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Will Tidey - Why the Premier League needs Mario Balotelli
Published: 28 Jul 2011 - 07:00:19
Another week, another ridiculous Mario Balotelli offering to pour over. This time the Manchester City striker gave us a buy-one-get-one-free deal, embarrassing himself with a ridiculous backheel finish, then taking on Roberto Mancini in a pouty shouting match on the touchline.
The predictable media reaction ensued. Balotelli was labelled an unhinged lunatic and City told to offload their liability of a superstar and get on with the serious business of winning Premier League titles.
After all, it wasn't like this was the first time. If you need reminding of his antics these past 12 months, take a read of Eurosport-Yahoo!'s 'A Year in the Life of Mario Balotelli', put together by Sean Fay (a man who's well worth a follow on Twitter by the way).
When you look back at Balotelli's annus ridiculum it's hard to believe it all happened to one man, in one year. There was a car crash, the time he threw darts at youth team players, the time he forgot who Jack Wilshere was, the time he suffered an allergic reaction to grass, the time Mancini threw a suitcase at him, the time he publicly criticised his parents, the time he undermined Wayne Rooney...the list goes on.
This is a player who cost City around £24 million and is being paid to the tune of £100,000/week. No wonder there are those who want Balotelli's last strop at City to be the one that follows the termination of his contract.
But I for one dearly hope he stays put. The Premier League needs its off-kilter mavericks as much as it does its jobbing James Milners - and English football would clearly be a duller place without Balotelli in it. Aside from the darts incident, has he really done anything that harmful to anybody but himself?
He's an entirely different animal, but who's to say the Balotelli story won't end like the Eric Cantona one. Balotelli is clearly a hugely gifted player, and a talent eminantly capable of driving City towards their end goal of dethroning their Manchester neighbours. Like Cantona he has his demons. Like Cantona he sometimes seems to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders.
Whether Mancini is the man to guide him through troubled times, as Sir Alex Ferguson did with Cantona, is the big question here. Mancini has already seen his relationship with another hot-headed striker, Craig Bellamy, disintergrate. Is he really prepared to put a fatherly arm around Balotelli and steer him to greatness? Or will he ultimately ignore him and turn his attention to whoever City's latest multi-million pound plaything is.
For the Premier League's sake, let's hope Mancini achieves the former. Footballers are a mostly dull and predictable bunch these days, and while Balotelli has made his fair share of mistakes, he at least delivers a narrative to keep us enthralled. It's been a story of immaturity and petulance thus far, but redemption is there for the taking if the boy can become a man before time is called on his City career.
With Carlos Tevez possibly on his way out of Eastlands, City fans need a new talisman. Ridiculous as it may seem, Balotelli could yet be that man.
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- Will Tidey writes on sport for CNN, Eurosport-Yahoo! and Bleacher Report, amongst others. His first book, 'Life with Sir Alex', an account of Sir Alex Ferguson's 25-year reign at Manchester United, is set for release in October this year. Pre-order it now at http://tinyurl.com/6xzl62b. And follow Will on Twitter here - www.twitter.com/willtidey
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If they can sure up the o-line that offense would be a great offense. Boldin, Fitzgerald, Johnson WR James RB Leinart QB Graham TE Their defense needs to fill a few holes but if they do they could be pretty good and I think this coaching staff will do much better than the last group.
Nice item, we'll have to wait and see if Grahambo fall in love with another team's locker room. Thank you, Monsieur Caf!
I wonder how many more catches he would see in that offense. He seems like a great fit for AZ - still young, but a leader and a SB winning vet, but it would seem at first glance that wham blocking to open holes for edge and helping that weak O line buy some time for Boldin or Fitzgerald to get open downfiled would be his main role.
It doesnt matter if Daniel Graham is gone! Bill will just go find another tight end and turn him into a stud! Cardinals would be much improved if they had Graham though.
Not shooting the messenger, but the author butchers Belichick's name spelling. Have to tune out a guy that can't even get a legendary head coach's last name spelling right.
seems like he spelt Billy's name right to me? either way good to see an arizona cardinal blog talking about the pats a lil bit. speaking of arizona, if were gonna lose a tight end lets get zach miller out of arizona state! he's a stud!
