventures of Old Christine (S)
|Ghost Whisperer (F), (S)
|Gary Unmarried
|The Good Wife (P)
|Accidentally On Purpose (P)
|The Mentalist
|How I Met Your Mother (S)
|Criminal Minds (P)
|NCIS: Los Angeles (P)
|CSI: Miami (P)
|Two And A Half Men
|Big Bang Theory
The deathwatch for Three Rivers continues. Many predicted CBS would take if off the air before the November sweeps period (which begins on October 29), but it's still scheduled to air on at least the next two Sundays (of course, that can change in an instant). Predicting the date it gets removed from the schedule is the only parlor game left for us, hoping for more than 13 episodes is folly.
Cold Case wasn't pre-empted or bumped late by football this season, but against the Yankees ALCS clinching game fell to its lowest rating of the season. Of course for its excuse generating fans, if it's not one thing, it's another! It can't just be that not many people want to watch the show. That's way too simple a reason.
The Good Wife ratings have stabilized and it's average is tracking right on the edge between certain renewal and some danger of being canceled. Right now, it's looking good.
New Adventures of Old Christine and Gary Unmarried ratings remain horrid, but what's new? If CBS is determined to weather their terrible ratings to establish another night of comedy they may be fine for yet another season.
Numb3rs ratings are again close enough to those of Medium and Ghost Whisperer to put its future in less doubt. Last season Numb3rs was renewed with a gap between its Index and that of Ghost Whisperer of 0.10. At that gap or less, I figure the show is safe, above that gap there's a risk it gets canceled.
This is a breakdown of CBS scripted shows and their renewal and cancellation prospects. Here are links to the other networks:
The Renew/Cancel Index is a show's Season To Date adults 18-49 rating divided by its network's Season to Date average 18-49 rating. If a show's season to date 18-49 ratings average equalled its network's 18-49 average, the show would have an Index of 1.00. Without special factors, scripted shows that were more than 10% below their network's average are typically canceled by the end of the broadcast primetime season.
Factors that could cause a show to be renewed with well below average index:
- (F) -Fridays: Shows airing on Fridays have been renewed with significantly lower than average Indexes.
- (S) – Syndication: Shows nearing syndication (66-88 episodes), often have economic factors that trump ratings leading to renewal.
- (T) – Third Party: Shows that have a portion of their cost underwritten by a 3rd party can be renewed with substantially lower ratings.
- (P) – Produced by the network's production company – For shows on the bubble, being produced by the network's corporate production company can be a survival advantage. For real losers, it's unlikely to help.
While I initially tried to designate shows with "plum" timeslots, I think that's hard to make that call at this point in the season. It's likely still a factor, but will have to be an "after the fact" call.
What's the History of the Index and How Did It Do In the Past? Check out the results from the 2007-8 season and the 2008-9 season.
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All ratings used are Live+Same Day viewing.


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Celtic draw Juventus in the Champions League last 16
The Italian champions will travel to Glasgow for the first leg in February.
Celtic have been drawn against Juventus in the last 16 of the Champions League.
The Scottish champions were paired with the Italian giants at the draw in Nyon, Switzerland on Thursday morning.
Celtic had qualified for the knock-out stages of the competition after finishing second in their group ahead of Benfica and Spartak Moscow and behind Barcelona.
The Old Lady won Serie A without losing a game last season and are sitting at the top of the domestic pile again and have found European football little more troublesome.
They topped Group E with three wins and three draws against Shakhtar Donetsk, Chelsea and Nordsjaelland, scoring 12 and conceding four in their six matches.
The Italians have faced Celtic four times in Europe. The most recent meeting came in the group stages of the 2001/02 Champions League, with Celtic winning 4-3 at home and losing 3-2 away.
The other fixture between the pair came in the first round of the 1981/82 European Cup. Celtic won 1-0 at home but lost 2-0 in Turin.
Fixture scheduling
Celtic will play the first leg of the tie at home. Fixtures are currently scheduled across four weeks, with four fixtures taking place each week.
Two games take place on any given Tuesday or Wednesday. The first legs take place on February 12 and 13, followed by February 19 and 20.
Second leg games will go ahead on March 5 and 6, and then March 12 and 13.


