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Remmel Mountain Climber's Log
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|Via trail to summit
Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2017
|Took the trail built for the fire lookout. Easy for such a high mountain. Camped at Four Point Lake.
|Posted Aug 25, 2017 7:52 pm
|Matt Lemke
|West Face from Andrews Pass
Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2017
|Scrambled the awesome Class 4 west face from camp at Andrews Pass the day after we climbed the SW buttress on Cathedral and hiked Ampitheater at sunset.
|Posted Jul 20, 2017 10:03 pm
|Amphitheater, Cathedral, The Pope, Remmel
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2014
|3 days out with Heather. We camped both nights at upper Cathedral Lake. The first day it rained on us continuously. We were tempted to try for Andrews and Amos and then ascend the west face of Remmel to reach the north ridge but were warned by some climbers in the area not to attempt the north ridge without a rope.
|Posted Jul 30, 2014 8:18 pm
|Cathedral Slam + Remmel Mtn.
Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2011
|Hit Remmel, Amphitheater, Cathedral, and Apex in 4 days.
|Posted Nov 7, 2012 2:18 pm
|Remmel Mountain
Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2010
|40 miles in 24 hours - didn't think the trail would ever end on the way out.
|Posted Sep 15, 2012 8:01 pm
|Four Point Lake Approach
Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2011
|Added Remmel to the 'Cathedral Slam' circuit over a 5 day trip. Epic!
|Posted Sep 22, 2011 11:51 pm
|Ascent of NW Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2011
|On Aug 10, 2011 my daughter and I climbed the NW Ridge of Mt Remmel (which the Beckey guide notes, "appears sensible as a route"). We had approached the mountain the previous day by hiking due south from Remmel Lake (almost 2 miles of bush-wacking through mosquito infested forests and sub alpine bogs) to camp at 7500' on the ridge. The climbing we encountered was very enjoyable, with fairly straight forward route finding, on good to very good rock. The fact that there was no information on it made for a very enjoyable and adventurous ascent.
From our camp at timberline, we 3rd class scrambled to the top of the North Summit up the stable and lightly vegetated boulder covered NW ridge, then discovered we had to make 2 rappels on the west side to be able to regain the ridge. From there we followed the ridge top as much as possible, doing a couple of 5.1 to 5.2 pitches on very nice stable rock on each of the two main gendarmes. By 10 am. we were on the summit (3.5 hrs of climbing from camp), amazed that there had once been a fire look-out there and that people can actually ride their horses to the top, and after a rappel on each of the gendarmes we were able to scramble down and around the west slope on good to loose boulders and scree (avoiding the north summit), and be back at camp in 2.5 hrs. We arrived just in time for a powerful hail/thunder storm (the descent would NOT have been fun in wet conditions - although we had mostly clear skies for the ascent, there was an ominous blanket of fog filling the surrounding valleys, and while that suddenly cleared when we were on the summit, larger clouds began to form as we descended). We eventually hiked back to Remmel Lake that afternoon in a steady rain.
The lower NW ridge is beautiful and wild and has some wonderful camp spots. It is possible to climb Remmel from the north without ropes (by staying lower on the west slope to avoid the vertical sections), but the ridge is also fun and makes for a classic mountaineering adventure. Remarkably, the route we did appears to have not been done before (no evidence of rappel slings), although it could have been done by someone willing to down climb the cliffs or back-track and drop lower on to the west slope to avoid them.
|Posted Aug 15, 2011 10:56 am
|One-Day Ascent
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2011
|Yes, you read that correctly. Going solo and basically on trails during the trip, I was able to go faster than normal. My original goal was to summit *both* Remmel Mountain *and* Windy Peak the same day. Unfortunately, despite having a fast enough pace to do such an ambituous jaunt, I got injured during a stream crossing and made the good judgement decision (albeit reluctantly) to just head back to the car and save Windy Peak for another day. *sigh*
I found a quicker way to ascend to the top of the southeast ridge. See the "Additions" section.
Remmel Mountain was my 38th Washington CoGPP summited, leaving only Mount Baker to complete that list.
|Posted Aug 14, 2011 9:49 am
|Andrews Creek Route
Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2009
|Excellent trip with great weather. Bob Bolton and I camped where the Peepsight Creek Trail crosses Andrews Creek. Offtrail to the Coleman Ridge saddle and then via trail to the summit. Beautiful meadows surrounded by larches on Coleman Ridge. WA P4k 6/18.
|Posted Sep 30, 2009 1:40 am
Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2008
|We just barely eeked this one in before winter. A very nice hike for the last few miles but the approach along the Chewuch/Chewack river was a bit monotonous.
|Posted Oct 13, 2008 10:12 pm
|Martin Cash
|Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: October 14, 2003
|Paul Klenke and I hiked into a base camp in the meadow between Coleman Peak and Cal Peak on 10/13. On the 14th, we hiked up Cal Peak then over a ridgeline leading to Remmel, before picking up the trail. There were some nice looking rock walls along the way. Found a little slab bouldering to do on the way up. The trail itself was endless switchbacks of scree, though the views were nice. Much of the surrounding area has been devestated by the wildfires from 2 years ago. Drooled over the Southeast Buttress of Cathedral, Amphitheatre Mountain, and Grimface from the summit.
On the way down we hiked over a ridgeline with some 3rd class scrambling, before rejoining the trail back to camp.
|Posted Oct 22, 2004 5:39 pm


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8. brrunopt (Posts: 742; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
Samsung is the one copying by making a 12" tablet
19. TechnoTechyes (Posts: 64; Member since: 24 Jan 2011)
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13. T00muchF00D (Posts: 98; Member since: 27 Nov 2011)
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Learn from mistake!!
12. scumbledEGG (unregistered)
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15. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1587; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
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I hope that Nokia one still sees the light of day in Nokia Glory. They'd have me on day 1.
16. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1587; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
PS the info I just gave about the New "Surface Pro 2" and Nokia tablets has already been on the WEB I hope Nokia does indeed bring theses tablets out in many colors 90 percent of the tablets out there are dull 2001 monolith slabs. I think the Nokia designed Tablets will do for Microsoft with ARMS tablets what the Nokia Lumia designed smart phones did for the Windows 8 smart phone market and that is they made people notice and buy Windows Smart phones. These New fancy colored Nokia designed tablets may not be a hit in America but overseas the Nokia name is respected and they will be well received and Microsoft will smile on the way to the bank. The 7th spaceman has spoken


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April Hubbard, 33, of Russellville is accused of forgery and theft of property by Russellville police.
Russellville Police Det. R. Hendricks testified Hubbard was arrested after police watched video of her using checks stolen from a Russellville resident to make purchases at local businesses.
