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11717 Safe Urban Driving Course - Nottingham (funded by TfL)
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Wednesday, 18 March 2020 from 08:00 to 16:30 (GMT)
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Please note: funded training is only available for FORS accredited operators.
The Safe Urban Driving course focuses on vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclist's and motorcyclists but has a focus on cyclists. The course includes a practical 'on-road' cycle training element and gives drivers a 'real life' experience as to a cyclist's perspective of riding on London's roads, as well as in traffic. The training also counts towards the 35 hours DCPC that professional drivers need to complete by September 2019.
The course consists of two 3.5 hour modules (both delivered on the same day); the first module is classroom based theory, and the second module, an outdoor practical session where drivers get a cyclists view of the road.
Theory Module (3.5 hours)
This part of the course focuses on sharing the road safely and highlights the vulnerability of other road users. It also explains how the London streetscape is evolving to encourage more walking and cycling. Subjects covered include:-
- The driver's role in the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS)
- Urban driving, changing streetscape and route planning
- Vulnerable road users: pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists
- Sharing the road, observation devices and cycle training
- Collision avoidance and defensive driving
- Hazard recognition and perception
- Driver responsibility and attitude
Practical Module (3.5 hours)
After the initial bicycle control skills training, drivers ride on bikes to areas of potential conflict including junctions, traffic lights and Advanced Stop Lines. Subjects covered include:-
- Introducing active travel, driver fitness and health
- Giving drivers a cyclist's perspective of riding on busy roads and an understanding
of the issues faced by vulnerable road users
- Recognising best driving practice around cyclists
- Practical on road experience at areas of potential driver/cyclist conflict including
junctions, traffic lights and Advanced Stop Lines
IMPORTANT: If drivers wish to have their details uploaded to the DVSA website so it counts towards 35 hours DCPC, and their employer does not have an agreement with Fleet Source Ltd to invoice directly, then they will need to ensure they have paid the upload fee of £9.95 at https://shop.fleetsource.co.uk/product/dvsa-upload/ in advance of the course date.
(£9.95 Upload fee is £8.75 ex.VAT plus £1 administration (which includes certificate) plus VAT).
Please note: Lunch, refreshments and travel costs are not included.
In order for a driver to be uploaded to the FORS/TfL register and/or be accredited with the Driver CPC hours they must complete the entire course. Generally, the only reasons for not taking part in the cycle element are on medical grounds, or if during the cycle familiarisation session, the driver is risk assessed as not safe to ride a bike on public roads – in these instances it is acceptable for the drivers to walk the course meeting up with the cyclists at the exercise/discussion points and joining in with the discussion.
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Wednesday, 18 March 2020 from 08:00 to 16:30 (GMT)
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I didn't realize just how small this Jabra Halo Stereo Bluetooth Headset was until I actually picked it up. Yeah, it's pretty damn thin.
There's not much difference in thickness from the earphones to the headband and there's only one noticeable button (the volume uses a capacitive touch strip. They don't foldup in the most graceful manner, but they don't feel like they'll break either. As for sound quality, Jabra wasn't demoing the tech, but being as small as they are, I wouldn't expect Sennheiser quality here.

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Board of Education, Springfield Public School District #186
The Board of Education of Springfield Public School District #186 is comprised of seven members. Each member is elected by the citizens of the individual sub-districts in which they reside for a term of either two or four years as outlined in Illinois School Code.
The Board sets educational policies and guidelines for the Springfield Public Schools, an urban district comprised of over 15,000 preschool through high school aged students.


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Inspired by the insanely popular and one of the most addictive games of all time, Angry Birds, a bunch of geeks from a Noida-based company called Geek Mentors Studio, have designed a game called Angry Anna, which encourages online users to Play to support Anna Hazarein his battle against corruption in India.
Just after the launch of the game earlier this week, it was already hit by massive fan followers, bringing over 50,000 hits to the home page and thousands of Twitter and Facebook posts. The game has been played more than 270,000 times since its launch.
