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Show of hands, is anyone actually surprised?
… I didn't think so.
Someone is lacking the balls to make the decision or is u8nder a lot of pressure to make the wrong decision.
This stinks or curruption in my view.
Shameful and frightening.
What do they require further detail on? Between the Scottish and coalition government, this is turning into a bit of a farce, whilst the world moves much more quickly on such things (France is putting the governments to shame) Poor reflection on SNP – so much for leadership!
Could be the Scottish government is being leaned on by politicians in London. If Scotland says yes it will have obvious implications for the rest of the UK
Really dont think that is the issue – the SNP have shown themselves to not be leaned on by Westminister.
If there is leaning it is either Souter, the RC church or both.
Its a mess. Its becoming a farce.
Its clear Scotland wants equal marriage – why then do the SNP government lack the moral fibre and courage to make the right decision to ensure civil and human rights equality?
Are the SNP really as brazenly weak and foolish as this episode makes them appear?
Sorry dave, I don't see that at all. Alex Salmon would make issue of if that was the case in no uncertain terms.
If the Scot Gov decide not to legislate for equal marriage, it won't be because of London. If Cameron tried to tell Salmond what to do, he'd do the exact opposite and make sure everyone knew about it.
Like Stu says, I'm more worried about the Catholic Church, Souter and this idea that surfaced a couple of months ago that the SNP are risking their independence referendum if they go ahead with equal marriage and might decide to postpone it until afterwards. Personally, I think it's a lot of rubbish and it won't affect the independence referendum at all, but I've heard that even SNP members who agree with marriage equality are getting worried about it, and they'll choose independence over marriage equality in a second.
As I've said before, even my own local SNP MSP has already backtracked to being in favour of marriage equality and intending to vote for it to now being undecided "due to various issues raised" since the consultation started. How many more will do the same?
PLEASE NOTE – this story is incorrect. The Scottish Govt spokesperson made an error and told the journalist August when they should have said July. The Scottish Govt is now saying clearly that they expect to announce the way forward in July.
Other news outlets are giving the same story as PN.
This just adds to the farce, if your information is correct – and who knows with all the smoke and mirrors the Scottish Government are using in this.
What they have succeeded in is creating an impression (whether true or not) that they are frightened to introduce equal marriage – an impression that they are in cahoots with the militant anti-gay brigade and the impression that they are unable to organise the preverbial visit to a brewery.
If your information is correct, the errors of the Scottish government spokesman underlines these impressions of incompetence.
What actually happened was that a Scottish Govt statement that was given to press at the end of last week, that said "We fully expect to be in a position to publish the way ahead [on same-sex marriage] next month," was reissued to a journalist this morning without the word "next" being updated to "this" to reflect the fact the July started on Sunday!
The Scottish Government statement has now been updated to read "We fully expect to be in a position to publish the way ahead this month."
Fair enough.
Good to see the update in the body of text of the story too.
However, it still smacks of incompetence by the Scottish Government in how this has been handled.
This mix-up (which Tim explains and I accept that explanation) could easily have been avoided if the Scottish Government had given specific dates all along instead of constantly giving vague time frames such as spring, late spring, next month and so on.
It looks like we're being a bit paranoid innit
I have emaile PN to ask for this story to be corrected! It's July not August. The Scottish Govt spokesperson incorrectly told the journalist, Dan, July this morning, but they have since issued a correction and say July.
Absolutely disgusting.
There is no excuse for this delay.
The only acceptable outcome of this unnecessary consultation is a clearly idefined timetable for marriage equality within the next 12 months.
If the SNP decide that they are not willing to implement marriage equality, then it is stating quite clearly that Scottish independence should be opposed by LGBT people and our friends and family.
Apparently the SNP are getting worried that supporting marriage equality and legislating for it will stop people (homophobic bigots) voting for independence! It's been suggested that they could decide to postpone marriage equality until after the independence referendum, although that's just rumour at the moment.
I suspect they will lose more votes if they are seen to be only capable of managing a farce and incapable of making a decision!
I honestly think they have a lot more votes to lose by NOT going ahead with equal marriage. But the anti-marriage side tend to have louder voices and it makes them seem much more numerous than they are in reality. I just hope the SG realise this too.
The guy on the right in the pic looks very clingy.
He looks hot!
This is ridiculous!
If they can't even stick to a specific date what exactly CAN they do?
It better be a positive result for making everyone wait.
No excuse for delays, just do and equalise Marriage already!
And we can brace ourselves for a similar situation in England. How embarrassing that France has now taken the lead, no consultation, just a parliamentary debate, no bigoted House of Lords to contend with simply because their government doesn't permit religious clerics to meddle in politics or get a say in who is entitled to rights. At least France has a true democracy while we're controlled by an unelected body of people who don't represent us and who can deny us our rights. There is something intrinsically wrong about that especially when one's religious beliefs are allowed to trample on the rights of others even though a supposed majority of MPs support equal marriage. It just isn't right, fair or democatic.
Of course the big question is: what will be the way ahead that the Scottish Govt will publish later this month?
Will it be a bill for marriage equality, consulted on in draft form later this year, and in the Scottish Parliament in 2013?
Or will it be "we're not doing anything until after our independence referendum" (which would mean 2015 at the earliest)?
Or will it be something else?