The victim told police Hubbard must have stolen the checks while being given a ride to go Christmas shopping. Hubbard admitted to writing several checks that totaled more than $700, according to police. Hubbard has three prior hot check convictions and a prior felony conviction for theft of property.
District Judge Don Bourne ordered Hubbard to appear in Pope County Circuit Court on March 4. Bourne set her bail at $7,500 and ordered Hubbard to have no contact with the victim.
Walter Rogers, 25, of Russellville is accused of commercial burglary, theft of property and possession of a firearm by police.
On Tuesday, officers responded to a call about suspicious activity near the Quick Truck Wash. Officers found Rogers in the vicinity and took him into custody.
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Rogers has a prior criminal trespass conviction and prior felony burglary conviction.
Bourne ordered Rogers to appear in Pope County Circuit Court on March 4 and set his bail at $10,000.


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I am taking my wife, Karen and her Dad, Ken to California. So this trip is in a car. We left Minnesota last Saturday and took some backroads thru Iowa and Nebraska. Lots of Harleys with a few Beemers around Northeastern Iowa.
Monday we left Denver, watching the traffic come around me and noticed a GS rider. Watched the Beemer go and figured Maybe we would see him again.
Stopped for fuel and yep there he was. Suiting up. Walked over and asked how was the ride.
" Cold in the pass." He pointed back at the snow packed peaks.
"What do you ride?" He asked.
It took me some seconds to remember that I had my T shirt, " Still plays with Motorcycles" on.
"K1100RS." I said.
"Nothing beats Electric Heat!" He exclaimed.
"Yeah, I agree, made my own but the beemer at the time was an R65."
"R65?" He cracked up laughing, " No extra amps for anything on that machine, this bike has a 60amp alternator! I have all sorts of electronics and the machine will handle most of it!"
" Where are you heading?" I ask
"Alaska" He mentioned taking this route (I-70) or going thru Salt Lake City. However he figured hwy 50 would be nice for cruising.
"Have a friend in Oregon, we are going to a rally just for the weekend... not really looking forward to the long ride...."
"Yup, but that is what these bikes are for!" I exclaimed
My wife and father in law had come back to the car.
"Have a great trip!" I said
"Thanks for talking!"
Cool, well plans for me this year is 1 week of vacation for cage drivin' and 2+ for riding! Even IF/when the prices are close to 4+ per gallon!
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitness Ridge Worldwide, the parent entity of The Biggest Loser Resort, today announced that it will open its next destination resort this spring just outside Chicago. The Biggest Loser Resort – Chicago will open in May 2013 in Itasca, IL and reside within the AAA Four Diamond rated Eaglewood Resort and Spa. Offering the same award-winning, results-oriented program that guests have come to expect and enjoy at the company's other locations, The Biggest Loser Resort - Chicago will be the first to feature "Four Diamond" accommodations, a championship golf course, and a breathtaking 75- foot indoor pool. This location addresses the repeated requests of guests from the midwest and Canada to locate a resort closer to home. The announcement was made today by Larry Bond, CEO, Fitness Ridge Worldwide, LLC.
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Test Bench: Yamaha RX-V1800 A/V Receiver
Yamaha's RX-V1800 yielded the fine technical performance usual from the firm's A/V receivers. Power exceeded its specs by a good margin and bettered 100 watts all around, even with 5 channels driven. The unit's power supply appeared to run out of current when 2 more channels were added, however, since the 7-channel result dropped by nearly 3 dB, to 55 watts-a non-issue in the real world., where program signals never demand this level of stability. Yamaha equips its receiver with a software setup switch for speakers of 6-ohms or lower, which effectively limits power to about two thirds.
Frequency response, distortion, and D/A linearity were uniformly excellent, and crossover responses were all bang on the numbers, with nicely accurate slopes-not always the case. PCM and Dolby Digital noise were very good, if a dB or 2 shy of the best we've seen, although S/N on the analog-multichannel inputs was truly superior. I note that the analog input was a good bit more sensitive than the digital ones (re: our reference levels of -20 dBFS or 200 mV for 1 watt output), so listeners who switch from the latter to the former without adjusting the volume could be in for a roughly 10 dB surprise. While this sounds like a lot, most characterize it as only about subjectively "twice as loud" or so.
All data were obtained from various test DVDs using 16-bit dithered test signals, which set limits on measured distorting and noise performance. Reference input level is -20 dBFS, and reference output is 1 watt into 8 ohms. Volume setting for reference level was -6. All level trims at zero, except for subwoofer-related tests, all speakers were set to "large," subwoofer on. All are worst-case figures where applicable.
Output at clipping (1 kHz into 8/4 ohms) 1 channel driven: 158/281 W (22/24.5 dBW)* 5 channels driven (8 ohms): 103 W (20.1 dBW) 7 channels driven (8 ohms): 55 W (17.4 dBW) Distortion at 1 watt (THD+N, 1 kHz) 8/4 ohms: 0.02/0.03% Noise level (A-wtd): -73.4 dB Excess noise (with sine tone) 16-bit (EN16): 0.9 dB Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz +0, -0.2 dB
Reference input and output level is 200 mV; volume setting for reference output level was -14. Distortion (THD+N, 1 kHz, 8 ohms): 0.008% Noise level (A-wtd.): -90.1 Frequency response: <10 Hz to 166 kHz +0, -3 dB
Reference level is -20 dBFS; all level trims at zero. Volume setting for reference level was -3.
Output at clipping (1 kHz, 8/4 ohms, both channels driven): 150/237 W (21.8/23.7 dBW)* Distortion at reference level: 0.02% Linearity error (at -90 dBFS): 0.2 dB Noise level (A-wtd): -74.8 dB with 96-kHz/24-bit signals: -85.4 dB Excess noise (with/without sine tone) 16-bit (EN16): 0.6/0.8 dB quasi-20-bit (EN20): 13.3/12.1 dB Noise modulation: 0.6 dB Frequency response: <10 Hz to 20 kHz +0, -0.3 dB with 96-kHz/24-bit signals: <10 Hz to 44 kHz +0, -3 dB
*With receiver's software setup switch at 8 ohms. With switch at 6 ohms, power was limited to about 90 and 160 watts (19.5/22 dBW) into 8 ohms and 4 ohms respectively.
Measured results obtained with Dolby Digital test signals. Subwoofer-output frequency response (crossover set to 80 Hz): 24 dB/octave (approx.) above -6-dB rolloff point of 80 Hz High-pass-filter frequency response (crossover set to 80 Hz): 12 dB/octave below -3-dB rolloff point of 80 Hz Maximum unclipped subwoofer output (trim at 0): 6.8v Subwoofer distortion (from 6-channel, 30-Hz, 0-dBFS signal; subwoofer trim set to 0): 0.3% Crossover consistency: bass crossover frequency and slope were consistent for all sources and formats Signal-format consistency: consistent for all applicable formats Speaker size selection: all channels can be set to "small" Speaker-distance compensation: available for all main channels.
