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Of mouth guards and moundsmen
BOSTON — Beautiful day here in Boston. Enjoyed a nice five-mile run along the lovely Charles River this morning and a pleasant walk to the Fens this afternoon. I've received a handful of e-mail inquiries about the sudden use of mouthguards by Blue Jays pitchers Dustin McGowan and Shaun Marcum. Talked to Marcum today — he's feeling much better after a bad bout with the flu — and he said it began in Spring Training.
A representative from somewhere in Canada visited Toronto's spring site and explained that wearing a mouthguard can help align the jaw and also create added flexibility and range of motion. So, the M&M boys decided it was worth a shot and started wearing the mouthguards during their starts.
STAT OF THE DAY: Since 2002, Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay has thrown more complete games (32) than any other Major League pitcher and more than eight big-league teams have as a whole. Since '02, the Dodgers (31), Phillies (31), Rays (30), Red Sox (29), Mets (29), Reds (28), Braves (26) and Pirates (23) have had fewer CGs than the good doctor.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Do you see a lack of effort? So you see anybody loafing? That's when you run into trouble. The effort's there. The effort has always been there. You get into trouble when you start pointing fingers. Things can go from bad to worse in a hurry that way." –Jays manager John Gibbons, on his team's recent struggles
RYAN UPDATE: Gibbons noted that closer B.J. Ryan might be able to be used on consecutive days "in the next couple weeks." Ryan, who is currenly only permitted to throw every other day, will need to pass the one-year anniversary (May 10) of his left-elbow Tommy John surgery before being considered in back-to-back games.
Today's lineups:
TORONTO (11-16) at BOSTON (16-12)
at 7:05 p.m. ET at Fenway Park
Alex Rios, RF
David Eckstein, SS
Scott Rolen, 3B
Matt Stairs, DH
Vernon Wells, CF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Aaron Hill, 2B
Adam Lind, LF
Gregg Zaun, C
PITCHING: RHP Dustin McGowan
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
David Ortiz, DH
Manny Ramirez, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
Brandon Moss, RF
Jason Varitek, C
Coco Crisp, CF
Julio Lugo, SS
PITCHING: RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka
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You had to feel for Halladay last night. He pitched his heart out. He is old school, what he starts, he looks to finish.
Wells almost had the game winning hit but Pedroia made a great play. If Wells made that play clean at the end, it would have been very close. I think he would have gotten Ortiz out.
McGowan came out flying his last start but seemed to run out of gas. The Rays went down easy early but got some good swings as the game moved on.
Dice-K is a mystery. He is 4-0 but hasn't dominated. He likes to nibble out there. Personally I would like too see him attack the strike zone. We shall see I guess. Neither team is hitting right now. Jays and Sox are struggling at the plate. What a game last night though. Lester had his best start of his career. I hope he will continue doing that.
Those older pitchers like Bob Gibson and Robin Roberts, just to name a couple. They must love Halladay. If there was one pitcher I would want too see in Boston ( dreaming of course ) it is Halladay, ahead of Brandon Webb. I love his bulldog mentality, he is a horse out there.
bosox I would like to thank you for what you said about Halladay.
lesterwas not pitchen very good but last night he found himself in a big way.
I love Halladay and who doesn't ? He is one of the best in the game. If he was in Boston or N.Y., he would be a household name. Pitching in Toronto, he doesn't get the ink he deserves. Too many pitchers look to go 6 or 7 innings, not Halladay. I think that is the issue with alot of pitchers out there. When the game starts, they think if I can go 6 or 7 innings, my team will have a chance to win. Halladay is looking to finish the game, love that mentality. He is the true definition of a bulldog.
I don't know; our team has a bad habit of not hitting against softer throwing lefties. We beat the crap out of Santata, but let Lester dominate us-not trying to take anything away from Lester. Well, if we keep playing like we're playing don't be surprised if we start unloading in a month or so, hopefully it starts with management. So maybe we'll offer you Halliday for Lowrie and one of your young pitchers. lol
To be frank with you, at this point, the way this team is managed, I can't see us getting close to a playoff birth this year. It's disappointing, cause if you look up and down the lineup, we should be competitive with anyone.
Maybe, I'll become a Sox fan,. lol
Any wagers??? I'll bet Gsumners little savior boy Adam Lind has another 0 for night. Thank god he was batting .380 in the minors. Wouldnt it be nice to turn on the tube and watch Barry Bonds playing tonight in a Blue Jay uniform. Don't pay any attention to gsumner's prognostication as far a minor league development. He knows nothing, nothing and more nothing. Listen to him and soon we can trade Sergio Santos for Hanley Ramirez and our shortstop debate will be over. This is the same guy who condemned trading Dave (back in the minors) Bush , the letting go of Ty Tabenheim…LOL and some 28 year old idiot named Lee ( i'm a piece of crap) Gronkewicz. Gsumner you can fool all your little buddies who look up to you here but you are not fooling everyone. If you wish to express such idiotic opinions then you can expect some backlash. I stand by the opinion of signing Barry Bonds would greatly improve this team. If you wish to stand by your opinion that John Macdonald is the best SS in baseball then you will be treated like the idiot you are. I appologize to anyone else if I have offended you but this guy and his mouth are to much to take. He is the same idiot who called me a rascist based on a statement about black catchers I had made.
The Jays seem to be missing something. Personally a shakeup of the manager would do them wonders.
The Jays pitching is very good. When a team has really good pitching, they win there fair amount of games.
I will give you a name for a potential manager, Ken Macha?
Personally if they do fire Gibbons, it will be either Butterfield or Whitt that will take over. Who do you think they would get ?
The Marlins of 2003 fired Torborg and went out of the organization and hired Jack McKeon. Perhaps the Jays will do the same thing.
I would love too see Halladay in a Sox uniform, it will never ever happen but hey I can dream, lol.
I expect it would be Whitt short term, but I hope we bring in a real pro to manage this team. Macha might be an option, he did a good job with Oakland.
Hey could you use your influence on Francona and have him put Lowrie in, I'd love to see him play.
Sorry to inform you, no influence here, lol. If I had influence, Drew would have never been signed, lol. Lugo would have never been signed for 4 years, 3 years is o.k. with me but no way 4 years. Also Lopez and Tavarez would be wearing different uniforms, lol. I will drive Lopez to the airport.
Macha did a solid job with the A's. He worked with moneyball guru Beane, J.P. of course a disciple of moneyball. Macha does some t.v. work with the Red Sox now.
I can't believe the A's are having the season they are having. I thought they would lose 90 games. I would have never thought they would be leading there division in late April.
Well, JP also was or is a disciple of money ball, but I'm not sure whether he got all the lessons or not. The A's continually surprise all of us almost every year. Hey did you see who San Francisco put in the pen? Now there's a contract that will be tough to swallow.
Do you get trolls on your site this year?
There is more action on the blog than there is in the game.
rshobie you may not be a racist but you sure are an idiot gsumner knows more than you ever will,
bosox Macha would be a good fit for the jays but JP will not get rid of Abner I think they are in love lol.
I think when Beane ran the class, J.P. was getting his coffee, lol.
A bad signing was Zito, way too much money for a pitcher. The Giants deserve what they got. Zito will be back in the rotation, work out some kinks I guess.
There was 1 troll earlier this season but that was it. I think with the new format, Jordan can control it. I'm not sure on that though.
Are you training for a marathon ? Which one if you are ? Just wondering, if you are, good luck.
Not much happening in the game. Whoever scores 1 run will win, lol.
Don't waste your time posting to him. Just let him rant and rave.
