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what took them so long. we did this kind of stuff on armed forces day in 1963, 1964 and 1965, at mcguire afb with boeing c-135b's. (1962 built aircraft) if airbus wants to play, show us their version of the barrel roll that the original boeing 707 367-80 did in 1955.(Written on 26.12.2014)(Permalink)
no just silly me who had this strange idea to say "WELL DONE" in his native language(Written on 30.08.2013)(Permalink)
به خلبان، من به زبان شما صحبت نمی کنم، من مترجم گوگل برای این استفاده می شود. من فکر کردم که مهم است به این می گویند در زبان شما بود. یک خلبان خوب خلبان بدون توجه به آنچه خوب است. به خوبی انجام می شود، آقا. پرواز امن(Written on 30.08.2013)(Permalink)
WOW ! ! ! ! outstanding leaves me speechless i don't care what country he's from. this is worthy of praise !(Written on 30.08.2013)(Permalink)
something has happened to the new york times.used to be that opinions or guesses or unsubstanciated events were listed as such. now, it's anyones guess so it becomesnecessary to take articles with a grain of salt. also, a 90 degree bank at low altitude and slow airspeed would have th atrcraft sideslip into the ground.(Written on 09.08.2013)(Permalink)
first and most importantly, heartfelt condolences to the families and friends. ================================================== i am flying blind here. using only the video and my own experiences but to me, this is the only way any of this makes sense i will be watching for the results of the investigation. here goes; the placement of the camera and its focal point makes it difficult to determine whether the tail had dropped or if the aircraft was in stand on your tail, climbout i settled on an outboard engine failure. the aircraft is doing a stand on your tail climbout this puts it on the raggidy edge of everything aerodynamic aoa is very high outboard engine fails asymetrical thrust causes a violent yaw toward the bad engine. fuselage masking blocks airflow over the dead engine wing lift vanishes and the wing stops flying and drops the aircraft rolls toward the non flying dead engine wing. bank angle is near 90 degrees aircraft is now doing a sideslip and rapidl(Written on 03.05.2013)(Permalink)
politics flies again. isn't hurta the same clown who said that the 787 will not fly again until they can prove to me that it is 1000% ( yes,that is one thousand percent)safe.(Written on 19.04.2013)(Permalink)
"Securaplane's main buildings were burned to the ground when a battery test went wrong" what they don't say here is that "an investigation into that fire determined the cause was the set-up of the test, not the design of the battery or the charger." looks like headline hunters strike again.(Written on 25.01.2013)(Permalink)
lion batteries are everywhere. in laptops, cell phones, tablets, etc. i have searched the web and have found not one lion pack has exploded, caught fire, etc in the past two years. the original issue with the lion was that system designers assumed that the lion was like any other battery. so just shove a bunch of volts and amps into them and all should be fine. well, it obviously wasn't. with the advent of proper safety and charging systems, this issue is pretty much a thing of the past. until now !! what is needed now are cool heads, like those who contribute here, examining all aspects of the issue and contributing there thoughts. what doesn't help is the self styled experts jumping into the conversations with statements like "Quoting sources that would speak only on the condition of anonymity" or that the battery in the boston incident "exploded causing severe damage to the airplane" or my favorite, "Securaplane's main buildings were burned to the ground when a battery test w(Written on 25.01.2013)(Permalink)
boy !! talk about ugly.(Written on 18.01.2013)(Permalink)
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I have a list of points (3D) and want to draw a line connecting all points with a specified width. The line should be rendered in OpenGL (using OSG) as triangles. The real challenge of this task is to make the line look "pleasant" for the user; meaning the joints should be round.
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My latest book, Legends of Maine is now available at Amazon, or through my own site.
This volume shares several folklore tales from Maine's bygone days. From the elusive sea serpents of Casco bay to the even more questionable existence of the Windigo, or is it a Bigfoot, roaming the backwoods of Maine, there is sure to be a story you will enjoy. Stories included are from Samuel Drake Adams, Charles Asbury Stephens, George Arthur Cleveland and other folklorists, poets and writers of fiction from the nineteeth century.
