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Ivan Fischer is an award-winning Hungarian conductor and composer who is in great demand world-wide.
Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 - "From The New World"
The Budapest Festival Orchestra under Ivan Fischer performs Dvorak's 8th and 9th Symphonies.
Dvorak: Slavonic Dances
The Budapest Festival Orchestra under Ivan Fischer perform Slavonic Dances composed by Dvorak.
Dvorak Symphony No. 7, Suite in A Major
One of Dvorak's mastepieces and a hidden treasure
Brahms Symphony No. 1 / Haydn Variations
An outstanding performance of Brahm's monumental work
Beethoven Symphony no. 7 (1812)
Beethoven Symphony no. 7 and works of his contemporaries Rossini, Weber and Wilms
Gustav Mahler: Symphony no. 4 in G major
A wonderful performance of Mahler's 4th Symphony
Born into a musical family which includes his brother, the conductor Adam Fischer, Iván Fischer studied the piano, violin and cello at the Béla Bartók Conservatory in Budapest. Between 1971 and 1974 he was a conducting pupil of Hans Swarowsky in Vienna and also worked with Nikolaus Harnoncourt on period performance practice in Salzburg during 1975. Although he had previously been a prizewinner at the Florence Conducting Competition in 1974, Fischer's professional conducting career was effectively launched when he won the Rupert Foundation Conducting Competition in London in 1976.
He was soon invited to direct the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London and to conduct at the Zürich Opera. In 1979 he was appointed chief conductor of the Northern Sinfonia of England, a post that he held until 1982, and the following year he founded the Budapest Festival Orchestra. This drew together many of the best orchestral musicians in Hungary and enjoyed unusually extended rehearsal periods; within a few years it developed a reputation as one of Hungary's finest orchestras and was invited to play at major festivals and concert halls throughout Europe and America. In addition, from 1984 until 1989, Iván Fischer was chief conductor of Kent Opera, leaving only when the company's funding was terminated by the Arts Council of England and it had to cease operations.
From 1989 to 1996 Fischer was principal guest conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and from 2000 to 2003 the chief conductor of the Lyons Opera. Alongside his permanent appointments he has been a frequent guest conductor of many major orchestras, such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, and Israel Philharmonic, as well as the Orchestre de Paris, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. He has conducted opera in London, Paris, Brussels, Zürich, Frankfurt and Budapest as well as a series of Mozart productions with the Vienna State Opera. He received the Kossuth Prize, Hungary's leading arts award, in 2006, the same year in which he was appointed principal guest conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington and a principal artist of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
In 1995, the Budapest Festival Orchestra signed an exclusive recording contract with Philips/Universal, which resulted in recordings of several of the major stage and orchestral works of Bartók as well as of music by Kodály, Liszt and Dvorák. Fischer has stated that he feels especially close to central European composers such as Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Dvorák, Mahler and Bartók, and his connection with several of these stretches beyond the concert hall: together with the composer's granddaughter, he was a founder of the Hungarian Mahler Society and he is the patron of the British Kodály Academy. Among the best of the numerous recordings which he has made with the Budapest Festival Orchestra are dynamic accounts of Bartók's ballet scores The Wooden Prince and The Miraculous Mandarin, Liszt's Faust Symphony, and Kodály's Háry János Suite and Dances of Galánta. The orchestra's recording of Brahms's Hungarian Dances included a number of new orchestrations by Fischer himself.
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Hello all,
Welcome to the 'Mikhail Grabovski just got bought out and I need to stop feeling these feels ' thread.
The comment section will be for a few things, mainly:
1. Grief counseling, also known as the two drink minimum.
2. Coming up with things that buying him out is dumber than.(May be difficult)
3. Paying tribute to the man.
4. Any of the gifs and pictures we have accumulated over the last few years of this glorious Belorusian.
5. Demanding he gets his own television show. Because he now we don't even get to see him on 24/7.
Wishing him a great and prosperous future, free of coaches that don't understand how concussions work. Free of maniacal french speaking pineapples. Best wishes from PPP. Fire burn the ice bud. Fire burn the ice. / Manly tear
And uh, this thread is B.Y.O.BB. The extra B is for for Belarusian.

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NRF24L01+ 2.4GHz WIN-AVR Library??
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Apr 10, 2012 - 05:45 PM
Joined: Dec 13, 2011
Posts: 23
Is there a good library already written for the NRF24L01+ wireless transceiver that is NOT for the arduino?? I use WIN-AVR.
If I use the ATMega328p would I be able to use the arduino libraries?? That would be cool.
Here is a link to the chip I will be using. It has a built in antenna.
May 03, 2012 - 07:51 AM
Joined: Apr 28, 2012
Posts: 72
I found a library here:
However, it uses the non-plus version of the transmission protocol, with fixed buffer size etc. It also had some other integration problems with my current project, so I'm actually trying to write one from the data book. Currently I'm stuck at not receiving the IRQ signal back somehow, and I don't have a scope to look at it
Maybe tomorrow will bring more clarity.
iteadstudio.com sells the modules for $5.50, and has some sample code, although it's very crufty:
Note: they also have Arduino sample code, but the code in the archive of support files is not Arduino-based.
May 13, 2012 - 10:58 PM
Joined: Dec 13, 2011
Posts: 23
I just got code working to be able to read and write to registers. That was even a pain for me. Now i'm trying to get the right configuration to get it transmitting. I'm not even worrying about the receiver yet. I want to be able to have the chip transmit, do the number of re-transmits and then have the IRQ pin go low. I cant seem to trigger any kind of interrupt on that pin.
How far have you gotten?
May 16, 2012 - 05:19 PM
Joined: Dec 22, 2003
Posts: 6
I can understand that without scope it's hard to find the problem on the SPI-bus.
However i get progres from the moment i used a logic analyser. (ikalogic) but any other type will do also i think. I hope you find anything usefull in the attatchment. It contains two folders (TX&RX) The original files are from sparkfun etc. I made a mash-up of various things and authors it was for testing the NRF but i found that the actual range was to short.
May 17, 2012 - 10:14 PM
Joined: Dec 13, 2011
Posts: 23
I looked at the configuration for RX and TX. I'm doing the same thing it seems like. My transmitter is transmitting. I send the STATUS register to my computer and is has the "data sent" interrupt triggered after I transmit. The IRQ pin does not trigger but the status reg says it did. I'm just not receiving anything.
I attached my code if anyone wouldn't mind looking at it. The important functions are setup_RX, setup_TX, TX, and write_payload.
May 19, 2012 - 08:16 AM
Joined: Dec 22, 2003
Posts: 6
I did a quick look to your code but in the TX part you call the RX config in the TX module I think this is incorrect. In the SPI_INT (init) you enable the interrupt of the SPI and the global Interrupt flag (sei) before the clock source is selected. this can cause strange results (in the simulator the interrupt is fired by this for example and stops in a infinite loop) I suggest that you first try a working example from someone and modify this to your needs. Also build a test without interrupts, when this works (by polling as you do for the status reg). Provide also the exact device you use (otherwise the forum users have to guess it )I hope this will help you.
May 24, 2012 - 07:46 AM
Joined: Apr 04, 2010
Posts: 196
Location: india
Hey stedew,
I am also using the nRF24l01+ chip from sparkfun. I am using it with stefan's library (Here
). I used interrupt driven approach for sending the packet. and used polling at receiver. The devices do communicate flawlessly sometimes. These are the problems i'm getting,
When i reset my uC during communication, the uC and communication both hang, and there is no effect of further resetting either Rx,Tx or both, They only work again when i power off them and Re power them.????
HAs anyone else got similar issue's.
I have tried clearing the PWR_UP bit upon reset then wait and again set it.
I feel there really should be a reset pin on these nRF24l01+ ic's.
- Will find's a Way.
May 24, 2012 - 07:15 PM
Joined: Dec 22, 2003
Posts: 6
MR vvyogi,
I had this item also with the NFR24L01+ after a (long) idle period there is no means to get the communnication back on rails. And as you stipulated only a compleet power shutdown off the NRF make it responsive again. To be very honest i never had a clou why this happens because on the spi-bus side everything seems to work? A have found that the problem was on one side (RX -ithink ). The problem seems that the NRF sometimes looses his configuration (especially RF-channel and RX/TX Adress) The "dirty" approach is to reconfigure every TX (not optimal)A global config (and state) reset command should be helpfull idd.Maybe you can order a batch by Nordic
May 25, 2012 - 06:21 AM
Joined: Apr 04, 2010
Posts: 196
Location: india
Thank you for you reply Stedew,
I was in haze regarding this problem and i thought this was probably a programming error. As from your confirmation now i am quite sure.
