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The exchange of prisoners between enemies is often a prelude to political reconciliation. Unfortunately, the recent exchange between Israel and Hamas, in which the Islamist organisation gained the lion's share of more than 1,000 prisoners in exchange for the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, does not augur well for the chances of an Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Contrary to appearances, the deal is not a reflection of both sides' interest in beginning a political rapprochement that might lead to the end of the Gaza siege and other confidence-building measures. This exchange reveals quite the opposite - that both parties are committed to their core values of resistance and confrontation.
For Israel, recovering Shalit was its way to uphold an ethos of unity in times of war, and to fulfil the army's promise to its conscripts (and their families) that no soldier, dead or alive, would ever be left behind. The message was that Israel must remain mobilised and alert in a hostile environment, and that its survival depends on the cohesion of its citizens' army, as well as on solidarity with those sent into battle.
Controversial and divisive, the Shalit deal triggered a profoundly moral debate in one of the world's most vibrant civil societies. The deal is also, in the eyes of Israelis, a badge of honour for their res publica - their Periclean democracy's claim to the moral high ground in an autocratic neighbourhood.
For Hamas, on the other hand, the prisoner exchange embodied the core value of steadfastness. It was about standing up to the Zionist enemy, the high-tech crusader whose military superiority can be defeated only by stubborn resistance.
Hamas believes that the deal vindicated the teachings of Hizbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who has defined Israel as nothing but a "spider's web" that can be destroyed with the whisper of a sword. Both Hamas and Hizbollah are bound to conclude from Israel's emotional collapse at the fate of one young soldier that its helplessness in dealing with psychological and sentimental dilemmas opens the way to its eventual strategic defeat.
Meanwhile, the deal severely compromised the leadership of Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, who has been clamouring for years for the release of prisoners in order to boost his popular standing and enhance his position as Israel's interlocutor for peace. Hamas' resounding success in bringing home the heroes of the Palestinian cause was a major defeat for Abbas - and a significant blow to the peace process.
The Shalit deal clearly gave a boost to the war camp in Palestine and weakened its champions of peace. The sad irony is that Abbas is still cooperating with Israel in curtailing Hamas in the West Bank, and is still detaining hundreds of Hamas militants, among them some who were arrested for planning abductions of Israeli soldiers and civilians.
The Arab Spring has pushed Israel into a strategic trap from which it can extricate itself only through accommodation with the Palestinians. In the current political climate, Arab leaders, whether conservative or revolutionary, can no longer afford to be seen as complicit with Israel and the United States in the region. The Palestinian cause will now resonate louder than ever in the central squares of Cairo, Amman, and Ankara.
By freeing Shalit, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have finally become a leader who can take difficult decisions. He will need this quality to make bold moves on the peace process as well.
Admittedly, Hamas is no easy enemy, but neither is it immune to rational political calculations. True, its leader, Khaled Mishaal only recently declared in Tehran that "our aim is liberating all of Palestine from the River to the Sea". More than once, however, he has also made conciliatory declarations.
But Israel is not required to sign a peace deal with the erratic Mishaal. Its task is to boost Abbas, instead of weakening him, as it did in the Shalit deal. It is in Israel's best interest to reach a settlement with the man who has constantly repudiated his predecessors' tactics of armed conflict.
The writer, a former Israeli foreign minister who now serves as the vice president of the Toledo International Centre for Peace, is the author of "Scars of War, Wounds of Peace: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy". ©Project Syndicate, 2011. http://www.project-syndicate.org/. For a podcast of this commentary in English, please use the link: http://traffic.libsyn.com/projectsyndicate/benami59.mp3
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We don't know if Jo-Jo Reyes was watching Wilson Valdez celebrate an unlikely W after six seasons as a non-pitcher, and we don't know if he's reading about it right now. We do know that if we were in his position, it would make us want to throw a goddamn chair through the window.
Reyes is a pitcher, you see, and for three years, he hasn't been able to accomplish the sole objective for any pitcher, the thing that Wilson Freaking Valdez was able to do in 10 pitches last night: win a ball game.
It was a lovely Southern California evening, June 13, 2008, when Reyes — then with the Braves — scattered five hits over eight innings and picked up a comfortable win over the Angels. Since then, he's gone 0-13 in 31 appearances, 28 of them starts, which ties a major league record.
And here's the thing: he's not terrible. I mean, he can be, and on the whole he's not a very good major league pitcher. But he threw seven shutout innings in Houston last week, and left with a lead against Tampa Bay earlier this month, and has six "quality starts" over his losing streak. I know that wins are the most useless stat for pitchers (possibly outside of quality starts), but Jo-Jo Reyes's continuing futility, which often as not is out of his hands, is a a slow motion car wreck of the prime of his career.
Maybe it would help if he didn't go by "Jo-Jo." Grown men shouldn't be named Jo-Jo.


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In a small study conducted at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers have shown that it may be feasible to treat HIV-infected patients with a simple, once-daily regimen of anti-HIV drugs given in pre-planned, 7-day-on, 7-day-off cycles. This approach is known formally as "short-cycle structured intermittent antiretroviral therapy" (SIT) or colloquially as the "7-7" approach.
"Our data suggest that the 7-7 approach, used with well-chosen drug regimens in settings where patient adherence is high, could be a powerful and cost-effective tool in treating HIV-infected individuals," says study author Mark Dybul, M.D., of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of NIH. "By using half as much antiretroviral medication, drug costs are reduced and drug-related toxicities may be less in the long run." He adds, "The 7-7 approach may have particular relevance to resource-poor countries around the world."
Dr. Dybul, NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., and their colleagues report their findings in the June 1, 2004 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
In their study, the NIH investigators enrolled eight HIV-infected people who had been successfully treated with a combination of three or more antiretroviral drugs for at least 6 months. Upon enrollment, the patients began following a treatment regimen of 7 days without antiretroviral therapy, followed by once-daily treatment with the drugs didanosine (ddI), lamivudine (3TC) and efavirenz for 7 days, followed by 7 days off the antiretroviral drugs, repeating the off-on cycle for more than a year. One patient withdrew from the study for personal reasons at week 24; the other seven patients receiving the 7-7 regimen maintained undetectable levels of HIV in their bloodstream [50 HIV RNA copies per milliliter] for 60 to 84 weeks. During this period, the study volunteers had no significant changes in their CD4+ T-cell counts, and no evidence of resistance to the antiretroviral drugs in their treatment regimen.
Unlike a previous NIH 7-7 study using as different drug regimen, the investigators did not observe transient "blips" during which bloodstream levels of HIV rise above detectable levels, a finding they attribute to the persistence of efavirenz in the blood throughout the 7-day-off-therapy cycle in the current study.
The authors note that strict adherence to the prescribed regimen in the 7-7 approach is necessary. Of note, the once-daily regimen used by Dr. Dybul and his colleagues may allow for enhanced adherence compared with the twice-daily regimen that the researchers used in a previous study.