No-one knows, which is why it's really important for people to keep emailing MSPs and signing the equal marriage petition, both of which you can easily do from here:
I've already e-mailed all my MSPs long ago and 5 of the 8 support it – but I've been very disappointed in my local SNP constituency MSP already backtracking on it, and I've got an e-mail proving this. I just hope she's the only one.
Still trying to talk Souter round I expect! Don't hold your breath- he ain't going to change his outdated ideas- I can tell them that now.
Let's just hope he doesn't influence the Scottish Government on this matter!
So the Scottish Government will make their decision in July, which is good news. But will it still be on 10 July or on 17 July as some reports have suggested?
Also, I still don't understand why they didn't make a decision to legislate right at the start of the consultation process, after all, the Scottish Government are in favour of marriage equality, aren't they?
They could have said at the beginning that they would definitely legislate and could still have held a consultation about the details of legislating.
Instead, they said they supported it but decided to hold a consultation asking if they should legislate for it altogether – not when, not how, but if. When has any government ever done that for a policy it supports?
This whole matter has been handled very badly by the Scottish Government.
But it says in the article that the decision hasnt been delayed. Stating that the next month statement was refering to something said in June. ?
I think the article initially reported a delay by the SG because that's what Pink News was led to believe but then they updated the article afterwards to correct it. Most comments were probably submitted before it had been updated.
I only read it for the first time myself after it had already been updated, so it is a little confusing!
Thats right, BennieM
The Scottish government cocked up and said something they did not intend to PN. PN reasonably reported it and then updated the article when the error was identified.
Thanks for explaining, Stu. I realise this was probably just a mix up by the SG but the longer it all drags on, the more worried I get that the SG will decide to drop it. I really hope they do decide to go for it in the end! I hate all this uncertainty!
Yeah i agree, im counting down the days until the 10th of July!!. Hopefully there wont be another delay.
Charlie unfortunately I think you'll need to count further than that. For a couple of days, there have been reports that the Cabinet meeting to discuss this will be July 17th, not 10th. And that doesn't mean there'll be an announcement on 17th! All the Govt have actually said about the date of the announcement is "this month".
I warned and warned and warned the people in the Scots LGBT that the SNP would do this, hell I even put a real bet on it and looks like I am winning. The SNP will sell the gay community down the river. As for the heads of the LGBT, Well the last time I checked the charity regulator over £1,000,000 is given to them in government grants from Edinburgh. Would you piss off your benefactors too much ?
LGBT and anything LGBT is big business and good PR but that's all it is, its never really been about changing the life's of others. Look at the parade of gay people in the gov pay roll who came out AGAINST it.
How do you exsplain the scale down at London pride ? Was that not done by an LGBT chairman ? Wonder while during a time of olympics thsi guy suddenly decided to scale it back and Brois decideds not to take part. Could it be LGBT are being pushed aside by a band of political nutjobs and some morons in the LGBT who are given perks are willfully going along with it as long as there A OK ?
The SNP leadership are not homophobs its true that there may some individual members who are but that's in every political party in the world . The SNP are trying to gather as much evidence as they can so that when they make a decision they dont get accused of being completely biased by the opposing organizations and coming across as un-government like. The reason its taking so long is because the marriage consultation was the most responded to consultation since devolution in 1999 with over 50,000+ responses that need to be verified and checked as being valid. So guess it would take a long time to analyse the range of questions in the consultation thoroughly and then try to come to announce a decision.
Sorry that was supposed to be a reply to the previous comment Sorry. :(
Did they pay you to say that ? Really ? Let me quote Kenneth Gunn SNP 'Gays are damnd to hell ' Nationalists never done anything good for the gay community. Look at Germany.
No i am an individual how do i know someone didnt pay you to say something. ? What about the tories or labour members that have said homophobic comments in the past.
I've also been very critical of the SNP since I stopped voting for them in 2007 when they happily accepted Souter's money. There have been other instances of the SNP not dealing with homophobia within the party or siding with the Catholic Church over gay equality and I think the leadership really need to sort it out. But despite their muted attitude towards equal marriage and all the delays so far, it's still possible they'll decide to legislate for it. I'll be very disappointed but not surprised if they do drop it, but the fat lady hasn't started singing quite yet so there's still hope.
If there was separation of church and state in the UK then it could be much easier to tell religious cults to stop interfering in civil matters.
sadly separation of church and state is not a reality in the UK.
I very much agree with you. :)
Very doubtful if Brian Soutar has that much influence among the contingency of SNP MSPs.
Frankly the Party will take his money (as all do) but his interests ultimately lie in the business climate of an independent Scotland – not who's getting married to whom.
Having said that, there is doubtless significant pressure from the Churches (Catholic & Protestant)… and I suspect one reason for delay would be to see which way the wind is blowing elsewhere in the UK – then to stride out on a Scottish "beacon of enlightenment" against a dark and backward England – or to present it as an inevitable if the rest of the UK looks to be heading that way.
Either way, Salmond is a canny and astute political operator – he personally supports equal marriage – (as do most normal thinking people) and will deploy his skills to achieve it without that impacting on the independence referendum.
Very doubtful if Brian Soutar has that much influence among the contingency of SNP MSPs.
Frankly the Party will take his money (as all do) but his interests ultimately lie in the business climate of an independent Scotland – not who's getting married to whom.
Having said that, there is doubtless significant pressure from the Churches (Catholic & Protestant)… and I suspect one reason for delay would be to see which way the wind is blowing elsewhere in the UK – then to stride out on a Scottish "beacon of enlightenment" against a dark and backward England – or to present it as an inevitable if the rest of the UK looks to be heading that way.
