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Sox rally to pull even, but fall to Halos on late hit
Uehara allows RBI double in ninth; Holt robbed of three-run homer
BOSTON --- After manufacturing a few runs to get back in the game Tuesday night, the Red Sox just couldn't create another one to win it. That's been the story this season for Boston, after all.
Instead, it was Angels catcher Chris Iannetta who delivered a ninth-inning RBI double to give the Halos a 4-3 win at Fenway Park. Los Angeles has taken the first two games of the four-game set.
Red Sox starter Allen Webster allowed three runs -- all in the third -- over six innings. Alex Wilson pitched two perfect frames before giving way to Koji Uehara in the ninth. After Uehara got two quick outs, Brennan Boesch hit a ground-rule double to center. Iannetta followed with a line drive to left that narrowly evaded the leaping Daniel Nava and hit the Green Monster, putting the Angels ahead. Uehara said he left his splitter up on both hits.
"It was the movement," Uehara said. "I didn't have that drop."
Huston Street allowed Yoenis Cespedes' pinch-hit single to open the bottom of the ninth and intentionally walked David Ortiz with two outs, but struck out Mike Napoli with a slider to end it.
Boston went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base.
The Red Sox tied it in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Brock Holt, scoring Xander Bogaerts. Boston's shortstop walked and moved to third on Christian Vazquez's line-drive single off the Monster. Boston trimmed the Angels' lead to one in the fifth when Napoli's groundout to short scored Dustin Pedroia, who singled and reached third after a walk to Ortiz and a wild pitch.
In his fifth outing, Webster scattered seven hits, two walks and three strikeouts. He turned in his third consecutive quality start; the first coming against the Angels on Aug. 8. In Anaheim, he allowed two runs on four hits with two walks over 6 2/3 innings. Fastball command can be his biggest ally or enemy, and it's been friendlier to him over the last few outings.
"I've just got to keep telling myself to trust my stuff," Webster said. "Let them put the ball in play."
In his five starts, Webster has allowed 12 of his 15 runs in the third. The third got him again Tuesday, but he bounced back to retire nine of the next 12 batters, including six of his final seven.
"When he's right like for the vast majority of tonight, put the ball on the ground, ground balls," manager John Farrell said. "It's good to see him continue to back up outings in a positive way and build some momentum and I'm sure some confidence in his own right."
Angels starter Jered Weaver allowed three runs on seven hits and four walks over 5 1/3 innings. He exited in the sixth with runners on first and third before Holt's sac fly off Jason Grilli tied the game.
The Angels got on the board in the third when Kole Calhoun's RBI single scored Iannetta, who had doubled. Mike Trout followed with a triple to plate Calhoun and an infield single by Albert Pujols -- following a review -- brought home Trout, giving Los Angeles a 3-1 lead.
Ortiz hit an opposite-field homer over the Green Monster in the first to open the scoring.
In the second, Holt smoked a fly ball to right field that was headed for the Angels' bullpen, but Calhoun timed his jump perfectly and robbed Holt of a three-run homer.
"Obviously, that was a difference-maker in the game right there," Weaver said. "Great play by him to stay with that. The little guy got over that little wall. It was nice. Great play. We needed it, obviously."
Mookie Betts reached over the short wall in the center-field triangle to deny David Freese a two-run homer in the top half of that inning. But in the fifth, Freese hit a sinking liner to center that Betts misread and missed on a dive. Freese tripled on the play.
The Red Sox optioned Jackie Bradley Jr. to Triple-A Pawtucket Monday because of his offensive struggles and recalled Betts to play center more regularly. Betts has played second base for most of his professional career, and said he's still working on balancing being aggressive and smart.
"That's the hard part. That's the part that I'm still learning," Betts said. "I have no true answer for that."
Boesch's drive in the ninth went just over Betts' head before bouncing over that same short wall in the triangle. Bradley is one of the game's elite outfielders and ranks third among all players in defensive wins above replacement, according to Fangraphs. It's possible Bradley would've tracked down Boesch's drive, but regardless, the Angels, who passed Oakland in the AL West standings Monday, emerged victorious.
"It makes this time of year that much better when you have something to play for, and you can go out there and just keep battling," Weaver said. "This team is relentless. We always find a way to win games."
Steven Petrella is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The price to mail letters and packages through the US Postal Service increased this week as the agency struggles with mounting costs and decreasing mail volumes.
The cost to mail a first-class letter increased by one cent to 46 cents. This represented a 2.5 percent increase. Forever stamps purchased at the old price will still be honored.
Postcard mailing costs increased by one cent to 33 cents.
First class international mail went up by about 7.6 percent to $1.10 per ounce for letters. The USPS has introduced for the first time an international Forever stamp. This stamp, current price of $1.10 will function similar to the national version of the Forever stamp. The USPS will accept this new stamp to mail a first class letter anywhere in the world without requiring additional charges despite future rate increases.
Mailing of most priority mail parcels is up about 9 percent, except for those using flat rate shipping boxes and envelopes. The shipping costs for the USPS featured flat rate boxes are now $5.80 for a small box, $12.35 for a medium box and $16.85 for a large box. Large APO/FPO boxes are $14.85.
Most services requiring special handling are also increasing. The cost of sending materials by registered mail is up 3.1 percent and 5.1 percent for certified mail. Collect on delivery costs are up 9.2 percent. Insurance is up 4.9 percent and return receipts costs are up 7.5 percent.
Express mail prices are up 5.8 percent except for customers using the Express Mail Flat Rate Boxes. To encourage customers to use the flat rate boxes the USPS has not increased its price.
The USPS has changed its parcel post designation to the new "standard post." Pricing has increased for this service by 21 percent and now includes tracking and delivery confirmation.


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Do all women always speak gently and listen to others? All men do not? I am guessing the best you can do here, or the best any of us can do, is to follow the dictum attributed to Gandhi of being the you want to see in the world.Sacha G wrote:I think it's also a reason why some women here don't want to post messages. Happily a majority seems to continue with speaking gently and listening to others.
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When reading people's posts...
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Which is too bad. You made positive contributions here.Vepacitta wrote:I rarely post here anymore
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Airline pilot Chris Hadlow has raised thousands of pounds to help disabled and disadvantaged people by taking part in a climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa.
Mr Hadlow, of Urchfont, said he found the eight-day trek to the 19,341ft summit a gruelling challenge.
He is a pilot with Tag Aviation, based at Cotswold Airport in Cirencester, and is chief executive of the charity Fly2Help. It uses aviation to change people's lives, particularly by taking them on Air Smiles Days, in which they are taken on a flight and involved in other exciting activities.
Mr Hadlow, who lives with his wife Dawn, their two children and dog Arthur, was approached to take part in the climb by his friend Stuart Hill.
Teaming up with other friends Stephen Ross and David Key to undertake the challenge, the group flew out to Kenya on January 22 and were driven to the foothills of the mountain.
The first two days were spent trekking through rainforest and then heathland before they reached the start of the climb. Mr Hadlow said: "On the third day we reached the crater of the extinct volcano and it was starkly beautiful.
"Days four and five were spent in acclimatisation climbs until our guide felt we were able to cope with the thin oxygen and freezing temperatures of the summit."
Although it is close to the Equator, the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro is snow-capped all year round and temperatures there are as low as minus ten degrees Celsius.
On the final day they set out before midnight on the climb to the summit.
Mr Hadlow said: "The higher we got the slower our movements as the air got thinner. We just went on a methodical plod."
