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WALNUT, MS (WMC-TV) - Residents of Walnut aren't sure what to make of a strange animal that was recently killed at a local farm.
Tanya Guitron said rumors have been swirling about the animal.
"I heard that somebody shot an elephant-looking creature," she said.
Others said the animal could be a Chupacabra, a legendary vampire-like creature suspected of killing livestock and then sucking their blood.
Pictures of the animal, uploaded to My 5, look similar to ones captured in images from Mexico and Texas.
Kenneth Pulse, who raises goats near Walnut, believes he has encountered the creature.
"Two for three weeks ago, we buried a goat in the pasture - a full grown goat," he said.
The goat weighed about 70 pounds, but that didn't seem to matter.
"Something had dug it up and pulled it in the pasture, and had eaten most of it," he said.
A few days ago, the goat was buried for a second time.
"It's already been pulled out in the field and eaten," Pulse said.
Pulse remains prepared for whatever he might encounter.
"I take my gun when I go down there at night, and my dogs," he said.
But does the Chupacabra exist, or is it just an urban legend?
"No one has been able to prove it, but no one has been able to disprove it," said Herb Roberts, a curator at the Memphis Zoo.
Roberts could not say with certainty what the animal in the pictures was.
"I would identify it as a dog with a very, very bad case of the mange," he said. "I want to believe that things exist that we haven't seen or discovered yet."
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Jarrod and Brandi find themselves fighting to keep their business afloat. Darrell Sheets continues to teach his son Brandon about the business of buying. Rene Nezhodah and his wife Casey will do whatever it takes to gain respect from the veterans, and Ivy Calvin pulls no punches at the auction or at his store.
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Covering the Cost of Assisted Suicide but Not Chemotherapy in Oregon
We have been warning for years that this was a possibility in Oregon. Medicaid is rationed, meaning that some treatments are not covered. But assisted suicide is always covered. And now, Barbara Wagner was faced with that very scenario. From the story:
Last month, she found out that her lung cancer, which had been in remission for about two years, had come back. After her oncologist prescribed a cancer drug that could slow the cancer growth and extend her life, Wagner was notified that the Oregon Health Plan wouldn't cover the treatment, but that it would cover palliative, or comfort, care, including, if she chose, doctor-assisted suicide.No thanks to the bureaucrats in Oregon--but rather, thanks to an evil drug company--she will receive the treatment after all:
Then, on Monday morning, a representative of the pharmaceutical company called Wagner and told her it would provide the medicine for free. Wagner said she didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she did both. "I am just so thrilled," she said. "I am so relieved and so happy."This isn't the first time this has happened either. A few years ago a patient who needed a double organ transplant was denied the treatment but would have been eligible for state-financed assisted suicide. But not to worry. Just keep repeating the mantra: There are no abuses with Oregon's assisted suicide law. There are no abuses. There are no abuses!
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Match report: York City 1, Exeter City 2
11:00am Monday 7th January 2013 in Sport By Dave Flett, Sports reporter
York City forward Matty Blair is denied by diving Exeter City 'keeper Artur Krysiak, a former Minstermen loan signing, during Saturday's 2-1 npower League Two defeat
THE mistletoe might have been taken down for another year but anybody thinking York City can now kiss goodbye to their play-off hopes, following a 2-1 defeat to Exeter, should think again.
Despite Saturday's result, the Minstermen lost no ground on League Two's top-seven places with all 24 teams continuing to take points off each other on a regular basis.
As Gary Mills stressed at the end of his team's latest keenly-fought contest in this most competitive of divisions, the margin between victory and defeat is so slender from match to match.
Arguably, three fixtures into the second half of their season, City are yet to encounter an outstanding adversary or a poor one.
Exeter were no exception although their excellent away record is one of the more consistent and reliable features of an increasingly unpredictable season at the fourth level of the English game.
Facing their fourth promotion contender in succession, there was again little discernible difference between the quality of the Minstermen and their latest opponents.
In fact, for the opening 45 minutes, the hosts were the stronger side and deserved to be ahead rather than on equal terms at the interval.
Weaker second halves have hindered City's progress this season, however, with the likes of Paddy McLaughlin, Alex Rodman and Scott Kerr, all prominent performers before the break, finding it difficult to maintain the same standards after the restart.
Addressing that trend could be crucial if City are to climb the table during the remainder of the campaign.
Equally, if they are to continue making progress this season or next, the Minstermen need to be a little more clinical in front of goal and less error prone at the back.
Exeter 'keeper Artur Krysiak, once an on-loan Minsterman, only had two shots on target to contend with on his return to North Yorkshire, smothering at Matty Blair's feet for the first before Michael Potts pounced on the loose ball to level the scores with the second on 19 minutes.
Earlier, Rodman had scored a bizarre own goal, which will now need to wait until next Christmas before, no doubt, featuring on a number of rib-tickling DVD compilations.
Poor play in their own half by Kerr and Jamal Fyfield also contributed to Exeter's winning goal, despatched by Jimmy Keohane on 54 minutes.
More lessons, therefore, were learned by a City team, still finding their feet at League Two level, against a side that were plying their trade in the division above last season.
The home side dominated the early exchanges with McLaughlin driving over from 25 yards in the second minute after David McGurk had won the ball close to the halfway line.
McLaughlin and Potts then combined to create an edge-of-the-box chance for Jason Walker that he dragged wide.
Moments later, McLaughlin was narrowly clearing the crossbar again from distance and Dan Parslow headed wide after McGurk retrieved the ball when Krysiak punched away a Walker corner.
But the Devon side forged in front following their first attack of the match on 14 minutes.
Keohane ran past a flat-footed Smith and headed straight for the home penalty box.
Sprinting back, Rodman prevented Keohane from finding John O'Flynn with a clever reverse pass, but the City winger only succeeded in firing powerfully past a helpless Michael Ingham from 15 yards with his outstretched boot.
Mills' men have not won a single game after falling behind first this season, but gave themselves a great chance to put that right when Potts claimed his first goal at Bootham Crescent.
After receiving the ball in the left channel from Rodman, Potts threaded through a pass that Blair took in his stride, only to be stopped in his tracks by Krysiak. Potts, though, had continued his run into the penalty box and was on hand to find an inviting net from eight yards.
