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Set 'em up barkeep. I need one more before the unintelligible dreck can come spewing forth from my fingertips. Oooooooooooo! That Remy is smooth.
It wasn't often that I spent time with Eddie, I was always out sailing his boats, and he wasn't supposed to be on the boat while I was sailing her. When I did spend any time with him, it was often a long time. You get to know somebody better in a eight hour stretch than you do in eight one hour meetings.
For this year's tale, We go back to an early season on Ranger. Back then, while we were booked every weekend, we only had occasional weekday charters.
This week had not been a good one for Eddie. Diosa del Mar's skipper (on his first and last trip on the boat) decided to forego the usual trip to Avalon and go around to the windward side of Catalina Island. As one would expect, the windward side of the island is wide open to the wind and any waves that might get generated over several thousand miles of fetch. Everybody who goes to the backside goes to Cat Harbor, the only really decent anchorage on that side of the island. That is almost everybody.
Diosa's skipper decided on the closer Little Harbor. Little Harbor, as the name suggests, is a little harbor. Diosa del Mar, as her name suggests (Goddess of the Sea), was a not so little boat. Little Harbor has a reef off a bit to one side, behind which a couple of small boats can seek some shelter from the weather.
Diosa found the reef on her way into the cove. She began taking on water through a couple of punched planks. Instead of trying to control the incoming tide, the skipper just drove the boat firmly onto the sandy beach and unloaded the peeps.
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Gee whiz at Riverlands
David Gee made sure local knowledge counted for plenty when he took out Sunday's two-car shoot-out final of the 10th annual Picton Tools and Tyres Riverlands Sprint event.
Held over a testing course around the Riverlands industrial estate just south of Blenheim, Gee beat fellow Marlburian Patrick North by the narrowest of margins. His fastest lap was 1 minute 31.59 seconds, while North kept him more than honest with a time of 1:32.09.
Nine of the cars, including Gee's, were by shared by two drivers, with Gee powering Chris Hill's Subaru to victory ahead of a strong field of 28 entries from Marlborough and Nelson.
Each driver had three timed runs and the top 16 then split into a knockout series with the field being halved after each race, leading to the two-car final shootout.
North, Gee, Richard Bateman and Kevin Newton made the top four. Hill made the top 16 in his Subaru but almost spun outand lost too much ground to make up.
Defending champion Neil Webb, driving a 1600cc front-wheel-drive Mirage, did well to make the top eight as he usually drives a turbo-charged Mirage, which is being repaired.
Newton was the hard-luck story of the day. A power steering hose broke on his Mitsubishi Evo.
Bateman, president of the Marlborough Car Club, which hosted the event, took out the Marlborough Car Club title calculated on the three timed runs.
He was thrilled with the way the event ran - incident-free in ideal conditions, after an early shower of rain, and watched by several hundred spectators.
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29 August 2012

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For more than 200 years, the buying and selling of stocks did not change much. Stock trading typically took place at a physical location, usually at a stock exchange, and during a specific period of time, or trading hours. The market was open during trading hours and closed at all other times. Today, it's becoming hard to imagine that the opportunity to invest was ever limited by time and space.
It's no exaggeration to say that things are changing at the speed of light. It's the present and future of investing - and it's happening as you read this article. Most trading will soon be automated, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Where? In cyberspace, and that means anywhere and everywhere. When this occurs, trading will become an instantaneous electronic exchange of information between buyers and sellers, anywhere in the world at any time. In this article, we'll introduce you to the where investing and trading technology is headed and what it means for investors.
Being Digital - Now
According to a 2006 research report entitled "Top 10 Strategic IT Initiatives in Global Capital Markets for 2006: Automation Rules" from the industry consulting firm Financial Insights, creating new efficiencies is not new to the capital markets arena. What is new is the accelerated pace at which change is occurring, driven by regulatory, technological and economic factors.
The internet has caused major shifts in investor behavior and expectations. No other sector of the world's economy has been affected by the rapid development of e-commerce as much as the securities industry. Accordingly, investors want the instantaneous trading and access-to-information capabilities that only online technologies can provide. Worldwide, markets and regulators have responded quickly to meet their needs.
Financial Insights' report notes that while the technology that created direct market access has automated the world's stock markets, these innovations are spreading to other asset classes. "All systems will need to be streamlined and stress-tested as trading velocities increase," the report said.
Investors, traders and regulators are receiving a crash course in the lexicon of electronic commerce: algorithmic trading, hybrid markets, electronic communication networks - and many more to come.
ECNs and More
Electronic communications networks (ECNs) and electronic stock exchanges are making the most impact on investors. An ECN is an automated system for trading stocks away from a stock exchange. ECNs were authorized in 1998, when Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wanted to increase industry competition for automated trading in over the counter (OTC) markets. ECNs also provide an SEC-authorized venue for after-hours trading. (To learn more, see the Electronic Trading tutorial and Direct Access Trading Systems.)
ECNs typically act as passive order-matching systems, matching buy and sell orders that have the same prices for the same number of shares. Unlike stock exchanges, ECNs do not employ specialists or market-makers to coordinate trades. Some of the best-known ECNs operating today are Bloomberg's Tradebook, the Nasdaq-owned Instinet and BRUT, and Archipelago Exchange (formerly known as ArcaEx and the Pacific Exchange that the New York Stock Exchange acquired in April of 2005).
ECNs are attracting a rapidly rising trading volume, with some estimates suggesting that they now trade more than 60% of over-the-counter volume. A 2005 report entitled "Regulation NMS: One Rule to Bind Them All" by Celent, a financial industry consulting firm, forecasted that ECNs will continue their dominance in OTC stocks due to new technology initiatives, and because the U.S.'s Regulation NMS (a new stock market regulatory structure) will permit ECNs to increase their trading volume of exchange-listed stocks.
Still, it might be a bit early to predict the demise of stock exchanges, which are developing automated trading capabilities of their own right beside their traditional open-outcry system based on human specialists and market-makers. (For more insight, see Markets Demystified.)
Many investors believe that the passive matching of buyers and sellers through automated trading cannot match a stock exchange's ability to provide a means for finding more accurate bid and offer prices. Exchanges continuously attract large numbers of prospective buyers and sellers who provide a wide range of bids and offers. Proponents of stock exchanges believe that this creates a more reliable price discovery mechanism than passive order matching through an ECN.
