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THE agents accused of mistreating models by fellow casting agent James Scully have vehemently denied the claims. The duo - Maida Gregori Boina and Rami Fernandes – refuted the claims via an email from Boina to BoF. While the statement said that the duo "commend James Scully for raising awareness of the issues of ethnic diversity and the humane treatment of runway models", it also condemned his "inaccurate and libellous remarks".
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"It is important to stop the spread of rumours and set the record straight," Boina wrote. "The pre-casting for Balenciaga took place on the mezzanine level of its Paris headquarters. Balenciaga provided us with the casting facility, and its senior staff was present and actively involved at all times. Over a period of 10 hours, we considered approximately 150 models to fill 57 slots, seeing eight models at a time to expedite the process. Because the reception area was unavailable, the staircase entrance into the mezzanine was provided to us to line up the models. Unfortunately, the building's electricity went out for a period of time late Sunday evening, and the maintenance staff was unable to resolve the issue. We then relocated the models to the reception area to continue the casting. To directly address these accusations, the models did not wait for three hours in the dark, not even one hour. We personally ate our lunch in the casting facility and – without question – we did not lock the models in the stairwell and turn out the lights. That would be completely inhumane. Throughout the entire process, we provided the most comfortable accommodations allowable based on the facilities provided."
Read more: Supermodels Back Model Mistreatment Revelation
Despite accusations of libel, Scully was unrepentant today telling BoF that this was no isolated incident: "What Maida and Rami did, they have been doing for a long time. They are the king and queen of abuse. I've heard stories from girls who were left waiting for so long without food or water that they ordered a pizza, and Maida came out and started shouting at them and calling them pigs."
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It bears mentioning that, while none of the models who were present have spoken to the press, several did concur with Scully's version of events on his original Instagram post; asserting that they had suffered this treatment at this or previous castings.
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Vogue cover girl Edie Campbell did add her voice to the conversation today, however, telling The Guardian that the reports of the conditions at this casting did not surprise her.
"It's also probably not the most shocking example I've heard," Campbell said. "I've been incredibly lucky. I have – by luck and by good management – made it to the top one per cent who manage to have a voice and agency over their own careers. But I have witnessed a lot of upsetting things. I've seen girls be told to run laps around the studio. It's a cattle market. The problem with fashion is that it is a very informal industry. Boundaries are crossed and it allows people to behave in ways that would not ever be accepted in any other 'work' environment. It is also a closed system. If you speak out, you are faced with the very real threat of never working again. And that is why what James is doing is so unbelievably brave and should be applauded."
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The casting agents accused, meanwhile, say they feel that Scully has "intentionally misrepresented the facts for personal career gain without substantiating the story".
Balenciaga has terminated its relationship with Boina and Fernandes as a result of the incident.


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An Introduction to The 100 Days of Code
The day has finally come, the start of the much discussed 100 days of code! The official website can be found here: 100daysofcode.com, which explains the methodologies and why(s) of the challenge. I decided that it would be the best way to start learning new languages and concepts that I've always wanted to have experience in, such as
Rust, and
GoLang. The first and primary scope is to learn Python, and have a comfort with the language similar to how I do with C and C++.
Expectations & Challenges
I'm not nervous at all with the idea of learning Python, but I'm concerned with being able to do an hour of personal programming daily at a consistent rate. Being realistic, right now I still spend three hours commuting on bus and trains, crowed to the degree where it's not viable to even program on a Tablet or Netbook. These coding hours I imagine will be affiliated with the later hours, since I am no morning person.
I also expect to become rather well acquainted with Python 3 within a week or few, and have begun thinking of ways to further my development with the language by using or contributing to python projects such as Django, Home-Assistant, Pelican, and Beets for example. This will vary or expand as we get further into the process.
Once content, I want to move to Swift and relearn what I had previous did in the Seneca iOS Course, attempting to further my understanding and building applications in the same time. I think the end result being a iOS application with a Python back end would be a beautiful ending, don't you agree? We'll see.
Here We Go
I cannot say that I will blog everyday for the challenge, but instead will try my hardest to keep those interested through my twitter handle @GervaisRay. Furthermore, you can keep track of my progress here where I'll attempt to update the week's README with relevant context and thoughts.
This will be fun, and I can't wait to see how I, and my peers do throughout the challenge.

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Kiwi woman comes to the rescue after 'prison break' van crash at doggy daycare
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- Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 3:00PM
A Kiwi woman was quick to come to the rescue after a van crashed through the wall of a doggy daycare.
Personal trainer Sonjia Peck took to Facebook to share the frightening moment a van suddenly "smashed" through the roller door of Pinky's Pet Boarding in Botany Junction - setting loose approximately 5 to 6 dogs.
"This white van smashed through the doggy daycare by our gym and all the dogs bolted," she wrote, going on to explain how she and several others from Auckland gym Zero-2-100 chased down the scared pups.
"Me and my gym class hero's bolted after them. I got the poor wee old black one from behind the dumpsters, Nik saved the poodle, and Mike cradled the poor Hairy Maclary in his arms that got hit by a car as it bolted off."
"All dogs [are] accounted for except one small tan dog."
Sonjia's post to Facebook about the scary crash. Photo / Facebook
Speaking with The Hits, Sonjia - who witnessed the incident - said the van moved "suddenly fast" causing it to "smash through the roller door that the dogs were directly behind".
"It was like a 'prison break' type thing! Dogs were injured in the crash – the one I picked up has a bleeding leg."
Dogs apparently bolted in all directions, with the missing dog having run through a fruit store nearby and towards Te Irirangi Drive.
"Mike the gym owner picked up the one that had run to the main road and it was limp after being hit by a car," Sonjia continued.
"I asked when I returned if that dog was alive and they said yes but losing a lot of blood."
Sonjia also urged people to contact Pinky's Pet Boarding on 09 265 2865 if they spot the missing dog.
Sonjia and others from Zero-2-100 gym helped to catch the runaway dogs. Photo / Instagram
Meanwhile, the driver of the van was reportedly approached by a nearby police officer.
"Coincidentally there was a policeman in the bakery next door so he came across right away to hear the story," Sonjia confirmed.
It is believed that the crash was an unintentional accident by the driver, who according to Sonjia "felt like absolute c**p after it happened".
The Hits reached out to Pinky's Pet Boarding who declined to comment.