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Troy Polamalu: Put Pride Aside
Hope you enjoy reading this interview, as much as I did. Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is one of the fiercest defensive players in the NFL. His combination of speed, anticipation, and toughness make him ideal for the position. In the 2008 season alone, he made over 432 tackles, 7 sacks, and 17 interceptions. And once again, this 3-time pro bowler helped his team win a trip to compete for their second Super Bowl Championship in three years. When Troy is on the field hes a lion! I try to be passionate about every aspect of my life," Troy said, "how I love my wife, how I serve my wife, how I serve God. In the same way I try to be passionate about football. I try to serve my coaches with passion. I try to serve my teammates with passion. I try to serve God, through football, with passion. Troy has been a Christian since college. After he entered the NFL in 2003, hes worked hard to maintain good character and not allow fame to get the best of him. Pride is tough. You go to high school and its pride, courage; it's all these types of words that we use to motivate us," Troy said. "I dont think theres anywhere in the Scriptures through the saints lives where pride was ever a positive characteristic of anybody. That kind of egotism is a really tough struggle, especially in this business and this entertainment business that we have. Its a big struggle of mine. Although pride can be a struggle for any athlete, Troy says that its not the obvious things that are the hardest to deal with. Its like the big things that are the easiest to turn away from," Troy said. "Its like the accumulation of small things [that are hard]. You know, people know adulterys bad and murders bad. Im not going to go out and sleep with the first girl I see. But when your eyes start wandering, and your eyes start wandering a little bit more, and your eyes start becoming a little more jealous and envious, and these passions start rising up inside of you - thats when it gets really dangerous. Because the devil doesnt work that way. His strategys always to be very subtle and continue to build on top of that evil seed that he planted." With all of the struggles and temptation that Troy faces, he says that prayer keeps him rooted. Prayer is a foundation. Its your communication with God. It's constant prayer - constant, constant, constant prayer," Troy said. "As you prayer life becomes more and more fine tuned and your conscience becomes more and more fine tuned, youre able to start plucking away at these things; like, 'Wow, you know, this is not good.' I think thats a struggle of every Christian, to be able to get to that point where theyre in constant prayer with God - so that everything they do, in thought, in speech, in work, is praising God and worshipping God. Troy is approaching his seventh season with the Steelers and shows no signs of slowing down. Whether hes making an interception, diving into a play for a tackle, or sacking a quarterback, troy makes sure he keeps things in perspective. I dont love the sport in general. I dont wake up every day and say, 'Yeah football - contact time!' No, I dont. I love the atmosphere football brings, I love being around my teammates, I love the struggle in football," Troy said. "I love the fact that it is a part of my life. I dont look at it as any more important or less important as any other part of my life. But, the fact that God has brought me here and has made this a part of my life - I do love that about football. GO STEELERS!! Love ya TROY!!! :tt03::tt03: |
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I'm hoping Troy has another fantastic game this Sunday! He deserves it
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I have a feeling he will! :tt03::tt03: He is such a beautiful person. Out of every player in the NFL he is the one I have the most respect and admiration for.
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Man, what an awesome read. Thanks for the post that brought out just how important our God Above should be in our lives.
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You are welcome. I like to read about what players have to say regarding things other than football. Troy has his priorities straight, that is for sure. :tt03::tt03: |
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Troy is the man! He's a tough dude, plays through pain and dishes it out! A true team player, class act, and a force to be recond with!
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I thought it was interesting how he pointed out it isn't the big situations/things that are the hardest to turn away from, but rather the smaller ones. Because he knows the small things that catch your eye, can snowball into bigger and more dangerous things... and before you know it...you got yourself into trouble.
Gosh, I love that man. :tt03::tt03::tt03: |
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He is a special person, a warrior in the field and in life, an example to follow ....:tt02::tt02:
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Beautiful.....what an amazing guy.....
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Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field Seek Fans to Film Public Service Announcement http://www.marketwire.com/press-rele...n-1029773.html PITTSBURGH, PA--(Marketwire - August 12, 2009) - Pittsburgh Steelers fans will have an opportunity to serve as spokespeople for responsible behavior at their first preseason game of the 2009 season on August 13th when they face off against the Arizona Cardinals at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Pittsburgh Steelers, Heinz Field, Anheuser-Busch, ARAMARK, and TEAM Coalition are partnering to educate fans about the importance of using a designated driver and demonstrating positive fan behavior. The message is simple: "Be a Good Sport, Always Have a Designated Driver." Fans must first make the Responsibility Has Its Rewards (RHIR) pledge to: -- Always have a designated driver -- Never drive drunk -- Always buckle up Those fans will have the opportunity to tape their own message about responsible behavior at the game. Public Service Announcements produced from the taping will air throughout the season on the Heinz Field video board and on local broadcast TV. In addition, the video clips will be e-mailed to participants so their moment of fame can be shared with family and friends. "Giving fans the opportunity to be the voice of the Responsibility Has Its Rewards campaign personalizes the 'Fans Don't Let Fans Drive Drunk' message," said Jill Pepper, executive director of TEAM Coalition. "Teamwork is exactly what this campaign is all about, and through this program we are demonstrating that when everyone -- including the fans -- takes responsibility, everyone wins." The designated-driver program is a key component of the responsibility initiatives that TEAM Coalition -- an alliance of professional and collegiate sports, entertainment facilities, stadium service providers, concessionaires, the beer industry, broadcasters, governmental traffic safety experts, and others working together to promote responsible drinking and positive fan behavior at sports facilities -- helps coordinate with professional sports leagues including the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Hockey League (NHL). "Tying Responsibility Has Its Rewards to our season-long Good Sport program makes for a winning