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11-09-2012 #6431Ecina Guest
^^ Just amended the sticky as requested
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Ecina! ... You beat me to it
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Call of Duty Black Ops II for PS3 is Out Now by Team DUPLEX
Following up on their previous update, PlayStation 3 scene release group DUPLEX have now released Call of Duty Black Ops II for the PS3 entertainment system which weighs in at 19.76 GB in size.
Currently the PS3 fix patches for this title are getting mixed results in the ongoing Forum thread, but as always we will update the links below as they are available for testing and confirmation, etc.
Release Info: Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops II propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology and weapons have converged to create a new generation of warfare.
Combining incredible high-dynamic range graphics and sensational new gameplay, Black Ops II sets you off on secret operations as Frank Woods - the protagonist from the original Black Ops game.
The non-linear storyline will see you battling during a futuristic Cold War, as well as tackling flashbacks from historical missions and playing as various members of the Mason family. Every decision you make during this story will affect future consequences, giving you a different experience every time you play.
With new futuristic weapons, the chance to master a number of different vehicles and modes of transport, and a mysterious villain - known simply as Raul Menendez - Black Ops II is set to be the ultimate Call of Duty game.
Alongside the epic Campaign and branching story is the all-new Multiplayer mode. New maps, new game-styles and new perks make this the most engaging Multiplayer yet!
Zombies Mode also makes a comeback with a series of challenging maps and missions that enable you to fight off the dead in even more ways.
Notes: Call of Duty Black Ops II PS3 Fix Patches and Related Files:
- Call of Duty Black Ops II PS3 (BLES01717) 3.55 Fix Patch (Unconfirmed, Needs Testing) by bitsbubba
- Call of Duty Black Ops II PS3 (BLES01717) 3.55 Fix Patch (Unconfirmed, Needs Testing)
- Call.of.Duty.Black.Ops.2.EBOOT.Patch-BLES01717-Unknown (Unconfirmed, Needs Testing)
- BO2 3.55 Test Fix (Unconfirmed, Needs Testing)
- EP0002-BLES01717_00-CODBLOPS2PATCH01-A0102-V0100-PE_(341_FIX).pkg by danixleet (Standard instructions: 1) delete game data 2) install my update fix 3) test / run game)
- Call of Duty Black Ops II PS3 (BLES01717) v1.02 Update PKG
- Call of Duty Black Ops II PS3 (BLES01717) Original Files (EBOOT.BIN, t6mp_ps3f.self and t6_ps3f.self)
- Call of Duty Black Ops II PS3 (BLES01717) (Retail)
- BO II Fix 4.21 Rogero (Tested offline only, No need to update, SFO must be patched)
From chappo: People on Rebug 4.21 Install 1.02 patch. You can have it external. Go into Rebug toolbox and make system mode normal not Rebug. Go into mM and do select x and play. Don't use Hermes just use standard... Just saying.
From FaNtAsMiC: I confirm is working on Rogero 4.21. need to install patch 1.02 first.
From Bogo: For 4.x CFW: Download 1.02 Patch first then should it work.
For 3.55 CFW, 1.02 Fixes:
- BLES 01717 Fix: http://www.share-online.biz/dl/VT6QU9DM2HA5
- BLUS 31011 Fix: http://www.share-online.biz/dl/ODB2V9DMQ8
From kilkip: COD BO2 1.02 files - 01717: http://rghost.net/41521234 (replace all files, remove game data, play)
Lots of new checks there and ONE can't leave out TROPHY.TRP as others posted "trophy" no working anyway? re-produced Disc game fix running without TROPHY.TRP, no game save errors. no trophy.trp file created if missing btw... must be some checks replaced with 00 00 00's, couple new checks there like param_sys:
Around 7 (new) checks, some replaced with 00's and some like param_sys.... E4 > DC , 38 E0 > 7C C7 , 01>00 , t6mp CC 25 64> CC 25 5C
Clean disc game fix without all the signatures.. for easy compare: http://rghost.net/41576831
PS: Only below [Control Info] normally only with NPDRM files you see the Firmware version displayed and for self-type=APP(disc game) it's not there when using "scetool"
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It would be nice to know HOWTO add this below Control info (Type Digest), for the game to work it isn't a requirement though.
As for resign 4.25 - 80010009 errors.. for rex 4.21 and those 4.25 (checks) games e.g F1 Race Stars, only the param_sys values needs replacing e.g key-rev 19 (=40), firmware 0004000000000000, edit param and your backup works fine from HDD without any update (if there's one with 4.21, nothing be done at all).
I've tested it for you and getting the same results, only a Rebuild Database worked after "dropping" fixed game folder"
ps: doesn't matter the key-rev used aslong not blocked > check PS3 Dev Wiki keys.. greyed out are blocked keys)
Resign EBOOT for MM as original Firmware 2.40 +key-rev 00 - APP - RELOAD.SELF
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Resign as Original signed EBOOT/NPDRM - 2.40 - key-rev 01 - NPDRM - Fixed EBOOT.BIN
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or 3.60/10 or up, all the same really.
From opoisso893: EP0002-BLES01717_00-CODBLOPS2PATCH01-A0102-V0100-341-355-TROPHY.pkg (update 1.02 BLES01717 with Trophy patched file). Can you test this new TROPHY file ? Just replace the original one on your external HHD and start from scratch.
Download: TROPHY.TRP
From PatrickBatman: Have to use scetool 0.2.9, 0.2.8 will make app version and firmware version the same:
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Below are a few more COD BO2 PS3 patch fix attempts for those wishing to give them a try:
- CODBO2 3.41/3.55 CFW-FiX (replace gamedata files)
Download: http://rghost.net/41536304
- COD2BO2 1.02 3.40/3.55 FIX Repack PKG (2 split files, use e.g winrar - open .rar)
Download: http://rghost.net/41536333 / http://rghost.net/41536351
Finally, here is a Call.of.Duty.Black.Ops.II.Eboot.Patch.PS3-DUPLEX release for those following!
