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HAGART wrote:taniaaust1 wrote:so far have been unsuccessful at going all the way during a LD. When I get too excited it wakes me up.
Me too most of the time. (But not always....)
They tend to morph into inanimate objects for me a lot when it gets hot and heavy. Don't know why.
I'm not afraid to talk about this, but I'll leave out the details.
To taniaust1,
Does your EX ever speak? Maybe you have a reoccurring dream character and you just didn't know it. Try talking to him and see what he says. You can still do this, that and the other too.... But it's not actually your EX so you may channel your subconscious through him. (Just a thought.)
Interesting that yours morph into inanimate objects (my mind can take a guess of things they could inanimate into lol).
Good question you just asked there, as I bring the ex into the dream for that touch reason and it wasnt to chit chat to him as such, so I've never thought about having a convo with him. ( that makes me sound bad if this wasnt a dream).
He is quite capable of making normal noises thou at the times one would expect (he groaned at me in displeasure when I walked off on him second time lol) , I can only assume he can speak too (maybe he did but I dont remember as I never paid any attention at all to that). He appears so so like my ex in his mannerism etc.
I havent really thought of him being a reoccurring DC before as he's one I purposely bring into the dream by willing him there and not one which ever has just appeared in my dreams randomly himself just like I could bring anything into a dream by thought.
Anyway, you have me now real curious what he would speak like if I spoke to him properly rather just telling him what I want and him doing it eg can you touch my skin, touch my breasts. (I dont treat my DCs like real people even if they appear like real people). Next time I have a LD and need to stabilize and bring him in, I'll talk to him (he's not too hard to bring in if Im desperate to stabilize as I think my need to have him there in that case, makes it easier to bring him in).

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Business Environmental Risk Management: An Introduction
Ray Massey
Extension Professor, Commercial Agriculture Program
Managing business environmental risk in agriculture consists of making the production process more efficient in such a way as to limit its environmental consequences while increasing profitability.
No productive activity is 100 percent efficient. Among the inputs used, some are transformed into the desired product while others are discarded as waste or by-products or escape into the environment. Unused inputs in a productive process constitute a pollutant if they have a negative impact on the environment. This publication focuses on the potential impact of various agricultural production and land-based decisions on the environment.
This publication defines risk, progressively focusing on farming-related risk as it pertains to business viability and the environment. Risk categories are introduced to help you understand
- Whether a decision affects the environment, your business or both;
- Whether the effect is immediate or in the future; and
- Whether the best course of action is to reduce the likelihood of a problem or to minimize the adverse consequences of a problem.
In addition, this publication describes various management alternatives intended to promote profitable production while minimizing environmental impact.
Figure 1
The online Ag Site Assessment Tool allows farmers to generate individualized environmental reports by means of aerial photographs and maps.
What is risk?
Risks arise from uncertainty, but risk is not the same as uncertainty. Given a course of action — for example, choosing a production practice or planting a particular crop — uncertainty is the exposure to possible outcomes that would significantly affect production, prices or profits, either positively or negatively. Risk centers on the possibility and degrees of adverse consequences or outcomes, for example, loss, damage, delay or peril.
Risk can be described as the combined answer to three questions:
- What can go wrong?
- How likely is it to go wrong?
- What are the adverse consequences?
What can go wrong?
In agriculture, as in all complex enterprises, any number of things can go wrong. Agriculture-related problems that can have environmental consequences include
- Soil loss from crop fields,
- Manure storage discharge or leaks,
- Odor from the production site,
- Chemical runoff from applied sites, and
- Land-applied manure entering streams.
How likely is it to go wrong?
Farmers have little ability to control some events, such as the timing and amount of rainfall or the price of inputs. But the probability that certain activities will "go wrong" depends in part on management decisions made by the farmer. The probability of soil loss from a field can be affected by tillage practices, crop choices and characteristics of the field. The probability of a manure storage leak can be affected by the materials used to construct the manure storage, the capacity of the storage, or the type of manure stored.
What are the adverse consequences?
Adverse consequences of an agricultural event can affect both the business of a farm and the environment. For an action or event to have an adverse effect on the environment, a pollutant lost into the environment must be in a location and in a sufficient quantity that negative effects on the environment can occur. For it to have an adverse effect on the business, it must create a cost to the business. The cost can be in the form of expenses of cleaning up the problem, paying fines, decreased ability to obtain financing, loss of good neighbor relations, etc.
Whether or not a potential pollutant has an adverse environmental consequence depends on whether it enters the environment in sufficient quantity to damage the environment or impair health. Even if no clear environmental damage occurs from an event, such as a manure spill, it can affect business through cleanup costs or fines for violating laws.
Odors are a fact of life for livestock production. They create an adverse consequence when they irritate neighbors. If the odors result from hazardous levels of pollutants in the air, they can have an adverse effect on the business when they lead to increased medical expenses or downtime for farm workers, decreased productivity or increased animal health expenses.
What is environmental risk?
In every production process, whether agricultural or nonagricultural, inputs are used to create a finished product or commodity. Inevitably, some inputs are not fully used and are released into the environment in forms that may be considered pollutants. Whenever the level of pollution exceeds the environment's ability to absorb and process these discharges, environmental risks develop.
Environmental risk, as the term is used in this guide, refers to the likelihood that a business action or process will have an adverse effect on the environment. Specifically referring to agriculture, environmental risk refers to the likelihood of adverse environmental effects of activities associated with farming or land ownership. Environmental risk can never be eliminated from food and fiber production.
Environmental risk can be categorized by where the effects of adverse outcomes occur. Most environmental risks are associated with effects on water, both surface and groundwater; air; and habitat. Similarly, environmental regulations that govern decisions on the farm center on water, air and habitat concerns. One difficulty with environmental risk is identifying the possible adverse environmental consequences associated with modern farming activities and the likelihood of their occurrence.
Environmental risks are complicated by the time lag between a management action or event and its effect on the environment. Some adverse effects materialize quickly, as in a fish kill or a spike in drinking water concentrations of agricultural chemicals. Other events occur only after a significant period of time. The amount of time required for fertilizers to percolate through the soil into groundwater can be several years. Remediation of an adverse environmental consequence that took years to develop can take equally long to see improvements from corrective actions.
Another complicating factor in environmental risk is that the pollutants released by a single farm or farming operation may not trigger an adverse effect when considered in isolation. However, when many farms produce similar discharges, the cumulative effect can be adverse. In other words, any given farm can affect the environmental consequence of actions on other farms. For example, a farmer who applies excessive nitrogen fertilizer that subsequently enters a stream may have little or no negative environmental effect on water quality if no other farmer in the watershed has nitrogen runoff into the stream. However, if several farmers in the watershed have nitrogen fertilizer leave their fields and enter a stream, the level of nitrogen could exceed a standard that indicates that the stream has been impaired by nitrogen.
What is business environmental risk?
Business environmental risk arises from the probability that adverse environmental effects of business decisions will affect business performance and viability. An adverse effect on the environment for which the business is not held responsible does not necessarily have an adverse effect on the business. Examples of environmental risk without business environmental risk are loss of fertilizers or chemicals from fields into water sources and odors that neighbors accept as normal.
Many environmental risks have an inherent effect on business. Soil loss into a stream means that the productive topsoil of the fields is diminishing. Chemical and fertilizer loss might mean that insufficient amounts are available to the crops for which they are intended. Because environmental effects frequently are linked to business performance, the opportunity exists to increase profitability while enhancing the environment.
Business environmental risk management
Farmers manage, or minimize, environmental risk for several reasons. First, farmers consider themselves stewards of the land, interested in preserving the productive capacity of their farms and minimizing waste and its effects on the environment. Second, farmers manage environmental risk because government regulations, farm program guidelines or informal community pressures compel them to minimize their effect on the environment. Third, farmers manage environmental risk to help manage business risk — by lowering one, they lower the other.
Risk implies a chance of an adverse outcome. Managing environmental risks involves taking steps to reduce the probability of the adverse event and reduce the magnitude of the event should it occur.
