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The tiny jars in my blue cabinet hold pins, needles, and other small things that I often need in crafting. I know where to find them easily...and most importantly, where to return them.
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Here's the assortment of stuff behind the glass doors in that cabinet...I may need to rethink how I use this space better but for now this is how it looks.
I've had this ribbon holder for years, most of which it has gone unused. It dawned on me to use the big wooden spools and they work great!


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What made pre-digital grassroot Microcredit brilliant has seen the baton passed on to mobile women4epowerment as the greatest economic movement our human race has ever celebrated. Operationally microcredit 1.0 has failed to survive the digital revolution sustainably (except when tied to pockets of Yunus fame, or sustained one community at a time unlike the sacling Clinton decsribes in this video). Moreover its smart side was inconveniently misunderstood wherever big banking experts , students' professors or summit hosts didnt understand that womens community trust through health networking was integral precursor to exponential rising practices of microcredit village networking; meanwhile the empowerment of mobile 2.1 depends on newly interfacing operations that are virtual apart from the last mile
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So you think you've got to grips with the features of Macromedia Flash MX?
Welcome to this inspirations upgrade from friends of ED. Upgrade your thinking, upgrade your attitude, and upgrade your standards to take on board the host of exciting features incorporated into this version of Flash.
With this title, we run the gamut of new features, from the Drawing API ("to die for"), through new video compression, Scriptable Masks and Components. We explore the new territory with experimental interfaces, check out the improvements in the 3D arena, and quarry the back-end technologies to see what gems we can turn up!
Some of the best designers in the Web community have concentrated their efforts on this project. This has resulted in the highest caliber of work, including an exclusive insight into the creation of Jim Armstrong's New York Flash Film Festival final piece.
From the acclaimed team that brought you Flash Math Creativity comes this inspiring volume, full of brand new effects and discussion on what Flash MX is going to do for designers—and where we go from here.
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The Documentation Centre and Museum of Performing Arts Theatre Institute (MAE) is an information and documentation service specializing in theater, dance, opera, operetta, variety, magic, circus and para-theatrical events. Includes one of the bibliographic and documentary major European, especially with respect to the Catalan and the Spanish Golden Age, and a museum with significant collections (posters, handbills, photographs, models, sketches, scenic and costume) broadcast now through exhibitions.
The MAE is aimed at supporting the teaching and research to students and faculty of the Theatre Institute, as well as all researchers and professionals in the performing arts.
It has an audiovisual and bibliographic collection over 124.000 items which can be accessed through the catalogue: http://cataleg.cdmae.cat/
It consists in manuscripts, volumes and other various items such as autographs and collected letters, posters, puppets, dance and theatre, mostly specialized in Performing Arts. For it is currently receiving 138 periodicals, also offering retrospective tittles from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.
The archive of the museum is being incorporated into ECLAP.
At present are already incorporated with the following collections:
Scenic collection: the theatrical background surpasses de 8000 documents originated in the private collection of Marc Jesús Beltran and largely represents the period of set designers painters' workshops in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Barcelona, increasing in the second half of the twentieth century to the present day.
The paper backdrops in the Teatre del Liceu are a recent addition to the collection of The Performing Arts Museum.
The photo archive contains images of performances, actors, opera singers, composers, instrumentalists, stage designers, etc.
The posters have been tools of diffusion of performing Arts that from the hand of graphic artists and designers have been converted into works that tell us the history of the Scenic Arts, often with remarkable artistic value.
There are more than 5000 theatrical posters from various European and geographical scope, ranging from the nineteenth century to the present day.
The collection comes from the leading theatres and festivals in Catalonia and also some theatres of the Spanish State.
Standing out we must mention the modernist posters from Santiago Russinyol and Alfons Mucha, Adrià Gual, as well as the Russian Ballet posters from the beginings of the twentieth century of The Teatre del Liceu or the poster from Grau Sala for Margarita Xirgu in Federico Garcia Lorca's play named Doña Rosita la Soltera.
Costume sketches background is made up by over 7.800 designs created by such representative authors as Francesc Soler i Rovirosa, Apel·les Mestres, Àlvaro de Retana, Lluís Labarta, Maria Araujo, Alexandre Soler and Trabal Altés.
Clothing has a collection of more than 3.000 costumes from different artists of the scene.
To highlight we'll mention the collections from Enric de Borràs, Jaume Borràs, as well as the ballerina Tórtola Valencia's ones, Carmen Amaya, baritone Celestino Saroba and tenor Francesc Viñas.
Puppets: We posess over 1.200 objects from Didó's (Ezequiel Vigués) collection, Anglès and the puppetist H.V.Tozer.
Castanets: There are to remark castanets by José de Udaeta. It collection consists of 310 couples of castanets coming from Spain and other countries, from diverse periods and backgrounds
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Programs and portfolios: the collection program is formed by printed shows that are shown in Barcelona Theatres, in Catalonia and the rest of the country, since 1860 up to the current season.
Photographic archives : The main personal or organisations' photographic archives are from Andreu Basté and Pau Barceló, where we can find a great amount of prominent show business people's pictures, dating from the late nineteenth century-early twentieth.
Teatre Regina includes photographs of local events over the 1980s. Teatre Romea, has images of shows and actors' portraits since their beginings.
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There is nothing more important than urban gardening these days. The colder it gets outside the warmer we have to make it inside ourselves. Here, we see a group of masters practicing urban gardening; producing even their own croissants only by the power of good will and imagination. It is fantastic to become a witness of how sustainability does its magic work in the brains of mankind. Without doubt: the grand transformation is under way.
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[News - JoongAng Daily] Ballet couple tiptoes down the aisle
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The Korean ballet star, Universal Ballet's principals, Hye-min Hwang and Jae-yong Ohm got married last Tuesday.
Korea JoongAng Daily published article that last Tuesday is historic day in the Korean ballet world as two principal dancers of Universal Ballet tied the knot.
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The weekend before last a group of young carers from West Sussex took part in the 13th Young Carers Festival bringing together young carers from across the country for a weekend packed full of activities at Fairthorne Manor with the support of the YMCA.
This is an annual event and caters for 2000 young carers giving them the opportunity to take a break and spend time with peers, make new friends and share stories. A range of activities from outdoor sports to crafts, discos & bands on the festival stage this is a fun-filled weekend full of activities. Read more about it from young carers themselves.
Young Carers work throughout West Sussex has developed and has become a great partnership between the Young Carers Service which is part of Social Care and the Youth Support and Development Service. Local groups have been set up across the county and now operate on a fortnightly basis giving all young carers the opportunity to take part in activities especially for them. Alongside this we have an active programme of positive activity days which happen during the holidays providing a range of personal development opportunities where young carers learn a range of different skills and increase their self confidence.
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This is a great article about when you should keep your child home from school. Please read it so that you are aware of the types of symptoms to look for as well as general guidelines for when you should not bring your child to school.
Too sick for school?
By Christina Elston
Here she comes, frantic and dressed for work, with coughing and sniffling tot in tow. And kindergarten teacher Mariessa Doherty is there to greet her.
"She'll say, 'Well, we've had a rough morning, but I really need to get to work,'" says Doherty.
As a mother of three, Maya Bunik has also been there, but she lets the school know if one of her kids is under the weather. "I'll tell them we might be coming down with something, but I'm not sure and I need them to understand we're trying to make it through today," she says.
Of course, Bunik has an advantage when trying to decide whether her kids are too sick for school. She's medical director of the Child Health Clinic at The Children's Hospital in Denver. For other parents – especially those juggling the demands of work and family, and pressure from schools to boost both attendance and test scores – it isn't so easy.
After six years in teaching, Doherty has seen plenty of kids in her classroom whose parents should have kept them home. "You can just see them struggling," she says. "They don't get anything out of the school day, and they end up getting all the other kids sick."