Cyberspace Business
Meeting the growing demand for faster trading and access to investment information will continue to create new and more advanced electronic trading venues. The New York Stock Exchange's merger with Archipelago Holdings has changed the NYSE into a "hybrid" stock market, allowing investors to place orders through NYSE Arca, its new automated trading platform or its traditional floor brokers. Large or complex orders will continue to be routed through floor traders. Brokers will be able to buy and sell shares of NYSE-listed stocks electronically, in quantities of up to one million shares.
Orders are expected to take less than one second to execute, down from an average of nine seconds.
Some business moves will cross international boundaries. The NYSE continues to expand its operations; in June 2006 it agreed to merge with Euronext, a pan-European stock exchange. When the merger is completed, the NYSE will become the first global stock exchange. Not to be outdone, Nasdaq has acquired a substantial portion of the London Stock Exchange, expected to further strengthen Nasdaq's dominant position in the OTC markets.
More Than a Revolution
The development and widespread adoption of electronic trading venues represents far more than a fast new way to trade stocks. These technologies give companies listed on the new electronic markets access to pools of capital all over the world. Investors will be able to buy and sell shares of international companies as easily as trading in their local markets. This is far more than a technological revolution. The potential worldwide impact of more mobile pools of capital could have far-reaching and inestimable economic benefits.


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Adorned in handpainted wallpaper, the Chinese Drawing Room at the Tudor Jacobean mansion of Temple Newsam is one of Leeds's most lavishly decorated rooms. As curators prepare to re-open it, James Lomax, of Leeds Art Fund, admires the surroundings
"This is our most exotic room at Temple Newsam, sometimes called the Blue Drawing Room. It's almost entirely the creation of Isabella, Lady Hertford, who was the eldest daughter of the last Viscountess Irvine.
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Its great feature is the wonderful Chinese wallpaper. The story is that it was the gift of the Prince of Wales, the future Prince Regent and George IV, who came to have lunch at Temple Newsam with Lady Hertford in 1807.
As a gift he left her this wonderful paper. Lady Hertford didn't put this up until she came to live at Newsam much later, when she was an old lady in the 1820s.
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Clearly, having put it up in the room, she perhaps was a bit dissatisfied that there weren't enough birds in it. So she decided to cut out, from some of the most fabulous books that had ever been produced – Audubon's Birds of America – these wonderful American birds, to paste them onto her Chinese paper.
We have some splendid examples above the door: wonderful Colombia jays, and over the joins, too, there's a belted kingfisher, and several Baltimore orioles around the room.
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To continue the oriental theme Lady Hertford commissioned some really spectacular furniture using, above all, black, Chinese or Japanese laquer. Perhaps the most splendid example was the secretaire. It's actually a wonderful marriage between two much earlier pieces of furniture which have been put together to create one modern piece for her.
The lower part was a cabinet. The doors open to reveal some wonderful drawers with really beautiful, shiny lacquer showing birds and landscapes.
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In the top part, the centre part falls down to create a surface for writing. If you see the sides, there are some splendid columns which are most exquisitely decorated with scenes taken from a Japanese novel.
On the other side of the room there's a piano which was made, essentially, to match the secretaire. We have something else from Lady Hertford's period here, too: a wonderful octagonal workbox which we acquired quite recently and was made for her niece, Catherine Frances Monkester, from the nearby Byram Park.
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It was made in 1828, the same year that Lady Hertford put up her Chinese wallpaper. Inside, the tray contains everything that a lady might need for her needlework.
There are some splendid Mother of Pearl spools for the silk threads and even a wonderful octagonal propelling pencil for marking out your candles. And perhaps the prettiest things are these very beautiful little pin boxes – one in the form of a book, the pages open up and you can put your pins inside it. There's another one on the other side in the form of a mother of pearl cushion for more pins.
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This is just one of many things which have come back to Temple Newsam in recent years. In 1922 the house was sold to Leeds City Council, but as an empty shell.
All its original contents were sold or retained by the family and it's really been our job, in the last few years, to try to find these things and, one way or another, to bring them back. And the remarkable thing is that we've been really quite successful."
- Temple Newsam reopens on February 12 2016. Open 10.30am-5pm (closed Monday).
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View or download the free 2013 Online Supplement for this product.This book explores in detail those legal issues that arise in counseling, planning, and litigating under the antitrust laws. It is designed to integrate theory and policy issues with doctrine and practice so that students will emerge with a fundamental grasp of antitrust doctrine, at least an introduction to the vagaries of antitrust practice, and a sensitivity to policy issues undergirding the application and enforcement of the antitrust laws. The Fourth Edition of Antitrust Law: Policy and Practice provides close coverage of the application of antitrust doctrine to cutting-edge technologies, the Internet, and to rapidly shifting markets.
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The lawyers role as counselor and planner is emphasized throughout.
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Several notes, questions, and problems touch on important ethical issues.
The authors include a wide variety of problems, designed to satisfy a wide range of teaching objectives and styles, and a wide range of student interests. Some are short and intended to be addressed in passing or by brief explanation. Some are longer, intended to occupy a full class hour or more. Some are in serial form, with the reader getting additional data as more doctrine is assimilated. And some are review problems that students may find useful to discuss among themselves.
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New Evidence of Earth's Deep Water Cycle Reveals A Virtual Buried Ocean
Water is part of Earth's very definition as a planet. Clouds of water fill its atmosphere, oceans cover most of its surface, and groundwater is found everywhere underground. For the last century, geologists have been tracing the influence of water deeper and deeper into Earth's interior. During the last year, whole oceans worth of water have been found in the mantle, hundreds of kilometers below the crust. And a paper in today's issue of Science traces water's influence all the way down to an important boundary inside the Earth, the top of the lower mantle.
The study, by a team of five scientists led by Brandon Schmandt (University of New Mexico) and Steven Jacobsen (Northwestern University), combined high-pressure experiments on minerals with high-precision seismic observations to argue that large amounts of melted rockmagmaexist far deeper than the magma feeding volcanoes on the Earth's surface. Their research involved the transition zone, the bottom part of the upper mantle between 410 and 660 kilometers deep.
A paper earlier this year in Nature reported that ringwoodite, the most common mineral in the transition zone, can contain more than 1 percent of water inside its crystal structure, a significant amount. Schmandt and Jacobsen's team did an elegant experiment to show what would happen to ringwoodite as it hits the bottom of its comfort zone at 660 kilometers depth. At that depth ringwoodite breaks down and forms two new minerals, neither of which can hold as much water. They laser-heated tiny spots in a water-bearing ringwoodite sample, forcing it to form the two higher-pressure phases, and showed that the water expelled during this process formed a thin layer of melt around the edge.