Call.of.Duty.Black.Ops.II.Eboot.Patch.PS3-DUPLEX - Call of Duty Black Ops II Eboot Patch PS3 DUPLEX
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Download: http://ul.to/qqj561jm / http://ul.to/l95ktxyk / http://rghost.net/41556338 / http://uploaded.net/file/ybsz6jjz / TROPHY.TRP by kilkip
From [email protected]: COD Black Ops II (BLES01717) Fix 3.55 Update 1.02 (100% full working)
- BLES01717: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?34y9iv6krzi1pau
- BLES01718: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?6fi1rkoojgfjtic
- BLES01717: http://www34.zippyshare.com/v/33359761/file.html (3.41/3.55 Black Ops 2 Update 1.03 Fix)
Install this pkg on backup clean without Duplex fix or restore default TROPHY Folder. Enjoy
From ZOMBIEKILLAH comes some COD Black Ops II Patch v1.02 Spoof Fixes also today for the PlayStation 3.
From Sony PS3 hacker evilsperm: Spoofing mac and creating a new psn account worked but after logging out of the game and restarting the console this new mac and psn id are now ban as well.
I launched it from app_home the first after the mac spoof and new psn id, but after rebooting I launched it form bd emu hdd (laser on this PS3 is fuct) and it was insta ban. So now I need to test again only launching form app_home and spoofing this mac but yet again and make a new account...
They are detecting it somehow and its time to get to the bottom of this
From 0x00 comes a brief Guide to Make Black OPs II Work for those interested!
Below is a tutorial from kimdalanxa, as follows:
(FIXED) Call Of Duty Black Ops II (Duplex) Multiplayer CFW
Hi guys, today i bring you a simple fix for playing CODBOPS2 "MULTIPLAYER". It took me some time to understand how 3arch blocked us CFW users from accessing 3arch servers and play Multiplayer with a backup on CFW but i managed to discover a kind of flaw and i bet after this someone will come out with a more easy fix, but for now this will do the trick, yes a trick, there's no pkg and no files to replace in game folder!
Before trying anything... Remember, i'm not responsible if this doesn't work for you or if yo get banned from PSN/SEN, and dont ask my PSN/SEN Id because i don't play this game (cause i'm noob).
So let's get started... What you need: A external hd, a clean backup from BOPS II (DUPLEX works fine)
1- Copy the backup to the external HD, create a folder named GAMES on root of HD and put the game inside that folder like this X\GAMES\ BLES01717-[Call of Duty Black Ops II]
2- right click on BLES01717-[Call of Duty Black Ops II] go to properties and tick read only option and apply, a new menu appears, select "Apply changes to its folder, subfolders and files then press ok!
3- Turn on yore PS3, go to settings and format the internal HD!
4- Install multiManager press select+Start go to root and select USBXX (Yore HD/USB thumb drive) and check if theres a folder called recycle if it has delete it!
5- Quit MMOS, and select the BOPS II game but make sure that Bd mirror and external isn`t ticked, to do this press square and check if theres something ticked...
6-Load yore backup pressing Select+X, MM will exit to XMB, Now before you load the game Delete MULTIMANAGER (YES DELETE IT)
7- Now load the game from BD drive (Not App/Home)
8- Congratulations, enjoy yore BOPS II Backup!
PS: This method also works with a original BOPS II disk, and like i said, i don't play this game, but caught my attention when a cousin of mine told me about the issue, he wanted 2 play so bad this game on his hacked PS3, that i decided to work with him for a circumvention method.
At first we decided to not release the method so 3arch wouldn't know about it, but i think we all should share information and if 3arch patch this method another method will come out, people just need to work together! Kudos to Smoke Machine for his patience... Enjoy...!
Another guide from MRDOCA:
1: deleted all previous black ops 2 data from internal hdd from all locations below (from ray0)
- Remove all game data via XMB (for 3.55 games or games with dlc/fixes)
- Remove all homebrew via XMB
- Boot Multiman/MMOS and navigate to your internal hdd dev_hdd0
- Remove all files accociated with BO2 in these directories
- Dev_hdd0/GAMES
- Dev_hdd0/game
- Dev_hdd0/data
- Dev_hdd0/home/ (i had 3 users so 3 folders like 00000002 0000003 0000004)
- Dev_hdd0/savedata/
- Dev_hdd0/tmp/
- If your unsure what files are what look for the icon.png and just double click if its BO2 or any similar game/app you think mite cause you a problem just delete it. Once finished boot bk to MM games Select + x on BO2 boot bk to XMB delete mm insert any disk and boot from disk icon. when i did this way upon my first boot of BO2 i had a corrupt data message and XMB forced me to remove them before letting me continue with the game, so if this happens just delete the remaining corrupt data and continue.
2: read only black ops on my eternal drive. using PC
3: made a stealth version of multiman 4.0.14.03... (i used pkg tools to extract the contents of the pkg. i edited the param sfo to another game BLES example: BLES01146 (this is splinter cell trilogy i think and only shown as a example)
4: used pkg tools to build a new pkg to install on 4.30
5: installed pkg...
6: deleted old multiman... NOT new created "Splinter Cell" version
7: created new psn account using new user...
8: started black ops 2. playing now online for 2 days. inc zombies
9: have dlc working as well
Finally, from mnm0071980: TO GET YOUR BLACK OPS 2 TO WORK, FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS:
1: deleted all previous black ops 2 data from internal hdd from all locations found earlier in this thread
2: read only black ops on my eternal drive. Using pc
3: downloaded this stealth version of multiman: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?6a7ve30dde41jd5
4: delete the old one and use this new one from the link and load black ops 2 from your external hdd (not from your ps3 - it has to be from a usb hdd).
5: create a new psn account from a new user (this is a must or it will not work). i tried to use my old account and it didn't work. The new one is working fine even after switching back and forth. I have also downloaded both dlc's from duplex and no problems.
If you follow the steps, all will be well. I did not create these files nor these steps. I am only stating what has worked well for me, I'm stating what is working without deleting homebrew, your ps3 hard drive.
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11-09-2012 #6434hilongo Guest
Yeah ...too bad it's 19GB!!! ... Let me know if it works on 3.55 to start thinking on begin the download!!
