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One day, Oceanus goes missing from Mount Olympus. When Zeus sends Poseidon looking for him because they have something in common, Poseidon doesn't like it one bit. But when he loses his godly powers, having to go down to the mortal world doesn't seem nearly as bad.
Mortals and their modern creations. Ah, it just wasn't like the old days of Rome and Greece, with the carvings and statues. Modern mortals had no respect for the gods. And what happened to the days of having the mortals do your errands? Life wasn't nearly as fun, mortals were so much more annoying now. Ah, stupid mortals.
Poseidon shook his head and stood up. Idiot mortals. Why the hell had he came down here? Oh, yeah, to go talk to Oceanus. Zeus had thought since he and Oceanus had something in common, Poseidon would be the best to go talk to him.
"Ah, Zeus, ya lazy bastard," Poseidon said.
The sky rumbled.
"Ah, shut up," Poseidon said. Getting stuck on the mortal world always made him grumpy.
He started down the stairs of the skyscraper. If only Zeus would let him use his powers down here on the mortal world. But no, big brother Zeus always insisted on keeping everything peaceful down here. Now he had to walk all the way back down again. Back in the old days they didn't worry about any "peace on Earth." Most of the other gods didn't like it either, especially Hades, he was still pissed about them calling his planet a dwarf planet. That was a perfect example of how little the mortals respected them nowadays. Oh well, not many people cared about Hades. Poseidon thought his little brother had been given a rough deal, caretaker of the underworld, but oh well. Hell, Poseidon'd rather be down in the underworld with Hades rather than here on the mortal world looking for some other god that he just happened to be old buddies with, but that didn't mean he wanted to have to go to the mortal world just to check up on him.
Poseidon reached the end of the skyscraper and walked out onto the street. Clustered, as always. Mortals liked to cluster together for some reason. Suddenly he felt a hand on his wrist. He looked down to see a small mortal girl holding his wrist and smiling up at him.
"Would you like me to walk across the street with you, sir?" asked the girl-scout, who had judged by the ancient god's long, white beard that he was an old man.
"Unhand me mortal, or feel the wrath of the sea!" Poseidon shouted at the little girl.
The girls smile dropped. "Fine, you grumpy ol' fart!" she said, and ran off.
Poseidon's eyes widened and he swung his arm into the air, ready to summon his trident and smite the little brat. The sky rumbled again and started to rain. Poseidon summoned his trident anyway and blasted the little girl. He cackled as he watched her flying. Ah, that felt good, he thought as he walked off through the stunned and screaming mortals.
"Taxi!" he yelled.
"Ah, I don't know, I just needed to take a break from Olympus," Oceanus said.
"And go here? Here, on this blasted place, of all of the places you could go? Gods, you know you're always welcome on my planet if you need it. I never use the place," Poseidon said.
"No. Besides, I mean, I needed to check on the ocean anyway. The mortals have been dirtying it up lately," Oceanus said.
"No, you're not down here for that. The mortals always dirty up the water, they've been doing it forever," Poseidon said.
"I don't know. I mean, what's wrong with a god going down to the mortal world?" Oceanus asked.
"The mortal world is annoying, that's why. Nobody likes it down on the mortal world. No, not even just dislikes it, everybody hates the mortal world," Poseidon said.
"That's correct, but we do own it, don't we? Need to keep take care of it. You take care of your trident, don't you?" Oceanus asked.
Poseidon did. He never let anyone else near it, he cleaned it all the time whenever it dirtied, he kept it in great condition.
"Oh, come on. My trident is different. Earth is an old failed project and you know it. If I was in charge I'd destroy the thing," Poseidon said.
"If anything, isn't Earth a good place to vacation? It is beautiful," Oceanus said.
"But filled with pests. Now tell me the real reason you're here," Poseidon said.
Oceanus looked around, then whispered, "You think Zeus is watching?"
"Of course he's watching," Poseidon said.
Oceanus leaned towards Poseidon and said into his ear, "I'm here to drain Loch Ness. I'm tired of the mortals suggesting that I would let monsters infest my water."
"Isn't that my job? I mean, after all, I'm the god of the sea, it's a lake, it's more similar to the sea than an ocean," Poseidon said, Oceanus leaning back.
"Aw, hell, Poseidon, that doesn't matter and you know it. The sea requires two rulers, places don't matter," Oceanus said.
"Yeah, I know, I don't care, but your name is 'ocean-us'," Poseidon said.
Oceanus shrugged. "Anyway, is that enough information for you, your honor?" Oceanus asked.
"Fine, I'll leave you alone," Poseidon said, standing up from the couch he had been sitting on in Oceanus's newly acquired apartment.
"What'll you tell Zeus?" Oceanus asked.
"I'll tell him you're on vacation," Poseidon said. Oceanus nodded. "I'll see you later, Oceanus," he said. "See ya," Oceanus said, and Poseidon left.
Poseidon sighed as he exited the building. Well, that had been a waste of time, he thought. Poseidon chuckled as he left the building. Might as well scare a few mortals. He called the sea, ready to view dozens of mortals washed away before him. Wait a second. Nothing was happening. Poseidon looked off into the direction his hands was facing, trying to pull the sea forth. He tried to call his trident. Nothing happened then either.
Aw crap.


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The sports-car and performance brand Mercedes-AMG of the Daimler AG and the motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta have signed a cooperation agreement on a long-term partnership. Cooperation between the two high-end brands with long traditions and histories will include the area of marketing and sales. At the same time, Mercedes-AMG GmbH will acquire a 25% interest in MV Agusta Motor S.p.A. No details have been disclosed of the price to be paid for the stake in MV Agusta Motor. Mercedes-AMG will appoint one member of MV Agustas board of directors. The partnership is still subject to the approval of the relevant authorities, which is expected to be granted in late November.
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Hasia Diner
Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies and History; Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History; Director, Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History; Director of Undergraduate Studies
University of Illinois-Chicago, PhD 1976; University of Chicago, MA 1970
Office: 53 Washington Square South, Room 104
Phone: (212)998-8988
Research InterestsAmerican Jewish history, American immigration history and women's history
BioHasia Diner's work has been located at the intersection of American and Jewish history. In a series of project since her first book which explored the ways in which American Jewish engaged with the issues surrounding the condition of black Americans in the early twentieth century through her most recently published book which examined peddling as a global Jewish immigration strategy in the modern period. This book took her outside of the United States, the chief focus of her work, to the entirety of the "new world" Her work however focuses mostly on the mutual impact of America and the Jews. She has ventured out from there looking in several books at the histories of other European immigrant groups in the United States and is currently completing a biography of philanthropist Julius Rosenwald as part of Yale University's series, "Jewish Lives."
