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Four Methods:Keeping You and the Kitten SafeWarming the KittenBottle Feeding the KittenBathing Your KittenCommunity Q&A
During kitten season, you may come across a kitten that is orphaned and needs some help. The care that you give the kitten could help the kitten stay alive and healthy. To properly care for the kitten, you need to be able to provide the kitten with a warm, safe environment and plenty of food.
Keeping You and the Kitten Safe
1Determine if the mother is gone. The mother cat may be out looking for food or became scared when she heard you approaching. Observe the kitten from a distance for 1 or 2 hours to make sure the mother has not come back. You want to be 100% sure that the kitten is actually abandoned.[1]
- If the kitten looks very clean, this is a sign that the kitten may not be abandoned.
- Place some flour around the kitten while it is sleeping. If you notice some paw prints when you come back, that is a sign that the mother may have been there.
- If the kitten appears to be in immediate stress or danger, go ahead and take the kitten. You do need to wait and see if the mother returns.
2Determine how old the kitten is. The age of the kitten will help you decide what you need to feed the kitten. This is especially important of you are unable to take the kitten to a veterinarian immediately. These are estimates and are not a substitute for a professional evaluation.[2]
- If the eyes are closed and the ears are folded, the kitten is 1-14 days old.
- If the eyes are open, but the kitten is kind of wobbly, it is probably 2-3 weeks old.
- If the eyes are open, the ears are up, and the kitten can walk, it is probably 3 weeks or older.
3Take the kitten to the veterinarian. Once you find the kitten, take it to a veterinarian as soon as possible. The veterinarian can give the kitten a thorough examination. The veterinarian will be able to tell the age of your kitten and how to care for your kitten.[3]
- Your kitten could be very sick or have some health conditions that require medical attention.
4Get all of the supplies you need. Although you may not know the exact health situation of your kitten, there are basic supplies that you will need. Get these supplies as soon as you can. You may need to take care of your kitten for a few days before you can take it to a veterinarian.[4]
- Bottles
- Kitten formula
- Heating pad
- Blankets and/or soft towels (to place in the nest)
- Bottle cleaning brush
- Nipples, teats, or syringes
- Nesting box (e.g. cardboard box, carrier)
Warming the Kitten
1Determine if the kitten is warm. If the pads of the kitten's feet or the ears are cold, your kitten is cold. You can also place your finger in the kitten's mouth to see if it feels cold. If the kitten feels cold, address this immediately and check the temperature again in an hour. Being too cold is a life threatening situation for your kitten.
- Use a rectal thermometer to check the kitten's temperature. Put some Vaseline on the tip before you insert it.
- The rectal temperature should be between 97–102°F. Lower temperatures in that range are for newborn kittens.
2Warm the kitten with your body. It is important that you keep the kitten warm even when you are holding it. If the kitten feels cold, place the kitten against your body so it can absorb your body heat. Wrapping the kitten in a blanket is not enough. [5] Wrap the kitten and hold it close to your body.
- This is especially important if you are trying to feed your kitten. Do not feed the kitten if it feels cold. Wait until the kitten warms up before you feed.
- The heating pad should not consume the entire carrier or box that you place your kitten in. The kitten should be able to move to another area if it gets too hot.
3Warm the nest to the right temperature. Keeping your abandoned kitten warm is the most important thing you can do. This is more important than feeding. The temperature depends on the age of the kitten.
- At 0-1 week, the temperature should be around 90° F.
- From 1 week to 1 month, the temperature should be around 80–85° F.
- After one month, the temperature should be around 75° F
4Use a heating pad to warm the kitten's box. You can use a heating pad to keep the carrier warm. The heating pad should be set on low to prevent overheating. Cover the heating pad with a couple of towels. Also place a soft baby blanket in the nest so the kitten can burrow if it wants to.
- Do not leave the heating pad on when you leave the house.
- Heating pad alternatives include a hot water bottle, SnuggleSafe disk, or a sock with rice. Microwave the sock for 60 seconds and it will stay warm for 2- 3 hours.
Bottle Feeding the Kitten
1Use kitty formula. Go to the cat section of the pet store to purchase kitten formula. You can purchase canned or powdered formula. Choose one and do not switch back and forth between using powdered and canned formula. This can cause diarrhea
- Smell the formula when you open it. It should have a sweet smell. If it smells badly, it may be expired.
- Refrigerate the powdered formula after you open it.
- Prepare the bottle. Wash your hands and prepare the formula according to the instructions on the container. Warm up the bottle by placing it in a cup of water that you microwaved for a couple of minutes. Do not put the bottle with the formula in the microwave. Shake the bottle once it is warm to make sure everything is mixed well.
- The bottle and nipples should be sterilized by placing them in boiling water for a few minutes. You may want to buy several bottles and nipples, sterilize them, and keep them in the refrigerator so they are ready to use.
- The amount of formula you use depends on the age and weight of your kitten. You do not want to over or under feed.
- Squeeze a drop of the milk on your wrist to make sure that it isn't too hot or cold.
- Never give your kitten cow's milk.
2Position the kitten. Sit down and place the kitten in your lap. The kitten should have its feet down and its head straight. Never feed the kitten with its feet in the air. Do not try to raise the kitten's head.
- Do not hold the kitten on its back like you are feeding a baby. This position is actually dangerous for your kitten.[6]
- The proper position is crucial. Feeding the kitten in the wrong position can cause the kitten to get formula in its lungs or have difficulty latching on to the nipple.
- Place the nipple in the side of the kittens mouth and then center it. Allow the kitten to get in a comfortable position.
3Help the kitten if it has trouble latching on. Bottle feeding is not natural for kittens. It may have trouble latching on at first. If you notice that the kitten is not latching on, gently hold its face with the heel of your palm and your fingers to keep its head from moving.
- The kitten will probably be able to latch on during the second try.
- You may squeeze the bottle one or two times to get the milk to come out. This will let the kitten know that there is milk inside the nipple and cause the kitten to suck on its own.
- Be sure to hold the bottle at a 45 degree angle.[7]
4Burp the kitten. Kittens should be burped after each feeding. Hold the kitten against your shoulder and gently pat it on the back. You can also place one hand under the kitten's belly and pat the kitten on the back.
- Always be gentle when you are burping the kitten.
5Feed your kitten at regular intervals. If your kitten is very small or weak, feed every 2 hours. If the kitten is eating well and does not have diarrhea, you can feed the kitten every 3 hours. Regular feeding intervals also helps prevent diarrhea.
- Kittens that are 1-2 weeks old usually need 6 feedings per day.[8]
- Kittens that are 3 weeks old usually need about 4 feedings per day.
- Kittens that are 4 weeks old usually need about 3 feedings per day.
- Your kitten may need to eat more or less. If your kitten seems content, sleeps well, and is warm enough, then you are probably doing just fine.
6Help your kitten eliminate. Kittens are not able to eliminate until they are 3 weeks old. Up until this point, you will need to assist. Take a washcloth or paper towel and massage the anal area. Use a circular or back and forth motion.[9]
- Stimulate the kitten immediately after you are done with the feeding.
- The kitten should pee after every feeding and poop once a day. If the kitten has not peed for 12 hours or pooped in two days, take the kitten to the vet.
- The kitten should pee and poop.The poop should be mustard or brown colored.
- If the poop is yellow, green, or watery, you may have overfed the kitten.
Bathing Your Kitten
1Check for fleas first. Before you bathe your kitten, look for fleas. If you see any fleas, remove them using baby shampoo and a flea comb. Fleas are easiest to spot on the kitten's belly.
- You can also use a flea spray that is specially formulated for kittens. Always read the instructions before using.
- Once you have sprayed the kitten, place the kitten on a towel for 20-30 minutes. This gives the spray time to kill the fleas.[10]
2Use a gentle shampoo. You can purchase kitten safe shampoo from the pet store. If you do not have kitten shampoo, use Dawn or Lemon Joy dish washing liquid. You only need to use a few drops of the soap.[11]
- If the kitten has open sores from fleas, use a surgical soap instead of shampoo.
- There is no need to dilute the soap; you are only using a very small amount.
3Bathe your kitten. Hold the kitten by its neck and clean the head and tail area first. Place a drop of the soap on the kittens belly and then lather up the rest of the body. Be sure you work the soap into the kitten's skin. Rinse the kitten with clean water as soon as you are done.
- Do not leave the soap on long and do not get any soap in the kitten's eye.
- Talk to the kitten in a calm, soothing voice while you are bathing it.
- You can warm up the bathroom first by running a hot shower and closing the door. This will help keep the kitten warm.
- Never submerge the kitten in water or pour water over the kitten's head.
- You do not need to bathe your kitten more than once a week. If the kitten gets dirty, just wipe it down with a damp,warm cloth.
4Dry the kitten immediately. As soon as the bath is finished, remove the kitten from the tub and dry it off. Use a soft towel to dry off the kitten. You can also use a blow dryer to dry off.
