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- Address:
121 S Pinckney St
Madison, WI 50703Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
Contemporary AmericanPrice: $30 and under
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://www.merchantmadison.com/
- Phone: 6082599799x
- Hours of Operation:
Happy Hour
M-Sat 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Dinner & Late Night
Every Night 5:00 PM - BARTIME
Saturday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Farmer's Market Season)
Sunday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Year Round)
- Payment Options: AMEX,Diners Club,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service, Contemporary American
- Executive Chef: Anna Dickson
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine, Wine Bar
- Catering: Please call if interested.
- Private Party Facilities: We have limited private dining available. Please call (608) 259-9799 to speak to management.
- Private Party Contact: Joshua Berkson 6082599799x
- Entertainment: We have Madison's finest DJs late night on Friday and Saturday nights and live bands on Thursdays at 9:30. Please check the entertainment schedule at
- Special Events: Please call us to arrange a special event, happy hour, or party.
A word from Merchant
Reservation policy: We accept reservations for Dinner and Brunch services. We save some tables for walk-in parties on Friday and Saturday night.Continued
As Merchants, we consider ourselves stewards of great ingredients. We source the freshest and finest local and international products that we can get our hands on, and feature and sell these ingredients in our dining room in order to achieve complete transparency of our operations.
It is our goal to bring you enjoyment through method-driven food, cocktails using only the best liquors and the freshest ingredients, and a place for you to blow off the rigors of a stressful day.
As Merchants, we consider ourselves stewards of great ingredients. We source the freshest and finest local and international products that we can get our hands on, and feature and sell these ingredients in our dining room in order to achieve complete transparency of our operations.
It is our goal to bring you enjoyment through method-driven food, cocktails using only the best liquors and the freshest ingredients, and a place for you to blow off the rigors of a stressful day.
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- Diners' Choice WinnerFit for Foodies
- Diners' Choice WinnerHot Spot
- Diners' Choice WinnerVibrant Bar Scene
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Merchant reviews from OpenTable diners
128 reviews since July 3, 2014
- Food4.4Service4.3
- Ambiance4Noise LevelEnergetic
fit for foodies (94)vibrant bar scene (76)hot spot (56)good for groups (35)neighborhood gem (33)special occasion (31)late-night find (28)romantic (27)great for brunch (27)notable wine list (21)great for outdoor dining (14)great for lunch (11)scenic view (4)kid-friendly (3)Show More
- FoodOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/29/2014The food was great, but definitely on the salty side. We were unable to enjoy our flat bread as much as we would have liked because it was so salty!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Diner Monday 10/27OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/27/2014Good service, good food, great buzz inside. Will be back for sure.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful time!OpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 10/26/2014We so enjoyed our first experience at Merchant! The wait staff was very friendly, service was excellent, and the locally sourced food was wonderfully prepared in a unique manner. We will definitely be back, and have already recommended it to a friend. Thanks to Merchant!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- BustlingBDN53554Dined on 10/26/2014Had brunch here. Great atmosphere. Service was good, except the kitchen was understaffed and had to wait quite a while for our omelets.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- this place is a gemOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/25/2014Great vibe, good energy, Barley bowl fantastic veg option. Server was spot on and friendly. All staff seemed happy to be there.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good food, but...ReviewDined on 10/17/2014Maybe you just need young eyes and ears to dine in the evening at Merchant. The food was good, not exceptional, but good. It was almost impossible to read the menu with the small print and no light at the table, and we basically had to shout at each other to keep up a conversation. I hate to think that we have to join the 5:00 dining crowd, but it was definitely challenging. I would return for a meal earlier in the day.Special Features:
- Great first experienceSeanSDined on 10/13/2014My wife and I went there to celebrate our anniversary. The atmosphere is cool and urban chic. The menu is small for number of selections, but everything looked appealing. We had the ploughman's plate and was suprised by the quantity and variety of meat and cheeses offered. House salad was a not-too large, but generous portion. The duck was great and well presented. Again the wine list was small, but had great choices. Overall, portions are generous and displayed beautifully. The service was attentive and pleasant. We thought it was great. We would definitely go back. We loved that the back of the menu showed a map and names of food providers the restaurant used. A great local touch.Special Features:
- Understaffed=terribly slow serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2008VIPDined on 10/12/2014Merchant is a family favorite. We enjoy the food & the vibe. Sun. 10 a.m. brunch: Waited 20 mins for bloody Mary's; Waitress explained "the poor guy he is the only bartender," Also, though waitress was very friendly, she too was left to dangle by understaffing. Waited too long be greeted to put in drink & starter order, too long for drinks to arrive, too long to order main meal, then the wait was so long for main meals that we asked for bread refill 2x. We did not receive our main meal until more than an hour after being seated. My dish was not what I ordered; waitress was very apologetic and made it right by reordering it & taking it off bill. Rez stated celebrating Birthday & no acknowledgment. What happened Merchant? New Management?
- Great DiningOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 10/8/2014The restaurant had an energetic atmosphere and was great for a date. The food was great, as were the drinks (we had a few mixed drinks and they were all amazing).Special Features:
- CEM6830Dined on 10/7/2014A fun place full of crowd energy. Servers were really great. Very helpful without being intrusive. Food arrived in a timely manner and scallops and ny steak dinners were very good. A very large drink menu to choose from and some help was provided to make a selection. Special of the night looked awesome, too. Definitely will return.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great brunch22ndBirthdayGroupVIPDined on 10/5/2014Madison is great at brunch and Merchant is no different. It has a cool vibe and the meal was delicious. I 100% will be going back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great food/service, too noisy/darkRareDateNightDined on 10/3/2014My husband & I went here for an anniversary dinner. We liked that they use local ingredients. Their drink menu was fantastic. We had to wait 20 minutes for our reserved table, but we enjoyed our cocktails. We really enjoyed our food. The Market Flatbread was amazing and huge. The salads were big and very good. We seared scallop stew was tasty and unique. The waitress was the best we've ever had... she really knew her menu, knew how to be friendly without being cheesy or overbearing, checked on us at the right times, gave us space. The only complaints were that it is so dark that you can't read the menus, and it's so noisy you can't hardly hear each other. Would be a fun place to go out with a group, but not for a quiet dinner.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Merchant - Friday Night Fall, 2014JB87Dined on 10/3/2014Excellent craft cocktail choices - hard to make a choice. Friday night in WI, perch fish fry was one of the best I'd had in Madison. The burger and the steak were of high quality, well prepared and ample servings. Check menu before you go, but also listen for specials. Our server was a delight, very attentive and engaging with a good sense of humor. The restaurant is a bit loud and pieces of conversation were lost to the bar noise. Appeared to be primarily college and young professional aged crowd. Definitely recommend reservations for Friday night (about 2 weeks out was my experience for Fridays), otherwise wait times without were sounding like 1.5 hours. We'll go back for the food and the service.Special Features:
