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Looking to book a holiday at Jumeirah Beach hotel for a special birthday. Was really excited, until the prices started going up and up... So frustrated that we could have got the same holiday for £3-400 less just a couple of weeks ago. Now faced with either researching other holidays, or just booking at the higher price. Very keen to hear from anyone who has been with young children (ours are 5 and 2). We would be booking the dine around half board package which I understand is valid at all the Jumeirah hotels. Would we really enjoy fine dining with young children though? Oh and very nervous about drink costs too.
I absolutely love heat, I have never in my life ever complained of it being too hot. I have spent almost all of my summers in Turkey often at 38-40 degrees and never ever complained.
But Dubai, it isn't heat, it is humidity. To be fair we had just been to the Seychelles so didn't really need to chill out anymore, but every time I left a building my glasses completely glazed over and my husband had sweat running down his legs.... It was weird. And Early septemeber. Having said that I don't personally think heat is aroblem for children as long as they are protected and with the sea or the pool I think it is fine. When we were kids in Turkey we spent all day at the beach always and when we take our kids we do the same, just need to take the usual precautions and everyone has to go in the water regularly.
I am biased but since people have already mentioned Turkey, I imagine you could get so much for your money in Turkey as well as perhaps a bit of culture to boot.
The luxury in Dubai I found a bit too in my face. Don't get me wrong it was lovely but way too OTT, we actually swapped our last night to stay in a desert hotel and felt so much more relaxed. It was once in a lifetime luxury but not one I am in a rush to repeat.
Enjoy whatever you decide, I think with that budget you will get something really nice somewhere.
It sounds to me as if you are looking for luxury accommodation and relaxing holiday then Dubai isn't a bad choice. THere is very little of "cultural" interest, but it is fun for a short holiday. People seem to love it or hate it.
Did you say you planning on going in June? It will be very hot, average highs of 38 degrees. It will be Ramadan for most of July and some of August this year, which I would avoid although hotel prices would be much cheaper!
I lived in Dubai for a few years. I like the heat. It doesn't really cool down at night at that time of year, which can be odd if you are not used to it. I can't remember it being that humid in June, it was worse in August/Sept/Oct.
JBH is a good family hotel, it connect with all the Jumeriah Hotels so you will have access to the same things (you can take a golf cart from one end of the resort to the other). The pools are chilled so they will be cool. The sea will most likely be too warm to pleasurably go into. There are lots of restaurant choices within the massive complex. Also the city is set up for the heat so there are lots of air conditioned choices if it is too hot.
Ive just booked the Moon Palace in Mexico. Ive booked 10 nights all inclusive, in May, for just under 5k. Maybe that could be an option for you?
Have you tried this web site for some inspiration? smithandfamily.co.uk/
Go te Turkey instead then!
It is such a shame about the weather. We can only afford a big holiday like this once a year (and this is a lot more than we normally spend anyway), so if we don't go in June, Dubai is pretty much ruled out for us on a cost basis.
Agree re DAM - been for the last three years taking advantage of the summer flavours deal - going again in September - lots of fantastic restaurants to choose from so it's not like half board deal in a hotel with only one restaurant. Always book early though and get great deals
I lived in Dubai for four years and was very sad to leave.
I however wouldn't recommend going in the middle of summer, it's so very hot and wouldn't be at all pleasant especially with children
Minty, it's not so much about wanting to stay in Dubai, but more about staying in a luxury, family friendly resort, short-ish flight, good food. Regarding budget, we set out wanting to spend £4.2k, this has now risen to £4.5k (+£1k drinks/other budget eek!). We can get 10 days half board, ocean views, refurbished room in JBH for this price. I've tried to find alternative luxury holidays in Europe in budget and I'm struggling. I really liked Martinhal in Portugal that Mutley kindly recommended, but couldn't get it on budget including food.
I'm coming to the conclusion we need to find out for ourselves whether we love or hate Dubai as opinions differ so wildly! My concern about the weather is growing, but we have friends who have stayed over the summer and they seemed to think it was fine. I have never stayed anywhere that hot before, it's really hard to imagine how we will adjust to it and how limiting it may be.