- Keep the blow dryer on the lowest setting and never point the dryer at the kitten's face.
- Keep in mind that the dryer noise may scare your kitten. Towel drying may be best.
- Place the kitten back in its warm nest after you dry it off.
Community Q&A
How can I tell when a kitten burps?MikiSunshine, Top Answerer
wikiHow Community Q&AYou can usually hear it. If you're not sure, don't worry. Not all kittens will burp every time after feeding. Burping is done to release any air that might have been injested along with the formula.
What should I do when the kitten starts to bite my fingers? Is it telling me that its hungry?wikiHow ContributorYour kitten is most likely just exploring and playing and has not learned that biting is not acceptable. When your kitten bites, tell your kitten "No," or "Don't do that." You should also take your hand away when it bites and put it down. This teaches your kitten that if it bites, it will lose your attention. You can also give your kitten some type of toy.
If I have a girl cat that has been pregnant before,can it keep the kittens warm?wikiHow ContributorIt is best that you use other methods to keep the kitten warm. The kittens do not belong to your other girl cat, and you do not know if she will accept them, hurt them, or reject them.
What if I have 4 kittens that don't have a mom and my friends and I made "a nest" for them outside?wikiHow ContributorI advise you to take the kittens to an animal shelter so that they can find good homes if you cannot take them in yourself. If you do take them in yourself, take them to a veterinarian to get shots and make sure they do not have any worms or diseases. They may also need to be "fixed" if they are old enough.
Should I wake up the kittens to feed them when it's their time to be bottle fed?wikiHow ContributorYes. Gently nudge them so they're at least a little aware, but focus more on letting them smell the milk and they can wake up a little more comfortably.
How old are kittens when they start to use a litter box?wikiHow ContributorIt depends. Some practically come out of the womb litter-trained, some have to be taught.
- Give the abandoned kitten as much love and physical contact as you can.
Sources and Citations
- ↑ http://www.thinkingoutsidethecage.org/atf/cf/%7B32C033F0-027C-4586-9002-3E76FC319C4C%7D/abandoned_cat_info.pdf
- ↑ http://www.ffgw.org/info/display?PageID=98
- ↑ http://www.banfield.com/pet-health-resources/preventive-care/nutrition/i-found-an-abandoned-kitten-how-can-i-feed-and-ta
- ↑ http://www.cat-world.com.au/raising-orphaned-kittens
- ↑ http://www.ffgw.org/info/display?PageID=98
- ↑ http://www.ffgw.org/info/display?PageID=98
- ↑ http://www.cat-world.com.au/raising-orphaned-kittens
- ↑ http://www.ffgw.org/info/display?PageID=98
- ↑ http://www.ffgw.org/info/display?PageID=98
- ↑ http://www.feralcat.com/pdf/raising-orphan-kittens.pdf
- ↑ http://www.feralcat.com/pdf/raising-orphan-kittens.pdf
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Dr. Steven Kopits has to be the greatest man that I have met in my life, and he probably always will be. I first met Dr. Kopits under sad circumstances, but that didnt stop me from immediately taking him in as my hero. I met him after my mom realized I didnt seem to be walking right. She called all the doctors she knew, but no one had any idea what was wrong with me. Eventually, she was referred to Dr. Steven Kopits, the founder of St. Josephs International Center for Skeletal Dysplasia. So we went to see him one day, and he didnt even have to look at the X-rays to see that I had a rare skeletal dysplasia case called SED, he was that good. Right after he saw me, he told me I had to have a major operation on my hips.
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Before I knew Dr. Kopits, he worked as the chief orthopedic surgeon at John Hopkins Hospital. He quit in 1978 to work full time on dwarfism. I mean to quit an incredible job at such a prestigious hospital to work on this is amazing, it really shows how dedicated he was.
I still remember the exact experience of going every year for my checkups and also surgeries. The office was always so much fun to go to, especially for a doctors office. I always used to play with all of the toys they had out, and there were a lot. The office was painted with a lot of different colors like red, blue and yellow, but the thing I remember most about Dr. Kopits' office was the fish tank; I could stare at that for hours.
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Reaching out to New Brunswick's needy with social services and direct aid -- 2012-2013
Although the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation became a national philanthropy in 1972 and has operated on a national scale since then, it also has continued funding a limited number of local institutions and projects in the New Brunswick area and throughout New Jersey. It does so in part to honor the legacy of its founder, and in part to recognize the special responsibilities to the communities and the state in which it is located.This grant will continue support for the Salvation Army Community Center in New Brunswick, N.J. The Center, which is dedicated to addressing serious community needs and concerns in Middlesex County, will provide: (1) children with educational and enriching after-school and summer programs; (2) adults with opportunities for job training and self-improvement; and (3) people released from local prisons, and seeking support, with assistance in resettling in the community.
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Amount Awarded $406,300.00
Awarded on: 5/1/2012
Time frame: 5/1/2012 - 4/30/2013
Grant Number: 69926
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If you're the typical American house hunter, might want to avoid looking at the following graph.
That's right: According to the National Association of Realtors, it's almost as hard to afford a house as it was back when the financial crisis started to hit in 2008. But is that good or bad for the economy?
Well, both. The Affordability Index is based on median household income, home prices, and interest rates. As the housing market has recovered, prices are on the rise.That's generally seen as a positive sign. Meanwhile, though, median household income hasn't risen as quickly.
And at the same time, mortgage rates have increased dramatically over the past year.
So the index is a reflection of a few indicators that the economy is doing well, plus the countervailing force of incomes that haven't quite kept up. It's important to note, though, that the NAR's index is still in positive territory: The 100 marker means that the median household can qualify for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage on the median-priced home, with a 20 percent down payment. So at the moment, the typical household makes 160 percent of what it needs to afford the typical mortgage.
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The Water St. Project Space is a temporary art gallery / creative space located at 3401 Water Street NW in the Georgetown, Washington DC. It is the newest creative concept by No Kings Collective and plans to be a premier cultural anchor for 11 days showcasing original works of 15 featured artist. The Water St. Project will be a transformative environment, one that will cater to the curiosities of the novice and the experienced onlooker. At its core, this project is about "Ideas", more specifically ideas that are indicative of how art is introduced and consumed in the future. How we create and consume art is changing rapidly, with improvements in communication and technology being the expeditor. We live in an era were using a simple iphone an artist can be his own gallery and a musician can be his own record label. The interrelated rate of improved technology and communications, means that we are reaching our relative "Tipping Points" faster. Creative's thrive in this new medium were ideas in the arts can be a powerful advertising tool and can be actualized faster than ever before. Collaborations between groups and people that would have never met in previous times, create new and innovative projects by the hour. This project is one of those rare collaborations and is truly the some of its parts, drawing from various collaborative projects of 20+ musicians, 15 artists, 1 comedian, 9 collectives.
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The Environmental Science Center (ESC) will be reaching students and families through out-of-school science education thanks to a $10,000 grant from Google.
Google awarded ESC this grant to provide after-school, school-break, and summer programs at schools, low-income apartment complexes, and community centers in South King County.
"We strive to close the academic achievement gap that often exists for low-income students who do not have equal access to enrichment programs to enhance their learning," says Caroline Bobanick, Executive Director of the Environmental Science Center.
For these out-of-school programs, ESC works with several social service organizations to engage their students and families including New Futures, Community Schools Collaboration, Neighborhood House, and Para los Niños.
The city of Burien also works with ESC to provide STEM education at programs such as Gym Jams and Camp Craz.
Highline Schools superintendent Susan Enfield has commented on Highline's successful bid for a federal Race to the Top grant.
Enfield said Tuesday, Dec. 11,"As many of you know, Highline joined with several South King County school districts to apply for a federal Race to the Top grant.
"I am thrilled to announce that our proposal has been granted full funding of $40 million. We are one of just two applications across the country to receive the full $40 million.
"I want to thank Alan Spicciati and other members of the Highline team who contributed to developing our application. This was a regional team effort, and I am so proud to be part of the coalition that put together this successful application.
"Most importantly, this grant will give us the opportunity to make a significant difference for the children of Highline and the South King County Region.
"Exciting times are ahead!"
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Highline and Tukwila are among the seven South King County school districts that have won $40 million in federal Race to the Top funds, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday.
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Health Sciences and Human Services High School (HS3) has been recognized for outstanding academic improvements in math and reading over a five-year period that put the school in the top five percent of the highest-improving schools in the state.
"I am delighted that HS3 has been recognized with this award," said Dr. Susan Enfield, superintendent of Highline Public Schools. "HS3 students, staff, and families deserve to be honored for their hard work and focus."
As the only Health Sciences themed high school in Washington, HS3 offers students the opportunity to prepare for college while exploring the complex issues connected with global health and service.
HS3 is a small school, with 363 students who represent the diversity of the region. Many HS3 students aspire to be doctors, nurses, scientists, social workers, and educators.
HS3 is among only 19 high schools and a total of 97 schools statewide that met the Schools of Distinction performance criteria for the 2011-2012 school year.