- MerchantMadtownVicDined on 9/30/2014We had the Date Night Special (pork shank) which was excellent. A great deal- two entrees, desert and a bottle of Malbec- for $40.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Fabulous CocktailsDiningDivaDined on 9/28/2014Cocktails at Merchant are a fine art. They concoct things I would never be able to make at home, and I do make cocktails at home. The Corpse Reviver is addictive.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- LuvtotrynuDined on 9/26/2014Enjoyed Merchant and it's location so close to the capital. We dined after a really nice tour of the capital!Special Features:
- I wanted to really like itOpenTable Diner Since 2005Dined on 9/24/2014As noted, I wanted to really like the food at this restaurant. I am new to Madison and have heard a lot of good things about it. We ordered the Duck Confit and it was average. It didn't have much actual taste to it. We also ordered the Steak Frites and it was okay. The best part of our meal was the appetizer of olives and ricotta cheese. Delicious! We'll try this restaurant more time and try the flatbreads, the charcuterie plates or the ribs and stay away from other entrees.Special Features:
- cufoodiesDined on 9/19/2014The food was right-from-the-farm fresh! Good wine list; friendly, knowledgeable wait staff. Only criticism was that it was a little too dark inside for us "middle agers."Special Features:
- Good Food and ServiceTD83Dined on 9/19/2014The food was very good. But the server was great. The space is small, which is fine, but there was a big group next to the table that kept getting very close to our table (like elbow an inch away from my head type close). The server took care of this and would cut in on the side of those people and also let them know every time they got close they need to keep some space from the table. That sort of attentiveness and awareness isn't common, and made what could have been a bad experience into a good one.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love Merchant!BTfromTexasDined on 9/17/2014Food and drinks were great. Waitstaff is very good - bartenders are even better! 😉Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great job Merchant and Kristin!JeremyVIPDined on 9/16/2014Loved eating here. We're from San Diego and visit Madison on occasion for work and love the restaurants. Kristin is from Encinitas, originally, and made our dining experience amazing! Thanks Kristin and team. Food was great, cocktails were super fun. I will definitely see you guys next trip.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Perfect late afternoon stop4HFoodieVIPDined on 9/15/2014We really enjoyed our later afternoon lunch at the Merchant. The squash flat-bread was awesomeSpecial Features:
- Good food friendly servicemooshka19Dined on 9/13/2014Very friendly . We came in w a baby stroller and the hostest was very nice about it. Everything from bisquit & gravy to steak and eggs was great. Only complaint: getting food out of kitchen a little sliw.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Fabulous experience!ace22Dined on 9/12/2014The food was amazing, fresh & delicious! The menu had a great variety to choose from. Our waiter was knowledgeable & happy to be serving us. I would highly recommend dining at Merchant! It was a fun night of unique drinks & wonderful food!Special Features:
- Good food poor serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/7/2014The waitress spent a lot of time switching with the hostess so the hostess could smoke which led to an extremely long dinner. It took a long time to get refills and often the waitress seemingly disappeared. She did not have more than 3 tables. The food was good dessert could be improved.I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 9/4/2014Great food and ambiance. Felt that the menu was limited for those for those who do not eat pork or meat.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- great gastro pubviolinmakerDined on 8/31/2014Limited but but appropriate menu, high level of execution. Great bar selections.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- FranckmVIPDined on 8/29/2014Great food and great cocktails but the place is way too loud, which takes away from having a great experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great all aroundSubasueDined on 8/27/2014First of all our server Kate was friendly and approachable. The cocktail menu is extensive and Kate was very knowledgeable when responding to questions re: unknown (to us) ingredients. The addition of lemon oil to the Manhattan resulted in a bright delicious rendition to this classic! The food was delicious - good quality ingredients cooked well without unnecessary ingredients that tend to confuse my palate. The duck confit with beets was delicious, as was the pork chop with grits. This was our first visit to Merchant, and we will definitely return! Keep up the great work with your servers, as they really do make or break one's dining experience!Special Features:
- UW ParentOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 8/26/2014This is one of our regular dining spots when we visit our daughter at the University. It has a lively happy atmosphere, the food is good and the service friendly.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Food and Good ServicePamDDined on 8/24/2014Really great food with creative vegetarian options. Service was friendly and enthusiastic.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love the Merchant4HFoodieVIPDined on 8/23/2014We have been taking our tour groups here for 3 years. The staff is top notch and super friendly, the food is creative and tasty and the bar is the best in Madison.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- yoyoDined on 8/22/2014Server was not attentive at all. We had to wait 30 minutes before our first drink. We got our salad before the cocktails. It tooks over 1 hour to get our food.
- Great, but noisyOpenTable Diner Since 2006VIPDined on 8/21/2014I echo other reviews of the loudness of this cute restaurant. It's very difficult to hear your dining companions as everything echoes and is exceptionally loud. That being said, the food is wonderful and service very good. You will not be disappointed.Special Features:
- really enjoyed the food!spottedcow71Dined on 8/17/2014I am not from Madison but will be making Merchant a regular stop when I am in town!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- tasty brunchbeannieDined on 8/10/2014Our brioche French toast with fruit and syrup was divine, the coffee strong, and the table seating for the seven of us perfect. Good service too!Special Features:
- FairMaryMcDined on 8/9/2014I can only rate this restaurant as "fair". It is super noisy,bad acoustics. The server was morose, he seemed a bit sad & not really very engaged or interested. The portions of some dishes were ridiculously small, including the charcuterie board and the duck. The desert of rhubarb crisp was not at all good, and in fact just plain bad. Would not be able to recommend and wil not return.I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great food and drinks, too noisyOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 8/8/2014I had one of the best cocktails ever, the food was delicious, the prices reasonable, the service good -- but it was really noisy. My dining companion and I had to practically yell at each other to be heard. Merchant needs to work to create some quieter dining spaces.Special Features:
- mixed bagtasteymorselDined on 8/8/2014Duck large platter was tastey but miniscule. Same with the drink. Too loud for the 4 of us to hear each other at our booth. The server was very attentive. Seems like more of a bar scene.Special Features:
- Fantastic dinnerTREIDDined on 8/2/2014The meal was amazing and the staff was extremely knowledgable and accommodating. Truly, this was a great restaurant which specializes in using local food providers. Additionally, they composed unique and delicious cocktails; always a plus.Special Features:


