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Rugby Architectural Building Products, a New Hampshire-based distributor of architectural wood products and decorative surfacing, is expanding with the addition of Lumber Products, an Oregon-based distributor of doors and industrial building products. A portfolio company of Leading Ridge Capital Partners, Rugby acquired substantially all of the assets of Lumber Products through a stalking horse bid under the U.S. bankruptcy code, it reports.
Lumber Products had filed for chapter 11 protection in April of this year. With the acquisition, teams at former Lumber Products locations in Tualatin and Eugene, Ore.; Kent and Spokane, Wash.; Boise, Idaho; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Albuquerque, N.M., have commenced operations as Rugby Architectural Building Products. A former Lumber Products' Chandler, Ariz., distribution center will be consolidated with Rugby's Phoenix operation into a new metro center.
"The acquisition of Lumber Products supports our strategy to diversify geographically, extending Rugby's footprint into key Western markets," says David Hughes, Rugby president and CEO. "Furthermore, the transaction enhances our product offerings in our core industrial base of products, as well as increases our value-added components and service offerings targeted at the commercial and residential construction sector."
With the addition of the Lumber Products facilities, Rugby now has a geographic footprint covering 30 states from 20 distribution facilities. The company's product offerings include hardwood plywood, composite panel products, solid surface countertops, high-pressure laminates, hardwood lumber, cabinet doors and hardware, laminated panels, mouldings, Rugby brand sinks and faucets, and industrial wood coatings. With the addition of Lumber Products, it is expanding its product offerings to include interior and exterior doors. The Oregon-based company had prehanging operations offerinng Masonite, Simpson and other door products.
"Rugby will continue to grow organically and through acquisition, targeting both consolidation and market expansion opportunities," says Robert Mayn, a partner at Leading Ridge.
"This is a transformational transaction for our company and our industry," adds Zach Coopersmith, another partner at thethe private equity firm. "In this difficult operating climate, Rugby's size, scale, geographic diversification, strong product mix, and decentralized operating structure will help ensure our company's continued growth, benefiting all customers, suppliers, and employees."


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Harmony's Way
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Harmony's Way
3.5 Stars
Prior to her escape from the labs, Harmony Lancaster was breed as an assassin and trained to kill. Now on the outside, she seeks justice for the weak and innocent, which puts her in danger not only from racial purists but from Breed Law as well. To save her life, Harmony is placed in the care of Sheriff Lance Jacobs who can see the gentle and caring woman beneath the façade of a killer. Their new relationship is soon threatened on all fronts and Harmony and Lance will have to stand and fight in order for their love to survive.
The story has potential and the characters are likeable but the sex scenes tend to overshadow the plot.
Leigh seems to have reverted to the style of writing that characterizes the first books in the series in that the romance is hot but the mating is immediate and the relationship does not have enough time to build.
Lance was a great character in Megan's Mark and definitely deserved his own book. That said, his characterization in Harmony's Way is disappointing. Even though he is gorgeous and likeable, the overt dominance he displays is excessive. It is almost as if Leigh needs to prove that a purely human male can be as aggressive and protective of his mate as a breed male, and this is completely unnecessary. It is obvious that Lance is quite capable of standing his ground against whatever threat comes along without dominating Harmony in the process.
Harmony's characterization is also problematic. At the beginning of the book, she is a completely independent woman and a ruthless killer but as the story progresses she seems to lose herself in the relationship with Lance and becomes weak and virtually helpless. While I appreciate a strong willed character learning to love and trust others, it was overdone here and I found it difficult to identify with her.
In terms of the plot, more information is provided about the possibility that the first lion breed, or Leo, has survived. However, this aspect of the storyline is not sufficiently developed. Moreover, there are too many potential threats to Harmony and once a villain is narrowed down, he turns out to be lackluster and does not constitute a real danger. There is no real build up of tension and suspense.
Despite my reservations about this book, I really enjoy the world that Leigh has constructed and I am interested in seeing what happens when Jonas meets his match down the road. Hopefully, the next book will be an improvement.
I really like this one. I liked seeing a breed female being the one to mate. I also liked that this particular female was pretty bad ass! I also liked the return of Lance and learning more about his character and his growth to trust the abilities he had inherited. I'm curious if we'll get to see Dane again and learn more about him.
Another awesome read from Lora Leigh.
Harmony is a rock-star!! She is just the type of strong character you love and continues to hold her own even after finding her mate! Lance is strong and dominate but not over shadowing! Lots of steam here!! An office sex scene to die for!! Really digging the new turn in the breeds books!!
Oh, one of the best Breed books yet! Harmony and Lance were one of the hottest and most frustrating couples to grace the pages of this series. I absolutely can't wait to read Jonas' book and find out if he's going to be that jerk forever, although he did save his sister's life but who cares. LOL. AMAZING!
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Pedro Alvarez and Clint Barmes will both sit today in favor of Brandon Inge and recently-recalled Jordy Mercer. Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said the move was made because Alvarez and Barmes historically have struggled against Milwaukee starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo.
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"Our lineup is extended better that it has ever been before as far as being able to hit deeper," Hurdle said. "(Alvarez) is 0 for 15 against Gallardo. Barmes along the same lines. I've watched them go to bat against the guy for two straight years and this is the third year. We'll try something different."
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• Cretan Ethnology Museum at Vóri reveals
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Leslie Frazier wanted to put an end to what he perceived as a distraction to his players: his job status.
The Minnesota Vikings head coach said his "gut" told him the Vikings' players were distracted last week by the uncertainty surrounding his job status for the future so he felt the need to address them in a team meeting Tuesday morning.
"It's like the elephant in the room. I just felt like we needed to get that addressed. Looking back at it, probably should have dealt with it a week ago," Frazier said on Tuesday. "Don't want those guys to be distracted. I want them focused on the opponent. I felt like we got a little distracted last week and I want to make sure that we're all focused on one thing and that's winning this game against Detroit."
The Vikings face the Detroit Lions on Sunday in the regular season finale after posting a 4-10-1 record to this point. It is also the final game at the Metrodome before it begins to be dismantled in January in preparation for construction of a new stadium on the same site.
Frazier's contract expires after the 2014 season, but after two losing seasons in three years as the full-time head coach, there is plenty of speculation about his job status for next year.
His message to the team?
"Just concentrate on this game plan and this opponent. Just take care of what we can take care of and keep our focus there," he said.
Frazier said on Monday he and his agent haven't discussed his future with ownership or general manager Rick Spielman.
Players said they didn't feel the need for Frazier to address the team. LB Chad Greenway said the only distraction was answering questions about Frazier's status.
"Obviously the guys, the veterans, we've been around situations like that and it's just a matter of us continuing to play and worry about the Detroit Lions at this point," Greenway said. "One game left and that's our focus."
Players voiced their support of Frazier after Sunday's loss to the Bengals and that continued into this week of preparation for the Detroit Lions.
"It's been awesome playing for him," LB Erin Henderson said. "He's been like a father figure to us, one of those guys that you don't want to let down. He's not really going to come out there and yell and scream at you or anything else, but he'll kind of give you that look, that look of disappointment that might be worse than getting yelled at or cussed at. He's a steady guy. He's always going to be the same way, no matter what, no matter what the situation is or who the situation involves. He's always going to be who he is and that's something you've got to respect. I appreciate all the opportunities that he's afforded to me."
Running backs Adrian Peterson and Toby Gerhart didn't practice on Tuesday, with foot and groin injuries for Peterson and a strained hamstring for Gerhart.
Both suffered those injuries in previous games but tried to play through them Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Gerhart left after he pulled a hamstring at the end of the Vikings' first series and Peterson didn't play in the fourth quarter when it was apparent the Vikings had no chance to win.