No, I'm not in training fora marathon. I think Garry is though. lol
Dice K looks lucky so far. A few shots hit hard but right at defenders
Have fun on your little Blog…. No doubt you have nothing going on in your life which is why you spend hours a day doing this. Get a life…Lose some weight and try to find something productive to do with your sad little life. Just think of what a loser you are when you are typing your 40th blog of the day to people you will never meet and hide behind their computer. What a great hobby to have in life…………..LOL LOL……….I post blog on the Internet……….lol lol. Its my last post so you can go back to your bull ss hh ii tt and convince all these people how smart you are. Have FUN and try to find a better hobby. I suggest going to the gym FATBOY.
gsumner I guess we got rid of the viris lol.
I thought we had a chance in the top of the 4th butt no go.
BOSOX: Yes, I'm training for the Chicago Marathon in October.
Have you noticed in Dustin's last couple of outings how hard he's throwing it? Man he's winging it in there at 97-98 with movement. And then he lays that low 80's curve on them. Striking out Ortiz and Manny back to back doesn't happen too often.
Jordon, you need to get a ignore feature put on here
26.2 miles, alot of steps my friend.
I hope the weather this year is better than it was last year. It was around 90 to 95 last year, not Chicago weather at all in October.
Bears by then will be on there 4th q.b. lol.
Good luck with the run, I have alot of respect for guys/gals that run the marathon. That is some serious dedication.
Some of the Red Sox wives/girlfriends ran the Boston Marathon this past year. Schilling's wife, Timlin's wife and Ellsbury's girlfriend as well.
BOSOX: Yeah I know all about the last Chi-Town marathon, but that was the first in 30 years to be shut down due to intolerable heat. I doubt it'll be a repeat of that this time around. The training is tough for sure, especially when youre city-hopping like I am all the time. I'm shooting to finish the real deal in three hours and 30-45 minutes. I can average a little under 8 minutes per on a 10-mile run right now, but that's not even half of what's in store! OK, I know there's some people on here who prefer to keep it to baseball talk. I switch it up with books I'm reading, movies I've seen or other things I'm up to on occasion to show there's a life beyond just baseball. Baseball is a passion of mine, but it's also now my job, meaning I like to escape to other ventures when I can to keep my sanity. … Dusty looks sharp tonight — sans mutton chops, too. In his last start, his first three innings were probably the most dominating I've seene him since his near no-no last year, but then he just imploded. Knock on wood, he looks to be in solid shape right now (good news, since he's on my fantasy team). The Jays just can't buy a hit. Adam Lind lined a foul ball into Boston's dugout, but came up short in an attempt to take out one of the Red Sox players. That's one way to try to get something started…aim for the bad guys.
That has to be a new record for McGowan, 58 pitches for 5 innings.
Under 4 hours, that is very impressive. Good luck with your training and it sounds like it is tough as you say with all your travel and we all know how your travels go at times, lol. You can't train when your stranded at the airport.
No reply to my comment about the Bears q.b. situation, lol. I am sure you are quite dissapointed with there q.b. situation, not good. Get Chicago native there, Donovan McNabb. They don't like him in Philly and Chicago would love him. Just a thought.
McGowan is bringing the heat on a cool night in Boston. Lowell hit one hard but the wind knocked it down. It looks like another 1 run game at Fenway.
All the attention in Boston is on the Celtics, Red Sox are the second team tonight in Beantown.
Has Rolen hit a single since comming off the dl? All I have seen so far is a homerun and a bunch of double. Hey but who's complaining?
FREEDOMFIGHTER: As of this writing, Scotty Rolen has four doubles, one homer and one single.
BOSOX: Yes, I ignored your Bears comment on purpose. Talking Bears will only put me in a sour mood. I can't take watch Train Rex anymore. It's just torture.
I think this will be McNabb's last season in Philly. What do you think of him joining the Bears to start the 2009 season? I think it would be a perfect fit. I assume most Bear fans would like that.
The Bears q.b. situation over the years has been a joke. Sorry to bring it up, lol.
McGowan is mowing them down. He looks like Cy Young out there. Sox hitters don't have a clue against him.
Jordan, J.P says that he takes the blame for our slow start. But how is it his fault and not somebody like Gibbons? Because J.P is the one sitting in the office while the Jays are playing ball.
FREEDOM FIGHTER: I am with J.P. on this one. If you want to point fingers, I believe it makes more sense to point them in his direction, and he's willing to be that guy. Gibbons can't step into the batter's box — all he can do is write out the lineup and hope they produce. The pitching staff is one of the top groups in the league and Gibbons/Arnsberg do an excellent job of handling the staff. Ricciardi dished out the dough to assemble this offense, which is producing next to nothing. It's early yet, but if this keeps up, then obviously this group isn't what Ricciardi thought it could be. He billed it as the best group he's ever put together — so far, it's hardly looking that way. Gibbons has tried a lot of things: stealing more bases, hitting and running more, switching up the lineup, etc; The fact is that the Jays are dead last in the AL with a .215 average with runners in scoring position — 5-for-50 on the road trip, entering today. How is that his fault?
Jordan, I know exactly what you mean by saying neither of them can step into the batters box for them, but what do you think J.P and Gibbons should do to improve our situation? Trade? Wait it out until next year to sign some big free agents?
FREEDOMFIGHTER: It's April 30. I think what they need to do is wait this out for a couple more weeks to see if this is a one-month fluke or if this is really foreshadowing for the entire season. If this persists deep into May, and Toronto finds itself slipping well out of reach of the division, then the Jays might need to start sorting through their options. Despite all their issues, the fact is the Jays are still only 4.5 games out of the East's first-place slot.
Your guy Lind started it.
McGowan should have been pulled after Coco hit the double now it may be to late.
JMac was safe bad call wells is not worth the money he is being paid.
This team can go to H-E-L-L.
Jordan you say Abner can't step into the batters box well the rest of the managers can't either so what has that got to do with motivating this team absolutely nothing Abner is not a smart manager and never will be as long as he is here this team will never make the playoffs and tha is very sad 15 years and counting how long will this charade keep up, Who do you think would be a good manager if Abner was let go.
what's with scott downs and his control this year?
It seems like he works with a couple of baserunners everytime out. Of course, he paid for it tonight.
Another fine pitching performance, another poor hitting performance, and another one-run loss. I wonder when this collective slump will come to an end. Thank god no one in the East has run away with it yet.
One thing I should mention: I feel like the Jays lack one great hitter that can make a difference with one swing of the bat (i.e. Ortiz in tonight's game). Even if the Jays recover from their current offensive slump, I think they lack the pop and the presence out of the 4-spot. I think it's something they need to address in the short term and the long term, especially since Boston and New York (and even TB) seem well-set in the pitching department in the long term.
oh dear, just love dustin the magnificent but poor vernon, the same play three times in two night. ps- what's has happened to shannon stewart?
gsumner How long before JP makes a move to protec his job and gets rid of Abner and brings in someone from outside with fire in his belly maybe Cito, UncleTed will look in his wallet one of these days and see that JP has spent his pocket change with no results and calls JP[who will know be known as pappy Yokum from dogpatch]to his office for the last time.
Last night was pure bull McGowan pitched well enough to win the game but once again his teammates let him down.
Well not to make excuses for J.P, but I think he is in a tight situation here. Either he doesn't do anything and gets fired because the team is losing, or he buys a good player and gets fired for spending too much money.
fredom I have been thinking what if may is a turn around month and the Jays go 20 and 10 do we still call for Abners and pappys head and what if they do the same in June do we still call for the noose,All day I have been wondering if we should blame the players after all they are the ones that are playing the game so lets give it to the bums who are being paid millions of dollars to play the game and are doing nothing to earn their pay, If they worked at a job like the rest of us they would have been fired by now.
bosox, How about letting us win a game lol.
