Easter is a time that simply screams CHOCOLATE and you don't have to miss out if you're vegan or dairy free. But, if you don't want a toddler tantrum on your hands it may be wise to limit their intake of the sugary stuff.
Not overdosing on chocolate doesn't mean your kids can't have lots of fun. You can organise an egg-hunt, get creative and crafty or go on a day trip.
Best of all, check out our fabulous selection of alternative Easter gifts. They should help keep your little ones amused over the bank holiday weekend and beyond! They are even educational but let's keep that bit between us.
This beautiful play set is based on Mr McGregor's garden. It encourages imaginative play, comes with plenty of different elements for little hands to grasp and features all of our favourite characters to play with. It is sure to keep your kids entertained for hours. Suitable from three years old.
Orange Tree Toys Peter Rabbit Play Set was shortlisted for Best Toddler Toy in the 2018 Mother & Baby Awards.
This all natural rubber teething toy has a sweet face and a little squeak that babies adore. With a beak, feet and tail feathers to chew on, it will help soothe sore gums in the difficult teething days. The bright and contrasting colours also help with visual focus. Suitable from birth.
Gertie the Good Goose won Bronze for Best Baby Toy in the 2018 Mother & Baby Awards.
This simple card game encourages observational and memory skills while introducing very young children to the concept of turn-taking. It has large, wipe-clean cards for messy little hands. Suitable from 18 months.
Orchard Toys Farmyard Heads and Tails won Bronze in the Best Toddler Toy category of the 2017 Mother & Baby Awards.
This sweet instrument will encourage musicality in your tot and it comes with two drumsticks that are perfect for little hands to hold. Suitable from 12 months.
This Miffy ring rattle is made from super soft plush and has an adorable bunny head on top, with a cable knit cover on the rattle so it's soft yet textured against baby's hands, finished with a tie on the bottom. Perfect for newborns to keep them stimulated. Suitable from birth.
This mini kitchen offers everything your little homemaker needs. Complete with a pretend kitchen playset including pots and pans, a washing machine and dishwasher, children can role-play a variety of household activities from cooking and baking to laundry. This strong and sturdy kitchen will last for years and inspire imaginative play. Suitable from two years.
Little Tikes Cookin Creations Premium Wood Kitchen won Silver for Best Toddler Toy in the 2014 Mother & Baby Awards.
Your baby can roll Humpty and he'll keep coming right back, a bit like a colourful baby boomerang. This encourages manual dexterity and improves hand eye coordination. Suitable from ten months.
One for slightly older toddlers, this is an easy sewing kit to indulge your little one's creative side. The sock part is already stitched, so all they (with a little help from you, perhaps…) needs to do is put in the stuffing, sew it up and add the felt features. Suitable from three years old.
This fun pull-along wooden toy is made from durable wood and water-based paint. It encourages your toddler's motor skills as they start to pull it by themselves. Suitable from 12 months.
This is a twist on the traditional shape sorter, with the added joy of a cheeky squeak from the chirpy chicks. It improves manual dexterity and promotes recognition of colours and shapes. Suitable from six months.
Who is the Easter Bunny, and what is his story? This eggstra-special book reveals all and would make the perfect gift altnernative to chocolate this Easter. Featuring your little one's name on every page and across 10 beautiful illustrations, 'The Easter Bunny Story' is a charmingly designed rhyming book that will help to encourage a love of reading. Suitable from birth.
This sweet, soft, doll's house includes mum, dad and baby bunny characters for your child to invent stories with. It encourages imaginative play and is made of padded washable cotton with a carry handle, making it perfect for on-the-go. Suitable from three years.
This cuddly sheep comes with different textures, crinkles and a rattle plus features including knotted legs and a bead tail for your baby to discover. The contrast in patterns and colours help stimulate their vision too. Suitable from birth.
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LoyalBe wins inaugural Danske Bank Open Banking Challenge
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A technology company developing an innovative digital loyalty app has been named the winner of the Open Banking Challenge, a new competition run by Techstart NI and Danske Bank.
The Open Banking Challenge gave tech entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland the chance to pitch for £60,000 of funding. Proposals had to make the most of the new era of banking technology by creating exciting new apps, products or services that will benefit consumers or businesses.
The competition winner, loyalBe, aims to replace paper loyalty cards with a single mobile app. Using Open Banking technology, the app offers a completely personalised and frictionless way for consumers to earn rewards. Rather than having to scan QR codes or involve the retailer in the process, consumers will simply link their bank account once and pay via their usual method to earn rewards.
Danske Bank and Techstart NI will now work in partnership with loyalBe to develop the app and commence testing with customers.
LoyalBe's founder, Cormac Quinn, left his job at Kainos to launch the company earlier this year. He said: "It's an honour to be chosen as the winner. This partnership with Danske Bank will be very valuable for loyalBe and I look forward to working with them closely to bring our product to market."
Søren Rode Andreasen, Chief Digital Officer at Danske Bank, said: "We launched the Open Banking Challenge because we wanted to hear about the innovative new digital products and services that are being developed locally which have the power to change how consumers and small businesses move, manage and make more of their money.
"The judges were hugely impressed by loyalBe's technology and vision for its application. We received a number of innovative, high calibre entries to the competition and we congratulate Cormac and his team on their success - they are worthy winners."
Open Banking has launched in the UK and Hal Wilson from Techstart NI expects to see more innovative fin-tech companies emerging in Northern Ireland as entrepreneurs start to see the potential it offers.
Hal Wilson at Techstart NI added: "Open Banking creates opportunities for the entrepreneurial community to work more closely than ever with banks and building societies to develop novel products and services that will deliver benefits to both banks and their customers.
"The applications to the first Open Banking Challenge demonstrated the potential for this sector in Northern Ireland and as customers continue to demand more from their banks, there will be further scope for creative technicians, designers and engineers to develop and deliver new products."
The prize package also included 12 months' office space, mentoring, and access to international banking networks.
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Overwhelmed with Gratitude! Ma Ingalls is Rockin'!
Because From the Mouth of Ma: A Search for Caroline Quiner Ingalls launched on Thanksgiving, I didn't really have a lot of time to give proper thanks.
Of course I want to acknowledge my wonderful husband, Ian, and my babies who all sacrificed in one way or another as I was working on the book. They have been as supportive and helpful as I could have asked for, and I am grateful beyond words.
Beta readers needed! Beta readers needed!
What's a beta reader? A kind soul who is willing to read through a (hopefully) finished project and render an honest opinion back to the author.
The project in question is my just-about-finished book, From the Mouth of Ma: A Search for Caroline Quiner Ingalls. It's not a biography. . .it's more a hunt for who Ma was using her own words and various bits of family information.


