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The top 15 films (on-time and late) as decided by 4PFP organizers will be placed online for Audience Choice voting.
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FIRST Steps Together | Cape Cod Children's Place, Inc.
Cape Cod Children's Place is excited to bring new programming to strengthen and support local families. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health's FIRST (Families In Recovery SupporT) Steps Together is a new home visiting program in the Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition's Division of Pregnancy, Infancy, and Early Childhood. Funding for this project is provided through SAMHSA's State Opioid Response grant to Massachusetts, administered through the Bureau of Substance Addictions Services. Cape Cod Children's Place has been selected to provide program services to families on Cape Cod and the Islands. These services will include specialized home visiting and community-based recovery and parenting support for families affected by substance use. These individual, dyadic group recovery and parenting supports will primarily be provided by peer recovery staff in our community. Direct program services are anticipated to begin in January.
For more information contact Christina Russell at Cape Cod Children's Place: 508-240-3310 or email crussell@capecodchildrensplace.com.


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5 Infectious Diseases You Might Get in the ER
A urinary tract infection (UTI) probably doesn't sound like the kind of thing you'd pick up in an emergency setting, but it's a surprisingly frequent occurrence. In fact, UTIs are one of the most common health care-associated infections overall [source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention].
A UTI can mean an infection in any part of the urinary tract -- kidneys, bladder, ureters or urethra. And the majority of these infections are caused by urinary catheters. Almost 25 percent of all hospitalized patients receive catheters, which put a large number of people at risk [source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]. Fortunately, ER patients aren't as likely to require catheters as people who are admitted for hospital stays. And in fact, health care educational campaigns aimed at emergency staff have sought to reduce the number of urinary catheter placements in ERs in order to reduce the incidences of UTIs [source: Gokula].
If you do contract a UTI from an ER visit, your doctor can prescribe antibiotics to help clear it up. But as you'll see on the next page, not all categories of infectious disease can be successfully treated with antibiotics.
How Ambulances Work
Despite Common Myth, Ambulance Companies Can't Avoid Certain Neighborhoods
Marijuana Use in Colorado Sending More Visitors to ER Than Residents
Are those 'ER Wait Time' billboards accurate?
Do ER doctors work for the hospital or for themselves?

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Twitter Mailbag: Without Gina Carano, is UFC 184's WMMA spectacular even possible?
Ben Fowlkes
February 26, 2015 2:45 pm ET
I promise you two things with this week's Twitter Mailbag: 1) With the most dominant women's champion in MMA history set to defend her title at UFC 184 on Saturday night, we will not mention the names of any bikini models who have absolutely nothing to do with that, and 2) We will, for the first time in weeks, refuse to get bogged down in questions about drug tests and anti-doping measures.
Instead, we'll discuss Ronda Rousey's reign of terror, Gina Carano's helping hand, Holly Holm's future prospects, and even dabble in the finer points of employment law. Will Bellator's attempt to rebook the silliest fight that never was merit at least a GIF response? Probably, yeah.
You can ask your own question by directing a tweet to @BenFowlkesMMA. If you decline to ask a question, however, you forfeit all right to complain about other people's questions. Them's the rules.
@benfowlkesMMA Huge weekend for WMMA. Would it have been possible w/o Carano? Or does she get too much credit?
— Angry Albert (@Angry_Albert) February 25, 2015
First of all, let's begin by admitting that none of us knows what would or would not have been possible in the alternate universe where Gina Carano either didn't exist or didn't become an MMA fighter. Maybe someone else steps up to take her place. Maybe the Carano who does not become a fighter instead becomes a congresswoman, then president, then dictator-for-life, then the warlord controlling Zone 3 in the post-apocalyptic wasteland that follows. It's your fault, Al. You flapped the butterfly's wings on this alternate reality.
But fine, for the sheer joy of baseless speculation, I'll play along. Does women's MMA get to this point, at this time, without Carano? I'll say no, but I'll add that her absence is less a fatal flaw than a temporary delay.
Carano often gets labeled a "pioneer" for women's MMA, but the truth is that WMMA was going on for years before she even put on a pair of gloves. What Carano brought was a different kind of appeal. She was pretty, yes, but she also had this girl-next-door charm, which she could seemingly flip on like a light switch whenever she needed it.
She was attractive, but non-threatening. She was more about politely but firmly requesting entry to the boy's club than about kicking the door down. She was also a good athlete and a good fighter, even if you could make the case that her 7-1 record benefited at times from friendly matchmaking. But then, that too is kind of the point.
Carano may not have been the first female fighter, but she was one of the first ones who promoters cared enough about to really push. They put her out front, put her on TV, and told fans to come see her. As a consequence, she became sort of an accidental role model to other aspiring female fighters, such as Ronda Rousey, who looked at Carano and realized that a woman with the right combination of skills, looks and personality could actually make a good living at this stuff.
Carano's commercial success also inspired other promoters. Strikeforce could rightly claim that it was ahead of the UFC in promoting women's fights (by the way, the first women's fight Strikeforce put on? Carano vs. Elaina Maxwell, in December 2006), but it wasn't until well after Carano blew up with EliteXC that it was willing to put a women's title fight on the main cards of its real shows, rather than keeping them as Strikeforce Challengers fodder instead (big ups to Sarah Kaufman for publicly calling the promotion out on that one).
Lastly, let's not forget Carano's influence on the media. We learned pretty quickly that stories with her name (and picture) in them got hits. We couldn't wait to write about her, even if we hadn't followed the women's side of the sport much before that.
All of this contributed to a climate that not only attracted a Rousey to begin with, but gave her a starting point that was much closer to the top than the one that existed before Carano came along. Rousey had the hammer that shattered the glass ceiling, but Carano set up the ladder that put her within reach of it.
Is Carano responsible for this weekend's dueling women's bouts at UFC 184? I wouldn't go that far. I wouldn't even like her chances if you plucked her out of 2008 and dropped her in today's women's bantamweight class. But without her, I don't think we're doing this, at least not right now. For that, she deserves some damn credit.
@benfowlkesMMA will Shamrock/Kimbo be bigger than Tito/Bonnar? Is this Bellator genius or grasping at straws? #tmb
— Ross Miller (@TheDangeRoss) February 26, 2015
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@benfowlkesMMA if @_HOLLYHOLM wins decisively this weekend, does she get the next shot @RondaRousey? #TMB #NonPEDQuestion
— David Boyd (@DavidBoydComedy) February 25, 2015
Every conversation I've ever had with Holly Holm and her management suggests that she is in no hurry to fight for the title. Even when she was first talking terms with the UFC, they floated the idea of at least two fights before she started thinking about the championship. Whether they're waiting for her to get comfortable or the buzz to get buzzier, I couldn't tell you.
Regardless, my prediction for this weekend is that Rousey will trounce yet another opponent while Holm will beat Raquel Pennington relatively easily, though she may feel the octagon jitters in the process.
When the UFC looks over its post-fight receipts, I suspect it will discover that people are less and less interested in The Rousey Show when it is devoid of a truly convincing, threatening, even terrifying co-star. The solution to that problem isn't (yet) Holm – it's Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino.
@benfowlkesMMA last week everyone is up in arms about PEDs. This week everyone's talking Rousey V Cyborg like it has no baggage. AYFKM? #TMB
— Peter Gibbons (@likesuperman3) February 26, 2015
You just had to go there, didn't you. And after I promised I wouldn't get into this stuff. But fine, fair enough.
It does seem like the combination of Justino's physique and her failed drug test in 2011 is going to continue to be a talking point, especially for Rousey.
Two things about that: 1) Justino did pass a series of drug tests administered by the California State Athletic Commission as a condition of her licensing for Friday's bout at Invicta 11, for what that's worth, and 2) Let's not act like we weren't bummed to see UFC 184 lose its original headliner, which matched UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman up against former steroid user and hormone-replacement patient Vitor Belfort.
If we're going to talk about baggage in the UFC right now, it's going to be a long conversation.
@benfowlkesMMA Can't question Zingano's toughness, does she survive the first round, get stronger in the later rounds, and possibly win?#TMB
— International Texan (@lynn_lruss1980) February 25, 2015
Like you, I will also not question Cat Zingano's toughness. That's a tough person, right there, physically and mentally. Just to still be standing, much less competing at this level, after everything she's been through in the last couple years, that's impressive.
My question is, can she solve her problem with slow starts in time to fend off a champion who's notoriously aggressive in the opening seconds of the fight? I asked Zingano this last week, and she bristled at the suggestion that starting slow was a habit rather than a temporary blip.
"In all my other fights outside the UFC, that didn't happen," she said. "I didn't start slow in any of those, but nobody wants to talk about that."
That may be true, but her only two UFC fights so far have been ones in which she was forced to come from behind to win. As we've seen in Rousey's fights, if you aren't ready to go as soon as the ref gives the signal, it could be over before you know it.
If there's anyone tough enough to weather that early storm, it may be Zingano. But OK, say she doesn't immediately lose. How does she win? I don't see her submitting Rousey. It's tough to see her controlling Rousey on the mat long enough to wear her down with ground-and-pound. Is she going to stand and trade and knock Rousey out on the feet? I'm not saying it's impossible, but I can't call it terribly likely.
If Zingano makes it to a decision, I'd consider that a huge moral victory for her. If she actually wins that decision, I'd consider that downright amazing.
@benfowlkesMMA Would we be more invested/excited about Rousey if she actually won the belt, instead of simply being handed it? #TMB
— Grant Gelinas-Brown (@ggbrown) February 26, 2015
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@benfowlkesMMA #TMB question: How bothered should we be by the Josh Neer video that surfaced this week? I can see it 2 ways. Thoughts?
— Logan Smith (@LoganasaurusRex) February 25, 2015
It's tough to say, since we've only seen the last 14 seconds of what appears to be a pretty ugly gym beatdown. The parties involved have offered differing takes on how it got to that point, both in the minutes and days that led up to it.
One thing I can say is that anyone who would try to tell you that Josh Neer didn't intentionally kick the dude in the face there at the end is either lying or clueless. Neer "tripped" about as much as Mauricio Rua tripped at the end of his PRIDE grand prix bout with Quinton Jackson.
My general response? It's in poor taste. All of it. Professional fighters who run gyms probably shouldn't beat the hell out of crazy dudes who come in looking to pick fights. They definitely shouldn't put the video on the Internet afterward, as if they're proud of it.
Then again, if you go to some fighter's gym looking to hurt him, I don't know how surprised you can be if the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts are not followed exactly to the letter. Seems like everyone involved here made a series of bad decisions. Sadly, no one appears to be learning much from the experience.
@benfowlkesMMA drug tests.uniforms.insurance.whats keeping the ufc from turning their independent contractors into employees? Pros/cons #tmb
— joe daddy (@joedaddy85) February 25, 2015
This is a good question, and on a topic that seems to be coming up a lot lately, so I put it to my good friend Daniel DiStefano, who happens to be not only an attorney with experience in labor law, but also a jiu-jitsu brown belt and an occasional MMA fighter.
His answer? The big thing keeping the UFC from making its fighters employees is probably the host of financial benefits. By designating fighters independent contractors, the UFC saves a lot of money on social security and Medicare taxes, as well as unemployment taxes. When they pay money to an employee, then employers are on the hook for those taxes. When they pay them to an independent contractor, that burden shifts to the contractor.
"It also would probably reduce or eliminate liability for any damages a fighter caused during the scope and course of his employment," DiStefano added. "Say, at a press conference brawl or something."
(Did I mention that my friend Dan is also a fight fan?)
So what's the downside for an employer? Well, if you misclassify a worker as an independent contractor, the IRS could come after you for missed tax payments (here's an interesting article about strip clubs that paid millions in settlements for just this sort of violation).
Typically, an employer working with an independent contractor also gives up some power and control. If I hire an independent contractor to come paint my house, for example, I don't get to tell him what to wear while he does it, how he should do it, or what other houses he's allowed to paint. I'm paying for the end result, which is one of the key distinctions the IRS makes.
"The general rule is that an individual is an independent contractor if the payer has the right to control or direct only the result of the work and not what will be done and how it will be done," the IRS website explains.
It adds, "You are not an independent contractor if you perform services that can be controlled by an employer (what will be done and how it will be done). … If an employer-employee relationship exists (regardless of what the relationship is called), you are not an independent contractor and your earnings are generally not subject to Self-Employment Tax."
But the UFC's contracts make it so there are very few downsides to treating fighters as independent contractors. The UFC gets a lockdown on exclusivity, since the fighter can't go work for a competitor (or even sign autographs at Dave & Buster's) while under contract. The UFC also has control over when fighters work, where and, to a great extent, with whom (remember when Randy Couture couldn't corner his son?).
There's a code of conduct (kind of) telling fighters what they can and can't do, and soon, thanks to the Reebok deal, there will be much tighter rules on what they can and can't wear.
That latter point is a major potential sticking point in the UFC's ongoing claim that fighters are not employees. According to the plan the UFC has laid out for the coming Reebok era, fighters will show up in the host city on fight week and receive (courtesy of "the UFC equipment team," which will, ironically, likely be comprised of actual employees) the Reebok gear they are required to wear. The UFC might not want to call that a uniform, but what else is it when your employer gives you some clothes and says, "You must wear these while you work for us"?
If you provide your workers with uniforms and/or tools (such as UFC-branded gloves, for instance), and you also set their hours, their schedule and, according to DiStefano, the "manner and method of how a job is done," then those workers are most likely your employees. Now it's just a question of who's going to stand up and make a big deal out of it.
Ben Fowlkes is MMAjunkie and USA TODAY's MMA columnist. Follow him on Twitter at @BenFowlkesMMA. Twitter Mailbag appears every Thursday on MMAjunkie.


