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Dallas jail fences wrecked by rig that later crashed in Bedford
Three fences outside a Dallas County jail were wrecked early Thursday by a tractor-trailer that was chased about 20 miles into Tarrant County where it crashed into the backyard of a home on the west side of Bedford, according to reports.
A 36-year-old man was in police custody at Parkland Memorial Hospital where he was taken after being cuffed by police at the scene of the wreck in the 700 block of westbound Airport Freeway in Bedford, police said.
The man did not appear to be severely injured, but because there was a crash, officers wanted him checked out at the hospital, said Lt. Kirk Roberts, Bedford police spokesman.
The incident began about 4:53 a.m. when a security guard reported that a big rig was stolen near the intersection of Industrial Boulevard and Stemmons Freeway in Dallas, said Sgt. Gil Cerda, Dallas police spokesman
The rig, which had a piece of equipment on its trailer, possibly a backhoe, was next seen smashing into three 18-foot fences at the Lew Sterrett Justice Center. Estimated damage was $10,000, Cerda said.
Police were notified and they chased the rig onto Stemmons Freeway, commonly known as Interstate 35E, Cerda said.
The chase merged onto Texas 183, also called Airport Freeway, and into Irving, Cerda said.
Irving police then followed the rig through their city and into Euless and eventually Bedford, Cerda said.
It finally ended in the 700 block of westbound Airport Freeway, said Lt. Roberts.
"Somehow the driver lost control, crossed the grassy median, crossed an entrance ramp to the freeway, then crossed another grassy median, Roberts said.
The rig crashed through a fence of a home that backs up against the highway's access road, Roberts said.
"It struck a storage shed or some type of out building and then sunk pretty good into the mud," Roberts said.
The driver was arrested by Irving officers who released him to Dallas police, Cerda said.
He was taken to the Dallas hospital in a Bedford ambulance, Roberts said.
Three wreckers were needed to clear the wreckage, including one for the truck, one for the trailer and one for the cargo on the trailer, Roberts said.
It was unclear at noon why the man fled from police, but officers were still investigating the case, Cerda said.
Meanwhile, he said the man, at the very least, faced criminal mischief charges, although evading police and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle were also being considered, Cerda said.


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Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) Recruitment for Co-ordinator Post 2017
Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) has published Advertisement for below mentioned Posts 2017.
Posts: Co-ordinator for Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Chair on Everyday Ethics in the Legal Profession
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Capsule Computers writes - "Most of you will know Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy from the epic HBO fantasy TV show, Game of Thrones. On the show Alfie plays a rather questionable character who isn't really known for being the nice guy. In direct contrast, Alfie Allen is an extremely nice and friendly person who was quite happy to have a chat with us. We got to talk with him about Game of Thrones, him taking over Daniel Radcliffe's role in Equus, acting in general, and what the future could hold in store for him."
Alfie Allen looks like a bit of a pervert trying to pick up the interviewer!


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Manage Guests and Bookings (CRM)
YesBookit empowers you to manage your guests and bookings efficiently and profitably in a way that suits your business and your clients.
Property managers can choose to either accept instant bookings online or capture booking requests with follow up payment emails subject to guest screening/approval.
How does it work?
Bookings are seamlessly captured either as Booking Requests or Instant Bookings with or without online payments. Alternatively, your team can efficiently look up availability and assist guests by phone.
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Wyndham Hotels Group inks deal with Sabre
Wyndham Hotel Group and Sabre Corporation have signed a global strategic technology partnership which will provide cloud-based, cutting-edge Software-as-a-Service reservations, revenue management and enhanced security solutions.
As part of this agreement, Wyndham Hotel Group expects to migrate over 4,500 of its North American properties to Sabre's SynXis Property Manager beginning in mid-2015.
The open architecture of the SynXis Enterprise Platform will allow Wyndham Hotel Group to integrate critical hotel functions into one intelligent, reliable system.
This turnkey system will offer hotel owners an integrated and automated revenue management system that will optimize rates, occupancy and revenue per available room to grow market share for Wyndham Hotel Group licensees while enhancing hotel-level security with cutting-edge credit card capabilities designed to support tokenization and chip and pin technology.
"After a six-month search to identify best-in-class, innovative providers, we are extremely pleased to partner with a leader like Sabre," said Wyndham Hotel Group president Geoff Ballotti.
"Wyndham Hotel Group's strategy is to leverage partners who deliver state-of-the-art solutions across the global travel and service industry landscape for our owners and franchisees."
Currently, more than 20,000 independent and chain hotels deploy Sabre hospitality technology and SaaS solutions to operate and market their properties around the world.
The SynXis Enterprise Platform integrates distribution, reservations, property management, retailing and guest experience solutions to help hotels increase revenues, grow market share and create memorable guest experiences.
"Whether a small independent property or a global leader like Wyndham Hotel Group, Sabre delivers innovative hospitality technology solutions combined with deep strategic engagement to help our customers enhance property performance and guest experiences," said Tom Klein, president of Sabre Corporation.
"Sabre delivers the only SaaS-based platform solution for hoteliers that integrates across all operational, commercial and guest experience systems.


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criticismnoun abuse, accusation, admonition, adverse comment, analysis, animadversion, aspersion, blame, carping, caviling, censure, charge, chiding, commentary, complaining, complaint, condemnation, contravention, critical examination, critical remarks, critique, denunciation, deprecation, derogation, detraction, disapproval, discommendation, disdain, disparagement, dispraise, disvaluation, exception, fault-finding, grievance, grumbling, imputation, indictment, insinuation, iudicium, lecture, objection, obloquy, odium, opposition, opprobrium, protestation, reflection, remonstrance, reprehension, reprimand, reproach, review, revilement, scolding, upbraiding
Associated concepts: fair and honest criticism, freedom of speech, privileged criticism
See also: bad repute, blame, complaint, condemnation, culpability, denunciation, diatribe, disapprobation, disapproval, discredit, disparagement, exception, grievance, ground, guidance, impeachment, impugnation, objection, obloquy, odium, ostracism, outcry, protest, rebuff, remonstrance, report, reprimand, review, revilement, stricture
CRITICISM. The art of judging skillfully of the merits or beauties, defects
or faults of a literary or scientific performance, or of a production of
art; when the criticism is reduced to writing, the writing itself is called
a criticism.
