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You talk about utility computing, and we think of grid technologies. How do you see grids fitting into utility computing, and what do you think of Oracle Corp.s approach to grid computing with its 10g technology? Oracles probably been the most confused vendor of all about what grid computing is. Typically grid is that high-end scientific computing area, much less than what utility computing is, which is a much more practical approach to running business computing.What is your biggest challenge? The biggest challenge for us is to manage the unpredictable nature of industry consolidation. Given that at a lot of companies theres a big financial discontinuity between a lot of these players. The more heterogeneous [a companys IT shop], the more vendors [represented in a companys IT shop], the more I like it. With that said, I dont think that whats happening in the customer base today [with users saying], "Im going from hundreds [of vendors] to 20" is bad. We dont want [just] oneand as long as there are three or four vendors in one category, were fine.
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Book DescriptionLeading schools is becoming almost daily a more complex and demanding job. Connecting Leadership and Learning reassesses the purpose of schools, the nature of learning and the qualities of leadership that make schools authentic places of learning. Starting with a review of what we can claim to know - and not know - about learning, leadership and their inter-relationship, this book explores what it means to lead schools that place learning at the centre. Drawing on research from seven different country projects - including the United States, Australia and five European countries - the authors offer five key principles for practice: * a focus of learning * an environment for learning * a learning dialogue * shared leadership * accountability; internal and external. These key principles have been tested by teachers, senior leaders and school students and found to be applicable across cultural and linguistic boundaries. The challenges faced by in inner city schools, whether in London or New Jersey, prove a stern test for the five principles yet, as these schools testify, they bring a new sense of hope and resolve that learning is for everyone. Based on rigorous research yet thoroughly grounded in practice, this book aims to challenge the reader with big ideas about learning and leadership, and to break new ground in thinking about where leadership and learning meet so that practitioners can see how it works in school and classroom practice. It should be of interest to all school leaders and those aspiring to the role.
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. (2006, 84 minutes, R, comedy, trailer) Okay, I am still suffering the sting of underestimating the skill Borat's marketing department, but am willing to let it go as I am very much looking forward to the seeing of this movie film. It stormed last week's charts despite its modest release — Fox worked their magic and made it the hottest ticket in town. It will be interesting to see how well it carries over into its second week of release. Will Borat win over an even wider cross section of America? Will tell time methinks.
A Good Year. (2006, 118 minutes, PG-13, romantic comedy, trailer) Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe team up for the first time since 2000 Best Picture Oscar winner Gladiator. This time, Crowe trades in the sword and and sandals for a business suit and glasses. The romantic comedy has the ruthless banker Max Skinner inherits his late uncle's vineyard, a place where he spent much of his youth. Complications arise when a woman claiming to be his cousin and owner of the land arrives. I think Scott is a great director and a Crowe a good actor, but I cannot say that this project has excited me in any way. I am interested because of those involved, but my expectations are being held in check.
The Return. (2005, 85 minutes, PG-13, horror/thriller, trailer) Hmm… I have my doubts over this Sarah Michelle Gellar vehicle being a success. I am not commenting on the overall quality, not having seen it (but I could probably make a good guess), but on the striking resemblance that it bears to the The Grudge series (Gellar starred in the first, and had a cameo in the second). Even more than that is the fact that it has barely been a month since The Grudge 2 was in theaters. I remember getting a promotional link for the trailer, and the mailing made a point to say that this was not The Grudge 2. In this film, she stars as Joanna Mills, a successful career woman with a personal life that is out of her control. She has visions of a murder and she may be the next victim. She sets out to follow the visions and uncovers secrets that would have better been left alone. Oooooh, scary.
Stranger Than Fiction. (2006, 113 minutes, PG-13, comedy trailer) I have no idea where they are planning on going with this one, but it looks pretty entertaining. Will Ferrell stars as Harold Crick, playing possibly his most normal character yet. He is being haunted by the voice of an author, who seems to be writing his life, and he has to find out what is going on before it is too late, as she has designs on his imminent demise. Seems like a clever high concept, I just hope it doesn't fizzle. The cast looks good, including Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Gyllenhall, and Queen Latifah. It will be interesting to see if Marc Foster can continue his streak of interesting films, following the good but flawed Stay, the excellent Finding Neverland, and Monster's Ball, which I have yet to see.
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|Santa Clause 3
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|A Good Year
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Flushed Away
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|The Return
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|The Departed
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|Saw III
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|Harsh Times
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WinStar Farm's Super Saver romped to a five-length victory over William's Kitten in stakes-record time to win the $191,250 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II) for 2-year-olds at Churchill Downs Nov. 28.
Ridden patiently by Shaun Bridgmohan, Kodiak Kowboy swept past Bribon and Vineyard Haven in deep stretch to win the $300,000 Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct Nov. 28.
Racing in graded stakes company for the first time since disappointing in the Gotham (gr. III) this spring, Haynesfield looked like a completely different 3-year-old this time around, as he took over approaching the quarter-pole and easily repelled odds-on favorite Gone Astray to win the $103,500 Discovery Handicap (gr. III) by 4 1/2 lengths Nov. 21 at Aqueduct.