I haven't been with children but we went for honeymoon and stayed at the burj al Arab and a hotel in the desert that I can't remember. I enjoyed it but it was air conditioned car,air conditioned hotel, air conditioned shopping centre and for me it really lacked character, but if I went with DC perhaps chilling out by the pool would be more the order anyway, but there are other places I would rather go to for that personally so don't be too disappointed. I
I like Dubai. Sorry.
We stayed at the Jebel Ali Golf resort. And latterly with friends. But June would be far too hot. Latest we've been is April and earliest October. Both still far too hot.
Op, I am also seriously puzzled as to why you would want to holiday in Dubai. Or why anyone would want to, for that matter.
If you have a large budget then there are some amazingly beautiful countries to visit in Europe all of which will have wonderful luxury hotel options.
I sincerely cannot understand the appeal of Dubai at all .
"Our camcorder lens steamed up in Dubai" is a sentence that has so many first-world problems jammed into it that I could hardly begin to unravel them
Also very amused at disapproving of gambling but thinking slavery is ok.
Went to the JBH for my honeymoon 11 years ago, before they created that little island for the celebrities to live on and definitely before the England football team stayed in the Burj! It was lovely and quiet then but from the sounds of some of your comments, it's taken a turn for the worse??
It's best to go in December. We went at a ridiculous time of year - September - and it was so hot that our camcorder lens kept steaming up! Even at 10.30pm! All in all we had a wonderful time at the JBH - great service, not many Brits though.
My worst holiday EVER was when we took our DCs to Egypt!! Never again!
We had a superb holiday at the JBH ten years ago, when Dubai wasn't exactly unspoilt, but it was possible to move.
We went back about six years ago and it was awful. Rude Russians everywhere, prices had gone through the roof, getting a restaurant reservation was a nightmare and traffic was hell. Everywhere was a building site. To top it all off, it rained!
JBH was still great, but markedly less great than previous experience and we didn't enjoy being elbowed out of the way by rich Russians every five minutes.
Not hurrying back.
I agree totally with lulubellarama how people would want to holiday somewhere built on slave lab our, which is ongoing, is beyond me
Well I'm glad the weather is putting you off and not the very valid points people have made about the human rights violations
Cosmostocupcakes 'Doesn't every country have human rights issues? '
No, they don't, which is kind of the point. Indian workers in Dubai are often slaves, in the very real sense of the word. Or have you not noticed the roadside shacks they live in? Were you not aware that they have their passports confiscated and are forced to work 7 days a week building roads?
Op if you didn't love Vegas I think youre right not to do Dubai
Thank you everyone. We still haven't booked our holiday. I was so disappointed when our booking fell through again last week (rooms not available at price quoted) that I've decided to have a few days rest from looking. I am starting to have a few doubts about Dubai as well, mainly the weather (too hot in June!) but also the love it or hate it thing. I am going to look into some of the alternative holidays you have suggested so will keep you posted.
Chicken there are direct flights to Oman both with BA and Oman air.
I too lived in Dubai and would say that it will be hot in June - hot sand and surfaces around the pool . Nice when in the water but hot and sweaty otherwise .
I loved Dar al Masyaf though - good choice ! Nicer than JBH but still access to Wild Wadi etc and all the restaurants .
Can also second Oman if you fancy that .
There are nicer hotels the JBH though!
I see you want to come in June - it will be warm but so will Turkey etc...
Well I love it - then I would as I have lived there for 10 years - when are you planning on going? Its great for family holidays, lots to do - buy the entertainer book for discount vouchers - drinks are not cheap but similar to other hotels around the world - most evening buffets include drinks.
Children are adored here!
But some will love it and some will hate it!
Doesn't every country have human rights issues?
So much hate..... or just
PS - when I say childcare I mean both the kids club, which my children asked to go to after meeting other kids who were going (they only went 2 hours per day but it was soooooooooo relaxing for DH and I having a break from watching our then 2 year old in the pool for 2 hours), and a lovely girl from the kids club then babysat in the evening while we went to the restaurant which wasn't child suitable / friendly a couple of evenings. The other restaurants were well geared up for kids and there was children's entertainment within our view so that they could enjoy themselves while we ate more leisurely.
