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This is a 3 week creative arts group funded through The Buttery Bangalow and facilitated by Claudia Gyr/Creative Arts Therapist and first session co-facilitated with Jenni Cargill-Strong. Please note time has been changed to 12:30-15:30 pm
Art Therapy and Sandplay Therapy with Claudia M. Gyr (Leaney)
This one day group has been running through the college for the last four years and offers an enjoyable day, connecting with each other, exploring and experiencing art therapy processes and learning about the many ways and areas it can be used in mental health and personal develpment.
If you are interested please get in touch with the college directly on
Facilitated by Claudia Gyr/ MA Creative Arts Therapy
Mullumbimby Art Therapy is offering a creative exploration Group for Women who have experienced Trauma and Domestic Violence.
The images produced will be developed into a tarot card set and be part of an exhibition in November (if participants agree).
This is a strength based group focusing on our values and resources.
The group is focused on the enjoyment of being creative together amongst a support circle of women. This is an open group so women can choose how many weeks they like to participate. An initial interview with the Women's Resource Centre in Mullumbimby is required. Contact Neroli or Michelle on 02 66844299 or 0457864253
The group runs for four weeks, Fridays from the 17th of July to the 7th of August 10am-1pm and is held in Mullumbimby.
Facilitated by Claudia Gyr/MA Creative Arts Therapy
In 2 weeks time (June 19th), the University Centre for Rural Health North Coast is bringing Professor Paul Gilbert (UK)to Lismore run a one-day low-cost workshop for the general community, assisted by a friend of mine, James Benette-Levy.
Its a rare opportunity to see on the North Coast a founder of a significant psychotherapy (Compassion Focused Therapy). It's possible that you at his evening talk 2 years ago when he drew 326 people to the Lismore Workers Club.
Next week, Paul is on a panel with the Dalai Lama at the Happiness and its Causes conference in Sydney. The North Coast workshops (there's a 3 day workshop in Byron for therapists June 15-17 – see www.cbttraining.com.au) are his only other Australian events.
This year I will run the popular 'Intruduction to Art Therapy' day again in Mullumbimby. The next workshop will happen on the Sunday the 29th of March 2015 10am-3:30pm with the wonderful support of the Byron Community College.
For enrolement please contact the College on 02 66843374
I don't get to update my website regularly anymore but I like to refere you to my pinterest boards where I now pin interesting information in regards of art therapy and other interesting information. It is a quick and wonderful way of sharing information and ideas. So here is the link
And don't hesitate to contact me, should you have any questions, through the contact form on this website.
Using creative means for expression is a really essential skill when working with children who often don't find the words to express their feelings and emotions.
Below is some information about a great couple of training days up at the Sunshine coast on the 22. and 23. of November facilitated by one of my leturers when I studied Art Thearpy. If you are interested in learning more about Sandplay and the use of creative tools when counselling children, check out the link below.
2014 Creative Arts Counselling with Children
Mindfulness is a word we come across almost daily now and particularly in regards of mental health.
Brain research has shown that we can change our brain with our mind and it is evident that living mindfully has a very positive impact on many areas of our lives. It isn't something new as Buddhism and other traditions have been using mindfulness as a daily practice for a very long time, but it finally has found a wider recognition in our society in playing a vital part towards our health and well-being.
Jon Kabat-Zinn defines Mindfulness as :
"The awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, non- judgementally to the unfolding of experience moment to moment."
As I explore the gifts of mindfulness in my own life I notice that the joy of any experience lies within its presence or absence. For example: We all have our little morning routines. One of mine is to make myself a hot lemon drink. Obviously there are many ways I can go about it and experience this event.
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Now imagine the second version: I wake and have a good stretch, feeling the warmth and weight of my blanket, taking my time to connect with my body sensations.
Then I push off the blanket and feel the fresh air on my skin, roll out of my bed gently, placing my feet on the ground, feeling the smooth soft wood underneath them. As I walk into the kitchen I notice some stiffness in my joints though slowly easing off as I move. I grab a lemon feeling its nobly waxy skin in my hand. As I cut it the lemon smell evaporates into the air and little squirts of juice touch my hands. I boil the kettle. I am hearing the bubbly noise and the click to switch it off. Then as I poor the hot water I see the steam rising through the morning light. I grab my cup feeling the weight of it as I walk back into my bedroom.
