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New channel complex outcrop discovered
Some come to view the dramatic, awe-inspiring beauty. They are not disappointed.
Others seek to decipher its vivid, detailed history of the earth, on full-display and to the trained eye, as readable as pages in a book.
But those looking for clues to new hydrocarbon discoveries are there with specific purpose – finding geological insight and understanding that will help bring exploration success around the world.
And they, most definitely, are finding what they seek.
The area is the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian deepwater-deltaic basin fill succession of western County Clare and northern County Kerry in western Ireland. This area exposes more than 2,000 meters (6,600 feet) of deepwater basin floor shales and sandstones, slope mudstones and sandstones and a thick deltaic succession deposited in a sedimentary basin (the Shannon/Clare basin) centered on the Shannon Estuary.
This area has been used by literally thousands of geoscientists from all over the world as a research and training area area since the 1950s, utilized by virtually all major petroleum companies for research and education courses, and has been the excursion site of an untold number of students – primarily from Europe, but also from North American universities.
And the value of the Clare Basin outcrops to explorationists has especially increased over the past two decades, as sandstone reservoirs within many deepwater basins and basin margins globally have been at the forefront of new exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, the South Atlantic basins such as Angola and Brazil, northwest European basins and in California.
"The value of outcrop analogs such as the Clare Basin for detailed understanding of exploration and production geological models cannot be underestimated," said AAPG member Ole Martinsen, winner of the 2011 AAPG Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research Award.
"The stratigraphic context, spatial view of reservoir and seal rock character and dimensions lead to much better predictive models for exploration success," he said, "and production effectiveness and efficiency."
Many themes at the upcoming AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition in Long Beach, Calif., will focus on deepwater reservoirs and their outcrop analogs – and Martinsen and his colleagues, citing their research and work on and at the rugged Irish coastal outcrops, will be presenting a lot of those papers.
"Some outcrop analogs that expose deepwater and related reservoirs have stood the test of time, over many decades, as global analogs for discovery of new insight, development of knowledge and not least as world-class training areas for literally thousands of geologists in the petroleum industry and academia," he said.
The last decade saw a major resurgence of outcrop studies, facilitated by the advent of new technology such as LiDAR scanning, photorealistic mapping (see June 2004 EXPLORER), behind-the-outcrop drilling and remote sensing data.
"New outcrop technologies allow for refined interpretations, facilitated by more precise and higher-resolution, digital collection of data," Martinsen said, "and also by allowing collection of data that compare with subsurface data.
"This increases the value of outcrop data enormously, and bridges between outcrops and the subsurface," he said.
"In addition, seismic modeling allows for creation of synthetic seismic data that, combined with the digital and photorealistic outcrop data and the core and log data from the outcrop wells, allow for reservoir models to be created that compare directly with subsurface data," he added.
A 2008 SEPM research conference organized by Martinsen, Peter Haughton (University College, Dublin, Ireland) and AAPG members Andrew Pulham and Morgan Sullivan in County Clare focused on the new outcrop technologies (published last year in SEPM's "Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology"). These new technologies have been used in recent research phases by the authors in County Clare, and some of their new insights will be presented at the upcoming ACE.
Martinsen, Pulham, Haughton and AAPG member Trevor Elliott, a UK-based consultant and past AAPG Distinguisted lecturer, also are strongly involved in delivering training in the Clare Basin, and they all agree that the petroleum industry, universities and training companies "have long recognized the educational value of the Clare Basin."
"Every year there are numerous field classes that use the exceptional coastal geology as primary training tools and as analogs for global application," Pulham said.
"The outcrops are a particular favorite location for Irish students," Haughton added, "not least from University College Dublin and Trinity College."
"The popularity of the area has resulted in a very large community (thousands) within the AAPG membership that has visited and gained insights from the area," Pulham said.
"A compelling draw is that many petroleum-rich margins around the world have reservoir rocks that are very comparable to those in the Clare Basin," he continued, "(and) in tandem with the training opportunities, the outcrops have repeatedly delivered new insights to key geological concepts and methods, such as deepwater sedimentary processes and sequence stratigraphy."
"Furthermore," Haughton said, "the lessons for understanding reservoirs in the subsurface are continuing to be delivered – and currently this is via behind outcrop drilling in west Clare and north Kerry."
In 2009, Statoil decided to sponsor a borehole project at the University College Dublin with Haughton and Pat Shannon as the principal investigators. The purpose has been to drill a series of behind-the-outcrop wells in the Ross Formation, a sandstone formation that bears very high resemblance to deepwater reservoirs in petroleum-rich basins around the world.
Including 2012 drilling there are 10 wells, covering different aspects of the formation – including classic, most-visited localities and new and inaccessible sections.
While the spectacular cliff sections show details of high importance, the well data are providing significant new results, such as stratigraphic insights and variability in sandstone bedding types, which previously have not been recognized in the dramatic cliff sections.
"Prior and recent studies on the stratigraphy have provided unsubstantiated results on both the biostratigraphy and on the correlation within the Ross Formation itself, and the cores in the wells show a bio-zonation that far surpasses previous understanding of the stratigraphy," Martinsen said. "New understanding of deepwater sedimentary processes has developed, through the work of Peter Haughton and students on the core and log data.
"While classic turbidity currents forming turbidites until recently were thought to be the dominant sedimentary process in deepwater basins forming deepwater reservoirs, new insight from deepwater successions such as the core and log data from County Clare show very clearly that many sandstone beds are much more complex and deposited to a large degree by transitional flows carrying a large proportion of muds," he said. "This impacts the quality of the reservoirs containing such beds, and currently many deepwater fields and reservoir units in petroleum-rich basins have this challenge.
"The Wilcox formation of the Gulf of Mexico basin is such an example," he added, "but other basins, too, globally show the same challenge."
Many companies holding acreage where this challenge is important have initiated outcrop work to understand the challenge better, according to Martinsen. Thus, well data with core and logs from the Clare Basin – combined with detailed outcrop work to see larger scale features – is essential to develop even better insight of the complexity of deepwater reservoirs, "at a time when many researchers have been comfortable with the classic and traditional understanding of these types of reservoirs.
"Having core and log data in basins like the Clare Basin, where the regional picture established, is thus very valuable for global implementation of these results," Martinsen said.
Google Earth has played a big role in the most recent studies of Clare Basin.
Martinsen, Pulham, Haughton and Elliott, were by chance exploring the Clare coast using Google Earth for future research drilling locations – and were very pleasantly surprised to discover hitherto unknown value in an intertidal exposure of deepwater stratigraphy near Doonbeg in central Clare.
This overlooked and previously unstudied outcrop, exposed only at low tide, is a more than 200-meter thick succession that extends for over two kilometers along the coast – and it includes a seismic scale channel complex, possibly with levees.
"The reason this part of the coast has been neglected are the sweeping macro-tides and an assumed cover of recent sediments and seaweed in the area," Martinsen said, "but in Google Earth the outcrop had been captured at ideal low tide, revealing the exquisite channel complex.
"This newly discovered geology adds significantly to the value of the slope succession in the Clare Basin as an analog for, for example, the Neogene succession in the Gulf of Mexico basin," he added.
"The aerial images in Google Earth were key," Martinsen said, "and again proves that new technology delivers new perspectives, insight and ideas.
