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GLOUCESTERSHIRE players will help support the next generation of county cricketers following the launch of a new mentoring programme.
Two 'Age Group Ambassadors' have been allocated to each county junior squad to offer encouragement and advice during the 2014 season.
In total, 20 players are taking part, including former New Zealand international Hamish Marshall, who will work with the under-11 boys, and ex-captain Alex Gidman, who has been assigned to the girls under-13 team.
Over the course of the season the players will send regular email and video messages to their squads.
They will also attend matches when their own fixtures allow.
Gloucestershire Cricket Board head of performance Tim Hancock said: "This will give the players in our county age groups a real boost. As aspiring cricketers it will be great for them to have someone to look up to who has made it to the top of the game.
"To receive a message from one of the pros congratulating them on their performance will hopefully act as a reward for their hard work and provide an extra source of motivation."
Junior county players will also be able to watch their ambassadors in action as they have all been given free membership to Gloucestershire for 2014.
The Gloucestershire Cricket Board runs 12 county squads including boys' teams at every age group from under-10 to under-17.
There are also girls under-13, 15, 17 teams and a senior women's squad.
Junior players from 38 Gloucestershire affiliated clubs have been selected for this year's summer boys' county age groups.
Thornbury (nine) supplied more players than any other to this year's county programme.
Cheltenham and Cotswolds clubs were responsible for 40 players, Stroud and South Gloucestershire produced 34, Bristol 24 and Gloucester and the Forest of Dean seven.
Hancock said: "It is great to see that clubs from right across the county and from all levels of the pyramid are producing good young players. This can only strengthen the pool of talent we have to pick from going forward."
Last year Gloucestershire's under-17 boys won their ECB one-day competition and the senior women were promoted from their T20 division.
The under-17 girls finished top of their county championship and three other age groups were runners-up in their respective competitions.
Hancock added: "The reports from our county coaches are that our youngsters have worked really well during the winter and we hope to build on the success we had last season."
GCB Age Group Ambassadors 2014 – Boys: Under-10 – Hamish Marshall & Chris Dent.
Under-11 – Dan Housego & Matt Taylor.
Under-12 – Cameron Herring & Graeme McCarter.
Under-13 – Liam Norwell & Gareth Roderick.
Under-14 – Benny Howell & Tom Smith.
Under-15 – Ian Cockbain & Craig Miles.
Under-16 – Ian Saxelby.
Under-17 – Will Gidman.
Girls: Under-13 – Alex Gidman & Tom Shrewsbury.
Under-15 – Jack Taylor & Will Tavaré.
Under-17 – David Payne.
Senior Women – James Fuller.


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At California State University, Northridge, every employee plays an important part in the success of our students. To that end, our Professional and Personal Development Program oversees the annual programming of workshops and seminars available to faculty and staff, and to current and up-and-coming managers. In addition, the Professional Development Program oversees our New Employee Welcome Orientation Program.
PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING: CONNECTING THE DOTS - Professional Development partners with campus colleagues and departments to build a robust Professional and Personal Development Program that will engage, inspire, and equip you to continue to be a dynamic and contributing factor in the success of our students. Select the Connecting the Dots icon above to view our 2017-2018 Calendar of Workshops and Training Sessions - and get ready to shine!
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT - Each year, Professional Development offers a series of seminars and workshops designed specifically for those in supervisory and managerial positions. While some sessions focus on training or improving processes surrounding internal business, the majority of sessions focus on developing the individual to become a manager, inspiring staff, and engaging in the promotion of the University.
STAFF SERVICE AWARDS & RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS - On May 4, 2017, Human Resources hosted the 51st annual Staff Service and Recognition of Excellence Awards Event. The Staff Service Awards are an opportunity for the University to recognize staff on their service. Each year we recognize staff who are marking completion of service in five year increments. At the 2017 Event, we honored approximately 270 staff and administrators who collectively have provided approximately 3,200 years of service to the University! You can view the Visual Presentation, videos, and pictures of the 2017 Staff Service Award.
The Recognition of Excellence Awards honor individuals and teams who embody the mission and values of CSUN in their outstanding performance of their duties, and beyond. These awards include the Presidential Award, Jolene Koester Team Award, Merit Award, Alumni Award, and the Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award. All faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate a deserving staff member or team. Nomination information and links to forms can be found on the Employee Enrichment | Recognition page.

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The holidays are a time for families and friends to celebrate traditions and the winter season. The following information is provided in hope that your holidays will be safe and happy.
The holiday season often brings family and friends together to celebrate the season. Provide guests with large ashtrays and empty them when the ashes are cool. Remind overnight guests that smoking when drowsy or in bed is not allowed in your home.
Candles can help bring a festive atmosphere to our celebrations but they can also cause great damage if not used safely. Always put candles in candlesticks before you light them. Don't use lit candles near flammable decorations and curtains. Never leave candles unattended or within the reach of young children.
