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Los Angeles has doubled its presence in China.
In hopes of welcoming more big-spending foreign visitors, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Monday that the city has opened a tourism office in Shanghai, the second for Los Angeles in China.
To promote trade and travel to L.A., the mayor also announced plans to visit Beijing this month. He will travel with executives from the Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles World Airports, and the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board on May 26-29.
Villaraigosa called trade and tourism "the engines of L.A.'s economy."
Los Angeles set a record with 41.4 million overnight visitors in 2012, and tourism officials say they hope the mayor's efforts can help the city reach a goal of 50 million tourists a year by 2020.
"If we do what we should do, our share of the Chinese tourism market could be much higher," said Ernest Wooden, Jr., the new head of the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board.
China's relatively strong economy and burgeoning middle class have paid off for Los Angeles. China is the city's top trading partner, with $132 billion in Chinese goods coming into Los Angeles and $27.1 billion in exports in 2012, according to the city.
Tourism from China also leads all other overseas countries for Los Angeles, with 460,000 visitors in 2012, a 35.5% increase over the previous year. That number is expected to grow by 70,000 visitors by the end of 2013, city officials said.
"These people are coming here like nobody else," Villaraigosa said in an interview.
Chinese tourists spend an average of $1,326 per visit to the city, more than any other foreign travelers except those from Japan, who spend $1,761 per visit but visit in much smaller numbers. In 2012, Los Angeles welcomed 290,000 Japanese visitors, nearly the same as the previous year.
To increase trade and tourism with China, Los Angeles became the first U.S. city to open a tourism office in Beijing in 2006.
Another key to welcoming Chinese tourists, Villaraigosa said, is modernizing the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport and scheduling more direct flights from China. LAX now serves six daily nonstop flights from China.
Wooden agreed. "We've got to increase the direct flights to Los Angeles," he said. "They can't swim here."
(c)2013 the Los Angeles Times. Distributed by MCT Information Services.
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Author:Lucy Aikin
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Lucy Aikin was an English author of various historical works, educational texts, and books for young readers. Many of her works were published under pseudonyms, including "I.F.M." and "J.F.W.". Some of her works are cataloged as being written by "Mary Godolphin", which appears to simply be another pseudonym. Daughter of John Aikin; niece of Anna Laetitia Barbauld. |
- The Swiss Family Robinson, In Words of One Syllable (posthumous)
Works about Aikin[edit]
- "Aikin, Lucy," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1910.
- "Aikin, Lucy," in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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text: Kuchlak is a town of 120,000 people located 30 minutes from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan Province. Situated on the border with Afghanistan, it has become a permanent home to Afghan refugees who fled to Pakistan during the civil war in the 1980s and later conflicts. MSF has been providing medical care in a maternal health and a rural health centre here since early 2005. Most of the patients are women and children from Kuchlak and surrounding towns and villages. On a dusty gravel road leading to the Afghanistan border, in between the horn blasts of passing trucks, the faint cries of newborn babies can be heard from inside the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) birthing unit in the town of Kuchlak – located in Pakistan's south-western Balochistan province. Inside a neat and newly painted room a young mother in her twenties has just given birth. It is her third child. She lies down, exhausted by the effort, while midwives attend to the newborn. It is a boy and she is happy that she has given her labourer husband a son who will grow up to look after the family. There should be nothing extraordinary about her delivery, but this young mother has just survived an event that claims the lives of thousands of women in rural Balochistan, the largest and least developed Pakistani province. Here childbirth is a deadly part of life – claiming women's lives because they cannot access proper, timely maternal healthcare. In 2007 the maternal mortality rate in Balochistan was an alarming 637 deaths per 100,000 live births, while infant mortality figures are estimated to be 65 deaths per 1,000 live births. The rate of maternal mortality in Balochistan is more than double the national average. In 2005 Pakistan had the eighth highest number of maternal deaths worldwide, at around 320 per 100,000. This, coupled with the low number of nurses and midwives in the country (5 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people), make clear the dangers of childbirth and the serious needs found here. Many people in Kuchlak live with hardship or abject poverty. Several parts of the town resemble a makeshift camp that has become a permanent settlement for some of the Afghan refugees who fled to Pakistan. MSF began its project to assist Afghan refugees, particularly for women and children, who face socio-economic exclusion and restricted access to health care. MSF has been operating a maternal and child health centre here since 2006. MSF is the one of the very few organizations offering free medical services, ranging from ante-natal consultations, obstetrics