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We are excited to announce that you can now create Virtual Networks (VNet) that span an entire region. While creating a new virtual network, you can refer to the Region instead of an Affinity group. New services deployed into a Regional Virtual Network can use any services/offerings (e.g. A8/A9 sizes, Internal Load balancing, Reserved IPs, Instance level Public IPs) available in the region.
Prior to this announcement, VNets were bound to a scale unit, more precisely an Affinity group. An Affinity group is a grouping concept that references to a section of the datacenter or in other words certain number of servers. Since a VNet was bound to an affinity group it was indirectly bound to a set of servers, and hence was not able to place deployments in servers outside of this scale unit.Before:
But with Regional Virtual Networks, these restrictions are removed, since the scope of the Virtual Network is the entire region and not just an Affinity group.Now:Key Scenarios
Following are the key scenarios enabled by Regional Virtual Networks:
- New VM Sizes like A8 and A9 can be deployed into a virtual network which can also contain other sizes.
- New features like Reserved IPs, Internal load balancing, Instance level Public IPs
- The Virtual Network can scale seamlessly to use the capacity in the entire region, but we still restrict to maximum of 2048 virtual machines in a VNet.
- You are not required to create an affinity group before creating a virtual network.
- Deployments going into a VNet does not have to be in the same affinity group.
The steps to create a Regional Virtual Network is similar to today, with one difference, when the VNet is defined in the network configuration file, a 'location' attribute is used instead of an 'Affinity group':Virtual Network definition (old):
<VirtualNetworkSitename="VNetDemo"AffinityGroup="VNetDemoAG">Virtual Network definition (New):
<VirtualNetworkSitename="VNetUSWest"Location="West US">
Note: You cannot convert an existing Virtual Network from Affinity group to Location, to obtain a Regional Virtual Network you will have to create a new Virtual Network with Location attribute. See the FAQ section below for more details.Portal Experience:
The Regional Virtual Network cannot be created through the portal workflow as of now. This capability will be added in the near future. However, customers can still use the import, export functionality to create a Regional Virtual Network as shown below:
1. Export the current Network configuration file
2. Save the file to the local disk
3. Edit the file to add a new Virtual Network as shown below:
<!-- Regional Virtual Network Definition -->
<VirtualNetworkSitename="VNetUSWest"Location="West US">
4. Go through the New Virtual Network creation workflow as shown below:
5. Select the edited network configuration file from the local disk
6. Click 'ok' and complete the import process.
This will create a new Regional Virtual Network.Powershell Experience:
Download and install the latest Azure Powershell
Steps to create a Regional Virtual Network (Powershell cmd lets):
1. Download the current network configuration file from Azure
Get-AzureVNetConfig -ExportToFile "C:\Users\narayan\Documents\TechEdDemo\Netcfg.xml"
2. Edit the exported/created file and fill in the Virtual Network details as shown in step 3 in previous section
3. Create the Regional Virtual Network by running the following command:
Set-AzureVNetConfig -ConfigurationPath "C:\Users\narayan\Documents\TechEdDemo\Netcfg.xml"
4. This creates a Regional Virtual Network.Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat are the regions which support Regional Virtual Network?
Azure supports Regional Virtual Network in all regionsHow can my convert my existing Virtual network to Regional Virtual Network?
To obtain a Regional Virtual Network, customers have to create a new one as described in this post. To migrate an existing affinity group based Virtual Network to a regional one follow the instructions in https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/11/26/migrating-existing-services-to-regional-scope/Can my existing VNets connect to a new regional VNet?
Yes, using the new VNet-VNet feature your existing VNet can connect to the newly created Regional VNet. For more information refer to this linkDo I incur any performance degradation for services running inside a Regional Virtual Network?
Virtual network is only a logical boundary, it does not dictate where the deployments in the VNet actually go to. If for some reason, you need services to be in the same Affinity group, you can still do that inside a regional virtual network. During deployment you will have to specify the Affinity group to which the hosted service should be bound to. The only restriction would be, that the Affinity groups should belong to the same region as the Regional Virtual network.
If you do not bind your hosted service to an Affinity group, and deploy services directly to the Regional Virtual Network, your deployments will be placed in a scale unit inside the region the Virtual Network is bound to.What does newly announced features (Reserved IP, Internal load balancing and Instance level Public IP) have to do with Regional Virtual Network?
The newly announced features mentioned in the question are all managed at a regional level, hence they are only available for deployments going into a Regional Virtual Network.Is there any charge associated with a Regional Virtual Network?
No, Regional Virtual Network is an enhancement to the platform, it is not charged.


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The 2012 version of Team USA has blown through the competition in both the exhibition games and the one actual contest that's taken place thus far at the London Olympics.
So, how does it stack up against some stiffer competition, namely the one that would be provided in a hypothetical matchup with the 2008 squad?
The Redeem Team won gold in 2008, but are they better at any positions than the 2012 version of the American basketball team?
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Located 3 mi (4.9 km) from Jungle Jim's International Market, SpringHill Suites Cincinnati North/Forest Park is within a 10-minute drive of Tri-County Mall. This 124-room aparthotel has free breakfast along with conveniences like an outdoor pool and free in-room WiFi. It's also close to Ohio Valley Antique Mall and Winton Woods Park.
Start your day off right with a free buffet breakfast offered each morning.
All 124 air-conditioned apartments feature kitchenettes and space to spread out with sitting areas. 37-inch flat-screen TVs come with cable channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi and wired Internet. Bathrooms have hair dryers and free toiletries. Other standard amenities include sofa beds, coffee makers, and free newspapers.
Property features
At SpringHill Suites Cincinnati North/Forest Park, guests enjoy an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and free WiFi in public areas. A stay here includes free parking. The 24-hour front desk has staff standing by to help with dry cleaning/laundry and securing valuables. Additional amenities include a meeting room, a business center, and a seasonal outdoor pool.
