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The Ever Shrinking Skies
As the top two gorillas in the airline industry, American Airlines Inc. and United Airlines Inc. have a long-running rivalry. When American sought government approval a year ago to fly from Chicago to Shanghai, United demanded and won the route instead. When United expanded legroom in the first few rows of coach seats for high-paying passengers, American struck back last year by offering more room throughout the cabin. That's pretty much the way it goes with these two: jab and counter-jab.
But American's stunning reaction to United's proposed merger with US Airways Group Inc. is something else altogether. In a deal announced on Jan. 10, the two airlines are essentially cooperating to carve up US Airways as well as critical East Coast markets. They'll even jointly operate the New York-Boston-Washington shuttle, splitting the flights 50-50. To worried consumers and lawmakers, it has all the look and feel of collusion. "You have to worry about the degree of cooperation between American and United. Just think what they had to talk about to do this transaction," says Harvard University law professor Andrew Gavil.
And that's not all. American is planning to snatch what's left of No. 8 Trans World Airlines after its bankruptcy filing, which occurred on the same day the American-United deal was announced. When all is said and done, the deals will eliminate two of the 10 majors now flying the U.S. skies and give both American and United rough parity--about 25% of the market each. That dominance is likely to set off another round of dealmaking by rivals, including No. 3 Delta, which lags behind with about 18% of the market. "Not reacting is not an option," says one rival executive. Ultimately, three big carriers could control nearly 85% of U.S. air traffic.
SHREWD MOVE. There's little doubt that the megadeal is good for American and United. And ailing TWA and its 20,000 jobs might otherwise disappear. Indeed, American's multi-pronged deal looks like a clever move in its race to keep up with United. The $5 billion it expects to pay, including assumed leases, looks like a bargain in comparison to United's $11.6 billion marriage with US Airways and the $14 billion that Northwest Airlines was demanding in its merger talks with American. Moreover, American can easily handle the $1.8 billion in cash required for both TWA and the United deals. "It's a well-thought-out plan," says one rival.
But can any of this be good for the flying public, including the huge corporate travel accounts for which the two will be vying? Already, worried consumer advocates and their allies in Congress are decrying the loss of competition that's likely to result. But American Airlines CEO Donald J. Carty touts the benefits for customers of an expanded network with more destinations for frequent fliers and big corporate customers seeking to do deals with a single carrier. Economist Steven A. Morrison of Northeastern University says American and TWA overlap on only 4% of their passenger miles, while United and US Airways overlap on just 5.4% of their passenger miles. "What's driving this consolidation is expanding networks, not eliminating competitors," insists Carty.
Many see consolidation as the natural outgrowth of an industry still struggling to reach a steady altitude after deregulating in 1978. For all the outcry from travelers about high fares and poor service, this capital-intensive, labor-sensitive industry is still trying to prove to skeptical investors that it can sustain profits and not lose billions in an economic downturn, as it did in the early 1990s. The revenue that airlines collect per passenger-mile is down 18% since 1990, says economist Morrison.
Still, it's far from clear that consolidation will create a more profitable industry. Nor is it likely to improve service much or lower prices. Removing a player like TWA, which often sells tickets below cost just to get desperately needed cash, will certainly help stabilize the industry. And positioning for the day of global consolidation among airlines may prove to be smart for American and United, says Thomas I. Barkin, co-head of McKinsey & Co.'s airline practice.
LITTLE CHEERING. But in the near term, Barkin expects labor, aircraft makers, and others to siphon off whatever economic value might be created. "You have an industry that consumers and the government are convinced is out there pillaging the consumer, but that shareholders are convinced will never return any value," he says. It's no surprise, then, that American's stock is down about 12% since details of its deals first leaked out, while United's stock is off 7% in the same period.
If shareholders see no reason to cheer, neither do most consumers. While airline execs and analysts argue that route-by-route competition will be little diminished by the deals, there's widespread fear of the ways that the industry's two giants might use their newfound clout. Fewer players might better control capacity, and thus the availability of discounted fares. And eliminating two competitors means fare increases could stick more readily. "It only takes one large airline to shoot down an increase," says analyst Philip Baggaley of Standard & Poor's.
In a survey last June of its business members, the National Business Travel Assn. found that 96% believed consolidation could make it more difficult to negotiate deals with the big airlines, while 82% said it would mean fewer choices and higher fares. "The business market is divided into two sets: those that are large enough to have substantial corporate deals and those that aren't," says Rustin I. Carpenter, a vice-president at American Express Consulting. And even for the largest, he adds, "I haven't seen the size of the networks improve service yet."
On the contrary: If these deals pass muster with antitrust regulators, many expect service to get worse, at least in the short term, as both United and American grapple with integrating new employees and fleets. Consider Carty's own efforts to integrate tiny Reno Air in 1998, which sparked a 10-day sickout by pilots and $200 million in losses. "I'm very concerned about what would happen during a labor stoppage on an airline that big," says Ed Perkins, consumer advocate for the American Society of Travel Agents.
Consolidation also threatens to keep smaller rivals from competing effectively. David G. Neeleman, CEO of low-fare JetBlue Airways Corp. in New York, which offers such amenities as free TV and leather seats on new planes, worries that ever-bigger carriers will be able to use profits from the routes where competition is limited to subsidize the cost of rubbing out upstarts like his. And Samuel D. Addoms, CEO of Frontier Airlines Inc. in Denver, predicts the bigger carriers will have more clout with corporate discounts and travel-agent bonuses for steering traffic their way: "When you aggregate that much more power, you are vulnerable to them using it."
