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|Aug 4th, 2011 08:52 AM
Re: What is Misa saying here?
Originally Posted by Jan_S View Post
You are welcome... Yeah, and concerning her new coach: she had been working with him for a couple of weeks by the time she was interviewed. For how long do they plan to actually work together, she did not mention.
|Aug 4th, 2011 07:00 AM
Re: What is Misa saying here?
You are welcome... Yeah, and concerning her new coach: she had been working with him for a couple of weeks by the time she was interviewed. For how long do they plan to actually work together, she did not mention.
|Aug 3rd, 2011 03:57 PM
Re: What is Misa saying here?
I hope the new coach can help her to improve her forehand technique
|Aug 2nd, 2011 04:06 PM
Re: What is Misa saying here?
Thank you very much
|Aug 2nd, 2011 03:59 PM
Re: What is Misa saying here?
It is an interview after her win in doubles QF during last week's 50k Olomouc. She says that balls were heavy but she is happy with the win, especially after her loss in 1st round of singles. Playing against sisters (Pliskova twins) is always tough because you get the impression that they do not care much about the game, and subsequently you lose your own concentration pretty quickly... Then she talks a little bit about her 1st round loss in singles. She says that after Wimbledon she did not play at all because she felt she had to practice a lot, and also she had slight problems with her shoulder... Then she returns briefly to her injuries during last three years or so (left wrist, knee surgery, right wrist), and how hard it has been to come (slowly) back to top 100... A question about her moving to Prague follows. She says that she was practicing in Prague from 10 to 18 or 19 years; during last two years, she was in US with her fitness coach/boyfriend, but they split and she started to miss Prague, so she decided to move back again... Being asked about Olomouc ITS facilities, she praised the venue a lot... Next tournaments: 50k Trnava, two weeks practicing, US Open qualifying, other hardcourt tournaments (WTA included)... New coach: Eric van Harpen (& his academy in Suisse); working together for couple of weeks; her brother pushed her to contact him (knowing Eric had already wanted to work with Misa before); she feels honoured... Last question concerns her brother: he practiced with her a little bit and helped with an advice here and there, but he has got his own family and foundation, plus he is involved in organizing an ATP tournament in Netherlands.
|Aug 2nd, 2011 12:58 PM
What is Misa saying here?
Czech friends,
We barely hear anything from Krajicek anymore, but she has an interview here in Czech. I obviously can't speak Czech so
Does anyone know what she's saying here? Is she saying something about her coaching situation?
I really would appreciate it! Thanks
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My Boyfriend And I Never See Each Other – Daily Dilemma [POLL]
The "Daily Dilemma" on the Sean and Richie Show is featured every weekday morning at 6:40am. We and the listeners take on someone's problems and try to offer different perspectives. Now, these don't have to be huge problems- it could just be something bothering you or a friend, or it could be some little thing you and another just can't agree on. If you have a dilemma to share we'd love to hear it just e-mail us here at the show.
Here is today's dilemma:
My boyfriend is a year older than me. He graduated college last year and has an entry-level job in a bank office. I am still in college. The problem is that he has weekends off and that is when I write most of my papers. We have been fighting about when we should be spending time together. I would rather go on dates during the week, but he is tired from work. This has been the case for a while but now it seems he is at a breaking point. Is it really be so bad to hold off on dates for a few more months until I graduate?
It's not that I don't care about spending time with him I just think our careers have to take priority at this point.

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Trial of 2% Chlorhexidine Bathing on Nosocomial Infections in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
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|Cross Infection Pneumonia, Ventilator-associated Catheter-related Infections Infection Due to Indwelling Urinary Catheter Surgical Wound Infection
|Drug: Chlorhexidine gluconate Other: Standard bathing
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Randomized Controlled Trial of 2% Chlorhexidine Bathing on Nosocomial Infections in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
- Incidence of Nosocomial Infection [ Time Frame: Up to 28 days ]
Proportion of patients with one or more incident nosocomial infections.
Primary Efficacy Endpoints* (Composite of new nosocomial infection)
- Primary Bloodstream Infection
- Catheter Related Urinary Tract Infection
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia**
- Surgical Site Infection
(*)Diagnosed using the Centers for Disease Control criteria for hospital acquired infections. Only infections that develop 48 hours or more after study enrollment will be counted as primary endpoints.
(**)Ventilator associated pneumonia is defined as pneumonia that developed after 48 hours of mechanical ventilation.
- Incidence of Skin Irritation [ Time Frame: up to 28 days ]The incidence of new onset skin irritation will be recorded and graded for severity using the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v4.03.
- Blood Culture Contamination Rate [ Time Frame: up to 28 days ]
- ICU Length of Stay in Days [ Time Frame: up to 28 days ]Number of days in the ICU after enrollment in study until first ICU discharge.
- Number of Patients With In-hospital Mortality [ Time Frame: up to 28 days or until first hospital discharge ]
|Study Start Date:
|July 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Chlorhexidine gluconate bathing
Upon study enrollment, patients will be bathed with a 2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution on study day 1 and every 48 hours until study completion. The patient will be bathed using standard bathing (non-medicated cloths or soap and water) on study day 2 and every 48 hours after that.
Drug: Chlorhexidine gluconate
Chlorhexidine gluconate 2% solution applied topically for full body bathing once every 48 hours
Other Name: Bactoshield 4%
Placebo Comparator: Standard bathing
Upon study enrollment, patients will be bathed using standard bathing (non-medicated cloths or soap and water) daily.
Other: Standard bathing
The patient will be bathed using standard bathing (non-medicated cloths or soap and water) daily.
Detailed Description:
Upon study enrollment, patients will be randomized to one of two study arms. Patients in study arm one will receive standard bathing (soap and water or non-medicated cloth) daily. Patients in study arm two will receive a 2% chlorhexidine bath on study day 1 and every 48 hours and a standard bath (soap and water or non-medicated cloths) on study day 2 and every 48 hours. Patients will be followed until ICU day 28 or discharged from the surgical ICU.
