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Bangalore: An inquiry conducted by the Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) has revealed that the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had paid garbage contractors though they had not completed up to 70 per cent of the work entrusted to them on a daily basis since March 2007.
The inquiry report said that according to the contractual agreement with the BBMP, the contractors had to take up 15 different tasks, but they had been doing only four.
Door-to-door collection of municipal solid waste (MSW), collection of MSW from markets and transportation of MSW, sweeping roads and removal of animal carcasses were the tasks the contractors had been doing, the report said.
What are the tasks that were given the go-by by the contractors? Cleaning the open roadside drains/mouth of shoulder drains from one end to the other end; to remove vegetation and weeds on roads, pavements and open roadside drains/mouth of shoulder drains; transportation of removed objects to designated locations; cleaning kerbs and medians; deploying manpower for clearing litter and carrying out mopping activities in earmarked areas; cleaning of earmarked public toilets, open urinals with water and spraying disinfectants; cleaning community bins, burial grounds, civic amenity sites; cleaning parking lots and toilets of BBMP owned buildings; collection of MSW dumped in vacant sites and transportation to designated location and removal of posters, according to the report submitted by BMTF Inspector General of Police N.R. Nadamani.
The report said that the medical health officers and health inspectors entrusted with the tasks of monitoring, supervising and ensuring cleaning of public places did not discharge their duties properly and approved the bills produced by the contractors.
The BMTF has asked the BBMP to recover Rs. 50.97 crore of the Rs. 101.95 crore paid to the contractors since March 2007.


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Astronaut James F. Reilly participates in a bit of space history as he joins astronaut Michael L. Gernhardt (out of frame) in utilizing the new Quest airlock for the first ever space walk to egress from the International Space Station (ISS). The two STS-104 mission specialists were scheduled to attach a fourth and final supply tank to the airlocks exterior, and move on to some get-ahead tasks made possible when they were able to attach a bonus third tank during an earlier space walk. Tasks added to the final space walk include an inspection of one of the stations solar array swivels and inspection of the Floating Potential Probe that measures plasma levels around the solar arrays. The image was recorded with a digital still camera.
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ORANGEBURG — Newberry High School standout Jack Huggins pitched a complete game, three-hit shut out Monday to lead Chapin-Newberry to a 7-0 win over Orangeburg Post No. 4.
Huggins struck out seven while walking one and hitting one batter.
He had plenty of run support from the nine hit Chapin-Newberry attack, including two home runs by Justin Hawkins.
The first moon shot gave them a 2-0 first inning lead.
Lead-off batter Danton Hyman singled up the middle and Hawkins homer to left drove him in.
Chapin-Newberry did not score again until the top of the sixth. Eric Holton doubled and Kendall Pitts walked. Duncan Crotwell reached first on a hard hit ball to short loading the bases for Hyman who was hit by a pitch scoring a run. The side was retired on a ground out to third base.
Justin Hawkins lead off the seventh with his second homerun blasted over the center field fence.
In the top of the eighth, Hunter Booth reached first on a hard hit ground ball to second. Chad Davis hit into a double play. With two outs, Crotwell reached first on an error and Hyman singled. Peyton Spangler doubled scoring Crotwell and Hyman. Hawkins was intentionally walked and the side was retired on a ground out.
One run scored in the ninth as Holton and Davis walked and Crotwell laced a double to deep left center field to score Holton.
First baseman Kendall Pitts had an unassisted double play and was a part of a 4-3 double play with second baseman Derrick Olenchuck.
Huggins hit his spots and his teammates were there for him in the field as Chapin-Newberry played error-free defense.
For the first time in more than a week, Chapin-Newberry had a full roster at its disposal.
Leading hitters were Hyman (2-5), Spangler (2-5; double), Hawkins (2-3; 2 hr), Holton (1-4), Crotwell (2-5).
The win improves Chapin-Newberry's record to 7-1.
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The Northern Fujiwara (奥州藤原氏 Ōshū Fujiwara-shi) were a Japanese noble family that ruled the Tōhoku region (the northeast of Honshū) of Japan from the 12th to the 13th centuries as if it were their own realm. They succeeded the semi-independent Emishi families of the 11th century who were gradually brought down by the Minamoto clan loyal to the Imperial throne based in Kyoto. Ultimately they were conquered by the Kantō samurai clans led by Minamoto no Yoritomo.
During the 12th Century, at the zenith of their rule, they attracted a number of artisans from Kyoto and created a capital city, Hiraizumi, in what is now Iwate prefecture. They ruled over an independent region that derived its wealth from gold mining, horse trading and as middlemen in the trade in luxury items from continental Asian states and from the far northern Emishi and Ainu people. They were able to keep their independence vis-a-vis Kyoto by the strength of their warrior bands until they were overwhelmed by Minamoto no Yoritomo in 1189.