I am sure you get a sense of what I am trying to say, nothing seems to bring joy if we are not doing it mindfully: aware of our senses and feeling. Most of us most of the time live in our heads. The simplicity of bringing the mind back to our senses brings us back to the present moment. This is available to us every single moment and the shift I notice is actually quite big, metaphorically speaking, from a small black and white box to an open colourful space. I feel that the whole world is opening up when I shift from the minds conceptions to an open mind of curiosity and wonder.
Now I don't deny thought processes we need to think through as we enquire and investigate our lives, but we may find more joy and make change in our lives more easily with awareness and mindfulness.
Even negative thoughts and feelings, when met with an open, accepting mind dissipate more easily and quickly. The tricky thing is of course that we by default move in the opposite direction: which is to avoid, resist and distract ourselves from those unwanted thoughts and feelings. We keep busy with mental things, computers, entertainment and/or drugs so we don't have to feel.
Unfortunately we throw out the bad feelings with the good ones and slowly become more numb, dull and disconnected. Enjoyment then becomes more and more something we believe we get through something outside ourselves. But it never satisfies us and so we become these hungry, restless ghosts looking always for more but never finding what we are looking for.
The good news is that there is a simple remedy for restlessness and unhappiness: to explore the simplicity of coming back to your senses and explore mindfulness in your life, little moments at a time. You may stumble and doubt the effectiveness at times but the more you practice the better it gets and you may even find it becomes addictive!
Blessings to you all.
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Offering mindfulness based, body-centered Art Therapy
and sell personal shrine making kits (check out personal shrines page).
The way we connected with our primary caretaker as small children has a big influence in how we relate to others later in life. To learn about our own attachment style can open new doors to understanding how we armour ourselves in relationships and how to relearn and reparent ourselves to create more fulfilling relationships with others.
Diane Poole Heller is offering some free informative videos where she shares her wealth of wisdom about attachment style and somatic experiencing used in therapy.
I hope this link works, otherwise just find her website and you will find all the information there.
I am running an other Art Therapy Group for women who have experienced trauma or domestic violence with the kind support of the Women's Resource Service. This group has had overwhelmingly positive feedback from women who have been able to feel more confident, better able to cope with their fears, anxiety and stress. The group helps making new connections and provides women with an opportunity to step out of isolation and promote healing. These groups focus on connecting participants with their outer and inner resources and strength. We all tend to focus on the problem and often overlook resources already present. The groups are experiential and educational giving women the understanding and tools to establish a sense of control and stability which are fundamental for trauma resolution.
The program includes four major components.
1. Learning simple mindfulness practices
2. Somatic body centered exercises
3. Education about the biology of trauma
5. Creative arts process to ground experiences and encourage further insights.
What people have said about the last workshop:
"I have learned so much from our excellent tutor, Claudia. It is never too late to repair the damage done in our childhood , is something I have now learned through attending this great group of women."
"It has supported me to move forward in my life by integrating many loose ends. Trough resolving ideas, thought patterns etc that I have outgrown or come to realise tha they don't help and support me and installing new one's that support growth."
"Claudia is a very gentle, caring and insightful facilitator. She is kind, aware, hugely knowledgeable and has a very loving and healing energy. I feel very fotuneate to have attended this art therapy group. Thank you."
"I was always too fearful of revisiting my childhood. Through the Art Therapy sessions I learned how to open that tightly closed box of a very frightening childhood."
The group is facilitated by Qualified Arts Therapist Claudia Gyr and run at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre. Please contact Michelle Walter to make a referral or women may contact the WRS directly on 6684 4299.
This is the fourth year of running this popular one day workshop "An introduction to Art Therapy" at the Byron Community College.
Participants will gain a basic understanding of the principles of Arts Therapy and its uses in different contexts. We will engage in some simple examples of experiential, interactive processes to give you a little taste of different approaches in the field of Arts Therapy.
