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For Britvic's head of legal and estates Sharon Harris, protecting the health of the brand of the soft drinks giant is integral to the overall health of the company.
"Our role is about creating brands that people love," says Harris. "And we love our brands as much as our customers do."
A milestone event in Harris's four-year love affair with the Britvic brand was the company's IPO in January this year.
"I hadn't gone through an IPO before and it was a great challenge," says Harris. "But it was also business as normal: as far as we're concerned, we're there to create and build great brands."
However, Harris reveals that the float was the first time the company had used Linklaters. Harris picked Linklaters as her firm of choice following a beauty parade after meeting London corporate partner Stuart Bedford.
Harris was impressed with Bedford, calling him an "excellent lawyer and personality".
Following its flotation, Britvic faces greater disclosure, compliance and regulatory issues. Harris says this has required an extensive programme of educating employees, involving not only the usual presentations to staff and documents on the intranet, but also extensive follow-up.
This constituted extensive meetings with the company's numerous managers to establish understanding and ensure that new procedures have been implemented smoothly.
"But it was more than just a case of getting managers to know what to do or what not to do," Harris adds. "It was about getting them to consider the issues in the first place and to know who to turn to and ask before doing something."
While Linklaters is the company's go-to firm for major corporate instructions, Eversheds is the firm Harris turns to for other outsourced work, including property.
Harris explains: "I very much see the two firms as partners; they're required to work together."
Eversheds' Britvic relationship partner is London corporate partner Aleen Gulvanessian, and as an example of the interaction the company requires from its external advisers, Harris points out that Eversheds supported Linklaters on due diligence work as part of the IPO. It is a situation that works well for Harris and she has been happy with the results.
However, external spend is small, coming to an average of less than £150,000 a year. "Our drive is to do as much as possible in-house," Harris says. "Very little day-to-day work is sent out at all."
Harris is assisted in this by in-house IP specialist Jennifer Bryant, who joined from Bird & Bird two years ago and competition specialist Laura Montana from Simmons & Simmons, who joined at the same time. Also on the team is Luanne Still, who joined from Suttons in 2002. But although the three lawyers have individual specialisms, Harris says: "Anyone that's going to work in-house in a small team has to be able to handle anything."
Quizzed on the rumoured Permira takeover bid in October, Harris is dismissive. "The media put two and two together to make five," she states. "The rumoured bid was no more than a chimera. I was told formally [by company bosses] that it was a non-issue."
While the spectre of M&A remains a possibility, for now Harris and her team remain focused on the core issues central to Britvic and its success: understanding the corporate and individual product brands, and keeping them at the forefront of the country's drinks fridges.
Sharon Harris
Head of legal and estates
|Food and beverage
|Legal spend
|Head of legal and estates
|Sharon Harris
|Reporting to
|Company secretary John Price
|Legal capability
|Main law firms
|Eversheds, Linklaters
|Sharon Harris's CV
Education: 1987-1990 – King's College, University of London, LLB; 1990-91 – College of Law, Chester
Work history: 1991-93 – trainee, Norton Rose; 1993-94 – assistant counsel, Amstrad; 1995-97 – assistant counsel, AstraZeneca; 1997-98 – assistant solicitor, Simmon & Simmons; 1998-2002 – assistant counsel, Merial; 2002 – head of legal and estates, Britvic


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|OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 PCI-E Solid State Drive
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|Monday, 15 August 2011
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OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 Conclusion
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SandForce SSDs have taken the market by storm, which has helped companies like OCZ to expand their reach deep into the high-performance storage hardware segment. The OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 firmly places test-proven SandForce solid state drive technology onto an extremely fast PCI-Express interface, capable of delivering unmatched operational performance and flash component durability. The OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 PCI-Express SSD combines four powerful SandForce SF-2281 controllers to 25nm Micron-Intel NAND flash using their proprietary SuperScale technology.
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The 480GB retail kit (model RVD3X2-FHPX4-480G) that OCZ sent to us for testing is advertised to deliver 200,000 maximum combined IOPS. By using an OCZ-provided configuration optimized with dual workers on two managers each set to a queue depth of 64 outstanding I/O's per target, our own Iometer operational performance tests measured 226,470 combined IOPS performance... again surpassing OCZ's own suggested maximum performance specification. Comparing performance with 4K 32QD tests with AS-SSD and CrystalDiskMark, the OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 PCI-E SSD topped our charts by swiftly overtaking the original RevoDrive X2 to became the new leader for high-performance consumer storage devices. With the results we've received in our tests, professionals dependent on efficient productivity can expect extremely high operational performance and storage functionality from demanding applications and extreme I/O environments.
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- SCSI architecture prohibits TRIM with Windows OS
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Not that it's of any real importance but would be interested to know just how quickly this could boot into Win7.
In which case, hot # that's fast.
(550MB/sec) ... windows 7 64 boots in around 24seconds
(ASUS Rampage III Extreme & Intel Core I7 980x at 4GHz)
Also bought several X2 series for my workstations at office, they
do almost the same startup times for windows - dont think it will get
any faster than this but hey - getting my fist coffe takes longer
than 24secs so i dont care!
for that sort of money I could buy 4x 120GB SSD's + an x4 PCIe SAS/SATA6Gbps raid controller for $1,866.07 and I'd still have plenty of money left over for a really descent PC to put it in
I don't know how much they will charge you for shipping it to New Zealand:P
but this is a minus "- SCSI architecture prohibits TRIM with Windows OS"
why even mention the + if it doesn't work
However, in this article, I wonder which SATA controller would throw up 3 or 6 GB/s...it's 3 or 6 Gb/s afaik. On the other hand, the 8 GB/s of an 8x v2.0 PCI-x are more or less enough for those beasts...
I do have a few OCZ 'Agility' and 'Solid' SSD's and I'm happy with their performance and prices.
I see OCZ as a good choice in SSD technology.

