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'Yo-Yo test can never be an excuse' – Yuvraj Singh once again takes a dig at Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri
Yuvraj Singh, the former Indian all-rounder retired from all forms of cricket earlier this year.
After bidding his farewell from the game, he is quite often seen taking a dig at BCCI and on their selection policies. Recently, he hit back again on the same topic.
IPL 2020: CSK and MI show their interest in Tom Banton ahead of the auction
Tom Banton's name has been doing the rounds in England's domestic circuit over the last few months.
An exceptional One-Day tournament followed by an impressive T20 Blast season first earned him a national call-up.
VVS Laxman picks India's most certain and improbable picks for T20 World Cup 2020
India won the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007 under MS Dhoni's leadership.
However, in the next few editions, the Men in Blue are yet to get their hands on the coveted trophy, though they have qualified for the semis and finals on a number of instances.
Ellyse Perry says her marriage with rugby player Matt To'omua has seen her evolve as sportsperson
Australia woman cricketer Ellyse Perry, who turned 29 on Sunday, recently spoke about her marriage to compatriot Matt To'omua who plays rugby and how the partnership has helped her evolve as a sportsperson.
Perry, who made her international debut in 2007 and is the youngest player to do so, is also the first Australian to have taken part in cricket and football World Cups.
Women's U23 T20 League: 3 Bengal selectors meet with an accident while traveling for the selection trials
The 2019-20 edition of the Women's U23 T20 League will take place between November 12 and December 05.
The tournament will be played in a round-robin and playoff format and a total of 142 matches will be played at an Inter-state level among 37 teams.
16-year-old Naseem Shah least bothered about speculations about his age
Pakistan has taken a huge gamble with the squad they have chosen for the Australia tour for both T20Is and Test matches.
They have picked a couple of teenage fast bowlers in 16-year-old Naseem Shah and 18-year-old Musa Khan in the squad that will face perhaps the most dangerous team at home in the Kangaroos and it remains to be seen how the two fare at the highest level.
Geoffrey Boycott wants his grandson to be a batsman like Sunil Gavaskar
Sir Geoffrey Boycott, the former legendary batsman of England, became a grandfather after his daughter gave birth to a baby boy in Yorkshire last month.
The name of his grandson is Joshua and the former great is certainly enjoying his new role. He also shared a picture on the social media platform with his grandson sleeping in his arms.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019-20: Ashok Dinda gets the boot from Bengal's T20 squad
Ashok Dinda, the veteran fast bowler, has been left out of the Bengal squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) named a 16-member squad and Dinda is annoyed to the extent that he doesn't wish to represent the state anymore going ahead, sources said.
'Very rusty'- Former Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur slams Mohammad Irfan after Sydney T20I
The much-awaited Pakistan tour of Australia kick-started with a damp squib at the Sydney Cricket Ground with inclement weather and unrelenting rain having the final say on the outcome of the game.
In the end, It was sort of a jailbreak for the No.1 ranked T20I side in the world and the Babar Azam-led Pakistan should consider themselves very lucky that they are leaving Sydney with the series still locked at 0-0.
Bangladesh are one wicket down without Shakib Al Hasan: Gautam Gambhir
Ahead of their tour of India, Bangladesh lost Shakib Al Hasan, their premier all-rounder.
The ICC handed him a backdated two-year suspension, that will end after October 29, 2020. It's a huge blow for them as the Jessore-born has been pivotal to their success over the last few years across all the formats.
India vs Bangladesh: Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle might call-off the first T20I in Delhi due to poor visibility
India and Bangladesh are scheduled to lock horns in the first of the three-match T20I series later in the evening in Delhi at the Arun Jaitley stadium.
However, the match has come under the scanner with the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital touching at an all-time low.
Australia pacer Andrew Tye ruled out for up to four months; to undergo elbow surgery
Australia pacer Andrew Tye, who last played for his country a year ago against India at home, is set to undergo an elbow surgery and will miss the rest of the summer. as per reports in ESPNcricinfo.
The bowler will be out of action for at least three to four months and that will see him not featuring in the entire Big Bash League (BBL) season 2019-20 starting next month.
Pakistan T20I captain Babar Azam says team will miss Sarfaraz Ahmed a lot in Australia
Pakistan, ranked No.1 in the shortest format, lost to a second-string Sri Lanka side 0-3 at home that led to a huge uproar.
Led by Misbah-ul-Haq, the new head coach who is also the chief selector, Pakistan decided to drop Sarfaraz Ahmed from captaincy both in Tests and T20Is and split it between Babar Azam (T20Is) and Azhar Ali (Tests).
I wake up every morning with the hope to play for India: Jalaj Saxena
Jalaj Saxena, the all-rounder from Madhya Pradesh, is one of the most consistent performers in the Indian domestic cricket.
With his 33rd birthday approaching, the Indian lad is still hopeful of his call up from Team India. He moved to play for Kerala Ranji side from Madhya Pradesh back in 2016/17.
India vs Bangladesh: Shivam Dube set to make his international debut in the first T20I
India and Bangladesh will lock horns on Sunday in the first of the three-match T20I series in Delhi.
Both the teams are preparing for the T20 World Cup in Australia next year and accordingly, the hosts have included a few fringe players in the squad to test them out.
'I was offered a $1 Million, two S-Class Mercedes and an apartment in Fulham to fix match' – Shoaib Akhtar
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar raised a number of eye-brows with his recent revelation about match-fixing in Pakistan cricket.
While the entire world knows the relation between match-fixing and Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar lifted the lid on just how prevalent it was within the team.
Bangladesh mature enough to 'beat' any team: Rohit Sharma
Bangladesh cricket's latest turmoil has left them in the doldrums. The suspension of Shakib Al Hasan has jolted them badly.
The Tigers are in India for a full-fledged series and not many have given them much of a chance to come out victorious.
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Rohit Sharma extends birthday wishes to Yuvraj Singh in 'Gully Boy' style
Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma indulge in hilarious banter on the former's birthday
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Proposal to regulate coastal fishing draws strong differences of opinion
by Jack Igelman December 27, 2019 July 7, 2020
Two shrimp trawlers are docked at Beaufort Inlet. Some are concerned that the loss of fish to the bycatch from trawlers has damaged populations of some species along North Carolina's coast. Jack Igelman / Carolina Public Press
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A proposed coastal fishing regulation designed to protect species is drawing sharp differences of opinion from some of those affected.
Some think the measure is necessary to prevent continued loss of important fish species.
Others think the measure won't work as intended and could prove catastrophic for coastal fishing industries.
The fish that aren't here anymore
Tom Roller is a professional fishing guide in Beaufort who brings his clients to sounds, bays, inlets and creeks to cast for red drum, speckled sea trout, bluefish and Spanish mackerel.
But his bread and butter, he said, is Southern flounder.
"They are extremely important to my business, but we don't catch Southerns like we used to because they aren't here anymore," he said. "They are an example of how to overfish something and not do anything."
The recreational Southern flounder fishery is closed for the rest of the year since the catch exceeded its target defined by the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan.