At the other end, Ingham kept out two long-range attempts from Alan Gow before Walker curled a free-kick narrowly wide of Krysiak's right-hand upright with the Polish shot-stopper struggling to get across his goal line.
Exeter were a stronger proposition, though, after the break even if they were helped on their way after Kerr played a risky ball to Fyfield, who then allowed substitute Kevin Amankwaah to dispossess him 35 yards from goal.
The former Swansea winger then hared down the right flank and, when his low cross was allowed to travel across the face of City's goal, Keohane struck a low ten-yard shot that squirmed under Ingham's body.
Gow went on to shoot wide from 20 yards and then fired straight at the City 'keeper after being sent clear by Keohane.
The one-time Rangers forward also called Ingham into action with a rising shot at his near post before City finally threatened the visitors' goal in the second period on 71 minutes when Blair burst through the right channel to race on to a Potts through ball.
But last season's 20-goal top marksman saw his lofted effort over the advancing Krysiak bounce wide.
Lanre Oyebanjo was sent on to trouble the Grecians' defence moments later and almost immediately forced left-back Andy Woodman to block his goalbound shot after charging into the penalty box.
Later on, Smith joined Oyebanjo, Blair and Rodman to form a four-pronged strike force but the nearest City came to claiming a point was when Ingham was sent forward for a stoppage-time corner.
The 'keeper climbed high to meet Oyebanjo's corner but Smith could only fire wide after sliding in at the far post.
Match facts
York City 1 (Potts 19), Exeter City 2 (Rodman og 14; Keohane 54)
York City
Michael Ingham 7
No chance with first goal, but might have done better with second.
Dan Parslow 7
Generally solid defensively and used the ball well in the first half especially.
Chris Smith 6
Caught unawares prior to Rodman own goal and moments of uncertainty.
David McGurk 8
STAR MAN – made the right decisions again at the back with a safety-first approach.
Jamal Fyfield 6
Slow to react and a little casual on occasions prior to being withdrawn.
Scott Kerr 7
Distribution and care in possession was exemplary until risky pass for second goal.
Michael Potts 8
Closed down well, positive for his goal and set Blair up for a great chance later.
Paddy McLaughlin 7
At the heart of everything early on, but faded a little after the break.
Matty Blair 7
Displayed equal amounts of stamina and speed, but should have scored.
Jason Walker 6
Out of sorts and probably still suffering following bout of tonsillitis.
Alex Rodman 7
Unlucky with own goal, but displayed an ability to disguise which way he was going past opponents.
Subs: Lanre Oyebanjo 7 – lively (for Fyfield, 64), Tom Allan (for Walker, 75), Jamie Reed (for Potts, 83).
Not used: Musselwhite, Platt, Challinor, Bullock.
Exeter City
Artur Krysiak, Steve Tully, Pat Baldwin, Danny Coles, Craig Woodman, Jimmy Keohane, Scott Bennett, Tommy Doherty (Kevin Amankwaah, 46), Matt Oakley, Alan Gow (Arron Davies, 66), John O'Flynn.
Subs not used: Aaron Dawson, Rhys Evans, Elliott Chaberlain, Jamie Reid, Jordan Moore-Taylor.
Star man: Keohane – positive burst for first goal and grabbed second.
Referee: Tony Harrington (Cleveland). Rating: 7/10 – competent although lenient when he could have cautioned players.
Booked: Tully 37, Baldwin 86.
Sent off: None.
Attendance: 3,506 (214 from Exeter).
Shots on target: City 2, Exeter 5.
Shots off target: City 9, Exeter 7.
Corners: City 10, Exeter 3.
Fouls conceded: City 7, Exeter 10.
Offsides: City 3, Exeter 2.
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OLD - HEAD wrote:Agree about our lack of firepower. If Walker wasn't 100% fit and well he shouldn't have been selected but regardless of that it really is time that he started repaying the Manager's blind faith in him by being more of a goal threat. He really should be giving us much more in the way of goals - his strike rate as the Club's supposed number one striker is embarrassing.
I do have a certain amount of sympathy for players in the York City defence. They really do need to be brilliant for 90 minutes to compensate for our lack of firepower up front. After a defeat it is usually the defenders who have to accept responsibility. But the stats in this game tell it all - York City (the home team) 2 shots on target, Exeter City (the away team) 5 shots on target. That is a very poor ratio when playing at home. Talking to some lads from Exeter before the game, after four away wins on the trot, they confidently expected this to be number five. A lot is being made of Matty Blairs second half chance, but if it wasnt for the misses by Exeter No19 John O Flynn we could be looking at a much bigger defeat. Gary Mills says that his team are still learning about Division 2, I hope they are quick learners.
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There will be no Stopping Nick Saban; Lands 19th Commitment Today
As mentioned, Alabama only has roughly 8 scholarships Seniors on their roster (including 5th year guys), yet they landed their 19th verbal commitment today. Guess there will be 11 Juniors leaving early for the NFL because there is no way the rash of medical hardships could continue again this year, no team is that unlucky for that long.
Of course, we all know that Saban told Jones that his scholarship offer is conditional and could turn into a grayshirt offer based on who in front of him qualifies and who currently on the team suffers a career-ending injury, and we all know he made sure to tell the parents of Jones that his scholarship is just a one year deal that might not get renewed.
UPDATE: Make that 21 commitments given that there are 2 guys from 2010 that accepted a grayshirt from last year's class and will count towards 2011. Thanks for the correction Vesper. So there are 19 new commitments and 2 grayshirts, and only 8 scholarship seniors. Nick Saban is on pace to oversign worse than Huston Nutt did when he signed 37 and only had room for 22 - he was 15 over his budget, if Saban signs a full 28 he will be 15-20 over depending on how many juniors leave early for the NFL. Yep, the SEC really solved that oversigning problem when they set the limit to 28 per year!
Should Marcel Dareus and Mark Ingram Really be at Alabama?
One of the topics that comes up when talking about oversigning is the competitive edge that is gained by schools that abuse the signing process and accept more signed letters of intent on national signing day than they have room for under the 85 limit mandated by the NCAA. As we have mentioned a million times, they can do this because the NCAA, until just recently, did not limit the number of players that can be signed each year. They have since set the cap to 28 per year, but that is still an issue and nothing more than window dressing, but we'll get into that at another time.
