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ZF-4216: Infinite call loop in Zend_Soap_Client
Two days ago i downloaded Release 1.6.0 to test the Zend_Soap_Client. The code
$Options = array( 'soap_version' => SOAP_1_2, 'encoding' => 'ISO-8859-1' ); $Client = new Zend_Soap_Client('../server/soap_test.wsdl', $Options);
$Response = $Client->get_echo('test');
crashed (under XP / Apache 2.2 / PHP5.2.6)
The code
$Client = new SoapClient('../server/soap_test.wsdl', $Options);
$Response = $Client->__call('get_echo', array('test'));
did work.
I found that Zend_Soap_Client_Common::__doRequest(...) was called (on $this->_soapClient member of Zend_Soap_Client), this one called Zend_Soap_Client::_doRequest(...) which again called Zend_Soap_Client_Common::__doRequest(...) (I think, the base call SoapClient::__doRequest(...) was indented?) and so on.
I am not so familar with the architecture to locate the reason for this.
Best regards, Bernd Schuler
From code comments i guess something like this is intended:
1) Add new function _doRequest to Zend_Soap_Client_Common class:
function _doRequest($request, $location, $action, $version, $one_way)
if ($one_way == null) {
return parent::__doRequest($request, $location, $action, $version);
} else {
return parent::__doRequest($request, $location, $action, $version, $one_way);
2) Change Zend_Soap_Client::_doRequest function to:
public function _doRequest(Zend_Soap_Client_Common $client, $request, $location, $action, $version, $one_way = null)
// Perform request as is
return $client->_doRequest($request, $location, $action, $version, $one_way);
In this way extensions of Zend_Soap_Client can do some work ( in overwriting Zend_Soap_Client:: _doRequest(...) ), before the actual soap call is done. Eliminating Zend_Soap_Client_Common:: __doRequest(...) will undo this, because then SoapClient:: __doRequest(...) will be called immediately.
Best reagrds, Bernd Schuler
call_user_func(array($client, 'SoapClient::__doRequest'), $request, $location, $action, $version);
Cool, i didn't yet know this syntax in PHP to call base methods of extension classes.
Thanks, Bernd Schuler
Thanks for the report and detailed problem research!
A bit shoter way to fix: {panel} return $client->__doRequest($request, $location, $action, $version); {panel} ---> {panel} return call_user_func(array($client,'SoapClient::__doRequest'), $request, $location, $action, $version); {panel}
It directly calls necessary method.


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Viking Lander – Smithsonian Air and Space Museum – 2012-05-15
Viking Lander – Smithsonian Air and Space Museum – 2012-05-15
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Overhead view of an engineering back-up of a Viking Lander probe, on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
Viking was the first attempt by the United States to study Mars close-up.
Viking 1 was launched on August 20, 1975, and Viking 2, was launched on September 9, 1975. Both probes had the same structure: An orbiter, which would map Mars photographically and via radar from low orbit, and a lander.
The Viking Lander was released from the orbiter encased in a heat shield. Once it got low enough, the heat shields were released and a parachute deployed. As the lander neared the surface, the parachute was released and retrorockets fired to bring the lander down to a soft landing.
The Viking Landers were powered by small nuclear reactors, containing plutonium-238.
Each lander had a UHF antenna that provided a one-way uplink to the orbiter using a 30 watt radio. But they also had a 20-watt S-band transmitter and an omnidirectional low-gain S-band antenna, so they could continue functioning even if the orbiters did not.
Data was stored on a 40-Mbit tape recorder. The simple computer had a 6000-word command word memory.
The Landers studied the biology, chemical composition, meteorology, seismology, magnetic properties, appearance, and physical properties of Mars. For photographs of the Martian surface, each lander carried two 360-degree cameras, a seismometer, and magnifying mirror. A soil sampler arm with collector head, temperature sensor, and magnet extended from one side. A meteorology boom (with temperature, wind direction, and wind velocity sensors) extended from one of the lander legs. An interior compartment had the biology testing chamber, a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer, and an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer.
The Viking 2 lander ceased to function on April 11, 1980 — 3 years, 7 months, and 8 days after landing. The failure was because its batteries failed to recharge.
The Viking 1 lander failed on November 13, 1982 — after 6 years, 3 months, and 22 days. A computer programmer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory accidentally told it to point its antenna at the soil. Communication was broken, and could not be re-established.
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The original Insight had a conventional manual transmission. Starting with the 2001 model, a CVT variant of the Insight was available; the CVT is similar to that used in the Honda Civic Hybrid and the Honda Logo. A traditional transmission shifts between a fixed set of engine-to-wheel ratios; however, a CVT allows for an infinite set of ratios between its lowest gear and its highest. A feature shared by the two hybrids (and now appearing in others) is the ability to automatically turn off the engine when the vehicle is at a stop (and restart it upon movement). Since it is more powerful than most starters of conventional cars, the Insight's electric motor can start the engine nearly instantaneously. The Integrated Motor Assist is run by an "Intelligent Power Unit (IPU)", a desktop computer-sized box. The Intelligent Power Unit, the Power control Unit, the Electronic Control Unit, the vehicle's batteries, converter and a high-voltage inverter are all located under the cargo floor of the vehicle, behind the seats.
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Emma Roberts of Sandy plays a riff.
Justin Bieber? Forget about it. The kids rocking out at MusicGarage.Org, established by Steve Auerbach in 2009, would rather play riffs from David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust or Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit. "I had a 10-year-old who wanted to play Pearl Jam," Auerbach says. "Some kids are music geeks—those are my kids." Auerbach opened MusicGarage.Org, which is sponsored by the Utah Arts Alliance, after launching outposts of the national School of Rock here in Utah. The after-school band program runs year round, with kids meeting for three hours each week in the studio to jam with their bandmates as they build up to quarterly concerts, which have been played at the Gallivan Center, the Deer Valley Amphitheater and the Utah State Fair. But if your kid isn't quite ready to commit to the longer sessions, summer camp at MusicGarage.Org delivers all the hard rock action—minus the groupies—in one jammin' week. Coaches include Auerbach and an impressive line-up of jazz and rock pros, including Terence Hansen, who has been on the bill with the likes of Robert Palmer and Bon Jovi bassist Hugh McDonald. The 4,000-square-foot facility features a large rehearsal room and a few smaller practice rooms, along with a 18x15 foot stage equipped with professional quality lighting, sound, drums, amps and keyboards. By the end of the week, kids will have learned all the key dynamics of working with a band, from stagecraft and audiology to song analysis and rehearsal basic. And they'll put on a concert at MusicGarage.Org headquarters, performing songs by Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles and the Strokes, among others. That's something to sing about.
