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(For Phase One Fridays I feature Phase One Recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites, and this Cuban Flank Steak is one of my most-used ways to cook beef on the grill. If you're grilling for a beef-loving Dad this weekend, I can promise this will be a hit!)
In one of my previous lives, before I became a food blogger and a South Beach Dieter, I used to be president of my local teacher's association, aka the teacher's union. This was a demanding high-pressure job that I sometimes loved, sometimes hated, but one thing I did enjoy about the job was the chance to travel. I went all over the U.S., and it was in Miami Beach that I had my first experience with Cuban food. I loved the way beef and pork were marinated in lime juice in the Cuban cuisine, so a few years ago I tried to re-create that flavor in this flank steak. If you like flank steak, give this flavorful Cuban-style marinade a try!
Cuban Flank Steak
(Makes 4-6 servings, recipe created by Kalyn)
1 large piece of flank steak (this recipes makes enough marinade for 1-3 pounds of meat)
Marinade Ingredients:
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 T soy sauce (or coconut aminos for Paleo version)
1/2 tsp. ground chipotle chile powder (or use your favorite hot sauce)
2 tsp. lime zest (optional)
Take meat out of refrigerator and let it come to room temperature before grilling. Oil the grill with a paper towel dipped in olive or grapeseed oil, then preheat gas or charcoal barbecue grill to medium-high (you can only keep your hand there for a few seconds.)
Grill meat to desired doneness, approximately 4-5 minutes per side for rare to medium rare or 6 minutes for medium. I wouldn't cook flank steak more than medium or it will be tough. Cooking time will depend on the thickness of your flank steak, the best way to judge the doneness is to use an instant-read meat thermometer, cooking to 140-145 for medium rare or 155-160 for medium. (The meat in the photo was cooked about 5 minutes per side.)
Remove meat from grill and let rest about 5 minutes. (You can cover with foil to keep it warm if needed.) Slice across the grain and serve hot, with slices of fresh lime to squeeze on the meat.
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The Net's Owner Prokhorov and Knicks Owner Dolan are to meet with Carmelo Anthony and the Nuggets over the All-Star Weekend.
This is a thread to discuss all things Melo. Theres going to be a **** load of Melo stuff coming out and the amount of threads it will create will be insane. So I think we should just have one Melo thread.
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The Net's Owner Prokhorov and Knicks Owner Dolan are to meet with Carmelo Anthony and the Nuggets over the All-Star Weekend.
Knicks owner James Dolan is expected to meet with Carmelo Anthony in L.A. during All-Star weekend -- Melo will also meet with Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov.
The meetings are expected to happen Friday or Saturday, and should kick off some heated negotiations as the two teams bear down on Carmelo in advance of Thursday's deadline. Dolan has been in direct contact with the Nuggets' owner, Stan Kroenke, and could potentially overrule the objections of Mike D'Antoni, who has been leery of blowing up the roster to acquire Melo. Feb 18, 9:36:00 AM
wfan reported that the nets and nuggets reached a tentative agreement and its all in melo's hands now?
NJ isn't going to have a PF if Melo comes. My guess is that they'll have to trade Troy Murphy and maybe a few more pieces to make the team more enticing.
Brook Lopez is so overrated... ugh...
In the end it will be Melo's own fault if he doesn't come here. We have the best roster waiting for him and he could pressure the Nugs to force the trade, but he's being the slut who is flirting with everyone, but caring more about getting the most $$$ out it. It's in Melo's own interest that we don't trade the house for him. Who is he gonna be playing with when he gets here?
well. i cant wait for stephen a smiths radio show on the 24th to see him exude the frustration im feeling
all you walsh dicksuckers, get lost. he ****ed up. he ****ed up bad. apparently role players (which are SO easy to come by once you have a couple stars) are more important than melo
WFAN is reporting that the proposed package a few days back where the Knicks would receive Billups and Melo in exchange for Felton, Galo, a 3rd Starter, Curry, and a 1st round pick would have been a done deal as player wise both teams were in agreement, however the Knicks were unwilling to do the trade because they didn't want to take back Billups contract. Are you kidding me?
can you believe this ****? the ONLY player the nets would have after this trade besides melo is lopez...i understand melo is frustrated with the knicks but cmon just DENY THIS so you can come to the knicks and play with stat and other good players in the garden, and if he doesnt come, then heads gotta ROLL.

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By age 14, Stoltz raced his first triathlon and subsequently turned pro upon graduating from high school. Today, with 20-plus years of racing experience, he has 50 XTERRA career wins and is a four-time XTERRA World Champion, not to mention being a two-time Olympic Triathlete.
His early years as a pro athlete were far from glamorous. According to Stoltz, "I slept on benches and in a Police station (willingly) before a race and I've won races on cheap, borrowed bikes." It's this hand-to-mouth lifestyle combined with a reputation for being hard on equipment that earned him the nickname "the Caveman". Nonetheless, Stoltz is also well-known as a humble and compassionate competitor. Recently, after winning his 50th XTERRA competition, Stoltz remained at the finish to high-five the last competitor to cross the line and share in his accomplishment of simply finishing the race.
With two decades of racing under his feet, Stoltz maintains a scientific approach to staying race-ready. Analyzing heart rate files and recovery training are fundamental to his approach.
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Home List of Titles On the galaxy stellar mass function, the mass-metallicity relation and the implied baryonic mass function
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- On the galaxy stellar mass function, the mass-metallicity relation and the implied baryonic mass function
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- Baldry, Ivan K.; Glazebrook, Karl; Driver, Simon P.
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- A comparison between published field galaxy stellar mass functions (GSMFs) shows that the cosmic stellar mass density is in the range 4–8 per cent of the baryon density (assuming Ωb= 0.045 ). There remain significant sources of uncertainty for the dust correction and underlying stellar mass-to-light ratio even assuming a reasonable universal stellar initial mass function. We determine the z < 0.05 GSMF using the New York University Value-Added Galaxy Catalog sample of 49 968 galaxies derived from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and various estimates of stellar mass. The GSMF shows clear evidence for a low-mass upturn and is fitted with a double Schechter function that has α2≃−1.6 . At masses below ∼108.5 M⊙ , the GSMF may be significantly incomplete because of missing low-surface-brightness galaxies. One interpretation of the stellar mass–metallicity relation is that it is primarily caused by a lower fraction of available baryons converted to stars in low-mass galaxies. Using this principle, we determine a simple relationship between baryonic mass and stellar mass and present an 'implied baryonic mass function'. This function has a faint-end slope, α2≃−1.9 . Thus, we find evidence that the slope of the low-mass end of the galaxy mass function could plausibly be as steep as the halo mass function. We illustrate the relationship between halo baryonic mass function → galaxy baryonic mass function → GSMF. This demonstrates the requirement for peak galaxy formation efficiency at baryonic masses ∼1011 M⊙ corresponding to a minimum in feedback effects. The baryonic-infall efficiency may have levelled off at lower masses.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
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- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 388, no. 3 (Jul 2008), pp. 945-959
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- 2008
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- Galaxies; Galaxy evolution; Fundamental parameters; Haloes; Luminosity function; Mass function
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- Copyright © 2008 The Authors. Journal compilation copyright © 2008 Royal Astronomical Society.
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- The authors are grateful to Benjamin Panter for providing his stellar mass catalogue, Phil James for comments on the paper, Maurizio Salaris for BaSTI mass-to-light ratios, Rachel Somerville for halo mass function data and the anonymous referee for suggesting useful clarifications. IKB acknowledges funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council. KG acknowledges funding from the Australian Research Council. The authors thank Michael Blanton and the authors of the NYU-VAGC for publicly releasing their catalogue derived from the SDSS. Funding for the SDSS has been provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Participating Institutions, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Energy, the Japanese Monbukagakusho and the Max-Planck Society.