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Faculty Affairs Committee
Date: 12-13-07
Present: Stacey Parker Aronson, Bart Finzel, Tom Mahoney, Argie Manolis, Alex Murphy, Pam Solvie, Timna Wyckoff
The meeting was called to order at 11:00 a.m.
Sarah Mattson, the Director of Human Resources, requested our input on the following position description for a Wellness Coach. She sent to Aronson the following e-mail:
I (Sarah Mattson) have received notice from UMTC Wellness Program that they are willing to fund a 1/2 time Wellness Coach for the Morris Campus, plus a budget, for this position. UMD has a comparable position.
This is a Temporary (Posted) Position for one year, with duties of providing unbiased up-to-date health information to assist individuals with the development of a personalized wellness plan to effectively change behavior. The coach will assess the interests and needs of the individual, share the program options and resources available, and help to set realistic goals. The primary focus is to counsel and guide the individual through their healthy living choices in order to be a more active and informed participant in the healthcare process. We are considering having this position assist Crookston with some of their programming - they have not become as involved as we have at this point. This is reasonable to me and fits with the strategic plan (to share resources).
As chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee I wondered if you had any comments or concerns about moving ahead with this position. Please let me know your thoughts.
Finzel explained to the committee members that when we split from the state health plan, the intention was to bring in a Wellness Coach to serve the needs of faculty and staff. After discussing the position description, the members divised a number of questions Aronson then forwarded on to Mattson. The questions are as follows:
Here is a description of the Faculty Affairs Committee as stated in the revised Constitution.
Section 4. Faculty Affairs Committee
The Faculty Affairs Committee consists of eight members, including four faculty (one from each academic division), the UMM representative to the Senate Committee on Faculty Affairs, one P&A staff member, one student, and one ex officio, non-voting member, the chair of the Commission on Women.
The Faculty Affairs Committee develops, reviews and recommends policies and procedures that influence the professional and personal welfare of the faculty and P&A staff and recommends improvements in the design and implementation of personnel policies, including such matters as tenure and promotion, workload, salary and benefits, and hiring and retirement alternatives. It also monitors any legislation and other policies affecting faculty and P&A staff welfare and procedures.
When Aronson pointed out that Manolis's position had essentially disappeared from the membership, Manolis stated that she thought that her position— one at-large, non-tenure-track faculty member, who is eligible for assembly membership (defined as teaching at least one-third of a full faculty load)"—was very important and should not be eliminated.
Solvie wondered why there needed to be representation albeint ex officio-non-voting representation from the Commission on Women and how this met needs that we are not already addressing.
Wyckoff wondered if the Commission on Women chair sat on all Campus Assembly committees.
Finzel suggested that we look once again at the job classifications provided to us by Mattson.
When committee members wondered to whom we should address these concerns, Murphy said that he believed that the Executive Committee now had the Constitution revisions. Aronson sent these concerns to the Executive Committee as follows:
December 14, 2007
To: Executive Committee
From: Faculty Affairs Committee (Stacey Parker Aronson, chair)
Dear Paula,
There are two issues the members of the Faculty Affairs Committee wish me to bring to the attention of the Executive Committee.
(1) The committee members are concerned that the Faculty Affairs Committee will have no representation from what is termed in the original bylaws as "one at-large, non-tenure-track faculty member, who is eligible for assembly membership (defined as teaching at least one-third of a full faculty load)" under the new proposed Constitution. We feel strongly that non-tenure track faculty members need representation. We urge the Executive Committee to add this representative to the list of members for the Faculty Affairs Committee. Perhaps the designation "P&A staff member" could be broadened to included one P&A staff administrator and one P&A teaching staff member?
Conceived of in the fall of 2002, the Faculty Affairs Committee was originally approved at Campus Assembly on May 4, 2005. Given that the Faculty Affairs Committee ceases to be authorized at the end of next spring semester 2008 unless it is included in the new Constitution whose timeline is as yet uncertain, the Executive Committee asked the Faculty Affairs Committee to request reauthorization by the Campus Assembly. Several committee members expressed concern that to do so appeared too self-serving. We requested, instead, that the Executive Committee request our reauthorization on our behalf. We sent to the Executive Committee the following:
(2) The members of the Faculty Affairs Committee are not comfortable requesting reauthorization from the Campus Assembly, given that to do so appears too self-serving. We request, instead, that the Executive Committee request our reauthorization on our behalf. We are happy to help you draft the request but believe that it should come from the Executive Committee. Conceived of in the fall of 2002, the Faculty Affairs Committee was originally approved at Campus Assembly on May 4, 2005.
Here is some text you can perhaps use:
Since our inception, we have been engaged in a series of initiatives, as indicated below:
The meeting was adjounred at 11:45 a.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Stacey Parker Aronson
Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee


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LsFarm wrote:The '55 crown vic is a fairly rare one, it is one of 200 'production' Vics set up as factory hot-rods... The story goes that the new Chevy V8 was kicking Ford's butt in the HP race, the Ford 272 and 292 'Y' block wasn't cutting it in the 'Vic'. The Pikes Peak hill climb was the big manufacturer vs manufacturer competition event... and then 200 cars was the minimum to be a 'production model'.
So Ford made 200 Crown Vics with the 312 'Y' block engine, the 'Thunderbird' version. With a 4bbl carb, solid lifters, dual exhaust and 4.11 gears. Mine is a Fordomatic 3spd auto. It runs very strong, too strong for the tires, and non-posi rearend, it can light up the 'peg-leg' rear tire with ease..
Need to get it cleaned up and driven, sitting around does them no good.
The car in the left side of the first photo is this Crown Vic.
rberg, since you are close to Bangor, have you ever gone to Acadia Island [bar harbor] to the southwest side of the island to the 'Seal Cove Auto Museum' ? If not make a day of it ... it is one of the permier early auto collections open to the public. 6-7 Pierce arrows, Chadwicks, Packards, Marmons, RollsRoyce, Kissel, Stutz, and at least 40 early motorcycles too, Well worth spending a day and then get a Lobster 'shore lunch' at one of the lobster shacks.
