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Relations between the EU and Russia have "reached a crossroads", European leaders at an emergency meeting in Brussels are set to declare today.
A draft statement from the meeting, called to consider a response to Moscow's invasion of Georgia, warns Russia not to isolate itself. "We call on Russia to join with us in making this fundamental choice in favour of mutual interest, understanding and cooperation," the draft says.
"We are convinced that it is in Russia's own interest not to isolate itself from Europe. We expect Russia to behave in a responsible manner, honouring all its commitments."
The document says the EU would hold an extensive review of its relations with Moscow that "may lead to decisions on the continuation of discussions on the future of relations between the Union and Russia in various areas".
European and Russian leaders are due to meet in November and, in the run-up to that summit, the EU said it would take note of whether Moscow was honouring its commitments under a peace plan with Georgia brokered by France.
As EU leaders met, more than a million Georgians across the former Soviet republic protested against Russian military action and the Kremlin's recognition of Georgia's separatist regions, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Flags flew from balconies and protesters chanted "Long Live Georgia and "Stop Russia!" Police said more than a million people took part in what authorities described as a show of unity after Russia this month crushed a Georgian bid to retake South Ossetia from pro-Moscow separatists. The figure, which could not be independently confirmed, would account for more than a fifth of the Black Sea state's 4.5 million population.
"Today we can say that Georgia is not alone, because the whole world is standing beside us," President Mikheil Saakashvili told the crowd on Tbilisi's Freedom Square.
In a show of support for Tbilisi, the US vice president, Dick Cheney, will leave for a trip to Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Italy as planned tomorrow, his office said.
Ahead of the emergency meeting in Brussels, Britain called on the EU to suspend talks on closer ties with Russia in protest at its invasion of Georgia. Britain, which is advocating a tough line on Russia, urged the EU to put on hold talks on a new strategic pact.
"In light of Russia's actions we should suspend negotiations on a successor to the partnership and cooperation agreement," said a spokesman for the prime minister, Gordon Brown.
The existing EU-Russia partnership and cooperation agreement (PCA) was signed in 1997 and Russia has been keen on a new pact. Negotiations on an agreement covering political and economic cooperation, energy, justice and home affairs began in June.
The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, who negotiated a ceasefire agreement between Moscow and Tbilisi in his role as EU president, has convened the bloc's first emergency summit since the run-up to the Iraq war in February 2003 to concentrate the minds of leaders on their policies towards Moscow.
Russia warned against western support for Georgia's leadership, saying it would be a mistake of "truly historic proportions".
In a hawkish speech, the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, made it clear that Moscow wanted Saakashvili to lose power in Georgia. He called for an arms embargo to be imposed on the ex-Soviet republic until a different government is in place.
"Today's EU summit should clear up a great deal. We hope the choice they make will be based on Europe's fundamental interests." Lavrov said Russia's relations with Nato were facing a "moment of truth".
France is worried that any tough action agreed by 27 European leaders at this afternoon's summit in Brussels will provoke Russian retaliation and undermine its chances of playing peacemaker.
Russia showed no signs of flinching yesterday, as President Dmitry Medvedev said Moscow would sign deals providing military aid to Georgia's breakaway provinces. Putin dared Europe to make the first move, telling Russian television: "If any of the European countries wants to serve someone's narrow political interests, then go ahead. We cannot stop them. But we think, as they say in such cases, 'You have to look out for number one'."
Diplomats and analysts say the EU meeting, scheduled to last three hours, is unlikely to bring about any radical movement in Europe's relations with Russia, but that temporary diplomatic penalties could be approved, such as having the G8 meet without Russia, or postponing talks between Brussels and Moscow on a new long-term strategic pact.
In an article in the Observer yesterday, Brown delivered his toughest message on Moscow to date, following last week's broadside condemning Russian behaviour by the foreign secretary, David Miliband, in a speech in the Ukraine capital, Kiev.
"In the light of Russian actions, the EU should review - root and branch - our relationship with Russia," said the prime minister. Russia's unilateral action in recognising the independence of Georgia's two breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia was "dangerous and unacceptable".
A senior figure in the German chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic party called for Russia's membership of the G8 to be frozen. But divisions in the German government reflect the splits evident at the European level, with the foreign minister in Berlin, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, opposing action that risked escalating the crisis. "We need a strong and considered European role to return to reason and responsibility," he said.
While Britain is more closely allied with the former communist countries of the Baltic and central Europe in supporting tough action, Germany, France, and Italy are more reluctant to penalise Russia.
Rather than sanctions against Russia, today's summit is more likely to offer stronger support for Georgia in its conflict with Moscow, pledging reconstruction aid, easier visas for travel to Europe, greater trade and pledges on Georgia's territorial integrity.


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LEXINGTON, KY. — Kentucky point guard Ryan Harrow calls them dreams, but they were sometimes nightmarish. Harrow would doze off after a long day of basketball practice and visions of coach John Calipari would dance in his head. "He's right there, doing what he does: coaching and screaming," Harrow said. "You just got to wake up and be like, 'OK, it's just a dream.' "
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About the Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS)
TIMS has been established by researchers at the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) at the University of California, Berkeley to provide data and mapping analysis tools and information for traffic safety related research, policy and planning.
