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U.S. Military Intelligence About the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria
Colonel Cedric Leighton (Ret.), a former military intelligence officer for the U.S. Air Force and former deputy director for training of… read more
Colonel Cedric Leighton (Ret.), a former military intelligence officer for the U.S. Air Force and former deputy director for training of the National Security Agency, talked about reports that small-scale chemical weapons were used in Syria. Lawmakers had said the "red line" in Syria had been crossed, and Colonel Leighton discussed the next steps for the U.S. and its allies. Topics included the reliability of the intelligence reports. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Video clips were shown of a news conference by House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) and remarks by President Obama after a meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah II from the previous day. Also shown was a clip of Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) being interviewed on April 25, 2013, for "Newsmakers." close
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Carrie Underwood has teamed up with Nicole by OPI to create 14 new nail lacquers. Available in January, polish colors range from pastel to sultry to glittery. The line will also include a signature gold textured shade called 'Carrie'd Away,' created exclusively for Carrie.
"This is the first time Nicole by OPI has ever designed a signature shade for one of our celebrity partners!" Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Nicole by OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director said. "We are excited to share this news with both music and nail fans – isn't that everyone? In working closely with Carrie, we came up with 14 nail lacquers that truly encapsulate her soulful spirit and showcase different facets of her personality. With shades as American as Apple Pie, you'll get Carrie'd Away by her Southern Charm!"
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Tom Hiddleston to Play Hank Williams in New Movie 'I Saw the Light'
Actor Tom Hiddleston is set to portray Hank Williams in the new film 'I Saw the Light.'
Actor Tom Hiddleston is set to portray Hank Williams in the new film 'I Saw the Light.'
Jett Williams, country singer and daughter of the late Hank Williams, Sr., was arrested on May 9 for allegedly driving under the influence in Lebanon, Tenn. This is her second DUI arrest.
Tattoos are becoming more and more prevalent these days, with many big fans wanting to show their love for their favorite country music artists in a very ... dedicated ... way. Unfortunately, sometimes that devotion can turn into something to be less than proud of.
Jett Williams -- the 61-year-old daughter of country legend Hank Williams, Sr. and a country singer herself -- was arrested on Tuesday morning (Feb. 25) in Lebanon, Tenn. on charges of driving under the influence.
A number of country music's biggest stars have taken on new personas to flush out new creative opportunities, and not all of these alter egos were meant as jokes. Sure, one can't imagine Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum pursuing a full-time career as Dick Fantastic, but several superstars did just that.
A pending bill before the Alabama Legislature would empower the capital city of Montgomery to take over ownership of the cemetery where legendary country music pioneer Hank Williams is buried.
2013 marks 90 years since the birth of country legend Hank Williams and 60 years since his tragic death. While he didn't live to see 30, the indelible mark he left on the genre is indisputable. Now, the Hank Williams Estate, which is overseen by his children Jett and Hank Williams, Jr., is making over 200 live performance recordings available to movie houses, TV production companies and ad agencies.


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D'Funnybone Returns In Sunshine State Saturday
D'Funnybone Returns In Sunshine State Saturday
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HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - Paul Pompa, Jr.'s 4-year-old D'Funnybone, winner of last year's Hutcheson Stakes (G2) and Swale Stakes (G2), is entered to make his highly-anticipated return to competition in Saturday's $60,000 Sunshine State Stakes going seven furlongs at Gulfstream Park.
Jockey Joe Bravo picks up the mount on D'Funnybone for trainer Rick Dutrow in the field of eight Florida-breds as he makes his first start since finishing seventh at 3-to-1 in the King's Bishop Stakes (G1) on Travers Day at Saratoga. The chestnut son of D'wildcat won a pair of Grade 2 stakes in New York as a 2-year-old and also scored in the W.C. Stephens Stakes (G2) on Belmont Day last spring before going to the sidelines after Saratoga.
One rival D'Funnybone has faced in Saturday's field is Gary Barber's 4-year-old Coffee Boy to be ridden by Alex Solis for trainer Marty Wolfson. The son of Yonaguska won the Carry Back Stakes (G2) on July 10 at Calder Race Course in a mild upset with D'Funnybone second as the 1-to10 favorite shipping in from New York.
Coffee Boy broke his maiden by 8 ½ lengths early last year in his second start when trained by Todd Pletcher prior to a private sale to Barber and being placed with Wolfson. Coffee Boy was sent to the sidelines after the Carry Back and didn't return until the Gulfstream Sprint Championship (G2) here on Feb. 12, finishing sixth and apparently in need of the race.
Trainer Nick Zito and owner Robert LaPenta teamed up to win the Florida Derby (G1) last Saturday with Dialed In and the Skip Away Stakes (G3) with S.S. Stone and will be represented in the Sunshine State by 4-year-old Our Edge with jockey Fernando Jara named to ride.
A son of LePenta's Blue Grass Stakes (G1) winner The Cliff's Edge, Our Edge makes his first start since finishing a distant third behind Eclipse champion Big Drama in the Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) here on Jan. 15 as the winner set a track record for the six furlongs. Our Edge was making his first start sine finishing second in a one-mile overnight stakes at Belmont Park in October.
Completing the field for the Sunshine State are Brian Prichard's How's Your Halo, Juan Leyva; Rancho Alegre's Unbridled Heat, Elvis Trujillo; Ione and Herb Elkins' Dream Maestro, Manoel Cruz; Brooklyn Farm's It's Never to Late, Carlos Marquez, Jr.; and My Purple Haze Stable's Mannington, Orlando Bocachica.


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German Social Democrats Hold Federal Congress
Peer Steinbrueck, chancellor candidate of the German Social Democrats... News PhotoAugsburg,Candidate,Chancellor,Congress,Democracy,German Federal Elections,German Social Democratic Party,Germany,Government,Horizontal,Peer Steinbrueck,Political Party,Political Rally,Politics,Social Democratic Party,TalkingPhotographer Johannes SimonCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesAUGSBURG, GERMANY - APRIL 14: (EDITORS NOTE: This image was created using zoom effect) Peer Steinbrueck, chancellor candidate of the German Social Democrats (SPD), speaks at the SPD federal party congress on April 14, 2013 in Augsburg, Germany. Steinbrueck will face Chancellor and Christian Democrat (CDU) Angela Merkel in federal elections scheduled for September. So far Steinbrueck's ratings in the polls have lagged far behind those of Merkel following several comments and gaffes on Steinbrueck's part. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)


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WASHINGTON (AP) - Law enforcement officials say the defense contractor who fatally shot 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard was carrying three weapons during the rampage.
Two federal officials say Aaron Alexis had an AR-15 assault rifle, a shotgun and a handgun that he took from a police officer at the scene. The two officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss a pending investigation.
The 34-year-old man died after a running gunbattle inside the building with police.
