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Zynga and Facebook are still dating, but they're now free to see others.
That's the upshot of a document the San Francisco gaming company filed Thursday afternoon with the Securities and Exchange Commission, driving Zynga's already deflated stock further downward.
Investors clearly worried about the loosening ties between Zynga and its most important source of revenue. The stock closed at $2.62 a share, near its all-time low, but it was down an additional 12 percent in after-hours trading once the SEC filing hit.
"The relationship between Facebook and Zynga has seemingly worsened," analyst Arvind Bhatia told Bloomberg News. Bhatia, who covers both companies for Sterne Agee & Leach, has been bearish on Zynga since before its IPO last year -- citing, in part, its dependence on Facebook.
Zynga derives the vast majority of its user traffic and revenue from the social network; in turn, Zynga represents a significant chunk of Facebook's user activity and 12 percent of the Menlo Park company's revenue last year.
Zynga's embattled chief executive, Mark Pincus, was one of the first investors in Facebook, along with PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. But the gaming company and Facebook both have taken steps in recent months to reduce their interdependence.
Facebook opened an "App Center" making it easier for competing gaming developers to reach users on its site.
Zynga, like some other social game makers, has moved increasingly toward mobile games; it also unveiled its own gaming website, Zynga.com, earlier this year, although that site currently runs on Facebook's platform.
The new SEC filing lays the groundwork to change that. Zynga said it will no longer be required to build its Web properties on Facebook or provide the social network with exclusive games.
Zynga also won't be required to display Facebook ads on Zynga.com. And visitors to the site won't have to use Facebook Credits to buy virtual goods there.
Those goods, which Zynga devotees use to build out their online worlds, represent most of the gaming company's revenue. Some developers have chafed under the requirement to use the currency because Facebook keeps 30 percent of every dollar users spend to buy credits.
Given the fact that so many of Zynga's users still access the company's games via Facebook, the change isn't likely to impact either company's bottom line in the near term.
More than 300 million of Zynga's monthly active users play games like "CityVille" and "Words With Friends" on Facebook; that was 10 times the number who played the games on mobile platforms. Even fewer play on the fledgling Zynga.com, at least so far.
One possible hindrance to Zynga's efforts to grow that traffic is that the revised agreement prevents the company from cross-promoting games between Zynga.com and Facebook. Up to now, users playing on Facebook have been able to click on links to play games on Zynga's own site; officials at both companies said that was a special privilege not shared by other gaming companies.
The new deal also gives Facebook, for the first time, the ability to develop its own games, which it previously had pledged not to do.
A Facebook spokeswoman, however, told this newspaper that the company has "absolutely no plans to build our own games."
It's been a rough week for social media companies, with deals site Living Social announcing plans to lay off 400 workers and rival Groupon, which, like Zynga, went public last year, reportedly the scene of a boardroom split about whether its CEO should resign.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum is being removed from the Giants' starting rotation and replaced by Yusmeiro Petit, manager Bruce Bochy said Monday, and the switch will be open-ended depending on how both pitchers perform in their new roles.
Lincecum will move to the bullpen and could be available as soon as Tuesday. Petit, who is working on a remarkable string of 38 consecutive batters retired, will take Lincecum's start Thursday against the Colorado Rockies.
"We're going to give Timmy a break," said Bochy. "More than anything, he needs to clean up his delivery a little bit. He was out of sorts, and he's been working on it hard. Sometimes you can tinker a little bit too much with it. We just want to get him cleaned up and get him back to where he was not too long ago."
For now, Lincecum will simply be skipping one start, but that could change.
"We'll make the call on the next start after the Petit start," Bochy said.
Bochy added that Lincecum is "all for this," but the manager was clear that he hopes that the 30-year-old right-hander can find the form he exhibited from May through mid-July and regain his rotation spot during the September stretch run.
"A month or six weeks ago, he was throwing the ball as well as anybody," Bochy said. "But he knows it's probably a good time for this to try and clear his head. It would be critical to get him throwing like he was not too long ago, but I also think he can help us out in the bullpen. That's not a bad thing."
Over his last six starts, Lincecum has a 9.49 ERA and has given up 41 hits in 242/3 innings. His last start on Saturday against the Washington Nationals was a total disaster -- he lasted just 22/3 innings, the second-shortest outing of his career, and gave up six hits and six runs while walking four.
When Lincecum was going well earlier in the year, Bochy said Lincecum "had better balance, less effort with his delivery and obviously he had confidence, too. I'm sure that's part of it. When you can't get the ball where you want, you start pressing and you compound the damage."
Lincecum was not available for comment before Monday's game against Colorado.
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How Tim Lincecum has fared in his last six starts:
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Pit (ND) 3.1 5 5 5 3 2
@Mil (ND) 6 7 3 3 1 8
Phi (W) 5 7 2 2 4 2
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- Apr 27:
- NFL Draft: San Francisco 49ers complete draft with Rutgers CB Marcus Cooper
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SANTA CLARA — Marcus Lattimore, one of college football's most electric running backs before knee injuries felled him, is coming to the 49ers.
