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Yes I've seen enough.
1. Combine this list of players who I have no confidence in from a defensive standpoint:
Felton, Bargnani, Stat
2. This list of players I have no confidence in offensively:
Prigioni, MWP, Felton, Tyson "I can believe his hands are butter" Chandler
add a little...
3. Streaky hit or miss players like:
Melo, Shump, JR, THJ, Udrith
sprinkle in a few role-players who make no difference here nor there
and a dash of...
4. A coach with
no identity; a propensity to constantly shift a line-up, and play everyone out of position; and a touch of that ol' MDA famous flavor "IF YOU'RE OPEN SHOOT IT" & "WHEN THE SHOTS GO IN, WHO NEEDS A REBOUNDER"
and there you have it...
an unmitigated disaster. F-U-B-A-R if you will.
We may have the occasional winning streak, but this is going nowhere fast. I do like Tim Hardaway though. Its nice to see talented youth that coach will undoubtedly ruin or not realize his potential.
Call me when the TDL reaches. Maybe we'll get a rebounder/defender/or even a leader.
Finally... Shump is our only hope of even competing and coach will nullify his contribution by playing him at the 3. If by a miracle Shump becomes D Wade light, maybe we can make some playoff noise.


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19 veterans sue government leaders for failing to protect them against rape, sexual assaults
Original post made on Oct 2, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, October 1, 2012, 3:18 PM
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a resident of Danville
on Oct 2, 2012 at 8:26 am
It's past time for women to stand up for themselves. Women have it better in this country than most but it is certainly not good enough. Mostly though, men who love their wives, daughters and female friends need to stand up and speak up. With the looming threat of Islamic Sharia law across the West, it is more important than ever. We need to get our heads out of the politically correct sand and take a stand. Men, care about the other 50% of humanity and women do what these courageous military women are doing and demand respect.
a resident of Danville
on Oct 2, 2012 at 10:19 am
Who is surprised about this? Multiple women on subs etc turned up pregnant from servicing men at sea. Duh. Time to bring back the Waves and Wacs--- yes-- separation in the military!! As far as the guy spreading AIDS---the libs wanted diversity---now u got it in spades.
a resident of Alamo
on Oct 2, 2012 at 11:47 am
Women aren't allowed to serve on submarines...
a resident of Danville
on Oct 2, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Try plugging in your gray matter before posting. Better yet, go enlist.
a resident of Danville
on Oct 2, 2012 at 7:24 pm
Kudos to the brave women who are coming forward. I'm sure the armed forces are primarily staffed by men and women of respect and honor. Those that harm others should face dishonorable discharge!
Though I hate to add any credence whatsoever to "Leah," woman are now allowed to serve on submarines (for almost a year, I believe) though not in combat. Clearly her story is non-factual however as this is a very recent change. In addition Leah, sexual relations among military personnel is NOT the same as sexual assault.
a resident of San Ramon
on Oct 4, 2012 at 10:02 am
Point to Leah over Aubrey about the submarines. And Derek suggests enlistment for Leah because he wants her assaulted? Not nice. If you have a daughter, send her to a Muslim country. My sons have to be very judicious in their reaction to gay navy personnel who come on to them. Yes...this happens all the time...and God help the straight victim of the come on if he decks the interested party.
a resident of Danville
on Oct 4, 2012 at 3:27 pm
I suggest it Diane, because her "servicing men" comment implies she doubts the veracity of the claims. Oh yeah, that and the fact that "Leah" may not even be a "she".
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Hi guys I'm new here and have been desperate to have a few rocks identified for a while now. It's started when I found what looked like a glittery pearl about 1cm in diameter inside what looked like flint off brownsea island. I have put pics below.
Then I was in lanzarote and wondered what this red in lava is? Hematite?
Then on the south coast of Spain I found these shiny rocks - white one like milky quartz but wondering if it was feldspar? Then the blueish coloured one again wondering if feldspar?
Finally today on a walk in the woods in Buckinghamshire I saw a piece of flint with a red centre like I've never seen before. I took it home and gave it a clean up and the centre of the red patch is again very shiny like crystals (similar shine to the first find mentioned). Any ideas?
Sorry for the bombardment of questions, just intrigued!
Can I also add that the pearl looking one that appears in the last pic (they uploaded back to front I think) is what the pearl ball looks like after I managed to get rid of as much flint as possible. There is just a little flint on the top and bottom. The pearl ball is rock solid, I even took a hammer to it and its unbreakable!
In the order listing in the posting (I know it is infuriating how the system loads them in reverse order!)
1. Flint with quartz crystals inside (different forms of the same stuff). the slight pinky hue (your 'red') may be due to some iron contamination. That sort of crystal formation usually occurs in narrow fissures - along one of which your specimen broke.
2. Looks like a leucogranite of some sort (mainly feldspar and quartz with a bit of mica). Without mineralogical analysis, one can't say much more, eg. can't say if it is actually a granodiorite rather than a true granite.
3. I see reflective surfaces, but I can't tell if they're due to mica or just crystal faces on some other mineral species. The white colour is ambiguous: could be a white feldspar (sodium- or calcium-, as opposed to potassium- feldspar), but there are plenty of other candidate minerals.
4. Really don't have enough to go on (can't see any characteristic form, nor crystal faces, etc.)
5. Really don't have enough to go on (can't see any characteristic form, nor crystal faces, etc.). Any resemblance to a pearl is accidental; the shape and colour is not particularly significant; it is just a small piece of rock most of which is white; it looks like milky quartz (hence it may be quartzite or part of a quartz vein).
In general...
Sscratch hardness can be used to help discriminate minerals - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardnessBut that won't help much here, since:
- we suspect quartz and Na-Ca-feldspar, which are fairly similar in hardness, especially considering that it would be difficult to know the exact hardness of any steel you were to use in comparitive hardness testing;
- confidence in the test can be degraded where specimens are composed of multiple small crystals/grains rather then large crystals. That's because what can appear to be a crystallographic scratch may be just a mechanical ripping out of small grains/crystals.
Macroscopic tests such as scratch hardness often need to be done in conjunction with other macroscopic analysis if an ID of rock or mineral is to be made. Density and reaction with acids can be helpful, eg.
The best means of reliable ID comes from microscopic analysis, using thin sections (thin enough to be translucent to transmitted light), and in part using polarized light. That enables textures and minerals to be identified fairly well. But ambiguity can remain, requiring further analysis using such means as X-ray diffraction and mass spectroscopy.
Thanks Mike! I have uploaded a few more of the pearl ball I keep referring to - its super hard, it won't scratch, nor shatter, it's harder than your average quartz, probably due to its spherical shape, but its intriguing nonetheless! Just wondered if it could be anything else! I have also uploaded another photo of the flint through the magnifying glass - if you can zoom in the top right area you can see what looks like sand mixed with tiny pieces of brown shattered glass that reflect light, just what it looks like.
So in order of mentioning in the first post you think:
1. Pearl ball that was inside flint is crystallised milky quartz
2. The red core of the lava segment - not enough to go on
3. Spanish white milky quartz/ feldspar -Not enough to go on
4. Spanish blue hue rock - possibly leucogranite
5. Quartz with red area of crystals - quartz in flint with iron
Is that all right? If I did want to take any specimens anywhere to get them looked at, where could I take them any ideas? I'm not referring to these, but to other rocks I have that I would like to know what they are.
Thanks again Mike! And Merry Christmas!
You say the 'pearl ball' was inside the flint. How do you mean 'inside'? Was there a cavity open to the atmosphere? Was there a cavity that was not apparent until you broke the flint? Was there no cavity; the specimen just being part of the interior of the flint that became apparent when you broke it? Etc.
Your further photo of 5 doesn't really shed any extra light. I can see grey clay or other fine particulate material in some of the crevices, that's all. Oh I should mention there appear to be fossil shell fragments in it (visible in your original photo). Flints often contain fossils.
