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Neil Walker will miss at least two games with a concussion he sustained last night in a collision with Ryan Church.
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Essential Tools Featuring Randa ClayBy
In 2007 when I featured Web Designer Randa Clay in the Essential Tools series, WordPress was at version 2.1, Twitter was in its infancy and not even on Randa's essential tools list. Three years is like an eternity in Internet time and and I am happy to be featuring Randa again.
Over the past few years, Randa has established herself as one of the top Word Press designers and experts in the field. She has been named one of the top female designers, created some of the first "follow me on Twitter icons" leading to the creation and subsequent sale of MySocialButtons.com and has recently launched a new WordPress resource site called SolutionsforWP.com.
So what tools does Randa consider to be essential now?
Quad Ruled Notebook- perfect for taking notes, jotting down ideas, sketching logo ideas and site layouts.
TeuxDeux.com - An awesome, simple task management application. It's set as my home page when I start my browser and I can easily keep track of various tasks and appointments. (Randa introduced me to TeuxDeux a few months ago and it has definitely become one of MY essential tools.)
iPod Touch – this is the best gadget I've ever bought. It's like carrying a mini-computer with me everywhere. I don't have one of those cell phone carriers that offers the iPhone, but the iPod Touch is almost as good. I love being able to sit in McDonalds while the kids play and get caught up with email, go through my feed reader and of course, playing Doodle Jump!
PMetrics - This is my stats program of choice. I have Google Analytics on my sites too, but for me PMetrics is easier to take in at a glance. (PMetrics is my favorite, too, primarily because it offers real time stats that are even more meaningful.)
TweetDeck – Great tool for keeping up with Twitter friends. I love being able to group people, manage multiple accounts and even keep up with Facebook all in one place.
Firebug – Like many designers, I find Firebug to be the most useful tool when coding a site. It makes it easy to track down what elements are styled by which CSS selectors and where exactly that extra div tag is that's causing your site to go all wonky.
Adobe PhotoShop – I used to rely on Illustrator for much of my design work, but have gradually moved over to mostly Photoshop over the last couple of years as I've come along the learning curve.
WP Cufon - I use this plugin for almost every site I do these days. It makes it possible to use more fonts than just the "web safe" ones for headings, etc.
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Yet more useful tips and tools! Love the look of teuxdeux and wp-cufon…
Good list of tools! I use some of them and will check out the other ones!
Photoshop is amazing. You should check out the "Content Aware" feature that CS5 is going to have. I am so excited! It is literally like magic!

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Location: Subtropical Plant Pathology Research2013 Annual Report
1a. Objectives (from AD-416):
1. Adapt the current smartphone and web-based scouting system to California vegetable and grape production. 2. Hold training sessions to teach producers, crop advisors, and scouts how to use the system. 3. Evaluate the utility and benefits of using regional scouting data to base management actions through case studies of the whitefly-transmitted viruses Tomato yellow curl virus and Squash vein yellowing virus in Florida, the mealybug-transmitted Grapevine leafroll-associated viruses in California, and the thrips-vectored viruses Tomato spotted wilt virus and Groundnut ringspot virus in California and Florida.
1b. Approach (from AD-416):
The system will be adapted to California vegetable and grape production by creating digital maps of production fields, and incorporating the extensive database of the insect and disease pests, as well as the management options, into the system. The scouting system has been developed for Florida, but it has not been widely implemented. Training workshops will be held throughout Florida and California and will be led jointly by members from ZedX, locally-based collaborators and grant participants. We will offer individual training sessions for interested growers, grower groups, and scouting companies. 3. Evaluation and validation will be accomplished by comparing management practices prior to and post implementation of the scouting system, as well as surveying grower attitudes towards adopting the new technology.
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This research relates to in-house project objective 3: Develop or improve comprehensive integrated disease management strategies. At present, we are working closely with our California collaborator to identify and map production fields in California. We recently hired a post-doctoral research associate (RA) to spearhead the initiative. The RA will contact growers, grower groups, and/or University of California Extension personnel to assist in identification of production fields. Once the maps have been developed they will be sent to our cooperators at ZedX to be included in the AgScouter system. Our cooperators at Glades Crop Care and Red Gator have been regularly collecting and entering data into the AgScouter system using handheld devices so that we may follow-up and verify data integrity and as part of the evaluation of AgScouter. Plans for AgScouter training sessions in both Florida and California have been discussed, but none have been planned.
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Rumors about an Amazon set-top box and/or Android gaming console have been swirling for quite some time now. In the past few days things have really been heating up. Let's catch up.
Last week Zatz Not Funny spotted a document on a Brazilian regulatory agency that included images of what was reported to be a game controller for the Amazon box. It's a big ugly thing that basically mirrors an Xbox 360 controller, only adds media playback buttons.
The controller leak suggests that Amazon's streamer would double as a game console of some sort. But haven't we learned that Android gaming consoles don't sell? We have the Ouya, the GameStick, the MOJO and none of them seem to be setting the world on fire.
Yesterday TechCrunch filled in some gaps. According to them, the gaming side of this Amazon 'box' will rely on streaming, much like Online or the upcoming Playstation Now service from Sony.
What makes this even more unusual is that TechCrunch also says the form factor will be similar to that of the ChromeCast; a dongle that you plug into an HDMI port on your TV.
I'm not sure all these parts fit together. A dongle for a streaming-only system makes sense, but if Amazon wants a serious game-streaming device they're going to need to offer a wired Ethernet port, at least as an option, and that doesn't fit well with a dongle form-factor. (Game streaming is more sensitive than video streaming is to the kinds of bandwidth blips we often see on a wireless network since you can't really buffer it.)
I'm wondering if we're going to see a family of TV companion boxes from Amazon. A small dongle that just handles streaming, and something slightly more substantial that comes with the controller and supports PC game streaming?
I also wonder what Amazon will do to sweeten the deal and get us to put aside our Rokus, Chromecasts, Tivos, game consoles and smart TVs and choose instead to use an Amazon streamer? My suggestion to Amazon; give us a free recent movie rental every month. They do something similar with the Kindle. Each month you can borrow a Kindle book, but only if you use actual Kindle hardware; the offer isn't available to folks who use the Kindle app on non-Amazon hardware. If you figure a movie rental costs $5, that adds up to a $60/year perk.