and gynaecology, post-natal care, vaccinations and general health consultations for children under five. Doctors assess patients and are able to prescribe and dispense medicines from the pharmacy, while a laboratory performs tests to detect malaria, cutaneous leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, diabetes and anaemia in pregnant women. Every week about 1,000 patients seek treatment at the outpatient facility, where children up to five years old are also treated. At the birthing unit an average of 150 to 170 women give birth every month. For a community living in perpetual poverty, free medical services are a lifeline that they would otherwise struggle to afford. Women here, whose husbands earn a pittance as labourers, have to pay thousands of Rupees to give birth in public hospitals. They have to borrow money from relatives and neighbours to receive proper medical attention, which they invariably struggle to repay. "Most pregnant women here still have to journey for up to an hour or more to give birth, and many women still give birth at home, because they have no choice," explains Dr Amna Hammad, a female medical doctor working at the centre.. A short distance from the maternal and child health centre, past a small bustling market place, lies the MSF supported rural health centre run by the Ministry of Health. MSF offers a nutrition program here because needs are acute: over 30 percent of children under five in Pakistan are underweight for their age. Two tiny infants, twins Hamida and Ansa, have just been brought into the clinic by their gaunt, breastfeeding mother. She is an Afghan refugee who settled here in Kuchlak, but lives a hard nomadic life. The twins are 10 days old. Ansa is visibly smaller and malnourished. "I married at 13 or 14 years old. I am now about 38 years old. It took me over an hour to walk here. I came alone," the twins' mother said. So far she has given birth to five boys and four girls. Three of her babies died before reaching their first birthday because she could not afford formula milk or produce enough breast milk. Staff nurse Hamdullah Kaka oversees the nutrition project that has treated 1,200 severely malnourished children since it opened in 2006. Currently 60 children are enrolled in the program, which ensures recovery by monitoring the children's progress with follow-up visits. The patients here have taken to calling Hamdullah "uncle" because of his gentle and caring way with children and mothers alike. Although poverty is the leading cause of malnutrition in this community, some mothers only feed their children when they think the infants are hungry. Others give their babies painkillers to prevent them from crying when they are hungry. "We are trying to change that by providing them with a quality service and guidance," Dr Mirwais Wardak, senior MSF doctor at the project, explained.


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Day 6: Do Whatcha Gotta Do
Just getting this post in in the nick of time! The reason- David and I had a garage sale and are completely worn out! We pulled a late night last night- later than this old married couple ever see- and then worked from sun up til sun down today!
Sometimes, as a DIY hoarder, you do what you got to do to make space in the junk room and keep the husband happy!! I sadly had to part with some of my projects at today's sale. I had a small business dream a little over a year ago that I would hunt down great deals on furniture and bring it home to fix up and sale for a profit- but that dream didn't get too far past a collection of chairs, a few tables, and one large dinning set before I soon realized that these projects take time and that is time I didn't really have. So I sadly said goodbye to quite a few today but... I saved just a couple to hopefully get to soon!! We'll see!
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Wily Peralta can't find location in San Francisco
San Francisco — At the worst possible time, Wily Peralta has suddenly lost his way.
The burly right-hander, who entered Friday night seeking to tie Clayton Kershaw for the major-league lead with 16 victories, instead turned in his shortest outing of the season.
Struggling from the very start, Peralta lasted just three innings as the Milwaukee Brewers fell hopelessly behind early before eventually being blown out by the San Francisco Giants, 13-2, at AT&T Park.
In the three-inning stint, Peralta allowed nine hits — eight of which were singles — six runs (earned) and two walks and threw a wild pitch that allowed a run to score. Of his 80 pitches, only 45 went for strikes.
"He wasn't sharp. There were a lot of ground balls that got through," said manager Ron Roenicke. "We need to get him right, get him back where he's going deep in games and obviously keeping the run total down."
If there was any consolation, it was that the St. Louis Cardinals lost their third consecutive game. That allowed the Brewers, also the losers of three straight on what's been a 1-4 West Coast road swing to this point, to maintain their 11/2-game lead in the National League Central.
But this one certainly didn't do any good for the Brewers' confidence, as the 13 runs were two shy of an opponent high and 19 hits tied a season high for an opponent, first set by the Cincinnati Reds on June 15 at Miller Park.
"This was gone, basically, pretty early," said Roenicke. "We got a run early and you hope you can bounce back. But once it gets to that point, you're trying to survive with your pitching staff."
This one began about as poorly as possible for Peralta (15-9), who was in trouble from the outset.
After retiring leadoff hitter Angel Pagan, the Giants singled four consecutive times. The first run scored on a wild pitch, then Pablo Sandoval and Hunter Pence drove in the next two with their base hits to make it 3-0.
