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Advanced Micro Devices has announced it will sell ARM-based server processors in 2014, ending its exclusive commitment to the x86 architecture and adding a new dimension to its decades-old battle with Intel.
AMD will license a 64-bit processor design from ARM and combine it with the Freedom Fabric interconnect technology it acquired when it bought SeaMicro earlier this year, AMD said Monday.
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The result will be a new line of system-on-chip Opteron processors that AMD said will be ideal for the type of massive, web-scale workloads running in giant data centers like those operated by Facebook and Amazon.
AMD CEO Rory Read called the announcement a "seminal moment" and compared it to AMD's introduction of the first 64-bit x86 processors in 2003. AMD beat Intel to the punch with that move, and it hopes to gain a similar advantage by embracing ARM.
It's not clear yet if ARM-based CPUs will be successful in servers, but one industry analyst said the move by AMD will help. "I really think this raises ARM's server credibility, and the credibility of microservers as a segment," said Patrick Moorhead, president of Moor Insights and Strategy.
Server chips based on the x86 architecture will continue to be the mainstay of AMD's server business, Read said, but he thinks the ARM-based chips will open up new markets for the company. And while AMD is focused initially on servers, he didn't rule out the possibility that it will eventually make ARM processors for client devices such as tablets as well.
AMD hopes to sell the new server chips to vendors such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard, and will also sell them in its own servers under the SeaMicro brand. Today those systems are based on x86 processors.
AMD was joined at the event by representatives from Red Hat, Dell, Facebook and (by video) Amazon, a sign of the interest ARM-based server chips are generating.
The timing of Monday's announcement was a bit awkward, since ARM has yet to unveil the 64-bit processor design that AMD plans to license. It's likely to be a design code-named Atlas that ARM is expected to unveil at its TechCon conference Tuesday, though neither company would confirm that Monday.
The timing was also bad because hurricane Sandy prevented ARM CEO Warren East from flying in from the UK in time to attend the event. He appeared in a video that was hastily shot in the back of a taxi at Heathrow airport, endorsing the partnership with AMD.
ARM-based servers make sense for the new computing requirements created by services such as social networks and online gaming, said Lisa Su, an AMD senior vice president and general manager. Those workloads need a processor that can efficiently handle very large volumes of small transactions.
"The data center is being inundated with massive amounts of data and there has to be a way to do it more efficiently in a smaller space with a lower cost point," she said.
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BRETT Ormerod feels Oxford United are fortunate to still be in the FA Cup after watching their first round tie at Gateshead.
The Wrexham striker, who played in the Premier League for Southampton and Blackpool, is fit again after recovering from a hip injury.
And the 39-year-old felt United's 1-0 extra-time win was harsh on the hosts.
"I watched the game and thought Gateshead absolutely dominated it for pretty much the whole time," he told the Daily Post.
"I thought Oxford really rode their luck and when you consider they are at the top of League Two and Gateshead are mid-table in the Conference, I think any neutral would have believed Gateshead to be highest in the pecking order."
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Trafford Tanzi to Take the Stage at Lake Erie College
(Painesville, Ohio) – The Lake Erie College (LEC) Theatre Department will present Trafford Tanzi November 10-11 and 16-18 at 7:30 p.m. and November 19 at 2:30 p.m. in the C.K. Rickel Theatre in the Fine Arts Building located on the eastern side of campus.
Trafford Tanzi is a highly original, action packed play with music. Never before has such an entertaining and unique production been presented on the LEC stage, which will be transformed into a wrestling ring. The audience is invited to become spectators at ringside to cheer or jeer the contestants as Tanzi unsuccessfully wrestles with Mum, Dad, Platinum Sue and Dr. Grope.
From cradle to marriage, Tanzi struggles to find her true calling in life, until she is swept off her feet, literally, by professional wrestler Dean Rebel, who becomes her husband. Their marital bliss is short-lived when Tanzi discovers Rebel's infidelity. See what happens at the main event of the evening when Tanzi and Dean square off for the ultimate battle of the sexes.