Always keep your child home if …
- He has a fever. This means a temperature at or above 101 degrees Fahrenheit. With fever at this level, even if your child doesn't have additional symptoms, he or she is "brewing an infection," says pediatrician Vicki Iannotti, M.D.
- She has vomited two or more times. A single episode of vomiting could be brought on by any number of things – nerves or too much bouncing around – so wait until it happens twice before you worry. "The problem with vomiting is, it's such a dramatic event," says Bunik.
- He has diarrhea. Watery or loose stools mean you're likely dealing with a virus, meaning you should keep your child at home and make sure she drinks lots of water. But if your child has diarrhea with blood or mucus in it, he needs to visit the doctor, as this could be a bacterial infection.
- She is coughing or having any sort of breathing trouble. Coughing spreads infection. And a cough that keeps your child up at night means she'll be too tired to learn the next day.
- He has a rash that is spreading. Check with your doctor to determine whether the rash is contagious before sending your child to school.
- She is lethargic. Iannotti stresses that "lethargic" is beyond just acting tired. "Most parents use lethargy in a looser sense than we do," she says. However, a child who is truly difficult to wake, or whose behavior suddenly makes a dramatic shift, needs to see a doctor.
Confounding Fever
Of course, illness isn't always this simple. For instance, if your child feels "warm," but doesn't quite hit the 101-degree mark, you'll have to look for additional clues. Is he grumpy or crying a lot? Is he acting like he doesn't feel well?
"It's not so much the height of the fever. It's how the kid looks when he's having the fever," says Bunik.
School nurse Susan Marley, R.N., a board member of the National Association of School Nurses, sees plenty of kids who were given an a.m. dose of Motrin and sent to school. "It wears off around 1 p.m.," she says. So the child spends the morning exposing classmates to infection, and has to be picked up by early afternoon.
What kids with fever really need is time at home to rest – until they've been fever-free for at least 24 hours.
Nonstop Sniffles
Everyone, really, would prefer that sick kids stay home. But, because they catch colds so frequently, kids kept home for every sniffle would spend more days out of school than in. And sometimes it's OK to send a child with a cold to school.
"Evaluate that runny nose in light of how the child is doing in general," Iannotti advises. As long as your child doesn't have high fever, vomiting, diarrhea or cough, she probably doesn't need to stay home.
Pediatrician Michael Bryant, M.D., points out that kids' poor hand-washing habits make school an easy place to get sick.
"It really provides sort of a cesspool for trading germs," he says. Yet Bryant doesn't tell patients with minor colds that they have to stay home.
And, while looking out for the other kids in the class is a nice idea, Bunik says it's almost impossible to pinpoint which days your child might be contagious. A more effective strategy is to teach your child about good hand-washing, using disposable tissues to wipe their nose, and coughing into their sleeve.
Middle-Ear Madness
Almost as common as colds, and sometimes coming right on their heels, middle-ear infections are another bane of childhood. As long as the infection isn't happening along with a cold, if your child feels fine, it's fine to go to school, according to Iannotti.
But not all kids with ear infections feel fine. "The issue with ear infections is that they can be very painful," says Bryant. "However, some kids can have a raging ear infection with almost no discomfort at all."
Because kids in pain just can't concentrate, it's better to keep them home until the infection and pain subside.
Tummy Trouble
A child with a stomachache who also has fever, diarrhea or vomiting should always be kept home from school, and often even needs to see a doctor. But what about those other stomachaches – the ones that seem to come out of nowhere?
Bunik suggests that you send your child to lie down and rest, because a child who isn't truly ill won't stay down for long. Meanwhile, ask a few key questions:
- What has your child eaten lately? Food could be the cause.
- When was the last time your child went to the bathroom? Bunik places constipation among the top five causes of children's stomach pain. Was their last stool "long like a log or round like a ball"? Was it tough to get out? If so, see your doctor.
- Is your child worried about something going on at school? "There are lots of kids that get stomachaches because they don't want to go to school," says Marley. The cause could be anything from a big test to trouble with the class bully, so visit the school to find out what's up."The worst thing they can do is keep the child home," she says, because this sends the message that school is a bad place.
Whatever the cause, if the stomachache lasts two days or more, the child needs to be seen by a doctor.
After the Antibiotics
Many contagious illnesses require a course of antibiotics. In general, treatment needs to be under way for a day or two before your child can return to school.
"Once they have gotten 24 to 48 hours of therapy, they not only feel better, they are likely minimally contagious," says Bryant. But each illness has specific guidelines regarding when it's OK to return to school:
- Strep throat – 24 hours on antibiotics
- Conjunctivitis – once antibiotics have been started
- Pertussis – at least 5 days of treatment
- Impetigo – 24 hours of antibiotics
To help prevent one of the most common side-effects of antibiotic treatment, diarrhea, Iannotti advises giving your child either yogurt or a supplement with Lactobacillus acidophilus. "It helps keep the intestinal flora balanced," she explains.
Keeping in Touch
If your child is on antibiotics and returning to school, Marley suggests letting the school know so staff can be on the lookout for side-effects, such as nausea, diarrhea and fatigue. "The more information we have from the parent, the easier it is for the nurse to give the best care," she says.
When in doubt about a possible illness, contact the school to find out whether any illness has been going around. Experts generally advise erring on the side of caution.
Iannotti also reminds parents that illness doesn't always come with dramatic symptoms, so contact your doctor if your child's sleep, appetite, activity level, mood or coloring seems off for more than a day. "Sometimes the more serious stuff is less dramatic," she says. "Pay attention to the subtle changes."


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Unfortunately for three different FBS programs, the wide receiver position has hit the early-entry trifecta Thursday.
This afternoon, Oregon State's Brandin Cooks and Penn State's Allen Robinson were joined by Texas A&M's Mike Evans as receivers leaving eligibility on the table and diving headfirst into the 2014 NFL draft pool. The official word from A&M is far from a surprise; four days ago, it was reported that Evans was leaving after a couple of months worth of speculation that he would do just that.
The past two seasons, Evans has caught 151 passes for 2,499 yards and 17 touchdowns. The 6-5, 225-pound redshirt sophomore averaged a little over 20 yards per reception in 2013.
We're still awaiting official word on the decision of the triggerman of the Aggies' offense the past two seasons, Johnny Manziel. The 2012 Heisman winner is widely expected to take the early leap into the NFL as well.


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Conservation and Environment in South Africa: Monthly Updates
Legodimo Nature Reserve - January 2009
Happy New Year!!!
January started off with a bang as we had a large number of volunteers. Everyone was excited, well rested and ready to go!
We started the year with the planning and construction of an extended terrace in front of camp. We got this done in record time, and this served as motivation for everyone to get stuck in. The reason for the extension is to serve as a barrier which protects camp from hippos and elephants, who are sometimes a bit too curios.
The volunteers achieved a record this month. They shovelled, cleared, moved, hacked, slashed and sawed their way through the overgrown road that leads to the "office". This took half a day and afterwards they were rewarded with an afternoon at the local lodge, socialising and relaxing.
We had a talent show this month. The volunteers where divided into groups and each group had to perform a piece of their choice. The winners were Quinn, Anna and Richard with their very original madlip.
There was also a quiz to brush up everyone's general knowledge on the bush and wildlife. This proved very popular and we shall do it again.
We have also been blessed with an amazing rainy season! Reptiles, frogs, hippos, carnivores, elephants, antelope, squirrels, birds, bees, spiders, scorpions, insects and everything else you can think of is experiencing a population explosion. This is much to the delight of the volunteers and staff alike. One of our novice herpetologist volunteers is nursing a Cape Centipede-eater (Aparallactus capensus) with a broken back. We are hoping for a full recovery.
The Limpopo had us wondering for a while, it's abcence was very recognisable. One day we woke up and there it was rushing past like it was never gone. The bush is unpredictable.
That's it for January.