Next, they analyzed the high-quality data from the great USArray seismic experiment, a 10-year project that has been mapping the mantle beneath the United States with a set of hundreds of seismometers, moving from area to area like a doctor using a stethoscope. The behavior of earthquake waves down at the base of the transition zone matches what would be expected from large areas of melt. More precisely, these would be large areas in which a small fraction of the rock, consisting of the hair-thin spaces between mineral grains, is molten. Just as dry sand behaves very differently when it has a small amount of water between its grains, so too does the rock of the mantle. Wet sand is stiffer than dry sand, but wet mantle is the oppositesofter and more pliable. The slippery layer in the uppermost mantle that allows the tectonic plates to move aboutthe asthenospherethat's wet mantle.
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The picture Schmandt and Jacobsen's team present in their paper is one in which the stirrings in the mantle, caused by plate tectonics, move large volumes of rock into and through the transition zone. As these move down through the 660-km level, most of the water they contain is released and left behind. A similar reaction is already known to take place as rock moves upward through the upper edge of the transition zone, leaving water behind. This new paper puts the lower boundary into the story too, suggesting that the transition zone tends to retain water over geologic time. It may even function like the asthenosphere higher up in the mantle.
The only thing I need to add to this is a disclaimer about water. The lava in volcanoes contains real water, H2O, dissolved in it that comes out in the form of steam. Magma in the uppermost mantle, the stuff that directly feeds volcanoes, has real water in it. But water lower in the mantle, trapped inside ringwoodite, is not water as we know it. It is hydroxyl, or OH as opposed to H2O. Think of it as dehydrated water. The result, in terms of creating melt and enlivening activity in otherwise solid rock, is the same. The exact connections between these two deep water cycles are still to be discovered.


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Summary: The team says the growth in bandwidth-hungry applications such as YouTube and iPlayer will eventually stretch the limits of long-distance fibre links. Developers say the device can plug directly into existing networks. Data is sent as a sequence of bits coded into the properties of a light beam piped down an optical fibre, but the bits can over great lengths of fibre become distorted. - bbc.co.ukRead full article: Fibre optic capacity 'auto-tuned' by nov…
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Understanding My Father's Suicide
Growing up, I never knew my dad was depressed. The father I knew was a top tournament fisherman who loved hiking and hunting; a proud dad who coached his kids' softball games; and the husband of a beautiful, outgoing woman who had been his high school sweetheart. I can still picture him during one of our many talks, leaning up against the kitchen sink with a toothpick in his mouth, wearing jeans and a flannel shirt and quietly smiling. Since his death, I've learned so much. Now I don't say my dad committed suicide, I say he died by suicide. People commit crimes, and I don't see suicide as a crime. Two thirds of those who lose their lives that way suffer from depression—and that's what killed my father.
I grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, the oldest of four kids. Dad drove a truck for a local electric company and Mom ran a small day care center. My best memories are of getting up early on the weekends and spending all day with Dad on his boat. I might have stayed in Michigan all my life if I hadn't gone to a model search in Detroit when I was a high school senior. I was stunned when Images, a well-known Manhattan-based agency, selected me. I left for New York City in September 1992. My dad gave me a big hug goodbye and said, "If anybody can do it, Shell, you can." I remember that moment vividly, because we were not a very emotional family, but my father was choking back tears.
My first big job was for Italian Vogue. When I told my dad the news, he said, "What's Italian Vogue?" It was a new world for both of us. I remember calling him once from Paris, exhausted from work and miserable. He said, "Come home for a break." Just hearing the love and concern in his voice gave me the support I needed to stay put. By the time I was 21, I was able to buy an apartment in Brooklyn. My parents weren't city people and never visited, but we talked on the phone often. Once, I could tell my father had been crying: He said, "I did something really stupid." He told me that earlier that same day he'd had an accident with a snowblower and the machine sliced off his index finger. He was a proud man, and very good with machines, so the accident was doubly devastating to him. After that, whenever I went home to visit, I noticed he kept his left hand tucked in his pocket. Otherwise he seemed absolutely fine—the same quiet, gentle man I'd grown up with.
But then in early 2003, I noticed a shift in my dad's outlook. Everything stressed him out. He'd been planning his first-ever trip to New York City to see me, but when I realized how uneasy he was about driving from Michigan, I told him not to come. Things spiraled downward that May. One morning I called home, and the first thing out of my mom's mouth was, "Don't worry, Dad's going to be OK." She proceeded to tell me something I couldn't believe: The night before, she'd woken up at 3 A.M. to find my father sitting in his car in the garage, the doors closed and the engine running. When she pulled him out, woozy from carbon monoxide, he kept apologizing, saying he felt like a burden.
Hearing that news was like getting socked in the stomach—my father had never mentioned wanting to end his life! I panicked. I knew I had to do something, but I had no idea what. So I called a suicide hotline. But they're primarily for people who are contemplating taking their own lives. The operator suggested trying to get my father into therapy.
Right away my mother started looking for therapists for Dad, but he wasn't interested. He told her he was fine. And we wanted to believe him. We thought, Maybe he lost control, but he's fine now…right? Neither my mom nor I knew that we could have called the police that night and said Dad was trying to hurt himself, and that they would have escorted him to the emergency room for an evaluation. I didn't even know that there are suicide prevention groups that exist for the loved ones of people at risk.
Still, over the next few months, my mother and I were in frequent contact about my father's mental state. During one conversation my dad came home, pulled the phone away from my mom and yelled, "Michelle, mind your own damn business." He sounded possessed. I yelled back, "I'm not giving up on you!" Then he hung up. Later that week, on my birthday, September 24, he called me back. I had sent him a supportive e-mail the day after our fight, but I was still upset. I asked, "Are you going to apologize for hanging up on me?" He shouted, "No!" We hung up at the same time. That was the last time I ever spoke to him.
I was relieved to hear, days later, that my dad had finally agreed to go into therapy. But on September 29, 2003, I received an instant message from my brother, Adam. He wrote, "Dad seems upset; he's pacing back and forth in the living room." I replied, "Where's Mom?" and Adam said she'd gone to get Jaclyn, our youngest sister, at soccer practice. Moments later Adam wrote, "Dad just left the house. I don't know what to do." I tried to be strong for him, writing back, "Everything is going to be OK." But I felt like I was standing at the top of a cliff, just waiting to fall.