By 6am the group had reached Gilman's Point, 1,000ft below the summit, where they watched in awe as the sun rose above the peaks.
Mr Hadlow said: "The sunrise was beautiful with clear blue skies above us."
Two hours later the group had reached the summit. Mr Hadlow said: "There was a mixture of emotions. Not realising how tough it was going to be, the main emotion was one of achievement. I don't think I want to do Kilimanjaro again, but I'm glad I've done it."
Mr Hadlow has already raised more than £1,600 from the trek but his website page is still open for donations. Visit https://mydonate.
bt.com/fundraisers/hadders Fly2Help supports those with life-limiting illness, disability and chronic deprivation, as well as young carers.
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Activity note: This is an international travel day; no meals or program activities are scheduled on this day. Hotel check in is usually from 3:00 p.m. A Road Scholar notice board will be available in the hotel lobby with daily schedule information.
Afternoon: Upon arriving at the hotel, check in and get your room assignment. Then, take some time to freshen up and relax.
Dinner: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own to enjoy what you like. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions.
Evening: At leisure.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: Program orientation: The Group Leader will greet everyone with a warm welcome and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-date program schedule and any changes, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer any questions you may have. Transfers to and from program activities will be by motorcoach, unless specified otherwise. Free time is reserved for your personal independent exploration. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions. Meals on our program feature local cuisine. In many cases, they will be plated and served set meals; in others, we will have buffets with multiple options. Beverages include coffee, tea, water; other beverages are usually available for purchase. Please note that program activities, schedules, and personnel may need to change due to local circumstances. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding. Field trip to Casco Viejo, the historic colonial center of the city of Panama, and the Pacific Canal Commission Compound. Panama City's old historic quarter is called Casco Viejo and dates back to the 1670s. Casco Viejo showcases the multicultural history of Panama; parks and narrow streets are lined with colorful buildings in a breath-taking mix of Spanish, French and early American architectural styles. This eclectic display of architectural styles reflects the city's role as an international trade center and cultural melting pot that began well before the building of the Canal. Some of Casco Viejo's must-see sites include the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Municipal Palace, the National Theater, the Panama Canal Museum (originally the Grand Hotel), the French Embassy, and the Plaza de Francia. Pay a visit to the Panama Canal Museum and learn more about the American era of the Panama Canal.
Lunch: At a local restaurant featuring authentic Panamanian cuisine.
Afternoon: After returning to the hotel, the remainder of the afternoon is free. However, anyone wishing to use this opportunity to explore Panama City's Biomuseo will have the chance to do so at this time. One of our coasters will drop off participants at the museum, along with a group leader, before returning to the hotel with the rest of the group. The museum entrance fee, taxi fare to return to the hotel and any other expenses incurred during this activity are not included in your program cost. The museum is within walking distance from our hotel (about 1.5 miles) if you wish to forego taking a taxi to the hotel. At the time of publishing, tickets to the museum cost approximately $23.00 per person—this amount is subject to change. Panama City's Biomuseo (aka Biodiversity Museum) is situated on the scenic Amador Causeway—a man-made breakwater found at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. The colorful, eye catching architecture of the museum is the creation of internationally acclaimed architect Frank Gehry. In addition to 8 permanent exhibition galleries, the museum also features a public atrium, temporary exhibits, and a botanical park with outdoor displays. Interactive and multi-media exhibits explain the science behind the formation of the Isthmus of Panama and its crucial role in facilitating biodiversity throughout the Americas. 5:00 p.m. Lecture at the hotel: The Panama Canal: Past, Present and Future.
Dinner: At the hotel.
Evening: Time at leisure.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: After breakfast, board the motorcoach and begin our exploration of the Panama Canal area. First, we will embark upon a field trip to view Lake Alajuela/Madden Dam. Learn about its impact on the lives of people in the region and in the daily operation of the Panama Canal. Lake Alajuela was "created" in 1924 with the construction of the Madden Dam. The dam's reservoir maintains the water levels in Lake Gatun and provides primary supply of drinking water along the canal. Lake Alajuela is surrounded by a 129,000 hectare national park of primary rainforest. Next, we will learn the historical connection between the California Gold Rush and Panama's Las Cruces Trail during a brief visit to the start of the trail. Las Cruces Trail once served as the primary artery for sending most, if not all, of the gold brought from the Incan Empire to port for shipment back to Spain. In many ways, Las Cruces Trail was the wealthiest road on earth during the colonial era. With so much gold traveling that route, just about every enterprising pirate sought a way to raid the local ports—including the notorious buccaneer Henry Morgan and Sir Francis Drake. Then, we will make a couple of stops to observe and discuss some of the work that was recently done to expand the Canal. The project cost an estimated $5.25 billion to add a third lane with larger locks, thus making it possible for bigger container and cargo ships to make use of the shortcut.
Lunch: At a local restaurant.
Afternoon: We'll stop at the French Cemetery Monument and review the role of immigrant workers in making the Panama Canal a reality. Transfer to the Miraflores Locks Visitor Center to view the locks at work and enjoy the museum's interactive displays.
Dinner: At a local restaurant.
Evening: Return to the hotel. Time at leisure to relax and get a good night's sleep in preparation for the full day tomorrow.
Activity note: Early morning transfer to port to board boat. The full transit through the Panama Canal can take between 12-13 hours hours to complete depending on ship traffic.
Breakfast: Breakfast on board the boat.
Morning: Full day transit through the Panama Canal. A Canal expert will accompany us on this journey and enhance our experience with historical insights and detailed explanations of the transit process. Once the Panama Canal Commission Pilot, who will guide our vessel throughout the transit, comes on board we will be ready to start our Canal adventure. We will follow our companion vessel for the transit of the Miraflores locks (by Canal standards, we are a small vessel, so we rarely transit the locks alone). The transit will take us through Miraflores Lake, Pedro Miguel Locks, Gailard Cut, Gamboa, and Gatun Lake. We will exit the canal at the Atlantic Ocean and dock at Cristobal Throughout the transit there are numerous opportunities to see dolphins, birds, monkeys and crocodiles.
Lunch: On board the boat.
Afternoon: We will continue to enjoy our Panama Canal transit. Once we complete our journey, we will disembark in Colon and transfer to our hotel. Time to freshen up before dinner. Colon Province was once known for its wealth and its seemingly endless supply of gold and silver. This is where the stolen Inca gold was stored and sorted before being shipped back to Spain. The gold is gone and swashbuckling pirates no longer visit the province these days but Colon, the provincial capital, maintains a reputation as a place to make money. Until 1852, Colon was an island, but was linked to the mainland when the United States started building the railroad. Contemporary Colon is known for its status as a Zona Libre, a free trade zone. Next to Hong Kong, Colon is the largest free-trade zone and marks the northern terminus of the Panama Canal.
Dinner: At the hotel.
Evening: Time at leisure.
Activity note: The train journey across the isthmus takes approximately 1 hour.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: We'll depart by motorcoach to the New Locks Visitor Center to learn about the canal expansion, including a video on the expansion program and new locks construction in addition to pictures of development at various stages. At the site, we will take a nature hike to a lookout point from which we will be able to observe the completed expanded locks from a far. Board the motorcoach and return to the hotel. Before lunch, please have your luggage ready for the transfer to Panama City
Lunch: At the hotel.