There are still plenty of hurdles to overcome before that threat becomes reality. American's play for TWA must wend its way through bankruptcy court, where other players--including former TWA owner Carl C. Icahn--could make trouble (story, below). And the Justice Dept., facing growing political opposition to airline consolidation, must sign off on United's and American's acquisitions.
But even if it takes months of analysis to satisfy Congress, many experts expect the deals to pass muster with antitrust watchdogs. One area likely to receive close scrutiny: United's latest deal gives American a marketing alliance and 49% of a new entity to be created at Ronald Reagan National Airport, where US Airways is now the leading carrier, with 33% of the traffic. That should create a stronger competitor for United, which has a hub at Washington's Dulles International Airport. Previously, DC Air, owned by entrepreneur Robert L. Johnson, was dependent on United for planes and crews, ensuring United's domination of the region's airports. Now DC Air's planes and crews will come from American. But how aggressively the two giants duke it out over the market remains to be seen.
In the end, successfully integrating and operating an entity with nearly 40% more aircraft could prove daunting for an airline that has suffered plenty of glitches in recent years. American service in recent times has been mediocre at best. United has had its own slew of service and labor problems. Hardly the best foundation for building two new supercarriers.


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Drake to Receive Songwriter Award
Drake is often recognized for his songwriting talents, and now he's going to be awarded for it.
It was announced today (March 24) that Drizzy will be receiving the Songwriter's Hall of Fame Hal David Starlight Award at the 42nd Annual Induction and Awards Dinner on Thursday, June 16 in New York City.
"Drake shines as a talented songwriter with a unique vision," said Songwriting Hall of Fame Chairman and Jimmy Webb, "and we are pleased to honor him with the prestigious Hal David Starlight Award."
The award was first created in 2004 and is handed out annually to those who are deemed to be leaving their mark on the music industry through their songwriting. Past winners include John Legend, Alicia Keys, John Mayer, Taylor Swift and more.
In related news, Drake is currently preparing to host Canada's Juno Awards on March 27. —Adam Fleischer

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George Strait Farewell Tour – San Antonio Last Stop
When George Strait announced his farewell tour, we immediately jumped at the chance to put together a trip. As you know, through the years, we've hosted lots of awesome country music trips, like the CMA awards in New York, Grand Ole Opry at Carnegie Hall, The ACM awards in Las Vegas, Alabama Farewell, Annie Get Your Gun with Reba, and Dolly's 9 to 5 Musical. However, this could be one of the most historic events we will ever have the chance to see.
Preferring not to do a bus trip on winter dates in the Northeast, where there is a good chance of bad weather and no refunds for travel complications, we selected the San Antonio, Texas date. From previous trips to Texas, a vacation on the Riverwalk with country dancing at Cowboys and Midnight Rodeo is worth the trip alone. However, add in one final chance to see the 'modern' King of Country Music is something that's almost priceless. It also looks like we've picked the best date of the 2013 tour.
A Texas native, this show will be extra special as the final stop on the 2013 leg of the 'Cowboy Rides Away Tour.' In addition, we have received word that this show may have some very extra special 'stuff happening.' For now, that special 'stuff' is top secret. But one can only speculate that when someone of George's stature is playing the final stop of the 2013 tour, special guests and celebrities will want to be in attendance as well. Of course, when and if details are released we will let you know. We can tell you that four time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Martina McBride is confirmed as the opening act on the tour.
Thankfully, through my connections in the music business I have secured seats for the show for GNA listeners. We know that many of these dates will sell-out within minutes, so don't be left out if you want to witness Country Music history.


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Much of investors' attention today may be on Ireland, but one of the main reasons for a sharp fall in the market comes from further afield, in Asia in fact.
News that Korea had lifted interest rates prompted talk that China may follow suit in an attempt to put a lid on the country's rising inflation, a move which would put a big dent in demand for commodities. So with copper and other metals under pressure, mining shares are leading the market lower.
BHP Billiton is down 73.5p to 2332.5p, with analysts at Credit Suisse suggesting further acquisition targets for the company in the wake of the collapse of its bid for Canada's Potash Corporation. The bank says an expansion in the petroleum sector is likely to be on BHP's priority list, suggesting the two most likely targets are US group Anadarko or Woodside in Australia. Credit Suisse said:
We believe a Woodside acquisition would be simple, relatively straightforward and potentially involve less risk. It operates in a familiar environment, is focused on one commodity basin with one scalable strategy, but would BHP be able to create more value from Woodside than the company itself? Our BHP-Woodside merger model indicates Woodside is relatively expensive and earnings per share would be diluted in the first few years. Meanwhile, Anadarko has $19bn of undeveloped projects that BHP could accelerate with its cashflow and Anadarko's shale assets lend themselves to the skills set of a global miner. Contrary to common perception Anadarko's margins are actually lower compared to Woodside's longer life LNG business.Overall the FTSE 100 has fallen 85.52 points to 5734.89. Apart from the Chinese considerations there is huge nervousness ahead of any resolution of the Irish debt crisis, with fears of contagion spreading through other European countries, notably Portugal and Spain. Greece and Spain both successfully got bond issues away this morning, albeit at higher prices than previously. Kathleen Brooks at Gain Capital said:
Each deal has unique deal considerations: BHP could offer scrip to Woodside shareholders but we think this difficult in the case of US based Anadarko. However, Woodside scrip trades at much higher valuation than BHP's. Anadarko's 25% non-operating stake in the Macondo well could be an impediment to M&A activity.
There has been a cacophony of voices from the EU during the Irish debt crisis: Dublin has been saying it doesn't need a bailout, while German officials have been particularly vociferous in pressing the Irish to accept funds. This has created a huge amount of confusion, and the markets are left with the feeling that no one in the Eurozone actually knows how the debt crisis will play out. For investors this makes safe haven flows into German bond yields an attractive option until a solution is found.


