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The Chicago White Sox reportedly have agreed to a six-year, $68 million deal with 26-year-old Jose Abreu, a free-agent first-baseman from Cuba.
ESPN reports the contract marks the largest initial free-agent contract for an international player.
Abreu, who defected in August, set a home-run record during the 2010-2011 season in his home country, landing the title of league MVP.
The Astros and Red Sox also were reportedly talking with Abreu, but Chicago emerged as the frontrunner.
He is expected to succeed Paul Konerko on first base after the team captain became a free agent at the end of this season.
The deal is a bold one for the White Sox, which finished with a 63-99 record and came in last in the division for the first time in more than 20 years.
Will the move and the money pay off?

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I'm rating this tea… which means that I finally watched Farewell Ponds. ;___: No surprises there.
Well maybe a few. I knew what was going to happen, I knew that the episodes leading up to this were hinting at endings, yet I still teared up during a few moments of the show. OH MAN I AM A SUCKER FOR DOCTOR WHO.
I want to buy some TARDIS tea as well. Why does it have to be so expensive to ship to Canada. Basically $9 of tea will cost me $31 with the shipping. WHUT?!? So I won't be getting any time soon, and I won't be getting any Farewell Ponds either. I liked this tea as a nice mild blend but I was too busy watching the episodee to really enjoy the tea.
I'll update this when I try the last bit of my sample. :|
And guys, don't hate me, but I am happy to see Amy and Rory go. They were great. I love them, and I like that they spent 10+ years with the Doctor in their lives. But I'm afraid that it would have gotten very stale had they kept the Ponds in the show for much longer.


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Researchers from FOM institute AMOLF have discovered that metabolism, the process that converts molecules in a cell, proceeds irregularly. As metabolism is the motor that drives all biological activity in cells this instability may play a role in diseases such as cancer. The researchers published their study on 3 September 2014 in Nature.
Living cells are chemical factories that are in constant use. Cells take up sugars such as glucose, break these down into smaller molecules and use the smaller molecules to construct DNA, proteins, cell membranes and energy molecules that drive the factory. This step-by-step process, called metabolism, enables cells to perform various functions but also to grow and multiply and therefore to create an entire body.
Up until now, scientists have assumed that the cell factory always operated in a regular manner because there are plentiful supplies of sugar and other nutrients and cells consist of so many molecules that the random movements of molecules are negligible. "That was a nice idea, because even if metabolism would be regular and constant it is extremely difficult to understand how the countless reactions influence each other", says research leader professor Sander Tans. However, his team has discovered that the metabolic activity of cells fluctuates in an unpredictable manner and that makes the functioning of the cell factory even more complex.
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The researchers came to the conclusion thanks to two smart choices. First they zoomed in on a single reaction in the cell factory at a time, for example a sugar breakdown step. By binding fluorescent proteins to enzymes that facilitate this reaction they could record both the quantity of enzymes and the rate of the reaction. In addition the physicists developed a new, automated microscopic technique to follow the growth rate of individual E. coli cells during their growth and reproduction process.
The researchers discovered that random fluctuations in the enzyme production subsequently resulted in a change in the growth rate of E. coli cells. A change in the quantity of enzymes therefore led to a change in the rate of the breakdown reaction and those fluctuations were transmitted step-by-step to all subsequent reactions, just like a baton in a relay race, so that eventually the cell's growth became disrupted.
According to Tans, this is the first time that researchers have studied the dynamics and stability of metabolism. The discovery elicits a range of interesting questions. Tans: "Biological growth seems to be far more chaotic than was previously thought. In this light it is similar to economic growth, in which unpredictable fluctuations are commonplace. Do cells actively work to limit the chaos to a certain extent? And if so, how? Why has evolution not managed to completely suppress this chaos, so that all cells can always grow quickly? And finally, do variations in the metabolism play a role in diseases where irregular growth is a characteristic, such as cancer?"
This research was co-financed by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
Explore further: Signal may send cancer's cellular factories into overdrive
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Daniel J. Kiviet, Philippe Nghe, Noreen Walker, Sarah Boulineau, Vanda Sunderlikova and Sander J. Tans, Stochasticity of metabolism and growth at the single-cell level, Nature, DOI: 10.1038/nature13582


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My friend Patty from SBO posted her tagged list today even though she wasn't really tagged. And she invited anyone who wanted to play along. So here ya go, sista!
A- Attached or single: Attached
B- Best Friend: Scott, Jiselle, Susie
C- Cake or Pie: Chocolate cake with peanut butter icing
D- Day of choice: Saturday
E- Essential Item: I guess cell phone
F- Favorite Color: Red
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: Not a big fan of either. Give me a Swedish fish any day!
H- Hometown: Catawissa, PA
I- Indulgence(s): Scrapbooking supplies
J- January or July: January
K- Kids: Ian, Matthew & Rusty
L: Life is Incomplete Without: God, family and friends (well said, Patty!)
M- Marriage Date: October 12, 1996
N- Number of Siblings: 3 (Michele, Mark & Jiselle)
O- Oranges or Apples: Apples
P- Phobias or Fears: drowning, spiders & snakes...ewww
Q- Quote: Make a joyful noise. Psalm 100
R- Reason To Smile: Knowing a secret
S- Season: Fall
T- Tag Three: Nah, it's been done before.
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I hate maple syrup.
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals: I'm a carnivore.
W- Worst Habit: Picking at my nails
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: I've had several of both!
Y- Your Favorite Food: Steak and Italian
Z- Zodiac: Sagittarius
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Tagged, sorta.
Labels: SBO
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- LeslieinTN said...
*Gasp* You hate maple syrup????? LOL Love the stuff and can't use the fake stuff very often (only if I mix it w/the real stuff). ;) I'm going to add you to my blog too. :)
- September 7, 2007 at 4:27 PM
- Shell said...
I didn't know you were a Saggi and had a sister called Michele. Cool.
Love your quote, reminded me of the old song we used to sing at youth camps ... must teach it to the kids, they would love it.
THanks for doing the list, it's good getting to know everyone better.
- September 8, 2007 at 6:15 AM
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Album Rating: 3.5Heartache Every Moment is my jam.
I will stand and proudly proclaim that I enjoy this band (older stuff anyway). Pos'd.
Album Rating: 4.0yep, this band gets a bad rep on here, but they really aren't that bad
I used to really dig these guys back in high school
This is the favorite band of one of my friends. I'm really not a fan though. But
anyway, this is a very good review. You avoided bordering on fanboyism because
you back up your reasoning in a well thought out manner. You have my pos.
The amount of good music that I check out definitely outweighs the music I check out that I have a hunch will suck. I just choose to listen to music in general though, any artists that I may discover. I like to give anything a chance and not go into something with the mindset it will suck, or under the influence of other people's negative or positive feelings towards said music. I listen to something and form my own opinions.
Album Rating: 4.0Is there any corner of the internet free from argument? Haha.
You know, what is your problem dude? Seriously, that's not a conceited response, I
was just trying to be as polite as I could in answering your wiseass question by
explaining as much as I could so there would be no miscommunication. The reason
I've listened to every HIM album is because I wanted to see if I'd like any of them.
That's pretty damn simple and understanble reasoning if you ask me. Sorry if it's
not a good enough response for you, kick rocks man.
Album Rating: 3.0Pretending ftw, but Razorblade Romance is better in my opinion.
Digging: Sorcerer - The Crowning of the Fire King
Album Rating: 3.5Album is a guilty pleasure.
Digging: Travelin Jack - Commencing Countdown
Album Rating: 4.0My preference constantly shifts between this album and RR.