SafeTREC began assessing the usage of the California Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) by state and local agencies in 2003 on a project funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). Specifically, the project looked at the needs of agencies to geocode and map the collisions in an efficient and simple manner. The lack of expertise or capabilities at many agencies did not allow any geographic analysis of traffic collisions and resulted in exorbitant consulting expenses, redundancy of various efforts, technical difficulties, inaccuracy, and other problems. Further grants from OTS allowed SafeTREC to develop a geocoding methodology and apply it to SWITRS data statewide. In order to distribute the geocoded SWITRS data, a web-based data query and download application was developed with the ability to display pin maps in Google Maps. A second application was designed to provide a more map-centric experience with other types of data layers and spatial analysis capabilities typically seen in a Geographic Information System (GIS). The TIMS concept was subsequently formed to give these applications a common foundation and provide a framework for continued development in the future.
Traffic Collisions – An overview
Traffic collisions, despite national and statewide progress, remain a tremendous burden on personal lives and society. While motor vehicle crashes typically take mere seconds to occur, the personal tragedies, heartbreak, and impact on families and communities can last a lifetime. Estimates of the occurrence and cost of motor vehicle crashes cannot begin to describe the massive toll and disruption to American lives.
In 2007, California recorded 3,967 deaths and 266,687 injuries. This includes not only drivers of vehicles, but other roadway users such as pedestrians and bicyclists as well. The resulting cost of these collisions to California was $25,661,000,000 (SWITRS). In the United States, motor vehicle collisions are already the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 3 and 34. For all ages of people, 33,808 people died in motor vehicle collisions and 2,217,000 were injured in 2009 alone. These collision facts are provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration through a yearly series of publications known as the Traffic Safety Facts. The Traffic Safety Facts series also provides targeted fact sheets for pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcycles, trucks and other types of collisions.
California has adopted the slogan "Toward Zero Deaths, Every 1 Counts" (TZD) as a guiding philosophy of traffic safety. With TZD, California officially proclaims that not a single traffic fatality is acceptable. Given this philosophy guiding state highway safety planning, it is critical to work efficiently and effectively to target safety efforts, to identify significant opportunities for safety improvement, and to focus efforts on eliminating severe crashes.
In California, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) collects and disseminates traffic crash data. These reports help the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and other agencies lead traffic safety efforts to produce significant and measureable reductions in crashes.
Finally, on a global scale, traffic collisions are also a growing problem as the population levels and use of all types of motor vehicles continue to increase. In fact, by 2020, motor vehicle collisions are expected to be the leading source of unintentional injury or death worldwide according to a report published by the World Health Organization.
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Funding for this site was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.


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ALLENTOWN - Reliever Jeremy Horst seemed to turn his career around with a stellar closing to the 2012 season with the Phillies. After beginning 2013 in the major leagues, he saw his year end with an elbow injury.
Now the lefthander is attempting to work his way back to the majors while pitching for triple-A Lehigh Valley. The 28-year-old Horst is still shaking off the rust during the first month.
In eight relief appearances entering the weekend, he had a 3.38 ERA with 13 strikeouts and three walks over eight innings. Last week he pitched consecutive days for the first time this season.


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Program in African Studies
Rebecca Littman, Ph.D. Candidate, Social Psychology and Bethany Park, Graduate Student, Politics
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Safety, Risk and the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
Gregory Jaczko, former chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
This is a brown bag seminar, and you are welcome to bring your own lunch and beverage
12:30 p.m.– 2:00 p.m.
Putting the New IPCC Report in Context
PIIRS Research Community, "Communicating Uncertainty: Science, Institutions, and Ethics in the Politics of Global Climate Change"
Michael Oppenheimer, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
Commentator: Gabriel Vecchi, Geosciences, Princeton University
4:30 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.
Protest and Criticism in China's Early Empires (221 BCE - 220 CE)
Program in East Asian Studies
9th Annual F.W. Mote Memorial Lecture
Michael Loewe, University of Cambridge
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Open House: PIIRS Summer Study Abroad
Interested in summer 2014 study abroad? Come to the PIIRS Summer Study Abroad Open House to learn about the 6 PIIRS Global Seminars and Princeton in Dar es Salaam. Course directors will give presentations and be on hand to answer questions. Open to all freshman, sophomores, and juniors.
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The Country Teacher
Slavic Film Series at Princeton
Out of the Iron Closet: Gay Cinema After Socialism
Sponsored by: The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures; The Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; The Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies
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Belt Closer to the Bay
It has been a good year to be a first baseman in the San Francisco Giants organization. Aubrey Huff has been one of the season's great surprises, having his best season since he was 26 years old, a year after the worst season of his career. Huff has expressed interest in returning to San Francisco next season, and while Brian Sabean said that he has "earned consideration" for an extension, no talks have been planned. Throwing a wrench into those negotiations is surely the unbelievable season that Brandon Belt has had in the minor leagues. Promoted to Triple-A before yesterday's games, Belt tallied a home run, two walks, a steal and three runs in his first game for the Fresno Grizzlies. Now having played across three levels, Belt is hitting .363/.464/.628 (with a .450+ wOBA) in 123 games.
Belt was an above-slot signee after being drafted in the fifth round of the 2009 draft out of the University of Texas. After transferring to the Longhorns as one of the junior college's best players, Belt disappointed a bit in two seasons with the Longhorns, hitting .324/.405/.514 for his career. It's a good line, but for a first baseman with aluminum bats, and considering the hype that surrounded his transfer, expectations had been higher. But credit the Giants scouting team for not judging Belt by his number output, and instead seeing a guy they could develop into an asset. After all, Belt had struck out just 72 times in 469 Division I at-bats (15.4 K%); only his power numbers disappointed.
