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Users of Nokia's Symbian handsets can now get some DLNA action. With Nokia Play To, from the company's BetaLabs, they can throw content onto the TV screen like everyone else.
The software is only a beta release, but adds DLNA functionality to all of Nokia's Symbian^3 devices so they can stream video, audio and slide shows onto any DNLA-supporting device including TVs, BlueRay players and suchlike.
The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard is a marvellous thing – supported by all sorts of TVs and media players it allows devices on the same LAN to stream content to each other. So a DLNA app on a phone can throw video onto a DLNA television, assuming that television can cope with the way in which the video is encoded.
DLNA connects devices together; it doesn't promise they'll work with the same content. DLNA clients come with different features, some will even transcode content for compatibility, but most differ in interface rather than trying to manage the content itself.
Android has a variety of DLNA clients available, ranging from basic connection managers – such as Samsung's AllShare – to Twonky, which will stream just about any video found on the internet to a TV screen.
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The engineer was the main person when it came to anything to do with engineering works in the quarry and from the amount of machinery you can find in this museum there was a lot of that going on. He lived in a house in the courtyard of the slate workshops so he was available even in emergencies.
Everything is about slate in this museum which is right next to Llanberis at the shores of Llyn Padarn. From there whole mountain sides have been "converted" to slate in all shapes and sizes. But because you were in North Wales they had to do everything "in house". So there was a huge water wheel which provided power via the shaft at the rear throughout all those toolsheds where they had a foundry for the smaller parts and tools, a proper big foundry for waggon wheels and all kind of slate cutting and finishing equipment.
Wales (Cymru in the Welsh language) is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The major cities are Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Bangor. The city of St. Davids is the smallest city in the UK with a population around 2000. Wales itself has a population of around 3 million. The Welsh language is spoken by around 20% of the population.

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A 3-year-old boy fell off of a roller coaster on Thursday at an amusement park outside of Pittsburgh, officials confirmed to WPXI-TV.
The incident happened around noon at Idlewild Park and SoakZone in Ligonier, about an hour southeast of Pittsburgh.
Jeff Croushore, a spokesman for the amusement park, said the boy was conscious and talking when he was flown to Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, about 50 miles west. The child's condition was not immediately known.
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The spokesman said the boy was riding with his brother when he was injured.
"(The investigation) is ongoing. I can't confirm everything. I don't have the exact location on the ride (where he fell), but middle part of the ride, track," Croushore said.
The ride, which passed inspection Saturday was closed indefinitely pending an investigation, according to WPXI, but Croushore said he couldn't say whether the ride malfunctioned.
The Rollo Coaster is a wooden roller coaster that opened in 1938. It was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. Riders must to be at least 3 feet tall to get on Rollo, and anyone shorter than 48 inches has to ride with an adult.
Idlewild is the longest operating amusement park in the commonwealth. It was founded in 1878.
The incident comes just days after a 10-year-old boy was killed on a waterslide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas.
Caleb Schwab, a Kansas lawmaker's son, suffered a fatal neck injury on the slide, which features a 17-story drop.


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The LG Spectrum is the latest LTE device to be released amidst a sea of LTE devices on Verizon Wireless. The Spectrum is the follow-up to last year's LG Revolution and is aimed at the mid-range market (that hole that exists between the Galaxy Nexus/Droid RAZR and the Pantech Breakout/Samsung Illusion). I've had my hands on the LG Spectrum for a little over 24 hours now. What follows are my initial impressions of the device after a day's worth of use.
The Spectrum is a highly spec'd device, with a 4.5-inch True HD (720p) IPS display, 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S3 and an 8 megapixel HD camera capable of taking 1080p video. LG's Spectrum runs Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread with LG's custom UI overlay. By now, you probably know how I feel about the UI skins manufacturers and carriers are putting on devices, so I won't bore you with another rant about why we need more stock Android devices.
In my opinion, LG's skin has taken MOTOBLUR's spot at the bottom of my list, specifically when it comes to the app drawer. LG's app drawer separates apps into unhelpful categories and by default has a whopping 8 categories you'll have to expand and shrink to get to whatever app you want to choose (though you can remove 6). I prefer the standard app drawer, and the better solution to LG's skin is to simply install a launcher replacement application from the market (GoLauncher, ADW, and LauncherPro are my faves).
When it comes to how most people use their devices, the display quality and screen resolution are key points of focus. Though the display on the LG Spectrum is certainly not bad by any stretch, the color output appears dull in comparison to the Galaxy S II (with Samsung's Super AMOLED Plus technology). Since the LG spectrum features a 720p display, it has a standard resolution of 1280×720 which, though awesome for displaying multimedia (videos) on the device, often has me squinting to do some of the more basic functions like reading/responding to email.
The Spectrum feels incredibly solid in the hands, and though the plastic backing renders the phone a bit slippery, I'm really liking the overall form factor of the device. The black with chrome accents motif has always been a favorite of mine, and the LG Spectrum wears this finish quite well.
Overall, the LG Spectrum is a good choice for those who don't want to spend the $ 300 Verizon asks for its top-of-the-line LTE devices. As with all large purchasing decisions, we highly encourage you to go to a Verizon store and check the Spectrum out for yourselves before making the purchase decision. We will have a full review in the coming weeks.
The LG Spectrum goes on sale today, January 19, at Verizon Wireless stores for $ 199.99. Anyone out there planning to pick up the Spectrum?
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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.101 no.10 Pretoria Out. 2011
Success rate of myringoplasty at Groote Schuur Hospital
Juanita BeckerI; Darlene LubbeI
Ifinal-year medical student. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
IIFCORL (SA). Division of Otolaryngology, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the success rate of myringoplasty surgery performed at Groote Schuur Hospital and to evaluate some of the presumed prognostic factors.
DESIGN: The study design was a retrospective analytical cohort.
SETTING: Groote Schuur Hospital (tertiary medical centre), Cape Town.
SUBJECTS: This study assessed the success rate of 341 myringoplasty operations performed by surgeons in the Department of Otolaryngology from January 2005 to December 2009.
OUTCOME MEASURES: An unsuccessful operation was classified as a residual perforation seen at the 3-month follow-up visit that remained present at all subsequent visits. Presumed prognostic factors such as the rank of the surgeon, size of the perforation, location of the perforation, graft used and whether it was a revision procedure, were also evaluated. Where possible, the audiometric gain following surgery was calculated.