Haven't been to Dubai so perhaps I'm not going to be overly helpful but have a couple of close friends who regularly go (and love it!).
However from what you are saying I'm not quite sure what it is about Dubai that is attracting you. You can get luxury accommodation and good food in many places - June is a great time of year in terms of options as Europe is wide open to you in view of the weather. Dubai will be v v hot in June and therefore you may not get the benefits of a holiday that you would enjoy elsewhere (ie kids and you being outside around pool / at beach) without worrying about getting too hot or sunburned the whole time you are there. Having just emigrated to Australia the heat is fast losing its appeal to me - haven't had any trouble with sun safety it is just not overly pleasant to be out in high 30s all day!
Have you looked at somewhere like Martinhal in Portugal - ok I'm sure the height of luxury isn't at quite the same level as Dubai but the food was lovely (on and off the resort), the accommodation was beautiful - and the self-catering townhouses gave extra flexibility over a hotel room. The childcare was also excellent.
I personally would reconsider your options.
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Ultimately GNU GPL version 3 will supersede version 2 not because it's better – that's a matter of opinion – but because three is bigger than two, which is a fact.
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What do you mean by "adopt GPL v3"? Most GPL'd projects are under GPL v3 already by virtue of using the "version 2 or any later version" language. I'd have thought that in most cases the issue would instead be whether to drop GPL v2 licensing.
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Code:YEAR AVG SLG OBA OPS 1926 .350 .438 .426 .864 1927 .254 .286 .330 .617
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Evidently, Jose Canseco wants on the all-fowl team:
For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism.
Always Red (09-19-2013),westofyou (09-19-2013)
Doug "The Red Rooster" Rader
Teach tolerance.
Always Red (09-19-2013),RANDY IN INDY (09-19-2013)
You guys got most of them. Sorry if I repeat.
How about LaTroy Hawkins and Tim Layana Doug Bird for the bullpen
Layne Nix in the OF
Branch Rickey would add structure to the front office
Cecil Cooper ? Ok, I think I need to stop, except...
Somehow Nicole Eggert has to be on this team for eye candy too.
Thank you Walt and Bob for bringing winning baseball back to Cincy
Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!
Woody Woodward
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Perhaps it's just because I'm hungry but I feel the following deserve mention in this thread.
Dusty Baker
Ryan Cook
Boileryard Clark
Woody Fryman
Cy Fried
Frank Bastert
Oh, and they should play in the rotisserie league.
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It wasn't that long ago that the White House was making the case against including Social Security cuts in "fiscal cliff" talks. Why? Because, as Jay Carney explained in the Nov. 26 briefing, "Social Security is not currently a driver of the deficit. That's an economic fact."
Q: Just two quick things. One is, when you say entitlement reform, does that mean Social Security as well? Because sometimes when you've said in the past, you've meant Medicare and Medicaid. Social Security—when you say it's in there, is that—when you say entitlement reform—::
MR. CARNEY: Well, I referred to health care programs and health care entitlements, and I think that the President has long made clear that he is open to discussions about strengthening Social Security as part of a separate track because it is—
Q: But not as part of this deal? When you say entitlement—when you say the three legs of the stool, and entitlements was one of them, was that also including Social Security?
MR. CARNEY: As a principle, we believe that we have to address the issues—when it comes to a deficit-reduction deal that also ensure future economic growth, we should address the drivers of the deficit. And Social Security is not currently a driver of the deficit. That's an economic fact. And while the President supports engaging with Congress on a separate track to strengthen Social Security for the long term, we need to—when it comes to entitlements, we need to look at Medicare and Medicaid, as we have already.
Q: When you said—
MR. CARNEY: I'm not—again, I'm not going to—
Q:—we should be including—I understand that. But we should not assume—
MR. CARNEY: You should certainly not assume.
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MR. CARNEY: Correct.