Anna's rallies and protests are going on nationwide, but many who support the cause can't go out on the streets to participate. So the idea was that people play the game as a support to the noble movement of Mr. Hazare,said Mohammed Shah Nawaz, one of the game's developers.
Mohammed Faisal, a 3D animation expert and co-founder of the game stated that they were concerned about reactions from the politicians; however he said that, no one has complained anything against the game or the company yet.
Anna Hazare is fighting against corruption to wipe out all the corrupt politicians including the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, preventing them from stealing the Indian money, and get back the black money hidden in Swiss bank accounts.
In the game, the politicians are surrounded by money bags, and Anna's target it to destroy the politicians. Once they are all destroyed, the bags returns to Team Anna's side and the player can move on to the next level. The game has four levels, and has replaced the Angry Birds with animated pictures of Anna Hazare, Ramdev and several others who are a part of Anna's team.
This Angry Anna game is a browser based game, and can be played online here: http://www.angryanna.com/
Click the play button to play the game.
The sound effects are quite funny, and you can find it similar to the Angry Birds' sound effects. Although the game experience isn't as good as Angry Birds, the idea is quite innovative and a perfect way to support Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement.
How I wish Anna Hazare could wash away these filthy politicians with just a mouse click!
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6 Unexpected Ways to Stay Dry
Regaining bladder control may be easier than you think!
If you have bladder-control problems, which is common for those with diabetes, cutting back on coffee or tea can help keep you out of the bathroom. But did you know that exercise and weight loss might also do the trick. Here, unexpected ways to maintain control:
Experiment with your diet. The most surprising tip of all? Acidic foods like citrus fruits and tomatoes, spicy foods, carbonated beverages, corn syrup and even artificial sweeteners can give you the urge to go. "These foods irritate the bladder," says Tomas L. Griebling, MD, MPH, a spokesperson for the American Urological Association and vice-chair of urology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City.
If you suspect that one of these foods or drinks may be a problem, eliminate it for a week. Then, gradually return it. You may need to cut back only a few of these items.
Check your prescriptions. Some medications can worsen bladder woes. Not surprisingly, the worst offenders are high blood pressure medications called diuretics, which boost urine production. Other drugs that may cause problems include calcium-channel blockers, antidepressants, muscle relaxants, sedatives and antihistamines.
If you're taking any of these medications, talk with your healthcare provider. It's possible to get the medicine you need and stay dry. "With diuretics, for instance, you may be able to divide up the dose during the day so you're not producing so much urine at once," says Courtenay Moore, MD, a urologist at the Cleveland Clinic.
Treat chronic cough. If you have stress incontinence, you may be unable to stay dry when you cough. That's especially challenging if you suffer from allergies or sinus infections or are a heavy smoker—all of which can lead to repeated bouts of coughing. If you're a smoker, kick the habit; if you suffer from sinus problems, talk with your healthcare provider about the best ways to stifle your cough.
Slim down. Overweight and obese women who lost about 10% of their body weight experienced significantly fewer episodes of incontinence after they slimmed down, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers found the benefit was greatest for women with stress incontinence, in which you leak urine whenever you sneeze, cough, laugh, exercise or lift something heavy. "Weight loss reduces pressure in the abdomen and pelvis, which can cause leaks," explains Dr. Griebling.
Ease constipation. You might not realize it, but hard, compacted stools can put pressure on your bladder. And if you're constantly straining during bowel movements, you may weaken the muscles that support your bladder and urethra. Straining can also irritate the nerves that control the bladder, colon and rectum, resulting in an urge to urinate. "Relieving constipation will improve your bladder problems," says Dr. Griebling. Be sure to drink plenty of fluids, and fill your plate with fiber-rich foods like veggies, fruits and legumes.
Get moving. If you have stress incontinence, you may avoid exercise for fear that you'll leak. But being active is important for maintaining a healthy weight and bladder health, says Dr. Moore. Core workouts like Pilates and yoga may even strengthen the pelvic muscles that help with bladder control, she notes. If you find that certain exercises cause you to leak, try low-impact activities such as swimming, walking and biking.


