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OAKLAND – Although Garrett Richards came up short on execution, he came up big on accountability.
After Richards got knocked out in the first inning of the Angels' 9-5 loss in the opener of their showdown with the Oakland A's on Friday night, he took full responsibility.
"It's embarrassing," Richards said. "I didn't show up for us tonight. I didn't give us a chance to win. I put us in a hole early."
Richards, arguably the Angels' best starting pitcher, took the ball for the opener of a big series against the first-place team in the division. Ten batters later, he gave the ball back to Manager Mike Scioscia, with the Angels already down 5-0.
Richards gave up hits to the first two batters of the game, and issued a walk to load the bases. Pitching coach Mike Butcher jogged to the mound.
Whatever he said to Richards didn't work.
He fell behind 2-0 to Brandon Moss and then grooved a fastball down the middle, and Moss hammered it over the right-field fence.
"I didn't help myself by being behind in the count on every at-bat," Richards said. "It doesn't matter what kind of fastball you have, if you are behind in the count and they know it's coming, it's easy to hit."
Richards would give up two more hits and two more walks, loading the bases, before Scioscia mercifully came to take the ball from him, an out short of completing one inning.
"I felt good," Richards said. "My body felt good. I still had my velocity. I couldn't find the feel on the two-seam. I was cutting the four-seam out of the zone and the two-seam was sinking out of the zone. I tried to make some adjustments, but I wasn't able to do it tonight."
It was a stunning performance from a pitcher who had come into the game with a 3.00 ERA, having pitched some of the more dominating games of the Angels season. By the time he left, his ERA had ballooned to 3.65.
"I'm going to stay positive," Richards said. "I've had a hell of a year so far. I can't let one outing ruin my progress. I'm going to turn the page and move on to the next one."
If there was any silver lining for the Angels, it was that Wade LeBlanc, in his first appearance with the team, pitched 6 1/3 innings of relief to spare the bullpen, which is now fresh for the rest of the series.
LeBlanc gave up four runs, three on Josh Donaldson's two homers.
Also, the Angels hitters came to life. They scored five runs on homers by Mike Trout and Howie Kendrick and a two-run double by C.J. Cron. That forced the A's to use two of their key back-end relievers, Luke Gregerson and closer Sean Doolittle.
"We kept fighting till the end," Richards said. "That says a lot about this team and our attitude."
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Remember those far off days when the world was focussed on the question, did the US Attorney General mislead Congress and lie on oath in his confirmation hearings and therefore would he need to resign?
It was, um, 3 days ago in case you've forgotten.
What happened next is classic media management by the White House.
If reports are to be believed, Trump was livid that everyone was talking about Jeff Sessions and his allegedly being 'economical with the acualite' rather than how utterly brilliant his address to Congress was (or not) and how great he looked in a bomber jacket and a cap.
Indeed, we was so cross he told Bannon and Priebus that they couldn't sit on his plane on the weekend jaunt to Florida
But of course what do you do when you want folk to stop talking about something. You throw a dead cat on the table and suddenly, everyone's talking about the dead cat. Which is exactly what this tweet does...
Does anyone really believe this is true? I doubt it.
But every headline since Saturday morning has been about this. I've not read anything about Sessions since Saturday (other than, ironically, it's the Justice Department that he heads up that will have to investigate the claims).
But if I can work this out - I wonder, how come the Democrats and the media have all taken the bait?
I despair.
Oh Look. Here's the Washington Post just about 8 hours behind my little blog....
Monday, 6 March 2017
Trump throws a dead cat. Everyone falls for it. What's wrong with the media?
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Really enjoyed the Majesty. A lovely lady.: Majesty of the Seas Cruise Review by sageandlouie
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Really enjoyed the Majesty. A lovely lady.
Destination: Bahamas
Embarkation: Miami
We've liked Carnival, our cruises have all been satisfactory. The biggest difference in these two is that I could see, was Carnival tends to lean to the casual, athletic, and probably has more of an appeal for students and families w/kids; RC is a more formal atmosphere, with an elegance that Carnival does not have. The decor on RC is easy on the eyes and has a warm, comfortably lovely ambiance.