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Chaise Lounges Rock! The Balencia Bronze Chaise Lounges were more beautiful in person than in the catalog. They emit an air of high quality and luxury. Very comfortable and sturdy, too! October 17, 2013
Set of Two Original Balencia Bronze Chaise Lounges Excellent quality chaise lounges. The shipping was on time and they were packaged really well. Would definitely recommend these. October 1, 2013
Love They are comfortable, easy to move and visually appealing. Ordering and delivery was easy! September 26, 2013
Beautiful chaise lounges The quality of these chaise lounges is typical of what we've always expected from Frontgate. They are beautiful, look exactly as they do in the catalog, and are very sturdy. We are very happy with the way they look around our pool. September 26, 2013
bronze chaise they are wonderful so comfortable and stylish ,, al l lmy guests want them August 27, 2013
Best purchase ever! Maintenance free! We have a weekend home on the water and I leave these out all summer long. Don't cover them or anything. Have owned 6 of these for 4 years now. I only put them away in the winter. They still look new. Super attractive and comfortable too. My interior designer was very impressed with the look. August 19, 2013
Chaise and cushions- TOP QUALITY I want you to know we are ending our third year with 4 of the chaise lounges and the cushions and umbrella's. They basically look like new. We do not take any special care with the chairs or umbrella's. With the cushions if I know we are not going to be using the pool for a couple weeks without guests I'll put them away, because the chairs are so comfortable you don't need the cushions. They are for beauty. We love them so much we are about to order another color because I plan my flower colors around the color of the umbrella's and cushions. This is Frontgate quality. I'm a serious Frontgate customer and I've had the good and the bad. This is PURE QUALITY. A must buy and well worth your investment. Winter in Pennsylvania we stack and cover with a protective cover and again 3 years later they are like brand new. Don't hesitate. BUY NOW. You can write a review in year one, but this is the end of year 3! Delighted. August 9, 2013
great purchase I love these furniture covers! I have purchased several different sizes and they not only fit perfectly but they are made so well! Once again Frontgate you have outdone yourselves! August 6, 2013
Great!!! We love the chaise lounges. They are comfortable and look great August 5, 2013
I love the Balencia chaise I've been looking for a comfortable chaise for over 20 years. The Balencia Chaise is wonderful. It has a nice curve that fits the natural bend of my legs. The other chaise lounges were flat and I found them very uncomfortable. The back is easy to adjust. If it would adjust a bit more to a sitting position it would be perfect. To compensate to get a more of a sitting position, I use a pillow. I purchased a pillow for each chaise. I've received many complements on how elegant and stylish they look. I also bought the rectangular end tables. They are a perfect height and close enough of a weave to set drinks on without spilling. The bronze shade of the all weather wicker is beautiful. I also purchased the cushions and found them to be very comfortable. I love going out in the morning to read the paper and lounge. They are so comfortable that I have to be careful not to fall asleep. At first I only purchased 2 covers for the 4 chaises. However, when it rains they get wet and take a while to dry. I bought another 2, so I would have 1 for each chair. Now the chaises are dry when we want to use them after a rain. I also love the fact that they are stackable and easy to pick up, so storage will easy during the winter here in New England. We get some high winds and they have stayed in place. This is the first season that I've owned the chairs. For durability, so far so good. July 14, 2013
Great buy! They are beautiful and super easy to set up. Plenty of comfortable reclining positions. We bought the pads also and am glad we did as without them the chaise is a little too firm for my liking. July 12, 2013
Great chaise! Love these chairs! They are well, built, comfortable and beautiful! July 9, 2013
Chaise Lounges Love my new chairs.....comfort and quality!!!! Exceeded my expectations. July 3, 2013
perfect the PERFECT lounge chair. has a ton of different positions. i wasnt sure if itd be comfy without the cushions, but it is!!!! June 27, 2013
Much more elegant than cheaper versions We just received 2 sets of the chaise lounge chairs and so far, they are perfect! They are comfortable, light weight, and easy to move around. Other chairs look similar, but the devil is in the details-quality. June 24, 2013
Patio-perfect We were looking for chaise lounges that would stay put in Nebraska winds and be comfortable enough without the need for a cushion...these are perfect, and look so classy on our new stone patio! June 23, 2013
Sleek and Sexy Love the comfortable wicker weave and the sleek, sexy style of the lounge chair. Purchase the chair pad, it is worth the sophisticated and eye popping look. June 21, 2013
Balencia chaises The quality is very good, the chaises are very comfortable at all adjustment levels. I bought the cushions as toppers and they fit nicely with just the right amount of comfort . They fold flat ,so I think storing for winter will be quite easy to stack or stand. Exceptionally good price for two. June 19, 2013
Nice chairs but not Texas weather worthy Love the look of these chairs however they are not very durable. Live in Texas and have had to replace 4 chairs in just 3 years. Used the cushions for a year to avoid replacing. Expected these to be much more weather durable. June 17, 2013
Not sun worthy!! I bought 4 of these chaises and returned 2 within 6 months due to discoloration of the wicker. Frontgate replaced them and I stored all 4 for the winter under the protective cover in my garage. I put them out last year around my pool and by the end of the summer again I had green striping and discoloration.. I am very disappointed. They really do not hold up in the sun. It is like they need better uv protective coating. Think twice before purchasing these. June 16, 2013