In their paper, the authors conclude: "If the safety and efficacy of short-cycle SIT ultimately are demonstrated in clinical settings, it might prove to be an important strategy to expand therapy in resource-limited settings. In this regard, randomized, controlled clinical trials are being conducted in various sites in the United States and other countries to evaluate the clinical usefulness of short-cycle SIT."
Reference: M Dybul et al. A proof-of-concept study of short-cycle intermittent antiretroviral therapy with a once-daily regimen of didanosine, lamivudine, and efavirenz for the treatment of chronic HIV infection. Journal of Infectious Diseases 189(11):1974-82 (2004).
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LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles and Orange counties added more construction employment in 2013 than any other metropolitan area in the nation, the Associated General Contractors of America said today.
An estimated 17,300 jobs were added in the construction sector in the Los Angeles and Santa Ana areas, according to an analysis of federal jobs data undertaken by the trade group.
The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale area got 9,100 of those full-time equivalent jobs, and 8,200 jobs were in Orange County.
Only the greater Atlanta area added more jobs than either of the California counties: 10,500.
"Construction employment continued to expand in many parts of the country in November, but most areas have a long way to go before reaching prior peak levels,'' said the association's chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr.


text: After a heartbreaking loss on Rivals III, Dario is back and has more at stake than ever before. After recently moving to Los Angeles to peruse a career in real estate, this suave suitor is learning what it is like to start from the bottom, "I'm sleeping on a sofa. I'm not living this glamorous LA life. I'm really here to win." No longer held down by stumbling siblings or drama-prone partners, Dario only has himself to rely on this time around. But when a disastrous divide forms in the game, Dario is forced to leave his middle-of-the road mentality behind and choose sides. Will he pick the stronger side and prove that the third time's the charm? Or will loyalty cloud his judgment and veer him off the course to victory?


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Thank you, Chris Campbell, High Bridge Pottery, Curt, Oldlady, Glazenerd, Babs, Chilly, Min, Joseph F for the sharing and precious advice.
I just found another one (the picture I attached). Maybe the simple one for making running glaze adding iron oxide more than 10%. But according to my experience, the running is very difficult to control because the melted glaze will risk drop to shelve.
Hi Thank you for replying. Actually, I already have the recipes, but not that style. The glazes I attached is very thick, matt, and looks partial. My own is very fluid and gloss. My assumptions are the glazes must be low in china clay and high active flux like feldspar, whiting, iron oxide and zinc oxide. I wish the others can add the solutions. Thank you
Glaze Run
Natas Setiabudhi posted a topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryHi everyone glad to see you again I wanna ask about running glaze. I love ceramic Arhoj from Denmark (I attach his ceramic). Does anyone know how to make such his running glazes? Maybe generally for making that glazes. Best Natas Setiabudhi www.natassetiabudhi.com
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Sorry, what difference paper fiber and ceramic fiber? I just heard the term of paper fiber..
Thank you for replying.. Because I've seen in internet, someone making very thin body but hard, maybe 3 millimeter. The size about 70x70cm. But I must make sure if I was mistaken. Thank you for information about hazardous of this material.
Ceramic Fiber Body
Natas Setiabudhi posted a topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryHai every body miss you all I just join again to this forum, maybe over than 1 year. I have something to ask you about ceramic fiber body. I have read that ceramic fiber can be added to clay for making translucency. Is it true? Thank you.....
How To Paint Over The Fired Glaze
Natas Setiabudhi replied to Natas Setiabudhi's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryThank you Marcia, Evelyne for replying.. I heard In Japanese tradition they use old tea water mix with color. I don't know the application, are they for underglaze or fired glaze. Also they have skill to make sharpen line in their vessel (geometric pattern) Is it the kind of brush or they add something to the color?
How To Paint Over The Fired Glaze
Natas Setiabudhi posted a topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryHi everyone Happy new year! nice to see you again. I curious about how to paint over the fired glaze. Are there any tricks to make satisfied results? Especially for painting the vessel (vertical surface). Thank you for your replying..
Actually I intend to invite the international ceramist to my country. We can sharing each other about ceramic world. To invite you of course need someone or institutions to support me, but I don't have those. But I really want to invite you guys. So it's the formal invitation: Kupu keramik Studio / my workshop studio in Bandung Indonesia open to the ceramic artist international to resident in my place for 2 - 4 weeks. No restrictions on age, nationality, and gender. My workshop provide facilities which related to ceramic activity such as materials and work space (free). But for accommodating, meals, and daily life are the artist responsibility. The ceramic category could be anything, as art or function, traditional or contemporary. If you interested you can contact me: - Email: firstname.lastname@example.com - Blog: butterflyceramic.blogspot.com
Cone 5/6 crackle glaze
Natas Setiabudhi replied to Sheilac's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryHalo I think the crackle not just depend on the glazes also the body. Usually the cracks on glazes surfaces come up when cooling (contraction) in the kiln. The cracking process still continue even the pot already out from the kiln. When the glazes and body have same rate in contraction, there are not cracking. on the contrary if the glazes more contract than body it will cracking. As alternative, there is a simple way. The body use high fired (Stoneware clay), meanwhile the glaze use low / middle fired (1000-1100 C). Both fired at low / middle fired (1000-1100 C). The result is the glazes surface will be crackle. Good luck:rolleyes:src="http://ceramicartsdaily.org/community/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif">
Glossy white glaze wanted
Natas Setiabudhi replied to Alina Albu's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryThe simplest way for making a high fired glaze just mix feldspar, whiting, and quartz. To make glossy you must add more quartz. But you must experiment to get appropriate amount. Because the substances in glaze have interaction each other. So not guarantee if added more quartz will be glossy, depend on amount other oxides. For white color you can add zircon oxide 10-15%. Thank you...
Talc bodies
Natas Setiabudhi replied to Natas Setiabudhi's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryThanks for replying. I must check to the suplier for what you said. I wish it doesn't contain any harm subtances. Because I have been using talc for many years. And from related institutions do not announche the hazards of this material. Are there any substitutes material for talc which have same characteristic (for body)? My formula body has vitrification point at 1230 celsius. I want to lower until 1200 celsius. Can I add whiting or anything else? Thank you..
Talc bodies
Natas Setiabudhi posted a topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryHi everybody I make my own bodies for my ceramic works. The formula is very simple such feldspar, local clay, and china clay (high fired body). Actually the formula has already make me satisfied. But I have read that the body formula can be added talc to lower the vitrified body. Also talc can make the body has a good thermal shocking. I just wanna make sure of that statement. How about whiting? what is the used if added to the body. I really appreciate for any reply. Thank you :rolleyes:src="http://ceramicartsdaily.org/community/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif">
questions about tenmoku
Natas Setiabudhi replied to Mart's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryHello, Yap I'm quite sure that your second piece was overfired. I think your glaze is running, it could be there is zink oxide in your glaze, isn't there? The running / melt away could be depend on the thickness of the glaze. More thicker more running away the glaze. But I think that failure could be interested.. Another cause the wares in position near the flame, usually on the edge of the shelves. You can make the bricks wall on that edge.. Thank you for the attentions..


