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In the following interview, the editor reveals the motives behind this compilation of essays, the topics tackled in the book, its desired impact, and its contributions to the debate on the role of art and performance in the Arab Spring uprisings.
What led you to commission and compile this collection?
Eyad Houssami: As a theatre director, I am always thinking about why we make theatre, what plays matter where, and how to stage drama today. I also think about how characters, stories and public dialogue – intimate, immediate, unmediated – can draw people together.
One of the problems with theatre today is its insularity. Theatres are being padlocked and threatened with demolition in Beirut and Cairo. Translation of dramatic literature and scholarship into Arabic is tragically minimal in a region that translates around fifteen hundred books a year.
The Arab Middle East has some of the world's lowest literacy rates: only 70.3 percent of the region's adult population (age fifteen and above) is able to read and write, while the world average stands at 82.4 percent.
Because theatre can be dangerous and transformative, governments – authoritarian, oligarchical and military regimes – have laid siege to theatre in the Arab Middle East, reining it in to maintain the status quo. Because theatre almost never makes a profit, it is anathema to global capital and repels the greed of big money.
Left with negligible funding, most theatre makers, and indeed the art itself, fall by the wayside. It has become a luxury, a pastime of the elite. Theatre artists, producers and philanthropists everywhere have the responsibility to confront these challenges while safeguarding and cultivating the spaces that already exist for theatre.
What drove me to commission and compile the essays that form the Arabic and English editions of 'Doomed by Hope: Essays on Arab Theatre' is the same impulse that fuels my work as the director of the non-profit theatre company Masrah Ensemble: to make, develop, and foster research and criticism of theatre with a focus on the Arab stage; to reconfigure audiences; and to encourage transcendent, riveting theatre.
Ten years ago, when I began studying, making and directing theatre as a college student at Yale, I noticed how theatres in the American northeast were segregated and populated by narrow demographics.
Vanguards like playwrights August Wilson and María Irene Fornés were among the minority in an artistic universe that marginalised the voices of the oppressed, of those whose "mouths are on fire with song," as Aunt Ester says in Wilson's 'Gem of the Ocean.' "That song is powerful. It rise up and come across the water. Ten thousand tongues and ten thousand chariots coming across the water."
Research and scholarly production expand the discursive terrain of theatre as a discipline, and subsequently of theatre as an ephemeral civilisational phenomenon. As I write in the introduction to 'Doomed by Hope,' the accounts of scholars and artists lift theatre from its fleeting moment and resurrect it in the imaginations of readers in another time and place.
Thus, through theatre writing, performance embarks on a journey that swiftly transcends borders and languages.
So 'Doomed by Hope' – as an Arabic-English book and as an international theatre series of performances, readings, workshops and talks, which we have already presented in Beirut and the American northeast at Columbia, Yale, Rowan University, NYU and Bard College – has become a vehicle to engage artists and scholars in a discussion about contemporary Arab theatre and also to stage plays and performances by the very artists featured in the book.
What particular topics, issues and literatures does it address?
EH: The essays revolve around the repertoire and reverberations of the late playwright Saadallah Wannous in Arab theatre today. Authored in spring 2011 as revolutions were unfurling across the Arab Middle East, the fourteen contributions include literary analyses of drama, histories of theatrical production, and narratives about making and teaching plays.
Half of the texts were authored in Arabic, and the other half in English. We translated every essay to either Arabic or English.
Scholars such as Ted Ziter, Rania Jawad and Asaad Al-Saleh analyse specific plays by Wannous, like 'Soirée for the 5th of June' (1968) and 'The Elephant, the King of All Time' (1969), while other contributors consider contemporary theatre – playwriting, pedagogy and performance – in Egypt, Syria, Yemen and the Palestinian Diaspora.
Playwrights and directors, including Zeina Daccache, Rabih Mroué and Sulayman Al-Bassam, reflect on their own practice through the prism of Wannous's legacy, whereas Jawad Al-Asadi evokes memories of collaborating with him.
What emerges is a collection of essays that privileges experiential and personal accounts alongside more traditional scholarship. The book opens with an arresting forward by the great novelist Elias Khoury, who has also written plays and in the 1990s directed the Beirut Theatre, forced to close its doors in December 2011.
The photography, mostly by Dalia Khamissy, features specially commissioned portraits of the very artists at the forefront of the struggle to defend theatre.
'Doomed by Hope' departs from Wannous, whose monumental plays incited audiences to rise up against tyranny decades ago, to offer a tangled history of Arab theatre in times of revolt. It also documents the insights of intelligent, sensitive Arab theatre artists and rigorous scholars in a moment of cataclysmic change.
The book testifies to the singular force of playwriting, an artistic and literary craft that chronicles history, orchestrates dialogue and forges culture.
Who do you hope will read this book, and what sort of impact would you like it to have?
EH: The book is first and foremost for theatre audiences, students, scholars, producers and artists, especially those in the Arab Middle East. We live in a region decimated by insurmountable borders, remnants of colonialism past and present. A theatre artist in Gaza will probably never be able to share a theatrical experience with another in Baghdad, for instance.
In the first half of the twentieth century, an actor could have taken the Palestine Railway to Aleppo and transferred to the Baghdad Railway, continuing onwards to Iraq. The distance between Gaza and Baghdad is less than the distance between Chicago and New York, or between London and Berlin, Beirut and Istanbul.
The radii of theatre – and therefore of societies – is shrinking despite the fact that we live in an era of greater interconnectivity and advanced transportation. Why is that? And why does it matter? Why do we need theatrical dialogue between societies?
Without unmediated encounters with imagined realities on the stage, we forget how to live. We become alienated from strangers. We jeopardise our shared humanity. We isolate individuals and barricade communities, rendering them easier to manipulate and exploit. It becomes easier for us to kill, bomb and enslave one another. We tighten the limits of our imagination.
'Doomed by Hope' is therefore an effort to expand the horizons of theatre and bridge otherwise cloistered communities. I hope that it will draw together a community of Arabophone and Anglophone readers who champion or will come to champion the urgency of theatre.
What does this collection contribute to discussions about the role of art and performance in the Arab uprisings?
EH: It was a coincidence – or perhaps fate – that intertwined 'Doomed by Hope' with the uprisings. We had intended to launch the call for papers in 2009, when the inimitable Prince Claus Fund confirmed their support of the project. But due to a number of unexpected challenges – including my deportation from Lebanon (I returned in mid-2010), the project stalled.
It wasn't until two years ago that everything came together and I announced the call for papers at the Sharjah Biennial March Meeting on 15 March 2011, which just so happened to be the first day of organised national protest in Syria and days before NATO warplanes began bombing Libya. So we commissioned the essays in a moment of turbulence.
From the outset, one of the goals of the project was to deepen the theatre discourse, which all too often reduces performance to how it explicitly tackles topics deemed to be "political." Notions of origin, authenticity, censorship, nationhood, post-colonialism, Islam and dissent frame and saturate discussions about culture, usually assessed and interpreted in terms of its political cunning to the exclusion of its aesthetic, poetic, philosophical and psycho-emotional qualities.
We strived to coalesce these approaches to thinking about art by foregrounding intellectually abstract questions in the call for papers.
These ambitions were slightly thwarted by our timing. Many contributors felt compelled to write the uprisings into their essays. While the collection does capture the zeitgeist of the early phases of the revolts, 'Doomed by Hope' is by no means about the role of theatre in the Arab uprisings – only a few of the essays directly address the uprisings. Some do not even acknowledge them.
