The risk of pets infecting owners with coronavirus is very little, according to the top scientist of the World Health Organization.
The WHO top scientist Swaminathan Soumya on Thursday told the press conference in Geneva that ferrets, felines and also tigers have contracted the deadly virus.
“There is very little risk from domestic animals because there was some concern about domestic animals becoming a source of infection,” she said.
Dr. Emily Mudoga, Animals in Communities Campaigns Manager at World Animal Protection says: “There was always very little evidence that domestic animals can contract coronavirus and we hope this recent news from WHO will ensure that people do not continue to panic about their pets.
“Pets are important for companionship and they shouldn’t pay the price of our worries by being abandoned or cruelly mistreated in fear of them spreading the disease.
“All around the world, our pets improve and add value to our lives – so let’s make sure we keep them, and ourselves, protected.”
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If you power on the Fiery while holding down the 4th button it should give you a menu. Choose the one that says 'restore backup'. This will reload the software from a hard drive partition.
It uses the two fat cables to communicate with the machine. It sounds like the Fiery is coming up but since it cant communicate with the machine it cant print the sartup sheet. Make sure the Fiery cables are plugged into the correct ports on the DC12. Look at the small picture on the Fiery port then match that to the picture on The DC12 side. Make sure the Fiery and the DC12 are off when doing this. If they are then it could be the cables or the boards that the cables plug into either on the DC12 side or the Fiery side.
The fiery is power on. All cables are connected. But the DC12 can't communicate with the fiery. I don't know if there is a methode to directly configure the DC.
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Conflict trends (no. 60) Real-time analysis of African political violence, July 2017
Welcome to the July issue of the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project’s (ACLED) Conflict Trends report. Each month, ACLED researchers gather, analyse and publish data on political violence in Africa in realtime. Weekly updates to realtime conflict event data are published on the ACLED website.
This month’s issue includes conflict summaries on Chad, Mali and Somalia and focuses on simmering tensions between the UPC and the FPRC-MPC and Return, Reclamation and Rehabilitation militia violence in Central African Republic, the trajectory of a peaceful protest to armed rebellion in Ethiopia, and political and land-motivated unrest and insurgency in the lead up to the August elections in Kenya. A Special Report explores Witchcraft and Vigilante Justice in Africa.
Elsewhere on the continent, CNDD-FDD attacks against civilians decreased as unrest continues in Burundi, battles increased between Mayi Mayi militia and military forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, riots and protests continued in central and southern Tunisia and overall conflict decreased by 47% from May to June in South Sudan.

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by Fred Lambert
Elon Musk gave a timeline to production for the first time for the Tesla Optimus project, a humanoid robot capable of doing general tasks.
The CEO believes the company can bring the ambitious project to production as soon as next year. It’s an ultra-ambitious timeline even for him.
When Tesla announced the “Tesla Bot” project at its A Day last year, Elon Musk presented it as something the company could do by leveraging existing work and parts from the development of self-driving technology, and if they don’t do it, someone else will.
At the time, it certainly didn’t sound like a priority for Tesla and many saw it mainly as a recruitment tool as the automaker is trying to boost its AI team to deliver its full self-driving system.
The CEO appeared a lot more excited about the project and its potential to impact labor shortage and eventually the broader economy.
When first announcing the project, Tesla was aiming to have a prototype of the humanoid robot ready by the end of 2022, but there was no talk of a production timeline just yet.


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COLLEGE/SCHOOL/DEPT: Department of Nursing, College of Arts & Sciences.
REPORTS TO: Director of Nursing and Chair of Department of Nursing.
FLSA: Exempt (9 months contract).
The nursing faculty member ensures course student learning outcomes are met through multiple learning modalities, including supervising nursing laboratory and clinical experiences. The nursing faculty member is required to promote the mission of Heritage University Department of Nursing and participate fully in the governance of the department, including curriculum development and evaluation, and implementation of the systematic evaluation plan for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program.
The nursing faculty member will integrate principles from the Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing as the theoretical foundation for nursing practice to teach students to practice according to established standards of psychiatric, mental health nursing. Faculty also will integrate the curricular theme of family and community as units of nursing care into psychiatric and mental health nursing. Rank is commensurate with university teaching and scholarship experience and expertise.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Represents Heritage University in the most positive manner with prospective, former and current students, clients, suppliers and the community we serve. Interacts effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students and other customers of our services, learns and uses operating practices of the department and Heritage University.
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Participates in Department of Nursing and University faculty governance.
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Employs experiential learning techniques using a variety of interactive, student-focused pedagogical approaches, including simulation, low fidelity, high fidelity and computer-based teaching applications.
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Uses an organized approach to lesson planning designed to achieve student learning outcomes, and uses reliable and valid methods to measure achievement.
Contributes to psychiatric and mental health nursing at the state and national levels.
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TROY — Members of the city’s parks and recreation committee approved to move forward to sell 38-acres of floodplain land from the property known as the Huelskamp farm to the Miami County Park District.
Committee chair Brock Heath and Doug Tremblay approved the recommendation on Wednesday. The recommendation will authorized the director of public service and safety to enter into a purchase option agreement with the county park district. Since the agreement is between government agencies, the bid process does not apply.
According to Miami County Park District Executive Director Scott Meyers, the park district has applied for a Clean Ohio grant for approximately $270,000 or $7,100 per acre for the floodplain area along the Miami River.
As part of the grant, the park district must match 25 percent of the funds to purchase the land. Meyers said the Clean Ohio grant funds have helped with Hobart Urban Nature Preserve, Lostcreek Reserve and Farrington Reserve projects in the past.
The 38-acre land is heavily wooded and is located in the floodplain. At this time, the land is limited in its use for activity such as various trails due to its location, Meyers said.
Plans include to clear the area from invasive honeysuckle and create a stream-side buffer for river protection, Meyers said.
Titterington said the land would not be viable for the ball fields as part of the expansion of Paul G. Duke Park. Last summer, the city purchased 118-acre Huelskamp Farm adjacent to the Duke Park for $1.5 million.
Last month, the Paul G. Duke Foundation approved a $300,000 grant and the Robinson Fund also pledged $300,000 for the park expansion project.
The recommendation includes emergency legislation due to the application deadline and the grant cycle which will be announced in the first few months of 2016.
Council member Bobby Phillips asked if the land would still need to be annexed into the city since the county park district plans to buy it. Titterington said the land would still be included in the city’s annexation.
Chairman Brock Heath asked if a fence would be need to create a boundary between the parks, which Titterington said was not necessary.
The city’s portion of the new park area is currently being studied by MSA Sports consulting group. The study was approved by council earlier in the year for $32,000.
The study includes renderings and cost estimates related to future ballfield complex, including parking, concessions, groups of ballfields, inter-connectivity to existing Duke Park, and utility extensions.
In other news:
-The parks and recreation committee also approved to move forward with the recommendation to authorize the Troy Recreation Board to advertise for bids and enter into a contract for the concession operations for the little league football area and softball fields at the Paul G. Duke Park.
-The buildings committee approved to provide a positive recommendation to increase the authorization for the city’s portion of the façade improvement project at 121 Public Square at a cost not to exceed $70,000.
Council originally approved a CDBG project for $65,000. The lowest bid was from Becker Construction Inc. of Dayton at $67,245. According to the report, the Ohio Development Services Agency’s Office of Community Development will allow reassignment of up to $5,000 of the CDBG funds to accommodate the additional cost. No funds will be needed from the general fund or from other non-CDBG sources. Emergency legislation was requested so a contract can be awarded to the lowest bidder and for work to commence.
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Electronic cigarettes offer several advantages for those who want to quit smoking. Instead of traditional tobacco products, nicotine is introduced into the system through a vaporizer that heats the product's Liquids, which are then drawn into the lungs. Vaping does not involve tobacco like GVTech products and presents no danger to second-hand smoke.
Furthermore, vape pens have significant advantages over the fabled "nicotine patch" because it retains the feeling of cigarette smoking. In this manner, a person will vape much like the smoke, which helps wean them off cigarettes more straightforwardly.
For those considering quitting smoking for good, the electronic cigarette allows you to gradually reduce nicotine levels until you reach the point where your mind and body are no longer addicted to the substance. You can stop smoking for good and even continue vaping without nicotine. The Ecig has helped many people quit smoking and may work for you.


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A fresh seafood market is a rarity these days due to the rapid growth of supermarkets across Australia. Even rarer is a seafood market that sells catches off a pier and trawlers. I was glad to find one on the Gold Coast.
Fresh catches of seafood off the waters of the Gold Coast are brought daily into this tiny pier by a fishing fleet of Prawn Trawlers, Tuna Long Liners and a Spanner Crab vessel, These vessels go out to sea and return to port every day with a variety of fresh seafood which anyone can buy direct from the boat.
Best way to get your hands on the affordable seafood is to be there when the boats come in and start retailing at 7am as the seafood is while stock lasts.