Afternoon: Free time to rest or enjoy the hotel's amenities. The rooms will be available until the transfer time to the train station. Transfer by motorcoach to train station. Train ride excursion to Panama City via the isthmus. Arrive in Panama City and check-in at hotel.
Dinner: Farewell dinner at the hotel with Panamanian music.
Evening: Free time. Spend your last evening in Panama with your new Road Scholar friends, finish your packing, or get a good night's sleep in preparation for international departures tomorrow.
Activity note: Hotel check-out by 11 a.m. See your program's travel details regarding transfers. If you are an independent traveler (POP status), see "Ground Transportation from Last Location." Participants with independent travel arrangements and/or scheduled on later flights can keep their hotel rooms until check-out time on this day. Except for breakfast, all other meals are on your own on this day
Breakfast: At the hotel (depending on flight time). Participants with independent travel arrangements and/or scheduled on later flights can keep their hotel rooms until check-out time on this day. Except for breakfast, all other meals are on your own on this day. This concludes our program. If you are returning home, safe travels. If you are staying on independently, have a wonderful time. If you are transferring to another Road Scholar program, detailed instructions are included in your Information Packet for that program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!


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Dolutegravir Expanded Access Study (DEAP)
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|Infection, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
|Drug: Dolutegravir
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Dolutegravir Open Label Protocol for HIV Infected, Adult and Adolescent Patients With Integrase Resistance
- Expanded access [ Time Frame: Not applicable for an expanded access study ]To to provide access in an open label protocol program to patients who have documented RAL or ELV resistance, who have limited treatment options and who require DTG to construct a viable ARV regimen for therapy
- Assess adverse events [ Time Frame: Not applicable for an expanded access study ]Assess any serious adverse events (SAEs) and adverse events (AEs) that lead to the discontinuation of DTG 50 mg BID
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|August 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Drug: Dolutegravir
ING114916 is an open-label, multi-center EAP to allow access to patients with HIV-1 infection who have documented raltegravir or elvitegravir resistance, have limited treatment options and require dolutegravir to construct a viable anti-retroviral regimen for therapy. Patients must not be eligible for another ongoing dolutegravir clinical trial in order to participate in this EAP.
The duration of patient accrual into the study will extend until dolutegravir receives local (by country) regulatory approval.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|12 Years to 99 Years (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Adult subjects greater than 18 years of age 2. Documented HIV-1 RNA >/= 400 c/mL 3. Documented raltegravir or elvitegravir resistance 4. Inability to construct a viable background ART regimen with commercially available medications.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Creatnine clearance < 30ml/min via Cockcroft-Gault method
- Females who are pregnant and/or breastfeeding
- Patients with known integrase allergic reaction
- ALT > 5 times the ULN within one month of treatment initiation
- ALT > 3 times ULN and total bilirubin >1.5 times ULN
- Evidence of severe hepatic impairment
- Patients eligible for, and have access to, an actively enrolling DTG Phase III clinical study
- Any condition or any active clinically significant disease during screening, anticipated requirement for any prohibited concomitant medications -
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01536873
|Contact: US GSK Clinical Trials Call Center
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|Study Director:
|GSK Clinical Trials
|ViiV Healthcare
|Responsible Party:
|ViiV Healthcare
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01536873 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 16, 2012
|Last Updated:
|January 16, 2017
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Keywords provided by ViiV Healthcare:
treatment experienced patients
Integrase resistance
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
HIV Integrase Inhibitors
Integrase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
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There were two more "green on blue" attacks by Afghan troops on U.S. and coalition forces. And the U.S. military saw active-duty and veteran soldier suicides in July double since June. Jeffrey Brown talks to Time magazine's Mark Thompson about the situation in Afghanistan, and the increase in suicides. Continue reading


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Has anyone actually heard this?
"Pistons beat writer Chris McCoskey (Detroit News) just reported on AM 1130 that after last nights after the game (11:30pm) a black Escalade came speeding into the loading dock right next to the Pistons bus.
Who gets out of the SUV? None other than Special Ron...Artest gets out, walks over to the Bus, looks at the bus and proceeds to rip of his shirt-flexed at the bus and walks into the the loading dock area. McCoskey even stated that he was wearing "short shorts" ala Jon Stockton."


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Tarvaris Jackson won't lead Seattle to a Super Bowl
By Jim Moore
Can we be honest with each other? Really honest? Tarvaris Jackson will not take the Seahawks to the Super Bowl or win the Super Bowl in your lifetime, my lifetime or his lifetime.
Now that we have that out of the way, we can praise him for his toughness and for being a better quarterback than most of us thought he would be when the Seahawks signed him as a free agent.
Tarvaris Jackson won't be leading the Seahawks to the Super Bowl anytime soon, says Jim Moore. (AP)
I still remember the day when John Clayton told us on "The Kevin Calabro Show" that the Seahawks were interested in acquiring Jackson. I'm not sure whose jaw hit the floor first, Calabro's or mine.
Jackson was an average quarterback at best in Minnesota. And frankly, if you look at the statistics, he is an average quarterback here. If you want to be hyper-critical, he's more below average than he is above average.
Jackson has thrown 12 touchdown passes and 12 interceptions, which is not the kind of perfect symmetry you want from your NFL quarterback. The only quarterbacks with worse ratios are Rex Grossman (13 TD's, 18 INT's), Carson Palmer (10 TD's, 13 INT's), and Curtis Painter (6 TD's, 9 INT's).
For all of the grief that Tim Tebow gets, he's thrown 11 touchdown passes and only two interceptions.
But forget that stuff and answer me this: Do you think Jackson is talented enough to lead the Seahawks to a come-from-behind win in the last two minutes?
I'd say he's talented enough to do it once in awhile, though I'm hard-pressed to recall a single time that he's done it in Seattle. I do recall a time when he didn't – against Washington, trailing 23-17, and the Seahawks couldn't even get a first down.
Jackson makes some spectacular throws. He also makes a lot of good throws. And like most quarterbacks, he makes some bad throws too. What troubles me are his occasional glitches. You could excuse his mistakes if he were a rookie, but he's not.
That fumble in the end zone against the Bears was something that just can't happen if you're going to be a Super Bowl team. A better quarterback would have thrown that ball away long before there's any chance of getting it stripped.
At the time, I flashed onto a comment that Jon Gruden made about Jackson during the Monday night broadcast last week, something about the clock in a quarterback's head, and that Jackson's wasn't ticking or he couldn't hear it. Point being, you've got to have an inner voice telling you when you need to get rid of it or get out of the pocket before you're demolished. Jackson, at times, is lacking in this department.
It can be argued that if the 49ers can be a Super Bowl contender with Alex Smith at quarterback, the Seahawks can also be contenders with Jackson. In most areas, their numbers are comparable – Smith has completed 61 percent of his passes for 2,752 yards (17th in passing). While Jackson has completed 61 percent of his passes for 2,706 yards (19th in passing). The biggest difference is that Smith has thrown 16 touchdowns with only five interceptions.
And we don't know yet if this Super Bowl formula will work with a game-manager like Smith. We're about to find out. If San Francisco somehow gets past Drew Brees and the Saints, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers and Tom Brady and the Patriots, then I'll buy into this belief that the Seahawks can do it with Jackson.
Until then, I can't see it happening. What I can see happening is this – a 10-6 record next year with Jackson at quarterback. The Seahawks might make a little noise in the playoffs but not enough to go all the way.
