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Subject: [DNA] whole genome scans
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:11:48 EST
Clearly we're going to need to study the Illumina set of SNPs (Single
Nucleotide Polymorphisms) in more detail, but here are some pointers just for general
A whole genome SCAN is not the same thing as a whole genome SEQUENCE (which
currently costs about a million dollars and has only been done for Watson and
Venter). It's analogous to the haplogroup H subclade test at FTDNA. You can
order a test for 19 specific SNPs to "scan" the coding region at the locations
that are of special interest (for defining haplogroups in this case) -- or you
can request a complete sequence that gives you the 15,000 some coding region
bases in order. The SNPs in the subclade test are selected because they occur
with some frequency in the general population (often enough to define a
subclade). The complete sequence will pick up "private" mutations as well.
The million SNPs in the Illumina chip are spaced out over the whole genome,
that is, they cover all the chromosomes. They are targeting specific locations
that have already been demonstrated to show variations in some population --
the P in SNP is for polymorphism (poly = many, morph = form).
I contacted the support team at deCODEme this morning. You will receive the
raw data along with reference numbers for the SNPs. Old timers will remember
how we studied some of the SNPs from DNAPrint's Ancestry by DNA test. Here is a
sample listing from dbSNP for one of those. DNAPrint selected it because it
occurred in varying frequencies in different populations (scroll down to see
sample data)
The SNPs on the Illumina chip are presumably selected for a variety of
reasons, not just population frequencies, but they are pre-selected precisely
because they've been proven to show *some* variation. That makes them more
interesting than the 99.whatever percent of bases that are identical in all human
beings tested to date.
I'm just guessing that deCODEme purchases chips from Illumina in large
quantities for its research, so the general consumer is benefiting from considerable
economies of scale here. There's some interesting background in this article
from Forbes:
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Video Lessons
The techniques below are ones that Linda and I have written about for many years. But if a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth many more. I am happy to be able to share this information with you!
These videos are a perfect supplement to our books and patterns and they work hand-in-hand with The Best-Ever Applique Sampler and our DVD, Learn to Applique the Piece O' Cake Way.
I hope you enjoy these lessons! In them you will hear my voice and see my hands - but not my smiling face. That's me, with my husband Steve, above. I will continue to make and post more videos so please check back. Let me know what you think – I'm happy to hear suggestions (click to email Becky).
Each title below is a link to the video or blog post.
Preparing to Applique...
Yes, you need to wash your fabric. This is not a video, but a link to a blog post with good information. Please do also read the comments.
How To Number and Mark Center On Unmarked Applique Blocks
Making Templates The Piece O' Cake Way!
How To Make And Use A Placement Overlay
Preparing Your Fabric Background for Applique
Pinning Your Shapes to the Block
Using Templates and Finger-Pressing
NOTE: Finger-Pressing may be the best tip ever!
Choosing Thread for Hand Applique
The Quilter's Knot (made when you begin sewing)
The Ending Knot (made when you finish a line of stitches)
The Quilter's Applique Caddy (this is how we carry blocks-in-progress)
Now you get to sew!
These are the techniques featuring invisible applique stitches.
How To Make An Invisible Applique Stitch Don't miss this one!
How To Sew A Perfect Outer Point (sewing with the horizon, the way most of you sew)
How To Sew a Perfect Outer Point (if you sew vertically, much less common)
How To Sew A Smooth Outer Curve (no more points!)
How To Sew An Inner Point How To Sew An Inner Curve
How To Sew A Stem With Cutaway Applique
Cutaway Applique On Small Shapes
How to Construct Windows (and doors) with Cutaway Applique How To Make a Wheel Block
How To Reverse Applique A Leaf With Veins And Stem (PDF file)
How to Construct The 'Wheel' At The center Of The Aunt Millie's Blocks (PDF file)
Wool Applique the Piece O' Cake Way
See what's inside our book, Wool Applique the Piece O' Cake Way.
Preparing To Applique With Wool — Should you use SoftFuse or an In The Patch Glue Stick?
Choosing A Needle, Thread, and Needle Threader For Wool Applique
Sewing Wool Applique With A Blanket Stitch
Applique With Attitude
These techniques feature showy stitches made with perle cotton.
The Running Stitch - With Attitude
English Paper Piecing and Hexagons
Fundamentals of English Paper Piecing Hexagons
Using the Sewline Glue Pen to Baste Paper Pieces
Lessons on Piecing
How to use the fast2mark Essential Circle ToolMake Triangle Squares the Easy Way
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How to use clamps to support the weight of the quilt
Using clamps with a Sweet Sixteen
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This & That
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NICK Wright has become the second former Kidderminster Harriers player to join Blue Square Bet Premier rivals Mansfield Town this summer.
The striker, who was top scorer at Aggborough during 2011-12 with 17 goals, has agreed a deal with the Stags for next season.
Wright was in talks with several clubs in non-league's top-flight, including Harriers, but has opted to join Paul Cox's team.
The 24-year-old follows Luke Jones to Field Mill following the centre-half's return to his former club last week.
Harriers manager Steve Burr, who currently has 16 players on board for next term, is also resigned to losing fellow defender Tom Marshall with the former Tamworth man reportedly having agreed a deal away from the Aggborough club.
Meanwhile, the 2012-13 fixtures for Worcester City, Kidderminster Harriers and Hereford United are scheduled to be released by the Football Conference on Monday, July 2.


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Sunday, January 20, 2013
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Isaiah 62:1-5
Psalm 96:1-3, 7-10
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
John 2:1-11
Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the fowlers. The snare is broken: and we are delivered. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
-- Ps. 124: 7,8
This passage from Isaiah is a mission statement for the coming Messiah.
What's your mission?
As it was then, the time to act is now!
This was not just for Jesus, it is a clarion call for each one us to spread the Good News whenever we can.
In 1Corinthians 12:4-11 today Paul expounds on the Spiritual Gifts, some of which we all have, different though they are we are called to be aware, and act on them as we are guided by the Holy Spirit.
In John: 2-11 in the reading John calls us to: "Make the Connection." Mind your Mama! In this popular story, we tend to focus on the miracle itself, changing water to wine. And, since it occurred at the wedding, we tend to anchor the importance of marriage in the the first sign of Jesus in John's gospel. Yet, from an African American perspective, Jesus was just "minding his mama," a well know expression that tells where to turn when it's not clear what we should do. In the story Mary took the initiative. She raised the issue with Jesus, saying,"They have no wine" and instructed the servants to "Do whatever he tells you." Mama took charge. Embracing Mary as our mother, we too, must follow her directions to do whatever Jesus tells us. In other words, we need to mind our mamas.
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DAVID Ngog gave Dougie Freedman a winning start as Wanderers boss – and then found himself sent off in a pulsating second half at the Reebok.