Album Rating: 2.5This album is their worst IMO. The only songs I enjoy are Salt In Our Wounds, Lose You Tonight, Pretending and In Joy And Sorrow sometimes. It's too cheesy. Still, good review.
Album Rating: 4.0I actually like this
Album Rating: 4.0Thank you. I can understand your perspective, I love this album, however I can only listen to it so much. It's an objectively brilliant album, but one I'll listen to sparingly.
Album Rating: 4.0I think I like Dark Light and Venus Doom the most, though
I didn't care for Razorblade Romance though
Album Rating: 2.5Venus Doom and Love Metal are their strongest efforts so far. In the past decade, they had this pattern of releasing one heavy album, then a softer one (Love Metal - Dark Light - Venus Doom - Screamworks), so I have high hopes for the new record, Tears On Tape coming out this spring.
Album Rating: 4.0Oh wow a new record? Holy shiiit and The Bloodhound Gang are releasing one this year I think too. sweeeeeeeeeeeet
Album Rating: 2.5Yeah, they have announced before Christmas the recording sessions are done and the record is scheduled to be out sometimes in March or April, but no words on the release date yet.
Album Rating: 4.0'In the past decade, they had this pattern of releasing one heavy album, then a softer one (Love Metal - Dark Light - Venus Doom - Screamworks)'
You're dead on as I've noticed that too.
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Local area kids continue to compete at the Walker County Fair with their projects.
Sunday evening, 14-year-old Shelby Lepley from New Waverly Junior High was awarded Grand Champion with her goat, Mr. T. Reserve Champion winner was Morgan Nettuno.
Monday morning, in the Broiler Show 16-year-old New Waverly student Riley Hooks won Grand Champion. Reserve Champion winner was Braden Brock.
Monday night, 17-year-old Alpha Omega Academy student Brennen Rushing won Grand Champion lamb. Fifteen-year-old New Waverly student Cody Corcoran won Reserve Grand Champion.


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Young children suffer disproportionately from displacement and food shortage. The resulting malnutrition substantially increases their risk of death from infectious diseases, including malaria. Children with severe malnutrition (<70% normal weight/height) have a markedly increased risk of mortality. This mortality is often due to infections, of which malaria is a very important one.


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A new book called "Stuck Up" show x-rays with several different objects inside the abdomen.
The book was compiled by an emergency room physician and two other doctors. They claim that these are real x-rays of people's abdomens they encountered in throughout their practice.
One of the doctors said that the most common excuse was "I accidentally fell on an object."
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If Colin Skinner felt any pressure on his way to winning the Division I all-around championship at the boys state gymnastics meet, he certainly didn't show it.
The St. Paul's senior took first place in five of the six events to record a top score of 76.00, far ahead of Chandler Mixon of Highland Baptist (69.40) and Glenn Landry of Chalmette (67.60) in the competition at Baton Rouge High on Friday.
Skinner was following in the footsteps of his brother, Brennan, who was the 2014 Division I all-around winner.
"I know all the guys here, so it's really not about winning or losing. It's just a fun event," Skinner said. "It's a really good way to end my senior year."
Skinner, who will attend the U.S. Air Force Academy where he plans to try out for the gymnastics team, had his highest mark, 14.00, in the floor exercise and his lowest, 11.90, in the vault (11.80). Mixon won the pommel horse with a 13.00 score.
The other news of the meet was that Baton Rouge High used its depth to win the team title with a score of 318.30, and that Caddo Magnet of Shreveport dominated the Division II, Level 5 compulsory events.
The Bulldogs tallied 129.3 points in Division I for a total of 318.3 overall. All of Caddo's 189 points came from their Division II performers, while the other eight teams scored their points in Division I.
Caddo's Eddie Williams was the Division II overall winner with 63.60 points as the Mustangs swept seven of the top ten places in the Level 5 compulsory events. It was the second overall championship in a row in Division II for Williams.
"My best events were the rings and the parallel bars," he said. "Next year I plan to come back and win Level 10."
Williams hit 11.70 on the rings and also won the floor exercise, horizontal bar and parallel bars.
His teammates, Armonte Turner (pommel horse) and Chris Davis (vault), were the other event winners in the division.
Top Baton Rouge area finishers in Division I were Dawson Fontenot of Live Oak (fifth), Brandon Nguyen (sixrh) and Miguel Albarado (eighth) of Baton Rouge High, and Brian East of Walker (ninth).
Top 10-area finishers in Division II, all from Baton Rouge High, were Daniel Donze (fourth), Robert Niwa (sixth) and Joey Bourgeois (seventh).
"We didn't win any battles, but we won the war," BRHS coach Kevin Nee said. "I anticipated getting beat pretty bad in the compulsories (Division II), which happened, but our saving grace was our optional team (sophomores Nguyen and Albarado) and we got the trophy."
Girls take over the gym on Saturday to compete for state honors.
Division III girls (60 entries) compete at 9:40 a.m., followed by Division II (41 entries) at 12:30 and Division I (32 entries) at 2:25.


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28 Mar Montefiore Winery: The Tradition Continues
The history of the Israeli wine industry is an illustrious story, beginning with the Bible and continuing today. But, the modern Israeli wine industry owes tremendous debt to the Montefiore family.
Sir Moses Montefiore was the first to urge the Jews in Israel to work the land and plant vines. He made tremendous contributions to Israeli agriculture. Descendents of his business partner's family, the Rothschilds, founded Carmel Winery. Moses Montefiore was a lover of wine, and when he visited Israel, he was often presented with wine. His extended family and associates, the Rothschild family, was heavily involved in founding Israel's wine industry.
Moses Montefiore purchased the first plot of land outside the Old City of Jerusalem in 1855. This area was later renamed Mishkenot Sha'ananim and Yemin Moshe. Montefiore did not have children and so his legal heirs became his sister and brother-in-law's family, Joseph Sebag Montefiore. Sebag Montefiore's great-great grandson is Adam Montefiore, who made aliya in 1989 and has worked at both Golan Heights Winery and Carmel Winery. He has also helped tell the story of Israeli wine to the global audience, earning himself the title 'The Ambassador of Israeli Wine.'
It appears the next generation is continuing the family tradition of promoting wine in the land of Israel.
Adam Montefiore's children, David and Rachel Montefiore, along with Arnon Geva (previously affiliated with Carmel Winery and Domaine du Castel), have begun Montefiore Winery (Kerem Montefiore).
Kerem Montefiore was founded to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Mishkenot Sha'ananim, where the winery is based, by Moses Montefiore.
According to the website, the winery released its first wines in 2013 and include a red blend, white blend, Syrah, and Petite Sirah. The flagship wine, Kerem Moshe, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Syrah, as well as an olive oil will be released in the future.
You can learn more about Kerem Montefiore at http://www.montefiorewines.net or on Facebook.


