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The Giants have partnered with the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department to provide fans with the opportunity to own the historic orange and red seats from Candlestick Park through the Candlestick Memories program.
Fans can go to www.sfgiants.com/candlestickmemories to purchase pairs of seats from the park that was home to the Giants from 1960-1999. Seats can be purchased as is or with the autographs from a pair of their favorite Candlestick Park legends, including Willie Mays and Willie McCovey; Willie Mays and Joe Montana; Joe Montana and Dwight Clark; Willie McCovey and Will Clark; and Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper. Prices range from $749 to $3,500.
Proceeds from the sale of the Candlestick Park seats will benefit SF Recreation and Park's Scholarship Fund which provides recreation programming to all children and families in San Francisco.
"We are really pleased that through this partnership with San Francisco Recreation and Parks, we can provide our fans with the opportunity to own a piece of the place associated with generations of Giants' memories," said Mario Alioto, Giants senior vice president of business operations. "For those generations of Giants fans whose memories include either all or any portion of those 39 seasons at Candlestick, they likely made or witnessed Giants' history sitting in one of Candlestick's seats."
The list of memorable Candlestick moments is vast. A few of the highlights include, Opening Day on April 12, 1960; the Giants' careers of Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry; the infamous blowing off of the mound of Stu Miller during the first-ever MLB All-Star Game at Candlestick; the first all-brother outfield to play in a Major League game with Jesus, Felipe and Matty Alou; the debut of Masanori Murakami in 1964 who became the first Japanese player in the Major Leagues; Joe Montana's throw of the winning touchdown pass to Dwight Clark, The Catch, in the 1982 NFC Championship Game; the 49ers five Super Bowl Championships; Dave Dravecky's miraculous return to baseball after discovering a cancerous tumor on his pitching arm on Aug. 10, 1989 pitching eight innings to defeat Cincinnati 4-3; the earthquake interrupted World Series of 1989; the careers of Will Clark, Matt Williams, Kevin Mitchell, Rod Beck, Mike Krukow and Bobby and Barry Bonds to name just a few of the great Giants; Brian Johnson's home run in the 12th inning to move the Giants into a first place tie with the Dodgers in September 1997; and the "Tell It Goodbye" season of 1999.


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A SWINDON paedophile who groomed an 11-year-old boy online has won a substantial cut in his prison sentence on appeal.
Mark James Chester, 36, pleasured himself and tried to lure the young boy to his home while they chatted via a web camera on his Xbox console.
Chester, of Buckland Close, was jailed for four-and-half-years at Swindon Crown Court after he was convicted of six child sex offences, including inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, last August.
But three of the country's most senior judges at London's Appeal Court yesterday upheld a sentence challenge by Chester, cutting his jail term by six months after ruling that he did not get enough credit for pleading guilty.
Judge Simon Bourne-Arton QC said Chester posed as a teenager when he made contact with the young victim as they accessed the web using their Xboxes.
The victim's mother was alerted to Chester's vile advances after she discovered a text to her son from Chester.
She arranged a sting web call between her son and the paedophile, and captured Chester inviting the boy to visit his house and to sleep with himin his bed, the appeal judge said.
Chester was arrested and denied any wrongdoing but, when police showed him the video footage recorded by the mother, he said it "made him sick", although he could not remember the incident.
He later admitted three counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, two of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and one of causing a child to watch sexual activity.
Judge Bourne-Arton said Chester had a previous conviction for harassment in April, 2012, after he peppered a 12-year-old girl with text messages over a seven-day period, having befriended her on Facebook.
The author of a pre-sentence report had ranked him as a "high risk of serious harm to children".
Chester's lawyers argued that the judge erred in deducting just 12.5 per cent from his sentence for his guilty pleas.
Judge Bourne-Arton cut Chester's overall jail term to four years.


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The San Jose Earthquakes are off this week due to the FIFA International Match Dates on June 7 and 11. The Quakes return to action on Saturday, June 15 with a road match at the Colorado Rapids. The game kicks off at 6 p.m. PT live on Comcast SportsNet California, 1590 KLIV and 1370 KZSF.
San Jose's Record in June
The Quakes are 31-20-16 all-time in June in MLS play.
Last Game
Real Salt Lake 3, Earthquakes 0; June 1, 2013; Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah
The San Jose Earthquakes lost 3-0 on the road to Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium Saturday night. RSL scored three first-half goals to take control of the match and the Earthquakes could not get back in the game in the second half. Real Salt Lake jumped on the board first behind a goal from Javier Morales. Robbie Findley received the ball on the right wing from Morales and broke into the box. After making some space for himself, he hit a low shot that was saved by Quakes goalkeeper Jon Busch. Morales pounced on the rebound and put it into the back of the net for a 1-0 RSL advantage. Ned Grabavoy put RSL up 2-0 with a blast from inside the box 33 minutes into the game. Morales got open on the left wing, and his cross found Grabavoy, who finished into the upper corner. Five minutes later, Findley got a goal of his own. After a Joao Plata cross was cleared directly to Findley, he curled a right-footed shot inside the far post for a 3-0 advantage. The Quakes had a handful of good chances in the second half, but RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando was up to the task. He stopped a Marvin Chavez drive early in the half, before denying Chris Wondolowski and Steven Lenhart's close-range efforts.
CONCACAF Champions League Draw Tonight
The Earthquakes will learn their opponents for the The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Champions League tonight. CONCACAF will hold the draw for the 2013-14 edition of the Champions League tonight, Monday, June 3. The live draw, presided over by CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb, will be conducted at 5 p.m. PT at the InterContinental at Doral in Miami and will air live on Fox Soccer Channel and Univision Deportes. The event will sort the 24 clubs set to participate in the Champions League into eight groups of three teams. The tournament begins in August and will feature five MLS teams, San Jose Earthquakes, LA Galaxy, Houston Dynamo, Sporting Kansas City and Montreal Impact.
Ballouchy Makes First Two Appearances
Earthquakes midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy made his first two appearances of the year last week. He started and played 90 minutes for San Jose in the third round match of the U.S. Open Cup against the Charleston Battery on May 28. He then came on as a late sub against Real Salt Lake on June 1 to make his first league appearance. Ballouchy had been sidelined all season while recovering from an ACL tear suffered near the end of the 2012 season.
Iron Men
The San Jose Earthquakes currently have two players that have played every minute of all 15 matches this season, Chris Wondolowski and Jon Busch. They have played 1,350 minutes.
Bernardez Suspended
Earthquakes defender Victor Bernardez was suspended two matches by the MLS Disciplinary Committee for a play that "endangered the safety of his opponent" in the Quakes match against FC Dallas on May 25. Bernardez missed the match on June 1 at Real Salt Lake and will also sit out the team's game on June 15 against the Colorado Rapids.
Yallop Aiming for 100th Win with Quakes
Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop is approaching a major milestone, aiming to become the first head coach in club history to win 100 games. Yallop is 99-86-72 during his nine years with the Earthquakes. He began his career in 2001, leading San Jose to its first MLS Cup. He won the MLS Cup again with San Jose in 2003 before departing to coach the Canadian national team following the 2003 season. Yallop returned to the Earthquakes in 2008, their expansion season. Since his and the team's return, San Jose has twice qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs and won the Supporters' Shield trophy in 2012.
Hernandez Climbs Team's All-Time Charts
With his start on Saturday against Real Salt Lake, Earthquakes defender Jason Hernandez moved past John Doyle into sixth place all-time in career starts in club history. He also tied Doyle for sixth all-time with 132 appearances.
Busch Two Games from 100
Earthquakes goalkeeper Jon Busch played his 98th career game for San Jose on Saturday against Real Salt Lake. He is second all-time behind Joe Cannon for games played by a goalkeeper with the Quakes.
Bernardez, Chavez Join Honduras
Earthquakes defender Victor Bernardez and midfielder Marvin Chavez have been called up to the Honduran national team ahead of three 2014 World Cup qualifiers this month. Honduras faces Central American rival, Costa Rica in San Jose, Costa Rica on June 7, before hosting Jamaica on June 11 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The Hondurans play their fourth match at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah on June 18 against the United States. Bernardez, 30, has a total of 64 career caps with Los Catrachos. He started for Honduras in a 2-2 draw against Mexico on March 22 and played all 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss against Panama on March 26 in the last round of qualifying matches. The 2012 MLS Best XI selection has been a mainstay on the back line for his home country during the qualification process. He started each of Honduras' six games in group play during the third round of CONCACAF qualifying, scoring a goal in a 3-0 win against Cuba on Sept. 7, 2012. Chavez, 29, has four goals in 30 appearances for his country. He played in two matches during the third round of qualifying and also scored in Los Catrachos' 3-0 win against Cuba. The speedy winger recently scored his first goal this season for the Earthquakes, a dramatic equalizer against the Colorado Rapids on May 18.
