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The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) held its 75th annual meeting last weekend in Los Angeles and according to some of the participants, it was very successful. Many African American mayors played prominent roles—the most prominent being the organization's president, Douglas H. Palmer, mayor of Trenton, New Jersey. Kwame M. Kilpatrick, the two-term mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and the youngest mayor in his city's history, also played prominent roles as chairman of the Nominating committee and a member of the International Affairs committee. Shirley Franklin, the first African American woman mayor of Atlanta, Georgia was not able to stay for the duration of the conference, however, she serves on the USCM Advisory Board and is a member of its Environment committee. And, Ron Dellums, the recently-elected mayor of Oakland, California is a member of both the Tourism, Arts, Sports and Entertainment, and the Energy committees.
The focus of the meeting was to introduce the full membership to the 10-point plan, and to formally adopt policy positions and resolutions on a range of issues affecting the nation's cities. Though one of the pre-arranged topics—as spelled out in the conference's written material—was climate protection, environment and global warming, the situation in Iraq took equal billing with the pre-arranged agenda.
Mayor Kilpatrick was interviewed on an array of issues and as one of the major participants he said, "As you bring together a collection of mayors, you get common perspectives on local communities—what they are doing about housing, safety, economic development, homelessness—it's information sharing, it's idea sharing, it's camaraderie because it's hard being a mayor. So the significance of this conference is people from all over the country coming together for a common goal and that goal is to help the people they serve."
The discussion among the mayors became very heated when a resolution about the war in Iraq was presented for a vote, and Kilpatrick offered his viewed on the matter. "The resolution was about sending a message from America's mayors (to Washington) saying that we would hope that our federal government would use every prudent measure possible to bring home our troops and we should also expeditiously improve our timeline for training the Iraqi people (troops) to establish stability in their country, he said. "So I voted for the resolution." After the vote was taken one of the mayors got up, stated his opposition to the majority vote, and immediately resigned and walked out of the conference.
"The USCM allows mayors from small towns and large cities to get together and collaborate on initiatives that we have on arts, culture, homeland security and economic development," said Mayor Franklin whose city is a prominent gateway to the South. "We are pleased to be in Los Angeles to discuss the national agenda so that it might include in the election year (2008) the issues of people of color as well as the people who live in cities and towns across America."
In outlining her specific role at the conference, she followed with, "I am the president of the Democratic Mayors (organization) and the former chair of the women's caucus of the USCM. So I come primarily as a mayor but I have served in several leadership roles. And while I'm here I expect to learn about things for Atlanta."
Mayor Dellums was quick to elicit that he is the "new kid on the block" describing his recent ascension into the mayor's job. However, as a seasoned elected official—having served almost three decades as a U.S. congressman—USCM was not a new phenomenon to him; it just had a different name. When he was asked about his vote on the Iraq resolution, he replied candidly with a smile saying, "You already know the answer to that." Then he stepped outside the meeting room and continued, "Before the United States went to war with Iraq, I was asked to come to the Democratic caucus to give my perspective. What I said to them was, 'to go to war in Iraq would be counter productive, unnecessary, dangerous and unpredictable,' and I believe history has exonerated that analysis. We are spending approximately $2.5 billion a week in Iraq at a time when our cities desperately need help. It was not a difficult reach to support this resolution, which in essence says let's end this (the war in Iraq)."
As the president of the USCM, Mayor Palmer was responsible for putting the entire conference together and he began doing that earlier in the year when he convened a special mayoral leadership meeting in Washington, D.C. to develop an action agenda which resulted in the 10-point plan.


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SIOBHAN FINNERAN and fellow cast members broke the tension on the set of BBC1 drama The Syndicate as they giggled over fish and chips.
The former Downton Abbey actress stars in the series, which begins tomorrow at 9pm on BBC1, as a Lottery-winning nurse who uses sedatives to manage her abusive husband.
Siobhan revealed: "Mandy gives her husband Steve (actor Steven Waddington) a mixture of drugs.
"But as the series goes on you'll see why. She is a vulnerable character, but if you asked her she wouldn't see herself as a victim of domestic abuse – she would say she is managing her life.
"Sometimes it was very tense on set but we did have a lot of fun. We laughed a lot.
"There was one scene where Steve and Mandy are having a family dinner and the writer, Kay Mellor, shouted half way through: 'Eat more fish and chips.' That really broke the tension.
"I'm a giggler anyway and some days it was like Carry On: The Syndicate, so the biggest challenge was not to laugh."
Siobhan, who will not return to Downton Abbey as lady's maid Sarah O'Brien this year, added: "And there are no wigs or corsets, which is nice."
The Syndicate, which also stars Alison Steadman and Mark Addy, follows a group of hospital workers who each win a £14million haul.