Either way, Salmond is a canny and astute political operator – he personally supports equal marriage – (as do most normal thinking people) and will deploy his skills to achieve it without that impacting onthe independence referendum.
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January 11th, 2013 02:46 PM #1
Robin or Robert?
Robin is being used as a full name where I live now, and I like it as a full name. But my grandfather is Robert, so maybe Robert with the nickname Robin would be a better option?
Do you Robin should stay as a nickname, or is it a fresh option? Or has it, perhaps, moved over to the girls section?
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I know a baby boy named Robin. I have met females with this name or the Robyn version which I don't care for.
To me Robin is naturey & more modern or on-trend for a boy right now. Robert is a bit of a cast aside classic imo. I really like Bert best as it's nickname. I could see either Robert or Robin on a little boy with hipster parents- both choices are delightfully rare.
I have never met a Robert called Robin, I am in Brooklyn & to me, Robin has always been a stand alone name.
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Junior forward Brent Petway (McDonough, Ga./Griffin HS) rounded out the Michigan effort with 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting, with all of those baskets coming in the form of dunks. He also connected on 2-of-4 from the free throw line, while adding four rebounds.
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Up only a point, Michigan turned outside as Harris drilled a three-point shot. The basket sparked a 12-2 U-M run, as the Wolverines stretched their lead to 20-9 at 12:27 in the first half. Following the Harris long ball, Petway added two electrifying alley-oops before Michigan went back outside for Horton's first three-pointer of the night. Hunter capped off the run with a turnaround in the low post.
The Miners tried to dig themselves out of the eleven point hole with a 6-0 spurt, but were turned back with deep three's by Horton and Harris. In addition to his hot shooting, Horton dished the ball in the first half, finding Petway for his third alley-oop of the first half, returning the lead back to eleven, 28-17, with just under eight minutes left in the first half.
For the remainder of the half, the Wolverines continued to pour it on from the outside with three-pointers by freshman guard Jerret Smith (Romulus, Mich./Romulus HS), Harris, and Horton. The Michigan advantage reached 14 points twice, while never dipping below eight. Beyond the three-pointers by the U-M backcourt, the Wolverines only hit one other field goal, a put-back by Sims to give Michigan a 43-29 lead with 1:03 left before the break. Michigan would enter the locker-room leading UTEP 44-43.
By halftime, the Wolverines had shot a collective 7-of-11 from beyond the arc, with Horton and Harris connecting on three apiece. Horton added four assists and he and Harris both came away with two steals.
The second half continued much in the same way as play resumed, and mass substitutions by Coach Tommy Amaker gave UTEP fits, allowing Hunter to grab six early points. Petway added yet another alley-oop from Horton as both Brown and Sims combined for a pair of buckets down low, leading to a 56-41 Michigan advantage with just over five minutes into the second half.
The Michigan lead continued to hover around the 15-point mark for the next five minutes as the Wolverines played the inside-outside game, with Sims and Brown coming away with baskets to go along with buckets by Horton and sophomore wing Ron Coleman (Romulus, Mich./Romulus HS). A Harris basket at 9:47 gave Michigan a commanding 65-53 lead.
Hunter immediately followed the Harris basket with eight points of his own, including two three-pointers, capping off a 12-0 Michigan run to give the Wolverines a 73-53 advantage. With Michigan up by 20 and six minutes to go, the Wolverines iced the ball game with six of their last 11 points coming from the foul line, capping off an 82-67 victory.
Monday's opponent, Notre Dame, is a No. 5 seed that advanced with a 79-69 defeat of No. 4 seed Vanderbilt on Wednesday (March 15) in South Bend, Ind. The Irish and Wolverines met earlier this season (Dec. 3) at Notre Dame, with U-M prevailing 71-67.
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Last Saturday, we decided to take the train to Bologna for the day, the largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy. Filled with good food, beautiful churches, and a vibrant population, it made the setting for an absolutely perfect day of exploring. But why visit Bologna, you may ask?
It's got the oldest university in the Europe.
Established in 1088, L'Università di Bologna is one of the oldest universities in the world. Even today, Bologna itself feels like one huge college town, with various faculties dispersed throughout the city. At night, the piazzas and streets were packed with all kinds of young people meeting up with friends. But this also means that you can easily stumble upon old public libraries, still serving as study spots centuries later.
From 1563 to 1803, the first official home of the university was the Archginnasio, which now contains the main city library. Its hallways are covered with the over 7,000 coats of arms of former students.
The Archginnasio also houses the beautiful Anatomical Theatre, built in 1637 to house some of the first cadaver dissections. Butchers used to come to the lectures to help cut up the corpses.
The university also means that Bologna has traditionally been one of the most liberal cities in Italy, with strong history of political activism. In fact, as we walked around, we came across a protest in front of the Justice Building .
And, of course, street artists have their own political message to make.
It's the best city to walk around in the rain.
Luckily, we arrived in Bologna on a stunningly clear day. But if it were to rain, we would have been set. Porticos cover almost every sidewalk in Bologna, and the wide walkways contrast with the narrow sidewalks I must squeeze through in Florence.
It's a gastronomic capital.