Below is a family tree of the Fujiwaras who show up most frequently in historical accounts.
Tsunekiyo (経清) ┃ Kiyohira (清衡) ┣━━━━━━━━━━━┓ Koretsune (惟常) Motohira (基衡) ┃ Hidehira (秀衡) ┃ ┏━━━━━━━━━━━┳━━━━━━━━━━┳━━━━━━━━━━━┓ Kunihira (国衡) Yasuhira (泰衡) Tadahira* (忠衡) Takahira (高衡)
*a.k.a. Izumi (no) Saburo
(Bold lines indicate natural kinship. Adopted kin are not shown.)
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Zions Bancorporation Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter Results
Eighth Consecutive Quarter of Profitability With Earnings of $0.19 Per Share
- Zions Bancorporation, the holding company for Zions Bank, reported fourth quarter net earnings applicable to common shareholders of $35.6 million or $0.19 per diluted common share, compared to $62.3 million or $0.34 per diluted share for the third quarter.
- Earnings in the fourth quarter were adversely affected by a net amount of $73.6 million pretax, or $0.25 per share, consisting of $83.8 million of other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) on collateralized debt obligation (CDO) securities, partially offset by $10.2 million of CDO securities gains.
- Loans and leases, excluding FDIC-supported loans, increased $463 million, or an annualized 5%, to $37.1 billion at Dec. 31, 2012.
- Average loans and leases, excluding FDIC-supported loans, increased only $100 million, as most of the loan growth occurred near quarter-end.
- The increases were predominantly in commercial and industrial and 1-4 family residential loans, and were widespread geographically.
- Net charge-offs decreased 51% to $19 million compared to $38 million in the third quarter of 2012. Gross charge-offs declined 7% compared to the third quarter and have declined 55% compared to a year ago.
- Zions� net charge-offs to loans ratio ranks among the best 10% in our peer group.
- Nonperforming lending-related assets declined 11% to $746 million at Dec. 31, 2012.
- Nonaccrual loans declined 10% to $647 million at Dec. 31, 2012.
- Classified loans, excluding FDIC-supported loans, decreased approximately 2% to $1.77 billion.
- Approximately 79% of classified loans were current as to principal and interest for the fourth quarter, compared to 76% for the third quarter of 2012.
- The ratio of nonperforming lending-related assets to net loans and leases and other real estate owned (OREO) decreased to 1.96% at Dec. 31, 2012, compared to 2.23% at Sept. 30, 2012.
- As a percentage of net loans and leases, the allowance was 2.66% at Dec. 31, 2012.
- Zions� loan loss reserves rank among the strongest 5% of our peer group.
- As of Dec. 31, 2012, Zions Bancorporation was carrying $1.0 billion in allowances for loan losses on its balance sheet.
- The estimated common equity Tier 1 capital ratio was 9.78% at Dec. 31, 2012, compared to 9.86% in the third quarter.
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Dos And Don'ts Of Email Etiquette
Handwritten letters have such a long history that there have been long established guidelines for writing and sending them out. While email has only been widely used for almost 20 years, there's still some haziness on what is proper email etiquette. Not to worry, Southern Living's editor-at-large Kimberly Schlegel Whitman has some great tips on the dos and don'ts of email.
The first and biggest rule is do not hit reply all. No body wants to have their inbox full of replies to a mass email that only say a couple of words. If it is an announcement of good news, send your congratulations only to the lucky person. In the case that it is one person asking a question of many people, no one else needs to see your reply. Only hit reply all if what you have to say is important to all parties cc'd on the email.
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Another thing you shouldn't do when you type an email is use text message abbreviations. An email isn't a text message or Twitter post, you are do not have a character limit. Rather than typing "thx," you have the time and space to spell out the full word "thanks." Correct spelling and grammar will reflect better on you.
One of the biggest things to remember is to never send an email in haste or anger, as you could accidentally send something you may come to regret. Take the time out to cool down and think of a calm way to reply. If you are really riled up, you can vent your feelings out, but just remember to not put the name in the To line and delete the message when you're done.
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Photocatalytic roads: from lab tests to real scale applications
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This paper gives an overview of our research on photocatalytic concrete, which exhibits air purifying properties. Under the action of sunlight, a catalyst present at the surface of the material is activated, enabling degradation of pollutants from the surroundings and transformation to less harmful products. It is a promising technique to reduce a number of air contaminants, especially at sites with a high level of pollution: highly trafficked canyon streets, road tunnels, etc. In addition, the combination with cement offers some synergistic advantages, as the reaction products can be adsorbed at the surface and subsequently washed away by rain. However, the great potential of this emerging technology is hampered by the lack of uniform testing methods at European level to evaluate the photocatalytic activity.
Laboratory research is undertaken at BRRC to compare existing methods and draw up recommendations for future standards. Furthermore, translation of lab testing towards results in situ remains critical to demonstrate the effectiveness on larger scale. In this perspective, several trial applications have recently been initiated in Belgium to asses the "real life" behavior.