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To me, humor takes me right out of a SW film.I hate movies that while in the middle of a war or something, the characters thorw in one-liners. Movies like Independance Day were totally ruined for me like that.I mean if your city, friends or family were getting blown to pieces, would you even be thinking of jokes and one-liners and punch lines?
These three are huge SPOILERS!!!!http://img94.exs.cx/img94/5483/SIDS_ANAKIN2.jpghttp://www.idontfear.com/rots/theend.jpghttp://www.idontfear.com/ROTS/snip.jpg
"This is the movie for people who didn't quite get the last two but enjoyed the first three," says JIM WINDOLF, contributing editor for Vanity Fair. "They're going to understand because there's going to be Wookies. So you can't go wrong with a lot of Wookies in the movie."ROTFLMAO"I have hrs. upon hrs. of TV clips, local news broadcasts, commercials, etc."And I thought my LD-to-DVD project was obsessive. Actually, I've been collecting non-SW clips that make reference to the films (hockey game in Strange Brew, anyone?) to put on my DVDs. Do you have anything like that?BTW, why is this the only movie thread getting any action? "I knew there was a rumor it could be PG-13 but nothing from Lucas about it until now. Nice!"Well, he also said he thought ROTS would make the least amount of money as well. That being said, I'm sure he's not too concerned about how well ROTS will sell, either at the theaters or the stores.
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Brother James Kelly, president of Mount Saint Joseph High School for the last decade, died of prostate cancer early Saturday at his order's residence in Irvington. He was 64.
In a letter he wrote to students and parents in October, he quoted the writings of St. Paul: "I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith." He also said, "When I can't teach, I will know it's over." He taught until the middle of last month.
Born in Worcester, Mass., he earned a bachelor's degree in Latin and Greek from the Catholic University of America, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He had master's degrees from Wesleyan University and Saint Joseph's College.
Academics did not always come easily to him. He told the story that he failed Latin and religion in high school.
"His father, an Army general, told him he had to crack down on his school work. He wound up becoming a classics major and graduating from college with honors," said Brother Lawrence Harvey, superior general of the Xavarian religious congregation, who lives in Baltimore.
Brother James credited teaching nuns, the Sisters of St. Joseph, in high school as helping him overcome his laziness. When he decided to enter the Xavarian Brothers in 1967, his parents opposed his choice. They said they would be held responsible for his having taken religious vows.
He taught at Saint John's High School in Shrewsbury, Mass. In a memoir, he said that other Xavarians instilled in him the "necessity of demanding academic discipline and accepting nothing less from students than their very best effort."
Friends recalled that his conversational manner was direct, but infused with "majestic wit and wisdom." When he was 23, he had an attack of appendicitis followed by a dangerous infection. Another brother said to him at the hospital, "Well, Brother Jim, you are going home to Jesus." He looked back and said, "Like hell I am."
He later held posts in Middletown, Conn. before being named president of Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, Ky., in 1993. In 2001, he came to Mount St. Joseph in Irvington, where he became the second-longest-serving president.
"He was loved by the parents because of the practical advice he gave in a series of monthly letters to them," said Brother Lawrence. "One of his classic lines was the advice he gave seniors: 'Don't do anything that will break your mothers' hearts.'"
Brother James began and ended the school day at Mount St. Joseph's front door, where he greeted and said good-bye to many of its 1,100 students.
"He was short, and he himself would admit to having a bit of a Napoleon complex," said Brother Lawrence. "But he also had humility, and if he ever overreached, he apologized."
He characterized Brother James as being a "wonderful teacher — but a difficult teacher." He taught British literature and required his students to turn in a blank cassette-type tape or recording device with their papers. In addition to a grade, he also gave detailed voice appraisals of their work on the tapes.
"His remarks were totally unfiltered and he could land on bad grammar or a student's lack of understanding of the topic," said Brother Lawrence. "He could be reprimanding one minute and the next he'd have his arm around your shoulder."
Earlier this year Brother James honored at a Xavarian school in Massachusetts. A banquet program noted, "His world revolves around his students – they are his purpose and his life. Not all headmasters and presidents continue to teach, but Brother James has always insisted that he instruct at least one junior English class," the program said, adding that even after his diagnosis with cancer, he used Skype to reach his classroom.
"He said that teaching helped him understand students and that he could never fundraise effectively unless he could tell the story of students today," said Brother Lawrence.
Brother James' library was filled with the writings of Winston Churchill, who was a personal hero. He also enjoyed teaching the Robert Bolt play "A Man for All Seasons."
He was a close follower of history, the history of Mount St. Joseph and the brothers who taught there. On his Monday morning remarks to students, he also included historical reflections on the death anniversaries of those who had taught at the school.
On Nov. 20, Archbishop Edwin O'Brien awarded him a papal honor, a cross with the inscription, "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice."
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5300 N. Charles St., Baltimore.
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Jenny is seeking participants aged 18-30 years and 60-85 years to join focus group sessions. Volunteers will spend 2-3 hours in small groups discussing the reasons they listen to music, and then vote for what they believe is most beneficial for well-being. Jenny explains: "We hope to understand how we can use listening to music to improve well-being, which will certainly benefit younger and older adults in the future."
These focus group sessions are ongoing at NUI Galway and emerging evidence suggests that people listen to music for a wide range of reasons, but their reasons for listening are primarily emotional.
"Music has long been known to give rise to positive feelings, memories and emotions", explains Jenny. "People of all ages listen to music to cope with the stresses of everyday life, they listen to music to connect with others in social situations, and those who are isolated say they often listen to music to reduce feelings of loneliness."
Through her research, Jenny has already discovered some differences in music listening between younger and older adults. Unsurprisingly, young adults are more likely to listen to music to attract potential love interests and older adults often listen to music to remind them of dear friends and relatives now departed.
Jenny adds, "Galway is a city filled with music and musicians, so we anticipated that music would be an important part of people's lives. Music seems to increase in importance in older age and this is something we didn't expect. One music-lover, aged 70, went as far as to say that "Jazz has given me a new life, a second chance".
The Galway native was inspired to study the link between music and well-being in older adults by her late grandfather Jimmy Dooley, who sang in the Augustinian choir for more than 65 years and played the drums in the Galway Bay Jazz band in Busker Brownes every Sunday. She has also set up a business, Sing-Bang Music Workshops, which brings music workshops to nursing homes to improve memory ability, happiness, and quality of life in elderly adults through group music making.
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports:
Robert Jambois, the attorney for Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca (D-Kenosha), told the justices they should issue a ruling that makes it clear lawmakers cannot keep the public away from its business - especially when it is considering controversial legislation.
"If the open meetings law doesn't mean anything to the Wisconsin Legislature... then it doesn't mean anything ever," Jambois said....
The open meetings law has an exception that allows the Legislature to write rules that exempt it from the meetings law. The two sides disagree whether lawmakers have established a rule on when meetings must be noticed for joint committees.


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thats a bit far for me thanks though .. i live in dallas and thats about a 35 mile drive
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This in effect means that support for the current version (unless something major occurs) has ceased.
It's possible there will be an update to Pocomail 4/Barca 2.