Have You Tried These Weight loss Techniques?
There is still time to lose weight this year!
We're now into the fourth month of the year, and for a lot of us, it's time to accept that the new year's resolution of losing weight has long gone. We're now too far into the year, and any trial months are well out of the way. But that doesn't mean you should give up on your hopes and dreams of losing weight altogether. There are some great techniques for you to try that could see you dropping pounds in no time. If you've got a holiday coming up, or just want to lose weight in general, have a look at these techniques and see if they work for you.
There are so many supplements that you can take to aid weight loss that have very little side effects to your normal life. There are also the ones that can ruin your life with things like a bad stomach, headaches, fatigue etc. Supplements such as Garcinia Cambogia Reviewed here show the little effect they have on the rest of your body whilst helping you lose those all-important pounds quickly. Some people prefer to go down the natural detox route. This can be done through either herbal teas or tablets to cleanse the body. The more toxins you're getting out of your body, the more weight you're going to lose. The only downside of going through a natural tea detox is the number of times you will have to go to the bathroom. They're flushing out your stomach and bowels, so it's obviously going to have a nasty effect!
There are plenty of diets that you could follow to help you on your weight loss journey. A lot of them involve cutting out all of the junk food that we include in our diets, so they're not as hard as you might think. The only thing people struggle with is actually getting into a routine of being able to stick to a diet. We all know how that temptation is everywhere, so the best you can do is try and fight it. One dieting technique that works really well is the 5:2 diet. It works by allowing you to eat the normal amount of calories on five of the days, but the calories must be from a healthy source. Then on the other two days, you have to cut your calories down to 500, again, all healthy calories. The weight you can lose from something like this is incredible, and it only takes a few tweaks to your diet to get it right.
Sometimes all it takes is a little lifestyle change to get where you want to be with your weight. If you have a job of sitting behind a desk all day, and you know you're partial to a biscuit or two throughout the day, try and find a way to get yourself active. It could perhaps be a lunchtime walk, and you should most definitely try and cut out the daily snacks and replace them with healthy foods. One of the best things you can do is drip plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated as well as to aid weight loss. Drinking soft drinks is one of the main reasons why people struggle to shift weight.
Best of luck to you on your weight loss journey and whatever method you choose to do it!


I have a quick question hopefully someone here can answer for me. I have been looking at the pay scales for the different airlines, and besides the fact of how little they make, can someone tell me what the difference between Line Time is and Reserve time? I don't want to assume anything and would just like to know if the reserve time is up to the pilot or if it is a manditory on call status.
) b/c you know your schedule almost a month in advance, get more days off, and no exactly where ya gonna be and when. Hope that helps.
A line holder is a person who has enough seniority to fly a set schedule. Let's say company X has 100 pilots and only enough flying for 80 set schedules, or lines, the remaining 20 pilots would have what's called a reserve line.
A reserve line, depending on the airline, is generally when you are "on call" and must be able to get to the airport to fly in a certain amount of time.
As far as pay goes, most airlines pay you the same hourly rate regardless of which line you hold. You get paid based on how many years you've been with the company. Some companies pay line holders a minimum of let's say 75 hours per month, and only 72 hours to reserve holders.
Thanks for the info guys, you cleared that up, I was under the impression that if you where on a line schedule, that you could also be on the reserve schedule for extra $$$.
You can always pick up overtime if its available. You could also switch with a reserve pilot so they get your scheduled flights and you now sit reserve...Also these things vary from airline to airline and some have Jr Mannining. This is where if a trip becomes available for whatever reason, possibly someone calling in sick, and no reserves are available, they will call in reverse seniority people who are on their day off to cover the trip. Jr Manning is not a good thing.
Can't you just not answer the call if it is your day off?
Yup...Luckily the company i work for doesnt have Jr Manning, and its nice to be able to relax once your off the clock.