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flying a escort with a joystick (ie xbox controller) is just more fun.
ever find that you hit battery+EVM and the ship moves very fast, well the xbox controller is your answer if you wan to keep the target in the crosshair.
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Zinc-substituted hydroxyapatite: a biomaterial with enhanced bioactivity and antibacterial properties
- E. S. Thian,
- T. Konishi,
- Y. Kawanobe,
- P. N. Lim,
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Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a synthetic biomaterial and has been found to promote new bone formation when implanted in a bone defect site. However, its use is often limited due to its slow osteointegration rate and low antibacterial activity, particularly where HA has to be used for long term biomedical applications. This work will describe the synthesis and detailed characterization of zinc-substituted HA (ZnHA) as an alternative biomaterial to HA. ZnHA containing 1.6 wt% Zn was synthesized via a co-precipitation reaction between calcium hydroxide, orthophosphoric acid and zinc nitrate hexahydrate. Single-phase ZnHA particles with a rod-like morphology measuring ~50 nm in length and ~15 nm in width, were obtained and characterized using transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The substitution of Zn into HA resulted in a decrease in both the a- and c-axes of the unit cell parameters, thereby causing the HA crystal structure to alter. In vitro cell culture work showed that ZnHA possessed enhanced bioactivity since an increase in the growth of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells along with the bone cell differentiation markers, were observed. In addition, antibacterial work demonstrated that ZnHA exhibited antimicrobial capability since there was a significant decrease in the number of viable Staphylococcus aureus bacteria after in contact with ZnHA.
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- Zinc-substituted hydroxyapatite: a biomaterial with enhanced bioactivity and antibacterial properties
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Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
Volume 24, Issue 2 , pp 437-445
- Cover Date
- 2013-02-01
- 10.1007/s10856-012-4817-x
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- 1573-4838
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- Springer US
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- E. S. Thian (1) (2)
- T. Konishi (2)
- Y. Kawanobe (2) (3)
- P. N. Lim (1)
- C. Choong (4)
- B. Ho (5)
- M. Aizawa (2) (3)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117 576, Singapore
- 2. Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-0012, Japan
- 3. Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashimita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 214-8571, Japan
- 4. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639 798, Singapore
- 5. Department of Mircobiology, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, 119 260, Singapore


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Title inspired by Bob Seger's song.
From last night's Victoria Day festivities.
Photographically speaking, I live for these moments:
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The actual mirroring of his posture, though he was engaged in a completely different activity from our little chalk messenger, is the sort of happenstance occurrence that a photography geek like myself is thrilled to capture.
A second later, he stood. The moment had passed.
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Stirling Energy Systems, which has applied to build a $1 billion, 750-megawatt solar power plant that could partially power San Diego Gas & Electric Co.'s proposed Sunrise Powerlink transmission line, says it has been "quietly perfecting" its technology.
But with Stirling Energy President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Osborn claiming that no set deadline is specified in its contract with the utility, the 10-square-mile power plant likely will not arrive in time for SDG&E to meet state energy requirements.
"SDG&E has signed a contract with Stirling Energy, a solar thermal developer, to purchase the output of a 300-megawatt facility to be located in the Imperial Valley. Commercial operation of this facility must begin no later than 2010," according to an August 2006 application to the California Public Utilities Commission.
Osborn says Phoenix-based Stirling expects, but does not guarantee, that 300 megawatts of the project's 750-megawatt capacity will be online and producing energy by 2010. On June 30, Stirling applied for the California Energy Commission's consent to build the plant in Imperial Valley.
Sunrise Powerlink, a 150-mile high-voltage, electric transmission line proposed to be constructed between Imperial Valley and San Diego, is SDG&E's answer to a state mandate requiring that 20 percent of the utility's electricity come from renewable energy resources by 2010.
SDG&E has maintained that without Sunrise, it could not attain the state's renewable energy goals by the deadline.
Project Delays
Citing delays from the CPUC, SDG&E projects 2011 as the earliest completion date for the Sunrise project, says spokeswoman Jennifer Briscoe.