Michigan State Player Diagnosed with Cancer Keeps Football Scholarship for 3 Years
Arthur Ray Jr. accepted a scholarship offer from Michigan State in 2007 and signed a letter of intent with the Spartan during his senior year in high school. The day before the MSU spring game that year, shortly after he arrived at Michigan State, Ray was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer.
This kid has endured 14 hour surgeries, chemo, and had his tibia removed for 8 weeks and reinserted. And never once was his FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP in danger. Never once did ANYONE at Michigan State consider pushing this poor kid out of the football program and onto a medical scholarship so they can free up his spot and give it to someone better who can help them win more games, or heck just play in a game. Instead they all sucked it up and kept Arthur Ray a part of the team.
"This doctor, he didn't have too good of bedside manner," he said. "He was just like, 'You've got to start immediate chemotherapy. Throw football out the window. The most you'll do is run around with your grandkids.' I'm 17. I'm not trying to hear that at all. I'm not thinking about grandkids.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- A large man appears at the entrance to the Skandalaris Football Center, braces himself with his crutches, swings open the door and hobbles inside.
The interview will be held on the second floor, and while the stairs are navigable, the football-shaped elevator is the safer option. When Arthur Ray Jr. reaches his destination, the lobby outside Michigan State's football offices, he lowers himself onto a couch and places his crutches to the side.
The crutches have accompanied Ray since July 2007, when he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right leg. Last week, doctors gave him the go-ahead to use only one crutch, but he hasn't fully supported himself for nearly 21 months.
He has enough hardware in his leg to fill a shelf at Ace or Home Depot. He has undergone four surgeries in addition to several other chemotherapy procedures. Amputation is still a word doctors use around Ray, who had a type of bone cancer that often results in patients losing a limb.
Bottom line: Ray doesn't look like a man who could play offensive line for Michigan State.
If Ray's leg continues to heal and can supply blood to the infected area to support his 6-foot-3, 307-pound frame, he can start increasing his activity. He returns to Chicago every six months for a series of tests -- MRI, X-ray, CT, bone scan -- and so far everything has been clean.
"Walking is the big step," Ray said. "Because before I can run, I've got to walk. Before I can sprint, I've got to run."
But skipping steps or rushing his rehab could have disastrous consequences. Infection remains a major risk, and Dietzel constantly stresses the importance of taking things slow.
"If you don't stay off of this and allow it to heal, the plates and the screws and the rod that's in your leg cannot support your weight by themselves," Dietzel tells Ray. "Bottom line is we are going to amputate your leg.
"My discussions with him are essentially, 'I want you to leave here in four or five years with a degree, being able to walk down the aisle and get your diploma and not going down with crutches or a wheelchair.' If he does play football, that's just gravy."
But football remains in the forefront of Ray's mind. He attended practices throughout the spring, wearing his No. 73 jersey on the sideline.
Regardless of what side of the fence you are on with regards to the debate over medical hardships, we strongly encourage you to read the entire story, it is truly unbelievable.
And the next time you read a Wall Street Journal article about Nick Saban's former players who felt they were pushed into medical hardship scholarships and asked to leave the team in order to free up scholarship space under the NCAA 85 limit, think about Arthur Ray Jr. and his missing tibia, chemo, and bone cancer, and how Michigan State didn't kick him to the curb and off the football team just so they could get a better player and have a better chance at winning games.
Also think about Arthur Ray Jr. the next time you hear Alabama placing a guy on a medical hardship scholarship when his knee won't function effectively.
"He hasn't been out there at practice, so he is getting a medical," Saban said. "He can not function effectively on his knee. Those things happen on occasion. He tried to go through the summer conditioning program and struggled. It's always a mutual decision when we make that decision with a player, as to what he wants to do in the future."
Bottom line, if you aren't at practice, Nick Saban has no need for you.
Medical Hardship Scholarships Under Nick Saban
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|Jake Jones
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|Charlie Kirschman
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The real issue here is that the medical hardship is a safety net of last resort and Nick Saban has made a mockery of the process by using it as a tool to trim his roster, but as those who would defend him would say, it's legal. Our advice to the guys currently on the roster - stay healthy - most likely 8-10 of you will have to go by next August.
Bama, LSU on Track to be Oversigned in 2011
We've touched on this briefly in the past, but now that we are into the swing of the football season and the final team rosters are in place for 2010, it's time to start really keeping an eye on Alabama and LSU for the upcoming recruiting season.
Both Alabama and LSU face the same problem with the 2011 recruiting class, which is they have very, very small senior classes currently on the roster. This is the net result of oversigning; basically the guys you see here are the ones who made it through 4 years or more of rosters cuts, being pushed into medical hardships or nudged towards transferring to a lesser school, and as you can tell the list is very short.
Typically, players with SQ next to their names are consider squad team players (walk-ons, non-letter men, and typically not on scholarship).
Alabama has a total of 14 seniors, with 8 non-SQ players; LSU has 15 total seniors, with 11 non-SQ players.
So in doing a little bit of math it appears that Alabama has 8 scholarship seniors and LSU has 11.
In looking at the latest Rivals recruiting lists for verbal commitments for Alabama and LSU, we see that Alabama is currently ranked #2 with 18 verbal commitments and LSU is ranked #3 with 17 verbal commitments.
Those that follow recruiting know that there is now way either of these schools are finished with their recruiting classes - not by a long shot. We know that LSU and Alabama will both have a few Juniors leave for the NFL early, but the gap between what they will have room for and what they are projected to sign is pretty damn big.
Should be interesting to watch Saban and Miles cut the dead weight this coming year and keep the football factories running.
Paul Finebaum Interviews WSJ's Darren Everson
Those of you who are really passionate about the topic of oversigning and interested in hearing more about the Wall Street Journal article Alabama's Unhappy Castoffs should find Paul Finebaum's (a sports talk show host on Sirius Satellite Radio) interview with the author of the article, Darren Everson, interesting.
The Darren Everson interview comes around the 20 minute mark in the link below.