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- INTERPOL Paramaribo
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Law enforcement services in the Republic of Suriname are provided by the national police force called 'Korps Politie Suriname (KPS)'. Founded in 1895, KPS is part of the Ministry of Justice and Police.
KPS organizes its police activities across four regions, each with its own general investigations unit. Specialized national police units are based in the capital Paramaribo, and include:
- Drug Investigations;
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INTERPOL Paramaribo
The INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Suriname is part of the KPS Police Intelligence Department. The Head of NCB reports directly to the KPS Police Chief, and has command of a team of six officers.
The principal missions of INTERPOL Paramaribo include:
- coordinating criminal data and intelligence sharing between Suriname police authorities and the international law enforcement community;
- investigating crime and criminal groups in cooperation with partner NCBs worldwide;
- coordinating international fugitive organizations and extradition procedures;
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INTERPOL-led operation in Americas nets fakes worth 200 million dollars
LYON, France – Fake goods worth more than USD 200 million have been seized and nearly 1,000 people arrested in a series of operations co-ordinated by INTERPOL across South America targeting organized criminal counterfeiting networks.Carried out under the auspices of Operation Jupiter in partnership with the World Customs Organization (WCO), the year-long...
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LYON, France – A transnational operation co-ordinated by INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization targeting organized criminal counterfeiting networks across 13 countries in South America has resulted in more than 600 arrests and the seizure of fake goods worth 50 million US dollars. Carried out under the umbrella of Operation Jupiter, goods recovered...
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DURANGO, Colo.—La Plata County officials and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe are setting restrictions in southwest Colorado to prevent wildfires.
The restrictions that begin Wednesday include using permanent fire rings or grates for campfires in campgrounds, limits on outdoor smoking and requirements that vehicles have spark-arresters in areas at risk.
According to the Durango Herald ( http://tinyurl.com/lcx75ns), the agencies are taking action because of a half-dozen wildfires burning across Colorado.
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5 su giugno 25, 2013
Very dear friends gave us a BedandBreakfast.com gift card as a wedding gift. After skimming through the many inns, we decided to go to Mystic and stay at this wonderful B&B. Michael could not be more welcoming and helpful. He is meticulous about his property. The main house and carriage house are charming, inviting and comfortable. We loved the Mark Twain room which we stayed in and breakfast was scrumptious...just like the pictures on the web site. Would highly recommend and hope to return one day. Also, very convenient to all of the sites and attractions.
5 su luglio 19, 2012
Had most wonderful stay back in May this year,would like to have stayed longer. Fascinating home,loved all Michaels collections,something different to see each day when coming down for breakfast. very accomodating host,made sure of our comfort,and a brilliant chef,superb breakfasts. Room delightful and very comfortable bed. Nice little balcony off this room which we sat on for our cuppa . How English!!Beautiful quiet location,and a nice stroll around the village with a geocache find as a bonus. So peacful to just sit in the gardens of the Inn. No distance to drive down to Mystic. Strongly recommended. The Honeys Cornwall UK
4,8 su marzo 18, 2012
Michael was a wonderful tentative host and an excellent chef. The Mark Twain room was the most spacious room I've ever stayed in at a B&B and we loved the gas fireplace. I would definately recommend the Old Mystic Inn.
4,2 su ottobre 12, 2011
Michael was extremely welcoming, his inn was a quiet haven on a very busy weekend. The breakfast was exceptional, while the service was outstanding. My husband and I look forward to our next visit. Thank you again for a wonderful stay.
4,8 su agosto 08, 2011
Absolutely loved everything about the Old Mystic Inn. So pleased with everything about the several days we spent here. If I ever make it back to Mystic, I'll be staying here! There's a great video that shows inside the inn, I'd suggest taking a peek! http://mysticshops.tv/old-mystic-inn/
4,6 su luglio 11, 2011
Old Mystic Inn was one of the best B&Bs I have been to. The food was delicious and the owner was incredibly friendly and personable. If you'd like to see inside for yourself, copy&paste this link into your internet browser: http://mysticshops.tv/old-mystic-inn/ You will certainly be impressed!
4,4 su agosto 18, 2010
My wife and I are from western New York State and spent three days in the Robert Frost Room. The Old Mystic Inn is located in a very quaint village that seems out of the way when you are there but, in reality is very close to many wonderful attractions. If you want quiet, the grounds and surrounding area are perfect for sitting, reading or walking around. The local townspeople are quite friendly and helpful. Our host, Michael Cardillo, cares for every detail of this beautiful place and made our stay exceptional. He made us feel right at home, gave very helpful suggestions as to how to enjoy the local area and made gourmet breakfasts that we thoroughly enjoyed and will never forget. From the website, we formed some pretty high expectations about this place (which is why we chose it in the first place). We were more than satisfied with our choice and expect to return someday.
5 su maggio 28, 2010
My husband and I stayed at the inn in September of 2009, and from first arrival were greeted with a warmth that made us feel like we were staying at a friend's home. The grounds are beautiful and our room(the Henry David Thoreau room) was comfortably furnished and very true to the period of it's namesake. The breakfast's were incredible and Michael went out of his way to see that our vegetarian dishes (a special accomodation, not the normal fare) were delicious and elegant. He also bakes daily and it was most welcome to come back after a day's excursion around town to find the scrumptuous treat he had prepared. The 'common rooms' each have their own charm and are full of lovely items that have been painstakingly collected to add to the coziness of the room. Words cannot express how much we enjoyed our stay here. We will definitely be back again and would recommend this inn most highly.
4,4 su agosto 27, 2009
Away from the hustle and bustle (noise!) of downtown Mystic, but minutes away from all Mystic has to offer. Incredible breakfasts!
4,6 su febbraio 15, 2009
My husband and I stayed in the Emily Dickinson room and our friends in the Herman Melville. We had the parlor between also, so it was like a suite. The rooms were lovely, clean and very cozy. Michael and the staff did a great job making us feel welcome. The breakfast was delicious and all the little extras like the cookies, coffee, tea etc. were such a nice touch. We felt like we had use of a friend's whole house!We look forward to another visit!
4,8 su maggio 05, 2008
Quiet & Serene. Wonderful breakfast. Highly recommend this Inn. Michael and his staff are a class act. Pick this B&B for a perfect romantic getaway
4,8 su agosto 20, 2007
Picked this one based on the website, and the inn lived up to its website. The room was comfortable, and simply and elegantly furnished. I was amazed when breakfast was served. I thought I was looking at something I would see on the Food Channel. All in all it was a wonderful weekend experience, and I would recommend this inn to anyone for any reason.