11-09-2012 #6435BBoy Chrif Guest
Just download the game & wait the Team Fix
11-09-2012 #6436rc4evr Guest
The posted fix for NHL 13 fails to work for me with any of the multiMAN parameters that normally boot my games. Can anyone contradict or support my experience? Thank you.
11-10-2012 #6437StanSmith Guest
ZIP or RAR then upload these 3 files to rghost.net.
Actually, there is already a patch for it. Its only the eboot so maybe the selfs also need decrypting.
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11-10-2012 #6439ZerotakerZX Guest
Hm. Didn't think that anyone really still plays that all-da-same calofdooty games.
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Rangers set up relief efforts for West victims
CHICAGO -- The Rangers have set up several relief efforts to aid the victims of the devastating explosion and fires that took place in West, Texas, on Wednesday.
During this weekend's series with the Mariners at the Ballpark in Arlington, fans may donate essential items for the victims and residents of West. Items will be collected outside the ballpark gates from two hours before the game until 30 minutes after first pitch.
The following items are most requested: diapers/wipes, new underwear, blankets, water bottles, gift cards for grocery stores or home supply stores, toiletries, sports drinks or powdered sports drinks, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, non-perishable food items, clothing of all sizes, bedding, dog and cat food. Cash donations will also be accepted and will be directed to relief efforts.
Game times for the Rangers-Mariners series are Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m. CT and Sunday at 2:05 p.m. The items will be delivered to the citizens of West next week.
In addition, the Rangers will team up with the Carter BloodCare to hold a Blood Drive on Sunday. The Blood Drive will take place from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame. Fans can enter the Blood Drive through the Hall of Fame entrance located on the concourse behind the Lower Home Run Porch.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Can anyone offer any information/experiences with this treatment?
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Can anyone offer any information/experiences with this treatment?
Nicole..... I would post this question under Experiences with title the same. I sure some members have had this treatment or something close to it. I haven't or I'd be glad to offer some infor. I have heard it has helped with some but not others.
Jeff G.
I had SIR-Spheres (SIRT Y-90) inserted last November. Previous to that (in May 2001) after being diagnosed with CC, I had half the liver removed to get rid of the 10 cm mass. In a year tumors showed up in the remaining part of the liver. Over the years I've had many chemo clinical trials -- some worked for a while, some did not work at all, plus chryoablation which partially worked. Last fall, running out of options, they tried SIR-Spheres. So far (after ten months) the tumors have not gotten any larger, but are still there which they thought would be the case, but are pleased that it stabilized.
At first I felt pretty good, but then began getting very tired, having little appetite, and stomach aches -- which I attribute to stress. Lately, though I'm feeling better. I also attribute my aches, pains, fatigue to all the chemo and procedures over the years as well as too many birthdays, since I'm now 73.
[I am copying this from an earlier post on this site. Since then I'm slowly getting my energy
back, but I seem to have other complication, probably not related to the cancer, and the meds for that really wear me out. We're still trying to figure out how to address this new problem.]
By the way, this was not done on a clinical trial. Apparently the treatment has been approved. I believe it comes from Australia.
SIR Spheres so far have worked well, though, but I'll find out more on Monday during my oncologist appointment. I hope you have the same success for non-operative cancer in the liver.
my brother had sir- sphares two times in goshen indiana, it is a quite expensive treatment but i can say it is helpfull too. in Goshen Cancer center there is a doctor named Seza Gulec specilast on SIRT, as i know he had at least 100 patients and succsess rate is 97%, well its worth to consider. my brother been to MD Anderson and Dr.Salem oncology center and all said he has max. 2 months to go, well we are in 12 months now and last PET says tumor stopped...! but u know for how long, God knows!! worth to try.. all my best wishes!!!
What wonderful news about your father!!!! I hope it continues.
Great news about the treatment! You mentioned it was quite expensive. I guess insurance did not cover the treatment. We have Blue Cross and the Goshen Hospital and Dr. Gulec are preferred providers. Not sure if our insurance will cover this. Any suggestions?
My husband is on the phase II clinic trial with Bevacizumab and Erlotinib for cc. Is anyone on clinic trial with these two medications? How are you doing with activity,diet and pain?
Yes. It is a brilliant treatment. My wife had it last year in July at Wake Oncology and it destroyed her Klatskin tumor in a 2 hour outpatient procedure. Unfortunately by the time we learned of the procedure the cancer had spread to her peritoneum. You must find a doctor who does a lot of these and don't be discouraged by doctors who are negative about the treatment. The top doctor in the country for SIRT is Andrew Kennedy at Wake Oncology in Cary, NC. The university of Utah has also recently published a paper on success of this treatment for unresectable cholangiocarcinoma as has Northwestern University. Call me if you have questions (808-753-0290). I am in Honolulu. Act swiftly as the doubling time for cholangiocarcinoma is 3 to 6 months. Also look into the liver transplant innovations at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester under Dr. Steven Rosen. They think they will have an 80% cure rate. Other Centers doing this are Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis (Dr. William C. Chapman) and the university of Nebraska. I will post that information separately. My wife died needlessly. We learned about treatments too late. The doctors didn't tell us about these well accepted treatments. Dr. Kennedy at Wake Oncology will quickly review scans and get back to you. You can use my name with both Dr. Kennedy and Dr. Chapman.
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Pasture improvement and rotational grazing are key topics for many beef and dairy producers. Water systems for intensive grazing will be the focus of a pasture walk at the farm of Phil and Sharon Specht on Wednesday, July 17, at 1 p.m.
Phil and Sharon Specht's Pearlmaker Farm, near McGregor, operates a grass-based dairy with 120 cows on their 490-acre farm, which has 265 crop acres, 70 acres of pasture and the rest in woodlands. The Spechts have used rotational grazing since 1974. Attend this field day to learn more about Specht's watering system for intensive grazing. The pasture is located at 28304 Pleasant Ridge Road, McGregor. Directions to the farm: take U.S. 18 east past Giard and turn left onto Iris Avenue. Go 3.6 miles and turn right onto Pleasant Ridge Road (County Road B45). The farm will be on the right after about 1.2 miles.