Rarely, if ever, can the probability of an adverse outcome be reduced to zero. It can, however, usually be reduced by management that more closely controls the production process. For example, the probability of a lagoon overflow can be reduced by building a lagoon that contains sufficient volume to store 13 months of manure rather than six months of manure. Chronic, or long-duration, rainfall events are less likely to affect the level of a properly managed 13-month lagoon than they are a properly managed six-month lagoon. While the probability of an overflow is lower, it is not zero.
Rather than, or in addition to, reducing the probability of an adverse event, the purpose of risk management may be to reduce the magnitude of an adverse event. A breach of a full 13-month lagoon would clearly be a much more adverse event than a breach of a smaller lagoon. As a risk management measure, a secondary containment system between the lagoon and a stream would catch a spill from the lagoon and reduce the magnitude of the environmental problem.
The choice of lagoon size and the presence or absence of secondary containment are management decisions. Routine inspection of the lagoon liquid levels is another management activity that reduces environmental risk at little cost. The financial position of the farm influences which management decisions are appropriate for the business.
Production management
The most basic way to manage environmental risk is to adopt sustainable production practices. Sedimentation in a stream is not only an environmental problem but also a production problem. Soil is productive in the field where crops are being grown — not in the stream. Spray drift of pesticides indicates that the pesticide did not reach its intended target at its intended rate. The potential environmental and legal liability associated with pesticide spray drifting off the farm is accompanied by a production cost of reduced pesticide efficacy or additional pesticide applications.
Some economically justifiable management decisions reduce production risk but increase environmental risk. Fall application of inexpensive nitrogen fertilizer fits with some production situations. Fall application is more convenient than preplant spring application. Considering the potential cost of delaying spring planting due to difficulty in timely nitrogen fertilizer application, fall application can make economic sense. However, fall application does increase the probability that the nitrogen will leave the field and harm the environment. These situations require trade-offs and experimentation to maximize production efficiency while minimizing negative externalities.
One management decision that has benefited the environment and agricultural profitability for many farmers is no-till production. No-till production reduces the costs of many inputs while simultaneously reducing soil loss by erosion.
Retiring marginal land from production and using it as a buffer or wildlife habitat may actually increase farm profit if these areas are unprofitable or if the farmer's time is better spent on another activity. New technologies such as precision agriculture facilitate the evaluation and separate management of portions of fields. Public policy that pays farmers to keep land in production or remove land from production can have environmental consequences.
Production investment
Several improvements can be made in fields to reduce the probability of significant environmental impact. Building terraces on steeply sloping fields and installing grassed waterways can reduce soil erosion and filter sediment out of runoff water so that it does not enter a stream. Buffer strips of vegetation in the area between farmland and a waterway, called riparian zones, can also preserve water quality and wildlife habitat.
These improvements are often expensive. State and federal technical assistance and cost-share dollars can help reduce the cost to farmers. Contact local offices of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Missouri Department of Conservation or soil and water conservation districts to find out what programs are available to landowners for improving their landscapes.
Reducing the environmental risk from animal production can be managed by investments such as larger manure storage facilities or more efficient land application equipment. If insufficient land exists for applying manure according to a nutrient management plan, producers can enter into spreading agreements with neighbors or acquire easements to permit application of manure on nearby land.
Community involvement
Because pollution can affect large areas, individuals frequently must organize to accomplish particular environmental goals. Community involvement can range from organizing and helping other farmers manage their land in ways that reduce environmental risk to educating citizens about how agriculture affects the local environment and economy.
Farmers may want to consider evaluating their watershed for potential problems. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires that states identify "impaired waterways," where water quality is below a specified standard. Impairments can result from excessive levels of nutrients (fertilizer or manure), bacteria, pesticides, sediment, metals and other pollutants. In these watersheds, a total maximum daily load (TMDL) of specific pollutants will be established.
Farmers who identify and address issues in their watershed before it is designated as "impaired" will find that approach more flexible and economical in the long run. Any farm within an affected watershed needs to be involved in identifying the environmental risks present and methods of reducing the probability and size of potential adverse events.
Watershed management programs in the EPA and the USDA have been set up to reduce nonpoint source pollution within an area that drains into a particular body of water.
Stakeholders in the watershed must work together to set targets and work to implement practices to reduce the levels of the pollutant in question. Involvement in setting standards for individual bodies of water and in developing watershed management plans is one way landowners can manage their business environmental risks associated with environmental policies such as the TMDL program.
When the cumulative effect of many farming operations is creating an environmental risk, it may be economical for individual farms to implement a relatively inexpensive management practice to reduce nitrogen runoff, each by a modest amount. Unless all or most farmers cooperate, the voluntary, economical approach may break down.
Political involvement
Environmental regulations commingle science and public policy. Science can determine how much of a pollutant is in the water or air at any point in time, but it is public value judgments that determine whether that amount is considered to impair the quality of the environment. Involvement in both the scientific and public policy realms of environmental regulations can be a way of managing business environmental risk.
When a new regulation is made public, it must be open to public comment. During this period, all interested parties can express their views of the proposed regulations. These comments are considered by the regulatory agency before the rule is finalized. By submitting thoughtful comments regarding the incentives farmers face and how the proposed regulations are likely to be implemented in light of those incentives, farmers can help regulatory agencies design and put in place programs that are likely to have the desired outcomes.
State and federal governments have various programs designed to provide technical and financial assistance to landowners. Although the broad objectives of these programs are established by the government, many of the programs require local citizen boards to determine local priorities. By serving on these boards, farmers can help to ensure that the priorities of greatest consequence to agriculture in their area can be targeted for these funds.
The importance of business environmental risk management
A major problem with regulations to reduce environmental risk is that policymakers often work under administrative directives that reduce their flexibility in accounting for differences in local conditions. Specific national-scope management practices are enacted without consideration for local circumstances or conditions. It might happen that a generic practice is prescribed when local conditions warrant another approach.
Business environmental risk will almost certainly be of increasing concern to farmers in light of current trends in society, environmental policy and federal farm policy. U.S. citizens, increasingly removed from the farm and accustomed to abundant, inexpensive food supplies, are focusing on environmental benefits. Federal environmental policy is intensively focusing on nonpoint sources of pollution, including agriculture. Likewise, the trend in federal agricultural policy toward incentives tied to conservation and environmental quality will continue as both environmental groups and international free trade negotiations call for reduced farm subsidies tied to production.
In demanding higher levels of environmental risk management by farmers, society could be faced with increased food prices and the prospect of some number of farm business failures. It is often said that as we become a wealthier country, we can afford to be more concerned with issues of environmental quality and food safety. American consumers are spending a decreasing proportion of their income on food. Thus, a trade-off between higher food prices and improved environmental quality is one that many citizens may be willing to make.
As consumer income increases, consumption patterns change. Given the current levels of income in the United States, increasing consumer income has little effect on the demand for food. But the same increase in income will result in a significant increase in demand for other products and services. Increasingly, consumers are demanding "environmental services" such as outdoor recreational opportunities, clean streams, safe drinking water and clean air where they live and travel.
Business environmental risk management becomes more important with the increasing cost of complying with regulations. It becomes more important also with the increasing cost of ignoring environmental risk. Crop farmers must follow conservation guidelines or risk losing program payments. Large livestock producers must follow nutrient management plans or risk incurring fines or losing operating permits. For some livestock producers, local ordinances and community pressure, to a greater extent than federal and state policies, have forced increased attention to environmental risk.


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The Stars Come Out…
Two games for the prices of one…the Hollywood Stars softball game is before the real game tonight, with Orlando Hudson and Randy Wolf serving as the managers for the two respective teams. Randy gets told a lot that he looks like one of the participants – Ian Ziering from 90210. It's actually kind of spooky…but what do you think?