Registration: Open now, ages 10-18
Dates: Weekly sessions, June 10–Aug. 12
Cost: $300 for Rock Band Camp
Location: Music Garage, 389 W. 1700 South, Ste. E, Salt Lake City
Contact: Steve Auerbach, 801-577-2263, musicgarage.org
Three more note-worthy camps
The Big Apple
Send them to NYC for the Julliard Broadway Showcase Camp to see Broadway shows, meet the pros and perform. Or save by sending your kid to the 4th of July Choir Camp, which is close to home and ends with a concert. NYC Camp: June 10–19, ages 9–25, $2,799; 4th of July Camp: July 1–4, ages 9–25, $299. Utah Conservatory, Park City, 435-649-6292, utahconservatory.com
Instant classic
At Music Discovery Camps, kids focus on rhythms, theory and music history, so they'll not only play classical music, but appreciate it, too. June 17–July 19, ages 4–12, $100 per session (two possible sessions for each kid). Run by Gifted Music School Preparatory Division, Salt Lake Recital Hall, SLC, 801-948-0678, giftedmusicschool.org
Loud in Provo
BYU's Young Musicians' SummerFestival is one of the best camps for teen vocalists as well as classical, big band, jazz and blues musicians. June 16–22, ages 14–18,, $440 (tuition) $235 (housing), BYU Harris Fine Arts Center, Provo, 877-221-6716, ce.byu.edu/cw/yms
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~ WAC Player of the Year (2010-11) ~
~ 2011 WAC Champion ~
~ WAC Player of the Year (2009-10) ~
~ Honorable Mention All-American (2009-10, 2010-11) ~
~ WAC Golfer of the Month (three times) ~
~ WAC Golfer of the Week (seven times) ~
~ Co-holder of school record 65 ~
~ Seven tournament titles ~
~ Finished in top 10 in 71.9 percent of tournaments ~
~ Finished in top 25 in 93.8 percent of tournaments ~
~ 2008-09 NGCA Academic All-American ~
2011-12: Was golfer of the month in September... finished third at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Invitational with a total of 215...ended with a score of 221 and tied for second place at the WSU Inland Cup with Idaho coming in third overall in the tournament...finished in a tie for 21st with a total score of 229 at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational...Tied for first with a score of 211 in the Price's Give Em Five Invitational and Idaho finished second in the tournament.
2010-11: Finished in a tie for 25th at NCAA West Regional ... won the 2011 Western Athletic Conference Championship with a one-under 212 ... WAC Golfer of the Year ... earned WAC Golfer of the Month honors for September after winning the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic and the WSU Cougar Cup ... was recognized by the WAC as the Golfer of the Week after finishing third at the UNLV Rebel Spring Invitational and again after a third-place finish at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational ... was ranked as high as sixth in the world amateur rankings ... finished in the top six in seven of eight tournaments and never lower than 12th ... WAC leader in scoring and is sixth by GolfStat.com.
2009-10: Western Athletic Conference Golfer of the Year and first-team all- conference choice ... tied for third at WAC Championship ... Solidified herself as the best golfer in school history after climbing as high as ninth in the Golfstat.com rankings by winning three times, finishing second twice and third once ... only had one finish out of the top 10 .. tied a school record with a 65 at the UNLV Spring Invitational ... earned WAC Golfer of the Week honors twice in the spring and was the Golfer of the Month last October ... tied for 38th in NCAA West Regional.
2008-09: Joined the Vandals in the fall of 2008 and showed her great potential by winning at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational and posting five top-10 finishes and 10 top-25 outings ... tied for 27th at the NCAA Regional after qualifying when she tied for second at the WAC Championship Tournament.
High school/junior golf: Graduated from Mesa High School ... youngest player in the history of Arizona to win Women's State Amateur title when she claimed title in 2004; also won in 2007 ... member of Arizona's victorious 2007 USGA Women's State Amateur Team ... advanced to quarterfinal of 2007 USGA Public Links Tournament.
Personal: Born July 9, 1990 ... daughter of Tom and Dawn Mortellaro ... majoring in Public Relations with Comunications minor.


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ZF-4381: SOAP headers
At the moment the client hides SoapClient's SOAP header functions/calls, which are needed in a lot of SOAP applications.
Could these be added in some form?
SoapClient accepts SOAP request headers in its SoapClient->__setSoapHeaders() function, and both request and response ones in its more advanced SOAP calls SoapClient->__soapCall()
I think that the priority should be higher than Minor. As the reporter notes, lots of SOAP applications require headers, and the lack of this functionality prevents the use of Zend_Soap_Client for these applications.


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Elvis Presley is the undisputed King of Rock and Roll. He rose from humble circumstances to launch the rock and roll revolution with his commanding voice and charismatic stage presence. In the words of the historical marker that stands outside the house where he was born: "Presley's career as a singer and entertainer redefined popular music."
Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935, and grew up surrounded by gospel music of the Pentecostal church. In 1948 the family moved to Memphis, where he was exposed to blues and jazz on Beale Street. After graduating from high school in 1953, an 18-year-old Presley visited the Memphis Recording Service - also the home of Sun Records - to record his voice. Owner/producer Sam Phillips was struck by the plaintive emotion in Presley's vocals and subsequently teamed him with guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black. In July 1954 the trio worked up "That's All Right" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky" - blues and country songs, respectively - in a crackling, uptempo style that stands as the blueprint for rock and roll.
After five groundbreaking singles, Presley's contract was sold to RCA Records and his career quickly took off. "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" - his last single for Sun and first for RCA - went to #1 on the country charts. "Heartbreak Hotel," a haunting ballad, became his first across-the-board hit, holding down the top spot for eight weeks. Presley's hip-shaking performances on a series of TV variety shows, including Ed Sullivan's, generated hysteria and controversy. From blistering rockers to aching balladry, Presley captivated and liberated the teenage audience. His historic string of hits in 1956 and '57 included "Don't Be Cruel," "Hound Dog," "Love Me Tender," "All Shook Up" and "Jailhouse Rock."
Presley's career momentum was interrupted by a two-year Army stint in Germany, where he met his future wife, Priscilla. For much of the Sixties, he occupied himself with movie-making and soundtrack-recording. His albums of sacred songs, such as How Great Thou Art, stand out from this otherwise fallow period. Presley's standing as a rock and roller was rekindled with an electrifying TV special, simply titled Elvis and broadcast on December 3, 1968. He followed this mid-career renaissance with some of the most mature and satisfying work of his career. Recording in Memphis, he cut such classic tracks as "In the Ghetto, "Suspicious Minds" and "Kentucky Rain" with the soulful, down-home musicians at American Studio.
If the Fifties were devoted to rock and roll and the Sixties to movies, the Seventies represent the performing chapter in Presley's career. He toured constantly, performing to capacity crowds around the country until his death. Presley died of a heart attack at Graceland, his Memphis mansion, on August 16, 1977. He was 42 years old. How big was Elvis?