As for the gaming angle...I'm not sure it's a good move for Amazon. Streaming PC games and coupling them with a game controller hasn't really worked well for OnLive. Do you think Amazon can make it work?
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On our bike ride last night, my family and I saw some very dramatic clouds in the sky. I raced off to a clear spot to grab a shot. My first thought was that there was an imminent alien attack and perhaps it was a mistake to leave my family. This thought was soon put aside by my 2nd thought which was, how can I create this in 3D?
a) displaced mesh with maybe some pflow for the 'drifters'
b) all pflow/particles
c) a and b
d) all the other ways
The scale is so huge though I would think you would have a brajillion particles/faces so's to make it virtually unrenderable. I don't work in a production environment (*edit: that calls for dramatic clouds/environments like this) but I'm certain there are tricks people use to pull this off. I know it depends on the shot but if you were going to try to remake these clouds in 3D, what would you do?


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12 Of The Wildest Names In World News
With great power comes more letters than you can fit in your mouth. A hard-to-say name, however, should be the last thing to keep you from talking about the contributions of these incredibly important people. Dare to get to know them, and Dare2GoDeep with The Economist.
PRONOUNCED: yehr-OWN DYE-schel-bloom
This man is in charge of the two most important arms of European finance: the Eurozone (all countries that use the Euro as currency), and the European Stability Mechanism (the body that makes sure Europe doesn't have a complete financial collapse).
PRONOUNCED: sahk-YAH-gin ilk-BEH-darch
Elbegdorj is the incumbent president of Mongolia, and was a key leader in transitioning the country out of communist rule and into a democracy in 1990. The Democratic Party of the country coexists in parliament with other smaller parties, holding 31 of 76 total seats.
PRONOUNCED: BAK guhn-yeh
She's South Korea's first female president, often referred to as another "Iron Lady." Two months into her first tern, she has already met with President Obama to strengthen South Korea's alliance with the United States.
PRONOUNCED: jig-MAY KAY-zahr nahm-YELL wang-chuck
This 31-year-old monarch rules "the last surviving Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas." His 2011 wedding rivaled that of the one in Buckingham Palace the same year, including three days of nationwide celebration and ceremonies dating back centuries.
PRONOUNCED: da-rehn ah-seh-MOG-loo
This man's bevy of accomplishments includes a 15-year-long study concluding that world economics are dependent on human politics. The Internet recently honored him with his very own meme for his indisputable domination in the Economics field.
PRONOUNCED: soo-SEEL-oh bahm-BAHNG yood-oh-YO-no
Following his election in 2004, Yudhoyno is coming under fire from critics for not eradicating the corruption within the Indonesian government more aggressively, especially as his term comes to a close.
PRONOUNCED: SHEE jin-PING
The world is watching and slightly worried as Jinping's leadership leans aggressively towards nationalism/communism, with less concern for the actual state of the population.
PRONOUNCED: ahb-dell-ah-ZEEZ boo-tah-FLEEK-ah
The 76-year-old, who has been running Algeria for 14 years, is currently recovering from a mini-stroke in Paris.
PRONOUNCED: YO-hah-nah SAYG-yor-ro-doh-tear
Elected in 2009, Sigurdardottir is actively trying to have Iceland admitted into the European Union following the country's economic collapse in 2009, much to the dismay of other political parties in Iceland that were dominant before she came into power.
PRONOUNCED: pah-lah-NYAH-pahn chee-DAHM-bah-rahm
After taking the office of Financial Minster for the second time in non-consecutive terms, Chidambaram is combating scandal amidst the increasingly prevalent black money market in India.
PRONOUNCED: AH-lah-sahn WAH-tah-rah
The majority of citizens on the Ivory Coast are under the age of 25, but the country is still ruled by 71-year-old Ouattara and his 70-year-old prime minister counterpart. However, their younger commerce minister, Jean-Louis Billion is beginning to garner attention for wanting to take the country in a more progressive and youth-conducive direction.
PRONOUNCED: too-ee-LAY-puh AYE-oh-no sigh-LEE-LEE muh-LIE-leg-ah-OY
In 2011, the prime minister wanted a reconsideration to move his country's physical position around the International Date Line in order to increase economic relations with its biggest trade partners.


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World Cup DH Champs Crowned
What a treat it was to watch Freecaster's coverage of the final World Cup round from North America. The coverage from across the pond has been great but getting up in the middle of the night to watch has been less than ideal.
Sam Hill was the first big name to enjoy the hot seat. Coming off a nasty shoulder injury, Sam is not on top form. His teammate Brendan Fairclough dislodged him from atop the leader board.
Coming into the final Gee Atherton and Greg Minnaar had identical results. Each had won two races, came second twice and were third once. Neither rider finished lower than third all year. Only four points separated them at the start of the day with Greg leading.
Frenchman Damien Spagnolo made everyone gasp by attempting this huge gap. Unfortunately he exploded on impact. The crash was horrifice but somehow he was able to continue.
Because Gee qualified one spot ahead of Greg, he was first down the mountain and he destroyed Nick Beer's hot seat time by 3.38 seconds. Minnaar, who dislocated his elbow in practice earlier in the week, was next out of the gate. At the last split he was .68 seconds back and he jumped on the pedals to claw back some time. In the end it was not enough though and Gee Atherton has won his first World Cup Overall title by merely 37 hundredths of a second.
The final results from Windham New York tell the tale. Gee bested Greg by a very slim margin and in doing so took the World Cup overall title for 2010.
There were still riders at the top of the course after the overall was decided though and everyone was waiting to see what Steve Peat could do. He has followed up his stunning World Championships win in 2009 with a lack lustre season but his first in qualifying at Windham served notice that he was back on form.
Peat was ahead at the first split and had moved up to 1.41 seconds up on Gee by the second as Rob Warner and Cedric Gracia struggled to rein in their excitement from the broadcast booth. Sadly disaster struck at the bottom of a nasty drop and Peaty came apart. He appeared to be unhurt as he finished his ride but he'd lost a brake lever making it impossible to carry any speed.