RESULTS: The overall success rate in terms of an intact tympanic membrane following myringoplasty was 71%. The average improvement in pure tone average following myringoplasty was 12.4 dB. In 64% of patients, socially acceptable hearing levels were present postoperatively (air-conduction of less than 30 dB). None of the presumed prognostic factors was a statistically significant determinant (p>0.05).
CONCLUSION: The success rate for myringoplasty (in terms of perforation closure) of 71% at Groote Schuur Hospital compares well with that quoted in the literature. There is no ethical dilemma from a surgical outcomes perspective of registrars performing myringoplasties.
To the Editor: Myringoplasty is the surgical restoration of the perforated tympanic membrane by grafting, with the principal goals being a 'dry ear' and improved hearing.1 Myringoplasty is a challenging procedure, and there is great variation in outcomes among various surgeons and institutions.2 The Royal College of Surgeons comparative ENT audit published in 1993 suggested that perforation closure could be expected in 65% of cases, with hearing improvement in 53%,3 but a study in 2002 proposed that the success rate for myringoplasty among British surgeons ranged between 74% (small perforation) and 56% (large perforation).4 An audit at Groote Schuur Hospital in 1993 by Black and Wormald found that perforation closure could be expected in 78% of cases.5 However, no recent data are available on the success rate, making it difficult to accurately inform patients as part of the consent process. At Groote Schuur Hospital, where registrars perform myringoplasty as part of their early training, the question also arose whether the results of trainees were poorer than specialists, and whether patients should be asked for consent accordingly.
We assessed the success rate and presumed prognostic factors in 341 myringoplasty operations performed at Groote Schuur Hospital by surgeons in the Department of Otolaryngology from January 2005 to December 2009. The study design of choice was a retrospective cohort using medical patient records. Prognostic factors such as the rank of the surgeon, size and location of the perforation, graft used (cartilage or temporalis fascia) and whether it was a revision procedure, were also evaluated. Where possible, the audiometric gain following surgery was calculated. Patients were followed up at 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months. The operation was considered to have failed if a perforation were still present at 3 months. The size and location of the perforation was determined by microscopic evaluation, and the pure tone average was calculated by audiometric tests before and after surgery.
The overall myringoplasty success rate was 71%. The average improvement in pure tone average was 12.4 dB, with 64% of patients achieving socially acceptable hearing levels postoperatively. The success rate in patients who had revision surgery was 72.4%. None of the prognostic factors assessed in Table I was statistically significant (p>0.05). Unfortunately, 16.7% of patients were lost to follow-up beyond 6 weeks.
The success rate of myringoplasty (in terms of perforation closure) of 71% corresponds well with figures quoted in the literature.6 In some studies where the success rate was as high as 90%, the operation was performed by highly specialised surgeons with considerable experience in the procedure and a special interest in otology.7 Even though multiple studies have been conducted evaluating the influencing factors in myringoplasty, many of these remain unresolved.8
Rank of surgeon
At Groote Schuur Hospital, uncomplicated tympanic membrane repairs are generally performed by registrars in their first year of training. Our study showed a difference in the success rate between consultants and registrars in the department, but it was not statistically significant. Statistically significant results were demonstrated in the literature.6,8,9 In contrast, Palva et al.10 showed that success might depend more upon technical skill and attention to detail than the level of training or experience of the surgeon.
Location and size of perforation
The location of the perforation did not reflect significantly different results, with posterior perforations having the best result in our study (91%). Worse results are described in the literature for anterior perforations.10 However, some studies show worse results for posterior2 perforations, while other studies showed that the location of the perforation had no effect on success.11,12 Lee et al.4 and Onal et al.6 found significantly higher success rates with perforations smaller than 50%, but the size of the perforation was not found to be a significant parameter in our and other studies.11,13
Graft material used
The type of graft used did not have a significant effect on success. It is has been suggested that, in the case of grossly inflamed mucosa, repair should be performed with cartilage rather than temporalis fascia.7
The 71% success rate of myringoplasty, in terms of perforation closure, compares well with figures quoted in the literature, where the success rate in a teaching programme seems to be between 74% (small perforation) and 56% (large perforation).9 We also infer that there is no ethical dilemma, from a surgical outcomes perspective, in registrars performing myringoplasties.
Acknowledgement. We tender special thanks to Mr Rauf Sayed and Ms Roxanne Beauclair from the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Cape Town for their assistance in data analysis.
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2. Albera R, Ferrero V, Lacilla M, Canale A. Tympanic reperforation in myringoplasty: Evaluation of prognostic factors. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2006;115:875-879. [ Links ]
3. Ryan RM, Brown PM, Cameron JM, Fowler SM, Grant HR, Topham JH. Royal College of Surgeons comparative ENT audit 1990. Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci 1993;18:541-546. [ Links ]
4. Lee P, Kelly G, Mills RP. Myringoplasty: does the size of the perforation matter? Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci 2002;27:331-334. [ Links ]
5. Black JH, Wormald PJ. Myringoplasty - effects on hearing and contributing factors. S Afr Med J 1995;85:41-43. [ Links ]
6. Onal K, Uguz MZ, Kazikdas KC, Gursoy ST, Gokce H. A multivariate analysis of otological, surgical and patient related factors in determining success in myringoplasty. Clin Otolaryngol 2005;30:115-120. [ Links ]
7. Gleeson M. Scott-Brown's Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Vol. 1, 7th ed. London: Hodder Arnold, 2008:932-941. [ Links ]
8. Emir H, Ceylan K, Kizilkaya Z, et al. Success is a matter of experience: type 1 tympanoplasty: influencing factors on type 1 tympanoplasty. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2007;264:595-599. [ Links ]
9. Vartiainen E. The results of chronic ear surgery in a training programme. Clin Otolaryngol 1998; 23:329-335. [ Links ]
10. Palva T, Ramsey H. Myringoplasty and tympanoplasty - results related to training and experience. Clin Otolaryngol 1995;20:329-335. [ Links ]
11. Meranda D, Koike K, Shafiei M, et al. Tympanometric volume: a predictor of success of tympanoplasty in children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007;136:189-192. [ Links ]
12. Singh GB, Sidhu TS, Sharma A, et al. Tympanoplasty type 1 in children: an evaluative study. Int J Pediari Otorhinolaryngol 2005;69:1071-1076. [ Links ]
13. Pignataro L, Berta LGD, Capaccio P, Zaghis A. Myringoplasty in children: anatomical and functional results. J Laryngol Otol 2001;115:369-373. [ Links ]
Accepted 16 May 2011.