Hours later my mom, sounding at her wit's end, called to say Dad still hadn't returned home. At that moment, I knew he was dead. The feeling was certain—so certain that I hung up, ordered flowers for my mom and booked a ticket home. I know it sounds strange, but that evening I stopped being a bewildered daughter and began to see Dad as a person in such terrible pain that he needed relief, whatever the cost.
The next morning the phone rang at 7 A.M. It was my mother. Gasping between sobs, she said the police had found my dad's body in his Suburban near the electrical company where he worked. He'd died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Even though I expected the call, my mother's words took my breath away. I sat down and cried hysterically for 10 minutes. Then I pulled myself together, grabbed my bag and headed for the airport. As I flew from New York to Michigan, I remember looking out the window at the clouds. It was a sunny, beautiful day, and I thought, I hope you've found peace, Dad. It would be a long time before I'd find peace of my own.
Later that week my sister Wendy and I went to the police station to collect items from Dad's car. An officer gave us a bag filled with magazine clippings of me modeling that my father had kept in his work locker. He'd still been proud of me; that made my heart swell. Then the officer handed us an envelope Dad had left in his truck. Inside were letters for all my siblings and my mom. There was also a general letter to my cousins, aunts and uncles. I frantically searched the envelope again. There was nothing inside for me.
The letters were kind: He'd written, "I love you," "Please don't hate me for making this decision" and "I'll always be watching you." I wonder what my letter would have said. The only way I can rationalize his decision to leave me out is that my father and I were incredibly alike: stoic and determined. I had pushed the hardest to get him help. Maybe he thought that what he'd done was weak; perhaps he couldn't address me because he was too ashamed. But his omission felt unbearable to me.
I barely made it through the year following the suicide. One moment I was furious at Dad; the next I was relieved that he wasn't in any more pain. I also felt guilty for not being able to save him. Suicide leaves you with so many conflicting feelings because it makes no sense. But then, depression doesn't make sense. It's a mental illness.
On the first anniversary of Dad's death, I had an epiphany: I wanted to live my life as a tribute to him. That meant seriously pursuing acting and breaking up with the guy who had never been supportive of that dream. When I got the call from my agent to say I'd been offered the role of Ava on Guiding Light, I jumped up and down, screaming. After so much sadness, it felt good to be excited about something. Still, it was bittersweet. I kept hearing my dad say, "If anybody can do it, Shell, you can."
Not long after that, a second lightning bolt struck my life. I was watching guests on Larry King Live discuss suicide. One mentioned the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP); I jumped on my computer, sucking up information like a vacuum. Then I called AFSP and left a message, saying, "My name is Michelle Ray Smith. I'm on Guiding Light and I lost my father. I'll do anything to help."
The foundation called back and asked me to host their annual black-tie gala. I immediately said yes. I hoped they could help me understand the painful puzzle that was my dad. Through AFSP, I learned that depression is not a personality defect. Like diabetes or leukemia, depression is a disease that can be fatal if untreated. It can run in families and it certainly runs in mine; my Aunt Lou shot herself after her husband died. I also learned that suicide is the number-two cause of college-age deaths—a fact that blew me away.
At the benefit, I stood up to make a brief speech. I was standing beneath the belly of the whale in the American Museum of Natural History and began by saying, "My dad would love this place. I wish he was here." Suddenly a wave of emotion hit me and I burst into tears, wiping my nose and crying like a baby. Afterward, dozens of people came up to me and shared their own stories about dads, daughters, moms, husbands, sons and friends they'd lost to suicide. It was life-changing to connect with them. Before, I'd felt as if I were in a canoe, paddling upstream alone. People would say, "I know how you feel—I lost my mom to cancer." But my loss felt different to me. Suicide survivors—and anyone who's been touched by suicide is a survivor—have a whole host of different emotions to deal with, including, Why did he choose to leave me? Why couldn't I stop him? Now I feel a kinship with thousands of other people who've asked themselves those same questions.
Last June I took part in AFSP's annual "Out of the Darkness Overnight" fund-raiser in New York City. Imagine nearly 2,000 people walking 20 miles, from sunset to sunrise—either in memory of a loved one lost to suicide or to honor themselves for getting help after an attempt. The experience compelled me to shed light on depression and other mood disorders that can lead people to take their own lives. These conditions can be treated. Therapy combined with medication works in most cases.
Suicide gets whispered about more than it gets talked about. I think that's why so many people are still dying from it. In 2004 there were 32,439 reported suicides. We have to address this epidemic out in the open, without shame. That's why I'm sharing my story. I'm doing it for you, Dad.


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A Guide To Vaping Apps and Calculators
Smartphone apps are everywhere. Most major retailers have them, they tell you the news and provide a source of entertainment, but they are also important tools. There are a number of vaping apps and calculators that are incredible tools any e-cigarette aficionado will need. Vaping apps cover a wide range of utilities that you wouldn't necessarily know you'll need until you've tried them.
There are so many different apps that are relevant to vapers, but they generally come under three categories. Namely, savings calculators/quitting tools, Ohm's law/coil builders and apps that do a bit of everything. We will stick with these distinctions in order to help you find the ones most relevant for you. These are just some of the many apps available that will make a vapers life even easier.
Savings Apps and Quitting Tools
These are the most straightforward tools and are there to help you keep track of how many cigarettes you've avoided and the amount of money saved.
E-Cig Diary (Android)
This simple android only app covers everything you need from a savings calculator. It counts the number of days you have gone smoke-free and using this tells you how many cigarettes you've avoided. It also calculates your total saving by missing them out (although this is only available in Euros at the moment). There are some other features such as estimating battery life and an Ohm's la calculator. But as this is a free app, you will need to click on some add-ons to unlock these features.
Vape (Android)
A much more user friendly version of the E-cig diary. As well as all the usual features, this app will also update you on how your body is changing thanks to quitting smoking. So it will tell you when your oxygen levels have returned to normal or when your lung capacity has improved. This app also has achievements, which may sound corny, but it is a great way to stay on track and will encourage you to stay smoke free.
With many of the same features as Vape, this will help to ensure you progress to become smoke free. However, the user interface is much more appealing. There is also a community function where you can get support and tips from other users. This comes in really handy when you have a question you can't find the answer to or simply need a bit of support. The app is available on both iOS and Android.