Overlooked Thiskyhasnolimit drove four wide through the homestretch under Shaun Bridgmohan to register his first stakes win by one length in the $120,800 Iroquois (gr. III) for 2-year-olds at Churchill Downs Nov. 1.
Ramon Dominguez rode four stakes winners Oct. 24 at rainy Belmont Park, including a three-quarters of a length victory by Haynesfield in the $250,000 Empire Classic.
Leading Horse of the Year candidate Rachel Alexandra returned to her home base at Churchill Downs Oct. 7 and settled into familiar surroundings in trainer Steve Asmussen's Barn 38 following a long van ride from Saratoga, where she spent much of the summer and the early days of fall.
Soul Warrior has been installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite for the 30th running of the $750,000 Super Derby (gr. II) Sept. 19 at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City.
Trainer Steve Asmussen got his 5,000th training victory when Passion Rules won the 7th race at Woodbine Sept. 11
Rachel Alexandra provided one of the great moments in the history of Saratoga when she scored a courageous head victory over older male rivals in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes Sept. 5.
Standing outside his barn at Saratoga the morning of Sept. 6, trainer Steve Asmussen was still basking in the glow of Rachel Alexandra's historic victory in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) as he reported the filly came out of the race in good shape.
Odds-on favorite Hot Dixie Chick served notice that she is among the elite 2-year-old fillies in the land, as she put away a pair of rivals in upper stretch and glided home for a 1 3/4-length score in the $300,000 Spinaway (gr. I) Sept. 6 at Saratoga.
Rachel Alexandra cemented herself as one of the best fillies of all-time in a race for the ages, as she set a suicidal pace and then was all out under Calvin Borel to hold off a bold charge from Macho Again to win the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) by a head in electrifying fashion Sept. 5 at Saratoga.
Western Smoke repeated a feat accomplished by his daddy 13 years ago, winning the $150,000 Sapling (gr. III) at Monmouth Sept. 5 for his third consecutive stakes score. Now, if the 2-year-old colt can go on to do what Smoke Glacken did in his sophomore season, he will really be in business.
Rachel Alexandra will steal all the headlines, but she won't be the only heavily-backed filly Steve Asmussen sends out in a grade I race this weekend at Saratoga. The nation's leading trainer also has Grace Stables' Hot Dixie Chick going in the $300,000 Spinaway (gr. I) on Sept. 6, and the daughter of Dixie Union figures to receive much of the attention at the windows.
Luna Vega overcame Spritely in the homestretch to post a mild surprise in the $223,000 Molly Pitcher Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. II) Aug. 30 for her second win in as many starts on the Monmouth Park main track.
After training horses for more three decades and having his career peak this year with the success of the sensational filly Rachel Alexandra, Hal Wiggins will ride off into the sunset of retirement at the end of Churchill Downs' fall meet in November.
Rachel Alexandra breezed five furlongs in a bullet 1:00.37 on a foggy Monday morning on the Oklahoma training track at Saratoga Race Course, after which trainer Steve Asmussen said discussions would begin "in earnest" on where the filly would make her next start.
Quality Road, expected to be among the favorites for the $1 million Shadwell Travers (gr. I), turned in his first work since his record-setting victory in the Amsterdam (gr. II) Aug. 16 at Saratoga, covering six furlongs in 1:13.19.
With his superstar Rachel Alexandra waiting to make her next start, another 3-year-old filly punctuated a big night for trainer Steve Asmussen when Four Gifts took the $250,000 Charles Town Oaks by a half-length over Royal Card. Four Gifts' win provided Asmussen and jockey Robby Albarado their third stakes win on Charles Town Races & Slots inaugural Race for the Ribbon night Aug. 15.
Multiple graded stakes winner Four Gifts headlines the inaugural running of the $250,000 Charles Town Oaks, the feature race on Race for the Ribbon night to be held Aug. 15 at Charles Town Races & Slots.
Looking ahead to a possible start on the grass in the fall, trainer Tim Ice had Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Summer Bird galloped the morning of Aug. 12 over the Oklahoma turf course as part of his preparations for the $1 million Shadwell Travers (gr. I) Aug. 29 at Saratoga Race Course.
Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra put in her first work at Saratoga Race Course the morning of Aug. 11 in preparation for her as-yet-to-be-determined next start, covering a half-mile in :50.72 under exercise rider Dominic Terry.
Stonestreet Stable's Rachel Alexandra was on Saratoga's Oklahoma training track Aug. 6 for a gallop and will return to the work tab next week, most likely Aug. 11, trainer Steve Asmussen said.
A story about Rachel Alexandra seems out of place in a column about the Breeders' Cup, but who cares. That's between Jess Jackson and the Breeders' Cup decision makers. Even though there will be no launching of the Rachel rocket on Nov. 7, it's still fun to "count down" to the imaginary blast off.
Stonestreet Stables and Gulf Coast Farms' Kensei, who powered home to a 2 1/4-length victory over Warrior's Reward in the Aug. 1 Jim Dandy (gr. II) came out of the race in good shape, according to trainer Steven Asmussen's assistant Larry Ulrich.
Kensei notched his second straight grade II score Aug. 1 in the $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga, as he pulled away from Warrior's Reward in the stretch for a convincing victory under Edgar Prado.