Even if you're not buying, its still a fun place to bring the kids and learn about the Coop and seafood. The pier and surrounds is also an excellent location to enjoy a romantic sunset over the Broadwater with the bopping trawlers in the foreground.

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text: April 2003 was the first time in Slovakia, when the vaccine derived poliovirus Type 2 was isolated from waste water sampled from the waste water disposal plant in Vrakun, which collects most waste from Bratislava. The examination in the Regional reference laboratory in Helsinki revealed an almost 15% divergence from the vaccine strain and genetic identity with the Sabine vaccine strain was only 86.6%. Various cases of paralytic poliomyelitis have been published in world literature, caused by mutants = vaccine derived polioviruses (VDPV). Sporadic diseases were described not only in persons who excreted genetically modified vaccine strains, but even examples of epidemic occurrence connected with circulation and transfer of VDPV in non-vaccinated or insufficiently vaccinated population. Epidemiologist of the State Faculty Public Health Institute of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia immediately accepted measures to strengthen surveillance of poliomyelitis at all levels in order to minimize the risk for the origin of paralytic disease in the population. The world-wide activities aimed at eradication of poliomyelitis may eliminate the wild virus from human community as well as from the environment. It will be difficult to eradicate poliomyelitis completely before the potentially infectious oral vaccine is substituted with inactivated vaccine.


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Both concentrators come with two battery options–a small (single) battery which keeps the unit lighter and a large (double) battery which doubles the battery time on most settings. The Inogen One G4’s single battery has 4 cells and the double battery has 8 cells, while the Inogen One G3’s single battery has 8 cells and the double battery has 16 cells. Because of the Inogen One G3’s larger batteries, it does provide about twice the battery time.
In addition to batteries, both concentrators come with an AC power adapter so that is can run continuously while plugged into a wall outlet. They also come with a DC power adapter which can be plugged into an auxiliary power outlet in a car. This is beneficial as it can run from the car battery, enabling you to have a full battery charge when you reach your destination.
Note: All battery times are manufacturer specifications and based on a low breath rate. Actual battery durations experienced by our customers is usually lower. For instance, the G3 16-cell battery typically lasts 8 hours (rather than 9).
The Inogen One G3 and G4 satisfy the FAA requirements for air travel. The small size and long battery time are ideal for air travel.
If increased oxygen output is required and longer battery times are desired then look toward the Inogen G3. With a weight of 4.8 lbs., the G3 is still one of the lighter concentrators available anywhere. Many oxygen therapy patients might require increased oxygen in the future. With 1 – 5 pulse flow settings many see increased value in the G3 as a better long-term solution. Also, the G3 provides about double the battery time as the G4, allowing for longer excursions and greater peace of mind while away from a power source.
If you are new to oxygen therapy and your oxygen requirements are minimal, or if size and weight are the most important due to factors such as shoulder and back issues, then the G4 is an ideal fit. It is not only smaller and lighter than the G3, but it also may be carried around one’s waist, thus alleviating back and shoulder pressure.
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A young man believed to be in his 20’s has been found dead in his Nissan Sentra taxi with registration number, GX 412 – 12.
The taxi was found in an area, behind the Labone Senior High School.
It remains unclear which station he is attached to as a taxi driver, or why he was murdered.
According to the Assemblyman of the area, Aaron Annan Akron, some of the residents he spoke to said they heard someone shout for help at dawn but were afraid to come out.
Some amount of money including dollars were retrieved from his pocket by the Police who arrived at the scene this morning.
The deceased was covered with blood and had numerous cuts on his hands and chest.


In this section, the public may view specific prevailing wage project determinations and find prevailing wage rates for the various construction trades, project types and counties. These rates are meant for public viewing only and not for project bidding purposes.
Federal DBA General Wage Determinations Wisconsin
Please refer to the specific proposal package for the contract federal wages that were bid for a specific project. Questions pertaining to the application of contract labor standards or the selection of appropriate WDs for specific contract actions should be referred to the contracting
Labor Compliance Officer.
Contractors are responsible for determining the appropriate crafts necessary to perform the contract work. If a classification considered necessary for performance of the work is missing from the WD, the contractor must initiate a request for approval for a proposed wage and benefit rate by preparing an SF-1444, Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate, for the unlisted craft. (Reference Title 29 CFR Part 5, Section 5.5(a)(1)(ii) and FAR 22.406-3).
USDOL will publish all DBA WD revisions/modifications for a given week every Friday.
Contract wage determinations are subject to modifications until 10 days before bid letting.
WD wage schedules per construction type are described in
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A project which includes elements of two or more types of construction normally requires multiple wage determinations if such category of construction is substantial.


BMW expands car production in China
21 April 2022
China is one of BMW’s key automotive markets, with the carmaker recently launching local car production of the X5 in the country. The company operates a plant in Dadong that has been expanded and now facilitates the roll-out of the X5 with an extended wheelbase – an exclusive for the Chinese market.
The X5 was first launched in 2000 and became an instant hit – the car is currently the number one in its segment globally. The model has only been manufactured at BMW’s Spartanburg plant in the US, but the carmaker was eager to change this by extending its Chinese site to increase car-production capacity globally. With construction now completed, BMW follows bold expansion and electrification plans as the company will ramp up production of additional electric-car models in China.
‘Despite the challenges of the last three years, this complex construction project was completed fully on schedule,’ said Milan Nedeljković, BMW board member for production. ‘Our Chinese production sites are highly significant for the BMW Group. Last year, almost one in every three BMW Group vehicles delivered around the world was manufactured in Shenyang.’
High-volume car production
The car manufacturing plant in Dadong – part of the city of Shenyang – was BMW’s first vehicle production site in China, with the carmaker calling it a pioneer of future car production. It is among China’s most advanced production sites, and BMW’s strategic extension there is aimed at increasing sustainability, productivity, and digitalisation.
Dadong is known for producing the 5 Series and the X3 for the Chinese market. It is also BMW’s only site to manufacture the all-electric iX3 for global markets, with the company stating that Shenyang is its highest-volume manufacturing location. In the summer, BMW will open a new plant in China, dubbed Lydia, to produce a new BMW i3 battery-electric vehicle (BEV) made specifically for the local market.
Dadong itself is owned by BBA, the joint venture between BMW and Brilliance Group, which in the past 12 years has invested a total of 83 billion RMB (€12 billion) into plants, facilities, projects, as well as research and development (R&D) activities in Shenyang. Upgrading the site has allowed BMW to operate assembly building with two independent production lines.
Sustainability and digitalisation
The site features a press shop, a bodyshop, and paintshop, with the carmaker also focusing on sustainability. BMW said that 80% of cars in Shenyang are transported by rail, with Dadong hosting BMW’s biggest railway station as part of its plant structures.
The press shop separates scrap aluminium and steel, a key circular economy strategy for BMW to lower carbon emissions at its manufacturing sites. Meanwhile, the paintshop runs on zero freshwater consumption. Renewable energy also plays a role, especially solar power, as panels in Dadong are expected to produce more than 21MWh of energy.
With car manufacturing sites becoming smarter, digitalisation is key. Dadong’s digital projects focus on planning, production, and logistics. BMW is also betting on data science, artificial intelligence, and virtual planning to make automotive production faster and more transparent. Processes and data are monitored in real-time throughout the car production process, which allows for the swift detection of potential problems.
‘In China, we are determined to lead from the forefront: green, lean, digital,’ said Franz Decker, president and CEO of BMW Brilliance. ‘Driven by technology and innovation, we create more value for our customers. We are building up one of China’s most advanced and intelligent production sites here in Shenyang.’


U.S., Russia reject N Korea demand
Pyongyang: Ending weapons program tied to civilian power
•North Korea to give up nuclear weapons and nuclear programs, return at an early date to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and submit to International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards.
•U.S. declares it has no nuclear arms on the Korean peninsula, no intention to attack or invade North Korea.
•South Korea reaffirms it won't deploy nuclear weapons, affirms it has none on its territory.
•China, Russia, South Korea, the U.S. and Japan agree to discuss "at an appropriate time" giving North a light-water nuclear reactor.
•North Korea, U.S. pledge to respect each other's sovereignty, coexist peacefully, work to normalize relations.
•North Korea, Japan agree to work to normalize ties.
•China, Russia, South Korea, Japan and the U.S. to give North Korea energy assistance.
Source: The Associated Press
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UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Russian counterpart have rejected a North Korean statement that Pyongyang would begin dismantling its nuclear program only if the United States provided a light-water reactor for civilian power.
Pyongyang's official news agency earlier in the day printed the demand from a spokesman for the North Korean Foreign Ministry -- comments that threatened to unravel an agreement reached in Beijing on Monday among North Korea, its neighbors and the United States.
"We will stick to the text of the Beijing statement and I believe that we can make progress if everybody sticks to what was actually agreed to," Rice told reporters at the United Nations Tuesday.
"The text of the agreement says that we'll discuss a light-water reactor at an appropriate time. There were several statements afterwards that make clear what that sequence is."