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About: Accreditation
Institutional and Regional Accreditation
The Art Institute of Chicago is a private, nonprofit corporation. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is a professional college of the visual and related arts, accredited since 1936 by the Higher Learning Commission and as a charter member since 1948 by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
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Chicago, IL 60604-1413
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
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Education Program Certification
SAIC's BFA with an Emphasis in Art Education and the Master of Arts in Teaching art education program is certified by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Art Therapy Program Approval
The Master of Arts in Art Therapy program is accredited by the Education and Approval Board of the American Art Therapy Association.
Architecture Program Approval
The Master of Architecture degree program is approved by the National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB).
In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. NAAB, which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a six-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.
Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may consist of a preprofessional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the preprofessional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree. NAAB grants candidacy status to new programs that have developed viable plans for achieving initial accreditation. Candidacy status indicates that a program should be accredited within six years of achieving candidacy, if its plan is properly implemented. In order to meet the education requirement set forth by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), an applicant for an NCARB Certificate must hold a professional degree in architecture from a program accredited by NAAB; the degree must have been awarded not more than two years prior to initial accreditation. However, meeting the education requirement for the NCARB Certificate may not be equivalent to meeting the education requirement for registration in a specific jurisdiction. Please contact NCARB for more information.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects was formally granted a full eight-year term of accreditation for the professional Master of Architecture program through 2022. The accreditation term was effective January 1, 2014.
The four tracks of the Master of Architecture program:
- Master of Architecture, total 102 credits (requirement: nonprofessional degree)
- Master of Architecture, Option 2, total 60 credits (requirement: preprofessional degree)
- Master of Architecture with an Emphasis in Interior Architecture, total 102 credits (requirement: nonprofessional degree)
- Master of Architecture with an Emphasis in Interior Architecture, Option 2, total 60 credits (requirement: preprofessional degree)
The Master of Architecture program is scheduled for its next accreditation visit in 2014.
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- American Association for Higher Education
- National Art Education Association
- College Art Association of America
- Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities
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- College Scholarship Service
- Counsel for Advancement and Support of Education
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- American Association of University Women
- National Association of College Admissions Counselors
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- National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
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To start in a somewhat blunt fashion, this game won't appeal to everyone. In fact, I'll go so far as to say it won't appeal to a lot of people. However, true fans of the strategy and/or WWII and/or naval genres may find this enjoyable.
Taken back to 1942, you step into the shoes of Henry Walker, a young American naval recruit. As the Japanese launch their surprise attack on Pearl Harbour, your new military career is kicked into overdrive and before you know it, you have an entire fleet of ships at your command and orders to defeat the enemy at all costs. No problemo.
Unfortunately, talking the talk is much harder than walking the walk in Battlestations Midway. From the sudden attack on Pearl Harbour to the turning point of the war, the battle of Midway, you're dropped into 11 very large battles. You have the ability to jump in the driver's seat of every single unit at your disposal, from colossal carrier ships and sleek black submarines to feisty little planes.
Although you can direct your units using group and formation battle tactics, the ability to take over any individual unit can be daunting and distracting. It becomes far too easy to get caught up in submarine stealth tactics or fancy flying formations, while in the meantime your poor ships are being torn apart by enemy fire. To gamers such as myself who are unaccustomed to strategy games, Battlestations Midway makes for a steep learning curve.
My complete lack of military knowledge also came as quite a handicap. I almost failed the first mission simply because I didn't see a tiny little periscope sticking out of the water next to my boat. "Quick sailor, the F28 D9 class destroyer is targeting you!". Yep, it sounded bad, and judging by the state of my rapidly sinking ship, it was. Of course, it would have helped if I knew the F28 D9 destroyer Cruiser whatsherface was a submarine in the first place.
With a huge number of different units to choose from in each battle, it can be tempting to find a favourite boat or plane and simply stick with it. Each vehicle has a number of different strengths and weaknesses though, so learning which unit is suited to which situation is a must if you want to have any chance of progressing through the storyline or challenges. Those with short attention spans may find this a problem, so be ready to sit in for the long haul.
The graphics in Battlestations Midway are certainly good but on the whole don't look any more impressive than games like Far Cry Predator did on the original Xbox. This wouldn't be too much of a problem given that Predator looked pretty sweet, but this is a new game on a next generation console. Sadly, the cut scenes are of a fairly current gen standard too, dragging the entire graphical feel of the game down. An honourable mention should go to whoever was responsible for the sky and weather effects though. The clouds and sunsets generally look amazing, even to the point of distraction when flying your planes. There are only so many glimpses of epic cloud formations you can take when trying to pull a plane out of a harrowing dive.
The sound featured in the game leaves a bit to be desired. There's the obligatory stirring war anthem which is featured again, and again, and again. The voice acting borders on cheesy, which detracts from the actual storyline, but the sound effects are reasonable and stand up to inspection.
Aside from the main mission, Battlestations Midway also includes 12 extra challenges and the ability to face other players in head-to-head or co-operative style online battles. A decent collection of online and offline achievement awards and three difficulty settings round off the game in a satisfactory way.
For what it is, Battlestations Midway is a well-crafted game. Sadly, the general lack of appeal to anyone but naval enthusiasts will probably keep this game on the shelf far longer than it deserves. The ability to control each battle entirely from plane to boat to sub may scare off the casual gamer looking to delve into a new genre. As Captain Planet was fond of saying, "the power is yours" - and in Battlestations Midway, it really is. Put on your strategy hat and prepare for some fiendishly difficult and drawn-out combat.
Battlestations Midway is now available in New Zealand for the Xbox 360 and the PC.
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Where is the empirical data to show that people from states with less stringent training requirements are less safe than people from states with more stringent training requirements?
Ignoring the fact that the argument is not necessarily about the concept of being "less safe," you need to realize that in any analysis involving a paucity of actual data (there are relatively few guns carried concealed, and far fewer are ever drawn), one must use analytical and decision analysis methods other than data regression.
Case in point: there was
data indicating that the absence of the application of thermal properties specifications to the interface seals on the STS SRB (Space Transportation System Solid Rocket Booster) might well result in a catastrophic mission loss and an extremely damaging program hiatus. However, an adequate failure mode and effect analysis (one starts with assessing "what if" the seal should become brittle at low temperatures) that would have cost thousands might well have saved many billions. One cannot rely on actual data unless there is enough of it to analyze, but that does not alter the severity of the risk.
Apply the same thing to gun ownership. "What if" a gun owner is (unlike Peetzakilla and many others) innocently unaware that shooting at a fleeing burglar (or worse, at a thief) is far from a lawful heroic act, and does just that, committing a felony and perhaps severely injuring innocent people? The consequences can be horrendous, to say the least.
What is the probability that that, or any of the myriad of other possible tragic acts, might happen? For any one gun owner, somewhere between remote and less than remote, I'll agree. What is the significance of the potential consequences? On the very high end of "extremely severe", I think.
One needs to take into account likelihood, potential consequences, and the feasibility of mitigation. Kinda like deciding whether it's a good idea to have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen.
So the question becomes whether to accept the risk or to try to mitigate it. What would the cost of a reasonable mitigation plan be? Well, in Missouri, state audits showed the cost of putting someone through an eight hour training course to be about $100.
Compare that to the potential consequences. At the low end, legal costs on the high end of five figures. At the high end, loss employment, loss of personal freedom, and the loss of all assets in expenses and in a civil judgment.
What kind of probability would one need to show before concluding that the investment would be a very, very good one? One need not be a professional underwriter to realize that for those not already very knowledgeable, not making the investment would be foolhardy, even with a success rate of, say, less than two thirds.
Should it be mandatory? Well, most states do mandate the carrying of auto liability insurance for drivers. Is
an abridgment of personal freedom?
And when one applies the analysis to the aggregate of the gun owning population and understands that an extremely low incidence of tragic events would be required to change public sentiment materially, that brings up the already much discussed risk to the continued right of gun ownership.
Some people seem to have the instinct that we should appease the gun haters by burdening ourselves with cumbersome rules. This is a road to nowhere.
I do not believe that a $100, one day investment in something that might undo the harmful effects of one's having watched too much television constitutes a "cumbersome rule", nor do I think it has
to do with appeasing the gun haters. It's just good sense--and intelligent risk management.
The gun haters hate guns. The only thing that will make them happy is if all gun owners are made felons. All restrictions do is reduce the number of people who exercise their right to bear arms, and therefore the number who are willing to vote to protect the right.
You nailed it. Let's try to give them less ammo, OK?
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New Poll Shows 66 Year Old Actress Helen Mirren Has The Best Body Of All [VIDEO]
According to a poll done by L.A. Fitness, actress Helen Mirren has the best body. And she's 66 years old! The Los Angeles Times reports there were 2,000 people polled. Getting nearly 18% of the vote, the British actress beat out supermodel Elle "The Body" MacPherson and Jennifer Lopez. As for the most fit man, it's soccer star David Beckham.
It's unclear how Mirren keeps fit, however she was recently named a spokesperson for Wii in Britain. Even though she excels in less physical acting, winning an Oscar for "The Queen", she also played a semiretired femme fatale in "Red", the most recent Bruce Willis action comedy. And her appeal spans all demos. Here she is hosting NBC's "Saturday Night Live".