Course Name: ARTS THERAPY – AN INTRODUCTION
Course Code: 14WL011
Day: Sat
Date: 15/3/2014 to 15/3/2014
Time: 10 am to 3 pm
Venue: MULLUM CAMPUS ROOM 3
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Doesn't register with this gang of international meddlers any more than the fate of Christianity in Iraq did with the last bunch.
Isolationism looks better and better every day.
And all this time the Muzzies thought that it was the capitalists who were out to get them. LOL! It's the communists,STUPID!
Not that Syria has a great reputation, but the current administration seems to want to run the table and destabilize every somewhat sturdy middle east regime.
Decades of thoughtful and tenous US diplomacy, foreign aid, triangulation and intervention going out the window in a couple of years of amateurs in power.
Pssst! Barak! Did you know that Syria has a military alliance with Russia? How do you plan on military action without triggering a Russian response? Think of that?
There are significant geopolitical implications on top of the fact the USA has NO DOG IN THIS HUNT.
Just like we have no interest in Afghanistan.
Except this time some powerful countries do have a stake in Syria...it's a cog in the Russian/Turk/Israeli/Greek/Cyprus conundrum.
We can only find bad things there.
There no oil. It doesn't sit at the nexus of any geopolitical interest of the USA.
We have gone over a cliff and Obama is laughing as he floors it.
Susan Rice is a Communist agitator.
She's doing the job Obama wants her to do: removing secular dictators and replacing them with Muslim fanatics.
So they burn down all the churches and kill the Christians? There's too many Christians in the world anyway, Obama sez . . . .
Besides just for fun,, why would we send the US military there? Is there any corner of earth not deemed as a critical national interest?
What in Syria is worth ONE American soldiers death? We either wind up with the current dictator, or install a new dictator. An America friendly government is not an option.
Yeah, that's intimidating.
Assad glibly responded, "So are Obama's days in office."
There is nothing that the United States or the EU can do but watch as Iranian troops and personnel bolster the Syrian troops
Obama says "step down so the Muslim Brotherhood can takeover".
I thought I read a thread where Syrian Christians
were siding with Assad.
This could get complicated.
I thought I read a thread where Syrian Christians
were siding with Assad.
This could get complicated.
Sorry for the double post, I'm on a wifi set up
and it doesn't always respond quickly.
I don't think we should get involved militarily, but I do think we have a dog in this fight.
If Iran loses its hold over Syria, that's a very good thing for the region. It could be the only 'not really bad' thing in the ME during Obama.
I heard someone with relatives in Syria call the Michael Savage show, saying that the Syrian Christians and Jews were on Assad's side.
It's the Islamofascists that are the opposition ... The Won's people.
Christaians consist of 10 percent of the population in Syria.They have been there since the 5th century. It is the largest Greek Orthodox Antioch denomination.Syrian Christians have their own courts that deal with civil cases like marriage, divorce and inheritance based on Bible teachings.They support Assad because they know what happened to Christians in Egypt by the hands of Conservative Sunnis.Also, Christians are represented in the opposition, and loyalty to the government is often driven more by fear than fervor.
That she is - also, wasn't it her blabbering about the 'right to return' nonsense?
I was kind of hoping assad would say something similar to obama.
Assad is part of the Alawite minority so his regime is neccessarily secular. His opponents are the same Muslim Brotherhood Islamist dogs that his uncle butchered back in the 80s. The Christians know their only hope for survival is to stick with Assad.
Is this what Obama said to Assad, or what Assad said to Obama?
Well, hey, look how well regime change in Libya and Egypt has worked out.
That's right - keep trying to impose American cultural standards on the Middle East; we're not quite at World War III yet, but we can certainly get there under Obama's guidance.
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The CKFR Board of Fire Commissioners approved a motion at the regularly scheduled meeting August 13 to continue exploring what it will take to create a regional fire authority that could include CKFR, SKFR and BFD. Three of the five CKFR Fire Commissioners approved the motion with one abstention and one absence, according to a news release.