Although Rachel Alexandra has been installed as the 4-5 favorite for the $1.25-million Haskell Invitational (gr. I) Aug. 2, she could face stiff competition from several of the six 3-year-old colts entered against her.
Favored Hot Dixie Chick showed she was more than a speed freak in the $111,000 Schuylerville Stakes (gr. III), rating patiently just off the pace before grabbing the lead and then pulling away to a 6 1/4 length victory July 29, the opening day of the Saratoga meeting in upstate New York.
Lone Star Park ended its 2009 spring Thoroughbred meet, which was run from April 9 through July 26, with decreases in both attendance and handle.
BlackBerry Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Rachel Alexandra worked five furlongs in 1:01.38 over the Oklahoma training track at Saratoga Racecourse July 13.
Even after an eight-hour hearing July 7, the arguments still aren't over concerning a May 2008 drug positive for one of Eclipse Award-winning trainer Steve Asmussen's horses.
BlackBerry Preakness (gr. I) winner Rachel Alexandra breezed July 6 over the Oklahoma Training Track at Saratoga Race Course in her first workout since her record-setting victory in the Mother Goose Stakes (gr. I) eight days ago.
Glen Hill Farm's homebred Closeout coasted to a three-length victory over Gloria Goodbody to win the 28th running of the $114,900 Locust Grove Handicap (gr. III) to close out the 45-day Spring Meet at Churchill Downs.
Scarcely 12 hours after her record-setting victory in the Mother Goose (gr. I) June 27 at Belmont Park, Rachel Alexandra stepped onto a van that carried her up the Northway to Saratoga Race Course, which will be the base for her summer campaign.
Rachel Alexandra faced only two opponents in the $300,000 Mother Goose (gr. I) June 27 at Belmont Park but the sensational filly put on a dazzling display anyway, setting a stakes record while romping by nearly 20 lengths under Calvin Borel.
Shipped north to Prairie Meadows for the June 26 Iowa Oaks (gr. III) off a big win in the Dogwood Stakes (gr. III) last month at Churchill Downs, Hightap delivered again, taking the $200,000 race by three-quarters of a length over Sweet Relish.
Preakness (gr. I) and Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) winner Rachel Alexandra galloped about a mile and a quarter on Belmont's fast main track early June 26, well in advance of a 9:30 a.m. EDT downpour.
Rachel Alexandra, who when last seen was making history by winning the May 16 BlackBerry Preakness (gr. I), will make her return to the racetrack in the $300,000 Mother Goose (gr. I) June 27 at Belmont Park. The Horse of the Year candidate will face only four rivals in the nine-furlong test for 3-year-old fillies.
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who has saddled the Debutante (gr. III) winner a record six times, will have two chances at bringing home a seventh June 27 when he sends out Westrock Stables' Decelerator and Tidal Pool in the $100,000 event at Churchill Downs.
When Rachel Alexandra makes her Belmont Park debut in the 53rd renewal of the $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes (gr. I) June 27, the New York Racing Association will give away pink bracelets embossed with the filly's name and admission for ladies will be free.
Graded stakes winner Heckle sired his first winner when his daughter Syndi's Tease won June 19 at Calder Race Course.
BlackBerry Preakness Stakes and Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) winner Rachel Alexandra turned in solid six-furlong workout June 8 at Churchill Downs as the team behind the 3-year-daughter of Medaglia d'Oro considers her next start.
Winchell Thoroughbreds and Gainesway Thoroughbreds' Hightap ran right by odds-on favorite Luster in upper stretch and sprinted her way to a 3 1/4-length victory in the $111,500 Dogwood (gr. III) for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs May 30.
And so the racing world waits anxiously for Jess Jackson to announce his decision regarding Rachel Alexandra's Belmont Stakes status. Notice it says announce his decision, not waits for him to decide.
Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring," wrote: "One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, 'What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again'?"


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Massachusetts-based Factory Five, the builder of some exceptional Shelby Cobra replicas and the GTM race car, has announced a new project vehicle. Starting with a Subaru WRX donor car, the Factory Five team says it will be able to produce a mid-engined two-seater for under $15,000... and you can help design it.
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Are you hooked on Facebook? You're not the only one. With Americans constantly socializing online, it's no wonder we're also going there for business reviews before spending any money with a company. But for companies seeking IT and software, there's a dearth of resources for finding online info. Here's more from this week's surveys.
Hooked on Social Media
I've been accused on more than one occasion of being hooked on Twitter, and I know I'm not alone. In a new survey from Internet security provider Webroot, 54 percent of respondents confess they feel some level of "addiction" to their social network of choice. Nearly half (46 percent) admit they visit their favorite social network several times a day or "constantly."
Not surprisingly, Millennials (defined in the study as age 18 to 34) are the biggest addicts, with 75 percent of them copping to the habit, compared to only 44 percent of older generations. Well, at least I think (and act) young.
Relying on Reviews
Reviews are becoming more and more crucial for small-business marketing. According to a new survey by RatePoint, 76 percent of consumers read online reviews before doing business with a company they've never used before. If you own a service business that makes "house calls," the stakes are even higher: Eighty-one percent of consumers say they look for an online review before hiring a business.
In fact, RatePoint also found consumers now rely on online reviews (68 percent) nearly as much as recommendations from friends (77 percent) before trying a new business. As an avid shopper who also loves to get (and share) advice, that sounds about right to me.