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One issue many people have with trying to save money is that they believe it takes too much time and effort. The members of the forums came up with 33 money-saving tips, each of which takes less than a minute of your time to implement.
1. Switch the temperature setting on your washing machine from hot to cold.
2. Keep fast food coupons in your car.
3. Close the damper in your fireplace (unless you are going to start a fire).
4. Make multiple portions of dinner. Box up leftovers for tomorrow's lunch, and freeze portions to eat later.
5. Pay your bills online or by phone. It also saves stamps.
6. Unplug the electrical items you are not using (TV, computer, microwave, cell phone chargers, etc.).
7. Decide what you want to eat before opening the refrigerator door. It takes energy to keep the temperature cool if the door is standing open.
8. Turn the TV off during the commercials. If you forget to turn it back on, you save even more electricity.
9. Do your laundry only when you know it's not supposed to rain so you can hang the wet clothes outside to dry.
10. Keep bottled water, peanut butter crackers, and other snacks in the car. It saves you from having to stop and buy them somewhere.
11. Turn off the air conditioning vents in the rooms you are not using.
12. Lower the shades on the sunny side of the house.
13. Pick store-brand items at the grocery store instead of the expensive name brands.
14. Choose the cheaper gas station in your neighborhood, which is often located next to or across the street from the pricier one.
15. Use the "club card" from each supermarket where you shop.
16. Don't order soda or alcohol when you go out to eat. Drink water instead.
17. Adjust the thermostat by a degree or two. Use a programmable one that compensates for the hours when no one is home.
18. Turn the hot water heater off except before taking a shower or running the dishwasher.
19. Clean the dust from your light bulbs – they'll last longer.
20. Make and travel with your own coffee instead of always buying it at a convenience store.
21. When you feel like splurging or the kids ask for an extra treat when you are out, just say "no."
22. Fill your freezer; it uses less electricity to keep it cold. If you don't have a lot of frozen foods, freeze some water bottles. As a bonus, in case of a power failure you will have a supply of cold bottled water.
23. When you go to the drive-thru window at the bank, turn off the engine to save gas if you are stopped more than 30 seconds.
24. If you work outside the home, buy snacks and take them to work instead of hitting the vending machine.
25. Plan your errands so you use the least amount of gas (and time).
26. Clip a coupon or two.
27. Check junk mail for coupons and offers before tossing it.
28. Double check your bills and receipts for errors.
29. Order a large meal at a restaurant but eat only half. Ask for what used to be called a "doggie bag."
30. Turn off a light switch. Use your judgment; sometimes you can do things when it is very near dark.
31. Change a light bulb to a compact fluorescent light (CFL).
32. Turn off the water in the sink while brushing your teeth and washing your hands.
33. Before leaving the house, make a list of things you need to do. This saves a lot of time, energy, and gas.
Listed above are just a few of the many ways to save money yet take so little time. If you think of any more, just add to the list by commenting below!


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Hi, I've a schema with actually 409 tables. I've made a default installation of postgresql on the mac (Installer version Version 8.4.1-1 from enterprise db). Unfortunately, since I upgraded from 8.3, I cannot drop these kind of schema anymore: postgres=# drop schema hard_12 cascade postgres-# ; WARNING: out of shared memory ERROR: out of shared memory HINT: You might need to increase max_locks_per_transaction. I've tried to double max_locks_per_transaction, double the values of SHMMAX/SHMALL, there is no difference... I had no issue with drop cascade with postgresql 8.2 and 8.3 Please let me know what more information is needed to help you debug that problem. Thanks, Cedric Berger cedric(at)berger(dot)to
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The third one– the silver one– is an Israeli dreidel. I can tell because the letters stand for the acronym "A great miracle happened there." In Israel in instead of a shin, there's a peh. It means "a great miracle happened here."
Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel
When I was growing up we lived in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in the west end of Ottawa. Many of my friends were Jewish and I always loved going over to their houses during Hanukkah to marvel at the beautiful menorahs, sample some delicious latkes (fried potato pancakes) and play Dreidel, the classic Hanukkah game. It is basically a game of chance. The dreidel is essentially a small top that is spinned on a hard surface until it lands on one of four sides. Each of the sides has a Hebrew symbol that denotes a certain quantity: Nun means "nisht" or "nothing" in Yiddish; Gimmel means "gantz" or "everything" in Yiddish; Hay means "halb" or "half" in Yiddish; Shin means "shtel" or "put in" in Yiddish.
