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Monday Backspin: Spieth makes Presidents Cup picks tough for CouplesSeptember 03, 2013
By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM
NORTON, Mass. -- Has anyone in golf played better over the last two months than Henrik Stenson?
The answer is no -- but Jordan Spieth hasn't been too far behind.
The 20-year-old Texan has had a meteoric rise this year, becoming the first player since Tiger Woods in 1996 to go from no status on any tour all the way to the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola in the same season.
At No. 10 in the FedExCup standings, he has almost as good a chance as anyone to win the FedExCup, but the more pressing topic is whether Spieth will be a Captain's pick for the Presidents Cup team. We'll find out on Wednesday when Fred Couples makes his announcement.
There's a lot to take into consideration and Couples isn't exactly known for coloring outside the lines on these things. But Spieth, 22nd in the standings and with a number of veterans ahead of him, has certainly performed well enough to garner serious consideration.
In 21 starts this season, Spieth has won once, finished second twice and racked up five other top 10s, including one on Monday after a final-round 62 at the Deutsche Bank Championship to tie for fourth.
Over his last six starts, Spieth has finished in the top four three times.
He also has plenty of experience in match-play having twice won the U.S. Junior Amateur, a national championship in college and played on the Walker Cup team.
Spieth isn't one to lobby for a spot, but he's certainly pleased with the way he is playing at the moment.
"It would be the greatest honor I've ever had as a golfer," he told me. "I think that I've played really good golf compared to what -- really playing good enough golf is kind of a relative term. I'm doing the right things. I'm accomplishing what I want to accomplish at the start of each round.
"Whether that's as good or good enough for (Couples') choice is just his decision. It's not my call. I love the format and I've always loved watching all Presidents Cups and Ryder Cup teams. It's my favorite event to watch; that and the Masters."
What did Couples have to say when asked about Spieth on Monday night?
"I'm going to sleep on it," he said. "The last time this happened was at the TOUR Championship and Bill Haas won, he won the FedExCup, and Keegan (Bradley) played very well in that, also. I chose Bill and left Keegan (who had won the PGA Champonship) off the team.
"Jordan, knowing what he had to do, really played very solid, birdieing the last three holes on Saturday to turn a bad round into an OK round and going out (Monday) and shooting the low score by three or four strokes was a remarkable score."
Was it remarkable enough? We'll see.
"I could describe it, but nobody is going to understand that." -- Phil Mickelson describing his incredibly good flop shot to inside 3 feet from a patch of clumpy rough during Saturday's second round at TPC Boston.
"My brother is very good at math and he said you have to finish top 24 ... I trust him ..." -- Martin Kaymer on what he needed to advance to the BMW Championship. He tied for 47th and fell to 90th in the FedExCup standings and out of the Playoffs.
"He's hoping to come. He's kind of a fish out of water in the cold weather. It's going to be really cute!" -- Lindsey Vonn on whether boyfriend Tiger Woods will attend the Winter Olympics in Russia. Vonn skied over the weekend for the first time since tearing her ACL in a crash in February.
@GrahamDeLaet: Presidents Cup, Tour Championship, the beard is coming in fairly hot!! #fearthebeard -- Just a hunch, but I don't think DeLaet is shaving that beard anytime soon.
@ArronOberholser: Are you kidding me?! The Pittsburgh kickers last name is Blewitt! That's just cruel. … @jjhenrygolf: Jack Nicklaus grandson just scored another TD! Only 16 more to tie grandad's major record! #collegefootball -- This is what happens when golf season meets the start of football season.
@kateupton: Had an amazing golf lesson today #arnoldpalmer @golfdgestmag -- Supermodel Kate Upton after spending the day with Arnold Palmer. Earlier this year she visited him during his tournament at Bay Hill.
1. Here's one more argument for Spieth to be on the Presidents Cup team: He has been clutch when he has had to be. In his win at the John Deere Classic, he started the final round six shots off the lead but birdied five of his last six holes to force a playoff. That of course included holing out a bunker shot for birdie on the 72nd hole. In his playoff loss at the Wyndham Championship, Spieth sank a 26-foot putt on the first extra hole to extend it another hole before Patrick Reed won with a birdie. Then came his performance at TPC Boston.
2. The tournament that Stenson took the most out of and really got confidence from was The Open Championship. Though he finished second, three shots back of Phil Mickelson, Stenson played well enough to win. Mickelson just happened to play what he would later call the round of his life. Still, Stenson didn't rest on the results. He felt like there was still room for improvement, specifically in his short game. "When you're that close to winning a major championship and still feeling like you've got a spare gear when everything is working, then that's exciting," he said. Enter the 17th hole Sunday. Nursing a two-shot lead and with Steve Stricker looking at an eagle putt a hole ahead of him, all Stenson did was pitch-in for birdie from a greenside bunker.