Anyway, here's the lineup for the real game tonight:
Furcal, SS
Hudson, 2B
Manny, LF
Ethier, RF
Blake, 3B
Loney, 1B
Martin, C
Kemp, CF
Kuroda, P
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The last time I attended Hollywood Stars night I have to admit I did not know most of the celebrities. And how long has it been a softball game? Years ago it was a regular (but only 3 inning) baseball game. Anyway, all in good fun. I will be there but probably won't get there in time to see much of the celebrity game.
lbirken 🙂
With the teams in second and third place playing each other, a Dodger win means increasing the division lead over one of those teams. No lead is big enough.
lbirken ~ I saw it and was hoping Park would give up the lead.
Anybody watching the Fox game in Philly? I wonder what that jerk Philly fan that gets on here has to say about that?
Great lineup by the way Josh!!!
lbirken – I am in a time warp again.
Since I got screw benching Cain at Coors playing the odd the Giants must lost tonight.
I'm in a time warp again. I love reading your mind, lbirken 🙂
Somebody in the Philadelphia crowd is shining a light, a pointer or something like it, in Lugo's and then Pujol's eyes when they were at bat. I wonder how that wimp rationalizes that.
knouffbrock, check the last post on the previous thread.
Shad ~ Somebody blasted a laser light on Lugo when he was at bat (he said it was the second time). Just about chest high. Lucky he wasn't hit in the eye with it. Shows what classless fans the Phillies have!
Damn, I hate this time warp!
Wow did I just hear a fan at CBP had a laser pointer at the game? It look like Cards/Phillies fans are pissed.
Wow you gotta to love when you steal 3rd uncontested when the batter get a walk.
I actually dislike them more than the Giants, and it is too bad because they have some very nice players, but some of their fans can be real asssholes, and it kind of ruins the team.
GO CARDINALS!!!!!! I guess we won't be saying that in a few days, will we? LOL!!!!!
It worked 🙂
I think Randy Wolf looks a lot like Ron Howard.
Sigh freaking time warp.
Damn freaking bandbox I want the Cards to win.
I knew Phillies fan were the worst and was it these same fans that threw snowballs, batteries and Santa?
I thought I was the only one that thought that to blue4blue.
You can added Condrey to that listed of Phillly relievers lol.
Forgot the Giants/Rockies game started and the Giants are losing 3-0 top of the 5th.
So, messagebear – How do you think we should use the bullwhip tonight?
Hi Everybody
Tonight I'm rooting for the Rockies to beat the Giants, because I'd rather they get into the postseason than the Giants.
I'm also anti Cardinal.
I hope Kuroda can be at least as good as he was his last time out and maybe even better.
I'll miss at least the start of tomorrow's game and most likely most of the game, too bad because I would've really like to see Schmidt's second start.
Meanwhile LET"S GO YA BUMS
OK, it's about time that Kuroda started earning his money. If you don't go at least seven tonight and blow away the fish, it may be time to take you to the woodshed, and, guess what, we now have a couple of bullwhips there since Nelly suggested it. Have your translator translate that, Hiroki!
O yes, I thought that was Randy Wolf he looks very much like this actor Ian Ziering.
Probably because I've never seen this guy before, I at first thought it was Wolf with and without a shave.
Oh Well I just don't have time to watch T.V.
B4B~I see some similarity between Randy & Ian, but I always thought he looks more like a younger version of "Opie Cunningham" – aka a younger Ron Howard when he had more hair.
I hope Kuroda's bringing his 'A' game tonight.
Good evening everybody….
Hi, everyone ~ let's have a great game tonight, Dodgers!
I hate infield single to the pitcher come on Kuroda.
I'm so tired of this.
Way to go Raffy!
Posting tonight is not going to be much fun with this time warp I'm in……….way to go Orlando!
vl4, Wolf does look a bit like Ron Howard in his younger days. Nelly, I read your post on the previous thread and I was saying the same thing to a friend of mine that's a Dodger fan that it seems like Andre is kicking his leg up more when he swings lately. Not sure if it's a coincidence, but he's really been locked in since the yoga session at Dodger Stadium last Saturday. I know it really helps with my stress when I go to yoga and today was the first day I've been able to go in a while because I've been working late a lote lately. Maybe he should do it more often during the regular season.
Already tied up with 2 batters
Yep and bcg posted was ahead of my 2 posted
Well at least Kuroda got 2 Ks, maybe I should say at most.
Fabulous at-bat Andre!!!!! Nice job Raffy and O-Dog!!!
bluecrewgirl – I don't know the first thing about Yoga, but something is working for Andre. Even his outs lately have been good at-bats, which is wonderful to see.
Good at bat Andre!
Wow I thought the Indians suck they beat a good Mariners team twice.
I agree, he's having the kind of at bats we've come to expect from him and still hitting for power too. He looks much more relaxed and is trusting in that textbook swing at the plate.
Oh yes Casey Blake the Rally Killer. I'm getting so sick of watching him struggle in key situations. It would have been nice to see Matt Kemp up in that situation but that just makes too much ******* sense.
Only one run but they made VandenHurk work, I just hope he doesn't settle down.
I guess it time for Blake to bat 8th again and we never had this problem when he was over .300 and we wanted him to move up in the order.
Blake back in the 8th hole.
Martin should've take that 3-1 pitch.
Not bad 5 Ks in two innings, so far Kuroda looks good.
bluecrewgirl – exactly!! He is trusting what he knows while still hitting for power. I was reading an article today that talked about the manager from Seattle, and how he knew Andre when he was 12 years old playing in Arizona. He said he knew then he had the talent to make it to the majors. He also commented on his 3 HR game he had against them, and he said what was amazing is each of his three homeruns was hit off of a different pitcher, which showed great discipline.
I still think Santana going to be a stud to bad we let him go. All this talk about Martin getting traded this is why we need to keep him.
Blake is just having a tough stretch lately. He'll come around. No one can stay red hot throughout a season. I'm not forgetting all the offensive spark he brought during Manny's absence. Look how pathetic Furcal was till just a short time ago. Hudson cooled off quite a bit too. I just hope Martin improves. Talk about ICE COLD!
Casey should have never been moved from the 8 spot. He's an extremely streaky hitter and he's was on pace this year to have a career year at the age of 36. His hot streak obviously wasn't going to last because 36 year olds don't have career years. Joe bats him 4th, 5th, or 6th because he's a "veteran" and gives the team "quality at bats" which should be called "quality outs"….Speaking of Blake, how nice would it be right now to still have Carlos Santana in our system. He would have been a great centerpiece in a deal for Roy Halladay. Instead we shipped him to Cleveland because Frank didn't want to pay Blake 2 million dollars.
Keep it up Kuroda
Kuroda owning Hanley ai far.
ai = so
Kuroda looks good.
I think these games against the Marlins, Cardinals and Braves will give us a pretty good idea how far the Dodgers can go this year.
This is why Kemp do need to be move up over Blake.
So much for working the count that inning
You know his last 5 at bats, Andre has gotten on base, including 3 2Bs, and nobody has knocked him in yet.
Too bad dre got stranded…thanks for the "quality at bat" though casey.
So Casey has 3 home runs since June 3rd…Matt Kemp has 7 with a .324 batting average to boot. But what do I or anyone of us know as Ned said Thats why we're on the internet. Of course most of us on here knew Juan Pierre would be a horrible signing and guess what Ned?? HE WAS!
Nelly, thats because Casey Blake bats behind him!
Thanks, All Star catcher!
I so wish you'd be heading up to Canada – I don't much care who we get back for you. You miserable sh**!
Just turned the game on. Bad error by Martin, should have been the third out. At least I didn't miss all the runs the Dodgers are GOING to score.
Bring out the whip messagebear!!!!!
Vin just had to find a way to get JP mentioned in the game.
aeversw – maybe it's payback for Andre for all those times he left guys stranded 🙂
I hear you messagebear…Russ can never thrown the ball right to second. He only makes a good thrown when he gets lucky. Even if he made a accurate throw and Cantu was safe the run wouldn't have scored because they wouldn't have ran on bison.