At this point, we are not recommending combining the fire jurisdictions, rather we are recommending further exploration into the issues that need to be addressed to make a future merger successful, said CKFR Fire Chief Ken Burdette.
Emergency Services Consulting inc. (ESCi) presented a report to Bremerton City Council June 27 that recommended the merging of the three fire agencies.
Robert Merritt, project manager for ESCi, presented a brief overview of the 234-page feasibility study, giving his recommendation to fully integrate the three agencies. BFD, CKFR and SKFR regularly cooperate with one another and a full integration is the best option, according to Merritt.
Kitsap County is literally light years ahead in Washington, Merritt said. Theres a lot of cooperative things already going on.
CKFR Firefighter Rick ORourke, vice president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Kitsap County, IAFF Local 2819, told CKFR Fire Commissioners at the August 13 meeting that Local 2819 unanimously supports continued exploration of the ESCi recommendations, according to a news release.
CKFR, SKFR and BFD support hundreds of thousands of people. At this time, the SKFR Board of Fire Commissioners also has approved a motion to continue exploring a possible merger of the fire agencies. BFD has not made a recommendation and the Bremerton City Council has not yet voted on the issue.
CKFR originally formed after a series of mergers between fire departments and Burdette said merging CKFR, SKFR and BFD could be beneficial for the fire agencies and the community.
During his presentation in June, Merritt mentioned one challenge of full integration is that each fire agency has its own traditions and cultures, which could be lost when merged together.
There are certainly some challenges, Burdette said. We have some slightly different cultures and different ways of doing things.
If full integration of the three fire agencies is not chosen, Merritt and ESCi recommended integrating some operational delivery services or finding opportunities for cooperative efforts.
Burdette said merging CKFR, SKFR and BFD could save money in the long run, but it may be years before a final decision is made.
Once all jurisdictions make a decision, we will work to form a committee comprised of members from each respective department as outlined by the fire authority model, he said. It could be a couple years before we are ready to decide whether to take this issue before the voters.
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In this article we are going to show that Procter & Gamble stock is undervalued according to Buffett's owner earnings style analysis. Revenue is stable, the company has a long track record and large amounts of brand value, which creates a moat against shocks and instability.
P&G (NYSE:PG) has been paying a dividend for 122 consecutive years since its incorporation in 1890 and has increased its dividend for 56 consecutive years at an annual compound average rate of approximately 9.5%.
We believe the stock presently is a good income opportunity with a good margin of safety.
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The company sells consumer products in the segments of beauty, grooming, healthcare, fabric care/home care and baby/family care. It owns reputable and popular brands such as Duracell, Gillette, Oral-B and Pampers. It has significant international presence with the U.S. only being responsible for 35% of revenue.
The biggest strength the company has is its reputation for good products and good brands. That is a big asset on its balance sheet that does not show up in GAAP financials.
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We built an excel file with a FCF valuation model using Buffett's measure of "owner's earnings." Warren Buffett is known for being skeptical for conventional valuation models that rely on GAAP such as price-to-earnings ratio and the like. He defined one of his methods in the 1986 Letter to Shareholders:
These represent (A) reported earnings plus (B) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (C) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume....Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include plus - but do not subtract .
The assumptions made in the model were:
- Free cash flow (owner's earnings) were defined as Operating cashflow minus Capex minus plus Proceeds from Asset sales. Why not use the company's own methodology of operating cash flows minus capex?I believe this methodology would give a distorted picture because asset sales represent some kind of recovery value from old capex and M&A so it reduces the cost of those operations, it makes the free cash flow numbers more realistic (those proceeds are available to buyback stock and pay out as dividends).
- The company will have a growth period where it's free cash flow will grow by 8% for 20 years (against the historical 10.8% since 1992, that was as far back as I could get EDGAR data for) then slow to 5% into infinity. This represents a period of global growth followed by growth slowing to more sustainable levels and PG's earnings growing in line with world nominal GDP (5% is my projection for long-term world nominal GDP, which is a decline from the historical 7% over the last few decades).