Instead, the book underscores the potential trans-historicity of theatre. For instance, Zeina Daccache takes us inside Lebanon's notorious Roumieh Prison, where she directed an adaptation of a Cold War teleplay by American Reginald Rose.
Scholar Margaret Livtin considers performances from the last decade presented in festivals in the US: Khamsoun (2006) by Jalila Baccar, Richard III, an Arab Tragedy (2007-09) by Sulayman Al Bassam, and Quiara Alegría Hudes's Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue (2006), which features a Puerto Rican-American family, whose three generations served in Korea, Vietnam and Iraq.
Alongside these essays, and perhaps as a counterpoint to them, Katherine Hennessey links performances in Yemen in 2009-10 to youth protests in Sanaa, noting how they "mirrored" aspects of those productions. Asaad Al-Saleh parallels Wannous's dramaturgy of audience interactivity in 'Soirée for the 5th of June' with how youth "resort to social media networks to organise protests that lead to revolution…Creating a dialogue within the theatre is an implicit call to launch a dialogue in reality."
The essays from Egypt attest to how theatre can construct collective memory in a time of revolt.
In sum, 'Doomed by Hope' traces threads of cultural history that have registered and informed, but by no means caused, what happens within and without the theatre today. It reveals how artists have for decades – even centuries – defied the prescriptions of despots and aesthetic hegemonies in order to agitate for new ways of being human, of acting as citizens, of existing as a society.
This article was originally published on the Jadaliyya website.
© 2010 Ahram Online.


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Padres get to Hudson too late in San Francisco
Grandal's ninth-inning homer chases righty, but Giants hold on
SAN FRANCISCO -- Another game, another quiet night from the San Diego offense.
About 24 hours after getting blanked by the Giants, the Padres were shackled by Tim Hudson and San Francisco for a 3-2 loss on Wednesday night at AT&T Park.
It was just the latest lackluster performance for the Padres, who wrap up the month of April with a Major League-fewest 77 runs, just 2.66 per game.
"We're battling, we're playing hard, we're not swinging the bats," Padres manager Bud Black said. "I'd like to think that our average will come up. The pitching's been outstanding overall. The bullpen's been solid, and the starters pretty much have done their part. We've got to get the bats going."
Hudson didn't make it easy on the Padres, throwing an array of pitches that were moving all over the zone. He was one strike away from putting together an impressive and economical complete game, but Yasmani Grandal launched a solo shot in to McCovey Cove over the right-field fence in the ninth to cut the Padres deficit to 3-2 and chase Hudson from the game.
Alas, Sergio Romo came in and retired pinch-hitter Chris Denorfia for the game's final out, securing the series victory for San Francisco.
"He got ground balls and attacked hitters," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of Hudson (4-1). "He's had a great month. He's been so consistent. Believe me, no one wanted him to get that complete game more than me. But I had my closer ready, he's hot and well-rested. I like to think I got him ready for a reason."
Hudson needed just 89 pitches to get through his stellar outing, allowing two earned runs on five hits while striking out six and walking none. In vintage form, Hudson stayed low in the zone, pitched to contact and let his defense do the dirty work. He never needed more than a dozen pitches to get through any frame.
Black said he would have to go and review the tape, but from the dugout he didn't think his team was swinging at bad pitches.
"You can't let a guy like that get ahead in the count," Black said. "He'll really give you fits. So, those pitches that were early-count swings looked to me as though they were in good spots today, we just didn't hit them."
Shortstop Everth Cabrera's hot April came to a cold end as he went 0-for-4 against Hudson, citing the late movement on his pitches.
"He was throwing the ball down -- down and away, down and in, slider action, good split," Cabrera said. "Hudson does a really good job of taking advantage of guys. He does his job."
The Padres were also able to push across a late run in the eighth, when Cameron Maybin led off the frame with a double and came around to score on a groundout by Alexi Amarista. But this was Hudson's night, and his mastery wiped out a quality start from San Diego southpaw Robbie Erlin.
Erlin bounced back strong after his poor start in Washington last week by shaking off some early struggles and finishing 6 2/3 innings. He allowed three earned runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out five.
Slugging Giants outfielder Michael Morse doubled home Hunter Pence in the first to record his 20th RBI of the year. San Francisco took a 2-0 lead in the next inning when second baseman Brandon Hicks launched a solo shot to right field.
Erlin chalked up his early troubles to a lack of fastball command, something that's plagued him during bad starts this year. While he made an effort to keep his weight back on the mound and throw downhill, he felt himself opening up too early at times, leading to fastballs high in the zone.
"They were definitely elevated -- which is something that I worked on in between starts, making sure to get the ball down -- but it didn't really happen the first few innings," Erlin said. "That was pretty much the biggest adjustment."
Erlin was also charged with another run in the seventh when reliever Dale Thayer gave up an RBI single to Buster Posey to make it 3-0 Giants. Even though he was able to settle down as the game went on, Erlin wasn't pleased with his effort.
"Definitely not satisfied," Erlin said. "The most important thing is winning, and I didn't give the team a chance to do that tonight. But it's a step in the right direction compared to the last couple outings."
San Diego's lineup still sputtered despite receiving some reinforcements. After sitting out the first two games of the series while on paternity leave, new father Jedd Gyorko went 1-for-3 with a seventh-inning single. Seth Smith went 0-for-4 in his first game back since missing five games with a right groin strain.
Still, it could be a lot worse for the Padres (13-16), who are now 4 1/2 games back of the first-place Giants (17-11) despite injuries and a poor offense. Just don't try to relay that message to Black.
"Disappointed," Black said. "You've got to win ballgames. Every team has challenges, every team has challenges, every team has something going on within their own club."

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Weekly Jobless Claims Rise, but Labor Recovery Grinds On
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased by 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.
The reading was likely clouded by seasonal factors. The Labor Department can have a tough time seasonally adjusting claims in early July because many factories shut down during that period for retooling, but the scheduling for the shutdowns varies from year to year.
A Labor Department analyst said there was nothing otherwise unusual in the data and that no states had provided estimates.
Even with the increase, the number of layoffs remains in the range of the levels seen over the last year, and is consistent with a continued drop in the unemployment rate.
More:Need A Second Job? 25 High-Paying Part-Time JobsThe four-week moving average of new claims, which is considered a better measure of labor market conditions, increased by a more modest 6,000 to 351,750.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected first-time applications to fall to 340,000 last week. Claims for the prior week were revised to show 1,000 more applications received than previously reported.
The U.S. labor market has shown signs of strength in recent weeks, with 195,000 jobs added to payrolls in June. This has cemented expectations the Federal Reserve will start winding down its massive stimulus program as early as September.
Minutes to the Fed's June meeting released on Wednesday showed about half of its policymakers felt the U.S. central bank's bond-buying stimulus should be brought to a halt by year end, but many wanted reassurance the U.S. jobs recovery was on solid ground before any policy retreat.
The claims report showed the number of people still receiving benefits under regular state programs after an initial week of aid rose 24,000 to 2.98 million in the week ended June 29.
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6 Ways to Get a Tech Job Without a Tech Degree
Jobs in tech are stronger than ever. In 2011, Amazon hired 22,500 people, bringing its workforce up to 56,200, and Google hired 8,000 people — more than ever in a single year. The technology sector is booming, and while not all of these jobs require an engineering degree, getting a gig can be harder than getting into an Ivy League school. Competition between businesses is too steep for firms to hire those who aren't qualified, and demand for these positions is greater than the skills that exist in the marketplace.
