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Cubs Sign Tsuyoshi Wada
The Cubs have signed left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada to a one-year, Major League contract, the team announced. The deal is worth $4MM, and another $2MM available in incentives, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports (Twitter link). The new contract overrides a $5MM team option the Cubs held on Wada's services for the 2015 season. Wada is represented by the Octagon Agency.
Wada, 33, finally got his first taste of Major League action last season, posting an impressive 3.25 ERA, 7.4 K/9 and 3.00 K/BB rate over 69 1/3 IP (13 starts) with the Cubs. Following a distinguished nine-year career in Japan, Wada signed a two-year, $8.15MM deal with the Orioles in December 2011, though he never threw as much as a pitch for the O's thanks to Tommy John surgery.
After signing a minor league deal with the Cubs last offseason, Wada successfully rebuilt his value and has now worked himself into Chicago's rotation plans for 2015. The Cubs have been widely rumored to be interested in signing a top free agent pitcher (possibly Jon Lester) to add to Wada, Jake Arrieta, Kyle Hendricks, Travis Wood and Edwin Jackson, plus options like Jacob Turner and Felix Doubront are also in the rotation mix.
Central Notes: Polanco, Wada, Twins, Sox, Rodon
The Pirates will send top prospect Gregory Polanco back to the minor leagues today, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter link). However, Polanco's demotion is likely to be relatively short-lived, as the 22-year-old could rejoin the team as soon as next Monday, when rosters expand. Polanco got off to a blazing start to his MLB career, but he's cooled significantly since that time. He's hitting .241/.308/.349 on the season as a whole, but he batted just .219/.276/.337 from July 1 through present day. Rosenthal tweets that Jose Tabata is expected to get the call to replace Polanco for the time being.
Here's more from the game's Central divisions…
- Though the Cubs have been making headlines by stockpiling high-upside young talent, the success of 33-year-old left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada is making the organization consider him as an option beyond the 2014 season, writes the Chicago Tribune's Fred Mitchell. "He is pitching very, very well. There are decisions that have to be made. He certainly has put himself in a good position," manager Rick Renteria tells Mitchell. Wada, who signed a minor league deal this offseason, pitched to a 2.77 ERA in 113 2/3 Triple-A innings this season, and he's continued his success in the Majors. Since being promoted, Wada has turned in an outstanding 2.56 ERA with 8.1 K/9, 2.2 BB/9 and a 37.8 percent ground-ball rate in 45 2/3 innings. Sabermetric ERA estimators FIP (3.55), xFIP (3.61) and SIERA (3.50) all feel that while he's been a bit fortunate, he's still been highly effective.
- Speaking with Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Twins GM Terry Ryan clarified a comment that he made last week in which he suggested that manager Ron Gardenhire would return in 2015. Ryan explained that his comment was made off the cuff, without any consultation, and that no one's job — including his own — was guaranteed in 2015. Twins owner Jim Pohlad did state last fall that Ryan's job as GM was his for as long as he wanted to remain GM, but "everybody's got a breaking point," Ryan said to Miller. "I would never hold Jim Pohlad to that statement, because it wouldn't be fair to him. We're losing way too many games here for anybody to put that kind of faith in anyone."
- White Sox general manager Rick Hahn appeared on the Mully and Hanley show last Friday and said that his staff is pleased with the results of the 2013-14 offseason, and he expects to be active in free agency this offseason. Hahn also sang the praises of top pick Carlos Rodon, saying that he's even more advanced than the team had anticipated, and his transition to pro ball has been nearly seamless. Hahn did downplay, to an extent, the rumors surrounding a potential September callup for Rodon: "…ultimately the decision to bring him up or not bring him up is going to be about what's best for his long-term development. We're going to have to be real cautious before we decide just to bring him up and run him out there in big league games this year."
Full Story | Comments | Categories: Carlos Rodon | Chicago Cubs | Chicago White Sox | Gregory Polanco | Minnesota Twins | Pittsburgh Pirates | Tsuyoshi Wada
Quick Hits: Bailey, Wada, Astros
Yankees manager Joe Girardi says reliever Andrew Bailey has had "setbacks" after his 2013 labrum injury and will not return this season, NJ.com's Brendan Kuty tweets. The former Athletics closer and Red Sox reliever has not appeared in the big leagues since the middle of that 2013 season, and hasn't pitched competitively for the Yankees since they signed him to a minor league deal in February. Here are more notes from around the big leagues.
- Tsuyoshi Wada could be emerging as an option for the Cubs' 2015 rotation, Jesse Rogers of ESPNChicago.com writes. The 34-year-old has spent most of the season at Triple-A Iowa, but he's performed well in six starts with the Cubs, with a 3.15 ERA, 7.9 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9 so far. After signing him to a minor league deal in the offseason, the Cubs released Wada in March and then signed him to another minor league deal that includes a 2015 option. The Cubs do have a variety of interesting rotation options for 2015 (particularly since adding Dan Straily and Jacob Turner), however, and they appear likely to hunt for a starter this offseason, so much remains to be determined.
- Astros owner Jim Crane is happy that there's a new plan to remove Comcast SportsNet Houston from bankruptcy, Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle reports. Under the plan, the name of the channel would change to ROOT Sports Houston, and Comcast's partnership with the Astros and Rockets would convert into a new entity owned by DirecTV Sports Networks and AT&T. The new deal will help the Astros financially, and will also enable their games to be broadcast. "[O]ur fans will get to see the games and we can move on with our lives," says Crane. The new company could be in place by as soon as early October.