- Free buffet breakfast
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SpringHill Suites Cincinnati North/Forest Park features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities consist of a business center and a meeting room. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Event facilities measure 720 square feet (67 square meters). This Cincinnati aparthotel also offers coffee/tea in a common area, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
SpringHill Suites Cincinnati North/Forest Park is a smoke-free property.
- Outdoor pool
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
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Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning.
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Recreational amenities at the aparthotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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Marijuana Arrests In Washington D.C. Are Almost Non-Existent In 2015
It wasn't that long ago that thousands of people were arrested for marijuana annually in Washington D.C.. 2,346 people were arrested for marijuana in Washington D.C. in 2011. Washington D.C. voters approved marijuana legalization during the 2014 Election. As a result, marijuana arrests in D.C. are down. Way down. As of November 6th (the most current data available), there have only been 7 arrests for marijuana in D.C.. Per the Washington City Paper:
Last week, on Nov. 4, the District marked the first anniversary of the passage ofInitiative 71, a ballot measure that effectively legalized weed, at least in the form of possessing, growing, and using (but not selling) tiny amounts of it in one's home.
In that line, data provided by the Metropolitan Police Department shows that marijuana arrests have dropped to historic lows. MPD has only issued seven arrests for possession of marijuana this year, as of Nov. 6—down 99.2 percent from 2014's 895 total arrests. Even last year, though, police arrested just seven people from Jul. 7 to Dec. 31, likely an indication of a change in MPD strategy afterdecriminalization first took effect. Here's a by-the-numbers breakdown of MPD arrests for pot possession from 2010 through last week:
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There's been a long and heated debate about whether marijuana actually triggers long-term changes in a person, both neurologically and psychologically. Some research has found that pot is linked to psychotic symptoms, and it's certainly been linked to schizophrenia across multiple studies. However, it's a bit of a chicken-or-egg problem, since it can be difficult to tell which is the pre-existing "condition," the pot smoking or the psychological/psychotic symptoms. Now, a new study from King's College London finds that smoking skunk, a high-potency variety of pot, is linked to changes in the white matter connections between the two hemispheres of the brain. And this seems to be true whether a smoker experiences psychosis or not.
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A speeding tractor-trailer tipped over Tuesday afternoon while merging onto Loop 335, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Jordan Walls said.
No injuries were reported.
About 1:20 p.m., Yoan Vicet, 35, of Amarillo was merging onto southbound Loop 335 from Texas Highway 136 at a high rate of speed, Walls said.
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Corbett defends projection of big revenue jump
HARRISBURG -- Gov. Tom Corbett is defending the biggest projected increase in revenue of his administration, saying Friday that it is backed up by economists who advise his administration and his own personal observations that growth is picking up.
The 4 percent increase in the state's tax collections that Corbett is projecting for the fiscal year beginning July 1 would be the biggest since the economy began recovering from the recession in 2009. It will be necessary to help pay for Corbett's $29.4 billion spending plan that he proposed Tuesday.
"We see growth in the economy. We employ economists ... that believe there will be about a 4 percent growth increase during this period of time," Corbett told WITF-FM's Smart Talk program.
Democratic lawmakers said Corbett's budget is also held together by about $1 billion in one-time money and "gimmicks," including delaying nearly $400 million in installment payments to Medicaid providers, transferring $225 million of cash and equity investments to reduce the state's school employee pension payment, postponing $170 million in pension payments and counting $150 million from a stepped-up government seizure of unclaimed investments and bank accounts.
Lawmakers said they will study Corbett's election-year assumptions closely. Should tax collections fall behind an official revenue projection, postelection spending cuts could be the result. Still, Corbett is not alone in being bullish.
Ryan Sweet, an economist at Moody's Analytics in West Chester, said he expects a strengthening economy and hiring over the next three years as businesses invest more and residential housing construction picks up.
Job growth has been concentrated in low-paying, low-productivity industries in Pennsylvania thus far, but Sweet said he expects that to shift, with a surge in hiring in higher-paying, middle-class jobs.


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First there was Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake in matching denim at the 2001 American Music Awards. The denim gown on Spears and denim tuxedo on Timberlake are forever ingrained on the impressionable minds of young millennials across the country. Then Katy Perry donned denim in an attempt to tug at the heart strings of her "90's kids" fans with her date, Riff Raff, at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. In Perry's famously kitschy fashion her gown was an obvious homage to the original worn by Spears.
Then Pharell Williams and his wife Helen Lasichanh wore matching double denim outfits last night at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards and the whole fashion world was entranced once again. This time, however, it appeared the couple updated the double denim look in an honest act of self expression. Pharell was decked out in a white tee, denim jacket and jeans in a matching shade. Lasichanh wore a denim button up shirt trendily buttoned all the way to the top underneath a distressed pair of overalls. Pharell is known for being true to his sense of self and once you remember that he has joined G-Star to create his own line of denim products made from recycled plastics, G-Star RAW for the the Oceans, the denim outfit seems perfectly appropriate.
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—Emily B. McIntosh
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In stores now: the G-Star Correct Line Spring-Summer 2012 collection features a mix of casual denim staples and sophisticated lightweight separates. This is G-Star's more tailored line which expands beyond its progressive raw denim and streetwear collection. Paying attention to construction, or deconstruction, rather, their Cruise Deconstructed Blazer ($280) and Baseball King Bomber jacket (constructed of 70/30 cotton-linen body; 100% leather sleeves, $230) will be a great daily backup for that elevated casual look you're seeking. And, as introduced, the Courier Arc 3D jean ($180) will serve as your starting point. The range includes a crafted selection of twill shirts and refined knits—all in seasonless hues. Here's a preview of the eye candy that's in store.
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The new G-Star Correct Line Spring-Summer 2012 collection is available now in stores and at G-Star online.
—Kathy Ng Hassan
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One of the biggest trade shows in Europe happens at Bread & Butter Berlin, and G-Star RAW was there to debut their new Spring-Summer 2012 collection to buyers. If you ever decide to launch a denim label and break into Europe, this is the trade show you must get into. The scale of the displays are hardcore as each brand competes for attention. See exclusive snaps and behind-the-scenes views of G-Star's enormous space at the trade show, complete with an "art" installation hall, open-plan booth and dedicated storefront.