Why is it when the team goes into a skid very few of you post but when the team is doing good everyone post what are you a bunch of crybabies lets hear from you all tell us what you think is wrong and how you think it can be fixed.some of you must have some good ideas.
Go to Mike Wilners blog and read his comments from JP's interview last night ( specifically about Macdoanld )and tell me what you think. The blog is at:
The Jays swept the Sox in Toronto earlier this year. When Boston visits Toronto again, the Jays will get them. Boston has major trouble in Seattle and Toronto the last few seasons. A house of horrors.
Burnett goes tonight, he has pitched very well against Boston. Of course the Jays need to come up with some hits to win. What has happened to there bats ? Boston's bats have been cold lately but prior to this slump, they were hitting. Wells is killing the Jays at the plate. He is there to drive in runs and Rios should be hitting 3rd.
I also think Gibbons should be given the walking papers real soon. This team obviously doesn't play for him.
gsumner,Mike has a very low opinion of JP it seems.
bosox How right you are.
All the managers in the last few years have done nothing but put on weight lol. Maybe if this keeps up Abner will get mad and build a fire under this team his laid back way of managing this team is not working maybe now that his job may be on the line he will wake up because we all now nice guys finish last.
Garry/Bosox did you guys read the Mike Wilner blog?
Garry-take a look at JP's cooments on Macdoanld-did you read that part?
bosox Burnett scares me he is right on or way off but I guess it doesn't matter if they don't hit, And if Burnett is off your team will get a lot of hits and remember hitting is conttagious.
gsumner I read the blog PAPPY yOKUM is an IDIOT.
Bosox, Id be interested in your opinion after reading the blog-I posted the url above
gsumner I read the comments on JMac. I dont even know what to think of that? Probably a better defender, no kidding JP. Let me know what you think? Because I cant quite understand.

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Chess Match: Game 45
Breaking down a key moment in Saturday's 8-5 loss to the D-backs…
The situation: Blue Jays are trailing 8-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning with D-backs right-hander Edwin Jackson in the midst of fashioning a gem.
The decision: Manager Cito Gaston uses the developing blowout as an opportunity to provide a couple of his players with rest. Center fielder Vernon Wells is pulled out of the cleanup spot and replaced by Fred Lewis. Jose Bautista is pulled as part of a double switch.
The outcome: The Blue Jays did what they've done consistently all season, mounting a late comeback attempt fueled by home runs. Toronto pieced together a four-run eighth inning to cut Arizona's lead to three runs. During the eighth, Jeremy Reed struck out hitting out of Bautista's spot in the order. In the ninth, Lewis grounded out hitting out of Wells' spot in the order.
The analysis: Gaston rarely uses his bench players, meaning his starters get a ton of playing time throughout a season. With a day game on Sunday, and a blowout in the works, it seemed like an opportune time to give Wells and Bautista — players who have been in there every day — some rest.
Gaston also pulled shortstop Alex Gonzalez in the seventh and put John McDonald in the lineup. McDonald wound up collecting a single to jump-start Toronto's four-spot in the eighth inning. It is Gaston's way of trying to keep players fresh without giving them a full game off and in that respect it made sense.
The risk, though, is that Toronto starts to rally and the game is suddenly thrust into the hands of guys like McDonald, Reed or Mike McCoy (moved to right field when Bautista was pulled). Lewis has been enjoying a hot spell at the plate as well, but missing Wells as the cleanup man late is a risky move as well.
Also needing to be factored in is the fact that the D-backs were going to stick with Jackson as long as possible in light of the team's bullpen. Arizona's relief corps entered Saturday with a MLB-worst 7.79 ERA. So, the chances of a late comeback are increased when considering Jackson might wear down and the D-backs' bullpen has a habit of imploding.
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"I wanted to get some guys some rest." –Manager Cito Gaston
My verdict: I understand Gaston's line of thinking, but the sixth inning seems a bit early to start pulling key guys out of the lineup in my opinion. A seven-run lead is tough to overcome, but the Jays' bullpen was performing well and Toronto's offense has shown all season long that it can put up a pile of runs in a hurry. The D-backs' bullpen has also shown all season long that it can give up a pile of runs in a hurry.
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As AL fans seeing few NL games, the double switch is kinda neat. But I couldn't understand why Wells, in particular, and then Gonzalez were swapped out for "no apparent in-game reason". I wondered if Wells had suffered a small injury (ala Travis Snyder). What if they needed a PH for a pitcher later in the game? After two innings I had said to our friends that the Jays have a habit of staying in the game to the end. But Cito's move seemed to be denying them that chance.
I would imagine it was because at the time they were down 8-1, showed little offense, and are in the middle of a long stretch of games. McCoy and McDonald don't get a lot of playing time so it was a way to get them in and keep them fresh should they be needed later on in the trip. As for Lewis it was purely numbers keeping him out of the lineup so giving Wells a 'rest' works both to keep him fresh and get an extra at bat or two for Lewis.
Personally I love the Lewis pickup and can see him as the LF that the Jays have been looking for the last few years. Nothing against Lind because w eknow what he can do with his bat but he is average at best in the field and if we have the chance to put a really good fielder out there it just makes sense. Snider has looked so far as good in right as he has in left and Bautista has been good as well. As many others have said I can see JB being dangled as trade bait sooner rather than later if he keeps up at this pace. So the lineup for Sept. and next year should be : Lewis, Wells, Snider in the OF, EE or a pickup at 3B, Gonzalez or a pickup at SS, Hill 2B, Wallace 1B, Buck or a pickup at C. Clearly there are still some holes to fill but EE, Gonzalez, and Buck are all showing that they can hit well and play average or better D so for the time being they are serviceable fillers until some of the prospects are ready to move up.
Bit of a coin toss, here. 6th inning, down 8-1. Jackson is mowing them down and shows no signs of giving up. Bautista is 0fer, and nobody else can put much together. Do you play the long shot and try for the win, or get your bench guys some at bats so they can stay sharp and help you later?
Some other things to consider: Lewis is actually hitting for a bit better average than Well over the last 10, you need base runners, and he hits left. They are resting Wells more this year, and Lewis needs some playing time in CF.. Both McCoy and Reed pinch hit for pitchers, and they both play good D. McCoy got the only extra AB there, and late in the game at that.
Of course, with my 20-20 hindsight, I can see that Vernon didn't play Sunday either, so I hope he's not dinged up.


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Idoit40fans wrote:André wrote:Henry Hank wrote:Crosby practically had the same PPG rate as Ovechkin last year and probably would have run away with the scoring title if he hadn't injured his ankle. He led the playoffs in scoring. Where is this fall from grace? It's what have you done for me lately to the extreme because he missed a bunch of games last year and has had a slow start in... four games. I think it's very unfair to say he's flat lined after the MVP season. Who knows how last season as a whole would have looked if the ankle injury hadn't ruined his season? To me, he proved he was top dog over Malkin and Ovechkin after the playoffs last year. Any discussion about four games is irrelevant.
Yeah like I said that's true as well (though I'm more worried about how Crosby's looked than his points total). Altough I don't agree he's the clear top dog among him, Malkin and Ovechkin. It's close and the case can be made for all three.
Ovechkin has the most to prove of the 3 of them, Crosby the least. Crosby has performed increasingly well when the stakes get higher. Neither of the other two can say the same.
