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If they handed out state wrestling championships purely on success rates, North Pulaski would hold the title today. As it is, the Falcons will have to be content to be state runners-up in the 1A-5A division.
The Falcons, along with their coaches and parents, are more than content with the finish; theyre thrilled not only with the second-place medal but with the fact that all eight of their wrestlers finished in the top six and three won their weight categories.
It was phenomenal really, said North Pulaski head coach Tony Mongno, who was able to fill only eight of the 14 weight divisions at the state meet last weekend at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock. They went in there and really bought into it. They wrestled their very best. All of them were so happy, its unbelievable.
(189-pound wrestler) Vinnie Osmun didnt stop smiling for two or three hours after he got that medal.
Osmun, along with Jonathan Buzzitta in the 119-pound division and Tony Mongno (130) won titles for North Pulaski, which was edged out by CAC by 26 points. CAC, though, had every weight division represented, as did most of the top 10 teams in the first-ever Arkansas Activities Association-sanctioned state meet. Beebe finished fourth, while Sylvan Hills was 14th and Harding Academy 17th.
Tony Buzzitta, Jonathans father and a part-time volunteer for the Falcons the past two seasons, compared the Falcons finish to a movie.
Really, it was like five kids at the playground getting together to go win an NBA championship, he said. I dont think any other team had all of their wrestlers finish in the medals. The coaches have done a tremendous job with these kids and every kid just wrestled tremendously.
In the 6-7A state meet, Cabot finished fifth. Cody Ealy won his second-consecutive state title wrestling in the 125-pound class.
Cody is just a great wrestler, said Cabot coach Brandon Jay of the Wisconsin move-in. He was just head and shoulders above everybody else.
Ealy finished his two-year career as a Panther 35-0, but received perhaps his best competition in his final match. He narrowly decisioned Catholic Highs Michael Reynolds, 10-8.
It probably wasnt quite as close as that score, Jay said. But it was a great final match for him.
Bentonville once again won the 6-7A meet, followed by Heritage, Catholic and Central. The Panthers, who also finished fifth a year ago, were hoping for a better finish and got off to a sterling start on Friday night. Jay said they opened with eight or nine straight wins, then lost the next nine.
It put a lot of people in consolation matches we didnt think would be there, he said. But we came back to finish strong at the end. Were still a young team with four ninth-graders and some sophomores who were in their first state tournament.
First-timer Chad Hankins made a great showing, taking home a third-place in the 152-pound division. Not so fortunate was defending champion Chavin Scales, who lost to archrival Tanner Mann of Central in the semifinals and finished fifth.
For North Pulaski, Adolphe Stephens was one of two Falcons to reach the championship round but came up short. Stephens lost to Beebes Sammy Williams on a 4-3 decision. Jared Pflasterer lost in a fall to Gentrys Connor Willett.
Other Falcons who finished in the points were Jacob McClain (fourth in the 125-pound division); Dylan Sheffield (fourth at 215); and Jacob Sowell (sixth at 145).
North Pulaskis showing didnt escape the notice of fellow coaches at the event.
Pretty much non-stop someone was stopping me to talk about our team and the kids, Mongno said. They were wowed by what we did.
Mongno, who spent 10 years in submission wrestling, credits the help of volunteer coaches Chris Valliere and Roli Delgado. For the Falcons to get to that next level, though, Mongno needs to fill the other weight slots, he said. He hopes the showing last weekend will draw attention from other athletes and from the athletic department.
Hopefully, this will generate some interest, he said. Its a great sport and it gives the 103-pound kid whos too small to play football and basketball a chance to compete. That kid can be a great wrestler.
North Pulaski had 11 wrestlers competing last year. The Falcons had nine to open this season, though Mongnos daughter, Mariah, broke her collarbone and missed the latter part of the year. Sixteen came out this year, but several quit.
A lot of them just cant take the extreme physical conditioning, Mongno said. Six minutes may not sound like a lot but six minutes of hard wrestling really takes it out of you.
The Falcons lose only Phlasterer and Sheffield to graduation.
Beebes Josh Freeman (103 pounds), Ross Stroud (215) and Williams all won titles in their weight divisions.
Despite the disappointment at the Panthers finish, Jay remains hopeful for the future of not only Cabot, but of central Arkansas wrestling. Bentonville and northwest Arkansas has been dominant the first two seasons.
Were physically stronger down here, Jay said. But their technique always takes over. We hope to get more football players involved. It really helps the larger players with their balance and coordination.


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Nicole Richie and her boyfriend Joel Madden are reportedly planning to move to Australia.
Has been the media darling in the US, Joel Madden loves Australia anyway. The singer reportedly has been looking for an apartment on the Gold Coast so he and fiancee Nicole Richie could spend three months every year on the country.
Admits to have loved the lifestyle in the nation, the Good Charlotte frontmant told The Gold Coast Bulletin that he wanted to split his time between the US and Australia.
"People keep saying to us 'how come you spend so much time down there?' and I just say that it's the best place in the world," Madden was quoted as saying, adding that "I'm going to have a look around tomorrow for a place, a nice condo. It's only one flight man. The lifestyle here is insane."