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Buck, J. R. and Kimble, H. J. (2003) Optimal sizes of dielectric microspheres for cavity QED with strong coupling. Physical Review A, 67 (3). Art. No. 033806. ISSN 1050-2947. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:BUCpra03
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The whispering gallery modes (WGMs) of quartz microspheres are investigated for the purpose of strong coupling between single photons and atoms in cavity quantum electrodynamics (cavity QED). Within our current understanding of the loss mechanisms of the WGMs, the saturation photon number n0 and critical atom number N0 cannot be minimized simultaneously, so that an "optimal" sphere size is taken to be the radius for which the geometric mean sqrt(n[sub 0]N[sub 0]), is minimized. While a general treatment is given for the dimensionless parameters used to characterize the atom-cavity system, detailed consideration is given to the D2 transition in atomic cesium at lambda0 = 852 nm using fused-silica microspheres, for which the maximum coupling coefficient ga/(2pi)[approximate]750 MHz occurs for a sphere radius a = 3.63 µm corresponding to the minimum for n0[approximate]6.06×10^–6. By contrast, the minimum for N0[approximate]9.00×10^–6 occurs for a sphere radius of a = 8.12 µm, while the optimal sphere size for which sqrt(n[sub 0]N[sub 0]) is minimized occurs at a = 7.83 µm. On an experimental front, we have fabricated fused-silica microspheres with radii a~10 µm and consistently observed quality factors Q>=0.8×10^7. These results for the WGMs are compared with corresponding parameters achieved in Fabry-Perot cavities to demonstrate the significant potential of microspheres as a tool for cavity QED with strong coupling.
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Former Texas Southern University (TSU) women's basketball coach Surina Dixon has won $730,000 in a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit she filed after being fired in 2008, shortly after she was hired.
Dixon sued TSU in March 2010, claiming sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. She also claimed she was threatened with demotion and then fired for complaining that she was underpaid compared to men's basketball coach Tony Harvey.
Dixon says she was offered a one-year contract that would pay her $75,000 yearly. Based on that offer, Dixon and her husband relocated to Houston from Tennessee. Then she learned that Harvey had a five-year deal worth $150,000 a year.
Around that time, a new athletic director came on board who tried to convince Dixon to accept an assistant coach's job, working on a one-year contract. When Dixon didn't agree to those terms, TSU fired her.
On Aug. 12, a federal jury returned a unanimous verdict in Dixon's favor. It found that TSU violated Dixon's Title VII and Title IX rights. On her discrimination claims, the jury awarded $133,550 for past lost wages, $51,000 for future lost wages, $37,500 for past emotional pain and suffering and $50,000 for future emotional pain and suffering.
It said her retaliation claims were worth $133,550 for past lost wages, $86,000 for future lost wages, $51,000 for past lost earning capacity, $100,000 for future lost earning capacity, $37,500 for past emotional pain and suffering and $50,000 for future emotional pain and suffering.
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Sky has launched the NOW TV Combo packaging TV, broadband and telephony in the UK's first ever contract-free triple-play bundle. The Now TV Combo is due to launch next month alongside the latest generation of the Roku-powered Now TV Smart Box – which includes a new homepage and frequently updated editorial recommendations.
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Saturday, 18 June 2016
Coordination Meeting for issuing Disaster alerts held at NDMA
A Meeting to co-ordinate issuing of disaster alerts by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was organized at the NDMA Bhawan New Delhi on 17 June. The meeting chaired by Shri R.K. Jain, Member was well att6ended by representatives of various Ministries/ Departments, including Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of Water Resources, IMD and CWC.
Wednesday, 8 June 2016
Umang Bedi appointed as new Facebook India MD
Social Media giant Facebook appointed Umang Bedi as Managing Director India , where he will lead in building and maintaining strategic relationship with top clients and regional agencies in the country.
Verizon mulling $3bn bid for Yahoo's internet business
Verizon has submitted a second-round bid to acquire Yahoo!'s core internet business. Verizon would also scoop up an array of miscellaneous web products and services, including Yahoo Answers and Yahoo Finance.
Zee News going FTA from 8 June
Zee News will be available to viewer FTA across India from 8th June, 16. According to the company , this has been done in public demand.
Saturday, 4 June 2016
TRAI extends time for comments on Interconnection framework for broadcasting TV services.
TRAI has extended the time for receipt of comments from stakeholders on consultation paper on " Interconnection framework for broadcasting TV services distributed using addressable systems, " to 10 June 2016. This has been done on the request of stakeholders. The consultation paper was issued on 4th May 2016 inviting written comments and counter comments from the stakeholders by 03rd June 2016 and 17th June 2016 respectively.
Large Mobile operators do not pass the quality of service test- TRAI
TRAI, the Telecom Regulator has released a report on 01 June on Quality of Service provided by mobile operators. The report gives results of call drop rate, Blocked call rate, Accessbility, Mobility HOSR and Reception quality done for all cellular networks in Delhi.
Friday, 27 May 2016
Win At Well-Being Care World TV To Quiz Viewers On Health & Wellness – Launches 'Health Quiz'
India's leading health and wellness television channel, Care World TV in an attempt to make well-being an interactive subject, has launched Health Quiz. A daily quiz session, Health Quiz will constitute simple but puzzling questions on wellness related subjects. The nine year old TV channel endeavours to evoke the minds and interests of viewers on diverse, critical health topics. Viewers are invited to respond via SMS and the result is announced on the same day. The winners also stand a chance to win exciting prizes.
Tata Sky adopts Next Gen Digital Payment Platform
Tata Sky, a pioneer of innovative services in the DTH industry, has partnered with TechProcess Payment Services, India's leading electronic payments company for the Next Gen Digital Payments Platform. This platform will empower multi-mode online and mobile payments for Tata Sky and will provide convenience and safety for consumers to make digital payments.
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
Bharti Airtel has connected 38.47 million broadband connections till 31 March 2016.
Sterlite takes over Elitecore, becomes a puue play telecom player.
Sterlite Technologies has now become a pure play telecom-focused player following the demerger of its power business into Sterlite Power Transmission Ltd and completion of Elitecore Technologies' merger. The company has also implemented a new brand identity and a logo.
Monday, 23 May 2016
Siti Cable entres North East through JV route
Creating a well established digital network in West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand, Siti Cable has NOW acquired 50% stake in Assam-based independent multi-system operator (MSO) Axom Communications & Cable (ACC) making an entry in the North East, where the Phase III & IV market dominates.. The acquisition has been made through Siti Cable's Kolkata based subsidiary Indian Cable Net Company Ltd (ICNCL). ACC, which is now an equal JV between the two companies, will be named ACC Siti Cable. There are three directors from ICNCL side and AXOM has two directors in the JV which is already operational. From Siti Cable side, the three directors on the company's board are Anil Malhotra, Suresh Sethiya and Anil Jain. Sanjeev Narain and Gautam Bharali are directors from Axom.
MIB will not cap the number of TV channels for Downlinking
The Government has no intention to put a cap on the number of TV channels permitted to downlink in the country.
TIMES NOW hires Sky Media for ad sales in the UK
TIMES NOW, the English News Channel of Times Network has picked up Sky Media, the largest media sales agency in the UK for its ad sales in the market. The channel was recently launched in the UK and has received good initial response to its programming and is positive about its rapid growth.
Friday, 20 May 2016
Saugato Bhowmik joins as Head of Integrated Network Solutions at Viacom18
Viacom18 announced Saugato Bhowmik's appointment as the head of its Integrated Network Solutions (INS) business unit. INS has been instrumental in developing brand solutions for consumers and live properties across music and entertainment genres.
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Rovi to acquire TiVo in $1.1bn deal
Rovi and TiVo have confirmed a a cash and stock deal of approximately $1.1 billion for acquisition of Television Technology specialist TiVo by the entertainment discovery giant RoVi.
Back season viewing on streaming platforms helps new shows
SymphonyAM, a data technology and research firm that passively measures integrated cross-media consumption, has revealed the findings from their report about the positive impact that streaming back seasons has on current broadcast TV shows. The study found that an average of 38 per cent of viewers who watched a back season across any platform during the weeks leading up to a season premiere also watched the current season. It also revealed that drama programmes are the most likely to have back season viewing and that Netflix is the primary source of most of this back season viewing.