Corresponding author: J Becker (firstname.lastname@example.com)


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The 2012 Recommendation of the Council on Regulatory Policy and Governance recognises that an effective regulatory policy includes "a consistent policy covering the role of functions of regulatory agencies in order to provide greater confidence that regulatory decisions are made on an objective, impartial and consistent basis, without conflict of interest, bias or improper influence."
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The Principles have an informal non-binding status of guidance approved at the Committee level. They complement the 2012 Recommendation of the Council on Regulatory Policy and Governance and can be used by member and non-member countries to guide their reforms. The Principles will also be used by the Secretariat when reviewing regulatory policies in member and non-member countries as a set of evaluation criteria.
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Absentee landlords have homeowners fuming
June 22, 2004
The topics ranged from absentee landlords to the Act 47 plan to city steps at last week's 16th Ward Block Watch meeting in Arlington.
Guests included District Justice Eileen Conroy, city administrative assistant Bill Fry and Barbara Zirngibl, environmental health specialist with the Allegheny County Health Dept. City council President Gene Ricciardi also stopped by briefly.
Conroy began the meeting by introducing herself, and telling attendees to stop by her office for a variety of services including notarizing and performing marriage ceremonies.
Her office is located at: 1700 East Carson St., Suite 300, Maul Building. The hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Notarizing is free.
Conroy serves the neighborhoods of Arlington, South Side and Oakland. She will eventually hold an open house to familiarize constituents with her office and services.
Questioned what to do about absentee landlords, Conroy said she sits on Housing Court, and will look into any addresses residents give her.
Another attendee suggested employing the "private right of action", which allows residents to bypass the Bureau of Building Inspection and take landlords directly to Housing Court. Residents collect the evidence themselves, such as by taking photographs, and then testify in court. Notices of the court date and time are mailed to the resident.
Ricciardi said he would report back with more information on the practice at the next meeting.
Regarding the city budget, Fry said the plan formulated by the Act 47 board entails cuts, reduction in some services, and possibly layoffs. Mayor Murphy can either accept or reject the plan: he can't modify it, said Fry.
If not approved, the city has 10 days to devise its own plan. If none, the city's on its own, without state assistance. Fry predicted the city would accept the plan.
A public hearing before city council on the plan will occur on June 22, followed by a preliminary vote on June 23, and a final vote on June 29. To register to speak at the public hearing, call 412-255-2138.
To a question of how public safety would be affected, Fry said if officers are cut, he hopes they will be office workers and none off the street. The closing of fire stations and cutting of firefighter jobs, which is proposed in the Act 47 plan, won't occur before 2006.
Also proposed in the plan are 15 percent budget cuts for the mayor's office and city council.
To attendees' cries to vote state officials out of office for not coming to the city's aid, Fry said state representatives Jake Wheatley and Harry Readshaw are on the city's side.
On the problem of landlords with multiple tenants but who pay taxes on a single dwelling, Fry said it has to be proven there are multiple tenants. If someone purchases a single-family home which they then make into three residences, zoning regulations must be met.
Conroy said landlord and tenant cases can be troublesome. For example, three people may sign a lease but seven people might move in. Landlords don't know who's living in the home and, if problems arise, the tenants may be long gone by the time it reaches court.
Zirngibl said under county health regulations, four or more unrelated people sharing bathrooms makes the dwelling a rooming house, for which a permit is required. And, once a permit is issued, the county conducts annual inspections.
So, said block watch co-coordinator Debbie Neumeyer, the city and county should both be called about multiple tenant complaints.
Fry said that, while the landlords association is very strong,
he hopes Ricciardi's legislation, which holds landlords responsible for tenant problems, is passed. After police are dispatched to a home a third time in 30 days, the house would become a nuisance property, with landlords fined for an officer's time.
Another complaint was residents setting their garbage by the curb on Sundays although pick-up isn't until Wednesday. The Mayor's Service Center is called but to no avail.
For questions regarding paper streets, or streets which, although appearing on maps have had nothing done with them, residents should call the Public Works Dept.
To a query about the proposed closing of city steps by Mayor Murphy to save money on upkeep, Fry said some steps are never used, while some sets are so close together they can be easily consolidated. But the Public Works Dept. will make the decision.
Conroy said juveniles ordered to perform community service aren't assigned steps clean-up because of liability issues. There's also the problem of supervision.
Regarding the vandalized former dialysis center in the 2300 block of Arlington Ave., it can be purchased for $800,000, said Zirngibl, although it cost $2 million to build.
What led to its closing, she said, was that the kidney doctor who said he'd refer all his patients there backed out when offered a better deal elsewhere. As a result, instead of 40 clients at the center there were only four, leading to its closing after only eight months.
The building has been plagued by vandals ever since, with the cost to replace the broken lights in back estimated at $3500. Graffiti is also a major problem. Block watch co-coordinator Mary Lavelle said the city doesn't have the police to assign there to watch for vandals.
Zirngibl said the owner doesn't want to put boards on the windows because it will deter potential buyers.
"Parents need to be responsible for kids," she said.
The next block watch meeting will be held on August 9 at 7 p.m. at St. Henry's Social Hall. Representatives from the city's Public Works Dept., including the Bureau of Environmental Services, will be invited to speak.


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We know your child's success and happiness is very important to you - and it is to us as well. At Saint Bernard School we understand and respect that each student arrives with unique talents and educational needs. Our emphasis is on the distinct development and achievement of all students.
Our support programs in English, study skills, and cultural acclimatization are aimed at helping our students see success while forming life-long friendships in and out of the classroom. Over 90% of our international student graduates applying to Tier One and Tier Two United States universities received offers of acceptance.
Beyond academic excellence, one of the first impressions new students have when coming to our campus is a spirit of kindness and friendship. Each year, Saint Bernard School welcomes students in grades 7 - 11 from around the globe. We look forward to getting to know your child and welcoming him or her as a member of our community.
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A well-qualified international applicant has a strong academic record and sufficient English language proficiency to perform well in a challenging college preparatory environment. Application requirements are as follows:
- An online application with essay and $100.00 (USD) application fee.
- Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written English. For applicants whose native language is not English, and whose language of instruction for the most recent four years of schooling has not been in English, English language proficiency testing and score reports are required. Saint Bernard School accepts TOEFL (minimum score 65), TOEFL Jr. (minimum 785 scaled score) or iTEP (minimum 4.4 Slate Score).