Kuroda is doing his job so far, couldn't ask for much more than 8 Ks in 4 innings.
Hope we haven't lost the chance to get to VandenHurk.
Of course if Russ would have made an accurate throw Cantu would have been out by 5 feet.
Wow horrible. James Loney is the slowest guy on the field and joe hits and runs with him. Does he watch the same games we do every night?
and now Matty comes up with no one on and will get crappy pitches to hit because the pitcher is behind him.
truebluewill ~ we hve been saying that for quite some time now but Joe won't listen to us! lol
9 K's through 5…:)
My time warp is back!
Alright Hiroki!!!! Somebody has got to help you, it might as well be you.
Hope Russell doesn't get too down on himself.
Nice 5 innings by Kuroda.
Comon' Dodgers break the spell of VandenHurk.
I think it's time to move Kemp up to bat fifth and slide everyone else down one.
Raffy – not good 😦
Good Job O-Dog!!!!
I was surprised to hear Mota is 36. Not that he's old, but time goes by so fast.
Let's go Manny, we need you NOW
Damn, we can't do anything against this guy.
I forgot about Mota bday to.
Mota's old he's more than half my age.
Just give up russ. You can't throw anyone out. You're more likely to make an error then make an out. Carlos Santana where are you?!?! O yeah in Cleveland.
Good start DRE! now let's bust out!!
It would be great to see Casey come through this at bat.
They're running all over Kuroda & Martin, and it's paying off.
Well Russ's bad arm has cost us 2 runs tonight…Im sure if Joe gets asked if he's concerned about Russ' inability to throw someone out Joe will say he isn't because Joe doesn't pay attention to the game. He's too busy thinking about New York.
Kuo's Birthday was Thursday. He is now 28, and Chad's birthday is this coming Wednesday (29th). He will be 25.
Work the walk if you have to blake
At least we found out Manny can throw it to home plate. We can't say the same thing about his replacement.
I would love to see the time Ethier got getting to 1st.
That's Loney's biggest problem. Poor base running!
Well, no one will be able to accuse Martin of tailing off in September………
Nice we got this
Andre is 13 for his last 22 at bats, with 3 BB. That's a .591 batting average.
Kuroda still looks good, I'd say they're just outplaying us.
Maybe Mota can get a win on his birthday.
Nice hit by Loney, but I hate it when we give up outs on the base paths.
Damn Loney should've had
Damn Loney should've had done that.
Way to come through Russell!
Start cracking that whip messagebear.
Maybe the pitching change will help.
Come on Martin a sac fly would be nice
Russ finally delivers! The infield being in sure helped!
Good hit by L O N E Y
but the Dodgers are going to school.
Should be 3-1 in our favor if it wasn't for Martin and boy I hate giving out.
I hope they get these base runner blunder out of the way soon no need to mess up in the playoff.
Way to go James!!! Oops, getting thrown out not good!
Go Dewitttttttttttt
Did you really think Kuroda going to be out there again?
Hope Torre made the right move taking Kuroda out.
I wouldn't of.
Yes, Russ!!!!
kahli ~ I'm thinking along the same line. This 20 game stretch is going to be a helluva grind, especially on the bullpen.
Joe, please let Kuroda start the 7th. Your bullpen is going to implode. In a stretch of 20 games in the 20 days. Kuroda rested for two months. Joe? JOE?????
Come on bullpen, lets bounce back and throw up some zeros.
A brand new game.
This time warping is NUTS!
So much for that, Kahli!
ok it the bday boy
Get your Birthday gift MOTA.
Joe's current flavor of the month, Mota, will end up on the DL with the rest of them. Joe, you are one myopic Magoo. The BP guys will look like old, beaten down nags frothing at the mouth come late September.
At least they tied it. Hopefully, the bp can come through tonight.
Put another candle on his birthday cake! Good job, Mota.
Kalhi – You are talking about Joe.
I wouldn't have taken Kuroda out either. He was crusing and Blake Dewitt wasn't going to be difference in the game with 2 outs and a runner on first. Joe's going to burn through the pen..
Let's go Birthday Boy!!!!!
It still hard to believe that Mota was crap in the first 2 months of the season.
Awesome Andre does it again 🙂
If Kuroda gave up 3 hits than we would hear the same story all of again.
Good job MOTA bay–be.
Joe and Tony (Cardinals) are cut from the same mold……Tony just had to take his pitcher out today too and ending up getting blown out! Six pitchers through 7 innings, not good baseball to me. I think Tony is the most over-rated manager in baseball.
Martin should've took that 3-1 pitch
….and what were you saying aeversw?
Scott Stapp sucks I had to mute the TV. Please stop God Bless America during the 7th inning if you are going to have horrible singers butcher it. Nancy Bea Hefley is all we need. Also, the Dodgers didn't even do God Bless America during the 7th inning until, surprise, Obama was elected. So obviously McCourt started it in support of Obama and not the country.
Geez now it posted my last post 1 hrs ago.
C'mon Andre!!!
Nice inning by Mota. Top of the lineup coming up, come on Dodgers bust out!
Yep and Tony hasn't use his bullpen more than us.
WTG, Dre!
Lets go go go Casey
WTG Dre first pitch single.
Ethier is hot, to say the least.
What is Casey swinging at that better be strike
Andre is a "hottie"! lol
Evening everyone!
Let's see there this one shows up. It's 9:54.
oops a strike
Casey Blake leaves more guys stranded. Joe is a genius.
trumom, you are SO right 🙂
Well, I'm not in a warp, but there's 8 posts after mine.
Can you get someone to fix this time warp problem? It's virtually impossible to have conversations when people are posting 7-8 minutes apart.
Ethier is hot
But Blake is not.
Casey Blake leaves more guys stranded. Joe is a genius.
Ok one more nice innings Mota.
Andre is 14 for his last 23 at-bats, and his 6 for 7, with a walk for this series so far. I think it is safe to say he is no longer slumpy.
BOY!!! The Puds are getting pounded by the Nats!
I've lost MLB.TV right after Bonifacio fouled out to Russell in the top of the 8th.
Score was 3-3, anything new.
Agreed, Nelly. The slump torch has been passed onto to Blake. It must be tough on a player to go through those times.
Damn he just have to give up a walk.
O.K. I got it on regular MLB.TV
Scully feed .
Good Evening Ward Dear. I didn't see you come in. You must have come in through the time warp machine again.
Mota has now have a 3 ERA.
I did too, Shad. I do have gameday, though.
I didn't miss much.
I hope someday they improve this MLB.TV thing.
At least that's all I got.
However, dodgereric, my computer clock is saying 10:01, and the post I just saying good evening says 10:06.
I meant to say that Mota has a very nice ERA if 3.
red pen – the whole sentence is screwed up. …………should say "where I said good evening" – sorry. This might be an indication it is time to go back to school.
WTF? I lost the KABC audio feed, and the gameday is acting up.
Urgh sigh
Let's go Broxton.
oldbrooklynfan, my MLB.tv cut out. I missed the bottom of the 7th and most of the top of the 8th. now I can only get the Marlin feed. What about you?
I'm getting the L.A. feed here. No radio, though.
PP stinks!
Get that dodgers killer
Manny is a better defensive player than I gave him credit for before he came to the Dodgers.
Fabulous pitching Jonathan!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I bet PP is coming in to PH.
Nice work from Big Jon!
Time for some walk off drama!!!
I'm getting the Dodger feed from the scoreboard MLB.TV
Ok the Dodger feed is back. Lets win it now!
told ya!!!
Was it obvisiously?
Nice try Juan, but you can go sit back down on the bench now. Thank you 🙂
Alright Raffy!!!!
Beautiful bunt Raffy!! Maury would be proud!
lol deep center did that ball have a chance of going out?
Nice one Furky
This is a great story that I never heard before. It's about Jim Rice saving a kids' life 27 years ago at Fenway after he was struck in the head with a foul ball.
Well, now I'm time warping too! C'mon Manny!