The FBI says Alexis used a valid pass to get on the Washington base.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense officials say the suspected Washington Navy Yard gunman was currently working as a defense department contractor, but it's not clear if he was assigned at the military base in southeast D.C.
Defense officials say Aaron Alexis, 34, of Texas, was working as an information technology contractor, but it was not known which company employed him. As a contractor, he could have had a badge that might have gained him access to the base. Alexis was a former Navy reservist, serving from 2007 to early 2011.
The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University also says he was an online student pursuing a bachelor's degree in aeronautics. He started classes in July 2012.
Thirteen people were killed during the shooting rampage at Building 197. More than a dozen others were wounded.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The D.C. mayor says 13 people have died in the shooting rampage, including the gunman.
Mayor Vincent Gray said at a news conference Monday afternoon that the shooter was among the dead. Officials say the gunman has been identified as 34-year-old Aaron Alexis.
Earlier in the day, authorities had been looking for two other people who may have been involved in the shooting. One of those people has been identified and ruled out as a suspect.
However, Gray says investigators are still searching for a third individual wearing an olive-green, military-style uniform to determine if he was involved.
Gray says a motive has not yet been determined.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Police say a man in a tan, military-style outfit who had been sought in connection with the shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard has been identified and is not a suspect or a person of interest in the slayings.
The D.C. Police Department said in a tweet Monday that the man has been identified and is not believed to be a gunman or otherwise involved in the shootings that left 12 dead.
One gunman is dead.
Chief Cathy Lanier had said earlier in the day that police were searching for two other people wearing military-style uniforms. It wasn't known if those two people were actually military employees.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Police say at least 12 people have died in the shootings at the Washington Navy Yard.
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said during a news conference Monday that 12 people were confirmed dead.
Lanier says people are being told to stay in their homes and out of the area as authorities search for two other possible suspects. One of the shooters has died.
The police chief says officers are searching for two other people with firearms wearing military-style uniforms.
She says there is no indication of a possible motive at this time.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
As many as three gunmen opened fire Monday inside one of the Navy's oldest buildings, attacking office workers at a heavily guarded military facility in the heart of the nation's capital. At least six people were killed.
One of the gunmen was dead, and police were searching for two other men believed to have joined in the attack at the Washington Navy Yard. The suspects were reportedly dressed in military-style clothing, including one who had on a beret.
In all, more than a dozen people were shot, at least half of them fatally. It was not immediately clear whether that number included the dead gunman.
The attack unfolded just a short distance from the White House and the U.S. Capitol at a former shipyard that is one of the Navy's oldest shore facilities.
The building that was targeted was the military's headquarters for Naval Sea Systems Command, which buys, builds and maintains ships, submarines and combat systems. About 3,000 people work at the headquarters, many of them civilians.
Witnesses described a gunman opening fire from a fourth-floor overlook, aiming down on people in the first-floor cafeteria. Others said a gunman fired at them in a third-floor hallway.
It was not clear whether the witnesses on different floors were describing the same gunman.
As emergency vehicles and law enforcement officers flooded streets around the complex, a helicopter hovered overhead, nearby schools were locked down and airplanes at nearby Reagan National Airport were briefly grounded so they would not interfere with law-enforcement choppers. Less than 2 miles away, security was beefed up at the Capitol and other federal buildings, but officials said there was no known threat.
President Barack Obama mourned yet another mass shooting in the U.S. that he said took the lives of American patriots. Obama promised to make sure "whoever carried out this cowardly act is held responsible."
Two Navy officials confirmed at least six people had died. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk about the situation publicly.
Todd Brundidge, an executive assistant with Navy Sea Systems Command, said he and other co-workers encountered a gunman in a long hallway on the third floor. The gunman was wearing all blue, he said.
"He just turned and started firing," Brundidge said.
Terrie Durham, an executive assistant with the same agency, said she also saw the gunman firing toward her and Brundidge.
"He aimed high and missed," she said. "He said nothing. As soon as I realized he was shooting, we just said, 'Get out of the building.'"
Rick Mason, a civilian program-management analyst for the Navy, said a gunman was shooting from the overlook in the hallway outside his office.
Shortly after the gunfire, Mason said, someone on an overhead speaker told workers to seek shelter and later to head for the gates at the complex.
Patricia Ward, a logistics-management specialist, said she was in the cafeteria getting breakfast.
"It was three gunshots straight in a row - pop, pop, pop. Three seconds later, it was pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, so it was like about a total of seven gunshots, and we just started running," Ward told reporters several blocks away from the Navy Yard.
Ward said security officers started directing people out of the building with guns drawn.
One person died at George Washington University Hospital of a single gunshot wound to the left temple, said Dr. Babak Sarani, director of trauma and acute care surgery. A police officer and two civilian women were in critical condition at Washington Hospital Center, said Janis Orlowski, the hospital's chief operating officer.
Orlowski said the police officer was in the operating room with gunshot wounds to the legs. One woman had a gunshot wound to the shoulder. The other had gunshot wounds to the head and hand.
Naval Sea Systems Command is the largest of the Navy's five system commands and accounts for a quarter of the Navy's entire budget. Only security personnel were allowed to be armed on the campus.
The Navy Yard has three gates, according to its website. One is open around the clock and must be used by visitors. A second gate is only for military and civilian Defense Department employees. The other gate is for bus traffic.
The Navy Yard is part of a fast-growing neighborhood on the banks of the Anacostia River in southeast Washington, just blocks from the Nationals Park baseball stadium.
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It is hard to recognize her now. She is almost bald, her chin receding, and she seems to be blurring away. Sometimes, confusing her for another patient, I feel ashamed. How can you mistake your own mother for someone else?
Finally, I spot her, asleep in her wheelchair. This is Mom? Can't be. But, yes, it is. I pat her shoulder -- oh so gingerly, don't want to alarm her -- and her eyes flutter open, then she notices me, looks me over, determined and purposeful, with that familiar expression on her face, the warm trace of a smile, the mischievous glint in her eye. I reach down, take her hand and clasp it. The veins are corded, blue and translucent. Her knuckles are more prominent. She grasps my hand as if she does not want to let go.
She was 47 when I left Ohio. Now, almost half a century later, here she sits in a nursing home, 1,000 miles away from Boston, where I live.
I sit across from her, vigilant. Has that cyst on her eyelid grown any larger? What about the gash from when she fell last month? Has it healed? I notice how much thinner she is and her calf, splotched and marbled with blue. Her legs, her legendary legs, seem more stick-like. She has lost four pounds since the last time I visited. There is less of her. She is dwindling away.
We sing songs for an hour, and then she slumps over, asleep. I wheel her back to her unit -- she lives in a unit -- and park her in front of the big-screen TV with a movie from the 1940s playing. Back again for another visit in the morning and then the 12:40 p.m. US Air flight to Boston. While driving to the airport, I allow myself a good cry.