Great loungers! We purchased 4 of these loungers last summer. They are beautiful and so comfortable. Have gotten great compliments on them! We purchased cushions for the chairs, however, you really don't even need them because the chairs are super comfortable without them! I only put them on if company is coming over. It was definitely a great purchase!!! June 16, 2013
Balencia Bronze Chaise Lounges I really, really like the lounges. They look great and are so comfortable. June 14, 2013
Lounges with Arms We ordered 4 Balencia lounges without arms and 2 with. They are so comfortable, and extra wide, so you can sit comfortably without your arms hanging over the sides. The 2 with arms were a bit difficult for me to assemble (I felt like the screws were not lined up properly), but my husband was able to fit them together and screw them on, albeit with some difficulty. But they are absolutely beautiful. June 3, 2013
Sad Sad is what I have to say is the quality if these chairs. They are already disintegrating to the point that one chair is not useable, after two years of use. I cover them after each use, and they stay covered all winter long in Texas. May 24, 2013
Beautiful to look at Upside: Gorgeous, graceful, well made. Downside: In spite of reviews that said you don't need a cushion, I found the chaise too hard on the tailbone without a cushion. Also, they're fine for sunbathing (which I don't do) but I wish the adjustable back had a more upright setting. Bottom line: A+ in looks, C in comfort. May 17, 2013
Awesome Chaise!! Wonderful product - so comfortable even without cushions!! Beautifully made and adds such elegance to my pool/patio area. Nicely packed and great shipping service. Easy out of box to patio!! No assembly!! May 15, 2013
Classy & Comfortable This chaise is extremely comfortable and looks very classy. I purchased 2 and I'm contemplating ordering 2 more. The cost is my only hesitation. May 12, 2013
Balencia Bronze Chaise Lounges These are very attractive and comfortable. They are new so I can not comment on how they will wear. I love how they are able to stack. One disappoinment was in the color. It seems to have waves of a lighter color to it. I was expecting a solid dark brown. May 10, 2013
Balencia Chaise Lounges Very happy with the purchase of the chaises!! They look great and they are comfortable without cushions (which is what I was looking for). I have only had them a few weeks so I don't know how well they will weather. May 2, 2013
Question about comfort ?? Can anyone tell me whether these chaises are comfortable when lying on your stomach? There seems to be some curve in the back while lying flat that concerns me. My daughters love to lie on their stomachs, reading and relaxing, but I worry that these chairs will cause back problems. Any opinions out there? April 20, 2013
Can these chaise be used without the cushions?
Yes, they are very comfortable. We have been using without the cushions.
Date published: 2017-04-19
Can you sit upright in these or are you always reclined slightly?
You are always sitting in a slightly reclined position.
Date published: 2017-08-02
Are these comfortable when laying on your stomach ?
Yes, there is a slight curve to them, but they are comfortable on your back or stomach.
Date published: 2017-04-19
Can these be stacked? Same question for the chaises with arms. Thanks!
Date published: 2017-08-19
Chair tapers too?
The dimensions of the chaise suggests that it does not taper where your feet would rest on it. In other words, the chaise is a rectangle. But, the coordinating cushions dimensions specifically note that the cushion tapers for a perfect fit to the chaise. Is the chair a rectangle or does it taper in a few inches at the foot?
The chairs do taper at the feet.
Date published: 2017-07-21
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NEW YORK—The opening game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament on the big stage of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn finished in about the most bizarre fashion imaginable, with Charlotte pulling out a hard-to-comprehend 68-63 victory against Richmond.
"You couldn't make that up if you wanted to make a movie like that," Charlotte coach Alan Major said.
The quick version: In the final 4.7 seconds, Richmond was called for two personal fouls and three technical fouls, and Charlotte's Pierria Henry made 8-of-11 free throw attempts to turn a potential Spiders victory into a five-point loss.
"It's a pretty devastating way to lose a game," Richmond coach Chris Mooney said. "I feel bad for our players and for the fans because I really felt we put ourselves in position to win the game."
Here's the slightly more extended version of what transpired at the end of the game. The Spiders led 63-60 when Richmond's Cedrick Lindsay fouled Henry with 4.7 seconds left to keep the 49ers from even attempting a potentially game-tying 3-pointer. The strategy was sound, but the Spiders' execution backfired. As Henry made the front end of his one-and-one, Richmond's Derrick Williams shoved Willie Clayton as they battled for position for the rebound, his forearm to the chest going high and hitting Clayton in the neck.
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Because Henry made the free throw, it was a dead-ball situation, which is why Williams was given a technical foul instead of a personal foul.
After a lengthy discussion between the three referees, Henry made the back end of his one-and-one and then drained both of the technical free throws to put the 49ers ahead 64-63. Because of the technical, Charlotte got the ball back at midcourt.
There were still 4.7 seconds left on the clock.
The 49ers inbounded the ball to Henry; Lindsay tried to foul him but wasn't called immediately. When Greg Robbins did fouled Henry, though, the Charlotte point guard put up a crazy shot—remember, he was some 45 feet from the basket. The referees called it a shooting foul and granted him three free throws.