The South Carolina star was drafted in Saturday's fourth round with the 131st overall pick.
After tearing three ligaments in his right knee Oct. 27, Lattimore felt his NFL dreams also were shattered.
"I doubted myself and I lost hope," Lattimore said on a conference call with Bay Area media. "One of my good friends came over, I got a chance to talk to (the 49ers') Frank Gore and (the Denver Broncos') Willis McGahee, and I realized God doesn't make mistakes.
"He did everything for a reason. He put me in a situation and now I'm with the 49ers. It's a great, great situation for me."
Gore reached out to Lattimore through 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver, a South Carolina product. Gore overcame two knee injuries at the University of Miami to become the 49ers' all-time leading rusher over the past eight seasons.
"He told me to keep that positive mindset, and that's what I've been doing the past five or six months," Lattimore said of his chats and texts with Gore. "That's why I'm doing so great in my rehab."
Gore isn't his only inspiration. McGahee has had a productive NFL career after tearing the same three ligaments that Lattimore did — all but the medial collateral ligament.
Lattimore said he is running sprints, doing box jumps and other activities in his recovery. He won't be rushed back into action, and the 49ers could put him on the reserve/non-football-injury list like rookie running back Jewel Hampton last season.
"If I'm ready to play, I'll play. If I'm not, I'm not," Lattimore said. "Coaches and doctors will make a great decision, I'm not worried about it."
Gore, who turns 30 on May 14, remains the 49ers workhorse and is coming off his second-most productive rushing season (1,214 yards, eight touchdowns).
Gore's backups last season were Kendall Hunter (tore an Achilles on Nov. 25), LaMichael James (2012 second-round pick, fumbled in the Super Bowl) and Anthony Dixon (third-year veteran).
"I can't wait to be part of that running back family, and the whole team is great," Lattimore said.
"It's still surreal to me. This is a great opportunity. It's a great organization and I can't wait to get there. I've always been a fan of those guys and their style of play."
A native of Duncan, S.C., Lattimore ran for 1,197 yards and a school-record 19 touchdowns his freshman year. In seven games as a sophomore, he had 818 yards and 10 touchdowns, then rebounded from his ACL tear last season to average 4.63 yards per carry (662 yards, 11 touchdowns in nine games).
Three picks earlier in the fourth round, the 49ers found another offensive weapon in Louisiana Tech wide receiver Quinton Patton. Under now-Cal coach Sonny Dykes, Patton put up big numbers over his final two seasons combined: 183 receptions, 2,594 yards and 24 touchdowns. He had seven games with over 100 receiving yards last season.


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Surrounded by waters with treacherous currents New York City offers up plenty of ways -- intentional and unintentional -- of getting in too deep. Yet, even with all the water surrounding the city, there are surprisingly few deaths each year.
The police department's Harbor Unithas 28 divers whose duties include rescuing people and recovering bodies from the 146 square miles of New York waters. They work from helicopters or boats, and must deal with low visibility in the sometimes murky water.
Drowning Accidents
Most at risk for unintentional drowning are teenage boys. "The most common drowning victims are males in their teen years through their mid-20s," reports New York Department of Health.
Their stories are poignant. An adventuresome 14-year-old boy, Joseph Johnson, exploring the Bronx River on a raft made of found objects along the shoreline, drowned when his raft sank in June 2005. Johnson, who had climbed through a hole in the fence along the river, couldn't swim.
That same month, a group of teenage boys got in trouble swimming too close to a rocky jetty in Long Beach. The waves battered them against the rocks, and one, Yuhang Gao, 15, of Flushing, Queens, drowned. It was the day before the beaches officially opened, so no lifeguards were patrolling.
Young men at risk are not just a New York phenomenon. Nationwide, 80 percent of all drowning victims are male, and drowning is the second-leading cause of death from injury for children from 1 to 14 years of age. African American children from age 5 to 19 drowned at 2.3 times the rate of white children. That is because African Americans are less likely to know how to swim, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
But overall drownings are relatively uncommon in New York City. In fact, if you want to avoid accidental drowning, New York City is one of the best places to live – despite all the water. The rate of drownings here is less than a quarter of the national rate (1.14 per 100,000 people nationally, .28 for the city). Of the 1,078 accidental deaths in New York City in 2004 ( latest statisticavailable from the New York City Department of Health), there were 22 drownings. That includes deaths such as babies drowning in bathtubs as well as kids getting in trouble playing in rivers and beaches.
Not just daredevil kids perish in the waters around New York. Aircraft, boats and construction projects can also cause danger in the water.
The year 2005 was a particularly rough one for aircraft over New York waterways. A small airplane crashed off of Coney Island last May and killed three tourists from West Virginia along with the pilot from Queens. Two helicopters crashed into the East River last June. One was loaded with sightseers and the other with executives from MBNA. All survived with the help of police divers and other rescuers.