3,8 su luglio 25, 2007
My husband & I just got back from a stay at the Old Mystic Inn. The room was clean and comfortable. The bath was not large, but was fine. The breakfasts were incredible and the service was always friendly.
4,4 su gennaio 23, 2007
Have visited several times, great location, lovely rooms, great breakfasts prepared by culinary trained chef/inn owner.


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Red Sox lose their cool, fall to Rays on close call
BOSTON -- Sure, the Red Sox were frustrated at being thoroughly handcuffed by David Price for the second time in six days. But that isn't what made them reach their boiling point en route to a gut-wrenching 2-1 loss to the Rays on Monday night at Fenway Park.
In a maddening sequence in the bottom of the eighth, with Price finally out of the game, Brandon Snyder hit a fly ball to left-center field that made nearly everyone in the ballpark think "game-tying sacrifice fly."Full Game Coverage
BOSTON -- Sure, the Red Sox were frustrated at being thoroughly handcuffed by David Price for the second time in six days. But that isn't what made them reach their boiling point en route to a gut-wrenching 2-1 loss to the Rays on Monday night at Fenway Park.
In a maddening sequence in the bottom of the eighth, with Price finally out of the game, Brandon Snyder hit a fly ball to left-center field that made nearly everyone in the ballpark think "game-tying sacrifice fly."Full Game Coverage
As Daniel Nava slid in, his foot reaching home plate before Jose Molina could slap down the tag, home-plate umpire Jerry Meals reached his surprising conclusion: The one that he'd admit was a mistake after watching the replay.
Nava was ruled out at the plate. He was incensed. So, too, was Red Sox manager John Farrell.
The fact that Meals conceded it was the wrong call after the game probably didn't do much to cheer up a Boston team that figures to be in a dogfight with the Rays for the American League East title for the rest of the season.
"What I saw was: Molina blocked the plate and Nava's foot lifted," Meals said to a pool reporter. "But in the replays, you could clearly see Nava's foot got under for a split second and then lifted, so I was wrong on my decision. From the angle I had, I did not see his foot get under Molina's shin guard."
And that seemed to be what had Farrell the most upset -- that Meals wasn't in good position to make the call.
"Well, it ended up in an ejection," said Farrell. "It was a missed call. Terrible call. Clearly, the angle of Jerry Meals behind the plate when the throw came in, he did not see the view. Daniel Nava clearly was safe. It's unfortunate. We should still be playing right now."
Instead, the Red Sox, after a ninth-inning rally came up short, fell back into second place, as the surging Rays leapfrogged them again by a half-game.
"There was no doubt," said Nava. "I knew I was safe. I wouldn't try to sell it. On replays, you'd see I was safe. I knew I was safe. Unfortunately, that was the situation. Obviously, that's what he called. At the same time, I probably should've been there the at-bat before."
What Nava was referring to was the subpar read he got on the play before. After Ryan Lavarnway clubbed a double off the scoreboard in left, Nava was summoned as a pinch-runner. Stephen Drew belted one over the head of Rays right fielder Wil Myers, just in front of the bullpen wall in right.
Just about always, a player would score from second on that type of double. But Nava hesitated ever so slightly, thinking Myers might make an over-the-shoulder catch.
"It's obviously frustrating," said Nava. "I should've scored. It's my fault. I should've scored. Bad read. But, yeah, it happens."
So the Rays, who had to come back to Fenway for one game thanks to the postponement on Thursday, left Boston perhaps feeling like they stole one.
The AL East rivals won't meet again until Sept. 10, when they play three games at Tropicana Field.
"I'm a total advocate of instant replay," said Rays manager Joe Maddon. "And there's a perfect example of when it could have played a possible difference in tonight's game."
When this game started, the Red Sox felt like they were facing a different kind of instant replay. One that had Price throwing one unhittable strike after another.
Just five days earlier, the lefty had fired a complete-game masterpiece against the Red Sox.
Here he was again, taking a one-hit shutout into the sixth.
But Snyder, making a spot start at third base, hit one down the line in right for a solo shot that clanged off Pesky's Pole with one out in the sixth. That sliced the Rays' lead to 2-1.
"Obviously right when I hit it, I was kind of hoping it would stay fair as long as it did," Snyder said. "Just trying to work an at-bat. He gave me a pitch to put a pretty decent swing on. It's the shortest homer I ever hit in my life. I'm sure it's the shortest one he ever gave up."
Price had thrown just 82 pitches through seven and the Red Sox hoped they had caught a break when a 39-minute rain delay started before the bottom of the eighth.
Tampa Bay's ace came back after the delay but faced just one batter, retiring Jonny Gomes.
"I watched him throw the first three or four pitches and I knew it was the wrong thing," Maddon said. "I mean, I'll take full responsibility for that. He should not have gone back out there."
After the zaniness of the eighth, the Red Sox still had a good shot to come back in the ninth against Rays closer Fernando Rodney.
Jacoby Ellsbury led off with a single. With one out, he stole second. Dustin Pedroia grounded out for the second out. Predictably, the Rays walked David Ortiz intentionally, putting the game in Mike Napoli's hands.
The runners moved up to second and third on a wild pitch.
After the 99-mph wild pitch had the Sox thinking comeback, Rodney came back with a changeup that Napoli struck out on, ending the game.
"This is not something that fazes us," said Red Sox right fielder Shane Victorino. "It's just, yeah, it's a little disappointing. But beyond that, we can't sit there and dwell on the moment. Tomorrow's another day."
And there's probably no conceivable way it will be as frustrating on so many levels.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne.


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Running ZA version 8.
Running Vista Ultimate 32 bit.
When running speedtest at the speedtest.net site, I will get a failure
displayed as "upload test error".
This happens 50% of the time.
With ZA turned off and using just the Vista Firewall no errors at all.
I also see a 10 -15% hit on download speeds using ZA verses just the Vista built in firewall.
Is the "upload test error" I'm getting a flaw in ZA?
I've seen some folks posting about this on other sites...bascially stating to get past the error you need to turn off ZA.
Any suggestions are welcome.
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I cook. I do. Not as often as I or my bank account would like, but I have been known to produce pretty unexpectedly awesome stuff from the kitchen when I put my mind to it (cinnamon burgers and Pineapple Thingie to name two).
But one thing I've never done is made an X-course meal, where X is some number larger than, say, 3 (appetizer, entrée, dessert. Done.)
So, Monday at noon, I emailed 6 friends and invited them to an 8-course dinner at 830PM. After sending invitations, I decided on the 8 dishes that I wanted to prepare. (Yes, I invited people to an 8-course dinner that I hadn't planned yet. What of it? I'm an improviser; surely it couldn't be that difficult to improvise an 8-course meal!)