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Also check out Denim Therapy's coverage of G-Star RAW's new Spring-Summer 2012 campaign, featuring French actress Clemence Poésy.
—Kathy Ng Hassan
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French actress Clemence Poésy is the new campaign face of G-Star RAW, debuting in Spring-Summer 2012. You may have seen her in Harry Potter and TV's Gossip Girl. Introduced at Bread & Butter Berlin, Poésy is featured in the campaign along with Vincent Gallo. Poésy "reflects the characteristic brand DNA: she is a confident, strong and in control woman without compromising her femininity," says Shubhankar Ray, G-Star Raw's global brand director. At Bread & Butter Berlin, G-Star Raw's stage was stylistically unkempt, as models struck their poses and strutted around wads of crumpled white masses. Check out the images for a peek!
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—Kathy Ng Hassan
Tags: Bread & Butter Berlin 2012, clemence poesy, G-Star, G-Star Raw, Vincent Gallo
The Autumn/Winter 2011 G-Star Correct Line "Midnight Collection" is out, so if you're still searching for the perfect holiday gifts, look no further.This collection is full of creative options for evening wear, but better than what you're used to because of G-Star's efforts to include new silhouettes and fabric choices. You can be sure that when you're wearing anything from this line, you are sure to be the most talked about in the room (in a good way of course!). While the blue and black palette remind us of G-Star's denim roots, it also makes these pieces extremely easy to pair with staple items in your closet, like black leather boots. Our favorite look from the collection has to be the NY RAW runway inspired dress, the Kalahari Dress. See the comparison below and shop for the rest of the items in stores or online at G-Star.
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—Elyssa Linden
Tags: autumn fashion, evening wear, G-Star, holiday gifts, winter fashion
We weren't kidding when we said G-Star was getting cooler by the season! Feast you're eyes on their Spring 2012 lookbook! A mix between their trademark utilitarian aesthetic and a more dressed up feel (check out the cool blazer in camel for guys), spring certainly promises to be a season of cool and sophisticated style. What are we crushing over? Well, aside from pretty much everything, we're really loving the continuation of the women's drop-crotch denim (no one does these like G-Star) accented with the perfect cropped length. Check out the full lookbook bellow!
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Need more of a G-Star fix? We had the chance to preview the G-Star show room—check it out if you missed it!
—Sandoval Gomez
Tags: Denim Menswear, drop-croth denim, G-Star, G-Star Raw, G-Star Spring 2012 Lookbook
Where can you find amazing brands like G-Star, Plein Sud, Hudson, Just Cavalli, One Teaspoon, Isabel Marant, and Dsquared2 all in one place? Right here in this beautiful editorial from Vogue Paris! It features Natasha Poly and Sasha Pivovarova and was styled by Emmanuelle Alt. Due to the great variety of brands that are featured, you are able to see a ton of hot looks that you can takeaway as inspiration for your own wardrobe, no matter what your personal style is. Our favorite item from the shoot was the Isabel Marant jean shearling lined jacket, and in a close second came the printed Just Cavalli jeans. Take a look at the complete editorial and become just as envious as we are (trust us, it's going to happen!).
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—Elyssa Linden
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Nothing is too good for baby, according to G-Star. You can't buy your friends love, but you can make them a one-off, custom handcrafted chambray baby denim coverall with thin blue selvage, created from a special source in Japan, lovingly detailed with special Tenue de Nîmes logo embroidery, and then finally presented in a handcrafted dust bag. That's what G-Star RAW Men's Designer Remco de Nijs did for his good friend (apparently) Menno van Meurs of Tenue de Nîmes, to welcome their "new addition" to the team. We're certain denim-loving moms and dads are collectively jealous.
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Read more at Tenue de Nîmes online.
—Kathy Ng Hassan
Tags: babv clothes, chambray for babies, denim coveralls, denim for babies, G-Star, jeans for babies, Tenue De Nîmes
During the last week of October, G-Star hosted Women's Night in its monobrand stores worldwide. From London to New York to Tokyo, G-Star stores turned into a fashion experience were women were advised on the perfect jeans while enjoying music, drinks and beauty. Women's Night in Soho attracted a group of over 150 fashionable ladies. Besides shopping for the perfect denim, women received "Skinny Jeans" Salon Effects manicures by Sally Hansen, hair touch ups by Warren Tricomi and make-up by Bobbi Brown. Stylists were on hand to walk guests through G-Star's staple 3301 basic denim and the brand's latest 3D denim evolutions. Guests also shopped and explored G-Star's RAW Essentials and Correct Line offerings while DJ Chelsea Leyland set the sound for the evening. Check out the event snaps from NY, Tokyo, Madrid, Rome, London, Paris, and Amsterdam below!
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Visit the official G-Star Women's site for more images and information.
—Michelle Christina Larsen
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G-Star Raw is making holiday shopping a bit easier this year for state side fans of the brand by opening up their US webstore just in time for the hottest e-retail season of the year. Shop.G-Star.com also features global e-retail links, so more consumers than ever can jump on their latest styles. Here you'll shop favorites like the Arc Super Skinny jean, 3301 Program, and the garments you saw on Gemma Arterton and Vincent Gallo in the latest campaign. Joris Aperghis, G-Star's Chief Marketing Officer, said "The US is an important market for G-Star and we are proud to offer our quality denim to a wider range of consumers through Shop.G-Star.com, to further fuel our American growth plans."
See screens of the new site below:
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—Michelle Christina Larsen
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Terrific food and superior to other diners in the area and better than Gracie Mews.
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They need a real chef like their neighbor's that surround them. Thank god for Green Kitchen, Three Star & especially Gracie Mews, Gracie Corners is on the top as well.