You may find these interesting re flint / chert / other micro/crypto-crystalline forms of quartz:
- http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/28506
- http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/download/8377-2960/Banded%2520flint.doc
- http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/download/2018-4495-11832-4283/Luanne%2BFlint%2Bcompressed.doc
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_flint
- botryoidal chalcedony - my post here includes some good links -
Your 1-5 list:
OK, but with 3 there it could be another white minerals
Re getting specimens looked at:
- local geological society (also consider archaeological society, whose members will 'see' rocks in a different way; they can pick up on things a geologist could miss)
- local museum
- geology / rock hounding forums (using photos, as here)
- NaturePlus' 'Fossils and rocks', of course
- http://www.discussfossils.com/forum/default.asp
- www.thefossilforum.com
- www.discoveringfossils.co.uk
And with a bit of self-education, you can get them looked-at by yourself, of course!
There is so much good (and some misleading) information on the internet, eg.:
- geology web sites (some of which include forums)
- UK fossils with good info on specific localities - http://www.ukfossils.co.uk/
- UK fossils - http://www.christraxon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index.html
- www.fossilguy.com
- www.fossilmuseum.net
- www.mineral-forum.com (you'll see some great specimens in the gallery - http://www.topminerals.info/index.php?idioma=ENG&level=album&id=3&author=-)
- mineral gallery - http://www.galleries.com/Sulfides
- intro page for several very good keys to rocks and minerals - http://www.minsocam.org/msa/collectors_corner/
and some web sites includ useful links, eg. http://www.fossil-zone.co.uk/p/links
- general Googling, resulting in such resources as:
- excellent long article on bivalves - http://www.answers.com/topic/bivalve
- the echinoid directory (NHM) - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/index.html
- explanation of fossil casts and moulds - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/paleo/fossilsarchive/casmol.html
- very useful primer on corals- http://krupp.wcc.hawaii.edu/BIOL200/powerpnt/corlanat/sld001.htm
- table of metallic minerals by density - http://webmineral.com/determin/metallic_minerals_by_density.shtml
- table of metallic minerals by hardness and streak - http://webmineral.com/determin/metallic_minerals_by_hardness.shtml
- my description re mineral veins - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/27313#27313
- my description re concretions - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/27257#27257
- my description re 'flints that look like something' - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/28506
- gypsum vs. calcite by scratch hardness (etc.) - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/29482
- magnetic minerals - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_mineralogy
- streak test - http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/streak.htm
- fake minerals - http://www.the-vug.com/vug/vugfakes.html
- good collection of types of slag - http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/slag.htm
Thank you Mike for all that super info. I didn't realise the flint had fossil shell in it!
Re the pearl ball, I have made a small illustration but I'm far from an artist! It was visible on either side of the flint 'shell' it had, and was obviously glittery, which I thought may be the sea salt crystals. It's a definite ball, it had no other similar quartz like material anywhere near it, and it was surrounded by an orange coloured rock which was the latest layer on the surface and within that there was also flint.
So it was almost exactly like the earth, a pearly glittery (quartz) ball, surrounded by flint, surrounded by orange new casing. The ball poked through either sides of the rock itself, it looked like the two sides leaving the rock visible had already broken away.
Thanks for all your help!
Thanks for the diagram.
Some flints are geodes - that is, they have a hollow in the middle, and that may be lined with quartz crystals. Sometimes, geodes have loose fragments within them. The hollow in a geode can be various shapes, some quite irregular, with protrusions that can become detached (or not). What goes on in inside a geode is somewhat mysterious: slow (geological time scale) chemical processes can result in deposition and solution of solids in various ways. I think your flint was a geode of sorts, including your pearl as a protrusion, covered with quartz crystals; it could even represent a fossil. Such a fossil could have been completely replaced by the processes of solution and deposition, or it might persist in the centrre of your 'pearl'.
The orange crust is difficult to give a reliable explanation for. In tropical climates, geodes may form in lateritic deposits/soils - and in that setting, I would suspect the orange crust to be laterite. But there are other brown rocks/minerals that can host geodes, such as limonite - http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/mineralmuseum/picshow.php?id=38369
Here's another example
- http://www.minertown.com/market/crystals/amethyst/amgdur03/amethyst_geode-03.htm
(And, irrespective of the colour of the exterior, here's a whopper of an amethyst geode - http://www.wegnercrystalmines.com/Urg_Amethsyt_Geode.jpg)
Hi Cdcw21
Can't beat Mikes answer!
Fantastic as usuall.
Personally I think your Pearl ball is made of quartz and was deposited inside of a fossil cavity (hollow) in the flint.
I have seen something similar from the Holderness coast but usually in Jurassic rock.
Thanks Tabfish! The quartz ball was found in flint off brownsea island so not far from the Jurassic coast!


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I just re-read OP9, checked out HPL and HPW, and went through the filing cabinet, so hopefully I'm not repeating something that's already been discussed. My question is about the photograph of the Order that Moody shows Harry in OotP. I can't find anything about when it was taken. Any thoughts?
There is lots on what happened afterwards - who died and such. Obviously it was taken before Oct. 1981, and since there is no mention of Lily appearing pregnant, I'd say it was taken before Harry was born, before March 1980 (she'd be about four months pregnant at that point and starting to show, imho.)
According to the HPL, the Mauraders graduated in June 1977 (I would have pegged June 1978 based on birthdates, but I'll use their dates.) So my best guess is July 1978 - March 1980. Think it's open to any time during those 20 months or so?
Really, it's not a big deal as I probably can't use it for what I want to use it for, but it does set the base timeline for those few years and thus something I hope to write.
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Last week it was learned that Megan Fox had turned down an offer to replace Angelina Jolie in the "Tomb Raider" franchise. Then over the weekend came news that she's been offered the chance to replace Rose McGowan in "Red Sonja." What exactly is she waiting for?
Fox reportedly turned down "Tomb Raider" because she didn't want to fuel the comparisons between her and Jolie. Say what you will about Jolie as a human being or an actress, the fact is that Fox could do a lot worse than follow in her career path.
Well here's her chance, as she's been offered the lead in the much troubled "Red Sonja," reported Pajiba, who has all the ugly, wonky, inside baseball details.
Taking the role of "Red Sonja" would give Fox a chance to lay claim to her own tent-pole franchise, and move beyond playing second banana in "Transformers" movies or flopping as a comic actress.
Both Jennifer's Body" and "Saturday Night Live" offered Fox an opportunity to be funny, but audiences weren't buying it. Fox in a metal bikini killing monsters would be a perfect distraction from her acting talents.
Her next film is "Jonah Hex," in which she stars along with Josh Brolin. There is no shortage of troubling rumors about the state of the movie, so she'd better not count on it to give her a boost.
Throughout her brief career Fox has shown a gift for manipulating the press and her public image, but if she's not careful she's going to overplay her hand. If Fox passes on "Red Sonja," she could soon be offered a chance to replace Kritsy Swanson in "Whatever Happened to Her Career?"


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Kabongo goes undrafted. Make it happen MU!
Kabongo goes undrafted. Make it happen MU!
lol will Kabongo actually go undrafted?RealGM @RealGM
Bojan Dubljevic to be picked by #Twolves at No. 59 (via Goodman).
cool lets get Warren Ward and Myck Kabongo undrafted #makeithappenmasai
Kabongo goes undrafted! MU you better get his ass!RealGM @RealGM
Janis Timmas gets to become Mr. Irrelevant at No. 60 by Grizzlies (via Ford).
I gotta say for teams that can't do anything, We're just as effed as the Lakers.
lol sure (sarcasm)Paul Jones @Paul__Jones 1m
Raptors were patient tonight Just talked to head coach Dwane Casey post draft. Said there was creativity and energy in the draft room.
I want my money back!!!!!!
I'm as disappointed as the next fan that nothing big has happened for the Raps tonight but so what? There are 30 teams manoeuvring behind the scenes - just because some teams made moves doesn't mean they were necessarily good ones. I like the patience - obviously nothing came up that was worth it.
Like many people I had a modest hope to pick up a 1st round pick somewhere in the teens and then maybe find an early 2nd round pick to draft Myck Kabongo. Well, we can still get Kabongo and do so without losing any assets. Tough luck for him though, must be heart-breaking.
I was hoping we'd have a 2nd round pick.
Warren Ward isn't that good. Especially with his injury. Kabongo would be a work in progress.
your 2013-14 Raps
HC Dwane Casey and ast ? ? ?