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No Sony E3 2019 Press Conference; Here's Why PlayStation Skipped The Big Event
June 12, 2019 /0 Comments/in News /by faxfox
E3 2019 is one of the world's biggest and most important video game conferences, and it's going on right now–press conferences began this weekend and continued early this week. While the show may be in a state of undeniable upheaval, many of the industry's biggest players are still coming to the show, including platform-holders Microsoft and Nintendo, as well as Square Enix (occupying a time normally held by Sony). Even Google held a Stadia Connect event just before E3. For the first time in the show's history, however, the third major platform-holder–Sony PlayStation–is not attending. So, what gives?
Sony confirmed in late 2018 that it would not attend E3 2019 because it was looking for other "inventive opportunities" to connect with its own community.
"PlayStation fans mean the world to us and we always want to innovate, think differently and experiment with new ways to delight gamers. As a result, we have decided not to participate in E3 in 2019," a PlayStation representative said at the time.
Despite not attending E3, Sony did recently generate some excitement one of PS4's big upcoming exclusives, releasing a new Death Stranding trailer and announcing a release date of this November. Before that, it shared the first details about its next-gen PlayStation console, PS5. Although it does not yet have an official name (we're simply assuming it will be the PlayStation 5), we have learned all about its specs and other elements of the console.
This year is the first time that Sony has opted to skip E3 since it entered the video game business in the mid-90s. While Sony has completely bowed out, other companies have adjusted their E3 plans in recent years.
Microsoft, for example, relocated its floor space from the show floor at the Los Angeles Convention Center to the nearby Microsoft Theatre in 2018, something that it is doing again this year. Nintendo, for its part, stopped conducting live stage shows at E3 in favor of broadcasting its popular, often shorter, pre-recorded Nintendo Direct briefings.
Sony, too, tried something new with its E3 2018 briefing. The company opted to conduct a somewhat-bizarre "guided experience" that focused on just four games over the course of the evening. The reaction from the community was mixed.
E3 2019 isn't the only major event this year that Sony is skipping. The company recently confirmed it will not host its annual PlayStation Experience this year. "We wouldn't have enough to bring people all together in North America to have that event," PlayStation boss Shawn Layden said. "We don't want to set expectations really high and then not deliver on that. It was a hard decision, but we have determined that this year we will not hold PlayStation Experience."
While Sony won't be at E3, the show is still expected to bring a lot of big news. Microsoft already announced its new Xbox console, Scarlet, as well as a From Software-George RR Martin game, Elden Ring.
For more on E3 2019, check out GameSpot's feature where we break down why E3 2019 will be different than past years and what to expect.
More E3 news:
New Xbox console, Scarlett, revealed
Xbox Scarlett details: 8K, 120 FPS, SSD
Elden Ring is From Software and George RR Martin's new game
Cyberpunk 2077 release date announced
Final Fantasy VII Remake announced
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Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Were Forced to Move Out of Oxfordshire Home
The couple had quietly moved in last year.
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This morning, reported in several outlets, Prince Harry won damages and an apology from Splash News for taking intrusive helicopter photos of their private Oxfordshire home.
The photos apparently showed so much that they actually give detail of what the inside of the house looks like. Meghan and Harry had quietly moved into the home during her pregnancy.
Meghan and Harry had recently moved into Frogmore Cottage earlier this year, and the security for that residence was extremely tight.
This morning, Splash News issued an apology and gave "substantial damages" to Prince Harry for taking helicopter photos of their Oxfordshire home, which were then published online in some news outlets. Reportedly, the pictures were so intrusive that the couple can no longer live in that home. The photos were taken in early January of this year, after Frogmore Cottage had started to undergo renovations. Damages that Harry and Meghan Markle have won will reportedly go to charity.
The royals' lawyer said, "The property had been chosen by the Duke for himself and his wife given the high level of privacy it afforded, given its position in a secluded area surrounded by private farmland away from any areas to which photographers have access."
This doesn't look like Adelaide Cottage, the Windsor cottage that Queen Elizabeth may have gifted to Harry and Meghan for their wedding, or Frogmore Cottage, which is Meghan and Harry's primary residence in Windsor. So this is a separate, private residence; For context, Oxfordshire is about 45 minutes away from Frogmore, in the countryside.
Royal reporter Omid Scobie elaborated, based on an explanation from the royals' lawyer, that the couple could no longer live at that house because of just how intrusive the photos were. Think: A look at the actual rooms inside the house:
His lawyer said photos showing inside Harry and Meghan's living room, dining area and bedroom undermined the couple's safety and security "to the extent that they are no longer able to live at the property."
A palace rep says Harry "acknowledges and welcomes the formal apology."
— Omid Scobie (@scobie) May 16, 2019
It also seems like Meghan and Harry had quietly moved in, according to lawyers for the case, who told the judge that the couple were forced to move out, according to The Guardian.
As much as I would love to be a fly on the wall to see the gorgeous designs of the royal family's private homes, it makes sense that some things just have to remain private, for privacy and security's sake.
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Naked socialite jumps to her death after facelift
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A British socialite freaked out after having plastic surgery, stripped naked and jumped to her death off a Beverly Hills high rise last week, authorities said.
Sandra D'Auriol, 53, who used to work for jeweler Asprey — a favorite of the royal family — had undergone a facelift last Tuesday and woke up the following morning "agitated and aggressive," according to investigators who believe she might have had a bad reaction to anesthesia.
D'Auriol took off her clothes and went to the roof of the Camden Medical Arts building, at 414 N. Camden Drive, on Wednesday morning, officials said.
She sat there for three hours, dangling her feet off the edge. Police negotiators tried to reason with D'Auriol before she took the fatal plunge.
The mother of two was based in Hong Kong.
She had gone under the knife of famed Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Brian Novack, a Tinseltown nip-tuck veteran who has worked on Demi Moore and other A-Listers, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
D'Auriol was on the board of directors of the Child Welfare Scheme, a Hong Kong charity dedicated to helping poor kids in Nepal.
"It was a tragic incident," former CWS colleague Avi Rai told The Daily Mail. "It has been a very difficult time for her family."
D'Auriol, who had lived in Hong Kong since 1983, was born to British parents in India and grew up in Singapore and Ibiza, according to her CWS bio.
"Every season, she creates one-of-a-kind jewelry which is exhibited in various cities such as London, Paris, New York, Milan, and others," the charity profile said.
"She has been involved with CWS since 1999 and despite being a wonderful and busy mother, wife and friend, she always has plenty of time to help anyone in need."
Novack's office referred all calls to his lawyer, who did not return messages seeking his comments. The cosmetic surgeon has been licensed to practice medicine in California since 1982, with no record of discipline.
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The ladies of poker have made a comeback in 2014 and the best of them want significant paycheck in the last couple of months. Among those who added their names on the winner's list, it is worth mentioning Eleanor Gudger won the PartyPoker WPT500 trophy. For her performance, she won €140,000, which is a significant amount for anyone who plays and live money tables.
The highlight of the year was the World Series of poker, where several winning participated and some of them survived the bubble stage. A total of $10 million went to the winner and the guaranteed prize pool was significantly exceeded, due to the fact that many players found it worthwhile to participate. Over the Internet, all the poker rooms have been trying to stand out from the crowd and PartyPoker made millionaires on a weekly basis.
The European Poker tour is anxiously anticipated by poker players, but the WPT500 tournament is more than a welcome distraction. The tournament that was eventually won by Eleanor Gudger had a total of 2133 players playing the violin, which created a significant prize pool. Many of them decided to paint the buy-in out-of-pocket, but there were enough who want their seat here as a result of winning qualifiers hosted by the aforementioned poker room.
Eleanor had to overcome a lot of adversity en route to winning the tournament and she took a leap of faith by buying in instead of participating in qualifiers. This is the path chosen by the vast majority of poker professionals who don't have the time to waste in satellites. They make enough money at cash game tables and traditional tournaments can afford a buy-in fee of a few hundred dollars. This was an excellent investment because she ended up winning hundreds of times more.
She resides in Leicester and is a familiar face at local tournaments and cash games, but she also spent a lot of time playing poker over the Internet. This explains why she's so used to playing aggressive poker in the late stages of the tournament and she didn't hesitate to push opponents into a corner. She was beat against a couple of experienced professionals but she didn't falter and when three handed play began, she was already ahead of the pack.
Her opponents tried to fire back and put her in a difficult spot, but by the time the final hand was dealt, Eleanor was the only player standing. Matthew Noonan finished second and won €85,000, which is more than a pale consolation for not winning the event. This is how the final table look like at the end of the PartyPoker WPT500 and the money collected by each player:
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Congress Passes Socialized Medicine and Mandates Health Insurance -In 1798
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The ink was barely dry on the PPACA when the first of many lawsuits to block the mandated health insurance provisions of the law was filed in a Florida District Court.
The pleadings, in part, read -
The Constitution nowhere authorizes the United States to mandate, either directly or under threat of penalty, that all citizens and legal residents have qualifying health care coverage.
State of Florida, et al. vs. HHS
It turns out, the Founding Fathers would beg to disagree.
In July of 1798, Congress passed – and President John Adams signed - "An Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen." The law authorized the creation of a government operated marine hospital service and mandated that privately employed sailors be required to purchase health care insurance.
Keep in mind that the 5th Congress did not really need to struggle over the intentions of the drafters of the Constitutions in creating this Act as many of its members were the drafters of the Constitution.
And when the Bill came to the desk of President John Adams for signature, I think it's safe to assume that the man in that chair had a pretty good grasp on what the framers had in mind.
Here's how it happened.
During the early years of our union, the nation's leaders realized that foreign trade would be essential to the young country's ability to create a viable economy. To make it work, they relied on the nation's private merchant ships - and the sailors that made them go - to be the instruments of this trade.
The problem was that a merchant mariner's job was a difficult and dangerous undertaking in those days. Sailors were constantly hurting themselves, picking up weird tropical diseases, etc.
The troublesome reductions in manpower caused by back strains, twisted ankles and strange diseases often left a ship's captain without enough sailors to get underway - a problem both bad for business and a strain on the nation's economy.
But those were the days when members of Congress still used their collective heads to solve problems - not create them.
Realizing that a healthy maritime workforce was essential to the ability of our private merchant ships to engage in foreign trade, Congress and the President resolved to do something about it.
Enter "An Act for The Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen".
I encourage you to read the law as, in those days, legislation was short, to the point and fairly easy to understand.
The law did a number of fascinating things.
First, it created the Marine Hospital Service, a series of hospitals built and operated by the federal government to treat injured and ailing privately employed sailors. This government provided healthcare service was to be paid for by a mandatory tax on the maritime sailors (a little more than 1% of a sailor's wages), the same to be withheld from a sailor's pay and turned over to the government by the ship's owner. The payment of this tax for health care was not optional. If a sailor wanted to work, he had to pay up.
This is pretty much how it works today in the European nations that conduct socialized medical programs for its citizens - although 1% of wages doesn't quite cut it any longer.
The law was not only the first time the United States created a socialized medical program (The Marine Hospital Service) but was also the first to mandate that privately employed citizens be legally required to make payments to pay for health care services. Upon passage of the law, ships were no longer permitted to sail in and out of our ports if the health care tax had not been collected by the ship owners and paid over to the government - thus the creation of the first payroll tax in our nation's history.
When a sick or injured sailor needed medical assistance, the government would confirm that his payments had been collected and turned over by his employer and would then give the sailor a voucher entitling him to admission to the hospital where he would be treated for whatever ailed him.
While a few of the healthcare facilities accepting the government voucher were privately operated, the majority of the treatment was given out at the federal maritime hospitals that were built and operated by the government in the nation's largest ports.
As the nation grew and expanded, the system was also expanded to cover sailors working the private vessels sailing the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
The program eventually became the Public Health Service, a government operated health service that exists to this day under the supervision of the Surgeon General.
So much for the claim that "The Constitution nowhere authorizes the United States to mandate, either directly or under threat of penalty…."
As for Congress' understanding of the limits of the Constitution at the time the Act was passed, it is worth noting that Thomas Jefferson was the President of the Senate during the 5th Congress while Jonathan Dayton, the youngest man to sign the United States Constitution, was the Speaker of the House.
While I'm sure a number of readers are scratching their heads in the effort to find the distinction between the circumstances of 1798 and today, I think you'll find it difficult.
Yes, the law at that time required only merchant sailors to purchase health care coverage. Thus, one could argue that nobody was forcing anyone to become a merchant sailor and, therefore, they were not required to purchase health care coverage unless they chose to pursue a career at sea.
However, this is no different than what we are looking at today.
Each of us has the option to turn down employment that would require us to purchase private health insurance under the health care reform law.
Would that be practical? Of course not - just as it would have been impractical for a man seeking employment as a merchant sailor in 1798 to turn down a job on a ship because he would be required by law to purchase health care coverage.
What's more, a constitutional challenge to the legality of mandated health care cannot exist based on the number of people who are required to purchase the coverage - it must necessarily be based on whether any American can be so required.
Clearly, the nation's founders serving in the 5th Congress, and there were many of them, believed that mandated health insurance coverage was permitted within the limits established by our Constitution.
The moral to the story is that the political right-wing has to stop pretending they have the blessings of the Founding Fathers as their excuse to oppose whatever this president has to offer.
History makes it abundantly clear that they do not.
UPDATE: January 21- Given the conversation and controversy this piece has engendered, Greg Sargent over at The Washington Post put the piece to the test. You might be interested in what Greg discovered in his article, "Newsflash: Founders favored government run health care."
Contact Rick at thepolicypage@gmail.com
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I am a Senior Political Contributor at Forbes and the official 'token lefty,' as the title of the page suggests. However, writing from the 'left of center' should not be…
I am a Senior Political Contributor at Forbes and the official 'token lefty,' as the title of the page suggests. However, writing from the 'left of center' should not be confused with writing for the left as I often annoy progressives just as much as I upset conservative thinkers. In addition to the pages of Forbes.com, you can find me every Saturday morning on your TV arguing with my more conservative colleagues on "Forbes on Fox" on the Fox News Network and at various other times during the week serving as a liberal talking head on other Fox News and Fox Business Network shows. I also serve as a Democratic strategist with Mercury Public Affairs.