combination," said Carol Clark, vice president of Corporate Social Responsibility for Anheuser-Busch. "We're pleased to work with TEAM and the other program partners to recognize fans who look out for each other and make a designated-driver part of their game plan. When it comes to preventing drunk driving, we're all part of the team." The designated-driver program is one of several components of the alcohol management plan at Heinz Field. In addition, alcohol management training for the venue's employees gives them the skills to observe fan behavior and serve alcoholic beverages in compliance with local laws and in a manner designed to encourage responsible consumption. Alcohol service policies are enforced to ensure only fans of legal drinking age are served alcoholic beverages. These combined efforts represent an alcohol management plan in which the fans, arena employees, corporate sponsors and team representatives all are working toward common goals -- promoting responsible alcohol consumption, positive fan behavior and traffic safety. "As a founding member of TEAM Coalition, ARAMARK understands the importance of working closely with our clients and partners to ensure that fans have a great experience, an important part of which is the responsible consumption of alcoholic beverages," said Marc Bruno, president of ARAMARK Sports, Entertainment and Conventions. "We remain fully committed to those we serve and the designated driver program is an important component of the alcohol management program at Heinz Field." "Steelers games should always be a fun and safe environment for our fans, whether inside the stadium or driving home afterward," said Jimmie Sacco, Executive Director of Stadium Management for the Pittsburgh Steelers. "We hope our fans will embrace this program throughout the season because safety is a priority." Thursday, fans who pledge to be designated drivers will have a unique opportunity to show their dedication to the Steelers, because responsibility really does have its rewards. About TEAM Coalition TEAM Coalition is an alliance of professional and collegiate sports, entertainment facilities, concessionaires, stadium service providers, the beer industry, broadcasters, governmental traffic safety experts, and others working together to promote responsible drinking and positive fan behavior at sports and entertainment facilities. TEAM's members and supporters include the National Football League, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Collegiate Athletic Association, ARAMARK, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Beer Institute, MillerCoors, Live Nation, National Association of Broadcasters, Contemporary Services Corporation, International Association of Assembly Managers, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. www.teamcoalition.org. (Just like the Steelers to step on an issues like these. 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SANTA FE, N.M. (BRAIN) — Cane Creek Cycling Components was the only bicycle hardware manufacturer to make Outside magazine's new list of the Best Places to Work. The employee-owned manufacturer, based near Asheville, North Carolina, was Number 90 on the list of 100 workplaces that magazine deemed cool.
RALEIGH, N.C. (BRAIN) — A North Carolina Superior Court has appointed a receiver for the BMX brand Eastern Bikes and has barred the company's owners from selling any of its property.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Green Guru Gear will be at this month's VeloSwap in Denver to collect old bicycle inner tubes.
VeloSwap, billed as "the world's largest consumer bike show," will be held Saturday Oct. 18 at Denver's National Western Complex.
PORT COQUITLAM, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Live to Play Sports is adding Zipp to its selection of products from SRAM, with the brand's full range of carbon and alloy wheels, aero cockpits, bars, stems and seatposts available to Live to Play dealers across Canada starting in mid-October.
NEWPORT, Vt. (BRAIN) — Louis Garneau Sports is instituting a minum advertised price policy in Canada, effective Nov. 1. The company enacted a similar policy in the U.S. in 2012.
MOAB, Utah (BRAIN) — The Outerbike consumer bike festival opens this week in Utah, with skills clinics and guided rides scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, followed by the Demo Days consumer expo from Friday through Sunday.
SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Mosi Bicycles, a three-year-old San Francisco brand than makes European-styled city bikes, is changing its name to Mozie Bicycles.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Frank Hugelmeyer has resigned as president and CEO of the Outdoor Industry Association, effective Oct. 3, the organization's board announced Tuesday.
PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — EcoSpeed, which has been making mid-drive electric bicycle motors since 2001, is in the last days of a Kickstarter fundraising campaign that would enable it to ramp up production.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Bikinvention 2 CC, the South African maker of Squirt wax chain lube, says it has settled the case it brought against its former U.S. distributor.
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Charlie Issendorf, most recently a vice president at Champion System, has joined startup virtual training company Zwift as vice president of events for North America.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Organizers of Levi's GranFondo, which will be held this Saturday in Sonoma County, California, expect the event will raise more than $1 million for charity.
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (BRAIN) — Torcano Industries has become the exclusive international distributor for grip brand RedMonkey Sports.
LOS ANGELES (BRAIN) — Longtime Dahon general manager Pete Mole, who is also credited as the creator of the first muscle bike, died in mid-September days after suffering a stroke. He was 88.
CARLSBAD, Calif. (BRAIN) — With the appointment of a dedicated North America e-bike manager, Focus Bicycles USA plans to make Kalkhoff and Focus e-bikes more available in the United States.
LÉVIS, Quebec (BRAIN) — Canadian distributor Lambert is now distributing G-Form protective gear.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BRAIN)—The sport of triathlon was born Sept. 25, 1974 when the first-ever swim-bike-run competition was held in San Diego's Mission Bay. To celebrate the milestone, USA Triathlon has special web and print coverage highlighting historical moments that have shaped the sport.
PORT COQUITLAM, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Live to Play Sports is now the exclusive Canadian distributor for 3T, distributing the Italian brand's range of road, triathlon and mountain bike components through LTP Sports' network of specialty retailers. The agreement went into effect Sept. 1.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (BRAIN) — The KMC Cyclo-cross Festival will hold a Dealer Day with clinics and training opportunities for retailers on Friday, Oct. 3.
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Crazy how things always work out. Just traded my beloved Venus yesterday to a buddy who fell in love with it instantly when I let him fly it. I didn't want to part with it, but his offer for a $170 plane straight across I just couldn't pass up. Plus I've always wanted the red venus which was out of stock when I ordered it months ago.