Back in Boston, I call every few days but only speak to her when the social worker is by her side, helping her with the logistics of the phone. I try to call mid-morning, when she is most alert. I identify myself, and then after a few agonizing seconds, she recognizes me, her voice no longer wary and tight, but upbeat and lyrical. She may not know my name, but she knows my voice, and it triggers something within. She giggles girlishly. Then, I start a song, one from the old days, and she joins in. We have our own routine, our Alzheimer's Rag.
Our repertoire is composed of show tunes, jazz and ballads. Lately it has been harder for her to summon up the lyrics, but she will hum the tunes in perfect harmony. I supply the words, patiently trying to coax a phrase out of her. "Say, it's only a paper moon sailing over a cardboard sea," then if she's up to it, she'll break in, "But it wouldn't be make-believe if you believed in me."
While we sing, I glance at the bookshelf of my study, glancing at a picture of her, not as she is now, but from 1936 when she was in show business. She was a dancer and chorus girl, like you saw in the black-and-white Busby Berkeley movies dressed in glittering sequence, the skimpiest of costumes and feathers. Glamorous. Beautiful. Surrounded by other dancers, all blond, all glamorous, all with the widest come-hither smiles.
Dad was in the audience one night and married her. No more dancing, except in the kitchen as she swept up crumbs, or in amateur theatricals at our synagogue. But always on stage, always upbeat, always hilarious.
She could not imagine an existence for herself like the one she has now. Well, maybe. "Promise you'll never send me away," she'd implore me, "to one of those places when I get old. Do something." Put me out of it, the implication, like we did to our dog, Shmow. Put me out of my misery.
It is not so easy. Sure, I have fantasies. Detailed ones. But Mom still can talk and sing and relate. She seems happy. If she were in a coma or a degenerative state, then that would be one thing; but this is another. She saw the writing on the wall, just after dad died, when she was 72. "I don't remember as well," she told us, and even asked to be tested, thoroughly engaging the psychologist, who reassured us what she worried about was normal and urged us to let her stay in Ohio where she had so many connections and felt most rooted.
Over the next 20 years she moved from her condominium to an apartment in assisted living and finally to what, despite the euphuism, remains a locked unit in a nursing home.
Sure, it's a beautiful place. And clean -- everyone talks about how clean it is -- and it doesn't smell of urine, and many of her caregivers seem genuinely loving and devoted. But it's not the same as her living down the street, where I could look in on her.
Then again, would it matter? I have shed most of my illusions regarding my visits. Sure, she enjoys having me while I'm there, but once I leave, I do not think she remembers me at all.
And then I discover just how little I know. I have just called up and she seems especially bewildered. I start singing, "There's No Business Like Show Business," one of our favorites.
"What's that?" she asks.
"A song, Mom, a song."
"What? What's that?"
How do you explain what a song is to the woman who sang you your first lullaby?
So I whistle, I hum, I sing, I do my best, which only confuses her even more, and then I wonder, should I simply say goodbye, hang up and let go? Does my voice no longer provide her pleasure? Is the last frayed thread between us, the one we both hang so tenuously onto, finally gone?
It is my birthday, and I want to celebrate it with her, any way we can. But now, without a song, there is nothing left to say, so I decide to bail out. "See you in a few weeks," I tell her, as if she might understand.
"Oh," she replies. "Now tell me, where do you live?"
"Boston, Mom. I live in Boston."
A pause.
Now, now is the time to leave her. But how can you hang up on your mother? Then, just as I am steeling myself to do so, she murmurs a word I have not heard from her in months, maybe years: "Darling."
I am stunned and begin to cry, but don't want her to notice. I whisper, "You're my darling, too." How I long for her to repeat the word, but she doesn't and I hang up. I write the date with "Mom: darling" on a Post-it, then put it in a file marked personal. Before I shut it away, however, intoxicated by my mother's declaration, I ponder the word. It seems so old-fashioned, from black-and-white movies, women of a certain age with pearls and perfume.
Darling: my sweetheart, my dear. Darling: adoring and tender. Seductive, too. Smoky and theatrical -- that sudden release of breath after "dar" followed by "ling." The ultimate sign of recognition and familiarity, a salutation you'd never use with a stranger.
Now, however, I have all but become a stranger to my own mother. Will I ever hear her call me darling again? Seems unlikely. But after putting down the phone, rather than lament what has been lost, I am left with a more surprising, unexpected sensation: joy. So what if Mom can't identify my name. As her final curtain falls, with a single word, she reminds me who I have always been and will always be.
(See the slideshow below for images of Ted Sutton's mother during her career in the 1930s.)
Ted Sutton's mother, Gerry Willow, in her early 20s. In 1932, during the Depression, Gerry attended a dance school. One day a recruiter for a traveling troupe showed up at the studio and told the owner that one of his chorus girls had taken off, and he needed a replacement. He asked for the best dancer, and the owner recommended Gerry, who was just 14 and immediately joined the troupe. This photo was thought to be taken in Mexico; Gerry's troupe also traveled to Cuba and South America.
Gerry Willow Sutton (left) performing with a partner.
Gerry performing with the "Colosimo Cuties" in Chicago; at the time of this newspaper clipping, the nightclub, Colosimo's, was owned by gangster Al Capone. The newspaper caption reads: "This is 'A Fantasy In Jewels' at Colosimo's, gay South Side theater-restaurant. A novelty act by the Littlejohns is augmented by Colosimo Cuties -- Charlotte Thon, Frances Briles, Mickey Bradley, Jo Palmer, Gerry Willow and Rusty Banks."
A performance by Colosimo Cuties; Gerry Willow Sutton is second from the right.
Gerry Willon Sutton (center, in front of the woman with the large hat) visits an oil rig in Texas with her troupe at the time, the Dorothy Dayton dancers. The caption reads in part: "Escorted by Mrs. Howard W. Gardner, wife of the fair association president, the famous Dorothy Dayton dancers, star attraction at the Harvest club, yesterday visited Spindle Top and inspected a drilling rig operation. Walter F. Myers, Beaumont oil operator, served as guide for the troupe." (Spindle Top was a famous gusher discovered in 1901.)


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The ionosphere, one of the regions of the upper atmosphere, plays an important role in global communications. Ionized by solar radiation, this electricity-rich region is used for the transmission of long wave communications, such as radio waves. Now Prof. Colin Price of Tel Aviv University's Department of Geophysical, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, working alongside PhD candidate Israel Silber, has discovered that the radio waves reflecting back to Earth from the ionosphere offer valuable news on climate change as well.
Their research shows that the strength of radio signals on the ground is a reliable indicator of temperature change above. Prof. Price and his team used simple radio antennae on the ground to measure radio waves broadcast by navigational transmitters around the globe, then compared information on the strength of these radio signals with data on temperature fluctuations in the upper atmosphere. They discovered that climate change in the upper atmosphere caused by an abundance of greenhouse gases may lead to a greater absorption of radio waves. Weaker signals could therefore be indicative of greater climate change.