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Jackie Beal, a senior at Mount Rainier High School, created "Teach2Swim" for her Senior Culminating Project. Jackie's goal was to teach swimming to teens in underserved communities so they in turn could teach others to swim.
During the summer of 2012, Jackie worked with five teenagers from the New Futures program at the Woodridge Apartments in Burien. She then supervised the teens as they each taught basic strokes and water safety to two other children.
Jackie also presented her project to the Drowning Prevention Network at Seattle Children's Hospital.
"It was fun for me to be able to pass on some of the skills I've learned, but teaching a few kids to swim isn't enough," said Jackie. "There are 1,200 club swimmers in Puget Sound between the ages of 15 to 17. I hope to challenge these youth to consider a culminating project focused on teaching others to swim.
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Highline High School (HHS) will turn red on Dec. 14 when Pirate fans hold their first "Red Out" in the spirit of raising awareness about heart disease, our nation's No. 1 killer, and raising donations for the American Heart Association (AHA).
The Red Out will be held during the Quad basketball games versus Renton High School from 3:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at the HHS Main Gym.
Leadership Class students at Highline have organized and are leading this event.
"Heart disease is a growing issue that almost no one hears about," said senior Austin Sita, ASB treasurer and organizer of Red Out. "The Red Out gives us a chance to raise awareness among students and our community about heart disease."
Students, players, cheerleaders, and fans will all wear red for the game.
The Burien/Normandy Park Fire Department will offer free blood pressure checks from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The AHA will bring dummies so that attendees can practice hands-only CPR, and two Highline staff members will speak at half-time about their experiences with heart disease.
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Reconnect with classmates, faculty and staff and enjoy an evening of Highline memories. The night will include a welcome back toast from President Bermingham, giveaways, a photo booth and more!
Be sure not to miss the great raffle prizes from Anthony's Restaurant, Panera Bread, Ivar's, Red Robin, Starbucks and more.
Thursday, December 20, 2012 from 6–8 p.m.
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Located at 2400 S. 240th Street, Des Moines.
Tickets are $10 per person and include dinner, beer and wine.
Please R.S.V.P. and pay online by Wednesday, December 12 at: alumni.highline.edu.
Guests are welcome.
Thanks to our generous sponsors: BECU, BNY Mellon, Red Canoe Credit Union, Burien Toyota Scion and the Highline Community College Foundation!
If you have questions, contact Madison Gridley at email@example.com or (206) 592-3312.
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Seahurst Elementary students, families, and staff set a goal to collect more than 2,000 items for the Highline Food Bank.
Thanks to the leadership of students and the generosity of families, the school nearly doubled its goal, contributing 3,661 items for needy families.
The Seahurst Student Council, comprised of two representatives from each classroom in grades three through six, enthusiastically led publicity for the food drive. They made and placed posters and talked with students in all classrooms about the importance of the event.
"The generosity shown by our families is remarkable," said Seahurst Elementary Principal Chris Larsen. "More than 80 percent of our students qualify for free- or reduced-price lunch, and our families may be struggling themselves during this holiday season. I am very proud of our students, who have demonstrated the joy of giving to those less fortunate."
As a reward for reaching and exceeding the goal, the entire school will enjoy an extra recess period.
Highline students, including football players, joined leaders from Highline Public Schools, the City of Burien and King County Parks and Recreation Division for the dedication of upgrades to Moshier Park Field Thursday, Dec. 6.
Highline School District and the City of Burien partnered to create a safer, more functional practice field at Moshier Park for use by school and community teams. Poor drainage kept the field covered with water and unusable for several months each year. A new drainage system was designed and installed, and the field was hydro-seeded.
Half of the cost of the $38,425 project was funded by Highline Public Schools and the City of Burien, and the King County Parks and Recreation Youth Sports Facilities Grant Program awarded a $20,000 matching grant.
The event was hosted by John Boyd, one of three Exec. Directors of Highline Schools K-12. He is also involved with their athletic program. He is the former Chief Sealth High School Principal for seven years.
Highline superintendent receives journalism award
Highline Public Schools press release:
In recognition of her "unwavering support of students' rights and scholastic journalism," the Journalism Education Association (JEA) has honored Dr. Susan Enfield with the 2012 Administrator of the Year award.
Kathy Schrier, executive director of the Washington Journalism Education Association, wrote, "Dr. Enfield is a school superintendent who understands the crucial role that a free student press plays in our schools. She has shown her commitment on the front lines in Seattle, and will continue to do so as the first superintendent of schools to serve on the Student Press Law Center Board of Directors."
Dr. Enfield started her career in education as a high school teacher of English, ESL, and journalism. Over the years she has been a passionate advocate for the free press rights of students.
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Highline Public Schools has refinanced a portion of the district's outstanding capital bonds, taking advantage of a 40-year low in interest rates.
By reducing the interest rate from 5.23 percent to 2.43 percent, this transaction will save taxpayers over $6.6 million over the next thirteen years.
Combined with two other refinancing transactions over the past year, the district has reduced interest costs by nearly $12 million.
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Re: USB drives and CUE
Well the results are in. The only way to get album art to display on the console is to embed the art within the mp3 file when using a USB drive. I had to use mp3tag to load the album art I had in each album folder and wait forever for CUE to reindex
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All my album art displays, and I'm mostly using .mp4 created by Nero. Dunno if it is embedding or not --it just works.
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Re: USB drives and CUE
this might apply to one of your questions. CUE went berserk when I tried playing my .mp3 music from my ripped files written to USB/SD/CD...specifically the file structure and about 50% of the files were not recognized. retried in a new 2014 CTS Premium (because I figured CUE (the 2013 rev) could be to blame) and the major symptoms were the same!
after much screwing around and surfing, as an experiment, I changed from this original file structure:
album 1
album 2, etc
to this where all album folders are in the root:
album 1, artist whatever
album 2, artist whatever, etc.
now CUE at least sees all my files.
still aggravating: it often displays (and plays) two or three iterations of the same track. it's occurred to me that maybe I need to research how to re-index/initialize CUE. I received no info up front that CUE had any internal memory but apparently it does. tracks I've erased and then re-written on a newly-formatted SD still appear as multiple entries in some cases. WTF? my $15 .mp3 player has no difficulty with multi-layer file structures or replicating tracks from new media using stored data!
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Update for anyone experiencing issues with CUE handling large music volumes.
I left my car with the dealer one day to have them investigate the extremely long indexing times and voice recognition not being unable. Keep in mind I have my mp3s on a Patriot 256GB flash drive but using about half the storage. It was taking CUE over 2 1/2 hours to index.
Engineering instructed the service center to replace the human interface module. They did so and to my surprise it fixed the problem! Now my 128GB music library is indexed within 6-7 minutes!
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If you think about it, I'd be interested to see what version of the software it has installed on it. You can find that in Settings towards the bottom. 23427521 is the newest I've seen reported so far in the wild.
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Software: 23427521
Gracenote: 23427515
Map: 23141791
On March 13, 2014 (the day before the HIM replacement) they were
Software: 23150273
Gracenote: 22993544
Map: 22993553
and these were the versions when I first acquired the car in September 2013.
I am starting to suspect the software updates are not getting distributed like they would have you believe, plus I've had the dealer check every time I brought the car into them to check to see if it was up to date, which they tell me every time that it is. Seems interesting to me the latest version happens to get installed when the HIM (Human Interface Module) was replaced. Anyone have any insight to this?
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Yeah, I've got 23427521 on my 2013 as well, because I was squeaky wheeling about a problem I was having with Nav reboots. Now fixed, it appears (yay!).
I've seen reports that's what's being shipped on 2014's. I seriously doubt anyone with a 2013 has 23427521 without being relatively assertive and persistent about their issues. In fact, GM Infotainment pretty much told me that was the case in an email (called it "rare").
So all this who lead you to believe that GM is not pushing updates to vehicles. And the problems exist within the HIM which could be a combination of hardware and software. They are probably banking on most owners not being affected enough by the problems to complain enough.
Pretty sad no matter how you size it up. They don't communicate with the owners regarding planned updates (if there are any) and certainly don't post anywhere what version is current.
Here it is August 9 2014 and my software version numbers have not changed. This leads to two possible conclusions. Either GM is not making new releases or they are not pushing them out over the air.
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I think you have to go to dealer for update install.
Each time I take my xts to the dealer they tell me GM is sending updates "over the air". I have never seen a version release schedule and no one seems to know how to get one if it exists. But the dealer always checks and tells me I have the latest version. The maps and speed limit data are so out of date they are useless.
Re: USB drives and CUE
Dale, welcome to the frustration club. Don't despair, soon your aspirations and dreams will dissolve to mere apathy and acceptance, like the rest of us. I too had envisioned a kinder, friendlier CUE in which I could house all my media. But, on to your questions!
Q1. Is there a procedure to get CUE to forget about what it indexed before and treat the drive as a totally new drive?