WTG Odog do they ibb Manny on purpose i see strange thing happen
I won't mention something in fear I'll jinx something.
Are we ready for more Manny dramatics? YES!!!
Good to see Odog get out of his slump also.
USE you're EYES Casey.
Me to damn why did I do that lol
Don't do it Andre! Torre will just bench you tomorrow!
They were'n't going to give Andre anything good to hit on that at bat. C'mon, Casey!
lol like we didn't know that.
OMG did Blake come throught?
It'll look like a line drive in the box score!
Blake delivers!!!
We know drama!
Rubber game tomorrow.
Blake walk off single
The other bobblehead……Way to Go Dodgers!!!!
B E A U T I F U L ! I'll take a dunker anytime!
Oh man if Blake wouldn't had came thru than aeversw would be complaining so more.
Oh man if Blake wouldn't had came thru than aeversw would be complaining so more.
They say three times is a charm. I am now stuck in an "submission error" war. I think this is worse than the time warp issue.
Anyhow – another fabulous come from behind win. Our pitching was awesome tonight, and everybody helping to get it done tonight.
Andre is just rockin' right now. It is really good to see.
shad – ODog is hitting .412 now since the game before the All-Star game. You're right, it IS good to see him hitting well again.
Dodgereric – PP is due for a start, don't you think? Joe doesn't want him to get rusty sitting on that bench.
Nice win by the Dodgers tonight. It would be great to win the series tomorrow and finish a 7-3 home stand.
After all the complaining we do to Martin but did anyone even check his number this month?
shad I know Martin is hitting .311 in July but with one extra base hit. A HR.
Casey's walkoff is a perfect example of why the Dodgers are the best TEAM in the game.
It sure would be, tbwill! Especially with Schmidt going for us. Every win from him is like found money.
I just looked who's pitching against us tomorrow. Is everyone on their starting staff huge? Yesterday's starter was 6'7″, tonight's was 6'5″. This Chris Volstad character is 6'8″.
Even though our lead is 9 games over the Rockies it's nice to see the Giants back by double figures. 10 games.
They sure are fun to watch when they have moments like those walk-offs. Many were talking about what makes baseball unique, and this might be one of those things. There aren't too many sports where each game is treated like it's their last. This team just looks like they are actually having fun out there at times.
Well dodgereric the bigger they are the harder they fall.
To bad they don't have Randy Johnson, Jon Rauch or even Mark Hendrickson .
Good night all. Dream of Dodger wins.
hahahahaha they were showing some WNBA all stars game replay and Syliva Fowles had a crowd-pleasing dunk with 15 seconds left. The teams cleared the way for her with about 30 seconds to go but she missed her first attempt.
"Sue (Bird) looked at me with these big eyes like, 'Are you ready to do it? Are you ready to do it?' and I'm like, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah!"' the 6-foot-6 Chicago Sky star said. "I was excited about it that I had a chance to do it in front of the fans and let them see that I can actually dunk."
Good Night Trubluewill!!!! Let's hope the big guy falls tomorrow………….meaning Volstad, of course.
Thanks for the link to the story on Rice Eric 🙂
It was a wonderful read…
Congratulations to Jim Rice, Rickey Henderson and the late Joe Gordon on bieng selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Good Night and God Bless everyone
That "Psycho" Steve Lyons should check his facts before he talks. He just said that all of Broxton's wins were "legit" wins, not because he blew the save and got the win when we come back. Steve – sorry to tell you that 2 of his 7 wins were exactly that – blown saves. April 28th and May 14.
Goodnight tbwill and hello D4!!! Did I see that you went to a state fair?
Good Night Dodgerlife!!!!
Yeah both of them were in the 8th innings
No, he went to the same fair I did 🙂
Hello Eric…. We all went ( Nelly, and her family…Jane and her family, Jason and his family~Nelly's brother and Nancy Nelly's sister and her daughter, and I had a wonderful time last night. It was a nice little fairgrounds and Jane was nice enough to treat us to funnel cake, which was a first for me.
I was pleasantly surprised….:-)
How are you???
Sorry Eric… Merced County Fair I think???
NOTES: Guillermo Mota(notes) pitched two hitless innings of relief for Los Angeles on his 36th birthday. He has thrown 19 consecutive scoreless innings in his last 15 appearances since June 24. … Kuroda got his first hit of the season in the fifth inning. … During the 51st annual Hollywood Stars celebrity softball game, actor Rob Lowe charged the mound and tackled pitcher Dave Annable, his co-star on "Brothers & Sisters." No actors were harmed in the ensuing bench-clearing brawl. Sugar Shane Mosley and Tom Arnold were co-MVPs.
Actually shad, the second one he came in for the ninth. It was in Philly, we had a 2-run lead going to the bottom of the ninth and he allowed the Phils to tie the game. We scored twice in the 10th and Troncoso pitched the 10th and got the save.
I did not do funnel cake. I stuck to stick food – a corn dog and a frozen banana 🙂
I'm well D4. But now I want some funnel cake! LOL!! That's a nice family, isn't it?
Junie, what about cotton candy?
They have been exceptionally nice to me and everyone else around them Eric. I cant thank them enough. I hear you get to have breakfast with them in the morning 🙂
I do have cotton candy sometimes or sometimes we take it home. Tru loves cotton candy!! I rather spend the 5 bucks at the NASCAR Cafe 🙂
……….and your family is pretty remarkable themselves dodgereric.
Yep! Still shooting for 10 Junie? I have my DVR all set to record the race for me.
CONQUER THE FIElD AT THE BRICKYARD!!!!!!
Oh yeah I found it and that was the double to Ruiz and the same game Troncoso got a save for it.
10 it is Dodgereric. Well, it's a long race so hopefully you will be home to watch the, sure to be amazing, conclusion.
Good Night again all, Nelly and Eric drive safe and get some rest and relaxation this week…. Have fun 🙂
No………………………….GO DENNY HAMLIN!!!!! LOL!!!!!
Good Night again Dodger4life – Take Care and I will keep in touch. Just think……………you will have a whole week of just Dodger baseball. No sharing with gnat fans 🙂
That's the one shad! Both coming so early in the season at the time I was remembering Phil "The Vulture" Regan who got himself a lot of wins that way.
I'll probably just let the DVR save it and watch it after the Dodger game.
Goodnight D4! I'm afraid I'll be cheering for the car that he "owns" instead.
Speaking of which, I think I'll hit the rack. God Bless you all!
Good Night Ward Dear. I will see you in about 10 hours. That's right!! A day game tomorrow 🙂 Take Care and God Bless to you and yours.
Good Night and take care to you too Shad. I am going to bed since I have to be up in about 4 and a half hours.
Ok GN Nelly
Loretta vs Young PH's this year.
Loretta 9/39 with the Dodgers.
Young 10/30 with the Pirates.
Last year.
Loretta 11/30 with the Astros.
Young 14/48 with the Dodgers.
Career PH.
Loretta 37 yrs old 41/158.
Young 27 yrs old 28/93.
Sweeney 2007 was 24/76 with SF/LA and last year 12/78 and something is wrong. Why is it that everytime someone that use to be good as a PH the prior year with a different team and once they change uniform and play for us they seems to always suck for us?
What a great game last night. Too bad I missed the end of it….bottom of the 9th, Manny up, and I lose both my mlb.tv audio & video! I was livid! Didn't get to see or hear Casey's game winning hit!
That's too bad tb4ever. I lost mine in the 7th, but was able to get it back by 9th. When that happens I usually restart my computer and it comes back. Just curious where do you live?
tbwill ~ I live in California and I usually do start my computer over too but it was the bottom of the 9th and figured it would be over by the time I got back to the game. NellyJune is my daughter. I believe you live in New York. I was born in Brooklyn but left at a very young age. I still have cousins who live there but have lost touch with them over the years.
Still no Halladay. No Lee. Not even a Washburn. No reliever(s).