Park Ridge, IL (October 4, 2016) — The egg supply has completely recovered from the impact it suffered due to the avian influenza (AI) outbreak in 2015, surprising industry analysts. Initial forecasts had predicted an 18-month timeline for flocks and supply to return to pre-AI levels, yet producers have achieved this goal in one year's time. Prices for both shell eggs and egg ingredients reflect this abundant supply. In fact according to industry analyst, Rick Brown, senior vice president, Urner Barry, whole egg prices are at a 10-year low.
New biosecurity safeguards and measures will help ensure the protection of a healthy and viable egg industry. Affected farms worked diligently to meet the stringent cleaning and disinfection regulations defined by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service before repopulating.
"With information gleaned from last year's historic outbreak of avian influenza, the industry and individual producers have instituted policies and practices designed to stabilize the egg supply now and in the future," said John Howeth, senior vice president, foodservice and egg product marketing of the American Egg Board.
Eggs contribute unique and exceptional functional performance within multiple applications, supplying 20-plus functional properties including aeration, emulsification, whipping, binding and much more. These functional properties contribute to product texture, form, appearance, taste and even shelf life.
The American Egg Board recently posted a new, searchable online version of the Egg Product Buyers' Guide. The intuitive system is searchable by company, product type or distribution region, designed to help companies find the best source for the specific type of egg product needed. For more information, visit the Buyers' Guide.


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Club Atlético Independiente de Neuquén – argentyński klub piłkarski z siedzibą w Neuquén, stolicy prowincji Neuquén.

Osiągnięcia
Mistrz Liga de Fútbol del Neuquen (9): 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996 Apertura, 1997 Apertura, 2001

Historia
Klub założony został 27 lutego 1921 roku i gra obecnie w czwartej lidze argentyńskiej Torneo Argentino B.

Linki zewnętrzne
 Mikrostrona klubu Independiente de Neuquén
 BDFA - informacje o klubie Independiente de Neuquén

Argentyńskie kluby piłkarskie
Kluby piłkarskie założone w 1921
Neuquén (miasto)