Each player contributes some sort of loot (gelt) to a pot; it could be money, candy, pretzels, small toys, etc. Depending on what symbol the dreidel lands upon, the player must either miss a turn (nun), take everything from the pot (gimmel), take half of what's in the pot (hay) or put something else into the pot (shin.) For a complete list of rules, click here.
It is not so much the game but the dreidels themselves that interest me. I love the design of many items associated with Jewish holidays and dreidels are no exception. I have a small collection of dreidels that was sent to me by my friend Ronnie Elgavish in Tel Aviv – beautiful wooden dreidels that are hand painted with pretty designs. I love them and I put them out on the mantel each year during the holidays. Below are five beautiful variations on the humble dreidel for your consideration this week. Happy Hanukkah and Happy Thanksgiving!
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Every financial crisis requires a fall guy, but Fabrice Tourre didn't cause the housing bust.
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A steady stream of tour groups regularly visit Lincoln County to soak in its historic sites.
"We have a lot of varied history, a lot of history the locals take for granted,†said Bill Beam, president of the Lincoln County Historical Association.
Beam says tour groups come through Lincoln County almost weekly visiting St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Woodside Plantation, the Lincoln Cultural Center and the site of the Battle of Ramseur's Mill.
Chumley Cope, owner of Up Close Travel out of Spartanburg, S.C., brought a tour group to Lincoln County Wednesday.
"I love what I call the 'in-tactness' of downtown,†Cope said.
He's also a big fan of Woodside Plantation and owner Rick Ramseur, who gives tours complete with magic tricks.
"I think it's probably the most interesting, best visit to a specific site that I may have done anywhere,†he said.
Many of the tour groups that come through Lincoln County are brought here by Jason Harpe, director of the historical association.
"He's a great booster of historic sites in Lincoln County,†Cope said.
Tour groups stopping in Lincoln County have come from as far away as North and South Dakota. People who love history tend to love what they find in Lincolnton.
"Oh I love graveyards – the old ones,†Judith E. Bryant said while walking through St. Luke's Episcopal Church's cemetery. "I love to see the tombstones.â€
John Erwin Phifer came on Wednesday's tour specifically to visit the graveyard. His grandparents are buried there.
"It's interesting, the contribution these people made,†Phifer said.
He loves exploring his ancestry, although he says he isn't interested in "ancestor worship.â€
"These were real people,†he said. "They had their sins and their vices.â€
While touring the Lincoln Cultural Center, visitors can learn the fundraising process that made the Timken Performance Hall possible.
"It's amazing to me what a small town and good people can do,†said Aly Goodwin, who came to Lincolnton with Up Close Travel.
In the Lincoln Museum of History, visitors can view pottery, portraits and handmade furniture.
At Woodside, tourists can be shown handmade furniture by the great-nephew of the maker.
"The furniture is rather unique,†Ramseur said. "He didn't like anything symmetrical.â€
Ramseur says he gives tours at least once a week – sometimes to large groups, other times to friends of friends who are visiting Lincolnton.
He's just one of many Lincoln County residents who like to keep history alive. Nearly 750 people belong to the historical association.
"We've got a lot that renew every year, so that tells you something,†said Tina Guffey, who is the administrative assistant for the historical association.