Hypothesis: Compared to standard daily bathing, chlorhexidine-based bathing on ICU admission and every 48 hours will decrease the incidence of nosocomial infections.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Admission to the surgical intensive care unit at The Methodist Hospital (Houston, TX)
- Anticipated surgical intensive care unit length of stay of 48 hours or more
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- Age less than 18 years old
- Braden score of less than 9 upon admission to the surgical intensive care unit
- Known allergy to chlorhexidine gluconate
- Active skin irritation upon admission to the surgical intensive care unit
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01640925
|United States, Texas
|Surgical Intensive Care Unit, The Methodist Hospital
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Principal Investigator:
|Joshua T Swan, Pharm.D.
|The Methodist Hospital, Texas Southern University
|Responsible Party:
|Joshua Swan, Sponsor-Investigator/Principal Investigator, The Methodist Hospital System
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01640925 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1211-0239 ( Other Identifier: HMRI IRB )
|Study First Received:
|July 5, 2012
|Results First Received:
|April 15, 2015
|Last Updated:
|September 21, 2016
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
|Plan Description:
|Plan to share data to be determined.
Keywords provided by Joshua Swan, The Methodist Hospital System:
nosocomial infection
hospital acquired infection
pneumonia, ventilator-associated
catheter-related infections
urinary tract infections, catheter-related
surgical site infection
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
Wound Infection
Cross Infection
Surgical Wound Infection
Catheter-Related Infections
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Wounds and Injuries
Iatrogenic Disease
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Postoperative Complications
Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
Lung Injury
Chlorhexidine gluconate
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Anti-Infective Agents
Dermatologic Agents
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You can attend a charity polo match with Prince William, and Kate Middleton in Santa Barbara, if you're ready to open your wallet wide. Tickets are now on sale for the July 9th charity event at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club.For $400, you can get reserved bleacher seating, and a picnic lunch. For $4,000, you can attend a private reception, a luncheon, and have grandstand seating.
Money raised from the event benefits the American Friends of the Foundation of Prince William, and Prince Harry. Prince William is expected to play in the Foundation Polo Challenge, and Kate Middleton is going to present to winner's cup at the end of the match. The Challenge also commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Santa Barbara Polo, and Racquet Club.


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it was a difficult week at work, today has been the first time i had the opportunity to cehck the site
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Don't Let a Late Payment Affect Your Credit ReportPosted by Admin
- How long ago did the most recent late payment occur?
- How severe were any late payments (30 days, 60 days, charge off, etc.)?
- How many accounts on the credit report have had late payments?
- Length of your credit history – the longer the better.
- Other delinquencies, collection references, outstanding balances or other adverse legal issues on your credit report.
- Number of other accounts that are listed as "currently paid as agreed" – the higher the better.
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Report submitted over Cosalt 'stock discrepancies' claims
Police have completed their investigations into alleged "stock discrepancies" at an Aberdeen oil services company.
Police Scotland has been considering files submitted by Cosalt following a civil court case involving its former directors Calum and Stuart Melville.
They settled out of court with the company in 2012 without admitting any liability.
A report will now be submitted to the Crown Office.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Enquiries into alleged stock discrepancies at Cosalt Offshore are now complete.
"No-one has been charged as a result of these enquiries. Our report will be submitted to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service for their consideration."


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Mrs. Nelly Saddler
Timaru Herald, 6 April 1894, Page 3
The opening of the
Ashwick Plat water races, which took place on Wednesday last, marked an
important step in the work of colonisation in the County of Mackenzie. Years
ago, when it was first proposed to cut up the Ashwick Flat for settlement on the
deferred payment system, it was thought by many of those who were supposed to
know most about the capabilities of the land that the scheme was a hopeless one,
not considering that the land was suitable for settlement in small blocks.
However, there are now between 5000 acres and 6000 acres taken up in about 300
acre blocks and settled upon. The county, though well watered, considered in the
light of a sheep run, is by no means well off for water from a small settlement
point of view, and as settlement proceeded it became highly necessary to supply
the deficiency. The ceremony of opening the water race system was an interesting
and enjoyable one to all those who took part in the proceedings. A drag left
Fairlie at 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning, having on board members of the
County Council and others who had been invited to take part in the proceedings
of the day. The weather was all that could be desired, and the drive to the head
of the works, a distance of about 10 miles, was most enjoyable. The ranges, more
heavily clad with snow than is usual at this season of the year, shone out with
great brilliance, and formed a marked and striking contrast to the rich
agricultural country between Fairlie and Silverstream. Near the Ashwick Station
the road branches off to the right, and skirts along the foot of the lower
hills, the extensive Ashwick plantation adding considerably to the effect of the
landscape. Arriving at the mouth of the south Opuha Gorge, where the race takes
off from the river, the party were met by a considerable assemblage of settlers,
the whole gathering presenting the appearance of a picnic of tolerably large
dimensions. The spot is most picturesque, the gorge running back through the
lower hills, and apparently terminating in the greet snowy ranges. In
constructing the head works of the race considerable skill has been shown by the
engineer, Mr B. L. Banks, in taking advantage of a point of rock standing out
into the river to protect the race from all danger of flood water. This rock has
been tunnelled through into deep water, and as the main sluice gate is fixed in
concrete well at the lower end of the tunnel, perfect control is secured over
the water flowing along the head race. Same heavy work has been done between the
head-works and the top of the terrace, the very steep slope of the face along
which the race runs making the excavation work heavy. A by wash and sluice gates
have been constructed on the head race before it commences to rise the terrace,
acting as a self regulator, and by its means all surplus water is diverted again
into the river. The distributing races supply water to all the sections on the
Ashwick Flat deferred payment block, and have been laid out to meet the
requirements, as far as possible, of all the settlers, some of whom were
previously altogether without water on their sections. After a picnic luncheon,
which came in very acceptably after the drive in the keen autumn air, the
ceremony of opening the water race was proceeded with Mr McGregor, chairman of