This takes a more evidence based approach to quitting. It will give you little tips to get you through both cravings and the process of quitting. The developers are also collecting anonymous data in order to find the best way to quit and improve the tips they provide.
Vaping Calculators
For more experienced vapers, a calculator is essential. Ohm's law, while not overly complicated, is a pain to work out. These vaping apps are also good for calculating battery time and coil building.
Ohm's Law (iOS)
This iOS app is the most straightforward Ohm's law calculator around. You simply enter any two values and it will calculate the others. This can be voltage, wattage, resistance or current. This app is completely free and a must for anyone who regularly calculates Ohm's law.
MicroCoil Pro (iOS and Android)
Any vaper who builds their own coils needs this app. Simply fill in the details about the coil you hope to build and it will tell you the resistance. All it needs to know are the number of wraps, coil diameter, material and set up. The app will also calculate wattage and current if you add the voltage. There are loads of other features too; you can share coils with the app community and get information about battery life. It also tells you how to build a coil based on the heat coefficient. It may cost a few bucks but you won't need any other calculator.
Vapers Toolbox (Android)
It may not be the best looking app, but it works exactly how you would expect. Simply enter details about the coil you hope to build and it will tell you how much wire you need to cut. You can also use it to calculate the number of wraps you need. There is also an Ohm's law calculator built in to the app. It may only be on Android but it is completely free and easy to use.
Multipurpose Vape Calculators
You may not want lots of vaping apps which is where having one app that can do everything comes in really handy.
VaporCalc (Android)
This app literally does everything. You can calculate coils and ohm's law. It also has a feature that lets you design your own e-liquid. It doesn't look very attractive and is only on Android, but it is useful and completely free.
Sweet Spot (Android)
Not only does this have all calculation features you could possibly need, but it also includes a nicotine counter which will compare your intake as a smoker and a vaper. There is also a savings tracker, cigarette counter and smoke free days' counter. The interface is by far and away the simplest, with the only real drawback being its age (2013) which means sometimes it doesn't recognize higher voltages.
This is just a small selection of the hundreds of vaping apps that are available on the market. Do you have a favorite? Share it with us in the comments and on our social media pages.
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Salvador Cabanas, the Paraguayan international shot in the head two years ago in a Mexican nightclub, returned to action Saturday night with Itaugua, the second division Paraguayan outfit where he started out.
Cabanas, who still has the bullet lodged in his head, played most of the first half of a 2-0 win over Martin Ledesma which was secured with two goals after the break.
Cabanas was shot by a drugs baron in the toilets of a Mexico City bar on January 25, 2010 during an argument as he enjoyed a day off from training with then Mexican side Club America.
The injury meant the striker missed out on a call-up for the World Cup that summer, where Paraguay reached the quarter-finals before nowing to eventual champions Spain.
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Jerry Seinfeld Gets Hired by Microsoft in a $300 Million Ad Campaign
Will Jerry Seinfeld Help Loosen Up Microsoft's Dull Image?
It was just announced today that funnyman Jerry Seinfeld was hired by Microsoft to be one of its key celebrity pitchmen in its new $300 million ad campaign. In an attempt to take on the longstanding Mac vs. PC ads with rumored slogans like "Windows, Not Walls," Jerry will appear in ads alongside the new retiree Bill Gates. Kinda ironic, no? What's even more ironic is the fact that Jerry showed off a Mac in his apartment all throughout the days of Seinfeld! What the. . .


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John Lydon has said that he will try to release a new album with Public Image Ltd "by the end of this year".
The former Sex Pistol told BBC 6 Music that the group will use the money earned from their current tour to fund the recording.
Lydon said: "We have no record company support and as far as we're aware no record company, but the gigs are very rewarding.
"It's time to move on I think, particularly in Britain from Virgin, because they're worse than useless, they're actually a hindrance. It's an uphill battle, but I think in terms of music I'm definitely way ahead of the game."
He added: "I've never stopped writing. There's songs there - it will be a joint piece of work. It's been nearly 40 people that have been in and out of PiL and all of them have benefited, but very few of them seem to want to come back. I don't think it's because I'm a horrible person!
"All of us are capable of producing in our own way, but there are a few people out there. We're collecting people as we go along from town to town that are definitely intrigued and interested by us."
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On October 20, 2017, Premier Li Keqiang sent a congratulatory message to Jacinda Ardern, congratulating her on being elected Prime Minister of New Zealand.
Li Keqiang expressed in the message that in the past 45 years since China and New Zealand established diplomatic relations, the two countries, with joint efforts, have achieved leapfrog development in bilateral relations, brought huge benefits to the two peoples and greatly promoted peace, stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. I am looking forward to working with you to enhance dialogue and communication, expand practical cooperation, further develop the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries and bring greater benefits to the two peoples based on the principles of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit.


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Thursday, 15th September 2011 7.11pm and Say Somethin' Blog was born. Say Somethin' has been a long time coming founded by one of the most knowledgeable people on urban music culture, Mase.
Mase is a full time professional business man by day, a University Graduate and by night a blogger of all things from urban music and fashion culture.