Earthquakes New Stadium Update
The Earthquakes unveiled a number of new features for the club's stadium that is under construction at Coleman Ave. in San Jose. The team has added Game Day Clubs and has revealed that the seats in the new stadium will be blue. Additionally, the south end of the stadium will spell out 'Quakes' in the seats. All of the new features can be viewed in the newly launched interactive 3D seat map at www.sjearthquakes.com. The Earthquakes also announced the arrival of a new stadium mobile viewing center that allows fans to experience the club's new venue in person. Appointments are available to drop by the mobile viewing center on game days or regular weekday business hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT by calling club headquarters at 408-556-7700. Additionally, the Earthquakes gave fans a way to keep tabs on the construction process through a live webcam stationed at the construction site. The StreamCam HD will provide live and archived footage to fans at www.sjearthquakes.com and will collect images for a timelapse video of the completed project when the stadium opens, courtesy of EarthCam.
Earthquakes to Induct Gabbo Gavric, Peter Bridgwater to Club's Hall of Fame
Former defender Momcilo "Gabbo" Gavric and former president Peter Bridgwater have been voted into the Earthquakes Hall of Fame. The pair of soccer legends will be inducted in a ceremony during halftime of San Jose's match on July 27 against the Portland Timbers. For more information about the duo, click here.
Earthquakes 5K/10K Challenge
The club will host its second annual Earthquakes 5K/10K Challenge, benefiting The Health Trust of Silicon Valley and the San Jose Earthquakes Community Fund, on Sunday, Aug. 18. More information and a registration link are available at www.quakeschallenge.com. The 5K/10K Challenge begins at 8 a.m. with three options for runners of all ages. All participants receive a race t-shirt and access to a post-race celebration. The event is co-produced by Threshold Racing and Firstwave Events, the same companies that organize the San Jose Turkey Trot, Santa Cruz Half Marathon, and the San Jose Metro Triathlon.
T-Mobile 4G Power Zone Back for 2013
The Earthquakes have teamed with T-Mobile for the second year in a row to create the "T-Mobile 4G Power Zone" at all home games for the 2013 season. The promotion will give fans the opportunity to purchase great seats for only $17 – a discount of $10 off the day-of-game price, the most affordable Earthquakes tickets available to the public. Through the agreement, T-Mobile has rebranded the Corner Flag Section 107 at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara as the "T-Mobile 4G Power Zone." For more information, visit www.sjearthquakes.com/tickets.
Quakes President Dave Kaval's Office Hours
Earthquakes President Dave Kaval's office hours will continue in 2013. Fans can drop by his office at 451 El Camino Real, Suite 201 in Santa Clara, Calif., on Tuesdays between 3 and 5 p.m. PT. Participants will be seen on a first come, first served basis. Be sure to read his blog, Kaval's Kickoff, exclusively at www.sjearthquakes.com, and follow him on Twitter at @QuakesPrez.
Season Tickets on Sale/Priority for New Stadium
Season tickets for the 2013 season at Buck Shaw Stadium are still available. By purchasing season tickets for the final season at Buck Shaw Stadium, fans can enter the queue for priority seating for the Earthquakes New Stadium. Season ticket holders are currently selecting their seats for the New Stadium. To purchase season tickets or for more information, please contact the Earthquakes headquarters at 408-556-7700.
Stanford Stadium Tickets Now on Sale
Ticket sales for the Quakes match at Stanford on June 29 against the LA Galaxy, presented by XFINITY, are moving quickly with over 30,000 tickets already sold. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.sjearthquakes.com or calling 800-225-2277. Groups of 10 or more should call the club's headquarters at 408-556-7700. Last year's match drew a capacity crowd of 50,391 for a 4-3 Earthquakes win against the Galaxy.
Wells Fargo Goals for Education
Wells Fargo has again pledged to donate $250 for each goal the Earthquakes score in 2013 through the Goals for Education program. The club has raised $3,250 so far this season thanks to 13 goals. The Earthquakes raised $18,000 in 2012 after scoring a club record 72 goals.


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Two NASA probes are set to crash into a northern mountain on the moon Monday afternoon, although observers from Earth won't be able to to see it.
The crashes will be at 2:28 p.m. at an unnamed mountain near the moon's north pole. The mountain is on the moon's near side, but it will be in shadow at the time of impact.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the mission, will provide live online commentary from mission control at www.nasa.gov/ntv.
The probes, named Ebb and Flow, spent the past year mapping the moon's gravity for the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission.
The mission required the probes to maintain low orbits over the moon's surface, and they are now being sent purposely into the moon because they do not have enough altitude or fuel to continue science operations.
Ebb and Flow completed rocket burns Friday to change their orbital velocity by 10.3 mph.
They are now on a trajectory to crash into the mountain at 3,760 mph, when the mountain rises higher than their orbital altitude.
Friday also marked the 40th anniversary of the last time humans stepped foot on the moon, during Apollo 17,and GRAIL mission managers took steps to avoid disturbing historic sites.
"NASA wanted to rule out any possibility of our twins hitting the surface anywhere near any of the historic lunar exploration sites like the Apollo landing sites or where the Russian Luna probes touched down," said David Lehman, GRAIL project manager at JPL. "Our navigators calculated the odds before this maneuver as about seven in a million. Now, after these two successful rocket firings, there is zero chance."


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Matheny: Cards want to 'push the envelope' on bases
PITTSBURGH -- As they do before the start of each new series, the Cardinals' coaching staff gathered all of the club's hitters in a room on Monday afternoon to prepare for what was on tap, but also to dissect what was still fresh. To that latter point, St. Louis used this most recent meeting to revisit the topic of aggressive baserunning after a sloppy series in Philadelphia.
The reminder has provided payoff, as both of the Cards' seventh-inning rallies against the Pirates have been aided by an aggressiveness on the bases. In Monday's one-run win, it was Matt Carpenter's move from first to third that led to a bobble by outfielder Andrew McCutchen and the opportunity for Jon Jay to take the extra base. Both then scored on Matt Holliday's go-ahead single.
On Tuesday, Jhonny Peralta's ability to scamper from first to third positioned him to score the tying run. Oscar Taveras, though he would be stranded on base at the end of the inning, also showcased some aggressive running.
"Push the envelope," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "It's not running into outs, but in certain spots ... be aggressive. It all comes out of that first step. It's thinking the game. I think that's the mental training that is our job as a staff to keep challenging these guys about.
"I thought we did a real nice job last year in improving, and I think we've done a nice job this year as well. I think that's why we make such a big deal of it when it doesn't happen. If you're taking a great secondary lead and don't want to be a station-to-station baserunner, that's a mentality that we've tried to change."
Matheny added that he thought Peralta had taken it personally on Sunday when he did not advance to third on a flyout in the second inning. At the time, the Cards trailed the Phillies by only a run. St. Louis did not end up scoring in that inning.
"That aggressiveness that we didn't see in Philly, we're watching these guys do now," Matheny said. "We're going to keep doing that, keep the throttle down and be aggressive on the basepaths."
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Crab Trap Drop-off Sites Set for Feb. 16-25 Cleanup
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials have established 18 unmanned crab trap drop-off sites and ten manned sites for the annual 10-day volunteer crab trap cleanup on Texas bays.
Some 19,930 derelict crab traps have been removed from Texas bays over the last five years, and the 6th Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program runs this year from February 16-25.
During this period, all Texas bays will be closed to crabbing with crab traps and any traps left in the bay will be presumed to be abandoned and considered litter under state law, thus allowing volunteers to legally remove any crab traps they find.
Before the 77th Legislature authorized the abandoned crab trap removal program, only the trap's owner or a TPWD game warden could legally remove a crab trap.
State game wardens pick up more than 2,500 traps annually, yet there are many more still in the water to foul shrimpers' nets, snag fishermen's lines and create an unsightly view of Texas shores.
Volunteers are needed to assist in the coast-wide effort to remove the numerous wire mesh cages used to catch crabs that have been lost or abandoned since last year's cleanup and years past.
To facilitate volunteer trap removal efforts this year, TPWD will host various trap drop off sites at various locations along the coast on Saturday, February 17th, weather permitting. At other sites, dumpsters will be placed to receive traps throughout the entire closure, which will be marked with banners and will sit at the drop off sites for the duration of the closure.
Volunteers can work at their own pace during the closure as time and weather permit, but cannot remove traps before Feb. 16 or after Feb. 25. Last year, volunteers with the aid of numerous sponsors removed about 2,000 traps.
