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Advanced 3D models of a patient care pavilion, a retractable roof of a Major League Baseball ballpark, and a commercial mall project were all winners in Tekla's 2011 North American BIM Awards. This year's awards were presented in three categories: BIM, Steel, and Concrete. View the award winners and all entry submissions on Tekla's website at http://bit.ly/oH8vUL.
Category 1 Winner - BIM – DPR Construction and IPD Team
Sutter Alta Bates Patient Care Pavilion
Category 2 Winner - Steel - InteliBuild, a division of Canam Group
New Marlins Ballpark – Retractable roof (click on the thumbnail photo for a video of the BIM model)
To read more about the new Marlins Ballpark project, check out the September issue of MSC, available on the first of the month.
Category 3 Winner - Concrete - CCM (Contratistas Civiles y Mecanicos, S. A.)
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This year's project entries were first voted on by the public online, and then the top 10 projects were voted on by a panel of leading BIM experts inside and outside of Tekla. All winners in the North American program will be automatically entered into the Tekla Global BIM Awards competition, which will be held later this year.
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Patriots' 60-second rant: Offense needs to pick up the slack
The Patriots' defense has been bad all year, but now the Patriots' offense is sputtering, and that is not a good combination for a team that just suffered a bad loss to the Browns.
Patriots MVP meter: Week Nine
PFW associate editor Kevin Fishbain presents a running meter that indicates the Patriots' top five MVP candidates up through their most recent game.
Without Moss, Brady losing fantasy mojo
While the Patriots did not think they needed Randy Moss to be a good football team, it's becoming clear that Tom Brady needed him to be a top-tier fantasy quarterback.
Patriots-Browns prediction
Associate editor Kevin Fishbain expects the Patriots to escape Cleveland with a victory on Sunday.
Patriots fantasy focus
Despite a quiet game against the Vikings, TE Aaron Hernandez could return to form this week against the Browns.
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The list of legitimate MVP candidates seems to be growing as the NFL reaches the midway point of the season, with a new crop of young players gaining ground.
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PFW associate editor Kevin Fishbain presents a running meter that indicates the Patriots' top five MVP candidates up through their most recent game.
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Tom Brady connected with Brandon Tate for a 65-yard touchdown on a broken play to give New England a 28-18 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, knocking Favre out of the game in the process.
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Two candidates have emerged from the pack as the top choices for Most Valuable Player.
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A person familiar with the contract tells The Associated Press that Brady has received a three-year extension from the New England Patriots worth about $27 million.||||||| The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the extension has not been announced. The 35-year-old two-time league MVP was signed through 2014, and has said he wants to play five more years. By redoing his contract Monday, Brady also has cleared nearly $15 million from New England's salary cap. Brady currently has a four-year, $72 million deal with $48 million guaranteed.
The NFL has fined New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady $10,000 for an "aggressive slide" in Sunday's AFC championship game against the Baltimore Ravens. The fine was announced on NFL.com.||||||| On a first-and-goal near the end of the second quarter, Brady was forced out of the pocket to his left. He ran for 3 yards but slid before he could be tackled. In the process, he raised his right leg and kicked defender Ed Reed in the thigh. Brady reportedly apologized to Reed in a text message. The Ravens won 28-13 to advance to the Super Bowl.
Brady was 29 of 54 for 320 yards but threw only one TD and was picked off twice in Sunday's AFC championship game loss to Baltimore.||||||| Brady is 5-3 in his eight games against the Ravens, including the playoffs, but his statistics against them are among his worst against any team. The Ravens are the only team he's thrown more interceptions against (10) than touchdowns (eight). Brady's 49.1 rating in a 33-14 playoff loss to Baltimore on Jan. 10, 2010, was among the lowest in his career.
Brady was 22 of 36 for 284 yards and two touchdowns in New England's win in its regular-season finale against Miami on Sunday.||||||| Brady moved into second place in NFL history with a touchdown pass in 48 consecutive games, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas. And Brady became the first player to throw at least one scoring pass in all 16 games for three straight seasons.
Brady threw for 443 yards Sunday night, his second-highest total in one game, but the Patriots couldn't finish off a 28-point comeback in a 41-34 loss to San Francisco.||||||| Brady, who had 517 yards in a win over Miami last season, threw a touchdown in a 46th consecutive regular season game but was also picked off twice. If he throws a TD in his next game, Brady will tie Johnny Unitas' former NFL record of 47 consecutive games. New Orleans' Drew Brees holds the current mark at 54.


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Jerusalem Municipality inspectors and police evicted a tent encampment in
Jerusalem's Independence Park early Monday morning, just a day-and-a-half after
activists from last year's tent protests attempted to recreate "Camp No
Ovadia Ben-Avraham was sleeping in his tent at 6:30
a.m. when a dozen inspectors and policemen burst into the encampment.
After refusing to leave his tent, he said six policemen dragged him outside and
within a minute the entire encampment was dismantled.
"We are in the same
situation as the man who burned himself in Tel Aviv," said Ben-Avraham,
referring to 58-year-old Haifa resident Moshe Silman, who was two weeks away
from homelessness. Ben-Avraham said most of the dozen people in Camp No Choice
are facing homelessness on August 1 as the year-long housing grants they
received last year expire.
"Camp No Choice was created last year in
Independence Park, and so we wanted to recreate it in the same place," said
Ben-Avraham. Most of the people in this year's encampment slept in Independence
Park last summer as well. The tents were set up on Saturday night, the one-year
anniversary of the social protest movement.
A municipality spokeswoman
said the city "sees great importance in providing the right to protest," and
that the activists are welcome to create a new encampment across from the
Knesset in the Rose Garden. This is one of the sites approved for protest
encampments following last summer, when tent cities sprung up around the capital
during the social protests. The spokeswoman also said that the city notified
them that they would be evicting the tents before the eviction
Rabbis for Human Rights special projects director Rabbi Arik
Ascherman said it was due to the "vicious cycle of poverty" that the same people
who were homeless last summer are facing a similar situation again. The
Ma'abara housing activism organization is planning a solidarity march on Tuesday
to draw attention to the imminent homelessness faced by the Camp No Choice


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BELEN, N.M., June 8, 2004 — Habitat for Humanity's "Summer Youth Blitz" program returns to Belen with dozens of youth from 16 states and Canada helping to blitz build two Habitat homes with families in need of a simple, decent place to live. Dedicated youth will hang drywall, hammer nails and hand over the keys to new Habitat for Humanity homes during two, two-week building sessions.
"I want to participate in the Summer Youth Blitz because I believe by helping others I can help the world," said Amy Fong, a volunteer from San Leandro, Calif. "I've never been given an opportunity to be part of something so big like Summer Youth Blitz. The idea of changing someone's life forever and building a home is unique."