Incredible job opportunities exist, if you know how to get them. Yet, college students are still earning educations for jobs that technology will eliminate in the next decade, and people without backgrounds in technology are stuck in unemployment or at the dead-end of a long career, hoping their field will be revived before their luck runs out. But none of these people are actually stuck.
You can transition to the tech world, if you're willing to put in a little work. Here are six steps that will help you get there.
1. Learn How the Web Works
I'm consistently amazed at the number of businesspeople who have no concept of where a website comes from. There's no need to be an expert coder, unless you're an aspiring engineer, but you should know enough about technology to make informed business decisions about it.
I taught myself how to code in the mid-'90s after leading an e-greeting card site that could have been successful but didn't have the technology to scale with demand — I never wanted to be stuck like that again. Similarly, Instagram founder Kevin Systrom taught himself to code at night while working in marketing, possibly inspiring a new generation of business guys learning to program.
The first thing anyone should do is learn HTML and maybe even some JavaScript. Codecademy and W3Schools are two great places to start. Or pick up a newbie book from Amazon.
2. Start With a Digital Job in Your Current Company
Without any digital experience, landing a job at a tech company will be tough. Get an advantage by going after low-hanging opportunities.
Many non-tech companies, like the one you probably work for, are desperate for help building an effective presence on the web. If you can be of service, you'll not only gain valuable experience, but you'll also be likely to have the chance to make a real impact. This way, you can show up for your first interview at that desirable tech firm with a success story behind you.
3. Knock on the Door of a Disrupter
A friend of mine used to be a salesperson for radio, a dying industry facing myriad high-tech competitors. And, as happens in these situations, he got laid off. But rather than fighting for one of the last jobs in his native field, he went after a gig selling ads for Pandora. They liked that he knew the radio industry and hired him.
One of the easiest ways to get into tech is to go after a job at a startup that's looking to disrupt the industry in which you've spent your career.
4. Position Yourself as an Innovator
The technology space is all about innovation. Working for a scrappy disruptor or the digital department of your current company will surely give you the chance to be a pioneer. But if these roles are inaccessible, you should demonstrate your inventive and courageous side within your present role by starting a new department, devising and implementing a fresh strategy or producing a cutting-edge marketing product. It's advantageous if technology is inherent in these accomplishments, but not necessary.
5. Accept that You're Not as Senior as You Think You Are
Just because you're an art director for print doesn't mean you're qualified to be an art director in digital. Just because you've managed significant client relationships doesn't mean you're qualified to manage client services at a tech firm.
Individuals switching industries need to start with a more junior role. When I meet fairly senior people whom I'd be interested in hiring, I ask if they would start as a project manager and not a single person has ever taken me up on that offer. Invest time to learn the business and the pay cut won't have to last long.
6. Become a Thought Leader
It takes some creativity, charm, smarts and nerve, but you can become an industry thought leader before you even have a job in the industry. JD Beebe, a young copywriter, creative and entrepreneur, is a good example. He made his way into the agency world by starting a Paper.li online newspaper called Ad Agency Thought Sauce that aggregated links from ad agency tweets. Agencies saw him re-sharing their links, and this functioned as a constant series of soft introductions.
If social media acrobatics aren't your thing, you can still build a profile for yourself as an expert by sharing your point of view on industry issues. Do it in-person, at industry events and Meetups, and digitally through Facebook, Twitter and comments on relevant articles — maybe even this one.
How did you transition to a job in tech? Let us know in the comments.
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AbstractThis poll, conducted February 10-12, 2001, is part of a continuing series of surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. The survey examined respondents' views about George W. Bush as president, including whether they approved of Bush's job performance, their opinions of Bush, whether Bush would be in charge and have control of his cabinet, the biggest problems facing President Bush and the Congress, whether Bush would be able to work with both parties to get things done, and whether Bush would be capable of handling foreign affairs. A second battery of questions queried the respondents on their views of Congress, including whether partisanship was still present in Washington, whether they approved of Congress's job performance, and whether the current Congress could do a better job then their predecessors, considering that the Congress was nearly evenly divided. Respondents were also asked for their opinions on taxes and the economy. In regard to taxes, respondents were asked if the budget surplus should be used to cut income taxes, pay down the national debt, preserve programs like Medicare and Social Security, or something else, what size income tax cut they would like to see passed, whether they approved of Bush's 1.6 trillion dollar tax cut over the next ten years, who they thought would benefit from the tax cut, how the tax cut would affect Social Security and Medicare, and what they would do with the extra money if the tax cut passed. With respect to the economy, respondents were queried about the condition of the national economy and whether it was getting better or worse, whether they felt the economy was in a recession, how they viewed the stock market and the future of the market, if it was a good time to buy a new car or house, if they were concerned about layoffs in the future, and whether their spending habits had changed because of concerns for the economy. Another set of questions dealt with America's power supplies. Respondents were asked if the electric companies, state government, or consumers were to blame for the power shortage in California, whether the federal government should help California or if it was a state issue, whether producing energy was more important than protecting the environment, and whether the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska should be opened for oil and natural gas drilling. Respondents' views were also elicited on the topics of retirement and marriage. Questions if applicable, probed the age at which the respondents expected to retire, their main reason for planning to retire after age 65, whether they thought that the Social Security system would have enough money to provide their expected benefits, whether they had begun to establish a separate savings program for retirement, what type of program it was, at what age they began this savings program, whether they would accept an early retirement if given the chance, and whether they expected their standard of living to be the same after retiring. In regard to marriage, respondents were asked if most Americans getting married currently took the institution of marriage as seriously as their parents' generation did, how long romance lasts during marriage, if married, what the quality of communication was between them and their spouses, if they could trust their spouses, and whether they were satisfied with marriage. Respondents were also asked for their opinions of former President Bill Clinton, former President George H.W. Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheney, and the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Background information on respondents includes age, gender, education, race/ethnic identity, voter registration, political party affiliation, political orientation, marital status, number of children in the household, and household income.
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Hull manager Steve Bruce hailed Tom Huddlestone's midfield masterclass in the 6-0 victory over Fulham as the best individual performance he has ever seen.
As a former Manchester United captain who shared a pitch with the likes of Bryan Robson, Paul Ince and Roy Keane, Bruce is hardly short of benchmarks but even he was staggered by Huddlestone's contribution to a remarkable victory at the KC Stadium.
The former Tottenham midfielder, celebrating his 27th birthday, was superb from first minute to last, controlling the centre of the park, spraying pinpoint passes with both feet and ending a two-and-a-half-year scoring drought when finding the bottom corner from 20 yards.
He celebrated by allowing club physio Rob Price to cut a lock of hair on the touchline - having pledged to grow out his afro until he found the net.
Huddlestone might even have had a hat-trick, clattering the post in the first half and then seeing an audacious 40-yard free-kick tipped on to the crossbar by David Stockdale.
A rapt Bruce said: "The lads stood and applauded Tom when he walked into the dressing room and that doesn't happen often.
"I don't often pick out individuals but I don't think I've witnessed a performance as good as I've just seen from Tom.
"He gave a masterclass of how to play in midfield. He had the lot: free-kicks, passing range, goals, a shot from 40 yards.
"He hit the post and the bar...he's just an outstanding footballer, absolutely outstanding.