Man I miss my flights up to Bar Harbor !!!
Greg L
The '55 my parents had must have been bought off the lot, as my father was very basic when it came to cars. He always favored Fords, the "55 had dual exhaust, which meant it must have had a four barrel carb. I don't know what engine was in it, but it had tinted glass also. I'd love to have that car today. I was around 3 years old when he traded it in, I remember riding to Verner-Cadby Ford in Verona, NJ in the '55 with my parents to pick up our new '63 Falcon Futura. I was pitching a fit, crying like a madman because I didn't want to say goodbye to the Fairlane. The only other memory is my parents talking about how there was almost no gas in the Falcon on the ride home.
I almost ended up with the Falcon years later but my father was insistent that I couldn't have it because I was 11! He gave it away. But I ended up with grandma's Falcon when I was 14. That was a big fight as well. What hell I put my poor parents through!
If I ever get around to it I have old slides with the Fairlane in the background, I'll have to scan them.
Needless to say, I really like '55 Fords, take care of it, Greg, and if you ever decide to sell it-call me first!


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Triennial: Numbers 16:20 – 17:24 (Etz Hayim, p. 863; Hertz p. 640)
Haftarah: 1 Samuel 11:14 – 12:22 (Etz Hayim, p. 877; Hertz p. 649)
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Rabbi Paul Drazen, Director
This portion tells the story of the great rebellion against Moses. Korach, who is from the tribe of Levi and a relative of Moses, leads the revolt, together with Dathan and Abiram of the tribe of Reuben. It is likely that Korach's complaints dealt more with religious leadership while those of the tribe of Reuben dealt with political leadership. The rebels confront Moses and Aaron saying, "You have gone too far. All of the community is holy." Moses tells the rebels to appear the next morning with fire pans. Then, he says, God will show them whom He has chosen.
The rebels appear before Moses the next morning. Moses says that if the men die a normal death, then he, Moses, will prove not to be representing God. When he finishes speaking, the earth opens up and swallows Korach, his followers, and all their households. A fire comes from heaven and consumes the 250 men who followed the rebels by offering incense. The deaths lead to a major rebellion against Moses by the people Israel. God becomes angry and starts a plague, until Aaron, standing between the living and the dead, puts a stop to it.
Moses decides to bring a test to prove who is to be the religious leader. Twelve chieftains from 12 tribes each brings a staff and deposits it in the Tent of Meeting. In the morning Aaron's staff has blossomed and sprouted almonds. The rebellion finally ends as Aaron's religious leadership is publicly confirmed.
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The Survivors of the Chancellor HTML version
Examination Of The Hold
NOVEMBER 15 to 20. -- The examination of the hold has at last been made. Among the
first things that were found was the case of picrate, perfectly intact, having neither been
injured by the water, nor of course reached by the flames. Why it was not at once pitched
into the sea I cannot say; but it was merely conveyed to the extremity of the island, and
there it remains.
While they were below, Curtis and Dowlas made them- selves acquainted with the full
extent of the mischief that had been done by the conflagration. They found that the deck
and the cross-beams that supported it had been much less injured than they expected, and
the thick, heavy planks had only been scorched very superficially. But the action of the
fire on the flanks of the ship had been of a much more serious character; a long portion of
the inside boarding had been burned away, and the very ribs of the vessel were con-
siderably damaged; the oakum caulkings had all started away from the butt-ends and
seams; so much so that it was little short of a miracle that the whole ship had not long
since gaped completely open.
The captain and the carpenter returned to the deck with anxious faces. Curtis lost no time
in assembling pas- sengers and crew, and announcing to them the facts of the case.
"My friends," he said, "I am here to tell you that the Chancellor has sustained far greater
injuries than we sus- pected, and that her hull is very seriously damaged. If we had been
stranded anywhere else than on a barren reef, that may at any time be overwhelmed by a
tempestuous sea, I should not have hesitated to take the ship to pieces, and con- struct a
smaller vessel that might have carried us safely to land; but I dare not run the risk of
remaining here. We are now 800 miles from the coast of Paramaribo, the nearest portion
of Dutch Guiana, and in ten or twelve days, if the weather should be favorable, I believe
we could reach the shore. What I now propose to do is to stop the leak by the best means
we can command, and make at once for the nearest port."
As no better plan seemed to suggest itself, Curtis's proposal was unanimously accepted.
Dowlas and his assistants im- mediately set to work to repair the charred frame-work of
the ribs, and to stop the leak; they took care thoroughly to calk from the outside all the
seams that were above low water mark; lower than that they were unable to work, and
had to content themselves with such repairs as they could effect in the interior. But after
all the pains there is no doubt the Chancellor is not fit for a long voyage, and would be
condemned as unseaworthy at any port at which we might put in.
To-day the 20th, Curtis having done all that human power could do to repair his ship,
determined to put her to sea.
Ever since the Chancellor had been relieved of her cargo, and of the water in her hold,
she had been able to float in the little natural basin into which she had been driven. The
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Accessories include a 6.3mm, gold-plated adapter jack and a sturdy "exoskeleton" clamshell carry case. The cardboard box that the M-100s come in also has added value; its external paper wrapping with pictures and info about the product can be discarded, and the M-100's crème-white outer cardboard box can be reused as a carrying case.
The M-100 includes a two-year warranty, and V-Moda will sell you a new pair of M-100s for half the current retail price should the headphones break after the warranty expires.
The M-100 fits the bill for a "crossover" headphone that appeals to audiophiles as well as V-Moda's core customers, who prize potent bass and dynamic impact. The headphones have a larger-than-average 50mm driver in each ear cup, so the M-100 's bass response is fuller and richer sounding than the M-80's, with improved punch and clarity to boot. The headphones also have superior dynamic impact that excels at all volume levels.
Comparing the M-100 with Sennheiser's newly released Momentum full-size headphone ($350), the M-100 again has the advantage with its warmer bass and midrange, but I should note that the Momentum's stereo imaging, midrange clarity, and treble detail outpaced the M-100's. The M-100's richer sonic flair will definitely click with some buyers, but the Momentum should have stronger appeal to audiophiles craving maximum resolution of fine detail.