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text: SN Magazine: April 2012 Read the April Digital Edition View Digital Edition With the arrival of spring comes the April issue of School Nutrition, SNA's award-winning flagship publication, which is full of useful articles, such as previews of the themes for National School Lunch Week 2012 and National School Breakfast Week 2013, that are designed to aid school nutrition professionals in their daily tasks. Also not to be missed is an exclusive interview with television personality, author, cook and businesswoman Rachael Ray, who discusses her passion for helping schools to combat obesity, malnutrition and hunger. In Cooking Up Something Special for You and Your Students, learn about Ray's school nutrition-related collaborations—among them, her work with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and a recipe contest presented by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Ray's Yum-o! organization and SNA—that are helping to make a difference in schools. What new menu items and innovations has your operation recently introduced? Have you added a wider variety of fruits and vegetables to your lunch menu or purchased new equipment that allows you to offer more home-style options than ever before? Or, maybe you're pleased to announce that one or more of your district's schools earned recognition in the HealthierUS School Challenge. If one or more of the above applies to your operation—not to mention additional success stories you can share—the upcoming National School Lunch Week (NSLW) theme, "School Lunch: What's Cooking?", which will be celebrated October 15-19, 2012, is the perfect opportunity to share such achievements with your community, both at school and throughout your district. Bonus Web Content: While NSLW is a great time early in the school year to share positive messages about your school nutrition program, it's still more important than ever to market the benefits of school meals and your operation's achievements throughout the year. Explore a bevy of other great marketing and outreach best-practice suggestions. During last October's National School Lunch Week, the "Let's Grow Healthy" theme gave school nutrition professionals the chance to help children understand the connections between agriculture, meals and health. Check out Oh, the Places We Grow! for a look at the creative, healthy fun that took place in cafeterias across the country. Bonus Web Content: If you can't get enough inspiration for celebrating farm-to-school promotions, be sure to take a look at some additional 2011 celebration reports. Teach your students how the morning meal can help them to shine during National School Breakfast Week 2013, which will be celebrated March 4-8. Don't miss Be a Star With School Breakfast for the resources and promotion ideas connected with this exciting celebration so that you can start your planning early. Speaking of the morning meal, many child health and education advocates see breakfast in the classroom as the answer to ensuring that all students receive the benefits of breakfast. Discover the success experienced by five school districts who established universal breakfast-in-the-classroom pilot programs through the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom initiative in Good Mornings. Attendees of the 2012 Child Nutrition Industry Conference found just the directional assist they needed to navigate the many changes they face working in the K-12 school nutrition segment. Seek and Ye Shall Find explores conference highlights and memorable moments from the event. Taste is important when it comes to serving school meals that students will want to eat, of course, but what about the other four senses? And what about a possible "sixth sense" that some of the school nutrition professionals interviewed identified? Taste Rules—But Not Alone offers tips on how to ensure that school menus and meals regularly engage all of the senses.


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Like Little Leaguers Again – Mark DeRosa
Someone told me yesterday that I hadn't had a walk-off hit since 2007, and I joked, "I haven't played since 2007.'' That's kind of how it feels, like I've been away from the game forever.
For two years, I've been running onto the field for everyone else's heroics. Finally I got to come through with the game-winning hit Tuesday night.
"Show me some love!'' I said to the guys when they rushed at me. "I want you to come get me this time!''
A moment like that makes us all Little Leaguers again. The most grizzled veterans are leaping out of their shoes. It's a moment of pure fun and excitement, and it recaptures everything we love about the game and why we ought to be grateful every single day that we get to do this for a living.
The irony of getting that big hit is that I had stopped trying to muscle the ball, something I realized just wasn't working with my post-injury wrist. Pride and ego get in the way sometimes when you come up to the plate. You want to hit a home run; you want to drive the ball; you want everybody to go crazy. But I needed to concentrate on shortening my swing – basically taking a two-strike approach to all of my at-bats. It's more like playing pepper with the ball. And these pitchers are throwing so hard that they supply the power for me.
I'm also a guy who likes being at the plate when the game's on the line. You see certain guys shy away from it, and certain guys accept the responsibility. I once asked Derek Jeter why he's so good in big situations. He said, "There's nothing that's going to happen out on the field tonight that hasn't happened before. I've played great and I've played terrible. It's going to be somewhere probably in the middle.''
So that's what I tell myself when I go to the plate: Just relax, have fun, soak it in.
And it's working. I read all the stuff people were writing that maybe my career is over. But I didn't feel that in my heart. And Tuesday's hit, and frankly the way I've been hitting in general lately, is validation that I can still contribute.
The most dangerous part of Tuesday night came after the walk-off knock when Pablo launched into his crazy handshake with me. He has a different one for every guy. Mine ends in two forearm bashes, and let me tell you, Panda is throwing some lumber. But I was prepared and escaped with no breaks or bruises.
