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Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2011
US Vice President Joe Biden on Monday sharply criticized the Islamist Shebab rebels over Somalia's famine, saying that the group has hindered efforts to bring food to the hungry.
The United Nations estimates that 3.7 million Somalis -- around one-third of the population -- are on the brink of starvation and tens of thousands have already died in a country that has lacked a government for two decades.
"Al-Shebab terrorists did not create the food crisis but they have made it far worse. Drought conditions exist throughout East Africa but so far famine is concentrated only in the Al-Shebab-controlled areas," Biden told a forum on global hunger held at the State Department.
"The most cynical action of all, they endanger their own people by commandeering assistance sent by the rest of the world to the starving children and women of that country," he said.
Shebab, which takes inspiration from Al-Qaeda, has banned Western influence in its regions and has been accused of threatening and kidnapping aid workers, including two Spanish women snatched working with refugees in Kenya.
Kenya has launched an unprecedented week-old military push into Somalia against the Shebab, which threatened retaliation. One person was killed and 29 were wounded in two grenade attacks on Monday in Kenya's capital Nairobi.
In an apparent publicity push, Al-Qaeda recently held a ceremony where the militants were seen donating food, money and clothes.
"Make no mistake -- it's not that Al-Shebab cares that much about innocent people dying. Rather, they're concerned that these grim conditions threaten their grip on the region and undermine their propaganda purporting to defend the Somali people," Biden said.
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The first is Cuomo's supernaturally precise sense of melody.
Save for the occasional howling of wolves and coyotes, the night was supernaturally silent.
The coffin was opened, and the body uncovered, supernaturally.
It was then supernaturally nailed to its rocky bed by seven brass nails.
She was spotlessly clean, and everything about her was supernaturally neat.
If this law be transgressed, the malefactor is supernaturally punished in a variety of ways.
They seemed to sink into the earth, and then slowly and supernaturally to emerge.
To them she looked supernaturally tall, supernaturally weird, with great glowing eyes and tongues of flame illumining her person.
Upon my word, I never saw the likes of them—black and supernaturally big.
The supernaturally gifted man was no mere machine, no automaton ruled in spite of himself by a superior spirit.
early 15c. "above nature, transcending nature, belonging to a higher realm," from Medieval Latin supernaturalis "above or beyond nature," from Latin super "above" (see super-) + natura "nature" (see nature). Originally with more of a religious sense, "of or given by God, divine; heavenly;" association with ghosts, etc., has predominated since c.1799.
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From: "WT&MR STEAD." <>
Subject: [LAN] Royal Naval Volunter Reserve ?
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 16:01:13 +0100
I have just found details of Lieutenant A J W Stead who died 2 Nov 1941 on
H M S "Gos VI", and is buried at Kantara War Cemetery ,Egypt.
Unlike other extracts I have obtained from the War Graves Commission, there
is no mention of the circumstances/incident which caused the death.
Can anyone suggest a source for info please ?
Bill Stead Devon
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Another Red October, Similar Outcome
By Tank Spencer
It's World Series time! Of course I'm jazzed… I'm a Red Sox fan. I'm really interested to see how the nation reacts to this series matchup between the Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. Will the matchup pull in great ratings? There were countless discussions around the station leading up to the close of the LCS about what if it were the Detroit Tigers against the Cardinals? Chances are viewership would have been way down. At least with one top 10 media market in the final ratings will at least be decent. Baseball needs that as it is losing an uphill battle with the ever-growing popularity of the NFL.
In the last decade or more the Boston Red Sox have become one of the nation's favorite teams. Thank you to all of the bandwagon-jumpers. I don't mean that as a pejorative, I'm sincere. Hell, I'm the product of a bandwagon-jumper. My father became a Red Sox fan in the 1960's as an impressionable young boy awed by the greatness of one Carl Yastrzemski.
It's because of the team's national popularity I think more people will be invested. We're so much like our bitter rival Yankees it makes us sick. The Sox spend a lot of money, have millions of fans across the country, win a lot of games (most years) and - like the Yankees – that makes others hate us. So whether it be Sox adoration or hatred, people will tune in.
I'm intrigued by a Harris Interactive Poll this year that said the Yankees are still America's most popular team followed by the Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves. Not surprisingly the Dodgers are #4. That's why I think a Dodgers-Red Sox World Series would have broken some records. Rounding out the top 5 is the Tigers. That is a surprise, but I guess all of the Magnum P.I. fans are still out there procreating.
As I've said before, I believe the Sox will win it all. Do I expect a third sweep of the series in 10 years? NO. In fact I'm rooting against it. Yet again the Sox are in the series and have home filed advantage. They need to lose two to return to Boston and finally win one in front of the home crowd. The city of Boston and Fenway Park has not hosted a Red Sox World Series clinching win since 1918. In 1975 the Beantown faithful had to watch the Cincinnati Reds celebrate in their stadium, as they did the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967. Both series won by the Sox this century (2004 and 2007) ended on enemy soil in St. Louis and Denver.
The Cardinals and Red Sox were the two best teams in baseball this year. Both teams bring more than capable pitching staffs. Game 1 will feature Red Sox ace Jon Lester against Cards #1 Adam Wainwright. Game 2 will send Boston's John Lackey to the hill against St. Louis' sensational rookie Adam Wacha. The good thing for the pitchers is neither team was efficient at the plate in their last series. The Cardinals hit .211 against Dodger pitching and against the Tigers Boston hit .202.
I expect the series to go at least six with Boston's bats coming up clutch just as they did in the ALCS, ALDS and all through the regular season. It's not just the big names that will produce. I can see someone like Xander Bogaerts or Jonny Gomes being the series MVP. However, when you have studs like David Ortiz, Mike Napoli, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester and the unstoppable, unhittable force of Koji Uehara… it's anyone's trophy to win.


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Godolphin ended a nine-year losing run in the Newmarket Classics stretching back to their last 31 runners with a surprise winner as Blue Bunting, a filly supposedly using the race as a trial for next month's Oaks, came with a withering run under Frankie Dettori to win the 1,000 Guineas.
In discussions with Sheikh Mohammed before the race Dettori had agreed to ride the 16-1 chance in the hope that she might stay on from the rear to make the frame. But in the event Blue Bunting exceeded all expectations and will now head to Epsom as the deserved favourite.
In an eventful contest, ran at a fierce gallop set early on by Hooray, the well-fancied Memory lost all chance when standing still as the stalls opened whereas the favourite Moonlight Cloud ran out of reserves having been at the head of affairs a furlong out. Together and Maqaasid looked to have the race between them coming out of the Dip, only for Blue Bunting to emerge from the pack along the stands' rail, leading near the finish to beat Together by three-quarters of a length.
"The boss said to me, 'She's a staying type – just make her run well,'" said Dettori. "There's a tremendous head-on wind so we agreed to sit 'mid div' and just run on and try to be placed.
"A furlong out I thought I was going to get placed but the first two were hands on knees they were so tired. I haven't won a Classic for a while, especially here at Newmarket, my home town. It's a great feeling. She will definitely get the mile and a half at Epsom."
The trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni paid tribute to Sheikh Mohammed after Blue Bunting gave him a first Classic success. "To win a Classic in England isn't like anywhere else in the world. It's a different taste, especially in Newmarket," he said. "It has all come about because of His Highness. We follow what he says because he has the experience. He knows the racing here."