Peralta followed by hitting Michael Morse and waking Gregor Blanco, but finally got No. 8 hitter Brandon Crawford to ground into an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play on his 28th pitch of the frame.
The Brewers got one run back in the second off Ryan Vogelsong when Jonathan Lucroy led off with his major-league-leading 45th double off the wall in right and eventually came in to score on a groundout by Lyle Overbay.
The second proved to be almost as frustrating as the first for Peralta, as Vogelsong capped a nine-pitch at-bat with a single to right and Pagan moved him up to third with a double off the wall in center.
Buster Posey trickled a single through the left side to score Vogelsong. After Sandoval struck out, Pence hit a sharp comebacker that glanced off Peralta's glove and dropped for an infield single while Pagan scored to make it 5-1.
After Milwaukee went down in order in the third, San Francisco got to Peralta for another run courtesy a leadoff walk issued Blanco. He then stole second, tagged and went to third on a flyout to left and scored on a single by Pagan.
Peralta retired Joe Panik on a groundout next, ending his night at just 80 pitches — tied for the fewest he's thrown this season. His previous 80-pitch outing was a polar opposite, however, as he limited the Cardinals to just three hits and one unearned run on July 13 to start a personal five-game winning streak.
"I fell behind on pretty much everybody, and that's what you're going to get," Peralta said. "I have to get back to what I was doing earlier in the season. I just have to work hard. These past two starts have been terrible."
Friday marked the second consecutive poor start for Peralta, who allowed seven hits, eight runs (seven earned) and three walks in five innings in a loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 23.
Marco Estrada replaced Peralta and fared no better, with the erstwhile starter allowing two runs in the fourth and five more in the fifth as he needed a whopping 72 pitches to get through the two frames before leaving.
"It just was one of those days," Estrada said. "It seemed like no matter what you threw, they found a way to get on."
It was a bad night for Estrada not to be able to provide more than two innings at the outset of a very important series.
"I know I had a lot of pitches, but I'm out there trying to give them as much as I can," he said. "If they would have told me to go out for a third, I would have done it."
The Brewers were able to avoid using a position player to pitch, however, with Tom Gorzelanny and Brandon Kintzler covering the final three innings.
Roenicke did say he was considering using a position player to finish the game out. He used both Overbay and Martin Maldonado in such a capacity earlier in the season.
"Yeah, we were," he said. "The hard part is, I think, to save some of these other guys, you can do that, but it's hard when you have a day off and I've still got four guys in the bullpen.
"It makes me feel a little uncomfortable if I put a position player out there and I know I've got four guys. I don't want to use those four guys. But that's why we didn't do it that way."
While fans most certainly are lamenting the Brewers' inability to gain some ground in the standings on the Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates, calm remains the word in the clubhouse.
"I don't think a lot of us are paying attention to that stuff," Estrada said. "We know we're still in first place, and that's all that matters. A game like today, and even the series before, it's something you don't want to go through. You want to gain as much ground as possible.
"But every team goes through these types of games. All we can do is forget about it and worry about tomorrow. If we come out swinging tomorrow and pitch great and come out with a 'W,' these last three games won't even be brought up again."
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Most employers now require a medical certificate if an employee calls in sick for two days or more and is seeking paid sick leave. Dr. Wayne Herdy, a G.P., lawyer and cCairman of the Ethics Committee of the Australian Medical Association Queensland, said forging doctors' signatures at the bottom of the certificates was breaking the law.
Doctors also used a variety of different computer-generated sickness certificates. The site claims that the sick notes are just for novelty purposes. But Herdy is not convinced. He said that it was clearly inciting and abetting fraud and "I would have thought that apart from medical bodies like the AMA looking at it, it's a matter that even the police should be looking at."
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I posted this in another thread, but the more I think about it, and how mad it makes me, the more I think it deserves it's own place to discuss the point by itself.
What do you all think about this method of handling things?
I was with you Peck, until this point. O'Brien has effectively stopped communicating with his players, other than as a group in practices, film sessions, or at games.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
There is literally zero one-on-one communication between an individual player and the coach.
The biggest thing that blew my mind regarding this subject is the way O'Brien handles his ever-changing inactive list. He doesn't even have the guts to be the guy to inform the players that it is "their turn" to throw on a suit for the night.
Say it is a home game like tonight starting at 7. The players will usually have a shoot around, or as O'Brien likes to do for some reason, they will have a full practice in the morning before the game. Usually they will be done before noon, and then the players will head home and take a nap or do whatever they do to prepare for a game night. At this point, they still have no idea which 12 are active, and which 3 are inactive.