"It is proven in geology that many new concepts, such as seismic and sequence stratigraphy (driven by 2-D seismic in the 1970s and 1980s), and the new detailed insight into deepwater sedimentary processes and reservoirs driven by 3-D seismic in the 1990s and 2000s," he said.
"So is also the case for the wonderful and spectacular outcrops and global analogs seen in the Clare Basin," he added. "New technology, delivered by the borehole project and by global satellite data, such as in Google Earth, delivers fabulous new insight not realized earlier."
This story, according to the researchers, shows that it is important to hang in there:
"Geology in even classic, long-visited areas such as the Clare Basin goes through new phases of research and understanding," Martinsen said, "but the big breaks come when new technology is applied."
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From the 1980s and still continuing, numerous petroleum companies have conducted research and training campaigns in the Clare Basin. Shell was one of the first to bring geologists from their global exploration and production projects to the area for training.
BP, Exxon, Chevron, Conoco, Norsk Hydro and Statoil also have invested heavily in the Clare outcrops.
Various academic institutions also have run their undergraduate and graduate field courses in the area – not least the Irish universities, but also major European and North American institutions.
Masters and doctoral research has resulted in a wealth of theses in the Clare Basin dating first from the 1950s and continuing today with two new graduate students at University College of Dublin and Trinity College. The latest research results will be presented by UCD doctoral candidate Colm Pierce at the upcoming ACE in Long Beach.
Interestingly, AAPG President Paul Weimer had a research student in the area in the early 2000s: David Pyles, who won the AAPG J.C. "Cam" Sproule Award in both 2009 and 2010 for his work.
In total, six decades of accumulated and continuing research and education have resulted in an unqualified estimate of the number of geoscientists visiting the Clare Basin at around 10,000 or more.
Ole Martinsen and his colleagues will make several technical presentations at the upcoming AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, set April 22-25 in Long Beach, Calif.
For the specific times and titles, go to the online Itinerary Planner and browse the program using the author's name.
The presentation by Ole J. Martinsen focuses on the channel complex in the slope succession discovered in Google Earth, which adds significantly to how the deep-water sandstone succession in the Ross Formation is linked genetically to the shallow-water and deltaic sediments:
"Deepwater Slope Channels and Their Levees: New Insight From a Revisit to the Namurian (Early Pennsylvanian) Gull Island Formation, Western Ireland," will be presented at 9:05 a.m. Monday, April 23.
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A program that annually helped nearly 1,000 low income families in Western New York has ended.
Its called "Ways to Work", and it provided low-interest car loans and credit counseling for people who had no where else to turn.
The program is disappearing after 12 years in Rochester, at a time when many people have problems getting jobs, getting credit and making big purchases like a reliable car.
The program was run in Rochester by Catholic Family Center, and was funded by both the national Ways to Work program and the state.
The state began pulling out funding last year, and the charity has now decided to stop accepting new applications.
The supervisor of the program says its a loss for the community, especially for those hoping to repair their finances, set a budget and get back on their feet.
Ben Murphy is Director of Workforce Development at Catholic Family Center. He said
"The services I oversee at Catholic Family center are all about getting folks into work and stable, what they need to go and live their lives and not need us anymore to be successful...We've had clients come back and say 'I was in your program 3 years ago and now I went and got my first house', and we're not gonna see that now. So it's just hard".
While Murphy says "Ways to Work" is going away, the center still offers several other credit counseling programs.
The national Ways to Work office tells me their programs in Buffalo and Albany are actually expanding.
A majority of their funding comes from private donors, not the state.

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Automated proof for formal indistinguishability and its applications
Ngo, Long, Boyd, Colin, & Gonzalez Nieto, Juan M. (2011) Automated proof for formal indistinguishability and its applications. In The 7th Workshop on Formal and Computational Cryptography (FCC 2011), 30 June 2011, Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris. (Unpublished)
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Bana et al. proposed the relation formal indistinguishability (FIR), i.e. an equivalence between two terms built from an abstract algebra. Later Ene et al. extended it to cover active adversaries and random oracles. This notion enables a framework to verify computational indistinguishability while still offering the simplicity and formality of symbolic methods.
We are in the process of making an automated tool for checking FIR between two terms. First, we extend the work by Ene et al. further, by covering ordered sorts and simplifying the way to cope with random oracles. Second, we investigate the possibility of combining algebras together, since it makes the tool scalable and able to cover a wide class of cryptographic schemes. Specially, we show that the combined algebra is still computationally sound, as long as each algebra is sound. Third, we design some proving strategies and implement the tool. Basically, the strategies allow us to find a sequence of intermediate terms, which are formally indistinguishable, between two given terms. FIR between the two given terms is then guaranteed by the transitivity of FIR. Finally, we show applications of the work, e.g. on key exchanges and encryption schemes. In the future, the tool should be extended easily to cover many schemes.
This work continues previous research of ours on use of compilers to aid in automated proofs for key exchange.
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Live Commentary
Despite defeat, Nigeria go through to the knockout phase of the World Cup as four points were ultimately enough to help them finish second. Iran's 3-1 defeat to Bosnia played a role, but few will argue Nigeria were deserving of going home early after a spirited display against Argentina. Lionel Messi's double and a lucky Rojo goal with his knee tipped the score in Argentina's favour, but Nigeria gave them plenty to contend with as both teams head into the second round.
90' + 2'Nigeria area being allowed plenty of possession, but Argentina do not look particularly troubled. The match appears to be petering out, while Di Maria tries his luck from near the halfway line. His effort lands on the roof of the goal, though.
90' + 1'SubstitutionGonzalo Higuaín Lucas Biglia
90'There will be four minutes of stoppage time.
88'Sabella looks rather concerned and rightly so. Nigeria go close again as Ambrose shows clever feet to get into the right side of the box before getting a shot away, but a deflection takes it into the side-netting.
86'But Argentina remain very dangerous on the break! Di Maria races through down the left with only Yobo to keep him company and he finally gets a shot away, but Enyeama makes the block.
84'Not far from a Nigeria equaliser there as Emenike is given a lot of space towards the right and he fires a shot towards the far side of the goal, but he sends the effort just wide of the post.
83'Argentina are inviting rather a lot of presure on to themselves at the moment. Nigeria are getting plenty of men forward and you wouldn't be surprised to see them equalise again here.
81'And now Garay goes close! The centre-back - who was officially announced as a Zenit player earlier today - meets a corner delivery with a good header, but it narrowly misses the top-right corner.
80'SubstitutionPeter Odemwingie Uche Nwofor
79'HUGE TACKLE BY ZABALETA! Nigeria spring a counterattack down the left and Musa appears to have beaten Zabaleta, cutting inside him and shaping to shoot. The Manchester City full-back looks stranded, but he pulls off a great last-ditch tackle to block the shot.
78'ENYEAMA DENIES ARGENTINA A FOURTH! Lavezzi and Di Maria stand over a free-kick on the right-hand side and after the former plays it short, the Real Madrid man loops the ball into the area, but Lavezzi's volley is kept out by the keeper.
76'Good move by Nigeria as they keep possession just outside the Argentina area. Mikel then holds off a couple of challenges before feeding a pass out to the right. Ambrose takes a touch and then crosses, but his delivery is easily dealt with by Romero.