Steve Peat was on pace to top the podium but this crash took him out of contention.
Canadian Steve Smith again showed some great late season form with a 7th place finish.
Early on Peaty had been charging the course and wowing the announcers with his daring lines.
On the women's side Rachel Atherton charged back from injury to take the win at the finals. Canadian Claire Buchar was 7th yet again.
Once again Freecaster's coverage was fantastic. Rob Warner's balls out enthusiasm is a blast and it's always fun to hear him say things like 'there seems to be some indiscrepancies.' The coverage should be even better this coming weekend with 14 cameras on course at Mont. St. Anne Quebec for the World Championships. The catch is that it will cost you €9.99 to see the action live – if you purchase before Sept. 1st. After that time I think it'll set you back €14.99. Click here to reserve your spot to view the action.
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Just have to let Goldie know this. My little pet cemetery is outside my yard several yards from my house. I had put a nice bench there so I could sit and commune with my babies once in awhile. One day Chocolat, her cat friend, followed me down there. She discovered Goldie's collar hanging on her headstone and evidently it still smelled of Goldie as Chocolat had a fit rubbing and purring on the collar. She was so glad to have found her friend!
Goldie did not drink any water all day Thursday (it is 110 degrees) and she would not drink still on Friday morning so we decided it was time to go to the Vet for the big sleep. I did not want her to convulse from dehydration and she had not been eating well for several days either so it was time to go. I regret I forgot to have her say goodbye to Chocolat who had been such a good and loving companion for her in her blind and deaf state. Goldie is now buried beside Blickie in a beautiful spot under a mesquite tree with a view of the mountains. The birds sing there and it is very pleasant. I think I will add a bench to the spot to spend quiet time with them as it is so nice there. It is very lonely in the house without her and it is time to look for a new companion. Sasha, one of my guard dogs spends some time in the house with me now but her heart is in the outdoors.
Have posted a new photo of Goldie taking a nap while Chocolat is a patient pillow. Chocolat is very kind and loving with Goldie. All the dogs are good to her - it seems as if all her family senses her handicap and her good nature. She bumps into everyone at least once in awhile but no one snaps at her and they don't even snap when she gets into their dishes for a snack. Chocolat loves her and plays with her nearly every day and often lets Goldie nap against her.
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No one hurt, but home left uninhabitable
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Fire investigators say faulty wiring in the attic of a Columbia home caused the fire that damaged it Sunday night.
The fire started at around 10:40 p.m. at the home on Washington Avenue.
Firefighters found smoke and small flames coming from the eaves, and were able to put the fire out after taking down some drywall. No one was hurt.
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EXCLUSIVE-Nestle to cut sugar and salt in breakfast cereals
* Pledge to cut 24 pct of sugar, 12 pct of salt in 20 brands
* Change to affect 5.3 bln portions sold outside N. America
* Food and beverage firms under pressure over obesity
* Campaigners say unhealthy cereals still targeted at kids
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ORBE, Switzerland, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Nestle SA and General Mills Inc will cut sugar and salt in the children's breakfast cereals they jointly market outside North America, the latest attempt by major food companies to respond to health concerns.
The two have been in a joint venture since 1990 to sell Nestle-brand cereals such as Cheerios in more than 140 countries outside the United States and Canada, markets which account for about half total global cereal sales of some $25 billion.
They say they will reformulate 20 cereal brands popular with children and teenagers by 2015, boosting wholegrains and calcium and aiming for average reductions of 24 percent in sugar and 12 percent in sodium.
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Ab-Soul May Leak His Own Album
Growing frustrated with the delay of his album release, Ab-Soul took to Twitter yesterday to voice his frustrations. "I'm this close to just leakin my shit like its a mixtape [sic]," Soul Tweeted. After a fan responded to him with a, "DROP THAT SHIT!" the Black Lip Pastor responded, "im gettin very impatient shorty ma! young nigga tryinna move this dope! [sic]"
In mid-April, Soul announced that he is working on the next installment of his Longterm mixtape series, Longterm 3. There has been no news on the project since his initial tweet but he did release "Tree Of Life," a loosie produced by Curtiss King, on April 19.
I'm this close to just leakin my shit like its a mixtape….
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Why did my breaker trip?
My breaker tripped this morning just out of the blue. There was no overload on it or anything.
I just heard this loud bang and then when I went downstairs a number of the lights were not working, and also the furnace was not working. The breaker takes care of the furnace and some light fixtures in the basement.
I pushed it back on and the same loud noise happened and tripped again.
The bang seemed to be coming from the area where the furnace is.
Any ideas as to why this would happen? Could there have been some outside problem that affected just that breaker?
Is the breaker malfunctioning?
Thanks very much.
Sounds like a dead short near the furnace. Open the junction box near the furnace with the breaker off and look for blackened spots or sign of arcing.
Since you said it initially occured "out of the blue", my first thought would be a problem inside the furnance. After all, a furnance is not a static object. So it would make sense if something gave out inside the furnance and created a new situation.
Thanks for you help.
I don't think I want to open anything, since I do not know what I am doing.
I tried to turn the breaker back on and now it works. Go figure. The furnace works, and the breaker seems to be ok.
I am still curious as to what would have caused it.
Sounds like an issue with the furnace. Could be a problem with the blower. Find the 'bang' you will find your problem.
It may no longer be occuring now because what ever caused a short/arc has now been jostled loose or vaporized from the repeat occurance after resetting the breakers. So something still could have been damaged or is lurking to try again.
If you are uncomfortable with taking the cover off your furnance, I don't think it would be unreasonable to have an HVAC professional come and inspect it.
Arcing could look like burn marks or small globules of metal where a energized conductor was too close to a grounded surface.
This problem will almost certainly surface again.
Most likely a wire has rubbed on the metal frame of something (maybe inside the furnace, or even a J-box), and it caused a short circuit to ground (the metal frame of the furnace is grounded, as are metal J-boxes), re-setting the breaker likely blew it loose, and now there's a bare part of a wire that's very close to a grounded metal part. Sooner or later.....
The furnace is my first suspect, since they vibrate during operation. The problem could be inside the furnace, or the wire connecting it.
If you're handy with tools, myself or any of about a dozen others around here can walk you through locating and fixing it.