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Forbidden Hollywood: Volume 7 Tuesday 18th June 2013 16:38 A.J. walks on Hollywood's wild side and checks out four pre-code pictures. DVD Add a Comment
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Frailty Tuesday 1st October 2002 19:26 'Frailty' is a fine film that has been given a fine DVD and I urge everyone brave enough to watch to pick this disc up. You'll not regret it. Unless you're a demon, that is... DVD Add a Comment
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Free and Easy / Estrellados Wednesday 19th March 2014 17:40 A.J. slaps many a stick with two versions of Buster Keaton's debut talkie. DVD Add a Comment
Friday Night Lights Friday 14th January 2005 12:08 Based on the acclaimed 1990 book by H.G. Bissinger, Friday Night Lights is the story of the 1988 Permian High Panthers. Hailed as one of the greatest sports books ever written it was adapted into a film by the author's cousin Peter Berg. The generous folk DVD Comments (3)
Friday the 13th Tuesday 26th June 2001 23:54 Friday the 13th, one of the most popular horror franchises of the 1980's and one that helped to reawaken the horror genre (aside from John Carpenter's Halloween) available now on DVD from Paramount. DVD Add a Comment
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Far From Heaven Sunday 14th September 2003 9:54 What a gem. I must admit that I'm much more of an action, spy, thriller kind of person but this film has made me realise there are some brilliant dramatic stories to be told, and thankfully this one has been done very well. Moore and Quaid are brilliant a AU - DVD R4 Add a Comment
Fargo SE Tuesday 1st April 2003 16:16 A true story about a town in North Dakota where normal people live and say "Yah" a lot. The much acclaimed film is back on Special Edition DVD release. UK - DVD R2 Add a Comment
Farscape Season 4 Sunday 23rd October 2005 22:07 Flung into the middle of space by a wormhole, Farscape's hero John Crichton eventually finds himself reuinited with his friends for one final season hopping across the galaxy in search of a way home... UK - DVD R2 Comments (4)
Fatal Attraction - Special Edition Monday 21st October 2002 23:36 The tale of extra-marital misbehaving that defined the bubble perm as a 1980s career girl's essential hair style and, with that scene, inserted 'bunny-boiler' in the modern lexicon. But has it stood the test of time? UK - DVD R2 Add a Comment
Fatal Contact Friday 18th July 2008 10:48 Leigh Riding squares up to the latest action drama release from Cine Asia UK - DVD R2 Comments (9)
Fearless Monday 16th October 2006 3:26 Chris Gould checks out Universal's new release of the recent Jet Li feature film... UK - DVD R2 Comments (13)
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Femme Fatale Tuesday 24th June 2003 13:53 Bizarre but definitely worth a look. It's not so much crazy in terms of plot as it is convoluted and deliberately confusing. Repeated viewings will reveal more and more, which is the sign of a film that at the very least can give you value for money. The AU - DVD R4 Add a Comment
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Final Girls, The Monday 9th November 2015 7:02 Gabe keeps thinking we're done with postmodern horror, but they keep coming BD Comments (2)
Finding Nemo (2D) Tuesday 4th December 2012 14:27 Gabe's celebrates the completion of Pixar's collection on Blu-ray...for now... BD Add a Comment
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Flash: The Complete Second Season, The Tuesday 20th September 2016 3:22 Daniel zooms into the Scarlet Speedster's second season... BD Add a Comment
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Focus Tuesday 2nd June 2015 9:40 Jonathan checks out that con artist movie with Deadshot and Harley Quinn.. BD Add a Comment
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Counter revolution continues
Trevor Green outlines the challenges and opportunities facing the retail sector in 2015
January 2015
There are two important economic and political issues facing the retail sector in 2015. The first is the outlook for UK wage growth and the second is the impact of the general election. There have been signs of a pick-up in wage inflation recently and, if this continues, it should prove a nice tailwind for consumer spending. In terms of the sector's performance ahead of the general election, if the last five elections are any guide, the sector has underperformed in the run-up to the election then rebounded the month after. Obviously this time may be different, but we are mindful that pre-election market volatility could create some worthwhile buying opportunities.
Discounters on the up
In 2015, I expect discount retailers to win more market share. In 2014, we saw Aldi's and Lidl's disruptive influence on the major supermarkets and the ensuing price war. Moving away from food into general merchandise, the flotation of discounters Poundland and B&M European Value Retail was well received. Both companies have aggressive expansion plans and I expect them to win market share in 2015, whilst proving to be a disruptive influence on High Street pricing dynamics.
AO World floated in early 2014. While the shares have been volatile, the online electrical goods retailer's underlying business is sound and customers are impressed, as evidenced by favourable online post-sale responses. AO World's entry into the German market ran smoothly, and ahead of schedule, and I expect this division to become a meaningful contributor to profits over time.
Shoppers' demands for faster delivery are a headache for traditional retailers, who must invest heavily in their distribution networks in order to meet raised delivery expectations. Unable to rely on just a handful of huge hubs, they now require several smaller hubs in to service customers quickly. Companies such as Tritax Big Box REIT, which owns warehouses that serve major retailers, are benefiting from this trend and should do well as investment in this area accelerates.
Dixons Carphone in the spotlight
The merger between Dixons and Carphone Warehouse was one of the sector highlights in 2014. This was well received by investors and resulted in a 73.1 per cent1 share price rise in 2014. Cost-savings for the combined group are ahead of target and 2015 will be about proving that there are revenue synergies for the new merged entity.
New car sales figures consistently surprised on the upside in 2014 but the share prices of the main motor distributors, including Vertu Motors and Pendragon, were in the doldrums. With growing take-up of the highly attractive PCPs (Personal Contract Purchase) flexible financing option for purchasers, I expect 2015 to be another year of healthy new car sales.
Sports Direct was in the news in 2014, with coverage often focused on its high-profile founder. Sports Direct remains the UK's leading sports retailer and has an exciting Pan-European roll out strategy. Management's recent trial of free delivery in Europe led to a tenfold increase in European sales.
Finally, its change at the top at Kingfisher when the head of the French arm, Veronique Laury, becomes the new CEO. Outgoing CEO Ian Cheshire did a great job in a highly competitive industry and all eyes will be on his successor who must juggle growing Screwfix and Brico Depot while restructuring B&Q.
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Ho Ho Ho ! Have made a bulk purchase at Ikea Tampines last night. This is thus far my biggest spending at this Sweden furniture mall in my life time. 7 trolleys in total! I like their readily mix and match, no hassle design, particularly IVAR and BESTA series. No BILLY though, cause the shelf is not sturdy enough to hold my books and will warp in a few weeks time.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Will an expected rate cut next week knock the market out of its doldrums? See full story.
Judge says California power refunds likely
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Energy companies' stocks have been sliding ahead of talks Monday on possible refunds for California power charges. See full story.
Wireless carriers split on airwave case
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Fearing a slowdown in their expansion plans, U.S. wireless companies that bid on a government airwave auction are split on how to handle an appeals court ruling that allows a bankrupt company to keep its licenses. See full story.
Qwest attack on analyst casts a chill
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- If investors want to know why Wall Street analysts rarely take companies to task, look no further than the clash between Morgan Stanley and Qwest Communications. See full story.
Warner film slate heats up with 'A.I.'
BURBANK, Calif. (CBS.MW) -- The buzz has been around for months about Steven Spielberg's upcoming movie "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence," but the real story may lie in whether it helps get Warner Bros. Studios the box-office crown this year. See full story.
Worry about banks makes 50-basis-point cut likely
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- There are 400 basis points between the Federal funds rate and zero, and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan appears set to use as many of these as necessary to achieve his objectives. See full story.