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Lighthearted at Home
The Very Best of Anne Lindsay
Anne Lindsay
Hardcover, 512 pages
Anne Lindsay has been a healthy eating/healthy lifestyle advocate and teacher for over 25 years, has written many award-winning cookbooks, which have been tested and promoted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and has even won The Order of Canada for her tireless efforts in promoting delicious healthy eating.
Her new book, Lighthearted at Home, is a collection of best and favourite recipes from her career, complete with nutritional information (updated) and tips such as making components of the dish ahead and optional substitutions.
There are sections of beautiful photos, but not for each dish. (Understandable, as there are so many recipes)
I found the recipes straight-forward, easy to understand and execute, as well as being tasty and original. I was pleasantly surprised with the unique flavour combinations and the ease with which these tasty dishes came together.
Here is what we tried from the book:
I was intrigued by the Honey-Raisin Granola, not so much for the flavours (although the addition of sesame seeds was surprisingly delicious) but for the method of squeezing clumps of the cereal together to make the clusters that we all love. Unfortunately only some of my clusters remained intact, leaving the rest of the granola fairly flaky and small - but it was quite tasty nonetheless.
We absolutely loved the Citrus Quinoa Salad. Nuts and dried fruit with fresh cucumbers, herbs and tinned mandarin orange segments combined with the lemony Asian-style dressing made for a unique and delicious combination. Hubby ate the leftovers for breakfast - not something he generally does with salad. High praise indeed.
Another unique and yummy side was the Wild Rice, Bulger and Tomato Salad. This was a heartier salad with great texture. Both fresh and satisfying, it is a wonderful spin on a traditional tabbouleh salad.
The Lemon-Tarragon Sole Fillets were tasty and super-easy. As long as you had thawed out your sole fillets ahead of time, you could have this on the table in 15 minutes. Just brush on the creamy, yogurty sauce and broil. What could be better than that?
Everyone loves a burger, so we cooked up the Ginger-Garlic Chicken Burgers. We loved the bold Asian flavours and serve them on toasted rye bread with sautéed mushrooms and....
Fries! You can't have a burger without fries. These Roasted Sesame-Chili French Fries were the perfect complement to the chicken burgers. Why have I not thought of roasting sesame seeds on fries before? Brilliant! We loved this healthy and simple Asian twist on the classic burger and fries.
This magnum opus contains enough simple, healthy, and delicious recipes to keep you going for some time. I didn't see any shady food-substitutes that you often come across in a lighter-fare cookbook, the ingredients are all fresh and real and the dishes don't leave you feeling deprived in any way. Eating light has never been so delicious!


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I wrote a message a couple of weeks ago that my juvederm injections hadn't worked and I had wasted $1,000. Well, to my amazement, it finally kicked in. The parenthesis around my nose and mouth are very diminished. It just took more time than I thought it would. I look forward to getting more injections. I am 68 years old and feel pretty again!
Juvederm Finally Kicked In! -Ft. Worth, TX
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Tamara was very honest and up front with me. She said that because I had deep wrinkles it wouldn't take them away, just diminish them. That it did!
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Glendale, WI, United States, 2009/12/08 - New version includes support for Apple Macintosh Intel hardware.
Binary Research International, Inc. (BRI) and Big Bang, LLC announced today the availability of Big Bangs Universal Imaging Utility (UIU) version 4.5, the leading product in the hardware-independent imaging space. BRI is the authority on cloning and migration, having been part of the company that created the industry-leading cloning solution now known as Symantec Ghost. Big Bang is the pioneer of single-Image cloning, having released its Universal Imaging Utility solution in 2004.
Version 4.5 of the UIU was developed specifically to support Microsoft Windows 7 and Apple Macintosh Intel-based hardware via Apple Boot Camp. The UIU continues to support Windows Vista and XP, working alongside a Users existing cloning software to provide an out-of-the-box, hardware-independent solution. Compatible third-party products include Microsoft Deployment toolset, Symantec Ghost, Altiris, Acronis and ZENworks. Employing the UIU in conjunction with just one of these applications enables Users to create a single hardware-independent master Image of a Windows computer. This single Image can then be deployed across disparate hardware platforms, easing system deployment, maintenance, upgrades, rollouts and migrations, as well as disaster recovery efforts. The vanguard software application enables error-free deployment to every desktop, laptop and tablet PC in the business environment.
The release of a Windows 7-compatible version of the Universal Imaging Utility provides IT personnel with a reliable tool to help them deploy and rollout their systems, said Jim Szopinski, Vice President of Marketing, Binary Research International. No other software solution does what the UIU does and we are pleased that so many successful organizations have chosen the Universal Imaging Utility as part of their hard drive cloning and system management toolkit.
UIU is a massive time saver, said Travis Johnson, PC Support and Imaging Specialist at Hyland Software. Building a PC by hand can take an entire day assuming there are only few interruptions. UIU enables me to ghost the unit to the current approved image in a matter of a couple hours; all the while I can address other issues.
The Universal Imaging Utility remains the only hardware-independent solution that includes ongoing maintenance for the driver database. Missing or incorrect device drivers are the primary reason for cloning failures. This will always be the case as manufacturers continue to release new NICs, sound and video cards, chipsets and other components.
Licensing for the UIU is per-seat, based on the number of computers that receive an Image prepared with the UIU, and it is perpetual, meaning a licensed computer can be re-imaged without requiring an additional license. Pricing starts at $20.14 per-seat for 100 computers and drops to $9.12 for 5,000 or more licenses.
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Founded in 1997, Binary Research International (BinaryResearch.net) was a subsidiary of Binary Research Ltd, the original developer of Ghost, now known as Symantec Ghost. BRI continues to sell, train and consult in the use of Ghost, having developed curriculum for every version of Ghost since 2000. BRI has also developed its own training courses for Hardware-Independent Imaging, Vista and Windows 7 Migration and Deployment.
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South By Southwest (SXSW) 2013 is fast approached and the excitement is beginning to mount. With hundreds of musical acts already announced, and plenty more to come, this years event may be one of the best yet. And not only because you can discover "the next big thing," but also for aspiring artist, it's a creative space to grow and learn from industry juggernauts. Today's news comes with the announcement of chief creative officer at Sony Music Clive Davis as a guest speaker at this years SXSW Music Conference.
Responsible for such signings as Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Alicia Keys, Earth, Wind & Fire and more, Davis is one of the few to thrive within the music industry through its ups and downs over the past few decades. His knowledge and experience is unmatched and he will share that insight at SXSW on Thursday, March 14th, 2013. He will speak from 2:00pm-3:00pm at the Austin Convention Center.
For more on this event and SXSW as a whole, visit www.sxsw.com.
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The school had been a Montessori program – which is a type of learning system for those who are more independent – through the eighth grade for years, and it will still be a Montessori program for grades 1 through 6.
The school, which has around 525 students enrolled this year, will no longer feed into South Side High School.
The parents, at times during their remarks, acknowledged that the district has the right to adjust its programming at its schools. However, each of the four were exasperated with what they described as FWCS' lack of communication prior to the change, the timing of the change after the school choice lottery for the district – which meant their children will likely have to attend Towles for the next year, unless they choose a charter, private or parochial option – and what they termed as a failure of the district to explain how the New Tech program works in the first place.
"We just would really like to know more," said one parent.
What could, or should, be of concern to the district: Several of the parents said that the change and how it was handled had prompted them to reach out to private schools in order to assess a potential fit for their children.
"New Tech might be great, but I don't have enough information to say that," one speaker said. "If it's (FWCS' decision-making) going to be a business, most businesses focus on taking care of their customers."
While the parents did address the board, the board itself didn't ask further questions or respond to the remarks. Board president Mark GiaQuinta explained that the board's training is such that while they certainly pay attention to all that is going on with the district, concerns about the operation of the district are funneled to senior members of the administration.
That, GiaQuinta says, serves to not undermine the superintendent, Wendy Robinson.
It was announced that Monday, April 22nd, will feature a "getting to know New Tech" event at Wayne. The event will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.