What I'd rather see happening is this – packaging two first-round choices and a second or whatever it takes to get the No. 2 or No. 3 pick in the draft so you can grab Matt Barkley or Robert Griffin III. And then I'd throw one of those kids into the fire right away, just like Cincinnati did with Andy Dalton, and if it means that you're 6-10 or 7-9 next year, oh well, call it a necessary season of growing pains building toward a Super Bowl in 2013.
With the development of this team, there aren't as many crucial needs as there were last year, so if it means sacrificing some good draft picks to get a better quarterback, hell's bells, let's hope they do it.
As it stands now, the Seahawks have Super Bowl potential at every other position, but not at quarterback.
The Go 2 Guy also writes for his website www.jimmoorethego2guy.com. He appears weekdays from 3 to 7 p.m. on "The Kevin Calabro Show." You can reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com and follow him on Twitter @cougsgo.


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Aucklanders will save more than $60 a year on their power bills while most other regions could pay more under new monopoly prices set by the Commerce Commission.
The regulator today released its final decision on price caps and minimum quality standards for the 16 electricity distribution companies.
Two distributors - Vector in Auckland and Horizon Energy in the Bay of Plenty - will have to reduce their prices, while the remaining 14 distributors will be able to increase prices by up to 10 per cent.
The new price structure from April next year will affect how much customers pay for power, with distribution costs making up about a third of a customer's bill.
Vector will have to reduce its prices by 10 per cent, or an estimated $5.30 a month off the typical residential customer's bill - a saving of $63.60 a year.
Horizon will have to reduce its prices by 3 per cent, or an estimated saving of $2.10 a month, or $25.20 a year.
The remaining distributors can increase their prices, if they choose, by between 1-10 per cent.
The biggest increase could be made by Top Energy in the Far North, which can put up its prices by 10 per cent - an estimated increase of $8.90 a month, or $106.80 a year.
The price cap decision comes after the Supreme Court this month upheld a Court of Appeal ruling that found the Commerce Commission was not required to determine a starting price input methodology for electricity distribution and gas pipeline services.
Vector had argued the commission should not be allowed to set its caps without first setting an input methodology.
Vector chief executive Simon Mackenzie today said the commission's decision was little different from an earlier draft requiring it to reduce prices by 10 per cent next year, with a further price adjustment in 2014.
The company and seven other parties are appealing before a High Court judge and two independent experts through a merits appeal process.
"The commission is making its final decision as part of the regulatory process, however more importantly our focus remains on the merits appeal process, which is well underway with a decision expected in the first half of next year," Mr Mackenzie said.
Commerce Commission deputy chairwoman Sue Begg said the price caps had been changed to better align distributors' revenues with their costs.
"We aim to create an appropriate balance between providing incentives for these businesses to invest in their networks, while ensuring that consumers are being charged based on the cost of services provided in each region," she said.
"In those regions where we have determined that there needs to be a larger price increase to support network investment, we have smoothed the increases over a number of years. This has helped to avoid more significant price increases in 2013."
Ms Begg said the price reset would eventually flow through to consumers, as either a price increase or decrease on their power bills depending on where they live.
"Businesses are free to decide how to spread the prices across their customer base, or indeed, in the case of increases may decide not to take up the full amount of the allowable increase."
The commission has not reset the pricing for Christchurch distributor Orion, which was still assessing whether to apply for a customised price-quality path to deal with earthquake rebuild issues.


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What will EA reveal at their E3 2013 press conference? Electronic Arts will be holding their E3 press conference this afternoon at 3 p.m. central time, and we'll have a stream embedded right here so you can watch it live. EA already showed off Battlefield 4 earlier today at Microsoft's press conference, as well as Titanfall, the long-awaited game from Respawn (comprised of former Call of Duty developers). Legit Reviews is at the press conference to find out what EA is up to! We hope to see some multiplayer action from Battlefield 4 and some more details on Need For Speed Rivals and other game titles!
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A draft analysis by state water board staff suggests California American Water could legally use Salinas Valley groundwater for its proposed desalination project under certain conditions, a finding which could play a key role in resolving a major potential obstacle.
The draft report, issued Dec. 21, concludes Cal Am's use of brackish water from shoreline slant wells north of Marina as source water for its proposed Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project desal plant was unlikely to result in "injury" to other Salinas Valley groundwater users despite a predicted lowering of groundwater levels within a two-mile radius of the wells.
The report finds the resulting desalinated product water would likely be "surplus" to the existing supply in the seawater-intruded area and as long as Cal Am returns any "incidental" fresh water to the basin in a way that avoids injury to other users, the water project "could proceed without violating other users' groundwater rights."
However, the report also finds it is "not possible to make definitive water rights statements at this time" because the project's details and aquifer conditions are unverified. It suggests that Cal Am be required to prove there would be no such negative impact and that any fresh water it extracted would be returned to the basin in the most beneficial way — perhaps via injection wells, percolation basins or the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project. It points out that more information is needed to evaluate the project's impacts on basin conditions, and includes a series of recommendations on how Cal Am can produce that data.
Cal Am spokeswoman Catherine Bowie said the draft report is "consistent with our position on water rights" and "validates" Cal Am's legal briefings submitted to the state Public Utilities Commission in July including the conclusion that "no water right is needed to pump seawater."
"There are certainly areas in the report for which we will seek clarification," Bowie said, "and we agree ... that further technical study is needed in order to confirm there will be no impact to other pumpers in the basin. We believe our proposed slant test well will supply the additional information needed to resolve this issue."
The report calls for more specific information on:
· The depth of the proposed wells and the dune sand aquifer from which Cal Am has proposed to extract feeder water.
· The extent of the dune sand aquifer and its water quality and quantity.
· The extent and thickness of the Salinas Valley aquifer, and the extent of the 180-foot aquifer.
It recommends a series of test boring/wells designed to assess the hydrogeologic conditions at the site, and aquifer testing to determine the proposed pumping's potential effects on both the dune sand aquifer and the underlying 180-foot aquifer.
The data, according to the report, will form the basis for a plan that "avoids injury to other groundwater users and protects beneficial uses in the Basin."
Carmel Mayor Jason Burnett, vice president of the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority, said the authority's technical advisory committee would review the draft report on Monday, and declined comment until then. The committee meets at 2 p.m. at Monterey City Hall.
Critics of Cal Am's proposed project have suggested that it faces lengthy delays, including virtually certain litigation, over the issue of Salinas Valley groundwater rights and the project's potential impact on seawater intrusion in the area. Some have urged the company to relocate feeder wells outside the basin.
Basin water users, led by agricultural interests, have argued use of the basin's water is managed through cooperative agreements that would be disrupted by the proposed project and lead to a costly adjudication process.
Marc Del Piero, a former state water board member and water law attorney, pointed out that the report is a "draft" relying largely on Cal Am's representations and is missing crucial information related to the Salinas Valley Water Project and its intent. Del Piero's Ag Land Trust successfully sued the Marina Coast Water District over the failed regional desal project and its environmental review, including the failure to address the water rights issue.
When the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District approved spending on pursuit of an alternative desal proposal, staff cited groundwater rights as the major potential impediment to timely implementation of Cal Am's project.
According to Michael Buckman, senior environmental scientist for the state Water Resources Control Board, water board staff is issuing the report to the public upon request, and is waiting to hear back from PUC officials before starting a noticed public comment period. He said a final report will be issued that includes public comments and responses, though there is no timeline for its completion, and a public workshop on the final report could also be scheduled.