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9:03am Monday 19th November 2012 in Blackburn
BUSINESSES in part of Blackburn town centre are concerned they will lose custom because of urgent repair works on a collapsed sewer.
Traffic will not be able to travel down Mincing Lane from the section in between the St Peter Street and Mill Lane junctions until next Monday, although pedestrians will still have access.
Joe Passerini, owner of Passerini Barbers, said: "I've lived here all my life and I don't know how anyone's going to get up here, or even get into town at all with the road blocked.
"United Utilities and the council haven't informed us of any alternative routes and I'm not sure where anyone will park either.
"Many of my customers come by car and I think they will come half way down the road, have to turn back, get diverted elsewhere and not be able to find their way back because of the complicated one-way system."
To work on the collapsed sewer, United Utilities will dig more than three metres down into the middle of the road outside Lees Hall, make their repairs and then reinstate the affected area. The company has said the work was essential and apologised for any inconvenience.
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There were "serious failings" in the treatment of a one-year-old girl who died following open heart surgery, a coroner has ruled.Read the full story
Paula Stevenson, Hayley Fullerton's mother, said she was "shocked" by the Coroner's verdict that there were "serious failures" but not "gross" failures by Birmingham Children's Hospital.
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When Hayley died, we recognised that some of her care fell below our usual high standards and for this we offer a heartfelt apology for the distress that has been caused.
We've taken all the steps possible to learn from this. We've gone beyond the recommendations of our investigation and improved the way we do things to ensure that no children or families experience anything like this again.
The Coroner was satisfied Hayley Fullerton should have been referred to the paediatric unit on the 9th and that doctors should have realised that was the case. Hayley would have had a better chance of recovery if she'd been referred to the unit, the Coroner added.
The Coroner said failures by the hospital did not constitute gross failure as it was not up to the court to decide negligence.
The Coroner said there were failures:
.1. Failure to question why Hayley continued to need oxygen. 2. Failure to arrange follow up chest X-ray prior to 9th. 3. Failure to review x-ray. 4. Failure to conduct physiotherapy on the 9th. 5. Failure to refer to Paediatric Intensive Care unit. 6. Failure of PEWS assessment. 7. Failure to demonstrate to family that their concerns were being listened to. 8. Failure to explain decision to put Hayley in isolation.
The Coroner was "very very sad to find failures in Birmingham Children's Hospital".
I'm at the inquest into the death of Hayley Fullerton - the one-year-old who died at Birmingham Children's Hospital three years ago.
The Coroner found "serious failures" in the care of Hayley.
The Coroner said: "I believe it was a serious failure that a PEWS (Paediatric Early Warning Score) chart was not completed accurately".
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The death of Hayley has had a devastating effect on our entire family. We have always believed that we owed it to our beautiful little girl to ensure that no stone was left unturned in our search to discover how she came to die.
We would also like to thank members of the public who have sent so many messages of support to us. We have been touched by their kind words and this has given us the strength to continue our fight for answers.
Ahead of the verdict later today, Mandy Luckman, a specialist medical lawyer who is representing the family, said:
The past few months have been extremely harrowing for the entire family.
The verdict, which will be delivered in the same week that the family mark the third anniversary of Hayley's tragic death, will be an important milestone for them, as they have always maintained that they cannot begin to move forward with their lives until the inquest is complete and they finally are able to understand why their daughter's death occurred.
The Coroner's court heard that Hayley underwent palliative surgery at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast weeks after she was born. She was then flown to Birmingham Children's Hospital for corrective heart surgery.
Her mother, Paula Stevenson, who is from Northern Ireland but now lives on Australia's Gold Coast, said the operation was a success and Hayley was transferred to the hospital's Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, where she spent 17 days before being moved on to a normal ward.
On 9th November an X-ray revealed that Hayley's right lung had collapsed. She was given physiotherapy the following day but on the morning of 11th November both lungs collapsed and she went into cardiac arrest.
She was pronounced dead after a team of doctors spent 20 minutes trying to save her, the inquest heard.
During the hearing Ms Stevenson said her child had been failed "abominably" by medical staff on ward 11, describing her experience as "brutal".