Commercial landings of Southern flounder, according to the N.C. Wildlife Federation, have declined 88 percent over the past two decades. A landing is the amount of fish harvested at sea and brought to land.
In addition, other saltwater species that spawn in estuaries – a partially enclosed coastal body of water with a connection to the ocean – have experienced a similar decline, such as bluefish (78 percent), spot (94 percent) and Atlantic croaker (85 percent).
These declines, said Louis Daniel a marine scientist with the N.C. Wildlife Federation and former director of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Division, are casualties of commercial shrimp fishing operations in the nursery grounds of many of the species, such as flounder, which are in peril.
A large number of juvenile fish that migrate from spawning grounds in estuarine rivers to mature in fishing grounds – such as the Pamlico Sound, the state's largest shrimp fishery – are unintentionally caught in shrimp trawls – funnel-shaped nets that are dragged to capture shrimp – before the fish are mature enough to reproduce. The same thing is happening with gill nets, net walls that hang vertically from fishing vessels.
Daniel estimates that for each pound of shrimp harvested, another 4 pounds of unwanted fish, called bycatch, perish.
"We are the only state from Maryland to Texas that trawls in nursery grounds," said Daniel. "Once the juvenile fish enter the sound, trawlers go back and forth every day. It's a rare (juvenile fish) that makes it from the inland nursing grounds through the sound during the trawling season and offshore to spawn."
Researchers have raised the prospect that some species could eventually be extirpated from the fishery without action.
"This is the best example I know of the tragedy of the commons," said Daniel. "We are the textbook tragedy."
Louis Daniel of the NC Wildlife Federation at Radio Island Marina in Morehead City. Jack Igelman / Carolina Public Press
Legislative fishing proposal
Daniel's organization has created legislation, with support from the Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina, to urge action. Last spring, HB 483 – also known as the "Let 'Em Spawn Before They are Gone" bill – passed the N.C. House of Representatives in June by a 58-47 vote and was assigned to the Committee on Rules and Operation of the Senate. The bill will most likely be heard by the Senate in the 2020 short session.
David Sneed, the executive director of the CCANC, said inshore trawling has been a problem for "decades" and other states have banned or severely restricted the practice.
The last meaningful reform to the North Carolina coastal fishing practices was the Fisheries Reform Act of 1997. Sneed said that it's a "pretty good document," but it needs revision.
In 2017, conservationists led an unsuccessful attempt to update the 1997 legislation. This year, said Sneed, their strategy is to pursue a segment of the 2017 reform effort, which became the Let 'Em Spawn bill. The bill establishes a minimum size limit for significant marine fisheries species to ensure that juvenile fish at the size limit have a 75 percent probability of reaching maturity and can therefore spawn at least once. This is what marine scientists refer to as L75.
"It's a compromise, but it's a small step in the right direction for fisheries reform," he said.
A core part of their legislative strategy, said Tim Gestwicki, CEO of the N.C. Wildlife Federation, is to present fishery reform as a statewide issue.
"It's not a coastal issue," Gestwicki said. "This a statewide public trust resource issue. For many years, it has been left alone to the coastal legislators and the pressure they receive. So far, the commercial interests have won the day."
Brent Fulcher aboard the Micah Bell at the NC Seafood Festival in Morehead City. Jack Igelman / Carolina Public Press
Commercial opposition
In 2018, 9.7 million pounds of shrimp were harvested at a value of $20 million, which is 25.7 percent of all commercial finfish and shellfish harvested in North Carolina, according to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries.
According to the N.C. Fisheries Association, the state has one of the nation's "most rigorous legal and regulatory" management systems. The web of regulations, the association said, "stymies growth and creates unnecessary barriers."
In September, Brent Fulcher, a fourth-generation shrimper spoke to CPP during a break from guiding tours during the N.C. Seafood Festival in Morehead City aboard his fishing vessel, the Micah Bell.
Fulcher is the chairman of the board of directors of the N.C. Fisheries Association Inc. and operates a fleet of 10 shrimp boats and two commercial seafood operations in Craven and Carteret counties. His businesses employ 40 and support roughly 200-300 independent commercial fishermen.
"I don't think Let Em Spawn is the right way to manage (the fishery)," he said.
"We're the ones that put in the two-day conservation limit. We are the ones that went to the drawing board and figured out how to limit some areas.
"If you look at a fisherman being a farmer of the sea, he's got to make sure he's doing certain things to promote growth for the next year. We rotate out of certain fisheries to allow that resource to be sustainable. There are so many things that this industry does that people don't realize."
According to a document published by the NCFA, "Shrimp By-Catch: Bridging the Gap" written by Beaufort attorney Steven L. Weeks Sr., nearly 1 million acres of internal coastal waters are closed to trawling, just under half of the total coastal waters. In addition, it is estimated that only 10%-15% of coastal waters are trawled. In all, the document claims that survival rates of fish captured in shrimp trawls is 22%-48%.
During a tour, Fulcher demonstrated the operation of a "fish excluder device", one of several bycatch reduction devices aboard the Micah Bell. The FED allows bycatch to escape through an opening in the net. The use of the devices are required by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries. Testing in 2015 showed reductions of bycatch up to 38 percent, according to the NCFA.
Daniel, of the N.C. Wildlife Federation, is skeptical. He explained to CPP that in the1970s, '80s, and '90s, the capacity of the commercial fishing fleet increased due to better engines, navigational tools and stronger, cheaper netting.
"The impression is that once a juvenile fish gets shot from the net, it grows up and spawns, but what happens is that 20 minutes later another trawler comes along," he said.
"What they refuse to acknowledge is that the number of fish that survive an individual tow is meaningless. What is meaningful is what leaves the inlet and goes offshore and contributes to the population."
The Micah Bell docked in Morehead City. Jack Igelman / Carolina Public Press
Overseeing marine fisheries
The agency that manages North Carolina's coastal fisheries said that the efforts of commercial fishermen to reduce bycatch have been meaningful.
In North Carolina, coastal fisheries are managed by the Division of Marine Fisheries of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality.
Kathy Rawls, chief of the Fisheries Management Section of the DMF, doesn't dispute that North Carolina allows more fishing techniques than other states but said the compositions of the state's estuaries and fisheries are not comparable to other states. The Pamlico Sound, for example, is the largest estuarine system along the Eastern Seaboard.
She also said that gill netting, while banned in other states, is "highly regulated" in North Carolina. Gill nets aren't "necessarily as harmful as they are made out to be" if used appropriately, Rawls said.
"Shrimp trawl bycatch is something the division works on and has made huge improvements over the last several years and will be a huge part of future management plans," she said.
Rawls also does not dispute that shrimp trawling has an impact on populations of fish caught; however, "the state looks at things other than just landings to determine the population status" of various fish. "It's difficult to put a number on what level of bycatch is out there and what effect it has on some of these populations." For example, she said, croaker have "such a high mortality rate as juveniles that it's hard to put a number on it."
Her primary concern with the Let 'Em Spawn bill is the "across the board" application of the bill's proposed size limit, L75.
