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2013 Draft Prep: Scott White's Breakouts
Taking a chance on a player before he explodes on the scene is one of the biggest keys to a successful Fantasy season. Our Scott White shares his favorite breakout candidates for 2013.
So you want sleepers, do you?
Too bad. You've stumbled upon the breakouts instead.
It's a fine line, but applying the "breakouts" label allows me to highlight some of the more subtle distinctions between a player's going rate and how you should actually perceive him.
Plus, it gives me a chance to address more players.
The 12 highlighted here are on the verge of doing something they've never done before. For some, it's to be expected. For others, well, you might as well lump them in with the 12 sleepers highlighted elsewhere.
But even if these breakouts won't necessarily be the biggest bargains on Draft Day, chances are if you draft one of them, you'll get back your investment and then some.
And isn't that what it's all about? Labels schmabels, I say.
Note: The numbers in parentheses reflect average draft position on CBSSports.com, assuming a 12-team league.
Yu Darvish , SP, Rangers (Roto: Rd. 5, H2H: Rd. 4)
If not for those meddling walks (not to be confused with those meddling kids from the Scooby-Doo cartoons), Darvish would have met every last expectation heaped on him in his first year over from Japan. He won 16 games and averaged 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings, after all. His ERA and WHIP just happened to be kind of high.
Presumably, then, the elimination of those meddling walks would elevate him to a level of production known only to handful of pitchers in the game.
Well, guess what? He already did eliminate them, issuing 1.8 walks per nine innings over his final 10 starts.
That rate would have ranked 10th among qualifying pitchers. His season-long rate of 4.2 per nine ranked 83rd. If he closes that gap, he's quite possibly your AL Cy Young winner. That midseason shift, as dramatic as it was, is reason to believe he's destined to close it.
In terms of upside, he and Stephen Strasburg are on about the same plane, but Darvish is the one available several rounds later.
Jordan Zimmermann , SP, Nationals (Roto: Rd. 9, H2H: Rd. 7)
You know how the Nationals say they're going to turn Stephen Strasburg loose in his second full season back from Tommy John surgery? What they mean is they're going to treat him like they treated Zimmermann in his second full season back from Tommy John surgery last year -- not giving him a limit, per se, but routinely pulling him after only six innings, regardless of his pitch count, so that he, conveniently enough, finishes the year short of 200 innings.
OK, so Davey Johnson didn't whisper that in my ear or anything, but as careful as the Nationals were with Strasburg last year, it stands to reason that Zimmermann, the one a year further along the road to recovery, is the more likely of the two to fill the role of workhorse this season, perhaps even exceeding 210 or 220 innings. He's certainly efficient enough to take that next step, having posted the 11th-lowest walk rate among qualifying pitchers.
Statistically speaking, Zimmermann is in line to become sort of another Matt Cain . Apart from the innings, he's more or less there already.
Desmond Jennings , OF, Rays (Roto: Rd. 7, H2H: Rd. 10)
As was the theme among last year's sophomore class, Jennings was unable to build off his impressive rookie showing in 2011, at times looking overmatched as his OPS dropped by more than 100 points.
But taking a step back last year doesn't preclude him from taking two steps forward this year. His counting stats -- the ones that best represent his raw ability -- actually weren't that bad. Had he avoided the knee sprain that sidelined him for most of May, he likely would have put together a 15-homer, 35-steal campaign, so to have that breakout season, he just needs to show the same plate discipline he did in the minors, where he compiled a .381 on-base percentage and struck out no more than 78 times in any of his seven seasons. His 1-to-6 strikeout-to-walk ratio so far this spring is a step in the right direction.
Given his upside as a former top 10 prospect, according to Baseball America, and his 26 years of age, Jennings is the most likely of the middle-round outfielders to take the step forward that Jason Heyward and Adam Jones did last year. His skill set is a little different from those players', but you get the idea.
Jeff Samardzija , SP, Cubs (Roto: Rd. 10, H2H: Rd. 7)
You know how most pitchers lose something when they transition from the bullpen to the starting rotation? Samardzija didn't. In fact, the more innings the Cubs entrusted to him, the better he got.
Early on, his control came and went, creating such disparity between his good starts and bad starts that some Fantasy owners gave up on him entirely, but once he settled in, he dominated, compiling a 2.58 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings over his final 13 starts. And in true workhorse fashion, he pitched seven innings or more in nine of them, actually gaining steam at the point in the season when most converted relievers lose it. Had the Cubs not shut him down in early September, who knows how his numbers would have looked?
This year, there is no shutting him down, and there is no acclimating himself to the role either. If Samardzija picks up where he left off, he's another Max Scherzer , if not better.
Wilin Rosario , C, Rockies (Roto: Rd. 7, H2H: Rd. 12)
Rosario led all catchers with 28 home runs last year. Pretty cool, right? You know what's even cooler? He did it in only 396 at-bats.
And no, that's not some sneaky way of saying he walks a lot. He doesn't, but that's beside the point. The point is he didn't play all that much last year, and yet he hit 28 home runs, most among all catchers.
Take a minute to process it.
Now that he's established himself as a major-leaguer and earned the trust of the coaching staff, Rosario figures to play more this year, and half of the games he plays will be in the most hitter-friendly venue in baseball, where he compiled a .297 batting average and .957 OPS to go along with two-thirds of those home runs last year. And seeing as he just turned 24, he hasn't even entered his prime.
If you're not scared yet, you're taking FDR's first inaugural address way too literally. The kind of power numbers I'm envisioning for Rosario would make Brian McCann , a six-time All-Star, look like a weakling. Hyperbole? OK, maybe. But 35 home runs at the catcher position are worth more than Rosario's going rate.
Jesus Montero , C, Mariners (Roto: Rd. 10, H2H: Rd. 13)
It just didn't happen for Montero last year. Even with those opposite-field blasts he hit during a late-season trial in 2011 and the requisite hype he got as a former Yankees farmhand, he just didn't make the impact most thought he would as a rookie.
Granted, playing half his games at Safeco Field didn't help. The dimensions of that park have silenced higher profile bats than his. And yet his splits -- the .297 batting average on the road compared to the .227 mark at home -- seem to be what finally motivated the Mariners to do something about it.
They moved in the fences this offseason, with the biggest shift, a whole 17 feet, coming in left-center -- an area some might call Montero territory. If that isn't reason enough to predict a breakout, Montero is also in line to begin 2013 as the Mariners' primary catcher. In 213 at-bats as a catcher last year, he hit .310 with an .841 OPS. In 301 at-bats as a DH, he hit .226 with a .574.
Between the adjusted park dimensions, the more defined role, and the natural progression expected of a former top prospect still short of his 25th birthday, my guess is Montero takes a step forward this year.
Mike Minor , SP, Braves (Roto: Rd. 14, H2H: Rd. 10):
The national media had only so much bandwidth for starting pitchers breaking out in Atlanta in the second half last year, and so, reasonably enough, they directed their attention to Kris Medlen .
But during the same period Medlen posted a 0.97 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings as a starter, Minor posted a 2.31 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings. And it began earlier than that. Over his final 15 starts, beginning July 5, he had a 2.21 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
In other words, he's already broken out. He was just so dreadful before it happened that his final numbers don't do it justice, causing Fantasy owners to overlook his high-end potential in the middle rounds.
He always had that potential. Given his excellent control and propensity for missing bats, relative to his stuff, it's not like his breakthrough was any big surprise. His explanation for it -- that whenever he'd get into trouble, he'd fixate on his lack of perfection instead of just working to limit the damage -- may not be the kind of numbers-centric argument Fantasy owners crave, but it makes sense.
Damage comes to every major-league pitcher. The key, as Minor learned, is not to let it snowball.
Sergio Romo , RP, Giants (Roto: Rd. 11, H2H: Rd. 13)
Romo has never spent a full season as a closer, and to hear the Giants tell it, he wouldn't be any good at it.