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Rosalie Cullen is the unedited truth-deliverer of the famed vampire clan from Forks, and the actress who plays her is just as forthright about her "Twilight" experiences. Nikki Reed joins PopcornBiz for a refreshingly honest chat about the second-to-the-last film "Breaking Dawn Pt. 1," her brand-new marriage to "American Idol's" Paul McDonald and life after "Twilight."
PopcornBiz: How are you feeling about the "Twilight" phenomenon now that you're almost to the finish line? There's making the movies and then there's the hysteria outside of the movies. Where are you with all of it? Are you starting to get sentimental?
Nikki Reed: I don't feel particularly sentimental. I feel like we're all sort of ready to graduate middle school and move on to whatever the next chapter is. I think that so many amazing things have come from being a part of this series, and so it's best to just focus on that and let the pages turn. Time goes on. It's weird. Time doesn't stop for anyone. It doesn't matter who you are.
This film seemed very family-oriented. Obviously you guys have a sense of family, having done all the films together. Who's someone in that you formed the most unlikely bond with? Perhaps someone you might not have thought that would happen with in the beginning?
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I'm going through all of the cast members to give the most honest answer. I guess the audience is not going to be interested in me talking about someone other than the top five, so I won't even go there. But it was great because I made friends with a lot of people. We had, like, 40 new cast members added into these last two and I was just so honored. I suppose that Michael Sheen is one that's sort of like an unlikely bond, only because he's quite a bit older than me and I tend to be really uncomfortable…some girls are really happy to welcome attention from older men, but I actually tend to be really uncomfortable with it. Michael, if we met at a party or something I wouldn't give him my telephone number ever – not that he would ask. But Michael and I…I was really sort of in awe because it's Michael Sheen. If you sit back for a second and think about it, it's like, 'Oh, my goodness, HE'S in these movies?' It's so unbelievable. So there were moments when we were filming this last time where I would just sit and watch him. I said, 'I hope you don't think that I'm weird, but I want to just watch what you're doing because it's so incredible.' Then we started talking and stuff and he's really a great guy. But I think that when you take so many different personalities and you put the together it's sort of almost unnaturally creates bonds that wouldn't exist. That's sort of what's cool about doing a movie like this or any movie or any series that continues, a television show. It's that you're forced to be with people that maybe you can learn something from even if your personalities conflict.
What did you learn about yourself that surprised you throughout this whole experience?
Gosh. I've learned a lot. I think that I've learned a lot about people in general. I think I've learned about my inability to cope with large amounts of people. I've gone through like roller coaster rides of feeling confident or extremely insecure. I've learned that in order for me to feel good about my career choices I want to do a bunch of different things. I want to direct. I want to produce. I want to write. We had a lot of really powerful women on this set. Catherine Hardwicke who directed the first one. Melissa [Rosenberg] writes our screenplays. Stephenie [Meyer] wrote the books. That's where I want to be.
What's the thing about 'Twilight' that you'll be relieved or happy to put behind you for a while and not think about or worry about?
Probably the wigs – beyond uncomfortable! When I watch them back later I enjoy how different I look. Last night I saw the movie for the first time and I thought to myself, 'This is actually pretty cool, that I look so different.' It's bizarre. I think that's a good thing for me and for my career. In the short term it's not the best because people are like, 'People don't scream your name when you walk down the street,' and I'm like, 'That's wonderful.' And the fact that I get into meetings and I'm not just the girl from 'Twilight.' I'd done ten films before the series and hopefully I'll do ten more after.
Congratulation on your marriage. There's a thing that often happens when people get married and they feel surprisingly different once the ring is on and the documents are signed. How is it different now that it's official?