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Rosemary Grilled Scallops and Shrimp
- Yield 30 appetizers servings
When cooking scallops, be careful not to overcook. Scallops should be cooked either for a few minutes or for a long period of time. Anything in between will create a tough and rubbery texture.
- 1 1/2 pounds sea scallops
- 30 large rosemary sprigs
- 6 ounces prosciutto, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 pounds medium to large uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Rinse the scallops in water to remove the grit and sand.
- Remove the leaves from the bottom 2 inches of the rosemary sprigs, reserving the leaves and sprigs.
- Cut the prosciutto into 1×3-inch strips. Wrap a prosciutto strip around each scallop and each shrimp.
- Skewer a reserved rosemary sprig through 1 scallop and 1 shrimp. Repeat with the remaining rosemary sprigs, scallops and shrimp.
- Arrange each skewer in a shallow glass dish and drizzle with the olive oil and lemon juice.
- Sprinkle with the reserved rosemary leaves, salt and pepper and marinate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the grill.
- Place the skewers on a grill rack brushed with oil. Grill for 2 minutes per side or until the shrimp turn pink and the scallops are tender.
Recipe reprinted with permission from The Saturday Club, Main Line Entertains (The Saturday Club, 2005)


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from the deranged head of a willing social worker
I willingly chose a "helping profession". Since I'm going to be poor and care about other people for at least the next three years, I get to talk about those I help. Even Stevens.
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I'm thinking about applying for a job at the Department of Social Services. I think I could do it for just one year, and then go to graduate school. Will this cause me to hate myself and go to hell. On the plus, if i got hired I would be making 10 - 15000 more a year than I'm make now. On the negative, it's DSS. Yes or No?
I don't want to offend you or anything
I was talking to a client about hair, when all of a sudden she got really awkward and says, "well, I don't know how you feel about the gays, but my hair dressers is gay". I just laughed and said I love the gays, it's 2009". Then we discussed the gay men in our lives that we loved.
Healthy choice
Right as I was about to eat my dinner, a drunk lady refused to leave the shelter unless I gave her a pair of comfortable shoes. I went to get her some shoes. When I came back, she was having a seizure. I placed my frozen meal down somewhere in between realizing she was having a seizure, calling 911, and yelling can you hear me. After the ambulance took her away, I went to find my dinner, and it was gone. I think I know who stole it. Triflin', using an emergency to steal my Healthy Choice Sweet Asian Pot stickers. I'm going to McDonalds. Stress makes social workers fat!
I watched the Michael Jackson coverage with the shelter residents. Michael brought together the two warring groups in the house. One woman does not believe he is dead. However, she also believes that Lee Harvey Oswald killed Martin Luther King. We were all upset that the ABC coverage included the allegations of misconduct. Let the man had the dignity in death that the press would not give him during his life.
It's not mine I promise
I have been searching the internet with my client to figure out how long it will take to get pot out of her system. We had to decide if she was a constant smoker or an regular smoker. She was smoking every day, twice a day, about a "nickel bag". It has been a month since she last smoked pot, and she failed a drug test today. On a positive note she tested negative for "powder" (cocaine) and meth. We are guessing it will take another month for her to pee clean. She has decided to buy synthetic urine just to be safe. I hope my boss doesn't check my internet history. Yesterday I was looking up STD symptoms for a resident.
My office smells like cancer
For the first time ever I saw white women curly perming their hair. It smelled horrible and looked worse than it smelled. I felt like it was 1985. I asked so many questions. I have now forgiven all white people for asking me 50 million questions about my dreds and/or hair weave. Also, tonight a client said about some actor, "he's so fine, he must be a faggot". This was after a conversation where she said all gays were molested, causing them to be gay. I told her I believe people are born gay. She then started talking to me about her daily struggle not to be gay. I didn't tell her that means she is most likely a homo.
the new 19 year old Golden Girls
The ladies are talking about sex, again. Client A said that women always fall in love with the first person they have sex with. Client B said that's not true, and it didn't happen to her. Client A then asked Client B how old she was when she lost her virginity. Client B said 19. Client A then said, "you were a old lady and that's why you didn't fall in love".
My client told me she likes the way I dress because I "look classy, but not like my cloths cost a lot of money". She also said that she loves that "someone as dark as me" wears such bright colors confidently.
Checklists are not magic
This toddler kept crying. So I went to check on him and his teen mom. The mom was on her cell phone. The kid was rolling around on the floor, taking off his socks. So I went through this checklist called "Why is my baby crying". The answer, the baby is sick and doesn't feel good. The mom then rolls her eyes like the checklist made her kid sick and the kid was fine before I came into the room.


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The Padres' short-season A-ball team, the Eugene Emeralds, kicked off its season last night with a 6-3 win over the A's affiliate in the Northwest League.
I thought I'd do a quick rundown of some notable players and performances in the game, just to talk about some players who haven't really been mentioned much on this blog before and have sort of slipped out of our consciousness in extended spring and such.
Be aware, of course, that all this is one game, so it's nothing to draw definitive conclusions from.
First off, the big offensive headliner of the game was Rymer Liriano. Liriano was dreadful in Fort Wayne this year, with a .526 OPS, but he was 3-for-3 with a triple and a steal yesterday at the lower level. Keep in mind that Liriano just turns 19 tomorrow and played in Rookie ball last year, so Eugene is still a step up and he has plenty of time.
The other batter of note was Dan Meeley, the 18th round selection for the Padres in this year's draft. Meeley, who turns 21 on July 1, put up some tremendous numbers in juco ball last season. The outfielder was DHing yesterday, and he smacked a homer and a single in his first pro game.
Second round pick Jedd Gyorko made his pro debut nice and early. He started at third base, which could be an indication the Padres will try him there rather than second. Gyorko played shortstop in college but was considered too unathletic to play there in pro ball.
On the pitching side, the story was Keyvius Sampson. Last year's much-hyped fourth-rounder and owner of a deadly fastball-curve combo, Sampson threw five shutout innings, striking out seven, walking one, and allowing just three hits. The 19-year-old appears to be living up to his stuff.
Also of note is Dexter Carter, the 23-year-old former top prospect who just lost it in Low-A. Carter threw a perfect inning in relief; hopefully more are to come.
Anyway, as more developments happen in Eugene and the soon-to-begin Arizona Summer League, you can count on Chicken Friars to update you with all the key information!
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The Global Importance of Mountains
Every day the hazards and disasters caused by Climate Change, ranging from droughts, flooding and extreme monsoons, to the melting of Glaciers become more apparent.
The global hydrological (fresh water) cycle is one of the primary systems that is most detrimentally affected by these changes and which has become seriously imbalanced. This threatens the future of all of Earth's ecological systems along with humanity. These threats have prompted greater awareness and global interest in sustainable development, which has led to many questions concerning how this can feasibly be achieved. Fresh water is vital for all of life on Earth and is therefore, a fundamental issue for consideration. In relation to this, the connection between mountain regions, Earth's climates and the hydrological cycle is crucial. High altitude forests play a huge part in the maintenance of this cycle. Over the last few decades huge deforestation throughout Earths' mountain regions has taken place. This is detrimentally affecting all watersheds and river sources. The prompt reforestation of these areas is of paramount importance.
Payment for Environmental Services
It is necessary for Humanity to accept and act upon the fact that all Global environments are dependant upon the Mountain Systems.
The mountains are the water towers and climate regulators of the Planet. It is therefore in the interest of people living in the lowlands to support the people living in the highlands in regenerating and maintaining the valuable mountain forests.
This would help to protect the fresh water sources and climatic stability for the lowlands and all global eco-systems. The United Nations supports and advocates 'Payments for Environmental Services' in Integrated Water Resources Management.