I think Malkin played admiringly well in the playoffs. The guy had 17 points in the first 10 playoff games. And as for people talking about his "Stanley Cup Finals Meltdown," he carried the team for atleast 28 games, if not more. And if it wasn't for Malkin, nobody would have been given the opportunity to say, "Crosby has performed increasingly well when the stakes get higher."


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Model police stations launched in TunisiaJun 5, 2014
Hammamet, Tunisia – The first of six UNDP-supported police stations opened in Hammamet, Tunisia last week, part of a programme in support of security sector reform, financed by the Governments of Belgium, Japan and Norway. Five more are currently under construction or renovation.
The community-focused police stations will make it easier for citizens to interact with the police through such measures as separation of convicts and accused on one hand, and citizens needing administrative services on the other.
The stations are also equipped with modern monitoring equipment, holding cells and basic infrastructure that allows police officers to deliver services to the public more efficiently.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the pilot station, the Tunisian Minister in charge of Security, Ridha Sfar, also unveiled a new Ministerial Policy on Community Policing.
The policy, which was adopted following the findings of a working group set up by Tunisia's Ministry of Interior, brings police officers closer to the population, allowing them to deliver quality services to citizens.
The concept of Community Policing reflects a working methodology that redefines the role of the police officer as an agent of change committed to listening to citizens, being aware of their concerns and encouraging them to take part in identifying and solving security problems.
In his speech, the Security Minister committed to scaling up the new station model across the country, emphasizing the importance of the new stations and the new Community Policing Policy as part of Tunisia's security sector reform.
Also speaking at the ceremony, UNDP Resident Representative in Tunisia Mounir Tabet, underscored the importance of this reform as a main pillar of the transition towards democracy that Tunisia has been leading successfully since 2011.
"These model police stations represent a real transformational change both in terms of reception of citizens and working conditions for the security forces," he said, adding that UNDP remained committed to completing the five other model stations.
The Minister and Resident Representative also thanked donors who contributed to funding the programme, including Japan, Belgium and Norway, and acknowledged further support from Canada, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Security sector reform is one component of UNDP's support for Tunisia's democratic transition, which also includes support to the constitution, elections, transitional justice and anti-corruption measures.


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Upon interviewing witnesses and the 51-year-old victim, it was determined that the assailant used the ruse of asking to use the phone to call his wife to gain entry into the business as the Realtor had just closed the business for the day.
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Debate around rhizome fees and website access aside, there's no question about rhizome's efforts to keep net.art alive and well, whatever the New York Times has to say on the subject of its death. Rhizome will see 5 fully commissioned projects, and 2 smaller awards, going to Paul Catanese, Warren Sack, Jason van Anden, Luis Hernandez Galvan, Carlo Zanni, Kabir Carter and C-Level, respectively. Artists were asked to 'propose projects that will contribute to the art game genre, or reflect on broad interpretations of 'game'.' The commissioned projects range from Sack's 'agonistics,' a language game that literalizes the metaphors of popular theorists as interactive graphical objects, to C-Level's 'Waco Resurrection,' an 'Endgame' where 'each player enters the network as a Koresh and must defend the Branch Davidian compound against internal intrigue, skeptical civilians, rival Koresh and the inexorable advance of government agents.' Catanese's proposal, 'Misplaced Reliquary,' even goes so far as to catalogue real-world objects in the virtual environment of a gameboy, turning collections of 'misplaced relics of the animal saintyard' into a map of our own curiosities. - nathaniel stern
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I'm having some difficulty getting any laser scans at all, but I was OK the first time I tried with my laptop's cam and a cheap red laser, so I know it's not technique. Exposure, Gain, Brightness, Contrast, color Intensity, and White balance are in the advanced settings, and I've been using the free David-3 software.. I'm just starting to get used to it, but if no one can help with David-3, I'll load David-4 and give it a go.. I use a 75 watt soft white bulb on a clamp light hooked up to a dimmer switch.. but I can change to any other type of light bulb or even a new fixture.. I'd prefer to use standard screw type bulbs, but I do have a few decent florescent fixtures left over from a kitchen remodel, I think they are T-9 circular bulbs, 22 and 32 watt. The dimmer switch really comes in handy though, making it simpler to reduce the light for the laser after everything's aligned..
Let's keep it simple, 100% is all the way to the right, and 1% all the way to the left..
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Paul struggles with hawkish donors
Rand Paul is doing everything he can to marshal the support of a diverse range of political factions ahead of a potential presidential run, from courting Republican National Committee members to meeting with traditionally Democratic African-American pastors and Berkeley college kids.
But at least one segment of the GOP still harbors deep reservations about the libertarian-leaning Kentucky senator — a group that includes prominent donors with plenty of critical cash.
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The foreign policy hawks within the establishment GOP — among them pro-Israel donors, national security types and neoconservatives — are impressed by Paul's attempts to broaden the Republican base and find him willing to listen to their concerns. But ultimately, according to people plugged into the Republican donor class, they worry that a President Paul would dangerously scale back America's activities abroad — a deepening concern in some corners as his star has risen within the broader party.
Members of the establishment wing "think he's a good leader, an attractive candidate and they agree with a lot of what he has to say on economic policy," said Charlie Black, a veteran Republican strategist. "But they don't agree with him on America withdrawing to its own shores."
Paul's father, Ron Paul, is a famously isolationist libertarian icon; the younger Paul, however, sharply rejects that label. Still, he appears to be betting that if he can build a sufficiently broad coalition – capturing grassroots enthusiasm; appealing to Democratic-leaning constituencies; keeping his libertarian base happy; and making himself palatable to the bulk of the GOP establishment — it will be less crucial to get all of the foreign policy hawks on board at a time when public opinion is shifting away from pro-interventionist sentiment.
The problem with that approach could surface most clearly when it comes to luring big-time cash, said one GOP donor, a former adviser to 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
( Also on POLITICO: Republican senators call for Benghazi select panel)
"For a lot of the establishment people that care about foreign policy, he has considerable concerns among that crowd," the source said. "The interesting question is, how much does that crowd matter anymore? You still have … establishment people, a handful of people, who do care, whether it's Israel, Middle East policy, policy regarding China. But at the end of the day, if you look at primary voters, it's pretty low on their totem poll. However, for some bundlers, it's a big deal. It really hits him, probably, on New York or D.C. bundlers."
Paul has come a long way from when he first entered the Senate on a tea party wave in 2010. The views of his father, a longtime House member and erstwhile presidential candidate, initially colored perceptions about the senator, but he has distanced himself from his dad, saying he is a "realist – not a neoconservative, nor an isolationist."
Paul has met with donors including the staunchly pro-Israel mega-donor Paul Singer; Wall Street types like Emil Henry, a former George W. Bush Treasury official, and last month a gathering of former Romney backers; he has spoken with people with Republican Jewish Coalition, an organization strongly opposed to a nuclear-armed Iran, in part out of concern for what that would mean for Israel. Paul has appeared at pro-defense bastions such as The Citadel in South Carolina; one professor there, Mallory Factor, has publicly gone to bat for Paul. And he has brought on Lorne Craner, a longtime aide to GOP Sen. John McCain, to serve as one of his foreign policy advisers. He has also gone to Israel since entering the Senate and impressed some observers at the time with his enthusiasm.
"A lot of people have previously gotten information about his positions from other people's characterizations of them. I think it's important to hear directly from him," said a senior adviser to Paul. "They often find it's not what they think, not what they have read."
One Republican who works closely with GOP donors said many of them have been pleasantly surprised — but that that only goes so far.