A few thoughts about Panda:
Everyone talks about his offense but he's having a great year defensively, too. He has ungodly talent. As he matures and gets smarter and hopefully listens to Beltran a little bit, I expect to be watching him in the All-Star Game for a long time to come. The best compliment I can give him is the ball sounds different coming off his bat than it does with 99 percent of the players. And he loves the game so much it's contagious. You can't measure the value of someone like him in the dugout and in the clubhouse.
Thanks for reading. Heading to the field. See you back in San Francisco.
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So THAT's what you were saying to the dugout after you rounded first. 🙂
I really enjoyed the text. 🙂
Do not stop playing .. or better … do not stop having fun!
That was a big win for the Giants and especially for you, Mark! You've had a rough past two seasons but we look forward to a healthy, renewed DeRosa (and this post definitely attests to just that!) You bring great morale and leadership to the team. Keep it up!
Congrats Mark, we are all behind you, youve been hitting great, keep it up!!
Feels good, doesn't it. Glad to see you out there after all you've been through.
Mark, you are what makes this game so fun to watch! A great lesson for all of us to never give up on your dream. If you had given up when people were saying you were through, you wouldn't be here today…clutch hits, awesome defense, and all that is good about baseball!!
Mark – Thank you for taking the time to write thoughtfully and well. The fun that baseball provides is living. Hold on to Little League with every fibre of your being.
Great blog post Mark. I want you to know that I am so happy that you are playing again. I can see how much you love this game and this team and I couldn't be happier for you. Go Giants!
Always knew you had it in you. It was just a matter of time and opportunity before you made another game winning hit. Nice to see you're back!
Saw it at the field and my boy was there, we almost left, it was so late, but we stayed and I'm so glad we did!! It's great to see you playing so well Mark!
You ROCK! I was also wondering what you were saying LOL I love that you're proving people wrong!
so happy for you Mark!!
And this is exactly why De Rosa is one of my most favorite Giants. I was at that game and my friend asked me who my favorite player was and I said De Rosa for his heart and passion and absolute love of the game. Keep it up! And thank you for all you have done for the team.
Mark– I can't express how happy I was to see your big great smile after YOUR heroics the other night. SF Giants don't underestimate your contributions even off the field. But your sheer determination is truly inspiring. I wish you continued success and many more years of better health.
I'm so happy that you guys look like you're having fun out there again, especially after such a rough time. Really good to see Panda's smile and all your enthusiasm and love for the game again, you guys were beginning to stress me out (lol). I also LOVED the title of your blog entry. I saw the Little League World Series champs on Jimmy Kimmel the other day and they were adorable!
It's players like you that make me love the game of baseball. As much as I enjoy watching players who are expected to do well, actually do well, I think I enjoy players that aren't expected to do much, do well more. hah
So good to see you back on the field! Been a big fan since your days as a Cub . . . we even drove all the way to Toronto to see you in the World Classic, and you didn't play that day. 😦 Love your enthusiasm and how you keep the clubhouse spirit up. Would love to see you play everyday again.
We loved your personal response to your walk off….I don't think there was anyone who didn't enjoy seeing your smile and the antics that followed. I love a player who plays from his heart and it's evident you do. It's not over, it's just a new beginning for you…best of luck and keep it going!!
This was so nice to read… congrats to you and the team… it's a pleasure to see you in the game contributing.
Your enthusiasm for the Game is, as ever, scintillating! To read your words and "hear" your excitement about your big walk off hit, made ME feel so happy for YOU. I moved back to my hometown of Chicago after living in New Jersey right when you joined the Cubs. I was immediately taken by your "love of the game"; that KID in you that just beemed excitement to be at the Friendly Confines every day. I have been a fan of yours every day since. It broke my heart when you were traded from the Cubs. But I'm glad you're with San Fran. My younger brother and his wife live right off of the Marina, so I get out West once in a while. Still, it's more difficult to keep up with your progress, but I am so genuinely happy for you Mark. You are one of the good guys and you really deserve some more time back at that game you love so much. God bless you and your beautiful family. Smack one for me, Lynne
Hi Mark,
I just discovered this blog today. Wow, already knew u were a scholar (Wharton) athlete (QB 9-0 record, bb, etc.), but wow, what a writer! You and Brandon should write all the Club's communiques!
Wanted to say CONGRATS to you for the big clutch hits of the past few weeks! Have always appreciated your D (one of my fav plays of the year w/ you @ 3B wz your "assist" to Huff, madly screaming/pointing back to 1B for the out, as he was preparing to throw to 3B, in Chi against Cubs.)
Wish all the hitters would read your account of what hinders a hitter at the plate; the irony of hitting more effectively is to not try so hard to impress (ego, pride, etc).