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Type: Bug
Status: Closed (View Workflow)
Priority: Blocker
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 1.7.7
Fix Version/s: 1.9.92
Component/s: Provisioning / Discovery / Importer
Security Level: Default (Default Security Scheme)
Environment:Operating System: All
Platform: PC
Bugzilla Id:3424
Here is the scenario. I have a DSL line at my house using DHCP. About three or four times a year the IP address changes. In order to maintain the node in OpenNMS I use a provisioning group.
When the IP address changes, I go in to the provisioning group and modify the existing interface IP. I save my changes and re-import the node. However, the old interface is not removed.
The problem is that I always forget to add the proper SNMP community string for the new address, so SNMP fails. Once the SNMP community string is in place, provisiond works properly.
The error message:
2009-11-07 09:35:35,730 INFO [pool-2-thread-4] NodeScan: Aborting Scan of node 85 for the following reason: Aborting node scan : Agent timedout while scanning the system table
2009-11-07 09:35:35,758 DEBUG [pool-4-thread-2] NodeScan: Finished scanning node (SortovaFarm/1238625352367)
2009-11-07 09:35:35,854 INFO [pool-2-thread-5] NodeScan: Aborting Scan of node 80 for the following reason: Aborting node scan : Agent timedout while scanning the system table
2009-11-07 09:35:35,863 DEBUG [pool-4-thread-8] NodeScan: Finished scanning node (SortovaFarm/1196974970537)
Is this something that we should fix? If there is a way to know that an IP address was added manually via provisiond, I think we should remove it regardless of SNMP. However, if there is no way to know that an address was manually added then the lack of SNMP support screws us (since we can't know that the address is no longer there) so there isn't really anything we can do except maybe throw a warning event that SNMP failed so the IP address table may be incorrect.


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As some of you might have heard, Kukoyo is discontinuing producing the Dot 'n Roller and Tape 'n Roller adhesives. We can no longer get any refills or dispensers. We do have a few refills left in the store and have marked them down.
At this point, we are looking for another vendor who we believe makes as good a quality tape roller that is also easily refillable. A tall order! We still will carry the mounting squares which are always the staple for every scrapbooker, and have the assortment of Glue Dots which also are great for card making and scrapbooking.
I think we are all disappointed that we will no long be able to get the Kokoyo products which we have come to love.
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Now any great dish deserves a proper origin story and this Lamb Tagine is no exception. Back in January, while attending the ALT Design Summit, I was desperate to find food away from my hotel room and small bite cocktail parties. A little birdy (literally!) recommended we head on over to EVA. So a group of lady friends I'd met during the conference braved the winter storm, a longer wait than expected* and ultimately a divine dining experience.
In true Cuisinerd fashion, I jotted down flavor notes on my iphone and tried to commit every bite to detail on pads of free hotel paper pads with hopes of recreating at home…and by jotting I mean feverishly. I usually have a difficult time reading my own writing when it's time to get mad scientist in the kitchen. I call that being a little too excited in the taste discovery moment. I geek out, so what?
Where my tagine recipe slightly differs from the original, it's definitely in the top ten "high five we did it" favorite recipes and it always brings back great memories of its discovery back in Salt Lake City. I know that 2 1/2 hours of cooking time sounds ridiculously intimidating…but I promise you this: it is worth every minute of slow cooking wonder, especially on a beautiful Sunday afternoon any time of the year. So pick out some records, pull out those magazines, pour yourself something delightful and take some T to the O….a good ol' fashioned and much time out to enjoy a slower paced life.
Recipe: Moroccan Lamb Tagine
Lamb Tagine Ingredients:
• 1 lb lamb shoulder
• Moroccan or Marrakesh spice blend
• 1 white onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• ½ cup chopped cilantro stalks
• 15 oz can chickpeas
• 28 oz can whole plumb tomatoes
• ½ cup low sodium chicken stalk
• ¼ cup chopped Turkish apricots
• 1/3 cup Italian green olives with pits
• 1 artichoke
• Israeli couscous
• Chopped almonds and cilantro for garnish
• Rub lamb shoulder with spice blend and let at least one hour in refrigerator (over night best, if possible)
• In hot tagine*, add olive oil and sear lamb until all sides are brown (about 5 minutes)
• Add in onion, garlic and cilantro stalks. Sautee for 5 minutes, or until golden
• Add in chickpeas, plumb tomatoes and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and place on tagine lid for 1 ½ hours
• Turn meat over, add chopped apricots and olives, add water if needed. Cover with lid and simmer for 1 more hour
• Remove lid, add sautéed artichoke hearts and cook for another 10 minutes.
• In a bowl, add cooked couscous and top with Lamb mixture
• Ladle saffron broth on top (see below for broth ingredients/instructions)
Recipe: Saffron Infused Broth
• 1 generous pinch saffron threads
• 2 cups low sodium chicken stalk
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 1 cup crushed tomatoes
• ½ white onion
• 2 celery stalks
• 4 whole cloves garlic
• 1 Turkish bay leaf
• 2 sprigs thyme
• In a sauce pan, sauté onion, garlic, celery, bay leaf and thyme until golden
• Add in saffron chicken broth, let simmer for 10 minutes
• Add in crushed tomatoes, let simmer for an additional 10 minutes
• Add in white wine and bring back to a simmer
• Strain mixture through cheesecloth and set broth aside for 10-20 minutes on low
• Broth should be made half way through tagine preparation
*I must note – If you do visit EVA the wait for a table is worth experiencing Cheers To You next door. No really…that's what the bar is called. It's dirty and it's awesome. So don't be scared, saddle up and get ready for some serious people watching. I also offer up caution as they seem to be serving fire water over there – Heavy on the ice please, yowza! ** No really, go pick out yourself a new stylin' Tagine over here


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What's on your April play-list?! Could it be the beautifully chilled track from The Weeknd, another musical gem or a secret guilty pleasure (yes, we too like Harry Style's 'Sign Of The Times', but shh, it's a secret). One of our current favourites has to be Lucy Mason's amazing new EP 'Going Home Broke'. It has everything one looks for in a great track: beautiful lyrics – poetical, yet so relatable, tranquillising music and Lucy's ethereal vocals.
Lucy is a Sydney-born dream-pop singer song-writer, who has swapped the laid-back beauty of land-down-under for bustling creativity of London 5 years ago. Her debut single was released last year through Amazing Radio and BBC Introducing. The follow-up single 'Feels Like Midnight' has inspired the music world and earned Lucy a well-deserved spot on the up-and-coming-stars list.