3. At 41st in the FedExCup standings, Rory McIlroy has some work to do if he's going to make it back to East Lake. Going into the Deutsche Bank Championship, he figured he needed a pair of top-17 finishes, or a top 4. After a tie for 47th, though, the hill is steep now and time short. McIlroy's biggest problem these days? He's getting way too sloppy and making what he has called "stupid little mental errors." Those little errors have added up to some big numbers with McIlroy making 16 double bogeys (or worse) over his last 18 rounds, including four of them over four days at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
4. The only rookies who remain in the FedExCup Playoffs: Spieth and Russell Henley, who are eighth and 24th, respectively, in the standings. One rookie has made it to East Lake each of the last five years of the Playoffs, but never two in the same season.
5. Can you recall the last time Tiger Woods played in a tournament and was a complete non-factor or story on the weekend? I can't. "It wasn't my week," he said after failing to break par in three of his four rounds at a place he previously had just once finished outside the top 11 at. "I didn't play well and didn't make anything."
6. Who is Nick Price leaning toward for his Presidents Cup Captain's picks? "I think I'm down to five, maybe six guys at the most," he said Monday night. "There's a lot of variables." Mostly that he has four rookies among those who have already qualified. In other words, Price could be looking to add some experience. That said, he was also impressed with Marc Leishman and added that Tim Clark, who is 11th in the standings and missed the cut at TPC Boston, "probably lost a couple positions, or at least a position." Added price: "To be honest, I'm going to be looking at the guys who are in form harder than the other guys."
7. Stat of the Week I: .467 points. That was the difference between Ernie Els and Ryan Palmer in the FedExCup standings after the dust settled at TPC Boston. Els nabbed the 70th spot to advance to the BMW Championship, while Palmer is going home.
8. Stat of the Week II: Seven players who started the week outside the top 70 in the FedExCup standings moved inside the number by Monday night, led by Kevin Stadler. His tie for fourth moved him from 75th to 32nd. Others who advanced included Brian Davs, Ian Poulter, Marc Leishman, Nicholas Thompson, Brendan Steele and of course Els.
9. Stat of the Week III: Stenson's 22-under 262 total tied the tournament scoring record for the Deutsche Bank Championship -- though we should remember that lift, clean and place was also in effect for the last two rounds at TPC Boston.
Who gets the last two spots today for the U.S. Presidents Cup team? -- Dennis Kiley
Can Jordan Spieth make the Presidents Cup team? -- Tim Bowers
As I said earlier, Spieth's play has certainly been good enough to warrant a spot. Whether he gets one or not, we'll see. The decision won't be easy for Couples, though, with Webb Simpson, Dustin Johnson and Jim Furyk, who has been on every U.S. team since 1997, all ranked ahead of Spieth in the standings. If you include Spieth in that equation, that's four players for two spots, and as Couples sad Sunday night, Spieth has a 50-50 chance. I don't really like those odds.
Who has the better short game, Tiger or Phil? -- Drew Baker
Both can be great, though neither was this past week at TPC Boston save for a round or so. As a whole, though, they are pretty similar, at least statistically with Mickelson ranking second in putting and 83rd in scrambling and Woods 11th and 73rd, respectively.
In my opinion they should have threesomes and split tees every day and every week on TOUR, except Sundays of majors. -- John Chota
Not to speak for anyone, but you'd probably be in the minority with that one, John. Officials had to do it at TPC Boston because of the weather. It also wouldn't make for a very good television product with everyone done so early.
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There's a break in the FedExCup Playoffs with no event this week before the remaining 70 head to the BMW Championship at Conway Farms just north of Chicago. It's the first time the event is being played there, so some players will be arriving a little earlier than normal. One player who won't need to: Luke Donald. Conway Farms is his home club and he was part of the push to bring the event to the course. Though he has only four top 10s this season, and none since mid-June, I think Donald finds his way into contention there


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Funeral Director charged with embezzlement by Attorney General
Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:07:48 GMT —
State Attorney General Bill Schuette says he's brought embezzlement charges against a northern Michigan funeral home operator in connection with mishandled payments for future funerals.
Schuette says in a release that an audit found 68-year-old Richard Weishuhn of Standish didn't submit required yearly reports or maintain escrow accounts for $600,000 from 174 funeral contracts.
Weishuhn was arraigned Wednesday in Standish District Court and freed on a $25,000 personal bond. He owns R.O. Savage Funeral Chapel in the Arenac County community, about 25 miles north of Bay City.
A message left at the funeral home's phone was answered by David Ramsay of Lee-Ramsay & Rivertown funeral homes. Ramsay says Weishuhn is out of business and doesn't want to comment on the case.


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Colombo : Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has countered criticism for supporting former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa for action taken to end Sri Lanka's civil war and ignoring Sri Lanka's human right violations in order to stop asylum seeker boats coming to Australia.
Abbott said as prime minister, he was determined to advance Australia's interests, protect its citizens and uphold their values around the world and the best way to do this was usually to be as practically helpful as possible in the dealings with other countries, reports the Colombo Page website.
Abbott quoted in his essay that"I'm sure that the Sri Lankan president was pleased that Australia didn't join the human rights lobby against the tough but probably unavoidable actions taken to end one of the world's most vicious civil wars,".
He underscored that both countries became even stronger partners in the Abbott government's most urgent initial to end the people-smuggling trade.