The Northeast Iowa Graziers plan pasture walks to local farms to help producers learn how to better pasture management can result in both healthier profits and a healthier environment. The walks are organized by area graziers and supported by Iowa State University Extension & Outreach and the Natural Resource Conservation Service.
Pasture walks are informal educational programs designed to demonstrate one or two key areas of pasture management, as well as answer any questions you might have. Each has a slightly different focus and all producers who are dependent on forage production are invited to attend to improve their own pasture management.
All producers who are dependent on forage production are invited to attend. This event is co-sponsored by Practical Farmers of Iowa. For more information, please contact ISU Beef Specialist Denise Schwab at 319-472-4739 or email at email@example.com


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A study released earlier this week shows how an animal's geographic location and diet changes its efficiency in producing byproducts and meat and the amount of greenhouse gasses it produces.
The study released Monday, titled Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), analyzes livestock feed available to cows, sheep, pigs, poultry and other farm animals in different parts of the world and their efficiency in converting feed into milk, eggs and meat. The study goes on to measure the greenhouse gas production of livestock in different regions.
Results of the study show livestock in many parts of the developing world are less efficient in converting feed to food. One finding shows cattle in arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa required up to ten times more feed, mainly in the form of rangeland grasses, to produce a kilo of protein compared to a cow in more favorable conditions. Livestock in developing countries also produced more significant levels of greenhouse gasses.
Mario Herrero, lead author of the study, says results show there isn't one global solution to livestock production and challenges should be addressed on a smaller, even situation-specific, scale.
"Our goal is to provide the data needed so that the debate over the role of livestock in our diets and our environments and the search for solutions to the challenges they present can be informed by the vastly different ways people around the world raise animals," said Herrero.
Harvard University's William C. Clark, editorial board member of the Sustainability Science section at PNAS, emphasized the importance of sustainable development in "a very resource-challenged world," and pointed to the role livestock play in food security issues.
On a global basis, pork and poultry is produced more efficiently than dairy and beef.
According to a release, findings in the study fill a critical gap in research on the interactions between livestock and natural resources region by region.
The study was completed by scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).


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A Senate committee today (April 20) passed the first Vikings' stadium bill in the Senate this legislative session, Sen. Julie Rosen's bill passing the Senate Local Government and Elections Committee on an 8 to 6 vote.
"I think it helped to have the (National Football League) Commissioner here," said Rosen after the vote, alluding to the visit of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to the State Capitol this morning to meet with the governor and legislative leaders.
Rosen's bill had been laying on the table in Chairman Ray Vandeveer's committee for weeks — Vandeveer personally voted against the bill.
But he suggested the bill, passed without recommendation onto the Senate Jobs and Economic Growth Committee, could pick up momentum.
"As bills go through committees they tend to do better," said Vandeveer, R-Forest Lake.
Rosen's Minneapolis Vikings' stadium bill — the Vikings' owners preferred bill — wasn't the only bill heard in committee.
Sen. James Metzen's Arden Hills stadium bill was also heard. The proposal — Arden Hills was originally the Vikings preferred site — would build a $1 billion stadium on some 260-acres of land near the old Twin Cities Ammunition Plant.
Ramsey County officials hail the proposal as less expensive to the state than the Minneapolis proposal, affording greater opportunity for job creation because of the plenitude of available land.
County officials included in their stadium proposal a referendum for the proposed two percent food and beverage sales tax for suburban Ramsey County, speaking of the proposal as undergoing evolutionary changes over past months.
Metzen, DFL-South St. Paul, got a few nibbles from committee members.
"I think your proposal has a lot of merit to it," said Vandeveer.
Sen. Roger Chamberlain, R-Lino Lakes, also voiced a degree of support for Arden Hills.
Chamberlain, like Vandeveer, voted against Rosen's bill.
Vandeveer, instead of calling for a vote on the Arden Hills' proposal, laid the bill over.
Metzen indicated that he would rather risk a vote in committee than risk having his bill simply disappear.
"I don't want to see the bill headed to the graveyard," said Metzen, arguing that it needed work but that it was a good bill.
But Vandeveer suggested he was trying to help Metzen, not bury the bill alive.
"The concern is you not leaving here at all," Vandeveer broadly hinted of the outcome of an immediate vote.
Speaking after the hearing, Vandeveer indicated again a degree of support for Arden Hills.
"I like the location," he said.
A bill carried by Chamberlain, which would issue revenue bonds for a stadium to be repaid by user fees and provide private business incentives, is alive in the Senate tax committee, Vandeveer noted.
He suggested a grafting of Metzen's and Chamberlain's bills.
His current concern with the Arden Hills proposal, Vandeveer explained, is its reliance on charitable gambling revenues — the same state financing engine used in Rosen's bill.
"Relying on charitable gambling is for me still difficult to think of as a good thing for the state and our economy," said Vandeveer.
Vandeveer did not dismiss the possibility of future action on Metzen's bill.
Rosen's bill was amended during the committee hearing.
Sen. Kenneth Kelash, DFL-Minneapolis, placed a ten percent surcharge on box seats during NFL games as a means of equalizing payment for the Minneapolis stadium between the "poor suckers" expected to generously contribute towards it through electronic pull-tabs and the high-income occupants of the box seats — seats electronic pull-tab players are unlikely ever to sit in, he explained.
"I think it's just time to start that discussion," said Kelash of the creation of perceived fairness in paying for a stadium.
Kelash voted for the bill, as did all but one of the Democrats on the committee.
Sen. Mary Jo McGuire, DFL-Falcon Heights, voted against the bill.
Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, recently said DFLers on the committee would vote to get the bill moving.
Besides Kelash, another area Democrat, Sen. Chris Eaton, DFL-Brooklyn Center, voted for the stadium bill.
Other area Republicans on the committee voting against the Minneapolis stadium were senators Benjamin Kruse of Brooklyn Park and Pam Wolf of Spring Lake Park.