The new Whites boss appeared to have pulled off a tactical masterstroke sending on Martin Petrov and then Ngog from the bench shortly before the hour mark.
Craig Noone had given the visitors the lead just before the interval with a deflected effort – the only shot in target in a turgid 45 minutes. And it looked like it was asking a lot to haul the Whites back into a dreadful game.
But with the arrival of the two substitutes, the game exploded into life with just as much gusto as the fireworks that had been entertaining the fans prior to kick-off.
Ngog had one goal unfairly chalked out for offside after lashing home Chung-Yong Lee's clever ball but got the perfect revenge by winning the penalty that got his side level.
Replays showed that South Korean midfielder Kim Bo-Hyung kicked the striker's ankle as he wound up to shoot – leaving referee Tony Bates to award yet another spot kick at the Reebok.
Petrov stepped up to calmly stroke the ball into the bottom corner – but better was to come.
Ngog forced David Marshall into one excellent save at his near post, but as the Whites kept the pressure on from the corner, the Frenchman managed to divert Sam Ricketts' low shot to send the stadium into raptures.
Cardiff pressed hard for an equaliser and Noone had another shot deflected inches wide with three minutes left on the clock.
No sooner had Ngog forced Marshall into another scrambling stop as his night was ended early.
He had already picked up one yellow card for a trip on Aron Gunnarsson, but then clattered into the back of Neil Cowie to earn a second yellow inside six minutes.
Petrov could have settled nerves when he broke through on Chris Eagles' pass and chipped his effort over the keeper, only for Mark Hudson to make a clearance on the line.
But in a breathless last few moments, it was Cardiff keeper Marshall who nearly grabbed the headlines, forcing his opposite number Adam Bogdan into a reaction save in injury time to deny him an amazing equaliser.


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YouTube vs. Phanfare
Lately there has been some controversy over the YouTube terms of service, which states that by posting your video to YouTube you grant them
a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Submissions in connection with the YouTube Website and YouTube's (and its successor's) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the YouTube Website (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels.
Folks are apparently surprised that when you post your video to YouTube, you give them the right to distribute it, sell ads against it, and generally make money from it. But this is YouTube's business model. They aggregate an audience around consumer generated video and make money by selling access to that audience in one way or another.
YouTube is no different than America's Funniest Home Videos. If you submit material, it is theirs to use. In fact, YouTube is significantly more generous than most audience participation TV shows. They allow you to take your video down and will stop using it once you do so.
It is worth noting that Phanfare is fundamentally different than YouTube. With Phanfare, you are paying to publish and archive your video. Not only do you retain the rights to your content, but we claim no right to distribute, remarket, or otherwise make money on your content.
Phanfare' s positioning and business model fits better with the needs of the mainstream who are not seeking anonymous attention but instead seek to maintain a semi-private collection of photos and videos.
Phanfare is not better or worse than YouTube. YouTube is amazing at what it does. If you are looking to get a wide audience for your content and get noticed by the larger world, then YouTube offers fantastic distribution. But if you desire to share your videos with family and friends and not grant a worldwide license to the company that enables that, then Phanfare is the place for you.


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Megan Denae Johnson, and Jeffrey Scott Hust were married in October. Hust is the son of Darcy and Ron Hust, of Lodi. Johnson is the daughter of Melanie and Mark Johnson, of Woodbridge.
The couple was married on Oct. 12 at Oak Ridge Winery with the Rev. Mark Price of St. Paul Lutheran Church officiating. Communion was offered during the ceremony. Three tiers of apple pies were created by Donna Beckman including a fire engine with a firefighter climbing the ladder to rescue the bride.


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Our success has always been defined by the success of our clients: Rödl & Partner is always there where its clients see the potential for their business engagement. Instead of networks or franchise systems we focus on close interdisciplinary and cross-border cooperation with our immediate colleagues. Therefore, Rödl & Partner stands for international expertise on a one-stop-shop basis.
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Everybody loves their smartphone, but no device is perfect - just ask iPhone owners how they feel about relying on AT&T as their carrier. But what if you could take the best parts of every smartphone currently on the market and combine them to make the world's greatest mobile device? What would you choose? In this slideshow, we give our take on what this Frankenphone would look like by incorporating the best hardware, operating system and enterprise features.
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Trendy retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) has been taking a beating from all sides lately. Its stock value has been declining steadily as sales and earnings have slipped, and its cultural cachet was dinged when the company's CEO's comments about "fat" people resurfaced, leading to complaints and attempts by one protestor to "rebrand" A&F by donating their clothes to the homeless.
The embattled company can now add legal woes to their troubles.
A federal judge ruled today that Abercrombie violated anti-discrimination laws by firing a Muslim worker who would not remove a hijab while working.
Hani Khan was fired from a San Mateo, Ca. Hollister store when she did not remove her head scarf. Abercrombie argued that she had violated their policy on employee dress, which was part of its marketing strategy, and that allowing an exception for Khan would have resulted in decreased sales.
The U.S. District Court in San Francisco disagreed, saying there was no "credible evidence" that the hijab cost the company sales, and that the company only provided "unsubstantiated opinion testimony of its own employees to support its claim of undue hardship."
The lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of Khan by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, now moves to the liability phase. A jury can award punitive damages to Khan during this part of the trial.
Abercrombie previously settled a discrimination lawsuit with black, Latino and Asian employees and job applicants in 2004 for $40 million, agreeing to hire diversity recruiters, pursue minority hiring benchmarks, and include more minorities in its marketing materials.
Between this lawsuit, and the recent leak of Ambercrombie & Fitch's employee hair style guide, maybe it's time for the retailer to lighten up on its strict dress policy.
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Framed Geodes
- Overview
What a gem. Inspired by specimen boxes, a set of nine purple geodes are displayed in a wood frame fitted with a stand for easy display on tabletops and mantels.
- 15.75"w x 4"d x 19.75"h.
- Natural geodes mounted on linen mat in a wood frame; wood and metal base.
- Each piece is subtly unique.
- Imported.
- Details + Dimensions
Overall product dimensions: 15.75"w x 4"d x 19.75"h.
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Hundreds of Seneca College teachers may lose their jobs or have them downgraded to non-union positions this January.
As the college proceeds with cuts, hundreds of "partial load" unionized jobs will be replaced with non-unionized part-time positions. Part-time faculty do not have office hours, are not paid for student contact time, and often work two or three jobs to make ends meet.
"English and liberal studies have been especially hard hit," said OPSEU Local 560 President Jonathan Singer, "but there are drastic cuts across the board."
Many faculty have reported to the union that they have already been put on notice. The administration has told them that they will not be hired to teach for the January term unless they come back as non-union part-time faculty at a lower pay rate and without benefits.
In the past week, management has also announced its intention to deny downgraded faculty the sick days that they have accumulated while they were still unionized as partial-load faculty.