She said staff at the hospital neglected Hayley, "dumped" her at the end of a ward and ignored the family's concerns about her breathing as she recovered from her surgery.
A coroner is expected to deliver his verdict later on the death of a baby girl at a children's hospital following open heart surgery.
Hayley Fullerton died at Birmingham Children's Hospital just a month after her first birthday after undergoing corrective surgery for a heart condition.
She died on 11th November 2009, 12 days after being transferred from the hospital's intensive care unit to a general ward.
Hayley's mother Paula Stevenson had raised concerns about the care given to her baby by the hospital.
She will be attending the hearing with Bobby Fullerton, Hayley's father, after flying from their home in Australia.
Ms Stevenson, 40, told the inquest at an earlier hearing that she believed her daughter, who was born in Northern Ireland on 6th October 2008 with a heart defect and a hole in the heart, could have lived if staff at Birmingham Children's Hospital had listened to her concerns.


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The Cubs' efforts to get their season on track took another hit Tuesday night when catcher Geovany Soto strained his groin blocking a pitch in the dirt in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Wait, it gets worse. Today Soto was placed on the Disabled List and catcher Welington Castillo was summoned from the Cubs' Iowa farm club.
To be sure, it's been a disappointing spring for Soto, who hit so brilliantly last season when he played (which wasn't all that often, due to knee and shoulder injuries). This season he's been healthy enough to play, but his numbers have been more reminiscent of 2009 than '10, as he's beginning to establish an odd-even pattern of performance.
Soto's backup is 32-year-old Koyie Hill, who's got a .213/.276/.302 career batting line in the majors. Welington Castillo's MLB career consists of seven games last September. At 24, he's still young enough to be considered a prospect, and does offer home-run power that Hill doesn't. Both should get some time in a mix-and-match situation, but neither will give the Cubs what even the 2009/2011 Soto would.


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5:51pm Tuesday 2nd October 2012 in News By Andrew Bloss, Reporter
A businessman who raped an 11 year old girl in his office has been jailed for 12 years.
Kamil Hossenbux, 63, of Ferns Close, Selsdon, raped the girl in his office in Elmwood Road, Croydon after telling her family he was taking her there to sort out her Oyster Card.
He groomed the girl by showing her pornography, before kissing her, and performing a sex act on her.
He took his victim back home during the sex attack in 2010. He told her not to tell her mother.
Hossenbux previously ran a language college from the building where the incident took place but has since changed its use to a private care home for residents with learning disabilities and dementia.
He was found guilty last month of rape, sexual assault and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity at Croydon Crown Court on Friday he was jailed for a total of 12 years.
Judge Ruth Downing said Hossenbux had serious sexual issues and that the rape he committed was made worse because he breached the family's trust.
She said: "It was a case of deception. You passed yourself off as a man of substance but you have a grubby criminal record and you are not a man of substance.
"I accept the prosecution analysis entirely that when you met her you wanted her.
"She is a young girl who had just started school. You corrupted that when you approached her.
She added: "You had some perverted belief that she wanted to learn about sex. It could have turned into grooming.
"You wormed your way in."
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Mudchute Rambler says...
Surprised not to see that clown "Nasty Mr Tom"" on here defending HIS human rights over the victim of this dreadful crime!
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ANNE GILES wrote:second you two are all over the south coast in scrawled graffiti.... i've seen it in many areas of amusement lol....
What you are saying about Nasty Mr. Tom is absolute rubbish. You are another one of the BNP people, who keep changing their pseudonyms.
10:17am Thu 4 Oct 12
Andy Rr says...
Do a web search on nastymrtom and all kind of embarrassing stuff turns up the drunkeness and lewd comments really stomach turning stuff no wonder tom cleared off with that pseudonym haha
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10:56am Wed 8 Aug 12
...oh yes - 'tom' aka 'nastymrtom' the 'failed'!! ...i see she has been posting all over the interweb - trying to fool the commentators... rofl!!
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9:47am Thu 2 Aug 12
...i've been out selling holes to donuts... that reminds me - anyone seen 'nastymrtom' lately ?