Ewan McGregor is being eyed to star in Disney's latest live-action film titled Christopher Robin.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, McGregor is in talks to star as the lead in the film that will follow a grown-up version of the human character from the A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh series.
The plot will revolve around Christopher Robin who has lost his imagination and needs the help of Pooh and his friends in order to gain it back, noted Variety.
The film is set to be helmed by World War Z and Quantum of Solace director Marc Forster from a script by Hidden Figures screenwriter Allison Schroeder.
Milne had based the character of Christopher Robin on his son, Christopher Robin Milne. The character appeared in two of his books, Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Center and across multiple animated adaptations made by Disney.
McGregor was last seen starring in Disney's live-action remake of Beauty in the Beast as candelabra Lumiere.


The movie We Don't Talk About Love: trailer, clips, photos, soundtrack, news and much more!
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A member of an Garda Síochána has been awarded €30,000 compensation for an injury to his mouth that he suffered while attending to a reported incident at a house in Finglas.
Sean Kelly (aged 31), received the scar nearly five years ago while on duty, in January 2012. Garda Kelly had been called to a house in Finglas to deal with a man who was threatening self harm. As he had just been released from a psychiatric institution, he was deemed dangerous, and two colleagues accompanied Garda Kelly to the scene.
In court, Garda Kelly stated that the man was known to have taken a large quantity of non-prescriptive medication. He had locked himself in his bathroom, and was threatening to jump from the window. Garda Kelly and his colleagues attempted to apprehend the man. While doing so, he was struck on his mouth with a toilet brush holder which lacerated his lip.
The laceration serious bleeding and he had to be taken to Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown to be treat immediately. Medical staff examined the wound, and found a piece of porcelain was found to be still embedded in his upper lip. X-rays revealed he had not suffered any major fractures.
Garda Kelly was given a local anaesthetic injection and received seven stitches, several of them on the inside of his mouth. The injury later became infected, and was prescribed a course of antibiotics until the infection cleared up. He said he could still feel the inside scar with his tongue. The scar on the outside of his lip was noticeable at conversational distance and he was still very conscious of it.
Barrister Fiona Gallagher, who was representing Garda Kelly, stated that he remains sensitive about a scar on his upper lip and told Mr Justice Bernard Barton he was still conscious of the star-shaped scar. However, Garda Kelly himself joked with the presiding judge that he might have to wear make-up when he gets married next weekend.
Counsel for the Minister for Public Expenditure, Barrister Derek Ryan told the court that, based no conflicting medical reports, he did not think that Garda Kelly has suffered Post Traumatic Stress to the extent that it warranted an exceptional compensation award.
After taking this information into account, the judge awarded Garda Kelly €30,000 for his injury and consequent scar. He was not awarded any compensation for his Post Traumatic Stress claim. The judge closed the case, and wished Garda Kelly well for his imminent wedding.


In addition, the Tanium Core Platform server deployment automatically sends a complete set of Tanium logs and metrics.
For details on using AWS CloudWatch, see https://aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/.
Go to CloudWatch > Dashboards and select your Tanium deployment stack.
Alarms are generated when CPU, memory, and disk usage cross normal performance thresholds.
Go to CloudWatch > Alarms and select an alarm to view its details.
Go to CloudWatch > Logs and click the log group.
In the log stream list, click the log you want to view.
The following figure shows the Tanium Server log.
The deployment template includes options to remediate low disk space or high CPU utilization. When you complete the template for the initial deployment, you can enable the Simple Notification Service (SNS) to send alerts and/or the AWS Lambda function to autoscale compute resources.
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Taffy, Jan, and I had such a fun time photographing the sculpture outside the Chicago Botanic Garden Orchid Show. I was particularly taken with this sunburst and even got four on one image. But when Jan came over to look at the images with me, she said to zoom closer and closer until an abstract design came out of it. Welcome to 365, Jan!
This is very cool and interesting. I will definitely check Taffy's post as I cannot figure out what it is.
Very cool -- great way to turn it into a total abstract! And the light burst takes center stage, which I like.
I like your close-up version of this sculpture.
Stunning capture with wonderful tones and twirls. Of course the sunburst is amazing, fav!
Super cool close up of it Junko!
I know what it is, but I just love this interpretation Junko.
looks like a great day was had!
This is wonderful Junko, an abstract with special wow factor.
Great abstract shot, I like the close-up sunburst. I'd never have guessed what it was until I saw Taffy's image.
Love it and now I have seen Taffy's image of the whole thing I can see what you have done. Great abstract!
Id seen Taffy's post first before seeing this, and at first thought what a lovely abstract, but very quickly recognised it as the same sculpture as Taffy's shot. Really lovely detail.