NedCo – Increase success by lowering expectations™
tb4 You must live far enough away from LA to be out of the MLB blackout zone. I do live in NY. I spent my whole life in Manhattan. I became a Dodger fan when I was very young (3-4) and they were still in Bklyn. I've been a fan ever since.
tbwill ~ me too! I've been a fan since the Brooklyn days.
BPB ~ I really think we will get Halladay. If you can believe what you read. I do remember we all thought we were getting CC last year, too! lol
That's why I don't read the rumor stories Tru. I'll believe something when I see it.
Hope that little bloop gets Blake going again. Why is it though that he never needs a day off but Loney does? I assume we'll see both JP in center and Castro at short today. Nice way to back-up Schmidt.
JP of course is nothing but a wad on the bottom of a shoe who had a great 20-game run and will ride that wave through the next 2+ years. God I hope they don't resign JoJo to manage beyond next year or will see JP far more than any other team would put up with, all at the expense of better producing players. JP will get his one hit today and promptly get thrown out trying to steal I'm sure.
BPB ~ All of the media guys think the Phillies will get Halladay which makes me think they probably won't. I think we will get somebody, could be Washburn, but JoJo wants a pitcher and JoJo gets what h wants. I wish Joe would leave the starter in today to help Schmidt out as much as we can but, we all know JoJo will probably put in PP as you said.
I guess I shouldn't concern myself Tru. Afterall, Estes and Maddux aren't doing anything right now. I'm sure Ned still has their numbers…
I'm going to lay this pitching issue squarely on Frank rather than Ned. Joe wanted pitching before the season started – what did he get. Wolf and then a lot of has-beens; all of whom have had a chance to start, except for Vargas so far, and he'll probably get his chance before the season is over. Overpowering, isn't it? Frank was obsessed with getting Manny, because that served his promotional schemes. A good starting pitcher will cost some real money, and it only translates into playoff success, not necessarily getting Dodger Stadium filled for all the remaining games of the season. Frank is basically CHEAP, or else we would still have Meloan and Sanchez on our farm. If we were to get Halladay, I dread to think what we'd give away because Frank won't want to pay his salary. Just a CHEAP, overextended real estate ***** is what we have for an owner, so Joe and his need for a premium front line pitcher can go suck.
Incidentally T. Abreu seems to be coming back into form down in ABQ after starting the season in AA. I would favor bringing him up as a reserve in place of DeWitt. I think DeWitt will be all right, if he isn't traded, once somebody designs a development plan for him instead of having him on a constant flight between ABQ and LA either coming or going.
Can you really blame McCourt for being cheap after all the money he gave to Pierre, Schmidt and Jones?
I see Schmidt is 8-0 hopefully he can make it 9-0.
I usually ignore what that phan has to say, I mean, who cares what the people in Philly think? But I was watching the Fox game and somebody with a laser pointer was disrupting some of the Cardinal's at bats, so I was wondering what that meatball had to say about his wonderful town now?
This morning I was looking at the Cardinal site, and according to an article there, the same has happened in LA and a couple of other cities. I would hope our fans had a little more class than that. Hopefully, anyone sitting around someone pulling that stunt would help get them ejected.
Isn't Maddux the Padres pitching coach?
Shad, According to the roster on the Padre site their pitching coach is Darren Balsley. Greg Maddux is retired and I don't he's doing any coaching. His brother and ex-dodger Mike is the pitching coach for the Texas Rangers.
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Haskell Project Hackathon
Friday, February 11th, 2pm – Sunday, February 13th 2pm
Come join a group of Haskell hackers. Bring your own projects, or work on ours: It is more fun to do it in a group!
Learn Haskell Workshop
Saturday, February 12th, 10am – 4pm
Come learn Haskell! No prior Haskell experience needed. Bring your laptop and a willingness to have your brain stretched in enjoyable ways. We'll be do some web programming in Haskell.
Bryan O'Sullivan and Mark Lentczner are organizing the first San Francisco Bay Area Hackathon.
|Feb 11-13, 2011
|Hacker Dojo, 140A South Whisman Road, Mountain View, CA (Google Map)
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|News and Discussion:
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- austin seipp, <email@example.com> (remove the 'nospam' subdomain)
2 Projects
If you're going to attend and plan working on a project, please put it up here so other interested hackers can see what sorts of projects are afoot.
2.1 Compiler plugins for GHC
I plan on helping integrate and maintain compiler plugins for GHC. My work at the hackathon will be to try and get the current patch (allowing you to write Core optimizations) applied to GHC HEAD. Following that, my plan is to extend the functionality, so you can write Cmm passes as well.
There's a wiki-page describing this on-going work: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/NewPlugins
- Hackers: austin seipp
3 Links
- Hacker Dojo wiki page for the event


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A_Pickle wrote:Oooh, shiny! Grabbing these. Anyone else that wants or thinks they might in the future want an expose clone for windows, you should dl it now. You never know if apple will do a look and feel cease & desist, like they did to y'z dock.Expose knock-offs
Expose was something that, when I used it on a mac the first time, I thought was a superior bit of interaction. Most mac things just feel different to me, but expose is really better.
crazybus wrote:If you like the idea of launchy, you can also try Colibri or SlickRun. Colibri is faster than launchy but not as versatile (pretty much only start menu, whereas launchy can index other places). SlickRun is by far the most powerful (user macros, wildcard stuff, etc) but it's not pretty and hard to configure. I tried all of them, and settled on launchy myself.Launchy


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and while I am on flights of fancy, check out Chris Hadfield's latest moonrise photo (a very sweet tweet)
Sigma Dp1 - 3 Merrill. The first cameras since I digital time really impressing me. Enough quirks to be characterful but the quality of the files reminds me good old analog large format. I like them. On my flickr page I´ve some recent photos of my Merrills.http://www.flickr.com/photos/arcaswissiThe attached photo of Dp3m
I decided I would become a photographer at 40. Apart from an M4, which I used for holiday slides, my only camera was a 1926 KODAK Panoram, a camera the size of a shoe box, with a scanning lens, fixed speed (1/30th) and a fixed aperture (f22). Roll film for it was no longer made , so I began by cutting down 11x14 sheet film into strips of 10 3/4 by 3 3/4 inches. I had to load the camera in a changing bag, one at a time. If you used the camera on a tripod, which I did, the little prism viewer on the top (which gave you a sense of the vertical "cut" ) was useless The ends of the scan could be accurately figured out from incised lines on top of the camera. Eventually Kodak made me a special order, with my own yellow boxes. I should say the man who sold me the camera -- for $275 -- had persuaded some one who knew how grind lenses to take a Berlin Dagor, reduce the diameter of the elements, and re-assemble them in the Kodak barrel. I worked with this primitive machine for about ten years. I did a book on Italian gardens, one on the Roman Campagna, and one on strange French gardens just before the revolution. I submitted contact prints from the Kodak to the Guggenheim Foundation, and they gave me a fellowship. and there are prints from the Panoram in a bunch of museums, including MOMA. I had repair guys in Rome, London and NY who could repair the camera. On a good day I could take about ten pictures. It concentrated the mind, and, yes, it had character.
I don't care about your camera, but I love your photograph.Rob C
For me it's a Rolleiflex TLR - hands down !
My first SLR had character - a Practica.
Character is whatever you remember about the camera when you're done shooting for the day.


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Celebrate good times, come on! The markets are trying to get excited about a last minute deal to save Cyprus, but does anyone really believe that it's the end of this story? The last minute deal to save face and keep Cyprus in the Eurozone by closing some banks may satisfy the market in the short term, but because the banks remain closed, what will happen when they reopen? Will we see a run of money out-flows from large investors that then could create a run on the banks before we can declare this crisis over?
Gasoline prices are starting to crack some more. Trilby Lundberg at the Lundberg Survey is reporting that the average price for regular gasoline at U.S. pumps fell 3.2 cents a gallon in the past two weeks to $3.7074 cents. I'm looking for prices to continue to fall.