Bologna, and the larger region of Emilia-Romagna, is the birthplace of lasagna, tortellini, parma ham, parmesan, tagliatelle, basaltic vinegar, and––of course––bolognese sauce. The rich and hearty dishes that Americans often associate with Italian cuisine are native to this region, and the two restaurants we visited didn't disappoint. For lunch, I had some handmade torteloni; for dinner, I went with the classic tagliatelle alla bolognese. (Regarding restaurants, I highly recommend Tre Santi and Quadradimezzo.)
It's cheap to visit.
By train, Bologna is only an hour away from Florence, and our round-trip tickets cost us less than 20 euros. Once there, we visited churches, wandered streets, and visited public buildings, which meant we paid only a nominal amount in entrance fees.
The main squares were filled with all kinds of street musicians––and music is the best kind of public good there is!
Getting lost is an adventure within itself.
We had a list of places we wanted to see, but we also left some time to wander through the streets, explore alleyways, and then try to figure out we were on a map. But this enabled us to discover things we wouldn't have otherwise seen.
The best views are from up high.
Bologna's skyline is dominated by two tours––Torre degli Asinelli and Torre Garisenda––which are among the few survivors of the original 200 that once towered over the city. The story goes that two rival families competed to build the highest tower, with construction beginning in the 12th century.
Today, you can climb the Torre Asinelli, which at 318 ft (97 m) is the fourth highest tower in Italy after those in Cremona, Siena, and Venice. We climbed over 500 steps of this narrow, slightly leaning tower to get to the very top––and oh, that view!
When you don't know the history, it's sometimes just as fun to invent it.
I tore out pages from my guidebook to bring along, but often we would we wonder about the stories behind other buildings or statues that we came across.
Take the above statue. When you don't have access to Wikipedia, sometimes you have to do with your own storytelling, like about the time when Thomas Jefferson visited Bologna and subsequently scandalized the public by writing risqué romance novels. Later, the city decided to commemorate the visit by building a statue in his honor. (After all, he kind of looks like TJ, doesn't he?)
Of course, even the guidebook can't always help you. According to my guidebook, the Abbazia di Santo Stefano contains a basin with Lombard inscriptions from the 8th century. However, we weren't quite sure what basin contained the inscriptions, so we took pictures with both.
There's art everywhere.
Speaking of which, churches contain some of the great treasures of Italian art. Where else can you ponder the works of Renaissance greats for free?
San Petronio is gigantic, touring above the main square. But my favorite church was San Domenico, a grand airy church begun in 1221 to house the body of St. Dominic after his death. The inlaid wood panels in choir area were spectacular, each portraying a different scene from the bible in mesmerizing detail.
The Sanctuary of Maria della Vita contained some stunning terra-cotta statues of the Compianto sul Cristo Morto.
Anywhere is great with the right people.
Overall, I had a wonderful day exploring Bologna––ducking into courtyards and savoring every bite of my pasta. But the truth is, what really matters is finding the right people with whom to explore.
Next Saturday, it's off to Arezzo to tour its famous antique market. But that's more for next time!


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Arsenal 1-0 Swansea
- From the section Football
Andrey Arshavin's freak goal helped Arsenal to their first Premier League win of the season against Swansea City at Emirates Stadium.
Arsene Wenger gave debuts to new signings Per Mertesacker and Mikel Arteta - but it still took a dreadful blunder by Swansea goalkeeper Michel Vorm to gift the Gunners the points.
Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers was absent from the game after the death of his father, and while the newly promoted side competed well, they are still searching for their first goal in the top flight.
And that meant they paid the price when Vorm threw his clearance against Angel Rangel, who was facing the other way, and into the path of the grateful Arshavin just before the interval, allowing the Russian to slot his finish into an unguarded net.
Swansea's best chances fell to record signing Danny Graham, who was frustrated by Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny's stunning first-half stop but was guilty of a bad miss when he shot over the top from close range in injury time.
Wenger will be grateful for the slice of good fortune he feels has eluded his side this season and a win which helps them start the recovery from the humiliating 8-2 defeat at Manchester United.
Arteta faded after a bright start, while Mertesacker settled in quietly despite being troubled on occasions by Graham.
For Swansea, the concern was that they once again looked well-organised and prepared to play a passing game - but failed to break their scoring duck this season.
Arteta made an instant impression with a surging run and inviting pass to Aaron Ramsey inside the first two minutes, but he rushed his finish from an angle and shot high over the bar.
Mertesacker was also involved in the early exchanges when he was caught on his heels as Kemy Agustien's cross found Graham, only for Szczesny to produce a brilliant low reaction save to stop what looked a certain Swansea goal.
Steven Caulker then rescued Swansea with a brave goal-line clearance from Theo Walcott after he was played in by Arshavin. The defender took a knock and ripped the net in the process, but his intervention kept his side level.
Swansea looked to have survived until the interval, and in relative comfort, until Arsenal were gifted that goal by keeper Vorm. He raced to prevent the ball going out for a corner, only to then inexplicably hurl the ball against Rangel, allowing Arshavin to finish into an empty net from a tight angle.
The visitors had not been short of attacking ambition on the occasions when Arsenal gave them the opportunity and they were unlucky just after the break when Scott Sinclair's free-kick beat the flying Laurent Koscielny but glanced off the bar.
Arsenal responded after 56 minutes when Robin van Persie cut inside only to see his curling effort strike the outside of the post and bounce away to safety.
Swansea enjoyed plenty of possession without a cutting edge, and it was Arsenal who almost added a second late on when substitute Marouane Chamakh, on for Van Persie, rose to meet Kieran Gibbs' cross but Vorm made a fine save.