A picture of the furnace and where the wire runs to it would be immensely helpful.
I really don't think I am confortable doing any of this myself.
Thanks for the information.
Maybe I will call the furnace guy. But if I call the HVAC guy, would he know anything about the electrical and why the breaker tripped?
Or should I call the electrical guy, but then how would he know about the furnace? :eek:
A reputable HVAC contractor should be qualified to handle all aspects of installing and servicing a furnance. And that includes gas and electrical connections.
So you want an HVAC guy, not an electrician to check out the furnace.
Now if the HVAC guy can't find anything with the furnace, then an electrician might be needed to trace down what could be wrong with the other wires.
Another option (if the HVAC can't find anything) is to at least run a new dedicated circuit to the furnace (again, an HVAC guy should be able to handle that) and turn the breaker for the existing circuit running to the other outlets off until an electric contractor could look into anything wrong on that part of the circuit.
was furnace running when it tripped? try turning up the thermostat and stand by the furnace to see if blower motor dims lights when it comes on :thumbsup:
I am not sure if the furnace was on when the breaker tripped.
At times when I have the iron on, I do notice that the lights in the room go a little dim, but just for a second, and then they are ok.
What does that mean, when they dim?
Wire has resistance, and the voltage drop across anything with a current flowing through it will have a voltage drop. It's not unreasonable to expect that the wire from the circuit breaker to the lights has enough resistance that of the 120v supplied by the POCO, you have a 1 volt drop in the wire from the power source to the lights, 118v drop in the lights, and 1 volt drop in the wire from the lights back to the power source.
Now if you go and add more current in that circuit, the voltage drop in the wire could go from 1v to 2v. In that case, the lights now only have 116v on which to operate on.
So if the lights go a touch dim when the iron is drawing power, that is to be expected. If lights dim when a motor first starts up and then brighten up, that's to be expected too, because a motor draws more current when it's starting up than when its running.
But if the iron continues to draw power and the lights undim, I can't explain that one. It should only be explained by an initial high power draw that then reduces. I don't see how that is happening in an iron, with the expection of an iron will cut off when it reaches its set temperature. Usually that takes more than a second.
Mummy. Call an electrician or HVAC guy or gal to come over and find out where the problem is. HVAC people are usually excellent electricians unless they are just installers. We have installers in both trades. People that just perform mundane tasks repetitively for a very long time and they good at that task. Give them another task they have no idea. So, whomever you call, let them know that you need someone with troubleshooting skills. Don't take any chances. Get this resolved right away!
Like Jim Port said its most likely right in the j-box at the furnace. You could check this yourself by turning off the power and looking at the connections. As long as the power is turned off, you should not be concerned. Might save yourself a few hundred dollars too.
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Regular guests will be pleased to learn that Lido Apartments have recently had a comprehensive upgrade (winter 2012). Decor has been refreshed and new equipment, fixtures and fittings installed, along with some new furniture.
Lido is our main accommodation in Tolon. We selected it for its very spacious accommodation and excellent location, being in a quiet side street a minute or two's walk from the beach and the street (with no hills to negotiate). To the front, across the side road, the Lido has its own large freshwater swimming pool (depth 1m-1.75m) with poolside furniture. NOTE: The swimming pool operates from 21 May to 30 Sept
Built around a courtyard in a number of 2-storeyed blocks, all units have air- conditioning. The studios are first (top) floor with twin beds, kitchenette (mini- oven, hob, fridge); shower room with wc; and balcony or sun terrace. They can take an extra folding bed for a child with ease.
The 1-bedroomed apartments have a twin bedroom; living room area (again spacious with a twin or double sofa-bed or two single beds), kitchenette (mini-oven, hob, fridge - one named Aphrodite II has a larger kitchen area and a full cooker); bathroom with half-bath, shower, wc; and balcony or terrace.
The 2-bedroomed apartments are on three levels maisonette style. They comprise an upper ground floor open-plan living room with a twin bedded sleeping gallery above and a cool lower-ground floor twin or triple bedroom. Other facilities are as per the 1-bedroom.
There is also a detached 3-bedroom unit called Villa Thalia which sleeps up to 6 persons. Also built on three levels, Thalia comprises an upper ground floor containing a separate twin bedroom, living room with kitchenette (mini-oven, rings, fridge), bathroom with shower and wc, and front terrace. The lower ground floor has two twin bedrooms (interconnecting, so for families only) and a second bathroom with full bath,
shower, wc. The living room has a small gallery above which can be used as a second sitting area. This leads onto an open rooftop sun terrace (shared with the solar panels to one side!).
An iron and ironing board can be supplied on request locally in all units. Lido has always been well priced, and we now consider it to offer even better value after its recent renovation.
Air-conditioning: Available at a local daily charge of 6 Euros per day.
Free Bicycles & Canoes for Lido Guests
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The area around Tolon is excellent for cycling, being on the whole largely flat with a network of small country roads running through orange and lemon groves. Go just over the headland to explore ancient Assini, Tolon's own Homeric site as mentioned in The Iliad. The road then continues through the villages of Drepano, Vivari (good fish tavernas here), Kandia and down the coast to Iria (c 18 kms).
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Before the season, Percy Harvin raved about the offense that he saw drawn up in the playbook, and tight ends Visanthe Shiancoe and Kyle Rudolph both called coordinator Bill Musgrave's offense tight end-friendly.
Three weeks into the season, Shiancoe and Rudolph have four catches each, putting them on a pace to have 21 catches each, but Rudolph says the Vikings offense hasn't even come close to being as good as it can be.
"This offense is nowhere near reaching its potential," Rudolph said Thursday. "We have so many talented players and so many weapons that if we continue to improve each week – we showed that in the first half that not many teams can stop us. We just need to string that together for four quarters."
Like so many other players and coaches, Rudolph doesn't have an answer for what is happening in the second half, but the rookie showed his potential with a phenomenal catch on a pass that was thrown well behind him as the Vikings were desperately driving down the field in the final two minutes of regulation on Sunday. Rudolph's 20-yard reception on second-and-7 advanced the Vikings past midfield and put them in position for the game-tying field goal.