It is my opinion (having been involved in software deployment), that there is usually a plan - so to speak. Personally I feel such a plan should be made public (at least at a high level not the full SDLC). Even a target date - yes they do change often - means that users can see that there is development going on and also that many of the issues that currently exist will be resolved. Again this is just my opinion, but from a semi- informed position with other projects I have worked on.
I agree with you, it would be very nice, I as a user would appreciate that as well. (Still as a user of numerous other applications I can say authors of most of those that I use don't make such data public, at least not the details. There are some exceptions - bright stars, the only one that comes to mind right now - of those that I use - is however an application where development is easily predictable - unlike Pocomail particularly with this large upcoming change).


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WLP675 Malolactic Cultures
Malolactic Fermentation is the conversion of malic acid to lactic acid by bacteria from the lactic acid bacteria family. Lactic acid is less acidic than malic acid, which in turn decreases acidity and helps to soften and/or round out some of the flavors in wine.
These liquid cultures are available in vials to inoculate 6 gallons or 1 liter sizes to inoculate 60 gallons.
Please note: We recommend caution with using WLP675 with wine kits, which contain potassium sorbate and effect the viability of malolactic bacteria. Under FAQ questions below, you will find instructions for using WLP675 with wine kits.
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Wait for fermentation to reach a gravity of approximately 5 Brix, towards the end of fermentation. Warm culture to room temperature and inoculate must.
If one inoculates at the beginning of fermentation, the yeast and WLP675 could compete for resources and may cause a stuck fermentation.
To determine the completion of the MLF (malolactic fermentation), monitor the depletion of malic acid. The accepted value for a completed MLF is around 30ppm.
Inoculations larger than 59 gallons
To inoculate larger volumes, we recommend inoculating with a larger culture. If time is not an issue, one can propagate the bacteria to larger volumes, but keep in mind that malolactic bacteria is a slow-growing, fastidious organism. Depending on the size of the propagation, it could take weeks to grow.
Propagation Instructions
White Labs recommends allowing 7 days for tenfold growth. The best media for propagation is apple or grape juice (or must, if available), supplemented with fructose, malic acid, and nutrients such as that contained in MRS broth. Approximately 2% of the total volume of media can be composed of finished wine, in order to acclimate the bacteria to alcoholic conditions. We recommend an incubation temperature of 30˚C. More information on propagation can be found under FAQ questions below.
Optimal pH
The optimal pH is approximately 4.0, but WLP675 will handle a pH of 3.3 in red wines and 3.1 in white.
Additional Information
WLP675 has a high tolerance to low pH (3.0), low temperature environments (down to 55˚F or 12˚C), and high alcohol percentages (up to 15% alcohol by volume).
The SO2 tolerance = 10ppm
Best Before
The "best before" date is approximately 6 months after testing and packaging by White Labs.
Adding potassium metabisulfite:
Q: If I use your cultures to induce Malolactic fermentation after the primary, is it okay to still use potassium metabisulfite prior to the start of alcoholic fermentation to kill the wild yeast? If so, should I use less than normal (50mg/L)?
A: Yes, you can still add the metabisulfite as you normally would. The amount that is used at the beginning to inhibit the wild yeast will eventually dissipate once fermentation begins so it will not affect the malolactic fermentation that occurs later on.
Sulfite Tolerance
Q: What sulfite level will Malo tolerate?
A: The amount of free SO2 should be at 10mg/L or less in order for the Malolactic to survive.
Using Malolactic in conjunction with wine kits
Q: We are a winery and we use wine kits. The info on your website mentions that you do not recommend use of this type of fermentation with the wine kits because the kits use potassium sorbate. My question is this: the potassium sorbate is added at the stage of clarification and stabilization. If I do not add the potassium sorbate until after the MLF is complete (or not at all), is it o.k. to use this process with the wine kit? How long does MLF take?
A: The Malolactic can be added successfully, if the potassium sorbate is added after completion. Malolactic fermentation usually takes 4-6 weeks to finish (30ppm malic acid).
Are additional nutrients needed?
Q: I wanted to know if any nutrients are needed for using the WLP675 Malo bacteria culture. My retailer offers no special nutrients for this product, and I would like to know what is needed, if anything.
A: There are no nutrients needed for WLP675, although adding yeast extract or a complete yeast nutrient can help aid the MLF.
Minimum temperature
Q: What is the minimum temperature that I need to maintain for WLP675 Malolactic?
A: 60F is the recommended low, however this strain can tolerate down to 55F.
When do I add Malolactic?
Q: Do you add WLP675 Malolactic bacteria to wine before it's pressed from the skins or after it's pressed? Also, if the sugar level (brix) is 0, is it bad for the skins to remain in contact with the juice while the bacteria settles in?
A: The bacteria should be added before pressing, at around 5 Brix. If the wine is already down to 0, it should be okay for a few days with the Malo added without adversely affecting the finished wine.
What occurs if added after pressing?
Q: I am an amateur wine maker. My local wine shop suggested that I try your Malolactic cultures. I crushed cabernet grapes and fermented them for 7 days. Your instructions make it sound like I should have added it to the must and let it ferment longer before pressing the must. Please let me know if I have done this wrong.
A: It is best to add the Malo before pressing so that the bacteria will have some sort of nutrients to work with. If the culture is added after pressing, it may just take a little longer to begin MLF, but should be enough to take off (although slowly). In addition, adding yeast extract or a complete yeast nutrient can help the fermentation be successful, even after pressing.
Malolactic & Filtering:
Q: Can WLP675 Malolactic tolerate the action of racking the wine or running it through a filter with a mechanical impeller type pump?
A: It can tolerate the filter, depending on the filter size. If it is larger than .2 micron, it should still be able to flow through the filter.
Propagating Malo in larger quantities
Q. You were very helpful last year when I had some questions about my White Labs bacteria and I wanted to ask a few more questions as the grapes are soon here. I plan to purchase 5 vials of the WLP675 and propagate the bacteria to satisfy 100 gallons of Cab/Merlot/Cab Franc blend. For propagation, should I use 1/4 distilled water, 3/4 apple juice and make a 500ml batch and then split it? This is what you suggested when I used only 2 vials. Will I need to add more than a 1/4 tsp of malic acid?
A. If you plan on using the 5 vials to propagate, I would recommend using a larger juice batch – at least 1 liter. In this case, you would also need to double your addition of malic acid. If your propagation media volume is too small, you could risk competition for nutrients between the bacteria, resulting in lower cell growth.
Mouth feel, aroma and taste
Q: Can you tell me what affects it has on mouth feel, aroma and taste and whether it produces significant amounts of volatile acids or biogenic amines?
A: It doesn't produce significant amounts of either. Because it converts malic acid to lactic acid, it reduces the harsh, astringent mouth feel that can sometimes be present in new red wines. In general, it rounds out the flavor characteristics of the wine, but it doesn't produce much in the way of flavor components that would be noticeable in wine.
Best before dates
Q: The WLP675 Malolactic vial I purchased has been expired by 5 months. I have a one 6 gallon fermenter of Cab Sav at 8 brix. Would this malo still be okay to use?