"We're hoping to get one of those guys back on Thursday. We'll learn a little bit about some of the other guys as we move forward," Frazier said.
Frazier sounded more optimistic that Peterson would be available for Sunday's finale than Gerhart.
"We'll see what happens on Thursday when we come back, but the fact that (Gerhart) aggravated it in that ballgame probably makes it a little bit tougher," Frazier said.
Those two were joined by several more starters and contributors not practicing as the Vikings returned to practice a day earlier than normal to get Christmas off on Wednesday.
S Harrison Smith (turf toe), CB Shaun Prater (ankle), LB Larry Dean (knee), LB Audie Cole (ankle), DT Fred Evans and DT Letroy Guoin (quad). Evans was on the injury list earlier in the month with a knee injury but he hasn't appeared on it in the last two weeks.
CB Xavier Rhodes (ankle) returned to practice on Tuesday afternoon after missing the previous two weeks with a sprained ankle.
"We think so. We're planning on him practicing. He went through the walkthrough and everything went fine so we're expecting him to be practicing today," Frazier said.
The Vikings won't issue an injury report until Wednesday afternoon, with an estimated status of player participation if they would have practiced then. The Lions took Tuesday off and are practicing on Wednesday afternoon.
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Last night the stars were aligned.
After two years of waiting it finally happened. Almost every Missoula endurance athlete raced last night at Fort Missoula. I knew the turnout this year would be bigger with the return of Jeffro, Halp, and Toby. However, only a bike nerd like me could truly appreciate last night's line up. Alex, Kiefer, Schultz, Gue, Fischer, Martin and Tack all showed up to race cross! I didn't know if I was standing at the start of the Hellgate Duathlon, Zootown Throwdown, or Rolling Thunder?!?!?!
Tim Bechtol pulled off something very tough last night. Tougher then winning any race, Tim set the course up, ran registration, and officiated?!?! Are you kidding me. Next time you see him give him a Double Haul!
The men's A race was dominated by a group of 3 riders who got a way early. Bob, Toby, and Sam rode together till the last lap. Sam put in an acceleration that couldn't be matched. Toby snatched second and Bob was third. After them came Elliot and Kiefer rounding out the podium. My initial guess is that the men's A had 20 starters (could be record??)
The men's B race was huge!!! Bike handler extraordinaire Mikey Beltz was announced the winner, but I saw Johnny Hot Pants sneak in with some A's. Regardless both racers had an excellent race. Mountain Biker Dillon Johnson, and 5VV rider Greg Larsen were also on the podium.
The ladies race was won by Nicky Phear. She looked great and primed for a run at this year's Rolling Thunder. I think MSlivka was 2nd. Props to KG, SRaz, Prodigy, Jessie and any other ladies who finished that challenging course.
Someone said there were 7 juniors racing?!?! Props to Zeb Ruby for rolling in strong with a bloody knee. Zeb's band the Wedge will be at this year's Rolling Thunder.
The master's races were won by John W and Pat Scharfe.
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
Wednesday Night #1 - Cyclocross in Montana
Last night the stars were aligned.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Owen Gue Interview
Owen Gue is the owner/operator of the Cycling House. When he's not guiding bicycle adventures Owen lives in Missoula and enjoys ripping trail, volleyball, Coldsmoke, and backcountry expeditions. I asked him a few questions after his recent win at Montana Series #1 - Homestake Pass.
First off, congrats on your race Saturday. Spectators were reporting that you were taking those downhills to the limit. Is there truth to this rumor :)?
(laugh) There might be a little truth to me pushing the limits a little bit on those downhill sections with Red Danger. I haven't done a cross race for a couple years and I forgot how much fun they were and that course was a blast! I knew that if I was going to have any chance of getting a result I had to go hard on the descents to keep the guys that can actually pedal their bikes fast like Toby, Brendan, Curry and Frank off my back.
Where do the cross handles come from?
Not really sure where my cross handling skills came from. I kinda blacked out during the whole race and when I came-to I was crossing the finish line and it was over:) I use to ride road bikes a little bit so I feel pretty comfortable on two wheeled bicycles.
It's great to see you out on the Montana cx scene. What's your schedule? Peaking for Rolling Thunder? Wednesday nights?
Well right now I'm trying to decide whether I retire and finish with a record of winning 100% of my cx races for 2009. I think that would be pretty cool but there are some races I would love to do so I'm probably not done with racing cx quite yet. I Haven't really looked at the MT CX schedule but I definitely want to do a few of the Wednesday night races in Missoula and with my training it looks like I'll peak for Rolling Thunder. I've had Rolling Thunder on my mind since the last time I did that race in 2006. I honestly think it's the best bike race in North America...and South America.
Will you be racing the red danger all season long?
How could I not race RED DANGER all season. It's the ultimate CX bike and I couldn't image taking a huge step backwards and riding something that was equipped with 8, 9 or 10 speed and/or an actual CX bike. Hands down the best bike I've ever owned... and it knows how to win races.
Who's your favorite cross racer?
That's a tough question. I'm a fan of so many cross racers right now. I love when Sam Schultz tears it up on his mountain bike. Phil Grove is amazing at cross and will have a great season. I also love Toby because he's so strong and fundamentally sound. But if I have to name just one, my favorite cross racer would have to be Bryce Daviess. He just broke his leg two days ago but he's definitely my favorite.
What's your favorite beer?
My favorite beer is Cold Smoke. I live about 2 blocks away from the Kettle House's new location but I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more... for that beer.
Any big news for the Cycling House this coming season?
It's going to be a great season at The Cycling House. We are launching our new website on October 5th which I'm really stoked about. We're putting together a cycling camp on Maui, HI with Ryder Hesjedal and Christian Vande Velde from the Garmin Slipstream team for December and then I'll open up the Tucson location at the beginning of January. Sam and Andy Schultz are putting together some amazing menus and Brendan Halpin is going to be the TCH full-time triathlon and cycling coach. I'm happy.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Rolling Thunder Poster
Thank you Tom from http://www.tomrobertsonphoto.com/ for creating this year's poster.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Butte Cyclocross Photos
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
Butte Cyclocross - OG, Currys, and hard racing
Warren Smith and the crew at Homestake Lodge put on an excellent race last night. The course had lots of elevation. Both races took place under the lights.
The men 4, ladies, and masters b started the night off. UM and TWTT start Johnny Hot Pants quickly ran out in front. A crash pushed him back to second. GAS's Schoenfelder (sp) powered by the fallen UM man and never looked back. In the ladies race, LCurry quickly jumped to an early lead, finishing the first lap in 5th place overall. She won the race and finished in the top 5 overall. Gaskill was 2nd and looked strong throughout.
Next up was the men's 1/2/3, masters a. Toby quickly grabbed the hole shot followed by OG, KV, FrankG, and Thomas. OG quickly capitilized on his up front position and pushed the pace on the loose downhills. I could not see Curry up front and was wondering where he was. Sure enough Curry started his route from the back and quickly passed folks to slot into second. Gue continued to charge the descents and power up the climbs. His lead was too much for Curry to close. KV finished 3rd dealing with mid-race mechanicals. Master's a was taken by the ageless Mikey Longmire. I think masters b was won by le petite rider Pat Scharfe, it was either him or a GAS rider (I apologize).
Day 2 was the famous Butte Sports Complex course. John Coulthard set up a similar course, but the one major change was no barrier before the big run-up. This small course change turned into the pre-race talking point. Ride it? Run it?