Bill Beam (left), president of the Lincoln County Historical Association and John Southern, interim pastor at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, tell a tour group from Spartanburg, S.C. the history of the building. Chris Dean / LTN Photo
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text: I'd say the latter of the two. I started linalg months ago, and Travis O. put a lot of effort into over the last several weeks. I'm not really familiar with 3.0 -- we are really focusing on ATLAS cause it is so dang fast on most platforms. It doesn't provide a full LAPACK though, so you have to merge it with another LAPACK to get everything. If you can figure out how to write a generic interface (not to hard, but only partially documented in /linalg/docs/more_notes), then have at it. The actual f2py interfaces are generated from a python script. The more interfaces the merrier, but the compatibility issue has to be addressed. On Unix, we could use 'nm' to check if the function is there. On windows it ain't so easy. Maybe it should just be an optional function for now (i.e. defaults to being commented out) for the widest compatibility. eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Kern" <kern at caltech.edu> To: <scipy-dev at scipy.org> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 4:36 PM Subject: [SciPy-dev] scipy.linalg and LAPACK 3.0 > Hi, > > Some of the routines wrapped in generic_lapack.pyf seem to be deprecated in > LAPACK 3.0, notably _GESVD, which is rather slower than the new _GESDD. Is there > a reason for this (e.g. compatibility for people who haven't upgraded their > LAPACK, yet), or has simply no-one done the work, yet? > > If the latter, I'll see what I can come up with and contribute. > > -- > Robert Kern > kern at caltech.edu > > "In the fields of hell where the grass grows high > Are the graves of dreams allowed to die." > -- Richard Harter > _______________________________________________ > Scipy-dev mailing list > Scipy-dev at scipy.net > http://www.scipy.net/mailman/listinfo/scipy-dev


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Two weeks ago, I shared with you the<$Ad$> possibility that the long-brewing controversy over those pilfered Democratic Judiciary Committee staff memos could lead to an investigation of the White House Counsel's office. (The earlier post covers all the details of how this could come to pass.)
Now, last week four Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee (Durbin, Leahy, Kennedy and Schumer) wrote White House Counsel Alberto R. Gonzales with a series of detailed and pointed questions all of which focused on whether the White House had any knowledge of the pilfering or involvement in it and whether they had made use of those pilfered memos in any way.
One of the questions dealt with whether any outside groups had been the conduits for passing pilfered files to the Counsel's office …
Did you or anyone who has served in your office or at the White House receive from C. Boyden Gray, Sean Rushton, Kay Daly, the Committee for Justice, the Coalition for a Fair Judiciary or any other intermediary any of the computer files of Democratic Senators or their staffs or information derived from those files?
Now, last week I called the Committee for Justice and asked Executive Director Sean Rushton whether he or anyone else at the Committee had known about the accessing of the Democratic staff memos prior to last November when the first published reports surfaced. He answered with a flat "no".
I also asked whether any of the memos had come into the Committee's possession prior to last November. And he again answered with a flat "no".
But yesterday Gonzales responded to the Democratic Senators' letter and he was far more equivocal when he spoke for the Counsel's Office and the White House staff. If it's not a classic example of a non-denial denial, it's definitely the well-chosen phrasing of someone who's far from ready to deny that his office was involved in the theft of these files.
The Boston Globe this morning reported Gonzales' response thusly …
Gonzales, replying yesterday in a letter to Leahy, said he was aware of no "credible allegation" of White House involvement in the incident, so no investigation has been made. He said he "respectfully, but categorically, reject the statement in your letter" that administration actions contributed to the atmosphere around the files controversy.
But I think that doesn't do justice to the full measure of equivocation and obfuscation.
Here are the two paragraphs from Gonzales' letter in which he responds to the Senators' detailed questions about possible White House involvement …
As I explained, I am not aware of any credible allegation of White House involvement in this matter. Consequently, there has been no White House investigation or effort to determine whether anyone at the White House was aware of or involved in these activities.
As I also advised you, I have no personal knowledge that any such computer files or the documents they may have contained were provided to our office or to others at the White House. So far as I know, moreover, neither my staff nor others at the White House were aware of activity by the Judiciary Committee staff or other Senate employees such as they alleged in public reports on this matter.
I have no personal knowledge … so far as i know … rather less than unequivocal, isn't it?
Maybe this gets added to the list of investigations hanging over the White House's collective head.


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SALT LAKE CITY — The No. 22nd-ranked Westminster College women's soccer team will begin the 2012 season this weekend with two home games. Westminster will begin the year on Friday with a contest against Avila (Mo.) at noon. The team will then play College of Idaho in a 4:30 p.m. match on Sunday to complete the opening weekend.
College of Idaho and Avila will play each other at Dumke Field on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
The Griffins begin the year with a No. 22 ranking in the Preseason NAIA Coaches' Top 25. This is the first time in school history the team has been ranked in the preseason poll. Westminster went 12-7-2 last season and claimed a share of the Frontier Conference regular season title before advancing to the NAIA National Championships for the first time in school history.