2. Liberty of criticism must be allowed, or there would be neither purity of taste nor of morals. Fair discussion, is essentially necessary to, the truth of history and advancement of science. That publication therefore, is not a libel, which has for its object, not to injure the reputation of an individual, but to correct misrepresentations of facts, to refute sophistical reasoning, to expose a vicious taste for literature, or to censure what is hostile to morality. Campb. R. 351-2. As every man who publishes a book commits himself to the judgment of the public, any one may comment on his performance. If the commentator does not step aside from the work, or introduce fiction for the purpose of condemnation, he exercises a fair and legitimate right. And the critic does a good service to the public who writes down any vapid or useless publication such as ought never to have appeared; and, although the author may suffer a loss from it, the law does not consider such loss an injury; because it is a loss which the party ought to sustain. It is the loss of fame and profit, to which he was never entitled. 1 Campb. R. 358, n. See 1 Esp. N. P. Cas. 28; 2 Stark. Cas. 73; 4 Bing. N. S. 92; S. C. 3 Scott, 340;. 1 M. & M. 44; 1 M. & M. 187; Cooke on Def. 52.


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Patience Reading, MD
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- Accepts New Medicare Patients
Specialty Focus
Electrophysiology including EEG, EMG and NCS with special emphasis on neuromuscular disease.
Medical Education
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
Internship & Residency
Internship: University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine
Residency: University of Michigan Department of Neurology
University of Michigan, Electrophysiology including EEG, EMG and NCS with special clinical emphasis in neuromuscular disease
Board Certified in Neurology – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Texas Medical Board
North Clinic
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ADC provider since 2003
"It is an endless source of fascination and excitement what we do here as neurologists. I can't imagine any other specialty."Patience Reading
- Best Doctors, Inc: 2014-2015
- Austin Monthly Top Doctors, 2014
- Best Doctors, Inc: 2012-2013
- Austin Monthly Top Doctors: 2012
- Best Doctors, Inc. Most Compassionate Doctor, 2011
- US News and World Report, Top Doctor, 2011
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor®, 2009
Residency and Internship
- Chief Resident, University of Michigan Department of Neurology; 2001-2002
- Intern of the Month, University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine; October 1998
Medical School
- Class President, UT Southwestern Medical School; 1994 - 1998
- Neurology Prize, selected by neurology faculty, most outstanding neurology student; 1998
- Rolland C. Reynolds Pathology Award, selected by pathology faculty; 1998
- Iatrose Award, selected by graduating class for most respected student physician; May 1998
- Cibageneva Award for Outstanding Community Service; 1996
- Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society, member; 1993 - 1994
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Mature Marketing Links of the Week – Senior Care Marketing Tips
It's hard to believe we are nearly at the end of November. The Creating Results team has been very much on the go this month, spending time with clients, visiting prospects and participating in various conferences. Looking back on the past few weeks and looking ahead to Thanksgiving Day, I thought this quote was apt:
"If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share."
– W. Clement Stone
We are really thankful to the many folks who shared their expertise in senior care marketing, as this week's mature marketing links round-up collects many of those insights.
1. MOST SHARED: A handful of ideas from the first annual Senior Care Marketing Summit held in Chicago last week. This conference drew professionals from both non-profit and for-profit senior living and senior services organizations. And it drew an impressive line-up of speakers, whose insights were retweeted, favorited and passed along. Starting with Amber Naslund:
Senior living creates "real-world" communities that older adults, their families and employees want to belong to. No wonder Amber's statement resonated with this crowd! (You can gain further insights by following her on Twitter – @AmberCadabra – or subscribing to her blog http://www.brasstackthinking.com.)
Andy Crestodina proved he has a talent for making complex ideas easily understood, and in an elegant fashion. In explaining the ins and outs of content marketing, Andy noted that "the problem with the Internet is that everyone is one click away" from another site. This means senior care websites have to be the best at solving their customer's problems. How do you do that?
#1 – Skip the acronyms and the insider, technical language. This advice resonated with several of our Twitter followers:
#2 – Listen to what customers want and need. You'll find content marketing inspiration in your email inbox, in the questions posed to your sales team. You'll even find it while doing keyword research, which Andy described as "data-driven empathy."
(You can follow Andy @Crestodina or find his posts at http://www.orbitmedia.com/blog.)
Senior living leaders also shared some great tips during the Summit.
* Jonathan Ruchman, Brookdale Senior Living: "Feedback is a gift and every day is Christmas."
* Dan Hutson, be.group: Use content marketing to have conversations with people who are not yet sold on housing. His organization does so through a separate website called "My Silver Age" and through materials such as a magazine and PDF guides.
* Lori Alford, Avanti Senior Living: Each week, her marketing team is asked to bring in one of two items — either an example of good marketing from another industry or an example of bad marketing from senior care. Plenty of insights from both samples!
* Kim Kilday, Liberty Healthcare and Rehab: To the "4 Ps of marketing" add Pleasing. We must please our senior customers!
* Lori Woodward, ACTS Retirement Life Communities: The motivation of older adults to embrace senior living remains the same; "we haven't found a cure for the aging body."
Sharing is caring! Please forward this post to colleagues who would benefit from the insights. And/or, let us know your thoughts, below.
2. MOST CLICKED: Frank Bruni's op-ed in the New York Times, "Gray Hair and Silver Linings," struck a chord with many. After musing about losses (people, muscle tone, ambitions) he wrote:
"But there's something else that you start to notice, something that muffles all of that, a muscle that grows stronger, not weaker. More than before, you're able to find the good in the bad. You start to master perspective, realizing that with a shift in it — an adjustment of attitude, a reorientation of expectations — what's bothersome can evaporate and what only seems to be urgent really isn't."
Read Bruni's lovely piece: http://nyti.ms/1uw4sBZ
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Uncoupling - How well do you part ways?/
Ending a marriage or relationship is never easy, and challenges us in ways that we never imagined. The term "good divorce" or "good breakup" seems a complete contradiction. Yet, there are things that we can do that will help us to navigate our lives when the waters get choppy.
First, how do you speak about your ex? Is it negative, positive, with humor, with sadness, with resentment? Your words have power- power over you, your family and friends, and children. Talking about your former partner in a negative way in front of your loved ones can polarize and alienate friends who are already torn between the two of you. With your children, it will affect their self esteem and have a harmful impact on how they view you as a parent. If you are still feeling damaged over the break up- find a professional to help you work through those emotions and be more positive.
If you are feeling hopeless or discouraged at this new path that life is taking, surround yourself with a great support network of friends, family, or clergy. Build a team of people who can help you make good choices, sort out your alternatives, and steer you away from adversarial options. A strong network of people can be a lifeline when working through a break up or divorce, and help you with getting your life back on track. Look for anyone and everyone that might be a help to you, and approach them with your requests.