One thing that we found interesting was that it was Phil Steele's list of "players lost for the year" that triggered Everson to do a little more investigative work on the specific topic of medical hardships. Everson states in the interview that Alabama's numbers, and a couple of other teams, really stood out; Alabama having 3 medical hardships in one year and roughly 12 since Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa stood out to him and prompted him to take a closer look.
Obviously, Everson was well aware of the numbers crunch for Alabama over the last couple of recruiting seasons, and he mentions that he was interested to see if there was a connection between the medical hardships and the roster crunch.
Everson made a couple of phone calls to players and as it turns out some of the guys he interviewed, not all of them willing to go on record out of fear of possible backlash from what they have to say, said that they feel as though they were pushed in the direction of taking a medical hardship to free up a scholarship for a new recruit, AND that they thought that not only did it happen to them, but that they thought it was something the coaching staff did to other players as well. It's important to note that a few players did go public with their comments, but it would really be interesting to hear what those who wouldn't go public had to say - sure wish the NCAA could interview those players and find out their side of the story.
Part of the problem here is that the by-laws and the process for handling medical hardships are somewhat of a grey area, even the NCAA by-laws are a little vague.
18.104.22.168 Counter Who Becomes Injured or Ill. A counter who becomes injured or ill to the point that he or she apparently never again will be able to participate in intercollegiate athletics shall not be considered a counter beginning with the academic year following the incapacitating injury or illness.
188.8.131.52.1 Incapacitating Injury or Illness. If an incapacitating injury or illness occurs prior to a prospective student-athlete's or a student-athlete's participation in athletically related activities and
results in the student-athlete's inability to compete ever again, the student-athlete shall not be counted within the institution's maximum financial aid award limitations for the current, as well as later academic
One key word for us is the word PARTICIPATE. What do you define as participation? To us it could be defined as doing everything with the team except contact drills, scrimmages, or playing, which would leave individual drill work, film study, team meetings, etc. There are ways to participate in intercollegiate athletics without actually playing on the field on game days...walk-ons and scout team guys do it every week.
This is yet another example of the NCAA writing vague by-laws that speak to the spirit of the rules instead of the factual details that need to be monitored and regulated. No different than the by-laws for signing players. The NCAA is trying to give schools and players enough room to protect the student-athlete, but they leave enough room for crass coaches interested in winning above all else to exploit the loopholes and gain a competitive advantage, use youngsters like pieces of meat, and lower the overall ethical standards of the game.
There are a couple of solutions to this problem (abusing medical hardships and pushing kids to accept them in order to get an oversigned roster down to 85, which is clearly what Alabama, LSU, and UNC have done over the last 4 years).
1. The NCAA should hire a third-party medical team to provide a final exit examination so that some of these mysterious medical conditions can be investigated.
2. The NCAA should create an exit interview for players who transfer or who are asked to take a medical hardship scholarship. An exit interview, where players can speak freely about what they were told or asked of by the coaching staff would have revealed that there are players at Alabama that have been pushed into taking a medical hardship in order to free up room and avoid NCAA penalties for going over the 85 scholarship limit.
3. Make the medical hardship scholarships count towards the 85 limit and make guys continue to earn their financial aid. Unless a student-athlete is paralyzed from the waist down, there are plenty of things they can do to earn their scholarship and help the team.
4. Eliminate the motivation to use this loophole. If you eliminate oversigning then you can drastically cut down or eliminate all together situations where coaches are looking to push innocent players off the football team in order to make room for better players.
Common Arguments and More from the Paul Finebaum Radio Show:
1. This happens everywhere, what's the problem? No. This does not happen everywhere, according to Darren Everson there were 25 Medical Hardships in the SEC and 12 of them were Alabama's. But that's not the real issue, it's the combination of three things that makes it an issue, and those of you that want to argue against this to really pay attention here: A.) It's the higher than average number of medical hardships, B.) combined with a motive to issue those hardships (being oversigned and needed to cut players to get down to 85, and most importantly, C.) combined with the FACT that you have ALABAMA players ON RECORD stating that they think they were pushed into the medical hardship IN AN EFFORT TO WORK THE RECRUITING NUMBERS OUT and BRING IN BETTER PLAYERS.
If you take away those 3 factors then there is nothing wrong with the medical hardship, in fact, it is great and should be preserved.
2. This is just another example of northern media out to put down the SEC. No, it's not. This is a widely recognized issue that has been addressed by media outlets around the country. That is nothing more than a lame excuse.
The sports editor of the Tuscaloosa News, Cecil Hurt, tried to use that as an excuse or a reason as to why this is an issue, he even went so far as to say that this is all coming from the Big 10 in response to losing to the SEC all the time. Cecil Hurt is very well respected, but he is slightly off in his comments. If anyone has been affected by oversigning in terms of competitive advantage it has been the ACC who signs the fewest number of players of any BCS conference and has a miserable record against the SEC. His comments are at 32:20 in the link below.
3. This is all not true. Typical argument from a delusional fan that is willing to do whatever it takes to defend his team or coach. Finebaum actually had a guy call in and take this position with him, to which Finebaum responds with the following...go to the 3:45 mark in this link and listen to this argument.
4. This freaking article is a bunch of crap - you could write this article about any of the 119 teams. Another insane argument posed to Finebaum in the link above at the 21:00 minute mark.
5. This is not against the rules. Yes, medical hardships are not against the rules, but does anyone like the idea of a school abuse them to gain an advantage? Probably not.
Note: The site to the links for the audio is temporarily down; will probably be up again soon. Be sure to come back and check out the audio, it's well worth it if you enjoy discussing this topic.
Medical Hardship Scholarship Abuse
Hannah Karp and Darren Everson at the Wall Street Journal have decided to probe the Alabama football program and the topic of medical hardship scholarships. The results are interesting.
At least 12 times since coach Nick Saban took over the program in 2007, Alabama has offered players a "medical" scholarship, according to public statements made by the team. These scholarships, which are allowed under NCAA rules, are intended to make sure scholarship athletes who are too injured to play don't lose their financial aid. A player who receives one of these scholarships is finished playing with that team.
Three Alabama players who've taken these exemptions say they believe the team uses the practice as a way to clear spots for better players by cutting players it no longer wants. These players said they believe Mr. Saban and his staff pressure some players to take these scholarships even though their injuries aren't serious enough to warrant keeping them off the field.