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Local Plan to build homes, tackle the climate emergency, support communities and create new jobs agreed by Planning Inspectors
Published: Tuesday, 19th May 2020
Oxford's Local Plan to build more genuinely affordable homes, tackle the climate emergency, create stronger communities and support the economy has been agreed by independent Planning Inspectors.
Following years of evidence gathering, several rounds of public consultation, and a thorough and independent inspection process that included public hearings in December, the Oxford Local Plan 2036 has now been found sound by the Planning Inspectorate of England and Wales with the modifications that were consulted upon earlier this year.
The Planning Inspectorate, which is impartial and objective, implements the Government's aims of sustainable development through shaping positive local planning. It examines whether or not Local Plans are 'sound' – i.e. whether or not there is compelling evidence underpinning each policy, and whether or not each policy meets national planning guidelines.
The Local Plan now only needs to be approved by the City Council's full council before it becomes the new framework underpinning all planning applications in Oxford over the next 16 years.
A full council meeting to discuss the Local Plan is scheduled for Monday 8 June.
Oxford Local Plan 2036 includes:
Defining where nearly 11,000 new homes will be built within Oxford's boundaries
Ambitious carbon reduction policies that, using incremental increases, will see all new residential developments constructed in Oxford be zero carbon by 2030
Focus of town centre uses on the city centre, district and local centres – including Cowley Centre, Summertown, Headington, East Oxford (Cowley Road) and Blackbird Leys – to both increase the density and height of buildings, and strengthen neighbourhoods by encouraging new community, leisure and cultural assets
Protecting and enhancing both Oxford's heritage, particularly the historic buildings within Oxford city centre, and the city's vital network of parks, open space and waterways
Supporting business by encouraging the modernisation and intensification of Oxford's existing science and business parks
The approval that the Oxford Local Plan 2036 is sound came in a final report from Planning Inspectors Jonathan Bore and Nick Fagan.
In their report, Mr Bore and Mr Fagan said: "Oxford is a busy, successful city and the Plan seeks to strike a balance between the needs of its many important land uses such as housing, employment, educational, recreational, community and other uses, whilst at the same time protecting the character of the city."
Oxford residents can read the full report from the Planning Inspectors by visiting: www.oxford.gov.uk/oxfordlocalplan.
If anyone has difficulty in accessing the Inspectors' Report online then they can contact Carolyn Ploszynski, Planning Policy and Place Manager, for assistance by phoning 01865 252847 or by emailing planningpolicy@oxford.gov.uk.
"Oxford is a wonderful city, with a beauty and a history that brings visitors here from all over the world.
"We are a centre of learning, research and innovation on a global scale, and we have much of which we can be rightly proud. But we are also a city where inequality is stark – where decent and affordable housing is out of reach for so many of our citizens, where the street you grew up in defines your life expectancy, and where poor air quality damages all our health.
"This new Local Plan determines the homes, jobs, community facilities and infrastructure for the next twenty years, striking the right balance between the different pressures that Oxford and its people face. It makes a priority of providing affordable new homes, and high quality jobs, so that young people can afford to live and work in their home city; it focuses growth and development on district centres, not just on the city centre, to make sure that shops, community centres and facilities are close to homes; and it prioritises walking, cycling and public transport to help tackle congestion and pollution on our streets.
"But, at the same time, the Local Plan aims to preserve what makes Oxford a fantastic place to live, work and visit: our world-famous heritage, our community, leisure and cultural facilities, and our network of parks, green spaces and waterways.
"A Local Plan needs to respect the city of previous generations while shaping the city of the generations to come. That is what this Local Plan aims to achieve."
Councillor Alex Hollingsworth, Cabinet Member for Planning and Sustainable Transport
Tackling the housing crisis
Oxford is the least affordable place to live in the UK, with average house prices 17.2 times higher than average earnings.
But Oxford has already built up to the edge of its boundaries and – with the constraints of the Green Belt and flood plain – has run out of large development sites to build new homes.
The Planning Inspectors, in their report, said that the cost of housing in Oxford, the success of the city's economy and the limited supply of new homes "have led to what can reasonably be described as a crisis of affordable housing need in the city".
Some of the policies from the Local Plan to tackle the housing crisis include:
Identifying land within the city boundaries to deliver as much housing as possible – 10,884 new homes until 2036
Intensifying new development on previously developed land. For example, the Plan includes a minimum density of 100 dwellings per hectare in Oxford city centre and the city's district centres
Requiring developments of 10 or more homes to build 50% as affordable, with at least 40% of the total homes being socially-rented/council homes
Allowing affordable homes to be developed by employers for their employees on specific sites. This would allow the NHS, schools, universities or large private-sector employers to build genuinely affordable homes for the exclusive use of their employees
Enabling new purpose-built student accommodation – crucial for turning private rented accommodation back into family homes – but restricting these for the first time to only be on or adjacent to existing university sites, or within the city centre or district centres. This will enable development sites within residential areas to be used for creating new homes.
Requiring 5% of the residential site area on sites of 50 or more homes to be made available for self-build plots
The Planning Inspectors said: "The situation in Oxford, with its stark inequalities and a very large and growing number of households unable to access market housing, clearly justifies the plan's approach.
"The plan's assessment of the overall housing need for Oxford, established at 1,400 dpa [dwellings per annum], is sound. The need is evidence-based and is founded on sound methodologies.
"It is important to emphasise that it has not been derived from Growth Deal assumptions, it is not a policy-based uplift, and it is not rooted in a circular argument. It is fully justified by the serious housing affordability issues in Oxford and the very clear inequalities of access to housing within the city."
The Local Plan includes the allocation of seven small sites on the green belt and within Oxford's boundaries for new homes.
The Planning Inspectors said: "All the circumstances point to the conclusion that exceptional circumstances exist at the strategic level to alter the defined Green Belt in suitable locations within the city's boundaries to allow for the provision of homes to help meet the city's housing needs."
The Inspectors said these changes to the green belt "represent only minor encroachment into the countryside", adding: "They would have little or no effect on the setting of the historic city. Yet in total they would provide the equivalent of 724 homes, making an important contribution towards meeting Oxford's housing needs."
The Inspectors also confirmed in their report that Oxford, due to its significant constraints, cannot meet all of its housing need within the city boundaries, and therefore supports the allocation of 14,300 homes in the Local Plans of neighbouring councils.
Oxford's Planning Inspectors said: "The capacity of Oxford has been thoroughly scrutinised to ensure that it can accommodate as much of its housing target as possible. But it is clear from all the evidence that there are significant constraints on the city's ability to accommodate further substantial amounts of new housing within its boundaries."
They added: "Limiting the growth of the city would have serious effects on the ability to meet housing need, including affordable housing; attempting to meet Oxford's housing and employment needs in locations further away from the city would encourage less sustainable movement patterns."
Tackling the climate emergency
Oxford suffers from chronic air pollution caused by its constrained and narrow medieval road network, and – being built across two rivers – has suffered from devastating flooding in the past.
The former is being tackled by the Zero Emission Zone and Connecting Oxford, and the latter by the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme. However, for Oxford to tackle its carbon emissions the focus needs to be improving the quality of its buildings.
An assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions generated across different sectors in Oxford found that 81% of the total emissions comes from buildings, and residential buildings are the largest contributor to emissions at 29% of Oxford's total emissions.
In January 2019, the City Council declared a climate emergency. This was followed, in September and October last year, with the Oxford Citizens Assembly on Climate Change.
One of the key findings of the Citizens Assembly was: "Assembly members firmly believed that it's more cost effective if all new builds are built to sufficiently high standards, rather than paying the prohibitively high cost of retrofitting."
Some of the policies from the Local Plan to tackle the climate emergency include:
An ambitious carbon reduction policy that requires new developments in Oxford to go 40% further than the national government targets on carbon emissions. This will rise to 50% after 2026 and, in the case of new residential development, zero carbon from March 2030
Support for energy efficiency improvements to existing buildings, such as retrofitting
Car-free developments where they are within a controlled parking zone, near regular bus routes and close to local shops. The aim is to reduce congestion and air pollution, while promoting walking, cycling and public transport. Growing and improving district centres also aims to reduce the need for private vehicles
Higher water efficiency standards for residential developments
Protect and nurture Oxford's network of green spaces to secure biodiversity and wildlife corridors, and development that values and enhances Oxford's green and blue spaces will be supported
Overall, the Plan aims to ensure Oxford has a net gain in biodiversity. For residential sites of 1.5 hectares and above, new public open space of 10% of the area covered by residential development is required
The Planning Inspectors, in their report, said: "Oxford is a focus for many activities but its centre is of great historic value and has many narrow streets which are busy with cyclists and pedestrians.
"Its ambition is to become a world-class cycling city with improved air quality, reduced congestion and enhanced public realm. To achieve this, there is a need to prioritise road space and promote sustainable transport modes."
Supporting stronger communities
Oxford is a starkly divided city: Parts of Oxford are amongst the least deprived in the country, while other parts are amongst the most deprived.
The gap in life expectancy for men between the least and most deprived parts of Oxford is up to 16 years, and, after adjusting for housing costs, 29% of children in Oxford live below the poverty line.
Oxford also has the youngest median age (28.9 years) of any place in the UK, and has an unusually transient population.
Supporting stronger communities is therefore a key part of the Local Plan. Some of the policies include:
Existing communities facilities will be protected and retained – unless suitable and accessible alternatives are provided – and new developments that actively support and sustain the wellbeing of neighbourhoods will be encouraged
The Plan puts a greater focus on district centres to create hubs for neighbourhoods. Planning applications that enhance these hubs, including with new leisure, community and cultural activities, will be encouraged and supported
The Plan seeks to ensure that new larger residential developments provide a balanced mix of housing sizes and types, together with support for community-led housing and self-build housing, to deliver sustainable developments that will help create a wide range of opportunities to promote stronger communities.
Major developments will be required to submit a Health Impact Assessment, which will assess the health impacts of proposals, and set out ways to maximise opportunities for promoting healthy lifestyles within new developments
Protecting and enhancing heritage
Oxford is a world-renowned historic city with a rich and diverse built heritage. It is highly recognisable by its iconic skyline and its architecture.
However, Oxford is also a dynamic city that must adapt and change. High-quality design is key to managing the change positively and ensuring the continued success of the city.
The Local Plan therefore encourages new, high-quality buildings within Oxford world-famous conservation areas – but only if these buildings respect and draw from the city's heritage.
Similarly, Oxford's world-famous skyline will therefore continue to be protected, but the Local Plan does allow for new higher buildings – if they are in the right location and make a positive contribution to design.
The Planning Inspectors, in their report, said: "The plan treats this subject [protecting Oxford's historic assets] very seriously, addressing placemaking, views and building heights, heritage assets and archaeology and other relevant factors.
"There is no evidence that the plan falls short in according due weight to any of these issues."
A vibrant and sustainable economy
Oxford has one of the fastest growing and best performing economies in the UK, and has one of the highest concentrations of knowledge-intensive businesses – e.g. scientific research and high-tech industry – in the UK.
The Local Plan has had to strike a careful balance between supporting the
the needs of its many important land uses such as housing, employment, educational, recreational, community and other uses, whilst at the same time protecting the character of the city.
No new land within Oxford's boundaries has been allocated for employment in the Oxford Local Plan 2036.
The Plan will protect the most important employment sites in Oxford, such as Oxford Business Park, Oxford Science Park, Osney Mead Industrial Estate, Oxford North and the research and innovation work being undertaken in the healthcare sites.
These sites will be encouraged to modernise and intensify their activities to support the city's economy and create clusters of data-driven, creative or high-technology industries.
Smaller employment sites that are not performing as well economically as others could – if it was deemed there was no longer a need for employment on these sites – be considered for converting into housing.
The independent Planning Inspectors, in their report, said "the Council demonstrated extensive and impressively detailed knowledge about site availability in the city".
The Inspectors went on to say: "The plan's allocations seek to meet housing needs as far as possible whilst also aiming to meet the needs of other important activities in the city, having regard to site characteristics and location.
"The argument that the submitted plan has prioritised employment land over housing does not, overall, bear scrutiny," adding: "It is evident that, overall, the plan's strategy does not exhibit an excessive bias towards employment land at the expense of housing land supply, as has been frequently alleged."
The full Oxford Local Plan 2036, and the full report from the Planning Inspectors, can be viewed at: www.oxford.gov.uk/oxfordlocalplan.