During the Rajapaksa administration, Australia and Sri Lanka strengthened their bilateral relations and the two countries have cooperated in curbing human smuggling to Australia across the Indian Ocean.(ANI)


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Hard line middle of the roadist, uneducated failure wombling through life sniffing the flowers.
Love climbing of all sorts but not doing anywhere near enough lately. Generally climb around VS but have been known to drag myself up an occasional E1. Happy climbing with experienced climbers or helping newbies and kids out.
Not really had the chance to get out that much over the last 18 months but hoping to get back to the wall regularly over winter 2013 / 2014 and get back on rock properly in 2014.
Best Climbing Experience
Too many great days out to pick just one. Some experiences are great due to the climbing, some for the situation and some for the people I was with. Latching the finishing jug on Be Brave at Barcud was a rush!
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released the Bakersfield Field Office's Draft Resource Management Plan for public review and comment. The BLM has also announced a series of public meetings to be in October.
The Draft Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) covers lands (excluding Carrizo Plain National Monument) managed by BLM's Bakersfield Field Office, which includes lands in eight counties in central California: Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Kings, Tulare, Madera, eastern Fresno and western Kern.
The Draft RMP/EIS establishes goals, objectives and management actions for approximately 404,000 acres of BLM-administered public land and 1.2 million acres of federal mineral estate. It also documents the analysis of the environmental impacts of many land management issues, including, recreation, special status species and energy development.
Copies of the Draft RMP/EIS are available upon request from the Field Manager, Bakersfield Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308 or via the internet at http://www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield.
The Draft RMP/EIS can also be reviewed at the BLM California State Office at 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W 1834, Sacramento, CA, and at the following public libraries: Bakersfield Beale Memorial Library, Fresno County Public Library, Kern River Valley Branch Library, Taft Branch Library, Three Rivers Library, San Luis Obispo City-County Library, Santa Barbara Public Library and Ventura County Library.
The BLM Bakersfield Field Office will hold meetings to introduce the plan and answer questions beginning on Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the field office. Meetings also will be held, all from 6-8 p.m.:
Oct. 13, San Luis Obispo, Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa St.
Oct. 17, Kern River Valley Senior Center, 6409 Lake Isabella Blvd.
Oct. 18, Three Rivers Memorial Building, 43490 Sierra Drive.
Oct. 19, Taft Chamber of Commerce, 400 West Side Highway.
Oct. 20, Prather, Sierra Unified School District, 29143 Auberry Road.
The public is invited to submit comments on the Draft RMP/EIS prior to December 9, 2011, by email to: firstname.lastname@example.com or by mail to: Bakersfield RMP, Bureau of Land Management, 3801 Pegasus Dr, Bakersfield, Calif. 93308.
Additional information is available from the Bakersfield Field Office, (661) 391-6022, or by contacting BLM Public Affairs Officer David Christy at (916) 985-4474.


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With a stay at B&B Le Cicale in Defensola, you'll be close to Umbra Forest and Vieste Castle. This bed & breakfast is within close proximity of Vieste Harbour and Santa Maria di Merino Sanctuary.
Make yourself at home in one of the 5 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and bidets.
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Patrick Donnelly said… Lindsay, our son Patrick Jr. is almost 2 years old, and like most 2 year olds he can get pretty wild. Recently he has been doing many things (like biting) that he knows he is not supposed to do because we have punished him for it before. What would be your advice [Read On]
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Why is Bonhoeffer experiencing such popularity among evangelical Christians at the moment? What is the appeal of his life and message that we find so attractive – and is that attraction legitimate?
I was first introduced to Bonhoeffer's life in a Focus on the Family Radio Theatre production titled "Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Freedom." More recently, Eric Metaxas wrote a biography of titled Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. This biography has been critiqued by Bonhoeffer historians because of the way Metaxas equates Nazism and liberal theology. In the reviews I've read of the book, these critics consistently cite a sentence regarding Bonhoeffer's return from a year in America in 1931: "Here they were fighting against the corrupting influences of the theologians at Union and Riverside (Church), and at home the fight was against the Reich church." These critics (including Victoria Barnett) argue that this is a simplistic reading of Bonhoeffer's thought and it does not account for some of the more liberal theology he espoused in prison.
But this is not Metaxas' first biography; he also wrote a life of William Wilbeforce to accompany the 2007 movie Amazing Grace. I think the thing that links the two is a connection between faith and political activism. This is attractive for modern evangelicals, who want a historical defense for their political involvement. This makes heroes who attack accepted social villains (slavery, Nazism) especially attractive: their struggle is (for the most part) against an uncontroversial evil. If modern evangelicals read their own narrative onto this, they see themselves fighting forces that will eventually be evaluated as just as evil in the court of historical opinion. The other attraction of this type of biography and hero is that it shows that faith need not be a pernicious influence in the sphere of public affairs; it can be a motivating force for social justice. (See, in this vein, the interest over D. Michael Lindsay's Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite.)