Detailed in the Journal of Geophysical Research, this simple, cost-effective measurement can be a valuable contribution to the ongoing effort to track climate change, says Prof. Price, adding to measurements of ground and lower atmospheric temperatures to create a more holistic picture.
Global warming, upper atmospheric cooling
On the Earth's surface and in the lower atmosphere, an increase of greenhouse gases has a warming effect, the gases acting as a "blanket" and keeping heat from escaping from the Earth into space. But these gases, including carbon dioxide, are increasing in the upper atmosphere as well, where they have a cooling effect.
When cooled, the ionosphere contracts and descends into the atmosphere to where air is denser leading to a higher absorption of
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Connection timesMay 25, 20151We arrive in EWR at 12.15pm flying with UA. Our connecting flight to MCO also with UA is at 2.30pm. I understand that we will have to collect and recheck bags, but could anyone tell me which terminal we will be flying into/out of and let me know if this is enough time. ThanksStaffjcpSun, May 24
DFW-LHRMay 25, 20151arriving AA at A34; depart BA from gate B40 - what is the transit time and is it within security? Thx7ironSat, May 23
VIE-EWR-TPA - baggage check-in at EWR,May 21, 20153HI, I fly from Vienna via EWR to TPA on monday June 1st. My Lufthansa flight arrives in EWR at 1:45pm and connecting flight is at 5:47pm. I guess need to change terminal from B to C, but I think I should have enough time? As I know, after immigration I need to collect my luggage, go through customs and then I need to check in luggage again. Is it really a new check at a counter (meaning do I need to queue), or is it like in Washington that you just yourself drop your luggage on a belt after clearing customs? And do you have any insider tips for quick passing of immigration? Thanks. OliverOliverThu, May 21forgot, my connection flight is with United and I think it is all,on one ticket (at least I only have one e-ticket number)OliverThu, May 21You should have plenty of time. There is a re-check counter right after you exit customs. Since people are just dropping off their bags that are already tagged, it is usually pretty quick. You will then take the AirTrain from B to C and go through security. Again, 4 hours is a ton of time.ZAPThu, May 21
domestic to internationalMay 20, 20151I have an upcoming trip which takes me from SFO to mumbai by way of EWR. The itinerary is all United on same ticket , but there is a plane change in EWR in same terminal C . Will I go thru customs when I leave SFO or am I supposed to do that in-between flights in EWR? I don't know any gate assignments yet.swatiWed, May 20
EWR transitMay 20, 20151i am arriving at EWR on a flight from Zurich in Terminal B at 1.20 pm and then i have a connecting flight on United to Binghamton at 2.50 pm from terminal C......do u think i will be able to make it on time and catch the next flight under 90 min after undergoing the customs and security processes.***Wed, May 20
can I make the connecting flightMay 21, 20152United have changed our flight times leaving us 90 minutes to transfer between planes.Our flight from san francisco arrives at newark at18.00.and we need to connect to manchester uk departing at 19.30.do we have enough time?CHWed, May 20Yes, that is plenty of time. All you have to do is walk from your arrival gate to your departure gate, both in Terminal C.ZAPWed, May 20
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When I Retire I Will…
I was about three years old and my dad scared the hell out of me. It was the first day of Yellow Duck nursery school. I had never been to school before. I vaguely remember being upset about it. Perhaps crying.
My dad said, "first you'll have two years of nursery school, then a year of kindergarten, then 12 years of regular school, then 4 years of college, maybe another 4 years of graduate school, then 40 years of work, then when you are old as grandpa you'll be right back where you are now."
I was thinking, "Holy shit, this sounds pretty bad."
No I wasn't. I didn't know that word then.
But I was thinking something along the lines of "Grandpa is pretty old. This sounds really really unpleasant." I didn't cry anymore. I had to go to school. The occasional bad thing happened at nursery school but that can be expected.
But it never escaped me, "wow, it's a long time until I'm going to be happy again."
I think my dad might've also said something, "in 60 years you can relax again" or something like that. I was three years old but I felt the unbearable burden of what it would take to become an old man. An endlesss array of tomorrows crushing me with their necessities. Even then I couldn't figure out how I would be able to carry one treacherous burden after another, crushing the music out of me. Because the truth any three year old knows is that old men can't dance and that you have to be completely insane to work that hard for that many years. I was being pushed out the door into a maze of lies and insanity and it was going to last for sixty years unless I died first. Nights would only be small pauses where cruelties and other insults against my soul and body would add up until finally, retired, I would be a rotted away version of my three year old self.
I decided at three I needed to retire immediately. But when you still shit in your pants, at three or at ninety, other people have control over your life. And they want you out the door, pronto!
I hear a lot of people say, "When I retire I will…"
Then they make their list. Here's a sample list:
- "When I retire I will write a novel."
- "When I retire I will hang out with friends more. People I like instead of clients or work colleagues."
- "When I retire I will do stand-up comedy"
- "When I retire I will travel more."
- "When I retire I will exercise more so I can stay in shape later in life."
- "When I retire I will get really good at something – like golf, or piano, or maybe even tango dancing."
- "When I retire I will spend more time with my kids."
- "When I retire I will meditate and try to find inner peace."
- "When I retire I will read more books about the Civil War and really brush up on my history."
- "When I retire I'm never going to talk to all of these crappy people again that I have to talk to every day now."
- "When I retire I will be happy"
I didn't have that list when I was three years old, but I definitely thought to myself: "I'm in prison for the next 60 years." Or maybe my dad said that. I forget.
But I definitely knew that the fairy tales were over. That Santa Claus was dead. That poetry (even Mother Goose) was now silenced, as I climbed in the bus and a Ku Klux Klan of three year old faces in hoods stared back at me.
If I couldn't retire at three I had to at least pretend. And I've pretended ever since.
So I'm going to make my list (it's very similar to the above list) and I'm going to take out the words "When I retire".
Now, how can you do it? What if you have a 9-6 job? What if you have to take care of kids before and after (and maybe during).
Well, then its harder.
But let's think of the things that are NOT on that list that most people do right now that can be easily avoidiable:
- I didn't say "When I retire I'm going to watch a lot more prime time TV every night."
- Or, "when I retire I'm going to spend a lot of my spare time kissing up to people."
- Or, "when I retire I'm going to eat junk food all day long and read three newspapers a day and spend time gossiping with people about Kim Kardashian all day long."
- Or, "when I retire I'd really like to get revenge on this list of ten people I hold grudges against"
- Or, "I really hope when I retire I finally get that promotion I deserved for thirty years."
- Or finally, "When I retire I really hope I spend at least an hour a day worried about money".
Nobody says these things about when they retire.
And yet all of the above things take time. For instance, I'm imagining right now the kind of revenge I'd like to do against a specific person who has wronged me. I see myself following him to work and then bashing him in the crotch with a baseball bat. That took a bit of time and energy to think that. What a waste! Am I going to be sitting around when I'm retired doing all of that imagining while I'm sitting on the Hudson River looking at the trees?