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NEW YORK METS (31-39)
DIVISION CHAMPIONS
& NLDS WINNERS
LEAGUE & NLDS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS
COLORADO ROCKIES (35-38)
FOURTH PLACE, NL WEST, -5.0 GB
LEAGUE WILD CARD
FOURTH PLACE, NL EAST, -11.0 GB
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 • 8:40 p.m. (ET)
Coors Field • Denver, CORHP Seth Lugo (2-2, 2.49) vs. RHP Chad Bettis (5-1, 4.65)SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050
METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets had their three-game winning streak snapped last night...New York is 4-13 in its last 17 games and 6-18 in its last 24 contests...The Mets are 18-18 on the road this season, including 3-5 on this road trip...New York is 5-10 in its last 15 road games.
A.J. RAMOS: Underwent successful arthroscopic right shoulder surgery today at the Hospital for Special Surgery...Mets Medical Director Dr. David Altchek performed the procedure.
HIT IN AN INNING STREAK: The Mets had a hit in 14 straight innings from the eighth inning on Sunday through the third inning last night...That was the longest such streak in team history since a 16-inning streak with a hit from May 25, 2014 (first game of a doubleheader) through May 26, 2014...Credit Elias.
SINCE MAY: The Mets are 14-30 since May 1...The club is hitting .224 with 48 homers during that span...The pitching staff has posted a 4.35 ERA since the beginning of May.
FROM ELIAS: Brandon Nimmo was the first player since Detroit's Ben Oglivie in 1976 to hit a game-winning homer in the ninth inning or later in one game and then connect for an inside-the- park home run in his first time up in the team's next game...Oglivie hit a walkoff homer to beat the Brewers on June 1 that year and then pinch-hit in the eighth inning the next day and cracked an inside-the-park homer...Also, Nimmo is the only player in Mets history to hit a game-winning homer in the ninth inning or later in one game and then hit a first-inning leadoff home run (of any kind) in the team's next game.
HOMERS: The Mets have hit 15 home runs in their last 11 games and 29 homers in their last 24 games, but, 22 of those have been solo blasts.
NIMMO POWER: Brandon Nimmo has a career-high 12 home runs...He has 10 homers since May 23 tied for the third-most in the majors during that span with Evan Gattis...Nelson Cruz and Paul Goldschmidt are first with 11...Nimmo's previous professional career-high was 11 homers in 97 games (392 at-bats) with Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League in 2011.
NIMMO NUGGETS: Nimmo is fifth in the majors with a .409 on- base percentage, leads the NL and ranks fifth in the majors with a .596 slugging percentage and is second in the NL and is fifth in the majors with a 1.005 OPS (all min. 170 plate appearances)... He has 19 extra-base hits (seven doubles, two triples, 10 homers) and 18 RBI in his last 26 games dating to May 23..He is 10-19 (.526) in his last four games...He has reached base safely in 34 of his 42 starts.
MICHAEL CONFORTO: Has three doubles, two homers and six RBI in his last six games...Conforto is batting .333 (7-21) with a .464 on-base percentage during that span...He has a 15.1% walk rate for the year, ranking sixth in the NL.
HONORING RUSTY STAUB: Mets Hall of Famer Rusty Staub passed away on March 29 at age 73... The Mets will wear a patch on the right sleeve on their home and away uniforms during the 2018 season honoring Staub...A six-time All-Star, he had 2,716 hits and 292 homers during his 23-year career.
METS-ROCKIES NOTES: The Mets are 5-13 vs. Colorado since winning 11 straight games vs. the Rockies from May 4, 2014-August 23, 2015.
2018: 1-4 @NY: 0-3 @COL: 1-1
History @NY: @COL:
102-95 64-37 38-58
SETH LUGO: Has a 1.98 ERA (eight earned runs/36.1 innings) since May 1...His 1.98 ERA is the ninth-lowest in the majors and his 0.77 WHIP is the lowest in the majors....In three starts this season, Lugo is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA (five earned runs/15.0 innings)... The Mets are 18-11 in Lugo's 29 career starts.
ROBERT GSELLMAN: Is tied for first among all major league relievers with five wins...He has allowed four runs over his last 21.1 innings (1.69 ERA), including 8.1 scoreless innings dating to May 30... He has three saves this year after not having entering the season.
HIGHEST SLUGGING PCT. VS. RELIEF PITCHERS
Devin Mesoraco............................... .708
Mike Trout.............................................. .697 Mitch Haniger........................................ .663Asdrúbal Cabrera............................ .643Mookie Betts........................................ .636 Aaron Judge......................................... .625 Hunter Renfroe.................................... .622Brandon Nimmo.............................. .622
Minimum 50 PA (Credit: Elias)
DEVIN MESORACO: Has six home runs in the eighth inning or later this year...He is tied with Adam Duvall for the third-most such homers in the majors this year...Mike Trout and Eddie Rosario are tied for first with seven.
AMED ROSARIO: He has hit in five straight games, going 7-21 (.333), one shy of his career-high (six-game streak from August 18-23, 2017)...He has two triples, two doubles and three RBI in five career games at Coors Field....Made his major league debut at Coors Field on August 1, 2017.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME: Columbia first baseman Jeremy Vasquez hit a solo home run and walked last night...RHP Stephen Villines earned a hold striking out the only batter he faced in the seventh...RHP Trey Cobb recorded the final two outs of the game in a 9-5 win...RHP Joe Cavallaro started the game and allowed one run on two hits.
AT COLORADO
Thurs., June 21 LHP Steven Matz (3-4, 3.31) vs. LHP Kyle Freeland (6-6, 3.59)
VS. LOS ANGELES-NL
3:10 p.m. ET (SNY, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM)
7:10 p.m. (SNY, MLBN, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM) 7:15 p.m. (FOX, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM)
1:10 p.m. (PIX11, WOR 710 AM, 104.3 FM HD, ESPN 1050 AM)
Fri., June 22 Sat., June 23 Sun., June 24
LHP Alex Wood (2-5, 4.22) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (2-5, 4.82) LHP Caleb Ferguson (0-1, 7.59) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (5-2, 1.51) RHP Kenta Maeda (4-4, 3.84) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (2-6, 8.60)
UPCOMING OPPONENTS & PITCHING
SETH lugo RHP #672018 STATS: 2-2, 2.49 ERA
LAST START: Lugo tonight makes his fourth start (25th appearance) of the 2018 season...In his last start, June 15 at Arizona, took his first loss since entering the rotation after allowing five runs, earned, on eight hits in 5.0 innings...Fanned seven and walked one...Allowed a career-high-tying two homers (sixth time) for the first time since August 5 of last season vs. the Dodgers...Threw 100 pitches, his most since making a career-high 114 offerings on August 11 of last season at Philadelphia...Snapped a 13.0-inning scoreless streak and ended a run of four-straight starts without issuing a walk...Has whiffed at least seven batters in back-to-back outings for the first time in his career.
AS STARTER/AS RELIEVER: In three starts this season, Lugo is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA (five earned runs/15.0 innings)...Is 1-1 with a 2.27 ERA (nine earned runs/35.2 innings) in 21 appearances out of the bullpen...In 28-career starts, Lugo is 13-7 with a 3.99 ERA (71 earned runs/160.1 innings)...In 31 relief outings, he is 1-2 with a 2.43 ERA (15 earned runs/55.2 innings)...Pitched more than 1.0 inning in 21 of his 31 relief outings.
VS. COLORADO: Lugo has made three appearances (one start) vs. the Rockies in his career, all of which have come at Citi Field...Last faced Colorado on May 4, when he held the team scoreless over the final 3.0 innings of the Mets' 8-7 setback...In that outing, allowed one hit and one walk while striking out three... Defeated the Rockies in his only start against the club on July 15 of last season, going 6.2 innings and allowing three runs, earned, on seven hits with two walks and five punchouts.
LUGO LATELY: Has a 1.98 ERA (eight earned runs/36.1 innings) since May 1 and has been scored upon in two of his 15 outings (including three starts) in that span while allowing 25 hits and three walks with 41 strikeouts...His 1.98 ERA is the sixth- lowest in the NL in that span and his 0.77 WHIP since May 1 leads the majors (min. 35.0 innings)...His 13.67 K/BB ratio (41 strikeouts/three walks) ranks second the NL since May 1 (trails only Ross Stripling's 15.00 K/BB ratio)...His 25 hits allowed in that span are the fewest in the NL among pitchers with at least 35.0 innings pitched.
STRIVE FOR FIVE: Lugo has pitched at least 5.0 innings in 25 of his 29-career starts, including each of his last two...The Mets are 17-8 (.680 winning percentage) when Lugo pitches at least 5.0 innings...In his 25 starts of at least 5.0 innings, he is 13-6 with a 3.71 ERA (60 earned runs/145.2 innings)...His career-opening streak of 19-consecutive starts of 5.0 innings or more is tied for the sixth-longest streak in franchise history.
LUGO WITH RISP: Has held opposing hitters to a .222 average (34-153) with runners in scoring position in his career, including a .148 (4-27) mark this season... With two outs, Lugo's opponents' average dips to .195 (16-82) in RISP situations, going 2-15 (.133) in 2018 to date... In his career, has allowed two home runs with runners in scoring position (1.1% HR rate with RISP/two homers allowed to 188 batters faced in RISP scenarios)...With the bases loaded, opposing hitters are 2-15 (.133) against Lugo since his debut, including 0-2 with two punchouts this season.
2018 GAME LOG (24 G/3 GS/1 QS) METS RECORD IN STARTS: 1-2
Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB K
NP ERA
22 0.00 24 0.00 39 0.00 28 1.12
4/3* PHI H ,2-0 2.0 0 4/5*@WASND,8-2 1.0 1 4/8* @WAS W,6-5 3.0 1 4/13* MIL H, 6-5 2.0 6 4/16* WAS ND, 6-8 0.0 0 4/18* WAS ND,11-5 1.0 1 4/20* @ATL ND, 5-3 2.0 0 4/26* @STL ND, 3-4 1.0 0 4/28* @SDP ND, 2-12 2.1 4 5/1* ATL ND, 2-3 2.0 2 5/4* COL ND, 7-8 3.0 1 5/8* @CIN ND, 2-7 1.0 0
Height/Weight: 6-4/225Born: Shreveport, LAResides: Shreveport, LA
Bats/Throws: R/RAge: 28 (November 17, 1989)Signed Through: 2022
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3
4 2.25 15 3.00 1 38 2.45 0 18 2.25 5 48 3.77
AWARDS + HONORS
» 2017 World Baseball Classic (Puerto Rico)
» Right elbow inflammation (2017)» On 60-Day D.L. from 4/2-6/11/2017
» Right shoulder impingement (2017)» On 10-Day D.L. from 8/15-27/2017
Last Win: 7/15/17 vs. ColoradoCareer Record vs. Colorado (3 G/1 GS): 1-0, 3.55 ERA (5 ER/12.2 IP)Career vs. Colorado at Home (3 G/1 GS): 1-0, 3.55 ERA (5 ER/12.2 IP)Career at Colorado on Road (0 G/0 GS): N/A
5/9* @CIN
5/11* @PHI
5/15* TOR
5/19* ARI ND, 5-4 2.0 1 5/21* MIA H, 2-0 1.0 1 5/23* MIA H, 1-2 1.0 1
2 23 3.31 3 43 2.79 1 11 2.66 2 12 2.53 1 14 2.42 4 35 2.13 2 25 1.98 0 14 1.91 1 13 1.84 3 30 1.72 2 32 2.48 3 60 2.21 2 27 2.04 8 84 1.77
5/25* @MIL ND, 3-4 2.0 5/28-1*@ATL BS/L, 3-4 1.1 5/31 CHC ND, 1-5 4.0 6/5* BAL ND, 1-2 3.0 6/10 NYY W, 2-0 6.0 6/15 @ARI L, 3-7 5.0
*denotes relief outing
LUGO VS. COLORADO
ND, 1-2
1.0 0 1.0 1 3.0 1
ND, 3-1 ND, 12-2
W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB K
2018 2-2 2.49 24 3 50.2 38 14 14 5 10 542017 7-5 4.71 19 18 101.1 114 57 53 13 25 85
Career 14-9 3.58 60 29 216.0 201 90 86 25 56 184
Blackmon .333 (2/6) 0 Dahl .000 (0/3) 0 Desmond .500 (1/2) 0 Gonzalez .000 (0/5) 0
LeMahieu Parra Story WoltersTotal
.667 (2/3) .000 (0/2) 0
.200 (1/5) 0 .000 (0/2) 0.235 (8/34) 0
0 0 1 0 0 2 2 03 9
.500 (2/4) 0
Rockies Batters vs. Lugo
AVG HR BBSO
HRBB SO
2018 .157 83 13 2 2018 .248 101 25 3
Career .239 401 96 11 Career .257 408 105 14
LUGO BATTING STATISTICS
YEAR AVG. AB R H RBI SAC
2018 .111 9 1 1 0 0
Career .148 54 7 8 3 5
Last Loss: N/A
LUGO SEASON + CAREER HIGHS
1 (2x, last, 6/10) 8 (6/10 vs. NYY) 0
17.0 IP (5/1-5/25) N/A
8 (6/15 @ ARI)
3 (4/8 @ WAS) 6.0 (6/10 vs. NYY) 0
LUGO VS. LHB
YEAR AVG. AB
Win Streak Strikeouts
10+ K Games Scoreless Streak Low Hits, CG High Hits, Game High HR, Game High Runs, Game High Walks, Game
IP, Game Complete Games Shutouts
H HR YEAR
LUGO VS. RHB
AVG. AB H HR
6 (8/25/16-6/11/17) 8 (2x. last, 6/10/18 vs. NYY) 0 17.0 IP (5/1-5/25/18) N/A 10 (7/4/17 @ WAS) 2 (6x, last, 6/15/18 @ ARI) 8 (9/14/17@ CHC) 4 (2x, last, 8/11/17 @ PHI) 7.0 (3x, last, 6/11/17 @ ATL) 0 0
» Lugo is in his eighth season in the Mets or- ganization after being selected in the 34th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft.
» As of the start of the 2018 season, was one of 13 players drafted in the 34th round or later in 2011 to appear in an MLB game.
» Made his major league debut with 2.0 scoreless innings vs. the Cubs on July 1, 2016.
» Initially debuted as a reliever...Has a 2.43 career ERA as a relief pitcher in 31 games (15 earned runs/55.2 innings)...Opponents hit .193 (37-192) against Lugo out of the bullpen.
» Earned the win in eight of his first 11 career starts, including four of his first five starts.» Pitched for Puerto Rico in the 2017 World
Baseball Classic...Went 2-1 in three starts for Team PR with a 4.20 ERA (seven earned runs/15.0 innings)...Started the Championship Game vs. the United States...Draws Puerto Rican heritage from his paternal grandfather, who was born there.
» Took Colorado's Chris Rusin deep for his first-career homer on July 15, 2017.
» Had a career-best 17.0-inning scoreless streak from May 1-May 25, 2018.
LUGO'S CAREER SNAPSHOT
TOMORROW''S STARTER: LHP STEVEN MATZ (3-4, 3.31)
Career XBH:
Most Hits, Game: Most RBI, Game:
Three doubles (last, 6/23/17 @ SF) One home run (7/15/17 vs. COL)
1 (7x, last, 9/8/17 vs. CIN)
1 (3x, last, 7/15/17 vs. COL)
LAST TIME OUT: Defeated the D-backs on June 16 at Chase Field...Tossed his third-straight quality start (his fourth in his last five outings)...Pitched 6.2 innings, surrendering one run, earned, on a season-high-tying six hits with three strikeouts and one walk...Is 2-1 with a 1.88 ERA (six earned runs/28.2 innings) in his last five starts.
ROAD WARRIOR: Will make his seventh road start of the season tomorrow...Is 2-1 with a 1.55 ERA on the road in six starts this season (five earned runs/29.0 innings)... That is the fourth-lowest ERA in the majors and third-lowest in the NL (min. 25.0 road innings).
MATZ VS. COLORADO
Last Win: N/A Last Loss: 5/5/18 vs. ColoradoCareer Record vs. Colorado (4 starts): 0-3, 6.50 ERA (13 ER/18.0 IP) Career vs. Colorado at Home (3 starts): 0-3, 6.92 ERA (10 ER/13.0 IP) Career at Colorado on Road (1 start): 0-0, 5.40 ERA (3 ER/5.0 IP)
LAST START VS. ROCKIES: Was defeated despite throwing a quality start on May 5 at Citi Field...Pitched 6.0 innings and allowed one run, earned, on three hits with five punchouts and one walk...The lone run came on a first-inning Nolan Arenado home run.
NEW YORK METS PITCHING BREAKDOWN
W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB K HR AVG W-L-S ERA
IP H
R ER BB K HR AVG
STARTERS 17-21 3.89 379.1 368 178 164 114 394 47 .254 HOME 13-21-8 3.76 311.0 285 136 130 102 350 42 .244 RELIEVERS 14-18-19 4.52 252.2 243 133 127 112 252 37 .254 ROAD 18-18-11 4.51 321.0 326 175 161 124 296 42 .263TOTALS 31-39-19 4.14 632.0 611 311 291 226 646 84 .254 TOTALS 31-39-19 4.14 632.0 611 311 291 226 646 84 .254