"This volunteer based program has exceeded our wildest imaginations. So good in fact we are working ourselves out of a job, as indicated by the waning number of traps removed each year", said Art Morris, TPWD program coordinator. "We are especially proud of the job that everyone has done. Overall, the coast looks great in terms of the number of derelict traps people encounter. But in some areas, we could still use a little tidying up, especially in Galveston, Matagorda and San Antonio Bays."
During past efforts, traps from Galveston Bay and San Antonio Bay accounted for more than 70 percent of the traps collected along the coast.
This year marks a milestone for the program. To commemorate the removal of the 20,000th trap, one lucky volunteer from the lower coast will be drawn from all that participate to receive a special prize — a lifetime fishing license — sponsored by the Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program.
On the upper coast, CCA Texas will sponsor a second lifetime fishing license. For the purposes of the fishing license giveaway, Matagorda Bay-north is considered the upper coast.
In either case, volunteers will need to show proof of participation to be eligible by attending a manned site, providing photos or signing up at a TPWD field station.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program, Coastal Conservation Association Texas, Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program, and the Cecil M. Hopper Museum are providing significant support to the crab trap removal program. Additional help is coming from numerous organizations and companies like Saltwater Anglers League of Texas and others who are volunteering their services.
For those who choose to work on their own, TPWD requests information about the number of traps that they collect. To participate, volunteers can pickup free tarps, gloves, trap hooks and additional information at each of the sites or their local TPWD Coastal Fisheries Field Stations.
For more information about the program, please contact Art Morris (361) 825-3356 or Bobby Miller (281) 534-0110.
2007 Drop-off Sites
Sabine Lake — 601 Channelview, Port Arthur, TX. Local TPWD coordinator Jerry Mambretti (409) 983-1104
- Walter Umphrey State Park's boat ramp at Mesquite Point — Pleasure Island. Manned site on February 17. Unmanned trap drop-off site February 18
- TPWD Port Arthur Marine Lab located on Pleasure Island, 601 Channel View Drive, Port Arthur. Drop-off site February 16-25.
Galveston Bay — 1502 FM 517 East, Dickinson, TX. Local TPWD coordinator Rebecca Hensley (281) 534-0108
- Jones Lake State Ramp ("Fat Boys"). Manned site on February 17
- Ernie's Bait Barn (Sy's Ramp). Manned site on February 17. Unmanned trap drop-off site February 16-25.
- Seabrook SH 146 Bridge Public Ramp. CCA sponsored site February 17.
- Fort Anahuac County Park Ramp. Unmanned trap drop-off site February 17.
- TPWD Dickinson Marine Lab — 1502 FM 517 East, Dickinson. Unmanned trap drop-off site February 16-25.
Matagorda Bay — 2200 Harrison, Palacios, TX. Local TPWD coordinator Wayne Dodd (361) 972-6253.
- Matagorda Harbor. Manned site on February 17. Unmanned trap drop-off site February 16-25.
- ICWW Boat Ramp in Sargent. Unmanned trap drop-off site February 16-25.
- Railroad Park Ramp (South Bay Ramp) in Palacios. Unmanned trap drop-off site February 16-25.
San Antonio Bay — 16th and Maple, Port O'Connor, TX. Local TPWD coordinator Norman Boyd (361) 983-4425
- Charlie's Bait Stand. Manned site on February 17. Unmanned trap drop-off site February 16-25.
- Port O'Connor TPWD Docks. Manned site on February 17. Unmanned trap drop-off site February 16-25.
Aransas Bay — Rockport Marine Lab, 702 Navigation, Rockport, TX. Local TPWD coordinator Dennis Pridgen (361) 729-2328
- Goose Island State Park. Manned site on February 17. Trap drop off site February 16-25.
- Cove Harbor Boat Ramp. Manned site on February 17. Trap drop off site February 16-25.
Corpus Christi Bay — Rockport Marine Lab, 702 Navigation, Rockport, TX. Local TPWD coordinator Tom Wagner (361) 729-2328
- Conn Brown Harbor. Manned site on February 17.
Upper Laguna Madre — Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Natural Resources Center, 6300 Ocean Drive, Suite 2500, Corpus Christi, TX. Local TPWD coordinator Perry Trial (361) 825-3353
- Bluff Landing Marina, 4242 Laguna Shores Road, Corpus Christi
- Kaufer Park Boat Ramp (Loyola Beach-Riviera)
- Jerry B's Kayaks, 9906 South Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi. All unmanned trap drop-off sites February 16-25.
Lower Laguna Madre —95 Fish Hatchery Road, Olmito, TX. Local TPWD coordinator Mark Lingo (956) 350-4490
- Adolfe Thomae County Park-Arroyo City
- Port Mansfield Navigation District Ramp-Port Mansfield. All unmanned trap drop-off sites February 16-25.
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A giant hurdle has been removed from Australia's path to an historic basketball World Cup medal, but coach Andrej Lemanis insists it didn't come via a controversial tank job.
The Boomers have rejected suggestions their shock loss to Angola on Thursday was orchestrated to avoid a quarter-final showdown with Team USA.
Australia, chasing a fourth straight victory for the first time in their World Cup history, were downed 91-83 by Africa's No.1-ranked side after fielding a second-string team and letting a 15-point lead midway through the third quarter slip.
With a trip to the round-of-16 game already secured, Lemanis made a pre-match decision to rest his two best performing players of the tournament, star centre Aron Baynes and the sharp-shooting Joe Ingles, while giving fellow starters Matthew Dellavedova and David Andersen less than four minutes each.
Combined with Lithuania's 67-64 victory over Slovenia later in the evening, the loss conveniently dropped Australia down to third in Group D - moving them to the opposite side of the draw to the basketball powerhouse Americans until the semi-finals.
They will still have to advance through the round of 16, where they will face Group C's second-placed Turkey, and quarter-finals but avoiding Team USA until the medal matches undoubtedly puts them one step closer to capturing an elusive medal.
Solvenian star Goran Dragic claimed on Twitter the outcome was "fixed", suggesting Australia lost to Angola on purpose.
"Basketball is a beautiful sport, there is no room for fixing the game like today Australia vs Angola!! @FIBA should do something about that!" he posted.
When challenged by reporters on whether his side had contested the match in the spirit of the game, Lemanis was defiant, arguing the heavy tournament schedule demanded he rest his players before the next stage of competition.
"We always, as Australians, compete the right way," he said.
When it was pointed out that some would view the loss, and Australia's role in it, with a modicum of doubt, Lemanis was nonplussed.
"People will make up their own minds," he said.
"There's always going to be speculators. I can't control what people think."
But when pressed on whether Australia had entered the game with a mindset that losing was acceptable, Lemanis responded: "Nobody likes losing."
He stressed that the loss didn't guarantee them the third spot because other games that determined the pool's outcome had not been played.
For much of the match it appeared Australia would cruise to victory, with little-used guard Chris Goulding shooting a team-high 22 points as the Boomers opened up a 15-point buffer.
It was also an opportunity to see highly rated No.5 NBA draft pick Dante Exum in action, and the 19-year-old didn't disappoint - scoring 12 points and handing out six assists in his 31 minutes on court.
But an Angolan charge, led by dynamic young star Yanick Moreira's outstanding 38-point display, started midway through the third quarter where they cut the lead to just two at the final break.
The onslaught continued thereafter as Australia carelessly gave up the ball, committing 18 turnovers, and played lacklustre defence as the clock wound down in the eight-point loss - prompting the tanking calls.
But if tanking was on the agenda, it was something that was supported by Boomers legend Shane Heal, in Spain in a commentary role.
"[It is] un Australian not to give yourself the best chance to medal," he wrote on Twitter.
"No medals given on pool placings. Pathway to final 4 is the key."


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Wright not feeling added pressure as captain
SARASOTA, Fla. -- David Wright's return from the World Baseball Classic was followed by appearances in Double-A and Triple-A games. In his first Grapefruit League game of the spring on Friday, he went 0-for-3 against the Cardinals. In the final game of the spring, Wright went 0-for-3 again Saturday against the Orioles.
The newly appointed captain of the Mets (the fourth in team history), Wright's spring has been interesting and all eyes are certainly on him.
So does being named captain of the ship add any pressure?
"No, not really," Wright said after Saturday's game. "It was an honor. But I'm not going to change anything about myself. I probably want to do it better, but just continue to be a leader. I won't change how I am."
Despite being a seasoned veteran, Wright admits to the same feelings he gets every year before the regular season starts up.
"The night before is restless," he said. "You get the butterflies, but a good kind of butterflies."