In the city, lethal boating accidents are also rare. A powerboat ran into a rowing shell with four men at the oars in the Harlem River in October 2005. The men were out for their regular early-morning exercise. One, Jim Runsdorf, a real estate developer, 41, lost his life in the accident. Another rower was injured. The crash was judged an accident because of low visibility in the pre-dawn.
Ocean waters are particularly treacherous for boats. In June, postal worker Jeremiah Swinton died after the fishing boat he was in capsized off of Breezy Point.
Construction workers can also be the victims of accidents in the water. Last October, Kervin Collado, who was working on the Third Avenue Bridge, fell into the Harlem River. A Fire Department diver could not get to him before he died.
The city offers tempting methods of self-destruction in the water. Despite that, of the 493 people claimed by suicide in 2004, only 15 died by drowning. The most notorious such suicide in recent years was that of storyteller Spalding Gray, who jumped off the Staten Island Ferry in January 2004. Causing additional distress to his family and fans, his body didn't surface for two months. It finally washed up near Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
In March, a 14-year-old boy, Sidney Hatchett, climbed over the railing along the promenade under the FDR Drive. His 6-year-old sister ran for help, but by the time rescuers arrived, the teenager had drowned. He was depressed over being bullied at school, his mother later said.
People wishing to end their lives may also seek out bridges although the bridges are designed to prevent falls and jumps. Guardrails and tall fences along bridge walkways deflect most potential suicides.
Some try and fail. Jumping off a bridge provides a more likely method of self-destruction, but it's not a sure means of demise. In May 2005, a 20-year-old woman survived the 135-foot fall from the Brooklyn Bridge. She was taken to the hospital where she was in critical condition. A 24-year-old Bronx man, Hector Amid, also survived his leap from the Brooklyn Bridge in March 2004.
Surviving such a leap is called "taking a Brodie." The phrase originated with a man named Brodie who survived after leaping from the bridge on a bet in 1886.
While the police maintain jurisdiction over most water rescues, the Fire Department sometimes comes to the rescue. A ladder company resounded to a 911 call when a suicidal man jumped off the Triborough Bridge in December 2005. Rescuers lowered their ladder from the bridge to rescue the man, who clung to a wall (evidently having changed his mind about wanting to die).
It's not always possible to determine how someone entered the water to commit suicide - or if their death was in fact a suicide. Mystery still surrounds the death of 34-year-old jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler, whose body was pulled from the East River in Brooklyn in 1970 after missing for 20 days. The death was ruled accident or suicide, and talk swirled of a more nefarious end to the brilliant musician's career.
A police spokesperson says that the department does not track how many people attempt to jump off of New York City bridges-or how many succeed.
No Escape
Not everyone who gets pulled out of the waters wants to be rescued. In April, a car thief being pursued by police jumped out of his car and right into the East River at the Madison Avenue Bridge at 135th Street. Police helicopters and boats continued the chase. Even in the dark, they could see his shiny bald head, and though he continued to try to get away, police pulled the uninjured suspect from the water in less than 20 minutes.
After a man in his 30s who was holding a baby, jumped in the water off of Edgewater Street in Staten Island in March, a police officer in uniform jumped in and rescued the baby. Rescuers also grabbed the man.
Railings and police vigilance will only help some of those who get in deep waters. The Red Cross says the best method of surviving is learning to swim. Swimmers should never go in the water alone and should only swim where there are lifeguards. The New York Red Cross website lists swimming classes: http://www.nyredcross.org/takeaclass.php
While New York beaches do have lifeguards in the summertime, none of the city's rivers have beaches or lifeguards. So even in the dog days of summer, when a dip in the Hudson or East River is most tempting, it's not a good idea to dive in.
Boaters should wear life jackets and avoid alcohol. The NYPD Harbor Unit recommends a boating safety course (888-FOR-USPS). Â


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EXETER — Water Street Bookstore has announced it will sell signed first edition copies of Dan Brown's new novel, 'Inferno.' The store will also host a viewing of his only U.S. speaking event prior to the book's release.
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Today: Google (GOOG) undergoes massive changes in just two days, shifting executives around and killing off offerings, including the much-loved Google Reader. Also: Dow wins again and S&P nears record high, with tech stocks assisting the gains.
Google shuffles executives, kills off Reader in attempt to refocus
With Google trading at all-time highs and being lauded for pushing technology forward with the soon-to-arrive Glass and other innovations such as self-driving cars, it would have been easy for the Mountain View search giant to keep everything in stasis. Instead, Google has undergone a series of changes in the past two days that have clouded its future and angered users.
The changes began Wednesday, when CEO Larry Page announced in a blog post that Andy Rubin, the innovator who had developed the Android mobile operating system and run the division in charge of the offering since Google acquired it in 2004, would step down from his post for another, unnamed position. The move came just one day after IDC predicted that Android tablets would outsell Apple's (AAPL) dominant iPad for the first time in 2013, after already taking the crown in smartphones thanks to the performance of Samsung, which is planning to show off its newest phone at an Apple-like gala Thursday evening.