Full Story | Comments | Categories: Andrew Bailey | Chicago Cubs | Houston Astros | New York Yankees | Tsuyoshi Wada
Minor Moves: Despaigne, Wolf, Stinson, Escalona
Here are today's minor transactions from around baseball, with the newest moves at the top of the post…
- The Padres are set to promote Odrisamer Despaigne, MLBTR's Tim Dierkes tweets. They'll need to clear a spot on their 40-man roster to make space for him. Despaigne, a Cuban pitcher who the Padres signed to a minor league deal in May, had two good starts for Double-A San Antonio before posting a 7.61 ERA in five starts for Triple-A El Paso. He did, however, post 11.0 K/9 and 4.9 BB/9 in 23 2/3 innings there. Despaigne will start in place of Andrew Cashner on Monday, CBS Sports' Jon Heyman suggests (via Twitter). (The Padres are merely being "conservative" in scratching Cashner, Heyman says, although he does not give an exact reason why Cashner won't be starting.)
- The Orioles have signed Randy Wolf to a minor league contract and he will pitch three innings for Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday, tweets David Hall of the Virginian-Pilot. The deal is pending a physical, tweets MASNsports.com Roch Kubatko.
- Right-hander Josh Stinson has accepted his outright assignment by the Orioles to Triple-A Norfolk, tweets Kubatko and MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli.
- The Orioles have outrighted right-hander Edgmer Escalona to Triple-A, tweets Hall. In a separate tweet, Hall reports Escalona is still processing the move and will consult his agent as to whether to accept the outright or declare free agency. The 27-year-old has appeared in six games (three starts) for Norfolk this year posting a 6.10 ERA, 6.1 K/9, and 2.2 BB/9 in 20 2/3 innings.
- The Cubs added left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada to their 40-man roster and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa, the club announced. Wada has been pitching for Iowa all season but, as Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald tweets, the Japanese southpaw had an opt-out clause in his contract, so putting Wada on the 40-man allows the Cubs to keep him. Signed to a minor league deal in the offseason, Wada has an impressive 2.81 ERA, 8.7 K/9 and 3.61 K/BB rate in 14 Triple-A starts in 2014.
- The Phillies released outfielder Tyson Gillies, the team announced. A career .284/.364/.411 hitter over 2060 minor league PA, Gillies struggled at the Triple-A level over the last two seasons. Gillies joined the Phillies from the Mariners organization in December 2009 as part of the trade package (along with J.C. Ramirez and Phillippe Aumont) that Philadelphia acquired from Seattle in exchange for Cliff Lee.
- The Tigers shifted right-hander Luke Putkonen from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL in order to create a 40-man roster spot for the newly-recalled Pat McCoy, the team announced. In another corresponding move, Ian Krol was put on the 15-day DL to make room for McCoy on the 25-man roster. Putkonen only pitched 2 2/3 innings for Detroit and five total minor league innings this season due to elbow problems, and he is expected to be out for 6-8 weeks after recently undergoing surgery.
- Per MLBTR's Transaction Tracker, there are six players in DFA limbo: Kevin Slowey (Marlins), Josh Outman (Indians), Evan Reed (Tigers), J.J. Putz (Diamondbacks), Jake Dunning (Giants), and Roger Bernadina (Reds).
Edward Creech and Charlie Wilmoth contributed to this post.
Full Story | Comments | Categories: Baltimore Orioles | Chicago Cubs | Detroit Tigers | Edgmer Escalona | Josh Stinson | Odrisamer Despaigne | Philadelphia Phillies | Randy Wolf | San Diego Padres | Transactions | Tsuyoshi Wada
NL Central Notes: McCutchen, Brewers, Cards, Wada
Earlier today, MLBTR's Mark Polishuk posted divisional roundups for the NL East and AL Central. Now, let's take a look at the news and notes from the NL Central:
- The Pirates' Andrew McCutchen is the best bargain in baseball, opines Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Cook notes McCutchen is the 158th-highest-paid player this season and 77 players have richer contracts than the six-year, $51.5MM extension (plus a $14.75MM club option for 2018) he signed in March 2012. The 27-year-old is following up his 2013 MVP season with a slash of .313/.423/.527 with 11 home runs and a league-leading 52 walks.
- The Brewers are legitimate contenders, writes MLB.com's Tracy Ringolsby, and their confidence was bolstered by the offseason free agent signing of Matt Garza. "When we signed Garza, I think that's when we started to feel something could happen," Jonathan Lucroy told Ringolsby. Added Ryan Braun, "It showed the front office and ownership felt we were a good team."
- An under-the-radar free agent signing has also paid huge dividends for the Brewers, reports Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The Brewers inked Zach Duke inked to a minor league deal in January and the left-hander has been well worth the investment posting a 1.57 ERA, a K/BB ratio of 7.8 (39/5), and a 53% groundball rate.
- The Cardinals' priorities as the Trade Deadline approaches, according to the St. Louis Post-Disptach's Joe Strauss, include finding an offensive upgrade at second base (or third base, if Matt Carpenter is moved to second), a bench bat, and determining whether Pat Neshek can be a reliable 8th inning option.
- Earlier today, the Cubs added Tsuyoshi Wada to their 40-man roster and promptly optioned him to Triple-A. Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald tweets Wada could slide into the Cubs' rotation, if a starter is dealt between now and the Trade Deadline.
Full Story | Comments | Categories: Andrew McCutchen | Chicago Cubs | Matt Carpenter | Milwaukee Brewers | Pat Neshek | Pittsburgh Pirates | St. Louis Cardinals | Tsuyoshi Wada | Zach Duke
Minor Moves: Galarraga, Wada, Lim
Here are today's minor moves:
- The Rangers have released righty Armando Galarraga, Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News reports (via Twitter). The 32-year-old of near-perfect-game fame had a 3.64 ERA in 121 Triple-A innings last year. In spite of the rash of starting pitching injuries in Texas, Galarraga never got a chance to throw in an MLB Spring Training game.
- Just one day after releasing him, the Cubs have re-signed lefty Tsuyoshi Wada, according to the MLB.com transactions page. Wada was originally signed as an Article XX(B) free agent, and it appears that club and player merely used the release and re-sign as a procedural mechanism to reach different terms.