Regulatory approval or denial by the CPUC and federal Bureau of Land Management is expected to take about 14 months, which would allow a construction start date at the end of 2009.
Challengers of the solar plant contend that the Sunrise proposal is little more than a smoke screen.
Bill Powers, local engineering consultant and longtime Sunrise opponent, says evidence suggests that the plan to power Sunrise with solar energy by 2010 was designed to fail.
For one, the price tag doesn't add up, Powers says.
"Stirling says it can build the first 300 megawatts for $400 million, but at that rate, Stirling wouldn't make a dime," said Powers, who says a more likely estimate for the project's first phase is $1.8 billion.
Concerns have been raised about Stirling's lack of commercial- scale testing of its technology.
Only seven prototypes of the company's solar technology have been manufactured – none on a commercial scale. Osborn says it will take 12,000 dishes to produce enough power for the project's first phase near El Centro.
All Or Nothing?
Scott Logan, regulatory analyst for the Division of Ratepayer Advocates, a CPUC division, says that Stirling is the big variable in the Sunrise proposal.
"Such a large strain of megawatts is in question, and the result is either going to be 750 megawatts or none at all," Logan said.
Stirling says the modular nature of its dish technology means extreme reliability, which makes up for its lack of commercial testing.
Stirling's concept differs from traditional solar thermal in that it does not require the use of steam, thereby eliminating the need for water. Further, each solar dish is an independent power generator, meaning that if one or even a hundred dishes of a 30,000- dish plant were to stop operating, impact to the plant would be negligible.
Michael Shames, executive director of the Utility Consumers' Action Network, argues that reliability is the biggest challenge for Stirling.
"Very few engines have been designed and have succeeded on a commercial level to run nonstop in a desert location," said Shames.
He added that looking to the marketplace as an indicator is usually a good way to assess a company's value.
"One company in Ireland put $100 million into Stirling, and no one else has,"said Shames.
Osborn says Stirling would seek additional financing into next year, although he says it's not a chief concern.
Barry Butler, a materials science expert who worked several years ago for a Stirling competitor, said in written testimony to California energy regulators last year that technology like Stirling's, while promising, wouldn't likely be ready for mass rollout until 2020. In the meantime, he said, maintenance will raise Stirling's costs, while competing solar technologies become cheaper and better.
Osborn says the most important part of the project is knowing that the technology works, and manufacturing is the easy part.
"Are there challenges? Yes. Are there showstoppers? No way," said Osborn.
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) - WBC champ Danny Garcia added the WBA light welterweight belt to his collection with a stunning fourth-round upset of Britain's Amir Khan in a unification title fight here on Saturday.
American Garcia scored three knockdowns with the end coming with 32 seconds left in the fourth round when referee Kenny Bayless stopped the bout.
Garcia, who already had the WBC title, now has 24 wins and no losses. Garcia, of Philadelphia, kept his perfect record intact by surviving the first two rounds before using a devastating left hook late in the third round that caught Khan flush on the right ear.
Garcia said he even surprised himself a little bit with the shot that changed the fight but it was one he worked on with his sparring partners during training camp.
''I knew he was coming in so I slipped down and set up my left hook and just fired it,'' Garcia said. ''That is the same hook I hit (Erik) Morales with. We practiced that in camp.
Garcia, 24, was coming off a 12-round unanimous decision over Morales four months ago.
Khan is now the biggest trophy on Garcia's unblemished record and this win could signal a jump for the American into the welterweight division where such stars as unbeaten Floyd Mayweather and Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao await him.
''I want to fight the best. Whoever is out there,'' Garcia said.
Khan, of Great Britain, suffered just the third loss of his career.
Khan had lost the WBA and International Boxing Federation titles last December in a controversial split decision to Lamont Peterson.
The decision to return the title to Khan came after Peterson failed a drug test.
Garcia said his game plan Saturday worked perfectly.
''We knew he would come out fast and try to jump on me early because (Khan's trainer) Freddie Roach thinks I am a slow starter,'' Garcia said. ''So I was going to slip shots and feel his speed and feel his power and after the third round I was going to step it up.''