Just like the previous night the ladies, men 4, and master b started first. Dusty grabbed the whole shot and eventually passed the lead on to Scott Lenaburg. He didn't look back all race and stole the victory. 2nd was a hard charging Brent Ruby, who is beginning to become famous for his slow starts and extremely fast finishes. In the ladies race LCurry once again grabbed the victory, only this time I believe she was 3rd overall in the race. KG, Joey, and the prodigy all rode excellent races. Masters b I think was won by a GAS rider or promoter John Coulthard.
The men 1,2,3 master a race started off hot with Bad Brad Morgan grabbing the lead and stringing everyone out. After the front group settled in, John Curry launched a vicious attack through the grass and didn't look back. He took the win followed by and impressive Scotty Herzig. Rounding out the podium was Matt Butterfield (another great ride).
Photos tomorrow.
Other Notes:
-Junior Bridger Fiore looked impressive taking both junior victories. Super props to the GAS junior and Zeb Ruby for finishes todays 50 minute slog.
-Brad Morgan and Frank Gonzalez both returned to racing after some summer injuries. In true form both racers looked strong and on the road to recovery.
-Next week is the Helena Omnium. The Montana Velo guys have put together a great weekend.
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- 1 pound russet or Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced
- 8 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 slice sourdough bread, crust removed, and torn into pieces
- 1/4 cup plain low-fat Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 pound halibut fillets, cut into 4 pieces
- 2 red bell peppers, quartered
- 1 pound small zucchini, diagonally cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 red onion, sliced
Nutrition Information
- calories 390
- fat 14 g
- satfat 2 g
- monofat 8 g
- polyfat 2 g
- protein 31 g
- carbohydrate 37 g
- fiber 5 g
- cholesterol 35 mg
- sodium 280 mg
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Place potatoes in a large saucepan, add garlic, cover with cold water, and cook over high heat 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
While the potatoes cook, place the bread in a large bowl. Spoon 23 tablespoons cooking liquid from potatoes over bread. Stir with a fork until smooth. Add yogurt, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and lemon zest and juice; stir until a smooth paste forms.
Place a large bowl in the sink, and set a colander on top. Drain potatoes and garlic, reserving cooking liquid. Transfer potatoes to bread mixture, and mash until smooth. Add reserved cooking liquid 2 tablespoons at a time until mixture takes on the consistency of loose mashed potatoes. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 2 teaspoons olive oil. Cover and keep warm.
Preheat grill pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle fish with 1/2 teaspoon olive oil, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and thyme. Cook 23 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Transfer to a plate; cover and keep warm.
Place bell pepper, zucchini, and red onion in a large bowl. Drizzle with remaining 1/2 teaspoon olive oil; toss to coat. Arrange bell pepper in grill pan, and cook 5 minutes over medium heat. Add zucchini and onion; cook 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender, turning as necessary for even cooking.
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A unique two-town history. Prince Memorial Library, Cumberland Historical Society, North Yarmouth Historical Society, Skyline Farm, and Greely Middle School partnered to tell the story of how Cumberland and North Yarmouth were originally part of the same community. Libraries, the Civil War, pauper laws, main streets, local industries, and Skyline Farm are some of the topics covered on the site.
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3 Days Post-op + Tummy Tuck Q&A
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3 days post op Tummy Tuck I have blood tissue clots in my tubes. Is it ok to leave until my next follow up 3 days from now?
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I Had a Tummy Tuck 3 Days Ago with Lipo of the Flanks. Now I'm Blue/purple. Is This Bruising or Necrosis?
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Will my Incision Flatten Out? (photo)
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A Tummy Tuck on Wednesday Aug 3rd, my Belly is Flat but There is a Indention is This from the Lipo?
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One Teen's Take: The Media's Imprint on Sexual Cyber Bullying
Many teenagers see derogatory, sexual references like slut, whore and ho made by and about our peers on a near-daily basis in our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds. But how do we react? Do we laugh it off and comment, like the majority of the populace? Or do we stick up for our buddies, risking our own image and likability? Until last week, my answer was the first of the two: I embraced complacency.
That all changed, however, after I attended a student-run town hall hosted by WNYC's Radio Rookies at the Greene Space last week, to talk about the issue of sexual cyber bullying. I participated in intense periods of debate and discussion, and like many other participants at the event, came away with a key message: sexual cyber bullying hurts.
The seemingly innocuous words we type into comment boxes demeaning that girl wearing skimpy apparel may garner numerous "likes" but to the victim, there is nothing to like about such remarks. The jokingly-uttered, sexist remarks that degrade my female counterparts to mere creatures that satisfy male sexual desires can seem funny at a glance, but toxic when looked at carefully. And as hard as it is to accept, sexual cyber bullying is not a mere phenomenon that will soon be forgotten but an epidemic society has to tackle head-on. According to the US Department of Justice, roughly 85% of teens will experience cyber bullying at least once.
All of which got me thinking: what is the root cause that motivates hateful and belittling comments? The answer? I don't have that yet. But a possible hypothesis, I do. I believe that popular music and videos play a large role in shaping the hurtful comments exchanged in cyberspace.
From respected artists like Dr. Dre releasing songs like, "Bitches Ain't Sh-t," to up-and-coming rappers like 2 Chainz singing that they want a "big booty ho for their birthday," misogyny is being implicitly and explicitly promoted through pop culture.
When I brought this point up at the town hall, one student argued that such music had no bearing on her mind. She said she's her own person. Unfortunately, unlike the firm and confident girl aforementioned, many teens are swayed and influenced by what they see in the media. Various studies indicate that the media affects how we react to violence, how we feel about our bodies, and even how early teenagers have sex. In short, the media affects teens big time.
Eradicating negative media that instigates sexual cyber bullying is only a fraction of the overall issue. But to get the ball rolling, I think society must begin to encourage teenagers to tune out the misogynistic lyrics blasting from their iPods and examine the real-life implications of their hurtful comments. Only then will we have a solid bedrock to move forward in the long and arduous battle that lies ahead.


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Copa Libertadores News
Brazil vs. Argentina final looks on the cards after Copa Libertadores draw
Every team's path is laid out, and the draw is set up to deliver one team from Brazil and one from Argentina to meet in the Copa Libertadores final.
Copa Libertadores round of 16 is set: Here are the winners, losers
There were major surprises and disappointments in the Copa Libertadores group stage, with Brazil and Argentina clubs looking strong for the last-16.
Chapecoense out of Copa Libertadores after fielding ineligible player
Brazilian club docked three points for fielding a suspended player.
Eight slots up for grabs before Copa Libertadores enters knockout play
Colombia's Santa Fe and The Strongest of Bolivia go head-to-head while other clubs need help to make the knockout rounds of the Copa Libertadores.
Chapecoense face Copa Libertadores disqualification over ineligible player
Chapecoense face expulsion from the Copa Libertadores after allegedly playing an ineligible player on Wednesday.
Vinicius Junior saga highlights present state of South American club soccer
Brazil power Flamengo flamed out early at Copa Libertadores again, but more attention seems to be on whether they'll keep teenager Vinicius Junior.


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2010 Australian Open Quarterfinals: Murray vs Nadal Betting Odds
2010 Australian Open Quarterfinals: Murray vs Nadal Betting Odds: The world's number two and number four ranked men's singles players will meet this evening at the Rod Laver Arena in Australian Open Quarterfinals. Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, who has yet to drop at set in Melbourne, are scheduled to hit the court at 3:30am ET on Tuesday morning. Murray vs Nadal Betting Odds at online sportsbook BetUS.com have the Scotsman Murray listed as a slight -135 moneyline favorite.