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Shopping for new software and/or IT service providers is a headache for small businesses, according to a new survey by Comparz. The user review site found that about 73 percent of SMBs shop for a new software or service provider either monthly or several times a year.
But these shoppers are not happy. Indeed they find the current methods of selecting business services are sorely lacking. Just 20 percent say interviewing vendors was helpful, 19 percent find blogs helpful and 17 percent are satisfied with search engines results. In contrast, 62 percent say "asking a friend or colleague for advice" is helpful.
With so much difficulty getting reliable advice, it's no wonder the purchase process can be a substantial drain on a small business' resources. The majority of respondents (62 percent) claim they spend from one to four weeks or more making a decision.
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July 13th 2000. My first eBay purchase. I remember I had decided to build my first computer around 8 years ago. I had just gotten married a few months before, had no kids, and could remember my 21st birthday as though it were the year before… because it was. Wow… I feel old.
The item was a CD-R drive; black to match the black computer case I bought. The seller was kind, saw that I was new, and walked me through the process of sending in a Money Order as PayPal was merely a year or two old at this point, and not owned by eBay, so I was wary. In any case, it was long ago enough that sellers expected money orders now and then.
Back then, sellers emailed you personally, they were kind, and for the most part, they packed their items nicely and were trustworthy. Sure, you had the handful of horror stories, most of which you could avoid by using common sense, but in my 8 years of buying and selling on eBay, I have yet to get "scammed". Sellers also left positive feedback when your money order arrived, before they even shipped the item.
Buyers were quite different back then too. It seemed that when a buyer won on eBay, they almost immediately emailed you, offering you a time when they could get the money to you, an address so you could prepare a label, and maybe a note about shipping methods, among other things. Buyers also paid on time, generally.
But two things, I feel, drew people to eBay: One, the rarity of the items available. Sure, eBay had pretty much anything you could find at a department store, but a Dukes of Hazard lunchbox isn't something you find in the toy section of Toys R Us anymore. Two, the prices. It seemed that everything on eBay was at a low price. It may have been because people used eBay as their online garage sale. Few items were "Brand New!" but many were like new, and that was perfectly okay with me. I was looking for a deal, not a new item in most cases.
Today, the difference between eBay now and then is like the difference in a Sit 'n Spin and an Astronaut Training Centrifuge. There are many Sellers who are "Career eBayers" on eBay now. Without a doubt there are some good ones. But I still cringe when I see a feedback score of 339,943. One thing you can count on with that much eBay activity: Zero customer service. In most cases, these are a one man operation. All emails are automated, shipping is typically slow, and the likelihood of them replying to an email is almost non-existent. They almost always rip you off on shipping bycharging twice, if not more, than the actual shipping costs, and rarely ship with reliable carriers like FedEx or UPS. The post office is cheap, so that's how they ship.
Thanks to these career eBayers, and the emergence of thousands of books and infomercials touting an easy income with eBay, the eBay market is flooded with high shipping costs, and items you CAN find anywhere for the same price. It's now quite common to see items selling, and even starting out, for more than retail price on eBay.
These sellers may have high feedback scores but not always "good" feedback. See, you can't have 100% positive feedback when you screw people on shipping, never communicate and sell more than you can handle to ship. Yet, I assume people buy from these sellers because, well, their items sell.
So then, obviously, the eBay buyer has changed drastically, too. They are dumber, obviously. I mean, why would I buy a TomTom GPS unit that is priced at BestBuy for $300 for $309 plus $20 shipping on eBay? The obvious answer, I guess, would be that these people don't live near a large town with such resources. Or, they have loads of money in their PayPal account, but none in their checking account. Well, if that's the case, eBay purchases should be the last thing on your to-do list.
Buyers today also lie, frequently. They will create new eBay accounts, then bid on items they kind of want, then when they win they bail out with a lame excuse like, "I need another week to get the funds to you." This goes on for weeks until you finally just have to relist. This is why the smart sellers say, "Negative and zero feedback members, your bids will be canceled!"
These buyers also take ages to reply to an email. I am one of the few remaining eBay sellers who actually communicate personally with my buyers. I like to confirm PayPal addresses since people move and don't think to change their PayPal account information. Getting these people to acknowledge your email is like pulling teeth. So I typically just wait a day or two for an answer, then ship it anyhow, with my fingers crossed.
But what bothers me the most about eBay buyers now is their inability to fully read or understand statements in auctions. I now put in bold, red letters at the top of my auctions "No warranty, no refund, no returns, and no guarantee! This is a used item!" yet I inevitably will have someone buy an item, then contact me a week or more later stating that it isn't working and demand their money back. It is very rare that I will sell something that will end up breaking upon delivery. I am a good seller and proud of it, but things happen. This is why I state and stress to bidders that I have no warranty. Bidders are now spoiled to the point where they expect a warranty, and demand a refund if not fully satisfied. You can't go to a garage sale, buy something, and return it if not fully satisfied; so I don't get this line of thinking when it comes to eBay auctions.
One quick example; I sold a computer with no memory and no hard drive. This was stated in the title of the auction, and in the front line of the auction. I also stated it was not tested. A bidder won and later e-mailed me stating that the computer had no memory and no hard drive and expected their money back. Go figure.
