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Just so you know once it's time to shop again, there's only one MacBook model left with owner-upgradable RAM (the legacy 13" MacBook Pro). That model wasn't upgraded this year; that's likely a signal that it'll be discontinued in the coming months. Also, if you're using an external hard drive for storage, remember that you need a backup plan for it just as you would for your internal drive.

The plows weren't out this morning, so driving was tougher than it had to be.

Don't eat Provel.

I would think (hope) that Americans would be able to locate major countries around the perimeter of Europe. It certainly shouldn't be an issue locating Great Britain (which is physically a bit more identifiable than the UK), France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey (which is mostly in Asia), and Russia. Norway, Sweden, and Finland should be pretty easy. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania should be locatable, although I can see people easily mixing them up. And Denmark sticks out like a sore thumb. Central and eastern Europe would be tougher, in part because the borders have changed so much over the years. Ukraine stands out because it's so big, though. In Asia, I'd hope that people could locate Russia, Japan, China, India, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. In Africa, I would think that people could spot Egypt and Morocco. And in South America, I'd think that Brazil, Argentina, and Chile would stand out.

My 2008 MacBook Pro is suddenly using Airplay. It really threw me because I didn't know what was going on until I poked around both in iTunes and on my Apple TV. At least at this point, I've stopped Airplay from happening by default by shutting it off on the Apple TV. I should be able to control it on the Mac end, though, as shutting it off on the Apple TV end would also prevent me from using it from my iPad.

I can't recall ever having a tornado watch this late in the year. This deadly tornado hit Wisconsin on November 11, 1911 (11/11/11). It tore a path from near Brodhead to around Milton. Making things worse was the fact that temperatures dropped from the 70s before the storm to zero afterwards. Not surprisingly, the effects of the storm were more widespread. It's known as the Great Blue Norther of November 11, 1911.

I'd submit that the Miller Park job is pretty challenging, just as it would be with every park with natural grass and a roof. It took several years before the grass was consistently green and healthy looking. You could tell that this wasn't an issue of competence. County Stadium's grass looked great once the Packers stopped playing there. And Helfaer Field's grass has always been gorgeous.

There was a time when teams gave away full sized bats. As a matter of fact, it was Bat Day in 1970 that drew 40,000 fans and caused the original Bernie Brewer to descend from the trailer he'd been living in atop the County Stadium scoreboard.

That fits in with what I think. My best guess is that he's just under 90. Something tells me that if he had hit 90 already, we'd have heard about it, probably with his dealers having an "Ernie's 90th birthday" sale.

The Packer game immediately following the Kennedy assassination wasn't televised. I recall reading that it took 2 hours and 10 minutes to complete. With current telecasts, I think the issue is getting about 20 seconds of action between two long blocks of commercials.

I wonder how old Ernie von Schledorn is.

Yeah, the qualifying offer is just a starting point. David Ortiz received a qualifying offer of $13.3 million last year, then signed a two year deal for 2 years/$26million ($1 million signing bonus, $14 million in 2013, $11 million in 2014). David Ortiz gets qualifying offer Done deal: Big Papi in Boston for next two years All nine players turn down qualifying offers

Several varieties of Lärabar snack bars have between 0 and 10mg of sodium. Others have more typical amounts (a little over 100mg). They're available in the Natural Foods section at Woodman's.

This is just a stab in the dark, but is it possible that you don't have permission to edit that particular calendar? I don't have any experience with Google, but with Apple, I can opt to share a calendar without giving permission for others to edit.

I should have started a seperate thread! Done.

We're flying right now. Whatever DreamHost did and whatever you've done to tweak has certainly helped.

In today's Tavern of the Game segment, Craig Counsell said that he specialized in Wisconsin geography. I wonder if that means that he can pronounce Muscoda (which Bill Schroeder mispronounced but is totally excusable) and Mazomanie (which Schroeder mispronounced and isn't so excusable).