AS you say
The "dirty" approach is to reconfigure every TX (not optimal)A global config (and state) reset command should be helpfull
Have you tested the above approach ? Does it work ?
Till now I did following at my receiver side:
1. Set myRX_add = TX_add( address of target nRF).
2. Write payload to pipe0, and wait for either TX_DS or MAX_RT flag in STATUS register of nRF.
3. Set myRX_add( now my own address). wait for 10ms to get a packet back from the target nRF.
4. so on.
When i reset the device, i guess it hangs at step 2 above( as i wait for the TX_DS/ MAX_RT using a while loop)...
Now i am going to try the transmitter without the interrupt led approach like this,
1. Set myRX_add = TX_add( address of target nRF).
2. Write payload to pipe0, wait for a predetermined time( i am unsure how much to wait at this point
suggestions invited
3. Set myRX_add( now my own address). wait for 10ms to get a packet back from the target nRF.
4. so on.
- Will find's a Way.
May 25, 2012 - 11:16 AM
Joined: Apr 04, 2010
Posts: 196
Location: india
The following code hangs on startup.. just after the line where "init.." is printed.
on resetting the code runs flawlessly, but no data is received. At the Receiver side even worse, for the first time it gives acknowledge that it has received a packet, then it is just sitting there.
- Will find's a Way.
May 25, 2012 - 12:06 PM
Joined: Apr 04, 2010
Posts: 196
Location: india
This is the interrupt driven code that i came up with earlier.
It just works best....
Only problem, is the occasional reset issue. It (occasionally) hangs on uC reset while ongoing communication. still trying to fix it.
There has to be a solution.
This code is for transmitter and does works with the receiver code i posted in previous post. Guy's if you can help fixing this plz do !!!
- Will find's a Way.
May 25, 2012 - 05:03 PM
Joined: Dec 22, 2003
Posts: 6
I don't have build the complete project but in your main loop the first instruction is sei(); because you gonne use mystdout() i think the interrupt will fire as soon anything is written to the uart because the uart is not set to stdout will this work? i suggest that you set the sei instruction after your hardware initialitation (and use other means for debugging this section a HW pin..for ex. ) In the TX_I example i can't find why you change the RADDR this shouldn't needed i think. In a few weeks i will have time again and maybe you can post your zipped solution(s) so other can run download and run it (aws-file and source).[quote]
May 26, 2012 - 06:14 AM
Joined: Apr 04, 2010
Posts: 196
Location: india
i think the interrupt will fire as soon anything is written to the uart because the uart is not set to stdout will this work
No, it's done . see the third statement in my while(1) loop
stdout = &mystdout;
also the output settings are as
static int put_char(char c, FILE *stream);
static int get_char( FILE *stream);
static FILE mystdout = FDEV_SETUP_STREAM(put_char,get_char,_FDEV_SETUP_RW);
static int put_char(char c, FILE *stream)
while(!(UCSRA & (1<<UDRE)))
UDR = c;
return 0;
In the TX_I example i can't find why you change the RADDR this shouldn't needed i think
I did it as said in the page 60,75 in nRF24l01+ datasheet.( see image attached)
- Will find's a Way.
May 31, 2012 - 09:33 AM
Joined: Apr 04, 2010
Posts: 196
Location: india
Code Working Fine now. Used A polled Transmit and Interrupt driven receive.
Now it doesn't hangs on reset. and working beautifully.
Thanks for help guy's.
- Will find's a Way.
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Where in Duluth?
By BadCat! on Sep 17, 2012 in Where in Duluth?
This episode of Where in Duluth? might be a little tricky, but I decided to add it because 1) it is on a building that faces a heavily-travelled street, and 2) it also is a perfect example of a building anomaly found in this awesome webcomic: Subnormality


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Well then, we'll all see how this goes.
The good news is, I found a reason to insert a random girl or two. You will want to get used to that on a weekly basis. It's pretty toned down though. Completely innocent. I'm not kidding. Consider all of that jibber jabber your week 7 warning.
Week 7 award show. Don't tell anyone this is the first week of the year.
Give me a break, I'm tired.
Rex Grossman said it himself more than once. He said "...I feel like I'm in my prime as a quaterback" here. And he said "I feel like I'm getting into the prime of my experience..." here. This guy had a defense carry him to the Superbowl, had a 7-0 lead to start, and still managed to lose the game. This guy threw four horrendous picks last week. This guy can't possibly get into a primed state.
With his week 6 performance, this guy has spawned an Anti Award.
Although I want to, I don't feel right giving it to Rex Grossman a week late. Because, the truth is, you know he earned his face on the worst quarterback of the week award with his week 6 performance, not his week 7 performance. Because there wasn't a week 7 performance. Because his week 6, award inspiring performance was atrocious and awful enough to warrant a missed game or two.
Having said that, I have to give the first award to the two quarterbacks of that 6-3 game in Cleveland. I unfortunately missed that one.
Charlie Whitehurst, the backup who led his team to zero touchdowns in a loss.
Colt McCoy, the starter who led his team to zero touchdowns in a win.
Close runner ups are Palmer and Boller. I decided that these guys get 2nd place since Palmer just arrived to his team and Palmer is/has been - overall - better than the other three quarterbacks.
Somewhere deep in outer space, there was a space dolphin. The space dolphin found a human woman wandering through the stars. It was love at first sight. This was the beginning of something... amazing. something... miraculous. something... unexplainable. Something... other worldly. Something... named Tim Tebow.
For years, Timmy Tebow ruled the galaxies with his unmatchable, complex dolphin-infused human power. One day, Timmy got bored and went exploring through the vast reaches of space. Tebow found planet Earth. What he discovered next would bring him to where he is today. To a place full of mere, weak human beings... to the sport we all know and love... to football.
Now, we are all blessed to witness his climb to NFL Legend in a broncos uniform.. 1-0 as a starter and he's already earned everyone's future hall of fame votes. Timmy, we are all on our knees saluting your godliness. I'm putting together a shrine as we speak....
Who the hell am I kidding? Why didn't anyone ask this over-hyped player these simple questions:
"Tim, you just had to rely on a lot of luck to beat a winless team... what happens when you play a team that can actually play? Do you think you'll be crushed into an oblivion? Do you wish you could play the dolphins every week? Why do you think the talking heads are speaking about you as if you're the next Troy Aikman? Don't you think you'd make a better fullback?"
Tim Tebow is overhyped garbage. Someone out there wrote that he looked terrible in practice. That's PRACTICE. That's why Kyle Orton got the starting job. Kyle Orton...
Must I go on? No, I don't. Those of you with brains get the picture already.
This award is for the most overrated player during the past week.
Tebow gets the honor of winning his own award for the first week it is in existence. That's all he deserves. When he plays a good team, he will get crushed. Quote me on that. Bring it up if I'm wrong. Maybe the Lions will eat him?
Go ahead Tebow... I dare you to prove me wrong and make me look like an idiot. Make me have to change the picture!
Not going to happen... but you've already proved that you can win over the "whatever I can sell to sheep" writers... one headline reads "bla bla bla Tebow bla bla bla football establishment's worst nightmare"
Seriously media?
Bosher gets the first award by default. Unlike Tebow, this guy is not from outer space... yet. Perhaps he will develop his kicking... Shows some bright spots... Like Tebow, that was ridiculous in a bad way. We have called for Bosher's departure since week 1, and especially week 2. And 3. And 4. And 5. And 7. Week 6 was okay, but if you have to negatively talk about a kicker for 6/7 weeks, that kicker needs to go. The only way he should stay in red is if he kicks more than perfectly the rest of the season. Why doesn't Matt Bryant teach this kid a thing or two? Do they get along?
Of course I'm going to use my biased card on Suh. I don't have to write much. You compete. If someone gets hurt, you keep your mouth shut. I don't understand what Roddy White and the other Falcons' players would gain from accusing Suh and that other guy on the lions.
I didn't want to call it "The Suck for Luck Campaign". However, that just might be what it is.
1) 0-6 Dolphins
Who is going to obtain the number one pick in the draft? Currently in my eyes, the Dolphins take the prize simply because they allowed Tebow to rise and surprise. Tebow's award winning day extends to putting teams at the top of the bottom.
2) 0-6 Rams
Washington beat the Rams, and for that, the Rams are a hair behind the Dolphins, with plenty more games to go. The Rams have been losing by more points, and I'm sure they can own the number one spot at some point.
3) 0-7 Colts
Earlier in the day I told someone this: "If the Colts are ready to remain defeated for the season, Peyton will come out and play." And..... that one win might still earn them luck.