Our only real disappointment was RC's food places shutting down by 10:30 pm or so. Way, way, too early for a weekend of excitement, folks having a great time and not ready to call it quits before midnight. At least Carnival has their pizza available 24 hours. After having a great time More in the casino, we were hungry again, but NOTHING was open, no food -- unless we wanted to order from their limited room service selections, PLUS pay a fee to have it delivered to the room after midnight.
Early dining in the Starlight was a fine experience. Efficient waiters -- Jonathan and Vladamir -- were friendly, fun, but yet professional. The food was appealing and really quite flavorful.
We will definitely go again -- and on the Majesty -- she is lovely and inviting. Made for a wonderful weekend getaway. I've read some customer reviews about her being 'dated'? I surely didn't see that at all. Other than her being somewhat smaller than the newer ones, I tho't she was practically perfect. She's been well taken care of, tastefully decorated, easy to get around her, and made for quiet, easy cruising. Her staff go out of their way to be friendly over the entire ship, are extremely efficient and work hard to give everyone a wonderful time while aboard her. I don't know what more we could ask for...other than more opportunities at some food!!!! Hah!
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The Bluejackets, ranked 5th in Class AAA, led 18-6 after six matches against the Falcons, sprung by major decisions from Carlo Holmberg (14-5 at 106), Monty Fredriksen (11-2 at 120) and Travis Swanson (10-2 at 126). Brady Kuntz (113) and Reegan Lane (138) added decisions in that stretch. David Kent (7-4 at 160) and Cody Skog (14-6 major at 170) answered two match wins by Foley, and Kyle Chromy wrapped up the win with an 11-5 decision at 220.
C-I began the tourney with a 37-23 quarterfinal win over Albert Lea. Picking up pins against the Tigers were Swanson, Kent, Skog and Cody Binger at 220, with Jake Pasch adding a major at 182.
Hastings, ranked 4th in 'AAA,' got past the Bluejackets 33-29 in the semifinals. Skog and Chromy earned falls against the Raiders. Winning decisions were M. Fredriksen, Swanson (major) James Fredriksen (major), Pasch and Dakota Johnson at 195.
St. Michael-Albertville, ranked 3rd in AAA, defended its tourney title by beating Hastings 34-22 in the finals.
• On Jan. 9, the Bluejackets advanced to 3-0 in conference duals by defeating North Branch 43-27. Leading the way with falls were Casey Schlickenmayer (106), Kuntz (120), J. Fredriksen (138), Justin Rosnow (170), Johnson (195) and Chromy (220).
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Wednesday, November 30, 2005
It's half empty I tell you
17 comments:
- Living Away said...
feel the mood!!
i'm like this with the snow day!
1-beautiful and take pictures
2-never end???
3-stupid nice snow!
- 7:01 AM, November 30, 2005
- momyblogR said...
Oh. Hang in there girl, I know you'll do fine. I too am almost ALWAYS a "half full" girl. However, then there are the days I fill like my glass has been on the desert for weeks. LOL!
Have a good one.
- 9:16 AM, November 30, 2005
- mezba said...
I am like that on a rainy day.
1. Atleast it's raining now snowing.
2. Why is it still raining?
3. Atleast if it snowed I could go ski.
- 1:01 PM, November 30, 2005
- Emory said...
Love it....It is all about perspective.
- 2:29 PM, November 30, 2005
- Tee said...
LOL- This must be some mental illness that is going around. I've been thinking very much like Garfeild the past couple days.
- 3:03 PM, November 30, 2005
- Anisa said...
this is HILARIOUS!!! so funny! "stupid nice day..." i know exactly how that feels! :)
- 3:49 PM, November 30, 2005
Mezba, I'm with you on the skiing.
Aisha, Yeah I can be just as manic depressive as Garfield.
- 7:42 PM, November 30, 2005
oops, anonymous is me, saadia.
- 7:42 PM, November 30, 2005
- say what? said...
when you find a way around this .. let me know.
same problems here :S
- 11:44 PM, November 30, 2005
- rehtwo said...