They return to the Fieldhouse between 4 and 5. When they return, in an incredibly cowardly move, the head trainer will then inform them if they have won the active/inactive lottery for the night.
Not O'Brien. Not an assistant coach. Not any other basketball person. The trainer.
O'Brien is not man enough to be the one to tell them so he passes along the duty to this trainer. He could easily do it during the morning workout when they go over the game plan for the night, or he could easily do it in the locker room when the team returns that night. But he doesn't have the balls, so he makes his trainer do it.


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Julie is not doing as well as she has been. Her O2 sats are down from
the high 90's to the low 90's and even the upper 80's. This has occurred
just over the past 2 weeks and we suspect its either from a spider bite
on her hand, or a virus she got from the boys. Interestingly enough,
I'm posting when I am apprehensive about Julie's future. It seems to be
that way; every time things get questionable, I post on the blog. Its
sort of therapeutic, especially since I can see how many are concerned
for her welfare.
We have been so busy with life; trips, golf, soccer
games, hiking, my career, Julie's zumba class, swimming etc. Life, for a
time has seemed to go on, and it has been wonderful. My only hope and
prayer is that my intuition about Julie is still correct. I am reminded
of a talk by Jeffery R Holland on hope; "If it was right when you prayed
about it, it is right now." Ironically I am glad we go through this
type of thing in life. It keeps me grounded, remembering what is most
important, and ultimately drawing Julie and I to God. He is what brings
peace and direction in times of trial. Almost instantly, endeavors
like staying fit, making and saving more money, or making that next
improvement to our home take a far back seat in our minds. Spending even
more time together comes back to the front and I wonder how it settled
behind anything.
The psychological drain this puts on Julie is
enough to make your stomach turn. All the hopes and dreams she has as a
mother and a woman come into question. I can only imagine the emotional
roller coaster she has been on over the past decade. She rarely cries,
only when she is scared, and that was Wednesday morning as she dropped me off at
the airport for work and headed to the U for testing. It is brutal that I couldn't be up there with her this time, but that is life isn't it? I will
keep you posted.


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Elysian Fields Development is a company in L.A. Noire. It is owned by Leland Monroe. Its name, considering the time period of the game, is most likely a reference to Tennessee Williams' famous play; A Streetcar Named Desire, where Elysian Fields is the main plot setting. It may also be a reference to the Elysian Fields where Greek heroes went after they died, instead of with all the normal people. The naming of the company could be referring to the housing project as paradise for the returning soldiers.
It also may be a nod towards the Elysian Valley neighborhood, which is a real neighborhood in Los Angeles (however outside of the game map) that was affected when the Golden State Freeway was constructed through it in the 1950's.
The office building where Elysian is headquartered is a major location in "A Walk in Elysian Fields" and makes a cameo appearance in "House of Sticks". Outside of the former case, the only other time the building can be entered is during the Traffic and Vice desks' free roam modes. The doors to Monroe's office will be locked, however. The building is located on the north side of Melrose Avenue between Western Avenue and Hobart Boulevard.
- Elysian Island and Elysian Fields Freeway in Grand Theft Auto V are clear references to this company.


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hello guys,
I bought a UBEC to power up my 7 servos on my Summit.
I know I would disconnect the [B]RED[/B] wire on my ESC (EVX-2) when plugging into the Reciever,
ok I've done that so far...........
.....now I plug in my new UBEC into the [B]batt port[/B] of my Reciever,
[B]my question is:[/B]
where do I plug the UBEC in for power?????
I know its on one of the Two 2s Lipos connecting to the ESC,
but which one?
someone told me on the forum that one of the batteries will be drained less b/c one powers the motor, other other 2s Lipo powers the servos.....
which battery shall I piggy back for my UBEC?:confused:
I dont know which one to tap into?:( :fear: :eek: :eek: :confused:


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"It looked like a corner kick practice for Forest Lake out there."
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"We now have the specter that new forests might increase greenhouse warming through methane emissions rather than decrease it by sequestering CO2. This paper will undoubtedly unleash controversy, not the least of which will be political."
David Lowe
"A lot of those guys that go to Wake Forest, they don't get recruited as widely or as nationally as (players) do around here. So they come out wanting something, and having something, to prove. You can tell in their play. They never quit. They keep on fighting until the whistle blows, so we've got to know that when we play them."
AJ Nicholson
"Everyone was amazed when our varsity team, which had only been at one other tournament at Wake Forest, won two of the seven rounds."
Danielle Verney
"Surprisingly, it appears that after even the most severe fires, the forest is naturally very resilient, more than it?s often given credit for."