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2005 was my favorite recent year for American films. We had Batman Begins, Brokeback Mountain, and a re-release of Louis Malle's Elevator to the Gallows from 1958. (That technically shouldn't count but it's such a cool movie I have to include it.) As much as I liked those films, though, Capote was the one that made the biggest impression on me. It's got a fearless Academy Award winning performance from Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote and it's both a fascinating true crime story and a keenly observed morality play.
Capote traces the genesis of Truman Capote's masterpiece "non-fiction novel," In Cold Blood, from the shockingly violent mass murder in a small Kansas town that was its subject to Capote's ascendance as one of the most revered authors of his time. What transpires in between is a disturbing account of an artist manipulating the source of his inspiration - his death row muse, if you will - into providing him with the necessary materials to make an undisputed literary work of art. In Cold Blood is one of the most important books of the 20th century, not only for its brilliantly paced tragic story but also for its resolute humanization of its despised protagonists. But it's not left wing agitprop; it's a chilling glimpse into the depths of darkness. What director Bennett Miller does with his film is to posit that Truman Capote crossed an ethical line by getting in the middle of his story and that, for all of the success it brought him, it sowed the seeds of his later ruination.Continue Reading


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WASHINGTON -- The recent vote by America's catholic bishops to move Dorothy Day along toward canonization was controversial, but mainly among those who manufacture controversy for a living. The media have enjoyed pointing out that Day's main advocate, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, is a traditionalist, while Day was a socialist who once had an abortion. It must be something like a conservative president nominating a raging liberal to the Supreme Court, except with eternal tenure at stake.
The application of political categories to theological matters is usually a mistake. In this case, it exceeds the media's usual quota of religious ignorance.
Day, to be sure, would make for an interesting chapter in "Lives of the Saints for Children." She began her pilgrimage as a left-wing journalist in 1920s New York, writing for journals with names like The Masses. Day interviewed Leon Trotsky, was friendly with John Reed, picked up pocket money by modeling nude and drank to excess with playwright Eugene O'Neill. One boyfriend promised to leave her unless she got an abortion -- and left her anyway after she did.
Then in her late 20s came the birth of a daughter and a decisive Catholic conversion, complete with rosaries, devotion to the saints and daily mass. Her common-law husband at the time, a militant atheist, could not abide the change and left her as well. He accused her of "absorption in the supernatural" -- a pretty good description of sainthood. Day set out to serve the poor, hungry and homeless while criticizing the "filthy, rotten system" that seemed to produce so many of them. She founded dozens of communal farms and "Houses of Hospitality" where those in need were treated as humans and guests, not merely as the masses. She also protested for workers' rights, against nuclear weapons, and got arrested with the best of them. In 1980, at the age of 83, Day died at a House of Hospitality in Manhattan she shared with the indigent.
Not being a Catholic, I'm not sure how the posthumous duties of saints are assigned. But Day is qualified for an interesting range. She could be the patron saint of Greenwich Village bohemians. Or of intense, combative New Yorkers. Or of women with jackass boyfriends.
Those who are surprised that this could be the story of a saint haven't been paying much attention for, well, more than 2,000 years. According to church tradition, Mary Magdalene had an interesting past. St. Paul had the blood of saints on his hands. St. Augustine had been the party boy of Hippo. "It is not the healthy who need a doctor," explained Jesus, "but the sick." The most inspiring, accessible saints are not models of piety but models of grace. They provide at least a faint hope that the road to spiritual excellence might begin at any moment -- even now -- in our flawed and tangled lives.
Sainthood for Day -- still a long procedural road -- would also be a reminder that the Christian church is not defined or bounded by political ideology. The views of Day's Catholic Worker Movement resist easy categorization. Her pacifism was of the muscular variety that opposed World War II. She criticized the profit motive but also distrusted all concentrations of governmental power. Her socialism was patterned on the communal provision of the early Christian church and medieval religious orders. Day's ideology might best be called localism -- a vision she described as consisting of "land, bread, work, children and the joys of community in play and work and worship."
It is a tribute to the breadth of Catholicism that Day shared the same faith, at the same time, in the same city, with another prominent Catholic layman: William F. Buckley Jr. The church is an institution strengthened by such political contradictions -- between pacifists and just-war theorists, distributionists and free marketeers, establishment figures and impatient prophets -- because it serves to highlight the place of overlap. The Eucharistic altar is large -- as large as politics and the world.
Above all, St. Dorothy would be a reminder of the radical, shocking demands of human dignity. Day was gobsmacked by the notion. "The mystery of the poor," she said, "is this: That they are Jesus, and what you do for them you do for him." It may be pious overstatement. If true, however, we yawn at duties that should cause us to tremble. And those who take those duties literally and seriously are already saints.


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"Jackass" star Ryan Dunn has been killed in a car accident early this morning in Pennsylvania.
April Margera - mother of "Jackass" star Bam Margera - called into the Philadelphia radio show Preston and Steve this morning to confirm that the 34 year-old was involved in a fatal crash. Dunn and an unidentified passenger were both killed when his Porsche went over a guardrail in West Goshen, Pa. slammed into a tree and burst into flames, a West Goshen police officer confirmed to NBCPhiladelphia.com.
The one-car accident happened on Route 322 around 2:30 a.m., according to Officer Geiger with West Goshen police. The Porsche shot through about 40 yards of trees before it hit the last one and exploded into flames, according to police. The police press release (.PDF) reads, "Preliminary investigation revealed that speed may have been a contributing factor to the accident."
Dunn was seen at a bar, Barnaby's of America, in West Chester, Pa., in the hours prior to the accident.
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"Ryan didn't appear drunk before he left," Barnaby's manager told NBC Philadelphia.
Dunn was known primarily for his dangerous antics and practical jokes in the "Jackass" movies with his long-time friend Margera. He is also a member of the CKY Crew with Margera.
Just prior to the accident, Dunn posted a picture of himself drinking with friends.
Dunn had just debuted his newest stunt-themed show, "Proving Ground," on the G4 Network.
The #RIPRyanDunn hashtag was blowing up on Twitter and Ryan Dunn was the top trending topic Monday morning as news of his death spread.
MTV released this statement via Twitter regarding the death of Ryan Dunn:
"We're deeply saddened by the passing of a member of the MTV family, Ryan Dunn. Our hearts and thoughts are with his friends and family."
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Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire, designation for the political entity that originated at the coronation as emperor (962) of the German king Otto I and endured until the renunciation (1806) of the imperial title by Francis II. The term itself did not come into usage until several centuries after Otto's accession.
For a list of all emperors from Otto I to Francis II and the dates they reigned, see the table entitled Holy Roman Emperors .
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San Jose Earthquakes manager Frank Yallop says that his club "don't want to be a one-hit wonder" this season and they have the backing of ownership to continue to build on the success of 2010.
The Quakes get ready to face the Colorado Rapids in the Eastern Conference Championship at Dick's Sporting Goods Park (Saturday, 9:30 pm ET, FSC) for a trip to MLS Cup 2010.
"I am feeling good about what we're doing with San Jose," Yallop said in a Tuesday media teleconference call. "We want a team that's going to grow and steadily get better and challenge every season. We had limited resources to start with, but the ownership group now is seeing us produce good results and look like a team that could challenge and they are ready to back us and get what we need."
Yallop says the team has been aggressive on the player market and praises deals like the one that brought MLS 2010 top scorer Chris Wondolowski from the Houston Dynamo.
Although the Quakes expect to lose a couple of players in the upcoming MLS Expansion Draft, the English-born Canadian is confident that the team can continue to improve after failing to advance to the postseason in 2008 and 2009.
"We need to build and make ourselves stronger and it's not easy," Yallop said. "But we've done a good job of not panicking and building slowly."
For two years, in 2006 and 2007, some doubted Yallop's ability to build a winner again after failing to take the Los Angeles Galaxy to the MLS Cup Playoffs. Pundits began suggesting that his success in San Jose, where he won two MLS Cups in 2001 and 2003, may have been due to the contributions of his then assistant Dominic Kinnear.