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4.) What are you eating? Share a yummy summery recipe.
Our green smoothie fascination began in March (I know I'm behind the trend but I live in Kansas, so what do you expect?) and I was less than confident about presenting a spinach laden smoothie to my group of very picky eaters, but I was also desperate.
I had just come off of one of the sickest winters I've ever experienced. For about 6 weeks, there wasn't a week that passed that I didn't have one (or more) sick kids home from school for at least two days of each week. I was also getting concerned because Logan basically subsists on peanut butter, chicken nuggets and milk and Porter won't even try most fruits and vegetables. Sound familiar, moms?
But my kids do like smoothies, so I wondered if I couldn't just sneak some veggies into them and maybe that would just be good enough. Turns out good enough ended up being awesome!
Green "Monster" Smoothies
1 Banana
1 Apple (any variety) cored and quartered but not peeled
1/2-1 C. Orange Juice
2-4 C. Spinach, fresh
2 C. Frozen Fruit (we love, pineapple, mango, peach, blueberries, and sweet cherries*)
Pack that spinach in there and add orange juice to blender and pulse until contents are mostly liquefied. Add banana and apple and pulse a couple of times to combine. Finally add frozen fruit and blend until frosty and smooth. Serve as a snack or a beverage.
*You can adjust all ingredient to your family's personal tastes but I wouldn't use strawberries because they turn the smoothie brown and although it tastes fine both my kids and I had a hard time with the looks of it.
**Blueberries will turn the smoothie a nice purple-y color and the sweet cherries turn the smoothie blood red; we call those Vampire Smoothies.
Things to note about this smoothie:
- I use a regular (10+ year old) blender; I don't juice anything. That way we keep the fiber content.
- My kids like it better when the smoothie is drinkable, which is why I blend it well and often.
- If you are on Weight Watcher's the only points are for the juice everything else is free.
- This makes a blender-full but only the boys and I drink it and we drink all if it daily. Which means that nearly all of our fruit and vegetable requirements are being met in one drink. So I don't have to worry as much about what my kids eat!
- We drink this in one sitting but if you only have 1 kiddo drinking it, put leftovers in fridge and add ice cubes to remainder to refreeze.
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Waves at the beach take us to that creative place halfway between order and chaos. Their semi-regulars pulses offer just the right amount of stimulation to keep the brain in train while leaving room for other thoughts to bubble up from the subconscious. And so the beach becomes our catalyst for reflection and a mental as well as a physical experience.
Seaside sources of energy
But waves also define a beach just as it defines our experience of it. It is the energy carried by the waves and dissipated over a sloping shoreline that keeps unconsolidated sediment – which could be sand, shells, pebbles or large rocks – stirred up enough to give a beach it characteristic form and behaviour.
By the 1950s, W. Armstrong Price, a coastal geologist at Texas A&M University, was classifying beaches by the energy in their waves. In Prof. Price's system, low-energy beaches typically have waves less than a foot (30 centimetres) tall. High-energy beaches are those with waves more than 2 feet (60 centimetres) tall and moderate energy beaches are in between. This dynamic approach to thinking about beaches begins to explaining how and why they change.
Energy translates into mobility for the individual grain or stones that make up beach sediment. They are border dwellers – still part of the land but not entirely committed to it. Inherently we recognize this whenever we pick up a colourful pebble on the beach. Like us, it's there as a traveller, on an individual journey that could be entirely different from that of its neighbours.
The individuality extends to the smallest scale, and is beautifully captured in the work of U.S. photographer Gary Greenberg. A medical researcher by training who turned to micro-imaging, he is best known for his compelling highly magnified photos of beach sand, which show the striking variety in each grain. The work is a vivid reminder that the individual character of beaches – no two are alike – begins with the raw material they are made from, which ranges from jet black fragments of hardened lava to bleached-white bits of shell or coral. (The brown colour we typically associate with sand is mainly due to natural staining by iron oxide – a.k.a. rust.)
What happens next depends on the precise nature of the physical forces acting on the beach. The formula is simple: A beach is created where land and water do battle. But in true Shakespearean fashion, it's a third party, the wind, that motivates the conflict.
The three-way interaction is common enough that as much as one-third of the world's coastlines could be made up of beaches – enough to reach the moon – according to an estimate by Eric Bird of the University of Melbourne's School of Land and Environment.
But in cosmic terms, a beach must be among the rarest of landforms. The spacecraft sent to explore the other worlds of our solar system have found canyons, volcanoes, deserts and glaciers in abundance. But, so far, only on Saturn's giant moon Titan, have we seen something that resembles a beach.
Titan is cloaked in a nitrogen atmosphere that is denser than Earth's and has temperatures frigid enough for methane gas to condense and fall like rain. The methane forms seasonal lakes, which lap up on icy shores as winds blow across the frozen landscape.
On the shore of one such lake (coincidentally named Ontario Lacus after the body of water that sits at the end of my street), NASA's Cassini spacecraft in 2009 spotted what seems to be a line of beachfront. But instead of water waves breaking on rocks, it would have been formed by methane waves breaking on chunks of ice so cold they're as hard as rock. Scientists are already dreaming about an amphibious probe that may some day cruise up to such an otherworldly beach.Report Typo/Error
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Luis Suarez today appeared to make a remarkable U-turn by claiming he now wants to stay at Liverpool.
The striker had been adamant in his wish to leave Anfield after claiming he felt persecuted by the British media before later insisting he was happy to remain in England if it meant joining a club in the Champions League.