Among the 18 returnees from that 2011 squad, the team brings back six starters. That group includes 2011 leading scorer Margo Hickman. Hickman tallied 11 goals and five assists last year to lead the team in both categories. She was a first team all-conference performer and was fourth in the league with those 11 goals. Justine Jones is also back after a four goal and four assists season last year.
The midfield is led by senior Jaime Nelson. She started all 20 games last season and posted two assists while taking 26 shots. Carissa Cooper and Lorin Wathen could also start in the midfield this season. Cooper scored three goals as a freshman and Wathen posted one assist last year.
The back line will be anchored this season by juniors Jessica Harris, Sadie Young and sophomore Miranda Miner. All three were starters throughout most of last season and helped the team allow just one goal per game. Sophomore Caitlyn Jasumback along with freshmen Amanda Peppers, Megan Molumby and Madeline Orr will also compete for playing time on the Griffins defense.
For the first time in program history Westminster has depth at the goalie position. Senior Dayna Winter-Nolte returns after posting a 0.98 GAA last season, while posting eight shutouts. Winter-Nolte holds the school career record for saves, wins, shutouts and starts by a goalie. University of Arizona transfer Jamie Wilkinson should also see some time in goal this season. Freshman Abi Yanke also looks to compete for playing time.


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The greasy result of fast food chains deep frying chicken is quite unlike what breading and deep-frying your own chicken breasts produces. Homemade deep-fried chicken breasts have tender white meat encapsulated in a crunchy and delicious surface. The meat and breading lends itself well to a variety of seasonings and tastes. After being fried, the chicken can be eaten warm or cooled and cut up to add to salads or sandwiches.
Things You'll Need
- 2 cups buttermilk
- Two chicken breasts
- Large bowl
- Two eggs
- Medium bowl
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. garlic salt
- 1 tsp. ground onion
- 2 cups panko bread crumbs
- Large sealable plastic bag
- Electric deep fryer
- Vegetable oil
- Tongs
- Paper towels
Pour the buttermilk over the chicken in the large bowl. Place in the refrigerator and allow to soak overnight or for 24 hours.
Crack the two eggs in to the medium bowl. Whip them with a fork until they become frothy.
Combine the flour, garlic, onion and bread crumbs in the large bag. Seal it and shake it to thoroughly mix them.
Fill the deep fryer with oil according to the manufacturer's directions. Turn it on to preheat it to 225 degrees F.
Remove the chicken from the buttermilk, allowing most of the liquid to drip off. Coat it in the beaten eggs.
Place the coated chicken breasts, one at a time, in the bag with the flour mixture. Shake it thoroughly to cover the poultry.
Insert the chicken carefully in to the heated oil. Cook the chicken for one hour, turning it over once halfway through the cooking time, until completely browned.
Remove the chicken from the oil using the tongs. Place them on the paper towels to drain of oil and then serve.
Tips & Warnings
- The chicken breasts can also be cut in to smaller chunks to create appetizer chicken bites.
- If using milk instead of buttermilk, add 1 tsp. of lemon juice to it to curdle it and have the same tenderizing effect on the chicken.
- For a low-fat alternative, bake the breaded chicken breasts in the oven at 350 degrees Ft until cooked - about 20 to 30 minutes.
- Always be careful when working with hot oil as it can easily burn.
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Sports medicines refer to a field of medicines, involved with treatment and prevention of injuries or disorders that are caused by participation in sports and exercise. European sports medicines market is growing at the significant rate due to increasing incidence of sport injuries and rising government funding in this field. In addition, various organizations such as the European College of Sports and Exercise Physicians and the European Federation of Sports Medicine (EFSM), are working closely to spread awareness about sport injuries and their treatment procedures in the European society. Implants such as artificial knee, meniscus and cartilage may be used for bone and cartilage reconstruction. Ligament and tendon surgeries are the most common type of sports injury surgeries that involve strains, cramps, sprains, tendon tear, ligament tear and muscle tears. On the basis of type of products, the European sports medicines market can be segmented into arthroscopy devices, braces, prosthetics, artificial joint implants, orthobiologics, fracture repair devices and performance monitoring devices.