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|We Remember with Reverence and Love: American Jews and the Myth of Silence after the Holocaust, 1945 – 1962 (New York: New York University Press, 2009)
* Winner of the National Jewish Book Award
* Winner of the Saul Viener Prize, American Jewish Historical Society
|From Arrival to Incorporation: Migrants to the U.S. in a Global Age, with Elliott Barkan and Alan Kraut (New York University Press, 2007)
|The Jews of the United States, 1654 to 2000 (Berkeley,CA:University of California Press, 2004)
Hungering for America: Italian, Irish and Jewish Foodways in the Age of Migration (Cambridge:Harvard University Press, 2002)
*Nominee, James Beard Award, "writing about food" category
|Her Works Praise Her: A History of Jewish Women in America from Colonial Times to the Present (with Beryl Lieff Benderly) (New York: Basic Books, 2002)
|Remembering the Lower East Side: American Jewish Reflections, with Jeffrey Shandler and Beth S. Wenger (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2000)
|The Lower East Side Memories: The Jewish Place in America. (Princeton:Princeton University Press, 2000.)
American Jews (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998).(Part of a series for young readers) -Reissued, 2003, as A New Promised Land: A History of the Jews in America.
|In the Almost Promised Land: American Jews and Blacks. 1915-1935 (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995; reissue of 1977 edition)
|A Time for Gathering. 1820-1880: The Second Migration, Vol. 2 in, The Jewish People in America, Henry B'eingold, ed. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992)
|Erin's Daughters in America: Irish Immigrant Women in the Nineteenth Century (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press,1984)
"Buying and Selling 'Jewish': The Historical Impact of Commerce on Jewish Communal Life," Imagining in the Jewish American Community, Jack Wertheimer, ed. (Waltham, Mass.: Brandeis University Press, 2007). pp. 28-44.
"The Local and the Global: Lombard Street and the Modern Jewish Diaspora," Voices of Lombard Street: A Century of Change in East Baltimore. Deborah Weiner, Anita Kassof, and Avi Y. Decter, eds. (Baltimore: Jewish Museum of Maryland, 2007). pp 10-21.
"American Immigration and Ethnic History: Moving the Field Forward, Staying the Course," Journal of American Ethnic History, 25, 4 (Summer) 2006. pp 130 – 141.
"Entering the Mainstream of Modern Jewish History: Peddlers and the American Jewish South," Southern Jewish History, 8 (2005), pp. 1 – 30.
"The Vanishing Middle Ground: Religion and Culture: Views of 10 Scholars," Chronicle of Higher Education, June 2004.
"American Jewish History," Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies, Martin Goodman, ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003). pp. 471 – 490.
"American West, New York Jewish," Jewish Life in the American West, Ava Kahn, ed. (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2003). pp. 33 – 51.
"Embracing World of Our Fathers: The Context of Reception," Key Texts in American Jewish Culture, Jack Kugelmass, ed. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2003). pp. 210 – 222.
Fellowships/HonorsGuggenheim Fellowship (2011); Senior Post-doctoral Fellowship, Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Research, Princeton University, (2002 – 2003); Fellow, American Academy of Jewish Research, Fellow (elected); Society of American Historians, Member (elected); One of twenty living women historians included in American Women Historians. 1700-1900s (New York: Greenwood Press, 1998), Jennifer Scanlon and Sharon Cosner, editors


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By JASON MITCHELL
TUKWILA, Wash. — Conventional wisdom said the Seattle Reign would win Sunday's NWSL championship match against FC Kansas City.
The Reign, after all, finished the season with the best record in the league, only lost twice all year, and featured both the coach of the year and the league MVP. They also outscored opponents 30-11 at home.
Somebody forgot to tell Amy Rodriguez. And Lauren Holiday.
Despite absorbing seemingly unending waves of Seattle attack, Kansas City capitalized on two of its only real chances of the day, riding a pair of Rodriguez goals – both assisted by Holiday – to a 2-1 win in front of a near sellout crowd of 4,252 at Starfire Stadium.
"We were playing the best team in the league, hands down," said Kansas City head coach Vlatko Andonovski. "(It's an) unbelievable roster, great team, great organization. They were very well organized. We knew it was going to be a battle all the way through. We came ready to battle, and I'm just glad the girls battled all the way through for 90 minutes."
Rodriguez opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, striding onto a lovely through ball from Holiday and easily beating Hope Solo from 12 yards out.
"I felt like today's game wasn't necessarily our best," said Rodriguez. "Luckily I was able to get two chances and finish them. I can't thank my midfielders, and especially Lauren Holiday, enough. She has made me look so good this season and set up so many amazing passes."
More than 30 minutes of Seattle pressure ensued, but Rodriguez once again capitalized on a rare Kansas City opportunity. In the 55th minute, Holiday danced and spun through the penalty area in search of a shot before finding Rodriguez unmarked near the penalty spot for the 2-0 lead. It was the first time Seattle trailed by two goals all season.
"I was actually trying to score myself," said Holiday, "but they obviously closed me down. I just tried to get free and once I got free I saw A-Rod up at the of the penalty spot and found her. She had a great finish."
Holiday and Rodriguez both also scored in FC Kansas City's 2-0 win over the Portland Thorns to advance to the final.
"I thought we gave up two sloppy goals," said Reign head coach Laura Harvey, "goals that we don't normally concede. And I thought they defended really well against us. I thought they made it really difficult."
Megan Rapinoe finally broke through for Seattle in the 87th minute, and the Reign nearly equalized twice in a wild few minutes of stoppage time. Jess Fishlock found space in the box moments after the end of regulation, but sent a 12-yard shot well wide of the left post. With stoppage time winding down, Rapinoe found herself alone in the penalty area, but scuffed a volley wide of the right post.
"If the game had being going on for five minutes more than maybe we would have gotten the equalizer," said Harvey.
Seattle flew out of the gates, flooding Kansas City's half of the field with a barrage of crosses, one-two combinations, and lobbed through balls, but rarely forcing goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart into difficult saves.