Statistically, he holds records for the most Top 40 hits (104), the most Top 10 hits (38) and the most weeks at Number One (80). As far as his stature as a cultural icon, which continues to grow even in death, writer Lester Bangs said it best: "I can guarantee you one thing - we will never again agree on anything as we agreed on Elvis."


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Q. I'm 51, a single mother of two teens. I feel all I do is work and drive, flying by the seat of my pants to get things accomplished. Please do not misinterpret this as complaining. But time is a precious commodity. How do I use what little of it I have to find available quality men? I've tried online dating, bars, lectures, church — nothing works! In the past I've poured energy and emotion into relationships that fizzled because I felt I was the only one bringing something to the table.
Does seeking a "quality" man mean my standards are out of whack? I'm not a "trophy woman" but hardworking and self-supporting. Is it wrong to look for educated, confident, settled men who know how to treat a lady?— Allison
A. Obviously you lead a busy, stressful life and the optimum outcome would be for a "quality" man to just fall into your lap. And while you're placing your order, dial up a non-Scientology-practicing Tom Cruise for me! Seriously, I'm not suggesting you lower your expectations — no one should ever settle for a less-than-worthy man. But consider regarding some of those "non-negotiable" traits with a little elasticity.
For example, is it imperative that your future partner have a college degree? Ronnie Ann Ryan, author of MANifesting Mr. Right: It's Never Too Late to Find the Love You Want, puts it this way: "Perfection won't keep you warm at night, and neither will an education." Ryan adds, "Lack of a degree doesn't mean a man isn't intelligent, well read, a good earner or that he isn't up on current events and can't hold his half of a stimulating conversation." Often, blue-collar guys who haven't been schooled in competing with women in the workplace hold a magna cum laude in how to, as you put it, treat a lady.
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Lori Quaranta, an about-to-turn 50-year-old single mom based in Connecticut, agrees. "You want to be with a man on the same level spiritually and monetarily, but while being 'hot and loaded' works for a while it usually fizzles in the long haul." The small business publicity specialist suggests, "Write out the qualities in a man you are willing to compromise on. This can make the 'perfect guy' list less overwhelming."
More grist for the man-meeting mill: Expand your horizons. Try different venues. Joshua Estrin, author of Shut Up! and Listen to Yourself, affirms, "Good and single men eat, so they also grocery shop. And they exercise. And don't rule out flea markets, seminars, volunteer groups."
And don't give up. He is out there, lying in wait. Pat Pickett, nearing 50 and single for most of her adult life recalls, "Most of my dating experiences have been the stuff of trashy summer novels. I've named them — 'The Felon,' 'The Thanksgiving Dumper.'" But, as the cliche goes, just when you've stopped looking up, an apple falls on your head. The Indianapolis publicist says, "Out of the blue, totally not man hunting, I e-mailed a congratulatory note to a former high school teacher who was retiring — his first year of teaching was my freshman year." He e-mailed back. They went for coffee and seven months later are sharing a lot more than java.
Lastly, here's a sentiment to raise a glass to. MANifesting Mr. Right author Ryan says, "It's not where do you meet men, but who are you when you meet them? Is your heart open? Do you make a man feel good so he wants to be with you? Are you friendly and approachable, even outgoing? Do you flirt?"
Just as there are good women available, good available men exist as well. Like the lottery jingle goes — you have to be in it to win it. So keep rolling the dice and eventually your number will come up.
Do you have a tough question about dating or relationships?
E-mail Sherry at email@example.com and your question might be featured in an upcoming column.


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Five UCLA soccer players to play for U.S. Youth National Teams in upcoming international matches.
The UCLA Women's Soccer team was recognized by the Los Angeles City Council for winning NCAAs.
UCLA Women's Soccer Head Coach Amanda Cromwell has agreed to a multi-year contract extension.
The UCLA Women's Soccer team was honored at the State Capitol Monday for winning the NCAA title.
Junior midfielder Sam Mewis has received her first call-up to the full U.S. Women's National Team.
UCLA's Katelyn Rowland earned Golden Glove honors as the U.S. won the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
UCLA midfielder Jenna Richmond was selected by FC Kansas City in the second round of the NWSL draft.
Katelyn Rowland, Abby Dahlkemper and Darian Jenkins were honored by Soccer America.
UCLA head coach Amanda Cromwell was selected by Soccer America as its 2013 Women's Coach of the Year
UCLA Baseball Coach John Savage and UCLA women's soccer team to be honored at annual event.
Senior defender Chelsea Stewart has been allocated by the NWSL to the Boston Breakers.
Katelyn Rowland and Lauren Kaskie will play for the U.S. U-20s at World Cup qualifying.


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Kickoff Slated for 8 p.m. at Bright House Networks Stadium
Head Football Coach Ruffin McNeill Discusses The Upcoming Appalachian State Game
Preseason Camp Notebook No. 4
Steven Baker, Dominique Davis, Emanuel Davis and Lance Lewis Earn Pro Opportunities
Head Football Coach Ruffin McNeill Discusses The Start Of Spring Practice
Owns the most career starts (20) of any returning offensive linemen and is expected to enter third-straight year as the Pirates' top right tackle if a nagging left ankle injury that limited participation and slowed production during the 2011 season and most recent spring heals completely ... Was held out of heavy contact during spring drills in hopes for a full clearance for fall camp ... A 2012 Preseason All-Conference USA choice (third-team) by Phil Steele's College Football Preview Magazine ... Lauded for his pass blocking assignments, fundamental execution and knowledge of ECU's spread scheme, but injury has mitigated strength progress slightly ... Enrolled at East Carolina on a full-time basis in January, 2009 (after signing nearly a year earlier) and participated in his first spring practice period under the previous coaching staff.
2011 Game-by-Game Statistics
2011: Career development was hindered by a left ankle injury that limited playing time to just eight games ... Yet, did start all eight contests at right tackle ... Missed the North Carolina, UTEP, UCF and Marshall contests due to aforementioned injury ... Also served in blocking roles on the field goal and PAT units throughout the campaign ... Guided Pirates to a No. 20 national ranking in passing offense (286.1 yards per game) ... ECU finished second in Conference USA in passing offense and fifth in total offense (395.2 yards per game) ... Provided protection for quarterbacks to throw for more than 300 yards in six of the last 10 games ... Aerial attack ended the season with the second-most passing yards in program history (3,433) ... Part of an offensive line that opened holes for 12 rushing touchdowns in the last seven games ... Pirates averaged 11.4 yards per completion against Southern Miss ... Provided pass protection for Dominique Davis to set NCAA records for consecutive completions in a game (26/Navy) and season (36/Memphis and Navy) ... Allowed time for Davis to set the East Carolina single-game completion percentage record of 88.9 against Navy, the second best in NCAA history for a passer converting at least 40 throws ... Pirates averaged 7.0 yards per play and 12.2 yards per completion at Memphis while gaining 524 total yards ... Against UAB, helped the Pirates to 361 yards passing, 181 on the ground and 7.3 yards per play ... In the season opener against South Carolina, provided pass protection for Davis to throw for 200 or more yards (260) for the 14th-straight game.