Jessica Quiroli is a contributor to MLB.com. Andrew Simon is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Former New York Jets tight end Dustin Keller has signed a one-year, $4.25 million deal with the Miami Dolphins, ESPN reported Friday.
Keller, 28, has been a productive player when healthy but has never emerged as a top tight end, as some predicted. His best season was in 2011, when he caught 65 passes for 815 yards and five touchdowns. Last year, injury problems limited him to 28 catches for 317 yards and three touchdowns in eight games.
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The Dolphins needed a starting-caliber tight end after losing Anthony Fasano to the Chiefs in free agency. A first-round pick in 2008, Keller spent his first five years with Jets.
The Dolphins have been one of the most active teams in free agency, signing wide receiver Mike Wallace and linebackers Dannell Ellerbe and Philip Wheeler.


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HP & Autonomy: Another Bubble, Another Bust
Nicole Lewis, Freelance writer
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The announcement last week by Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) that it bought software company Autonomy for much more than it was worth, and the allegation that Autonomy cooked the books to inflate its value, shows once again that America's corporate governance is fraught with irregularities and accounting improprieties that go unnoticed and unchecked until it's too late.
The latest foible leads us to ask: If company shareholders can't trust the accountants, whom can they trust? If investors cannot have faith in those who sit on the board of a publicly held company to be the guardians of their interests and to do due diligence on acquisitions, then why should they have confidence in a company's claim that its financial health is sound?
The Autonomy debacle has contributed to a staggering $8.8 billion writedown at HP, which translates to approximately 80 percent of the $11 billion dollars the company paid for Autonomy. In addition to the significant financial loss in the fourth quarter, the effects of this jolt to HP go beyond the company's internal financial position and reflect a tardiness on the part of corporate America that has yet to implement checks and balances that prevent accounting fraud. Unfortunately, identifying the true value of a company is often a belated exercise -- something that happens when the true nature of the financial abuse catches up with current reality.
Our country's recent financial history bears out this point. In the late 1990s and early years of the 21st century, we witnessed the tech bubble in which corporate valuations were inflated and investors made hefty investments in many high-tech companies based on revenue projections that in hindsight were never cross checked and could never be substantiated. When demand fell, inventory rose, layoffs occurred, and accounting scandals hit companies like Lucent Technologies and WorldCom, dragging the economy into a recession. Even today, inflating stock prices based on hype more than a company's ability to generate revenues still has a place in America's corporate modus operandi, as we have seen this year with the Facebook IPO.
HP's acquisition of Autonomy follows this trend, and the question of who should take responsibility is a reasonable one. It would have been a nice gesture of humility and an act of leadership if HP CEO Meg Whitman took at least some responsibility for this latest fiasco. After all, Whitman, and most of HP's current board members, gave their blessing to this deal. Instead Whitman put the blame on her predecessor and the accountants that audited Autonomy. Whitman said during a conference call:
Reflecting on the acquisition process, Léo Apotheker issued a statement characterizing the due diligence process as "meticulous and thorough", and noted that HP hired two of the largest, most respected auditing firms. He said further:
A spokesman for Deloitte LLP in the UK is quoted as telling The Wall Street Journal that "Deloitte UK categorically denies that it had any knowledge of any accounting improprieties or any misrepresentations in Autonomy's financial statements, or that it was complicit in any accounting improprieties or misrepresentations."
In the same article, Michael Lynch, founder of Autonomy, said:
I could not agree more. Failing to find out the true value of Autonomy prior to the acquisition may help us understand other mind-boggling decisions such as the rather rash move, approved by the board, to spin off HP's PC business and then reverse course a few months later only to announce it would keep that business.
And what of the future? Can we now trust Catherine Lesjak, HP's chief financial officer, when she said on the conference call that HP is still looking at eliminating 29,000 people and that this will help turn the company's fortunes around? Based on what? On the figures from the same financial auditors who gave us the Autonomy valuation?
The Autonomy debacle confirms that HP's leadership team is weak, incompetent, and lacks judgment, especially when we recall that many in the tech world, such as Oracle Corp.'s CEO Larry Ellison, said at the time that HP had paid too much for Autonomy. As other OEMs forge a path forward, HP's inability to reverse its downward slide could become irreversible.
Let us hope HP can pull itself together and find a leadership team with enough insight and backbone to steer the company back to prosperity. Its customers and shareholders deserve that.
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Age of Conan Buddy Key Program
Funcom, developers of the hugely popular MMORPG, Age of Conan, have just announced the first part of their buddy program for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. Up to now the buddy program only applied to Collector's Edition owners.
The Buddy Key program allows an owner of the game to invite 5 of their friends to one week of free gameplay, without having to pay a penny. Downside is that you will have to lend your game DVD to your friends so they can install the game. Alternatively, you can point your friend(s) in the right direction and tell them to pay to download the game only costing €2.99. Your mate will also get an extra three days of gameplay because of the payment.
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Rasmus sits with sore neck
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Colby Rasmus was scratched from the lineup on Sunday afternoon because of a sore neck.
The injury isn't considered serious, and if Sunday's had been a regular-season game, he likely would have played. But with a little less than four weeks remaining until Opening Day, there was no point in pushing the issue and risking a future setback.
Rasmus had been scheduled to play center field and bat seventh against the Yankees but instead received permission to take the day off.
"I feel all right, just woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning," Rasmus said. "I have a little crick in my neck. ... I felt like I needed to take myself out just as a precaution. But in a couple of days, I should be fine."
The injury news for some of the other position players was a little more positive. Edwin Encarnacion and Brett Lawrie were back in the lineup just one day after being scratched because of various ailments.
Lawrie was held out of Saturday afternoon's game against the Orioles because of a tight hamstring. Encarnacion received the past two days off as the Blue Jays took a cautious approach following last September's surgery on his wrist.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Blogging is Dead, eh?
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440. It would be roughly 550 years when some "digiterati" declared: Print is dead.
It took only 10 years for Wired magazine to declare the same thing for blogs (note the irony).
Every year since there seems to be a rehashing of the subject. Most recently Steve Rubel announced (6/25/09) he is no longer writing for his popular Micro Persuasion blog. Instead, he is going to feed his audience smaller, extemporaneous nuggets of insight via his Posterous site he calls The Steve Rubel Lifestream. Okay. Nothing wrong with that. Hey, I love real-tine free-flowing conversations as much as the next guy and platforms like Posterous, Twitter, and FriendFeed are great for this (and getting better with every iteration). But lets not over inflate a non-issue. Impromptu dialogs are not a substitute for well-organized, thoughtful commentaries.
Having worked in the publishing industry for a number of years (albeit as an interactive evangelist) I can safely say: The true value of print was never the "paper" but rather its meaningful organization of information. Lets face it, the biggest challenge with the Web is that there is just too much information scattered about with little confidence of its accuracy or authority.
A Glimpse into the (Near) Future
Media will be ubiquitous; available anywhere anytime. Seamlessly! The ultimate state of technology is to be so seamless that we are scarcely aware of its presence. There will be zero learning curve, it will just work! And the Geek Squad will have to find a new vocation.
Integrated circuits can be painted on to any semi-durable surface (including paper but I suspect that we will be environmentally responsible and use synthetics), allowing programmable media to appear virtually anywhere. From cereal boxes to contact lenses to windshields of cars. Imagine, your home entertainment center will appear as a blank walls (or as murals of gamboling wood nymphs if you choose) when "off" but transforms into a full-blown interactive multimedia theater instantly with a single command.
You can experience anything that has ever existed in human history from the World Supra-Internet Database. I write "experience" because data will be multi-sensory. It will include immersive sights, sounds, and smells beyond anything that exists today, plus, it will be capable of responding heuristically. Not quite the holodeck of Star Trek but perhaps the precursor.
Of course, speech recognition and multi-touch screens will be perfected but they will not be our primary human-to-machine interface; it will be our thoughts. Advances in neuromarketing have been touted for years and once perfected and reproduced cheaply, it will be as ubiquitous tomorrow as solid-state technology is today. Most likely, interaction will be a combination of voice, gestures, and thoughts depending on the application. Have you seen Project Natal Xbox 360?
The Return of Print (Sorta)
So, what's the point? Three things:
1) journalistic institutions (some new, some old) will reclaim their rightful positions as reliable agencies of record
2) a delivery technology as cheap and convenient as paper (but much more permanent) will replace the "printed" newspaper, magazine, and book
3) blogging and bloggers will continue to evolve
With every new advance in tech there is a lot of experimentation. This is a good thing even if a specific experiment is not. Think of the Web right now at the stage of black-and-white television sets… Technicolor and Dolby Sound are just around the bend.


