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Canadian study finds heart risks with Avandia
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Published Tuesday, December 11, 2007 4:10PM EST
The popular diabetes medication Avandia is under scrutiny again. A new Canadian study finds that the drug, along with others like it, increases the risk of heart failure, heart attacks and death in older adults.
The study authors say their results provide further evidence that this class of medication may cause more harm than good.
The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, looked at the glitazone class of drugs, which include rosiglitazone, the pharmaceutical name for Avandia and pioglitazone (sold under the name Actos). Both drugs work by increasing the body's sensitivity to insulin.
The researchers say this study is distinct from previous studies because it was not a clinical trial but the first real-world, population-based examination of the drugs.
The study examined Ontario health-care databases, looking for residents aged 65 years or older who were treated with diabetes medications and then followed them for almost four years, until March 2006.
During this time, 7.9 per cent of patients made a visit to the hospital for congestive heart failure, 7.9 per cent went to the hospital for a heart attack, and 19 per cent died. The researchers found that, compared to patients taking other diabetes medications, patients taking glitazones (Avandia & Actos) had:
- A 60 per cent relative increase in heart failure,
- A 40 per cent relative increase in heart attacks,
- And a 30 per cent relative increase in death.
This translates into an estimated three additional episodes of heart failure, four additional heart attacks and five additional deaths for every 100 individuals taking these drugs, over a four-year period in the older population.
The researchers say the risk was found predominantly among those taking Avandia. They say the much small numbers of people taking Actos limited their ability to be certain about adverse events in patients taking that drug.
They also add that they cannot be sure whether similar results would be found in patients younger than 65. But lead author Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe, a researcher with the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, says her study presents a concern for older diabetic patients taking these drugs, since diabetics already have a higher risk of heart problems.
She also noted that seniors have the highest prevalence of diabetes and represent over 40 per cent of the population with the disease.
"We found that in this older group that the risks outweigh the benefits, and they should talk to their physicians about whether other alternatives should be considered," she told CTV News.
The study comes on the heels of the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. deciding to slap a black box label warning on Avandia, telling patients that it may, or may not, increase the risk of heart attacks. It is the most severe type of warning the agency can require pending further research.
Co-author and senior ICES scientist Dr. David Alter says patients taking Avandia shouldn't panic.
"Treatment decisions must remain individualized with doctors and patients weighing the potential harms and benefits of these drugs, especially when used among the elderly who are at higher-risk of cardiac complications," he says.
Dr. Amir Hanna, deputy division head of endocrinology and metabolism at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and a member of the national board of the Canadian Diabetes Association, says he still believes that Avandia and other glitazones have a role to play in treating diabetes.
"We have to choose our patients well. We have to balance the pros and cons of each drug," he says.
"Older people who have underlying kidney and heart disease would not be good candidates for Avandia... For other people who are healthy, early on in the course of the disease, it is safe -- either by itself or in combination with metformin."
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the makers of Avandia, disagrees with the new study, saying it has "significant limitations and generates misleading conclusions." They add that larger U.S.-based studies have found "no consistent or systematic evidence that rosiglitazone increases the risk of (heart attacks) or death in comparison to other anti-diabetic agents."
GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to do a longer-term study comparing the drug to other medications, but those results won't be available for another six years.
There were 1.2 million prescriptions for Avandia issued in Canada during the past year, according to IMS Health Canada, a private company that tracks prescription drug sales.
In November, GSK issued new restrictions on the use of the drug, in consultation with Health Canada. Among the restrictions, they said it should not be taken by patients with any stage of heart failure.
The authors suggest those restrictions don't go far enough.
"Our findings argue against current labeling of (glitazones) that warns against use only in persons at high risk of (congestive heart failure), as we did not identify any subgroup of older diabetes patients who may be protected from adverse effects of (glitazones)," the authors write.
As for whether Avandia should be pulled from Canadian pharmacies, Lipscombe was not prepared to say.
"Experts from regulatory bodies such as Health Canada and the Food and Drug Administration will have to consider our findings in the context of all the evidence so far, to decide the future of these drugs," she said in a statement.
Canada AM's medical expert Dr. Marla Shapiro said it's important to remember the study was done on an older diabetic population. More information is still needed to determine the broader impact, and in particular the impact on the younger population of diabetics, she said.
For now, patients should speak to their doctors about their own personal situation.
"The bottom line is for diabetics and particularly older diabetic witness it really behooves you to have that individual conversation with your physician," she said.
With a report from CTV medical specialist Avis Favaro and producer Elizabeth St. Philip


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One recent acquisition is crushing opponents with his swing. Another is coming to town tomorrow to thwart opponents with his glove.
The New York Yankees playoff hopes are still modestly reasonable after they sliced a game off their deficit by rallying to beat the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
Alfonso Soriano was the star of this game. He's been a tremendous acquisition for the Yankees. Another in Brendan Ryan may be on the way.
Two are better than one
Alfonso Soriano was the star of the win once again, hitting two more home runs.
This was Soriano's 37th career multi-homer game, matching the career total for a number of former greats—Ted Williams, Stan Musial and Mike Piazza. It was his seventh multi-homer game of the season. No one else in the majors has more than four multi-homer games.
So what's the difference?
Soriano isn't that different as a Yankee than he was as a Cub in a couple of respects. His batting average is .253, one point less than it was with the Cubs, and his strikeout rate with the Yankees is slightly higher than it was with the Cubs.
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But the ball is carrying a little better off the bat in places like Yankee Stadium (where he has nine of his 15 homers) and Camden Yards.
Soriano averaged a homer for every 10 balls he hit in the air with the Cubs. He's averaging two homers for every 10 balls in the air since joining the Yankees. In other words, those balls are leaving the park twice as frequently.
Soriano's 15 home runs rank second on the team, despite the fact that he's only played 43 games since joining the Yankees.
Soriano has 47 RBI in 43 games with the Yankees. He has a chance to be the first Yankee to average better than an RBI per game in a season in which he played at least 50 games since Joe DiMaggio (who in fairness had 155 RBI in 153 games) did so in 1948.
And in other news …
The trade for Ryan is a move that provides the team a huge upgrade at shortstop in one respect.
Most Defensive Runs Saved
Since 2009
Ryan has a major-league leading 92 Defensive Runs Saved over the last five seasons, twice as many as any other shortstop in the major leagues in that span.
Yankees shortstops have combined for -26 (that's negative-26) Defensive Runs Saved this season, the most in the majors.