It also takes a lot of time gossiping about Kim Kardashian with co-workers. I have probably spent a half hour in the past day thinking about whether or not her marriage was a fake, should the E channel cancel her shows, why are people so obsessed with her (including me), etc. That takes away quality time.
So here's the challenge (if you can, do it right now. Take out a little pad, write these things down. Trust me. It will feel good. I just did it myself):
- Make the list of things you want to do when you retire. Start each item with "When I retire I will…"
- Take away the words "When I retire" from each item.
- Now make the list of things you do now that you definitely WILL NOT do when you retire.
- Add up how much time you would have per day if you stopped doing the things you list in #3. Obviously some things you can't avoid: you have to commute. But while you are commuting you don't have to listen or read the newspaper, for instance.
- Start doing, each week, the items on your list of things you would do if you retired right now. Even if you love what you do right now, and you love every minute of it, you can still take out the things you would never do if you were retired and replace them with some of the things you love to do.
In effect, you are practicing retirement. Don't say you "can't" do any of these things. If you can do them when you are 70 you can certainly do them when you are 40 (unless you say, "When I retire I will go on dialysis"). There really are no excuses. Time is not an excuse because of #4. The time we spent judging, grudging, gossiping, envying, kissing up, indulging (pop culture, snacks, news, post-work drinking, etc) adds up. Even if it adds up to just two hours a week (by the way, it adds up to much more than that), that's enough time to take a piano lesson and tuck your kids into bed.
There's really no excuses.
Then it turns out the word "retirement" is wrong. You aren't "Re" getting "tired". You're not old. You're getting re-energized.
There's an added benefit. When you start doing the things that re-energize you, you might find that you don't want to "retire" anymore. Job and career and health might get better. Passions and work might merge. There's still some poetry left. There's still dance in your legs. Not every day is a juicer squeezing away the truth.
You might get those promotions. You might start that business (because you are practicing exploring your passions). You might find your true love (tango classes could do that). Life will get better.
When I "graduated" Yellow Duck Nursery School I remember very clearly the present my parents got me. It was a Hot Wheels toy car. It was colored orange on the outside and purple on the inside. The doors could open and shut and when I ran the car along the floor it went smooth and straight. When I'm 90 years old I'm going to get a car just like it. And I will ride away into the sunset, where my dead grandparents are waiting for me.
See Also, "Ten Reasons You Should Quit Your Job RIGHT NOW"
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2 Responses to "When I Retire I Will…"
Those lists you suggest making are a great idea and I loved the part about forgetting to re-tire and choosing to re-energise. I am going to do just that.
Why does it take so long to realise that life is here and now and that is all we have. I have heard so many people say "I will do that when I retire."
I loved being a parent and now my boys are grown I can love something new. I am a housesitter and look after homes and pets for free accommodation and utilities. I don't plan to retire.
I love my new life so much I wrote a book about it. Now I have another thing ticked off my very long "To do" list.
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"It's mutually beneficial. Because, we're a teaching program, we have to have access to animals," said Dr. Brenda Woodard, director of the Vet Tech program. "We have a constant flow of animals from the shelters who need rehabilitation. We are teaching while we are helping the animals become more adoptable."
Students learn to check and treat animals for parasites, position animals for x-rays, administer anesthesia and vaccinations, assist with surgical procedures like spaying and neutering and conduct general health screenings. The Vet Tech Club raises funds to purchase vaccines, toys and medicine for the animals and seeks donations for supplies.
"Many people in our community are working so hard to save animals' lives," Woodward said. "As an example, we work with Hope for Paws, a no kill shelter that houses about 25 dogs at any one time. We have performed heartworm tests on two groups of their dogs over the last couple of weeks. They brought the dogs here, and the dogs worked in bandaging lab in return for the heartworm tests. We have done a couple of low-cost spay/neuter days for them during the past year. We did about 10 animals for their last one."
One of Woodard's special cases is George, a red and white stray hound taken to the city shelter by someone who saw the dog frequently and knew he was injured.
"He was emaciated with a shattered hip joint, probably the result of being hit by a vehicle. The shelter personnel contacted us for help." After evaluating George and bringing him to a healthy weight, Woodard and students in a surgical class performed an amputation of his hind leg. Weeks later, George was healing, healthy and in need of a home.
"George is doing much better. We do that sort of work whenever they have a special case, and it's a great learning tool for our students," Woodard said. "They feel that we are involved in saving animals and they get to study the medical aspects of the case."
"Ideally, we have the animals for one semester, but we keep them as long as we need to." Woodard said. "They are all special because they work so well with students and the students do get attached to them, but the goal is to find them a great home."
Student Shelley Alford of Deville was involved in the amputation of George's hind limb and his rehabilitation.
"It was a pretty amazing surgery to see for the first time," she said. "Luckily George is a very special, amazing dog and this incident hasn't dampened his personality at all towards people. George is still happy and always willing to please with just a little quirk of having only three legs instead of four."
Student engagement falls in line with the Vet Tech program requirements of 10 hours of service. In addition to volunteering with Hope for Paws and the city shelter, some students work with the Happy Tails program at the Natchitoches Detention Center where animals are cared for by inmates. Alford helps train dogs in basic behavior to make them more adoptable. She is a recipient of the Call to Action Animal Welfare Scholarship, a project-oriented award that requires students to develop initiatives to improve animal welfare. Vet Tech students also organize fund raisers, such as bathe-a-dog days, events that are held two or three times a semester that raise money to defray the cost of vaccines and supplies.
According to Woodard, there are 56 students seeking associate degrees in the program and 30 seeking bachelor's degrees. Alford is a double major pursuing a bachelor's degree in veterinary technology as well as pre-veterinary medicine.
"I want to be able to work as a veterinary technician while I am going to school to become a veterinarian," Alford said. "My dream has always been about working with animals and it's definitely coming true. My dad owned a dog kennel where he trained dogs for friends and then branched out into a business. My dad taught all of my siblings, brother and sister, how to train dogs for duck hunting as well as obedience, so I put that to good use working with the Hope for Paws dogs."
In addition to dogs, the Vet Tech lab houses several felines. Veterinary Technologist and instructor Jessica Hudspeth, who oversees animal care and supervises students, recently visited the shelter to collect feces for a parasitology class and returned with a litter of kittens. Alford helped care for those, too.
"Our 10 kittens are all sweet amazingly cute kittens, with five of them being litter mates," Alford said. "They were diagnosed with some horrible diseases. I got the chance to be one of the students the first week we had them to administer medicine twice a day to them. They were pretty cute even being sick. They were so small and now they are definitely the mischievous, sweet kittens that we all love here in the Vet Tech Department."
"More and more people want to take care of animals in the community," Woodard said. "When we first started, it was really just the city shelter and the Humane Society. The number of people working with the animals has really expanded. More and more people are devoting more of their time and energy to taking care of animals."