Well, we get to share health insurance! That's pretty cool, and there's something called The Family Plan with AT&T that I've discovered. I don't know – I don't feel like it different with him and I. I feel like it's different with other people. I feel like our families view the situation…he's from the South and so every time we went back home his mom was always very clear about, like, 'So, if Nikki is going to stay at the house I've made the bed up downstairs in the guest room.' It's like, 'Okay, but we live together in our home in Los Angeles.' But it's very different now. I mean, we haven't been back home since the wedding, but I'm assuming things like that will change. It's viewed differently. The South is like it's own culture. It's like a whole different thing. There are certain traditions and things that have been held onto. I don't want to say that they haven't progressed like the coastal cities, but there's an element to that I would say. So I think that they'll view us differently, but I don't think that we feel different.
Given that this is a great time in your personal life, Paul's career is ready to break big and you've already probably itching to capitalize creatively on the 'Twilight' success, how are you guys planning time to be together but also be available to follow the roads that are open to both of you now?
That's a good question. I just want to say that I think there's a misconception there with being a part of something like 'American Idol' or being a part of something like 'Twlight.' Fame is not success. It's not. And especially living in a time right now in this industry, where I can make you famous tomorrow. You have however many hundreds of thousands people on a Twitter or on a Facebook or on a this and all you have to do is post your name and a picture or something funny that you do and it'll be remembered. And all those people see it. So, when you have an audience like that, that so many people come and see these films or fifty five million people a night go and watch 'American Idol,' there's something to be said for that audience, but it's what you do after that that supports a career. It's not being a part of this. It's not like any of us can just sit back right now. Even if you're Rob [Pattinson] or Kristen [Stewart] you can't just hang out and go, 'I've got a career for the rest of my life now,' because we're in such a time right now where if you're not good enough it's like, 'Next! I can make YOU famous. I can make YOU famous.' So I think what he and I are both doing are sitting. He's going to take a lot of time to make his next album. He had three albums before the show. He's the only person that's ever been on 'American Idol' that was touring before 'American Idol.' He auditioned as a joke and ended up making it that far, and said to his band, 'I don't know what to do – I guess they're going to keep pushing me through.' He needs to, right now, just sort of make something that makes him feel good. The same for me: I care about feeling successful in what I do. Even when I write a short story on my blog, which I do quite often, I feel that makes me feel successful. So I want to do good things: I want to direct something; I want to do something that makes me feel proud, or makes my parents feel proud just like they felt proud of my brother when he was teaching English in Brazil last year or painting in Florence, Italy. Those are the things that we both want to focus on.
Will the focus be self-generating a project first, then, or will you take something if it comes your way?
I would do either, but unfortunately we're in a time in this business where finding good material is less likely than creating good material. So hopefully, if I can get my a** together, I'll write something really great soon.


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Cytrasoft necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 152 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
We are a small software development company based in Sydney that makes custom apps for our clients. We are looking to start promoting the software we use to create these apps online and we want a great logo to help push our product.
The audience will be small, medium and large businesses and organisations. These people will be looking for simple, easy to use software that makes a difference to their every-day lives. They are most likely in the 30-50yr old range and self-motivated successful people.
We need a logo for our software product, Manageware.
The software application provides cloud-style services to companies allowing remote management of their business. Words that help describe it include:
- custom web-based applications
- simple to use
- remote reporting/graphing tools
- live alerts and monitoring
- advanced interface
- mobile/iphone enabled
We need an easy-to-use logo that will work in a variety of layouts and formats. It need to work as:
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- within the application itself in the toolbar etc
While we don't want to skimp on quality because of the need for it to work as an icon, but a simple shape that would work in various sizes and quality levels is what we are looking for.
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Last year, we introduced our trial for Google Tags, a way for businesses to highlight their organic Google Places listing with a yellow tag that showcases offers, photos, videos, menu, and reservations for a flat monthly fee.
Since that experiment began, tens of thousands of businesses have used Tags to help potential customers make easier, more informed decisions when searching. Throughout this period, we monitored Tags closely to learn more about our users' business needs and how they used the product.