"I'm still kind of bitter," said former Alabama linebacker Chuck Kirschman, who took a medical scholarship last year. Mr. Kirschman said Mr. Saban encouraged him to accept the scholarship because of a back problem that he believes he could have played through. "It's a business," Mr. Kirschman said. "College football is all about politics. And this is a loophole in the system."
The article is pretty much in line with everything we have been saying here on this topic, except this time it's actual former Alabama players saying the things we have said instead.
In light of the admission from former Alabama players that they felt pressured to take the medical hardship scholarships to free up scholarships, are we really still supposed to believe that guys like Star Jackson transfer completely on their own free will and that there is no pressure whatsoever from the coaching staff to move guys out in order to make the 85 limit every year.
To be fair, Alabama is not alone here, LSU and UNC are just as bad when it comes to abusing the bogus medical hardship scholarship loophole.
"Alabama isn't the only school that has given players medical scholarships. Including the Crimson Tide, the 12 members of the Southeastern Conference have given at least 25 of these scholarships to football players in the past three years. Ultimately, it's the school's decision whether a player is healthy enough to play football."
No one is forced against their will to take a medical hardship, some players said they were pressured, some said they were not pressured.
In some cases, the players who took these scholarships say they didn't feel pressured. Charles Hoke, a former Alabama offensive lineman who took a medical scholarship in 2008 because of a shoulder problem, said the choice was left entirely up to him and was based on the many conversations he had with the team's doctors and trainers over the course of his junior year.
Others who took these scholarships say they believe the school is violating the spirit of the rule. Mr. Kirschman, the linebacker, said he injured his back in April 2008 but continued practicing with the team through the spring of 2009. That May, he was approached by coaches and trainers and asked to take a medical scholarship.
"I wasn't playing significant minutes, but I was personally upset because I did anything coach asked, I was a team player, I had a 4.0 average," said Mr. Kirschman, who played in two career games, both in 2008, and is now working full time as a robot programmer at Mercedes.
But that doesn't mean all of the players were happy about it.
On the surface this looks like the perfect little loophole to get around oversigning. These kids are given a scholarship to continue their education, so the coaches can sell them on that, plus the coaches can work the "it's for the good of the team and your school, which you'll still be able to attend" angle, which is much more appealing than, "hit the bricks we don't need you and we need to make room for better players."
Couldn't this be looked at as giving players money to go away instead of giving them money to come? "Hey, we'll give you $20-30K in the form of paid education and perks such as game tickets if you'll just leave your football scholarship so we can give it to someone else, and by the way, you'll need to sign this medical waiver so the NCAA doesn't slap us with rules violations and probation."
Mr. Kirschman said the school offered in the summer of 2009 to pay for his graduate degree in business—an offer he accepted—and that he still gets some of the same perks as players. "I still get game tickets, which is nice," he says.
Mr. Kirschman said the decision to take the medical scholarship was ultimately his, and that he decided to do it to open up a scholarship for the good of the team. But he said he felt he was pressured. "It was pushed," he said. "It was instigated for several players."
In today's day and age, it's becoming increasingly harder to give players money and gifts on the front-end to entice them to come to a school without someone noticing, so why not give it on the back end to make room for better players. That is what this is all about. You don't build the kind of teams LSU, Alabama, and UNC have, as quickly as they have, without making as much room as possible for new, better players.
Just like the oversigning abuse, this is an issue that is being exploited by certain schools and it needs to end. You would think the schools that abuse these loopholes would take more pride in just competing straight-up without having to bend every rule in the book or exploit every loophole, but that is obviously not the case some places. What good is winning a National Championship if you oversigned 40+ guys in a 4 year period and ran off a bunch of kids in the process? And shame on the conference commissioners, athletic directors, and university presidents that allow their coaches to do this kind of stuff to innocent kids.
Jim Tressel Awards 3 Walk-On Players Scholarships
Jim Tressel announced today that three walk-on players will be awarded with scholarships: Ricky Crawford, Chris Malone, and Scott Sika.
Sika has already graduated and will get an entire year of his graduate degree paid for by Ohio State. Crawford and Malone are set to graduate this year. Odds are that none of these guys see significant playing time, this is simply a reward for their dedication, hard-work, and character, and is the net result of Jim Tressel's recruiting philosophy, which is based on signing the number of kids you have room for on National Signing day and then awarding scholarships to walk-on players based on the shortfall between the number of guys signed and the 85 limit. We outlined this method of roster management a while back--the contrast to this style is to signed 26-28 recruits instead of 17 and instead of adding walk-on players to the scholarship roster you cut lesser performing or injured scholarship players to get down to 85.
In contrast, this is the polar opposite of the recruiting styles of coaches such as Nick Saban and Les Miles, who purposely sign at least 8-10 more players than they have room for and then get rid of whoever they have to get rid of via medical hardships, transfers to lesser schools, or just flat pulling a scholarship, like Les Miles did to Elliott Porter this year, in order to get down to 85 players by the NCAA deadline in August.
Tressel has had this philosophy since the beginning of his time at Ohio State and has never once oversigned a class and has awarded over 40 walk-on players with scholarships in his time at Ohio State. You have to admit that it is pretty remarkable how he has been able to keep Ohio State in the National Championship picture despite working against such a disadvantage in terms of the numbers. When you look at the numbers you see that Ohio State and Texas were very evenly matched in terms of numbers and the performance on the field against each other. USC is a little different story given that they are currently on probation because of recruiting violations. That leaves Florida, LSU, and Alabama, teams that have run through players at alarming rates, but who have also enjoyed a tremendous amount of success.
National Championship Coaches 2002 - 2010
|Saban (03/09)
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|Meyer (06/08)
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Tressel has some interesting comments regarding the scholarship awards given to the three walk-on players. The link below is about an 8 minute clip and his comments on this topic come around 2/3 of the way through. He mentions that it is one of the neat things he gets to do and wishes he had 10 scholarships to give out to walk-on players every year.
NCAA Ruling Based on the Spirit of the Rules?
The NCAA felt that Jeremiah Masoli's application to transfer from Oregon, where he was kicked off of the team for violation of team rules, violated the "spirit" of the NCAA transfer rules and thus they denied his application and are preventing him from playing at Ole Miss.