We need you back here next year! Your PH's r awesome. Our young Brandons, Bretts, etc. need your wisdom and guidance. (oh, and pls bring Edgar w/ you too! The clubhouse needs you both.)
Hope you will have time to make one last entry in this blog before the season officially ends, if not, Thank You for taking the time to spend a little time w/ the fans via this blog.
P.S. could you pls have a pep talk w/ Belt? He seems very "off" lately, probably dwelling too much on unsuccessful AB's, and just not doing his usual "see ball, hit ball" thing.


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ROCKFORD — A competitive pickleball match is playing out in Winnebago County court.
ROCKFORD — A competitive pickleball match is playing out in Winnebago County court.
Judge Eugene Doherty considered a request Thursday from Rockford Park District attorney Michael Scheurich to dismiss a lawsuit that aims to stop pickleball from being played in Sinnissipi Park.
The case isn't likely to end even if Doherty grants the motion. Attorney Theodore Liebovich, who is representing the two women who filed the complaint to stop "ping" and "pop" sounds they hear from courts, said he's prepared to amend the complaint if required. If that happens, "I don't think a trial is that far down the line," he said.
Jeanette Haskell and Barbara Friel filed a complaint June 6 in circuit court seeking an injunction to stop pickleball play.
The complaint claims the "pop" sound the ball makes as it flies off players' paddles is a nuisance. The sound is "like a hammer blow on a blacksmith's anvil" and "the noise filters into every part of their property and household," according to the complaint.
You can hear the sound for yourself by watching this YouTube video.
Pickleball is played with wooden paddles and a perforated plastic ball similar to a whiffle ball. It's played on a badminton-sized court with a tennis net lowered to 34 inches.
Scheurich said Thursday that a private nuisance must be an "unreasonable" invasion. He said the suit doesn't allege that the plaintiffs aren't overly sensitive to noise or that the sound interferes with daily life. He told Doherty that pickleball doesn't qualify as a public nuisance either and that he didn't expect anyone except the two plaintiffs to object to the game being played at Sinnissippi.
Sinnissippi Park also features a walking path, playground and an outdoor music amphitheater, which Doherty noted produces more noise than the pickleball game. But, Liebovich countered, that noise doesn't compare to the constant, "obnoxious" sound of pickleball.
"All you have to do is go online and look up pickleball and you'll find comments from all over the country from people who are up in arms about pickleball being next to their places of residence because of the obnoxious noise," Liebovich said in an interview with the Register Star after the court hearing. "I've had people call me from three different states wanting to know how it was going in this case."
(You can read other news stories about pickleball noise complaints HERE, from the Wall Street Journal in 2010, or HERE, or "the great pickleball kerfuffle of 2012.")
Sinnissippi Park was home to two tennis courts until the Park District reconfigured them into six pickleball courts and named it The Sinnissippi Pickleball Center in September 2010.
Doherty said he plans to issue a written decision on the district's motion to dismiss before the case returns to court May 16 for a status hearing.
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Hello & welcome to Land of Oz, I'm so happy you stopped by!My name is Elena, a proud owner of this charming toy shop, and I'd love to share a little bit of my background with you. When you meet me you may notice there's something different about me (ahem, my accent!), so let's start at the beginning. I was born in Russia and my father served in the Russian army, so the family relocated every couple of years. I've lived in Hungary and the Ukraine, but mostly in Moscow, where I received my MA in Education and International Communication. I came to the U.S. to work with people with disabilities during the summer in between semesters at college, and was fortunate to be offered the chance to stay in New York after graduation to teach at a Special Education pre-school. I also ran a daycare facility for adults with intellectual disabilities, which was an incredible and fulfilling experience.I met my husband Michael, who is Welsh, while working at a special needs summer camp. He is now a director of that same camp, which led us to relocate to the beautiful Hudson Valley from NYC when he was offered the job to run the camp 11 years ago. We have two beautiful and spirited daughters, Teagan and Nia, who are now 8 and 11 years old.When the opportunity arose to take over Land of Oz, I knew it would be the perfect fit! It has allowed me to blend my diverse cultural background and interest in how people communicate with my love of children and education, and delight in how they grow, learn, and begin to experience the world through play. Having the experience of working with children in a school setting and then having my own at home, I have become very passionate about finding the best quality toys and games for all kids. I make sure to conduct a lot of research on how the toys are made, where they come from, as well as learning details about the companies that sell them. It is also extremely important and a priority of mine to find as many products made in the USA in an effort to support local products and our national economy. I focus on quality, and my main goal is to find the toys that are not only fun, but can also teach children during play, which can lay the foundation for a lifetime of curiosity, open-mindedness and love of learning.