We've made a decision to shift our efforts toward other present and future product offerings for local businesses, and will be discontinuing this trial. To that end, we've now halted new signups and will be working with existing participating businesses over the coming weeks to help them meet their marketing needs with other Google products where possible.
We've learned a lot from our Tags trial and will take that knowledge into account as we continue to find the best ways to serve users and local businesses alike. Lastly, we want to thank all of the businesses that were part of our Tags trial, and we hope we can meet their advertising needs with one of our existing products.


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The second generation VLTI instrument for precision narrow-angle astrometry and interferometric imaging
GRAVITY is a second generation instrument on the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) and represents a huge step forward for both interferometry and for the Very Large Telescope (VLT). GRAVITY is almost an all-in-one device: is a four-beam combiner, near-infrared, adaptive-optics-assisted, fringe-tracking, astrometric and imaging instrument.
"GRAVITY is born from the desire to observe very small details on faint objects like the centres of galaxies. With its high sensitivity performance, GRAVITY is going to reveal a whole new world of planets, stars and galactic centres that were previously out of reach because they were too faint for the previous instruments," explains Xavier Haubois, ESO instrument fellow of GRAVITY.
The second important feature of GRAVITY is its astrometric capacity, which is its ability to measure distances in the sky to very high accuracy. "Measuring distances so precisely means that we will detect the movements of objects that are very far away in just one night. With GRAVITY, we will see the Universe in motion!" explains Xavier Haubois.
GRAVITY is able to observe the immediate surroundings of SgrA*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. "These observations are extremely difficult because SgrA* is far away and obscured by all the gas and dust there is between Earth and the centre of the Milky Way. Observing SgrA* will allow us to understand the properties of black holes located at the centres of galaxies and how they affect the gas and the formation and evolution of stars orbiting close to it," says Xavier Haubois.
Moreover, observing how light propagates around such a massive object allows us to test Einstein's theory of General Relativity for the first time in the strong gravity regime.
GRAVITY is an interferometer. "It combines the light from four telescopes (the four UTs or the four ATs) and achieves the spatial resolution of an equivalent telescope of up to 100 metres in diameter when looking in certain directions in the sky. But more than that, GRAVITY can be seen as two interferometers in one," says Haubois. One part of GRAVITY makes sure the light is stabilised by observing a bright star. That star can also act as a reference position in the sky, like a beacon for a boat. "Thanks to this stabilisation, the second part of the instrument can observe the object in question with long-exposure times. This is why GRAVITY can observe faint targets," explains Haubois.
In order to measure extremely small angles in the sky, equivalent to picking out a one-euro coin on the surface of the Moon, the distance travelled by the light within GRAVITY must be controlled in real time with extremely high accuracy. This is done using lasers and stretchable optic fibers.To provide the most accurate measurements, "GRAVITY constantly readjusts itself at many different levels, a bit like a living organism!" concluded Xavier Haubois.
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In a move characterized by a disability rights advocate as extremely rare, attorneys for the federal Department of Justice and Department of Education ripped Contra Costa County officials in charge of juvenile hall for locking up youths in solitary confinement and refusing to school them during their punishment, saying they are violating the teens' rights.
The attorneys also told Contra Costa officials to stop pointing fingers at each other and find a way to educate those young people at the facility who are in solitary.
The federal agencies' lawyers last week weighed in on an ongoing federal lawsuit challenging Contra Costa's policy of locking up youths with disabilities in solitary confinement for up to 23 hours a day — in some cases for months in a 12-by-12-foot cell — and denying them an education during such discipline.
The Justice Department's filing quoted findings from a departmental task force that concluded:
"Nowhere is the damaging impact of incarceration on vulnerable children more obvious than when it involves solitary confinement." It said such confinement could lead to "paranoia, anxiety and depression" and creates a risk of suicide.