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NEWSLETTER No. 10 - Winter 1983/84
Butterfly Round-Up
Nothing could better demonstrate the total unpredictability of the British weather than the Summer of 1983. After a miserable cold and wet Spring which lasted right through to the beginning of June, we went on to enjoy three months of exceptionally fine weather with good numbers of most species on the wing and, of course, a mass invasion of that spectacular migrant, the Clouded Yellow. Something that none of us could possibly have imagined as we shivered our way through April and May.
Breeding success of the earlier species must have been poor and this certainly seems to have been the case with the hibernating butterflies like Small Tortoiseshell, Comma and Peacock, all of which have been much less common than usual around the West Midlands this year. Small Coppers seemed almost nonexistent in their first brood and one of the few seen was one in Worcester by Bob Sim on 6th June. Some species, however, seem less affected by bad weather, and although Orange Tip adults were on the low side there seemed no shortage of eggs. Martyn Davis, a new member from Hereford reported seeing hundreds in one area. One can only hope that the same might apply to the Wood White which was very scarce, even in its Herefordshire strongholds, and apparently absent from both the Wyre Forest and Chaddesley Woods in Worcestershire. It was however reported for the first time at Bishops Itchington quarry on the Branch's field trip, making the seventh locality in Warwickshire for this butterfly since the early 70's.
A number of the earlier species were also very late in emerging. The first Pearl-bordered Fritillary, for example, in Worcestershire was not seen until 24th May, well over two weeks later than 1982 and butterflies like Grizzled Skipper and Green Hairstreak were similarly late. There were no April records for the latter as there had been for the previous two years, and Dave Smith reported a particularly disappointing season for this butterfly in Salop. What undoubtedly saved the season was the marked change in the weather in the first week of June. Suddenly a number of species which previously had been around only in ones and twos were around in considerable number. The weather obviously suited some of the region's more local species and it is pleasing to be able to report a good season for Small Blue, Duke of Burgundy and Marsh Fritillary. The latter were quite prolific at their only known site in Worcestershire, and on June 14th I counted an incredible 137 in a half hour walk. As a result of the collation of records through the Gloucestershire Trust it now appears that the county can boast over 20 locations for Duke of Burgundy.
The big news of the month, however, was the arrival of the Clouded Yellow in
this country and this butterfly proceeded to grab the headlines for the rest of
the Summer. The Williams' telephone was ringing for most of the month with
sightings from throughout the region, so much so that I was beginning to think
that everyone in the Branch had seen a Clouded Yellow apart from myself. In fact
when Phil Parr from Rugby phoned for the second time I began to feel that the
gods were conspiring against me!
News of other migrants was scarce in comparison: David Porter managed to find a Red Admiral while searching for Large Tortoiseshells in Worcestershire in early May, while Bob Sim recorded another in Worcester on 1st. June. Painted Ladies proved even more elusive and the earliest seen was on 12th June, again by David Porter, at a Wiltshire site, with another by Phil Parr on 15th at Rugby, followed by a third a week later, seen on Cleeve Common by Tony Hatton. Martyn Davies reported having seen three in one day in Herefordshire and none since. Another was spotted at Elmdon Airport on 14th August - perhaps it had just flown in! Interestingly, the London Branch newsletter contains a number of very early sightings of Red Admiral from March onwards, which does strongly suggest overwintering, as it is hard to believe that the weather conditions this Spring were conducive to early migration from the Continent. A very unusual sighting on 10th. June, and again a week later, was of a Camberwell Beauty by new member Dave Hatton in Stafford. Terry Green also heard of another Staffordshire sighting of this butterfly near Tamworth in late July.
By the end of June the butterfly season had become rather mixed up, with both Marbled White and Ringlet already around yet no sign of the first brood of Small Tortoiseshells, which would normally have been on the wing. High Brown Fritillaries were also a few days late and in rather poor numbers. It is very distressing to learn via Jack Green that a letter appeared in the Worcester evening paper stating that two people had been spotted collecting the butterfly in one of its local sites. Such behaviour is totally irresponsible and should serve as a reminder to all of us to be extremely careful to whom we pass on information concerning our rarer species. Also disappointing was the complete absence of Dark Green Fritillary from Warwickshire this year, despite 16 visits being made to its usual site during the butterfly's flight period. Rather more cheerful was the good showing of both Silver-washed Fritillary and White Admiral, which were in excellent numbers at their known sites and also showing encouraging signs of dispersal. There were a number of records for these species (and also Marbled White) from new sites and it will be interesting to see whether any such attempted colonisations succeed. A female Silver-washed Fritillary appeared in a garden at Ashorne in Warwickshire where a male, and a European Map(!) had been photographed the previous year. An old locality for Silver-washed - Oakley Wood - is nearby but looks very unsuitable, so these sightings are something of a mystery. In Warwickshire the White Admiral sustained its population explosion of the previous year and again appeared in a number of woods away from their traditional strongholds. The pattern in Worcestershire was similar with evidence of a northward extension to its range. I did record one in the Wyre Forest before the end of June but this was an almost certain introduction, although there were also a few later records which were probably genuine. In Herefordshire it was in reasonable numbers at its known site and Dave Smith reported that it had enjoyed its best ever season for many years in Shropshire. Dispersal in the Marbled White was even more marked, with odd specimens occurring in a number of places, including a first time ever record for the Wyre Forest. Dave Hatton was also able to record a Marbled White from a railway cutting in Stafford, the first report from the county since 1955.