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Factors such as aging population, innovation of some new techniques that are less invasive in nature and rising incidence of sports injuries are driving the European sports medicines market. According to the European Injury Database (EU IDB) catalogue of sports, about 4.5 million people above 15 years of age are treated in hospitals for sports injuries every year. In addition, increased obesity rate, lack of availability of other substitutes and rising healthcare expenditures are driving the European sports medicines market. However, factors such as lack of awareness among people for sport injuries treatments, less economic growth, rising cost of surgeries and limited claim on surgeries by insurers are restraining the European sports medicines market.
Increase in the participation in sports and improvement in the healthcare facilities are expected to offer good opportunities for European sports medicines market. In addition, growing popularity of robot-assisted surgeries is expected to boost up the European sports medicines market. Some of the latest trends that have been observed in the European sports medicines market include shift of focus from metallic implants to biosorbable implants. In addition, companies are focusing on emerging countries for their geographical expansion.
Some of the major companies dealing in the European sports medicines market are DePuy Mitek, Arthrex, Smith & Nephew, MTF Sports Medicine and Stryker. Other companies which have significant presence in the Europeans sports medicines market are Tornier, Stryker, ArthroCare, Cayenne Medical, Zimmer, MedShape, Genzyme, ConMed Linvatec, Anika Therapeutics, Biomet, Karl Storz, Wright Medical and Covidien.
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We're still waiting for official launch details of a much anticipated Huawei wearable - the Android Wear powered Huawei Watch that was unveiled at MWC in February.
But that hasn't stopped the Chinese company from going full steam ahead with its wearable assault, with the Huawei Honor Band Zero being officially announced on Twitter.
The Band Zero, which was revealed alongside Huawei's new Honor 7 smartphone (and a nifty looking Bluetooth headset called the Honor Whistle), isn't so much a smartwatch, but an activity tracker with extras.
Wareable guide: Best fitness trackers you can buy
Like the Huawei TalkBand B2, the new wearable offers basic activity tracking - step counting and sleep monitoring - along with smartphone notifications. What these notifications include is a mystery for now, but we'd hazard a guess that it's limited to incoming calls and text alerts.
The brushed metallic Honor Band Zero comes with a choice of three colour straps - white, black and beige - and boasts an IP68 dust and waterproof rating. The circular display is a touchscreen but the dimensions haven't yet been revealed.
And, this being Huawei, neither has an release date or price - although there are whispers that it will go on sale in its home land in August.
As ever, we'll keep you posted. In the meantime, why not check out our guide to the best budget fitness trackers to see what the Band Zero will be up against when it does go on sale.


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by Bruce Strand, Sports editor
The Zimmerman Thunder, with a 78-63 conquest of Detroit Lakes on Wednesday evening, have now won their rotating holiday tournament three straight years, and this one was at home.
The four schools — the others are St. Francis and Dassel-Cokato — take turns hosting the tournament. Zimmerman was the last two host it. They won at Detroit Lakes last year and at St. Francis the year before.
"This completes the cycle," noted coach Ben Kvidt. "It will be back at Dassel-Cokato next year. It's a good tournament. You always play good teams."
Torrid shooting lifted the Thunder (6-2), who were led by junior forward Jake Wilson with 18 points, senior guard Caleb Lunning with 16, and senior forward Gavin Doppler with 14.
Wilson shot 6-for-11 (2-for-3 on three's), Lunning 7-for-10 and Doppler 6-for-12. The team was 30-for-52 (58 percent) overall and 6-for-12 outside the arc, easily overcoming a 28-23 rebound deficit.
For Detroit Lakes (4-3), Brian Labot and Rick Hutchinson scored 18 each, and Joe Mollberg 13.
The Thunder have won five straight.
"We are playing better defense now, and everyone is molding into a role," said Kvidt. "Even our eight and nine guys, Brandon Smith and Adam Fordahl, come off the bench and each hit a three-pointer right way."
As usual the Thunder scoring was spread out with nine kids scoring.
The Thunder, who beat Dassel-Cokato 71-56 on Tuesday, had two of the five players picked for the all-tournament team, Doppler and Wilson.
Next for the Thunder will be Milaca at home on Friday, Jan. 6.