Al Zarooni was installed last year at Newmarket by Godolphin, to work as a second trainer alongside Saeed bin Suroor. Although the party line has always been that the two trainers have equal standing, the relative lack of runners and winners from Suroor's team this season forces the question as to whether the stables are utilising different tactical plans.
Indeed Al Zarooni's excellent start to the season comes in stark contrast to the slow beginnings of recent years, this victory seeing him overtake Henry Cecil for third place in the trainers' championship. While many of her stablemates enjoyed the winter warmth of Dubai, Blue Bunting remained in Newmarket, a notable change of Godolphin policy from previous years when, apart from the yearlings, the entire team moved to the Emirates at the end of each year.
Simon Crisford, Godolphin's racing manager, played down the significance of the decision. "She stayed behind because she had a small problem, a little chip in her ankle, otherwise she would have gone to Dubai," he said. "I don't think that it makes any difference and the horses that come in from Dubai perform just as well as horses who have been here.
"We have won lots of early-season Classics over the years with horses straight off the plane from Dubai. I know a lot of people think they take a little dip when they get off the plane but I am not one of the people who believe that.
"White Moonstone, who had to miss this race, is still not right. She is on the easy list and hopefully will be back later in the season."


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Botox shots, brow bars, manicures, tailors and personal shoppers have become the weapons of choice for
Myer is planning to offer botox injections in some of its stores, adding to a range of in-store services that include beauty and hair treatments, eyebrow shaping, manicures, spray tans and weight management clinics. Details of the botox initiative have not been finalised.
David Jones has no plans to sell botox shots but already offers women's health checks at its Rose clinics in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as manicures, beauty and hair styling and tailoring.
Both chains are also expanding their personal shopping services, which were once the exclusive domain of the rich and famous.
Myer has provided a personal shopper service for more than a decade but is now broadening its offer to cater to working women, fashionistas, new mothers and even men looking for a wardrobe update.
Myer has almost 20 personal shoppers in stores across Australia, including four in its $250 million Bourke Street redevelopment.
DJs is also poised to provide personal shoppers in all its CBD stores after successfully trialling the service in Melbourne late last year.
"I think there is a market for it [personal shoppers] in all of our CBD locations," David Jones general manager stores and operations Jason McVicar said.
"People are very focused on their careers and they are time poor. With the service being free they give us the shopping brief and the work is done for them," Mr McVicar said.
The numbers are compelling. The average personal shopping customer at Myer spends at least $500 each visit, while at DJs' they spend an average of $3000 each time they visit the personal shopping suite, up from $2200.
"Since the inception of personal shopping, we have seen an increase in dollar spend per customer and also the number of appointments made," Myer chief executive
These services are aimed at giving customers more reasons to shop in-store rather than online.
Online retailing is estimated to account for at least 4 per cent of total retail spending and is forecast to grow by 10 to 20 per cent a year over the next few years, reaching 10 per cent of retail sales by 2015.
Morgan Stanley fears in-store sales growth could slow to as low as 2.1 per cent a year over the next four years, down from an average 5.9 per cent over the past 10 years, as online retailing gathers pace.
Southern Cross Equities said department stores, along with electronic retailers and specialty fashion retailers, were most at risk.
Overseas department stores including Sears, Marks & Spencer, and Nieman Marcus are now shipping to Australia, joining online retailers such as net-a-porter.com, TopShop.com and asos.com.
Southern Cross retail analyst Paresh Patel said retailers needed strong brands, unique products or services that could not be easily replicated online to counter the online incursion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers retail and consumer leader Stuart Harker said retailers were looking to enhance their in-store experiences and private shopping was one way of doing it.
"The future of retail is all around the store experience," Mr Harker said. "If any of them can enhance that, it is a big win for consumers but a win for them as well. The store is the centre piece, it is not going to go away."
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It is commonly known that the film industry is horrible in its treatment of women, and it is sometimes said in such circles that women aren't very funny. How then to explain the hugely successful career of the writer most famous for "Sleepless in Seattle" and "When Harry Met Sally ... ," Nora Ephron, who died Tuesday night?
Ephron was, as The New York Times said in its obituary in summarizing her roles, "a journalist, a blogger, an essayist, a novelist, a playwright, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a movie director. ..."
Even people who don't like Nora Ephron movies have to concede that she broadened things for women, both the female professionals following in her wake and the female audience members soaking in her stories. She was no bleeding-edge feminist, but in a culture that produces one vapid Prince Charming chick flick after another, Ephron generally focused on characters—Julia Child among them—who had their own force of personality, their own reasons for being.
Truthdig contributor Carrie Rickey remembers on her own blog eight of her favorite Ephron lines. Here are three:
"When your children are teenagers it's important to have a dog so someone in the house is happy to see you when you get home." — from the book "I Feel Bad About My Neck"
"Harry, you have to find a way of not expressing every feeling you have, every moment you have them." — spoken by Meg Ryan in "When Harry Met Sally … "
"She makes coffee nervous" — spoken by Tom Hanks (of Parker Posey) in "You've Got Mail"
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I started using the boots botanics range simply because of their BOGOF offer, but they soon became a firm favourite and seem to be better for my skin then similar products that cost so much more.
I have combination skin, plus the joys of fine wrinkles and pimples, so choosing the right products for me can be really difficult! I started with the 'blemish prone' range and found it to work brilliantly at first, but over time it seemed to become a little harsh for my skin (though much milder than any other products I have used) and I started to notice my skin had little red patches, even though it did clear up my blemishes.
This was when I decided to try the 'sensitive skin' range, and struck gold! I never really thought of my skin as sensitive, but these products worked so perfectly that I think it must be. I use the whole range- facial wash, toner and the moisturiser, and my skin has been soft, clear and blemish free for months now. I can see and feel a difference beyond anything any other products have given me, which is amazing considering how cheap these products are.
They may not have the expensive packaging or perfumes of the upper price products (two more things I like about them) but I can't imagine anything being better for my skin.
This is a face cream that really does what it says it does - protects, renews and hydrates overnight, so skin looks brighter and more radiant. I am in my late twenties and have combination skin, so I cannot speak for other age groups or skin types, but when I wake up in the morning my skin is lovely and soft - and sometimes I think it actually glows! I am a big fan of the Botanics range and use several of their products. There is something very natural about them, I think it is the whole 'pure power of plants thing'. The smell is very distinct across most of their products and the packaging is quite simple and natural looking (I try not to be too much of a sucker for packaging!). They can be a bit pricey, I think the Night Shift Moisture Cream is about £6.00, but like the other products in the range a little goes a long way. I use it every night and only have to get a new one every 3 months or so (I think I have about an average sized face)! The reason I tried it in the first place is because although my skin is on the oily side, if I don't moisturise first thing in the morning and last thing at night my skin does get dry, especially in the winter. And I do firmly believe that if you take care of your skin when you are younger it will thank you for it later! The cream itself has a rather thick consistency, and when I first tried it I thought it would be way too heavy for my skin and would never sink in. But actually, although it takes a while, it really does absorb very well and in the morning there is not a trace of it, just very soft skin. You don't need much of this stuff so if you're trying it for the first time go carefully! My boyfriend has said several times that it is like going to bed with a dip - but he can pipe down because I have occasionally caught him with his fingers in the pot! Like all products in the Botanics range it has a lovely, clean fresh smell. The packaging is quite nice, with a silve
r screw top. This is great because usually when I go on holiday I find my creams go everywhere but the screw top seems to keep everything in. Another plus thing about the Botanics range is that they often do special offers (like extra advantage points or 3 for 2 offers) - I currently have 3 pots of this stuff residing in my draw 'cos if I bought two I got one free! I know there are a lot of creams out there on the market that claim to do this, that and the other and when I was first looking for a cream it was a hard choice to make. I have tried others but it was a while ago and I can't remember what they were. I guess that means they weren't much cop or I would at least remember their names!