We have caught-up up with Lucy to talk music, inspirations and, of course, jewellery.
– Could you please tell us a little bit about yourself and why you have decided to move from Australia to London?
– I've always been inspired by British musicians and all the amazing music that comes out of London and so I just wanted to be around it all the time! It seemed like a bit of an adventure and it really was one of the best decisions I've made!
– How long have you been writing music and what inspires you?
– I've been writing properly since I was about 19! I wanted to write a lot earlier on but I never knew where to start. I'm always surprised by what inspires me but it's always wrapped up in everyday life. People, stories, emotions & movies always get my heart and mind working.
– What has been your most memorable gig to date and why?
– Performing my song 'Hunger' at Buckingham Palace for The Queen! Why? because it's The Queen and she's just amazing!
– We love your new EP 'Going Home Broke' and can't wait to hear more amazing releases. What has influenced this piece?
– 'Going Home Broke' is a bit of a 'starting again' record for me. I wanted to make something really honest and real. It was influenced by the last few years of living in London and everything in between!
– Could you please describe your personal style?
– Classic & simple. I love blue jeans, white t-shirts and leather jackets.
– What jewellery do you wear the most: would it be rings, earrings, bracelets or necklaces?
– Definitely earrings! They make a whole outfit.
– What is your favourite piece from the current Ottoman Hands collection?
– Small orange crystal hoop earrings! I absolutely love them. I've been wearing them for all my live shows!
– And finally, what have you got planned for the summer, are you planning to perform or attend any festivals?
– I'll be releasing new music over the summer and hopefully getting along to some festivals!
To listen to Lucy's latest tracks visit her website, or find her on Spotify. You can shop Lucy's Gold Hoop Earrings and similar crystal jewellery on our website.


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Despite the recovery in equities in the year to date, valuation metrics in a number of areas remain reasonable. Providing that growth stays on a positive path globally, 2019 should see better returns than the year just past. Nonetheless, the cycle is mature and the bull market in stocks is extended, with outlooks for global growth in 2019 starting to moderate. We expect that volatility will be heightened in the coming quarters, and we continue to invest in a range of diversified underlying stock selection strategies. We remain well placed to withstand any further short-term volatility in markets.
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Looking Back: Local VOR station has been guiding pilots for 50 years
Looking to the south from I-27, it appears almost as if the Jolly Green Giant dropped an ice cream cone north of Six Point. And, as luck would have it, the sweet treat landed almost midway between Plainview and Hale Center with the cone pointing skyward.
Rather than a behemoth's discarded dessert, the unusual structure is a VOR station — short for VHF omnidirectional radio range. It's a type of short-range radio navigation system, enabling aircraft to determine their position and stay on course by receiving radio signals transmitted by a network of fixed ground radio beacons.
Since being erected in 1962, that particular station has been guiding pilots through the area for the past 50 years.
Gary McCormick of Rocket Aviation said that VOR stations remain a vital resource for both commercial and private aviators, even though an increasing number of pilots now rely on GPS systems for navigation.
"It is now maintained and serviced by the FAA out of Lubbock, but for many years until he retired James Hale took care of it," McCormick said. "He was the maintenance chief at the airport control tower, so he maintained the radio equipment there as well as at the VOR station."
The local airport control tower was deactivated in 1981 during a round of federal budget cuts and amid a nationwide strike by the aircraft controllers union.
"Our controllers didn't go on strike, but the FAA pulled them out of here and reassigned them to some of the bigger airports so they could keep them open," remembered Hale. "A couple of our guys ended up going to New Mexico."
Hale, who retired in 1983, said he had to visit the local VOR station as many as three times a week to keep the sensitive equipment accurately tuned.
"Everything had to be extremely precise because the pilots were relying on those signals to determine exactly where they were. And if it was off more than 1 percent, it would automatically shut down."
The cone is filled with various antennas, Hale explained, with radio and navigation equipment filling the main structure.
"It originally relied on vacuum tubes until 1980 when it was switched over to computerized equipment," he said. "I was involved in that conversion."
One of the hazards of routinely servicing the VOR station, Hale said, was badgers.
"I never confronted a badger face-to-face out there, but it seems like I was always falling into the tunnels. I guess there always were one or two badgers out there around the station, digging tunnels and burrowing about. But I never did see a rattlesnake or anything like that."
Plans to construct this specific VOR station were announced by local airport control tower chief Dale Irwin on April 20, 1962.
Designated as the airport terminal VOR unit, Irwin explained at the time that it would be six miles southwest of the airport on the Ethel Williams property, Section 21, east of Six Point Gin on the Lubbock Highway.
"A lease agreement has been signed for the 200 by 200 (feet) plot of land with right-of-way to the public road pending flight check of a portable VOR," the Herald reported at the time. That check was scheduled for May 1 by the district FAA office in Albuquerque, N.M.
"R.B. Crabtree, construction representative of the engineering section of the regional FAA office, has been for the past week seeking the location."
Stuck in a field off of County Road 160 east of Sun Road, the white structure may not get much attention from the motoring public, but it has a prominent presence on aviation charts. Those charts reveal that the broadcast frequency for this particular VOR station is 112.9 MHz.
According to Wikipedia, there are about 3,000 VOR stations in place around the world. Developed in the United States beginning in 1937, VOR is the standard air navigational system in the world and is used by both commercial and general aviation.
A VOR ground station sends out a master signal and a highly-directional second signal that a pilot can use to determine their position when compared with signals from other VOR stations. The intersection of two radials from different VOR stations on a chart provides the position of the aircraft.
The next closest VOR station to Plainview is Lubbock's, broadcasting on 109.2 MHz.
VOR stations are fairly short range, according to Wikipedia. The signals have a range of about 200 miles. They broadcast a VHF radio composite signal including the station's identifier and navigation signal. The identifier is typically a two- or three-letter string in Morse code.
A worldwide land-based network of "air highways," known in the United States as Victor airways and "jetways," was set up linking VORs. An aircraft can follow a specific path from station to station by tuning the successive stations on the VOR receiver.
Two intersecting Victor airways cross over the local VOR station, McCormick said. V278, which travels roughly west to east, ties in with the Texico VOR to the west and the Guthrie VOR to the east. V81, a north-south airway, is vectored through the Plainview VOR from Amarillo and Lubbock.