Students, ages 16 to18, from high schools and youth organizations are participating in this year's build. Ten to 15 youth and adult supervisors will work during each session building an entire Habitat house in just two weeks.
"Youth not only build homes but also build leadership skills and friendships," said Kathy Saad, Summer Youth Blitz manager. "Our program provides a common, non-threatening ground for young people who want to help a family in need of a simple, decent home."
In the evening, the students will participate in activities such as team-building games, leadership development, and a local cultural event or a community dinner. The two teams of youth will travel to Belen June 12-25, and July 10-23.
"We welcome the opportunity to get young people excited about our building ministry," said Kevin Cronk, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Valencia County, N.M. "It is through the hearts and minds of our young generation that we can help create the changes in our society that will forever eliminate substandard housing in our communities."
Summer Youth Blitz is part of Habitat for Humanity International's Campus Chapters & Youth Programs department. Homes have been built in Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Mexico, Trinidad, Costa Rica, Romania and South Africa during past Summer Youth Blitz programs. The Seedling Foundation sponsors Summer Youth Blitz.
Habitat for Humanity International is a Christian ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty housing. Founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller, along with his wife, Linda, Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliates in more than 3,000 communities in 92 nations have built and sold more than 150,000 homes to partner families with no-profit, zero-interest mortgages. www.habitat.org [1]


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Ralph L. Roseboom, age 83, of Birchwood, Wisc., died Friday, July 26, 2013, at St Joseph Hospital in Marshfield.
He was born April 24, 1930 in Boone County, Indiana to Clyde and Goldie (Northcut) Roseboom. Ralph graduated from Whitestown High School, and on August 15, 1948 he married Katherine"Katie" Clemens. Together they farmed in Indiana, and Ralph was very active in the Whitestown Masonic Lodge, and served as Master of that Lodge. In 1961, he and Katie moved to the Long Lake area in Washburn County. They continued farming there until Ralph went to work for Central Pipeline of Hibbing, Minnesota in 1966. In 1969, he began his employment with Michels Pipeline of Brownsville, Wisconsin. Ralph worked in 17 different states and Washington, D.C. He retired as Project Superintendent in 1987, and returned to the farm.
Ralph served as Chairman of the Long Lake Town Board before moving to the Town of Birchwood in 1992. He later served as Chairman of the Birchwood Town Board, and served several years on the Washburn County Board of Adjustments and the Washburn County Board of Supervisors. He enjoyed baseball, high school and college basketball, deer and raccoon hunting. Ralph loved horses and hound dogs.
He is survived by his wife Katherine, of Birchwood; 3 daughters: Kathy (Michael Ross) Wergin, Hayward, CA; Susan (Greg) Paulus, Rice Lake; and Laura (Tim) Crotteau, of Rice Lake; 4 grandsons: Joe Swan, Jason Paulus, Andy Paulus, and Matthew Crotteau; 6 great grandsons: Dustyn Paulus, Zachary Paulus, Cody Swan, Travis Swan, Jared Swan, and Drew Paulus; and 2 great granddaughters: Karmen Paulus and Shauna Swan. In addition to his parents, Ralph was preceded in death by 2 brothers: Robert Earl and Earl Ray Roseboom; 1 granddaughter Katie Swan; and 1 grandson: Jim Paulus.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Long Lake Lutheran Church with Rev. Mary Strom officiating. Burial in Long Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Swan, Jason Paulus, Andy Paulus, Matthew Crotteau, Dustyn Paulus, Zachary Paulus . Visitation was from 3 -7 PM on Monday, July 29 at Skinner Funeral Home in Rice Lake where the Rice Lake Masonic Lodge conducted a Masonic Service at 6:45 p.m, and Tuesday 1 hour prior to services at the church. The Skinner Funeral Home of Rice Lake handled arrangements.


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Kraft Food Groups is recalling more than 7,000 cases of cheese.
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) – Arkansas could become the first
Southern state to consider legalizing medical marijuana if a proposal can clear
one last legal hurdle.
Arkansans for Compassionate Care (ACC) collected enough
signatures to put the medical marijuana question on the November ballot, but
several conservative groups filed a lawsuit stalling the measure, for now.
ACC challenged the lawsuit in Arkansas Supreme Court this
week brought by the Coalition to Protect Arkansas Values.
This conservative coalition argues that the proposed
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act violates federal law, which the ACC
The measure would allow patients with certain conditions to
buy marijuana from a nonprofit dispensary with a doctor's recommendation. The
proposal clearly states that the drug is still illegal under federal law, though
conservatives say that the measure fails to explain enough that voters could
face prosecution.
The coalition says it has also identified other vague
language, including a provision that would allow minors to use medical
marijuana with a parent and doctor's consent.
Chris Kell, an ACC spokesman, says these tactics may scare
voters, but the measure is legally sound.
"We've met the legal requirements for the Attorney General's
Office and have been certified through the secretary of state," Kell said over
the phone Friday.
"The Supreme Court did decline the Family Council's request
for oral argument," he added, "and should be noted also they declined our
request for a reply and brief."
Kell says it's unclear when the Supreme Court justices will
hand down a decision but hopes it comes soon. He, however, insists that the ACC
will continue mobilizing mobilize its volunteers, like the Michaud family, to
keep up the campaign.
Kathy Michaud supports the effort to legalize marijuana for
medical use because she has seen its benefits firsthand.
"The marijuana is the only thing I could get to help me eat,"
she said.
Michaud was diagnosed with Hepatitis C, 25 years ago. She
has gone through three serious rounds of treatment to battle the disease. She
and her husband, Laughingbear, admit to buying marijuana off the streets to
help her symptoms subside.
"If I had to go through it again, I would do it,"
Laughingbear said. "I would buy marijuana off the street until it's legal and
keep my wife alive. I love her that much."
The Michauds have actively volunteered with the ACC, helping
the organization surpass the number of signatures needed to validate the ballot
"My main goal is to make sure this gets on the ballot,"
Laughingbear said. "There are thousands of people across this nation suffering
One person who will not be joining them on the campaign
trail is Fran Flener, the Arkansas drug director.
She told Region 8 News Friday that she cannot endorse the
proposal, as she fears that aspects of the law will lead to abuse. She echoed
some of the conservative coalition's concerns, saying she worries the law could
make potent drugs more accessible to young people.
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The Gregg Museum of Art & Design announced that selected photographs by Chris Hondros are on display in the Bryan Room through next Wednesday. The Gregg is open today from noon to 5 p.m. on the second floor of the Talley Student Center. Hondros, a 1993 graduate of NC State, was killed in Libya April 20. The renowned war photographer had a solo exhibition titled "Chris Hondros: War in Shadows and Light" at the museum in 2005.