"If that [catch] was to win the game, it would be a lot higher, but I wouldn't know where to rank that," Rudolph said. "At the time, I didn't really realize how far behind me it was. You just see the ball and you go try to make a play, especially at that point in the game. It set us up for a big field goal. I just try to take advantage of anything I get."
He found out in film sessions just how good the catch was, and since then coaches, family members and friends have complimented him on the catch, but the effort was dampened by the overtime loss.
Rudolph said the tight ends have been trying to get in a better rhythm with quarterback Donovan McNabb.
"We're working every day, the tight ends, and getting on the same page with Donovan. We expect to make big plays in our room," Rudolph said. "That's something that we go out every day to the practice field – if we can have perfect reps on the practice field, that instills confidence in the quarterback as well as the coordinator to call plays for us."
Offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave said the passing game is improving each week. In the opener, McNabb threw for 39 yards. Against Tampa Bay, it was 228 yards and on Sunday it was 211.
"We've got some talented tight ends that are both good blockers and receivers," Musgrave said. "We want to get more for [Shinacoe], we want to get more for our talented rookie from Notre Dame. He had a couple more the other day. But the more chances we give them, the more we know they'll come through for us."
Running back Adrian Peterson (calf) and linebacker E.J. Henderson (knee) returned to practice on at least a limited basis after sitting out Wednesday because of injuries.
Frazier said Peterson went through the entire practice with no ill effects from the calf injury, but there appears to be more caution concerning Henderson's condition.
"He looked good. He's still a little tender. We'll have to see how he does tomorrow," Frazier said after Thursday's practice. "We'll have to take a look at him tomorrow and see how he comes along. He was a little tender today. Coming on this turf probably wasn't the greatest thing, but we needed to do it."
The Vikings practiced inside on artificial turf for the first time this season at Winter Park because of high wind gusts.
Henderson has been dealing with soreness and swelling in his knee left knee and had it drained four days after the season opener but hasn't missed any starts yet. Frazier said that was the only time this season the knee has been drained. He had it drained once last year on a Friday and didn't miss the next game, but this year's issues are happening earlier in the season.
"Last year I don't remember him this early having to miss as much time as he's missing right now," Frazier said. "I'd have to go back and look. I know late in the year you could see things were changing a little bit, but not this early. But the circumstances were different, too. He hadn't gone through the entire season like he has after going through last season.
"I'm hoping we don't get in a situation where he's going to have to have his knee drained periodically. We're hoping that through rest and our monitoring his reps that he'll get better over time."
Joining Henderson and Peterson as being limited in Thursday's practice were safety Tyrell Johnson (hip) and tight end Jim Kleinsasser (elbow). Safety Jamarca Sanford (thigh) was added to injury report but was a full participant, as were cornerbacks Asher Allen (toe) and Chris Cook (groin) and defensive tackle Kevin Williams (foot).
For the Chiefs, DL Brandon Bair returned to practice as a full participant after missing Wednesday because of illness, and S Jon McGraw (shin), CB Brandon Flowers (ankle) and WR Jon Baldwin (thumb) remained limited.
Offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave said Peterson getting five carries in the second half of Sunday's game was a product of the limited number of plays the Vikings had in the second half
"If we have more plays, then Adrian will get his share, as will all of our players, like he did in the first half," Musgrave said. "That's the goal is to be better, not just on first [down], not just on second, not just on third, but overall as a whole replicate those good things that we're doing in the first half and carry them through to the second. Then everyone will get their justified touches."
Peterson had 12 carries for 73 yards in the first half, when the Vikings ran 37 plays. In the second half, when they ran only 26 plays, Peterson had five carries for five yards.
Two of Peterson's five second-half carries were for negative yardage – minus-1 and minus-4 – but Musgrave said that didn't affect his play-calling.
"We will not be discouraged when Adrian does not get yards. We want to get Adrian his touches," Musgrave said. "We know he's very dynamic and we'll look forward to getting him his touches, as well as everyone on our team. We need to do better. Obviously the last three games what we've been doing in the second half is not good enough in any respect."
Kevin Williams played about 15 to 20 more snaps than the Vikings expected in his return from a two-game suspension, according defensive coordinator Fred Pagac.
Pagac on Everson Griffen dropping back into coverage on occasion during Sunday's game: "I thought Everson did a great job in the game. He did a good job rushing. What he did in the drop part of it was fine. We'll continue to get better at it. It was one of the first times we did that in the live bullets. We expect him to get better and better."
Pagac continued to say that the Vikings don't need to change anything schematically in their approach to third-down defense. "We've got to make some plays when we've got opportunities," he said.
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Philosophy stands in the same relation to the study of the actual world as masturbation to sexual love.Karl Marx
The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.Elizabeth Hardwick
The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to change itKarl Marx
You're doing OK. You're always doing OK however bad you think you are doing this is another page of the book. But remember the responsibility you can have, or the power you can have, to make the sun shine a little brighter for the person next to you. Even if you never see them again it will mean the world to them, what you can do.MaryAnne Ysabella
There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same handsPlato
Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful.Lao Tzu
The greatest thrill in the world is to end the game with a home run and watch everybody else walk off the field while you're running the bases on airAl Rosen
I think a baseball field must be the most beautiful thing in the world. It's so honest and precise. And we play on it. Every star gets humbled. Every mediocre player has a great momentLowell Cohn
More beautiful than the world, word. Matter of fact, beautiful aint the word. Unexplainable is the beauty of her. And Ill be the race car, hitting her curves.Lil Wayne
The best possible thing in baseball is winning the World Series. The second best thing is losing the World SeriesTommy Lasorda
Every view of the world that becomes extinct, every culture that disappears, diminishes a possibility of life.Octavio Paz
There's no sauce in the world like hungerMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra


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Tramlines recently caught up with British
number one Elena Baltacha for a chat about the past 12 months.
The Ukraine-born Scot enjoyed her most
successful season to date in 2010 and moved up the rankings from world number
87 at the beginning of the year to 55.
The 27-year-old also racked up victories
over top 10 players Li Na and French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the course
of the year, as well as reaching the quarter-finals in Memphis (before losing
to eventual champion Maria Sharapova), Eastbourne (losing to world number five
Sam Stosur) and Istanbul (where she was defeated by Germany's Andrea Petkovic).