Thank you for your business and interest in what we do. Please feel fee to introduce yourself when you come in to the store, I love to learn more about my customers' experiences, feedback, and personal family stories. Hope to see you soon!


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The Ravens and 49ers are almost mirror images of each other, and with a Super Bowl title hanging in the balance, the game will not be a war. If any team has the upper hand it is the better team, which just so happens to be the 49ers. San Francisco went on the road and beat the top seeded Atlanta Falcons after the 49ers demolished the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round.
For the entire season, San Francisco has hovered around the top of the NFL Power Rankings, been the most consistent team, and it's no surprise that they are the last NFC team standing. The Ravens have ridden an emotional tidal wave, sparked by the last ride of Ray Lewis, and pulled off two improbable wins and one unimpressive one. Talent-wise, the Ravens are not even the best team in the AFC, and it's a surprise to everyone outside of Baltimore that it's the Ravens and not some other AFC team representing the conference in the Super Bowl. This has to make the 49ers feel good about their chances of winning it all.
Ravens Have Taken Advantage of Match-ups and Miscues
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good, and Baltimore has certainly played well, but they have been more opportunistic on their way to the AFC Crown. The names of the quarterbacks they have beaten, (Andrew Luck, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady) are impressive, but a closer shows that Baltimore will meet San Francisco because they got lucky.
Ravens 24 – Colts 9
Andrew Luck is already a star in the NFL, but he is still a rookie, and he plays on a team that is a few years from really competing for a Super Bowl. The Colts should be recognized for making an impressive turn around from the disaster that was their previous season, but the reality is that the Colts play in a weak division, had a very weak schedule and barely made it to the playoffs. Taking out any team in the post season is not easy, but beating the Colts is far from impressive for the Baltimore.
Ravens 38 – Broncos 35 (overtime)
The Broncos were a lot of people's AFC Super Bowl pick, as they had the greatest regular season quarterback ever in Peyton Manning under center. As he has done more times than not though, Manning did not play well when it mattered the most. His team scored 35 points, but 14 of that was from the special teams, and Peyton threw two interceptions. His turnovers proved costly as one was returned for a score and the other set up the Ravens' game winning field goal. Denver struggled defensively, Peyton had an off game, and it still took a 70 yard pass from Joe Flacco to Jacoby Jones in the waning seconds of regulation to force overtime where Baltimore won. The touchdown pass was an inexcusable mistake by the secondary. Not only did they allow the one play they were defending against, nobody even laid a hand on Jones.
Ravens 28 – Patriots 13
The end of the road appeared in sight with the Ravens going to New England to beat the great Tom Brady last week. New England uncharacteristically played a very sloppy game, mismanaging the clock and even Brady's safety blanket, Wes Welker dropped a pass (that happened to be on 3rd down) summing up a day in which everything that could go wrong did for New England. The Patriots are not known for their physical style of play, and folded after one half of the punishment Baltimore inflicted on them. New England entered the game without their best offensive player Rob Gronkowski, lost their most important defensive player in Aqib Talib during the game, and was unable to muster any effort in the second half. The Patriots did not play a game worthy of making it to the Super Bowl, but they are the better team, and if the two teams lined up again, New England would most likely emerge victorious.
Best Team Left Is San Francisco
With one game to decide the season, the 49ers are the best team remaining. The Ravens have relied on their physical style of play, and their opposition's mistakes to reach the Super Bowl. This is a blueprint for success against most teams, but may not work against the 49ers, who have protected the ball on their way to the Super Bowl, and certainly will not be intimidated. When the two teams meet on Feb. 3rd, the 49ers will be the better team, which far from guarantees a victory, but it's better than being on the other side.
For more Local Football Bloggers and the latest 49er news, see CBS Sports San Francisco.
Jerrell Richardson is a Bay Area native who due to a college career at San Diego State University has grown an appreciation for all things sports related in California. His heart will always remain in San Francisco though where he currently resides and covers everything from the San Francisco 49ers and Giants to the San Jose Sharks and California Bears Baseball team. His work can be found on Examiner.com.


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New York's aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center – a major biosafety level 3 animal disease research facility – is preparing to be phased out by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's $1.2 billion National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, NBAF, currently being built in Manhattan, Kansas.
While NBAF is not projected to be fully operational until 2018, the pathogen work at Plum Island will not stop. Instead much of it will transition to Kansas State University's Biosecurity Research Institute at Pat Robert's Hall before eventually transitioning to NBAF.