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Best Carrot Cake Recipe
After a bite of this cake, you'll be on cloud nine. It is a wonderful recipe and love to serve it to friends and family.Geri Frahm, Gretna, Nebraska
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1-1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups shredded carrots
- 1 can (8 ounces) unsweetened crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- In a large bowl, beat the sugars, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in the carrots, pineapple, raisins and walnuts.
- Transfer to a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack to cool completely.
- For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 16 servings.
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Boundary Decisions no longer Relevant
Original post made by Parent on Oct 11, 2006
When the Board approves the next CHOICE program in February (and they are WELL on their way down this path), we will have four choice programs in our elementary schools (Hoover, Ohlone, Spanish Immersion and Mandarin Immersion), that will encompass 1220 students out of 4852. That's 26% of our elementary students in Choice programs. That also means that another 1220 are being sent to school sites other than the closest site in their neighborhood.
So that's 2440 students going to something other than neighborhood schools. Including inter-district transfers (about 29 this year), 51% of the students in this district will NOT be attending "neighborhood" schools. (2469/4852 = 51%)
So WHY in the WORLD are we wasting any time on BOUNDARIES? Shouldn't the district come right out and say The majority of this district is based on CHOICE programs. First we populate Choice programs, and then we place students at the next nearest school. Why play this game that we actually are operating a Neighborhood School community?
And in that case, then what's our STRATEGY for operating a District of Choice programs:
Here are some questions we should be able to answer:
1) How do we decide which Choice programs are going to exist is it first come first serve to start up new ones? Or is there to be a rationale related to community priorities? Is there a community input system for new programs? (Note the only real criteria stated in our Choice Policy Guidelines today are around cost neutrality.)
2) How do we staff a Choice Program District? Shouldn't we be hiring a stable of Program Directors, experts in that area? Why are there still 'site principles' and what are they in charge of?
3) How do we fund Choice Programs some will cost a lot more than others, right? You'd expect Industrial Arts, Science, Technology programs to cost more than 3-R's programs.
4) Do we care anymore about equitable cost per pupil? If so, how do we enforce that?
5) Do we care anymore about PIE? Is our Staffing Policy relevant? Don't we need to let CHOICE programs hire their own instructional staff?
6) Are PTA funding models relevant anymore? Why do PTA's carry the load for supplemental funding aren't they now secondary to the CHOICE program operations?
7) What are the criteria and reporting requirements for the ongoing operations of a particular Choice program? When do you shut them down? When are they not delivering?
8) What are our processes and rules for customizing curriculums and materials for custom Choice programs?
9) Are there different admissions processes for different programs? Are they all 'lottery' or do some allow for 'qualifying' for admission?
10) Does a district of commuter children need a system of school bussing? Why not?
11) Do we run a 'traditional' program anymore, or is the entire operation a matter of 'choice' programs? Perhaps we have a choice program called 'Traditional'?
The BOARD is SADLY falling down on the job in terms of setting STRATEGY for this district. They're walking with us, like Hansel and Gretel, quietly down a lovely tree lined path, without us (the Community, the Staff, or even the BOARD themselves), really understanding where we're going or how it's going to work. What's going to be there when we get there?
Who's in charge here anyway?
on Oct 11, 2006 at 5:33 pm
As a point of reference, if you look at the addresses of the students attending Ohlone, you will find that a huge number live in the immediate vicinity of Ohlone and although their official neighborhood school is Palo Verde the parents have elected to choose the choice program Ohlone offers. The exact same can be said about Hoover studentsand the Fairmeadow area,and it is interesting to note that since Hoover moved from Barron Park, the number of students from that area has markedly decreased in number. It follows that many families have chosen these programs not for their educational programs, but because they are the neighborhood school and their children are able to walk or bike to school and make friends with children in their own neighborhoods which simplifies playdates, etc. The same may not be said for Spanish Immersion as they do not take up a complete campus. So, to get back to overcrowding in the elementary schools, there is more than one way to go about it in certain neighborhoods where you can choose your nearest school regardless of choice and if that fails you still have the possibility of getting into your official neighborhood school which is only slightly further away. Savvy families those that buy their homes close to Ohlone and Hoover.
on Oct 11, 2006 at 10:23 pm
Just to be perfectly clear on the 'huge number' of students that live in the neighborhoods of Ohlone and and Hoover, the 11th Day enrollment figures from this year say
Hoover: 333/364 students are interdistrict transfers in to Hoover, I guess that leaves 31 that would have been there anyway..
Ohlone: 378/421 students are interdistrict transfers in to Ohlone, leaving 43 that would have been there anyay.
By they way, Hoover program is so severe in its approach, I hardly believe that parents are choosing it just so their kids can walk to school. Hoover is primarily a commuter school - and by the way, in case there is found to be a need to free up spots in South Palo Alto for the influx of new housing coming up, I presume that means Hoover will be a prime opportunity in the AARG discussions, for being easily relocated to help preserve neighborhood attendance for as many kids as possible who actually DO care about the neighborhood school concept. After all, Hoover is already mostly mobile - for the families that are just there to be in the neighborhood - they would be able to stay when it converts to a neighborhood school - so it works out perfectly for everyone!
But back to your point - if it WERE true that folks were choosing Hoover and Ohlone mostly to stay in neighborhood schools - then why the heck are we running the Choice programs? I find that hard to believe - but if that's the case then Hoover and Ohlone folks won't have any issues with abolishing the Choice program concept... So again, works out for everyone.
If you are one of these families who's only attending Hoover/Ohlone for location, please send cards and letters to the Board and AARG so this can be made clear. All this time, they're thinking you were actually in the program because you preferred the alternative approaches.
on Oct 12, 2006 at 10:01 am
There is a difference between interdistrict transfers and intradistrict transfers. Interdistrict means coming from another district, e.g. Menlo Park, Mountain View, etc. and often these are children of PAUSD employees. Intradistrict means transfers within the district for various reasons, overcrowding being one of the reasons.
As a breakdown of the 11th day enrollment figures for Hoover and Ohlone, the following might be useful information.
Hoover total 333 ( 3 from Addison, 30 from Barron Park, 56 from Briones, 15 from Duveneck, 40 from El Carmelo, 12 from Escondido, 79 from Fairmeadow, 10 from Hays, 18 from Nixon, 70 from Palo Verde (and remember Hoover used to be located in Barron Park).
Ohlone total 378 ( 26 from Addison, 23 from Barron Park, 20 from Briones, 39 from Duveneck, 48 from El Carmelo, 16 from Escondido,47 from Fairmeadow, 32 from Hays, 7 from Nixon, 120 from Palo Verde).