Ryan, who will not be postseason-eligible, figures to be a late-game defensive replacement for Eduardo Nunez and possibly Derek Jeter. He only has been credited with three Defensive Runs Saved this season (his total was as high as seven a month ago), but he looks pretty impressive when compared with Nunez's -27 in 2013 and Jeter's -38 since the start of the 2011 season .
Putting the Ryan-Nunez comparison another way: Ryan has a Revised Zone Rating of about 75 percent, meaning he gets outs on about 75 percent of the balls on which shortstops most often get outs. Nunez's Revised Zone Rating (a stat tracked on Fangraphs.com) is only 60 percent.


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There are people in our lives we would all like to think we can just get advice from and not be worried about the answer steering us over a cliff. Our banker, pastor and doctor are good examples. They all know there is a right thing to do to keep our lives on track and they all know the dangers of ignoring the basics and trying to shortcut or game the system.
Your life insurance agent should fall into the same category. Life insurance agents as a whole are a miserable lying lot and it would be no great surprise to see insurance companies dump them for direct sales at some point. We've already seen American General go with direct sales through Matrix Direct (an AIG company) and the more straightforward AIG Direct. They still use independent agencies and large on line agencies, but they give their own outlets underwriting advantages. It doesn't kick the independents out of the game, but it does create a situation where we can get a decline to participate response to shopping from AG and the same person can get approved directly.
But back to the miserable lying lot. There was an article in an industry on line magazine this week called, "Illustrated Promises, Unmet Expectations" by Richard Weber, the president of the Society of Financial Services Professionals. Understand that with only a very small change or two we think Mr Weber has knocked it out of the park with his take on how the insurance industry as gamed and abused the illustration system for universal and whole life to their own gain and the detriment of millions of clients for who knows how many billions of dollars. There is no exaggeration in the idea that unscrupulous insurance agents have ruined family's futures and damaged estates without conscience.
This is a topic we have been screaming about for years, the misleading of clients through illustrations that use assumptions instead of guarantees and have moving parts where everything should be structured to never change and be counted on for the future of your family. There is so much pressure for agents to make money because honestly, life insurance is not a business that very many succeed at so those that struggle or are willing to be less ethical have a way to beat the competition and get paid, at your expense. When Agent A shows you a policy that is guaranteed for life with a level premium and death benefit for, say, $200 a month and then agent B shows up and shows you how you can get the same coverage for less by just putting a little faith in just how good these companies are, far too many misplace their faith.
What those agents are doing is interjecting assumptions where things should be guaranteed. It does lower the price but it increases the risk that your life insurance won't last. An unscrupulous agent will poopah the difference as being so small that the chances of the policy falling apart are almost zero. Some will even claim absolute zero and both are the liars in our business who don't care about their customers or the health of our industry and know by the time your policy starts bleeding out, they either won't be around or they will have developed a great lying pitch about what happened and how, if you trust them one more time and are willing to spend more, they can put the train back on the tracks.
The truth is that most universal life policies are likely to fail, that is to start collapsing for need of more premium money. After surveying several companies it would appear safe to say that more than 50% of universal life policies are supported by assumptions. This means that more than half of universal life policy owners are just hoping they have insurance when they need it. They don't know that because that isn't what they were sold or isn't what they thought they were sold, but those policies, without review, are in peril. One bad year and it almost always becomes a matter of not if it will fail, but when.
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By the way, our only disagreement we have with Mr Weber in his article is we believe, given the litigious nature of our country, that there are a lot more lawsuits coming because of unscrupulous life insurance sales.
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By: Hadeel Al Shalchi
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) -- The young rebel fighters' mission was clear: to rid an Aleppo neighborhood of Syrian army snipers who had infiltrated rebel lines on Saturday.
But before they had reached their target, a skirmish with government troops forced them to make a diversion, throwing the group into confusion. All 40 were from rural areas outside Aleppo, and none could find their way through the city streets.
"Wait, are we in the right place?" one rebel asked. "Weren't we supposed to turn at a mosque? Where's that mosque? Have we passed it?"
A few minutes passed as the men circled around, peeking behind buildings into alleyways to see if they recognized them, unsure where to go next.
"I guess we're coming back as martyrs today," one fighter joked darkly to his friend, who chuckled nervously in front of a Reuters reporter and photographer accompanying the fighters.
Outgunned in Aleppo by President Bashar Assad's forces -- who have stepped up their counter-offensive to retake Syria's biggest city -- the mainly rural fighters are also out of their element in a city of 2.5 million where relatively few local men have joined the armed revolt.
Salah al-Din, the focus of fighting in Aleppo, used to be one of its busiest and mostly heavily-populated shopping and residential districts.
Restaurants, pet shops, clothes and electronics stores -- all shuttered -- stand in tightly packed rows, creating a maze that only long-term residents can easily negotiate.
"This is a street war in the full meaning of the term," said a rebel who identified himself as Abu Zayd, as an explosion went off behind a building where he was taking cover. "We don't know who is hiding in which building, who will pop up".
Bullets and dust
Dodging sniper bullets, the fighters made their way to a small street where bullets whizzed overhead, bringing down pieces of concrete.
Artillery, mortar rounds and tank shells pounded the district, filling the street with dust which caught in the eyes and throats of the rebels, caking their clothes and uniforms.
"Burst open one of these shops!" shouted Abu Ali, a military commander from the Amr bin al-Aas brigade who was leading the operation, pointing his rifle at the green shutters of a nearby shop. A young fighter began banging the door of a building with his foot to force it open.
The men took some time to find their bearings.
"We are all fighters from rural Aleppo and we're finding it very hard to orient ourselves in these streets," Mohammed Khalifi, a deputy commander, said.
"Ideally we have one man from the district to accompany us, but usually we can't find anyone. So we have to play it by ear and deal with what the situation presents us with."
He said he didn't know the name of the street the men were fighting on, or how far it was from the main front line.
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A/N: Second in the Director in Training series. Jenny Shepard. Based on several moments from 3.16, "Family Secrets," wherein Jenny just can't leave well enough alone, and the team is caught between the higher and the highest authorities. (Which one of them-Gibbs and Jenny-is which is up to you to decide.)
"What do you have, McGee?" Jenny asks as she leans forward on her elbows over Gibbs' desk.
McGee swallows and sneaks a look in the direction of Tony's desk, where his co-worker is sitting and looking glad he isn't in Tim's position. Stuck between a rock and a hard place indeed. Tell her and have Gibbs glaring at him all day, or don't tell her and be written up for insubordination?
He's spared the choice when Gibbs rounds the corner and strolls into the bullpen, sipping coffee.