Graham then had that injury-time chance, but hooked the ball over the top when it looked like he might earn a point for Swansea in the closing seconds.
Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta:
"It was important to get the three points and we've done it. It was important to forget about what happened two weeks ago [the 8-2 defeat against Manchester United] and now we have a big Champions League game on Tuesday [Borussia Dortmund] and let's focus on that now.
"It's been good. We had the chances early on to get the game in our hands and we didn't take them and then it was a bit harder.
"But credit to Swansea, they played really well they have some good players and are brave to get the ball at the back. It's not easy to come here but they were brave and showed some confidence. It wasn't easy but I'm glad for the debut and glad for the three points."
Lineup, Bookings (5) & Substitutions (6)
- 13 Szczesny
- 03 Sagna
- 04 Mertesacker
- 06 Koscielny Booked
- 28 Gibbs
- 08 Arteta Booked
- 14 Walcott Booked
- 16 Ramsey
- 23 Arshavin (Benayoun - 62' )
- 26 Frimpong (Coquelin - 74' )
- 10 Van Persie (Chamakh - 81' )
- 21 Fabianski
- 11 Santos
- 20 Djourou
- 30 Benayoun
- 39 Coquelin
- 09 Park Chu-Young
- 29 Chamakh
- 01 Vorm
- 02 Williams
- 03 Taylor
- 04 Caulker Booked
- 22 Rangel
- 07 Britton
- 11 Sinclair
- 12 Dyer (Moore - 84' )
- 24 Allen (Dobbie - 75' )
- 26 Agustien Booked (Gower - 64' )
- 10 Graham
- 25 Tremmel
- 20 Bessone
- 27 Gower
- 29 Richards
- 14 Dobbie
- 18 Lita
- 19 Moore
Match Stats
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Full Time The referee signals the end of the game.90:00 +3:12
Handball decision goes against Luke Moore. Wojciech Szczesny restarts play with the free kick.90:00 +2:52
Kieran Gibbs takes a shot. Save made by Michel Vorm.90:00 +1:19
Corner taken right-footed by Mark Gower. Danny Graham takes a shot from close range clearing the crossbar.90:00 +0:30
Short corner taken by Scott Sinclair. Scott Sinclair takes a shot. Blocked by Per Mertesacker.88:05
Shot from just outside the box by Stephen Dobbie misses to the left of the goal.86:23
Free kick awarded for a foul by Luke Moore on Mikel Arteta. Aaron Ramsey takes the direct free kick.86:05
Aaron Ramsey takes a shot. Ashley Williams gets a block in.84:11
Mark Gower gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Francis Coquelin. Francis Coquelin takes the direct free kick.83:16 Substitution
Substitution Luke Moore is brought on as a substitute for Nathan Dyer.82:30
Marouane Chamakh takes a shot. Michel Vorm makes a brilliant save.80:07 Substitution
Substitution Marouane Chamakh on for Robin van Persie.80:07
Mikel Arteta produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the target.79:18
Stephen Dobbie takes a shot. Save made by Wojciech Szczesny.78:25
Francis Coquelin challenges Ashley Williams unfairly and gives away a free kick. Mark Gower takes the direct free kick.77:20
Free kick taken by Steven Caulker.77:20 Booking
Booking Mikel Arteta goes into the referee's book.77:07
Mikel Arteta concedes a free kick for a foul on Stephen Dobbie.73:23
Mark Gower restarts play with the free kick.73:23 Substitution
Substitution Stephen Dobbie on for Joe Allen.
Substitution Francis Coquelin replaces Emmanuel Frimpong.73:23
Mikel Arteta challenges Nathan Dyer unfairly and gives away a free kick.67:30
Mikel Arteta delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, save by Michel Vorm.67:30 Booking
Booking Steven Caulker receives a caution for unsporting behaviour.67:04
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Theo Walcott by Steven Caulker.65:07
Close range headed effort by Danny Graham clears the crossbar.63:09 Substitution
Substitution Kemy Agustien goes off and Mark Gower comes on.61:45 Substitution
Substitution (Arsenal) makes a substitution, with Yossi Benayoun coming on for Andrey Arshavin.58:41
Effort on goal by Robin van Persie from just outside the area goes harmlessly over the target.57:29
Shot on goal by Andrey Arshavin from long range goes harmlessly over the target.55:53
Effort from the edge of the area by Robin van Persie hits the post.53:42
Nathan Dyer fouled by Per Mertesacker, the ref awards a free kick. Kemy Agustien restarts play with the free kick.52:10
Scott Sinclair has an effort direct from the free kick,52:10 Booking
Booking Laurent Koscielny is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.52:06
Laurent Koscielny concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Sinclair.51:11
Robin van Persie has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.48:14
Free kick taken by Ashley Williams.48:14 Booking
Booking The referee cautions Theo Walcott for unsporting behaviour.48:09
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Neil Taylor by Theo Walcott.45:01
The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.45:00 +3:19 Half time
Half Time The first half comes to an end.45:00 +3:01
Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Kemy Agustien, Andrey Arshavin makes a clearance.45:00 +2:42
Nathan Dyer takes a shot. Kieran Gibbs gets a block in.45:00 +1:55
Robin van Persie takes a shot. Blocked by Ashley Williams.45:00 +0:19
Effort from the edge of the penalty area by Theo Walcott goes wide of the left-hand post.42:47
Corner taken left-footed by Robin van Persie from the right by-line, Steven Caulker manages to make a clearance.39:50 Goal scored
Goal! - Andrey Arshavin - Arsenal 1 - 0 Swansea Andrey Arshavin finds the back of the net with a goal from the edge of the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Arsenal 1-0 Swansea.39:39
Theo Walcott takes a shot. Ashley Williams gets a block in.37:44
Corner from right by-line taken by Kemy Agustien.34:56