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Bristol Palin winning may kill 'Dancing With the Stars'
While Bristol Palin's unprecedented success on Dancing With the Stars has already killed one victim (the TV owned by that shotgun-toting wacko in Wisconsin), rumors are now flying that if she ends up winning, it'll kill the show. Don't worry, ABC can always produce Bristol Palin's Alaska instead.
"This will be a disaster for the show if Bristol wins," a source tells PopEater's Rob Shuter. "Any credibility the show had will be over. It will go from being a dancing competition to a popularity competition where whoever has the most rabid fan base will always win no matter how little talent they have." Isn't that how all voting contests work?
It remains to be seen if Sarah Palin's oldest cub will be able to beat out Jennifer Grey or Kyle Massey, but this week's ouster of Brandy has had reality show fans up in arms that she's getting undue help from mama grizzlies everywhere.
"Another problem the producers foresee is that after Bristol wins no one in Hollywood will ever want to be on the show again," an ABC source told Shuter. "Why would a real star want to compete and lose against someone like Christine O'Donnell or Levi Johnston? It's humiliating. The producers know they are in big trouble for sure." Oh come on now, neither of them is half as popular as the Palins are.
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Florida bear hunt halted after 298 bears killed statewide
ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said there were 298 bears killed during the two-day bear hunt and the majority were harvested in Central Florida. While FWC said the kill rates were higher than expected here in our area and in the east Panhandle, the total numbers actually came back just shy of their 320 objective.
Seven days were allotted for the hunt but FWC shut it down in two of the four Bear Management Units after the first day and completely called it off after Sunday night as numbers approached 320. In Central Florida, 139 bears were killed. In the East Panhandle, North, and South bear management units, there were 112, 25, and 22 bears killed, respectively.
FWC said, for the most part, hunters complied with regulations. However, the agency did investigate several instances of underweight bears being killed, hunters baiting the bears and those who shot bears without a permit. While the hunt didn't come without it's fair share of controversy, FWC maintains the hunt was necessary to stabilize the states large and resilient black bear population. FOX 35 asked the agency if it's planning another hunt sometime soon and was told at this point, they don't know.
"We are going to take everything into consideration. How this hunt went. We are going to look at population data. We are going to look at a variety of different things and we will make that decision in the future," said Greg Workman, FWC spokesperson.


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Windy days, Nick Cody and QB sorting -- it's Esks (preseason) game day
No matter what your job is, we all have those annoying obstacles that try to make life miserable for us. At their most opportunistic, they pop up when they're completely inconvenient to us.
For mailmen/women, it might be dogs; for people who work in retail it might be the ball-of-rage customer who's using the person with a name tag on as an excuse to unravel; for beleaguered mayors of major Canadian cities it's probably maggoty journalists or provincial anti-corruption units, respectively. Finally, for us journalists (whose maggotocity is debatable, in my biased opinion), it's the wind.
One of the first lessons that I learned when I started writing was that wind and microphones don't mix. So when it started gusting at Commonwealth Stadium yesterday as the Eskimos' short practice came to an end, I should have known better. To an extent, I did. When the players came off of the field and the interviews began, I put my iPhone away, knowing that audio is gobbled up by the wind on that medium. "My trusty Olympus recorder," I told myself, "has never failed me."
It was here, when I flicked the recorder on and began talking with Nick Cody, that I was for the lack of a better term, screwed.
Out of the six minutes I spoke with Cody yesterday (who is a very bright and interesting guy with an equally interesting story), about four of them were audible. I think the story turned out well, but it was still very deflating to be sitting in the airport yesterday waiting to catch my flight to Vancouver and hearing what can only be likened to what it sounded like on those old Hercules cartoons when Herc fought a villain. My apologies to those within earshot of me yesterday while I tried to work my way through those middle two minutes.
As a recent journalism grad from the University of Oregon, Cody likely understands these struggles. The Eskimos' newest offensive lineman talked about the degree he picked up on Monday, before signing with the Eskimos on Tuesday. He'll suit up for tonight's final preseason game in B.C., to cap an eventful week.
I mentioned in my story that Cody wrote a short drama for a school project. He fashioned it after the show Dexter but put it in the world of a newsroom. It's kind of a dark piece, but it's very well done. Check it out here.
The victim, by the way, is played by Cody's teammate on the Ducks' offensive line, Karrington Armstrong.
OK, let's talk some football.
The Eskimos' game tonight against the B.C. Lions is first and foremost all about Mike Reilly. After two full seasons as Travis Lulay's backup QB, Reilly returns to his stomping grounds tonight to get a very realistic sampling of the CFL as a starter. He's played it cool this week and spoke yesterday about treating his first start as an Eskimo as not that big a deal.
"I know them quite well but they know me pretty well too," he said of the Lions' defence. "I don't think there'll be a lot of secrets, we're just going to go out there and try to play fast, play smart and just be efficient."
Reilly and the first-units on offence and defence are expected to get the first half of the game tonight, Eskimos head coach Kavis Reed said yesterday. Reilly said he sees this game as a chance to build some momentum for next week's season opener against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
"You want a bit of momentum going into the regular season, no doubt about it but it is still a preseason game where some mistakes are going to happen," he said. "It's all about adjusting to that. This game's probably going to be a little faster than last week but it'll probably still be slower than a regular season game, just in terms of the speed of the players and just how fast everyone is playing. So it'll be a good tune-up game but there's definitely some things we need to accomplish. We need to get some momentum."
When the attention shifts away from Reilly's homecoming, it will move over to determining Reilly's backup. Jonathan Crompton is the No. 2 QB tonight, with Kerry Joseph at three and Jacory Harris fourth. Reed said yesterday that the order of the depth chart after Reilly shouldn't be read too much into.
It won't have the magnitude of the Reilly vs. Matt Nichols QB battle, but this backup job is an important one, especially with Nichols out for the season. Do the Eskimos want to go with experience at the backup, in Joseph? Or do they look to the future and make Crompton or Harris the No. 2 and develop a youngster right away?
Reed and Esks GM Ed Hervey said throughout the offseason that they had a specific, mentorship-heavy role in mind for Joseph this year. Could he have that role as the No. 3 and help the other three active quarterbacks this year — all in their infancy in the CFL if you take into account that Reilly only has three starts to his name — and push the team into the future at that position?
Both Harris and Crompton were impressive in the limited time they got last Friday against the Riders. Harris played well in the third quarter, leading a drive that resulted in a touchdown, despite the second-unit offensive line being in and giving its worst play of the night. They tightened it up in the fourth quarter and Crompton was able to show off his tremendously strong arm (he threw two 50-plus-yard passes that weren't caught). Reed said he was impressed with both players and is looking forward to seeing them again tonight.
"Tremendous athletes," he said of the duo. "Both were extremely poised. You can't tell that they're first-year guys in the CFL. They're very well-versed in the quarterbacking position and they're tremendously gifted in that way, in terms of football mechanics. We were very pleased with their leadership. When they're in the huddle they articulate plays very well, they direct traffic and they haven't been here very long. We're very pleased with their leadership and their intelligence and their poise."
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By Randy Carmichael
From: Boulder, CO
Jul 24, 2006
rating: 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
There seems to be a newer bolt before the original "1st bolt", and I don't believe the route now deserves an "R" rating.
Also, the crux is a very interesting sequence of moves that I look forward to doing again. Good route (by Table standards anyway).
By Ken Trout
From: Golden, CO
Nov 28, 2007
rating: 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
Jonathan rated NRGHB hardish 5.11 and it felt that way to me, way back. I'm guessing it is a good 5.9 by not cutting left. It is always interesting to see how others interpret beta. The nine plus way looks good too.
About the bolting. I do know this route was vandalized by The Man From S.C.A.R.E. I think the 1/2" Rawl, first bolt, is the fix for what was taken. The other three bolts all look like the work of the Plastic Prince. He loved overhangs and was not one to put in contrived runouts!
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Jan 26, 2008
rating: 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
|There are four bolts on this. It is very safe and fun.
By percious
From: Bear Creek, CO
Sep 28, 2008
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
|I think this is one of the best 9s at the crag. It is certainly safe. There are good rests once you get through the roof, probably not what the FA intended, but if it's close enough to clip the bolts, IMO, the rest is on the route.