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10:13am Tue 10 Jul 12
...awww why no comments allowed on the 'penge train robber' tom ? heard about it on another forum that 'tom' can't just find!! rofl!! ...b.t.w. you just don't see 'nastymrtom' aka one thousand names anymore - on any forum that we visit... i've posted on a fair few local newspapers and she just can't keep up anymore!!
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10:01am Thu 28 Jun 12
...how come you are never to be seen on the 'other' newspaper comments section these days 'nastymrtom ?' rofl!! the gud guys and gals are posting away and you just never show up!!
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isn't that the opinion of that berk who used to post on here "NastyMrTom" no wonder he cleared off after the riots in Croydon all those ridiculous claims about crime was almost a thing of the past! Lol
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...letting far too many people into this country has caused massive problems with more people chasing fewer jobs - it's not rocket science to predict an increase in crime in many areas... oh well, you get what you voted for!! people were shouted down and called 'bigots' for pointing this out - and now the labour party are saying... 'you're not a racist or a bigot for speaking about these issues now' well hello!! rofl!! we all knew it would go full circle!! even... 'nastymrtom' has been left with a very large portion of egg on her face!! oh my sides!! lmao!!
nasty tom was shown up a long time ago babes lol x
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9:45am Thu 26 Apr 12
...oh dear, how very sad... posting on da shopper all day and night ? rofl!! most people have something interesting in their lives... this buffoon nastymrtom aka erastus piggott aka 'one thousand' other names is soo, soo, sad it's quite hilarious to think that sitting in front of a screen for fifteen hours a day pretending to be other people - is 'normal' rofl!! ...oh my sides!! :)
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But the defense gave up 17 points in the first half right?
We had a chance to win this game in the last 3 minutes but Gruden threw it away by trying to throw the bomb just like the Carolina game.Common sense football logic would tell you when you're 3 points down to get into field goal range before you take a shot at the endzone. Then if it doesn't work out you can still kick a field goal, tie the game up and put it into overtime. Any highschool football worth his salt would have known that. With 3 minutes left Gruden was calling plays like there was only 30 seconds left. This was another Gruden loss.
Booger sucks. Jermaine Phillips is overrated. He has 1 INT in the last three years. Not good.Plus the Bucs give up 160 yards a game on the ground. IF that isn't on the defense, then I don't know who to blame.
After a dose of reality I shouldn't have started this thread but.........why can't we blame the special teams for this one? The defense gave up 17 points, offense scored 21. That's ballgame right there.
And with all that the Saints needed a punt return for a late score to beat the bucs. The problems with STs continue. Bad punt, bad coverage. And from an All Pro punter. Scheesh. What is next. PS, am I the only one that saw both the 20 yard line and the sidelines take down Sonic??
why is everyone hatin on jermaine phillips...if you ask me...hes the only one i see out there tackling...guy has been all over the field making plays...and the reason he doesnt have many interceptions this year...is becuz hes to busy doing the tackling for the front 7


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Though there's still more fights to come before the year is out, which of these 2 fights do you feel right now is the Front-Runner to Fight Of The Year, and why?
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Being a Berto fan, Rios-Alvarado was a better fight to me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/jester.gif) lol
I already had Rios-Alvarado for fight of the year regardless, if Berto was in that fight with either Rios or Alvarado, idk if he wouldve been still standing by the last bell. though it was a lack a defense mostly on Rios's end, he was taking shots, i thought he was going to lose, then outta nowhere he got hulk strength and put Alvarado away. I was very impressed with Rios after that fight. Plus it was a Knockout
I wasn't impressed with Guerrero after the Berto fight, just more disappointed in Berto since he is clearly the more talented fighter, just doesn't know how to use his skills.
Maybe I'm alittle bias. At the beginning of the year i can say i liked Guerrero more than Rios but Rios already proved more.
Guerrero shouldn't get fight of the year, fighter of the year, or a Mayweather fight. Not yet, but he is definitely getting much more recognition.