"I've been fortunate to have played in some good teams but I can't really remember an individual performance as good as he produced today.
"The free-kick from 40 yards, not many people can even strike from there and the movement he got on it is something he practises in training.
"Nobody can strike it like him and all those hours on the training ground have worked."
Indeed, the only area where Huddlestone did not win Bruce's full praise was his unusual celebration.
"Maybe he's been rehearsing that...when I saw the physio get the scissors out I thought 'I've seen it all now'," Bruce said. "It was ridiculous, I have to say."
Huddlestone's hair growth has been part of a fundraising drive for Cancer Research UK and Hull have confirmed they will be auctioning the hair clipped by Price for charity.
Outside of Huddlestone's man-of-the-match display there were first goals of the season for captain Robert Koren, who netted twice from close range, Matty Fryatt and George Boyd.
Ahmed Elmohamady, meanwhile, set the ball rolling by opening the scoring three minutes into the second half.
Hull had scored just nine times in their previous nine games at the KC Stadium and Bruce was happy to bask in a rare prolific day.
"It was one of the great days that we will remember for a long, long time," he said.
"In my experience it doesn't often happen that you go and win 6-0 in the Barclays Premier League.
"It was quite incredible. We got the first one and then the floodgates opened, which doesn't happen very often at this level."
Shell-shocked Fulham coach Rene Meulensteen was at a loss to explain his side's shortcomings.
Having beaten Norwich on Boxing Day, hopes were high for a mini revival but they were dashed in brutal fashion.
"I've asked myself what happened and I've asked the players. I didn't see this coming," he said.
"I've been saying to all the media and all the press that the lads have been fantastic for me, that I can't fault the performances they've put in, that we haven't got the results we deserved but this is something completely different.
"Losing is hard to take but losing in such a manner is hard for any professional player."
Hull lost 3-2 to Manchester United on Boxing, despite leading 2-0 at one stage, so to respond to that setback in style was a relief for the home side.
For Huddlestone, there was the added satisfaction he can have an overdue haircut.
"After the way we lost to Man United, we had to bounce back and I think we did that," Huddlestone said on Sky Sports News.
"I've got a decent record against Fulham so once the game was sort of secure at 3-0 I was trying to push myself on a little bit and fortunately I managed to nick a goal."
He stressed the hair-snip pitchside celebration was far from impromptu.
"That's been sorted out since the beginning of last season at Tottenham. I just had to wait until today for it to happen," he said.
"It's been for a good cause but hopefully I can cut it now."


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The Congressional Budget on Wednesday put out a new report looking on the health care market for Americans under age 65. Some key points:
The number of insured and uninsured: On average this year, about 244 million people under 65 will have health insurance, and about 29 million will not. But the number of uninsured is projected to rise by 3 million from 2018 to 2019, "mainly because the penalty associated with the individual mandate will be eliminated and premiums in the nongroup market will be higher." Compared with its projections from September 2017, CBO now says that 5 million more people will be uninsured by 2027.
Federal subsidies: The government will spend $685 billion on subsidies for insured people this year, with that amount projected to climb to $1.2 trillion in 2028. Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program account for about 40 percent of the 2018 total, while tax benefits for employer-related insurance account for about 40 percent more. Projected total federal subsidies for health insurance from 2018 to 2027 have fallen by 5 percent, or $481 billion, compared with CBO's September 2017 forecast. "The largest contributors to that decrease are a $389 billion decline in projected subsidies for work-related coverage and a $202 billion decline in projected spending for Medicaid and CHIP," CBO says.
Affordable Care Act premiums are soaring: The average premium for a "benchmark" plan this year is about 34 percent higher than it was in 2017, and CBO expects those premiums to go up by about 15 percent next year. The agency projects that premiums for benchmark plans will then rise by an average of 7 percent a year from 2019 to 2028. "Insurance premiums tend to go up every year, but the magnitude of these increases stems largely from the repeal of the ACA's individual mandate, the expansion of skimpy short-term plans, and the decision last year to cut off the law's cost-sharing payments," Axios' Sam Baker notes.


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Women might have some say when it comes to how a man should act, and especially how marriages should go.
Are men marriage material? That's the question that has been on many minds the past couple of days, as different reports from across the Web have pointed out some noteworthy trends when it comes to women, men and marriage. Let's start with Naomi Cahn and June Carbone's Slate article, which called for working-class white women to stay single mothers. Cahn and Carbone tell the story of a Lily character who broke up with her male partner Carl because she had the ability to support herself when Carl wasn't working and he was mooching off her. "A generation ago her decision would have seemed narrow, misguided, and difficult to understand. But now we have to conclude that it makes a lot of sense," Slate wrote. "Although it defies logic, socioeconomic, cultural, and economic changes have brought white working-class women like Lily to the point where going it alone can be the wiser choice. And the final irony: The same changes that have made marriages more equitable and successful among elite couples have made it less likely that marriage will look attractive to Lily." The authors also say marriage might not be as strong when wealthy and stable men find love. "The women ready for marriage in this group have grown larger than the group of marriageable men who would be good partners," the Slate article said. "These men - the ones with better jobs and more stable lives - have become more reluctant, in turn, to settle for only one woman." Ross Douthat of The New York Times took some umbrage with the article noting that working-class fathers or people like Lily's main man Carl, aren't getting help when it comes to economic policy. Sometimes, Douthat wrote, American men's "marriageability" isn't always helped by policy. "What Lily pretty clearly needs from Carl - and what Carl's children, female and (especially) male, need from Carl - is a man who won't quit his job every time he fights with his boss, a man who won't sit on the couch playing video games when his family needs him to be out looking for another job. But what liberalism sometimes wants to give to the Carls of the American working class are policies that either raise wages with one hand while making it much harder to find a job with the other, or else policies that cushion them against a bad economy while also giving them yet more reasons not to swim against the economic tide." So what can men and women do to find a successful marriage? Joy Pullmann of The Federalist wrote that women can have a positive influence on men through "encouragement and attraction," increasing their commitment to pursuits that will sustain a family, and vice versa. "That may be the entire point of marriage-it's not a proclamation of two people's individual perfection, but a path towards mutual improvement. That's a path we can all take," Pullmann wrote. But women might want to be careful with how they respond to some men. Time magazine reported Friday that women tend more to believe what they hear about a man's reputation. If someone says something negative or positive about a man, a woman will take that as fact, wrote Charlotte Alter for Time. "So what does that mean for guys who get mixed reviews on apps like Lulu that rate men?" asked Alter. "It means they should clean up their act, because one negative comment could be enough to turn dates away."%3Cimg%20src%3D%22http%3A//beacon.deseretconnect.com/beacon.gif%3Fcid%3D167494%26pid%3D46%22%20/%3E


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Palisades Park, NJ – July 13, 2017 – Apple device users will soon have a new option for getting their mobile devices and computers powered up while on the go. The FLiFLi LifeBattery AIR is to be promoted through an Indiegogo campaign that will be launched on July 17.
This battery is designed with a body that matches the MacBook as it is available in four different colors. The FLiFLi LifeBattery AIR especially offers a strong design that is easy to use. It is stable and offers a consistent connection as output ports can be placed on top. This is thanks to the magnetic charging input connection used on the battery. It connects to the MacBook or other Apple device one has with ease to ensure a port will not be at risk of being damaged.
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has borrowed a page from Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's playbook, with proposed changes to the state's tax on gasoline to raise highway funds. According to published reports there is no indication that it would affect the diesel fuel tax.