She said those steps included: North Korea abandoning all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs, returning to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) and abiding by International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards.
Only then could the issue of light-water reactors be discussed, Rice said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, whose country took part in the six-party talks that led to the agreement, said, "The text was very carefully agreed upon and it was the subject of very difficult compromises, but it clearly sets forth the consistency of the steps which have to be taken so that we might talk about cooperation in the development of nuclear energy in North Korea."
He added, "The most important thing now is to see to it that this agreement be carried out in practice, and this involves a great deal of work ahead and we hope that it will begin soon."
Rice met with Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing Tuesday in New York. According to U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack, "Both agreed that the agreement signed in Beijing by the six parties was the binding text for parties, including on the question of light-water reactors."
In the North Korean news agency report, a spokesman for the North Korean Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying, "Without this physical guarantee of the (light-water reactor), our position is not to even dream of us giving up our nuclear deterrence."
"It has yet to be seen how the U.S. will realize its promise, but if the U.S. continues to demand the giving up of our nuclear weapons prior to providing the (reactor), then nothing changes between the nuclear relationship between the U.S. and North Korea."
In Tokyo, the Kyodo news agency quoted Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura as saying North Korea's latest demand was unacceptable, The Associated Press reported.
But South Korea's reaction was more muted, with a key minister saying the demand was to be expected and that it would not jeopardize Monday's deal.
South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said on a radio program the North's response to the agreement could be handled in diplomatic talks before a further round of negotiations, Reuters reports.
Those comments came a day after North Korea agreed to give up its entire nuclear program, including weapons -- a landmark agreement that was announced in a joint statement from six-party nuclear arms talks in Beijing.
The joint statement said North Korea had "committed to abandoning all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs" and had agreed to return to the NPT and to abide by safeguards established by the IAEA, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog.
The statement also said that North Korea stated that it has the right to "peaceful uses of nuclear energy." (Full statement)
The agreement came on what was the seventh day of the fourth round of six-party talks. A fifth round of talks has been scheduled for November.
As part of the agreement, the United States, China, Japan, Russia and South Korea "stated their willingness" to provide energy assistance to North Korea, as well as to promote economic cooperation.
The World Food Program has said that North Korea is headed toward the worst humanitarian food crisis since the mid 1990s, when an estimated 1 million North Koreans died. It said 6.5 million North Koreans desperately need food aid. (U.N. to end food aid to N. Korea)
North Korea ordered U.N. nuclear inspectors out of the country nearly three years ago, and it has since said it has a nuclear weapon and continues to pursue producing more.
The United States, along with the four other nations involved in the talks, has said the Korean peninsula must not have nuclear weapons.
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Discover the Work You Might Just Love the Most
A relationship-based approach to parenthood - and potentially your most rewarding work ever.
Perinatal intimate partner relationship satisfaction and mental health are intertwined. According to research, relationship concerns are the single most significant risk factor for antenatal anxiety and a major contributor to depression in both mothers and fathers postnatally. And yet, the great news is intimate partner relationships are also a protective factor: new parents satisfied with their relationship report higher self-esteem and closer bonding with their baby. The whole family benefits.
Perinatal relationship work is an emerging area of specialised care. Parenthood is a unique time, relatively early in a couple’s relationship, when parents are confronted with sensitive, complex and layered challenges. It is also a unique window of opportunity for prevention and early intervention in adult and infant mental health. Relationship-informed work is important to avoid inadvertently creating more stress for parents, provide meaningful context for their challenges, and support secure attachment for parents, partners and babies.
In line with best-practice recommendations for a “whole family” approach, Becoming Us Perinatal Relationships and Mental Health (PRaM) training provides care professionals with relationship-based foundations, frameworks and resources for individuals, couples and groups. Participants have practical skills to provide family-centred care and support the mental, emotional and relational wellbeing of parents, partners and babies through pregnancy, birth and beyond. Join us!
This work just makes me glow. Even using one of the handouts and seeing clients connect with it lights my sparkle. We're doing good work in the world!
Kerryn Smith, Perinatal Mental Health Clinician
Partner support is often cited as the most important variable in avoiding perinatal mental health difficulties, and we are well aware of the intergenerational transmission of trauma, but rarely address this.
We are missing what could be our best opportunity for prevention and early intervention in mental health for the whole family.
Becoming Us provides a vital missing piece of the perinatal wellbeing puzzle that is too often overlooked and goes unaddressed. I recommend this practical, insightful and transformative professional training.
Professor Bryanne Barnett A.M.
Perinatal psychiatrists and perinatal psychologists
General psychologists with a special interest in the perinatal period
Psychotherapists, therapists and counsellors
Other perinatal professionals with an intersest in perinatal relationships and mental health
- Three main long-term relationship stages
- Bonding and attachment (babies and adults)
- Twelve transitions of parenthood
- The benefits of relationship-informed work
- Using neuroplasticity to plant prevention seeds
- Preparing expectant parents for life as a new family
- Postnatal nesting, resting and whole family bonding
- Adjusting expectations of life, self, partner, baby and others
- Supporting self-care, partner care and baby care
- Understanding mixed emotions of the perinatal period
- Supporting self-esteem and new sense of identity
- Managing communication and conflict to bring couples closer
- Bonding couples through layers of intimacy
- Minimising risks for intimate partner abuse, addictions and infidelity
- Growing through PMH issues, trauma, loss and grief
- Reflecting on your own journey
- Celebrating all that you bring to your important role
Fourteen online self-paced educational sessions.
Eight weekly small group live zoom discussion and Q&A sessions. Dates and times below.
Handouts and resources to use with individual parents, couples and/or groups from Day One.
Optional monthly peer support group zoom calls to meet international colleagues, share challenges and have community support.
Access to our private facebook group where we post new research to stay updated.
Forever access to it all.
Each week of this unique Intensive contains two self-paced online sessions followed by a live zoom discussion and Q&A call at the end of the week.
Becoming Us Level I:
- Week 1 from May 27th
- Week 2 from June 3rd
Becoming Us Level II:
- Week 3 from June 10th
- Week 4 from June 17th
- Week 5 from June 24th
- Week 6 from July 1st
Becoming Us Level III:
- Week 7 from July 8th
- Week 8 from July 15th
Live zoom discussion calls are on Fridays at 10 am Sydney Time (Thursday afternoons/evenings in the U.S. and Canada). Please check this time zone converter for your local date and time before committing to this course.
I really love the conversations. The zoom component is motivating me to do the reading and content as opposed to leaving it sitting in my "PDs to do" folder. And there's so much to talk about. Elly's energy for this work is infectious and I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to learn directly from her.
Caitlin Sopp - Perinatal Psychologist
Can you say a training is beautiful? Because this training is beautiful!
Diane Speier PhD., Birth Professional and Psychotherapist, Manchester, UK
Meet your Facilitators
Elly Taylor is a perinatal relationship expert, multi award-winning author and founder of Becoming Us. As a relationship counsellor, Elly began studying the transition into parenthood when she became aware of both the unique challenges and opportunities for parents and families at this time. Based on the stories of hundreds of mothers, fathers and parents and research in adult attachment, Elly created Becoming Us, a ground-breaking relationship-developmental approach to pregnancy and early parenthood.
Elly has served as a subject matter expert for Monash University, The Australian Catholic University, Newcastle University (SMS4DADS) and Columbia University research projects and has been invited to speak at conferences and events internationally.
Elly's passion is sharing the benefits of relationship-informed care for parents, families, providers and communities. She is excited to be working currently with NSW Health to implement Becoming Us courses in her local area, including in the two hospitals where her three children were born.
Carla Anderson is a clinical psychologist, working in private practice since 2005, with a special interest in working with families within the perinatal period. Carla’s passion for this began as a volunteer postnatal depression peer support worker, whilst completing her psychology degree and becoming a mother herself.
Carla has been involved in numerous perinatal projects, including grief counsellor and honorary national trainer with a focus on perinatal loss for Bonnie Babes Foundation, co-ordinating postnatal disorders support groups and training peer support volunteers, as well as providing training to professionals and parents on a range of perinatal topics. Recently, Carla co-collaborated with the Centre of Perinatal Psychology on a training program; "Bearing the Unbearable; Perinatal Loss” and was published in the Australian Psychologist Journal for her research on Pregnancy-related Anxiety.
Carla works from an attachment and relational framework and is passionate about providing early interventions and supports to reduce challenges experienced by families and so is excited to be co-facilitating the Becoming Us intensive training with Elly.
This intensive training is designed for personal and professional development. Participants will be invited to reflect on their own journey of parenthood. This intensive training is not suitable for individuals who are currently or recently experiencing relationship crises. Please see the enrol any time, self-paced training options as alternatives.
Please allow 60-90 mins for the self-paced sessions. Please schedule 90 minutes for Week 1 and Week 8 zooms, and 60 minutes for Weeks 2 - 7. Please also be prepared to make space for reflection, processing, practice and integration time in between sessions eg. a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule is ideal.