- The Cubs have also released another reliever in Chang-Yong Lim, tweets Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune. Lim, 37, had already been re-assigned to Triple-A. Lim's contract was sold to the Samsung Lions of South Korea's KBO, tweets Gonzales. In six MLB games last year, he threw 5 innings and allowed three earned runs, walking seven and striking out five. He was solid in his first run at the Triple-A level after coming over from Japan, throwing 22 1/3 innings of 1.61 ERA ball with 9.7 K/9 against 2.8 BB/9.
Full Story | Comments | Categories: Armando Galarraga | Chicago Cubs | Texas Rangers | Transactions | Tsuyoshi Wada
Cubs Sign Tsuyoshi Wada
The Cubs have signed Tsuyoshi Wada to a minor league deal with an invitation to Major League Spring Training, the team announced. Wada, who is represented by Octagon, is viewed by the Cubs as a starter, tweets Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune.
Wada, 32, posted a 2.76 ERA with a 60-to-22 K/BB ratio over his final 78 1/3 innings for the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate in 2013 as he worked his way back from 2012 Tommy John surgery. Though he inked a two-year, $8.15MM contract with the O's prior to the 2012 campaign, Wada's injury prevented him from ever pitching in Baltimore.
The Cubs have plenty of starting pitching depth with Jeff Samardzija, Travis Wood, Edwin Jackson, Jake Arrieta, Carlos Villanueva, Justin Grimm, Chris Rusin and Arodys Vizcaino all in the system, so Wada will have to be impressive in order to earn a spot.
Cubs Interested In Sanchez, Wada
Though the Cubs have already inked Wesley Wright this offseason, they don't appear to be done looking for left-handed depth. Mark Gonzalez of the Chicago Tribune reports that the Cubs are interested in Jonathan Sanchez as a reliever, and a Sponichi report (Japanese link) indicates that they've already made a minor league offer to fellow left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada.
If the Cubs were to sign Sanchez, it would surely be on a minor-league deal. The 31-year-old opened the 2013 with a miserable five games with the Pirates, ending up with the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate in Albuquerque. There, he pitched 66 2/3 innings, posting a 5.13 ERA with 10.7 K/9 and 5.7 BB/9. He has not had much experience as a reliever, and might have some upside out of the bullpen. Sanchez has held lefties to a .218/.313/.363 batting line in his big league career and limited them to a .215/.276/.418 line in the minors this season.
According to the Sponichi report, many teams are interested in Wada, but the Cubs are "enthusiastically" pursuing him. Within the report, Cubs president Theo Epstein is quoted: "He had a great second half [in 2013]. We think he's a pitcher who can compete in the Majors."
Wada, 32, posted a 2.76 ERA with a 60-to-22 K/BB ratio over his final 78 1/3 innings for the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate in 2013 as he worked his way back from 2012 Tommy John surgery. Though he inked a two-year, $8.15MM contract with the O's prior to the 2012 campaign, Wada's injury prevented him from ever pitching in Baltimore. Epstein did not confirm to Sponichi that his team had made an offer.
Thanks to MLBTR's Aaron Steen for the Japanese translation. Charlie Wilmoth also contributed to this post.
AL East Notes: Moreland, Cano, Napoli, Sox, Orioles
Andy Martino of the New York Daily News reports that the Rays have some interest in Rangers first baseman Mitch Moreland, who could be deemed expendable in the wake of Texas' acquisition of Prince Fielder. The Rangers, of course, covet David Price, and including Moreland in a package for him (presumably as a somewhat minor component) could take a potential destination away from the Mets in their shopping of Ike Davis. Here's more out of the AL East…
- Within that same piece, Martino writes that the Fielder-Ian Kinsler swap may not impact the Robinson Cano market as much as many initially thought. Cano is markedly better than Kinsler, Elvis Andrus and Jurickson Profar, so if he wants to be a Ranger or Tiger and the price isn't crazy, those players shouldn't preclude Texas or Detroit from striking a deal.
- The Red Sox seem to be letting Mike Napoli's market develop before deciding what their final offer to him will be, reports Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe (Twitter link).
- Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald spoke with Red Sox GM Ben Cherington who told him that the team is "in a position to be a little choosy, a little selective" in its search for a new catcher. Cherington says the Sox are interested in a "small handful of free agents" and has also actively pursued trades at catcher.
- On Brian McCann's recent five-year contract with the Yankees, Boston catcher and close friend of McCann, David Ross, told Lauber: "He told me, I think it came down to years. When you add an option for six, it puts you at almost $100 (million), that's a game-changer." Cherington wouldn't indicate to Lauber how far the Red Sox were willing to go in negotiations.
- Mark Ellis is considered an option for the Orioles, according to Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com, but Baltimore has yet to reach out to the second baseman.
- Kubatko also reports that the Orioles don't have any immediate interest in first baseman/outfielder Garrett Jones, who was designated for assignment by the Pirates yesterday.
- One more from Kubatko, who reported last week that the Orioles won't look to re-sign left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada, who never appeared with the O's after signing a two-year deal prior to the 2012 season. Wada fell victim to Tommy John surgery and didn't make it to the big league level in Baltimore. Executive vice president Dan Duquette told Kubatko: "I think that the Wada chapter is over with the Orioles. We're just going in another direction … I'm sorry that it didn't work out, but it's time to move on."
Full Story | Comments | Categories: Baltimore Orioles | Boston Red Sox | Garrett Jones | Mark Ellis | Mike Napoli | Mitch Moreland | New York Mets | New York Yankees | Pittsburgh Pirates | Tampa Bay Rays | Texas Rangers | Tsuyoshi Wada
AL East Rumors: Blue Jays, McCann, Kuroda, Orioles
Teams have asked the Blue Jays about Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, but Toronto GM Alex Anthopoulos told Jim Bowden of SiriusXM (via Twitter) that he hasn't "entertained the idea" of trading either player. Bautista hit .259/.358/.498 with 28 homers in 2013 and saw his season end early after being shut down due to a hip issue. Encarnacion had a solid campaign, posting a slash line of .272/.370/.534 with 36 home runs. Bautista is owed $14MM annually through 2015 with a club option for the same amount in 2016 while Encarnacion will make $19MM through '15 with a $10MM club option for '16. Here's more out of the AL East…
- The Yankees are refusing to punt and are living for today with their Brian McCann signing, writes Joel Sherman of the New York Post. McCann's lefty pull power should provide a huge boost in 2014 (and probably '15 and '16), but beyond that is a mystery.