4) 1-5 Cardinals
I will go ahead and predict a sixth loss for the Cardinals, who are visiting the ruffled Ravens. They've stumbled to keep up with this dreadful pack, but this loss will keep them in the race.
5) 1-6 Vikings
The Panthers are hosting the 5th place club. Vikings will hopefully defeat the Panthers, although that would put a damper on their very own secret luck campaign.
And Lastly, I have to end this on a positive note. I'm a positive person, after all.
(this is the two girls part)


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There is more fallout in the case involving former Manatee High School assistant football coach Rod Frazier. Just days before the new school year begins, several other school leaders are facing felony charges related to the case. Manatee County's Superintendent has called a press conference Friday morning to discuss the investigation.
Frazier resigned last month after facing ten misdemeanor charges for inappropriate contact with students and teachers. On Thursday, News Channel 8 learned of criminal charges filed against other school officials.
Four school leaders face a felony charge of failure to report child abuse. Those school officials include:
-The Assistant Superintendent of teaching and learning, Bob Gagnon
-Palmetto High Assistant principal Greg Faller
-Southeast High Assistant Principal Matt Kane
-Pine Elementary Assistant Principal Debra Horne
The State Attorney's Office says failure to report child abuse is a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
Gagnon, Faller, and Kane also face other misdemeanor charges. Faller and Kane previously served as assistant principals at Manatee High School. Horne previously worked in the Manatee District's Office of Professional Standards.
All of these people were involved in earlier investigations into Frazier's alleged actions.
The State Attorney's office says warrants are out for their arrests, and they're waiting for the suspects to turn themselves in.
Check WFLA.com later today for updates on this developing story.
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Nineteen Detroit Public Schools will be present on Belle Isle for the PNC Bank Grow Up Great and Fifth Gear Education Day on Thursday.
Grow Up Great, featuring pre-K students, will have eight schools present while the Fifth Gear program includes DPS fifth graders, will have 11 schools present with over 500 students in total.
Boyd Pethel from PNC talks with Amy Andrews about the event.
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I loved the scene but what pulled me out of it was that I knew they were going to use Khan's blood to bring him back. On a side note why couldn't they have just used the blood of one of the 72 augments they had onboard? You could see Kirk's resurrection coming from a mile away. I agree that leaving him dead in this film would have lead to fans assuming the next film will be "The Search for Kirk" but that's why killing Kirk and leaving him dead would have been a very bold move and would have made that scene that much more powerful. Though we would have to wait for the next one with out Kirk to find out he wasn't coming back. I honestly thought in ST2009 that the destruction of Vulcan was going to be reset some how and I was pleasantly surprised when that didn't happen. Unfortunately the after effects of that event from the perspective of the Vulcan people can't really be explored in these films and that exploration would be more suited to a TV series.
I suppose they didn't use blood from one of the other seventy-odd superhumans because at that point they only knew about the properties of Khan's blood. There was no guarantee that any of the others shared that trait. They didn't necessarily need Khan, or even need him alive, but he was the only known source of regenerative blood.
If Spock had disintegrated him then the story dictates that one of the other augments possessed the same regenerative properties.
At this point I'd love a new Trek series that explores the loss of Vulcan.
Preferably set in the Primeverse 25th century or so, but crossing universes into nuTrek in some fashion.
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Animal & Veterinary
FDA Veterinarian Newsletter May/June 2000 Volume XV, No III
This year the 20th anniversary of National Pet Week will be celebrated May 7-13, 2000. The theme, "Friends For Life" embraces the life-long commitment we make to our four-legged friends as valued family members. This special week is set aside by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the Auxiliary to the AVMA, the American Animal Hospital Association, and the North American Veterinary Technician Association, Inc., to honor the animals that have been important to us at every stage of our lives.
Veterinary clinics across the country are sponsoring open houses, pet care educational programs, dog jogs, fun runs, photo contests, and fundraisers to benefit special animal-related causes.
It is important to remember that pets rely on us for regular veterinary check-ups, proper nutrition, dental care, exercise, and plenty of love and attention. The rewards of pet ownership will last a lifetime.


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I'm sitting here watching the Iowa women destroy Illinois, and commercials are running for Big Ten Icons, the latest entry is Magic Johnson, who sits at number 2. My question to all of you is, Who is number 1? Also how well do you think the BTN did in ranking the Big Ten Icons? What would you change? My view after the jump.
The only name that comes to mind for me is Red Grange, don't know a whole lot about him, but I know he didn't win two heisman trophies, he didn't break three world records in 45 minutes, and not sure but did he give up his life for his country. Obviously being an Iowa fan, I feel their should be more Hawkeyes present. The only thing I'm not sure about is how the "icons" are chosen.


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Dear BCC Brethren,
This season marks the beginning of my third year writing and editing for Big Cat Country, and it has been a wonderful and plesasent experience getting to know so many fellow fans while watching this community grow. I feel like I know many of you as friends, even though few of us have ever met face-to-face. I've grown more knowledgeable, and I know you have as well, thanks to our little corner of the internet. Thanks to all of you who have made this community what it is today.
As a few of you may know, I volunteer extensively with the homeless community in both the Tampa and New Port Richey areas. Recently, I've been approached and asked to help coordinate a new homeless ministry in Jacksonville, Florida. I'm not taking classes and my summer was open so I agreed to oblige their request. I'm leaving Monday, and I'll be staying and working "the streets" to minister to the homeless and coordinate their care. As a result, I will be unable to write or edit (step ya game up, team), until I return in early September. I can't envision anything keeping me from missing the season.
My one request: please keep both myself and all of the homeless people in Jacksonville in your thoughts or prayers. You will all be in my thoughts, and I'll see you in September.
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25/08/14 : UPDATE !! Our new website is now fully functional and live @ http://www.teamfiat.com Please bookmark the new URL in your browser. See you there :)21/08/2014 : Update!! Sorry guys! We are having some serious issues with the forum and don't think we are going to be back anytime soon. We have experts working on the issue but this is now almost equivalent to rebuilding an engine : a time consuming and tiring process !! We will keep you updated. Thanks for all your help and support
17/08/2014 : Update!! We have hit some serious issues in the upgrade and it seems we are going to take more time than anticipated. We are doing our best to resolve the issues. However given the severity of the issue we cannot promise any date at this point
TFI is currently offline as we are working on some software improvements and performance enhancements.
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I might update this post at actual seasons end, but seeing as our season pretty much ended and we have infinity kazillion posts about upcoming free agents, it might be wise to look at actual numbers for once (kidding!) and see where we can upgrade by spending uncle Lew's money. There's a few out of position guys I missed, like Huff can play at like 3 or 4 different positions, but feel free to make amendments in the comments section to anything I might have missed.
Kurt Suzuki 1.4 WAR
Free Agents having better seasons:
Miguel Olivo: 3.1
John Buck: 1.9
Victor Martinez: 1.9
Ramon Hernandez: 1.8
Kurt is signed to a team-friendly deal, which in A's-speak means he's a valuable trade piece. He also is arguably not very good, as he is ranked 19th overall in WAR for catchers. Olivo's year has been influenced by a very high .357 BABIP, but he also ranks #1 in catcher defense, so he might be worth it. Buck is somewhat interesting, as is Ramon (whos old now). V-Mart is high profile, but as you can see, not really worth it as a C. Suzuki is a nice low-order piece who "handles pitchers well" whatever that means. I mean unless you have Mauer, Soto, McCann, Posey or Santana you might as well just take what you can get. Zooks is what we have and is somewhat of a known quantity. Unless Beane gets a Swisher-esque off for him (Boston does like him), I think we will hold.
Daric Barton 2.5
Free Agents having better seasons:
Aubrey Huff 4.2
Adam Dunn 3.5
Paul Konerko 2.8
Despite Dunn having a career year on defense, he still isnt worth maximum value unless he's DHing, which he doesnt want to do. For the life of me I cannot understand Aubrey Huff's year, but he is absolutely awesome now. Konerko doesnt represent a huge upgrade either. I would try and package Barton this winter just to see what the market is on him, and the fact that we have Carter. Barton's season could go either way at this point, if he starts hitting again he's going to be a 3+ WAR guy, if he continues being entirely uninspiring and mediocre, then he's closer to 2. Having a 2 WAR guy at 1B (when there are no 4+ guys at 2B or 3B) is not the recipe for a winning team. If Barton ends up 3+, keep for sure. If not...then make him compete with Carter in spring and perhaps trade one or the other.