I have a second vial with the same date -- should I use both in the same 6 gal fermenter in case they are "probably " viable but possibly getting weak? Can too much be used?
A: The malolactic vial is quite a bit past its expiration date. We usually give it about a 6 month window upon packaging for maintaining proper viability levels. This vial could be at best, 11 months old. If you cannot purchase a new vial that has not expired, the only way you can know for sure if the bacteria is still viable is to make a small starter with the vials. To do this, use 1-2 liters of apple juice with ~0.5 g of yeast extract and sterilize it by boiling. Place into a sanitized container with a lid, cover and let cool down to room temp. Add your vial to this in as sterile a manner as you can, replace the cap tightly and let grow for 5-7 days in a warm place. After this period, if you shake it up and pressure starts to build in the container, you know you've got growth. If not, the culture would not have been viable.
The 5 Brix is a rule of thumb that we recommend, but the malo will work fine in a wider range than that.
When to add the malo?
Q: Is 5 brix the surest sign to know the best time to add the malo?
A: The 5 Brix is a rule of thumb that we recommend, but the malo will work fine in a wider range than that.
Which quantities to buy?
Q: I plan on doing my malolactic fermentation in five gallon carboys and racking into larger barrels after the fermentation. Should I purchase the 1-liter amount or vials and propogate?
A: 1 liter is good for 100 gallons, otherwise you can use one vial in each 5 gallon carboy. If you want to propagate, you would use the 1:10 step up ratio to attain 650-750mls of malolactic culture (that would be 2-3 vials into 650-750mls for one week).


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If you do know about it then I wanted to share this. I sent the owner of said wonderful 70's carpet aka my gorgeous bride Jen an email explaining what was happening as I thought she should have a right to know.. they are her stairs after all..
At around midnight last night this 'wee essay' (as Jen called it) dropped in my inbox and I sat and read the whole thing with tears streaming down my face. I would really love it if you could take 5 minutes to read it...
I remember when I first met you & Pete. It was last Autumn at the designer vintage bridal fair. You won't remember having met me, you were so busy & will have met loads of brides that weekend, but within a few minutes of conversation & a quick flick through a couple of photo albums I had decided you were the photographer for me. Stood there in your granny inspired vintage outfit I thought me & this lady have the same style; a love for brogues, granny fashion, folk music, floppy hats, polka dots, floral everything & an appreciation of the unique beauty in ordinary things. Two of my gorgeous bridesmaids kept saying, "she is so you"!
A couple of weeks later & after 2 years of searching for the perfect venue Chris & I stumbled upon our dream wedding venue... a simple village hall in Dunham Massey which happened to only be a short bike ride from our house & coincidentally was a place I have visited hundreds of times with my Grandparents as a child. The only date they had free before this next coming winter happened to be Friday 13th April. Unlucky for some but not us as that also happened to be one of the last dates you had free for Spring/Summer 2012. Chris & I were over the moon that we snagged you. It's perfect we thought, we can get married from home, we have Emma Case & my nana will be able to come.
My nana was able to be at my wedding!
In January 2011 Chris' beloved Nona died unexpectedly. We loved this woman so so much & we were devastated. We were so annoyed at ourselves for not getting our act together sooner because she would have loved to have been at our wedding & we would have loved for her to be there. To make things a 1000 times worse my own Dad died suddenly only a few weeks later. We were emotional wrecks & felt the same regrets all over again. A couple of months later Chris & I moved in to my own Nanas house. She herself had moved into residential care across the road from her home due to declining health. She was diagnosed with Alzheimers a few years ago, she is very old (having just celebrated her 85th Birthday last week) & she is incredibly frail. Regardless she is one of the loveliest ladies you will ever meet. She never has a bad word to say about anything, she is witty & she is always a joy to spend time with. Chris & I love her to pieces, we wanted her at the wedding. As we were making plans it was always a concern that for one reason or another she would not be able to be there. She has had a couple of hospital admissions over the last year. Even as the wedding drew days closer my Mum & I continued to debate about whether or not she would be well enough to spend the day with us & how we would arrange things to accommodate her. As you know, she was friggin' ace, she lasted the whole day & as always was on good form. You got some photos of her that we will treasure forever.
As you know Chris & I now live in the family home. I tell her over & over how much I love it & she tells me over & over of how she found the house. My Nana & Granddad had been living in Portsmouth with a 6yr old daughter (my mum) & 4yr old son (my uncle), my Granddad was due to leave his service in the RAF & had gotten a job up North. They had decided to move back to Manchester, the city where they were both born. Nana tells me she had only one free day to find a house for the family, & so she came up from Portsmouth on the train alone, looked at a couple of houses in a morning & signed for this home that same day, she went back to Portsmouth later the same evening. She tells me she fell in love with this home at first sight. My mother grew up in this house & now more than 50 years later Chris & I live here. We love it. There are so many memories.
The carpets although not to every persons taste & although worn & thread bare in some parts I have elected not to change. We love them. When I think about my childhood in this house so many memories relate to the carpet! As children my younger brother & I played hopscotch on the carpet pattern, we used to slide down the stairs on our bums (& then get told off), we used to roll on the floor in the hall with the dogs, we used to sprawl out on the front room floor & do jigsaws with Nana, we have had countless family photos in the living room – kids all lined up on the floor whilst adults sat on the sofa, there have been many Christmas trees with presents piled on the carpet underneath. Ironically my Nana remembers these things too, it's her short term not long term memory she loses. I adore vintage things, this carpet is as vintage as it gets! When Chris & I moved into the house we had to move a lot of Nanas stuff out (people collect a lot of crap when they live in a house for more than 60years). Slight confession some of the things my mum put into charity bags I rescued. I kept some of Nanas blouses, pleated knee length skirts, leather & suede lined handbags & floppy felt hats which I love to wear & use! Like you & your photos I am confident enough to choose my own style, I don't have to conform to anyone else's ideal of what I should wear or look like & it's pathetic when people feel the need to mock that individuality. I look back at photos of Nana when she was my age & think "God she looks great"! When I wear her clothes I can't help but think of her & think what she achieved in life. Not everybody sees inanimate objects the way you do, some people look at on old hat & see an old hat. Like you I like to think about where it has been, what it has seen. The rips & tears give it character, they are the story & that is what makes it uniquely beautiful. This is why for Chris & I you were the perfect photographer. With our wedding you captured the sentiment & beauty of the things around you with such a natural ease. I don't even think you realise how spot on you got it. We put so much thought into the things we decided to include in our wedding, the objects you photographed were belongings we had carefully selected for their story & sentiment & a lot of them were influenced by my wonderful Nana Muriel.
The old china tea set in the cabinet belonged to my Nana. She gifted it to Chris & I when we got engaged because she knew I collected tea cups from charity shops.
The old leather bound books which I stacked on the tables belonged to my mum & uncle as children. Nana used to read them to my brother & I when we were little.
The old music reel which we had to peel away from Pete, belongs to my mum, she used to dance around the house to it as a teenager in the early 70's.
The old vintage leather suitcase which we stacked the cards in belonged to my great granddad. God knows the places that that has been & seen. When mum found it had his old ration books & RAF papers in it.
