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PATRICIA Jackson was on a flight home to the UK from Portugal when her belly button erupted and started leaking foul-smelling fluid. She has now been awarded $36,000 in compensation.
Mrs Jackson, 68, told the Hull Daily Mail said she had underwent a tummy tuck in 2005 when she turned 60 because she wasn't happy with her saggy skin after losing a lot of weight.
After finishing the surgery doctors forgot to take her old belly button out.
It wasn't until a year later during a routine check-up that Mrs Jackson's surgeon started to worry because the scarring was really bad.
An ultrasound revealed an infection which was treated with antibiotics.
Then in 2011, Mrs Jackson went on a holiday to Portugal. Before returning to fly home she noticed blisters where her old belly button had been. Then, after she boarded the plane, her belly button burst and began to leak, causing the passenger next to her to complain about the smell.
The flight attendant dressed the wound and Mrs Jackson got her brother to take her immediately to the hospital in Halifax. It was then that doctors discovered that her old bully button was still inside her.
In January she was awarded 22,500 pounds ($36,000) in compensation. Mrs Jackson said she had suffered years of pain and embarrassment.
"I was extremely pleased with the compensation," she said. "The result of my case means that awareness has been raised and it can hopefully change patient care in the future."


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I'm sure my 11-year-old Catahoula, Desoto, longs for the days when he could stick his head out the car window and feel the breeze on his face. But after hearing about traffic accidents in which the dog was seriously injured because he was not restrained, I feel better knowing that he is safe when traveling. For years now, my minivan has boasted doggie seatbelts for the middle bench seat and two large wire crates in the back. If necessary, I can crate two dogs in the back and harness the other three on the bench seat.
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Women and risk tolerance in an aging world
Purpose - Using a very large sample of psychometrically derived risk profiles of adult Australians, the paper aims to explore the linkage between financial risk tolerance and gender. Design/methodology/approach - The key proxy of risk tolerance score (RTS) derives from a 25 question survey devised by Finametrica and used in real client situations. Using multiple regression analysis in which RTS is the dependent variable, the paper tested the importance of gender in explaining cross-sectional variation, while controlling for a range of demographic characteristics. The impact of gender was further explored through dummy variable enhanced regression analysis constructed to test the increment in each demographic coefficient derived from being female relative to the base case of being male. Findings - The paper documents strong evidence that women differ from men in their attitude to financial risk taking. In general, women are shown to be less risk tolerant than counterpart males, with this differential varying depending on the demographic feature considered. We also find that marital status, number of dependents, age, education, income, combined income, and net assets are significant determinants of risk tolerance in their own right. Originality/value - Given the extent to which women have more conservative risk profiles and the extent to which this conservatism is exacerbated with age (given the longevity advantage of women), one would expect to see asset allocation decisions leading to an overall shift to less risky investment portfolios.
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text: An outbreak strain of Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that causes diarrhea and sometimes life-threatening inflammation of the colon, is common in Chicago-area acute care hospitals, an investigation published in the September issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology suggests. In response to Illinois Department of Public Health reports of rising rates of C. difficile infection as a hospital discharge diagnosis, the Chicago and Cook County health departments surveyed 25 Chicago-area hospitals over one month in 2009. They identified 263 total cases of C. difficile illness. Of 129 C. difficile isolates cultured from these patients, 61 percent were the outbreak C. difficile strain known as BI/NAP1. The BI strain, which is known to cause more serious illness, is usually associated with large acute outbreaks of C. difficile. However this investigation suggests that BI is endemic in the Chicago area and patients could be at risk for severe disease even in the absence of a large acute outbreak.


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Designers are people who can make information emotional and visceral, who can make a bigger impact by thoughtfully marrying form and content. They are "experience perfectionists," the ones who always ask about the space a meeting will occur in so they can arrange the room and have music or images playing when people walk in. They are obsessed with materials; they can have a completely literate and thoughtful conversation about the width of a rubber band being used as a book binding, and how it will change the way the book is perceived.
In other words, to make their points they use a toolkit far more expansive than the typical tools of business, like spreadsheets revealing the "bottom line" or well-reasoned emails. They solve problems with their hands and their hearts, not just a keyboard and reasoning.
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The pair continues to grow to the 4th April maximum 0.8953 after it made an attempt to break above the 0.89. The strong recovery from 0.8703 reaction low has the potential to test the maximum range 0.8953. The 0.8698-0.8703 low form medium double bottom. However, the break above 0.8953 is needed to confirm an important turning figure, but 0.8953 maximum will vigorously defend itself. The 0.8875 and 0.8854 support must be broken to trigger a downward consolidation towards 0.8808.
The first support is 0.8890, the next one is 0.8850. The first resistance is 0.8920, the next is one 0.8950.
The price is above the Cloud and above Chinkou-Span, that's a strong and confirmed buy signal.
The upward movement remains until Kijun-Sen is under the price.
MACD is in the positive area that supports the growth.
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The pair managed to break the downward resistance line and tested the 0.8907 level. The pair still cannot grow above and the U.S. dollar is trying to consolidate above the broken resistance. If it succeeds, we should expect 0.8952 resistance testing. The fall below 0.8861/55 would weaken the "bullish" impulse.


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Easy to the roof then it packs it in above with a desperately thin crux on the headwall, moving left past the bolt. Has a sport route feel about it at 7a+.
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I saw this on here several months ago, as I dig all of your work, Vincent. Anyways, it's great. It's got that beautiful eclectic aesthetic and a great style to it, telling a fully realized story, as do most of your pieces.
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Fuld close, but cautious with hamstring issue
Fuld close, but cautious with hamstring issue
The Rays outfielder said he was strong enough to be used as a pinch-hitter Wednesday against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, and manager Joe Maddon got the green light from the training staff as well.
"He can easily do that," Maddon said. "I was talking to [head trainer Ron Porterfield] and Ronnie thought that he could, so if he tells me that he can and he's available, that's good."
Fuld was hurt on Sept. 16 in a 6-4 loss to the Yankees at New York. He wasn't having a great September, hitting .167.
Fuld did some work on the field Tuesday afternoon to test himself out.
"I just ran the bases, took some swings on the field, and wanted to get the feel of swinging and then getting right out of the box, just to try to simulate that game action," he said. "It all went well, I wasn't quite going 100 percent, but pretty close to it and it felt really good.
"Hopefully in the next day or two, get some work in the outfield, and depending on how that goes, might feel ready to do everything, run, play the outfield and hit. "
If Fuld does pinch-hit, he plans to avoid running so hard that he reaggravates the injury -- even though that's counterintuitive.
"From all I've heard about hamstrings, when you really push, that's when your prone to re-aggravating it," Fuld said. "That's going to be the hardest part, is toning down your instincts and not letting the adrenaline of the game get a hold of you ... It's going to be tough."