"There are so many things that go into selecting the most appropriate size limit, but it is not just a sweeping broad brush that is L75. I don't know of any other fishery management entity that manages fish in that way," she said. "Right tool, just the wrong method."
Daniel of the N.C. Wildlife Federation disagrees.
"Many (states) use size limits at or near the size at maturity," he said.
"That's the point. Many use L100, which means all fish have reached the size they spawn. Others use L50, which is the size in which half of them spawn. The L75 is a compromise between the two. HB483 is very specific to species where an L75 or a slot limit is appropriate."
Fish for sale and on display at the Blue Ocean Market in Morehead City. Jack Igelman / Carolina Public Press
An emotional issue
Proponents of Let 'Em Spawn have attempted to work with commercial fishermen, Sneed said.
However, members of the commercial fishing industry "want the status quo," he said.
"They feel that if they give up one thing, they will take it all, but the science is there to show the stocks are declining and their industry will kill itself if they don't start to realize that things need to change."
Chris Horton, the fisheries program director of the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, said that, despite the drop in the population of Southern flounder and other species, "they can recover over time, but the science says we need to reduce the harvest because how we've been managing appears to not be working."
The Washington, D.C.-based organization works with state legislatures to advance the interests of hunters and anglers and supports HB483.
Horton concedes, however, that regulating fisheries is an emotional issue.
"For recreational charter fishermen and commercial fishermen, this is their livelihood," he said.
Nevertheless, he said he's worried that North Carolina's method of managing fish leaves it ripe for its politics to supersede the science.
"As a legislator representing a coastal community, you want to represent your constituents, but at the same time, we've got to look at the bigger picture to maintain the fisheries over the long term," Horton said.
Indeed, advocates may have a tough time capturing support from coastal legislators when the Senate hears the bill next year.
The Let Em Spawn bill was co-sponsored by Reps. Larry Yarborough, R-Granville, Jason Saine, R-Lincoln, Michael Wray, D-Halifax, and Brian Turner, D-Buncombe, all representing inland districts, but was supported by just one coastal lawmaker, Rep. Holly Grange, R-New Hanover.
The state is managing fisheries "as well or better than any other state in the U.S.," Fulcher said.
"You need to let the state manage the fishery the way it's intended to be managed and not by the General Assembly. Let 'Em Spawn is a way to circumvent the state. You manage it by the science, and that is what we're all following."
"For commercial and recreational fisherman, Let 'Em Spawn will be devastating," he said. "My business directly and indirectly supports 250-300 people. Let 'Em spawn would cause most of that to be gone."
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Writing the budget is by far the most important thing the Texas Legislature does. Indeed, under the Texas Constitution, it's the only thing lawmakers must do. It's also the most difficult part of the process for the average person to follow. Budget debates are convoluted and filled with arcane language, and the most important decisions are rarely discussed in public. That complexity makes it easy for politicians to shape their narratives about how state government is doing — and sometimes, to escape blame for whatever's gone wrong.
How bad is the state's budget situation?
Pretty bad. For the next two years, Texas is projected to be significantly short of the money needed just to maintain the current meager level of services.
According to Comptroller Glenn Hegar, lawmakers have a relatively paltry $105 billion to spend. But the Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) estimates that paying for the current level of services would cost $109 billion. Factor in the increasing cost of providing state services, and the figure rises to more than $111 billion.
So there's an effective shortfall of some $6 billion. But that's without taking into account new spending. Both Republicans and Democrats are excited about a mental health services overhaul that would cost additional hundreds of millions of dollars. Doing something meaningful about the state's school finance system could cost billions more. And Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has his own priorities, including so-called school choice programs. On top of that, some Republicans want to cut taxes even more than they did in 2015.
Why does the state have so much less money this year?
One reason is the low price of oil, which has dragged down the economy a bit. Another reason: In 2015, at the behest of the Legislature, voters approved diverting billions of dollars in sales tax revenue to the state highway fund. That's money budget-writers no longer have available for schools, prisons and health services. Lawmakers like talking up those two factors for the budget shortfall because it lets them off the hook.
But then there are tax cuts, which legislators aren't saying much about. In 2013, the Legislature significantly cut the franchise tax, which drained some $1.1 billion from state coffers over the last four years. Then, in 2015, largely at Dan Patrick's initiative, the Lege passed several additional tax cuts that blew another $4.5 billion hole in the current biennial budget, according to CPPP budget-watchers. Together, those tax cuts, along with other minor revenue tweaks, total a little less than $6 billion lost over the last four years.
Those tax cuts sound like something we should be hearing more about.
Democrats in the Legislature have yet to figure out how to talk about budget issues in a meaningful way. In part, that's because most of them vote for the Republican budget when it comes to the floor: Last session only one Senate Democrat, Sylvia Garcia, voted against Patrick's budget.
And because no Democrats have hammered tax cuts as a causal factor for the budget crisis, it won't come up much in the media. Texas' political press does a solid job of covering politics and policy. Where the press is weaker is in describing the interconnection of bad politics and bad policy. That gives politicians a lot of power to control the narrative.
For example, if state Senator Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, offers a nonsense explanation for why state lawmakers shredded Medicaid services for disabled children, her thoughts are generally given equal weight to anyone who happens to be offering an accurate account, and it's up to newspaper editorial boards and a few columnists to challenge them, if they're challenged at all.
How will the Legislature fix the shortfall?
"You either raise taxes or you have to have cost containment," Patrick told a local TV station in Dallas. "We're not going to raise taxes." Patrick's plan is to cut. Presumably, a lot.
Even setting aside that Patrick's tax cuts are significantly responsible, it's a misleading framework. First, there's an obvious third option. The state's rainy day fund is projected to hold some $12 billion at the end of the next biennium. Lawmakers could easily tap the fund to cover the budget gap. They're just choosing not to. That's important to remember when the fallout from this round of cuts starts to kick in.
But look at the priorities of top GOP senators. Nelson, Patrick's budget chief, has her own franchise tax cut plan. Craig Estes, another veteran senator, is offering a bill to end the franchise tax by 2018. And in the interim Senator Paul Bettencourt, a top Patrick lieutenant, chair of the Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform and Relief, conducted a statewide listening tour and concluded that Texans have issued an "overwhelming cry" for more tax cuts, a cry echoed by Governor Abbott in his State of the State address Tuesday.
Abbott proposed mangling the franchise tax "until we can fit it in a coffin," and called for more measures to restrict property tax collection in cities. While he wants to shrink revenue, he has his own budget priorities and pet projects, which, if implemented, mean more cuts to other state agencies.
Shrinking revenue last session poisoned this session's budget, and if lawmakers cut revenue again it will poison the next one. When Democrats don't talk about how the two are related, it becomes harder for them and their allies to mount an effective opposition.
This is pretty dismal. Will it get better?
Is there any chance Texas could simply outgrow the deficit? "No," said Eva DeLuna Castro, a budget expert with the CPPP. "Legislators have to do something about revenue." The problem, she said, is that revenue generators like the sales tax aren't keeping pace with population growth. As the state cuts more and more, the tax burden shifts to cities, which have to levy high property taxes to fund what the state won't. Residents don't necessarily understand that high property taxes are the result of the state's long-term retreat from funding services. And with Texas consistently in the bottom five states ranked by per-capita state spending, there's very little left to cut.