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Coming off of a horrible stretch of bad delivery experiences from 24-hr diners on the UES, this was a refreshing delivery experience. I have to admit, I was spectacle upon first reading the reviews, but out of dire hunger I ordered from here on a whim and
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I live not far from cafe 79 we eat there three times a week (family of five) my children love their burgers i love the club sandwiches but to be honest i tried just about everything in this place and i would tell you i love their food. They also have gre
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since new ownership of cafe 79 i have not had a good experience. ol service worrosoe food. don't go back.
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Food here is pretty weak. This diner was great years ago but has gotten left in the dust over the years.
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I payed (for me) a pretty hefty price for the Turkey Club. I basically got a lot of bread, lettuce, and tomato. I didn't get very much turkey -- very little to be honest. I was pretty mad because I paid good money for it and felt a bit wronged. I
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Local candidate killed in Rio suburb, highlighting crime woes
By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A candidate for town council in upcoming municipal elections was shot to death in a Rio de Janeiro suburb on Sunday, the latest in a wave of killings of local politicians in the city's outskirts in recent months. The fatal shooting, which coincided with an increase in violent crime in the Brazilian metropolis despite the mostly safe staging of the Olympic Games in August, took place shortly after the candidate, seeking a council seat in the town of Itaboraí, attended a campaign event a week before municipal elections. Rio's military police force, which confirmed the shooting in a statement, declined to give the victim's name, but local media identified the slain candidate as José Ricardo Guimarães, 49. More »Reuters - 37 minutes ago
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Don King Praises IBF For Agbeko-Mares Rematch
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.—"I am pleased to see that the International Boxing Federation, the organization that sanctioned the world championship match between IBF champion Joseph Agbeko and Abner Mares on Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, took such swift action in ordering an immediate rematch.
"They wasted no time in determining that Russell Mora, the referee assigned to Agbeko vs. Mares, was in violation of their rules by displaying "inappropriate conduct" for ignoring repeated low blows against my fighter, Joseph Agbeko.
"I commend IBF President Daryl Peoples and IBF Championship Chariman Lindsey Tucker for confirming what everyone who witnessed the bout already knew. Too often, the first inclination when human frailty is exposed is to sweep it under the rug as though it never happened. It is to their credit that Mr. Peoples and Mr. Tucker confirmed that when obvious mistakes are made, it's best to recognize them and attempt to immediately right the wrongs.
"It was a triple-blow against boxing by hurting fighters, discrediting world championship boxing and the great state of Nevada, where so many of boxing's most memorable bouts have been staged. This has caused an undeserved negative shadow over Nevada. There should be an investigation to clear any and all doubts as to what occurred in this fight. The people deserve to know more about whatever caused this man to do what he did.
"The honor that was established by exceptional past members of the Nevada State Athletic Commission like Dr. Elias Ghanem, Chuck Minker, Marc Ratner, Dr. James Nave, Luther Mack, Duke Durden, Sig Rogich and many others brought boxing in Nevada to towering heights by being committed to following the rules with honor and integrity. They established an impeccable reputation, and to see the house they built being tarnished brings me great sadness. Inaction in this instance would be unacceptable.
"I urge the state of Nevada and its leaders to step up in similar fashion as the IBF has done. After all, they have an additional obligation to protect those making wagers by insuring that fair play is paramount in their state.
"I look forward to giving two great young athletes, Joseph Agbeko and Abner Mares, the fair playing field they deserve to display their wonderful boxing skills."
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Good point but did Russell Mora mess , or was it more??? I'll go w/not mess up as he's been around too long too let all those low blows get by him...someone was sitting on his shoulder...Comment by STRUGG on 08-17-2011
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Top Secret Drum Corps is a precision drum corps based in Basel, Switzerland. With 25 drummers and colorguard members, the corps became famous for its demanding six-minute routine performed at the Edinburgh Tattoo in 2003. With its invitation to Edinburgh, Top Secret became one of the first non-military, non-British Commonwealth acts to perform on the Esplanade at Edinburgh Castle.
Since its success in 2003, Top Secret was invited to return to Edinburgh in 2006 with a new and improved routine. They were invited a third time in 2009 and again in 2012 and 2015. Under the leadership of Erik Julliard, the band is also responsible for the founding of the Basel Tattoo, a military tattoo show similar to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, now held annually in Basel.
Drumming style[edit]
Top Secret has its roots in the rich drumming traditions of the band's home city, Basel, Switzerland, which is known for its annual carnival called Fasnacht. The city is said to have over 3,000 active drummers at any one time. These drummers perform at traditional events such as Fasnacht, the Vogel Gryff, Charivari, and various parades associated with the city's guilds. A Trommelkönig (Drummer King) competition is also held every year by the city's Fasnacht Committee.
Basel drumming style is militaristic, derived from the military drumming drills of Swiss soldiers dating back to the Middle Ages. Top Secret in many ways adheres to the military nature of Basel drumming, but differs in many respects. Its drummers play at a much faster rate. Also, while traditional Basel drumming is somber and favors traditional marching tunes (accompanied by fifes during the Fasnacht), Top Secret's drumming style is upbeat and playful. Segments of their routines feature a rhumba, a drummer's duel, drumstick juggling, exploding flagpoles, and other crowd-pleasing details. [1]
Perhaps because of their 18th Century uniforms and precision work, the band is often referred to as a military band or a part of the Swiss Army, but it is not affiliated with any military unit.
Top Secret's members are highly dedicated college students to drummers with diverse day jobs—bankers, civil servants, factory workers, etc.[2] They give up their free time to practice nearly every day of the year. Due to the demanding nature of the work, its membership changes frequently.
Ongoing success[edit]
Since its 2003 performance at Edinburgh, Top Secret has enjoyed worldwide success. They have performed at various venues in Europe, the United States, Australia and at the 2008 South African Tattoo held from 11 - 14 September 2008.[3] In 2011, they performed at the Quebec Military Tattoo.
They are the subject of a documentary film by Swiss television which recounts their rise to fame at the Edinburgh Tattoo. A feature film based on the Edinburgh endeavor is currently in the works with Insert Films, Switzerland.