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I'm scared to catch the katana, might get cut, pun intended. The katana handles much more wind. Really surprised on how much wind this thing cuts thru. The katana feels less floaty Battery hatch stays on in a rough landing! (Its designed on the side, pretty cool) So far I can't parachute land the Katana like I can the venus, prolly just my skill. It looks more like a plane thsn the venus. (My buddies called the venus the ugly plane) All in all I really like the Katana more than I did the venus, but will probably get another venus. Something about flying in my backyard and being able land that olane into my hands that I know I will miss. |
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Not much, right? You probably wonder what's wrong with that person and might even assume that it's their own self-judgment misplaced onto you. If you're not judging yourself, someone else's judgment won't stick to you. So if you feel rejected, you must be rejecting yourself in some way. If a guy breaks up with you, then maybe you weren't right for each other. But if you pile on self-criticism such as telling yourself you're ugly, unlovable, too fat, not smart enough, or too old, you are not only inflicting cruelty on yourself, you are lying to yourself about why the relationship ended. Relationships don't end over any of our self-judgments in particular. They may end because we are self-judgmental, making it hard for someone to love us when we aren't loving ourselves. So, whether you're in a relationship or single, stop rejecting yourself, stop coming up with reasons why someone shouldn't love you. It's a waste of time and saps the love out of relationships with even the most potential.
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Once you stop rejecting yourself with self-judgments, start loving yourself actively. Do more of what you enjoy. Challenge yourself intellectually, emotionally, physically, spiritually. Take risks that will build your self-esteem. Notice whom you admire and realize that "if you spot it, you got it." You couldn't see this in someone else if it weren't already within you. Nurture that part of yourself. Become your most extraordinary self and it is guaranteed that others will want to bask in your radiant glow.
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Underlying every resentment you hold towards an ex is a regret you are holding against yourself. The wife who resented her husband for buying a new car without asking her was actually regretful that she didn't have enough self-worth to let him know that she deserved to be a part of such decisions. The woman who resented her ex for cheating on her really regretted not confronting him sooner when her intuition told her something was amiss. So uncover your regret because you can do something about it: You can give yourself compassion for having been too afraid to stand up for yourself. Then make a commitment to being more authentic and more courageous now and in the next relationship. The icing on this cake is that, by being more authentic yourself, you will invite more authentic people into your life.


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"As a country we can agree to disagree," Paul said today, stopping for a moment to talk as he walked through the Capitol. "As a Republican Party, that's kind of where we are as well. The party is going to have to agree to disagree on some of these issues."
The comments from Paul, a likely GOP presidential candidate in 2016, highlight how the party's field could divide over gay marriage. Many Republicans have been unusually muted in their reactions to the Supreme Court rulings today.
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You're knocking RD over seeing the Swift, but that video clip was from MAY about a prior deployment. The race was more than halfway into JULY (May, June, July...) and Swift is designed as a high-speed craft. Unclassified speed, 48 knots, according to the DoD.
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Other comments indicate Swift has made at least 66 knots on occasion, and the Wiki says:
"Swift returned to Incat at Hobart in July 2013 for refit for sale or charter.[6]"
That's Hobart AUSTRALIA, conveniently across the path of the TransPac during JULY, when the race was running. Sorry, but that UFO citing checks out. Apparently Swift only spent two weeks in port swapping crews, like a nuke sub, and then checked out again. She was built in Oz, which is why she "returned" to Hobart.
Unless you think the USN and the Wiki are in on the conspiracy? The dates and times
check out. Sixty knots...damn that must be fun. :-)
Looks like I stand corrected, that's what I get for relying on a mainstream media report :-) The video I cited said she was returning to her homeport of Norfolk after her stay in Mayport, and I mistakenly presumed that meant for 'a while'...
However, I still stand by my skepticism first expressed back in Post #46 re RD's account of the encounter with the SWIFT, and the ease with which a ship of the US Navy was simply "sent away" by Harry, smells like BS, to me... :-)
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Franklin Tomorrow's 12th annual Chili Cook-off is set for Saturday, Oct. 25, on Third Avenue North between Bridge Street and the Franklin Public Square as part of the Downtown Franklin Association's annual Pumpkinfest.
Darrell Waltrip Automotive is once again a co-presenting sponsor for the event, being joined this year by Landmark Bank. The Hard Bargain Association is a featured nonprofit partner in this year's event.
Teams ready to compete for the coveted People's Choice and Judges' Choice Awards, as well as Best Booth Décor, include Granite City Food & Brewery; My Friend's House; Franklin Noon Rotary BBQ Society; Puckett's Gro. & Restaurant; Circa Grill of Thompson's Station; Fountains of Franklin; Franklin Firefighters Association; Big Shake's Hot Chicken; Brian Irvin's Nailed it Chili; 101st Airborne, Franklin's Adopted Sons Bulldog Chili; Corner Pub Franklin; Father-Son Bowl…of Chili; Franklin City Club; and Culver's of Franklin.
Serving will begin at 11 a.m. and continue until 3:30 p.m. or the chili runs out! Beer from Granite City Food & Brewery will also be available for purchase under the food tent at the event, which will be located on Third Avenue North between Bridge Street and the Historic Public Square.