- The company's required return is 8.5%. CAPM would suggest 2.86% + 0.23 (10%-2.86%) = 4.5% but I believe that is too low given the history of M&A of this company (since 1992 M&A cashflows have been almost 30% of operating cashflows, they like to buy others out) plus its liabilities-to-equity ratio is also significant (more than 1). The fact that the company engages in so much M&A is a concern because M&A is a major way in which shareholder value gets destroyed and wasted (just look at HPQ). One can use a higher or lower required return in the excel file if one disagrees with these assumptions.
- I decreased the free cash flow by 20% as a starting value in the valuation to take into account for cashflows that are not available to shareholders due to costs such as non-recurring losses, litigation, restructuring costs, and other non-operating costs, etc. This is in line with Buffett's skepticism that measures are often too high due to a lack of subtractions and it provides a margin of safety against unexpected costs and cash charges.
Plugging these assumptions in the Excel file and calculating the fair value for the stock (through present value of future cash flows), we arrived at a stock price of $115 per share. But the issue with owner's earnings is that you don't really own the company and thus have no control over what the free cash flow is used for, the timing and size of dividends, buybacks etc. The control premium of a business is usually valued at 20%-30% in the U.S., if we decrease the fair value by 25% we reach the fair value of $86.48 per share, which would represent a 24.62% increase from current levels.
The stock currently has a owner earnings yield of 6.3%. If the stock were to close that valuation gap over the next 10 years, stock investors can expect returns (including dividends) of almost 10% a year, likely more if our assumptions prove too conservative.
PG stock is undervalued according to a conservative model based on Buffett's owner's earnings methodology. It has a 3.3% dividend yield plus a long track record of dividend increases along with stable business operations. The international diversification provides further protection against shocks. We believe the stock represents a safe income opportunity for anyone with a long horizon who won't panic due short-term factors hitting the headlines, especially when compared with alternative investments in long duration fixed income in the U.S.
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You don't protect my freedom: Our childish insistence on calling soldiers heroes deadens real democracy [more inside]
"Never, ever let anybody use your gender as an excuse."
"Women get flustered under fire. They're too fragile, too emotional. They lack the ferocity required to take a life. They can't handle pain. They're a distraction, a threat to cohesion, a provocative tease to close-quartered men. These are the sort of myths you hear from people who oppose the U.S. military's evolving new rules about women in combat. But for women who have already been in combat, who have earned medals fighting alongside men, the war stories they tell don't sound a thing like myths" [more inside]
"As the hymn says, you can lay your burden down."
The Things They Leave Behind. "When the Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened 30 years ago, something unexpected happened: People started leaving things at the wall. One veteran has spent decades cataloging the letters, mementos, and other artifacts of loss — all 400,000 of them." (Via.) [more inside]
Trying to "out-terrorize the terrorists"
Soldiers involved in the "Collateral Murder" video have come forward to tell their story. [more inside]
to export violence to the four corners of the globe
Now here's an interesting story. And well worth the read. It mentions some disturbing facts - he reloads and starts shooting again - but is still sympathetic to our hero. Of course if you compare it with this... "nothing to see here folks, keep moving right along!" Oh, and is "frought" a word?
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Labor Day's forgotten ones. "...there is one class of workers who are largely ignored during Labor Day celebrations, even as our country remains at war on multiple fronts: members of the U.S. armed forces."
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Suffering knows no boundaries, no ideology.
Adopt-a-Pagan-Soldier - No pagans in foxholes? Think again! Meanwhile, the Adopt-a-Soldier movement gains momentum. Heed this well, opponents of the ongoing invasion (or liberation) of Iraq: US troops did not engineer the plan for a "Pax Americana" which underlies the US action in Iraq. No, they were pulled away from their families and their jobs, and lack basic necessities: such as SPF-30 sunscreen, and chapstick. Send them a care package. And while you are at it, why not donate to the UN Refugee Fund set up to cope with an expected 1 millon or so refugees, and a possible humanitarian disaster, in Iraq?
Actors hired to heckle US troops in mock Arab town
Actors hired to heckle US troops in mock Arab town The military is taking pains to prepare naive recruits for the reality of their dirty work, and at the same time diminish the regard for native populations. Oh, people whining about being attacked is so routine. Don't they know we're trying to liberate them?