1. Lowry, Kabongo, Lucas
2.DeRozan, Ross, Fields
3.Gay, Fields, Acy
4. Johnson, Acy, Bargnani
5.JV, Gray
So ya lol
Taking it to bed - to dream about the 2014 draft when I can watch it from the west coast and I won't have to be up so damn late!
Well atleast we know now that Ujiri is not looking to blow up the team and tank for wiggins.
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Hi there,
How did you pick your screen name?
How did you come to read Twilight and which book is your favorite?
I got hooked with the first movie and stayed with it.
I like all the books a lot for different reasons, but I guess Eclipse is my favorite.
Who do you like best: Edward, Bella, or Jacob?
Jacob, because he doesn't need to be perfect to be perfect.
But I like them all very much.
Who is your favorite minor character?
There are minor characters? They all seem major to me.
But I guess Alice is at the top. But also Carlisle, Seth, Tanya, Aro, Benjamin, Alistair, Garrett, Diego,...
You name it.
How old are you?
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projections 3 years from now= a bunch of bull****.
How about projections for this year. oh yeah that would be bull**** as well, 1-15 teams can turn around in 1 year and make the playoffs, i think 6-10 teams can as well. in fact every year there's at least 1 or 2 teams that do. It's summer time and reporters have ran out of relevant things to write about.


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Roger Federer wasn't his usual cool self during a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2 loss to Andy Murray in the Australian Open semifinals on Friday.
As The New York Times reported, the television microphones picked up expletives from the 17-time major champion on multiple occasions.
[T]he BBC was compelled on Friday to apologize for Federer's "bad language."
Federer's first clearly audible obscenity in his semifinal loss to Andy Murray came with Murray serving at 4-5, 15-30. Murray fired a body serve which Federer could just get his backhand in front of and sent him into mostly indistinguishable muttering, punctuated with a loud, hard expletive in the middle.
Federer's second audible offense came with Murray serving at 3-4, 40-40, in the fourth set. Murray won a 17-shot rally, and Federer exclaimed that his opponent had been "lucky," preceding that word with a choice adverb.
Popping off at the back of the court is one thing, but directing comments at your opponent is another. With Murray serving for the match at 6-5 in the fourth set, here's how The Times described the first point of that game:
Murray prevailed in 15-stroke rally with a forehand winner, with both players finishing the point near the net. But Federer, on the brink of defeat, appeared to have taken issue with a slight mid-rally [hesitation] by Murray, and shouted "you [expletive]-ing stopped!" across the net. Murray appeared at first surprised, then amused, twisting his face into an exaggeratedly satisfied smirk, laughing and nodding toward his player's box.
Here's video of the point in question. Murray downplayed the incident after the match and refused to repeat what Federer said to him.
"I wasn't that surprised," Murray said. "Stuff like that happens daily in tennis matches. ... It was very, very mild in comparison to what happens in other sports."
Murray added that there were no hard feelings, saying, "People will want to make a big deal of it, and it isn't really a big deal."
Federer also downplayed the incident.
"It wasn't a big deal," he said. "We just looked at each other one time. That's OK, I think, in a three-and-a-half-hour match. We were just checking each other out for [a] bit. No, I mean, that wasn't a big deal for me. I hope not for him."
Murray went on to lose the game and the set in a tiebreaker, but he dismissed the idea that Federer's outburst had anything to do with it.
"I think it didn't rattle me," Murray said. "I think he raised his game, and that's what happens. Sometimes guys need to get emotion into the match."
Federer's fire was short-lived. Murray broke early in the fifth set and won it in 30 minutes.
Federer, of course, was a hot-tempered player when he was younger, and he's been known to have an outburst every once in a while. Here he is yelling at the French crowd to "shut up" at Roland Garros last year:


text: I think JJ made a mistake thinking that finger-touching would not be understood. We saw it for the first time in TOS and we understood it. Did people get dumber in the last 40 years? It's all in the presentation i.e. it could have been established in an earlier scene in addition to kissing. For me it isn't about military protocol though. I feel exactly the same about similar scenes in the movie '2012' when people are wasting time hugging while a woman is drowning in the next room or while the ship needs emergency repairs or everyone dies. When seconds count and lives are at stake I find sentimental indulgence to be offensive. Plus, I didn't fail to understand Spock's arc at all - compromised as his emotions are, I might even overlook his conduct but Uhura has had emotions all along. It belittles her as an officer to show HER emotions take precedence at a time of such crisis. Why is it always about the man? And again, Kirk and Spock go it alone in order to cement their friendship when in fact sending a fluent-Romulan-speaking technician, a med-tech (for Pike) and a couple of security guards would have made far more sense. If the scene had been briefer, I would probably have let it pass but it drags on and on to the point where they are obviously wasting valuable time. I'm all for Uhura and Bones getting more time but not if they're just tools to make us love Kirk and Spock all the more. Let them be their own characters.


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And it's committed to match Amazon Web Services in current pricing and future price reductions, said Bill Hilf, general manager for Windows Azure product marketing in an interview that preceded the announcement. Until now, Azure has been primarily a developer's cloud, a form of platform-as-a-service, where software could be developed with shared tools made available on a specific, .Net-supporting platform.
"We've been focused on platform-as-a-service. That's how we originated," said Hilf, harking back to Azure's launch in February 2010 as a commercially available PaaS. But now Azure's value to the enterprise will change as it offers IaaS, infrastructure that is compatible with many Microsoft technologies already in the data center. They would include Windows Server 2012, System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 and the .Net languages used with Visual Studio.
Its emergence as a general-purpose, workload-hosting infrastructure marks a new era for Azure, one in which its role expands as supplemental compute power for enterprise data centers or primary compute power for small businesses familiar with the Windows environment. Hilf said Azure is currently growing at the rate of 1,000 customers a day and supports 200,000 active customers.
[ Want more on Microsoft's System Center? See Microsoft System Center 2012 Focuses On The Private Cloud. ]
Hilf emphasized the ability of Azure to work with existing data centers as much as he did its unique hosted-service features. "Customers don't want to rip and replace their current infrastructure to benefit from the cloud. They want the strengths of their on-premises investments and the flexibility of the cloud," he wrote in a blog posted on Microsoft's website early Tuesday. It's not either/or on-premises versus public cloud. "It's about infrastructure services and platform services and hybrid scenarios," he wrote. SQL Azure, for example, is a cloud-based database service that can be synchronized with SQL Server in the enterprise.
To kick off the general availability, Microsoft reduced prices on its cloud services by 21% to 33% and pledged "to match Amazon Web Services prices for commodity services, such as compute, storage and bandwidth." The price reductions apply to all Azure services, not just the new IaaS.
Microsoft added two large memory server types for IaaS workloads, a 28-GB and four-core VM and a 56-GB and eight-core VM. Azure runs the Windows Server 2012 hypervisor, Hyper-V, but has free tools that allow a Hyper-V host to accept and run VMware ESX Server virtual machines. The VMware-originated workload is migrated into a format acceptable to Hyper-V. Likewise, Hyper-V hosts can run virtual machines using Linux as their operating system.
It should be noted that its support includes Suse and Ubuntu but doesn't appear to include Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the flavor most frequently preferred for enterprise workloads, according to the information provided by this Azure resource explainer.
Hilf cited Digital Air Strike as an early user of Azure IaaS. The startup supplies a feedback mechanism to new General Motors car buyers. Microsoft quoted Digital Air Strike's chief marketing officer, who's not named in the announcement, as saying his firm looked at Amazon Web Services and other providers but settled on Azure, due to its enterprise-supporting properties.


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With the Eastern Conference playoff race so tight between seven teams, some called me crazy for starting Playoff Math so early this year. I shunned the criticism because I feel strongly that Eastern Conference nerds need their fix the remaining two months of the season.
In an attempt to keep this piece at readable length, I chose not to use a points per game basis as fellow stat nerd Tweed Thornton at Hot Time in Old Town uses. His analysis is equally interesting and I suggest you check it out.