The Menu:
Soup course: Green Pea Vichyssoise
Salad course: Caribbean-Chicken Salad (NOT Caribbean Chicken-Salad; ugh)
Pasta course: Creamy Bacon Carbonara
Fowl course: Grilled Chicken with Watermelon Salsa
Meat course: Maple-Bourbon Steak Tips on Roma Tomato Petals
Dessert course: Peppermint Ice Cream
Fruit course: Cranberry Relish
Cheese course: Grapes with Cubed Cheddar and That Marbly-Kind of Cheese, You Know the Kind I'm Talking About
A couple of things about these dishes:
- I googled '8-course dinner' for the course titles themselves (soup, salad, etc), then googled 'awesome SOUP recipe' 'amazing SALAD recipe' etc. The Google-Fu is strong with this one. Also, I find that googling adjectives is a much more reliable rating system for products and recipes than, say, the five-star system. For exactly the same reason that a lot of your friends are willing to Like a post on your Facebook wall, but only a select few will Share it and Recommend it on theirs.
- I had lured my friends in with promises of steak tips from The Meat House on Franklin St. (seriously, they're the best, and you should try them tonight). So I designed one course around them using a cool plate decoration recipe I found.
The Plan:
- 5PM: Leave work.
- 5-5:45PM: Buy ingredients.
- 5:45-6PM: Drive home, unpack car.
- 6-8:30PM: Cook everything (maybe leaving a couple dishes in holding patterns and checking on them while serving the other dishes).
- 8:30PM: Guests arrive and ask if they can do anything to help. Smile casually and shake my head, saying, "Oh, no, everything's already taken care of."
Feel free to take a moment here to laugh at my naiveté.
Hubris has always been my heroic flaw.
First of all, I got out of work at 530PM. And then I spent a half-hour rushing around the produce section of Harris Teeter, cursing under my breath. At one point, I realized I had just spent 3 minutes walking up and down the organic produce aisle, mumbling, "Cilantro, cilantro, wherefore art thou, cilantro?"
…I don't often cook things with more than four ingredients. Don't judge me.
And all that was before I got to the rest of my shopping list. I finally got out of the grocery store at 6:35PM, and that was only because I had to get to The Meat House before they closed at 7PM, and so I gave up on several ingredients I just couldn't find.
COOL FACTOID: You can't buy fresh cranberries right now at Harris Teeter OR Food Lion.
Fruit Course: CHANGED.
I got home with all of my ingredients at 7:10PM:
In my new car (a new thing I tried right before I started this column)
and on my kitchen counter. I overbought. By a lot.
No worries, I thought, I'm only 70 minutes off-schedule. How bad could it be? I pulled out my six full pages of recipes and began on the vichyssoise.
COOL FACTOID: I chose vichyssoise because I've been wondering about it ever since I saw this scene from Batman Returns.
A short while later, two separate guests showed up early, asking if I needed any help. And I smiled casually, shook my head, and said, "…Yes. Yes, right now, yes."
Thus, the evening suddenly changed from Kit cooking 8 courses for his friends…to Kit cooking 8 courses WITH his friends. I have really awesome friends.
More guests showed up, and they had decided to further derail my plans by potlucking it up. Bringing a dish to an 8-course dinner? What were they thinking? Well, to make them happy (and for no other reason), I begrudgingly replaced two of my planned courses with these new additions.
Fowl course: CHANGED.
Dessert course: CHANGED.
Menu Update:
Soup course: Green Pea Vichyssoise
Salad course: Caribbean-Chicken Salad
Pasta course: Creamy Bacon Carbonara
Fowl course: Chicken Stir-Fry
Meat course: Maple-Bourbon Steak Tips with Watermelon Salsa on Roma Tomato Petals
Dessert course: Cherry Pie and Hand-whipped Cream
Fruit course: Berry-Apple Smoothies
Cheese course: Grapes with Cubed Cheddar and That Marbly-Kind of Cheese, You Know the Kind I'm Talking About
With the seven of us all collaborating, everything went smoothly (although my friend Sylvia did give me a dirty look when I asked her to blanch, peel and quarter a dozen Roma tomatoes, and my friend Ted did give me an exasperated sigh when I asked him to zest orange peels and then discovered the closest thing I own to a zester is a fruit knife, and my roommate Aaron did give me a smack upside the head when I referred to him throughout this column as 'a friend I invited over').
The rest of the evening was spent madly half-preparing a dish, running to the table to eat the previous course, finishing the next course, and repeating the process. Here are the results:
Soup course: Green Pea Vichyssoise
Note: I bet I'm the only person ever to make vichyssoise in a Ninja Blender.
Secondary Note: Also, we ate the soup course so fast, I didn't get a photo of the finished product. These are the bowls after they'd been cleaned. It was the best I could do. It was really good. Although, due to time constraints, I didn't serve it completely cold, which, as that clip from Batman Returns mentioned, is the entire point of vichyssoise.
Salad course: Caribbean-Chicken Salad
Note: I don't eat salads very often, but I'd make an exception for this one.
COOL FACTOID: I've never had vinaigrette dressing before. It's really good with strawberries.
Pasta course: Creamy Bacon Carbonara
Note: Probably the long-term winner of the evening. I'm sure I'll make watermelon salsa again, and vichyssoise is definitely a keeper, but this was both delicious and the kind of easy that defines my nightly dinner choices. Also, bacon. 'Nuff said.
Fowl course: Chicken Stir-Fry
Note: My friends Sylvia and Matt brought this. It fit very well with all the other dishes, which vaguely makes me feel like they somehow cheated. Not complaining.
Meat course: Maple-Bourbon Steak Tips
with Watermelon Salsa on Roma Tomato Petals
Note: Watermelon salsa sounds insane. Ignore that; it's like tomato salsa without the acid. Also –a personal recommendation– use, like, a quarter of the recommended cilantro.
Secondary Note: It was, I admit, a little too much sweet for one dish. If I did it again, I'd go back to my original plan: savory grilled chicken with the sweet watermelon salsa, and sweet Maple-Bourbon Steak Tips with the salt-and-peppery Roma Tomato Petals.
Dessert course: Cherry Pie and Hand-whipped Cream
Note: My friends Colin and Julia brought pie and a carton of heavy cream. Colin whipped the cream, and he gave me a disappointed look when I told him we didn't have vanilla. I'm buying vanilla today. Don't judge me.
Fruit course: Berry-Apple Smoothies
Note: I make a lot of smoothies. This was one of the better ones. My secret: Use more strawberries than seems healthy. It hasn't steered me wrong yet.
Secondary Note: That crazy thing in the middle is the blade-stem from my Ninja Blender.
…I own a thing called a Ninja Blender. Seriously, how cool is that?
Cheese course: Grapes with Cubed Cheddar and That Marbly-Kind of Cheese,
You Know the Kind I'm Talking About
Note: By this point in the evening, everybody was full and tired. We all just had one piece of marbly cheese each (Who eats the cheddar first? Weirdos, that's who.) and headed home (Aaron had a shorter drive than most).