All of this is why I call eBay the Wal-Mart of the Internet. Wal-Mart used to be a place where people assumed the prices were lower. And, at the time, they were. People really saved money. Today, I don't see it. I go to Wal-Mart as seldom as possible, but when I do go, I get a kick out of comparing the food and other items' prices to those that we buy elsewhere. If I see a difference at all, it is tiny. A penny or two at best. And honestly, Wal-Mart is the world's largest bent-and-dent shop, only without the bent-and-dent price. But no worries because, just like eBay, Wal-Mart shoppers expect to be able to return anything for any reason for a full refund.
This seems to be an online trend, though. When Internet shopping first got big, Buy.com was the place to go. Prices were so utterly low you saw the future, and it didn't have retail stores. And that may have been the idea; get people used to online shopping, then jack the price up. Now, Buy.com not only carries few, if any deals price-wise, and in my experience, their customer service is among the worst of online retailers.
EBay is great. I do love it; buying and selling. Lately, I have backed off due to the powers-that-be at eBay raising the prices, getting an earful from members, and then lowering prices. The flip-flopping I can do without. But I still enjoy shopping there and selling the occasional item to make a few extra bucks. Still, I think twice before buying from a PowerSeller with 9,000 feedback but only 92% of them positive. And I don't think I will be paying $24.99 shipping on a 1.5 pound digital camera any time soon either.Powered by Sidelines


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Guus Hiddink today admitted Chelsea are just one or two more injuries away from being under strength for their bid to win the FA Cup and Champions League.
Chelsea lost Kurt Zouma for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury last week and were handed another scare when leading scorer Diego Costa broke his nose in training.
The Dutchman confirmed that neither January signings Alexandre Pato or Matt Miazga are ready to play in the first team.
Chelsea face French champions Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League over two legs, the first of which is on Tuesday, as well as Manchester City in the FA Cup on February 21.
When asked by Standard Sport if he felt the team would be seriously weakened if they lose any key men from now on, he said: "Yes, but on the other hand it gives others chances to step up. Sometimes the unexpected can happen, when youngsters and others come up. We have no fear to bring them in.
"Diego was and is a key man, scoring frequently. My first reaction (when he went down in training) was 'uuuuurrrrrgh'. And now...
"But when things happen, we go ahead with the people available and with confidence. But key players are important, yes."
Chelsea are particularly short of options at the back, with only John Terry, Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic to play at centre half.
Things have become so desperate, 18-year-old academy player Jake Clarke-Salter has been drafted into first team training sessions.
Miazga joined from New York Red Bulls for £3.5m, but as Standard Sport revealed this week, is not going to be risked any time soon.
Hiddink added: "The injury to Kurt means Miazga moves up and also I have a kid from the academy [Jake Clarke-Salter] who is now with us.
"He is coming up from the academy, but also Matt who has been with us a few weeks already.
"In the first-team squad of 15 or 16 players, we can also make variations with Branislav Ivanovic, Abdul Baba Rahman and Cesar Azpilicueta... we have some options to choose.
"Miazga is okay. Physically, he's rather okay. But we'll see what will happen next week. It's too early to judge about that (whether he will be ready to play next week).
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How Chelsea can replace Kurt Zouma in central defence
1/8 How Chelsea can replace Zouma in central defence
With news of Kurt Zouma being out for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury, Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink will need to assess his options in the central defensive position as the Blues enter the final part of the campaign where they hope to win some silverware. But who could the Dutchman look to both in the immediate future and in the long-term future? Scroll through our gallery as we assess the Chelsea coach's options...
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2/8 Kurt Zouma stats
In a season which has seen champions Chelsea have one of the worst defensive records in the Premier League, Zouma has managed to maintain his form and be the club's best man at the back. Not only did the France international keep his composure despite the lack of form of his teammates around him, particularly earlier in the campaign, but statistics from fantasy football game Oulala.com prove he has been Chelsea's best defender this year in terms of clearances made, aerial duels won and blocks delivered.
3/8 Gary Cahill
The 30-year-old has struggled for game time this season thanks to the form of Zouma and his superb partnership with Terry, but Cahill shouldn't have any issues in coming back into the side and filling in for the France international. The defender was thought to have become unsettled at the club due to his lack of starting berths this term - just a month after signing a new four-year contract - but he now has the chance, in unfortunate circumstances, to show Hiddink and the Chelsea hierarchy why he should be a regular starter for the team. His experience and most likely the desire to head into this summer's European Championships in the best possible form should mean Cahill takes on the challenge of playing every week with ease.
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4/8 Branislav Ivanovic
Despite being preferred at right back, the Chelsea vice captain can play in the centre of defence if need be and has done so several times before at the club. Should he be shifted alongside Terry or Cahill, Hiddink could then play Cesar Azpilicueta on the right side of defence and start Abdul Baba Rahman at left-back, although such a back line would hardly be Chelsea's strongest. One positive point for Hiddink, however, is the fact that Ivanovic has improved immensely since the start of the season so a shift in position wouldn't pose as big of a risk as earlier in the campaign.