Yallop qualifies his tenure in LA as the "dark times" of his career in '06 and '07, but he was convinced that he could eventually transform the 2008 expansion San Jose Earthquakes into a winner.
"I felt a little bit on an island out there [in LA] at times with all the things going on outside the game," Yallop said. "It wasn't the greatest of times but I learned a lot about myself. … I never doubted my ability to build a team."
The Quakes manager considers himself a positive person and he wants to carry that optimism to his team to ensure San Jose can take advantage of the opportunity that awaits them in the Eastern Conference Championship.
"I want to make sure we finish on a high this season and hopefully build for the future," Yallop said. "We're going to go in there [Colorado] and have a good game plan and hopefully come out on top."
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Everything County Princess Ji An Does is Right!
"Quickly! Follow your young miss!" Han shi saw Fen Dai get out of the carriage and quickly hurried Pei'er to follow. She also had A Ju help her out of the carriage.
She did not have time to worry about the people on the street pointing and talking about them. Seeing Fen Dai enter that shop, Han shi became anxious, as she thought to herself that this was not good. Fen Dai's personality would lead to a conflict with that person.
As she expected, she saw Feng Fen Dai rush into the store. Upon seeing the concubine, she did not say a word before raising her hand to slap her.
But this hand was unable to connect, as the concubine's maidservant caught the slap early. The granny then reached out and firmly grabbed hold of Fen Dai's wrist.
The concubine glared at Fen Dai. Licking her lips, she smiled maliciously, "Let her hit me. Ever since I entered the palace, I have received his Highness' love every night. It's quite likely that this belly has already conceived a child. If she dares swing at me, I will immediately kneel at the palace's gates to make an imperial report, saying the young miss of a concubine from the Feng family dares to hit the Emperor's grandson. Let's see how the Emperor will react to this case!"
Han shi was given a fright and quickly went forward to pull Fen Dai back, quietly saying: "You must not. If this were in private, it would be fine if you did it, but you absolutely must not injure her in front of a big crowd."
"Why can I not?" Fen Dai was so angry that smoke could be seen rising from her head, "She is just a concubine. Even if she gives birth to a child, it is one that has no standing."
The concubine did not show any weakness, as she stared at Fen Dai and said: "Whether or not it has any standing will be determined by his Highness and his Majesty. I have lived 17 years, yet this is the first time I've heard that the daughter of an official had any say in the matters of a prince's family. Well, young miss of a concubine, haven't you overstepped your bounds?"
Fen Dai gritted her teeth and glared at her, "I am saying this as the secondary princess of Prince Li!"
"Oh!" The concubine let out a shrill laugh, "Not to speak of what worth a secondary princess has in our manor, even if their worth was great, how is that related to you? Aren't you still unmarried? Don't believe that exchanging proposal letters is anything worthy of note. You don't even bother inquiring around a bit about just how many his Highness gives out each year. You still treat it as some sort of treasure!"
The woman rolled her eyes, and Fen Dai felt her all of the blood in her body rush towards her head. She was on the verge of exploding with rage, as she struggled to break free from Han shi. Raising her hand, she slapped towards the concubine's face.
This time, the opposition did not dodge. Fen Dai was not weak when she went crazy. There was also the dread that the maidservant and granny felt because, in any case, she was still the young miss of the prime minister's manor. Even if his Highness Prince Li did not have the heart to displease his beloved concubine, the servants did not have any guarantee of protection. Thus, they merely went through the motions of blocking it, but they still allowed Fen Dai to connect, her palm striking the concubine's face.
The concubine never thought that she would be hit. Glaring with her phoenix eye, she raised her hand to return the slap; however, at this time, the sound of a voice came from outside, saying "Which family's young miss is bold enough to strike the young miss from the prime minister's manor?"
Everyone turned their heads and saw a girl in a purple Winter coat walk in with her maidservant. She appeared to be just past ten years old, but she also had a pair of nimble eyes.
Feng Fen Dai did not even need to turn around to recognize this voice. If it was not her second sister, Feng Yu Heng, who else could it be. But she was in agreement with what Feng Yu Heng had just said. That's right, what right did a concubine have to hit her?
"Did you hear me? What sort of thing is a concubine? You truly believe yourself to be mighty!" With Feng Yu Heng present, Fen Dai's confidence rose, "Do you dare to try and hit me?"
That woman was quite smart, not arguing with Fen Dai. Instead, she put down her hand and stared at Feng Yu Heng, asking: "Who are you?"
She did not recognize Feng Yu Heng, but this did not mean that the citizens on the street would not recognize her. At the time of the snow storm, Feng Yu Heng spent multiple days in a row at the entrance of Hundred Herb Hall, handing out hot tea. A large portion of people in the capital had received her grace. Now that they saw Feng Yu Heng had come, they all knelt, saying in unison: "Greetings to county princess!"
Seeing them kneel, even the Li Palace's granny and maidservant knelt on the ground. The maidservant then tugged on the concubine's dress, quietly saying: "This is county princess Ji An. She was personally conferred the title by his Majesty. She is also the daughter of the first wife of the prime minister's manor, and she is the future official Princess Yu."
These three titles were thrown out, with each of them having substance.
The concubine was dazed. The first and last titles caused her heart to be shocked, but the middle title "daughter of the first wife of the prime minister's manor" was what truly hit home.
The daughter of the first wife of the prime minister's manor meant that she was the little girl's elder sister. This was good. She had managed to gain the upper hand with great difficulty with the younger sister, but her older sister had arrived.
The concubine was smart and also knelt on the ground, saying: "This concubine pays respects to county princess."
"Hmph." Feng Yu Heng coldly snorted, "You are paying respects along with the imperial grandson, so how could this county princess afford to accept it." She said this while walking forward to go through the motions of helping her. But she then reached down and grabbed hold of her wrist. In an instant, she developed an understanding "Fourth sister." She turned her head and called to Fen Dai: "Don't worry and hit her. Your second sister is a doctor. This woman is not pregnant with a child."
Fen Dai heard this and became spirited, happily saying: "Second sister, this was you telling me to hit her."
"Un, she should be hit."
Seeing Feng Yu Heng nod, Fen Dai did not wait any longer. Walking over, she slapped the concubine five or six times.
Huang Quan had already moved to hold up the concubine when Feng Yu Heng spoke. Feng Fen Dai did not meet any resistance when she began the beating. Only after her palms began to feel numb did she stop, but she did not forget to curse the woman, saying: "Cheap slut!"
None of the civilians watching said a word. Although Feng Fen Dai appeared very arrogant, if they truly began to discuss this matter, it was truly the concubine from the Li Palace's fault.
For the sake of a puppy, they had frightened someone else's horse, nearly causing injury, yet she was still complaining about it. She was nothing more than a concubine, so what face did she have to swagger about in the streets? Moreover, she was one of the Li Palace's concubines, so she was even more worthless.
County princess Ji An reprimanding her was correct!
Everything county princess Ji An did was correct!
The concubine's face had been beaten until swollen by Fen Dai, and tears began to fall down her face. While crying, she said: "Why hit me? I am Prince Li's woman. What right do you have to hit me?"
Feng Yu Heng smirked contemptuously, "I am the dignified county princess, and you are just a concubine. What right do you have to question me? Remember, a concubine is just a concubine. Unless you are the Emperor's concubine, otherwise, you have no right to cause trouble for the young miss from the prime minister's manor. Even if there are very many secondary princesses in your manor, it would be best if you understood clearly that the newer one is always at an advantage in receiving favor. My fourth sister will be entering the palace after you, and her standing is above yours. Your future life may need to rely on her. Smart people will not do as you have done. Moreover, behind her is the court's prime minister. What about you?"
The concubine was immediately frozen. That's right. Only thinking of how worthless the secondary princess of the Li Palace was, the opposition still had the backing of a large family, but what about herself? Her maternal family merely ran a dessert short. What right did she have to compete with others?
This woman regretted it greatly.