Analysts said the change, which put the head of the Chrome division in charge of Android, would help Google offer more consistency across its different offerings.
"It makes sense that Sundar Pichai is taking over, as we'll likely see more confluence between those platforms over the next few years," Edward Jones analyst Josh Olson told the Mercury News.
Google wasn't done with its game of musical chairs in the executive suite, however. Thursday morning, The Wall Street Journal reported that the executive in charge of a department called "Geo and Commerce" -- Google Maps and Google Shopping to users -- had been reassigned to Google X, the department responsible for new ideas such as Glass and self-driving cars that is led by Page's co-founder, Sergey Brin. the department will be split up, with Maps being placed in the Search department and Shopping being run by Google's advertising leader.
The shuffling seems to be an attempt by Page to reorder the top executive ranks and their duties while grouping similar efforts under the same executives. Google is now split into five main product groups instead of seven, and therefore fewer people are reporting directly to Page.
Google's move to streamline its offerings that received the most attention didn't involve executive changes, however. The company announced Wednesday afternoon that it would kill off Google Reader, a popular RSS reader, in June, along with six other products.
In the blog post, Google seemed to bring all these moves together in saying that it was looking to streamline.
"Usage of Google Reader has declined, and as a company we are pouring all of our energy into fewer products," the post said.
Users of Google Reader went ballistic on social media, but Google has yet to back down or apologize, stating in its blog post that usage of the service has decreased and that it will be put to rest on July 1.
Google stock trended down slightly Thursday, losing 0.5 percent to close at $821.54.
Unemployment applications, housing gains boost Wall Street
Though Google fell, Wall Street still enjoyed yet another day of gains Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average increasing for the 10th consecutive session and setting a record closing high for the seventh straight day. The other two major U.S. indexes also increased, with the Standard & Poor's 500 closing just two points shy of its all-time high.
Investors were cheered by strong data on the U.S. economy, with weekly unemployment applications falling again and bringing the four-week average of that metric -- a less volatile measure favored by economists -- to a five-year low. After stocks' growth had slowed down in the past couple days due to what experts called "buyers' exhaustion," the good news led to predictions of another round of gains.
"It's a little bit more fuel on the fire," Jeffrey Davis, chief investment officer at Lee Munder Capital Group, told Bloomberg News. "It's been a long time since you've seen momentum both on the market and technical front being supported by economic fundamentals. In spite of the fact the market's not as cheap as it once was, it's looking like the rally should continue."
Like the labor market, the housing market continued to show signs of improvement, with home prices in the Bay Area increasing year-over-year in February for the ninth month in a row, though the gains seem to be slowing down -- sales were below average and the median price dipped from January to February, DataQuick reported.
HP continues to gain, Apple claws back some value
Tech stocks managed to gain overall Thursday, led by Silicon Valley: While the tech-heavy Nasdaq had the smallest gain among the three major U.S. indexes, the SV150 index outgained them all with a 0.6 percent increase.
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) continued to help the Dow in its record streak after being the worst-performing stock in that index in 2012, with the Palo Alto tech giant increasing 2.9 percent to $21.93. Apple has been the opposite of HP -- booming in 2012 and falling in 2013 -- but it also managed to gain Thursday, increasing 1 percent to $432.50.
Palo Alto's VMware continued to run hot after Wednesday's gains, increasing another 4.6 percent to $85.10. Software companies had a good day, with Redwood City giant Oracle (ORCL) increasing 2 percent to $36.30 and Jive Software adding 5.4 percent to close at $16.54.
Silicon Valley tech stocks
Up: Jive, VMware, HP, Electronic Arts (ERTS), Oracle, Zynga, eBay (EBAY), Splunk, Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, NetApp, Symantec, Workday
Down: Tesla, Netflix (NFLX), SolarCity, SunPower (SPWRA), Google, Facebook, Juniper, Intuit
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Up 13.81, or 0.43 percent, to 3,258.93
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Up 83.86, or 0.58 percent, to 14,539.14
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- Six Wine Day Itineraries in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
- Wine Tasting Itinerary: Marcia Gagliardi, the Tablehopper
- Wine Tasting Itinerary: Andrea Stark, former Ritz-Carlton concierge
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- Wine Tasting Itinerary: Niki Ford, Montalvo Arts Center
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A day in the vineyard
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Co-owner, Vino Vino, San Jose
Wine bar owner Victor Klee features more than 30 wines from the Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Clara Valley. He used a recent tasting trip with co-owner Gary Arakaki as inspiration for this itinerary, which includes a stop at a legendary Corralitos deli. To get Klee's approval, a wine needs to be pleasing on the palate, certainly. But he thinks it is the story and people behind the wine that sells it.