So, with that, I breakdown the playoff outlook for the eight teams that still have a reasonable shot at an Eastern Conference playoff spot…
Montreal Impact
Current Points: 41 (12-7-5)
Games Remaining: 10 (4 home/ 6 away)
2013 Home/Away Record: 9-1-3 / 3-6-2
Maximum Possible Pts: 71
Average Opponents Pts: 34.4
Remaining Schedule: 8/31 @ PHI, 9/8 @ NE, 9/14 vs. CLB, 9/21 vs. VAN, 9/28 @ CHI, 10/4 @ HOU, 10/12 vs. NE, 10/16 @ LA, 10/19 vs. PHI, 10/26 @ TFC
Rundown: Though they had a small dip in form, Montreal is back at the top of the Eastern Conference after Saturday's 5-0 shellacking of Houston. Much of Montreal's success can be chalked up to their dominant home record (they've lost just one game at Stade Saputo this season) but the team also has the toughest remaining schedule and has away matches against playoff contenders, Philadelphia, New England, the Fire and Houston before season's end. Add to that the fact that Montreal is also competing in CONCACAF Champions League play on September 17 at San Jose and September 24 at Heredia and the top spot is far from secure.
New York Red Bulls
Current Points: 39 (11-9-6)
Games Remaining: 8 (5 home / 3 away)
2013 Home/Away Record: 7-2-3 / 4-7-3
Maximum Possible Pts: 63
Average Opponents Pts: 31.3
Remaining Schedule: 8/31 vs. D.C., 9/8 @ HOU, 9/14 vs. TFC, 9/22 vs. FCD, 9/29 @ SEA, 10/5 vs. NE, 10/20 @ HOU, 10/27 vs. CHI
Rundown: Despite a 3-2 defeat to Chivas USA at the weekend, Red Bull still sits in pretty good shape, two points back of the lead. New York holds a strong home record and of their eight remaining matches, five will be played at Red Bull Arena. Also unlike fellow playoff contenders Montreal, Sporting KC and Houston, New York only needs to focus on MLS Regular Season play the rest of the way.
Sporting KC
Current Points: 39 (11-9-6)
Games Remaining: 8 (4 home / 4 away)
2013 Home/Away Record: 6-4-3 / 5-5-3
Maximum Possible Pts: 63
Average Opponents Pts: 30.5
Remaining Schedule: 8/31 vs. COL, 9/7 vs. CLB, 9/21 @ TFC, 9/27 vs. PHI, 10/5 @ CLB, 10/9 at HOU, 10/18 vs. D.C., 10/26 @ PHI
Rundown: Sporting KC holds an identical record to New York and has to juggle two more Champions League games but has one of the easiest remaining schedules among the eight playoff contenders. Though their home record isn't as stellar as you'd think, with the strong atmosphere Sporting Park provides, its unlikely KC is the team currently inside the bubble that falls down the stretch.
Philadelphia Union
Current Points: 38 (10-8-8)
Games Remaining: 8 (4 home / 4 away)
2013 Home/Away Record: 6-3-4 / 4-5-4
Maximum Possible Points: 62
Average Opponents Pts: 33.1
Remaining Schedule: 8/31 vs. MTL, 9/8 @ SJ, 9/14 vs. HOU, 9/27 @ SKC, 10/5 vs. TFC, 10/12 @ D.C., 10/19 @ MTL, 10/26 vs. SKC
Rundown: With eight games left, the Union sit just three points out of first place thanks to the 4-5-4 record on the road (second best in the East) while holding serve at home (6-3-4). Things just got pretty interesting for Philly after New England's 5-1 weekend thrashing of the Union pulled the playoff race much tighter. From a Fire perspective, their grounded out, back-to-back wins over the Men in Red in May could easily be pointed to as the difference between being in and outside the playoff bubble. If the Fire take three points in either of the 1-0 losses, the two teams are swapped in the Eastern Conference table…
New England Revolution
Current Points: 36 (10-9-6)
Games Remaining: 9 (4 home / 5 away)
2013 Home/Away Record: 6-4-3 / 4-5-3
Maximum Possible Points: 63
Average Opponents Pts: 31.5
Remaining Schedule: 8/30 @ TFC, 9/8 vs. MTL, 9/14 @ CHI, 9/21 vs. D.C., 9/28 vs. HOU, 10/5 @ NY, 10/12 @ MTL, 10/19 vs. CLB, 10/27 @ CLB
Rundown: New England has been the surprise entrant into the race this season. The Revs have certainly found ways to punch way above their weight. Even after a six-game winless run in July and August, New England still find themselves inside the bubble with seven of their nine remaining games all against relevant Eastern Conference playoff contenders.
Houston Dynamo
Current Points: 36 (10-8-6)
Games Remaining: 10 (5 home / 5 away)
2013 Home/Away Record: 7-2-3 / 3-6-3
Maximum Possible Points: 66
Average Opponents Pts: 33
Remaining Schedule: 9/1 @ CHI, 9/4 @ CLB, 9/8 vs. NY, 9/14 @ PHI, 9/21 vs. CHV, 9/28 @ NE, 10/4 vs. MTL, 10/9 vs. SKC, 10/20 vs. NY, 10/27 @ D.C.
Rundown: Though not quite as great as 2012, Houston has kept up pretty good form at BBVA Compass Stadium so far in 2013. The Dynamo sit sixth only by the Goals For tiebreaker and currently hold at least a game in hand on everyone in front of them except for Montreal. At the same time, a loss to the Fire on Sunday at Toyota Park would see the Men in Red leapfrog the Dynamo into sixth place with nine matches remaining.
Chicago Fire
Current Points: 34 (10-10-4)
Games Remaining: 10 (4 home / 6 away)
2013 Home / Away Record: 8-4-1 / 2-6-3
Maximum Possible Pts: 64
Average Opponents Pts: 31.1
Remaining Schedule: 9/1 vs. HOU, 9/7 @ SEA, 9/11 @ TFC, 9/14 vs. NE, 9/21 @ CLB, 9/28 vs. MTL, 10/4 @ D.C., 10/12 @ FCD, 10/19 vs. TFC, 10/27 @ NY
Rundown: After failing to win a game in the month of March, the Fire's 8-3-3 record since the arrivals of Bakary Soumare and Mike Magee in late May is nothing short of fantastic. Having said that, the team still finds itself two points outside of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Much of the team's success is due to holding the second best home record in the Eastern Conference (8-4-1) though the side's away record is also the second worst (2-6-3). Perhaps worse though is that after Sunday's game vs. Houston, the team will play just three more home matches in 2013 vs. six away games.
The key to any team making the playoffs is doing the business at home and the Fire should still aim for the maximum 12 points available there. However, in order to make the postseason again in 2013, the team needs to find ways to pick up more points on the road. Luckily they have one of the easiest remaining schedules in the Eastern Conference and visit both Toronto FC and D.C. in two of their remaining six away games.
Columbus Crew
Current Points: 29 (8-12-5)
Games Remaining: 9 (5 home / 4 away)
2013 Home / Away Record: 5-4-3 / 3-8-2
Maximum Possible Points: 56
Average Opponents Pts: 33.5
Remaining Schedule: 8/31 vs. SEA, 9/4 vs. HOU, 9/7 @ SKC, 9/14 @ MTL, 9/21 vs. CHI, 9/29 @ FCD, 10/5 vs. SKC, 10/19 @ NE, 10/27 vs. NE
Rundown: The Crew are here because though it doesn't seem likely, they're still in the playoff race. In my opinion, the key for Columbus is how they do in their next two matches, both of which are at home. A win over Western Conference foes Seattle won't be considered a "six pointer" but it will keep the Crew alive for another important midweek home date vs. Houston.


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Coaching searches fire up around SEC
by Jess Nicholas
TideFans Editor-In-Chief
November 25th, 2012 07:12 PM
By Jess Nicholas, TideFans.com Editor-In-Chief Nov. 25, 2012   As expected, Auburn decided Sunday it could not continued to tolerate the leadership or lack thereof of Gene Chizik, terminating his contract and those of his assistants.   Chizik's departure makes four vacancies currently in the SEC. The others are Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky. [...]