The paper gives a short overview of the photocatalytic principle and the application in concrete, as well as some main results of the laboratory research recognizing the important parameters that come into play. In addition, the implementation efforts of some recent realizations in Belgium will be presented.
Already some very promising results towards air purification have been obtained. Nevertheless, further validation, also with modeling, is necessary to extrapolate the findings and enable a judicial implementation of photocatalytic road materials across the globe.
- European Commission (2011) EU Energy and Transport in Figures, Statistical Pocketbook 2011. Publications Office of the European Union, Brussels. Accessible through internet at: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/publications/statistics/statistics_en.htm
- Beeldens A (2008) Air purification by pavement blocks: final results of the research at the BRRC. In: Proceedings of Transport Research Arena Europe – TRA 2008, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Council of the European Union (1999) Council Directive 1999/30/EC – relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter rand lead in ambient air. Official Journal of the European Communities, 1999
- Chen, J, Poon, C (2009) Photocatalytic construction and building materials: from fundamentals to applications. Build Environ 44: pp. 1899-1906 CrossRef
- Fujishima, A, Hashimoto, K, Watanabe, T (1999) TiO2 Photocatalysis – fundamentals and applications. BKC Inc, Tokyo
- Sopyan, I, Watanabe, M, Murasawa, S, Hashimoto, K, Fujishima, A (1996) An efficient TiO2 thin-film photocatalyst: photocatalytic properties in gas-phase acetaldehyde degradation. J Photochem Photobiol A 98: pp. 79-86 CrossRef
- Cassar L, Pepe C (1997) Paving tile comprising an hydraulic binder and photocatalyst particles. EP-patent 1600430 A1, Italcementi S.p.A., Italy
- Murata Y, Tawara H, Obata H, Murata K (1996) NOx-cleaning paving block. EP-patent 0786283 A1, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Japan
- Cassar L, Beeldens A, Pimpinelli N, Guerrini L (2007) Photocatalysis of cementitious materials. In: Proceedings of the International RILEM symposium on Photocatalysis, Environment and Construction Materials, Florence, Italy, pp. 131–145
- Fujishima, A, Zhang, X (2006) Titanium dioxide photocatalysis: present situation and future approaches. CR Chim 9: pp. 750-760 CrossRef
- PhotoPAQ (2010–2013) Life+ project, see http://photopaq.ircelyon.univ-lyon1.fr/ .
- ISO 22197–1 (2007) Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) – Test method for air-purification performance of semi conducting photocatalytic materials - Part 1: Removal of nitric oxide. International Standards Organisation (ISO)
- CEN Technical Committee 386 Photocatalysis (2007) Business Plan – (internet) www.cen.eu/cen/Sectors/TechnicalCommitteesWorkshops/CENTechnicalCommittees/Pages/default.aspx . European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
- BRRC (2009) Internal report, ref. PV 805701–1448 (confidential)
- Guerrini, G, Peccati E (2007) Photocatalytic cementitious roads for depollution. In: Proceedings of the International RILEM symposium on Photocatalysis, Environment and Construction Materials, Florence, Italy, pp. 179–186
- Maggos, T, Plassais, A, Bartzis, JG, Vasilakos, C, Moussiopoulos, N, Bonafous, L (2008) Photocatalytic degradation of NOx in a pilot street canyon configuration using TiO2-mortar panels. Environ Monit Assess 136: pp. 35-44 CrossRef
- Gignoux L, Christory JP, Petit JF (2010) Concrete roadways and air quality – Assessment of trials in Vanves in the heart of the Paris region. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Concrete Roads, Sevilla, Spain
- Moussiopoulos, N, Barmpas, P, Ossanlis, I, Bartzis, J (2008) Comparison of numerical and experimental results for the evaluation of the depollution effectiveness of photocatalytic coverings in street canyons. Environ Model Assess 13: pp. 357-368 CrossRef
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- Photocatalytic roads: from lab tests to real scale applications
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Volume 5, Issue 2 , pp 79-89
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The question of Nix becoming a special NFL nose tackle would spark a fun debate. He started 11 games as a sophomore after sitting out his freshman year to get used to college rigors and improve his conditioning. As a junior, he looked like a potential NFL standout (his strong work coinciding with the career-best season of linebacker Manti Te'o, now Butler's sidekick at inside linebacker).
Nix was less effective in 2013. In September, he was heavier and slower. He was knocked to the ground more often. His hands remained quick, but it was an up and down season. Following his eight games, he had surgery to repair torn meniscus in his left knee.
Sleeker by February, Nix weighed 331 at the NFL Combine.
The Chargers have the 25th pick, followed by No. 57. The last nose tackle they drafted, Cam Thomas, was a fifth-round selection in 2010. To invest a first-round pick in Nix, the belief would be that his middle season of three was indicative of his NFL potential.