"We were definitely surprised they called it a shooting foul," Lindsay said.
This, obviously, upset Mooney and everyone on the Richmond bench. The Spiders were hit with two more technical fouls and Mooney was ejected after he went 20 feet on the court to sound his displeasure. Mooney apologized after the game on multiple occasions.
"I was confused by that call," Mooney said. "I thought we had fouled him when he was on the ground."
Henry went back to the line for seven more free-throw attempts—three for the shooting foul, and two more for each technical foul. He wound up making 8-of-11 attempts in the final 4.7 seconds, which gave the 49ers the five-point victory.
"When we huddled up with my teammates, they told me, 'Man, you're gonna make this, we're gonna win and we're moving on and taking care of business the next day,' " Henry said. "I just thank God for giving me the opportunity and my teammates for just believing in me."
The 49ers advance to the quarterfinals on Friday, where they'll face the top-seeded Saint Louis Billikens at noon ET.
For Charlotte, this was another big moment for a program poised for a breakthrough season in 2013-14. The 49ers are jumping from the Atlantic 10 to Conference USA, a move that goes along with the arrival of the school's new football program. It's a conference that will be up for grabs, with basketball bully Memphis moving to the "old Big East," and the step down in competition level won't hurt Charlotte's chances of improving on a better-than-expected 2012-13 season.
With a young roster, the 49ers were picked 12th in the A-10 preseason media poll. To reach the 20-win plateau and make the A-10 Tournament—only 12 of the 16 teams qualify—has to be considered a pretty good success. And the 49ers return just about everyone of significance, aside from senior Chris Braswell—and his 11 points per game will be replaced by year-over-year improvements from Charlotte's group of young players.
Henry isn't a great shooter but is an excellent passer and on-court leader who isn't afraid to take the ball into the lane. Good basketball teams can win big games against quality competition with a point guard like Henry—who had a double-double Thursday with 28 points and 12 rebounds to go along with four assists—running the show.
Freshman Denzel Ingram has developed into a reliable ballhandler, and he's shown signs of being the outside shooter the 49ers have lacked this season. Sophomore wings E. Victor Nickerson and Terrence Williams have had their big-game moments this season, and with another summer of skill refinement should be ready to step up.
And then, there are the three freshmen big men who will form the 49ers' core for the next several years. Willie Clayton (6-8, 236) and Darion Clark (6-6, 233) are strong, physical bigs with a knack for grabbing offensive rebounds. They've both been better at defending and rebounding than scoring this season, but both show the ability to be reliable offensive threats—in the 10- to 12-point range, not 16-18—in the post.
And then there's Mike Thorne, a 6-10, 254-pound freshman who is more raw but has had stretches of effective play against some of the bigger teams the 49ers have faced—such as his 10-point, seven-rebound performance against Temple on Feb. 24.
The experience of playing in the Atlantic 10 Tournament and pulling off a victory like Wednesday's—aside from the late bizarre happenings, the 49ers rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit—can only help with their preparations for next season, too.
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In addition to a full-service spa, Eser Premium Hotel and Spa features an indoor pool and a health club. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. The property also has a grocery/convenience store. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 5-star property offers access to limo/town car service and meeting rooms. 11 meeting rooms are available. This luxury hotel also offers a children's pool, a nightclub, and a sauna. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. Complimentary valet parking is available on site.
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Where to Eat
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10:30 AM.
Sapphire Restaurant - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
La Sera Restaurant - Overlooking the ocean, this restaurant serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.
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An indoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.
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Children under 15 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
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The year of the snake will kick off Saturday at Houston's Chinese Community Center at 9800 Town Park. There will be free entertainment, regional cuisine, exhibitions and a bazaar from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Panda Express is offering a free deal to celebrate the new year. You can get a free single serving of tangy jumbo shrimp while supplies last on Wednesday. Print the online coupon out before you go.
There is a great deal for parents on the website Udderscovers.com. Use the promo code "UCOVERS" to get a free car seat canopy valued at $49.95. There is a $12.95 fee for shipping. You can get a similar deal at carseatcanopy.com by using the promo code 7sling.
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NEW YORK -- Analog chip companies are firing up their stock repurchase programs in an effort to increase shareholder value and boost the markets long-term confidence in their financial viability.
Earlier this month, Intersil Corp.s board authorized the repurchase of up to $50 million of the companys common stock. MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. and Volterra Corp. also recently said their boards approved an expansion of previously authorized share repurchase plans.
Now, MagnaChip can buy an additional $25 million of its common stock, bringing the maximum amount it can repurchase to $60 million. At the end of June, the Seoul-based company had already repurchased $28.8 million of its common stock.
Volterra recently acquired $1 million of its common stock, and was just authorized to increase its stock repurchase plan to $15 million. We intend to increase our buyback activity going forward, Mike Burns, chief financial officer of Volterra (Fremont, Calif.), said recently.
Analysts said the soft macroeconomic environment is weighing on analog chip companies income statements, and financial results and revenue guidance are coming in below Wall Street expectations. However, they still have significant cash flow, and given the low rate they can earn from their cash, repurchasing shares is a good use of capital.