The lawsuit was filed last August by Berkeley-based Disability Rights Advocates, along with a pro bono law firm and a private firm, on behalf of a teenage girl and two boys, all of whom were or are still detained at the maximum-security, 290-bed Martinez facility.
In March, a San Francisco federal judge will rule whether to grant class-action status to the suit, allowing other disabled youths to sue the county Probation Department, which runs juvenile hall, and the Contra Costa Office of Education, which runs the Mt. McKinley School inside the facility.
An attorney representing the teens said the solitary confinement policy is from the "Dark Ages."
"We do know that Contra Costa is probably one of the worst," said Marie-Lee Smith, Disability Rights Advocates' managing attorney. "There are many counties that do not use solitary confinement. It's very troubling and very disturbing to see a county continue to use this form of discipline."
Smith said it was extremely rare for the Justice Department to weigh in on a lawsuit, and even more unusual for federal education officials to join. In a Feb. 13 filing, the feds voiced concerns over using solitary confinement to punish detained youths, citing a 2002 Department of Justice study finding such treatment led to mental problems and even additional suicide attempts.
Unlike jails for adults, under state law juvenile halls are required to provide a "supportive homelike environment" and focus on rehabilitation, not punishment. Punishments based on a youth's disability must be treated differently from other discipline, and facilities must provide schooling, including special education, even if youths are being disciplined, according to state law.
The suit also alleges the county fails to provide adequate special education opportunities for all disabled youths.
In motions to dismiss, the county agencies said the discipline is needed to preserve a safe environment. The Office of Education argued it has no control over the Probation Department's discipline, while probation argued it has no control over the school.
Probation Officer Philip Kader said he could not comment on pending litigation.
An Office of Education spokeswoman said all sides agree the right to public education is of "high importance."
"This simple and concrete point does not dispute the fact that the lead agency responsible for the safety and security of the students in juvenile hall is the Department of Probation," said Office of Education spokeswoman Peggy Marshburn. "To label this position as finger pointing serves only to distract us from the important discussions around strengthening our partnership, so that the County Office of Education can successfully meet the educational needs of all youth in Juvenile Hall."
One 18-year-old plaintiff, identified as W.B., was sent to the Martinez facility in May 2012 after being found incompetent to stand trial because of his diagnosis of psychosis and schizophrenia. During his yearlong stay, he spent about 90 days in solitary, according to the lawsuit, and suffered from hearing voices, hallucinations and facial twitching until he deteriorated into smearing feces throughout his cell. He was involuntarily committed to an inpatient psychiatric hospital for three weeks.
The other two plaintiffs spent more than 100 and 200 days in solitary, respectively, during their stays, according to the lawsuit. Neither received schooling during those punishments.
Roughly a third of Contra Costa juvenile hall's youths have special education needs, according to the lawsuit.
Contact Matthias Gafni at 925-952-5026. Follow him at Twitter.com/mgafni.


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MLB relievers' motto: 'Throw until you blow'
- Relief pitchers are akin to special teamers in football%3A they know how easily they can be replaced
- Because of that%2C relief pitchers often won%27t let on when they%27re hurting
- Pirates closer Jason Grilli one of the few to overcome career-threatening injury and pitch better
PITTSBURGH -- It has taken all of Jason Grilli's 11 seasons in the major leagues to finally find a home.
He has an endearing nickname ("Grill Cheese") and job security that he never had enjoyed, as the closer for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who surprisingly have the best record in baseball. Grilli, 36, even has his own foreboding entrance -- set to Pearl Jam's Whipping -- that signifies to Pirates fans an impending win.
Although he enjoys all the creature comforts that come with a closer's role -- and a potentially huge payday awaiting him in free agency when he's eligible after the season -- Grilli realizes he's the exception and not the rule when it comes to journeymen relievers.
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"I've had a gravel road," says Grilli, who leads the National League with 27 saves in 28 chances, and is certain to make his first All-Star team when rosters are announced Saturday. I couldn't wait to be in this position, and here I am doing it. And I've embraced it entirely."