"Morning, Jen," he says casually, shooting McGee a look that clearly says If you told her, you will die. McGee swallows again, but shakes his head just the tiniest bit. I told her nothing, Boss. Gibbs relaxes a little bit.
Director Shepard straightens up and stands, returning the seat to Gibbs. She opens her mouth, intending to make a case for her to be filled in on the proceedings, but Gibbs beats her to it and gives Ziva the go ahead to tell her what they know.
He sits back in his chair and considers the two heads below the plasma, one dark-haired and one fiery red.
The problem with Jenny is, he decides, that she was too good of a field agent. She doesn't like sitting in the Director's chair as much as she thought she would. She itches to get back in action, run ops, play with the other kids.
Unfortunately, it's his kids she keeps trying to play with. And it's not that Gibbs doesn't know how to share, and it isn't like he thinks she should stay locked in her tower all the time, but there are limits. His people. His rules.
Jenny knows how he is about his people. She's been one of his people. And yet, for some reason, she still insists on nosing her way into their cases, their lives, their teamwork, and Gibbs' desk. He's getting a little tired of it.
Just stop trying to run my team, Jen, he thinks, and we'll be fine.
A call comes in. Jenny starts handing out orders. McGee, conditioned to obey anyone in authority without question, jumps, and then hesitates. Ziva has paused, and they both turn to Tony, who hasn't moved at all, but is staring at Gibbs, waiting for the signal. A beta to his alpha. Gibbs stifles a smirk.
"Grab your gear. DiNozzo-"
"Getting the car, Boss," his Senior Field Agent says smoothly, as if he hadn't ignored the Director of NCIS when she said the same thing five minutes ago. He grabs his coat and backpack and leaves, McGee and Ziva trailing.
Jenny starts to follow Gibbs, but he puts up a hand and gives her a playful grin. "Stay," he says. "Director." Sometimes, she has to be reminded that she can't just leave to chase down a lead anymore.
They're devoted, these agents of his. McGee is too easily intimidated in the face of titles, and Ziva is something of a loose cannon because of her own friendship with Jenny, but they're his, through and through. DiNozzo is his loyal St. Bernard, at his heels, on his six, but even he knows the dangerous line they all walk between devotion to duty and Director and loyalty to the man they call "Boss."
McGee wants to apologize, he can tell as soon as he sees them, waiting for him by the car. He wants to say sorry for following the orders given by someone who isn't Gibbs, but he won't, because Gibbs does not appreciate apologies, and anyway, McGee didn't really do anything wrong. Ziva is itching to go, DiNozzo still waiting, always waiting for his lead.
He's their Alpha, their leader, their boss. Their protector. They belong to him and no one else.
Everyone, stay out of his sandbox and away from his team.
It's not that Gibbs doesn't know how to share, it's just that he doesn't like to share.
Jenny had just better keep her hands-and her orders-to herself.
A/N: I like Jenny. I do. I liked her less after she nearly got Tony killed and then had the gall to yell at him about it, but I do like her. Still, Gibbs' expression in "Family Secrets" said Back Off so clearly he might as well have shouted it. So.
Also, the line about Tony being a St. Bernard is directly from the episode.
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Adam is also an award winning Creative Director and Media Strategist who has executed successful, national commercial campaigns across a broad spectrum of formats. His list of private sector clients include Nike, FanDuel, General Motors, Disney, MGM, Tile, Hewlitt Packard, Viacom, 1-800-DENTIST, and others. He has worked alongside agencies such as Weiden and Kennedy, Leo-Burnett, Donat/Wald, and DMB&B Los Angeles.
The son of celebrities, Adam is no stranger to the spotlight. His weekly radio talk show, Mad as Hell in America, was an instant sensation on Portland's AM620 KPOJ. In addition to his own show, Adam went on to become a regular substitute for national hosts Thom Hartmann and Norman Goldman. He is also an outspoken advocate for social justice and has won awards for applying his advertising expertise to building political brands.
Whether he's making commercials for clients like Nike or FanDuel, branding the first-ever celebrity effort promoting separation of church and state for First Freedom First, blogging on Huffington Post, or talking into a national microphone, Adam is that rare breed of creative professional who makes a personal connection with any audience. Over the years, he has repeatedly demonstrated that his unique vision, his charisma, and his quick, passionate intelligence make him force of human nature in the 21st century.


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Peapod Man!
Peapod delivery finally started in my area last week! I ordered $250 (!) in groceries and scheduled my delivery. Then the tip-worrying began. How much do you tip a Peapod driver? Do you base it on how difficult the delivery seems? How many bags? The dollar amount of your bill?
Google wasn't helpful. It seems anything from a couple dollars to 15% is customary, with some a$$holes who don't tip anything no matter what. In the end I gave the driver $7, and immediately felt bad about it when I realized it was snowing quite a bit.
On the plus side, Peapod is just as amazing as I always knew it would be. The prices were almost all the same as my local Giant, though a few things on special at Giant weren't on sale on Peapod so I planned to go to Giant later in the week to buy the sale items. I didn't. I am now spoiled by Peapod and I will probably not go to Giant for anything under $10 or so in savings.
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Ithaca Energy Spuds Well on Basil Prospect
Ithaca Energy has commenced drilling operations on its 100% owned Basil Prospect (previously known as 'Beatrice Alpha North') on Block 12/21c in the Inner Moray Firth area of the United Kingdom's continental shelf.
Gaffney Cline & Associates ('GCA') evaluated Basil as having net unrisked and net risked best estimate recoverable Prospective Resources of 4.0 million barrels of oil and 2.4 million barrels of oil respectively.
The Basil Prospect is supported by well 12/21-2, which was drilled outside the Talisman Energy-operated Beatrice oil field boundary in 1982 and encountered a 9 foot oil column confirmed by petrophysical analysis and oil shows. GCA have confirmed the results of the 12/21-2 well and subsequent 3-D seismic has revealed that an undrilled crestal location exists that is approximately 200 feet high to the 12/21-2 well.
Utilizing the GSF Galaxy II jackup and the drilling services of ADTI, the well will be drilled vertically into Middle Jurassic Beatrice A and B reservoir sandstones at a target vertical depth of approximately 2,225 meters or 7,300 ft. The well is expected to take approximately 30 days to drill. If hydrocarbons are encountered in commercial quantities in the well, it will be suspended for completion at a later date. Due to environmental constraints a drill stem test will not be performed. Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited ('Ithaca UK') has entered into a 'turn-key' drilling services contract with ADTI, a division of Global Santa Fe Drilling of Houston, Texas for the drilling of this well giving it cost certainty regardless of unforeseen difficulties that may arise.