If anything, Texas' budget situation is likely to get worse, Castro said. As Baby Boomers age, their property taxes will be frozen, which could mean a funding crisis for local governments. Increasing costs for higher ed, infrastructure and health care will strain state government. And there's the ever-present possibility — if not eventual certainty — that the Texas economy cools, loses its remarkable decades-long momentum and squeezes tax revenue even more.
But most alarming is that lawmakers aren't being honest. The public conversation — end the franchise tax, or just cut it? — is almost completely divorced from reality. They're playing poker with Monopoly money, and eventually they'll run out of that, too.


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Q: Yet another white space between divs Sorry to ask the same question many before me have asked... I have read lots of these and they all say change
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A: Browsers apply default styles to ceratin elements. In this case it's ul that gets some margin. Note that this margin separates the divs even though the divs themselves have no margins.
Use
ul { margin: 0; }

or include a reset stylesheet

A: Are you using the Firebug plugin for Firefox? Even if you don't already use firefox, you should download it along with the firebug plugin. With Firebug you can look at an element in your source code and see the styles that are being applied, the layout (width/height, padding, margin), and even manipulate the styles to view what a change in your CSS would do.
I HIGHLY recommend it!
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A:   .heady { display:block; }
  .heady { margin:0; padding:0; }
  .heady { line-height:100%; /* or even 0 (if no text present) */ }

the content can fool here, but 1 or all 3 of those should tame the beast across browsers.
google for a "css reset" too

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Major League BaseballNational LeagueNational League EastNew York Mets
Asdrubal Cabrera Loves the Second Half
Thomas Henderson
Despite the myriad of injuries the New York Mets have suffered throughout the trying, and sometimes disappointing 2016 season, they find themselves in a tight three-way race for the Wild Card with the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants. There are plenty of reasons why the Mets have gone on a run to get themselves back into contention, but there has been one that does not get the praise he deserves:
Asdrubal Cabrera.
The 30-year-old shortstop was brought in by the Mets to give them a starting-caliber shortstop, something they have not had since Jose Reyes left Queens after the 2011 season. The book on Cabrera has been the same for most of his career: he fields everything he gets to but has below-average range at the position, and he has good power for a shortstop, as evidenced by his .269/.329/.418, 105 wRC+, 112 home run career stat line.
However, Cabrera has been much better than advertised for the Mets, hitting .279/.335/.470 (all higher than his career line), a 117 wRC+ (second highest in his career), and 20 home runs (second highest in his career as well) at the time of this writing. One reason for this uptick is his monster second half.
Cabrera had a respectable first half, hitting .262 with a 102 wRC+, but his second-half numbers put him in an elite category. He bumped his average all the way up to .313, and has eight of his 20 home runs in 168 fewer plate appearances. His wRC+ is up to an incredibly impressive 147. Arguably the most impressive part of his offensive explosion in the second half is that he suffered a strained patellar tendon at the end of July that that forced him to miss time and is still, very obviously, hampering his ability to run and move in general. He is doing all of this with a very injured knee.
Cabrera's 147 wRC+ (when scaled to a minimum of 160 plate appearances — due to his DL stint he does not have the at bats to be qualified) is 19th in the majors, above the likes of Mookie Betts, DJ LeMahieu, David Ortiz, and Edwin Encarnacion. He is second amongst shortstops, behind Corey Seager. He is first on the Mets by forty points; he has been a top hitter since the second half began.
His performance over the last thirty calendar days has been even more impressive. In that time, he has a major-league-leading 215 wRC+, which is an almost unbelievable number. He is fifteen points above Mike Trout, the second best hitter in that span. The Mets have the most productive hitter over the last thirty days, and it is Asdrubal Cabrera.
A good second half is not a rarity for Cabrera. In 2015, as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays, he had a great second half as well. After starting with a disappointing .223, five home run, 71 wRC+ stat line, Cabrera blew up in the second half in a similar fashion. He hit .328 in that span, and he hit ten home runs in 99 fewer plate appearances. He also had an incredible uptick in wRC+, jumping all the way up to 151 over the second half. That wRC+ was good for 21st in the majors in the second half of 2015; he has been around a top-20 hitter in the second half of the last two seasons.
His career numbers are not as pronounced, but his numbers are better in the second half of seasons. His average jumps from .263 to .275, and his wRC+ jumps from a 102 to a 108. The months that hold his two highest wRC+ numbers in his career are August (113) and September (114). He has always been a strong finisher in his MLB career.
Cabrera and been nothing short of a godsend for the Mets since the second half of the season began. In a season that has been marred by injury and offensive incompetence, a (legitimately injured) Cabrera has done everything and more to send the Mets to the playoffs for the second straight season. And if history repeats itself again, August and September of 2017 better watch out for him.
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Mission Impossible – can Russian players survive abroad?
July 1, 2013 by Alan Moore
In the six years I've mainly been based in Russia, it's very often been asked of me "Why can players from Russia not hack it abroad?" Initially I found it quite insulting and pointed out that there is more to life than the sky leagues, however by now I've begun to run out of excuses. The list of complete failures, partial successes and survivors are numerous out of Russia. I would love to go into a deep description of the terrible system of youth development here (which makes Ireland and England look top class) though it's more than that.
I could point out to the fact that for a small 2 nd Division (3 rd tier) club in Russia a half decent player can pull down a full-time contract in excess of €2,000 per month with free accommodation and eye-watering bonuses (like €500 for a win). Yet that would be too simple and archetypal. Archetypal too would be to blame lack of language skills, poor education, overbearing family, small town hero mentality, lack of self-belief and it is too simplistic altogether to say the players are lazy. If it could be so easy then clubs would get their acts together and churn out quality players for sale to clubs across the continent. Russia and the former Soviet states should be represented at the top level in every league given the populations and history of achievement.
There is the issue of Russian players being too insulated by clubs with their will broken from an early age, along with the desire to improve themselves. While Irish players strive to make the leap across to Britain, those who fail will very often stay in the game and a growing portion look to return to Britain once they've rebuilt at home. Additionally Irish players still make the trip over to the USA on scholarship and many have carved lives for themselves after University in America. There are very simple points that discourage scouts from visiting Russia (apart from visa, weather and lack of competition). Here I'll address the three most pertinent ones.
1. Let's get physical
The Ivan Drago rule guides us roughly to the issue of physicality, or lack of. While diving and other forms of gutless cheating are found far and wide, Russia is no exception, the ability for Russian (and ex-USSR) players to use body strength in their play is sorely lacking. Being able to take constant hits and keep going is an issue when the lack of deep stamina leaves talented players only able to survive at a high pace for less than half a game. Having been pumped up (by nefarious means) in Rocky IV, Drago was driven to madness by his coaches play by numbers advice, when he finally broke free and went toe-to-toe it was too late and the body punching from the US Champ left him without the lungs to go on. Andrey Arshavin found that being undoubtedly brilliant isn't enough when a clogger sticks the boot in for 60 minutes, over the course of a season, the body just can't go on.