BARC completes one year, promises new services
On 29th April the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, a joint industry body formed for measuring television viewership completed first year of operation. A year ago its launch was described by some as a watershed moment for the broadcasting industry as the data was said to be more representative, objective and transparent.
Changes in DD strategy backfires
The broadcaster is having to plan to auction prime time slots, leaving producers getting angry.
Court asks BCCI to Star TV and telcos for jointly pre-deposit ing of Rs 1.5 crore
Chief Justice of India TS Thakur on Friday told cash-rich BCCI, Star TV and three mobile phone companies, asking them to deposit Rs 1.5 crore jointly before it began adjudicating on a dispute over instant commercial cricket alerts.
DAVP owed 36 crores to the Government
An exact total of around Rs 36 crore is owed to 271 television channels by the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity. DAVP also owed about Rs 111.7 crore to the print media in 35 states and union territories as on 1 April. DAVP being the nodal advertising department for the government of India releases advertisements on behalf of different ministries/departments.
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Ajay Mittal to take over as I&B secretary after Sunil Arora's retires
Suni Arora, Secretary, Information and Broadcasting is retiring on 30th April and passing on the baton to Ajay Mittal a 1982 batch IAS officer from Himachal Pradesh.
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FCC lays down conditions for Charter to takeover TWC
The FCC and Justice Department are set to approve Charter Communications' acquisition of Time Warner Cable following the circulation of an Order by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler for an FCC vote to support the deal. Wheeler has imposed conditions that he says "will directly benefit consumers by bringing and protecting competition to the video marketplace and increasing broadband deployment".
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Consumers increasingly taking multiple SVoD services
Findings from Futuresource Consulting suggest that the relationship between SVoD and pay-TV is relatively complementary in most countries, with pay-TV households more likely to take SVoD services than free-to-air only households, although as SVoD becomes more established, this is less apparent.
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Shyam Benegal Committee submits its report on Cinematograph Act/ Rules
On 1st January 2016 in sync with the overarching vision of the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi and Hon'ble Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley, to lay down a holistic framework for certification of films, a Committee was set up under the Chairmanship of Shri Shyam Benegal to lay down norms for film certification that take note of best practices in various parts of the world and give sufficient and adequate space for artistic and creative expression, lay down procedures and guidelines for the benefit of the CBFC Board to follow and examine staffing patterns with a view to recommending a framework that would provide efficient and transparent user friendly services.
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The Mets face (l to r) Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Kyle Kendrick this week in Philly.
METS (4-2, second place/NL East) at PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (2-4, fourth place/NL East)
Monday: RHP Matt Harvey (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Roy Halladay (0-1, 13.50), 7:05 p.m. ET
Tuesday: RHP Dillon Gee (0-1, 1.42) vs. LHP Cliff Lee (1-0, 0.00), 7:05 p.m. ET
Wednesday: RHP Jeremy Hefner (0-1, 1.50) vs. RHP Kyle Kendrick (0-1, 7.94), 7:05 p.m. ET
Phillies short hops
• Roy Halladay's fastball averaged 89.6 mph and he used it far less often than is customary while surrendering five runs in 3 1/3 innings in his season opener at Atlanta. The fastball velocity is down from an average of 90.6 mph last season, 92.0 mph in 2011 and 92.6 mph in 2010. Halladay dealt with shoulder issues last season. He is seeking his 200th career win Monday. He is 7-0 with a 1.78 ERA against the Mets since 2010.
• Phillies pitchers have surrendered an NL-leading 32 runs. The relief corps has allowed 10 of 11 inherited runners to score.Derick E. Hingle/USA TODAY Sports
Former Cubs great Ryne Sandberg is Philadelphia's new third-base coach.
• Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley have started 962 games as a middle-infield combo, second to the Yankees' Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano (1,036 games) among active double-play partners. Rollins passed Richie Ashburn on Thursday for the second-most games played in Phillies history, with No. 1,795. Mike Schmidt is the franchise leader with 2,404 games played as a Phillie.
• Third baseman Michael Young was acquired from the Texas Rangers in December for right-handers Josh Lindblom and Lisalverto Bonilla.
• Center fielder Ben Revere was acquired from the Minnesota Twins in December for right-handers Vance Worley and Trevor May. Revere has played 166 straight error-free games. According to ESPN Stats & Information, Revere has 1,092 career plate appearances without a homer -- the most among active players. The next 35 on that list are pitchers.
• Opening Day starter Cole Hamels, whom the Mets do not face, is 0-2 with a 10.97 ERA.
• First baseman Ryan Howard is hitting .167 with no homers and eight strikeouts in 24 at-bats. He has yet to produce an extra-base hit through six games.
• Backup outfielder Ezequiel Carrera, who was claimed off waivers from the Cleveland Indians last Tuesday, originally was signed by the Mets out of Venezuela. He was part of the three-team trade on Dec. 11, 2008 that landed J.J. Putz and Sean Green in Flushing.
• Cliff Lee -- who was winless until a July 4 victory at Citi Field last season, and who went 6-9 overall in 2012 despite a 3.16 ERA -- is off to a more favorable start this season. Lee tossed eight scoreless innings at Atlanta on Thursday, limiting the Braves to two hits and no walks while striking out eight. Lee's victory snapped Atlanta's streak of winning 23 straight games started by Kris Medlen. Lee has made 18 straight starts of six-plus innings with one or fewer walks. That is a modern-era record, topping the 14 straight by Christy Mathewson (1908) and Greg Maddux (1997).
• Catcher Carlos Ruiz is serving a 25-game MLB suspension to open the season after testing positive for the stimulant Adderall. Fill-in Erik Kratz caught 40 percent of would-be base stealers last season.
• The Phillies overhauled Charlie Manuel's coaching staff. The newcomers: third base coach Ryne Sandberg, hitting coach Steve Henderson, assistant hitting coach Wally Joyner and bullpen coach Rod Nichols.
• Delmon Young, who signed with the Phillies in January, is playing in extended spring training games. He underwent ankle surgery in November.
• The Phillies' primary batting order is:
Revere, cf
Rollins, ss
Utley, 2b
Howard, 1b
Young, 3b
Domonic Brown, lf
John Mayberry Jr. (RH)/Laynce Nix (LH), rf
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The Weekender: Round off your week in real style with us, your pals!
In this crazy gameshow we call life, it's time to take that gamble that makes the host double-take and the audience gasp. Who is this maverick? I came with nothing. I'll take my chances. The wheel spins/box opens/answer flashes up. There's a pause. Drums provide staccato heartbeat mimicry. Your significant other in the front row covers his or her face. It's tense. It's impossible. It's crazy. It's… The Weekender!
Six articles you SHOULD have read this week
6. Charity posters you should definitely check out
Not done your bit for the greater good this week? Get on down to Two Times Elliott's shop for some beautifully designed numerical posters.
5. Alligators are cheery not dangerous
Posters, record sleeves and a heavy dose of saturated colours from graphic designer Alex Sullivan. Oh, and alligators, obviously.
4. Architectural storm of the week
When UVA met Sou Fujimoto at the Serpentine Pavilion there was one serious electrical storm. Take a look!
3. Books recommended by Smurfs and E.T.
Jiro Bevis lets us into his literary world, complete with tiny plastic figures of your favourite film and cartoon characters.
2. Bags full of dildos are embarrassing
And that's exactly why BBDO have decorated plastic bags with their silhouettes, to shame you out of wasting plastic.