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I already had Rios-Alvarado for fight of the year regardless,
You don't think Lopez/Salido II can compete with Rios/Alvarado??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)
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You don't think Lopez/Salido II can compete with Rios/Alvarado??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)
That was this year? good call, i had to rewatch the highlights, i didnt remember it going to the 10th round, lol i just remember salido dominating lopez and thinking he made him look alittle amateur and taking him out early. Wasnt as bad as i thought, great fight.
Now that i'm really thinking of every fight over the year,
i would put Martinez-Chavez in there for Martinez putting that Ass whoopin on chavez and giving him that first L though it almost all turned around in those final minutes.
Lopez-salido 2 for Salido spanking that ass again in the enemy territory with those drunk ass judges,
Ortiz-Josesito Lopez because i really was surprised with this scrawny kid giving it to ortiz and even breaking his jaw, Respect
Alvarado/Rios i really thought Alvarado was going to win until Rios randomly got super speed and super strength. They were really F***ing eachother up in that ring, straight up war
Garcia-Khan Khan was eating Garcia until he tasted that left hook. Great fight, and great end
Mares/Moreno- I really enjoyed the fight, Mares showed how a brawler beats a good boxer.
Network of the year definitely goes to Shotime, they can have no name fighters on there and the fights are still good.
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Parents have begun lining up to make this a Christmas one their children will never forget.
The 61st Avenue United Methodist Church in west Nashville kicked off its annual Last Minute Toy Store Wednesday morning.
The event provides free toys for low-income children in Davidson County.
Organizers say a limited number of tickets will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 6:30 a.m. each day through Saturday. Ticket holders can then return in the afternoon to select something special for their children.
Nita Haywood, youth director at the church, organizes the outreach program - now in its 19th year - with a special sort of energy brought on by her own experience growing up in East Nashville.
"My ministry is to give back to kids and to teach them that there's more, and by offering the toy store to these parents, we're offering hope," she said. "We're making a difference. We're making change."
Last year, toys were distributed to nearly 5,000 children from more than 1,400 area families. Already on the first day this year, more than 400 tickets were handed out.
Each recipient works with a volunteer to pick the perfect presents for their children.
"I just count it as a blessing, because that bag of stuff - if I went somewhere and bought that - that's over $400 worth of toys and that's a big help," said gift recipient Felicia Hicks.
Gift recipients don't have to pre-register to take part in the Last Minute Toy Store, but they must bring a photo ID, proof of Davidson County residency, identification for the child - such as a birth certificate or school report card, and proof of the parent's income.
Anyone who wants to offer some last-minute support, the program is accepting donations until Saturday at noon.
The church is located at 6018 New York Ave. For more information, visit: http://www.lastminutetoystore.com/?pg=home.
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Inequality, dignity and freedomFebruary 15,2014Now that the Congressional Budget Office has explicitly denied saying that Obamacare destroys jobs, some (though by no means all) Republicans have stopped lying about that issue and turned to a different argument. OK, they concede, any reduction in working hours because of health reform will be a voluntary choice by the workers themselves but its still a bad thing because, as Rep. Paul Ryan puts it, theyll lose the dignity of work.
So lets talk about what that means in 21st-century America.
Its all very well to talk in the abstract about the dignity of work, but to suggest that workers can have equal dignity despite huge inequality in pay is just silly. In 2012, the top 40 hedge fund managers and traders were paid a combined $16.7 billion, equivalent to the wages of 400,000 ordinary workers. Given that kind of disparity, can anyone really believe in the equal dignity of work?
In fact, the people who seem least inclined to respect the efforts of ordinary workers are the winners of the wealth lottery. Over the past few months, weve been harangued by a procession of angry billionaires, furious that theyre not receiving the deference, the acknowledgment of their superiority, that they believe is their due. For example, last week the investor Sam Zell went on CNN Money to defend the 1 percent against envy, and he asserted that the 1 percent work harder. The 1 percent are much bigger factors in all forms of our society. Dignity for all!
And theres another group that doesnt respect workers: Republican politicians. In 2012, Rep. Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, infamously marked Labor Day with a Twitter post celebrating people who start their own businesses. Perhaps Cantor was chastened by the backlash to that post; at a recent GOP retreat, he reportedly urged his colleagues to show some respect for Americans who dont own businesses, who work for someone else. The clear implication was that they havent shown that kind of respect in the past.
