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Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini still harbours hopes of retaining the Premier League title despite entering the final 10 games of the season 12 points behind neighbours Manchester United.
City kept their faint hopes alive with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Aston Villa on Monday. Carlos Tevez scored the only goal of the game to inflict a seventh home defeat of the campaign on Villa, who remain in the bottom three.
Mancini was pleased with his side's performance at Villa Park and believes they still have a chance of overhauling United in the title race, even if some bookmakers have already paid out Premier League bets on United winning the title.
"It was important to stay 12 points behind United because with 10 games to go you never say never. The championship is not finished," he told Sky Sports.
The City boss only has to look back to last season for inspiration. His team trailed United by eight points heading into the last six games and were written off by punters at Betfair.com, only to stun their rivals with a miraculous comeback.
City sealed the title in dramatic fashion against Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the campaign but it was their triumph over United which swung the pendulum their way.
Mancini's side will be striving for a similar catalyst when they travel to Old Trafford on April 8. However, they must first negotiate a trip to Everton and a home clash with Newcastle United, while hoping Reading and Sunderland do them a favour.
The Italian is determined to evoke memories of last year and push United all the way.
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Is it time to ditch the labels and acknowledge the person?
I was thinking about labels the other day and how frequently and readily they seem to get thrown around these days, especially in light of recent events on the world stage: terrorist, freedom-fighter, Islamophobe… The list is endless.
Labelling is something that we do naturally as a way of creating simplicity out of the world around us. If we can put things – and people – into boxes, we can use our much faster sub-conscious mental processes for dealing with events. Rather than having to follow the arduous and time-consuming process of assessing each situation or individual from scratch, we can just read the label on the box apply the 'formula' that we store in our mental habits to its contents. (As explanations of neurological activity go, this is of course a gross simplification – a point I shall come back to shortly.)
Using labels (or their close relative, stereotypes) is an effective and efficient way of reducing complexity and moving quickly – something that is increasingly demanded of us. So, if this is a mechanism that evolved to help us cope with more complexity and to be more efficient and effective, how does it play out in the workplace? After all, where in our lives places a greater premium on speed, efficiency and an ability to cope with complexity?
To answer the question – and maybe to illustrate the point that simplification isn't the same thing as clarification – here are three interesting situations.
I was working with the senior management team of an IT function recently, and we were exploring the relationships they had with the rest of the business. Interestingly – well, for me – they were looking at the relationships between their function and other functions, rather than the relationships that they had as individuals with other individuals in the organisation.
Their purpose in doing the exercise was to look at how they could influence the rest of the organisation. Once they started looking at who they knew and the relationships they had with those individuals, the mental diagram they were drawing was a much messier one. But it was also one that opened up a great deal of rich debate, and which revealed opportunities for them to start to make some of changes they wanted to see actually happen.
Me, We, Us
Just like organisation charts and office layouts, labels also start to create tribes. People start to be 'in' or 'out'. We end up thinking about 'us and them' and not about 'we' or 'us'. Companies disintegrate into groups of people, each acting in their own self-interests. This can often be seen in the NHS, for example, where there are tensions and perceived (and actual) power imbalances between the various tribes of nurses, doctors, surgeons, porters, management, and so on… And these tensions are frequently to the detriment of the wider system: not just the hospital or trust, but sometimes the patient too.
I was talking recently to a senior HR person in a large computing company who was telling me about the company's Employee Value Proposition. I listened as he talked about what 'we' were offering and how 'they' were reacting. As part of the conversation, he drew a diagram to illustrate some of what was going on in the business.
When he'd finished, we stood back and talked about it, about the insights it gave and the questions it raised, one of which turned out to be "why was the EVP described in terms of we and they?" Surely it should be for the benefit of everyone, all together. There is no we and they: there is only the business, and that is made up of the employees. They are one and the same – well, almost, the employees are flesh and blood individuals: 'the business' is an abstract noun – a label. And it's how the flesh and blood individuals treat each other, regardless of any hierarchical labels, that aligns people and drives engagement.
There is a war for talent you know. You need to identify what talent you need, attract it or build it and then retain it. But what do we mean by talent? Perhaps at the simplest level, we mean the ability to do better than others. Or a natural skill or flair (although the word natural might need what we call scare quotes.) Or perhaps we mean someone with a natural ability to be good at something, especially without being taught.
The CIPD defines it as those individuals who can make a difference to organisational performance either through their immediate contribution or, in the longer-term, by demonstrating the highest levels of potential.
For me, both of those definitions are flawed. The first suggests you should be looking for an effortless saviour who can actually walk on water, or successfully lead a large complex organisation without being taught and with little effort. And isn't the latter actually everyone? Doesn't everyone make a difference to organisational performance through their immediate contribution?
But there's another reason beyond its widespread use that this label is more insidious than many, and that's the impact the label has on the person who gets given it. In her book Mindset: How you can fulfil your potential, Carol Dweck looks at the impact the talent label actually has. Among her many findings here are two interesting things she found.
The first is that it creates an expectation of automatic success, that somehow that person should be able to perform with being taught or learning. So the individual expects to know and to be able to do almost anything, which either leads to a loss of effort and an inability to accept responsibility for failure – because doing so would mean that they did need to learn. Anything that goes wrong therefore is someone else's fault.
The other is that they can develop a fear of failure: because they 'know' they are a talent, they know they have to be able to succeed. And therefore they can't fail – at anything. And the only way to ensure that is to not try. So they start to choose the easier option all the time. Better to be safe than fail.
In short being labelled as 'talent' creates a fixed mindset that prevents learning and growth – the very thing that most talent programmes are desperately trying to achieve. So maybe it's time to stop pushing 'talent' programmes; or at least labelling people that way?
Next time you start referring to someone by their label rather than thinking of them as an individual human being, ask yourself two questions: is this the most constructive or helpful way to think about them, and is it the best way to work with them? If not, dump the label!
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My mother on the other side was a character with staunch piousness and heavy ethics. I'll have to strain my brain greatly to recall any incident where I found her stepping out of her ethics.
Lingering memories of yesteryears come strangely echoing to my mind on the shadowy evening as I sat on the sprawling balcony watching the sun dip garishly in the west.
Introducing myself on such a sunset, I remember mother scolding papa aloud steadfastly.
She was glowing and her face turned crimson with indignation, as if all her vermilion hast been brushed over her checks, from the forehead.
I could not comprehend the whole matter, but with time and my mother's temper it was getting exaggerated. Papa was quietly doing his own work at the corner of his bed. Partially lying with two or three pillows at the back, a table lamp clamped aside with its full focus and his favorite "Rabindra Rachanabali" on the left palm.
He always used to keep his pair of spectacle on the verge where the eye-sacs meet the nose, and the two fingers of the right hand playing as usually with a half burnt cigarette.
Like a distinctive bourgeois Bengali, normally seen in old Bengali movies, nearly of mid sixties. To be true to heart, I used to adore those few artistic touches, which reveals an impression out of life; my father has always been an expert about it.
My mother on the other side was a character with staunch piousness and heavy ethics. I'll have to strain my brain greatly to recall any incident where I found her stepping out of her ethics. If she were guilty any time for any of her guilt, she would immediately apologize for that, but if she finds any guilt of any one else she won't spare at all.
This was just what happened that day. She caught papa having a sweet dish with cherish despite being a severe patient of Diabetes. Actually papa was very fond of only one sweet dish and he never compromised with it. But to his ill-fortune mom was too strict when his diet was concerned, and this was not the first time!
From then onwards mom started sending me with papa, so that I may look after him, all the time he was out of mom's vigilance. I was quite free then, since I had just completed my matriculation and was having a prolonged holiday but the duty, which was empowered on me, wasn't to my suit then.
Yet without a choice of my own, I had to get up early in the morning and travel with papa to his workshop. Papa used to feel off work since I normally dealt with customers and especially when girls needed a personal thing and was of my age too.
As a whole it was not a very nice place, and boredom always prevailed when I was not with good company. Papa got this strategy of mine in his intuition and one fine morning while we were waiting at the bus stop he gave me a proposal. My age and the then immature brain of mine accepted it with full pleasure.
He gave me some money and asked me to go for a movie with my friends. I was so overwhelmed that I did not think twice. I couldn't catch his intentions, which became a burden, that my unconscious self took over and which I have to carry till my grave.
He went to attend a party where the word "control" was obsolete and "diet" to its super degree remained un-maintained. He had all those things that were poison to him and wasn't in a condition to pump his own heart.
Today my father is no more. The vermilion of my mother's forehead has faded away. And yet I'm unable to acquire that much of guts to confess to my mother that I'm the one who has washed her forehead with gray ashes of my so-beloved father. She is now cooking "payasam," the delicacy papa loved the most.
Today is his 2nd death anniversary.
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"My favourite holiday experience this year was a catamaran trip in Antigua. We sailed past amazing villas belonging to the rich and famous, stopped off for snorkelling and swimming, and drank plenty of punch made with Antiguan rum!" Jodie, Trusted Adviser
"For me, it's got to be swimming in sea caves in Zakynthos. The waters were so clear, you could see everything around you. On the boat ride back, we also spotted sea turtles gliding through the water, which was amazing." Samantha, Trusted Adviser
"I had an amazing holiday to Constance Belle Mare Plage in Mauritius. We stayed in one of the beachfront junior suites and the views were just beautiful. I loved waking up to them every day and spending time sat on my balcony with a book and a drink, listening to the waves. I also did a boat trip to snorkel on the reef one day, which is something I'd highly recommend." Claire, Trusted Adviser
"Attending the Singapore Grand Prix was pretty spectacular. It takes place at night, with the cars whizzing around the streets of Marina Bay. I was also lucky enough to be in Thailand for the annual Festival of Light, where countless candles and lanterns are lit to celebrate the end of the rainy season – amazing." James, Head of Sales and Customer Experience