But Suarez has now told Uruguayan journalists while on international duty in Japan that he is happy to stay on Merseyside, amid suggestions he could be about to begin negotiations on a new contract with the club.
"For now, due to all of the people's affection [for me], I will be staying," Suarez was quoted as saying in today's edition of Uruguayan newspaper El Observador.
A new contract is, however, some way off. Suarez, 26, earns £100,000 a week and while a striker of his calibre could expect to earn more elsewhere, it is understood Liverpool are reluctant to sanction a pay rise for a player who made his desire to leave so blatant.
Such a situation is far from unusual. Wayne Rooney received a significant increase when releasing a statement announcing his intention to quit Manchester United in 2010 — and Liverpool are expected to move to protect their prized asset.
At the very least, clarity will be sought over the controversial clause in his contract that prompted Arsenal to bid £40,000,001 last month in a bid to take Suarez to Emirates Stadium.
Standard Sport understands the Gunners have been left baffled by the turn of events involving Suarez. Having been encouraged to bid at that level in the belief that Suarez would be open to a move to Arsenal and the figure would trigger a release clause, the club have been left embarrassed by another failed attempt to land a top target.
Arsenal believed they had agreed a £23m deal in principle to sign Gonzalo Higuain from Real Madrid, only for the Spaniards to up the asking price amid interest from Napoli. Higuain moved to Italy for £31m as the Gunners turned their attention to Suarez.
They were convinced any adjudication over the clause in Suarez's contract — the dispute centring on the player believing a bid in excess of £40m from a Champions League club entitled him to leave whereas Liverpool claimed it was just a starting point for negotiations — would fall in their favour.
Yet Liverpool's interpretation of the clause has been upheld and they remain determined not to sell. Arsenal had pondered an improved bid but are not prepared to match Liverpool's valuation, which stands well in excess of £50m. The only way the transfer could have been kept alive was if Arsenal had made an improved offer and Suarez forcing through the deal by handing in a transfer request or going on strike.
But with the Gunners unwilling to bid well in excess of £50m and Suarez failing to attract interest from his preferred choice — Real Madrid — the player has committed his future to Liverpool.
Real could yet test that resolve were they to fail to land Gareth Bale from Tottenham, and it is hard to imagine Suarez staying at Liverpool beyond next summer, but for now it appears Arsenal will have to turn their attentions to other targets.
The club have looked at Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko and enquired about Rooney, while Arsene Wenger also admires Swansea forward Michu.
Meanwhile, it was reported in Germany today that Arsenal had made a formal approach to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Luis Gustavo.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 5:40AM
Isn't it Friday yet?
- Style Master - $60 commercial tool for WYSIWYG CSS development.
- Leaflet - Open source JavaScript library for interactive maps.
- Capistrano task - show deployed revisions & diffs - Not exactly what I needed, but pretty darned close.
- JotForm.com Suspended - The US government's war on user-generated content continues. I'm wondering how long it'll be before DropBox, Evernote, and everything else gets shut down.
- RubyMine 4 is Here to Make You Feel the Productivity - New release of JetBrains' IDE for Rails.
- ror_ecommerce 1.0 - Project that's meant to be a starting point for Rails e-commerce applications.
- high performance rails caching with redis and nginx - Delivering the cached info without hitting the Rails stack at all.
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I got this recipe from one of a popular restaurant in Kerala, India
- 1 Kg boneless chicken cut into small cubes
- 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon chilli sauce
- 2 tablespoons Soy sauce,
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- Salt to taste
- 8 green chilies
- 4 medium onions chopped
- 1 tablespoon corn flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon ajinamoto (Monosodium Glutamate)
- Oil
- Clean the chicken pieces and drain the water
- Make a sauce with 1 tablespoon Soya sauce, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1/2 tablespoon tomato sauce, 1/2 table spoon chili sauce and salt
- Marinate the chicken in the above sauce for 1 hour
- Beat the eggs and pour them on the marinated chicken
- Add half a tablespoon corn flour and mix with the chicken until all pieces are well coated
- Leave the marinated chicken to stand for another 2 hours.
- Drain out excess liquid and keep separately.
- Fry the chicken pieces in a wok by adding oil
- Take out the fried chicken and keep aside.
- In the left over oil in the wok, fry the green chilies and chopped onion slightly.
- Pour the drained liquid
- Stir continuously.
- Add the chicken pieces now to the wok
- Pour the rest of the sauces and a pinch of salt.
- Mix the 1/2 tablespoon corn flour with a little of water and pour in the pan.
- Add the ajinamoto.
- Stir well and serve hot.
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MAUD. Put me ten bob on, Topping. I want all the money I can get, just now.
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What should you say I was?
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MAUD. [With triumph] There! Then you think I've got it?
TOPPING. Well, of course, I couldn't say just what sort of a crime you'd
committed, but I should think pretty 'ot stuff.
MAUD. Yes; I've got them here. [She pats her chest].
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I received a email form this company shortly followed by a call. The girl on the phone asked me if I had received my email and started quickly going over the email with me. It sounded interesting but I have been burned before by a leads company. PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT. There programs sounded a little to much alike and they were close in distance to each other. I asked the lady did they have ANY connection to Prestige and she informed me No. I decided to do my own research before continuing on with this company.
Upon my research I went to both web sites and pulled up ripoff report. I read that the owners of Select Marketing were not using their real names and that their real names were johniece and Rachel. They were going under the name Kenzi and Nicole. I looked at Prestige testimonials and sure enough both the names Rachel and Johniece were used. Rachel is a common name so this may be oincidence but Johniece is not so common. Both company have similar sites and offer pretty much the same quality of leads and from experience PRESTIGE is no good. After looking into it more I am starting to see the same comments madde about both companies. I dont beleive that they have the same owners but they may be a branch with Prestige being their base.