I just *had* to say something after I read some of the reviews about botanics. I've been using their Quenching Body Wash since I got it as a gift. I used it on one of those net sponge things. I'd been using it for a while and didn't have much left so I was surprised when I got a slight itchy, burning sensation last saturday night in the shower. After the shower, I was still itchy. In the morning, I woke up feeling like one big itch and my legs were covered with blotches like a stinging nettle rash. I've never had an allergic reaction before, so wasn't sure what it was. After an hour, it had spread to my arms and the palm of one of my hands (the one that held the sponge) was itching too. At this stage the rash was raised, lumpy and bright red. I phoned NHS direct and the nurse told me it sounded very much like an allergic reaction, and it could easily be something I'd been using for a while. I was surprised, as I thought allergic reactions were usually to new products. but I hadn't been using any. Well, I couldn't think of anything else it *could* be apart from this body wash. It started itching *immediately* after washing (and scrubbing it in with the sponge, of course, more fool me). After telling people this story, I keep hearing other stories about bad reactions to Botantics products ("oh never use Botanics, they're EVIL" one friend told me). It seems like this is a common problem. In just two days of telling people why I'm red and blotchy, four people have told me that they had reactions to Botanics products (all washing stuff, not makeup). Three days later, and the rash hasn't gone. I'm having to take anti-histamines to stop myself from stratching my skin off. So beware! I don't have sensitive skin, and I've never become allergic to anything before. They may make pretty talk about plant extracts, but that doesn't mean they're g
ood for you. And if it does this to my skin, I dread to think what it's doing to other people's.
My friend runs the local hedgehog sanctuary. It sounds rather romantic doesn't it? Well, it isn't. Hedgehogs are filthy little devils and when you have a couple in a hutch together their evening's entertainment is a "who can poo highest up the wall" competition. We've tried to persuade them to go out clubbing, or to annoy the neighbours by playing loud music, but no, they know what they want. You're wondering what this has got to do with hand cream aren't you? Bear with me, there is a point. The hutches get cleaned out daily and once a week we give them a really good scrub. After you've finished you then go and give yourself a really good scrub. During the summer there were a lot of babies and I find it impossible to handle them wearing gloves, so the scrub afterwards had to be a bit vicious so far as the hands were concerned. Afterwards I used the hand cream at the side of the sink. A week or two later I realised that, instead of looking the worse for the savage treatment they were getting, my hands were actually looking a lot better than usual. The skin looked smooth and felt supple. I had none of that annoying dry skin at the sides of my nails and my nails were actually growing instead of splitting. Now, my hands have always been the sort that are used in the "before" pictures in adverts. My left hand isn't a lot of use after a major operation and short of having rather expensive manicures I find it difficult to make them look good. In fact they generally look as though I've been digging the garden without using any tools. Some of the nail beds on my left hand have been injured and for the last ten years I've been unable to grow the nails beyond the quick. The hand cream at the side of the sink was Boots Botanics Overnight Hand and Nail Treatment. It contains "cell renewing bilberry and relaxing lavender". Certainly when you put the rather thi
ck, gloopy cream onto your hands there is a strong smell of lavender. My hands are dry - dry enough to use what is said to be a night cream on several occasions throughout the day - but I'm sure that a lot of people would find this too oily for regular use. It is though a splendid tonic for hands that have been mistreated. Boots claim that the cream "hydrates, nourishes and softens". Pinch the skin on the back of your hand. Go on, pinch it; I won't look. Does the skin immediately flatten out again, or can you watch as the wrinkles slowly disappear? If you can watch, then your skin is dehydrated and might well benefit from this cream. My skin pulls back into place just about immediately and it didn't do that a few months ago. Certainly the skin is softer to the touch too. My nails are stronger. The nails that had consistently split for the last ten years are now grown to level with the end of my fingers and I've recently had to cut them because I felt they were getting too long. The skin around the nails looks a little more plumptious (I think I've just invented a word!) than it did and I've none of those ragged pieces of cuticle which can be so painful. How can I be certain that Boots Botanics hand cream is responsible for the improvement? Well, a few weeks ago I managed to cut my hand quite badly. (Note for future reference: when slicing vegetables, keep fingers out of the way!) It was quite heavily bandaged and I was excused hedgehog duty for a couple of weeks. I used my normal hand cream. My nails split, the skin around my nails dried out and my hands looked old. I bought in a supply of the Botanics hand cream and there was an immediate improvement. You'll find the hand cream with the Boots Botanics range. Look for a semi-opaque flip top tube about six inches high with a lime-green label. Don?t even think about trying to squeeze the dregs out of a tube ? resort to cutting
the tube in two with a pair of scissors. The standard price seems to be £3.99 but I have been lucky with 3 for 2 offers and you can use Advantage card points to purchase it if you wish. It is intended that this cream should be used before you go to bed at night and that you pay particular attention to the cuticle area. My feet have benefited from a nightly application too. One added benefit that I?ve discovered is that the smell of lavender is very relaxing and helps me to fall asleep! It?s better than counting hedgehogs! For the purists the ingredients are: Aqua, Glycerin, Paraffin, Helianthus annuus, Isopropyl myristate, Dimethicone, Glyceryl stearate, Cetyl alcohol, Steareth-2, Lactic acid, Steareth-21, Theobroma cacao, Glycolic acid, Phenoxyethanol, Panthenol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Lavandula angustifolia, citric acid, Methylparaben, Sodium citrate, BHT, Butylparaben, Malic acid, Tartaric acid, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, CI 14700, CI 42090
Normally I don't go for the plain packaged beauty stuff, but because I had heard so much about the Botanics range I thought I would give the Shower Gel a go, nothing to do with the free advantange points I was getting when I spent so much, oh no!!. Just sheer curiousity. All I know about Botanics is that the products are made from plant extracts and the range is increasing by the week. I wanted to start by buying something nice smelling, I didn't want to smell of some unwanted weed or plant that made me think I was wearing "Eau de Tree". Meadowsweet and Cucumber sounded rather "cool", geddit, Cucumber, cool, oh forget it. The design of the pump action bottle is rather boring looking, just see-through and with a plain old green label stuck on. Ok for the minimalists types, but for me, I like a bit of colour and sparkle to my drab old bathroom. I suppose the good side is, you can see how much you are using, you can watch it go down as you pump it out. It's actually very easy to pump out of the bottle, it never gets clogged up and theres no need to ever dip the syphon into hot water to rinse either. I must have used this shower gel loads of times, and it never goes down, I'm sure somebody is filling it up again whilst I'm asleep. I apply this to a scrunchie as it goes further, it gently exfoliates my skin and gives even better results using a scrunchie. Using the scrunchie in a circular movement will also help your skin tone. The exfoliator bits aren't too harsh, they aren't massive lumps of grit which leave a mess in the bath either, I find it to be gentle to my skin, but am left feeling refreshed afterwards too. The Meadowsweet ingredient revitalises my skin, whilst the cucumber leaves my skin feeling soothed and fresh. The fragrance is very pleasant, a sweet smell and just a hint of cucumber, nothing what I expected. Anybody with rough skin can use this, it
helps get rid of flaky bits and doesn't dry your skin too much in the process. Apply a good body lotion afterwards for extra benefit. This product is made for Boots and you should find it in most stores. The size is a good 250 ml and as I said earlier lasts ages. It cost me £2.99, but was a good buy as I have used it on a regular basis. You never know I might just buy something else.