Next up, I compared the M-100 with Beyerdynamic's new Custom One Pro headphones. They have a four-step adjustable bass tuning feature, and with the bass turned to the second-from-maximum setting, the M-100 couldn't keep up with the Beyerdynamic's bass punch and dynamic kicks. All of my listening tests up to this point were conducted with the headphones plugged into my iPod Classic.
I also watched a few movies on my desktop, with my FiiO E10 USB/DAC headphone amplifier and the M-100.
The M-100 performed even better with Eminem's "Live From New York City" concert's heavyweight sound than what I was getting from my iPod Classic -- the bass kicked harder and the stereo image felt broader with more 3D depth.
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text: THEN/NOW - ALONZO HIGHSMITH Highsmith finds alternate route to success in NFL Then and now [size=-1]By RICK HERRIN[/size] [size=-1]Star-Telegram Staff Writer[/size] Alonzo Highsmith has rekindled his football passion in a league that provided so much disappointment. Highsmith, a former Cowboys fullback from 1990-91, is in his seventh year as a college scout for the Green Bay Packers. Finding talent, such as Packers seventh-round pick Donald Driver, is now his reward, filling the gap left from his playing days. The former No. 3 overall pick of the 1987 draft had a career dogged by an injured left knee that never healed, preventing him from reaching his potential. Highsmith played six seasons and had seven knee surgeries before retiring and making an unusual post-career switch to professional boxing. Highsmith, 40, lives in the Houston area and has two sons following his footsteps playing varsity football. How do you reflect on your career that was wrecked by a bad knee? There is a lot of disappointment. My whole life was geared toward football and being successful. To me, I didn't fail at pro football, but because of injuries my career was cut short. I never got an opportunity to be what I could be as a pro football player. What lured you to NFL scouting? My passion is college scouting and finding talent. Nothing thrills me more than a seventh- or fourth-round draft pick turning out to be a great player. This was a natural fit for me, and I think I'm good at it. Is this an avenue to finally achieving some reward from the NFL? This is an opportunity to accomplish what I didn't accomplish in pro football -- like getting to the Super Bowl and helping build a team. I won't fail at this. I approach scouting like I did football. How hard was it for you in Dallas dealing with the knee injury? I couldn't run. I couldn't do anything. I think it hurt Coach [Jimmy] Johnson to watch me. He remembered what I once was. It hurt him as much as it hurt me. I wished I could have stayed healthy and been a part of Super Bowls, but those things just happen. What's your scouting report on your two sons -- A.J. Highsmith at Fort Bend Hightower and Brandon Thermilus at Flower Mound Marcus? A.J. [a quarterback] is smart, athletic and has a good arm. He is very accurate throwing the ball. He's still young and building the arm strength. Brandon is more of a natural running back than I was. I was a linebacker first and moved to running back. I think his best football is ahead of him. IN THE KNOW Alonzo Highsmith Position: Fullback Career: Houston Oilers, 1987-89; Cowboys, 1990-91; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1991-92. Highlights: No. 3 overall pick in the 1987 draft by Houston. ... Rushed for 1,195 yards and 7 TDs in career hampered by a knee injury. ... Starred for hometown Miami Hurricanes from 1983-86 and won a national championship in 1983. Age: 40 Residence: Missouri City Occupation: Green Bay Packers college scout (Southwest) Family: Wife Denise, sons A.J. Highsmith (14), Brandon Thermilus (17), daughter Jordan Highsmith (11). Notable: Was 27-1-1 as a professional heavyweight boxer after retiring from the NFL. ... Was waived in 1991 season by Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson, his former coach at Miami. ... High school teammate of Alabama coach Mike Shula.


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my wonderful fiance and i have been searching around thrift stores & antique shops for curious little things for our wedding.
we've found some cute things so far:
and we made the cutest little shortbread button cookies last night!
via: forty-sixth at grace.
the recipe was all in grams, so we had to do some not-so-accurate conversions.
my twin sister & fiance helped out.
they turned out so cute! we made blue, green, neutral, and multi-colored ones.
and yes, a daily outfit photo.
my official "cookie making" get-up.
i'll be updating this a lot more.
i'm officially done with xanga.
it's bittersweet, but time to move on.
goodbye xanga. hello blogspot.
(109 days.)


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Microsoft has two Expression Web Starter Kits that users can download to jumpstart their training on Expression Web.
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Both kits leverage ASP.Net 2.0 to demonstrate the power of Expression Web. FWIW, both starter kits also work in Microsoft Office Sharepoint Designer 2007.


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text: Obsession, in its many shades, has long been the keynote of Werner Herzog's career. From Dieter Denglerthe real-life hero of the documentary Little Dieter Needs To Flyto the wide-eyed monomaniacs played by Klaus Kinski, the typical Herzog protagonist is ruled by a single-minded drive, with all other concerns taking a backseat. Invincible, Herzog's first non-documentary film in some time, breaks with that pattern, offering a hero devoid of the obsession that consumes those around him. A historical figure who has become a subject of folklore, Zishe Breitbart lived as a shtetl blacksmith in Poland before he became a performing strongman in a Germany that was slowly giving itself over to the Nazis. Here, Breitbart is played by Jouko Ahola, a retired two-time World's Strongest Man titleholder from Finland, capable of lifting 900 pounds. The star of the film and the center of virtually every scene, Ahola gives a performance that's often touching in its unpracticed simplicity, and just as often distractingly flat due to his Arnold Schwarzenegger-esque emotional palette. Still, this is an extraordinary story uniquely suited to Herzog's abilities, and it eventually becomes easy to accept Ahola as a nearly mute witness to the obsessives around him, most immediately Tim Roth in a striking performance as Ahola's employer, a self-proclaimed master of the occult. Putting on a nightly show that's part burlesque, part circus, and part Nazi propaganda, Roth tailors his performances to his audience's fascist sympathies, dressing Ahola up as a blond strongman and delivering prophetic predictions of Hitler's rise to power with an unblinking gaze that defies anyone to deny his connection to the powers beyond. It's a scam, of course, driven by an unwavering desire for wealth that mirrors his audience's desire for power. Ahola's growing resistance to his employer (first onstage, then off) gives shape to an often aimless and ultimately disappointing film that nonetheless features no shortage of classic Herzog moments. Each time the focus shifts to the performance sequences, particularly those featuring Roth, the film finds an energy its other sections can't match, as if Herzog better understands those who obsess, for good or for ill, than those who try to stand in their way.