Four Canadian soldiers killed, 8 injured in friendly fire accident.
Four Canadian soldiers killed, 8 injured in friendly fire accident. The first Canadian soldiers killed in a combat zone since the Korean War 50 years ago were hit by laser guided bombs from a U.S. national guard F-16 fighter-bomber. Damn it...
Gay, lesbian troops can serve openly -- for now
Gay, lesbian troops can serve openly -- for now "First, gays and lesbians would be allowed to serve during any war, just as they do now, as long as they remain in compliance with the homosexual conduct policy," said Maj. James P. Cassella of the assistant secretary of defense for public affairs' office."
Sorry we've treated you so crappy, but, uh, we need you to serve now. Of course, when we don't need you any more, you'll be discharged because you're gay.
Sorry we've treated you so crappy, but, uh, we need you to serve now. Of course, when we don't need you any more, you'll be discharged because you're gay.
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Supermodel and TV presenter Rachael Finch opens new David Jones store at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, Brisbane
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- May 01, 2014
ALL Rachael Finch wants for Mother's Day on Sunday week is a real kiss from her daughter.
The TV personality's seven-month-old, Violet, is still trying to master the affectionate gesture.
"She's discovering her eyes and lips and what she can do with her body so it would be lovely to get a real kiss," Finch said.
The former Miss Universe Australia has settled into motherhood and has never been happier.
"It's the best thing in the world. It's indescribable," she said. "As cliched as it sounds, it gives you a new lease on life."
The 25-year-old is in Brisbane to open the David Jones store at Indooroopilly today and catch up with her own mum, Colleen Zablocki.
"I've brought Violet with me and my mum flew down (from Townsville) to meet me in Brisbane," Finch said.
"We don't get to spend that much time together so it's great to be able to enjoy some mother-daughter time."
The three are staying in the one hotel room and will attend today's official David Jones opening together at 9am before indulging in a little retail therapy.
"I will definitely be looking in the children's wear section. That tends to be where I spend my time these days," Finch said.
"Coming up to Mother's Day, it'll be nice to get something for Mum as well."
But she doesn't plan on ignoring her own shopping needs.
"I will hit the changing rooms for me and then I'll wheel the pram over to the children's section."
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Not Sampson. You see, barely three years ago, Sampson was fighting for his country – and fighting for his life, basically – in Iraq.
"It's one of those things, you never know when it's your last day," Sampson said.
Sampson, 25, spent more than four years in the Army. He wound up in Iraq for 14 months in 2007-08, servicing vehicles and picking up dead bodies while dodging bullets and bombs in weather conditions that ranged from 120-degree heat and dust storms in the summer to snow and freezing temperatures in the winter.
"It's tough," he said softly.
Sampson, a 6-foot-4, 303-pound defensive tackle, is shaking off the rust while playing football for the first time since his senior year of high school in North Carolina in 2003. He's listed as a junior, but Sampson said he never made it past the practice field while failing to gain academic eligibility at NCAA Division II Winston-Salem (N.C.) State during the 2004-05 seasons.
"I didn't have any focus at all … I'm a lot more mature now," Sampson said.
After finishing his Army duty last August at Fort Lewis outside Tacoma, Sampson decided to return to school and play football. He visited Washington and WSU, then decided to walk on with the Cougars during unofficial summer drills.
"I just love what Coach (Paul) Wulff stands for," Sampson said, "and some of the stuff that the coaching staff believes in, I totally agree with.
"I love the drive and the purpose here. I feel as though I can be more of an asset here. Whether I'm a first-stringer or the fifth-stringer, it doesn't matter. I think I'm going to be an asset here."
Sampson said his desire to resume playing football helped cement his pending divorce ("She wasn't supportive"). Sampson said it's "real tough" being away from his 4-year-old daughter, but he's determined to make the best of his second chance at college football.
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While NHL teams make the bulk of their major roster decisions in the offseason, the right midseason adjustment can put a great team over the top. Which was the most important addition made by each of the eight remaining postseason teams this year?