Nicholson Vineyards: "You really get this feeling of family here. The tasting room is right in the vineyard. It's very rustic. It's a cool setup. We carry their chardonnay at the shop, and I really like it because it's not overpowering in its oak. It's Rombauer-light." 2800 Pleasant Valley Road, Aptos; www.nicholsonvineyards.com
Alfaro Family Vineyards & Winery: "Like all the wineries in this region, you get a really relaxed vibe. It really epitomizes our concept at the wine bar. We're not about snobs. We're about good wines and cool people. We really love their pinot noirs. They're fairly priced."
420 Hames Road, Corralitos; www.alfarowine.com
Lunch at Corralitos Market and Sausage Company: "This place is killer. They have homemade sauces. I get the Cheesy Bavarian, a Bavarian sausage injected with cheese."
569 Corralitos Road, Corralitos; 831-722-2633.
Soquel Vineyards: "This place is a little off the beaten path, but you won't be sorry. It's run by twin brothers, they make a ton of different wines, and besides Martelli, they're the only ones in the valley making a local sauvignon blanc."
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Every year, on April 22nd, Earth Day commences and reminds us to remember the pioneers who began the modern environmental movement in 1970.
Did you know … in 1970, the meltdown of fuel rods in the Savannah River nuclear plant near Aiken, South Carolina wasn't acknowledged for 18 years?
That incident sparked the very first Earth Day, and ignited a campaign around the globe to make the world more conscious and aware of what was going on with the environment.
The first nationwide protest was proposed by Earth Day Founder Gaylord Nelson, who at the time was a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin. His idea behind the demonstration was to wake up Washington and make environmental awareness a national topic on the political agenda.
Before the awareness of toxins and pollutants came to the forefront in 1970, Americans were driving gas guzzling SUVs, while industries were 'spilling' impurities into the air with no idea of what repercussions would follow. The word 'environment' wasn't really a part of Americans' vocabulary, until Earth Day, 1970.
On April 22nd, 1970, Americans took a stand and made their voices heard. They gathered in the streets, parks, auditoriums; all to demonstrate peacefully, the importance for a healthy, viable environment.
Rallies were organized by National Coordinator Denis Hayes. His young, aspiring staff went from coast-to-coast, making a voice for Mother Nature.
Colleges and universities became the sites of massive organized protests to stop the decline of the environment. Groups that were already fighting polluting factories, oil spills, and wildlife extinction, soon realized they all shared a common goal.
A political awakening soon surfaced and support from Republicans and Democrats alike rallied the rich and poor, city dwellers and rural inhabitants, even CEOs and industrial laborers.
From that first Earth Day in 1970, the United States Environmental Protection Agency was birthed into action, as well as the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species acts.
For his role as Earth Day Founder, Sen. Nelson was awarded the highest honor given to civilians in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 1990, the environmental movement went global, as environmental leaders became aware of the worldwide impact. As Denis Hayes first rallied the United States in 1970, this time, 200 million people in 141 countries became involved, lifting the status of environmental issues to the world arena and all mankind.
From that center stage campaign in 1990, recycling efforts worldwide paved the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
As 2000 inched closer and closer, another campaign was spearheaded by Hayes, only this time, it focused on global warming and the idea that clean energy was possible. Earth Day 2000 merged the issues brought before in earlier campaigns, but also included the global involvement that Earth Day 1990 ignited.
The Internet became a powerful force, linking activists from Africa, to Brazil, back to the United States. As the clock stroke midnight on April 22nd, 2000, 5,000 environmental groups around the world were ready to reach out to hundreds of millions of people in 184 countries. Events gathered thousands across the globe, sending a message loud and clear that the people of the world were listening to Mother Nature's cry for help.
Today, the fight still continues. Therefore, as Earth Day 2010 approaches, make small changes that will help keep our world beautiful for generations to come.
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Definición de association en inglés:
1(Often in names) a group of people organized for a joint purpose: the National Association of Probation Officers
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- Article 130 provides that ministers cannot form associations for political purposes or rally in favor of or against any candidate, political party or association.
- Few in democratic societies dispute the right of citizens to come together in peaceful associations to pursue common purposes.
- The visit concluded with a joint committee of both associations on Sunday morning.
alliance, consortium, coalition, union, league, guild, syndicate, corporation, federation, confederation, confederacy, conglomerate, cooperative, partnership, amalgamation, merger;
body, group, ring, circle, trust, company, organization, affiliation, society, club, band, brotherhood, fraternity, sorority, clique, cartel
rare consociation, sodality
1.1 Ecology A stable plant community including a characteristic group of dominant plant species: a bog association containing ericaceous plants
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- The Park Service planted roadside plant associations along a gradient so taller growth remained closer to the forest.
- Although a number of species are found in all five associations, a given species is dominant in only one or two.
2A connection or cooperative link between people or organizations: he developed a close association with the university [mass noun]: the programme was promoted in association with the Department of Music
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- Planning has started, with steering committees being set up in each state in association with other professional and industry associations.
- The council is organising similar events in association with residents' associations, at estates around the town.