The PUC requested the state water board's assistance in September in reviewing Cal Am's legal right to extract desal feeder water for the latest water supply project on the Peninsula, which is designed to provide a replacement source of water to offset a state-ordered cutback in pumping from the Carmel River that takes full effect at the start of 2017.
Meanwhile, public participation hearings on Cal Am's proposed project are set for next week in Monterey. Cal Am has been ordered by a PUC judge to provide an update of the project description, including a number of proposed changes and other key developments, during the hearings. The hearings will be held at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday at Monterey City Hall.
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Rutgers Art Historian Speaks on Manet and Contemporary Art
Professor of Art History Susan Sidlauskas gave the talk titled "Paying it Forward: Edouard Manet and Contemporary Art" on April 11, 2013, sponsored by the Sarofim School of Fine Arts Visiting Artist and Scholar Series
Sidlauskas is one of the foremost figures in the area of 19th century art history. She is the author of Cézanne's Significant Other: The Portraits of Hortense (University of California Press, 2009), and Body, Place, and Self in Nineteenth-Century Painting (Cambridge University Press, 2000), as well as numerous articles and book chapters on 19th century art. Her work on the body, concepts of self, and gender in the art of Cézanne, Degas, Sargent and others has shaped the field in significant ways, and she continues to make major contributions to our understanding of how art, sexuality and cultural ideology intersect in European 19th century visual culture.
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text: Angler's motto: Just catch fish, baby By John McCoy April 27, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Jeremy Wade is a fisherman after my own heart.Wade, who hosts cable TV's "River Monsters" show, values results more than technique. He's interested in catching big fish and doesn't much care how he goes about it.I've seen him use lures to catch Eurasian "pike-perch" from the cooling pond at Ukraine's infamous Chernobyl nuclear site. I've seen him fly fish the headwaters of India's Ganges River for mahseer. And I've seen him use live bait to catch everything from African tigerfish to giant Mekong River stingrays.It's almost as if the mind of Al Davis, the late Oakland Raiders coach, has made its way into a world-traveling angler's body. Davis' motto was "Just win, baby." Wade's seems to be "Just catch fish, baby."These first few paragraphs might confuse those of you who know me or have followed my weekly columns for the past 33 years. Yes, I prefer to fish with a fly rod whenever possible, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy fishing hardware or bait.The top shelf of my fishing closet contains tackle boxes filled with crankbaits, buzz baits, spinnerbaits, grubs, tubes and twitch baits. It also contains a small box filled with small spinners and all the necessary gear to fish, like worms, minnows, salmon eggs or PowerBait for trout.There are fly rods, sure, but there also are spinning rods in several actions and two or three casting rods. And the collection is by no means complete. Before I cash my chips, I plan to purchase (and make good use of) a muskie rig and a spinning rod heavy enough to be used for big catfish and hybrid striped bass.One of the best things about living in West Virginia is that its angling opportunities are so very diverse. From tiny headwater brook-trout streams to rocky smallmouth rivers to deep-channeled inland waterways where monster catfish lurk, there's something for everyone.People have preferences. I get that. Heck, I have them too. My personal preference is to use a fly rod to cast for trout, largemouth or smallmouth bass. But I'll happily use minnows to fish for crappies, dough balls to fish for carp, plastic grubs to fish for sauger, chicken livers to fish for channel cats, or strips of baloney to fish for creek chubs. I know people who fish using only one kind of tackle for only one species. I'm not about to criticize them, because they're doing what they enjoy and they're doing it in a way that makes them happy. Personally, though, I don't like to limit my options.I also like to learn new things, and the best ways I've found to learn more about fishing are to fish for different species and to try different baits, techniques, rods, reels and lines.A good friend once invited me to go bass fishing. He knew of my reputation as a fly angler, and he knew that I preferred to fish for trout. When I showed up carrying a bait-casting rig, he did a double take.He did another double take when I fired cast after cast without a single backlash. He did a third double take when I cast a spinnerbait over a sunken log, teased it up to the log and let it fall as soon as it crossed over."You've done this before, I take it?" he asked, grinning."A time or two," I replied. "Hey, man doth not live by fly rod alone." The goal of fishing, after all, is to catch fish. The more or bigger fish anglers catch, the more they tend to enjoy the experience.Perhaps, then, we should all take a lesson from Jeremy Wade and start caring more about catching fish than how we go about doing it.We'd probably catch more fish, and we'd certainly have more fun. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 4 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about sandwich 5 Esa Ahmad ineligible for first half of WVU men's basketball season Want to get away from it all? Rent a fire tower Previous Story Outdoors calendar Next Story


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Sarcoma, or soft tissue sarcoma, is a tumor that develops in the soft tissues of the body. Sarcomas are cancerous (malignant) tumors. Sarcomas can invade any of the bodyés soft tissues, but they are most common in the arms and legs. In a few cases, sarcomas appear in the chest, abdomen, neck, and head. Sarcomas are treated using surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
While some sarcomas, like Kaposiés sarcoma, have a definite cause (a viral infection), generally doctors arenét really sure what causes most sarcomas. They think that they may be due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors like chemical and radiation exposure.
Sarcomas are very serious. They can be life-threatening depending on the organs and tissues they affect.
Leading a healthy lifestyle may help prevent some sarcomas, but thereés no guarantee that this will protect you from developing sarcomas.
The first sign of a sarcoma might be a noticeable lump in one of your childés arms or legs. Arms and legs are the most common sites for sarcomas. A smaller percentage of sarcomas occur in the chest, abdomen, head, and neck. Other signs of sarcomas may be pain if the tumor is pressing on a nerve, and intestinal blockage if the tumor is located in the bowel.
Sarcomas are treated using chemotherapy, cancer-killing drugs; radiation therapy, concentrated x-rays aimed at the tumor to kill it; and surgery, to remove the tumor. Surgery is the most common form of treatment, and it is often combined with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.
Always make an appointment with your doctor if your child has an unusual lump or any of the other signs of a sarcoma. He can help you diagnose your childés illness and recommend the best available treatment. The earlier treatment begins, the better the outcome.
Written by Rebecca Stigall for Kidspot, Australiaés parenting resource for family health. Sources include Better Health Channel, NSW Health and Health Insite.
Last revised: Wednesday, 20 January 2010
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Hampshire residents who need help with their taxes may benefit from a new HM Revenue and Customs scheme. HMRC will have phone advisers to help with taxes, tax credits and child benefit entitlements.
The scheme works by having a group of HMRC experts included in one phone call to resolve issues quickly.
For those who need a personal appointment, the phone advisors will also come to meet the customer. The service will launch in May and customers calling the HMRC helpline about a tax issue and want extra help will be referred to an adviser.


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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly Milan hotel in Brera, walk to Cathedral of Milan
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Simply enter your Nectar card number when you check out. Your points will be credited 35 days after you return from your trip.
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Popular property highlights
This family-friendly Milan hotel is located in the historical district, within a 10-minute walk of Teatro alla Scala, Cathedral of Milan, and Pinacoteca di Brera. Castello Sforzesco and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II are also within 10 minutes.