Stephen Higgs, research director at the Biosecurity Research Institute, or BRI, and the associate vice president for research at the Kansas State University, spent two weeks at Plum Island in September 2011, in part to discuss the Plum Island-BRI transition process.
"Essentially the BRI is going to be a springboard to get NBAF research going as soon as possible after it opens," Higgs said. "As Plum Island ramps down, we are making sure that there is not a drop-off in research and training on these pathogens. That's important because we cannot afford to have a period where there's not work being done on these diseases should one of them happen to come to America."
Although no definitive date has been set for when projects will begin transferring to the Biosecurity Research Institute, Higgs said that university and Manhattan-based U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers are already working on some research projects related to the current disease studies at Plum Island, and are procuring the necessary approvals in order to soon begin on others – including African swine fever and high-path avian influenza.
Additionally, an insectary was recently completed at the Biosecurity Research Institute that will help its scientists work on insect-spread diseases like Rift Valley fever and blue tongue viruses. The insectary is something Plum Island is not equipped with, but may be a part of the research at NBAF.
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M. Ellis set to rejoin club, though rehab may continue
ATLANTA -- Second baseman Mark Ellis played one more inning than he was scheduled in Saturday's rehab appearance with Double-A Chattanooga, spending seven innings in the field while going 0-for-3 with a walk, two strikeouts and a run scored. After the game he will meet the Dodgers in Atlanta, then fly with the club to Milwaukee after Sunday's finale with the Braves.
Manager Don Mattingly said Ellis wouldn't be activated Sunday, but might make one more rehab appearance with Class A Great Lakes, which plays Monday in Lansing, Mich. Ellis played three innings and had one at-bat Friday night, but his appearance was cut short by an inning because of a wet field.
"Everything was fine. No issues," Mattingly said of Ellis' right quad, which was strained on April 26.
When Ellis returns, the Dodgers will need a 25-man roster spot, which puts infielder Luis Cruz and third-string catcher Ramon Hernandez on the bubble.


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The husband who asked me to bring home the PSP yesterday took the thing from my laptop tote last night and its supposed charger.
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Janus Adams: It happened again -- should we be surprised?
Walking the beach in Westport -- the surf teasing the toes of babies, the dogs romping the waves, the sun winter-perfect -- I found myself within earshot of a father and son.
I don't know what prompted their conversation. I only know what I heard, by way of advice, passed from man to teen. "You get what you kill. In everything you do, you get what you kill."
I was thinking through a column on our political battles when breaking news brought the battlefront home and that father/son incident to mind.
It had happened again. Monday at 7:30 a.m., T. J. Lane, a 17-year-old seated in the Chardon High School cafeteria, took out a .22-caliber Ruger semiautomatic pistol and opened fire, wounding five fellow teens. Three have since died.
Another school shooting had added Chardon, Ohio to a list that has -- in the past 10 years -- claimed the towns of Huntsville, DeKalb, Baton Rouge, Dover, Blacksburg, Nickel Mines, Red Lake, Grundy.
You get what you kill, father told son. Now, having killed, what had this latest son gotten?
Amid the comments about how quiet and nice a young man T.J. was, reports surfaced that he had, indeed, been in trouble with the law before. A choking and punching incident resulted in assault charges which, when pled down to a misdemeanor, yielded him a 30-day suspended sentence.
His father had served prison time for attempted murder charges which, when pled down to felonious assault, yielded him a four-year sentence. He served a year.
With his family broken, T.J. lived with his grandparents, attended a high school for at-risk youth, got good grades and, by all accounts, seemed to be doing well in his new environment.
Yet, somewhere in the back of my head, connections began to be made, molecules of news and information began attaching themselves to each other. This atom was about to explode.
There was the "angry-male syndrome," often recounted as a contributing factor in elections, yet inexplicably discounted in other forms of social and antisocial intercourse. There was the propensity of grown men in militia garb for war games around the Redding reservoir. This, depicted as innocent fun, even in the aftermath of Timothy McVeigh's terrorist assault on Oklahoma City.
Our nation is, to say the least, a violent society. Our war metaphors are legion; so ubiquitous that we rarely note that other societies do not share our references. We conflate the terms "action" and "adventure" to mean films of unremitting violence -- films specifically geared to young men; films that bask in violence.
To the war on poverty, we added the war on drugs. We also war on people abroad who have done us no harm; only people who dared disagree with the harm we do.
Every setback; the growth of every economy other than our own is characterized as a "threat." Military intervention is always an option.
"Careful the things you say," wrote composer Stephen Sondheim, "Children will listen.