Eww. Exams. As we say around here, "yuckythoo". Haha.
- 2:26 AM, December 01, 2005
- mystic-soul said...
Probably human nature..
- 11:02 AM, December 01, 2005
- estarz said...
8-)) Garfield is always right now. Every now and then a day such as this comes along. what can you do?
- 11:28 AM, December 01, 2005
- Aisha said...
Mezba and living away, I feel your pain about the snow! In MI had the same emotions although Mezba I'd prefer the snow over cold rain any day!
Thanks all for your comments. As exam crunch time nears (or has arrived) Garfield starts seeming perky.
- 11:57 AM, December 01, 2005
- mystic-soul said...
There are 2 good things about exam !!
1. They don't happen everyday
2. If you fail you can attempt again.
So "Why worry" !!!!
(Console to Aisha)
- 6:33 PM, December 01, 2005
- Aisha said...
Thank you Mystic! Unfortunately I can't attempt again if I can fail... BUT You're right they dont happen every day so suck it up and just do it! :)
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BOSTON -- A research firm says Samsung's Galaxy S3 overtook Apple's iPhone 4S as the world's bestselling smartphone for the first time in the third quarter.
Boston-based Strategy Analytics said Thursday the S3 shipped 18 million units in the third quarter of this year. Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S, meanwhile, shipped 16.2 million units, as many people likely held off to buy its successor. Apple launched the iPhone 5 on Sept. 21.
Strategy Analytics executive director, Neil Mawston, says the Galaxy's top position is likely to be short-lived. The iPhone 5 sold an estimated six million units in the third quarter.
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Hello dear friends of Occupy Providence!
As the weather has gotten gradually warmer, we have begun to re-locate our General Assemblies back to their original location at Burnside Park, AKA The People's Park! Unfortunately, the park has been fenced off for maintenance, but we continue to meet just outside the park's fence facing Kennedy Plaza, with the rain location being the tunnel with painted tiles in Waterplace park.
Our family-friendly general assembly, an open democratic meeting of the 99% where OP's main decisions are made, meets twice a week– Please join us!
As always, check the OP Calendar for updated announcements and details.
It's time to STAND UP! FIGHT BACK! On April 22nd, Occupy Sexism*, sponsored by the Rhode Island Anti-Sexism League, will be a day of action in effort to continue the dialogue around rape culture**, inspired the Slutwalk*** Toronto event of 2011, as well as carry the conversation one step further to address the many forms of sexism women, men, and persons of every gender face today.
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May Day Providence 2012 will be a great event organized by the May Day Coalition! For the past month, representatives from community organizations and unions have been gathering to plan the May 1st march in solidarity with workers and immigrants, as well as festivities to celebrate our rich and diverse histories. We are planning for a big day of marching, celebrating, speakers, activities, and food, so be sure to mark your calendar!
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As part of the efforts to save the community residence from eviction, The house of Compassion is initiating a fun weekend of painting, as well as a cookout and fun and games! In order to pass a building inspection, HOC needs supporters to help paint inside and touch up the outside of the house where paint is peeling. Please come help out, and afterwards we will eat food and be merry at this beautiful home! The more hands, the better! Visit the facebook event page here.
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SAN DIEGO, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Genpathway, Inc. announced today that recently completed studies demonstrated the ability of TranscriptionPath(TM), a component of Genpathway's integrated suite of novel gene transcription analysis tools, to detect gene expression changes associated with toxic drug effects. Genpathway's tools measure the process of transcription directly, rather than accumulated RNA levels.
Genpathway presented these and other results involving specific applications of TranscriptionPath(TM) to toxicology and pharmaco/toxicogenomics at the 2005 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting held in New Orleans.
Pharmacogenomic and toxicogenomic studies often require analysis of gene expression changes in tissues that were not frozen immediately, such as tissue from human cadavers or deceased animals held for hours under suboptimal conditions. Due to the inherent instability of RNA, evaluation of these tissues using RNA profiling, including conventional microarray analysis, has proved challenging.