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Upward Flag Football & Cheer
For Boys and Girls entering grades K5 through 6th Grade.
- 6 on 6 Flag Football League (for boys)
- Cheer for girls
- One practice a week with an 8 - game season
League Information
Upward Flag Football and Cheer provides a positive sports experience for every child and makes the most of your family's time and money. Children have fun, are encouraged, and are taught life lessons in addition to teaching fundamentals of the sport. Cost includes game day uniform.
Registration Information
For 2019 Season:
- Flag Football Early Registration: 6/1/2019 ($95.00)
- Flag Football Registration: 7/26/2019 ($105.00)
- Cheerleading Early Registration: 6/1/2019 ($95.00)
- Cheerleading Registration: 7/26/2019 ($105.00)
FB Forney partners with ROCKSOLID to provide soft-shell helmets to each player. ROCKSOLID's mission is to protect the players and enhance the game. You will be able to rent the helmet at evaluations for $19.99 (must be returned at the end of the season) or purchase a helmet for $49.99. This is an additional cost after the registration fee.
Evaluations & Sizing
All players and cheerleaders must attend one. Cleats recommended.
- Saturday, July 13 at 10:30 a.m. in the gyms.
- Thursday, July 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the gyms.
- Saturday, July 27 at 10:30 a.m. in the gyms.
Enter Fitness Center main doors.
Practices begin Aug. 19 with games starting Sept. 7.
Your coach will contact you with your team's time and days. Season is 8 games. Games held on Saturdays.
Game Schedules
September 2019 Schedules TBA
Contact: Greg Childress
Phone: 972-564-3357
Why flag football and cheerleading?
- 3.8 million children played organized football in the U.S. in 2004
- Cheerleading continues to grow at nearly a 50% rate each year nationally
- Nearly 3.6 million students participate in cheerleading annually
- 1.4 million cheerleaders are in the 6 to 11 year old age group
*source: 2004 Sports Participation in America Report, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
Why Upward Flag Football and Upward Cheerleading?
Football is a sport that many more children want to play, but are too young or not interested in the contact of tackle football. Upward Flag Football and Upward Cheerleading offer a break from the norm. The primary focus of Upward is to develop the Winner in EVERY child, not just a few. Upward Football and Cheerleading is offered by FBC Forney for eight weeks beginning in September.