Several clubs made some major last-minute moves at the trade deadline, a couple made only some minor adjustments, and a few essentially stood pat.
I've identified the top midseason addition for each remaining playoff team, including AHL call-ups, early trades and deadline-day pickups. Using a variety of analytics, each player's role was established, including how effectively they've been playing it and the overall impact it has had on their teams.
In the end, the single most important addition was identified for each remaining team, and then ranked based on the overall impact he has had so far and is projected to have the rest of the way.
Whether you agree or disagree, be sure to weigh in on any players that were overlooked or that you may have ranked differently. Let's begin!
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One party system: What total Republican control of a state really means
The U.S. Constitution gives the states almost total control over how Americans live and vote. Republicans appear to have grasped the importance of this, but most Democrats have not. Since losing the White House and Congress in 2008, the GOP has focused time, money and talent on gaining control of state governments.
Republicans talk about inequality. But how serious are they?
President Barack Obama is laying down his marker Tuesday with his State of the Union Address. He told a closed-door meeting of Senate Democrats last week, "I'm not going to spend the next two years on defense. I'm going to play offense."


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Given Ukraine's location, the country's situation obviously will impact Brent more than WTI; meanwhile, WTI's losses are limited after U.S. government data yesterday showed crude supplies at Cushing, Okla., declining to a four-month low.
Phillips 66 (PSX -2.8%) has dropped 3.5% YTD, while Delek US (DK -5.3%) has plunged 17%, Valero (VLO -4.3%) has slipped 3.8%, Holly Frontier (HFC -3.1%) has fallen 8.2% and Marathon Petroleum (MPC -4.4%) is off 8.5% in 2014.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- For the first three games of Olympic qualifying, the U.S. women's national team was otherworldly. With an Olympic berth on the line in a semifinal against Costa Rica, the Americans' play was average, but that was still good enough for them to prevail 3-0 and book their ticket to London.
Tobin Heath opened the scoring early in the first half Friday, and Carli Lloyd put the game away with a thunderous blast midway through the second. Alex Morgan capped the scoring in the 89th minute, converting from her own rebound. The U.S. also owed a debt of gratitude to goalkeeper Hope Solo, who came up with a critical save midway through the first half to preserve the victory.
"Costa Rica came out and played hard," said U.S. head coach Pia Sundhage. "But they also played well and smart. Eventually, we had three goals, and despite the first goal coming quickly, we struggled a little bit. It became an emotional game, more so than a tactical game I think. But I have to give say I give credit to the players. The players coming off the bench again changed [the game] a little bit, and we are going to London."
The U.S. had outscored its opponents 31-0 in its first three games, and in the 16th minute, it looked like the same script was about to unfold. Situated at the far post, Shannon Boxx nodded Lauren Cheney's corner kick back across goal, and Costa Rica goalkeeper Erika Miranda could only get a touch on the ball, allowing Heath to nod the ball home.
But already there had been warning signs. The U.S. passing had been ragged from the start, especially out of the back. And rather than crumbling, Costa Rica proceeded to raise its game and go on the offensive. A rudimentary free kick over the top caught the U.S. defense napping in the 25th minute, springing Raquel Rodriguez on the clear breakaway, but Solo charged aggressively off her line to save the Costa Rican attempt from point-blank range.
Costa Rica came even closer two minutes later when Carol Sanchez's long-range blast from 40 yards struck the crossbar and was eventually cleared to safety.
"It was almost as if after we scored that first goal, no one wanted to get stuck into a tackle," said U.S. forward Abby Wambach. "We were kind of playing a little bit soft."
For the rest of the half, the U.S. never established an attacking rhythm, as the team was incapable of stringing together more than a few passes. Credit is due the Costa Rica defense, which was much more aggressive in closing down the U.S. wingers and was stronger in the air than it had been during the last group-stage game, a 5-1 mauling at the hands of Canada.
"I think we were just off," said captain Christine Rampone. "I don't think we matched their mentality that they came with. They came at us really hard defensively, and put us under pressure. And I don't think we were moving the ball as quick as we were the last two games."