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Dave wrote:10,700 SSP's in 71, but don't have any driveline breakdowns on that.
21,399 SSP's in 72, no driveline breakdown either.
How many are left? No idea really. 10-20% maybe? I will say you don't see them at shows - restored as SSPs - very often. I've seen a few done as GTX or RR clones. That's why when I finally get around to doing mine, it's absolutely going to be restored right back to her fender tag.
moparite wrote:I often wonder how many cars like mine are left out there. 71 RR FJ6 paint 4 speed and an air grabber. Only about 1530 left the factory with air grabbers. Less the half where 4 speeds and i think about 275 cars painted FJ6(sassy grass). I think it's safe to say not many. I do see a lot of clone cars on ebay etc. Makes you wonder are the reel ones that hard to find?
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On the eve of Thanksgiving, members of the North Texas Young Latino Leaders group fed the hungry and homeless who had gathered at Unity Park in East Fort Worth.
It was the Latino group's first community service project. And it will not be the last.
"I think it let the community know that we exist, and we are here to serve out our mission," said Norma García-López, an officer of the group. "It truly defines how passionate we feel about issues that affect our community."
Those issues include social and economic progress, which are among the group's top goals. So are political involvement, health care and educational advancement.
Sound familiar?
These are the same goals of most Latino organizations today in North Texas, and they haven't changed much in the last 40 to 50 years.
But Hispanics' political representation has dwindled in recent times, and the need for new and younger leadership has become acute.
About 1.7 million Latinos live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to 2010 census data. They represent more than 40 percent of Dallas residents and 30 percent of Fort Worth's.
But only two Hispanic trustees serve on the Fort Worth school board, and the Dallas school board is down to one Hispanic trustee after having three in 2010. Only one Latino trustee has been elected in several suburban school districts with Latino-majority student populations.
In Dallas, only two Hispanics serve on the Dallas City Council — down from three last year. And only one Latino serves on the Fort Worth City Council. The Dallas County Commissioners Court has one Latina, and none of North Texas' congressional representatives is Hispanic.
The emergence of a Latino leaders group for this area couldn't come at a better time. Some say that it was inevitable that a group bringing together Latino leaders from both Dallas and Fort Worth would be created.
Fort Worth community advocate Joe Chávez came up with the idea for North Texas Young Latino Leaders, convinced that the times demand such an organization.
"We feel the need to unite and work together for common goals," he said. "The census tells us that North Texas Latinos need to be united."
More important, it's a youthful community that is best reflected in the school district student populations — almost 70 percent in Dallas and 63 percent in Fort Worth.
"I think we're more in tune with the issues affecting the emerging and growing younger community," said Ramiro Luna, a Dallas immigrant advocate who leads the group's political activities committee.
The group's membership is small — about 32 people from Dallas and Fort Worth. But it already counts two elected officials among its ranks: Fort Worth ISD trustee Jacinto Ramos and recently elected DISD trustee Miguel Solís.
Several more members are running for public office in Tarrant County.
The group's 34-year-old president, Esmeralda Orozco, said the organization would support other area Latino groups and ensure that qualified Hispanic candidates run for office.
"It's not enough to have the passion and want to run for office," she said. "Latino candidates have to get involved and be prepared."


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Cairns is one of Australia's biggest adventure sports capitals, and there is a long list of things to do to get your adrenaline pumping and tick off more than just a few bucket list experiences. Here are 5 reasons why you should visit Cairns next time you're in Australia…
If you've attempted Ballooning before but had to cancel due to bad weather, your next try should be Cairns. It has some of the best weather for ballooning in the world, trips are rarely canceled and you can do it year-round.
Seeing the landscape of the region from above is definitely a unique experience, and it doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg to do it. Hot air balloon rides in Cairns are the cheapest in the whole southern hemisphere.
Tropical Wines
North Queensland is one of many wine regions in Australia, but what sets them apart is that you won't find your standard Chardonnay or Shiraz there, because the winemakers are instead looking towards the use of tropical fruits to create their wine.
Rather than vineyards, you will find fruit orchards with mangos, bananas, passion fruit and pineapples.
Cairns is known as the world's first tropical fruit wine region, and it's well worth a visit to try their unique wines and liqueurs.
Great Barrier Reef
Cairns is the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and many choose to base themselves in the city and take trips and tours from there.
Even those who don't base themselves there and arrange Cairns holiday packages, still often go to Cairns first as the tour operators often offer tours to the Great Barrier Reef that are cheaper than elsewhere in the country.
Tip: Whether you're going snorkelling or diving, the smaller dive boats provide the best experiences. Sure, the larger ones often have better food, more activities and faster boats, but the actual underwater experience is not as good as the areas these large boats visit are heavily overused and ruined.
White Water Rafting
When going white water rafting in North Queensland you get to ride through the world's oldest continuously growing tropical rainforests on rivers that still run totally wild.
There are different routes in different levels, you can choose from half-day rafting or full-day rafting and some routes like the Barron River tour only takes 20 mins to reach from Cairns.
Whale Watching
Once you have swam amongst the small colorful fish in the Great Barrier Reef, it might be time to see some big fish.
From may to september (with the peak season running from July to September) it's possible to go whale watching.
The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area is an important breeding sanctuary for approximately 30 species of cetaceans (whales and dolphins), which is around 35% of the world's total living cetacean species.
The Humpback Whales, Dwarf Minke Whales and Bottlenose Dolphins are the most commonly spotted on whale watching tours.