2. Cut the apron strings
Without commenting on family make-up, most grown-ups in the former USSR are the products of same sex couples: Mammy and Granny. Bound tightly by the Mammy to her kitchen table and then after by a local girl to the city, very few players wish to leave the nest when they have it so good at home. Why struggle to learn to cook or be without a soft chest to lay your head on after a kicking in Kidderminster, when you can sit with friends and your "devochka" in a café smoking hookah, or have Mammy make you "blini" (pancakes) on a snowy Spring day. I left home fully before my 22nd birthday and haven't looked back, it was easy as I'd been cooking, cleaning (at times) and taking care of myself from my mid-teens. It's an exception to the rule to do the same here.
3. Prepared to fail
Clubs from youth level up need to take responsibility for this one. When players become senior internationals without having received a diet sheet or advice on nutrition, you know there is a systemic failure. True, clubs can only do so much to ensure players take care of themselves, but they can exert greater control if they wish and educate players on what they need to do. Preparing players correctly is an issue in all sport, it's an issue in life. Too often clubs in Russia and other ex-USSR countries are prepared to damage player's development by leaving them as they are. A small light skilful player won't be offered advice on strength as they don't believe in him and themselves enough to get to a higher level. An alcoholic is nurtured through a vital period of the season only to be dumped, for his drinking, when the club sign a better player. The prevailing mentality in sport here was illuminated by the Russian National Junior girl's tennis coach who told me: "Give me dumb players, they just do and not ask questions."
A conundrum is how to eliminate all the factors and get more Russian (and ex-USSR) players to improve themselves and from this their national leagues and teams. Of course the Football Authorities can give guidance and clubs can focus on developing players correctly, though it counts for nothing if the players themselves can't grow a pair and look to improve themselves. What good are diet sheets when Granny tells you it's not as good as her oily plov (rice meal)? Why leave your 2 nd Division life in Voronezh behind to spend a year in Ireland when your girlfriend realises that your $2,000 a month goes further (when it's paid) there than the €1,000 you'll get in Bray? Do you really want to take a chance of falling off the production line at home for a tough half or full season in a foreign land, especially when your self-confidence has been largely stripped from youth? It takes an exceptionally tough and self-confident player to make that step and even moreso to succeed.
The 2018 World Cup was won, according to the Russian authorities, to shine a light on Russia and Russian football. Come 2017, that light might be a little too harsh for local eyes if the underlying sporting and societal problems remain.
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Here Is Why Ahsan Khan Didn't Opt To Work In Hollywood
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Ahsan Khan is one of the most famous stars of our industry. Ahsan Khan has been a part of a number of blockbuster dramas. Udaari actor recently made an appearance in "G Sarkar" and revealed the reason for not working in Hollywood despite having the offers.
"It is all about fortune. I am soo stuck here that I didn't have time. When I was doing theater in London, all my fellows were mostly English men and Sadlers Wells is a very big theater and we did theater in English, and memorizing such a big script was quite tough for me. I got a few offers from there, but it was like starting from zero" said Ahsan Khan.
"They probably have a lot of patience and margin to not work in their own country for a year. So I just feel that I can't leave my work for a year. I can't just go and stay there" said Ahsan Khan about those actors who take a break from work to work in Hollywood.
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What does Zuma's corruption charge concession mean?
Safura Abdool Karim
On 14 September, the Supreme Court of Appeal finally heard an appeal which will decide whether the corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma will be reinstated. But how significant is this appeal? Safura Abdool Karim explains.Â
In April 2009, then-acting head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Mokotedi Mpshe made the decision to withdraw over 700 charges of corruption against Zuma. The Democratic Alliance appealed this and in April 2016 the High Court in Pretoria found that Mpshe's decision was irrational and invalidated it.
The effect of this ruling was to reinstate the charges against Zuma as if they had never been withdrawn. However, no prosecution was forthcoming. The NPA appealed the High Court's decision first at the High Court (which was dismissed) and then at the Supreme Court of Appeal.
The NPA and Zuma's appeals dealt with two questions. The first was whether the decision to withdraw the corruption charges was invalid and secondly, if it was, what should happen to the charges.
During the hearing last week, counsel for the NPA, Advocate Hilton Epstein argued that Mpshe's decision was not invalid on two grounds. The first argument was that the charges and the entire prosecutorial process against Zuma had been tainted by political interference.
The political interference relied on was a transcript of a tape which showed that Leonard McCarthy, while heard of the Scorpions, had influenced the timing of the charges against Zuma in an effort to ensure Thabo Mbeki would be elected president of the ANC at the party's 2007 Polokwane conference.
However, questions from the judges, and eventual concession from the lawyers involved, indicated that this political interference was not enough to invalidate the entire prosecution of President Zuma.
The second argument was around whether Mpshe had the authority to withdraw the charges. It was agreed that Mpshe had relied on the wrong legislation when withdrawing the charges. Epstein initially argued that this mistake did not necessarily invalidate Mpshe's decision.
During the hearing, after substantial probing from the court (particularly Justices Mahomed Navsa and Azhar Cachalia), Zuma's counsel, Advocate Kemp J Kemp, conceded that Mpshe's decision was irrational.
This concession, in practical terms, means that Zuma agrees that Mpshe's decision was invalid and thus should have been set aside. After this, Epstein admitted that a previous decision from the Constitutional Court directly contradicted his arguments on Mpshe's mistake.
These two concessions all but resolved the first question of whether Mpshe's decision should be invalidated.
Following this, Kemp changed strategy, attempting to argue that even if the decision is invalid, the charges should not be reinstated automatically. Ordinarily, if a decision is set aside, it is as if the decision never took place. In this case, invalidating the withdrawal of the charges would mean that the charges would be reinstated.
However, Kemp argued that President Zuma should have the opportunity to make representations to the NPA and that the NPA should first decide on these representations before the charges could be reinstated. The NPA also argued against the SCA reinstating the charges, suggesting that there be some intermediary step, such as issuing summons, before the case against Zuma proceeds.
Under the National Prosecuting Authority Act, anyone who is charged with a crime can present reasons to a director of the NPA to motivate why the charges should be withdrawn and not proceed. It is important to note that under the Criminal Procedure Act, these representations and the decision to withdraw charges can happen any time before a trial commences.
This means that even if the corruption charges were reinstated by the SCA, Zuma would still have an opportunity to make representations. As a result, Kemp's arguments to allow Zuma to make representations before the charges are reinstated make little sense from a legal standpoint.
However, from a political perspective, Kemp's request makes slightly more sense. For starters, allowing representations would leave the decision of whether to charge Zuma in the hands of the NPA rather than allowing a court to decide. Beyond allowing the NPA to decide on whether charges should proceed, allowing representations to be made could also be used to delay the reinstatement of charges since Zuma would need to be afforded time to make them and the NPA would, in turn, then need time to decide on them. Given that eight years have passed since the charges were initially filed, there is a real possibility that the representations process will be used to delay the case against Zuma.