- Within the same article, Sherman writes that the Yankees are now more upbeat about the chances of Hiroki Kuroda returning. There remains a chance that the veteran pitcher decides to play in Japan next season.
- The McCann agreement allows the Yankees to take their time developing Gary Sanchez, their top prospect per MLB.com, knowing McCann will eventually move to first base or they can use him as a trade chip, tweets the New York Daily News' Mark Feinsand.
- Feinsand, in a second tweet, sees the backup job coming down to Austin Romine and Francisco Cervelli with Chris Stewart being non-tendered. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz estimates the arbitration eligible Cervelli and Stewart will each earn $1MM.
- Rich Dubroff of CSNBaltimore.com wonders how McCann's new $85MM deal with the Yankees affects the Orioles' Matt Wieters. Wieters' offensive numbers aren't as good, but he is is two years younger than McCann and Scott Boras will certainly dig up data to show that Wieters is deserving of more money.
- Meanwhile, Alex Speier of WEEI.com looks at what McCann's deal might mean for Red Sox free agent catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Salty is now the best avaialble free agent catcher and his market should now start to take shape.
- A combination of familiarity and affordability led to Jose Molina returning to the Rays, writes Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Financial terms of the yet-to-be-completed deal are not yet known, but Topkin writes that it's unlikely that he received more than the $3.3MM total he made the last two seasons.
- The Orioles won't re-sign Tsuyoshi Wada, according to MASNsports.com's Roch Kubatko. The O's declined their club option on Wada earlier this month; but, at the time, the door was said to be open for a minor league deal in Baltimore.
- The Orioles need to be creative in wringing the most value out of Jim Johnson, writes the Baltimore Sun's Eduardo A. Encina. Encina dangles the idea of moving Johnson, who MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projects to receive $10.8MM in arbitration, into the rotation, but that begs the questions of whether starting is a good fit for the 30-year-old right-hander and who will step in as closer.
Edward Creech contributed to this post.
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2 April 2009: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the workshop report on economic and social consequences of response measures (FCCC/KP/AWGLCA/2009/CRP.1).
2 April 2009: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the workshop report on economic and social consequences of response measures (FCCC/KP/AWGLCA/2009/CRP.1).
2 April 2009: In a statement to the G20 Summit, which took place on 2 April 2009, in London, UK, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the G20 leaders' commitment to a $1.1 trillion package and their recognition of the interlinkages between tackling the economic crisis and addressing food security and climate change.
1 April 2009: During the fourth annual Aviation and Environment Summit, which was organized by the Air Transport Action Group and held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 31 March-1 April 2009, a group of stakeholders of the world aviation community signed a Declaration calling for the rapid implementation of Performance-based Navigation (PBN).
31 March 2009: Yvo de Boer, UNFCCC Executive Secretary, addressed the opening plenary of the World Bank Group's Energy Week by video link and welcomed the meeting's theme, "Energy, Development and Climate Change," noting the importance of addressing developing countries' energy concerns.
31 March 2009: The Boards of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) adopted a set of initiatives to promote green growth at its 50th Annual Meeting held in Medellín, Colombia, from 29-30 March 2009. Finance ministers and central bank presidents from IDB's 48 member countries discussed the current financial crisis and addressed the IDB's reform, calling for a capital increase that contemplates a strategy to make effective use of additional resources to support social safety net programmes, poverty and inequality reduction, infrastructure investment and measures related to climate change.
31 March 2009: Fifty-two companies have partnered with 34 experts and organizations, including the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), to create a new low-carbon Task Force focused on stimulating the low-carbon economy by identifying how to create green jobs and deflect economic growth towards a sustainable, low-carbon path.
29 March 2009: Addressing delegates at the opening of the seventh session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP 7) and the fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA 5) taking place in Bonn, Germany, from 29 March-8 April 2009, Yvo de Boer, UNFCCC Executive Secretary, reminded them that they only have six weeks of "real negotiating time" over the next eight months to reach an ambitious agreement in Copenhagen.
27 March 2009: The UN Department of Public Information (DPI) has launched an On-line Inventory of UN System Activities on Climate Change. The inventory is available through the Gateway to the UN System's Work on Climate Change, and is intended to provide information on activities underway throughout the UN system in response to the global climate change challenge.
30 March 2009: The 22nd Session of the UN Human Settlements Programme Governing Council (UN-HABITAT GC 22) opened on 30 March 2009, at UN-HABITAT headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The week-long session's main theme is promoting affordable housing finance systems in an urbanizing world in the face of the global financial crisis and climate change.
30 March 2009: The Global Environment Facility's (GEF) Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) held a workshop on 30 March 2009, in Washington DC, US, to develop the Panel's scientific and technical guidance for the Fifth GEF Replenishment's (GEF-5) strategic programming on climate mitigation policies and technologies.

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In disorganized surge, Libya's rebels push west along shifting front line
In three days, the nominally rebel-controlled zone on the eastern coast has extended about 150 miles. The rebels are now drawing closer to Sirte, Qaddafi's hometown.
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Ras Lanuf and Bin Jawad, Libya
Sitting in the bed of a pickup rumbling full throttle toward the frontlines of the Libyan opposition's struggle against Muammar Qaddafi, Salim Fatah bin Kayali grins into the wind and insists "there's no stopping us now."