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As Brian Cox returns to BBC2 (16 January) with another 3-night series of Stargazing LIVE and predicted prime conditions make viewing the northern lights one of this year's must-do holiday experiences, it seems astronomy is no longer the preserve of those in possession of either a PhD or a telescope.
To encourage holidaymakers to see something spectacular on their travels, Explorers Astronomy Tours has released its 2012/15 brochure which acts as an exciting preview of what other phenomena the skies have on the horizon over the next few years.
The brochure includes holidays taking in two total eclipses, an annular eclipse, the Transit of Venus and the northern lights plus a chance to come face-to-face with the greatest astronomical telescopes on earth in Chile and South Africa. All tours are accompanied by Explorers' resident Galactic Rangers to provide their expert insight into the celestial activity.
In addition to increasing the number of departures for its sell-out tour to see the much sought-after aurora borealis, Explorers has introduced a 5-day family-only Northern Lights holiday this February.
David Phillips, Operations & Planning Manager at Explorers, said: "With northern light forecasts continuing to suggest that the next couple of years will provide prime viewing conditions and two of our tours already sold out, it's wonderful to see how this natural phenomenon has captured the nations' imagination.
"However, the phrase 'the sky's the limit' perfectly sums up the potential for incorporating astronomy into year-round adventure holidays all across the world. Whilst this November's Total Solar Eclipse in Australia is sure to prove another 'must-see' experience, we've also introduced new 2012 stargazing trips closer to home that take advantage of the wonderful desert skies of destinations such as Jordan, Turkey and Morocco."
- NEW Glaciers, Geysers & Northern Lights – Astronomy Kids (5 days from £1,099 adult / £1,039 child) For the first time, families can now explore the rugged beauty of Iceland and watch the Icelandic skies come alive at night with an astronomy expert on-hand to guide them through the light display. For children aged eight and above, the tour will take families away from pollution zones to get a good view of the phenomenon. Departure 14 February 2012 & 12 February 2013
- Icelandic Northern Lights (8 days from £1,429pp) Travellers are encouraged to book fast to take advantage of the sun's high level of activity and limited lunar interference and get the best viewing opportunities of the northern lights. Guests will also be able to explore the beauty of northern Iceland, including ice-encrusted waterfalls and snow-covered volcanoes. Departure 17 & 21 March 2012 / 5 & 9 February plus 5 & 9 March 2013
- NEW Alaskan Northern Lights (10 days from £3,569pp) With vast wilderness and beautiful landscapes, Alaska will provide a new perspective for viewing the northern lights. On average, Fairbanks witnesses aurora displays on two nights out of every three whilst in 2013 the chance of seeing the northern lights will increase even further thanks to the combination of heightened solar activity and the vernal equinox. Departure 7 March 2013.
- US Annular Eclipse (7 days from £1,899pp) The contrasting beauty of the canyons in Zion and Bryce National Parks will provide an added extra to 2012's annular eclipse, with the picturesque location making for a truly dramatic backdrop. Options range from a seven-day break to a 14-day tour of the US National Parks including the famous film location of Monument Valley. Departure 18 May 2012 (Eclipse only) and 12 May (US National Parks & Eclipse tour)
- Australian Eclipse (7 days from £2,419pp) Darkness is set to descend over a small strip of Queensland on the morning of 14 November. As the moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun it will cause the stars to become visible and the earth to be bathed in a dusky light. With the next total solar eclipse not expected until 2015, this is a great way to combine the rare phenomenon with one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Departure Five itineraries from 4 to 19 days depart in November 2012.
- NEW High Arctic Total Eclipse (5 days from £2,699pp) With just ice and the Arctic Ocean between the Svalbard archipelago and the North Pole, the remote destination of Longyearbyen will provide a surreal location to view the 'eclipse of the decade'. With an excellent chance of seeing the incredible northern lights during the trip and with guests accompanied by armed guards to protect against polar bears, this snowy wilderness will add as much to the adventure factor of the trip as the eclipse. Departure 17 March 2015.
- NEW Turkey Adventure & Astronomy (8 days from £1,429pp) Taking advantage of the new moon, families will camp under the stars and watch the sky come alive as educational planetarium shows entertain and educate families with children aged 12 upwards. The clear skies of Cappadocia and its surreal scenery will allow holidaymakers to view the planets and constellations in a whole new light. Departures 21 July 2012 & 7 August 2013.
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- NEW Petra & Desert Sky at Night (7 days from £1,429pp) For an experience to capture the essence of the Wadi Rum desert, families will experience life in a Bedouin Camp before sleeping under a blanket of stars. The private use of a 16-inch telescope will give children an even closer look at the constellations and the Milky Way, providing them with an unforgettable hands-on learning experience. Other highlights include exploring the lost world of Petra, floating in the Dead Sea and a 4WD desert adventure. Departures 17 August 2012 & 24 August 2013.
- NEW Night Sky & Caravan Trail (8 days from £1,099pp) Travelling across the Atlas Mountains to the remote fringes of the Sahara desert, this stargazing tour of Morocco will take guests to the palm oases of the Draa Valley far from light pollution and with an excellent 360 degree panoramic view. The Sahara Sky Observatory is equipped with an impressive range of telescopes to make the astronomic views even more special. Departures 21 April 2012 & 4 May 2013.
- NEW Jordan Desert Stargazing (7 days from £1,399pp) For private telescope access with an astronomy expert to guide guests through the constellations, the blanket of desert stars will come alive as holidaymakers spend the night at a Bedouin camp. The tour is also filled with land-based wonders including the chance to explore the rose-red city of Petra, the rock formations of Wadi Rum and the Red Sea at Aqaba. Departures 2 September 2012 & 31 August 2013.
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For one day, South Park and North Park drop their "who's cooler" rivalry for this third annual festival benefiting McKinley Elementary art and music programs. The event combines shopping, beer, music and lots of chili.
The cook-off features chili from popular restaurants like Alchemy, Sea Rocket Bistro, Vagabond and last year's winner, The Smoking Goat, among others. For $20, you can sample all the offerings, which are served in an artsytake-home bowl, handmade by San Diego Ceramic Connection.
Those averse to chili will find plenty of food trucks and microbrews. Ballast Point, Green Flash, Hess Brewing, Karl Strauss, Pizza Port, Rock Bottom, Stone Brewing Co. and Thorn Street Brewery will all be on hand. There will also be wine from Fallbrook Winery.
The event also features a shopping area with local artisans, rides and games for kids and two stages of live, local bands.
Here's the entertainment schedule:
North Park Stage (Thorn and 32nd Streets)
11 to 11:40 a.m. - The Fremonts
Noon to 12:40 p.m. - El Monte Slim
1 to 1:40 p.m. - Maren Parusel
2 to 2:40 p.m. - Unsteady
3 to 3:40 p.m. - Black Hondo
4 to 5 p.m. - Shawn Rohlf & the Buskers
South Park Stage (Thorn and Bancroft Streets)
11 to 11:20 a.m. - McKinley Elementary Flamenco Dancers
11:40 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. - Corina Rose
12:40 to 1:20 p.m. - Adams and Eves
1:40 to 2:20 p.m. - The Creepy Creeps
2:40 to 3:20 p.m. - The Nards
3:40 to 4:20 p.m. - The Beautiful View
Details: SoNo Park Holiday Fest & Chilipalooza. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 32nd and Thorn streets, North Park. Free for the festival, varied fees for chili tasting. sonoparkholidayfest.blogspot.com