Small Copper, Holly Blue, Wall Brown and Common Blue were all much stronger in their second broods and again there were partial second broods of Small Blue and Wood White in some sites. In Gloucestershire, Holly Blues were reported over a wide area, having been almost completely unrecorded in the last three years. Rather puzzling was the mid-July record of a fresh Green Hairstreak on the Malverns seen separately by both Ron Hatton and Bob Sim, also two equally fresh Grizzled Skippers near Droitwich on 13th July. Ray Butchart from Rutland also reported a few Dingy Skippers on the wing in his area around the same date. Whether this is some freak late emergence or a suggestion of a second brood in normally single-brooded species I am not sure.
One butterfly with which the Branch has a particular concern is the White-letter Hairstreak and, although late in emerging this year, it was seen in a number of different sites. Roger Smith recorded one at Haseley, near Warwick, on 16th. July and others were apparently seen at Lighthorne and on the outskirts of Coventry. Martyn Davies was able to report a flourishing colony in Haugh Wood, one of four known sites within Herefordshire. There were also a number of Worcestershire records and one was photographed in the Wyre Forest, the first for some years. Jack Green reported a reasonable colony on private land near Ironbridge in Shropshire where generally it was only in low numbers. There were, however, no confirmed sightings in Gloucestershire for yet another year.
Brown Argus also did well and were very strong n the Branch's Cotswold survey area. I was also pleased to be able to locate two colonies of this butterfly in Worcestershire, although one of the sites seems very threatened by encroaching scrub. There was also a possible sighting of this butterfly in the Wyre Forest which will require further investigation next year.
Searches for Shropshire colonies of Silver-studded Blue, Duke of Burgundy and
Marsh Fritillary, mentioned in the last newsletter, all proved fruitless, and
although it is easy to become despondent in these circumstances it is obviously
important to check out all reports of the rarer species however remote the
possibility. A number of new localities for various species have been found in
this way, including the Silver-spotted Skipper in Gloucestershire, which was seen
once again this year in very low numbers.
Apart from Clouded Yellow, the other butterfly which particularly stands out as enjoying an excellent season was the Purple Hairstreak. They we're seen in exceptional numbers and no doubt as a result of this were reported from a number of new sites, including the new WARNACT reserve at Hampton Wood and another three new localities within the county. Bob Sim, in fact, found one in his garden in Worcester, which also produced Silver-washed Fritillary and Marbled White at other times during the summer. Interestingly, although often identified in the literature with oak trees, Purple Hairstreaks are certainly in the West Midlands just as frequently associated with Ash. For several weeks I had the pleasure of seeing these butterflies almost daily low down on an ash tree adjacent to the Car Park at County Hall in Worcester. There were also a number of reports of the butterfly being seen feeding from tall thistles and in areas well away from woods.
The problem with good summers is that some species seem to go over rather quickly and certainly as far as woodland species were concerned by mid-August there was already a distinctly end of season feeling. The few Peacocks that were around went very quickly into hibernation and there were few Commas, Small Tortoiseshells or Red Admirals to brighten up September, which was probably just as well in view of the shortage of fruit (rotting or otherwise) this year on which they could feed. September is also the month when many members catch a dose of Brown Hairstreakitis and spend long hours scanning likely looking blackthorn bushes, or chase every small orange-brown insect that moves. Most of the latter in my experience turn out to be Vapourer moths which are renowned Hairstreak look-alikes, with a similar flight pattern, and are frequenters of woodland edge habitats (and often towns) throughout the region.
Once again Small Coppers had a partial third brood and a number of fresh specimens were around at the beginning of October as were a few Small Whites which lasted well this year. So, all in all, a very good year for most species - I wonder what 1984 will bring? I would be very pleased to receive any recording forms which members have not yet sent in. Once again my thanks to all those people who have already sent in reports.
Mike Williams.


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Deputies ran the man's name, Mario Alfonso Lucero, and found out he had outstanding warrants for an aggravated assault and a parole violation in St. George, Utah.
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With their playoff hopes fading fast, the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team was dealt another major blow on the weekend.
Already playing without last season's scoring leader Emerick Ravier, the Bobcats lost this year's scoring and rebounding leader Ali-Mounir Benabdelhak for the rest of the season after suffering a fractured clavicle in Friday night's game in Vancouver versus the UBC Thunderbirds.
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E3: Atlus to release King of Fighters XIII in America
As originally posted on Japanator Yes, please. King of Fighters XIII is finally going to get released over here, so I can finally jump into the series exactly where I want to. Atlus claims to have improved the netcode significantly, and t... read


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Best Of :: Bars & Clubs
If you thought that the era of techno and electronic music died in the late '90s, you clearly haven't been to Lizard Lounge, which continues to host the world's top DJs. Rumbling bass, bright laser lights and twirling glow sticks all contribute to the sort of sensory overload welcomed by its patrons, who pack the massive space on weekends, making it easy to blend in. And, for those who want to stand out, The Church, Lizard Lounge's semiweekly goth nights on Thursdays and Sundays, encourages such leather-bound singularity. So, if your wardrobe screams "Leather Daddy," then chances are Lizard Lounge is the place for you.