On the whole, working Americans are better at appreciating their own worth than either the wealthy or conservative politicians are at showing them even minimal respect. Still, tens of millions of Americans know from experience that hard work isnt enough to provide financial security or a decent education for their children, and many either couldnt get health insurance or were desperately afraid of losing jobs that came with insurance until the Affordable Care Act kicked in last month. In the face of that kind of everyday struggle, talk about the dignity of work rings hollow.
So what would give working Americans more dignity in their lives, despite huge income disparities? How about assuring them that the essentials health care, opportunity for their children, a minimal income will be there even if their boss fires them or their jobs are shipped overseas?
Think about it: Has anything done as much to enhance the dignity of American seniors, to rescue them from the penury and dependence that were once so common among the elderly, as Social Security and Medicare? Inside the Beltway, fiscal scolds have turned entitlements into a bad word, but its precisely the fact that Americans are entitled to collect Social Security and be covered by Medicare, no questions asked, that makes these programs so empowering and liberating.
Conversely, the drive by conservatives to dismantle much of the social safety net, to replace it with minimal programs and private charity, is, in effect, an effort to strip away the dignity of lower-income workers.
And its something else: an assault on their freedom.
Modern American conservatives talk a lot about freedom and deride liberals for advocating a nanny state. But when it comes to Americans down on their luck, conservatives become insultingly paternalistic, as comfortable congressmen lecture struggling families on the dignity of work. And they also become advocates of highly intrusive government. For example, House Republicans tried to introduce a provision into the farm bill that would have allowed states to mandate drug testing for food stamp recipients. (A commenter on my blog suggested mandatory drug tests for employees of too-big-to-fail financial institutions, which receive large implicit subsidies. Now that would really cause a panic.)
The truth is that if you really care about the dignity and freedom of U.S. workers, you should favor more, not fewer, entitlements, a stronger, not weaker, social safety net.
And you should, in particular, support and celebrate health reform. Never mind all those claims that Obamacare is slavery; the reality is that the Affordable Care Act will empower millions of Americans, giving them exactly the kind of dignity and freedom politicians only pretend to love.
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Dipre resigns over poor results and bleak outlook
11:33am Monday 24th September 2012 in Sport By Tim Ashton, Sports Editor
Paul Dipre resigned as Carshalton Athletic boss because he did not trust his managerial ability to improve the Robins' poor start to the season.
Currently third from bottom in the Ryman League Premier Division without a win to their name, the Robins' early exit from the FA Cup on Saturday at home to Chalfont St Peter was the last straw and Dipre told his players of his decision on the pitch after the final whistle.
Dipre, who will stay on as owner of the club, took over as manager in March last year. League results did not improve under his tenure although he did lead them to a FA Trophy second round win over Lincoln City.
First team coaches Ian Hazel and Tommy Williams will take charge of first team affairs until a replacement is appointed.
Dipre said: "I made the decision while on a break last week. I had to face the fact that we had played six league games without a win, we were struggling to score goals and I was unconvinced about my ability to turn things around."
The season had started with great expectations after some high-profile signings but it was a lack of scoring goals that contributed to the dropped points.
Dipre brought in defenders Alton Thelwell and Tony Sinclair to cover for the last minute move by centre back Ryan Tafazolli to Mansfield and injuries to David Ray, Justyn Roberts and Michael Kamara.
However, after two creditable draws against Bury Town and Lewes, team performances slackened.
Dipre said: "I had high hopes for the season but things haven't worked out and we have underperformed in the five of the eight games we have played.
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Barking & Dagenham praised for street name initiative
Members of Labour's shadow cabinet have praised Barking and Dagenham Council for a scheme which involves naming new roads after service men and women killed in action.
– Hilary Benn MP, Labour's Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary
"Barking and Dagenham Council have found a visible and enduring way for their local community to honour the memory of residents that have fallen in the brave service of our nation. Naming streets is one of the many ways that local authorities can support our service community and pay tribute to those that have made the greatest sacrifice."