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Wireless Microphones Update - (December 18, 2009)
As of June 12, 2009 performing arts organizations were to have discontinued use of wireless microphones in a specific portion of the broadcast spectrum – channels 52-69, between the 700 and 800 MHz frequencies. The FCC is currently considering an enforcement plan (with accompanying penalties) that could take effect as early as June 2010. If you have not already done so, you are urged to discontinue use of this frequency range immediately.
Performing arts organizations using Shure microphones may be able to re-brand their equipment with a new frequency range. Through the end of this month, Shure Manufacturers is offering a rebate plan to assist their customers in moving out of the 700 MHz band. Please visit http://shure.com/ProAudio/Rebates us_pro_rebate_wireless to learn further details and determine if your equipment's make and model is eligible.
The wireless microphone technology in use by orchestras and other performing arts organizations is undergoing changes. As TV made the transition to digital, the FCC re-examined the use of the broadcast spectrum. The wireless microphone devices used in backstage communication and performance amplification operate in the "white space" that exists between broadcast television channels. Auction of the "white space" resulted in a reorganization of the broadcast spectrum, a re-examination of the allowable uses of the spectrum, and the development of new devices to be used in the same part of the spectrum currently used by wireless microphone technology.
The League, in partnership with our colleagues in the Performing Arts Alliance, is in ongoing communication with the FCC regarding this issue. We are encouraging the FCC to find a solution that is affordable for nonprofit orchestras and that will guarantee that migration to new technology and a new location on the broadcast spectrum will be free of interference during performances.
The League is a member of the Performing Arts Alliance, a coalition of national performing arts service organizations dedicated to advocating for national policies that recognize, enhance, and foster the contributions the performing arts make to America.


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Abe's wins Upper House election again
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Japanese retail data disappoint
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All eyes on the ECB
Services PMIs & Aussie GDP
RBA rate cut
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May (19)
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UK car production plunged, Aussie capex declined and Spanish CPI fell more than expected
French inflation declines more than expected, but spending picks up
Mixed messages from German and French consumer confidence
Japanese inflation picked up, but activity remained weak
Theresa May's days appear numbered & Japan's flash PMI disappointed
Japan's trade report underwhelms, while May's effort to save Brexit deal falls flat
RBA signals June rate cut after Powell leaves powder dry
Upside surprise to Japan's Q1 GDP
May rolls the dice, China loses steam, Aussie wages steady, & Germany returns to growth
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The week ahead, w/c 13 May
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Morning comment: Japanese confidence, Chinese inflation & credit
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Morning comment: RBA, Japan PMI & German factory orders
Morning comment: Euro area CPI, UK PMIs & US payrolls
Morning comment: Fed on hold, BoE to follow suit
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April (20)
Morning comment: China PMIs & euro area GDP
Week ahead, w/c 29 April
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Morning comment: BoJ & UK politics
Morning comment: Japan activity, Aussie CPI & euro area surveys
Morning comment: Japanese inflation & final wages, EA consumer confidence
Morning comment: US & UK retail sales, euro area PMIs
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Week ahead, w/c 15 April
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Morning comment: Brexit delay & Chinese inflation
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Morning comment: A Brexit breakthrough, but Japanese and Aussie business sentiment softens
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Week ahead, w/c 04 March
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February (19)
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Morning comment: Brexit shifts & euro surveys, ahead of Powell testimony
Week ahead, w/c 25 Feb
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The week ahead, w/c 11 Feb
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Morning comment: After the Fed
Morning comment: Post-Commons Pre-Fed data deluge
Brexit votes: No game-changers today
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The week ahead, w/c 28 January
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Morning comment: Dire Japan & France PMIs ahead of ECB
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Morning comment: A softer market mood
The week ahead, w/c 21 January 2019
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Morning comment: Euro area CPI, UK confidence vote & house prices
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The week ahead, w/c 14 Jan 2019
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The week ahead, w/c 7 January 2019
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Morning comment: China trade & Japan services
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Week ahead, w/c 8 October
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Morning comment: Italian deficit & services PMIs
Morning comment: Japan surveys & RBA
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Irish stew promises Brexit summit indigestion
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January (1)
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December (1)
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September (2)
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June (1)
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March (2)
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February (1)
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January (1)
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December (2)
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November (3)
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OBR lays bare Brexit costs
Chancellor constrained by Brexit hit to public finances
October (4)
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Brexit: Wishful thinking
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August (1)
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July (2)
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June (2)
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March (1)
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February (2)
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January (1)
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August (1)
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June (1)
Greece's threat of euro exit has cheated it of a recovery
April (3)
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March (1)
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ECB QE: Bazooka or fudge?
December (2)
Draghi's QE Compromise
Abe: Third time lucky?
November (1)
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October (3)
Kuroda waves his wand again
Rouble Trouble
The BoJ's Tankan Survey: Steady as she goes
September (2)
Draghi's ECB: Bottom of the table
ECB Preview: Will Draghi rise to the occasion?
August (3)
UK Bank Rate: Slackers hold the key
Japan's Q2 GDP: No show-stopper
TLTROs: Never Mind the Placebo
July (2)
Euro area outlook: Firmer growth, subdued inflation
The Tankan and QQE: Carry on Regardless
June (3)
Sizing up the ECB's policy package
Abe's 3rd Arrow: Flying or Dying?
Comfortable Easing Ahead for the ECB
May (2)
The ECB waiting game
The ECB's waiting game
April (1)
UK property market: More still than sparkling
January (4)
UK rates: No change in 2014?
Abenomics: What follows the Money? A Response
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Italian and Spanish spreads: Further to fall?
December (1)
Japan: Q313 Flow of Funds
November (1)
Abe & the Consumption Tax: No Nineties Throwback
October (1)
A Tale of Two Cities
September (5)
QQE in action: The BoJ's flow of funds data
Did the Fed bottle it?
Abe & the Consumption Tax: No Nineties Throwback
Euro Banks: Time for another check-up
Abenomics - FAQs
August (1)
BoJ: Waiting for wage growth
June (5)
RBS - Is George's Heart Really In A Break-Up?
Euro area economic forecasts: A little light at the end of the tunnel
Achtung Abe!!
Floods in Germany: No impact on ECB policy
Is Abenomics failing?
May (8)
JGBs: Banking on the BoJ
Weakness in the euro area's core: Structural or cyclical?
JGBs: BoJ provides the ultimate backstop
Japan: Is the virtuous cycle within reach?
ECB policy: Looking at the negatives
ECB: Filling the BoJ's old boots?
ECB: Reloading the conventional measures
ECB: More than a rate cut?