Spanish Immersion total 132 (19 from Addison, 17 from Barron Park, 10 from Briones, 11 from Duveneck, 10 from El Carmelo, 16 from Fairmeadow, 12 from Hays, 24 from Nixon, 13 from Palo Verde and presumably the balance from Escondido).
From this information it can be seen that although the majority of the students do commute somewhat, the nearer they live to the choice schools the boundary in which each choice school is located makes up the biggest group. If you look at the actual addresses and locate them on a map, it can be seen very easily that the majority of students are actually walking/ biking distance from the campus.
Furthermore, if you take Palo Verde which is one of the smallest sites and has one of the fewest numbers of students, it can be seen that if all the Ohlone, Hoover and Spanish Immersion students who live within the Palo Verde boundary, then this would actually be one of the largest school populations in the elementary schools in the district.
So in actual fact, the placement of Ohlone and Hoover in their present locations is an important criteria in looking at the overcrowding of our neighborhood schools.


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Council promises to 'take action' to help flooded farm (From Times Series)
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Barnet Borough Council promises to 'take action' to help flooded Belmont Children's Farm
Updated 8:56am Friday 14th February 2014 in News By Natalie O'Neill
The council has promised to take "action as necessary" to help a children's farm that was flooded after a pond burst its banks.
Belmont Children's Farm in The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, has been forced to move animals away from the nearby pond which has expanded by three metres due to recent rainfall.
But staff were angered when both the Environment Agency and Barnet Borough Council failed to give them advice on how to manage the excess water.
The council has since said it is in contact with the farm and will take appropriate action.
A spokeswoman for the authority said: "The council is taking its role as a Lead Local Flood Authority seriously and is actively monitoring all potential flooding in the borough. It is monitoring all watercourses to ensure they are clear and not obstructing the flow of water.
"We will of course provide support to residents affected by flooding where these watercourses are our responsibility."
The farm has moved several species of animals away from the pond, including alpacas, goats and deer.
The Environment Agency has said: "We are responsible for managing flood risk from main rivers and the sea. The flooding to the pond at Belmont Children's farm is simply a result of rain falling on ground that is already saturated due to the high volumes of rainfall since December 2013."
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4:39pm Thu 13 Feb 14
MillHillian says...
Perhaps they should have moved the animals when the Planning Inspector turned down their appeal.
6:50am Fri 14 Feb 14
Mr. Datchery says...
MillHillian wrote:Belmont Farm was granted planning permission last year,
Is this the illegally located farm that does not have planning permission?
Perhaps they should have moved the animals when the Planning Inspector turned down their appeal.
It provides a useful educational asset and, as I know from personal experience is much loved by children, probably more than can be said of you and similar would- be killjoys.
Moreover anybody who knows anything about the history of Mill Hill would realise that, apart perhaps from some of the the more exotic animals, it harks back to the area's past.
8:52am Fri 14 Feb 14
MillHillian says...
If Belmont farm want publicity they should find a more appropriate way and pay for it themselves.
Can someone also explain why our council are getting involved and why our council tax should be used to help?
10:40am Fri 14 Feb 14
Edgar de Jarnac says...
I hope the council's "appropriate action" is simply to say "Tough!"
10:55am Fri 14 Feb 14
Edgar de Jarnac says...
And what do you mean by "Moreover anybody who knows anything about the history of Mill Hill would realise that, apart perhaps from some of the the more exotic animals, it harks back to the area's past." The Mill Hill area's past is as an important centre for growing hay to fuel the horses that hauled London's cabs, carriages and carts. Do you have evidence that its past involved the farming of chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, goats, pigs, rabbits and deer, or any of the other less than exotic animals that can be seen in the kiddies' farm?
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Curb Your Cravings
Put an end to overeating with these four binge-busting strategies from Cynthia Bulik, PhD, author of Crave: Why You Binge Eat and How to Stop.
Eat breakfast every day. If you skip this meal you'll be starving later in the day and are therefore more likely to pile on the calories with snacks and eat more at lunch or dinner.
Practice portion control. Buying a party-size bag of chips sets you up for overeating, so opt for one snack-size pack.
Ride out your cravings. They crest, then fade, like a wave. When the urge for chocolate hits, spend five to 10 minutes on a phone call or a quick walk to let your yearning subside.
Avoid food triggers. If you know you won't be able to resist the cookies in the cupboard, don't buy them -- period.
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After lots and lots of speculation, Tim Tebow has decided not to attend the NFL draft in New York City.
Because of the new draft schedule, the NFL is inviting both first and second round prospects to the draft.
Instead, Tebow will watch the draft in Jacksonville.
Don't worry about your Tebow coverage, though. NFL Network will have a camera there with him.


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In the Garden
Caring for your trees
With the arrival of fall, days will soon be getting noticeably shorter and nighttime temperatures will begin to fall.
Now, as your trees begin responding to the changing conditions, you can take a number of proactive steps to care for them and help ensure they will be healthy and beautiful for years to come.
"It's a good idea to think about the health of your trees in fall," says certified arborist Jason Anderson, co-owner of Arborscapes LLC. Anderson conducts the training on trees for Master Gardeners in Henrico, Chesterfield, and Goochland/Powhatan.
He advises starting by taking a good, long look at your trees. Notice whether there are dead branches – which are much easier to identify while the leaves are still on the tree. Some dead branches are normal, but if more than roughly 10% -- the amount varies by tree type – is dead, you may want to consider talking to a certified arborist.
Look again when the leaves start to fall to make sure all your deciduous trees of the same species are dropping their leaves at roughly the same time. "If one is dropping its leaves earlier, it can be a sign that the tree is stressed," says Anderson.
Checking trees of like species again next spring to see if they bud at roughly the same time can also help you tell if you have a tree that is stressed.
"An important thing to remember," says Anderson, "particularly if you have a mature tree is that the tree may not show signs of distress for two or three years following the event that causes the stress."
After looking up, look down to check the mulch around your trees.
"Mulching is one of the best things you can do for your trees," says Anderson, "provided you do it properly."
Mulch around trees should be no more than 2-3 inches deep and should never be piled up against tree bark at the base of the tree. Make the ring of mulch as large as you can up to the dripline or end of the branches of the tree.
Good mulch materials include aged sawdust, shredded pine bark, or wood chips.
"It's important not to over mulch," says Anderson. "And you need to remember that mulch goes over the roots, but not on the trunk of the tree."
Mulch adds organic matter to the soil around the tree and helps keep soil temperatures warmer, allowing tree roots to continue to grow later into the fall. Once winter arrives, mulch helps reduce alternate freezing and thawing that heaves soil and can cause damage to young roots.