Don't hesitate to involve a mediator in negotiating post relationship arrangements, such as splitting belongings or co-parenting. Hiring a professional can provide much needed perspective, leaving you with more emotional and physical energy to handle other important tasks. Taking care of your own needs is crucial during this time, and to rest and heal.
Take stock of what you have learned from the past few months, lessons that you have taken away from this past relationship. What would you do differently? What do you not want to bring with you to the next relationship? What good qualities have you found out about yourself? Use this time to reflect, journal, and really find our something new about yourself.
Whether welcome or not, breaking up and separations can be painful, and you may feel like the world will never be the same. You are going through a transition, but it does not have to be completely nonconstructive. Formally recognizing the closing of this chapter of your life will help with healing and moving on.


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In Ghana fewer than 10 per cent of workers belong to a trade union. While the minimum wage has almost doubled since 2008, at 4.48 Ghana cedis per day, or about $2.54, it remains low by international standards.
Many workers—especially the large number of farmers in the rural regions—don't even make the minimum wage because 90 per cent of the country's workforce is informal.
But if you ask Yaw Baah, the deputy secretary general of the Ghana Trades Union Congress, the West African nation has a good union environment. It only needs more workers to be part of the fold.
"Since 1992 things have changed for everyone," says Baah, referring to the year Ghana enacted its current constitution. "We have the freedom to outreach. In some countries union members get killed because they try to negotiate a good deal for their members. It doesn't happen in Ghana."
It is in that environment that the Health Services Workers' Union (HSWU), winner of Public Services International's Public Service (PSI) Trade Union Award 2011, has managed to make solid gains in the areas of migration, salaries and retirement benefits. PSI is a global trade union federation that brings together 650 unions in 148 countries.
"It's an exemplary union with stable leadership," says David Dorkenoo, PSI regional secretary for Africa. "Other unions are actually learning from them."
The HSWU represents about 16,500 paramedics and support staff who work in Ghana's government hospitals. Workers in the country's Christian and Muslim hospitals also fall under the union's umbrella.
The union was founded in 1966 after the government at the time dissolved the Health and General Hospital Workers Union, which encompassed all of Ghana's health workers.
"[The union was] so strong that the government could not withstand the demands of the workers," says Abu Kuntulo, the HSWU's general secretary.
The doctors, nurses and paramedics each split up forming their own associations.
In recent years the HSWU has worked with other public sector unions in Ghana, including the nurses and doctors, to improve the country's single spine salary structure for public service employees. The new salary structure, first instituted in 2010, normalizes salaries based on a person's qualifications. A paramedic with five years experience in the northern city of Tamale, for instance, makes the same as a colleague with the same qualifications in the capital of Accra.
When the single spine salary structure was first introduced it had a lot of kinks to work out.
"As of now no one can actually say that he is satisfied [with the pay structure]," says Daniel York, the HSWU's industrial relations officer for the Greater Accra Region. York says a lot of the problems come down to a lack of clarity. "At the moment nobody can actually tell you this is my salary at the end of the month," he says.
The single spine salary structure has 25 pay scales. Through negotiations with the government the HSWU was able to ensure that all of its members would not start lower than the fifth level.
Ghana's public sector workers were able to negotiate for an overall increase of 18 per cent to the new pay structure in 2010. In 2011 that amount was increased by an additional 20 per cent and they have achieved another 18 per cent increase in 2012.
"The reason we have managed to obtain all these increases is because we negotiate as one body," says Baah. "That has given us some strength that we could not imagine."
Baah says one of his friends, who has been a teacher for 18 years, was able to save money for the first time in 2011. He falls under the single spine salary structure.
With representation across Ghana, the HSWU has had to face a fair number of challenges. Kuntulo says the union's biggest challenge at the moment is reaching workers who may be apathetic or misinformed about the union's work.
Caroline Boateng, a HSWU member who works in registration at the Civil Service Polyclinic in Accra, says she does not see much from the union apart from the monthly deductions to her paycheque from union dues. "I've paid the money and I've not benefited."
But Boateng says the switch to the single spine salary structure has been better than what she received before. "But it should be best," she says.
Kuntulo says he and his team are working on improving communication at all levels. "We need effective communication, not at the national level, not at the regional level, but at the branch level," he says.
Baah says that Ghana's unionized workers, who work in the formal sector, generally have a better quality of life than people who work in the informal sector. Most union members, for example, make more than the country's minimum wage.
For Kuntulo, winning PSI's Public Service Trade Union Award just means the HSWU has more work to do to live up to its international reputation. He says the key to that success is teamwork and hard work. "We have sleepless nights," he says.


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This is a commission project to build a sculpture with waste material for Citibank Plaza. Box files are a common offices object and constant waste, they are sturdy and come in different colors. The idea is to turning them into something totally unexpected would give their employees a pleasant surprise. Outcome is a 8ft tall nutcracker standing in the lobby of the Citibank building greeting everyone through out the Christmas.
The next sculpture is a work in process set to debut sometime in April 2015, stay tuned!
Date: Dec 2013
Exhibited in:
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Monday: day 42 PE today
Math – Benchmark 2 Review
French – Portfolio
Tuesday: day #43 PE today
9-1 Dividing Wholes into Equal Parts (Diviser les surfaces en parties égales) p. 222 3NF1
Guided Practice: Fraction Book (1/2, 1/3, ¼, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/12), Geoboard and Pizza Fractions Apps (throughout the week)
French: Portfolio OR
Day 1 Text: C'est un bouton d'or
1. key vocabulary: Quizlet
2. PP background knowledge (buttercupvideo)
3. mot du jour (un voisin)
4. S.S.: oceans, continents labeling
Wednesday: day #44 ART today (311) Conferences today – have a sub all day
9-1 and 9-2 Review Worksheets (Identifying Fractional Parts)
Guided Practice: I Have Who Has Game (in French)
Vocabulary Review with Mots du Jour worksheets
S.S.: atlas worksheet
Finish Art scarecrow and do something else
Thursday: day #45 ART Today (310) Conferences PM
9-2 Unit Fraction and Fraction (Fractions et parties d'une surface) p. 224 3NF1
-vocab: fraction (symbole qui indique les parties égales), fraction unitaire (numérateur = 1 – ¼, 1/5, 1/6)
-Guided Practice: Thanksgiving Pizza and/or plate fraction poster
Text: C'est un bouton d'or
1. Day 2 of text – read the text, comprehension questions, KAHOOT Checkup 68503, orthographe
2. mot du jour (une chose) and writing (Thanksgiving plans)
3. S.S.: atlas worksheet
ART – finish scarecrow and do watercolor or oil pastel buttercups – natalee can have them type their paragraphs
Friday: day #45
9-3 Fractions in comparison to the Whole (Fractions et ensembles) p. 226 3NF1
Turkey Fraction Art with Squares? OR Infographic??
