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God Bless,This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'
The ancient Mayans were astute astronomers and are considered to have been far ahead of their time as students of the universe. They prepared calendars that extended thousands of years into the future and predicted events based on the movement of heavenly bodies.
They defined future "ages" based on the projected alignment of the stars.
What does that have to do with us here in the 21st century? Well, the ancient Mayan calendar predicts that the present "age" will end on Friday, December 21, 2012. It sounds ominous, but the Mayans didn't leave much information about what they thought would happen at the conclusion of this "age."
The Mayans' lack of "prophetic" specificity has opened the door to a wide range of speculation about what December 21 will bring. Unfortunately, most of that speculation has included some sort of scenario for the end of the world, or, at least, widespread and catastrophic global destruction.
On this week's edition of "The Hal Lindsey Report," we'll talk a little bit about the end of the world. More specifically, the end of the world as we know it. Someone devised an acronym to express that concept. It's TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It).
As usual, Hollywood jumped on the bandwagon. But there have been others talking about the end of the world as we know it for quite some time. A few come readily to mind: besides the Mayans, there's Nostradamus, St. Malachy, the Hopis, and others. For some years, Hollywood has had a whole genre of films that capitalized on the public's fascination with TEOTWAWKI.
However, as we approach December 21, 2012, this fascination has mushroomed. The Mayan Calendar seems to indicate that something dramatic will happen, but so does the Great Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt. In November, 2009, Hollywood released a major motion picture based on that prediction. It was called "2012." I'll show you a snippet of what some filmmakers think might happen on the 'fateful' day -- next Friday!
How much stock should we Christians put in these types of 'prophecies'? Tune in this week and I'll let you know how much stock I put in them!
Over the last few years, a lot of viewers have written to ask about the various and sundry 2012 doomsday predictions. Many want to know about the Mayan calendar, Planet X or Planet Nibiru, Comet Elenin, Edgar Cayce, Nostradamus, and more.
Opinion about the Mayan calendar is split. Some experts believe the fact that it abruptly ends in what translates to 2012 indicates that there will be a positive physical or spiritual transformation of the earth on that day. Others -- especially Hollywood and the popular culture -- prefer the other theory: the world will literally, physically, and, apparently, very violently end on December 21.
The Planet X believers also promote a traumatic physical-destruction-of-the-earth theory. Planet X, or Nibiru, is supposedly four times larger than the earth and is headed on a collision or near-miss course with our globe. Obviously, if it collides with us, we're goners. If it passes near us, its size and gravitational pull on the earth will make us wish we were goners. Neither is a pretty picture.
(Just a marginal note for those who have never heard of Planet X. We "know" about it because a woman started a website in 1995 to reveal its existence. She "knew" about it because some alien visitors to earth had implanted a communications device in her brain so they could keep her posted about its arrival. Oddly, no reputable astronomers have been able to locate it in the universe. The ones who claim to have found it say that it's "hidden" behind other planets and will become visible as it gets closer to earth. Unbelievably, Planet X has gathered quite a following here on this planet!)
Obviously, I believe that neither will happen. That's because I believe the Bible's version of what's to come on the earth. And it does not entail the imminent destruction of the universe or the disappearance of our planet. And why do I believe the Bible's version? Because EVERYTHING predicted by God's prophets in the past has come true with amazing precision. If they've been 100% right so far, why should I believe they'll be wrong now? (See how that works? That's why I keep insisting that knowing and understanding Bible prophecy is important for the Christian -- and for the non-believer, too!)
If you want a glimpse of what the Bible says is headed our way, and what it means to the Christian, be certain to tune in this week. It's both exciting and reassuring.
One more thing, despite what the Mayans and the talking heads say, don't cancel your Christmas plans this year.
And don't miss this week's Report here Sunday.
Hal Lindsey
Wednesday, January 28th 2015


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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Another Holiday Release?
Yes today I bring you Part 3 of Holiday Releases. I regret to inform you that its only one release today. Maybe more later this week *wink*..
Anyways today I bring you….
50 Rules for Teenagers ch 17: (I love this project even though the raws are kinda crappy but after chapter 18 which is the last chapter for volume 3 the raws get considerable better. So I apologize in advance for the quality. This project is not being printed anymore and I could only find raws at 1 site. Getting back to the chapter at hand we all know that Mi-roo and Chang-soo have feelings for each other its so obvious. I just can't wait for future chapters lol.)
Chapter cam be found in forum
We're recruiting Typesetters(Urgent), Cleaners (Semi Urgent), Raw Providers (Urgent) and Japanese/Korean to English Translators (Urgent) Please apply I think we have some cool projects coming that should be worked on. Also I am willing to add projects suggested by members.
We need raws for the following Projects Tears of Tiara Volume 2 & 3, Totsugami Vol 4 & 5 (or we could use donations for these 2 projects), Strings Dolls chapters 6&7 (Please someone we need raws for the missing chapters for this project.)
Merry Christmas!!
Well today is Part 2 of our Holiday releases. Part 3 will probably be later this week. This is LiVelY sCaNs first Christmas as a group so I'm pretty excited hopefully their will be many more years to come.We may be small atm but we're trying to stay strong. Anyways I have 2 releases for you guys again. It may only be 2 releases but I think you'll like it.
String Dolls Ch 3 & 4: (Yep that's right a double release of Strings Dolls things are getting really interesting in these chapters -spoiler- we learn more about the game strings dolls and this Miyavi character.)
Chapters can be found in our forum.
People we're getting down to the chapter 5 mark. After that I only have chapters 8. I had 7 but like I said my computer got messed up and deleted my files. (Don't worry I now have a back up hard drive so this won't happen again.) I had chapter 7 from gangan online and after the computer mess happen I went back to the site but it was deleted and chapter 8 was up. So the chapters I have are 1-5 then 8. I really need a raw provider for this. If only I lived in Japan. If I don't receive chapters 6 & 7 I may have to skip them and find some way to get them later. But I would really hate to skip them since this series is so interesting. If anyone is feeling generous or whatever this is the link to gangan online http://www.square-enix.com/jp/magazine/ganganonline/comic/strings/ their you will see where to buy strings dolls. Its 600yen I think that's roughly about 6 or 7 U.S dollars and some change. Please help us out!!
We're still in need of raw providers/ scanners, typesetters, cleaners an Korean/Japanese to English translators. Come on and Apply we're a friendly group.