Plainview's station is a dual unit, designated as a VOR-DME station. That means that in addition to the VOR signal it also has distance measuring equipment, which can tell the pilot how far way they are from the signal's source. Hale said the upgrade from VOR to VOR-DME coincided with the conversion to solid-state computerized equipment in 1980.
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If you have purchased a new personal computer (PC) recently, your system is probably USB-ready. This means that your PC is Universal Serial Bus (USB) compliant. This is important because it lets you use your PC and peripherals in some very valuable new ways. With USB, a user can connect peripherals, such as a digital joystick, scanner, digital camera, or a PC telephone instantly to a computer.
Before USB connection, a user, who wanted to add a device had to first determine which port to use, install an add-in card and set DIP (Dual-in-line package) switches and configure interrupt Request Queue (IRQ) settings. USB replaces all the different kinds of serial and parallel port connectors with one standardized "plug and port combination."
With USB-compliant PCs and peripherals, you just plug them in and turn them on or "plug and play!" USB makes the whole process automatic without the excruciating process of add-in cards, DIP switch settings or IIRQs.
Another timesaving USB feature is called "hot-swapping", which means you won't need to shut down and reboot your PC to attach or remove a peripheral. This feature is a favorite with users who participate in multi-player games, as well as business and notebook PC users who share peripherals. Most computers come with two USB ports but you can purchase USB peripherals, known as USB hubs, which have additional ports so you can "daisy chain" multiple peripherals together.
To achieve optimum performance speed, make sure you purchase a powered hub. This is because USB powered hubs can distribute electrical power to peripherals. USB lets the PC automatically determine the power required and delivers it to the device. USB connections allow data to flow both ways between the PC and device. An example of this is: a PC could automatically manage a telephone call center to maintain voice, fax and data mailboxes and perform a variety of other functions. For users who are interested in the current trend of entertainment for the PC-your PC can tune a set of USB-compliant stereo speakers.
Currently USB 1.0/1.1 devices run at a speeds of 1.2/1.5Mbps to 12Mbps. USB 2.0 version was approved for release at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in New Orleans, Louisiana, in April 2000. This updated technology specification increases the data connection from 12Mbps on USB 1.1 up to a maximum speed of 480Mbps.
Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Lucent, Microsoft, NEC and Philips Semiconductors jointly developed the technology. USB 2.0 enables high-performance PCs and user applications to be more productive. For example, scanners can create a high-resolution digital image in seconds, versus minutes on USB 1.1. Users will be able to back up a gigabyte of data in less than a minute on USB 2.0 in comparison with about a half-hour on USB 1.1.
Connectivity is being further advanced with the IEEE 1394 standard. USB 2.0 and 1394 primarily differ in terms of application focus. The USB 2.0 Promoter Group expects USB 2.0 to be the preferred connection for most PC peripherals while the principal market for IEEE 1394 will be audio/visual (AV) consumer electronic devices, such as digital camcorders, digital videocassette recorders (VCRs) and digital televisions. Most likely both USB 2.0 and 1394 will be available on many consumer systems in the future.
Originally invented by Apple and adopted as the IEEE 1394 standard in 1995. It simplifies cabling and supports transfer speeds of up to 400Mbps. Firewire is integrated into all Power Mac G4 computers, PowerBooks and iBooks. Like USB, FireWire speeds up the multimedia data and large files and enables easy connection of digital devices, including cameras, video tapes, video disks, set-top boxes, and music systems.
FireWire is a small, thin serial cable, replacing bulky and expensive interfaces. Like USB, it is "hot pluggable"-peripherals can be added and removed while the bus is active. It is easy to use and flexible, and like USB supports daisy chaining. It also allows branching for peer-to-peer connection.
FireWire supports both asynchronous and isochronous data transfers. Asynchronous data transfers support traditional memory-mapped, load and store applications. FireWire's ability to support isochronous data channels enables guaranteed data transfer at a specified rate. This is an attractive feature for multimedia applications where uninterrupted transfer of time-critical data and just-in-time delivery reduces the requirement for costly buffering.
FireWire is an excellent choice as the digital interface for consumer electronics and AV devices. As a peer-to-peer interface, it allows interface between camcorders without a computer. Like USB, it also allows multiple computers to share a peripheral without any special support in the device or computer. Industry forecasters predict that consumer electronics and computers will continue to come together.
FireWire takes the complexity out of connecting Small Computer Serial Interface (SCSI or "scuzzy") based mass-storage devices by using the Serial Bus Protocol-2 (SBP-2). This protocol allows for high-speed data transfer and will eventually scale up to the speed of the FireWire itself. FireWire has the bandwidth capability to replace and consolidate most of today's peripheral connection communications methods.
FireWire is not really a popular choice for PCs, whereas USB is the popular low-cost choice for PC connections.
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At Riverston, we place particular emphasis on developing pupil's resilience and preparing them for life after school. Recognising that every child has a unique character, talents and skills, and that these may not be in the 'traditional' academic subjects, and that they will one day graduate from Riverston, we believe it is a responsibility to ensure that they can develop some of the necessary life skills they will need.
Our focus is therefore on developing a wide range of skills, and wherever possible recognising formally the successful acquisition of these through special awards. The core skills we aim to help pupils acquire include:
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to work well both as part of a team, but also independently.
- An ability to continue to learn - to recognise problems, and to work out how to solve those problems, or how to seek help to solve them.
- Resilience and courage to deal with difficult situations and times; and the empathy and kindness to help others dealing with their own difficult situations and times.
- Independence - able to look after themselves (maintaining a healthy lifestyle and diet), and to support others where appropriate.
- Financially aware
Social Communication
The aim of our social communications course is to equip each pupil with the tools which will enable them to communicate with their peers effectively. The social communications course will teach the students alternative ways to handle situations which may present themselves. These skills will aid confidence, assertiveness, empathy, and verbal/non-verbal communication.
Travel Plan
The TITAN (Travel Independence Training Across the Nation) course has been devised to assist students with road safety and those who find pedestrian and travel on public transport difficult. The plan develops sufficient confidence in pupils for them to travel independently. Many pupils find that getting to and from school a daunting experience. The TITAN courses aim to aid the transition from student to adulthood.