Andy Murray, who is vying for his first Grand Slam title, reached the quarterfinals in Melbourne for the first time in his career by beating American John Isner in straight sets 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 over the weekend. Murray overcame Isner's power game by winning 83 percent of the time on his own first serve. The 22 year old Dunblane native also had just eight unforced errors compared to Isner's 41.
Murray, who has dropped all four of his Aussie opponents in straight sets, will, obviously, be facing his biggest challenge of the tournament tomorrow morning. Still, he expressed confidence in his ability to overcome the Spaniard.
"I know my match against Rafa is going to be difficult," Murray said. "But I think I can win, so…[I] just need to make sure I play my best."
Rafael Nadal's quest for a seventh Grand Slam championship and his second consecutive Australian Open title continued after he defeated Croatian Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday. Nadal survived, despite 22 aces and 55 winners from the 6'10" Karlovic, largely due to his mistake free play. The 23 year old committed just 15 unforced errors while Karlovic unwillingly executed 42.
Tomorrow will mark the tenth meeting between Murray and Nadal. Rafa has gotten the better of things thus far, winning seven of their first nine matches, which included a five set battle at the 2007 Australian Open. Murray's two wins over Nadal came at the U.S. Open in 2008 and at Rotterdam in 2009.
Despite his success versus Murray in the past, Nadal indicated he is taking nothing for granted against the capable Brit.
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Study Shows High Costs Of Fracking [AUDIO]
The argument against hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" Is getting more ammunition as an environmental group is arguing the practice is not only dangerous to the environment but also to our pocketbooks.
Environment New Jersey held a press conference in Trenton on Thursday to release a new study called "The Costs of Fracking," which they hope will further convince Governor Christie to sign legislation (S253) banning fracking waste.
Interim Director of Environment NJ Doug O'Malley says even when it's not directly in our state, runoff and pollution from nearby drilling operations can enter our waterways and seep into our groundwater.
O'Malley cites examples in Dimock, Pennsylvania where fracking operations contaminated drinking water wells of several households for several years. He notes the cost of mitigating such incidents can be staggering.
"The cost of reclaiming a natural gas well approaches one million dollars, and replacement of ground water that's been polluter has a cost of up to eleven million dollars. "
In a release issued by Environment New Jersey Democratic State Senator Bob Gordon stated:
"Natural gas is often lauded as a cheap, accessible source of energy. But we cannot ignore the harmful environmental and financial consequences associated with using hydraulic fracturing. The costs and lasting effects of contaminated drinking water and soil, destruction of natural resources and degradation of public infrastructure are all too often left to governments and taxpayers to bear. This state cannot afford to clean up yet another industrial energy boom that has turned into an environmental and public health debacle."
O'Malley agrees that while natural gas companies laud themselves as the inexpensive option, he says there is an ultimate cost to it that will be shared by everyone.
"The true cost of fracking is not just looking at the gas driller's bottom line, it's looking at the bottom line for everybody."
The report states if fracking in New York and escalates in Pennsylvania, New Jersey could wind up dealing with millions of gallons of toxic wastewater. It adds, if that wastewater is sent to sewage plants, the result could either be pollution of the state's rivers or costly plant upgrades for cities and towns.
"This wastewater is highly toxic. This isn't just pollution that can be treated away. These are known carcinogens that would be dumped right in our waterways. This isn't a questions of rhetoric, this is a question of whether we want toxic fracking waste dumped in our waterways."
The Anti Fracking Legislation already passed the Legislature in June, with victories in the Senate and Assembly. Governor Christie has until Monday the 24th to either sign the legislation or veto it.
The governor however last year vetoed a bill that would ban fracking in the state and instead called for a one year moratorium on the practice to allow state and federal environmental agencies to evaluate it.
The bill would keep the waste water from by fracking from entering the state.
O'Malley says the Governor needs to take action.
"Gas drillers are dumping fracking waste and waste-water into our waterways and I don't think the governor can wish that away."


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In the stresses of our day to day lives we many times think there are not enough hours in the day to take on one more thing. Over the years I have found a since of purpose, calmness and joy through my volunteer efforts with Montage Initiative. I have learned so much by listening to the stories of those whose lives have been transformed because of the support they have received from this organization. It is such an honor and humbling experience to work with such dedicated and passionate individuals for a greater purpose. Volunteering allows you to look at the "real world" outside of ourselves through the eyes of others. I have learned and received so much more by giving of my time, talent, and treasure than I ever have from any paying job. I encourage you to look at Montage Initiative as your charity of choice. I can assure you, that you too will receive much more than you give.
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If you want to support a great nonprofit who is on the cutting edge of innovation and creativity, then check out Montage Initiative @ www.montageinitiative.org I am so excited to be a part of this amazing organization designed to help marginalized women locally and around the world. It truly is an organization that captures the heart of all those involved. 2013 is off to an amazing start! We were so privileged to present at the parallel event in NYC in support of the United Nations 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in March. Our Student Advisory Board spoke on adopting a model of youth empowerment for future leadership and ways to take action. Ambassador Carlos Enrique Garcia Gonzalez, Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations also spoke in support of this effort, along with Dr. Giri and others. We also had a screening and panel discussion about the film White Rainbow based on Dr. Giri's life at Fairfield University. Being a volunteer for Montage has changed my life. It is a humbling experience when you hear the stories and see firsthand the struggles that women still endure today. What is inspiring and rewarding about contributing to Montage, is seeing your dollars truly make a difference in the lives of others. Please join me in giving a 5 star review to this well deserving nonprofit!
The United Nations 57th Commission on the Status of Women included Montage Initiative in its parallel events because Montage Initiative is helping to change the status of women! Montage Initiative is propelled by dynamic women implementing programs that bring real results for women and girls. Support Montage Initiative and support the empowerment of women around the world, giving Voice to the voiceless and bringing the contributions of women to a world that desperately needs them.
Montage Initiative is a wonderful non profit organization that is helping women around the world. I had the privilidge of attending "The History of Women" art exhibit at Fairfield University and was introduced, and very impressed, by the Montage Initiative program. The fact that they are helping women earn a sustainable life and contribute to their families is an admirable way to decrease poverty. I'm hoping I can volunteer wih this very worth while cause!
Montage Initiative is not just another NGO, it is an invitation to help lift not only the women of India out of poverty and change their lives, but an opportunity to change your own. It is hugely humbling yet incredibly inspiring to sit and share not only food with the poorest of women but also their dreams. That's when you realise that the only difference between their situation and yours is geography. Women the world over want the same for their children, their families and their communities - the best. To feed, clothe and educate them. The reality, however, is that even the basics are hard enough to achieve in the developing world and the best is sadly a stretch to far for too many. Montage Initiative works to transform that, bringing those dreams closer, enabling and empowering women by providing training, education and access to markets and helping them to create sustainable livelihoods. The Montage team are a powerful, passionate group of dedicated professionals and volunteers who get things done. As Gandhi urged: they are being the change they want to see.
Montage Initiative is an organization that seeks to help give a voice to those who have not been given the opportunity and chance to speak out and be heard. The work it does in terms of empowering women and creating a sustainable living condition for them is something that shows they are not only concerned about helping women on their feet but also teaching them to make it on their own in the long run.
Having worked with Montage through a service learning class has given me a chance to step into the lives of the women they reach out to. Their mission to give women around the world expanded opportunities uses every thing it can from Media, Art, and Volunteering to help spread the world. It is often said that if you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a family and a nation. That is what Montage is doing with their vision. By helping the women to stand on their feet and also creating a sustainable future for them, Montage has not only educated a family, but also helped a nation back on their feet.