74'Decent chance for Nigeria as the ball is played across the Argentina area for Emenike and the forward meets it with a first-time effort, but it goes over the bar.
72'Great play by Lavezzi. The PSG man breezes past Ambrose like he isn't even there as he races into the left side of the Nigerian penalty area. He fires a cross into the danger area, but Higuain wasn't quick enough to get on the end of it.
71'Mikel tries to drive Nigeria forward through the middle, but after skipping past one defender he is easily tackled by Mascherano and Argentine eye a counterattack.
69'This match has lost some of its flow following Messi's substitution and the injury to Babatunde. Nigeria, though, do look a little more fluid and they are being invited forward more regularly.
67'Nigeria are trying to get men forward as often as they can, but they just are not linking up well in the final third. Emenike comes deep and looks to thread Uchebo through towards the area, but his pass is poor.
66'SubstitutionMichael Babatunde Michael Uchebo
65'Unfortunately it seems Babatunde will be unable to continue. The forward has been taken off on a stretcher after a ball smashed into his arm. On comes Uchebo.
63'SubstitutionLionel Messi Ricardo Álvarez
63'Messi will not be scoring a hat-trick today as he is taken off for Ricky Alvarez, with the Barcelona star being given a great reception.
62'Nigeria do look capable to causing some trouble on the attack, but their final ball has left a lot to be desired so far. On this occasion, Emenike controls in a deep position and then tries to beat his man, but he is easily tackled.
60'ALMOST A THIRD FOR MESSI! Rojo does brilliantly to latch on to a pass over the Nigeria defence and after just about escaping the offside trap, he squares into the danger area for Messi. The forward manages to get a shot away while being nudged over and it goes agonisingly wide.
59'The corner comes to nothing, but Nigeria remain encamped in their own penalty area. Can they withstand this pressure and equalise for a third time, or will this be all Argentina from now on?
58'Corner to Argentina now as Lavezzi attacks down the right and is knocked over, but he manages to kick the ball on to the defender and win his side a set-piece.
56'There is quite an atmosphere in Porto Alegre now. The stands are rocking, with the huge Argentina contingent making a great racket. You would have thought this was being played in Buenos Aires!
54'Great run by Higuain as he bursts into the left side of the area, latching on to a perfect pass from Messi. The Napoli forward marches into the danger area and flicks his right foot to direct a shot towards goal, but Enyeama makes a crucial block.
52'This has not been a bad game so far! Argentina don't look ready to settle for this score, though, and they are continuously piling men forward in attack to extend their lead. Perhaps this will play into Nigeria's hands.
51'Yellow Card Juwon Oshaniwa
50'Assist Ezequiel Lavezzi
50'Goal Marcos Rojo
GOAL!!! ARGENTINA STRIKE BACK! Messi's corner is driven into the area and Garay meets it with a header. His effort isn't get, but Rojo is there just behind him and he inadvertently knocks the ball into the net with his knee!
49'Yellow Card Kenneth Omeruo
49'Great stop by Enyeama as he palms Di Maria's 20-yard effort over the crossbar, but the danger is by no means over. Argentina now have a corner.
47'Assist Emenike
47'Goal Ahmed Firaz Moosa
47'GOAL!!! MUSA EQUALISES AGAIN! The CSKA Moscow winger come in off the left flank and plays a one-two with Emenike, with the return pass playing him into the area. Musa shapes to shoot towards the right-hand corner, but he disguises his shot and finds the opposite corner.
46'We are back underway for the second half as Nigeria get us started.
The referee blows his whistle to end an entertaining first half and Argentina take a deserved 2-1 lead into the break. Messi gave them an early lead in emphatic fashion and although Nigeria immediately struck back through Musa in style, the South Americans were on top throughout. Aguero's injury leaves a slight blemish on their day, but they have been much better today than they were in either of their first two games. Nigeria, meanwhile, look powerless to resist Messi and Co.
45' + 1'Goal Lionel Messi
GOAL!!! MESSI GETS HIS SECOND! The free-kick is a little closer than his previous attempt, but Enyeama is unable to do anything about this one. Messi steps up and curls a brilliant effort over the ball and into the right side of the goal. Argentina will go into the break with the lead.
45' + 1'Messi wins Argentina another free-kick, in a similar position to the last. The 27-year-old charged through a number of tackles and was brought down by Onazi, giving him another great chance from a set-piece.
44'Great effort by Messi! Messi did decide to go straight for goal and his shot was heading straight for the top-right corner, but Enyeama threw himself across the goal and clawed it away.
43'Free-kick to Argentina about 30 yards from goal. Mikel was caught in possession by Lavezzi and the Chelsea man brings the attacker down cynically. Messi may eye a shot from here, but a cross would be more likely.
42'Here comes another pause, just when Argentina were trying to build up steam. Onazi took a bit of a clattering from Rojo, but he is soon up and walking about again.
40'Well, not on this occasion anyway. Fernandez manages to get a header away from a corner, but his looping effort is dealt with by Enyeama, who palms the effort on to the roof of the goal.
39'Nigeria finally get around to taking the free-kick, but it is ultimately wasted as Romero collects with ease and springs a counterattack. Can Argentina restore their lead before the break?
38'SubstitutionSergio Agüero Ezequiel Lavezzi
38'Bad news for Argentina. While we are awaiting the free-kick to be taken, Aguero is sat on the floor and he looks set to leave the pitch, but at the moment it is difficult to be sure what the injury is.
36'Nigeria's attacking threat has been limited, but set-pieces could well present a good opportunity and they have a free-kick in a great position now. Emenike was unfairly brought down by Mascherano on the edge of the area towards the right flank.
34'The corner comes to nothing but a Nigeria free-kick. Enyeama appears to have taken an elbow to his genitals, though, after Higuain was nudged into him by a defender.
33'Argentina have themselves another corner. Aguero pounces on a loose ball and smashes it towards goal, but Oshaniwa makes a vital block and it goes behind.
31'Messi whips in the resulting corner and Argentina have tentative penalty claims turned down as Rojo is adamant the ball struck Ambrose on the arm when challenging him in the air. However, resplays suggest there was little substance to his claims.
30'DI MARIA GOES CLOSE! Nigeria are not learning from their previous mistakes and yet again they fail to close Di Maria down. This time his long-range effort looks destined for the bottom-right corner, but Enyeama tips it around the post.
29'Threatening play by Messi as he drifts across the Nigerian defence with the ball seemingly glued to his feet, but his final ball is poor as he passes straight out of play when trying to feed Aguero in to his right.
27'Nigeria have not offered much attacking threat since their goal, to be honest. However, Odemwingie goes fairly close as he cuts in from the right and drives a left-footed effort from distance. The effort flies comfortably over the bar, though.
25'Di Maria has definitely been Argentina's greatest threat so far. This time he picks up possession just outside the area and he slips an inviting pass in towards the far post, but neither Higuain or Aguero are quite able to reach it.
23'IRAN UPDATE: Bosnia have taken the lead against Iran, which is of course good news for Nigeria. If Carlos Queiroz's men lose, Nigeria go through regardless of their result against Argentina.
22'There is a brief pause in play now as Oshaniwa seeks medical attention. The defender clashed with Gago and appeared to be squashed by the Boca midfielder.