Have you heard the one about the top models using Preparation H on their faces to tauten their skins and temporarily reduce wrinkles and under eye bags? No? Well, it isn't as barking as it sounds! I was initially attracted to the Boots Botanics range of skincare products by the uncluttered packaging and clear labelling. It looked clean, practical and business-like. The collection is called 'Face Botanics, the Power of Plants' I took advantage of the tester provided for the moisture lotion, massaging it on the back of my hand to give me an idea of the richness, perfume and texture. I consequently bought the 'Moisturising Deep Clean Cream' and the 'Day Shift Moisture Lotion' as I worry about different brand names conflicting and creating problems. For some with less sensitive skins, this may not be a cause for concern, but those of you who do have sensitive skins, will understand the risk of any form of allergy causing non-serious, but all the same, very annoying and distressing reactions. The whole range of Boots Face Botanics state they are dermatologically tested, although this doesn't always mean the ingredients will agree with your particular skin, as I know too well from previous experience. Face Botanics Moisturising Deep Clean Cream is packaged in a tall, cylindrical, pump action, clear plastic bottle containing 250ml. I am informed that: " If plant extracts are pure enough and at the right levels they can provide significant health and beauty benefits. Botanics formulations use the purest extracts at levels that really work" So what are the plants extracts used in this cleanser? Skin cleansing Indian Pennywort and skin calming Chamomile, claiming to wipe away every last layer of dirt, grime and make-up. Indian Pennywort, or its official name of Hydrocotyle asiatica, is claimed in India as one of the most quickly effective aphrodisiac
s for the middle-aged, and safe to use. The demand now exceeds the supply. Now there's interesting, but even more fascinating are the claims of the numerous beneficial uses it has. Remember, this cream is going on my face every day! It's used to treat: Asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, depurative, dropsy, dysentery, epilepsy, fever, hematuria, hepatosis, hysteria, leprosy, leukorrhea, otosis, piles, renosis, rheumatism, sore, urethritis, urinary ailments, vertigo, wounds! Did you see that? Piles! It seems to me these models are on the right track with Preparation H. Now for the Camomile used in Boots Botanics Deep Clean Cream. Yes, you're there before me. Used externally, it's good for skin inflammation and haemorrhoids! Those cat walk girls are right again! It's common uses are: Stomachic, antiseptic, antispasmodic and tonic, anthelmintic (expels worms) anxiety, insomnia; eyewash; diaphoretic and carminative, gentle for children. So what's Botanics cleanser like to use? Just one pump massaged into my face with my fingers, then removed with cotton wool and my skin feels very fresh and cleansed. There is a caution on the bottle to take care round the delicate eye area, which defeats the object of removing eye make up! It does remove it well, but it stings slightly if any gets into the eye. I suppose it would, as you wouldn't put Preparation H in your eyes would you? Boots Botanics Day Shift Moisture Lotion is packaged in a flip top clear tube containing 75ml. I am told: "With cell renewing Queen of the Prairie extract and skin protecting Seaweed. Neutralises free radicals and provides day long hydration" Queen of the Prairie is a very rare plant and found in moist prairies, swampy prairie seeps, and fens. Early settlers and Native Americans used the plant for a variety of purposes: arthritis, fevers and skin ailments. Seaweeds
are recognised as a particularly rich and complex source of vital minerals, trace elements, proteins and vitamins. When included in skin treatments they improve the skin's elasticity, tone and firm. They will soothe damaged or irritated skin, heal minor skin infections, detoxify and cleanse. The lotion contains UVA and UVB protection, a very necessary skin defence all year through, whatever the weather. So what's the moisture lotion like to use? It's truly wonderful. Once again, a small amount is required. My skin loves it and absorbed it well, and feels very fresh and moist all day. It gives a good base for my make up, although again I am cautioned to avoid contact with the eyes. What is my overall opinion? The two Face Botanics I bought are very impressive. Both do an excellent job, have not irritated my skin at all, and the Day Shift Moisture Lotion leaves my skin feeling moist and bright all day. There is a Night Shift Lotion which must be very rich as I consider the Day Shift is as much moisturising I would need at any time. I would unreservedly recommend Face Botanics to anyone, even with a sensitive skin. I can feel and see a positive improvement to my complexion. I was rather surprised that at this stage Boots haven't updated their website to include these products, as I wanted to view the full range online. I searched for Botanics on their site at http://www.boots.com , and only got the Botanics for men and Botanics cosmetics. If this particular Face Botanics is a new range then surely they should be available online? I think an email to Customer Services and the Webmaster is required, don't you?
I went to Boots one day on a mission. Fed up with dry blotchy patches, my mission was to get rid of that pizza look I'm often left with after cleansers, moisturisers and God knows what else that magically turns into paint stripper on my skin. So many products labelled as suitable for sensitive skin, yet the endless lists of ingredients are endless. Where do I start? I wondered. Then I stumbled across the Botanics range and thought, this has got to be the best option right? To my disappointment I still came across lists of unpronounceable ingredients, but with the addition of natural extracts. So I compromised and loaded up my basket. A moisturiser, hair gel, face mask, deodorant and cleanser totalled just over £10 making prices very reasonable. This was during one of their money off promotions, but Boots often have offers such as 3 for the price of 2. Hang on, I haven't said what's in the Botanics range! It seems to expand all the time, ranging from skincare (for both men and women), natural oils, bath treats, hair products etc. The products claim to use "the pure power of plants" for a more natural approach to beauty. Which is fair enough, as long as you don't mind a few chemicals thrown in here and there. On particular products, the claims are less convincing. Take their "Conditioning Clay Mask" for example. It states on the label "contains a negative electrical charge which acts like a magnet helping to draw deep rooted impurities..." Excuse me?!? Putting that aside, I have been impressed with the results (electrical charge or not). The clay mask does a good job at cleansing away built up dirt and grime. Even with my skin I can use it once a fortnight without any problems of dryness. Their "Instant Glow Tinted Moisturiser" is my favourite, it's fantastic. Containing apple and ginkgo biloba, it adds a hint of colour leaves a nice healthy glow and is perfect
instead of a tan, or even to make a fading tan last longer. I can even get away with not wearing foundation, which takes some doing! If you have dry, frizzy hair, or just need a bit of extra shine, you must try the "High Gloss Sculpting Gel". I tend to use it after I've washed my hair, it gives it a smooth sheen to tame my mop. At around £2 it's cheap and cheerful, yet just as good as some of the more expensive brands I've tried in the past. From the bath products, I've tried the "Nourishing Milk Bath" which doesn't smell great, but it does leave your skin soft and is perfect for dryness. Perfect for winding down at the end of a hectic day, it contains avocado for moisture and ginger to soothe muscles. I could tell you about the range for men here, but I'm not a bloke! I haven't bought any of the natural oils as they do seem overpriced, many being over £5. Considering you can go to a herbal specialist such as Culpepers in London and pay less for pure essential oils, Botanics oils aren't so impressive. In an ideal world, I'd buy all my cosmetics from Lush. Alas, the nearest one is miles away and the cost does add up. So this range from Boots comes as a second best and with most prices ranging roughly from £2 to £6, my wallet doesn't suffer as much. Oh and my skin is glad of it too!