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Injured O's hurlers make progress
By Evan Drellich and Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
Wada had a cortisone shot in his throwing elbow eight days ago, making Monday's outing "a real positive step for him," manager Buck Showalter said.
"He was pain-free today, but getting up even on the rubber, on the half-mound was a big step for him," Showalter said. "Going to wait and see how he feels tomorrow before we really map out anything in the future."
Three other O's pitchers dealing with health-related concerns are scheduled to throw in a simulated game Tuesday morning: right-hander Tommy Hunter is slated for two innings, while Zach Britton and Jim Johnson are going one apiece. Both of the righties, Hunter and Johnson, have dealt with lower back soreness, while the southpaw Britton is recovering from inflammation in his left shoulder.
Britton and Johnson both most recently threw bullpens on Sunday. Hunter at one time was scheduled to start on Tuesday against the Red Sox in Fort Myers, Fla., but it was decided last week that it would be best to push back game action.
O's pitchers impress in spring debut
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Orioles' 3-1 win over the Rays on Monday gave them a win in their Grapefruit League opener and plenty of optimism for the team's arms race as five pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts.
Alfredo Simon missed inside with a pair of fastballs to BJ Upton, who was brushed back in the first inning, but the O's right-hander was otherwise on target during the 33-pitch start, striking out two and allowing one hit in two innings. Righties Brad Bergesen and Miguel Socolovich and lefty Zach Phillips followed with two hitless innings each.
Simon, pitching without the off-the-field worries he had a year ago, focused on his slider Monday and said his goal this spring is definitely to start, not relieve.
"For me, I think it's way better for me to be a starter," Simon said. "I can go deep in the game, I can throw seven, eight innings, and all my career I was a starter."
Bergesen struck out a pair with a Kevin Brown-esque delivery that has him turn his back to hitters on the mound. He made the decision this offseason to return to those mechanics, which he used until about three years ago.
"But I slowly started to get away from it just with different pitching coaches, they wanted me to do different things or saw something in it they didn't like, so I just started getting back to it on my own this offseason," Bergesen said. "It's more of a turn, creates a little more deception, and so that's just what I'm going with and working on right now. It's in my motion, right at the leg lift. One of the things I try to think about is almost showing a number to the catcher."
Righty reliever Pedro Strop struck out the side in the ninth, including the game's final two batters on pitches in the dirt after letting up Tampa's only run.
Ryan Flaherty had a two-run triple in the eighth.
Adair's son released from hospital
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Minor League infielder Travis Adair, pitching coach Rick Adair's son, had a CT scan and was discharged from the hospital Monday after a ball hit him on the back left side of the head during batting practice in the morning.
After receiving initial treatment at Charlotte Sports Park, the 24-year-old Adair was taken to a hospital where the CT scan was normal and he accompanied the team back to Sarasota. Rick Adair, who didn't see the actual incident occur, said his son had a major concussion when he was 19 and that he will stay with Adair and his wife -- who is a nurse -- overnight on Monday so they can wake him every hour.
"He wanted to play tonight," Adair said of his son, who spent last season in the Rangers organization, ending with Double-A Frisco.
The Orioles, who won their spring opener 3-1 against the Rays, are slated to play a 7 p.m. ET home game against Pittsburgh.
Worth noting
O's manager Buck Showalter said Monday before an exhibition with the Rays -- Luke Scott's -- new team, that the Orioles knew of Tampa Bay's interest in the outfielder prior to this offseason. He also said Scott's "got a heart of gold" and deflected the notion that Scott, who's politically conservative, was racist.
"I think the answer to that question is in the people that have been in the clubhouse with him and how they feel," Showalter said. "You can ask Adam Jones, you can ask some of our guys, I know they love being around Luke. I think they saw the purity of heart. Racist is definitely, I've never heard of him make one statement in front of me, in private, that would dictate that at all. ... Luke's never done that and I've never heard him do that. He's got some political views and this is America and as long as he doesn't -- I've never seen him try to sell it to somebody unless they want to engage him. They initiate it, it's not like he walks in."
Scott's already made news this spring with comments about the Red Sox.
Nick Johnson was the designated hitter in Monday's early game, but he's not going to be used there exclusively, Showalter said. Time at first base should be coming.
First baseman Joe Mahoney started in left field in Monday's early game. "If Joe stays healthy this year, I think we'll be looking for a way to get his bat in the lineup, regardless of what level."
Evan Drellich is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @EvanDrellich. Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Twitter @britt_ghiroli. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Main Content Section 280.154 friendly link Printer Friendly THE DRAIN CODE OF 1956 (EXCERPT)Act 40 of 1956280.154 Receipt of bids and review of apportionment of benefits; publication and mailing of notice; affidavit of mailing; failure to receive notice; contents of notice; computation of cost; adjournment; review; appearances; duty of county drain commissioner; apportionment of benefits against state trunk line highway; notices; review; finality.Sec. 154. (1) The commissioner shall give notice as described in subsection (3) for the receiving of bids for the construction of the drain and for the holding of a public meeting to review the apportionment of benefits. The meeting shall be not less than 5 nor more than 30 days after the date set for receiving bids. (2) The notice under subsection (1) shall be given by publication of at least 2 insertions in a newspaper published and of general circulation in the county. The first publication shall be at least 10 days before the date set for receiving bids. (3) The drain commissioner shall also send the notice under subsection (1) by first-class mail at least 10 days before the date of the meeting to review the apportionment of benefits, to each person whose name appears upon the last city or township tax assessment roll as owning land within the special assessment district, at the address shown on the roll. If an address does not appear on the roll, then notice need not be mailed to the person. The drain commissioner shall make an affidavit of the mailing and shall recite in the affidavit that the persons to whom the notice was mailed constitute all of the persons whose names and addresses appear upon the tax rolls as owning land within the particular special assessment district. The affidavit is conclusive proof that notice was mailed to each person to whom notice is required to be mailed. If notice has been sent by first-class mail as provided in this section, the failure to receive notice by mail does not constitute a jurisdictional defect invalidating a drain proceeding or tax. If the board of determination determines that the drain is necessary for the protection of the public health and that the whole cost of the drain, except that part which may be apportioned for benefits to highways, shall be apportioned to municipalities, then mailing of individual notices to persons owning land within the special assessment district as provided in this subsection is not required. (4) The notice under subsection (1) shall be personally served on the county clerk and 1 or more members of the road commission of a county or road district, the supervisor of a township, the mayor of a city, and the president of a village to be assessed at large. (5) The notice under subsection (1) shall contain all of the following: (a) The date, time, and place of receiving bids. (b) The date, time, and place of the meeting to review the apportionment of benefits. (c) A statement that, at the meeting to review the apportionment of benefits, the drain commissioner will have available to review the tentative apportionments against parcels and municipalities within the drainage district. (d) A statement that drain assessments against land will be collected in the same manner as property taxes. (e) A statement that if drain assessments against land are collected by installment, the land owner may pay the assessments in full with any interest to date at any time and thereby avoid further interest charges. (f) The name of each county, township, city, or village to be assessed at large. (g) A description of the land constituting the special assessment district for the drain. The description may be stated by designating the boundaries of the special assessment district by streets, highways, parcels, or tracts of land or by describing the tracts or parcels of land constituting the district. A tract or parcel need not be subdivided beyond the point where the whole of the tract or parcel is within the drainage district. (h) The name or number of the drain. (i) The number and length of sections, the average depth and width of each section, and if the drain will be a closed drain, the amount and specifications of all tile or pipe required. (j) The location, number, type, and size of all culverts and bridges. (k) The conditions upon which the contract will be awarded. (6) The notice under subsection (1) need not contain minutes of survey or a table of cuttings. These shall be kept on file in the office of the drain commissioner. (7) Bids shall be received and the total cost of the drain shall be computed before the time set for review of the apportionment. The computation shall be open to inspection. If the computation is not completed before the day of review, the review may be adjourned from time to time, not more than 20 days in all, for the completion of the computation, or a new hearing may be called with similar notice, by publication and service at least 10 days before the hearing. If the contracts on which the computation was based are not executed and new contracts are let at a higher price, the computation shall be corrected and a new review held with a similar notice. At the date, time, and place fixed in the notice, or at another date, time, and place to which the county drain commissioner may adjourn the hearing, the apportionment of benefits and the lands constituting the special assessment district shall be subject to review for at least 1 day. The review shall be held open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. At the review, the county clerk or the county road commission may appear on behalf of the county or a road district; the supervisor of a township may appear on behalf of a township; the mayor or an officer of the city designated by the mayor may appear for a city; the president may appear on behalf of a village. At the review the county drain commissioner shall hear the proofs and allegations, shall carefully reconsider and review the description of land comprised within the special assessment district, the several descriptions and apportionment of benefits, and shall define and equalize the land as is just and equitable. (8) If an apportionment of benefits is made against a state trunk line highway, unless the director of the state transportation department consents in writing to the apportionment, the drain commissioner, at least 20 days before the review on the highway, shall notify by registered mail the director of the state transportation department of the percentage apportioned against the highway and the date, time, and place fixed for a review of apportionment of benefits. If the director of the state transportation department desires to have the apportionment of benefits reviewed by the director of the department of agriculture, the director of the state transportation department, within 10 days from the receipt of the notice, shall file with the drain commissioner an objection to the apportionment. The drain commissioner shall notify the director of the department of agriculture of the date, time, and place fixed for the review of apportionments, and at the meeting the director of the department of agriculture, or a deputy of the director, shall review the apportionment made against the state trunk line highway and listen to the proofs and allegations of the parties, and may view the highway benefited. The action and decision on the apportionment under this subsection, when reduced to writing, is final. History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 61, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1957 ;-- Am. 1961, Act 212, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1961 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 215, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1963 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 228, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 138, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 235, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1978 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 339, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2010 Popular Name: Act 40 © 2017 Legislative Council, State of Michigan