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This document reflects commonly held beliefs based on scripture which have been endorsed by the church's Commission on Doctrinal Purity and the Executive Presbytery.
What does the Assemblies of God believe concerning end-time events?
The Assemblies of God understands the biblical description of end-time events to be literal, not symbolic (as do some churches). Even among scholars who hold to a literal interpretation, though, there are varieties of opinions on how individual events will happen, the sequence in which they will take place, and the identification of participants mentioned in the biblical record. As a church, we do not assert opinion beyond clear statements of Scripture about the details of what is yet to take place. This brief survey of our commonly held views about end-time events will concentrate on the basic essentials, leaving the more speculative aspects of prophecy to those who choose to suggest personal opinions on details not clearly delineated in Scripture.
The Rapture. Jesus Christ is the central figure of prophecy, just as He is the central figure of the entire Bible. The Rapture of the living saints is the first phase of what is commonly called the Second Coming. To the Christian who truly loves Jesus, the sudden appearance of Christ in the air will hold no fear, dread, or disappointment. This event is the blessed hope Paul mentions in Titus 2:13. At this time, Christ comes and snatches away His church without actually setting foot on the earth. The rapture of the saints is best described in 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17, and 1 Corinthians 15:51,52.
The end times will be full of frightening events. Christians will be spared from suffering some of them by being snatched away in the Rapture. But we will not escape them all, and Christ gave warning and instruction on how to live in the last days (Matthew 24:4-46).
Believers who have died before the Rapture will be resurrected with incorruptible bodies at the Rapture. According to 1 Corinthians 15:52, the bodies of the living saints will be changed too as they are snatched away. The Bible does not give a complete description of the new bodies. The full revelation will be a glorious surprise. We are given a peek at what they will be like in the Gospel accounts of Jesus after His resurrection and in 1 Corinthians 15:52.
The Tribulation. With the saints removed from the earth, a time of suffering will come upon the whole world. The Tribulation is a period of 7 years, the "70th week" of Daniel (Daniel 9:27). The last half of the Tribulation period is called the Great Tribulation. Pre-Tribulation scholars hold that the Rapture will occur before the beginning of Daniel's 70th week. Mid-Tribulation scholars believe the Rapture will occur in the middle of the 70th week, or before the Great Tribulation. Post-Tribulation scholars teach that the Rapture will occur at the end of the 70th week, or when Christ comes to set up His eternal kingdom. The common belief in the Assemblies of God is that pre-tribulation is more accurate. This view best satisfies the biblical teaching that the Rapture is always imminent–it could happen at any time and will have no immediate warning or announcement (Matthew 24:42-44; Mark 13:33-37). One must always be prepared. The post-tribulation position does not retain the essential scriptural aspect of an imminent unannounced Rapture.
The Tribulation directly concerns Israel and is God's judgment for long apostasy (abandonment of religious faith) and neglect of the Messiah – Jesus Christ. The Tribulation also affects the whole world because of its ungodliness and ill treatment of the Jews. The first half of these 7 years will probably be a time of prosperity and acceptance of the Antichrist as the great deliverer from economic chaos. But the last half of the period will witness the plagues described in Revelation 15:1-16:21. There has been much speculation on the identity of the Antichrist, with many world leaders being named for the questionable "honor." The church has experienced embarrassment when predicted antichrists have died or otherwise passed from the world scene. Ministers of the Assemblies of God generally choose not to participate in speculating who the Antichrist might be, as well as forecasting the possibility that he is already alive.
The Second Coming. This event is different from the Rapture. The second coming of Christ is the visible, bodily appearance of Christ as He returns to the Mount of Olives from which He ascended back to heaven after His resurrection. After the marriage between the raptured saints and the Lamb in heaven (during the Tribulation), Christ, the Groom, goes forth to claim all of His kingdom. He rides on a white horse, followed by the saints, also on white horses (Revelation 19:11,14). It will be a sight of great wonder and majesty as Christ descends with His followers to reclaim that which Satan has temporarily wrested from His hand. The ensuing conflict between the world of righteousness and the world of darkness is called the Battle of Armageddon (Revelation 16). At the conclusion of the battle, defeated Satan is bound and cast into the bottomless pit for 1,000 years (Revelation 20).
The Millennium. With Satan's influence removed from the earth and Christ's reign of righteousness unopposed, the Millennium will be a time of unsurpassed glory and perfect relationships. References to this future time of perfection are found throughout Scripture (Isaiah 2, 11, 12, 32, 35, 60, and 65; Zechariah 14).
The Millennium will last 1,000 years. Then there will be another fine tuning in God's end-time dealing with the earth and its inhabitants before the perfection of eternity begins. Satan will be released for "a little season" to test the love, faith, and loyalty of those individuals born during the Millennium and therefore still untested as to their choice between right and wrong. The rebellion of Satan and those who choose to follow him will be short-lived. Fire will come down from heaven and devour the opposition. Satan will then be permanently cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20).
The Great White Throne Judgment. After the judgment fire physically destroys those deceived by Satan at the end of the Millennium, all the wicked who have ever lived on the face of the earth will be dead. Then will follow the resurrection of the wicked dead to stand before the austere Judge "from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away" (Revelation 20:11). Books are opened and the wicked are judged according to their works. Then, like Satan, they will be consigned to the lake of fire to be tormented day and night forever. This is the saddest scene in the entire Bible and motivates the Assemblies of God to reach the lost of the world and help them escape the end of those who do not submit to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
The Holy City. Revelation 21 begins with John's view of new heavens, a new earth, and the holy city (the new Jerusalem that comes down from God out of the new heavens to rest on the new earth). Peter tells us, "The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare" (2 Peter 3:10), thus making way for the new heavens and earth. The glorious description of this city is found in Revelation 21 and 22. Whether symbolic or real, the description introduces us to the excitement and magnificence of eternity. The Lord God Omnipotent finally claims the full victory He purchased at Calvary.