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IBISWorld estimates that revenue for the Cell Therapy industry will grow at an average annual rate of 28.7% to $1.0 billion in the five years to 2013, including growth of 17.9% in 2013. From 2002 and 2008, no new cell therapy products were introduced, according to IBISWorld industry analyst Kevin Culbert, causing relatively modest growth during that period. In the years since, however, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved six new products. This factor contributed to the industry's fast growth during the five years to 2013.
In 2011, the release of Dendreon's Provenge contributed to revenue growth of 59.5% during the year. The product got a significant boost when Medicare announced that it would cover the cost of reimbursement. In spite of this, the treatment's reception was expected to be considerably greater. Slow adoption was partially caused by the treatment's high sticker price (due to its high cost of development), "a factor that has led many doctors to use alternative treatments," Culbert says. "Industry operators have spent billions of dollars trying to develop a blockbuster treatment that will yield billions of dollars in return." Wage costs contribute significantly to the Cell Therapy industry' s high operational costs. In 2013, for example, wages alone are expected to represent 118.5% of industry revenue, causing the industry to operate at a loss throughout its existence.
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La Maupin once scandalized a ball by kissing another woman on the dance floor. She was challenged to a duel by three men, beat them all, and promptly returned to dancing. Jim Burrows is writing a novel about her, and has this account of her life:
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La Maupin, 17th century French swordswoman, adventuress and opera star, was like something out of a novel by Dumas or Sabatini, except for two things.
First she was real, and second few authors would have attributed her exploits to a woman.
Theophile Gautier borrowed her name and a few of her characteristics for the heroine of his novel Mademoiselle De Maupin, but in many ways his character was only a pale imitation of the original. The real Maupin was a complex creature.
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Tori Eliis had a triple double Friday night as Hebron Christian School snapped a three-game losing skid with a 62-50 win over AA West Memphis.
Ellis knocked down 28 points, grabbed 20 rebound and blocked 10 shots in arguably her most complete performance so far this season.
Head coach William Cotton says the girls are coming around and looking like they should, a playoff ball club.
"Our shooting percentage was up tonight, that's what we need to have every night," he said. "But there's still room to improve."
The Lady Eagles shot 43 percent from the floor on the night, one of their highest of the season so far. Along the way, they've had a tough schedule facing Class AAA Heritage and Starkville Academy as well as the reining Class A girls' champions in Delta. That won't get any easier when they travel to Greenville Monday night to battle Washington School.
Hebron had a close call in the third quarter with a 19 point lead that slimmed down to five before they were able to pull away for good. A 19-point effort in the fourth was the icing on the cake.
Alaina Hill and Ruth Foster finished in double digits with 10 apiece. Each grabbed three and four rebounds respectfully. Beverly Blake tallied five and had nine boards.
The junior high girls earned their third win on the year, 32-13.
Rebekah Falkner paced the girls with a team-high 10 points while Holly Hudson knocked done nine.
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Meanwhile the Eagles were handed their first loss of the season, 6-1-41 to West Memphis, who finished third last season in AA basketball.
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A pregnant 21-year-old Reading woman was arrested after she led police on a high-speed chase, driving through stop signs, running red lights and nearly crashing into several police cars—all because she had unpaid parking tickets, authorities said Tuesday.Julissa Salome-Martinez of the 400 block of Chestnut Street was committed to Berks County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bail after arraignment before District Judge Wally Scott on charges of fleeing police, driving without a valid license and reckless driving.
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Over the last half a billion years, the Earth has experiences five mass extinction events. The worst event occurred 251 million years ago, killing off an estimated 95% of all species. The vast majority of species that once inhabited the Earth have disappeared, but new species have arisen to create the interconnected webs of biodiversity that now characterize the biosphere. Yet scientists now predict the Earth is plummeting toward a "sixth extinction"-a mass die-off event that could wipe out nearly a third of all species by 2100. Unlike past extinctions caused by chance collisions with asteroids or other natural changes, this event will be a direct consequence of humankind's destructive impacts on the ecosystem.
Species have always gone extinct, evolving and eventually dying off when they are no longer well suited to their environments or they evolve into a new species. From the fossil records, scientists believe the background level of extinctions has historically been about one species per million per year, or about 10 to 100 species annually. Yet we are now losing about 27,000 species each year, mostly due to tropical deforestation and habitat loss. In the last 400 years, 89 large mammal species have gone extinct and another 169 are critically endangered-almost 45 times the predicted rate.
It is clear that humans are causing biodiversity loss in almost every corner of the globe, through land-use change; soil, water, and air pollution; water diversion; habitat fragmentation; exploitation of certain species; introduction of non-native species; and stratospheric ozone depletion.
But how much of that loss can be attributed to climate change? According to Thomas et al., quite a bit.