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Scouting the NBA: Week One — New Orleans Hornets Start Regular Season
In the first edition of Scouting the NBA we take a look at the upcoming week for the Hornets and who their opponents are.
Wednesday 31st vs. San Antonio Spurs — Fox Sports New Orleans, 7pm CDT, Nationally Televised
The San Antonio Spurs will be the home and season opener for the Hornets on a Halloween night sure to scare everyone. I want to see everyone in their best costumes in a festivity not celebrated much at all in Australia.
This game will also be the debut for both Anthony Davis and maybe Austin Rivers. Davis takes on one of his pre-draft comparisons, the soft-spoken Tim Duncan. While we do not know where Davis will end up placing himself in NBA history we do know this game is going to be very fun to watch.
The Spurs are still a very dangerous team. We spoke briefly of what they did in the offseason as well as their prognosis for the upcoming season. Bringing back dynamic guard Patrick Mills is an underrated move and re-signing Duncan a healthy sign of stability.
Best Matchup for Spurs: Tony Parker vs. Greivis Vasquez
Fantasy owners need to start Mr. France in this game for sure. Parker's superior speed can and will crush Vasquez. Even if Greivis is resistant expect a heavy dose of Pick-and-Roll sets to get Parker going offensively.
It should be interesting to see if rookie, Anthony Davis can slow down any layup attempts. But even as Davis has noted NBA players are a lot more crafty at getting shot-attempts at the basket.
Player of Interest for the Hornets: Patrick Mills
I'm bias, I know, calm down. But if you were to ask me, who would you prefer as a backup PG, Mills or Vasquez… every single time I'm taking Mills. His contract is better than Greivis' and while he's not as big as Vasquez he's INFINITELY quicker than he is.
Best Matchup for Hornets: Eric Gordon vs.
Manu Ginobili/Gary Neal
What can be said about Tony Parker can be said about Eric Gordon. While EJ has been injured for the entire preseason, word is it was precautionary.
Gordon will be able to take advantage of the much slower and older Manu. While Ginobili swats away the Halloween bats, he'll have a much tougher task of guarding Eric Gordon.
UPDATE: Manu Ginobili will not make the trip to New Orleans — Serious Advantage to Gordon.
Much of the preseason hype has been focused on Anthony Davis, however no one should sleep on Gordon. For a guy who's been labelled as injury prone, this can be a breakout season for the 5th year pro.
Gordon can break out this year and become a leader, which is what we expect him to do against the Spurs.
Spurs win by 2 Hornets by 2
Updated this pre-game, I originally had the Spurs by 2, but changed it to Hornets by 2. With Ginobili out I think the Hornets can actually get this one!
However the Spurs are healthy (they are not…) and have the best coach in the league in Gregg Popovich. Maybe he might play Hack-an-Aminu?
Friday 2nd vs. Utah Jazz — Fox Sports New Orleans, 7pm CDT
The Hornets will have a day in between to get ready for the Utah Jazz. We haven't talked at all about Utah this year and one could say they're one of the under-the-radar teams in the league.
They've formed a nice clique in the front-court with Enes Kanter, Derrick Favors, Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap. That is the worrying factor for them and the teams they play.
For the Jazz, how long can they hold on to these guys? Michael and Ryan talked extensively about this on the podcast and if form holds true they'll have to trade or let go one of them. Lick your chops Hornets fans (I want Paul Millsap please, though wouldn't mind a serving of Enes Kanter… Chiba Ice Cream will do though).
For the short-term though the Jazz will be formidable. While Michael's assessment of Kanter is overly ambitious the team's depth is scary good. New Orleans will have to contain the front-line by limiting their fouls.
Expect post ups and pick-and-rolls for Millsap.
Player of Interest for the Hornets: Enes Kanter
If there's one guy I want on this team for the long-term it's Enes Kanter. Paul Millsap was a close second, but if Kanter can develop his low-post game which he's shown flashes of I think he'd pair very well with Anthony Davis. While Davis doesn't appear to have a post-game this early in his career the Hornets would probably throw the Turkish Delight down on the low-block. I'd love to see him in a Hornets uniform.
Best Matchup for Jazz: Derrick Favors & Al Jefferson vs. Robin Lopez & Jason Smith
Listen, I love me some J-Smitty, but no matter how good he is, Favors and Jefferson outmatch both he and Lopez. The Hornets brought in Lopez to defend skilled, low-post players like Jefferson. However, Jefferson can stick it from mid-range and is more agile than Lopez will ever be. If Favors can progress his pick and roll game then both Lopez and Smith are going to be running hard back to cover a cutting Favors. Jazz look good here.
Best Matchup for Hornets: Eric Gordon vs. Gordon Hayward
Gordon on Gordon, the matchup is on. This is a bit of a cop-out, but don't expect the Hornets to matchup well with too many other teams. I actually don't think Hayward will defend Gordon for much of the match. Marvin Williams but more likely Randy Foye will try to contain EJ. I think Eric can win this, if he can stay healthy. (I know, only two games in and we're concerned with his health).
Prediction: Jazz by 3
I really think that this one is a very close game, but the team who stole New Orleans' name shall prevail. In spite of thievery I see the Jazz winning because they are the more talented team right now. They should have better chemistry, but that could be a sham.
Saturday 3rd @ Chicago Bulls — Fox Sports New Orleans, 7pm CDT
The Hornets will have their first back-to-back of the season as they head to Chicago for a Saturday night fixture sans Derrick Rose. The Bulls also lost several key contributers to their team in Kyle Korver and Omer Asik. They tried to replace it with Marco Belinelli and Nazr Mohammed.
Okay, so who am I to rag on a franchise infinitely more successful than the one I follow? Truth be told the Bulls got worse this off-season and that's not factoring the Derrick Rose injury.
Moving into the future the Bulls could be competitive. This will depend on who they pair with Derrick Rose and how he will recover personally. We all saw the loss in athleticism to Chris Paul after his knee injury. The reason it's more worrying for Rose is that he relies on athleticism more than Paul, where he uses his craftiness.
Player of Interest for the Hornets: Taj Gibson
I looked all over the Bulls roster and while Derrick Rose would be AMAZING on the Hornets, that would be unrealistic (or would it? I mean, if Rose ever hit free-agency in five years time would he consider playing with fellow Chicagoan Anthony Davis?)
Taj Gibson would be a nice addition to the Hornets, but it would mean that there'd be a cluster of power-forwards. Asking Gibson to play small-forward would be a bit of a dream. I do think, if at a reasonable price, Taj would be a very nice player on the Hornets. A good defender who plays tough.
Best Matchup for Bulls: Luol Deng vs. Al-Farouq Aminu/Darius Miller
If Luol Deng doesn't put up 25 points on Saturday consider it a poor game. While I am a stronger advocate for Aminu's defense than other writers I still expect Deng to dominate the matchup. On the other side of the court Deng is still a good defender and when facing against Aminu or Miller it makes him a great one.
Expect a lot of sets to be run through Deng to take advantage of this matchup. Monty will have to gameplan accordingly.
Best Matchup for Hornets: Greivis Vasquez vs. Kirk Hinrich
"OH. MY. GOODNESS" you say… "HOW IS VASQUEZ FAVORED IN ANY MATCHUP?"
I'll tell you why good sir/ma'am, non-athletic point-guard with decent offensive skills meets his counter-part. If ever a time Vasquez has an advantage, this is the game. While it's not a blowout it's still something.
The Hornets need to run pick-and-rolls here that get Vasquez involved. Don't lean away from Eric Gordon, but certainly look for Vasquez a bit more because he could have a nice game.
If he doesn't turn the ball over…
Prediction: Hornets by 7
Come on now, you didn't think I was a complete pessimist (my Twitter feed might suggest otherwise)? Yes, I see the Hornets winning and by a nice margin. Sure it's a back-to-back, but the Hornets get their second win against the Bulls by having a superior back-court on the night that gets the big-men involved.
I am a brave Nostradamus.
Motif of the Week
mo·tif/mōˈtēf/ Noun: A distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.
— Hazing —
Even though you might think this motif represents the embarrassment and humiliation of rookies, I mean it in kind of a different way.
I believe that Austin Rivers, Darius Miller and Anthony Davis will have kind of an initiation into the league this first week. The hazing will be on the court more than off from their colleagues around the league.
They have a lot to learn and expect the veterans to go after these guys to prove that this is a mans league not a boys one (calm down feminists… we love the WNBA!)
This should be an exciting time for Hornets fans but the hazing will begin.
Final Sentence: Let this begin.
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When was the last time the Hornets won the second game of a back-to-back when the second game was on the road (not including playing a crap team like the Bobcats)?
Wow, James... You really hates Vasquez...
Can't wait to see the new look Hornets play together. Of course, like everyone, I am anxious to see Anthony Davis in action. here's to an fun and exciting regular season.
Nice preview! I'm not sure I'm as optimistic about the opener to predict a Hornets win. Like you mentioned in the jazz preview, chemistry is big and there's a lot of that in the core of the Spurs. Even if Gordon was just out as a precaution he hasn't really had a chance to play with the bulk of this team. Here's to hoping I'm wrong. Either way should be a fun game. I'm on my way down to New Orleans today, can't wait for tip off tomorrow!!!
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Sustainable Quality Of Work Life And Job Satisfaction [An Indian Case Study]
As HR experts would propound, organizational success is highly dependent on attracting, recruiting, motivating, and retaining its workforce. The quality of work life (QWL) pertains to favourable or unfavourable work environment in keeping employees motivated so as to enable increase per capita productivity. It aims at achieving an effective work place environment that satisfies both the organizational and personal needs and values of employees , promoting well being by job security, job satisfaction, development and thereby helping to maintain a better balance between work and non-work life. The word sustainability is derived from the Latin sustinere (tenere, to hold; sus, meaning up. Dictionaries provide more than ten meanings for sustain, the main ones being to "maintain", "support", or "endure". However, since the 1980s sustainability has been used more in the sense of human sustainability on planet Earth and this has resulted in the most widely quoted definition of sustainability as a part of the concept sustainable, that of the Brundtland Commission of the United Nations on March 20, 1987: "sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
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The Calgary teen who orchestrated a deadly attack at a house party is facing a possible life sentence.
Crown prosecutor Carla MacPhail told court Wednesday she will be proceeding with a bid to have the convicted young offender handed an adult sentence for the second-degree murder of Brett Wiese.
Justice Charlene Anderson convicted the girl, who was 17 at the time, in the Jan. 12, 2013 death of Wiese at a northwest Calgary house party.
Anderson said that while the teen orchestrated the attack as revenge for an earlier altercation which followed her ejection from the party, she didn't have the murderous intent to support a first-degree murder conviction.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared a U.S. cybersecurity bill, opposed by business and privacy groups, dead on Wednesday after it failed a test vote for the second time.
The bill would have increased information-sharing between intelligence agencies and private companies. It also would have set voluntary standards for businesses that control electric grids or water treatment plants.