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2-8 last 10 but that's not what this thread is about. It looks like Pregame
cannot correctly grade teasers. If the first leg of the teaser hits it's
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Tue, Dec 4 2012
tech shud be able to go in and grade teasers correctly...not that many each week and Im sure most are done in FB season.....would think it could be done in less than 30 min ....only few games on weekdays so those shud be quick to correct and even on full weekend of NFL and CFB I doubt u see lots of teasers so time factor to correct W or L shud be minimal
Wed, Dec 5 2012
I'm not saying it is intentional "deception", but it is deceiving. If I'm trying to see a cappers history and I see a lot of green, I assume he is good...I don't click every pick to see if it was a teaser that actually lost. Just saying.
Pregame response in short:
"It's not that there is any deception going on regarding the handicapper or the pregame site in general. It's simply the way it is for now.
I think more people need to realize this, because i know firsthand, 98% of the complaints I SEE are regarding this very easy, something i have ZERO control over."
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Oh god the pain.
At about 4 or 5 pm yesterday I noticed my right breast was unusually sore feeling.
I choked it up to being a bit late for a pumping and went about my usual business, pumped and all that jazz.
It progressively got sorer to the point where I can no longer lay on my right side or have my breast unsupported, pumping is killing me and nothing seems to be helping in the long run.
I have started taking a hot shower before pumping, keeping a hot compress on it constantly and using a vibrating massager on it.
While these things do give me some relief/comfort they dont seem to be unclogging it.
Any tips? How long does a clog normally take to undo itself?
Could caffeine be the cause? I drank two Full Throttles yesterday morning....
And now, while my boob is feeling a tiny bit better, I have a low grade fever...99.9 and my normal base line is 97.6
take some ibuprofen - it will help fight the inflamation -
I used to get the baby to nurse in all sorts of positions to get the duct unclogged.
I have never had it progress into mastitis with a fever, but I the ibuprofen will help with that as well
My MW told me to take it regularilly because you need to keep a certain level of it in your system for it to be effective - so just taking a single dose might not be enough to help.
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I think you're doing all the right things. Most important is not to give up on the clogged breast, but keep on nursing or pumping. I don't know much about pumping, but when I had clogged ducts I used to nurse my oldest in all different kinds of positions, like Saoirse, to make sure that the breast got drained as completely as possible. I have never heard of caffeine causing clogged ducts, so I wouldn't fret about that.
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Yea, I had the same thing happen to me, and had to take antibitiocs for mastitis in the end. The mastitis came back twice so I feel for you. If you can meet with a lactation consultant, do it. They will have ideas. If your fever goes over 100, you should call your doctor. In the mean time, take lots raw garlic to fight the infection (helped me not have to take an extra round of abx), ibuprofen for the pain and swelling, and get some probitiocs because if you start abx for mastitis, you'll want to do everything you can to keep your good bacteria. My babe did not love being on the abx with me. She got diarrhea.
Nurse in every position you can imagine. Football hold, babe sort of laying on you vertical, lay him down on the bed and hang over to nurse him or on all fours. The all fours one is especially good to use gravity to help move things along. Massage the affected area while he feeds. Massage it in a hot shower. Put hot compresses on for 15 minutes before feeding or pumping. If he only feeds a few minutes and is not emptying the breast, pump after he eats. It will hurt. You have to nurse through it or it will only get worse. The ibuprofen will help.
The abx I took (Dicloxicill) wasn't totally effective at eliminating the infection for me. Later after I saw the lactation consultant she said if it happens again to request a milk culture from my doctor, because they can identify the bacteria and choose the best antibioitic that way.
Oh, and everyone told me rest was the biggest thing I should get to fight off mastitis. Um, yea, I have a baby who likes to feed every two hours or less. Telling a new mom to rest is kind of ridiculous, but do try to get as much as you can. If you are able to pump, have someone give the baby a bottle if possible and go to bed. Or at least have someone help out to the max for a day or two to get your rest.
But do contact your doctor if the fever persists. I ended up in bed with the chills and flu like symptoms until I started abx. Good luck!
Married mama to a busy girl (4 yrs) and baby girl (Jan '16.)
Oh the indignity.
My fever went back down, I was an idiot and took it directly after getting out of a hot shower...DUUUUUHHHH!!
My little man is not nursing still so I made (ok, so he has been begging to anyway) "nurse" from underneath like suggested and I think it helped.
Im much less sore this morning and pumping/massaging is actually bearable!
Hope I never have to deal with that again...jeez...
Keep up the massaging and everything else for a while. It can reoccur easily, and you really don't want it to escalate to mastitis. Pay special attention to emptying that duct until he is eating more and you are less likely to get plugged up.
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Y S Jagan Vs Atchannaidu over cash for vote case in AP Assembly - Tv9
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The war of words witnessed between the leader of opposition YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and AP minister Atchannaidu over cash for vote scam issue in AP Assembly. YS Jagan has alleged that Chandrababu's name figured on 22 times in cash for vote scam issue. Reacting to it, Atchannaidu has countered him, alleging that he has certain proof to prove that YS Jagan has close terms with TRS MLC candidate Stephenson.Reacting to this, YS Jagan once again took a dig dragging Revanth Reddy's name in the Assembly.