Maybe its not either, maybe they jsut have the same employees. From what i understand this company is full of lies and comparison to PRESTIGE they are the same. DO NOT USE EITHER COMPANY. They are huge ripofffs and will not sell you a valuable product.
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More than 1700 students from two schools badly damaged by the Christchurch earthquake are being relocated, Education Minister Anne Tolley says.
Marian College and Avonside Girls' High wouldn't be opening any time soon, Mrs Tolley said today, and their students would share space with two other schools which were relatively unaffected - Burnside High and St Bedes.
"One set of students will attend in the morning with the other school having classes in the afternoon," Mrs Tolley said.
"Exact details have still to be finalised but this is a positive step forward."
That will see about 4000 students back in class.
All schools had to have a structural report, and of those carried out so far on the 121 state schools in Christchurch City, 76 had been deemed to be safe and were preparing to open.
Mrs Tolley asked parents to be patient.
"We must ensure that schools are safe for students and we are doing all we can to get school open as soon as possible."
By the end of next week a plan would be in place to get all Christchurch kids back into schools, even those without a school to go to, Mrs Tolley told National Radio.
There were more than 10,000 students whose schools can't reopen and the ministry was looking at putting re-locatable rooms onto sports grounds and using space in other schools.
About 19 high schools and between 12 and 14 primary schools probably won't reopen.
In the west and north, many schools would open but some children would need to learn by correspondence.
About 70,000 people left Christchurch after the quake, but many would return when schools started and that would help with the rebuild, Mrs Tolley said.
About 4300 students had re-enrolled in other schools around the country.
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The Government would help by easing enrolment rules and regulations around classroom spaces. Funding was being continued in the meantime.


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You can, if you're lucky, leave something on Earth that will last for millions of years. Our good deeds and bad, our cathedrals and bombs — those are short-lived when measured against the passage of eons. But our footprints can stand the test of geologic time. Under the right conditions, simply walking in the sand might leave a trace that could be uncovered 100 million years from now by an archaeologist searching for the relics of our age.
Trace fossils of things like footprints, burrows, or trails have stories to tell. The scientists that translate these tales are called ichnologists; they look for clues about the long-gone organism that left a track by studying the track's placement, size, and location. Sometimes, the story is simple to read. Other times, it's not. The circumstances surrounding some of the fossil tracks in this gallery are still mysterious — were those two camels walking along together, or are those the steps of a single camel that followed the same path to the waterhole every day?
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Chanel is of course one of the worlds most legendary fashion houses. But did you know that they also have a celebrated winery?
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Aptly named etude after the classical music term for a focused study or technical exercise to perfect technique, Etude Wines is dedicated to mastering the craft of winegrowing. The winery was founded 25 years ago by Tony Soter who firmly believes that great wines are grown and not made.... Read More
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Entrepreneurships as foresight: a complex social network perspective on organisational foresight [In special issue: Organisational Foresight, Organisational Foresight]
Fuller, Ted and Warren, Lorraine (2006) Entrepreneurships as foresight: a complex social network perspective on organisational foresight [In special issue: Organisational Foresight, Organisational Foresight] Futures, 38, (8), pp. 956-971. (doi:10.1016/j.futures.2005.12.016).
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This paper addresses the relationship between foresight and entrepreneurship. It characterises the foresight inherent in entrepreneurial activity as situated within particular discourses, or communities of practice (CoPs) in a range of structures. The argument is based on the use of complexity theory (CT) to provide insight into the dynamics of entrepreneurial activity. Complexity theories of entrepreneurship are grounded in empirical studies of entrepreneurial action. A multilevel model (MM) characterising emergent structures within the entrepreneurial domain is presented as an extension of existing CT, with entrepreneurship characterised as the practice of foresight relating to that structure. The model is grounded in two case studies of entrepreneurial ventures in high velocity business environments, airline services, and sound system accessories. An empirical model—EROS—Experiments, Reflexivity, Organising Domains, and Sensitivity—is developed to reflect entrepreneurial processes at the level of the individual, the firm, and inter-firm connections—and the interactions between them. The notion of the CoP is used to deepen the analyses, examining how the layers of the MM are constituted through the foresight inherent in entrepreneurial activity over time. As well as presenting a coherent theoretical understanding of the entrepreneurial landscape, there are practical implications for policy-makers and educators wishing to improve entrepreneurial foresight.
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I also play hockey, I was wondering if you noticed a difference on the ice? Specifically in terms of conditioning and endurance?
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The open kimono: How Intel balances trust and power to maintain platform leadership
Perrons, Robert K. (2009) The open kimono: How Intel balances trust and power to maintain platform leadership. Research Policy, 38(8), pp. 1300-1312.
A small group of companies including Intel, Microsoft, and Cisco have used "platform leadership" with great effect as a means for driving innovation and accelerating market growth within their respective industries. Prior research in this area emphasizes that trust plays a critical role in the success of this strategy. However, many of the categorizations of trust discussed in the literature tend to ignore or undervalue the fact that trust and power are often functionally equivalent, and that the coercion of weaker partners is sometimes misdiagnosed as collaboration. In this paper, I use case study data focusing on Intel's shift from ceramic/wire-bonded packaging to organic/C4 packaging to characterize the relationships between Intel and its suppliers, and to determine if these links are based on power in addition to trust. The case study shows that Intel's platform leadership strategy is built on a balance of both trust and a relatively benevolent form of power that is exemplified by the company's "open kimono" principle, through which Intel insists that suppliers share detailed financial data and highly proprietary technical information to achieve mutually advantageous objectives. By explaining more completely the nature of these inter-firm linkages, this paper usefully extends our understanding of how platform leadership is maintained by Intel, and contributes to the literature by showing how trust and power can be used simultaneously within an inter-firm relationship in a way that benefits all of the stakeholders.