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Dodgers' coach Bowa suspended 3 games
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Robert Jose Watson (born April 10, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is a former first baseman for the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves from 1966-1984, and currently serves as Major League Baseball's vice president of rules and on-field operations.
Nicknamed "Bull," Watson was originally a catcher in the minor leagues, however, he converted to first base and the outfield by the time he made his major league debut with the Astros on September 9, 1966. Watson was a dependable hitter whose home run numbers were somewhat hurt by the fact that he played the majority of his career in the Astrodome.
Watson was credited with scoring the 1,000,000th run in major league history on May 4, 1975 at 12:32 in the afternoon. Watson scored from second base on a three-run homer by teammate Milt May at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. It was known that the 999,999th run had already scored, with sponsored updates being provided by and to every ballpark. Despite the lack of in-game urgency, Watson ran at full speed, reaching home plate approximately four seconds before Dave Concepción, who had just homered in Cincinnati and was also racing around the basepaths. "I never ran so fast in my entire life," said Concepcion. But it was Watson who won $10,000 and one million Tootsie Rolls provided by the event's sponsor. The 1,000,000th run total only included runs scored in the National and American Leagues (not "3rd" major leagues, such as the Federal League). Watson joked that in the aftermath of the event, his fan mail doubled—from 4 letters to 8. Later, more accurate recalculations of baseball's record-keeping showed that neither Watson nor Concepcion scored baseball's actual millionth run, and it is not known who did.


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Topics: Delivery of Care, Politics, States
May 05, 2011
Fort Worth Star Telegram/McClatchy: Sonogram Before Abortion Bill Moves To Texas House As Texas senators gave final approval Tuesday to a bill requiring doctors to conduct sonograms before performing abortions, moving it closer to the governor's desk, a new fight is ramping up over another abortion-related bill. The new fight is over a bill that renews the Texas Women's Health Program, which many say provides crucial screenings and birth control to women who don't have insurance, but prevents Planned Parenthood — a family-planning organization under fire by abortion opponents because of its separate affiliate that provides abortions — from participating (Tinsley, 5/4).
The (New Orleans) Times Picayune: Abortion Bill Moves To House Floor; Would Modify 'Conscience Protection' For Health Care Professionals The House Health & Welfare Committee, after a lengthy discussion, approved without dissent a bill framed as expanding the body of information that health care providers must give a woman before she terminates a pregnancy. Rep. Frank Hoffman, R-West Monroe, has titled House Bill 586 the "Forced Abortion Prevention Sign Act," pitching the requirement for a new state website and the posting of new signs at reproductive services clinics as a way to help women make "informed decisions" about how to handle a pregnancy (Barrow, 5/4).
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|12.04.12 at 12:42 pm ET
Through 12 games, the Patriots have 46 quarterback hits and 26 sacks as a team (19th in the league). Based on gamebooks, here's a quick look at some pass-rush numbers for the Patriots to this point in the 2012 season:
Quarterback hits
DE Rob Ninkovich: 10
DE Chandler Jones: Nine
DE Jermaine Cunningham: Six
LB Dont'a Hightower: Five
LB Brandon Spikes: Four
LB Jerod Mayo: Three
DL Vince Wilfork: Two
DL Justin Francis: Two
DE Trevor Scott: Two
DL Brandon Deaderick: One
DL Kyle Love: One
CB Kyle Arrington: One
Ninkovich: 7 (36 yards)
Jones: 6 (33 yards)
Mayo: 3 (24 yards)
Hightower: 3 (16 yards)
Cunningham: 2.5 (21 yards)
Scott: 2 (2 yards)
Love: 1.5 (4 yards)
Wilfork: 1 (10 yards)
Through 12 games last year, the Patriots had 64 quarterback hits and 27 sacks (16th in the league).
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Social networking micro-blog site Twitter is the platform for start-up Twitter Partners to market twitterising services to businesses and celebrities. Twitter is a micro-blogging site where users can issue statements - so-called tweets - of up to 140 letters, saying what they are doing and thinking. It has become a platform for …
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but not until after they've had a load of juicy free publicity with which to get themselves established, or, as they'll more likely spin it "gain some traction in the mindshare space".
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An astonishing panorama of the End Times.
The Sunny Side of the Street ....Wise Guy View and Cake Walk on the Wwwild Side for A.N.Other Life?
"There is no business relationship with Twitter itself, and Twitter Partners will offer, it says: "a suite of apps, tools and services to help brands, media companies, and celebrities harness the power of the Twitter ecosystem.""
An interesting Service for Illiterati and Illuminati alike .... and a Novel ISpy Network rendering Mickey Mouse Governments Nightmares and Real Rocking Good Fellas, a Perfect Tool for Foiling the Follies of Fools just into Speculative Phishing rather than XXXXtensive Pharming/Intensive Phorming.
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Death Knell?
All the 'cool kids' will be out of Twitter and onto the next 'big thing' now that the ad men have arrived.
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All now superceded by Flutter
Twitter, Facebook, etc ....... , are about to be superceded by a 'new kid on the block'. Such is the pace of development in this area of activity.
See details here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeLZCy-_m3s
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Or perhaps...
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.comments2014-09-03T09:38:52.723-07:00My Public AffairsRichard Stowellhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-985906157990298302014-09-03T09:38:52.723-07:002014-09-03T09:38:52.723-07:00Ha! Not cool. I need read part 2, ASAP! Ha! Not cool. I need read part 2, ASAP! Queen Estherhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-52705921934739315552014-08-23T05:23:29.287-07:002014-08-23T05:23:29.287-07:00Perhaps, Wade passed the baton to you. Maybe it...Perhaps, Wade passed the baton to you. Maybe it's time for you to bring out the fun during this deployment :). I've seen the photos. The scenery there is not as fun, circumstances are even less fun, compared to Kosovo. Yet, fun can still be achieved in the most mundane places. Keep at it and you'll find it.Queen Estherhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-19884652048806144832014-08-21T00:30:24.835-07:002014-08-21T00:30:24.835-07:00Nice thoughts. I really like that quote: Soldiers...Nice thoughts. I really like that quote: Soldiers do not fight because they hate what's in front of them. They fight because they love what's behind them. Morganhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-44818257191396552642014-08-16T22:46:03.376-07:002014-08-16T22:46:03.376-07:00While I agree with your underlying premise that pr...While I agree with your underlying premise that process/thoroughness is often incredibly inefficient, at the same time I've always been impressed by how the military enables young kids (essentially) to (mostly) safely operate some of the most high tech and dangerous equipment on the planet. It seems like there is a time and place for erring on the side of thoroughness vs erring on the side of speed... and in general the military must do the former, even if just to keep the accident rate down at an acceptable level.Morganhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-71580293905677080332014-08-16T22:33:11.401-07:002014-08-16T22:33:11.401-07:00Thanks for the good reminders here, Rick. I need ...Thanks for the good reminders here, Rick. I need to start following more of these. You should think about writing your next book: the Army Afghan Weight Loss Program.Morganhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-44047543121904534032014-08-07T12:22:33.748-07:002014-08-07T12:22:33.748-07:00Provocative post, Rick. I've never watched a ...Provocative post, Rick. I've never watched a bad dude die. I've witnessed a couple deaths - my grandpa, a complete stranger in a car accident - and both of those events impacted me significantly for different reasons. No matter how many deaths I had seen on TV/movies, the real deaths stuck with me in a dramatically different way. So I can relate to a small degree to what you're saying here, though the celebratory twist is unique to engaging an enemy in battle. Thought provoking.Morganhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-19125614050475617422014-08-05T21:55:16.668-07:002014-08-05T21:55:16.668-07:00Dave Barry is a font of wisdom. Dave Barry is a font of wisdom. Richard Stowellhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-8499920991882799882014-08-02T10:35:56.085-07:002014-08-02T10:35:56.085-07:00Interesting experience. On that last point, I won...Interesting experience. On that last point, I wonder if there are some cultural reasons, not just clarify of instructions, that accounted for some of the different reaction. i.e. US kids like to put their friends on the spot, Albanians may be more "respectful."Morganhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-39807287358686082402014-08-02T10:24:58.599-07:002014-08-02T10:24:58.599-07:00I always liked this one from the Dave Barry "...I always liked this one from the Dave Barry "Top Things I've Learned" list:
#2: If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings.'