Top Secret made an appearance on an episode of the 2014 series of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, as the act for the "End of the Show - Show". In their routine, show presenters Ant and Dec joined in as drummers, colour-inverted versions of the drummers' jackets (Ant and Dec wore white; the drummers always wear off-black). The routine included the ever-present drummers' duel, the ever-present stick juggle and the notable fire-stick routine.[citation needed]
A Top Secret Drum Corp drumming loop features heavily on British Electronic band The Prodigy's 2015 release 'The Day is my Enemy' which also became the title of the album released the same year. The Prodigy founder and producer Liam Howlett is said to be a big fan of Top Secret.... and asked permission to record a drum section for use on the band's album.
In May 2016 the Drum Corps provided one of the performances in the spectacular 90th Birthday Celebration for the British Queen Elizabeth II.
- ^ http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Top_Secret_Drum_Corps.html
- ^ "Top Secret Drum Corps Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2006". YouTube. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ City of Johannesburg Website, Tattoo gives drumming an edge, 27 August 2008
External links[edit]
- Official Web Page of Top Secret Drum Corps
- drummerworld.com website featuring a video of Top Secret at the 2009 Edinburgh Tattoo.


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BANGKOK, 10 April 2012 Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong is expediting the construction of 10 more electric train routes as well as phase two of Suvarnabhumi Airport in an effort to solve the current problem of excess liquidity.
Mr Kittiratt revealed that signs of liquidity surplus have been detected in the Thai economy. Therefore, he said the government will need to speed up its investment plans to improve the country's infrastructure system, which in turn should be able to prevent the liquidity problem from weighing down the economy.
The Minister has told the Transport Ministry to speed up the construction of 10 electric train routes as well as phase two of Suvarnabhumi Airport. He affirmed that the government has enough budgets for the 10 train routes, while the airport expansion project must be commenced quickly as it is already behind schedule.
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Update: A member of Congressman Nunes' staff reached out to clarify that the DOJ seized phone records, not from the cloakroom itself, but from the Capitol. Even so, it is problematic from a separation of powers standpoint for the Executive branch to be monitoring the activities of a co-equal branch of government -- which, to the extent it's hoping to trace conversations between the press and Members of Congress, is exactly what it's doing.
HH: The idea that this might be a Geithner-Axelrod plan, and by that, the sort of intimation, Henry II style, will no one rid me of this turbulent priest, will no one rid me of these turbulent Tea Parties, that might have just been a hint, a shift of an eyebrow, a change in the tone of voice. That's going to take a long time to get to. I don't trust the Department of Justice on this. Do you, Congressman Nunes?
DN:No, I absolutely do not, especially after this wiretapping incident, essentially, of the House of Representative. I don't think people are focusing on the right thing when they talk about going after the AP reporters. The big problem that I see is that they actually tapped right where I'm sitting right now, the Cloak Room.
HH: Wait a minute, this is news to me.
DN: The Cloak Room in the House of Representatives.
HH: I have no idea what you're talking about.
DN:So when they went after the AP reporters, right? Went after all of their phone records, they went after the phone records, including right up here in the House Gallery, right up from where I'm sitting right now. So you have a real separation of powers issue that did this really rise to the level that you would have to get phone records that would, that would most likely include members of Congress, because as you know…
It's not entirely clear to me whether Congressman Nunes means that the telephone in the Cloak Room was one of the numbers for which the DOJ sought a subpoena in the AP matter and wiretapped, or whether the DOJ subpoenaed Cloak Room phone records (this latter explanation seems most likely). But in a broad sense, I'm not sure the distinction really matters.
The fact is that The White House knowingly sought and obtained confidential information from a place where Congressmen have a reasonable expectation of privacy. That constitutes a serious separation of powers issue, as the President has no business seeking or obtaining confidential information pertaining to the inner workings of a co-equal branch of government conducting its business. And whether it was simply phone records of calls made or received or the actual recording of calls, it is difficult to fathom how the administration could have gathered the kind of information it was seeking without significant intrusion and gathering of inside knowledge of the workings of Congress.
Now the question has to be whether any of the information thus garnered was used (or rather, misused) for political purposes. With the crew in this administration, anyone care to lay any bets?


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I'm drowning
in this sea of faces,
So many faces,
All eyes on me,
So many eyes,
I'm suffocated,
So many eyes,
But none can see,
My mind rewinds,
Removes all traces,
Inside, my stasis
starts to bleed,
The wounds are born
from sworn self hatred
that filters out
wellwishers deeds,
All good intent
my mind erases,
And in its place;
a rotten seed,
And from it grows
all the hollow aching
Black Dog's thirst
could ever
Sea of Faces
I'm drowning
Walk in the Wind
I took a moment to
in the
It took hold of my limbs
and danced me to the skies,
An invisible guide
that found its way
inside my mind
and whispered,
"It will be OK",
Showed me there's another way,
That there will be another day
beyond this night,
That it's all right
to sometimes hide away,
To secrete my tears amidst the rain,
To stifle sobs until they fade,
To mask the pain,
Because a walk inside the wind
clears the cobwebs of all sin,
clears out
e v e r y t h i n g
and muffles all their din
so I can let the right ones in,
so I can win.
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Well Played
I am through,
And it's all on you.
I know that I will lose,
And when I do,
I know that I will choose
to welcome death,
I cannot catch my breath,
My eyes are sunken,
My mind is drunken,
My face is ripped off and I'm hunkered,
The body blows are raining
and I'm failing,
Because I cannot duck and weave,
How can I when I cannot even breathe?
There's no reprieve.
I am drowning
in the sky,
I cannot hide,
The night
washes over like a tide,
Fills my lungs with poisoned dye
overflowing through my eyes
like acid tears,
And I am melting,
Dissociative and helpless.
I am through
and it's all on you,
You could stop this if you choose,
But you refuse
to let it go,
Your heart is stone,
Your hooded deeds are hammers striking bone,
Your words alone are iron
and I am pummeled from a lion
to a haggard Jouvet cat,
Slipping from the only consciousness I had,
My head is lolling,
The water's calling,
I am falling,
I am drowned,
The roar of life
has dragged me down
and it has left me
without sound,
Silent, bloated, blue.