Mark Ellis 0.7
Free Agents having better seasons:
Orlando Hudson 3.0
David Eckstien 1.6
This one hurts because it was such common knowledge that Orlando Hudson is a top 10 2B, and there he is, 9th in WAR right now. He gets paid less than Mark Ellis. If we are serious about winning then we have to cut ties with Ellis and sign O-Dawg at all costs, as he's clearly an upgrade. I used to read FireJoeMorgan constantly, so I want nothing to do with Eckstein, even though batting him at #2 and having him bunt is a far better option than Barton doing it. Either way, 2B is where we need an upgrade, Ellis isnt cutting it.
Cliff Pennington 2.6
Free Agents having better seasons:
Alex Gonzalez 2.8
The SS WAR leaders in order: Furcal (grr), Tulo, Alexei Ramirez, Steven Drew, Alex Gonzlalez, Hanley Ramirez, Our Cliff. Yep, Cliff's a keeper.
Kevin Kouzmanoff 1.8
Free Agents having better seasons:
Adrian Beltre 5.4
This one really stings, doesnt it? Beltre should be ours for this year and the next 2. What is wild is that his OPS at Fenway is 150 points lower than his road OPS. Which means....he'd be mashing no matter where he played, including here. The funnier thing is, he probably wont get too huge a raise to the 3/24 we offered him this year as the market is as low as its going to get. The thing that many posters wont like is: Beltre is literally the only upgrade we can make over the weak-hitting Kouz. I still hold out faint hope Kouz will live up to his career numbers and put up a better 2nd half, but honestly, he's the only guy we can get here. Kouz, like Suzuki, is a great guy to stash in the 8th spot in the order, but we are hitting them both 4-5, thats why the offense is terrible. Id try again for Beltre, but dont like our chances here. Kouz is our 3B next year, most likely.
Coco Crisp 1.7
Rajai Davis 0.9
Ryan Sweeney 0.7
Free Agents having better seasons:
Carl Crawford 4.8
Aubrey Huff 4.2
Jayson Werth 3.6
David Dejesus 2.6
Magglio Ordonez 2.5
Johnny Damon 1.6
Scott Posednik 1.5
Austin Kearns 1.4
Manny Ramirez 1.4
Jason Kubel 1.0
Ah finally THIS is where we can go wild. Keeping Crisp in CF and getting literally any 2 from the above list makes this team better. Im sure we all have had that dream where you grab a paper and read the headline: "A's make the biggest splash this winter: sign Crawford, Werth & Beltre!" and strangely, there's nothing out there other than players not wanting to be here that is preventing that from happening. We have money. We also have a truly miserable offense. If we can upgrade at the corner OF spots alone, we are a contender. Its as easy as that.
Jack Cust 1.4
Free Agents having better seasons:
Aubrey Huff 4.2
David Ortiz 2.6
Jim Thome 2.0
Johnny Damon 1.6
Manny Ramirez 1.4
Damon strangely is not hurt from the time he spent in the OF, but Huff, Ortiz & Manny are. Thome is proving "once a hitter, always a hitter" and can still get it done as a DH full-time. I expect the exact or better production from Manny under the same scenario. We have the Carter/Barton/Cust conundrum at 1B/LF/DH. But Cust can easily be gone and id rather take regular everyday players who are getting too expensive than to wait around for Carter. Do I think Cust can be a 3+ WAR player next year? Probably not. Carter? Yeah, dont see him being more than 2. Manny? He could really be that 3+ DH. Ideally you want 3+ WAR players at every position. We are close in some areas, far far away in others. We really need Crawford here just so we know we will have that leader, that one sure thing. Werth would be incredible in RF too. After taking in all of the above, really the best offseason we could possibly have would leave us with this on opening day 2011:
LF: C. Crawford
2B: O. Hudson
1B: D. Barton
RF: J. Werth or M. Ordonez
DH: M. Ramirez
CF: C. Crisp
C: K. Suzuki
3B: K. Kouzmanoff
SS: C. Pennington
The most frustrating thing about this team is that we actually are only 2 bats away from competing. Those bats should be in the corner OF spots or at DH, but they are easily obtainable via FA. Id love to somehow trade for Uggla and his potential 5+ WAR, in fact Id trade any of our current team for it. As it stands, we really need to upgrade at 2B, LF & RF. Those should be our targets for November. If we roll Ellis out again for another go-around, then that is just proof that Beane is watching soccer and doesn't really care about this team.


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'Cats prepare for regionals
Conference games have come to a close, but the Wildcats prepared for regionals with extra games in Lewiston, Idaho, May 6-8.
Linfield won two of three games against Lewis-Clark State College, George Fox University, and Pacific Lutheran University.
The first game of the series was against Lewis-Clark State on May 6, during which Linfield lost 6-3.
Senior second baseman Eric Evenson said that Lewis-Clark State proved to be a challenge.
"Lewis-Clark State had some of the best arms we've faced all season so that game was a great challenge for us," he said.
The Wildcats faced off against Pacific Lutheran for the second game of the series on May 7. Linfield won this game 10-4. Evenson and sophomore center fielder Tim Wilson scored the first runs of the game for Linfield during the first inning.
Linfield scored five runs during the second inning. Junior shortstop Kevin Allan scored first. Seniors right fielder Gunnar Cederberg and first baseman Kevin Coleman, Wilson and Evenson also scored during the second inning.
Starting out the fourth inning, Linfield's senior third baseman Dustin Smith and Wilson scored at the start of the fourth inning. Allan scored Linfield's last run of the game during the seventh inning.
Freshman Zach Brandon started on the mound for the Wildcats; senior K.C. Wiser replaced him after five innings. Juniors Spencer Crepeaux and Jacob Nolte also pitched during the game.
The Wildcats played against George Fox University for the final game of the series. Linfield won against the Bruins 6-4. George Fox freshmen Derek Dixon and Derek Blankenship tallied the first two fourth-inning runs. Linfield's senior catcher Cole Bixenman hit a home run, scoring the first run of the game for the 'Cats. Linfield pulled farther ahead when Cederberg, Evenson and Smith scored during the fifth inning. The bats were swinging strong for the Wildcats during the eighth inning. Senior first baseman Kevin Coleman made it on base, and freshman Kramer Lindell subbed in as a designated runner for him. Then Lindell and Cederberg scored the final two runs of the game for the Wildcats.
Some of the players reflected on how the season prepared them for what lies ahead.
Brandon said that a great deal of their preparedness came from the strong teams they faced during the course of the season.
"I think our schedule has prepared us well for the regional. We faced solid competition in the preseason including games against teams outside Division III," he said. "Each series we had in conference challenged us in its own way and our ability to win every conference series should give us a lot of confidence heading into regionals."
Bixenman also said that a strong lineup prepared the team for regionals.
"I think we play a very competitive schedule and get to see a lot of quality opponents throughout the year. Our non-conference games were almost all against tough opponents, some of which we will see again at regionals," he said.
"I think our games in Arizona against California and Texas schools, along with our series against Chapman prepares us well for our competition at the regional," he said.
Freshman Nate McClellan said that the bond has helped the team grow. He also said that having teammates who were able to step up in times of need helped as well.
"I think over this season we have not only played many good teams, including a couple that we may play in the regional, but we have grown a ton as a team," he said.
"Having to deal with several big injuries has helped us because we know that any player can
step up if we need them to, which is a big help going into regionals."
The Wildcats will have a weekend to rest and practice before leaving for Texas on May 16. Regionals are scheduled for May 18, however, it has not been determined which team the Wildcats will play first in Texas.
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Involving service users and carers in admissions for courses in social work and clinical psychology : cross-disciplinary comparison of practices at the University of Birmingham
Matka, Elizabeth, River, Dawn, Littlechild, Rosemary and Powell, Theresa. (2010) Involving service users and carers in admissions for courses in social work and clinical psychology : cross-disciplinary comparison of practices at the University of Birmingham. British Journal of Social Work, Vol.40 (No.7). pp. 2137-2154. ISSN 0045-3102Full text not available from this repository.
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Rationales for involving service users and carers in professional health and social work education tend to derive from arguments of empowerment, consumer rights and/or improvement in service outcomes. In the UK, these rationales are now firmly embedded, and involvement is increasingly expected in all aspects of training, but little literature exists describing or evaluating the impact of involvement outside teaching activities. This paper describes the approach to involvement in admissions interviews in the social work and clinical psychology programmes at the University of Birmingham. It reports the results of a post hoc survey into the experiences and expectations of the 2007-08 cohorts of successful applicants and interview-panel members from each programme, with the aims of highlighting underlying rationales and informing future practice. Survey respondents tended to focus on outcome-based rationales rather than value-based ones in support of involvement. Impact on the selection process was cited by many as important, but service user and carer visibility to applicants may be a more significant outcome. Disagreements among panel members were uncommon, but did raise some training and procedural issues. To be meaningful, the rationale(s) for involvement should be clearly articulated at the outset and the mode(s) of involvement should reflect this.