-Yay- Holiday Releases
First of let me start of by saying Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas Eve. Second I like to publicly say thank you to the staff for their hard work and that without you guys their would be no releases and to publicly thank Black_Rabbit our 1 and only Japanese translator( so far ) for making these kick-ass holiday credit pages. I likie alot.
Now to releases:
Like Halloween I planned on releasing just on Christmas but I scratched that idea at the last minute.
And I decided to do things different since work is in progress
So today I introduce Part 1 of the Holiday Special. I'm sorry to inform you that it will be only 2 releases but hey I'm sure you may want them anyway right?
Part 1:
Nise no Chigiri Vol 01ch1: [ You're like what Nise no Chigiri you're finally releasing a chapter Thank god or whoever ( lol). I know right? this project has been through some trial and trepidation but we're finally putting this project into action we have an official translator and cleaner for the project. Now if a typesetter would come forth and claim this bad boy all would be good with the world. Anyways this chapter is cool its a little cliche but who cares the art is awesome. Theirs a lot of bishies I tell you lots.]reuploaded this do not host the other copy its the wrong credit page
Bijo Juku Vol 01 ch4:[ When was the last release for this? (lol) I know, I know but hey its here now. This is the official chapter to end volume 1. So about 4 more chapters to go and we'll have our first completed project. -yay-. On another note I honestly didn't even read this chapter yet so I'll be just like everybody else. What I can tell you from glancing at it seems to be about -spolier alert- getting it on. For those who don't understand I need not explain. For those of you good for you lol.
As usually the download links can be found in the forum
Note: their will only be megaupload links today because mediafire is acting up. I can download things but I can't upload wtf is with that?
Status of current projects
Totsugami ch 3: cleaning
Bijo Juku ch 5: cleaning and typesetting
LFO ch 1: translating
Nise no Chigiri ch 2: cleaning & translating
TMD ch 69: cleaning and translating (in need of an official translator for this)
Goshimei Arigatou Gozaimasu ch 1: typesetting
Goshimei Arigatou Gozaimasu ch 2: cleaning
Goshimei Arigatou Gozaimasu ch 3 translating
Magical Weapon ch 2: cleaning & proofreading
50 rules for teenagers ch 17:qcing
50 rules for teenagers ch18: translating
Hell Teacher Nube ch 40: typesetting
Hell Teacher Nube ch 41: proofreading
Upcoming Projects
Baroque ch 1 cleaned (Korean)
Clover ch 1 cleaned (Japanese)
Tears of Tiara ch 1 cleaned (Japanese)
As you can see I listed the status of some the projects on the upcoming list we're trying to get a head start so we can add projects to our current list but we're in need of staff. We really need raw providers/scanners, Japanese and Korean to English translators, cleaners and typesetters. Please apply people!
Alright here's a mini update with our projects.
For Team Medical Dragon our translator is working on some chapters. But we need more Japanese to English Translators since we only have 1. 1 people and I don't want to bombard her with work so we could use more translators.
50 rules for Teenagers can use another Korean Translator as you can see the releases for this project is slow because our translator is very busy. And again we only have 1 Korean to English translator. We don't only need more translators for this series but some on our upcoming list.
Some projects have been put on the upcoming list that were on the ongoing list cause not enough staff. So many good projects out their but not enough staff which sucks.
Projects that are on our stalled list are:
Biscuit, Maid Maiden, Team Medical Dragon, Dahlia our joint with Crystallis Scans
Izayakuku with TZA we decided to work on another project instead.
As you can see we added new projects to the list:
LFO-Little Fighter Online
Jigokudou Reikai Tsuushin our new joint with TZA
Hell Teacher Nube
Goshimei Arigatou Gozaimasu!
Nise No Chigiri (been on the ongoing list awhile but its finally being worked on -yay-)
The Strings Dolls (not really new since we have 2 releases out)
Now you may ask how can you be adding projects when you have some on the stalled list that's because we have translators willing to translate these projects or translations are provided online.
So all in all though we may have added projects but our list is shorten because we are low on members not only Translators but Typesetters, Cleaners and 1 more Proofreader. I don't bite so Please Apply! (Lol I went from talking about projects to recruitment = same thing)
Another thing I know this is a long message but again we could use a raw provider for Strings Dolls we're missing chapters 6 & 7.
Rakshasa Street Ch 2
Alright Christmas Time!
Like Halloween we are doing a Christmas Special! so we need all hands on deck we could use some typesetters cleaners and raw providers.
We could use someone to provide raws for the following projects:chapter 6 & 7 of string dolls (missing) I had chapter 7 but my computer was acting up and deleted most of my files. But I was able to get chapter 8. If someone can purchase the first volume and scan 6 & 7 that would be helpful. other wise I will have to skip and find a way to release 6 &7 later.
String Dolls Chapter 2
Alright today's release is String Dolls Chapter 2. I would just like to say that this series getting more interesting especially future chapters. I had complete control over typesetting this one so if you like it you like if don't my bad. Enjoy the chapter.!
As always chapter can be found in forum
Recruiting time:
We're low on Cleaners and Typesetters. Right now its either projects have no cleaned scans but translations or in terms of Typesetting I have chapters cleaned but not yet typesetted so its getting kinda difficult. I need fast reliable people. Also we don't need anymore Chinese translators at the moment we mainly need Japanese & Korean translators now.
I just wanted to let the fans know where some of the projects stand and that we really need help! Also I recruiting a person who's good with Photoshop or gimp etc. that can design credits pages for some of our current and upcoming projects. So if anyone interested in doing that email me at email@example.com or post something up in fan art section in the forum.

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My name is Buddy!
Facts about Buddy
- Breed: Basset Hound Mix
- Color: White - With Brown Or Chocolate
- Age: Young
- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Male
Buddy's Info...
I am already neutered, housetrained, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Buddy is a one year old basset mix pup. He spent 8 months in a shelter and, as a result, will fully love and adore his future family. He has come SO FAR since he's come here and I am so proud of him. For example, he has learned to go potty outside and that children's toys are not necessarily Buddy's toys. :) He is just coming to the end of an 8 week obedience course and he has mastered: sit, watch, come, down, how to walk on a leash, and wait. He is still working on (but making great progress) on stay and heel. He is also practicing roll over, which is pretty funny to watch as his stubby little feet flail in the air, LOL. Buddy is crate trained, fully vaccinated, microchipped, and neutered. He is a sweet puppy who deserves a family who will keep him forever and let him know what unconditional love is.