If this isn't the next big thing in internet meme sensations then we'll be reet bloody embarrassed. Meet the Sushi Cats!
Things this week will BLOW YOU AWAY. A yellow tote bag from the Art Licks Weekender, a book of people (cough) coughing, a glorious palm tree poster, some flick books that will make you wish you could pop to India to sample some delicacies and a whole mountain of goodness from the Vice Photo Issue. I know, right? Don't say we didn't warn you.
Steven Harrington Poster
Just when we thought heat wave was over and London was going to be plunged back into the season of cable-knit jumpers and pyjamas-under-jeans, California -based illustrator Steven Harrington sent us this glorious poster with wishes for sunshine and joy, and would you bloody believe it? It worked. Immediately plastered to the studio wall, we have Steven to thank for the having jazzed up our desk and for dragging the sun out of its gloomy cavern to shine down on us for a bit longer. We could not be more grateful.
Art Licks tote bag
Art Licks has been getting all trendy recently, inviting four emerging artists to create limited edition tote bags in preparation for the raucous weekend which will take place from 4-6 October, and frankly we couldn't have been more delighted when this thing of beauty from the fair hand of Pio Abad graced us. He, alongside fellow talents Patrick Coyle, Samara Scott and Hannah Perry have been chosen to represent four different aspects of the young London art scene, and his design features a whole bunch of taps labelled "cold" which is bound to keep you looking cool (HAW HAW HAW) in the burning sun.
Vice The Photo Issue
Perhaps not one to read on your lunch break (I mean you can if you want to, but approach with trepidation). Between a human Barbie doll dressed as a visitor from outer space, very English people doing very English things, one shoot called Primordiale which resembles the apocalypse and a penis masquerading as a volcano (as I said, approach with trepidation). Vice's Photo Issue offers all that we've learnt to expect from the investigative journalists-come-documentary photographers, and accordingly it's not for the fainthearted, or for the boring.
Bombay Duck Design: Flick Books
Bombay Duck Designs have graced us with a whole host of brilliant new work recently, so try as we might we just couldn't let these two flick books escape our attention. One looks at Filter Kaapi, the funny process by which indian street vendors mix and cool down their hot beverages before serving them, and the other illustrates the gola, a tasty icy street snack which comes in more flavours than you can shake a stick at. Still nothing better than a flick book to while away a long afternoon (we've learned).
Dislexically Designed's A Manifesto for a Cleaner Internet
"What kind of a dirty filthy ruckus is going on in my mind?" is the question you're going to be asking yourself after a quick read of Dislexically Designed's Manifesto for a Cleaner Mind, which google safe searches images of people coughing and takes them, er, out of one context and straight into a whole other one. Because they are just coughing, regardless of what you bunch of pervs might think. And don't doubt for a second that the same heavy dose of humour, wit and sarcasm goes into each of Dislexically Disigned's great projects.
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Tweet of the week
When a man is tired of Londis, he is tired of life.
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Bitchy, bizarre 80's performance of the week
Procrastination website of the week
Do you want to know what happened in the year you were born? Well, here's a really, really detailed account
Disturbingly awkward and hilarious video of the week
When you take the music away from music videos, things become very awkward indeed, eh Miley Cyrus?
Bass player's guitars taken away and replaced by dogs blog of the week
You heard it. Slappin' da bass.
Alan Partridge's top pop song playlist of the week
The captions are HILARIOUS. See for yourself. and then listen to the Spotify playlist.
Let's finish with a sketch by David Hockney. Lovely!
- Dennis Church's 12-year project sees him capture the visual noise of America's streets
- Hudson Christie's illustration trickery uses depth to create textured, flat pieces
- A rare interview with enigmatic and cherished photographer, Nguan
- Karen Asher photographs the people and happenings of Winnipeg, Canada
- Nieves founder Benjamin Sommerhalder shares his passion for books and zines
- Meet the speakers: Dougal Wilson, Ewen Spencer, GraphicDesign& and Gal-dem
- Parker Day's lurid colours and grotesque characters elevate identity and fantasy (NSFW)
- Paper reveals Break the Internet take two, with Nicki Minaj shot by Ellen von Unwerth
- Bea de Giacomo photographs the wonders of pregnancy
- Matthieu Lavanchy recreates food emojis "irl" for The Gourmand's tenth issue
- Introducing Broccoli, the publication "normalising cannabis use, especially for women"
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view nearby El chalten, on the trail to laguna capri.
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grigand (20226) 2008-02-18 14:59
Hi Allen,
A very nice shot, the view of flowers is very good.
Flavia (10352) 2008-03-27 7:48
Hi Allen,
The low POV works very well here it seems to make the scenery even wider and more impressive. These yellow flowers are an interesting contrast to the white mountains on the background. The focus is brought to the middle part of the picture were the nicest yellow flowers are.


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VH1 releases an extended 4 minute trailer of what we can expect in the new season of the popular show 'Love & Hip-Hop.' As expected, Joe Budden shows up frequently and seems to be involved in plenty of drama. January 7th is the first day it will run on television.
VH1's 'Love & Hip-Hop' Season 3 (Trailer)
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I don't think I've ever been so excited for a premiere. This trailer is the perfect glimpse into the new season; it will be nice to see what the new cast members bring to the table and I hope we get to see more of Yandy's adorable little baby. I was talking to my co-worker at DISH about the new season and we are both going to miss the premiere. I decided to DVR the new season but I always forget to set weekly timers. This time around I'm going to record the season on my DISH Hopper it will be nice not having to remember weekly timers and with other 2,000 hours of recording space I can record this show and my other favorite shows that air the same night; this will come in handy when the insane season begins.


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Avadon - Review @ Hooked Gamers
Avadon has been reviewed at Hooked Gamers with an amazingly high score of 8.9/10:
While its linearity might seem to detract in today's games, the fact that almost every choice you make has real and present changes on the world around you is extremely important. Unlike the Mass Effects and Dragon Ages, decisions made today will affect the world today as well as tomorrow. Each action will carry ripples of its effects throughout the world, and that adds so much flavour and freshness that it is easy to overlook said linearity.
The story around the world is also engrossing and masterfully balanced. Unlike in many RPGs, the information you can discover is often only pertinent to the world and your actions around it, so you never quite feel you are being inundated with useless information, and can be very easily engaged on the whole. There is no hearing about past conflicts, no hearing about specific tech that you never interact with, but enough to flesh out an entire world.
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Study: Total Economic Impact of Google Apps
Forrester Consulting has performed a total economic impact (TEI ) analysis, commissioned by Google, for organizations considering switching to Google Apps from a traditional, on-premise environment for messaging and collaboration. In a study entitled "The Total Economic Impact of Google Apps," the research and advisory firm shows that Google Apps reduces IT costs while offering even greater gains in employee productivity.
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That's a chart of Ziggy v1.04 running on TradeStation's "continuous" futures contract data. You would think that the blast-off after the TARP crash in September would be due to the VIX spike, but Ziggy is still going strong as the VIX declines.
But that chart is very understated. In real life, that $62,349 profit would be much higher. First, the continuous contract chart includes overnight data which distorts indicators at the open each morning. Using TradeStation's "daytime session only" charts, the number is $78,853.
Second, for these tests I've been using ThinkOrSwim's $3.50 commission. But Ziggy will trade with TradeStation's $2.40 rate, so add another $1.10 per trade. As a scalper, Ziggy makes a lot of trades – 6,709 over this period – so add on several thousand more dollars.