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Free events
There are more free events than ever at this year's Auckland Writers & Readers Festival. Director Anne O'Brien says the increase will add variety to the programme and, she hopes, encourage audiences to become part of the "festival community" across the weekend and enjoy a number of different formats and experiences. There are 20 free sessions in all, including nine reading events. Living magazine's books editor Nicky Pellegrino will chair a free panel discussion, Fifty Shades Of WTF, about the rise and rise of erotica, plus there will be a talk on book collecting and live book valuations - sort of like an Antiques Roadshow for books.
And, in partnership with the Auckland Theatre Company, three playwrights will write a play then perform it at one of the sessions.
Free poetry
Last year's issue of Best New Zealand Poems is now online. Published annually by Victoria University's Institute of Modern Letters, this selection was chosen by poet laureate Ian Wedde and is focused on works that have a tendency to "resist and thwart", he says.
Twelve years worth of collections are on the website victoria.ac.nz, making it a valuable resource of New Zealand writing. Some of the poetry is also available in audio form. Last year's edition includes works by Albert Wendt, Kate Camp, C.K. Stead and Siobhan Harvey.
Free money
Literary grants are up for grabs. Two CLNZ/NZSA research grants of $3500 are available for leither fiction or non-fiction writers, one of which includes a three-month fellowship at Wellington's Stout Centre. Forms can be downloaded from authors.org.nz and the deadline for applications is June 26. Last year, the grants went to Warkworth writer Kelly Ana Morey for a novella about Phar Lap, and Wellington writer David McGill for his biography of his great-grandfather, who became Mayor of Auckland.
Auckland Writers & Readers Festival runs from May 15-19. For the full programme go to writersfestival.co.nz


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Banks: Merrill Brings the Gloomby
This earnings season could be brutal for U.S. banks, the continuation of a banking crisis that could last for years. That's the implication of a new report from Merrill Lynch (MER) analysts, who say large regional banks could see 2008 and 2009 earnings per share nearly one-quarter below what analysts are now expecting. The banks in question include Bank of America (BAC); Fifth Third (FITB), which announced plans to raise $2 billion in capital this week; KeyCorp (KEY); National City (NCC); Regions Financial (RF); SunTrust (STI); U.S. Bancorp (USB); Wachovia (WB); and Wells Fargo (WFC). Several key points from this 54-page report, which is sending bank stocks plunging today: 1. It's all about credit quality. Banks' borrowers are having a harder time paying off loans "across nearly all consumer and commercial loan categories," the Merrill analysts, led by Edward Najarian, write. The worst credit quality will be in residential construction and home equity loans. Of those, the worst hit will be in areas hit hard by the housing slowdown, namely California, Florida, Arizona, Nevada and Michigan. Also, loans originated by brokers are in far worse shape than loans originated by the banks themselves. 2. "Bank stocks now appear to be in capitulation mode." The gloomy mood, risky credit, uncertain earnings, dividend cuts and capital raising have sent banks stock prices down more than a quarter in the past seven weeks, and could "trade below fair value in the near-term." 3. This earnings season will be rough. For large regional banks, Merrill is predicting median bank earnings in the second quarter of 18% below estimates. Wachovia and Bank of America could miss Wall Street expectations by the greatest percentage.
Last quarter, big banks benefited from profits from the initial public offering of Visa (V) (because they used to share ownership of the credit card network.) That revenue won't be boosting earnings this quarter. The other problems will be "higher net credit losses" and a greater need to build up reserves for future losses. Revenue trends, however, "will be solid," with strong commercial loan growth at most banks. 4. But the problem is long term. "We don't expect credit metrics to begin to recover until 2010." 5. Cash is still king. That's the conclusion of the Merrill analysts , who expect more rounds of capital-raising and dividend cuts, as banks need cash to prepare for loan losses. Merrill predicts dividend cuts and/or capital-raising at Bank of America, Regions Financial, SunTrust and Wachovia in the second half of the year. 6. Raising capital will get tougher. The problem with raising cash going forward, Merrill warns: Because stock prices have fallen so much since the beginning of the year, banks will have to issue more new shares to raise the same amount of money. This dilutes existing shareholders' stakes even more than previous capital-raising efforts. Recently, the stock markets reaction to new issuances has been brutal, often cutting prices 20% to 25% on the day they were announced. Some of my thoughts on the Merrill report:
It's tough to predict how bad credit quality will get. It's true that the full effects of a weak economy haven't yet shown up in credit measures. The housing market does seem worse than at any time in recent memory, but the job market, with an unemployment rate of 5.5%, isn't that bad compared to previous banking crises. The report notes that as banking stocks fall, "we should get closer to fully discounting the credit cycle in bank stock prices and commencing a sustainable price recovery." This reminds me that I heard a commentator say on TV this morning that he expects the financial sector to be a great investment in "three to five years." I'm all for a long-term investment horizon, but there are real dangers to making a long-term value bet on financials. A "sustainable price recovery" might have to wait for a long time, as other sectors could provide much better returns in the next few years. Also, even for long-term value investors, there is a big difference between a payoff in three years and a payoff in five years. If you think credit conditions are better than these Merrill analysts' assessments, banking stocks might be a great investment for you — if not now than later this year. But if these analysts are right, this sector will remain a no-man's land for quite a while. After all, why invest in financial stocks in 2009 if the recovery in credit conditions won't come until at least 2010? There are real dangers to being early, particularly if credit problems drag on even longer than expected.