Thunder scoring – Jake Wilson 18 (3 stl), Caleb Lunning 16, Gavin Doppler 14 (6 reb), Nate Christensen 8, Kyle Connelly 8 (6 ast), Ethan Lunning 4, Corey Foyt 4, Adam Fordahl 3 (4 ast), Brandon Smith 3


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David Bowie
The Next Day
(ISO/ Sony)
The return of the Thin White Duke rarely signals comfort. The lovely pathos of Where Are We Now? was a deceptive entree to the excoriating tone of The Next Day. ''Here I am, not quite dying, body left to rot in a hollow tree,'' he barks over wiry electric guitars, the unsettling thread of a hugely energised, often abrasive comeback. Ten more years of human progress have raised his pitch as a seer of doom from the celebrity culture jeers of The Stars (Are Out Tonight) and (You Will) Set the World on Fire to the updated wartime psychedelia of I'd Rather Be High and the Orwellian terror of If You Can See Me. ''Fear as old as the world'' is the keynote among admonishing blasts of brass and creepy organ. ''Death alone shall love you'' is his best tilt at an empathic upswing in You Feel So Lonely You Could Die. Heat takes a parting leaf from Scott Walker's grim book of nightmare haikus and he's gone again - happily on this occasion, with killer riffs and ample intrigue firmly in his back pocket.
Deniz Tek
By the time Deniz Tek left Ann Arbor in the American midwest in 1972, the city of Detroit - where Tek witnessed both the MC5 and the Stooges in their prime - was already falling from industrial powerhouse to urban ghetto. It's that fading socio-economic dream that provides the backdrop for the former Radio Birdman guitarist's first solo record in 10 years, Detroit. In contrast with the trademark buzzsaw-guitar style with which Tek is associated, Detroit prefers blues lament over garage rock. Pine Box paints a grim picture of decaying infrastructure and crack houses, while Fate, Not Amenable to Change colours the battered social reality of the present with images of Detroit's glorious industrial past. Twilight of the Modern Age locates the city's halcyon era on the precipice of economic change and Can of Soup is bleak to the point of melancholy. In the defiant parochialism of Ghost Town and the battered resilience of I'm All Right is a glimmer of hope for Detroit's future. Only time will tell.
Dan Brodie
Deep Deep Love
(Fat Swine)
If Dan Brodie were an actor, he wouldn't be the star of the show. He would be the guy the other actors on set wanted to hang out with, the guy the director would turn to when he needed a moment of inspiration to get the show on the road. Take Tear Us Down from the Melbourne singer-songwriter's fifth album, a song that bears no resemblance whatsoever to anything on his previous album, the gritty, dark and brooding My Friend the Murderer. Tear Us Down, Falling for You and the wonderful Lean on Me have Brodie in a contemplative, reflective mood, singing passionately about matters close to the heart. My Friend the Murderer was Brodie getting into character for a completely different role. This album features the beautiful backing vocals of Layla and Rhianna Fibbins, and shows why Brodie was twice nominated for ARIA Awards more than a decade ago and why he continues touring, writing and pushing himself in new directions.
March Fires
Birds of Tokyo
It's a little weird to think of it this way, as Birds of Tokyo's audience has a hefty proportion of the late high school and early years of university group, but this band seem to traffic heavily in nostalgia. Not musical nostalgia but the kind of existential yearning for things past, for the end of easy freedoms and for a time when hope still flared rather than flickered. In a song such as the built-to-be-anthemic Lanterns, they sing of realising ''there is more I could be'' and taking on the burden because ''our day has come and we'll stand for who we are''.
The nostalgic air pervades the album, creating such unanimity in feel and pace that after the brisk opening of Liquid Arms it's easy to believe that they really are ''living life in cinematic haze/moving through it frame by frame'', rather than, say, grabbing at what life offers next.