Each $10 tasting tray will contain two-ounce samplings from each of the teams. A ticket for voting accompanies every tray. Hot dogs will be available for sale, as well as drinks and chips.
Other sponsors include: ATMOS Energy, Kathie Moore Crye-Leike REALTORS, and Buerger Moseley Carson PLC.
Cheering us on are sponsors: Taylor Made Smiles; Kim Helper, 21st Judicial District Attorney General; Deana Hood, Attorney at Law; Judy A. Oxford, Attorney at Law; State Sen. Jack Johnson; State Rep. Charles Sargent; State Rep. Glen Casada; Five Points Roofing & Construction; The TMA Group; and LeAnne Constantine Real Estate, ReMax Elite REALTORS.
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Franklin Tomorrow's 11th annual Chili Cook-off is set for Saturday, Oct. 26,on Third Avenue South between Franklin City Hall and the Historic Courthouse.
Darrell Waltrip Automotive is once again a co-presenting sponsor for the event, which will feature 12 teams vying for the coveted People's Choice and Judges' Choice Awards, as well as Best Booth Decor.
Teams ready to compete include Merridee's Breadbasket; Clark Shelton for McCreary's; Bob Parks Realty; Franklin City Club; Culver's of Franklin; Franklin Firefighters Local 3758; Zolo's Italian Restaurant; YOUR Williamson Magazine; 101st Airborne, 327th Battalion Bulldogs; Corner Pub of Franklin; Kimbro's Restaurant; My Friend's House; Brian Irvin for Team Transformations; and Franklin Noon Rotary BBQ Society.
Serving will begin at 11 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. or the chili runs out! Beer will also be available under the food tent at the event, which is again located on Third Avenue South between the Historic Courthouse and Franklin City Hall.
Each tasting tray will contain 12, two-ounce samplings from the teams. A ticket for voting accompanies every tray. Hot dogs cooked by the volunteers from ATMOS Energy will be available, as well as drinks and chips and perhaps even dessert.
Other sponsors include First State Bank and Bob Parks Realty. Making an investment as additional sponsors are Taylor Made Smiles; ATMOS Energy; Cathy Marks State Farm Insurance; and Cherie and Dan Hammond.
Cheering us on are sponsors Kathie Moore, Crye-Leike Realtors; Kim Helper, 21st District Attorney General; Deana Hood, Attorney at Law; County Mayor Rogers Anderson; Judy Oxford, Attorney at Law; Rep. Charles Sargent; Rep. Glen Casada; Five Points Roofing & Construction; Savory Spice Shop; Rep. Jeremy Durham; 11th District County Commissioners Brian Beathard & Brandon Ryan; Tom Taylor for General Sessions Judge Committee; The TMA Group; and LeAnne Constantine Real Estate, ReMax Elite; Williamson Source; Williamson Herald; and YOUR Williamson.
Additional sponsorships are available and volunteers are needed to work the event. Sign up as a volunteer at http://www.planetReg.com/ChiliCookoffVolunteer
The 10th annual Franklin Tomorrow Chili Cook-off, presented by Darrell Waltrip Automotive Group, was held Saturday, Oct. 27, as part of the Heritage Foundation's annual Pumpkinfest celebration.
The Chili Cook-off featured 12 teams competing for bragging rights in the categories of Judges' Choice, People's Choice, and Best Booth Décor in a new area — Third Avenue South between Franklin City Hall and the Historic Courthouse.
Taking the top honors in the coveted People's Choice Category were the Franklin Firefighters Local 3758, followed by the Franklin City Club and New York Bagel Café and Deli in third place.
Taking the trophy for Best Booth Décor was Bob Parks Realty, followed by Kimbro' and finally, Franklin City Club.
Teams firing up their chili pots were Merridee's Breadbasket, New York Bagel Café & Deli, Bob Parks Realty/Burger Up!, Clark Shelton for McCreary's/MedKinetics, Next Generation of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County, Zolo's Italian Restaurant, Culver's of Franklin, Franklin Firefighters Local 3758, Franklin City Club, The Daily Dish, Kimbro's, and YOUR Williamson magazine.
Platinum support for the event was provided by Bob Parks Realty, Bell Historic Franklin apartment community and Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corp. Additionally, Atmos Energy and First Farmers Bank were Silver sponsors.
Bronze sponsors included County Mayor Rogers Anderson; state Sen. Jack Johnson; state Rep. Charles Sargent; state Rep. Glen Casada; Kathie Moore, Crye-Leike Realtors; Alday Communications; Five Points Roofing; FirstState Bank; Brian & Lisa Beathard; The Frothy Monkey; District Attorney General Kim Helper; Brentwood Pediatrics; Judy A. Oxford, Attorney at Law; and The TMA Group.
In-kind sponsors included the Williamson Herald; Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon; O'More College of Design; and YOUR Williamson magazine.
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Co-Designed by ex-LucasArts designer Bill Tiller, Perils of Man is a new, modern, point-and-click adventure game from Swiss indie studio IF Games – and it's available today.
In Perils of Man: Chapter 1, you play the character of young Ana Eberling, a teenager who has uncovered "a lost technology with the potential to eliminate the uncertainties of life." And that's where the adventure part of this adventure game comes in. She finds herself facing a variety of predicaments "both dangerous and bizarre."