In his groundbreaking paper, "Extinction Risk from Climate Change," published in the journal Nature, Thomas and his colleagues predict that 17-37% of species will be "committed to extinction" by the year 2050 on the basis of mid-range climate warming scenarios. The researchers sampled 1,103 species in terrestrial regions from Mexico to Australia. Assuming that each species can only persist under a certain set of climate conditions, nearly one-quarter of these species could disappear based on present models of climate change-"a loss that would exceed that expected from habitat destruction."
Yet as biologists J. Alan Pounds and Robert Puschendorf warn, "these estimates may be optimistic." The impacts of climate change will interact with other factors, such as land-use change and influxes of invasive species, compounding the risk to native species. Further, the analysis conducted by Thomas and his colleagues only took into account temperature. Other changes, such as precipitation and intensive storms, could intensify the threat.
These dire predictions are more than mere conjecture. In the late 1980s, scientists noticed that entire populations and species of frogs and other amphibians were disappearing all over the world, but no one could offer a clear explanation for the phenomena. The National Science Foundation, for example reported, "at least 110 species of brightly colored harlequin frogs once lived near streams in the tropics of Central and South America, but about two-thirds vanished in the 1980s and 1990s."
In 2006, researchers working in Costa Rica recognized the culprit: a climate-driven skin fungus fatal to amphibians. Using sea and land temperature measurements, the scientists demonstrated that amphibian decline was occurring "in near lockstep with climate change."
Most of the 70-plus members of the harlequin frog genus Atelopus, endemic to Central and South America, have already disappeared. Scientists now say these species are the earliest victims of climate change. Others will soon follow their lead.
Polar bears and other arctic species, such as walruses and seals, could be next. Hunting these marine species is an ages-old tradition for many Native Alaskans, yet unpredictable weather due to climate change is making the seasonal harvest difficult or impossible. Many marine mammals depend on sea ice for mating, birthing, and rearing their young. Yet as ice disappears, these species can't reproduce, pushing some, like the walrus and polar bear, on the path to extinction.
In 2008, Native King Islanders were unable to harvest a single walrus. This change in cultural food harvesting leads not only to a shortage of nutritional meat, but depletes the availability of ivory tusks, which many Native Alaskans carve into jewelry, sculptures, and trinkets as a main source of income.
Compounded with rising fuel and food prices, this winter could prove especially dangerous for Native Alaskans as they fight to preserve a lifestyle they have maintained for centuries.
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Swansea missed the opportunity to clinch their place in the last 32 of the Europa League after suffering their first defeat in Group A. Valencia's win guarantees them top spot while Swansea will need a point at St gallen to make sure of second spot. They had a goal from Alvaro Vazquez wrongly chalked off for offside but injuries to Wilfried Bony and Angel Rangel have made it an even more costly evening.
We will have a minimum of four minutes of added time.
More potential wories for Swansea with Rangel needing treatment and he then limps off with the Swans now down to 10 men having used all three subs .
Good work by Taylor earns Swansea a corner but De Guzman's kick is poor and goes out at the far post for a goalkick.
The nearest Swansea have come to scoring but Mathieu was in the right place to clear with his keeper beaten.
Shelvey picks out Vazquez in the box and he takes it down on his chest but his shot is cleared off the line.
Bernat gets free down the left and flashes over a cross that is just missed by the on-rushing Postiga.
Shelvey is booked for a foul on Piatti.
The visitors work their way to the edge of the Swansea box but are then content to play it back.
Valencia's final change sees Javi Fuego on for Canales.
However, they have not seen much of the ball in the last couple of minutes as the Spanish side play it around in their own half.
Swansea know a goal now would book their place in the last 32.
The hosts are still closing down well but Valencia look very comfortable in possession.
Great move by the Swans sees Rangel set up Shelvey on the edge of the box but his effort is blocked.
Swansea are enjoying plenty of possession in the closing stages but they are missing the guile of Michu and Bony.
The visitors make another change with Helder Postiga on for Jonas.
The resulting corner is cleared and suddenly have a three-on-one situation, but Jonas pass across the box goes behind both of his supporting team-mates.
Keeper Alves awkwardly deals with a looping cross from Britton as Swansea apply the pressure.
De Guzman's shot from the edge of the box is parried by the keeper who recovers quickly to save from Hernandez for a corner.
Rangel's mis-hit shot flies across the box and no white shirt is able to get a touch.
Hernandez gets in a cross and Rangel meets it at the far post but is unable to get his header on target.
Parejo is booked for a foul on Rangel.
Not too much action in the final third of the field in this second half as we approach the last 20 minutes - can Swansea produce a grandsfand finish?
A Valencia change sees Feghouli replaced by Pablo Piatti.
Shelvey turns on the edge of the box and gets in a shot but he is penalised for offside.
Swansea's final change sees Dyer replaced by former Valencia winger Pablo Hernandez.