The bookish and deeply pious young man is sharing a 25-year-old AK-47 with a friend from his hometown of Derna and admits he's never fired the weapon before.
He participated with rocks and Molotov cocktails in the fight to drive Qaddafi's forces from Derna, in eastern Libya, two weeks ago, and says he's eager to do "whatever I can for our revolution. Qaddafi is a terrorist, and he's divided our people and stole our money for too long." His father – who was jailed for seven years after a business deal he made with a relative of Qaddafi's soured -- produced the old rifle when his son insisted he was heading west.
But today, Mr. Kayali was destined for disappointment along with his truckload of would-be rebel fighters, as the front line kept shifting ever westward before they could catch up.
Kayali is part of a disorganized surge west of pickups, private sedans, and ambulances carrying doctors and medical supplies. Under way for days, it is also bringing food provided by businessmen in Ajdabiya and Benghazi, ammunition salvaged from military bases, and about a thousand men determined to take the fight to Qaddafi.
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Shadowed Ruby
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Have you ever looked at their waistlines? It's even obvious behind Kayle's armor that she's about to keel over and die from malnutrition. Not to mention Shyvana is wearing boobplate and a scraggy bottom plate. No need to protect vital organs, right? Vayne and Diana are not as bad, though, I'll give you that.
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http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/....php?t=2875992 Slay Belle Katarina was ruined, IMHO, because it was too "sexy" - so I wouldn't expect to see a fanservice skin for girls. They probably will keep their hands off of more of these types of skins now because of party poopers.
Lil Cuddles
Just to add to the female models in this post, I think there needs to be variation in how they look... its like they have 1 model and they put different clothes on it and call it a new champion... most of the faces look exactly the same... its kind of true to with the male models.
You picked out where I had put proper armor and proportions, and gave me examples of what you believed adhered to that, so I said the proportions and armor of some were off. ETA: The original snipped quote stems from the line ''fairness in sexiness or lets make some'', so it is seperating the issues there, as you have done.
Commander Pony
Even the voices are sexualized. Ashe has a line in which she speaks as if she was getting the D. "you want some of THIS." I swear it sounds far more orgasmical than any porn i've ever seen.


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Told in a series of flashbacks as she's interviewed by the BBC for a broadcast about women during the war, Linda Voss (Melanie Griffith) remembers the year 1941. A half-Jewish secretary from Queens who loves war movies, she searches for a just cause in the months before the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and lands a job in a New York legal firm that hires her because she speaks perfect German. Linda's boss, Ed Leland (Michael Douglas), is an American spy, and Linda, a quick study, picks up on this as she falls in love with Ed. After war breaks out, she's sent by Ed, now her boss at the Organization for Strategic Services, to replace a murdered operative in Berlin, posing as a cook in a German mansion. The rest deals with Linda's attempt to uncover records pertaining to Nazi rocket technology from the cellar of a young German general (Liam Neeson), and also follows her attempt to save some relatives from a fast-approaching holocaust. She's helped by Margrete von Eberstein, a stylish agent seemingly sympathetic to the Allies (Joely Richardson), and a petrified old one (John Gielgud), whose code name is "Sunflower." And, of course, by Ed.
It's the kind of story, really, that made America's wartime romance-thrillers so delightful despite their obvious, propagandistic flag-waving. The formula also relied heavily and successfully on charismatic stars. You blend the attractive-repulsiveness of Humphrey Bogart and the ethereal loveliness of Ingrid Bergman, add a few seasoned character actors (and they don't come any better than Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet) and there you have it. Needless to say, it's a difficult genre to resurrect today: despair over Vietnam still lingers, and the surgical precision of Desert Storm left us numb. War movies, like war, are usually hell.
Written and directed by David Seltzer, whose previous credits (Lucas, Punchline) would scarcely make him the obvious directing choice to assume the task of re-creating the wartime-movie genre, the film aims for the nocturnal allure and mystery of Casablanca and the technicolor, retrogressively romantic approach of more recent movies such as Hanover Street and Yanks (both released in 1979). And it misses by the longest of shots. But this is an ambitious proposition, to be sure, especially for a director who said recently in a TV interview that getting the period detail right wasn't a first priority. Well, David, don't worry your pretty little head on that score; the slipshodness of Shining Through would boggle Oliver Stone.
Seltzer sledgehammers his way throughout the film with little regard for period and style considerations. The language consistently betrays contemporary roots, and indeed the attitude of the Griffith character carrying on like a sisterhood-is-powerful feminist of the early 1970s is all wrong for a woman of the Forties. When Griffith queries Douglas about one of her favorite recent war movies (this is 1941, remember), it's as if she were mentioning something as ancient as the Egyptian Sphinx: "Did you ever see it?" she asks. As for musical cues, Seltzer's watered-down nostalgia serves no good cause: ubiquitous big-band versions of "In the Mood" and "Moonlight Serenade" are cynically employed merely for atmosphere. Meanwhile, when the Nazi general escorts Linda to an evening of "Von Karajan conducting Wagner," we see someone not unlike the withered Karajan of his last years direct Tristan and Isolde in the pit; but this conductor, very popular in Hitler's day, was then in his early 30s. And Seltzer's view of an Andrews Sisters-era nightclub could be New York's Studio 54 of the late Seventies, with everything intact except the coke spoons and Hamilton Jordan snorting off in a corner. The inexactitudes drizzle on in this film like English weather.
What of the cast? Awfully entertaining or simply awful? It's hard to decide. The most difficult to swallow is that persistently puerile Melanie Griffith -a performer hitherto cast mostly in contemporary comedy for her preadolescent squeak of a voice, infant's pout, and trashy-voluptuous body - playing a half-Jewish intelligence agent braving death behind enemy lines. And she's bilingual here, don't forget. (In this movie, you can hear a German accent speaking English one minute, then American and English accents speaking German the next with subtitles, all the while giving the impression that the Nazis lost the war not because of moral squalor, but because they couldn't understand a word anyone was saying.) Early in the picture, Griffith is lauded for her Deutsches diction, which is said to sound "like a Berlin butcher's wife." A great deal is made of this Berlin butchery, but Melanie Griffith doesn't cut the German mustard, I'm afraid. She looks like a Berlin butcher's wife well enough - worn, slightly puffy-eyed - but her command of the language couldn't pass muster for a Berlin butcher's baby.