- In association with Avinashilingam University, it conducted a seminar on 'Legal awareness and prime steps' for the college students recently.
relationship, relation, interrelation, connection, interconnection, link, bond, tie, attachment, interdependence, union;
communication, interchange, contact, affiliation, cooperation;
2.1 [mass noun] The process or state of becoming a subordinate member of an organization: [as modifier]: an association agreement between Bulgaria and the EU
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- But last month it was revealed that more than 40 association members had signed a petition calling for her deselection.
- It is asking fellow supporters to join association members for the lobby, which will take place in Westminster Hall between noon and 3pm.
- The film is due to be previewed to those involved in its production, and association members, before being shown to townspeople and released to travel operators and film and television companies.
2.2 Chemistry The linking of molecules through hydrogen bonding or other interaction short of full bond formation.
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- In interactions with proteins and lipids, sucrose replaces water associations in the molecules and maintains structural integrity.
- The cross-linking studies reveal an absence of higher soluble molecular weight peptide-peptide associations for the S22W peptide.
- The close association allows these molecules to interact through opposing charged groups.
3 (usually associations) A mental connection between things: the word bureaucracy has unpleasant associations
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4 [mass noun] The state of occurring with something else; co-occurrence: cases of cancer found in association with colitis
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- There was no association between the presence of a BCG scar and the prevalence of a positive TST reaction for either cutoff point.
- In the present study, no association was found between the use of extracellular preservation fluid and early gas exchange.
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- The order is melodic, intuitive and associational rather than logical.
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Argentina, 2011, 93 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Dark Comedy, Family Issues, RomanceLanguage: Spanish English Sub-Titles
Sebastián Borensztein directs Chinese Take-Away, a dark cross-cultural comedy that snared awards for best film, actor, and actress at the 2011 Sur Awards. Argentine screen icon Ricardo Darín (The Secret in Their Eyes) is Roberto, a cranky loner with no faith in humanity until he reluctantly befriends a Chinese immigrant searching for his uncle.
Jun (Ignacio Huang) is about to propose to his girlfriend when she's killed by a cow that falls from the sky. Brokenhearted, he goes to Argentina in search of a new life. Curmudgeonly Roberto's life is ruled by routine, his days punctuated by counting screws and hurling insults at customers in his hardware store. He's solitary and unlikable, and he likes it that way, despite the efforts of kindhearted and attractive Mari (Muriel Santa Ana).
Roberto collects newspaper clippings about absurd events that reinforce his belief in life's insignificance, walling himself off from meaningful relationships. When Jun falls into his life, Roberto brings him home, but he's clearly not happy about it. Jun mirrors Roberto's passive ways, trying to please his host, yet remains unfamiliar with Argentina's customs. Visits to Chinatown, the police, and the Chinese embassy all prove fruitless in reuniting Jun with his family. But, confronted with life's strange reality, Roberto warms up to the human race.
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Mr. Gurowitz, why do you write about the troll dragging out the "Old Republic Argument"? You personally drag out the majority rules argument when wanting to justify the liberal agenda. If greater than 50 percent of the people who require or just want increased government assistance can vote by majority rule to take someone else's earned income, it demonstrates the very purpose of why our founders created this American Democratic Republic.
It is our Constitution, maybe akin to the bible, which has been able to survive almost 250 years because it did not predict each future discovery, but laid out a foundation of government while allowing for advancing knowledge.
Yes, we have many needy people in this country - but I dare remind you that it is the conservative people in this country who always find the resources to help others. It is not your liberal rich who just want to clear their consciences and force someone else to pay.
You blame the greedy rich entrepreneurs for all the problems of the poor, while liberals like Pelosi and Reid skillfully become among the richest in government selling their souls, breaking and bending all the rules they can in order to become wealthy and powerful. These are the people who enslave our citizens to governmental control of one's existence rather than creating jobs and opportunity to allow one to rise out of poverty. Slavery isn't just what was experienced in the old Plantation South - it is an endemic obfuscated worldwide system of life that saps freedom, spirit and self upward mobilization.
Capitalism, the very evil you criticize, has been the greatest weapon in fighting these many forms of slavery. We, as Americans, want our lives, laws and freedoms to be controlled and guided by our Constitution, not by any ideological government.
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Shaping the Shale Gas Narrative in Europe
Despite the groundswell of recent positive news about shale gas globally, the industry continues to have an image problem. Even the IEA's recent special report "Are we entering a Golden Age of Gas ?" primarily included the question mark over perceived issues of gas having some trouble to gain public acceptance. Nowhere was the problem more evident than last month when both ExxonMobil and Chevron found themselves in the curious position of having to defend fracking to their own shareholders. The investor concern wasn't from the usual fringe groups who buy a share to disrupt the AGM; 40% of Chevron and 28% of XOM shareholders voted for motions that sought greater transparency and mitigation of shale's environmental impact.