Dyer is penalised for a foul and Valencia have a free kick 40 yards out. Canales goes for goal with a low shot that bobbles well wide.
De Guzman takes it deep and Rangel rises highest to knock it back into the six-yard box but Mathieu is first to react and hacks it clear.
Taylor takes a reverse pass from Shelvey but his cross is blocked for a corner and half-hearted appeals for a penalty are waved away.
Taylor plays the ball forward for the run of Dyer but he loses his footing as he tries to bring it down.
Jonas booked for chopping down Taylor.
Finally he does come back on ... what a farce!!
Sorry to labour this but he comes back on wearing the shirt of Ben Davies and then that is not allowed either.
Amat is not allowed on as he is not wearing the correct shirt!! I've seen it all now ...
Both still look a little shaky but Jonas is back on and now so is Amat after first having to change his blood-stained shirt.
Jonas is first back to his feet and Amat soon joins him so it looks as though both will continue.
Both trainers are on the scene and a stretcher is also being brought out - hopefully we won't need that.
A hold up play as Amat and Jonas go down after a clash of heads as they contest a high ball.
It's starting to get a little feisty out there and hopefully that wil help to deliver us a good second half.
Guardado is booked for a foul on Rangel.
Shelvey does wel to win the ball and tries to set Dyer free but the ball is cleared.
A huge let off for Swansea and only time will tell how crucial it will be.
Feghouli latches onto a superb through ball from Canales and rounds the advancing keeper, but slides the ball wide of the far post with the goal at his mercy.
Tackles fly in around the centre circle and the visitors win it before Andres Guardado tries his luck from 25 yards but Tremmel saves.
Rangel whips is a dangerous cross but once more it is a Valencia head on hand to get it clear.
Swansea make a tactical change with Jonathan de Guzman on for Lamah as Valencia get the second period under way.
We will have a minmum of one minute added time and replays clearly show that Swansea have been hard done by with that offside decision.
Swansea protest and Vazquez is booked for dissent.
Shelvey meets a great cross from Rangel on the volley eight-yards out and the keeper makes a great reflex save but substitute Vazquez is on hand to touch in the rebound ... however, the flag is up for offside.
Shelvey tries to find Dyer but again Valencia manage to get in a block to deny him.
I imagine Swansea will be delighted to hear the half-time whistle so they can regroup and work out a way to exert more pressure on a well-drilled Valencia backline.
The change is made with Alvaro Vazquez on for Bony.
Early signs suggest he is going to have to come off as he is helped off the field.
Bad news for Swansea as Bony pulls up with what looks like a hamstring strain.
But Chico is strongest and heads clear before getting in a vital block to stop a shot from Jonas.
Valencia force another corner and neither side has been particularly impressive at defending them so far.
The Swans will have to be better than that as a two-goal deficit would be a considerable mountain to climb.
Another warning for Swansea as space opens up for Jonas 25 yards out and his fierce drive is just over with Tremmel struggling.
Shelvey delivers the set piece into a crowded box but the Spanish side scramble it clear.
Dyer then does win a free-kick which is greeted by ironic cheers.
Dyer tries to break clear down the right but the huge figure of Mathieu gets across t make the challenge and evens wins the throw.
There's not much between these two sides who the hosts will still be confident they can get something from the game.
Canales goes down holding his leg after a challenge by Taylor, but instantly jumps up when play goes on and he recovers to accept the pass to boos from the home fans.
Good spell of pressure for Swansea raises the nopise form the home fans as Britton and Taylor just fail to pull off an audacious one-two.
Shelvey tries to pick out the run of Bony in the box with a diagonal pass, but the keeper is alert and gathers.
Swansea are looking to ge the ball out wide whenver possible, especially down the left but the Spanish side are defending resolutely.
Tremmel partially makes up for his earlier mistake with a fine one-handed ave to keep out a low shot from the impressive Parejo.
Perejo looks to get to the by-line but Taylor does well to block. Swans on the backfoot here.
This result would mean that Valencia would be guranteed top spot in Group A and who wold have thought that after the Swans won 3-0 in Spain at the start of the campaign.
Swansea win it back and Bony tees up Shelvey but his effort as he leans back is way too high from 18 yards.
Bony looks to have been brought down on the edge of the area but the referee waves play on.
Not good defending by the Swans but plenty of time left to turn this game around and seal their place in the last 32.
Tremmel punched the corner clear but it fel to the edge of the box where a shot was blocked but went straight to former QPR loanee Parejo who rolled the ball in from 12 yards.
GOAL Daniel Parejo gives Valencia the lead.
Taylor is forced to concede a throw by his own corner flag and the big men go forward.
It doesn't look as though these sides are playing for a draw which wouldn't be a bad result for either.
Taylor gets in a decent cross that the keeper again flaps at and it's 5ft 5ins Dyer of al people who leaps highest but heads wide.