The Becoming Us Intensive is approved by Postpartum Support International (PSI) as an alternative track for advanced training. Attendance at all live zoom sessions is mandatory for this. The Becoming Us self-paced training is approved for PSI PMH-C re-certification and 22 CEUs.
Finally, please note prices are in US dollars. Please check your local currency conversion before committing. For organisational discounts and group enrollments, please email [email protected].

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After supplying 190 MW power to Bangladesh daily, Tripura, which attained 100 percent household electrification last year, is now selling power to Nepal.
While Tripura sells 190 MW power to Bangladesh on a daily basis after fulfilling its domestic requirements, the state is now supplying 40 MW power to Nepal since April this year, Tripura Power Minister Jishnu Devvarma said in a press conference. "Let s see if it increases in the coming days, he added.
A 100 percent electrified and power surplus state, Tripura generates 115 MW power from its own power generation units including Rukhia Gas Thermal Power plants, Baramura Thermal Power plants and Gomati hydro-electric power plant. In addition, a small amount of solar power is produced in the state.
Larger power plants of the state like ONGC Tripura Power Company-run Palatana gas thermal power plant produces 726 MW power. But this plant has power-sharing agreements with different Northeastern states and 58 percent power generated at this plant is allocated to them.
Apart from these, Tripura also has two thermal power projects run by NEEPCO. These include a 130 MW power plant at Ramchandranagar in West Tripura and a 100 MW power plant at Manarchak in Sepahijala district.
As per power department statistics, Tripura currently needs around 300 MW power daily for its domestic consumers. The domestic consumption spikes during festive seasons like Durga Puja and Christmas, during which it reduces power-sharing with the other neighbouring states with mutual agreement.
Speaking about steps taken by his government to boost electricity services, Devvarma said, "We have provided 1.36 lakh new power connections under Saubhagya scheme (in 1.5 years). We are also working on infrastructure development by changing old transmission lines.
A new scheme called Apnar Dorgoray (At Your Doorstep) was also launched recently to provide uninterrupted power services 24×7 to consumers. Assistance is only a call away, the minister said.
However, power surplus Tripura has been facing frequent power cuts for the last several months. Asked about the issue, Devvarma said no power is being sold outside the state by creating problems for domestic consumers. We are selling the surplus power and proceeds from these sales are being used for developing the state power corporation, he said, adding that special focus is being laid on harvesting solar power potential.
As part of the initiative, a plan is in progress to convert the state secretariat, Assembly, High Court, and other major government offices to fully solar-powered installations.


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Kitchen cabinet design ideas are always there in every kitchen anywhere, whether inside the house or outside the kitchen in the yard. The cabinet becomes one of the most convenient kitchen storage but you also need to take into account the area of the kitchen so that it does not become a barrier that makes the kitchen narrower and less comfortable with the presence of the cabinet. Therefore, it should not be haphazard in placing the kitchen cabinet, so as not to create problems in the comfort of your kitchen at home.
For many people, the kitchen is the center of a house. Not only for people who like to cook who are busy spending time in the kitchen but all family members also often automatically gather in this room as the point of a comfortable home. So, it is not wrong if many people spend more time considering kitchen designs, including minimalist kitchen shelves and several cabinets to support the convenience of the kitchen at any time. For those of you who need a minimalist kitchen cabinet idea, immediately start seeing cool and unique inspiration from us.
Below Are Brilliant Kitchen Cabinet Design Ideas That Are Very Awesome For Inspiration
Many ways to make the kitchen more comfortable by building a comfortable and cool cabinet. You can make it like this by making a match between the cabinet and the kitchen island. The colors that are used to apply natural wood colors so that the impression is more interesting and cool for you to apply in your home kitchen.
The modern concept of this kitchen cabinet looks elegant and pleasing especially with the addition of plants to enhance the interior of the kitchen. In addition to the overall kitchen design, the selection of decorations and cabinets in the kitchen also take a big part to make the kitchen look beautiful and pleasant.
The white color will dominate the kitchen cabinet of choice because it is closely related to the modern concept. No need to worry about dirty stains, because an effective minimalist kitchen cabinet certainly facilitates all kitchen work. For example the inspiration for this beautiful kitchen cabinet. In addition to maximum storage, the minimalist style of the kitchen shelf curve design also looks contemporary, neat, and elegant.
The main convenience in a kitchen cabinet is the hassle of thinking about designs that are too flamboyant or extra. Enough with the modern minimalist kitchen cabinet design, you can achieve the most charming aura of minimalism. The use of a large kitchen cabinet is also far from boring, so you apply it to your kitchen.
This kitchen cabinet model is suitable for those of you who like a simple and practical style. This can be seen from the form that is not much carving or indentation. The style will be more charming if you only use one color. The atmosphere of the kitchen will get cooler when you add green tree or flower decorations on the kitchen cabinet.
The black color will always make the decoration more elegant, especially if it is applied to your kitchen cabinet. The use of kitchen cabinets with dark colors can be one way to make the kitchen interior more charming and impressive. You can add a chandelier on the kitchen island to give the maximum and cool impression.
This minimalist kitchen cabinet inspiration appears in a standard design on one side of the kitchen wall which is also not very broad. But don’t doubt the functionality and beauty of the minimalist style of this cabinet, especially because of Scandinavian touches on dining table furniture and the use of smart bright colors.

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YANKEES 5, ORIOLES 4
Whenever baseball announcers brought up the myriad injuries the Yankees have suffered through this season the name Eduardo Nunez rarely came up. It was as if the 26-year-old shortstop was the forgotten man among all those superstars that were languishing on the disabled list.
But Nunez served notice he was back in a big way on Saturday by rolling an RBI single up the middle with one out in the sixth inning that proved to be the game-winner as New York extended its winning streak to a season-high six games by edging Baltimore in front of a swelteringly hot paid crowd 42,678 at Yankee Stadium.
Nunez was activated from the disabled list just before the game after having not played in a game since May 5 due to a severely strained left oblique. He was immediately inserted into the lineup at shortstop and batted eighth.
He then sparked the Yankees by going 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBIs after hitting just .200 with no home runs and four RBIs in the 27 games he played before suffering the injury.
Andy Pettitte (6-6) gutted out the 91-degree heat and high humidity to pitch into the seventh inning to collect his first victory since June 8 in Seattle against the Mariners, a span of five starts.
The Yankees trailed the Orioles throughout the early innings until the fifth against right-hander Chris Tillman (10-3).
With the O’s up 4-2, Nunez opened the inning with a lined opposite-field single to right and Chris Stewart followed with single to left. Brett Gardner advanced the runners a base with a sacrifice bunt and Ichiro Suzuki brought Nunez home with a bouncer up the middle that likely also would have scored Stewart.
However, Orioles second baseman Alexi Casilla made a diving stop on the outfield grass to keep Stewart at third. But the sparkling play could not prevent Robinson Cano from dumping a bloop single into left that scored Stewart with tying run.
The Yankees seized control of the game in the sixth when Lyle Overbay laced his third straight single of the day to open the frame and Luis Cruz bunted him to second. That set the stage for Nunez, who drove in the Yankees’ second run of the game in the second inning with a sacrifice fly, to come through with what proved to be the game-winning hit.
Tillman was charged with five runs on 10 hits and two walks while he struck out three in 5 1/3 innings. The loss broke a streak of seven consecutive winning decisions for the veteran right-hander.
Pettitte left with two out in the seventh having yielded four runs (three earned) on nine hits and no walks while he fanned four batters.
Relievers Shawn Kelley, David Robertson and Mariano Rivera shut out the Orioles over the final 2 1/3 innings on two hits, no walks and three strikeouts.
Rivera twirled a scoreless ninth - striking out former Yankee Chris Dickerson swinging with the tying run on first for the final out - to earn his 29th save in 30 chances this season. That save ties the 43-year-old future Hall-of-Fame closer with the O’s Jim Johnson for the major-league lead in saves in his final season.
The Orioles got on the board in the first inning off Pettitte when Adam Jones slapped a two-out single to left and Chris Davis stroked his major-league-leading 33rd home run to dead center to make 2-0.
The O’s added an unearned run in the second whenPettitte made a wild throw over Overbay’s outstretched glove on a single off the bat of Nolan Reimold, which allowed Reimold to take second. Casilla followed with an RBI single to left to score Reimold.
The Yankees got back into the game with two runs in the second.
Travis Hafner drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second on an opposite-field single off the bat of rookie Zoilo Almonte. Overbay then laced a sharp single to right to load the bases and Cruz drove in a run in the third of the four games he has played with the Yankees with a single to left that scored Hafner.
Nunex then drove a ball deep into left-center to score Almonte, however, Reimold gunned down Stewart trying to advance to third for a double play, which effectively killed the rally.
The Orioles added a run in the third on a leadoff double by J.J. Hardy and he advanced to third on a fly ball to center by Reimold and scored one out later on a single by Taylor Teagarden.