It's hot outside. I know it's summer and supposed to be hot, but really...this hot?? Over 100 degrees for this many days??? We hear the weather forecast calling for a "cool front" in the nineties and we get excited. During these hot days, it's tough to think about turning on the oven or stove when you could literally bake cookies on the pavement. Instead of abandoning the kitchen altogether, this dish is a complete no-cook meal using several veggies that are now at the height of their season. A scooped out ripe tomato makes for a pretty presentation for the chicken salad. Using store-bought rotisserie chicken is fast and easy. Instead of using mayo, I like to use non-fat plain Greek yogurt as a healthier sub.
1. Core tomatoes, scoop out flesh.
2. Mix tomato flesh, Greek yogurt, chicken, corn, salt and pepper.
3. Spoon into tomato shells, top with watercress.


The Alan Keef Ltd Open Day and Steam-Up 2018 will be held on SEPTEMBER 22ND. Alongside a display of our current projects, JACK and WOTO will both be in steam together with 'THE TROTTER OF COLEFORD', a 1-ton steam roller.
Customers, friends and enthusiasts alike are all welcome to take the opportunity to see the progress of our current steam restoration projects for RUR, MAITLAND and NANCY. You can ride behind the visiting engines on short rides along the test track, browse around the stalls and displays and enjoy hotfood, tea, coffee and cake aplenty!
Gates open at 11am and we'll be closing at 4.30pm. Admission is £6.00 for adults and £2.50 for children with all proceeds going to St John The Baptist Church, The Lea. Parking will be in the field alongside the workshop - please approach with care and consideration for vehicles and guests entering and exiting.
We look forward to seeing you on what we hope will be another successful Open Day! Cross fingers that the sun continues to shine!


We had covered this topic in the past using the PIVOT and UNPIVOT operators in SQL Server 20005. You can access that whitepaper on our web-site here. We have received some e-mails from our readers asking how to do this in prior versions of SQL Server or how to do this in other RDBMS. We will cover that in this blog post.
As usual let us demonstrate this using an example. We will create two tables and populate it with some data for our example. Tables are not normalized but they are created just to represent the scenario.
Now we will work with queries. Queries we are going to show will work on any databases. We will start with PRODUCT_COL table where quarterly sale is stored in individual column for a given product (in a single row) and we want to show sale for each quarter on individual row. Following query will do that.
In above query, we transposed columns to rows using simple UNION ALL operator. To know what things you need to keep in mind when you are using UNION/ UNION ALL, please refer to our previous blog post. Now let us see how we can transform rows into columns. This gets bit trickier than the previous one.
Results are shown as under.
In above query, since we need only one row for each product, we are doing group by on the product_id and product_desc column. To facilitate grouping we have to use aggregate function and hence MAX is used. You can use other aggregation function like SUM or MIN as well in this scenario. But be careful with usage of aggregate function as it may give you wrong result based on your data. Last is the CASE statement which provides the condition for the column. For first column we want to pick up only quarter_id = 1 record. If quarter_id is not 1 then we would like to ignore the value. Similarly we are performing case condition for rest of the quarters. Same result can be achieved using DECODE statement in Oracle but it will become specific to Oracle only.


Hur påverkas samhället av penning- och finanspolitiken? Vad driver kraftiga uppgångar och nedgångar i bostadspriserna och de effekter detta får på samhället? Hur ska den ekonomiska politiken utformas för att förhindra ännu en finanskris? För att besvara dessa frågor behöver regeringar och centralbanker stiliserade framställningar, eller modeller, av makroekonomin. Genom sin natur abstraherar dessa mycket från komplexiteten i dagens samhällen. De flesta modeller som för närvarande används för policyanalys saknar komponenter som är avgörande för att utforma en bra politik. Detta projekt syftar till att skapa bättre modeller för policyanalys genom att berika dem i tre empiriskt relevanta dimensioner. Först ersätter vi den representativa konsumenten med heterogena hushåll som skiljer sig åt vad gäller inkomst, förmögenhet och sysselsättningsstatus. Detta är avgörande, inte minst för att analysera politikens fördelningspolitiska konsekvenser. Vidare beskriver vi arbets- och bostadsmarknaderna på ett mer realistiskt sätt. Istället för perfekta marknader där säljare och köpare kostnadsfritt och omedelbart möts modellerar vi en tids- och resurskrävande sök- och matchningsprocess på dessa marknader. Slutligen introducerar vi heterogena och inte nödvändigtvis korrekta förväntningar hos hushållen om den framtida utvecklingen av ekonomiska variabler. Vi tror att vårt rikare och mer realistiska ramverk kommer göra det möjligt att bättre vägleda den ekonomiska politiken i Sverige och annorstädes.
How do monetary and fiscal policy affect the economy? What drives booms and busts in house prices, and their impact on the economy? How should macro-prudential policies be designed to prevent another financial crisis? The recent Global Financial Crisis and ensuing Great Recession have brought these questions to the forefront of policy analysis and revealed the serious shortcomings of the prevailing paradigm at the heart of macroeconomics. The field of macro has been dominated for the past several decades by representative-agent dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models–models whose main elements are derived from microeconomic theory, but that are inconsistent with vast empirical micro evidence on consumer behaviour. We can do better.
All changes in policy differentially affect households. Whether based on income, wealth or employment status, most policies have non-trivial distributional consequences. Representative-agent DSGE models, by construction, are unable to speak to issues of inequality, limiting their usefulness for any meaningful policy evaluation. To make progress in positive and normative analysis in macro requires methodological innovations and moving beyond representative-agent DSGE to models that explicitly allow for households to differ.
To that end, the aim of this proposal is to develop rich macroeconomic models that are not only micro-founded, but also micro-consistent–that is consistent with empirical microeconomic evidence on household behaviour, expectations and outcomes. We are by no means the first to propose or develop macroeconomic models with household heterogeneity (e.g., seminal contribution by Huggett 1993). The first generation of heterogeneous-agent models introduced one friction: incomplete financial markets. The models were primarily focused on the transmission from macro to micro–how aggregate shocks or policy changes differentially affected households based on their characteristics. The transmission from micro to macro, in contrast, turned out not to be very important. The model economy in Krusell and Smith (1998), for example, behaved much like a model with a representative household. However, very recent work suggests that it is the interaction of multiple frictions in heterogeneous agent models that gives rise to micro-consistent behaviour that significantly affect aggregate outcomes. For example, our own work, Krueger, Mitman and Perri (2016), found that the combination of empirically observed wealth inequality and increased unemployment risk led to significant amplification of the consumption decline during recessions. Importantly, the starting point was the observation made from household micro data that low wealth households increase their savings rate the most in recessions. That led to building a model that could explain those micro facts, which in the macro context implied significant amplification.
To build micro-consistent macro models requires starting from the ground up with micro data on household decisions. Insights from empirical micro studies are crucial for determining the types of frictions that need to be included. The extent to which these various frictions interact ultimately determines the magnitude of the transmission from micro to macro, but micro evidence suggests a potentially important role. Take, for example, the analysis of fiscal policy when the economy is in a liquidity trap. The question is inherently a macro one, requiring a model of the entire economy. However, for such a model to be credible it has to be built with households that behave in a way that is consistent with the large micro literature on consumption responses to transfer payments (e.g., Johnson, Parker and Souleles 2006). That literature finds large consumption responses–much larger than implied by representative agent models–suggesting that a model that is consistent with that micro behaviour will behave very differently than current models. Our key innovation is identifying the relevant micro consumer behaviour that relates to the macro question being asked, and then building the aggregate economy around the core partial-equilibrium model that can explain the micro facts. To do so will require introducing a combination of empirically motivated frictions–from incomplete markets to unemployment risk to search in the housing market to default on debt–and potential departures from full information rational expectations at the household level. Our richer model environments will enable us to take a fresh look at the questions raised above and hopefully provide answers that can guide policy analysis in the 21st century.


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Anthony Heald (Nueva Rochelle, Nueva York, 25 de agosto de 1944) es un actor estadounidense.