the County Council, in addressing the assemblage referred to that day as a
notable one in the history of the district. This was the first public waterrace
opened in the county for supplying the needs of agricultural settlers. Though it
was the first it would undoubtedly not be the last work of that kind undertaken
in the county. The water supply system which they were then opening would
probably be extended as settlement increased, and the time might even came when
the barren Mackenzie plains would be treated in a similar manner. He thought,
however, that the irrigation of the Mackenzie plains would be a work for
posterity to undertake, and when the first water race was opened in that part of
the country he did not expect to be there. The settlers on the Ashwick Flat were
very favourably situated with regard to irrigation. There was a superabundant
supply of water to draw from, and the natural lie of the country rendered the
distribution of the water comparatively simple and inexpensive. In the matter of
finance in connection with the water supply they were also favoured by
circumstances. No special rate had to be struck to pay interest on the outlay,
the funds being provided out of the "thirds" accruing from the land. It was true
that some roads had to be foregone by the settlers, but that was a comparatively
small matter as weighed against the compensating advantages arising from a
plentiful supply of water. In viewing the completion of the undertaking he
thought that the greatest credit was due to Mr Banks, the engineer, for the way
in which the work had been laid off also to Mr Gregan, the contractor, for the
way in which be had carried out the plans, and to Mr O'Connor, the clerk of the
works. He then asked Mrs R. Mackay, of Trentham, to perform the ceremony of
opening the race, which was done by that lady giving a few turns to the very
easily worked screw of the flood gate, by breaking a bottle of champagne against
the wall of rock through which the tunnel penetrates, and by declaring the water
race duly opened. Bounds of cheers were given for Mrs Mackay and for the County
After this Mr Macgregor asked Mr Milne, the ex chairman of the County Council, who had been intimately connected with the work in the past, to give some account of the earlier history of the work, Mr Milne said : I have often thought it a great pity to see this plain burnt up in a dry season for want of water, and millions of gallons running to waste close alongside. And no one can possibly tell me the value of this splendid stream in a dry summer when it is constantly poured by three races on to the plain below. Wood and water are two of the principal things that beautify the world we live in. Those races will provide the settlers with abundance of water. It will rest with themselves to secure the wood by judicious tree-planting. If they go in for that vigorously now, they can in ten or twelve years have good shelter, abundance of firewood, and part of their fencing material, and nothing they can do outside of their water supply can enhance the value of their holdings like plenty of timber. I have given the settlers the advice without being asked, but I will give it gratis, and trust to see it acted upon, especially by those who have done little or no planting hitherto. I have had some experience in carrying out works of this sort myself, for I have constructed at least half the number of miles you have here for my own use on Strathallan. You will observe where we stand to-day in this beautiful gorge that nature intended it for this very purpose, and I would advise you all to examine it closely, for I don't know if you will ever see a better headworks of a water race in any part of the colony. It is plain, I admit, for no money has been spent on ornament, but it is solid and strong as a breakwater, and will almost last for ever, and is well protected from floods in the river by that reef and the tunnel. The whole race from start to finish reflects great credit on the contractor, the Council's foreman, and their engineer, and I certainly must compliment the Mackenzie County Council on having such a splendid piece of work as this carried out under their supervision, and I wish also to congratulate the settlers of the district on having secured a valuable improvement to their properties at so little cost. Mr Milne concluded his remarks by calling for three cheers for the engineer. In responding to the compliment Mr Banks said that be had tried to carry out his instructions faithfully, and also to satisfy the wants of the settlers. He had received the most able co-operation in the work both from the contractor and the clerk of works. Mr Gregan, the contractor, upon being called upon to get upon a boulder and make a speech, which he did very reluctantly, pithily and succinctly remarked that it took one man by draw the plans of such works, and another man to carry them out ; the latter part of the business he had done his best to fulfill. The official part of the proceedings was brought to a close by Mr R Allan, on behalf of himself and other Ashwick Flat settlers, expressing his appreciation of the work which had been done for the benefit of the locality. After spending an hour or two inspecting the works, and in the enjoyment of the scenery, the gathering dispersed well pleased with the day's outing.
Timaru Herald, 9 March 1897, Page 3
The monthly meeting of the Mackenzie County Council was held yesterday. Present, all the members - Messrs F. R. Gillingham (chairman), J. S. Rutherford, A. Hope, A. McLean, M. McLeod, and W. Wreford. The ranger reported that the Ashwick Flat races were in good; order. Mr Wreathall stated that the settlers complained that Mr Mackay, of Trentham, was using the water from the races, outside the district, and was not paying anything for it. It was decided after some discussion to ask Mr Mackay to contribute �5 a year to the Ashwick Flat settlers' race fund for the use of the tail water.
Timaru Herald, 3 August 1897, Page 3
The caretaker of Ashwick Flat water races reported that they were running satisfactorily. The race had been stopped one or two days by frost. Mr W. Hervey wrote offering to pay �2 a year if the water from Ashwick races through Trentham Greek reached his property. Mr R. Mackay requested him to state that he would give �2 a year also, if the water reached his property. They would both wait on the Council at next meeting.� Deferred till next meeting.
Timaru Herald, 5 October 1897, Page 3
Mr R. Mackay wrote asking the Council to reconsider their rejection of his offer of �2 per annum for water from the Ashwick Flat races. He enclosed the Geraldine County by-law, to show that for the area to be benefited (100 acres), �2 a year was a high charge compared with Geraldine charges. After some discussion, Mr McLeod proposed to offer the supply to Mr Mackay and Mr Hervey for �5. � Leave to rescind a resolution fixing a larger amount was refused, and the matter was shelved for notice to be given.
Timaru Herald Tuesday 4 July 1899
Mackenzie County Council Monthly meeting
Mrs Cotterell reported the Ashwick Flat races were in good order, and P. Mcvory that three Springs-Fairlie races were running satisfactorily, except the part stopped for repairs. The engineer stated that the upper race was choked in one place now with silt, though scour of the new ground. The caretaker was not expected to clear the race of such obstructions. Mr McLeod said the water was running , but outside the race. Mr G.J. Hamilton wrote that the Ashwick race was overflowing into the school plantation and injuring the trees. - Engineer to write to the caretaker. Rabbits were showing in the Tekapo and Ashwick plantations. - Them engineer had arranged for rabbitting them. " That the Tree Springs-Fairlie water-race charges for the year ending 31st March 1900, be a rate of � penny in the �, subject to minimum amounts as prescribed by the by-law No. 7."