CONCERNS: If it were only the scoffers and skeptics who raise question about the certainty of the Lord's return for His own (cf. 2 Peter 3:3,4), it would be bad enough. But for the Church of Jesus Christ to become lethargic and careless because the long-promised chain of end-time events has not yet begun is unconscionable. The Assemblies of God preaches a clear message that Jesus is coming soon, and we will preach that message without apology, no matter how long the Lord delays His coming. We must never forget Peter's two explanations for what may seem like a long delay in the fulfillment of divine prophecy. First, God measures time differently than man does. "With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day" (2 Peter 3:8). Then we are told that God's delay gives opportunity for more to come to repentance through His patience (2 Peter 3:9). The Assemblies of God is committed to the reality that Jesus is coming soon, no matter what we may feel about God's delays.
Another concern we have involves an inordinate fixation on prophecy and predictions about the future. If we study Scripture about end-time events merely out of curiosity, we are little better than those who seek out horoscopes and seers to learn what they can about the future. The believer's interest in prophecy is for the encouragement it provides through the unalterable promise that God has already won the victory and we simply wait for His timing as to when the events will be played out. Our focus must be on Jesus, the centerpiece of Bible prophecy, not on the events alone.
A final concern or observation must be made. The preceding outline of end-time events is not the final, indisputable statement on what lies ahead. It is simply an attempt to bring together the many biblical references to end-time events while keeping the focus on Jesus Christ and His mission to seek and save the lost (Mark 10:45). Our priorities must always be His priorities.
The above statement is based on our common understanding of scriptural teaching. A shorter official delineation of our understanding of end-time events is found in the Statement of Fundamental Truths, Sections 13-16. Section 13 is affirmed in the position paper, "The Rapture of the Church," 1979.
All Scripture quotations are from the New International Version (NIV) unless otherwise specified.


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The meta-programming language that uses templates was discovered accidently and since then countless techniques have been developed. It is a pure functional language which allows you to manipulate compile-time integral literals and types but not floating point literals. Most people find the syntax of template meta-programming quite abominable because meta-functions must be implemented as structures and nested typedefs. Compile-time performance is also a pain point for this language feature.
The generalized constant expressions (constexpr for short) feature allows C++11 compiler to peek into the implementation of a function (even classes) and perform optimizations if the function uses constants (literals) only. Constants can be integral, floating point, as well as string literals. The signature of constexpr functions is just like regular C++ functions but the body has several restrictions, such as only one return statement is allowed. Nevertheless, the syntax of constexpr functions is significantly friendlier than that of template-based meta-functions. Contrary to the design of templates, designers of generalized constant expressions are well-aware of its meta-programming capabilities.
In my view, the most interesting aspect of constexpr is its speed. constexpr functions can perform compile-time computations at lightening speed. To compare the performance I implemented an is_prime algorithm in 3 different ways. Here is the algorithm in regular C++:
static bool IsPrime(size_t number)
if (number <= 1)
return false;
for (size_t i = 2; i*i <= number; ++i)
if (number % i == 0)
return false;
return true;
Here is the a template version of the same algorithm. Obviously, it is implemented as a collection of meta-functions in terms of structures.
struct false_type
typedef false_type type;
enum { value = 0 };
struct true_type
typedef true_type type;
enum { value = 1 };
template<bool condition, class T, class U>
struct if_
typedef U type;
template <class T, class U>
struct if_<true, T, U>
typedef T type;
template<size_t N, size_t c>
struct is_prime_impl
typedef typename if_<(c*c > N),
typename if_<(N % c == 0),
is_prime_impl<N, c+1> >::type >::type type;
enum { value = type::value };
template<size_t N>
struct is_prime
enum { value = is_prime_impl<N, 2>::type::value };
template <>
struct is_prime<0>
enum { value = 0 };
template <>
struct is_prime<1>
enum { value = 0 };
The above meta-program is a recursive implementation because that's how pure functional languages work. The is_prime_impl meta-function does all the heavy lifting. To prevent infinite regression, lazy instantiation technique is used. All I can say at this point is you've to stare at the code to make sense out of it.
And that's precisely the point: C++03 meta-programs are often unreadable and hard to comprehend. Not anymore! Here is the constexpr version of the same algorithm.
constexpr bool is_prime_recursive(size_t number, size_t c)
return (c*c > number) ? true :
(number % c == 0) ? false :
is_prime_recursive(number, c+1);
constexpr bool is_prime_func(size_t number)
return (number <= 1) ? false : is_prime_recursive(number, 2);
Well, I agree, although this version uses friendlier syntax, is not quite easy to read. Just like the previous one, it is recursive. I would say just get used to it! You can't live without recursion in C++ meta-programming world. Secondly, every function has a single return statement and the codifying logic for detecting primality requires abundant use of the ternary operator.
As long as parameter number is an integral constant, this constexpr version will compute the result at compile-time (C++11 compilers only). And when the number is a run-time integer, this same function is perfectly capable of computing the result at run-time. So you don't need two different versions of the same program: one for compile-time and another for run-time. One implementation does it all!
int main(void)
static_assert(is_prime_func(7), "..."); // Computed at compile-time
int i = 11;
int j = is_prime_func(i)); // Computed at run-time
Now that we have the implementations, lets talk performance. Take 4256233. This is 30,000th prime number! How long does the template version take to check if it is prime? It cannot! Yes, g++ 4.7 fails to compile is_prime<4256233>::value because the computation exceeds the default (900) limit of the recursive template instantiations. So I used -ftemplate-depth-2100 allowing 2100 recursive instantiations! Does it work? Yes! How long does it take? About 1 second! That's not bad at all, you say. How fast is constexpr? About 0.154 seconds!
Seems like templates are not too far behind. Wrong! How about fifth million prime number! It is 86028121. I could not get it to work with g++ 4.7. Somewhere in the range of 9300 recursive instantiations g++ seg-faults. That's brutal! isn't it? 9000+ recursive instantiations? There has to be a better way.
So how long does the constexpr take for our fifth million prime number? 0.220 seconds! That's right! This large prime number makes almost no impact on constexpr compilation time. What could be the reason? There are no template instantiations. C++ compilers always did compile-time computations whenever it was possible. constexpr now allows user-defined abstractions to hide those computations behind functions and yet allow compilers to see through them.