The Yankees rally to win also provided them with a claim on second place in the American League East. The victory gives them a 48-39 record and they passed the Orioles, who are now 48-40. The Yankees trail first-place Boston by 5 1/2 games as the Red Sox play the Los Angeles Angels on the West Coast.
- Nunez blew a great opportunity to be the team’s utility infielder last season with some erratic play in the field. He also got injured and missed most of the 2012 season with a nagging right thumb injury. This season he was handed the shortstop job because Derek Jeter was rehabbing from left ankle surgery. But Nunez suffered a severe oblique strain that sidelined for two months. But when Nunez is right, he can help the Yankees as a career .264 major-league hitter with 40 steals in 49 attempts. His 2-for-3 day pretty much shows what the Yankees have missed from him.
- Cruz has been impressive ever since he joined the team as a free agent signee on Tuesday. He is 4-for-14 (.286) with three RBIs in four games. With the addition of Nunez as shortstop, the Yankees on Saturday moved Cruz to third base, which allowed them to sit a slumping David Adams. The Yankees need right-hand production in the lower part of the order and Nunez and Cruz may provide it.
- Overbay’s 3-for-4 day hopefully will get him turned around at the plate. In the previous nine games, Overbay was 6-for-28 (.214). Of course, since the season-ending wrist surgery was performed on Mark Teixeira the Yankees have been forced to play Overbay every day and he is hitting an anemic .190 against left-handers. The Yankees could use a right-handed hitter who can play the position.
- Gardner was 0-for-4 with a strikeout and three groundouts. In his past four games, Gardner is in a 1-for-17 (.059) slide that has dropped his season average from .288 to .276. The slump comes despite the fact that manager Joe Girardi rested him on Thursday.
- Two base-running blunders really hurt the Yankees but ultimately they did not cost them a victory. One was Stewart’s decision to go to third on Nunez’s sacrifice fly in the second inning. Stewart was thrown out easily by Reimold trying to slide into third base for the second out when Stewart was already in scoring position at second base. The other blunder came when Gardner dropped down a sacrifice bunt in the sixth. Nunez was on second and assumed that pitcher Brian Matusz would throw to first. But the left-hander threw to Manny Machado at third and Nunez was thrown out because he did not run hard.
- Though Pettitte did win the game, he did not pitch well. In his past five starts dating back to June 14, Pettitte has yielded 19 earned runs on 41 hits and eight walks in 31 1/3 innings. He is 1-3 with a 5.46 ERA and a WHIP of 1.56 over that span.
The Yankees placed right-hander David Phelps on the 15-day disabled list with a mild right forearm strain. Phelps, 26, will be shelved for 10 days and then will be re-evaluated. An MRI taken on Friday did not show any ligament damage. Phelps is 6-5 with a 5.01 ERA in 12 starts. To take his place on the roster the Yankees activated Nunez from the 60-day disabled list and they shifted Teixeira to the 60-day disabled list. Ivan Nova, who earned his first major-league complete-game victory on Friday pitching in place of Hiroki Kuroda will remain the rotation in place of Phelps. . . . Jeter will play in his first rehab game on Saturday for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a game against Lehigh Valley. Right-hander Michael Pineda will make his final rehab appearance as the starter for the RailRiders in the same game. Pineda is 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his previous four starts. The Yankees will have to decide whether to activate him from the disabled list or option him to Scranton.
The Yankees can pay back the Orioles for sweeping them at Camden Yards last week by pulling off a home sweep of their own against Baltimore on Sunday.
Kuroda (7-6, 2.95 ERA) will start for the Yankees after missing his scheduled start on Friday with soreness in his left hip. Kuroda lost to the O’s in his last start on June 30, giving up four runs on seven hits in six innings. He is 2-3 with a 3.90 ERA in his career against the Orioles.
Right-hander Jason Hammel (7-5, 5.19 ERA) will start for Baltimore. Hammel was tagged for five runs on nine hits and a walk while he struck out seven in a loss Tuesday to the Chicago White Sox. He has not won a game in his past six starts. He is 3-3 with 5.46 ERA lifetime against the Yankees.
Game-time will be 1:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be telecast nationally by TBS and locally by the YES Network.
YANKEES 5, ORIOLES 2
As the old saying goes “If you watch enough baseball you can guarantee that you will see something you never saw before,” Yankee fans saw some pretty strange things on Friday in their game against the Orioles.
With the game hanging in the balance in the late innings, the Yankees pulled out the victory when a Gold Glove center-fielder dropped a fly ball with the bases loaded and the Yankees protected that lead by turning one of the craziest triple plays ever.
In the end, CC Sabathia pitched eight solid innings and Mariano Rivera tossed a scoreless ninth for his second save as New York ran its current winning streak to four games by defeating Baltimore on a damp, cold and windy evening in front of paid crowd of 35,033 at Yankee Stadium.
After the Orioles tied the game at 2-2 in the seventh by scoring an unearned run, Miguel Gonzalez (1-1) opened the bottom of the inning by walking Francisco Cervelli and Orioles manager Buck Showalter removed Gonzalez in favor of left-hander Troy Patton.
Brett Gardner advanced Cervelli to second with a sacrifice bunt, his second of the game. One out later, Patton walked Kevin Youkilis intentionally so he could pitch to the left-handed-hitting Travis Hafner. But Patton hit Hafner on the left thigh on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases and Showalter brought in right-hander Pedro Strop to pitch to the right-handed-hitting Vernon Wells.
Wells lofted a 2-0 fastball to the warning track in straightway center-field and Orioles outfielder Adam Jones had the ball carom off the tip of his glove to allow all three runs to score without the benefit of a hit in the inning.
The Orioles rallied against Sabathia in the eighth inning when Alexi Casilla and Nick Markakis led off the frame with back-to-back singles. Then, on a full count, Manny Machado slapped a sinking liner that second baseman Robinson Cano caught on a short hop and he flipped the ball to shortstop Jayson Nix to erase Markakis at second.
Instead of firing the ball to first, Nix turned and threw the ball to Youkilis at third to catch Casilla in a rundown. Youkilis flipped back to Nix and Nix tossed back to Youkilis, who then was able to get Casilla with lunging tag about halfway back to second.
Youkilis got up and fired the ball to first baseman Lyle Overbay to catch Machado halfway between first and second base. Overbay then threw back to Cano at second to tag a sliding Machado to complete a very odd triple play.
The last time the Yankees turned a triple play at home was June 3, 1968, against the Minnesota Twins. It was also the first 4-6-5-6-5-3-4 triple play in major-league history, dating back to 1876.
Meanwhile, Sabathia (2-1) was actually cruising with a 2-1 lead going into the seventh until a Youkilis error on a Matt Wieters ground ball was followed by an odd balk call from first-base umpire Larry Vanover. Sabathia was standing on the mound wiping his left hand on his pant leg waiting for a sign when the call was made.
One out later, J.J. Hardy bounced a slow roller up the middle to score an unearned run for the O’s that tied the game.
Sabathia scattered eight hits, walked none and struck out nine in his eight innings of work.
Gonzalez, meanwhile, struggled with his command, giving up five hits and five walks while fanning four in six-plus innings.
With the victory the Yankees surpassed the .500 mark for the first time this season at 5-4. The Orioles fell to 5-5.
- Cano did not cool off much after the two rainouts in Cleveland. The All-Star second baseman was 2-4 and he drove in the tie-breaking run in the fifth inning after the Yankees perfectly executed some “small ball.” Cervelli worked Gonzalez for a walk and Gardner advanced him to second on a sacrifice bunt. Cano then slapped an opposite-field bullet into left to score Cervelli. Cano is now batting .324 and he leads the Yankees in RBIs with eight.
- Youkilis has not cooled off either. He was 3-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI. He drove in the tying run in the third after Gardner walked and Cano advanced to third with a single. Youkilis then ripped a line-drive single to left to score Gardner. Youkilis is batting a team-best .424 and he is second on the team with seven RBIs.
- Despite the bogus balk call, Sabathia was excellent for the second outing in a row. His career record against the Orioles is now 17-4 and in his last two starts he has given up two runs (one earned) on 12 hits and three walks while he has struck out 13 batters. He lowered his season ERA to 2.25.
- Youkilis sometimes giveth and sometimes he giveth away. He committed one fielding error and one base-running blunder that cost the Yankees dearly. In the third inning when he singled in Gardner he rounded first base way too far and Casilla was able to throw him out attempting to slide back into first base on a throw to Chris Davis. If he had held the Yankees would have had runners at first and third and one out. His fielding error in the seventh eventually led to the score being tied.
- Ichiro Suzuki looks lost at the plate early in the season. He came into the game hitting .185 and was 0-4 with two strikeouts and he failed to get a ball out of the infield.
- On a night that was cold and the wind was blowing in Wells insisted on hitting towering fly balls that went nowhere until he connected on the ball in the seventh that Jones dropped in center. Wells ended up 0-for-4 and his batting average fell to from .360 to .310. He also stranded a team-high four base-runners.