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Working around my pond I found that a couple of the old cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) bloom stalks had fallen over into the pond over the winter. I found well rooted little plants growing all up and down the stalk where the blooms once were. I transplanted them in bog areas around the pond. Next year I will be sure to bend the stalks into the water on purpose to increase my supply even more. |
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That's a great discovery!! I'm going to try it next Winter, too. I guess we can call it 'water layering'? For any of you hummernuts that want a hummer magnet, this is it. IMO, it's the perfect plant - a native perennial, non-invasive, easy to start from seeds, easily transplanted, long bloom period. And that red could be used to calibrate a spectrometer!! The dormant rosettes survive better if overwintered under water rather than being exposed to the freeze/thaw cycles above ground. These are happy in this small galvanized tub... |
Amazing. I have tried this flower twice and lost it both times. It really needs a damp spot to grow doesn't it. |
mimidi, An easy way to grow them is by creating a mini-wetland garden: dig a shallow hole (6" is deep enough), line it with a piece of pond liner or plastic, backfill with soil to within 1" of the surrounding grade, plant, fill with water. This can be incorporated into a larger bed and the edge of the liner can be covered by mulch or stones. Every 2-3 weeks, feed them with 1 gal of dilute Miracle-Gro. |
Okay...I'm stuck with patio only...no planing in ground allowed. Would I be able to convert this into a watering tray do ya think? (Either clay or plastic...the kind that is designed to go with a pot)? I had several hummers last year out front & out back (not sure I think 2 different families)...would like to give them more than just the birdfeeders to eat from. Suz |
Yes, this can be adapted to any watertight container that's at least 5-6" deep. |
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- Must be a recipe posted on your blog by you 1/1/2012 or later.
- Must be a soup/chowder recipe. We all love chili but this one is about the soup!
- Recipe does not have to be cooked in a crock-pot!
- This one is for bloggers only. You must have a blog established before 1/23/2012 to participate.
- Link back to the Super Bowl of Soup Blog Challenge in your post so others can get in on the fun!
- There will be a $10 Amazon Gift Card Code handed out to one winner. More to come on that later.
- The linky tool will be through inlinkz. Put the name of your recipe as the "name" not your blog name. If you make a mistake we can fix it.
- People will get 4 votes to pass out as they like – only one per recipe though! The list should show the vote button right under each image (we hope! This is new to us.)
- Not required but encouraged-visit the blogs of the other folks who participate and leave a comment. We all love comments and the good blogger karma will come back to you! What a great way to get some new soup recipes.
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Mesa police say one person has died after a cab hit a pole Monday morning.
The accident which happened near Power Road and Hampton Avenue around 8 a.m. involved a minivan cab.
Air15 video showed the green van with its front end resting up against a metal pole.
Police said the 54-year-old cab driver had a possible medical condition before crashing into the pole.
Police said a 27-year-old man who was a passenger in the vehicle was not hurt.


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Quoted from Jenn S. This is ridiculous! I don't mind following the SWAMI lists, but to combine that with my intolerance, it has become very hard for me to eat anything that I don't make myself.
Quoted from ruthiegirl I definitely think you should try to heal your gut so you can tolerate allium foods again, but, IMO, the "not being able to eat anything I don't make myself" part isn't ridiculous, it's typical.
Quoted from Jenn S. policychecker: I don't know if I am a fructose mal absorber or not. I know that I don't do well on high sugar foods in general, or they do give me a bunch of gas. I don't like to eat fruit most of the time. If I do eat fruit, I much prefer blueberries, cranberries and pineapple to apples and pears. .
Quoted from Jenn S. More broccoli for me!
Quoted Text Among all of the cruciferous vegetables, broccoli sprouts have the highest level of the glucosinolates relevant to this enzymatic process. Just two or three tablespoons of broccoli sprouts a day provide a powerful dose of glucosinolates. After broccoli sprouts, cauliflower sprouts are second highest in terms of containing the relevant glucosinolates.
Quoted from Jenn S. My real question is, could there be an enzyme or other chemical deficiency in my stomach and/or gut that is causing my intolerance? I was hoping that after undoing the lectin damage in my gut by following SWAMI that my sensitivity would lessen, but that has not been the case.
Quoted from wanthanee Hi Jenn S, I read and heard often that once a day of apple will make you away from the doctor but every time I eat fruit such as: Apples, Pears they do give me a lot of gas too. Now I stop eat those fruits. Also, in the GTD the Teacher diet an apple is a back dot.
Quoted from Possum I don't think I missed it, but nobody has mentioned molydenum being the deficiency that causes intolerance to sulphur foods... Might be worth considering... along with B vitamins
Quoted from Jenn S. Thank you, Possum! Yes, that was the kind of information I am really looking for. I have an appointment with a Nutritionist at a Holistic Health Center tomorrow and I wanted some more ideas to help lead me in my own "homework" ahead of the appointment.
Quoted from Jenn S. I found that having an all fruit lunch is a bad thing for me. I can do a small handful of fruit as a snack sometimes, but most of the time I need to eat some protein with it, or I get a horrible stomach ache and/or I get very tired from my blood sugar spiking and then dropping.


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Category Archives: Awards & Accolades
Breakthrough Leaders in Nursing
The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action has announced a new program to honor nurse leaders who are making a difference in their communities and to develop their leadership skills. The Campaign will be accepting nominations for its Breakthrough Leaders in Nursing award through August 15th.
Nominees must be licensed registered nurses engaged in a state Action Coalition of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. Nominations can come from any member of a state Action Coalition, the Champion Nursing Coalition, or the Champion Nursing Council.
The ten nurses selected for this honor will receive national recognition and a Leadership Development Program scholarship from the Center for Creative Leadership, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
RWJF Milestones, April 2014
The following are among the many honors received recently by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows, grantees and alumni:
Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, RWJF's senior advisor for nursing and director of its Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, has been named co-chair of the newly formed External Nurse Advisory Board (ENAB) for the Center for Nursing Advancement (CFNA) at UnitedHealth Group. The goal of the ENAB is to "inform, create and evolve nursing best practices, and advance the nursing profession."
Angelina Jolie has signed on as executive producer of Difret, a film by RWJF Health & Society Scholars alumna Mehret Mandefro, MD, MSc, AB. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award, then went on to receive the Audience Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. The film tells the story of a young Ethiopian girl who challenges the tradition of "telefa," the practice of abduction in marriage, usually of young girls. Read more about Mandefro's film.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has voted Juliann Sebastian, PhD, MSN, its president-elect. Sebastian, an RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows alumna, is dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing. She will serve as president of AACN from 2016 to 2018. The organization represents more than 740 nursing schools nationwide.