After opening with something of a whimper in the old Thin Room space amidst a flurry of other Deep Ellum bar openings back in early 2010, the Black Swan Saloon has since established itself as a go-to spot for patrons of all sorts — an especially impressive feat considering that the watering hole doesn't even so much as boast a sign alerting walkers-by of its existence. Credit much of the bar's success to owner and main barkeep Gabe Sanchez. Aside from maybe being the best bartender in town, he's always cooking up something new behind the bar, likely a new liquor infusion (try the strawberry-infused vodka or the apple- and cinnamon-infused Jim Beam). But where Sanchez really made his mark was in bringing the Brooklyn-born trend of offering pickle juice chasers for whiskey shots to Dallas. It's crazy how it works, immediately balancing out any burn or taste from your whiskey of choice. We think it's in the pH balance, maybe? Not sure. But we do know this: Shortly after the Swan started doing this, every other bar in town started offering the same thing, claiming that they'd always done it. Nope. We're calling bullshit. And ordering another round from Sanchez while we're at it.
Having a well-edited selection of reasonably priced wines is quite the challenge for a wine bar, but that's exactly what Vino 100 has achieved. With more than a hundred wines priced $25 or less, the wine bar makes the perfect spot for a weekend gathering with friends or a late business meeting with a finicky wine connoisseur. If you can't decide which varietal to pick or which cabernet is robust enough for your palate, just ask one of their trusty wine experts for advice. The staff won't steer you wrong. And don't skip on the cheese plate.
It's great that the cool shops and restaurants in the Bishop Arts District and the area around the Kessler Theater are drawing people to the neighborhood. Unfortunately, almost all of them close by 10 or 11 p.m., leaving little to do for night owls (like the people who work at those restaurants and shops) and giving the appearance that North Oak Cliff rolls up the sidewalks well before midnight. But if you want to keep the candle burning after the yuppies head back across the river to stop the babysitter meter from running, head to Tradewinds Social Club some night — any night, really, as it's open till 2 a.m. seven days a week. It's a dive and proud of it, with a ratty pool table, a possibly functional shuffleboard table and a diverse clientele that could charitably be called eclectic. You might witness a fight, you might hear bad music on the jukebox and you might cock an eyebrow at the mismatched glassware and furniture, or you might dance with hipsters and hear a great DJ set or live band. Either way, it beats going home.
Musicians, trust us on this. If you or your band can pull off a set that's even the least bit rootsy, folky or country, you owe yourself at least one show at the AllGood Cafe. Owner Mike Snider is a long-time supporter of Texas music, as the awesome collection of signed gig posters bedecking the place can attest, and he knows how to treat musicians right. That means not only a fair cut of the money from the door (as in, all of it) and a generous bar tab, but a meal as well. For everyone in the band. We're partial to the chicken-fried steak, which consistently pops up on best-of lists including this one, though the chicken nachos are great as well, and there are great options for non-carnivores too. The stage isn't the biggest in town and while the sound system is fine, you may have to tweak the levels yourself. But the experience can't be beat. Just be sure to put something in the servers' tip jar at the end of the night — they'll treat you like the most important guest in the house, whether your set merits it or not.
You old-timers need to quit it with your Trees-was-better-back-in-the-day horse manure. Just stop it. Right now. Yes, Radiohead played there once upon a time. Sure, Nirvana too. Others as well, we're told. News flash: Radiohead is not going to be playing a 600-capacity venue again any time soon. The next Radiohead? Just maybe, if we're lucky. But here's the thing: If such an up-and-coming act does play Trees this time around, they'll sound way better now than they ever possibly could have back then. Why? Because Trees' sound system is way better now than it ever was. Owners Clint and Whitney Barlow have the place set up with the same exact sound system as the House of Blues' — only in a venue a third of the size. You literally shake when the bass comes in. It's glorious. There's a reason why the best hip-hop, electronic and metal shows all happen here. Just be sure to bring some earplugs — it's definitely loud. Loud enough to drown out the haters, if you think about it.


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CHAYTOR: My
question is if there is going to be a six month process of consultation
and then possibly some additional legislation, are there going
to be any surpluses left because surely any headteacher worth
his or her salt will have spent the money before we get to that
Provided people do not get into the bad old days of getting to
27 March and spending everything and buying things that they do
not need then most of us would argue that spending in schools
for the purposes of education of those young people is what we
want to see, but we also want schools to be intelligent in their
planning so that there is a longer term project. Five per cent
is a pretty modest premium on the basis of the surpluses that
actually exist in schools.
CHAYTOR: Would
you see this as a one-off or as a regular mechanism to reclaim
excessive surpluses?
The proposal is that it would be an annual mechanism for the local
authority to operate with their schools forum and then the money
would be returned back into the schools system to be redistributed.