"Sen. Paul benefits by the low expectations set by his father: When he meets with donors, they inevitably come away impressed because he is sane and thoughtful in his dialogues, and willing to listen to other opinions, all contrary to expectations set by his father," the Republican said. "Having said that, some of his views on foreign policy scare the hell out of foreign policy hawks [and] pro-Israel donors."


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Jacob Namminga, one of our radiation safety advisors, spoke to me via Skype about today's sampling trip in a rural area of Japan, to the north west of the Fukushima nuclear plant. We'll be reporting the details of our findings once they are compiled and have been checked, but I asked Jacob to provide some reflections on what today's trip was like. This is what he had told me.
Jacob Namminga
We are staying in a place in Yonezawa, 45 km from Fukushima city called the Smile hotel. It has a giant yellow smiley on it, which under the circumstances is a bit surreal. We have Internet, the electricity is working. We have it rather easy compared to some of the people here who are refugees, having had to leave their homes and who are living just a few kilometres away. We brought a lot of food in from Osaka and try to eat that and avoid local foods and especially milk.
We went to a community centre the other day, a sports hall where 500 refugees were staying. There were mattresses and cardboard boxes that the people were arranging to try to make their own space. But they have no privacy; they all sleep in one common area. Of the 500 people there, I was told about 200 were refugees from the tsunami, and 300 were refugees from the radioactivity.
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As we found out today, the radiation levels are high in Fukushima city -- our measurements confirmed levels that have been reported in newspapers and by the government -- in some places so high that you would get your "maximum annual dose" (if you believe in such things) in about 8 days. It's a bit strange to see people biking and going about their business.
Woman and child
At 9am we set out from Yonezawa, and drove for one and a half hours toward the region we wanted to make our measurements.
We do not stay in the high radiation areas longer than necessary in order to minimize our own dosages.
It was a beautiful day today with lots of sun. My face is actually a little red -- though that's from solar radiation, and not the radioactivity from the plant.
We kept our measurement gear on, but we had to turn off the audio bleeps on the Geiger counter, its constant sound was driving us nuts. The alarms of the devices can't be turned off, and in particularly high radiation areas they'd all go off. There was one place we hit such a high reading that we didn't even stop there. It was windy and dry, and the dust and snow can carry radioactive particles. So if you step out of the car and get dust or snow on you, you might bring radioactive particles into the car and you don't want that. We moved on quickly.
We met the police at a blockade about 35 km out from the Fukushima nuclear plant, and they let us do measurements. Cars were still going in and out that didn't appear to be relief workers or firemen -- it may be people are getting permission to go in and get their belongings, but I'm speculating. It was not busy, but it wasn't deserted: there were still people going in and out.
My biggest impression of the day was that this is a truly beautiful place – the mountains are breathtaking, and if you don't look at the Geiger counters, it's quite a nice place to be. But you look at the Geiger counters and you realise there's a danger, and that you can't see it with your eyes.
Brian Fitzgerald is a Story Advisor at Greenpeace International.
(Unregistered) Michael
Excellent - thank you! My wife Julia and I are here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, following developments with a variety of sources on the internet: B...
Excellent - thank you! My wife Julia and I are here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, following developments with a variety of sources on the internet: BBC World News; New York Times; Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, etc...
It is good to have Greenpeace actually on site, risking much I fear.
We have all heard that one cannot change the world or fight the system - and we all know we must.
Our six year old son is busy being a six year old. His future, and all of our futures, now hang by a thread as the forces that be vie with each other in this modern world.
James Howard Kunstler's "The Long Emergency" appears to have arrived.
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Imagine the horrific plight of the workers still inside Fukushima where everything you touch is contaminated, only packaged MRE,s and no relief from t...
Imagine the horrific plight of the workers still inside Fukushima where everything you touch is contaminated, only packaged MRE,s and no relief from the respiratory gear
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(Unregistered) Anders
Thanks for the very good intiatiive you are taking. But you should immediately break aways from the bad habits of allt the conventional media to gove statemanets like "high levels" or "lower leveles" etc. Instead you should provide the public with all the actual numbers of ALL and EVERY measurement you do.
26 March, 2011 at 19:53
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(Unregistered) Talala
I pray for Japan and radiation team to fight with the crisis..Good luck and got love radiation team ^^
26 March, 2011 at 19:57
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Jacob Namminga,
thanks so much for risking your life in a way & being there & reporting on your findings ! Your report I trust, ...
Jacob Namminga,
thanks so much for risking your life in a way & being there & reporting on your findings ! Your report I trust, as opposed to "other" media.
Please, keep us posted - but don't forget to take good care of yourself, too !
26 March, 2011 at 20:07
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radiation accumulates and there definately is a human limit. Get your crew members personal dosimeters and stay under the recommended level. Your unbo...
radiation accumulates and there definately is a human limit. Get your crew members personal dosimeters and stay under the recommended level. Your unborn will thank you, and so will your liver! :D
26 March, 2011 at 20:10
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Good show Jacob, my hat goes off for you. ken
26 March, 2011 at 20:39
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And for the rest of the TEAM.ken
26 March, 2011 at 20:42
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This is a message to the monitoring team:
Presented below are the findings of the U.S. Department of Energy: They released data recorded ...
This is a message to the monitoring team:
Presented below are the findings of the U.S. Department of Energy: They released data recorded from its Aerial Monitoring System as well as ground detectors deployed along with its Consequence Management Response Teams.
It show a stronger "plume" recorded 50 km NW of Fukushima-1.
MOST importantly, the next day the IAEA detected highly elevated beta/gamma contamination (mostly beta) in the topsoil in the area 32km NW of the plant.
"At distances between 30 and 32 kilometers from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, in a north westerly direction from the site, dose rates between 16 and 59 microsievert per hour were measured. At these locations, the results of beta-gamma contamination measurements ranged from 3.8 to 4.9 Megabecquerel per square metre. At a location of 21 km from the Fukushima site, where a dose rate of 115 microsieverts per hour was measured, the beta-gamma contamination level could not be determined."
These figures represent shocking levels of PARTICULATE contamination, it is only producing a low Sievert dosage because it is external to the human body. If ingested/inhaled the damage is exponentially higher than just standing in the area.
Just to confirm, those numbers are mega (million) becquerels per square Metre (not kilometre)...
In 1986, in the Austrian Alps, "worrying levels" of contamination were 20,000 becquerels per square metre; the IAEA are claiming 4,900,000 becquerels per square metre in some areas under the red line on the 1st map.
I hope you can measure particulate rads in these areas (which I have not explicitly named)...
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can you tell us the exact level of radioactivity in sievert day by day ?
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Twitter Inc., the Web-based social messaging service, is developing a mobile music application that will let its users play and share songs on Apple Inc. (AAPL) devices, people with knowledge of the matter said.
The app will stream music from SoundCloud Ltd., a Berlin- based audio-sharing service, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the plan hasn't been announced. Twitter last year acquired digital-media startup We Are Hunted as part of its push into music, a person said.
Twitter is going beyond 140-character messages as it vies with social-networking rivals to get users to spend more time on its site. The company released a video app in January. Adding music would give record companies a way to promote new tracks by taking advantage of Twitter's word-of-mouth network.
Internet users increasingly rely on social networks to find new music as streaming services such as Spotify Ltd. and Rdio Inc. let subscribers share songs and playlists through Facebook. The dominant social network last week updated its news feed to make it easier to discover music.
SoundCloud lets artists and music labels make songs available to users, who can then listen and make notations on the tracks. The partnership would let Twitter users share those songs using their mobile phones, said a person familiar with the matter.