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." -Anne Frank. This quote is something that has been instilled in my heart as a child and I have grown to act upon it. When I first heard about Montage Initiative and what they aim to do, I knew it was something special and that it was something that would change my life. It is great to see a non-profit focus on, not just providing aid to women, but to provide them with opportunities to earn a sustainable living. The passion and sincerity I saw in the eyes of the board members is the same look and emotion I have when I talk about the difference I want to make in the world which made me realize how genuine Montage Initiative is. Their motto "Montage Initiative will build peace, one woman at a time," shows exactly the drive they have towards making a difference around the world. I am excited to see their growth all over the world.
Montage Initiative's mission to empower women, expand minds and unleash potential is admirable. I've gained so much just by working on the recent initiatives through Montage in conjunction with Fairfield University. Our service learning project with the students of Fairfield brought us to the United Nations as we attended the conference on the Commission of Status of Women in early 2012.
i am honored to be on the board of Montage initiative. It's mission resonated with me immediately. I worked at the International Organization for Migration for 10 years in Geneva and then 11 years at Save the Children. After losing my first husband at a young age, I sought to find an organization that would help widows in the developing world. The pilot project of Montage Initiative to help destitute widows in India and its mission to empower women, especially, some of the most vulnerable - the widows, was an amazing opportunity for me to help other women who have not been as fortunate as I have been. i'm pleased to write this review to let others know about this amazing organization.
It is a unique experience in these times to find an organization that is so well focused in its pursuance of their mission. I have been an active board member on many internationally known charities and this is my first foray in supporting a growing concern. Montage Initiative is worthy of your support.
Montage Initiative is a dynamic and blossoming INGO destined to touch and improve the lives of many. My favorite story is when founders Joanne and Ingrid left on a trip to India, and they did not just instigate programs they believed the women of India needed--but instead Joanne and Ingrid lived with the women, gained their trust, and then asked--what do you need? Montage Initiative is born from trust and friendship. The group of individuals leading the INGO are always popping with novel ideas, purposeful and realistic planning, and unbelievably quick implementation. You could not go wrong contributing to this NGO--their hearts are right on their sleeves, they are incredibly transparent, and undoubtedly inspiring.


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Is your value judgement a recommendation for others to draw their own conclusions on your test or a subsequent purchase? Perhaps we put different emphasis on the term "value judgement".
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My "value judgment" is mine and mine alone, not a recommendation or warning of any sort. I bought the chip, it didn't work in my system, and from that I made my value judgment--that it might work in other people's systems but, for some reason, didn't in mine, and thus held no value to ME. People can do whatever they want. If they want to heed my experience and not buy the chip, fine. If they want to spend the $40 and see for themselves, that's fine too.
Now, excuse me while I politely bow out of this thread for a while. I've dodged enough stones and arrows for one morning. Need to recover my strength.
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What's Your Body Telling You?
Wed, Oct 21 2009 - 12:00pm
MLF: Personal Growth
What's Your Body Telling You?
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MLF: Personal Growth
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Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program
Cost: $8 members, $15 non-members
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It was finally released for sale through IBM's partnership with BellSouth (now part of AT&T) in 1994. The Simon was available for $899 ($1,400 in 2012 dollars) on a two-year agreement within BellSouth's 15 state network. Looking at the device by today's smartphone standards does seem whimsical, but the fundamentals are the same, candybar form factor, touch-screen and it was a bit of a battery hog too. Before the Simon was taken off the market, the price had dropped to $599 and BellSouth sold nearly 50,000 units in six months (which is about how long many modern models last today).
Providing the power was a nickel-cadmium battery (it came with two), and processing that power was a 16MHz Vadem CPU. The Simon Personal Communicator was able to provide about one hour of talk time or less. That probably was not such a bad thing, since it weighed about 18 ounces and thus it would be a welcome break to put it on the charger for a little while.
We will not try to guess where the technology will take us over the next 20 years. Given how quickly technology has advanced in the past four years, never mind the past 20, we are certain that any guess we make would be wrong. However, the first smartphone shares much with its contemporaries even at the ripe old age of 20.
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Volunteer Teaching in India
UPDATE: India Programs closed until further notice
- Placement locations: Jaipur
- Types of schools: Elementary and High School
- Age of students: 11 - 17
- Class sizes: 30 - 40
- Role: Teacher or teaching assistant (English, French, Math, Science)
- Requirements: None
- Extra-curricular roles: Art, Drama, Music, Sports
- Accommodation: Host families, Shared volunteer accommodation
- Length of placement: From 2 weeks
- Start dates: Flexible
Since its population passed the one billion mark, India's economy has boomed, and its labour market has found itself much in demand from all manner of foreign companies looking to outsource work or benefit from the cheap manpower.
Despite the fact that you will find English speakers throughout the country, the standard of conversational English teaching in public schools is usually poor. The students may know about English literature and are better at grammar than most native-speakers, but they find it hard to make themselves understood and therefore lack the confidence to speak English. Without strong English skills, they miss out on higher salaried jobs that go to those who can afford a private education.
Volunteering abroad as a teacher in Jaipur, India is an ideal way to help redress this imbalance. You can gain invaluable international development work experience without any previous skills and you do not need any TEFL training or certification. Whether you are volunteering in India during your gap year, career break, or a volunteer vacation, you will have a crucial role to play on one of our teaching projects.
Volunteering as a Teacher in India
In India, Teaching volunteers are placed in schools in Jaipur. Facilities in these schools are often basic - you may find yourself with little more than a blackboard and a piece of chalk. But with one of the school's English-speaking teachers as your supervisor and the support of our Projects Abroad India staff, you may be surprised at how quickly you gain confidence and make progress.
As a Teaching volunteer, you will play a vital role in improving the spoken skills and future options open to the children and teachers at the schools where we work. You can teach younger children or teenagers but whatever the age, you will find that the students are eager to learn all about your culture and your life back home, and taking advantage of this enthusiasm is the first lesson you will learn in your quest to improve their spoken English and comprehension.
Volunteers generally find that teaching practices in India have remained the same for years - the children usually learning by rote and copying out sections of text. By singing songs, playing games and generally making the lessons more interesting, you will bring the subject alive and witness the children growing in confidence and ability.
There are also opportunities to teach French, mathematics, science, and physical education in schools in Jaipur if you would like to do something in addition to teaching English. In many cases, you can specialize in teaching other subjects. Please let us know if you are interested in this option when you apply.
Volunteering at a Teaching Placement in India with Projects Abroad
Every month, Projects Abroad presents workshops to support volunteers and provide training related to their work at placements. If you have any special requirements, we are always happy to help you out with extra resources.
Whatever your skills, as a volunteer in India you will make an important contribution by improving students' spoken English and giving them the confidence that comes from being able to communicate with a native speaker. It is likely to be an experience neither you nor they will ever forget. You will also be part of a much larger volunteer network, which is making a hugely positive contribution to the wider community.
Twice a month Care, Teaching, and Sports volunteers join forces to serve the community in Jaipur. The teams work together to tackle a variety of community issues. These could include the setting up of a library, the creation of learning tools, or participation in local sporting events. Volunteers are welcome to suggest other ways in which they would like to help.
This project is available for less than a month if you don't have time to join us for a month or more. This project has been selected by our local colleagues as being suitable for shorter durations for both the host community and the volunteer. Although you will gain valuable cultural insight and work intensely within the local community please be aware that you may not be able to make the same impact as someone participating for a longer period.


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Really nice job. Good stuff!
The minions listened intentely as Dr Gru outlined his plan to steal the moon
"And just remember, when your buddy is spraying the foaming insulation dont stick your head in the way."
Yes you can think of it as a regular ole POT.