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American Assassin is on DVD now and it costs $14.96 to own the DVD for lifetime! However, do you think you can actually have the DVD for lifetime? For DVD fans that has a large collection of DVDs, I don't think this is easy as DVDs easily get scratches, mostly by my kids. I'd always like to rip and backup my DVDs movies like American Assassin to MP4 or MKV on my Windows 10 or MacBook Pro running macOS High Sierra so as to keep the DVDs for LIFETIME.
And below is a quick guide how I am doing so, backing up DVD American Assassin to MP4 as well as watching it on iPhone and smart TVs.
If you are having trouble ripping American Assassin DVD with MakeMKV, Handbrake, DVDFab, AnyDVD, or getting various errors in ripping, check the guide and have a free trial to see if this is the very American Assassin DVD ripper and a good replacement to MakeMKV, AnyDVD etc.
DVD American Assassin Ripper for PC/Mac
There are quite a lot DVD rippers to go but I'd always like to recommend Leawo DVD Ripper as my main DVD ripping solution.
Leawo DVD Ripper can be used on both Windows and Mac platform including Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista/XP, macOS Sierra, High Sierra, and even the old Mac OS X 10.6.8. It supports all kinds of DVD protection including CSS and Region Code and does a perfect job in decrypting encryption from Disney and Beachbody!
Leawo offers various output profiles. Ripping DVD to MP4 or AVI, MKV as well as iPhone/iPad, smart TVs, is easy for Leawo DVD Ripper. You can custom every profile and save as you own.
Rip and Backup DVD American Assassin to MP4 AVI MKV
Below is my guide of how I rip and backup DVD American Assassin. And MP4 will take as the example. Screenshots are made on Windows, but it also applies to the Mac version and they are almost the same.
Step 1. Download and Install
Follow the above button to download a free trial of Leawo Prof Media and DVD Ripper is a function module in it. Install and Launch it.
Step 2. Load American Assassin
Choose DVD Ripper or click the Convert tab on top and load DVD from "Add Blu-ray/DVD" like below:
Step 3. Main Mode
It takes seconds for Leawo to load and display the below title and preview window for you. For action movies like American Assassin, I'd like to recommend you go for Main Mode. For TV seires, and Beachbody DVD like CIZE, I recommend Custom Mode. Also you can have preview for the DVD here in the preview windows to confirm it is the right one to do, or you can use VLC player to detect the right title.
Step 4. Rip American Assassin to MP4
We are almost ready to rip! MP4 comes as the default profile and you can just hit the Convert button and leave it ripping and enjoy!
Besides, Leawo offers a Bluray ripper as function module in Leawo Prof. Media. So, if you want to rip the Bluray version of American Assassin, pick up Blu-ray ripper and this guide applies to the Bluray ripping of American Assassin as well.


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From perhaps the most insightful and relevent war correspondent we've seen in a long time.
Hopefully you'll have the stamina to read the AAR. I only want the truth, and yes Mark, I CAN handle the truth. (It's been a while since I've had to pull out the AFGM quote book.)


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A website development disaster can be both costly and demoralising. This case study from my life coaching files did not have a happy ending and highlights the traps to help your clients avoid.
FYI: I may receive affiliate commissions at no cost to you.
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Lexie, (not her real name) a high school English teacher, had a wonderful idea for an online business. It actually inspired me!
She was setting up a an online business for teaching English to Japanese and other Asian students. She knew there was a demand for this and saw this business niche as a way to get out of face-to-face teaching, which she was not enjoying, and to provide for her into retirement
Unfortunately, by the time she came to me to coach her through the process, she had already commissioned the website to a local designer.
One of the first things I asked Lexie was
"is your designer able to handle the SEO (search engine optimisation) component of the website?"
Despite my prompts, and emphasising the importance of a website for an online business being functional, engaging and easily found - as well as looking good - her answer was vague
She also didn't want me to see the website until it was finished so I had no option but to go along with that. I was her coach not her website person!
Lexie was wonderfully proactive in the other aspects of setting up her online business. She created a really snazzy logo, sourced and engaged suitable teachers to take the flood of enquiries she was expecting when the website was launched. She had all the systems and schedules in place and had asked the designer to set her up a a booking system for eager Asian students.
During our coaching sessions, however, Lexie did admit she had some issues with the designer not doing what she asked, did not have the right idea about the visitor experience and putting in stuff she hadn't asked for. We had several conversations to help her resolve this but still insisted staying with the designer was her best option.
I would add that this website was not a "cheapy" no frills website such as Wix or Weeby, but was costing her thousands of dollars to have built. The designer had also locked Lexie into a plan where there were costs for every change made to the content.
Just before launch date I got to see the website. It was quite impressive, with huge moving pictures and lots of gimmicks. It looked good - but apart from not having the SEO keyword components to enable it to be found , it had scrappy content, didn't engage the visitor, was hard to navigate and had no real call to action.
She was heading for a website development disaster and there was nothing I could do to help her.
So launch day for the website came with much anticipation.
Two weeks later Lexie is on the phone in a panic - the anticipated flood of enquiries and bookings had not come - not one.
Despite my warnings, she had been convinced that in the words from the film Field of Dreams "If you build it they will come". They hadn't!
Also Lexie and the designer had overlooked the fact that it needed to have a translation facility so its could be read in Japanese and other Asian languages - her target market.
Lexie regretfully realised, her expensive website simply had not been designed or built to do the job of an online business.
There was nothing else to do but for Lexie to extricate herself from her website designer and more or less start again. It set back the launch of her her new online business months at considerable cost to her both financially and emotionally.
This story is not unique. I often hear similar sad and frustrated tales from coaches who have built a good looking website that simply doesn't do the job of helping create a profitable coaching practice.
And this is why I the recommend the system I used Solo Build It (SBI!). It's a complete online business building platform that you can entirely create yourself or get one of Solo Built It's coaches to help you at very reasonable rates. SBI!s unique and critical point of difference is that you don't have to work with plugins, learn code and it has a proven Action Guide that supports you to build the business from day one, avoiding critical errors like Lexie. It really is worth checking out.
And if you already have a Wordpress website and have the knowhow to navigate your way through Wordpress without ongoing expensive technical help, SBI have an add on, SBI For Wordpress that includes their unique Action Guide and other proven online business building tools.
I've lots more vital tips on creating a website that looks good AND does it's job as an online business in Life Coaching Websites That Work


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24 year old Michigan woman wins 1 million dollars in the lottery and continues to collect food stamps. Un-freaking-believable!!!!! link: news.yahoo.com
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Loose Ends is received in Act 1 if you completed Birthright. The version depends on if either Meeran or Athenril helped Hawke during The Destruction of Lothering.
Letter Edit
If Hawke sided with Athenril...
I know we didn't part on the best terms. You were right, I was trying to squeeze more work out of you than was justified. You've more than paid your way into the city. It's been tight since you left, though. If you're looking for more work, for real coin in your pocket, come see me in Hightown, anytime before sunset.
If Hawke sided with Meeran...
I take back everything I said about your blighted family. You were right, you were the best we ever had. If you're looking for honest work and good coin, come see me in Lowtown. I can keep you busy for a while.