A1 - Yes. Starting the car. Which is exactly why it's so frustrating, it doesn't seem to pick up where it left off, so if you have a large media device with many files, it never seems to finish indexing, which hobbles search by genre and artist.
Q2. Is there a limitation on the size of USB drive CUE can handle?
A2 - Yes. Max recommended is 32GB. Larger will yield the results described above, and forget about external drives unless they're very low power draw.
Q3. Is there a limitation of the number of folders/files it will index before it drops them on the floor?
A3 - Yes, 4k media files/drive is max recommended. More will take longer to index and will cause voice requests for a specific item to not function.
Q4. Should I give up on thinking I can carry my entire audio library in my XTS?
A4 - Yes. Unless... Search this forum for other solutions, which include iPods, tablets or phones with external drives plugged in and streaming via BT, etc. I have reconciled myself to not having everything, but you can reach some level of contentment by using 32GB drives, keeping your files to no more than 4K/device if you can, organizing them well (use MP3Tag to edit and fix the inevitable ID3Tag problems with MP3 files, to embed album art, etc.), and don't be afraid to tweak as you go. I have one card for audiobooks, one for music, etc. Also, any .m3u files must be created on the USB drives themselves; you can't create them on your MAC/PC and then copy them over, the file system references will be wrong.
I don't have long commutes, so the above works for me. For long drives, I stream from my tablet or phone via BT, and it connects to a 2TB external drive under the passenger seat.
Good luck! Take solace in the fact we've all been where you are at now.
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Bluetooth is your friend. CUE's flaw is the same as nearly any other automotive system. They seem to think you should store your music inside the car on a permanently affixed device and take control of it all. I wouldn't want Apple to manage my active suspension or variable steering effort, so why would I want Cadillac to manage my digital music experience? Carplay and whatever Android equivalent have pretty much put a spike through the heart of that vision anyway. I don't expect updates from CUE anymore, and I don't really care. My ATS is still the best car I've ever driven, handles like a champ in the mountains, and a statesman in the city. They made a great CAR, they tried to make a great iPad embedded in my dashboard, and that didn't work out so well. If they did the opposite I'd be MUCH more pissed. I'm looking at you Prius and Leaf...
Meanwhile I'll stick to my previous posts and say that the unsung hero here is the DIC.
Re: USB drives and CUE
My gripes with CUE now is the age of the maps and speed limit data. There are roads around me that have been open for the past 5 years which are not showing on the CUE navigation. Plus some speed limits have changed too and it is still showing me the old limits.
Re: USB drives and CUE
My experience btw with the media has left me so far using 32GB SD cards.
I use ItunesExport http://www.ericdaugherty.com/dev/itunesexport/ to export my itunes playlists to a single directory, flatten the files (no subfolders) then copy them to the SD card. Its really not a bad process once you've done it. It exports copies of the tracks to this directory. Choose m3u for playlist format, pick ALL Files for file type, and copy files to flatten (i think that speeds up indexing a ton).
When you want to update with new tracks just do another export and it will only export new tracks, not all of them all over again. The only issue is removing old playlists or tracks if you dont want them, just delete the folder and kick off the export again.
There's an added plus to not using apple devices of course, I can add new music by just copying it on the drive, i dont need to resync with an itunes library.
I use TONS of smart playlists; These all dynamically update as I purchase new music so exporting music to my drive is a regular occurence.
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The story, co written by Phil Johnston, features a suave spy "forced to go on the run with his long-lost brother, a moronic soccer hooligan."
Making an out-of-character appearance, Sacha Baron Cohen was a guest on Friday's (May 18) episode of the "Late Show with David Letterman" to discuss the release of his newest film "The Dictator."
His new movie "The Dictator" opens in theaters nationwide today (May 16), and Sacha Baron Cohen was in France to celebrate at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
The "Borat" star was in full Admiral General Aladeen beard as he joined supermodel Elisabetta Canalis on a luxury yacht at Hotel Du Cap.
The main character has already made red carpet appearances and we've caught a few small clips, but now Paramount Pictures has released an extended sneak peek for their new film, "The Dictator".
On Monday (May 14), just two days before the movie is set to hit theaters, the new clip was revealed via iTunes movie trailers while giving eager moviegoers a taste of what they can expect.
It has been a long time coming, and earlier today (May 10) "The Dictator" held its UK premiere in London, England.
Gearing up for the May 16th theatrical release, "The Dictator" has just dropped a brand new red band trailer.
The latest offering from Sasha Baron Cohen centers on the fictitious ruler of the fake country of Wadiya named Admiral General Aladeen and his misadventures in New York City.
He's always a loose cannon, and Sasha Baron Cohen was spotted at the NBC Studios in New York City today (May 7) to promote his new movie "The Dictator."
The "Borat" actor showed up in character as General Aladeen for his interview with Matt Lauer on the "Today" show.
Fresh off of a flight around the globe, Sacha Baron Cohen was his usual scene-causing self as he touched down in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday (May 1).
Donning a full-grown beard and a grey sweat suit while using his own body as an advertisement for the flick, the 40-year-old actor arrived at the Sydney International Airport in character for his new film "The Dictator" with a band of babes in tow.


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I guess I did it backwards I had the iPhone so I got the BMW to go with it
I don't know about those phones but I would think if you just want a phone as a phone & as music player it should be fine with a Bluetooth connection.
The BMW Apps are kinda cool, I can unlock/lock my car with my iPhone, honk the horn, flash the lights & the only thing I really use is I can google a location & send it to the nav. If your into it you can plug in the iPhone & download the news, Facebook, twitter get info about your vehicle on your phone etc.
But in reality I rarely plug it in. It works so seamlessly as a phone, music player via Bluetooth that I just leave my phone on my belt. At some point probably after I trade my iPhone 4S for the next version of an iPhone 5 I will get the insert so I can use the external antenna.
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How to Choose Winter Coats for Kids
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Choosing winter coats for kids can be almost as difficult as getting your children to actually wear them. Make the process easier by shopping for girls' outerwear and boys' outerwear with your children. Here are the tips for choosing the best coats.
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- Determine your child's correct size.
Do not be tempted to buy a size larger so your child can wear the coat again next year; kids grow at different rates. A coat that is too big can be uncomfortable to wear. The sleeves should cover the wrists, and the coat should be snug but not too tight. Your child should have enough room to wear a sweater and other winter clothing underneath.
- Set a budget.
Outerwear comes in a wide range of prices, depending on the fabric of the coat. Goose-down coats tend to be a bit more expensive, while lined jackets are simple and usually inexpensive. Setting a budget ahead of time means you won't be tempted to buy something out of your price range. Make sure to look for coupon codes and see if there are any current sales on outerwear, especially if you're shopping for multiple children.
- Think about the climate.
If your winters are rainy, look for waterproof coats that are long enough to cover your child's bottom. Hoods are a must for keeping rain out. If you live in an area where snow and ice are common in winter, look for added insulation. Be sure that your child's coat will not become saturated quickly, especially if he or she likes to build snowmen and play in the snow; you'll want a full snowsuit for your child, and sometimes you can get a better deal if you buy the coat and pants as a set.
- Let your kids have a say on style.
The more your child likes a coat, the more likely he or she will actually wear it. Girls' winter coats tend to come in feminine colors like pink and purple, and they often have rhinestones and hoods lined with faux fur for embellishment. Boys' winter coats are often designed for play, with lots of pockets and bright colors. If your child loves a coat that is also high-quality and a good price, you should get it -- even though you might not like the color or design. If you simply can't reach a compromise on appearance, try letting your child pick a hat, scarf, or mittens in a color he or she likes.
- Consider purchasing two coats.
If your climate changes rapidly, your child might need one coat for fall and spring and a heavier coat for the winter. As an alternative, children's winter coats sometimes have liners that can be detached and worn alone during milder weather. Convertible winter coats are also available, some with removable hoods, too.


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Are there plans for a 2007 Chesapeake Bay "Columbia Yachts and Friends" Raft up in the works?
If not, there should be. Now would be the time to determine a suitable date that a majority of East Coast/Chesapeake Bay CYO'ers would be available. If no one is working on this, I can contribute some time and effort towards helping to organize something.
I'm going to attempt to email as many owners as I can to solicit participation. There are SO many of us along the Bay.
If THE BAY is too large an area, how about a Mid Bay Event? Somewhere in the Rappahannock,Piankatank,York River area? Or a Southern Bay Event? Norfolk,Hampton,Willoughby? There are any number of great anchorages that will accomodate a large number of boats, with facilities and within easy driving time for non sailing participants.
How about it? Lets hear from some of the other mid/southern bay folks.
How about a group sail to Onancock, or somewhere else on the Eastern Shore? I know that everyone has committments, but we should make every effort to gather owners, and share experiences....in person.
Memorial Day weekend would be a good target date, but let me hear from other CYO'ers with suggested dates, and destinations.
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About Hon. William Douglas-Home
William Douglas Home (3 June 1912, Edinburgh – 28 September 1992, Winchester) was court-martialled in World War II for his refusal to obey orders as a British Army officer and later became a successful British dramatist.