Corner from right by-line taken by Kemy Agustien. Scott Sinclair takes a shot. Bacary Sagna gets a block in. Joe Allen takes a shot. Bacary Sagna gets a block in.30:34
Corner taken left-footed by Robin van Persie to the near post, clearance made by Steven Caulker.25:41
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Nathan Dyer by Emmanuel Frimpong. Shot comes in from Kemy Agustien from the free kick.24:21
Free kick taken by Mikel Arteta.24:21 Booking
Booking Kemy Agustien goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.24:11
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mikel Arteta by Kemy Agustien.23:59
Scott Sinclair is ruled offside. Wojciech Szczesny takes the free kick.23:15
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Theo Walcott by Neil Taylor. Bacary Sagna takes the direct free kick.22:37
Shot from just outside the box by Emmanuel Frimpong misses to the left of the goal.20:38
Aaron Ramsey challenges Joe Allen unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Joe Allen.19:16
Aaron Ramsey produces a right-footed shot from outside the penalty box and misses wide left of the target.18:39
Corner taken short by Bacary Sagna.17:14
The offside flag is raised against Kieran Gibbs. Michel Vorm takes the indirect free kick.14:35
Theo Walcott takes a shot. Steven Caulker makes a clearance.9:32
Robin van Persie takes a shot. Blocked by Steven Caulker. Mikel Arteta takes the inswinging corner, clearance made by Ashley Williams.9:09
The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Wojciech Szczesny.7:08
Joe Allen fouled by Emmanuel Frimpong, the ref awards a free kick. Joe Allen takes the direct free kick.3:05
Danny Graham challenges Mikel Arteta unfairly and gives away a free kick. Shot on goal comes in from Mikel Arteta from the free kick, blocked by Steven Caulker.2:28
Free kick awarded for a foul by Danny Graham on Emmanuel Frimpong. Direct free kick taken by Emmanuel Frimpong.1:40
Mikel Arteta gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven Caulker. Direct free kick taken by Michel Vorm.0:53
Shot on goal by Aaron Ramsey from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.0:00
The referee starts the match.
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Former Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colon of the Athletics was suspended for 50 games after testing positive for testosterone.
MLB made the announcement one week after All-Star game MVP Melky Cabrera of the Giants received a 50-game suspension following a positive test for a similar substance.
"I say sorry to the fans, to my squad and to the Oakland A's," Colon said in an announcement released by the players' association. "I accept responsibility for my actions and I am going to serve my suspension as required by the joint drug program."
He will miss the last 40 games of the regular season and the 1st 10 games of the postseason if Oakland advances that far. Any remainder of the suspension would be served in a future season, if Colon signs another major league deal.
"It's a shock," Oakland reliever Grant Balfour declared. "He's a guy that we are definitely depending on right now. I think you could say it's bad timing any time, but especially now."
Oakland, which has not made the playoffs since 2006, began Wednesday a half-game out in the American League wild-card race. The A's were preparing for an afternoon series finale against Minnesota Twins when they were given the news from clubhouse TVs. A closed-door team meeting was called.
GM Billy Beane received word from MLB and started to search for a starter to take Colon's turn in the rotation Thursday at Tampa Bay. Tyson Ross will be called up from Triple-A Sacramento. Beane addressed the A's in the clubhouse before the team took the field for pregame warmups.
"Listen, it's upsetting. From a baseball standpoint, we're scrambling," Beane said. "We're all disappointed not only for the Giants and the A's But for baseball."
The 39-year-old Colon is 10-9 with a 3.43 ERA in 24 starts this season, his 1st with the A's, and has a 171-122 record in 15 big league seasons.
A 2-time All-Star, the burly right-hander won the 2005 American League Cy Young Award after going 21-8 for the Los Angeles Angels. Sports scores
Colon will lose the remaining $469,945 of his $2 million base salary this year. He has also got earned $750,000 in performance bonuses based on starts and $150,000 based primarily on innings, which are not impacted. Thursday's start would have earned him another $250,000, and the suspension will cost him the chance to make $850,000 in extra bonuses based on innings.
Five players have been suspended this year under the big league drug program. San Francisco reliever Guillermo Mota was penalized 100 games in May following his 2nd positive test and is eligible to return August. 28. Philadelphia infielder Freddy Galvis and free agent outfielder Marlon Byrd were suspended 50 games each in June.
The A's were not interested by discussing Colon's situation as they try to return the playoffs for the 1st time since being swept by the Tigers in 4 games of the 2006 American League championship series. Oakland did welcome back starting left-hander Brett Anderson in Tues. night's win over the Twins following a 14-month absence because of elbow ligament replacement surgery.


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The 6-foot-3, 241-pounder bolsters an impressive roster for the U.S. Army All-American contest. Henry is currently rated as the No. 7 running back in the country by Scout.com, making him a five-star prospect.
Henry has made a non-binding verbal commitment to sign with Alabama on National Letter of Intent Day.