Dan Donato
"With a contempt threat hanging over their head, the Forest Service did the best they could do, ... Who knew the judge was going to make new law and regulations from the bench?"
Chris West
"We didn't play well and they did -- that's a nasty combination. We ran into a Forest Grove team that is fighting for a playoff spot, had a week off and I think we got their attention last time we played them."
Dan Boyd
"How montonous the sounds of the forest would be if the music came only from the Top Ten birds."
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I love these frosted pine cones I found the other day at the antique mall. I pulled out this old Southern Living at Home bowl from my stash in the forbidden hoarder's room and placed it on two vintage books.
At first I had some Santas on this chest and my Santa face hanging on the mirror, but when I changed everything I hung this little twig wreath to better blend with the greenery and pine cones.
I decided to use the same Ballards lantern I had here last Christmas. There is just something about lanterns and holiday decorating that goes together.
This little fella is a candle holder so I left him here to add some flickering light at night.
This felt stocking that I bought last year hangs at the bottom of the stairs.
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Westfield Spinoff Scentre Markets First Aussie Bond Since Split
Benjamin PurvisScentre Group, the Australasia-focused mall operator created from the restructure of Westfield Group and its property trust, is planning to sell its first Australian dollar bond since the spinoff.
The newly-formed entity is marketing at least A$200 million ($186 million) of seven-year notes at a yield of about 120 basis points more than the swap rate, according to a statement from joint sale manager Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The offering follows a four-part deal last month that raised 1.6 billion euros ($2.1 billion) and 400 million pounds ($662 million).
Scentre, established in June after shareholders in the two predecessor companies approved an overhaul proposed by billionaire Frank Lowy, said yesterday that it's open to new housing developments and mall purchases to boost returns. The bond offering comes amid a dearth of issues from non-financial corporate borrowers in Australia, with reporting season blackout periods and summer holidays in Northern hemisphere markets both contributing to the lull.
"Scentre still possesses a strong portfolio of assets in good locations after the restructure," said Raymond Lee, a portfolio manager at Kapstream Capital Pty in Sydney. "The pricing on the deal does look tight, but there's been a lack of corporate primary deals and that could provide some technical support for the issue."
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Scentre's offering is the first such transaction from a non-financial company since Transpower New Zealand Ltd. sold A$150 million of seven-year notes on July 30, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The previous such deal was on June 26 from QPH Finance Co., the funding entity for the group that manages and develops the Port of Brisbane.
Following its transformation, Scentre is now a self-managed operation focused on properties in Australia and New Zealand, while Westfield Corp. runs the rest of the business and aims to capitalize on faster sales growth in the U.S. and U.K.
Scentre's sale last month was the largest by an Australian borrower in the European common currency on record, outside the banking and mining industries. The company said at the time that the funding would be used to help refinance A$5 billion of bridging facilities established for the spinoff.
Scentre has A$1.08 billion of existing Australian-dollar denominated bonds which were issued before the restructuring, Bloomberg-compiled data show.
The company's comparable net operating income grew 2.3 percent in the six months to June 30 and it predicted funds from operations of 10.88 Australian cents a share in the second half, according to a statement yesterday.
Scentre is rated A1 by Moody's Investors Service, the fifth-highest credit ranking, and A at Standard & Poor's, the equivalent of one step lower.
Its latest bond sale is expected to price by tomorrow and is being managed by Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., CBA, National Australia Bank Ltd. and Westpac Banking Corp., according to today's statement.


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Yet have between themselves such difference
That while one bids me bow with mind and sense,
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When the girls arrived back at the hotel they were surprised by some familiar faces at reception. Alex had been joined by Jo and Tom, who smiled happily when they saw the girls, obviously hoping for some more of their unique spa treatments! The girls were just as happy to see them, though Eve was shocked that they had brought their teenage children with them again. Alex read the look on her face and was keen to reassure her.
'Jo and Tom got your text and saw the new website. I've booked them into a room and arranged for Judy and Jack here to stay in two of the beach houses.' The teenagers, wearing headphones and looking disinterested, were too busy gazing out at the beach behind the hotel to take in the conversation. Jo understood Eve's concerns and moved closer so that she could explain, a cool hand resting on Eve's tanned forearm as she whispered.


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Once again following the weekend games, there are some comings and goings in baseball. Some players are coming back from injury while others are departing (in one case potentially for the remainder of the season) due to injury. This week, it appears a few players who have been out for extended time are about to resurface. Wandy Rodriguez returns Monday for the Houston Astros to face the Atlanta Braves after spending some time on the DL with elbow inflammation. The team seems to think he's ready. But will he and the others returning from injury last?