Third, these numbers are for a single contract. As Ziggy builds its equity, I will have it trade more contracts. So, after it made $5,000 in October, it could have traded two contracts in November, and instead of making $13,000, it would have made $26,000. And if I let it scale up as soon as it had the equity, it would be more than that. After a few more months of that kind of progression, it would have a rather gigantic profit. And the more contracts it trades, the lower commissions go with TradeStation's bulk-rates. With enough volume I would buy a seat on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and cut commissions to the bone, which will free-up even more capital for trading…
So that's the plan. 😉
But there's more! This version is the first to look at market internals to judge the strength of the market; so I have only scratched the surface there. Ziggy also does not use any of George's methods yet. It doesn't even look at higher timeframes. That will be another avenue for improvements. This version now has three new modes: in addition to "scalp" mode, it now has "bull", "bear", and "night". So, it can play trends in "bull" and "bear" mode, and scrape out a few dollars overnight. But I have only begun to develop those parts of the program, so they will improve with further effort.
Believe it or not, I have also come up with a completely different strategy that surpasses Ziggy by 33% when testing on 4Q08 data. Ziggy does better over the compete range of test data though, so this new strategy will come to the forefront the next time the VIX spikes. I have built a modified version of it into Ziggy though, and the program will use it at certain times.
Ziggy has been profitable for 13 weeks in a row:
It has only made $2,900 in July, but I am very happy with that performance since Ziggy is optimized for range trading and July has been a very trendy sort of month, first plunging down, and then shooting straight back up.
Here is a picture of Ziggy scalping the futures this afternoon:
Profitable trades are connected by green lines; unprofitable ones by red lines. Lots of green, right? "1" means it is long one contract. "-1" means it is short one. As you can see, it constantly flips from long to short.
At 15:04, Ziggy was short when CNBC announced a positive development for nearly-bankrupt CIT. But it made up that loss on the next two scalps. Ziggy made $300 during the period shown on the chart. With 10 contracts, it would have been $3,000.
Note on the chart it says "Strong Buy". That's because Ziggy judged the price action to be strong and, as a result, it was more eager to buy dips, and more reluctant to turn short.
Ziggy does not use stops. It's takes its losses like a man. Actually, I have run hundreds of thousands of back-tests trying every conceivable combination of stop-loss and profit-target settings, and every last one of them reduces performance. Isn't that fascinating?
P.S. One last thing… Ziggy might do even better with the NDX futures since they are likely to be more volatile, just like the QQQQ is more volatile than the SPY. So, the scalpings should be better. I have done one small test so far, and this does seem to be the case.


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A trip away from the cozy resorts into the desert is involved this week. Also, some B-52's!
Enjoy the show.
A trip away from the cozy resorts into the desert is involved this week. Also, some B-52's!
Enjoy the show.
"Whatever you are, be a good one." Abraham Lincoln
What is an "MFWalkoff?"
My two favorites to date are Thierry and Takashi. I like their food and their attitudes. They were great in this episode and cheers to Takashi for getting past his height phobia.
I'd pick Pat as my favorite female. She always seems to produce good dishes without attitude.
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
-- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
No commentary about last night's episode? I can't believe it. I fell asleep AGAIN! That almost never happens when I'm watching one of my favorite shows. What's going on here? lol I really like it and find it interesting, but it's happening too much. I'll try to catch it tonight or this weekend.
I went into this season rooting for Art with Chris as my backup player.
Art is still my number one, but Chris is losing a lot of points with his immature attitude. I'm substituting Takashi for Chris. He makes me laugh, like Art does. He seems to be neat and tidy in the kitchen - a plus for any man, and he appears to be a genuinely nice person.
All magic comes with a price - Rumpelstiltskin
Art is my absolute Number One. I also like Takeshi, Lorena, Pat (absolutely BEAUTIFUL speaking voice!) and Thierry, in no particular order.
"In a world of pollution, profanity, adolescence, broccoli, zits, ozone depletion, racism, sexism, stupid guys and PMS, why the hell do people still tell me to have a nice day?" - Unknown
Spring 2016 FoRT Yearbook Title: "Most Likely to Make a Short Story Long, and a Long Story LONGER!"
I agree with all of you.. I want to see Art win this. I will also agree, I love listening to Pat speak, she does have a lovely voice. If for some reason Art goes, I wouldn't have any issues with Takeshi or Thierry winning.
"Irregardless? That's not even a real word. You're affixing the negative prefix 'ir-' to 'regardless', but, as 'regardless' is already negative, it's a logical absurdity!" ~Steve Smith
"Once I swore I would die for you, But I never meant it like this."
I love Art too. I do worry about him. He has had some struggles, but most of them have. I wonder why. His personality is great, but his food is sometimes in trouble.
I just came back from being away and I watched this episode. Oddly enough, afterwards I noticed my DVR had taped a show called Time Machine Chefs on ABC (I think) and there were 4 contestants. 1 lady I hadn't never heard of, but the other three were Ilan (from TC Season ?) and Chris AND Art from this season of TCM. I guess they are doing the Cooking Reality show circuit. The show was totally cheesy (a fridge as a time machine) and the host was aweful, but I kind-of did like the concept and it was interesting to see modern day chefs have to use utensils and cooking methods from long ago...and watching the judges eat all the different foods without silverware was pretty funny too!
Finally got to watch this and enjoyed it very much. I think this is the best bunch of chefs they've ever had....all, except Chris, seem to be enjoying themselves, maintaining great attitude with lots of humor.
Best season yet.


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Hey Everyone..well this is also yet another quick post i made from SR side...i wanted to tell now that no need to panick as the story and cvs wil make SR one...its the fact..as they are married number one...and the most imp now...is the following..
Ridz...Who Went Thru The Worst In Her Life..Lost All Hope...Moved On For Sake Of New Rays Shiining On Her..A New Feeling Aroused In Her For Her Husband..Which Noone Can Ignore Or Say Is Not True..She Did Feel And Care For Sid At Time Of Honeymoon And After It..Then Again As Desitiny Shattered Her Again..Bought Her Past In Front Of Her New Life..And She Didnt Want To Turn Back..But The Man She Wanted To Live With ...Made Her To Think Wrongly...Unwantedly As Can Call..And She Broke In All Ways..Yet Again Many At Times..Showing Her Concern For Sid..Thru Not Wanting To Do The Fake Shadi..Not Wanting The Divorce.Not Able To See Sid Hurt Or In Pain...This All Moulded Her Feelings Strongly But Was Not Shown Out Or Realized...Then She With Complete Seld Independence And Strength Took The Decision On Not Letting Anyone To Rule Her Life And Go On With Her Career..As One Says...Yeh Zindagi Itni Assan Bhi Nahi Hi ..Confronts Her Past Love...Whom She Now Doesnt Wnt To Remember...All Moments With Him Tries To Knackle Her But She Upholds The Situaion All Well..Until The Most unfortunate...Terrifying And Unbelivble Moment Happens To Her..The Man Whom She Still Has Hope Will Take Her Into His Life With Full Happiness And Lead Together The New Life She Dreamt..Catches Her With Past Ex..In An Unwanted Way...All In Shock...Hurt...Sid With Ful Agitation..Ridz Cant See It..She With Full Expaination In Her Eyes Stares To Him..Noo Sid Its Not That Way..I Am Ur Now And Forver...Is Wat She Wanted To Burst...But He Turned With Agony And Complete Sorrow Away And Walked..This Bought Out The One Positive Realization That Ridz Never Wanted Sid To Be Hurt Or Believe That She Wants To Be With Her Past..She So Wanted To Explain..And Tried Every Point..But To Vain..Sid In Complete Frustration..Fumes His Pain..His Feelings..His Hopes And All His Fury To Ridz And Her Past Love..And With Disheartening And Broken Emotions..Goes Way In Rashness..Which Ridz Is Not Able To With Take..She Is Sooo Scared..So Hurt..And Soo Worried..Not Giving Hear To Anyone Or Anything Around Her..All She Wants Is To Find Sid And Console Him..Make Him Trust Her..Bring His Faith In Her..Embrace Him..But She Is In The Middle...Runs To Him..To Find Him Bleeding And In Pain..Cant Be Digested..She Gulps With Distress..Whole Heartbreak..Calling To Him..Comforting Him..And Assuring Him All Is Goin To Be Well..She knws that Sid is hurt and really angry...that is why he reacted tht way...and now she got the point from somewher that he never wanted the divorce to ahppen..so now she is really regreting..and can be seen in her eyes..wen he accused her with her past..she cant take it...it was seen wen armaan held sid's collar..no that was not a look of thanx to armaan...but a shock...on how he could do that to her sid..sid ha d comeplete right on her..and thats y she blurted..yeh meri aur sid ke beech hai..tum isme math padna..that was not forced onto her..she wanted to say it...And wen sid left the place..she was soo weak..struggling..but had to reach sid at any cost..as it was only her who knew him well..wen he gets agitated and looses control on his temper..he hurts himself..and she cant bear it to see that..so she runs...and finally at the orphanage..she is so concerned...at the same time shows her right on him..yes her haq on him...u are not gng anywher..thats not just any wife or force making her tell that..but her emotions and fear of loosing him..she closes the door...that is in irony..closes the door from her heart so that sid cant just walk away like that now..he is within her.and will stay there..thats wat she means..