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A male pedestrian was killed Monday night after being struck by several vehicles on the interstate.
DPS officials say Michael Shayne Haltom, 35, was walking along I-20 about eight miles west of Marshall. 911 calls were received beginning at approximately 8:10 p.m. Monday, the first reporting a man crawling in the eastbound lane of the interstate.
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Both first name/middle name combos and sibling combos!
For me, I once met a little girl named Adelaide Sage, and I think that is so cool! I also have a friend named Reece Everett, also super cool.
As for siblings, my cousins have extremely matchy names, but they sound so good together: Maxwell Lee and Marley Lillian.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday announced the reopening of Harvest Commons apartments. The project is part of a nearly $3 billion investment in housing and economic development programs around Chicago.
Emanuel says the renovation of the complex, which can house about 90 people, cost $22 million.
Emanuel says this apartment project will give families access to affordable housing and various on-site social services, including job readiness training, mental health and drug abuse counseling.
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15 Weird/Surprising Devices And Systems That Run On Linux
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Kliff Kingsbury may never have been to
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least two of the people standing on the opposite sideline.
The rookie head coach at Texas Tech was on hand
Monday for the start of the Big 12 Media Days and fielded questions about his
expectations going into year one back at his alma mater. Kingsbury played
quarterback for the Red Raiders from 1998 through 2002, spending time with the
program when West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen was in charge of
Kingsbury's wide receivers.
Years later, with Kingsbury serving as an
assistant coach, he and Holgorsen were together again, this time on the same
staff with the University of Houston. Kingsbury went on to coach with Houston's
Kevin Sumlin after Holgorsen had left for Oklahoma State and ultimately, he
followed Sumlin to Texas A&M, where he served as offensive coordinator a
year ago.
Now, as the Texas Tech head coach, he's looking
forward to that Oct. 19 meeting in Morgantown for a chance to see one of his
old mentors again, this time as his peer.
"That'll be a surreal feeling going out there
and shaking his hand before the game," said Kingsbury. "I have so much respect
for him and what he's done for my career and it should be a heck of a football
game. I've heard the atmosphere in Morgantown's incredible, so I'm really
looking forward to it."
Last year, with Tommy Tuberville at the head of
the program, Texas Tech handled the Mountaineers in Lubbock. From the start of
the game, it was quite clear which team showed up ready to play and which may
have still be riding a little too high from the previous week's win in Austin.
Whatever the reason, WVU's offense could not get itself rolling and the Red
Raiders capitalized.
This year, many of the names that accounted for
the success West Virginia was able to have on offense are gone. Among those
players who will be tasked with picking up the slack and providing real
production is Houston transfer Charles Sims.
Kingsbury served as OC for Sims during some of
his time with the Cougars and he recognizes the sort of player the Mountaineers
have gotten in securing his talents.
"He's one of my favorite players I've ever
coached," said Kingsbury. "Dynamic, he can catch, he can run, he can be a
receiver and he's one of the hardest working, best kids you'll ever be around.
I'm really happy he got reunited with Dana. Not happy we have to play against
them, but I think it's a great fit for both of those guys and I expect him to
do great things up there."
Sims played in just nine games last season for
Houston, but still managed more yards (851) than any rusher for WVU. This year,
he comes in as the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year in the preseason poll, clearly
carrying with him high expectations as a player who nearly took his chances at
playing professionally before deciding to join the Mountaineers.
Holgorsen's offensive schemes have always put
great focus on the passing game, but Kingsbury believes there will be real
attention paid to the ground attack with Sims in the backfield.
"He's great at adapting to his personnel and
using people in the right positions," Kingsbury said of Holgorsen. "He'll move
Charles around, get him the ball in a number of different ways. That kid
already knows the system and he'll come right in and I expect him to have a
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The Student Senate Executive Staff is in the office all summer working on our plans for the upcoming year. Daily, we have students coming into our office asking how they can get involved in Senate and other student organizations – very rewarding and reassuring to know that we have such a dedicated student body.
We're excited to begin the implementation of our projects and work with other student organizations to maximize the student experience here at KU.
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YUMA, AZ- A sobering message for local students Wednesday.
Arizona Western College students were able to take a ride in a simulator designed to educate about the dangers behind the wheel, for young people especially.
Unite's Arrive Alive program uses a high-tech simulator, impact video, and a number of other resources to educate students about the dangers of texting while driving.
The simulator allows students to experience, in a controlled environment, the potential consequences of distracted or drunken driving.
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Golf: Masham GC (From Darlington and Stockton Times)
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Golf: Masham GC
2:29pm Friday 18th January 2013 in Sport
January 13. – The club held their annual lunch "meet and greet" with the incoming captains for 2013. As always on these occasions the outgoing captains, Jean Harvey and Dave Richards, announced the result of their 2012 charity. All those 50p fines for straying into their designated bunkers came to a total of £1,359.35, which will go towards The Seve Ballesteros Foundation, in aid of brain cancer. Muriel Willis received the cheque on behalf of the foundation.
The incoming captains, Barbara Jameson and Howard Falshaw paid a debt of gratitude to their outgoing counterparts before announcing their 2013 charity, Herriot Hospice Home Care. All those straying shots making their way into the, now, four bunkers around the third green will form the basis for what the captains hope will match at least last year's charity figure.
Ladies Winter Stableford results (Jan 10): 1st Judith Hogan 35pts, 2nd Val Davis, 34pts (b9) and 3rd Brenda Loveday, also with 34pts.
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Now you'll get to meet the man behind it.
The space bar in that left turn lane was
painted further back on the pavement from the intersection so drivers
would stay behind it. "If a person stops too close to the space
bar or on it, it doesn't leave enough room for the buses to get through
in the morning," Eng said. The buses need a much wider turning radius,
he said. The board members and Eng discussed adding a right
turning lane to Donnybrook near the high school to allow traffic to turn
right onto the loop, or relocating the guard shack from its current
spot on Donnybrook to Independence Place. Vehicles stopping at the guard
shack can slow traffic, Eng said.Any decisions on relocating the shack would have to go through the school board and district officials, Eng said. "I am sure they are aware of it," he said.Adding
a right turn lane to Donnybrook would be difficult because the land on
that spot slopes downward toward a creek and would need to be leveled,
and a retaining wall would need to be added, Eng said. "There is no easy solution," Eng told board members. Tim
Loper, director of facilities for Tyler ISD, said that a former Lee
principal had suggested moving the guard shack a few years ago. "But there are no plans now to move the guard shack," he said. Records
of crash data from the Tyler Police Department for 2008 through the
present showed the intersection has between five and six accidents each
year. The most common cause was the failure to yield in a left-hand turn
to oncoming traffic, the records show. Disregarding a stop sign or
signal was the second most common reason for an accident to happen,
according to the police records.
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No Fires - Fire Danger EXTREME - No Fuego
No Fires in the campground, no smoking on the trails. Observe these rules to protect park resources. No se permite fumar en los senderos, tampoco se permite las fogatas en el campamento. Proteja los recursos del parque y respete las advertencias. More »
Fee Increase at Pinnacles National Park
On August 1, 2014 the 7 day entrance pass for Pinnacles National Park will increase to $10 for passenger vehicles and motorcycles; bicycle and pedestrian entry will increase to $5.00. The Pinnacles Annual Pass will increase on August 1 to $20.00. More »
Profiles of the Pinnacles Condors
Copyright Gavin Emmons 2008
NPS Photo by Gavin Emmons 2013
Copyright Gavin Emmons 2008
Copyright Gavin Emmons 2008
She hatched at the LA Zoo on May 10, 2006. 418 acclimated quickly to the Pinnacles flight pen and bulked up from only 14 pounds when she arrived to a healthier weight of 20 pounds. She confidently feeds and socializes with the other juveniles. She was released on December 6, 2006. She has made numerous flights to the Big Sur Coast and is still expanding her range.
NPS Photo by Gavin Emmons
Hatched at the World Center for Birds of Prey on April 2, 2008 and reared by foster parents, 463 was released into Pinnacles on November 24, 2009. 463 started out as and continues to be the most dominant bird of the 2009 cohort. He sometimes would crowd and push the other juveniles from the "best" perches while in the flight pen. 463 also began feeding before the other birds, with the exception of the adult mentor. Within his first year in the wild he explored most of the territory regularly visited by the Pinnacles flock.