Kim Little nearly equalized just moments after Kansas City's first goal, whipping in a volley from point-blank range, but Barnhart delivered a stellar kick save.
"It's just pure disappointment right now, I think," said Little. "We did all we could to win the game, but I think on the day they took their chances. And although we had more (chances) and maybe dominated the game, we didn't take ours."
In the 29th minute Sydney Leroux headed a Little cross inches wide of the far post as the Reign finished the first half in an intense flurry that failed to seriously challenge Barnhart.
Here are the match highlights:
Surprised to see FC Kansas City lifting the trophy? Think it was a successful season for the Reign despite losing the final?
Share your thoughts below.
I'm a bit surprised to see KC lifting the trophy but very happy for it – I hate it when a team absolutely destroys the rest of a league.
There were so many Reign "fans" this year (both in the stands and online) that were /nowhere/ to be seen in 2013, I would say that the Reign have had a successful season if they manage to keep even half of those new fanboys and -girls. Kudos to them fixing their attendance problem, though.
Good to see A-rod getting back to form. We'll need her next summer.
Landy Cakes
You think she'll play? Who are you going to get rid off Press, Morgan, Leroux or Wambach? I know who should go… but Klinsman doesn't coach the Women's team.
Lordy, JK would have cut Amy in a heart beat wouldnt he.
Landy Cakes
No. He would cut Wambach.
Hard to tell. I mean look how often he called in Edgar Castillo. Just to name one such case.
Landy Cakes
I don't think klinsman would leave out anyone who scored that many goals, the inclusion of Wondolowski over Donovan demonstrates that. I think A-Rod has demonstrated she's developed as a player. You can't leave out Leroux or Morgan. Press in incredibly skillful so I think that means Wambach.
I would say it's premature to put Rodriguez over any of the other 4, unless and until she demonstrates that kind of form and consistency for the USWNT.
Which maybe she will begin to do, especially if she can keep up this sync mode she seems to have now with Holiday. But for my money, there are WAY too many memories of painful misses for country (actually, rather like Wondo on the men's side!) to put her back in at the expense of losing any 1 of the other 4.
"Good to see A-rod getting back to form. We'll need her next summer."
Lordy I hope not!
You don't want a player that can score goals? Oh OK
If we need Rodriguez the way she has tended to perform for the USWNT, and so badly that we'll leave 1 of those other 4 out, then the USWNT is in trouble. See above.
You really can just switch the W to M and A-Rod to Wondo for a quick, illustrative analogy.
A bit tough to watch Seattle fall short right at the very end. Such an incredible season and hats off to Laura Harvey. There's no question they were the best team this year
On the other hand, how can you not feel that KC was the better team today? I think a lot of people wrote A-Rod off. (i was one of them) It's nice to see her come back not just from having a child but come back from being pushed to the backburner by people like Morgan, Press, and Leroux. Surely Jill Ellis saw the magic of Cheney and Rodriguez together?
Landy Cakes
I think Seattle was the better team but didn't finish their chances. Leroux needs to make progress as a striker in tight situations and in posession as opposed to on the counter. Little can't score every goal. I'm not sure Seattle deserved to win, as good as they've been, they SHOULD have been so much better given their roster.
Now Reign fans know how us Sol fans felt.


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Simon Cowell has defended his decision to lower the age limit for The X Factor contestants to just 14 after its presenter Dermot O'Leary admitted he had "reservations" about it.
The search for the next, potentially even younger, One Direction will return to ITV on Saturday with Cowell back on the talent show for the first time in four years, as part of a new-look judging line-up which also sees the return of Girls Aloud star Cheryl Fernandez-Versini (formerly Cole).
Producers lowered the age limit for the new series from 16 to 14 in an attempt to draw in fresh talent, the first time such young singers have been allowed to take part since 2008.
Cowell said: "We are very cautious that when you have got someone that age, that they are not pushed into it from their parents and they are mentally up for it and talented enough. If we don't think they are, many times - you won't see a lot of it on camera - we will say come back in a year or two years."
O'Leary, asked if 14-years-old was too young, said: "It's tricky for me. On paper I would say yes. I had reservations about it, but you can have a more mature 14-year-old walk through the door and do a better audition and have the kind of wherewithal you would expect a 17-year-old to have. I have sort of been silenced on it."
Cowell's fellow judge Louis Walsh, who has been on the show since it began 10 years ago, said he blocked one young act going through because he did not think they were ready.
"One act in particular I had to work with – 15-year-old twins – I just didn't think they were ready," he said. "They were really good. I just didn't think they were good enough. They were only 15. They were good, they were cute and everything, I just think in a year's time they are going to be so much better."
Cowell has previously been criticised for the treatment of children on his other ITV show, Britain's Got Talent. Both shows are co-produced by Cowell's production company, Syco.
"The experience I had on Britain's Got Talent, where we had no age limit, we have not had too many problems," said Cowell. "We have more problems with the older contestants than we do with the younger ones."
ITV will hope Cowell's return helps reverse the declining ratings for the show, which has been beaten by BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing for the last two years. Cowell criticised the BBC's decision to schedule the return of the celebrity dance show, on Sunday 7 September, head to head with his ITV show.
Walsh is the only judge to survive from last year's show with the four-strong lineup completed by former Spice Girl, Mel B.
Inevitably they are overshadowed by Cowell and Fernandez-Versini, with much made on the show of the pair's bickering after their spectacular falling out three years ago when the former Girls Aloud star was dropped from Cowell's US version of The X Factor.
The programme is the familiar mix of no-hopers, talented singers and surprise packages, including a 37-year-old painter and director who refuses to take no for an answer and a singer whose mother brings the panel Chinese food.
A star from the early auditions, model Chloe-Jasmine Whichello, previously appeared on Sky Living's model-hunt The Face, while another of the successful contestants travelled to the audition from Italy, a further indication that the homegrown talent pool may be running dry.
At the programme launch last week, O'Leary said contestants are more media savvy than they were in years gone by. "Now you get 18-year-olds going, here's my YouTube stuff, I've had 60,000 hits, here's my people on Twitter and this is the way I see my marketing campaign going." Walsh added: "And then they can't sing."
Cowell said there were a growing number of singer-songwriters inspired by stars including Ed Sheeran auditioning for this year's series. "It can get really dreary," he said. "You get so many people, there's one point in the show where I literally smash a guitar to pieces. I could not listen to another person come in and murder a song on the guitar while they are staring at the floor."