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We are the evening, you and I.
Both painted in our sunday blacks
as mourning breaks upon us.
You are the vast, intense expanse
of a taurine sky dribbling crystals
that hang on invisible threads
from the deep blue smile of the galaxy.
You are those dead, iron-eating stars,
refracting beauty through dead air,
and blurring the edges until
no one can tell where beauty starts
and the spaces inbetween begin,
people gaze at you and forget -
forget - forget how empty spaces are.
You are layer upon layer of small lights
that combine to prick holes
in the darkness that keeps them awake.
That's what you are, you are
the atmosphere and far beyond.
The bow of a universe wrapped tight
around the world, to hold it together.
I am a dark black lake gripping its shores
too tightly, and flooding them often.
I am a bottomless hole overfilled,
overwhelmed, unable to get over you,
but as I swill and slurry - as I stew -
as I remember contributing to something,
being a drop in the ocean, once -
as I remember feeling normal, safe, sane
I am still a dark and bottomless lake
overwhelmed and unable to get over
your image projected onto my unstable face
saturating all I am with inescapable light.
We are the evening, you and I -
you are the ink of an evening being written
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Oxford have signed their third loanee of the week with Steven Maclean joining from Plymouth on a one-month deal.The striker joins Paul Wotton and Ben Futcher at the Kassam Stadium as manager Chris Wilder attempts to freshen up his depleted squad.Maclean is likely to make the Us squad to face Rotherham on Saturday and is relishing the challenge."I'm really looking forward to it," he told the Us official website. "It's a good club with great support and I'm looking forward to working with the manager. Hopefully I can come up and do well for the club.Wilder was delighted to secure the striker's service."He is an experienced striker with a proven goalscoring record. It is a great deal for the club to have him here for a month initially. His arrival gives us great strength in depth at the top end of the pitch," he said.
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Submandibular gland
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Submandibular gland | |
Details | |
Latin | glandula submandibularis |
glandular branches of facial artery | |
submandibular ganglion | |
Identifiers | |
MeSH | A03.556.500.760.812 |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
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Anatomical terminology |
The paired submandibular glands are major salivary glands located beneath the floor of the mouth. They weigh about 15 grams and contribute to around 60–67% of unstimulated saliva secretion.[citation needed]
Lying superior to the digastric muscles, each submandibular gland is divided into superficial and deep lobes, which are separated by the mylohyoid muscle:[1]
- The superficial lobe comprises most of the gland, with the mylohyoid muscle runs under it
- The deep lobe is the smaller part
Secretions are delivered into the Wharton duct or submandibular duct on the deep portion after which they hook around the posterior edge of the mylohyoid muscle and proceed on the superior surface laterally. The excretory ducts are then crossed by the lingual nerve, and ultimately drain into the sublingual caruncles (caruncula sublingualis) on either side of the lingual frenulum along with the major sublingual duct (Bartholin). The gland can be bilaterally palpated (felt) inferior and posterior to the body of the mandible, moving inward from the inferior border of the mandible near its angle with the head tilted forwards.[2]
Lobes contain smaller lobules, which contain adenomeres, the secretory units of the gland. Each adenomere contains one or more acini, or alveoli, which are small clusters of cells that secrete their products into a duct. The acini of each adenomere are composed of either serous or mucous cells, with serous adenomeres predominating. Some mucous adenomeres may also be capped with a serous demilune, a layer of lysozyme-secreting serous cells resembling a half moon.
Like other exocrine glands, the submandibular gland can be classified by the microscopic anatomy of its secretory cells and how they are arranged. Because the glands are branched, and because the tubules forming the branches contain secretory cells, submandibular glands are classified as branched tubuloacinar glands. Further, because the secretory cells are of both serous and mucous types, the submandibular gland is a mixed gland, though it is mostly serous. It has long striated ducts and short intercalated ducts.[3]
The secretory acinar cells of the submandibular gland have distinct functions. The mucous cells are the most active and therefore the major product of the submandibular glands is saliva which is mucoid in nature. Mucous cells secrete mucin which aids in the lubrication of the food bolus as it travels through the esophagus. In addition, the serous cells produce salivary amylase, which aids in the breakdown of starches in the mouth. The submandibular gland's highly active acini account for most of the salivary volume. The parotid and sublingual glands account for the remaining.
Blood supply[edit]
The gland receives its blood supply from the facial and lingual arteries.[4]
Their secretions, like the secretions of other salivary glands, are regulated directly by the parasympathetic nervous system and indirectly by the sympathetic nervous system.