RWJF Scholars in Health Policy Research alumna Jacqueline Stevens, PhD, has been named a 2013 Guggenheim Fellow for the Humanities. Her fellowship is in U.S. History.
RWJF Milestones, February 2014
The following are among the many honors received recently by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows, grantees and alumni:
Former New Orleans Health Commissioner Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, is now leading the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in Washington, D.C. An RWJF Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar alumna, DeSalvo also was recently named one of Governing Magazine's nine public officials of the year.
Brendan G. Carr, MD, MA, MS, assistant professor of emergency medicine and epidemiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named director of the federal Emergency Care Coordination Center (ECCC). The ECCC was created by presidential directive to improve national preparedness and response by promoting research, regional partnerships, and effective emergency medical systems. Carr is an RWJF Clinical Scholars alumna.
RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows program alumna Ann Cashion, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been named scientific director of the National Institute of Nursing Research's (NINR) Division of Intramural Research. Cashion was formerly a senior advisor to the NINR Office of the Director. Cashion's research expertise focuses on genetic markers that predict clinical outcomes.
Pamela Jeffries, PhD, RN, ANEF, has been named the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing's first vice provost for digital initiatives. Jeffries, a professor and associate dean for academic affairs, will remain on the faculty at the School of Nursing. She is an RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows program alumna.
RWJF Milestones, October 2013
The following are among the many honors received recently by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows, grantees and alumni:
Patrick Conway, MD, an alumnus of the RWJF Clinical Scholars program, has been named deputy administrator for innovation and quality at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Conway will continue to serve as the CMS chief medical officer and director of the CMS Center for Clinical Standards and Quality.
President Barack Obama has named John Friedman, PhD, to the National Economic Council as a special assistant to the president for economic policy. Friedman is an assistant professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he has worked on a wide range of topics, including taxation, health care, and education. He is an RWJF Scholars in Health Policy Research alumnus.
Maureen G. Phipps, MD, MPH, an alumna of the Clinical Scholars program, became the new chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and assistant dean for teaching and research on women's health at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University on September 1. She was also named chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and executive chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Care New England.
Health Leaders Laud Hassmiller's Election to the Institute of Medicine
Susan B. Hassmiller, senior adviser for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and director of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the venerable institution announced this morning. It is one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
Hassmiller shapes and leads RWJF's strategies to transform the nursing profession to improve health and health care. She joined RWJF in 1997. In 2009, she received the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest international honor given to a nurse by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Read more about Hassmiller's election to the IOM.
Among the IOM's 80 new members are two other nurses: Beverly Louise Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, CEO, National League for Nursing, New York City; and Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, associate vice president for health promotion, College of Nursing, Ohio State University, Columbus.
Established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences, the IOM is widely recognized as a national resource for independent, scientifically informed analysis and recommendations on health issues.
RWJF Fellow Named White House "Champion of Change"
Laura Anderko, an alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Executive Nurse Fellows (ENF) program (2005-2008), received a prestigious honor from the White House last week for her work to protect health in a changing climate.
The Robert and Kathleen Scanlon Endowed Chair in Values Based Health Care at the School of Nursing & Health Studies at Georgetown University, Anderko was named a "Champion of Change" by the White House. On July 9, she and 10 other "champions" who work at the intersection of the climate and public health attended an event with top government officials to discuss their work.
Anderko, PhD, RN, said in an interview that she was "honored, thrilled, and surprised" to receive the recognition and added that the honor will help raise awareness of the health implications of climate change. My hope, she said, is that this award helps this issue gain "more prominence in the minds of society, not just in America, but globally."
The ENF program had a "huge impact" on my career, she added. It allowed me to "really immerse myself in environmental health" and taught me to "think big and consider unusual and unlikely partners"—a theme she addressed during the July 9 event at the White House.
"Champions of Change" are recognized by the White House for their work in a wide range of fields. The program was created as an opportunity for the administration to recognize American individuals, businesses and organizations that are "doing extraordinary things to empower and inspire members of their communities."
"Laura Anderko is making strong efforts to change her community's ways on treating the environment and is leading the way on climate and health," a White House release stated.
Learn more about Champions of Change here.
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Modern Healthcare's "50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare" this year includes eight alumni of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars program. The honorees included on the annual list are chosen by readers and the senior editors of the publication "for their leadership in the varied sectors of the industry, whether provider organizations, government agencies, associations, insurers or supplier companies."
The Clinical Scholars alumni included this year are:
- Kelvin Baggett, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer, Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Dallas, Texas);
- Mark Chassin, MD, president, Joint Commission (Oak Brook Terrace, Ill.);
- Patrick Conway, MD, chief medical officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and director, CMS Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (Baltimore, Md.);
- Elliott Fisher, MD, MPH, director, Center for Population Health and director, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice (Lebanon, N.H.);
- Gary Gottlieb, MD, MBA, president and CEO, Partners HealthCare (Boston, Mass.);
- Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, president and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.);
- Reed Tuckson, MD, FACP, executive vice president and chief of medical affairs, UnitedHealth Group (Minnetonka, Minn.); and
- Robert Wachter, MD, professor and associate chairman, Department of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco (San Francisco, Calif.).
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The following are among the many honors received recently by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees.
Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, PhD, a member of the RWJF Health & Society Scholars program National Advisory Committee, was elected to the National Academy of Education.
RWJF Clinical Scholars alumnus David J. Shulkin, MD, has been named chair of the board of the New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals. Shulkin is president of Morristown Medical Center and vice president of Atlantic Health System.
Flavia Peréa, PhD, an alumna of the RWJF New Connections program, was recognized by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as a "2013 Emerging Scholar."
Health & Society Scholars alumna Janxin Leu, PhD, joined HopeLab as Director of Product Innovation, where she will direct the Lab's "new initiative to promote human resilience and inner values through social-tech innovation."
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has approved the UNC School of Nursing's proposal to add the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree to its graduate clinical offerings. Two RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows alumnae were instrumental in ensuring the proposal's approval: School of Nursing Dean Kristen M. Swanson, PhD, RN, FAAN, and newly-appointed DNP program director Debra J. Barksdale, PhD, RN, CFNP, CANP.
Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS, the Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor, chair of Biomedical Informatics, and a professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has joined the RWJF Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program National Advisory Committee.
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The following are among the honors received recently by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) scholars, fellows and grantees.