Monday: day #46 Checkup in math/French
REVIEW – (M and TU of next week – start benchmark testing)
Guided Practice: Chapter 6 Jeopardy (see right)
-writing: day 2 (rough draft/edit/publish?)
2. S.S. Atlas work and Community project planning on the worksheet
3. mot du jour (une personne/un personage, ainsi)
Math Resources:
French Resources: This week's vocabulary is the same as last week. Click here to view last week's vocabulary.
11/3-11/7 Lesson plans:
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Johnstown is a growing city just Northeast of Columbus which provides a small town feel. It is home to several corporate offices such as Tech International, Thirty-One Gifts, Atrium, and Star Pizza Box.
The city has events throughout the year such as the Farmers Market each Saturday, the Fireman's Festival, and many more that are held at the wonderful Bigelow Park.
The Johnstown Monroe local schools have the distinction of continuing to earn "EXCELLENT" ratings on the Ohio Report Card.
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PDXcrybabies 3rd Official Meetup
March 11th, 2pm-5pm
The PDXcrybabies are a mental health support group run by peer support allies. Their meetups are a low-key, pressure-free time for any mental health warriors to come hang out and talk about your experiences (or just listen!), in a supportive, non-judgemental environment. These meetups are for all ages, and totally teen or adult friendly.
Via the Crybabies:
"This is our FOURTH meet-up! We (Jordan and Paige) are mental health peer support allies who are here to offer a place to come and hang out and meet others who struggle with their mental health. We believe that talking about mental health is extremely important!
We also have some merch for sale, and we make everything ourselves (art by Chloe Peterson, @helsab0t) and all profits go towards supplies for merch/meet-ups! We now accept cards as well as cash, and we also have an online store at pdxcrybabies.storenvy.com if you'd like to check out what we have!
Anyone who attends the meet-ups also receives a special gift from us, our way of saying thank you for stepping out of your comfort zone to come hang out with us!
If you have other questions, feel free to ask!"


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2019 Durham Bulls Schedule Announced
21 fireworks shows, late-season homestands highlight DBAP slate
By Durham Bulls | August 28, 2018 9:49 AM
The Durham Bulls have announced the team's 2019 International League schedule. The six-time Governors' Cup champions will open the 140-game schedule on Thursday, April 4 against the Charlotte Knights, and host their first home game on Thursday, April 11 against the Columbus Clippers.
The 14-time International League South Division champions will host 21 fireworks shows at the DBAP throughout the year, including Opening Day and July 3. Additionally, the Bulls are home on Easter (April 21) and Father's Day (June 16), and close out the home schedule with a four-game series over Labor Day weekend. 11 of Durham's final 15 games are scheduled to be held in the Bull City, as well as 17 of the last 27.
The Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, will make their annual trip to Durham for a three-game weekend series from June 14 through June 16, while the Pawtucket Red Sox, longtime affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will visit Durham from Tuesday, July 23 through Thursday, July 25. Returning to the DBAP in 2019 for the first time since 2012 will be the New York Mets' Triple-A affiliate, as the Syracuse Chiefs will change affiliations this offseason, and visit the DBAP from August 6 through August 8.
The ACC Baseball Championship will also return to Durham in 2019, as some of college baseball's best teams will compete at the DBAP from Tuesday, May 21 through Sunday, May 26. The Bulls will embark on a seven-game road trip to Norfolk and Charlotte during that time.
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Businesses advised to be on alert for counterfeit bills after theft ring discovered in Macon, Eastman
Bibb County Sheriff Jerry Modena is advising local businesses to be alert for customers attempting to make purchases or obtain services using counterfeit money.
Investigators have become aware of a theft ring operating in the Macon area and in Eastman, Modena announced this afternoon at a news conference at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Complex.
Authorities have recovered $1,000 in counterfeit $50 bills used Dec. 1 by a man and a woman to purchase a designer handbag from the Coach store at the Shoppes at River Crossing in north Bibb County, Lt. Paul Edwards said.
A clerk completed the purchase, unsuspecting of the imitation cash, and proceeded to store the bills in the business' safe when her manager detectedthe money was not real, Edwards said.
He said the sheriff's office is investigating a similar purchase by the couple on Nov. 26 at a Wal-Mart in Eastman. Surveillance camera footage of the incident was obtained today.
Authorities advise business owners and employees to examine bills closely, paying attention to color, texture, imperfections in printing, and whethera watermark and hologram are present.
Multiple bills with the same serial number are another indication of counterfeit money. Each of the bills used in the thefts had the serial number AB 21430598 A, authorities said.
To learn more, visit www.ustreas.gov/usss/know_your_money.shtml. Anyone with information on these incidents is asked to call the Bibb CountySheriff's Office at (478) 746-9441 or Macon Regional CrimeStoppers at (877) 68-CRIME.
For more on this story, check macon.com and read Thursday's Telegraph.


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Found some long lost photos of when I got to work with Showrunner / Writer Dan Harmon, Director Rob Schrab and the awesome cast of Community on last seasons paintball episode.
I was originally brought in to help Develop & 2nd Unit Direct complex scenes with Director (and creator of my favorite comic ever SCUD: THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN!) Rob. Things went well, so they kept me on for the whole run, where I helped developed scenes (action and otherwise) with Harmon (creator of my favorite show ever RICK AND MORTY!) and throw my brain on generally everything else: Set Dec, Lighting, camera angle suggestions and even storyboarding entire sequences mere minutes before shooting.


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8-8:15: Sit with above mentioned coworker, say hi to people, eat a muffin and yogurt provided at staff breakfast, touch base with principal, and hear superintendent say he wasn't sure if technology department was showing up because neither I nor the tech. director were there yet (Tech director pulled in just behind me)
8:15-9- Hear all the administrators' speeches and introductions of new staff. Over half the high school staff was replaced this year. in addition to two new in the middle school, two new at the elementary, and a new elementary principal (she seems like she will be fun and fit right in). These weren't bad as all of them kept it short and sweet. Nothing earth-shattering to report, so that is always good news.