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RAID types/levels and benefits explained
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RAID used to stand for redundant array of inexpensive disks. Today the term has been updated to redundant array of independent disks. RAID is a way of grouping individual physical drives together to form one bigger drive called a RAID set. RAID can make many smaller disks appear as one large disk to a server. The RAID set represents all the smaller physical drives as one logical disk to your server. The logical disk is called a LUN or logical unit number. Using RAID has two main advantages. Better performance and higher availability, which means it goes faster and breaks down less often.
RAID benefits explained
Performance is increased because the server has more spindles to read from or write to when data is accessed from a drive.
Availability is increased because the RAID controller can re-create lost data from parity information. What is parity? Parity is basically a checksum of the data that was written to the disks, which gets written along with the original data. RAID can be done in software on a host, such as Windows FTDISK volumes, or in hardware on the storage controllers. The server accessing the data on a hardware-based RAID set never knows that one of the drives in the RAID set went bad. The controller re-creates the data that was lost when the drive went bad by using the parity information stored on the surviving disks in the RAID set.
There are a number of different ways drives can be grouped together to form RAID sets. The different methods used to group drives are called RAID types. RAID types are numbered from 0 to 5. The numbers represent the level of RAID being used. RAID levels 0, 1 and 5 are the most common. Combinations of RAID types may be used together. For example, you can create two RAID 0 sets, and then combine the RAID 0 sets into a RAID 1 set. This will essentially give you the performance benefits of RAID 0, with the availability benefits of RAID 1.
To survive multiple drive failures in a RAID 10 setup, you should create multiple RAID 1 mirrors, and then stripe across the mirrors using RAID 0. As long as multiple drive failures occur in separate mirror sets, the RAID set is still available. If you create two RAID 0 stripe sets and mirror those together, losing a single disk within the stripe forces all access to occur from the mirrored stripe set.
The RAID type you should use depends on the type of application you are running on your server. RAID 0 is the fastest. RAID 1 is the most reliable and RAID 5 is a good combination of both.
RAID types explained
Below is a description of the different types of RAID that most commonly used in SAN storage arrays. Not all storage array vendors support all the various RAID types. Check with your vendor for the types of RAID that are available with their storage.
RAID 0: RAID 0 is called disk striping. All the data is spread out in chunks across all the disks in the RAID set. RAID 0 has great performance because you spread the load of storing data onto more physical drives. There is no parity generated for RAID 0. Therefore there is no overhead to write data to RAID 0 disks. RAID 0 is only good for better performance, and not for high availability, since parity is not generated for RAID 0 disks. RAID 0 requires at least two physical disks.
RAID 1: RAID 1 is called disk mirroring. All the data is written to at least two separate physical disks. The disks are essentially mirror images of each other. If one of the disks fails, the other can be used to retrieve data. Disk mirroring is good for very fast read operations. It's slower when writing to the disks, since the data needs to be written twice. RAID 1 requires at least two physical disks.
RAID 1+0: RAID 1+0, which is also called RAID 10, uses a combination of disk mirroring and disk striping. The data is normally mirrored first and then striped. Mirroring striped sets accomplishes the same task, but is less fault tolerant than striping mirror sets. If you lose a drive in a stripe set, all access to data must be from the other stripe set, because stripe sets have no parity. RAID 1+0 requires a minimum of four physical disks.
RAID 2: RAID 2 is no longer used.
RAID 3: RAID 3 uses something called a parity disk to store the parity information generated by the RAID controller on a separate disk from the actual data disks, instead of striping it with the data as in RAID 5. This RAID type is not currently used very often because it performs poorly when there are a lot of little requests for data, as in a database. This type performs well under applications that just want one long sequential data transfer. Applications like video servers work well with this RAID type. RAID 3 requires a minimum of three physical disks.
RAID 4: RAID 4 is good for sequential data access, but is not used much.
RAID 5: RAID 5 uses disk striping with parity. The data is striped across all the disks in the RAID set, along with the parity information needed to reconstruct the data in case of disk failure. RAID 5 is the most common method used, since it achieves a good balance between performance and availability. RAID 5 requires at least three physical disks.
Adaptive RAID: Adaptive RAID lets the RAID controller figure out how to store the parity on the disks. It will choose between RAID 3 and RAID 5, depending on which RAID set type will perform better with the type of data being written to the disks.
RAID 6: RAID 6 increases reliability by utilizing two parity stripes, which allows for two disk failures within the RAID set before data is lost. RAID 6 is seen in SATA environments, and solutions that require long data retention periods, such as data archiving or disk-based backup.
Minimum drives and rebuilds for RAID levels
Regarding your question about the benefit of using more disks in a RAID set than the minimum, the answer is that you get more available storage and more actuators or spindles for the OS to use. Most RAID arrays use a maximum of 16 drives within a RAID set due to higher overhead and diminishing returns in performance when exceeding that many drives. Up to eight drives seems to be a good rule of thumb for RAID 5 and RAID 10. If you need more space, you can create another RAID set with the other disks. As another rule of thumb, try to keep different workload data types on separate RAID sets. You can use RAID 10 for best performance everywhere, but most budgets dictate the use of RAID 5 for database data volumes, with RAID 1 or RAID 10 used on database log volumes. (the database volumes can be highly random I/O, and the logs tend to be sequential in nature).
Rebuild times depend on the kind of RAID. If you are using software-based RAID, then more spindles within the group means longer rebuild times. If it's hardware-based RAID, then rebuild times are usually dictated by the size of the drives themselves, since the hardware usually does the sparing in and out of the set. A 146 GB drive takes longer to rebuild than a 73 GB drive.
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Save the Date: November 14-15, 2012 in Madison, Wisconsin
System Tours and Presentations You Don't Want To Miss!
The McLanahan annual Sand Solutions Conference will once again be held in Madison, Wisconsin. The Conference will focus on clean sand, comfortable cows. Day one will include tours of three Sand Separation Systems followed by dinner and discussion at the final tour location, Larson Acres, Inc., Evansville, WI. During day two of the Conference, held at the Best Western Inn on the Park, you will hear from experts on the following topics:
- Milk quality and good freestall management practices
- Updates on freestall housing and retrofitting sand to mattress facilities
- Sand separation system advances and how to achieve a higher quality recycled sand bedding
- Closed loop water handling systems and nutrient recovery systems
- Proven high sand recovery and removal systems prior to anaerobic digestion
Case Study: Anaerobic Digester Clean-Out
You will also hear from a customer panel on sand separation systems and how these systems were retrofitted to the dairy sites.
Registration information, more details on the program and a list of sponsors and speakers will be provided in the August newsletter and will be posted on www.mclanahan.com.
Look for registration information by mail in September.
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Natasha Madison & Canine Justice Network Speak About Lennox
CJN Charity Ball 2012
With thanks to CJN & Natasha Madison
Natasha Madison & Canine Justice Network Speak About Lennox
CJN Charity Ball 2012
With thanks to CJN & Natasha Madison
Many anti Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) protests have been held over the past months and an increase in such protests has been seen since the murder of Lennox at the hands of Belfast City Council. Below are some dates for such upcoming anti BSL protests courtesy of the Lennox campaign official website. Past protest video courtesy of the Lennox campaign and R. Barrett.
Upcoming Anti BSL Protests:
Peterborough Anti BSL Protest
Laxton Square
For Further Information Please Visit:
Peterborough Anti BSL Facebook Page
London Anti BSL Protest
Old Palace Yard (Beside the House of Commons)
Saturday 13th October 2012
1:30pm – 5:00pm
For Further Information Please Visit:
London Anti BSL Facebook Page
Belfast City Council had publicly stated many weeks ago that they would post "some" of Lennox's ashes home and today (Wednesday 22nd August) a courier delivered a plastic Russell's Cellar's off licence/liquor store bag back to the family. Inside the plastic bag was a partially torn package wrapped in brown packaging paper and within the paper was a cheap wooden box, no name plate, no blank name plate to have a name added at a later date.
Lennox's family weren't even allowed a say in the choice of box for his supposed ashes. Lennox's family have repeatedly asked Belfast City Council directly and through legal means for confirmation that the ashes are actually Lennox's ashes or at very least some of his but as per usual Belfast City Council remain silent on the matter as they do with the continuous requests for Lennox's collar, muzzle and lead. Belfast City Council have stated that they no longer have Lennox's other items, why? why don't Belfast City Council have these items, where did they go? Legally Belfast City Council had no right to do anything with Lennox's other items other than send them home to his family.