The failure of even the US gas industry to communicate the great good news of shale to their own stakeholders and significant parts of the public, points to even greater problems internationally. The reality of course is that there are significant moves on openness and accountability among smaller companies. Similarly, advances in technology will make many of today's concerns things of the past. However this message is often not getting through the media noise. North America may be several years ahead of anyone else in shale science, but it sometimes seems to be at the same point as Europe or South Africa in shale psychology.
It's not for want of trying. For one example, Chesapeake has been bankrolling the American Clean Skies Foundation for several years, and a visit to the site shows the backing must be substantial. During my visits to the US it's obvious that print, TV and billboard industries have been sharing the shale wealth. It's a legitimate question to ask at service to whom? If ExxonMobil's or Chevron's own shareholders aren't convinced of the safety, security and benefits of shale, what chance has the industry with the public at large?
Internationally, the issue becomes more complex. South Africa, with a quarter of citizens living on less than $1.25 per day as it sits on what the US EIA assesses as 485 Tcf of recoverable resource as it suffers power shortages should be a natural for shale. But Shell's efforts in the Karoo region are the subject of an opposition lobbying effort. But it is in Europe, a key gas market, that opposition is growing as fast as the size of the resource assessments. Poland's shale potential is well known, but there are several plays developing in almost every country in Europe.
I've been highlighting the sudden emergence and coming future permanence of shale to the press, policy makers and end-users for three years in the UK and Europe, longer indeed than many in the US. For most of the first two years I couldn't get any interest. Unconventional gas simply wasn't on the radar screen of conventional wisdom. Everyone knew that conventional natural gas was running out, that it was just another fossil fuel. Renewables, CCS and nuclear were supposed to be the future and besides the Russian have it all. Over the past year, suddenly, shale is going mainstream. This year even the UK Parliamentary Committee on Energy and Climate Change, in irony lost on them but not on myself, invited me to testify in public hearings. Against the conventional wisdom they published a report backing shale in May 2011.
But in France, a wide-ranging campaign united members of political parties across the spectrum in a campaign that threatened to ban extraction of a resource, also thought to be massive, that has yet to be even discovered. French antis run a campaign as emotional and unscientific as that of US shale detractors. Gasland's Josh Fox is becoming as feted a cineaste among the French as Jerry Lewis used to be. Poison water, nasty chemicals, flaming faucets and all the rest are rolled out and in the absence of anyone pointing out the nonsense, the various national conversations in France and throughout Europe on shale are invariably preceded by the adjective "controversial".
The situation in Europe is complicated since the conventional wisdom of European energy policy jumped on other bandwagons long ago. I'm not a believer in conspiracy theories, but I must quote US writer Upton Sinclair who said "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it".
For one example, the World Coal Council and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) admiringly quoted the recent Cornell report which proposed the carbon footprint of shale as bad or worse than coal. In a new found soft green mode, Gazprom continually highlights shale's alleged environmental issues. Similarly, nuclear, Coal CCS and renewable economics are all disrupted by shale. Energy actors in Europe are not so much hostile as apathetic to shale – they are either actively in denial, or praying that someone will come up with an environmental smoking gun and make the problem go away.
That is not going to happen. The European narrative on shale, similar to North America's, has been based on unscientific and out of context calls to emotion, not science. The generally uninformed public and media in Europe are unaware of how much opposition is based on facts not so much wrong as simply out of date. Europe is years away from large scale production and will be able to use world-class best practice on pad spacing, chemical and water use and a whole host of technologies only starting to emerge. Shale is moving so fast that looking at studies from 2008 as Gasland does is irrelevant.
In Europe, spreading the good news of shale should be a slam dunk. But even that tells us something: few Europeans would understand that expression and that's in English. But the main message in any language needs to be: low carbon, low cost, proven technology under our own feet. What's to hate?
Two key issues are associated with shale perceptions. One is that shale, in Europe as in Pennsylvania, Quebec or Ohio, is moving into areas completely unfamiliar with oil and gas exploration. It is very easy to make people afraid of the unknown. At the same time, many in the industry are equally unfamiliar in dealing with public fears and misperceptions. Just as there are small, but powerful, groups who live in the past and see oil companies as an evil cabal, a small number of energy companies hold that all government need do is to reduce regulation and lower taxes.
The reality is Europeans need European answers on shale gas. By that I mean they need to know how shale gas extraction is going to be in the future in their continent not in the past in someone else's. That could be done via an expensive advertising campaign. But apart from the US experience casting some doubt on this strategy, we remain in early days of shale outside North America and it is most likely premature to launch big money campaigns.
My site shalegasinfo.eu, now live in three languages, aims to regain control of the narrative on shale gas. We hope to get support from energy players internationally. In an inter-connected world, bad news travels not only fast, but far as campaigns like Gasland's shows. We've already had some success in the UK on regaining the shale conversation and will build on the enthusiasm countries like Poland feel for shale. We think what happens in Paris, France, can be good for people working in Paris, Texas. Just as European opponents refer to the New York State moratorium, many US shale opponents hail the French ban on fracking as vindication of their views. SGI supports shale as part of a logical program to reduce carbon and offers a green alternative to anti-shale propaganda – something that can only help the industry world-wide.