In these week-long sessions, run annually, pupils are taught to develop their cycling skills. Living in London, cycling is a very popular means of transport. By the end of the week, timid children are turned in to confident cyclists and they celebrate their newly developed skills by riding in tandem on the main roads surrounding school.
Duke of Edinburgh Award
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award has been part of Riverston School for many years. Pupils start the award in Year 9 or 10 and usually complete their Bronze award by the time they leave school. The Award consists of 4 sections which must be completed for different lengths of time:-
Volunteering: undertaking service to individuals or the community for 3 or 6 months. This can involve extended schools projects, conservation projects and charity work.
Physical: improving in an area of sport, dance or fitness activities for 3 or 6 months. This can include team sports, individual sports, water sports, racquet sports, dance, fitness, extreme sports, and Martial arts.
Skills: developing practical skills and personal interest for 3 or 6 months. Some examples are creative arts, performance arts, science and technology, care of animals, music, life skills, learning and collecting, media and communication, natural world, games and sports.
Expedition: planning, training for and completion of an adventurous journey in the UK. The expedition covers: First Aid and emergency procedures; an awareness of risk and Health and Safety issues; navigation and route planning; camp craft, equipment and hygiene; food and cooking; Countryside and Highway Code; observation and recording and team-building.
Only one of the above sections has to be completed over a duration of 6 months, the other two for 3 months and the expedition is for 2 days and 1 overnight camp. Training for the expedition is completed during a double lesson time. A practice expedition is usually planned for just before the Easter holidays and the Assessed Expedition at the end of June. More information can be found about the Duke of Edinburgh's award at the following website: http://www.dofe.org/
Career guidance is provided from as early as year 7 and all the way through to key stage 5. Built in to the form time programme of study, the careers guidance delivered is intended to help pupils consider all the various options available to them. Pupils are invited to attend one to one interviews with our designated careers advisor to determine exactly which direction to follow. This includes plotting a "route map" which is an exercise to help pupils focus on their individual interests and goals. As a result of this they are able to determine which career path suits them best. Having identified their interests and career ideas they are encouraged to consider which qualifications are required.
Sports Leadership Programme
The Level 1 and 2 Sports Leadership qualification is a nationally recognised qualification and provides the ideal starting point for learners wishing to develop their leadership skills. It is a practical course that aims to give learners an idea of what is required to lead activities within a sports session successfully. Leadership is the primary focus and the assessment of learners should be made on their leadership skills and not their sports ability. Learners lead lessons under the direct supervision of a teacher and must be a minimum age of 13 years of age however, there is no upper age limit. We offer these courses at key stage 4 and 5.
Through a combination of practical experience and written assignments, pupils are equipped with the knowledge, skills and understanding needed for a career in the sector. Themes covered include; understanding children's development, keeping children safe and supporting children with disabilities or special educational needs.
Animal Management
We work in partnership with Hadlow College to offer a day release programme where pupils study a course in Animal Management. Pupils learn how to care for a number of different animals and become part of an industry which, with the growth in awareness surrounding animal welfare issues, continues to expand at an amazing rate.
The animal management course takes full advantage of the facilities Hadlow College have on site. Within their purpose built animal management unit, pupils will be involved in the care of over 200 different species, gain highly practical training and learn about animal biology, conservation and behaviour.
Skills for Independence and Work
Pupils on our Entry Level 2 qualifications in Skills for Independence and Work will develop a range of life skills that support greater independence at work and home. They'll learn transferable skills that can be used in employment as well as independent or supported living, including making phone calls, cooking and personal hygiene.
Public Services
The BTEC course in Public Services helps pupils to take their first steps towards a career supporting the public. Pupils learn the essential skills for a wide range of careers, from the armed services and police force to roles at local authorities and central government.
Travel and Tourism
The BTEC course in Travel and Tourism introduces pupils to a career in retail or business travel. Pupils learn essential skills such as business awareness, customer service and understanding destinations in the UK and worldwide.
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Giving your customers a great experience depends on you knowing exactly what they want, and having the ability to deliver it to them as efficiently as possible. That's why it's essential that you have access to real-time, actionable insight at every point of interaction. This means you can make the right decision, at the right time, and offer your customers the personalized, valuable and intentional customer experience that they want, and expect.
To embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) across your business, you need access to real-time, high-quality operational data. This data is your most valuable weapon. To remain competitive today, you must access this information in real-time to transform how you operate, the services you offer and your relationship with your customers.
Using AI, Communication Service Providers (CSPs) will be able to process a plethora of data points and indicators. Understanding subscriber behavior, or the status of the network, can provide insights that can improve many different aspects of the CSP business, especially when it is pulled from network systems to feed into customer data held in the BSS. Some vendors are taking advantage of this data to provide advanced machine-learning algorithms for BSS and marketing purposes.
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By Malissa Smith
Documents of contemporary woman boxing date again to the early eighteenth century in London, and within the 1904 Olympics an exhibition bout among ladies was once held. but it was once no longer until eventually the 2012 Olympics—more than a hundred years later—that women's boxing used to be formally further to the video games. all through boxing's background, ladies have fought out and in of the hoop to realize recognize in a recreation frequently thought of for males by myself. The tales of those ladies are advised for the 1st time during this entire paintings devoted to women's boxing.
A heritage of Women's Boxing lines the game again to the 1700s, throughout the 2012 Olympic video games, and as much as the current. Inside-the-ring motion is dropped at existence via pictures, newspaper clippings, and anecdotes, as are the tales of the ladies who performed vital roles open air the hoop, from spectators and judges to managers and running shoes. This ebook contains wide profiles of the sport's pioneers, together with Barbara Buttrick whose plucky carnival indicates introduced her specialist boxing occupation within the Nineteen Fifties; sixteen-year-old Dallas Malloy who single-handedly overturned the strictures opposed to woman beginner boxing in 1993; the well-known "boxing daughters" Laila Ali and Jacqui Frazier-Lyde; and youngster Claressa Shields, the 1st American lady to win a boxing gold medal on the Olympics.
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Miss MacNeil. " Janna watched him turn slowly toward her, her heartbeat doubling its tempo. She was anxious, yes. But she realized there was more to it than that: clad in sweatpants, he was shirtless, a twisted white towel casually slung around his neck, the perfect six-pack of his abs glistening with hard-earned sweat. He aroused in her a desire that could only be called primal. She'd never experienced anything so elemental and so strong. That the sight of this man should generate it only made it worse.