9- Teaching staff reports to the M.C. for a presentation from ISD staff on the curriculum initiative started two years ago. I was hopeful after our planning meeting last week to hear about the status of the documents, where they are stored, and the good ways to write assessments....boy was I disappointed!
9-9:40- Listen to lady from the ISD tell us a story about her summer vacation trip to Chicago. Really? Why does this matter? At least I can now plan a good trip to Chicago for my kids.
9:40- She finally starts talking about the curriculum initiative, but she uses scare tactics...again...yes, she tried to scare everyone last spring at a special education meeting too. I thought the point of this initiative was to have all our bases covered? I text a friend on the other side of room, and we muse over what this lady is thinking. My coworker and I pass a few notes.
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11-12-Meeting with principal as a 6-12 building. He goes over some items on our evaluation rubric to tie into the work we will do this afternoon. I am actually excited to get some work done. We are broken up into department groups for after lunch work on scope and sequence. He makes a few announcements and releases us for lunch.
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1-1:45- Plan in our 6-12 department using state documents as the documents for social studies that they talked about this morning are not available yet. Make some decisions on starting points in time.
1:45- Move upstairs to our floor to finish working with texts on scope and sequence. I don't know what is worse the M.C. or the third floor...I am wearing a dress tomorrow.
1:45-2:30- Help department plan the year and semesters for world and American history as I have taught both. Talk about work spouses and Captain Morgan rum. Decide that our department budge of $50 is enough for one bottle of rum for one department meeting...to be held off campus!
2:30-2:45- Convince boss that we need 10 more world history books and another teacher's edition
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FYI I went to HN and they had a $100 cash back on this camera. This way, you get local warranty. Bit of a shame as I'm looking for a Nikon 5100 with 18-55 (anyone know where to buy on the cheap non-online???).
I'm after the same thing! If you find a place, let me know! I'm thinking maybe waiting for the boxing day sales may be the best idea…..
I got the D5100 body from JB for $460. Kogan sells it for $409 +$29 shipping. If you buy aus stock you not only get 1 year warranty, but you can get a free extra 12 months from mynikonlife, making it 2 years for just $12 more than Kogan.
If you really want the 18-55mm kit lens you can pick them up on ebay for easily under $100, but I chose to buy a f2.8 17-50mm lens which is far superior for just over $200. I'm really happy with my choice so far… although the video is somewhat limited (in terms of zoom and focus in film)
I'm going to go into JB HiFi tomorrow and ask if they can do the Nikon 5100 for $600. Its only $100 more than kogan (including delivery) which is piece of mind. I'll let you know how it goes. A friend bought a 7D Canon from JB, and it was broken from arrival, and JB replaced it no questions asked. I'd imagine it would be a battle to get anything out of Kogan.
Yeh worth a try. The reason they dropped the price for me was that at the time harvey norman was selling it for $483.
I said would they price match and they said they would, then I just ummed and ahhed for a while until he dropped it to $460.
Have you considered other lenses though? You'd do well getting a better lens second hand, as the 18-55mm kit lenses are going for even under $80 on ebay and are really only a starter…
What lenses would you recommend? I'm looking for something that's not too expensive but would be a bit better than the kit lens.
The Nikkor 18-105mm is the lense to have (apparently). Unfortunately I go on holidays on Saturday so have no time to shop around for a lense.
There's a reasonable loss of sharpness with the 18-105 even over the 18-55mm.
But it all depends on your requirements. If zoom is a priority, or sharpness or performance in low light.
My personal choice was somewhere in the middle with a Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 fixed aperture lens, but others prefer a prime lens. A very individual thing…
It seems those lenses are $300+ each, are they that much better than the kit lens for a beginner?
I'd like to get into macro photography (But also have a lens for general use), so maybe I should just buy the kit lens and then spend some money on a decent macro lens instead?
Yeh they are more expensive, but you get what you pay for and if you're expecting to get into photography, you'll probably upgrade not far from now anyway. The sharpness is easily discernible when compared to a kit lens, images definitely 'pop' a lot more. Hard to describe, but you know it when you see it.
I'm not sure about lenses for macro photography, might be worth searching forums like dpreview, there are some serious camera buffs there that have probably already posted advice on good macro lenses for the d5100
Just as an FYI, I walked into JB HiFi (Elizabeth street, Melbourne) on Friday and asked for the D5100 & 18-55mm @ $600 and got it pretty easy.
Only $100 more than the grey import Kogan product, and with benefit of local warranty, its definitely worth it IMHO.
Just a side note, I've had a play with the 18-55 and it has SFA zoom. Almost regretting not getting the 55-300mm kit.
A better option might be the 18-105 lens, as it has roughly the same zoom as the 55-300mm. You could probably sell your 18-55mm lens as new on ebay and buy a used 18-105mm for not much more. The 55-300mm is more suited to things like wildlife photography, and you lose the benefits of the wide angle 18mm lens.
For comparisons sake, I looked at the 650D in Ted's the other day - and with a 18-135mm lens (obviously better lens) it was $1099 less $100 cash back. The lenses separately are the budget killers though.
This setup is $979 plus postage at Kogan - so in that case, you'd be better off buying local. Other Grey sellers might have better deals though.
The Kogan body only or body+18-55 seems to be a consistently good deal. I'm struggling to not pull the trigger and upgrade :S
On the Click Frenzy sale they had another $100 off, so came to less $200 or $899 total.
I'd suggest signing up to their "12 Days of Christmas" promo (http://www.12tedsofchristmas.com.au/service04/day8_12teds_se...), just 2 days ago they had a 24hour $100 off DSLR's again (so $200 after Canon cashback), if you get lucky maybe they'll have something similar before the promo ends.
Never buy for advertised prices. Both Ted's as well as JB will go down under $999. If you are ready to purchase straight away for the price you agree on. You got cash back, Au warranty and I got a 3 year Canon Care pack for free at JB. And as I am going overseas early January I will get the GST back as well!
And the 18-135mm STM is a great all round lens for the price.
Very good deal IMO. Not a bad camera especially if you use the huge savings you make on some decent lenses…
Great price for the single lens kit, cheapest local I could find was the Top Ryde Camera House $677 (after cash back). Already had some kit lenses so went with the Ryda $579 deal (http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/84798) as preferred local warranty.
there is some error with the address field (suburb) in the checkout form and now I couldn't complete my checkout :(
I just ordered two days ago when it was priced at 599AUD and they have not dispatched the order yet, any chances they would refund me?