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The St. Mary's High girls basketball team upset Mater Dei-Santa Ana 55-41 on Friday in what Panthers coach Nate Fripp called the biggest win in the history of the program.
Mater Dei (11-1), which is No. 1 in the nation in the MaxPreps.com computer rankings, held a 21-19 lead at halftime. But St. Mary's (7-2) went on a key run in the third quarter and didn't trail after that in a Paul Pierce Classic game at Inglewood High.
The run started when Gabby Green got a steal and converted a layup. Taylor Berry also had a steal, a layup and a 3-pointer in the run.
"We just buckled down defensively. We did a good job trying to limit (Mater Dei star Katie Lou) Samuelson specifically," Fripp said in a phone interview.
Samuelson scored 30 points with seven 3-pointers in Mater Dei's 66-53 victory over St. Mary's at the Nike Tournament of Champions on Dec. 20. On Friday, she had 20 points and one 3-pointer.
"If we kept her under 30, we could win," Fripp said.
Green scored 18 points, and teammates Ma'Ane Mosley and Berry added 13 and 12 points, respectively.


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5 Surprising Uses for Botox
Much more than simply a wrinkle freezer, these days, the injectable is being used for a bunch of shocking things. (Breast lift, anyone?)
Traditionally, migraine headaches have been difficult, if not impossible, to treat in some patients. They're typically accompanied by a variety of unwelcome symptoms including dizziness, nausea, sensitivity to light and vomiting. And, while doctors remain uncertain as to exactly how Botox injections (typically injected into seven areas around the temples, forehead, neck and shoulders) really work to ease the symptoms, the prevailing theory is that it prevents pain signals from reaching nerve endings.
Details: 31 injections into seven areas every three months at a cost of $1,000-$2,000 makes this quite expensive -- although, now that it's been FDA approved, insurance carriers are likely to cover it.
Scoop: In an interview with the "New York Times" last fall, Radall Stanicky, a global research VP at the investment firm Goldman Sachs said, "The cost is prohibitive for some, but, given the debilitating challenges of having migraines more than 15 days a month, if Botox can cut down on that, it�s clearly going to be a big opportunity.�
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Really nice post. Its must satisfy the real experts.
by nyilmaz Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 02:02PM Report as inappropriate
Nice info
by EricaF123 Friday, December 28, 2012 at 05:07PM Report as inappropriate
I just want to make clear that Botox is 100% natural. Natural is not necessarily good for you as this poison it the most fatal we have on earth. Actually out of the 10 most deadly poisons there are, 8 come from mother nature herself.
by SpiritSings Friday, December 28, 2012 at 02:15PM Report as inappropriate
Okay I totally thought that girl was getting scalp botox...
by schien Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 03:12PM Report as inappropriate
how do people accept treatments that are not FDA cleared?
by lilas Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 03:41PM Report as inappropriate
Pure Argan oil works the best for me. I started using it 3 months ago and started getting results after 2 weeks. Unlike botox, It's all natural. Here's the site if interested. purearganoil.net My sample bottle lasted a month and a half
by StacyW46 Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 08:40PM Report as inappropriate
The problem with Botox is that it fades & you keep having to get more injections. I have heard that people can build an immunity to it so they eventually have to start getting bigger injections more frequently.
by pynkNymphette Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 12:52AM Report as inappropriate
I think if you have uncontrollable sweaty armpits, or have chronic migraine, the payoff is worth the risk. Other than that, no thank you!
by powerwoman033 Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 11:17PM Report as inappropriate
Even with its other uses I think it is best to stay clear of Botox, it cannot be good for the body to inject these kind of substances into it
by RaraGiggles89 Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 05:27AM Report as inappropriate
I wonder if for older people who are hunched of if this would help them stand up more straight
by jujug Monday, March 5, 2012 at 02:11PM Report as inappropriate
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NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE, Calif. — Starting Monday, Sept. 9, and continuing until further notice, residents living in the north end of Ridgecrest and Inyokern will hear increased jet noise from Armitage Airfield.
The increased noise will result from aircraft using Runway 8/26, which faces east and west, while the intersection of the other two runways, which primarily run north and south, undergoes repair in effect shutting down both runways.
According to the Air Operations officer, the switch to Runway 8/26 will be gradual, but by Wednesday, Sept. 11, all aircraft will be using it, which will increase the noise level, as the jet engine blasts will parallel with the community instead of facing away from it.
NAWSCL Commanding Officer Captain Dennis Lazar apologizes for any inconvenience and promises work will be done as quickly as possible, but notes that due to the poor condition, not only of the intersection but of the runways themselves, repairs may take through December to complete in a worst-case scenario.
Questions or concerns may be addressed to the NAWSCL Public Affairs Office at (760) 939-1683.
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