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Bandidas Taqueria: where hearty home-style cooking meets social justice
(This story is sponsosered by Bandidas Taqueria.)
Known for its killer brunch menu, hefty burritos, house-made drinks, and heaping plates of cheesy nachos, Bandidas Taqueria has been a staple of Commercial Drive for more than 10 years now. It opened at a time when vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free offerings were scarce. With so many more options sprouting up in this city every year, Bandidas remains a leader in this niche. There are daily lineups for breakfast, lunch, and dinner but don't worry, the recent expansion means the line moves quickly.
The extensive menu is made from scratch, and it remains the only restaurant in Vancouver to hand-press all of its own corn tortillas. The limes and lemons are squeezed every day. All of these fresh touches add up to a meal that tastes like it was cooked just for you, by your favourite aunt. Meat eaters, vegetarians, and people with almost any dietary restriction can find satisfying solace within the art-covered walls of this East Vancouver institution.
Bandidas is the creation of Jackie-Rae Avery and Aiyana Kane, two former school teachers hailing from Northern B.C. and Northern California, respectively. They left their professions with the goal of creating a restaurant that would serve great vegetarian food and also become a vehicle for social change in their community. To this day, they sponsor hundreds of local events, host shows for local artists and musicians, engage in environmentally and socially responsible business practices, and provide medical benefits and extensive leadership training for their staff. A few times a year, Bandidas hosts major fundraisers, creating significant community engagement and donating 100 percent of profits from the day's sales in support of human rights and environmental protection.
The fact that Bandidas has thrived in an industry famous for its high failure rate is an accomplishment, without a doubt, due to the heart and grit of the two owners and their sturdy team of dedicated staff who eagerly uphold the Bandidas mission with every burrito rolled and served.
Drop by Bandidas from 9 a.m. until midnight (1 a.m. on weekends) to experience the Mexican-inspired menu and great vibes. You'll most likely find a dining room full of friendly regulars. And if you go before 3 p.m., don't leave without trying the cornbread.


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Mangaluru, Oct 20, 2016: In a shocking incident Principal of Milagres College was assaulted by a BBM student at college premises today October 20 , Thursday.
Mohammed Shahnawaz third year BBM student of Milagres College attacked Fr Micheal the principal of the college.
It is said that, earlier Fr Micheal had warned Shahnawaz about his attendance shortage and informed him to attend the class or else he will be restricted from appearing the exam.
When Fr Micheal was on his way for lunch, Shahnawaz suddenly attacked and assaulted him. He has been admitted to private hospital.
Soon after the incident Mohammed Shahnawaz is absconding
Case has been registered at Bunder Police station. Search is on for Mohammed Shahnawaz.
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|Nithin Kumar, Addor
|Fri, October-21-2016, 12:26
|Present generation lack respect towards their elders. Debar him fro college
|Ashrith S, Bendorwell
|Fri, October-21-2016, 12:02
|Guru is equal to God as he guides us to the right path . But this guy has to be ashamed of his attitude.
|Tina Shetty, puttur
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Robert Sterling Stevens
Lieu de décès : Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date de décès : 9 avril 2014
Robert Sterling Stevens (served with the Sydney City Police force for 10 years and with the OPP for 30 years, retiring as Traffic Sargent with District 7, Barrie Detachment. Founding Pipe Major with OPP Pipe and Drums.)
Passed away at the Royal Victoria Health Centre with his family by his side, on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in his 83rd year.
Robert, beloved husband of Cheryl 'Sherry' (nee Poirier). Son of Lillian and Lawson Stevens. Loving father of Kevin (Chantale), Bob (Kathy Rothlisberger). Grant (Linda), Catherine Aubut (Kevin McNally), Sandra Harris (Rob), Carol MacCormick (Brad Boshart) and Evan (Sarah). Cherished by 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Lawrence, Stuart, Christine and Ted. He will also be missed by his many nieces and nephews.
In keeping with Robert's wishes, there will not be any services at this time.
If desired, memorial donations made to the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the nursing staff of 3GC at the Royal Victoria Health Care Centre and Dr. Hyslop for their compassionate care and patience.
Condolences can be forwarded to www.steckleygooderham.com.