The Giants saw something in his approach that could be changed, and for that, I'll turn to a piece Andy Baggarly wrote for Baseball America [side note: buy a subscription!]:
When the Giants first saw Belt in instructional league last fall, he had a closed stance that served him well as a contact hitter but left him prone to hard stuff inside…"All we did was square him up and give him some direction back toward the middle," [farm director Fred] Stanley said. "Just kind of free him up so his hips and hands can work . . . and my goodness."
Indeed. After starting his season 0-for-8 in two games, Belt would post just nine more 0-fers in 75 games in the California League. He would put together an 18-game hit streak in April and a 16-game streak in June, flashing more power as time went on. Even his baserunning improved — after going just 11-for-18 stealing bases the first two months, Belt stole seven straight bases successfully before earning a promotion to Double-A. Belt's Cal League career ended with a .383/.492/.628 batting line (.486 wOBA)in one of the leagues tougher stadiums in which to hit- at an age just under the league average. The team moved him up to Richmond in the Eastern League, where — according again to Fred Stanley in Baggarly's piece — "it's taken some of our batting hitting prospects a few months to get used to that league."
It took Belt one game. In his Flying Squirrels debut, Belt went 0-for-3 against former first-round pick Brooks Brown. He followed that up with a 12-game hitting steak that included five home runs and six multi-hit games. With above-average speed and a strong left arm (he was once considered a stronger prospect on a mound), I was calling for an outfield trial as early as June. On July 29, the Giants responded, giving Belt a start in left field for the first time all season. In his final 23 games with Richmond, Belt would take the outfield seven times. While his defense at first base is considered an asset, adding some versatility can't be considered a bad thing — and given the AAA Fresno Grizzlies have had Brett Pill at first base all season, Belt sure enough had his first start yesterday in left field.
According to Baggarly, "the Giants expect to call him up in September." I'm guessing the promotion to Fresno has something to do with the fact that the Grizzlies are in a Pacific Coast League playoff hunt, while Richmond is near the bottom of the Eastern League standings. Many teams like their prospects to get some minor league postseason experience before reaching the big leagues, and I think it's likelier we'll see Belt in San Francisco after the Fresno season ends, rather then when the rosters expand on September 1. I think he could help the Giants against right-handed pitchers; he doesn't have a bad line against left-handers this year, but in High-A he couldn't hit them for power (.097 ISO), and in Double-A, his BB-K ratio was 2-12 in 53 plate appearances. He has shown some improvements this year, and I'm not calling him a future platoon player, just not a 22-year-old that should be getting development time against big league lefties in a Wild Card race.
We'll get into Belt's WAR potential another day, but suffice it to say, we should begin taking this breakout seriously. Belt now has 536 plate appearances with a solid strikeout rate, a great walk rate, and improving power. As Dave Cameron reminded us around the trade deadline, "In prospect land, things can change a lot in a short period of time." This is magnified when a team combines good scouting with good developing; it's magnified even gretaer when a player buys into instruction. Brandon Belt isn't a future star, but he's a reason for the Giants to re-consider paying Aubrey Huff for his big season.
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Hotel Holiday Inn Express Hemel Hempstead
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This hotel is set in 6 acres of landscaped gardens and woods and is conveniently located just 5 miles from hemel hemstead and 6 miles from st albans. The nearest station is Hemel Hempstead and local attractions include whipsnade animal Park, Hatfield house and wooburn Abbey.All 117 rooms are en suite and have remote control tv, radio, hairdryer, trouser press, direct dial telephone and hospitality tray. Deluxe rooms have whirlpool Spa Baths. The rooms are medium in size and in good condition with pine furnishings and blue fabrics. informal and offers a wide variety of traditional dishes. It is a beautiful 16th century oak beamed room.This is a traditional, lowrise building with white walls and a red roof. There is a long sweeping drive and attractive gardens surrounding the hotel.The hotel lobby is small and traditional with a reception desk and a seating area with blue and red fabrics.This is a very good hotel and also has an open air heated swimming pool and games room.Search
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Situated in the Chiltern countryside this hotel is close to Hemel Hempstead. The property can be found in the serene rural setting of Bovingdon amongst landscaped gardens. This part of England is steeped in history with Windsor, Eton and the beauty of the riverbank within vicinity. Central London is only 20 minutes away.The rooms are all traditionally furnished and equipped with tea/coffee making facilities, satellite TV, iron and ironing board. All units are of high standard with excellent level of housekeeping.The award winning restaurant offers excellent table d'hote and a la carte menus, serviced by professional and friendly staff. There is an excellent selection of wines to complement your meal.Traditional building set back from the road.A medium sized lobby.mer months. (DB 10/08)Search
Hotel Best Western The Watermill
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London Road, Bourne End, Near Watford, Dacorum
This 3 star hotel is located in the city centre of Hemel Hempstead. It is a short drive away from the Whipsnade Wild Animal Park.Search
Hotel Holiday Inn Hemel Hempstead M1/J8
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Harriet House
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A 3-minute walk from Apsley Train Station, Harriet House provides this stylish 1-bedroom apartment just outside Hemel Hempstead. A 1-minute walk from the Grand Union Canal and a waterside pub and restaurant, this apartment has free Wi-Fi and free parking. The apartment features a double bedroom and a bathroom with bath, hairdryer and complimentary toiletries. The lounge has a flat-screen TV and DVD player, and the kitchen is fully equipped with an oven, microwave, fridge and dishwasher. There is also a dining area and balcony. Direct train services run from Apsley to London Euston in around 30 minutes. St Albans is 6 miles away, and this apartment is around 10 minutes from the M1 and M25.Search