By the way, the #1 on that list: Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.Morganhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-73791960423590688102014-07-28T11:13:54.336-07:002014-07-28T11:13:54.336-07:00Oh, man, that would drive me batty. I completely a...Oh, man, that would drive me batty. I completely agree with all you said here. Wastes energy and decreases morale. No room for innovation, creativity, growth. Just the status quo. Stagnating at its best, and dangerous at its worst.Sarahhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-39014950600442201702014-07-27T01:04:01.375-07:002014-07-27T01:04:01.375-07:00Nice tie in to Pioneer Day! I can also imagine si...Nice tie in to Pioneer Day! I can also imagine singing, "Come, come ye saints and soldiers, no toil nor labor fear!"Morganhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-73493936315783706842014-07-27T01:02:19.724-07:002014-07-27T01:02:19.724-07:00Well, I can definitely relate. The bad news is th...Well, I can definitely relate. The bad news is that these "needless irritants" seem to be a global phenomenon, not just in the Army... though some organizations are better than others. Sorry to hear that the Army seems to be on the highly irritating end of the spectrum.Morganhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-32994577298574074712014-07-27T00:59:02.300-07:002014-07-27T00:59:02.300-07:00History in action. I'd like to see the pictur...History in action. I'd like to see the pictures of the ballots some day, but for now the jingle truck pictures will suffice. Very cool.Morganhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-16201709205148593002014-07-21T06:23:08.125-07:002014-07-21T06:23:08.125-07:00That's an incredible experience to be there ph...That's an incredible experience to be there photo journaling such historic events as they take place! I love the pictures of the jungle trucks.Davehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-88953609404220869942014-07-16T23:24:07.626-07:002014-07-16T23:24:07.626-07:00Hmmm... that's kind of disappointing to hear t...Hmmm... that's kind of disappointing to hear that innovation isn't part of the general culture in the military, but I guess it's understandable. It's always tough for big organizations to change. Hopefully more of those fringe efforts start to spill over to impact the broader efforts (although some innovations like drones are a little bit scary).Morganhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-82357282121323724282014-07-16T23:19:19.316-07:002014-07-16T23:19:19.316-07:00Rich - This is my favorite post of yours so far. ...Rich - This is my favorite post of yours so far. I felt it. Really nicely done. Seriously. It made me want to run, it made me read up on expectancy theory, it made me feel like I understand life at KAF a little bit better, and it made me proud of our American troops.

My only question is: why is the moon so massive near KAF? It looks like it's about to crash into you in that picture. ;-)Morganhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-27899060951551790762014-07-16T11:01:27.408-07:002014-07-16T11:01:27.408-07:00Nice, Morgan!Nice, Morgan!Richard Stowellhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-33191053706428488812014-07-16T04:29:11.238-07:002014-07-16T04:29:11.238-07:00Fight on!Fight on!Morganhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-28734653132841055732014-07-16T04:28:22.464-07:002014-07-16T04:28:22.464-07:00Wow, TGI Fridays is gone! That was one of the ver...Wow, TGI Fridays is gone! That was one of the very first things that you emailed us about back in March when you told us you would be going to Afghanistan.
Rich: I'm going to Afghanistan. I sort of told everyone at some point or another, but here is the official declaration. We leave next week for Fort Dox for some mobilization training, and then at some point we'll get on a big plane and hopefully end up in Kandahar.
Evan: Kandahar is actually quite lovely this time of year.
Rich: I hear there is a TGI Friday's on Kandahar AB. Can you confirm?
Evan: I believe that information has been true in the past. Burger King, Taco Bell, yes. To Google! I am sure someone has blogged about it.

At least you've still got the cookies!Morganhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-27375336598257474292014-07-16T04:22:19.867-07:002014-07-16T04:22:19.867-07:00Happy Pioneer Day! It's been years since I...Happy Pioneer Day! It's been years since I've been in Utah to celebrate the days of '47 Parade, so I'll join you in a remote celebration.Morganhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-28230091673489510072014-07-16T04:21:02.181-07:002014-07-16T04:21:02.181-07:00Funny how life sometimes repeats itself.Funny how life sometimes repeats itself.Morganhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-39313833407225230542014-06-28T06:13:20.497-07:002014-06-28T06:13:20.497-07:00Thanks for reading. Funny you mention haiku, as th...Thanks for reading. Funny you mention haiku, as they have been on my mind. Keep the peace.

And stay strong.

Army Strong. Rich Stowellhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-77699671133416574742014-06-25T07:13:20.414-07:002014-06-25T07:13:20.414-07:00Nice...haiku in concept. short meaningful, direct....Nice...haiku in concept. short meaningful, direct. gabe tolliverhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902141356136486160.post-90004614692821565052014-06-23T19:57:04.192-07:002014-06-23T19:57:04.192-07:00I'm looking forward to the video, too! Gotta ...I'm looking forward to the video, too! Gotta love the APFT!
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Aedas has been chosen to transform Kensington's Holland Park School - one of Britain's original and most well-known comprehensives - into a 'landmark centre of educational excellence'. Selecting Aedas from a shortlist of five 'world-class' firms, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea felt that its design team had shown an 'exciting and achievable' vision for the school. It is hoped that Holland Park School will become an 'inspirational learning environment' and there are plans ...
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And it's Gejeian's history and hands-on experience that separate him from most any other car show promoter. His understanding of what it really takes to build a car allows him a special insight when he announces his choice for Builder of the Year. Having great admiration for who he calls "true builders who really know how to turn a wrench", like Bailon, Barris, Winfield, or DeRosa, Gejeian's pick for this year's Builder of the Year went to Maynard Albertson, who passed away at the end of last year. Gejeian wanted to honor the man who had done so much (so well) with his cars, and who built many cars through the years (including the black Model A sedan on STREET RODDER's July '07 cover) and has shown them at the Autorama.
Another unique aspect of the Fresno Autorama is there are only two "Best" trophies handed out for the show: Best Rod and Best Custom-there is no Second Place or "best use of rock salt" awards. Best Custom was given to Gene and Earlene Elpers from Evansville, Indiana, for their Mint Green '46 Chevy pickup, and Best Rod went to Jerry Magnuson for his '32 Muroc roadster. Gejeian also surprised a few folks when he announced he would take 2011off from producing the Autorama to address some nagging health issues, but plans to be back in 2012. Concerning the '10 show, Gejeian understated the fact when he said he "was happy with the way it turned out," and so was everyone else.