Mulching also reduces water loss and helps maintain uniform soil moisture around tree roots.
"Grass roots compete with tree roots for water," says Anderson. "Mulching eliminates the competition."
Fall and winter when trees are dormant are also ideal times to do any pruning that may be needed. "Structural and formative pruning on trees less than ten years old can help eliminate problems in the future," explains Anderson. "And older trees may need deadwood removed to improve their structure and reduce liability during bad weather."
Rotary donates to 'Bright Beginnings'
The Sandston Rotary Club recently donated $1,000 to the Sandston YMCA for its Bright Beginnings program, which helps provide children in need with school supplies for the new school year. > Read more.
Author, child abuse survivor to speak at Henrico event
To help celebrate twenty years of service to advocating for abused and neglected children in Henrico County, Henrico Court Appointed Special Advocates, Inc. (CASA) will host an evening with bestselling author K.L. Randis on Tuesday, Aug. 26, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Belmont Recreation Center in Lakeside.
Randis is best known for her bestselling novel, Spilled Milk, which tells her painful – but ultimately triumphant – personal story of abuse and of child abuse prevention. The book is her first novel.
Philippines ambassador to the US visits Filipino Festival in Henrico
The Ambassador of the Philippines to the United States Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. attended the Ninth Annual Filipino Festival at Our Lady of Lourdes Church earlier this month. Cuisia (pictured above with festival performers) was welcomed by County Manager John Vithoulkas and Brookland District Supervisor Dick Glover (below) at the church, which is located in Lakeside.
While enjoying some of the cultural performances at the festival, the ambassador and his wife had a private lunch with Vithoulkas, Glover, Eldon Burton (an outreach representative from U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner's Office) and Father James Begley, the pastor of OLL. > Read more.
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Short Pump brewery offers more than just beer
I am still (happily) thinking about my entire experience at Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery last week. Knowing nothing about this new brewery out of Denver, I was leery of brew-pub in the heart of Short Pump Town Center – this is not what I'd usually think of as a perfect fit, and yet, it was.
The restaurant and craft brewery opened in early June and features 10 beers made by female brewmaster Becky Hammond (pictured). This is the restaurant's second location in Virginia; the first is in Arlington. Behind glass walls, customers watched the beer brewing in massive steel barrels. For our up-and-coming beer region, it makes sense that Short Pump would jump on board.
As I walked up to the back of the mall near the comedy club, I was taken aback by what I saw: at the top of the stairs was an overflowing restaurant with outdoor seating, large umbrellas and dangling outdoor lights. > Read more.
Cultural Arts Center announces 2014 fall class schedule
The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen is now registering participants for its fall 2014 schedule of classes.
The center will offer more than 100 classes for children and adults, covering topicssuch as culinary arts, fiber arts, visual and performance arts and more. Instruction is structured to appeal to a wide range of abilities, from beginners to experts of all ages. Class sizes are kept small to ensure maximum benefit for participants with generally no more than 15 students. > Read more.
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Alcoa Expected to Fall Short in 2Q13, Says Citi and Goldman
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - With second-quarter reports to be released after market closing Monday, analysts expect lower than estimated earnings for Alcoa (AA ) in the future.
The aluminum producer's shares rose 1% in midday trading Monday to $7.89, closing in on Goldman Sach's 6-month price target of $8.
Analysts from multiple firms have lowered their expectations for the company as the price of aluminum settled at $0.84 per pound. "We are shaving our 2Q estimate to $0.07[ per share] vs consensus of $0.09 [ per share] based on lower than expected LME spot pricing with some offsets from a stronger USD," wroteCiti analysts in a July 2nd report. Goldman Sachs had had previously estimated LME aluminum prices to be $0.91 per pound.
In its first-quarter, Alcoa reported an after tax income of $351 million. However, Citi bank expects operating income for the company to fall as low as $304 million this quarter. Citi sees revenue from engineered products dropping 10% to $169 million, and losing 2% of income from rolled products or $95 million in the third quarter. "[Third quarter] is typically a sequentially lower volume quarter, driven by Europe," Citi analysts explained in the report.Despite retaining a "neutral" rating, Goldman Sachs analysts warranted cautioun. "[W]e see some near-term risk if AA is downgraded from IG to HY by another credit rating agency after Moody's recent downgrade, as news articles have speculated that this could increase the likelihood of removal of AA from the Dow 30, potentially triggering a sell-off by index funds," Goldman wrote in a note. With second-quarter earnings approaching, investors are expected to focus on the balance sheet and cash burn. Investors will be interested in other matters such as equity issuance, portfolio structuring, market outlook and new projects aimed at producing growth. Such products could include aluminum-lithium and auto aluminum rolling. -- Written by Robert Arenella in New York >To contact the writer of this article, click here: Robert Arenella.
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Consumer Fraud
Consumer Fraud is the "act, use or employment by any person of any deception, deceptive act or practice, fraud, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation, or concealment, suppression or omission of any material fact with intent that others rely upon such concealment, supression, or omission, in connection with the sale or advertisement of any merchandise whether or not any person has in fact been misled, deceived, or damaged thereby." A.R.S. § 44-1522(A).
How do I make a claim of Consumer Fraud against a business?
First, you should attempt to resolve the matter with the business. Next, you may wish to file a complaint with the Arizona Attorney General's Office. If the Arizona Attorney General's Office does not act on your complaint, you can also file an action against the business yourself or with an attorney within one year from the date the claim arises.
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Inaugural Address: The Women and The Men of Lake Erie College
President Michael T. Victor - September 21, 2007
Ladies and Gentlemen, good afternoon.
Let me say to the students, the faculty, the staff, the Board of Trustees, the Alumni, Chancellor Fingerhut, Congressman English, College and University representatives from throughout the nation, community leaders, friends, and to the members of my family gathered here today, what a combination of joy and humility I feel as I officially accept the Presidency of Lake Erie College.
My mother, Betty, my wife, Craige, my daughters Courtney and Sloane, my stepsons Wade and Bowman, and I thank you for the remarkably warm welcome you have given to us in our new service to Lake Erie College and the extraordinary encouragement you have given to us as we began this service one year ago. We are energized by all of you. Let me say to my family: I thank you for being by my side as I could not have done it without you.
History is a personal passion of mine, and this College has a plethora of it. Lake Erie College is, at its very core, an idea - a wonderful, bold, noble, and powerful idea. The idea came about when our founders fought to relocate the Willoughby Female Seminary that burned to the ground in 1854 to the sandy soil of Painesville. These august gentleman, whom I like to call the Men in Black with their black coats and long beards, had a goal of educating women and to model the new institution after Mount Holyoke. Wouldn't it be outstanding if they were here with us today to see their legacy 151 years later?