April (5)
Germany's new anti-euro party: The saviour of the single currency?
Corporate Japan: Far from a curse
Wow, Kuroda!
The BoJ: Over-inflated expectations?
Cyprus' missed opportunity?
March (11)
Euro area post-Cyprus: Re-pricing of risks
UK banks – Safety first
Cyprus: A dark future within the euro area
It's the euro that needs a solidarity fund
The madness of Chancellor George
Cyprus: A Haircut In All But Name
Banking union: Deflecting the euro area's cosmic rock
UK inflation: Why wages matter
The Bank of Japan: Counting on Kuroda
BoE: Only a matter of time
ECB: Tailoring rates getting increasingly challenging
February (3)
France: How much should we worry?
The strong euro: Is it a game changer for the ECB?
Japan: Maintaining the momentum
January (4)
The Bank of Japan: Great Expectations?
New Year, New BoJ?
European banks – getting to the core of subdued debt issuance
Quarterly Global Economic Outlook (Q1 2013)
A big upside surprise to UK inflation
19 August 2020
Chris Scicluna
Emily Nicol
UK inflation boosted by one-off and temporary effects.
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Japanese GDP drops to lowest level since 2011
17 August 2020
Emily Nicol
Chris Scicluna
Japanese GDP drops at a record rate as consumer spending and exports plunge.
Flash PMIs, as well as US housing, and UK and Japanese inflation, the data highlights this week.
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UK worst hit economy in Q2
12 August 2020
Emily Nicol
Chris Scicluna
UK was worst hit economy in Q2.
Australian consumers more downbeat as pandemic revives.
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UK jobs fall sharply to 3-year low
11 August 2020
Emily Nicol
Chris Scicluna
UK jobs and pay down sharply.
Japanese economy watchers downbeat about the outlook.
Australian business confidence worsens too.
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Chinese inflation edges higher
10 August 2020
Emily Nicol
Chris Scicluna
Chinese inflation came in slightly ahead of expectations on the back of higher food prices.
BoF more downbeat about recent recovery.
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Ubaldo Jimenez carried a no-hit bid into the sixth Saturday night, backed by home runs from Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn as the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1.
Once Ubaldo Jimenez got through the fifth without allowing a hit, he began thinking back to his no-hitter at Atlanta in April 2010.
He couldn't help it. Jimenez walked six batters that day.
He carried a no-hit bid into the sixth Saturday night, backed by home runs from Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn as the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1.
Jimenez (9-7) didn't allow a hit until Josh Donaldson lined a run-scoring single to shallow center with two out in the sixth, ending the pitcher's night after 105 pitches. He struck out eight and walked five.
"Since I got in the fifth inning, it brought a lot of good memories of my no-hitter in Atlanta," Jimenez said. "Especially when I walked six guys in that no-hitter."
Asdrubal Cabrera drove in two runs and Michael Brantley hit a pair of doubles for Cleveland.
A day after the Indians matched a season high with 13 stranded base runners, they took advantage of timely opportunities.
Swisher drove the first pitch from Dan Straily over the right-field fence for his 13th home run, staking Jimenez to an early lead in the first. Cabrera later added a run-scoring single before hitting an RBI double in the sixth.
Pitching on six days' rest, Jimenez bounced back after taking a 7-2 loss to the Angels on Aug. 10 for his second straight defeat.
He hoped he could have talked manager Terry Francona into staying in the game if he'd kept the no-hitter going into the seventh.
"We established the fastball in the first inning," he said. "It's not like I was wild. I was pretty much close in the strike zone. ... I wanted to get out of the sixth inning without (more) damage."
The A's drew two walks from the right-hander in each of the third and fourth innings but failed to capitalize.
Jimenez plunked Josh Reddick in the right shoulder with one out in the sixth and Rich Hill began warming up in the bullpen. Jimenez walked Yoenis Cespedes on his 101st pitch and received a mound visit from pitching coach Mickey Callaway.
Brandon Moss then struck out swinging before Donaldson singled.
The A's didn't do much more.
"Jimenez was at times effectively wild today," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "He does have good stuff, he does have a lot of different pitches that you have to worry about. He walked some guys but we couldn't square him up."
Coco Crisp flied out as a pinch-hitter with runners on the corners to end the eighth.
Bourn's seventh-inning drive ended an 0-for-11 stretch for just his second hit in 21 at-bats during the team's road trip.
Swisher added an RBI single and Jason Kipnis a two-run single in the ninth as the Indians won for the fifth time in the first six meetings with the A's after sweeping a four-game set at home in May.
"To put up seven runs on a team like that, that's doing something," Swisher said. "We got a lot of contributions from a lot of guys ... adding on runs every inning and not just getting up early and coasting."
Straily (6-7) extended his losing streak to five games. He is winless in six outings since being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on July 20, though he had received no run support in three of those outings since the All-Star break.
He allowed three runs and six hits, struck out seven and matched his season high with four walks over 5 2-3 innings.
Straily allowed Swisher's one-out homer then struck out Kipnis before allowing back-to-back walks to Carlos Santana and Brantley. Pitching coach Curt Young made a mound visit when he went 2-0 to Cabrera, who then hit an RBI single to snap an 0-for-20 streak.
After Drew Stubbs doubled to start the Cleveland fifth, Gold Glove right fielder Reddick started a sensational double play when he caught Bourn's liner and made the perfect throw to third to get Stubbs.
The sold-out Coliseum crowd of 35,067 booed former A's fan favorites Swisher and Jason Giambi whenever they came to the plate.
"That's crazy, man," Swisher said. "Me and G. both. I don't get it, it is what it is."
Cespedes went 1 for 3 with a walk on a day fans arrived more than four hours early to get his bobblehead.
Notes: The Indians scored in the opening inning for the first time since Aug. 3 at Miami and put up multiple runs in the first for the first time since July 24 at Seattle. ... Crisp took batting practice but didn't start for a fourth straight game because of a sore left wrist, yet he stayed in the game at CF for the ninth. Crisp received a cortisone injection Tuesday and isn't expected to start Sunday. ... The Indians are 18-7 against the AL West with eight games to go. ... A's RHP Bartolo Colon is headed to the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a strained left groin after he was hurt throwing on flat ground Friday. Oakland will recall lefty Tommy Milone from Triple-A to start the series finale Sunday. ... Indians RHP Josh Tomlin, who hasn't pitched all year as he works back from Tommy John surgery, got through his rehab outing with Double-A Akron with positive results. Francona said he likely won't rejoin Cleveland until rosters expand in September.