O'Malley is pushing for cutting 5 cents off the state's current 23.5 cents a gallon gasoline tax and creating a new wholesale tax of 4%. It would be phased in with the tax rising with inflation. It's estimated this would translate into a 2 cents increase on July 1 and another hike of 7 cents a year later. It would also increase by an additional 2% or about 7 cents in 2015, unless Congress passes legislation allowing sales tax collections on Internet purchases. The money would go for highways, but not exclusively.
The plan has the backing of both the Maryland House and Senate leaders, including Senate president Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., who had earlier proposed increasing both the diesel and gasoline taxes.
Supporters say this latest plan is needed to pay for road and transit projects that will run out of money unless there is additional revenue. Opponents say it will place an extra financial burden on the public and tilts more in favor of transit projects than money for roadways. Last year O'Malley offered up a plan increasing the gasoline sales tax by 6% but it died.
The plan has some similarities to legislation recently negotiated legislation passed in Virginia that its governor is expected to sign. It replaces the current 17.5 cent gas and diesel tax with a 3.5% wholesale tax on gas and a 6% wholesale tax on diesel. The current 5% retail sales tax will go up to 5.3%, with a fixed portion going to transportation.


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I go to sleep every night with a siren alarm, a fire extinguisher and a rope ladder beside my bed, in case of another attack. I've had hundreds of attacks over the years: bottles and bricks through the windows, three fire bombs and a bullet through the letterbox. My flat is a fortress, with iron bars over the windows and a steel-reinforced front door, and the hallway is fire-proofed.
During my 46 years of LGBT and human rights campaigning, I've challenged and upset a lot of dictators, fascists, homophobes and racists. Hate mail and death threats are a regular part of my life. There have been plots to kill me by neo-Nazis, Islamists, agents of the Mugabe regime and supporters of the Jamaican "murder music" dancehall singers who incite the killing of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. For periods I've been under armed police protection.
Fortunately, the worst that's happened to me is a bloodied face, smashed teeth and some minor brain and eye damage from beatings by President Mugabe's goons in Brussels in 2001 and far-right nationalists in Moscow in 2007. I got off lightly compared with heroic human rights defenders in countries like Iran, Russia, Pakistan and Zimbabwe. Many of them have been jailed, tortured and killed.
Despite the menaces I've experienced, I enjoy what I do. My daily life is an exhilarating roller coaster of excitement, chaos, improvisation, crisis, idealism and fulfilment. It's often stressful and exhausting, but I love human rights work. It is much more rewarding than any cushy, well-paid professional job.
Being underfunded and with only one assistant, I have to do most of the hard graft and routine tasks myself. I make placards, deliver leaflets and organize my own travel. Usually, I work 14 to 16 hours a day, seven days a week. No wonder I am single. What man would put up with me? In the middle of a busy campaign, like the current movement for marriage equality in the UK, I sometimes get by on one hour's sleep. I last had a proper holiday in 2008. I often joke that holidays and nights off are for wimps.
I mostly work from my tiny, one-bedroom council flat, which is on a huge, sprawling municipal housing project about a mile south of Big Ben, in a neighbourhood called Elephant and Castle. I've lived there for 34 years, not by choice but by poverty. Having been unpaid for most of my last four decades of campaigning, I haven't been able to afford to move to something better. Never mind!
A typical day starts at around 9 a.m., after having gone to bed sometime between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. and having had way too little sleep. I work a lot in the after-midnight hours, to meet early-morning deadlines to deliver articles for publication, and to prepare campaign briefings and news releases for the coming day. I operate on a 24-hour clock, constantly connecting with activists and media in different time zones. At midnight in London, I am hooking up with campaigners in New York (five hours behind London) and Sydney (10 hours ahead of London). It sometimes gets confusing.
I begin my day with a raw lemon juice detox, which is also a big energy boost, and then I do a workout in the hallway: sets of 60 push-ups and 120 sit-ups on alternate days. Keeping fit makes me a more effective activist. If I did not look after myself, I'd be quickly worn down by the stress and the workload.
Most days I receive around 800 emails, phone calls, tweets and Facebook messages. Some are requests for help from victimized individuals, mostly concerning asylum, discrimination and hate crimes. A volunteer, Raks, now does most of this individual casework. There are also lots of invitations to speak, write and be interviewed. It is such an honor to be asked. I feel so humbled. But a majority of the messages relate to my several simultaneous campaigns in the UK and abroad.
In addition to the issue of equal marriage, my UK campaigns deal with economic democracy, alternatives to austerity, asylum reform and challenges to homophobia in sport, religious fundamentalism and far-right extremism. My international work involves supporting democracy, human rights and LGBT movements in countries such as Uganda, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Baluchistan, West Papua and China. To me it is really important that campaigners in rich, democratic countries support and empower our brothers and sisters who are campaigning in poor countries and under dictatorships. LGBT rights and other human rights are universal and indivisible. Everyone's freedom is important.
Either I or my assistant James tries to answer the daily deluge of messages, but it is impossible to keep up with the vast volume. I want to say "yes" to everyone, but, sadly, I can accept only a tiny fraction of the invitations I receive. I feel bad that I am letting people down.
At around noon I have breakfast-lunch, normally oats with yogurt, nuts and mixed fruits, plus a multivitamin pill. I'm quite fierce about eating healthfully. Sometimes the phone rings almost nonstop. I often end up eating only one mouthful between calls. Finishing a meal can take an hour or more.
The rest of the day involves either writing an article, giving a speech, doing media interviews, organizing campaigns or joining a protest -- and sometimes doing a bit of all of them. There's never a repetitive or dull moment. I am always rushing from one task to the next -- so many campaigns, so little time. I'm trying to cram too much into every day. Invariably, I nearly miss trains and planes and arrive at speaking engagements and interviews at the very last minute. I am time-impoverished.
The pressure of so many tasks to cram into each day means that I often eat way too late, at 10 p.m. or midnight. My evening meal is usually lots of fresh, uncooked vegetables with a mix of nuts, cheese, eggs (no meat) and pasta or bread drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with crushed garlic, all washed down with a glass of red wine. It's delicious and nutritious. Then I go back to work for another few hours.
By bedtime I am knackered. I'm so tired that I never have problems sleeping, despite all the strain and pressure I am under. In two minutes I'm out like a light.
What keeps me going day after day? Idealism, passion and a belief that something better is possible. My motto and inspiration is this: "Don't accept the world as it is. Dream of what the world could be -- and then help make it happen."
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The BWCA-Quetico Wilderness has remained unchanged through the centuries. Paddle and portage from lake-to-lake and explore the same routes that the Chippewa Indians and French-Canadian Voyageurs traveled years ago. Hear the echoing call of the loon, the splash of a beaver tail, the howling of wolves, the sound of a paddle as it rhythmically dips into the water. Photograph wildlife that includes moose, deer, bald eagles, beaver, otter, and loons. Fish for walleye, northern pike, lake trout, and scrappy small mouth bass. As you sit at your campfire, turning crisp fish fillets in the fry pan, you realize that you're in the midst of a virtual fisherman's paradise.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Police have identified the man they arrested in connection with a child abduction Tuesday night and have asked for a multi-state Amber alert to be cancelled.
Police arrested Craig Michael Wood about 8 p.m. Tuesday in the truck believed to have been used in the abduction of 10-year-old Hailey Owens, chief Paul Williams said Wednesday morning.