Thanks again. I haven't run into any trouble throughout all of this, so hopefully, that's the case for the great majority.

Thanks again for all of your help with this.

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One of these days I'll get into a recipe, make a bunch, and freeze portions. The trick, of course, would be to find no salt added paste. I think I've run across that, but I'm not sure. I realize that sauce is relatively easy to make, but given that so many convenience foods have become verboten, using sauce out of a jar makes for a fast meal. One thing I forgot to mention is that Whole Foods has pizza crusts with only 75mg sodium in a serving. (This would be the whole wheat crust; the white crust has 90mg, which is still good.) In this case, a serving is 1/4 of the crust. Most foods have pretty standard serving definitions, but with pizza crusts, they vary. One defined a serving as one piece, with a piece being defined as one ninth of a crust. That makes me wonder how one would cut a pizza into nine pieces.

The Institute of Medicine study linked to in the message above would certainly be a good topic for discussion with one's doctors. As one ages, quality of life increasingly becomes the focus. Being able to eat one's favorite foods certainly contributes to one's quality of life. Addressing an obnoxious symptom also contributes to life quality. Fluid retention is uncomfortable, can cause shortness of breath, and can make it difficult to wear shoes. So it's a trade-off. Because reducing sodium seems to really help with fluid retention, it makes sense to do it. Reducing fluid would trump eating what pleases you or considering the possible benefits of not reducing sodium at all. On the other hand, blood pressure is simply a risk issue as it doesn't have symptoms. If this were the only issue, we'd probably be less inclined to be dealing with diet. And there'd be more room to debate the benefits of sodium (or the lack thereof) in one's diet. Anyway, here are some "no salt added" spaghetti sauces: [list-sp] Eden Organic Spaghetti Sauce (no salt added)… available at Outpost… about $4.50 per jar Walnut Acres Pasta Sauces (no salt added)… comes in Tomato & Basil, Marinara & Herbs, Olive Oil & Garlic… available at Whole Foods… about $7.00 per jar[/list-sp] I haven't decided which one tastes the best. A side by side comparison might be necessary. And here's a really tasty low sodium waffle recipe: Whole Wheat Waffles The key to the sodium content in the waffles is the Hain Featherweight Baking Powder (no sodium). It's allegedly available in Milwaukee, but I haven't found it. I ordered some from Amazon. Baking power and baking soda are the main reasons that baked goods have very high sodium content. No sodium baking powder can (allegedly) be substituted for regular baking powder in any recipe. No sodium baking soda alternative can be substituted for baking soda, but the amount should be doubled. I haven't done anything with baking soda yet. By the way, the waffles are really, really good. If you're not watching sodium and want to try them with regular baking powder, I'd recommend them just for the taste. Most pancake syrups are really high in sodium. "Real" maple syrup has only a trace. I've noticed that some maple syrups add potassium. I don't know what purpose it serves; maybe it's a preservative. Previously, I mentioned that I had made up some soft margarine from no sodium sticks but that I didn't know what happened after it was frozen. It turns out that it thaws just fine, so you can make up a bunch of it and save on the mess factor. I did notice that it's hard to get the milk to blend. Before putting it into containers, I've been scooping the portions onto a plate first. That avoids a puddle of milk in the container once you actually put it to use.

A single piece of ravioli is called a raviolo.

For background, here's some previous discussion on the subject of Aoki's contract: Aoki a FA after 2014 (July 2013, correctly explains that Nori will be eligible for free agency after 2014) Aoki's Rights -- Finally an Answer? (February 2013, states that Nori would have been under Brewers control through 2017; at the time, the clause in his contract that grants him free agency wasn't known) I can see where the announcers may not have gotten the memo about the new information that came out in July, but what they had to say didn't match up to any of the previous information that we had available.

Keep in mind that the media are constantly looking to create stories, and if they find something that more or less fits their reporting storytelling interests, they'll use it. The concepts of reliability and validity aren't all that interesting, so they're not likely to bother with those.