20'Enyeama has had a busy 20 minutes and he is called into action again, but by his own team-mate this time. Messi stands over a free-kick about 35 yards from goal and he floats a delivery into the area. Mikel gets a flick on the ball with his head, but thankfully for Nigeria it goes straight to Enyeama.
18'Coolly done by Oshaniwa as he produces a Cruyff turn to get away from the approaching Aguero, but I doubt Enyeama or his coach will have been too happy with that, even though he wasn't caught out.
16'Argentina are finding so much space in the attacking third. On this occasion Aguero gets into the right side of the area and smashes a low ball into the danger zone, but Enyeama does well to get down and cut it out.
14'Di Maria has been lively so far and he is involved again now as he plays a one-two with Higuain, who lifts the ball into the area for his former Real Madrid team-mate, but Ambrose covers well to halt the opportunity.
12'Nigeria don't appear to be playing with a great deal of nerves. They are knocking the ball around confidently and they look dangerous when Babatunde and Musa are on the ball. However, will their defence provide a strong foundation?
10'HIGUAIN FINDS THE SIDE-NETTING! Argentina are enjoying themselves at the moment and Messi crafts another great chances as he plays an excellent throughball into the area for Higuain, and after being forced wide by Enyeama, he can only shoot into the side-netting.
8'Di Maria goes close on this occasion. The Real Madrid winger is afforded a lot of space in the attacking third and he opts to try his luck from distance, but Enyeama manages to punch the effort away, albeit a little unconvincingly.
6'Well, what a start we have been treated to. Who saw that coming? Argentina appeared buoyed by their brilliant support in Porto Alegre, but Nigeria showed they will not be giving up without a fight.
4'Assist Michael Babatunde
4'Goal Ahmed Firaz Moosa
GOAL!!! WHAT A FINISH! Nigeria are straight back on level terms in Porto Alegre. The Africans halt Messi in his tracks in their own half and launch a deadly counterattack. Eventually Musa latches on to the ball on the left flank, he cuts into the area and on to his right foot, before lashing an exquisite finish past Romero and into the far side of the goal.
3'Goal Lionel Messi
GOAL!!! ARGENTINA ARE OFF TO A FLYER! Di Maria produces great movement down the left to charge into the danger area and fire in towards the near post and although his effort is knocked on to the post, Messi arrives late to blast in the rebound in emphatic fashion.
2'An injury to Mascherano sees Argentina bring play to a brief halt, but the Barcelona midfielder appears to be fine following his clash with Peter Odemwingie.
1'We're off in Porto Alegre!
The two teams are now out on the pitch for the national anthems.
The South Americans may well have accumulated six points from their opening two games, they have not been totally convincing. Sabella's side were bailed out by a piece of magic from Messi against Bosnia-Herzegovina to win 2-1 in their opening match, and then against Iran the Barcelona star struck in second-half stoppage time to secure qualification. Performances have not been up to scratch and Sabella will be hopeful of an improvement.
Although Alejandro Sabella's Argentina may already be through to the next round, this match still has plenty riding on it as Nigeria target a spot in the knockout phase. Stephen Keshi's men come into the fixture with four points, three more than Iran. Therefore, the Africans can guarantee qualification with a point, but will Argentina be disappointing once again?
Argentina subs: Orion, Andujar, Campagnaro, Biglia, Perez, Rodriguez, Augusto Fernandez, Demichelis, Palacio, Alvarez, Lavezzi, Basanta.
Argentina (4-2-2-2): Romero; Zabaleta, Garay, FernAndez, Rojo; Mascherano, Gago; Di MarIa, Messi; Aguero, HiguaIn.
Nigeria subs: Uzoenyi, Gabriel, Egwuekwe, Moses, Kunle, Oboabona, Azeez, Ejide, Nwofor, Uchebo, Agbim, Shola Ameobi
Nigeria (4-2-3-1): Enyeama; Ambrose, Yobo, Oshaniwa, Omeruo; Onazi, Mikel; Musa, Babatunde, Odemwingie; Emenike.
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Farmers'-Market Chopped Salad
Combining an abundance of super-crunchy, perfectly in-season vegetables in a creamy, lemony dressing is a fun and delicious way to reimagine a slaw.
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- 4 ounces snow peas, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 medium zucchini, cut into 1-by- 1/3-inch sticks
- 1 medium yellow squash, cut into 1-by- 1/3-inch sticks
- 2 medium golden beets, peeled and finely julienned
- 1 bunch watercress, thick stems discarded and watercress coarsely chopped
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- Salt
- Freshly ground pepper
How to make this recipe
In a large bowl, combine the snow peas, bell pepper, zucchini, yellow squash, beets, watercress and scallions. In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice with the mayonnaise and oil and season with salt and pepper. Add the dressing to the vegetables and toss. Serve right away.
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U.S. international Heather O'Reilly showed why she's the best striker in college soccer as she scored a pair of goals to power No. 4 North Carolina to a 2-1 victory over top-ranked Florida State Thursday night before a crowd of 2,181 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
O'Reilly scored the opening goal of the ACC showdown on a brilliant 28-yard strike in the 23rd minute and then broke a 1-1 tie in the 84th minute by bending a ball past FSU goalkeeper Ali Mims for the game-winner.
UNC had the game seemingly under control -- it finished with a 17-7 shot advantage -- but a horrendous error by Tar Heel keeper Anna Rodenbough got FSU back in the game in the 62nd minute. Rodenbough let a bouncing ball get past her, allowing Seminole star India Trotter to score into an empty net.
UNC improved to 9-1-0 with its ninth straight win. The loss was the first for Florida State, which is 6-1-0.
No. 16 Virginia edged No. 14 Wake Forest, 2-1. Jess Rostedt broke a 1-1 tie in the 73rd minute with her fourth goal of the season. In other ACC openers, Duke beat Virginia Tech, 3-1, Clemson edged Maryland, 1-0, and N.C. State downed Miami, 1-0.
In the only other game Thursday night involving a Top 25 team, No. 23 BYU edged Washington, 1-0, in Seattle on Brooke Bowman's goal in the 35th minute.
The top women's match this weekend takes place Friday night when No. 3 Santa Clara hosts No. 5 UCLA. The Broncos won the first four games in the series, but UCLA beat Santa Clara, 1-0 and 2-1, the last two years after their 2003 meeting ended in a 1-1 tie. UCLA (6-1-0) has won six games in a row after opening with a 3-1 loss at Penn State. Freshman forward Lauren Cheney has scored in all three matches she has appeared in this season since arriving in Westwood after playing for the USA at the 2005 Under-20 Women's World Championship. Santa Clara is coming off a tough weekend during which it fell to Boston University, 1-0, and needed overtime to beat Tennessee, 1-0.


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Up for sale is a pair of near-mint, questionably NOS Tung Sol 6336's. I bought these for an amp I built and never ended up using them. I have tested them and verified that they test as new and are pretty closely matched. I'm looking for $75 shipped in the US.
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VIENNA (Reuters) - The city of Vienna has set a precedent for the restitution of artworks expropriated under the Nazi regime by this week giving up a piece that a German Jewish banker was forced to auction in 1934.
The city council chose to return the artwork to the heirs of Herbert Gutmann even though the Austrian law for art restitution only covers the period between 1938, when Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany, and 1945, when the Third Reich was defeated.