It would not be the Yankees if we did not report on some new injuries. Shortstop Eduardo Nunez, who is starting for the injured Derek Jeter, had to be removed from his second game within a week after being hit by a pitch. Nunez was struck in the right wrist by a pitch from Gonzalez and he was forced to leave the game in the top of the third inning. He was replaced by Nix. X-rays indicated no break in the wrist and only a contusion. He is listed as day-to-day. Nunez was struck in the right bicep on a pitch from Doug Fister last Friday in Detroit and missed two starts. . . . Manager Joe Girardi told reporters on Friday that Andy Pettitte will not be able to make his scheduled start on Sunday due to back spasms. Girardi said the injury is not serious and he hopes Pettitte will be able to pitch Tuesday or Wednesday at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Phil Hughes, who had his start on Thursday skipped, will now pitch Saturday and Saturday’s scheduled starter, Hiroki Kuroda, will pitch on Sunday. . . . Cleveland Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco, who was ejected from Tuesday’s game against the Yankees for hitting Youkilis with a pitch after Cano hat hit a two-run home run, was suspended by Major League Baseball for eight games and fined an undisclosed amount. Carrasco, who was forced to serve out a six-game suspension last week stemming from a similar incident when he threw at the head of Billy Butler against the Royals in July 2011, is at Triple-A Columbus and can’t be used in a major-league game until he serves out the eight-game suspension at the major-league level. Carrasco’s six-game suspension was delayed to this season because he underwent Tommy John surgery before he could serve the suspension.
The Yankees put their four-game winning steak on the line on Saturday in the second game of the series against the Orioles.
Hughes (0-1, 6.75 ERA) was tagged for four runs (three earned) on eight hits and in four-plus innings in a loss to the Tigers on April 6. Hughes is 6-4 with a 5.10 ERA in his career against Baltimore.
He will be opposed by right-hander Jason Hammel (1-1, 4.97 ERA). Hammel allowed four runs in 6 2/3 innings in Sunday’s series loss to the Twins. Hammel is 1-3 with a 6.20 lifetime against the Yankees.
Game-time will be 4:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be telecast by the YES Network.
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GAME 5 – AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES
YANKEES 3, ORIOLES 1
The New York Yankees entered the postseason with one unquestioned ace. The Baltimore Orioles entered the postseason saying that their best pitcher was the pitcher scheduled to pitch that day. Unfortunately for the Orioles, not having that one horse you can ride throughout the postseason proved to be the difference in this series.
CC Sabathia pitched his first career postseason complete game and he struck out a personal postseason best nine batters on Friday to lead New York to an ALDS-clinching victory in Game 5 over upstart Baltimore in front of a raucous paid crowd of 47,081 at Yankee Stadium.
With the victory, the American League East-champion Yankees will advance to the American League Championship Series and host the American League Central-champion Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Sabathia (2-0) gave up one run on four hits and two walks and threw 78 of his 121 pitches for strikes to run his ALDS record with the Yankees to 5-0 and he remains undefeated in his last eight postseason starts. In addition, he ran his career record against the Orioles, including his two postseason victories in the series, to 18-4.
The game unfolded as yet another pitchers’ duel between Sabathia and Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel (0-1), who also squared off in Game 1 of the series.
Both pitchers retired the first nine batters they faced until Nate McLouth slapped an opposite-field single to left off Sabathia to open the fourth inning.
Hammel, however, extended his perfect streak through four innings until Mark Teixeira opened the fifth with a single over the Orioles’ overshift into right-field. Manager Joe Girardi then decided to make the Orioles pay for not bothering to hold Teixeira on first base, as they have done through the entire series.
Teixeira stole second after swiping only two bases in the regular season and not stealing any in his career in postseason play. Teixeira then scored the first run of the game on a single up the middle by Game 3 hero Raul Ibanez.
Yankee fans got a bit of a pre-Halloween scare with two out in the sixth when McLouth hit a ball down the right-field line that was ruled a foul ball. The Orioles protested the call but the umpires upheld the original call of foul after a brief video review indicated the ball clearly traveled in front of the foul pole as it landed in the second deck. Sabathia then struck out McLouth to end the inning.
Hammel ran into more problems in the sixth when he issued a one-out walk to Derek Jeter and Jeter scored a line-drive double off the 385-foot marker in right-center by Ichiro Suzuki.
Two batters later, Hammel was removed from the game by Orioles manager Buck Showalter after yielding two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out six batters in 5 2/3 innings.
The Yankees padded their lead in the seventh inning when Curtis Granderson, who entered Game 5 of the series 1-for-16 with nine strikeouts, blasted a solo home run down the line in right into the second deck off Orioles left-hander Troy Patton.
Staked to a 3-0 lead, Sabathia began the eighth inning having pitched a dominant one-hitter and he issued a lone walk to Matt Wieters in the fifth inning.
But Yankee fans had to bite their nails when Sabathia gave up a leadoff single to Wieters and a walk to Manny Machado. After Sabathia fanned Mark Reynolds, Lew Ford slapped a single into left to score Wieters and break up Sabathia’s shutout.
Sabathia then induced Robert Andino to hit a weak comebacker to Sabathia’s right of the mound. However, Sabathia threw to second too late to get a sliding Ford in what was scored a single.
With the crowd nervous for the first time all afternoon, Sabathia wriggled out of the inning by striking out McLouth and getting J.J. Hardy on a slow hopper to Jeter at short.
With his ace having thrown 29 pitches in the eighth and 111 pitches overall, Girardi – who bravely elected to bench Alex Rodriguez for this game in favor of Eric Chavez – opted to have Sabathia finish out the contest.
Girardi was determined to ride his big horse to the end.
It took Sabathia only 11 pitches to get Adam Jones on a routine fly to center, Chris Davis on a swinging strikeout and Wieters on a comebacker to himself. Sabathia trotted three strides towards first base and easily flipped the ball to Teixeira to put the final nail in the coffin to the Orioles’ improbable playoff run.
Over the course of the season, the Yankees defeated the Orioles in 12 of 23 games and outscored them by four runs. In this series, they were 3-2 and outscored the Birds 16-10.
By virtue of having the best record in the American League, the Yankees will have home-field advantage in the best-of-seven ALCS. It will be the team’s 15th appearance in the championship series and their first since the 2010 season.
- Though the Yankees blew a chance to begin the ALCS with Sabathia on the mound when they lost Thursday, the ace left-hander bailed them out with a truly dominant outing. In his two games in the series, Sabathia was 2-0 with a 1.53 ERA. He gave up just three runs on 12 hits and two walks and struck out 16 in 17 2/3 innings. In what definitely was a pitchers’ series, Sabathia was clearly the Most Valuable Player.
- Ibanez came through with another crucial hit in the series to drive in the game’s first run. Though he only received nine at-bats in the series, Ibanez had four hits, including a game-tying and game-winning homer, and three RBIs. In benching, Rodriguez, who was 2-for-16 with nine strikeouts, Ibanez was placed in the No. 5 spot in the order and he came through again.
- Granderson probably deserved to be benched as much as A-Rod, but he was 2-for-3 with a home run in the game. After a regular season in which Granderson led the team in home runs and RBIs, he was conspicuous in his struggles through the first four games of the series. Now he has something positive going for him leading up the ALCS.
I could mention the awful hitting of Robinson Cano, Nick Swisher, Rodriguez and Granderson. But you can say the same about Jones, Wieters, Reynolds and Hardy of the Orioles. This was a pitchers’ series and both teams staffs held the other team down for long stretches. The difference was the Orioles did not have anyone who could match the brilliance of Sabathia.
It is not often that a three-time A.L. MVP and the highest-priced player on the payroll is benched for the deciding game of a postseason series, but Girardi informed Rodriguez via text message at about 1 p.m. EDT that he would not be starting Game 5. A-Rod replied, “I will be ready of you need me.” Rodriguez had been pinch-hit for in Game 3 and Game 4 of the series. He did not play in Game 5. Chavez played third batted and batted ninth. He was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. . . . Reliever Joba Chamberlain was unavailable for Friday’s game due to a swollen and bruised right elbow he sustained when he was struck by a piece of a shattered bat in the 12th inning of Thursday’s game. His status for the ALCS is unclear and he is listed as day-to-day.
After the Yankees were bounced out the 2011 ALDS in five games by the Tigers last season, the Yankees will be looking a measure of revenge in 2012. Game 1 of the best-of-seven series will be Saturday.
The Yankees will start left-hander Andy Pettitte (0-1, 3.86), who gave up three runs in seven innings of a tough-luck 3-2 loss to the Orioles in Game 2 on Monday. In 23 career starts against the Tigers, Pettitte is 10-9 with a 3.66 ERA. But he is 4-1 with a 1.85 ERA in his seven starts at Yankee Stadium this season.