– Jim Murphy MP, Labour's Shadow Defence Secretary
"This is a way for local people to show their solidarityand sympathy. A lasting personal memorial would demonstrate the value we placeon individuals who have served but been lost in the defence of our country.
"Those who have been lost will always be rememberedand loved by their families. Street naming will be a chance for their names tolive publicly and forever."


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What if you were diagnosed with cancer? What if your spouse died and you suddenly found yourself a single parent? What if you were living with an alcoholic and didn't know how to cope? Any of these situations—and a host of others—would leave you feeling alone and in need of an ally.
You could find help in a mutual support group. Sure, you've got family and friends, but do they really understand what you're up against? Your doctor, social worker, or counselor may be there for you, but you may need more.
In a mutual support group, people just like you face similar ordeals and challenges. You come together to express common concerns and issues. You provide and receive emotional support and share information. It all happens in a caring, open, and accepting environment.
You can find thousands of mutual support groups (versus professional ones, led by doctors, psychologists, and sociologists). They range from online chat rooms for people with depression to church-basement Alcoholics Anonymous groups. There are basically three types of support groups:
Emotional growth and wellness: to improve overall health and well-being (losing weight or looking for work, for instance)
Situational crises: to help you through a temporary, difficult period (divorce or a parent's death)
Chronic illness/conditions: to cope with a long-term physical, mental, emotional, or social issue, whether it's your own or that of someone close to you (cancer, autism, addiction, shyness)
"When you're faced with a tough situation, there's comfort knowing that everyone there is similar to you," says Greg Meissen, Ph.D., spokesperson for the Self-Help Network in Wichita. That similarity could be based on age, gender, economic status, or even the stage of a particular cancer or the number of months divorced.
The meeting may last an hour or two, follow an agenda, or remain spontaneous. Some groups meet for a limited time, others indefinitely. They could require attendance and commitment or let you show up whenever you like. Most are free, or charge a minimal fee to pay for meeting space.
"People genuinely listen. They don't jump in with advice. There's a great deal of support and empathy, with words like, 'That is just how I felt. The same thing happened to me,'" says Dr. Meissen. "And you won't be forced to speak. You can sit back and soak it all in."
But what if you're not comfortable there? "Support groups aren't for everyone," he adds. "Or maybe it's a matter of timing. It could be too soon to hear about another mother who lost her child, for example."
At least you'd know you're not alone. "Just being in a mutual support group assures you of that," says psychologist Leslie Borck Jameson, Ph.D., a member of the American Psychological Association. "And even if you only listen, you'll pick up coping tips and nuts-and-bolts information coming from such a variety of life experiences and knowledge, all in one room."
As you become more at ease with the group, you'll want to share your story—"at the level you're comfortable with," Dr. Meissen stresses. When you're ready, you'll more freely express your feelings and thoughts.
At any point along the way, you'll give back by offering information, support, and friendship. "This only improves your own coping skills, because you realize, within yourself, how much knowledge and strength you've already got," Dr. Jameson says. "Many studies now show that giving help to others can enhance your self-esteem more than receiving help."
Along with greater self-confidence, active participation in a mutual support group decreases your emotional distress and elevates your mood. When you feel a part of a community with the people in the group and have made friends with some of them, "you feel more positive and hopeful," says Dr. Jameson.
Although some people attend their support group for years, you'll know when it's time to move on. "It's when you don't need it anymore," says Dr. Meissen. "And that's healthy."
But your support group experience never leaves you, he adds. "You're changed, in subtle ways—as you take those powerful lessons you've learned into the rest of your life."
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DURHAM — After being plucked from the life of a typical American teenager to pick kiwi fruit on an Israeli kibbutz, Michelle Wallace might be forgiven for eschewing agriculture as a career.
Instead, the Durham County horticulture extension agent says working the land drew her in much as it has the growing number of gardeners and urban farmers across the country in recent years.
Our whole history started with farming, and its a large part of our heritage, even if its somewhere deep, deep down, she says. When you grow up on a farm, people want to forget it, but it finds you.