The game features a steampunk aesthetic, beautiful 3D animation, and challenging puzzles – but that's not all it has to offer. It also features over 20 unique characters, clever dialogue, and an original score written by Paul Shapera.
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Those costs aren't even on the same scale of what little it costs to operate a railroad. Maybe it's no wonder that more people are pushing for another kind of train on the FEC line.
"The FEC has been drooled over for decades," Seeburger says. But the new line, which, if approved by a patchwork of jurisdictions, may be built in eight or nine years, wouldn't make the existing CSX line obsolete. Tri-Rail currently has stations spread about five miles apart, making it a good option for people on their way to work who need to go large distances relatively fast.
The FEC line Seeburger is helping to develop would place stops only a mile or two apart, in downtowns and near other attractions. It's the one tourists would be more likely to use or folks on their lunch hour. Commuters would find it too slow.
"They have to be complementary," he says. "And if they're not, there are a lot of things that go south on us... It doesn't make sense to have two commuter systems a mile apart from each other."
Plans also include connecting the two different lines, so the fast commuter on CSX could take a train that eventually slides over to the FEC and drops him off by a downtown office complex or college campus. Other ideas that are being developed are Miami and Fort Lauderdale streetcars that would connect with the FEC.
By the time that all gets built, people will be begging for it. At least, that is, if people keep coming to South Florida in the same waves.
If Tri-Rail hasn't shaken the soiled reputation it earned in its early days, it's probably because people still don't have enough motivation to get out of their cars. Traffic in Broward and Palm Beach counties just isn't bad enough. I-95, for example, is a breeze.
Take it from someone who grew up in Los Angeles. I know from traffic.
Before you gripe about the temporary slowdowns on your I-95 commute, you ought to spend a few hours on the Sepulveda Pass, where the 405 Freeway connects West Los Angeles with the San Fernando Valley and you can feel the prime of your life seeping away as you sit in traffic, creeping forward a few centimeters at a time, staring at a sea of red brake lights, incredulous that you've been stuck so long that the radio station is playing that song for the second time since you passed Sunset Boulevard and you still can't see the top of the pass. And it's midnight, and thank goodness it's not rush hour, when things would really be bad.
That, South Florida, is what you have to look forward to. And when it comes, unlike Los Angeles, you'll already have a commuter rail service in place that can actually get you places at 70 mph regardless of the time of day or the condition of the roads.
But for now, listen to Michael Mayo and stay in your car. I need a place on the train for my bike.


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Manchester City striker Bernardo Corradi is being linked with a return to Italy after enduring a dismal season at Eastlands.
The 31-year-old found the net only three times in 29 appearances for Stuart Pearce's shot-shy side last term as they flirted with relegation to the Championship before eventually finishing 14th.
The former Parma star's agent, Moreno Roggi, told Channel 4's Football Italia website: "I'm 90 per cent certain that Corradi will return to Serie A.
"He would be of real use to sides like Sampdoria, Parma and Torino - teams who all need a target man.
"Nothing has happened yet surrounding his future, but some interesting situations may arise between now and August 31.
"I think a Lazio return would be improbable and there has never been anything with Roma at all."
Meanwhile, prospective City owner Thaksin Shinawatra has been ordered to return to Thailand or face arrest after being charged with concealing assets.
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Having to reinstall nvidia drivers after each reboot (Debian Woody 2.2.20)
I'm quite new to Debian, so I don't quite understand what I am doing wrong, but I am finding that I have to reinstall the nvidia drivers after each time I restart my computer.
The process I used to install the nvidia drivers first of all was to download the nvidia kernel and GLX tars, untar them, get the linux kernel headers using apt-get, set a "/usr/src/linux" symlink to the headers, and then make and make install the nvidia kernel source and then the GLX. Then I run "dpkg-reinstall xserver-xfree86". I am finding that xstart doesn't work after reboot unless I do BOTH of the following: -"env IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=1 make" and make install the nvidia kernel. (The IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH was because it complains about compiler version). -"dpkg-reinstall xserver-xfree86" and then go through the menus (which are already setup with the appropriate options). If I don't do the first one, then the x server won't start, and if I don't do the second one, kde messes up during initialization and the x server goes to just a solid grey and a mouse pointer. So what am I doing wrong? Do I need to fix some bootup scripts somewhere or something? |
The nvidia kernel module needs to be loaded after reboot. Edit /etc/modules and put the name of the nvidia kernel module in it (nvidia for 1.0-4191 or NVdriver for 1.0-3123).
Thanks, that helped! :nana: Still have to run the xserver twice after reboot though for some reason. Maybe when I fix my sound problem.