The cash balances are higher than you would need to sustain the business, said Suji De Silva, an analyst at Think Equity in San Francisco.
At the end of the second quarter, Intersils cash and short term investments totaled $316.1 million; MagnaChip had approximately $161 million in cash; and Volterra, $146.8 million compared to $126.7 million last December.
Its not only analog companies taking the step to shore up investor confidence. Xilinx Inc. also said this week that its board authorized the repurchase of up to $750 million of its common stock, or approximately 8 percent of its outstanding shares at the current stock price.


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Just Wondering: How Could Lindsay Lohan Still Not Get It?
How might you present yourself if you were facing jail time, especially in the wake of a legally, professionally and assuredly emotionally difficult year? Let's say you truly were innocent. Now, if you're smart, you'd put forward the best possible face you could, in order to look professional and avoid the worst possible consequences. Right?
RELATED: Lohan pleads not guilty
Then there's what Lindsay Lohan did. There's a reason people don't wear "WWLLD?" bracelets, because she has chosen to present herself in a way that tells the world "I still don't get it." She couldn't possibly get it if she tweeted what she did on Thursday. In true Lindsay Lohan fashion, the tweet ignores the 140-character rule and, as a result, is kind of a jumbled mess. The following showed up on her Twitter page: "Was on the phone with my sister & this movie Greenberg is on, i heard my voice which was odd -- and ryhs ifans is watching Just My Luck in the movie -- made me laugh.. i just want to be on set again, and left alone to just work!" (Translation, according to me: "Hey, remember when I was in movies? Sucks that I'm apparently not right now -- except in "Greenberg" -- and other people are preventing me from doing that.")
RELATED: Read about Lindsay's pre-courtroom beauty primping
Don't worry, there's more to that one, long tweet. Here's part two: "fyi - i would never steal, in case people are wondering. I was not raised to lie, cheat, or steal." First of all, she was raised by Dina and Michael Lohan. Need we say more? There's no denying these two clearly struggled in the parenting department because their daughter, who has a history of rehab stints and drug addiction, is now facing a felony charge. Lindsay, who are you fooling here?
RELATED: See what other stars have worn to court
And there's more. The third part of Lindsay's super-tweet: "also, what i wear to court shouldn't be front page news. it's just absurd. god bless xox L." Honestly, Lindsay, that much is up to you. The white mini-dress you wore to court was lovely, and it wouldn't have been out-of-place at a cocktail party you might once have been invited to by the swanky people who now fear you'll jack their stuff. But it's very difficult even for your supporters to imagine that you -- a fashion-conscious gal, the Ungaro incident notwithstanding -- wouldn't know that this dress would make a stir by virtue of being inappropriate, unprofessional and (by being white) an apparent declaration of your innocence. Of course it's front-page news, doll. You may be going to jail.
RELATED: Remember Linday's fingernail incident?
Lindsay, everything about this tweet makes us think you don't get it. And, in a way, the judicial system is the nation's way of correcting people who don't. Believe it or not, people want to see you land on your feet, but it's hard to imagine you will when you're tweeting the equivalent of "Wha? Wha happened? I used to be famous for good reason. Don't look at me! Don't stop looking at me!" Actually, now that I think about it, "What Would Lindsay Lohan Do?" bracelets would totally sell -- as a trendy way for people to remind themselves of what choices not to make.
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In bad weather, Bochy not stressing over starters
CHICAGO -- Rain inevitably disrupts a team's pitching plans. With the possibility of inclement weather Thursday and later during the Giants' four-game series against the Chicago Cubs, manager Bruce Bochy said that he wouldn't try to out-think Mother Nature.
"Like any club, we'd be in a tough box if we got our starter going and we got rained out," Bochy said.
But, he added, the Giants would reluctantly accept losing a starter's turn to bad weather if he warmed up or threw an inning or two and couldn't pitch again, rather than risk injury to the pitcher.
Bochy won't repeat the chance he took on April 2, 2008, on a rainy night in Los Angeles. Tim Lincecum, about to embark upon his first Cy Young Award-winning season, was scheduled to start. With rain in the forecast, Bochy scratched Lincecum and started Merkin Valdez instead. Though rain began in the third inning, it didn't halt play until the top of the fifth. Lincecum pitched the fourth inning, then returned after a one-hour, 14-minute rain delay to work three more innings in a 2-1 San Francisco victory. With his resilient arm, Lincecum didn't experience the faintest trace of a physical problem after that game.
Bochy tempted fate again on July 2, 2011, in an Interleague game at Detroit. Barry Zito worked two innings, waited out a two-hour, 36-minute delay, then returned to throw four shutout innings in a 15-3 Giants triumph.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Dear friends,
hope this is right here...
This is a table of contents of the Majjhima Nikāya. I need it for looking up quotes in articles, where often is only mentioned the volume and page number of the PTS version. This was intended for personal use - maybe it is useful for somebody.
If you find errors or know how to fill the white spots, please let me know.
Next project is a TOC for the Saṃyutta and Anguttara Nikākya, but this will take a long time...