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Phiaton PS 200 Sound Isolating In-Ear Earphones with Dual Micro Transducers (Woofer andTweeter)
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"Bought the active noise cancelling version of these as a daily deal on Amazon for <$20. Active noise cancelling completely broken on both my original unit and the replacement - so on one hand the quality was horrific. That said, I really enjoy their overall sound - slightly warm, bass present but not overwhelming, polite treble. Shallow fit IEMs not designed for..." --DrikTheTroll
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Crystallizing the DNA nanotechnology dreamOctober 20, 2014 | by Kat J. McAlpine, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering | Comments
DNA has garnered attention for its potential as a programmable material platform that could spawn entire new and revolutionary nanodevices in computer science, microscopy, biology and more. Researchers have been working to master the ability to coax DNA molecules to self-assemble into the precise shapes and sizes needed in order to fully realize these nanotechnology dreams.
Study: Odors, chemicals above health standards caused by "green building" plumbingOctober 20, 2014 11:27 am | by Emil Venere, Purdue Univ. | Comments
Several types of plastic pipes in eco-friendly green buildings in the U.S. have been found to...
Scientist invent new method for fabricating graphene nanoribbonsOctober 17, 2014 9:23 am | by Shaun Mason, UCLA | Comments
Dispelling a misconception about Mg-ion batteriesOctober 17, 2014 8:01 am | by Lynn Yarris, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Comments
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Atomic trigger shatters mystery of how glass deformsOctober 20, 2014 11:04 am | Comments
Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has cracked one mystery of glass to shed light on the mechanism that triggers its deformation before shattering. The study improves understanding of glassy deformation and may accelerate broader application of metallic glass, a moldable, wear-resistant, magnetically exploitable material that is thrice as strong as the mightiest steel and ten times as springy.
Imaging electric charge propagating along microbial nanowiresOctober 20, 2014 10:37 am | Comments
The claim by microbiologist Derek Lovley and colleagues at the Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst that the microbe Geobacter produces tiny electrical wires, called microbial nanowires, has been mired in controversy for a decade, but the researchers say a new collaborative study provides stronger evidence than ever to support their claims. Their finding involves a new imaging technique, electrostatic force microscopy.
EU seeking to create $1.27 billion Ebola fundOctober 20, 2014 10:27 am | by Raf Casert - Associated Press - Associated Press | Comments
European Union nations are working to reach 1 billion euros ($1.27 billion) in aid by the end of the week to fight Ebola in West Africa and are seeking a common approach to the crisis.EU foreign ministers began a week of talks Monday so their 28 leaders can agree by Friday on better measures to fight Ebola, anything from financial aid to common repatriation procedures, more Ebola treatment facilities and better training for health workers.
"Mega" cells control the growth of blood-producing cellsOctober 20, 2014 9:38 am | Comments
While megakaryocytes are best known for producing platelets that heal wounds, these "mega" cells found in bone marrow also play a critical role in regulating stem cells according to new research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. The study is the first to show that hematopoietic stem cells (the parent cells) can be directly controlled by their own progeny (megakaryocytes).
Goldilocks principle wrong for particle assemblyOctober 20, 2014 9:32 am | by New York Univ. | Comments
Microscopic particles that bind under low temperatures will melt as temperatures rise to moderate levels, but re-connect under hotter conditions, a team of New York Univ. scientists has found. Their discovery points to new ways to create "smart materials," cutting-edge materials that adapt to their environment by taking new forms, and to sharpen the detail of 3-D printing.
IBM to pay $1.5 billion to shed its costly chip divisionOctober 20, 2014 8:58 am | by Michelle Chapman, AP Business Writer | Comments
IBM will pay $1.5 billion to Globalfoundries in order to shed its costly chip division. According to IBM Director of Research John E. Kelly III in an interview Monday, handing over control of the semiconductor operations will allow it to grow faster, while IBM continues to invest in and expand its chip research. Privately held Globalfoundries will get IBM's global commercial semiconductor technology business.
Protons hog the momentum in neutron-rich nucleiOctober 20, 2014 8:36 am | by Jared Sagoff, Argonne National Laboratory | Comments
Like dancers swirling on the dance floor with bystanders looking on, protons and neutrons that have briefly paired up in the nucleus have higher-average momentum, leaving less for non-paired nucleons. Using data from nuclear physics experiments, researchers have now shown for the first time that this phenomenon exists in nuclei heavier than carbon, including aluminum, iron and lead.
A 3-D map of the adolescent universeOctober 20, 2014 8:18 am | by Kate Greene, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Comments
Using extremely faint light from galaxies 10.8-billion light-years away, scientists have created one of the most complete, 3-D maps of a slice of the adolescent universe. The map shows a web of hydrogen gas that varies from low to high density at a time when the universe was made of a fraction of the dark matter we see today.
Energy storage of the futureOctober 20, 2014 7:55 am | by Anne M. Stark, Lawrence Livermore National Laboraotry | Comments
Personal electronics such as cell phones and laptops could get a boost from some of the lightest materials in the world. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have turned to graphene aerogel for enhanced electrical energy storage that eventually could be used to smooth out power fluctuations in the energy grid.
Ebola fear, monitoring eases for some in DallasOctober 20, 2014 1:26 am | by Marilynn Marchione - Associated Press - Associated Press | Comments
Ebola fears began to ease for some Monday as a monitoring period passed for those who had close contact with a victim of the disease and after a cruise ship scare ended with the boat returning to port and a laboratory worker on board testing negative for the virus. Federal officials meanwhile ramped up readiness to deal with future cases.
A new material brings spintronics closerOctober 17, 2014 1:45 pm | Comments
Spintronics is a new field of electronics, using electron spin rather than charge. Researchers have discovered that a common insulating material behaves as a perfect spintronic conductor because it is not affected by background electron charge. In addition, the material's properties make it an ideal platform for directly observing a strange subatomic particle that could one day lead to a different, more stable type of quantum computers.
Geneticists evaluate cost-effective genome analysisOctober 17, 2014 1:39 pm | Comments
Scientists perform genome sequences because want to know why individuals differ from each other and how these differences are encoded in the DNA. However, sequencing a complete genome still costs around $1,000, and sequencing hundreds of individuals would be costly. In two recent review papers, scientists discuss why DNA sequencing of entire groups, or pool sequencing, can be an efficient and cost-effective approach.
Designing antibiotics of the futureOctober 17, 2014 9:48 am | Comments
Scientists have used computer simulations to show how bacteria are able to destroy antibiotics, a breakthrough which will help develop drugs which can effectively tackle infections in the future. Researchers at the Univ. of Bristol focused on the role of enzymes in the bacteria, which split the structure of the antibiotic and stop it working, making the bacteria resistant.
New catalyst could improve biofuels productionOctober 17, 2014 9:36 am | by Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture | Comments
Washington State Univ. (WSU) researchers have developed a new catalyst that could lead to making biofuels cheaply and more efficiently. The WSU researchers developed a mixture of two metals, iron along with a tiny amount of palladium, to serve as a catalyst to efficiently and cheaply remove oxygen.
Scientists discover carbonate rocks are unrecognized methane sinkOctober 17, 2014 9:25 am | by Mark Floyd, Oregon State Univ. | Comments
Since the first undersea methane seep was discovered 30 years ago, scientists have meticulously analyzed and measured how microbes in the seafloor sediments consume the greenhouse gas methane as part of understanding how the Earth works. The sediment-based microbes form an important methane "sink," preventing much of the chemical from reaching the atmosphere and contributing to greenhouse gas accumulation.