Jenn Helander, director of Hope for Paws, said the students' volunteer efforts are invaluable to her organization.
"We would be lost without the NSU Vet Tech program," Helander said. "We are blessed to have the program in place and the support of the students and Dr. Woodard and Jessica. It's hard work running a shelter. The students help in many aspects, with socializing the animals, bathing, walking the dogs, cleaning kennels and making sure they have food and water."
"The Vet Tech program has helped us tremendously," said Juanita Murphy, volunteer for the Natchitoches Humane Society. "We've taken several dogs to Dr. Woodard for diagnoses or heartworm checks. Sometimes our organization can't pay for those things. I have so much respect for Dr. Woodard and Jessica."
The experience is also invaluable for students like Alford, who intend to devote their careers to animal care.
"My love for animals small or large does not waver," Alford said. "Along with working here at school with the Vet Tech Program I also work in Alexandria at Fitzgerald Animal Hospital. I get to see plenty of neat and crazy things along with some pretty sick animals, and I enjoy working there so much, I learn a lot every time I work there and here at school."


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Molecular detection of a novel paramyxovirus in fruit bats from Indonesia
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1 Division of Molecular Pathobiology, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
2 Division of Collaboration and Education, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
3 Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia
4 Veterinary Investigation and Diagnostic Center, Bukittinggi, Indonesia
5 Faculty of Agriculture, Gorontalo State University, Gorontalo, Indonesia
6 Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Sam Ratulangi University, Manado, Indonesia
Virology Journal 2012, 9:240 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-9-240Published: 19 October 2012
Fruit bats are known to harbor zoonotic paramyxoviruses including Nipah, Hendra, and Menangle viruses. The aim of this study was to detect the presence of paramyxovirus RNA in fruit bats from Indonesia.
RNA samples were obtained from the spleens of 110 fruit bats collected from four locations in Indonesia. All samples were screened by semi-nested broad spectrum reverse transcription PCR targeting the paramyxovirus polymerase (L) genes.
Semi-nested reverse transcription PCR detected five previously unidentified paramyxoviruses from six fruit bats. Phylogenetic analysis showed that these virus sequences were related to henipavirus or rubulavirus.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Tom James suspended for headbutt on Olivier Azam
Cardiff Blues winger Tom James has been suspended for two weeks following the red card he received against Gloucester on Sunday.
Referee Alan Lewis dismissed James for headbutting Gloucester hooker Olivier Azam in the 27th minute, after Azam had given him a push in the back.
The Blues held on to claim a famous 16-12 victory, despite being a man down for the majority of the match at Kingsholm.
Following the sending off, the ERC disciplinary hearing in Dublin saw a threee-man independent panel determining that the offence was at the low-end of the level of seriousness for a strike with the head.
Having taken into account any mitigating and aggravating factors which would have been the aggressive manner in which Azam approached James, the committee suspended James for two weeks from the date of the match up to Sunday, February 1.
James will then only miss one match, the European clash against Calvisano at the Arms Park on Friday evening.
This clip includes a short interview with coach Dai Young after the match, who clearly saw the reaction of the victim as an influencing factor for the red card.
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Luke January 22, 2009 11:06 pm
Completely deserved to be sent off, no two ways about it. Tom James is an absolute numpty and needs to grow up a bit before he makes any real contention for a Welsh spot - and I'm a huge Cardiff Blues fan.However, Azam's reaction was totally OTT; Didier Drogba couldn't have done it better himself. Inexcusable from both players and, on both accounts, something that needs to be eradicated from the game.
Anonymous January 22, 2009 11:09 pm
What Luke said. Azam has been watching to much football (soccer).
Anonymous January 22, 2009 11:13 pm
it was an obvious movement from james and it deserved the red card however little force behind it just for the intention and right in front of the ref. on the other hand azam went down like a sack of spuds i know a lot of hooker friends who would be embarresed to be dropped by a wing with such a light tap. i think the two week ban is a fair deal nd about the right level for the severity of the butt
Peej January 22, 2009 11:14 pm
What is ridiculous is that he's been banned for the same amount of time as Malcolm O'Kelly! One is a reckless headbutt, fair enough, but a red card and a match ban would do. O'Kelly was incredibly lucky to only get a yellow against Wasps, and he's only been giving a two match ban for deliberatly stamping on a prone players head, no where near the ball! The whole system seems very arbitrary, to be honest. Neil Best is still serving his ban incurred over two months ago
Anonymous January 22, 2009 11:18 pm
oh my good...is that a hooker?a man crashed by a butthead of a wing...it's too similar at football...
peter January 22, 2009 11:20 pm
never like azam he is always getting away with murder and it is about time that some1 give him a proper punch in the game!! that headbutt was nothing in it but at least he try to make the effort to hurt azam the bloody puff!! we dont need this in rugby!
gfhmon January 22, 2009 11:24 pm
Azam is a joke.
minstrel boy January 22, 2009 11:37 pm
so tom james got banned for 3 weeks, ok. but azam should het at least a one week ban!
Anonymous January 22, 2009 11:43 pm
if you look they both go for the same head movement, it happens every time people square off. No way does it deserve a red, not even a yellow i have seen people do this and then throw a punch and not been even yellowed
Anonymous January 22, 2009 11:59 pm
Opps im on Footballdump.
sergeant stu January 23, 2009 12:21 am
that's an absolute disgrace, Azam should definitely get a ban for at least a match for unsportsman like conduct. rugby needs to take a tough stance on diving so that the sport doesn't end up being as laughable as football. Tom James did headbutt him so to the letter of the law should be punished, however it was more of a love-tap than an intent to injure.
Anonymous January 23, 2009 1:15 am
that worrys me greatly!! i hope this isnt going to be a trend of people play acting like this!! a hooker acting like that?? its just stupid!
Anonymous January 23, 2009 1:47 am
yellow at max, azam was carrying on like a clown anyways trying to shape up, so yellow at max, and i cant believe the match review committee gave him 3 weeks!!! what a jokeryan
Abs7 January 23, 2009 1:50 am
i hope everyone doesnt follow this diving idiot!! Tom James must of been psyched up for this game!! i think 2 week ban is enough.. 2 weeks for the stupid dive. I hope this won't cost tom his place at the blues, because he is a nice guy!!
keithxv January 23, 2009 3:08 am
What a bitch.Shitty sportsmanship...if he had actually head butted him...now Zidane, that! Was a head butt. This, not so much
Cheis January 23, 2009 3:37 am
azam the footballer..he ruins rugby2weeks sound bout right though
handson January 23, 2009 5:55 am
azam should be suspended two games for footballing the head butt.You cant confront somebody and then act like a panzy
Don January 23, 2009 6:23 am
That headbutt was unnecessary..a red card well deserved.The reaction though...lol...in the words of some commentator "Come on...get up...footballer"
MiloCav January 23, 2009 8:32 am
Did somebody shoot Azam at the same time James squared up to him? I didn't know Nani played rugby...
twilighthoney January 23, 2009 8:47 am
Azam should have been red carded for acting like a footballer!
