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Monday, August 12, 2013
New Zealand Rugby Union attempt to lure Sonny Bill Williams back to All Blacks
By Nik Simon
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The New Zealand Rugby Union are hoping to lure Sonny Bill Williams back to the All Blacks in time for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Reports in New Zealand suggest the 28-year-old has been offered a three-year contract that would see him switch codes from rugby league to rugby union before next year's Super Rugby championships.
Williams is one of the most gifted New Zealanders of his generation but his All Blacks career has been balanced with a talent for rugby league and boxing.
Talent: Williams takes on the England defence in the 2010 Autumn Internationals
Code switcher: Williams in action for rugby league's Sydney Roosters in July
The centre is currently playing for the Sydney Roosters in Australia's National Rugby League and if the NZRU succeed in their bid it would be the fourth time Williams has switched codes.
'We have made Sonny and Khoder [Williams' manager] an offer,' said NZRU CEO Steve Tew.
'We have been talking to them and the dialogue has been positive but we don't have any ink on paper.
'We would obviously love Sonny to come back and play rugby here and we have made that clear - it is up to Sonny and Khoder now.'
If the deal goes ahead then Williams will have the opportunity to add to his 19 All Black caps at the forthcoming World Cup in England and Wales.
While there will be no shortage of foreign interest in the player's services, Williams has already indicated that he would like a return to the Hamilton-based Chiefs.
Big hitter: Williams poses with boxing trainers Tony Mundine and Anthony Mindine
Power: Williams takes on two Irish defenders at New Zealand's Waikato Stadium
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
Braves' 14-game win streak ends, fall 1-0 to Miami
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Nate Eovaldi (24) works in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Nate Eovaldi (24) works in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Atlanta Braves pitcher Alex Wood works in the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Atlanta, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Atlanta Braves right fielder Jason Heyward makes a diving catch to retire Miami Marlins' Adeiny Hechavarria in the first inning of a baseball game in Atlanta, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Miami Marlins Adeiny Hechavarria (3) is greeted at the dugout after scoring the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. Miami won 1-0. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Nate Eovaldi works in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
ATLANTA (AP) ? Evan Gattis blames himself for not getting his catcher's mitt lower and keeping Adeiny Hechavarria from scoring on a wild pitch.
Had he done so, the Atlanta Braves might still have a long winning streak, but Gattis says the team's goal now is to win the three-game series.
"Yeah, man, we had a good run," Gattis said. "I hate that it ended."
The Braves' 14-game winning streak ended Saturday night with a 1-0 loss to the last-place Miami Marlins, who scored on reliever Jordan Walden's wild pitch in the ninth inning.
Miami stopped its own six-game skid.
The Braves fell one victory shy of tying the 2000 team for the franchise's longest winning streak since the 1891 Boston Beaneaters won 18 straight.
Hechavarria led off the Miami ninth with a triple and scored on the wild pitch by Walden (4-2).
"I'm more disappointed in not blocking it," Gattis said. "I didn't see the replay, but I'm pretty sure I just came up on it. I think it went through me. I just came up on it a little bit with my mitt."
Marlins starter Nate Eovaldi allowed one hit in seven innings. Mike Dunn (3-3) got the win and Steve Cishek earned his 24th save, striking out Paul Janish with a runner on first to end it.
Both teams finished with just three hits.
Hechavarria's NL-leading sixth triple bounced against the bottom of the wall in left-center field and was the game's only extra-base hit. He scored standing up ? ending the Marlins' 22-inning scoreless string ? when Walden's fourth pitch to the next batter, Ed Lucas, got past Gattis.
Cishek posted his 19th straight save. He got Justin Upton to line out and Freddie Freeman to ground out before Gattis singled. Janish took a called third strike.
Chad Qualls recorded one out in the Atlanta eighth before Andrelton Simmons reached on an infield hit. Dunn struck out pinch-hitter Brian McCann and retired Jason Heyward on a groundout.
Eovaldi allowed a first-inning single by Freeman and retired his final 14 batters. He walked three and struck out eight.
"They're a great team," Eovaldi said. "I threw the ball really well tonight, It was just a great win all around."
Braves rookie starter Alex Wood had retired 12 straight batters before Jeff Mathis singled with two outs in the fifth. Wood gave up two hits, struck out seven and walked one in six innings.
Relievers David Carpenter and Luis Avilan combined to allow no baserunners and strike out three over the next two innings.