"These studies demonstrate the significant value of Genpathway's suite of tools in enabling toxicologists to analyze tissues from animals and humans in basic toxicology and pharmaco/toxicogenomic applications with high reproducibility and sensitivity, including cases in which RNA is likely to be degraded," said Mary Warren, Chief Scientific Officer of Genpathway.
Genpathway's scientific presentation highlighted the results of studies involving analysis of postmortem tissues that had been stored under suboptimal conditions for up to 24 hours. Mice were initially dosed with compounds known to induce liver toxicity for varying amounts of time. Livers were assayed by TranscriptionPath(TM) and also for RNA levels using reverse-transcriptase PCR. Key findings included:
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Meals on Wheels program in Jacksonville was hit hard after the city cut about $180,000 from its budget.
The service provides hot meals to senior citizens who are unable to prepare their own food. As a result of the cuts, the students of Crystal Springs Elementary School stepped up to help support the program in its time of need.
They raised more than $1,400 from a penny drive that they're going to donate to Meals on Wheels.
The students and staff hope their donations will inspire others to help out.
"Kids like us are blessed to have things that we already have and food and drink and a roof over our head. They can't really do a lot," 11-year-old Jeremy Robinson said.
With the recent cuts, Meals on Wheels was forced to terminate 100 seniors that are unable to prepare their own meals. That raised the waiting list for homebound seniors to 840.
"They don't get the kind of help they really need because they don't have any people living with them or anything," 11-year-old Jonathan Robinson said.
In November, students and teachers at Crystal Springs Elementary launched the penny drive.
Community members and businesses also chipped in, bringing the donations to more than $1,400. That amount of money will go toward providing 200 more meals for local seniors.
Brenda Hansbry is disabled and said she's happy to see the younger generation giving back.
"It's great I think it's beautiful, it's a blessing," she said. "Tell 'em thank you."
For the kids, they say they've learned a valuable lesson.
"It makes me feel like I'm making a difference for people who need it the most," 9-year-old Amelia Valeu said.
To help support Meals on Wheels, go to its website, agingtrue.org.
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Nola is a giant snake that lives with the Shandia in Jaya before and after the island got knocked into the sky by the Knock Up Stream.
400 years ago, she was the size of a normal adult python.
Now Nola is bigger than most buildings and is long enough to reach out to the sky well above the trees of Skypiea (which alone are massive themselves). Nola is supposed to be much bigger than her ancestors since she was provided nutritions upon the sky.
Her head alone is large enough that people may dance on top of her, and her insides are so large they form a tunnel big enough for people to walk side by side down with no room restrictions.
She is blue in color with a single row of white hair on both sides, along her body. She has small, yellow eyes, and two long barbels hanging from the spot above her mouth, like a mustache. She also has dark blue wavy lines across the top of its body.
Nola is noted to be hot tempered and easily aggressive towards everything, attacking what crosses her path. Her foreboding and fearsome stance has earned her the title of "Master of the Sky".
Though fierce and violent, deep beneath Nola's beastly shell lies a much gentler creature. When she was young she used to call out to the Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell as the sound made her happy. Upon hearing the bell for the first time in four hundred years, she proceeds to become much happier and once again returned to her gentle self she had been as a child singing out to the sound of the bell.
She is later seen after Enel's defeat dancing round a fire with the Shandia and Skypieans (some of which were on her head). This is a sharp contrast to her previous attitude where she just attacked everything. Her strange behavior has been noted to be extremely odd by other characters leading to question "What's up with that snake?".
Nola was fond of Noland and Calgara. Later, she also befriended Seto. When she awoke from being knocked out by the ordeal, her memories of her childhood and seeing Calgara and Seto walking away from her with her in pursuit made her charge at Giant Jack with tears in her eyes.
She appears to have befriended Conis, Aisa, and Laki and was seen taking a stroll with them in the Where They Are Now mini-series.
Nola is the grandchild of Kashigami, the previous "God" of the Shandia.