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2017 Solarity Scholarships
Solarity Credit Union prides itself on being an advocate for learning and are excited to be currently reviewing our 2017 applications.
We are honored to award five $2,400.00 scholarships to Solarity Credit Union members who are on a journey to reach their goals of higher education. Please come back next fall to apply..
Application Checklist
- Complete Your Application
- Do not leave questions blank. If your answer to a question is "no," "none," or "not applicable," please state as such.
- Answer the three essay questions (included in part one of the application):
- How do you create extraordinary experiences for your community? (300 word max)
- Why are you seeking financial assistance from this scholarship? (500 word max)
- Personal Statement (Tell us about yourself.)
- Provide an Academic Transcript
- Transcripts should include a minimum of your TWO MOST RECENT YEARS of schooling. This could include a combination of high school and college transcripts. If submitting unofficial transcripts, they must be clear and unaltered.
- Provide Letters of Recommendation
- Two letters of recommendation are required. (Letters of recommendation are to be sent to you. Make sure you receive all recommendations before submitting your scholarship packet.)
Rules and Eligibility
Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
1. Must be a member in good standing of Solarity Credit Union. NOTE: You must be a Primary Member with an account in your own name, or a spouse who is a Joint Owner on the Primary Member's account. If you are not a member, you can join Solarity if you live, work, worship, or attend school in Washington State.
2. Must be a U.S. citizen, or a resident alien of the U.S.
3. Must be enrolled, or will be enrolled, in an accredited college, university, or trade school during the school year listed on the scholarship application.
4. Must have a minimum GPA of 2.0.
5. Applicants who are employees of Solarity or have any relative(s) or person(s) that live in their household that currently work, serve on the Solarity Board of Directors or serve on a Committee for Solarity are not eligible to apply. (Relatives are defined as a parent, spouse, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, cousin, in-law or step relative, or any person with whom the applicant has a close, personal relationship such as a domestic partner, romantic partner or cohabitant.)
All applications must adhere to the following criteria:
1. Must be returned by
Friday, February 24, 2017. Deadline Extended to March 10th.
2. Must be filled out completely.
3. Only online applications will be eligible.
Applications will be reviewed by the Solarity Credit Union Scholarship Committee. The committee consists of Solarity staff, members of the credit union board of directors, and credit union members. Academic record, financial need, personal statement, community service/school activities, and the essays each account for up to 25% of the overall score. Finalists will be asked to meet with the committee for an informal interview.
Each award will be paid directly to the college, university, or trade school of choice, and be credited in the recipient's name. Award will be sent to the school after August 1, 2017 upon submission of verified registration.
Failure to maintain your status at school (including being terminated from school or dropping out of school) will result in the cancellation of the award, and any remaining funds will be returned to the credit union, and not redistributed. Remaining funds may be forwarded to another accredited college, university or trade school upon request and proof of enrollment (subject to all applicable scholarship rules).
How To Apply
All application materials are due March 10th.
Part 1
You'll start by filling out the PDF application here.
Download the application, complete the fields, and then save the application as a PDF with your first and last name in the file name (i.e: John Doe Part 1). (Completing the form online will result in a blank form, you must save the PDF to your computer first.) This will need to be uploaded in part 2 of the Solarity Scholarship application.
- If additional space is needed to answer questions from Part 1, upload a separate sheet during Part 2 of the application process. (Make sure to include your first and last name in the file name.)
Part 2
Continue your application by completing part two.
Be sure to answer the required questions, upload all needed files, and properly name the files with your first and last name before submitting the application. These files include:
- Application Part 1 Saved PDF
- Academic Transcript
- Letters of Recommendation
- Additional Sheets
Our 2016 Solarity Scholarship Winners
Emma Argo
Emma is a Zillah High School graduate who attended Central Washington University from 2009-11. This spring, she has been studying at Western Governors University, with a focus on special education. She spent the past three years working for the Sunnyside and Selah school districts, and volunteered for Selah Nazarene Church. She also has been active in the community as an Influence Team Leader for the Selah School District and as a Youth President at Zillah Nazarene Church. One of her accomplishments was helping bring back an after-school program for Selah middle-schoolers called "The Hangout." She enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, running and camping.
Fun fact: Emma summited Mount Adams last summer.
Brooke Eshleman
Brooke is graduating from Selah High School and will attend Washington State University, where she plans to pursue a degree in business management. She participates in ASB, Senior Council, the National Honor Society and the Link Crew mentorship program, and also played basketball and softball for the high school. She volunteers with Children's Village and helps organize and plan high school events, including coordinating a volleyball tournament last year that raised money to provide clean drinking water for students in Kenya. In her free time, Brooke enjoys creating memories with family and friends.
Fun fact: Brooke is terrified of "two-legged, feathered animals that fly. Yep, birds."
Katrina Johnson
Katrina is graduating from Toppenish High School and will be attending Concordia University Irvine in Southern California to study sports science and physical therapy. She has volunteered at sporting events for her high school and was a volunteer assistant/apprentice swim team coach. Her community involvement activities include the Toppenish High School Leadership program and the Yakima Alliance Church youth group. She is an activities coordinator for her school's National Honor Society chapter, has been involved in ASB, and served as a peer leader in the Performance Training program. One of her major accomplishments was helping start the first-ever swim team at her high school. After developing the program for three years, the team went to state this season.
Fun fact: Katrina traveled to China last year to compete in an international swim meet.
Sara Johnson
Sara is graduating from La Salle High School and will attend the University of San Diego, with a focus on biology and pre-dental school studies. She was on the soccer and track teams at La Salle and volunteered her time in Student Life Leadership, student government, Cooking Club and the National Honor Society. Outside of school, she worked as a tutor for LEAP Tutoring and has volunteered for Northwest Harvest and the Service Learning program. For one of her community projects, she helped collect more than 100 pairs of socks for the Union Gospel Mission in Yakima. She is involved in her family's small businesses and enjoys hiking, kayaking, jet skiing and other outdoor pursuits.
Fun fact: One year, the adventurous Sara broke her arm and foot within six months of each other.
Trenton Straehle
Trenton is graduating from Highland High School and will be attending Boise State University, where he hopes to pursue a degree in pre-veterinary medicine. He played baseball for Highland and the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak, and participated in the school marching band and jazz band. He is also involved in Knowledge Bowl, DECA, student leadership and student government. Outside of school, he works as a youth baseball instructor and mentor every Sunday, teaching younger players fundamentals and how to approach the game mentally. Besides playing baseball, Trenton also enjoys spending time with his family, going shooting with his grandfather and exploring the outdoors.