It seems suspicious that Belfast City Council wouldn't allow the family to see Lennox one last time as they had promised in front of many people, it seems suspicious that Belfast City Council wouldn't allow the family to see Lennox's body after the council murdered him, it seems suspicious that Belfast City Council wouldn't allow the family or someone else to pick up Lennox's body and take him for cremation or to have a say in the process and it seems very suspicious that Lennox's other items have now vanished from the possession of Belfast City Council, why? what state was Lennox's body? What is Belfast City Council and their contracted kennel hiding? Who stole Lennox's property? We won't stop until these questions are answered and the items are returned.
Extract courtesy of The Lennox Campaign official website
Lennox's Last Chance By Victoria Stilwell
As most close observers of Lennox's case now know, the legal process which had been undertaken in an attempt to return the dog to the Barnes family (his owners) has run its course to no avail. I remain in close contact with the Barnes family and continue to be amazed by their resolve and courage while attempting to save their beloved boy's life. It is important to understand that every possible legal avenue to release Lennox back to the family has been exhausted, and that result is no longer an option. Indeed, the latest news is that he is scheduled to be euthanized next week. My heart goes out to Craig, Caroline and Brooke for what they are enduring.
Over the past year, I have received many generous and kind-hearted offers from those wishing to help on Lennox's behalf, and I have ensured that the Barnes family and Lennox's legal team have been made aware of all of these.
Several months ago, I began working behind the scenes with Lennox's legal team to begin the process of convincing the court system to allow Lennox to be rehomed in the US – a process which I personally am dedicated to overseeing and facilitating if it is allowed by the court. I have personally received the Barnes family's approval to take Lennox, and while I can only imagine the heartache they would feel at seeing him go, they have said they would prefer him to have a happy life elsewhere rather than see it end next week. My longstanding private offer to absorb all of the cost and organize all of the travel arrangements to transport him at no expense to the Belfast City Council has been with those responsible for making the final decisions regarding Lennox for some time. Indeed, we are currently awaiting a response to the legal team's request to the BCC to meet with me directly to discuss options. As of this morning, we have not had an official response from the BCC regarding this offer.
I'd like to be clear about something: while I detest Breed-Specific Legislation (BSL) and laws such as the UK's Dangerous Dogs Act which are responsible for the incarceration and destruction of dogs like Lennox all over the world, I understand the difficult position municipalities are put in during situations like this. While I do believe that the BCC and court system have made significant errors in the handling and prosecution of Lennox's case, I do not ever advocate overturning the rule of law and re-writing legislation on the fly as we see how it affects our personal daily lives. We cannot bend and reshape standing laws in our societies any time we don't like the outcome they provide. Instead, we must refocus our efforts on changing inappropriate and dangerous laws completely from the top down, which is why I've been railing against the UK's Dangerous Dogs Act legislation for many years. Lennox's impending euthanasia is but one of hundreds of examples of how this law unfairly prosecutes perfectly well-adjusted pets while failing to truly protect the public from dangerous dogs – the purported aim of the legislation in the first place. We must not allow Lennox's and the Barnes family's ordeal to be in vain – let's all unite behind a concerted, positive effort to overturn the Dangerous Dogs Act in the UK and other laws just like it currently on the books in countless other parts of the world.
So to the Belfast court system and the BCC, I now publicly give you my word that if you remand custody of Lennox to me and allow me to take him to a safe place in the US, I will not disparage the BCC, the Belfast court system, or those involved with this case in any way moving forward. Indeed, I will publicly recognize the courage that it will take to rise above the divisive voices clamoring on both sides of this issue, follow the law, and yet also show some humanity and allow this dog to live out his final years in peace in the US. I recognize that although I wholeheartedly and passionately disagree with the repeated rulings that found him to be a dangerous dog, once he was found to be guilty, you have little choice but to enforce the law. All I'm asking is that you recognize the special nature of this case and allow him to leave the country – a result which still allows you to uphold the spirit of the law while avoiding the death of what I and many others consider to be an innocent dog and averting an even more damaging end to what has undoubtedly become a public relations nightmare.
I'm in Dublin tonight and will be in Belfast over the weekend and at the beginning of next week to visit with the Barnes family and explore any last-ditch efforts to save Lennox. I'll post any updates here, and I also encourage you to visit Lennox's official page.
Click the links below to read other articles from myself and others:
Sarah Fisher's Lennox Statement
Courtesy Of Victoria Stilwell's Positively.com
We apologise for the silence as we know our many friends and supporters around the world have been desperate for news but until we had further talks with our legal team we had nothing new to share. We needed to explore all possible options before we issued another statement as we did not wish to give those that have campaigned so tirelessly any false hope or for anything to be taken out of context as has happened in the past.
Whilst there may well be errors in the Judge's ruling from a point of law this has little bearing on whether we can or should progress by taking the case to a higher court. The ruling is based on the Judge's decision that he deems Lennox to be unsafe despite evidence given by those qualified to assess and understand dog behaviour that contradicts the testimony of the Prosecution that was presented in court. This has given us little room for manoeuvre.
Our concern and priority has always been the welfare of our beloved boy. We have fought to have Len returned to our family from the moment he was seized but we have been advised that the legal fight is at an end. We are obviously distraught but have to consider the impact that any future lengthy legal battle would have on Len if we chose to go against the advice that we have been given. We cannot subject him to any more as there are no grounds for a further appeal and we do not wish to prolong his suffering any longer by engaging in a battle that we simply cannot win.
We have attempted to write this statement many, many times but have struggled to put in writing that the fight to spare Lennox's life may well be over. It has been almost impossible for us to accept that we have to admit defeat. We always believed that there was some hope and that justice would prevail. We were wrong. There have been many dark days for us since Len was taken and we want you all to know that it is your support and kindness that kept us going through the blackest times.
This is all we can share with you at the moment and we are finding it hard to come to terms with the fact that there is nothing more that we can do from a legal point of view and that Lennox may well be killed. We have one last hope that Belfast City Council will allow Lennox to be rehomed in the USA. The offer is there but we have no say in whether this offer will be accepted. We have never refused to rehome Lennox. That decision was taken out of our hands from the moment Len took his final walk with us from our house to the Dog Wardens van.
If the offer is turned down we will fight for our right to say goodbye. We cannot bear the thought that Lennox will die without being reminded of the hearts and hands that love him.
Thank you.
On Wednesday June 20th 2012 Matthew Wright, host of hit Channel 5 chat and debate show, The Wright Stuff, spoke to guests Dr David Bull, Lowri Turner and chef Marco Pierre White about Lennox and Belfast City Council's non compassion and lack of moral fiber. Video is not presently available to UK residents and can only be viewed by international viewers.
The Maria Daines Band supporting Hawkwind at Stamford Theatre sing 'Lennox'
Many thanks to the Maria Daines Band and to all the band members of Hawkwind.
We would like to thank everyone for the countless messages that we have received in the last 24 hours during what is a very difficult time for our family and for the support we have had from so many since Lennox was seized in 2010. The past two years have been extremely distressing for many reasons and we appreciate that this has been a very emotive case for dog lovers worldwide who have spoken out against the failings of Breed Specific Legislation. We take some comfort in the knowledge that we are not the only ones to be devastated by the recent ruling. We are in talks with our legal team and will make another statement in due course.
Thank you
Lennox's Family Will Release A Statement In Due Course Once They Have Had Time To Absorb Today's Ruling By Chief Justice Girvan. The Family Kindly Ask All Supporters To Remain Calm And Dignified As Always In Their Response To Today's Sad And Very Wrong Decision By The Northern Ireland Chief Justice.
Thank You.
The Save Lennox Campaign
To Mark Lennox's Second Year In Captivity At The Hands Of Belfast City Council The Save Lennox Campaign Asks Every Supporter To Take Part In A Special 72 Hour Twitter & Facebook Campaign Called 'Each One, Reach One' The Goal Is Each Lennox Supporter & Anti BSL Campaigner Reach One Other Person Who May Not Already Know About Lennox Or Breed Specific Legislation & Make That Person Aware Of Lennox's Story & The Cruelty Of Breed Specific Legislation. To Make This Event Enjoyable For All The Save Lennox Campaign Ask You To Post A Picture Of Your Pets If Possible With Lennox Messages Of Support.
Here's How:
Twitter Hashtags: #SaveLennox #LennoxArmy #EndBSL
Twitter Follow: @SaveLennox
Facebook Like: facebook.com/TheLennoxCampaign


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Cocoyl Sarcosine
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 19, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
Posted in Uncategorized
Cocoyl Sarcosine
Cocoyl Sarcosine is a chemical derivative of sarcosine and is used as a cleansing agent in most hair products and skin care products as well.