Quickly, Lessons Learned:
- I don't plan well.
- My friends are awesome and supportive.
- A lot of fruit went into these 8 courses. (looks back)…Wow. Like, a WHOLE lot.
- Things that you truly care about have a tendency to work out in the end if you push yourself hard to excel but don't sweat the small stuff.
Now, on to a ten-course meal!
I, Kit FitzSimons, am an aspiring Experience Junkie; I'll try anything once. Every week, something new. If you have suggestions for me, stories of your own, or want to join me on an adventure, let me know via email here.


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I had considered that, but a number of test.pl modules don't output TAP (largely because they're older code). As a result, my parser can't reliably parse their output. My goal here, in reality, is not to test all of the CPAN, but to have a massive stress test of TAPx::Parser [cpan.org]. I still have several thousand test suites left which I can use and I've found a few bugs I need to address.
That being said, I doubt all tests in t/*.t are based on Perl's regular testing tools, but I have to start somewhere.
Yes, I had considered that you had considered that.
In which case, it would be handy to know what test.pl scripts aren't TAP-compliant. I know early versions of Compress::Bzip2 (before it was taken over by the current maintainer) featured a test script that produced nothing useful.
It would be nice to have an exhaustive list. Then we could go about fixing them, if the distributions in question are useful enough to be worth the attention.


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Study Looks at Racehorses' Transitions to Second Careers
- Jan 10, 2014
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The RRTP study on former racehorses transitioned to second career indicates a large percentage of them are acquired from their owners and nonprofit placement or rescue operations, not auctions.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt/The Horse
A study on former racehorses transitioned to second career indicates a large percentage of them are acquired from their owners, not auctions.
The Retired Racehorse Training Project (RRTP) released the results of the study Jan. 9. It stemmed from a 2013 survey of the owners of 4,200 ex-racehorses in 47 states and Canada, the RRTP said.
The study shows 34% of retired horses were acquired directly from owners in racing and 31% from non-racing private owners. Another 13.5% were acquired from nonprofit placement or rescue operations, 9% from professional training or sales, and 2.3% from auctions.
"The public believes racing owners dump their retiring horses into auctions, and that a lucky few get rescued and adopted," RRTP president Steuart Pittman said in a release. "Our survey tells a different story. Most of these horses were not rescued. They were sold or donated through networks of people both inside and outside of racing who work very hard to transition these animals."
The RRTP, however, said the survey indicates racehorses are placed in second careers with long-term owners "through a marketplace that lacks networks and forums through which the sellers, trainers, and buyers can find one another." It also suggests depressed prices and adoption fees necessitate subsidies, and that "the financial incentive to retire horses sound from racing does not exist until increased demand raises prices for retiring horses."
Of the survey participants, 15% have owned or bred Thoroughbred racehorses. Of the total, 72% have owned horses more than 10 years, 86% more than five years, and 94% more than two years.
The average age range for horses in the survey was 10-12 years, the study states.
The RRTP said in 2014 it will expand its educational and promotional work with marketing professionals and advocates of the Thoroughbred to help increase the value of retired racehorses. The organization also said it's necessary to expand online databases and publish a resource directory that can be placed in "every tack room on every backside of every racetrack in America."
Complete study results are available online.
Originally published on BloodHorse.com.
About the Author
Tom LaMarra
Tom LaMarra, a native of New Jersey and graduate of Rutgers University, has been news editor at The Blood-Horse since 1998. After graduation he worked at newspapers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as an editor and reporter with a focus on municipal government and politics. He also worked at Daily Racing Form and Thoroughbred Times before joining The Blood-Horse. LaMarra, who has lived in Lexington since 1994, has won various writing awards and was recognized with the Old Hilltop Award for outstanding coverage of the horse racing industry. He likes to spend some of his spare time handicapping races.
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All ninety minutes of John Carmack's QuakeCon 2011 'question and answer" session have appeared online, giving those not lucky enough to attend an opportunity to see the legendary designer discuss the finer elements of game creation.
A wide range of topics were discussed, but few points were as well received as Carmack's announcement regarding dedicated server support. "We actually have marching orders that future games will have dedicated servers," Carmack told the delighted QuakeCon crowd.
For Rage, the company's upcoming game, dedicated servers are not included, because the team's focus is on its single-player experience. Carmack did note, however, that based on community support, adding dedicated servers to the game's multiplayer modes is "not off the table."
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Vandy Stuns S.C.
Vanderbilt coach Bobby Johnson had no doubt how his Commodores would react, even if many others did, following last week's disheartening loss to Georgia. It made us a little angry, he said.
And Vanderbilt (4-3, 2-3 SEC) took it out on coach Steve Spurrier and No. 6 South Carolina on Saturday with a 17-6 victory.
The win was Vanderbilt's first over Spurrier in 15 tries and the highest-ranked opponent it defeated in more than 70 years.
A week ago, the Commodores left their home stadium after Georgia's 20-17 victory on a last-second field goal.
``I'm sure that people thought we'd fold in the second half here'' after the Commodores led 17-0, Johnson said. ``But we didn't. We came back and played great, maybe better than in the first half.''
``That's a misconception about Vanderbilt,'' Johnson said. ``They do everything they possibly can to try and win.''
This time, it was two touchdown passes from Mackenzi Adams, two interceptions by D.J. Moore and a defense that was so stout it didn't make a difference which quarterback Spurrier called on.
The Gamecocks (6-2, 3-2) became the season's latest Top 10 upset victim.
Little went right for South Carolina. The offense was held to 195 yards. Starter Chris Smelley threw two interceptions and Vanderbilt registered seven sacks.
``This should not be a shock to our team,'' Spurrier said. ``This should not be a shock. Hopefully, it will straighten them out.''
When it was over, Vanderbilt's players rushed to the small section of Commodore fans, jumping and pumping their fists in celebration.
And why not? The Commodores hadn't beaten a team ranked this highly since topping No. 6 LSU, 7-6, in 1937.
The win was extra sweet for Johnson, a Columbia native. On hand to watch were his friend and former boss at Furman, ex-North Carolina State coach Dick Sheridan, along with some of Johnson's Eau Claire High coaches.
``I'm not going to be able to celebrate with them though,'' Johnson said with a grin.
It was hard to imagine Vanderbilt celebrating much of anything this season after the Georgia loss. But Adams says the Commodores did what they usually do - return to work.
``I've been here three years and I've been through a lot of tough, close losses and most of the times, you find us on Sunday bouncing back,'' Adams said.
Vanderbilt had lost seven straight to South Carolina since last winning in 1999.
Spurrier was 2-0 against the Commodores at Duke, then continued the winning at Florida (10-0) and South Carolina (2-0).