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Idol. So the big do with the big two is tonight. I pretty much only love the finale. Maybe not for the same reasons others do. In fact, I used to not like the show at all. For one simple reason: I made the mistake a few years back of watching some of the regional tryouts where young, earnest people were summarily sent home – hopes dashed, loans called in, family members horrified – with nary a can of floor wax to show for it.Totally devastating. Now I know that's not entirely true and the ones who make it further can leave with something between a goody bag and a small South Pacific Island. With the early tryouts however, you just know the door prize mirrors their level of despair in retail value. Too much for me. Too sad. I have a friend who lost and walked away from a smart, trivia-based reality show with 26 pounds of Salt Water Taffy and a central air system. We tried to celebrate his also-ran status and new home ventilation options. Sadly, he was informed later that the nonreturnable central air system worked only in houses — and performed to optimum standards in multifloored dwellings. Not good – or even possible—for my friend, who still lives in a basement studio. Although he was popular for about 6 Halloweens thereafter. But I've wandered here. The point is it's very hard for me to witness the early stages of these talent-offs because it's too disturbing & painful to watch the dashing of the American Dream (or the Canadian Dream, or the Lithuanian Dream, or whatever). They get sent home and I always wind up saying "That's so brutal! It's cruel!" to which some of my more-than-callous friends always respond: "Don't be silly.They needed to get told that they couldn't sing. Wouldn't you rather know for sure that you don't have talent? It's better they find out now." Really. Really? When it comes right down to it I would rather sit next to someone at a dinner party who has an air of mystery/hint of undiscovered talent than sit next to someone whose life had been shattered, their front teeth handed to them, because they screwed up "Lady In Red" and got told they'd never make it. But then, when I complained for the 400th time about the bitter cruelty of these early tryouts, another friend said, "So don't watch til you get to the good ones." And I knew that was the answer. So watching Lee and Crystal? Not a problem at all. Nor is it just because I know they're both going to score massive record deals regardless of who wins. Or because I know they'll both orbit the earth repeatedly with sold-out tours. Or even because they'll never have to park their newly-won car that runs on solar panels all by themselves. Oh wait. That's exactly why I can permit myself to watch now. Because even if they don't win, they'll at least have some creature comforts with which to lick their wounds. Which I can't say for the poor folks grasping for a Kleenex at the too-heartbreaking tryouts. Thus, I only like finales. Speaking of which, how about voicing your choice in today's featured poll and letting us know who you think will win tonight.
1) Crystal
2) Lee
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This world is so Ignorance, read books and gain some knowledge.
Basic Information
Name: James Lawrence Hoffman
Nickname: The Librarian
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Clan: Uchiha
Looks: James is the epitome of slacker in appearance from his shaggy unkempt light brown hair to his rumpled clothes and coat. Despite his unprofessional appearance, everyone knows he is the best damn librarian they've ever seen and it would be a tremendous loss to lose him.
His blue-grey eyes are the most unusual part of his appearance seeming to glimmer whenhes pleased and blood-red as he becomes frustrated.[img]http://t2.************/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQzmjFq4t7G9daDw-4zQ3Xc1zxVCOZ0THCSVkytjKkuG_F1-BTBiQyDN-A[/img]
Personality: Despite his disheveled appearance, James is rather obsessive-compulsive when it comes to his library. Luckily for him, he can simply send a book back to its right place. The ease of which he now has coupled with the time he knows he has to do what he wants has led him to lead a calm life, almost completely uninteresting to others which keeps him under the radar of other Uchihas who would want to slay him and absorb his power. He lacks the arrogance that comes with the power he has been given, retaining far more of his human qualities than others. At his job he is always glad to lend a hand and more than helpful to students and others who walk through his doors. Though not as well known, he does tutor if someone asks.
Village Info
Village of Birth: Konohagakure
Village of Alliance: Konohagakure
Rank // Chakra Info
Speciality: /
: B -Rank
: C -Rank
Ninjutsu: Basic E-rank
[K G] Sharingan: Needs training
Weapon[s]: Double-bladed Scythe[img]http://t3.************/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRA1mh5h4j5Smu-7MRC5NdHDSETXSmLHzZXm-c9sQrOxKBIV-vGuWmNHw[/img]
Background Info
History: During his harsh Training and Exams in Konoha he had to be taken by a cruel twist of fate, James was thrust into a game of life and death and pitted against a number of combatants. Prevailing through a combination of guile and nature's fickleness, his prize for surviving the contest was to have his dearest wish granted: to have the time and ability to read the entirety of the written word - a wish that he had known would be in vain before this. He currently lives on Konoha on the plane of Terrain, once again a simple librarian.
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Have you put Al Jazeera's new English website in your bookmarks, yet?
Yes, and this is the second time I've posted a link in my journal that got attacked. Couple that with the fact that a lot of our journal entries wind up on slashdot not long after, and I'm starting to wonder who all is reading here.
I almost made another journal entry out of that idea. In a way, I'm mad, but in a way I subscribe to the "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" school


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National Healthcare Decisions Day: Amy's Story
Compassion & Choices member Persis Oberreither, by completing an advance directive, inspired her teenage daughter to do the same. Here she tells of the heartbreak – and comfort – of honoring her daughter's wishes.
In recognition of National Healthcare Decisions Day, I want to share with you my first-hand knowledge of the incalculable importance of having an advance directive, and of discussing your feelings about end-of-life matters with the people you love and trust.
My eighteen-year-old daughter and only child, Amy, was involved in a car accident in 2001. She survived the accident but sustained a devastating brain injury. As she lay unconscious on full life support in the intensive care unit, her neurosurgeon informed me that Amy's head injury was "…as bad as it gets." Later, he added, "I'm flabbergasted she's still alive."
Amy remained unconscious for three weeks before her father and I requested that the machines supporting her life be disconnected. Our beloved daughter died two hours later.
In truth, it was Amy herself who made that request. She asked me six months before her accident what a living will was, now referred to as an advance directive for healthcare. Amy had found me sitting at our dining room table one afternoon, reviewing the living will that I'd drawn up for myself, the pages having been signed, witnessed and notarized at my attorney's office earlier that day. When I explained to her that having a living will "lets you keep control over your own life should something terrible happen and you wind up in a coma in the hospital or something"; that having a living will "makes your life your decision and prevents (I phrased this in a way an eighteen-year-old could relate to) a bunch of 'fundamentalist crusading yahoos' from gaining control over you through the courts," Amy then asked,
"Can I have one for myself?"
"Absolutely," I said.
You never know.
It was understandable why having an advance directive that would ensure her dignity and quality of life up to the end had become of utmost importance to Amy. She had borne witness to the long, terrible suffering of her beloved grandmother: her dear friend –ravaged by Parkinson's disease; her dear friend – no longer able to walk or talk or feed herself; her dear friend – no longer able to recognize the people she loved.
It was due to the love and compassion that she felt for her grandmother that Amy became the kid who got into trouble in religion class, senior year of high school, for expressing her support and approval of the efforts of Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
When I finally came to understand that the life Amy had so emphatically expressed to me she wanted and needed and deserved – a life of independence and self-determination, the life we all want and need and deserve – was forever out of her reach, I, as her durable power of attorney, turned over her advance directive to the hospital staff. I knew that Amy was counting on me to speak her mind for her. I did what she asked.
Honoring Amy's wishes by allowing her to die was…is…well…hard beyond description by the spoken or written word. But as I struggle to endure my grief and loss, I have peace of mind in knowing that what I did for Amy was right.
I encourage you to do this loving thing for the people you love: Children, talk to your parents about their end-of-life wishes. Parents, talk to your children if they are eighteen or older about their end-of-life wishes. Fill out your advance directives as a family. Re-initiate the conversation every so often. Because Amy's story could someday be your story.
You never know.
Persis Oberreither graduated from Miami University with a degree in philosophy, worked as a paramedic, and was a stay-at-home mom while Amy was growing up. After Amy's death, Persis wrote PINKY-SWEAR: Honoring My Daughter's Right to Die, and has worked as a hospice volunteer. She is a member of Compassion & Choices, Bereaved Parents of the USA, and St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Her book can be ordered from pinkyswearamy.com/purchase/.