"Go." Feng Yu Heng waved her hand, "Return to your Li Palace. If you are unable to accept it, you can go to your Prince Li to make a report. Take a look to see if he favors you or if he favors his future secondary princess."
Having been reprimanded by Feng Yu Heng, the concubine no longer had her former confidence and gloomily left.
The people who had come to watch the liveliness also dispersed. This farce had become the subject of discussion for people over a cup of tea or during a meal.
Having won this battle, Feng Fen Dai was very happy. She even felt that Feng Yu Heng was very pleasing to look at.
But Han shi did not understand Feng Yu Heng's actions. She understood at heart that Feng Yu Heng did not like Fen Dai, especially how Fen Dai kept acting out time and time again. For her to not set a trap to harm Fen Dai was already quite good, but why did she still help?
"Many thanks second young miss for relieving the situation." Han shi spoke up to give her thanks. No matter what was said, courtesy still had to be shown.
"Thanks second sister." Fen Dai spoke up, but her words and tone did not seem to be very respectful.
Feng Yu Heng did not care about her attitude at all. Turning around, she walked out, so Fen Dai and Han shi followed behind her. While walking, Fen Dai said: "If it were not for that woman using the imperial grandson in her belly to speak, I would not fear her at all."
"Un." Feng Yu Heng nodded, "Fourth sister is the young miss of the prime minister's manor. You indeed do not need to fear her, but…" Her words stopped once again.
Han shi could see the way and quickly asked: "Does second young miss have some words of advice?"
"It can not be considered advice." She said, "I just wanted to remind fourth sister and concubine mother Han, when enjoying happiness, you should think how happy are you to have received eldest sister's favor?"
She threw this out then left with Huang Quan for the carriage that was waiting outside, swaggering off.
Feng Fen Dai looked at that beautiful palace carriage and could not help but become envious of Feng Yu Heng: "Just wait and see! Sooner or later, there will come a day where I will be seated in that carriage. Then I'll see who dares to confront me!"
Han shi frowned and quickly pulled Fen Dai into their own carriage. The driver who had been knocked off the carriage had already returned to wait. Seeing that his masters had returned to the carriage, he quickly asked: "Where will we be going?"
Han shi said: "Back to the manor."
The driver nodded and turned back towards the direction of the Feng manor.
"Young miss, do not be angry. Second young miss is right. Regardless of how arrogant she was, she was still just a concubine. No matter what, she was unable to beat you." Pei'er held Fen Dai's arm and consoled her.
Han shi was also worried, repeatedly comforting her, saying: "When we return to the manor, we will explain to elder madam that this engagement must be canceled."
Fen Dai immediately woke up. Staring at Han shi, she asked: "Cancel? Why cancel it?"
Han shi froze, "Have you become muddled by anger? Did you not hear what the people were saying about the type of person his Highness the fifth prince is? You want to jump into that sort of living hell?"
"What can I do if I don't jump in?" Feng Fen Dai's eyes were almost popping out, "The Li Palace is indeed a living hell, but is the Feng manor some sort of good place? Even if I do not marry Prince Li, there will come a day where my father will give me away like a bargaining chip to someone else. Feng Yu Heng has said it before. I am unable to decide on my own marriage, and you are even less able to do anything about it. The ones who are able to do anything are her, father and grandmother. Do you feel that I would be better off being given away as a bargaining chip to someone else than with his Highness the fifth prince?"
Han shi was completely stunned, as she felt that Fen Dai was correct. The marriage of a girl was always decided upon by the father and head wife. The Feng family did not have a head wife, so the daughter of the first wife had the right to speak. In short, regardless of who made the decision, neither of them would be given any say. Rather than being given away as a bargaining chip at a later date to someone from family that can be used, it would be better to be with his Highness the fifth prince, who had expressed some feelings. But…
"There are still four years until you are of marriageable age. Who knows what can happen in these four years." Han shi softly sighed, "You also heard it. The Li Palace is the place least lacking in women, and Prince Li acts as a newlywed bridegroom every night. Who can guarantee that he will still remember you in four years time?"
Fen Dai curled her lips into a smile, "Concubine mother, do not worry. I will definitely make him properly keep me in his heart."


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How I've Begun Changing My Life, One Habit at a Time
I'm not a big movie guy, but I liked Limitless.
In it, Bradley Cooper's character discovers a drug called NZT which allows him to access 100% of his brain, giving him incredible powers of focus, perception, and creativity.
Under its influence, he plays life at a higher level, excelling in everything from cleaning his apartment to his career as a writer, to forecasting stock patterns, to fighting, to conversation, to languages.
When I watched it, I couldn't help but fantasize about what it would be like to have such immense control of the latent powers in one's brain and body. But of course, it's just make-believe, right?
Not so fast …
Friends, I have found the way to become limitless.
And, good news, it's pretty simple.
It's not as sexy or simple as a little clear pill, but it doesn't feel like much more effort than taking one. Plus, it has a minor advantage over NZT, in that it doesn't lead to life-devastating addiction and murder like in the film. Plus no crash later. (And nope, it's not 5-Hour Energy.)
Before I hype it up too much, let me say this. What I'm talking about takes time. And actual work. But it's not hard work; it's actually enjoyable. With enough time and consistent, small effort, I expect the results to compound and grow exponentially, to leave me — and anyone else who uses it — completely transformed, from the inside out.
It's about engineering your habits
Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day and at last we cannot break it.
– Horace Mann
For most of my adult life, I've enjoyed personal development books and programs. But over the past few years, I slowed down in my consumption of them. They simply ceased to motivate me the way they once had.
What's more, I had begun to believe that my own ability to execute on ideas had dwindled to almost nothing.
It had. I understood that small actions, taken every single day, become powerful habits which dictate the results we get from life. And while I came to appreciate discipline as the skill necessary to engineer habits, I felt that I had none.
One day, I might decide to stop drinking coffee. I'd go two or three days without, then find an excuse to drink it again.
A few weeks later, I'd decide that I was going to start writing every day. Or running every day. Or reading or saving money or playing chess or keeping a clean workspace or following a schedule or walking my dogs more or checking email less.
I'd decide to change something (or usually, many things at once) and implement it immediately. I'd tell myself that from this point forward, things would be different. I would be different.
And invariably, I'd quit the next week, disheartened and frustrated. So I'd try harder next time, with more ambitious goals, more changes to make, only to fail again.
What was I doing wrong? Was I really this powerless? Was this just a fact of adult life, that real responsibilities, a family, and bills to pay simply must render one inept at changing?
If you can't spot what I was doing wrong, you're doing it wrong too
Over the past four months, I've changed more things in my life and had greater control over my actions than ever before. The results are snowballing, and it feels like I'm only gaining momentum. And because of some of the changes I've made, like getting up earlier, I have more time than ever to change even more things.
What happened?
I discovered the fatal flaw in my approach. It was my very enthusiasm to change which undermined my efforts to do so.
The ingredient I was missing was patience.
I didn't discover this on my own — I don't think that would have been possible, since each failure only led to my doubling down the next time to make up for it.
Instead, I learned about it last June, at the first-ever World Domination Summit in Portland. There, I heard Leo Babauta (author of the aforelinkedto Zen Habits) speak.
In my notes from his talk, I wrote these words:
One change at a time. Five minutes at first.
Never before had I encountered these ideas. I had read many times that I needed to develop discipline, and that my habits would come to define me. And yet I had never learned how to change a habit.
All of my life, especially recently, every attempt I had made to change my habits had been a dramatic one. And in concert with others, so that each time, what I was planning was nothing short of a life overhaul.
But you'd never try to run 10 miles on your first day back after a long layoff; you know that it takes time to regain your fitness, and that doing too much could lead to injury or burnout. Same with the gym — you don't go in on Day 1 and try to bench twice your weight.
And yet that's exactly the way I had tried to change my habits. My "change muscles" were extremely weak from lack of use, and I was blowing them out on the first day by attempting too much, too soon.
Every single time.