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Teacher Retirement System of Texas in Austin | |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1937 |
Type | State Retirement System |
Jurisdiction | Texas |
Headquarters | 1000 Red River Street Austin, Texas |
Employees | 567 |
Annual budget | $4.2 billion USD (2014-15 biennium) |
Agency executives | Brian Guthrie, Executive Director Ken Welch, Deputy Director |
Key document | Section 67, Article XVI Texas Constitution |
Website | www |
Teacher Retirement System of Texas in Austin | |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1937 |
Type | State Retirement System |
Jurisdiction | Texas |
Headquarters | 1000 Red River Street Austin, Texas |
Employees | 567 |
Annual budget | $4.2 billion USD (2014-15 biennium) |
Agency executives | Brian Guthrie, Executive Director Ken Welch, Deputy Director |
Key document | Section 67, Article XVI Texas Constitution |
Website | www |
Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a public pension plan of the State of Texas. Established in 1937, TRS provides retirement and related benefits for those employed by the public schools, colleges, and universities supported by the State of Texas and manages a $130 billion trust fund established to finance member benefits. Nearly 1.3 million public education and higher education employees and retirees participate in the system. TRS is the largest public retirement system in Texas in both membership and assets and the sixth largest public pension fund in the U.S. The agency is headquartered at 1000 Red River Street in the capital city of Austin.[1]
A Board of Trustees governs the retirement system.[2] The Board is composed of nine trustees who are appointed to staggered terms of six years. Three trustees are direct appointments of the Governor. Two trustees are appointed by the governor from a list prepared by the State Board of Education. Two trustees are appointed by the governor from the three public school district active member candidates who have been nominated for each position by employees of public school districts. One trustee is appointed by the governor from the three higher education active member candidates nominated by employees of institutions of higher education. One trustee is appointed by the governor from the three retired member candidates who are nominated by retired TRS members.
The Executive Director of TRS is Brian Guthrie.[3] The budget requested for the 2014-15 biennieum was $4.2 billion USD.[3]:Administrator's Statement-p2 The 82nd Texas Legislature passed new legislation in 2011 that will impact the composition of the TRS Board of Trustees beginning in 2017. The current higher education trustee position on the board will become an "open" seat at that time. Beginning with the 2017 board election, TRS retirees, members in public school districts, and members in higher education institutions may run for nomination to this trustee position. The top three vote recipients' names will then be submitted to the governor for appointment.
The effort to establish the Teacher Retirement System of Texas was a 20-year process which began in 1916, with leadership provided by the Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA). TSTA was the only major organization for Texas teachers in that era. The struggle culminated in three final steps: (1) Passage by the 1935 Legislature of a joint resolution which put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot for voters in November 1936; (2) voter approval of the constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to pass a law setting up the system; and (3) legislative enactment in 1937 of the "enabling legislation" which put the constitutional amendment into action. Governor James V. Allred signed the bill into law on June 9, 1937 and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas was in effect as of July 1, 1937.[4] The system is established and operates under Section 67, Article XVI of the Texas Constitution.[5]
While its mission to provide retirement benefits remains essentially unchanged, the breadth of its responsibility has increased considerably. Originally applicable only to teachers and public school administrators, the system now provides service and disability benefits for employees of public schools, educational service centers, charter schools, community and junior colleges, universities, and medical schools. A number of events and legislative actions have affected TRS since its inception, including the following:[4]
TRS serves active and retired public and higher education employees of the state through its four core competencies.
Benefit Delivery - TRS administers an array of benefits, including service and disability retirement benefits, death and survivor benefits, health benefit programs, and long-term care insurance.
Investment Management - TRS manages a pension trust fund for the benefit of its members. The trust fund is presently the largest public pension fund in the state and the sixth largest overall in the nation, based on asset size. The fund is established through contributions from the State of Texas, TRS members, TRS reporting entities (employers), and investment returns. Over the last 10 years investment returns have provided nearly 47 percent of TRS' revenues.[citation needed]
On September 1, 2002, TRS introduced TRS-ActiveCare, a new statewide health coverage program for public education employees established by the 77th Texas Legislature. Today, participation in that program has grown to over 445,969 employees and dependents. Of the 1,246 districts/entities eligible to participate in TRS-ActiveCare, over 88.9 percent, or 1,108 now do so.
Along with the four PPO plan options administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, a part of Health Care Service Corporation, and Medco, there are three health maintenance organization (HMO) options offered under TRS-ActiveCare for the 2011-2012 plan year: FirstCare Health Plans, Scott & White Health Plan, and Valley Baptist Health Plans. These HMO options will provide additional plan choices to the employees of participating entities in areas served by these HMOs. These employees will be able to select TRS-ActiveCare coverage under one of the PPO plans or through the authorized HMO serving their part of the state.
TRS-Care is the group retiree health benefits program administered by TRS. TRS retirees who are not eligible for ERS, UT, or Texas A&M system health benefit coverage may be eligible for TRS-Care. More than 233,000 retirees and their dependents participate in this plan. Aetna administers the medical benefits; Express Scripts administers the pharmacy benefits.
TRS-Care is currently funded on a pay-as-you-go basis and is subject to change based on available funding. At the inception of the plan in fiscal year 1986, funding was projected to last ten years through fiscal year 1995. The original funding was sufficient to maintain the solvency of the fund through fiscal year 2000. Since that time, the appropriations and contributions have been established to be sufficient to provide benefits for the biennium. The Texas Legislature determines the funding of benefits and has no continuing obligation to provide benefits beyond each fiscal year.