"It was about ... overruling the timeframe of the current restitution law in view of a moral obligation," said Andreas Mailath-Pokorny, Vienna city councilor for culture.
Herbert Gutmann was a wealthy Jewish banker, the son of a co-founder of Dresdner Bank, Eugen Gutmann.
Forced out of the banking world after the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, he sold his art collection and other possessions and fled to Britain in 1936.
The Museum of Vienna acquired the painting "Pappenheim's Death," by Hans Makart, from a Danish art dealer in 1968, but this week handed it back to Gutmann's grandchildren.
"We hope the other pieces once belonging to our grandfather and which we are currently pursuing will be restored to the family soon," Gutmann's heirs said in a statement.
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My TV - Run cable through it, record pre-determined programs onto my hard-drive for future viewing, ability to resize or minimize the viewing window, remote control that will turn on/off, change channels, record, etc. without using a regular television.
DVD movie theater. As normal with most PC's these days the ability to play (and record) DVDs. Remote control with volume would be nice.
My PC - still, this is just my PC that can do all these functions. I would like to operate for web browsing, working, etc. Perhaps even watch a DVD and browse at the same time.
What do i need to do this? From what i gather windows media edition is the way to do this? or can i do it from home? What sort of video card do i need to receive the TV cable? Would anyone recommend dual monitors? What size monitor(s) would you recommend?
Just trying to set this up right the first time, i appreciate any insight...maybe it can give other people some ideas too
I'd run movies/TV through a regular TV set and use a monitor for PC work. Dual output graphics cards are common but you'd want one with "TV Out". Alternatively, use a product like the Hauppauge WinTV PVR (Personal Video Recorder) 350 or 500. (The 500 is better with Windows Media though). If using the 350 I'd use the external one - less aggro.
Where you place the PC/monitor is restricted by the length of the monitor cable. You can buy extensions but can't move it very far away. If you have the PC next to the TV in your living room you may want to consider how much of noise it makes.
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1. "There are a lot of TV cards that work with it" is not enough. Everything has to work with it. If WM doesn't have the volume ...then manufacturers of other hardware won't test/certify their products with WM. That becomes an issue for upgrades/repairs.
2. WM is fussier than standard Windows. That's why MS first released it only with a select few partners. These were big boys who could guarantee millions of PCs with exactly the same (pre-certified) hardware. MS didn't have the balls to let Joe Public build his own WM PC. There's a good reason.
3. Products that don't get a big enough market share are dropped. WM could be one of them. From the marketing POV it could become Windows ME MkII.


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Basseterre (St. Kitts), Aug 14: A breathtaking onslaught from Andre Russell overpowered Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel and sent Jamaica Tallawahs rocketing into the finals of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) here.
Russell grew in stature as a finisher with yet another stunning display of power hitting in a top score of 62 not out from 27 deliveries, to steal victory from Red Steel Wednesday night (August 13) after dislodging them from a winning position in the semi-finals, reports CMC.
Four towering sixes and five fours from Russell rescued the defending champions, who were staring defeat at 76 for six in the 14th over.
The allrounder's hitting allowed Tallawahs to cross the finish line with four wickets and two balls to spare after Red Steel had scored 155 for six in their 20 overs, in an enthralling contest at Warner Park.
Tallawahs lost wickets early and slumped to 39 for four.
Rusty Theron, who was not out on 18 and who had earlier picked up two wickets, provided good support lower down the order for Russell hitting the winning runs with a thumping six off Dwayne Bravo over long off.
Trinidad also suffered an early setback, throwing their wickets to David Bernard who took three before veteran New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor's swashbuckling knock of 70.
Taylor went on the offensive against the Jamaica Tallawahs attack to help the Red Steel recover from a slow start to finish at a respectable total of 154 for six after Chris Gayle won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Taylor, with support by Darren Bravo who scored 33, repaired the damage and played with minimum risks earlier on in the innings.
It was after the 11th over that Taylor went on rampage to unleash a flurry of sixes and fours but Trinidad let the advantage slip after losing Bravo and Taylor at a crucial juncture.
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Women's Council of Realtors recently recognized Southern Nevada's top female real estate sales executives of the year based on their 2013 sales volume. Combined, the women sold $675 million in real estate last year.
"As one of the Top 25, these women have achieved immeasurable success as entrepreneurs, employers and visionaries," said Chantel Tilley, 2014 president of the Women's Council of Realtors-Las Vegas. "Our mission is to advance women as professionals and leaders in business, the real estate industry and the communities in which they serve. The women honored mirror that mission and are the real leaders in real estate in the Las Vegas valley.
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties is a part of Americana Holdings, which includes operations in Nevada and Arizona. It is the third largest franchise in Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices' global organization. Americana Holdings is based in Las Vegas and owned by CEO Mark Stark. Visit www.bhhsnv.com or www.bhhsaz.com for details.
Both Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties are leaders in their respective markets with 21 offices and nearly 2,000 agents combined. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, formed in 2013, now accounts for nearly 28,000 agents and 750 offices in 37 states.
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My work may take me to Orlando in April with my DP and DD (who will then be 3 1/2). Disney World isn't our thing, and we're vegetarian/animal rights people who aren't into SeaWorld, either. But we live in a cold place and letting DD have the experience of going to Florida seems worth considering. What else might we/she enjoy doing in the Orlando area?
the beach is great, cocoa beach is about 40 mins away, but is touristy, much like daytone Beach, which is on the same coast (east). There are New Symrna, and places that are not as popoular, but equally as beautiful.
I LOVE Sanibel and captiva islands, which are far down on the west coast, about 4 hours drive from Orlando, but absolutely beautiful.They are known for their beautiful beaches, sunsets and shells.I have been many times.
St. Augustine is in the NE part of the state and is an historical town, touristy, but quaint and small.
Disney does have 2 water parks, Typhoon and blizzard. Typhoon is good for small children, ie younger than 8,9,10.I don't remember when you are going, or how old your child is, but is gets really humid, so to be by a pool or some sort of water is great.
I lived there 9 years ago, before children, so sorry if some suggestions are not good for you. Have fun though :)
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Thanks for this! We'll be staying in Deland, so Cocoa Beach is pretty far, but New Symrna Beach is a good tip and only about a half hour away. Thanks for that. With a little one in the car, I think we'll probably want to stick with things about an hour from Deland.
I'll check out the Typhoon water park, too. Has anyone done it with a 3 year old? Is it worth the money at that age? DD tends to be a little tentative -- she likes swimming pools but spends most of her time sitting on the steps. Definitely not one of those kids who will jump in (at least not yet).
Anyone else have Orlando/Deland-area kid-friendly recommendations?
I've done Aquatica with my 3yr old (another water park), and the kids area is like a big playground that is wet with small slides. Typhoon Lagoon is even more low key in the kids area. Its all real shallow so they are just walking in knee deep or shallower water.
Other things to do:
Blue spring park - manatees swim around there that you can see sometimes. http://www.floridastateparks.org/bluespring/
There are places to go kyaking which my ds really enjoys. There are also a lot of parks around, you can hike/picnic and that kind of thing.
Orlando science center is pretty fun.