The spirit of the rules, huh. Interesting.
So who over at the NCAA is in charge of determining violations of the spirit of the signing process? Just wondering because clearly someone over at the NCAA headquarters tasked with monitoring the spirit of the signing process has been asleep at the wheel while schools like LSU, Alabama, Ole Miss, Miami, UNC and others rape the spirit of the signing process by constantly signing way more players than they have room for when they sign them, which ultimately leads to a laundry list of transfers, medical hardships, and players flat out getting screwed.
This shouldn't be surprise anyone as this is just the latest indicator that the NCAA is an overgrown, bureaucratic organization that is not capable of regulating college athletics or delivering on their stated mission of maintaining competitive equality while ensuring that the academic experience of the student-athlete is paramount in the integration of athletic competition to the college environment.


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This year's first freeze set records for one of the latest on the books...almost a month later than normal.
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Shawn Wade, with Plains Cotton Growers, says the year was long because it looked as though the cotton crop would be good early on only to be destroyed by hail. Also, dry crop farmers were forced to cope with rainfall totals that are about 50% below average.
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Wildlife Habitat Preservation: It's Not Rocket Science
Boeing has received the prestigious Corporate Lands for Learning certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council for providing public wildlife habitat preservation and restoration programs at Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
The site, a former rocket engine testing and energy research facility for the federal government, features oak woodlands, rare plants, sandstone formations, abundant wildlife and a history rich in Native American cultural heritage.
The 2,850-acre site is being transformed into an open space that benefits the community. Some of its activities include:
- Avian studies through the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society's bird counting and banding program
- Wildlife habitat protection and California native plant restoration
- Frequent guided bus and walking tours for community members, environmental groups, elected officials and reporters
- Community events and children's programs that highlight pollinator habitats
- Santa Susana specific curriculum taught by local colleges and universities
"Santa Susana employees may take pride in knowing that they have made an important contribution to conservation education," said Margaret O'Gorman, president of the Wildlife Habitat Council. She noted Santa Susana's educational programs showcase the site's unique human, natural and technological history.
The site's former vocation is also very interesting. It started as a rocket engine and energy research site in 1950 as the United States began its national space program. The site was critical to rocket engine testing that supported nearly every major space program in U.S. history, from the earliest satellites through the Space Shuttle.
Most people are aware of the site's significant role in the historical research of rocket engine propulsion development and energy research," said Tom Gallacher, Boeing site director, Santa Susana Field Laboratory. "What surprises most people is that this site is a key habitat for a variety of native plants, flowers and wildlife."
The next stage once cleanup on Boeing's property is complete will be the creation of one of the few remaining wildlife corridors in Southern California, connecting the Sierra Madre ranges to the Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
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Residents who live in Eastern Salisbury Township might have to vote at different polls if their wards are redrawn because of population changes.
The Board of Commissioners and consulting firm Urban Research and Development Corp. are studying the possibility of redistricting wards 2 and 3 because of a disparity in population based on the 2010 Census. The wards are supposed to contain approximately equal populations.
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Nearly 500 members of the University community listened as President Lois B. DeFleur and the five vice presidents outlined Binghamton's achievements and vision for the future during the University Forum on Jan. 15.
"We have a unique combination of the nation's best undergraduate education combined with world-class academic and research programs," DeFleur said.
To build on its strengths and take advantage of new opportunities, Binghamton must mobilize its supporters to advocate for the University, she said. The new Web site at Think.Binghamton.edu will be crucial to that effort, and she urged faculty and staff as well as their friends and neighbors to visit the site and sign up as Think Tank advocates.
Mary Ann Swain, provost and vice president for academic affairs, spoke after DeFleur.
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Binghamton University President Lois B. DeFleur addresses nearly 500 faculty and staff members during the annual University Forum, held Jan. 15.
This "legacy of creativity" will serve the University well as it begins work to establish a law school, Swain said.
"The law school is exactly the right next step for Binghamton," she said, and closely tied to the University's strengths in the liberal arts.
She and DeFleur both addressed the vast differences in tuition between public and private law schools.
"If a young man or woman would like to practice law in the public sector, they have got to emerge from law school without a huge debt burden," Swain said.
The provost also mentioned plans for a new Pan-Asian Studies initiative that would broaden Binghamton's existing Asian and Asian American Studies program to include Russia and Turkey.
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An artist's rendering of the new Science V building.
Gerald Sonnenfeld, vice president for research, said harnessing the region's brainpower is a key to creating opportunities for New York State, and harnessing our students' brainpower is an important part of that effort.
He discussed plans for Science V and expansion at the Innovative Technologies Complex. New laboratory space on campus is being designed with flexibility in mind, he noted.
James Van Voorst, vice president for administration, emphasized that the campus will be transformed in the coming years through an aggressive construction program.
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She also noted that athletics is increasingly an important way that Binghamton builds visibility and support.
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Sometimes I just don't understand, scratch that….most of the time I don't understand my husband. He is very into how he looks, making sure he's always speaking effectively and making sure that deals business or personal, get done as they should. Then again, none of those have to do with him being a husband. Don't get me wrong, he is a great guy; he always tries to make his family a priority, but what I do not ever understand is what makes the day THAT difficult to put a pair of shoes ten feet away into a shoe area? Why can't he simply go upstairs (or when we did not have an upstairs, to the next room) to take off the belt and shirt from the day rather than drape them over the couch and chair?
I remember watching an episode of "I Love Lucy" as a child and not believing that a man could make the mess that Ricky made. Lucy went ahead and put a divider with masking tape down the room and he was able to do whatever he pleased on his side, but could not impose those habits on her side. I remember thinking, "my dad doesn't do that, this must just be a make-believe situation." My mom was back working by that point, after I was in kindergarten she decided to join the workforce again. So now I think, as an adult (and stay at home wife/mom) that maybe this is just a life I have signed up for. A constant battle to keep the items in the right place, and it's not even like I have a Martha Stewart sort of nook for everything. I am just talking about dirty clothes go in the hamper. Dirty dishes… I don't expect him to wash them! I just ask that he puts them in the dishwasher. Somehow he is capable to put the big dish in the dishwasher about 82.9% of the time, but always leaves a fork or knife just sitting by its lonesome in the sink!