2010 Game-by-Game Statistics
2010: A Conference USA All-Freshman Team selection who blossomed during first year on the active roster ... Played in all 13 games and made 12 starts (SMU) at right tackle ... Helped the East Carolina offense establish 14 single-season records ... Providing pass protection for Pirate quarterbacks to set new standards in attempts (632), completions (408), completion percentage (64.6), yards (4,143), yards per game (318.7) and touchdowns (39) ... Opened holes for the offense to score a school-record 60 offensive touchdowns, surpassing the 2007 team's 50 offensive TDs ... Helped the offense to program bests with 478 overall points, 346 points in C-USA games and 36.8 points per contest ... Passing yardage against Tulsa (383) was the first 300+ performance for the Pirates since tallying 406 against North Carolina Sept. 8, 2007, a span of 40 games ... Team threw for 300 or more yards nine times during the year ... Guided Pirates to a No. 8 national ranking in passing offense (318.7 ypg) and a No. 16 standing in scoring (36.8 ppg) ... Unit ranked 20th at the FBS level in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.2) ... ECU finished second in Conference USA in passing offense and fourth in scoring and total offense (437.6 ypg).
2009: Redshirted during initial full season in ECU program ... Contributed efforts on offensive line for scout team, preparing honors-winning defensive front on a weekly basis - including NFL draft choices Linval Joseph (DT) and C.J. Wilson (DE).
2008: Officially signed with the Pirates in February, 2008, but did not report in the fall.
High School: Played a key role in leading Bartram Trail High School to back-to-back district championships as a junior and senior ... Guided the Bears to a regional title in 2007 ... Earned two football letters at BTHS under coach Darrell Sutherland ... Also picked up a pair of letters as a standout golf performer.
Personal: Full name is Grant Gregory Harner ... Born August 1, 1990 at Jacksonville, Fla. ... Son of Greg and Margie Harner ... A communications major ... Earned Dean's List (3.5 grade point average or higher) inclusion during the fall semester of 2011 ... Lists former Jacksonville Jaguars' quarterback David Garrard as all-time favorite Pirate player ... Hobbies of choice are golf and fishing ... Always exceeded Pop Warner League size limitations as a child, thus was not allowed to play at the developmental level.


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Now, here's a strong example of an organization holding its athletes accountable.
Penske Racing plans to fire Kurt Busch for an obscene tirade towards NASCAR reporter Dr. Jerry Punch Nov. 25 at the Homestead Miami Speedway Speedway reports the Charlotte Observer. He was already fined $50,000 for the incident, which can be seen on YouTube.
Due to the profane language, the video (which has garnered over 630,000 hits so far) cannot be posted on this blog.
Kurt Busch, older brother of Kyle Busch, was also fired in 2005 from Roush Fenway Racing in November of 2005 for an alcohol-related incident outside of the sport. According to the Washington Post, Busch said he'd been seeing a sports psychologist for the past two months.
"I need to be a better person on the radio, to the team, as a leader," Busch said. "It's personal issues, of course, and working with a sports psychologist, I've gotten obviously a small grasp, but there's obviously bigger things that I need to accomplish and things can't happen overnight."
Guess that's not working out so well yet. Homestead proved to be an eventful race, first the Michelle Obama booing incident, now the Kurt Busch firing.


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Senior Tim Younger batted .500 on the weekend leading the Pirates with seven hits and five runs.
April 7, 2012
GREENVILLE, N.C. -No. 27 East Carolina (22-8-1, 6-2-1) scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie Houston, 4-4, in Saturday morning's series finale and the game was called with the score knotted at four after 12 innings due to Conference USA travel rules.
With the tie, ECU had its six-game win streak and nine-game home win streak halted. It was the first tie for the Pirates since a 5-5 contest against Elon on Mar. 5, 2003. The Cougars (11-18-1, 1-7-1) last played to a draw in 1988.
The Pirates struck first with a run in the bottom of the third. Tim Younger led off the inning with a double over the right fielder's head and came around to score two batters later as Corey Thompson laced an RBI single through the left side.
Houston tied the score in the fifth. Jacob Lueneburg reached first on a two-out single before stealing second and scoring following Chase Jensen's run-scoring single.
The Cougars raced out to a 4-1 advantage in the top-half of the sixth against Pirate reliever Andy Smithmyer. After Casey Grayson led off the inning with a double on moved to third on Price Jacobs' sacrifice bunt, Jake Runte dropped down a suicide squeeze bunt to score Grayson. Landon Appling and Lueneberg each produced RBI singles to push Houston's lead to three.
Smithmyer worked two-thirds of a frame and allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits.
ECU starter Jharel Cotton lasted five innings, allowing just one earned run on five hits while walking one and striking out one.
The Pirates plated three runs in the bottom of the seventh to draw even with the Cougars. Philip Clark (2-for-4) and Younger (3-for-6) singled to lead off the frame and Clark came around to score on an error by Runte. Thompson followed with a ground ball to shortstop, which was misplayed by Jensen, allowing Younger to score. Jay Cannon drove in the final run of the game with a RBI single to center field.
Despite surrendering 13 hits, Houston starter Austin Pruitt yielded just four runs (two earned) and struck out four in eight innings of work.
Neither team was able to plate a run in the final five stanzas.
ECU's Tanner Merritt was outstanding in relief, tossing a career-best 6 1/3 scoreless frames in which he allowed five hits and recorded one punch out. The sophomore right-hander has not allowed a run in his last 11 2/3 innings of work.
Mo Wiley fired four perfect innings for the Cougars and struck out four in relief.
Jack Reinheimer (2-for-5) and John Wooten (2-for-5) joined Clark and Younger as the only other Pirates to record multi-hit games.
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Published: Sunday, August 25, 2013 at 5:47 p.m.
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THOMASVILLE | Darrell Franklin Logan, 85, a longtime resident of Randolph County, died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, at the High Point Regional Health System.
A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home Chapel. Interment with military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard will follow in Holly Hill Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Thursday prior to the service at the funeral home and other times at the home of his daughter, Sherry Tucker in Trinity.
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Minor League Notes - Cain keeps chin up despite hitting woes
Published: Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 9:31 p.m.