Hatched on April 27, 2008 and reared by foster parents, 481 is only the second Pinnacles bird to be reared in the Oregon Zoo (340 was the first in 2005). 481 started out as a bit of a loner, perching off by herself, but became more social as her time in the flight pen continued. She is a larger juvenile female weighing 19 lbs. She was released during our public released event on September 26, 2009. She too has begun to forage and explore the areas just outside of Pinnacles, and will continue to expand her range.
He is the first fledgling from a nest in San Benito County in over 70 years and was fostered from Big Sur female 303 and Pinnacles' male 313's nest. Over the winter of 2009-2010, he slowly expanded his range from the nest, taking short flights with 313. In March, 2010 he left his natal canyon and flew further afield in San Benito County, making it to within the park before April. 514 has established himself as a full member of the central California flock, having made multiple trips across the landscapes of San Benito and Monterey Counties to the Big Sur coast. He enjoys flying with the younger birds we've released in the few years since he fledged.
NPS Photo by Gavin Emmons
NPS Photo by Gavin Emmons
Condor # 550 was the nestling from the 2010 condor nest inside the park. Unfortunately, she had to be evacuated due to high levels of lead in her blood. Her lead levels were returned to normal while at the L.A. Zoo and she was finally able to take her first flight in the wild this autumn. Upon release she has become one of the regular condors soaring over the skies of Pinnacles National Park. She has recently taken a flight outside of the park boundaries to further explore the wilds of San Benito County.
A male hatched at the World Center for Birds of Prey on April 17, 2010. He is the younger genetic sibling of 438, a bird released at Pinnacles in 2008. Though he has taken short flights outside of Pinnacles, 564 seems to enjoy spending time soaring over the High Peaks and staying close to the park.
He hatched on June 13, 2010 at the World Center for Birds of Prey. After being released in October 2011, he had a rough few days of being blown by the winds. With the help of slightly older juvenile birds who had been spending time in the park, 589 was able to make it up and out of the park. He has begun exploring more of San Benito county and perches close to his newfound friends.
NPS Photo 2013
A male that hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo on April 10,2011. He is the younger sibling of female condor 481 who briefly assisted the 2013 cohort as a mentor. 602, seems to be the most dominate of the newest releases and he has already integrated well into the flock. Soon after being released on January 30, 2013 he took a short trip out of the park and was able to make it back safely. Currently he enjoys spending time on the Western slopes of the High Peaks.
NPS Photo 2013
A male with a past link to the central coast. 606 was laid by Big Sur condors 168 and 208 due to research being conducted at the time, his egg was swapped with a zoo-laid egg, therefore 606 hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo on April 22, 2011. Upon being released on January 29, 2013 he made the condor biologists' job stress-free by safely perching in a tree and finding food on his first day. He has easily integrated into the flock since then, making regular jaunts into the High Peaks with older birds.
NPS Photo 2013
Another condor hatched at the Portland Zoo joins the Pinnacles' flock. She hatched on May 30, 2011 at the captive facility in Oregon. 626 is the most submissive bird of the 2013 cohort, spending a lot of her time away from the other juveniles in the pen. She is a younger sibling to 588 who died in 2012. We have high hopes that she will follow in the paths of 602 and 606 by incorporating well with our flock after her February 27, 2013 release.
Did You Know?
California condors have a wingspan approaching nine and a half feet. Condors soar and glide at up to 55 miles per hour, and can sometimes be mistaken for a small airplane. More...


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Hello everyone...and Welcome to Monday!!
|Mon, 04-16-2012 - 3:05pm
(((Laura))) I'm so sorry you're suffering from allergies. I can really sympathize during the season. I've just learned I have to stay inside as much as possible. I hope you're feeling better today.
Terre from Arkansas checking in with Jack and Taz, Toy Fox Terriers. Well, my husband was gone from Thursday - Sunday so I was a bachelorette this weekend. I didn't do much but watch dvd's, go to church, play with the "kids" and just relax. Actually I caught up some reading. Sunday he returned and today he's starting a new job. Retirement didn't last long LOL!!
Tomorrow I go to the lung doctor and crossing my fingers either the steroids will be reduced or I get off them completely! The x-rays will tell us something. I'll let everyone know!
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That's so great Donna....now that you know you have a new home to look forward to staying with your Dad will just fly by.
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I hope everything goes well with the doctor Terre....and that all goes well with your DH's new job.
|Tue, 04-17-2012 - 3:08pm
I've got some good news!! My doctor's appointment went very well. X-ray's look good. The doctor said there was still a little stuff there but after careful examination he felt it was scarring - so he is allowing me to reduce the steroids by half a pill a week which means by 5 weeks I will be totally off the steroids. It has to be gradual otherwise I could relapse. Now, if I start to have wheezing or coughing I will have to call him and return to the steroids, probably. So, I'm crossing my fingers there will be no problems. ;-)


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Solomon brings a host of options with him to Florida because of his versatility as an athlete.
Patton's balance may be his best attribute. His balance combines with his strength gives coaches a lot of options for getting the ball into his hands from the return game, to end-arounds, to direct snaps and handoffs out of the backfield.
It's a common site to see a play ended, not because Patton was tackled, but because he was eventually forced out of bounds after several tacklers slid off of him.
Patton has the distinction of being both quick AND fast. He can make several players miss in traffic, or he can burst through a seam, pin his ears back and not look back until he scores.
He is more than just a slash type of athlete that coaches have to scheme ways to get the ball in his hands. He is a capable receiver who runs crisp routes, elevates well down field to catch the ball in traffic and uses his body well to shield would-be defenders. He does a very good job of catching the ball with his hands rather than his body as the situation dictates.
While it would be unfair to say he can be Percy Harvin for the Florida Gators, it's easy to see Patton getting similar touches. Another Gator whose role Patton can help fill as he moves on in return man Brandon James.
Patton is an explosive athlete whose strength and balance enable him to make plays in traffic normally reserved for bigger players. His speed and elusiveness make him a threat anywhere on the field.


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Hardwood and Bamboo
Hardwood floors have graced the floors of beautiful homes for centuries. There is a real art to installing beautiful floors and we pride ourselves in providing our clients with exceptional wood installers.
There are many species of wood (oak, tiger wood, cherry, walnut, hickory, maple, etc.), board widths (from 1 ½ inch to 7 inches wide), and finishes (from rugged hand-scraped to traditional matte finishes). Choosing what's best for your home or business can be a daunting task. Our experienced sales staff can help you wade through all the options to help you get the color, texture, thickness and width at a price you can live with.
In Arkansas we are blessed or cursed (depending on your point of view) with a very humid environment. If you are building or remodeling a house on a concrete slab, you will definitely want an engineered wood. Engineered wood is made up of many layers of wood, the top, or wear layer, will be one of the most important layers as it will be the one you see, clean, stand on, refinish, etc. The thickness of this layer is key to the wear ability of the product. But the other layers are key to providing a very stable, moisture-resistant floor. The natural moisture found in slabs and in the air cause wood to contract and expand (it's a natural process), but with an engineered wood, it does it without you ever noticing it… Whereas a solid wood floor would literally expand and contract visibly on a slab floor (something most of us don't want to see). There are a couple of instances where a solid wood can be used on a slab but we would have to do moisture tests and, even then, it's a bit of a risk.
Solid wood is fine to use in Arkansas on top of a wood sub-floor. Many people ask us if engineered wood can be refinished. The answer is really similar to solid wood… Solid wood is generally nailed down. You can only sand a solid wood floor to the top of the nail because at that point you'd start having nails come through the surface. So if you think of that thickness (usually about a ½ inch or less), that's how much you can refinish a solid piece of wood. On an engineered wood, you can refinish only the top layer. Your ability to refinish is determined by the thickness of your top or wear layer. Wood that has been finished in a controlled environment (pre-finished wood) rarely needs to be refinished.
Cork is a wonderful choice for kitchens, playrooms, offices, and much more. Not only does it look fantastic, it's easy on the legs! The patterns and colors will astound you. Designers and architects choose cork time and again for its many wonderful properties, including design, ease of use, cleaning, long-term use, etc.
Bamboo is very popular and we've just started carrying a line that offers over 50 different colors and will even custom color bamboo to suit your specific taste. This is a wonderfully renewable source for wood flooring.
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Every Chelsea supporter was delighted when it was announced that Mourinho would be back as the coach. Because of him, I have a relatively high level of expectation for this season.
Mr Botia, managing director of Carlsberg Singapore
HE won't go as far as to say it out loud, but Chelsea fan John Botia is quietly confident that the club he has supported all his life - with new boss Jose Mourinho in charge - can do enough to win the English Premier League (EPL) championship for the first time in four seasons come next May.