According to a Toronto Star investigation, Seneca's administration claims that cutting staff hours is not primarily a cost-saving method but rather a means of responding to the college's "troubling first-year dropout rate." The university blames extra class hours in some courses for overburdening students and says that cutting course hours will result in the loss of some partial-load jobs.
In an open letter responding to the Star article, Singer calls the argument made by vice-president academic Joy McKinnon a "smokescreen" to distract from the "real issue," which is that unionized jobs are being downgraded into more precarious positions.
"We believe that this large-scale conversion of unionized positions to non-unionized positions is not responding to any necessary need and is rather an effort to potentially weaken the union and, no less probably, save money on the backs of Seneca college's most valuable members, their contract faculty," said Singer.
The administration claims that reducing class hours will bring Seneca on par with other colleges. However, Singer argues, those other colleges continue to hire partial-load faculty as their normal practice.
The administration claims that a strain on resources is another reason they are cutting partial-load jobs. The college has not publicly released a detailed budget but the 2014 fiscal reviews shows a modest operating surplus.
The union has been denied the right to inform students of these staffing changes through informational pickets on campus.
However, hundreds of students have already registered their dissatisfaction by signing a petition circulated on campus asking the administration to stop the elimination of partial load faculty positions. Another petition hosted online received over 500 signatures.
"We are deeply dismayed that President Agnew has not chosen to respond to these petitions," said Singer, "especially to the students, who really deserve to know because their faculty availability may be potentially reduced next semester."
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THIS RESTAURANT HAS CHANGED NAMES Alain Senderens Restaurant Review: Alain Senderens, who gave his name to this famous restaurant, erstwhile known as Lucas Carton, sold it to the Potel et Chabot brand, which specializes in reception catering. At the moment, the setting remains the same, with Majorelle-style Art Nouveau woodwork and tables devoid of tablecloths.
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One of the more anticipated films of the holiday season is the Coens Bros. remake of the classic Western "True Grit." The 1969 Henry Hathaway flick supplied John Wayne with his one and only Best Actor Oscar and tells the story of a U.S. Marshall who helps a stubborn young lady track down her father's murderer. The new version features recent Academy Award winner Bridges in the Wayne role, but also includes Matt Damon and reunites the Coens with their "No Country for Old Men" star Josh Brolin.
Paramount Pictures released the first image of "True Grit" today which features Bridges and co-star Hailee Steinfield. Most intriguing is the eyepatch Bridge's character wears is on his right eye. Wayne wore it on left. A nod to the original film?
More importantly, this potential Best Picture contender is on this pundit's must-see list, has it made yours?
"True Grit" opens nationwide on Christmas day.
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Launch of the websiteBlog posted by bex on Feb 6th, 2009
It's been a caffeine-crazed, pizza-fuelled month, but listentoafrica.com is finally ready for launch. It's still very much in beta (we're ironing out bugs and adding new functionality), so if you have any thoughts or notice any foibles, now would be an excellent time to let us know – please comment away.
I'll introduce the Listen to Africa expedition soon (for now, have a look around the about section) but, while it's fresh in my mind and because it's been quite a journey in its own right, I thought I'd begin with an introduction to the website – not least because the website has been built on a free platform, using a free theme and free plugins, and I'd like to thank the developers and the community for building stuff that even a confirmed non-programmer like me can cajole into behaving like a website. So apologies to the non-techies.


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AXIS OF "Finding St Kilda" Album LaunchPOCKET BILLIARDS, PIGS AS PEOPLE & 1930s
£7.00 Doors 8.00pm
Having spent the last couple of years touring the UK and Ireland, as well as mainland Europe, clocking up shows alongside the likes of The Bronx, The Joy Formidable, Twin Atlantic and Therapy? along the way, Axis Of are now set to unleash their debut album, 'Finding St Kilda', produced by Rocky O'Reilly (And So I Watch You From Afar, Fighting With Wire) at Start Together Studios in their native Ireland earlier this year.
Speaking of the record and the band's approach in general, Friers says, "We started playing music together as kids and we decided then we'd live by two concrete rules – We'd only play music we wanted to hear and write words we thought were important. For us, the album is the perfect representation of what we are. Written by Mastodon fans hooked on Fang Island!"
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American League East
Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles don't consider themselves a power-hitting ballclub.
Tony Batista is the only one with a 40-homer season to his name and Jay
Gibbons is the only younger player to show 30-homer potential.
What Baltimore does have is a bunch of 15-to-20-homer hitters,
the result being a surprisingly powerful lineup.
When Batista clubbed his team-high 24th homer on Aug. 23,
it represented the Orioles' 137th of the season one more than they hit
in all of 2001. Along with Batista (who added his 25th the next day), Gibbons
has 24 homers, Melvin Mora has 18, Marty Cordova has 17 and Jeff
Conine has 12 (in 82 games).
"This team's got a lot more power than people think," Gibbons
said. "There's definitely more power than last year, up and down the lineup."
Most surprising has been Mora's sudden power surge. The
Orioles' leadoff hitter had a total of 15 homers in his first three seasons.
He attributes his offseason program for his numbers in 2002.
"I told my wife I was going to hit 20 before the season,"
Mora said. "She said, '20?' I said, 'Yeah, that's what I'm working for.' "
Right-hander Sean Douglass was recalled from Triple-A
Rochester to take Matthews's roster spot. Douglass will pitch out of the bullpen
for now, but he's a likely candidate to move into the rotation in September.
Erickson was arrested July 22 after an argument with Lisa
Ortiz that spilled out of their condominium and into a hallway and elevator.
He was scheduled to appear before a domestic violence judge Sept. 6, but court
records show prosecutors decided earlier this month not to press the charges.
Scott Shellenberger, Erickson's attorney, said he was "extremely
pleased," with the decision.
The right-hander, who has an 11.25 ERA in his last six
starts, was already set to be skipped in the rotation thanks to an off day Monday.
behind win Aug. 23 against Toronto. "Just because we're
at .500 doesn't mean it's a done deal," said manager Mike Hargrove, whose
team was then swept in Saturday's doubleheader and also lost Sunday to fall
to 63-66.
Boston Red Sox
Following five games against the Yankees this week (three
in the Bronx), an easier schedule awaits the Red Sox in September. After Sept.
4, they don't have a single game remaining against a team with a winning record,
playing Tampa Bay, Toronto, Baltimore and Chicago. That could prove a big advantage,
since fellow wild-card aspirants Oakland, Anaheim and Seattle will be playing
one another.
But the Sox are in danger of making those games irrelevant
if they don't survive their current stretch. Manager Grady Little
wondered over the weekend about his team's focus, asking whether the prospect
of a work stoppage had distracted them.
The Sox continue to struggle offensively. Entering the
week, they'd scored just 13 runs in their last seven losses.