OK, so they don't go that far, but as recently as this offseason, manager Bruce Bochy said he wanted others to contribute in the role.
What he and the rest of the organization seem to overlook is that for the month and a half Romo handled the role at the end of last season, the right-hander had nine saves and a 1.04 ERA. In the playoffs, he allowed just one run on four hits in 10 2/3 innings. And oh yeah, he was also standing on the mound when the Giants captured their second World Series title in three years. Full season or not, he's gone through the ringer as a closer.
And who wouldn't want him as one? Over the last three seasons -- that's three, not one -- he has a 1.85 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 11.1 strikeouts. Joe Nathan , arguably the preeminent Fantasy closer from 2004 to 2009 (apologies to Mariano Rivera ), had only one season with better numbers than that.
And again, Romo has done it over a three-year period.
Now that Bochy has resigned to Romo getting the majority of the save opportunities, he's a stud in waiting.
Ike Davis , 1B, Mets (Roto: Rd. 11, H2H: Rd. 14)
At this time last year, Davis had just been diagnosed with Valley Fever. He said he felt fine -- and maybe he did -- but the diagnosis came when he was already working his way back from a severely sprained ankle that sidelined him for the final 4 1/2 months of 2011.
Even if you don't buy into the idea that a fungal infection known for sapping its host's strength and more or less ruining Conor Jackson as a player four years ago may have had some small impact on Davis' performance, you have to recognize that his first 56 games of 2012, when he hit .158 with five home runs and a .507 OPS, shouldn't be taken at face value, especially when compared to his final 100 games, when he hit .265 with 27 home runs and a .913 OPS.
Pretty much tells the whole story right there, doesn't it?
Davis has since come around on the Valley Fever, telling the New York Post, "I didn't know what was in store for me." Well, at least we know what's in store now that he's past it. If nothing else, you can count on him for big power numbers, and he has room to improve his walk rate and performance against lefties in his age-26 season.
Alex Cobb , SP, Rays (Roto: Rd. 22, H2H: Rd. 17)
When Joe Maddon announced early this spring that Cobb, not Jeff Niemann , was a lock for the fourth spot in the starting rotation, it came as a surprise to those who noted Cobb was the only Rays pitcher with at least five starts who had an ERA over 4.00 last year.
But sometimes what goes into an ERA says more than the ERA itself.
What went into Cobb's ERA were two starts -- June 25 and Aug. 18 -- in which he surrendered eight earned runs. Might a more mature Cobb have been able to limit the damage before it got to eight runs? Quite possibly. Might Maddon have, under a different set of circumstances, pulled Cobb before it got to eight runs? Very likely. Might a lucky bounce here or there have prevented it from ever getting to eight runs? Most definitely.
Those starts -- particularly the June 25 one, when he went eight innings -- were so out of line with what you can reasonably expect from Cobb that expecting them to happen again is, well, unreasonable. In his other 21 starts, he had a 3.22 ERA, only once allowing more than four earned runs and never allowing more than three (apart from the outlier start) after July 6.
I'm siding with Maddon on this one. Cobb is my favorite late-round starting pitcher.
Brandon Belt , 1B, Giants (Roto: Rd. 23, H2H: Rd. 23)
Belt made strides as a sophomore last season, but he still hit only seven home runs, which won't get it done at the deepest position in Fantasy.
But a closer look at the numbers reveals he might be on the verge of a power breakthrough in his age-25 season. What he lacked in home runs he made up for in doubles and triples, collecting enough of both to finish with a .505 slugging percentage at home.
And home for the Giants is a place that normally stifles power numbers, particularly for left-handed hitters.
Consider also that Belt picked up steam over the final two months of last season, when he hit .329 with an .884 OPS. Again, it was mostly doubles and triples, but doubles and triples often lead to homers, particularly for players in their mid-20s and particularly for players with Belt's minor-league profile. Credit the heavy-hitting Cactus League if you must, but Belt's power surge this spring only bolsters the argument.
As a 20-homer guy, his contact rate, batting eye and potential for 15-plus steals will make him a worthy starter in all leagues. Even calling him a poor man's Joey Votto , hopeful as it sounds, isn't so far-fetched.
Domonic Brown , OF, Phillies (Roto: Rd. 27, H2H: Rd. 26)
Since Baseball America named him the fourth-best prospect prior to the 2011 season, Brown has done nothing but disappoint the Fantasy owners who bought into him, bouncing between the majors and the minors as the Phillies continually reinvented his swing.
But this year is already different. This year, he's launching balls into the parking lot in Clearwater, Fla. (read: not the Cactus League), suggesting the latest round of tweaks to his batting stance -- which involve straightening his hands to allow his wrists to cock and generate more bat speed -- finally did the trick.
Rarely does a spring performance do so much to improve a player's Fantasy value, but then, rarely does a spring performance suggest so much about a player's development. Brown's best opportunity yet to win a starting job comes when he's just entering his prime at age 25 and when he finally seems to have worked out the kinks in his swing.
New assistant hitting coach Wally Joyner, who's responsible for the latest tweak, compares the leverage Brown is creating to that of Ryan Howard , only without all the strikeouts. Hey, he always had the ability. For the price of a late-round pick, you can dare to dream.
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Pyari Chidiya (Hindi)
Nanhi si woh chidiya thi
Barsaat mein bheeg rahi thi,
Udkar ped par baithi woh
Pani se bachne nikli woh,
Par fir bhi baarish mein doobi jaa rahi thi
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Dekhkar use bola mera Nanha Munna
Aa chidiya! Mere ghar aakar baithna,
Maano usne sun lee iski cheekhe
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Translation (English) - A Lovely Bird!
A tiny sparrow came in our window pane
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The New Delhi rape incident that happened
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What is happening around
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Conan O'Brien, Tyra Banks, Russell Brand, Shaquille O'Neal and other A-listers tell all at Larry King's dinner party
For the fourth hour-long special for CNN, Larry King and his wife Shawn hosted a dinner part with some of the biggest names in Hollywood and invited viewers in to join. The one hour special titled "Larry King Special: A Dinner with Kings" will air Sunday, December 4th at 8 and 11pm ET.
The dinner prepared by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck includes Tyra Banks, Russell Brand, Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey, Quincy Jones, Seth MacFarlane, Conan O'Brien, and Shaquille O'Neal. Join Larry and his guests as they discuss life, love, insecurities, success and failures at this dinner party like no other.
Conan O'Brien on insecurities: "There's a tendency for people to look at a table like some of the people that are here and say they've made it. They have it. And what they don't understand is the amount of insecurity that drives you when you're 15. But it's still there when you're 48".
Tyra Banks on her looks: "I'm so not sexy. I know how to turn it on for a picture, but I'm not sexy in real life"
Russell Brand on his success: "How I deal with my personal, material success is guiltily"
Seth MacFarlane: "I'm still working on my hiding my insecurity 100 percent"
Jack Dorsey on success: "I've madehundreds and hundreds of mistakes and - and learned from 'em. And - and that's what makes a successful company, that's what makes a successful creative endeavor, is learning from your mistakes".
The special will re-air December 10th at 8 and 10pm ET and on CNN international on Saturday, December 10th at 9pm and Sunday December 11th at 6am.
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Party Poker's Marvin Rettenmaier $25k WPT champ
German poker pro Marvin Rettenmaier had a very good week at the WPT Championship. Not only was Rettenmaier announced as the latest sponsored pro of Party Poker (the company that just happens to own the World Poker Tour) but the young poker pro managed to dominate during the WPT Championship and coast to a victory, with just a few hiccups along the way.