Executives at two major record labels first learned of Twitter's plans today, after CNET reported the development of a music app, according to two people close to the companies. It wasn't clear whether Twitter would need separate agreements with music labels for a service with SoundCloud.
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Twitter's purchase of We Are Hunted, also reported by CNET, hasn't been announced, and terms of the deal couldn't be determined.
Carolyn Penner, a spokeswoman for San Francisco-based Twitter, declined to comment on the development of a music app. Kristina Weise, a spokeswoman for SoundCloud, also declined to comment.
Twitter looks to improve its case for an eventual initial public offering, as it adds new products and bolsters its management bench. Ali Rowghani was promoted to chief operating officer in December, the same time Mike Gupta became chief financial officer. Twitter hasn't disclosed plans for an initial public offering.
Adam Messinger, a veteran of Oracle Corp. (ORCL) who joined Twitter in 2011, was recently promoted to the role of chief technical officer, Penner said.
In January, Twitter introduced a new app for creating and sharing six-second videos via mobile phones. The app was created by another startup acquired by Twitter, called Vine.


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Denisovans were a now extinct species of humans that were contemporaries of Neanderthal and that lived in a range from Siberia to Southeast Asia. Their genome has now been completely sequenced and, among other things, reveals that they had brown hair, brown eyes and dark skin. It also reveals that they interbred with Neanderthal and us. Per the article:
In addition, more Denisovan genetic variants were found in Asia and South America than in European populations. However, this likely reflects interbreeding between modern humans and the Denisovans' close relatives, the Neanderthals, rather than direct interbreeding with the Denisovans, researchers said....These current Denisovan findings have allowed the researchers to re-evaluate past analysis of the Neanderthal genome. They discovered modern humans in the eastern parts of Eurasia and Native Americans actually carry more Neanderthal genetic material than people in Europe, "even though the Neanderthals mostly lived in Europe, which is really, really interesting," Reich said....Comparing the Denisovan genome with ours confirmed past research suggesting the extinct lineage once interbred with ours and lived in a vast range from Siberia to Southeast Asia. The Denisovans share more genes with people from Papua New Guinea than any other modern population studied.
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Wait, if Neanderthals and modern human interbred, wouldn't their offspring be infertile like a Liger? I thought that hybrids were always infertile, or am I just mistaken?
The offspring are not always infertile. Certainly significantly different species of dogs when interbred can produce fertile offspring. I suppose it depends on how different the species are. Per the article below:
....A small amount of that genetic mingling survives in "non-Africans" today: Neanderthals didn't live in Africa, which is why sub-Saharan African populations have no trace of Neanderthal DNA....
Well, I guess if the two species are closely related enough, such as when they're insame genus and share a very recent common ancestry (as in Homo Sapiens and Homo Neanderthalensis), than hybrids of the two specie could be fertile. But back to the above article, where does this place the Denisovans on the human family tree? Are they an entirely new species or rather a subspecies of an existing one, such as Neanderthals
My understanding is that they are supposed to be a distinct species but closely related to Neanderthal. My understanding is that they were more closely related to Neanderthal than to us. However, some of their genes are supposed to exist in some of us and so it seems that they were closely related enough to us to interbreed with us.
It could very well be true that female Neanderthals had difficulty passing their X chromosomes to hybrid offspring involving modern partners because, according to the article of this discussion, Denisovans (which were closely related to Neanderthals) produced a disproportionately low X chromosome gene pool in our population. Per the article:
Intriguingly, comparing the X chromosome, which is passed down by females, to the rest of the genome, which is passed down equally in males and females, revealed "there is substantially less Denisovan genetic material in New Guinea on the X chromosome than there is on the rest of the genome,"researcher David Reich at Harvard Medical School in Boston told LiveScience. One possible explanation "is that the Denisovan gene flow into modern humans was mediated primarily by male Denisovans mixing with female modern humans," Reich said. "Another possible explanation is that actually there was natural selection to remove genetic material on the X chromosome that came from Denisovans once that entered the modern human population, perhaps because it caused problems for the people who carried it."
I have read that when considering extinct races it is difficult to set a clear demarcation on whether they are a distinctly different species or not. If humans and Neanderthals interbred it suggests that differences between the two involved a genetic distance that while noticeable was not insurmountable.
Regarding skin colour, I have read that some researchers think that fair skin, hair and eye colour evolved fairly recently, say in the last 30,000 years or less. This paper argues that variations in hair and eye colour among Europeans were mainly due to sexual selection, as people with say blonde hair and green or blue eyes had a distinctive appearance that made them particularly attractive.
This might be true because native Asians of Northern Siberia nonetheless have dark hair and eyes. That is, the cold climate there did not induce lighter hair and eyes. However, people with lighter hair and eyes do have the advantage in a cold climate of getting more Vitamin D from the sun. Therefore, this might also have had something to do with its occurrence in Northern Europe. However, again this did not induce lighter hair and eyes in Northern Siberia.
Yeah, that's what people don't understand, when they only learned about Evolution from their fundamentalist preachers who have an agenda to keep them ignorant. The same gene that saves your life in one climate will kill you in another climate. There are very few variances in the human genome that are 'better' in every situation.
Dark skin decreases your chances of skin cancer, in a more equatorial climate. Pale skin decreases your chances of dying of rickets, in a more polar climate.
This is a very interesting topic. Let me first say I am not aware enough of the science to venture on using the correct terms. I probably understand them, but won't risk using them, as a layman.
However, when you consider the visual differences between the present "races" and the fact that this means very little at all, if anything at all, to the viability of our off-spring, and then you consider what we know about the visual differences of Neanderthals and Cro-magnons, it makes one wonder where exactly you can draw a iine between populations that were contemporary.
If they could breed together, could they be considered separate species at all?. Are they not just one species wildly variant in superficial ways?. It is interesting, and I wish I had more time to learn about it in depth.
I don't know that much about it either. I suppose they should be considered different breeds (for lack of any other term that comes to mind) of the same species just as there are different breeds of dogs that can produce hybrid offspring. I agree that an interesting question is that of how far back in archaic human examples one can go and still find some that could have interbred with us. Thinking out of the box a little (or a lot) I think eventually, and probably illicitly, archaic human examples will be cloned and then, for whatever the reasons, will be desired by modern humans as marital partners.
Yup. One thing you learn when you mix with any of the humans, is that they have a roving eye like mice have a cheese fetish.
*70 000 year old grandmama by way of what might even be another species*
"Why, helloooo there Nanna . . . wanna bump uglies?".
( sorry. lol )
Looks are almost not an issue with people, of course. Some of us find it more compelling than otherwise, a large difference in superficial appearence. I guess we will never know just how far back we were "human" enough that someone from then could make humans with someone from now.
Exactly so. If they ever shared a cave I am thinking they would first have to have considered each other somehow "people".
Stranger things have happened of course. One thing I know as a life long fisherman, is you can meet up with someone else who is fishing, and you don't need language, or anything like a common culture for the other parts of your life, you have an instant kinship of fishing.
With hand signals and smiles you can swap ideas of surprising complexity about the sport, with someone who you could not even find out where in the world they are from with words.
I remember meeting two blokes from one of the French speaking parts of Africa, we couldn't do more than swap names, verbally. Yet we fished together side by side for a morning, laughing, joking and trying to interact and showing one another our tackle :P and in the end I would have let them come back to my campsite for sure, even if we had been different flavours of caveman.
I think probably the C.Manon and Neanderthals had a lot more in common than they did different.
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In our world, with modern medicine, technology, and other incredible feats, there is no lack of miracles. Every day there is something–and someone–to celebrate.