Careful the things you do, Children will see. And learn. Children may not obey,
But children will listen."
Reading and hearing the news, one theme repeats itself in the wake of T.J. Lane's shooting spree: "This is not the kind of place where you expect this kind of thing to happen."
What kind of place is "this kind of place"? The phrase is repeated as if the stories we tell ourselves have no bearing; as if boys-will-be-boys, the thrill of the kill, the sabre-rattling, and, yes, the glorification of guns, have no bearing.
Now, as the funerals are planned, the children readied for burial; as T.J. is cuffed and shuttled in his bullet-proof vest, other voices are breaking through: "If this could happen here, it could happen anywhere."
The people of Chardon, Ohio, are getting the point. Have we? Has the neighbor with the problem child, a gun permit, hair-trigger temper, and a hunting license?
Speaking to reporters, Chardon parents, dazed at the thought their children and the student-turned-killer were friends, neighbors, whatever, express thanks that their children physically escaped the tragedy. The emotional part will take work -- and work -- they nod; awakening to the fact that children, in obvious need of role models on beaches from Westport to Ohio, are finding them.
"We're just a normal town in America," they say. How tragic for us all.
Columnist Janus Adams is an author, historian, and social commentator. Her e-mail address is email@example.com.


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Pacific Fibre has awarded TE SubCom, formerly Tyco Telecommunications, with the supply contract for its undersea cable system.
The two-cable, 12,750km-long cable system will link Australia and New Zealand via a trans-Tasman cable, while connecting New Zealand to the United States via a trans-Pacific cable. The cable landing points will be in Sydney, Australia; Auckland, New Zealand; and Los Angeles in the US.
"The Pacific Fibre cable will not only provide unsurpassed high speed international connectivity to satisfy the growth in broadband demand, but it will also help Australia and New Zealand realise the potential of both countries' multi-billion dollar broadband initiatives," said Pacific Fibre CEO Mark Rushworth.
The project will compete directly with Southern Cross Cable Networks and is set to meet the skyrocketing demand for international bandwidth in Australia and New Zealand, which has been growing at a rate of 55 per cent per year. Last week Pacific Fibre announced that it had revised the contract from its foundation customer REANNZ for the supply of international capacity valued at NZ$91m.
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Carson Daly seems a little taken aback at the idea that he could be Matt Lauer's heir apparent on NBC's Today. "Oh God I wouldn't go that far," he told TV Guide Magazine on Sept. 12, shortly after being named a full-time member of the morning team.
Daly will have to get used to being mentioned as part of the program's future. Lauer has an option in his contract to leave at the end of 2014, so expect speculation to focus on whether Daly or Today's third hour co-host Willie Geist will succeed him.
"Daly will be a strong option," says one former morning show producer. Geist played down the notion the two will be in a bakeoff. "Our thing right now is growing the Today family," he says. "There's nothing competitive about it."
Daly, who will remain as host of NBC's hit singing competition The Voice, says he was approached about a full-time Today role in late August after producers were impressed with his fill-in work at the anchor desk. When the new Today set is unveiled on Sept. 16, Daly will be stationed in "The Orange Room," designed to track social media responses to the news and events presented during the first three hours of the program.
Daly acknowledges that he's received a favorable response from audience members who were once the teenaged girls who watched him every afternoon on MTV's phenomenally popular daily live show TRL. "There is a feeling that they have grown up to be Today viewers," he says. "They've been very receptive."


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Roma VF Heirloom Tomato Seeds
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- 76 days to harvest.
- Determinate. Heirloom.
- Package contains 0.5 grams, approximately 175 Roma VF Tomato Seeds.
- Germination: 7 to 10 days at 75 to 85 F.
- Plant seeds 1/4 of an inch deep, 24 inches apart with 3 feet between plants.
Roma VF Heirloom Tomatoes are ideal for canning and make excellent juice, paste and sauces. The fruits are medium-small, pear-shaped, bright red, and meaty, containing only a few seeds. Grows on compact, vigorous vines and is resistant to diseases.
Tomatoes are definitely one of the most popular plants for the vegetable garden. Tomato plants love the warm weather and need plenty of sun, and the fruits of the plant are a favorite of gardeners everywhere during summer months. Whether you like huge tomatoes for slicing or small ones for bite-sized morsels, there is a tomato variety to suit your tastes. There is nothing quite like a vine-ripened, home-grown tomato fresh from your garden!
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Leave tomatoes on the vine as long as you can for best taste. Ripe tomatoes will be bright in color and just a little soft to the touch.
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Use tomatoes in many recipes, including sauces, soups, salsa, salads, pasta, and pizza. Slice them for use in sandwiches and burgers.