To obtain copies of your state-specific advance directives, and to learn ways of getting the conversation started, please go to compassionandchoices.org/G2G for information.


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Middle school students can 'dream big' at expo
By BY ROBERT JAKLICH
Jan. 19, 2013 at 4:02 p.m.
Updated Jan. 18, 2013 at 7:19 p.m.
It is truly an exciting time in the Victoria Independent School District with many "magical moments" happening daily. Martin Luther King Jr. once stated, "Faith is taking that first step, even when you do not see the staircase." We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to all of our VISD community members for having the faith and belief that anything is possible within our "612 Square Miles of Excellence."
On Jan. 23 and 24, the Victoria ISD's Career and Technical Education Department, in partnership with the Alcoa Foundation and the Victoria Business and Education Coalition, will be hosting our first "Dream Big STEM Expo" at the VISD Conference Center. This project was developed out of a need to connect our eighth-grade students with career opportunities in the fields of science, technology engineering and math. In the state of Texas, each eighth-grade student is required to develop a personal achievement plan that provides them with a blueprint for a career pathway for four years of high school and two years of post-secondary education.
Each middle school will have two hours to learn from industry partners such as Alcoa, Dow, Formosa, INVISTA, Caterpillar, Victoria Police and Fire Departments, Warm Springs, DeTar Hospital, Key and Associates, Victoria College and the University of Houston-Victoria. The Dream Big STEM Expo is intended to enhance our students' awareness of the many career paths available. It is also not your traditional career fair. The event will provide breakout sessions where students will hear about the real world of industry from positive adult role models and experts in the various fields. These experts will share success stories and present career opportunities, including a cause of action to fulfill our student's education goals.
Beginning in early February 2013, our VISD guidance counselors will begin working with our eighth-grade students for ninth-grade pre-registration. This will allow our students to stay fully informed and allow them to make precise decisions affecting their future.
We will also be offering the opportunity for our high school students, parents, community members and surrounding school districts to join our evening sessions from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on both dates. The evening sessions are tailored to assist students, parents and community members in learning about employment opportunities that exist in the Crossroads job market.
An event of this magnitude could never have taken place without the dedication, commitment and vision of all the parties involved. On behalf of our Board of Trustees and the entire school district, we extend our sincere appreciation to these "Champions for our Children" and for challenging us to do more, to learn more, to dream more, and most importantly, to become more.
Robert Jaklich is the superintendent for the Victoria Independent School District. Contact him at 361-788-9202 or through the VISD website, visd.com.


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Postpartum Problems in Mares
A post-foaling injury or infection can be life-threatening or career-ending for a mare.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt/The Horse
I remember 1973 as a bad year. We had three mares foaling, and two had problems. The first mare wasn't producing much milk and also had severe uterine cramps after foaling. We administered pain-relieving drugs and monitored her to make sure she didn't crash down on her new foal. Eventually the crisis passed.
The second mare was not so lucky; her foal presented backward. (During a normal birth a foal faces the back of the mare, with head down and legs stretched out and straight like a diver, but this was not so in our mare's case.) Our veterinarian extracted the foal--dead by then--and discovered the mare had a tear in her uterus; she was later euthanized.
Post-Foaling Precautions
According to Ryan Coy, DVM, of Royal Vista Southwest, an embryo transfer and mare management center in Purcell, Okla., things can go wrong a couple of times during foaling: during parturition (the act of giving birth), especially if there's a dystocia (difficult birth), and immediately after.
The first thing owners should do after a mare foals is ensure she is bright and alert. "Most mares want to eat something and have a drink of water," says Jerry Black, DVM, director of undergraduate programs in equine sciences at Colorado State University. "We like to have a small amount of hay available to help us know if the mare is normal post-foaling. If she's not interested in food, this could be an early sign there's something wrong."
Black says he also makes sure the mare is producing enough milk. "The baby needs a full complement of antibodies from (the mare's) colostrum within the first four to six hours," he says. "Foals that are continuously trying to nurse or bumping the udder are not getting enough, and you need to call your veterinarian. The only sure way to make sure the foal has adequate passive transfer (of these antibodies from the mare) is to run an IgG test on the foal's serum. This should be done between eight and 16 hours after the foal is born."
Even if everything seems normal, have your veterinarian perform a post-foaling exam to assess the foal and examine the mare.
Owners should check and save/refrigerate the placenta (the organized tissue in the uterus that joins the fetus to the mother) for the veterinarian to examine, says Ahmed Tibary, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, professor of theriogenology in Washington State University's, department of veterinary clinical sciences. "Just assuming it is complete and throwing it away is not a good idea, because the placenta is where a lot of answers can be found."
Retained Placenta
The mare should pass the placenta within 30 minutes to three hours after she foals. A retained placenta is the most common post-foaling problem in mares of any age as well as one of the most serious because it can lead to complications such as toxemia (blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxins) or laminitis (an inflammation of the laminae--interlocking leaflike tissues that attach the horse's hoof to the coffin bone within it).
It's important to address a retained placenta quickly. "If it's retained more than six hours, management of the case must be much more intensive than when it is still fresh," says Tibary, noting that cases involving field foaling can be particularly problematic to approach because you might not know exactly when the mare foaled. "If the placenta is retained, we don't know whether it's been two hours or three hours."A common cause of retained placenta is the premature pulling apart of the placenta from amniotic membranes that encase the foal. Coy explains, "Sometimes the amnion is torn away from the placenta when a nervous or inexperienced mare inadvertently steps on the amnion, or when we're assisting delivery (during dystocias)."
Tibary says that a treatment plan should be devised after examination of the mare to determine why the placenta was retained. "Some breeds are predisposed to placental retention," he explains. "These include draft horses and Miniature Horses. In these breeds part of the problem may be hypocalcemia (shortage of calcium). Without treating this situation, you are not addressing the real problem."
A treatment plan includes uterine lavage with large volumes of fluids, oxytocin (to increase uterine contractions and aid with the uterine emptying as well as expulsion of the retained placenta), anti-inflammatories, antibiotics, and anti-endotoxic drugs. The intensity of the treatment will vary with each particular case.
Retaining a small piece of placenta "can cause a problem just as severe as if the whole placenta was retained," says Tibary. "It's easy to see the problem when the placenta is hanging there, but more difficult to make that judgment when it has already been passed--particularly if foaling was unobserved out in the field and the placenta is missing or has been torn apart."
"Placental tags still attached inside the uterus ... can be life-threatening," says Coy. This is because the uterine bacteria overgrows, and then the bacterial toxins (as in endotoxemia cases) or bacteria itself (as in sepsis) can gain access to the mare's bloodstream and cause a severe systemic disease or laminitic event.
Coy says it's important to note that if the placenta is abnormal, the mare should not be bred back on foal heat (the first heat period after parturition). Her uterus should be given time to heal and provide a healthy environment for the embryo.
Vaginal Injury
Occasionally the birth canal is bruised or lacerated if the foal's hooves scrape or perforate the vaginal wall. This injury is most common in first-time foalings, but it also occurs in some mares experiencing dystocias or giving birth to large foals.
"These injuries can be complicated by infection or aggravated by severe inflammation," says Tibary. "Simple vaginal bruising may be painful enough to prevent the mare from urinating or defecating."
Because of the proximity of the rectum to the vagina, the mare might experience great discomfort when passing feces and subsequently develop a gastrointestinal impaction, which could be worse than the vaginal injury itself. An owner might prevent an impaction by providing laxative feeds such as bran mash so bowel movements will be softer and the mare can pass them more readily and with less pain.
Rectal-vaginal tearing (whereby the foal's foot or nose breaks through the top of the vagina and into the rectum during parturition) is another common injury. A vaginal or vulva tear or a rectal-vaginal tear will be immediately noticeable after parturition (as a discernable laceration or, with a rectal-vaginal tear, when feces exit from the rectum directly into the vagina and are expelled from the vulva), but repair should wait until after the inflammation and swelling subside.
"Surgical repair of a rectal-vaginal tear is usually performed after a healthy bed of granulation tissue is established over the wounds," says Coy. Therefore, unlike with a retained placenta, mares that sustain these injuries can be bred back via artificial insemination or live cover after the perineal area is thoroughly cleaned. After the mare is in foal, surgical repair can then be performed. The mare's cervix (oval-shaped mass whose opening connects the uterus with the vagina) provides an adequate barrier to uterine contamination from feces during early gestation.