Hermanson was assigned to the bullpen after his emergency
start and gives Little another setup man to go with lefty Alan Embree
and right-hander Bobby Howry.
If John Burkett (one win since July 16) continues
to falter, Hermanson could be plugged back into the rotation.
New York Yankees
A preseason pick in many circles to contend for a Cy Young
Award, right-hander Mike Mussina has been an enigma this year, several
times admitting there's been no middle ground between being scintillating and
getting shelled.
In 12 of his 26 starts, Mussina has given up three runs
or less. In nine starts he's surrendered five or more. Mussina has also coughed
up a staff-high 26 homers. On Aug. 23, he gave up four homers in a home loss
to the Rangers.
"It's frustrating because I thought I was doing all right,"
Mussina said. "I got A-Rod out three times. I got Pudge (Ivan Rodriguez) out
three times. Every day you don't pitch well, location is a problem. The balls
they hit were in the middle of the plate too much."
Because there's nothing physically wrong, Mussina remains
a confusing puzzle. Presuming they make the playoffs, the Yankees don't really
know what kind of pitcher he will be in October.
With 15 victories, Mussina has a chance to win 20 for the
first time in his career. He also has an ERA approaching five runs a game, meaning
he's needed every bit of the nearly seven runs per game provided by the Yankees'
Will the players stay in Toronto for a day or two in anticipation
of a quick settlement or return to New York? Will they go to their offseason
homes? The call wouldn't necessarily mean a strike, but would be designed to
prevent players scrambling at the last minute.
"We have to be prepared for it, so it doesn't come as a
shock," Stanton said.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
The Devil Rays will be closely monitoring left-hander Joe
Kennedy's condition. Kennedy left Sunday's start in the fourth inning with
what was described as a "tired" and "achy" arm.
Team officials said the condition is not serious and there
is no reason for concern. They expect Kennedy to be fine with rest. But they
already decided to make a precautionary move and have him skip his next start
with hopes he'll be back in the September rotation.
Travis Harper is likely to take Kennedy's turn Aug.
31 at Texas.
Baldelli, 20, would join All-Star Randy Winn and
rookie Carl Crawford in an outfield with the most speed and potential
talent in franchise history.
Vaughn has been working diligently to get back, taking
batting practice and doing exercises to strengthen his shoulder. He was philosophical
about the strike ending his chances to get back on the field this season.
"I'd love to play," he said. "But there's nothing I can
do about it. We'll see what happens."
If he is activated, he likely won't get to do much beyond
pinch-hit and occasionally DH.
"I'm confident we're going to sign him," director of player
personnel Cam Bonifay said.
"I knew he was a steady defensive player but I'm sort of
surprised by the offense," manager Hal McRae said.
The Rays hold a $2 million option for next season but have
given Gomez no indication whether they want him back or if they can afford him.
They have a $250,000 buyout.
Toronto Blue Jays
Carlos Delgado returned from the disabled list
Sunday and said his lower back didn't bother him.
"It felt really good actually," Delgado said. "Good news,
I guess. You always have something in the back of your mind just to make sure
that you can come back and play. But I had five at-bats, took some big swings,
didn't hold anything back."
While Delgado was out, along with right fielder Jose
Cruz (left ankle sprain), the Jays were forced to put people in positions
they normally wouldn't be found. Shortstop Chris Woodward, for example,
has been batting third. Normally he'd bat sixth or seventh.
"If there is a good side (to injuries) it's that it forces
you to do things and you find out about people," manager Carlos Tosca
In that regard, Woodward has passed every test. Since taking
over at shortstop from Felipe Lopez on July 18, Woodward has gone 37-for-110
(.336) with seven homers and 20 RBI. He's also been steady in the field.
The same day home plate umpire Joe Brinkman was forced
to leave the game due to heat-related illness, it was left-hander Pete Walker's
Feeling ill, Walker vomited in the clubhouse after the
sixth inning. He was able to gut out one more inning, helping the Blue Jays
secure a 4-1 victory.
"My stomach was a little upset and I found a way to get
through that inning," said Walker, who lowered his ERA to 4.19. "It was nothing
I couldn't overcome. I really wanted to get through that seventh inning, so
I blocked it out."
On the flip side, he's also one error away from tying the
club record for errors in a season by a third baseman (22).


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Christchurch Company Celebrates 40 Years of Success
Christchurch Company Celebrates 40 Years of Success
Leading global polymer manufacturer, Christchurch's EPL, has celebrated 40 years in business.
Elastomer Products Limited, was registered as a company on February 28, 1974.
Today the company employs more than 150 people in Christchurch and Thailand, has sales teams throughout Asia, Africa and the Pacific and exports to 22 countries.
The company was founded in 1974 by Jerry O'Neill and the late Neil Ottman. Current Managing Director, Tom Thomson, joined the business a year later and he headed a management buyout of the company when Jerry O'Neill retired in 2006.
"The EPL Group offers global clients extensive experience and industry leading technologies," said Thomson.
"We operate very much as a specialist contract manufacturer, offering industry solutions through the full manufacturing process, from engagement, design, tooling, production and sale.
"Our components enhance the designs of manufacturers' products worldwide," he said.
Thomson paid specific tribute to the efforts of his Christchurch staff following the catastrophic earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. EPL's Bromley manufacturing site was severely affected by the earthquakes and the company has been operating from a combination of damaged facilities and temporary offices for the past three years.
"We enjoy the support of a highly talented and very loyal staff who have remained focused on precision outputs even in the midst of the Canterbury earthquakes," said Thomson.
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Synaptics (SYNA[1]) — This company develops, markets and sells custom-designed human interface solutions for electronic devices and products such as smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks. It was recently named one of Forbes' Top 10 Small Tech Companies.
Consensus estimates are for earnings of $3.69 per share in fiscal 2013, ended in June, up from $3.11 in fiscal 2012. And analysts look for $3.83 in fiscal 2014. The mean target is near $56.
The stock broke from a five-month consolidation early in September and ran from $41 to $56.50 in about six weeks. Profit-taking and market conditions then drove it from its high to its 50-day moving average at $45 and also created a gap down from $52.05 to $49.89.
Since gaps are usually partially filled on a stock's first recovery bounce, the midpoint of the gap at $51 is an initial trading target. But longer-term buyers may wish to hold SYNA for greater gains. Note the strongly oversold MACD — another positive.
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Iron ore has continued to tumble, slumping another 1.6% overnight to a fresh five-year low of $US84.30 per metric tonne. Locally, shares are poised to open little changed as a weak lead from Wall Street has thrown cold water on the optimism spurred by the ECB's latest policy moves.