Cocoyl Sarcosine is also known as glycine, N-Cocoyl- N- Methyl Glycine, as well as by many other industrial names. This is derived from coconut acid and is considered safe to use in cosmetics, skin care and hair care products with some known limitations by various governing bodies all around the world.
History and Origin
Cocoyl Sarcosine is an N-cocoyl derivative of the chemical sarcosine and is used in many industries all around the world. Aside from skin are and hair care, cosmetic companies use this chemical since it is considered to be stable enough to combine it with other chemicals or ingredients that are commonly used in makeup.
Ancient Uses
The use of Cocoyl Sarcosine was never heard of during ancient times but the coconut, where Cocoyl Sarcosine is mainly derived from, was used primarily as food. Coconut meat was seen as a staple food of the Pacific cultures and tribes. Coconut juice is very clean and contains minerals and therapeutic properties to treat gastrointestinal disorders such as stomach pain, diarrhea and gastric upset. Coconut water is also great to use as an eyewash and as a wound wash as well.
Modern Uses
In today's more modern times, Cocoyl Sarcosine was actually first discovered as an amazing chemical to be used as an active ingredient in hair care products. Shampoos and hair conditioners containing Cocoyl Sarcosine treat dry hair, hair thinning and helps remove dandruff symptoms. It is also safe to use to relieve scalp itching and irritation.
The cosmetic industry has benefited the most from Cocoyl Sarcosine. It is a main ingredient in foundations, concealers, liquid makeup, liquid foundations and eye makeup. It is not irritating to skin and poses no significant harm or health effects when used.
There are cleansing agents which also have Cocoyl Sarcosine as an active ingredient since it has great surfactant properties. It is non greasy and can be great in hand soaps, hand sanitizers and many more skin care regimens.
Side Effects
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review has released a final report on the safety of Cocoyl Sarcosine and its many counterparts in the field of cosmetics in 2001. They have cited that Cocoyl Sarcosine is safe to use in cosmetics but is subject to certain limitations and qualifications.
It is therefore necessary to review cosmetics before use. Check out brands that use Cocoyl Sarcosine and be careful in using products excessively. If you have extra sensitive skin, apply a small amount of makeup on your arms and watch for any allergic reaction before you put it on. Never use make up except for its intended purpose.
Be very careful in applying makeup to very young children, do an allergy test first before application.
In using hair care products with Cocoyl Sarcosine as an active ingredient, never use it on scalp with open wounds and severe irritation since it may irritate it all the more. Consult a dermatologist regarding the ideal hair care and scalp care product to use.
Our Expert
Paulina Nelega, RH, has been in private practice as a Clinical Herbalist for over 15 years. She has developed and taught courses in herbal medicine, and her articles on health have appeared in numerous publications. She is very passionate about the healing power of nature. Ask Dr. Jan


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What is my favorite piece of gear? Tough question! For anyone who has been involved in cycling long term, you know all too well that there is a lot of gear that comes with the territory. In fact, it can be overwhelming when it comes time to choose the best helmet, the most comfortable shoes, the lightest bike, the coolest sunglasses or even the right bike light.
Having been in the sport for as long as I have, various pieces of gear has found its way into every nook and cranny in my house. I'm in a fortunate position that I have multiple items to pick from when I am deciding what glasses to wear that day or what wheels to use, but there is some gear that stands out in my mind as my go to gear on a daily basis and for every road trip – Thule luggage. It's my gear of choice I use to pack the rest of my gear of choice. As Thule says, it's
"Designed to meet the specific needs of people who take their gear from point A to points B through Z and want to make sure it gets there in one piece and ready for action."
Thule has kept the "gear head" in mind by designing every size and shape of luggage imaginable to give every person the flexibility in packing just what he or she needs. When packing I have multiple bags to choose from – a small 56 Liter rolling duffel to carry-on, an 87 Liter rolling duffel to check-in, a 70 Liter duffel, a 30 Liter backpack. Depending on how many days or weeks I will be on the road, I might choose just the small carry-on duffel or I might have to go with all of the above for the long 3 week haul.
Regardless of the length of the trip, the one bag that stays with me at all times is my 30 Liter backpack. It fits all the small bits and pieces that I need in the front pocket, my MacBook, power cords and books in the main, spacious compartment and my glasses and other fragile items in the crush-proof compartment. The side pockets are a handy place to stash cash that I'll find on a later trip just when I need it. Plus, it's super comfy and fits well even when it is loaded down with all sorts of odds and ends inside.
All of the Thule bags are incredible durable, easy to maneuver, roll smoothly and are functional for any type of gear. Hands down, Thule bags are the best (and my favorite) for carrying all the rest.


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Burt's Bees Naturally Nourishing Milk & Honey Body Lotion Reviews
Makes me feel hungry for milk & honeyI absolutely love the sweet scent. The milky lotion is quickly absorbed and provides a long lasting softness. My only minor complaint is that the lotion is very thin liquid. Therefore, I have to be extra careful as a travel companion. — 8 years, 5 months agoluckybetty | 895 reviews
Smells nice and feels creamy.I use this daily for my dry hands. It has a perfect thickness that I like for hand creme. It leaves a white residue when I try to put it on my arms and such. So I just use it for my hands. I really like it! — 6 years, 8 months agopure.life | 331 reviews
soft and scented skinI love the sweet smell of this lotion. I use it right after stepping out of the bathtub and my skin feels velvety soft. — 9 years, 2 months agoMiss_Vicki | 271 reviews
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Ok lotionI found this lotion to be watery and only so-so. The scent isn't that great compared to some other Burt's stuff. Whenever I get head to toe kits from them I'll use the travel size of this lotion but I don't like it enough for the full size bottle. It moisturizes all right but I don't like how it leaves my skin feeling. Like a layer of it is always floating on top and isn't completely soaked in. I do have friends who rave about it, but for me and for the price, I don't think it is worth buying. — 8 years, 4 months agoTwoBirds | 284 reviews
Good organic choiceThis lotion is light, fresh and smells wonderfully comforting. I was originally drawn to it by the fragrance (a lot of Burt's Bees products have a really medicinal smell so I was surprised) but I was happy to discover that while this product is not 100% organic (but very close; 99.25% due to one preservative used), it is a nice, natural product with many organic ingredients and without other harsh...read more chemical ingredients. It leaves my skin soft and hydrated. The only drawback is that it is the slightest bit sticky. Overall a good semi-organic choice with a fantastic fragrance and reasonable price. — 9 years, 4 months agocherrypie | 196 reviews
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My favorite BB productI love to indulge in expensive, creamy lotions and was very pleased with this lotion. It works great and smells better. I even rub my dogger when I use it cause it makes him smell so sweet. I always keep a bottle of this on hand. — 9 years, 3 months ago23Amber | 146 reviews
It separated and got lumpy as well as watery...This lotion has great energy and very little synthetic ingredients - which does NOT mean they are organic. I have seen reviews say that this product has organic ingredients and it doesn't and doesn't say that anywhere on the bottle. But it is paraben and phthalate free. Parabens are the worst offender because they have been found to mimic hormones in the body. Even if you are not a thyroid pat...read moreient as I am, we need to be careful with our hormones. I follow activists Mary Shomon and Janie Bowethorpe to keep on top of the latest in care because the current medical standard of care is leaving MANY patients UNtreated or undertreated so we need to advocate for ourselves to get decent treatment. There are online groups and they will help you! Check them out for your own good health! As for this product, I like it a lot but it separated into lumps and watery stuff, which makes it hard to work with. I'll pick a different Burt's product next time. — 3 years, 9 months agoSensitiveRoszel | 72 reviews
Burt's Bees Naturally Nourishing Milk & Honey Body LotionI purchased this product based on the reviews here. The scent threw me off at first, but I got used to it, though I find it a little strong. The lotion itself is thick yet soft and works well. But - and a big but - it made me itch, non-stop. I had to give it away. — 3 years, 11 months agomaggieanne | 1 reviews
Can't think of one good quality...1. It separates, so if you forget to shake really well, you're left with a handful of greasy goo. 2. It leaves a film; I think it's the beeswax. 3. It smells like baby formula. — 4 years, 7 months agostacysrm | 21 reviews
LOVE IT!I use it all over and my dry skin just soaks up this lotion. it doesnt leave a greasy film or texture like some lotions do and it smells really nice. — 5 years, 5 months agonikki_glorioso | 9 reviews
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By Carl Steward/MediaNews Group
OAKLAND -- As concern grows around the Warriors that David Lee could miss the remainder of the regular season and possibly some or all of the playoffs, one person remains staunchly unworried.