The eye make-up remover from the Botanics range from Boots called 'Botanics Soothing Eye make-up cleanser' consists of two layers, an oily and a non-oily layer. It contains cornflower extract, which soothes the eye area, rosemary oil which is antiseptic, and wheat protein to strengthen and condition the lashes. This is the only eye make-up remover that I have ever used that actually gently removes waterproof mascara - not tugging the eye area like most high-street brands. What I do is shake the bottle to mix the two layers together, drench a cotton wool pad with the mixture and then gently wipe away any make-up with closed eyes. I would normally remove my contact lenses before so that any oily residue will not fog my lenses. It is suitable for sensitive eyes. It's 150 ml and will absolutely last forever! Not bad for something that costs less than a fiver.
I don't usually buy products from the boots botanic range as I have sensitive skin and I go for boots skin kindly stuff usually, however, I was really intrigued by the botanics eye-makeup remover because it looks so attractive and unusual. The product consists of two oils, each of a different colour, which are separated so one colour is on top of the other (I'm sure I learnt the proper word for this when I was doing GCSE chemistry but I've forgotten now). It comes in a classy clear bottle so that you get the full visual benefit of the products oily cleverness and it really does look great on your dressing table. To use the product you have to shake the bottle so that the two oils blend, thus making the product more effective. Then you just put some oil on a cotton wool pad and wipe you eyes with it. I find that this stuff is really effective and removes absolutely all your eye-makeup. I use quite a lot of eye makeup and I always use waterproof mascara but this product still removes absolutely everything. It doesn't smell of anything and that is why I think it is OK for people with sensitive skin to use it as it does not irriatate the eye-area and does not make yout eyes sting even when you get some of the product in your eye. I can't remember how much exactly it cost so only take my pricing as a rough guide. I know it's more expensive than other ranges but I think it's worth it, especially if you wear waterproof makeup and if you appreciate nice packaging. The only drawback really is that it is an oil based makeup remover and many people find this off-putting.
Wow how I love the botanics range. My favourite product so far is the facial toner that smells georgous and feels so cool on your skin. It makes you feel like your skin can breathe and removes all of the excess dirt out of your skin. Just wipe with cotton wool and you will feel like you have a neew skin. I have tried several toners but his one beats them all. This range is well priced and gentle to your skin. So treat yourself and buy the botanics facial wash whilst you are there. You can even use your advantage card to buy them if you collect the points!!
DISCLAIMER: I shall update my favourite Botanics list as soon as I have tried some more of the products for a suffciently long time .:. Go n@tural - at a price you can afford .:. For a start, you have to know that I've always been a sucker for *natural* smellies and beauty products - after all, my Mum has been working for an alternative-medicine hospital ('Ita Wegman Klinik' in Arlesheim, Switzerland) for quite some time, so 'Weleda' bottles and tubs have always been around in our household. Of course when you get staff discount (the hospital works closely with the company, as it is located next to the 'Weleda' headquarters in Switzerland) it is rather hard to resist the great ranges of natural beauty and health products, but my Mum is still in Switzerland and I am now here in the UK - I simply can't afford spending £10 on a small bottle of facial cream! So what is a *natural* girl to do? For me, Boots Botanics were a welcome solution - natural, effective, stylish and most importantly (I am a student after all!): AFFORDABLE! .:. Boots Botanics - What is it? .:. As we all know, plants, fruits, herbs and their extracs have been used for centuries, and many of them have proven to have a positive effect on both our health and appearance - but fully natural beauty products have always been quite a bit more expensive than *ordinary* products. With that in mind, Helen Bowering (Boots Product Manager) and her team created 'Boots Botanics' - a wide range of beauty and health products made using 100% organic plant extracts. Mainly aimed at women between 25 and 45 (oops.. am I too young to use this? ;-p ), the Botanics range also includes more and more products for men and like all of Boots' own ranges, the products have not been tested on animals :-) The products are sold under the name 'Boots Botanics - the Pure Power of Plants' and are available in mos
t Boots stores as well as through their Internet shopping site. .:. The Range .:. The 'Health' part of the Botanics range mainly consists of aromatherapy products, for example the 'Pure Essential Oils' (to put into these small stoves), aromatherapy baths or the 'Time for Bed Calm Balm' with relaxing aetheric oils. The 'Beauty' range is divided into different categories, the main categories being Face, Body, Men's Body/Face, Bath and Haircare. All products contain natural plant extracts in the right dosage to work gently on your skin and hair as well as provide a very pleasant light natural (*planty* as someone so appropriately called it in another op) fragrance. .Face These products include cleansing products (like facewashs, cleansing wipes and toners) as well as facial creams for different skin types and face masks. .Body Here, you can find body creams, gels, anti-perspirants (both sprays and roll-ons), foot- and body scrubs, body sprays plus hand- and foot treatments. .Men's Body & Face This range caters for everything a bloke could want in the way of smellies (not that they usually want much!), in particular shaving products (such as shaving foam, -gel and aftershave balms) but also shower gels (deodorising!), body spray and facial beauty products. .Bath Be it a relaxing bath or a quick, refreshing shower you're after - there's something for everyone! You can buy moisturising, refreshing, exfoliating or relaxing bath oils, crystals, creams or shower gels, foams and creams. .Haircare Apart from hair sprays, gels, mousse and hair treatment products, you can also pamper your hair with shampoos and conditioners especially developed for your hair type - volumising for thin/fizzy hair, protecting for coloured hair and so on... .:. The Prices .:. All products in the Botanics line are very reasonably pri
ced, especially compared with most other plant-based/natural health and beauty products, but also in relation to conventional *smellies* - most items are priced between £2 and £5! .:. The Packaging and Design .:. The first time I noticed the Botanics range was in an interior design magazine (yup, it was an article about bathrooms - how did you guess?), which might already give you a clue that this line - in spite of being based on traditional values and recipes - is designed to please the modern eye. The labels are kept in natural green/brown shades, with a simplistic yet pleasing design that looks good in any bathroom. Most shampoos, toners and conditioners are sold in plastic bottles with screw tops or pumps, the tubs and tubes are made out of 'frosted' plastic. My only complaint is that the spray bottles (for anti-perspirants) don't seem to work all that well - even after minutes of shaking the bottle, hardly any of the product ends up coming out of it! (I should've bought the roll-on!) .:. My Top 5 Favourites .:. .Essential Oil Wash Off Cleanser - ~£3-50/250ml (with petitgrain and lavender extracts) This was a bit funny at first - it has an oily consistency, yet it is supposed to get RID of oils! You rub it into a moist face and wash it off - and with it, all the oil and grime on your face! It works great, smells lovely and is easy to use. .Balancing Shine Control - £3-99/100ml (with seaweed and liquorice extracts) A relatively thick, pleasantly-scented cream that rubs into your skin easily and absorbs sweat for hours - great if you suffer from oily skin (I do!). .Smooth-Skin Shower Gel - £2-99/250ml (with meadowsweet and cucumber extracts) Unlike body scrubs, this shower gel exfoliates your skin but is gentle and moisturising enough to use every day. Your skin feels more supple, smooth, firm and refreshed. .Firming Body Gel -