He also let him know when he thought he was going a little overboard enjoying the New York nightlife. Happily married with two kids, Kevin thought Ty should settle down. "When I retire," was Ty's standard response. But at age thirty-three, fit and strong as an athlete ten years younger, it looked as if it might be another decade before Captain Gallagher would even consider hanging up his skates. Hell, if he had his choice he'd never retire. One day he would just drop dead on the ice and his teammates would bear him away, regal as a king—then they'd continue playing.
It was going to take a lot more work to polish these guys up than she'd antici-pated. Especially if she had to work through Captain Gallagher to do it. "Well," Janna called out to no one in particular, "if you don't sign up today, I'll be here tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that, until you do sign. " Her threat hanging in the air, she found herself approached by the Russian prodigy, Alexei Lubov, which surprised her. Lou had warned her that many of the foreign players were hesitant about doing PR, because they were unsure about their command of English.


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You may have seen him on the streets, and had to do a double take.
With his whole body and face painted in silver, busker Roy Payamal cuts a striking figure.
Standing still for as long as two hours in Orchard Road, Waterloo Street or Tampines Central, he acts as an angel, ghost or statue; other times, he mimes, and moves with music amid flashing neon lights.
For the young ones, he is Ouch The Clown, who juggles and squeezes himself into a giant balloon, and at corporate events, he walks on stilts and eats fire.
Over the last 30 years, thousands of people would have walked past him and paused, or given a quick glance over their shoulders at his street performances.
But few people know who the real Roy Payamal is.
Better known as the "Silver Man", he gets a thrill from being the centre of attention, and the adrenaline rush sees him through his performances throughout the night.
He likes to come up with different tricks. .. He has the imagination to do so and, sometimes, the crowd gets so big that traffic at the junction comes to a standstill.
UNCLE CHIENG, 67, ice-cream vendor, on street busker Roy Payamal
The 51-year-old recovers from the exhausting performances by sleeping in - he does not wake up earlier than 11am every day, and largely sleeps through the weekends, for instance.
And he guards his anonymity fiercely. He has stopped performing in Ang Mo Kio, where he lives, because he does not want to be recognised by his neighbours.
Said Mr Payamal: "I like to have my cup of coffee in a coffee shop quietly, and while I am an extreme extrovert when I perform, I choose to separate my performing personality with my real life.
"That is because, should one day I were to break a leg and be unable to perform, I still have my identity, and can be myself."
And while he is constantly surrounded by people, being a performer can be incredibly lonely.
"One of my saddest moments was when I was standing in front of a crowd performing, and everyone was clapping and showing their appreciation. And, all of a sudden, I felt lonely.
"It felt like everyone was busy going about their lives when I was in my own bubble, thinking I was happy being with strangers," he said.
"It's weird because you have friends, and you have family supporting you. But sometimes, even in a room full of people, you feel like you're all on your own."
Contrary to popular assumptions that buskers are struggling artists, Mr Payamal said he makes enough money to pay the bills.
The income gives him a "comfortable" living, and there is even enough to put some money aside for a rainy day. However, he declined to reveal exactly how much money he makes.
Mr Payamal, who attended the now defunct Punggol Vocational Institute, left school when he was in Secondary 2. He started practising to perform when he was six, balancing badminton rackets on his palm and watching circus shows on TV. By the time he was 12, he could balance a chair on his chin.
During his national service days, he got lucky and was roped in as an actor and comedian in the Singapore Armed Forces Music and Drama Company.
While others dug trenches and carried rifles, his job was to make other soldiers laugh.
"Entertaining allows me to get into the creative flow and to make people happy," said Mr Payamal.
After his NS days, he became a salesman and hotel bellman because his family did not approve of busking. However, he continued to do children's and theatre shows on the side. He quit his regular job to be a full-time busker in the late 1980s.
"When I started, I was not a sad or happy clown but, maybe, an angry one. Rebelling became my purpose to perform as I was angry with the conformity and materialism of the world," said Mr Payamal, who is single and lives with his mother.
"But over the years, as I interacted with the audience during breaks at Orchard Road, my perspective shifted, and I saw things more positively. For example, the branded goods in shop windows now remind me of creative design rather than commercialism."
Over the years, his art has taken him to places like Mongolia and France. He said he constantly thinks of new ideas to improve his craft.
He will be starring in a film called Singapore Minstrel, which will be shown in this year's Singapore International Film Festival. The movie is based on his busking life.
"Some people see busking as a stepping stone to something else, such as a famous career in singing or acting," said Mr Payamal.
"But for me, busking is my achievement. My audience on a single day in Orchard Road can be bigger than those at the Esplanade.
"So, this is it. This is my show."


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Here's some great advice that I thought I would pass on. –Kim
Your Dog's Water
Dogs need clean, fresh water daily.
If you won't drink from your dog's water bowl ... then neither should your dog!
- Wash out your dog's water bowl every single day to keep it clean! (Dirty water bowls can harbor bacteria and bad organisms.)
- Best water bowl is a stainless steel bowl (easiest to keep clean and resist scratches).
- If you drink bottled or filtered water, then your dog should too! Some household tap water may contain too many chemicals, so you should include bottled water for your pet on your shopping list. Or, just buy one of those water filter jugs and filter their water from the tap into the jug to take out the toxins.
- Make sure you give your dog clean, fresh water everyday, and the water bowl should be replenished several times a day with fresh water. Would you want to drink water that has been sitting in a bowl for a few days? Nuff said!
- Don't let your dog drink any water that could be contaminated. This could include chlorinated pool water, moldy water from puddles and ponds, or toilet water which can contain bacteria.
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We had had no idea what to expect when we set off on our great family adventure. Our friends told us we were crazy to even consider camping our way around Australia with three young children.
I hadn't slept in a proper bed in eleven months. I hadn't had a shower in more than a week. My clothes were filthy. Smoke was blowing in my eyes. The fish had just fallen into the fire. You know, I think it was probably one of the happiest moments in my life.
We had had no idea what to expect when we set off on our great family adventure. Our friends told us we were crazy to even consider camping our way around Australia with three young children.
Of course, we'd had some low moments along the way but it wasn't until that night, sitting around the campfire, that I truly realised what a wonderful thing we had done. It was a beautiful spring evening, and the stars were as brilliant as I had ever seen them. I watched as my husband, Jeremy desperately tried to rake the fish out of the red hot coals. The kids, Oliver, Dominic and Madeleine were laughing hysterically. They were relaxed, confident and contented despite their grubby faces and hungry eyes.