CHAYTOR: Would
it apply to all schools?
That is my understanding at the moment.
CHAYTOR: That
is including Academies?
CHAYTOR: So
if an Academy has in its budget the total of the two million that
the sponsor has provided, five per cent of that two million would
be reclaimed?
In a sense that is the capital contribution so that would not
be part of the revenue costs of the school.
CHAYTOR: If
that two million sponsor's contribution had not been actually
spent in terms of the capital investment in the Academy and was
sitting in an account somewhere accruing interest, that would
not be subject to the five per cent reclaim?
No, because we would not do likewise with maintained schools that
have got, for example, targeted funding allocated to them. The
purpose of targeted capital is precisely to enable schools the
predictability to plan over a slightly longer term, and likewise
that would be the case with Academies. As we have said often with
Academies, the capital contribution is really about the upfront
building costs of the school rather than something that is sitting,
as it were, in the accounts for a long time.
We have got to move on. Andrew and Rob have been very patient.
PELLING: Did
the DfES know about this intention to transfer the granting process
away from the LSC to give the monies to the local authorities
before the announcement was made about education funding on 25
It was part of the discussion that I was having with the Cabinet
Office about machinery of government changes, yes.
PELLING: Would
it have been better to have delayed the overall announcement,
do you think, so they could have been done together?
In a sense that was a judgment made by the Prime Minister, obviously,
about the structure of Departments. I am not sure it would have
made much difference because the key announcements that affected
our Department were in relation to 16-19 funding and the proposition
to bring that back into local authorities under the DCSF. We have
to now go out and consult on that and we would have had to do
that anyway. I think it was important to get the policy intention
upfront and say, "This is what we are going to do",
and be very clear about that, and then consult. Obviously this
is something that cannot be introduced overnight so there is going
to be a consultation, probably beginning in the autumn.
PELLING: The
consultation is not about the principle of the policy, it is how
the allocation of monies is going to be made?
That is correct.
PELLING: How
do you think it will fall out in terms of the funding mechanism?
Is it going to be designated fixed grants again or is it going
to be some formulaic approach?
We have to have it clear and transparent with all the rules that
would apply normally to the distribution of funding in any system.
Part of the consultation exercise will be to lay out possible
options for distribution by the local authorities. I confess that
we have not yet started the detailed thinking of what will be
in that consultation paper but we know that we have to have options
available for the autumn to be able to go out and consult.
PELLING: As
was discussed on the rather more fundamental point earlier about
the funding formula and its application to deprivation, quite
often there are winners and losers in this process. What do you
see as the risks and who might the losers be who need to be protected
in the change and the application of a different formula?
I think there is a general principle of stability, that is the
`s' word of the morning! It is actually a very serious point because
PELLING: Of
course it is, it is estimated that instability can be very costly.
If you take, for example, the Association of School and College
Leaders, essentially the organisation that represents secondary
headteachers, they would say that the current funding arrangements
where the funding for 16-19 in school sixth forms comes via the
LSC has worked reasonably well. We have to be very careful about
bringing forward proposals that would destabilise the funding.
The same will be true in colleges where you will have funding
for both 16-19 students in colleges as well as the funding that
may be available in the college. On the winners and losers, I
think it is very difficult to predict that. I guess one of the
things that we will be consulting on is any sort of interim or
transitional arrangements that might be acquired. That would not
be unusual because most consultations in the past 20 years on
funding formula have taken account of transition and, in a sense,
have tried to cushion that. Again, without getting into the detail,
that will all be picked up in the autumn.
PELLING: Is
this all going to be just passported though local authorities
and, if it is going to be passported, what is the point of doing
That is also one of the issues for consultation because if you
are going to get an integrated 16-19 funding system you have to
think about the different mechanisms for doing so. As you know,
with the schools funding via the dedicated schools grant, that
is very clearly earmarked only for expenditure on schools and
that kind of guarantee about funding for 16-19 will be very important
for the Department in consulting so that we do not have funding
that previously has been for 16-19 education in the round diverted
for other purposes. We need to think through the consultation
what those mechanisms might be.
PELLING: What
worries me about my particular part of the country, in South London,
is we have a situation where there may even be a need to reduce
the number of places available and it is going to be the local
authorities that are going to have blood on their hands when it
should have been done by others.
Removing places, whether that is in schools or colleges, is never
a pleasant business. The current responsibility for schools, as
you know, still rests with the local authority working within
the local arrangements and, of course, you cannot keep institutions
that are not viable going in the medium to long-term because students
are choosing not to go there. In a sense, however you organise
the funding and whoever has to make the decisions, these decisions
have to be made as patterns of choice change.
PELLING: So
who is making those decisions? Is it the local authorities who
will now make those decisions, bearing in mind that the intention
is to put the money through local authorities?
That is part of the consultation because if you think about further
education colleges, further education colleges will have, and
do have, funding responsibilities post-19 and much of what has
been accounted for in the Departmental Report, the direction of
travel for funding for post-19 and adult skills, has come through
the Train to Gain mechanism so, in a sense, colleges are having
to compete more for that funding given the funding has gone to
employers. Again, there is a whole set of questions that have
to be consulted upon about quite where planning decisions are
made, about the sufficiency of places, who will have responsibility
for making decisions about which institutions should or should
not continue, and that is why we also have to think about the
legislative implications of making these changes because we are
fairly certain that there will be some.