In London, David Haye knocked out Dereck Chisora in the fifth round of their all-British heavyweight grudge fight at Upton Park on Saturday.
Five months after they brawled in Munich at a news conference, Haye put Chisora down for good with a left hook, but Haye (26-2, 24 KOs) was coming under severe pressure until the knockout in an exciting fight before 30,000 spectators.
The fight panned out as expected. Former world cruiserweight and heavyweight champ Haye had speed and a harder punch, while Chisora (15-4, 9 KO) used his extra 37 pounds to crowd Haye and land threatening blows.
They continued hitting after the bell in the second and third rounds, and Chisora avoided trouble in the fourth when Haye let up. In the decisive round, Chisora survived an eight count but another Haye left hook dropped Chisora and referee Luis Pabon waved it all over.


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"This is a tremendous honor," said Ford, who played for the Kings, Nets, Bucks and Rockets in the NBA. "Truly one that caught me off guard."
Monroe never caught anybody off guard. Playing for Clarence "Big House" Gaines, he averaged 41.5 points per game and led Winston-Salem State to the Division II title in 1967.
"The Class of 2012 has incredible roots in college basketball," Minton said. "This group of coaches, players and contributors will no doubt bring back memories of national championships, all-American performances and the tremendous growth of the sport throughout the years."
The first class was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006, and the newest class will be enshrined on Nov. 18 as part of an annual college hoops celebration in Kansas City.
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Gyorko has also been in constant communication with Alonso, now in his second season with the Padres. While that season has been put on hold — Alonso is expected to miss at least a month after going on the disabled list Thursday with a fractured right hand — the first baseman had become increasingly adept at digging out throws and fielding his position.
"With Gyork, I worked extremely hard on that," Alonso said recently. "We had a lot of talks, a lot of communication. Once we got going and we realized what our weaknesses and our strengths are, then we just got into it.
"It works to your favor, obviously, when you have the same guys playing every single day."
(In Alonso's stead, the Padres will use Kyle Blanks, Mark Kotsay and Jesus Guzman at first).
Entering Saturday, the Padres were right on their 2010 pace, successfully fielding at a .989 clip. Just eight of their 26 errors had been committed by their starting infield quartet.
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There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
The bullpen has pitched 5 1/3 scorless innings over 2 days.
Just saying.
Does this sound pretty scrappy of them? Or manly?
It's hard to know.
Also, if Milton sucks but no one actually saw him suck does he still suck?
And is 2-0 with a 2.63 ERA over 2 games (averaging close to 7 innings per start) enough for anyone to think he can be a 4.50 ERA innings eater again?
I don't grade starters to about the 5-10 starts under their belt. Milton is starting better than last year, but he completely tanked in May last year while Claussen struggled in April and begin to find a groove in May.
Quick starts are nice, but not necessarily a big deal.
Encouraging - but still too early. If what people are reporting is true (that he is getting much more drive from that knee) then maybe, maybe, maybe. But its still too early.Originally Posted by PuffyPig
"I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum... and I'm all out of bubble gum."
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"It takes a big man to admit when he is wrong. I am not a big man"
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Regardless of what happens from here on out, Eric Milton has already topped anything that he did in 2005.
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I think Milton does look better this year.
Last year he was having such a hard time planting on his lead foot then his shoulder would fly open and the ball was almost always above the belt. He doesn't seem to have as much problem with that this year.
It's early though. We'll see.
Get your nunchucks and the keys to your dad's car. I know where we can get a gun
The Reds have made Zambrano into a girlie man twice in a week. Now, go see if the Cubs ready to trade him in a weak moment after watching him implode with a balk and an error on a pickoff move with the opposing pitcher on third.
Can't win with 'em
Can't win without 'em
Angel Pagan. An oxymoron if I've ever heard one.
How many people have oxymorons for their name.
"Enjoy this Reds fans, you are watching a legend grow up before your very eyes" ... DoogMinAmo on Adam Dunn
Great win today. Ladies and gents, this team may not be too bad after all. To be continued...