A friend ordered this 2 weeks ago for the deals price ($529). Ive been watching it almost daily as im considering upgrading my 550D to it if/when magic lantern gets updated to support it. I havent seen it rise yet.


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Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1st 2016
Genre(s): Holiday, Christmas, Short novels, Paranormal
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Reviewed by: LenaRibka
Heat Level: 2 flames out of 5
Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Creatures of the Night and Santa's Christmas duties don't mix. Every myth and bedtime story tells you so.
But on Christmas Eve, when the Elves walked off the job over pension rights, it was time for me—Irwin, the only vampire on Santa's payroll, despite recent diversity initiatives—and my trusty team to help out. Just deliver a few parcels, Santa asked me. Just help out on your local patch. Just for one night.
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Finally, someone has to bring kids their Christmas gifts!
To tell the truth, I don't remember why in one of the last houses that this hilarious trio entered, a sweet guy, Benny, who was babysitting, suddenly SAW them- they were supposed to be invisible for humans- but I don't care.
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I got a big kick out of reading the fawning testimonial for Gov. Martin O'Malley written by Sen. Jim Rosapepe ("O'Malley's record is strong," Jan. 23). It was almost like our dear governor wrote it himself because it was so much like the State of the State speech Governor O'Malley delivered in Annapolis the same day. And talk about praise. Senator Rosapepe states we are No. 1 in this, No. 1 in that, best in the nation in something else and on and on. But my favorite line was how Governor O' Malley has "managed the state through the tough times and cleaned up the fiscal mess he inherited from the previous administration." Really? Are you serious? Is he still blaming Bob Ehrlich?
Let's look at the real facts. In the seven years of this administration, the state's budget has increased over $9 billion, yet our governor insists he's cut spending. Huh? Of course, it's easy to spend money like a drunken sailor on shore leave when you have raised every tax and fee that ever existed in the state, and since that apparently wasn't enough, he even created some new ones like the "Rain Tax." I think we might be No. 1in the nation on raising and creating taxes, but don't worry, dear citizens, at least we're not taxed on the air that we breathe — at least not yet.
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Festival of Lights: Three large-scale projections onto two of the Humboldt Forum's facades
Still young at 250! Celebrating the birthday of Alexander von Humboldt
Press photographs: Programme Friday
Press photographs: Official celebrations Saturday
Press photographs: Programme Saturday
Two large video projections on the Humboldt Forum's east facade
Press photographs: Projection east facade
PROGRAM Celebrating Alexander von Humboldt's birthday PDF
PROGRAMA Aniversario del nacimento de Alexander von Humboldt PDF
Humboldt Forum to open in stages from September 2020. Board of Trustees confirms plans for stage-by-stage opening
Installation of the Berlin Exhibition begins: The legendary Tresor club door moves into the Humboldt Forum
Status of construction work on Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss
Against the Current: Francis La Flesche and the "Umóⁿhoⁿ" (Omaha)
Press workshop conversation with representatives of the Omaha Nation
Jan Linders appointed head of programme
The Palace of the Republic in the Humboldt Forum
Press Photographs: Tracks from the Palace of the Republic
Press Photographs: Interior design from the Palace of the Republic
The Long Night of Ideas. We are still here. The Omaha Speaking
Humboldt Forum Highlights Discussion #7: Don't Know – Know – Never Know?
An evening talk on 4 April 2019 at 7:30 pm at the Museum Island.
Humboldt Forum Highlights Discussion #6: Commission – Art – Freedom
An evening talk on 21 March 2019 at 7:30 pm at ESMT - Berlin.
Apollo. Mercury & Co are moving
Press photographs: Schlüter Courtyard an Sculpture hall
Press photographs: Dismantling at the Bode-Museum
Press photographs: Transport to the Humboldt Forum
A Drua from the South Pacific. In Fiji a double-hulled sailing boat is being built for the junior areas
Great enthusiasm for the Humboldt Forum in Berlin Palace
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A Tea House for the Humboldt Forum. Winning competition entry by URA Architects from Kanazawa to be realized
Kunst-am-Bau competition for the Humboldt Forum has been concluded
South Sea boat floats into the Humboldt Forum
Hartmut Dorgerloh named General Director of the Humboldt Forum
Gorch Pieken appointed chief curator of the Humboldt-Universität laboratory in the Humboldt Forum
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The end of the year is arriving and many of us are going or know people going to Africa. Whether your finalising plans or fighting your jealousy, it feels like a good time to look back on some of the highlights and happenings that stand out in the djembe world in the last 12 months.
Whether you wonder about whether global interest in djembe is declining or not, djembe, dunun and even some traditional dance moves made it's way onto American idol this year.
Though not everyone was impressed, perhaps a tip of the hat in the right direction, or even a mention of what them things were that those guys were banging on, might have pushed those search numbers up a little?
I just hope that Remo didn't get a mention in the show credits.
It feels to me that this year has been one for a bit of controversy, there have been disagreements between drum producers and exporters from Africa and Indonesia, but at least people began to talk about the effects of the djembe industry on the environment.
Most seem to agree that djembe's themselves are a very small cause of deforestation compared to other industries, such as wood export and furniture. A lot of criticism has indeed been levelled at China for wiping huge quantities of wood in Guinea, before regulations were reviewed which brought an end to this.
China's response? Stone djembes, which I've heard from several people actually sound quite good (considering they're made of stone).
Tam Tam Mandeng certification has been discussed before, but earlier this year the association caused a stir, when they announced their intention to release a Tam Tam Mandeng grading system, for students who are studying with Tam Tam Mandeng's instructors.
It doesn't seem like participation will be compulsory and the details haven't been hammered out yet, so it's perhaps to early to read too much into it. Indeed I know highly respected people who think that this is a good idea, and I can understand how it would motivate some 'goal oriented' people in a positive way.
It will be interesting to see how this is organised and begins to manifest in 2012.
For me it though, it was perhaps 2 of the greatest living djembefolas, who were at the heart of the most memorable moment of the year.
Mamady Keita and Famoudou Konate finally managed to pull off something they had wanted to do for a long time. A sell out tour of the US, teaching side by side, sharing their love and their philosophy and experience of this music to a few lucky students.
Their message:
The djembe is the symbol of joy and that between djembefolas you must have repect, and not be jealous of each other.
Here's a full transcript of that message.
I really feel like there is a lot of escalating energy in the djembe world at the moment, and I can't wait to see what next year will bring. We definitely have a number of exciting projects here at djembefola.com that are going to blossom this year, so if you're not already signed up to our newsletter yet, make sure you do so now, to get the latest articles / videos and news first.