Douglas Home was the third son of the 13th Earl of Home and Lady Lilian Lambton, daughter of Frederick Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham. His eldest brother was Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Prime Minister, 1963-64.
He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford where he read History. His first play, Murder in Pupil Room, was performed by his classmates at Eton in 1926 when he was only fourteen.
On 26 July 1951 he married the equally aristocratic the Hon. Rachel Brand (who later inherited the barony of Dacre), the daughter of Thomas Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden & 26th Baron Dacre and Leila Emily Seely. They had four children.
During World War II, Douglas Home contested three parliamentary by-elections as an independent candidate opposed to Winston Churchill's war aim of an unconditional surrender by Germany.[1] The political parties in the wartime Coalition Government had agreed not to contest by-elections when a vacancy arose in a seat held by the other coalition parties. At the Glasgow Cathcart by-election, April 1942, he won 21% of the votes,[2] and at Windsor in June 1942, he won 42%.[3] In April 1944, he came a poor third at the Clay Cross by-election, losing his deposit.[4]
He had intended to contest the St Albans by-election in October 1943, but communications difficulties with the Army Council prevented him from receiving the necessary permission soon enough to meet the deadline for nominations.[5][6]
Post-war, Douglas Home stood twice as the Liberal Party candidate in Edinburgh South. He told a story in The Observer Magazine that he took a morning off from the election campaign to go shooting with his brother not long before he became Conservative Prime Minister. Alec uncharacteristically missed all the birds in the first drive. When William asked him what was wrong, Alec replied "I had to speak against some bloody Liberal last night!" He had been unaware that the "bloody Liberal" was his own younger brother. William's comment was, "I would have given him a lift if I'd known he was going." Previously William had briefly been the Conservative Party prospective parliamentary candidate for Kirkcaldy Burghs before resigning over foreign policy differences.
The elections in South Edinburgh had done much to revive Liberal support in the city, following as they did on the first win by a Liberal candidate in Newington Ward in the constituency. Party members were dismayed when he abruptly resigned as a member, apparently because he was not called to speak on a motion on the United Nations during a Party Conference. This was the end of his active political career.
Despite his opposition to the policy of requiring the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany he was conscripted into the Army in July 1940 and joined the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment).[7] He went to 161 Officer Cadet Training Unit (161 OCTU) in the buildings of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst where one of his colleagues was David Fraser. At Sandhurst, he was critical of the war, which he said had been unnecessary.[8] Douglas Home was commissioned in April 1941. While an officer he stood in the three parliamentary by-elections.
In 1944 Douglas Home was an officer in the 141st Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps (The Buffs) in the Normandy campaign. This was the first regiment to be equipped with the Churchill Crocodile flame-thrower tank.[9]
Captain Douglas Home refused to participate in the Allied operation to capture the port of Le Havre in September 1944 because French civilians had not been permitted to evacuate. He wrote to the Maidenhead Advertiser and the publication of his letter in the newspaper prompted his court-martial.
Douglas Home was charged at a Field General Court Martial held on 4 October 1944 that, when on active service, he disobeyed a lawful command given by his superior officer (contrary to Section 9 (2) of the Army Act 1881). He was convicted and sentenced to be cashiered and to serve one year's imprisonment with hard labour. The whole proceedings lasted two hours.[10]
One of the officers, Second Lieutenant James Wareing, described Douglas Home as follows:
- "He did not go into any action as far as I am aware and when we were not in action he did nothing. I really don't know how he came to be there at all in such an elite regiment.
- "In the field he ate by himself and slept under a tank. He did not seem to be in charge of anyone. However he was put in charge of a group of tanks for the attack on Le Havre. This created something of a situation because he refused to go into action but at the same time was claiming that he could capture Le Havre without firing a single shot. The CO accordingly put him under close arrest under the supervision of another officer."[11]
Another officer described the incident in front of Le Havre as follows:
- "I was a troop leader in C Squadron 141 RAC and was the escorting officer of William Douglas Home, for two or three days, following his arrest. If my memory serves me correctly he was arrested by order of Major Dan Duffy, our squadron commander and he so ordered the arrest because Captain Douglas Home refused to act as an LO. Home told me that the reason he refused this duty was that if the operation was carried out as planned a large number of French civilians would be killed. He told me that he had offered to negotiate a German surrender but had been refused and consequently declined to serve."[12] "I did not know Home before his secondment to the squadron as an LO for the Le Havre operation as he spent most of his time at RHQ."[13]
Wareing continued:
- "Whilst under arrest Home had written to the editor of the Maidenhead Advertiser who published an exclusive on how Le Havre was captured without firing a single shot. Unlike the letters from other ranks the letters from officers were not subject to 100% censorship but to random screening."
- "In any event when the War Office saw the newspaper article they immediately investigated the source of the information. The initial upshot was that our CO Lieutenant Colonel H. Waddell was relieved of command and demoted to Major although he continued in combat until we reached Brussels. Here he [Lt Col Waddell] faced a Court Martial and managed to win his case and be reinstated. It was suspected that Home had used his influence with his brother, a member of the Government, the future Lord Home and future Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas Home. This could have explained the demotion of our CO. Justice was finally seen to be done because William Home was sent to prison."
- "He served 8 months, initially in Wormwood Scrubs, then completing his term in Wakefield Prison."[11]
Captain Andrew Wilson, M.C. also served in 141 RAC. In his autobiography Flame Thrower, published in 1956, he recounts this incident and its consequences. Wilson wrote his story deliberately in the third person:
- "Even when he sailed with the regiment to Normandy, William had continued his private war-against-war. While headquarters were near Bayeux, he had written to the newspapers about some German ambulances shot up by British fighters. And what he had written was true. Wilson had seen the ambulances, riddled with bullets on the Tilly road. Later Waddell had posted William to Duffy's squadron to take part in the assault on Le Havre. There were thousands of civilians in the town, which was soon to be bombed with 50,000 tons of explosive. William's moment of decision had at last arrived. On the morning of the battle he returned to regimental headquarters and, finding the C.O. in the act of shaving, told him that be refused to take part. Waddell called a witness. "Will you carry out my order, Home?" – "No, sir.""[9]
In 1988, Douglas Home, prompted by the Waldheim affair, applied for a pardon. His argument was that the attack on Le Havre was a war crime because of the failure to evacuate civilians, and that if Waldheim ought to have disobeyed orders to save civilian lives, he was justified in doing the same.[14] The appeal was abandoned.[13]
William Douglas Home wrote some 50 plays, most of them comedies in an upper class setting.
- "In the space of a month or two after his release he wrote two plays which were successful in London in 1947. The first Now Barabbas was based on his experience in gaol and in the latter some of the characters were drawn from his family."[11]
Although Douglas Home was a prolific playwright, his works have neither the depth nor the durability of such near contemporaries as Rattigan or Coward. However, his play The Reluctant Debutante has been adapted twice into film. The first film, made in 1958, retained the same title and featured Rex Harrison and Sandra Dee with a screenplay by the playwright himself. The second was released in 2003, under the title What a Girl Wants, starring Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth and Kelly Preston. The remake features a hereditary peer in the House of Lords who disclaims his title in order to stand for election to the House of Commons; Alec Douglas Home was one of the first to do that after the enacting of the Peerage Act 1963.
As part of the 1975 centennial season of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, a specially-written curtain raiser by Douglas Home, called Dramatic Licence, was played by Peter Pratt as Richard D'Oyly Carte, Kenneth Sandford as W.S. Gilbert and John Ayldon as Arthur Sullivan, in which Gilbert, Sullivan and Carte plan the birth of Trial by Jury in 1875.[15]
- Great Possessions (1937) The Secretary Bird (1967)
- Passing By (1940) The Queen's Highland Servant (1967)
- Now Barabbas (1947) The Grouse Moor Image (1968)
- The Chiltern Hundreds (1947) The Jockey Club Stakes (1970)
- Ambassador Extraordinary (1948) Uncle Dick's Surprise (1970)
- The Thistle and the Rose (1948) The Douglas Cause (1971)
- Master of Arts (1949) Lloyd George Knew My Father (1972)
- The Bad Samaritan (1952) In the Red (1972)
- Caro William (1952) At the End of the Day (1973)
- The Manor of Northstead (1954) The Dame of Sark (1974)
- The Reluctant Debutante (1955) The Lord's Lieutenant (1974)
- The Iron Duchess (1957) Dramatic Licence (1975)
- Aunt Edwina (1959) The Consulting Room (1977)
- Up a Gum Tree (1960) The Perch (1977)
- The Bad Soldier Smith (1961) Rolls Hyphen Royce (1977)
- The Cigarette Girl (1962) The Kingfisher (1977)
- The Drawing Room Tragedy (1963) The Editor Regrets (1979)
- The Reluctant Peer (1964) Four Hurts Double (1982)
- The Bishop and the Actress (1964) Her Mother Came Too (1982)
- Two Account Rendered (1964) The Golf Umbrella (1983)
- Betzi (1965) David and Jonathan (1984)
- A Friend Indeed (1965) After the Ball is Over (1985)
- Portraits (1987)
- A Christmas Truce (1989)
- Douglas Home's screenwriting credits include:
- Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)
- The Colditz Story (1955) (dialogue)
- The Reluctant Debutante (1958), remade as What a Girl Wants (2003)
- Follow That Horse! (1960)
- William Douglas Home, Mr Home pronounced Hume; an autobiography, London, Collins, (1979)
- 1.^ William Douglas Home in the Dictionary of National Biography
- 2.^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 587. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- 3.^ Craig, page, 294
- 4.^ Craig, page 321
- 5.^ Nominations At St. Albans: Would-Be Candidate And Army Council, The Times, Tuesday 5 October 1943, page 2
- 6.^ New M.P. For St. Albans, The Times, Wednesday 6 October 1943; page 2
- 7.^ William Douglas Home, Mr Home pronounced Hume, London, Collins, 1979, p 51
- 8.^ Fraser, David, Wars and Shadows, Memoirs of General Sir David Fraser, pub Allen Lane, 2002. ISBN 0-713-99627-7 pages 151-158.