For good reason. Grilli's peers in relief are inarguably baseball's most disposable commodity. They are used, at times, to excess by managers but also motivated to flourish and hopefully survive long enough to earn a signficant payday.
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That path is fraught with peril and difficult choices.
For every Craig Kimbrel, who emerged from the minor leagues in 2010 ticketed for immediate relief stardom with the Atlanta Braves, there are hundreds of long guys, set-up men and situational leftys aiming to complete an unlikely path: Perform consistently enough in a volatile role to stick around at least three years, where a life-changing payday through arbitration eligibility is in the offing.
That third year in the major leagues, says Philadelphia Phillies reliever Chad Durbin, is when the pressure to perform is the strongest.
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"If you know that there's incentive out there, you're going to push a little differently," says Durbin, in his 14th MLB season. "If it's the difference between making the minimum and three times the minimum, that's a significant raise, and those are what everyone shoots for in every sport."
The motivation produces a code of sorts among relievers and those who manage them: Throw until you blow.
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When relievers need to get relief
Unlike other players nursing, say, a hamstring injury, a reliever's aches and pains aren't so glaring to the untrained eye.
Colorado Rockies pitching coach Jim Wright said it's his job to be the eyes of the staff. Because pitchers don't want to leave games or admit they need a day off, he needs to be in tune with all of his relievers.
Of course, adequate rest for the relievers is contingent on the starters lasting deep into games.
Washington Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty acknowledged that the overarching mentality of most relief pitchers is, in fact, to throw until you physically can't. Rarely do guys come to him and ask not to pitch, but that doesn't stop McCatty from checking. If his pitchers insist they're ready to go, there's not much McCatty can do but hand them the ball.
"It is (throw until you blow)," McCatty said. "You hate to say it, but that's what they do."
It's rare for someone in the bullpen to feel 100% physically fit when he enters a game, says Durbin, and that's fine to him.
"We'll go until we can't go, period," Durbin, 35, said. "Usually, we get yelled at when we do get hurt because we didn't say something soon enough. But that's the nature of the beast. You go as hard as you can until you can't go any more."
Opinions vary over how easy, or honorable, it is for pitchers to tell their managers they can't throw in a particular game.
Jonathan Papelbon, the Phillies' All-Star closer, says if he isn't feeling ready to go, he'll tell someone. Durbin, however, says that if a pitcher is a little sore or only at about 85%, he still needs to tell the manager he is good to go.
"I would hope that almost every one of them says exactly that," Durbin said.
But aches and pains are relative, particularly if a bullpen has to absorb an inordinate amount of innings in just a few days.
Nationals set-up man Tyler Clippard views a reliever's ability to beg off as case-by-case, based on what he might know of his teammates' availability.
Nationals manager Davey Johnson tends to err on the side of caution when a pitcher's status is in doubt. McCatty said he and Johnson will go back nine days to see how many times each reliever has entered games and how many times he has gotten up to throw in the bullpen.
Johnson is especially keen on getting relievers into the game who have been warming up, rather than sitting them back down. And if Johnson tells one of his pitchers he has the night off, he'll never go back on his word.
"You've got to be stubborn with your thought processes, come hell or high water," McCatty said. "Davey has the ability to do that."
Caught in the middle are the pitchers, who, like special-teamers in football, realize if they can't go, others are willing to fill the void.
LaTroy Hawkins of the New York Mets, a 19-year veteran who has pitched for 10 teams, said the business aspect of baseball is very much a part of the game. Hawkins, 40, adds that guys "can't help but think about" their contract situations.
Sometimes, the end of that road comes later than expected.
All's well that ends well
Laying on the natural-grass playing surface at Goodyear (Ariz.) Ballpark, Grilli thought his career was over.
In February 2010, Grilli had been running around that spring training home of the Cleveland Indians, who had taken a chance on the then-33-year-old journeyman reliever. He had bounced around three major league teams the previous three seasons.