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China's Jiangsu rebar capacity utilization low at 40% Feb 20, 2020
Rebar rolling capacity utilization rate at the 22 sampled steel producers in Jiangsu of East China, the country's largest rebar production base, fell to 40.2% as of February 18, a record low since March 2015, as they had been forced to scaled down production amid high stocks and constraints of raw materials supply and manpower amid the ongoing fight against Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (NCP), according to a Mysteel' market survey.
Shagang idles two rebar rolling lines as planned Feb 14, 2020
Shagang Group, China's largest privately-owned steel producer and top rebar mill in East China's Jiangsu province have idled two rebar rolling lines for maintenance according to the original schedule instead of any forced move by the ongoing battle against the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (NCP), a company official reiterated on Friday.
Virus outbreak slows down China's steel production Feb 06, 2020
A number of Chinese steel producers have opted to scale down their crude steel production by conducting maintenance on their furnaces as the counter measure against the market quietness because of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, Mysteel understood from related surveys.
Chinese mills arrange maintenance plans on poor demand Jan 06, 2020
The softening of market demand for steel in winter, particularly for long products, has encouraged Chinese steelmakers to arrange intensive maintenance programmes, market sources shared on Friday, with stoppages already begun at some producers.
North China mills delivering fewer longs to market Jul 11, 2019
Fourteen major steelmakers in North China's Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region which Mysteel regularly monitors plan to deliver fewer long steel products to the local physical market this month, according to the results of a study Mysteel released on Wednesday. Many among the group are still observing production restrictions or have stopped lines for normal maintenance, so they anticipate their steel output will be reduced this month.
China's steel mills into maintenance season starting July Jul 03, 2019
A growing number of Chinese steelmakers have recently joined the others announcing their maintenance plans on their steelmaking or rolling facilities starting July as the country has been into the hot summer when the demand for steel usually subsides.
More Chinese steel mills join March maintenance crowd Mar 06, 2019
As of March 4, a total of 27 Chinese steel producers nationwide were known to have or will start their regular minor or major maintenance on their facilities in March, lasting from a week to as long as 90 days, which is expected to slow down the flow of finished steel supplies into the Chinese market this month, market sources shared on Tuesday.
Shanxi steel producers plan intense maintenance Feb 20, 2019
After lagging behind their counterparts in most other provinces by several weeks, steelmakers in North China's Shanxi province have launched a maintenance blitz that will see all nine of the province's major steel producers overhauling blast furnaces and rolling facilities from late February through until early March, company data collected by Mysteel shows.
Mills launch annual maintenance in Dec amid weak demand Dec 17, 2018
The cooling of steel demand now that winter has taken hold across most parts of China has led many more steelmakers to announce maintenance plans this month, Mysteel has learned from market sources.
Taiwan's Feng Hsin rolls over rebar, scrap prices Aug 28, 2018
Feng Hsin Steel, Taiwan's largest rebar producer headquartered in Taichung, Central Taiwan, has decided to roll over its domestic sales prices for rebar and its procurement prices for locally-sourced scrap for the current August 27-31 week after a cut of TWD 200/tonne ($6.5/t) for both prices last week, a company official told Mysteel on August 28.
Feng Hsin idling plant for maintenance amid power curbs Aug 09, 2018
Feng Hsin Steel, Taiwan's largest rebar producer, will be idling upstream and downstream facilities at its Taichung city works in Central Taiwan over the coming few weeks to undertake annual maintenance while the usual curbs on industrial electricity use are in force over summer, a company official has confirmed.
China's Pinggang halts blast furnaces, sintering plants Aug 07, 2018
Jiangxi PXSteel Industrial Co (Pinggang), a leading construction steel producer in East China's Jiangxi province, has suspended its blast furnaces and sintering plants for five days starting August 6 as the steel mill is going through environmental protection inspections, according to Mysteel's market monitoring.
Japan steelmakers survive devastating weekend rains Jul 09, 2018
The economic impact from the torrential rains which caused massive devastation to many parts of western Japan late last week and into the weekend is expected to be huge though steelmakers with plants in the affected areas seem to be escaped the worst.
China's Shagang up rebar price by $16/t for late-June Jun 21, 2018
Shagang Group, China's largest privately-owned steelmaker headquartered in Zhangjiagang city, East China's Jiangsu province, has raised its rebar list price for the third time, up another Yuan 100/tonne ($15.5/t) for sales during June 21-30, according to the company's latest pricing policy released on June 21.
China's steel prices to be rangebound on supply rises May 16, 2018
China's domestic steel prices are likely to be rangebound in the near term throughout June, and supplies have been on the rise, offsetting the efforts by the Chinese mills and traders in destocking, market sources shared on May 15.
CSC to revamp hot stove, reheating furnace at Kaohsiung May 11, 2018
China Steel Corporation (CSC), Taiwan's top steel producer headquartered in Kaohsiung, South Taiwan, is undertaking an extensive revamp of a hot stove feeding hot air to the No.3 blast furnace, a company official confirmed on May 11.
FEATURE: Jiangsu steel mills bracing for eco checks Apr 27, 2018
Steel mills in East China's Jiangsu province are bracing themselves for operations' disruption from the one-month environmental protection inspection the provincial authority to proceed in eight cities along the Yangtze River since April 24, Mysteel understands from the market sources.
Rebound in China rebar prices seen continuing for now Apr 24, 2018
Chinese domestic prices of rebar should continue tracking upward over the short term as market players envisage the robust demand for the construction steel product continuing to linger, market sources shared on April 24. But they warned that prices were unlikely to refresh last December's 74-month high anytime soon.
Gas leak at South China's SGIS kills 8 Feb 05, 2018
A coal gas leak early Monday morning at SGIS Songshan, the Shenzhen-listed arm of China Baowu Group member Guangdong Shaoguan Iron & Steel Group (Shaogang) in South China, claimed the lives of eight people working nearby and hospitalized ten more, according to a company post at noon on February 5.
Taiwan's Feng Hsin cuts weekly rebar price by $6.9/t Jan 30, 2018
Feng Hsin Steel, Taiwan's biggest rebar producer decided to cut its rebar price by TWD 200/tonne ($6.9/t) on week together with lowering scrap procurement cost by the same degree, a company official confirmed on January 30.


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What letter do I need to decline CDW?
Credit Card CDW–all you need to know
What is Collision Damage Waiver?
Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) is an obligatory coverage for rental vehicles. It is not an insurance but takes the financial responsibility off of the customer should the vehicle be damaged. To allow a customer to take a vehicle without coverage would be extremely risky to the agency and the customer alike. The car rental agency has a moral and legal obligation to ensure that the customer is adequately insured to drive their rental vehicle on Costa Rican roads.
Credit Card CDW
Most credit cards offer perks to their customers; one of which is Collision Damage Waiver. With this optional coverage on the credit card, the customer is permitted to decline the car rental agency's CDW coverage. However, the customer must provide a letter of proof from the credit card provider or bank that outlines this coverage.
Car rental agencies advertise this requirement on their websites and in communication with customers to arrange for the letter to be emailed ahead of the rental. This enables the car rental agency to verify the CDW coverage and provide clear pricing for the upcoming rental.
Unfortunately, not all customers realize the seriousness of the request. Once arriving in Costa Rica, it is possible to call the credit card provider to verify coverage, but this can be a painful process. Waiting on customer service representatives on a business helpline is never easy, and worse when the beach is waiting, and a line of other car rental customers is forming behind you. Federico Barquero of Grupo ANC, estimates that approximately half of the customers calling credit card providers discover that the CDW coverage offered doesn't cover their rental vehicle. This then leads to additional coverage costs which is not a surprise to receive at the start of a vacation.
Terms and conditions of Credit Card CDW
The biggest issue is that the CDW coverage terms and conditions vary considerably between credit card providers and even between the different card types offered by that provider. The customer is often unaware of many excluding factors for rental in small print on policies regarding car rental CDW coverage.
Firstly, it is important to establish that the CDW coverage is provided outside of the renter's home country; some policies may limit coverage to the United States.
Vehicle type has various restrictions too that are crucial in establishing the customer's coverage. Exclusions often include 4×4 vehicles and premium SUVs which heavily restricts the customer vehicle choice in an industry where over 60% of vehicles are four wheel drive. AMEX excludes premium and many full-sized SUVs from its coverage, for example.
Further restrictions apply to coverage for the number of passengers that the vehicle holds—usually 8 or less–which exclude vans from CDW coverage through a credit card.
Another consideration is the value that the credit card provider has as a limit to coverage. Vehicles are not cheap in Costa Rica due to high importation fees and taxes, and the $30 thousand coverage provided by many credit card providers is not sufficient for all vehicles.
The duration of the rental period can depend on whether the renter can use CDW through the credit card or not. Mastercard CDW coverage, for example, is only valid for 15 consecutive days of car rental.
Requirements for the letter of proof
The requirements of letter for the car rental agency are based on the varying conditions offered and discussed above:
• Name of card holder
• Coverage is provided in Costa Rica
• Maximum limit of coverage
• Duration of coverage
• Vehicle exclusion policies
• Number of passengers permitted
Bring or even better, email the letter from your bank or credit card provider in advance to ensure that your vehicle pick up is fast and easy–and that your vacation starts without a hitch!
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Thursday, June 30th, 2016
Qualifying is open for the Special Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 to fill the vacant House District 79 seat in Lee County. Any interested candidate may print a qualifying form, located on the Party website: (click here). A potential candidate may also call the Party at (334) 262-2221 and ask the Party Staff to mail or fax a qualifying form. The qualifying fee is $558.26, half the usual House qualifying fee because the eventual winner will serve half the term.
All qualifying papers, along with the fee, must be received in the State Party Office by July 14, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. Candidates may mail or deliver qualifying forms to the Alabama Democratic Party at 501 Adams Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104.