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• AUD at 93.50 US cents, 98.37 Japanese yen, 72.24 Euro cents and 57.23 British pence
• On Wall St, S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow +0.1%, Nasdaq +0.5%
• In Europe, Euro Stoxx 50 +1.8%, FTSE +0.1%, CAC +1.7%, DAX +1%
• Iron ore falls 1.6% to $US84.30 per metric tonne
• Spot gold down 0.5% to $US1263.16 an ounce
• Brent oil down 0.8% to $US101.95 per barrel
What's on today
US non-farm payrolls; UK BoE inflation forecast; Germany industrial production.
Stocks to watch
BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, BC Iron, Atlas Iron as the iron ore price hits 5-year lows.
Deutsche Bank has given Sandfire Resource a "buy" rating after its unexpected full-year maiden dividend and has a 12-month price expectation of $7.30.
Bell Potter has kept its forecasts and "buy" rating unchanged on National Australia Bank but edged the price target slightly higher to $37.50 from $37.20.
The euro posted its biggest one-day loss against the US dollar in nearly three years after the European Central Bank cut interest rates and said it would launch an asset purchase program to ward off deflation.
The greenback, in turn, notched its biggest one-day gain against a basket of major currencies since August 2013 after ECB president Mario Draghi said the central bank would also start purchasing securitised loans and covered bonds next month.
"It's an aggressive move on behalf of the ECB," said Richard Scalone, co-head of foreign exchange at TJM Brokerage in Chicago. "It's pretty clear that the euro is going to be in for a period of protracted weakness."
Speculation had grown that the ECB could embark on asset purchases after Draghi hinted at such a policy shift at a central bank symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on August 22.
The operator of the London gold price benchmark has formally started the process to find a new administrator for the century-old mechanism that will halt the telephone call that four institutions enter twice a day in favour of an electronic solution.
Nickel prices climbed to their highest in seven weeks as speculators returned to the market on worries that the Philippines could follow Indonesia in banning unprocessed ore exports. Three-month nickel on the London Metal Exchange soared to a session high of $US19,498 a tonne, its strongest since July 14. It is up nearly 40 per cent so far this year.
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An own goal was the only blemish on the night for the Houston Dynamo, who took an impressive win over Columbus.
Brad Davis had Houston on the board in the 10th minute from the penalty spot, and Will Bruin added a second just over 20 minutes later to give Houston a two-goal cushion heading into halftime.
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Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd chairman John Stocker has joined chief executive Elmo de Alwis in resigning from the company following this year's poor results.
Dr Stocker would step down from the board to be replaced by Brian Jamieson, who was appointed a director of Sigma Company Ltd in May 2003 and Sigma Pharmaceuticals in December 2005, the company said in a statement on Monday.
"The board thanks Dr Stocker for his contribution as chairman over many years," company secretary Sue Morgan-Dethick said in the statement, released prior to the company's annual general meeting in Melbourne on Monday.
At the meeting, Mr de Alwis said everyone at the company had been disappointed with this year's result.
"As a consequence, I tendered my resignation on the 15th of April," Mr de Alwis said.
Mr de Alwis said the company's board and management had worked hard to through complex issues to finalise the company's accounts and revise its banking arrangements.
"Every effort was made to resolve matters as best they could be, in as short a period as possible," Mr de Alwis said, according to speech notes released by the company.
"However, no matter which way you look at it, for you, our shareholders, it was tremendously disappointing.
"In resigning, I have taken responsibility for this as the CEO and managing director of the company."
Mr de Alwis said his replacement, Mark Hooper, would bring a wealth of experience to the role, and the company's underlying business remained sound.
During fiscal 2010, Sigma's underlying net profit fell 15.5 per cent and the pharmaceutical division suffered a 5.6 per cent decline in sales, although the healthcare division boosted sales by 7.5 per cent.
Mr de Alwis said the company's profit slump was due mainly to increases in generic market pressures in the last quarter and a lack of uptake of its year end promotions.
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Kansas State Stunned the Sunflower State
"Not many thought we stood a chance, but we had a high level of confidence about ourselves," said Jeff Simons, a 6-foot-4 junior guard.
Wichita State was ranked No. 5 in the nation; Kansas State was unranked.
Wichita State had just beaten Creighton and K-State had handled Texas Western (now UTEP) in the first-round of the NCAA Midwest Regional to reach to the title game.
The Wheatshockers were 23-4; the Wildcats were 21-5 with those losses coming to Minnesota, UCLA, No. 4 Cincinnati, Colorado and Oklahoma State.
WSU had Dave "The Rave" Stallworth, the schools' first First Team All-American. K-State had Willie Murrell, also a First Team All-American.
Final Score: Tex Winter's Kansas State Wildcats 94, Ralph Miller's Wichita State Wheatshockers 86.
"A helluva lot of people didn't think we could beat Wichita State," said K-State's 7-foot center Roger Suttner, who scored 16 points in the win. "Not many thought we would do it, but by God, we beat them."
Beat them by playing Wildcat team basketball.
Yes, Stallworth poured home 37 points and snagged 16 rebounds, but K-State answered with Murrell scoring 28 and snaring 10 boards, while Suttner scored 16, Simons 14, Max Moss 11 and Sammy Robinson 11.
Yes, all five Cat starters scored in twin figures.
"We had our star in Willie, but we were all contributors," said Simons, who was a 6-foot-4 small-forward. "We played to Tex's system - the triple post or triangle - whatever you want to call it. It didn't matter who was scoring the points. We played as one."
Suttner added, "Willie was as good as any 6-6 player in the country. He was quick as a cat and could jump like a deer, but we were a team. We all subscribed to Tex's program."
After winning the Big 8 Holiday Tournament and the Big 8 title with a series sweeps of Nebraska, Missouri and Oklahoma State, plus winning twice over Kansas, the nation was still less then enthused about the Wildcats' chances.
"Only about 200 of our fans could get to the game because it was on Wichita State's home floor," said Simons. "That big Wichita State crowd never got a chance to cheer or be loud because we played smoothly, broke their press, ran our offense and hit shots.
"All week Tex presented his scouting report with such confidence. He thought we could win, and we had no question," said Simons. "He said, 'This is how we're going to win, and we are going to win. Listen to me because I'm going to tell you how we can beat those guys.'"
Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City hosted the 1964 Final Four, which included Kansas State playing UCLA in the national semifinals, while Michigan and Duke completed the field.
K-State led by six points late in the game, but the Bruins went on an 11-0 sizz, which was aided by the Wildcats netting just 10-of-21 free throws. The Bruins won, 90-84, to stay unbeaten on the year, which included an early-season 78-75 decision over the Cats in a game played in Lawrence.
The Wildcats then lost to Michigan in the game for third place, 100-90.
"It was my fault," said the 7-foot Suttner of Kansas State's 0-2 Final Four record. "I had the flu and just didn't play like I could have."