Scout Eval - "Henry is an elite athlete that is bigger than most running backs in today's game. He is very productive, he pulls away from defenders, and he runs with good vision. He is a back that runs upright and he needs to run with more power behind his pads, but he does run through a lot of arm tackles, and is very good about keeping his legs moving until the end of the play. He is explosive and he has very good speed for a back his size." - Chad Simmons
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For more than a decade, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl has been the Nation's premier high school football game, serving as the preeminent launching pad for America's future college and NFL stars. Percy Harvin, Jamaal Charles, Patrick Peterson, and Andrew Luck all made their national debuts as U.S. Army All-Americans. In the 2012 NFL Draft Andrew Luck became the first U.S. Army All-American Bowl alumnus to be selected with the first overall pick. The 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl drew a record crowd of 39,011 to the Alamodome, and was the most-watched sporting event on television over the weekend, excluding the NFL playoffs.
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My dog Girly is a 12 yo shar pei lab was vomiting for three days straight and I changed her diet to overcooked rice chic
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Is this normal for your dog... she seemingly ate something he shouldn't have, like a poison toad or the like. Switch her back to her regular food gradually and watch her closely. If she doesn't take well to it, Natural Choice makes sensitive skin and stomach dry food formulas in both venison and fish, and turkey and fish in wet. You should take her to the vet when something like this happens for her own safety, unless this is a somewhat regular occurrence with your dog (better safe than sorry!) ^_^
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Yesterday Intel had a major press and analyst event in San Francisco to talk about their vision for the future of the data center, anchored on what has become in many eyes the virtuous cycle of future infrastructure demand – mobile devices and "the Internet of things" driving cloud resource consumption, which in turn spews out big data which spawns storage and the requirement for yet more computing to analyze it. As usual with these kinds of events from Intel, it was long on serious vision, and strong on strategic positioning but a bit parsimonious on actual future product information with a couple of interesting exceptions.
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No major surprises on the underlying demand-side drivers. The the proliferation of mobile device, the impending Internet of Things and the mountains of big data that they generate will combine to continue to increase demand for cloud-resident infrastructure, particularly servers and storage, both of which present Intel with an opportunity to sell semiconductors. Needless to say, Intel laced their presentations with frequent reminders about who was the king of semiconductor manufacturingJ
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My Forrester colleagues Ted Schadler and John McCarthy have written about the differences between Systems of Reference (SoR) and Systems of Engagement (SoE) in the customer-facing systems and mobility, but after further conversations with some very smart people at IBM, I think there are also important reasons for infrastructure architects to understand this dichotomy. Scalable and flexible systems of engagement, engagement, built with the latest in dynamic web technology and the back-end systems of record, highly stateful usually transactional systems designed to keep track of the "true" state of corporate assets are very different animals from an infrastructure standpoint in two fundamental areas:
Suitability to cloud (private or public) deployment – SoE environments, by their nature, are generally constructed using horizontally scalable technologies, generally based on some level of standards including web standards, Linux or Windows OS, and some scalalable middleware that hides the messy details of horizontally scaling a complex application. In addition, the workloads are generally highly parallel, with each individual interaction being of low value. This characteristic leads to very different demands on the necessity for consistency and resiliency.


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I provide payroll service to small businesses. I have Peachtree 2004 (windows xp platform) and have purchased a new computer with windows 7. I figured I should upgrade my software at this time. But, since I only use the payroll function, and I'd long since stopped purchasing the tax service (I input my own payroll tax formulas)--I don't want to spend a lot.
What's the minimum upgrade I'll need to run on Windows 7 and allow me to input my own tax tables? Also, I've been told that after 2007, Peachtree no longer allows you to use the standard format W-2s (two on a page). I like that type--especially since I can order them at no cost from the IRS.
Beginning with version 2007, Peachtree started using "print and sign" tax forms. As a result, you no longer have the ability to modify tax forms or print them after your subscription has expired. The up-side is that everything except the federal copy of the W2 can be printed on plain paper.
Also, you can manually enter your tax tables in any version. But without a current tax subscription, you can only access the user maintained tax table (formerly called the company tax table) you are locked out of the Peachtree Maintained tax table (formerly called the global tax table). So unless you want to rewrite formulas from scratch, you will need to make sure your tax formulas are set up in the right table.
Thank you Mr. Collins for your response.
Are you saying that I'll need to keep buying 'tax update?' subscriptions to be able to print w-2s, or after I've purchased one, that I can't just modify the form and get it to print in future years. And since the federal w-2 is 'two-per-page' format, then I guess that's saying the software is capable of printing two-per-page w-2s? I just don't want to spend a lot on software and then, in order to do the things I need to do (payroll, w-2s, 1099's ) have to incur an annual expense. Maybe I'm not understanding clearly.
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Regarding 'staying with the same flaor' package, I'm using Peachtree First Accounting 2004. Talking with someone today, I'm told that only Peachtree 'complete' will allow me to perform payroll functions. I'll wait to talk with someone next week and see if I can get some clarity. I don't want to purchase the software and then find out it's not what I need.
Yes, you will need to buy a tax update every year if you want to print W2's out of Peachtree.
Let me clarify what I was trying to say about how W2's are printed now.
So the up-side is that printing W2's is easier than ever. You print fewer pages and there is no collating since all employee copies are on one page. The trade off is that you have to pay for an update every year. In my opinion, the time savings will easily offset the cost for most employers. If you are printing W2's for multiple employers you will benefit even more.