WILSON: If I
look at the families and children part of your brief rather then
specifically schools, although they all combine very neatly together,
I have never been entirely convinced that spending on schools
is the major factor in a child's chances in life. You can have
as many glossy brochures and shiny new schools as you like but
at the end of the day I think they make a marginal difference
to the overall life chances of a child. Is it your view that spending
makes the biggest difference in a child's chances in education
or are there bigger social factors at play? Which way does it
weigh in your mind?
I certainly would not argue that just spending through schools
or children's centres is the key or only determinant in a child's
life because clearly the family, the comfort and support they
get from home, the wider support they get from grandparents and
the community, all of those things are important. I do not think
it is an either/or situation because you want children to be well-supported
by their families and given lots of opportunities to succeed,
but at the same time we know that if we get the right kind of
opportunities in schools then you give youngsters a better chance
of success. It seems to me, as always for a Department with our
range of responsibilities, it is about trying to support families
and children together at the same time as ensuring that the funding
we provide for schools, colleges or whatever, maximises the opportunity
for those children or families to succeed.
WILSON: We had
the Children's Commissioner before us a few weeks ago and he suggested
in his evidence to us that, for example, a child's chances in
education are greatly improved in a two parent family. What research
have you looked at in your Department that reflects that view
and has looked at the effect of family breakdown on educational
Our research demonstrates clearly that stability in family life
is important, but that is not necessarily stability that you get
only through a two parent family. What we want to do is ensure
that the kind of stability that we can help support is suitable
and appropriate to what family structures exist. I do not think
we are in the business of saying that there is only one kind of
approved family, that would be quite inappropriate for us to do,
but what we want to try to do is help families, however they are
structured, to get the best opportunities for their children.
That has got to be our priority, whether that is about support
for very young children or it is about supporting parents helping
their child through school or making the right choices when they
go to college.
WILSON: Of course
you are right, the Department should not have an approved family
style, but do you recognise that a two parent family is of any
assistance to a child's chances in education? Do you clearly recognise
We know that there is research about stability in family and about
two parents and the contribution that they make, but I think you
have to be very careful in this whole discussion and debate that
you do not imply that people who are not in those sorts of family
structures and relationships are somehow letting their children
WILSON: Of course.
Our responsibility as the Department of State for Children and
Families is to help parents, families, in whatever circumstances
they find themselves to have the best opportunities for their
children. That has got to be our priority as well as looking at
the wider social context in which children are growing up.
WILSON: If you
know that children do best in a two parent family, are there initiatives
you can undertake amongst other initiatives that you take to help
other styles of family?
WILSON: What
are those initiatives and how much spending is going on them?
I cannot answer the question directly about spending, although
I can look into that. What we would say is whether it is in the
support that parents get for their children at school or whether
it is over a parent or parents coming into a children's centre,
these services are designed to enable parents to be well-supported.
They are not about saying, "This is a particular kind of
family structure so we will support it in this particular kind
of way", they are about saying, "We want to provide
support to families, wherever they are and however they are organised".
That is our responsibility through the policies that we are trying
to promote.


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Search For Missing Man Continues 15 Years Later
Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin E. Walsh reports that detectives continue their efforts to locate a missing Town of Onondaga man.
On April 2, 1999, 70 year old Guy M. Pyke of 4965 Aitcheson Road, left his residence in his 1989 Chevrolet Blazer to visit relatives in the Watertown area and never returned home.
Pyke, who would now be 85 years old, at the time of his disappearance was said to have been suffering from Alzheimer's or Dementia and was last seen on April 2, 1999, in the Evans Mill area.
There have been no sightings of either Pyke or his Chevrolet Blazer since his disappearance, however detectives continue their efforts.
Guy Pyke is said to be 6' tall and approximately 168 pounds. He has gray hair, blue eyes and wears glasses.
Detectives ask anyone with information to contact the Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Unit at 435-3081


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This is friendly reminder of the blood drive t-shirt promotion running through Saturday, June 1.
More rain in the forecast won't stop us! It's the perfect time to stay inside, donate blood and receive a FREE t-shirt. All presenting donors (at the blood center and mobile blood drives) will receive an "S.O.S. (Save Our Summer)" t-shirt. Below is a list of a few drives coming up yet this week.
Thursday 5/30: Denmark Congregational Church 1:30- 5:30 p.m. – Denmark, IA
Friday 5/31: Monmouth Community Blood Drive 8-11 a.m. – Monmouth, IL
Saturday 6/1: Parkside First Baptist Church 8-10 a.m. – Burlington, IA
Saturday 6/1: West Burlington Honda 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. – West Burlington, IA
Interested donors may schedule their appointments or direct questions to 800-747-5401 ext. 1281.


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GSA Announces BAAR Bid Opening
May 30, 2008
Contact: Diane Merriett (202) 501-1231
WASHINGTON –The U. S. General Services Administration (GSA) today invited interested parties to compete for a project to replace the agency's Billing and Accounts Receivable (BAAR) system.