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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Wilmer Cabrera is debating whether to continue to be the right-hand man of fellow Colombian Oscar Pareja at the Colorado Rapids, or to perhaps become the new head coach of Chivas USA.
The Rapids assistant coach (above, right) told FutbolMLS.com's Kristel Valencia on Friday that Chivas USA have made contact with him regarding their head coaching position, which has been vacant since this past season's interim head coach, José Luis Real, was recalled to Guadalajara last month.
"There was a call to ask if there was interest," Cabrera revealed during Friday's 2014 World Cup draw party at Sporting Park. "They called the club, obviously, to request permission to talk to me and so far there has been no further contact."
Cabrera, whose contract with the Rapids ends on Dec. 31, reaffirmed that his commitment remains with Colorado and friend and countryman Pareja.
"I'm here representing the Colorado Rapids," he continued, "and while I'll keep doing that, I'll work with Oscar and look to stay in this great league and look for the necessary results."
A source close to Cabrera told FutbolMLS.com that Colorado have offered him a contract extension, but the former US Under-17 national team coach said he has not yet made a decision.
"We're still in this process, but unless something changes in the next few days, it will remain the same," he said. "There is a decision to make and it will be done soon."
Chivas USA declined to comment when contacted by MLSsoccer.com, but Cabrera would fit the profile of a coach the Goats might be looking for. A native of Cartagena, Colombia, he is a veteran of two World Cups with the Colombian national team, but has made his coaching career entirely in the United States.
He led the US Under-17s into the quarterfinals of both the 2009 and 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cups with squads that included many current MLSers, including former Chivas USA striker Juan Agudelo and current Rapids Homegrown midfielder Dillon Serna.
Cabrera, 46, was replaced as U-17 boss in January of 2012 by current head coach Richie Williams, and subsequently joined Pareja's Rapids staff.


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Sam Droege is the head of the USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Program in Maryland, an organization that monitors the health and habitat of bees in the United States. They also create reference catalogs to help researchers in the identification of bee species in North America. The project is a huge task as there are literally thousands of species of bees in the U.S., some of which vary in only the most little ways that may not even be recognizable to the naked eye.
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"Doing what I try to do — combine humor and inspiration, laughter and pathos — without coming off as flip or Lifetime-y is a bitch to pull off," admits author Wade Rouse, discussing the difficulty in molding his fourth memoir, It's All Relative: Two Families, Three Dogs, 34 Holidays, and 50 Boxes of Wine. "I work very hard to get the mix right."
Rouse fashions a heartfelt and often discomfiting collection of stories that brings out the best and worst in his nearest and dearest while traversing every holiday on the calendar — and even some that aren't. Ever heard of Swedish Day? Neither had Rouse. But that didn't stop him from donning a Viking helmet and welcoming home his partner, Gary, with a hearty "Välkommen!" After all, Rouse says, "nothing defines the beauty, dysfunction, and evolution of American families more than its holidays."
From Rouse's first dual-family Thanksgiving, during which he locked himself in his mother-in-law's bathroom after she refused to put marshmallows on the sweet potatoes, to the last Christmas he spent with his cancer-stricken mother, Rouse details his family's riotous get-togethers as a canvas on which to paint funny, awkward — and yes, occasionally sentimental — portraits that are ultimately about cherishing and appreciating ourselves and the people close to us. "Whether I'm writing about work, sex, family, or the holidays," Rouse says, "I'm really writing about love, acceptance, and self-esteem because those are things that we all desire."
Weightier emotions don't take a backseat to a good laugh, however. Growing up gay in the Ozarks, Rouse developed his sense of humor as both a defense mechanism and a way to unite people. So it seems almost natural when he relates an anecdote about his father suffering a minor heart attack on Father's Day and being rushed to the hospital, where doctors end up more concerned about a tick on the head of his penis. Almost.
"I tell him to get in the tub and scrub those nasty old balls," Rouse quotes his mother as telling the doctor, "but he never listens."
Rouse says he had no problem divulging a seemingly private moment about his father's privates. "The 'tick on his dick' story is now the must-share tale in the Rouse house," he says. "It sums up my father perfectly, and since he's always been fine freely sharing that story with friends — and strangers — I think it should be shared with the world."
"Oh, and all was fine with the tick," he offers as a follow-up. "No major damage to either the wiener or the heart. Just my psyche."


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Psychologists are like detectives — always looking below the surface of everyday interactions to find out what people are really thinking and feeling.
And over the past few decades, they've begun to solve hundreds of mysteries: How will your interviewer react if you answer a question about drugs honestly? How do you get someone who thinks differently to see your point of view?
Below, we've listed 10 of those incredible insights. Read on to learn more about yourself, your friends, your coworkers — and how to foster the best relationships with all of them.


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Morley 36
Wheatley Hills 5
MORLEY produced a superb first half display which left North One East promotion favourites Wheatley Hills completely shellshocked.
The Maroons produced some scintillating rugby to lead 26-0 after 28 minutes and added a further 10 points in the first 10 minutes of the second half to take a commanding lead.
Hills had been undefeated until their last match against Beverley when they had been without talismanic ex-Wakefield scrum-half Dave Scully and the league's top try scorer with 17 tries, No8 Gareth Burns.
Morley were without top try scorers, Mark Cook and Simon Bradshaw but showed their intent from the start.
Surging runs from Gyasi, Frantzis and Stevenson had Wheatley on the back foot and only desperate defending prevented Peter Dadswell from being driven over.
From a penalty, Morley opted for a catch and drive and Will Smyth fed Sean Dadswell, who raced through thegap and over the line. Mark Chester added the first of his four conversions.
Despite the Maroons losing Paul Gabriel to the sin bin after five minutes for pulling down a maul, they continued to dominate.
Gyasi and Karl Bradshaw on the wings were causing problems with Frantzis and Hayes adding flair and power down the centre.
Full-back Stevenson created an overlap and sent Gyasi racing down the touchline and he dived in at the corner for the the first of two tries.Chester's conversion attempt hit the post.
Morley's back row of Pete Dadswell, Tom Moody and Steve Costello were quicker to the ball.
Moody took a Chester pass, Karl Bradshaw carried the ball on and Hanson and Ashford recycled it before quick passing from Hayes, Frantzis and Stevenson gave Gyasi an easy try.
Sculley threw an ambitious long pass but Hayes plucked it out of the air and ran in from 30 meters to touch down behind the posts for the fourth try and bonus point. Chester made no mistake with the goal to put Morley 26-0 up.
Wheatley tried desperately to get back into the game and used the formidable power of their pack to try and hit back but Morley's defence was sound.
A half-time lead of 28-0 was more than Morley could have hoped for but they were still not finished. Aggressive defence from Moody caused the ball to run loose and Hayes hacked on but was cynically held back before he could score but the immediately ran between the posts to signal a penalty try which Chester converted and added a penalty when foul play brought another promising move to an end.
Wheatley's only opportunity in the deepening gloom came after Moody was sin-binned for a technical offence and Hills trundled over from a catch and drive, with Dan Undy claiming the try.
Substitutes Dave Green, Sam Brown and Bradley Marshall, contributed to the entertainment in the last 10 minutes and will be in the reckoning for Morley's next match at Old Crossleyans.