Instead, there he lay, overwhelmed by the pain of a quad muscle shredded by a piece of bone. Suddenly, the minor-league deal he had signed and the spring camp invitation he had earned were worthless.
"The game was literally ripped away from underneath me," Grilli said.
He had never thrown one pitch for the Indians, and sat out the entire 2010 season.
Yet despite the odds heavily stacked against him, he's throwing some of the most important pitches for the contending Pirates this season. Hardly anyone overcomes a career-threatening injury only to find his best pitching still lies ahead. Somehow, Grilli made it.
Grilli insists he wouldn't have been the same pitcher today had he not gotten hurt. Before the injury, he took plenty of things for granted, including his health and that he played ball for a living. That's no longer the case.
"(The doctors) put Humpty Dumpty together again," Grilli said. "And now I'm throwing every pitch like it's my last.
"I knew I wanted to walk away on my own terms."
That's a fate few of his fellow relievers meet. So they cherish their major league service time, probably a good bit more than others.
"At the end of the day, you've got to go out there and do your job," said 30-year-old Detroit Tigers reliever Phil Coke, in his sixth big league season. "If you don't do your job, you don't get the opportunity to take care of your family."


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Nathan Jones, rhp, White Sox: Some scouts have been high on Jones since he signed with the White Sox in 2007 as a fifth-round pick from Northern Kentucky. Jones, 23, has a mid-90s fastball that touches 98 mph, but coming into the year he had problems finding the strike zone, as he posted a 6.83 ERA last year split between the starting rotation and the bullpen with low Class A Kannapolis. Now in the bullpen at high Class A Winston-Salem, Jones still has that overpowering fastball, only this year he's found the strike zone. In 27 appearances with Winston-Salem, Jones has averaged 8.3 strikeouts and 2.7 walks per nine innings andd has a 3.53 ERA.


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There's been talk for years of the GCC getting rid of its dollar-weighted currency. Now economists are proposing an simpler method: Just get rid of the dollars.
Dubai International Financial Centre Authority economists released a report yesterday calling for local countries to build gold reserves, according to The National.
The report said the yuan and the euro were not viable alternate reserves currencies.
Despite a high interest in gold (see: gold dispensing ATM's), GCC states maintain less than 5 percent of their total reserves in gold. Compared to the ECB, which holds 25 percent of reserves in gold, that leaves a lot of room for growth.
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Covenant encourages students to pursue cross-cultural experiences to better understand and appreciate the world around them and the myriad of cultures in which God is at work, including their own. Our hope is that students who connect across cultures and thoughtfully reflect on their experiences will grow in their appreciation for the variety of God's creative work in and through men, women, and children created in His image, in their love for and understanding of the global church and its challenges, struggles and strengths, and in increasing humility as they listen and learn to consider other perspectives.
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Syria rebels free 100 inmates in prison battle: watchdog
BEIRUT: Syrian rebels freed more than 100 inmates as they battled against regime troops in a major prison outside the northwestern city of Idlib on Saturday, a watchdog said.
At least 10 rebels were killed on Friday in clashes inside the prison, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a network of activists and medics in the war-torn country for its information.
"The rebels have been able to free more than 100 prisoners since fighting broke out on Friday, but they have not gained control of the prison," the Britain-based Observatory's director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP by telephone.
Videos posted online by activists showed rebels inside the penitentiary, which is located at the western entrance of the provincial capital. The city remains under regime control, but Idlib province is mostly opposition-held.
Dozens of prisoners were shown escaping to an outdoor area of the prison, protected by rebels, as gunfire and explosions were heard in the background.
One man collapsed, bleeding profusely, and others were seen struggling to carry him along with them.
Other footage apparently from inside the prison, illuminated by a green night-vision light, shows bombed-out cells and dead inmates on the ground, who prisoners say were summarily executed by soldiers.
The videos could not be immediately verified.
The prison battle followed a day in which 168 people — 63 soldiers, 60 rebels and 45 civilians — were killed nationwide, the Observatory said.