Several RWJF scholars were named to the 2012 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows. They include: RWJF Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research recipients Amy Finkelstein, PhD, MPhil, and Joseph Fins, MD; RWJF Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program alumni Griffin Rodgers, MD, MACP, and Emery Brown, MD, PhD; and RWJF Scholars in Health Policy Research alumnus Vincent Hutchings, PhD.
Amy Finkelstein was also named the 2012 recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal in economics, regarded as economics' most prestigious award. Read an RWJF Human Capital Blog post by Finkelstein.
Debra Ann Toney, PhD, MS, BSN, FAAN, an alumna of the RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows program, is one of 22 Americans selected by Coca-Cola to carry the Olympic Flame in the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay. The torchbearers will carry the flame in and around Oxford, England, July 9 to 11 before the opening ceremony on July 27.
Nominations Open for RWJF's Young Leader Awards
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) recently announced the establishment of the Young Leader Awards: Recognizing Leadership for a Healthier America. The awards will honor young leaders, 40 years of age and under, who offer great promise for leading the way to improved health and health care for all. Up to 10 awards of $40,000 will be granted to outstanding young leaders.
The Young Leader Awards will recognize emerging leaders who have demonstrated the characteristics needed to improve health and health care through leadership and innovation. These characteristics—a combination of personal attributes, commitment to health and health care, and successful experience—demonstrate an ability to lead and innovate and they signal the potential to become a greater leader in the coming years.
The Young Leader Awards are part of RWJF's 40th anniversary celebration. Awardees will be announced in October.
To learn more about the qualifications or to nominate a Young Leader, visit http://RWJFyoungleaderawards.org.


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Will swap small plant of Christmas Dream or Midnight Sun for Arapahoe or Arcturus. Ok to wait until Spring. I grew these plants from leaves. Parent plants obtained from LLG, can be viewed on their website. Would also trade for Aca's Red Ember. If interested, please send an email. Joanne |
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Getting back into AVs and don't have any reds yet. Would be happy to adopt or trade for other plants I have listed on my page. |
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BrunildaFl Thanks for your reply and kind offer. I read your Trade list and will think about Desert Rose or a lily. I live in a very windy place, especially in the spring when I would be planting, so it would probably have to be a plant rather than seed. Also, would have to be ok in a relatively desert environment. Will follow up in spring when the plants are bigger and can let you know what I have. Joanne |
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I saw mailordernatives sells ogeechee limes and lists them as hardy to zone 6. McKenzie Farms also sells them and lists them as hardy to zone 7. It seems this is the same white tupelo tree that beekeepers make honey from in the swamps of the Apalachicola River Valley in the Florida panhandle (as in Van Morrison's song "Tupelo Honey" and the Peter Fonda movie "Ulee's Gold"). I never knew that tree had an edible fruit until I just now -- if I'm not mistaken -- realized it's the same tree as the ogeechee lime, which I hadn't really paid any attention to. Has anyone tried it? Would you place any value on it for its fruit? Is it really hardy to zone 7? Where else can it be grown besides swamps? Maybe beside a small branch? |
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Team information | ||
UCI code | SKY | |
Based | National Cycling Centre Manchester England |
Founded | 2009 | as Sky ProCycling|
Discipline | Road | |
Status | UCI ProTeam | |
Bicycles | Pinarello | |
Website | Team home page | |
Key personnel | ||
General manager | Dave Brailsford | |
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2010 2011–2013 2014– |
Sky Professional Cycling Sky Procycling Team Sky |
Team Sky (UCI team code: SKY) is a British professional cycling team that competes in the UCI World Tour. The team is based at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester, England, with a logistics base in Belgium and an operational base in Quarrata, Italy.[1] The team is managed by British Cycling's former performance director Dave Brailsford.
Team Sky's aim was "to win the Tour de France within five years" after cutting back their initial expectations from 2010's aim to "create the first British winner of the Tour de France within five years".[2] Sky achieved their initial 2010 goal in 2012 when Bradley Wiggins won the 2012 Tour de France, becoming the first British winner in its history, while fellow Briton Chris Froome finished as the runner up.[3] Froome later went onto win the 2013 Tour de France, thereby achieving Team Sky's aim twice over, within the original time period.
The creation of the team was announced on 26 February 2009, with the major sponsorship provided by BSkyB. The company were searching for a sport in which they could have a positive and wide-ranging impact through sponsorship. British Cycling first began their relationship with BSkyB in 2008 with a £1 million sponsorship in the Sky Track Cycling team following the Summer Olympics in which British cyclists excelled. After a trip to the Manchester Velodrome, home of the National Cycling Centre, in 2008, BSkyB chairman James Murdoch quickly became keen on the sport.[4] BSkyB were lobbied by British Cycling and key figures such as David Brailsford to launch a British road cycling team which would compete in road cycling's major events as well as the three Grand Tours in Italy, France and Spain. BSkyB agreed to finance the team with the aim of a British rider winning the Tour de France within five years.[5]
Team Sky's original intention was to build a 25-man squad with a core of British riders[6] and to nurture the young talent.[7] The first six riders confirmed were Geraint Thomas, Steve Cummings, Chris Froome, Russell Downing, Ian Stannard and Peter Kennaugh, all British riders.[8] The ambition to "ensure competitiveness" through other signings, including a number of foreign riders, was expressed.[1] On 10 September 2009, a further ten riders were confirmed as set to ride for the team. These were Edvald Boasson Hagen, Thomas Löfkvist, Kurt Asle Arvesen, Simon Gerrans, Juan Antonio Flecha, Kjell Carlström, John-Lee Augustyn, Greg Henderson, Lars Petter Nordhaug, and Morris Possoni.[9] Further additions to the squad, including Chris Sutton and Bradley Wiggins from Garmin-Slipstream, Michael Barry, and Ben Swift from Team Katusha were made before the beginning of the 2010 season.[10][11][12]
The team gained a victory in its first race in January 2010, the Cancer Council Helpline Classic in Adelaide, Australia, a one-day race prior to the Tour Down Under, with Greg Henderson and Chris Sutton taking first and second respectively.[13] Team Sky's first ProTour event was the Tour Down Under in January.[3] The team was awarded a wild-card entry for the Tour de France.[14][15] Team Sky was also invited to compete in all three of the years Grand Tours. In February 2010 the team got its first one day victory when Juan Antonio Flecha won the Belgian semi-classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with a solo break.[16][17][18]