Internally its just a bank of resistors in a ladder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistor_ladder) which are switched in and out to achieve the resistance requested over the SPI interface.
Here's a library that to use with this POT.
I wrote it when i used an MCP4161 in a project of mine. The chip featured on this page is a 4131 but the protocol is the same, so the library should work. If not, you could tweak it to work for both chips and submit a pull request.
No public wish lists :(


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Duck Dynasty Drinking Game, Because Why Not?
Duck Dynasty has become it's own dynasty in many ways. The show is a hit; they even have a ton of merch including shirts, hats, fake beards, and Halloween costumes. Where don't we see someone from the Robertson family these days? Heck, they have a Christmas album coming out this year.
The show's latest season wraps up on Oct. 23 at 10 p.m. on A&E. So before they go out for another season, why not have some friends over and make a drinking game out of the finale?
Our friends at Buzz Feed have come up with the ingredients and the gameplan for drinks throughout:
What do you need?
- Pitcher of sweet tea with a big helping of vodka (or beer if you prefer)
- A plastic cup (that you cannot put down during the show for any reason)
- The following rules…
How do you play?
- To start, everyone sips during the opening credits
- Sip anytime you hear a "philosophy" during the show
- Sip if you hear Miss Kay talk about her milkshakes, sex, or dating
- Sip when you hear Si say "That's A Fact!" or "Jack"
- When Si says "Happy, Happy, Happy"- the last person to yell "Happy" has to chug
- Sip if someone tells Si to put some clothes on
- Swap your drink with the person next to you if someone mentions "The Redneck Way"
- Drink until Sadie stops blushing from embarrassment during a scene
- Sip when Willie puts down the "Overprotective Dad" card
- Drink if the Robertsons go hunting and get distracted
- 2 sips if Korie gets Willie to do something he doesn't want to
- Excessive camo on screen? Drink until you are no longer disoriented
- If anyone in your party dresses up like the Robertsons, call them "Boss Hog" during game
- Finish your drink if there is a slow motion "beard porn" moment
- If Si attempts to make a pop culture reference, refill your plastic cup


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I own a 2009 S80 T6 in Seville Grey and have been looking for an 18" grey painted wheel design. I absolutely love the 'IXION' wheels (18 x 8 with 55mm offset) which have the same specs as all the accessory wheel options for the S80, but Volvo does not list it as a fit.
Can anyone confirm whether or not they will be a direct fit (don't want to add plastic hubcentic caps, spacers, etc).


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List of operas by Handel
George Frideric Handel's operas comprise 42 musical dramas that were written between 1705 and 1741 in various genres. He began composing operas in Germany and then for a brief time in Italy to modest success. It was not until he moved to England that he found great success in the genre. His first opera in England, Rinaldo (1711), was met with enthusiasm, and several more Italian operas soon followed. However, Handel's place as the central figure of opera in England during the eighteenth century was not solidified until, under the influence of Thomas Arne, he began composing large-scale works with English language texts. Though almost all his English language works are technically oratorios and not operas, several of them, such as Semele (1743), have become an important part of the opera repertoire. Handel's first opera (opera seria - serious Italian opera) was Almira (1705).
Handel's earlier operas tended to be of a lighter nature, although there are intermittent moments, such as the prison scene from Almira (1705), which are highly dramatic. Handel's music for his first operas in England was often derived from musical ideas and idioms found in his cantatas and other works written during his time spent in Italy (1706–09). For example, the characteristic harmonic structure of Agrippina (1709) is obviously a retention of material from this Italian period. In general, the orchestrations of Handel's earlier operas tended to be richer and smoother than in his later works, utilizing additional instruments like bassoons to achieve different tone colours. The music for Rinaldo (1711) notably used four trumpets, an instrumental choice that Handel never repeated elsewhere.
Beginning with Ottone (1722), Handel composed numerous operas for the Royal Academy of Music during the 1720s. With the exception of Flavio (1723), the operas from this period are more serious in tone and the musical expression is more astutely aligned to the opera's drama than in his earlier operas. Of particular importance from this period is Giulio Cesare (1724), which contains one of Handel's most expansive and emotively powerful scores. The sumptuous music and deft characterizations found in this work has made it one of the more frequently revived Handel operas during the 20th and 21st centuries. Also of note are Tamerlano (1724) and Rodelinda (1725) which have particularly striking leading tenor roles that Handel wrote specifically for Francesco Borosini. The later operas that Handel wrote for the Academy were not as successful as his earlier ones. The two major sopranos at the Academy, Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni, were intensely competitive, and Handel had to cater to them both equally in these latter Academy operas. With the exception of Admeto (1727), the attempt at balancing two leading soprano roles within an individual opera proved to hinder the work both musically and dramatically.
During the 1730s, Handel returned to writing operas of a comic and fantastic or heroic nature, largely because he no longer had to cater to the tastes of the Academy when choosing librettos. These works, such as Partenope (1730), Orlando (1733) and Alcina (1735), were influenced by the operas of Leonardo Vinci and Leonardo Leo and are written in a pre-classical manner. During this period, Handel began to more frequently utilize the scena in his works, and by the mid-1730s he was writing some of his most dramatically moving arias, such as the mad scene of Orlando and the end of Act 2 of Alcina. The size of the orchestras for these works was also larger, with Handel typically employing 12 violins, 8 violas, 6 cellos, 4 double basses, and two harpsichords in addition to four bassoons and a number of other wind instruments. In operas like Oreste (1734), Handel attempted to synthesize Italian opera with French opera in the sequences of dances and choruses, but made no further experimentation in this area outside of the operas of 1734 and 1735. Two of the operas from this period, Ariodante (1735) and Atalanta (1736), were a departure from the traditionally heroic librettos used by Handel, adopting a more realistic romantic intimacy.
By the late 1730s, Handel's attention was increasingly diverted away from composing operas and was much more focused on the English oratorio. A number of his operas from 1737 on lack the brilliance of his earlier works, most likely due to this shift in focus. Nevertheless, his operas Giustino (1737) and Serse (1738) contain some very fine music. Serse is also notable for successfully mixing comedy and poignant tragedy into a masterfully crafted plot, a development repeated less successfully in Imeneo (1740). Handel's last Italian opera, Deidamia, was produced in 1741 and was not received very well as England's taste for Italian opera had waned. Handel returned one more time to theatre music for the semi-opera Alceste in 1750.
List of works[edit]
The following is a complete list of Handel's operatic works. All are opera seria in three acts, unless otherwise stated.