The Americans' play improved after halftime with the U.S. taking better care of the ball, but the clinching goal remained elusive. Wambach went close in the 53rd minute when her volley of Kelley O'Hara's cross went just wide. Lloyd twice went close from free kicks outside the box.
Sundhage brought on Morgan for Heath, and the move allowed the U.S. to finally break through in the 72nd minute. A nice exchange of passes between Cheney and Morgan resulted in Wambach getting a clear look at goal. Her looping, deflected shot was cleared off the line by Daniela Cruz, but Lloyd was there to collect the loose ball and fire it home past a despairing Miranda.
"We wanted to play like Americans play," Wambach said. "Get stuck into a tackle, make something happen. Luckily, Carli made something happen."
Morgan then added an insurance tally in the 89th minute, scoring after a long solo run. The goal capped off a fine evening for the substitute, one that came courtesy of a motivational nudge from Sundhage.
"I talked to Morgan, and I asked her how she felt when Sydney Leroux came into [the last] game and she didn't," Sundhage said. "[Morgan] has played in the World Cup and done very well. This is a very competitive team, and she looked at me, and I wanted an honest answer. She said, 'I don't think you want that answer.' I said, 'Great.' That tells you a little bit about how badly she wants to play."
It's a scoreline that ended up flattering the U.S., but no matter. This was a match in which the result was all that counted. The Americans now have six months to fine-tune their game, and based on this result, Sundhage should have no shortage of things on which to work.
But for now, the Americans can celebrate.
Player ratings: (1-10; 10 = best)
G Hope Solo, 8 -- Came up huge when it mattered most, stuffing Rodriguez's breakaway attempt. Was also confident in the air when dealing with opposition crosses.
D Amy LePeilbet, 4 -- Cut out some dangerous through passes, but was very shaky on the ball.
D Christie Rampone, 5.5 -- Not anywhere near her usual standard, especially in terms of her distribution. Tightened things up considerably in the second half.
D Rachel Buehler, 3.5 -- The weakest link. Too often her clearances and passes went straight to the opposition. Was also caught napping in the run-up to Rodriguez's breakaway in the 25th minute. Perked up in the second half when the U.S had more possession.
D Kelley O'Hara, 6 -- Was thrown into the deep end in an unfamiliar position and held up decently. Did what she could to help the attack.
M Carli Lloyd, 6 -- Was caught in possession too often in the first half, and didn't move the ball fast enough. Her play improved after halftime, and she got a deserved goal that iced the contest.
M Shannon Boxx, 4 -- Deserves praise for keeping the play alive on Heath's goal, but struggled mightily with even basic passes. Her game improved a bit in the second half.
M Tobin Heath, 5 -- Was well-positioned to head home the U.S. goal, but was far too predictable in the first half when she got the ball out wide, preferring to cut inside almost every time. Had more success when she mixed things up.
M Lauren Cheney, 6.5 -- The best starter in the field for the U.S., although she was by no means perfect. She was active in seeking out the ball and was aggressive while on it.
M Heather O'Reilly, 5 -- Seemed off her game, in that her crosses rarely found their intended target. Put in her usual shift on defense.
F Abby Wambach, 5.5 -- Seemed out of sorts, but she was also starved of service for much of the night. That changed with Morgan's introduction, and Wambach was much more effective thereafter.
F Alex Morgan, 7 -- Helped get the U.S. over the finish line, bringing a jolt of energy to the U.S. attack, as her pace stretched the Costa Rica defense. Her presence also resulted in Wambach getting the ball in better positions. Her late goal seemed a fair reward for an impactful 27 minutes.
M Amy Rodriguez, 6 -- Was tidy in possession and kept the U.S. attack going.
M Megan Rapinoe, 6 -- It's difficult to determine why Rapinoe has fallen out of favor, but once again, she looked fairly sharp as a substitute.
Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national teams for ESPN.com. He is also the author of "Soccer's Most Wanted II: The Top 10 Book of More Glorious Goals, Superb Saves and Fantastic Free-Kicks." He can be reached at email@example.com.