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Tampa Bay Rays 2012 Offseason Recap and Preview
The Rays were the beneficiaries of (reportedly) the greatest day in baseball last year:
Grade: A-
Notable Additions:
Carlos Peña, Burke Badenhop, Jeff Keppinger, Josh Lueke, Jose Molina, Fernando Rodney, and Luke Scott.
Notable Subtractions:
Casey Kotchman, John Jaso, Kelly Shoppach, and Andy Sonnanstine.
Why?: Really every thing they lost, they replaced, and they also added talent. They replaced Casey Kotchman with what I believe to be a better first baseman in Carlos Peña. They downgraded a little by replacing Shoppach with Molina, but also added a very good player in Luke Scott, who I see most likely to be the Casey Kotchman of this year for the Rays in that he will over-perform his contract.
Andy Sonnantine would have been a reliever for the Rays (because of the depth of their rotation), so they over-replaced him with Fernando Rodney, Burke Badenhop, and Josh Lueke. This was a huge bolster for a bullpen depleted from their form two years ago.
I haven't even gotten to what may be their best move of the offseason. Okay, so it really wasn't an addition, per say, but signing Matt Moore to a 6- year, $14 million (or something in that range. I'm sure of the money, but not the years), contract was probably a good move, potentially a spectacular. For those who don't know, Matt Moore is ranked in the same echelon as Stephen Strasburg. This is $2+ million a year for an ace-type pitcher for six year. They then have a secondary part of the deal made up of club-options that make the deal a total of 8 years and $40 million (this I am sure of).
You may or may not remember that Evan Longoria signed a similar contract (6 years 17.5 Million on his seventh day in the league, or something ridiculous like that). Well, doesn't that look like an incredible deal now? They can't really lose that much. At worst, they are losing the $16 Million over the first part of the contract if he stinks, or injures himself. Even for the low-budget Rays, that isn't a huge blow. The upside on this deal is enormous, though.
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See Blue Jays comment.
-Quinn from nybisons
Heh, yeah.
Yes that is a very good point. I agree with you there.
-Quinn from nybisons
The Rays Rant- Thanks, I'll be sure to check it out when you do publish it.
Quinn- Well I don't know if that will happen to either the Phillies or the Giants in the next few years, but their rotations are certainly coming back to the norm from a few years ago where they were out in front of the pack.
That is very true. Once teams start losing good players, they become an average team, and then they don't make the playoffs that year or something like that.
-Quinn from nybisons
Good piece. My offseason review is going to be posted soon, I'll let you know when it's out.
The Rays Rant- http://yossif.mlblogs.com/
No, I don't think it's an absurd thing to think of, but they might just need a little time to grow to that level. One thing they do have going for them, though, is that rotations like the Giants and Phillies are losing arms (Jonathan Sanchez and Roy Oswalt) and will lose arms in the future.
Yes I agree, I don't know what I was thinking last night. They will be in the top 5 though.
-Quinn from nybisons
I don't know if I would classify it as THE best in all of baseball, even with the top two stars and Hellickson right behind them. I do think, however, that they'll definitely be top 5 at least.
I can see the Rays maybe having the best pitching rotation in the league, as they also have other great pitchers too.
-Quinn from nybisons
Yes, yes it was a good move. I see this being a very underrated rotation with both Price and Moore heading it.
Very good review. I think it was a good idea for the Rays to take a chance on Matt Moore like that. He should be very good for them and should be a big contribute to there pitching rotation.
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Giovanni BelliniItalian, c.1430-1516
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This painting is one of four sixteenth-century variants made after Bellini's original version of a Madonna and Child called "The Dudley Madonna," from around 1508. That latter painting is now in a private collection, but was once part of the First Earl of Dudley's collection in London in the nineteenth century. Judging from the number of later versions and prints that were already circulating by the seventeenth century, it is clear that that composition—painted by Bellini in his seventy-fifth year—was highly admired and imitated by artists in his studio, and beyond Venice.
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Rams Win Division Title
The Watertown Rams defeated the Adirondack Trail Blazers in Boonville 11-6 Monday night.
The Rams are cruising into the Perfect Game Baseball League playoffs on a high.
With a division title now in their back pockets, the Rams can concentrate on getting ready for the playoffs.
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Written by Guest on 25.12.2010 at 23:40
This is undoubtedly Saturnus' best work to date...truly awesome album...very addictive...
Written by InnerSelf on 23.01.2013 at 19:13
I actually agree with MechanisT my favorite Saturnus album but not by a big margin from their other releases.
Written by Erik M. on 03.05.2013 at 22:53
It's beyond me why this album is considered their best. Well, actually it isn't beyond me since this is their most catchy album by far, so that could explain it. Paradise Belongs to You and Saturn in Ascension (my two favourites, in that order) are way less accessible and catchy. But still far better for me because it goes further than these superficial songs. Sorry, I really like this album, but most of the songs on Martyre are a joke compared to the songs on "Paradise" and "Saturn". Keep in mind this is just my opinion.
Written by InnerSelf on 04.05.2013 at 00:20
My initial thoughts about Martyre were similar to yours, but with time I grew to love it's variation and quirkiness ... definitely not as monolithic as Paradise but it has an edge with the gothicy vibe and the neo-folk influences that puts it ahead of their other albums for me.


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My baby is 8 months old. I only nursed DD for 6 months, but this time I made a goal to make it to a year. Well, DS has food allergies (including milk and soy) and I'm not comfortable giving him rice milk as a replacement after he turns a year, so I've changed my goal to nurse him until he's 2. DH is not happy about this at all. Actually, he would have preferred for me to formula feed from the beginning. He's come around (because of the allergies) when he realized what his special prescription formula would have cost us, but an allergist told us last week that we could stop breastfeeding and start him on the rice milk when he's 10 months old. DH has latched onto this and has imposed a deadline of 1 year. He said "the allergist said 10 months - I'm giving you a year. Then you're done." What do I do? I'm heartbroken about this. I know in my heart that rice milk will not be good for his development. I've been depressed over this ever since we had that stupid appointment. I think I found the only allergist in the world who doesn't support breastfeeding.
I posted about the horrible advice from the allergist in the food allergies forum, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to link a post from another forum, so if you're interested, you can read about it in the "Allergies and the Breastfeeding Family" forum.
I also wanted to add that DH is not the type to read and research. He doesn't care what's best for DS's development. He thinks that rice milk is "good enough." Also, his mother has started asking how much longer we're going to nurse (I don't give her a straight answer), and DH takes her word as gold.


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Apple dishes dirt on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion); developer preview available
Apple dishes dirt on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion); developer preview available
On the heels of today's MacBook Pro unveiling, Apple announced that it would be making a preview of Mac OS X 10.7 — codenamed Lion — available to developers. The company writes that Lion "takes some of the best ideas from iPad and brings them back to the Mac." Apple details several, previously disclosed, features — such as Mission Control, Launchpad, and multitouch gestures — along with a handful of new, unannounced feature additions:
- A new version of Mail, with an elegant, widescreen layout inspired by the iPad; Conversations, which automatically groups related messages into one easy to read timeline; more powerful search; and support for Microsoft Exchange 2010;
- AirDrop, a remarkably simple way to copy files wirelessly from one Mac to another with no setup;
- Versions, which automatically saves successive versions of your document as you create it, and gives you an easy way to browse, edit and even revert to previous versions;
- Resume, which conveniently brings your apps back exactly how you left them when you restart your Mac or quit and relaunch an app;
- Auto Save, which automatically saves your documents as you work;
- The all new FileVault, that provides high performance full disk encryption for local and external drives, and the ability to wipe data from your Mac instantaneously; and
- Mac OS X Lion Server, which makes setting up a server easier than ever and adds support for managing Mac OS X Lion, iPhone®, iPad and iPod touch® devices.