Change just one habit a month, and in three years you'll have 36 new habits.
I wish I could say I took Leo's advice then and there. Had I summoned the patience to change just one habit every month or two, and not take on another until the first felt effortless, I'd be writing this post last summer instead of now.
But instead, I listened to the voice in my head that said, "Sure, everyone else should take a whole month for each new habit, but not you. You can handle more."
This, despite a good three years of evidence to the contrary.
I went home, put forth a halfhearted effort to restrain myself from attempting too many changes at once, and soon was back to my old ways.
What it took for me to start listening to Leo's advice was to put my money on the line (a powerful motivator), and to hearing the message about three more times. I joined Leo's Sea Change program as soon as he opened it this February: the point was that members would create habits using the skills Leo taught. As a group, but also on our own.
The twenty dollars I spent to join (and each twenty every month after that) could very well be the best money I've ever spent. What changed everything for me was the understanding that even if I just created one new habit each month, in three years I'd have 36 new habits.
I would be transformed, unrecognizable in my discipline, my actions, and my results. So began my slow, but steady, progression of change.
9 habits I've changed in less than four months
In Month 1, we created the habit of meditation. We started with just five minutes each day — not 30, as would have been my natural inclination — and focused on that one habit only. Nothing else.
After a week or so, it became 10 minutes per day, and by the end of the month my half hour of daily meditation was automatic.
Meditation had always been interesting to me (and something I'd been unsuccessful at sticking to on my own), so I was happy to create that habit. But infinitely more valuable than the mindfulness that has resulted from meditation was the experience of creating just one habit for one month, starting with just five minutes.
Finally, I had proof that I could create a habit. And a formula by which to do it.
In the next month, March, I added reading to my new stable of healthy habits. Just a little bit each day, gradually increasing to half an hour each day, and sometimes more. I've always loved reading and called myself a reader. The difference is now I do it.
In April, my family moved to Asheville, I chose an easier habit — flossing my teeth. A simple thing, sure, but another thread added to the cable (and better breath to boot). I found this two-minute habit so easy that the second half of the month, I started making my bed each day, after learning from Gretchen Rubin (in a Sea Change webinar) that this seemingly inconsequential habit was one factor linked to happiness for a lot of people.
All of these habits were easy to start, and that was intentional. Just like you learn to run a few miles before you train to run a marathon. Small, easy changes at first.
But with stronger discipline muscles and some confidence in my skills, I started experimenting with more frequent additions of tougher habits — not simultaneous like before, but separated by only a week or two.
In the last week of April, I started replacing daily coffee with green tea. I'm down to drinking coffee just once per week, and that's where I plan to stay. I don't want to kick coffee out of my life; I just don't want to need it every day.
On May 1, I started getting up earlier. This was a habit that Leo suggested we not try at first because of its difficulty, but I felt ready. Three weeks later, I'm getting up an hour earlier each day than I was before, and I'm excited to get out of bed.
Next, I decided to eliminate a bad habit, another challenge that Leo recommended waiting until we had developed some skill before attempting. (Replacing coffee with tea was sort of a warmup.) And so I quit biting my fingernails, a habit that has been a part of me for twenty years, by substituting five mindful breaths each time I have the urge. It's now been two weeks, and my hands look nicer than they have in years.
The next week, I started practicing music more seriously. One of the nice things about our new home is that I can play my drumset in the basement without much sound escaping the house to bother neighbors (haven't yet figured out how not to bother Erin, but my son loves playing with me). I had been playing on and off since we moved — the first time since college, really — but finally I took a few steps to make this into a real habit. So I'm up to a half hour a day with that, sometimes mixing in guitar or violin when I want a break from the drums.
And last week I began daily exercise. Certainly this was far easier for me than it would be for someone who has never exercised in their life. But far too often since I moved, with all the fun things to do in my new city, I was going three or four days in a row without doing anything physical. So in the hour that I'm awake before everyone else, running (and some pushups, pullups, and situps) is what I do.
Even with this, a habit I know well and am comfortable with, I started with just 20 minutes. It's tough to resist the urge to do more, but I've learned how important that is. To leave yourself craving more is a sure way to frame your new habit as something to look forward to, rather than a burden.
What's next?
When I started all of this, I wrote down a list of 10 good habits I'd like to start, and five bad ones I'd like to break. I've knocked out half of that list already, not even four months in.
I'm sure as I push the limits of what I can handle, I'll stumble. I'll probably get too confident, take on too much at once, and fail at a habit or two. But with the knowledge of what's going on, I think I'll be able to make adjustments to learn just how often I can introduce new habits — as well as when it's time to rest and enjoy the changes I've made, rather than always focusing on new ones.
What's really intriguing is what will come next — once I've tackled all the high-priority habits that sprung to mind in that brainstorm, are there others I haven't dared to dream of because they seemed frivolous or unrealistic? Perhaps these are the ones that will matter the most.
Time will tell. The potential for change feels, well, limitless.
I know I've written more about myself in this post than I usually do on this blog. But I hope you see that I didn't write this just for me. Mainly, I just hope to get across this simple yet so counter-intuitive idea that if you've failed at creating changes in your life like I had, trying harder and going bigger is the opposite of what you need to do.
Instead, have the patience to focus on just one thing. For just five minutes. And go from there.
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- Estadio Omnilife: the 4th largest stadium in Mexico, hosting various sports events.
- Basilica da Zapopan: a seventeenth-century Franciscan sanctuary in downtown Zapopan.
- Calle Independencia: one of the main avenues in the city centre, home to numerous local galleries and shops.
- Plaza de Armas: the main square in the city centre, with grassy areas, trees, benches and a bandstand, it is the perfect place to relax while you watch some live music.
- Parque Major Independencia: a recreational and cultural park dating from the 1970s.
What's the best way to get around Guadalajara?
The best way to get around Guadalajara is on a bicycle. Guadalajara city has tried to reduce the number of cars on the roads by making many roads off limit to cars on Sundays, meaning visitors and locals are encouraged to use alternate means of transport. Guadalajara has the biggest shared-bike scheme in the world, so bicycles are easy to pick up and borrow from volunteers. There is also a subway system which runs north-south, east-west, with all subway lines running through the central station.
What's the weather in Guadalajara?
From May until October, Guadalajara is very hot, but also very wet – the sky is often very overcast with an 80% chance of rain on any given day. To avoid the rain, travel outside of these months where the temperatures are cooler – averaging highs of 23°C (74°F) – with very little chance of rain.
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Arizona must seriously examine its election system to avoid becoming the next Florida, circa 2000. With this in mind, Secretary of State Ken Bennett rightly recommended overhauling Arizona's elections system and working to reduce the number of provisional ballots.
However, he cannot fix this problem alone, without a thorough review conducted by a bipartisan study committee, such as the one House Minority Leader Chad Campbell recommended.
A thorough study is the only way to completely understand and reduce the abnormally high number of provisional ballots cast in Arizona — which is now unfortunately viewed as the norm.
The consequences of not completely solving the problem are potentially dire.
Imagine if, for example, the Ron Barber-Martha McSally race in Tucson had determined the balance of power in Congress and two weeks of anxious uncertainty had plagued the nation.
Arizona needs a study committee not because 2012 was an unusual year for elections, but because it was typical. As Bennett explained, the state taking two full weeks to count this year's votes was actually one day better than in 2008. This elongated ballot-tallying process, as well as long lines at polling places, reduce voter confidence in the integrity of elections and discourage voter participation.
Provisional ballots are responsible for both problems.
Not only do provisional ballots gum up the elections administration system, 20 percent to 25 percent are rejected every year.
Reforming our elections system requires finding the root cause of excessive numbers of provisional ballots, including the 20 percent increase this year.
To resolve that issue, the study committee should ask questions including: Why did so many voters who received mail-in ballots attempt to vote in person? What role did misinformation — whether from a campaign, an activist group, the media, or elections officials — play in voters casting ballots in the wrong precinct? Were poll workers adequately trained to handle questions about our state's complex voter identification laws?