I am through,
and it's all on you.
Well played.
Sleeping Bear
I am a sleeping bear
with the richest hide of tan,
Try and wake me if you dare,
But none too many can.
You can poke and you can tease;
I may grumble, I may moan,
But in a deep passivity
I have made my humble home.
A bear unlike my kin,
Yes indeed I stand apart,
For while I may have thickened skin,
It hides a timid heart.
So sleep is what I choose,
And I choose sleep because it's safe,
For even the strongest sinews
will give way to strain and fray.
One hundred times you'll shake me,
One hundred times I will ignore,
One hundred one? Now that will break me
and this sleeping bear will roar.
So the moral here is clear,
The warning; plain to see
I am a sleeping bear
and you'd do well to leave me be.
I'm Fine
They say, Ask me no questions,
I'll tell you no lies,
If you ask me, "How are you?"
I'll tell you, "I'm fine."
If you don't want to hear it;
the truth I deny,
Don't ask me the question.
Don't force me to lie.
The Launch by Reece Malcolm
So I have been writing since I was 7, inspired by my father's own passion for poetry and his enviable way with words. My older brother's remarkable love affair with poetry also started at a young age and his career has really taken off this year. You should check him out if you get a chance, he ROCKS.
But perhaps the most amazing thing for me right now is that my 9 year old son came home from school today and showed me a poem he wrote. I was overwhelmed with pride and cannot wait to see where this new interest, this new talent, can take him, so I promised I would share his poem on my blog, hopefully launching what could be an amazing life of rhyme.
How apt that his first ever piece is entitled "Launch". I hope you'll see the potential I see when you read it. Enjoy!!
By Reece Malcolm
Glass eyes see
people prepared
for the journey ahead
for the gigantic rocket
to fart out the fiery flames
Glass ears hear
rumbling like a hungry
grey wolf ready to
flame up and explode
Glass mouths scream
in the caved belly
of the wolf
squealing out loud
Glass hearts feel
terrified in the chill
shivering in the cold
soon they might start to
Glass eyes see
the rocket pushing
into the air
leaving steam
behind it as
it goes into
the black sea
of nothingness.
I'll curl up right inside myself,
I'll curl up and I'll hide,
I'll hide there right inside myself,
Shrinking, liquefied,
I'll curl up right inside myself,
They won't notice I'm not here,
They'll think I still fill out my skin,
They won't see me disappear,
Hollow bones and stringy flesh,
Teeth and hair and nails,
The world will see my outline
While I slowly rub out the details.
Popping Corn
My head is full of popping corn,
Must let the right ones in,
Some are bitter, some forlorn,
All sodden; soaked in sin.
My head is full of popping corn,
A jumbled, maze-like din,
I cannot breathe; my cords are torn,
I'm choking on the string.
My head is full of popping corn,
Can't let the black dog win,
But his howl's already filched my dawn,
His dark has drawn me in.
Not Like The Movies
True love is not like the movies;
It is not always all singing and all dancing,
It doesn't always hit you like a lightning bolt,
More often it is slow, and unassuming,
and so quiet that,
You wouldn't even know it was there.
True love is not like the movies;
There are no moments of remorseful epiphany
leading to grand gestures of love,
Just days of cold shoulders
and cupboard slamming,
Until one of you asks,
"Would you like some tea?"
And the other replies,
"That would be nice thank you, yes."
True love is not like the movies;
There are few offices bursting at the seams
with red roses 'just because',
There are just toilet seats finally put down,
And piles of mashed potatoes
sort of in the shape of a heart.
Sort of.
If you squint.
True love is not like the movies;
There are no mid sentence kisses
to the backdrop of conveniently timed fireworks
that will steal away your breath,
There are just tight lipped pecks
adorned with toast crumbs
as you go in opposite directions
on the morning commute.
True love is not like the movies;
Your partner will break wind
You will fight – without the make-up sex,
Sometimes there will be no sex at all,
Lots of times there will be no sex at all,
Middles will spread and hairs will thin,
Someone will get sick,
You will argue about money,
You will hate each other at least once,
OK, maybe a little more than once,
You will do battle, sometimes with each other,
But more often together, against the world,
You will take it in turns to be the rock,
To cheer each other up,
To be a shoulder, an ear, a hand, a crutch,
You will witness the passage of each others lives
and your own will be better for it,
You will learn and you will grow,
You may feel empty at times, sure,
But mostly you will feel fulfilled,
You will overflow,
You will overcome,
you will endure.
Because true love is not like the movies;
It is real,
It is endless,
It is not bound by the rules of life and death,
It is perfectly imperfect,
And it never fails.
True love is not like the movies;
it's better.
First Love
You held my hand when I was young,
I looked up and saw more than my father,
I saw the first man I would ever love,
And the mould for each man thereafter.
You showed me the beauty of strength
when it's blended with a gentle core,
How to appreciate all that I have,
While still pushing myself to be more.
You taught me the value of family,
And that the brain is vessel to feed,
You taught me selflessness and humility,
And the world between want and need.
You taught me how to seek respect,
And showed me how to self-reflect,
How to always reach for the stars,
And how to never accept anything less.
All this and more you have shown me,
And for all this and more I give praise,
You have made me the woman I am,
And I will love to 'til the end of my days.


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Winky Wright's Withdrawal Leaves Macklin Hanging
Middleweight Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KOs) is gutted after learning that Winky Wright (51-5-1, 25 KOs) withdrew from their scheduled fight with a hand injury. Wright, who hoped to return after a two year break, injured his right hand in training. The fight was going to take place on April 9th, as part of the pay-per-view undercard to Erik Morales-Marcos Maidana at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Macklin, the current EBU (European) middleweight champion, inked with Golden Boy Promotions to make a name for himself in the United States, but now his status on the show is unknown. Wright, 39-years-old, has not fought since April 2009, when he was dominated by Paul Williams.