Benzinger backing and calling! And the 1990 world championship series belongs to the Cincinnati Reds!
Milton wasn't good at all in April last year, finishing the month with a 6.75 ERA. He's light years ahead of that.Originally Posted by Aronchis
We'll burn that bridge when we get to it.
Milton 2.63 ERA!I'm stoked
yeah - and I'm ALSO stoked to have just read through this entirely entertaining game thread. Thanks to you all for covering it so well - really funny in places too! !!!Originally Posted by Jr's Boy
Ahh today was a much better day to be at Wrigley! I had a blast.
6-3, not bad at all!
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Entire concept of APL and BPL population needs to be scrapped, says Karat
The Left parties began here on Monday a five-day sit-in against price rise and to demand the right to food through a universal public distribution system (PDS).
Addressing the participants, who had come from Haryana and Delhi, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat said the government's thrust should be on giving people access to cheap foodgrain.
"At a time when 8.2 crore tonnes of foodgrain is stored, it is grave injustice to deny people access to food," he said, adding that the food security system should be based on universal PDS instead of targeted population. "The entire concept of above and below poverty line population needs to be scrapped," he said.
Mr. Karat charged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Planning Commission with catering only to the elite and corporate houses.
Communist Party of India general secretary Sudhakar Reddy also demanded a proper food security system keeping in mind the high levels of malnutrition in the country. He claimed that the protests in support of a universal PDS were drawing a huge response.
T.J. Chandrachoodan of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) and Debabrata Biswas of the All India Forward Bloc also expressed similar sentiments.
The Left parties have been demanding halt to export of foodgrain at subsidised rates. "This foodgrain is being used for making feed for livestock," Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat told The Hindu. "The government is subsidising feed for livestock instead of giving subsidised food to its people," she pointed out.
Supply of 35 kg of foodgrain at a maximum rate of Rs. 2 a kg per family each month and distribution of over 8 crore foodgrain stocks by increasing allocations immediately are being demanded by the Left parties.
They also want the government to scrap the Planning Commission's "highly dubious" poverty estimates and ensure that these are not used as basis for welfare allocations.
Rallies will be held in State capitals during the sit-in. The Left parties have said that the utter failure of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to control prices is shown even in the latest official data. With the grave situation arising out of the imminent drought in many States, the government must be forced to reverse "these disastrous anti-people policies."
Among others present at the dharna were Communist Party of India leader A.B. Bardhan and food expert Utsa Patnaik.


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Aston Villa have announced that captain Stiliyan Petrov is in remission and winning his battle against leukaemia.
"It is with great delight that we can confirm on behalf of our long-standing captain, Stiliyan Petrov, that Stan's acute leukaemia is in remission," said an official Villa statement.
"Stan's fight is not over. There will be further battles to overcome in the days, weeks and months ahead.
"But he would like to share with you this tremendous news now."
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Leukaemia is cancer of the white blood cells. Symptoms include pale skin, tiredness, breathlessness and susceptibility to infection. Acute leukaemia means the condition progresses aggressively and needs immediate treatment.
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Petrov, who was first diagnosed with acute leukaemia in March, has undergone four months of chemotherapy, during which he was kept in his role of club captain by new Villa manager Paul Lambert.
But his latest medical tests have brought the 33-year-old Bulgarian his happiest news yet.
"Stan would like to take this opportunity to express his deep gratitude to the medical staff who have looked after him so well since his condition was diagnosed just over four months ago," continued the club statement.
"He also wishes to place on record again his profound sense of appreciation for the incredible outpouring of love and support he has received from Villa fans, his team-mates and colleagues at the club, as well as football fans and many more people around the world.
"He and his family have been moved by the depth of feeling stirred in so many people and he has taken great strength from it, too.
"On Stan's behalf, the club would like to thank everybody for continuing to respect Stan's privacy and his family's throughout his ongoing battle against acute leukaemia and for those who have raised awareness of the condition. Stan remains very committed to this crusade going forward."