Timaru Herald, 26 June 1895, Page 3
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMARU HERALD. Sir, In reply to " Water Rat's " letter in your issue of the 12th, trying to throw cold water on my statements, which were facts, "Water Rat " only makes my case stronger by saying that Ashwick Flat land "drinks water as a Scotchman would mountain dew" a compliment to Scotchmen certainly. He states that our race is 18 inches or 2 feet wide. He does not mention the depth, viz., 9 inches. "Water Rat" expects this size of race to supply all requirements on the Flat, as well as another large estate. He says the water races on the Canterbury plains are from 15 feet to 20 feet wide. It does not matter to me if the Suez Canal running through the plains. Those races water miles and miles of country, whereas ours were constructed to water only a fair sized paddock. Now, Sir, I will analyse " Water Rat's" statements. He speaks of the half raised floor and water running to waste. I may state that, six weeks ago the settlers wanted more water, the said door being up as high as it could go, and twelve days ago " Water Rat" could have swum under the door without scratching his back. About the Ashwick Flat roads, I will refer him to the Fairlie storekeepers. He states that Sherwood Downs estate has no roads, whereas there is a metalled road running from one end of the estate to the other. The owner can please himself whether he grows his grain close to the road on the top of Fox's Peak. In Sherwood Downs was in "Water Rat's " county, perhaps he would be as liberal with roads as with water-races. He says that several farmers complained to the Council about the water making a swamp of their land, there being only one farmer whom the water was ever likely to trouble. I understand that the Crown Lands Ranger suggested that Melville Downs should pay their fair share of the first cost of the headworks. What a nice throw in, to pay only on maintenance! Now, Sir, I will bid "Water Rat" goodbye, as I see by the Council's last report that we have got him m a trap. I am, etc., Ashwick Flat Settler. June 20th.
Timaru Herald, 4 July 1895, Page 3
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMARU HERALD Sir,� Neither "Ashwick Flat Settler" nor "C.B.J." denies that the former's allegation that the settlers were sacrificing, roads to obtain water, was anything more than a fabrication intended to gain sympathy for a class that is never happy unless it has a grievance. Sherwood Downs certainly has one good metaled road running along the lower boundary, but to reach this estate it first threads its way through the Ashwick Flat sections as a string passes through a bead necklace. From the letter of the "A. F. Settler" the public would conjecture that the grievance of the settlers was that the surplus water was being diverted to Melville Downs, which liquid they wished to use in some way for their own purposes. But " C.B.J." comes forward to point out that the real matter at issue is whether or not the settlers have the right to have the "thirds" expended for their benefit. The capitalised thirds were spent solely on the Ashwick races more than a year ago, so that it is difficult to get an abiding conception of the settlers' wrongs. In a moment of justifiable irritation the chairman may have said that "the Council could spend the thirds at the other end of the county if they wished ;" but this is open to grave doubt. The diversion of the waste water does not make harder the terms on which the sections are held ; rather the reverse, for they are assisted to maintain the races. " C.B.J." admits that the irrigation privileges desired were not more than the irrigation of gardens, which, with the houses, are mostly situated on a "rise." Why, sir, one settler, whose initials I believe, were " C.B.J.," was trying to coax water up hill ! But the obstinate stuff will not run above its level though one is ever so polite to it. Though according to your correspondent the peronns most interested are not allowed to interfere in any way, he admits that they "looked, naturally, on the water as their property and used it as such." Yet there was waste, painful to see in a dry season, at the tail of each of the sub-races, not to speak of the intake gates. The correspondent with whom I first crossed koradis, "A.F. Settler," says that their races were constructed to water only a fair-sized paddock. They were not constructed to water a paddock at all, but to water stock. Moreover, they were made under an Act that forbade irrigation. I did not state that Sherwood Downs has no roads, nor could I, twelve days before your correspondents letter was written, have swum under the intake door without diving and leaving a string of air bubbles, for the river was then a trifle fresh and the roads heavy. The settlers seem delighted at the breach of faith on the part of the Treasury. The Sherwood Downs goldmine is not to be compared in richness with the outcrop of human nature on Ashwick Flat. Finally, " A.F. Settler," to his disappointment; will find on investigation that the trap wherein I am supposed to be languishing is empty, for an animal that can burrow under the finest superstructure will not be detained by a cage with so many holes in it. ........... I am, etc., Water Rat. Fairlie, July 1st.
Otago Witness, 23
October 1890, Page 35
Dear Dot, Our examination is over, and I passed, as did also my brother and sisters. I am in the Fourth Standard now. My brother had two guinea pigs, but one died, and he gave the other away. I am learning to ride, and like it very much. This is a very pretty place. There are a lot of trees about the house, and the hill at the back is planted with trees, and they are very big now, Out in the paddocks there are large plantations. I have got a starling's nest on the verandah, and the bird is sitting, and there will soon be young ones. I am going to take them and put them in a cage.� Yours truly, Betsy Macintyre (aged 10 years). Ashwick Station, October 15.
Otago Witness, 22 June 1893, Page 45
Dear Dot, I am going to tell you a little about a pleasant trip I had with my mother and my brother and sister to Aswick station. We left Shag Point at 8 o'clock in the morning passing through Oamaru and Timaru by the main line, then taking the train up the Albury branch line. We arrived at 8 o'clock at night at Fairlie, and were met by our friends and driven to Aswich station, which is a very beautiful place. I visited some old schoolmates of mine, whose parents reside in a house at the station. The residence of Mr Seddon is surrounded by a lovely garden, very pretty plantations of ornamental and forest trees ; so also is the house in which my friends are living. I saw a fine little Shetland pony which could curry Mr Seddon's two little children at once. I saw plenty of paradise ducks, blue ducks, hares, pigeons, and woodhens. I was out for a day's hunting, and saw some wild pigs. So, dear Dot, I think that Aswick station is the prettiest place I ever saw, and I enjoyed myself very much during our stay. Yours truly, March Johnsen (ago 12 years). Shag Point, June 11.