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Fincch Sushi Room, Medan Damansara, KL: Japanese Lunch
Fincch Sushi Room is a newish Japanese restaurant located in Medan Damansara. We usually are quite wary of trying new Japanese restaurants especially when we've got our regular spots which are good and reasonably priced.Recently Fincch started a lunch promotion which sounded like a good deal, so we decided...
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The desert road (to Jaisalmer)
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Now this is a tale of two friends, a rather strange couple may I add: one was a cowboy, the other an indian. They've been through thick and thin together and now their journey continues to the unforgiving deserts of the west.
After riding long in the morning sun their horse needed rest so they took some time to explore the dunes. When they came back two black horsemen were waiting by their noble steed. Dressed in style – black eagle shaped helmets with shades dark as black gold and packed full of riches they sat on a shadow stallion, smaller than our heroes' but fitter and faster. If you would race them down a long straight the odds for our duo would be slim. But our heroes had an advantage. They were lighter and their steel monster was hiding it's strength well.
They went to meet the dark strangers. Life had taught them to be careful when meeting people of darkness.
-"No thank you, we're fine." Uros tries to end another meaningless conversation and send them on their way.
-"Any problem with your ride?"
-"No, just taking a break," Uros replies, loosing patience in the hot sun.
-"Ok… Need any food, water?" The dark rider insists.
He looks way to friendly. Something smells fishy. -"No, we have plenty." Uros turns to Tilen to confirm his suspicions. They have been lured into traps by friendly brown colored people before.
The black riders gave up and made saddle to continue their journey. But after a few gallops, they turned around. "What now?" Tilen whispered. The shadow stallion charged and a whizzing sound of it's small raging heart was going through the air. "I knew something was wrong" went through Uros' mind. In a second the two black riders were galloping in a mist of dusty golden sand full speed towards our unmounted heroes.
What to do, how will they defend their themselves? Will they manage to saddle their steed and face them?
Find out more in the next episode of The two donkey riders!
Sneak peek: The black riders stopped in the last second saying: "Can we take a picture?"
So that, how we've met Razi & Maajed – two journalists working for a local paper (Shre Times, or something like that :)). They were going to Jaisalmer to cover the Desert festival that was happening the same time we were there. So we passed them a few times on the road and they stopped when we were taking a break-just to make sure everything was fine. Well one time we actually needed some help, because we had a flat tire (puncture? No, snake bite. How many times must I curse these Indian roads?!). So Razi drove me and the tire to the nearest village, got the tube repaired and paid for everything. On the way we got some snacks and chai and they insisted on paying for everything. Those who have met me, know that that was a struggle for me.
We arrived in Jaisalmer in late afternoon, had a slalom in the narrow city streets and found the hotel.
"Tomorrow we have to find a bigger room (for the whole Jodhpur crew) and arrange a good cheap Camel safari! So quickly take the bucket of hot water and take a shower!"
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Drafts Press Kit
What is Drafts?
Drafts is a quick capture note taking app for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Drafts launches ready to type, making it quick and easy to capture thoughts, status updates or anything else on the go. After capture, Drafts provides a powerful array of highly customizable "actions" to send text to email, messages, events, Dropbox, Evernote, social media, other apps – making it an indispensible tool for anyone trying to be productive on iOS.
Originally launched in April, 2012, Drafts has been one of the most consistently developed and popular apps in the App Store productivity category and has garnered top awards, including Macworld's coveted Eddy Award in 2013 and selection for the Lifehacker pack of essential iPhone and iPad apps.
Information & Links
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- Latest new and release notes
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- CARE International
CARE International
Last year, CARE International worked in 87 countries to support 905 poverty-fighting projects that reached more than 82 million people. Its mission is to create lasting change in poor communities by working across a range of areas where need is greatest. Its services cover disaster relief, clean water, health services and teacher training. CARE started working in Afghanistan in 1961 to help vulnerable and marginalised Afghans have a say in the decisions affecting their lives. It is particularly acknowledged for the improvements it has made to community-based education for girls.


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As a result of the increased productivity and aluminization of more sophisticated components die surfaces are subjected into drastical thermal and mechanical loads for today's die casting applications. Increased thermal load couses increased die surface temperature which has direct effect on both thermal fatigue and soldering of aluminium on die surface. For an uninterrupted high surface quality production we apply wide variety of surface treatments to the die system components.
In manufacturing program of Antrametal cores are applied to oxidation process to minimize soldering and increase thermal fatigue resistance. With the oxidation process a barrier layer created on die surface which prevents direct contact of molten metal to die surface and also final machining stress on die surface can be minimized to acihieve more thermal fatigue strenght. Within the SDC concept PVD Dublex coating is applied to the core pins and inserts which serves the best performance against soldering and erosion and makes it possible to perform an uninterrupted, high surface quality component production


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Bluegrass for Hospice is held in Great Mills, Maryland. Takes place in October.
The 2018 Bluegrass for Hospice will be held October 27.
The 2018 music lineup includes:
Danny Paisley & Southern Grass
Highland Travelers
Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition
David Norris & The Dixie Ramblers
Bubby Abell & Spoon Creek
The California Ramblers
Recycled Grass
15 Strings
Held at the Flat Iron Farm.
Offers nearby hotel lodging.
Festival website: Bluegrass for Hospice