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Rasa ghairah? The Gov't has some websites to suggest
I don't know how many of the links work but you guys will want to check out this article on The Star online. In a report about the banned websites, a list of 39 sites were listed as banned by the Government, "especially on government office computers", the article reads. It also said:
In a written answer to a question by Teresa Kok (DAP-Seputeh) addressed to the Prime Minister, the Government said access to 39 websites and blogs was not allowed …
Many of the sites are what I predict to be consisting pornographic material, if terms like "ghairah-betul", "asianseks" and "celebrityxpose" used in the blogspot account usernames are anything to go by.
I can't access them at work so I'm not sure what the contents of the sites are or if the links work (not sure if it's banned from Gov't office servers, or Malaysian gateway in general).
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Tell the Department of Labor to Stop Wall Street from Draining Your Retirement Account
When you pay a financial adviser to help you invest your hard-earned retirement savings, you would assume that they would be required, by law, to have your best interests at heart. But because of loopholes in the rules, advisers can get away with not only putting their own financial interests above that of their clients, but also allows them to take incentives from Wall Street firms to recommend investments that drain funds from ordinary Americans' retirement accounts through hidden fees and lower returns. The White House Council of Economic Advisers says this costs us $17 billion a year.
The Labor Department is currently considering revising the rules for financial advisers and is taking comments from the public. Tell them now to fix these loopholes and make sure that financial advisers put the needs of their clients ahead of those of Wall Street and themselves.
Here's what we previously wrote about the rules and the proposed changes:
The Obama administration today took the first step to close a loophole in the rules that govern Wall Street brokers and financial firms that provide retirement investment advice. That loophole can drain away thousands, or even tens of thousands, of dollars of hard-earned savings from a single retirement account.
The "Retirement Advice Loophole" allows Wall Street brokers and financial firms with major conflicts of interest to provide investment advice that serves their own interests instead of what's best for their clients. Obama ordered the U.S. Department of Labor to submit a proposed rule to strengthen financial advisers' fiduciary responsibilities and crack down on these practices.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said the new rules are "long overdue" and a "good first step." Under current rules, he said, Wall Street firms can "create and distribute investment products to elevate a financial adviser's paycheck over the best interests of workers and retirees."
For example, they can sell financial products that pay large commissions but hurt their clients with unnecessary fees, poor returns or excessive risks. Millions of Americans are affected by this loophole every year without even knowing it, and it is draining away their retirement savings.
Right now, some advisers are required to put their customers' interests first while others are not—and it is often extremely difficult for workers and retirees to know which type of adviser they are dealing with.
"Americans are worried about having a secure retirement, especially as they face increasingly complicated choices about how to save and invest their hard-earned dollars," said Trumka.
When they turn to professional financial advisers to help navigate their complex choices, they should be able to have confidence that the advice they get is in their best interest—and not driven by sales commissions and high fees that can deplete their retirement accounts like a slow leak in a tire.
Of course, Wall Street and the financial industry are adamantly opposed to reforming the rules. Two years ago, they lobbied hard for a House bill aimed at derailing any new Labor Department investment advice rule, and surely they will be spending big money to do the same thing in 2015.
Read Trumka's full statement here and be sure to visit SaveOurRetirement.com to learn more and find out how you can help close the "Retirement Advice Loophole."


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Swissotel Berlin am Kurfuerstendamm's exterior is crowned with a giant modern sculpture of the classical Greek myth of Paris – the theme is repeated in painting and sculpture throughout the hotel, which was renovated in 2011. The hotel's 44 restaurant serves daring international cuisine with a view of the city. Other business services include a 24-hour business center with CD burner, scanner and laptop docking, individually designed meeting rooms, and a live cooking studio. Wireless Internet access, wired Internet, and an Internet point are complimentary.
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- Wedding services
- Coffee shop or café
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- Laundry facilities
- Express check-in
- Concierge services
- Library
- Meeting rooms 10
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Year Built 2001
- Conference space size (feet) - 9268
- Smoke-free property
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Conference space size (meters) - 861
- 24-hour business center
- Shopping on site
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
Swissotel Berlin am Kurfuerstendamm offers 316 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. LCD televisions come with premium digital channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and espresso makers. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with deep soaking bathtubs, bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. In-room massages and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Premium TV channels
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Soundproofed rooms
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Designer toiletries
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Deep soaking bathtub
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Digital TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Daily housekeeping
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Espresso maker
Where to Eat
Breakfast is available for a surcharge.
44 - In 44's sweeping 120-seat fine-dining room, guests overlook downtown Berlin from cream suede armchairs seated at tables clad in white linen. Behind the brushed stainless-steel bar, a backlit divider is lined with spirits and liqueurs decanted into surgical-style bottles.
Grande Galerie - The cream and black leather armchairs of Swissotel's lobby café are a popular spot for impromptu business meetings. The Grande Galerie serves snacks and drinks throughout the day under the lobby's glass roof, with piano music in the evenings.
Palermo Bar - Leather banquettes surround the Palermo's island bar, on the hotel's main floor. Open in the evening, the bar serves light snacks.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Segway rental/tour nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 6 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 50 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 50 per pet, per night
- 1 per room (up to 110 lb)
- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
24-hour check-in
- Resort fee
- Deposit: EUR 50 per night
- A city tax is imposed by the city of Berlin. Business travelers with proof of business-related travel are exempt from this tax. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 16,00 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 28 per night (in/out privileges)
- Valet parking fee: EUR 28 per night
- Pet fee: EUR 50 per pet, per night
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 50 per night
Hotel Name
- Berlin Swissotel
- Swissotel Berlin
- Swissotel Hotel Berlin
- Berlin Swissotel Hotel
- Swissotel Berlin Hotel Berlin
- Swissotel Berlin am Kurfuerstendamm Hotel
- Swissotel am Kurfuerstendamm Hotel
- Swissotel Berlin am Kurfuerstendamm
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A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Children 6 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).