Natural gas is still flirting with $4.00 as hedge funds are starting to realize that a major bottom may have been formed. According to CFTC data the net long position held by money managers hit a three-year high as reported by Reuters thus increasing bullish bets by a whopping $2.0 billion. Now some of this is being driven by cold weather, but do not discount the realization of increasing and changing demand patterns that will demand a higher price for natural gas to make sure that demand is met.
For example consider the fact that as reported by Bloomberg News, energy rig counts in the U.S. hit the lowest level in almost two years, according to Baker Hughes Inc. The total rig count fell by 30 to 1,746, the Houston-based field-services company said on its website. The count was the lowest since March 25, 2011. Oil rigs dropped by 17 to 1,324 and natural gas rigs declined by 13 to 418.
Bloomberg Says "U.S. gas rigs have dropped five straight quarters as declining demand for the heating fuel and a glut of domestic supplies drove down prices, prompting energy producers to focus on more lucrative oil and liquids-rich plays. The gas rig count has ranged from 407 to 439 this quarter as natural gas prices have surged 18%, reaching $3.96 per million British thermal units at 12:27 p.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Last year, natural gas prices averaged $2.827. The average for the five years ended 2012 was $4.862. Power producers have reacted to the low price of natural gas by switching their fuel use to gas from coal. Utilities increased power generation from natural gas by 21% to 1.2 billion megawatts last year and decreased coal-fired generation by 12% to 1.5 billion, the U.S. Energy Information Agency said in a report released yesterday."
In the U.K. gas supply surged to record highs Friday rising 50% in a day on cold weather and shortage fears yet is easing today. Bloomberg is reporting that, "U.K. natural gas for same-day delivery declined as system flows increased to meet the highest- ever demand for the time of year amid colder-than-average weather. Day-ahead and weekend contracts also fell, according to broker data compiled by Bloomberg. Total flows were at 376 million cubic meters a day, while demand in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. tomorrow was predicted at 373 million, National Grid Plc (NG/) data showed. The average temperature in London tomorrow will be 0.5 degrees Celsius (33 Fahrenheit) versus a 10-year average of 8.4 degrees, according to MetraWeather data on Bloomberg using the ECMWF model. Within-day gas retreated 9 percent to 91 pence a therm at 8:45 a.m. London time. Gas for tomorrow dropped 13% to 91 pence, while the weekend contract slid 20 percent to 84 pence a therm."


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Cover Shot! is a regular feature here at the Café. I love discovering new covers, and when I find them, I like to share. More than anything else, I am consumed with the mystery that each new discovery represents. There is an allure to a beautiful cover. Will the story contained under the pages live up to promise of the gorgeous cover art?
Here's another cover featuring a beautiful, frothy dress. This time, the money shot is from the back, instead of the front. Will this be the new trend?
Lord Ian Blake failed to keep the oath he made to his childhood friend Eva that he would bring her husband Hamilton back from India. Though his heart longs for her forgiveness, he knows he doesn't deserve it, as he is responsible for Hamilton's death. And not only has Ian failed Eva, he has returned to England too late. Eva's brother-in-law has locked her away in a madhouse. Nothing will stop Ian from saving the beautiful, independent girl he's always loved and claiming her—at long last—as his wife.
Lady Eva Carin doesn't think she deserves to return to society, not after the death of both her husband and young son. When her childhood friend appears in the dismal asylum for women to save her, she cannot ignore the hope that sparks in her heart. Against all odds, fate has reunited her with the one man she has ever loved, but he turned his back on her once before. How will she be able to trust him again?


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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are spoofing a viral online video featuring Jean Claude Van Damme to highlight their suffering.
In the original video, the Belgian martial artist-actor does a split between two Volvo semitrailers driving in reverse. The ad, to show the precision of Volvo steering, has drawn more than 61 million views on YouTube.
In the Gaza version, the camera focuses in on a Palestinian mirroring Van Damme's solemn expression of concentration, as a voiceover talks of the tiny territory's woes like electricity and water cut-offs. "Still, Van Damme isn't better than me," the voice declares.
But, it adds, "unfortunately, there is no gas in town."
The camera pulls back to reveal he is standing on two cars being pushed down a highway by several other men. As the cars draw apart, he does a slight split.
Gaza has suffered from chronic fuel shortages since Israel and Egypt imposed a blockade on the territory in response to the Hamas militant group's seizure of power in 2007. The situation has worsened since a coup in neighboring Egypt last July. The country's military rulers have tightened the blockade and destroyed smuggling tunnels used to ship cheap fuel into the territory.
While the rival Palestinian government in the West Bank can send fuel to Gaza through Israel, Gaza's Hamas rulers have refused to accept the shipments, saying they cannot afford a new tax. Israel delivered a shipment of fuel this week, paid for by Qatar.
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Female prisoner who escaped from York Correctional Institution is captured
East Lyme — For the second time in three months, a female prisoner has walked away from the York Correctional Institution.
Lori Beyus, 49, of Torrington, an inmate with a lengthy criminal record, escaped from the York Correctional Institution early Sunday but was captured 12 hours later about a mile from the facility.
The Department of Correction said that at about 6:15 a.m. the prison was placed in lockdown and an emergency count of prisoners was ordered when correctional officers reported that Beyus was missing during breakfast in the dining hall.
The Correction Department said the escape was considered a "walk away" because Beyus was housed on the minimum-security side of the facility, which is not totally secured by a fence.
State police said that she was captured shortly after they received a 911 call at 5:40 p.m. from a person reporting a possible sighting of Beyus along Interstate 95 near the North Bridebook Road overpass.
A search by local and state police and correction staff led to her apprehension at 6:15. Beyus was charged with first-degree escape, processed by state police and then turned over to the Correction Department. She is scheduled to appear in New London Superior Court on April 22.
Beyus is serving a 51-month sentence for a Milford robbery in 2012. Over the past seven years she has convictions for possession of narcotics, second-degree stalking, first-degree failure to appear in court, fifth-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit fifth-degree larceny, reckless driving, third-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny, and disorderly conduct, according to state judicial records. She also has been convicted of violation of probation eight times, sixth-degree larceny twice and interfering with a police officer twice.
On Jan. 5, two prisoners were walking back from the gymnasium to their housing unit in an unfenced part of the prison when they fled to a location on nearby Roxbury Road, where they were picked up by someone in a vehicle. The two women were apprehended in Hartford about 24 hours later. Their escape prompted prison officials to review housing assignments for inmates in the unfenced section of the prison.
East Lyme First Selectman Paul Formica said both his public safety director and the prison warden called him just before 7 a.m. to inform him of a possible escape. About an hour and a half to two hours later — when the escape was confirmed, Formica said — an alert was sent out via the town's Everbridge system to notify residents. A notice was also posted on the town's website, he said. Formica said he also called neighboring town officials to inform them.
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"Community Engagement describes the collaborations between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.
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Oddly, the lawsuit that could have an adverse impact on the $60-million-plus checkoff program that funds Cotton Incorporated wasn't much the topic of conversation at the annual meeting of the Cotton Board, which has oversight for the organization's research and promotion programs.
The legal challenge to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act was filed by a group of textile importers who object to their being assessed to help support the program. There has been a minor level of dissent among the importers since they were brought into the checkoff program several years ago, even though most will agree that the program has been of significant benefit to them.
"Right now, we're just standing pat until there is a resolution of the beef (checkoff) case before the Supreme Court," Bill Crawford, president and chief executive officer of the Cotton Board, said at the group's annual meeting at Seattle — attended by a number of importers.
In the latest development a week or so ago, a law judge in the Court of International Trade granted a stay for the cotton suit, pending the outcome of the beef case."
Industry observers expect the Supreme Court may get around to oral arguments on the beef issue in November, with a decision perhaps late in the first quarter or early in the second quarter of 2005.
If the ruling goes against beef, it's difficult to predict how things will play out in terms of the cotton case, says Crawford. "It will depend on how broad or how narrow the ruling is. In 200l, when the court ruled on the mushroom case, it was a narrow decision that was applicable strictly to that commodity."