The study committee should also investigate proposed innovations to our system such as voting centers. Although voting centers would eliminate the most common reason provisional ballots are rejected — that is, ballots being cast in the wrong precinct — they provide their own challenges.
For example, this year we witnessed dramatic failures of the Yuma County voting centers, particularly in Somerton and San Luis. Before other counties move to this system, the problems from 2012 need to be fully vetted.
Indeed, the study committee should consider solutions as mundane as hiring more polling place workers to decrease the amount of time voters spend waiting in line and as radical as converting to an all mail-in voting system.
The residents of Arizona, not to mention the hard-working professionals in our elections divisions, deserve to have a system that runs efficiently and builds voter confidence. Only a thorough study of our democracy's most important issue will help us understand the challenges enough to devise sound solutions.
— Jim Barton, election law attorney with Torres Law Group.


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Flybe bosses have held crunch talks with the Government in a bid to save the airline.
Discussions were held with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department for Transport (DfT) over the weekend to see whether they could provide or facilitate emergency financing, the PA news agency understands.
Around 2,000 people are employed by the airline.
It flies from Southampton, Newquay, Exeter, London Southend, London Heathrow and London City, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Norwich, East Midlands, Humberside, Doncaster Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Anglesey, Leeds Bradford, Durham Tees, Newcastle, Isle of Man, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Wick John O'Groats.
Its most major presence is at UK airports such as Aberdeen, Belfast City, Manchester and Southampton.
The Exeter-based carrier was bought by a consortium consisting of Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Group and Cyrus Capital in February 2019 following poor financial results.
The consortium, known as Connect Airways, paid just £2.2 million for Flybe's assets but pledged to pump tens of millions of pounds into the loss-making airline to turn it around.
The holding of rescue talks with the Government indicates the financing requirements have become greater than expected.
Flybe has been hit by a series of problems, including falling demand, rising fuel costs and the weakening of the pound.
If it collapses, it would be the second UK airline to fail in four months, following the demise of Thomas Cook.
MPs on the BEIS select committee were scathing of the department for its handling of Thomas Cook's demise.
Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom was particularly criticised for not playing a more active role in discussions between bosses and the Government - with the negotiations and discussions taking place at the DfT.
Brian Strutton, general secretary of pilots' union Balpa, said he was "appalled" that the future of another airline "is being discussed in secret with no input from employees or their representatives".
He urged the parties involved to "stop hiding and talk to us".
Flybe is Europe's largest regional carrier, flying around eight million passengers a year to 170 destinations across the continent.
Connect Airways chief executive Mark Anderson said in October that the airline would be renamed Virgin Connect and he wanted it to become "Europe's most loved and successful regional airline".
Flights operated as normal on Monday morning.
A Flybe spokeswoman said: "Flybe continues to focus on providing great service and connectivity for our customers, to ensure that they can continue to travel as planned.
"We don't comment on rumour or speculation."
Spokesmen for BEIS and the DfT issued identical statements which read: "We do not comment on speculation or the financial affairs of private companies."
The airline began as Jersey European Airways in 1979, operating regional flights from Jersey.
Its route network grew and it was rebranded British European in 2000, before becoming Flybe in 2002.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A direct deposit issue had thousands of Compass Bank customers nationwide upset for hours Friday.
Customers complained they had no access to direct deposit funds from their employers. Bank officials said the problem was the result of a "computer glitch."
As of about 3 p.m., the bank said the problem had been fixed.
Some customers said they will be switching banks after the debacle. Others like Isabel Garvin said they had rent due earlier Friday and could not pay it because of the snafu.
"I checked to see if my payroll was in the bank account this morning and it wasn't there," Garvin said.
Local tellers told customers to be patient, and the bank offered to "lend" them money if they could prove their employers direct deposit into their accounts.
Tax return checks and Social Security checks were also affected by the problem.
Bank officials wouldn't take Channel 4's calls Friday morning and at one local branch wouldn't comment, but the bank did release a statement on its Facebook page that read:
"BBVA Compass is working to resolve the issues impacting our online banking, ACH deposits systems, and 1-800 Compass customers. Customers in need of immediate access to funds from a recurring ACH deposit, such as a payroll deposit or monthly Social Security payment, will have access to those funds immediately by visiting one of our banking centers."
Customer Earl Durrance said this wasn't the first time his direct deposit had been delayed, and he's fed up with waiting for his money.
"I've already decided I'm closing the account out and going with another financial institution," Durrance said.
Customers said they were worried about their accounts being in the negative.
"It's really inconvenient for me now because I have to see what's bouncing my account," said customer Rev. John Boyd. "I checked with my job, and this is the only bank having these problems."


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CEDIA Expo: Projecting New Technologies
Epson Unveils its Latest 2D and 3D HD Projectors
Epson America's next generation of full HD 1080p 2D and 3D home projectors include the 3LCD PowerLite Pro Cinema 6020UB (November, sub-$4,000), Home Cinema 5020UB/5020UBe (October, sub-$3,000) and 3020/3020e (available in October online and through dealers, sub-$2,000). The projectors feature up to 2,400 lumens of color and white brightness, aimed at 3D viewing, and 2D-to-3D. They also come with two pairs of RF 3D glasses that last up to 40 hours or up to three hours with a new three-minute quick charge. For custom installation, the 5020UBe and 3020e feature a built-in WirelessHD receiver, along with an external transmitter, and five HDMI inputs.
JVC Makes Another "Shift"
JVC's new projectors feature upgraded e-shift technology, which upconverts and scales 2D content to a 4K signal. Called e-shift2, it's available in seven new JVC projectors. Other new features aimed at enhancing performance include an illumination system and a polarizing wire grid combination for higher native contrast.
JVC's 2013 projectors are the Procision Series DLA-X95R ($11,999), DLA-X75R ($7,999), DLA-X55R($4,999) and DLA-X35 ($3,499), marketed by JVC's Consumer AV Group, and the Reference Series DLA-RS66 ($11,999), DLA-RS56 ($7,999), DLA-RS4810 ($5,095), DLA-RS48 ($4,999) and DLA-RS46 ($3,499), available through JVC Professional Products Company. All are 3D-enabled and all except for the base models in each series offer e-shift2.
Other enhancements new for 2013 include new active shutter glasses (PK-AG3 RF 3D Glasses $179) that use RF rather than IR technology for more stable synchronization and extended range; remote control smartphone apps; and additional lens memory settings.
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SIM2 took the opportunity to roll out its CINEMAQUATTRO 4K DLP 3-Chip projector, available in the fourth quarter. The new model uses Christie technology for optimized 4K resolution and features up to 20,000 ANSI Lumens, Triple Flash 3D technology, SIM2's exclusive High Contrast and Colorimetry Profiles, a user replaceable Xenon bubble lamp, and remote monitoring. Pricing wasn't announced.


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Chad Johnson released from jail after argument with wife
Ochocinco charged with head-butting newlywed wife
Former New England Patriots receiver Chad Johnson was released from jail Sunday morning after posting $2,500 bond following his arrest Saturday night for allegedly assaulting his newlywed wife outside their home near Fort Lauderdale.
Johnson and his wife, Evelyn Lozada, were at dinner and she confronted him about a receipt she had found for a box of condoms, said Davie police Capt. Dale Engle. The argument got heated and continued on the drive home, he said.
When they arrived in their driveway in Davie, the 34-year-old Johnson head-butted Lozada, she told police. Lozada, who is on the reality show, "Basketball Wives," was treated at a hospital for a cut to her forehead, Engle said.
Johnson, who changed his last name back to Johnson from Ochocinco after his July 4 wedding to Lozada, was held in Broward County Jail. He is charged with simple battery, domestic violence, which is a misdemeanor. He posted bail at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Johnson now plays for the Miami Dolphins.
Team officials were "aware of the situation and are in the process of gathering of relevant information," Dolphins spokesman Harvey Greene said.