In the video below, the woman we're celebrating is Sarah Churman. Sarah was born without any hair in her ears, and this is a serious health issue. For those who don't know, these hairs are what transmit sound waves to the brain, so Sarah was born deaf.
However, at 34-years-old, her entire life changed. Sarah heard about a new implant that might give her the ability to hear, and she decided to try it out. The implant was a success, and after being unable to hear her entire life, Sarah is now familiarizing herself to sounds and noises that are normal to so many people around the world.
Everyone's favorite host, Ellen Degeneres, asked this woman if she would be on her show to share her amazing journey, and Sarah said yes.
The video begins on the Ellen Show. So, what do you say we dive into it?
The video begins with Ellen wondering if all the noises in the studio, for example, the crowd's cheering and clapping, are too loud. With a laugh, Sarah admits that even the smallest noise is too loud.
Something that comes as a surprise to everyone is that Sarah can speak perfectly fine. Those who have a hearing impairment usually have some sort of speech impediment, but Sarah's voice is quite clear. When Ellen asks her about it, Sarah simply says that she's a big talker (which earns a laugh from the crowd) and that she has a passion for the English language.
After talking a bit about the sounds Sarah hears, and how in awe she is of everything, Ellen turns to the crowd where Sarah's mother-in-law, Lari, is sitting. Ellen reveals that Lari is the one who paid for the procedure. The procedure is $30,000 — per ear. Lari isn't wealthy, and she cashed in her retirement fund, all for "the best daughter-in-law." The audience makes sure to applaud her.
What happens next brings tears to your eyes.
Ellen says that no one should struggle financially after doing an act that great, and announces that she has a gift for them.
She reveals that her friends over at Envoy Medical Corporation, the company that supplied Sarah with one implant, will not only give Sarah the next implant for FREE but also reimburse Lari for $30,000.
The audience erupts in cheers, and Lari and Sarah cover their mouths in shock and even spill a few tears. They join Ellen on stage and share hugs.
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Gluten-free Vegan Slow-Roasted Baby Tomato White Bean Salad Recipe
Here at the House of Yum we have gone from being the House of Pattypan to the House of Tomatoes! Yes, at last my precious darlings have come "on" and tomatoes have been ripening like nobody's business. I have been obsessed with organic heirloom tomatoes ever since I first discovered Cynthia's amazing Love Apple Farm and the gorgeous varieties she sells and teaches people how to grow. I never knew tomatoes could be so beautiful and interesting before I came to live in California. Of course, now heirloom tomatoes are at every farmer's market and even available at chain grocery stores like Safeway, but that certainly wasn't the case when I was a child or even a young adult. Anyway, I'd never had a chance to grow them properly until we got our first house, although I gave it a valiant try on a few sunny balconies. Those balcony tomatoes grew pretty well, actually, when I followed my tomato guru,Cynthia, and her instructions properly and babied them along. They grew like mutant tomato weeds, actually, and reached high above my head to grab onto our apartment roof- go tomatoes, go! But once we got our house and its front and back yards with real dirt (yes, we bought the house for the yards… and the kitchen) we were ready to take tomato growing seriously. Cynthia advises her students that those wimpy tomato cages you find at the nursery and discount store are not remotely adequate for supporting a truly healthy, happy heirloom tomato. She has us plant the tomato quite deep in the ground to let it develop a massive root structure, and when you do this, the tomato plant tends to grow up-up-up as well as down. We're talking 10 feet plants or taller here, folks. So you need a REAL tomato cage. Cynthia's preference for tomato cages is in cement reinforcing wire. What? Yes, you heard me. But guess what? If you want the real stuff that is 10 feet high (and we did) in our area, we had to buy 200 feet of the stuff. *gulp* Do you have any idea how heavy that is? We found out when we stuffed it into our amazing transformer-car, the YUM Fit, by pushing down every seat possible to make a flat platform for the stuff. Our car suspension gulped and rocked a bit, let me tell you. Oh, and that stuff isn't cheap either. What can I say, this tomato growing thing is an obsession. Hopefully we will be able to use it over the years… and maybe open our shed to sell the stuff to our neighbors in an illicit tomato support operation. So we dutifully assembled our tomato cages, which required gloves and wire cutters. I felt pretty cool, chopping through concrete reinforcing wire like butter with my snippers. The DH looked pretty hot, too, in his workman's gloves and outdoorsy Colorado-native apparel.
But most of all, it was about the tomatoes. Ah the things we do for love. So fast-forward a slow, cool summer. My tomatoes grew, but waiting for them to ripen in this unseasonably cool summer was agony. And then- the first marmanade turned red. And next… the hippie zebra coughed up a representative. And all of a sudden, we were swimming in tomatoes.
I took up canning for the first time in my life, and canned some beautiful jars of heirlooms in their own juices.
Besides the medium and large tomatoes (Japanese Oxheart, Russian 117, Hippie Zebra, Costralee, Berkeley Tie Dye, Marmande, Costoluto, and the gorgeous Grandma Josie) we also planted two baby tomato plants- the Black Cherry and Yellow Pear. To my delight, Toddler Yum is enamoured of the Yellow Pear and loves to pick them off the vine one by one and pop them in her mouth. She doesn't discriminate between yellow and green, so unless I want her to eat the green, puckery ones, I have to help guide her in the harvest. Yesterday I watched a toddler dance where she would pick one (with Mommy's help), run back to the stoop, sit down and shove the juicy tomato into her mouth until her cheeks were puffed out like a squirrel, and then get up to pick another one. Rinse, repeat.
Much as I love these baby tomatoes fresh, one can only eat so many before you start to feel like you are turning into a tomato. In previous years, I'd tried slow-roasting tomatoes and was impressed by the quality of flavor and how this savory fruit transforms into a sweet, caramelized bite of heaven on slow-roasting. So with all these adorable baby darlings, I had to try slow roasting them. I found Smitten Kitchen's recipe for slow-roasted tomatoes and tried my own variation. I could eat these babies like candy. In fact, I'd rather have them than candy. The only down-side is that this will tie up your oven for hours, and warm the house up a bit. But, I'm happy to suffer a little for the reward of these sweet little treats. I like to combine two mini-tomato varieties so you get the color contrast. Beautiful!
I could eat them plain by the bowlful, but I was intrigued by Deb's casual comment about using these tomatoes in a white bean salad with fresh basil. YES! I thought, and pulled out a can of white beans post-haste. But I couldn't just stop there. Inspired by our upcoming planned trip to Israel, I wanted to put a bit of a middle-eastern slant on things. I had a lovely bottle of lime olive oil and a new herb blend called sabzi (intended for use in koofteh a.k.a. meatballs) that I've been obsessed putting on everything EXCEPT meat, and I thought they would add a lovely touch to the recipe. I've also been obsessed with my herbamare salt blend, thanks to Ali of Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen and our friend Kelly of Spunky Coconut. I mixed it all together, thought it needed a touch of color and sprinkled a little paprika. Whalah, a beautiful and healthy salad with all the addicting qualities of slow-roasted tomatoes but with protein to boot. Nice. The DH and I gobbled it up and wanted more. If only I had more white beans! Time to stock up. I've made 3 or 4 batches of these slow roasted tomatoes and am planning on freezing some so I can enjoy this taste of summer in the heart of winter when the ae nemic tomatoes in the supermarket make me want to cry. Besides being wonderful in this salad, they are great on pasta, on gluten-free focaccia, on crackers, and I bet as Deb suggests they would be divine on gluten-free bagels with cream cheese. Who needs lox when you have slow-roasted tomatoes?