Rettenmaier's win added nearly $1.2 million to his career tournament earnings and earned him his first major tournament victory –with the WPT $25k Championship considered one of the Top 5 most prestigious tournaments in poker this is a good event to choose as your first victory. So, it's pretty safe to say that Party Poker has already been paid in full for Rettenmaier's sponsorship deal!
Despite coming into Saturday's final table with a massive chip-lead (more than double his nearest opponent) Rettenamier had to battle a tough final table, that included two former WPT Champions in Mike Mizrachi and Nick Schulman, as well as Trevor Pope, Steve O'Dwyer, and Frenchman Phillipe Ktorza who has been quietly building up an impressive poker resume in Europe.
In the end it came down to a battle between Rettenmaier and Ktorza, and the two battled it out for nearly 80 hands before Rettenmaier managed to eliminate Ktorza. Several times during the heads-up duel Ktorza took a commanding chip-lead (the two started heads-up play with Rettenmaier holding a slim lead) only to see "Mad Marvin" battle back and double-up.
After a terrific heads-up battle it seems the poker gods decided to intervene on hand #194 of the final table: With Rettenmaier holding a slight chip-lead he was dealt Pocket Kings, and Ktorza had the bad luck of peeking down at Pocket Jacks, a hand that is near-impossible to fold in heads-up play. The chips went in the middle and the board ran out A-9-3-T-A to give Rettenmaier the WPT Championship.
Even though he was unable to put Rettenmaier away, don't sleep on Ktorza, the Frenchmen has proven his poker acumen over the past few years and could very well have a breakout WSOP; with his 2012 WSOP schedule likely increasing thanks to the $88k in prize-money he just picked up!
Here is a look at how the final table played out on Saturday:
* 1st place: Marvin Rettenmaier – $1,196,858
* 2nd place: Philippe Ktorza – $805,310
* 3rd place: Michael Mizrachi – $424,618
* 4th place: Nick Schulman – $256,235
* 5th place: Steve O'Dwyer – $192,176
* 6th place: Trevor Pope – $155,571
With the tournament coming to close, this also closes the book on Season X of the World Poker Tour. Now the poker world's attention will shift focus to the World Series of Poker before the WPT Season XI schedule kicks off after the conclusion of the WSOP –the first event of the Season XI WPT schedule will be in Cyprus.
Results and hand histories are courtesy of the WorldPokerTour.com website
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|Dr Chris Frost, Industrial Liaison Manager
Neutrons and muons provide powerful tools to solve a range of challenging industrial problems.
We collaborate with a wide range of companies, from SMEs to multinational corporations, with sectors including chemicals and plastics, healthcare, aerospace, transport, manufacturing, automotive and the energy industry.
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For an informal discussion on what is available, please contact the Industrial Liaison Manager Dr Christopher Frost on +44 (0)1235 445296.
The main route of for industry to access ISIS is through the Collaborative R&D programme. It allows companies to explore how neutrons or muons could help their research, capitalising on ISIS expertise in carrying out experiments and data analysis. ISIS scientists assist users through the experimental process, and also have an extensive network of contacts in academia. This helps companies wanting to form new collaborations to find people working in their field.
Requests for ICR&D beam time can be made at any time and will be considered outside the normal ISIS academic peer review process.
Wednesday 27 July 2016
Scientists have created a model of a leaf's waxy surface, similar to those found in wheat crops, in a project supported by the agrochemical company, Syngenta. They are now using the model at ISIS to study how surfactants, a key component in pesticide formulations, interact with the leaf surface to get into the plant and take effect. The results could lead to the fine-tuning of pesticide formulations to further increase crop yields in an attempt to meet the demand of feeding an ever growing global population.
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Understanding the development and distribution of residual stresses caused by machining is key to improving machining processes. The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), with Boeing, at the University of Sheffield have been using Engin-X at ISIS to study the evolution of residual stresses in AA7050 – an aluminium alloy commonly used in aerospace structures - as it is heated and then machined. This understanding will enable them to reduce non-conformance in the manufacturing process, and significantly reduce costs.
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Researchers at the University of Sheffield, University of Durham and ISIS in collaboration with Start-up Company Ossila are using neutron reflectometry to look the formation of plastic solar cell films with the goal of developing devices which efficiently harness the power of the sun whilst being cheaper and easier to manufacture than the current silicon solar cells.
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Ultrasonic peening (UP) is a technique for improving the fatigue performance of welded joints. Little research has been done on how UP-treated welds behave when they are subjected to real world conditions such as compressive overload or variable amplitude loading. Lloyd's Register provides quality assurance to the marine industry, and they have been using ENGIN-X to investigate UP welded joints in these conditions. Understanding the process and its benefits will allow improved control of fatigue cracking, lower maintenance costs, and extending the life of welded connections in marine and other industries.
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Introduction of new designs, novel fabrication methods or modifications to existing plant in the nuclear power generation industry are subject to intense scrutiny to ensure that safety is not compromised. Multi-national corporation AREVA has designed the new European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) to meet stringent demands for increased safety and reduced cost of electricity generation. A twin EPR power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset is planned and will be constructed using modern welding technology.
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Neutrons have been used to understand Fischer-Tropsch chemistry, an industrial process for generating gasoline and diesel from a variety of carbon sources.
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A consortium of train manufacturers, operators and standards bodies have used Engin-X to understand cracking in train wheels.
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Scientists from ISIS have worked in partnership with UK company Magnesium Elektron to solve manufacturing challenges.
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LONDON -- Prominent British art collector Charles Saatchi has admitted assault and accepted a police caution after published photos showed him grasping the throat of his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson.
In Tuesday's editions, The London Evening Standard newspaper quoted him as saying that he had approached police to discuss the incident after seeking legal advice.
"Although Nigella made no complaint I volunteered to go to Charing Cross (police) station and take a police caution after a discussion with my lawyer because I thought it was better than the alternative of this hanging over all of us for months," he told the newspaper, where he is also a columnist. He said the questioning took four hours.
Tabloid newspapers this week published photos of the incident, which happened June 9 in a posh London restaurant.
Saatchi, 70, earlier had characterized the incident as a "playful tiff" during an intense debate about the couple's children.
Lawson, 53, is a well-known TV presenter and chef whose cookbooks are bestsellers in Britain and the United States.
Under British law, a caution is a formal warning given to someone who admits the offence. It carries no penalty, but it can be used as evidence of bad character if a person is later prosecuted for a different crime.
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Hay Colour Champagne Glass
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Bridging the gap between architecture and fashion, Rolf Hay launched his namesake company at IMM Cologne in 2003 with the goal of bringing Danish design back to the innovative greatness of the 1950s and 60s in a contemporary context. Since then, they've accrued numerous awards for their work and have collaborated with established designers like Scholten & Baijings and Sebastian Wrong. Hay is committed to nurturing and promoting the originality of young talents as well as "exploring the twisted minds of established designers."


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Morrissey Details New Album 'Low in High-School'Morrissey has also announced that he'll be performing at L.A.'s Hollywood Bowl on November 10.
Smash Mouth Singer Says Morrissey is a Fan"Yeah, he was very complimentary toward us," Harwell recalls. The exchange was "brief" but "super weird and cool."
Morrissey Says He Was Terrorized by Italian Police Officer"I had not broken the law or acted suspiciously. The officer unlocked his gun and held it as he screamed into my face."
Watch Morrissey Walk Off Stage Mid-SongKeyboard player Gustavo Manzur said to the audience, "His voice is shot. You heard it, you heard it. He's been trying, trying really hard."
Morrissey Pulls Controversial James Baldwin T-Shirt from Merch StoreNo official statement on the matter has been issued — but it's clear that the backlash was noted in Morrissey's camp.
Morrissey Urges General Motors to Use Vegan Leather"Given that the Volt and Bolt are being marketed to eco-conscious buyers, entirely vegan options would only broaden their appeal," he wrote.
Morrissey Cancels Concert Following Keyboardist's CollapseGustavo Manzur collapsed backstage, there is currently no update as to his condition.