I know I am not alone in this. I have many girlfriends who go through the same thing with their husbands who do not have the same personality as my husband. So what is it that makes men so messy and women the ones that are left behind to pick up the debris after Hurricane Steve/John/Wilbur passes through our homes? Do we really need to have separate areas where they can be slobs? If that is the answer then I think we might need a separate home for that situation. I know I can get a little crazed about having things "just so" but if there is a stench coming from "the man cave" I am sure to find some sort of old food or filthy shirt that could walk out on its own if I dared to open the door.
Funny thing is: I am the one who gets less sleep over it, I am the cranky one, I am the one who cleans it up angrily. Meanwhile, he's more content with life, he doesn't get worked up about the small things. He also generally is more cheerful. Maybe a little disorder is good for the soul. Maybe if I loosened up and just let things go, I just might be as easy-going as he is… but I know that when I have tried that (and secretly hoped he would get disgusted by how filthy the house got) the house looked like Mr.Messy moved in. I think I would rather be Mr. Persnickety and have a stick up my butt but live in a nice clean comfortable and non-contaminated home. So if you happen upon my family and see a young woman with a sour puss and a few more grey hairs than there should be, next to a jovial guy missing his belt (which consequently is still on the top of a chair); say "Hello, I see it must be cleaning day for you!" It will be me and that way I will know you read this page.


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T-Mobile's iPhone 5 Reviews: LTE Speeds Are Impressive, HD Voice Difference Notable
Gizmodo tested the iPhone 5′s HD voice feature, which takes advantage of the wideband audio on the iPhone 5 to deliver better sound quality. On a T-Mobile iPhone-to-iPhone call, the difference was notable.
Calling from one T-Mobile iPhone to another, my caller's voice came through loud and clear. You know how sometimes cell-to-cell voice calls can sound a little fragmented? Like little bits of sounds are being dropped? This didn't have that. It was a much more natural sounded call. It was a bit richer, and definitely fuller. I wouldn't say it was like night and day, but it's definitely a noticeable improvement.
Engadget went hands on to test the T-Mobile LTE speeds of the Note II, the HTC One, and the iPhone 5, finding that T-Mobile's LTE network performed well.
Finally, we tested two separate iPhone 5s and, interestingly, saw different speeds. The first averaged 26Mbps down, the second 18 – despite being tested at the same time. [Upload] speeds hovered around 10Mbps and pings were always very good, typically under 50ms.
So, as ever numbers vary widely from test to test, but the network can certainly deliver some impressive numbers on average.
Engadget also clarified what happens if users buy an "Uncarrier" phone and then cancel service. As it turns out, a purchased T-Mobile iPhone must be bought out, but users also have the option of continuing to make monthly payments or trading it in for another device. When trading it in, T-Mobile will provide "fair market credit" for the phone.
Feature wise, T-Mobile phones typically ship with WiFi calling, which is designed to allow users to make and receive calls from a T-Mobile phone on any WiFi hotspot in the world. As Engadget points out, that feature will not be included when the iPhone 5 initially launches, but may be included in the future.
With T-Mobile's new UnCarrier plan, the total cost of the 16GB iPhone 5 is $ 579, with an upfront fee of $ 99 plus 24 monthly payments of $ 20. When payments are complete, the phone can be unlocked. In comparison, a fully unlocked iPhone directly from Apple costs $ 649.
T-Mobile's iPhone 5 will be in stores on April 12th and can be pre-ordered online beginning on April 5th.
And by change up pricing I mean make it cheaper.
Those speeds are along the lines of what i get on ATT in the LA area.
Can someone explain to me how T-Mobile will still make a profit out of all this?
I think they're banking on people staying to use their service.
You don't want to use their service? So what. Just pay for the device and get out. They break even.
The Big Two can do this too but they've been raping our pockets for this long. Why stop now?
Either way, looking forward to getting some T-Mobile LTE. It's about damn time. They have always been great to me. If you live in the DC area, their coverage is typically insanely good. As always, YMMV
I'm in an area with shoddy reception, but always have WiFi when I'm at home or in the office. The WiFi calling feature would work much better than my current Google Voice + Talkatone setup, which shows up as being from a separate phone number than my main line.
Can someone explain to me how T-Mobile will still make a profit out of all this?
right now t-mobile is de-coupling the price of the phone and the phone bill. that's the beauty of it! their prices are so low because it no longer builds in the higher pricing used to recoup the phone subsidy
this isn't any cheaper than anyone else for those who upgrade after every couple or whenever eligible. All they're doing is shifting around the #'s
$ 70 is great for all this unlimited stuff – but you've forgot to tack on another $ 20 for the "phone loan".
$ 90 grand total. It's great marketing though to artificially make your pricing look so low so since all of NA is used to looking at the monthly with subsidies.
That's still a LOT cheaper than AT&T/Verizon/Sprint for unlimited + subsidy. T-Mobile (even WITH the $ 20) is charging about what I pay AT&T now, but would give me more!
I don't have unlimited anything, and I pay .20 for every text (no text plan), and I'm paying just about $ 90. (I was grandfathered into a cheaper data plan: today I'd be paying even more than that.)
Plus, I'd love to be able to upgrade my phone every 2.5 years, say, and not pay a half-year of subsidy for nothing.
That is considerably better than what they offer!


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When developing apps for mobile devices, developers usually build a "native app" -- the kind of app you buy at an app store and install in the memory of your phone. Native apps have been the de facto standard for adding functionality to your phone.
To this point, most developers would agree, native apps have looked better and performed better than their browser-based counterparts. Most users have looked at the mobile browser as something to avoid, because it's such a hassle to use -- especially when you need to input data.
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A person who leads a vocal ensemble either in church, school or other performance venues.
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The choir director does more than conduct and lead a choir, he is also tasked to make sure the members attend rehearsals and be at their best when performing. He carefully chooses the pieces that the group will perform and makes sure everything is in order; from the vocal harmony down to the stage formation.
What are the qualities of a good choir director?:
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A KSFY exclusive about an effort to stop on-line sex trafficking in South Dakota. This story centers around a web site you likely have never heard of.