While it is possible that the SCAÂ will return the baton to the NPA for a decision to be made on whether the charges should be reinstated, it is unlikely.
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Following the European elections, the European Youth Forum condemns the rise of the extreme-right, as well as that of populist and anti-European parties, who oppose our core beliefs including democracy, respect and diversity.
Although no new extreme right political group was established today, the new European Parliament composition reflects the rise of the far-right and anti-European parties, and that of populism and extremism across Europe. The Youth Forum views this as a threat to fundamental youth rights, such as freedom of movement in order to work or study and the right not to be discriminated against. In the midst of the crisis, Europe cannot afford institutional deadlock nor the threats to fundamental rights that these parties represent.
The European Union has set standards for the upholding of human rights, built on the values of democracy and allowed us to live in peace for decades. In terms of improving the lives of young people, it has promoted key rights that we believe in such as freedom of movement, fighting discrimination and protecting human rights.
Over the past five years, the European Parliament has sought to improve the lives of Europe's youth. It clearly positioned itself in favour of more European measures to address youth unemployment, in favour of strengthening protection against discrimination and for the removal of obstacles for third-country volunteers to enter to EU. The extreme, anti-EU parties will seek to block such progress and make life harder for millions of young Europeans.
"The difficult times for Europeans – and especially young Europeans – over the last few years are well known: youth unemployment is rife; precarious work and poverty have both increased to alarming levels and it is young people that are hit hardest and for the longest period. However, by blaming Europe for these problems, populist politicians are missing the point. The solutions to these problems can only be found through enhanced collaboration and dialogue, but anti-European parties will only seek to block the solutions and not to find them.


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- Elastik Player included - no sampler required!
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Pack 1: 1.71 GB
The Following End User License Agreement is included with Indie Rock. This License is only valid for the individual who has purchased an unopened, new and lawfully made copy of Indie Rock from a dealer or distributor authorized by Big Fish Audio.
"UEBERSCHALL LICENSE AGREEMENT for Sample Player ELASTIK and Soundlibrary
NOTE TO THE USER: This Agreement defines the rights of use as applying between Ueberschall Sample Service GmbH (referred to as "UEBERSCHALL" hereunder) and the end user. This copy of the software is licensed to you as an end user. Please read the Agreement carefully.
1.) SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
This License Agreement relates to the UEBERSCHALL Sample Player ELASTIK, the documentation thereof and explanatory materials (referred to as the "Software" hereunder). Furthermore, "Software" hereunder defines all updates and modified versions of the software used in the future. Any use of the Software is subject to this License Agreement. The Software remains intellectual property of UEBERSCHALL (licensor) and shall be licensed, not sold.
UEBERSCHALL grants you a non-exclusive license in the Software, with the following scope:
You may do the following (the following list is conclusive):
(1) use the Software for purposes of use of the Soundlibrary(ies) licensed by you from UEBERSCHALL (e.g. looking for a suitable sound within the UEBERSCHALL Soundlibrary).
(2) transmit the Software, without remuneration, to third parties for purposes of use of Soundlibraries licensed from UEBERSCHALL.
You may NOT do the following (including without limitation):
(1) commercially offer the Software to third parties, or sell or sublicense it to same.
(2) modify, reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile the Software. This license does not give you any claim to future updates or amendments of the Software.
2.) SOUNDLIBRARY LICENSE AGREEMENT
This License Agreement relates to Sound Libraries (hereunder also referred to as "Soundbank" in connection with the installation) for which you acquire a license from us (referred to as "UEBERSCHALL Soundlibrary" or as "Soundlibrary" hereunder. The sounds (or loops) contained therein are referred to as Sound(s)" hereafter. The Soundlibrary must be activated by a license key, before it can be used. You will receive the license key from us after payment of your license acquired from us.
a) General Terms and Conditions of the License
The Sounds contained in the UEBERSCHALL Soundlibrary shall remain the exclusive intellectual property of UEBERSCHALL. They shall be licensed, not sold. UEBERSCHALL grants you a non-exclusive license in the individual Sounds of contained in the UEBERSCHALL Soundlibrary. The scope of the license is defined in section 2 b) below. The license shall apply on a worldwide basis and for the duration of the copyright.
It is a prerequisite for the grant of the license that the respective Soundlibrary was acquired directly from UEBERSCHALL, from one of its authorized dealers or, subject to consent by UEBERSCHALL, from another end customer.
If your Soundlibrary is a demo-version, the following shall apply: UEBERSCHALL demo versions solely serve for purposes of demonstration and may not be used commercially; for a commercial release or any other commercial use a license must be acquired from UEBERSCHALL.
Sound combinations with the prefix "mix" and "bac" (Mix and Backing) in the file name are contained solely for purposes of immediate prelistening of an example for a combination of Sounds contained in the Soundlibrary and may solely be used by the licensee for purposes of (self-)instruction. In such aforesaid Sounds, no further rights shall be granted, including without limiation the right of use according to section 2 b).
b) Rights of Use in Detail
aa)
(1) commercially or non-commercially use the Sounds for the production of music productions and as part of such music productions. Such music production include without limitation song releases, remixes, soundtracks, library music, advertising spots, jingles, commissioned works for motion pictures, theatre, musicals, computer games & multimedia. An individual Sound may not appear or resound in the original form in any music production; in order to create sufficient distance to the original, Sounds may solely be used such that a number of different Sounds are piled on each other (layers).
(2) modify the Sounds for the making of music productions.
(3) use the Soundlibrary on (no more than) one computer at a time. Furthermore, you may store one (1) backup copy of the Soundlibrary on a second computer or storage medium. For such purpose you receive 2 activation keys from us.
bb)
(1) let appear or resound an individual Sound in the original form in any music production; in order to create sufficient distance to the original, Sounds may solely be used such that a number of different Sounds are piled on each other (layers).
As an exception from the foregoing, in computer games, apps, multimedia productions or music productions Sounds may appear or resound in their original form, subject however, to a separate license to be acquired from us; please contact us if you`re interested.
(2) as far as an applicable Sound in its original form is concerned, i.e. other than as part of a music production produced by the licensee, the licensee shall not
- make it available to the public or distribute it or perform it in public, whether via internet, on physical storage media or in any other manner
- commercially or non-commercially offer, sublicense, sell, rent, give away for free or barter it to third parties or make it available to third parties in any other manner
- duplicate and/or adapt it for purposes other than your own music production. The same shall apply to any parts and/or modifications of the applicable Sounds.
(3) use any recreated version of an individual Sound in any kind or manner which is not permitted for the original Sound hereunder.
(4) The present license shall not be assigned or transferred by licensee, i.e. it shall solely apply to licensee itself. Note: Should you operate a rental production studio and wish to make a Sound available (subject to the provisions of this license) to a number of customers of such studio, you are required to acquire a multi-user-license from us for such purpose. Please contact us under www.ueberschall.com for further information on this topic.
c) Third Parties' Rights
Please note that our Sounds are used in numerous music productions. Where you use an applicable Sound hereunder for the creation of a music production, it is your responsibility to investigate and/or take precautions that such music production will not conflict with any rights of third parties. This includes without limitation any third parties' rights in other music productions for the creation of which our Sound was used as well.
d) Limitation of Liability
Neither the producer of the original sound nor UEBERSCHALL nor any dealer/distributor of UEBERSCHALL shall be liable for any direct or indirect damage or for any consequential damage resulting from the use of the Soundlibrary in whatever form.
e) Final Provisions
German law shall apply.