Maclin would have crushed WinkyComment by lutenco on 03-05-2011
Believe it or not,i'd like to have seen WINKY again!Comment by Rome-By-Ko on 03-05-2011
Winky is done..Comment by cklmaced on 03-05-2011
Shame I was looking forward to this fight.Comment by KingOfBox on 03-05-2011
Only fight that makes remote sense for Winky would be Kelly Pavlik or Mayorga... Or better yet... thanks for the thrillers and retirePost a Comment - View More User Comments (13)


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"I am going to get back in the pool – finally," Howland said. "I am looking forward to really getting in shape. Gardening, getting in shape, yoga, getting back in the word (Bible), that's a big deal to me, and reading and writing. I've got some real good stories. I was the one and only academic person for all the Lady Vols (in every sport) for years."
Howland arrived at Tennessee from Chicago to swim for the Lady Vols – she jokes with longtime media relations chief Debby Jennings that their parents dropped them off at campus and never came back – earned her degree and became a high school teacher at the age of 21 in nearby Lenoir City, Tenn., and then Karns, a suburb community of Knoxville.
She had the foresight to carry those years into the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, which, added to her 26 years at the university, gave Howland over 30 in the system and the ability to retain her health insurance at current cost until she reaches the age of 65, a milestone still a decade away. That meant early retirement was feasible, and she could leave on her terms.
"I feel very strongly that I have been part of some real glory years," Howland said. "Through these years I have been through eight (basketball) championships and the (perfect) graduation rate, and I feel so very blessed that I can get out at this young and healthy stage of my life and switch gears and do something where maybe I am giving back."
The hundreds of student-athletes that Howland shepherded through the degree process would argue the giving back has already occurred. Howland created the support system for the basketball team at the behest of Athletics Director Joan Cronan and it spread to encompass all Lady Vol sports.
"I think she did her job, and she did her job well," said senior basketball forward Glory Johnson, who completed her degree in three years and will be in graduate school this fall. "She was a happy person while she was there and being able to retire after doing something that she loved I am sure she is happy, so I am happy for her."
Johnson, a product of the prestigious and academically rigorous Webb School of Knoxville, didn't need much academic support. But Howland always offered more than that to her charges – she was the one the players went to when they needed a buffer between them and Head Coach Pat Summitt.
"It's hard to tell Pat, 'OK, practice needs to be short because we have homework,' " Johnson said. "We could go tell her and she would go handle it."
If Howland told Summitt that the players were covered up academically, then the practice schedule would change – an extra day off that week or a shorter session.
"They knew that I knew the details, what's due and what's coming up," Howland said.
Howland also was a sounding board for the Lady Vols for matters off the court, and junior guard Kamiko Williams said she was going to miss that.
"Of course I am happy for her. She can retire early and enjoy life and doesn't have to be around us all the time," Williams said with a smile. "I was happy for her, but I am going to miss her. We built this relationship.
"Faith and I, we used to always go and eat lunch in her office, and she won't be there to do that with so I guess I will just have to try and build another relationship with somebody else for my last two years."
Faith Dupree, who has since transferred to Tennessee-Chattanooga, Williams and junior guard/forward Taber Spani entered in the same class, and the trio became known as the three sheep because they were always in Howland's office.
"She called us her little sheep," Williams said.
It really stuck when Williams took a summer class about the history of rock 'n' roll and heard a song called "Sheep, Sheep, Don'tcha Know the Road," by Southern Journey.
"First I called them my three little sheep and then they started studying all this stuff," Howland said. "They were always together, and they ate lunch in my office between classes every day. They were just my little sheep."
Howland loaded her car with an assortment of stuff accumulated from nearly three decades on the job, and it included an item from the "sheep."
"We got her a gift from Faith's garage," Williams said. "It was a little shepherd's staff. It was that kind of relationship. Faith found it in her Halloween bucket. She loved it."
Sophomore guard Meighan Simmons had just one season with Howland and said she made an immediate impact on the way Simmons approached school.
"She was hard on me all the time, and she made sure that I was on point with everything as far as being to class on time and maintaining my grades and being able to manage my time as far as basketball and academics and having tutors and mentors to help me out, too," Simmons said.
"She really did her job and the harder she was on us, the more successful we were in the classroom. Even when we were on trips she made sure we got out work done. She was a big help for me. It is a major adjustment from high school to college as far as academics, but I think with her being by our side, especially for me, she was a really, really big help."
Howland noted, "Meighan gets it now. She totally gets it. She is a real student-athlete."
Howland will remain active with the Lady Vols in some capacity, as Cronan told her she could never just walk away and not look back. Howland may do some work for nonprofits or consulting.
"She made me feel so good. She said, 'Look what you built and look at your legacy.' It was really emotional," Howland said of her conversation with Cronan before she left. "Both she and Pat have said, 'You're a (permanent) part of the Lady Vol program. There is nothing you can do about it.' "
The impetus for Howland's position – her eventual title was assistant director of the Thornton Center, the edifice that cemented her work – was a conversation among Summitt, then Assistant Coach Nancy Darsch and Cronan about the need for academic support for the women.
"We were kind of behind in the area of academic support," Howland said. "The men already had something in place. (Cronan) said, 'Well, I could hire somebody, but I am not in position to do that full-time, maybe a graduate assistant.' "
Howland found out Knox County schools allowed a one-year leave of absence for maternity leave or to pursue an advanced degree, so she enrolled in a master's program at Tennessee.
"I said I'll go ahead and live in poverty and pioneer this thing," Howland said. "As soon as I started Joan said, 'How quick can you finish your master's degree? I need you full-time.' "
The rest is history, and the legacy now left by Howland in academic support is a major component of all Lady Vol sports – Howland even later picked up men's golf as an adviser – with the staff now falling not under the Athletics Department but the Provost office.
Williams has sometimes confided in Howland that she is not certain what her future holds when basketball is done.
"I can just go in there and talk to her, 'I am so stressed. I don't know what I am going to do in life,' " Williams said. "She's like, 'Miko, it's OK. It's going to work out.' She told me about her life experiences and put things in perspective for me."