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Minor league baseball is a game of constant change, and no one knows it better than former UNCW standout Andrew Cain, an outfielder in his first full season in the San Francisco Giants system.
Area players in the minors
Andrew Cain, UNCW, RF, Giants, Augusta, Class A South Atlantic League – .125 batting average, 8 RBIs, 3 2B, 48 AB
Cody Stanley, UNCW, C, Cardinals, Palm Beach, Class A Florida State League – .250, 1 HR, 11 RBIs, 60 AB, .324 last 10 games
Jeff Ferrell, Laney, RH, Tigers, Lakeland, Florida State League – 0-2, 5.52, 6 games, 2 starts
Seth Frankoff, UNCW, RH, Athletics, Stockton, Class A California League – 1-0, 2.95, 9 appearances, 1 save
Stephen Harrold, UNCW, RH, Giants, San Jose, California League – Disabled List
Chris Hatcher, UNCW, RH, Marlins, New Orleans, Class AAA Pacific Coast League – 0-0, 2.70, 13 appearances, 9 saves
Mike Marbry, UNCW, RH, Rockies, Tulsa, Class AA Texas League – 0-0, 0.00, 9 appearances, 1 save
Brad Mincey, New Hanover, Marlins, Greensboro, South Atlantic League – DL (Tommy John surgery)
Mike Wright, Whiteville, RH, Orioles, Bowie, Class AA Eastern League – 3-0, 4.91, 6 starts
In only six months with the franchise, his coaches have modified his batting stance twice.
Last fall, in the instructional league in Scottsdale, Ariz., he switched to a spread-out, shoulder-width-apart stance. The purpose was to eliminate his stride and create a shorter swing.
But at the outset of spring camp, the Giants went to a leg lift to generate power. He only hit two home runs and six doubles in 140 at-bats as a rookie in 2012 for Salem-Keizer (Ore.) in the Northwest League.
In camp, he fouled a ball off his leg, sidelining him for four days. The Giants also left him in extended spring training for an extra two weeks to work on the swing.
"In extended, something just clicked and I started seeing the ball better and started making progress,'' he said.
Following an injury to an outfielder, he joined the Augusta (Ga.) Greenjackets on the road following a red-eye from Scottsdale, and barely checked into the hotel before the team bus left for the park, where he started in left field the same night.
Despite a .125 batting average in 48 at-bats, Cain appeared encouraged and insisted he was making solid contact. However, he is 0 for his last 12 with four strikeouts, after 16 at bats without a strikeout.
"It is early in the season and I am not too much worried about it; things will eventually fall into place as long as I am comfortable at the plate,'' Cain said.
Besides revamping his stance, in spring training, the 6-foot-6, 220-pound Cain showed off his skill set, with a vertical leap of 34 inches while running the 20-yard shuttle in 2.4 seconds – he says, it's the best in the camp's history.
"I guess the purpose is an explosive, short-distance type thing," he said. "With the 20-yard dash, you can get a sense of what you are going to run down the line or how quick you are getting out of the box."
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Former UNCW standout Chris Hatcher leads the Pacific Coast League with nine saves and is tied for second in appearances with 13 as closer for New Orleans. With the same club last year, he recorded 11 saves in 37 appearances. … Mike Marbry, another former Seahawk, has not allowed a run in 13 1/3 innings for Tulsa in the Texas League. … Since giving up 16 earned runs and nine walks in his first four starts, Whiteville's Mike Wright has settled in, allowing only three runs and two walks with 11 strikeouts in consecutive victories for Bowie. … In eight relief appearances for Stockton, ex-Seahawks pitcher Seth Frankoff has no walks in his past three outings. Opponents also are just hitting .169 against him.
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Once upon a time, 81 Jewish families looked for Zion in the Mormon Zion.
Immigrant urban Jews were greeted with a bleak landscape. Photo courtesy of Robert Goldberg.
Beryl Rosenstock of Philadelphia remembers the tales her father, Joe Levitsky, recounted about his pioneer days in Utah in the early 20th Century. "Ever since I was a little girl, my father would tell us stories about being a little kid in the West. How he went to school in a stage coach and was in a gang that collected beautiful stones and hid them in an abandoned shack," she recalls. "I grew up at a time when there were a lot of cowboy TV shows. It sounded to me—in my mind—like my dad was a cowboy."
Her sister Sandi Levitsky Cohen also remembers being mesmerized by her father's stories of a childhood "out West."
"He used to come in my room and tell me about his years in Utah," she says. "It was the highlight of his life." A favorite story was about a horse running off with a young boy in the wagon. "The kid fell off the wagon and into a pile of manure! My father thought that was very funny."
The Levitskys later learned that not only were the stones the Stoney Gang hoarded worthless rocks, but that their father had omitted the extremes of cold and heat, relentless work and painful hunger that dogged his family's life in the West. "He never talked about the hardships," Cohen says.
Pioneer stories are not rare in Utah, but Joe Levitsky was part of something far different than the Mormon experience and equally unique.
Early in the 20th Century, Joe's father, Sam Levitsky and more than a million other Jews fled the Russian Pale of Settlement, which was roiling with poverty, religious bigotry and pogroms, seeking freedom and economic security. They came to America in ships' steerage class, sometimes arriving in New York with a few dollars in their pockets to be greeted with the tenements and sweat shops of lower Manhattan and Philadelphia.
Some, like Levitsky, continued to yearn for America's promise of open space, fresh air and land of their own. They became a Back to the Soil movement that hoped to prove, given the opportunity, Jews could work the land as farmers and ranchers and contribute to the nation's westward expansion. Ultimately, the movement founded more than 40 farming colonies in New Jersey, Louisiana, Kansas, the Dakotas, Colorado and Texas. It was a first step toward the kabbutzim, or collective farms, of Israel.
"Key to it was leaving the city where life was incredibly hard," says Bob Goldberg, a University of Utah history professor who has written the definitive book on the ill-fated Utah Jewish colony Clarion. "A larger goal was this call for a spiritual and physical renewal of Jewish life. They were the spearhead of a movement back to the soil."
An often fractious group of 200 Zionists, socialists, anarchists and dreamers led by Benjamin Brown settled in Sanpete County, near Gunnison, in September 1911. The leaders of the land movement were drawn across the continent by cheap land and the state's promise of irrigation. "They had no idea how terribly barren this place was—a moonscape," says Goldberg.
The Bernsteins made a home in Clarion. Photo courtesy of Robert Goldberg.
Utah's Mormons, who believe they are descendants of ten lost tribes of Israel, felt a biblical kinship with the Jewish arrivals and welcomed them. In 1912, Gov. William Spry spoke at the colony's first harvest celebration.