The new operating system has been given a "summer of 2011" due date. A link to Apple's new Mac OS X Lion page and the full press release are waiting for you after the break.
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Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger sentenced to life
BOSTON Former Boston crime boss James Whitey Bulger was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for his murderous reign in the 1970s and 80s, bringing to a close a case that exposed FBI corruption so deep that many people across the city thought he would never be brought to justice.
Bulger, 84, said nothing in his own defense and was stone-faced as he learned his fate.
A jury convicted Bulger in August in a broad racketeering case. He was found guilty of 11 of the 19 killings he was accused of, along with dozens of other gangland crimes, including shakedowns and money laundering.
U.S. District Judge Denise Casper heard testimony Wednesday from a dozen relatives the 19 slaying victims. They called him a terrorist, a punk and Satan. Prosecutors called him a sociopath.
On Thursday, Casper delivered a blistering speech before sentencing Bulger to two consecutive life sentences plus five years, as prosecutors had requested.
She called his crimes almost unfathomable and the human suffering he inflicted agonizing to hear and painful to watch. She said at times during the trial that she wished she and everyone else in the courtroom were watching a movie, because the horror described seemed unreal.
She read off the names of Bulgers 11 victims. Each of these lives came to an unceremonious end at your hands or at the hands of others at your direction, Casper said.
Bulger stood and folded his hands in front of him, expressionless, as the judge imposed his sentence. Relatives of the victims remained quiet.
His attorney Hank Brennan promised an appeal of the conviction, though he didnt say on what grounds. He railed against the plea bargains given to Bulger associates who testified against him.
Why in the world do we have a handful of murderers walking the streets? Brennan asked.
U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said prosecutors had to make difficult decisions to get Bulger.
Was it worth it? I believe so, but its not something you enjoy doing, Ortiz said. She added that Bulger deserves nothing less than to spend the rest of his life in prison for the harm, the pain and the suffering that he has caused to many in this town.MORE IN Wire NewsUNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. Full StoryTroubling as the details of the McLaren Report were, a news item out of Russia earlier this week... Full Story
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I wait:ice:
I arrive in a awesome manner.
So who is going first.
I eat the ice cream.
You :p
So please concentrate on your Doton Chakra and spew it out and mold it into a shape of a disc and it should be of 2m Diameter approximately.
Doton keiyou toku - Earth Release Hovering Shield
Typeffensive| Defensive
Description: A very simple technique in which user spits out some earth base chakra from his mouth and manipulate it into a big disc which has a diameter of 2 m and uses it as a shield by making it hover in front of any of his body part,By providing it with some extra chakra user can manipulate it when it is shore range to him just like the Ninjutsu which is used to make the kunai hover the opponent and user can also use it like a flying disc to attack an opponent with in range.So it basically works as a defensive and an offensive medium
Note: Can be used 4 times only
That Ice cream belonged to me you are so gonna pay for it :zonder:
*I start gathering and focusing my doton chakra and once I have gathered enough of it I start channeling the previously gathered and focused doton chakra towards my mouth.And once I have channeled it I release the chakra I have previously channeled into my mouth,from my mouth and once I have release it I manipulate it so it forms a hoveing disc 2m in diameter.*
My Ice Cream! o_o
I just stole it
Now use your chakra present in the shield to protect from the Kunai which my clone will throw towards you and remember just you that chakra to block the kunai no need to use the hand or anything and then throw that disk towards my clone to make him poof while throwing you use your hand.
There are bugs in it >_>
As your kunai head towards me I use my chakra to place the shield at the spot they will hit and the shield defelcts them.I then use my chakra to turn the shield so it now is floating horizonataly and throw it at you.*
Good, good you just learned it and now it's your chance
I am immune to them
Now me teacher
(Katon:Fudou Faia Bakudan)- Fire release:Floating Fire Mines
Description:The user will perform the Tiger hand seal and exhale a medium sized fireball a little more than half the size of the Great fireball technique into the air a little above him and his opponent but closer to the opponent.The fireball when it is close to the opponent will split into around 12 fire orbs the size of a coconut wich would float around the opponent in mid air.If the fireball comes in contact with an solid object it will explode and also detonate the other mines around.The fire orbs are like the Exploding Flame Shots so they can't engulf someone in flames but cause damage to him by exploding.
~Note:Can be used twice per battle.
~Note:The user must wait 2 turns before using it again
~Note:If the orbs don't explode thay can remain on the battlefield for one moreturn.
~Note:No S rank fire techniques the same turn this is used.
Ok then.Gather your fire chakra in your mouth and once you do that exhale a medium sized fireball into the air above us but closer to me.Then as it reaches it maximum height use your chakra to split the fireball into smaller fireballs the size of coconuts and make them fly around me in mid air.
I quickly focus on my chakra and release several mid size fire balls in air around us but nearer to you and when it reaches the maximum height I split it into small fire balls and make them hover around you.
Good you've learned it.
Now? :?
You teach me Gen
Fine,it is useless though.
Just send your chakra to my brain and make it get into my own chakra flow,disturbing it.Disturb my vision.Now you throw some explosive tags and instead of that I would see a little cat.
I do what you say :p
What did I write two lines for :mad:
So that I can say I understood the jutsu.
Don't get mad here have some of it :ice:
Send his bugs to eat your :ice: and gets his own :ice:
Covers my self with Juubis aura
So are we done :p
No :/
What is left.
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Home List of Titles Evaluation of the long-term function of cryopreserved ovarian grafts in the mouse, implications for human applications
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/94557
- Title
- Evaluation of the long-term function of cryopreserved ovarian grafts in the mouse, implications for human applications
- Author(s)
- Shaw, J. M.; Cox, S.-L.; Trounson, A. O.; Jenkin, G.
- Abstract
- Ovarian tissue storage has several potentially very valuable clinical applications, including the management of young female patients that are at risk of premature menopause. Ovarian tissue collection, used alone or in combination with oocyte and embryo cryopreservation, may help these patients safeguard their own future fertility. All available evidence from animal studies indicates that grafting of frozen ovarian tissue should be feasible in the human. This study on the mouse shows that frozen thawed ovarian tissue grafts can restore long term fertility to previously ovariectomised recipients. This, and other available evidence, indicates that ovarian tissue collection and storage, used alone or in combination with oocyte or embryo collection, may help safeguard the fertility of patients at risk of premature menopause.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Vol. 161, no. 1-2 (Mar 2000), pp. 103-110
- Publication year
- 2000
- FOR Code(s)
- 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology; 1103 Clinical Sciences
- Keyword(s)
- Cryopreservation; Fertility; Grafting; Mice; Ovaries; Primordial follicles
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- 0303-7207
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
- Peer reviewed


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I need some help with the Scriptaculous HighlightEffect function to highlight one entire sentence of a paragraph. The onclick action needs to come from outside the paragraph. In the example below, the third sentence will be highlighted in red after clicking on the "Click here to check your answer," sentence that follows the paragraph.