• Willie Murrell completed his Kansas State career with scoring games of 24, 24, 28 and 20 points and 11, 10, 13 and 10 rebounds in the four NCAA games.
• Said to have ignited Walt Hazzard and Gale Goodrich in UCLA's 11-0 run, which John Wooden called "our two-minute explosion," was the fact that the UCLA cheerleaders were delayed by a snowstorm and didn't get to the arena until late in the game. As the tale goes, the Bruin pom-pom girls entered the arena in the final few minutes and that's when the Bruin players took off.
• When Duke arrived in Kansas City, The Kansas City Star called them the Duke "Tar Heels." Duke also had no hotel rooms with beds that would accommodate its three 7-footers, plus at Municipal Auditorium, Duke's dressing room was in the process of being painted.
• After taking the NCAA title with a 31-0 record, John Wooden told his team, "You're really the best. You've proven it. Now, don't let it change you. You are the champions and you must act like champions. You met some people going up to the top, and you will meet the same people going down."
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SHRM Online's Business Leadership Discipline deals—from an enterprise perspective—with the processes and activities used to formulate objectives, practices and policies aimed at meeting short- and long-range organizational needs and opportunities, and focused in particular on human capital issues. It includes the strategic planning process and the process of aligning the human capital management plan with the strategic plan.
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2.3 Upgrade broke mod_rewrite/friendly URLs
I'm on a shared hosting provider, and used the following .htaccess file for SEO / friendly URLs for the last 2 years – always worked perfectly:
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Father-daughter dance to be held at Harrah's
February 12, 2014
A Father Daughter Sweetheart Dance will be held Friday at Harrah's Convention Center.
The evening is meant to be a special evening for fathers and their daughters to dance and visit with friends. Refreshments will be served and a photo keepsake will be available for an additional fee.
Tickets cost $20 per couple and $8 for each additional daughter and are available at Kahle Community Center.
The dance will be held from 7-9:30 p.m. For more information, call 775-586-7271.


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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to sell and convey unto the State of Minnesota, under such provision as he may direct, and for such compensation as he may deem adequate, the following tract of land, which was heretofore purchased by the United States for the purpose of allotting the same to certain Sioux Indians, residing in the State of Minnesota, situated in the county of Dakota and State of Minnesota, described as follows, to wit: Southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section twenty-seven, township numbered one hundred and fifteen, range seventeen: Provided, That the land shall not be sold at less than the appraised value.
That the proceeds arising from the sale of such land shall, if the Secretary of the Interior so elect, be paid to said proposed allottees or their representatives, or lieu lands purchased for them elsewhere.
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11.11.2013 – UW Madison Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship (2)
UW Madison Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship (2) – University of Wisconsin Madison
starts: 11/11/2013
ends: 02/28/2014
Applications are now being accepted for two ACGME-accredited Clinical Neurophysiology Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison beginning July 1, 2014.
Position can be either 50-50 EMG/EEG or 80/20 EEG/Epilepsy track or 80/20 EMG/Neuromuscular track position. Training will include Intraoperative monitoring as well. Details at www.neurology.wisc.edu. Opportunities for an additional year of research training are possible in Epilepsy track.
Applicants must have completed a neurology residency in the US. Following completion of the training, the candidate will be eligible for the subspecialty examination in Clinical Neurophysiology of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Applications will be accepted up to January 1, 2014.
If you are interested, please send CV and three letters of support to Program Director:
Rama Maganti, MD
Department of Neurology
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Exhausted? Stressed-Out?
Then simplify. More and more Americans are finding that scaling back may be the key to better health -- and fuller lives.
WebMD Feature
Reviewed By Gary Vogin
High-powered careerists Steve and Kate Scopelleti sported all the badges of success: the Jeep Cherokee, the Nissan 300 ZX sports car, the Cadillac convertible, the Harley-Davidson cycle, the designer suits, and, being Southern Californians, the surfboards. Seven of them.
Many would have envied their lives. But beneath the veneer lurked a dark secret known only to the Scopelletis: They were stricken with "affluenza" -- an ailment characterized by swollen expectations, feverish consumption, rising debt, and constant fatigue.
"I needed caffeine to wind myself up at the start of the day and alcohol to unwind at the end," says Steve, 45. "I was grinding my teeth so much I had to wear a mouthpiece every night. My blood pressure was high. And both of us had back pain that I think came from being so stressed-out by this supposedly good life.''
Gradually the Scopelletis came to the same conclusion that many other Americans are reaching: Their health depended on a slower-paced life. As many as one in six American adults are trying to simplify their lives, according to the New York-based Trends Research Institute. Dozens of books and at least two new national magazines offer how-to advice, and in every state, small groups of advocates gather in "simplicity circles" to share ideas. Among them: replace TV watching with bird watching, exercise by taking walks instead of using costly equipment, resole shoes instead of getting a new pair, and never buy clothing that needs dry cleaning or ironing.


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Casablanca: Here's looking at you in Denver this week
Valentine's Day wouldn't be complete without at least one showing of Casablanca, one of the greatest love stories of all time. But Bogart and Bergman will meet up several times over the next week on screens across the city, at evenings featuring everything from the movie and a martini to a full Casablanca immersion complete with a live score. Here's looking at you -- and where to do it.
See also: A love letter to an obsession: Casablanca, I love you.
Symphony at the Movies: Casablanca, Saturday, February 8 at Boettcher Concert Hall Guest conductor Scott Terrell leads the Colorado Symphony through this visceral interpretation of the classic film, as the orchestra plays the entire Max Steiner score live.
There's quite a bit of process, production and rehearsal that goes into a performance like this, because the orchestra has to play along with the film in perfect time. "Scott's task is to make sure the orchestra stays with the movie, in the right place," says Tony Pierce, vice president of artistic administration for the Colorado Symphony. "The film is on autopilot -- once they hit play, it's running. Scott has to coordinate the orchestra to be with the film in the right moments, making sure it is properly timed with the music."
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Tickets to Symphony at the Movies are $25 to $88; for more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Colorado Symphony's website.
Movie and a Martini: Casablanca at The Wildlife Experience, Friday, February 14, 5:30 p.m. The Wildlife Experience's Movie and a Martini gatherings are special for many reasons, but seeing your favorite films on a 40-by-60 foot HD screen may be the most best part. Add to that a menu of love-themed adult beverages and the grand setting of the museum, and you've got a sweetheart of an evening. Included in the ticket price is a Moroccan-inspired sampling of lamb tangine, fig duck empanadas, chocolate mousse and more.
Tickets for Movie and a Martini are $15 to $28; food and drink service begins at 5:30 p.m. and the screening starts at 7 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets (21 and up only), go to the Wildlife Experience website.