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Morrissey Slams Trump, Clinton, Hails SandersThe singer posted a lengthy essay addressing the Orlando massacre, and the current landscape of American politics.
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Skillet Duck
How to Make It
Using poultry shears, cut the duck in half lengthwise: cut along both sides of the backbone and through the breast bone; remove the backbone. Cut each half into 2 pieces so that you have 2 legs and 2 breasts with wings attached. Alternatively, have your butcher do this.
Heat a large skillet. Add the duck pieces, skin side down, sprinkle with the salt and cook over high heat for 5 minutes. Lift the pieces so they don't stick, leaving them skin side down. Add the duck neck and gizzard to the skillet and cover tightly. Reduce the heat to low and cook until the duck skin is very brown, about 15 minutes. Turn the heat down to very low, cover and cook until the duck is tender, about 25 minutes. Add the liver and heart to the pan, and cook covered for 5 more minutes.
Transfer the duck legs, breasts, liver and heart to a large platter and keep warm in a low oven; discard the neck and gizzard. Pour the rendered duck fat into a small bowl and reserve for another use, setting aside 1 tablespoon for the dressing on the Green Salad. Add 1/4 cup of water to the juices in the skillet and stir to dissolve them.
If you'd like crisper duck skin, preheat the broiler. Arrange the duck legs and breasts, skin side up, on a broiling pan and broil until the skin is crisp. Transfer to plates along with the liver and heart and spoon half the reserved juices over the duck. Reserve the remaining juices.


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LAHORE, Pakistan -- A sewing center run by Daughters of the Cross nuns has for the past 20 years been helping illiterate slum dwellers gain the skills to support their families.
"We started crochet classes in the compound of a local Christian's house," said Wazira Mariam, the oldest teacher of St. Anne's Gharelu (household) center, now located in Lahore's St. Francis parish. "There was no roof" and classes were conducted that way for three years, she recalled.
Most of the men in the slums are unemployed and the women work as house maids.
"We are trying to help the children from broken families and those who don't go to schools. The skills can help them earn a respectable living," said Sister Shamim Tariq, supervisor of the center.
Mariam says in the early days the nuns went door-to-door to persuade women of the value of learning sewing skills.
"We visited houses and urged both house maids and their children, wandering in the streets, to learn sewing. We showed them it was a way to an extra source of income and a respectable living," she said.
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German Sister Anna Xaveria started the center in 1989. "She first conducted a survey of the area and taught poor Christians about hygiene and the importance of education or learning a skill" Mariam said. "Everybody used to call her baji (elder sister)."
Sister Xaveria died in Lahore in 2005 at the age of 71.
Now 40 students, including six Muslims, attend the sewing classes in the double-story building. The one-year course also teaches skills such as painting, knitting and recycling. Students pay 100 rupees (US$1.19) a month.
The staff of two nuns and two laywomen teach the teenage girls how to produce sweaters, caps, cushion covers, flower pots and priests' stoles.
Naseem Bibi, one of the center's past students, now runs her own sewing center and a beauty parlor. "Customers see our sewing machines and they make their orders," she said, adding that she is able to make a comfortable living, thanks to the skills she learnt at the center.
The center, however, is struggling financially.
"We don't have enough wool for teaching purposes," Sister Tariq says. She said the center's monthly income of 2,000 rupees from fees only goes to pay electricity bills and wages.
The center's 20th anniversary celebrations also had to be canceled because of security concerns in violence-plagued Pakistan.
[Read more church news from Asia at UCA News.]
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Nevis Range and the surrounding area of Lochaber boasts a vast and varying range of mountain bike trails from cross country trails and white-knuckle downhills to relaxing forest trails that are sympathetic to even the most inexperienced of riders.
Lochaber is at the heart of the Outdoor Capital of the UK and is also host to the UCI Mountain Bike & Trails World Championships track.
The area truly is a MUST DO for anyone who enjoys biking.


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Kanye West Talking Crazy Again! [Video]
Kanye West has been half normal for a little while since dumping Amber Rose, but now it looks like Ye might be back to his old self. Kanye was headlining the Big Chill Festival over the weekend when he broke out into a huge rant about being misunderstood and unappreciated!
Jay Z and Kanye just released their joint album "Watch The Throne" which is getting mixed reviews and what I mean by that is everyone will buy the album and less than half will actually like it. See what Ye had to say on stage at the Big Chill below.
He told the crowd:
"I walk through the hotel and I walk down the street, and people look at me like I'm (expletive) insane, like I'm Hitler. One day the light will shine through and one day people will understand everything I ever did."
He also defended the music video for "Monster," which features cannibalism and girls hanging from their necks.
Ye said:
"Who saw the video before it got banned, before they took it down and before women's groups starting saying that a person that lost the most important woman in his life is now against women in some way?"
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Kanye had already started his set 30-minutes late, so he apologized to the crowd for his tardiness by saying:
"Michael Jordan changed so much in basketball, he took his power to make a difference. It's so much (expletive) going on in music right now and somebody has to make a (expletive) difference."
Kanye closed his set on a positive note by paying tribute to Amy Winehouse. He played snippets of Winehouse's "Tears Dry On Their Own" and "Back to Black."
He told the crowd:
"She was beautiful, amazing. Thank you for protecting your artists that are still here. This is for McQueen, for Amy, for Michael and for all the media, can you lighten up on all your artists that are still here?"


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Obama on Abortion
Probably the most interesting part of the press conference last night. Ed Morrissey at Hot Air has an interesting take on it. Obama remains an ardent pro-abort, but I think he is beginning to realize that while that position may be popular among a majority of his supporters, it is much less so with the country at large. I daresay all the upcry over Obama Day at Notre Dame is also having an impact upon him. The Freedom of Choice Act* has tumbled from the "first thing he would sign" at the White House to "not the highest legislative priority". The message to the pro-life movement is clear. Stay active, stay noisy and expose every pro-abort move that this administration makes to the public at large. Obama is paying attention and he will back down in the face of determined opposition.
Trust Us, We Were Lying!
One of the arguments I'm starting to get very tired of is that when Senator Obama addressed Planned Parenthood and promised that the first thing he would do as President would be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act (thus cementing a more drastic pro-abortion regime than has ever existed in the US to day) he was obviously just scoring partisan political points, and that Catholics are not only ill advised to worry about FOCA passing and being signed but that if they do so they are actively behaving in bad faith by accusing Obama of supporting something he never really meant to do.
I don't think it's news to anyone that politicians often pander, and to anyone who doubted it in the first place it's increasingly clear that the only difference between Obama's "new politics" and the old kind of politics is that the "new politics" involves Obama being president. But even if it's common knowledge that one of the good ways of knowing that a politician is lying is to see if his mouth is moving, I don't see how we can even discuss politics if we don't assume that the promises which a politician expressly makes on the campaign trial represent something which the politician at least thinks would be a good idea.
Canonical Options For Dealing With FOCA
With President-elect Obama assembling together the most anti-life and anti-family radicals imaginable for his upcoming administration. In addition to ignoring the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) statement* (November 12, 2008 AD) to reconsider not signing the misnomered Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). Along with other abortion related executive, judicial, and legislative acts, the options to combat this evil are becoming fewer for American Catholics.
With American Catholics being left to their faith for sustenance, our shepherds, the Catholic Bishops (USCCB), may need to review their canonical options for dealing with Catholic legislative support for FOCA. The USCCB will have to engage the issue of well known "Catholic legislators supporting a specifically and gravely evil bill" as Dr. Edward Peters, a well respected canon lawyer, stated today on his blog. Dr. Edward Peters sees four (4) canonical options in "dealing with these Catholic legislators who support FOCA" (emphasis mine):
1. Canon 915. Make plain, by public announcement and/or private contact, that a legislator's support for FOCA qualifies as (probably formal, but certainly proximate material) cooperation with objective grave evil and that such conduct, in this case, would render one ineligible for reception of holy Communion under Canon 915.