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My breasts are naturally really close together and they feel webbed toward the bottom. I have NO cleavage! Do I have congenital symmastia? Is there a way to create more space between my breasts and is breast augmentation still possible?
Do I Have Congenital Symmastia?
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Congenital Symmastia (Joined Breasts, "Uni Boob")
You do have symmastia. I would recommend against worsening it with a Breast Augmentation. Your options are either to leave it alone or to perform liposuction of the area with long term compression (thong bra etc) to get more definition over the sternum (chest bone)
Congenital symmastia
Treatment of Congenital Symmastia
When breast creases on two sides connect with each other they cause a webbing accross center of chest. Connection on two sides can be disrrupted by doing tissue rearrangements in the area of webbing. However often this causes bad scars and is not worth doing.
It is possible to get breast augmentation in your situation. However the symmastia would persist unless webbing is disrrupted.
Web reference: http://www.drrai.net
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Congenital Symmastia Repair
Thank you for the question and the photo. There is a good solution for congenital symmastia. I use a small incision in the breast fold to repair and separate the breasts to provide a normal amount of cleavage. Other plastic surgeons advocate implants and /or liposuction but I have found that suturing the tissue works the best in my hands. Recovery and results are usually excellent. The link below shows before and after photos of a patient that underwent congenital symmastia repair by this method.
All the best,
Dr. Remus Repta
Web reference: http://www.aaaplasticsurgery.com/photo-gallery/details.cfm?ID=401&StartRow=1
Not really a "uniboob"
Symmastia is when the two breast are basically "fused" together and form one breast, a "uniboob". So, you really don't have symmastia, but your breasts are very close together and there is very little "gap" between your breasts. Cleavage is really medial (inside) breast tissue that shows in clothing. You can create cleavage with push up bras, bathing suits, breast implants, or in your case, you actually have wonderful natural cleavage. Most women would die to have your shape and size, I would anticipate you are wearing a "C" cup bra. You can't really uncreate this, and if you have breast implants placed you would have a larger version of your current shape, if you are unhappy with your current shape, I would NOT have implants placed.
Web reference: http://www.bodybyfinkle.com
Yes, maybe, and i wouldn't recommend it.
yes you have synmastia. your beast soft tissue is meeting in the middle and there is no portion of the bony sternum that is not covered by breast soft tissue.
Although there is no good solution to this, you could attempt liposuction of the midline area followed by prolonged (6-8 weeks) of external compression to get the skin to adhere. Breast augmentation with implants would likely accentuate the synmastia, so I would tend to avoid making the synmastia worse. Breast Augmentation with Fat may be more able to void the midline by virtue of the "preferential fill" afforded by fat transplantation.
Best regards,
Dr Del Vecchio
Congenital Symmastia
Your pictures demonstrate the presence of a mild congenital symmastia. This condition occurs when the breast tissue merges across the midline. In some cases, this may give the appearance of a large single breast.
Cases of mild congenital symmastia don't usually require surgical treatment. This condition is well tolerated and is almost considered a variant of normal.
If you're concerned about this problem, it's reasonable to consult a board certified plastic surgeon. This surgeon should be able to discuss this condition and the available options for treatment. In some cases, breast augmentation or liposuction may have a role. In your particular case, it's probably reasonable to do nothing and accept what most people would consider to be a relatively attractive breast.
Congenital symmastia
I would have to say, though, that your breasts appear to have a nice shape regardless and you may find that the risks of breast surgery may not outweigh the benefits.
Web reference: https://harmonycosmetic.com/cosmetic-procedures/surgery/breast-augmentation/
Congenital Symmastia
Thank you for the question.
Unfortunately, without direct examination it is difficult to give you precise advice but it looks like you may have congenital symmastia. I have found that treatment of congenital symmastia can be challenging. Sometimes patients with "congenital" symmastia benefit from liposuction surgery of the area between the breasts ( over the sternum); whether or not you are a candidate for this procedure will depend on your physical examination.
You may find in person consultation with well experienced board-certified plastic surgeons to be helpful to you.
Best wishes.
Web reference: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_symmastia.htm
Do I have a congenital symmastia?
It appears you do have a symmastia. I agree with some of the other surgeons that implants may make this worse. I also agree that you have a very nice shape and size to your breasts and would likely not recommend you alter them in any way.
Web reference: http://stlcosmeticsurgery.com/
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Mugran Restaurant
Mugran offers an inspiring menu against the backdrop of spectacular architecture and panoramic views of Khartoum and the Nile River.
With views of Sunut Forest, the White and Blue Nile and the bucolic charms of Tutti Island, this superbly designed restaurant caters to all tastes with its mouth-watering array of specialties from all over the world.
Located on the 16th Floor, the restaurant's adjoining Omdurman and Salam private rooms offer the ultimate in intimate and private dining.
Mugran Dinner Buffet Schedule:
Sunday - Moroccan Night
Monday - International
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Wednesday - Mediterranean
Thursday - Seafood night
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Breakfast is served from 06:00-10:30 Hrs. (Fridays till 11:00 Hrs)
Lunch is served from 13:00-16:00 Hrs.