Fun fact: Trenton is very outgoing and loves making other people smile.
Our 2015 Solarity Scholarship Winners
Theresa Barney
Theresa Barney graduated from Wapato High School and will be attending Brigham Young University-Idaho. Theresa and her father were involved in an automobile accident that changed her life. In the hospital she observed the nurses courageously working to help her dad. This experience affected her so much that she knew she wanted to help people in medical situations. She now is an aspiring nurse and will use this scholarship to help achieve her goal.
Shavali Dave
Shavali Dave graduated from the University of Illinois-Chicago and will be attending Heritage University. Shavali has a desire to bring awareness to health care access and delivery, specifically for primary and preventive care to those in underserved and urban localities. This scholarship will help relieve the financial burden of her medical education.
Sy Ruiz
Sy Ruiz graduated from A.C. Davis High School and will be attending University of Washington. Sy is an aspiring business owner and plans to run for a state legislature position in the future. He is committed to serving and helping others for the betterment of the community. This scholarship will help him reach his academic and career goals.
Jacob Stucki
Jacob Stucki graduated from West Valley High School and will be attending Brigham Young University. Jacob achieved the Eagle Scout award from Boy Scouts of America. He has a passion for helping others and plans to work in the medical field. This scholarship will help him fulfill his dream of becoming a specialized nurse.
Diana Tran
Diana Tran graduated from University of Washington and will be attending Heritage University. The example her parents set of sacrifice and perseverance after emigrating from Vietnam to America in the 1970s has given Diana the inspiration and drive to achieve her goals. This scholarship will ultimately help her become a better healthcare provider by offering her the opportunity to pursue her education.


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Prince Mush or Mush is a fictional character in the Paper Mario series, appearing in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. He is a male Toad who was thought to be missing after he was captured by Grubba and drained of his power using a machine powered by the Gold Star. He is a male Toad garbed in fighting costume with a Pink Cap and a tuft of hair identical to that of his sister, Jolene's. He is reunited with his sister at the end of the events of the third Chapter, where it is revealed that he has been kept alive inside the Gold Star. Later on during the events of the game, Jolene tells Mario that Mush is to make a comeback in the Glitz Pit soon.
- In the Fire Ruins level of Wario Land 6: Wario and Waluigi, he appears as a helper.


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C$ link to oil seen broken until after U.S. election, rate move
By Fergal Smith
TORONTO Oct 13 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar's normally tight link with the price of oil, which broke down in September, likely will not reassert itself until after the U.S. election and a potential interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, currency strategists say.
Oil is a major Canadian export and the currency often tracks its price. But the Canadian dollar weakened to a six-month low of C$1.3315 against the U.S. dollar on Friday despite a deal by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to limit output which lifted oil above $50 a barrel.
The currency was around C$1.2700 when oil climbed above $50 a barrel in early June.
"Other fundamentals have taken over. The interest rate differential is part of that and I think the Trump premium is part of that," said Greg Anderson, global head of foreign exchange strategy at BMO Capital Markets.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he would renegotiate or scrap the North American Free Trade Agreement if elected, posing a risk to the Canadian economy.
The weaker relationship between the Canadian dollar and oil will continue until after the U.S. election and until the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, said Jack Spitz, managing director of foreign exchange at National Bank Financial.
Markets have priced in about a 70 percent chance of a Fed hike in December, helping to push the U.S. dollar on Thursday to a seven-month high against a basket of major currencies.
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I bought two the last time they were up. They are poorly constructed and lumpy. They may work well for people with a long neck, but I'm 5' and it was impossible to sleep with this design - even the short "tail" was too long. I finally cut them both off, ending with a small oval pillow with the ear hole in the center. (By the way, I don't know what the stuffing is, but it is not any kind of memory foam, as alluded to by one commenter last time. It's just little pieces of...crap.)
These are the hardest pillows I have ever purchased. I have a neck condition and these made it worse. THEY ARE HARD AS ROCK. I am tempted to see what is inside of the covering - probably rocks.
BEWARE unless you like hard pillows.
They are so compact, they are hard.
chey2 wrote:I bought two the last time they were up. They are poorly constructed and lumpy. They may work well for people with a long neck, but I'm 5' and it was impossible to sleep with this design - even the short "tail" was too long. I finally cut them both off, ending with a small oval pillow with the ear hole in the center. (By the way, I don't know what the stuffing is, but it is not any kind of memory foam, as alluded to by one commenter last time. It's just little pieces of...crap.)
I really like mine and usually use them a couple nights a week... more feels uncomfortable for some reason.
Those who mentioned tossing and turning, I do that a lot but figured out the first night I used these that I could flip them over. The one problem I had was that the button came out of the earwell, but it doesn't affect the operation of the pillow at all. There were and have been no quality control issues beyond that.
my husband and i got these last time they were up. so far, we like them!
pros: they keep you from moving around a lot during the night; they help me keep my neck straight; my ears don't get all red and sore; the case comes off easily; the long arm of the pillow can fold into the opening to save space in storage; you don't necessarily have to flip the pillow if you flip yourself; they are fairly soft, but i think it's largely due to understuffing; you can comfortable lay on your back with this pillow as well; you can arrange two of them in a heart shape and it looks cute.
cons: as many have stated, they are a bit lumpy; the cases are super-thin, low t.c. material (but that doesn't bother me as much as it may bother others;) somehow, my husband ALWAYS manages to get his button to pop out, and it drives me nuts because i can't figure out why - i've switched him pillows and everything. i think (know) he's just weird; sometimes it is difficult to find a correct height to prop this pillow up. sometimes i put it on top of another normal pillow, sometimes i put my arm under it, and other times i just use it alone.
bottom line: if you've got an extra ten bucks and experience neck/back/hip/knee pain when sleeping, or just hate never being comfortable when you sleep on your side, give them a try. they do take a little getting used to, but i can't sleep without mine now (don't tell my husband, but it's sort of like being cuddled from both sides, now. no longer do i have to be the little spoon! i am the middle spoon, hear me snore!)