|Première date
|Première place, theatre
|Modern revival
|Almira (Der in Krohnen erlangte Glücks-Wechsel, oder: Alimira, Königin von Castilien)
|FeustkingFriedrich Christian Feustking, after Giulio Pancieri
|1705-01-088 January 1705
|Hamburg, Oper am Gänsemarkt
|1994-06-054 June 1994, Handel Festival, Bad Lauchstädt
|Some music lost; announced as a Singspiel but has no spoken dialogue
|Nero (Die durch Blut und Mord erlangete Liebe)
|FeustkingFriedrich Christian Feustking
|1705-02-2525 February 1705
|Hamburg, Oper am Gänsemarkt
|Music lost
|Florindo (Der beglückte Florindo)
|HinschHinrich Hinsch
|1708-01-01January 1708
|Hamburg, Oper am Gänsemarkt
|Almost all of the music is lost
|Daphne (Die verwandelte Daphne)
|HinschHinrich Hinsch
|1708-01-02January 1708
|Hamburg, Oper am Gänsemarkt
|A sequel to Florindo, intended to be performed on the day after it. Almost all of the music is lost
|Rodrigo (Vincer se stesso è la maggior vittoria)
|SilvaniAfter Francesco Silvani's II duello d'Amore e di Vendetta
Italian libretto
|1707-11-00c, November 1707
|Florence, Teatro di via del Cocomero
|1984-00-001984, Innsbruck
|Some music is lost
|GrimaniVincenzo Grimani
|1709-12-2626 December 1709, early 1710
|Venice, Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo
|1943-00-001943, Halle
|RossiGiacomo Rossi/Aaron Hill, after Tasso, La Gerusalemme liberata
Italian libretto
|1711-02-2424 February 1711
|London, Queen's Theatre
|1954-06-00June 1954, Handel Festival, Halle
|HWV 7b is the 1731 revision; the libretto of a revision of 1717 also exists
|Pastor fidoIl pastor fido
|RossiGiacomo Rossi, after Giovanni Battista Guarini
8b Italian libretto, 8c Italian libretto
|1712-11-2222 November 1712
|London, Queen's Theatre
|1948-06-2020 June 1948, Handel Festival Göttingen (third, November 1734 version); 14 September 1971, Abingdon, (first, 1712 version)
|HWV 8c designates the version of May 1734 and its November revival. The prologue Terpsicore added to the November 1734 revival is 8b.
|HaymNicola Francesco Haym, after Philippe Quinault's libretto for Thésée
Italian libretto
|1713-01-1010 January 1713
|London, Queen's Theatre
|1947-06-2929 June 1947, Handel Festival Göttingen
|5 acts
|RossiGiacomo Rossi, after Plutarch's Life of Sulla
Italian libretto
|1713-06-022 June 1713?
|London, Queen's Theatre? (or Burlington House?)
|Much of the music was re-used in Amadigi
|Amadigi di Gaula
|RossiHaymRossi or Haym (?), after Antoine Houdar de la Motte's Amadis de Grèce, 1699
Italian libretto
|1715-05-2525 May 1715
|London, King's Theatre
|1929-00-00Osnabrück, 1929
|Various additions during the initial run and the revivals of 1716 and 1717
|HaymHaym (?), after Domenico Lalli's L'amor tirannico, o Zenobia
Italian libretto
|1720-04-2727 April 1720
|London, King's Theatre
|1927-06-2727 June 1927, Handel Festival Göttingen
|Librettos of the revised versions of December 1720 and 1728 exist
|Muzio Scevola
|RolliPaolo Antonio Rolli, after a reworking of a Nicolò Minato libretto by Silvio Stampiglia
Italian libretto
|1721-04-1515 April 1721
|London, King's Theatre
|1928-00-001928, Essen (Act 3 only)
|only Act 3 is by Handel
|RolliRolli, after Francesco Silvani's La costanza in trionfo
Italian libretto
|1721-12-099 December 1721
|London, King's Theatre
|1962-05-1010 May 1962, Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon
|Revised versions premiered in 1722, 1727 and 1733
|HaymHaym, after Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino's libretto for Antonio Lotti's opera Teofane
Italian libretto
|1723-01-1212 January 1723
|London, King's Theatre
|1921-07-055 July 1921, Handel Festival Göttingen
|Revised versions premiered in 1726 and 1733
|HaymHaym, after M Noris's Il Flavio Cuniberto
Italian libretto
|1723-05-1414 May 1723
|London, King's Theatre
|1967-07-022 July 1967, Handel Festival Göttingen
|The libretto of the revised version of 1732 exists
|Giulio Cesare
Italian libretto
|1724-02-2020 February 1724
|London, King's Theatre
|1992-00-001922, Handel Festival Göttingen
|HaymHaym, after Agostin Piovene and Nicholas Pradon
Italian libretto
|1724-10-3131 October 1724
|London, King's Theatre
|1924-09-077 September 1924, Karlsruhe
|HaymHaym, after Antonio Salvi, after Pierre Corneille's play Pertharite, roi des Lombards
Italian libretto
|1725-02-1313 February 1725
|London, King's Theatre
|1920-06-2626 June 1920, Handel Festival Göttingen
Italian libretto
|1726-03-1212 March 1726
|London, King's Theatre
|1937-00-001937, Handel Festival Göttingen
|MauroO Mauro
Italian libretto
|1726-05-055 May 1726
|London, King's Theatre
|1959-00-001959, Stuttgart (in German)
Italian libretto
|1727-01-3131 January 1727
|London, King's Theatre
|1964-00-001964, Abingdon
|Riccardo Primo
|RolliRolli, after Francesco Briani
Italian libretto
|1727-11-1111 November 1727
|London, King's Theatre
|1964-07-088 July 1964, Sadler's Wells Theatre (Handel Opera Society), London
|HaymHaym, after Metastasio
Italian libretto
|1728-02-1717 February 1728
|London, King's Theatre
|1925-12-00December 1925, Gera
|HaymHaym, adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece
Italian libretto
|1728-04-3030 April 1728
|London, King's Theatre
|1938-06-1919 June 1938, Handel Festival Göttingen
|SalviAfter Antonio Salvi
Italian libretto
|1729-12-022 December 1729
|London, King's Theatre
|1975-09-033 September 1975, Kenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames
|StampigliaAfter Silvio Stampiglia
Italian libretto
|1730-02-2424 February 1730
|London, King's Theatre
|1935-06-2323 June 1935, Handel Festival Göttingen
|MetastasioAfter Metastasio
Italian libretto
|1731-02-022 February 1731
|London, King's Theatre
|1928-00-001928, Braunschweig
Italian libretto
|1732-01-1515 January 1732
|London, King's Theatre
|1926-06-3030 June 1926, Handel Festival Göttingen
|SalviAfter Salvi
Italian libretto
|1732-02-1515 February 1732
|London, King's Theatre
|1970-00-001970, Abingdon
|CapeceAfter Capece, after Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso
Italian libretto
|1733-01-2727 January 1733
|London, King's Theatre
|1959-05-066 May 1959, Abingdon
|Arianna in Creta
|PariatiAfter Pietro Pariati's Arianna e Teseo
|1734-01-2626 January 1734
|London, King's Theatre
|BarlocciAfter Giangualberto Barlocci
|1734-12-1818 December 1734
|London, Covent Garden Theatre
|1990-00-001990, Karlsruhe
|SalviAfter Salvi, after Ariosto's Orlando Furioso
Italian libretto
|1735-01-088 January 1735
|London, Covent Garden Theatre
|AriostoAfter Ariosto's Orlando Furioso
Italian libretto
|1735-04-1616 April 1735
|London, Covent Garden Theatre
|1928-00-001928, Leipzig
|ValerianiAfter Belisario Valeriani
Italian libretto
|1736-05-1212 May 1736
|London, Covent Garden Theatre
|1970-00-001970, Hintlesham Festival, Hintlesham
|SalviAfter Salvi
Italian libretto
|1737-01-1212 January 1737
|London, Covent Garden Theatre
|1935-02-2323 February 1935, Leipzig (in German)
|PariatiAdapted from Pariati's Giustino, after Nicolo Beregan's Il Giustino
Italian libretto
|1737-02-1616 February 1737
|London, Covent Garden Theatre
|1963-04-2121 April 1963, Abingdon
|SalviAfter Salvi
|1737-05-1818 May 1737
|London, Covent Garden Theatre
|ZenoAdapted from Apostolo Zeno's Faramondo
Italian libretto
|1738-01-033 January 1738
|London, King's Theatre
|1976-03-055 March 1976, Handel Festival, Halle
|Alessandro Severo
|ZenoAfter Apostolo Zeno
|1738-02-2525 February 1738
|London, King's Theatre
|1997-03-1818 March 1997, Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London
|StampigliaAfter Stampiglia
Italian libretto
|1738-04-1515 April 1738
|London, King's Theatre
|1924-06-055 July 1924, Handel Festival Göttingen
|Also known as Xerxes
|Giove in Argo
|LucchiniAntonio Maria Lucchini
|1739-05-011 May 1739
|London, King's Theatre
|2006-09-1515 September 2006, Markgräfliches Opernhaus, Bayreuth
|StampigliaAfter Stampiglia's Imeneo
|1740-11-2222 November 1740
|London, theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields
|1960-03-1313 March 1960, Handel Festival, Halle
Italian libretto
|1741-01-1010 January 1741
|London, theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields
|Acis and Galatea
|GayJohn Gay, drawing on John Dryden's translation of "The Story of Acis, Polyphemus and Galatea" from Ovid's Metamorphoses
|Cannons, Little Stanmore
|Variously described as a serenata, a masque, a pastoral opera, a "little opera" (by the composer), an entertainment, and an oratorio
See also[edit]
- Handel House Museum at 25 Brook Street and BBC Radio 3 worked in partnership to celebrate Handel's life and music in 2009, with BBC Radio 3 broadcasting the complete 42 operas, 8 January – 25 July 2009
- List of compositions by George Frideric Handel
- Handel Reference Database
- Hicks, Anthony (1992), 'Handel, George Frideric' in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed. Stanley Sadie (London) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
- Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5
- Some of the information in this article is taken from the related Dutch Wikipedia article.