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Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): Robert De Niro credits his successful film career to nothing more than being "lucky."
"I'm lucky that I have whatever I had that makes me have a successful career, if you will," CBS News quoted him as saying.
When asked that it's got to be a little more than luck, because of the amount of work that he puts into characters, he replied saying that he is lucky that he has the drive to get better with every role.
His latest run-in with luck is his role in 'Silver Linings Playbook,' alongside Bradley Cooper.
De Niro plays Pat Solitano, Sr., an obsessive-compulsive, die-hard Philadelphia Eagles fan, who struggles to deal with his even more obsessive and mentally-unstable son. (ANI)


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Investigating central pain mechanisms in endometriosis
Endometriosis is associated with pain that significantly affects the quality of life of women who suffer the condition. Despite this, the mechanisms underlying such pain are not wholly understood. As a Research Assistant, I work with Dr Katy Vincent on a project that aims to elucidate the mechanisms underlying endometriosis-associated pain. I am primarily responsible for patient recruitment and data collection, including fMRI, tissue and questionnaire data. It is hoped that the study will lead to the development of novel therapies which target the pain experience, as well as better strategies for recruiting appropriate patients in clinical trials in the future.
I graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2014 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology. During my undergraduate study, I developed an interest in neuroscience and the use of brain imaging to study clinical conditions.
This interest led me to study for a Master of Science degree in Neuroimaging for Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Manchester. During the course, I gained theoretical knowledge and practical experience of a range of functional imaging methods, in both the acquisition and analysis of neural data. In addition, I completed a research project supervised by Professor Rebecca Elliott to investigate the effect of cues on attentional bias in heroin addiction, which cemented my ambition to work in a research environment.
Whilst working as a Research Support Assistant at the University of Manchester, I gained experience of working in pain research. In the role, I assisted on a PhD project investigating neural mechanisms and cognitive factors underlying the experience of chronic pain. During the post, I gained extensive knowledge of EEG and fMRI literature on the perception of pain.
After completing my studies, I was appointed as a Research Assistant at the University of Oxford, working with Dr Katy Vincent. In my position, I aid with the day-to-day running of a study investigating central pain mechanisms in endometriosis. Following this position, I hope to continue my academic career by undertaking a PhD in the field of clinical neuroscience.


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If you have to sell all of your stocks every time Spanish bonds reach a new milestone, you'll be in and out so many times that I doubt you'll be able to make any money. This is why I have been so critical of the "risk-on/risk-off" nonsense. What this does is make you think that, somehow, selling is right when the crisis asserts itself and then buying is right when the crisis ends. I am gratified that I'm hearing less and less about risk-on/risk-off, because it tells me the journalists are no longer falling for hedge-fund speak and are actually trying to help people make money.
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A Utah judge on Monday ordered that Gary Coleman's remains be cremated no sooner than Wednesday afternoon, so Coleman's ex-girlfriend has enough time to travel from Oregon to Utah to see his body.
Fourth District Judge James Taylor appointed an independent attorney to oversee Coleman's property and the cremation of his remains until a dispute between the actor's ex-wife and ex-girlfriend is settled.
The court named Provo attorney Robert Jeffs the special administrator of Coleman's estate. Jeffs wasn't notified of the ruling in advance and wasn't at the hearing.
"All I know about the death, the estate and the dispute is what I've read in the media," Jeffs told The Associated Press after learning of thedecision.
Though a specific cremation date has not been set, Jeffs said Coleman's ashes and property will be securely stored until a final determination is made on an estate executor.
Coleman died May 28, but his cremation has been on hold because of legal wrangling over his assets, which include a Utah home valued in property tax records at $315,000 and a collection of toy trains. Coleman's ex-wife, Shannon Price, and his former girlfriend and manager, Anna Gray, both contend they are the lawful administrators of his estate.
Gray is named in a 2005 will, and the judge delayed Coleman's cremation so Gray could travel to Utah from Portland, Ore., and see his body before it is cremated.
"She's attached to him. She cared about him. She just wants to see him again," said Gray's attorney, Randy Kester.
Kester said Coleman and Gray knew each other for eight years. He said she moved to Utah and lived with Coleman briefly before Coleman and Price became romantically involved in 2005 on the set of the comedy "Church Ball."
Price declined to comment Monday. She is named in a 2007 handwritten note by Coleman that is intended to amend any earlier wills. The note names Price as the sole heir.
Also Monday, one of Coleman's friends and former managers, Dion Mial, withdrew his petition to be named as the special administrator of Coleman's estate. Mial was named in a 1999 will by Coleman, but Mial's attorney said the will that names Gray takes precedence because it is more recent.
Coleman stated in both wills that he wanted to be cremated.
Once the will naming Mial was discovered, Coleman's estranged parents, Sue and Willie Coleman, said they would not seek to make their son's funeral arrangements.
Their attorney, Frederick Jackman, said the couple did not ask the judge to let them see their son before he is cremated.
"They want Gary to rest. That's all they want. I think they feel like if they came out here it would create 'activity,'" Jackman said. "Their son is gone. They just want him left alone."
Price and Gray each say they should be responsible for administering the estate of the "Diff'rent Strokes" star. Price's attorneys objected to the judge's decision to give Gray 48 hours to view Coleman one last time.
Price's attorneys contend she is the rightful heir to Coleman's estate because even though the two divorced in 2008, she was still his common-law wife. Court documents say the couple continued to live together, shared bank accounts and presented themselves as husband and wife.
It wasn't publicly known the two had divorced until after Coleman died after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
Price referred to Coleman as her husband when she called 911 on May 26, saying he had fallen and was bleeding severely from the back of his head.
Coleman was still conscious when he was taken to a hospital in Provo but slipped into unconsciousness the next day and was placed on life support. It was Price who ordered Coleman to be taken off of life support. In 2006 — before they were married — Coleman signed documents giving Price legal authority to make medical decisions for him if he couldn't.
A court filing by Kester said Gray has been informed that Price has been removing personal property from Coleman's home.
On June 10, the Fourth District Court ordered that no more of Coleman's property be removed or sold. The court also prohibited any of the parties from selling or distributing photographs of Coleman before or after his death.
Price appeared in a picture with Coleman on his death bed on the cover of a tabloid June 8.
Coleman starred for eight seasons on the sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," starting in 1978. The10-year-old's "Whachu talkin' 'bout?" became a catch phrase in the show about two African-American brothers adopted by a wealthy white man.