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Derek Walcott Biography and Poems. This is biographical information on Derek Walcott, one of the best poets of all time. This biography page also provides a link to poems written by Walcott, as well as, a video biography...if available.
. Saint Lucian poet and playwright; 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature
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text: The Financial Page April 20, 2009 Issue Hanging Tough By James Surowiecki Table of Contents Credit Christoph Niemann In the late nineteen-twenties, two companies—Kellogg and Post—dominated the market for packaged cereal. It was still a relatively new market: ready-to-eat cereal had been around for decades, but Americans didn't see it as a real alternative to oatmeal or cream of wheat until the twenties. So, when the Depression hit, no one knew what would happen to consumer demand. Post did the predictable thing: it reined in expenses and cut back on advertising. But Kellogg doubled its ad budget, moved aggressively into radio advertising, and heavily pushed its new cereal, Rice Krispies. (Snap, Crackle, and Pop first appeared in the thirties.) By 1933, even as the economy cratered, Kellogg's profits had risen almost thirty per cent and it had become what it remains today: the industry's dominant player. You'd think that everyone would want to emulate Kellogg's success, but, when hard times hit, most companies end up behaving more like Post. They hunker down, cut spending, and wait for good times to return. They make fewer acquisitions, even though prices are cheaper. They cut advertising budgets. And often they invest less in research and development. They do all this to preserve what they have. But there's a trade-off: numerous studies have shown that companies that keep spending on acquisition, advertising, and R. & D. during recessions do significantly better than those which make big cuts. In 1927, the economist Roland Vaile found that firms that kept ad spending stable or increased it during the recession of 1921-22 saw their sales hold up significantly better than those which didn't. A study of advertising during the 1981-82 recession found that sales at firms that increased advertising or held steady grew precipitously in the next three years, compared with only slight increases at firms that had slashed their budgets. And a McKinsey study of the 1990-91 recession found that companies that remained market leaders or became serious challengers during the downturn had increased their acquisition, R. & D., and ad budgets, while companies at the bottom of the pile had reduced them. One way to read these studies is simply that recessions make the strong stronger and the weak weaker, since the strong can afford to keep investing while the weak have to devote all their energies to staying afloat. But although deep pockets help in a downturn, recessions nonetheless create more opportunity for challengers, not less. When everyone is advertising, for instance, it's hard to separate yourself from the pack; when ads are scarcer, the returns on investment seem to rise. That may be why during the 1990-91 recession, according to a Bain & Company study, twice as many companies leaped from the bottom of their industries to the top as did so in the years before and after. Chrysler's fortunes in the Great Depression are a classic instance of this. Chrysler had been the third player in the U.S. auto industry, behind G.M. and Ford. But early in the downturn it gave a big push to a new brand—Plymouth—targeted at the low end of the market, and by 1933 it had surpassed Ford to become North America's second-biggest automaker. On a smaller scale, Hyundai has made huge gains in market share this year, thanks to a hefty advertising budget and a guarantee to take back cars from owners who have lost their jobs. Those gains may turn out to be temporary, but in fact the benefits from recession investment are often surprisingly long-lived, with companies maintaining their gains in market share and sales well into economic recovery. Why, then, are companies so quick to cut back when trouble hits? The answer has something to do with a famous distinction that the economist Frank Knight made between risk and uncertainty. Risk describes a situation where you have a sense of the range and likelihood of possible outcomes. Uncertainty describes a situation where it's not even clear what might happen, let alone how likely the possible outcomes are. Uncertainty is always a part of business, but in a recession it dominates everything else: no one's sure how long the downturn will last, how shoppers will react, whether we'll go back to the way things were before or see permanent changes in consumer behavior. So it's natural to focus on what you can control: minimizing losses and improving short-term results. And cutting spending is a good way of doing this; a major study, by the Strategic Planning Institute, of corporate behavior during the past thirty years found that reducing ad spending during recessions did improve companies' return on capital. It also meant, though, that they grew less quickly in the years following recessions than more free-spending competitors did. But for many companies recessions are a time when short-term considerations trump long-term potential. This is not irrational. It's true that the uncertainty of recessions creates an opportunity for serious profits, and the historical record is full of companies that made successful gambles in hard times: Kraft introduced Miracle Whip in 1933 and saw it become America's best-selling dressing in six months; Texas Instruments brought out the transistor radio in the 1954 recession; Apple launched the iPod in 2001. Then again, the record is also full of forgotten companies that gambled and failed. 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Red Hat Releases Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 with Increased Linux Containers Support
Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the latest release of the company Linux distribution. This release provides the Docker application as a main management tool for Linux containers
ING Netherlands' Measured Improvements on Transition to DevOps
Jan-Joost Bouwman and Mark Heistek, from ING Retail Banking Netherlands, presented at Devopsdays Amsterdam how a CMMI-ITIL organization transitioned to a more agile mindset. Somewhat unusually in this kind of sessions, ING presented quantitative evidence of the improvements, such as a marked increase in the number of changes deployed to production and a decrease of the risk value per change.
John Willis on the "State Of The Union" for DevOps
John Willis, one of the leading lights of the DevOps community, addressed the "State Of The 'DevOps' Union" at DevOpsDays Amsterdam. He started by mentioning the findings of the 2014 State of DevOps Report, went on to discuss Software Defined Everything and asserted that the future will be built around "consumable composable infrastructure".
Bol.com's DevOps Journey
On the first day of DevOpsDays Amsterdam 2014, bol.com, an online store, reported its experiences in its DevOps journey. Full automation, careful team building and an agile mindset that cross-cuts the organisation were the keys to success. RunDeck, Puppet, Hiera and Nagios enable bol.com to build and monitor a full working environment in under two hours, in a fully automated fashion.
New Relic Open Sources their Docker Deployment Tool Centurion
New Relic open sourced Centurion, a deployment tool for Docker used internally to run their production infrastructure. Centurion takes containers from a Docker registry and runs them on a fleet of hosts with the correct environment variables, host volume mappings, and port mappings, supporting rolling deployments out of the box.
Managing Stateful Docker Containers with Cloud Foundry BOSH
Cloud Foundry has released an experimental CF-BOSH release for Docker as an open source project, providing the same functionality as the original BOSH project, deployment and lifecycle management of large scale distributed services, but applied to Docker containers.
Docker 1.0 Released at DockerCon
Docker.io have used their inaugural DockerCon event to launch version 1.0 of their container management tools. It comes just days after the release of 0.12.0, which was focussed on stability, performance and usability rather than introducing significant new features. Production readiness means that Docker.io is now providing support services for Docker.
Everything at Google Runs in Containers
Google is using containers to run everything in their clusters, starting over 2 billion of them per week.
Wall Street Journal: Enterprises Are Not Ready for DevOps, but May Not Survive Without It
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Rachel Shannon-Solomon suggests that most enterprises are not ready for DevOps, while Gene Kim says that they must make themselves ready if they want to survive.
PowerShell Desired State Configuration Takes on Linux
Microsoft continues to invest in PowerShell, its command-line shell and associated scripting language. PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) can now manage Linux boxes in the same vein as it does for Windows. Microsoft open source DSC for Linux and is hosting the project at GitHub.
The Strengths and Weaknesses of Microservices
There has been significant buzz around microservices lately, enough to generate some hype. After implementing heavy and cumbersome SOA solutions for more than a decade, are microservices the solution the industry has been waiting for? Or, are microservices simpler than monolithic solutions?
Jenkins CI Integrates With Chef and Puppet to Provide Full Traceability of Deployments
Using the Deployment Notification plugin for Jenkins developed by CloudBees and either the additional Chef Software plugin or Puppet Labs plugin, engineers can now trace every file installed by Chef or Puppet within Jenkins CI.
Vagrant 1.6 Adds Support for Docker Containers
Vagrant's new version 1.6 includes Docker-based development environments in addition to the previously supported virtualization and cloud providers for VirtualBox, VMware or AWS.
Replacing Orchestration by Autonomy to Speed Up the Software Delivery Cycle
Software delivery in a modern company requires autonomy to make releasing software easy. Niek Bartholomeus gave the presentation orchestration in meatspace at the DevOps Summit in Amsterdam where he discussed how can we change enterprises from orchestration to a more autonomous approach, in order to speed up the feedback cycle from idea to production.
Working with Open Source Software at Schuberg Philis
At the DevOps Summit in Amsterdam Harm Boertien presented how OSS can help to embed a DevOps culture. He explained how Schuberg Philis shares software/cookbooks inside and outside of the company and showed how this is beneficial for them and brings benefits to the industry as a whole.