To Pray, To Engage, and Fight Like a Maccabee.
I confess I am disappointed to see one of my colleagues at American Catholic dismiss the "Open Letter to President-Elect Barack Obama" as only so much "fruitless and pointless rhetoric".
In response, permit me to explain what led to my own signature of the letter in question.
Readers of Catholics in the Public Square are no doubt aware that I have emphatically disagreed with Henry and those contributors at Vox Nova who supported Barack Obama throughout the 2008 election.
At the same time, to say Catholics shouldn't have cast their vote for Obama is not the same thing as asserting that they were prohibited from doing so. This, at least, seems to be the conclusion drawn from the USCCB document "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship":
There may be times when a Catholic who rejects a candidate's unacceptable position [on abortion] may decide to vote for that candidate for other morally grave reasons. Voting in this way would be permissible only for truly grave moral reasons, not to advance narrow interests or partisan preferences or to ignore a fundamental moral evil.
Suffice to say I was among the those who did not believe a "grave moral reason" existed that warranted voting for Obama. And if some members of Vox Nova disagreed, I'll give them the benefit of a doubt, and trust they thought about it as long and hard as my own decision to vote for Senator McCain.
A Call to Arms for God, Life, and Country
With the election of the most anti-life president in this nations history, Christians across America will soon be facing a daunting gauntlet of attacks on the sanctity of life. We need to now follow Jesus more than ever, embrace His teachings, practice our faith, evangelize our friends and neighbors, and pray. Pray and strive for prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance with faith, hope, and love.
This is spiritual warfare on a massive scale. We need to win the hearts and minds of our fellow Americans in order to push back against evil. What is at stake are unknown millions of innocents that will be slaughtered for Mammon's sake. Not since World War II and maybe even the French Revolution has human civilization been faced with such dark forces arrayed against it. The time for fruitless and pointless rhetoric ended on November 4th. We now cannot stand by the wayside and negotiate the nonnegotiables with those that intend to do harm to the most vulnerable among us. No equivocating, no complacency, and no compromise.
Pray and fast for President-elect Obama and our glorious nation.
Cardinal George's Official Statment on Abortion
As Jim Lackey of the Catholic News Service says, "straight off the presses". Cardinal George released a statement roughly around 1:00 pm Central Standard Time. I'll put some commentary later this evening, in the time being here is the official statement by the USCCB concerning President-elect Obama and abortion [emphasis and commentary mine]:
STATEMENT of the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
"If the Lord does not build the house, in vain do its builders labor; if the Lord does not watch over the city, in vain does the watchman keep vigil." (Psalm 127, vs. 1)
The Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States welcome this moment of historic transition and look forward to working with President-elect Obama and the members of the new Congress for the common good of all [nice to see the bishops say 'all' to encompass the unborn children and encapsulate them within the common good]. Because of the Church's history and the scope of her ministries in this country, we want to continue our work for economic justice and opportunity for all; our efforts to reform laws around immigration and the situation of the undocumented; our provision of better education and adequate health care for all, especially for women and children; our desire to safeguard religious freedom [this is important as it relates to FOCA later] and foster peace at home and abroad. The Church is intent on doing good and will continue to cooperate gladly with the government and all others working for these goods [excellent summary of the mission of the Church in America, from economic justice to reformation of immigration law, better education, adequate health care, and the fostering of peace here and abroad].
The fundamental good is life itself, a gift from God and our parents. A good state protects the lives of all [amen]. Legal protection for those members of the human family waiting to be born in this country was removed when the Supreme Court decided Roe vs. Wade in 1973. This was bad law [I would say "this is bad law"]. The danger the Bishops see at this moment is that a bad court decision will be enshrined in bad legislation [here is where FOCA is alluded to] that is more radical than the 1973 Supreme Court decision itself.
FOCA meet the USCCB
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have made fighting against the Freedom of Choice Act a high priority in their current meeting. The Catholic Church and the incoming Obama administration are on a collision course in regard to abortion. For every American Catholic the choice couldn't be starker: which side are you on?
So I sit on the couch watching Thursday Night Football, cringing at the poor performance of the Denver Broncos, and alternatively trying to work on my writing and my reading. And then it pops up during one of those lulls in action. Spicy chicken nuggets from Wendy's. My stomach rumbles, and I immediately consider the benefit of running down to Wendy's and ordering some. The store is just a few blocks away, the nuggets are only 99 cents a pack, and I haven't eaten dinner yet. I stand up, contemplating, and then with a sigh I decide to eat the leftover stew from the previous night.
Knights of Columbus: "Remember FOCA on November 4th"
The Knights of Columbus remind us that among the most important issues at stake Nov. 4 is FOCA ["Freedom of Choice Act"]:
As the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops declared recently:
"Abortion rights groups and their allies in Congress are promoting a radical bill called the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). If this extreme measure is enacted, widely-supported and constitutionally-sound abortion regulations will be knocked down nationwide."
Bishops Call For Both/And Approach to Life
Election fever is catching everybody these days, even bishops, and since it's so fashionable to issue clarifying statements about the 30+ page Faithful Citizenship document, Cardinal Justin Rigali (chairman of the USCCB* Committee on Pro-Life Activities) and Bishop William Murphy (chairman of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development) have issued a clarification about clarifications of Faithful Citizenship.
Though my tone in stating this is flip, there's some very good material in the two page letter:
Kmiec on Korzen, Kelly and Chaput – A Matter of Priorities
"Catholic Answers: Two books for voters who take their faith seriously"– Doug Kmiec, who has lately become something of a poster-boy and spokesman for 'Catholics for Obama', reviews Archbishop Chaput's Render unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living Our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life (Doubleday, 2008) and A Nation for All How the Catholic Vision of the Common Good Can Save America from the Politics of Division , by Chris Korzen and Alexia Kelley.
As to be expected, Kmiec finds a sympathetic ear in Korzen & Kelley, given their assertion that Catholics have become 'preoccupied' with abortion to the subordination of peace, the environment and welfare:
Obama and the Freedom Of Choice Act
Below is the text of the legislation that Obama is pledged to sign. Here is an analysis from Americans United for Life assessing the likely impact of the Freedom of Choice Act. Obama is the most pro-abortion candidate to ever run for national office on a major party ticket.


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Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says he's sticking to his assertion that Canadian companies are sitting on "dead money."
The central bank governor's words Friday followed a bank analysis that suggests there's little evidence to support that criticism, which has been levelled both by Carney and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.
The two have called on corporate Canada to either put cash stockpiles to work or give the money back to shareholders through dividends.
"I stand by every single word that I said," Carney said.
"Look, the facts are the facts – there's a lot of cash and there's a lot of work to be done."
Last month, the country's central banker said while companies might be holding on to cash because of global economic instability, those funds amount to "dead money" for the economy.
During the last financial crisis, credit dried up and many companies found it difficult to borrow money, prompting them to hoard cash now in case credit becomes scarce again.
On Friday, Carney conceded that Canada's economic growth hasn't been "spectacular" but added it has been "solid."
And while it's a challenging global economy, "there are tremendous opportunities in this country and this is an economy that works."
"The challenge is do we try to wait out a crisis or an adjustment period ... or are we going to deal with the things that we can deal with," he said.
"Individual companies, individuals will make those decisions, but the better ones will get on it and already are getting on it."
Carney added that cash holdings, relative to assets, have doubled over the past decade.
"At some point those cash balances could become excessive, so companies will make those judgments. I'm not dictating to companies what they need to do."
The value of that dead cash pile was pegged at some $526-billion by the Canadian Auto Workers' union last month.
A National Bank Financial analysis this week found that the 327 companies its analysts track are holding more than $55-billion in cash.