According to Becky Kovar at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Amber Alert for Owens is "in the process of being canceled." Kovar said the directive to cancel the alert came from Springfield police.
A Springfield Public Schools employee database shows Craig M. Wood was hired in August 1998 as a paraprofessional for in-school suspension. A 2012-13 salary list published by the district shows he was still working in that role and made $17,220, as of last year
A current staff list on the Pleasant View Middle School website shows a Craig Wood working this year, as well.
Wood was booked into the Greene County Jail Tuesday night on suspicion of first-degree murder, according to online jail records. At 8:30 a.m., the Greene County Prosecutor's Office had not yet received a probable cause statement seeking charges against Wood.
Police found evidence of foul play at the scene, Williams said.
Williams declined to answer questions at a news conference this morning and did not provide information on the state of Owens.
City spokeswoman Cora Scott said about 8:15 a.m. that the search has not been called off. Scott said Owens' family has been given the same information that has been released publicly.
Williams said police efforts would be focused on the Stanford Street crime scene.
He expected more information to be available later this morning.
Owens was taken from a home on Lombard Street Tuesday night before 5 p.m. A multi-state Amber alert was issued about 7 p.m.
Police were back at the alleged crime scene at 1538 E. Stanford St. this morning. At least half a dozen officers could be seen working the site, putting up additional crime scene tape around a small single-story house.
According to online property records, Wood owned that Stanford Street home.
The gold-colored Ford Ranger pick-up allegedly used in the abduction is still parked in the driveway, the driver's door hanging open.


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Actually, an even BETTER place to get cheap construction materials is Habitat for Humanity's Restore. It's all the donated construction materials they don't use on their homes, plus more! All of your money goes to building more Habitat Homes, and everything there is dirt cheap. Here's a link to their US locations: http://www.habitat.org/cd/env/restore.aspx
Need cheap or free construction materials? Go to a demolished housing development.
Amidst the financial crisis, many home builders around the country have run out of financing. Last week a bank decided to completely level 16 completed and partially built homes in Victorville, California because the builder defaulted on the project. While this is unfortunate, some bargain hunters were able to pick up some extremely cheap construction materials and home fixtures.
In the LA Times report about the Victorville demolition, the bank sent a representative to keep away the vandals and sell things to bargain hunters. Some passerbys were were able to salvage a granite counter for $40 and dual-pane windows for $20 a piece from the model homes. Another person was able to score a trailer full of 2-by-4s for $40. These materials and fixtures are supposed to be used for personal projects only, but they are definitely excellent deals considering that everything is practically brand new.
Another demolition of townhomes is scheduled in eastern Murrieta in California on May 15th and there is probably something there that is worth saving. These demolitions seem like a complete waste of time and effort, but it is understandable that lenders and developers are cutting their losses on homes that may not even sell when completed
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It seems so wrong, that we're fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over oil, and our homeless population is growing, and now these developers demolish new homes.
Wow...I can't believe Murrieta is actually being talked about! :) Yeah, I live there and I've seen those unfinished townhomes. It's not many, but it looks so depressing. There are finished, occupied homes around it and I can't imagine being one of those who have to look out their window and see that stuff. Everything looks so aged, even the chain link fence that's supposed to keep people out. Honestly, I'm surprised that the structures are still standing. I'm sure someone could probably set fire to them, and no one would really care. I mean, obviously someone would, but I'm just saying. That's sad.


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It is conventionally held that humans and chimps differ only very slightly in their DNA. However, new evidence suggests that the difference might be much more drastic.
With the relatively recent mapping of the human genome, new questions can be raised concerning potential genetic evidence for Biblical events such as Creation and the global Flood.
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Things I liked: Everything. Simply everything. Accuracy...the best. Lever action, a plus. Made the Walther Falcon Hunter seem like a toy after shooting this thing. Very, VERY powerful. Blows up water filled soda cans at 50 yds real purdy like :) Even MORE fun shooting empty (or filled) soda cans a 50 yds that are sitting on a dirt ground. Workmanship is awesome, clean and precise. Shot great right out of the box even with the last few puffs of air still in the PCP when I got it.
Things I would have changed: Build/design a better pellet /feeder stop mech. and make it so that it can be adjusted easier to load various sized pellets without having to tear the whole rear of the gun apart (2 screws + mounted scope). To resize it to enable the magazine feed different sized pellets effortlessly takes time. Also, Improve the side feeder so that "gravity" is not needed as much to assist in using the side feeder. Not really a problem though, just a lot of moving around. I got a bad back, so it bothers me. But for you young 'uns, should be no prob. To use the side feeder, I found it easier to cock it first completely (on safety) then drop the pellet in and shimmy it in by kinda shaking and jerkin' the lever. Oh!, some pellets tend to fall in this hole backwards. Also, construct a less flimsier pellet stop. Mine came with a busted one but was replaced immediately overnight with a new one. Thanks Pyramyd Air....quick work!!
What others should know: When trying to adjust the pellet stop on the magazine side of the gun, you have to remove any mounted objects on top of the rails, like a scope) that is blocking any of the 2 screws that hold the top and the gun butt in place. Then, remove the 2 screws and set aside. They are different sized so do NOT mix 'em up. Grab the butt-stock in one hand and the barrel on the other (or have a friend help you at first) and work it gently until it is completely freed from the gun. Mind the movable parts on top of the rifle as well as the spring on the size that pushes that magazine in place. That's all you need is to have this spring, "sproing" off into the wilderness. These parts are not in there "permanently" but it is still makes the rifle "workable". Just be careful before parts start disappearing. Once the gun is adjusted to feed the right pellet of choice, leave it alone until you get used to adjusting the pellet stop properly. The rest of 'em....feed 'em through the side. I settled (after trying a bunch at different power levels and distances) on the "Beeman FTS Double Gold .22 Cal, 14.66 Grains, Domed, 250/Tin" These even shot great at the lowest power levels. Fantastic high power level groups at 50. YES, you can load pointed pellets on the side, just not the mag. Ii use " Beeman Kodiak Extra Heavy .22 Cal, 21.10 Grains, Pointed, 200/Tin" and they are devastating rounds to use with this gun. In any case.....Buy this gun....you will absolutely be proud to own it. A little pricey, but you get what you pay for. Anyway, GREAT GUN! BTW, this thing is NOT a TOY....be careful what small to mid to whatever game that you shoot at....you will kill it. ;)
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Things I liked: The gun is very beautiful. Great work was done on this gun. The wood stock is good looking and the blued barrel is great as well. Everything about this gun is fantastic and it is very, VERY accurate. I love it and I would suggest that if you are even a little bit interested in this gun, get it already. It is everything that you expect it to be and then some.
Things I would have changed: The pellet stop is very flimsy. You have to be very, very careful when loading pellets in this gun using the magazine or you can break the pellet stop if it is not adjusted correctly. It is also a pain in the butt to re-adjust the pellet stop to suit different pellets as you have to remove the entire top of the gun (2 screws) as well as the gun butt as they are connected together. Once the cover is removed, be very careful as parts will start flying out like the magazine spring and the slider on top. But once everything is adjusted for the gun, it's all good. I would still redesign the entire loading and magazine system so that the gun can use ANY pellet with the magazine without having to tear the gun apart.