By the way, I had to increase to depth of default allowed constexpr recursion using -fconstexpr-depth=9300. The compiler bails out after this limit and resorts to run-time computation. Remember, the function is perfectly good for run-time computation as well (unlike templates version).
I hope this little exercise will convince you that constexpr is the way to go for static meta-programming in C++ as long as you are dealing with literals (integral, floating point numbers, and strings). It is not clear whether constexpr functions are suitable for manipulating complex meta-programmable types, such as mpl::vector and related meta-functions, such as mpl::contains, mpl::push_back, and so on. If you are interested in playing with the above example more, here is the code: is_prime.cpp and prime-test.sh


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MUNSTER v DRAGONS (Tonight, KO 8pm)
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons head coach Darren Edwards hopes that the selection of Lewis Robling at fly-half can help them exploit the wide expanses of Munster's Thomond Park.
The Dragons have changed their backs for the first time this season with opportunities handed out at 10,12 and 13.
Robling comes in for Steffan Jones at fly-half while Ashley Smith and Adam Hughes are paired together in midfield with Andy Tuilagi and Pat Leach dropping to the bench.
The changes are not a reaction to last week's woeful 16-5 loss to Cardiff Blues at Rodney Parade, it's merely a case of horses for courses.
"Thomond Park is around 70 metres and our pitch is 60," said Edwards. "That means that Adam's outside break could be quite threatening and I think that Munster's defence will have their hands full with his pace.
"They play a drift defence so we are hoping to get in the outside channels – we've scored seven tries in the two games against drift defences (Zebre and Leinster) so hopefully that run can continue.
"Lewis is our best distributer, that and his defensive game will be key against Munster.
"Steffan grabbed his chance when it came his way so kept the start for the first couple of games but I have two young 10s in the squad and they both need to play.
"What I haven't been doing is having a specialist 10 on the bench – (full-back) Dan Evans has been covering there.
"That has meant that unfortunately Lewis hasn't been getting rugby but this is his big chance."
Two changes are made up front with Jevon Groves and Tom Brown coming in at the expense of captain Lewis Evans and Toby Faletau. Hooker Steve Jones will lead the side out.
The Dragons have not won in Ireland since the success against Ulster in Belfast in September 2008.
They have not fared well on their travels to Munster with a solitary success in 2004, the first season of regional rugby, when Andy Marinos' try and 11 points from Percy Montgomery helped them to a 16-6 success.
However, Edwards expects his charges to seek inspiration from the way they played against Leinster in Dublin a fortnight ago.
A second half fightback should have yielded a pair of bonus points but it was ultimately a fruitless trip to the Irish capital after a late interception try by the European champions sealed a 45-25 loss.
"It was a big learning curve," he said. "You saw the boys' faces at half-time they were in shock.
"They were thinking 'what's going on here' and then you saw them at full-time going 'why didn't we just do that from the start'.
"It's getting them to believe they can do it."
Munster: I Keatley, D Howlett (captain), K Earls, J Downey, S Zebo, R O'Gara, P Stringer, M Horan, M Sherry, BJ Botha, Donncha O'Callaghan, B Holland, Dave O'Callaghan, N Ronan, P Butler. Replacements: D Varley, W du Preez, S Archer, D Foley, T O'Donnell, C Murray, D Barnes, JJ Hanrahan.
Dragons: D Evans, W Harries, A Hughes, A Smith, T Prydie, L Robling, J Evans, P Price, S Jones (captain), D Way, I Nimmo, A Jones, D Lydiate, J Groves, T Brown. Replacements: S Parry, A Coundley, T Ryan, T Faletau, L Evans, L Davies, A Tuilagi, P Leach.
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)


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Topic: Efficacy of Radiation Treatment for Unresectable CCA Patients
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thank you Percy. interesting.
You are always welcome.
God bless.
Hi Percy,
Thanks for this info. I'm guessing it applies to SBRT also? I'm starting that next month. Surgery is not an option for me so it was good to see this study where there were some positives outcomes for radiotherapy.
Yes, it applies to SBRT also, see below quote from 21stoncology.com.
" External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) technologies,is including Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT). Because of the pinpoint accuracy of this technology, SBRT can deliver higher doses of radiation in fewer treatment sessions, with less risk to surrounding healthy tissue. Treatment is delivered in one to five sessions compared to five to eight weeks with standard EBRT treatment. SBRT is particularly effective against small, well-defined tumors in inoperable or surgically risky locations such as the liver or lung."
God bless.
Thanks for the clarification Percy. I'm excited to start SBRT and see some positive results!!! You are full of so much useful information on this disease. Your posts have helped me understand a lot more clearly.
Thank you again,
Hi, Mary,
Thanks for your compliment. It helps me as well when I do the research for this disease because I am also a patient too as you may know by now.
Frankly sometimes I get depressed during my research on this cancer;on the other hand most of the time, I feel the chance for us, as patients of CCA , to survive longer and better in the near future is not out of the question due to the advancement of radiation technology, the aggressiveness of the surgical approach and to a very limited extent ,the chemotherapy and targeted therapy.
God bless.
Hi Percy,
I can imagine how the research can be depressing. You delve so much more deeply than I do into this disease and I find it difficult at times. It sometimes makes me feel so hopeless. That's when I pull back a bit and try to regain my positivity. It is difficult - so I thank you again for your perseverance. This website, and all the people on it, have helped me immensely. I've learned so much from all of you and it has helped me with questions for my doctors.
I keep asking my doctor about surgery since I hear that is the best chance of long term survival. But I keep being told because the tumor is on the left and right side of my bile duct in my liver, and also at the junction point where the bile duct leads into the liver and also because lymph nodes were involved, that I am not a candidate for surgery. But I will keep asking that question as I continue other treatment.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am being treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC. I am considering sending all my records to Dr. Kato at NY Presbyterian for a surgical opinion. I don't want to do that until I complete the SBRT next month.