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5/8 Matt Miazga
Chelsea signed the 20-year-old from New York Red Bulls in January but, despite his immediate availability to Hiddink, it is unlikely the Dutchman will start the youngster even if he has to. Miazga hasn't played since November and so is lacking match fitness while he still needs to prove he can make the step up from MLS to the Premier League.
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6/8 Andreas Christensen
The 19-year-old is currently away on a two-year loan deal with German side Borussia Monchengladbach, where he has impressed since arriving last summer. His performances in the Bundesliga has already resulted in Christensen winning Monchengladbach's Player of the Month awards twice (in October and January), with the club now considering trying to sign the defender permanently. However, with Zouma out injured until the summer, Chelsea will reject all offers for Christensen and could bring him back to the club this summer - and his showings this season will give the club hope he could offer protection at the back in the coming seasons.
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7/8 John Stones
The Everton defender was wanted by Chelsea last summer as the club sought to find a long-term replacement for Terry, but the Toffees held firm and rejected the champions' multiple advances for the England international. Chelsea still count Stones on top of their wishlist of summer signings, and the club are likely to go back in for the centre-back once the season ends although whether they can prize him from Goodison Park remains to be seen. Should he arrive at the club, though, Stones is likely to become Chelsea's first-choice player in the next few years.
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8/8 Marquinhos
The Paris Saint-Germain defender is another target Chelsea could attempt to recruit this summer to bolster their options in defence especially with Terry's future at the Bridge appearing in doubt. PSG want to hold onto the 21-year-old Brazilian, but the defender recently admitted he will review his situation in the summer should he fail to get more playing time at the Parc des Princes.
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"He's a youngster, albeit one in the national team of the USA. He has to get used to our way of playing, which is faster, but he's a good guy, very professional.
"He was also meant to come here not to be tested, but to get used to our way of working and training at Chelsea so he can integrate more easily in the upcoming season."
Chelsea are similarly vulnerable up front, with Radamel Falcao out since October with a thigh problem, Loic Remy only just returned from a calf issue and Pato, who joined on loan from Corinthians, still not match fit.
On Pato's progress, he said: "He's at the end of the second week of his pre-season and he's doing well.
"He came off holiday and you can see the difference in the players who are in daily training and those just off holiday. But after 10 days he's progressing.
"We'll see how he goes into the next tough programme, planned for next week. The skill is something nature gives. You can improve that, but the level of fitness and frequent actions of speed, for instance... that needs training sessions."
Remy and Falcao have both been targeted for moves to the Chinese Super League, but of the two, the latter looks most likely to go.
When asked about Remy's potential switch to Hebei Fortune of Shanghai Shenhua, Hiddink said: "I think this squad we have now will stay until the end of the season. We have to be very careful.
"We love to have two players for every position and you never know what might happen, but I don't see any changes.
"Falcao is training, progressing, but he's not on the Champions League list. We'll see what happens. First of all, for them, it's important to get fit, fit, fit."
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Kaleba Martin, Alfred Asimwe, Mr. Muhindo Johncation - Board Chairman, Ms. Mbambu Night Jacqueline - Vice Chairperson, Rev. Kandole John - Board member, Mr. Bwmabale Lazarous - Secretary, Ms. Masika Julia - Board member, Ms. Biira Mary - Board Member, Mumbere Samuel, Bwambale Simon, Baluku Ronald, Mbabazi Rita, Sanyu Racheal, Masika Cicilia, and Night K Jacqueline
Our Mission: To improve the health and livelihoods of young men and women in Africa.
Our Vision: To become a reputable development organization working to create a strong youthful society with secure livelihoods that is free from hunger, disease, and poverty.
Our purpose: To increase young people's accessibility to opportunities that safeguards their lives, and promotes their economic independence.
Our Specific Objectives:
a. Promoting socio-economic empowerment of young men and women through business & industrial skills training, and support.
b. Improving vulnerable youth's access to health care, with strong emphasis on family planning, plus other sexual and reproductive health services.
c. Increasing sustainable youth-led agricultural production through modernization of agriculture initiatives.
The Allied Initiatives for Community Development is a non profit organisation working in areas of health and livelihood improvement in Africa
The formation of AICD was born out of a deep conviction by a group of highly motivated community leaders to respond to the plight of the community whose rapidly growing youth, children, and women populations were suffering from hunger, disease, unemployment, and poverty. Key main concerns in the community were the lack of jobs for graduates and other out of school youths; absence of reproductive health services for women and youth; hunger; and the huge number of youths who abuse drugs, & are economically unproductive. This prompted the conceptualization of three key focal programs for the organization to start working on: - 1) Agriculture & food security; 2) Sexual & Reproductive health; 3) Youth Rehabilitation & Empowerment.
Agriculture and food security program: Under this program AICD intends to work with rural families to have sustainable food production all year round using: - 1) Home-based garden micro-irrigation activities; 2) Village food banks to act as food reservoirs for rural families. 3) Farmer cooperatives program that offers agricultural production support to rural households.
Sexual & Reproductive health service program: Under this program AICD will be providing healthcare services at it's Community Medical Centre with strong emphasis on quality family planning services, maternity care for expectant mothers, and adolescent's sexual health services. Also under this program other healthcare services shall be delivered to the rural people.