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If you want to turbocharge your band's prospects, recruit Johnny Marr. It worked for Modest Mouse – it was the hiring of the former Smiths guitarist that gave them a US No 1 album – and it's working for the Cribs. Ignore the Ignorant, their first album with Morrissey's former sidekick, charted at No 8. Marr's vintage riffs have turned a middling indie trio into a more robust rock quartet. In return, the rejuvenated guitarist presumably gets to drink the Jarman brothers' blood – how else could the stick-thin axeman look more elegant than the much younger musicians around him?
The collaboration generates crowd scenes Marr will remember from his days with the Smiths, and several musical parallels – not least lyrics like "this town has got you down" – stop them if you've heard this one before. But Ryan Jarman (no Morrissey) – is a bit of a shouter. His bassist brother Gary is the more nuanced vocalist, and when he turns Last Year's Snow and Save Your Secrets into very lovely things, you want him to take the lead more often.
As it is, Ryan really doesn't have to make comments to encourage stagediving, and there's a sinking feeling as lager is hurled into the air to a soundtrack of bellowed, jerky anthems. Marr's cascading twangs sometimes feel wasted on their more workmanlike plodders, and the band need to express vulnerability and breadth more often if they're to extend their reach beyond the beery student crowd. It will be interesting to see where this collaboration goes, or where Marr will turn up next. One can't help wondering what Morrissey makes of it all.


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The Media of Capitalism: Money, Commodities, Labor
The course will consist of two parts. First, students will be expected to attend our bi-weekly meetings. A number of those meetings are reading sessions: we will discuss important contributions, both classic and contemporary, to the study of capitalism. This year, one reading session will focus on foundational texts about capitalism. In a series of other sessions, we will consider the dimensions that make up our theme – labor, commodities, and money. In the remaining sessions scholars interested in themes of political economy will present their works-in-progress. Active participation in these discussions is required, as is reading the main paper to be discussed and any background readings for these sessions. Students are also required to draft a one page document mapping out possible questions for discussion, to be submitted by email the night before the meeting. Students might also be asked to comment on another scholar's work.
Second, students are expected to complete an article-length piece of writing, based on original research and related to the theme of the course. To help guide such research, the instructors will meet periodically with students who are taking the course for credit. Students who take the seminar for credit are expected to develop a topic for their research on the following timeline. They should be ready to discuss their proposed topic in a meeting in mid-October and, by October 12, should plan to hand in a one-page proposal outlining their topic, its significance, and their proposed methodology. By November 23, participants will be expected to submit an extended research proposal (5 pages) that explains their research problem in some detail, discusses the relevant secondary literature, and lists the (locally accessible) primary sources they will consult. A first draft of your paper is due on March 8. The final draft of an article-length paper is due on April 23. The seminar includes opportunities for students interested in presenting their research to the wider group; students interested in this option are encouraged to check with the instructors during the fall semester.


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JOHN HUXLEY March 10, 2012
''We'll cope'' ... journey organiser Bob Lamond and his 1910 Brush. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Floods will test a team of veteran vehicle enthusiasts re-enacting a pioneering transcontinental car trip.
Spectators lined Parramatta Road. Sponsors threw parties in their city-centre showrooms. And the Herald acclaimed what it called a ''wonderful achievement by such a small piece of mechanism''.
Such was the excitement over the arrival in Sydney of a ''tiny runabout motor-car'', a 10-horsepower (7.4 kilowatts) Brush, driven by local mechanic S.R. ''Syd'' Ferguson, and guided by Francis Birtles and his ''lookout'', a terrier called Rex.
It was April 1912, and the two men and their dog had just completed the first crossing of Australia by car, from Fremantle to Sydney, a distance of 2600 miles, or about 4200 kilometres, in 28 days. Their effort eclipsed a trip of 3000 kilometres from Adelaide to Darwin four years earlier by Henry Dutton and Murray Aunger.
Driving on camel tracks and unmade roads from dawn to dusk, the Brush team fished and hunted for food, used ropes, pulleys and rubberised canvas sheets to extricate the topless Brush from bogs, and raced the wildlife.
Birtles, an ''overland adventurer'' who served in the Boer War with the irregular mounted infantry, clocked speeds of 24km/h for kangaroos, 40km/h for dingoes and 48km/h for emus. Blue-tongue lizards ''could probably manage one mile a day, if they are in a hurry'', Birtles said.
Birtles, the 1912 guide and navigator, had made several crossings of Australia by bicycle.
To the dismay of Ferguson, Birtles insisted on taking his bike in the tiny car, in case of emergencies. It was just one of several flashpoints between the two men, who by all accounts barely spoke to each other on the trip.
A century on, a cavalcade of Brushs are about to sweep across the continent again as the NSW branch of the Veteran Car Club of Australia re-enacts the historic crossing. Floods permitting, of course.
Next week, about 35 veteran cars and motorcycles, including several from Europe and North America, will line up at Government House in Perth for the start of an expedition to honour the ''forgotten heroes'' of 1912.
''Of course today the roads are 90 per cent better. But remember, the cars are 100 years older,'' expedition leader Bob Lamond, 76, of Mudgee, says. Mr Lamond will be co-driving his black Brush with friend Graham Donges.
His second, red Brush - a US car named after its maker - will be driven by son Craig. Sadly, a dog would be too troublesome, but Mr Lamond will have a mascot, a furry toy called Basil Brush, attached to one of the headlamps.
There are only a dozen or so Detroit-built Brush cars left in Australia. A rare, two-cylinder model, which originally cost $500, is now worth up to $75,000. It can do 75km/h ''going downhill with following wind'', Mr Lamond says.
The organisers expect two women motorcyclists to start (and finish): Katrin Bohner, from Germany, who rides a 1913 JAP, and Catrina Sargent, from Victoria, on a 1913 Royal Enfield.