Again, thank you all for the informative information on this website. It is invaluable for all of us dealing with this disease.
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Jackie Bohmer, marketing director for the Mexican Hass Avocados Importers Association, likes everything about her job.
"It's produce! How can it not be fun?" Bohmer said, while rattling off a list of things that make it great, including produce (again), avocados, good people and excellent board members.
Bohmer said it's fun to see the board members work together on a goal.
"When everybody is on board to move the same direction, it's like the river flows," she said. "It's almost like surfing, and everyone is with you."
In 2008, Bohmer became the association's first marketing director. She's helped define its marketing strategy while overseeing advertising, media and public relations, retail communications and the association's online presence.
She's proud that the association's Avocados from Mexico budget, which comes from an assessment, has grown in five years from about $8 million to more than $23 million.
Bohmer said this year's projected avocado volume from Mexico is 980 million pounds, a big increase from 2008's 515 million pounds.
"It still has a huge potential to grow a lot more," Bohmer said. "The momentum is there, it's just keeping it up."
The association's marketing focus is not solely on moving bigger volumes of avocados, Bohmer said. It's also intended to increase consumers' awareness of the fruit and their desire to buy it. MHAIA aims high to do that.
"If projections are 800 million pounds, we have to pretend it's a billion pounds," Bohmer said.
She hopes that consumers will be left wanting more. She said consumers' intent to purchase avocados is keeping pace with increasing volumes of Mexican imports.
Before Bohmer, MHAIA relied on one agency for its marketing, promotions and public relations, but the strategies were too "standardized," said Ron Campbell, executive director.
"Jackie diversified our approach to the market by bringing in specific organizations for the specific components of our marketing and promotion strategy," Campbell said.
"Her leadership skills unified and coordinated the team to redirect our programs and reinvent our brand."
When asked to describe her leadership style, Bohmer said she wasn't sure she could put a label on it.
"I don't know that I have a leadership style or that there's a formula, but once everybody agrees, I usually shepherd people along," Bohmer said.
She guides others and oversees progress, but she's also a hardworking group member.
"I do roll up my sleeves and delve into everything that MHAIA is doing," she said.
Before joining the association, Bohmer worked as trade communications manager for Del Monte Fresh Produce for almost five years.
Before that, she worked in public relations and advertising, and served as president of her own agency, Bohmer Clarke Communications.
As president of Bohmer Clarke, she worked with major corporate clients, including The Coca-Cola Co. and Quaker Oats Co.
Bohmer studied international business and economics at Incarnate Word College, San Antonio.
Bohmer's years of experience in public relations and marketing with fresh produce and other products gave her a fresh perspective on MHAIA's future, Campbell said.
Bohmer said her own mantra could help others interested in a marketing career: do good things, and good things will follow.
"Read everything, be meticulous, do the best you can, and good things will follow," she said.
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Marlins can't recover from big first inning vs. Bucs
Yelich homers after four-run frame, but Pirates break it open vs. 'pen
PITTSBURGH -- This time, the big inning came back to haunt the Marlins.
Ike Davis and Gaby Sanchez each delivered two-run doubles, and Jeff Locke recovered from a slow start to strike out seven in seven innings as the Pirates roared past the Marlins, 7-3, on Wednesday night at PNC Park.
Pittsburgh was boosted by a pair of big innings, scoring four times in the first inning off Tom Koehler. But after Miami made it a one-run game, the Pirates sealed the win by tacking on three runs, all with two outs, in the seventh inning.
"You look at tonight," Miami manager Mike Redmond said. "We gave up seven runs in two big innings. Those are innings we've got to limit the damage."
Christian Yelich provided a two-run homer off Locke, but Miami was unable to complete the comeback.
On Tuesday night, the Marlins rallied with a five-run eighth inning to take the first game of the series.
"You don't want to spot a team like this four runs," Koehler said. "Locke was an All-Star last year. He's capable of putting up a lot of zeros. We all know about their bullpen. I didn't really put our team in position to win that ballgame from the beginning."
The Marlins weren't able to catch a break in the seventh inning, as a check swing by Russell Martin was ruled a ball, despite replays showing the catcher went around. The pitch proved crucial, because Martin was able to deliver a run-scoring single off Mike Dunn, who initially thought he had an inning-ending strikeout. Home-plate umpire Bill Miller appealed to first-base umpire Chad Fairchild, who ruled no swing.
The pitch in question was a 1-2 slider in the dirt. Catcher Jeff Mathis blocked the ball and applied the tag, but the out was not awarded.
"The second he started to swing, I knew he went," Dunn said. "I was just making sure Jeff got it and tagged him out. Then we looked down and he said he didn't go. You have to clear your mind and you've got to get back on the mound and get going. But I still have got to make up for that. I was ahead in the count. That didn't put me behind. I didn't execute the pitch after the fact."
After Martin's hit, Sanchez broke the game open with a two-run double.
Locke actually got the rally started with a single off Chris Hatcher, who was charged with two runs in the inning.
After a rough first, Koehler settled and made it through six innings without allowing any further damage. The right-hander ended up allowing four earned runs on five hits with four walks and four strikeouts. Two of the free passes came in the first inning.
Both teams got off to a fast start offensively.
The Marlins claimed a first-inning lead on Jeff Baker's RBI infield single.
But the Pirates countered with four runs in the first off Koehler, who struggled finding the strike zone. Of his 33 pitches, 17 were strikes. Pittsburgh sent eight to the plate and scored two runs on Davis' ground-rule double. Travis Snider had a run-scoring groundout, and Jordy Mercer ripped an RBI single to right with two outs.
Miami closed the gap to 4-3 in the second on Yelich's two-run homer to right. It was the 22-year-old's ninth shot of the season, but first off a lefty. In his two-year career, Yelich has just two of his 13 homers off southpaws.
Locke retired the final 13 he faced, not allowing a baserunner after Baker's single in the third.
"The momentum shifted for me in the first," Redmond said. "We scored the run. We had momentum on our side. We come back and give up four. Then bounce back. Yeli hits a big homer and puts us back in it. Things settled for both sides until the seventh inning."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.