Summer: When stocks go on vacation
LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Ah, summer. See full story.
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No, not making this up. A homeowner faced some difficulty in refinancing their mortgage after a fracker filed a lien on the property. It comes as a surprise to most homeowners that when their mineral rights are sold or leased, the frackers pledge those mineral rights as collateral against their own bank borrowings. So each property is encumbered by that corporate line of credit lien. Surprised ? Who the frack did they think they were dealing with ?
Leasing or selling the mineral rights under a property that is encumbered by a home mortgage may put the borrower in default. They may not find that out (nor will the lender) until they go to sell or refinance the property. There are several reasons why – a residential loan may prohibit the borrower from using the property for a commercial enterprise, including an industrial enterprise such as fracking. The mineral lease will have surface access provisions – easements – which may not be permitted encumbrances under the home loan. Or the lease itself may be in violation of the lender's guidelines – if they have redlined fracking. Either way, the home owner is fracked. Welcome to Fracking Hell, pilgrim.


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This is the beginning of something new, new opportunities, new friends, new experiences, it's the beginning of a completely new life for me.
I was suffering like crazy because I didn't knew where to go to college, I had trouble with picking up a good one without spending a lot of money. At the end everything that I went through during those hard 4 months were worth it, now I'm extremely sure which is the path I'm going to follow.
I'm actually heading off to another state from Mexico, I'm nervous because its going to be something I've never experienced before, but thinking about the situation made me realized that this is what I really want.
I also got a good scholarship, I'm excited about this whole thing, now I have to learn lots of things but I have the feeling that this is going to be one of the most amazing experiences in my whole life.
What I've learned about this? Well, first of all its that family is going to be there always for you no matter which decisions you make if those decision make you happy then they will understand. Second, when you really want something and you fight for it you achieve it, really I can truly say that working so hard on this whole college stuff has thought me like a lot an at the end I reached my goal. And the last thing is that I've learned that not always you're going to gain every single thing as fast as you think, sometimes you have to work harder to achieve them, we are all capable of reaching our goals, we just have to try to trust in ourselves.
I can proudly say, I DID IT! And there's no more satisfaction than knowing where you're going to conclude your student life. My last advice is to focus on what you really want and do it for yourself not someone else cause at the end you're the one whose gonna live that life.


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THE Bishop of Liverpool, the Right Reverend James Jones (pictured) is to be the next Bishop to Her Majesty's Prisons, the senior church advocate for Christian values in the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
He will succeed the Rt Rev Peter Selby, Bishop of Worcester, on his retirement in September.
The church makes a major contribution to public debate on criminal justice and the Bishop to Prisons speaks on criminal justice issues in the House of Lords. There are extensive contacts between the church and the prison authorities.


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Revolutionary: A Recipe for Delivering What Teens Want
Social action and civic engagement are central to the formal and informal education experience at Beth Emet The Free Synagogue in Evanston, Illinois. From elementary through high school, students are immersed in the exploration of systemic inequality and Jewish social responsibility. As such, the question for high school students in the Beth Emet youth group (BESSY) is not, "Should we engage in social action?" but rather, "How best can we pursue social action in a way that is both meaningful for us and impactful for our community?" Recently, BESSY designed and led a workshop for the local Evanston teen community focused on gender and sexuality. More than 40 teens attended, and in the weeks since, teens have been asking for more of this kind of opportunity. Here's a look into our recipe for success, and the key questions we are asking moving forward.
Many of the teens I work with are deeply passionate about the topics of gender and sexuality. The seventh grade curriculum at Beth Emet focuses partly on the themes of peoplehood, identity, sexuality and relationships through a Jewish lens. It is no coincidence, then, that so many of the teens seek to continue expanding these conversations in a Jewish context when they get to high school, given that for many of them Judaism has been the foundation for this exploration.
When working with the BESSY teens to create a meaningful social action opportunity, my colleague, BESSY advisor Libby Fisher, and I started by brainstorming different topics, inviting each student to put post-it notes on a white board with different issues they felt BESSY could realistically address. Using the post-its as a guide, we reflected on the most prevalent topics listed on the board, and guided the conversation in that direction. One teen mentioned the idea of a workshop, so we began to focus in on the format of the event. Students worked to plan four stations that addressed the topics of gender and sexual identity in different ways – one station dealt with terminology, the language that we use to discuss gender and sexuality; one focused on gender and music, another on gender and art and the different ways that we perceive identity through imagery; and finally, one station was devoted completely to anonymous question asking, which we called "Fishbowl."
One question continually arose throughout the planning process: who is our intended audience for this event? Traditionally, BESSY events are open to Beth Emet teens. Our teens articulated, though, that there was interest for this workshop beyond the synagogue. With little hesitation, the teens decided to open up the workshop to the larger Evanston community. The students recognized that there was a greater impact to be had with their peers by broadening these conversations to include more people in their daily lives. We were open to pushing for this because we thought it accomplish our mutual goals the staff-driven goal of bringing more people to the table and the teen's desire to expand the conversation.
After agreeing on a format and structure for the event, the teen leadership felt that in order to have a successful event, the board needed to invest time educating itself about the topics of gender and sexuality. How, they argued, can we teach others about these topics if we do not first commit to teaching ourselves? At their behest, half of the teen board meeting preceding the workshop was dedicated to internal education. They engaged in conversations about perceptions of gender and sexuality they had experienced in their schools and plotted out identity spectrums that explore the intersections, or lack thereof, between biological sex, gender, and sexual orientation. By participating in these types of activities, they acquired language and tools to go forward and lead the workshop for their peers.
And so they did. More than 40 teens attended, and the excitement was palpable in the room. It was important to them that Jewish values framed the event. One way they achieved this was through the use of a B'rit Kehilah to establish a safe space and create ground rules for the program. Our teens educated their non-Jewish peers about the concept, and they created one together. At the conclusion of the program, I heard participants refer to the event as "revolutionary" and "the most meaningful event I have ever participated in." When asked what we could have done differently, the majority of teen responded that they would have liked more time at the workshop, which already was a 2.5 hour event. Following the buzz generated by the event, one of our co-presidents was asked to present with the GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) to her school's physical education staff about how the department could be more inclusive of varying identities. This was an indicator to me that we had created something of enormous value for our teens and their communities beyond the synagogue.
This was our recipe: teen-driven topic selection and program development; a commitment to educating ourselves in order to teach; broadening the conversation to reach the influencers in our teens' lives.