Puppet show: http://pinocchios.net/
Oooh, good stuff! Keep it coming!
DD LOVES shows and would probably be really into the marionette theater.
I second the suggestion of the Orlando Science center- we went when my dd was 4, and she loved it. It was a good indoor activity (we went on a rainy day) with lots of hands on kids stuff to explore. http://www.osc.org/
Wow, DeLand! No one goes there ;) (I grew up in Orange City, the next town over.) I recommend Blue Spring, too. It is a gorgeous natural environment (at least the last time I was there). I don't know if it will be warm enough to swim, but the nature trail is really nice, and you can see the manatees this time of year. There's also a large playground on the road leading to the park. In DeLand, on the western edge, is Hontoon Island State Park. I've not been in years, but I remember it as a kid as a place I just wanted to sit and watch the water and the trees.
I also highly recommend New Smyrna Beach over Daytona. Daytona has the boardwalk and beach driving, which is a novelty and neat, but the locals go to New Smyrna for a reason. If you like space stuff, I'd skip Cocoa Beach for the beach, but go to Kennedy Space Center.
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My DH's grandma lived in DeLand, and one fun thing we did was go to the airport to watch skydivers and airplanes. It's very low-key. There's a playground and restaurant too, if I remember correctly. We went at the end of the day, and I'd go earlier rather than later if we did it again. Blue Springs is pretty awesome too.
I've done a lot of hiking there, it's gorgeous!
We always go to Wekiva springs when we are there.
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I would so go to cocoa beach if I was there. It is crowded but man it is nice. Wish I was there right now...
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I lived in Orlando for many years. :)
In DeLand, there's a place called Blue Springs Park where you can see the Manatees hang out if the water temp is below 68. Even if it isn't, they are sometimes still there. There's also a place called the Old Sugar Mill at DeLeon Springs (near there) where they have whole grain paincakes that you cook on the table in front of you. You can add fruit, etc. Last time I was there, they had veggie sausage too...but I don't know if they still have it.
Winter Park has swan boats which are nice. There are a bunch of nice places to eat there as well.
There's a great wooden playground in Winter Park as well. It's called Lake Island Park. Totally free. It's about 5 minutes from Whole Foods.... 5 minutes from the big Chamberlin's (local health food chain).
The Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings in Winter Park is great fun too. It's near the Train Depot.
Saw that you're staying in DeLand... not too far from there is a great park called Gemini Springs. Can get there via 17-92 or I-4. Really nice play area for kids. Families reserve picnic areas on the weekends for parties as well. There's an IHOP near by, so sometimes we go for pancakes and then let the kids burn off steam for an hour or two.
The Sanford Zoo is pretty low-key, but nice... if you're OK with zoos.
If it rains...Chick-Fil-A has a great indoor playground. There's also a nice one in Lake Mary on Lake Mary Blvd.
Oh and don't forget putt-putt (miniature) golf. That's always fun with little ones. :)
Mom to DS(8), DS(6), DD(4), and DS(1). "Kids do as well as they can."
I've been dreaming of taking DS. We did take him to the NASA center near Chinqoteague VA, when he was 2 yo.
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Two people face federal charges in an alleged scheme to rig Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association elections.
Two people face federal charges in an alleged scheme to rig Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association elections.
Owner Andrew Berg, who races horses with partner Joseph Taub under the name Gumpster Stables, had his license revoked Oct. 21 by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board after he was indicted along with 29 other individuals and one corporation in the bust of an illegal multimillion-dollar off-shore sports betting operation.
Federal officials charged 11 people, including the chief executive of an Internet gambling company, with conspiracy, racketeering, and fraud in taking sports bets from United States residents.
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, which has called 2005 a pivotal year, is working on a revised dues formula that would generate the same amount of money, if not more, yet be more equitable in light of changes in the industry since the organization launched in 1997.
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Special Edition Mustang V6 Sport Appearance Revealed… for Japan?
Ford is looking to increase its popularity in the Japanese market with a special edition Mustang V6 Sport Appearance. Production for this special edition Japanese Mustang will be limited to 50 units total, 25 going to the coupe and 25 for the convertible. The Sport Appearance Mustang mainly consists of accessories, leaving the 3.7L V6 power plant untouched at 309-hp and 279 ft-lbs of torque.
The V6 Sport Appearance will be available in two special colors, Performance White and Grabber Blue. Both of the colors come with special pin stripes on the side and on the hood scoop. In addition, a rear trunk spoiler is added to give the Mustang a sportier appearance (we're not making this up) while the 18-inch chrome wheels find their way home with 235/50/18 rubber. On the inside, the special edition Mustang will sport leather interior.
Based on today's conversation rates, the special edition coupe will run $54,250 while the convertible is $63,000.


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Sault High alums keep the future bright for local students
Posted: August 18th, 2014
ONE CLASSY GIFT – Representatives with the Sault High School Class of 1963 pose with a ceremonial check for $1,000, a gift to a scholarship fund set up to benefit today's SAHS grads attending LSSU. Behind them is the Sault/Loretto High School Wall of Honor with names of more than 350 persons and graduating classes. The LSSU Foundation sends out an annual appeal to Sault High and Loretto (Catholic) High alumni who may be interested in supporting this very special fund. Each year, the fund receives up to $10,000 in donations and close to $260,000 has been raised over the past two decades. From left are Pat Zimmerman, Roy Forrest, Bob Collia, Nancy Darling, Judi Rath, Mary Beth Janke, and Linda Cook. (LSSU/John Shibley)
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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – It was 1990 when a small group of community leaders gathered to talk about helping Sault High graduates make their college dreams come true. Almost 25 years later, the Sault/Loretto High School Scholarship Fund has reached an endowment level of more than $205,000 and has provided awards to many deserving Sault High graduates attending Lake Superior State University.
"The original committee roster reads like a Who's Who of Sault Ste. Marie," said Tom Robinson DDS, who has served on the committee since its inception.
Spearheaded by 1946 Sault High grad Denny Booth, the original committee included Bud Weber, Sam Dubow, Judson (Bucky) Swart, Florence Caffey, Phil Andary, Barry Armstrong, Bud Cooper, Bill James, Frank Fazi, Dave Freeborn, John (Jack) Haller, Ken Bailey, Bob Hunt, Lois MacDonald, Tom Moher, Archie Spring and John Swart.
Each year, the LSSU Foundation sends out an appeal to Sault High and Loretto High alumni who may be interested in supporting this very special fund. Each year, the fund receives nearly $10,000 in donations.
The scholarship campaign has become a unique way to honor a friend, parents, favorite teacher, or family member. A single contribution or accumulated contributions of $250 or more entitles the donor to designate a name to be placed on the Sault/Loretto High School Wall of Honor plaque displayed in the LSSU Walker Cisler Student and Conference Center. Today, there are more than 350 persons and graduating classes featured on the plaque.
Accumulated contributions of $5,000 or more will create an annual perpetual scholarship in honor of an individual named by the donor. The named perpetual scholarships are placed on the Wall of Honor plaque and presented to deserving seniors at the Sault Area High School Academic Awards in May. As many as 10 perpetual scholarships are awarded or renewed annually.
To learn more about the Sault/Loretto High School Scholarship, contact Sharon Dorrity at the LSSU Foundation, 635-2665 or email@example.com. You may also learn more about the fund and the more than 100 other LSSU scholarships at lssu.edu/foundation/scholarships.