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sunspot wrote:Gay marriages have been doing much better at that than straight marriages, oddly enough.
I'm sure this could be debated. However, I think this the exception and not the rule. Someone may be good at one thing in their craft and be horrible at the entirety of the their craft. A chef may make good dessert, but may be a horrible chef.
I don't understand this analogy. Could you elaborate? specifically on how good gay marriages are the exception.
discspeed wrote: If certain churches/ministers do not want to participate in gay marriage, they don't have to. It shouldn't influence what is legal of not.
In countries where gay marriage is legalize (Canada), it is wrong to have a dissenting opinion because it's considered discriminatory. For a church to say that gay marriage is not the way God created us would be considered "hate"speech. I think this is a legitimate concern. Will people be fined or arrested for going against homosexuality if we where to head in such a direction?
Here's the problems that are argued against homosexuality:
1. There are no conclusive studies that point towards the "genetic" factor for homosexuality. Maybe certain dispositions, not necessary determinants like eye color, hair, etc.
2. The effect of the environment (culturally, socially, morally, etc) in the development of homosexuality in people. Especially in childhood and adolescence.
3. Homosexuals have become heterosexuals through therapy or changed desires. This shows a determined change.
4. What happens during a woman's pregnancy i.e, hormones, drink, smoke, defects, etc.
Another good link: http://www.narth.com/docs/080307Abbott_ ... rticle.pdf
Once again, I think it is bigoted to deny people rights...
Here's the thing, are we going to legalize something that is based on something other than the claim of genetics? If so, then were does it stop? How far are we willing to go in order that we don't deny peoples rights? Where do we say "No"? Do we base our decisions on certain behaviors or standards?
No matter how being homosexual happens, it's pretty wrong to discriminate against them.


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An NHL lockout meeting minus Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr always sounded weird.
And on Tuesday, it lived up to the billing—by bringing cautious optimism to a process that has been virtually devoid of optimism, cautious or otherwise, for the last several months.
Weird indeed, just like NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly and NHL Players' Association special counsel Steve Fehr standing together as they addressed reporters at the league's New York office. That hadn't happened—not with any combo of Bettman, Daly or either Fehr brother.
So, things were different, and both men acknowledged as much. Simply appearing together was enough of a step. Then, they opened their mouths.
"In some ways, I'd say it might be the best day we've had, which isn't to paint too overly optimistic of a picture," Steve Fehr said. Daly said he appreciated the efforts of the players, and that he looked forward to making more progress when the group—18 players, six owners and the two execs—meets again before Wednesday's 11 a.m. Board of Governors meeting.
That alone seems significant, because if nothing else, it suggests that the owners who were in the room feel that it benefits them to do more work before meeting their peers.
It was a fitting capper, really, to a night that felt at least a little different long before Fehr and Daly spoke. With almost all attending media reporting cautious optimism through various sources, Twitter seizing on the shift, and a meeting that lasted through dinner, the main narrative to emerge before the midnight press conference: the role of the Pittsburgh Penguins in moving the process along.
The main reason for that: a story by Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review detailing owner Ron Burkle and captain Sidney Crosby's effort to find common ground in the 80-day-and-counting dispute.
"Burkle and Crosby were described by participants in the (talks) as voices of reason. Their shared point of view: The NHL should not risk another round of canceled games—they're already canceled through Dec. 14—and the league may not recover if a season is lost to a labor dispute for the second time in eight years, the sources said," Rossi wrote.
Burkle, Crosby and co-owner/franchise legend Mario Lemieux have privately discussed how to bridge the gap, Rossi reported.
Lemieux is also in New York but didn't attend the meeting, suggested by Bettman last week after two days of failed federal mediation. Give Bettman credit, if for nothing else than recognizing that a new approach was necessary—because regardless of how you divvy up blame between him and Donald Fehr, whatever they were doing wasn't working.
Even though both the league and union have proposed a 50-50 split of revenues, they remain separated on payments to be made outside the system to help ease the transition from the previous deal, which saw players receive 57 percent. The NHL has offered $211 million in deferred compensation while the union has asked for $393 million.
There are also a number of rules governing player contracts that must be worked out before a new CBA is signed. The NHL is seeking a five-year limit on deals, regulations designed to prevent players from signing lucrative extensions after two or three seasons in the league, and a 5 percent maximum on year-to-year variance in salary, which would prevent artificially long, cap-circumventing deals.
Also in on the meeting, which had taken several formats and broke up into various subgroups after it began: Bruins owner and labor hawk Jeremy Jacobs, Larry Tanenbaum of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Jeff Vinik of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Mark Chipman of the Winnipeg Jets and Murray Edwards of the Calgary Flames.
Crosby, Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller and captains Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks and Shane Doan of the Phoenix Coyotes led the 18-player group.
Bettman has scheduled a 1 p.m. news conference for Wednesday. What he winds up saying will be determined by the Governors meeting, which will be determined by what the reconvened group accomplishes.
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HANGZHOU, China – As Chinese string music wafted through the operating theater, Barish Edil, MD, swiftly searched the open abdomen for the patient's diseased pancreas.