Particular care has been taken to assess and reduce any potential impact on the sensitive Inner Moray Firth environment. Drilling plans have been subject to public consultation; and comments received from a number of external interested parties have been addressed in the preparations for this work. Management believes that the Basil prospect represents a potential near-term development opportunity. Owned and operated by Talisman Energy, the Beatrice field was a late 1970's discovery which over the years has produced more than 163 MMbbls of oil. The last well drilled into the field was the B-13 well, which is approximately 2.5 km immediately southwest of Ithaca UK's Basil Prospect. Basil production characteristics are anticipated by management to be similar to the B-13 well, which experienced initial production rates of approximately 7,000 bbls/d declining to approximately 1,000 bbls/d level.
Neill Carson, Ithaca Energy's Chief Operating Officer commented: 'We are excited to be drilling the first
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- Ithaca Energy Starts Production from North Sea Stella Field (Feb 17)
- Delek Group to Issue Ithaca Energy Takeover Bid for $524MM (Feb 06)
- Ithaca Energy: Stella Production Start-up Delayed (Jan 12)
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Tampa Bay is the host with the most.
Pick a major sporting event and odds are Tampa Bay's hosted it.
Stanley Cup Finals? Check.
World Series? Check. Frozen Fours? You betcha.
Super Bowls? Been there, done that four times.
Now the National Championship is in town to join the lengthy list of big-time sporting events in Tampa's backyard. Tampa becomes the first community to host NCAA football, men's and women's basketball and hockey championships.
When it comes to hosting sporting events, Tampa's got it down pat.
It's been nine years since Raymond James Stadium hosted a Bucs playoff game and eight years since the last Super Bowl.
So where will this National Championship game between Alabama and Clemson rank on the all-time Tampa Bay list?
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Hiker seriously injured at Bash Bish Falls State Park
MOUNT WASHINGTON -- An eastern Massachusetts woman was airlifted to an Albany, N.Y. hospital Sunday afternoon, after being seriously injured while hiking in Bash Bish Falls State Park.
According to state police from the Lee Barracks, the approximately 60-year-old resident from Randolph, who they didn't immediately identify, fell down an embankment around 1:30 p.m. The extent of the woman's injuries are unknown and it's unclear if the accident occurred at the falls or elsewhere in the park.
The Copake, N.Y. Fire Department coordinated the rescue effort which took nearly 90 minutes, before the woman was flown by helicopter to Albany Medical Center, state police said.
Bash Bish Falls -- the highest single-drop waterfall in Massachusetts -- is located along the New York State border in the extreme southwest corner of Berkshire County.
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South Africa and England have just finished a fantastic five-match ODI series between the two with South Africa coming out on top 3-2, after coming back from 2-0 down and winning the last three ODIs to make sure that they didn't lose the series.
Now that the series is over, it's time to look at how the series was won. South Africa made sure that after losing the test match series to England that they didn't also lose the ODI series, whilst England will be thinking about how they let a big chance slip after leading the series 2-0 after two games. But who were top three performers in the series?
Alex Hales
Alex Hales had a fantastic ODI series versus South Africa scoring 383 runs at an average of 76.6. Hales needed to have a much better ODI series than he did in the test matches, and he showed his intentions straight away from the first game of the series where he got a quickfire 57 off 47 which helped set up a mammoth total for England of 399.
Hales then in the second ODI scored another 50. this time when England were chasing 263 to win the match, and with wickets going down around him he made a solid 99. The opener would have been gutted by the way he eventually one short of a hundred, but he had done his job in helping his side go 2-0 after two games.
In the third ODI Hales once again passed fifty by scoring a good 65 runs. The opener was showing just why he is crucial to England's chances in the shorter forms of the game, and in the fourth ODI scored his fourth fifty in four games by scoring 50 off 56 balls.
In the fifth ODI Hales was determined from the start to end the series by scoring a hundred. The rest of the English batsmen struggled all around him while Hales held the innings together with a brilliant 112, but he couldn't prevent his side from losing the series 3-2.
Quinton de Kock
Quinton de Kock is the next big star for South African cricket and he once again starred in the ODI series with England scoring 326 runs at an average of 81.50 at a strike rate of over 100.
In the first ODI at Bloemfontein De Kock scored a brilliant 138 not out in chase of England's mammoth total of 399, but then rain intervened to hand England the win by 39 runs by the Duckworth-Lewis Method.
De Kock got a second hundred of the series, scoring a brilliant 135 in the third ODI at Centurion when himself and Hashim Amla put on a record partnership of 236 runs to help South Africa get back into the series after being 2-0 after two ODIs.
De Kock in the other three games didn't get in to score many runs, but got starts in Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg getting out in the 20s. De Kock though has proved when he gets a hundred he makes a big hundred.
Joe Root
Joe Root is fast becoming the main man for England in all forms of the game as he was in top form in the ODI series versus South Africa scoring 351 runs at an average of 70.20.
Root during the five-match series scored two centuries and one fifty at a strike rate of 91.40 which is very impressive for a man who was seen as more of a test match batsmen.
Root scored an impressive century in the third ODI at centurion where he made a brilliant 125 to set up a good score of 318 for England to try and defend to win the series, but unfortunately, he ended up on the losing side.
In the fourth ODI Root once again showed his consistency by scoring a brilliant 109 to rescue the innings for England after the team fell to 108-6. Root was incredibly unlucky to end up on the losing side, but his efforts once again showed how impressive he is.


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The house is situated in a panoramic position in the hills, just 20 km from the sea, overlooking the valley of the river Metauro and the Adriatic Sea. Nearby are the beautiful hiking trails of Metauro, characterized by walking along small villages and historic towns.
The apartment has been recently restored with original materials. For energy uses photovoltaic solar panels. The garden is dominated an ancient mulberry tree. In the summer you can sit in the shade of this tree reading a book, enjoy the view or drink a glass of chilled white wine.
The single bed suitable for a child under 12 years.
Expenses related to charging an electric or hybrid car (when possible) are always charged according to use and separately
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The 2015 CMT Awards were held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville June 10.
The 2015 CMT Awards were held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville June 10.
Judith Light to return to Broadway in 'Therese Raquin'
James Billington, the librarian of Congress who has led the world's largest library for three decades, is retiring.
Tony Danza to star in national tour of 'Honeymoon in Vegas.'
Carrie Underwood could extend her record-winning streak at the CMT Music Awards.
A copy of the upcoming "Fifty Shades of Grey" sequel has been stolen.