- Parasympathetic innervation to the submandibular glands is provided by the superior salivatory nucleus via the chorda tympani, a branch of the facial nerve, that becomes part of the trigeminal nerve's lingual nerve prior to synapsing on the submandibular ganglion. Increased parasympathetic activity promotes the secretion of saliva.[5]
- The sympathetic nervous system regulates submandibular secretions through vasoconstriction of the arteries that supply it. Increased sympathetic activity reduces glandular bloodflow, thereby decreasing the volume of fluid in salivary secretions, producing an enzyme rich mucous saliva. Nevertheless, direct stimulation of sympathetic nerves will cause an increase in salivary enzymatic secretions. In sum, the volume decreases, but the secretions are increased by parasympathetic and sympathetic innervation.[6][7]
The submandibular salivary glands develop later than the parotid glands and appear late in the sixth week of prenatal development. They develop bilaterally from epithelial buds in the sulcus surrounding the sublingual folds on the floor of the primitive mouth. Solid cords branch from the buds and grow posteriorly, lateral to the developing tongue. The cords of the submandibular gland later branch further and then become canalized to form the ductal part. The submandibular gland acini develop from the cords' rounded terminal ends at 12 weeks, and secretory activity via the submandibular duct begins at 16 weeks. Growth of the submandibular gland continues after birth with the formation of more acini. Lateral to both sides of the tongue, a linear groove develops and closes over to form the submandibular duct.[3]
Clinical significance[edit]
The submandibular gland accounts for 80% of all salivary duct calculi (salivary stones or sialolith), possibly due to the different nature of the saliva that it produces and the tortuous travel of the submandibular duct to its ductal opening for a considerable upward distance.[8]
Additional images[edit]
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See also[edit]
- ^ Human Anatomy, Jacobs, Elsevier, 2008, page 196
- ^ Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck, Fehrenbach and Herring, Elsevier, 2012, p. 155
- ^ a b Illustrated Dental Embryology, Histology, and Anatomy, Bath-Balogh and Fehrenbach, Elsevier, 2011, page 135
- ^ Ten Cate's Oral Histology, Nanci, Elsevier, 2013, page 255
- ^ Moore et al, Keith (2010). Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 5th Edition. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-7817-7525-0.
- ^ Koeppen, Bruce M. (2010). Berne and Levy Physiology 6th Edition, Updated. Mosby Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-323-07362-2.
- ^ Hall, John E. (2006). Guyton Textbook of Medical Physiology, 11th Edition. Elsevier Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-0240-1.
- ^ Illustrated Dental Embryology, Histology, and Anatomy, Bath-Balogh and Fehrenbach, Elsevier, 2011, page 137
- Douglas F. Paulsen (2000). Histology and cell biology (4th edition ed.). Stamford, Conn: Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-8385-0593-7.
External links[edit]
- Histology at usc.edu
- Anatomy photo:25:10-0109 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Anterior Triangle of the Neck: Nerves and Vessels of the Carotid Triangle"
- Anatomy photo:34:09-0102 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Oral Cavity: The Submandibular Gland and Duct"
- cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (VII)
- Salivary gland infections from Medline Plus at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001041.htm
- Salivary gland cancer from American Cancer Society at http://www.cancer.org/cancer/salivaryglandcancer/detailedguide/salivary-gland-cancer-what-is-salivary-gland-cancer


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Staff Sgt. Liam J. Nevins, 32, of Denver, Colo., attended Pierce Elementary School in Bennington and Great Brook School in Antrim.
He lived in Bennington with his mother and father, William and Victoria Nevins, and his two older sisters, Mauve and Raven, said family friend Tim Sysyn of Hancock.
Sysyn's wife taught Nevins in school, and the families were good friends, especially Nevins and Sysyn's daughter.
Sysyn described Nevins as a "very creative, idealistic kid."
"He liked to read comics and write stories and stuff," Sysyn said. "Loved to fish, ride his bike."
Sysyn said he has not yet reached out to Williams Nevins, but has been told the family has asked for privacy at this time to grieve.Lesley McGregor, Bennington resident and librarian at the G.E.P. Dodge Library in Bennington, said her daughter had first heard the news from one of Nevin's sisters, whom her daughter has remained close to.
Nevins was assigned to 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, Watkins, Colo.
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China activist Hu Jia under house arrest, wife says
Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia, who was freed from jail on Sunday, is being held under conditions "equivalent to house arrest", his wife says.
Zeng Jinyan told the BBC there were now "an extraordinary number" of police outside the family's flat in Beijing.
Mr Hu served a three-and-a-half-year sentence for inciting subversion.
The charges related to five articles he had written as well as interviews with journalists in which he was critical of the Chinese authorities.
Mr Hu has long been one of the most prominent critics of China's Communist Party, saying it "presides over a system where torture and discrimination are supported by a sophisticated secret police".
The 37-year-old has also campaigned for people with Aids, and for the protection of the environment.
'Careful'In a brief online message Ms Zeng said the couple had "limited freedom", adding that "right now, this is equivalent to house arrest".
The first picture of Mr Hu since his release, obtained by the BBC, shows the human rights activist inside his flat, pleased at being out of prison.
Hu Jia's release, like that of Ai Weiwei, is not a sign of any relaxation in China's ongoing crackdown but shows instead that the Communist Party is expanding it, determined to silence critics even when they are released from custody.
He was released because he has finished his jail time. No leniency has been shown to him - quite the opposite. Around his compound there is a huge police deployment, uniformed officers at every gate, plainclothes security filming people.
Hu Jia's sentence included, in China's legal jargon, being "deprived of his political rights" for 12 months after release. That means he can't talk to the media, publish anything, attend any public rallies or set up or join any form of organisation. He may also find his ability to work, to move freely and to live a normal life are restricted.
Mr Hu is said to suffer from cirrhosis of the liver and was denied early release from prison for treatment.
His wife told the BBC she was trying to arrange a hospital appointment for him but will have to apply for permission to leave their house to travel to see a doctor.
She said: "He will gradually integrate with the society again. He's a little slow right now, in all aspects (not just physical). He's not used to it yet. He needs a few days."
In a telephone conversation with a Hong Kong TV station, Mr Hu said his family is pressuring him not to resume his activism.
"They told me today to live an ordinary person's life, and not to clash with the system, because the system is very, very cruel - for example using a government's power to violate citizen's rights with no hesitation," he said.
He said he could only say he would be careful.
Mr Hu is believed to have been short-listed in the past as a candidate for the Nobel Prize.
The president of the European Parliament, which has awarded Mr Hu its top human rights award, the Sakharov Prize, said it was important that Mr Hu and other Chinese activists should be allowed to carry on "everyday life without further hindrance".
Last week, the outspoken artist Ai Weiwei was also freed.
Mr Ai's detention in April prompted a global campaign for his release. The Chinese authorities say Mr Ai has confessed to tax evasion.