It struck me then just how close we had become as a family. We still argued with each other, we still annoyed each other but, most importantly, we really knew each other. We had spent hours sitting together in a car on hot, dusty outback roads, we had spent many manic moments trying to erect a tent in howling gales, and we had spent countless hours sitting around campfires exchanging stories and learning to share.
This trip may have set us back a lot financially but I realise now the question should never have been "Can we afford to do it?" but rather "Can we afford not to do it?"
It's not as though anything had been wrong with our 'real' lives back in suburbia. My husband had a nice, comfortable office job and I was kept busy chasing backwards and forwards from school, pre-school, various committees, karate and soccer, as well as trying to run my small website design business.
No, there was nothing wrong with our lives. It was just that there were never enough hours in the day. It always felt as though someone was always just arriving or just leaving.
The children had loads of friends and were fit and healthy, apart from the usual sniffles and sneezes. So what made us pack it all in and hit the road? What made us take such a dangerous leap into the unknown? Maybe, it was just a feeling that there was something more to life, a sense that we were missing out on something, or maybe it was simply a fear that, at aged 42, we had discovered the rest of our lives. We were, neither of us, ready for that.
It took us a few weeks to realise what we had done. That was when the initial excitement of camping wore off and it dawned on us how hard life on the road could be. Our perilous financial position meant we were forced to seek out free, or close to free, camping sites in the bush and there were rarely any facilities. We went to the toilet behind trees, we cooked on the campfire and we watched our limited water supplies closely. The red dust seemed to get everywhere and ants were eating holes in our canvas tent. We had signed the two boys up for a distance education course and school turned into a battlefield. They never wanted to do any work and said we were too strict. It was hard and the doubts clouded in. We wondered how on earth we would ever keep going for a whole year. It seemed our friends were right.
Somehow, though, things changed. We discovered a rhythm. We worked well together as we set up the endless camps, we all knew what our jobs were and how to do them. Miraculously, the kids began to respond to us and even to work well at their school. The extra time we spent with them playing games, reading, talking and fishing was starting to make a difference. It began to feel right.
We started to have a new appreciation for the miracles of nature that were all around us and we learned new respect for the delicate balance of our fragile environment. The endless dusty dryness of the outback reminded us of how tentative our hold on this harsh and dusty continent is and how we cannot continue to squander our precious water supply. The children have gained valuable insights into how they can help protect the future of our planet. Their love for–and knowledge of–wildlife and geography and the southern sky is far and above what it would ever have been had they stayed behind a desk at school.
We have met many teachers who said that the kids would learn far more living on the road for an extended period than they ever would in the classroom and I now know that to be true. The children all speak with amazing authority and maturity on issues that many of their peers would not even be aware of. It is marvellous to see.
I think the experience of the road has also helped Jeremy and I to put our lives into clearer focus. I can look back to the things I used to worry about and see how pathetic and selfish a lot of it was. I hope that if I ever feel myself getting caught up in the meaningless trivialities of modern life again I will think back to those perfect outback nights in some amazing country and regain my balance. I want the positive influences of this trip to last forever.
I think simply being outside all of the time also made a difference to our general wellbeing. From the moment we stepped out of our tent in the morning to the moment we crept back in again in the dark we were out in the wind and the sun and the wonderful Australian fresh air. The kids no longer came down with sniffles and sneezes. Whenever we went into towns our children seemed to emanate a healthy robustness. We didn't have a TV or a Playstation and they didn't even care. They swam and fished and ran and played and smiled and made friends when they could. It was a lifestyle every child should dream of.
Jeremy and I began to feel the benefits, too. It was an understatement to say that we were more relaxed. We were truly liberated from the tyranny of time for perhaps the first time in three decades. If we didn't feel like packing up camp we simply stayed where we were until we did feel like it. It was that wonderfully simple.
On top of everything else, we were losing weight. Before we set off, we had both been carrying a few extra pounds and it was great to see and feel it coming off. It was ironic that after so many painful failed attempts at rediscovering the lean and mean me of my youth, in the end I didn't even have to try. It just happened.
We were living an active lifestyle and every day was like an all-day aerobics workout. Out of necessity, we were also eating more simply and more healthily. We had learned to use a camp oven and had amazed ourselves with the wonderful dishes we had been able to create. The frying pan and tomato sauce were out, grilling and herbs were in. A lack of materials forced us to be creative and we loved it. There were no chocolate bars or chips or biscuits. There were potatoes and vegetables and pasta and, occasionally, there was fish.
Of course, when we had set out we had planned to eat fish from the sea and the rivers every day. It was one of the ways we conned ourselves we could afford to take this trip. No matter that Jeremy hardly knew a hook from a sinker and I couldn't scale a fish to save my life. It's not that we have never caught a fish because we have and we have now discovered some fantastic recipes that would make even my mother jealous. It's just that we didn't catch them as often as we would have wanted.
That's why that day back in September was so magical. Jeremy had long dreamed of landing the elusive barramundi. He had danced a jig of joy when he defied the Northern Territory crocodiles to reel in every angler's fantasy. Yet when it fell into the fire and spoiled, we still had enough happiness in our hearts to smile. It was an experience, another memory. Ultimately, the fish didn't matter. It was just being there together that was the important thing. And that was the moment that I realised it.
We'll soon be home now and the memories will no doubt fade with time. Normal life will resume. Yet I know when I look into my children's faces that part of the sparkle in their eyes and part of the magic in their smile will belong to our trip.
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Homeowners should be very careful before choosing a heating and cooling contractor for their home. There are huge differences in quality and professionalism throughout the industry. The "best" contractors will typically be members of one or more professional contractor associations. You should be looking for contractors who are well-educated and certified in these particular areas:
Heating and Cooling - Service & Installation
While this may seem obvious, not all service and installation contractors are created equal. There are organizations that provide certification programs for technicians. One of which is The Building Performance Institute (BPI). BPI offers many types of certifications and is the nation's premier credentialing, quality assurance and standards setting organization for home performance professionals. When considering which contractor to call, looking for companies with BPI certified professionals is a smart and safe approach. BPI certifications ensure that you are dealing with high quality, well trained heating and cooling professionals.