£4-20/250ml (with soybean and wheatgerm extracts) This gel is best massaged into your leg-, hip-, bum- and bust area after a shower. It soaks in quickly, leaving the skin feeling firm (I can use all the firmness I can get my hands on!) without getting dried out. . Shampoo / Conditioner - Colour Protection - ~£2-99/250ml each (with ginseng and wheatgerm extracts) If you dye your hair regularly, it is important to give it all the protection and nourishment it needs! I have tried many different shampoos and conditioners that are supposed to keep your colour fresh for longer - they usually do, but very often you also end up with a lot of residue in your hair. A combination of these two products though has so far (3 weeks) left my hair shiny and colourful without clogging it up. .:. The Verdict .:. All in all, I was very pleasantly surprised with this range. Unlike many products that claim to contain *natural ingredients*, the Botanics products actually have the look, feel, scent and effect of much more expensive organic products, such as Weleda or Dr Hauschka. The range has something for everyone and covers just about all aspects of beauty products (apart from makeup, they have a tinted moisturiser but it only seems to be available in an icky beige). Thanks to the neat design, gentle natural fragrances (minimal allergy risk), and great quality, the Botanics range will please anyone, from bio-freak to modern city slicker! .:. Additional Information .:. The '3 for 2' offer on Botanics products is now over, but as the products are relatively cheap anyway I will sure keep buying them :-) http://www.nottscc.gov.uk/econdev/invest/magazine/Issue3/retailing.htm This is the official Nottinghamshire County Council website, and as the Boots company have their headquarters there, the website provides information about their products and history in connection wit
h the website's 'Introducing Nottinghamshire' feature. http://www.boots.co.uk and http://www.wellbeing.com These both lead to the brand new Boots website, created in cooperation with the Wellbeing channel. In addition to health and beauty information, you can also browse through all their products and shop online, although not all their products are featured on the website yet.
After starting to become a regular customer in boots, I discovered the Botanics range and began using many of their male skin care products. I instantly felt these products were of a benefit. Having suffered from acne in most of my teenage years; before using botanics I used products such as Biactol, Clearasil and the Oxy range and wasn't satisfied with their performance. The botanics skin care range, inlcuding Face Scrub with Bilberry and Smooth Shave Gel with Juniper extract, made my skin feel far fresher and cleaner than any product I had tried before. Also the side effects (inc. rashes and stinging) of many of the other products I had tried consisting of chemical formulas was greatly reduced. An example of this is the use of the shaving products of botanics which have greatly reduced the skin damage caused by wet shaving using the Gillette series.
I have never been one for skin-care having been blessed with good skin,apparantely inherited from great aunt Hetty. but I thought now was the time to cleanse,tone and moisturise. I went into Boots feeling a little apprehensive as you do entering this strange world of cosmetics and other scientific experiments (of the human kind) anyway I crept up to the nearest availiable sales assistant and asked quietly and very quickly, could she suggest any good skincare products that weren't tested on animals ( i've since found out that Boots do not use any products tested on animals) and she pointed me in the direction of the new Boots range Biotonics. You can get anything from cleansers,masks,eye-creams to hair conditioners in this range and it is lovely to use. I purchased the moisturising cleanser, purifying toner and finally the daytime moisturiser which is very light ( also great to wear with foundation for a tinted look.) and the three items cost no more than £7 for the lot which I thought was a bargain considering a half decent moisturiser would normally set you back that much anyway. Biotonics also do a hair range which I have heard a few hairdressers comment on how good it is. I think it's well worth paying Boots a little visit for this range as they also have a lot of buy one get one free onit too. Plus your advantage points it's great.


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HAMILTON TOWNSHIP — For the second consecutive year, Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District officials have refused to release the proposed school tax rates before the district Board of Education meets to vote on the budget.
"It's fair to the board and fair to the public to discuss those (tax rates) there, instead of in the newspaper," Business Administrator Charles Muller said Friday.
The district has proposed spending $71.5 million, up almost 4 percent from the current budget, Muller said.
State aid increases in the budget by about 2 percent, to $31.2 million. The total amount to be raised by taxes would increase by about 7 percent, to $29.3 million, he said.
Muller did not say what the effect will be on Egg Harbor City, Port Republic and Washington, Hamilton, Mullica and Galloway townships, who send 3,694 students to the district's three high schools. Per-pupil costs are expected to rise slightly, to $14,476, according to the advertised budget.
The amount each sending town's property owners pay to regional school districts is based on a state formula that considers enrollment and property values, among other things, and is recalculated annually.
The biggest increase in the budget is health insurance for the district's 534 employees, which Muller said would increase 13 percent, to $11.7 million. More students are requiring out-of-district placement, raising that cost by 13 percent to $7.7 million.
The district is one the state has mandated to make higher debt repayments. The district will have to pay an additional $215,398 in the budget to debt repayment on the 21/2-year-old Cedar Creek High School in Egg Harbor City.
Overall, Muller said, the budget would not cut or reduce programs.
"It's good. It maintains all of our programs. It maintains all of our staff." Muller said of the budget. "We're able to maintain all of our programs for our district, and increase the little areas we can, which is really, really good."
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Thin client maker Wyse Technology has acquired Canadian company Trellia to help it manage the growing number of smartphones and tablets used by enterprises, Wyse said on Monday.
Trellia has developed a cloud-based management platform that allows enterprises to manage smartphones and tablets from Apple, Research In Motion, and the Android camp.
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For example, the IT department can use it to collect an inventory of all applications installed on its Apple iPads and iPhones. The platform also allows the IT staff to set different usage and configuration policies for different groups of employees and detect when a BlackBerry user is roaming abroad.
The versions for Android and iOS are more complete management solutions, while the version for BlackBerry OS works as a complement to BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) to add more control over costs.
Much will remain the same after the acquisition has been completed. The biggest change looks to be the branding.
No financial details of the deal were announced, but Trellia will be turned into wholly owned subsidiary of Wyse, according to Wyse's website.
Trellia's team at its headquarters in Montreal will remain in place and intact, according to Wyse. Also, there are no planned pricing changes: the licensing model will remain the same. For Trellia's Canadian customers, the cloud instance will remain in Canada, it said.
This isn't Wyse's first foray into the smartphone and tablet market. The company today offers PocketCloud, a product that allows users to remotely access their desktop from a smartphone or tablet. The company also offers a management tool for thin clients.


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Socrates founds his ethical investigation upon the Delphian precept: γνῶθι σεαυτόν; or, "the proper study of mankind is man."