Valencia knock the ball around with confidence and work a shooting chance for Sergio Canales, but his effort from 20 yards lacks power and it's an easy save for Gerhard Tremmel.
Best chance of the match so far ... woeful punch by keeper Alves and Bony should have at least hit the target.
Swansea force a corner which the keeper punches clear but it goes to Bony who can oly head it wide from 10 yards.
Shelvey speards the ball wide to the overlapping Rangel, but he loses the ball with plenty of white shirts in the box waiting for a cross.
Jeremy Mathieu uses his strength to shepherd the ball out for a goalkick as Pozuelo tries to get in a cross.
Both teams have yet to settle but that was a promising move by the Swans.
Shelvey finds Roland Lamah down the left and his cross is met by Bony at the near post but he heads wide.
Feghouli tries to find right-back Joao Pereira who had advanced into the box but the pass is too strong.
Valencia enjoy some possession and knock it about in and around the centre circle, but a wayward pass almost lets in Dyer until Victor Ruiz gets in a tackle.
Swansea's Angel Rangel is booked for deliberate handball.
Nathan Dyer jinks his way into the box but his cross is blcoked, as is Shelvey's follow up.
Shelvey plays a reverse ball looking for the run of Bony, but Valencia win it back. They go downfield through Sofiane Feghouli who gets in a low cross but Chico is on hand to clear.
Valencia keeper Diego Alves gets an early touch from a Jeremy Mathieu backpass. Swansea win it back but Alejandro Pozuelo is caught offside.
Swansea get us under way in their all-white strip with black trim, while Valencia are in an all-orange kit tonight.
"Tonight is arguably the biggest home game the Swans have ever played in Europe - even bigger than the Paris St Germain or Panathinaikos matches back in the 80s and early 90s when we were in the lower leagues. Chance for underperformers Bony, Amat and Shelvey to state their case for Premier League starting places. I think they are all coming good at once. Leon Britton is just a recent British football phenomenon and deserves to take to the pitch in such a proud night for this small but well respected Welsh club. They deserve a chance to play the biggest clubs in Europe. This is what the club has fought through the dark years if the last 20 years to see happen," says Dai Howells of Gower.
Swansea boss Michael Laudrup makes five changes from the weekend win at Fulham. Jonjo Shelvey, Gerhard Tremmel, Jordi Amat, Neil Taylor and Leon Britton, who is named captain for the night, all start. The visitors, who enter the game top of Group A, include on-loan Chelsea midfielder Oriol Romeu in their starting line-up, while ex-Tottenham forward Helder Postiga is on the bench with Ever Banega out injured.
The teams are in nice and early! Swansea: Tremmel, Rangel, Chico, Amat, Taylor, Dyer, Britton, Shelvey, Lamah, Pozuelo, Bony. Subs: Vorm, Williams, Hernandez, Tiendalli, de Guzman, Canas, Vazquez. Valencia: Diego Alves, Joao Pereira, Victor Ruiz, Mathieu, Guardado, Feghouli, Parejo, Romeu, Bernat, Jonas, Canales. Subs: Jaume, Piatti, Postiga, Javi Fuego, Alcacer, Ricardo Costa, Michel. Referee: Luca Banti (Italy).
Latest news is that Kuban Krasnodar have beaten St Gallen 4-0 in Group A's other match tonight which has virtually put Swansea through and a point will guarantee them a place in the last 32.
Swansea are 13/10 with our colleagues at Sky Bet to win tonight's match, with Valencia 9/4 and the draw available at 23/10. A repeat of that famous 3-0 success in the Mestalla is a 25/1 chance with Wilfried Bony leading the first goalscorer market at 9/2 with Jonjo Shelvey at 10s.
Good evening and welcome to the Liberty Stadium for tonight's Europa League Group A clash between Swansea City and Spanish giants Valencia. Michael Laudrup's side looked in control of the group when they impressively won 3-0 in Spain back in September, but two draws against bottom side Kuban have seen them overhauled by Valencia who have won three on the spin. Team news to follow and, as always, we welcome your views so send them to firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll publish the best ones.


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Industry legend Robert Diemer passed away April 9, 2009, from pneumonia and will be missed by all in the industry. It is only appropriate that Skin Inc. magazine dedicates its June Reflections column to this true skin care pioneer and icon's memory, with heartfelt tributes shared by fellow industry leaders who have been touched by Robert Diemer. We will continue to post new tributes to him. If you would like to post a tribute, please e-mail it to me.
"Robert Diemer, it has been said by many in our industry, is the Father of Esthetics in this country. But what does that mean? It means that, like any doting father, he lovingly and with devoted care taught us, his children, the esthetics and business practices as best as he could in order to make us successful. It means he fought for our place in the world, pushing forward for esthetic licensing throughout the country, getting us into trade shows once dedicated only to hairstylists, bringing the best educators the world had to offer to our classrooms and joining fragmented esthetic associations into one large, powerful group under what is now the EstheticsAmerica committee of the National Cosmetology Association (NCA).