The Olde Leather Bottle
Leverstock Green Road
Just over 1 mile from the centre of Hemel Hempstead, The Olde Leather Bottle in Leverstock Green is a traditional English pub dating back to the 18th century. Retaining much of its original character, this Hertfordshire inn offers en suite rooms with free parking and Wi-Fi. Guest rooms have an en suite bath or shower. There is also a TV in each room. A Full English breakfast is served, with sausage, bacon, eggs, brown or white toast and tea and coffee. The bar at The Olde Leather Bottle has an open fireplace and dining area, with a menu featuring stone-baked pizzas, burgers, pies and other pub favourites. The Leavesden Studios, where the Harry Potter movies were filmed, is just 5 miles away, with the pub able to provide tickets for the Harry Potter tours. St Albans is 10 minutes' drive, and Potters Bar, Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City are all within around 20 minutes.Search
Boxmoor Lodge Hotel
3 Stars
London Road
Dating back from the 17th-century and located a 5 minutes' walk from Hemel Hempstead Train Station, this family-run hotel offers free parking, free Wi-Fi and an award-winning conservatory restaurant. All the bedrooms have an iPod dock and their own bathroom with a shower, a bath, free toiletries and a hairdryer. Other facilities include satellite TVs and tea/coffee makers. The hotel's conservatory restaurant serves modern and traditional English dishes, made using fresh, seasonal produce. A full English breakfast is served every morning.Search
The Saracens Head - Inn
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Whielden Street 38
The Saracen?s Head Inn is a traditional English pub serving real ales, fine wines and home-cooked food every lunchtime and evening. The original stables surrounding the courtyard have been converted into stylish, comfortable en-suite accommodation available for Bed and Breakfast. During the conversion, we discovered an underground bear pit near the cellar. This was used for bear 'baiting' (fighting) over 300years ago, thankfully a tradition no longer kept! We are situated a stone?s throw away from the fashionable shops and boutiques in the High Street of Amersham Old Town. Trains from Amersham Station go directly into London in less than 30mins. It is also extremely popular with walkers who wish to explore the countryside surrounding us. Amersham - probably more than any other similar small town in England - preserves in the streets of the Old Town the same general appearance that it displayed during the 17th and 18th centuries. There is evidence that a Roman Villa existed in the area (any remains now believed buried under Shardeloes Lane). However, the origins of the town go back to pre Saxon times. Amersham was then called Agmodesham. The Doomsday Book listed Amersham as Elmodesham, with 6 manors, one belonging to the wife of Edward the Confessor. In 1200, King John granted the town a market and fair, the fair is still held every year on the 19th and 20th of September, the market every Tuesday, but it has moved to Amersham on the Hill. The Reformation had some roots in the town as several Lollards were condemned to death and burnt at the stake, a memorial on the hill above the town commemorates this event and in 2001 the people of Amersham performed a community play re creating the events of the time.Search
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On May of 2014, Diego Simeone and his squad shocked the world of football as they snatched the Spanish League title and took it away from Real Madrid as well as Barcelona. This was a huge accomplishment taking into consideration that Lionel Messi and C.Ronaldo were the players who were expected to lead their respective [...]
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After finishing last season without any major title, defender Vincent Kompany is confident that Manchester City will make some two or three world-class signings in this transfer window in order to reclaim the title once again.
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Who doesn't want their Valentine's Day to be a little cheesy?
Reddit user milez1305 shared a photo of their friend, who achieved perfect synchronicity with the pizza universe with his special Valentine's Day plans, which included pizza themed decor, pizza printed clothes and, of course, his favorite food: pizza
The pizza came courtesy of their local delivery place, that was doing a special, heart-shaped pizza promotion for Feb. 14. While lovers come and go, you can always rely on pizza on the most romantic day of the year.
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Let's paint a picture—It's Sunday, September 11, 2011. You sit down your couch with a bag of chips and a freshly grilled burger to watch the Minnesota Vikings take on the San Diego Chargers. This game is important not because you are a fan of either team, but because your first overall fantasy draft pick, Adrian Peterson, is starring in the game.
Just when you are getting giddy to crush your opponent on the back of a 100-yard, two-touchdown performance by Peterson, he falls to the ground after taking a handoff and is carted off the field with a broken ankle. Out for the season.
You're sweating. What do you do? Well, you SHOULD own Peterson's backup.
Football is an instantaneous game, and it is for this reason that you should "handcuff" all your top fantasy running backs. A player is only good as long as they are healthy, and there is no guarantee that they will stay this way during the season.
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Fresh, modern, and trendy, ibis Phuket Kata is an oasis of relaxation and the perfect retreat for a memorable family holiday in Phuket. Guests at the 258 room hotel can relax beside the swimming pool and dine at its popular restaurant, Taste, which serves contemporary style tapas highlighting local Thai flavours. Located close to the beautiful Kata beach, guests can enjoy sunbathing, swimming and surfing. The Kata beach Phuket hotel is also close to shopping, restaurants and nightlife.
ibis Phuket Kata is located close to the beautiful palm-lined Kata Beach. Renowned as one of Phuket's most beautiful beaches, it is a popular choice for families. The fabulous stretch of sand is washed by crystal clear waters and the small island of Koh Bu lies just offshore. Nightlife in Kata is also more family focused with shopping, dining and entertainment along Kata Road. Crowning a peak of the nearby Nakkerd Hills is the 45-metre white marble Big Buddha, Phuket's most well-known landmark
ibis Phuket Kata is a trendy, fresh and fun hideaway few minutes walk from beautiful Kata Beach. The ideal for families and couples alike with shopping, dining and nightlife just moments away, the hotel offers great service and outstanding value.