- 9.^ a b Wilson, Andrew, Flame Thrower, pub Kimber, 1956.
- 10.^ Smith, R. C. (1998) Refusal of Orders: the case of William Douglas Home. WaiMilHist
- 11.^ a b c "A Lesson in Opportunism: With 141 Regiment RAC at Le Havre 1944", by 2nd Lieutenant James Wareing, 141 RAC, the Kentish Regiment (The Buffs), 79th Armoured Division, 2nd British Corps, 1st Canadian Army, contributed on 19 April 2004.
- 12.^ Message 3 - A Lesson in Opportunism, posted on 2 February 2005 by phrchilds
- 13.^ a b Message 5 - A Lesson in Opportunism, posted on 03 February 2005 by phrchilds
- 14.^ Andrew Knapp; The Destruction and Liberation of Le Havre in Modern Memory (War In History, 2007)
- 15.^ Forbes, Elizabeth. Kenneth Sandford obituary, The Independent, 23 September 2004
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas-Home
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- Hon. William Douglas-Home1
- M, #29952, b. 3 June 1912, d. 28 September 1992
- Last Edited=22 Apr 2011
- Consanguinity Index=0.42%
- Hon. William Douglas-Home was born on 3 June 1912.1 He was the son of Charles Cospatrick Archibald Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home and Lady Lillian Lambton.1 He married Rachel Leila Brand, Baroness Dacre, daughter of Thomas Henry Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden of Glynde and Leila Emily Seely, on 26 July 1951.1 He died on 28 September 1992 at age 80.1
- He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.1 He was educated in 1934 at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).1 He fought in the Second World War.1 He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Armoured Corps.1 He was a playwright.1
- Children of Hon. William Douglas-Home and Rachel Leila Brand, Baroness Dacre
- 1.Hon. James Thomas Archibald Douglas-Home+2 b. 16 May 1952
- 2.Hon. Sarah Douglas-Home+2 b. 4 Jul 1954
- 3.Hon. Gian Leila Douglas-Home2 b. 23 Jun 1958
- 4.Hon. Dinah Lilian Douglas-Home+2 b. 22 Jan 1964
- Citations
- 1.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1950. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
- 2.[S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 1013.
- From: http://thepeerage.com/p2996.htm#i29952
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Cannellini (white kidney beans) and tofu give body to this festive dip without added fat. "If you have never tried tofu, this is a tasty way to introduce it," explains recipe developer Jean Ecos of Hartland, Wisconsin. The CW test kitchen recommends serving this dip with fresh vegetables, pita bread or reduced-fat crackers.
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- 1 can (19 ounces) cannellini or white kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup silken firm tofu
- 1/2 cup roasted sweet red peppers
- 1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 2-1/3 cups.
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1. Re: Finding Max of Dimension valuesPravin Chikhale Oct 8, 2012 8:03 AM (in response to 965342)You can get the record count for that dimension using same query. No additional parameter required.
Enable compute refinement statistics in Advanced tab (Developer studio) for that dimension and use Dgraph.Bins property to get the record count.
But this will return you the record count for the current navigation state or searched result tagged to that particular dimension.
Please refer Basic Dev Guide for more detailed information.
2. Re: Finding Max of Dimension valuesTimK Oct 8, 2012 3:01 PM (in response to 965342)Hello Unnam,
If you are in a situation where you have too many refinement values to return just for the purposes of getting the min/max values or you are using the "More..." functionality and sorting alphabetically, there is another feature that will allow you to get min/max and other values - analytics queries. This may require additional licensing from Oracle, you'll have to check.
For the details:
Your analytics query will be very simple compared to what's in the guide above.
Analytics need to be enabled in the ./MDEX/6.X.X/conf/ProductConfig.xml file, adding the following line within the <PRODUCT_CONFIG> element:
<FEATURE NAME="Analytics API" ENABLE="TRUE"/>
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RETURN FeeStmt AS SELECT MIN(p_Fee) AS MinFee, MAX(p_Fee) AS MaxFee GROUP
This statement can be added to the basic ENEQuery object in the application code as in the following example:
ENEQuery query = ...
String analyticsFeeStr = "RETURN FeeStmt AS SELECT MIN(p_Fee) AS MinFee, MAX(p_Fee) AS MaxFee GROUP";
AnalyticsQuery analytics = AnalyticsQuery.parseQuery(analyticsFeeStr);
The results can be retrieved from the returned Navigation object using Navigation.getAnalyticsStatementResult(), as in the following example:
Navigation nav = ...
AnalyticsStatementResult analyticsFeeResult = nav.getAnalyticsStatementResult("FeeStmt");
long numAnalyticsERecs = analyticsFeeResult.getReturnedNumERecs();
String minFee = "";
String maxFee = "";
if (numAnalyticsERecs > 0) {
ERec analyticsFeeERec = (ERec) analyticsFeeResult.getERecIter().next();
minFee = (String) analyticsFeeERec.getProperties().get("MinFee");
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Newcastle were well beaten tonight and it could have been a lot worse than 2-0, but for some great goalkeeping by Rob Elliot who made four great saves in the first half to keep Newcastle in the game – but Bordeaux were much better than Newcastle tonight and won easily, and we hardly ever threatened.
This is how we saw the game – as it happened.
The Newcastle team were wearing their lime green tops with black short and lime green socks – the kit they principally wear in Europe this season. Newcastle have to win to win Group D, so a loss or a draw isn't any good. This was Bordeaux's 10th tie against English sides in Europe in their history, and the French club had never won, and had only managed two draws.
Bordeaux going into the game were top of group D on 10 points from their 5 games, and they are 6th in the French League, 6 points behind league leaders Lyon.
And after just two minutes of this game, Bordeaux almost went ahead, when a right-wing Bordeaux corner went to Henri Saivet at the far post, and he hit it well, and it looked a goal all over, but then Rob Elliot brilliantly tipped the ball over the bar – a terrific save by the Newcastle goalie.
Newcastle looked decent and well organized in the first 10 minutes, with Nile Ranger prominent with his aggression and speed up front, and it was fairly even with Rob Elliot making that excellent early save to keep Newcastle in the game
And on 18 minutes Rob Elliot again saved Newcastle when he made a great double save, going down low to his left to block the ball that was on the way into the back of the net, and then blocking a second attempt low down again, a brilliant double save by Newcastle's number two goalkeeper.
The first goal came after 29 minutes, and Newcastle had plenty of warnings as Bordeaux were starting to get the better of midfield, and a left wing cross from Ben Khalfallah was headed home well by Diabate, after James Perch just couldn't reach the ball to head it away – and it was poor defending from Newcastle, and this time Elliot could do nothing about it.
Ron had already made four good save to keep Newcastle in this game but he couldn't stop that one.
After the goal it gave Bordeaux a lot of confidence, and Newcastle were starting to chase shadows in midfield, and then Mike Williamson picked up a yellow card just before half time.
Half time came with no added time, and Newcastle could have been out of this game but for four brilliant Rob Elliot saves – the lads had been second best in that first half.
At the start of the second half Vurnon Anita came on in place of Sammy Ameobi, and Newcastle pressed Bordeaux, in an attempt to get back in this game..
Then Shola Ameobi was clean through on 51 minutes, and his left foot shot was just blocked by the goalkeeper with his leg, – and that was Newcastle first shot on goal,a nd it was a clear chance for Shola.
A couple of minutes later Abeid dispossessed a Bordeaux player just outside the box, but his shot was just wide of the goalkeeper's left hand post.
Diabate then had a chance but a great late tackle from Mike Williamson put the striker off and he shot wide, form a good position, and then after 57 minutes Sertic hit a terrific drive that was inches wide of Rob Elliot's right hand post.
A Vurnon Anita free kick then went harmlessly wide of the goalkeeper's right hand post – what's that about working on our set plays?