The 46-year-old Londoner, born a stone's throw from Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium in the British capital, said: "Every Chelsea supporter was delighted when it was announced that Mourinho would be back as the coach. Because of him, I have a relatively high level of expectation for this season."
He is the new managing director of Carlsberg Singapore, a position he took up in June after his predecessor Bart Lim was posted to the Danish beer giant's global headquarters in Copenhagen.
The father of three finds himself based in Asia for the first time in his career, having previously worked at Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, the leading Mexican beverages group, and Scottish & Newcastle, the UK's top brewer.
Earlier this month, Carlsberg broke new ground in the world of football by signing a three-year global deal to be the official beer of the EPL. Here in Singapore, Carlsberg is also the official beer for the upcoming IG Masters Football 6's Singapore Cup, which will take place on Oct 18-19 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
It is an exciting time to be in the Lion City, Mr Botia told BT Weekend in a recent interview. We find out more about his big move to Singapore, how he keeps fit in his line of work, and the other sports he follows, besides football.
BT: How have things been here ever since you moved over in June this year?
John Botia (JB): My job here is to build on the good work that's been done so far and to take the Carlsberg business forward. We regard ourselves as a "challenger" in this market because we're the No 2 player in Singapore. We have a good portfolio of brands such as Skol, Kronenbourg and Somersby, and that's quite an exciting portfolio to offer consumers. Carlsberg, of course, remains by far our most important brand.
We like to give people a choice when they go out so that they don't feel like they have to have what everyone else is drinking. Choices are, ultimately, what consumers value. I want to make our brands even stronger, more dynamic, so that people will enjoy them for years to come.
BT: What's your take on Singapore's beer market and the consumers here?
JB: Singapore is unique in the sense that it has some features that you don't find in any other market, certainly not in Europe or Latin America. You've got the coffeeshops and hawker centres here, which are a very important source of growth for us in Singapore. Then you've got familiar features such as the pubs, clubs and supermarkets and grocery stores, which you will find in many other parts of the world. We have many plans lined up to grow our brand in all these areas.
BT: Are you surprised that football fans here are so crazy about the EPL that they would wake up at 3am or 4am to watch a game and even go out to the pub to drink at that time?
JB: (Laughs) Yes, I guess it's a little bit surprising, but only in the sense that you don't always appreciate the passion that exists outside the UK for what we still consider to be very much an English sporting tournament.
This is a tribute to how the EPL has become a global brand over the last 20 years. You used to have teams that have historically had a strong following, like Manchester United or Liverpool. Today, so many fans support clubs like Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Newcastle.
One thing that's helped fuel this is the fact that the league has so many players from all over the world, including Asia, Africa and Latin America. And unlike other leagues, in England, there are four to six teams that could realistically win the title.
Every game is competitive and that's what makes it so popular.
BT: You must do a fair bit of travel and entertaining as part of your job. How do you stay fit?
JB: I used to play a lot of football and rugby last time. As you get older, you've got to invest a bit more to keep fit. When you're in your 20s, you can eat and drink what you want and your body sort of takes care of itself. But in your 30s and 40s, that doesn't happen so much. There are always temptations to eat and drink a lot. As always in life, it's about a balance. I go to the gym and also play a little bit of five-a-side football when I can.
BT: I know you watch all Chelsea's matches, but what other sports do you enjoy?
JB: I love cricket, rugby, athletics, golf and tennis. I watched Andy Murray win Wimbledon in July. I can't remember another British athlete who's had so much pressure on his shoulders. It was a moment of sheer joy, not just for him but for the whole nation, to finally become the first British man to win Wimbledon in 77 years. I remember it was 1am here and I was watching it at home. I was ecstatic, to say the least!


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City of North Charleston breaks ground on their newest community center Tuesday.
The City of North Charleston will break ground on the new Miner Crosby Community Center to replace the current facility located at 3901 Paramount Drive.
Miner Crosby Community Center will be used for afterschool programs during the school year, summer camps during the summer months, as well as civic meetings and special events year round. The building will also be available for private rentals by citizens and organizations.
The 3,100 sq ft facility is expected to be completed by April 2014.
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If you have any news or photos, please forward them to Norman (Club Secretary) at email@example.com or Adam Edge (Website caretaker) at email@example.com
Information on the 2008 to 2012 Club News Page can be found through the News Letter Page or Click Here!
New Club T-Shirts
evening all,
I have received the new Hexx T shirts and will take them to the club runs on Sunday 26th and Tuesday 28th May as I am working all this week. They are £10 each so no money no T shirt....
Good evening all,
At last Fridays AGM is was agreed to increase the coming years subscriptions by £5 making it £17. The increase is due to UKA increasing their registration fee by £5 per member.
If you are not going to re-new your subscription can you please let me know? Many thanks for all your help.
Lisbon 2014
Good afternoon all,
The date for the 2014 Lisbon half marathon is Sunday 16th March 2014.
Lisbon is the venue for BAC's next trip abroad.
If you are interested then let me know please.
Good evening,
Many thanks to those who helped marshal and to those club members who ran. Congratulations to Carole Morrison on winning her age group.
Social Run
Many thanks to all who turned up and ran on Thursday evening. Good scenic run and educational. Weather wasn't a dampener. Good social in the Weathersppons afterwards
Thanks to Dave and Marj for organising plus the refreshments at Seacombe
Presidents 5km
thanks to all who ran on Friday plus the helpers at the lap counting, starting
and encouraging.
Tony Bobby
It is with deep regret that I have to inform you that our President, TONY BOBBY, passed away
loved and respected President and Founder Member of Birkenhead Athletic Club.
A great runner and inspiration to others. Rest in peace, dear friend."
Lawrie Brown
Tony Bobby's
funeral is on Friday 3rd May 2013
Tony's family have said they will be delighted to see us all and would be more than happy for us to wear our club jackets. Let's give Tony a good send off.
Note: Norman has sent out full funeral details via e-mail (Adam)
Merit Award
Good afternoon all, the closing date for voting for the 2012 Merit award is
next Tuesday(mid night) At the moment there is a 3 way tie for first place.
It would help greatly that if you haven't yet voted then please do so as soon as is possible. You will have details of previous e-mails as to who can vote and also who you can vote for.
Many thanks
Boarders League Wrexham 24/04/13
The last race of the Borders League took place at Wrexham on Wednesday starting at 1915, sadly the mens team was missing a member and the ladies team only had one team member running. However it stayed dry and the 4 mile course was a real test ready for Friday nights duel of the Presidents cup. Full results and how we stood in the league will be found on the Borders website in a couple of days.
Results are now on the Results page!
Many thanks to all that have took part in the series and for making our event back in January a success.
Congratulations to Pauline, Ladies O 60 and Lawrie, Mens O 70 age groups in this seasons Borders League series of races. They will be presented with their prizes at the Presidents 5k track race at the Bebington Oval
Marathons & Marathons
Very well done to everyone who competed in the 2013 Virgin London Marathon! Also very well done to Steve Skegg who competed in this years Boston Marathon. Results can be found on the Results page.
afternoon, If you are interested in entering 2014 London Marathon the online
system opens on Monday 29th April 2013. Further details can be found on the
London Marathon web-site.
The club get 2 entries and are balloted, within the club, later in the year and is separate from the above.
Oval 5km 17/04/13
On a windy night myself and brave souls from Wirral/West Cheshire and a runner with no club ran the 5km. The wind was in your face/side/rarely behind and I completed it in 20.46 which was 8 secs faster than last month. On a night like tonight I am very pleased
Grand Prix Alteration to Schedule
"Just an up-date on the Grand Prix. Unfortunately the Waterloo 15k, which
was to have been the first race in the Grand Prix, has been cancelled this
year. We have decided that for 2013 this will be replaced by the Seaside 10k
at Southport on 22 September so as to maintain the spread of races across
the county. So the first race for 2013 is now the Walton Park 5M on Tuesday
21 May.
The Rules of the Grand Prix and the Club Registration forms were circulated with my earlier email on 12 March, but further copies are attached. Clubs registered so far are:
Birkenhead AC
Mossley Hill AC
Southport & Waterloo AC
Don't forget, your members will not be included in the Grand Prix until your club has registered (no fee involved). So please complete the registration form and send it to me before the first race to ensure your members are included for the whole series.
Tim Warn
Merseyside County Grand Prix"
2013 Club AGM
evening all,
The club AGM takes place next month and under our Constitution rules I have to ask if anyone would like to have their name put forward as an officer or committee member of the club. If so I will also require a seconder to support the nomination.
All officers and committee have indicated their willingness to serve for the next 12 months but this doesn't stop other names being put forward.
Any Other Business. If you would like anything relating to club affairs being put forward then please let me know.