The Tigers will counter with right-hander Doug Fister (0-0, 2.57 ERA). Fister gave up two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven in seven innings in Game 2 in a no-decision against the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Fister is 1-2 with a 5.18 ERA lifetime against the Yankees. Although Fister won the deciding Game 5 of the ALDS against the Yankees last season, he was 1-1 with a 6.52 ERA against them in the series.
Game-time will be 8 p.m. EDT and the game will be telecast nationally by TBS.
YANKEES 6, RAYS 4
When things are going bad on the field and nothing seems to help, baseball teams sometimes revert to one tried-and-true method to get back on track: A closed-door team meeting. The New York Yankees held one two hours before the game on Wednesday and it maybe turned their fortunes around.
The Yankees benefitted from a seventh-inning throwing error by Elliot Johnson to score two runs as New York downed Tampa Bay in front of a paid crowd of 16,711 at Tropicana Field to reclaim sole possession of first place in the American League East.
After a slide that eroded a 10-game lead on the second-place Baltimore Orioles on July 18 to a tie going into Wednesday’s game, the players and coaches held a 20-minute meeting in the visitors’ clubhouse to stress what Alex Rodriguez suggested as “doing the little things” the rest of season instead of trying to hit home runs all the time. They then put the new credo into practice and it appeared to work.
With the game tied 4-4 in the seventh, Andruw Jones and Steve Pearce opened the inning with back-to-back singles off Rays left-hander Matt Moore. Manager Joe Girardi then put the team’s new motto into action by having Jayson Nix drop down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners.
Rays manager Joe Maddon then removed Moore in favor of former Yankee fan punching bag and reliever Kyle Farnsworth.
Derek Jeter slapped a high-hop bouncer into a drawn-in infield and second baseman Johnson fielded it and fired to home plate to nip pinch-runner Ichiro Suzuki. However, Johnson’s throw was high and up the third-base line and eluded catcher Jose Lobaton. Suzuki scored and Pearce also was able to score as the ball caromed along the fence in front of the Yankees’ dugout.
The bullpen trio of Boone Logan, David Robertson and Rafael Soriano blanked the Rays over the final three innings to preserve the victory for starter Hiroki Kuroda (13-10). Kuroda gave up four runs – including a solo home run by Luke Scott in the sixth that re-tied the game – on eight hits and two walks and he struck out three batters.
Soriano hurled a perfect ninth to record his 36th save in 39 chances this season.
The Yankees awoke from their hitting doldrums, which saw them limited to six hits or less in their previous five games, as they trailed 1-0 in the fourth inning against Moore (10-9).
Jeter opened the frame with a bloop single that Johnson actually had in his glove but dropped in shallow center-field. One out later, Robinson Cano drew a walk. Rodriguez then followed with an RBI double down the left-field line to score Jeter and advance Cano to third.
Russell Martin then stroked an opposite-field, ground-rule double to score Cano and Rodriguez.
However, Kuroda could not hold the lead. In the fifth, Sam Fuld drew a two-out walk, Desmond Jennings singled and Ben Zobrist smacked a two-run triple.
Martin regained the lead for Kuroda and the Yankees with a two-out home run, his 15th of the season and with the hit he also raised his season batting average over the “Mendoza line” at .202.
Moore ended up surrendering six runs (four earned) on eight hits and one walk while he fanned nine.
The victory, combined with the Orioles’ 6-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, allowed the Yankees to reclaim first place in the division to themselves, a position they had held for 84 consecutive days until Tuesday. The Yankees’ season record is now 77-59. With the loss, the Rays drop 2 1/2 games back in third place. They are 75-62.
- They finally won a game. Shall we have a ticker-tape parade for them on Thursday?
- Martin, batting fifth behind Rodriguez despite his low batting average, came up with a clutch double and home run and drove in three runs. This season has been very disappointing for the 29-year-old catcher and his contract expires at the end of the season. It is about time he starts contributing to the offense.
- Jeter continues his amazing resurgence at the plate. He was 3-for-5 to raise his season average to .319. He also tossed in a clutch running catch of a two-out flare to shallow left off the bat of Matt Joyce that stranded two runners and perhaps saved the game.
- Kuroda somehow was unable to pitch as well as he had been pitching for the Yankees. He came in having lost his last two games because he gave up three runs early and the Yankees’ offense could not get back into the game. This time, the Yankees handed him two leads and he handed them right back. The Yankees need Kuroda to pitch great down the stretch to have a chance to win the division.
- Nick Swisher was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and it appears his recent hot streak has come to an end. He was 0-for-11 in the three-game series with the Rays and he struck out seven times. Perhaps he needs to take to heart the Rodriguez mantra and not try to do too much.
- Curtis Granderson was also 0-for-4 and 0-for-8 in the series. Granderson, all of a sudden, has become virtually useless at the plate. He is 3-for-31 with 10 strikeouts in his last 10 games. His season average has dipped to .231 and it is sinking fast. Granderson seems to have reverted back to his early 2010 form before hitting coach Kevin Long restructured his swing.
Left-handed pitcher Andy Pettitte threw a short simulated game to hitters at Tropicana Field on Wednesday to get a step closer to rejoining the team. Pettitte threw 15 pitches off a mound in his rehab from a fractured left ankle. However, there is no firm date for his return. Pettitte is scheduled for another throwing session in Baltimore this weekend.
The Yankees open an important four-game series with the Orioles in Baltimore on Thursday.
Rookie David Phelps (3-4, 3.13 ERA) will open the series for the Yankees. Phelps allowed three runs in 4 2/3 innings against the Orioles in his last start. Despite the fact that Phelps had absolutely no command of any of his pitches, he still limited the O’s to three hits and the Yankees won the game. He is 1-0 with a 2.79 ERA against the Orioles this season.
Right-hander Jason Hammel (8-6, 3.54 ERA) will come off the disabled list to pitch. Hammel has not made a start since July 13 because he had surgery on his right knee. His pitch count will be limited in this game, Hammel is 1-3 with a 6.75 ERA in his career against the Yankees.
Game-time will 7:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be telecast nationally by the MLB Network and locally by the YES Network.
MARINERS 6, YANKEES 2
On Sunday, a veteran pitcher who had pitched in World Series and had a lot of past glory in the major leagues came out of nowhere and won a game.
Unfortunately, it was not Andy Pettitte.
Kevin Millwood (1-4) pitched seven innings of one-run, three-hit baseball and two Mariners who entered the game hitting hitting under .208 hit two-run homers as Seattle spoiled the celebrated return of Pettitte with New York at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees did the 37-year-old journeyman Millwood a big favor by hitting into three double plays and going 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position. Their only two runs in the game came on bases-loaded walks fifth and eighth innings.
Meanwhile, the 39-year-old Pettitte (0-1) matched Millwood zero for zero and had a not allowed a hit until there were two outs in the fourth.
Pettitte walked former Yankee mega-prospect Jesus Montero on a 3-2 pitch and Justin Smoak followed with a line-drive blast into the left-field bleachers for a two-run home run. Smoak entered the series hitting .173 but was 6-for-12 against the Yankees in the three games.
In the sixth inning, Pettitte began showing signs he was tiring after 573 days between his last start in the 2010 playoffs.
Dustin Ackley led off with a single to center and the mighty Casper Wells strolled to the plate. Wells entered the game batting .207 with no home runs and one RBI. He had a career total of 15 major-league home runs.
On a 2-2 offering from Pettitte, Wells swung late to protect the plate and he ended up hitting a ball that quickly was spinning foul into the right-field corner until it struck the foul pole. Wells could not placed it any better if he was standing five feet from the pole and thrown a ball against it.
The partisan Yankee crowd of 41,631 in attendance led out an audible gasp as the ball made an unmistakeable doink sound when it struck the pole.
Pettitte later that inning gave up three consecutive singles that loaded the bases. However, Pettitte induced Mike Carp into hitting a sharp grounder to Mark Teixeira at first . Teixeira stepped on first and fired home to catcher Russell Martin to nail a sliding Montero at home plate for an inning-ending double play.
Pettitte left after recording one out in the seventh inning. He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks and struck out two. It was encouraging enough to Pettitte and manager Joe Girardi.
“It felt like I never left,” Pettitte said. “It’s frustrating, and obviously I’m disappointed in getting the loss. The guys gave me a chance to get right back in the game and get me a run, then I go back out and give up a two-run homer. You can’t do that. I got a little careless with a few pitches, and it cost me.”
“I thought he was pretty good,” said Girardi. “You look at the first five innings, and he really only gave up the one hard-hit ball and got a ton of ground-ball outs. He used pretty much all his pitches. And they hit some balls hard in the sixth, but to get us into the seventh inning, that’s pretty good.”
With the loss the Yankees fell to 19-15. The Mariners are 16-20.
- For those who believed Pettitte would embarrass himself on Sunday they owe the left-hander a big apology. Pettitte showed upper 80s velocity and good movement on his pitches throughout his outing. Strength and stamina were going to be issues for him and it showed in the sixth. But this was an encouraging first step and the Yankees just might have an exceptional starting rotation this season. That is bad news to their American League East rivals.