But by the end of 1915, Clarion had failed agriculturally and was virtually a ghost town. It was the victim of the settlers' almost total ignorance of dry-land farming, an irrigation canal that came far too late and infighting. Most of the settlers returned to eastern cities, others moved on to the West Coast. "Many of them felt shame," says Goldberg. "There was a sense that they had let people down."
But Goldberg says the real impact of Clarion was on the settlers themselves, as individuals and families. "Their legacy is that they dreamed and struggled for a larger cause," Goldberg says. "And their struggle has had a profound impact on their descendents."
In researching his book, Goldberg interviewed many of Clarion's participants and met their families. "They would bring these things out—a piece of broken screen door or a shard of china—from a pilgrimage to the Clarion site. It was a very powerful legacy for their families."
When Goldberg interviewed a Clarion settler in Los Angeles, the man's extended family crowded into the room. "I was in front of a rapt audience of 20 or 30 children, grandchildren and grand-nieces and nephews."
Founder Benjamin Brown planning the first season. Photo courtesy of Robert Goldberg.
Morris Levin of Philadelphia is a proud descendant of great-grandparents Samuel and Rebecca Kristol, who left the Jewish Quarter of South Philadelphia for Clarion. In 1915, his grandmother Claire was born in Utah and named for the colony. "My father raised me to know how his grandparents set out for Utah to try and make it as farmers," Levin says. "Now that I have children, it's important to me that they know their family legacy. I talk about it with my 5-year-old and show her pictures of where my grandmother was born." During Philadelphia's Hidden City Festival last June, Levin, who has visited the Clarion site, gave a presentation on South Philly's connection with Utah.
"When my children are older and able to appreciate it, I look forward to taking them to Clarion," he says.
Cohen and Rosenstock have also made the pilgrimage to Sanpete County. "We regard Clarion as something very special. It's important to us as part of our family legacy," Cohen says. "I find it very moving that my grandparents came to America, difficult enough, and then picked up again and started a life as pioneers. Even though it ultimately failed, we are all very proud of it."
Rosenstock says Clarion gives her a sense of her identity. "It's incredible to me. To know your grandfather was a pioneer—how courageous to go there and try this experiment. I am proud of these people who had that kind of strength," says Rosenstock. "I wish I could ask my grandfather, 'What made you do this?'"
A Hard Land
Photos courtesy of Robert Goldberg.
Clarion's one tractor regularly broke down.
Farming still depended on horse power.
Settlers' clothing harkened back to Russia.
Photographs of Clarion and interviews with its settlers are stored at the Marriott Library at the University of Utah. You can read about the colony and the movement that spawned it in Robert Goldberg's Back to the Soil: The Jewish Farmers of Clarion Utah and Their World, University of Utah Press.


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I have two toddlers [son Fynn, four, and daughter Gytta, two, with husband Renn Hawkey, a producer], and I was creating a nomadic existence. My son has been on more than 200 flights! We are now experiencing the power of routine.
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The women I find most beautiful, at 40, 50, 60 and 70, all have confidence and style and a genuine smile. What is consistent in all these women is self-knowledge. That's the most important beauty secret.
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What do you think of it? Democracy is sweeping across an undemocratic part of the world, and no authoritarian dictator can sleep at night who believes he's acting in the best interests of his country. Colonel Gaddafi of Libya has lost control of a good portion of the state, the longest-serving non-royal leader currently in power. Tunisia and Egypt have lost their repressive dictators, and wages are going up. All started by Mohammed Bouazizi's self-immolation, and faciliated by social network sites.
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Volleyball Prepares For Crucial EIVA Road Trip To St. Francis/Penn State
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It hasn't taken long for this particular EIVA season to take on a unique feel. The lone league unbeaten is George Mason, and Harvard is coming off a home sweep of Penn State. Princeton will spend the next two weeks trying to work itself into the conversation, a process that starts with a critical road pair this weekend.
Princeton, riding a three-game win streak, is currently fourth in the young EIVA season with a 2-1 record. It will travel to Saint Francis Friday night for a 7 pm showdown, and follow that with a 7 pm match Saturday night at 14-time reigning champion Penn State.
The Tigers, who dropped their league opener at George Mason, have come back with a home win over Rutgers-Newark and a thrilling 3-2 road win at NJIT. Saint Francis is 2-3 in the league, good enough for fifth, though all three of its losses have come to either Penn State or Harvard. Penn State is second with a 4-1 record, though it suffered its first league loss since 2009 last weekend at Harvard.
Penn State eliminated Princeton from the 2012 EIVA playoffs with a 3-0 home victory at the Rec Center. That extended Penn State's home win streak over Princeton to 19 straight matches, and the Nittany Lions have won all 57 individual sets in the process. Of course, it was Princeton's near upset of Penn State at Dillon Gym last season, when the Tigers held eight match balls but couldn't finish off the Nittany Lions in a marathon 3-2 loss, that showed the promise of a young squad that included three key freshman starters.
So now Princeton gets another shot at Penn State, and you can argue that it will be the biggest match of the young season for the Tigers, who will again measure themselves against the standard of EIVA excellence.
Or you can argue that it isn't even the biggest match of the weekend for Princeton.
Only four teams from the eight-team EIVA will advance to the postseason (April 25-27), and a win over Penn State this weekend would mean far less than a win during the final weekend of April. Of course, if you aren't involved in the weekend, you can't beat anybody. The line between fourth-place Princeton and fifth-place Saint Francis represents the line between the postseason and an early summer, and a road win for the Tigers over the Red Flash would be a major early step towards securing one of those four coveted postseason spots.
Princeton and Saint Francis have split the season series five straight years, with Princeton earning a road win last season. Cody Kessel and Michael Dye combined for 23 kills in the 3-0 victory last season, which included a 33-31 Princeton win in the middle set.
While those two were both All-EIVA performers last season, junior Pat Schwagler has been Princeton's top offensive option this season. He leads the EIVA in kills/set (4.0), points/set (4.7) and attack percentage (.383). He is one of four players to be ranked among the national Top 10 in both kills and attack percentage.
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PRINCETON, N.J. (2/23/12) - The Princeton women's hockey season was cut short this year as the Tigers lost 4-2 at Yale on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Ingalls Rink.
The loss coupled with a Colgate win left Princeton one point out of qualifying for the ECAC Tournament, ending an 11-year streak of playoff appearances.
Princeton had a 2-0 lead and led 2-1 after the second period but Yale came alive in the third, scoring three straight goals.
Junior Rose Alleva found Olivia Mucha to score the only goal of the first period at 15:17. After Mucha was called for tripping early in the second period, the Tigers squashed Yale's efforts as sophomore Brianna Leahy scored a short-handed goal with help from junior Denna Laing.
The Bulldogs capitalized on their next power-play opportunity, at 11:40, as Alyssa Zupon scored on a pass from Aurora Kennedy.