Sydney-based Judie Stephens, another adventurer who is helping to organise the event, will be an occasional, sit-in driver.
Descendants of Birtles and Ferguson, whose contribution has often been overlooked, are also travelling with the expedition, which will raise funds for the McGrath Foundation (for breast cancer) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.
The 20-day trip takes drivers and riders through map dots and towns such as Southern Cross, Cockelbiddy, Kimba and Wilcannia, and is due to arrive at the Sydney GPO, like their fore-runners, on April 4. With roadside assistance, compulsory communications, plentiful signposting and 19 overnight stops, most of which will be taken in motels and hotels, the expedition should be cruisy compared to that of 1912.
But all participants are capable of servicing and repairing their car or bike, Mr Lamond says. ''Some are waiting for vehicles coming from overseas, but the rest are hard at work preparing for the trip across to Perth.''
And therein lies a snag, potentially of 1912 proportions. ''Looking across the route, there are floods everywhere, with real problems round Broken Hill and Wilcannia. Getting across will be a big adventure. But we'll cope.'' As the first of the rules for this year's expedition reads, ''Thou shalt have fun.''
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The oceanfront porch of this North Myrtle Beach vacation house is the perfect perch for a steaming cup of coffee while watching the sun climb skyward. It is equally perfect for long conversations, afternoon reading, and the simple joys of sea breezes, board games and the sounds of persnickety seagulls seeking out their next meal. There's a private walkway to stake your spot on the wide, sandy beach. Shoes not required. Absolute Heaven further justifies its name with its incomparable location.
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Directly on the beach just minutes from Old St. Augustine, this laid-back resort offers accommodations for up to four guests, plus an oceanfront swimming pool, on-site restaurant, and free Wi-Fi.
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It isn't New England but Florida that lays claim to the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the US. Founded by Spaniards as a military outpost, St. Augustine was settled more than 150 years before George Washington was even born. In Old St. Augustine, you'll find original Spanish-style houses, museums showcasing the area's evolution, and vast architectural achievements of the Flagler era. But just across the Bridge of Lions, the beaches of Anastasia Island remain as pristine as if they were discovered yesterday.
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The quality of writing has improved in almost every respect, according to one of the biggest studies of exam papers in the past decade.
In a challenge to claims that youngsters are incapable of stringing two sentences together, the most comprehensive comparison ever made of exam papers over the past 25 years has found that that writing ability of 16 year olds has never been higher.
'The quality of many features of writing by school leavers has improved over the past decade,' said Alf Massey, head of evaluation and validation at Cambridge Assessment, the department of Cambridge University which carried out the study.
However, the two-year study did find that today's teenagers are 10 times more likely to use non-standard English in written exams than in 1980, with even the most able pupils using colloquial words, informal phrases and text message symbols, such as 2 for 'too', m8 for 'mate' and u for 'you'.
'A wide range of phrases the examiners of 1980 would probably have frowned upon have become much more common, even among candidates awarded grades A* to C,' said Massey.
But today's teenagers are using far more complex sentence structures, a wider vocabulary and a more accurate use of capital letters, spelling and punctuation skills than in the past.
'Language classified as non-standard, though clearly growing, has remained a small proportion of the total of our written samples,' said Massey.
The study, by Europe's largest assessment agency, suggests that the downward trend in literacy which was marked throughout the Nineties has been reversed.
Using samples from thousands of English language examinations sat by 16-year-olds in 1980, 1993, 1994 and 2004, Massey compared students' general written ability to express themselves accurately and clearly, through a range of complex grammatical structures. He then took a closer look at vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure and grammatical adequacy.
'In some of these features, such as punctuation, improvements [in the 2004 papers] were very substantial,' he said, pointing to pupils who achieved a grade C in GCSEs taken last year despite having better vocabularies than those who scored a grade B in 1980.
'There are many ways to achieve a grade, but in this example, any tendency for vocabulary to become less impressive has been reversed with a vengeance,' said Massey.
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The term Sarvodaya denotes the spiritual and the material development
of not only the individual, but also the entire population. For this
purpose, Sarvodaya is committed to share labour, expertise and
resources. In 1958, a team of a few teachers and students of the Nalanda
College, Colombo, under the guidance and leadership of A.T. Ariyaratne,
then a teacher of that college, conducted a Shramadana (voluntary
service) camp at Kanatholuwa, which was then an impoverished and
marginalised hamlet in the Kurunegala district. This was the origin of
the massive people-oriented development movement now known as the `Sarvodaya
Movement' by the local as well as the international community.
Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne
Dr. Ariyaratne's relentless efforts in the field of development have
invariably been focused on elimination of poverty amongst the rural
masses through awakening of their latent capacities. His concept
envisions making the lives of the marginalised poor rural communities
more meaningful and sustainable by providing easy access to their basic
needs. Various programs and activities have been implemented in the past
to achieve this objective. Under his able leadership and guidance, many
programs have been conducted throughout the country for providing the
people with basic amenities and essential infrastructural facilities
such as lavatories, roads, schools and drinking water wells etc. These
programs had to be conducted within the limited resources available.
Steps had been taken in the past to provide educational facilities and a
nutritious meal to schoolchildren. Throughout this long period, the
focal objective of the operations based on his vision has been the
advancement of the human kind.
He is highly talented speaker who possesses ingenuinity for
addressing any gathering with eloquence and clarity so that every body
could easily comprehend the vital elements of his speech.
He cleverly designs his lectures to suit the perceptibility of the
audience. Though highly occupied, he is an ardent rewader who is keenly
interested on widening his perception and knowledge on ever changing
trends of the local and international arenas. Dr. Ariyaratne has proved
to be a source of inspiration. The views of grassroots communities reach
him directly without intervention by any intermediary channel. He is
familiar with the village and the villagers and is very quick in
identifying the village problems. This is the clear reason why the
village communities have accepted and welcome the development schemes
conceived by Dr. Ariyaratne and implemented by the `Sarvodaya Movement'.