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It's likely that Vice President Dick Cheney will never hear the end of the jokes about his shooting of his partner this week while hunting quail on a private ranch in Texas. And truth be told, some of them are hilarious—especially the spoofs in which mock-Cheney claims "faulty intelligence" led him to believe that Harry Whittington, the 78-year-old Texas millionaire lawyer he blasted with bird shot, was actually Osama bin Laden. But while East Coast pundits rail on about why the incident wasn't reported immediately and why the White House deferred to the ranch owner to contact local media, those of us in the West, where hunting is part and parcel of our lives, find ourselves wondering what kind of example the vice president is setting for young hunters.
Surely we all remember that when Bush and Cheney were campaigning, they promised to restore "dignity and decorum" to the office. Of course they were referring to Bill Clinton's sexual escapades with intern Monica Lewinsky—and his foolish and failed efforts to cover it up by lying to the American people. Like Cheney's bird shot in Whittington's face, however, Clinton's DNA on Lewinsky's dress proved beyond a doubt that, yes, President Clinton did indeed have "relations" with his White House intern.
But let's get back to the issue at hand and take a look at what Cheney's latest misadventure says about the vice president's regard for the laws of the land. Right out of the chute, Cheney violated one of the first rules of hunting: You always get the proper license if you're going hunting or fishing. Apparently Cheney, despite his unequaled access to the necessary resources, didn't take the time to check out the requirements for quail hunting in Texas, or he would have found the law requires a new $7 stamp.
Then, as we now know, "accidents happened," and Cheney's hunting partner wound up in the intensive care unit while they plucked bird shot out of his face, neck and chest. While it is highly unlikely the vice president would ever have seen a game warden while hunting on a private ranch, once the shooting was reported, it was discovered that Cheney was hunting without the proper stamp, he was cited with a warning, and paid the seven bucks to the state's wildlife agency.
To be fair, it's worth noting that the bird stamp just went into effect last fall—hence the issuance of the warning instead of a fine. But then again, most people who hunt, especially those who hunt as much as the vice president, know that regulations change from year to year, and it's our responsibility to know what's required and to make sure we're in compliance with the regulations and laws. Cheney didn't.
And unfortunately, Cheney's bad example doesn't stop there. Right after knowing the regulations and having the proper license and/or permits comes the most basic of gun-safety rules: always know what you're shooting at. Every year inexperienced hunters accidentally shoot each other because they "heard something rustling in the brush" and decided to blast away. The rules of hunting safety are unbending in this regard. If you can't clearly see your target and what's behind it, you absolutely do not take the shot.
The vice president, however, ignored this cardinal rule in his urge to blast a quail out of the air and pulled the trigger while his hunting partner was in the line of fire. Even worse—but perfectly in character for the Bush-Cheney White House—once the story was out and a cover-up became impossible, Cheney's office tried to blame someone else. In this case, they said the fault lay not with the guy who did the shooting, but with the victim who "didn't announce his presence" while standing behind Cheney.
Finally, there's the question of taking responsibility for your own actions. Making a bad shot or losing a wounded animal is a terrible feeling. But it is incumbent upon all hunters to take responsibility for their actions and do their best to mitigate the mistake. If it means tracking into the night, so be it. If that means contacting wildlife officials to report that you shot a doe by mistake in the bucks-only area, that's the way it goes. You pull the trigger, you take responsibility for what happens afterward.
But not Dick Cheney. After blasting his hunting partner and seeing him helicoptered off to intensive care, Cheney simply went into hiding. So here's the guy who is arguably the second most powerful man on the globe, surrounded by his phalanx of Secret Service bodyguards, and he decides there's no need to tell anyone how his bird shot came to be in his friend's face.
Only when the owner of the ranch decided to release the news of the shooting, which didn't happen until the next day, was the story told. And even then the story was issued not by the White House press corps, nor by the vice president's own press secretary, but by a local newspaper sourcing a third party. Even worse, when wildlife law enforcement officials came to the ranch to interview Cheney about the incident, they were rebuffed by his Secret Service guards.
Given the fine example Vice President Cheney has set for the millions of young hunters in America, about the only thing that could vindicate him now is to fess up, take responsibility, and issue a full apology for his actions. That, however, may be some time in coming. In the meantime, Cheney's disregard for the rules of responsibility remain in the public eye—further hurting the hunting tradition and setting the worst of examples for young hunters everywhere.
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I think it's important to be involved in things that are outside of yourself...to be able to contribute and feel good about it...it's a win-win...
from Raleigh, NC
I have had this bravelet for about a month and it has worn great I have not taken it off even to shower had compliements on it as well
from sellersburg, indiana
I bought this to support a friends fundraiser and I couldn't be more pleased. Very happy that the proceeds are going to a good cause!
from Kannapolis, NC
The bracelet is so attractive! It's light weight and eye catching. I love the message and what it stands for. It just feels right to be wearing it!
from Millburn, NJ
This "tribute bracelet" is a fitting encouragement to ask for more thorough research of Spina Bifida by the Spina Bifida Association!
from Orlando, FL
I have three bracelets. I love them. Very comfortable and pretty colors I also like knowing some of the price is going to causes I care a lot about
from Portland, ME
I bought this and wear it to work daily. I work in a jewelry department and get so many compliments. Am passing on where to get them!
from Ohio