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November and December are wonderful months for gardening in the south. While residents of northern states are more concerned with preparations for winter, gardeners in southern states can enjoy natural circumstances that enhance their efforts. Football enthusiasts in November and December can enjoy the sport throughout the country. Temperatures in the south are warm enough to grow abundant amounts of flowers and vegetables. Plants and gardeners are relatively free from the pesky bug populations that present problems during the summer. If you enjoy gardening, you'll find November and December good months in the south.
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Any ideas on how to do this? I'm new to script.aculo.us if it's not obvious. Just need a little help.


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BusinessInsider.com ranked the 25 most dangerous college campuses based on FBI crime data and Clery Act tracking.
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We're going Racing this weekend!
Wish us luck!
They had to fix a spun bearing from the last race. So they worked on the car last weekend & got the motor back in.
I have never been to this particular track, so I hope it is a nice track. Already getting pumped up


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Assistant Professor of Fine Arts
Sheila Johnson Design Center
Daniel G. Hill has been exhibiting in the Americas, Europe and Asia for over 30 years. His current work is a meditation on the nature and meaning of the digital print in the context of the perplexing network of abstraction, illusion and representation. "A common aspect of all of my work is the tendency to give rise to the questions, 'What am I looking at, how do I relate to it and how do I understand it?' Such self-reflexive viewing is my goal, as an artist's role is to remind us of our capacity to wonder." Hill's work is in the collections of the MoMA Library Special Collection, the Art in Embassies Program of the U.S. Deptartment of State, the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock, AR and the Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Institute in Jingdezhen City, China. In addition to teaching at The New School, Hill has held positions at The College of the Holy Cross, Princeton University and Hunter College, CUNY. Since March of 2013, he has been serving as President of American Abstract Artists. He earned his BA from Brown University, Magna Cum Laude, and MFA from Hunter College, CUNY.
The New Criterion, May 2011, Volume 28, Number 9, online edition; Gallery Chronicle by James Panero; photograph accompanying review of "In the Use of Others for the Change: A Program of New Ballets by Julia K. Gleich" at the Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, NY http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Gallery-chronicle-7040
Curatorial & Directorial Projects:
Project Director, American Abstract Artists 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio
Curator, Raisonnement circulaire (Circular Reasoning), ParisCONCRET, Paris, France
One person exhibitions:
The Painting Center, New York, NY
Melville House Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Square One Gallery, New York, NY
Wilmer Jennings Gallery at Kenkeleba, New York, NY
Koussevitzky Gallery, Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield, MA
Selected Group exhibitions:
Downtown Gallery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Gallery 705, Stoudsburg, PA
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT
Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Paris, France
Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca Alcalá (IAGO), Oaxaca, México
Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
ParisCONCRET, Paris, France
Galerie oqbo, Berlin, Germany
Deutscher Kunstlerbund e.V., Project Space, Berlin, Germany
O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York, NY
Nel Castello Aragonese di Otranto, Otranto, Italy
The Painting Center, New York, NY
PS122 Gallery, NY, NY
Yellow Bird Gallery, Newburgh, NY
Hillwood Art Museum, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, Brookvale, NY
Katarina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York, NY
Condeso/Lawler Gallery, New York, NY
Herter Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Bertha Urdang Gallery, New York, NY
color theory ,computer graphics (CG),new genres,painting,photography
Project Space Recipient, P.S. 122, NYC
National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in Painting
Organizational Affiliation:
American Abstract Artists, President since 2013, member since 1997
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text: The Geothermal Energy Association reported that the global geothermal market is expected to have 12,000 MW of geothermal capacity online by end of year. Another 12,000 MW is under development worldwide, spanning 70 countries and nearly 700 geothermal projects, according to a new international market report released by the association this week. 38 countries will be represented at the association's annual expo September 29, in partnership with the Geothermal Resources Council's Annual Meeting, the largest annual gathering of geothermal stakeholders in the world.


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Artist and sculptor Brian Norwood stands between two larger-than-life cowboy sculptures he has erected near Jal on N.M. 18. (Courtesy photo)
Compiled by Helena Rodriguez: Freedom Newspapers
Natives call Jal the "Gateway to the Land of Enchantment," according to its Web site. With its larger-than-life cowboy sculptures overlooking N.M. 18 and a well-stocked lake that spells J-A-L, the town is a waiting adventure.
Jal is a small city of 1,800, located about 42 miles south of Hobbs. It was founded in the mid-1880s when the Cowden brothers brought a herd of cattle from San Angelo, Texas, and moved them into Monument Draw, located approximately six miles northeast of the present town, according to the Web site.
The cattle were branded with the initials of the previous owner — J.A.L.— and soon came to be called the JAL Cattle. When oil and gas were discovered in 1928, Jal became a thriving boomtown and once proclaimed itself the "gas capital" of the nation, the Web site reads.
As a means of honoring this southeastern New Mexico town's ranching heritage, artist Brian Norwood created a larger-than-life sculpture display entitled "The Trail Ahead …" that consists of 17 metal silhouettes, the Web site said. The iron sculptures erected on a ridge two and a half miles north of Jal, just off N.M. 18, consists of four mounted cowboys and 13 cattle and can be seen from miles away. The tallest cowboy measures more than 20 feet high and his horse is more than 21 feet long. The entire sculpture stretches out more than 400 feet.
Another special attraction in Jal is the Jal Lake State Park. The 10-acre recreational oasis in the desert is centered around a manmade lake that spells out the name of the city when viewed from the air. Jal Lake has become an important landmark for airplane pilots.
The lake is kept stocked with fish year-round. The park also has a recreation area with tennis and basketball courts, a playground, sand volleyball court, picnic pavilions, barbecue pits and RV space rentals.
People from all over come to Jal, located in southern Lea County, for the annual Fourth of July celebration and Jalarama Chili Cook Challenge and Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show, according to the Web site.
Fast facts
Driving time: Two and one-half to three hours from Portales, or three to three and a half hours from Clovis, or 152 miles.
Directions: Take Highway 206 to Tatum and then Hobbs. Then get on N.M. 18 South and follow signs to Jal.
For more information: Contact the city of Jal at
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June 26, 2013 —
I'm in the middle of a field surrounded by a dozen or so drunk extras in Day of the Dead face paint. The sun is setting fast. I've stood by my choice to have a dolly shot to open the party scene of the music video I'm directing, and we are taking the time to get it. But it means we will get far fewer other shots. Now I'm second guessing myself.
The set is beautiful with a makeshift altar stretching 20 feet up in the air. The band will place a coffin at the foot of it and the lead singer will emerge at a strange party and perform the end of the song.
My shot list is worn around the edges from being folded and unfolded over and over during the day. It is no longer any help as I take it out of my back pocket and stare at it. There are many shots that are not checked off. We are behind, by a lot. Now it's not so much about getting everything I want, I have to be thinking about getting what I need.
My mind races as to what to do with these dozen people. I herd them into a few different scenarios, having them sing, stare at the camera and dance around; all the while very conscious of the distant setting sun.
It was a difficult balance as there was no proper assistant director—a job I've often done—to help wrangle these extras. I find myself raising my voice and at times unable to get their attention. They are mostly friends of the band and cooperating, but it's boring and we are stopping and starting and their focus naturally fades.
My role as director quickly becomes that of camp counselor. I yell praise and clap after every take. I urge them to keep their energy up by jumping around behind the monitor, until it goes down. Then I'm flying blind and can't even see what is being shot. We do a few more setups and eventually we wrap.
"How many of you can come back tomorrow?" I ask. A few of them can and we begin making those arrangements. I tell them we will let them know. I'm fairly certain we are going to need to pick up a few things to make it work.