The University of Colorado School of Medicine surgeon worked in tandem with Yulian Wu, MD, his Chinese counterpart, both silently anticipating the others move.
"If you were at my hospital you'd have more experience in this kind of surgery than any of my colleagues," he told her.
Wu demurred.
"We have a lot of experience with this operation," she said, "but we would like to learn some of your new techniques."
Dozens of physicians watched on a monitor from a nearby auditorium.
Edil and Wu were doing a Whipple procedure, a complex surgery usually reserved for pancreatic cancer patients whose prognosis without it is poor.
They painstakingly removed the duodenum, gallbladder and part of the stomach. Then reconnected what was left to form a working digestive system.
"I love this stuff," a buoyant Edil declared, as he snipped and sutured. "This is what I live for."
Edil was in Hangzhou, a fabled city of tea fields, mountains and pagodas 100 miles southwest of Shanghai, in November to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the CU School of Medicine and the Zhejiang University College of Medicine, one of China's premier medical institutions.
The agreement calls for physician exchanges and shared research opportunities. CU faculty can work in Hangzhou where the patient volume is much higher. They can treat conditions that are more prevalent in China than the U.S. like stomach cancer and liver tumors.
"They will gain a lot of experience quickly with those diseases," said Ting-Bo Liang, MD, vice-president of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine where Edil did the surgery. "Researchers at CU will have many more patients to draw from for their studies."
At the same time, one of Zhejiang's doctors, Jiant Tao Li, is expected at the CU School of Medicine this year where he will be the first physician in China to learn the laparoscopic Whipple.
The revolutionary technique, which Edil helped pioneer, doesn't require the major surgery of the standard Whipple. It also has lower infection, mortality and internal bleeding rates.
"I hope to learn Dr. Edil's laparoscopic expertise," Li said. "His technique is micro-invasive and the patient can recover very quickly."
On his first day at the Hangzhou hospital, Edil sat in a crowded room listening to pancreatic cancer cases.
In one instance, while examining a scan, he spotted a malignant tumor in an awkward spot.
"That would be a challenging operation," he told the group, "the kind of operation that keeps me up at night."
After an hour, he and his Chinese colleagues made rounds on the ward. There were eight patients to a room. Nurses wore crisp uniforms and the sort of stiff white hats long discarded in the U.S. Curious pedestrians walking through a busy alley occasionally poked their heads through open windows for a look.
One patient asked if Edil would `be my operator' for her surgery.
Edil noted how thin the Chinese were compared to Americans, making operations easier and less traumatic.
"The difference is remarkable," he said.
Later, as he dined on braised duck tongues, stewed jellyfish and sea cucumber with his Chinese colleagues, Edil described the new collaboration as "the purest form of exchange."
"There are no strings attached only that we both learn from each other," he said.
Edil specializes in pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease that rarely shows symptoms until it's already spread.
"I think everyone working in cancer medicine does so for different reasons," he said. "Some do it for a family reason – perhaps a relative had cancer. Some do it for the challenge. I just like the patients. When I see them they are at their lowest point and view me as the person who will see them through this darkness. I take that responsibility seriously."
Edil has started a new program at the University of Colorado Hospital for pancreatic cancer patients which he calls a "paradigm shift" in treating the disease.
Rather than making patients wait weeks or months between diagnosis and treatment, they can complete their tests in a single day. Then a team of doctors and health care professionals decide the best treatment plan.
"We are the only institution in the nation where every pancreatic cancer patient gets this level of attention," he said. "We think this is the start of a new kind of cancer care."
The next morning in Hangzhou, dignitaries from the hospital, university and the community assembled to witness the MOU signing ceremony. Local media jostled for prime camera spots.
"We are pleased to collaborate with a world class hospital like the University of Colorado, which has a high reputation in the U.S.," Ting-Bo Liang told the audience. "This is a great moment and from here we will go on to a brighter future."
Edil stepped to the microphone saying that the "future is bright and I believe we will remain friends for years to come."
Second Affiliated Hospital president, Jian An Wang, MD, said international agreements "boost our academic standards."
"We hope to set up joint training programs," he said. "We can start with pancreatic disease and branch out from there. Our doctors can learn new skills at CU and your doctors can come here to give lectures, presentations and see a higher volume of patients than they can in the U.S."
After a week in Hangzhou, Edil described his visit as both `eye opening' and `mind blowing.'
"I came away extremely impressed," he said. "This world is getting smaller every day, and in order to flourish we need to reach out to others to take the best advantage of it."
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Book Review: 名探偵コナンカラーイラスト全集 The Complete Color Works - Printable Version
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Book Review: 名探偵コナンカラーイラスト全集 The Complete Color Works - YazzyDream - 26-06-2010
This is the artbook for the manga "Meitantei Conan" or better known in the west as "Case Closed." It contains the color works from when it first began in 1992 to 2002. It's a pretty thick hardcover with a dust jacket and the images are all on high quality gloss paper.