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- Five Tips for Improving How Employees Access Experts and Expertise
- Base expertise designations on what employees contribute, not just their job titles
- Give employees reasons to participate
By following these five guidelines, manufacturers can ensure their employees have ready access to experts and knowledgeable people across their organization.
A majority of organizations are experiencing demographic shifts in their workforces, with the Baby Boomers starting to retire en masse, Millennials comprising an ever-larger percentage of staff, and Generation X-ers moving up the career ladder to take on positions requiring more expertise and judgment. In environments with few experts and many potential learners, experts and long-tenured employees need to be able to share their knowledge broadly and efficiently across the workforce. At the same time, less experienced colleagues need ways to ask questions, get information and advice, and solve problems collaboratively.
In 2013, member-based nonprofit APQC surveyed more than 100 organizations to learn what tools and approaches they use to surface experts within the workforce—and which achieve the best results. Some of the participating organizations reported having official expertise location programs managed by HR, knowledge management, or a technical center of excellence, but others rely on more piecemeal approaches with different tools supported by different groups. Regardless of the level of formality applied to expertise location, APQC recommends adhering to the following five guidelines to ensure employees have ready access to experts and knowledgeable people across large, dispersed organizations.
Combine employee profiles with communities, discussion forums and social networking
Among the tools and approaches that organizations use for expertise location, communities of practice, discussion boards, and LinkedIn-style employee profiles are the most popular, especially at organizations that consider themselves very effective at meeting their expertise location goals (Figure 1). Survey participants also rate these three approaches as the most valuable for expertise location. Overall, organizations tend to favor tools and approaches that combine access to experts with meaningful opportunities for communication, collaboration and networking.
Many firms also rely on blogs, wikis and social networking to surface experts and knowledgeable people, but these tools complement, rather than replace, the three core approaches mentioned above. A relatively low percentage of organizations use microblogging for expertise location, though other APQC research suggests that tools like Yammer are slowly catching on.


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Younger Next Year: A Guide to Living Like 50 Until You're 80 and Beyond
Chris Crowley and Henry Lodge, M.D.
Published: Sep 22, 2013
Category: Health and Fitness
At the office, a kid is looking at you as if something's wrong — the EJECT button has been pushed but you're still there.
At a party, an attractive man/woman passes by — and just doesn't see you.
That's when you're start to think: My God, I am old.
But that's absurd. "Old" is what your parents were at your age. Hell, at your age minus 10. You? You're okay. Could weigh less. Could be more buffed. Could eat better. But no real complaints.
Great. Think that will last?
Try this quick test:
1) Do you do aerobics for 45 minutes four days a week?
2) Do you lift weights two other days each week?
3) Have you stopped eating crap?
4) Outside of your job, is there something you deeply care about?
5) Do you have a life partner who really cares about you — or a bunch of good friends?
If you can say yes to those questions, you have no need for "Younger Next Year." But if you can't, please read on, because if Lodge (a doctor) and Crowley (his 70-odd-year-old patient) are right, they can help you live to a ripe old age, with your wits intact and your body ready to romp. [To buy the paperback for men from Amazon, click here. For the Kindle edition, click here.] There is also a book for women. [To buy the paperback of "Younger Next Year for Women" from Amazon, click here. For the Kindle edition for women, click here.]
This idea — live long and well, then die fast — is very much in the air these days. It's the Grail. No lingering disease. No chronic conditions. You run the machine at a fairly high speed for eight or nine decades and then make a quick trip to the junk heap. To die in your own bed at 90 — sweet.
Lodge and Crowley bluntly tell you that the final third of your life can be just that satisfying — that, if you do what they tell you, you can be 60 years old and "be functionally younger every year for the next five or even ten years." Why? Because "70 percent of what you feel as aging is optional. You don't have to go there."
How do you stop aging? You suspect the answer is "a lifestyle change," and it is. Lodge and Crowley believe that "50 percent of all illnesses and injuries in the last third of your life can be eliminated by changing your lifestyle in the way we suggest." Which is a euphemism. "The way we suggest" is almost certainly a total change for nearly everyone.
When I was a Good Person, I worked out three or four days a week. I thought I was in damned good cardio shape. But I was nowhere near what these guys call fit. What they want from us is nothing less than a second job: six days of hard work, without fail, each and every week. They don't apologize for this. Or sugarcoat it. They say: "Be a guy; suck it up….six days, serious exercise, until you die."
Until you're 50, you may be too busy for a six-day commitment; they'll consider four or five for you. But "after 50, six is mandatory." They explain why. Our bodies are gifts from our ancestors, they say; we're hard-wired to run all day to find our food. Our bodies don't know that we sit at computers 60 to 90 hours a week; they want to move. And they want to be fed as if we were still roaming the Savannah.
So have one more Big Mac with fries, and then cherish the memory — that part of your life is over. Ditto more than two glasses of wine a night. Ditto… but you get the idea.
For every negative, Lodge and Crowley offer a positive. You will feel great. You will look better. You may even lose weight. And, the ultimate — you'll be alive.
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The commission must recognise, not least from the widespread opposition it faces - from NGOs, but also from agricultural producers, academics, unions, African industrialists and even the World Bank - that the demands made by EPAs are unfair and untenable. It must go back to the drawing board and work together with poor countries on a solution that delivers a strengthened trading relationship and benefits the millions of poor people whose livelihoods depend on these negotiations.
Placing continued preferential access to European markets at the heart of a demand for deals to be signed by the end of 2007 is tantamount to holding poor countries to ransom. Even a goods-only deal, involving as it does complex negotiations over thousands of products across dozens of countries, could not be completed by the end of the year. Adequate time to negotiate truly pro-development deals must be provided - and there are perfectly legal interim arrangements that the EU could set in motion, instead of unjustly imposing a wide-ranging tariff increase on some of the world's poorest countries.
Benedict Southworth Chair, Trade Justice Movement
Sue Branford Chair, War on Want
Paul Chandler Chief executive, Traidcraft
Brendan Barber General secretary, TUC
Matthew Frost Chief executive, Tearfund
Tony Juniper Executive director, Friends of the Earth
Daleep Mukarji Director, Christian Aid And three others