I help the crew clean up and mull the day over in my mind.
"Well," I think to myself, "I'm going to look at all the stuff we shot today and come up with a new plan. Tomorrow is another day."
I eat dinner and hang out with the crew. It's inspiring to have so many talented folks helping me out. Everyone relaxes around a campfire after the long day. The camera assistant asks me if I wanted to download the cards. "Give me a minute," I say, putting it off for another hour.
Eventually I set up my computer and start watching the footage. The party looks amazing, much better than I had imagined. It's magic hour and the light is perfect. The slow motion smoke, the crowd dancing, the lit up "Mexico" sign. Somehow it had all come together. A smile slowly creeps across my face, and I breathe a massive sigh of relief.
I cancel the extras coming back and focus on shooting the rest of the video; we still have a big second shoot day.
On Sunday many of the crew leave to get back to the city. I am forced to do things much more simply and be more flexible, which turns out to be a very good thing.
In the edit room a few days later, it is difficult to turn the part of my brain off that is still busy coming up with ideas for the video. Suddenly it is so clear what I should have done with the extras. Suddenly I am shocked at how cluttered my mind had been on set. I should have shot more of this or less of that.
But eventually even these last regrets and hopes fade into the past and I am left with a music video.


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March 14, 2007
15 year olds - Follow up to the earlier email below–
To clarify on IEP meetings - Local districts have the option of addressing this issue by convening an IEP meeting. However, since this is an administrative issue that has no effect on the student's educational program or services, it may also be addressed by noting it on the student's IEP and notifying the parents.
It has also been brought to our attention that there could be a 15 year old student with disabilities who is in grade 7 – these students are also the responsibility of the high school and should be moved to the 9th grade designation.
The student must be 15 years old at the time of testing.
The following policy for testing pertains to 105 ILCS 5/14-6.01 of the school code (copied below) - 15 year old 8th grade students with disabilities by law become accountable to the high schools. High schools are financially responsible for the student as well as for the educational program of the student.
This law only pertains to elementary districts that feed into high school districts. It does not pertain to unit districts.
In response to questions from school districts regarding testing accountability, the following should occur for those students, who are 15 years old, in 8th grade, attend an elementary district and have an IEP:
The high school becomes the student's home school.
For these students who have already tested, please void their test document and put it in the non-process box before returning to Pearson. A letter will be disseminated to districts from me explaining to parents why these students are not receiving scores.
My apologies for this inconvenience – this was brought to our attention in the last week.
Effective July 1, 1966, high school districts are financially responsible for the education of pupils with disabilities who are residents in their districts when such pupils have reached age 15 but may admit children with disabilities into special educational facilities without regard to graduation from the eighth grade after such pupils have reached the age of 14 1/2 years. Upon a disabled pupil's attaining the age of 14 1/2 years, it shall be the duty of the elementary school district in which the pupil resides to notify the high school district in which the pupil resides of the pupil's current eligibility for special education services, of the pupil's current program, and of all evaluation data upon which the current program is based. After an examination of that information the high school district may accept the current placement and all subsequent timelines shall be governed by the current individualized educational program; or the high school district may elect to conduct its own evaluation and multidisciplinary staff conference and formulate its own individualized educational program, in which case the procedures and timelines contained in Section 14-8.02 shall apply.
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Our LO was 39 weeks 3 days and has slept most if not, all of the time. While this is normal, I was told it wouldn't last. The first few days, we had to do every trick to get him to wake up to feed. I thought we finally got a good latch before we left the hospital and he was feeding well.
Now after being home, he has only eaten twice in the last 12 hours. I have to wake him every time, and by that I mean do every trick, to BF and he's started to resist the breast. He started to look more jaundiced and I started to become engorged with colostrum! (My milk hasn't come in yet.) Luckily I have a breast pump and have been pumping. As a last resort, we got a dropper and fed him 1 oz with a dropper an hour ago.
My questions:
My engorgement is not going down very much. I've tried a hot shower and pumping. Will cabbage leaves do the trick? Is there anything else?
I'm going to have to keep pumping. Should I keep using the dropper? How can I ensure he takes the breast later on?


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"We got a total of 76 mattresses, 59 sofas, 22 recliners, two washers, one dryer and one water heater," Bridge said.
And to the surprise of the city employees manning the huge, roll-off dumpsters provided by Republic Services, one person even brought in a wrecked, 15-foot fiberglass boat.
Bridge said city employees quickly loaded that contraption up to be hauled off by the Corpus Christi company.
"I was very pleased with the response of the people," Bridge said.
Several times he said he challenged individuals bringing in discarded items to "now go pick up something from your neighbors." And before the day ended at 5 p.m., many of those residents actually did return with a trailer or pickup load from a neighbor's house.
This was the fourth year for the Spring Clean and Bridge said it was consistent with what the city managed to take in during the three previous years.
"Of course, nothing beats the first year," Bridge said. That spring day the city filled up 14 large containers with refuse and then filled up another eight dumpsters as city employees picked apart a literal "mountain" of debris they had piled up after the containers were filled.
City Code Compliance Official Ronald "Buddy" Hardy called the effort "very successful."
He said one volunteer, Ralph Sutherland, hauled in more than 20 trailer loads of trash from around the city.
Also, a band of volunteers from the Beeville Volunteer Fire Department showed up to haul in some trash from neighborhoods.
Hardy said he has located a few spots around the city where the items in the piles were too large and too heavy for anyone to get into a trailer or pickup bed.
"I told people don't hurt your back. We'll send a city crew out to get that stuff," Hardy said.
Bridge said the crews stuffed eight containers to the brim and they will probably fill up another eight in the coming days.
Bridge said he owes a lot of the success of Saturday's effort to several volunteer groups manned by city employees.
He said Albert Vilches and Don Frizzell of the city's inspection department brought in five trailer loads of discards themselves.
Another team of volunteers from the city's utility department, including Joe Bernal, John Salazar, Adam Villanueva, Jesse and John Martinez, brought in numerous trailer loads from neighborhoods.
In all, Bridge estimated that the city now has about 263 cubic yards of trash and rubbish that needs to be hauled away to the landfill in Corpus Christi by Republic Services trucks.
"It was just a very, very good, steady day," Bridge said. Clear skies and pleasant temperatures in the early part of Saturday helped.
Just before 5 p.m., as the city employees working at the yard on South Jackson Street were picking up the signs, the last two loads came in and the crews quickly unloaded them.
Throughout the year the city keeps one of Republic's large roll-off dumpsters at the yard for residents to use for dumping large, bulky items not picked up by the regular trash collection vehicles.
Residents are allowed to bring in one pickup truck load a month and dump it at the facility without charge if they can provide a stub showing the resident had paid his or her last city utility bill.
But there are no limits on the Spring Clean Saturday. Residents are encouraged not only to bring in their trash but to help their neighbors bring in theirs too.
Hardy said he intends to thank the City Council for providing the funds for the annual cleanup and residents can expect a repeat of the effort again next year.
Gary Kent is a reporter at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 120, or at email@example.com.


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Richie Ashburn
Career w/Phillies: .311 AVG / 22 HR / 499 RBI / 199 SB
Richie Ashburn typified Philadelphia — a somewhat awkward slice of information considering Ashburn was a Nebraskan-born farm boy. But his brand of humility, wit, character and hustle made him a Philadelphian through and through. The mark he made on Philadelphia baseball isn't measured easily, but it permeates even today.
The Phillies signed Ashburn as an amateur free agent in early 1945. He made it to Philadelphia in 1948, hitting .333 as a cagey 21-year-old. He also stole a career-high 32 bases and recorded a splendid .410 on-base percentage in 117 games. Already Ashburn's career was off to a fast start.