Eovaldi received no run support for his fifth straight start. The Marlins haven't scored while Eovaldi has been in a game since his 8-3 victory over Washington on July 12. He has a 1.04 ERA in his last four starts.
"He's always had a good arm to me," Heyward said after going 0 for 3. "Attacks the strike zone, has a lot of movement on his pitches, especially the fastball. Sometimes it's a little bit wild and effective as far as which side of the plate."
Braves third baseman Chris Johnson, who leads the NL with a .338 batting average, was ejected by plate umpire Jim Joyce to end the first after taking three pitches ? all fastballs ? for strikes with runners on first and second.
Johnson yelled at Joyce and threw his bat and helmet before walking to the dugout. After a 54-minute rain delay, Janish replaced Johnson.
Johnson was upset with himself for not being in the batter's box with two out in the ninth.
"Yeah, I'm one of those guys that wants to be in the game the whole time and wants to be in that spot," he said. "So, yeah, I'm definitely kicking myself a little bit."
Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton didn't play. Manager Mike Redmond said he gave his star the night off because "it seems like he's just really grinding and not having a whole lot of fun out there."
The Marlins have the NL's worst winning percentage and they're last in the majors in homers, RBIs and slugging percentage.
NOTES: Walden left the game after taking a liner off his pitching hand from Logan Morrison, the third batter he faced. Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said Walden might need a couple of days to rest his hand, but added that the injury didn't appear serious. ... RHP Anthony Varvaro got Atlanta's final out in the ninth. ... McCann was held out of the lineup with a sore knee as Gattis took his place. ... Atlanta OF Jordan Schafer was activated from a rehab assignment before the game and optioned OF Jose Constanza to Triple-A Gwinnett. ... Upton went 0 for 4 to end a 13-game hitting streak.
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'Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters': Your catch-up guide to the book series and movies
"Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters," the second installment in the movie adaptations of the "Percy Jackson" series, arrived in theaters Aug. 7. Are you wondering why your child suddenly knows all about Greek goddess Persephone? Or feeling mystified by the movie trailers? Here's our quick guide to all things Percy.
1. Riordan's universe
Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson" series consists of five books, beginning with "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief" and ending with "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Last Olympian." The books are set in a universe that looks very much like our modern-day world but also includes the Greek gods as well as monsters from the Greek myths.
Riordan himself taught middle school social studies and English for several years, among other teaching experience. "I taught mythology almost every year that I was a teacher," the author writes on his website. "It was always my favorite thing, and the students always liked it, too!"
The author says he got the idea for the "Jackson" series when his son, Patrick, asked him to tell the Greek legends as bedtime stories. "When I ran out of myths, he was disappointed and asked me if I could make up something new with the same characters," Riordan said. The author created Percy Jackson and told Patrick the story of Percy's quest for the lightning bolt.
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Man Critical After Fire At Queens Chinese Restaurant
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The fire happened at the Emperor House Chinese Restaurant on 10th Avenue near the Cross Island Parkway in Whitestone.
Authorities say the fire started in the kitchen on the first floor of the building.
"We heard, like, a bomb start exploding, some kind of exploding sounds, and our wall was a little shake," said one witness. "And later, next door, the owner of the Chinese, the Chinese guy was on fire, and then his wife and child were burnt. That's what happened."
Three firefighters and another person were treated for minor injuries.
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Saturday, August 10, 2013
Is Arbitration Required for an Auto Accident Injury? | St George Legal
The short answer to that question is no. Arbitration is never required in an auto accident case. In the State of Utah, arbitration occurs either when the parties mutually agree to it, or when a claim is worth less than $50,000, a plaintiff?s attorney can file for mandatory arbitration in his or her initial pleadings, or even motion for one within fourteen days of receiving a defendant?s answer during litigation. Arbitration is a very common form of alternative dispute resolution. That means that it is an alternative to formal litigation that is used for resolving disputes. It is much more similar to formal litigation than mediation is in its processes and in its application. Defense counsel is usually ok with going through arbitration because it is more predictable than a jury trial and it brings their costs down as well.