Trabajó en películas como Prueba de vida, The Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand, 8mm y su debut en cines en Silkwood. Participó en la serie estadounidense Boston Public en el rol del subdirector Scott Guber entre el año 2000 y 2004. Ha tenido participaciones como invitado en series como The X-Files, Frasier, realizando cameo de su personaje Guber en El practicante, Numb3rs, NCIS, Crossing Jordan, The Closer, Boston Legal, entre otras.

Heald vive en Ashland, Oregon con su esposa Robin) y sus hijos Zoe y Dylan. Se convirtió al judaísmo, la religión de su esposa.

Filmografía

Another World (1964)
One life to live (1968)
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (1976)
Silkwood (1983)
Teachers (1984)
Spencer: For Hire (1985)
Miami Vice (1985)
Tales from the Darkside (1986)
A Case of Deadly Force (1986)
Kay O'Brien (1986)
Fresno (1986)
Guiding Light (1986)
Outrageous Fortune (1987)
Crime Story (1987)
Happy New Year (1987)
Orphans (1987)
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Against the Law (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1991)
The Super (1991)
Whispers in the Dark (1992)
Class of '96 (1993)
Cheers (1993)
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
The Pelican Brief (1993)
The Client (1994)
Murder, She Wrote (1994)
Under Suspicion (1994)
Law & Order (1991 - 1994)
Kiss of Death (1995)
Bushwhacked (1995)
New York News (1995)
Poltergeist: The legacy (1996)
A time to kill (1996)
Cosby (1997)
Liberty! The American Revolution (1997)
Deep Rising (1998)
8mm (1999)
The X-Files (2000)
Frasier (2000)
Proof of Life (2000)
The Practice (2000 - 2001)
The Ruby Princess Runs Away (2001)
Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Red Dragon (2002)
Boston Public (2000 - 2004)
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman (2004)
Numb3rs (2005)
NCIS (2005)
According to Jim (2005)
Crossing Jordan (2006)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
The Closer (2006)
Accepted (2006)
Boston Legal (2005 - 2008)
Monday Mornings (2013)
Sam & Cat (2014)
The Stairs (2015)
Alone (2020)

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Heald
Nacidos en New Rochelle
Conversos al judaísmo