"Jurassic World" opens Friday in theaters. The movie is rated PG-13.
'Gigi' starring Vanessa Hudgens on Broadway to close June 21
Rapper Snoop Dogg is suing Pabst Brewing Co. over a deal with the company.
Nokia Theatre, home of the Emmys, renamed Microsoft Theater.
Six-year-old Johanna Colon had never heard of Aretha Franklin prior to her recent dance recital.
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The drive from Vancouver to Calgary can be a treacherous one; but take a look out the window and you'll see some of the nicest scenery in the world. Less Than Jake made the 12 hour trek as they prepared for their show in Alberta.
For day two of their Canadian Tour Diary, Less Than Jake Saxophonist JR Wasilewski details the ride and the reward of glorious beer upon completion while drummer Vinnie Fiorello continued documenting the trip in picture format.
Calgary, AB – it's hard to describe how long some drives can be on tour unless you actually experience it for yourself. We are lucky enough to have a bus with a driver to do these so-called "hell runs" but when you fall asleep while the bus is moving and you wake up to the bus still winding through the Canadian Rockies, you know that this one is super challenging.
Challenging, but beautiful. Some of the best sights of this tour that didn't involve our own show occurred this morning over coffee and conversation. As the road starts to straighten out I know we are near our destination of Calgary. All I knew about Calgary prior to coming here years ago was this is where Lanny McDonald is God and there was a football team called the Stampeders. Rad!
Feeling MUCH better after my sick day, I decided to explore some of the local spots and found a pub called The National a few blocks from the venue (The Republik). I was blown away at their beer selection and their menu was really quite amazing. Years ago, finding a good place to eat on tour was a luxury. Now a days there are tons of great places and I was glad to find this one! They had the most beers on tap I have ever seen. Well over 100. They had their beer list posted over the bar in a "airport arrivals/departures" format: each "flight" would tell you the name of the beer, where it was from and the percentage of alcohol for each. I was mesmerized! I had macaroni and cheese with beef short ribs and needless to say it made my love of Calgary grow exponentially.
And we hadn't even played a single note!
Got to chill with Kevin and Aimee from The Interrupters a bit before the show and swap stories about bands we love and mutual friends we share. I don't think I can mention enough how happy we are that The Interrupters and Big D. And The Kids Table are on this tour. I headed downstairs just in time to catch a few songs from Big D. out front and then it was time to get ready to play.
People always ask if we have any rituals before we go onstage. Everyone does something on their own to warm up but the one thing we all do is hang around and start cracking jokes. It lightens the mood and gets us laughing. If we're in a good mood before going on, chances are we are going to have a good show no matter what.
Well, tonight there was no chance of having a bad show. Calgary went OFF. It's hard to describe the beautiful danger of a show when it all happens correctly. It's a little scary, a little hilarious, a dash of a panic attack and a whole lot of fucking fun. So much energy. There were times voices singing along eclipsed the PA. I sometimes just sit back and watch it all happen. It really is amazing and really is what makes me the happiest in life.
So we got back to the bus, tried to figure out if we go to Saskatoon or Winnipeg first. Well we go to Edmonton tomorrow, then Saskatoon THEN Winnipeg. I think? Time changes. Provinces. I don't care. I love this place. I'm never leaving.
Remaining tour dates:
|Oct 11, 2014
|The Starlite Room
|Oct 12, 2014
|Louis' Pub
|Oct 14, 2014
|Pyramid Cabaret
|Oct 16, 2014
|Thunder Bay
|Oct 17, 2014
|Timmins, ON
|The Victory Tavern
|Oct 18, 2014
|Toronto, ON
|Opera House
|Oct 19, 2014
|London, ON
|London Music Hall
|Oct 22, 2014
|Ritual Night Club
|Oct 23, 2014
|Montreal, QB
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Welcome to Skills for People. Since 1983, we have been working to make sure that disabled people can be in control of their own lives, strong, confident and included in the communities of their choice.
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Come along, lose weight and have fun. Everyone is welcome!
Monday 13th June 2016 at 1.30pm
At Keyhouse, Tankerville Place, NE2 3AT
We are recruiting Pass It On Parents Worker for 10 hours per week, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, to work flexibly, initially until June 2016, although we are hopeful funding will be extended beyond this time.
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Friday 6th May for 4 weeks
Classes will run every 2 weeks
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Cost: £2
Contact Susan Crame at Skills for people 0191 281 8737
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Starting Thursday 28th April 2016
Learn how to be healthy and happy, meet people and enjoy a healthy lunch!
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Most of our services are closed 24th December to 3rd January. Our IMCA service is available (Call 0191 281 8737 and we will return your call).
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
We are looking to recruit a Project Worker to work in Redcar and Cleveland to:
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• Support the Planning for a Good Life project which helps individuals with a learning disability to plan, so they can live the life they choose and be connected in their communities
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Application packs are available from Lesley Cottrell at Skills for People:
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The closing date for this post is 4pm on Friday, 27th November 2015. Letters inviting candidates for interview will be sent out by Friday, 4th December 2015 and interviews will take place on Thursday 10th December 2015.
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The Diversity of IT Certifications
The continuous boom in the IT sector needs no justifications. The ever increasing demand of IT professionals is also quite known to almost everyone by now. Leading IT players like Dell, Satyam, Wipro, TCS, Accenture, Microsoft, Infosys, Genpact etc are always on the verge of hiring fresh and experienced candidates. In such a situation, it becomes essential for anyone interested in technology to know about the consistent advancements.
Staying updated about the recent developments helps you in various avenues with promotions and increments being the primary one. Now-a-days a lot of professionals take out time from their busy schedules for several IT certifications. Corporations also invest huge time and money in training their employees on upgrades and improvements. Such an industry that undergoes unremitting expansions asks for appropriate knowledge more than time.
The array of IT certifications is quite extensive and people interested to build a career in this area should keep themselves qualitatively informed. IT courses are available in various software, such as Microsoft, Oracle, Linux, Cisco, Citrix, Adobe, Business Intelligence etc. These software can be further bifurcated into several verticals and levels. There are numerous training institutes that specialize in providing IT training courses to students.
If we talk in terms of certifications by Microsoft, there are options available in MCSE, MCSA, MCTS, MCTS.NET, MCITP, MCPD, MCDBA, MCSD, MCAD etc. Other than Microsoft, various companies have entered the IT foray some of which include Cisco, Oracle, Adobe, Java, Redhat, Zend, Linux, Citrix etc. All these software companies provide options for several certifications at different levels, such as Entry, Associate, Professional, Expert, Specialist etc.