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Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America
2014 (10) | 2013 (16) | 2012 (24) | 2011 (20) | 2010 (25)
2014 Affiliate Records
MLB: [79-83] NL East
AAA: [81-63] Pacific Coast League – Las Vegas
AA: [83-59] Eastern League – Binghamton
A+: [76-62] Florida State League – St. Lucie
A: [85-51] South Atlantic League – Savannah
A(ss): [42-34] New York-Penn League – Brooklyn
Graduated Prospects
Travis d'Arnaud, C | Jake deGrom, RHP | Jeurys Familia, RHP | Wilmer Flores INF
The Gist
This is a strong farm system that boasts both talent up the middle and arms to bolster a young rotation headlined by Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, and Jacob deGrom. Noah Syndergaard and Travis d'Arnaud were acquired in the R.A. Dickey trade, and with Syndergaard arriving sometime this summer, Mets fans will finally see the fruits of that trade at Citi Field. Dilson Herrera should also stick in the majors at some point this season. One of 2014's pleasant surprises was the recently graduated deGrom, who will look to build on a 2014 rookie campaign in which he posted a 2.69 ERA with 144 strikeouts in 140 innings pitched. After a demotion to Triple-A early in the year, Travis d'Arnaud also posted good numbers with 13 homers in 421 plate appearances.


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sample sip down, yeah!
I was hoping that I was gonna love this tea, but didn't. The pear is an interesting sharp flavor but mostly of bartlett pear skin, but also quite floral. There's a sweetness, but its off that unripe pear skin taste. Lol, kind of reminds me of when I lived in a farming area back in BC and stealing pears off farms as a teenager – that orchard smell.
However I was hoping for a more mellow pear flavor, not tart and sharp. The creamyness is just an after sensation.
Maybe if I played with the steeping times, adding sugar or something but alas, it's just a sample and I have so much tea, I need to move on.


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The life of J.J. Thomson
J.J. Thompson was not only considered a brilliant man, but he was also known as a very accomplishing man. He was born in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. He was born on December 18, 1856. He became a scholar at Trinity college. He soon became interested in atomic structure. He traveled to many colleges giving out lectures. People published even his work notes. He received medal after medal, and year after year till the day he died. He even discovered a way to separate atoms and molecules with the use of positive rays. His greatest work was when he learned he had discovered the electron in 1897.In the end he married Rose Elizabeth. They had a son and a daughter. The son's name was Sir George Paget Thomson. His son was awarded the nobel peace prize in physics. His daughter's name was Joan Paget Thomson. J.J. Thomson lived a total of 84 great years. In my opinion J.J. Thomson had accomplished everything he possible could've in his lifetime.


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The gas field in the Barents Sea is the biggest in the world. And it's not the only gas reserve in the region.
In 1981, Soviet scientists aboard the research ship "Professor Shtokman" discovered that a gas field was probably located in the eastern Barents Sea. The reserves were discovered in 1988 and named after the Soviet geophysicist Vladimir Shtokman. The scientist was the descendant of Germans who went by the last name "Stockmann."
The gas reserves named after him contain, according to latest estimates, some 3,900 billion cubic meters of gas and 56.1 million tons of gas condensate. That's the equivalent of gas that's currently used worldwide in 15 to 16 months. Gas condensate is an in-between stage between gas and crude oil. The gas field lies some 600 kilometers northeast off the Russian port city of Murmansk that's located north of the Polar Circle and is close to the Norwegian and Finnish border.
The gas and gas condensate is meant to be pumped from the sea bed with the help of a floating platform and brought to the coast via two pipelines. On land, a part of the gas is to be liquefied and then further transported as liquefied natural gas, or LNG, with the help of special ship tankers.
The other part is meant to be exported via the Baltic Sea pipeline. The Shtokman Development consortium was founded to access and explore the gas reserves. The Russian gas company Gazprom has a 51-percent stake, the French oil company hold 25 percent. In 2012, the Norwegian company Statoil returned its 24-percent stake in the consortium to Gazprom.
In addition to the Shtokman gas field, there are other oil and gas reserves in the Barents Sea. But all the discovered reserves are much smaller than the Shtokman fields.
One successful example is the Snohvit reserves (Norwegian for Snow White). It's considered the most northern offshore gas field worldwide and Europe's largest gas liquefying facility. Since 2007, the Snow White field is being tapped by Norwegian company Statoil along with partners.
The US Geological Survey calculated in 2008 how many raw materials still remain undiscovered in the oil-rich Barents Sea – 1.75 billion cubic meters of crude oil, 11,000 billion cubic meters of gas and 0.32 billion cubic meters of condensate.


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The Joys of Credit Derivative Humor
I enjoy NPR's Marketplace. At times, their efforts to be witty get a little cute, but I thoroughly enjoyed this one-act play on credit derivatives. Here's a taste:
Seller: … have I got the product for you. It's called a reverse sub-micro-standard mortgage shadow security and — do you hold a degree in rocket science?
Buyer: Nope.
Seller: Hmm. Well then, simply put, what we do is take semi-insured debts that've been sold to us from inelastic bubble markets, vertically resell, then unbundle the revenues according to Moody's astro-logarithm.
Buyer: Astro …
Seller: Astro-logarithm, which gives a monetized valuation that has itself been subdivided into A-3 and G-minus pumpkin patch. You following?
Buyer: Not at all!
Seller: Great; me neither, really! This thing was invented by some eggheads we keep in a cave.
And so on. How can you not love a financial crisis that produces credit derivative humor?