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Bradford gets proper tribute from network
ESPN has a tendency to veer toward the melodramatic in times of tragedy, but the self-styled Worldwide Leader in Sports struck just the right balance in its coverage of Tuesday night's football game between the University of Memphis and Marshall.
With the game being played less than 48 hours after the shooting death of Tigers defensive lineman Taylor Bradford, the scene at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium was always going to be an emotional one.
Thankfully, ESPN2's four-man broadcast team provided the gravity the occasion required. Play-by-play man Rece Davis, analysts Lou Holtz and Mark May and sideline reporter Rob Stone avoided the sort of maudlin sentimentality to which the network (see Chris Connelly) too often resorts.
Accompanied by images of Bradford and his empty locker, and of the impromptu shrine set up for the Nashville native on the UofM campus, Davis led off ESPN2's pre-game show by recounting the events of the past two days.
Davis described Bradford as a "leader" on campus, referred to a "senseless act of violence" and spoke of the Tigers "playing with a heavy heart" for their "fallen teammate."
Viewers then saw a sampling of the various tributes to Bradford. In addition to the stickers on their helmets, Memphis players wrote his initials and uniform number on antiglare stickers below their eyes, on wristbands and, in the case of quarterback Will Hudgens, in their hair.
As game time approached, ESPN2 made the wise decision to not only show footage of the Tigers walking arm in arm onto the field, but to carry live coverage of the moment of silence and balloon release which immediately preceded kickoff.
When Stone mentioned that the Tigers touched Bradford's locker on their way onto the field, Davis said that was ironic, considering the walk-on didn't always have his own locker.
In a pre-game interview with Stone, Tigers coach Tommy West revealed that Bradford's parents, Jimmie and Marva, had breakfast with the team Tuesday morning before returning home to Nashville.
"His daddy talked to them and told them how much (Taylor) loved being a Tiger," said West, who also said that while the team is still grieving, "we have a responsibility to play football tonight."
The discussion in the booth regarding the Tigers' decision to proceed with Tuesday's game as scheduled, rather than postpone it until Saturday, saw Holtz appear to contradict himself.
In an interview with The Commercial Appeal on Monday, Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson said that Holtz, with whom Johnson worked at Iowa in the 1960s, called and told him the Tigers had made the right decision to go ahead with the game.
But Holtz said something quite different during Tuesday's telecast. The former Notre Dame coach said Memphis was already at a major disadvantage by playing its third game in 11 days. And while he said there was "no right or wrong answer, no easy solution," he would have opted for postponement.
"If it was me," Holtz said, "it would have behooved everybody to move the game to Saturday. ... But there is no right answer, only alternate solutions, and this is the one Memphis has chosen."
Throughout the night, ESPN2 showed various tributes to Bradford, including the black memorial stickers worn by a segment of the crowd at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. It also aired footage from Monday night's on-campus vigil.
Stone, who was well-informed despite having just finished several weeks' work on the Women's World Cup, said the Memphis Police Department told him there were "no leads, no motives" in the Bradford case. "They have labeled this a mystery homicide," Stone said.
The most awkward moment of the broadcast came midway through the second quarter, when former Marshall coach Jim Donnan began a live telephone interview just as the Thundering Herd scored its first touchdown of the night.
Donnan didn't do anything to lessen the pressure on Snyder, whose team fell to 0-5.
"You've got to win some of these close games," Donnan said. "They come back to haunt you."
Of course, no national broadcast originating from Memphis would be complete without an Elvis reference of some sort. Holtz obliged with a second-half anecdote about taking his North Carolina State football team to Graceland before the 1973 Liberty Bowl against Kansas.
While Holtz and the Wolfpack received a private tour from the Presleys -- "(Elvis) was there," Holtz said, "but he wasn't real impressed with me" -- the coach's two sons went with their mother to the zoo instead.
One of his sons, Skip, now the head coach at East Carolina, later joined the broadcast via telephone to confirm his father's version of the story with one small exception.
"It was the tigers she took us to see," Skip said, "not the camels."
As with much of the rest of the telecast, it was a minor quibble.
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