Howland uses her own life trajectory as an example.
"That is what I tell my girls all the time," Howland said. "If you stay connected as a Lady Vol and work really, really, really hard then miracles can happen like they did for me. I feel like miracles have happened."
Howland became an educator to make a difference in the lives of young people, and that daily interaction will be what she most misses in retirement.
"I told one of my coaches last week that I was sad to leave UT, and she said – and I so glad she said this – she said, 'Don't you feel blessed to be able to feel sad to leave UT instead of leaving mad or leaving bitter or leaving overjoyed?' " Howland said. "Pat pointed out you're on the top of your game, you're on your own terms and it's an ideal situation.
"But that's a very emotional thing to think about not being a part of that daily thing. But I have no doubt that the next opportunity will be an opportunity to help young people in that way. I think that is my gift, and I am not giving up on it completely."
Howland was a lifer in a position that now seems to be a steppingstone to other campus administrative positions as staffers make the crossover from provost to athletics.
"I had the luxury of establishing real relationships," Howland said. "Some of the former basketball players are like family to me."
One of the best success stories is former Lady Vol point guard Shannon Bobbitt, who arrived from juco with a weaker academic background. Despite having no need for electives and instead having to load up on upper level coursework in psychology, Bobbitt insisted on finishing her degree in two years, even taking 22 credit hours one semester during the season. She graduated on time and with academic honors.
"She became a woman obsessed with graduating on time," Howland said. "We tried to talk her into lightening her load, but she was absolutely determined. Shannon became to me a major inspiration. She inspired me big time."
When Bobbitt needed to take a test on the same day as a road game, she stayed behind the night before, took the exam and then flew on a private plane on game day with Howland and Cronan to make tipoff.
Summitt also allowed Kelley Cain to stay behind on a road trip because she had missed nearly 75 percent of her Thursday classes one month and needed to catch up in a senior-level logistics class.
"How many people keep their 6'6 center out of game?" Howland said.
Howland also has struck a balance between being the sounding board for the players and "cracking the whip" when needed.
"They feel like they can cry on my shoulder, but they also know that Pat holds my feet to the fire, and she wants to know everything," Howland said. "It is a balance that you have to achieve."
Summitt initially told Howland she was too young to retire.
"But then she was like, 'Wow,' " Howland said. "I think she is happy for me."
Howland's official last day was June 30, but a reception will be held later in July that will be attended by university officials, coaches and student-athletes.
Howland just returned last month from Marco Island, Fla., where Jennings, who has been at Tennessee for 34 years, was honored with the 2011 CoSIDA Trailblazer Award, recognition by the College Sports Information Directors of America Convention to an individual who is a pioneer in the profession.
"She got up to get this really prestigious award and she introduced those of us who were there as her guests, her parents, her friends, Dara (Worrell) and Jenny (Moshak), and she kept me until last," Howland said. "I am sitting right behind (ESPN personality) Lee Corso, and he is getting some big award.
"She makes me stand up and says she is going to retire in three days and she has a lot to do with Coach Summitt's 100 percent graduation rate. After the whole thing I said, 'Debby, you are the only person who can get Lee Corso to turn around and congratulate me for retiring when he is there to get this humongous award.' It was really cool.
"Overall it's a really, really good feeling. It's an awesome feeling having a legacy of pioneering and of relationship building and of watching young women who are that level of (athlete) also become college graduates and career women and mothers and wives.
"People ask me if I have kids. I have a golden and a lab. I have lots of Lady Vols."
The lab is also in the Lady Vol family – Gracie is a puppy of Sally Sue Summitt, the coach's beloved lab and the one she was protecting from a raccoon when she dislocated her shoulder in 2008. Murphy is Howland's golden retriever.
"Gracie is Pat's granddaughter," Howland said.
Howland will have more time with her dogs now, along with her books, gardening, swimming and golf. Williams will miss her and summed up Howland in the present tense, the notion of her retirement now having fully sunk in yet.
"Her door is always open, and she is always willing to listen and hear what we have to say or what we have to complain about," Williams said. "She is a wonderful lady."
Kerry Howland's email to announce retirement
Good morning:
As many of you know, I am going to take advantage of an opportunity to take a "young" retirement from UT, and transition into a new adventure in life. After 26 years of athletic academic advising of UT student-athletes, and as the first and only one for Women's Basketball and Coach Pat Summitt, I have had a great run through some truly glory years, and now I'm young enough to pursue other opportunities to "give back" after having been so richly blessed.
I cam to UT from the Chicago area as a Lady Vol swimmer and never left. My very young high school teaching years right out of college added precious TCRS years to the ones I have accrued in this arena to give me the magic 30 (+) to afford me this wonderful option.
Extra special thanks to Joan Cronan, who hired me all those years ago as a Graduate Assistant to pioneer the academic support program for the Women's Athletic Department from scratch. Little did I know the magical things that would come out of that hard work and perseverance, such things as being a part of eight national championships, and having a hand in Pat's 100% graduation rate. When I met with Joan recently to discuss my plans with her, she reminded me of what we all built in the formative years of the Women's Athletic Department, and the legacies that will be left forever.
Certainly, there is no way to ever adequately thank Pat for making me an integral part of the family effort that is her program. She makes us always want to be better, and she believes in recognizing work well done, especially the work of those she teaches and mentors.
I have lifelong and warm memories of hundreds of awesome Lady Vols – softball rowing, tennis, golf, track, soccer, volleyball and swimming & diving – AND men's golf – and their coaches with whom I worked very closely – most directly and most recently with Lisa Glenn, Jim Kelson, Ralph and Karen Weekly, and Mike and Sonia Patrick. What a privilege!!!
So many of you are treasured friends and family to me and will continue to be, and I thank you for all you have meant to me and will always mean to me. I will be in touch and around. I am not riding off into the sunset (yet). Truly UT has been my home and my heart. I look forward to following all of your ongoing and future victories and successes.
Kerry Howland
Kerry Howland speaks about her tenure on her last day in the Thornton Center


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