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The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us
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- From a noted science journalist comes a wonderfully witty and fascinating exploration of how and why we kiss. When did humans begin to kiss? Why is kissing integral to some cultures and alien to others? Do good kissers make the best lovers? And is that expensive lip-plumping gloss worth it? Sheril Kirshenbaum, a biologist and science journalist, tackles these questions and more in THE SCIENCE OF KISSING. It's everything you always wanted to know about kissing but either haven't asked, couldn't find out, or didn't realize you should understand. The book is informed by the latest studies and theories, but Kirshenbaum's engaging voice gives the information a light touch. Topics range from the kind of kissing men like to do (as distinct from women) to what animals can teach us about the kiss to whether or not the true art of kissing was lost sometime in the Dark Ages. Drawing upon classical history, evolutionary biology, psychology, popular culture, and more, Kirshenbaum's winning book will appeal to romantics and armchair scientists alike.
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LoadingReadyRun is a Canadian sketch comedy website based in Victoria, British Columbia founded by Graham Stark and Paul Saunders.
Season 1[edit]
Season 2[edit]
Season 3[edit]
The Worst Homosexual[edit]
- Paul: Well, we've got Kathleen representing women. We've got Bill representing the vertically obese. We've got anybody standing next to Bill representing the vertically challenged. There's Matt for the MMO community. We have Gibb for the synthetic community. But we don't have anybody for the homosexual community.
- Morgan: Hey, while everyone's so jubilant, I think now is the perfect time to tell you guys that I um...I'm gay. Yeah.
- James: You're gay!?
- Morgan: That's what I said, yes.
- Graham: This coming from the man who was with, not one, but two women last night?
- Morgan: Yeah. It makes perfect sense! I mean, the constant womanizing, the helpless attraction to the fairer sex. The only way I could be this much of a mad pimpin' playa is if I was covering for something.
- Graham: So...you're gay because...you're too good at being straight?
- Morgan: Precisely.
- Graham: That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
Morgan and James are playing video games. Graham has a PS2 controller, James has a Guitar Hero controller.
- Graham: Man, Guitar Hero is so hard with this controller.
- James: Yeah, but I'm kicking your ass in Soul Calibur!
- James: [to Morgan] Hey buddy. You get your man-lovins last night?
- Graham: You seemed way too eager to say that.
- James: I like the term.
- Morgan: You know, to tell you the truth I didn't even make it to the bar.
- Graham: How did you manage that?
- Morgan: Well, I was going across the parking lot and tripped and fell into the vagina of a nubile supermodel.
- James: Man-lovins! It just sounds so nice and homey.
- Graham: [to Morgan] Sorry, you FELL into...?
- Morgan: Well I mean, not literally, but close to it.
- James: Like muffins and lentils. Those are good words, too. Muffins and lentils combined in an erotic dance. Forbidden from the kitchens of conformist society as if lentil muffins were somehow an affront to God, regardless of the inherent beauty of their relationship. Man-lovin lentil-muffins, oh yeah!
The LoadingReadyRumble[edit]
- Paul: So what do we have to work with?
- Graham: Um...oh! We have a pot lid.
- Paul: A pot lid?
- Graham: Yeah...
- Paul: We could just...
- Graham: This reminds me of something...
- Morgan: Okay, but seriously, where did you get the Timbits from?
- Bill: You know, I've been meaning to tell you--Wait! What the hell is that?
- PC Guy: Hi. I'm a PC. Have any of you guys seen a Mac around here anywhere?
- Bill: Get him! Get him! [throws Timbits at PC Guy]
- PC Guy: Ow. Um, excuse me. Now listen! I don't mean to be rude, but I am very good at World of Warcraft and my Intrepid Battle-Axe of the Boar did just drop today.
- Bill: [throws another Timbit]
- PC Guy: [raises battle-axe and runs towards Morgan and Bill] AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!! [Bill and Morgan run] FOR THE HORDE!
Season 4[edit]
Fun With Condoms[edit]
- Alex: We're going to come up with as many things to do with these as we can.
- Kathleen: Aside from the obvious.
- Graham: So I'm thinking, uh...boxing gloves!
- Alex: Bondage on a budget. Because sex is spontaneous, you don't always have time to go down to the whip and chain shop. Turn around. You've been a bad Bill! Bad Bill!
- Bill: It's a garrotte! Ingenious, Alex.
- Alex: 30 seconds unconsious, 60 seconds dead!
Three PS3's[edit]
- Paul: I have one in the living room, one in my bedroom and one in the bathroom. Why? Because I have three PS3's.
- Paul: So what do I do first? Do I play video games? Do I watch a blu-ray DVD? Do I download content from the online marketplace? The answer is, of course, yes. Because I have three PS3's.
- Paul: I only have two nipples, but I have three PS3's. [Paul rubs his nipples]
- Paul: Let me put it like this; imagine you have one cake and I have three cakes. This is like that except you have no cakes and I have three PS3's. Also, I have this cake.
The Whatever Thing[edit]
Man Cooking[edit]
- Morgan: Thanks go to Matt for the beer, by the way.
- Graham: Way to leave it at our house, jackass!
- Morgan: Real men use real seasoning. Basil! Paprika! Cayenne! Thyme! Oregano! Rosemary! Heart!
- Graham: By your powers combined, I am Captain Seasoning!
- Graham: Now that's a manly burrito. Tastes like motor oil.
- Morgan: Delicious motor oil.
- Graham: We decided to hijack The Whatever Thing this week because...we felt like it. So for those of you who didn't find last week's that funny, I can assure you that this week's has no mention of masturbation. Or--
- Alex: Spanking the monkey.
- Graham: Having a tug 'o war with the cyclops.
- Alex: Acheiving left handed lift-off.
- Graham: Notifying the system administrator.
- Alex: Firing a protein torpedo.
- Graham: Engaging in the noble art of fisticuffs with a one-eyed wiggling Welshman.
- Alex: Putting the Kleenex's kids through college.
- Graham: Alright, I think that's driven the point home.
- Alex: Engaging in hand to gland combat.
- Graham: I-I said stop.
- Alex: Tickling the trout.
- Graham: [whispering] Seriously, dude. Stop.
- Alex: Ringing out his robe.
Morgan wants haikus
Well this one is pretty nice
Funny, not so much
Praise the Commodore
It's words inspire laughter
Loading Ready Run


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A Sudanese rebel leader has turned himself in to the International Criminal Court to face war crimes charges Monday for an attack that killed 12 African Union peacekeepers in Darfur in September 2007, the court said.
Bahr Idriss Abu Garda is one of three suspects in the case – the only case prosecutors have launched against rebels in Sudan's Darfur conflict.
The other two rebel suspects have not been publicly identified, and the court said Sunday it was trying to see if they would also turn themselves in or if it had to issue arrest warrants against them.
The Hague-based tribunal has also accused Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of orchestrating war crimes in Darfur. U.N. officials estimate up to 300,000 people have died and about 2.7 million have been displaced since the Darfur conflict began in 2003, pitting mostly ethnic African rebels against government forces and Arabic-speaking militias.
Abu Garda's surrender stands in contrast to the stance of al-Bashir, who rejected the court's authority after it issued an arrest warrant for him in March.
In the 2007 attack, more than 1,000 rebel soldiers stormed the African Union's Haskanita base in northern Darfur, overcoming a much smaller force of peacekeepers from Senegal, Nigeria, Mali and Botswana.
According to a statement by prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, 12 peacekeepers were killed, eight others were severely wounded and the rebels looted weapons, equipment and money from the base.
"By killing peacekeepers, the perpetrators attacked the millions of civilians who those soldiers came to protect," Moreno-Ocampo said Sunday.
Abu Garda, who has not entered a plea, is charged with murder, pillaging and attacking peacekeepers. The head of a splinter group within the rebel Justice and Equality Movement, he will appear voluntarily at an initial hearing Monday in response to a court summons, the court said.
Asmaa al-Hosseini, an Egyptian journalist, told The Associated Press that Abu Garda told her Saturday as he passed through Cairo that he had proof that others had carried out the 2007 attack. Egypt is trying to mediate a peace settlement in Darfur – an effort that Abu Garda has said he supports.
The court statement Sunday said Abu Garda had flown into The Netherlands and was staying at a confidential location.
"Voluntary appearance is always an option ... including for President al-Bashir, should he elect to cooperate," Moreno-Ocampo noted in the statement.
In response to the arrest warrant against al-Bashir, Sudan expelled more than a dozen aid agencies that worked mostly in Darfur.
Another rebel leader, Sharif Harir, said the circumstances of the September 2007 attack were always murky.
"If on our part we are ready to cooperate with the international community ... that should be an example for the Sudan government," said Harir, a member of the Sudan Liberation Movement-Unity faction.
The International Criminal Court prosecutes war crimes in countries where it has jurisdiction – and in the case of Sudan, it has been granted jurisdiction by the United Nations.
Abu Garda will be the first suspect in four separate Sudan cases to appear at the tribunal.
Associated Press writer Sarah el-Deeb contributed to this report from Cairo.


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