Next, with the help of the Delphian Oracle, we will appoint festivals and sacrifices.
To prove to others that they knew nothing, is what he himself represents to be his mission from the Delphian oracle.
The Delphian Oracle was an old maid as far as I can make out.
And Hegesander the Delphian says that no truffles are found in the Hellespont, and no fish of the kind called , and no thyme.
The Muses are united with the Graces as in a work of art in the Delphian temple.
The instance of Crsus and the Delphian oracle was an interesting event.
The Phocians had plundered the Delphian temple, and none of the Greeks were strong enough to punish them.
The Greeks similarly put their questions to the Delphian oracle in writing.
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Since January, David Filas, a data center engineer at Trinity Health, has been running decommissioned servers, networking gear and storage systems in a simple generator shed on the grounds of the healthcare provider's headquarters in Novi, Mich.
Filas hopes that by January 2012, this project will have convinced his colleagues that IT equipment isn't as fragile as they think it is.
So far, the equipment has stayed up and running, enduring Michigan's wide seasonal variations in temperature and humidity levels, Filas said at the Afcom data center conference in Orlando last month.
Like their counterparts at other organizations, IT administrators at Trinity Health, which runs 47 hospitals and other facilities in 10 states, are reluctant to raise temperatures in data centers. But Filas said he wants his staff to be more comfortable with higher temperatures. "They get nervous when I dial up the temperature, even to the mid-70s," he said. "I'm trying to dispel the myth among my own staff that it has to be [65 degrees], because it doesn't."
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The wife of Perth engineer Paul Weeks, who was on board the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, says she is angry with the lack of information coming from authorities searching for flight MH370.
Danica Weeks told Melbourne's Fox FM hosts Fifi Box and Dave Thornton that the communication to families of missing passengers had whittled down to just one text message a day since the flight disappeared on Saturday.
"We're getting one text now from Malaysia Airlines a day, and all they say is that [the search zone] is expanding or there's no news as to the missing planes," Mrs Weeks said.
"I'm just getting to that stage now, I'm passed the shock phase, I'm in that phase of, 'Well how can that be?'"
Mrs Weeks said she struggled to comprehend how the search had taken so long.
"As one reporter said, and pointed out rightly, you can find your phone in the back of the taxi with an app, so how do you lose a plane? Are they actually telling us everything? I'm starting get a angry about the whole process and I can't imagine those poor families in Beijing, they're now on unfamiliar territory and getting nothing."
Paul Weeks, 39, is originally from New Zealand. He is a Perth-based mechanical engineer and was on his way to Mongolia for work when the flight mysteriously vanished.
He was one of 239 people aboard the Malaysia Airlines aircraft.
The couple have two sons, Lincoln, 3, and Jack, 10-months-old.
Mrs Weeks said her husband was "passionate" about planes and had been reassuring his mother about her fears of flying shortly before he boarded the ill-fated flight.
"Paul was trying to comfort her and say 'look, 20 seconds, that's the take-off and landing and that's the only place you're liable to have a crash...it's very unlikely a plane is just going to fall out of the air'."
To cope with her grief, Mrs Weeks is keeping herself busy replying to messages of support on social media and concentrating on her children.
"[Paul] is an amazing guy and we'll just hold on to hope and pray that he can walk back through that door for us and for his kids," she said.
Meanwhile, Malaysia Airlines have announced they will no longer use flight code MH370 and the traditional Beijing to Kuala Lumpur route code, MH371, out of respect to the passengers and crew aboard the missing aircraft.
"As a mark of respect to the passengers and crew of MH370 on 8 March 2014, the MH370 and MH371 flight codes will be retired from the Malaysia Airlines' Kuala Lumpur-Beijing-Kuala Lumpur route," the airline issued in a statement.
From March 14, flights on that route will be numbered MH318 and MH319.
Correction: An earlier version of this story claimed Paul Weeks was an Australian. Mr Weeks lives in Perth but is in fact from New Zealand.


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The Kingsport Mets came from behind on two occasions during Monday's game, and ultimately prevailed in a 6-5 result over the Burlington Royals. The K-Mets (32-25) and Royals will play the rubber game of this series Tuesday in the conclusion of this season-long nine-gam homestand at Hunter Wright Stadium.
Jeff Diehl led the Kingsport offense with three hits and an RBI. He also scored two runs, including the game winner in the eighth inning on a double into the right-field gap from Eris Peguero.
Peguero had two hits and the deciding RBI. Amed Rosario had two RBIs, one on a triple to deep center in the sixth inning that tied the score at 5-all, and Jeyckol De Leon had a two-run double in the first inning as Kingsport grabbed an early 3-2 lead.
Robert Coles (3-1) picked up the win in relief, working the final two innings and holding Burlington scoreless in both frames. He recorded the final out on a grounder with the potential tying run standing at second base.
Torey Deshazier (2-1) took the loss for Burlington. He and Royals starter Andres Machado each worked four innings.
Kingsport fell behind 2-0 before ever coming to bat, then strung together four consecutive one-out hits in the bottom of the first inning highlighted by De Leon's double. De Leon scored on a groundout by Diehl to give the K-Mets a short-lived 3-2 lead.
After the first, Burlington never led by more than a run. The Royals plated their two final runs on a groundout and a sac fly, two of three run-producing outs for the game. Kevin Kuntz had the best night at the plate among the Burlington lineup, going 3-for-5 with two runs scored.
NOTES: Victor Cruzado was in the lineup for Kingsport for the first time since Aug. 6. He hadn't had a hit since Aug. 3 against the Johnson City Cardinals. … Chris Flexen (6-1, 2.50 ERA) is scheduled to start for the K-Mets on Tuesday. … This marked the fourth straight game that the opposition has scored on the K-Mets in the top of the first inning. … De Leon's two-run double in the first gave him the team lead in RBIs, at 28.
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Wests Tigers prop Keith Galloway has needed to plot his pre-season training - and honeymoon in a tropical paradise - around a bung big toe.
Galloway, who married his partner Serena Brimicombe in front of a large contingent of past and present teammates on Saturday, had an operation on his toe at the end of the Tigers' season but it still had not healed.
While coach Michael Potter was confident the 28-year-old, who has played five Tests for Australia, was well on track to line-up for the Tigers' first-round match against St George Illawarra, he conceded Galloway remained on a restricted fitness program. Rather than running, he was confined to the gym heaving weights and busting a gut on the rowing machine.
''We're hoping so,'' Potter said of Galloway lining up against the Dragons. ''The best case scenario is, 'Yes, he'll be there,' but it will depend on how he responds when he starts running in his first few hit-outs. Everything is on schedule but my crystal ball is not that good.''
Potter made it clear Galloway's interrupted season this year highlighted the pack needed his size and experience, but he added, those stints on the sideline were out of anyone's control.
''He's had a bit of a bad run,'' Potter told Fairfax Media on Monday. ''He had that [pectoral muscle tear early in the season] and then the toe injury was unfortunate but we had it taken care of to give him every chance to make it back for us.
''The only thing Keith hasn't been able to do is get some kilometres under his legs. He'll be short of a gallop when he starts the season but being that he has had a few years in the NRL he'll have that resilience where he'll be able to ramp up things to increase his minutes on the field.''