Johnson's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, declined to comment.
Johnson signed with the Dolphins in June, four days after he was released by New England. A six-time Pro Bowl receiver with Cincinnati, he caught only 15 passes in 15 games for the Patriots last year after they acquired him in a trade for a pair of draft picks
On Friday night in the Dolphins' 20-7 loss to Tampa Bay in the exhibition opener, Johnson let the only pass thrown to him slip through his hands.
He was known as Ochocinco for the past four seasons. The name was a playful reference to the No. 85 he wore on his jersey.
Johnson and Lozada were prominent in the recent first episode of HBO's "Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins."
VH1's "Basketball Wives" is filmed in Miami and also features Shaunie O'Neal, the former wife of former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal. Lozada used to be the fiancee of NBA player Antoine Walker.


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When an Israeli official recently urged a group of Hillel student leaders he was addressing to become "our soldiers ... our commandos, in the public campaign" Jerusalem is waging in the U.S., the young people were appalled, according to those in attendance. That kind of gung-ho rhetoric may resonate with their parents or grandparents, but not with today's young people, who not only are more emotionally distanced from Israel than their elders but a lot more squeamish about identifying with any kind of military imagery.
One reason why Jewish students on college campuses have been outmatched by Arab students in debates on the Mideast conflict — or too intimidated to participate — is a lack of knowledge, confidence and passion when it comes to defending Israel's right as a Jewish state. But there's another factor at play here, the fact that this generation of Americans has been raised as relativists, quick to see the gray in black-and-white situations, and wary of belief in absolute values. So when it comes to Israel and its conflict with the Palestinians, our young people are uncomfortable identifying fully with Jerusalem's position. Not only have they been conditioned to empathize with the apparent underdogs or victims, in this case the Palestinians, but they have been raised to seek solutions rather than confrontations.
Not that there's anything wrong with that, as any character on "Seinfeld" might hastily point out. There is much to be said for rearing young people to look for two sides to every story and to seek peaceful resolutions to conflicts. But those of us who lived through times of totalitarian regimes, be they the Nazis or the Communists, understand that there are some absolute truths in the real world, and they are worth fighting for.
For Jews who recall Israel's struggle for statehood, there is an absolute truth in the Jewish state's right to exist.
For Jews who recall Israel's struggle for statehood, out of the ashes of the Holocaust, or its wars of survival over the last five decades against hostile Arab nations, there is an absolute truth in the Jewish state's right to exist and flourish within secure and recognized boundaries. And for all the other complicating factors surrounding the current Mideast violence, what is clear is that many Arabs, including the Palestinian leadership, remain unwilling to accept that reality and continue to seek Israel's destruction. At least that's how the equation appears to me, and many in my generation of baby boomers.
But for those in their 20s, or younger, who only know Israel as a military power in the Mideast, and who are troubled by images of Israeli soldiers squaring off against rock-throwing Palestinian youngsters, or who hear Palestinian spokesmen constantly insisting that Israel is an evil occupier refusing to grant statehood to a helpless people, the situation may seem quite different.
Mitchell Bard, author of the valuable "Myths and Facts: A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict," says he is amazed at how little history Jewish students who come to his Web site (www.JewishVirtualLibrary.org). "For many of them, their first memory of the Mideast is the Oslo agreements," he said.
What is needed most in our community today is knowledge of the facts.
What is needed most in our community today is knowledge of the facts. We need to educate our young people about Zionist history to make believers of them. Indeed, the more the story of the Mideast is known, the more compelling the case for Israel, which repeatedly has sought negotiated solutions to the territorial conflict and been rebuffed by the Arabs.
Certainly those in the Arab world are not afraid of asserting their absolutes, which often blend politics and religion with disturbing results.
In our politically correct times, we are fearful of suggesting that Islam preaches a negative message about Jews. Islam may be a religion of peace, but it is clear that many of its adherents are practicing a fundamentalist form of the faith that is intolerant of, if not openly hostile to, Jews and other non-believers. With Muslim clerics in the Mideast regularly urging death to the Jews — their calls for death to Americans have been restrained since Sept. 11 — it is not unfair to suggest that until these sheiks decry all forms of violence through strong public statements, the impression will remain that Islam, at least as it is practiced, is not as peace-loving as it claims.
Similarly, while the Taliban today are widely criticized for widespread violations of human rights, including the degradation of women, it should be known that such practices are common in the Arab world, where there is no democracy, petty criminals are beheaded without a trial, and women remain second-class citizens.
What is called for in the American Jewish community is a new vocabulary to speak to the younger generation, and a fresh approach in doing so. Richard Joel, the president and international director of Hillel, has been thinking a great deal about these issues, talking to hundreds of students on scores of campuses. He sees that the kinds of appeals made by Israeli and other Jewish speakers that would be met with applause by middle-age or older Jewish audiences are not well received by students today. Joel believes it is important "to introduce the idea that you can respect someone's right to be wrong, you can take a position — even an absolute position — and that doesn't make you confrontational, it makes you principled."
Israel is a country of principles whose claim to the land is based on the Bible, historical ties, internationally approved political sovereignty and victories in defensive wars. It's time we acknowledge we are losing the propaganda war on campuses and launch an aggressive campaign to at least win over our own children and grandchildren by providing them with the most effective tool of all, the truth.
Gary Rosenblatt is the editor of www.thejewishweek.com


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With a recession looming, most facilities are feeling the crunch of lower revenue or profit margins and retention. Now is a good time to make sure that all systems are maximized in any organization, including your corporate sales.
The traditional model of corporate sales works well for the market because the corporate member receives a discount for no reason other than for working out at a specific location. It can also work well for membership sales staff if they are well-trained, take the lead in the sales process, can create substantive urgency (other than discounts) and are patient enough not to give up on the process.
However, the traditional corporate sales model does not work well for most clubs. Depending on how systematic your organization is with the process and depending on the caliber of the sales staff, the process can take anywhere from 30 days to two years. At most corporations, one person is in charge of deciding whether everyone at the company will participate in a corporate fitness program, and that person is often removed from or not motivated to use our product and services.
Although I agree that our industry has made major strides in political, educational and social awareness about the importance of regular exercise, we still sell something (a membership) that requires users to be highly motivated and self directed in getting results for themselves, as well as justifying their financial investment. Most people are just not that motivated. This is where the flaw in the way we approach corporate sales exists.
If we want to create more traffic that creates more sales and higher retention, then we need to change the model. Rather than selling memberships, we need to sell corporate programs.
Look at the success the YMCAs and the community recreation centers have with selling leagues and short-term programs. If you have not visited your local Y or rec center, pay a visit, and go during a time when there is a fee-for-program that is available to members and nonmembers.
You will find that those programs are full. They are successful because they have a defined period of participation, usually four to six weeks. The programs have a defined outcome. Participants get a specific result from the programs, which are structured. Participants meet two to three times per week, and the curriculum is planned for them. All that participants need to do is show up, follow instructions and get a result. To the general public, that type of program sounds more attractive than purchasing a club membership that they may never use.
If club owners approached businesses in their communities to enroll their employees in a five- or six-week accelerated results program that started on the 15th of each month, charged an appropriate and full-price fee, limited the program to 30 to 50 participants (depending on the capacity of the facility) and offered accurate results, wouldn't we create a steady stream of traffic, revenue and a regular group of users who would then see that they can be successful in a club?
That success might then lead them to stay at your club not only as a program participant but also as a member. At that point, we would have a better chance of selling memberships to people who could be successful for themselves, which would equal success for us, too.
Many clubs have gone about the process of corporate sales in a way that puts the cart before the horse. If we are willing to approach this process differently, we will get different results.
Karen Woodard-Chavez is president of Premium Performance Training, Boulder, CO, and Ixtapa, Mexico. Woodard consults and trains clubs throughout the world. She can be reached at 303-417-0653 or at [email protected].


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