On 9 May Bradley Wiggins became the first Sky rider to wear the leaders jersey of a Grand Tour when he won the opening prologue of the Giro d'Italia. That same month Ben Swift became the first rider to win an overall classification winning the Tour de Picardie. In the Team's first Tour de France, Geraint Thomas finished second on the cobblestones of stage three, and wore the white jersey as leader of the young rider classification.[19] The Tour was a disappointment for Sky though, with Thomas Löfkvist in 17th overall being their highest placed rider (Wiggins finished in 24th place). Löfkvist led Team Sky at the Vuelta a España, but the team withdrew after stage seven following the death of soigneur Txema González.[20] In total Team Sky recorded 22 wins in their debut season, with a further 50 podiums.[21]
Team Sky again began the season in Australia, with Ben Swift winning two stages of the Tour Down Under, and finishing third overall.[22] Juan Antonio Flecha and Jeremy Hunt finished fourth and sixth respectively in the Tour of Qatar in February, while Edvald Boasson Hagen finished first in the points classification and second overall in the Tour of Oman later that month.[23] In the Classics season, Bradley Wiggins finished third overall in Paris–Nice[24] and Geraint Thomas finished second overall at the Dwars door Vlaanderen.[25] The team enjoyed a successful Tour of California, with Ben Swift winning stage two[26] and Greg Henderson taking victory in stage three.[27] At the Giro d'Italia, Thomas Lofkvist was the highest placed Sky rider, finishing 21st overall. The closest the team came to a stage victory was Davide Appollonio's second place on stage 12.[28] Geraint Thomas secured Sky's first overall victory of the season, by winning the five-day Bayern-Rundfahrt race at the end of May.[29] Edvald Boasson Hagen and Bradley Wiggins also won stages in the event, with Boasson Hagen claiming the points jersey. In June, Wiggins won the Critérium du Dauphiné, Sky's biggest victory to date.[30]
At the Tour de France Sky finished third on stage two, the team time-trial. Edvald Boasson Hagen secured the team's first ever Tour stage win on stage six. On stage seven, just over 40 km (24.9 mi) from the finish, a crash brought down team leader Bradley Wiggins breaking his collarbone and ending his tour.[31] This prompted a change of approach from Sky, with their riders targeting stage wins. On stage nine, Juan Antonio Flecha was hit by a French media car, which resulted in Flecha colliding with Vacansoleil-DCM rider Johnny Hoogerland, who crashed into a barbed-wire fence.[32][33] Both riders were able to continue despite sustaining injuries in the incident. Geraint Thomas won the combativity award on stage 12.[34] Boasson-Hagen came second to compatriot Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) on stage 16, before winning the next stage with a solo breakaway. He also finished second on the stage 21 on the Champs-Élysées. Rigoberto Urán was the highest placed Sky rider with 24th overall, whilst Boasson Hagen's efforts gave the team two stage wins in an eventful Tour.
After the Tour de France, Boaason-Hagen's good form continued, as he won the Vattenfall Cyclassics and took a clean sweep of jerseys at the Eneco Tour. In the third and final Grand Tour of the 2011 season, the Vuelta a España, Sky riders Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins finished second and third respectively in the general classification.[35] Chris Sutton won stage two, while Froome won stage 17 of the event.[36] On 11 October, it was announced that world champion Mark Cavendish would be joining the team for the 2012 season, bringing an end to months of speculation.[37] He was joined by his HTC-Highroad teammate Bernhard Eisel.[38]
In January, Team Sky confirmed their squad for the 2012 season which included eight new signings, Mark Cavendish, Bernhard Eisel, Sergio Henao, Danny Pate, Richie Porte, Salvatore Puccio, Luke Rowe and Kanstantsin Sivtsov.[39]
At the Tour Down Under in January, Edvald Boasson Hagen won the sprint classification.[40] In February Sky claimed the team classification at the Volta ao Algarve, with Richie Porte winning the overall and Edvald Boasson Hagen the points classification.[41] Bradley Wiggins won the overall classifications in the Paris–Nice in March[42] and the Tour de Romandie in April.[43]
Sky dominated the Tour de France general classification with Bradley Wiggins first and Chris Froome second overall,[44] and Mark Cavendish winning three stages including the sprint on the final stage on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.[45] On 9 September, the team achieved their 100th victory with Lars Petter Nordhaug's win in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. The team also topped the UCI World Tour teams classification, with a total score of 1767 points.[46]
In preparation for the 2013 season, the signings of Vasil Kiryienka and David López García from Movistar Team and 2012 Italian national time trial champion, Dario Cataldo from Omega Pharma-Quick Step were secured. The team have also signed Gabriel Rasch and on 1 October it was revealed that the team had also signed Joe Dombrowski and Ian Boswell, from the Bontrager-Livestrong team, as neo-pros.[47] The 2012 Tour of Britain winner, Jonathan Tiernan-Locke had signed a two-year deal with the team.[48] Riders leaving the team at the end of the 2012 season are, Mark Cavendish who will move to Omega Pharma-Quick Step,[49] Lars Petter Nordhaug to Blanco Pro Cycling,[50] Davide Appollonio to Ag2r-La Mondiale[51] and Juan Antonio Flecha to Vacansoleil-DCM,[52] Alex Dowsett to Movistar Team[53] and Michael Rogers to Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank.[54] Michael Barry[55] and Jeremy Hunt[56] will both retire.
Doctor Geert Leinders, who had been employed by the Team since 2011, was subject of an internal investigation after allegations of involvement in doping at Blanco Pro Cycling earlier in his career, and on 9 October it was announced he would no longer work for the team.[57] The impact of the USADA reasoned decision on doping by Lance Armstrong and team mates at the US Postal team led Sky to re-inforce its zero tolerance anti-doping policy, with all riders and staff being subjected to internal interviews. Two members of the coaching staff, Bobby Julich and Steven de Jongh were released from their contracts under the policy.[58] Head Director Sportif Sean Yates also left the squad in October citing personal reasons,[59] although the Telegraph linked his departure to past involvement in doping.[60]
The 2013 season began with the Tour Down Under, where Geraint Thomas won stage two.[61] In February Chris Froome won the overall classification, points classification and a stage in the Tour of Oman.[62] In March Richie Porte won the Paris-Nice, including two of the last three stages in the race, the queen stage and the concluding time trial.[63] The team then picked up a 1–2 at the Critérium International with Froome securing victory with a win on the final stage and Porte finishing runner up with a victory in the stage 2 time trial, also securing the points competition.[64] In April, Froome followed up with overall wins at the Tour de Romandie [65] and Critérium du Dauphiné in June.[66]
Edvald Boasson Hagen retained his Tour of Norway title, winning the points classification and stage 4 of the race in the process.[67]
In July Froome went on to win the 100th and 2013 edition of the Tour de France; claiming dominant stage victories on the stage 8 final climb of Ax 3 Domaines, stage 15 to the summit of Mont Ventoux and the stage 17 individual time trial. Froome was narrowly beaten to the King of the Mountains prize by Movistar Teams Colombian climber and runner up - Nairo Quintana.