text: University of Minnesota Law School professor Dale Carpenter, a former clerk for 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Edith H. Jones and former Vinson & Elkins lawyer, has written a 323-page book titled "Flagrant Conduct," which tells the story of Lawrence v. Texas. The case, which originated in Texas, resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the state's anti-sodomy law in 2003. In the book, published this month, Carpenter includes interviews with the two defendants in the case, John Lawrence and Tyron Garner, both of whom are now dead. Carpenter also talked to police officers who arrested the two men, some of the prosecutors who tried the case, and the defense lawyers. Lawrence and Garner were accused of engaging in sodomy in violation of the Texas law on the books at the time of their arrest. The two men pleaded no contest to the charges and fought the case on constitutional grounds. In a telephone interview, Carpenter says his book focuses on the story of what happened rather than constitutional law doctrine. He believes the decision in Lawrence "removed a roadblock" for gay marriage rights. "This case was the Texas gift to the gay rights movement," he says. Carpenter welcomes the kudos the book has received but he is a bit surprised by all the attention, particularly by a call he received from movie makers interested in making a film version of his book. -- Miriam Rozen


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The Winner's Circle: Viking Speedway racing
Jeff Crouse, the 2011 Viking Speedway WISSOTA Super Stock track champion, picked up right where he left off last season and captured his first Alexandria Refrigeration-sponsored WISSOTA Super Stock win of the season. Meanwhile, Justin Tammen used a late race pass to grab his first Viking Speedway win of the season in the Extreme Auto-sponsored WISSOTA Street Stocks during AMSOIL Dirt Track Series racing.
Other drivers finding their way to victory lane on a cold, windy Saturday night were Jason Hoffman in the Sower Power-sponsored WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, Cody Skytland in the Morris Auto Plaza-sponsored WISSOTA Modifieds, and Chris Shirek, who reigned supreme in the NOSA Sprint Car finale.


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By JOEY SAMUEL
CHESTER, Pa. — Carlos Valdes and Michael Farfan are used to playing at PPL Park, but they had never played in a game quite like last night, when each of them made their All-Star debuts in front of their home crowd.
When Aurelien Collin went down with a fractured cheekbone in the 36th minute, All-Star coach Ben Olsen called upon Valdes to fill in and play the rest of the match. The Colombian was up to the task, and his strong defensive play throughout the game showed why he was given a spot on the All-Star team in the first place.
"You could make a case that he could have started," said Olsen. "He's as good as any centerback in the league."
While Valdes didn't get to start the match, he still put on a solid performance in place of Collin. In fact, Valdes' abilities could perhaps have been used a few minutes earlier. Collin took a knock around the 30th minute and had to leave the field. Valdes was ready to come in at that point, but instead Collin re-entered the game when Chelsea earned a corner kick in the 32nd minute. It was on that set piece that John Terry headed home to equalize the match, and Collin looked dazed on the play. Valdes came on moments later.
"It's awesome playing with Henry, Beckham, Donovan and the rest of the teammates," Valdes said after the game. "It's amazing. One of the best moments of my life. I'm really proud to be part of this game, of this great family. I'm really excited. I just want to say thanks to all the fans for their support."
Also making his All-Star debut on Wednesday night was midfielder Michael Farfan, who was rewarded for his strong play in his second year with a late selection to the roster. He came on in the 74th minute, replacing David Beckham, and drew a louder ovation than Beckham did.
"It was exciting. It's something that we dream of as kids, to play against the European champions," said Farfan. "It's an amazing feeling, especially to do it at home in front of the Sons of Ben, and all of our friends and family."
While Farfan may have dreamed of playing in the All-Star Game at some point, he probably never imagined that he would ever replace Beckham as a substitute, especially at PPL Park.
"I didn't," said Farfan. "I never thought that would happen, but I'm excited that it did. I was just really happy to be out there with everyone. It's something that I'll remember for the rest of my life. To have all of these fans cheering, it was an amazing experience."
Union head coach John Hackworth was involved as well, serving as Olsen's assistant coach for the All-Star Game. He had high praise for Farfan.
"Michael, I can't say enough about that kid," said John Hackworth. "He just comes in and he's class, you know? His touch is good, he weights his passes good, he fits right in. He doesn't look out of place at all. I'm really happy for him."
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To Aru Majutsu no Index - Episode 22 Discussion / Poll
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I haven't seen this episode but i think there's going to be a great fight between Sherry and the Anti-Skills forces and possibly the first proper meeting between Mikoto and Kuroko with Index. (I wonder how will that go?)
DAMN IT xD I thought for sure finally Index would be in a fight:(
I hate how they keep making her vanish during the climax T_T This ep was ummm creepy, but good xD
Pacing? Toaru Majutsu knows nothing of that!
Haa... Previous episode spends lots of time on nothing, and then in this episode, the development was just... fast...
Well, it was more interesting than the previous episode and was decent itself, but the idiocy of the characters are bothersome...
For one thing, putting everything else aside, why in the world did they decide to remove Mikoto?! If they had to leave either Index, Mikoto, or Hyouka behind and take two to safetly, it's OBVIOUS that the only one who can even fight is Mikoto.
Yet they didn't and left some complete civilian behind. :rolleyes:
Which forcibly caused the next scene where the stupid girl doesn't run away, but walks near the golem, and Touma, for some reason, not bothering to use his hand and just running away.
Un, very wonderfully done, I understand. (-_-)
Spoiler for ep22 remaining thoughts:
Dang, Serenade beat me to it. Oh well.
I'm very interested how any relation between Touma and Kazagiri would work, should she join the harem. I mean, with her being a container for... whatever magical thingy that is, doesn't that mean she should disappear as soon as Touma's right hand touches her?
Huh. Touma's hand can block Telepathy now? How does that work? At least Kuroko's teleportation was excusable because she needed to directly use her powers on his entire body. Oh well, it was only a humorous situation anyway, let's move on.
Index and Mikoto have a glare moment, almost sparking a rival moment, before realizing they ended up knowing Touma through the same way. Their collective sigh and turning to blame Touma for some reason was very amusing.
Okay, wait, just because Index and Mikoto are throwing a jealousy fit about who will stay with Touma you're porting them out? Leaving the at first glance weakest civilian with Touma? That could have used some better writing... Maybe throwing in a scene of Kuroko seeing this as her chance to separate Mikoto from Touma. Still wouldn't make her look good, but at least its somewhat better then this.
Wait, so Kazagiri is just a container holding... what the hell is that inside her head? It looks like one of those keystones from the Fifth Element.
Well well, looks like Touma's hand can stop even an incoming punch from a golem. This does pose a nice contradiction to the manga saying that Touma couldn't stop physical attacks. Well, guess that means that the Railgun manga is still on track with Touma stopping Mikoto's Railgun.
I understan now the golem part, it could be like a statue, Sherry give to it a form and movement when it touched Touma right hand Sherry the movent stopped
What i predicted came true except the Anti-skills battle wasn't really that great.
Oh come now, did we expect anything less? Faceless cannonfodder is called faceless cannonfodder for a reason.