Hanley Ramirez, SS, Florida Marlins: The Marlins sound optimistic that their ailing shortstop could rejoin the lineup Tuesday night when the team faces the Phillies. Ramirez, currently on the DL for the first time in his career, has been dealing with back pain and sciatica. Even though we did not learn of Ramirez's pain until he was removed from a game in late May, it turned out the back had been bothering him for several weeks prior, which may explain his offensive struggles.
Ramirez did not resume baseball activities until late last week and then engaged in a rehab assignment Friday and Saturday. The plan was for him to work out with the Marlins on Monday (originally Sunday also but that was changed), according to the Palm Beach Post, after which he was expected to be activated Tuesday (his first day eligible). This presumes no setbacks, which, in the case of low back and associated leg pain, unfortunately is not uncommon. While it's encouraging that Ramirez has apparently made enough progress to return after the minimum DL stay, it's not evidence that he's completely out of the woods. Bear in mind that it was just over a week ago when he was forced to cut a workout session short because of pain. The good news is that his swing has reportedly improved which suggests his back is indeed feeling better. Ramirez told the Miami Herald, "My back is better now and I'm going to be able to compete out there." Now the Marlins and Ramirez's fantasy owners will have to hope it stays that way.
Pablo Sandoval, 3B, San Francisco Giants: This might also read Pablo Sandoval, 1B, since he is expected to see some playing time at that position as well while Brandon Belt remains on the DL with a fractured wrist. He will not, however, be playing catcher anytime soon. Mostly the Giants hope Sandoval is playing hitter. Period. They have missed his bat in the lineup and with the loss of second baseman Freddy Sanchez (see below in the "Going" section) they need Sandoval to deliver some offense even more urgently.
Sandoval has been recovering from surgery to remove a fractured portion of the hamate bone in his right wrist. The big concern was whether he could effectively hit from the left side of the plate, the more challenging side following this injury given the pressure the bat puts on the surgical site. Even as Sandoval was hitting the ball out of the park on his rehab assignment, he was forced to take subsequent days off because of persistent soreness in his wrist, which is not unusual during the first few weeks of hitting following this procedure. Apparently, everyone is feeling confident that Sandoval is ready to contribute immediately and he is expected to be in the lineup Tuesday when the Giants face the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, Washington Nationals: Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post reports via Twitter that the Nationals will activate Zimmerman on Tuesday, presumably in time for the contest against the St. Louis Cardinals. The move would not be unexpected as there were hints late last week that Zimmerman was likely to return soon.
Credit the Nationals for taking the time to ensure Zimmerman's full recovery from surgery to repair an abdominal tear before bringing him back to the majors. According to the Washington Post, manager Jim Riggleman was clear that he wanted to take no chances. "We don't want to push it," Riggleman said. "I really want him to be 100 percent. I don't want any setbacks." The good news is the success rate following this type of procedure is very high. The key is making sure the athlete can perform every aspect of his position without hesitation and without any sensation of pulling or tightness in the surgical area. When Zimmerman first returned to baseball activities, he acknowledged soreness with hard throwing. As his strength and endurance have improved along with the extension of innings he has seen in the minors, it has become less of an issue. Additionally, as the Washington Post reported in early June, Zimmerman has taken advantage of the rehab window to work on his throwing mechanics. There is every reason to think Zimmerman will be able to be effective immediately.
Matt Holliday, OF, St. Louis Cardinals: It's about as confident a statement as one can hope for from an athlete looking to return from the DL. Holliday told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "I have full confidence I'll be ready to play Thursday." Thursday will be the first day Holliday, who has been out with a strained left quadriceps, is eligible to be activated. He has tested his quadriceps in the best way possible, explosive directional running. According to the Dispatch, Holliday performed sprints from home to first base, then first to second. Most quadriceps strains in baseball happen during the first few steps out of the batter's box as the athlete attempts to explode towards first. And while it might seem strange that a muscle strain forced Holliday to the DL when an appendectomy didn't, it reflects the difficulty in returning an injured muscle, particularly one so critical for athletic performance, to full power. There is always a little something extra that the body delivers in a game situation so until an athlete has returned and stayed healthy for several weeks following an injury such as this, it's difficult to be confident that it's completely behind him. But when an athlete sounds as confident as Holliday does in his recovery, it should be taken as a very good sign.
Freddy Sanchez, 2B, San Francisco Giants: Sanchez dislocated his right (throwing) shoulder in Friday night's opener against the Cincinnati Reds while diving to make a play. Not only is he on the DL, Sanchez may be done for the season. Giants head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner indicated that Sanchez suffered damage to both the labrum (cartilage ring which enhances stability of the shoulder) and the capsule (fibrous tissue that envelops the shoulder joint). In other words, after this event, Sanchez's shoulder is undoubtedly less stable. It is likely that he will ultimately require a surgical procedure, but the question is when that would take place.