Put me in the LOVE IT category. I have always been a back sleeper but over the years my back starts to ache if I sleep like that. When I side sleep I roll around all night and usually wake with a stiff neck. These pillows absolutely do the trick. I sleep all night with no problems. I use both so I can roll over and not have to adjust the pillow.
I have a buckwheat pillow, a memory foam pillow and a cervical support pillow. The side sleep beats them all hands down. And ALL pillows should have the ear hole. Not having a smashed ear totally rocks.
The big negative for me is they heat up really fast. I like a really cold pillow (which is why I have all the others, so I can switch around when they get too warm) but the comfort of the side sleep makes it worth putting up with a warm pillow.
I picked up during the Woot off (when they were two for this price). TOTALLY not worth it.
I bought the side sleeper when it was first offered. I find it helpful, BUT the first offering did not include a pillowcase. Why not offer pillowcases for this pillow?
They are different - in many ways (not as big and wrap-aroundish), but how does it compare to the Snoogle?
I'm confused by all the comments that say they received a hard one. Can I trade you? Because mine is so flimsy and soft that it doesn't hold my head up - it seems to end just before it would actually support my head and makes my neck feel even more strained in the morning than a regular pillow. Maybe my shoulders are too broad? That seems unlikely, since I'm a woman, but I have broad shoulders and hips, so I haven't found this pillow useful for its intended purpose.
HOWEVER. As I mentioned above, I have broadish shoulders and hips (an hourglassish shape, veering toward pear). I have found this pillow perfect for the space between my waist and the bed when I sleep on my side, keeping my spine more or less straight and supported rather than curving at my waist. When I flip over or occasionally lie on my back, it stays in the same place and supports my lower back. Feels snuggly like an arm wrapped around my waist, which is nice when I'm sleeping alone.
Verdict: I don't recommend it for its intended purpose, at least not the one I received that is too flat and too soft to really support my head (since it seems ymmv with each individual pillow), but it supports my waist nicely. Not sure if I would buy again.
I can't for the life of me understand why these pillows have such a bad rap... My BF and i sleep on these every night and we both LOVE them... we do sleep with them on top of another pillow and they are perfect. The only thing is that whenever you flip your sleeping position from one side to another you have to flip the pillow. Other than this this pillow is A+
I love these pillows! Bought one for everyone in the house and 2 for company. The secret is to slip a shock collar (not included) inside the case
along the neck area, no more snooze alarms in the AM!
They are not the greatest things in the world... but they work for what they are.
One thing that you have to remember is that these are mainly supposed to be used to train your self to sleep on your side. So people who sleep on their back, and want to sleep on their side should use these.
That said. They work pretty well. My wife is doing much better at sleeping on her side (6 months pregnant). I have used them... They are a bit low for my tastes (I feel like my head is a bit down instead of flat, but then again, I am a back sleeper) If you are told by a doctor or something that you should sleep on your side, these are a good cheap first thing to try. Other side sleeping pillows (Snoogles and things like that) will run you $50+.
Provides support for side-sleepers, especially if you have a bad back. Not the most comfortable material, but I'm a happy customer and found it to be a good buy.
I just ordered a set for my mum 'cuz I so love the ones I bought myself during the last woot off. No more waking up with a sore/stiff neck. I somehow mucked up 2 of the discs in my lower spine last week and this pillow is all I can somewhat comfortably sleep on.
I like KillianMick's suggustion to use as a knee pillow - will try it tonight with my spare. And ThunderThighs speaks oh so true as to the couch worthiness of these pillows.
I put my pillow in a king size pillow case (over the zippered cover) and it works fine.
Bought this last time it was offered with hopes it would end my recent snoring issues. It does not work for me for that, but I have found it to be very comfortable and am sleeping on it every night since. If you do not like a firm pillow however it is probably not for you. But overall I am happy I bought these and would again.
My history...I hate pillows. I usually sleep with a baby pillow for head and neck support, but I cannot abide standard pillows...they are just too high. So when I tried these from the last Woot, I was pleasantly surprised. All the features of the pillow worked very well for me...my shoulder fit in the notch, my head was comfortable, and when I followed the instructions on where to put my ear and face, I slept very well. No neck pain! However, I agree with most comments about quality. The "pillowcase" is a bit scratchy and definitely needs a thorough washing to remove the chemical smell, and the pillow is a bit lumpy. BUT, I ordered a couple more and will enjoy them until their probable short life expectancy has been reached.
I also got these last time around. I find them OK. My purpose was to keep me sleeping on my side, and to prevent me from rolling to my back, where I apparently snore.
The first few nights, I found them just fine for keeping me on my side, but as I continued to use them, they got flat enough that I can easily roll onto my back.
I don't find them lumpy or uncomfortable, and the few times I have tried going back to my memory foam pillow, I just haven't been as comfortable as with the side sleeper pillow.
If I could just modify them (I plan to try adding more filling) to prevent me from rolling to my back, I would love these.
I got these at the last woot-off and it works better than the expensive pillow I bought to use with my cpap. I don't always lay on it exactly the way it says but it works very well with a cpap. I usually sleep lower on it and more to the side of one arm so my mask is not blocked. I am not a total side sleeper, I sleep a little more on my stomach so I have to adjust. It is a little tall/big for me (I'm 5'2") but works fine and I'm hoping it will mash down some, or I will maybe take some of the stuffing out. It's a good deal if you are thinking of getting a fancy cpap pillow. It's much cheaper and works as well if not better.
Also, I just put a pair of leggings over the pillow to use as a pillow case and it works great. It fits just right and can be easily washed. It does look a little funny though...
lucyfoss wrote:Bought these during the last Woot-off. The pillow didn't work for me (mostly because I have a CPAP hose that gets in the way), but the workmanship was shoddy anyway. The first pillow came with 2 seams unsewn. I haven't opened the second one yet.
Yeah, these worked okay for me too, until I got a CPAP machine. The mask and hose just aren't workable with these pillows. The other issue is the danged ear hole. I've got a smaller-than-average head/neck I guess, and the stupid ear hole doesn't line up with my stupid ears.
Plus, the hole looks just like...an...um...well, an anus. There. I've said it.
catgrrl wrote:Yeah, these worked okay for me too, until I got a CPAP machine. The mask and hose just aren't workable with these pillows. The other issue is the danged ear hole. I've got a smaller-than-average head/neck I guess, and the stupid ear hole doesn't line up with my stupid ears.
Plus, the hole looks just like...an...um...well, an anus. There. I've said it.