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This account of Algebraic Number Theory is written primarily for beginning graduate students in pure mathematics, and encompasses everything that most such students are likely to need; others who need the material will also find it accessible. It assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, but a firm basis in the theory of field extensions at an undergraduate level is required, and an appendix covers other prerequisites. The book covers the two basic methods of approaching Algebraic Number Theory, using ideals and valuations, and includes material on the most usual kinds of algebraic number field, the functional equation of the zeta function and a substantial digression on the classical approach to Fermat's Last Theorem, as well as a comprehensive account of class field theory. Many exercises and an annotated reading list are also included.
Preface; 1. Numbers and ideals; 2. Valuations; 3. Special fields; 4. Analytic methods; 5. Class field theory; Appendix; Exercises; Suggested further reading.


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New Nighttime Live Show coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios
Published: March 24, 2017 / Last Updated: March 23, 2017 / By: Arvid Bux
Starting May 26, Disney's Hollywood Studios will present "The Music of Pixar LIVE! A Symphony of Characters". This limited-time concert event will showcase memorable music from Pixar Animation Studios films, complete with a live orchestra and appearances by beloved Disney•Pixar characters.
"The Music of Pixar LIVE!" will be presented three times a night at Theater of the Stars at Hollywood Studios. "Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage" will follow its regular daily schedule. The show will also feature highlights from some of Pixar's greatest scores, from films like "Toy Story" to "Cars 3." Guests can also expect appearances by Woody, Jessie, Mike and Sulley, the Incredibles and more.
Source: Disney Parks blog
Disney Concept Art


Which is better Gmail or Yahoo?
I have a gmail account right now but I kind of like the idea of the push email without having to have it check and drain my battery... I'm not to concerned about that though I really just want to be able to hit the mail icon and get all my new mail exactly like my inbox on my computer as well as when i delete a message on my phone it deletes the message in my inbox on the computer. I love being orginized. So which do you think is better and what do I do to make this happen?
On another note when you go to the settings<general<keyboard<enable caps lock what does this setting do?
Well with Yahoo you have their attrocious customer service hanging over your head. Last year they made a mistake and closed my account. Imagine all of a sudden losing access to ALL of your yahoo services! It's very scary to think how dependent we are on their good nature. Well let me assure you, they don't have a good nature.
Try finding their phone number. Then try getting a person. Then try to convince them that you didn't voilate TOS. Only a BBB complaint fixed it.
Stick with google. Gmail's better anyway, even without push. You can always have gmail forward your email to your phone.
Yahoo no longer has a storage limit, at mine says that now. They also have close to the best spam filter. GMail's interface is pretty crappy, via the web, but as a generic email service, it is pretty good. Their spam filters are pretty good too. Just choose one of them, and you will more than likely be happy with it.


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Jurisdictional Determination (JD)
Are Jurisdictional Determinations Valid only for Five Years?
Williams Mullen on 1/13/2021
As part of its Clean Water Act § 404 Permit Program, the Army Corps of Engineers regulates certain activities in "waters of the United States," a regulatory term that includes wetlands. To determine the extent of its...more
The Rush is On for Jurisdictional Determinations
Snell & Wilmer on 9/15/2020
The EPA and the Corps of Engineers are seeing an unprecedented amount of requests for determining whether or not an activity impacts a Water of the United States and triggers Clean Water Act restrictions and permitting. As...more
UK COVID-19: Can the temporary stay on possession proceedings be lifted?
The Court of Appeal says (almost definitely) no - We have previously blogged about the 90-day stay of all possession proceedings until the end of June, which was brought into force by the courts on 27 March 2020 by the new...more
Yet Another WOTUS Rule: Will This One Float?
Stoel Rives LLP on 1/28/2020
On January 24, 2020, the Trump Administration's Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps") issued their long awaited "Waters of the United States" rule defining the jurisdictional reach...more
Second Circuit Adopts Standard for Determining Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Over Motions to Confirm Arbitration Awards Under FAA...
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently held as a matter of first impression that a district court properly looked to the substance of an underlying dispute in determining whether it had subject-matter jurisdiction over...more
Jurisdictional Gateways Following The EU Getaway
Dechert LLP on 3/26/2019
In a recent judgment the Court of Appeal in Kaefer Aislamientos SA de CV v AMS Drilling Mexico SA de CV & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 10 clarified the three-stage test which must be applied by the Court when determining an...more
POTUS Changes WOTUS ("Waters of the United States")
Polsinelli on 1/14/2019
On December 28, 2018, the EPA published in the Federal Register a revised definition of "waters of the United States" (the "Proposed Rule"), as used in the Clean Water Act, to replace the current definition that was finalized...more
Deciding Arbitrability And Arbitration Agreements: Eleventh Circuit Refines Its Interpretation Of The Federal Arbitration Act And...
Troutman Pepper on 11/8/2018
Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC v. Converteam SAS, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 24671 (11th Cir. Aug. 30, 2018) - On August 30, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision to compel arbitration between...more
Some Legal Issues Surrounding Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Part 3: Regulation of Cryptocurrencies.
Burr & Forman on 9/12/2018
This is Part 3 of a seven-part series of posts looking at some broad legal issues affecting crypto-currencies. ...more
Definition of Solid Waste/RCRA: U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit Addresses Petition for Rehearing/Challenges to 2015...
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/8/2018
The United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit ("Court"), addressed in a March 6th Opinion petitions for Panel Rehearing of a July 7, 2017 decision addressing the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...more
SCOTUS Holds that Challenges to the Definition of Waters of the United States Must Be Heard in the U.S. District Courts
Blank Rome LLP on 2/6/2018
Benjamin Stonelake In a unanimous decision and opinion delivered by Justice Sotomayor on January 22, 2018, in National Association of Manufacturers v. U.S. Department of Defense, the United States Supreme Court ("SCOTUS")...more
Supreme Court Makes Jurisdictional Determination on Clean Water Act Rule - EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Act to Delay Rule...
Holland & Knight LLP on 2/5/2018
• U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously – on narrow procedural grounds – that the courts of appeals do not have original jurisdiction to hear challenges to the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Obama Administration's 2015 rule...more
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Corps of Engineers Finalizes Two-Year Delay of...
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States Corps of Engineers (collectively "EPA") finalized a rule that would add an applicability date to the Obama Administration era revised definition of the Clean...more
Supreme Court WOTUS Decision Vacates Sixth Circuit Decision - District Court Stays and EPA Delay of Rule Implementation Remain in...
Best Best & Krieger LLP on 1/29/2018
The Supreme Court issued a decision last week regarding which federal courts have jurisdiction to hear challenges to the 2015 Waters of the U.S. Rule....more
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Could Lead to "Inconsistencies, Uncertainty, and Confusion" in Waters and Wetlands Regulatory Regime
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/24/2018
On January 22, 2018, the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously in National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense that legal challenges to an Obama Administration regulation defining "waters of the...more
Supreme Court Rules WOTUS Challenges Properly Before Federal District Courts
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 1/23/2018
In an important procedural decision, a unanimous United States Supreme Court ruled that challenges to the 2015 Obama-era rule re-defining Waters of the United States (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act were properly before...more
EU Merger Control Procedural & Jurisdictional Aspects: Reply To The European Commission Consultation
Hogan Lovells on 2/2/2017
We welcome the opportunity to provide comments to the European Commission in its evaluation of procedural and jurisdictional aspects of EU merger control. A NEW JURISDICTIONAL THRESHOLD - We respond here to section...more
Supreme Court's Wetlands Decision Pays Off For Business
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 2/1/2017
It did not take long for the Hawkes Company to see the benefits of the Supreme Court's May 31, 2016 decision granting the company the right to challenge in federal court the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (the Corps) approved...more
On Remand from Supreme Court, Hawkes Wins Challenge to Army Corps' Wetland Determination
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/31/2017
As described on this site last year, the Supreme Court first affirmed the right to challenge wetlands jurisdictional determinations by the Army Corps of Engineers. On remand, plaintiff Hawkes Company, a peat mining company...more
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Issues Regulatory Guidance Letter on Approved Jurisdictional Determinations
Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/4/2016
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has just issued a Regulatory Guidance Letter which provides to property owners (including developers) the right of appeal USACE Approved Jurisdictional...more
The Army Corps Is Nicer Than I Am
Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on 11/3/2016
After the Supreme Court decided last spring that Army Corps of Engineers' Jurisdictional Determinations are final agency action subject to judicial review, I advised the Corps to pick up its marbles and go home. The statute...more
Regulated Parties – 2, Regulators – 0
The United States Supreme Court has handed regulated parties their second win in four years concerning when they can take EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to court over wetlands permitting issues. In 2012, the...more
Environmental Notes - July 2016
CONGRESS FINDS THE FORMULA TO REFORM CHEMICAL REGULATION - The Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) is the primary federal law by which the manufacture, import and use of chemical substances are regulated in the United...more
Wetlands Determinations - Uncertainty for the Clean Water Rule?
Ruder Ware on 7/7/2016
On May 31, 2016, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc. holding that approved judicial determinations as to the presence of wetlands issued by the...more
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The United States Supreme Court handed landowners and developers a win this month in a unanimous decision allowing appeals to federal courts of Army Corps of Engineers determinations that a body of water or wetland is subject...more
Clean Water ActPermitsUS Army Corps of EngineersWaters of the United StatesEPASection 404Wetlands