Earlier this season, Spurrier had run his streak over Kentucky to 15-0, but the Gamecocks couldn't extend this one.
``I don't think we were too concerned about individuals. Spurrier's a great coach and he always has something for us,'' Adams said.
Except for Saturday.
Smelly drove the Gamecocks 63 yards to the Vandy 13, but Moore stepped in front of a pass in the end zone to stop the third-quarter series.
Backup quarterback Blake Mitchell bounced a throw short on fourth-and-5. A series later, Mitchell's pass was picked off by linebacker Jonathan Goff with 11:05 remaining.
South Carolina had another chance to close in when Adams fumbled with eight minutes left and Eric Norway recovered. Linebacker Marcus Bugs and defensive end Curtis Gatewood sacked Mitchell on consecutive downs to end the threat.
Smelly was 12-of-20 for 145 yards and two interceptions, while Mitchell was 3-of-8 for 19 yards.
``Today, it didn't matter who played quarterback,'' Spurrier said.
Moore got things going for Vanderbilt early on. His first interception set up Bryan Hahnfeldt's 32-yard field goal.
One play later, Ryan Hamilton picked up Cory Boyd's fumble to put the Commodores in position again. Adams found George Smith for a 22-yard touchdown.
Vanderbilt kept up the first-quarter pressure. Two-series later, Adams had runs of 19 and 4 yards, then closed the drive with his second TD pass, a 20-yard toss to Justin Wheeler.
The Commodores were up 17-0, stunning most of the 79,212 at Williams-Brice Stadium.
Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt's standout receiver, came in needing three catches to tie the SEC's reception record of 208, held by Craig Yeast of Kentucky. Bennett, who caught 16 balls here against the Gamecocks two years ago, was held to two catches.
``Earl's the happiest guy in that locker room right now,'' Johnson said. ``Because we won.''
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Childsplay is back -- with a new Brattleboro-based singer
PUTNEY -- Lissa Schneckenburger practically grew up with Childsplay, the all-star collective of fiddlers who play instruments made by Bob Childs.
For one thing, Bob Childs is an old family friend. When Schneckenburger, a Brattleboro-based traditional musician, was little, she remembers going to Childsplay.
"I have fond memories of that and was obsessed with their records," she said.
As a teen, Schneckenburger worked the merchandise table, selling CDs for all the standout musicians in Childsplay.
More recently, she has played fiddle for Childsplay and this year takes on a new role as singer for the annual tour of fiddlers and other musicians, which swings through Putney on Friday for an 8 p.m. concert at Landmark College's Greenhoe Theatre.
"It's really fun to get together and make a big sound. ... It means a lot to us to be part of a project with Bob," said Schneckenburger, who admits to being a bit anxious about stepping into the role of Childsplay singer. "The challenge is to be creatively your own person, while still filling the place that is needed."
Schneckenburger replaces Aiofe O'Donovan of Crooked Still fame, who has left Childsplay to pursue a solo career. Childs is completely confident Schneckenburger will do just fine.
"I think she has a beautiful voice. I think of it as an emotional clarity to her voice," said Childs. "I've known Lissa since she was a teenager. I've gotten to see her mature and develop over the years. I'm kind of in awe of her talent."
The same could be said of all the musicians on stage. Childsplay features 12 fiddler players and a cast of complimentary musicians that includes all-Ireland harpist Kathleen Guilday, flutist Shannon Heaton, Mark Roberts, Vermont guitarist Keith Murphy and Ralph Gordon on bass, along with step-dancer Nic Gareiss.
Together, this powerhouse group plays a mix of traditional and contemporary Irish, Quebeçois, Cape Breton, bluegrass, Appalachian and Scandinavian fiddle music, as well as jazz, swing and classical music.
"There's a kind of festive quality to the music," said Childs. "The talent level of the band is so great. ... Everyone in the group is an all-star in their own right."
In addition to Schneckenburger and Murphy, other area musicians in Childsplay include Naomi Morse and Sam Amidon.
"Brattleboro is really special in that it has a really high percentage of, not just musicians, but artists," said Schneckenburger, who lives in town with bassist Corey DiMario. "It's one of the reasons we're here."
Childsplay began 26 years ago with a phone call Childs got in his studio in Philadelphia inviting him to play in a concert in Washington, D.C. "Oh, by the way," the caller said, "everyone in the group is going to be playing an instrument you made."
The familial, friendly bond has remained throughout a changing cast of musicians, who still remain devoted to the instruments Childs makes. Schneckenburger has had a Bob Childs fiddle for about five years.
"There's a sound quality that is really beautiful. It's been described as kind of a honey tone -- almost a viola timbre. ... It's just a beautiful signature sound that people love." said Schneckenburger. "The sound has really, really grown on me, and the sound has gotten richer. ... I especially love it in the recording studio."
Which is where Schneckenburger has been spending time these days, working with Aoife O'Donovan on a CD of covers of pop songs from the last 60 years, from early rock and roll to Nelly.
The recording studio is also where Childsplay is headed after this tour. A new concert film is also in the works.
Tickets to Friday's Childsplay concert are $20. For more information or to order tickets, visit www.childsplay.org.
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Papelbon survives scare
All-Star closer avoids 10th-inning injury on Crawford liner
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
A well-struck ball by Carl Crawford in the 10th inning that deflected off Jonathan Papelbon and over to Dustin Pedroia, for what wound up a 1-4-3 out, did no kind of damage to Boston's All-Star closer.
"It hit my glove first [and then] grazed my shoulder," said Papelbon. "I'm fine."
When Red Sox manager Terry Francona and trainer Paul Lessard rushed out to the mound to check on Papelbon, the righty waved his arm as if to say, "I'm fine."
Was he surprised they continued their visit even after the dismissive wave to make sure he was really OK?
"I wasn't surprised. They come out there for a bug bite," quipped Papelbon. "But no, no, I'm fine. Totally fine."
Mr. Zero
Considering how crucial Papelbon has become to the Red Sox in the month of October, that is reason to breathe easy.
Papelbon extended his record streak of career postseason innings without allowing a run to 22.
In this one, he retired all four batters he faced, striking out one.
How does Papelbon manage to continually come up big in the postseason?
"He has the ability to amp it up without losing focus in what he's doing," Francona said. "He's not out there being crazy. He's channeling that energy."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Smoltz's latest rehab start a success
Righty set to pitch next two outings for Triple-A Pawtucket
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Smoltz allowed four hits and one run, walking none and striking out six. He threw 73 pitches, 52 for strikes.
Barring any setbacks, Smoltz is expected to move up to Triple-A Pawtucket for his next two starts and then join the Red Sox.
This was the third rehab start for Smoltz, who had right shoulder surgery last June when he was with the Atlanta Braves.