This My Frends..Is Not Just Any Dutiful Action..Any Right Of Any Social Relation..Howmuch ever she states that she is married to sid..and she is his wife..no its much more for her now..yes..she does not realize it..as she is too covered up..But Pure Emotions And Feelings Being Rekindled And Diggen Out Into The Reality..Ridz Truly Has Feelings For Sid...Its Been Developed Strongly Now..Whether Accepetd..Believed ..Or Not..Its The Naked Fact..Ridz Feels And Nw Only Wants To Be With Sid..Thru Every Way..Yes She Will Speak It Out Soon..In Fury..Emotions..Or Care..But Will..As Sid Is Her Messaiah..Come Ultimate Prince To Take Her Into A Life Of Complete Ecstasy And Love!
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I have a small panel with a form. The form sends a response to another page (not panel), when submitted.
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junit.framework.AssertionFailedError: path: 'testObject:createForm:stampLabel' does not exist for page: ComposeMailPage
As you see, WicketTester still prefixes the path with "testObject:", which shouldn't be for the response page. The path to the label ("createForm:stampLabel") itself is right for the page.
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MOBERLY — Swinging at the first pitch he saw Saturday afternoon in Moberly, Washington Post 218 Senior Legion player Tony Helfrich hit a shot into the outfield.
But it ended up in the glove of Jefferson City Post 5 left fielder Dylan Brauner to end a Washington rally and allow Jefferson City to escape from the Zone 1 winners' bracket championship game, 7-6.
"We really felt that if we could beat Jefferson City that we would be in control of the zone tournament," Post 218 Manager Mike Gardner said. "We jumped on top but could really never put anything else together. They did not give up and kept coming back and eventually taking the lead."
Helfrich had stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth and Washington on a two-run rally to cut its deficit to just one run.
Trent Leimkuehler led off third base with the potential tying run after reaching that spot on a triple. Matt Jones and Jack Kopmann, who walked against Post 5 reliever Collin Brinker, moved off second and first bases, respectively.
Gardner said he knew Helfrich would get a pitch to hit early in the count.
"We were looking for a fastball right down the middle," Gardner said. "Brinker is a very good pitcher and I felt that he would be really tough to hit if Tony got behind in the count and after talking to the coach he would groove one early in the count so I felt like Tony needed to be ready to hit the first good fastball."
Gardner felt Helfrich had a chance.
"We had a chance in the bottom of the ninth to win it and Tony put a good swing on his pitch but just got under it a little," Gardner said.
The Post 218 rally fell just short, meaning that Washington would have to win another game Saturday evening to be able to stay in the tournament.
In the game, Post 218 took the early lead by pushing four runs across the plate in the bottom of the second. Jefferson City chipped back, scoring two in the third, one in the sixth and finally taking the lead with two runs in the top of the seventh inning.
Post 5 added two more insurance runs in the top of the eighth to go up, 7-4.
Washington's final rally came up just short of victory.
For the game, Jones had two of Washington's nine hits and also walked and scored a run.
Leimkuehler belted a triple, driving in one run.
Dilan Bollmann and Luke Hasenjaeger each singled and drove in two runs.
Noah Borgerding singled and scored.
Jack Kopmann singled, drew two walks and added a sacrifice.
Helfrich had one hit in the game. Grant Eckelkamp also singled. Sam Katzung had one hit as well.
On the mound, Brendan Feldmann started and suffered the loss, going 6.1 innings. He allowed five runs (one earned) on nine hits and one walk. He struck out four Post 5 batters.
Justin Schuler pitched 1.1 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on one hit and one walk. He struck out one.
Zach Pointer pitched the final 1.1 innings, striking out one batter.
For Post 5, Patrick Schnieders was the winning pitcher. Over 6.1 innings, he allowed four runs on six hits and two walks. He struck out two Post 218 batters.
Brinker went the final 2.2 innings and earned the save. He allowed two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out three.
Offensively, Corey Beard posted three hits, including a double. He scored once and added a stolen base.
Connor Hager had two hits for Post 5, including a triple. He scored twice.
Cole Distler had two hits with one run, two RBIs, a walk, a sacrifice fly and a sacrifice bunt.
Ending with one hit each for Jefferson City were Schnieders and Daniel Castillo. Schnieders also stole a base.
Nolan Bax added a sacrifice bunt.
Facing Jefferson City for the second time this season, Washington jumped out on top in the bottom of the second.
Jones led off with a single and moved up when Kopmann walked. Helfrich added a bunt single to load the bases.
Hasenjaeger followed with a two-run single to left. An error in left field allowed Helfrich to score and put Hasenjaeger on second.
With one out, Sam Katzung singled, moving Hasenjaeger to third. Eckelkamp followed with a walk.
Bollmann grounded into a fielder's choice to score Hasenjaeger with the fourth run.
But after forcing Schnieders to throw 45 pitches in the inning (moving to 60 in the game), Post 218 went quickly in the next few innings. Schnieders got through the next two innings on nine pitches apiece. He needed 13 pitches in the fifth and nine in the sixth as he built up momentum.
"Our hitting in the zone tournament was really a reflection of some of our problems we had all year," Gardner said. "Sometimes we took great at-bats and made the pitcher really work. Other times we would swing at the wrong pitches early in the count and get ourselves out. I think that was one are in our game that we could have been more consistent.
Meanwhile, Jefferson City remained patient against Feldmann. Post 5 scored twice in the third to cut Washington's lead in half. Feldmann passed 100 pitches in the top of the sixth and came out after throwing 117 pitches in the seventh.
In the top of the seventh, Feldmann got the first out, but an error put Hager on base and Distler singled. Schnieders drove in Hager with a hit. After Schuler relieved, a sacrifice fly by Garrett Haslag brought home the go-ahead run.
Schnieders finally came out in the bottom of the seventh with Jefferson City holding a 5-4 lead.