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Overall very good but the breakfast spread is a bit limited. Kata beach nice but not very thrilling or exciting, Karon beach is better which is not far away. Good place to rest as it is not so crowded as compare to Patong beach area.
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Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first semi-final of the Champions League T20 at the Kingsmead in Durban by 52 runs. Watch the highlights of the Bangalore-Chennai match at Durban on Star Cricket on Saturday.
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For most part of the start of the game, it looked like the Chennai Super Kings would emerge the entrants into the final given that it had rained in Durban though the evening. In case the match was to be rained off, the side with more points in the league stage would have gone through; which was Chennai in this case.
However, when the play actually begun, the game was reduced to 17 overs a side. The Super Kings had started off slowly before the rains had come down, but immediately after resumption, Michael Hussey tried to smack the ball over the mid-off fielder. Dale Steyn went back and caught the ball, but in the process, hurt his head and back rather badly and was taken off the ground.
While Hussey was out, it also meant that Steyn could not bowl four very crucial overs and that proved to be the turning point of the game.
Suresh Raina came into bat at the number three position and sent the ball hurrying to all parts of the ground. Raina slammed six glorious sixes and five fours, as he got to another big 50 to follow his 87. He made a 48-ball 94 and remained unbeaten till the end, as Chennai ended on 174/4 in their 17 overs.
Chasing ten runs per over was always going to be difficult and even more so when one of their batsmen, Virat Kohli had become the second casualty while fielding. He had injured his back as well and walked out of the park.
Kohli did bat later, but by then, the game was well and truly in the Super Kings bag. Manish Pandey did show some resistance with a 52, but none of the others passed 15 as the side collapsed to 123/9 with Steyn not being able to bat.
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Spring training ended in St. Petersburg the end of March as the Rays head due south to Port Charlotte for 2009. That's roughly a two-hour drive, one way, for those who choose to make the long drive up to the Sunshine City.
Head north and east and you have Orlando, another 120-minute jaunt to the stadium built on the cheap to draw a big league baseball team.
They built it and they still haven't come. From anywhere, north, east, south or boaters.
I am not one to question how the new ownership group is going about the business of marketing their team but looking out at the chunks of empty seats at Champion Stadium Tuesday night has given me pause on whether this whole exercise is really necessary.
It seems to be a baseball version of the Chinese Fire Drill.
Don't get me wrong, I am all in favor of bringing major league baseball to the masses although it should be left to teams on solid footing like the Yankees, Mets, Dodgers and Red Sox.
But the Rays?
Tampa Bay has yet to show it is a major league town except when Boston and New York come to town, and even the Yanks first trip through St. Pete this year barely budged the yawn meter. The BoSox are up next this weekend.
So what if attendance is up about 4%, the bump is negligible.
Stu Sternberg wants a new stadium. I think any baseball fan here would love one too. Unfortunately, the argument isn't whether to build it downtown, uptown or out in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico.
Open air, domed, retractable roof, it still doesn't matter.
34,000 seats or 40,000 seats, the only issue here is how many will go unoccupied day after day.
The more seats available the more the building looks empty to those watching on TV. More about that later.
While it may be true that former managing general partner Vince Naimoli damaged the fan base, some say irreparably, other than opening day on March 31, 1998 there have never been that many people inside Tropicana Field.
Sure there have been glimmers of hope. One series against the Marlins drew big numbers but that was right after one of the most successful road trips in franchise history.
The euphoria lasted all of three games.
A new stadium isn't necessarily the cure-all to attendance woes. Just look at the Pirates. They have one of the most picturesque buildings in all of baseball and it still looks like a mausoleum on most nights.
At least Pittsburgh has a history though.
If they win, the fans come. In Tampa Bay there is no such base line to draw from, unless you start at zero. Not exactly hard facts you can throw against the wall and see if it sticks.
What ifs don't have the charms that soothe the savage breast. New digs could be nothing more than a colossal boondoggle with taxpayers on the hook for years just the way Tropicana Field became the monkey on the backs of Pinellas County residents.
Sure, the economy stinks, filling your gas tank now use to feed a family of four for a week and a lot of other factors go into the attendance malaise, but what was the excuse before all this happened?
Rays' ownership is going the Star Trek route, going where no others went before. Tip your cap to them for at least making an attempt to do something. Naimoli couldn't see past his nose to even market to the neighborhood across the street from his office.
In my mind, Port Charlotte and Orlando is overextending the reach. Being less grandiose could reap more rewards sooner and go after other markets once you have established your regional fan base.
Winning will put some fannies in the seats. It's the nature of the infamous banwagoneers. But that is just part of the equation.
In 2007 the Rangers were the host team at Disney and drew about what they would have at Tropicana Field, give or take a few thousand. The Blue Jays are this year's experiment and the numbers are down, at least for the first game.
And that's with a nice giveaway and great weather too.
Whether it is apathy, the economy or both, the Rays have to reexamine the House of Mouse visit. In fact, they may have to reassess their entire fan outreach program.
A one-hour circle may be more manageable. Two is stretching it especially if they show up for a game like Saturday that lasted two-minutes over two hours in length. Four on the road for two in the stadium?
The Rays can give away the tickets and with the car pool free parking, few are going to make that kind of summer voyage to see something a television can give them. What they save in gas they could invite the neighborhood over for a party.
Then again, ownership looks at the eyeball count too in order to figure success or failure.