The BBC's Damian Grammaticas in Beijing says it appears that Mr Hu, like Mr Ai, has been silenced, put under close surveillance and banned from talking to the media.
About two dozen people in China have been seized this year and held at secret detention centres, including Ai Weiwei, several lawyers and activists, our correspondent says.
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Harper Gets Fitting Swansong
One fringe player who suddenly finds himself thrust into the limelight is Steve Harper, who will now bid an emotional farewell as he makes his final appearance in a Newcastle shirt on Sunday.
Alan Pardew: "Steve came on (yesterday) and you would think he was going down the pub.
"He strolled on with such confidence because he's been here so many years and seen it all before.
"It's brilliant for him, and it's strange the way it's worked out.
"He's a great person. He'll definitely play because we can't appeal the two yellows, and for Harps it will be a special occasion.
"His contract is up and we haven't really discussed that. It'll be a great day for him and his family."
Harper came off the bench late in yesterday's 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road after goalkeeper Rob Elliot was sent off for handling outside the box.
It was Harper's 198th career appearance for the club he has served for the past two decades.
For his part, Easington-born Harper's just relieved he'll be leaving a Premier League club, having gone through the agony of relegation with United four years ago.
Steve Harper: "It might not have been the prettiest game, but it was a particularly pretty result, because it means we're safe.
"That's the all and end all.
"That was the mission for the day, and that's what we've done.
"The relief in the dressing room was obvious. To come from behind as well was a real show of determination. It was a big, big result.
"It was one thing having the possibility of relegation at Villa Park, but to have the possibility of relegation at St James's Park was unthinkable.
"It's not something that can happen."
"I think the second yellow card 10 minutes from time was harsh.
"I think it was pretty harsh having seen it on the video.
"The ball bounces on the line into the box. Yes, Robbie's feet might be outside the box, but it wasn't his feet that needed to be outside the box.
"The linesman didn't give it initially. He seems to have reacted to the home crowd. It's disappointing for Robbie. He's done really well for us.
"He's a great lad, he's worked hard and he's shown what a good goalkeeper he is. Fortunately, it hasn't cost us."
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Vikings sign Matt Kalil
MANKATO, Minn. -- The biggest beneficiary of Matt Kalil's arrival in Minnesota is unquestionably quarterback Christian Ponder.
Whether with dinner, golfing or joyriding on teammate Kyle Rudolph's boat, Ponder has pounced on the opportunity to welcome Kalil to the Vikings, fully realizing how much he needs his rookie left tackle to protect him this season and beyond. So, naturally, Ponder was the one who picked up Kalil at the airport Thursday on his way to sign his first NFL contract.
"I should take at least half of a percent," Ponder said.
The day before the first practice of training camp, Kalil signed a four-year contract worth almost $20 million with more than $12 million guaranteed, the last and most important member of the team's draft class to finalize a deal. Kalil, the fourth overall selection from USC, had no interest in holding out.
"You want to get in sync with the offensive players and learn everything you can," Kalil said. "Any day missed could have hurt me."
That's exactly what head coach Leslie Frazier wanted to hear.
"He's a key part of what we're trying to do in 2012, and I don't know who his happier, him or Christian Ponder," Frazier said.
Since Ponder introduced himself on Kalil's first day at Winter Park after the draft, they've become fast friends.
"We've been hanging out every day since. It was an immediate connection," Kalil said.
Ponder is quite the socialite among his teammates, a sign of not only an outgoing guy but a player with understanding of his leadership responsibility at the most critical position on the team.
"It's important for us to build those relationships off the field and get to know each other on a personal level, and it makes things so much easier when something is going wrong or something is going right to talk about different things," Ponder said.
Kalil has been at the top of his list.
"He's a great guy. He's a fun guy to be around, and hopefully we'll be together in a Vikings uniform for a long time," Ponder said. "That's what's exciting about this team. We're so young, and a lot of us can be together for a long time."
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The governor's race is over. On a night when America elected its first African-American President, North Carolina has elected its first female governor.
Bev Perdue was leading big with the early voting, but Pat McCrory's votes came in throughout the night. McCrory conceded to the current lieutenant governor, shortly after 10 o'clock on Tuesday.
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Hi. I am new to netbackup and need some help interpreting the screen in Actvity Monitor. Most ofl my backup jobs show as been run twice. Some show as run once. The one's that have run twice have a dash in the Schedule column for one of their entries. Could anybody shed some light on this. Thanks
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Schedule column having Dash is the Parent job for that schedule jobs.
you can see the parent job ID for each job in the one of the colums in activity moniter(mostly end colomuns)
you can observe these when you have Multistream backup enabled in your Policy attributes.
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@wr and @nagalla. Thanks for the helpfull info.
I activated the mail slots and and the tapes ejected accordingly after running the vault policy and profile. But when I look in the Reports>Problems I am getting a bunch of these error messages:
<16>vlteject@VaultJobMonitor::_check_job_id: Leaving with DMN=1 SC=20
<16>vlteject@VaultJobMonitor::_check_job_id Job Id NOT set, Forgot to call Init/Connect?
<16>vlteject@VaultJobMonitor::_check_job_id FAILED NB_EC=20 NB_MSG=invalid command parameter
Also in the TYPE column it is showing Retrieve. Thanks


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Daniela along with Henin and Dokic are my favourite players.
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Daniela credits her grandmother, who was her first coach, for teaching her technique. She spent a few winters at Bolletteri's as well. Nigel Sears seems to have given her focus and a game plan. I think he has helped with the serve as well.
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The Ozeri Artesio Electric Grinder is the ultimate accompaniment to any dinning setting where a touch of fresh pepper (or salt) goes a long way. Designed to operate effortlessly, the Artesio combines an adjustable ceramic grinding mechanism with a battery-powered engine for push-button easy dispensing of pepper or salt. The battery powered Artesio consistently wins applause with its ability to grind peppercorns, salt and spices.
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