Many others, both women and men (and I say women first), have nurtured, shaped and added substance to the idea of Lake Erie College over the past 151 years. There are so many who contributed so much…but I didn't think you would mind if I only mention a few today.
A woman – Mary Evans was one of the early presidents of Lake Erie College. Her grand oil portrait hangs above the fireplace in my office. She served as president from 1868 until 1909 – an incredible term of 41 years. At her memorial service, a former student said this: "President Evans, with that quiet and fine dignity which was so distinctly hers…carried on the duties and responsibilities of president of the College with a grace all of her own. She saw in every pupil the potential woman – the life and life-work after college years. To all of these (students) it was hers to open the view of larger values in life." --I hear these words today.
What about the words of Eva Quier Egbert, Class of 1878, who wrote on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Lake Erie College:
"The older I grow the more I realize and appreciate the College discipline, whether in meeting the petty trials of life or in bearing its heavy burdens; and every day of my life there is more gratitude in my heart for all that was done for me at Lake Erie College, and I am more interested in its advancement and success." –I hear these words today.
What about Dawn Powell, Class of 1918, author of fifteen novels, numerous short stories and plays. Her friends included Ernest Hemingway, the young Gore Vidal and Edmund Wilson. John Updike favorably compared her work to Willa Cather and Vidal once called Powell America's best comic novelist during her most popular years from the 1930s to mid-century. Dawn said this of her characters: "I give them their heads. They furnish their own nooses."
Let's fast forward to October 29, 1936, nearly 71 years ago, when famed aviator, Amelia Earhart, spoke in this very building on this very spot to the Aviation Club of Lake Erie College. Ms. Earhart said, "Hamlet would not have been a good aviator. He worried too much."
Ms. Earhart inspired many across the nation including Ms. Phoebe Ford Hamlin, Class of 1939. Ms. Hamlin was an aviatrix, one of the Lake Erie students to receive her pilot's license at the Lost Nations Airport. "Not afraid, but lonely" was the way Phoebe described her feelings when she flew a plane alone for the first time, 1,000 feet above the airport. Lake Erie College inspired her love of aviation at a time when women were limited in their pursuits.
One final note about Phoebe, at age 89, she still swims laps at least twice a week in her hometown of Highland, Illinois! Some of you may recall, swimming a lap in our College pool was, for many years, a requirement for graduation at Lake Erie College.
I would be remiss if I did not mention Dr. Paul Weaver, the first male president of the College who served from 1952 to 1977. Dr. Weaver said, "I came because they (the trustees) gave me freedom." Dr. Weaver brought a new approach to Lake Erie College. During his tenure, the College became known as "the Radcliffe of the Midwest." He enlisted the charitable support of many wealthy friends of the College to build the programs and the infrastructure of our campus. I have to add, he was driven to work every day in a chauffeur-driven car and held numerous parties on our College yacht, the Terra I, or the presidential mansion, the Manor House, where students danced to the strains of the Peter Duchin Orchestra from Manhattan. Dr. Weaver made this College exclusive and highly selective.
In his convocation address from 1961, Dr. Weaver said "So as we walk ahead with the light of the past falling over our shoulders, with our Pilgrim eyes and with our deviations, with exhausting diligence and constant inquiry into new sources of material, let us toil unrelentingly of the task of helping this generation of young to develop their full powers." --I hear these words today.
Let's fast forward again. I would like to share some present day examples of the women and the men of Lake Erie College, shall we?
A woman – Marcia Hemphill, Class of 1940, the former owner of an extraordinarily successful travel agency that helped the College launch the International Study Abroad programs in the 1950s; Marcia has also left an indelible mark in her volunteerism by making the Mathews Alumni House, the Morley Music Hall, and the Morris Skinner organ what it is today;
A man – James F. Lincoln, Chairman of the Board of Lincoln Electric and one of the great board chairmen of the College who served in this role from 1938 to 1951; his legacy of leadership and service is with us today in his granddaughter, a woman, Cathy Lincoln, philanthropist, Class of 1978, now serves as a member of our board;
A man – Dana Dennis, Vice President and Controller of Parker Hannifin Corporation, Class of '76. His words and personal mantra, "Patient, but never satisfied" appeared on the back of the T-shirts worn by the first football players ever at Lake Erie College when they arrived last month;
A woman – Tracy Harrington Dickinson, Class of 1978, granddaughter of Farleigh Dickinson - founder of the university by the same name, Ms. Dickinson's generosity knows no bounds; Tracy chose Lake Erie College and she is forever grateful for her experiences here;
A man – Dr. Morris Beverage, Class of 1976 and a 1986 MBA graduate of Lake Erie College, who started his career in accounting and went on to become a respected community leader and is now the President of Lakeland Community College;
A woman – Doris Roach Bray, Esquire, Class of 1959, who went on to graduate first in her law school class, was the first woman appointed editor-in-chief of the North Carolina Law Review and was the first and only woman to serve as the chairperson of the Lake Erie College Board of Trustees;
A man – Tom Offut, philanthropist, a resident of Little Mountain, who has adopted a countless number of our equestrian students (and their horses) over the years and contributed greatly to their experience as a student;
A woman – Mary Novak, real estate developer and alumna, who died last year and surprised us by leaving $800,000 from her estate for scholarships;
A man – George Farrell, professor emeritus, who taught our students for 38 years and continues to build a special legacy we all admire and respect;
A woman – Deborah Goodrich Royce, Class of 1980, film and television actress and producer who starred on Beverly Hills 90210 and movies from the 80s such as Just One of the Guys; she and her husband, Wall Street's Charles Royce of the Royce Funds have given generously for scholarships for our students; Deborah wrote this of her professor, George Farrell: "Over the years, whenever I return to Lake Erie, it is with great pleasure that I see Professor Farrell. I offer him my profound thanks for helping me in my college years. Professor Farrell, thank you for all that you have done for Lake Erie College and for students like me.
A man – Tom Dempsey, student, Class of 2011, a graduate of Western Reserve Academy, a top 10 boarding preparatory school, and member of the first Lake Erie College Storm Football Team; who said "It was difficult in choosing a college because I wanted a college that embodied the same values as my high school, which were excellence, integrity and compassion. I believe Lake Erie College embodies all three of these and more."