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If you want to have a taste of genuine Muslim food, this restaurant should be your first choice. Because of the delicious dishes, many local and visiting Muslims come here.
Besides being authentic, the various dishes are large. The whole roast lamb is crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, giving you an unforgettable experience.
There is free parking and credit cards are accepted.
Xin Yue Muslim Restaurant is the largest Muslim restaurant of Xinjiang style in Guangdong province presently. All meat is halal, and has been awarded the National Green Food Enterprises.
There are also performances after 7:00 p.m., the guests are invited to sing and dance together. The decoration is in original Islamic style and the real Muslim taste dishes are made with fresh ingredients.
The location of Old Northwest Muslim Restaurant is a little bit remote, and requires some patience to find, but is well worth it. You can experience Shenzhen culture when taking a walk here.
Old Northwest Muslim Restaurant has a very good reputation. It is well decorated, with a nice layout; the relatively small size makes it feel cozy and comfortable. It's also a great place to get together with friends. The beautiful scenery when sitting beside the window is an extra bonus.
This restaurant belongs to Zhong Fa Xue Limited Corporation (a Muslim chain enterprise), established 10 years ago in Guangdong province.
The dishes have a special taste and good prices, the ingredients are high quality; there are also Chinese food and fast food.
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The Nadam Flavor Restaurant mainly specializes in Mongolian style Muslim dishes. It is so popular that the restaurant is crowded with customers at all times. Various roasted, boiled, and fried dishes are all well-made and taste great, the mutton dishes are strongly recommended.
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Five cases of a syndrome previously reported as Cowden's disease are reported. The disorder is composed of a complex mixture of ectodermal, mesodermal, and endodermal hamartomatous lesions of which mucocutaneous, breast, thyroid, and gastrointestinal tumors are most often encountered. The mucocutaneous lesions are thought to represent the most distinctive elements of this syndrome and consist of lichenoid and papillomatous lesions of the face and ears, acrokeratotic lesions of the hands, papillomatous and papular oral lesions, multiple lipomas, and angiomas. The histologie findings suggest that the cutaneous lesions of the ears and face are hamartomas of hair follicle origin similar to inverted follicular keratosis. The disorder is tentatively identified as a dominantly inherited disorder with no chromosomal abnormalities identifiable. The name multiple hamartoma syndrome is proposed as a more precise one for this unique disorder.
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Marquez Plans To Fight Bradley if Pacquiao Falls Through
By Miguel Rivera and Rafael Soto
In a follow-up to an earlier report on BoxingScene.com, WBO junior welterweight king Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39KOs) states that he plans to fight the WBO champion at welterweight, Timothy Bradley (29-0, 12KOs), likely on November 10th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Marquez will go for a fight with Bradley - if a potential fourth fight with Manny Pacquiao falls through.
In an earlier BoxingScene report , Marquez's promoter, Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions, said there are ongoing discussions to make a fourth fight with Pacquiao, but there is not contract to outline the terms and the Filipino superstar has yet to make a decision on his next opponent. The dates being discussed are December 1 and December 8th, says Beltran.
"We are first in line [to fight Pacquiao], without any doubt. [However], Juan Manuel and I do not depend on Pacquiao. We have various options; one of them is Tim Bradley, but yes [I think] the fight with Pacquiao will [happen]. We just need to get all of the conditions in writing. On Monday I met with Márquez [in Tijuana] and we talked [but there is no contract to show]. [The fight would happen] in Las Vegas, although the Pacman insists that he would beat Marquez in his home [of Mexico]. And the two dates discussed: 1st or 8th of December," Beltran said.
Marquez agrees with his promoter.
"I spoke in length with my promoter Fernando Beltrán and we discussed all of the possible scenarios for my next fight. The first scenerio is to face Pacquiao again and that's almost a fact, but in this business anything can happen. If for any reason Pacquiao does not materialize, we will go against Timothy Bradley in November," Marquez said.
Beltran said there are "several plans in place for Márquez in the remote chance that we do not go against Manny Pacquiao. There are opponents for Juan Manuel who will turn out to be a success in every aspect.¨
[QUOTE=Pretty Boy Greg;12463587]i believe its a cheetah :nutkick:[/QUOTE] :lol1::lol1::lol1:Comment by WESS on 08-30-2012
[QUOTE=Pretty Boy Greg;12463587]i believe its a cheetah :nutkick:[/QUOTE] Well anything is better than a tree I suppose.Comment by Pretty Boy Greg on 08-30-2012
[QUOTE=presuts;12462334]I'd rather watch Marquez fight that beautiful leopard before a 4th fight with Pacquiao. Enough already.....[/QUOTE] i believe its a cheetah :nutkick:Comment by GRUSTLER on 08-30-2012
[QUOTE=presuts;12462334][B]I'd rather watch Marquez fight that beautiful leopard [/B]before a 4th fight with Pacquiao. Enough already.....[/QUOTE] This is funny.Comment by GRUSTLER on 08-30-2012
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Rome, October 24 - Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday that he will not run to become Italian premier for the fourth time in elections next year. "For the love of Italy, one can doe crazy and wise things," said the ex-premier in a statement. "Eighteen years ago I came into office, a foolhardy venture not devoid of wisdom. Now I choose to take a step back, for the same love that moved me to act back then". The media magnate said in a statement that his People of Freedom (PdL) party would hold primaries to decide who will be its candidate by the end of December. "I remain at the side of younger people who can play and score goals," said Berlusconi, 76, who owns the AC Milan soccer club. Since Mario Monti replaced Berlusconi as premier in November, the PdL has criticized the government of technocrats for its tough austerity measures, and party leaders have repeatedly said that Berlusconi would run again. But the PdL's tone has softened as of late, with some members of the party calling for an overhaul of the party structure and image following a raft of corruption cases, culminating in this month's arrest of former PdL Lazio caucus leader Franco Fiorito for alleged embezzlement. Polls currently give the center-left Democratic Party (PD) a clear lead over the centre-right PdL with comedian Beppe Grillo's Five Star protest movement third. PdL Secretary Angelino Alfano recently said Berlusconi would consider stepping aside "in order not to surrender Italy to the left," perhaps to form a single "centrist" coalition. The next general election is scheduled by May when Monti, an unelected technocrat, ends his term. Monti was appointed premier in November amid rising turmoil in the euro crisis that forced Berlusconi to step down.