The old sewing machine, my Nana tried to teach me to stitch with it when I was a girl.
The old Guernsey Tomato crate we found in the garage full of Granddads old gardening tools covered in cob webs. Also Chris once grew a ridiculous freaky tomato plant which grew taller than he is & tomato plants were the speciality of Chris' Nona who grew hundreds in Italy.
The lemon cheese favours were homemade by my mother from an old family recipe. My Nana used to make it & we would spread lashings of it on toast when we had breakfast here as kids.
The old school desk was a present to me on my Birthday from my parents when I was 8 or 9. My dad rescued it from a tip & polished it up.
My something blue, borrowed & old was my Nanas own Diamond & Sapphire engagement ring. I remember her on the day holding my hand, noticing it & saying "ooo this looks just like the ring I used to have"! She was genuinely happy it was being used.
The magic thing is Emma, I didn't even ask you to take photos of these things, you just did it! Chris & I adore these photos they are something so personal to us. They are absolutely beautiful pictures of such treasured sentimental belongings.
On the morning of my wedding day, my house was full of my favourite ladies, we were all so excited & happy, the adrenaline was pumping. I was running late & I was a tad overwhelmed. I remember taking myself off upstairs to the bedroom (which was once my Nanas room & then my Mums & is now mine) to start doing my make-up. I felt too excited & jittery to even start my make-up. So I turned the radio on & decided to just take a few minutes to breathe. It was my wedding day! I was about to marry my best friend. I was feeling incredibly lucky (I even feel tingly now as I re-live how happy I was feeling that morning). The sun was shining for what felt like the first time in weeks, I realised that I had the best friends & family & they were all going to be there at the church waiting to celebrate with us. I was just completely overcome with joy & excitement. I remember vividly that the song on the radio was Jason Mraz "I Wont Give Up On Us", the words of that song at that moment felt so appropriate. Chris & I both come from divorced parent families & one of the reasons Chris & I had put so much emphasis on my Grandparents is that we decided that their marriage is the type of marriage we want for ourselves. My Granddad died 10 years ago. Even now my Nana cannot talk about him without telling us just how wonderful he was, what a good man he was. They loved each other unconditionally. They had such a good partnership through thick & thin, richer, poorer, in sickness & health. They loved each other even after death parted them. They had a long & happy life together (I'm not sure how many exactly but I do remember a family photo on the carpet for a golden wedding anniversary). I want that so much for Chris & I. They are our role models.
As I was having this little epiphany on my wedding morning, I could hear my mum & bridesmaids chatting & giggling downstairs. I could hear Lily the 2 year old flower girl looking for Molly the cat & at this moment this overwhelming sense of calm came over me. With every ounce of sincerity I have to tell you, the thing I decided to do then was to go & sit at the top of the stairs!! Seriously!! Cross my heart & hope to die honest!! I sat on the top step for about 5 minutes & just listened to everything going on around me. For those few minutes I was on my own & I was so peaceful.
When you first sent us the link to the photos, I couldn't help but notice that photo. I didn't think it would be a particularly exciting photo to anyone else but I think you should know Ems that photo completely takes me back to one of the most precious moments of my day & I am sure it will turn out to be one of the most precious moments in my life. It was at that moment in the day when I thought "today I'm getting married to my best friend & it's going to be friggin perfect"!!!
I wanted to share Jen's letter for a number of reasons... not to win any argument or get one over on anyone but because for me, over the last few days it felt like people were losing sight of what was important.
Every.... single... thing in Jen's letter is important to me and as wedding photographers they should be important to us all. I'm really glad I chose that image, I'm really glad that some people got on their high horse about it because now I have the most precious email from one of my couples reminding me EXACTLY why I do this job.
I also think that next time we're all shooting a couple's most important day of their life it might be good to just take those blinkers off and to really see everything.. because it's all there right under our noses... or in some cases.. right under our feet.


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BELVIDERE – Finally, an hour and a half after the boys race at the IHSA Class 2A Belvidere Cross Country Sectional, Kaneland's coaches and runners heard what they were hoping for.
The P.A. announcer called off the sixth-place team as Grayslake Central, at which point the Knights knew they would be headed back to Peoria for next Saturday's IHSA Cross Country State Meet. Kaneland finished with 174 points for fifth place and the final team qualifying spot from the sectional meet, 11 points better than Grayslake Central.
Kyle Carter and Conor Johnson took 16th and 17th to lead the Knights back to state. The girls team did not have to endure such drama, as it took third place with 131 points.
"All seven kids made the difference," Kaneland boys coach Chad Clarey said. "Conor ran 48 seconds better than he did here last year. Kyle ran 19 seconds better. John Meisinger and Brandon Huber ran like seniors and gave us the boost we needed."
Carter finished in 15:42.2 for 16th, with Johnson at 15:51.1 not far behind.
Sophomore Victoria Clinton (17:38.6) took second in the girls race to Marengo's Katie Adams (17:23.2). Clinton outkicked defending Class 2A state champion Sami Staples, of Crystal Lake Central, in the final 800 meters.
"It was a fun race," Clinton said. "There were some good competitors out there with Katie Adams and Sami Staples. It was kind of a slow pace to start, then [Adams] took off. I wanted a little lower in the 17s, but I thought I did well."
Clinton took ninth in last year's state meet. Kaneland freshman Brianna Bower took 12th.
2A Wheaton Academy Sectional: The St. Francis (fourth place) and Aurora Central Catholic (fifth place) boys each advanced to the state meet as a team. Matt Meyers (10th place, 15:35) led ACC while Andrew Hallet (16th, 15:51) paced the Spartans.
On the girls side, Kate Roback (18:21) finished in seventh individually to lead St. Francis to a fifth-place, qualifying team placement. Liz Karina and Jenna Koerner of ACC and Rosary's Kara Kalisz qualified for state individually.
Class 2A Wheaton Academy Sectional: Grant Stoneman scored a pair of goals to lead host Wheaton Academy to a 4-1 win against Riverside-Brookfield in the sectional championship game.
Gareth Flynn and Casey Zimmerman also scored for the Warriors, who won their first sectional title since 2005.
Wheaton Academy advances to Tuesday's Chicago Solorio Supersectional against Lake View.
Class 1A playoffs: At Mooseheart, nobody associated with Mooseheart's football team thought defeating Warren was going to be easy. The Warriors may have finished the regular season 5-4, but that record came against some of the toughest competition in the state.
And for four quarters, the Ramblers and Warriors went end-to-end at Mooseheart's stadium in a manner usually reserved for Arena Football. The contest contained more than enough offense, eight turnovers and more key plays than can be numbered.
But when the game ended, Mooseheart claimed a 34-24 victory, its second opening round win in the IHSA Class 1A playoffs in as many years. The Ramblers advance to face Stark County in a second-round contest at 4 p.m. on Nov. 3.
"We did what to do and we got the win," Mooseheart coach Gary Urwiler said. "It didn't look pretty, that's for sure."