According to BPI's website, "For many homeowners and tenants, energy bills account for far too much of the monthly budget. These homes suffer from performance problems ranging from inflated energy consumption to poor thermal comfort to indoor air quality problems. These are problems that regular contractors or even the best DIY homeowner cannot solve. BPI GoldStar Contractors conduct a comprehensive energy audit to find problems, then prescribe and prioritize improvements that make your home's system function at its best. Our goal is to help improve the comfort, health, safety, durability and energy efficiency of America's existing homes."
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Flags and Ships
I was awed over the weekend by the flags which fluttered in the wind while we visited the tall ships in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
The sky was clear blue. And the flag that represented our young nation, fifteen stars and fifteen stripes, flew everywhere in Baltimore.
The day was perfect. It was a day to be outside doing something very different. And our flag was joined by the flags of other nations--celebrating the 200 years since the beginning f the war which finally secured our independence.
The crowds were crushing. So many other people wanted to be part of the celebration. I believe that a lot of people made the short trip from Philadelphia to spend the day. What a great history spot Philadelphia is. The place where our founding fathers made the decision to pledge their lives and fortunes to the idea of this great nation.
But the flags flew unhindered above everyone who came--those from near and far.
But these are only a few of those flags--of the nations represented in the Inner Harbor on that magical day.
-- Bob Doan, Elkridge, MD
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Mailbag: Should Jauan Jennings be suspended after Tennessee WR's incident vs. Vanderbilt?
Tennessee gets to take a breather after a 28-10 victory over Vanderbilt in the regular-season finale on Saturday before gearing up for a bowl game.
That gives us a chance to answer some mail.
Questions were submitted via email or my free text group and have been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.
Did Jauan Jennings stomp on the face of the Vanderbilt player? If so, should he be suspended? – John H.
Jennings probably should have been flagged for a late hit on that play. His tackle occurred as Vanderbilt punt returner Justice Shelton-Mosley was heading out of bounds. Then Jennings undeniably stepped on Shelton-Mosley's face after his helmet came off.
Was it intentional? Hard to say. Probably only Jennings knows the answer to that.
I don't expect coach Jeremy Pruitt to issue any discipline. Pruitt has not shown himself to be a disciplinarian, and I can't see him sitting someone as valuable as Jennings for any portion of the bowl game.
Can you give me your take on the QB play this season? Do you think Jarrett Guarantano is a good quarterback, or should Tennessee fans hope for Harrison Bailey or Brian Mauer next year? – Chad S.
Guarantano's performance Saturday shouldn't be an indictment on his ability as a quarterback. The weather was lousy, and he's still wearing protective gear on his left hand that needed surgery just more than a month ago.
Frankly, it was a poor game plan by offensive coordinator Jim Chaney to have Guarantano throw passes on seven of the first nine plays.
Guarantano's performance helped Tennessee qualify for a bowl game, as his play is undoubtedly a reason the Vols have won six of their last seven. Will he be an elite quarterback as a senior? Probably not. There's value, however, to seeing what he could do having the same offensive coordinator in back-to-back seasons for the first time in his career.
Will Guarantano be the best option compared to Maurer and Bailey? There's a good chance.
The best-case scenario for Tennessee might be for Guarantano to lead the Vols back to a bowl next season while Bailey, the four-star commitment in Tennessee's 2020 recruiting class, plays some and serves as an understudy. Then Bailey could take the reins in 2021.
Maurer feels like a safety valve if Guarantano or Bailey don't pan out in 2020.
Are there any juniors who may declare for the NFL? I've only heard that Trey Smith may consider. – Mark A.
I'd be surprised if any Tennessee juniors beyond Smith declare for the NFL draft. He's the only one who would seem to have high-round value.
As for Smith, he declined to go into his plans Saturday night.
"I'm not really focused on that," he said. "I'm just focused on the next bowl game, to make sure our team is successful."
I think Smith has played his final game at Neyland Stadium. He proved this season that he remains an elite talent. His health situation — he missed the final five games of last season with blood clots in his lungs — will be a red flag for some teams, but that situation isn't likely to change in a year's time.
Smith only needs one team to take a chance on him. There's not much reason to delay his entry to the NFL, especially given his health background.
Since Mississippi State, no two wins have really looked or felt the same. So, is it more a good thing that we are finding ways to win, or a concern that we don't really have an identity and can still struggle with sub-par competition? – Seth W.
The Vols are finding a variety of ways to win, but I'd argue the one constant is solid defense. Tennessee has won six of its last seven. In those six wins, no opponent scored more than 21 points.
And those six opponents averaged 4.53 yards per play against Tennessee. That's a solid mark for a defense. Consider, within the SEC, only Georgia is surrendering fewer yards per play for its season average (4.12).
Granted, none of those six opponents Tennessee beat during this turnaround was especially talented on offense, but at least the defense is steadily shutting down mediocre or poor offenses.
On Vandy's first series, a Tennessee defender had his helmet pulled off. The Tennessee defender received a penalty for having his helmet off on the field of play. Why were we penalized on that play? – Bob C.
The penalty went to Tennessee defensive lineman Matthew Butler. He continued to play after his helmet came off. That, by rule, is a personal foul.
If a player's helmet comes off during play, he cannot continue to participate in the play to prevent injury. It might seem unfair to the player, but the rule is designed for player safety. The NCAA doesn't want a player continuing to play without a helmet, make a tackle and get his head crushed.
It's a tough penalty to swallow, but that's the rule, and players have to be educated on it and know what to do in that situation.
Blake Toppmeyer covers University of Tennessee football. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com and follow him on Twitter @btoppmeyer.


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An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
As the subtitle indicates, this is, indeed the story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 (and subsequent years) in Philadelphia. The author draws on primary sources (letters, diaries, newspaper articles) to create an overall horrifying picture of how yellow fever ravaged this then largest city in America. I was especially intrigued by how the medical community reacted to the fever—the various "cures" doctors tried—as well as by the heroics of ordinary citizens as they cared for the sick.
This is a children's book (5th grade and up), and I have to say my own kids would probably have been disappointed at the promise of a "terrifying" story. It was gruesome in parts (all that black bile—ew) but perhaps not "terrifying." Nonetheless, it is a quick and easy read, and, honestly, I didn't know much about this particular yellow fever outbreak and how it affected our newly formed country. It wasn't a riveting read, but I'm glad to have spent the afternoon delving into this bit of history.
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