Hotel Features
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas and a free manager's reception are also provided. Additionally, a coffee shop/café, a rooftop terrace, and a conference center are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 62 soundproofed rooms feature free WiFi and pillowtop beds. Comforts include premium bedding and pillow menus, and guests will also appreciate thoughtful touches like bathrobes and slippers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary manager's reception on select days. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of limo/town car service and a meeting room. Event facilities measuring 969 square feet (90 square meters) include a conference center. This Art Deco hotel also offers a fitness center, a rooftop terrace, and a library. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Hotel Milano Scala is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 62
- Number of floors - 7
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fireplace in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Express check-in
- Laundry facilities
- One meeting room
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- Library
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Multilingual staff
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 90
- Free reception
- Year Built 2010
- Conference space size (feet) - 969
- Conference center
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
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Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Balcony
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Soundproofed rooms
- Phone
- Minibar
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- Desk
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Free WiFi
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free newspaper
- Room service (limited hours)
- Down comforter
- Pillowtop mattress
- Pillow menu
Where to Eat
The hotel offers a complimentary manager's reception on select days.
La Traviata - This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 3 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 18 years old.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 5 per person, per night, up to 14 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.
- Resort fee
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- Valet parking fee: EUR 30 per day
- Late check-out fee: EUR 100
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All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport. Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Children 3 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.


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Bundy, Machado continuing to make progress
TORONTO -- Orioles top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy threw eight curveballs in Wednesday's bullpen, the first time he's thrown that pitch since undergoing Tommy John surgery last year.
It's an encouraging step for the righty, who could be an option for the Orioles later this season.
"He's progressing well. It's the last real piece," manager Buck Showalter said of Bundy being able to spin the ball. "It's a baseball decision now and not a medical question. And that's kind of where we are with Manny [Machado]. It's a baseball [decision] now as opposed to the physical part of it, so that's what you're hoping to get to."
Machado played seven innings Wednesday at third base in an extended spring training game and went 3-for-4 with three singles. He will travel back to the Baltimore area on Thursday before playing nine innings at third base for Class A Frederick in Friday's rehab debut. Machado is expected to stay with Frederick through the weekend and go to either Double-A or Triple-A after that.
"I think the plan going in is that he will play the weekend for sure [in Frederick] and we'll see where we are, but that could be reduced too," Showalter said. "I know what the plan is going in, but we'll take each day as it comes."
"It's always tough trying to figure out if a guy needs to play in Triple-A or the different level of play. That's the tough thing. I know most veteran guys who have been around a while aren't concerned about the level of play where some other people might. It was good. Yesterday Manny was facing a guy throwing 94 to 97. It was a good test for him. I think his clock sped up a little bit."
Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter @britt_ghiroli. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Book a flight to Bucharest with Qatar Airways and you'll find there's definitely something going on in Romania's capital city. One of the largest cities in South-East Europe, Bucharest was once known as 'Little Paris', with its eclectic mix of old and new architecture.
Where else can you find grey communist-era housing blocks alongside medieval churches and 21st-century skyscrapers? Time blurs with every step you take here and today the city's cultural attractions rival that of any European capital. So fly to Bucharest and spend at least a few days in this trendy, cosmopolitan city.
Although many people stop off in Bucharest on a Halloween tour of Transylvania, there are plenty of historic sites and attractions to warrant a trip to Bucharest at any time of year.
Stroll around the 19th century buildings and winding cobblestone streets of the old centre, then take a tour of Parliament Palace. The world's largest parliament building has 3,100 rooms and you can book a basic or extended guided tour.
Don't miss the opportunity to see the Romanian Atheneum near Revolution Square – make sure you visit the interior where you can see a beautiful historic fresco.
The city's museums include the National History Museum, where you'll find a replica of Trajan's Column and the Museum of the Romanian Peasant. This unusual museum offers a fascinating insight into the traditional way of life in Romania.
Other museums worth looking out for are the Village Museum and the National Museum of Contemporary Art.
Take a walking tour for the best way to experience Bucharest up close and personal. Free guided tours usually run every day, whilst bike tours are also popular, visiting the city's most important sights.
If you have time when you travel to Bucharest, the city has plenty of live music venues where you can listen to opera or classical music. The National Opera and George Enescu Philharmonic are the two most popular venues.
At weekends, mingle with the locals at the city's parks. Cismigiu Garden in the city centre offers boat rental during the summer months and an ice rink in the winter; a great family picnic spot.
Romanians love their food and Romanian cuisine is characterised by its variety. Taking influences from Greek, German and Hungarian dishes, specialities such as Ciorba (soups), Mamaliga (a polenta type grain) and Parjoale, a type of meatball, are popular. Romanian Papricas, or goulash, is also available in most restaurants.
As well as traditional Romanian restaurants offering live music, you'll find Turkish, Greek, French, Italian and Indian food here. In fact, whatever type of cuisine you are in the mood for, you'll usually find it in Bucharest. It is possible to eat well at restaurants offering a fixed-price menu, but the city also offers plenty of options for fine dining at five-star hotels and English-speaking establishments.
For lunch on-the-go, Bucharest has its fair share of fast food establishments offering freshly made sandwiches, salads and hummus.
Bucharest's main boulevard – Calea Victoriei - is home to designer boutiques and international brands. When you travel to Bucharest, make sure you check out the city's biggest shopping centre, Baneasa Shopping City, which has a great mix of Premium Brands and refined restaurants, as well as a Multiplex and various playgrounds.
For souvenirs, the Museum of the Romanian Peasant gift shop is a must-visit. Here you'll find ceramics, local crafts, woven rugs and table runners. Bucharest has a number of English-language bookshops too, so you'll never be stuck without a bestseller.
Flights to Bucharest with Qatar Airways arrive at Henri Coanda International Airport in Otopeni, around 18km from the city centre. You may hear the airport referred to as Otopeni Airport.
Visa restrictions for entry into the country will depend on your country of origin, length of stay and whether your trip is for business or pleasure. So before you fly to Bucharest please check the visa and passport requirements.
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JOKERi is a versatile putt and approach disc that is stable enough for long and hard throws as well. Its plastic can be compared to Latitude 64's Zero and its stability to Innova's KC Pro Aviar.
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Last week, after Jefferies' Peter Misek upgraded Research In Motion (RIMM), I suggested that you take the opportunity to sell into strength and wait until after the company reports in December before buying.
It was bad advice. I changed my mind subsequently and went long the stock.
The coming release of BB10, the new phones from RIMM, in late January/early February, has clearly got the attention of investors and formerly bearish analysts who are trying to catch up with others who have been upgrading the stock and worrying about looking too bearish and missing a big stock move. They already missed the 100% move in the stock in the last couple of months.
However, what finally convinced me that RIMM is a stock to own now, ahead of the coming December earnings, is remembering the effect of the imminent release of the Palm PRE on Palm's stock.
Recall that in early 2007, Palm traded in the mid-to-high teens. Yet, thanks to the 2008 financial crisis, the stock plummeted, taking it down, by early 2009, to the low single digits.
But in January 2009, as the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, CEO Ed Colligan introduced the new Palm Pre phone. It created a lot of buzz, because it seemed very iPhone-esque for an Apple (AAPL)-type device.
The stock immediately reacted to the buzz, quickly jumping to the high single digits. The ramp up in the stock continued until June 6, 2009, when the Pre finally got released for $200. By that time, the stock was nudging against $20. If you had bought it in the low single digits back in January -- a short six months earlier -- you made a killing.
Within a few months of the Pre's release, though, the stock started a death spiral downward. The reason was that Palm lacked the carrier relationships to push the phone.
RIMM is not similar to Palm in that respect. RIMM has 575 carrier relationships -- about double the number of Apple -- in 175 countries. BB10 will get a fair shot with these carriers to their end users.