Coming to Cisco, you have options to pursue several forms of CCNA Courses, CCNP and CCIE. For Oracle, candidates get the choice to enroll in Database, Middleware and Applications certifications. In this category you have the option to get trained in Java Programming, Financial Payables, Oracle Asset Management Fundamentals, Oracle 11g etc.
Many IT professionals opt to specialize in Security and Hacking systems that provides courses in CCSA, CEH, ECSA, CISSP, ECIH, EDRP, ENSA, Security+, Firewall Security Specialist etc. Apart from this, we have the Check Point certifications with options of CCSPA, CCSA, CCSE and CCMSE. The CompTIA category also comes with various offerings, such as Server+, Linux+, A+, Network+, Security+, Project+ etc.
IT sector additionally demands professionals with expertise in Project Management. This field provides choices to pursue certifications in Prince2 Foundation, Prince2 Foundation & Practitioner, PMP, CAPM, Project+, Project Server 2010 and many more. Then you have various certifications in the designing category out of which software like Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator CS5, Photoshop CS5 etc fall in the Adobe / Apple bucket.
Other than this, there are numerous job openings in the market for web development professionals. Someone interested in this area can enroll for courses in HTML, JavaScript, WAMP, LAMP etc. Mentioning the verticals of each category may almost go endless looking at the extreme diversity of IT certifications available. We have thus tried to help you in brief about the various choices prevalent in the industry. The best way for making a choice will always remain the same - adequate research from relevant sources.
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Ok, me and this guy have talked everyday for 4 months. The conversations flowed nicely all day everyday. Suddenly there was a shift in the conversations and the texting dwindled. He started sending me Good Night text messages at 12am on random days. I found out later he had a girlfriend he never told me about shortly before the GN texts so I stopped texting him. But he is still texting Good Night, Nighty Night, G'Night texts... smh, why? I'm getting annoyed and feeling disrespected for myself and his girlfriend smh.
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No, that's not what I'm saying. I have guy friends who have girlfriends. Me and this particular guy were working on building a relationship then on his end changed his mind and never told me but continued talking to me everyday as if we were still working on it. I stopped communicating when I found out about his girlfriend. The good night texts are the only thing he sends me so its weird, and confusing as to why he would
Exactly, you can't be friends with guys or girls, once they have an s.o. Of course you can have girl/guy friends, but that's only when you don't want them. There's no attraction
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Firsthand Account: Israeli Plot to Murder Former US Senator?
Firsthand Account: Israeli Plot to Murder Former US Senator?
One Response to "Firsthand Account: Israeli Plot to Murder Former US Senator?"
Murder a Senator? Of course! Attack U.S. assets in what is known as "The Lavon Affair"? Absolutely proven. Attack the USS Liberty in an effort to bring the U.S. into war against Egypt? Growing recognition this deception occurred with complicity be President Johnson and his minions.
The most egregious attack by Israel on the U.S. is 9/11 where traitors within the top levels of U.S. government conspired with Israel to demolish the World Trade Center and put a missile into the accounting department of the Pentagon.
Please, please! http://ReDiscover911.com The truth will set us free of the real evildoers.


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what is the truth behind this? it boils down to the fact...are illegals voting in US elections?
If it is so, it is not Constitutional, or a correct thing to be happening, as far as I am concerned.
Opinions on this? any of you deeper research people, can you find out facts?
It sounds like Obama is doing everything he can to "rack-up" voters to re-elect him, by hook or crook...
of course this excerpt is from a right-leaning website...but what is true and fact???
http://patriotupdate.com/16014/obama-gi … -for-votes
Illegal aliens now quite possibly can call a toll free government number, 1-800-259-0957, to get a free "Obama Phone." The program, conventionally known as Safe Link Wireless, is available to those are on food stamps or Medicaid. Applying for work permits that give them drivers' licenses provides illegals proof of identity. With that, they enter America's entitlement class and even become enabled to vote in our elections — for Democrats, of course.
The Obama administration has set up a cascading series events, beginning back in August when deportation of tens of thousands of illegal immigrants was suspended, pending reviews. "A review of about 300,000 deportation cases currently before the immigration courts," will be done by the DOJ and Homeland Security to "halt deportations of longtime residents with clean police records who came here illegally when they were children," according to a New York Timesarticle.
A source contacted me saying she translated Latino publications, and they are urging Hispanic illegals to be sure to get their work permits, so they can get drivers' licenses, so they can register to vote. In the Chicago way, are we seeing the Obama campaign begin now to pad their Democrat voter lists by providing illegals incentives to vote for Obama by paving the way to sidestep those onerous voter ID rules about 35 states have enacted?
From what I've read in the Communist-oriented New York Times, the truth is voter fraud by illegal immigrants or other people ineligible to vote is an insignificant issue used to justify draconian GOP voter suppression rules and legislation.
Let me guess. You don't like voters having to show a photo ID before voting. Next you'll be telling us you don't have a problem with the dead voting either as long as they vote for your guy.
There is nothing sparkling about this failed jewel of a thread....
The Socialist Democrat Leftists cannot win an election without thier prized voting bloc of iilegals.
There ought to be plenty of illegal votes to put Obama in again. Then he can complete his Socialist/Fascist policies and finish this nation off once and for all.
FDR would be so proud... his dream of American National Socialism, (Sound familiar?), almost brought to fruition.
Ole Adolf would love the direction we are headed in.
More right-wing nonsense.
Just the facts Ron.
Just the facts.
Obama is fulfilling a long awaited and hard worked for agenda of the left.
American National Socialism.
Google it.
Simple as that.
I cannot help those Socialist tards always go Hitler on the world.
Seems to be a pattern with the Marxist/Socialist Commie lovin scum of the world.
How have you been Ron? Merry Christmas. Hope you are having a wonderful day.
It seems that the right wingers cant run a business without "Undocumented Workers" though, that's why they're here in the first place.
I would like to see the stats for bussiness ownership being entirely Right-wingers.
That is a hell of a stretch, MDS.
How you been? Merry Christmas!
And funny. Most of the illegals in my home city of Lynn sling rock and fly colors on the curb all day.
They ain't working for no "Right-winger". LOL
That is hysterical though.
Merry christmas Mr.Mason,
I have no link. This is my opinion after what I have read or heard about so far. Also, after thinking about the term "Right Winger" for a while it didn't click that I might have mixed it up with "Republican" in general.