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The pharmaceutical industry is sometimes portrayed as a greedy villain more concerned with profits than with patients' health. This week's podcast interviewee, Robert Shook, is a best-selling business writer whose just-released book presents an opposite point of view. Miracle Medicines: Seven Lifesaving Drugs and the People Who Created Them, published by Penguin Group USA, takes a behind-the-scenes look at seven pharmaceutical companies. Shook talked to the men and women--chemists, physiologists, medical and clinical researchers, engineers--who spend hours in the lab discovering and developing new life-saving and live-improving therapeutics.
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AUSTIN - Requests for a significant boost in funding for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center failed to sway House budget-writers, who voted Monday to stick with a no-frills budget recommendation for the facility.
The House Appropriations Committee adopted the Legislative Budget Board's recommendation, which would provide TTUHSC about $155 million for the next two-year budget period.
But Tech Chancellor John Montford, who has been on both sides of the table in the Legislature's budget sessions, said it is too early to get worried and that he plans to keep working on the budget request.
"You're not going to get anything unless you ask for it, and you're not going to get anything unless you work for it," said Montford, former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
Montford said he plans to continue informing the House and Senate committees of Tech's problems and needs.
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Most of TTUHSC's special funding requests are on a "wish list" attached to the appropriations bill and there is no certainty they will be funded.
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"We're at the rock bottom," Smith said.
Rep. Rob Junell, a San Angelo Democrat who chairs the appropriations committee, said funding for health sciences centers is based on a formula and that Tech isn't being treated unfairly.
"They're (the TTUHSC) getting funded an equitable amount with the rest of the schools in the formula," Junell said.
Smith said the institution's appropriations are insufficient to cover the cost of running four campuses in Lubbock, Amarillo, El Paso and Midland-Odessa. The University of North Texas HSC, which has only one campus, receives about $1 million more per year from the state in institutional support than Tech receives, he said.
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There are over 38,000 eating establishments in Shanghai. I'll give you a minute to let that number sink in.
OK, so maybe "eating establishments" is too lofty a term for a street cart with a furious wok and some dodgy animal bits, but you get my point. From deep-fried bumblebees to coddled morels, choices abound. I eat out here almost every day, it seems crazy not to. Everyone does. Dinner rarely costs more than RMB 80 ($12), and I have yet to have a bad meal.
I often have no clue what I'm eating (sometimes best not to ponder), but excellence abounds and I am constantly awed by dazzling new dishes ("Deep fried hibiscus buds?"), unheard of ingredients ("Excuse me, did you say starfish?") and confounding techniques ("How'd they do that steamed, fried, sweet, tangy, crunchy, tender thing?").
Shanghai, in food, right now, is the most exciting city in the world.
Now, I love pork fat and all things bestial. Desperate wriggling on the plate doesn't put me off, cholesterol threats don't phase me. I once loudly proclaimed in a restaurant in Beijing, "Bring on the testicles!" (They did.) But when wanderlista Andria Mistakos came to town and asked me to take her to my favourite restaurants, I opted to pass on the organs and take her to where I quite simply eat the most, Jujube Tree and Lucky Zen and Veg, both vegetarian joints.
Reason is, everyday eating and adventure eating is not the same thing, and the brilliance of Shanghai is that there are squillions of options in both. For day-to-day sustenance, Shanghai's plethora of fine vegetarian restaurants are just the thing. Great food; great healthy, exciting food.
Jujube Tree has been a Shanghai institution for years. It is the restaurant where I most want to spend a day in the kitchen, there's so much on the plate that I just can't figure out. I love the Sichuan fried mushrooms with a vinegary caramel sauce -- but how on earth did they slice the mushroom to form a long crunchy mushroom noodle? Menu favorites include tempura-like fried lotus root with chili powder, mapo tofu (soft custardy tofu cooked with lots of young sweet ginger and chili), pine mushroom soup with goji berries, sautéed watercress with morels and rice " soup," sweet stewed dark chestnuts with peppers, spongy braised tofu with a dark mysterious sauce whose texture is inexplicably satisfying to the chew, lots of simple braised greens and a smattering of mock meat products, which I usually sneer at, but here enjoy.
Meals are served with a hugely satisfying roasted rice tea and there is fine selection of fresh squeezed juices described with their properties; pear and lemon juice for "whitening," for example. The service is warm and cutesy: The servers have badges with names like " Seeking" and "Smiling" written on them, very different from a Sichuan joint I went to this week where the names would have been " Snarling," "Scowling " and " Why are you bothering me?" At Jujube Tree though, "Sweetness" prevails, and somehow they do a fine job of getting past my shocking menu Mandarin.
I find that I crave Jujube Tree at least twice a week. It has become my Shanghai soul food, food that gallops past flavor, nutrition and ambience and gets right to the heart of what a good meal is supposed to do: It simply makes me feel good.