Soup with Summer Veggies
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrots
1 large bell pepper, chopped
1-2 zucchini or other summer squash, cut into cubes
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups fresh tomato, diced
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
3 cups broth of your choice
1 1/2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
Salt and pepper, to taste
Combine ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let soup simmer for about 30-45 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Serves 8.
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A northern Kentucky medical team expects to receive a pharmaceutical in the coming weeks that can be prescribed to treat opiate overdoses.
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The newspaper reports the state Office of Drug Control Policy wants to use Engel's team to create a model to distribute naloxone in the rest of the state.
The medication was limited to medical professionals before lawmakers approved a measure earlier this year allowing it to be given in prescription form so that a third-party can administer the dose.
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Cattle Market Depends on Rain in 2013
The cattle market still anticipates peak cattle prices for 2013 in nearly every segment of the industry, but it all depends on the weather.
"The 10-year cycle price high is due in the year ahead, which corresponds with a cycle low in the breeding herd and beef production," says Pro Farmer Editor Chip Flory. "But, the weather is clearly set to throw the cycle into question, and the cattle market for 2013 is as much a weather market as the corn market was in 2012."
In terms of fed cattle price, Flory says that two years ago analysts were talking about a 2013 high around $125, but that estimate is now bumped to $135 after that $125 level was hit in 2012. "Now, we can't rule out a fat cattle bid touching $145 in 2013, that's IF the weather cooperates and we get the pastures back. If we don't get the pastures back, the cycle high will be pushed back to 2014 or whenever it finally decides to rain."
Overall, year-to-date cattle slaughter is down 3.5% but due to heavier weights beef production is down only 1.2%. When you look at cow slaughter, however, that is down 12.6 percent from last year. So the factory is still being culled.
"Smaller year over year reductions in recent weeks have reduced the magnitude of the decrease from last year," says Oklahoma State University ag economist Derrell Peel. However, at the current pace, 2012 beef cow slaughter will be over 11 percent of the January 1 cow herd inventory. This will make the fifth consecutive year of double digit beef culling rates."
He points out the average annual beef cow culling rate is 9.6 percent. In previous liquidation phases, beef cow culling has increased over 10 percent per year for only one or two years. Five years in a row of double digit beef culling has never happened since beef cow slaughter data became available in 1986. The liquidation in 2012 is less than 2011 and the beef herd is expected to be down roughly 1.6 percent on January 1, 2013. In order to halt the persistent beef cow liquidation, beef cow slaughter will need to drop by 13 percent or more, year over year, for each of the next two years. Beef cow culling rates usually drop to under 9 percent for two to four years during herd expansions.
Once rains come, producers will hold onto heifers and those with forage may even start expanding. But for producers in Texas and Oklahoma, there will be a wariness of jumping in too fast after surviving years of drought. With that limited number of replacements, producers can expect female breeding stock prices to climb once pastures return. The good news for cow-calf producers is calf prices are expected to reach record levels as well.
With so much depending on the weather and subsequent forage conditions, expect continued volatility for cattle prices. Keep in mind that volatility isn't just in the cattle market, but the grain market as well. Pro Farmer News Editor Julianne Johnston says that volatility in the grain market will create opportunities to purchase feed. The key is not to lock in prices all at once, but rather purchase a portion of feed needs when an opportunity presents itself. That helps spread out the risk.
The Global Perspective. According to a report by Rabobank, global beef production in 2013 should be similar to 2012. (Read more from that report here.) Rabobank analyst Guilherme Melo said, "We expect to see global supply hovering around 2012 levels, with minor ups and downs being determined by the extent to which the increase in Southern Hemisphere will outpace the reduction in Europe and the U.S.
"On the demand side of the equation, the broader picture points to another year of relatively weak consumption on the back of the still sluggish economy, as world GDP is expected to grow only slightly in 2013. The scenario is worse where production is set to decrease, such as North America and Europe, which poses additional pressure for beef companies located in these regions to pass on rising cattle prices to consumers. Additionally, as such countries rely on grains to feed their animals they are likely to see a reduction in their competitiveness in the international market.with increases in Argentina, Australia and Brazil offsetting declines in the United States and Europe."
The report points to bullish factor for the industry is the strong need for supply discipline in the poultry and pork sectors. Rabobank thinks production cuts are likely to come about, driven by negative margins in the wake of severe feed cost increases. To the extent that this increases poultry and pork prices, it may also benefit the beef industry as the gap between beef and these two meats prices narrows and possibly shifts demand towards beef.