But few of them, the bank said, are sitting on that money "unproductively."
The bank said the combined debt of the 327 companies is more than $350-billion, and more than 55 per cent are already returning money to investors. It also noted more than 20 per cent have share buyback programs.
The $526-billion estimate, the bank said, was taken from the Canadian National Balance Sheet Accounts, a Statistics Canada publication.
The bank pointed out the StatsCan figures used "only provides an aggregate measure for the domestic operations of both privately and publicly-owned companies."
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Dance to Health responds to the issue of older people's falls. Falls represent the most frequent and serious type of accident in people aged 65 and over. 25% of ambulance calls are due to older people's falls. After a fall, an older person is 50% likely to have seriously impaired mobility and 10% will die within a year. Falls destroy confidence, increase isolation and reduce independence. Falls cost the NHS £2.3 billion per year. The health system's response has problems. Dance to Health has solutions.
- Recruitment is a problem. The programmes are 'dull as ditchwater' (RCP Clinical Falls Lead). Dance to Health has waiting lists.
- 60% who agree to join don't complete. Dance to Health pilots are showing better retention.
- Only 38% use the evidence-based programmes which can reduce falls by 55%. Dance to Health uses these programmes.
- Maintenance programmes are rare and, without them, improvements are lost in 12 months. Dance to Health offers maintenance programmes at no cost to the health system.
Dance to Health uses the two evidence-based falls prevention programmes, Otago and FaME, which reduce falls by up to 55%. Through a partnership with Later Life Training, dance artists from Cheshire Dance, Dancing in Devon, Dance East, East London Dance and South East Dance have been trained in Otago and FaME. Six pilots in London, Cheshire and Oxfordshire have been under way in partnership with dance organisations and Age UK, health and wellbeing centres, housing association and Jewish Care. An evaluation team is studying the process, quality assurance, health/artistic/social outcomes, health economics, and the best social enterprise model for Dance to Health to grow successfully.
Dance to Health is being developed as a sustainable social enterprise. Health investment is required for the six month programmes and the early stages of the maintenance programmes. Later, the maintenance programmes will become self-sustaining.
Dance to Health is supported by Arts Council England, City Bridge Trust, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, Guy's and St Thomas' Charity, Oxfordshire Community Foundation and Peter Sowerby Charitable Foundation.


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Jim Galloway, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
– Michael Thurmond, known as one of the most cautious men in Georgia politics, spent the weekend on the phone with the essential stage hands of the state Democratic party, explaining the gamble he's about to take.
The three-term state labor commissioner has plans on Wednesday – moved from Tuesday, as first reported — to announce his U.S. Senate candidacy against Republican incumbent Johnny Isakson.
Consider that Thurmond is, like Attorney General Thurbert Baker or former Gov. Roy Barnes, an A-list Democrat – often mentioned as a candidate for higher office, but never taking the plunge.
Also consider that Isakson may be the strongest and most popular Republican in Georgia.
So the question becomes whether Thurmond, a former state lawmaker from Athens, has been hiding a passion for the roulette wheel.
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Take the Test and Risk Arrest?
Take the Test and Risk Arrest?
By Sean Strub
Today (June 27) is National HIV Testing Day and there will be a truckload of press releases encouraging people to get tested for HIV. Getting tested for HIV is a good thing; knowing one's HIV status is important, both to protect one's own health as well as the health of one's partners.
But no one should get tested without also understanding the legal implications.
HIV criminalization is real, it is happening all over the country and it is on the increase. The slogan for National HIV Testing Day is "Take the Test and Take Control". That slogan rings hollow when it isn't accompanied by information about the legal risks one undertakes when getting tested. The slogan one hears in some quarters is "Take the Test and Risk Arrest"; the fear of prosecution is discouraging HIV testing.
I believe it is unethical to encourage people to get tested without making sure they also understand the legal ramifications of a positive test result. In many parts of the country, once someone tests positive, they are told they must sign an "acknowledgement form" noting that they received their positive test result, were appropriately counseled and citing that state's HIV criminalization statute.
Sometimes that form is given to the person moments after they get the test result, when the person is frequently in a state of semi-shock and in no position to be signing a legal document. Those forms have come back to haunt people in court at a later date, when they are used as proof that the person knew they had HIV and were obligated to disclose.
Read more on POZ or PositivelyAware. Also visit Manhunt Cares' Decriminalization resource here.


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Collaboration iterator task can cause events to be stuck in progress
Technote (troubleshooting)
Sometimes, many events are stuck in the in-progress state in the collaboration, but no error is reported and no events are processed.
Typically, you can observe a large number of events in the collaboration statistics as in-progress, and those events are persisted in the work in progress (WIP) table with the status 1.
A typical message that you see when this problem occurs is a null message:
[Time: 2008/07/13 20:18:59.141] [System: Collaboration] [SS: t1] [Thread: t1.thread1 (#946857058)] [Mesg: null]
The cause of the problem is that, during processing, the collaboration unlocks an event abruptly. This occurs during execution of the iterator task when the iterator BusObj type or the BusObjArray type variable value is null. These events are reprocessed when WebSphere® Interchange Server is restarted.
The error-handling feature of the iterator does not handle null values for the objects that are defined as BusObj type or BusObjArray in the iterator for looping. This causes the collaboration to unlock events abruptly and leave them in the in-progress state.
Example scenario for this problem:
BO1 is the BusObj type variable defined as below during collaboration template design:
The 2 places where we can use this BusObj type variable for iterator processing is given as below:
1. Iterate through this business object:
2. Iterate business object in an array:
If you do not initialize the variable BO1 and use it for iteration then the collaboration unlocks the event at the iterator step, leaving the entry in the WIP table as in-progress with the status 1. These events get reprocessed by the collaboration when InterChange Server is restarted. Over a period of time, you might see a large number of events in the WIP table with the status 1.
Resolving the problem
One way to resolve this problem is that during collaboration template design when a BusObj type is to be used for the iterator then its defined and declared at the same time as below:
or You must initialize it sometime during the flow before the iterator step
Other way to avoid this is to ensure that the value on which the iterator will iterate is not null by doing a check just before the event is processed by the iterator. Use the "Check" task before the iterator step as follows:
Document information
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WebSphere Business Integration Server Express
Software version: 4.4
Operating system(s): IBM i, Linux, Windows
Software edition: All Editions
Reference #: 1314371
Modified date: 08 August 2008
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Garmin Express is unable to connect to Garmin services.
Nuvi 1390, PC Windows 7x64, IE10, AVG
Welcome to JustAnswer.comMy name is Dustin and I am here to help!When you connect the Garmin Nuvi to your PC and turn it on, and go to your start, my computer / computer screen, do you see the Nuvi 1390 listed as a device with removable storage? (like you would see a USB flash drive shown or a camera)
Excellent. Then the Nuvi has a data connection to the computer, and now we know the issue is with the Garmin software on your PC.Please open Internet explorer, and then click this linkhttp://software.garmin.com/en-US/gcp.htmlOn that page, download and install the new version of the Garmin communicator plugin.Once it is installed, please close all internet explorer windows, and open internet explorer again.Now, go to this link https://my.garmin.com/gcpInstall/checkPlugin.htm?target=https://my.garmin.com/mygarmin/dashboard/dashboardScanDevice.htmInternet explorer (and your computer) should now be able to see your Garmin connected. On that screen it should say that your Nuvi 1390 is connected, and it should allow you to update its software as needed.As far as Garmin express itself is concerned, there is a different way of doing what we just did.You probably need to go to your start, control panel, uninstall a program. Uninstall Garmin express and then re install it from this linkhttps://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?caseId={f9ca1dc0-4020-11e2-e8a7-000000000000}If you get stuck Bill, or run into any issues, please use the reply to expert button.Thanks! D. Sandlin


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It was senior night and the lights inside of Chase Gymnasium were shining extra-bright on Adijat Adams as the whole crowd looked to her to lead Biola to a win to put the team in a solid spot headed into the Golden State Athletic Conference tournament.