As for Touma... I'm going to give his arm the strength of plot, with the ability to work or stop working optimally whenever the plot demands it or an amusing situation rises.
in any case interesting if confusing episode somewhat although touma doing that to the golem hand in the end was kinda cool....kinda but knowing his luck something is going to slip up...
I'm starting to get more dissipointed with this anime. How come they never make any character fighting along side with Touma? It's getting boring just seeing him stick out his right hand and winning.
His hand stops magic. So, what happens when he touches a magically animated piece of rock? It turns into an inanimate piece of rock. And rock is not flexible, so the punching motion is now physically impossible. The momentum would be absorbed by the structural integrity of the rock, and either break the arm off or simply stop moving. It's not unreasonable that it would stop moving (far more reasonable than the railgun anyway), and either way it would have a lot less force.
I'm not saying there aren't plotholes and inconsistencies in Touma's power, but the golem case isn't nearly the most glaring example. The telepathy one is, in this episode anyway.
Hasn't he blocked golems before though? That fire demon's cross sword I mean.
Also, it depends on what you mean by golem. In strict terms, the Golem was a clay figure brought to life by holy words. Later fantasy settings (a la D&D) extended this concept to stone statues and animated suits of armor and whatnot. And then, even later, it got extended to pretty much anything and now means "magical robot" regardless of what its made of (some have called Frankenstein's monster a "flesh golem").
In this series, golem seems to refer specifically to an artificial lifeform made from earth using a corrupted form of the creation of life from non-life. So I don't think the fire demon counts.
Well, Did you read the sub?
Spoiler for Story:
Exactly! It stood out that everything was a plot device and stupid. So what if they were fighting? Leaving the one that seemed to be the weakest and removing a girl who can damage the golem with a coin IS the stupidest thing to do at that situation.
Could? Yeah, could could be anything (let's explain everything as could then. An anime can go through and not explain anything and let the viewers go "could". That must be the greatest anime in the world, I understand), but it doesn't mean it stood out as weird/badly done/hurry up and move.
Well, from Shirai's PoV it really doesn't matter who goes first, since she'll just come back and take the other later. The fact that Kazakiri (and Touma) is an idiot is a completely separate issue.
To be fair, that she'll come back later isn't really an excuse to take away the one that can defend herself best.
Like I said, it would have been better if we had a small scene of Kuroko seeing this as a chance to separate her onee-sama from Touma. It may not make look Kuroko that much better, but at least it's a better explanation then the one we have now.
P.S. Mikoto's rail gun can't do anything much with this enemy, since it can infinitely regenerate. Index can deal with it better.
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Washington Husky Huddle for Sunday February 19th 2012 (Part Two)
Oregon embarrassed the Huskies 82-57 in every way you can possibly imagine, including a 4-12 outing from the field from Ross which yielded only eight points. Consistency is really the only argument that UW fans can point to when they argue
that Terrence should stay "one more year". Other than that though, in these past four games, Terrence has been on the mark. Wroten also, other than the Oregon game, has been a player that just continues to get better week after week. Romar
spoke to the media and admitted his teams complete failure at Matt Court.
"They just beat us in every way. I didn't see us falling flat on our face and doing such a poor job executing.â€
There was no positive outcome against the Ducks. The Dawgs were 45-minutes late for the game because of traffic, but that is no excuse and both Wroten and Romar pointed that out after the game. The Huskies were out rebounded, outscored, out hustled, and couldn't find the bottom of the rim if their lives depended on it. The Huskies shot 36% from the field, 12% from the three point line and 38% from the FT line. All but five of the free throw attempts were from Wroten who only hit 6-13 attempts.
When it came to rebounding the teams were about even, 39-38 Oregon, but in nearly every other respect the Ducks dominated UW. Senior guard Devoe Joseph had a great game for Oregon, after being hog-tied in Seattle and was the one who got things going. After Joseph started hot with nine of his 13 points by halftime, there was no looking back.
Washington looked lost out on the court having no answer for what Oregon was throwing their way from multiple directions. There was no second half Ross takeover show this time, as had been the case in a number of exciting UW come back wins earlier in conference play. The Dawgs were tamed as the Ducks did whatever they pleased on the court.
In first place at 9-2, but With 5-7 of the Huskies games on the road, starting in Eugene, this was one of the biggest tests of the season for UW, but they clearly weren't ready for it. UW had to step up during this stretch to close out conference or basically forget about the NCAA's, with such a weak Pac-12 and lack of success in non-conference play.
Although Wroten had six turnovers, he was the only one getting to the rim against Oregon. Simmons was really the only overall positive for the Dawgs with a very active game down low and had a nice box score for him with seven points, eight
boards and a steal in 21 minutes. That is not much to brag about for a whole team.
Gaddy and Wilcox had tough nights with a combined 5-18 from the field, one assist and three TO's. Gaddy continued to egg on the naysayers by not scoring on a consistent basis, but against the Ducks he couldn't even control the team. He dealt one assist in 36 minutes of PT. Aziz was no threat in the paint and Darnell wasn't anywhere to be found.
N'Diaye logged six points and four rebounds in 21 minutes and Gant had only four and two in 20. Overall this was probably the worst game of the conference season for the Huskies, which was vexing after such a good showing on New Year's Eve in Seattle WA against the Ducks and a five game win streak. Vegas odds makers made it a pick-em game and most thought it would've been a contested game, not a blowout.
Ross and Wroten weren't the only ones against Oregon, as from the beginning to the end the Dawgs as a team had no answer for the Ducks. It may have been a blessing that the team failed as a unit, because during the next three games they seem to have succeeded as a group. A lot of it could have been mental, as in the back of every Husky fan's mind (and at Hec Ed every Duck fan), the possibility of getting beat is very likely, regardless to what year it is. This is also true of road
games at WSU, like the one UW must face this Saturday at 3 p.m. (PST).
The Huskies have had trouble winning in front of the Oregon "Pit Crew" for years and this years model was no different. It appeared though to be a game that could either set the Huskies back or make them a stronger team. After three straight
wins, including the 75-72 bare knuckle scrap-fest against Oregon State on Sunday, I think it has been the latter.