This is just my take on what have been memorable this year. What did I miss? Do you have enduring memories or experiences you'd like to share? Let us know in the comments!
PS: Special thanks to Bernd (who shares the djembe in Arizona) for the use of his awesome photo. You can see more of Bernd's work on his Fine art photography website.


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Economists Weigh In On Tax Compromise
Economists Weigh In On Tax Compromise
NPR's Guy Raz talks with economists Simon Johnson and Greg Mankiw about their thoughts on the tax compromise. Johnson is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Mankiw is a professor of economics at Harvard University. He was also chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush.
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And I'm Guy Raz.
If there's one thing about the proposed tax deal between the White House and congressional Republicans that is certain, it is this: the cost. At least $700 billion will be added to the deficit. The hope, of course, is that an extension of the Bush-era tax rates, a cut in payroll taxes and other incentives for business will spur growth.
So why are economists divided over the potential benefits of the deal?
Well, joining us for the answer are two economists. Harvard professor Greg Mankiw is in Cambridge. He was President George W. Bush's top economic adviser. Also with us is Simon Johnson, a professor at MIT and the former chief economist at the IMF. He's also in Cambridge.
Gentlemen, welcome.
Professor SIMON JOHNSON (Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship, MIT Sloan School of Management): Nice meeting you.
Professor GREG MANKIW (Economics, Harvard University): Nice to be with you.
RAZ: Greg Mankiw, first to you. What do you expect the short-term economic impact to be if this deal gets through Congress?
Prof. MANKIW: Well, I think what the main impact of the deal is that it's preventing a very large tax increase that was put into current law 10 years ago. And by preventing that, it's basically preventing the slowdown that would have occurred if that tax increase had gone into effect.
But I think it also have a positive effect because quite a few things in there not only continued current law but actually cut some taxes in addition - such as the payroll tax cut, the expensing for investment by businesses. And so that'll provide a little bit more stimulus to the economy.
RAZ: So you expect to see the economy grow next year?
Prof. MANKIW: I do. I don't think it's going to grow gangbusters. I think the aftermath of financial crisis tends to see slow growth and slow recoveries. And I think that's what we've been seeing and we probably will continue to see. But I expect growth to be positive, and I hope positive enough to get the unemployment rate down a little bit.
RAZ: Simon Johnson, you wrote in The New York Times today that the deal is irresponsible. But do you not agree with Greg Mankiw that at least in the short term it will spur economic growth?
Prof. JOHNSON: Yes, I agree that the direction is positive. It's stimulative. But there's a cost which is the increase in the deficit and the increase in the debt. And the question is for that cost, which I take - and I take that cost very seriously - I think there are big fiscal risks approaching us - how much stimulus are you getting?
I don't want higher taxes for anyone, but you have to weigh the cost of this course of action. And I'm afraid. I think what they've agreed to is irresponsible.
RAZ: Mark Zandi, the chief economist for Moody's Analytics, is forecasting lower unemployment as a result by this time next year, an acceleration in the recovery.
Given that the Republicans would only go with a deal that included the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, what was the alternative, Simon?
Prof. JOHNSON: Well, I'm not sure that was the situation. That's certainly what they said. I don't know if they really pushed it as far as they could. I don't know if the case was made to the American people that there are other ways forward. And I'm just talking about the economic merits of this policy versus alternative policies.
We could have got more stimulus for the same extra fiscal risks that we're taking on if we had chosen a different course of action.
RAZ: Greg Mankiw, part of this package includes a payroll tax cut but only for employees. I wonder whether had there been a provision to cut payroll taxes for employers, whether that might have had an additional stimulative effect.
Prof. MANKIW: Well, that's a good question. That's what I've been puzzling about. I think they thought that by giving it to employees, the employees are more likely to spend the money and that contribute more to aggregate demand. Plus, it probably looked better, politically.
But I think we can also make the argument, if you give it to employers in the short run whereas the wages are given, employer payroll tax cut would lower the cost of hiring labor and increase employment.
Indeed, the estimates of the Congressional Budget Office suggest that employer payroll tax cut is more effective at stimulating demand than an employee payroll tax cut. Although, I'm sure even the CBO would admit we don't really know that for sure. We don't have a lot of experience with this kind of intervention.
RAZ: What are the risks, Greg Mankiw, if this package does not do what it is intended to do? I mean, what happens to the economy if this fails?
Prof. MANKIW: Well, I agree with Simon that we have sort of two kinds of problems. We have the sort of the short-run problem, and we also have a long-run debt problem, which I think was a structural budget deficit. And so I think what the president needs to do is he needs to, on the one hand, focus on the short run as he's been doing, but then he needs to pivot soon to start focusing on that long-run problem.
Fortunately, his deficit commission did a very good job of laying out a foundation for a bipartisan compromise. So I think the president has an agenda in front of him. The question is whether he's going to step up to the plate and embrace the recommendations of his own commission.
RAZ: Simon Johnson, you acknowledged that this package, if it goes through, will spur economic growth, but you say the risks are too big. What do you see as the potential downsides if it doesn't work?
Prof. JOHNSON: Well, look, financial markets are testing European countries, particularly euro zone countries, right now most severely on exactly this issue. Can they run fiscal surpluses in times of stress? And I'm afraid some of those European countries are going to fail that test with dire consequences for themselves and perhaps for other people around the world.
That test will come to us. The Europeans - a (unintelligible) core of the euro zone will survive. That will become a potential (unintelligible) safe haven for global savings. The financial market's attention will turn to the United States. The fiscal pressure will be on us. And I'm afraid the people who advocated these tax cuts will have to answer the question in one year or two years or three years: Why did you push through those tax cuts at this time of heightened fiscal risks around the world?
Because there will have to be dramatic action taken at the time. That dramatic action in the United States will be most disruptive and most damaging to what will still be a very weak recovery and what will still be very high unemployment.
RAZ: Does this deal, Greg Mankiw, effectively put an end to the possibility of a double-dip recession? I mean, that's the argument that President Obama's top economic adviser, Larry Summers, has been making to Democrats. Do you agree?
Prof. MANKIW: Well, I agree with Larry that it reduces the risk of a double-dip recession. I don't think it puts it to an end. Unexpected events or kind of small shocks could happen at any time, but I think it does reduce that risk.
RAZ: Simon Johnson?
Prof. JOHNSON: I think it has a minor, nearly insignificant effect on the risk of an immediate double dip, and it increases the probability that we're going to have a major showdown with financial markets when they turn their attention to us and when they start to question seriously whether we can run a budget surplus - a primary budget surplus before you include interest payments, and whether we can do that in an extreme stress scenario.