Schuler lasted into the eighth, but Jefferson City added two more runs with an error making a huge contribution to that effort.
Brinker got through to the bottom of the ninth before Washington made its last push to win or force extra innings.


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SAN DIEGO - Symitar has signed a couple major Oklahoma credit unions, including the state's largest, to its Episys core processing platform and enterprise-wide automation solutions, the Jack Henry & Associates subsidiary said. Oklahoma City-based Tinker Federal Credit Union and Bartlesville's 66 Federal Credit Union ($361 million) both currently are clients of AFTECH, a Fiserv unit, according to the 2004 Credit Union Technology Survey from Callahan & Associates. $1.3 billion Tinker FCU will also be using a package of Symitar-integrated solutions from Wescom Resources Group, the Wescom Credit Union tech CUSO, including electronic alerts, automated lending and Internet banking, the CU said. The Episys client list has grown by more than 60% over the past five years, Symitar officials said. More credit unions with assets exceeding $25 million use the Episys core processing solution than any other system, the company said.


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What drives you nuts about the people you live with?
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I live with my family — brother, my sister, my mom and my dad. They're dirty, they're messy, and they yell a lot.
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My roommate's actually really cool. He poops with the door open, though...that's the only thing. He does everything on the toilet. He's got an issue with it...I don't know. He'll be doing something and then he'll just go sit down on the toilet. He'll start reading or talking on the phone or whatever. I walk by the door every morning, and he says good morning to me, and I just know he's on the toilet.
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Kuwait's central bank expects the country's economic growth to slow dramatically this year as it predicts a contraction in the contribution of the oil sector, as the crude exporter trims output. The central bank forecasts real economic growth of 1.9 per cent this year, compared with 6.3 per cent in 2012 and 8.2 per cent the year earlier.That is below the forecasts of both Citigroup and National Bank of Kuwait but in line with International Monetary Fund estimates. Kuwait's economy has suffered as political wrangling and government bureaucracy have delayed key infrastructure projects and reforms.
Despite its oil riches, the country – which has an elected parliament with powers to question the prime minister – has struggled to kick-start the economy. "These are testing times for financial institutions across the globe," Mohammad Al-Hashel, the central bank governor, said. "The banking sector in Kuwait is continuously developing its operations and activities in order to meet the challenges that followed the economic and financial crisis in 2008."
Banks are facing slower economic growth in Kuwait as oil GDP is set to decline in the Gulf monarchy, which saw some of the largest protests in its history last year. In line with the IMF, the central bank predicts that oil GDP will shrink 3.4 per cent in 2013 compared with growth of 8.4 per cent in 2012. Importantly, the contraction is attributed to a tapering of oil output as opposed to a price decline, the central bank confirmed. "In terms of the deceleration in the headline growth rate – it's an oil story," says Daniel Kaye, head of macroeconomic research at the National Bank of Kuwait. Gulf countries including Kuwait may take the opportunity to trim their output in light of historically high production, he adds.
Global demand and price will also play a key role. Kuwait's oil production reached 3m barrels a day at the end of last year, close to its theoretical maximum of about 3.1m or 3.2m, but they prefer to "keep a bit of a margin for spare capacity", adds Kaye. But what economists will be paying closer attention to is the non-oil economy, a better indicator of how the broader economy is performing. For Kuwait, which has lagged behind its Gulf peers in diversifying its economy away from oil, the central bank forecasts non-oil GDP growth to remain steady at 5.3 per cent this year, from 5.1 per cent last year. Despite its vast oil wealth, Kuwait has struggled to get its key infrastructure projects off the ground. Economists are now watching two projects in particular – the Az Zour North power plant and the Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad Al-Sabah causeway.
A consortium led by GDF Suez won a contract to build the Az Zour North Independent Water & Power Project in January but economists are now pointing to another potential hold-up in parliament. Solid progress on either would provide encouragement that spending plans were under way. Political disputes between the most powerful parliament in the Gulf and the government have contributed to the slowdown in spending but since the opposition boycott of the last elections, the new pro-government parliament is expected to facilitate progress on the country's long-awaited projects.
Other measures to boost the economy such as slashing interest rates have little impact in a country such as Kuwait where banks have few opportunities to lend. Mr Hashel told the FT that the current level of the discount rate – the rate which banks are charged to borrow short-term from the central bank – at 2 per cent was "appropriate at this time". The central bank cut the rate on October 4 to "enhance the conditions that support economic growth while maintaining attractiveness and competitiveness of the national currency as a store for local savings".
He adds that the banking system is highly liquid on the back of growth in customer deposits. However, he says that local banks are challenged by "the scarcity of suitable lending opportunities within Kuwait and abroad", and are still facing the effects of the slowdown in Kuwait's commercial real estate and equity markets. In 2012 banks' asset growth improved significantly and "we expect a continued improvement going forward", he adds.
Credit growth increased to 5 per cent in 2012, the highest since 2009, according to the National Bank of Kuwait. But Kuwait's business community has long blamed the slow pace of government spending for the stagnation of nonoil growth. The country recorded one of the highest fiscal surpluses in the world last year, approaching almost a third of its GDP, according to Citigroup estimates. But in Kuwait, the high surplus is a result of slower expenditure.
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PARK CITY — With a team score of 728, the Utah Valley University men's golf team finished Monday's first two rounds at the Utah Invitational in a tie for sixth place. Sophomore Noah Cook, competing as an individual this week, has the Wolverines' lowest score at 4-under par through 36 holes.
Played at The Jeremy Golf and Country Club in Park City, the Utah Invitational uses a six-count-five format, which means UVU fielded a team of six for the first time this season. Of those six bags, junior Brayden Eriksen has the low score after carding 71-70 (-1) and sits in a tie for 12th on the overall leaderboard. Sophomore Corey Eccles also earned a place in the top-20 on Monday, posting 72-71 (+1) and a tie for 16th.
Not appearing on the team score is a 4-under par performance from Cook, who went 67-71 and is the tournament's low individual competitor. On the leaderboard, Cook is currently tied for fourth, but he sits just one stroke back of the Invitational's three leaders that each tied at 5-under.
In fourth, Cook is level with Utah State's Seokwon Jeon and Northern Colorado's Steven Kupcho. Utah's Jonathon Thomas, UTEP's Frederik Dreier and Boise State's Ty Travis sit at the top entering Tuesday's final 18 holes.
"Noah played two very solid rounds today," UVU head coach Chris Curran said. "He's put himself in contention to win a golf tournament tomorrow. Brayden has been very consistent all season and he is playing well again this week."
UVU's other individual this week, JT Timmons (72-71), is tied for 16th at just 1-over par.
Clark Fredrickson (77-70) and Preston Richards (75-72) are tied for 32nd at +5, followed by Stratton Schulz (73-77) in a tie for 37th. At 78-81, Michael Dart is tied for 56th.Comment on this story
USU (716) holds the outright team lead after three Aggies finished the day at par. UTEP (719) is three strokes back alongside UNC (719). Host Utah and Boise State are tied for fourth place (720) but remain in striking distance for the team title Tuesday. At 728, UVU and Southern Utah are deadlocked in sixth, followed by Westminster (743) of the NAIA in eighth and fellow WAC member Bakersfield (793) bringing up the rear.
"We played better in the second round but dug ourselves too big a hole in the morning," Curran said. "Having to count scores above 74 really hurts the team score."
Tuesday's final round at The Jeremy begins with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Live scoring is available through Golfstat.
Kellen Hiser is an assistant sports information director at Utah Valley University. For more information on Wolverine athletics, visit WolverineGreen.com.


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