The team then recorded their first ever victory in their home stage race, with Bradley Wiggins claiming the overall title in the 2013 Tour of Britain winning the stage 3 individual time trial in Knowsley Safari park.
On 4 June 2013 it was announced that Australian Nathan Earle of the Continental team, Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Advisers, had been signed by the team for the 2014 season.[68] On 1 August 2013, the first day of the cycling transfer window, it was confirmed that Rigoberto Uran would move to Omega Pharma-Quick Step for the 2014 season.[69] On 22 August it was announced that Mathew Hayman would leave the team at the completion of the season and join Orica-GreenEDGE on a 2-year deal.[70] On 6 September it was announced that the Irishman Philip Deignan of UnitedHealthcare would be joining the team after a strong 2013 season.[71] After heavy speculation at the UCI Road World Championships it was announced on 1 October that Spanish climber, Mikel Nieve, would join the team on a two-year contract, following the closure of his current team (Euskaltel-Euskadi) at the end of the season.[72] On 23 December Sebastián Henao (cousin of Team Sky rider Sergio Henao) was announced as the team's final signing for the 2014 season.[73]
The 2014 season started off well, Chris Froome defended and retained his Tour of Oman crown and Peter Kennaugh won his first stage race, the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali. Throughout the season the team has endured repeated illnesses and injuries, Geraint Thomas pulled out of the Pars-Nice after crashing out on stage 7 whilst leading the general classification.[74] Richie Porte abandoned the Tirreno-Adriatico[75] and the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya,[76] resulting in Porte not competing in the Giro d'Italia.[77] A further blow came when Peter Kennaugh pulled out of the Giro, with the team citing illness.[78]
In April the team fortunes began to turn; Froome defended and won the Tour de Romandie,[79] Bradley Wiggins won the overall classification of the Tour of California[80] and Geraint Thomas won overall classification of the Bayern-Rundfahrt[81] - each taking control of the race by winning the individual time trial stage respectively. Poor luck returned at the Critérium du Dauphiné, where Froome crashed whilst wearing the leaders jersey,[82] despite taking three stage wins (two stages for Froome, one for Nieve) Froome finished outside of the top 10, 4' 25" down on race winner Andrew Talansky.[83]
In July, Froome returned to racing to defend his Tour de France victory, hopeful of overall victory Froome crashed twice on stage 4 and abandoned the race (having also crashed the day before) with Xabier Zandio abandoning on the sixth stage of the race.[84] As a result, Richie Porte inherited team leadership duties but lost time in both the Alpine and Pyrenean stages. The teams highest rider on general classification was Nieve in 18th position, 46 minutes 31 seconds behind the winner, Vincenzo Nibali[85] this marked one of the worst performances of the team and the Tour de France. Not selected to ride the Tour, Peter Kennaugh went on to take his second overall race victory at the Tour of Austria, taking the points classification in the process.[86]
After abandoning the Tour de France, Froome announced he would ride the 2014 Vuelta a Espana where he finished in 2nd position, finishing 1 minute 10 seconds, behind the winner Alberto Contador. Froome was awarded the overall combativity award for the entire race. In September, Bradley Wiggins returned to the Tour of Britain with the stated aim of defending his title. Wiggins finished 3rd overall, winning the final day time trial by 8 seconds from Sylvain Chavanel.
Wiggins returned to action later in September at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, again with the aim of winning the Elite mens time trial event. Wiggins won the time trial by over 25 seconds from perennial opponent, Tony Martin.[87] Wiggins won Team Sky's first ever rainbow jersey, Mark Cavendish had previously worn a 'rainbow Sky jersey', but this was won whilt still at HTC-Highroad.
On 28 July 2014, the team announced that Geraint Thomas had signed a 2 year contract extension, keeping him at the team until the end of the 2016 season.[88] In September Ben Swift signed a 2 year contract extension.[89] On August 13 2014, Cyclingnews.com reported that Edvald Boasson Hagen will not renew his contract and will leave the team at the end of the season.[90] After the cycling World Championships, Sky announced that they had signed Leopold König, Nicolas Roche, Wout Poels, and Andrew Fenn, with Lars Petter Nordhaug rejoining the team after two years at Belkin. [91] On October 1 2014, it was announced that Dario Cataldo would leave the team at the end of the season to join Astana.[92] On October 24, the team announced the signing of their sixth rider, Elia Viviani.[93] American climber Joe Dombrowski will also leave Team Sky to join Cannondale-Garmin.[94] On January 5 2015, Bradley Wiggins signed a contract extension with the team up until and including the 2015 Paris–Roubaix.[95]
On 8 January, Richie Porte scored the teams first victory of the season by winning the Australian National Time Trial championships with a margin of 8 seconds.[96]
According to the results of a study commissioned by Cyclingnews.com and performed by Repucom, the team gave more media value to their sponsors and partners than any other cycling team. The team delivered approximately $550m in advertising value, the highest amount achieved by any professional team.[97]
BSkyB provided £30 million in sponsorship for the team and will back the team as name sponsor until the end of 2013.[1] The team also receives further sponsorship from 21st Century Fox (previously News Corporation) and Sky Italia. Pinarello supplies bicycle frames and forks.[98][99][100] On 5 January 2010, Adidas were announced as the teams official apparel and accessories partner.[101] Gatorade, Marks & Spencer, Oakley, IG Markets are additional sponsors and Jaguar are providers of the team cars.
The team jerseys were changed to black and green beginning with the 2011 Tour de France, when the team formed Sky Rainforest Rescue, a three-year partnership with WWF to help raise awareness of deforestation in Brazil.[102]
Since 2013, the clothing manufacturer Rapha has supplied the team with their kit.[103]
On 25 June 2013, the team announced that the logo of 21st Century Fox (the direct successor to News Corporation following the spin-off of its publishing business), will appear on the team's kit and team vehicles.[97]
On 27 August 2013 the team announced that they had a signed a new three-year deal with Pinarello to supply bikes to the team until the end of the 2016 season.[104]
A five part documentary series following the team's 2012 season, Team Sky and British Cycling: The Road to Glory, premiered on Sky Atlantic on 30 August 2012.[105] Another documentary Bradley Wiggins: A Year in Yellow, following Wiggins' exploits in the 2012 season was first shown on the same channel in November 2012.[106] The team have also produced two books chronicling the 2012 Tour de France and 2013 season- 21 Days to Glory[107] and The Pain and the Glory.