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June 26, 1922 - February 3, 2013
Livingston Manor, NY
George I. Will of Livingston Manor passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Roscoe Regional Rehab & RHCF. He was 90.
He was the son of the late John J. and Eunice Soules Will, born on June 26, 1922 in Livingston Manor, NY.
George proudly served our county in the United States Army Air Corps as a Staff Sergeant during World War II, stationed in Brazil. George was a member of the Livingston Manor Masonic Lodge # 798 F & AM for over 66 years. He was Past Master in 1957, Past Assistant Grand Lecturer and Past District Deputy Grand Master of the Sullivan Masonic District from 1978-1979. He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He particularly enjoyed traveling in his motor home with his wife and family. He was a member of the Shandelee Hunting Club for 63 years, serving as a past president and treasurer for 29 years. He was a member of the Livingston Manor Presbyterian Church; where he was a Deacon and Elder and was on the Orchard Street Cemetery Board. He was the owner and operator of Will Hardware for many years. He loved to spend time with his family; he was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be sorely missed.
He is survived by his sons, George Will and his wife, Diane, Paul Will and his wife, Sherri all of Livingston Manor; four grandchildren, Steven, David, Jason and Brian Will; three great grandchildren, Marissa, Lucas, and Cameryn Will.
He was predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Rena Will; his siblings, Frances Lake, Doris Rudick and John Will.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Herbert C. Bryant Funeral Home, 29 Pearl Street, Livingston Manor, NY 12758 from 6 to 9 p.m. A Masonic Service will be at the funeral home on Wednesday, February 6 2013 at 7:30 p.m. followed by a funeral service. Interment will be at Orchard Street Cemetery, Livingston Manor, NY in the spring at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers donations in George's name can be made to the Resident's Council Fund, c/o Roscoe Regional Rehab & RHCF, 420 Rockland Road, Roscoe, NY 12776.
Arrangements are under the direction of Colonial-Bryant Funeral Home, for further information please call 845-439-4333 or visit our website at www.colonialbryantfuneralhome.com


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19-year-old firefighter sentenced in arson case
A Boone man convicted of arson was sentenced in a Boone County courtroom on Friday.
Brett Graham, 19, received a sentence of 10 years in prison. He was immediately taken into custody and will be sent to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Oakdale for processing.
Graham was convicted of second-degree arson last month.
"This is necessary for the protection of the community and I conclude also that it does provide for your rehabilitation," said Judge Steven Oeth.
Before the sentencing, victims in the case addressed the court. Carolyn Hassbrook who lost her horses and barn in a fire set by Graham gave her victim impact statement.
"Why on Earth would you feel the need to do this? First of all you put your father and your friends at risk, they could have been hurt or killed and on top of that you burned down my barn and killed my horses," said Hasbrook.
Graham's father is a firefighter and Graham was a volunteer for the Kelley Fire Department.
Boone County Attorney Daniel Kolacia said this is a very serious case involving an arson in the middle of the night. He said a fireman could have been killed in the arson fire.
Kolacia said prison is the best place for Graham and sending him there was the best way to protect the public.
"Mr. Graham is very youthful, 19-years-old, he does not have a prior criminal history," said Samuel Lyon, Graham's attorney.
Lyon said the sentence needs to provide Graham with a mental health evaluation.
He needs to be rehabilitated in a place like a halfway house, the attorney said.
Graham is also accused of setting fires in Story County. A trial on those charges has been delayed until October.


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Award-winning journalist, Richard Ben Cramer, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Richard Ben Cramer, a fearless and dedicated author and reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize for his journalism and wrote the classic presidential campaign book "What It Takes," has died. He was 62.
Cramer died Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore from complications of lung cancer, his agent, Philippa Brophy, said. Cramer lived with his wife, Joan, on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Cramer won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting from the Middle East while with the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he worked for seven years. He was known for an in-depth reporting style that involved spending significant time with the subjects he profiled and recreating scenes with vivid color and dialogue. His 1986 profile of Ted Williams in Esquire magazine traced the arc of the hitter's career -- including his personal relationships and feelings on fame -- from early days to post-baseball life in the Florida Keys, where,Cramer wrote, locals might run into him at the tennis club, coffee bar or tackle shop.
"It was forty-five years ago, when achievements with a bat first brought him to the nation's notice, that Ted Williams began work on his defense. He wanted fame, and wanted it with a pure, hot eagerness that would have been embarrassing in a smaller man. But he could not stand celebrity. This is a bitch of a line to draw in America's dust," Cramer wrote.
Many readers knew him best for 1992's "What It Takes: The Way To the White House," a 1,000-page narrative of the 1988 presidential race that was equally heartfelt and irreverent. It is often ranked with Timothy Crouse's "The Boys On the Bus" and Theodore H. White's "The Making of the President" as masterpieces of political reporting. Cramer delved into the lives and careers of the candidates, explaining how eventual winner George H.W. Bush had early in his political career resisted the urging by advisers to speak openly about his war record or the death of his young daughter from leukemia -- personal topics he later discussed movingly during his presidential campaign.
Vice President Joe Biden ran for the White House in 1988 and Cramer described at length how his campaign was brought down in part by revelations that the then-U.S. senator from Delaware had lifted words from a British party leader for his own speeches. Biden said Tuesday that Cramer was an unmatched talent
"It is a powerful thing to read a book someone has written about you, and to find both the observations and criticisms so sharp and insightful that you learn something new and meaningful about yourself," Biden said in a statement.
White House spokesman Jay Carney called Cramer the greatest political journalist ever and said "What It Takes" captured affectionate portraits of the candidates.
"They are appreciative of each individual, their qualities, and their failings. But everything is done with great affection for the process, and the individuals. It's a joy to read. So, if you haven't already, go get it," he said.
Cramer's gifts were memorably demonstrated in the book's opening section, a long and occasionally farcical account of the events leading up to the most innocuous of rituals -- then-Vice President Bush throwing out the opening ball at the Astrodome for a 1986 playoff game between the Houston Astros and the visiting New York Mets. Cramer details the extraordinary logistics behind this simple action. It described the coordination between the vice president's office and the White House needed for Bush to travel, the holding rooms and command posts that were established for security at the Astrodome and the booklet prepared outlining Bush's schedule.
The story of the opening throw gained extra meaning years later when a minor character at the time, Bush's eldest son George W., himself became president. The younger Bush -- "Junior" -- was then around 40 and had never held elective office. His most important contribution to the day's events was throwing a fit over the tickets he had received to the Astrodome, far from where his mother, Barbara Bush, and the vice president were sitting.