But even if you think the BB10 will bomb once it's released, you should consider owning it for a Palm Pre-like ramp up into the product's February release, which is only three months away.
That's the primary reason I had a change of heart and have bought the stock.


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text: New York City, J. Crew will delay its initial public offering until early 2006, the New York company said. J. Crew Operating Corp. also said it's extending to Jan. 23 a bond offer for senior subordinated notes due 2014. J. Crew filed its $200 million IPO on Aug. 17 with underwriters Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns. It was expected to move ahead this year.


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Innovation at HCL
At HCL, the 'Employees First Customer Second' philosophy has empowered and enabled employees to create value for customers every single day. But what does value mean to HCL? And most importantly what does it mean to HCL's customers. Real value is born out of innovation. Innovation that helps a customer solve a clear business problem, or introduces a new way of doing business, or gives birth to ideas that create competitive differentiation, are just some examples of transformational value.
At HCL our employees are at the heart of innovation. By channelizing the energies of 95000 employees, and transferring the ownership of change to their hands, we see innovation happening at every corner of HCL. By giving them the right tools, and creating the right culture, HCL has enabled employees to collaborate, communicate and innovate freely across teams and across boundaries.
Here are just a few examples of innovative ideas and solutions that have been inspired and developed by employees at HCL:
- Value portal and MAD JAM: Unraveling transformational ideas within the organization
- Wikiportal and Arkmedes: Knowledge creation and sharing across boundaries
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The local disc club for my course has a doubles game every wed. Guys keep asking my to join in and since my scores are staying pretty consitant and my game isnt quite so embarassing anymore I figure I may attend this week. I assume they are using standard rules so I was looking at them to find out anything I may not know (like how exactly to mark with mini's as ive never used em). Im sure they wont be too strict and will help me learn as we go but i'd like to have an idea what to expect. one rule I came across that I dont quite understand is this..
Falling putts are not permitted within a 10 meter circle of the target. Full balance on the putt within 10 meters must be attained.
If anyone can explain that one to me and any other pointers would be appriciated too.


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I wanted to get this down in its own thread because I make such a big deal about it each season.
In our first year on the site we had thown together a league of the first 20 guys that shown an interest.
All of them were active members of the Indy Star's Pacer Forum, this was before Pacers Digest. Most were knowledgeable basketball fans that understood the game as well as the meaning of sportsmanship. Most, but not all.
Draft day is by far the most important day of the season
A few failed to draft well & their teams were doomed before the season began. Sometimes when your team is always loosing you tend to drift away from the game. A poor roster with an absent owner weakens a league. If you have 2, 3 or 4 of these type teams it can really take the enjoyment out of the game.
Bringing in first year owners is the hardest and most risky thing a commish can do. I'm unsure just how many will fully understand the importance of the draft, how to set your roster & commit to making your team as competitive as you can.
Part of my job is to get as much info to our new owners as I can, to get them on an equal footing with the vets. The more competitive each team is, the more competitive the league will be.
Another part of the daily participation effort is due to trade offers from other owners. Players being dropped by teams will appear of waivers. Most importantly is what I will now call the Jeremy Lin factor. You never can tell when a no-name player in the free agent pool that has set there all season will suddenly get a chance to play & become an overnight fantasy stud.


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Tuesday, 26 April 2011
Another taxi, another departure
I've just finished watching tonight's episodes and I have to say, I was more upset watching Anna and Eddie split up than I expected. Watching them, watching Gary's upset and Anna's and Eddie's tears, I could feel a suspicious dampness in my eye region myself and was really sorry to see him ride away in the cab. As sad as I was to see Liz go, I wasn't swallowing hard. That's probably because Bev Callard has been absent more than she'd been on screen over the past year or two and her return and leaving storyline was kind of naff really.
Eddie's leaving storyline was also somewhat abbreviated but it made more sense. He only went along with the adoption for Anna's sake, not really expecting it to happen and got backed into a corner when it did. Because Faye was not an easy child to settle in, he found it overwhelming. He had the chance at a fresh start but Anna wouldn't go with him and that was it. She loves him but not enough to marry him, something he's wanted for awhile but only started asking her after it was too late. She's found the courage to be alone where she never had it before.
It's a very sad breakup because you know they both still love each other but want very different things out of life as they approach middle age. As others have said, Steve Huison turned Eddie from a stereotype ignoramus into an ignormamus we all adore, one with layers and a big heart under all that hair and string vest. We'll all miss him here at Blog Towers and wish Steve the best of luck.
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I admire your indefatigable positivity, but Eddie Windass' departure just showed how wrong Collinson was to get rid of him. His departure was moving because he can act. It is beyond me why he is axed, when the likes of Dev "Mr Plank of Wood" Alahan and Nick "Too Old and Two Expressions" Tilsley remain.
His departure was also absolutely ridiculous. People walk into the minefield of taking on stepchildren for love. Are we seriously meant to believe that Eddy would walk out on a happy relationship, and away from existing son, because he might have to play Dad to one girl for 4 or 5 years?
- 26 April 2011 at 01:26
Got a little lump in my throat reading this blog post! Great episode, great review; Eddie and Steve Huison will be missed,
- 26 April 2011 at 07:40
I totally agree with "Anonymous" above. I think most of us absolutely hated the Windasses when they first arrived (particularly Eddie), but the actors sterling work slowly made people like me warm to him, and the partnership of Eddie and Anna was very special indeed. Yet Dev Alahan, possibly the worst actor in the entire 50 years of the programme goes on and on and on. I was thrilled when Phil Collinson was first announced as the new producer, as he'd done such sterling work on Doctor Who, but now I can't wait for him to leave, as he seems to make one bad decision after another.
- 26 April 2011 at 10:19
- Tvor said...
I know, it's just not fair that someone like Steve Huison is made to leave and we have to suffer the likes of Tracy Barlow.
- 26 April 2011 at 10:53
- Rebecca said...
It won't be the same without him, I love him!
- 26 April 2011 at 11:03
I too think he was great on the show, everyone seems to like him, so why did they get rid of him. He will be missed and it won't be the same without him. Maybe they can have him come back?????
- 26 April 2011 at 14:52
Makes you wonder if Phil Collinson has inhaled too many toxic fumes from all the black cab departures lately, though maybe they are paving the way for Anna to have a relationship with another street resident...Bill? Her and Eddie were never married so no obstacle there. Lame storyline for Eddie's departure and it won't be the same without him. I would have loved the exchanges between him and Sylvie.....sigh. K
- 26 April 2011 at 17:31
- Merseytart said...
Am I the only one who won't miss Eddie? He's been barely used for months. Since he was defanged shortly after arrival - making him get a job and stop scrounging, getting rid of his walking stick, getting rid of his dodgy schemes - he's just been a bit of a slimeball. It's become increasingly unlikely that he and Anna would be together.
- 26 April 2011 at 19:15
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According to Darington, the burglar cut a hole through a bathroom wall, and that's how he gained access to her business.
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The suspect, seen in surveillance video, arrived at the building around 2:30 Saturday morning. He carried a skateboard and a bag across his back.
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Surprise, You Won 90 Games
Last year, the Oakland A's were expected to go nowhere fast. We here at Baseball Prospectus had them finishing last in an American League West that figured to be dominated by the big-spending Angels and Rangers. Oakland broke the script and won 94 games, pushing past the heavily favored Rangers in the season's final week with a three-game sweep. After that last 12-5 victory on October 3, the A's took sole possession of first place in the division for the first and only time all year.