What others should know: The single loader on the right side of the gun is also very, very usable. Somewhere in this site, somebody said that pointed ammo can not be used in this gun. This is not true. You can NOT use pointed ammo with the magazine, but you CAN load them in the side loader. It is also not to easy to load pellets in the side loader as you actually have to depend on gravity to drop the pellet into it. You kind of have to shake and pull on the lever for the pellet to slide in. Sometimes it goes in smoothly and some times the pellet flips around and you have to spin the gun around to drop out the pellet. Other than this, if you calibrate the pellet stop to suit the right round that you choose, the gun loads wonderfully and easily. This gun blows away any other pellet rifle that I own. I also had a GAMO Hunter Extreme in .177 cal. and a Walther Falcon in .22 cal. My son has a GAMO Hunter 220 in .177 cal. These guns are great but really do not compare to the Shin Sung. They are not even in the same league. The Career III 707 is awesome and I am very happy with it. I would suggest this gun to anybody that loves to hunt and depends on accuracy and dependability. This gun is a very hard hitter and looks very beautiful.
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I can't find anywhere online how to adjust the pellet stop on this thing. It keeps cutting the skirt off of my Eunjin 35.8 grain .25 caliber round nose pellets. Anyone have any insight on how to open the pellet stop up a bit?
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Slated to replace the current mid-level A720 IS, the A2000 IS features a stabilized 6x optical zoom covering an equivalent range of 36-216mm and a 10 megapixel CCD sensor. A 3.0-inch LCD handles composition duties. Shooting modes include an "Easy" auto setting, making camera operation simple for novices. A unique two-tone finish rounds out Canon's new PowerShot look.
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Backed by Rios, Peavy impressive in return from DL
Sox righty allows two earned runs; right fielder swats go-ahead slam
CHICAGO -- Two handfuls of scouts attending the White Sox 10-6 victory over the Braves Saturday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field sat in Jake Peavy's sightline during his entire six innings on the mound.
Making his first start since June 4 in Seattle, after a fractured rib on his left side meant a trip to the disabled list, Peavy did nothing to hurt his status as what could end up being the best available starter on the open market. Then again, Peavy (7-4) didn't give their presence much thought.
"It don't bother me. I just have to go out there and try to win. There's a lot of eyes on me, period," said Peavy, who allowed just two earned runs on seven hits, while striking out three and not issuing a walk over 96 pitches. "I was trying to win for the [27,294] that came to support us.
"Whatever scouts see, they see. I love to play. I love to compete. I want to win. That's the bottom line. Today for me was about, I didn't expect to have great feel, I didn't expect to have great stuff -- I didn't have either of those -- but I expected to win, and I wouldn't pitch in the big leagues if I didn't. Fortunately, the boys came up with some big hits and we were able to hold on."
Some might term this winning effort by the White Sox (38-56) behind Peavy as an act of redemption, with Alex Rios knocking out three hits and driving in five runs, including his first home run in 120 at-bats. That depiction wouldn't be accurate.
In Rios' case, it's more along the lines of a five-tool talent playing up to his capabilities. The fact that this offensive outburst came the afternoon after Rios was benched by Robin Ventura in the seventh inning Friday night for lack of immediate hustle on a double-play grounder in the fifth was mere coincidence.
Both Ventura and Rios played down the extra motivation factor after the White Sox three-game skid came to an end.
"I go about my business the same way every day. It doesn't matter what happens the day before or whatever," Rios said. "I try to do the same things every day and try to put forth my best performance."
"He's just a good player and he had a good day," said Ventura of Rios. "I don't think it had anything to do with last night because he's a good player and it's been proven before."
To view Saturday's Interleague win as a White Sox showcase with the non-waiver Trade Deadline just 11 days away ... well, now that assessment carries greater accuracy.
Everything felt good for Peavy in the injured rib area, and while he still wants to get his arm back in shape, Peavy's velocity consistently hit in the 93-94 mph range. That's a far cry from his last outing when he tried to pitch through the pain.
At his best, Peavy might not quite be a No. 1 for a playoff team's rotation. But under contract at $14.5 million for 2014, he provides an intense competitor and excellent clubhouse presence that would fit in the rotation's two or three slot when healthy.
There's no need to convince Ventura of Peavy's value. He made his postgame feelings clear as to where he wants the right-hander to remain.
"I'd rather keep him," Ventura said. "That's very evident for me because I know how good he is and I know it's good for us to have him because he's a good pitcher. But I can't go there. It's just more managing the game to win the game."
"Peavy was Peavy. You know?" Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I hadn't seen him pitch in a long time, but I saw the same guy I saw, I think, back when he was in San Diego or maybe when I was here with the Marlins."
Then there's Rios, who turned the game around with a third-inning grand slam on the first pitch he saw from Paul Maholm (9-9). It marked Rios' first long ball since June 9 and helped his team overcome a 4-0 deficit to the Braves (55-42).
Over a stretch of 16 batters in the third and fourth innings, the White Sox scored nine runs on nine hits.
Alejandro De Aza, who has not really been mentioned in trade rumors but would provide a dynamic offensive presence at the top of a lineup, matched his career high with four hits. Josh Phegley, who is going nowhere aside from behind the plate for the White Sox, had two doubles among his three hits, Alexei Ramirez extended his hitting streak to nine games and Jeff Keppinger drove in two.
Reliever Matt Lindstrom followed Peavy with a scoreless seventh, including the 12th ground-ball double play he has induced this season, which is tops among American League relievers. It's a sure bet scouts from the Yankees and Blue Jays, among others, noticed Lindstrom's work.
White Sox players aren't worried about the attention. They want to stay together for more games like Saturday, but know it's now out of their control.
"We have a pretty good group of guys," Rios said. "We have created a bond that if it's broken, it hurts because we've been together for so long. But if it happens, it happens."
"I'm going to show up tomorrow willing and excited to be a Chicago White Sox [player] for the rest of the year in my mind and be ready to pitch Thursday against Detroit," Peavy said. "It would be a sad day to leave if that was to happen."


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - University of Liberec Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in University of Liberec Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Czech Republic View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message MarianaJoined: 03 Feb 2003Posts: 26Location: Bavaria Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 6:40 pm Post subject: University of Liberec I've just seen an ad for a job at Uni Liberec, and the requirements apparently are only "minimum BA and some experience." Is this at all usual in Czech universities, or does this sound somewhat fishy? I've got more qualifications than they're asking for, (well, I will do in May!) and I'm thinking of applying, but I'm a tad suspicious. It's a university after all. Yrs Mariana. Back to top bnixJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 645 Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:31 pm Post subject: Go for It They probably just want a native speaker.If you are interested in teaching in Czech,go for it.Of course,I suppose you know you will not make much money in Czech(suggest you take a look at the Job Journal Forum on Dave's for many relevant comments on The Czech Republic).Also,like many posters on the Job Journals Forum state,getting the necessary paperwork to teach in Czech is very"challenging".It can be difficult,but when I taught in Plzen at Zapadoceska Univerzita(University of West Bohemia),they let me teach while I was getting the paperwork done.They would probably let you do that in Liberec,too. If you are interested in teaching in Czech,and would not be bothered by the low pay and paperwork,why not go for it? It is a great country.Liberec is in northern Bohemia,not too far from the German border.It is an interesting city.Best of luck. Back to top MarianaJoined: 03 Feb 2003Posts: 26Location: Bavaria Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 11:56 am Post subject: Thanks Bnix! It's a relief to know that it's probably not a dodgy offer! I've worked in the Czech Rep before, but only in summer camps (Zaton, Zacler and Prague), so I'm aware of the low pay and the bureaucracy, but I had such a good time that I'd love to go back for a longer period of time! I'll go for it. It can't hurt! Yrs Mariana. Back to top AlbulbulJoined: 08 Feb 2003Posts: 364 Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2003 4:48 am Post subject: liberec Mariana If you make it to the Univ of Liberec let us knoiw how it is, but popst on the Job Information Journal. That is more permanent than this evanescent location. I passed through Liberec in the summer and thought it looked interetsing. Quiet. Back to top MarianaJoined: 03 Feb 2003Posts: 26Location: Bavaria Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2003 5:02 pm Post subject: Okrydoke, will do! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Czech Republic All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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It is time to dust off those baking pans and get out the cooling racks, Christmas cookie baking season is officially here. We are celebrating all things Christmas cookies this week and I am kicking it off with the delicious frostbite cookies. They are sweet and butter with that perfect combination of crunch and melt in your mouth goodness.