The complaint by the importers contends that the cotton assessment is unconstitutional based on the First Amendment. Of the 6,000 to 7,000 importers currently paying the assessment, less than 120 are signatories to the lawsuit. They have asked the International Court of Trade for class action status, but that hasn't yet been ruled on. If granted, then all importers being assessed would be made parties in the suit.
Levies on imports now generate about one-third of the total revenue stream for the Cotton Incorporated program, and loss of those funds would be a significant blow to the organization's research and promotion programs.
Administrative fix
Government observers, however, are of the opinion that if there is an adverse ruling in the beef case that is broad enough to affect cotton, the USDA would then attempt an administrative fix for whatever portions of the program considered unconstitutional.
The cotton assessment program has enjoyed long term support by the majority of the nation's producers, who initially were the only ones paying the checkoff. Cotton Incorporated's worldwide efforts in promoting cotton have been targeted and hard-hitting, and the Cotton Seal is now one of the most recognized logos on the planet.
"Our program is structured differently than many of the other commodity assessment programs," Crawford notes, "in that from the beginning there was a clear separation of cotton's advocacy group (the National Cotton Council) and the checkoff program. This has helped to avoid a lot of disagreements that have surfaced in other commodity assessment programs."
It's ironic, industry observers say, that the board and the importers have seen eye to eye on so many issues over the years, and now the importers are filing suit — that for whatever reason, they don't feel the program has value to them.
Crawford says, "I personally think the relationship between the Cotton Board and the importers is as good as it has ever been. Support by growers continues to be very, very strong, and I believe that is the case with a large portion of the importer community. The Cotton Incorporated program is a major benefit to everyone and has helped maintain cotton's share of the market in the face of increasing world competition by other cotton countries and man-made fibers.
"There are all kinds of macroeconomic data to show the program has had a significant beneficial impact on U.S. cotton.
"We're making a lot of progress in many areas of vital importance to cotton. The Cotton Board seeks to provide positive, constructive input to Cotton Incorporated without day-to-day micromanagement."
Not competing
One factor that has been a benefit in a significant benefit to the cotton sector as a whole, Crawford says, is that growers in different regions don't look upon themselves as competing against each other, western vs. southeast, or Delta vs. southwest. "There's a what's good for one is good for all attitude about the issues and problems we face. The various production regions have a commonality of interests."
And, he says, there is a unity of purpose in self-help through producer organizations such as the National Cotton Council, the Cotton Board, Cotton Council International, and the consistently high quality of the leadership in all cotton sectors — "from dirt to shirt, or even further, through the sale of the shirt. Other commodity groups don't have that breadth of activity, support, and leadership."
One bright spot in the legal wrangle: The cotton program won't have to spend large chunks of money defending the importer lawsuit, since the USDA and the Justice Department are handling the case.
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Beautiful, bold, and bad, Pam Grier burst onto the movie scene in the 1970s, setting the screen on fire and forever changing the country's view of African-American actresses. With a killer attitude and body to match, Grier became the ultimate fantasy of men everywhere. But she quickly proved that she was more than just a desirable film goddess. She had the brains, courage, and tenacity to sustain a career that would span more than 30 years.
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first, i'm happy to report two of the bully girls from my last post were adopted!
alas, the long line of bullies in need never ends. these are the cuties currently at the Liberty Animal Shelter.
this is poindexter. he's a super small bully, probably in the 35-40lb. range. he has those stand up ears everyone loves, making him look a little silly. he's really affectionate and friendly to all he meets.
this is charger. we think he's a boxer/pit mix. he hasn't been at the shelter too long and seems a little overwhelmed. he's a sweetheart though and is always ready to play.
presenting sprinkles, my current favorite! she's somewhere in between a staffy/boston/pit/french bulldog and boy is she cute! she's about 30lbs. and has the softest coat. she's very friendly, but is just as content to hang out and keep herself busy. this picture does her no justice.
nickel is still at the shelter. she's truly a great dog, completely non-aggressive and a beautiful chocolate brown. it's a shame we don't know where her babies are.
for more info send me a pm.
it's bully-mania!
Why buy from a breeder when there are plenty of homeless pups in shelters???
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Spring rolls
Located above a pub (the Market bar) on Portobello road the restaurant is filled with ornate wooden carved arches in a bid to create a Thai atmosphere. MTV boyfriend and I visited on a Friday night and Market Thai is fairly quiet which is not a great sign. Undeterred we order a serve of spring rolls and a couple of Singha beers to start. The spring rolls are small and crunchy, filled with tangy vermicelli noodles and vegetables.
The menu contains all the Thai classics such as Tom Yum soup, Pad Thai noodles and Massamun curry. Ignore these though the dish to order is the Pla Lad Prik which comprises crispy deep fried pieces of sea bass served with carrots, beans, mushrooms and broccoli and slathered in a spicy chilli and tamarind sauce. The texture of the sea bass provides a welcome foil to the stir fried vegetables. The Gratiem Prik Tai is just as good. This beef stir fry with garlic and pepper is served sizzling hot on an iron dish. The beef is tender and has just a hint of garlic and pepper with a mild heat.
The servings of Jasmine steamed rice are generous in size and light and fluffy. The only disappointment is the Pud Puk stir fried bean shoots and mushrooms in an oyster sauce as the vegetables have been overcooked and are a little flaccid. Service is friendly and exudes the famous Thai hospitality.
Pla Lad Prik
So is my quest over? Is Market Thai the holy grail? My verdict is good, perhaps great but not amazing Thai. The food is generally of a high standard but lacks the wow factor and the restaurant itself is slightly tired and needs a little more hustle, bustle and atmosphere in general. That said, I think I will return just for the Pla Lad Prik alone.
Details: 240 Portobello Road, Notting Hill W11 1LL (Ph 020 7460 6538)
Damage: Reasonable
If you liked this you might be interested in reading about the Thai food on offer at The Pineapple in Kentish town or you could spot a celebrity while you feast on Pad Thai at E&O.


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Dr. Maryann Rossi is the Associate Dean of the School of Professional Studies. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Rossi was Interim Dean of the School or Professional Studies, from 2010-2012, coming to WCSU in 2006 as Assistant Dean. Before WCSU, Dr. Rossi had been an Assistant Dean of the School of Arts & Science at Iona College in New Rochelle. Prior to 2006 Dr. Rossi had been teaching history at both WCSU and Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. Dr. Rossi received her B.A. from Sacred Heart University in English and her M.A. in American Studies from Fairfield University. She received her Ph.D. in American Studies from St. Louis University. Dr. Rossi did her post doc as a University Fellow at the University of Vermont, where she received her M.S. in Historic Preservation. Dr. Rossi is a colonialist specializing in local history. From 1984 to 1994 she taught graduate courses in American Revolutionary history at WCSU.
From 1995 through 1999 Dr. Rossi was the Executive Director of the Danbury Museum & Historical Society. During her tenure at the museum the Marian Anderson studio was moved to the museum grounds and over half a million dollars in grants and funding was obtained for the rehabilitation of various national register properties belonging to the museum. She served on the Board of the Connecticut Quilt Search Project. While in Vermont she was the company historian for Lake Champlain Transportation Company and worked on the rehabilitation of the Champlain Mill in Winooski, VT. Presently she is the preservation consultant for the Gilbert & Bennett mill project owned by Georgetown Land Development. Qualified as an expert witness, Dr. Rossi specializes in 17th, 18th and 19th century land titles in Connecticut.
Dr. Rossi did her museum internship at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, VT. Her specialty is 18th century Goddard & Townsend Newport furniture and she has contributed to Sotheby's American Decorative Arts Catalog in that capacity. Dr. Rossi has been responsible for an extensive list of exhibits on a wide range of subjects. She belongs to the New England Museum Association (NEMA), the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, Society for Industrial Archeology and the Association of State & Local History.