Actually, I just discussed one of these types of conditions with my wife. In her earlier days she worked as a waitress and bartender so I asked her, How does a resturaunt owner in NY get away without paying minimum wage? . In some establishments the wait staff gets paid around 3.00 to 3.75 per hour on the books, their tips are supposed to make up the difference. I was like , How do they get away with that? Tips are not guaranteed. That lead me to remember a southern farmer on network news last year stating how "He Couldnt stay in business if he didn't get migrant workers to harvest his crop". How is he running a business and not paying the state minimum wage? Wasn't that the same claim the G.W.Bush administration used a few years back? I just read somewhere that behind the scenes that is why the border was never secured. It wasn't for some liberal humanitarian reason but for "cheap labor". I will take my lumps for pulling the trigger too soon though.
I just think you should recognize that to think all bussiness owners are Republicans, or "right-wingers", is surely not a fact.
And yes. Republicans and Right-wingers are two different peoples. The Republicans of today and last century are the EST Progressives who have infected our party.
Conservatives, are Right-wingers.
Wait staff makes a certain wage. That has nothing to do with the owner of the resturaunt, but with wage laws. Same with farmers, they are under Agricultural Laws, not standard labor laws.
And I do not think you can establish that all farm owners are Republican MDS. Nor all bussiness owners. I think you would find many a Democrat and leftist among those hiring illegals. And there need to be as tough a law against hiring them as there is against them coming here illegally. Anyone breaking the law should be held accountable.
So, how about some old fashioned evidence? Or shall we jump right to the ideologically-based, froth-mouthed insults as usual.
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In this week's newsletter: What we're all about, "hilarious" Florian Jungwirth interview, and more insider coverage of the San Jose Earthquakes!
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Quakes Talk Weekly!
We're your Monday morning fix for all things San Jose Earthquakes from QuakesTalk.com and beyond, with in-depth match analysis, interviews, headline news and insider coverage of the Bay Area's Major League Soccer team. We'll also highlight and discuss the best commentaries from other leading media outlets.
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To kick off our first edition, we sat down for a "hilarious" interview with Quakes center-back Florian Jungwirth:
Quakes Talk: Are you happy with the team's start to the season?
Florian Jungwirth: Yeah, we've had a good start, especially at home. On one side, we've had good results, and the kind of play has also been pretty good. On the road, we haven't played well. It was our biggest goal to play the same style at home and on the road, and we have to do better at that. All in all, it's a good start.
Why has the team struggled on the road? Is it the travel distance or are there any other factors?
That shouldn't be an excuse. Sure, it's tough on the road, but [not as much] if you prepare well, eat well, and recover well. For me, I felt good and fit in those two games on the road, so [the travel] is not the reason. We are all young and everyone should run ninety minutes. The trip is not the excuse.
Are you happy with your performances so far and the transition to center-back?
I'm not really happy [moving to center-back]. I'm sure every player prefers to play in their favorite position, and that's not my favorite position, but I'm happy with the start and I think I've done well. I've tried to move on to help the team and help the club so we go on the right [path], and I think the development of the team is pretty good.
Have you noticed any differences in playing style between the US and Europe to which you've had to adapt?
I think it's more intensive here. There are some [differences] in tactics compared with Europe. In Europe, the teams are more waiting for the situation. Here, everyone runs and wants to get the ball so [the defense] has a lot of struggles. It's more intensive.
Off of the field, have you been settling down in the Bay Area? Obviously, you haven't had the best weather so far.
Yeah, I think I want to get some money back from MLS because they promised me sun every day, so I have to talk to them [laughs]! But I've found a nice house, my wife and dogs are here, and I feel very welcomed. It's like my home now.
What's your one word to describe the season so far?
You want to hear hilarious, right? [laughs] Ok, hilarious.
Post-Match Thoughts
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Caught in the Crossing-hairs
The Quakes struggled to get service into the penalty area, with Matt Hedges and Walker Zimmerman holding down the fort for FC Dallas in the middle and cutting service to Chris Wondolowski. The Quakes only completed two of twenty-three crosses according to Opta data, which clearly stifled a key facet of their offensive game-plan.
Alashe at Center-Back
Fatai Alashe maintained his starting spot at center-back despite the return of Victor Bernardez at center-back. Having impressed against the Seattle Sounders last weekend, it was a coach's decision to keep the backline the same (though not necessarily a tactical choice). "I thought the back four played well last week, we just wanted to keep it together," coach Dominic Kinnear told Quakes Talk. "I thought [Fatai] did ok."
Nevertheless, despite the solid result against a strong side, there were signs of defensive holes on the night, and Fatai was sucked out of position by Maximiliano Urruti in the build-up to Dallas' goal.
Dawkins Down
Midfielder Simon Dawkins was absent from the starting lineup due to a knee knock sustained in training and was replaced by Cordell Cato, who made his first start of the season, over Shea Salinas and Tommy Thompson. Cato struggled to make an impact, however, with the second fewest touches of any Quakes starter and second fewest passes (only Marco Ureña was worse in both categories). Cato's main attributes, his pace and crossing, were nullified by Nick Lima's propensity to push high on the overlap, and the Trinidadian winger wasn't as comfortable in a primarily creative role cutting into the middle. Thompson was subbed in for Cato in the second half, providing more options for the home side given Hedges and Zimmerman's dominance in the middle.
What They Said
Coach Dominic Kinnear: "I'm glad we are scoring goals to tie but there are other things to address: good first half, poor second half. I thought Dallas was creeping into the game slowly and were getting chances. You can put that down to pressure. I put it as bad decisions on our part and it is something we can definitely avoid."
Goalscorer Jahmir Hyka: "It wasn't a clean shot. That may be the reason that it went in because maybe if I shot it very hard maybe the keeper would have had it. I'm happy about that and I'm happy that we drew this game because I think we didn't deserve to lose. We have to continue to play like we played in the first half. In the second half, we didn't do that. We lost many balls and tried to play with long balls, which is not our game. We need to do that better next game."
Florian Jungwirth: "We lost the balls too easily, they had a lot of space. We have to avoid going one-on-one in the defense, we need one more player in the back. If you lose the ball against a team like Dallas, they can play those balls in the deep pockets and make it difficult to defend."
Nick Lima: "[The comeback] shows the character we have in the locker room, but at the same time, you don't want to have to come back from behind. We dominated the first thirty-five minutes. Everyone says FC Dallas is the best team in MLS, but we showed that we can outplay a team like that and we let them off the hook."
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The Quakes are set to embark upon their joint longest road trip of the season, which does note bode well given they've only won one lone match in their last twenty-one league away games dating all the way back to December 2015. Taking into account travel distances and weather fluctuations, MLS has always been a tough league in which to win on the road, but it shouldn't be that tough.