GSA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) also posted a Request for Quotation (RFQ) on the agency's eBuy web site for a 45-day period. Solicitations and/or questions related to the RFQ may be submitted through 2 PM June 12, 2008. The RFQ is for a base period of three years and one two-year option period.
Once in place, the new BAAR system will facilitate easier upgrades of government rules and guidelines, support new technologies that eliminate manual processes, meet increasing security requirements, and support GSA's financial management enterprise architecture.
The new system will establish standard accounting business processes across GSA's financial management enterprise architecture, and produce bills for GSA's many business lines in large volumes. The solution will address federal compliance issues required by Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA), Financial Management Enterprise Architecture (FMEA), and other federal rules and regulations to support GSA's capabilities as a Financial Management Line of Business (FMLOB).
This acquisition also presents an opportunity to showcase the use of GSA Schedules in support of anticipated guidance outlined in revised Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-127. GSA looks forward to implementation of the standard business process, and the common accounting code developed in conjunction with intergovernmental teams and the Federal Integration Systems Office (FISO). The adoption of standards will improve interagency financial processing; reduce costs and implement the FMLOB Vision/Framework
For more information on the RFQ, please visit http://www.ebuy.gsa.gov.
GSA provides a centralized delivery system of products and services to the federal government, leveraging its enormous buying power to get the best value for taxpayers.
• Founded in 1949, GSA manages more than one-fourth of the government's total procurement dollars and influences the management of $500 billion in federal assets, including 8,600 government-owned or leased buildings and 208,000 vehicles.
• GSA helps preserve our past and define our future, as a steward of more than 425 historic properties, and as manager of USA.gov, the official portal to federal government information and services.
• GSA's mission to provide superior workplaces, expert technology solutions, acquisition services, purchasing and E-Gov travel solutions and management policies, at best value, allows federal agencies to focus on their core missions.
Did you know? GSA's Multiple Award Schedules feature more than 17,500 of the best businesses offering more than 10 million products and services to government, from environmentally friendly cleaning products to sophisticated information technology solutions. Negotiated by GSA for best prices and rapid service, Multiple Award Schedules offer unparalleled value for both users and the American taxpayer.


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When the Pac-12 preseason media poll was released last month, the results were so definitive, you'd think that this game was actually easy.
Not football. Predicting football.
And in this year's Pac-12, with blockbuster coaching changes throughout the conference, it's deceptively tough sort of like defending a good spread offense. And, yeah, there will be a few more of those.
At the top, it may well be a two-horse race. Well, one horse and one waterfowl. But beyond the USC Trojans and Oregon Ducks, who both enter this weekend with Heisman Trophy candidates and ranked in the national top 5, the conference is tough to judge.
The biggest reason? The unknowns of four programs with strong traditions, ruddy recent histories and the capacity to muck up the standing thanks to exciting new coaches.
Fresh off an island hiatus after 10 years at Texas Tech, Mike Leach is at Washington State, while former West Virginia and Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez landed at Arizona, and Jim L. Mora and Todd Graham (most recently of Pittsburgh), took over at UCLA and Arizona State. Those four men are a combined 285-190-2 as head coaches (including Mora's 32-34 record in the NFL), giving the Pac-12 the nation's hottest concentrated infusion of old-guy talent.
National pundits have pointed to Utah's game against USC on Oct. 4 as a sexy upset pick. But what about Arizona State hosting Oregon on Oct. 18? Or a sleeker Washington State beating Washington on Nov. 23 to win the Apple Cup and, maybe, earn bowl eligibility?
Coaching turnover isn't unfamiliar to the Pac-12. Every school has changed coaches at least once since 2001, and some schools have seen several coaches since then. Stanford, Washington State, Washington and UCLA are on their fourth. Not counting changes by Utah in 2005 and Colorado in 2006 (before the programs were members of the conference), there have been 25 new coaches since 2001.
"It is always interesting what takes place," said Oregon State coach Mike Riley, who, after 13 years in two stints with the Beavers is the longest-tenured coach in the conference.
This year brings the most turnover to the coaching ranks since 2003, when Oregon State, Washington State, Washington and UCLA hired new head coaches. But never before have so many new hires been so splashy.
Of course, a new-name coach alone isn't enough to turn around a moribund program (see Rick Neuheisel), and certainly not immediately, as Arkansas State fans will likely learn on Saturday when coach Gus Malzahn leads the Red Wolves into Autzen Stadium to face the Ducks.
Here's why it matters, though, in the Pac-12: A program like Washington State, led by quarterback Jeff Tuel, should adjust rapidly to the spread offense that was responsible for huge numbers while Leach coached at Texas Tech.
The Cougars will score bundles of points, even if they start the season with a loss (as is generally expected) Thursday at BYU. Same goes for a talented Arizona team, and Arizona State and UCLA, which were generally considered to have underachieved under Dennis Erickson and Neuheisel.
And when it comes to scouting the Cougars, Wildcats, Sun Devils and Bruins, especially early, programs won't have much to rely on.