After 65 minutes Alan Pardew was seen talking to Fabricio Coloccini, so may be he was going to come on – although he's one of only fit recognized center-backs that Newcastle have.
James Tavernier was booked after 67 minutes for a bit of a mis-timed tackle, as Newcastle were pushing forward, but they were getting no joy out of a Bordeaux side, who had won their last 8 European games at home.
And then after 72 minutes Newcastle were caught short at the back after pushing forward, and it was Diabate who was put clean through and he made no mistake to get his second goal and put Bordeaux up 2-0 and this could be the first time Bordeaux have ever beaten an English side in Europe.
Coloccini came on for Mike Williamson immediately following the goal, and on 78 minutes Rob Elliot made yet another good save for Newcastle – and then on 80 minutes Cisse replaced Shola Ameobi.
The game fizzled out, with Bordeaux going close a couple of time in making it 3-0, but Newcastle were well beaten tonight by a decent Bordeaux side – so we finish second top of Group D – but we're through to the last 32 and when things start up again in February – we hope we have some new players in the squad – we need them.
Comments welcome.
Bordeaux (4-4-2): Kevin Olimpa; Matthieu Chalme, Marc Planus, Florian Marange, Maxime Poundje; Fahid Ben Khalfallah, Andre Poko, Gregory Sertic (c), Henri Saivet; David Bellion, Cheick Diabate (Hadi Sacko 88)
Subs not used: Abdoulaye Keita, Ludovic Sane, Landry N'Guemo, Nicolas Maurice-Belay
Newcastle United (4-2-3-1): Rob Elliot; James Tavernier, James Perch, Mike Williamson (Fabricio Coloccini 73), Shane Ferguson; Mehdi Abeid, Gael Bigirimana; Nile Ranger, Sylvain Marveaux, Sammy Ameobi (Vurnon Anita 46); Shola Ameobi (c) (Papiss Cisse 81)
Subs not used: Tim Krul, Danny Simpson, Romain Amalfitano, Adam Campbell
Referee: Menashe Masiah (Israel)


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Rotary file design is evolving. This 3-part article series was written to provide an understanding of rotary design concepts to enable clinicians to maximize their endodontic skills for any technique available today and use advancements as they become available without dependency on advocacy claims and trial and error experience. Such an understanding has its foundation in asking relevant questions that are discussed over the series.
Despite the advantages of rotary systems, file separation remains frustrating and all too frequent. Interestingly, however, fear of separation has led to the creation of advocated techniques. Some of the techniques derived with this fear in mind can subsequently limit the comprehensive benefits of rotary files, and it is frustrating for the clinician to find that even when conscientiously followed, these techniques can still lead to instrument failure. In addition, recommendations derived to avoid separation may limit file efficacy. For example, we are often instructed never to rotate a file more than 350 rpm, yet in many circumstances 1,200 rpm can be more than 4 times as effective with less threat of complications. Understanding the ramifications of file design relative to canal anatomy enables the dentist to achieve exceptional treatment results consistently with the least iatrogenic potential.
(1) What Are the Terms I Need to Know When Comparing the Physical Properties of Files?
The success of using instruments while preventing failure depends on how the material, design, and technique relate to the forces exerted on the instruments. To understand fully how the file reacts to applied forces, terms have been defined to quantify the actions and reactions to these forces. Common terms related to forces exerted on files are as follows:
•Stress—the deforming force measured across a given area.
•Stress concentration point—an abrupt change in the geometric shape of a file, such as a notch, will result in a higher stress at that point than along the surface of the file where the shape is more continuous.
•Strain—the amount of deformation a file undergoes.
•Elastic limit—a set quantity that represents the maximal strain, which when applied to a file allows the file to return to its original dimensions. The residual internal forces after strain is removed return to zero.
•Elastic deformation—the reversible deformation that does not exceed the elastic limit.
•Shape memory—the elastic limit is substantially higher than is typical of conventional metals.
•Plastic deformation—permanent bond displacement caused by exceeding the elastic limit. The file does not return to its original dimensions after strain is removed.
•Plastic limit—the point at which the plastic deformed file breaks.
(2) Why Nickel Titanium?
Manual stainless steel files provide excellent tactile control and sharp, long-lasting cutting surfaces. However, due to the inherent limited flexibility of stainless steel, manual preparation of curved canals is problematic, while mechanized use risks separation or canal transportation (Table).
|Table. A Relative Comparison of the Properties of NiTi and Stainless Steel
|Stainless Steel
|Recovered enlongation
|Effective modulus
|Approximately 48 GigaPascal
|193 GigaPascal
|6.45 g/cm³
|38.03 g/cm³
|Ultimate tensile strength
|Approximately 1,240 MPa
|760 MPa
|Coefficient thermal expansion
|6.6 to 11.0 x 10-6 cm/cm/˚C
|17.3 x 10-6 cm/cm/˚C
|80 to 100 µm-ohm/cm
|72 µm-ohm/cm
Nickel titanium alloy has a unique ability to negotiate curvatures during continuous rotation without undergoing the permanent plastic deformation or failure of stainless steel files. Nickel titanium was first studied relative to stainless steel in an article published in 1988.1 In 1991, the first commercially available nickel titanium manual and rotary files were introduced by NT Co (Chattanooga, Tenn). In 1994, NT Co also introduced the first series of nickel titanium files with multiple non-conventional tapers, the McXIM Series, which had 6 graduating tapers ranging from 0.02 taper to 0.05. The graduating tapers were designed to reduce stress by limiting the file's engagement during instrumentation. Nickel titanium rotary files have become widely accepted by the profession as a result of these initial successes.
As a super-elastic metal, the application of stress to nickel titanium does not result in the usual proportional strain other metals undergo. When stress is initially applied to nickel titanium, the result is proportional strain. However, the strain remains essentially the same as the application of additional stress reaches a specific level (forming what is termed loading plateau). Eventually, the application of more stress results in more strain that will increase until the file breaks. This unusual property is the result of a molecular crystalline phase transformation. External stresses transform the austenitic crystalline form of nickel titanium into the martensitic crystalline structure that can accommodate greater stress without increasing the strain. Due to its unique crystalline structure, a nickel titanium file has shape memory, or the ability to return to its original shape after being deformed. Nickel titanium alloys were the first and are currently the only readily available, economically feasible material that have the flexibility and toughness necessary for routine use as effective rotary endodontic files in curved canals.
(3) Are Nickel Titanium Files Always Advantageous Over Stainless Steel Files During Rotary Instrumentation?
If all canals were straight, stainless steel files would have results as good as or better than nickel titanium. Work-hardened stainless steel files have more torsional strength and maintain their sharp edges longer than nickel titanium. Unfortunately, few canals are entirely straight, limiting the practicality of stainless steel as a rotary file. Even minor curvatures can cause excessive stresses on stainless steel files, resulting in canal transportation or separation. Nickel titanium offers no advantage for instruments with large diameters and tapers due to a lack of appreciable flexibility, and hence are unnecessary. The advantage of stainless steel rotary files of larger diameters and tapers can certainly complement the use of nickel titanium files. Stainless steel rotary files are being introduced in lieu of nickel titanium files in larger sizes and tapers. Stainless steel files in such systems are only available in sizes that do not require functional flexibility (Figure 1).
|Figure 1. The FKG stainless steel rotary files are available in sizes for which NiTi files would lack any appreciable flexibility or advantage.
(4) Are There Other Alloys That Offer Advantages as Rotary Files?
Other alloys have been developed that are suitable for rotary files and might have properties that are advantageous over those of nickel titanium. The problem is economic. In order to be feasible, alloys must have applications aside from endodontics to help offset production costs, which are otherwise prohibitive.
One alloy having considerable potential and economic feasibility is a nickel titanium niobium alloy having a substantially higher loading plateau, making it tougher than either stainless steel or nickel titanium. It has a sharper, more durable cutting edge and enhanced fracture resistance. Somewhat stiffer than the conventional NiTi alloys but more flexible than stainless steel, it is particularly advantageous for rotary activation of smaller files. The flexibility is sufficient to negotiate acute curvatures with minimum canal transportation yet stiff enough to withstand the pressure for optimal feeding into small canals.
Other titanium alloys that contain molybdenum and zirconium increase stability, workability, or corrosion resistance. In time, it will become known if the economic feasibility of these and other alloys will eventually provide a better alternative to the present material.
(5) Why Rotary Instrumentation?
Mechanical rotation possesses the enhanced ability to collect and remove debris from the canal system compared to manual filing. Hand instrumentation can push debris laterally into canal intricacies or apically through the foramen when using techniques that commonly use piston-like file insertions or counterclockwise directional motion. Conversely, continuous clockwise rotation will convey debris only in a coronal direction.