Casablanca Valentine's Day Feast at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Friday, February 14, 7 p.m. As part of a month-long celebration of love, the Alamo is bringing Casablanca -- in 35 millimeter, no less -- to the dinner-and-a-movie house just for Valentine's Day. The kitchen will be serving up a special Moroccan-themed, four-course meal that includes tabouli, spiced carrot and parsnip salad, chicken tangine and more, all with wine pairings for each course.
"We programmed this month around Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and when I talk to people about Casablanca, especially if they've never seen it, I like to trap them a little bit," says Keith Garcia, creative manager for the Alamo. "I ask them if they like Eternal Sunshine, and if they say yes, I say, well, you know how that movie is about longing and memory -- Casablanca is that, only without the wild, sci-fi premise. It's the anti-that. But the reason Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind hits you in the gut is because Casablanca hit everyone in the gut years before."
Garcia knows that in a modern, color-driven and digital world, a classic film may seem unattractive to the Casablanca-uninitiated. But he says it's definitely a film worth seeing, especially on Valentine's Day.
Tickets for the Alamo's screening of Casablanca and the four-course feast are $65 (18 and up only). For more information, a full look at the menu or to reserve a seat, visit the Alamo Littleton's website.
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Top 10 Albums of The Year 2015
So, it's that time of year already. Top 10 Albums Lists have hit the web, and we aren't going to let equally important publications like the New York Times or Rolling Stone get all the glory, join LA Deli as we count down the finest records of the year as well as call out our biggest letdown. So find out who's first on the list by Clicking Here.Read More »


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Here are four Chrome extensions that make it easier to read web pages on your Chromebook. These extensions will let you skip making the font sizes of web pages larger to improve readability.
Evernote Clearly
With one click, Clearly makes blog posts and articles clean and easy to read. Clearly eliminates all distractions from your online reading experience, and even allows you to browse multi-page articles in one, seamless view.
Connect Clearly to Evernote to clip and sync articles with every computer, phone and tablet you use.
The official Readability extension for Chrome provides a better way to read online, turning any web page into a comfortable reading view right in your web browser.
• "Read Now" to disable surrounding webpage noise and clutter
• "Read Later" to save content to your personal reading list
• "Send to Kindle" to send any web page to your Kindle in a comfortable reading view
• Tagging to help you keep your reading list organized
• Automatically sync your reading list to your Kindle every day with Kindle digests
Read Mode
Puts Google Chrome into read mode for a pleasant reading experience.
Just click on the glasses icon in the address bar, the current page will turn into a nice-to-read black on white page allowing you to read without forcing your eyes. Ads and Flash animations are also removed while on read-mode. Click the icon again and everything will go back to normal.
Easy Reader
EasyReader can customize and improve the readability of long web articles.
★ Table of contents for headings are provided to the left.
★ Color, size, fonts and more are fully customizable.
★ Print, will print selected content only.
★ Code highlighting for code segments without other style.
Drag right edge of content to change width.
Background can be customized using images, not only colors. Example for background color use: url("http://antonj.se/resources/css/images/paper-texture-warm.gif")
Hovering lables in option page will give you the actual CSS property that is used.
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Editorial: Fact check
Maybe you're asking, "Where do we turn?"
Domestic violence
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The statistics on domestic violence in Canada are alarming.
One in three Canadian women over the age of 16 will be the victim of sexual assault in their lifetimes. Many cases are never reported to the police or even other family members.
In 2014, of the 516 homicides in Canada, nearly one-third were committed by a family member. More than 70 per cent of the victims were women.
Domestic violence is not confined to the home. Research finds it often follows people to work, putting safety at risk. Yet, many employees, particularly women, find little support on the job.
Increasingly, unions are playing an important role in keeping people safe with supports at work. Since March 2016, the United Steelworkers have successfully negotiated domestic violence leave provisions in seven contracts in three provinces: B.C., Alberta and Ontario.
And the momentum is building. Hopefully it's only a matter of time before all provincial governments follow suit.
The latest contract involves care workers in Alberta. Employees who are victims of domestic violence can take paid leave for legal, medical and counselling appointments without fear of losing their jobs. The union plans similar proposals every place it bargains.
It's gratifying that employers are receptive, especially given the disturbing statistics on domestic violence. The benefits outweigh the costs and companies are beginning to see it's the compassionate thing to do for their employees, especially women.
Last year, Manitoba passed a law that allows workers to take leave to seek medical attention for themselves or their children, or contact police or a lawyer. Labour groups are taking up the cause, urging governments to follow Manitoba's example.
Alberta plans to look at domestic violence leave as part of a review of its labour laws. Ontario is considering a bill on domestic and sexual violence leave. Unions deserve credit for leading the way.
There is a new urgency in dealing with the issue, given the rumblings south of the border. The rights and advances made by women over the decades are under threat, and millions of women — including tens of thousands in Canada — marched Jan. 21 to declare that those rights will not be eroded.
This is not an overreaction. Just look at Russia, where a bill has been introduced that would decriminalize domestic violence. It supports a very misguided idea that what happens in the family — even abuse — should stay in the family. In Russia, 40 per cent of all violent crimes are committed within families. That such a bill is even up for debate is mind-boggling in what is supposed to be a modern state.
We live in a progressive and compassionate country, and Canadians must protect and support victims of domestic abuse, both at home and the workplace.
This is no time to be complacent.


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The Palestinians have sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council seeking condemnation of Israeli settlement activity, the Palestinian foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Riyad al-Malki said the Palestinian envoy to the UN, Riyad Mansour, had submitted letters to the council and UN Secretary Ban Ki-Moon on Monday, ahead of a meeting of the peacemaking Quartet in Washington on Wednesday.
"The letters called on the international community, and particularly the Security Council, to condemn settlement activity -- which is illegal -- and other illegal Israeli policies in the occupied Palestinian territory," Malki told AFP.
The message also called for "urgent measures to put pressure on the occupying power, which is Israel, to compel it to stop these actions and policies immediately," he said.
The text of the letter warns that Israel´s "illegal and destructive plans not only inflame tensions but further underscore the dubious nature of the occupying power´s claims of readiness to negotiate a peace settlement."
It said settlement was part of a campaign "being deliberately waged in an attempt to seize more Palestinian land and entrench (Israel´s) control over the Palestinian territory."
Malki said the delivery of the message was carefully timed. "The goal of these messages at this time in particular is to keep the issue of settlements at the top of the priorities of the Security Council and General Assembly," Maliki added.
"These messages anticipate the Quartet meeting being held tomorrow, which will discuss the stalled peace process in the region," he said.
He said the Palestinians would seek a Quartet statement "that clearly says that the continuation of settlements is the main obstacle to the revival of real and serious negotiations."
Senior representatives of the Quartet´s members -- the European Union, Russia, United States and United Nations -- are expected to meet in Washington to discuss the stalled Middle East peace process.
Direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians have been on hold since late September 2010, when they ground to a halt over the issue of settlement construction.