We've finally moved into our little apartment in Milan. The entire place is still a mess, full of boxes waiting to be unpacked. From the way I see it, it's gonna take another whole month to get this home sorted. Never knew my other half is such a hoarder.
I'm just glad that we've finally got internet here so I can start my rant. ;) Lately, I'm a little obsessed with roasted vegetables because I've also got my awesome oven installed finally. I don't even have a fan in the kitchen yet I must have my oven first. Those guys who installed it must've thought I was weird though; not to mention those awkward lost in translation moments we got there. I kept asking if I could start using the oven right away with my broken Italian.
1) Preheat the oven at 180-200ºC.
2) Marinate the tofu with chopped garlic and soy sauce for 10-15 minutes.
3) To make tahini dressing, add tahini, garlic, vinegar, honey, ginger, lemon juice, tamari, sesame oil and add water to thin until smooth. Adjust seasonings as needed.
3) On a baking tray, mix broccoli, avocado, tofu, dried chilli flakes, oil, and season. Roast for about 10 minutes or less.
4) On a large dish, assemble the salad, soba, and roasted vegetables with some toasted sesame seeds, nuts, spring onions, and tahini dressing. Add a twist of fresh lemon before serving.
On a baking tray, mix carrots, oil, and season. Roast for about 15 minutes then add avocado.
Add avocado after 15 minutes of roasting the carrots.
1) Preheat the oven at 200ºC.
2) On a baking tray, mix carrots, oil, and season. Roast for about 15 minutes then add avocado.
3) Roast for another 5-10 minutes. I usually toss in the walnuts in the last few minutes of roasting for an extra nutty flavor.
4) Garnish with fresh parsley, sesame seeds, tahini dressing and a drizzle of oil.
5) Add a twist of fresh lemon juice to give the refreshness of this warm salad before serving.


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11:38. Bill Clinton is widely considered to have been a successful president. I would argue that to the extent Clinton was successful, he owed that success in considerable part to his response to the smashing Republican victory in the 1994 congressional elections, a response very different from Obama's response to 2010.
Be that as it may, getting Clinton's publicly and vehemently expressed "seal of approval" is helpful to Obama. Beyond that, I don't think the content of the speech helped Obama much. On the whole, I rate this a subpar effort from Clinton.
11:25. And big hug moment with Barack Obama to end the proceedings. For those still watching.
11:23. He's professing his love for the country. Surely, we must be approaching the end of this interminable oration.
11:18. Now we're getting the debt accumulation/reduction stats for various presidents. But he leaves out the stats for Obama, the worst by far in American history.
11:16. Maybe Clinton is droning on in the hope of picking up viewers who've been watching the Cowboys-Giants football game. For every one person who may be tuning in, I suspect that at least two are tuning out.
11:15. Onto the debt, one of the very few Dems to talk about this. He's claiming that Obama's plan is based on Bowles-Simpson. That's the plan that Obama rejected out of hand.
11:13. Ok, we're finally getting to welfare reform. He's blaming it on Republican governors who wanted flexibility on workfare requirements. He claims that Obama's move is about increasing work requirements, not lessening them. This is BS and I'll put up some links about it later (see here and here).
11:11. On to Medicaid. Bill Clinton — the folksy policy wonk.
11:08. But for now, he's deep in the weeds on Medicare. He keeps telling the audience "now listen to this." I think he realizes that he's barely holding onto whatever audience remains, apart from those in the building. And even they may be zoning out.
11:06. I imagine Clinton will feel obligated to take on the claim that Obama is gutting welfare reform.
11:04. Now he's going to do health care. Clinton famously predicted that Americans would love Obamacare once they experienced its benefits. That hasn't happened. So he's going to try to make it happen now. At this rate, they may have to wisk him off the stage.
11:00. It's time for Clinton to wrap up. But you didn't really expect him to finish on time, did you? He's doing his famous liberal laundry list act — energy, student loans, etc. He must believe he's still president and this is his State of the Union address.
10:56. Clinton asserts that no one could have undone all the damage to the economy that Obama inherited. Yet, Obama himself said he could turn things around in three years. And he projected unemployment statistics that he hasn't come close to meeting.
Even Clinton understands how dubious his claim is. He says he isn't sure whether voters will buy it, but he just wants us to know he believes it.
10:54. The case for Obama's election, says Clinton, is that he inherited a bad economy and laid the ground work for the creation of tons of new jobs in the future. Nothing about the past four years. Just the pre-Obama days and the golden future that awaits us.
10:52. He's ridiculing the Republicans for saying at the Tampa convention that they love their families. Again, he better hope that folks haven't been watching this convention.
10:50. Clinton is always good on these occasion. But so far, I don't think he's up to his usual standard. Maybe he's got a big finish.
10:46. What's the evidence that Obama can work with political opponents? He made Biden his VP and Hillary his Secretary of State. As to Hillary, see the Godfather quote below. As to Biden, his pathetic run for the presidency can barely be deemed opposiiton.
Where is the cooperation with Republicans? He couldn't even develop a health care plan that Olympia Snowe would support.
10:45. Clinton claims that Obama is committed to cooperating with the other party. But then Clinton lied under oath in the Paula Jones case, so why would we expect the truth from him in this speech.
10:43. Clinton is praising past Republican presidents, by way of saying it's bad to bash the other party all of the time. He better hope that the audience hasn't been watching this convention.
Clinton's call for cooperation and good-will between the parties will provide a useful standard against which to hold the Obama campaign.
10:40. Clinton says that since 1960, the Dems have "created" many more jobs than the Republicans. That may be the best he can do to prop up Obama — cite job creation stats from the Kennedy, Johnson, and Clinton administrations.
10:31. Warren is doing ok, but I don't think she's justifying her spot in prime time. There have been any number of more effective speakers — not to mention more credible, less phony ones.
Warren got the prime spot, I think, because the Dems desperately need to defeat Scott Brown to offset the Senate seats they will lose in November. But I don't see this speech boosting her significantly in Massachusetts. Surely, they've heard it before up there.
10:29. Warren keeps snickering at her own lines — not the funny ones, there aren't any. She's snickering at her digs at Romney. It's a nervous tick, I suppose, but not an endearing one.
10:27. Warren says Romney will "hammer" the middle class. As I noted earlier today, this word was such a staple of her vocabulary in the Massachusetts campaign that she had to stop using it in the face of ridicule. With a new audience, she revives the term. And she throws in "pulverized," to boot. I guess that clinches her case.
10:25. Warren says that the rich, including Romney, don't pay enough taxes. But the rich pay the overwhelming amount of taxes in this country, and many people of modest means don't pay any. That doesn't sound like a system rigged against ordinary people to me.
10:24. America is a great country, she declares. But how can that be, if the system is rigged against hard working people?
10:22. The game is rigged against hard working people, but it wasn't always that way, she says. Will she prove that the system is so rigged, or are we going to have to take her word (which isn't worth much given her claim to be an Indian) for it?
10:21. Now it's time for Elizabeth Warren. She's going to talk about "hard working people." I can't wait.
10:15. The former head of Costco is delivering a singularly dull, uninspiring endorsement of Obama. He says he didn't build his company in a vacuum. But he doesn't deny that he built it.
10:08: Is the public really impressed by an arrogant, self-centered ex-student at a fancy law school who's obsessed by being insulted by a guy who subsequently apologized? Sadly, a segment of the population probably is.
Obama can't generate enthusiasm among the kind of young women who swooned for him four years ago. So he's counting on fear and loathing for Romney to carry the day with this cohort.
10:06. Fluke is referring repeatedly to the attack on her by Rush Limbaugh, without mentioning Rush specifically. Obama, she says, stuck up for her without thinking about delegates. It turns out that he was thinking about using her to speak to delegates, and to the nation, on his behalf.
10:03. Too many women are shut out, says Fluke. This is pure fantasy in today's America. Her audience is losers who happen to be female.
10:00. Sandra Fluke is up next. There's something distinctly post-modern about Fluke: She sky-rocketed to fame by seeking unsuccessfully to testify as an expert witness on her own desire to receive free contraception.
Fluke is this year's Lilly Ledbetter. She's not an out-and-out liar like Ledbetter. Yet, she's otherwise less sympathetic than Lilly, who at least toiled for a living for many years.
9:54. Wigan 2, Stoke City 2. Unlike in politics, in soccer it's possible for neither side to lose. And unlike in politics, there are times when neither side deserves to lose. So it was in this suprisingly well-played match. Since there's no overtime in EPL matches, I'm back for more punishment.
9:00. That's all I can take right now. I need the kind of therapy that only the second half of the Wigan-Stoke City soccer match can provide.
8:52. The Governor of Delaware declares himself a proud, card-carrying capitalist who believes in private equity. That's important to stipulate at a Democratic convention; at a Republican one it goes without saying.
The applause, by the way, is tepid.
He says that Obama has a plan to help create private jobs. What's that plan? The Gov. isn't saying. He tells us to read it on line at the Obama campaigns website. What was Obama's plan during the past 4 years. The Gov. isn't telling us that either.
Mitt Romney likes to fire people; Obama likes to see people hired. It's that simple, says the Gov.
The applause, by the way, is deafening.
8:45. Now a Catholic nun activist is attacking Paul Ryan's budget, which she calls "immoral." This is Catholicism, Latin American radical style. I wonder what those leftists who have attacked Republicans for invoking Catholic teachings to support conservatism are saying about this attempt to brand conservatism as immoral and antithetical to Catholicism. Applauding, no doubt.
I hope that traditional Catholics will fight back against this, and not be deterred by leftists who tell them not to politicize religion.
This election will be the war of all against all. Catholics against Catholics; vets against vets; the eldery against the eldery. I guess it's called micro-targeting. That's what "hope and change" has come to.
The idea, from Obama's perspective, is to peel off some white voters, so that Romney doesn't completely swamp Obama with this enormous voting bloc.
8:42. The governor of Colorado wraps up a non-descript speech that purports to address, indirectly, the "we built it" theme.
8:29. Now a Vietnam vet is speaking. He's touting the increased VA budget and the aid for GI education. Obama cares about Vietnam vets, the speaker assures us. That's easy to say now. If Obama had been a community organizer type during the late 1960s, I doubt he'd have any kind feelings for the soldiers who were returning home from Vietnam. Other than John Kerry, that is.
The Vietnam vet is followed by Retired Gen. Eric Shinseki, the dissident general during the Bush days. He's touting the same things.
No one wants to talk about what Obama is doing to the military budget. The idea is to carve out those no longer in the military as another victim group to add to the Democrats' list of special interests groups beholden to the government.
8:27. It's time for another video about vets. The Dems are pitching the care vets are getting when they come home. It's clear that the vet vote is going to be a major battle ground between the parties this year.
8:25. Hoyer wraps up his speech moments before I was about to start hating him.
8:23. Hoyer accuses Ryan of not disclosing his opposition to the Bowles-Simpson recommendations. But Hoyer doesn't disclose that Obama, who convened the commission, rejected those very recommendations.
8:18. Steny Hoyer of the House minority leadership is speaking now. He's from my neighboring county.
I actually like Hoyer, a good friend of Israel and a relatively honest guy as politicians go. Let's see if I still hold this view five minutes from now.
8:11. It's the head of Planned Parenthood's turn now. She declares her support for President Obama. When the choice is between the guy who's giving you money and the one who won't, pick the one who's giving you money.
8:03. In a video, Obama is talking about women's health and tying it to Obamacare. This must have polled well in focus groups among women. The video is followed by a woman from Ohio. She's praising Planned Parenthood for helping diagnose a medical problem, and for the respectful way it listened to her. It's good to know that you don't have to be a prostitute or a pimp to get a respectful hearing from Planned Parenthood.
7:59. I çan't wait for the upcoming hour. It will feature the head of Planned Parenthood and Barney Frank. What's the commonality? Aiding and abetting prostitution, I suppose.
7:55. Former Gov. Jim Hunt of North Carolina is talking about his accomplishments as governor from back in the day (he served until 2001). In effect, he's touting the North Carolina miracle. Unfortunately, unemployment in North Carolina is significantly higher than the national average. Not that Hunt is out-of-touch, or anything.
Hunt says that Republicans "believe in magic." That's an interesting characterization of the free enterprise system.