Anonymous January 23, 2009 9:48 am
Pretty soft, there really wasn't much in it. I think a penalty would be about right maybe a Yellow. A red is too much for that and a suspension is ridiculous. Azam comes in with as much force as Tom James.
Anonymous January 23, 2009 9:49 am
why is everyone calling it a head butt when both players squared up to each other and 'locked horns' Azam was smat enough to take a dive and avoid a yellow and promote tom's to a red. but a what price he is probably the least respected player in rugby now. i wish Brian moore was commentating he wouldn't like to see hookers behaving like that
Anonymous January 23, 2009 9:51 am
He deserved to get sent off.Azam started it and got what he deserved though.Fell like a sack of shit,thats what happens when you bring these foreigners over.Rugby will start being full of Ronaldos and Drogbas before long!!
Anonymous January 23, 2009 9:53 am
i agree with the comment about arbitary bans though it probably because he's welsh, for some reason they always get longer than everyone else, i remember when henson was giver 12 weeks for pushing a player off the ball, it was a token punishment because he was flavour of the month back then.the stamping by o kelly should be a much longer ban that was very nasty indeed!
thedannyclayton January 23, 2009 10:20 am
Since when was a winger able to 'knock out' a prop?As others have said Azam needs to grown up.Or start playing football.
Flooz January 23, 2009 10:26 am
i think the red card is deserved because james really did a head movement.But azam diving reaction is not excusable, i hate footballing in rugby. it recalls me Quinlan vs pelous in Hcup final
minstrel boy January 23, 2009 10:56 am
there is God! and that is why gloucester lost this game :)
Third Centre January 23, 2009 11:50 am
Got to agree with Luke here it was a very stupid thing to do and a red card was warranted but i do think some action should be taken against the hooker.Its creeping into the game. Remember Quinlan in the HC final last year ?
Anonymous January 23, 2009 11:53 am
deserved red by letter of law stupid to lead with head as he did. Azam should also be ashamed of that football dive.Agree with previous comment too. How on earth did James get two weeks if o'kellys frankly disgraceful an deliberate (he looked for vickerys head) stamp got only two weeks!?
Azam the Footballer January 23, 2009 12:36 pm
Azam the Footballer
Anonymous January 23, 2009 1:23 pm
Incredible performance from the Blues in this game, Martyn Williams was everywhere and Roberts resiliance was great.A Blues win was Karma in full effect for Azam's gayness, someone should plant a full on head to him and give the softie a reason to be rolling on the ground like a girl!
Eric January 23, 2009 1:46 pm
Watching a hoocker, fucking front rower doing the little pain act makes me sick....
turkster January 23, 2009 2:44 pm
made and absolute meal of that. but still a red for the headbutt. no wonder wales ignore him
jeppy89 January 23, 2009 2:55 pm
im a glos fan, an i hate the azams gone down like that, but everyone sayin he should get a ban aswell,made himself look like a nonse yes but he did actually do anything wrong, james broke the rules you cant headbut after that azams done nothing wrong, the problem with football is when people like ronaldo create a foul that wasnt there, theres a line between gamesmanship and cheating.
Anonymous January 23, 2009 2:58 pm
omg the hooker dived better than the italian in 2006
Abs7 January 23, 2009 3:32 pm
jesus people saying its a headbutt, they simply squared up... Azam is just a freak, and it wouldnt suprise me if any player respects him now!as someone already said i'd love to see what brian more says, i bet if he got head butted he wouldnt fall over like panzy!!
Anonymous January 23, 2009 3:44 pm
the winger is big dude though!azam was probably shi**in his pants and laid down so he could avoid the punch-out
pazzocroc January 23, 2009 3:51 pm
You are not a football player!!!!
RoddyMac January 23, 2009 4:06 pm
Azam's a joke no need for that. Thought the comment from the interviewer was hilarious 'if i kissed my wife like that...' Jeez she must be a right tough son of a bitch! maybe get her on for Azam next game!!
Bill January 23, 2009 4:45 pm
Going to have to agree with the majority here, red card was warranted, but that face-holding act was absolutely ridiculous.
Westi January 23, 2009 4:58 pm
Im a fan of neither teams specifically, but that was truly pathetic from azam, its what id expect from christiano ronaldo. In light of it being a headbutt, a yellow at the most for the attempt????it disgusts me that players would go so far just to get a man sent off and have the game swing their way without having to play fairly
joachim January 23, 2009 5:09 pm
Anonymous January 23, 2009 5:10 pm
Dai Young was spot on their in what he said, not much in the headbutt but he did deserve to be sent off for the incident. But Oliver Azam, absolutley pathetic he should be embarassed!
Anonymous January 23, 2009 5:11 pm
a bit too Hollywood from Azam really....
Anonymous January 23, 2009 5:11 pm
Yea, you can't argue with the red card and ban from a technical standpoint, also a player shouldn't be seen to be getting away with a headbutt, but we all know that there wasn't very much in that headbutt and it certainly wasn't dangerous. Another stupid thing about Azam is that his reaction was delayed, so it's obvious he took the time to decide that his team would get an advantage (which didn't do them any good in the end) if he fell over like a girl. I think that Gloucester should put Azam through some kind of disciplinary process, because if Gloucester had won that match they would not exactly have been able to claim that they did it fairly or deserved to or could have done it against a full 15 man opposition. I know that Gloucester are a professional club and they have to worry about winning things, but the values of rugby are at stake here and they could go a long way to stop rugby going down the path of soccer where players don't care about earning goals through their hard work. - This is one of the things which rugby is about, earning what you have achieved through hard work.-Dune
Cheyanqu January 23, 2009 5:35 pm
Perhaps Azam's own club should suspend him or bench him for bringing the game into disrepute.Red card deserved by James though.
Cheyanqu January 23, 2009 5:38 pm
Never seen a man go down so easily in British Rugby...Well, unless you are Danni Cipriani.
welshno7 January 23, 2009 5:46 pm
terrible terrible terribleno doubt it was a red card but azam's reaction was horendous! , modern rugby is catching up with the pro football world now with these stupid hollywood's !
rancid January 23, 2009 6:49 pm
It wasn't really(italics) a headbut.By technicallity yes. But he didn't make a real effort. If anything they were simply locking horns, getting nose to nose, and Azam took the dive.12 month suspension for Azam, for bringing the game into disrispute(sp?)