Natalie Wedell tied the game with her first goal of the season at 6:48 before Lynn Kennedy scored the go-ahead goal at 11:05.
Princeton pulled goalie Kimberly Newell for the extra attacker with 2:32 to play and the Tigers started firing on Yale netminder Erin Callahan. Princeton had two shots blocked and three on frame before Lynn Kennedy tried to clear the puck into the empty net. Freshman Ali Pankowski blocked the shots by Tara Tomimoto was able to succeed on the second chance at the open net scoring with 35 seconds left to play.
Newell made 21 saves as Princeton outshot Yale 36-25. Callahan picked up her first win of her career with 34 saves.
Incidentally, Yale ends its season today as well at 5-20-3 overall and 4-14-3 in the ECAC.
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"I could never do that!" part 2
Not long ago I wrote a post titled, I could never do that! It was about the response I get when I tell others how I've lost weight, and their reaction to the idea of eating meals primarily composed of plant based nutrition. From the many Disease Proof readers that wrote comments, that post resonated deep within; solidifying the fact that most all of us could never live with the consequences of eating disease promoting foods.
The topic is beating passionately in my heart now as it's hit close to home. Recently my mother suffered a stroke, and I've been experiencing first hand the time, resources, and energy that will now be required to manage the debilitating disease. A stroke results in a sudden lifestyle change magnified by a hundred: immobility due to muscle paralysis, incontinence for some, inability to swallow normally resulting in slurred speech and the need for pureed foods and thickened liquids, multiple medications, therapy, lack of independence and freedom; just to name a few.
Lifestyle change.
Lifestyle change is the very reason why most continue to choose to eat the standard American diet; or worse yet, follow a quick weight-loss gimmick. It takes time, resources, focus, and energy to switch over to eating high-nutrient, plant based foods.
- One has to routinely wash and cut up lettuce leaves, fresh vegetables and fruits.
- One has to cook a pot of soup instead of order take-out.
- Many have to suffer through a period of withdrawal to overcome toxic cravings for sugar, fat, processed foods, and salt.
- Some feel socially isolated in a culture that's fixated with eating for disease.
- Some are even ridiculed for eating for health!
- Many have to pack their own food if they eat away from home.
- Most have to become serious students of nutrition to understand the science behind dietary recommendations, because knowledge is the motivation behind their changes.
No doubt about it, there's a radical price to pay to successfully switch over to thoroughly enjoy eating plant based nutrition. However, once the toxic cravings are gone, and the taste buds have changed, one never wants to return to SAD. In fact, the psychological trappings of food addiction and eating disorders disappear! It's a small price to pay for a lifetime of freedom and wonderful health benefits for the rest of one's life!
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The 2008 track and field season will mark the 33rd year the Arizona State University track and field and cross country program has called Joe Selleh Track at Sun Angel Stadium home. The stadium, which opened in time for the 1976 season at an estimated coast of $3 million, will once again serve as the host site for several of the top meets in the nation, including the 29th Sun Angel Track Classic presented by Coca-Cola and the 2008 Pac-10 Conference Championships.
In 2008, Sun Angel Stadium will play host to its eighth conference championship meet, including its fourth Pac-10 meet with the others coming in 1999, 1991 and 1979. Prior to that, Sun Angel Stadium served as the host site of the 1986 Pacific West Conference Championships, the 1976 Western Athletic Conference Championships, the 1983 Big Sky Conference Championship and the 1978 Intermountain Conference Championship meets.
Dozens of Olympians from numerous countries have competed at the previous 28 Sun Angel Track Classics, making the meet a world class event and, with one of the top running surfaces in the nation installed prior to the start of the 2008 season, the 29th edition should feature a strong field again. From its humble beginnings as the Sun Devil Relays, created by former ASU Senior Associate Athletic Director Herman Frazier and Charlie Wells, the Sun Angel Track Classic has seen the likes of Leroy Burrell, Tony Dees, Gail Devers, Tim Harden, Floyd Heard, Nick Hysong, Jackie Joyner Kersee, Jeff Laynes, Carl Lewis, Jud Logan, Mike Marsh, Inger Miller, Dennis Mitchell, Dan O'Brien, Anna Sorderberg, Lynda Tolbert-Goode and Quincy Watts, to name a few.
Prior to the 2008 season, Joe Selleh Track was resurfaced with the latest Mondo product, Mondotrack FTX, giving the venue that has hosted numerous world class athletes a world class running surface. The only venue in the world to have the surface installed (the second will be Beijing's Olympic Stadium in time for the 2008 Summer Games), Joe Selleh Track and the runways for javelin, long jump and pole vault are coated in maroon while the remaining surface, including the newly installed `D' zone at the north end of the facility, being coated in gold.
Joe Selleh Track underwent its last face-lift in 1996 as the university budgeted $500,000 for the project and an additional $200,000 was raised by the athletic department through the Sun Devil Club. As a result, there are nine 48-inch lanes, dual long and triple jump runways, three throwing areas and two high jump pits. As part of the resurfacing in 2008, the shot put area was expanded to incorporate two competition rings.
The west side seating is constructed of pre-stressed concrete, 45 rows in height, with all seating equidistant to the finish line. The seating capacity exceeds 5,000, and the east side of the track has the space for an additional 4,000 seats with movable bleachers.
In 1999, a new scoreboard and timing system were put in place and a student-athlete clubhouse is scheduled to be added as part of Arizona State University's $400-million Campaign for Leadership, which includes $25 million for athletic facility improvements.


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AS A FRESHMAN IN 2013: Played in seven games ... had one shot at Fresno State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played one year of high school soccer, her sophomore year ... lead the Bear Creek soccer team to their first state playoffs in over 30 years .. First Team All Conference ... Team MVP.
CLUB: Colorado Rush ENCL team Captain from U-11 to present ... NSCAA Youth All America 2011 and 2012 ... US National Pool U-14.
NATIONAL TEAM: US National Team U-15 to U-17 ... U-17 World Cup 2012 in Azerbaijan ... recent call up to U-20 National Team ... scored a goal against Gambia in the U-17 World Cup
PERSONAL: Daughter of Dan and Michelle ... father is a business owner and mother is a sales manager ... has two sisters, Kristen and Julia ... enjoys listening to music, spending time with friends and family and reading books ... helps coach her sister Julia's soccer team from U-5 to U-11 ... also volunteers helping senior citizen dances and dinners ... volunteer for Rush Thunder and REACH programs.


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The ICMA Centre provides uniquely designed Masters in Finance programmes, integrating finance theory with real market practice.
The degrees' practical components combined with the ICMA Centre's strong links with the industry and the state-of-the-art facilities – including our Bloomberg and Thomson-Reuters equipped dealing rooms - will prepare you for a successful career in the financial markets.