And you can see what Baltacha had to say
about her season, as well as her plans for the early stages of next year, by
clicking on the video below.
Winner: "google image surinam
toads..... possibly the ugliest creature on the planet ..... thanks to @brooklynddecker for
bringing to my attn" - Andy Roddick gives us an insight as to what
he and his wife get up to in their spare time! For the record, TL completely
agrees with him.
Runner-up: "I've despised 2010.
Everything that could go wrong this year did. Can u end already 2010?" -
The injured Serena Williams is apparently not sad to see the back of
Wooden spoon: "How long can the Simpsons still be in grade school?" - Brad Gilbert asks the question we're
all thinking. Come on, give us a break, there's not too much tennis to discuss
during the off-season!
Congratulations to dam5419 for his
winning entry for the new caption competition for the picture below:
"I know you're a great tennis player
Roger, but have you seen Mamma Mia? I bet you can't sing like I can!"
As promised dam5419 will get his
chance to wax lyrical - for 100 words anyway - about any tennis topic he so
chooses. Email your words to email@example.com, dam5419, and they will go up in next week's
this week's competition, TL have found this picture of Kim Clijsters and Vera
Zvonareva at the US Open. Leave your suggested captions below and TL will pick
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Giant Mysterious Eyeball Washes Ashore in Florida
You may have missed this story from late in the week out of south Florida. A giant, mysterious eyeball washed ashore and it left everyone scratching their collective heads trying to figure out what it came from.
I think it came from a crazy one-eyed swamp creature that wandered a little far out. The alleged smarty pants marine biologists think it's from either a deep-sea squid or a large sword fish.
Whatever it's from, that dude couldn't have picked up many chicks with that think on his head!


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Georgia Grand Chapter- Order of The Eastern Star -
DGD's and OV's
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Eddie Massaro -
All That Jazz……
Theme: To treasure
the past, our heritage; working in harmony today, the present; anticipating the
changes for tomorrow; so we can build a strong Order for those who come behind
Aim: To share smiles of
happiness, hearts full of love, and the fun and frolic of Mardi Gras to everyone
we meet showing them that being a member of this Order is more than just
Motto: Time flies; live each day as if it
were your last.
Daily Thought:
There will be
peace within our Order when the POWER OF LOVE is shown to all by all; as opposed
to the chaos and mayhem the LOVE OF POWER produces.
Worthy Grand
Matron's Scriptures:
Ecclesiastes 3:1,
"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under
the heaven."
6:19-21, "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and
rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal;
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal; For where your treasure
is, there will your heart be also."
Worthy Grand Patron's Scripture:
Psalm 33:12,
"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."
Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy Grand Patron's Prayer:
"Serenity Prayer"
- Mardi Gras – The feast before the fast.
May we always remember that Jesus died for us so we can live forever.
Lent is a very special time of year; a time of remembrance. Mardi Gras reminds us of this special time
of year and we should celebrate its meaning daily.
Courage; to stand up for what is right
Loyalty; to all things
Strength; to continue in every good work
Beauty; find the beauty deep within you and let it shine for all to see
Honor Station:
Esther; whose legacy is admired and cherished today, and whose courage,
strength, and loyalty was steadfast and true. And finally, she took a
chance, stood firm, won the battle, and changed her world.
Are we ready to change our world (Order)?
Crown and Scepter - an emblem of royalty and power
Crown of thorns – a reminder of the pain Christ endured for us
Cross - an emblem of His ultimate gift to us – his life and our
Treasure Chests of Memories
- an emblem of our great heritage:
We should treasure our family, friends, and life.
The challenge in life is to find the key that helps us find our own
happiness, for only then can we truly treasure every moment.
Grandfather Clocks and all timepieces
- to remind us that time flies; what we would like to see accomplished we need
to take care of now, for tomorrow may never come.
Purple represents JUSTICE
Green represents FAITH
Gold represents POWER
White represents PURITY
Pink represents BEAUTY
WGM's Flowers:
Pink roses, orchids, lilies,
and the laurel leaf.
WGP's Flowers:
Special Flower:
Yellow rose of
Texas - WGM's birth state and in honor of our MWGM
WGM's Fun
Hot Air Balloons
- To remind us to let go and enjoy the view
Jesters - To remind us that it is alright to "clown around," even at
Eastern Star
Purses - To remind us to support our Special Projects
Hats, Ribbons & Bows, Stained glass, and Wind Chimes - Just for the fun
of it
WGP's Fun Emblems: Canadian
Goose and the Eagle
Special Projects:
General Fund, Benevolence, and ESTARL and Education
Travel Project: Treasure
Our Order
Name of Grand Family: Fleur-de-lis
WGM/WGP Districts: Our Krewe
PMWGM: Our Crowned Jewel
GGCCM's: Our Royal Stars
PGM/PGP's: Our Timetables:
we remember our past by remembering your time.
Elected Grand Trustees:
Carnival of Loyalty
Grand Representatives: Carnival of
District Grand Deputies: Our Stage
Worthy Matrons and Worthy Patrons:
Precious Treasures
Sidelines: Our Revelers
Grand Choir: Razz A Ma Tazz Musical
Our Performers
Queen's Court:
All Chapter Esther's
Emeritus Members Making Important Sacrifices
This Day (Point of Grace)
Us Faithful
You Are So Beautiful To Me
Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home
It Is Well With My Soul
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
On Eagle's Wings
God Bless America
God Bless the USA
To God Be the Glory
I Found My Thrill (On Blueberry Hill)
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A comparative study of splint effectiveness in limiting forearm rotation
Slaughter, Adrienne, Miles, Lyn, Fleming, Jennifer, & McPhail, Steven (2010) A comparative study of splint effectiveness in limiting forearm rotation. Journal of Hand Therapy, 23(3), pp. 241-248.