Chelsea Light Moving
Chelsea Light Moving
(Matador/Remote Control)
AFTER the 2011 split of indie-rock royal couple Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore - the Sonic Youth leaders separating after 27 years and untold record sold - it's hard not to hear Moore's new band through the prism of divorce. Chelsea Light Moving sound plenty like Sonic Youth: those irregularly tuned guitars clanging this way and that. Yet, there's times when Moore and co-guitarist Keith Wood (of Hush Arbors) stomp on pedals and straight shred: Lip and Communist Eyes each two minutes of hell-bent punk screech; Alighted uncorking a monster stoner-rock riff; Burroughs built on boisterous buzz-saw scrawl. Comparisons to Sonic Youth don't do the LP any favours but, scanning the canon, it's easy to call Chelsea Light Moving the most rockin' record Moore's made in two decades, at least. In the wake of a break-up, it's hard not to hear this as a newly single man rediscovering his youthful spirit; or, at least, the sounds synonymous with it.
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell
Old Yellow Moon
EMMYLOU Harris and Rodney Crowell go back, a long way back. He was part of her Hot Band from the mid '70s and she, like many country and roots artists (and some outside the field, like Etta James and the Grateful Dead), has covered his songs, including the first track on her first solo album, 1975's Pieces Of The Sky.
Not surprisingly then, Old Yellow Moon feels completely comfortable particularly when the album kicks off with the light honky tonk of Hanging Up My Heart (one of three Hank Devito songs here) and then a slightly modernised take on Roger Miller's easy turn around the room Invitation To The Blues.
There's joy ahead (Bluebird Wine celebrates life; the bluesy homage to the coffee hit, Black Caffeine, has cheek), some bittersweet understanding of getting your pleasures where they fall (Crowell's Here We Are, and in its own way, Matraca Berg's typically elegant Back When We Were Beautiful) and some harder lessons (Patti Scialfa's Spanish Dancer and the title track).


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Start your day with a birds-eye view of Cairns, Green Island and the Great Barrier Reef on a scenic flight. Soar overhead aboard a high-wing aircraft, with guaranteed window seats for everyone. The 40 minute 'Reef Hopper' flight departs Cairns Airport and gives you an appreciation of the region that you can only understand from the air.
After your flight, transfer to the Reef Fleet Terminal and board your cruise to Green Island that departs at 11am. Green Island is a beautiful coral cay on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Green Island is a Marine National Park that has rainforest and is surrounded by white sandy beaches and magnificent coral reefs, with abundant marine life. Your visit allows 4 hours at Green Island and included is the choice of snorkelling gear or a glass bottom boat tour and lunch. "Reef Rocket" is a modern comfortable air-conditioned high speed catamaran with a relaxed atmosphere. Travel time to Green Island is 45 minutes from Cairns. Passengers can take part in the many activities available or simply relax on the beach. The friendly crew will help to organise your activities to make the most of your time on Green Island. Return to Cairns at approximately 5pm.


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Brewers' hurler Jeff Suppan cruised through the first two innings…and had a 2-0 cushion, at least for a little while.
But a two-run 3rd and a two-run 5th doomed "Soup" and the offense could do no more, and the Crew gave one to the Braves, 4-2.
The Brewers got things going in the top of the 3rd after Mike Cameron hit a bunt single and moved to second base on a throwing error by Braves' pitcher Jorge Campillo. Mike Rivera, spelling the ice cold Jason Kendall, doubled, driving in Cameron. Suppan then sacrifice bunted Cameron to third, followed by Rickie Weeks doubling in Rivera.
But the Braves countered off Suppan in the same frame–first Campillo singled, as did outfielder Gregor Blanco. After Rubin Gotay flew out, second baseman Kelly Johnson doubled in Campillo and Blanco to tie the game at 2-2 (bias note: Kelly Johnson is the starting second baseman on my fantasy team, the first and only Brave to have that honor since Ted Turner signed away Greg Maddux from the Cubs). Johnson drove in Campillo in the 5th as well, giving the Braves the 4-2 lead that they would not relinquish.
Weeks was the only Brewers with multiple hits on the day (bias note: I'd rather have had Weeks on my team…just because I like him).
The loss drops the Crew to 43-35 as they head off to Twinkie land.
Brewers' hurler Jeff Suppan cruised through the first two innings…and had a 2-0 cushion, at least for a little while.


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The saturation of the strongest two-photon band accessible with photon energies in the band gap of a one-dimensional π -electron conjugated molecular single crystal is observed with 200-fs pulses for optical intensities of the order of 2 GW/cm2.
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