After a game where the Huskies lost in every statistical battle against the Ducks, they had to come together as a team against OSU. It was an ugly game offensively for both teams, but UW ground it out and more importantly on the road. UW shot a season low 35% from the floor, but out boarded the Beavs 47-41 and more importantly made only 11 TO's against a pressure defense that is among the nations leaders in forced turnovers, steals, etc.
Though it was not his best game, Wilcox got it going enough to eek out the win, with 17 points off the bench. UW's out scored OSU's bench 24-7. Ross was again a late bloomer, with 12 of his team leading 21 points after the break and he even
attempted to explain the trend as a product of conditioning, when he spoke to the media after the game.
"I feel my endurance is key. Too many players aren't in shape.â€
Like Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, in the 1970 classic "You Can't Always Get What You Want (but if you try some time, you get what you need)", UW didn't get the sweep in Oregon that could have catapulted them into the national spotlight and cemented then in first place in the Pac-12, but they got the split that they needed to keep a toe hold on the prize.
That is how championships are won and programs are built. It isn't always spectacular, but it always requires inner strength and the Huskies showed that in the final stages of the gut it out game against a surly group of orange and black
clad hopefuls in Corvallis OR.
On Thursday in Seattle, the Dawgs came out much better prepared, as they rolled to a 44-26 half-time score over ASU. The Sun Devils are a team that is undermanned this season and in the first half UW played well enough to really rub it in. In the 2nd half it seemed as if UW was not interested and after the game Gaddy even admitted it to the media.
"We played well the first half, we played bad in the second half. It's simple really. We just got bored with success and tried to get the game over with.â€
Against some teams that can be a fatal mistake, but the Dawgs were able to maintain their decline enough to get a much closer sounding than it was eight point win. Gohuskies.com did a full game story with quotes and video of the press
conference, if you really want to know more, but essentially it was the home crowd needing action that was all that motivated UW after the break.
The Youtube clip gives UW fans an idea as to the onslaught that ASU had to take on, with all of the usual Husky suspects pounding the Sun Devils down early and toying with them every time they felt like it the rest of the way. It wasn't a great way warm up for the big match-up with 'Zona, with the sloppy play and all. UW ended up with 15 TO's, but it seemed worse.
Everyone on the bench got a chance to show their stuff and that also contributed mightily to the final margin. Stewart and Breunig probably stood out the most, as the two got some nice PT. The fun and games were over though, as UW entered
the 'Zona game on Saturday. With the 'Cats on a five game winning streak and only a game behind the Dawgs and Cal in first.
But the Dawgs stood up to the challenge and got an important win. With the Cal win over OSU on Saturday, the Huskies are still tied with the Bears for first, but the Bears have that solid tie-breaker, with the win over UW in the two teams'
only meeting this season in Seattle.
With the Buffs road win at Utah on Saturday, Colorado is one game out at 10-4. The 'Cats are now 10-5 and two games back, Oregon joined them with a road win at Stanford on Sunday and Stanford joined UCLA at three games back with the loss.
Next week the complexion of the race could change, if Colorado or Utah were to be able to knock off the Bears, as the Bay Area schools visit the Rocky Mountains. It could also severely damage Washington's new found position, should they lose to the Cougs in Pullman WA this Saturday at 5PM.
The 'Zona game was a real festive occasion, with dramatics all over the place. Gohuskies.com again did a very good job of providing the game story, with the post game interviews. The YouTube highlights not only included N'Diaye's coast to coast flush, but an incredible dunk from Wroten in former prize UW recruit Angelo Chol's face. Tony talked about it after the game to the media.
"It was just funny because it was Chol. He wanted to come here and he didn't and I got him."
All of the bubble talk has the Dawgs precariously nearly in or nearly out. The win over 'Zona helps, but it would be foolish for the Dawgs to think that their work is winding down. Though the various teams that have beaten UW (even the South Dakota State Jackrabbits) are contending for NCAA bids, that doesn't change the fact that UW has not beaten anyone with a good chance of getting in, except in the down trodden Pac-12.
In the last three games UW must perform on the road, something it has had problems with this year, though as the year has moved on the team has improved in that area. WSU did beat Cal 77-75 earlier in the year and UW fans can bet that the Coug Nation will put 100% focus on this game.
Both that game and the last game of the season against UCLA will define UW's season and wins, regardless to what the national media says, will require high level efforts. USC will not likely be a difficult game, though in Seattle the effort put across by the undermanned Trojans was admirable. If UW loses both the WSU and UCLA games, there is little chance that they will win the league title and their season for the third year in a row will come down to the conference tourney.
Former Dawgs Doing Well
As I mentioned, Thomas has been a surprise success for Sacramento. On February 7th, a Youtube clip was released titled "Mr. Irrelevant", chronicling his rise to NBA legitimacy. It doesn't matter what they say, as long as they are talking and on Wednesday I found it funny that the Madison Square Garden crowd, when the Kings played the Knicks, booed Thomas. Why? I guess because they thought that he had some connection to their old GM, who happened to have a problem with female staff members as well as with assembling a team.
On Friday Thomas was named the starting PG for Sacramento and has been a rousing success so far. This is great to see, but I still would have rather seen Thomas do this next year after breaking every UW scoring, assists and steals record. Can you imagine a line-up with Thomas, Wroten, Ross, Gaddy, Suggs and Wilcox. Perhaps Gaddy could have joined Scott as a red-shirt and gained another year for himself in the process. As a side note, although Gant could be come the first Husky ever to play in four NCAA tournaments as a Husky, Suggs could be the first to sit on the bench for five. Gant sat as a freshman, but that team only made the CBI.
On February 8th Percy Allen of the Seattle Times compiled a list of the Pac-12 teams with the most current NBA pay checks and UW was 8th. Losing Brandon Roy and his 8-9 figure contract made a big difference, but expect the Dawgs to move up that list as the current and likely future Huskies enter the league.
One of those pros, all-time leading rebounder and 2nd leading scorer Jon Brockman, released another of his entertaining trick shot videos on Tuesday.
Though he is a long way from today's game, George Irvine was a master of the game of basketball back in 1966-70. He was an all conference player at a time when the league was the best in the nation by a long margin, with the presence of John Wooden, etc. On February 7th Irvine was inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor.