Study Design: Case Study Series.----------
Introduction: Restriction of forearm rotation may be required for effective management and rehabilitation of the upper limb after trauma.----------
Purpose of the Study: To compare the effectiveness of four splints in restricting forearm rotation.----------
Methods: Muenster, Sugartong, antipronation distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ), and standard wrist splints were fabricated for five healthy participants. Active range of motion (AROM) in forearm pronation and supination was measured with a goniometer for each splint, at the initial point of sensory feedback and during exertion of maximal force.----------
Results: Repeated-measures analysis of variance indicated significant differences between splints for all four AROM measures. Post hoc paired t-tests showed that the Sugartong splint was significantly more restrictive in pronation than the Muenster splint. The antipronation DRUJ splint provided significantly greater restriction in pronation than the standard wrist splint. No splints immobilized the forearm completely.----------
Conclusions: The Sugartong splint is recommended for maximal restriction in pronation, but individual patient characteristics require consideration in splint choice.
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Spring for Northern oobers
By bkuehn1952 on 2/17/11
We asked for readers to send in blog posts- and Brian "56" Kuehn didn't disappoint. This is his 13th article to oobgolf. He's probably going to expect to be on our payroll soon... You can read the other 12 here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.
This past weekend was the first in several months where the temperatures crept above freezing. Like the mysterious trigger that tells the lemmings it is time to run to the ocean, the start of the Spring thaw kicks off my preseason golf rituals.
First, long before the snow is gone, I will typically examine my grips. Sitting in front of the TV and watching the Crosby (aka: AT&T National Pro Am) while I strip off the old grips has become a time honored tradition. Later, in the evening, the new grips will be slipped on in the basement workshop (wives can be a bit persnickety about solvents and the family room rugs).
Next in the rota will be the soft spike examination. I am sort of a slob so often I have to clean off a bunch of accumulated dirt from the last several rounds of the prior year. Once the dirt and goose poop are wiped away, the worn and torn cleats are twisted off (often with the aid of a vise grip). The fast twist cleats are supposed to be easy to remove but that has never been my experience.
A quick check of the golf ball inventory will soon follow. An old range bucket in the basement holds many of the balls acquired over the prior season (i.e. the ones I did not lose already). I will sort through them, consigning the off-brand, scuffed or rock hard spheres to the shag bag. The survivors are set aside to meet their fate once the snow clears.
After the routine maintenance is performed, a shopping list for the new season is prepared. Is the golf bag starting to get worn around the edges? Time to swap out the 4-iron for a hybrid? Will a new putter finally allow me to score like I should? (No, but it is a good excuse to buy another putter). Hours are spent scouring the various golfing websites along with trips to area retailers. The best prices and hottest equipment must be tracked down and catalogued.
The annual Golf Show is the single most important marker of golf season here in Michigan. Every year several thousand of us golf-starved zombies are drawn to the show where we wallow for several hours in all things golf. Held on the first weekend of March, some years I have battled blizzard conditions to get there. Another year I played 18 and then stopped at the show. No matter what the weather, once the golf show arrives, the golf juices are flowing like the sap in sugar maples.
Then the "golf watch" begins. On the drive to work each day, I keep track of the receding snow on the lawns and fields, trying to judge when some of the local courses might think about opening. Once there is more brown & green showing than white, I'll start to detour past the local muni, hoping to spot the elusive first sign of Spring, … no, not a robin … flag sticks in the holes. After what always seems like an interminable wait, the happy day will finally arrive. Breathlessly I will announce to my bride, "Huron Hills is open!!!! I will be back in 5 hours."
So what do the rest of our northern Oobers do once the icicles start to melt? Share some of your routines. Those of you who live in warmer climes, it won't be too long until hurricane season! Ha!
This was written by Brian Kuehn, a reader/follower/fellow oober and the opinions are 100% his and do not necessarily reflect those of oobgolf in anyway. Enjoy! I'm sure he's ready for your feedback.
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phraynck says:
Have to love the golf show. Someone needs to invent a wader boot golf shoe that can get you thru a round and keep the mud out for those early spring rounds
Today should be a holiday in Michigan, 54 already! We skipped right over the 40's, probably means a foot of snow is coming
mjaber says:
Last year, I religiously checked the local course websites, waiting to see if they had posted their rates and specials for the coming season, and to see the words "WE ARE OPEN." This year, I have taken a different approach. Last night, while watching TV, I went through the list of regularly played courses and found them on Facebook, and/or signed up for their email list.
I've been shopping online (browsing, really) for new clubs. I'm in the market for a new set of irons, and though I'll be buying at a local shop, I like to know about what I'll be paying, and will try to get them to match the best price I find online.
mjaber says:
Regripping will be done eventually (new irons or not). My wife bought me a vice for the garage, and once installed, new grips will be the first order of business.
A trip to my local "Play It Again Sports" store will be in order soon. You never know what you will find.
As has been my routine, the first couple rounds will be at a Par 3. They are usually the first course to open, and it's a nice tune-up after a long winter. Hopefully, I'll get my uncle and cousin out this year, since I strong-armed my uncle into new clubs last year.
lcgolfer64 says:
Nice Article BKuehn
Seems so fitting a ritual for us in the greater up-nort'
I read the article in the narative of Marty Stouffer's Wild America... haha
March 13th is what were being told as an open here - crossing the fingers!
dartboss04 says:
This winter in CT has been one of the worst on record. I still have 2 feet of snow at my house just lingering. I wouldn't be so pissed about it if I didn't play golf. I just see the snow as a golf deterrent mocking me, and actually giggled like a school girl when I saw one patch of dirty grass the other day on the way to work.
Like Brian, I'll use the next month or so to take stock of my inventory and solace in some new club purchases. I picked up a ping g15 4 wood and 7 wood this week. I put them on our fireplace in the living room so I can occasionally stare at them.
I'll probably head east to Cape Cod as soon as possible. I actually got an email that Dennis Highlands (Dennis, MA) may be open tomorrow as we have a couple of abnormally warm days up here. Can't make the trip up there yet, but I'm hoping for early March.
homermania says:
My good golfing buddy is playing today's first round here in St. Louis. Makes it really hard to be at a desk with a window this morning.
Banker85 says:
1st and most important: Renew OOBGOLF addict subscription. i will go thru the golf bag, throwing away junk from the previous season, do an inventory on the necessities tees, balls, gloves... Then i will take my clubs to be re gripped. Clean the clubs again making them look as new as i can. restart my skycaddie subscription. then clear some snow find a good spot of grass and take my junk golf balls and hit them into the cornfields. then just watch golf 24/7 and imagine how awesome my 1st round is going to be!