When I signed up to participate in a week devoted to #Christmascookies, I knew exactly where to go for inspiration. My friend Kris at Big Rigs 'n Lil' Cookies has cookies right in her blog name!
I actually didn't even have to dig very far, I have had her frostbite cookies pinned to one of my must make boards for way too long now. So I jumped at this excuse to get down to business and make them!
As these things go, I did make a few very small changes. One was to bake the peppermint extract right into the cookies. Kris added her hint of peppermint in the almond bark.
Now don't let the peppermint deter you if you aren't too sure about adding it. As written, the recipe just adds the lightest touch of peppermint flavor.
In fact, not one person detected it strongly enough to even ask if there was peppermint in them. It just adds that little something special that is barely detectable but really adds to the overall taste nonetheless.
If you are a bit peppermint fan, I suggest you increase the amount you add slightly. Just go slow as peppermint is one of those flavors that can easily go from good to overpowering if you don't pay attention.
I found flattening the cookies wasn't really necessary. I tried a few different variations of how to shape the balls before baking and really the differences were minimal, so I'd go with the easiest which is the good old scoop, plop and bake method.
I did use my medium cookie scoop to make these cookies. This made nice large cookies that disappeared quickly at a recent party we hosted.
If you would like smaller cookies for your holiday trays, I am sure the small scoop would work well. Just take a minute or two off the bake time and watch them until you see how long they take.
Don't skip dipping the cookies in the almond bark. While they would be delicious without it, that really adds that something special that Christmas cookie should have. So go ahead and go the whole way and make them fabulous!
Don't forget to check out the other cookie recipes, there is going to be a lot of great variety over the course of the week. I'm sharing a fun twist on a classic (and super simple) dipped sandwich cookie tomorrow, so be sure to stay tuned.
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Frostbite Cookies
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cups corn flakes
- 12 ounces almond bark
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons shortening
- Beat together butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix in eggs, vanilla and peppermint extract.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until combined and lump free.
- Mix flour mixture into butter mixture until just combined, don't over work.
- Stir in rolled oats and cornflakes until uniform. Cover and chill for an hour or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 325 F. Line cookie sheets with silicone baking mats.
- Scoop a rounded Tablespoon of dough onto the lined baking sheet, leaving at least 2 inches between cookies. I like using my medium cookie scoop to make this easy.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
- Cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet and then remove to cooling rack to cool completely.
- When ready, gently melt almond bark either in a double boiler or using short bursts in the microwave. Stir in the shortening, then dip the cookies. Place on wax paper to set.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week or freeze until ready to use.


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Does The Type of Vacuum Matter When Cleaning a Hardwood Floor?
Hardwood floors are a great style statement as far as home interiors are concerned. It is, therefore, only natural that you should like to have hardwood in your home if you already do not have them.But you may also have heard that they need special maintenance as compared to other types of floors. So, does that mean that you need to buy special kind of equipment for maintaining your hardwood floor?
Basic Cleaning
As far as basic cleaning of the hardwood floors are concerned, a vacuum cleaner is any day preferable to a traditional broom and mop. The vacuum works through suction. It therefore avoids rubbing the dirt and grime against the floor while cleaning, unlike a broom. This helps prevent scratching.
Having decided on having a vacuum for cleaning your hardwood, the next thing that you would be asking yourself is whether you need any special kind of vacuum cleaner. After all, there are a large number of vacuums in the market, which are specially recommended for use on hardwood floors.
What are the conditions, if any, that such vacuum cleaners need to satisfy in order to qualify?
1. Ability to prevent scratches:
- Because the vacuum acts by suction, the likelihood of its scratching the floor is relatively low.However, if it has a rotary brush with thick bristles, or a beater brush, these can easily cause scratches.If the model that you like comes with such a brush, at least make sure that it has a mechanism to switch it off.Otherwise, your lovely hardwood floor is likely to have ugly scratches after cleaning a couple of times.
- It is also advisable to see if a cleaning surface with felt covering is provided. This can replace your traditional mop and help prevent scratching.
- If the vacuum cleaner is of the heavier type, which has to be moved around, it is important to ensure that it has rubber wheels, preferably with extra padding, to prevent scratching of the floor.
2. Suction power
The more the suction power, the better the cleaning power of the machine. So, choose a cleaner with adequate suction power.
3. Special attachments
The vacuum that you choose has to have attachments that enable you to clean the crevices on the floor, as also the tubes and nozzles to reach all corners of your floor.
4. Weight
The heavy weight vacuum cleaners have to be dragged across the floor and are likely to cause scratching of the floor in the process. Although, like mentioned earlier, this can be minimized with rubber wheels, perhaps it would be wiser to choose a machine that can be more easily carried around, like a canister, stick or handheld.
By doing so, this risk can be eliminated altogether.Moreover, they are also easier to handle and more maneuverable than their heavier counterparts.
While there are certain features that you should be looking for while shopping, choosing a vacuum cleaner for hardwood floors also depends on other influencing factors like the price, past experience, and advice from friends and other shoppers.
Whatever your concerns or constraints, you can still choose the best vacuum for your home by following simple hardwood floor tips and guidelines, and provide that little extra care that your hardwood floor deserves.


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There was a time when running a sex club out of your apartment where guests played with fire and dressed in rubber suits was cool. Not anymore. At least not to one man, who viciously attacked Dmitri's Apartment with feces.
Back in the heady days of March, 32-year-old Dmitri Dimoulakis was running a successful fiery sex den out of his rented Tribeca apartment, where guests were treated to "aerial performances from this rigging up here on the ceiling," and could be healed by Madame Burnz's flaming Kevlar wand. Then the neighbors got pissed, called the cops, Dmitri was out and the fun was over. Now the owner of the apartment, James McGown has filed a lawsuit against a neighbor, Arthur Steuer, for allowing the apartment to be flooded with sewage and for smearing dog shit on the front door. According to the Daily News:
[Steuer] threw trash in [McGown's] baby stroller on at least three occasions," the suit says. "He threw the stroller down the stairs more than a dozen times.
"He wiped dog feces on the door of [McGown's] apartment twice."
McGown is trying to sell the apartment, but is finding it hard now that the place has been flooded with "between 4 and 8 feet of water, sewage and other debris from the common area," and the neighbor has some sort of angry shit fetish (and a thing against baby strollers, obviously). McGown alleges this is a continuation of a long running feud with Steuer, who sold him the apartment in the first place.
[Madame Burnz healing at Burning Man, via Facebook]


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1. Worldwide prevalence of anemia 1993-2005 WHO Global Database on Anemia