Now, Ashburn was not a home run hitter. He was not a run producer. He really wasn't big on extra-base hits (though he was a regular league leader in triples). But he got on base, he ran, he scored. His 1114 runs scored are good for third in franchise history; his .390 OBP is sixth in club history. Moreover, he patrolled center field like no other, using his speed and expert eye to track down anything that came into his field of vision. Bill James' range factor statistic measures the ability of a player to participate in outs; Ashburn has three of the top 10 range factor seasons ever in center field and may very well be the most prolific defensive center fielder of all time.
His best season may have been 1951, when Whitey hit an outstanding .344 (221 hits) while driving in a career-high 63. He'd eclipse the 200-hit mark twice more as a Phillie, but consistently stay above 170 hits per season. He's the 1950s hit leader with 1,875.
Ashburn had another amazing season in 1958, hitting .350 with 13 triples. Sadly, that would be the last outstanding year for Ashburn as a Phillie. After a mediocre 1959 season, Whitey would be traded to the Cubs for John Buzhardt, Alvin Dark and Jim Woods. He'd have two OK seasons in Chicago before signing with the Mets for the 1962 season. That worst team ever (40-120) was his final team.
Of course, Ashburn's true character had yet to blossom. Whitey started a gig as a broadcaster, and the Phillies brought him back to the city to be Byrum Saam's partner for Phillies games during the 1960s. Quickly, Ashburn asserted himself as a knowledgeable student of the game, but moreover, a caring man of the people. Soon the Phils brought in a young Harry Kalas to be his partner, and the combination was like peanut butter and jelly. Kalas' gravelly drawl depicted the scene while Ashburn's quips and cuff reactions flavored the moment. Through it all was laughter, stories, a love of free food and "Birthday wishes to Ethel Gorman of Norristown. Eighty-two years young today." Richie Ashburn was our uncle every summer day and night.
In 1995 Ashburn was elected to the Hall of Fame, joining the Hall with Phillie legend Mike Schmidt. A sea of red greeted the two in Cooperstown — 25,000 people (at the time the largest assembling in Cooperstown history); probably, all of those 25,000 were there for Whitey.
On September 9, 1997, Ashburn and Kalas called a Phillies-Mets game at Shea Stadium. Like usual, the two signed off by telling fans to join them the next night for another Phils game. Ashburn never made it, dying from a heart attack after the broadcast. His death set off a wave of mourning throughout the Philadelphia era; truly, nobody was loved quite like Whitey. And he really did typify Philadelphia.
Comment: Even if Ashburn wasn't a beloved man, his numbers spoke for themselves. He was a pure hitter with blinding speed and terrific defense. A true baseball legend. And a great man.
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I still miss hearing Whitey call the games. Everytime a team employs the "safety squeeze", I think of Ashburn and how he must be rolling over in his grave.
I must agree, he will be missed as an announcer. I am not old enough to have ever seen him play, but remember hearing he and Harry K every game while growing up. What a guy! Very good choice to be in the top 10!
i am actually surprised he didnt make tims top 5. i personally think chuck klein and richie allen were better but you cant go wrong with any of these guys
"Hard to believe Harry." He was the greatest baseball color man ever and I miss him to this day. RIP Your Whiteness
He's actually my #1 Phillie because of his game but because of what he gave to us all after his baseball career ended which can't be measured by stats.
I have lived in several cities for work after graduation from college. I listened to broadcasters from the Reds, Cubs and Red Sox at various intervals. However, I always looked for a station that could pick up the Phillies games. I really enjoyed Whiter and Harry K. Ashburn is the color commentator I enjoyed most and I still remember Harry K teasing "His Whiteness" about how frugal he was. It was great theater on the air.
My lasting memory of his Whiteness would be that same story he told year after year after year. Hitting that lady in the head with a batted ball, and as she was being led up the stairs for medical treatment, he fouled another off and hit her again! Classic.
Ah, Richie. The Nebraska Comet! I remember so well sitting second level right behind third base in 1948. Richie led off the bottom of the ninth inning in a game that saw the Phils down by one run. He was not a pull hitter but in this at bat he hit one in the right center gap. I watched him approach second base and saw that he was going for a triple. He simply flew around second base and slid, hat flying into third with an easy triple. I remember my feeling that I'd never seen anyone get from home to third that fast in my life! Unfortunately, the next three Phils popped up, struck and popped up stranding Rich on third. I was to learn that this was to be a not uncommon experience for me in the years after 1950. Maybe the baseball gods were trying to forewarn a young fan.
Richies oft invoked dislike of pitchers was not contrived…he really didn't like them. He got on them mercilessly from the dugout and it is a little known secret that the HOF Veterans Committee had a pitcher or two that weren't helpful in Richies selection process. It is rumored that one big name pitcher finally came around and that opened the door for Rich.
How ironic that he is remembered more as an announcer than as a player. He was a terrific talent; great speed, a contact hitter who drove pitchers up the wall and an excellent baserunner who was always a threat to score from first base on anything down the lines or in the gaps.
He forced a lot of opposition errors when he was on base. Defensively he was better (yes I said better, except for his arm, which wasn't near as bad as they said) than Mays, Snider or any other National League center fielder. He made catches look routine that were highlight stuff by Mays . His secret besides his natural speed was that he knew his pitchers stuff and opposing hitter tendencies long before these things were charted. He got a great jump on the ball and caught near everything that stayed in the park.
Richie was a gamer; a politician, a hustler, a parttime con man (only in the humerous sense) and great company!
My favorite Ashburn memory was the game in 1993 that got rain delayed and ended at like 4:30 in the morning. For whatever reason, knowing I had to be at school in a few hours, I watched it and Ashburn's commentary was priceless (talking about how the game needs to end soon because his tee off time is a few hours away). Classic stuff. Best thing was, he always kept it real.
Not to change the topc…But Im guessing its too late to sign up for the fantasy baseball?
too low. i had whitey at number 3.
There is a story of Whitey and Wheeler that typfied the man. Whitey would give a shout out to Cabrisi's pizza on the air, and after hearing the shout out, Cabrisi would send a delivery driver to the Vet to drop of a couple of free pies in exchange for the free advertisment. Whitey was told that another pizza place was now sponsoring the Phils and he could no longer mention Cabrisi's on the air. No mention, no free pizza. One day, Whitey and Wheels were in the booth and got hungry. And during the broadcast Whitey says " I want to say Happy Birthday to the Cabrisi twins… Plain and Pepperoni Cabrisi Happy Birthday. 15 minutes later, the delivery man dropped off two free pizzas for the broadcast team.
Who else remembers the puff puff puff of the pipe as Harry was calling the game. You could always hear it loud and clear. Whitey you were loved and now you are missed.
One of Ashburn's frequent complaints from the broadcast booth was that he was not enshrined in the HOF when such obviously lesser players like his contemporary "Pee Wee Reese" were. This went on sporadically for decades. I always liked hearing his firmly delivered statistical arguments as well as the self-promotion of his great baseball talents. He spoke convincingly and from the heart. He made a believer out of me even though I only vaguely remember him as a player with the Cubs and the Mets (1962 Mets MVP). The satisfaction he exhibited at his induction was boundless. He well represents the Phillies in the HOF and is a definite top 10 selection (behind Allen & Klein).
Four times in his playing career Whitey caught 500 flyballs in a season. No one else has done it more than once.