Israel says it wants to return to talks without preconditions, but the Palestinians insist on a settlement freeze and clear parameters for discussions of future borders.
The Quartet sponsored several rounds of "exploratory" meetings between Israeli and Palestinian envoys earlier this year, but the talks ended without a path back to direct negotiations.
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has written to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laying out Palestinian terms for a return to negotiations.
The letter is set to be handed to Netanyahu on April 17 by a delegation including Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad, negotiator Saeb Erakat and senior Palestine Liberation Organisation official Yasser Abed Rabbo.
Israeli officials have indicated that Netanyahu will respond to the letter with his own message. (Copyright © 2012 Agence France Presse. 04/10/12)
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Rancid, the Transplants Announce Summer Tour
Guitarist/vocalist Tim Armstrong will double up his workload this summer, as his main band, Rancid, embarks on a short but sweet June tour with his other project, the rap-punk supergroup the Transplants. It's only a 10-date trek that hits mostly East Coast cities and a few Canadian outposts, but we're confident that Armstrong can handle playing twice per night! He's indestructible, like the Rancid album from 2003.


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Exclusive to TheInsiders.com recruiting database is the official data on height, weight, 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle, vertical jump and bench reps from the Nike Football Training Camps, as provided by StudentSports.com.
Unique to the industry, users can freely access team-specific prospect lists, complete with ratings and essential information, via the "Prospects" link on the left navigation bar of any TheInsiders.com college team site.
TheInsiders.com earlier took a major technological step forward with the launch of premium message boards and a universal login system integrating network accounts with ezboard message board technology as part of an exclusive strategic venture between TheInsiders.com and ezboard, Inc.
"In rebuilding our network from scratch, we asked our publishers to have faith that we could recreate our publishing system quickly," said Jim Heckman, TheInsiders.com CEO. "We believe we have delivered a superior publishing admin and a more powerful message board tool to the old system and to our competitors. The recruiting database, with advanced search features, is the final piece of software in completing our promise. We now will turn our attention to building exclusive features for our users and fans, and increasing scalability and speed, in a continuing effort to offer the best custom network publishing system in the world."
That system today features the works of a nationally renowned group of experts who are the official recruiting content providers to CNNSI.com and are led by national recruiting editor Brentt Eads of StudentSports.com.
The lineup of TheInsiders.com recruiting experts who contributed to the database includes:
- National basketball editor Dave Telep of TheInsidersHoops.com.
- Greg Biggins and Brian Stumpf of PacWestFootball.com.
- Max Emfinger of MaxEmfingerRecruiting.c om.
- Chris Fetters of Dawgman.com.
- David Garvin of HeartlandRecruiting.com A>.
- Jamie Newberg of BorderWars.com.
- Tom Perrone of PrepAtlantic.com.
- Tracy Pierson and Greg Hicks of PrepWestHoops.com.
- Chris Pool of PoolRecruiting.com.
Their work can be accessed via:
- Searches by a number of criteria - name, position, rating, school preference and others - all of which can be sorted by variables such as 40 times, home state and height or weight.
- Position-by-position breakdowns.
- Player detail pages featuring photos, stats and breaking news on that player.
- "The Buzz," continuously updated breaking news about all your school's recruits. "
- Visit Dates", lists which recruits are making campus visits each week. "
- Commit List", showing all recruits who've committed to your school.
"We have the best team in the industry - hand's down - and this is an exciting showcase of their talent and insight," Heckman said.
In a major breakthrough for user convenience, accounts at TheInsiders.com (www.theinsiders.com) and ezboard (www.ezboard.com) were merged to relieve users of having to remember multiple login/password combinations. The unified logins can be used at TheInsiders.com message boards, as well as to purchase premium products at TheInsiders.com and change or update account information.
Among the hottest ezboard features are Who's Online, which shows other users visiting the board within 15-minute intervals; E-mail Notification, which allows a poster to be notified when someone replies to a topic, and Sticky Post, which allows a post to be kept at the top of any thread.
"TheInsiders.com and ezboard share one major quality - loyalty of their users,'' said Vanchau Nguyen, founder and CEO of ezboard, Inc. "So this is a great match. We have created feature-rich, customizable, Web-based social spaces that marry well with the content and fanatical following of TheInsiders.com sports network."
Premium message boards add value to the Team Pass and Recruiting Pass products. Premium boards create security and exclusivity for communities at team sites, and a place for premium recruiting customers to consult TheInsider.com's top-rated experts, according to Heckman, who was the founder and former CEO of Rivals.com.
Using ezboard follows TheInsiders.com's recent history of selecting industry-leading providers to enhance the network's user experience. Among other recent deals are its licensing of both Associated Press and Allsport photographs, and a syndication deal with CNNSI.com.
"This engineering team has worked on some of the world's highest-traffic Internet applications, including e-mail and message boards at MSN, Hotmail and Rivals.com," said Bill Sornsin, TheInsiders.com COO/CTO and former Rivals.com and Microsoft Network executive. "But it became clear it would take us two years of software development to match what ezboard already had, and integrating our existing technology with ezboard gets great technology out to our publishers much faster."
Some of ezboard's other top features include the many different board layouts, numerous thread and topic modes, custom user profiles, enhanced security settings, user rankings, three levels of administrative access, bad-word filter and availability of emoticons, posticons, HTML and savable signature files to users. Some new features include Hot Post, the ability to designate a post as a "hot post," according to the number of replies, and the ability to have page numbers laid out at beginning of multiple-page topics.
"I'm proud of what our team has accomplished in such a short time," Heckman said, "but I'm even more excited about where we expect to be in the near future."
About TheInsiders.com
TheInsiders.com (www.TheInsiders.com) is a network of more than 100 college and pro team Web site affiliates operating on a single technical and business infrastructure. Based in Seattle, Wash., the new network was recently launched by Jim Heckman, founder of the former Rivals.com. TheInsiders.com consists of the key former Rivals' executives and founders including the CEO, top dealmaker, top revenue producer, original CTO with the key engineers, and top Web sites from the former Rivals.com network. The company's major investors include Bernie and Brian Kosar of Cleveland Pacific Ventures, and Doug Moore of Vulcan Publishing, Inc.
About ezboard
ezboard has become the market leader by offering an easy-to-use application that engages people to create and participate in highly customized and personalized online communities, which may be seamlessly integrated with any web page. These virtual communities, like their real world counterparts, foster communication, ideas and commerce. The company is backed by Labrador Ventures, Scripps Ventures and Staenberg Venture Partners. Other investors include Kathy Levinson, former President & COO of E*TRADE Group (NYSE:ET), Mark Pincus, former Chairman of Support.com, and Yosi Amram, President & CEO of Valicert (NASDAQ: VLCT). Additional information can be found at www.ezboard.com.


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