Offensively, there were some huge performances for Mooseheart. Quarterback Jon Hart completed 25-of-33 pass for 294 yards and four touchdowns. Each of those touchdown passes was caught by Sahr Mahoney, who grabbed eight passes overall for 125 yards. J.J. Odunsi caught 13 passes for 147 yards.
• Joe Stevenson and Darryl Mellema contributed to this report.
Saturday's Prep Roundup: Kaneland boys cross country narrowly makes state field
BELVIDERE – Finally, an hour and a half after the boys race at the IHSA Class 2A Belvidere Cross Country Sectional, Kaneland's coaches and runners heard what they were hoping for.


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Actually, his comments about AvP are the only reason I want to check it out now. It can't be worse than Alien Resurrection, can it?
Cameron Takes Kalogridis for a Dive Source: Variety February 27, 2006James Cameron has tapped Laeta Kalogridis, who is co-writing Battle Angel with him, to write The Dive, the true, tragic love story of freediver Francisco "Pipin" Ferraras and his wife Audrey Mestre.Variety says he plans to direct the film for 20th Century Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment.The Dive won't be the next directing effort for Cameron, who hasn't helmed a feature since the 1997 Oscar-winning Titanic. Instead, he will next direct a film he's calling Project 880, which is speculated to be Avatar."Dive," which would begin after that project, will tell the story of two pre-eminent free-divers who, with but a breath of air in their lungs, plunged to unimaginable depths before swimming back to the surface. She died during an attempt to better her world record to 557.7 feet.Cameron will produce with Lightstorm's Jon Landau and Rae Sanchini.Cameron used his submersible equipment to film Ferraras when he matched the depth of her fatal dive in Cabo San Lucas, where the couple first met.
He also noted that digital projectors combined with 3-D could be a new way for exhibitors to... charge more for admissions, and he said that there is a proliferation of filmmakers who want to shoot in 3-D because it is a revolutionary form of showmanship, and directors want to create their own individual stereo aesthetics.
CAMERON: Milking it. So, I stopped work. Then I saw ALIEN VS PREDATOR and it was actually pretty good. (laughs) I think of the 5 ALIEN films, I'd rate it 3rd.QUINT: Ummm...CAMERON: I actually liked it. I actually liked it a lot.
hopefully he wont be assassinated by religious nutjobs before he finishes Avatar.
he didn't direct it. only produced.
Producer Cameron and his director, Simcha Jacobovici,
"How possible is it?" Pfann said. "On a scale of one through 10 -- 10 being completely possible -- it's probably a one, maybe a one and a half."


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The Hunt for Red Sox October
September 14, 2011
Rob Bland (Baseball Writer – MLB reports): Red Sox Nation is panicking. On September 1, the Boston Red Sox held a 9 game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays. Today, on September 13, they sit only 3 games ahead. Since then, the Red Sox have gone 2-9, while Tampa has gone 8-3. Many people believe that Tampa Bay has the pitching to get the job done. Led by "Big Game" James Shields and David Price, they have a rotation that has been one of the top in the league all season. As a team, they have given up the least amount of hits by 80 in the American League. Their team ERA is also tops in the American League at 3.56.
Boston is limping into the end of the season, with 3 of their 5 opening week starters injured in some fashion in the last month. Jon Lester has been every bit of the ace the Red Sox need him to be, with a 15-7 record and 3.07 ERA. However, when the Sox leaned on him on September 11 against Tampa, he lasted only 4 innings, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks. John Lackey has been awful this year. I cringe when I look at his stats. 6.30 ERA, 180 hits in 144 innings, and 18 hit batsmen to lead the league. How has he won 12 games? Buchholz was solid before going on the disable list, giving up only 76 hits in 82 2/3 innings, but hasn't pitched since June 16. It is believed he could be back as soon as next week, but in a limited bullpen role at best, so his impact won't be felt much. Josh Beckett has been great this year as well, but rolled his ankle in the 4th inning of his last start. At one point, after throwing a complete game, 1 hit shutout on June 15, his ERA sat at 1.86. He is currently 12-5 with a 2.49 ERA, and a WHIP of 0.985. Daisuke Matsuzaka was a bust this year and required Tommy John Surgery in June. In his place is knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, who currently sits at 200 wins on his career. Wakefield hasn't made it look pretty this year, but has put in 139 2/3 valuable innings to date.
Tampa Bay boasts one of the top rotations in baseball, with Opening Day starter David Price pitching very solid, without much run support. He has a 12-12 record but his ERA is 3.40 and has reached the 200 strikeout plateau for the first time in his young career. Big Game James doesn't need much of an introduction, as his 11 complete games and 4 shutouts lead the MLB. He has already thrown 226 innings, a career high, with 210 strikeouts, also a career high. Wade Davis has thrown 165 solid innings as a follow-up to being 4th in Rookie of the Year balloting last season. Jeff Niemann is really blossoming into a dependable middle of the rotation pitcher, going 10-7 with a 3.97 ERA in 129 innings. He doesn't strike out a ton of hitters, but doesn't walk many either, shown by his 3 K/BB ratio. One of the frontrunners for AL Rookie of the Year is Jeremy Hellickson, who has been pretty much lights out all year. With a 2.96 ERA and only giving up 135 hits in 170 innings, he will surely garner some votes. The one wild card that the Rays hold, however, is Matt Moore. Moore was just called up to fill a role similar to David Price in 2008. He will be electric out of the bullpen after a minor league season that will rank him in the top 5 of all prospects going into next season.
Boston's offense is abound with potential MVP's and great hitters. 1 through 9, the Red Sox boast one of the best lineups I can remember. Jacoby Ellsbury may win the MVP, but he will have to go through Dustin Pedroia and Adrian Gonzalez first. Also, David Ortiz is again proving the naysayers wrong, as he is hitting .313 with 29 home runs and 92 RBI. When a player of JD Drew's caliber can go on the disabled list and be replaced with Josh Reddick, who is hitting .298 and slugging .491 in 250 plate appearances, it gives a lot of confidence to a pitching staff. Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia finally seems like the player who the Atlanta Braves envisioned when they drafted him in the 1st round in 2003. Jason Varitek is also enjoying a fine season as a backup to Saltalamacchia, hitting 11 home runs in only 234 plate appearances. This offense is one that no team will want to face in the final weeks of the season or the playoffs if they reach that far.
Tampa Bay may not have the "sexy" offensive players that the Red Sox do, but they have some players having mighty fine seasons. Ben Zobrist has overlooked his mediocre 2010 season, and has put up numbers closer to his breakout 2009. Although he probably won't ever match that season, his 45 doubles lead the American League, and has a very good OPS of .820. Casey Kotchman is still an on-base machine with little pop from first base. He has hit at a .313 clip with a .382 on-base percentage, setting the table for the big run producers. Evan Longoria may be having a down year by his standards, but most teams would be happy with a third baseman hitting 25 home runs and slugging .818. Through May, Matt Joyce was an early favorite for AL MVP, but really tapered off in June and July, before turning it back up in the last month. His .843 OPS leads the team, and he also has 12 stolen bases. BJ Upton continues to be a low average, high power type of hitter, with 20 home runs and 27 stolen bases while hitting just .234. The worst position in terms of offensive production has been shortstop, where Reid Brignac and Sean Rodriguez have handled most of the duties. The Rays' high-tempo style of offense has wreaked havoc on opposing batteries, as they have stolen 130 bases, good for third in the American League.