In relation to merchants and to licensees with residence outside Germany the courts of Hannover shall have jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with this license agreement; consumers with residence within the European Union but outside Germany can also file an action at the competent court of their residence; a consumer within the aforesaid meaning shall be each natural person who concludes the contract for a purpose that is outside its trade, business or profession. In the event that particular provisions of this Agreement should be invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall thereby not be affected. Ueberschall Sample Service GmbH, Posthornstr. 29, 30449 Hannover, Germany"


Dehydrated and hungry, eight men sat in agony aboard a Metro-North train with over an hour left to go on their journey.
But they were well-trained. "Yes we can," they said, and coordinated a pizza delivery to an upcoming train platform.


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Gov't Worried Over High Teenage Pregnancy
Gifty Mensah (2nd left) at the forum
Tina Mensah, Deputy Minister of Health, has stated that government is committed to improving the mental, nutritional, sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in the country.
Speaking at the maiden edition of the programme of Marie Stopes Youth Advisory Board Parliament on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) at Parliament House in Accra, the deputy minister said Ghana's high teenage pregnancy and adolescent child bearing rates, which is currently at 14.2 percent, is a great concern to the government of Ghana.
The debate on SRHR, which was on the topic, 'Adolescent Sexual and Reproduction Health and Rights (ASRHR) Financing for Ghana Beyond Aid,' was put together by the Marie Stopes Ghana Youth Advisory Board.
According to Ms Mensah, the Ministry of Health, through its implementing agency, Ghana Health Service, has also developed adolescent health service policy and strategy to help improve the mental, nutritional and sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and young people.
"At the recent inauguration of the National Population in March 2019, President Akufo-Addo lamented the high fertility rate among girls who should ordinarily be in school and charged the National Population Council to work with all the relevant institutions to drastically reduce teenage pregnancy," she said.
She added "we are showing clear commitment to transforming our adolescent and youth human resource into human capital by investing in the three priority areas for human capital development –health, education and employment. These are the guarantees to reaping demographic dividend."
The Deputy Minister observed that prioritizing adolescent SRHR is a step in the right direction for any government, saying "in the end, our adolescents and young people are our insurance for the future as a country.
"I wish to assure the good young people of our country of government's support in this regard, and look forward to receiving inputs from the young people themselves today as part of this 'youth parliament 'event on how best we can proceed on the journey of achieving 'SRHR financing beyond Aid.'
Anne Coolen, Country Director for Marie Stopes Ghana, said "if we talk about discussing budget allocation for ASRHR, there could be no better venue for this than the actual parliament house, such that the power of this house may inspire a rich debate, leading to actions that will influence the way government and its partners fund Adolescent Reproductive Health and Rights."
Some of the Senior High Schools that participated in the parliamentary debate include Ebenezer Senior High School (SHS), La Presbyterian SHS, Accra High School and Okuapeman SHS, among others.
Tags: Deputy Health Minister, Gifty Mensah, High Teenage Pregnancy
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Pad is upholstered with pvc leather in cream color and is a cushy 2" thick. No deep scratches, no cracks or broken parts. Thickness of acrylic: 0.75".
Mid Century Soda Fountain Drug Store Stool Top. NO BASE. 12.5" wide 3.5" Deep. Steel Stem Accepts 1.75" base by 1.5" deep. This is Vintage, Has Flaws on Original Red Top. Art Deco Ribbed Side is in good shape *See Pics*.... Email questions and check out my other top auction.
This is an elegant bench, and I believe the style is French. We do not know its exact age. This is a quality piece of furniture. We took these photos outside on our porch.
This ottoman has a great shape and is very study.
This is a quite old oak piano stool with ornate legs and base and glass ball and claw feet. The round seat is adjustable. It's about 19.5" high at its lowest point and can be turned to raise higher.
This Bench is very Old but still in Good Condition. This piece appears more of a decorative piece. This is what gives it its character and confirms its age. FREE Trial! We can arrange for pickup with your carrier.
Wear is usual for its age. This is what gives it its character and confirms its age.
Unique Bench also known as a Savonrola X Bench or Dante Bench. The Bench features a unique X design with a very thick vinyl woven seat AND decorative. Plus is is made from solid wood with decorative features.
I have this spectacular Victorian Vanity/Bench up for sale; c1800s. It is covered in a Maroon colored velvet with fringe around the edge. The Mahogany wood design has a great detailed wood skirt that is quite beautiful – Look closely at all the photos to see the real beauty of this Vanity bench.
Solid and Firm. Overall a Very Unique Bench that you will highlight any room that it is placed in! The Leather has a few snags on the side and the Finish is Worn. They may be original, or reproduction, or the style of, or made by.
They may be original, or reproduction, or the style of, or made by. And including a variety of reasons. They could use a good cleaning. Otherwise Wear is usual for their age. They are Solid and Firm.
Solid and Firm. Los Angeles Area (Santa Ana, CA 92705). They may be original, or reproduction, or the style of, or made by. And including a variety of reasons. FREE Trial!
Chippendale Style. Hand Done Needlepoint. Solid Mahogany. Normal minor signs of use or wear may be present, such as minor nicks, dings or light rubs. Our newest location, Stenella Interiors is a 24,000 sq ft, beautifully arranged showroom located in Lansdale Pennsylvania.
Stool is very sturdy and strong with no defects.
They may be original, or reproduction, or the style of, or made by. And including a variety of reasons. Rubbed Distressed Finish in an off white Beige color. Los Angeles Area (Santa Ana, CA 92705).
THE STOOL IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW MINOR SCRATCHES FROM PREVIOUS USAGE. THE STOOL IS STAMPED ON UNDERSIDE. Stool Ottoman Bench Seat Chair. THIS STOOL IS AN INCREDIBLE PIECE FOR ANY COLLECTOR!
UNIQUE BENCH in Good Antique Condition. Solid and Firm. Overall a Unique Bench that will high light any room it is placed in. This is what gives it its character and confirms its age. They may be original, or reproduction, or the style of, or made by.
Original pink upholstery over well made base. Piece has no odors and the foam is excellent. Piece is in the style of Jonathan Adler.
Jessup Furniture Corp. Victorian Style Pair of Turned Leg Stools. STYLE: Victorian.
Antique Holtzman Adjustable Mahogany Piano Organ Stool w/ Ball & Claw Feet - 1900's. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. This piece offers so much character and would be perfect in the right setting. It does have flaws due to its age, but doesn't hurt its durability. This stool is very sturdy. See pics for any "Beauty blemishes". Ask all questions before placing a bid due to the fact I don't accept returns. However, I want you completely satisfied. Thanks for taking a peak and Happy Bidding!