Yeah, I hear ya with the earhole thing.....I had to stop eating chocolate in bed.
I got these last time around. The ear hole is nice, but I have a CPAP machine and the pillow is just plain too hard, so not only does it press the mask uncomfortably into my face, it also disarranges the mask if I move at all (I use a nasal pillow mask, which are a bit more touchy than the full-size masks). I kept waking up with a gale blowing into my face.
I'm back to my regular pillow with a buckwheat-filled round travel pillow on top to help with both ear pain & mask cushioning. These may find their way into the kitten fostering room as snuggly beds - which for the price is fine.
So it's just my family that's crazy? I can never find good pillows, but I love this one so much I'm buying another two, since I foolishly gave one of my first ones to my daughter before testing them out and hogging them both up for myself.
The earhole thing is genius. The entire pillow is supportive, yet comfy and snuggly. And it is great for face-sleeping as well as side-sleeping. (Which you should never do, but if you do, this is the pillow to do that with.)
Ok, it's not super-high-quality workmanship, but hey, $7.50 per pillow. My mom bought me one of those stupid memory foam ones for like $40, and by the time it stopped stinking, it disintegrated into mush.
I have to sleep on my left side and these work so well for ne! They are comfortable and keep me from tossing and turning!
I bought this last time it was on woot, and it's not worth the $10. They are not adult size, but perfect for my 10 year old.
Bought a set the last time offered on Woot. They don't work better than a standard shaped pillow. I like a very firm pillow; these were ok but nothing special. The zippered pillow cover [not what I consider a pillow case] is very thin and ripped within a week. I went back to my regular pillows within a month.
pillick wrote:Why are you charging sales tax on the freight amount? It's only due on the product cost, the freight is a service, not taxable.
You are actually (in all likelihood) correct. When I've (successfully, I might add) challenged it being done by online/mailorder retailers (even "big" ones) in at least 8 states, they found out that they were mistaken and interpreting the tax law incorrectly. For the majority of states, it's actually illegal to charge and collect sales tax on shipping/handling fees. The ones who do it usually do it either out of ignorance/misunderstanding of the actual laws, or because they'd have to change their software setup---easy enough to do, but they usually "claim" it's complicated. So, they needlessly charge, collect, and PAY extra taxes to the states (except for the ones which collect it and pocket it---but I highly doubt that Woot would do THAT.) Paradoxically, it would be better for the companies themselves (less tax/legal paperwork) if they'd adjust their software and just do it right in the first place.
Don't know what state you are in, but you might want to check for yourself and challenge it if it's being done illegally.
But I came here to again say how much I love, love, love, LOVE these pillows!!!! Have several, and have given a few as gifts.
Waste of money. Actually made snoring much worse.
Great is the only word I can use!! Just GRRRRRRRRRRREAT!!


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Transforming ageing into an opportunity for Europe
Ilias Iakovidis and Bruno Alves from DG CONNECT at the European Commission explain how digital transformation can turn demographic change into an opportunity for Europe…
The challenges resulting from demographic change are well documented and have been moved over the years from technical to strategic and recently to political debate at the highest level. According to the 2015 Ageing Report, by 2060, one in 3 Europeans will be over 65 shifting the ratio of "working" to "inactive" population; from 4 to 1 today to 2 to 1. Increased demand for health and care services due to the ageing population will not only increase the public spending but also lead to an acute shortage of labour supply in the caring services (estimated to be in the order of 20 million by 2025). Unless we act now, our social and economic models as well as the quality of life of our population is at risk.
Changing the conversation
Our vision is to turn the demographic change crisis into an opportunity for Europe. We have embarked on a journey to accelerate the benefits of digital innovation to improve the quality of life of individuals, supporting sustainability of health and care services and at the same time achieving economic growth in 'Silver Economy' sectors that serve unmet needs of our ageing population.
The increase of smart connected homes which can support active ageing and independent living solutions will reach 29.7 million homes in the EU by 2020. This represents an annual market worth of €15.4bn. Technology-based long-term care and home healthcare are forecasted to grow 18.8 % between 2015 and 2020, representing a global market value of $10.3bn. The sales of service robots for domestic tasks could reach 15.5 million units in 2016, with an estimated value of $ 5.6bn. All these areas have significant potential and will enable the type of transformation we seek to achieve in the way we deliver health and care to our ageing population.
The global spending power of the "baby boomer" generation will reach €13 trillion by 2020. Recognising the potential of the ageing consumer, the European Commission issued a report (in March 2015) outlining a Strategy for Europe to seize the Silver Economy opportunity. The strategy identifies different areas of potential growth for the European Silver economy; age-friendly smart homes and living environments, integrated care solutions (health and social or community care) and finally, Silver tourism. Digital technology can play an important role in all 3 areas.
How can we seize the ageing opportunity?
Like for other societal challenges (climate, energy, migration and security) there is no 'silver bullet'. But many things should happen in tandem and across many different sectors and administrations:
Since the launch of the Silver Economy Strategy we have been aligning our different policy instruments and measures at EU level to stimulate innovative solutions (products and services) supported by robust business models. Europe's response to demographic change must look across various policies and not in isolation at healthcare reform, employment and pension reform, economic policy, digitisation of industry and research and innovation priority settings.
The need to work across sectors, to stimulate innovation and manage investment risk, explains our continued commitment to the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. The Partnership brings together thousands of stakeholders (end users, public authorities, industry); involved in the innovation cycle, from research to adoption.
One of our priorities is to support the implementation of innovative, ICT enabled solutions for integrated health and social / community care that have demonstrated benefits on a smaller scale in keeping people active and healthy and allowing them to live independently in their homes. This involves improving synergies between health and social care systems (organisational innovation), providing digital environment and solutions to health and social / community care workers to work more efficiently (skills-related innovation) as well as to individuals (which will improve their 'response-ability' to manage their health conditions).
Through the EU Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation funding programme we have been financing ground breaking innovation in the field of digital solutions to support ageing well. This year we are launching new calls: one is dedicated to develop Internet of Things based 'connected home platforms' that will enable interoperability of solutions tailored to the needs of an ageing population, and with functionality across diverse areas such as independent living, health, energy efficiency, security, and others. Another instrument is focused on co-financing procurement of innovative digital solutions for integrated health and social care, in a way that reduces the investment risk for public procurers and private organisations investing in these solutions.