Youth Empowerment & rehabilitation: This program aims at increasing the economic productivity of youths in the community; and improves their livelihoods through sustainable income generating activities. It involves providing entrepreneurship development and capacity building activities to the youths and women in the community; rehabilitating youths involved in prostitution, drug abuse; and preventing others from engaging in such risky behaviors.


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Suede Shoe Collection: Starting Point
I have recently begun improving my dress shoe collection and have amassed the following (Cole Hann Black Captoe, Meermin Dark Brown Captoe, Meermin Light Brown Wingtip, Meermin Black Wholecut, and Meermin Dark Brown Semi-Brogue). With Spring/Summer around the corner I would like to get a few pairs of Suede shoes to wear with jeans/chinos/shorts and occassionally a suit. Looking for ideas of what styles to get and what brands offer quality while being less than $200 each. I'm thinking a tan oxford and dark brown loafer and decent starting points, any ideas?
Take the $400 and get one good quality pair
For just about a hundred dollars more, you could get a pair of Aldens or Crockett and Jones.These could be found at J Crew or Ben Silvers or any other site that sells these brands..
For $400 I would look at Brooks Brothers, however I would wait for their March 14th sale and get those that are normally $498 which will end up being about $430.
That's the point.
Why get two at $200 which you aren't going to wear very often.
Just get one of a higher quality.
Yes the difference between $200 and $400 can be rather significant.
The Carmina suggestion would be the one to go with out of those mentioned so far.
Likely yes.
If you like your meermins and you're capped on price then why not try another pair. They're the only brand I know of that offer some semblance of quality at that price point. My info is likely lacking though. You might be able to get some alden seconds or something for 200.
Sutor M. suede loafers, most under $400 and some under $300
brook brothers $149
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<< This is OK for nurseries but the AHS should
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Project 4, Dweik) Hyaluronan in Pulmonary Hypertension - Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is a progressive disease that leads to deterioration in cardiopulmonary function and premature death from right ventricular failure. The pathogenesis of IPAH is not fully understood. Although pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) are considered a major component of the remodeling process in IPAH, the nature of the primary abnormality that triggers and perpetuates PASMC proliferation in IPAH is unclear. We have recently discovered and reported the novel finding that PASMCs from IPAH lungs spontaneously produce high levels of hyaluronan (HA) and that IPAH patients have higher than normal levels of circulating HA in their blood. We hypothesize that abnormalities in HA amount, modification, and fragmentation result in major regulatory switches directing abnormal smooth muscle cell proliferation, inflammation and vascular remodeling in IPAH.
Our specific aims are designed to assess the mechanisms of increased HA production and the regulatory role(s) HA has in perpetuating PASMC proliferation, inflammation, and vascular remodeling in IPAH.
Specific Aim 1 : Define the mechanism(s) regulating HA production in PASMCs in IPAH. We will evaluate the expression of the different Has and Hyal mRNAs and proteins from PASMCs isolated from lungs of IPAH patients and controls, as well as for smooth muscle cells (SMCs) from other sources, and for other cell types to ascertain the uniqueness of the PASMCs. We will also determine if there are genetic or epigenetic abnormalities regulating HA production in these cells.
Specific Aim 2 : Determine the role(s) of HA in IPAH. We will accomplish this Aim by studying the functional consequences of the high levels of HA in vascular SMC proliferation and inflammation in IPAH in vivo and ex vivo. We will also correlate HA levels with disease outcomes in patients with IPAH.
Specific Aim 3 : Uncover the mechanlsm(s) responsible for the proliferative and pro-inflammatory functions of HA in IPAH. We will study this by evaluating the specific HA modification(s) that turn this primarily structural molecule under normal physiological conditions into a molecule that stimulates cell proliferation and inflammation in the IPAH lung.
While it is currently recognized that cell proliferation and vascular remodeling are very important processes in the pathogenesis of IPAH, they remain poorly understood. The work proposed here will have a major impact not only on our understanding of the pathobiology of remodeling and cell proliferation in IPAH, but also on the development of better ways to diagnose, monitor and ultimately treat/cure IPAH.
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|Foulcer, Simon J; Nelson, Courtney M; Quintero, Maritza V et al. (2014) Determinants of versican-V1 proteoglycan processing by the metalloproteinase ADAMTS5. J Biol Chem 289:27859-73
|Dubail, Johanne; Aramaki-Hattori, Noriko; Bader, Hannah L et al. (2014) A new Adamts9 conditional mouse allele identifies its non-redundant role in interdigital web regression. Genesis 52:702-12
|Aytekin, Metin; Tonelli, Adriano R; Farver, Carol F et al. (2014) Leptin deficiency recapitulates the histological features of pulmonary arterial hypertension in mice. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 7:1935-46
|Coulson-Thomas, Vivien Jane; Gesteira, Tarsis Ferreira; Hascall, Vincent et al. (2014) Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells suppress host rejection: the role of the glycocalyx. J Biol Chem 289:23465-81
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The free mobile app is intended to update the paper loyalty cards typically punched at local bakeries, coffee houses and retail stores.