TAPESTRY FABRIC. CONDITION LISTED IN CONDITION SECTION. NO RESERVE. IF YOU ARE A DEALER A RESALE CERTIFICATE NUMBER MUST BE ON FILE WITH SIGNATURE. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES OVER A CERTAIN AGE ARE NOT NEW AND YOU SHOULD EXPECT IT NOT TO BE.
Be sure to let us know that you are planning your pickup. More than just a pretty picture.
This beautiful Art Deco stool / vanity bench is in good condition, with an upholstered seat. The stool is crafted in the wonderful Art Deco style, and is made out of wood, solid wood, walnut wood, veneer, and upholstery.
Item : Small Antique Colonial Solid Walnut Footstool withTurn Carved Legs. Condition :Very good antique condition being structurally sound with age appropriate signs of normal use as pictured. Overall very nice.
This is what gives it its character and confirms its age. We can arrange for pickup with your carrier. with normal use.
Our goal is to always provide you with the highest level of service. We will get back to you quickly. We are part of Rods Rustics LLC.
I believe this was produced around or a bit before the turn of the last century. It is about 20 1/2" high. This bench is in excellent antique condition, showing only minimal signs of use. The upholstery is immaculate, showing no tears or stains or even wear.


Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalLove the job The Fladgate Group have done at Croft, completely restoring its reputation and glory and putting it back in the high-level stakes game of Vintage Port. Fragrant, open, generous, mildly showy, this port is ready to go, especially for those who prefer their port full of youth and fruit. The attack mixes sweet cassis and blackcurrants with a savoury firm undercurrent and relatively high acid for Croft. The onerous, ongoing, vineyard restorations are paying dividends. The finish is prolonged and flecked with brown spices. No need to open this until 2025, or store for at least two decades.Tasted: 16 November 2018Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices: BC	105.99	BCLS AB	100.00	private wine stores ON	109.00	Producer: Taylor Fladgate PartnershipDistributors: Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.


"What a beautiful morning!" is what the man at the gas station said to me this morning. When I got out of my car at the gas station the man filling up on the other side popped his head around and said to me, "What a beautiful morning! It's finally cooled down and the weather is great." I agreed with him and then he said to me "Do you have a job?" I answered yes I do. He immediately said to me, "So do I! I just got a new job." I congratulated him and then he shook my hand and said "Thank you, thank you. I just got a job washing dishes. What a beautiful morning it is to wake up and go to work." I found this so inspiring. The man was older and he must have been out of work for awhile. The economy is still pretty rough for a lot of people and a lot of folks are still out of work. I wanted to share this moment with everyone because it reminds us that every morning is a beautiful morning to wake up. I know I will remember this moment every time I feel frustrated or when I'm working long hours and I just feel like throwing in the towel. Every time I feel this way I will remember the guy at the Kroger gas station who shook my hand and said to me "What a beautiful morning."


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Here at Mayne Automotive, we strive for an excellent customer experience that is consistent with other proud representatives of the premium Auto Super Shoppe national brand.
We are experts when it comes to Engine Management, Car Diagnostics, Car Repairs, Car Servicing, Exhaust and Mufflers, WOF, Brakes, Suspension, Clutch, Cambelt, Air Conditioning, Fuel Economy and more.
Whether you are choosing from one of our pre priced vehicle service options or you would like a free quote on a specific job or problem one of our friendly workshop managers are ready and waiting to look after you from the moment you call or walk in.
Auto Super Shoppes are selected in their region as a "top shoppe" as they offer a high standard of service, professionalism, technical expertise, convenience with being OPEN 7 DAYS a week and A Grade Technicians and more. Mayne Automotive was recently awarded MTA Repairer of the Year 2014 for Central Auckland so you can be confident that Mayne Automotive is one of the finest vehicle workshops in town!
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By offering comprehensive motor vehicle repairs and services such as WOFs, Tyres, Brakes, Clutches, Exhausts, Transmissions and more, motorists now have the opportunity of enjoying a wide range of services under one roof. Courtesy cars, a mini valet and even a treat left in your vehicle are examples of the finishing touches Mayne Automotive can offer. And now of course we are open 7 days a week!
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Christopher Matthews Publishing and Soul Fire Press (imprints of First Steps Publishing). Because we work extensively with our authors, we are highly selective with our acquisitions. This ensures the proper amount of time and attention is given to foster the growth of each project.
We provide comprehensive publishing services including editorial, design, distribution and ebook conversion. We are a small press with a reputation for quality and cannot select every manuscript. If we decide to publish your work we will contact you and discuss personally how we can work together to see your book published and loved.
If we turn down your project it could be for a number of reasons, some or none of which may have anything to do with the quality of your writing—we may have too many books currently in the pipeline given our capacity and personal approach; it is not the right genre or right for our list at this time; it lacks proper editing. It could be for a number of reasons, and you shouldn't give up on trying to get published.
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All work must be original, and not have appeared elsewhere.We do not guarantee a response to every submission. Replies are commonly within 8-12 weeks, depending on the number of submissions received, so your patience is appreciated. We look forward to hearing from you!
Please understand that writing is a business, and you should be willing to spend a significant amount of time actively promoting your work. We don't believe that authors should have to shoulder all of the responsibility of publicizing their work. We are committed to bringing as much exposure to our authors' books as we can. Social media; brick and mortar bookstore and library as well as online distribution; and book shows are a few of the ways in which we promote our authors' books. We also provide ongoing marketing advice and assistance to our author team.
Copyright—Your work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form—digital, handwritten or printed. CMP will retain copyright to your work once we agree to publish it. If for any reason we should part ways, CMP will revert the copyright back to you. However, if you wish to keep the copyright yourself you will need to obtain a copyright for your work from the US Copyright Office. This will not preclude the publication of the work, but publication prior to confirmation of the copyright may make enforcement more difficult if there is any need for that.
You will find working with us to be a pleasant and educational experience. We understand you will have questions about the business and that you are putting your "baby" in our care and we are happy to provide you with professional and personal attention every step of the way.


5x5 panels ship in 1-2 days. 16x16 panels ship in 1-2 weeks.
Priced affordably and with nearly 40 images to choose from, these botanical prints are perfect for gift giving and home decorating. New images are available all the time.


Modern, new, clean apartment with many facilities. The apartment sleeps up to 2-3 people (1 king-size bed in the bedroom, and sofa). The apartment consists of a 26 sq m room, 12 sq m kitchen, corridor and bathroom with toilet. There is a balcony. In the kitchen, there's an automatic washing machine, refrigerator, Bosch electric stove and many utensils. The room has a huge sofa consisting of two beds, a large round table, shelves for books, TV stand and a TV.
Modern, new, clean apartment with many facilities. The apartment sleeps up to 2-3 people (1 king-size bed in the bedroom, and sofa). The apartment consists of a 26 sq m room, 12 sq m kitchen, corridor and bathroom with toilet. There is a balcony.
In the kitchen, there's an automatic washing machine, refrigerator, Bosch electric stove and many utensils. The room has a huge sofa consisting of two beds, a large round table, shelves for books, TV stand and a TV.