And finally, A woman - Loni Sargent, student, Class of 2008, from Youngstown, Ohio. Loni never thought it would be possible to attend a private school, but she got in and stood out. Over the last three years, Loni has grown to be a student leader and a leader on the soccer field, basketball court and softball diamond. She maintains a 3.5 gpa and is graduating early. Loni plans to plans to pursue a doctorate degree in physical therapy. She considers her story "fairly average" among her classmates...this sounds like the making of another Greatest Generation to me;
I love these stories – they inspire me! You see…it is the women and the men (and I say women first) of Lake Erie College, across the generations that make our institution so great. We can never forget we began as a female college nor can we forget the wonderful traditions of this institution such as Mountain Day, our beloved Tiberius, the class dinners, and our beautiful alma mater and hymns. We must realize and accept now that to bolster our long-term viability, we must be more co-educational than ever before in our history. Ladies and Gentleman, I promise that I will maintain this healthy balance of respecting our history while diligently charging ahead to ensure our successes in the future.
The charge I accepted one year ago and reaffirm today is to make sure Lake Erie College will be stronger at the end of my service than it is now at the beginning. I know that the only way to fulfill this responsibility is to find the way for each of you to join me in this effort. A united Lake Erie College will endure and prosper.
Since my arrival, countless individuals have said to me "There's just something about this place that gets into your blood." I now know what they mean after one year and many of you do as well. So let us work together.
Together, we will continue to be highly selective with a national reach and recruit the best and brightest students while maintaining our limits of no more than 1500 total students…for now. Together, we will continue to grow the academic reputation of this institution through the efforts of our talented faculty and staff. Together, we will take on the hard projects, like renovating and constructing new buildings and starting new programs. We will never forget our goal is to enhance the student's experience. Together, we will continue to make Lake Erie College known as one of the crowned jewels of the Western Reserve.
Ladies and Gentleman, it is the single and highest honor of my life to accept this responsibility as your President. To all members of the College community, I embrace this sacred trust with the full knowledge that you will join me to advance Lake Erie College and reach our exciting future together.
When past president Dr. Sue Dreitzler placed this Badge of Honor upon my shoulders more than a year ago and again today, she asked me if it felt heavy. I responded "I feel privileged and humbled to wear it, but it is as heavy as a 150-year old institution."
Let me close with a personal statement. I am fortunate to have my family, fortunate to have been successful in business, fortunate to be a survivor of a serious illness, fortunate to fulfill a lifelong dream of being a college president and, indeed, fortunate to be named the 11th president of Lake Erie College. Considering all of these things, I know a good thing when I see it and when I have it.
Finally, as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said during his inaugural address "This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper."
Ladies and Gentleman, nothing is holding us back as we look ahead and it is now and again our time at Lake Erie College. May those who follow us remember the contributions made during our generation – WE are the women and the men of Lake Erie College – the green and the white.


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There's been a lot of chatter around the hockey media recently about introducing a coach's challenge or other video replay to review penalties in the NHL, and I'm just not buying it.
While I understand the appeal from a team's and fan's perspective, I just don't see how such a system is feasible in real life.
Let's start with reiterating a point that too many people forget - almost all penalties committed in an NHL game, both called and uncalled, exist somewhere in the gray area between absolutely and ridiculously illegal and legal hockey play. There are very, very few penalties that are called precisely along objective criteria, the two most clear being Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass and high-sticking.
That isn't to say some plays aren't clearly illegal. When you see the highest-end hooks, boardings, illegal checks to the head and whatnot, it's obvious those against the rules. But the measurable tipping point for when a normal hockey play becomes illegal is very gray. And that's because almost all of the illegal things in hockey stem from a good play gone too far. It's legal to try and use your leverage to pin down someone's stick with your own, but it's illegal to break it or knock it out of his hands. It's legal establish your own body position in an area of the ice, but it's illegal to knowingly step into another player's path to pick them off. It is legal to throw a solid hip check, but it's illegal to put your body so low that it takes out your opponent's knees.
Given that, and given the incredible speed of the game at the NHL level, most calls, good, bad or ugly, are going to incur someone's wrath. And that's before you account for the fact that referees are human and therefore make mistakes.
The best comparison I can come up with is that a good referee is like a great goalie, with a save/good call percentage clearly above the 90 percent mark. Most of the misses will be defensible as well - perhaps the ref was screened by three players or it was a terrible combination of sightlines and luck or there even might have been an embellishment along the way. And sometimes soft calls just happen, like soft goals will sneak through even the best goalies. As long as those completely indefensible calls don't happen often, you just have to live with them.
And going back to replay for a moment, you have to remember that there is no clear black and white criteria on nearly every call. If they called the game by the letter of the law all the time, about 50 percent of the players would spend the entire game in the box. Take hooking for instance.
A minor penalty shall be imposed on a player or goalkeeper who impedes the progress of an opponent by "hooking" with his stick. A minor penalty for hooking shall be assessed to any player who uses the shaft of the stick above the upper hand to hold or hook an opponent.
That happens, per the strictest interpretation, at least once a shift in an NHL game, from fairly legal stick-checks with minimal hand contact to "herding" a player with an extended stick in your own zone to tiny tugs on the hip to a full-out can opener. While I understand the appeal for a clear dividing line between cheating and not, it's simply not possible with the way the rule is conceived unless you want 3-on-3 all the time.
A referee, then, is as much an artist as he is a judge. He has to understand which penalties have an impact on the flow of a game and which don't. He has to know when it might be time to hand out a lower-end call because things are getting completely out of hand. He has to know which players are combustible and understand how to head that off so it doesn't boil over into violence. And he has to do all this while tracking the play and watching everyone through continuously changing traffic patterns.
It's an impossible task from the get-go, and introducing a limited amount of coach's challenges a game will do nothing to address this. The vast majority of calls wouldn't be able to be changed because there would be no clear and conclusive video evidence to overturn the call, particularly given the actual wording of the rules. Trust me, I can find some sort of minor hook or other infraction on 95 or more percent of the hooking calls out there.
The general argument most fans/play-by-play crews/coaches make when discussing a bad call is that the penalty made didn't meet the standard of call that had already been applied in a game, but there is nothing about a video replay that can conclusively and objectively prove that. You can only judge by the standard of the rule as written, and they are so broadly drawn that you can find a violation in nearly everything.
Are there divers that might be caught using a review system? Absolutely. But I would argue a more effective way to control this would be regular post-game review for embellishment by players and the establishment of a tiered disciplinary system to eliminate the problem before it begins. The more you can make the risk-reward equation of embellishment tilt toward risk, the less likely players are to try it.
Finally, none of that addresses the problem of missed calls, which I would argue are as impactful or more than poorly made ones. Given the flowing nature of a hockey game, there is no natural area in which to insert a review period for missed calls (and again, you can find something that could technically be whistled on almost every play). There's already far too much confusion about what happens when a goal is missed in the run of play (time reset, subsequent goals wiped off, penalties stand except for those of a "delayed call" nature against the team that got scored on). Adding another layer to that would just lead to additional chaos.