Mechanical rotation provides a more constant 360º engagement of the file tip in the canal, subsequently forcing it to track the canal, reducing transportation. Tracking the canal preserves tooth structure while more effectively cleaning and shaping. Continuous rotation reduces the time required for instrumentation. Obviously, a file constantly rotating from 200 to 2,000 rpm shapes canals far more rapidly than hand instrumentation, creating tremendous efficiency relative to manual techniques.
(6) Why Do We Need to Know Anything About Instrument Design?
The capabilities of files (made of the same material) are entirely dependent on design. No one aspect of file design is indicative of the file's overall usefulness. Optimizing one design feature often compromises another. Design effectiveness is measured by cutting ability, operational torque, torque at breakage, flexibility, screwing-in forces, lack of transportation, and tip mechanics. File design quality is determined by how efficiently it meets the requirements of the canal anatomy with respect to its torsion resistance and fatigue failure.
Limitations of the initial nickel titanium file designs were largely due to an attempt to adapt the more easily manufactured hand file designs and technique concepts to these new rotary instruments. In using any file design, understanding the rudimentary physics involved is imperative to take full advantage of its benefits and minimize risks. Regardless of file design and the technique used, there are certain considerations that provide the understanding for using rotary instrumentation to its fullest advantage. It is important that anyone using rotary files be able to recognize the warning signs of possible complications and have strategies for file use to maximize efficiency. This can only be accomplished by thoroughly understanding the function of design, and this series of articles will go far toward aiding this purpose.
(7) Is a Particular Technique Important?
Canal anatomy, file design, and file dimensions dictate appropriate instrument use. Often, techniques for particular files are the result of subjective concepts recommended for the sake of simplicity. As such, the capabilities of files become confused with the capabilities of what has inappropriately become their associated recommended technique. How well a file performs while following a specific technique should not be the measure of a file's effectiveness. Rather, how well the capabilities of a file can address the requirements of the canal anatomy should be the true measure. Since canal anatomies vary, techniques to clean and enlarge the canal effectively may include modifications of the manufacturers' recommendations and may include different instrument types known as hybrid techniques. All of the above go a very long way toward explaining why endodontists rarely perform treatment the exact same way every time in various canal anatomies.
Part 2 of this series will further address the questions relevant to understanding the specific design characteristics of various files and their significance.
1. Walia HM, Brantley WA, Gerstein H. An initial investigation of the bending and torsional properties of Nitinol root canal files. J Endod. 1988;14:346-351.


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The North Carolina Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane, Asheville, will host two new classes.
The North Carolina Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane, Asheville, will host two new classes.
Michael MacCauley will teach an introduction to acting class Monday nights from 6-9 p.m. starting this week and running through April 28.
This class will explore the basics of acting in terms of physical, vocal and character work. The primary focus will be on presentational skills and character development through actions, objectives, specific choices and given circumstances. The work will consist of a single contemporary monologue per student. The class is open to adults of all ages.
The 30-hour, 10-week intensive course costs $275.
Mondy Carter will teach an introduction to improve class on Tuesday nights from 6-8 p.m. starting Tuesday and running through April 22.
This workshop is designed for anyone who wants to loosen up, be more spontaneous and learn to take risks on stage and in life.
Each week, the class will play games and explore a challenging variety of improv exercises that unleash natural creativity and humor. This is open to adults only.
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Frank Walker, an instrumental pianist/keyboardist, will perform a mini-concert from 2-4 p.m. today at Chapman Cultural Center, 200 E. St. John St., Spartanburg, S.C.
The concert is free and part of the center's weekly Singer-Songwriter concert series.
Though a Spartanburg resident, Walker began his musical career years ago in Northern Ireland. At age 7, he discovered a natural aptitude for playing piano and learned to play by ear. By age 19, he had released his first album.
For more information regarding Singer-Songwriter Concerts, contact Chapman Cultural Center at 864-542-ARTS. Learn more about Frank Walker at SoulConnectionAnd
Local author Katherine Stanley will present her book, "A Book of Bullies," at 1 p.m. Saturday at Malaprop's Bookstore and Caf�, 55 Haywood St., Asheville. A signing will follow.
"A Book of Bullies" is a humorous and uplifting look at bullies and the hurt and harm they can do. Stanley will tell her story and read from this insightful book.Later Saturday evening, Gary Carden will present his book, "Appalachian Bestiary," at 7 p.m. with a signing to follow.
A professional storyteller for 30 years, Carden grew up in Western North Carolina listening to folklore, myths and other tales of Appalachian and Cherokee origin.
For more information, call 828-254-6734.
Mountain Roots Inc. will offer pottery classes at the Transylvania Community Arts Council in downtown Brevard, starting March 1.
These classes will be a continuation of the pottery classes that have been offered for years at the Carwile-Dodson Studio for Pottery Instruction at Mud Dabbers Pottery.
The Mountain Roots staff has been working with Mud Dabbers Pottery to make this transition smooth and maintain a similar feel and structure for these experiences.
The class structure that was once run by the Carwile-Dodson Studio (in conjunction with Mud Dabbers) will remain essentially the same, as will many of the instructors, including Ali Lien, Kim Skeen, and John and Jessie Dodson.
Pottery class offerings will remain:
Family Clay, a family experience to work together and create exciting hand-built projects (Saturday mornings from 9-11 a.m.).
Try Pottery, hand building and wheel throwing one-time opportunities to learn some of the basics (Ages 15+, Saturday evenings 6-8 p.m.).
Independent Study, an open studio time for those who have experience in the clay (Wednesdays 6-9 p.m. and Sundays 1-5 p.m.).
To make reservations, call the TC Arts Council at 828-884-2787. To learn more about the classes, visit www.MountainRoots.org.
College students and senior citizens will join together in a concert highlighted by a musical tribute to the late Nelson Mandela at 4 p.m. today in UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium, 1 University Heights, Asheville.
The Mandela tribute will feature songs from South Africa, including "Freedom Is in Your Hand" and "Horizons." The singers will also perform "A Little Jazz Mass" by Bob Chilcott, with accompaniment by pianist Bill Bares, bassist James Simmons and percussionist Matthew Richmond, all members of UNC Asheville's music faculty.
Admission is $5 at the door. For information, visit music.unca.edu.
Saraswati Rain is returning to Asheville and will teach the Dances of Universal Peace and Zikr from 7-9:30 p.m. Friday at the Town and Mountain Training Center, 261 Asheland Ave.
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|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
Dustin Pedroia hit a tie-breaking two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to put the Boston Red Sox ahead for good en route to a 7-3 win over the Detroit Tigers.
The win Monday night to open the three-game series and a ten-game homestand put the Red Sox back over .500 (again). It was the team's third straight win after taking two out of three against the New York Yankees.
Pedroia hit his ninth home run of the season into the Monster seats off Tigers starter Max Scherzer to break a 2-2 tie. The Red Sox second basemen also gave Boston a 2-1 lead in the first inning, driving in Carl Crawford on an RBI groundout.
Austin Jackson led off the game for Detroit with a bang, driving the second pitch from Clay Buchholz out of the park to give the Tigers an early 1-0 advantage. The Red Sox answered back nearly as quickly in the bottom frame, as Jacoby Ellsbury drew a leadoff walk and scored on Crawford's triple off the Green Monster. The Tigers would tie the game on a triple by newcomer Omar Infante and an RBI single by slugger Miguel Cabrera.
After Pedroia's go-ahead blast in the sixth, the Tigers climbed back within one the very next inning when Brennan Boesch reached on a strikeout after Kelly Shoppach dropped the ball, then struck Boesch in the back on his throw to first. This allowed Boesch to score two batters later on Alex Avilas's double into the gap in right-center field.
But the Red Sox once again responded. Shoppach made up for his miscue by tripling into the centerfield triangle and scoring on an RBI single by Ellsbury to put the Red Sox up 5-3. Will Middlebrooks provided the final margin of scoring when he turned on an inside fastball from Tigers reliever Phil Coke for a two-run home run — his 13th of the season — off the light tower in left.
Seven runs of offense proved to be more than enough for the starter Buchholz, who went eight strong innings to get the win. After giving up the home run to Jackson to start the game, Buchholz scattered four hits the rest of the way, giving up just three runs (two earned) while striking out four. That is now three straight quality starts for Buchholz, going at least seven innings without allowing more than two earned runs in each.
In other news from the game, outfielder Ryan Sweeney had to leave in the ninth inning after punching a door in frustration following his groundout in the eighth. Yankee killer Pedro Ciriaco went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
The Red Sox and Tigers will square off again Tuesday night with first pitch set to be thrown at 7:10 p.m. Detroit ace Justin Verlander will face Josh Beckett, in what could be his last start in a Red Sox uniform if the trade rumors are true.
Tags: Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Detroit Tigers, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Josh Beckett, Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, pedro ciriaco, Will Middlebrooks


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The only note I have heard it utter is a kind of churr, like the call of the scarlet tanager.
The death of that poor fellow, churr, clings to him, say what one may.
From twilight till grey does the fern-owl "churr" and fly through the night.
c.1600, echoic of a grasshopper's trill. Related: Chirred; chirring.