All of this brings me back to Life Together, which is emphatically not a book about Christian political activism. In chapter 1, Bonhoeffer cautions against holding our current communities up against some ideal form of community that is usually not attainable and only serves to make us discontent with the community we have now. This is in the context of Christian communities (churches, etc.), but I think the principle of gratitude he encourages can be applied to the political sphere as well. Chapter 4 on ministry details the ministry of holding one's tongue, of silence, and of bearing — specifically of bearing the burden of other Christians' freedom. This quote struck me most forcefully:It is, first of all, the freedom of the other person … that is a burden to the Christian. The other's freedom collides with his own autonomy, yet he must recognize it. He could get rid of this burden by refusing the other person his freedom, by constraining him and thus doing violence to his personality, by stamping his own image upon him. But if he lets God create His image in him, he by this token gives him his freedom and himself bears the burden of this freedom of another creature of God. The freedom of the other person includes all that we mean by a person's nature, individuality, endowment. It also includes his weaknesses and oddities, which are such a trial to our patience, everything that produces frictions, conflicts, and collisions among us. To bear the burden of the other person means involvement with the created reality of the other, to accept and affirm it, and, in bearing with it, to break through to the point where we take joy in it. (101)
I took several things away from this comparison between Bonhoeffer-in-his-own-words and Bonhoeffer-in-the-Evangelical-imagination:
- Christian community cannot be reduced to gossip sessions at coffee shops and shared music tastes (although those things may play a part). It is an intellectual pursuit that involves reading scripture together, a physical pursuit that involves cooking and caring for each other, and it can be messy. Christ calls the broken; is it therefore shocking that churches sometimes look more like psychiatric wards than model communities? The paradox of Christian community is that we are called to Christ's perfection, but that perfection involves loving imperfect people.
- Christian community involves freedom and therefore disagreement. One of the fundamental projects of Christian community must, then, be some agreement about how to manage disagreement. "Settling" disagreements may be too strong a term, since healthy Christian community should allow for a great degree of diversity.


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The 2014 draft is much better for skill position players than 2013. While there were some electric receivers in last year's draft, this year the crop is more polished, explosive, and diverse. In other words, fantasy football players will be taking note of where these guys get picked.
1. Mike Evans, Texas A&M- He has the best set of hands in this draft. He is a huge target, both tall and muscular. His speed and quickness are deceptive. He averaged more than 7 1/2 yards after the catch last season because he is difficult to take down and has a nice stiff-arm. His route-running will need some work, but his body positioning and ability to locate the ball at it's highest point and snatch it are unequaled in this class. Comparisons you'll hear a lot of: Vincent Jackson and Brandon Marshall.
2. Kelvin Benjamin, FSU- His size makes him the ideal down-field and redzone target for a NFL team. His hands are a little shaky, but his big-play ability is obvious. At this point he is a less polished version of Alshon Jeffery.
3. Sammy Watkins, Clemson- His burst is unparalleled. He gets to top speed as fast as anyone I've seen. He has excellent hands. My worry/wonder: more than half of his catches were off of screens. I could see him as a perfect fit in an offense like the Steelers, but what else can he do and what are his limits? His natural abilities are too much to ignore. Reminds me physically of Torrey Smith, but he has much better hands.
4. Odell Beckham Jr, LSU- This dude is smooth. His routes are precise and he glides around the field. Terrific hands catcher of the football. Kind of a combination of Eagles WR's DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin.
5. Jarvis Landry, LSU- Smart, aggressive player who attacks the ball in the air. Good route runner. I kind of see Victor Cruz when watch him play because his suddeness with the ball and toughness inside the hashes.
6. DeVante Adams, Fresno State- Guy just tore up the MWC. Fair to question the competition, but he demolished it. Reminds me of Jordy Nelson with his deep speed/size.
7. Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt- Extremely productive playing on mostly an inferior team in a superior conference. He is Jerry Rice's cousin, so that doesn't hurt. He's only an average athlete (I hope we aren't underestimating him like his cousin), but does everything well. More physically imposing than he's given credit for. Compares favorably to Michael Crabtree.
8. Marqise Lee, USC- Coming off a terrible season where injuries hindered him. I love his speed and acceleration in and out of cuts. Athletically, he'll stand apart. I question his hands (dropped over 12% of his targets), his tackle-breaking ability, and can he stay healthy? He could be Greg Jennings (at his best) or I fear he could be Ted Ginn-like.
9. Brandin Cooks, Oregon State- He's not quite Tavon Austin as far as explosiveness is concerned, but he's a better receiver at this point. He gets open and gobbles up passes. He's the ideal slot receiver because of quickness in and out of routes, reliable hands, and toughness (has never missed a game).
10. Mike Davis, Texas- He is very fast. Decent size and good route runner. He doubles as a returner and has better than advertised hands. Will challenge teams vertically with speed, but also plays the football well in the air, and is elusive after the catch. Think of a player like Nate Washington or Brian Hartline.


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Seven states on Friday joined the Justice Department in a federal lawsuit to block AT&T's proposed $39 billion bid for T-Mobile, as the companies struggle to save a deal that Justice has called bad for consumers and anticompetitive.
The attorney generals — a bipartisan group — from California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington joined the suit filed in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia. They argued that the deal would violate antitrust laws by reducing the number of wireless carriers from four to three national companies and removing an important lower-cost competitor.