The talented senior center, who has over 1,500 career points in a Biola uniform, did not disappoint as she added another 20 to her ever-climbing career mark in Biola's 65-55 win over Arizona Christian.
She led the team in scoring, but was eclipsed by Tenisha Royston, who scored a program-record 30 points for the Firestorm in its losing effort. Royston was 11-16 from the floor and made another school-record eight three-pointers en route to her 30-point game.
Adams and the Eagles were able to drain shots more consistently and dominate the inside game in order to get a win that they very-much needed to stay right in the thick of things in the middle of the conference.
The Eagles shot 43 percent from the floor, as opposed to the 40 percent that the Firestorm put up. It was the 20-point difference in points in the paint that really stood out, as Biola's physical play kept Arizona Christian out of breath and out of contention throughout the entire game.
There was not a single lead change throughout the game and Biola led by as much as 24 at one point, before eventually allowing ACU to get back within 10 points at the end of the contest.
Three-point shooting was the strength of Arizona Christian. The Firestorm drained 10 three-point shots and was successful on nearly 50 percent of its overall attempts.
Both teams had issues with turnovers and foul trouble, and Adams was actually fouled out for the final three minutes of her final regular-season home game. She was able to squeeze in her 20 double-double of the season, and third straight, before the fouls got the best of her. She added 11 rebounds to go with her 20-point night.
Khadidja Diakite also had a strong night on the hardwood. She was the only other Eagle with double-digit scoring numbers, she had 10 points, and she tacked on four steals and four boards.
Biola's scorching streak continues, as it wins its sixth game since the beginning of February and improves to 7-6 in conference play. The Firestorm's nightmare of a season carries on, as with its 13th consecutive GSAC loss the team moves to 5-22 (0-13 GSAC).
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Just out of curiosity. Me and my team are currently working on a game (refer to my avatar) in the spirit of the series (big guns, bigger explosions, comedic dialogue, etc).
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3. If so, how much?
4. What's your favorite R&C game?
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Lance Bass and his same-sex lover Ben Thigpen are having some relationship woes after the singer reportedly cheated on hairdresser Ben.
Lance Bass and Ben Thigpen's romance is on the rocks. The same-sex couple reportedly are having some relationship woes after the NSYNC singer was said to be spotted kissing another man right in front of Ben.
The Star who was the first to break the report was quoted as writing, "Lance Bass is in deep water with his hairstylist beau, Ben Thigpen. On Jan. 27, the day before they were to fly to LA and move in together, the two had a huge fight."
"Sources tell Star that furious Ben stayed in New York because during a brief mini vacation to Miami Beach, Lance locked lips with another guy at a bar - right in front of Ben! But friends predict the men will kiss and make up," so the publication wrote.
"Lance has been phoning Ben a lot, hoping that he will forgive him," a source was quoted by the Star as saying.
No comment just yet from either Lance or Ben concerning the break up rumors.
Lance previously dated "Amazing Race" winner Reichen Lehmkuhl and has since their split being romantically linked to model Pedro Andrade. His romance with Ben was noticed early November last year when they were seen arriving at the fifth anniversary bash for downtown hotspot Butter on November 5.


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Mr Thodey was asked about the resignation of the NBN Co board during a retail shareholder meeting in Sydney on Tuesday.
NBN Co's board was asked by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull last Thursday to resign — a request agreed to by six of the seven directors.
"The NBN board is the government's decision," Mr Thodey said. "We're moving on [and] the very important thing that
"You can say whatever you like but $11.2 billion is what I've agreed to [and] anything else will need to be negotiated."
Mr Thodey was referring to the deal struck with NBN Co to rent the telco's infrastructure for the NBN rollout.
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Vertical transport properties of weakly-coupled Ac-driven GaAs/AlAs superlattices
|He, Hongtao
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|The vertical transport properties of ac-driven weakly-coupled superlattices have been investigated experimentally in this thesis. These include the frequency-locking phenomena, the ac-induced generation and annihilation of self-sustained current oscillations (SSCOs), and the appearance of current steps in dynamic voltage bands (DVBs) which exhibit the period-adding bifurcations. In the study of the frequency-locking phenomena, it has been found that an ac-driven SSCO is frequency-locked into fac/n when the external ac frequency fac equals to nfo/m, where fo is the intrinsic frequency of the free SSCO and both n and m are integers with no common factors. In addition, a locking region for fac exists in the vicinity of nfo/m. As long as fac lies in this locking region, the frequency-locking into fac/n is observed. These phenomena are first explained qualitatively in terms of the limit cycle theory. Then a numerical simulation is performed using the discrete drift model. An excellent agreement between the experimental observations and the numerical results is obtained. The ac-induced generation of self-sustained current oscillations is manifested by the expansion of dynamical voltage bands upon applying an external ac signal. The width of a DVB increases with the increase of the ac amplitude while the ac frequencies are not much higher than the intrinsic ones. Quantitatively, the ac-induced expansion of DVBs is successfully simulated using the discrete drift model. Qualitatively, a discussion of related phase portraits in the phase space offers a straightforward way to account for this DVB expansion. Furthermore, when an ac signal with frequency much higher than the intrinsic one is applied, the width of a DVB shrinks with increasing ac frequencies, indicating the annihilation of SSCOs. The annihilation of SSCOs at high ac frequencies is ascribed to the ac-induced localization of domain walls. A series of current steps are observed in the dc current-voltage characteristics of DVBs under certain external ac driven conditions. On each current step the ac response is frequency locked to fac / n, where n is an integer larger than 1. When the applied ac frequency is equal to m X 3.6 KHz, where m is an integer and 3.6 KHz is close to the intrinsic frequency of free SSCOs within DVBs, these frequency-locked current steps are found to exhibit the so-called period-adding bifurcations represented by an arithmetical series of n = ml + 1, where l is an integer increasing from 1. The formation of the current steps in DVBs is explained based on the particular waveforms of the temporal current traces measured on current steps. The results in this thesis not only demonstrate the richness of the nonlinear dynamics of weakly-coupled superlattices, but also reveal in details the crucial role of an external ac signal in the vertical transport properties of superlattices.
|Thesis (Ph.D.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2006
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The Brezy is situated in Plzen.
Starting from Kokorov,
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In our birth chart Rahu signifies Worldliness, materialism, paternal grandparents, transformation, sudden changes, excitement, alertness, intelligence, exoteric knowledge, glamour, fame, illusion, deception, fear, suspicion, phobia, uproar, riots, revolts, rebellion, insanity, deformation, sophistication, science, technology, psychology, psychiatry, metaphysics, initiation, destination, reincarnation etc...
compulsive behavior, hedonistic tendency, change of residence. When Rahu is not in a good position or malefic in once chart he will give lot of mental tensions and misunderstandings. He will give Health problems like allergies, mental illusions etc... are significations of malefic Rahu.
If you are having any one of these doshas in your birth chart you are advised to perform remedies to Rahu.
Remedies Means worshiping Rahu with Mantra, Tantra and yagya. Based on your problem you can choose any one of below given remedial methods. These remedies will never give negative results and these will increse positive results of Rahu.
Gayatri Mantra for Rahu:
neelavarnaya Vidmahe soumhikeyaya dheemahi, tannah rahuh
Above Mantra is Rahu gayitri.
Above Mantra is Rahu gayitri.
Mantras to chant
If you want to chant Rahu mantra yourself, you can chant any of below given mantras. Total count of mantra will be 18, 000 times and you can complete it maximum of 21 days. Before start chanting, consult any pundit to learn propoer pronunciation and method of chanting (Sankalpa etc..) to get desired results.