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March 13, 2013 at 12:00 PM
imgSeek (and it's server-side variant iskdaemon) is an open source image matching engine developed by Ricardo Cabral. In a nutshell, imgSeek makes it possible (with just a little bit of hacking) to perform reverse image searches and visual similarity comparisons against a specific group of images of your choice, just like Google Images or TinEye (but without the beefy monthly fees). For more information, take a look at the official imgSeek documentation.
For those of you who may not see the value in being able to do reverse image searches and visual similarity comparisons on an arbitrary set of images, allow me to elaborate with a real-world example of how I use imgSeek.
Ever since mid-November I've been using imgSeek to handle all of the server-side logic behind the "identify a card by taking a picture of it" feature of my iOS app Duel Master: Yu-Gi-Oh Edition. With this feature all a user has to do is take a picture of a Yu-Gi-Oh card, and within seconds all of the relevant information about that particular card (details, rulings, prices, etc) will be presented to them. This is all accomplished by uploading the picture they took to one of the Studio Bebop API servers, feeding it through imgSeek, and then returning the results to the app for additional processing and presentation. You can see a demonstration of this feature in action in the promo video below.
As you can see, imgSeek definitely works, and it works pretty well too. However don't let my super awesome app promo fool you, there are some serious drawbacks and kinks to using imgSeek. Despite the fact that imgSeek is technically stable enough to be deployed for real-world projects, the truth is that it is still in-development software, and as such suffers from bugs, hiccups, and scary segmentation faults.
Moreover, imgSeek doesn't scale very well, especially when it comes to handling lots of requests at once. While there is some vague mention of a "clustered mode" within the default iskdaemon configuration file, it isn't actually an implemented feature yet. As such, if you hit a stock copy of iskdaemon with lots of requests at a time, you're going to start to see some serious lag due to the fact that at the moment a stock copy of iskdaemon can only process one request at a time. So if it takes roughly one second for your copy of iskdaemon to perform a visual similarity comparison, and you've got twenty or thirty requests in the queue, you can expect some serious latency. (Which will only grow worse as you add more images to your database.)
Luckily for all of you, I've taken it upon myself to implement fixes for all of theses gripes (and a few more I didn't bother mentioning), and put them into a special branch of iskdaemon called iskdaemon-clustered!
Clustered Access Layout
The basic theory behind clustering instances of iskdaemon is pretty straightforward. First you launch multiple instances of iskdaemon, each listening on a different port, but all sharing the same image database file. Then, you use Nginx (or whatever HTTP daemon floats your boat), to handle the actual load balancing via a round robin style proxy pass. Simple right? WRONG! Well sort of...
The above layout will work fine as long as you're just performing read requests (queryImgID, queryImgBlob, queryImgPath), but once you start doing write requests (addImgBlob, addImg) through the load balancing proxy pass, that's when things start to break. To put it simply, your instance nodes will start to develop database inconsistencies with each other. By which I mean that some nodes will have an image, while others some won't. Moreover once you start trying to save/load to the same database file things get even worse, because that's when you'll start to see endless loops of database errors and/or crashes.
To overcome this shortcoming, I decided to tweak things so that there is a separate instance of iskdaemon running outside of the proxy pass group, that is specifically dedicated to performing write requests. Then with the addition of some fancy h4x, I made it so that the reader iskdaemon instances in the proxy pass group automatically update their local copies of the image database so that they are always up to date.
Implementing the separate writer instance was pretty straight forward, but the logic behind keeping all of the reader instances up to date is a bit more complicated. In this next section I'll be going over in detail how I do that. You don't have to read the next section to compile/install iskdaemon-clustered, but you probably should. If you don't feel like it, skip ahead to Installing iskdaemon-clustered On Your Server.
Overcoming Database Inconsistencies With Multiple Iskdaemon Instances
The reason that parallel iskdaemon instances can develop database inconsistencies in the first place lies in the fact that iskdaemon reads and writes its image data to a single database file that is only read into memory when the iskdaemon process first starts. Any image data you add via addImgBlob or addImg is held only in memory until you call saveDb.
So when you add an image to your images database using one of your parallel instances of iskdaemon, the other instances won't know about it until they reread the database file, which normally only happens when you start iskdaemon. To overcome this hurdle I've modified queryImgBlob and queryImgID so that they call a special function that checks to see if the images database has been modified since the last time there was a read request, and rereads it into memory if there have been any changes, before doing any actual image matching work.
Unfortunately rereading the database file into memory is trickier than you might think. If for instance you try to reread the database file while your writer process is in the middle of saving its new changes, you'll more than likely run into a fat load of read errors that could potentially send your reader instances into an infinite loop of database errors. To work around this issue, I implemented another special function that copies the main images database file into a temporary file, which is read, and then deleted. If the read fails for some reason, the function recurses into itself until it successfully rereads the image database file. I'll be the first to admit that it's not the most elegant of solutions, but it's simple, and it works.
Below is a flow chart that outlines the process iskdaemon-clustered uses to handle read requests without running into database inconsistencies.
Installing iskdaemon-clustered On Your Server
Please note that the following instructions are for compiling/installing on a *nix system. You're on your own Windows users.
First up, make sure you have all of the necessary prerequisites. (If you are using Gentoo, you should be able to emerge all of this stuff without any problems.)
Next, clone the iskdaemon-clustered Github repository.
git clone https://github.com/StudioBebop/iskdaemon-clustered.git
Now compile iskdaemon-clustered!
$ cd iskdaemon-clustered
$ cd src
$ python setup.py build
$ sudo python setup.py install
Now assuming that you have all of the necessary prerequisites, and nothing went wrong, iskdaemon-clustered should now be installed on your system. If you are having problems compiling, try taking a look at the installation instructions on the imgSeek website.
Now for the fun part, configuring your iskdaemon cluster! As I explained earlier, the basic concept here is to launch multiple instances of iskdaemon.py in parallel that all share the same database file. To make this easier for you, I've included a python script (launch-clustered-isk.py) that makes this super easy (again it's a little hacky, but it gets the job done without too much work).
First copy launch-clustered-isk.py to wherever you'd like to hold the database and other files for your iskdaemon cluster. (I just use my home directory.)
cp iskdaemon-clustered/launch-clustered-isk.py ~
launch-clustered-isk.py should work right out of the box, but for the sake of learning, let's take a quick peak at it's configuration options.
Open launch-clustered-isk.py up in your favorite text editor (Nano master race reporting in). Lines 19-23 are the places where you can make adjustments where you need/want to, each line is commented, but I'll give you a quick overview anyway.
Once you have launch-clustered-isk.py configured just the way you want it, it's time to configure Nginx to handle proxying requests to your cluster.
Open up Nginx's config file (should be /etc/nginx/nginx.conf on Gentoo) in your favorite text editor, and in the http{} section, add the following lines.
http {
upstream isk-cluster {
server localhost:1337;
server localhost:1338;
server localhost:1339;
# ... skipping some lines, and assuming you configured 12 reader instances
server localhost:1346;
server localhost:1347;
server localhost:1348;
# listen on localhost on port 81
server {
listen 81;
server_name localhost;
location / {
proxy_pass http://isk-cluster;
Now (re)start Nginx, and then run launch-clustered-isk.py. If everything went right, you should see a bunch of lines about launching iskdaemon instances and listening on different ports. If you see error messages, something has gone terribly terribly wrong, and it's up to you to figure out what.
Assuming everything went as planned, you should now be able to access your iskdaemon read cluster from http://localost:81, and your writing instance via http://localhost:1336. Have fun!
Miscellaneous Tips and Information
$ screen
$ ./launch-clustered-isk.py &
$ killall launch-clustered-isk.py
$ killall iskdaemon.py
$ echo renice -n -10 -p `echo \`pgrep iskdaemon.py\` | sed -e 's/ / /g'` | sudo /bin/bash
I use iskdaemon-clustered in the following projects.
If you have an idea to improve iskdaemon-clustered, or are using it in a project, let me know!