That's the question they're asking right now of Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, France and Belgium. It will be our turn soon.
RAZ: Simon Johnson, Greg Mankiw, thank you.
Prof. JOHNSON: Thank you.
Prof. MANKIW: Thank you.
RAZ: Simon Johnson teaches at MIT. He's the former chief economist for the International Monetary Fund, and Greg Mankiw is a professor of economics at Harvard. He chaired the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush.
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Swansea found their way out of the darkness of 10 years ago not through sterile calculation but a faith in creativity. The religion they drew on to secure their first major trophy in 101 years of trying is the one espoused in recent years by Arsenal and Barcelona.
No giggling, please. The stylistic template of relentless passing and courage under pressure is authentic and a model for all smaller British clubs. It was visible during Swansea's return to the top flight under Brendan Rodgers and we saw it sweep Bradford City aside in this Capital One Cup final.
It sent Swansea to the Europa League, too, 10 years after James Thomas, who now works for the South Wales Ambulance Service, scored a hat-trick against Hull City at the end of the 2002-03 to save the club from relegation to the Conference. Swansea's history of boardroom warfare, managerial sackings and near-death experiences with the banks is impossible to reconcile with the pristine white of their kit and their current ambitions.
Most clubs grind their way back to respectability and float around the middle section of the 92-club mass. Many settle into a dull cycle of getting-by. Swansea found a more exciting way, first under Roberto Martínez, who laid down the Spanish-rooted principle of eternal ball retention, then Rodgers and Michael Laudrup: an inspired choice to replace Liverpool's present manager.
Rodgers' move from the Liberty Stadium to Anfield might have ended Swansea's rise. Instead the "Jack Army" found a new leader with an impeccable background and an eye for a bargain: especially Michu, a £2million buy from Rayo Vallecano who still awaits his first Spain cap.
Swansea's reluctance to become the fourth Premier League notch on Bradford's giant-killing tomahawk was augmented by their refusal to allow League Two opponents more than an occasional touch of the ball. And although the victims were from three leagues down, this was still the great coming of age for the new Swansea: more, even, than last season's ground-breaking wins over Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City, which secured their status as deserving members of the Premier League.
Swansea's rebirth cannot be compared to Bradford City's recovery from the fire of 1985, in which 56 people perished. In the December of that year the Swans were officially wound up but were saved by the usual last-minute scrambling that keeps clubs just about on the right side of oblivion. But nobody died.
From Vetch Field, which was originally laid on compacted coal cinder, Swansea found their way to a new home and a new self-renewing vision that has made stars of former journeymen and discards. Leon Britton, labelled the "world's most accurate passer" last season, with a 93.3 per cent completion rate, played in the side that beat Hull to escape demotion to non-League.
This master of the simple pass exemplifies the educational revolution conceived by Martínez and now taken to an even higher level by Laudrup, whose experiences as a player with Barcelona and Real Madrid are apparent in his subtle marshalling of Swansea's flowing play.
The Liberty, deep in rugby country, is now a place where players can recover buried gifts and burnish faded reputations. Nathan Dyer and Wayne Routledge – both excellent against Bradford – are talented individuals who have gained from being part of a bigger collective mission. Around the Rodgers core, Laudrup has selectively placed new European influences such as Michu and Jonathan de Guzman, who asserted his right to take Swansea's penalty in this 5-0 win, much to Dyer's annoyance.
The tantrum thrown by the man of the match in response to De Guzman's insistence on claiming the spot kick was an isolated embarrassment on an otherwise gilded day. Dyer was not the player fouled for the penalty. His wish to go down in League Cup history as a hat-trick scorer was surely secondary to Swansea's need to be as professional as possible.
Somewhere in the stands was the ball-boy (or ball-teenager) who had lain on the ball like an errant front-row forward when Chelsea came to town, and been kicked by Eden Hazard for his trouble. For a day or two the shadow of brattishness and bad sportsmanship hung over the club but it lifted as the wincing Charlie Morgan became a subject of ridicule more than contempt.
Besides, Morgan's father is part of a board who posted an impressive £14.6million profit from the club's first season in the Premier League. Not only do Swansea revive good players who have lost their way and find continental bargains: they make money from it too.
Either way, this League Cup final was going to advertise the resilience of our football clubs. It was a chance to wrench the gaze away from the machinations of the Premier League's top four and acknowledge the extraordinary power of clubs to endure often self-inflicted difficulty, and sometimes calamity, as in Bradford's case. We saw again that clubs are sustained by their supporters and the communities they first took root in, usually more than a hundred years ago.
So although Bradford, a £7,500 compilation, were outclassed, they were already victors by reaching Wembley in the first place. The example set out by Swansea will have inspired none more than the residents of Valley Parade, who had the closest view of where good management can take a club if the thinking is clear and the formula is right.
There could be no objection to Swansea receiving this award for artistry. There is no bigger beacon for progress through creativity. To advance from near-catastrophe to a stylish Wembley Cup win in 10 years is completely admirable and uplifting, for Bradford as much as the rest of us.


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The Unique Cape Malay Culture of Bo‑Kaap
We were on a walking tour organised by City Sightseeing Cape Town, and our guide was Stian, an enthusiastic Namibian. "This tour is very special to me," he said, explaining that Cape Town has two major tourist destinations (Table Mountain and the V&A; Waterfront) but that Bo‑Kaap is very different. It has no big shops and no fast food restaurants; instead it has a unique and unspoilt culture. Because of this, said Stian, it was important for people to learn about the area and to help to preserve it.
As we walked around he described some of the culture to us. In the 18th century the growing colony of South Africa needed skilled overseas workers and a number of Malays (from across South East Asia and not just Malaysia) were brought to Cape Town as slaves. They lived in the houses of Bo‑Kaap (literally "Upper Cape") and, despite the harsh working conditions, they soon created a vibrant community. Music, and in particular a new style known as Cape Jazz, was central to their culture. Slaves were only allowed one day off a year – 2 January – and they would celebrate this day with a big festival. The tradition is still observed today: we passed a tree decorated with ribbons, left over from this year's festival.
The Houses of Bo‑Kaap
Mosques and Restaurants
There are restaurants in the Bo‑Kaap, too, serving classic Cape Malay food, and Stian pointed out a shop selling a whole array of traditional spices. Unfortunately for us, it was a Sunday, and the shops and restaurants were all closed. We would have to try Cape Malay cuisine another time
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