Puranokta Mantra
Ardha Kaayam Mahaaveeryam - Chandhraadhithya Vimardhanam
Simhikaagarba Sambhootham - Tham Raahum Prnamaamyaham
Nakadhwajaaya Vidhmahe' - Padhma Hasthaaya Dheemahi Thanno Rahu Pracho Dhayaath
Bija Mantra
Aum bhram bhrim bhraum sah rahave namah
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learned from Guru. The count of Mantra chanting is 18, 000. Mantra
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effects of planets for some time..like 3, 4 years based on Dosha
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How will the conversion to semesters affect students
Current RIT students who are not planning to graduate before September 2013 will be impacted by the conversion. The purpose of this online guide is to provide these students with timely information about what will be different and how they should prepare for these differences.
Some of the major changes you can expect are:
- adjustments to your academic program (or major) including
- a reduction in the number of credits required to graduate (one semester credit is equivalent to .67 of one quarter credit, although one semester credit will still signal one hour of class time);
- many more 3-credit courses;
- a typical course load of five 3-credit courses per term.
- new billing and payment schedules for tuition, fees, housing, and meal plans (the yearly totals for these charges will be the same as they would be on quarters, but the charges per term will be higher because the totals are divided by two, not three);
- a new (and greatly improved) student information system — including course schedules and wait list and degree audit functions;
- a three-week optional intersession term in January;
- some modifications to existing academic policies (e.g., student year classifications; course withdrawal dates; probation and suspension; Incompletes)
This online guide will provide you further information regarding these and other changes in plenty of time to be useful.


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CSU Stanislaus (University) has the legal responsibility and authority for running the grant and expending grant funds. The University in turn grants to certain faculty and MPP's the authority to act as the Principal Investigator (PI) of a sponsored program.
One Principal Investigator is named to each sponsored program. Only one PI is appointed to each program to ensure clear lines of accountability and authority. If there is a strategic need, a Co-Principal Investigator may be added to a program.
The primary responsibility of the Principal Investigator is to ensure sponsored program success. The success of the program is measured not only by the intellectual merit of the research or the technical results, it is also measured by our commitment to judiciously manage award funds and deliver on all obligations in accordance with the award. The authority granted by the University to the PI is inextricably tied to the responsibility of conducting the grant in accordance with the approved proposal and budget as well as all other guiding policies and regulations.
Signature Authority
There are two kinds of signature authority: Program Authority and Purchasing Authority:
Program Authority
Only PIs may receive program authority for their sponsored program. This authorization enables the PI to approve requests for personnel actions, re-budgeting, and changes in project scope. Program authority is also required for submission of any official reports or requests to the program sponsor if the report or request needs to be certified by the university program official.
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Only PIs may receive purchasing authority for their sponsored program. This authorization enables an individual to initiate and authorize expenditures against sponsored program funds.


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Type Love: Neo Orient by Uğur İslim
I really love the personality of the Neo Orient typeface by Istanbul, Turkey based designer and typographer Uğur İslim. The typeface includes both a standard set and an initials set that are equally beautiful. Unfortunately I can't find any more information on the typeface or whether it's available for purchase.


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Seventy four percent of smartphone users in the United States are interested in a mobile operator-provided service that uses Wi-Fi to provide lower cost calls, according to a recent MarketTools Zoomerang survey of 420 smartphone owners. The survey, commissioned by Kineto Wireless, also showed 72% of smartphone users are interested in an application that uses Wi-Fi to improve cellular coverage.
Additional highlights from the online survey conducted May 2011 include:
Forty-four percent of iPhone owners would "definitely" be interested in an application that could be used to boost mobile coverage; and 47% would "definitely" be interested in a Wi-Fi service offering discounted calling.
Thirty percent have smartphones with a Google Android operating system (OS); 26% use iOS; and 22% use a RIM OS.
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BATON ROUGE, La., June 8. -- Thirty-five students, members of Agronomy, '33, a junior class at the Louisiana State University, of their own volition tonight started an investigation to find which of their number, if any, was responsible for the murder of Professor Oscar B Turner early Sunday morning with an axe.
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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost Meme
- Put your music player of choice on shuffle and list the first song
The first one that popped up on my Spotify favorites was Joan Osborne's Baby Love.
- If you could spend a week anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? Would you take anyone with you?
Right this second I'd consider selling my soul for a week on a Greek island. And, honestly, I'd probably be fine alone.
- What is your preferred writing implement? (eg. Blue pen, pencil, green pen)
I like a mechanical pencil, .5mm and 2.5 hardness. But I'll take a .3 and 2.0.
- When did you go on your first trip alone (without your parents)?
I was 10 when I flew alone to Casper to visit my sister for a a week.
- Do you have connections to any celebrities (even minor)? List them.
Nope. And I thank my stars EVERY DAY for that!
- Name 3 items you could pick up from where you are.
I'm really surrounded by an awful lot of stuff here, but from the 20 or so items within reach, I'll choose lotion, nail clippers, and a bag of Toasted Wheat Thins.
- How would you describe your sense of humor?
Sarcastic, dry, satirical...and occasionally very silly.
- Do you ever play board games or other non-computer games? Got any favorites?
Not too often anymore. Occasionally Apples to Apples or Catchphrase. Or cards.
- A musical artist you love that isn't well known.
Joan Osborne is only well-known for that one song, but her music is awesome.
- A musical artist you love that is well known.
U2, duh.
- What is your desktop background currently?
- Last person you talked to, and through what you talked to them
Beast is across the room, so I guess we talked through....air?
- What do you carry your money in?
My wallet.
- What timekeeping devices are in the room you are currently in?
There's a Regulator clock near the fireplace, a clock on the VCR (yes we still have one), Beast's phone is over there, and his Nook. Oh, the thermometer has a clock on it too, I think. And of course this computer. I can actually SEE only the first and last listed.
- What kind of headphones do you use?
Whatever's handy, though I have Bose noise-suppressing headphones at work, and I like Skullcandy earbuds.
- What musical artists have you seen perform live?
U2, Kings of Leon, Vinnie James, Styx, the Romantics, Boston, Starship, and (this week will be) Pat Benatar.
- How often do you clear your browser history?
Uhm, never, actually. Once in awhile at work. I think they both are set to clear all but the most recent 10 days or so, both places.
- What's the best job you've ever had?
My current job is pretty great.
- What's the worst job you've ever had?
My first full-time job was the pits.
- What magazines do you read, if any?
Real Simple, Ms., Entertainment Weekly, Consumer Reports, Presbyterian Outlook, P.E.O. Record. And several journals for work.


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- $12 for a burger or sandwich meal for two with one appetizer (up to a $26.75 value)
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Each meal option comes with one sandwich or burger, such as the chili cheeseburger or black-bean veggie burger, per person (up to a $7.75 value each). Hamburgers are crafted from 100% fresh meat that's never been frozen. Appetizers (up to a $7.75 value each) include shareable fare such as potato skins or chips with queso. See the full menu.

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At The Mezzanine Lounge, a sports-oriented upstairs and a lower-level lounge stack atop each other inside the double-decker bar that Citysearch named Best Sports Bar in 2008 and 2009. The kitchen, like the bar, stays open until 2 a.m. daily, grilling chicken tenders and fresh half-pound patties for burgers such as the Twisted Texas burger, slathered in spicy barbecue sauce and topped with jalapeños. DIRECTV and other cable packages wire round the clock sports coverage to the bars' more than 30 TVs sprinkled artfully throughout the venue, supplying clear sightlines from anywhere, including the restrooms. Between strolls to the covered patio, patrons can aim cues atop red felt pool tables and drop quarters into an internet-capable jukebox, which stocks more than 150 CDs and can download further titles or add fictitious Grammy wins to Percy Sledge's Wikipedia page.