The team has a zero-tolerance approach to doping[citation needed] .[108] All team members (including staff) must sign an agreement that they have no past or present involvement in taking illegal substances. Anyone breaching the agreement at any time must leave the squad.[109] Previous team members such as team doctor Geert Leinders,[110] sports director Steven de Jongh and coach Bobby Julich[111] have all left the team when their involvement in doping prior to working with Sky became known.
This approach has been criticised by David Howman of WADA, who has argued that fear of losing their job will discourage people with a history of doping from confessing.[112]
Although there have been speculations that Team Sky's tactics and success imply use of banned substances, Brailsford has strenuously denied any team use of illegal substances, citing his team's success in the Olympics as proof that you don't need to dope to dominate.[113]
In September 2013, Jonathan Tiernan-Locke was asked by the UCI to explain a potential discrepancy in his biological passport data.[114] In December 2013, British Cycling confirmed it had been instructed to begin disciplinary proceedings against Tiernan-Locke by the UCI.[115] Sky have claimed the blood values in question were taken in 2012, when Tiernan-Locke was a member of the Endura Racing squad, and he is provisionally suspended from all team activities pending a decision.[115] In July 2014 Tiernan-Locke was banned from competition until 31 December 2015 by the UCI, as a result of this his contract with the team was terminated with immediate effect.[116][117]
In March 2014, Sergio Henao was removed from race schedules for at least eight weeks pending the conclusion of an "altitude research programme", following tests that were taken over the winter whilst Henao was training at altitude in Colombia.[118] In June 2014, Henao returned to racing at the Tour de Suisse, after completing an independent research programme investigating the physiology of "altitude natives" in conjunction with the University of Sheffield.[119]
Team roster[edit]
- As of 1 January 2015.
Team management[edit]
- As of 14 April 2014.[120]
Position | Name |
General manager | Dave Brailsford |
Head of Performance Support | Tim Kerrison |
Team psychiatrist | Steve Peters |
Performance manager | Rod Ellingworth |
Performance advisor | Shane Sutton |
Operations manager | Carsten Jeppesen |
Head of Business Operations | Fran Millar |
Directeur sportif | Servais Knaven |
Directeur sportif | Nicolas Portal |
Directeur sportif | Dan Frost |
Directeur sportif | Dario Cioni |
Directeur sportif | Gabriel Rasch |
Race coach | Kurt Asle Arvesen |
Race coach | Shaun Stephens |
Team Doctor | Alan Farrell |
Team Doctor | Richard Freeman |
Team Doctor | Phil Riley |
Team Doctor | Richard Usher |
World & National Champions[edit]
- 2010
- British Road Race — Geraint Thomas
- British Time Trial — Bradley Wiggins
- Norway Time Trial — Edvald Boasson Hagen
- 2011
- British Road Race — Bradley Wiggins
- British Time Trial — Alex Dowsett
- Finland Road Race — Kjell Carlström
- Norway Time Trial — Edvald Boasson Hagen
- 2012
- Norway Road Race — Edvald Boasson Hagen
- British Road Race — Ian Stannard
- British Time Trial — Alex Dowsett
- 2013
- Norway Time Trial — Edvald Boasson Hagen
- Belarus Time Trial — Kanstantsin Sivtsov
- 2014
- British Road Race — Peter Kennaugh
- British Time Trial — Bradley Wiggins
- Belarus Time Trial — Kanstantsin Sivtsov
- World Time Trial — Bradley Wiggins
- 2015
- Australian Time Trial — Richie Porte
Major results[edit]
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- ^ "Earle signs on for 2014 with Team Sky". Cycling News. Future Publishing. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Renshaw, Uran to Omega Pharma-QuickStep". Cycling News. Future Publishing. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Hayman leaves Team Sky for Orica-GreenEDGE". Cycling News. Future Publishing. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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- ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/richie-porte-quits-catalunya
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/giro-d-italia/10750983/Richie-Porte-out-of-Team-Sky-squad-for-2014-Giro-dItalia.html
- ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kennaugh-out-of-giro-ditalia-with-illness
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Further reading[edit]
- Brailsford, Dave; Froome, Chris (2013). The Pain and the Glory: The Official Team Sky Diary of the Giro Campaign and Tour Victory. London: HarperCollins UK. ISBN 978-0-00-754471-4. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- Edworthy, Sarah; Brailsford, Dave (2012). 21 Days to Glory: The Official Team Sky Book of the 2012 Tour de France. London: HarperCollins UK. ISBN 978-0-00-750661-3. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- Moore, Richard (2012). Sky's the Limit: Wiggins and Cavendish: British Cycling's Quest to Conquer the Tour de France. London: HarperCollins UK. ISBN 978-0-00-734183-2. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- Walsh, David (2013). Inside Team Sky: The Inside Story of Team Sky and their Challenge for the 2013 Tour de France. New York City: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4711-3331-2. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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Capital's multidisciplinary major in international studies is designed to give students a broad view of international politics and economics, an understanding of world history and cultures and proficiency in a modern language.The faculty in this area includes a large number of people with extensive overseas travel and living experience. Faculty members who are experts on individual countries or issues of international importance are available to students through the various departments of the university.This multidisciplinary major is for students interested in a career in government, international organizations, non-government agencies (such as Red Cross) or further study in graduate or law school. Students interested in pursuing positions in local, national and international business combine their major in international studies with a minor in a business field, such as finance, marketing or management.
A recommended part of the program is study abroad. Capital offers a number of opportunities for students to spend a summer, semester or academic year in a foreign country while earning class credit. Most programs cost about the same as tuition for that period at Capital, and many forms of financial aid can be applied to study abroad.Capital students have traveled and studied in various countries including: Jamaica, England, France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Scotland, Ecuador, Austria, Hungary, South Africa, Cuba, Norway, Costa Rica, Australia, the Czech Republic and Belize.Another asset of Capital's program is the opportunity for interaction with international students on campus. Students from many foreign countries currently are enrolled at Capital. Students can learn about language, religious, social and cultural similarities and differences through informal experiences.
In addition, Capital's affiliation with the Washington Center provides the opportunity for students to spend a semester or summer working for one of the various governmental or private agencies in the nation's capital.