SD Charlie says:
Great article! Not to brag, but I am fortunate enough to live in San Diego, so playing all year-round is possible. My brother lives in Michigan, though and is missing golf like crazy. Here's to hoping MI gets some golfing weather sooner, rather than later.
mjaber says:
@Banker... Thanks for the idea. I need to clean out my bag. I'm sure I have old receipts, worn balls, broken tees and other stuff that really doesn't need to be in there.
Virtuaframax says:
I did all the preseason routine last weekend: cleaned up all the pockets of old receipts, wrappers, and rock-flite balls.
Today in Chicago is above 50 degrees... and guess what: i've just got an email from Fresh Meadows golf course saying that they are open starting today... if the temp doesnt drop too much and it won't snow this weekend, i might be out there! Spring is HERE!!!!
legitimatebeef says:
Perhaps inspired by this thread, I called up a local golf course. They said "hope to be open by next wednesday." Honestly it's been so long that I'm not really feeling the urge pressing right now. Kind of like when you go hungry for such a long time that the feeling eventually kind of passes. I guess because I haven't seen the course in so long, it will seem kind of strange and unfamiliar at first, like a long long lost relative. But probably once the first round is underway, the emotions, the sheer joy will eventually flood over me and I will break down in a heap of tears somewhere on the 5th or 6th fairway.
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I am not alone I guess. This all sounds eerily similar to my routine. 2 weeks ago, I cleaned out my entire bag. Old receipts, loose change, old gloves, divot repair tools, r9 wrench, and cleat wrench were all re-organized. New balls in the top pocket, waiting for good conditions, all others in the bottom pocket. Made sure to clean my golf towels. Then I cleaned my clubs, and then my shoes. I got lucky and was able to walk 9 last weekend. Hope you all find the course soon. I am playing 18 tomorrow in Kentucky, then going to the UCONN U of L basketball game.
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Going to North Alabama to get in my 6th and 7th rounds of the year. Only weekend I did not play was because I was not missing playoff football games. Oh, wait, is this bragging?
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Well i guess i'm a northerner here in PA. I've got most of what you said done. I'm slacking on the new cleats though. I have to get some maybe this weekend. it's really starting to melt here. I wish i had off today, i would have totally gone. Someone would have been open. At the very least the driving ranges would have opened the garage doors. I feel a little stale. I need to hit some golf balls.
jel1011 says:
i love golf i wish i had all the money some people have to change clubs every year i still have mt talormade driver 5 wood and 3 wood same grips from 1991
svj says:
in southeastern ohio the temp. was close to 70... i was like damn, i'm running behind on the list to get,to do,clean,on and on.. i was actually kind of stressed about it, so i called my club up to see what is membership is this year, got a groove sharper in the mail, sharpen the wedges.. had the bag cleaned out a couple of weeks ago, but still got to change the spikes, re-grip the clubs, order balls... time,time, there is never enough time... hell yea, bring on spring... (o and that was great Article, got me even more pumped up.)
stedar says:
Living in Auckland, New Zealand - we golf all year. Just have to love that :-) Rain is the only dampener, but that doesn't keep us off the course. Sorry - just had to share...
jbird2011 says:
I usually play a lot of Tiger Woods on the Wii during the winter, it definately gets me through the winter. I was lucky enough to have off today and got play 18, it was amazing!
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It is a good week so far, and into the European session today the sentiment was still holding up in a face-off between upbeat expectations and forcefully silenced jitters! If you sincerely scrutinize the situation you will discover that the players have not changed the game did, and as the phrase explains itself, the undergoing reverse market psychology is mere proof that we are about to enter a new bear trap!
With volume trimming as the week grows older ahead of the holidays, the market is unleashing suppressed potential that was pressured by debt-laden European nations. The endorsed Greek aid by the 16-nation euro leaders was capable of halting the continued euro degradation, and jolted the hemorrhage across financial hubs, as default was old news and support is now available.
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Till midsession today, the euro was trading with volatility and again held back by 1.35 areas, where it failed till now to stabilize above it, setting the high of 1.3536 and declined once more to trade currently around 1.3480, though remains off early set lows at 1.3451. With lack of bullish momentum the tendency is still bearish, and technically it is over short term basis as far as 1.4410 is intact; fundamentally speaking, and regardless of our lack of market enthusiasm for the bailout to Greece, still good data on queue from dominant sectors and unwinding of pessimism might take the euro to test upper technical boundaries for the time being.
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Surely the depreciation of the pound did help and supported exports which we expect to have done good in this quarter, household expenditure rose as they took advantage of the holidays and the last months of the VAT cut; production and services both expanded and the government expenditure of course was strong.
Either or, UK is not doing so badly, and the continued expectations for the economy to relapse is easing and markets are drifting from their initial expectation for an increased APF, which as we told you before, is too early to gamble on! Sterling managed to hit the fresh high at 1.5090 and trading around the session highs at 1.5085 off early set lows at 1.4971; over intraday basis the pair might start to trade with volatility and reverse lower with the lack of bullish momentum though areas above 1.5040 remain tempting for the pair to head higher to test 1.5150 areas to extend the short term move to the upside.
Moving on to the Japanese yen, well frankly speaking, ever since I saw the upside rush for the dollar versus the yen last week, some sense of relief was creeping into my soul, as at least some rationality is coming back. Regardless of the caption in the market, that the yen is a low yielding funding currency and conditions are not supportive of carry trades, the fundamentals surely did supporting the continued pair rise! The doubling of the BoJ lending program and deflation threats are taking hold now and we are happy it is! The pair today was capable of hitting the low of 92.10 which held strong to reverse the pair higher striking the high at 92.72 and steady now around 92.50.
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The dollar this week is on the slide on the rising confidence and the heading to higher yielding assets, yet again investors are reconsidering the pessimism on remaining assets less than the optimism over the dollar. House prices expected today are with a drop yet confidence is expected with a rise. The index so far is trading with downside tendency hitting the low of 80.99 and currently off lows around 81.18.


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