CONTACTS: John Shibley, e-mail, 906-635-2314; Tom Pink, e-mail, 635-2315.


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Liverpool Citizens Advice Bureaux have been awarded the Freedom of The City Award by Liverpool City Council. Visit our news page to find out more!
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Our Improving Financial Confidence Project: the Financial Capability Hub provides social housing tenants with free and impartial financial capability support.
Find out how to access free, independent and confidential advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.
We are a member of Citizens Advice whose aims are to provide the advice people need for the problems they face and improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives.
We work in partnership with local independent advice agencies.
Liverpool Citizens Advice Partnership was set up as Liverpool Specialist Advice Services on November 1998 to manage and coordinate a city wide Legal Aid contract for specialist advice services, delivered through individual Citizens Advice Bureaux in Liverpool.
With the end of legal aid contracting and after a process of consultation, LCAP re-established its strategic vision, mission and values and now operates as a consortia on behalf of its primary partners, Citizens Advice Bureaux in Liverpool.
LCAP does not itself deliver advice services direct to the public, but manages projects and funding on behalf of both Liverpool Bureaux and partner agencies.
Liverpool Citizens Advice Partnership activities are underpinned by our commitment to fulfilling our values:
Our Improving Financial Confidence Project, the 'Financial Capability Hub', is a five-year project which works in partnership with local registered social landlords, pre-tenancy housing support agencies, Citizens Advice Bureaux and advice agencies across Liverpool to support social housing tenants.
Improving Financial Confidence (IFC) is Big Lottery Fund's £31.7 million investment which funds projects to help people to increase their confidence in managing their money.
LCAP is also managing the HMRC centre of excellence project in Liverpool. The project was started in 2011 and its aims were to:


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Don't Blame Me-I Voted for Capitalism T-Shirt
Obama's massive stimulus package goes against everything we know with regards to turning a recession around. Don't blame me for this - I didn't vote for this kind of change. I voted for Capitalism.
I especially like how this shirt is also similar to the Jack Daniels logo.Added 8 Years Ago from Urban Outfitters
You say you want a Revolution? We'll ...... just wait.
For the bailout, I really have no idea. This economy shenanigans is way over my head. However, I can appreciate a well executed mocking of (either side of) politics.Added 9 Years Ago from Nostarclothing


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Lancerota, one of the Canary Islands, its view from several points.
It was employed by the aborigines on Lanzarote (Canary Islands).
I experience a feeling of exultation as I watch my engines settle down for their seven-day run to the Canary Islands.
A species confined to the Canary Islands, but cultivated in northern Italy.
If there be any truth in this ancient tale, it is probable that one of the Canary Islands was its subject.
Instead of sailing back, he pushed on to the Canary Islands.
Allegrance, one of the Canary Islands, its view from several points.
Well, they are natives of Gomera, the smallest of the Canary Islands.
We touched at the Canary Islands, and the Xenophon was there.
From time to time new catacombs are discovered in the Canary Islands.


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Here we sit, the day after another disappointing blowout loss absorbed by the St. Louis Cardinals, this time a 15-1 drubbing at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Buccos are the worst team in the National League; their 43-62 (.410) record places them 13.5 games out of first place. Across all of MLB, only the woeful Tampa Bay Devil Rays have a poorer record.
Yet, unless the Cardinals can
salvage a win behind Anthony Reyes on Thursday afternoon, the Pirates will take
another series from
The club is still treading water
just six games out of first place in the National League Central, but needs to
pull to .500 or better during the current road trip against poorer teams like
the Pirates and the Washington Nationals this coming weekend. The three series
following are against first-place or contenting teams –
At the All-Star break, the 40-45 Cardinals had posted a 4.71 ERA as a team. Since then, the team's ERA has been considerably worse – in fact, one run per game worse at 5.69. As a result, one has to seriously question if even the modest 10-9 (.526) winning pace established since the break can possibly be maintained.
And, even if the Cardinals play .526 ball the rest of the way, their final record would be a symmetrical, but non-playoff qualifying 81-81.
Making matters worse is the fact that the Cardinals have allowed another 11 unearned runs (not included in ERA calculations) since the break. That over a half-run per game rate is highest in the league.
Not surprisingly, the Cards' second-half 5.69 ERA is the second-worst in the NL, even behind the Pirates, whose Wednesday starter, Tony Armas, had been rumored to be on the verge of being released. Yet against the Cards, Armas allowed just one run over 6 1/3 innings, picking up his first victory of the season in the process.
In the other dugout, Wednesday night's game featured a pair of Cardinals pitching meltdowns, as starter Braden Looper and new reliever Mike Maroth each yielded a "lucky" seven runs. Looper put the Cardinals in an immediate hole by serving up a grand slam to the Bucs' number seven hitter, Ronny Paulino, in the first. He hung around for three more innings, allowing two more runs.
Ostensibly the number two starter on the Cardinals' NL-trailing staff, Looper has actually been the worst of them all in recent months. After starting out the season on fire, with a 2.29 ERA through mid-May, in the two-and-a-half months since, Looper's 7.55 ERA is dead last in the NL among hurlers with at least 40 innings pitched. He has yet to string even a pair of consecutive wins together since early May.
Maroth actually got through his first inning on Wednesday night, the seventh, unscathed, before falling apart in the eighth, a frame during which the Bucs tacked on their final touchdown and were successful on the conversion of the extra point. As a result of this small, but brutal sample, Maroth the Cardinals reliever now sports an ERA of 37.80. That makes his Cards starter's ERA of 9.20 pale in comparison.
With more bullpen innings, Maroth will surely have to do better than he did on Wednesday night. But, how long should the team continue to find out? With Tyler Johnson on the mend, one would have to think that Maroth's days on the 25-man roster are nearing their end.
In between Looper and Maroth, Brad Thompson pitched two innings in game two against the Pirates. Perhaps most known
for his near-record scoreless innings pitched streak as a Minor League starter,
Thompson is working on a streak of a different kind this season in
Just as Looper had given up two before him, Brad predictably yielded a long ball of his own. It was the seventh straight appearance during which he allowed an enemy home run.
During that stretch, Thompson has yielded nine long balls. Overall, he has given up 18 in 101 2/3 innings this season. Projecting that out to 200 innings, he would serve up 36. As a point of comparison, the National League's home run allowed leader last season was then-Cardinal Jason Marquis with 35.
As I have debated with others about Thompson, some think he is going to improve due to age and experience, despite the trend clearly heading south. The reality is that like many of his mates, Thompson simply allows too many baserunners to be an effective Major League starter.
Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched, or WHIP, is a very commonly used statistic, especially in sabermetric circles. In fact, it is almost always a scoring category in fantasy baseball, a game played by millions of Americans in varying forms. While not the most exacting, it does provide a point of comparison as to runners allowed.