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King James issues royal pardon after crashing into golfer's wife
By Leo Leonidou December 18, 2015 154
Ellie Day was sitting front-row with her US PGA Championship-winning husband Jason (left) when LeBron James dived for a loose ball but crashed into her instead. She left the arena in Cleveland on a stretcher
By Jahmal Corner and Ian Ransom
CLEVELAND forward LeBron James apologised to the wife of Australian golfer Jason Day after a court-side collision forced her out of the Quicken Loans Arena on a stretcher at the end of Thursday's win over Oklahoma City.
Ellie Day was sitting front-row with her US PGA Championship-winning husband when James dived for a loose ball with three minutes remaining in the 104-100 win over the Thunder.
James saved the ball from going out-of-bounds, but crashed head-first into Day, who remained on the side-line for a few minutes while receiving medical attention.
She was fitted with a brace around her neck and head while being removed from the arena on a stretcher and was taken to hospital in an ambulance accompanied by her husband.
"Ellie Day I hope you're doing okay! My apologies! Hope u guys come back to another game soon. Love LJ!" James tweeted.
James said he had been told her condition was sound.
"The guys told us she's doing great now," the 250-pound (113 kg) forward told reporters.
"I was going for a loose ball trying to keep the possession going and I hate that was the end result of it. Obviously her health is very important."
The clash tempered a triumphant night for James, who scored 33 points, passed for 11 assists and grabbed nine rebounds as the Cavaliers ended the Thunder's six-game winning streak.
Centre Tristan Thompson had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Cavs, including 11 offensive rebounds.
Thunder guard Russell Westbrook had 27 points and 10 assists, and forward Kevin Durant scored 25 points, but both missed potential game-tying three-pointers in the final 10 seconds.
Despite the collision with Ellie Day, James said he felt the courtside seats were "a great experience" for fans.
"I mean that doesn't happen much. It's unfortunate it happened tonight but that doesn't happen much.
"Our fans are why our game is so great. Sitting courtside, it's all part of the game. It's pretty cool. If I was a fan, which I am a fan of the game but I would love to sit courtside and watch games."
Cross-community internships programme launched
Old-age pensions and bonuses to be paid by December 21
Leo Leonidou
Man United's Solskjaer expects Rashford to miss Liverpool clash
Leo Leonidou January 17, 2020 January 17, 2020
Hamilton's Mercedes to reveal new car in February
Press Association January 17, 2020
UEFA: Europe's top 30 clubs earn as much as other 682
Snooker referee feels wrath of wasp at Masters
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BOS Nyaru Menteng Releasing 20 More Orangutans
11th ORANGUTAN RELEASE CANDIDATE PROFILES
AUGUST 2015 — In commemoration of International Orangutan Day on 19th August, BOS Foundation is releasing another 20 orangutans from Nyaru Menteng to Bukit Batikap Conservation forest in Central Kalimantan. Here are their profiles.
Learn more about the ongoing BOS Nyaru Menteng Release Program
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And now... Let's meet the 20 lucky orangutans who are going back to the forest!
SEMI-WILD
Semi-wild orangutans are those individuals who have still retained sufficient natural behavior at the time of rescue and have consistently demonstrated that they have acquired adequate forest skills.
1. WOMBAT
Wombat is a male orangutan confiscated from a local person in Tangar Village, East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan. He arrived in Nyaru Menteng on 15 September 2007, when he was 2 ½ years old and weighed 11 kilograms.
In December 2012, Wombat was moved to one of our pre-release islands called Bangamat. Wombat is a friendly character who socialises well with other orangutans. He is very active and ranges through the forest intensively.
The sturdy Wombat is easily recognisable by his thin reddish beard. After spending 8 years progressing through the rehabilitation process, this 11 year old now weighs 38 kgs and is ready to return to his real home in the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest and hopefully reunite with his old friend, Maha.
2. MARDIANTO
Mardianto is a male orangutan who was rescued by the Central Kalimantan BKSDA on 1 June 2005, from an oil palm plantation in East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan. When he arrived at Nyaru Menteng, he was 2 ½ years old.
Graduating from Forest School in 2012, the short-dark-brown-haired Mardianto was placed onto Bangamat pre-release island to complete the final stage of his learning. Mardianto is easy to recognise with his wide-flat forehead and dark face.
Mardianto socialises quite easily with others, and was close friends with Maha and Wombat. He is a very active and adventurous individual. Now at 13 years of age Mardianto dislikes humans and will kiss-squeak to demonstrate his disapproval. After 10 years of progressing through rehabilitation, Mardianto is ready to return to natural habitat in the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest together with his two friends,, Wombat and the previously released Maha
3. SIGI
Sigi is a male orangutan handed over by a local man from Pundu Village, East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan. Sigi was reported to have been found in an oil palm plantation near the village in a poor condition with infected wounds on three of his fingers (thumb, index finger and ring finger). Sigi arrived at Nyaru Menteng on 6th August 2007, and received immediate medical treatment from our team at the clinic. The medical team were left with no choice but to amputate the three fingers to save the infection from further spreading.
Several months post surgery, Sigi started to show his climbing skills in Forest School. His disability does not prevent him from engaging in normal orangutan activities. In December 2012, the thick-dark-brown-haired, orange bearded male started the final pre-release phase on Bangamat pre-release island.
Sigi is now 11 years old and weighs 45 kgs. He is not a dominant individual, however he does not like to be approached by humans and will show his displeasure at human presence. Sigi has gained the skills he needs to return to the forest and is more than ready to embrace freedom in the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest.
4. BENJOL
Benjol is a female orangutan, confiscated by BKSDA from a local person in Padas Village, Parenggean, Central Kalimantan on 15 April 2005. We were informed that the motherless 2 year old orangutan was rescued from a small forested area inside an oil palm plantation in Padas Village.
Benjol, who has sad little eyes, is a very active orangutan. She had still retained some of her wild behavior when she arrived at Nyaru Menteng and her survival abilities have grown rapidly.
Benjol is now 12 years old and weighs 28 kg. Shortly, she will once again be able to enjoy her freedom in the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest as a true wild orangutan.
Rehabilitants are orangutans who were rescued at a very young age and/or had been kept by humans as pets. These orangutans did not have or had lost most of the necessary skills to survive independently in the forest and thus must go through an intensive rehabilitation process (Baby School, Forest School and the final pre-release stage on an island/halfway house), which can take up to 7 years on average.
5. CHIKI
Chiki is a female orangutan confiscated by BKSDA from a local person in Banjar Baru, South Kalimantan on 24 September 2003, when she was 4 years old.
Chiki grew to be an independent female. After finishing Forest School in November 2005, the long and thick reddish-brown haired Chiki was relocated on to Bangamat pre-release island where she become an avid explorer.
Chiki is now 17 years old. Twelve years of living and learning in our rehabilitation center has helped Chiki to develop her survival skills. She is now ready to apply her skills as a true wild orangutan in the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest.
6. AFRI
Afri arrived at our rehabiliation center, Wanariset in East Kalimantan, in 1999 after being confiscated by BKSDA from a local person in Palangka Raya who was keeping her as a pet. On 23 August 2000, Afri was transferred back to Central Kalimantan to our center at Nyaru Menteng to continue her rehabilitation process. She arrived in Nyaru Menteng when she was 4 years old.
Similar to other rehabilitants, after finishing Forest School, Afri was moved to Palas pre-release island in 2004. The gentle, friendly Afri socialises well with other orangutans. With short dark-brown haired and a thin orange beard, Afri is well known as an explorer and is skillful in choosing natural foods. She loves to play with water, too.
Afri has been living and learning in Nyaru Menteng for 16 years. Now in her nineteenth year and weighing 66 kgs, the beautiful Afri is set for a new life in the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest.
7. NORA
Nora arrived in Nyaru Menteng on 28 March 2003, when she was 4 years old. She was confiscated from a local person in Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan, who had tried to domesticate this young female.
Nora, quickly developed natural orangutan skills in Forest School and went on to continue her training on Palas pre-release island. Unfortunatley she had to be temporarily brought back to Nyaru Menteng in April 2010 for medical treatment, following conflict with other orangutan, resulting in wounds on her back and right eyelid. After recovery, Nora was moved into a socialisation complex and in June 2013, she was relocated to Kaja pre-release island. Nora rarely appears at the feeding platforms and is surviving well feeding on natural foods found on the island.
This robust orangutan with short thick dark brown hair and slanted brown eyes is now 16 years old and weighs 40 kg. With the experiences she has gained on Palas and Kaja, Nora is more than ready to live in the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest as a true wild orangutan.
8. JAMBI AND JAMARTIN
Jambi is a female orangutan confiscated from a local person in Jabiren village on 17 December 1999. She came to Nyaru Menteng when she was 3 and weighed only 6 kgs. She was in a very poor condition with a wound on her left little finger due to machete blow she sustained when she was forced to let go off her dead mother.
Jambi finished her training in Forest School and moved to Palas pre-release island. She prefers her own company and explores on her own. She once disappeared and our technicians were unable to observe her for three months, only to locate her in December 2012 looking well and healthly. Later she was brought back to Nyaru Menteng for a medical check up following conflict with another orangutan, resulting in wounds to her back. After recovery, she was returned safely to Palas island.
On 20 June 2013, Jambi gave birth to her first son named Jamartin on Palas island. Jambi and her son, Jamartin, were transferred to Kaja island, before being selected as release candidates.
Jambi is now 18 years old and weighs a healthy 49 kgs, while Jamartin is 2 years old and weighs 3 kgs. Jambi will soon return home to the forest and be able to raise Jamartin the way she is supposed to, in their true home.
9. MEKLIES AND MEKLIAS
Meklies is a female orangutan rescued from an oil palm plantation in East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan on 11 December 2006. When she arrived in Nyaru Menteng, she was 3 years old and weighed 7 kgs. She also had scars above her right eye and on her neck indicating past mistreatment.
After she completed Forest School, Meklies was moved to Kaja island to complete the final phase of her rehabilitation. She soon attracted a number of male suitors on the island. On 6 July 2012, and whilst in the midway complex, she gave birth to her first son we named Meklias.
The beautiful Meklies loves her son deeply. Meklias is now 3 years old and weighs 4 kgs, while Meklies is 12 years old and 30 kgs. With the experience she has gained living in Nyaru Menteng for 9 years, she will now be able to teach her son how to be a true wild orangutan in their new home, the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest.
10. MAWAR AND MUMPUNI
This female named Mawar was confiscated by the Central Kalimantan BKSDA (Natural Resources Conservation Agency) from a local person in Palangka Raya who had been keeping her as a pet. She was confiscated on 20 November 2000, when she was only 7 years old and weighed 15 kgs. When she arrived at Nyaru Menteng she was already blind in one eye.
Mawar graduated to Kaja island after completing Forest School. There, Mawar was amongst the most active individuals and highly alert. On 27 July 2012, Mawar gave birth to her first son who we called Mumpuni. Mumpuni has short hair and also shows rather wild behavior. He does not like to get to close to humans and immediately tries to find protection behind his mother whenever he sees someone.
After 15 years of progressing through the rehabilitation process in Nyaru Menteng, Mawar is now 22 and weighs 40 kgs. Her son is 3 and weighs 5 kgs. Soon the two will return to their true home, the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest.
11. SUMEH AND SAWUNG
Sumeh was 4 years old and 13 kgs when confiscated by the Central Kalimantan BKSDA (Natural Resources Conservation Agency) from a local person in Palangka Raya on 12 August 2000. At that time, Sumeh was highly dependant on humans due to a long period in captivity. Therefore she needed to spend an intensive period in Forest School along with other orangutans of her age in order to regain her natural skills and behavior.
During her 15 years of rehabilitation, Sumeh has given birth twice on Kaja island. Her first daughter was named Gembira born on 26 May 2007, and she is now living independently. While her second infant, Sawung, was born on 23 September 2014. Little Sawung is now a year old and still cared for in his mother's protective arms.
Being raised in rehabilitation center, Sumeh is surprisingly a good mother to her offspring. She is also known to be an active and independent individual. She has proven she ready for a life in the real forest. She is now 19, and along with her two loved ones, Gembira and Sawung, she will soon return to their true home, the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest.
12. GEMBIRA
Gembira, which means happy in English, is Sumeh's first daughter, who was born on Kaja island on 26 May 2007. Since infancy, Gembira was lovingly raised by her mother and taught how to survive in the forest.
Skills in building nests, identifying natural predators and foraging have been well-mastered by Gembira. Her curiousity also means she is extremely active and explores all over Kaja island. Gembira behaves like a wild orangutan. She avoids human presence and kiss-squeaks whenever disturbed.
Now 8 years old, Gembira is ready to go home together with her mother and little brother to the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest.
13. DIDIK
Didik is a male orangutan, confiscated by Central Kalimantan BKSDA from a local person in Palangka Raya and subsequently handed over to Nyaru Menteng to commence the rehabilitation process. Didik arrived on August 12 2000, when he was 4 years old. After two months in our quarantine facility, Didik started Forest School to recover his lost natural skillset and regain his wild behaviour.
After he graduated from Forest School, Didik moved to Kaja island to commence the final phase of his pre-release learning.
Now, he is 18 years old and weighs 75 kg. Little Didik has grown into big dominant male orangutan with fully developed cheek-pads. He is easily identifiable as he has a deep-set forehead, which distinctly differentiates him from other orangutans. Now, it is only a matter of days before Didik can show his skills and independence as a true wild orangutan in the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest.
Cheetah arrived in Nyaru Menteng on May 30 2001, after BKSDA confiscated her from a resident in Jakarta. At that time, this female orangutan was 3 years old and weighed 11.5 kg. Upon arrival, she was in a terrible condition, and her right thumb was cut open, clearly caused by a blow from a knife or sharp instrument. The medical team at Nyaru Menteng responded quickly and were left with no choice but to amputate her right thumb.
Several months after surgery, Cheetah joined her fellow orangutans in the Forest School. After graduating from the Forest School, Cheetah was transferred to Palas pre-release island. There, she became an avid explorer of the island. However, on October 15 2011, Cheetah suffered a bad fall resulting in a badly broken left arm, which required specialist surgery. On October 29 2011, the Nyaru Menteng medical team, assisted by Dr. Endrotomo, an orthopedic specialist from a hospital in Jakarta, installed a titanium plate in her left arm. Shortly after surgery, her condition improved dramatically and now her left arm functions completely normally.
This beautiful, long-haired, orangutan is now 17 years old and weighs 57 kg. After 14 years under rehabilitation in Nyaru Menteng, it is Cheetah's time to once again enjoy a life in freedom as a true wild orangutan.
15. BENTO
This male orangutan was confiscated on November 10, 2004 by the Central Kalimantan BKSDA from a Jakarta resident, who had kept him as a pet, When he was handed over to Nyaru Menteng, Bento was already 13 years old and weighed 31 kg.
Bento has spent the last phase of his rehabilitation process on the pre-release island, Kaja. On Kaja Island, Bento was extremely dominant, dislikes human presence and, like all wild adult male orangutans, he prefers a solitary life.
Now, Bento is 24 years old and weighs 75 kg. He has brown long hair with fully developed cheek-pads. Bento is ready to return to life in the forest and will shortly depart for the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest, where he will become a true wild
16. SAMBA
Samba arrived at Nyaru Menteng after he was confiscated from a local resident of Tumbang Samba village, Katingan Regency, Central Kalimantan, on March 8 2000 when he was only one year old.
After graduating from Forest School, Samba, who was well known for his general dislike towards humans, underwent a pre-release phase on Palas Island. There, the young Samba grew into a dominant male orangutan who ranged extensively across the island. Additionally, Samba is very skillful in indentifying edible wild fruits and termites in the forest. He is respected and feared by his male orangutan island companions.
This handsome orangutan with reddish brown hair and beard is now 17 years old and weighs 90 kg. Soon, Samba will be able to test his wild skills in his true forest home in the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest.
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As a boy, I spent a lot of time climbing a tall, slender oak tree in my buddy's backyard. Just above rooftop height, there was a small branch—the perfect seat. So I planted myself there for a whole new perspective of the neighborhood. Then it snapped, and I fell.
Although the phrase "going out on a limb" refers to bravely asserting an opinion counter to the populace, somehow it sounds like the thing to say when picturing that tree and my fall.
With that in mind, I'm going out on a limb.
I started to blog back in 2008 after being bombarded by many who desired biblical answers to Christian questions. It forced me to study, think, and write. By no means did I intend to be an apologist, but I knew the closer one got to the meaning of the Bible, the closer one got to the God of the Bible. Therein lies true transformation.
This became my life mission: to bring others closer to God's Word in order to find the riches of God's truth for the glory of God's Son. The more I studied, the more I wrote. The more I wrote, the more intentional I became. Soon after, my first book was compiled. For legal purposes, I turned the blog into a publisher.
Truth411, once a blog and now a publisher, can no longer exist as a medium for dispensing my thoughts. I need a new channel. This is why jacobabshire.com now exists.
I'll speak in greater detail about the content aggregation and design concepts, but let me mention a few people who inspired me in their own ways. Tim Peters, my good friend and business partner, was the first to guide me in this direction. He, along with Mark Luchauer, a teacher's advocate and resource provider, gave me ideas and direction. I also gleaned from the content delivery of Michael Hyatt and the theme delivery of Jason Bradley. The Resurgence was my visual inspiration. They all deserve an honorable mention.
So, I'm going out on a limb, and I'll be there until it breaks. Unlike natural branches, this one will not break when others decide to join me on it. With your comments and suggestions, you will join me in providing useful resources to those seeking biblical truth and ultimately transformation.
Will you go out on the limb with me?