Check out Ashburn's exaggerated choke on the bat in the clip from the following link. He must have been played intensely to be able to consistently hit .300 with a stroke like that. Kind of resembles Larry Bowa trying to hit left handed.
As an old timer (smile), Richie was my first and only baseball hero when following the Phillies in my early teen years during the 1950's. He along with Robin Roberts provided about the only excitement for me during those mediocre years (the 50's) for the team. How appropriate that these two greats are in the Hall of Fame.
I thought I add a little known info about Richie that has not been mentioned by anyone here (or Tim). In his teen years (including American Legion ball) his position was as a catcher.
He played so outstandingly that he was signed by a Phillies scout. He was assigned to the Utica Blue Sox in the Class A Eastern League for the 1945 season as a CATCHER! The Phillies organization took note of his great speed and didn't want him to put strain on his legs, so they switched him to the outfield during this season. From that time on, he was able to take advantage of his speed and tremendous talent that brought him eventually to the Majors in 1948 at age 21.
I also noticed no one here has provided the story behind Ashburn's early nickname "Putt-Putt". Ted Williams gave Ashburn that nickname "Putt-Putt." The Red Sox slugger joked that Ashburn ran as though he had twin motors in his pants. (chuckles)
I think I had Ashburn as my #1 …. To me, he is "The Philadelphia Phillies".. he gave it everything he had, maybe not the greatest hitter ever, but better than most, and an excellent defender
Don Richard Ashburn wore #1 on his uniform, and is still #1 in the hearts of Phillies fans everywhere!
Too bad the Phillies management caved into a foreign-owned bank and named their ballpark "Citizens Bank Park".
It should have been named "Richie Ashburn Stadium", or at least, in the spirit of the dual name of Orioles Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, it should have been named "Rich Ashburn Stadium at Citizens Bank Park".
Only Connie Mack had a longer-term influence on Philadelphia baseball than Whitey, and Shibe Park was renamed in his honor.
I'd like to offer special birthday wishes to the Celebre's twins, Plain and Pepperoni! 😉
Has anyone here tried Celebre's at 15th & Packer? Their pizza ROCKS!
Bill in Bucks County
Great post whizkidfanatic!
I was just starting my senior year in high school when Whitey died. I remember a teacher breaking the news to me in school, and I damn near broke down on the spot. I went to the next home game when they had the memorial tribute. Not a dry eye in the house when Harry read his poem dedicated to His Whiteness
I have had Celebre's Pizza on numerous occasions and it does indeed rock!
whitey was a hall of fame player, he was a hall of fame announcer and he was a pretty damn good writer for the old bulliton. i really enjoyed his coloums, how could you not, the one i really think about was when he slid into jackie robinson at 2nd base and spiked him, and jackie robinson looked down where he was bleeding and looked at richie and didnt say anything. when richie got back to the dugout all the phillies were patting him on the back and saying way to go you got him. and richie said he was ashamed because jackie bled red just like everyone. thats how they played back then. robinson was a marked man.
Stories About Ashburn Family Baseball –
Don Richard "Richie" Ashburn (March 19, 1927 – September 9, 1997), Richie aka "Whitey" Ashburn because of his white, blond hair, is/was a distant cousin of my Dad, who was 9 years older than Richie and played "Semi-Pro" baseball in the Atlanta, GA area prior to 1937, and a little bit in college until he graduated in 1941, just in time to be commissioned as an officer in the Navy for WWII.
That is why I became a little bit of a Phillies fan as a teenager in Coastal South GA. I was also with the baseball team, at the same college as my Dad, in the mid 1960's where my knowledge and appreciation for the game grew. I follow somewhat 4 teams: The Phillies, The Atlanta Braves, The Detroit Tigers and the Colorado Rockies.
The Phillies because of Richie
The Braves because Dad's Sister, my all-time favorite Aunt, who lived in Atlanta until her death 17 years after Dad, was The Braves biggest at-home fan. We even buried her with her family Bible and her Braves baseball cap in her casket.
The Tigers because of Ernie Harwell, their announcer, and a friend of Dad's
The Rockies because our Daughter, her husband & 4 of out 8 Grandchildren live in Denver.
I coached our Son in Little League, but he did not continue with baseball after that.
I am not sure if I believe in reincarnation, but our 7 year old Grandson told our daughter when he was barely 4 years old "Mommy don't you remember when we were together before, and I was a professional baseball player?"
When she told him she did not remember, he then told her "Don't worry Mommy, after we both die, we'll be together again and I'll be in your tummy again then."
The irony – I saw him in T-ball the last 2 years, and he exhibits an uncanny and advanced skills level, and an understanding of the game & the fundamentals. He was born 12 years after my Dad, and 5 years & 5 days to the day after Richie died on 9-9-1997.
Perhaps the family and family name tradition will be carried on in his generation.
If you're not totally bored with my baseball stories, you may find this next one of interest:
As an adult, I lived for 2 years in Chicago, and then 6 years in Detroit, before then moving back to the South. I still notice but am not a "fan" of the Cubs or the White Sox. My favorite baseball name of all times is "Shoeless" Joe Jackson of the "Black Sox Scandal".
I do have more interest in the Tigers, because the announcer for the Tigers, Ernie Harwell was a friend of and played semi-pro baseball with my Dad in Atlanta.
When Mother & Dad would come to visit in Detroit during the season, Mr. Harwell would give us his tickets behind home plate & the visitor's dugout. Whenever I called he would always have 2, 4 or even 6 tickets waiting for me at the will-call window, sometimes I paid and other times they were "Comps".
I always "Liked" Mr. Harwell. Due to one instance the Like turned to "Loved" Ernie Harwell.
Dad was almost always late for everything. The exception was his funeral. As the oldest child, I was in charge, and he showed up dressed and on time for both the visitation & the funeral. Several of the members from his church remarked afterward that it was one of the few times he had ever been on time.
Anyway, my much younger "baby" Sister came to visit in Detroit with Mother & Dad, but only wanted to go to one "Special" baseball game with us. The Tigers were playing Baltimore and she had a huge young teenage crush on Brooks Robinson. Ernie Harwell had arranged for her to meet Brooks Robinson, but as usual we were late. As we sat down in the seats, Ernie was "Interviewing" Brooks Robinson in front of their dugout. He pointed us out, and Brooks pointed at and waved to Priscilla. Figuratively you could almost see her heart jumping in her chest.
That evening we met Mr. & Mrs. Harwell at their favorite Italian Restaurant, Mario's on 2nd Avenue. I had often entertained customers there and it was a favortie of mine as well. We had a private dining room, and Mario himself supervised our service. Not many people are aware that Mr. Harwell also wrote songs and had several famous ones sung by several stars.
Well, after dinner while we enjoyed our coffee, Ernie picked up from the floor a brown paper bag he had with him, and said he wanted us to listen to a recording of a new song and tell him what we thought. He pulled a tape recorder out of the bag, placed it on the table and pushed the start button.
Rather than a song we heard – " Hi Priscilla, this is Brooks Robinson and I am so sorry I did not get a chance to meet you in person at the game today. Mr. Harwell tells me you are a big fan. I asked Ernie to give you something I was going to give you if we had met. I had all of the members of our team autograph a baseball for you. I also autographed one myself as a special thanks to a special fan."
When Ernie handed her the 2 baseballs the corners of her mouth touched her 2 ears, the smile was so wide. You'll never see either of those baseballs for sale on the internet. She has since gotten rid of 2 husbands, but she has not thrown out those 2 treasures.
Batter Up,
Is there any truth that when Richie Ashburne played with the Phillies against Jackie Robinson that a black cat was put on the field
Most singles in Phillies' history.