Petition on Banking Reform A friend has emailed me with her concerns about making Open Bank Resolution public. That is when the banks demand their customers bail out a failing bank and it is coming to a bank near you soon. See website of Reserve Bank of New Zealand. She said if everyone knew, they would take their money out of the bank and they would collapse. My friend has drafted a great letter to the Dominion Post but has qualms about sending it. Well that is exactly why we have launched a petition asking for a Parliamentary Enquiry into the best ways of making banks stable. You see right now, because banks create loans and control the amount of credit in the economy, only 8% of the deposits now in banks could be redeemed at any time. (That is if everyone went to the bank at the same time for their deposits. What an incredible dilemma. No wonder the Government isn't telling us that as customers we might, after June 30 be required to help bailout a bank. Join our FB page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Petition-for-a-Parliamentary-Enquiry-into-making-banks-stable/420764948002065 What we are suggesting is that Government takes the recent IMF paper by Jaromir Benes and Michael Kumhof seriously. It is called The Chicago Plan Revisited. It designs a system where banks have 100% backing for deposits, not just 8%. All the good economists who nutted out solutions after the Great Depression seemed to agree this was necessary. Ones like Milton Friedman, Henry Simons, Irving Fisher. So back to the dilemma of to tell or not to tell the public. The banking system is inherently instable because it relies on fractional reserve banking, where the bank creates credit but doesn't have a supply of what the authors call "indestructible money" to back it up with. This used to be gold. But it can be the type of money created by the Reserve Bank, the notes and coins we use. They don't carry debt. Is the current banking system inherently unstable? Yes. According to IMF data, there were 145 banking crises, 208 monetary crashes and 72 sovereign debt crises between 1970 and 2010. This represents a total of 425 systemic crises, an average of more than 10 countries getting into trouble every year. How are we going to reform it if the public doesn't have the knowledge? In countries like Argentina, Greece and Iceland they learn fast after a crisis.


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Britten Follett's investigative television reports earned her the prestigious Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards. Five generations ago, her family founded Follett Corporation. She now serves as Director of Marketing and Communications at Follett School Solutions. She was selected this year as one of Northwest Herald's Best Under 40 in McHenry County.
Britten Follett's investigative television reports earned her the prestigious Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards. Five generations ago, her family founded Follett Corporation. She now serves as Director of Marketing and Communications at Follett School Solutions.
What was your first job? As a volleyball player working towards a Division One college scholarship, it was difficult to have a job in high school and college. I got my first real job when I was 18 as weekend producer and reporter for WTVO in Rockford.
Favorite book? The marketer in me says I have to tell you my favorite book is my own – "Who Killed Kelsey?" The true story was inspired by my coverage of a high profile child abuse murder case. But "Gone With the Wind" is a very close second place.
What's one word that best describes you? Disciplined.
What is your job and how have you found success with it?
I am the director of marketing and communications at Follett School Solutions, our K12 division … or better stated, "Chief Storyteller" at Follett. The skills I learned in my first career as a television news reporter, including attention to detail and tight deadlines necessary to produce successful news stories on a nightly basis, influence my role in marketing each day. I'm a storyteller at heart and develop marketing campaigns for our products and services through the our customers' voices. I often say I was doing "content marketing" before anyone created the term.
How did you first get involved with your current job? Why have you kept doing it?
I grew up in the family business as my dad, Chuck Follett, spent his entire career at Follett, retiring as CEO. I was first introduced to the company as an intern at 16 years old. My dad actually "fired" me that summer because I finished a summer's worth of work in two weeks and then began pointing out ways he could be more efficient. I always said I was never going to come work for Follett because I wanted to "make it on my own." After 10 years in the television news business and finally winning my Emmy, I decided it was time to retire the microphone and look for jobs in marketing/communications.
It just so happened Follett had an International Marketing Manager position open. I had been traveling with my dad for years, and part of the requirement of going to great places, like Egypt, was that I had to go along on the business visits to International Schools. I was ready to start marketing Follett products on day one. My role has evolved from marketing to communications and now back to marketing leadership. I truly love telling our customers' stories.
What's a recent accomplishment and innovation that you are most proud of? Why?
After being nominated for five Emmys and going home empty handed, right after I retired from television news, my husband and I won Emmy awards for one of the last investigative reports we did in Oklahoma City. I am the first fifth generation Follett family member elected to sit on the Follett Corporation Board of Directors.
How do you give back to the community or your profession? What drives you to volunteerism?
I am the president of the Follett Educational Foundation, dedicated to providing college scholarships to the students of Follett associates. I serve on the Southern Illinois University Dean's National Advisory Council to help shape the future of education for students of mass communications. I am the leader of the Follett Challenge, an education advocacy contest designed to reward the most innovative schools in the country. Through my child abuse prevention advocacy efforts, I sit on the board of Prevent Child Abuse Illinois. Through my work leading and marketing these programs, I am using my time and talents to help others grow both personally and professionally.
What is the best career advice you have received?
Get out of television news! Seriously though, that one piece of advice inspired me to make a tough decision to give up a career I loved and embark on something uncomfortable. But that same persistence I used as a reporter to track down criminals hiding from the law allowed me redefine my career, expand my skills and gain a level of business acumen that allows me to help create the strategic direction of our family business.
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I'm honored to be named best under 40, especially since I'm in my early 30's. I can't wait to see what the rest of the my 30's have in store.