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) first introduced the Group Long Term Care Insurance Program for Public School Employees in 2000, as a result of legislation that is now codified in Chapter 1576, Texas Insurance Code, and TRS Rules. The group long term care insurer is always selected by the TRS Trustees following a competitive bidding process. The current group long term care insurer is Genworth Life Insurance Co. (Genworth), a part of Genworth Financial.
Eligible persons between the ages of 18 and 80 include active Texas public school Employees who are contributing members of TRS and TRS Retirees, their spouses, parents and parents-in-law, and grandparents who are eligible may apply. Eligible persons must be legal U.S. residents. All applicants are subject to the underwriting requirements of Genworth.
Unlike Social Security, which offered Cost of Living Allowances from 1975 until 2009 and again in 2013, TRS had not been able to provide a COLA to its annuitants since 2001.[8]
In May 2013, during the regular session of the 83rd Texas Legislature, provisions in Senate Bill 1458 resulted in the pension fund being actuarially sound. That soundness and other provisions of the bill allowed legislators to direct TRS to provide a benefit enhancement—a 3% COLA (capped at $100) for members who retired before August 31, 2004. A total of 195,000 retirees received the COLA which began with the annuity payable for September 2013 (effectively paid the next month.) Language in the bill also provides that if the state contribution rate is reduced in the future, active employees' and ISDs' contribution rates would be reduced by an equivalent percentage.[9]
In January, 2008, TRS issued a one-time "13th" check to approximately 245,000 eligible retirees. Normally, TRS retirees receive up to 12 pension payments in a year. Eligible annuitants who retired on or before December 31, 2006 received an extra amount equal to their normal monthly pension payment (up to a maximum of $2,400). The TRS Board of Trustees approved the one-time, additional check in November 2007. TRS issued the payment without any increase to the current active member contribution rate. This was the first time that such an extra annuity payment has been issued by the System. It was made possible thanks to passage of Senate Bill 1846, sponsored by Senator Robert L. Duncan of Lubbock and Representative Vicki Truitt of Southlake. The bill, passed by the 80th Texas Legislature, required the TRS Board of Trustees to approve a supplemental annuity payment based on results of the 2007 actuarial valuation, but only if the resulting funding period to amortize liabilities would be under 31 years after payment of the additional benefit. The 80th Texas Legislature increased the state contribution rate to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas from 6.0% to 6.58% of employee payroll. This, coupled with investment returns of 14.4% in 2007, yielded an actuarial valuation that allowed the pension trust fund to pay the supplemental payment and still have a funding period under 31 years. More than $372 million was paid to eligible retirees through these supplemental checks.[10]
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Windows Broken at Summit H.S. in Act of Vandalism
Thursday, May 1, 2014 • 9:54am
SUMMIT, NJ - Eight glass windows were intentionally smashed at Summit High School in the early morning hours of April 26. Three 18 year-old males, all seniors at Summit High School, have been arrested and charged with criminal mischief.
A school custodian found the damage at 10 a.m., and Summit Police began an investigation shortly thereafter. According to Summit Police Captain Steven Zagorski, Detectives conducted interviews and canvassed evidence, including a surveillance tape, to identify the suspects.
The three individuals' initial court appearance is set for 9 a.m., on May 7, at Superior Court in Elizabeth.
The damage, estimated at more than $6,000, has already been repaired.
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Aquaforce Awards 2014
Have you nominated a volunteer for an Aquaforce award yet?
Aquaforce awards provide an opportunity to say thank you to the volunteer workforce who dedicate countless hours to our sport.
There are seven ASA Aquaforce categories:
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Anyone have an idea of what these places charge?
Originally Posted by dmclone Anyone have an idea of what these places charge? I swear last time I looked it was 35-40 a month. They sometimes have promotional deals as well.
Mine is $42 a month. Totally worth it.
I have an abnormal work schedule, and I HATE not being able to work out when I want to work out. I hate it so much, that I will build my own gym when I move back to Newton, in my shed in the back yard.
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I have a treadmill in my basement that I use but I think I would be more dedicated if I actually went to the gym. Having a PS3 and a 100" screen right around the corner makes it kind of hard to concentrate. I was a member of the downtown Y for about 5 years but these 24hr places seem to be the future.
40-50 per month. I go to the one in West Des Moines and love it.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed for a global security conference in Germany on Friday as U.S. planners struggle to assess how Egypt's political crisis may rewrite both the future of the Middle East and the deadlocked Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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"Easy to use... easy to detect... buggy"
The UI was really easy to use. I was able to write to a remote network share using a user other than the user I was tracking, which is awesome in that you can write to share that the user being tracked can't access. This is a must for a business.
I also like that the logs are encrypted preventing snooping.Cons
I think the biggest bug was that it the DB seemed grow exponentially. I discovered that every snapshot seemed to include previous snapshots from the day so in 3 days monitoring only 3 machines for 8 hours I went through almost 100GB of space. If you want frequent snapshots you are going to burn through storage space VERY quickly.
This product is easily detected by most AV software, but most of the major monitoring software is easily detected.
I found that machines running it seemed less stable. I also noticed that some machines for some reason couldn't write the network share no matter what the settings. There is an FTP option that I used instead.Summary
If you have a lot of storage relative to the number of users or don't mind keeping a lower number of screenshots this is a promising product. If they ironed out some of the bugs and made the UI a little better this would be a decent product.


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