"We have had an excellent working relationship with a number of state attorneys general and they have provided invaluable assistance throughout our investigation," Justice said in a statement. "Together, we will seek to protect consumers from the anticompetitive harm that would result from this proposed transaction."
Federal Judge Ellen Huvelle is scheduled to hold a hearing Wednesday, Sept. 21, on a schedule for Justice's case. AT&T and T-Mobile have said they will fight the suit but also hope to resolve Justice's concerns through private settlement talks.
Justice proposed in a separate filing for a hearing date of March 19, 2012. It said AT&T and T-Mobile, who want an expedited hearing, propose Jan. 16, 2012 for trial.
If the case is not complete by Sept. 2012, AT&T will have to pay a penalty of nearly $6 billion in cash and spectrum assets.
Experts say the addition of the seven states may make it more difficult for AT&T and T-Mobile to reach a settlement with Justice, which on Friday filed an amendment to its original complaint.
"This makes things a little harder because what it shows is that states want to make sure that Justice doesn't wimp out and settle on bad terms," said Robert Lande, a professor of law at the University of Baltimore.
He noted that states joined Justice in their 1998 antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft. Even though Justice ended up settling with Microsoft, the company also had to resolve state legal battles, he said.
"I would think it vastly complicates the process of negotiating a resolution and makes it more likely that the case will need to be fully litigated," said Andy Gavil, an antitrust law professor at Howard University. "In fact, part of the strategy here for both the Justice Department and the states may have been to fortify their collective ability to resist political pressure to settle."
AT&T downplayed the significance of the additional state opposition. Spokesman Michael Balmoris said it is not unusual for states to join federal regulators in cases against mergers. He noted that several state attorneys general support the deal and 15 Democratic lawmakers this week asked the Obama administration to settle with the companies to preserve the merger.
"We will continue to seek an expedited hearing on the DOJ's complaint," Balmoris said. "On a parallel path, we have been and remain interested in a solution that addresses the DOJ's issues with the T-Mobile merger."
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More Becoming Popular! It's awesome though, so you should probably listen to it, just sayin.
We also have some of the best voice tuning ever, and I totally didn't just jack that line from the pre-listeners, it really is impressive.
And finishing off with some Eurobeat Christmas music.
1.) The Living Tombstone - Becoming Popular Cover (zahqo's Rendition)
2.) &I ~ Winter Wrap Up Trance Remix
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Socio-Statistical Research on the Internalization of European Administrative Space Principles in the Romanian Public Administration
The authors propose an analysis of the public administration reform in Romania by assessing whether the Romanian civil servants perform their duties according to the regulations of the European Administrative Space. The paper offers a socio-statistic perspective on the internalization of the European Administrative Space principles, namely, the rule of law, openness towards citizens, and public administration responsibility in a Romanian context, after the European Union accession. Designed within the framework of modern theories of organizational sociology that see internalization as a process of organizational learning and change, and using a relevant sample of Romanian civil servants, the paper offers important and useful results for the future Romanian policies and strategies in an integrated European arena.
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Nicks says he'll be ready for a modified schedule by t-camp
Having missed all the Bucs' Organized Team Activities because 'they're not mandatory,' injured guard Carl Nicks was a spectator at the first minicamp practice Tuesday but said he will be ready for training camp in six weeks on a modified schedule.
"God, I hope so. I mean, honestly I think I'll be ready to play,'' Nicks said. "It's just the waiting game and trying to get back out there.''
Nicks has not played football of any kind since his recurrence of a MRSA infection following surgery on his left foot limited him to playing in only two games last season. He said he has been restricted to working out on elliptical machines and hopes to do some light jogging soon. He has played in only nine games since signing a five-year, $47.5-million contract as a Saints free agent in 2012.
"I'm not frustrated,'' Nicks said. "If it was Week 1 and I was in the same position I'm in, I'd be frustrated. But training camp hasn't even started, so I'm good...I think I'll have a modified schedule, but I think I'll be able to play football. That's what I'm trying to do.''
Nicks said he spent the off-season fishing and undergoing rehabilitation on his foot, which suffered nerve damage as a result of the multiple surgeries.
"Over the next six weeks, I'll be here training, rehabbing while everybody else is on vacation since I didn't go to OTAs, like you guys pointed out,'' Nicks said. "And I'll just try to get all these mental reps and basically getting ready to play.''
What did Nicks do during his time away from One Buc Place?
"Fishing, some rehabbing, fishing,'' Nicks said. "I just had a daughter, Jordan. She's just about two weeks old. I had my hands full with that. I'm just trying to get back.''


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PLANT CITY — The 73-year-old Plant City man who was reported missing Saturday was found safe later that night and returned to his family.
George Norman Naylor, who has Alzheimer's disease, left his home around 2:30 p.m. in a white Buick Century, headed toward Interstate 4 and McIntosh Road. When he didn't show up at his destination, family members called police.
He was reported to be in good health when authorities tracked him down at almost 10 p.m.
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About FDA
Conclusion: A Review of FDA's Approach to Medical Product Shortages
Table of Contents: A Review of FDA's Approach to Medical Product Shortages
Medical product shortages are harmful to nearly all parties involved. This shared experience can help motivate stakeholders to collaborate in developing approaches that might serve to prevent, ameliorate, and resolve this significant public health problem.