Here is a rough WHIP scale to consider:
1.20 – excellent
1.30 – good
1.40 – average
1.50 – poor
The 22 men who have pitched for the 2007 Cardinals stack up like this. Also added are the Cardinals and NL averages, along with the Boston WHIP of new acquisition Joel Pineiro.
|Ryan Franklin
|Jason Isringhausen
|Troy Percival
|Scott Spiezio
|Russ Springer
|Tyler Johnson
|Brian Falkenborg
|Anthony Reyes
|National League average
|Cardinals team
|Braden Looper
|Randy Flores
|Randy Keisler
|Josh Hancock
|Adam Wainwright
|Todd Wellemeyer (STL)
|Brad Thompson
|Kip Wells
|Andy Cavazos
|Joel Pineiro (BOS)
|Chris Carpenter
|Troy Cate
|Kelvin Jimenez
|Dennis Dove
|Mike Maroth (STL)
Not surprisingly, a majority of
the 2007 Cardinals staff, past and present, are not only below average, but fall
into the "poor" category when looking at WHIP.
Sadly, the formula is easy to understand, but seems unlikely for the 2007 Cardinals to break. Too many opposing baserunners
lead to too many runs allowed lead to too many losses.
Sadly, the formula is easy to understand, but seems unlikely for the 2007 Cardinals to break. Too many opposing baserunners lead to too many runs allowed lead to too many losses.
Brian Walton can be reached via email at email@example.com.
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HONG KONG – After queuing on the street, diners sit next to strangers inside the cramped Ho Hung Kee (Ho Hung's restaurant) eatery in Hong Kong before rinsing their own cutlery. Welcome to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred experience.
Ho Hung Kee was first awarded a coveted star in 2011 and on any given day is packed with local and foreign diners ordering bowls of wonton or fried flat noodles with beef for around 35 Hong Kong dollars — less than $5.
Wontons, a traditional dish served in Hong Kong and in China's southern province of Guangdong, are similar to dumplings but their skin uses less dough, into which succulent shrimp and pork servings are wrapped.
Like hundreds of other Hong Kong "tea restaurants" or "Cha chaan teng" in the Cantonese dialect, Ho Hung Kee also serves quick, simple dishes ranging from congee (rice porridge) and fried rice to a selection of Western-style sandwiches.
Squeezing onto tables with strangers is a normal dining experience in the cramped restaurant that seats about 50, which is nestled between towers of retail in the teeming shopping district of Causeway Bay, on Hong Kong Island.
Chefs start from 7 a.m. to batter shrimp and wrap wontons for the roughly 1,000 customers served daily at the family-run restaurant, which began life as a humble street stall in the 1940s before it opened up as a full shop in 1964.
Patty Ho, the daughter-in-law of the restaurant's founders and its current owner, said she has stuck to original recipes because she wants customers to experience a "traditional eating culture."
"More modern restaurants have already changed the culture of making wontons, where they only use shrimp, but we have continued to use our original recipe which includes pork, which preserves the meaty flavor," Ho said.
She believes that staying true to tradition is one of the reasons Ho Hung Kee was awarded a star.
"They must have recognized our methods," she said of the anonymous Michelin inspectors. "The fact that such a local shop was awarded a Michelin star, it is a recognition of Hong Kong's dining culture."
Taiwanese diner Jerry Lin, 55, arrived at the restaurant early to avoid the lunchtime crowds.
"I have tried other Michelin restaurants in Shanghai, but this is a restaurant that is very accessible for normal people, we really like it," he said.
"The price is great for a Michelin-starred restaurant and the taste is really good," 45-year-old Riamida Ichsami from Indonesia said, while waiting outside Ho Hung Kee with her family.
Michelin awarded 10 new restaurants with a one-star rating in the fifth edition of its guide for Hong Kong and Macau for 2013.


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A wealthy Indian businessman celebrating his 45th birthday made sure he looked the part - by having a shirt made of gold.
Pankaj Parakh, the owner of a multi-million pound textile business, spent £127,000 on the shirt which weighs almost four kilos.
A team of 20 craftsmen spent 3,200 hours creating the shirt out of 18-22 carat gold.
It has seven gold buttons but was created to have the same flexibility as a normal shirt.
Mr Parakh, who left school with no qualifications, said: "Gold always fascinated me since I was five years old and studying in school. Over the years, I have become passionate about this royal metal."
He added: "Yet, for my marriage 23 years ago, many guests considered me an embarrassment as I sported more gold than the bride."
Mr Parakh is hoping the unique garment will get him into the Guinness Book of World Records and the Limca Book of Records.
Last year Datta Phuge of Pimpri in India spent £160,000 on a gold shirt, but it weighed in less at 3.3kg.Reuse content


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Seashells of stone and bones of giant monsters light the imagination of a young girl named Mary Anning. Learn more about this early dinosaur hunter as we read Stone Girl, Bone Girl by Laurence Anholt then create a glue-resist fossil painting of your own.
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Happy Fourth of July!
- At July 04, 2011
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Wishing you and yours a safe and happy 4th of July!
Relax. Enjoy. Celebrate
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Happy 4th to you too! Along with our friends, my son and I watched the fireworks on the Hudson River! What'd you do?July 05, 2011
Sounds fun! I'm sure Aiden loved it! We just relaxed at home…it was pure perfection! We can see the fireworks from our balcony. Nice and comfy!July 05, 2011
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Social Sciences Professor Arie Perliger of West Point's Combating Terrorism Center has issued a report titled Challengers from the Sidelines: Understanding America's Violent Far-Right which implicates "right wing" Americans as "anti-federalists" – guilty of more than 350 acts of violent terrorism against the government in 2011 alone. What defines a right wing anti federalist? According to Perliger's remarks:
"they support civil activism, individual freedoms, and self government."
"[they] espouse strong convictions regarding the federal government, believing it to be corrupt and tyrannical, with a natural tendency to intrude on individuals' civil and constitutional rights. Finally, they support civil activism, individual freedoms, and self government. Extremists in the anti-federalist movement direct most their violence against the federal government and its proxies in law enforcement."
"While liberal worldviews are future- or progressive -oriented, conservative perspectives are more past-oriented, and in general, are interested in preserving the status quo." the report says. "The far right represents a more extreme version of conservatism, as its political vision is usually justified by the aspiration to restore or preserve values and practices that are part of the idealized historical heritage of the nation or ethnic community. While far-right groups' ideology is designed to exclude minorities and foreigners, the liberal-democratic system is designed to emphasize civil rights, minority rights and the balance of power."
"If [the Defense Department] is looking for places to cut spending, this junk study is ground zero. Shouldn't the Combating Terrorism Center be combating radical Islam around the globe instead of perpetuating the left's myth that right-wingers are terrorists?" the staffer said. "The $64,000 dollar question is when will the Combating Terrorism Center publish their study on real left-wing terrorists like the Animal Liberation Front, Earth Liberation Front, and the Weather Underground?"
Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment which said pretty much the same thing – basically if you aren't a socialist then you're a racist lunatic terror sponsoring murderer.And yet it's the left who supports terrorizing 1.4 million unborn humans each year, in the U.S. alone. It's the left who's economic policies are growing the poor and shrinking the prosperous. It's the lefts policies which would open the floodgates of illegal immigration while reducing our military capacity to defend our existing citizens. It's the lefts decision to appease our enemies, causing more long term conflicts and deaths which would be avoided if we just dealt with our enemies head on. It's also the lefts agenda to regularly attack articles of our Constitution.
This report is pure unbridled ignorance in the form of discrimination against those of us who love our country and want whats best for our children.
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