Robert opened doors for us and we followed, not always knowing who opened the door or how hard it was to pry it open, or what expense he paid to let us move forward. Robert never complained. He only saw opportunity for us, his kids. He always referred to us as his kids; his own, his pride and his joy. When one of us suffered, he suffered with us. When one of us became successful, he never mentioned the part he played, only his praise that we were so good at what we were doing and his pride in knowing us. When he got older, he told me it was time for the kids to take over and he stepped back, like any father who knows he's done the best job he could for his progeny.
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CHED: Schools must meet requirements to get tuition hike approval
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MANILA, Philippines – Despite the clamor of 95 colleges and universities in the National Capital Region (NCR) for tuition hike, the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) said it would reject the request if these schools fail to meet the requirements.
"The 95 requests—these are not final—we are still studying them. Anyway, the deadline for our evaluation is still in May; some of them might not be able to comply with our requirements by then," CHEd executive director Julito Vitriolo said in an interview with Radyo Inquirer.
One of CHEd's requirements requires schools to consult students and other concerned groups about the planned tuition hikes.
"If they cannot comply then we will have to disapprove the request," said Vitriolo.
"The amounts requested usually become smaller after consultations," he said.
He said that if granted, 70 percent of the incremental proceeds from the school fee increase should go to upgrading teachers and school personnel's benefits, salaries and allowance.
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (July 7, 2010) Tecate, cerveza con carácter, is presenting adult consumers with the heavily-touted rematch between Juan Manuel Dinamita Marquez (50-5-0, 34 KOs) and Juan Baby Bull Diaz (35-3-0, 17 KOs) on July 31, 2010. The event will be broadcast live via HBO Pay-Per-View from the Mandalay Bay Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas, beginning at 6 p.m. PDT/9p.m.EDT..
As a brand built and defined by bold character, Tecate is extremely proud to be setting the stage for two boxers of Mexican descent who exemplify the true test of characterboxing and sportsmanship, said Felix Palau, vice president of marketing for the Tecate equity. Based on fans reaction to the first Marquez vs. Diaz encounter, we developed a program that will help create excitement and awareness leading up to the fight. This is part of our commitment to provide loyal consumers with championship bouts, marquee headliners and hometown heroes all year long.
To bring boxing aficionados closer to the action, Tecate is offering fans Marquez vs. Diaz II ringside action from the comfort of their homes with a $20 mail-in-rebate towards the HBO Pay-Per-View event. Starting July 1, 2010, consumers can look for specially-marked cases of Tecate or Tecate Light 12-pack or larger at retail locations throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. Additionally, there will be a series of autograph-signing sessions with professional boxers in key markets; previous participants have included Sergio Mora, Victor Ortiz, Fernando Vargas, and Israel Vazquez.
Adult consumers residing in Las Vegas will also have the unique opportunity to win a pair of tickets to attend Marquez vs. Diaz II at Mandalay Bay; entry information will be visible on POS displays at participating retail outlets. Consumers will hear the buzz of Tecates promotions and fight night details through targeted regional radio announcements two weeks prior to the match.
Tecate will also give fans in Las Vegas an opportunity to bring out the boxer within them through its Champs Activation Zone at Mandalay Bay featuring the Chicas Tecate. These brand ambassadors will be connecting with adult consumers offering Tecate-branded giveaways like commemorative posters and keepsake photos.
In addition, the charming Chicas will offer a full consumer experience with Text N Win and Text N Upgrade promotions. Adult ticket holders and non-ticket holders of legal drinking age will be able to use their cell phones to enter-to-win a seat upgrade to the Tecate Red Zone VIP ringside area, where they will enjoy the action next to other devoted boxing enthusiasts, socialites and celebrities.
Avid collectors and memorabilia buffs visiting the Las Vegas area for Marquez vs. Diaz II can also get closer to scenes and memories of past decades and the greatest fights of all time. The Tecate Museo de Boxeo mobile tour will visit select retail locations and feature a boxing catalog of the past 50 years. Consumers will feel the sweat and tension of the ring as they view rare collections like the Oscar de la Hoya championship belt from the Julio Cesar Chavez fight, Fernando Vargas gloves and a ringside bell autographed by Shane Mosley, Marco Antonio Barrera and Winky Wright, to name a few.
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Now, a new website is making it easier for tourists to get much needed relief when traveling in an unfamiliar city or town.
The site, Airpnp, is modeled after the popular lodging website Airbnb, in which homeowners make their spare rooms or unoccupied dwellings available to paying lodgers for a fee - often considerably less than the cost of a hotel stay.
In a similar vein, users of Airpnp are matched with bars, restaurants, offices and homes where they can pay to use the loo, usually for a fee of five dollars (S$6.30) or less.
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