However, the problem of medical product shortages is complex and stems from economic, legal, regulatory, policy, and clinical decisions that are deeply interconnected. Many parties along the entire supply chain, including essential raw ingredient suppliers, API manufacturers, final drug product manufacturers, wholesalers, GPOs, clinicians, and ultimately, patients, are affected. While FDA has taken on the task of working with manufacturers to help prevent and mitigate these shortages, preventing 38 drug shortages in 2010 and 99 to date in 2011, many of the root causes and potential solutions lie beyond its purview. The Agency is also limited in its authorities as it formulates a response to the problem. Nonetheless, this report has identified a number of respects in which FDA's internal processes might be improved, so that FDA is maximizing its contribution to the prevention and mitigation of shortages.
There is no single or simple solution that can resolve the medical product shortage problem. Efforts to address the problem will need to be multifaceted, sustained over the long-term, and will require the engagement of all parties involved in the manufacture and distribution of medical products.
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RUSH - Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs Remasters Cancelled
March 13, 2009, 8 years ago
RUSH fan-site Power Windows have issued the following update:
In 2008 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs released their vinyl and Ultradisc II 24 KT Gold CD remaster of Permanent Waves, with the expectation of additional Rush remasters to follow in the near future. Those plans appear to have been canceled, however, as explained in this message recently posted to the Steve Hoffman Music Forums:
Michael Grantham from Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs: "After literally months of examination and discussions with the artists, due to the age and fragility of most of original first-generation analog masters to classic Rush titles, we've had to cancel plans to release the titles we had planned. They have deemed that the original masters should not be used for any future re-mastering, and we have to respect that decision. We apparently lucked out big-time with Permanent Waves as it was in pristine condition. Sorry for the bad news but we're not feeling so hot about it ourselves. I believe another indie label is now looking into releasing some Rush titles in the future but mastered from copy tapes."
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Streaks of Blue: How the Angels of Newtown Inspired One Girl to Save Her School
Reads: 991 | Likes: 0 | Shelves: 0 | Comments: 7
Book by: Jack Chaucer
Chapter 9 (v.1) - We're Going to Be Friends
"Adam's pretty weird, but I'm not sure he would start shooting people. Then again, I'll probably keep hiding in the bathroom at 12:14 for a while just in case. I'm too young to die and I definitely don't trust psycho Thomas whatever-his-name-is," Candace rambled on into Nicole's ear as she stashed her lunch bag and a paperback book into her locker. Scores of students streamed past them in the long corridor. "Is that what I think it is?" she asked, pointing to the book.
"Yeah, I was going to let Adam borrow it if he wants," Nicole said of "Wild."
"He doesn't seem like an avid reader."
"You never know," Nicole said, closing her locker and turning the lock. "I thought it went pretty well yesterday. Thanks for backing me up, C.C., and holding your tongue at the key moments. ... I guess your shirt did the talking for you," she added with a wink and a grin.
"Pretty rad, eh? Adam definitely couldn't handle hanging out with the two of us at the same time -- he was like a shy pathetic freshman at first," Candace said as they began strolling down the busy hall.
"I'm just glad it turned into a fairly positive experience -- something to build on maybe. I didn't want a full-blown intervention in the woods," Nicole said.
"That's what I expected, but I was pleasantly surprised," Candace said, clutching her books close to her chest. "I think the Russian guy and his dog really saved the day."
Nicole chuckled. "A little trail magic right there. I think the food helped Adam's morale, too."
"OK Strayed, I'll see you later."
"I have to meet with Ms. Alvarez now," Nicole said.
"Why? ... Oh yeah, Friday's shoving incident," Candance answered her own question. "Too bad I missed that."
"See what you miss when you're hiding in the bathroom," Nicole quipped with a grin.
"Oh well. Bye Nikki," Candace said, waving as she walked into a classroom on the right.
"Later," Nicole said, heading straight for the guidance counselor's office.
Ms. Alvarez cloaked her strong arms in a long-sleeved black shirt today, but her dark brown eyes didn't lack for intensity as she stared at Nicole in the seat in front of her desk.
"Why would you encourage a boy like Adam to beat somebody up? That's just not like you, Nicole," she said, dark curls framing her tan face. "I have to tell you that incident on Friday really threw me for a loop. I needed the weekend to process it before I talked to you."
"Timmy was making fun of Caleb ..."
"Yes I know, I know that, but still ..."
"What do you mean when you say 'a boy like Adam?'" Nicole asked, cutting off the counselor in turn.
Ms. Alvarez sighed. "You know what I mean, Nicole."
"No, I don't, so you're going to have to tell me," she replied firmly.
Ms. Alvarez raised her eyebrows and thought for a moment.
"Nicole, I really don't prefer to talk about another student behind his back in this office, but I think you're smart enough to know that Adam Upton has some behavioral issues and the last thing he needs is a girl pushing his buttons to act out," she said sharply.
"I wasn't trying to push his buttons," Nicole insisted. "How was I sup- ..."
"But you did, so I've decided that you can join Adam in detention after school today," the counselor ruled curtly.