When shoppers walk into Shopkick stores they instantly earn points that can be redeemed for in-store gift cards, song downloads, movie tickets, hotel vouchers, Facebook Credits to play games online and donations to charitable causes. Users can also manually check into stores or scan barcodes of featured products to earn rewards. The Shopkick app is currently available at 2,500 retail and 160 mall locations throughout the country. The small business program will also launch in Austin, Texas; Chicago; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; New York; Seattle; and Washington, D.C. Businesses interested in participating must apply at www.shopkick.com/local by July 21. Please visit the original post here
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firstname.lastname@example.com wrote:
> Good luck! It sounds like you are going to have a boring robin.
That was such a patronizing post that I must respond. The only limit we
want to a hosta list is that there's no bickering over American Hosta
Society politics. Much of what has been posted over the last few weeks
has not been debate or sharing viewpoints but simple mud-slinging and
I would also point out that with a few people, based on what they've
written, the main complaint with the "preferred grower" program is that
they are not included. I can't help but wonder what their feeling would
be toward this ill-advised program if the circumstances were different.
There seems to be this delusional view by some people that the AHS and the
hosta growing hobby are one in the same -- they are NOT. The AHS is just
one aspect of the hosta hobby, one in which many (MANY) of us choose not
to participate, often because of the petty politics. Many thousands of us
(more when one considers the greater world beyond the U.S.) grow and enjoy
hostas with no interest in or concern for the AHS.
If "Hosta-Open" is a place where "discussion" of AHS politics is
permitted, then something should be added to that effect in the
description of the list on mallorn.com so that those not interested in
such "discussion" can avoid joining this list.
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Hi Butch,
Several points come to mind.
1. Foliar nematodes very definitely overwinter in dead hosta leaves. That's
where the greatest number of dormant overwintering ones are. They are still
in the soil and the crown of the plant too, but most are in the dead leaves.
These should always be collected and disposed of at the end of the season.
2. Vinegar make a pretty good weedkiller from what I understand. See here -
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2002/020515.htm Why are you spraying it on
your hostas if it is toxic to plants?
3. It is irresponsible to bring a pest or disease or invasive plant into a
new area and just let it spread. God won't take care of cleaning up the
mess - it will just keep spreading if the conditions are right. We should
all be very careful about what we let loose in our backyards and try to
clean up the problem if we can. Many serious problems have been caused by
careless gardeners thinking someone else should clean up the mess they made.
The most recent one I've heard of is the new spread of giant hogweed here in
the Northeast. It was brought in by a gardener who liked it and it escaped
and is spreading everywhere.
4. No-Till farming methods are not what I think we're talking about here.
These mostly involve the use of a lot of herbicides to kill everything off
between plantings. They are not "organic" by any stretch.
5. At the bottom of all this discussion is the question of whether most
people just dig and plant and do leave the soil alone after that. It's only
those looking to grow them bigger that redig and amend. Those who do that
have clearly gotten hostas to grow very big, and I can see where this is a
good way to deal with very weak growers that we want to grow to larger
sizes. Digging and amending does seem to give better growth than methods
that leave the soil alone. Yes, it is additional "life support", but that is
something they are trying to accomplish - support growth beyond what would
naturally occur. I don't think talk of natural approaches takes into account
just how unnatural many of the plants we grow are. This doesn't just apply
to hostas. Advocates of no-till farming don't claim to have greater yields
per acre than tilling methods. They point to reduced costs/greater profits
per acre and less impact on the environment. Since what many hosta growers
want is maximum growth, the no-till approach does not seem to be the best
........Bill Meyer
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> >>Mulch from unknown sources will also contain a
> variety of weed seeds, and other things that are not a
> good idea to introduce to the garden. Among those are
> a variety of viral, fungal, and bacterial, and insect
> problems, which may end up introducing new diseases to
> your trees and shrubs which were not already present
> on your property. In short, there are
> numerous problems associated with year-round mulching,
> especially with mulch that has not been well
> sterilized by high temperatures when composted.
> Do those soil scientists recommending this practice
> take into account the number and variety of problems
> that can come in with non-sterile mulch
> gathered from a variety of sources?
> Butch says; how do you think God deals with these
> plagues you see coming into your garden. It simply
> ain't so. The weed seed in your garden is mainly blown
> in from sources you have no control over and in more
> or less the same quanity that might be in some mulch
> you purchase. The process of decomposition takes care
> of most of the problems and those that get out of
> balance must be dealt with by you with pesticides or
> herbicides. The idea that you can buy sterile mulch is
> simply an old wives tale. Composted mulch does reduce
> weed seed but it also uses up much of the value in the
> mulch for the soil and it is not sterile. A new mulch
> dressing covers some of the weed seeds that are there
> and brings in some more. Net loss or gain is zero.
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Parents of the couple are Mark and Julie Harrington of Mequon and Robert and Marilyn Martin of Omaha, Neb.
The bride-to-be earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her master's degree in public administration from San Francisco State University. She is a management analyst with Management Partners Inc. in San Jose, Calif.
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Welcome to today's convention center: designed for flexibility, comfort, wellness, connectivity, and community. And a little adventure, too.
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Josh Linkner on Reinvention
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Consumers increasingly are expecting authentic, emotionally compelling interactions from the companies they patronize. That doesn't go away when they're attendees on a show floor.
Interactive Learning Goes Big on Digital Learning Day
Digital Learning Day spotlighted best practices in education technology around the country — and included a content-rich online program.
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