According to Coy, these types of tears are rarely life-threatening, but should be repaired to preserve a mare's fertility.
Cervical Injury
While vaginal and vulvar tears can be resolved uneventfully, cervical injuries can be much more detrimental to a mare's breeding career. Cervical lacerations occur most often due to severe dystocia and extreme efforts by veterinarians or managers to reposition and extract the foal.
Coy notes that cervical lacerations are not readily apparent until uterine involution (when the uterus contracts to nonpregnancy size after parturition) is almost complete. Veterinarians generally diagnose these injuries when the mare is not in heat and the cervix is closed, or they become evident when breeding the mare at her 30-day heat. "Major cervical lacerations require surgical repair, but the outcome is often less than optimum," he says, adding that these lacerations can inhibit a mare's fertility and her potential to carry a pregnancy.
Post-Foaling Colic
Many mares--particularly during first foalings--experience mild to moderate uterine cramps due to continued uterine contractions following foaling. They might also lie down to expel the placenta. According to Black, these signs aren't cause for concern. "Cramping is usually transient and normal, but you need to watch the mare," he says. "If pain continues or she becomes violent, this may be an indication of a serious condition."
Therefore, some mares (particularly maiden mares) require a dose of a mild analgesic after foaling. You should also monitor the mare to ensure she doesn't injure the foal if she rolls.
"Discomfort from uterine contractions can usually be managed with a single dose of veterinary-prescribed sedation and medication such as Banamine (flunixin meglumine)," says Coy. "If the mare doesn't respond and within 30 minutes is still showing pain or becoming uncomfortable again, call your veterinarian. There may be more going on than uterine contractions. She may have a ruptured uterine artery (see the "hemorrhage" section) or trauma to the large colon."
The mare's colon might become trapped and suffer contusion or bruising during foaling, or it might be pinched between the foal and pelvic canal. "If it is seriously damaged there will be necrosis (tissue death) and compromising of the gut wall integrity," says Coy. "Pathogenic microorganisms then cross that barrier--from the gut into the abdomen--and the mare will develop peritonitis (inflammation of the lining of the abdomen). In these cases she will be dull and show colic, but these signs are usually not evident right away."
Coy says the mare's prognosis depends on peritonitis severity and gut wall integrity. Sometimes a veterinarian can manage a contusion of the colon successfully if he or she initiates appropriate treatment early. "Often the mare won't show distinctive clinical signs, making early diagnosis and treatment difficult," says Coy.
"If there's complete rupture of the cecum or right ventral colon, ingesta (ingested feed) spills into the abdomen," he continues. "The mare develops severe peritonitis, endotoxemia, and sepsis rapidly. These mares you probably won't be able to save unless you know there's a problem and can perform abdominal surgery and lavage immediately. In most cases, by the time the mare shows signs of acute peritonitis and sepsis, vascular collapse (shock) and death will follow within hours. It's too late for effective life-saving measures."
There are several other reasons for colic after foaling. "Many mares become mildly dehydrated. They may not want to pass manure because of abdominal pain--especially if it's their first foaling--and they may become impacted (see vaginal injury section)," says Black. For the first few days after foaling, mares also are prone to displacement colic. There might be displacement of the colon if it shifts into the suddenly empty space after the foal is born and the uterus is involuting.
Uterine Tear
Sometimes during a dystocia--and most commonly with older mares--one of the foal's feet (or nose) might scrape or tear the uterine wall itself. Clinical signs of a tear (also called a uterine rupture) can include extreme depression, lack of appetite, illness, and possible colic. A mare with a uterine tear usually can be saved if she receives immediate veterinary treatment to repair the tear. However, if the tear is too large or the cervix is involved, her prognosis as a broodmare is guarded to poor.
Less Common Problems
Uterine Hemorrhage One of the most critical emergencies for a mare after foaling is bleeding from the uterine blood vessels (arteries), or a hemorrhage, which occurs most commonly in older mares. "This may (last) hours or a few days, depending on extent of hemorrhage," says Tibary.
The most catastrophic hemorrhage occurs when a uterine artery (which supplies the uterus) ruptures and the mare bleeds uncontrollably into the abdomen.
Coy explains, "This condition becomes painful, as there's distension of the broad ligament (the structure that helps suspend the uterus in the abdominal cavity), and colic symptoms may be an early indication of a potentially life-threatening problem."
If a uterine artery ruptures and bleeds directly into the abdomen or nonconfined space, you generally cannot get the mare to a medical facility quickly enough for life-saving efforts. "But if you catch the mares that are acting painful early on, you can decrease their activity and keep them calm (and possibly minimize damage)," explains Coy. "Your veterinarian may administer a drug like aminocaproic acid to maintain the blood clot integrity."
Bladder Prolapse Occasionally the bladder is pushed out (protrudes) from the vulva during or immediately after foaling. "In mares, bladder prolapse is relatively common after severe dystocia, because the urethral opening in the mare is so large," says Tibary. This emergency situation requires immediate veterinary examination.
Uterine Prolapse Prolapsed uterus in mares is rare but, similar to a bladder prolapse, obvious when it happens because abnormal tissue protrudes from the vulva. Prolapse occurs most often immediately after birth, but it also can occur up to three or four days later. This situation also requires immediate veterinary attention.
Take-Home Message
Immediate treatment is critical to your mare's prognosis if she experiences any postpartum problems. Discuss potential issues and develop a plan of action with your veterinarian before foaling--have him or her examine the mare and the placenta post-foaling. If you plan to breed your mare back on foal heat, first have your veterinarian conduct a pre-breeding exam to ensure her uterus is healed and healthy to carry another foal.
About the Author
Heather Smith Thomas
Heather Smith Thomas ranches with her husband near Salmon, Idaho, raising cattle and a few horses. She has a B.A. in English and history from University of Puget Sound (1966). She has raised and trained horses for 50 years, and has been writing freelance articles and books nearly that long, publishing 20 books and more than 9,000 articles for horse and livestock publications. Some of her books include Understanding Equine Hoof Care, The Horse Conformation Handbook, Care and Management of Horses, Storey's Guide to Raising Horses and Storey's Guide to Training Horses. Besides having her own blog, www.heathersmiththomas.blogspot.com, she writes a biweekly blog at http://insidestorey.blogspot.com that comes out on Tuesdays.
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Amare Stoudemire issued a public plea to Steve Nash, his former Phoenix Suns teammate who will be a free agent on July 1, to join him in New York.
Everyone knows that Steve loves New York and that New York loves Steve, Stoudemire told The Daily News. I love Steve. It would be great to have him here next year.
It is believed that the Knicks would have a better chance at signing Nash if his former coach, Mike DAntoni, was still coaching the Knicks. However, a source close to Nash asked the veteran that same question and Nash responded by saying he isnt ruling out anybody at this point.
via Frank Isola and Kevin Armstrong of the New York Daily News
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What to Expect When Vaccinating Horses
- May 7, 2013
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Most side effects of vaccinations are mild and transient, but it's important to distinguish between minor side effects and those reactions that warrant a call to your veterinarian.
Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Many owners understand that vaccinations can help protect their horses from life-threatening diseases. But vaccines can come with side effects due to the immune stimulation they need to create. Most of these effects are mild and transient, but it's important to be able to distinguish between minor side effects and those reactions that warrant a call to your veterinarian.
"Keeping current with annual vaccinations as recommended by your veterinarian is the best way to help prevent potentially deadly equine diseases and help keep horses healthy," says Megan Green, DVM, manager of Large Animal Veterinary Services for Merial. "Equally critical is understanding that vaccines are designed to stimulate an immune response, and since your horse is unique, his specific response may be different from other horses."
Normal Responses
After intramuscular vaccination, it's fairly common for horses to experience mild, temporary side effects for a few hours. Possible side effects include:
- Local muscle soreness or swelling;
- Fatigue;
- Fever;
- Loss of appetite; and
- Lack of energy or alertness.