Just across Shanghai's uber-fab Xintiandi district from Jujube Tree is my other local fave, Lucky Zen and Veg. My gorgeous friend Vivian Zhang bought me here and I am now giddily hooked.
Unlike Jujube Tree, this is not a chain, but a one-off local wonder that requires smart footwork to find. There is a small doorway on the street that opens to a desk with a happy hostess who points to a wooden staircase that leads to main dining room. The room is raw and zen, rough woods and silk and linen dividers. In short, the living room we all want. It has, in fact, become my second lounge. Chanty, incense-y music chimes, serenity in Shanghai.
The food! Really mind-boggling, and there are firm favorites: I love the pan fried bread with fennel greens, baby "shoots" with salted walnuts -- using Tibetan salt -- incredible silky steamed lotus root filled with creamy black rice in a chrysanthemum broth, fern root noodles in a tangy vinegar brine -- I can't even begin to contemplate a fern root noodle in the "what is it" and "how to" world.
When presented with a plateful of whole roasted walnuts in a sweet, cumin sauce, Andria let out a gleeful whooping "What!" It's so good that it's confounding. Who thinks of this stuff? How did the first chef figure out how to stuff a lotus root with black rice? Did he invent the wheel in his spare time? Electricity, peut-être?
The menu has helpful, cheery notes like "Sauce with Mild Spicy," "Numb and Spicy" and others, and the servers will tell you the health effects of each dish if asked. Walnuts, it turns out, are good for the brain.
Where Jujube Tree is a traffic jam with chilies blaring, Lucky Zen is a trickling brook. Even the Buddhist monks who come to both are of a different ilk: At Jujube Tree they bray raucously into their iPhones, at Lucky Zen they telepathically text. It's not a matter of one or the other, I love both.
For any of you who think you know what Chinese food is, think again. I have never seen food of this quality outside of China. I mentioned this to Shanghai chef friend David Yan who said "Well of course not! The great chefs didn't emigrate. Chinese food outside of China is made by entrepreneurial Chinese who had to do something to survive, and we can all cook."
Imagine plonking either one of these restaurants into New York, Sydney, San Francisco, ethos, eggplant and all, a veritable Buddhist bonanza. But until then, you're just going to have to come to Shanghai.
Lucky Zen and Veg is at 428 Madang Lu, a short walk from Xintiandi. Jujube Tree has four locations in Shanghai, one in Chengdu and one in Ningbo. My local is at 77 Songshan Lu, just off Huaihai Lu.


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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orlando Magic have a list of late-season goals written on the blackboard in their locker room. They were able to erase the one at the top Wednesday night.
Dwight Howard had 22 points and 13 rebounds to help the Magic beat the Los Angeles Clippers 110-86, securing their first winning season since the 2002-03 season.
"We've got some guys in our locker room who have never had a winning season and I think you've got to appreciate some of the things you accomplish during a season," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. "The next goal is to wrap up a playoff spot and then win our division and secure home-court for the playoffs."
Howard, playing on a winning team for the first time in his four-year career, got his league-high 57th double-double this season. He also had plenty of help.
Rashard Lewis had 19 points and nine rebounds and Hedo Turkoglu added 17 points for the Magic, who put all five starters in double figures by the end of the third quarter. Carlos Arroyo had 13 points off the bench.
"It feels good to have a winning season, but we're not satisfied," Howard said. "We've got a lot of stuff to work on for the playoffs. We want to be great so you've got to push to get better."
The Magic's other noteworthy accomplishment was hitting 11 3-pointers to give them a league-leading 622 this season, which ties a club record for a single season.
Seven of the 3s came in the third period, including four straight when the Clippers had pulled within nine points. Turkoglu hit three 3-pointers in that run as the Magic lead grew to 19 and they coasted home from there.
"They were staying back in the paint and leaving us wide open so you've got to take those shots," Van Gundy said. "We usually hit a stretch where enough of them drop and we're in pretty good shape."
The Clippers got 22 points from Corey Maggette and 17 apiece from Cuttino Mobley and Al Thornton, but were hampered by the absence of center Chris Kaman. He missed his second straight game with a sore back.
"I knew it was going to be a pretty long night against Dwight (Howard) without Chris," Los Angeles coach Mike Dunleavy said. "Dwight was just a nightmare matchup for us. We had to collapse and double team him and they have too many good shooters. Sooner or later someone is going to catch fire."
Trailing by 15 at halftime, the Clippers pulled to 69-60 with 7:48 to play in the third quarter. However, Jameer Nelson hit a 3-pointer and Turkoglu added three straight 3s to spark a 14-4 run that pushed the Magic's lead to 83-64.
Howard had 14 points and nine rebounds in the first quarter against the outmanned Clippers. His slam dunk gave the Magic a 13-2 lead with 6:36 left in the quarter and Orlando never trailed again.
Lewis and Arroyo had eight points apiece in the second quarter when the Magic shot 61 percent from the field and opened up a 63-48 halftime advantage. Maggete had 20 points in the first half, including 10 of 12 from the free throw line, but there was little help as the rest of the Clippers hit only 11 of 33 shots.
- The Magic's 11 3-pointers gave them 622 for the season, tying the team record in a season with 16 games still to play.
- Clippers players have missed a league-high 221 games this season because of injuries.
- Lewis shooting 50.1 percent (83 of 164) since the All-Star break and averaging 19.6 points.
- The Clippers are 2-13 in the second game of back-to-back games this season.


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