"Look, I wasn't necessarily planning on giving you detention, but I really don't like your attitude right now. Your tone is very challenging and unremorseful. There is no place for fighting inside this school and I don't want to see you involved in any more incidents like this. Do you understand?"
Nicole rolled her eyes and tugged at her long strands of brown and blue.
"Do what you want, but all I'm trying to do is be friends with Adam and it isn't the easiset thing, you know," she said, suddenly looking up at the ceiling, hoping the counselor wouldn't see the tears welling up in her eyes. She had never been disciplined in school before at any level and it didn't sit well with her.
Ms. Alvarez could see the girl getting emotional and softened her tone.
"OK, Nicole, but you have to understand that I've never seen you two hang out in school before so I'm a little confused -- and then the incident on Friday? I walk into the cafeteria and the lunch lady tells me what happened. Then you defend Adam and admit you played a role in it. What am I supposed to do? Just ignore that? Timmy could've been seriously hurt. Adam is a much bigger boy."
Nicole shrugged and forced back her tears. Her punishment had been handed out so she decided to change the subject. She suddenly wanted to test how much guidance Ms. Alvarez was capable of providing. Hopefully it was better than her ability to hear someone out.
"Can I ask you a question, Ms. Alvarez?"
"Yes, of course, Nicole."
"Do you feel safe coming to this school every day?" the teen asked gravely.
Ms. Alvarez appeared even more confused now, tilting her head to the right, raising only her left eyebrow and clasping her hands together on top of her well-organized desk.
"Yes I do, Nicole -- what are you talking about?"
"I mean, do you ever think about Newtown or Columbine and wonder if something like that could happen here at Lakeview?" Nicole asked, looking the counselor right in the eyes.
"Of course I've thought about it -- how can any of us not think about it when these shootings have happened again and again, but I don't worry or agonize about it," she replied. "Walking around in fear is no way to live. We all come here to learn and teach and guide, and that should be our focus."
Nicole nodded and looked down at her hands. She noticed her finger nails needed a fresh coat of lavender polish as she waited for the counselor's inevitable follow-up question. Did she really want to go there with Ms. Alvarez?
"Why? Do you know about something? ... Because if you do, you should tell me right now, Nicole."
Nicole sighed. "I don't know anything, but I did have a dream a couple of weeks ago," she said.
Ms. Alvarez squinted at her. "A dream? Go on."
"Well, the dream warned me that something bad like that might happen at this school and time was running out to stop it," Nicole said.
Ms. Alvarez nodded thoughtfully and sat back in her padded black chair to ponder what the teen said.
"Dreams are not real, Nicole, but they are a good indication of what's on our subconscious mind -- fears or whatever," she said. "I don't blame you for being afraid of that threat because we all have been inundated with these images of mass killings over the past decade or so, and many of them have taken place in school settings."
"Do you think the dead can talk to us? Warn us?" Nicole asked.
"No ... no, I don't believe that, but that's my personal belief. However, sometimes dreams can focus on things that we might overlook while we're awake. Did the dream warn you about a specific plot or a specific person who might be behind it?" Ms. Alvarez asked.
Nicole thought about her answer for a moment.
"Yes," she finally said, "but I don't want to say who."
Ms. Alvarez nodded silently, picturing the face of Adam Upton in her mind. For the first time in their conversation, the guidance counselor didn't seem confused at all.
Nicole skipped lunch. She needed a break from Adam after her draining talk with Ms. Alvarez. She knew she'd see him in detention anyway and decided to give him the book then. She spent her lunch period in the school library instead, using the computer to do Internet searches on bipolar disorder, Columbine, Newtown, Asperger's syndrome and Adam Lanza, the Newtown shooter. It troubled her that she was dealing with an Adam, too.
"Do they really have to have the same exact first name? Creepy," she whispered to herself.
Computer research only added to Nicole's anxiety, so she tried to focus on the progress she had made with Adam instead. She was staring out the window and thinking about Sunday's hike at Rainbow Lake when Mr. Richardson called her name in English class about a half hour later.
"What? I'm sorry," she said, realizing she was in a fog.
"Yes, Nicole, you were clearly someplace far, far away," the teacher said with his usual easy-going style. "That's OK. Can you share with us the song you chose? And please tell us why this particular lyrical poem moved you."
"Sure," she said, straightening up in her seat, clearing her throat and focusing on the iPad screen on her desk. "I chose 'We're Going to Be Friends' by the White Stripes. Most of you probably heard the song on the soundtrack for the movie 'Napoleon Dynamite,' which came out in like 2004."
"Oh I loved that movie," a boy shouted from across the room, drawing a round of laughter, followed by a few dissenters who called the film "stupid," "assanine" and "retarded."
Someone else yelled "vote for Pedro!" in reference to Napoleon's popular Hispanic sidekick in the movie. Yet another person bellowed, "Liger ... a cross between a lion and a tiger, bred for its skills in magic," one of Napoleon's infamous one-liners. That sparked another round of laughter and chaos in the classroom.
Mr. Richardson allowed his students to have some fun with their trip down cinema lane for a few moments, but then he regained control. "OK everyone, let's hear Nicole's take on the White Stripes' song," he said, hushing the room with the downward motion of his hands.