- The Yankees got runners on base (six hits and six walks) and they should have scored a lot more runs. Give Nick Swisher and Eric Chavez for collecting two hits apiece. Swisher is hitting .275 and Chavez is hitting .316 in a limited bench role.
- Martin and Robinson Cano deserve credit for having the patience to draw bases-loaded walks. Martin got his from Millwood in the fifth and Cano got his from Charlie Furbush in the eighth. Too bad that was all the damage the Yankees could muster for Pettitte.
- With two on and one out in the third inning, Derek Jeter hit into a inning-ending double play.
- With the bases loaded and one out after Martin had drawn his walk to bring the Yankees to within a run at 2-1, Jeter hit into another inning-ending double play.
- With two on and one out in the eighth, Curtis Granderson struck out.
- With the bases loaded and two out after Cano drew his walk to bring the Yankees to within 6-2, Teixeira struck out with the bases loaded.
Need I say more?
The Yankees open a short four-game road trip with a two-game series with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.
Right-hander Ivan Nova (4-1, 5.02 ERA) will open the series for the Yankees. He is coming a two-run, seven inning victory over the Rays on Tuesday. He is 3-1 with a 3.96 ERA in his career against the Orioles.
The Orioles will start ailing right-hander Jason Hammel (4-1, 2.09 ERA), who is nursing a right knee injury. He was scratched from his start on Thursday and he hopes to be able to pitch on Monday. He is 1-3 with a 6.69 ERA against the Yankees in his career.
Game-time will be 7:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be telecast by the YES Network.
YANKEES 2, ORIOLES 1
Just when the pundits, press and fans became apoplectic over the inconsistency of the Yankees’ starting pitching Hiroki Kuroda followed CC Sabathia’s outstanding eight-inning outing on Sunday with a gem of his own on Monday.
Kuroda (2-3) held the Orioles to one run on four hits and one walk and struck out three over seven innings of work and he got a two-run home run from Eric Chavez as New York continued their dominance over Baltimore at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y.
The 37-year-old right-hander even protected his one-run lead with a dazzling defensive play of his own at home plate in the seventh inning.
With Nick Markakis on third and Matt Wieters on second and two out, Kuroda threw a 1-0 pitch to Wilson Betemit that hit the dirt and rolled past Russell Martin. Markakis broke for home, Martin scrambled to the ball, made a backhand toss to Kuroda, who blocked the plate and applied the tag to Markakis to end the inning.
Right-hander Jason Hammel (3-1) took his first loss of the season, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks and fanning five in six innings. His big mistake came on a first-pitch fastball to Chavez in the second inning with Mark Teixeira on first and one out.
Chavez blasted the pitch 375 feet off the wall of the Yankees’ bullpen in right-center to give the Yankees a lead they would never relinquish thanks to Kuroda and the bullpen duo of David Robertson and Mariano Rivera.
Robertson pitched a perfect eighth by striking out the side. Meanwhile, the 42-year-old future Hall-of-Fame closer Rivera needed only nine pitches to dispatch the Orioles in the ninth for his fifth save of the season and the 608th of his career.
The Orioles broke the seal on the scoring in the top of the second inning when Adam Jones drew a walk, he adavnced to third on a Matt Wieters single and he scored on a deep sacrifice fly off the bat of Chris Davis. However, Kuroda, with help from the Yankees’ bullpen, shut down the Orioles the rest of the way.
With the victory the Yankees improved their season record to 13-9. The Orioles, who have now lost all four contests they have played against the Yankees this season, fell to 14-9.
- It is real easy to see now why the Yankees shelled out $10 million on a one-year contract for Kuroda. He kept the Orioles off balance with a mixture of sliders and split-finger fastballs. He threw 52 of his 87 pitches for strikes (60 percent) and he lowered his season ERA to 3.69. In his last two outings against good-hitting teams in the Rangers and the Orioles, Kuroda has given up just three runs on nine hits and three walks in 13 2/3 innings. That is an ERA of 2.03 and a WHIP of 0.90.
- Once Kuroda handed off the one-run lead to Robertson and Rivera, it was lights out for the Orioles. Robertson blew away the Orioles with a fastball clocked as high as 94 mph. He fanned Betemit swinging and Mark Reynolds and Robert Andino were caught looking on perfectly placed fastballs on the outside corner at the knees. Rivera has not been scored upon since he blew his first save on opening day against Tampa. In his last 7 1/3 innings, he has given up just three hits and no walks and he has struck out seven batters.
- Chavez’s home run in the second was his third of the season and that is one more than Chavez hit all of last season for the Yankees in 58 games. Chavez is getting more playing time with Brett Gardner on the disabled list and manager Joe Girardi’s decision to use Alex Rodriguez more often as the designated hitter. The 34-year-old veteran is taking advantage of it, hitting .321 with three home runs and five RBIs.
- Teixeira was 2-for-3 in the game and he finished April with a .244 average, which is far cry better than his career average of .190 in the opening month.
When the starter goes seven innings, the bullpen holds a slim one-run lead and the team plays errorless defense, there is not much negative to say. The Yankees could have gotten their offense untracked more, but Hammel is the Orioles’ ace and he entered the game with a 1.73 ERA.
Eduardo Nunez made his first major-league start in left-field and he handled all five of his chances without making an error. He made an excellent catch on sinking liner off the bat of Markakis in the first inning and he made an excellent catch at the wall on Davis’ sac fly in the second. But his catch of liner off the bat of Andino was a bit of an adventure as he caught the ball sprawling awkwardly to the turf. . . . One reason Nunez played left was because Nick Swisher is out with a slight strain of his left hamstring. Swisher hopes to return in three days but Girardi said it will be closer to a week before he allows Swisher play. . . . Gardner, meanwhile, is targeting a return from the disabled list on Thursday when he is eligible to be activated. He has been sidelined with a strained right elbow . . . The numbers may not show it, but Andy Pettitte declared himself ready to help the Yankees now. Pettitte gave up six runs (five earned) on 10 hits, walked none and struck out eight in six innings of work for Class-A Tampa in the Florida State League on Monday. Pettitte threw 96 pitches and he said he could make his next start for the Yankees. However, general manager Brian Cashman said the Yankees would prefer that Pettitte make one more minor-league start on Saturday and he could be ready to pitch for the Yankees on May 10.
The Yankees will continue their three-game home series with the Orioles on Tuesday.
The Yankees will start right-hander Phil Hughes (1-3, 7.88 ERA). He lasted just 2 2/3 innings of his last start against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Hughes is 4-2 with a 5.24 ERA in his career against the Orioles.
The Orioles will counter with struggling left-hander Brian Matusz (0-3, 5.66 ERA). Matusz gave up two runs in six innings in his last start against the Toronto Blue Jays but he did not get a decision. He has lost 12 straight decisions dating back to last season and he is 2-5 with a 5.10 ERA lifetime against the Yankees.
Game-time will be 7:05 p.m. EDT and the game will be telecast by the YES Network.


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Dublin: Printed for William Jones, 1799.
Softcover. Third edition. Octavo. iv, 50pp. Stapled, with light chipping to the edges of the first and last leaves, very good. An early tract by Richard Jebb on the question of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland, issued in reply to Edward Cooke's "Arguments for and against an Union." Scarce. *OCLC* locates thirteen institutional copies. *ESTC* N25998.

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The Fairey Fantôme, also known as the Fairey Féroce, was a British fighter prototype of the mid-1930s. The prototype was designed and built by Fairey Aviation and three production aircraft were assembled in Belgium by Avions Fairey.
The Fantôme was designed in 1934 by Marcel Lobelle to meet a specification drawn up on behalf of the Belgian Aéronautique Militaire who were to hold an international competition to find a replacement for the Fairey Firefly II. It was of all-metal construction, with fabric skinning and a 925 hp (690 kW) Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs engine, with provision for one 20 mm engine-mounted cannon and two 7.62 mm wing-mounted Browning machine guns.
The Fantôme first flew on 6 June 1935; however, it crashed at Evere on 17 July of that year. However, Fairey had already produced parts and components for three other aircraft. These were shipped to Belgium in 1936 and completed under the name Fairey Féroce at Gosselies. Two of these were sold to the Soviet government; which later gave them to the Spanish Republican air force to aid with the Spanish Civil War. The fourth aircraft returned to Britain where it was acquired by the British Air Ministry, and no further production was undertaken.
Length: 8.40 m
Wingspan: 10.52 m
Height: 3.45 m
Wing area: 25.36 m2
Empty weight: 1,134 kg
Gross weight: 1,869 kg
Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs, 690 kW (925 hp)
Maximum speed: 435 km/h
Cruising speed: 350 km/h
Endurance: 2 hours
Armament: 1 × engine-mounted 20 mm Oerlikon cannon
2 × wing-mounted 7.62 mm M1919 Browning mg