Abilities and PowersEdit
Nola is a powerful beast able to best even strong warriors like Wiper and Zoro easily. On top of her incredible strength to match her size, she also emits a powerful corrosive venom from her mouth. Her scales are also stronger than steel itself, as Zoro could not inflict any damage with his swords, and Wiper could not damage her with his Burn Bazooka. Though she is strong, her strength is not superior to the destructive force of a Reject Dial, as evidence of her failure to knock over Giant Jack. Also, she is no match to Enel's lightning powers, albeit this is because of lightning's conductive properties bypassing her powerful hide.
Nola was originally discovered by Noland's men, and Calgara commented to Noland that the giant snake had a grandchild. Nola lived in the remains of the city of Shandora and would follow Calgara and Noland around.[3] Every time the bell of Shandora was rung, she would call out to the sky in happiness. Some time after Noland left, the Shandia discovered she was female and named her "Nola" after Noland. When part of Jaya island was sent into the sky, she was taken along with it.
Sky Island SagaEdit
Skypiea ArcEdit
Nola unknowingly took part in the survival game set up by Enel and is one of the few who manages to reach Upper Yard, and during her trip up there, accidentally eats Luffy (who at first thinks her stomach is a cave), Nami, Aisa, and Gan Fall, but they eventually escape.
During the climax where Luffy needed to reach Enel's ship by knocking down the Giant Jack (a giant beanstalk), spurred on by the visions of her youth, Nola helps the heroes by ramming into it, knocking herself out in the process. Her efforts, however, weakened the beanstalk enough for Wiper to give the final blow with a Reject Dial.[4]
After Luffy rang the bell, Nola cried out in happiness.[5] She was later seen celebrating with the Skypieans and Shandia around a fire.[6] After the party, Nola slept heavily and while she was sleeping the Straw Hat Pirates went inside her mouth and retrieved the gold from inside before it awoke.[7]
She later traveled on the Vearth with Laki, Conis, and Aisa.[8]
Two Years LaterEdit
Nola has been accepted by the Shandia, and she has become a living attraction for Rubber Band Land. Her height has made it the perfect candidate to be a part of the popular bungee jumping attraction. The attraction is called Nola-Bungee, which Shandia children enjoy.[9]
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Non-Playable AppearancesEdit
- Nola is the second oldest living creature in One Piece, being more than 400 years old. The longest living creature is Zunisha, the elephant carrying the island of Zou.
- Despite the fact that Nola has very strong and corrosive poison, real life pythons are actually not venomous.
- Although she grew to an enormous size over her life, she started out the size of a normal snake.
- Nola was named by Seto after "Noland".[10]
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 29 Chapter 273 (p. 11) and Episode 179, Nola's epithet is introduced by Enel.
- ↑ One Piece Blue Deep: Characters World (p. 130), Nola's birthday is given.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 31 Chapter 290 and Episode 188, Nola following Calgara and Noland around.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 32 Chapter 296 and Episode 191, Nola rams the beanstalk.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 32 Chapter 299 and Episode 193, Nola cries out to the bell.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 32 Chapter 300 and Episode 193, Nola parties with the others.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 32 Chapter 301 and Episode 194, Nola's stomach is raided by the Straw Hat Pirates.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 44 Chapter 424, cover story: Where They Are Now Vol. 1, Conis, Nola, Aisa and Laki taking a walk.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 65 Chapter 646, cover story: From the Decks of the World Vol. 29, Nola playing with Shandia children.
- ↑ SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 35, Oda states that Nola was named after Noland.


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Addressing the gathering, Dr. Nahum Goldmann, chairman of the executive committee of the World Jewish Congress, said that the governments of the liberated countries are morally responsible for the losses sustained by Jews whom they permitted to be dispossessed of all their belongings while they were under Nazi domination. He emphasized that "the holocaust of war has left the surviving Jews of Europe stranded without funds, creating a problem which is actually political and not a relief problem," and said that relief for Jews in Europe must be treated as reparations. Charles Sonne nreich, head of the United Rumanian Jews of America, was re-elected president of the Association.