text: 2009/8/1 Magnus Therning <magnus at therning.org>: [snip] > I feel that the license files should be put in > /usr/share/licenses/haskell/$pkgname. I also think that it would be > useful to include documentation with these files, maybe somewhere > like /usr/share/doc/haskell/$pkgname. Document files are generally > in html now, so they take up almost no space. > > I agree with this, I'd also like to suggest that libraries be > collected into one sub-directory under /usr/lib. > Maybe do what xmonad-contrib does, it lives > in /usr/lib/ghc-6.10.3/site-local/xmonad-contrib-0.8.1. > > /M I think packages should install documentation in /usr/share/doc/$pkgname and licenses in /usr/share/licenses/$pkgname This is how most packages in Arch install documentation and how all packages install licenses (also referred to in the Arch Packaging Guidelines). There's no need to create a separate haskell subdirectory. -- Abhishek


text: Don Stewart wrote: > So that's pretty simple. This is one of those "2 > 3 for sufficiently large 2" things, eh? ;-) > 'sifflet' requires cairo ==0.11.0 and pango. Indeed. > But since > pango doesn't work with cairo 0.11.0, the package can't be built. Uh... it seemed to build just fine for me (when I did it all manually). I'm not sure I see what the problem is here. I made Cabal install 0.11.0 of each package, by hand, one at a time, and it never complained of any unfulfilled dependencies, and the end result was a runnable program. So I'm just puzzled why it couldn't figure out that you can do that by itself. > Those specific versions of packages are overly constrained. They should follow the PVP, and be thus, > > 0.11.* > Yeah, that seems to be the root of the problem.


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The same argument could be made for reliable transportation,fast food options, or nice taverns to drink cheep beer in. Why do people think that broadband or technology in general should somehow be doled out on an equal basis? If you make it equal for all the bar will inevitably have to be lowered. It is anti American.


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Although Puget Sound is known for plentiful rain most of the year, the roaring torrents of spring can slow to a lazy stream during our dry and sunny summer months. Although this seasonal variation is normal, low summer flows can affect salmon runs, wildlife, and our water supply.
Development that draws water away from streams can reduce flows even more. Pumps can divert water. New wells tap ground water. New buildings, roads, and parking lots that prevent water from percolating into the ground can reduce the amount of water that would otherwise recharge summer streams. Shrinking snowpack and warmer summer temperatures can also reduce summer flows.


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London – The rumours were circulating long before the confirmation of the deed. Pep Guardiola, Rafael Benitez, even Avram Grant. Let's be honest, what does it matter?
Avram Grant, Bernie Grant, Eddie Grant, here's a good one, why not give it to Russell Grant. At least he'd know when he was about to get sacked. I see a short, dark stranger with your P45, sunshine. Better avoid that meeting then.
Chelsea are a random club and for that reason random things happen.
There is a line in the film Withnail and I. Freezing and helpless at their borrowed cottage in the Lake District, the out-of-work actors appeal to a farmer. "We've gone on holiday by mistake," Withnail says.
Chelsea are a bit like that. The owner, Roman Abramovich, behaves in an unpredictable manner and so unpredictable events occur. Things just befall Chelsea without any coherent narrative. They appoint the owner's mate who has no qualification for the role; they follow him with a coach who won the World Cup.
They sack the man who swept the board at Porto; his assistant, who nearly got West Bromwich Albion relegated, takes the same group of players and wins the Champions League.
They sell their most influential player to China; they spend £50million on one who can't get in the team. Mark Hughes is yet to win a Premier League game at Queens Park Rangers this season, Roberto Di Matteo held the Champions League trophy aloft six months ago. Guess who is first out the door?
Yet don't say he didn't warn you. Abramovich never wanted Di Matteo to be his manager, and he made that plain all along. A regular feature of Chelsea's progress to the Champions League final in Munich was a managerial press conference in which Di Matteo was asked, repeatedly, when he was going to be given the job full time. He did not once entertain the question, wonder aloud, or encourage speculation.
He knew that to do this, to be seen angling for the job, would not go down well with the owner. Abramovich says nothing, so Di Matteo aped him and played dumb, too. Then he won the FA Cup. Still there was silence. Then the Champions League. Tumbleweed.
Meanwhile, the wider world, fans, media, casual seekers of justice, howled in disbelief that Di Matteo was not being rewarded for his achievements. Yet now we know. Abramovich watchers could have told Di Matteo the truth: he's just not that into you. Only when all other options were exhausted and Guardiola had made it absolutely clear that he was going to take a year out to recharge his batteries, did Abramovich go against his better instincts and give the man who won the European Cup the job. No doubt he felt a right soft touch in doing so.
And no doubt, lately, a few have been reminded of his previous reservations; just as they were over Luiz Felipe Scolari, another mid-season departure. The life expectancy of a Chelsea manager is short; the life expectancy of a Chelsea manager who does not have the complete faith of the owner from the start is roughly that of a Christmas turkey.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen was among the social media passers-by expressing his surprise on Wednesday. Why?
England's winter cricket tours are frequently interrupted by Chelsea sacking the manager. Scolari (West Indies, 2009), Andre Villas-Boas (between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, 2011) and now Di Matteo (India, 2012). A bullet for the Chelsea boss is almost as predictable as a middle-order collapse on the sub-continent. And often as logical. Di Matteo went, like most Chelsea managers, because he was not getting the best out of his players. Players, of course, who he didn't buy.
Throughout the summer, when Di Matteo waited for the puff of white smoke that would confirm that, yes, he was next in line to get a substantial pay-off for being sacked at Stamford Bridge, Abramovich continued to rebuild his squad.
So these were not Di Matteo's signings. He merely got to marshal them to the best of his ability until the man responsible grew tired of his floundering. Even the mighty Jose Mourinho, when complimented on his insight in signing Petr Cech, admitted to being merely a bystander in the transfer market. He recommended Cech to his new employers, he said, only to be told he had already signed.
So David Luiz is no John Terry. Whose fault is that? Abramovich, not any coach, drove Benfica mad for Luiz before the deal was done. No manager could pay £50m for one player, as Chelsea did for Fernando Torres. That decision comes from the very top. The role of the manager is simply to be the scapegoat in the event of disaster.
Torres has now seen off three bosses and one cannot help but think that the emergence of Benitez as Abramovich's latest fancy is a final attempt to justify his investment, and his judgment.
Now here's the funny thing. In the time Abramovich has been at Chelsea, the club have had eight managers. Manchester United, obviously, have had one. And in that time United, the most convincing argument for patience and loyalty there has been in English football, have won nine trophies (one Champions League, four Premier League, three League Cup, one FA Cup). But Chelsea have won 10 (one Champions League, three Premier League, four FA Cup, two League Cup). So random has accrued more than continuity.
Indeed, in United's single Champions League win, they played Chelsea, who lost on a penalty shoot-out having been marginally the better side. So, a method in the madness? Of course not. Sir Alex Ferguson spent as many seasons struggling at Old Trafford as Di Matteo has been given weeks since Chelsea's form collapsed.
Abramovich's success as an owner is just further evidence of the overwhelming influence of money: throw enough cash at a problem in football and however crass the executive behaviour, chances are results will come your way eventually. Abramovich's actions defy convention and therefore conventional analysis.
These constant rounds of hirings and firings shouldn't work. Often they don't. But given Chelsea's level of investment, sometimes they will.
So it really doesn't matter who manages Chelsea, because the club is run by one man who you will never see on the touchline. Rafa Benitez, Rafa Nadal, Rafael Scheidt, the big Brazilian defender signed by John Barnes at Celtic, the names, the personalities are interchangeable. It's his money, so let him play his game.
Whether Abramovich keeps Benitez, whether he lures Guardiola, or whether he just employs Scheidt, it usually ends the same way regardless. – Daily Mail