According to AP reports, Sanchez will consult with the Arizona surgeon who previously operated on his left shoulder. The San Jose Mercury News reports Sanchez will undergo a course of rehabilitation to see if he can return to play and postpone any surgery, at least until the offseason. One of the most challenging issues for anyone who has suffered a traumatic dislocation with extensive damage to the joint is regaining adequate mobility in the arm to make it functional while overcoming the apprehension that it will dislocate again. A one-time dislocation in the absence of severe joint trauma can often do well with rehab alone. The more damage to the joint, however, the less stability (on what is already a relatively loose joint) and even minor subsequent subluxations (where the shoulder slips but does not completely dislocate) can be pain-inducing and cause the athlete to automatically guard the shoulder against movement. In other words, it can be very difficult to return to free and easy play. This will be the challenge for Sanchez who, as an infielder, has to dive without hesitation and throw hard regularly to make defensive plays.
Even if Sanchez does have some success with the rehab course, it would likely be multiple weeks before he could attempt to play. He will need to keep the shoulder immobilized in a sling initially, then gradually resume range of motion and strengthening before returning to any baseball activities. Given that a decision as to whether he could return or not might take some time to play out, fantasy owners would be wise to make alternate plans.
Bartolo Colon, P, New York Yankees: Look at it this way. At the start of the season, who would have thought Colon would get this far? When it came to discovering the fountain of youth, pitching was one thing. Attempting to run to cover first base proved to be quite another. Colon strained his left hamstring on just such a move, which reminded us that he is indeed 38 years old and, well, shall we say, less than the model of fitness. The Yankees have placed him on the DL and according to ESPN New York, Colon indicated (through an interpreter) that he does not think the injury is serious and he expects to return at the end of the 15 days. Given the way he's pitched so far this year, the Yankees would love to get him back that quickly, but it's his landing leg that's injured. That left leg has to support Colon's body weight and slow down the momentum of his upper half following ball release, which is not a small task. Stay tuned.
Mike Napoli, C, Texas Rangers: Napoli is going to be missed by his teammates and fantasy owners alike, but everyone is hoping he won't have to be missed for long. He is being placed on the DL with a left oblique strain; however so there is no telling at this point just how long his absence might be. There is some encouraging news, though, that Napoli may have jumped on this injury early before it became more severe. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Napoli first felt discomfort Friday that worsened during Sunday's game. Napoli seemed to recognize the potential for a more severe injury, telling the Star-Telegram he was concerned about continuing to play and aggravating the condition. "I didn't want to do that and miss eight weeks instead of two weeks," Napoli said. Given that statement it sounds as if Napoli may have avoided the type of injury which results in a four-week (or more) absence but naturally it remains to be seen how long before he can ease back into baseball activity.
Aaron Harang, P, San Diego Padres: The foot issue Harang has been trying to work through for the last couple weeks has proven to be painful enough to force him out of service for a while. The Padres have placed him on the DL due to persistent pain in his right foot which has been present since early June. The team website reported negative findings on X-ray and MRI, and said Harang is not sure how he injured it. Nonetheless, the pain in the top of his foot is sharp enough to be bothersome. Harang said of the pain, "It kind of sends a quick shock through my foot." Harang's last start came June 9, so he should be eligible to come off the DL by late June, presuming the foot pain has resolved.


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An app for Google Latitude briefly appeared on the Japanese iOS App Store yesterday, only to disappear a few hours later. Latitude is, of course, Google's persistent location-based service, allowing you to see where your friends are at on a map and share your own location in real time. There are already a few persistent location-based apps on the store, and there are even a few Google Latitude clients that access the service through the API -- not to mention that you can get to Latitude via Mobile Safari. But this was an official app, and it brought the service, which is already officially available on Android, over to the iOS platform.
It seems the listing was actually a mistake -- it quickly disappeared from the Japanese App Store, and it hasn't shown back up since. But it wouldn't be a surprise to see an official Google Latitude app on the App Store sooner or later, so this was likely a switch that was accidentally flipped a little early. We'll probably see the app live everywhere before long.
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Ralph Howard LivesayPrivate First ClassI CO, 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV United States Marine Corps 08 November 1946 - 15 April 1966 Wilmington, Ohio Panel 06E Line 115 |
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My very deepest condolences to the family of Pfc Ralph Howard Livesay. Thank you all for your sacrifice. Numerous times I have stood at that black Wall and run my fingers across Pfc Livesay's name, as well as that of others. I wept. Someday when I will walk on those streets of gold I will stop by Ralph Howard's mansion in Heaven, and thank him in person.