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There has been a heated debate for some time about the lack of women at the leading edge of technology in general, and in Silicon Valley in particular. I write about these things, and unfortunately it's true. It's a bit like the debate about women in the boardroom: some think it's a result of Darwinian selection while others argue there's a nasty, boys' club culture that is off putting to bright, female geeks. (I find myself, as is often the case, on the fence and taking a position somewhere in the middle).
Ms Sandberg is chief operating officer of Facebook, hired in 2008 by Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the world's most popular social networking site. She has held positions at the World Bank and US Treasury, is credited with building Google's AdWords and AdSense programmes, and is a women with serious tech credentials – as well as knowing what to wear to work.
In a laudable attempt to highlight successful women in technology, we are all encouraged to blog about women we admire who work in this space on March 24 – which has been named Ada Lovelace Day.
Lovelace was, of course, the only child of Lord Byron, and a regular correspondent with the mathematician Charles Babbage, whom she met in 1833. Lovelace devised an encoded algorithm for calculating Bernoulli numbers for Babbage's analytical engine, which is widely acknowledged to be the world's first computer programme, albeit for a machine that wouldn't actually be built for another 150 years.
Last year, JP Rangaswami, one of the most erudite chroniclers of the internet and its societal impact, wrote about Lovelace on his blog as he listed all the women who had inspired and helped him in his career.
In the post, Mr Rangswami, chief scientist of Salesforce and before that at BT, tips a hat to two women whom I happen to have met: Esther Dyson and Julie Meyer.
Ms Dyson is now primarily an angel investor, but was founder of EDventure, which sold to CNET Networks in 2004. She has managed to combine investing in companies such as Flickr, the photo-sharing site, and de.licio.us, the web bookmarking site, with weightlessness training for an eventual space flight and sitting on the board of WPP, the global advertising group.
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A remake of the 1980 film of the same name starring Jamie Lee Curtis, the project is likely to follow the plot of the original version which centers on a group of teen girls who are stalked by a masked killer. Nelson McCormick has been tapped to direct with an eye for a February 1, 2008 release while Original Film's Neal Moritz will seat as the producer.
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Previously, the skin-care and home accessories chain had a rudimentary loyalty program that produced a vast amount of data. But lacking methodology, the program didn't help the company when it came to who and where to target its efforts. The program, called Platinum, rewarded shoppers the first week of the month, regardless of when or how often they visited the store.
Crabtree & Evelyn's new loyalty initiative is a tiered approach designed to recognize its best customers and deliver value, according to Woodside.
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THE RSA debate on the horror of war, which was due to take today (Tuesday), has been postponed.
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For fans looking to glimpse the future, Opera this morning released Opera Next, a stand-alone installation of the Opera 11.50 alpha, codenamed Swordfish. Among other things, the update brings significant enhancements to Speed Dial.
Speed Dial, which grew more flexible with the previous release, flexes its muscles in Opera Next. Developers will gain the opportunity to add new functionalities to your Speed Dial, such as rendering live news feeds, delivering email notifications, or showing the weather.
Designed for testing new features and enhancements, Opera Next is an independent, self-contained version of the Opera browser. As an alpha, it's early in the development cycle and may be suffer from instability and other issues. However, with Opera Next, you can have it both ways: you can keep your existing installation of Opera and install the 11.50 alpha as a separate product. By keeping preferences and settings separate, Opera keeps your existing data safe.
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Sydney, Nov. 4 (ANI): Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that he is unlikely to play in the first Test against South Africa at the Gabba as he is suffering from a calf injury.
Though his latest calf injury is minor, but Watson knows his lengthy catalogue of injuries is counting against him and, therefore, does not want to miss the second or third Tests.
"It's not as bad (as it's been), it's only pretty minor but I know how things can go if you don't really look after it and get it right the first time," The Telegraph.com.au quoted Watson, as saying.
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CJ Entertainment has sold The Host director Bong Joon Ho's upcoming Mother to Bitters End for Japan.The $6m thriller is aiming for Cannes and a June 2009 release. Hot interest from Japanese buyers got the film a significant pre-sales price, according to CJ. The film stars young, popular actor Won Bin (Taegukgi) with TV veteran Kim Hye-ja who plays a mother on a desperate mission ...
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