Cooperative extension, established to bring the knowledge acquired at land-grant universities to the public, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this month, nationally and in North Carolina. Wallace is one of its devoted foot soldiers.
Her job includes educating professionals and the public on topics as varied as pesticide use, landscape design and aquatic weeds, as well as managing a team of 90 volunteer master gardeners who help residents grow plants and food sustainably.
But shes best known in Durham for her work establishing the Briggs Avenue Community Garden, a shared space that opened on donated land in East Durham four years ago.
Wallace has also helped unite a forum of 150 gardening enthusiasts and expanded her offices outreach through more frequent public appearances and the establishment of a blog and hotline for master gardeners.
Shes just this enormous reservoir of knowledge and expertise, in gardening as well as in how to reach out to people, says Jan Little, director of education and public programs at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, where Wallace regularly conducts classes and other programs. She has developed a really dynamic group of people that assist this community greatly.
Plenty of independence
Wallace, 44, spent the early years of her life in Georgia and Florida, where her father worked as a psychologist and professor. When she was 14, her parents sought to get away from the rat race, she says, by moving to a kibbutz, a type of cooperative village unique to Israel.
She was the only American in a community of 450 people that was run as a pure democracy, with each adult weighing in on matters such as running the farm, providing health care, and maintaining facilities such as roads and the community pool.
It was a tough transition. All the children lived in a home separately from their parents, and she had to start high school in a foreign language. But there were some benefits, including a close relationship with her parents.
We didnt have the normal issues you have with teenagers because theyre all about wanting independence, she says. And we had independence.
Her kibbutz was a top producer of kiwi fruit, and she worked in the fields alongside her father, who continued to practice psychology part time. She picked fruit, pulled weeds and cleared rocks for a few hours a week and for half of each summer during high school.
After graduation, she did military service, required of all Israelis, and national service, which is common for kibbutz residents.
She returned to the United States for college, choosing N.C. State University for its strong programs in both horticulture and landscape architecture.
She earned bachelors and masters degrees and worked an extension agent briefly in Montgomery County between degrees; she loved the job, she says, but not the commute.
So she got a job with a landscape architecture firm in Raleigh and started her own business while her children were small. But when the Durham job came open, she was eager to return to extension work.
Staying flexible
Cooperative extension agents work in all of North Carolinas counties to educate the public on topics ranging from agriculture to health to home economics.
Its a job that requires deep expertise as well as the ability to share that knowledge with all kinds of people.
Wallace regularly consults with landscapers and farmers on problems with plants and organizes information sessions at libraries, schools and businesses across the county.
Every square of desk calendar is filled in with scrawled plans. One day, shes attending a presentation by a student at UNC-Chapel Hill who completed an impact study on Durhams master gardener program. The next day, shes offering pruning advice on muscadine grapes or teaching senior citizens about container gardening.
Flexibility is also key. Last week, a shipment of bees showed up at the garden on short notice, and her day was spent setting them up.
The person who has this kind of job has to be able to go with the flow, she says.
For Wallace, the Briggs Avenue garden also came with the job a huge effort, starting with the initial planning and gathering of community support to get it going.
The land was donated as a conservation trust, so that it cannot be developed. In 2006, Wallace took on the project of figuring out how to use it for the communitys benefit.
Local college students created a survey, and she gathered local leaders and residents to weigh in. Gardens and trails topped the list.
The garden now is made up of a quarter acre of rented 4-by-10-foot plots. Durham Technical Community College maintains a slightly larger plot; a demonstration orchard and vineyard showcase other local crops.
She helped find grants and other funding sources and has worked side by side with volunteers at weekly work sessions to add fences, a shed with a rooftop garden and a well for irrigation.
Her public efforts with the garden have made Wallace a well-known figure not always the case for even the hardest-working extension agents, whose roles are likely to change in the years to come.
The state budget passed last year included significant cuts in salary money for extension agents, and the state office is working on a plan to continue providing its services with fewer people.
Weve been around for 100 years, and we do great things in communities, she says. A lot of times we really work in the shadows to help other people be great.
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