-I shared this recipe with Seasonal Sunday and GCC Recipe Swap .
*Note: Adopt a Gluten-free Blogger will be open for sign-ups on September 15th as we will be overseas in early September
Slow Roasted Tomato White Bean Salad
1/3 to 1/2 cup slow roasted baby tomatoes halves*
2 cups or 1 can white beans, rinsed and drained
lime olive oil (or lemon olive oil, or plain), for drizzling
2 tbsp. fresh basil, chopped
dried sabzikoofteh herb blend (savory, parsley, dill, leek)**
herbamare or your favorite salt
smoked spanish paprika, regular paprika, cayenne or chipotle powder
Gently fold together your roasted baby tomato halves with the white beans and drizzle with lime olive oil. Toss some fresh basil and dried herb blend on top and mix it in to evenly coat the salad. Sprinkle top with herbamare (if needed) and a little paprika for garnish.
*To roast baby tomatoes, Preheat oven to 225F. Prepare a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Slice your tomatoes in half. I used yellow pear and black cherry tomatoes; yum! Place halves on parchment paper with the "cup" facing up so the tomato holds in its yummy juices. Drizzle with olive oil or grapeseed oil. Toss some fresh herbs on top. I like thyme and marjoram, but also usually throw on some sage and basil if I'm feeling crazy. . Sprinkle lightly with salt. Slow cook tomatoes for at least 3 hours. Don't dry the little darlings out too much; you want them to still be moist and tender, not dehydrated chips of tomato. If your baby tomatoes are large, you may wish to cook for up to 5 hours. Remove from oven, let cool, and place in a tupperware, drizzling them with a little additional olive oil to store. I assume you will taste a few. Try not to gobble them all up on the spot. This is definitely a temptation.
**I buy this at a Middle Eastern market, specifically Caron Intl. Food Market in Sunnyvale. If you can't find it in your area, you can blend your own and use dried chives or dried onion instead of the leek OR just use your favorite green dill spice mix.
I served this with an heirloom baked potato drizzled in wonderful tahini from a Middle Eastern Market, seasoned with herbamare and more sabzikoofteh. Delish!
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How to Teach Your Dog the Stay Command
When you want your dog to stay in place without moving, teach him the Stay command. You can train your dog to Stay after you've taught him the Sit and Down commands. When he knows all three commands, you can pair Sit or Down with Stay to keep your dog in place for different lengths of time. Check out this video to see how to train your dog to stay.
The Sit, Down, and Stay commands are tested together on the Canine Good Citizen test, so it's a good idea to teach your dog these commands and then practice them in different combinations. Here's how to teach Stay:
With your dog sitting at your left side, put the ring of his training collar on top of his neck and attach the leash to the collar.
Put the loop of the leash over the thumb of your left hand and fold the leash accordion-style into your hand, with the part of the leash going toward the dog coming out at the bottom of your hand.
Say "Stay" and briefly place your right hand in front of your dog's face with the palm open and toward him.
Take a step to the right, keeping tension on the collar. Count to ten, return to your dog's side, release tension, praise him, and release with "Okay," taking several steps forward.
Repeat Step 3, only this time step directly in front of your dog, turn to face him, count to ten, step back to his side, release tension, praise, and release.
Gradually increase the distance you step away from your dog and increase the amount of time you require him to hold his position. Soon he'll obey your command to stay, regardless of whether he's on his leash or whether you're next to him or across the room or yard.


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They join a growing roster of actors who will honor their colleagues at the SAG Awards, including Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, Alec Baldwin, Jessica Chastain, Bradley Cooper, Jeff Daniels, Viola Davis, Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Peter Facinelli, Sally Field, John Goodman, Neil Patrick Harris, Anne Hathaway, Ken Howard, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lawrence, Damian Lewis, Julianna Margulies, Julianne Moore, Busy Philipps, Roberta Reardon, Carl Reiner, Liev Schreiber, Taye Diggs, Justin Timberlake, Kerry Washington, Naomi Watts, Sigourney Weaver and Alfre Woodard.


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Senior Anne Marie May has been picked as the UCSBgauchos.com Athlete of the Week after placing 20th in the 50 freestyle and 37th in the 100 free at the 2010 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships last week at Purdue's Boilermaker Aquatic Center.
Making her fourth consecutive appearance at the national championships, May finished the 50 free in 22.52 seconds, just missing out on Honorable Mention All-American accolades by .05 seconds on Thursday. On Saturday, she finished the 100 free in 49.71 seconds.
May finished her collegiate career as one of the most accomplished swimmers in UCSB history. The two-time Big West Women's Swimmer of the Year won the 50 free conference title all four years of her career and won three straight 100 free titles. An injury at this year's championships prevented her from completing a four-year sweep in the 100.
The Carmel, Calif. native's career with the Gauchos was filled with big moments, some of the highlights include her third place finish at the 2008 NCAA Championships in the 50 freestyle, competing in the 2008 Olympic Trials and holding the nation's top-time in the 50 free for several weeks this season.
May will leave UCSB as the school and Big West record holder in the 50 free (21.96), 100 free (48.83), 200 free relay (1:30.30), 400 free relay (3:18.76), 200 medley relay (1:38.40) and 400 medley relay (3:37.87).


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Tulo for MVP? Let the campaigning begin
TUCSON — Call it a grass-roots campaign. Or just a little love from a teammate and a boss. But the Tulo-for-MVP whispers have officially begun.
Stuff happens when you're coming off a career year and your team goes to the playoffs for the second time in three seasons.
Anyway, I was chatting up Ian Stewart the other day and here's what he had to say about Tulo: ""He looks great. He's going to have a special season. It could be an MVP season."
OK, so you're thinking what I'm thinking. As in, your thoughts, Albert Pujols. But stranger things have happened than a player of Troy Tulowitzki's status winning an MVP award.
After hearing Stewart chime in, I bounced the Tulo-for-MVP notion off Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd.
"If they look at the whole picture, yes," said O'Dowd.
The whole picture. As in Tulo's bat and defense and leadership and intangibles. He plays a more critical defensive position than Pujols. He has emerged as the Rockies' team leader, along with Todd Helton, after just three full seasons in the majors.
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Federal laws and agencies govern lender behavior when you apply for and use credit, protecting you from creditors who engage in illegal or bad credit practices.
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act: This law prohibits creditors from discriminating against you because of your race, country of national origin, gender, age, religion, or marital status. Lenders are also prohibited from discriminating against you because you receive public assistance.
The Home Equity Loan Consumer Protection Act: This law requires lenders to give you specific kinds of written information about the terms of a home equity loan or home equity line of credit before you apply for it.
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It's a good idea to complain to the FTC even if you sue the creditor. If the FTC receives a lot of complaints about the creditor or about a particular practice within the creditor's industry, the organization may file a class action lawsuit on behalf of all consumers who have been harmed by the creditor. Also, sometimes as a result of consumer complaints, Congress passes new legislation or amends existing laws.
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OPD arrests Econo Lodge manager for possession of prescription pills
Orange Police arrested 54-year-old Iqdal Ibrahim Patel for possession of a controlled substance Friday, July 19. According to and OPD press release, the arrest came after a lengthy investigation into complaints of drug activity at the Econo Lodge hotel at 2900 Interstate 10 in Orange where Patel was the manager.
According to the news release, officers seized more than 250 pills identified as Soma muscle relaxers and hydrocodone narcotic pain relievers while executing a narcotics warrant issued after numerous complaints led to the investigation. Patel is currently in custody at the Orange County Correctional facility and has an immigration hold, according to OPD Captain Cliff Hargrave.


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