The process of arbitration is much like the trial process except that it is not as formal. The opposing sides will agree upon and hire an arbitrator. An arbitrator is usually an experience attorney or former judge who understands the applicable area of law. A time will be scheduled for the arbitrator to meet with both sides and conduct a proceeding much like a trial. Each side will have an opportunity for an opening statement; each side may call witnesses and make closing arguments. The arbitrator may even have questions for a witness or for one of the attorneys. When the proceeding is complete, the arbitrator will go on his merry way and will typically respond with an order within a short period of time. That order does in fact carry the force of the law. The parties will either follow the order, or they will appeal the award by simply asking to go to trial. They would be entitled to a de novo review, or a fresh look, at trial. In an effort to discourage these orders ending up back at trial, the statute dictates that the side who appeals must see a 30% change in the outcome of the case or they will be responsible for the other sides fees up to the amount of $6,000. That way, neither party will appeal the order unless they are extremely confident that they will see a significant change. After all, the point of arbitration is to speed things up, not slow them down.
Arbitration can be a great alternative to trial in a case where a settlement cannot be reached. Most victims want their claim taken care of as quickly as possible. Arbitrations limit the discovery process to less than 150 days. That is relatively short compared to the one to two years that a full-blown trial may take. Arbitrations do tend to get a bad rap for ?splitting the baby.? Because arbitrators are privately hired, some people say that they favor the repeat customers. That is usually the defense side. Others against arbitration claim that the awards are too often split right down the middle rather than one side winning or losing big based on the particular case. While these generalizations may carry some weight, arbitration still may be right for your case. Unless a case is incredibly unique, a predictable award somewhere down the middle of what you might expect is not necessarily a bad thing. Juries can be very unpredictable; to end up with nothing after a long drawn out claim would be heart breaking. An experienced personal injury attorney can advise you as to whether arbitration is a good option for you.
This article is offered only for general information and educational purposes. It is not offered as and does not constitute legal advice or legal opinion. You should not act or rely on any information contained in this article without first seeking the advice of an attorney.
Source: http://www.stgeorgeutahattorneys.com/is-arbitration-required-for-an-auto-accident-injury/
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World stocks choppy on tepid China recovery signs
BANGKOK (AP) ? Global stock markets were choppy Friday after China reported improved but still tepid economic data.
Producer prices, or the price of goods as they leave factories, fell in July but at a slower rate than the month before ? a sign that demand may be strengthening following a prolonged slump. Production prices fell 2.3 percent compared with a year earlier, but the result was better than June's 2.7 percent drop, the government reported. Food prices rose 5 percent.
Retail sales and industrial production data were mixed. The official Xinhua News Agency quoted the National Bureau of Statistics as saying that retail sales grew 13.2 percent in July from a year earlier, slightly down from June's growth rate. However, industrial production grew 9.7 percent, up from June's 8.9 percent and the highest year-on-year growth in five months.
"The biggest concern amongst these numbers here is the rise in food prices ... making it difficult for Chinese authorities to take any measures to loosen policy further, to boost growth," Michael Hewson of CMC Markets said in an email.
European stocks were mixed in early trading. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.2 percent to 6,543.16. Germany's DAX shed 0.2 percent to 8,305.8 and France's CAC-40 lost 0.2 percent to 4,056.02.
Wall Street looked headed for early losses. Dow Jones industrial futures were down 0.2 percent to 15,416. S&P 500 futures were 0.2 percent down at 1,689.70.
On Thursday, customs data showed Chinese exports and imports both increased in July, beating expectations and easing concerns over the slowdown that has dragged down growth in the world's second-biggest economy to a two-decade low.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index vacillated throughout the day but ended 0.1 percent higher at 13,615.19. South Korea's Kospi gave up early gains to close 0.2 percent lower at 1,880.71.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.7 percent to 21,807.56. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.2 percent to 5,055.20, dragged down by losses in the banking sector.
China's Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.4 percent to 2,052.24 and the Shenzhen Composite Index for China's second, smaller stock market gained 0.2 percent to 996.42.
Geely Automobile Holdings jumped 5.8 percent in Hong Kong while Greatwall Motor advanced 4.7 percent. Linus Yip, strategist at First Shanghai Securities in Hong Kong, said consumer and auto shares were advancing on the back of improving sentiment, due to the perception of a modest improvement on the Chinese mainland.
"The economy in mainland China is coming back gradually so the market focus returns to consumer stocks. I think it's reasonable," Yip said.
Benchmark oil for September delivery was up 40 cents to $103.80 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 97 cents to close at $103.40 on the Nymex on Thursday.
In currencies, the euro rose to $1.3383 from $1.3377 late Thursday. The dollar fell to 96.64 yen from 96.82 yen.
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AP researcher Fu Ting contributed from Shanghai.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/world-stocks-choppy-tepid-china-recovery-signs-093754815.html
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