Anonymous January 23, 2009 7:16 pm
what a pussy man, alrite he got headbutted but he shouldn't have gone to the ground like that, that's called acting, I hate fucking actors. Take it like a man
Anonymous January 23, 2009 7:35 pm
elv's and now diving. i hate to say it but this game is certainly gettin worse. why can't anyone play good old fashoned rugby anymore?-jake
caucau's no.1 fan January 23, 2009 8:20 pm
good old fashioned rugby ended a long time ago when the slightest hint of a powerful tackle results in a ban and you cant get a mans hands off the ball or your in the bin, its not exactly like Azam has softened the game completely on his own. im a glos fan n what he did was pretty gay, surprised as well because hes usually the stupid one that punches people. o well, tom james is an arrogant shaft so dont really feel for him
USA scrumhalf January 23, 2009 11:46 pm
It's got to be a red for the headbutt, and you can't blame the ref. However, I think we can all agree the dive was deplorable, and should be punished to discourage similar actions.
Anonymous January 24, 2009 2:07 am
Two fucking weeks for that!?Thats outrageous!!!
Anonymous January 24, 2009 2:22 am
Worrying how these things are starting to crop up in rugby - and if players aren't cited for diving this could explode in the sort of diving on the soccer scene. shameful...
Anonymous January 24, 2009 6:29 am
First of all, it's obviously not alright to headbut players, and he deserved at least to be binned and miss a gmae or two.Azam milked that though, and I hate to see that kind of thing in rugby, it's gotta be the influence of soccer.You're supposed to stand up in rugby, not back down from any challenge, and if someone headbuts ya, you should really just fight back or at least try not to let it show that they hurt ya.
Anonymous January 24, 2009 6:58 am
thats not a headbutt, its a headbumpHe obviously milked it of course and it worked
Anonymous January 24, 2009 9:44 am
Red card is totally deserved! But Azam has done something very stupid!
Mager January 24, 2009 12:32 pm
red card was deserved.. but rules should punish also players reacting this way.. it wasn't a so hard hit,if you can't stand on that tou couldn't manage to escape alive frmo a rugby match.. that's unfair, i think gloucester player deserve a yellow too
italianscrummy January 24, 2009 2:48 pm
totally agree with Mager....Rugby doesn't need 2 things:1-Headbutting and other cowardly stuff2- fancy pants being footballers.
Anonymous January 24, 2009 7:11 pm
Gosh, play football man
Anonymous January 24, 2009 7:32 pm
Azam should get a ban, rugby is definitely going the way of football. If you love rugby, support:1) salary caps for all clubs. 2) giving players like Corry a red card everytime he tries to tell the referee how to do his job.3) cutting out crap like this from the game.
Anonymous January 24, 2009 8:04 pm
"Completely deserved to be sent off, no two ways about it. Tom James is an absolute numpty and needs to grow up a bit before he makes any real contention for a Welsh spot - and I'm a huge Cardiff Blues fan.However, Azam's reaction was totally OTT; Didier Drogba couldn't have done it better himself. Inexcusable from both players and, on both accounts, something that needs to be eradicated from the game."agreed, i'm at every blues game and i love tom james but that was a bit much..i do find it funny now looking back, that Azam looked all agressive but dived like a pansy.. shameful.
Anonymous January 24, 2009 8:42 pm
DEFINITELY A RED CARDfor Azam, not Jamesfor James I'd say 10 minutes in the bin?
Anonymous January 25, 2009 9:18 am
Anonymous said... What Luke said. Azam has been watching to much football (soccer).HAHAHAHA.. TOTALLY AGREE! too dramatic !
Anonymous January 25, 2009 10:12 am
i'm a Glos fan, and was at the game, even watching it live i thought Olly had taken a dive. Olly gives them out semi regularly during front row 'discussions' and felt he play acted a bit.anyway, we still lost, so maybe justice was done!
Anonymous January 25, 2009 4:04 pm
Azam. . . tsk tsk tsk what a wozzy. . . .
Anonymous January 25, 2009 4:18 pm
shame on the coach for not condeming it...
Anonymous January 25, 2009 8:49 pm
the punishment in rugby is so random eg o kelly - 2 weeks for stamping on phils headellis- six weeks for a high tackle ?last week two players were landing punches, (possible munster game, not sure) and the ref said calm down, then tom gets red for squaring up to azam?could someone explain where the consistency is
Anonymous January 25, 2009 10:43 pm
He has disgraced the term front row!
Anonymous January 26, 2009 5:10 pm
Oliver Azam is a vagina!
Anonymous January 27, 2009 2:15 am
Yeah, perhaps Azam got hit in his mangina.
Stuart January 27, 2009 1:39 pm
I think Azam's actions are something that is becoming an epidemic in the game. As far as I am concerned, he too should have been carded (yellow) for behaving the way he did. It is tantamount to cheating the way some players will carry on after an incident. Of course there are circumstances where serious damage is done, but it is up to referee's and officials to get this out of the game now. Rather send off some players in error and get the message across that rugby is not going to end up on the same road as soccer.
Anonymous January 27, 2009 6:52 pm
FLOOOOOOOOP. Is this rugby or what!?! This is microcosmic of everyones attitude these days. Were raising or kids to be pussys. HE HAD A SCRUM CAP ON!!! What a flop. Azam should be embarrased. That doesnt even classify as a headbutt in my book. whos with me?
Anonymous January 28, 2009 1:13 am
This would never, ever happen in the S14 or the tri-nations. The second a bloke did what Jones did, it'd be on for young and old, anyone in Azam's position would at least try to wrestle the other guy to the ground, if not just give him a belt in the face. This slight headbutting thing comes from soccer and is not in the game down here in the SH. look at Rocky Elsom and his reaction to it, I think it was against Connacht. He would have been shocked the guy tried it, and he straight away ran after him and gave him a punch in the head. It's just stupid petulent soccer faggotry, but even worse is the faggotry from Azam to go one better and soccer it up by falling down and rolling around like a nancy boy. It's the influence of soccer up there in Europe and it's a blight on the NH game. It's gotta go, or we'll all think you're a bunch of pooftas.
Anonymous January 28, 2009 10:02 am
Azam is a disgrace to the game. I still don't think it was an intentional headbutt, more likely some hearty posturing. While it was silly play from James to even get involved in that, I think it was a wrong decision to send him off, and the wrong decision to ban him for so long.
BrickFight January 30, 2009 3:20 am
That was one of the pussiest headbutts I've ever seen. That said, it didn't quite look like he was even going for a headbutt; more of an MMA style pre-fight stare down with heads touching. Olivier is clearly in the worng sport if that's going to send him to the ground.
Anonymous January 30, 2009 7:10 am
Both players were gay. Supergay.James with his poofy little pretend headbut, I mean if you've really got an issue with a player, punch the shite out of him, you're gonna get suspended either way.And Azam, my God, that's sickening. Rolling around like a little fairy soccer player. Disgraceful, should be ashamed to walk on another rugby field.
Stag February 28, 2011 3:40 pm
the ref was right in sending him off, but the reaction from Azam was not needed. you dont put someone that big down like that. hope rugby doesnt aquire football traits like this one