Adapting our care systems will also require moving away from "institutionalised care" into a safe "care- at home" model. In a way that meets what most people want or expect as they grow older. Unfortunately, some 70-80% of our existing building stock across Europe is unsuitable for independent living for the ageing population. We cannot address this challenge without working across sectors (technology, real estate, construction, transport and mobility etc.).
Connecting the dots: A shared vision
A shared vision is essential to mobilise investment and guarantee the commitment of all actors to transforming the ageing society into an opportunity for Europe. We can no longer settle for the "prize" of having developed some of the most innovative digital solutions in the world for active and healthy ageing. Now we must ensure that all these innovative solutions become mainstream practices, deliver positive outcomes across Europe and not only in one country and region.
Uniting behind a shared vision will require leadership and determination. In December 2015 European Commissioner Günther Oettinger (Digital Economy and Society) invited stakeholders to work together over 12 months with the European Commission in creating a shared vision on how digital innovation can transform Europe's Ageing Society in the 21st Century.
It was an invitation to work across sectors and borders to boost patient and citizen empowerment, move to a results-based delivery of health and care, and develop new business models and economic opportunities in consumer markets which can scale across Europe and beyond.
Work is in progress to develop this shared vision. If we succeed in "connecting the dots" over the course of the next 12 months, 2016 may well be the turning point in the way Europe has transformed ageing into an opportunity for its economy, health and care services and above-all its citizens.
The views expressed in the article are the sole responsibility of the author and in no way represent the view of the European Commission and its services.
Ilias Iakovidis
Acting Head of Unit – Digital Social Platforms
Bruno Alves
Policy Advisor
DG CONNECT – European Commission
One Response to "Transforming ageing into an opportunity for Europe"
It sounds very good and altruistic but lets face reality .We have to walk before we run. The facts and figures are there but major hurdles in getting there are there also. Unfortunately healthcare has not awakened yet to the notion that not everything expensive is good or not everything new must come from a company with a long pedigree. Historically invention was always originated by small companies who did not have to adhere to complicated corporate policy or enormous overhead figures.There are many solutions out there already to address these issues but we must learn to look not only up but in all direction for solutions and maybe sometimes take some risks in testing them.
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With a stay at Four Seasons Hotel Macao at Cotai Strip, you'll be centrally located in Cotai, steps from Sands Cotai Central and The Grand Canal Shoppes. This 5-star hotel is close to University of Macau and Macau Tower.
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Senior figures involved in bringing the Olympic Games to London have claimed that handing the stadium to Tottenham Hotspur, who plan to knock it down and build a dedicated football ground in its place, would amount to a betrayal of the promises that won the bid.
Tessa Jowell, the former Olympic minister who retains a place on the London 2012 board, said that only West Ham United's joint bid with Newham council fulfilled the promises made in the bid book. "When we won the Olympics we made a clear promise to the international community and the people of this country, that the stadium would have athletics at its core," she said. "This wasn't a promise we made to win the bid, but a clear statement of intent about the future of sport in our country."
"The Olympic Park Legacy Company will make its decision about the legacy tenant for the stadium in just over a week's time and there are now only two bids on the table. Only one of these, the joint bid from West Ham and Newham Council, fulfils the promises we made and the criteria we set out when we were in government." In 2005 Jowell told the International Olympic Committee before the vote: "The stadium will be a purpose-built home for athletics for generations to come."
And the UK Athletics' head coach, Charles van Commenee, claimed today the sport would be less well off than it is in Lithuania or Estonia, despite hosting the Olympics, if the track is removed. "If London doesn't have a stadium where we can organise major championships in athletics, that puts you in a category in Europe that I can't even think of," he said. "Is there any capital in Europe that can't do this? Even Vilnius or Tallinn [in Lithuania and Estonia] can do that."
Jowell said the promise to provide an athletics legacy within the Olympic Park was very clear. "It's in the bid book. It says the stadium will have athletics at its core. That's not an ambiguous promise. It was very clear."
The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) has promised to try to reach a decision on a preferred bidder by 28 January, but it looks increasingly as though it will miss that deadline.
Jowell said she was not privy to the financial details of the West Ham bid but believed it was commercially sustainable. "The commercial strength of West Ham's bid is not just based on its ability to get large crowds to football matches, although that is an important part. It is for the use of the stadium all year round in many different guises, with regular athletics fixtures, showcases for rugby, cricket and American football as well as regular entertainment events," she told the Guardian.
"As the bid is partnered with Newham Council, we can be assured that there will be real community involvement. They will have school community education projects, all sorts of community mass participation events. They have partnered with Live Nation, the world's largest live entertainment company, and Westfield, the world's largest listed retail property group. This isn't West Ham on their own, you've got some very serious players who will add to the revenues streams."
As part of what appeared to be a co-ordinated attempt to influence the OPLC, the British International Olympic Committee member Sir Craig Reedie – who also played a key role in landing the Games in Singapore in 2005 – said it would be "regretful in the extreme" and the country would lose "all credibility" in international sporting circles if it reneged on the promise to retain an athletics track. Reedie said that if the stadium was knocked by Spurs, who have promised to instead refurbish Crystal Palace to provide the 25,000 seat athletics stadium originally proposed, it would risk repeating the fiasco that surrounded London's botched staging of the 2005 athletics World Championships.
"If you have made mistakes and you then recover from that, you better not make them again," Reedie said. "It seems to me at the moment this argument over who would become a tenant in the Olympic Stadium is in danger of repeating all of the previous mistakes.
Spurs argue that the revamped Crystal Palace would be capable of being upgraded from 25,000 to 40,000 seats to make a bid for the 2017 World Championships viable.
But Van Commenee added: "I'm astonished when I see all these articles, that there's even a discussion, when a promise is made at the time that we made the bid."
But But Simon Clegg, who was the chief executive of the British Olympic Association when London won the Games but now the chief executive of Ipswich Town football club, claimed it would be "madness" to keep the track.
"I am very clear that it is not compatible to have football and track and field athletics in the same stadium in this country," he said.
"The West Ham option would be a huge challenge and I don't think it would work. The entire bid was based on the principle of sustainable legacy and not creating white elephants and only 17 months out from the Games we have still not resolved the thorny issue of future of the stadium.
"It's madness to suggest we should keep a track just on the basis we may get an athletics World Championships or European Championships say once every 15 to 20 years."


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