On the same token, however, this coming road streak presents the Quakes a golden opportunity to overcome their road woes and set 2017 on a better path than recent years. They're facing league laggards in the New England Revolution, the Houston Dynamo, and Minnesota United, and coming off the back of two draws against title-winning teams Seattle Sounders and FC Dallas, we dare to envision a road win in the offing. But if they return empty-handed again, the club must take a good look in the mirror.
The Quakes are entering a short week, traveling to Massachusetts to face the New England revolution on Wednesday night. The Quakes etched out a scoreless draw in their only meeting last season, but in-form forward Kei Kamara has already netted twice this season and will be sure to cause the Quakes backline problems. That said, New England have only won two of six games so far this season, presenting the Quakes with an excellent opportunity to nick their first road win.
The Quakes will then fly to Texas to play Dominic Kinnear's old side, the Houston Dynamo, on Saturday. Kinner twice led the Dynamo to the MLS Cup title in 2006 and 2007, although they have not qualified for the playoffs since 2013. They have a 3-2-1 record so far this year, most recently blowing a two-goal lead to tie 2-2 with expansion side Minnesota. Although the Dynamo are currently sitting two points above the Quakes in the Western Conference, they've allowed the joint-second most goals of any MLS team, with not a single clean sheet so far.
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The Quakes' new USL Affiliate Reno 1868 are yet to win in their inaugural season, with a 0-3-1 record, despite tying reigning champions the Sacramento Republic and narrowly losing to the Quakes 1-0 in preseason. Four Quakes players have appeared on loan in Reno so far: goalkeeper Matt Bersano, defenders Kip Colvey and Matheus Silva, and midfielder Jackson Yeuill. They fell 4-0 to San Antonio FC on Saturday night and will face the Colorado Springs Switchbacks at greater Nevada Field next weekend.
The Under-12 and Under-16 Quakes Academy teams competed at the 2017 Generation adidas Cup in Frisco, Texas, over the past week. The Under-12s struggled in a "group of death", facing FC Dallas, Villareal and the Philadelphia Union in an unfamiliar 7v7 format. However, they beat the Colorado Rapids academy 2-0 on Saturday to avoid finishing bottom in their age group. The Under-16s enjoyed considerably more success, placing third in the second division after a goal from prospect JJ Foe Nuphaus fired them past the Philadelphia Union. Additionally, the '01 PDA team landed in Costa Rica for an international trip.
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THE family of Edinburgh murder victim Alex McKinnon have hit out after snaps of his killer Jamie Bain enjoying a break from prison with his family were posted on the internet.
Images of Bain were posted showing him posing alongside his mother, partner, gran and children during a "compassionate leave" break from jail.
Bain, who gunned down former boxing champion Alex, 32, was caged for a minimum of 22 years in 2006.
He also shot and wounded Alex's brother-in-law James Hendry in the Marmion Bar in Gracemount, Edinburgh, as a feud erupted into violence.
A McKinnon family member commented yesterday after seeing the pictures: "The family is disgusted at this, a murderer getting to go to the family home and sit all smiles and posing for pictures like he's done nothing."


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THE last thing Maiwenn wants is to be surrounded by people who give her an easy ride.
The director, co-writer and star of French film Polisse says challenges are grist to her mill.
"I need to be in front of my obstacle. I like to have a back dialogue, I like to talk with people, I like to share ideas," she says.
Maiwenn - who was in Australia earlier this month to promote Polisse - is perhaps best remembered in these parts as an opera-singing alien diva in Luc Besson's The Fifth Element. She began steering her own projects around six years ago.
Polisse, her third film as writer-director, centres on the workings of the Child Protection Unit (CPU) in Paris.
The production threw up many challenges, and Maiwenn (who has dropped her surname Le Besco) says the time she spent working with the CPU as part of her research was difficult. Witnessing harrowing details of child abuse cases left the mother of two in a kind of bubble.
"I remember going back home and putting the TV on and not watching it; I couldn't get out of seeing what I had been seeing," she says.
"I was completely involved - I couldn't even talk with my producers or my friends."
The choice to cast Joeystarr, a French rapper and actor, in the lead role of CPU officer Fred also caused friction with the real-life cops.
"He was in jail - for violence - when I was writing the script, so they were really upset to be represented by this man," she says.
There were problems financing the film and the police officers she worked with were suspicious of her motives, which only abated when they saw the finished film a year later.
Now, with strong box-office returns in Europe and the Jury Prize at Cannes last year, Maiwenn says her fortunes have changed but the success isn't necessarily helpful.
"If I'm writing a script like the Yellow Pages, they will say, 'Yes, I want to make it', which is also a kind of pressure. I need also to be in front of difficulties to be able to express myself; if I feel that the people are too much in love with me, it's like I cannot go further."
She now relies on the opinion of editor Laure Gardette, a longtime collaborator and friend, who has worked with Maiwenn on each of her films.
"We grew up together, so I know she doesn't care about all of this.
"I'm always keeping in touch with her to make sure I am not choosing the easy way.
"I mean, before Polisse I was meant to be making another movie, I (had written) the whole script. When she read it she said, 'It's not for you'. And she was right; I didn't make it."
She believes Polisse is having an impact on people because it sheds light on what the CPU does and allows for more understanding from the people in Paris, where the police are generally not respected.
She says it's like a wake-up call to make people aware that kids are actually being abused.
"Also, it provoked a respect or a relationship, like a friendship, (or) a human bond with the policeman," she says.
While the film has a gritty, realistic feel to it, she says none of the characters are based entirely on one person, nor do they have such different, distinct personalities in real life.
"I invented it. The reality is not that clear," she says, and adds that the CPU is more competitive and less close-knit than she portrays them.
While the film deals with some tough subjects, there's also a lot of humour, which was something Maiwenn saw from her time in the CPU.
"I discovered this black humour as soon as I got there and at the beginning I thought, 'Oh, this is weird for me; this is too much to deal with', and I figured out that in fact, it was the only way to push away the misery," she says.
"Even me, I was using this kind of humour after a few days. It's the best way to push away the emotion."
The cases in Polisse were a mix, she says, as some of them did come from real incidences.
"Some of them yes, some of them no. I decided to make an exhaustive list, like a catalogue of the routine that they have to deal with, but some of the cases were too spectacular and they were putting the cops as heroes and I didn't want to make a movie that showed them as heroes."
SEE Polisse opens Thursday June 28
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