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text: Pac-12 releases Stanford football schedule for 2013, this time officially January 10, 2013 0 Comments Share tweet Miles Bennett-Smith By: Miles Bennett-Smith After accidentally releasing an early look at Stanford football's 2013 schedule, the Pac-12 officially announced the full slate of games for next season on Thursday, highlighted by a Nov.-7 showdown with Oregon that will likely be broadcast on national television. Stanford's early-season schedule was unkind to starter Josh Nunes (above) in 2012. As a redshirt sophomore, Kevin Hogan looks to have an easier opening stretch in 2013. (SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily) Here is the schedule in full: Sept. 7 – vs. San Jose State Sept. 14 – at Army Sept. 21 – vs. Arizona State Sept. 28 – at Washington State Oct. 5 – vs. Washington Oct. 12 – at Utah Oct. 19 – vs. UCLA Oct. 26 – at Oregon State Nov. 2 – BYE Nov. 7 (Thursday) – vs. Oregon Nov. 16 – at USC Nov. 23 – vs. Cal Nov. 30 – vs. Notre Dame Dec. 7 (Saturday) – Pac-12 Championship Game Quick hits: The big game on the schedule is clearly the clash against the Ducks on a Thursday night, which could once again have national-title implications. Hopefully having nine months to prepare will allow Stanford Stadium to fill for what should be a battle for the Pac-12 North Division title. The traditional rivalry with California is back to its traditional pre-Thanksgiving slot, Nov. 23rd. The back end of the schedule is absolutely loaded. After a pretty breezy six-game stretch to open the season, although San Jose State might start the year ranked and Washington is definitely no pushover, the final month of the season has Oregon, USC, Cal and Notre Dame in that order. Three of the four teams, sorry Bears, have the potential to be top-10 teams. Talk about brutal. For more detailed analysis, check out Sam Fisher's reaction here. 2013-01-10 Miles Bennett-Smith January 10, 2013 0 Comments Share tweet Subscribe Click here to subscribe to our daily newsletter of top headlines.


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Veterans Health Administration
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CWT Veterans have been successfully employed over the years in various competitive positions including, but not limited to, health care, information technology, manufacturing, warehousing, construction trades, clerical and office support, retail and the services delivery. CWT programs develop an individual rehabilitation plan for each Veteran. We provide a wide range of support services to the Veteran at the CWT locations. VA benefits including service-connected compensation, and non-service connected pensions cannot be reduced, denied, or discontinued based on participation in CWT.
The CWT program mission is to provide realistic and meaningful vocational opportunities to Veterans; encouraging successful reintegration into the community at the Veterans' highest functional level. To achieve this mission CWT staffs endeavor to match an individual Veteran's vocational strength and area of interest to work and employment opportunities with local businesses and industry. Veterans interested in learning more about the Compensated Work Therapy program should contact their local VA Medical center.
CWT Programs for Veterans:
- Incentive Therapy (not available at all CWT locations)
- Sheltered Workshop (not available at all CWT locations)
- Transitional Work and Vocational Assistance
- Supported Employment and Post-Employment Supports
- Transitional Residence (not available at all CWT locations)
Incentive Therapy Program:
Incentive Therapy (IT) is a pre-employment program that provides a diversified work experience in the VA medical center for Veterans who exhibit severe mental illness and/or physical impairments. IT services extend for an indefinite period of time, as is clinically appropriate, and may consist of full or part-time work at nominal remuneration. Each participant in the IT program has an individual treatment or service plan, case manager and treatment team to monitor services.
Sheltered Workshop Program:
CWT operates the Sheltered Workshop (SW) program in approximately 20% of the total number of CWT locations. SW provides an opportunity for work hardening and assessment in a simulated work environment. The activity in SW is paid for on a piece rate basis and the average length of stay generally is four to six months based on the Veteran's Individual Treatment Team and Service Plan.
Transitional Work Program:
The Transitional Work (TW) is a pre-employment vocational assessment program that operates in the VA medical center and local community businesses. TW participants are screened by vocational rehabilitation staff, assessed and matched to a work assignment for a limited time as deemed clinically appropriate. TW work assignments are supervised by work site staff, and impose the same job expectations as are experienced by non-CWT workers in the organization or company.
Every TW participant has an Individual Treatment or Service Plan and is vocationally case managed by a VA Vocational Specialist. Each participating Veteran must be referred by order from someone privileged in the VA medical center for vocational services, and may have a mental or physical impairment, including Veterans who are homeless, and/or diagnosed with substance abuse or PTSD. Veterans participating in TW are not considered employees of the VA or participating company, and receive no traditional employee benefits. Payments received by participating TW Veterans are tax exempt. There are no direct government entitlements that subsidize the Veteran's earnings in TW programs.
Supported Employment Program:
The Supported Employment (SE) program consists of competitive employment with therapeutic supports integrated into treatment. The focus of SE is to assist Veterans with psychosis and other serious mental illness gain access to meaningful competitive employment. When there is a co-occurring mental health diagnosis, limited SE services may be available on a case by case basis to Veterans with spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury. Veterans perceived to have significant barriers to competitive work are able to engage in full and part-time employment with appropriate supports and workplace accommodation. SE follow-up may continue indefinitely, but generally participation and supports are phased out after the Veteran is able to maintain employment independently.
Transitional Residence Program:
The Transitional Residence (TR) program is a work-based Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program offering a therapeutic residential setting for Veterans involved in CWT. The TR program provides a rehabilitation-focused residential setting for Veterans recovering from chronic mental illness, Sustance Use Disorders and homelessness. TR provides a bridge between hospitalization or intensive outpatient treatment and successful community reintegration. It utilizes a residential therapeutic community of peer and professional support, with a strong emphasis on increasing personal responsibility and achievement of individualized rehabilitation goals.
This program differs from other VA-operated residential bed programs in that participants contribute (using their CWT earnings) to the cost of operating and maintaining their residences and are responsible for planning, purchasing and preparing their own meals. Veterans interested in learning more about the Transitional Residence program should contact Jamie Ploppert.