Facing various constraints, the Sarvodaya Movement has reached 50
years since its inception in 1958.
Sarvodaya is not something which can be or should be assessed through
what is seen at the Moratuwa Headquarters. The innumerable benefits
enjoyed today by the previously neglected rural communities are
considered by many as the fruits of Sarvodaya efforts to empower the
people to improve their capacities. They applaud Dr. Ariyaratne as an
angel who had come to rescue them from misery.
Ghandian policies and Buddhist doctrine have inspired the Sarvodaya
Movement, to a greater extent, to emerge as a people - oriented
development organisation committed with the responsibility of
stabilising peace and spiritual awakening, and improvement of the living
standards and livelihoods of poor rural masses that form the majority of
the population of Sri Lanka.
Sarvodaya is geared to empower and inspire the people to take the
responsibility of planning their own lives and uphold self reliance in
stead of depending on others to fulfil their needs.
Dr. Ariyaratne had very good reasons being influenced by tenets
envisaged in the Buddhist doctrine in the implementation of the social
development programs. The majority of the rural populace in Sri Lanka is
Buddhist. Therefore, Dr. Ariyaratne visualised that the best and the
easiest approach to the development of the rural areas is through the
gateway of the village temple and mobilising the Buddhist Monks and
local leaders, both young and old. This approach has been successful.
Dr. Ariyaratne's keen interest in fostering the traditional cultural
values and utilising them in the creation of a new society is vividly
demonstrated in almost all the development programs executed by the
Sarvodaya Movement. He believed that transformation of the attitudes of
the people is vital in effecting any reforms in the society and that it
is no easy task.
Many multi-faceted social development programs are being conducted
covering over 15,000 rural villages and urban areas. These programs,
based on Gandhian principles and Buddhist doctrine, have been designed
to achieve a comprehensive improvement of the society encompassing the
spiritual and material advancement the individual, the family, the
village, city, country and finally the entire world.
The successful achievements of the Movement could be directly
attributed to the superior insight of Dr. Ariyaratne, and the
commitment, diligence and the resolve of the employees and also on the
extensive operational network.
Today, Sarvodaya has focused its special attention on furthering the
concept of Grama Swarajjaya, a process which envisions empowering and
inspiring the village communities to make their own liberal decisions
for developing their respective villages and prevent exploitation of
village resources by external forces.
Sarvodaya anticipates establishing a network of thousands of similar
village Swarajjayas which will ultimately serve as the basic structure
for the creation of a comprehensive system of participatory
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Effects of Cancer Treatment on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Remission and Reactivation.
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Little is known about the effects of cancer therapy for extra-intestinal malignancy in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). METHODS: We analyzed data from the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Brigham and Women's Hospital on 84 patients diagnosed with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or indeterminate colitis found to have a solid malignant extra-intestinal neoplasm between January 15, 1993 and December 15, 2011. We investigated the incidence of remission with cancer treatment (cytotoxic chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or both) among patients with active IBD (n=15) and time to disease activation following cancer treatment of those with inactive disease (n=69). Cox proportional hazards models and survival curves were constructed to identify independent predictors of these outcomes. RESULTS: Among patients with active IBD at cancer diagnosis, 66.7% (n=10/15) achieved remission during cancer treatment; the median duration of remission was 27 months. Ninety percent of these patients had received cytotoxic chemotherapy. For patients with IBD in remission at cancer diagnosis, 17.4% (n= 12/69) developed active IBD; the type of treatment was the strongest predictor of IBD reactivation. The risk of IBD reactivation was greatest among patients that received a combination of cytotoxic chemotherapy and adjuvant hormone therapy (hazard ratio , 12.25; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.51-99.06) or only hormone therapy (HR 11.56; 95% CI 1.39-96.43). Ninety percent of patients who received cytotoxic chemotherapy remained in remission at 5 years compared with 64% of those who received only hormone therapy or the combination of cytotoxic chemotherapy and adjuvant hormone therapy (log rank, P=.02). CONCLUSIONS: IBD is more likely to remit among patients who receive cytotoxic chemotherapy for solid malignancies than those who receive only hormone therapy or the combination of cytotoxic chemotherapy and adjuvant hormone therapy. Among patients with inactive IBD at the time of cancer diagnosis, hormonal therapy, alone or in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy, increases the risk of IBD reactivation.
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Date of Stay: June, 2006
The previous comments about this RV park are quite accurate, and I won't repeat them here. One thing I would like to point out is that they sprinkle a large amount of water on their grass each and every night. Don't leave anything that is not waterproof outside your rig overnight, and be prepared to get your feet wet every morning.
Date of Stay: December, 2005
This is a brand new 55+ park, which accounts for the "no shade sites" listing. The staff was very friendly and helpful, but they have a big lack of ambience to make up for. While it is convenient to get to from I-10, it is sandwiched between the busy 24 hour freeway and the equally busy 24 hour railroad tracks, which makes sleeping without earplugs practically impossible.
Date of Stay: July, 2005
Very friendly folks. Nice setting for spending several days relaxing around the June Lake area.
Date of Stay: July, 2005
This is definitely a family campground and not an RV park. The sites are laid out so there are lots of tents and pop-ups intermixed with larger units. There is no pavement, so dust is raised by any and all traffic.
Date of Stay: July, 2005
This park is beginning to show its age. Staff was friendly, and the facilities are clean, but beginning to get run down. It's a handy place to stay for a couple of days as a base to explore the Reno and Truckee area.


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In Jerry Reese I trust, and while I have no major problems with any of the big cuts we've made thus far to save money (Bradshaw, Boley, Canty)...how in the world is Diehl still here? He should have been cut #1.
Webster I can understand, since it's not like we have an immediate replacement for him ready to go. But Diehl? We have plenty of O-Lineman who have shown they can step up to the plate. Diehl is taking up a lot of space on the cap, and what for? Is he going to get cut or what?
For the record, I love Diehl. He's been a great Giant. But there's a time to move on, and now is that time. He's just not very good anymore.