Both teams have completely different styles and techniques, but are successful in their own ways. With the Rays aggressive style, and the Red Sox more reliant on taking pitches and making pitchers work, getting deep into bullpens early, this could be a battle to the bitter end. The schedules they play the rest of the way will also dictate who is more likely to win the race for the Wild Card.
1 vs Toronto
4 vs Tampa Bay
7 vs Baltimore
3 vs New York
Tampa Bay:
1 vs Baltimore
4 vs Boston
7 vs New York
3 vs Toronto
It is quite evident that Boston has a much easier schedule, and should win a fair number of them. The Red Sox have gone 11-4 against the Yankees this year also. Tampa has gone 5-6 against the Yankees, whom they see 7 more times. Boston gets Baltimore 7 more times, and have beaten them 8 out of 11 games so far. The pivotal series of all will be this weekend when the two teams square off against one another. The game of the weekend may be on Friday September 16, where James Shields faces off against Josh Beckett.
I believe that Tampa Bay will come within a game or two, but the schedule differences give Boston a HUGE advantage. The Red Sox 18-6 drubbing of the Blue Jays on Tuesday will be a catalyst for the team over the next two weeks, where they will produce runs and pitch just well enough to get into the postseason.
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Rate : Euro 990/person
Participant : Minimum 2 person
Duration : 10 DAYS 09 NIGHTS
Flores Island Exotic Volcanoes Trekking 07 Summit
Flores Island Indonesia has so many active volcanoes, there is at least 16 active volcanoes lies from West Manggarai to Larantuka of East Flores.
List of the volcanoes is below:
- Mount Wai Sano
- Mount Ranaka
- Mount Inarie
- Mount Wawomuda
- Mount Ebulobo
- Mount Ile Api
- Mount Kelimutu
- Mount Egon
- Mount Ponco Leok
- Mount Inelika
- Mount Sukaria
- Mount Ndete Napu
- Mount Ilimuda
- Mount Lewotobi
- Mount Leroboleng
- Mount Riang Kotang
From all these volcanoes, we take you to the magnificent 07 volcanoes summit with its spectacular views, caldera and panoramas
Day 01, DENPASAR-LABUAN BAJO-RINCA
Pick up and transfer in Labuan bajo airport, directly transfer to Labuan bajo harbor and sail to Rinca Island, Overnight onboard.
Day 02, RINCA ISLAND-KELOR-LABUAN BAJO
Early morning trekking to Mount Kode and explore to search for Komodo Dragons and all its wildlife, Return to your boat and visit Kelor island for snorkeling or just beach combing, return to your boat and overnight at Bayview Garden Hotel or similar. Overnight
Day 03, LABUAN BAJO-RUTENG-MOUNT RANAKA
Early morning drive up to Ruteng, visit Web Spider Ricefield in Kuwus and directly drive up to the slope of Mount Ranaka. Overnight at the Tent.
Day 04, MOUNT RANAKA SUMMIT-MOUNT INARIE
Early morning trek to Mount Ranaka Summit of 2.100 M from sea level, walk back to the base camp and drive to Bajawa while lunch provide enroute. Overnight at Mount Inarie Base Camp.
Day 05. MOUNT INARIE-BENA-BAJAWA
Early morning trke to Mount Inarie Summit of 2.245 Meter from Sea level, Enjoy the spectacular view of the volcano, return to your base camp and visit traditional villages of Luba and Bena. Drive to Bajawa and overnight at Villa Silverin Bajawa. Overnight
Day 05. BAJAWA-MOUNT WAWOMUDA-MOUNT EBULOBO
After breakfast at your hotel, walk up to Mount Wawomuda with its 03 crater lakes, Return to your base camp and drive to Boawae and overnigh on Mount Ebulobo base camp. Overnight
Day 06. MOUNT EBULOBO-ENDE
Early morning walk up and trek to Summit of Mount Ebulobo 2.124 Meter from sea level, enjoy the great view of the this mighty volcano. Return to your base camp and drive to Ende while on the way visit Penggajawa blue stones beaches. Overnight at Grand Wisata Hotel of Ende.
Day 07. MOUNT ILE API – MOUNT KELIMUTU
Early morning walk up at 02 Pm, directly transfer to Ende harbor and by boat to the slope of Mount Ile Api 637 Meter from Sea Level. Reach the summit around 07 Am. Walk back to the slope and directly to your boat. Have a coffe break at Grand Wisata Hotel and after lunch continue drive to Mount Kelimutu National Park, Walk up from the Ranger Station to mount Kelimutu. Overnight at the tent.
Day 08. MOUNT KELIMUTU-MONI FREE AND EASY
Walk up early morning, trek to the Look Point of Mount Kelimutu, enjoy the spectacular view of Kelimutu 03 color lakes that changes color every season, Walk down to Moni and check in at KELIMUTU ECO LODGE. Overnight
Day 09. MONI-MOUNT EGON
After breakfast, walk to Jopu and visit all traditional villages and Ikat hand weaving along the way. Drive to Maumere for Lunch and continue drive to Blidit Village where you start your trekkign to Mount Egon 1.703 Meter from Sea Level. Overnight by campsite.
Day 10. MOUNT EGON-MAUMERE-AIRPORT
Early morning trek to Mount Egon Summit,The trek takes 4 hours with Spectacular view of Eatern Island of Flores, return to the base camp and drive back to Maumere. Lunch provide at local restaurant before heading to Waioti Maumere Airport.
End of the services.
Rate Included:
- Pick up and transfer in Labuan bajo and Maumere
- English Speaking Guide
- Komodo Conservation Fees
- Ranger Fees and Local Guide
- Air Condition Vehicle
- All Meals
- All Trekking Equipments
- All Accommodation in Flores
- All Trekking Supplies including Mineral Water
- All Porters
- Return Air Tickets
- Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic Drinks
- Donation
- Airport Porters and Taxes
- Any Personal Expenses


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Abram Bell 1859-1927 was the son of Francis Culbert Bell 1819-c1860 and Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Meadows 1827-1882.
In the 1860 Swansboro census, two-year-old Abram Bell was with his siblings and his widowed mother Eliza. At that time Eliza was noted as a seamstress, with four small children.
1870 Census: Abram Bell 13, at home in Swansboro with mother Eliza and his siblings: John A. 19, Alexander 16, Narcissa 14 and George 5. At that time Abram and John were farmer laborers.
1880 Census: Abram Bell was a farm hand, boarding with Rachel and John Simmons in Pollocksville, Jones County, North Carolina.
1900 Census: Abram "Abe" Bell, sailor, 40—In the household were Abe's sister Narcissus 45 and nephew William B. Privett.
1920 Census: Abram Bell 58 laborer at saw mill, Mollie 51 and son Garland A. Bell 12. Abram Bell died April 24, 1927.