"They were screwing around with the wrong guy," Cramer wrote of the future president. "Junior was the Roman candle of the family, bright, hot, a sparkler -- and likeliest to burn his fingers. He had all the old man's high spirits, but none of his taste for accommodation."
Cramer was born and raised in Rochester, N.Y., attended Johns Hopkins University and graduated from Columbia University's prestigious journalism school. Before joining the Inquirer, he worked three years at the Baltimore Sun, and he also wrote for Esquire and Rolling Stone. He began work on "What It Takes" in 1986, writing in the book's introduction that he wanted to learn what inspired presidential contenders to "bend their lives and the lives of those dear to them in one hugely public roll of the dice in which all but one would fail."
Cramer did not hesitate to take on public figures, whether politicians or athletes. Cramer's 2000 biography of DiMaggio, "Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life" made best-seller lists and offered a complex, multi-faceted portrayal of his life and career, revealing a sour and often unlikeable man behind the facade of grace and elegance. In recent years, he had been working on a biography of another New York Yankees star, Alex Rodriguez. But the project was abandoned last year and the publisher, the Hachette Book Group, sued to recoup Cramer's $550,000 advance.
"We had been trying to contact Mr. Cramer for well over a year, to no avail, and were not aware that he was ill," Hachette spokeswoman Sophie Cottrell said in a statement. "We were surprised and saddened to hear of his passing."


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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Clayton Kershaw can't catch a break in the win column. It's a sacrifice he can accept so long as the Los Angeles Dodgers find other ways to get it done.
Juan Uribe singled home Andre Ethier in the top of the 11th inning and the Dodgers edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Saturday.
Ethier doubled off Vin Mazzaro (3-1) leading off the 11th then raced home when Uribe's chopper went over the head of third baseman Pedro Alvarez. Nick Punto drove in Uribe with a double to the gap one batter later to provide some insurance.
Peter Moylan (1-0) picked up the win after escaping a bases-loaded jam in the 10th. Brandon League, who lost his job as the closer to Kenley Jansen this week, managed the final three outs for his 14th save.
Jansen surrendered a solo homer to Pittsburgh's Travis Snider in the ninth, but the Dodgers recovered to improve to 13-2 in their last 15 games against the Pirates.
''Right now, every win is good,'' Los Angeles manager Don Mattingly said. ''It's what we've been kind of talking about, staying afloat and treading water until we can put together some semblance of a winning streak.''
Though Jansen blew the save, there is no plan to switch back to League.
''Kenley is throwing good,'' Mattingly said. ''I don't want to start that up again.''
Kershaw scattered three hits over seven innings while lowering his ERA to a National League-leading 1.84, but failed to pick up his first win in three weeks when the Dodgers' bullpen faltered. Kershaw's record remains stalled at 5-4 even though he's allowed three earned runs or fewer 14 of his 15 starts this season.
''You can control what you can control,'' Kershaw said. ''The main thing is giving your team a chance to win the game and we were able to win today.''
Ethier finished 3 for 5 with an RBI and Skip Schumaker and Mark Ellis also drove in runs for Los Angeles, which won for just the fourth time in its last 16 road games.
''It's a little disappointing that he didn't get the win because he deserved it,'' Ethier said of Kershaw. ''When you see them score a run in ninth, it's a little sickening feeling that one got away from him.''
Pittsburgh's Brandon Cumpton allowed three runs on seven hits in five-plus innings during his major league debut. He struck out five of the first six batters he faced but faded as the game wore on.
The Pirates had a chance to win it in the 10th when Neil Walker smacked a ball down the right-field line with Russell Martin on first. Los Angeles rookie right-fielder Yaisel Puig had trouble with the ball, but Martin was held at third even as Puig's throw went well up the third-base line. The Dodgers intentionally walked Pedro Alvarez and Mike McKenry flew out to right to extend the game.
League, who has blown four saves this season, nearly made it five. The Pirates put runners on second and third in the 11th, but Andrew McCutchen grounded out and Gaby Sanchez hit a sinking liner to left that Schumaker tracked down.
Even with the victory, the underachieving Dodgers remain nine games under .500 (29-38) as the season nears its midway point.
''We've dug ourselves such a big hole that we've got to put some winning streaks together,'' Kershaw said. ''We can talk about it all day but we've got to start doing it.''
Kershaw is the third Cy Young winner the Pirates have faced in five days. Pittsburgh beat San Francisco's Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito on Tuesday and Wednesday, knocking both around in the process.
Not this time.
The Pirates went up 1-0 early when Alex Presley doubled leading off and then scored on a fielder's choice. That would be about it. The Pirates put two runners on in the third and sixth innings, but couldn't scratch out a run, giving the Dodgers enough time to figure out Cumpton.
The 24-year-old appeared immune to the nerves early in his big league debut, striking out the side in the first. He retired the first eight batters he faced before walking Kershaw in the third.
The third trip through the lineup, however, proved problematic.
Schumaker drove in A.J. Ellis in the fifth to tie the game before Cumpton unraveled in the sixth.
Adrian Gonzalez led off with a double and moved to third on Hanley Ramirez's single. Ethier drove home Gonzalez and Mark Ellis hit a sacrifice fly off reliever Justin Wilson to put the Dodgers up 2-0.
Pittsburgh closed within a run in the eighth on an RBI single by Walker, but reliever Paco Rodriguez got Alvarez to ground out meekly to first to end the threat.
Jensen came on in the ninth and blew his first save since inheriting the closer's job from League when Snider took a 2-2 fastball and put it well into the center-field seats for his third homer of the year.
League allowed infield singles to Snider and Jordy Mercer in the 11th but survived.
NOTES: Los Angeles reliever J.P. Howell began his two-game suspension for his role in a brawl between the Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks this week. Howell planned to appeal but dropped it on Saturday ... Puig went 1 for 5 and has hit safely in 10 of 12 games since making his debut last month. ... The series wraps up on Sunday. Pittsburgh rookie Gerrit Cole (1-0, 2.84 ERA) faces Zack Greinke (3-1, 3.68 ERA).


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I used to subscribe to a lot of weekly emails from life coaches, wellness gurus, motivational speakers and the like. I found some of the tidbits they offered lightly inspirational on a good day, but on a bad one…ooof. the pitches that involved a $1500+ investment disgusted me when I thought of all the decent people just trying to take control of the inevitably volatile parts of life.