"I felt really good," said Smoltz after the outing. "And for the most part, I tried to establish my fastball. I had a cranky beginning, but it worked itself out and I got into a nice little groove."
The Red Sox look forward to Smoltz getting in that kind of groove for them.
"I think I'm going to get a little more complete each time," Smoltz said. "For the most part, I'm really pleased with today's effort. I felt really fresh in the fifth inning, even though it's the longest stint I've had."
In his three rehab starts, Smoltz has a 1.59 ERA. He has displayed his trademark control, walking none and striking out 10 over 11 1/3 innings.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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- 02 9265 9333
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Sydney is a very green city – in more ways than one! The local area features some of the biggest and most iconic public spaces you'll visit, from historic Hyde Park (dates back to the early 19th century) to the award-winning Paddington Reservoir Gardens, which has re-imagined and revitalised a former water source in a completely different way.
Below you'll find a list of some of our favourite public parks that are sure to become a few of your new favourites too.
We have included information such as local public transport links and facilities within the parks, such as playgrounds, barbecue and picnic areas as well as sporting grounds and contact details.
|Buckland Street
Alexandria NSW 2015
This park includes sports grounds, a playground, bike parking and toilets.
|Centennial Parklands
Centennial Parklands
The 360 hectare area consists of Centennial Park, Moore Park and Queens Park.
|Cook + Phillip Park
|4 College Street
Corner William Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Cook + Phillip Park features plenty of lush grass and places to sit with bubblers nearby. The grass sections are off-leash areas at all times. Features a children's play area, basketball court and public art installations.
|Glebe Foreshore Parks
Chapman Road
|Nestled against the Glebe foreshore, these 4 parks make up more than 17 hectares of open grasslands, sports fields, adventure playgrounds, wetlands and off-leash areas.
|Hyde Park
|Elizabeth Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia's oldest park is divided by Park Street.
|Observatory Hill Park
|Upper Fort Street
Millers Point NSW 2000
Panoramic views of Sydney Harbour and the Harbour Bridge. Public toilets available.
|Paddington Reservoir Gardens
|251-255 Oxford Street
Paddington NSW 2021
Opened in 2009, this public space is within a former underground reservoir. Includes a fish pond, lawns, gardens and shaded seating.
|Pirrama Park
|Pirrama Road
Pyrmont NSW 2009
|Includes the land formerly known as Pyrmont Point Park. Pirrama Park is built on the former water police site.
|Prince Alfred Park
|Chalmers Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
More than 7.5. hectares of open space which includes a tennis centre and children's playground.
|Redfern Park and Oval
|Redfern Street
Redfern NSW 2016
|Redfern Park and the adjoining Redfern Oval received a major upgrade in 2007. The park is a popular venue for Aboriginal peoples' political and cultural events. It contains a naturally shaded playground, a barbecue area and the grandstand and sports field at the Oval provide training facilities for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
|Sydney Park
|Sydney Park Road
St Peters NSW 2044
The former brickworks site is now 40 rolling hectares of open parkland.
|Tumbalong Park
|Darling Harbour
Sydney NSW 2000
Five hectares of open space located within Darling Harbour. Contains water features, landscaped gardens, grassed amphitheatre, children's playground and the Chinese Garden of Friendship.
|Victoria Park
|Parramatta Road
Broadway NSW 2008
Adjacent to the University of Sydney, this is a 9 hectare park. It boasts extensive grassed areas, a children's playground and the serene Lake Northam.
|Wulaba Park
|Amelia Street
Waterloo NSW 2017
An exciting adventure playground featuring a giant slide, climbing tower, tunnels, nets and swings is the centrepiece of this child-friendly park in Green Square.
|Wentworth Park
|Wentworth Park Road
Ultimo NSW 2007
This popular park provides 4 floodlit sports fields, practice cricket nets and shaded playground.
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The perching snail on this rain gauge watches over your garden, waiting patiently to track how much rain has fallen. Easy-to-read glass vial measures
up to 5" of rain.
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snail rain guage, tall
By eileen
from montgomery center vt
I would cut the bottom prongs off and shorten pole to avoid swaying in the wind
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Not a quality product
By Vic
from Bellefontaine
I suppose for the money I got what I expected. However, when it was packaged for delivery someone had pushed down on the packing material and bent it in 2 places. As always though, Gardener Supply credited me for sending it back. I am always happy with the way they take care of a problem and that is why I never go wrong at least trying a product.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
By Dog walker Barb
from Spokane WA
Because of all the negative reviews, I almost didn't buy this, but decided to give it a try. It is the middle of winter and the ground is frozen, so I haven't had a chance to try it. I am going to wrap a heavy rubberband around the tube to keep it from falling thru the holder, even tho it seems like it would be ok w/o it.
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
By occasional gardener
from Columbia, SC
I like the copper snail, but the ring that holds the rain gauge is slightly bent towards the post and the rain gauge tilts when the post is straight. I can't seem to make any adjustments that will correct the problem- disappointing for the price.
attractive but not accurate
By harperart
from Montgomery, AL
The calibrations on this rain gauge are not accurate. The snail is cute and it makes a nice piece of garden art.
(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
A Functional and Fun Purchase
By Susan, the avid outdoor gardener
from Atlanta, Georgia
Now I am able to measure rainfall easily and in close proximity of my outside path. It looks so cute in the front flower bed! The only recommendation would be for slightly longer ground pins as it occasionally requires repositioning to center upright.
Easy to read and unusual
By Bubbles
from MD
Easy to use, good size container and I LOVE that I can buy replacement containers (my husband has a way of breaking them)
This is not a good item at all.
By Annie
from Meeker, Co
The first time I received this item it was broken in 3 places. I called and the representative was very nice and said it would be replaced. I told her that the vile that held the water was way to small for the ring and it fell through. I was told they would make sure the replacement was ok. It wasn't and the ring holder was even bigger, not to mention that this item is poorly made. I'm not happy with it and it was suppose to be a gift. I have never had this trouble with any other item I have received either as a gift or purchased myself. This item just does not have it.
Merchant response: We are so sorry about this reviewer's experience. We reached out to this reviewer to replace/refund, etc.
Cutest way to measure rain!
By Laura Lee
from Albuquerque, NM
I love the attractive design of this rain gauge, which should fit in well in any garden. The only problem is, I had to glue down the glass rain measurer to avoid it breaking by falling out when the wind blows. I live near a canyon, but for most people in less windy areas, everything should work fine.
I would not recommend!
By Judy the gardener
from Tucson, Az
We like to measure rainfall amounts but this one definitely would not last long or measure accurately!
Merchant response: We're so sorry that you were disappointed with your Snail Rain Gauge. You didn't provide your e-mail address, so we can't contact you, but we hope you'll call our friendly customer service staff at 1-800-876-5520 so we can make this right for you.
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