Where will we go from here? In part, that will be determined by next year's board. But conversations imagining the possibilities have already begun. Some of the questions that we are asking ourselves include:
- Will we run the workshop again in collaboration with other youth organizations?
- How might the teens host the workshop at Beth Emet for the adults in our community?
- What are the ways that feel right to move from education into action?
Only time will tell. But one thing is certain: the BESSY teens created a safe space for a wide variety of individuals and engaged them in conversations about what matters most to them. That is what teens are asking for – and BESSY delivered.
Abigail (Abby) Backer joined Beth Emet full time in July of 2014 as Director of Youth Programs, overseeing both formal and informal educational experiences for the Beth Emet Youth. Abby brings experience in faith-based community organizing, social justice work, activism, and formal synagogue education. She graduated from Barnard College of Colombia University in New York where she majored in Spanish and Latin American Studies. There she was also involved with student organizations for justice and peace, including Rabbis for Human Rights and JStreetU. After graduating from Barnard, Abby worked as a community organizer in Wisconsin with WISDOM and the Racine Interfaith Coalition, focusing her efforts on the nationwide push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Abby was raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin where she attended Beth Hillel Temple and taught Hebrew and Religious School for many years. She was also a leader in her Temple Youth Group and on the Northern Regional Board of NFTY (North American Federation for Temple Youth).


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Chelsea have acquired two massive results over the past seven days by playing error-free, defence-first, but extremely effective football. Come Wednesday night, Jose Mourinho will ask his team for one more such performance when Atletico Madrid visit Stamford Bridge in the Champions League semifinal second leg.
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The semifinal second leg is scheduled for an 8.45 local time (7.45 pm BST, 12.15 am IST, 2.45 pm ET) start with live coverage on Ten Action, Ten Sports and Ten HD in India, Sky Sports 1 in the UK and Fox Sports in US.
The match can be watched via live streaming online in the UK HERE, while India viewers can do the same HERE. Catch the action in the US live online HERE, with audience in Canada able to live stream the action HERE. Catch the second leg in the Middle East and North Africa HERE, while South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa viewers can go to the link HERE. The game can be live streamed in Latin America HERE, while viewers in Australia can go HERE.
The 0-0 away win at Atletico last Tuesday, was followed by a brilliant 2-0 victory over Liverpool at the weekend, where Chelsea made the Great Wall of China look like a sand castle, with even the much-vaunted forward line of the Reds unable to penetrate through.
The spoiling tactics employed by the Chelsea players, where they looked to waste time from minute one at Anfield, will not quite work against Atletico, as the Spanish side are a completely different side. When the two teams were drawn together it was always going to be a war of attrition rather than a "you score and then I'll score" encounter.
The goalless draw at the Vicente Calderon, where neither team looked remotely likely to score in one of the most boring games of football you are ever likely to see in the Champions League, puts the tie very much in the balance.
Chelsea's inability to find an away goal might come back to haunt them, as if Atletico score at Stamford Bridge, it would force the Blues to find at least two against La Liga's best defence.
"They are a good side," Mourinho said of Atletico. "They are not a counterattacking side. They are a good side. They defend well. They score goals. They win matches. They are in the semifinals of the Champions League and need two victories to be Spanish champions.
"I have respect for what they are doing because to be in a Champions League semifinal is not for every club, and to have the possibility of winning the league against Barcelona and Real Madrid is something that deserves my respect."
Mourinho realises the tie is likely be settled by the finest of margins, with both teams' strong point being defence. "It is a knockout game, a game of details, a game where maybe one goal is the difference," the Portuguese added. "It is a game where everybody needs to be at the top level. For the 90 minutes the players are more important than the manager, I trust them a lot and that helps me to be calm.
"At the moment, it is a clean result, it is 0-0 and the chances are equal. We are at home but a score draw is good for them and not for us, you cannot say who has the advantage."
Atletico did not quite find it easy when Chelsea sat back and let them have the ball, asking them to find a way through the blue wall. At home, Chelsea are likely to have more of the possession - with Mourinho you never know of course - and that could just work in the favour of Diego Simeone's side.
"The confidence is always there, especially considering it's a semifinal of the Champions League," Simeon said on Tuesday. "That's already a massive statement. My players are excited and keen. We know we'll have to work hard tomorrow in a very difficult game, and we'll have to put in an enormous effort to get a positive result."
Team news: Chelsea: Mourinho has a couple of key players back with John Terry, who suffered an ankle injury in the first leg, passed fit for the second leg, while Eden Hazard is also available after recovering from a calf injury he sustained early this month. Samuel Eto'o is also expected to be fit after taking part in training on Tuesday, but Petr Cech, who injured his shoulder in the 0-0 draw, is ruled out.
Frank Lampard and John Obi Mikel are suspended, while Nemanja Matic and Mohamed Salah are ineligible.
Atletico Madrid: Javi Manquilo is unlikely to feature due to a neck injury, while captain Gabi misses out through suspension.
Expected lineups: Chelsea: Schwarzer; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Ramires, David Luiz; Willian, Oscar, Hazard; Eto'o.
Atletico Madrid: Courtois; Juanfran, Miranda, Godin, Filipe Luis; Tiago, Suarez; Garcia, Diego, Koke; Costa.


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even this guy needs to learn photo 101 nice high res pics but focus???? #60 i can do better with my nicon d3 at 12M
Fantastic set! Did not overuse the massager and ice. Caprice is great...
I like Caprice but I hate false nails
Excellent photo set. I like the fact that it contains full nudity throughout the length of the shoot.
Love that smile in pic 71. Also it looks like the movie's for this set & Dido g/g sets with Iwia & Tess are on Errotica-Archives & TLE. Are you going to put them on here also? Keep up the good work it's world class!
Hi Roberto,
I am so glad to hear you were such a fan of the set. We are definitely working on getting some movies with the girls for SexArt. Thanks for your comments!
The more movies you get, the happier we are ! Especially with models such as Caprice !
All the best from Southern France...


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but i digress.
i can't say enough wonderful things about this lovely lady. she is a talented artist (her graphic designs blow me away with their simplicity, beauty, & elegance), she has killer taste in music (you must follow her on 8tracks & listen to her music monday series), and she's just downright precious. you know what? just follow her blog now, you won't be sorry. one of these days i'm gonna hire her to design my blog. it's just bound to happen.
please take a gander over at her post here. her message makes my heart sing.
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