After stumbling to a 22-29 start through May, the A's got serious, going a major-league-best 72-39 the rest of the way. Even still, on the heels of a 9-7 loss at Texas on September 27, they trailed the Rangers by four games with six games left on the schedule. Then the A's won all of those games and shocked the baseball world.
Two years earlier, 500 miles to the south, another small-market team nearly pulled off the same upset. The 2010 Padres had similarly low expectations and put themselves in position to do what nobody thought possible by winning the National League West. Then reality struck in the form of a 10-game losing streak at the end of August that saw their lead shrink by 5 ½ games.
The Giants took advantage and, after dropping the first two games in San Francisco to a Padres team that still had a chance entering the season's final weekend, won 3-0 on that same magical date of October 3 to complete their comeback and secure a spot in the postseason. From there, the Giants won the World Series, leaving the Padres and their fans to wonder—as they often have throughout their history—what might have been.
Aside from that little detail of reaching the postseason or not, last year's A's and the 2010 Padres have a lot in common. Let's take a closer look.
How Did They Do It?
Their big off-season moves were:
Big moves.
With this lack of household names—one might have referred to the team as "Adrian Gonzalez and 24 other guys" and not have been that far off—the Padres lost six of their first nine games. Just as prognosticators began patting themselves on the back for having foreseen such a poor showing, a funny thing happened: San Diego stopped losing.
The Padres rolled off an eight-game winning streak that pushed them into first place. At the end of April, they held a 15-8 record and led second-place San Francisco by 1½ games.
Then they won in May. And in June. And in July. By August 25, the Padres had extended their lead to 6½ games with 37 games to go. Talk of a fluke became less credible as the season stretched on and the Padres continued to play remarkably consistent baseball. Their longest losing streak had been three games, when they were swept by the Dodgers in San Diego over the weekend of May 14-16.
So when the Padres dropped an 11-5 decision at home to Arizona on August 26, nobody thought much of it. Same after a 12-inning loss the following night against the Phillies. Another one the next day? Hey, you don't get through an entire season with just one three-game losing streak.
They wouldn't win again until September 6. Meanwhile, the Giants played some of their best baseball that month. Much as the Rockies had done in 2007, they proved to be too much for a San Diego team that mistakenly "thought it could."
2012 A's
This culminated a five-year run in which the A's had won between 74 and 81 games each season, once finishing as close as nine games back of the frontrunner. Even with that "good" year, they averaged finishing 19 games out over that stretch. If anything could be said of the A's coming into 2012 with much certainty, it was that they probably would win about 75 games. Even that seemed optimistic as the payroll plummeted to $52.9 million.
Their big moves of the off-season were:
Billy Beane was much more aggressive than Padres GM Jed Hoyer had been before his team's surprising run, but even still, none of these moves screamed "win now." The losses of Cahill, Gonzalez, and Bailey were expected to hurt the team short-term, although the players received in each of those trades ended up playing significant roles in Oakland's success. That's why Beane was named Sporting News' 2012 Major League Baseball Executive of the Year and everyone else wasn't.
The free-agent signings? Gomes was a bit player, Miller and Moss less than that. Colón and Ramirez were has-beens whose continued employment baffled observers. Céspedes? Well, he had that video, but people were less than convinced of his ability to make an immediate impact on the club.
What was the Short-Term Outcome?
The team, as we've seen, played with consistency throughout the season except for one unfortunate stretch that cost them the division. And not all of Hoyer's moves worked. Ryan Ludwick, acquired two days after Tejada, was intimidated by Petco Park and didn't perform well at all.
Depending on one's perspective, the ultimate outcome can be viewed as a rousing success or as yet another disappointment. On the one hand, a team that was picked to finish last in its division wasn't eliminated from post-season contention until the final day, losing to the eventual World Series champs. On the other, a team that had dominated its division for the better part of five months blew a comfortable lead by playing poorly when it mattered most.
The season was mostly a success, albeit one that left a bad taste in the mouths of San Diegans.
2012 A's
Céspedes, Reddick, and Gomes paced the offense. They got assistance from Moss, Smith, and midseason callup Chris Carter.
On the pitching side, Milone and Parker made up for Cahill and Gonzalez. Colón did a solid job before being suspended in August for PED use. Cook was terrific out of the bullpen, as was converted first baseman Sean Doolittle (how's that for a market inefficiency?). Miller did his part as well.
Minor-league veteran Travis Blackley, claimed off waivers from the Giants in May, helped. So did bespectacled finesse righty A.J. Griffin, recalled from Triple-A in late June.
In other words, everyone contributed. Household names? The A's didn't go out and sign Albert Pujols or C.J. Wilson, or even Yu Darvish—the more heralded of the two main foreign imports to sign in the AL West before the season. They just brought in guys that could play once given the chance. And those guys kept winning games until they ran into Justin Verlander in Game Five of the ALDS.
What was the Long-Term Outcome?
Sure, they traded Gonzalez to the Red Sox, but he was as good as gone anyway. In fact, one could argue that had the Padres won in 2010, they might have let Gonzalez spend his walk year in San Diego and not gotten Casey Kelly and Anthony Rizzo for him.
Then again, the team re-signed Ludwick, and brought in Orlando Hudson and Jason Bartlett. So maybe getting close enough to sniff victory was enough for a contact high. And it's not like any of those moves hamstrung the Padres in the long run. They were more annoyances than anything.
Of greater importance to the franchise going forward (aside from the improved ownership situation) is the fact that the farm system is loaded. Even as the Padres were trying to seal the deal in 2010, they didn't come close to mortgaging the future. Wynn Pelzer? Corey Kluber? Eh, whatever.
The stumble at the finish was disappointing but not devastating. The health of the organization remained strong thanks to a front office that remained focused on the bigger picture even as it pursued its short-term goals. It's easy to envision worse scenarios in which top talent was unloaded for bigger names than Tejada and Ludwick, who nonetheless failed to push San Diego over the top.
It's also easy to envision the Padres holding on to win the division, then doing what the Giants did en route to a World Series title. But not really.
2012 A's
On the bright side, Céspedes and Parker appear to have bright futures. That, and the fact that reports of Beane's demise before last season were exaggerated, bode well for the organization's well being.
Convincing the Giants to allow a move to San Jose is a different challenge, but even if their cross-bay rivals continue to be a roadblock on that front, the A's again have shown that playing home games in a revenue-limiting mausoleum isn't enough to stop them. When smart people make decisions, you are always a threat. For that, blame Beane.
Which brings us to our final point. If anything binds the 2010 Padres and the 2012 A's more closely than their financial situations and improbable success, it's this: Both teams were run by smart people. And although Hoyer has been replaced by the similarly capable Josh Byrnes since then, the fact remains that teams like the Padres and A's cannot be underestimated. They may not enjoy success for extended periods or become dynasties, but in any given season, they will have the capacity to surprise. This makes them dangerous, although we don't know how or when.
Because, you know, surprise.
Thanks to Graham Womack for inspiring this article.
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I can see the story for the 2013 Padres being similar to the story for the 2010 Padres. The 2009 team was bad for two thirds of the season until coming together at the end...much like the 2012 team. Not predicting a 90-95 win season by any means, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Padres contend for that second Wild Card spot next year.
Nov 20, 2012 15:16 PM
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Some other things that bode well for the A's:
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