I turned 29 yesterday and it's true that the layers of our human existence become more defined as time rolls on. Bits of the past inform us in the here and now, and we grow or lie still in the ways we push or allow ourselves to. Our minds and postures shift as we learn and do more. The spots where we stall, deliberately or by accident, help us to be here now in a more defined way too I think.
I used guilt myself over not getting frequent haircuts, my nails done etc. There's a whole aura around grooming that speaks to having your life together, right? I'd get a couple days off and and just when I had psyched myself up enough to call a salon, I'd see a little patch of redness on my hand from a burn or any number of calluses, or my messy top knot. I enjoy working hard and eventually realized that reminders of that, in whatever form, were more important. Having the privilege to plug away at something that is meaningful to me is every indication that I have my life together.
Growth and birthdays are celebrated with cake around here. Pretty sure I'm taking liberties with the designation of "torte" on tis one. Chocolate and hazelnut together is heaven in almost anything, so I started with a dense brownie base and layered it up from there with a hazelnut cream and coconut whip. The date caramel has a tiny pinch of tang from some fresh lemon and I find it really makes all the flavours work together instead of the whole thing just being this overly rich and sweet experience.
Print the recipe here!
SERVES: makes one 9 inch torte/cake
NOTES: I give the mousse + brownie/cake base a full 24 hour wrap-and-chill time. I figured the longer the setting time, the less possibility of heartbreak from a runny mousse or too-warm-in-the-middle cake. Also, I know that certain brands of coconut milk tend to be better than others for forming solid layers of cream at the top–this one has been consistently good for me.
chocolate brownie/cake base ingredients:
1 1/2 tbsp ground chia seeds + 1/4 cup water
3/4 cup almond meal/flour
3/4 cup hazelnut meal/flour (you could do another 3/4 cup almond meal if you don't have hazelnut)
3/4 cup GF oat flour
2 tbsp arrowroot powder
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
1 cup maple sugar (or natural cane sugar)
1/4 cup coconut or almond milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 cup semisweet vegan chocolate chips
hazelnut mousse ingredients:
1/2 cup toasted + skinned hazelnuts
1 400 ml can of full fat coconut milk, stirred
1 (scant) cup cashew butter (raw or roasted)
1/4 cup maple syrup
pinch of fine sea salt
2 tsp fresh lemon or lime juice
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
salty date caramel ingredients:
7-8 soft pitted dates + boiling water to cover
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
fat pinch of salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
big splash of coconut or almond milk
to serve:
coconut whipped cream (1/2 of this recipe)
chopped toasted hazelnuts
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 inch springform pan with coconut oil and set aside.
In a small bowl, combine the chia seeds + 1/4 cup water. Stir and set aside so that it can all gel together.
In a large bowl, combine the almond meal, hazelnut meal, oat flour, arrowroot powder, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk to combine. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and to that add the maple sugar, coconut milk and vanilla extract. Add the chia gel to the bowl as well. Don't stir it yet. In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the chocolate chips and coconut oil. Melt the two while you stir constantly to avoid burning the chocolate. Once it's all melted and smooth, add it to the dry + wet ingredients. Stir it all together until you have a stiff and unified batter.
Press the batter evenly into the prepared springform pan. Place the pan on top of a cookie sheet and slide it into the oven. Bake for 30-33 minutes or until the top is firm. Remove and allow to cool completely. At this point I wrap the cake tightly in cling film and place it in the fridge to totally set overnight.
Make the hazelnut mousse: soak the toasted + skinned hazelnuts in the coconut milk for about 20 minutes–just to soften them slightly and to perfume the milk a bit. Once they're ready, pour the whole mess of it into your blender or food processor. Add all of the other ingredients to the blender pitcher/food processor bowl as well. Blend/process until you have a very smooth mixture. Scrape the runny mixture into a bowl and cover it with cling film, pressing the film onto the surface of the mousse/liquid. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or until the mousse has firmed up considerably, preferably overnight.
Make the date caramel: soak the dates in the hot water for about 15 minutes, drain them (reserving the soaking water) and place them into your blender/food processor. Add the lemon juice, salt, vanilla, and coconut milk. Blend this up a bit just to break everything up. Add reserved date soaking water as needed and blend the mixture again until you have a runny, caramel-like consistency. Scrape into a jar and seal with a lid until you're ready to use it.
Assemble the torte: place the brownie/cake base on your serving plate. Whisk the hazelnut mousse up a bit and scoop it onto the cake base, smoothing it out or fluffing it up however you like. Top the torte with coconut cream, date caramel, toasted chopped hazelnuts etc and serve immediately. Leftover torte can be covered and kept in the fridge for a couple days.


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A San Francisco area Prius driver couldn't get enough of a pack of motorcycles cruising the freeway, and decided to record video of them. Unfortunately, driving and shooting video proved to be too much for the 19-year-old hybrid pilot, and he veered into the pack of two wheelers, taking two of them out.
For his distracted driving, the unidentified teenage Prius driver got a ticket, but only after getting beat up by other riders in the group.
He said he was also threatened with a knife, but the bikers were understandably pissed off at him. While he was videotaping from his Prius in the center lane, the young man veered into the right lane, overcorrected, then swerved into the left lane, knocking down one of the riders. When his car bounced off the jersey wall, he took out another one.
We've all seen these videos on YouTube. Someone sees something they think is cool, you get the over-the-mirror shot and some inane commentary by someone whose concentration is split amongst too many different things. "There they are. Badass bikers. Yeah. Look at 'em go. [Mouth breathing.] Awesome. Yeah. [More mouth breathing. Image shakes awkwardly into the dash and ends.]"
The two bikers our hero took down were treated for minor injuries after the crash, as was the Prius guy after his beating. Seems like he took quite a risk to create yet more digital noise that probably would have done little to improve the world. Glad he didn't kill anyone.
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There are endless opportunities to explore the waters of the Great Barrier Reef all year-round. From snorkelling off the shore of an island to exploring the outer reef on a day trip.
Discover sparkling blue seas set against crystal white sand and tropical islands. This part of Australia is home to a colourful kaleidoscope of reefs, shoals, coral cays and intriguing shipwrecks teeming with tropical marine life.
Queensland offers open water, wreck and night diving, specialist dive and liveaboard tours in the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea and the cooler, subtropical waters of Southern Queensland.
First-time divers can learn to dive with an introductory ocean or resort dive, or at one of Queensland's world-class specialist diver training facilities.