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Akira Kurosawa Criterion Films Free to Watch on Hulu Until Sunday
by Ethan Anderton
March 22, 2013
Last month, Hulu made the entire Criterion Collection available for a few days, and now they're giving cinephiles another treat from the esteemed feature film collection. In case you didn't know, legendary director Akira Kurosawa's birthday is on March 23rd, and to celebrate the occasion, Hulu and Criterion have made all 24 of his films in the line-up available to watch for free from now until Sunday at midnight. This includes classics like Rashomon, Seven Samurai and Yojimbo along with his final film Madadayo. Sounds like the perfect opportunity for people to get acquainted with Kurosawa's filmography.
Here's George Lucas talking about the influence Akira Kurosawa had on him from Hulu:
All of the films total about 44 hours, so you can watch all of them if you're dedicated enough. Here's a list of the other Kurosawa films available for viewing: Drunken Angel, The Bad Sleep Well, The Hidden Fortress (which inspired Star Wars), High and Low, I Live in Fear, The Idiot, Ikiru, The Lower Depths, The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Trail, The Most Beautiful, No Regrets for Our Youth, Our Wonderful Sunday, Red Beard, Sanjuro, Sanshiro Sugata, Sanshira Sugata Part Two, Scandal, Stray Dog, Throne of Blood and Dodes'ka-den. In addition, there are several cool video extras too! So if you've got no plans, it's time to sit down and watch some Akira Kurosawa films!
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So desperate is the atmosphere in the Parliamentary Labour Party that no sooner had hauliers begun their slow trundle through central London yesterday than a number of jittery MPs were reaching for the white flag. There have been calls from several backbenchers, terrified by last week's rejection of Labour by the voters of Crewe and Nantwich, for the Government to postpone the scheduled 2p tax rise in fuel duty still further.
We have been here before. When aggrieved hauliers and farmers blockaded fuel depots in 2000, Gordon Brown, as Chancellor, acquiesced to their demands by freezing the fuel duty. He must not make the same mistake again.
This is the defining test for the Prime Minister's green credentials. As tempted as he will be to alleviate at least one of his political headaches, Mr Brown must reject calls for a suspension of the tax. The Prime Minister presents himself as a leader who is making the right "long-term decisions" for the country. There are few issues more firmly in the UK's long-term interests than reducing our carbon emissions.
Suspending the 2p tax rise would be sheer populism. It would do nothing to address the underlying cause of the pain of haulage firms, which is a massive growth in the demand for fuel from Asia and dwindling global supplies. The idea that it is in the Government's power to control the global price of a barrel of oil is one that needs to be exposed as nonsense, not indulged. A tax suspension now would also heap up pressure for future suspensions, undermining the very purpose of the Government's fuel tax escalator.
This protest has coincided with a growing clamour for the latest vehicle excise duty reforms to be rolled back. It is unfortunate that the Government is attempting to apply these new tax bands retrospectively. People who are hit with an increase after purchasing a particular model of car have grounds for feeling aggrieved. But the underlying principle of the reform is absolutely correct. The public need firm incentives to buy less-polluting vehicles.
Of course, the problem is that the Prime Minister has a credibility problem. His "green" levies are widely regarded as disguised stealth taxes. The Government has not done itself any favours on this front in recent months. Mr Brown has tarnished his reputation for fiscal prudence through his desperate manoeuvrings over the 10p income tax rate. There is thus a reasonable question about where the funds raised by these taxes will be going: to projects that will promote low-carbon technologies and greener transport, or merely to fill a black hole in the Government's finances?
Yet it would be a mistake to focus on this issue in national terms. The pressure for acts of populism on fuel and tax are being felt not just in Britain but around the world. French fishermen have blockaded oil depots. Spanish lorry drivers are threatening to go on strike over fuel prices. This pressure is already having an effect. Two of the remaining US presidential candidates, John McCain and Hillary Clinton, have backed a summer fuel tax "holiday" for American drivers. And yesterday the French President, Nicholas Sarkozy, proposed a Europe-wide cut in fuel VAT.
If we travel down this road, we will have no chance of mitigating global warming. We will never break our economies' destructive addiction to fossil fuels, or see cleaner technologies developed, if governments intervene to make petrol and diesel cheaper.
Mr Brown used to talk about the virtues of courage. It is time for him to demonstrate some of that quality by holding firm over fuel tax.
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