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David, Speaking from ignorance, is the intent to have all resources injected from JNDI, or is JAX-WS the only offender that has invocation specific resources that need to be individually injected? Regards, -Nick ----- Original Message ---- From: David Blevins <email@example.com> To: email@example.com Cc: Greg Wilkins <firstname.lastname@example.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 6:43:56 PM Subject: Re: Annotation processing On Dec 12, 2006, at 4:20 PM, David Blevins wrote: > On Dec 12, 2006, at 3:14 PM, David Jencks wrote: >> On Dec 12, 2006, at 1:07 PM, David Blevins wrote: >>>> 4. add objects to inject resources >>> >>> Here's where I get confused. Add objects to inject resources >>> into what? The confusing part is that injection is done on >>> instances of components (servlets, ejbs). Maybe the Tomcat/Jetty >>> integrations are a lot tighter than I thought they were. Are we >>> actually creating servlet and filter instances themselves? >> >> Definitely not for tomcat. For jetty these are created by a >> ServletHolder, which is wrapped into a gbean, so we could modify >> the object creation code. I imagine there's some similar way to >> customize tomcat, but I have no idea what it might be. >> >> In any case, my goal of using verbiage sufficiently general to be >> difficult to argue with failed :-). I have no idea what is >> needed nor how to do this. Do you have any advice? > > :) > > I have to imagine that both Jetty and Tomcat already have their own > code for injecting the items from JNDI using the standard names > [1], so if simply had some way to tell either of them which jndi > names go with which fields we'd be good to go. > > [1] Granted the spec doesn't require you to inject straight from > JNDI, but injection was intended to be done this way when the specs > were written (even SessionContext is now in JNDI) and I'd be really > surprised if there was anyone out there doing it differently. > > I'd be interested in what Jetty and Tomcat have in this regard. > I took a quick look at Jetty and Tomcat source. Tomcat has some complete looking code for injection via JNDI, except it seems it only supports using annotations as the source of injection data, nothing for xml as the source. http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc6.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/ catalina/util/DefaultAnnotationProcessor.java?view=markup Jetty doesn't seem to have anything in this area. I looked for any references to javax.annotation and didn't find any. Greg, any thoughts on what your plans are in this area? -David ____________________________________________________________________________________ Have a burning question? Go to www.Answers.yahoo.com and get answers from real people who know.
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He packed on nearly 10kg of muscle for his leading role in Thor and Thor: The Dark World, but now Chris Hemsworth is determined to lose the extra pounds for an upcoming film project.
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I own my home for 15 years, never miss a payment until my job was relocated overseas. 02/08 I contacted WaMu to get assistance. They set me up on a interest only loan. This was not a good option since nothing goes towards my home. Its equal to renting. This was the best WaMu could do for me I took the offer since it reduce my mortgage payment by 60.00 dollars ( I needed all the help I could get)
When the home modification program from President Obama was announced I was hopeful for a modification. This was in 2/09. I met the guidelines even though they changed many times. This was a nightmare. I fax over and over again paper work that was loss by Wamu now merging with Chase.
I made countless phone calls I was given a different story ever time . I had many negotiators some who were very rude. I finally received a letter in August 09 stated that I was accepted into the modification program. I was given a trial payments for three month. After that I would be set up on a modification loan that would be a fixed rate with the new modification guidelines.
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As expected, new Texans coaching staff has heavy New England influence
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The Texans and new head coach Bill O'Brien announced Houston's new coaching staff on Wednesday, and it's hardly a surprise that it has a heavy New England influence.
Joining O'Brien — who spent five seasons on Bill Belichick's staff with the Patriots — will be Romeo Crennel (former New England defensive coordinator who will also serve as DC in Houston) and George Godsey (who was the Patriots' tight ends coach, but will be quarterbacks coach with the Texans). In addition, Patriots players Mike Vrabel (linebackers) and Anthony Pleasant (assistant strength and conditioning) will join O'Brien's staff as assistants.
'We've put together a great staff of enthusiastic and passionate coaches with good character who have successful backgrounds in coaching,' O'Brien said in a statement issued by the team. 'It was important to put together a group who will be great teachers and I'm excited to begin our preparations for the 2014 season.'
The following is a portion of the press release issued by the team:
Crennel comes to Houston following a three-year stint with the Kanas City Chiefs (2010-12) where he served as defensive coordinator (2010-11), interim head coach (2011) and head coach (2012). Prior to Kansas City, Crennel spent four seasons as head coach of the Cleveland Browns (2005-08) following a highly successful stretch as defensive coordinator with the Patriots from 2001-04, where he helped the team win three Super Bowl titles. His first role as a defensive coordinator came in 2000 with Cleveland after stints with the New York Jets (1997-99), New England (1993-96) and New York Giants (1981-92).
Godsey joins the Texans after three years with the Patriots, first as offensive assistant in 2011 and then as tight ends coach the past two seasons. Prior to joining the Patriots, Godsey spent the previous seven seasons (2004-10) at Central Florida under head coach George O'Leary, who O'Brien coached with at Georgia Tech from 1995-01. Godsey played quarterback at Georgia Tech from 1998-01, where he first crossed paths with O'Brien, the running backs coach from 1998-00 and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in 2001.
Pleasant was the defensive line coach for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2010-13 after working with the team as part of the NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship in 2009. The former defensive lineman played 14 seasons in the NFL, including separate stints under Crennel's guidance with the New York Jets (1998-99) and Patriots (2001-03)
Vrabel served as defensive line coach at Ohio State for the 2012-13 seasons after starting his coaching career as the linebackers coach for the Buckeyes in 2011. A former NFL linebacker for the Patriots, Vrabel was a part of three Super Bowl victories (2001, 2003, 2004) in his 14-year NFL career.
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