This site allows pimps and prostitutes to do their business on-line....in the open...and because of a loophole in a federal law there is virtually nothing state authorities can do to stop it.
The Internet allows you to find virtually anything with just a few keystrokes. Including sex for sale. Every day, ads go up featuring pictures of women who say they will spend the night with you for a price...and in these ads, the price is listed in black and white. There is no effort by the people posting the ads to conceal what this is; an online marketplace for prostitution with offers to meet up in Sioux Falls....Pierre....and Rapid City. All of it made possible by a web site called backpage.com.
"In South Dakota...backpage.com on their site has adult escort services that it is knowingly and for a profit essentially engaging in and helping facilitate the trafficking of young children for sex crimes and inappropriate activity." South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has talked to backpage.com about this....at length. And he's not the only one. In 2011, Jackley joined every other state attorney general in the nation in signing this letter sent to backpage.com....asking them to do something to stop these ads. "We know that you are doing this. Please stop doing this cause you're harming real people."
Jackley...and the other state attorneys general...were asking backpage.com to make a change...because they can't force a change....thanks to a loophole in a 17 year old federal law. A law which allows the Feds to hold web sites responsible for criminal activity but made no provision to allow states to do the same. "Is Congress going to give state authorities and state legislators the ability to deal with the company that knowingly and for profit facilitates the crime of trafficking young children for sex?"
This loophole doesn't sit well with Attorney General Jackley, who....with every other attorney general in the nation....is now preparing to formally ask Congress to close this loophole. The state is already performing sting operations with fake ads placed on backpage.com. But a lot of these ads are the real deal. and while it appears these women are offering themselves freely....in a lot of cases they are being made to do this by others and Jackley says states must be given the power to stop this.....because when backpage.com was asked to stop this on their own they said no. "Backpage.com has shown no interest and the profits are great for what they're making on some of these advertisements."
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As you might imagine, backpage.com isn't sitting quietly on the sidelines. Their attorney, Liz McDougall, gave me this statement last night via email which says, "The aim of stopping the sex trafficking of minors, indeed the trafficking of any human being, is laudable. However, identifying and vilifying a single U.S. website as the cause of the problem and the key to the solution are ill-founded and unproductive. Unless the Internet is wholly shut down, the end result of this strategy will be that our children are advertised through offshore websites who do not endeavor to prevent such activity, who do not report potential cases of exploitation to law enforcement, who do not expeditiously cooperate with law enforcement to rescue victims and arrest pimps -- and who are outside the jurisdiction of U.S. law enforcement so they can thumb their noses at U.S. law enforcement requests, even pleas, for evidence to find a child or stop a perpetrator."


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NEW YORK, Aug 19- Private equity firm Apax Partners LLP is exploring a sale of U.S. healthcare information technology company TriZetto Corp, hoping to fetch as much as $3 billion including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.» Read More
Aug 5- Cerner Corp, a U.S. provider of healthcare information technology services, said it will buy the assets of Siemens AG's healthcare division for $1.3 billion. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015 and will be financed with cash on hand, Cerner said.
BANGALORE, July 24- Wipro Ltd, India's third-biggest software services exporter, forecast strong revenue growth on the back of higher outsourcing spending by overseas clients and said it was focussing on winning more deals in Europe.
BANGALORE/ MUMBAI, July 24- Wipro Ltd, India's third-biggest IT services exporter, posted a 29.6 percent rise in fiscal first-quarter profit and forecast a surge in revenue on the back of stronger spending on outsourcing by overseas clients.
The company, which provides firms with temporary workers and offers them IT outsourcing, management and engineering services, also operates in Germany, Russia, Turkey, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
BANGALORE, July 11- India's second largest IT services provider Infosys Ltd said on Friday it would boost investment in cloud computing, smartphone apps and other new technologies to win more high-margin outsourcing contracts.
MUMBAI, June 13- Vishal Sikka is equally comfortable designing cutting-edge software as he is negotiating in the boardroom, skills the new chief executive of Infosys Ltd will need to turn around a company that was once the poster child of India's $108 billion IT services industry.
MUMBAI, June 12- Infosys Ltd, India's second-largest IT services exporter, has for the first time picked an outsider as chief executive officer, as it seeks to boost sales of high-margin services like cloud computing and stem a staff exodus.
MUMBAI, June 12- Infosys Ltd, India's second-largest IT services exporter, named former SAP AG executive board member Vishal Sikka as Chief Executive Officer, the first time the company has not chosen one of its founders for the role. Infosys also said Executive Chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy and Executive Vice Chairman S. Gopalakrishnan would step down on June 14.
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PARIS, May 26- Atos is to buy Bull in an all-French IT sector deal worth 620 million euros to create the top Europe- based cloud computing company and a major player in cybersecurity.
MUMBAI, May 11- Infosys Ltd, once a bellwether for India's $100 billion- plus IT outsourcing industry, is losing its cachet as the employer of choice for a generation of young IT workers, with staff leaving at an unprecedented pace as the Bangalore- based company struggles to regain ground lost to rivals.
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Until Monday, Teachers' Association of South Pasadena President (TASP) Dave Miller said he was given all the signs that a fair increase for teachers in the local school district was in the works.
Miller was among a large group of teachers in attendance at this week's school board meeting opposing the South Pasadena Unified School District's latest offer the two parties are currently negotiating.
While district officials say they will not negotiate in public, teachers went to the podium one by one during the September 16 regularly scheduled board meeting at district headquarter, many contending that a 1 percent increase was way off the mark.
"Prior to the offer that was presented to us, TASP and the district were in agreement on some very key items," said Miller. "TASP came to the table eager and ready to negotiate. However the offer the district presented to us was a punch in the gut. At that same meeting to no avail we plead with the district to retract its offer and engage in good faith negotiations to no avail."
As Miller spoke, a group he called "the most dedicated, hard-working, imaginative, smart educators I have ever met," stood behind him.
"I want to thank all of my colleagues who have had the courage to step up to this microphone tonight," he said. "I want to thank all of my colleagues who have had the courage to step up to this microphone tonight.
Negotiations are scheduled to continue on Monday, noting: "We hope that a settlement is reached quickly. We hope that the district can keep its word and offer us a respectable salary increase that is up to par with the quality of education we provide."
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