That would be the man currently packing most of Lee's minutes, second-year forward Draymond Green. Since Lee went down March 22 with a hamstring strain, Green has averaged 33 minutes, and as coach Mark Jackson termed it, "He's been spectacular."
Green hasn't replaced Lee's 18.5 points and 9.4 rebounds a game, but he has been an all-around force at both ends of the floor even if the basic numbers (9.0 points, 7.2 rebounds) don't necessarily reflect his impact.
Arguably, with the Warriors going 4-2 in the six games Green's carried a significantly heavier load, the club has been more well-rounded on offense and even more stout and tenacious on defense. That's not to diminish Lee's importance -- 18-and-9 players don't grow on trees in the NBA -- but to point up how Green has stepped into a huge void and used his own skill set to change the Golden State dynamic positively.
The first step, according to Green, was trying not to replicate what Lee brought to the team when he was healthy.
"I'm not going out on the court and trying to be David," he said Tuesday. "I'm going out and trying to bring more of what Draymond Green brings. I'm not talking in third person, by the way. I hate when guys talk in third person. But I am trying to bring more of what I do at a higher rate and for a longer period of time."
To be sure, Green's game is selfless, so it's understandable that he caught himself with a bit of embarrassment speaking his own name. But how is he getting the job done without matching Lee's statistical output? He's not short on theories.
"I bring a different skill set than David brings, whether it's trying to get up and down the court a little bit faster, initiating a break, or working to get Steph (Curry) and Klay (Thompson) open," he said. "And I think you're seeing more of us depending on each other. When you have three guys in the lineup who can get their own, sometimes you're going to go more iso (isolation) because that's their strengths.
"Now I think you're seeing a lot more ball movement because you have to adjust to your situation," he added. "And I think we've adjusted pretty well."
Green's own adjustments in the offense have been mainly as a facilitator. When the ball comes to him, it doesn't stay in his hands long.
"In different situations, you have to do different things," he said. "What I'm thinking now is `catch the ball, move it,' " he said. "It's hard for a defense to defend side to side. Eventually, it breaks down. Usually I'm the swing guy, so I try to take advantage of who's on the court with me. Steph and Klay can make me look a lot better. If I can catch and swing it to one of those guys, or set a pick and possibly get one of them open, it draws so much attention, it may get me or someone else open. So I just try to catch it and make quick decisions."
Jackson maintains he hasn't had to make that many offensive adjustments with Lee out as one would think.
"Truthfully, if it was a year ago, I think it would be more of an adjustment, when David's post-ups were more of a highlight of our offense," the coach said. "This year, we've run a lot more pick-and-rolls or spread the floor more, so I don't think it's been as big an adjustment as it would have been in the past."
Moreover, pairing Green with Andre Iguodala, it gives the Warriors two superior defenders at the wing spots, and now that Andrew Bogut has returned from injury to play center, the potential for Golden State's front line defensively -- particularly in the playoffs -- could be even more formidable.
Green, 24, hasn't played all that much with Bogut because when he's been in the game as a reserve, Bogut has generally gone to the bench with the starting unit. At the end of games, he's actually replaced Bogut, and then, of course, Bogut has also missed significant time the past two seasons with injuries.
But Green is excited about the potential of the revamped front line if Lee is unable to make it back, just because he finally gets to play alongside the defensive-minded big man.
"One thing about Bogut and myself, we have really good passing ability so we can find each other," he said. "Both of us are pretty high IQ kind of guys and we take to the defensive end very well. We're also two guys who aren't afraid to hear their own voice on the defensive end. So it's definitely going to continue to grow, the chemistry is going to get better. We haven't played a ton together, but I love being out there on the court with him."
As for the prospects of an evolving Iguodala-Lee-Green front line, Green said, "You're not going to get much past the three of us."


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GeneDesign, located in Osaka, Japan, will represent Link Technologies throughout Japan and will be exhibiting at the forthcoming AsiaTIDES meeting on oligonucleotide and peptide research, technology and product development on February 26-28 in Tokyo, Japan.
Speaking about the agreement, Hideaki Sato, General Manager, Technical Support and Marketing at GeneDesign, Inc. said "Our collaboration with Link Technologies supports our goal of contributing to human welfare and health through nucleic acid technology development. We are delighted to be working with Link Technologies to increase the presence and usage of their high quality, reliable oligo precursor products in Japan. We invite people to visit us at the AsiaTIDES meeting to discover in detail the many benefits of these new offerings."
Dr John Bremner, CEO at Link Technologies added "By working with GeneDesign we will be able to provide local access to our high quality products and offer our expert support services to customers throughout Japan. This level of accessibility is something we are very keen to continue to develop within Asia and worldwide, and forms part of our on-going strategic plans for development and growth. GeneDesign is a company that values the importance of this and we look forward to working with them."
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GeneDesign have also launched a new oligo-synthesizer particularly suitable for manufacturing long RNA and heavily modified oligonucleotides.
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Embattled All Blacks scrumhalf Piri Weepu has taken to Twitter to answer critics of his off-season weight gain, telling one outspoken tweeter to "get a life".
Weepu's fitness has become a national issue in New Zealand after his Blues captain, All Blacks hooker Keven Mealamu, took the rare step this week of publicly expressing disappointment that Weepu had started the Super Rugby season out of shape.
Mealamu said the Blues needed a fully-fit Weepu to help them improve on a 1-5 record which leaves them in equal-last place on the table.
Weepu's parents Ihaia and Kura then defended their son in a story that received front-page treatment in Wellington's Dominion Post newspaper.
Mother Kura Weepu said her son was very close to Mealamu and it was "a great pity" the Blues captain had made public his concerns. She said Weepu had been unable to train after finishing last year's World Cup with an injury.
"He had three months off, and didn't start in great shape," she said.
Kura Weepu said it was unfair to lay the blame for the Blues' poor start to the season solely at the feet of her son.
Weepu's Blues and All Black teammate, centre Ma'a Nonu, also rallied to the scrumhalf's defence.
"He had a few injuries that I don't think people were aware of," Nonu said. "But Pow (Weepu) has had an ongoing issue with his weight and that goes toe to toe with his injuries. But he is slowly working into the season."
In his only comment to reporters on the fitness issue, Weepu said he was working hard to ensure his weight dropped.
"I just enjoyed my break," he said. "I guess all the disappointment's only from myself and I guess I'm working harder in the background.
"Obviously, I'm a bit disappointed in coming back the way I did, but I'm not looking backwards anymore. When I got here, I was a bit out of shape but I've made gains on that. I'm continually doing that and moving forward."
Weepu showed signs some comments were beginning to hurt when he responded angrily on Thursday to remarks about his weight posted on Twitter.
"Maybe you should hit the gym and get into shape to help out your struggling team," one tweeter said.
Weepu responded: "sorry, I didn't know one person makes a huge difference. I'm doing me, mate. Making sure I'm good for them. Worry about you, mate."
His remark that another tweeter should "get a life" was quickly taken down.


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In a significant move, the U.S. government has cleared an unarmed version of the Predator UAV for wider export, including to the Middle East. Until now, the Predator and Reaper series has been exported only to the UK and Italy, and offered to a few other U.S. allies. Long-endurance UAVs are included in the Missile Technology Control Regime (MCTR), a voluntary 34-nation agreement. The Predator was recently moved from Category I to Category II of the MCTR, which has apparently reduced the restraints on exports.
At the IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) announced a partnership with a local company to offer a version designated Predator XP to the UAE. This is essentially the U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator-A version minus weapons, and with a FLIR Systems Star SAFIRE video sensor substituted for the Raytheon MTS-A EO/IR. The alternative MQ-1 sensor, namely GA-ASI's own Lynx mini-SAR/MTI radar, is also cleared for offer with the Predator XP.
The UAE has sought armed Predators since at least 2005, according to a U.S. government diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks. Another such cable notes interest from Saudi Arabia. It remains to be seen whether these countries will settle for the unarmed version. However, there may also be interest from other countries that are unwilling to buy UAVs from Israel, which has been the export market leader to date.


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Throughout the year, our experts travel in the tea plantations looking for the best pluckings and new, rare, delicious teas.
The fact that we travel so extensively, that we taste and buy on location has many advantages and allows us to find rare crops by looking outside the traditional supplier circuit, to taste and to share with you the harvests of small plantations, which are often hidden away.
Visiting tea estates regularly and thereby establishing long-lasting relations with our suppliers allows us to guarantee regular quality control of the teas we buy, and to continue our mission: to bring you the best quality teas and to share our travels and experience with you, while concerning ourselves with environmental issues, working conditions on the estates and the fair trade practices to which we adhere.