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Episode One: Follow JFK's rise to power from his birth to his election as president in 1960 - the youngest man ever to be elected to the office.With illuminating interviews from family members including sister Jean Kennedy Smith, niece Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, historian Robert Dallek and author Robert Caro, this episode offers new insight into Kennedy's early years, from his transformation from a sickly youth to Washington's most eligible bachelor to the nation's president.
Episode Two: Follow Kennedy into the White House through his assassination and the unfulfilled promise of his presidency. Offering fresh assessments of the successes and failures of his tenure, this episode features frank appraisals by administration officials, including John Siegenthaler, Thomas Hughes and Harris Wofford, civil rights leaders Andrew Young and Julian Bond, and journalists Evan Thomas and Richard Reeves.


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Final Post of Rob Owns Life.
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I've been. :P
Thanks for thinking about me! I'm making some changes and starting over soon. New blog, new name, new attitude.
This blog has been through a lot but it's time to lay it to rest. Details soon, stay tuned! :)
What's next?
Truthfully, I don't know. Because I feel neither. Loss of identity, loss of self. I feel disconnected.
I hit the gym today, which was good. About 4.5 miles were done. I'm still not feeling 100% with diet and exercise. Still just not feeling it.
I guess I'll go through the motions until it clicks.
As many of you know, I work 2 jobs. Roughly between 65-70 hours a week. I can't do it anymore. It's really too much.
I'm a crossroads. I feel as though I need to quit my part time job. Yet, I need the money.
I want to quit so bad. But, I can't do this impulsively.
Hey Guys, I'm doing the AIDS Walk this year with a person I met at my training class back in February. I just joined her team.
We need $454.00 to make the team goal of $5000.00. I put my goal to raise $0. If you can donate anything, it would be greatly appreciated. You can do so by going here.
Thanks you guys! :)
My eating is so on point. And, I'm so blessed to be apart of this AMAZING community. So many of you support me and have grown to love me. Through my highs and lows you have been there for me. Tumblr has saved my life in so many ways. And for that, I'm ever so grateful.
Most of all, I'm grateful for you. Thank you. :)
For the 2013 NYC Marathon
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It's something I want.
My lead teller got married today. She looked absolutely stunning. The wedding was gorgeous.
I want this someday. I just don't want to wait forever. I don't want to be the old man living in a shoe.
Congrats Sylvie … So happy for you! :)
It could be worse.
"Lights will guide you home and ignite your bones and I will try to fix you."
My journey has been uphill for the last year. Well, 14 months. Sitting here trying to figure out what is wrong. I'm trying to have a breakthrough. I'm trying to figure out why I can't do this. Why my body isn't responding to things. Why my mind doesn't give a fuck.
A lot of days I feel like I'm fighting a senseless battle. But, it's not senseless. it's my life.
Heading to Boston on 5.11.13 to see if I can't get cast to The Biggest Loser.
It's not continuous. Since I heard yesterday, I've been crying on and off. At one point, I was on facebook and saw graphic photos.
I didn't feel grossed out. I felt extremely sad and extremely enraged. How could someone or a group do this to someone? Complete strangers. I don't know who was behind this. Quite frankly, I don't care of their affiliation if any. I just want them to be brought to justice. Getting back, before yesterday, he ran so many miles to get to Boston. He put in so much time. He put in so much effort and energy. And now, he will never have legs again. He will never be able to run again - like the rest of us.
I felt my legs, I felt my calves. We take so much in the life for granted. And, I know that I am a big offender of that. It is hard to admit and to see it in black and white. It's hard to see the visuals of yesterday. The hysteria, the blood on the ground, the screaming people.
You guys, we've been given a gift. A privilege. Why do we, and by that I mean I, take it for granted? I can justify things. I can make excuses but in the end, those excuses mean nothing. There is no justification.
I will continue to pray for the families and people affected by this tragedy. I will continue to pray that there is hope for the good in mankind. I will continue to pray that I and by that I mean, WE get better.
We are all walks of life. We are all trying to achieve similar goals in one way or another. Above all else, we are a community and a family.
For that, I thank God I have had the privilege to be apart of this community. I thank God that I am here and I am present.
I love you.


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Hi Steve
On Wednesday 06 July 2005 11:57, Steve <St> wrote:
Author: Stefan Lochbihler
Date: 6. Juli 2005
Affected Software: PHPXMAIL
Software Version: 0.7 -> 1.1
Software URL: http://phpxmail.sourceforge.net/
Attack: Authentication Bypass
[...details snipped...]
The problem occurs when we try to log in with an overlong password
because we get no response message from the server and the function dont
Now when we login with a username like postmaster () localhost and an
overlong password
we bypass the error handler and successfully log in.
Solution: Maybe insert a maxsize tag to the passwords input field.
Discovered by Steve
Erm... a maxsize tag will not prevent the attack at all.
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