The 107 kilogram prop, who was forced to give up his place for Scotland at the recent World Cup because of the injury, had delayed his honeymoon to a South Seas island until the players broke up for the Christmas break. Coaching staff said the romantic walks under palm trees at sunset would be left to Galloway's discretion.
Wests Tigers, whose first season under Potter was crippled by a high injury toll, suffered a setback when star back Tim Moltzen's kneecap collapsed at training. It was expected he would be out of action for at least six months.
Other players who had undergone off-season treatment include Tim Simona who faced a five-month layoff after a shoulder operation; Curtis Sironen who had a groin operation; Mitchell Moses and Nathan Brown who was expected to return from a torn pectoral muscle next month.


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Nissan Survives The Longest Night At The Nurburgring
Two Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 race cars have finished the 2014 Nurburgring 24 Hours. The gruelling race, held on the 25-kilometre Nordschleife saw over 160 cars and 600 drivers compete for glory in one of the toughest racing events in the world.
The star of the show for Nissan was 2013 GT Academy Germany graduate, Florian Strauss. After Lucas Ordonez was struck down with âflu the No.80 GT-R was left a man down and, despite the fact that Florian has only been racing for nine months, he had to take his full share of driving duty â eight hours of navigating the Nordschleifeâs 172 corners, many of which are blind.
âI wasnât too nervous as I have been out on this track at a recent VLN race,â said Strauss. âWe had a bit of bad luck in the beginning so I wanted to make sure I did everything I could to catch up again. I caught Chiyo-san (in the No.30 Nissan) at one point and we had a good battle together as we went through traffic so that was very exciting. I made sure I kept calm and got into a good rhythm to do the best I could for the team.â
The bad luck Strauss mentioned was lap one contact for the No.80 GT-R, which forced Alex Buncombe to pit for repairs, instantly losing a lap on the competition. That car was then in fight back mode for the remainder of the race. Buncombe was able to lap on the pace of the leaders but despite his best efforts, and those of Nick Heidfeld and Strauss, the mountain was too high to climb.
Nick Heidfeld put in some great stints in the No.80 GT-R but came unstuck during the night when he made contact with another car.
âAfter Foxhole, which is a very quick part of the circuit, I came out of the compression and saw a yellow light then straight away I saw double yellows which means you have to be travelling at 60kph. I didnât get enough warning so I decelerated as much as I could but then came across two cars blocking the circuit. I had to choose between hitting one of them or going onto the grass. I avoided the grass as I didnât know if there were marshals there and hit one of the cars.â
The resulting damage put the No.80 GT-R out of action for an hour but once back in the race the car ran well.
âOverall I have enjoyed the race and it is good to get my first Nurburgring 24 Hours finish, despite not taking the position we hoped for,â continued Nick. âRealistically we had the pace for a top 10 finish.â
For the first eight hours of the race the No.30 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 - driven by Michael Krumm, Kazuki Hoshino, Katsumasa Chiyo and Tetsuya Tanaka - ran strongly but just after midnight a call rang out over the team radio to say there had been an accident, ironically at the same spot where Heidfeld later had his accident.
After exiting the Foxhole, Hoshino came across a stationery car and had to take emergency avoiding action but made hard contact with the barrier. Hoshino managed to get the GT-R back to the garage but after a thorough inspection, it became apparent that the chassis frame was too damaged to repair. The team officially withdrew the No.30 car from the race at 02:30hrs.
The highest finishing Nissan was the No.24 GT-R of Schulze Motorsport, raced by Kazanori Yamauchi, Jordan Tresson and Tobias & Michael Schulze. They crossed the line in 12th position in class.
âBefore we came here we knew what a big challenge this event was,â said Darren Cox, Global Head of Brand, Marketing & Sales, NISMO. âWe went head-to-head with established teams who have been coming here for years and Iâm proud of the job we did here. The Nordschleife is an incredible challenge so I was especially pleased to see how well Florian conducted himself here.
âOff track we had a great Nurburgring 24 Hours, exciting the loyal fans of this event with live streaming on NISMO.TV and welcoming a huge number of guests at NISMO Race Camp,â he continued. âWe may not have got the results we wanted on track â through punctures, accidents and some bad luck â but we gave it our all and will be back again next year.â
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France beats Canada 4-0 at World Cup
BOCHUM, Germany (AP) Gaetane Thiney scored twice in France's 4-0 win over Canada to all but secure a spot in the Women's World Cup quarterfinals for the first time, and eliminated Canada.
Thiney scored in the 24th and 59th minutes, and Camille Abily's header from a corner put the game beyond doubt in the 66th before 16,591 fans.
Substitute Elodie Thomis completed the tournament's biggest win so far, adding the fourth in the 83rd, when she rounded the goalkeeper after French playmaker Louisa Necib sent her through.
Canada captain Christine Sinclair, who wore a protective mask after breaking her nose in the previous loss to Germany, was unable to exert her influence on the game.
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"Maybe if Christine was at 100 percent, we would have been able to maintain more pressure up front," said Canada coach Carolina Morace.
Canada was eliminated when Germany defeated Nigeria in the day's second game.
"Skills made the difference," France coach Bruno Bini said. "The goal is to have the whole team play well."
Canada's defense was at fault for the first goal, when Elise Bussaglia's shot deflected to the unmarked Thiney, and the winger's cushioned header gave Erin McLeod no chance.
Another mistake allowed her second when the impressive Marie-Laure Delie caught Emily Zurrer in possession and fed the ball back for Thiney to shoot in off the right post.
"Everything worked right for us today," said Thiney, the player of the game. "My goals were fantastic."
When Jonelle Filigno tripped over the ball in front of goal in the 65th, it seemed certain not to be Canada's day, with Abily scoring a minute later.
Canada managed only two shots on goal in the first half, compared to 11 for France.
Morace's side was restricted to chances from free kicks after a scrappy start to the game —Rhian Wilkinson's cross was gathered comfortably by Berangere Sapowicz — before Diana Matheson hesitated and lost the chance after she was played through by Sophie Schmidt in the 15th.
France's tactic was to play the ball forward as quickly as possible to the pacy Delie, and McLeod had to be alert to gather from the onrushing 23-year-old more than once.
Only McLeod's acrobatic save prevented Necib's wonderful 20-yard lob from creeping into the top corner in the 31st, before Delie headed over under pressure from the Canada keeper.
Canada's troubles were epitomized in the 57th when Sinclair played a good ball for Kaylyn Kyle in space, only for the midfielder to rush her shot after failing to control the ball.
Canada: Erin McLeod, Brittany Timko (Chelsea Stewart, 77), Emily Zurrer, Candace Chapman, Rhian Wilkinson, Sophie Schmidt, Diana Matheson, Kaylyn Kyle (Desiree Scott, 60), Christine Sinclair, Christina Julien (Melissa Tancredi, 60), Jonelle Filigno.
France: Berangere Sapowicz, Sonia Bompastor, Sabrina Viguier, Laura Georges, Laura Lepailleur, Elise Bussaglia, Sandrine Soubeyrand, Gaetane Thiney (Laure Boulleau, 79), Louisa Necib, Marie-Laure Delie (Elodie Thomis, 74), Camille Abily (Eugenie Le Sommer, 82).
Referee: Etsuko Fukano, Japan.
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