World-renowned academics, as well as distinguished industry practitioners, deliver practice centred, distinctive teaching to ensure that you have all the skills to thrive in this fast-paced industry.
Career Development
The ICMA Centre is in the enviable position of offering students a dedicated Career Development Service to provide them with the best preparation for obtaining a challenging job after graduation. Banks, large financial institutions and smaller boutique finance houses around the world among many others recruit our graduates every year for their rich practical knowledge and strong technical skills. We provide our students with a comprehensive range of services including interviewing practice and in-depth CV workshops.
Our Masters Degrees
Our aim is to offer Masters degrees that produce graduates with the skills and knowledge in demand by the global finance industry. We have three general finance programmes and a range of innovative specialist degrees designed for those with specific interests. All of our programmes are taught full time on either a 9 month or 12 month option.
The ICMA Centre also teaches modules in other specialist Henley Business School degrees:
Professional Development
Both the CFA and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) recognise the ICMA Centre for the quality of its programmes and graduate calibre.
- The ICMA Centre is among only twelve CFA program partners in the UK. MSc Investment Management students have the opportunity to study for the CFA Level 1 alongside their degree.
- We are an accredited Centre of Excellence of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)
- Students are also eligible for exemptions from other professional bodies including ICMA, PRMIA and ICS.


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Is it time for the Dolphins to draft a receiver early?
This is no secret to most Miami Dolphins fans, but the team's decision makers – whether it be Don Shula, Jimmy Johnson, Dave Wannstedt, Nick Saban or Bill Parcells - haven't put much stock in the receiver position.
This doesn't bother me much considering I don't see the same value in playmakers as the rest of this fantasy football crazed world, especially when history tells me talent receivers are EASY to find in any round of the draft.
But it is a slightly interesting that no matter who was in charge, the Dolphins have only used a first or second-round pick on a receiver seven times in the past 30 years.
Mark Duper was taken with a second-round pick in 1982. Considering Duper was half of the best receiver tandem in Dolphins history, that seems to be a good decision.
However, keep in mind the other half, Mark Clayton, was an eighth-round pick, in 1983, selected with the draft's 250th pick.
Scott Schwedes was a second-round pick in 1987.
This former Syracuse standout played four seasons with the Dolphins and caught 19 passes for 370 yards, scoring two touchdowns. Talk about belly flops.
The Dolphins used first-round picks on Randall Hill (1991), O.J. McDuffie (1993), Yatil Green (1997) and Ted Ginn Jr. (2007).
Hill and Green, two former University of Miami standouts, never lived up to expectations. They are classic examples of why the Dolphins typically don't pick Hurricanes.
McDuffie got off to a slow start, but turned in a solid nine year career for Miami before a mismanaged turf toe injury cut his career short.
The Dolphins used a second-rounder on Chris Chambers in 2001, and his career trumped McDuffie.
Chambers spent seven of his 10 seasons with the Dolphins. He caught 540 passes for 7,648 yards and scoring 58 touchdowns during his NFL career. Not bad for a second-round pick from Wisconsin, which happened to be a running program.
Ginn was a disaster, but not because he didn't have the size or speed to be an elite receiver. His issue centered around a few missing intangibles. The former Ohio State standout is still in the NFL, but his best years were with the Dolphins, which is telling.
So what does this information tell us about the history of what happens when the Dolphins use their valuable resources on a receiver?


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Rated 5 out of 5 by jennwithapen Best product I've bought so far for our new home! I had several mismatched pieces of furniture, but this rug tied everything together. The colors are more muted than they appear in the picture, but the rug is beautiful, feels so soft under my feet, and cleans easily with vacuum or a damp cloth. It also arrived to my home in 3 days! Very satisfied customer! February 27, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Verified Reviewer Not exactly as pictured The circles are larger than I expected - each circle is 7 or 8 inches across, so there are fewer circles on the rug than I expected. Also, the colors are muted, not as vibrant as they appear in the picture. However, it still matches the room I bought it for, and the rug is soft and appears durable. June 30, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by SaltLife Very soft underfoot I love the rug - the colors go with everything in our beach condo. The only negative thing so far is the rug is showing some pilling which I hope will deminish with time and vacuuming. April 1, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Kraid Lovely rug, but not as bright as photo. The rug has a nice dense, soft pile. It feels great, which is exactly what I wanted for our living room. The colors are definitely more muted than the online photos. I was really drawn to the reds and oranges, but they are more rusty and peachy. Overall, it's good quality, soft, and looks great...just not as bright as I was expecting. March 26, 2013
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Building Skills for Work and Life: Third International Congress on Technical and Vocational Education and Training
13 May 2012 - 15 May 2012The Congress will provide a unique global platform for knowledge sharing, reflection and debate on the changing landscape of TVET and wider skills development systems. In addition, the Congress will address proposed key directions to ensure that the sector meets both national and regional development objectives and individual aspirations.
Shanghai, China
Shanghai, China
Around 800 policy-makers, experts and practitioners will gather to:
? Identify and discuss present and future challenges in TVET policies and reforms
? Build better understanding of and share knowledge on the contributions of TVET to development
? Inform perspectives for international cooperation in the field and set up joint directions for future work and support to TVET at national, regional and international level.
The three-day Congress will offer a variety of opportunities to share knowledge on progress of TVET reforms in UNESCO?s 195 Member States. It is expected that the outcomes of these debates ? which will bring together key TVET stakeholders in including policy-makers, social partners and civil society ? will inform policy-making, intensify efforts to address key challenges, strengthen cooperation among Member States, regional and international organizations, and inform UNESCO?s work in the field.
The Congress will also pay special attention to TVET systems in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and a concrete action plan will be proposed to support the development of relevant policies in cooperation with Member States and other partners.


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Available now exclusively on iTunes, Michael Kiwanuka's debut album, Home Again, was produced by Paul Butler from The Bees in his home studio on the Isle of Wight. A top 5 best seller in the UK, it takes Michael's effortless melodies, observant lyrics and smooth voice and builds them into timeless and rootsy folk-inflected modern soul. The title single "Home Again" is the iTunes free Single Of The Week.
Michael will be heading to the US for a run of tour dates this June, kicking off at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, TN, followed by shows in New York City, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Chicago for Lollapalooza, and San Francisco for Outside Lands Festival.
Tour Dates
June 8 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
June 9 – Atlanta, GA @ Smith Olde Bar
June 10 – Nashville, TN @ 3rd & Lindsley
June 13 – New York City, NY @ Highline Ballroom*
June 14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park*
June 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live (Downstairs)*
June 16 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel*
June 18 – Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall*
June 19 – Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre*
August 3 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
August 11 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
August 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Music Box (supporting Alabama Shakes)