What do other leagues do about this problem? Not much more, if at all, than the NHL currently does. Of the three major North American professional leagues with penalties (this excludes baseball with its lack of something parallel to a foul), illegal action is reviewable in two of them, but only in very specific circumstances.
The NBA allows video review for "clear path to the basket" fouls, only after they have been called, to determine if the clear path to the basket criteria was met. This is easy to see on a video replay when you can conclusively determine if there are opponents between the fouled player and the hoop, where the foul occurred on the floor and where the play started. Last offseason, the owners voted to expand replay to include extra review of all flagrant foul calls (as opposed to just flagrant 2 fouls) and late game goaltending/restricted area calls (again, calls with fairly objective criteria - in or out of the area, upward or downward path of the ball). And even that one has come with some controversy.
You could argue the NHL might allow reviews of major or match penalties to be parallel to the NBA's reviews of flagrant fouls, and there is some merit to this. Again, though, I think the vast majority of these would be allowed to stand because of the subjective nature of the rules involved. It would be most effective with the illegal check to the head rule but would rely on the semantics of "targeted," "principal point of contact," "vulnerable position" and "immediately prior to" far too much for my liking. The other calls typically ending in majors - boarding, charging, checking from behind, etc. - are some of the most subjective on the books with almost no black and white criteria to apply to a video review.
The NFL allows precisely two penalties to be challenged via video review - 12 men on the field and illegal forward pass. Again, you go back to the question of objective criteria, and these are easy to understand. Procedural plays with objective criteria - forward/backward passes, fumbles, touching of a kick and so forth, are also reviewable.
The leagues do not and almost certainly never will allow challenges of subjective calls like holding, illegal screens, pass interference and hand checks. The logistics are just nightmarish.
What the NBA does do better than the NHL is use post-game measures to punish flopping and disclose the judgment errors on the most egregious of blown calls. While this certainly is not a comprehensive list of all the calls that could have gone the other way in every game, it does give the league a little more credibility in the eyes of the public for owning up to mistakes. For the blown calls of the greatest magnitude in the NHL, I wouldn't mind something like this. I assume the NHL does not do something like this because it could never make everyone happy with the calls the select (or more importantly, don't select) to detail, and I also understand that perspective as well.
On the embellishment side, I would argue the use of off-ice/off-court replay to regularly punish diving/embellishment is probably the biggest step any league could take to upgrade the quality of officiating. So much of officiating happens on split-second decisions where the result of the play is as important as the illegal action itself that embellishment has a huge effect on how a given play is called. The more you eliminate the antics of players like Dustin Brown, the better all calls will get.
But fans will always be unhappy over borderline calls, no matter how many times you explain why it might have happened or might have been missed. For instance, you can explain goalie interference until you're blue in the face or directly link to the handy little chart in the back of the NHL rulebook and they still will howl about how unfair a call was. That's the nature of fans, and I can cheerfully admit I have a hard time legitimately evaluating calls for and against the Stars for the same reason.
So what, then, is the solution to bad calls, at least from a fan frustration perspective? There really is none. This is a game played by humans, designed by humans and officiated by humans. Bad calls are simply going to happen. The real key is not to minimize or vilify them when they do, but to identify ways that call could be reasonably prevented/made in the future. Unfortunately for hockey, that does not lend itself to an instant replay review system but to more complicated issues like eliminating diving and defining clearer standards for calls that apply from your fourth-line grinders to your 10-time all-stars. Neither is a quick fix, and neither will lead to perfect officiating.
If you spend way too much emotional energy getting frustrated by bad calls, the best advice I can give you is this: Educate yourself on the rules and their general unwritten standards so you don't rely on announcers, who vary in quality from absolutely objective and knowledgeable to complete homers. Look for cues that might lead to calls, such as reaching with a stick or hitting someone hard in the 2-6 foot zone from the boards. And take a deep breath like you do after your favorite team's goalie gives up a soft one. Bad calls happen to good people, and until the hockey world decides to completely rewrite its rulebook, that's just going to be part of your life as an hockey fan.


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FORT MYERS, Fla. – After helping guide the FGCU men's basketball team to the Atlantic Sun Championship and a berth into the NCAA Tournament, seniors Sherwood Brown (Orlando, Fla./Olympia HS) and Eddie Murray (Fort Myers, Fla./Bishop Verot HS) will throw out the first pitch to Saturday afternoon's spring training contest between the Minnesota Twins and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers. Gametime is slated for 1:05 p.m.
The entire FGCU team will be honored prior to Brown and Murray stepping on the mound for the ceremonial first pitch. The Eagles have captured the attention of the nation over the past six days after becoming the first team to punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 9, in just the program's second year of Division I postseason eligibility.
The Twins have called Fort Myers their spring training home since 1991. To get tickets for Saturday's game, fans can visit TwinsBaseball.com, call 800-33-TWINS, or go to the Hammond Stadium box office. FGCU students will receive tickets for half-price with their student I.D.
The nation will get a chance to see FGCU react when its first-ever NCAA Tournament opponent and destination is unveiled on Sunday, as CBS will give a live look-in during the team's Selection Show Party held at Alico Arena.
With a combined 234 games played between them, Brown and Murray have provided the senior leadership for the 24-10 Eagles, who will enter the NCAA Tournament with wins in 12 of their last 14 games.
Playing in its second straight A-Sun championship game in just its second year of Division I postseason eligibility, FGCU put together three straight double figure wins at the A-Sun Tournament as the No. 2 seed, culminating with the win over No. 1 seed and tournament host Mercer in the championship seen on ESPN2.
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Visiting election headquarters Wednesday morning, Catania has filed paperwork to run as an independent in November's general election.
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Just looking for some opinions. I'm a SEO copywriter by trade, but am interested in creating an internet marketing company because there's lots of growth potential.
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I live in the Milwaukee area, which my guess isn't going to be too lucrative as far as SEO goes, at least not by my best guess anyway. However, I am not far from Chicago.
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Thinking of charging about $1000 per month minimum - keeps the cheap guys away and hopefully gets me in with better clients. Let me know your thoughts.
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Welcome to the competitive land on SEO..:-) i started my company last year but started targeting clients offline..that would be my advise start there and then you can have your proof/portfolio online if clients want to see it. In the short experience i have..they don't really care..most are happy if you send stuff by email :-)


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The workshop will be an active-learning experience with interactive exercises, short lectures, presentations and case studies.
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Participants will learn about critical leadership characteristics that contribute to personal and organisational success, and also get key tips that will help them build more effective relationships with team members and peers.
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