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Cricket: Farewell to a champion
November 30, 2012 Davis Harrigan Leave a comment
Ricky Ponting, MCG, 2011 (photo mine)
Yesterday the cricketing world said goodbye to a retiring champion of the game.
Ricky Thomas 'Punter' Ponting will be remembered as a selfless, confident player; one who scored over 40 centuries and 13,300 runs for Australia at test level. Add to that almost 14,000 runs and 30 centuries in one-day internationals.
His final hurrah will be at the WACA, starting today, for the third test against South Africa. His record feats are etched not only in the record books, but also in the minds of every cricket fan. The cricketing great certainly has put his mark on the game forever.Highlights abound for the 37-year-old include: a 96 on debut in 1995; one-day captaincy in 2002 and test captaincy in 2004; twin centuries in his 100thtest; and six double centuries.
He will also become Australia's most capped test player along with Steve Waugh on 168 matches (he also played 375 one-day internationals) and recorded the most wins as an Australian captain, with a total of 48.
From a young age Ponting was touted as an excellent cricketer. At the age of just 11, Ponting scored four centuries inside of a week during an under-13 tournament in Tasmania. He was in the same form for an under-16 competition shortly after. It was this form that sparked the beginning of a magical career.
Read the full article at Upstart
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The absolute return or simply return is a measure of the gain or loss on an investment portfolio expressed as a percentage of invested capital.  The adjective "absolute" is used to stress the distinction with the relative return measures often used by long-only stock funds that are not allowed to take part in short selling.

The hedge fund business is defined by absolute returns. Unlike traditional asset managers, who try to track and outperform a benchmark (a reference index such as the Dow Jones and S&P 500), hedge fund managers employ different strategies in order to produce a positive return regardless of the direction and the fluctuations of capital markets. This is one reason why hedge funds are referred to as alternative investment vehicles (see hedge funds for more details).

Absolute return managers tend to be characterised by their use of short selling, leverage and high turnover in their portfolios.

Benchmark
Although absolute return funds are sometimes considered not to have a benchmark, there is a common one: the funds should do better than short-dated government bonds (e.g. T-bills in the United States). For example, if such "cash" instruments yield 15%, and the fund returns 5% in that same time period, the fund would be under performing the benchmark. In the case where the cash rate is close to zero, such as the early 2010s decade, this makes little difference.

Short selling
Suppose that a manager thinks the share price of company A will go down. Then he can borrow 1000 shares of company A from his prime broker and sell them for (say) 10 USD per share. The immediate gain for the manager is  USD. If (say) after a week the share price of company A drops to 9.5 then the manager buys 1000 shares, paying  USD, and gives the shares back to his prime broker. He thus ends up earning a return of . If his prime broker asked a 2% interest rate for borrowing the shares then the net gain of the manager is .

Leverage
Sometimes a strategy gives a positive return albeit a very small one. Therefore, a manager can use leverage to magnify his return. For example, a long-short manager can deposit 100M with his prime broker in order to buy 200M of shares and simultaneously sell another 200M of shares, which gives a leverage ratio of . As another example, a manager can borrow money from a country at an interest rate of 2% and reinvest the amount in another country that pays 4%, thus earning the spread  (this is called carry trade). If the manager has a leverage ratio of (say) 5 then his return is not 2% but .

However, leverage also amplifies losses: if a manager has a market loss of 3% in his portfolio and a leverage of 4 then his total losses are . Therefore, even small market losses can be disastrous when there is a huge leverage. According to the OECD, prior to the 2007 crisis, hedge funds in 2007 had an average leverage of 3 whilst investment banks had a leverage above 30. With a leverage of 30, a market loss of 3.3% wipes out the entire portfolio whilst a leverage of 3 gives a total loss of 10%.

High turnover
Some absolute-return managers are very active with their portfolios, buying and selling shares more frequently than normal investors, because they focus on short-term investment opportunities lasting less than 90 days.  Turnover is the rate at which managers rebalance their portfolios, and among other things it depends on the hedge fund's size: in 2008 hedge funds with less than 15M USD in AUM (assets under management) had a 46.9% turnover per month whilst funds with over 250M USD in AUM had only 9.8%.

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Some people garden, we hold Craft Corner Deathmatches in our kitchen. Hey, at least it keeps us off the streets at night.
I turned that cheese wax into a candle.
2. Break the old candle nubs into pieces with the hammer.
3. Wrap the wick around the metal wick holder.
I wrapped my wick around the anchor as best as I could.
4. Place alternating layers of candle wax chunks and cheese wax chunks to fill your microwave safe candleholder.
I started melting the wax before I took the photo.
5. Microwave the wax in one-minute intervals until the wax has fully melted.
6. Use the potholders to remove the candle from the microwave. Caution: The wax may make the candleholder hot! Be careful, take all safety precautions, wear a helmet when biking, look both ways before you cross the street etc.
7. Put the wick into the candle.
8. Place one chopstick/pen/pencil on either side of the wick to keep it in place while the candle cools. Let the wax solidify over night.
9. Remove the chopsticks/pens/pencils, trim the wick with a pair of scissors, and light your fire!
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I am having a crafty creative reuse link party and you are invited! Have you gotten a free or swag item that you remade into something else because you did not want to be a walking advertisement?
On the other hand, maybe you made it into something more useful to you because you wanted to be walking advertisement.
Maybe you found that swag a new home by donating it to someone in need – that's OK too.
Write a post on your blog. On Sunday, August 22, 2010 I'll put a linky up on Condo Blues and we can share in the clever craftiness, creative reuse or donations. Heck a photo of you or yours enjoying a swag item is OK too.
It doesn't have to be an item from a blog conference or blogger event. It can be anything, even some silly free gift with purchase item like these free beads I got on St. Patrick's Day.
but Blitzkrieg sure looks cute.
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Clacton: Guest house owner's anger
By Claire Owen
Buy this photoFrustrated: Barry Shimell
EXTREME anti-social behaviour is affecting the trade of a seaside guest house, according to its owner.
Barry Shimell, who runs Marine View on Edith Road in Clacton, says he has had problems for the last three months on his street.
He says that the area is a target for drugs and alcohol problems, while offenders are often fighting and causing trouble in full view of his guests.
"I might as well board up," said Mr Shimell, who runs the hotel with his wife Susan.
"I've had to return people's money - they won't stay here when they hear the noise and the language.
"They don't even want to walk past these people, who are drunk out of their heads and drugged up.
"I've just about had enough of it now."
Mr Shimell says that the police are regular visitors to the street, while he has also been in constant contact with Tendring Council's anti-social behaviour department.
"There's just not a lot they can do," he said.
"I don't know what to do either - I'm losing trade again and again."
Tendring Council's communications manager, Nigel Brown, said the authority was fully aware of the problems at a particular address in Edith Road.
He added: "It would be wrong to discuss details concerning individuals but we have been working closely with the local policing team and the manager of the property to come up with a solution.
"The council fully understands the guest house owner's concern and sympathises with him."


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AFSV Statement on Media and Business Crackdown
The Alliance for Shared Values
Date posted: September 2, 2015
The Alliance for Shared Values denounces the politically-motivated raids on Koza Ipek holding group, publisher of opposition Bugun daily, as well as the arrest of two British journalists and their translator. These disgraceful actions by President Erdogan and his oligarchy are aimed at silencing independent media in preparation for upcoming November elections, and at deflecting criticism resulting from massive government corruption, nepotism and failure to accept election defeat.
This open abuse of power contradicts the Turkish constitution and violates the core principles of free enterprise, free media and democracy. We urge democratic countries and organizations to strongly condemn these actions.
About Alliance for Shared Values
Alliance for Shared Values is a non-profit that serves as a voice for dialogue organizations affiliated with Hizmet in the U.S. (also known as Gulen movement). The Alliance serves as a central source of information on Fethullah Gulen and Hizmet. For more information, please visit
Source: The Alliance for Shared Values , September 1, 2015
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