The race for the Irish defender golden boot in the Premier League continues in style.
Wolves' Matt Doherty has scored three goals so far in a breakout season, but compatriot Shane Duffy has moved ahead of that tally at the London Stadium.
Brighton earned a crucial win over Everton at the weekend, putting them ten points above the relegation zone. Chris Hughton's side looked to have matched that feat on Wednesday night away to West Ham.
After a scoreless first half, two quick-fire goals had the visitors pegged as heavy favourites to see out the game.
Dale Stephens scored after 56 minutes to put Brighton ahead of a West Ham side that have won five of their last seven games.
Just two minutes later, Duffy stepped up to double the lead with a neat goal, controlling the ball from a corner before flicking it past Lukasz Fabianski with the outside of his boot.
Two goals in two minutes for #BHAFC, with Duffy flicking home a second from a corner.
Unfortunately for the Seagulls, West Ham fired off two goals of their own in quick succession.
Marko Arnautovic got his sixth and seventh league goals of the season with 25 minutes left to claw back a point for the Hammers.
The Hammers' striker has scored two in two minutes to draw back level against Brighton.


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Angels' Mickey Moniak: Placed on injured list
Moniak (hand) was placed on the injured list Thursday, ending his season, Sarah Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Moniak was hit in the hand by a pitch Wednesday against Oakland, and while his initial X-rays were negative, the Angels nonetheless decided he was best served heading to the injured list. It's unclear whether or not that implies that further tests found a fracture. The young outfielder missed most of the first two months of the season with a broken hand and later missed a month with a fractured finger. He hit just .170/.207/.302 in 37 games when healthy.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Makes early exit Wednesday
Moniak left Wednesday's game early after getting hit in the hand by a pitch in the sixth inning, Trent Rush of Angels Radio AM 830 reports.
Moniak has already missed a large portion of this season with a broken finger, and it seems possible that he re-injured the same finger. It's still unknown how severe the injury is, but Moniak was visibly in pain when he walked off the field.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: X-rays negative on hand
Angels interim manager Phil Nevin said initial X-rays on Moniak's hand returned negative after the outfielder fouled a ball off himself in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Athletics, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports. He struck out in all three of his plate appearances before exiting the contest.
Though the initial tests on Moniak's hand were encouraging, Nevin noted that he was uncertain if the 24-year-old would play again this season. At the very least, Moniak looks like a safe bet to miss Thursday's series finale, which will likely pave the way for Jo Adell to make a start alongside Taylor Ward and Mike Trout in the outfield.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Out of Tuesday's lineup
Moniak is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Sarah Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Moniak has a .553 OPS in 13 games since he returned from the injured list Sept. 9 and will head to the bench Tuesday after he started the past three contests. Jo Adell will take over in left field and bat eighth.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: On bench against southpaw
Moniak isn't starting Thursday against the Rangers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Moniak is on the bench for the fourth time in the last seven games since left-hander Martin Perez is pitching for Texas on Thursday. Jo Adell will start in left field and bat sixth.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Sitting against lefty
Moniak isn't in the lineup Tuesday against the Rangers.
The lefty-hitting Moniak will retreat to the bench as southpaw Cole Ragans is set to begin the game for Texas. Instead, righty Jo Adell will start in left field for the Angels, batting seventh.
Moniak is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners, Sarah Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Times reports.
The lefty-hitting Moniak will exit the starting nine with southpaw Marco Gonzales on the bump for Seattle. Platoon mate Jo Adell will replace Moniak in left field.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Not in Friday's lineup
Moniak is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners.
Moniak started the past two games and will head to the bench after he went 2-for-8 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs. Jo Adell will start in left field and bat sixth.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Two extra-base hits
Moniak went 2-for-4 with a double, a two-run home run and two runs scored during Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Guardians.
Moniak accounted for the majority of the Angels' offense on the day, ripping a two-run homer in the third inning while also coming around to score after recording a two-out double two frames later. Moniak has all three of his long balls on the season in his last nine starts, and he's hitting .265 with six RBI and seven runs scored in that span. Despite the strong stretch, he's had an underwhelming season in the majors by maintaining only a .183/.221/.354 line across 87 plate appearances.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Sits after three straight starts
Moniak is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.
While the Angels faced right-handed starting pitchers in the past three contests against Houston, Moniak was included in the lineup each time and went 3-for-12 with a pair of extra-base hits and a stolen base. He'll take a seat Monday against Guardians lefty Konnor Pilkington, but the lefty-hitting Moniak could end up settling into the large side of a platoon in the outfield with the righty-hitting Jo Adell.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Records first steal
Moniak went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Astros.
Moniak got the start in left field for the second straight game since he was activated from the injured list. He was able to pick up a steal in the second inning after a single. The outfielder has just one multi-hit effort this year in 25 games between the Angels and the Phillies. He's slashing .164/.211/.269 with two home runs, five RBI, eight runs scored and a steal through 72 plate appearances. It appears Moniak is poised to challenge Jo Adell for a platoon role in left field, which would see the former earn most of his playing time versus right-handed pitchers.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Returns from IL
Moniak (finger) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Friday.
Moniak will ultimately return to the Angels ahead of their three-game series with the Astros on Friday instead of rehabbing through the weekend, as was previously reported. The outfielder will provide Los Angeles an additional depth option down the stretch. Moniak has produced a .167 batting average with two homers, five RBI and eight runs scored over 60 at-bats in 23 games this year with the Phillies and Angels.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Expected to rehab through weekend
Moniak (finger) will likely continue his rehab stint with Triple-A Salt Lake through this weekend, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Moniak has been out of action for over a month, so the team isn't rushing his return. He participated in his first rehab game with Salt Lake on Wednesday, swatting a solo home run in five at-bats. Moniak could see ample playing time upon his return with the Angels likely to be evaluating their roster for next season.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Rehab assignment begins Tuesday
Moniak (finger) is starting a rehab assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
He has been taking swings in indoor batting cages and with his rehab assignment beginning this week, Moniak could return as early as this weekend. Moniak hit .286/.333/.714 with two home runs in five games between getting traded to the Angels and getting injured Aug. 6.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Hits in cage
Moniak (finger) took swings in indoor batting cages Friday, per MLB.com.
Moniak has been working his way back from a fracture to the tip of his left middle finger suffered while attempting to bunt against Seattle on Aug. 6. He began hitting off a tee early in the week and has now progressed to taking swings in the cage. The Angels remain optimistic that Moniak will have time to return before the end of the regular season.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Hitting off tee
Moniak (finger) hit baseballs off a tee Monday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Moniak continues to progress from a fractured left middle finger, as he gained clearance to take dry swings over the weekend and has since been given the green light to take part in tee work. Per Bollinger, Moniak is expected to be activated from the 10-day IL before the conclusion of the regular season.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Takes dry swings
Moniak (finger) has progressed to taking dry swings, the Associated Press reports.
Moniak is recovering from a fracture to the tip of his left middle finger and indicated earlier in the week that he was still feeling some discomfort, per MLB.com. The fact that he is now swinging a bat suggests that the finger has improved over the past few days. Moniak has said that he expects to play again before the end of the season.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Has stitches removed
Moniak (finger) had the stitches removed from his left middle finger Friday and could start swinging a bat next week, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Moniak fractured the tip of his left middle finger during an attempted bunt Aug. 6, but he hasn't been ruled out for the season. If he's able to take swings next week, it stands to reason that Moniak could be back with the club in September.
Angels' Mickey Moniak: Lands on 10-day IL
Moniak (finger) was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.
Moniak suffered a fractured left middle finger during Sunday's action, though the team has yet to rule out a return in 2022. Magneuris Sierra is tentatively atop the depth chart in center field until Mike Trout (rib cage) is ready to return.
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