Nicole looked down at her iPad again and recited the first five lines of lyrics to the class:
Fall is here, hear the yell
Back to school, ring the bell
Brand new shoes, walking blues
Climb the fence, books and pens
I can tell that we are going to be friends
Nicole noticed Derek gazing at her intently from the desk to her right as she looked up to address the class from her left-aisle window seat. She gave him a quick smile and spoke clearly. "I've always loved the White Stripes and most people know their song, 'Seven Nation Army' ..."
A boy in the back left of the class interrupted her by humming the popular melody to that song -- a catchy, militant progression often sung by fans at college basketball games and even soccer matches around the world. A few others joined in before Mr. Richardson, once again, had to tamp down the noise with his hands.
"Continue, Nicole," he said.
"Well, I chose 'We're Going to Be Friends' because it's an acoustic song with a great melody and the words take me back 10 years ago when I was 7. That's when going to school was so new and exciting and innocent. Back then it seemed like making friends was so much simpler, easier and fun," she explained, trying her best not to get emotional while she talked. "I'm especially moved by the lyric, 'We don't notice any time pass,' later in the song. It's just so true. We're so completely wrapped up in learning and beginning to discover this world that we can't possibly see the forest through the trees. Before we know it, 10 years have come and gone. Once again, fall is here, hear the yell, back to school, ring the bell -- only now we're starting 12th grade instead of second. It's almost over for us, but the cycle continues.
"The second-graders over at Park Ridge Elementary are going to be friends, going to learn and won't notice any time pass. It makes me wonder where I'll be, what I'll be doing and who my friends will be 10 years from now -- when I'm 27 and those second-graders are sitting in this classroom ..."
"Telling me about their favorite songs," Mr. Richardson said, deftly finishing Nicole's sentence and smiling like he, too, was moved by the lyrics and her interpretation of them. "Well chosen and well said, Nicole. I really believed you captured the essence of the song and applied it to exactly what you've guys have gone through. I love how the writer -- Jack White in this case -- has written the song in present tense even though he's clearly an adult now, looking back on a time when he was much younger and completely innocent. It's hard not to yearn for that innocence yourself when you read the lyrics and especially when you hear the song. It's a song that makes you smile and hurt a little all at the same time -- and that's not easy to achieve. It's often the simplest songs with the most heartfelt, honest messages that move us the most."
Nicole wiped a tear from her left eye and smiled at Mr. Richardson. Derek gave her a pat on the right shoulder and she blushed. Amazingly, the previously rowdy class even embraced quiet reflection for a moment.
"I like the positively determined title of the song, too," she added softly. "'We're Going to Be Friends.'"
© Copyright 2017 Jack Chaucer. All rights reserved.
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By PHILLIP RAWLSMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) â¿¿ Alabama's unemployment rate for January measured 6.9 percent, which was the third-lowest in the Southeast and a full percentage point below the national rate. The January rate was up slightly from December's revised rate of 6.8 percent and equaled the revised November rate of 6.9 percent. Alabama now has three months of rates below 7 percent. The last time the rate was under 7 percent was in November 2008, the state Department of Labor reported Monday. Alabama's January rate was below the 7.3 percent measured a year ago and was below the national rate of 7.9 percent. "The long-term trend in Alabama's unemployment rate is encouraging news," Gov. Robert Bentley said Monday. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that Alabama's rate was third-lowest in the Southeast, with Virginia finishing best at 5.6 percent and Louisiana measuring 5.9 percent. Among Alabama's neighbors, Mississippi came in at 9.3 percent, Georgia 8.7 percent, Florida 7.8 percent, and Tennessee 7.7 percent. After the end of the year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised Alabama's monthly figures for 2012, and the agency lowered 10 of the 12 months from the rate originally reported. State Labor Commissioner Tom Surtees said Alabama's unemployment rate has been inching downward because of fewer claims being filed for unemployment benefits, fewer companies reporting layoffs, and increased hiring. But he said the focus must remain on finding jobs for the 148,724 Alabamian who were looking for work in January. Ahmad Ijaz, an economic researcher at the University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research, said Alabama's declining unemployment rate is due to the state's economy slowly adding jobs, particularly in auto manufacturing, and to the shrinking civilian labor force. The Department of Labor's figures showed the civilian labor force in January was about 8,700 smaller than a year ago.
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Lions QB Stafford doubtful to play vs. Packers
Published: November 23rd, 2009 | Tags: Daunte Culpepper, Detroit Lions, Matthew Stafford
Lions rookie QB Matthew Stafford has an injury to the AC joint in his left shoulder and looks doubtful to play Thursday against the Packers, a league source told NFL Network insider Michael Lombardi.
Stafford is extremely sore in his non-throwing shoulder, the source said, but he shouldn't be out for a long time. Stafford could play against the Packers if the pain subsides.
Stafford didn't participate in the Lions' walk-through Monday. He was injured during Sunday's comeback victory over the Browns and threw the winning touchdown pass despite being in pain. He finished the game with a career-high five TD passes.
If Stafford can't play Thursday, the Lions likely would turn to veteran backup Daunte Culpepper.