Most hits by any MLB player during the 1950's.
Number 30 in list of all-time singles in MLB history.
The one Phillie that even Mets fans like! (Don't forget: "Yo La Tengo")
Go Phils! Beat the Yanks!
I'm a Met fan. Always will be. For my birthday, my son got me an orange Met t-shirt with "1" on the back, on top of which is "Ashburn."
My Dad took me to my first Met game on June 17, 1962 at the Polo Grounds. I was in shock at how green the grass was, and how red the infield dirt. TV was black and white. . . I was thinking the grass there should be grey. 🙂
Mets vs. Cubs in a double header.
First Met batter was Richie. When he laid down a bunt that bounced on homeplate to lead off the game, and like lightning beat that ball to first base. . . well, I had my favorite player right there.
Richie was the greatest, but sorry gang: to me, even though it was his last year, and it was for a laughable team, to me Richie was, and will always be, my favorite Met. 😉
Go Richie.


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"Ethics Office Moves to Let Federal Employees Serve on Nonprofit Boards"
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GSA submitted the following letter to the Office of Government Ethics suppporting a proposal to permit federal employees to serve in their official capacity as an officer or director of a scientific society.
From: Craig Schiffries
Sent: Tue 7/5/2011 4:13 PM
To: usogeoge.gov
Cc: Jack Hess
Subject: Proposed Rule Exemption and Amendment Under 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(2)
Richard M. Thomas
Associate General Counsel
Office of Government Ethics
1201 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 500
Washington, DC 200053917
Proposed Rule Exemption and Amendment Under 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(2)
Dear Mr. Thomas,
I am writing on behalf of the Geological Society of America (GSA) to strongly support the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) proposal to amend Section 208(b) of title 18 of the United States Code to permit Government employees to serve in an official capacity as an officer, director, or trustee of a private nonprofit organization, such as a scientific society or professional association.
The Geological Society of America endorsed a position statement from the Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP) on Maintaining the Benefits of Involvement by Federal Scientists in Scientific Society Leadership (December 2007). This position statement provides a basis for GSAs support for OGEs proposed rule on this topic. The complete text of the position statement is provided below:
Maintaining the Benefits of Involvement by Federal Scientists in Scientific Society Leadership
The Council of Scientific Society Presidents strongly urges the Federal Government to allow employees to be fully participatory in their respective scientific societies, including but not limited to, service in positions of leadership.
Federal scientists have a long and distinguished history of leadership within professional scientific societies. These societies are engaged in education, scientific discourse, and networking among professionals. Benefits of leadership in scientific professional societies include (1) increased professional engagement, (2) enhanced awareness of issues and opportunities, and (3) opportunities to hear diverse perspectives that often transcend those of the general membership of the respective societies. Bringing these perspectives back to the agencies increases agency credibility. Restricting leadership by agency employees denies the government and taxpayers opportunity for voice within scientific arenas. Federal employees can recuse themselves in situations where there may be conflict of interest, in accordance with agency and professional scientific society guidelines, and federal law.
Decision making in the government benefits from the two-way street maintained by federal scientists and professional scientific societies. Moreover, scientific societies depend on diverse, active memberships that encompass the full range of thoughts and perspectives from all professional sectors. Therefore, full participation by federal scientists, including leadership, is critical to maintaining these benefits.
When action by federal agencies restricts employees within those agencies from being fully participatory as leaders in scientific societies, agency perspective can be diminished or lost within the ranks of the societies. This hurts not only agency professionals and the societies, but also seriously impacts the quality of scientific input to decision making in federal agencies. It also may impair the agencies ability to recruit top talent. This is a serious restraint that could jeopardize the full range of benefits to agencies, their scientists, the American people, and the national interest.
The Geological Society of America, founded in 1888, is a scientific society with over 24,000 members from academia, government, and industry in all 50 states and more than 95 countries. Through its meetings, publications, and programs, GSA advances the geosciences, enhances the professional growth of its members, and promotes the geosciences in the service of humankind. GSA encourages cooperative research among earth, life, planetary, and social scientists, fosters public dialogue on geoscience issues, and supports all levels of earth science education.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) proposal to amend Section 208(b) of title 18 of the United States Code to permit Government employees to serve as an officer, director, or trustee of a private nonprofit organization. For additional information or to learn more about the Geological Society of America please visit www.geosociety.org or contact Dr. Craig Schiffries at cschiffriesgeosociety.org.
Craig M. Schiffries, Ph.D.
Director for Geoscience Policy
Geological Society of America
1200 New York Avenue NW - Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005
Tel: 202-669-0466 (cell)
E-mail: cschiffriesgeosociety.org


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Researchers are finding that the immune system is influenced by signals from the female reproductive hormones. It seems that the levels of hormones, such as estrogen and testosterone, as well as changes in these levels can promote autoimmunity. "Autoimmunity" is a condition whereby the immune system (which normally wards off foreign invaders of the body, such as infections) turns and attacks the body's own tissues, such as skin, joints, liver, lungs, etc.


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Regarding the story on MathBabe.org titled Open data is not a panacea
This story is a much-needed tonic to the heavy industry and government spin promoting ONLY the benefits of "open data" without mentioning the harms.
Quotes from the story:
- When important data goes public, the edge goes to the most sophisticated data engineer, not the general public. The Goldman Sachs's of the world will always know how to make use of "freely available to everyone" data before the average guy.
- If there's one thing I learned working in finance, it's not to be naive about how information will be used. You've got to learn to think like an asshole to really see what to worry about.
- So, if you're giving me information on where public schools need help, I'm going to imagine using that information to cut off credit for people who live nearby. If you tell me where environmental complaints are being served, I'm going to draw a map and see where they aren't being served so I can take my questionable business practices there.
Patient Privacy Rights' goal is a major overhaul of U.S. health technology systems, so your health data is NOT OPEN DATA. Your health data should only be "open" and used with your knowledge and informed consent for purposes you agree with, like treatment and research. It will take a major overhaul for the public to trust health IT systems.
Why does Patient Privacy Rights advocate for personal control over health information and against "open data"? Answer:
- Every year tens of millions of American patients and members of the military refuse medical treatment or hide information because the nation's health data is "open". Those actions and put people's health and lives at risk. People act knowing personal health data does not stay in doctors' offices. See: http://patientprivacyrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/The-Case-for-Informed-Consent.pdf
For reasons that are NOT apparent, the healthcare industry shuns learning from computer scientists, mathematicians, and privacy experts about the harms and risks posed by today's poorly designed "open" healthcare technology systems, the Internet, and the "surveillance economy".
The health care industry and government shun facts like:
- Identifiable electronic health records are sold online. Watch a 3-minute ABC TV investigation.
- De-identification cannot prevent sensitive personal health information from being re-identified, used, or sold by thousands of hidden corporations and government. See: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_cacm10.pdf
- Health technology systems have abysmal data security. See the Washington Post article Health Care Sector Vulnerable to Hackers, Researchers Say
- Health technology systems do not permit patients to control who can see or use their health data. See: http://patientprivacyrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/The-Case-for-Informed-Consent.pdf
- today's health technology facilitates the use and sale of everything about your health, from your prescription records to your DNA to your diagnoses. See PPR's article in the Wall Street Journal Your Medical Records Aren't Secure
- See Harvard Professor Latanya Sweeney describe why we need a data map at: http://patientprivacyrights.org/thedatamap/
YOU can help build a data map so industry and government are forced to stop pretending that the health information of every person in the US is safe, secure, and private. Donate at: http://patientprivacyrights.org/donate/