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In response to the daily word-prompt 'Continue'
'I love being ignored… it makes me feel so special!" ~ unknown
I took my camera into the garden and together we continued to wait, we hung over the wall and leaned over the gate until we found something worthy of our attention. We didn't need to wait very long and the pictures speak for themselves.
We will continue to ignore you while….
I do what comes naturally!
I eat lunch
I get down on bended knee
I scratch an itch
I watch a rabbit
Please continue… I'm almost ready for my close-up!
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#AllMePEDFree at Spring Training in Arizona
Greetings from Arizona!
Another year to visit the Phoenix area to visit with those MLB teams that are members of the Cactus League. In particular, we are here to meet with members of our All Me League Advisory Board.
Our day started with free breakfast in the lobby of the Holiday Inn Express in Tempe. We headed out for a 45-minute drive to see the LA Dodgers. We arrived at Dodgers camp and walked through their beautiful facility to the practice fields where the players were taking infield and then batting practice under brilliant clear blue skies. We did a quick search of the players on the field and quickly spotted both of our All Me players, Clayton Kershaw and Logan Forsythe. Clayton was practicing infield plays with the other Dodger pitchers and Logan was positioned at 3rd base.
We watched the team practice while sitting inside the 3rd base dugout. It wasn't long before Logan came into dugout for a drink of water. He gave us a big smile and a hug and agreed to look me up right after they finished their practice. The Dodgers media manager arranged to meet us outside the stadium immediately before their game with the Brewers that started at 1:05.
My meetings with Logan and Clayton went as planned. We gave them both nice, printed copies of their All Me PED Free PSA ads that are designed to be printed in the team game programs. In addition, we gave them both All Me shirts and hope they will wear them while they are in the Clubhouse and working out with their colleagues that they play with. Clayton kindly autographed one of our All Me PSA prints so that we can include this very nice item in one of our fund raising auctions. We took photos with them both before departing to Surprise, AZ to see the Texas Rangers. It's always one of my favorite stops.
Because the Rangers are our local team, we know more of the Rangers players and staff than any of the other teams, with the possible exception of the NY Yankees. We arrived at the Rangers complex about 2:00PM. After parking, we headed to the practice fields. We arrived in time to watch the whole team practicing various infield plays. The pitchers rotated on and off the mound while the coaches hit the ball into different locations on the field under various situations.
All three of our All Me players were on the field: Elvis Andrus, Dillon Gee, and Tyson Ross. We wound up with 3 players on the Rangers as a result of this year's trades. Dillon was traded from the NY Mets. Tyson Ross came to the Rangers from the San Diego Padres. As with the Dodgers, we presented the players with shirts and copies of their PSAs and took photos. Elvis autographed an extra copy of our print PSA for use in our auctions.
In addition to the players, we visited with John Blake, the head Media Manager for the Rangers. Also, with Jamie Reed – the Rangers Medical Director. They all seem to love and support what we do.
Exhausted and tired from being in the Arizona heat all day, we stopped at a Carrabas restaurant for a glass of wine and a nice meal on our one hour drive back to the hotel. We had a cigar and some conversation before hitting the sack.
Tomorrow, we're off to see the Brewers and the Reds. We have an on field, home plate ceremony planned that will take place immediately before the Reds play the Cubs. We will present a copy of our All Me print PSA to our Reds rep Adam Duval.
- Jared Hughes Reveals Why He Is All Me PED Free
- Body Positivity and the Fight against Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs


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This is why flying squirrels are not as evil as one might think. At least that's what they told me.
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As part of the EBAN conference we will also host the 9th EBAN Awards Ceremony taking place in the Mansion House, on the evening of May 19th 2014. This event will celebrate individuals and organisations that have made a successful and significant contribution to the early stage investment market in Europe in 2013/2014. The best in Europe will be honoured and you can be part of this exciting event! The closing date for entry is May 5th and you can register your interest on the EBAN website.
The jury of the awards is looking for [1] :
The deadline for submissions is May 2nd 2014. Please ensure your entry form, supporting documents and testimonials have been submitted to firstname.lastname@example.com by then.
Nominations to the Awards must be submitted by an EBAN member
[1] These three categories may split into sub-categories as per the jury decision.
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NFL Power Rankings Week 12
NFL Power Rankings – Week 12
1. Saints (1). Next Monday they welcome the Pats to the Dome...
2. Colts (2). Another close game, another close win... it's just a matter of time; could happen this week in Houston
3. Vikings (5). #4 continues to amaze and defy all laws of nature
4. Patriots (6). Big division win over the Jets; head to the Bayou for a huge game vs. the Saints on Monday night
5. Chargers (N/A). Hottest team in the league not named New Orleans or Indianpolis
6. Bengals (3). Maybe the Eagles' losing to the Raiders wasn't so bad... nah, it was
7. Cardinals (8). Be way if Warner misses any time due to his concussion
8. Steelers (4). Bad loss but still say this team will be there at the end
9. Packers (9). Not sure how they do it, but they're still in the hunt; sad indictment on the state of the NFC
10. Cowboys (N/A). Worst 7-3 team in history.