I remember George as a player that I saw in his senior year in 1969-70, in the first year that I really paid attention to Husky Basketball. A good comparison would be the senior year of Quincy Pondexter. Irvine was a wing that could really create his shot, had a strong basketball IQ and just an all around player. Like Quincy, George was a leader and he turned out to be a major success in the game, not only as a pro player, but as a coach and front office man in the league. Irvine. like Pondexter, Brockman, Roy and Detlef Schrempf all played four years. All were able to succeed at the highest levels of the game. Perhaps Wroten and Ross should consider that, as they weigh their decisions in April.
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THE spectre of the crunch meeting with the team in black and white stripes has been hanging over Celtic for several weeks.
The only thing is it was supposed to be Juventus who confirmed to Neil Lennon how far his team has come and what work is still required.
Today, the Hoops boss is coming to terms with the fact it was St Mirren who got there first.
And, as one Lennon mulls over what went wrong and, more importantly, what he can do to put it right, his namesake, Danny, is contemplating how he can build on Saints' 3-2 win in the Scottish Communties League Cup semi-final.
Make no mistake, they deserve their chance to take on Hearts on March 17. They outfought, outran, outjumped and outscored a group of individuals who Neil Lennon described as an imitation of the SPL-topping side with a treble in their sights.
The only treble which was delivered was of the Hampden horror variety.
This defeat makes it an unwanted 10 months for Celtic, having previously lost to Hearts in the William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final in April and to Kilmarnock in last season's League Cup final.
At least in the final back in March, Lennon could console himself that his team played reasonably well but, on the day, had come up against a keeper in inspired form.
Yesterday, Craig Samson had no need to emulate the heroics of Cammy Bell – because Celtic rarely got a shot on target.
As much as St Mirren played as a unit, with their outstanding performers Steven Thompson, young John McGinn – ironically the grandson of former Parkhead chairman, Jack McGinn – and defender Jim Goodwin, a man told he was not good enough for a career at Parkhead, Celtic were the architects of their own downfall.
And what a fall from grace it was.
Lennon insisted this was as poor as his team had performed for him domestically, and no one could argue with that blunt assessment, which he delivered shortly after giving his players chapter and verse in the dressing room of despondency.
It was the fifth time in nine visits to Hampden as Celtic manager that the Northern Irishman has left bitterly disappointed.
Against that, Lennon has masterminded four wins at the National Stadium. But placed against his overall record as a manager, both domestically and in Europe, it is a poor strike rate, and one which he makes no attempt to dismiss as irrelevant.
He is, however, largely powerless to influence matters once his players cross that white line, and they are the ones who must look in the mirror today and ask themselves if they could have done more.
It's not as though they turned up at Hampden unprepared, or out of form. The two games since the mid-season break brought a 4-0 win over Dundee United and a 4-1 win over Hearts.
Why travelling the short distance to Hampden should create such a dilution of this level of performance is the real mystery.
If it is complacency, then surely the results on their previous visits would act as an antidote.
If it is a lack of understanding that, every time they take the field wearing Celtic colours they must give 100%, no matter the competition, Lennon is the man to show them the error of their ways.
How can a player like Victor Wanyama, coveted by top clubs and adorned with a valuation which could sustain a small community for a year, look so ordinary?
How can Goergios Samaras, such a hero in the Champions League run which has carried them to the last 16 encounter with Juventus, struggle to make the simplest of passes?
How can Charlie Mulgrew, one of the very best exponents in the country of set-pieces, perform quite so unconvincingly from the spot when presented with the chance to put Celtic ahead just after half-time?
To be fair to the three aforementioned players, they were joined by the vast majority of their team-mates, Lennon exonerating only Gary Hooper, who got them off the mark with an equaliser on the stroke of half-time.
By then they had trailed for most of the half to a goal from new Buddies' signing Esmael Goncalves, who could not have dreamed of such a start to his career in Scotland.
The welcome afforded to him by the Celtic defence was more than generous, standing aside as he latched on to a Conor Newton lob into the box.
That was the first goal scored by Saints against Celtic since Danny Lennon took over as manager eight games ago.
By the end of play, they had trebled that strike rate, with Paul McGowan showing Mulgrew how to convert a penalty after the Celtic defender had handled a Gary Teale cross, then Thompson showing tremendous agility to swivel and hook a Marc McAusland cross beyond the reach of Lukasz Zaluska to put Saints 3-1 ahead with 22 minutes still to go.
The expected response from Celtic was as disappointing as it was futile, Mulgrew finally finding his range with the final kick of the game deep into injury time.
Too little, too late. Celtic had blown another opportunity to home in on a treble, and it is St Mirren who have the chance to pick up the first piece of silverware of the season.
Celtic? They are left to pick up their chins, and re-establish the faith their manager placed in them before this latest bitter disappointment.
He had warned semi-finals are always on a knife-edge. Yet again, this one has delivered a dagger to Lennon's heart.


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SIMPSON & Marwick has appointed four partners after hiring a major chunk of the employment law team from rival MacRoberts.
Stephen Miller, Graham Mitchell, Gina Wilson and Frances Ross officially start in their new roles on May 1, in what is one of the biggest senior level moves between Scottish firms in the sector in recent months.
It will take the Simpson & Marwick employment team to nine partners with all four of the new hires based in the Glasgow office but working across the UK.
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Mr Miller, who headed the employment practice at MacRoberts, is seen as one of the most prominent employment lawyers in Scotland, with the Legal500 publication describing him as a "very shrewd litigator".
He has been a partner at MacRoberts for 10 years, having previously been with Harper Macleod.
Ms Wilson was appointed as a partner in January last year having spent her entire career with MacRoberts.
Mr Mitchell, who has been a partner for five years, lectures in employment law at Glasgow University, while Ms Ross was a senior associate having spent eight years with MacRoberts.
Sandy Kemp, head of employment law at Simpson & Marwick, said: "With the four new appointments at partner level we believe that we have become unquestionably the strongest employment law team in Scotland, allowing us to advise employers across the country on the most effective ways of resolving issues that arise in the workplace."
Craig Turnbull, MacRoberts managing partner, said the firm was pressing ahead with its expansion plans and a new office in Dundee.
He added: "Three of our partners and one of our senior associates have decided to move on and we wish them the best.
"Partner mobility is now a fact of life for law firms as demonstrated by the fact that MacRoberts attracted three new partners in 2012."
Earlier this month MacRoberts reported a 4% dip in turnover to £17.3 million in 12 months to April 30.