"Even humans experience signs like this following vaccination," says Green. "These types of clinical signs help demonstrate that an immune response has been stimulated, which is exactly what we want the vaccine to do."
However, if side effects last for more than 24 hours, consult your veterinarian as soon as possible to inform them of what is going on with the horse. This will allow your veterinarian to provide you with treatment advice and care instructions.
Causes for Possible Concern
Green cautions that sometimes more serious side effects, and in some cases life-threatening events, can occur, including:
- Hives;
- Difficulty breathing;
- Collapse;
- Colic; and
- Swelling at the injection site several days post-vaccination.
"These more serious side effects are rare, but do require immediate consultation, and, in some cases, medical intervention," she says.
Working with a veterinarian is the best way to ensure your horse is vaccinated based upon its particular needs. Many veterinarians follow the American Association of Equine Practitioners' recommended guidelines for core vaccinations. Veterinarians can also be helpful in determining the need for other risk-based vaccinations, as determined by an assessment of your geographic threats and travel plans. They are also familiar with the proper handling and administering of vaccines, which is important as improperly handled vaccines can become ineffective or result in an increased risk of side effects.
"With many vaccines available online or through farm supply stores, some horse owners are purchasing and administering their own vaccines to try to save money," Green says. "Because horse owners are not familiar with vaccine handling protocols, and how to handle adverse reactions should one occur, it's best to partner with a veterinarian to ensure the horse is receiving the necessary vaccinations and the best overall health care."
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Veras excited to represent DR in Classic
By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Astros closer Jose Veras was beaming with pride Friday morning at the thought of being able to represent his native Dominican Republic at the World Baseball Classic. Veras was on the Dominican roster that was released Thursday.
"You can't explain the feeling any player can have to represent their flag," Veras said. "I think it's going to be wonderful."
Veras said he made the decision to play earlier this week after getting approval from general manager Jeff Luhnow. It's special to Veras, considering he wasn't allowed to play in the 2009 Classic.
"I was supposed to play in the last one, but the Yankees didn't let me for a couple of circumstances," Veras said.
Veras, 32, went 5-4 with a 3.63 ERA last season in 72 games and 67 innings for Milwaukee before signing a one-year deal with Houston. He knows this will likely be his final opportunity to play in the tournament.
"It's probably going to be my last chance," Veras said. "My next one I'll be 36, 37, and I don't know if they'll give me an opportunity, so this is my chance to do it."
Astros right-hander Rhiner Cruz (Spain), left-hander Xavier Cedeno (Puerto Rico) and outfielder Che-Hsuan Lin (Chinese Taipei) also appeared on final rosters, as expected. Lin left camp Wednesday to train with his team. Minor League pitcher Murilo Gouvea is on Brazil's final roster.
Biogenesis a topic of day at players' meeting
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - One of the topics that was addressed in the annual Astros players' meeting with executives from the Major League Baseball Players Association on Friday was the allegations surrounding Biogenesis, the Miami-based clinic that is under investigation for reportedly providing performance-enhancing drugs to players.
Astros outfielder Fernando Martinez is among several that have been reported by ESPN to have been on documents obtained from the clinic that list them as receiving PEDs. The report says the documents are not proof the players received or used PEDs
MLBPA executive director Michael Weiner said Biogenesis was "an issue of the day."
"There's a process that's going to have to be followed," Weiner said. "We've been chatting with the players whose names have surfaced. The Commissioner's Office has the right to interview them, and that will happen soon, but in due time. If there's evidence of wrongdoing, we'll get to the bottom of it and we'll get to the bottom of it jointly. That's the way the program works."
Tony Clark, the MLBPA's director of player relations, says players were reminded that there is a strong drug-testing program in place, and those that violate its terms will be caught.
"Unfortunately, we continue to have that discussion, and unfortunately guys are finding themselves in tough spots. We hope, as we educate guys going forward, they'll be in position to make better decisions," he said.
With Jed Lowrie gone to Oakland, catcher Jason Castro and outfielder Justin Maxwell are the team's player reps to the union.
"I always like the opportunity to listen to [Weiner] and talk to him whenever I can," Castro said. "He's very intelligent, very knowledgeable and has been around the game a long time. You hear about stuff in the media, but to hear it behind the scenes and what the inner-workings are, it's a different perspective. The meeting went great, and it was nice to see that everyone had a lot of questions."
Former Astros player Cruz visits camp
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - A familiar face was in camp Friday as part of the Major League Baseball Players' Association contingent that came to Osceola County Stadium for its meeting with the Astros.
Jose Cruz Jr., the son of Astros legend Jose Cruz and 12-year Major League veteran, earlier this month joined the MLBPA as a service agent. He was recruited to the organization by director of player relations Tony Clark, who was looking for a bilingual presence.
"This is my second meeting so far," said Cruz, who ended his career with the Astros in 2008. "It turns out I know a lot of guys in here. It's fun. Anything you can do to help out and make an impact on the game behind the scenes is great. It was enticing, so I took it."
Cruz, who had done some TV work for ESPN since he retired, enjoys helping former players.
"It's something I'm interested in, and something I hope to do for a long time," he said.
A Houston native who played at Bellaire High School and Rice University, Cruz grew up around the Astros and the Astrodome. He said he loves the team's new color scheme.
"The new look is outstanding," he said. "The moment they did the unveiling, it was awesome. It brings back a lot of memories for me as a kid growing up."
Astros hope to bring Bagwell back to organization
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- While Roger Clemens has taken a more prominent role in the organization as a special assistant to general manager Jeff Luhnow and Craig Biggio remains active with the team, the club is hoping to one day get Jeff Bagwell back in the fold.
Bagwell had served as a special assistant for years following his retirement in 2006, and even did occasional television analyst work on Astros broadcasts, but he's not actively involved with the team. Biggio and Enos Cabell are special assistants, and will be at spring camp at some point.
"We want Jeff to be involved as soon as he's ready to play a more significant role like Biggio, Roger and others are playing, like Enos," Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said. "We're ready to receive him, and that's what we're hoping for."
Bagwell played 15 seasons for the Astros before a degenerative shoulder condition ended his career in 2005, and he officially retired the following year. He served as Astros interim hitting coach for the final part of the 2010 season. Bagwell received 59.6 percent of the vote in his third year on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot this year.
Worth noting
• Right-hander Hector Ambriz, who sprained his left ankle a week ago, threw on the mound Friday for the first time since the injury without any incident. The next step for Ambriz will be able to face live hitters for the first time.
• Catcher Max Stassi, who's been dealing with a strained oblique the entire camp, continues to improve. He did some blocking drills Friday and swung a fungo bat. "We're anxious to get him back healthy and get him back on the field," manager Bo Porter said.
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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"This endlessly absorbing book that is at once a record of destruction, a haunting collection of relics, and a door into the past."Sunday Times (London)
"Stuffed with beautiful images ... this satisfyingly heavy book depicts a grimy, muddy city with spots of aristocratic grandeur, a city on the verge of transformation."Financial Times


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Come Party With Me: Going Away Party — Drinks
The menu for the going away party is simple, classic, and comforting so serve a drink that embodies these qualities as well. A lemonade-inspired punch is refreshing and crowd-friendly. It's simple to make and delicious to drink. Make two batches — one alcoholic and one nonalcoholic. For the clambake offer guests a chilled white wine or light, fruity red. For those who prefer not to drink hard liquor or wine, stock up on beer, water, and sparkling juices. For the easy spiked lemonade recipe,
Lemon Punch
From Everyday With Rachael Ray magazine
- Two 12-ounce bottles light-flavored beer, such as Corona
- 6 ounces frozen lemonade concentrate
- 3/4 cup (6 ounces) vodka
- In a large pitcher, combine the beer, frozen lemonade concentrate, and vodka.
- Allow the foam to settle and pour the punch into chilled glasses.
Serves 8.
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- Drinks, Cocktails


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Oh Where Art Thou KO.com's only Craptor Fan? You big slut.
Anyway, as a result of today's loss, the Toronto Raptors are officially horrible under achievers.
Bosh is gone. Fact.
He'll be in the cross hairs of one Donnie Walsh.
Is he worth that much more money than David Lee?