All of the images are lovely watercolors from the series. Aoyama's use of thick and thin lines really shine when contrasted with color as well as his attention to character expressions and poses. The first seventeen pages are fold out spreads that were used in various calanders so you get a nice view of the details. Also included are color pages that would show up only in grayscale in the manga, chapter color spreads, drawings from the cover of the mangas, CD jackets, and some promotional images for Weekly Shonen Sunday (in which it's published.)
To top it all off the end contains a seven page interview with creator Gōshō Aoyama and (now ex) wife Minami Takayama ( whose the voice actress for Conan in the anime.) Along the bottom of these pages is a mini step-by-step of his coloring process in what ends up being the cover for this book.
This is one of my favorite artbooks, and although I recommend it to everyone, it's a must have for fans of the series, manga or otherwise.
You can get the Complete Color Works at Amazon.co.jp | beNippon.com
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Nice book. I used to read the comic when I was a kid, a long way back.


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A drop in corn prices to a three-year low this autumn has caused U.S. farmers to contemplate boosting their wheat plantings, a shift that would stem a decades-long trend toward corn.
Wheat futures have surged this autumn, hitting a 4-1/2 month high as planting of the winter wheat crop kicked into high gear in the U.S. Plains. Prices for corn fell just as wheat was rallying, a rare divergence between the two markets that typically move in the same direction.
The U.S. Agriculture Department will not provide its first look at recently seeded wheat acreage until early next year but the price action of the past few months has farmers scrambling for ways to boost profits, analysts and growers said.
"We are down a little over $3 (per bushel) from where we were last year on cash price," said Brian Linin, CFO at Frontier Ag Inc, an agriculture cooperative in northwest Kansas. "Guys are a little reluctant to invest a lot of dollars in fertilizer to try to grow corn next year if it is going to be $4 corn."
Linin, who also is a farmer himself, said wheat is a more dependable crop, and the sharp price drop in corn has many growers craving certainty.
Wheat and corn futures traded in opposite directions from Sept. 23 to Oct. 29--with corn dropping 4 percent and wheat rising 6.1 percent. That was the longest stretch of time the two markets have shown a negative correlation since a 47-day stretch in the autumn of 2001.
In October, the disparity in the direction of the two markets reached minus 3/4, a negative correlation last seen six years ago, in November 2007. The last time it was bigger was in August 2003, when the correlation between corn and wheat trading was minus 7/8. The moves in opposite directions blew out the spread between the two commodities to $2.64-1/4 per bushel premium for wheat, the biggest since August 2010.
After corn harvest finishes, grain bins will be overflowing, creating a surplus of corn that the market will have to burn off before prices can rally and reversing the tight supply situation that end users have suffered through in recent years.
The USDA said on Friday that corn stocks would stand at 1.887 billion bushels by the end of the 2013/14 crop year, up from 824 million a year earlier and the biggest supply in eight years. Meanwhile, wheat supplies were pegged to hit a six-year low by the end of the marketing year.
"These past two or three years, you have had a true issue with the corn balance sheet being very, very tight and wheat being adequately or even over supplied, said Sal Gilbertie, president of Teucrium Trading, which runs single-commodity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) devoted to grain and oilseed contracts. "We literally in one season switched that around."
To be sure, farmers in the largest corn-growing states such as Illinois and Iowa will be reluctant to give up some of that acreage in favor of wheat. But farmers in places such as Kansas and North Dakota, which experienced big shifts to corn in recent years, may switch some fields back to wheat.
U.S. corn acreage has risen 24.1 million acres (9.8 million hectares) to 97.4 million acres during the last 20 years while wheat plantings have fallen 16.0 million to 56.2 million acres.
In Kansas, the largest wheat-producing state in the United States, farmers seeded 9.5 million acres of wheat last year, down 1 million acres from 10 years ago, and 2.6 million less than farmers in that state seeded 20 years ago. Corn acreage in Kansas has grown 2.5 million acres during the same time period.
But corn has not provided the bountiful harvests in many parts of the Plains states, causing farmers to question why they made the switch.
"Corn ... they have struggled with it a couple of times now because of the drought, so things are looking promising for wheat," said Jason Lamprecht, a senior statistician at the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service office in Topeka, Kansas.
Good rain across Kansas this autumn has given farmers the best planting conditions for winter wheat in years.
"They are not rookies as far as planting wheat," said Shawn McCambridge, grains analyst at Jefferies Bache. "That is an easy switch for them."


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Followed the link. Not encouraging. Right now it's all noise, I couldn't find any useful signal at all.
Sorry for that...
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>>Alex: Much like your comment here?
ROFL. "Not Encouraging". Apparently being an expert means you can't be a person too. ;-)
BTW - that post was 148 characters, with spaces. U r going 2 hav to learn 2 shrtn it up a bit :-D
Just to add a few bytes of noise like a real twitterati.
>Alex: Much like your comment here?
that was exactly my intention, to add more noise ;)
The people who will follow your tweets could probably be labeled
I hate twitter. A lot of people saying very little - pun intended.
If you can get through the random banter, alot of good tech talk happens amongst the SQL community on Twitter.
remember that you can use tools like tweetdeck or if you want to follow the keyword SQL you can check out this URL: http://twitterfall.com/sql


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