One item has already been put forward and that is the destination of the 2014 International half marathon. Following on from the highly successful and enjoyable Prague visit 3 destinations have been mentioned
Mallorca, Verona in Italy, and Lisbon in Portugal. These can be accessed via the Internet. This item will be discussed at the AGM.
17TH MAY 2013 AT THE CAMMELL LAIRD CLUB, St PETERS ROAD, ROCK FERRY AND IS
A 7-30 pm start.
2013 Virgin Londan Marathon
Good evening all,
To all of you who are running the London marathon this Sunday, take care, be safe have a great time and enjoy.
Let me know how you get on.
Your Vote 2013...
Birkenhead Athletic Club MERIT AWARD
This was set up to recognise and reward the personal achievement of a club member who has excelled far beyond their capabilities during the year. This could mean a steady progression of athletic achievements, over coming disabilities, or work in a voluntary role.
To be eligible to vote, or be voted for, club members must have joined the club on or before 31st August 2012, this is then giving them at least 9 months club membership. .
All eligible club members, 1st and 2nd claim can take part in the vote. This is an annual event with the winner being announced at the AGM on Friday 17th May 2013.
e-mail me your vote. It will be strictly confidental as to who has voted and
for whom. The last date for acceptance of your vote will be 30th April 2013.
Many thanks
Hon Secretary.
Boarders League!
morning all,
Just to remind you that the next Borders League race is next Wednesday 10th April 2013. It is in Shotton, Deeside and has a 7pm start.
The club will leave the top of Thornton Road at 5-15pm If you require transport or are travelling independently then please let Myself, Andy and Ian Mc know please. Then we can make the necessary arrangements.
Thank you.
Birkenhead AC 2013 Prague Trip
LUCK to all who are flying to Prague for this week-ends Prague Half Marathon.
Hope you all have a great time
Wirral AC 5Km
I went along last night and made an effort on a bit of speed and failed, completed the race in 20;54 which is 55secs slower than last years first race, age is catching.
Andy (Chair)
dont look a day over 30 Andy, well done! *Adam*
Prix 2013
Good evening all,
BAC are now registered for this. The challenge is on to run all the races.
All Merseyside Club Contacts,
I am pleased to announce that the Merseyside Athletics Network has established a Merseyside County Grand Prix for 2013. For 2013 the Grand Prix will consist of 7 races:
6 May - Waterloo 15k
21 May - Walton Park 5M
5 June - Birkenhead Park 5M
30 June - Penny Lane 10k
17 July - Sefton Park 5M
6 August - Wavertree Mystery 5k
7 September - Merseyvend 5k, Halewood
Chester Half...Enter Soon!!
afternoon all,
The Chester half marathon is nearly full of entries. Time to act if not entered yet.
Seaside Runs
evening all,
This Sunday 24th March 2013 sees the start of the 2013 series of the Seaside Run. It starts at 11am from Moreton Shore.
This will be Roy Fishers last event, as he has organsed the Seaside Run for nigh on 20 years. Many thanks Roy for all your efforts and also to your helpers.
A Word From The Secertary
DONE to all who ran the Liverpool Half Marathon today. The results are on
the TDL web site.
Results now on our results page...Adam
Thurstaton Multi Terrain
Fellow Runners
I am pleased to announce this year's Thurstaston Summer Multi-terrain challenge will take place on Tuesday 14th May 2013. This is a 6 mile off road race which includes a couple of miles along the beach then a small section of road into the Heswall dales before finishing the last couple of miles down the Wirral Way.
Please can you circulate the attached entry form to your club.
Steve Saunders
Please note that we marshall this race... I will be in touch nearer the time. Norman
for Heroes in Prague!
Good evening all,
Kyle Lines is running the Prague Half Marathon, with 14 other members of Birkenhead AC.
Kyle is running for the Charity "Help for Heroes" and anyone wishing to donate to his Charity can do so via
Many thanks.
morning all,
The following are Club organised events,
Friday 1st March, Club Social at the Queens in Oxton 7-30pm
Friday 26th April. Presidents 5k at the Bebington Oval free entry to track 7pm start
May Multi-terrain Heswall Dales/Thurstaston
Friday 17th May at 7-30pm Club AGM. Lairds Social Club, Rock Ferry
Summer Club Runs.
Thursday 9th May, River Front
Thursday 13th June, Hilbre Island.
Thursday 4th July, Royden Park.
Thursday 8th August, Parkgate
Club Handicaps
Friday 21st June, Moreton Shore. 7pm
Sunday29th December , Marylands Lane, Moreton, NOON
Dates yet to be finalised
Autumn Club Social
Christmas Party
I will be sending out reminders about the above events nearer the time.
morning all,
For your information
The Chester half marathon entries are open but filling fast.
Christleton 5k entries open
Lake Vyrnwy half marathon entries open on the 1st May 2013
Club Kit Available
evening all Hi
Andy has the following kit available
1 x XXL Orange Jacket - £15
1 x Ladies small Hexx T - £10
2 x Small Hexx T - £10 each
5 x Medium Hex T - £10 each
3 x Large Hexx T - £10 each
1 x XL Hexx T - £10
1 x XXL Hexx T - £10
These can be delivered depending on time or picked up at club runs/events.
A Word from the Secretary
Good evening all.
thanks to Andy Waring and Ian Sneddon for representing BAC at todays Borders
leage race.
Villages Mugs
While at the Borders league on Sunday I collected 18 finishing mugs from the Helsby organisors of the 4 Villages half. These are for the final named people on the list they have, what was given to me. I will have them with me Tuesday/Thursday at the club run and I will go the the Stags on Wednesday night at 1800. Please do not call me or come to my home as will be with mum. All that still have numbers and chip can these be sent back to Helsby as they can use them next year to save them some money. They will also be contacting you with refunds, not sure if you will get it all.
See you in the week.
Boarders League update 03/02/13
Andy Waring 100th and Ian Sneddon 152nd made the trip out to Anglesey (The Circuit) on Sunday 3rd Feb for the 5th race of the Borders League. Though numbers where down on other races in the series the race today was on a car/bike race circuit and it was great to run on. The wind and rain held off while we tackled the winding course. You could see the leaders and tail enders, supporters from other clubs could also see the whole event. As Wrecsam Tri did not turn up at all we did not come last. A great event and day out, first lambs seen!!!
Club Website 2013
Hello to everyone at Birkenhead AC in 2013. Apologies for not getting the website updated for 2013 sooner! I will be doing my best to get things fully up to speed over the next few days. If anyone spots any faults, especially with the links...Please let me know. Also if anyone has any suggestions or improvements for the site in 2013, please let me know.
Many Thanks Adam (Website Caretaker)
Holyhead Boarders League
evening all,
Next Sunday,3rd February 2013, is the next race in the Borders League series. It is at Holyhead, Angelsey.
Andy Waring is leaving the top of Thornton Road at 8am and has room for 3 passengers to help share petrol costs.
If you intend travelling please let Andy know.
Seaside Runs
Good morning all,
Attached is a poster of dates for the Seaside Runs. These are now organised by Pensby, same format though.
Sunlight 10k...
Good morning all. Pleased to see the Port Sunlight 10k will be held again this year on Sunday 19th May 2013. Hopefully all the snow will have disappeared by then !! I will be interested to see what the entry fee will be as it is hosted by the old runLiverpool organisation.
Dates for you Diary
evening all,
The following are race dates, plus a new running web-site. Some dates are provisional.
February 2013
10th Mad Dog 10k Southport
16th Parbold
17th, Wrexham half marathon,
March 2013
17th, Liverpool half marathon
31st, Run the Bridge 5 mile, Runcorn
April 2013
3rd, Chester Spring 5
6th, Prague half marathon
7th, Wrexham 10k.
14th, Whitley 10k.
May 2013.
5th, Liverpool Spring 10k.
19th, Port Sunlight 5k
19th, Port Sunlight 10k
June 2013.
Tunnel 10k
October 2013
Flint 10k
Seaside Runs
24th March 7pm, 24th April 7pm, 22nd May, 7pm. 26th June 7pm
24th July 7pm, 21st August 7pm, 29th September 11am, 27th October 11am
web-site btrliverpool.com
I will keep you informed of any further races.
Boarders League - Birkenhead Leg a Success!!!
evening all,
Many thanks to all of you who turned out, some with family members, at Birkenhead Park this morning to volunteer, support or run. This combined with our Chairman's hard work and organization helped make the race the huge success it was.
There were many "Thank you's" this morning from visiting runners who were impressed by it all. Thankfully the weather was in our favor but it was still cold.
You were all a credit to our club and for this a huge THANK YOU
the Members!