"The one thing about continuity, if you have it within the conference you've got a library of stuff that maybe through the years you've been able to watch and get a feel for," Riley said.
Not so this year. Coaches will be combing tape of Michigan, Pittsburgh and Texas Tech games, trying to figure out what to expect.
Ultimately, it will mean upsets. Maybe not enough to totally disrupt the power balance, but enough to leave some heads shaking and, maybe, a few looking for headsets elsewhere.
Twitter: @oramb
Getting a good look
Utah plays each of the four programs with new coaches:
Sept 22 • at Arizona State
Oct. 13 • at UCLA
Nov. 3 • vs. Washington State
Nov. 17 • vs. Arizona


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HP offers new thin clients
Hewlett-Packard unwrapped three new thin-client devices last week, designed to help IT managers provide basic computing power for low-end users. The basic models include the $239 t5125 with 32MB of flash memory and 128MB of DDR, and the $289 t5520, which features 64MB flash and 128MB system memory. Both come with Windows CE 5.0. The $319 t5525 is a Linux thin client with 256MB flash and 128MB system memory.
AMD launches dual-core chips
One week after Intel officially unveiled its dual-core Pentium D, AMD made available its highly evangelized Athlon 64 X2. The new chip contains two processors on a single piece of silicon. AMD's dual chip offers higher performance because it balances tasks between the two cores. On display at the launch event were several prototype machines running the chip from Acer, HP, and Lenovo.
Japan aims for world's fastest supercomputer
With its sights set on surpassing the IBM Blue Gene/L, Japan's government rounded up Hitachi, NEC, and several Japanese universities to begin research for a new supercomputer it hopes will crunch numbers as much as 30 times faster than the IBM system. The organizations said the system may be completed by 2011 and will perform at more than 3 quadrillion calculations per second, or 3 petaflops.


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|The good news is this game was much more reminiscent of the way the Sixers played earlier in the season than their recent stretch of hopeless play. The bad news is that this was reminiscent of their early season play in that they did everything they could to lose a close game. (game capsule)
|It's not that the Sixers have collectively cashed in this season that bothers me. It's not that they look like an NBADL team out there that keeps me up at night. I can deal with bad teams. I've dealt with them in the past. There's always been a reason to watch. The thing that makes this season so unbelievably unbearable is that they had to start out so well. They had to plant that seed of false hope, only to fall to pieces in front of our eyes. I'm sure it's not the case, but when you watch them get beat up by the Magic without Dwight, you can't help but say to yourself, "They don't even care." (game capsule)
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|When Thad Young had nothing standing between himself and the rim for a game-tying dunk and instead fumbled the ball away the Sixers not only blew this game, they blew a golden opportunity they not likely to see again. This was the type of game that makes you want to stop watching basketball. (game capsule)
Latest comment: from NickYeah as long as Thad can contain him I think we'll be alright tonight....
|Why not? Why can't it happen now? The Sixers have proved they're nothing if not streaky this season. Tonight, they can push their winning streak to three games and pull to within two games of at least one of the three teams they're chasing in the playoff hunt. A win over the New Jersey Nets...too much to ask?
|Two-in-a-row, huh? It's been quite some time since the Sixers have strung two wins together, and even longer since their nominal point guard had 7 assists in a game. Both strings of futility came to an end in Toronto tonight. (game capsule)
|Well, the losing streak is over. The Nets graciously hosted the Sixers for a romp reminiscent of the 20-9 start. Doug Collins' panic button starting lineup laid an egg, but the bench was buoyed by a seemingly motivated Spencer Hawes. The Sixers gradually pulled away from the Nets for their elusive 30th win of the season. (game capsule)
|Now might be a good time to flip it. The Sixers look to halt their free fall in Newark tonight, against the 21-37 New Jersey Nets. The Bucks lost last night, pushing the Sixers 1.5 games ahead of the lottery.
|The Celtics' systematic dismantling of the Sixers on Easter dropped Philly 3 games back for the division, tied with the Knicks for the #7 seed (on the wrong end of the tiebreaker) and one game ahead of Milwaukee for the coveted #9 seed and an early start to their summer. Quite a day. (game capsule)
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The Philadelphia Phillies weren't just swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates this weekend…they were demolished. The scores would indicate that the games were at least sort of close, but the statistics won't back that up. In case it hasn't hit home yet, chew on this: Andrew McCutchen had seven hits, the Phillies (all of them) had 11. Oh..and McCutchen drove in five runs, the Phillies scored six runs. If nothing else, the Phils were a model of consistency, scoring two runs in every game.
The third game of the series was just as bad as the first two – four hits, one walk, four strikeouts and two runs. Pitcher A.J. Burnett was responsible for the walk, by the way. In any other season, this outcome would have been fine on a day when Ryne Sandberg gave Chase Utley and Ryan Howard the day off. In 2014, it's a grim reminder that Ryan Howard and Chase Utley don't help the Phillies win games any more than Cesar Hernandez and John Mayberry Jr.
Marlon Byrd continues to expand his trade market for contenders looking for a DH with decent performances at the plate. He hit his team leading 18th home run and 52nd RBI today. Obviously there's concern with his 103 strikeouts against only 89 hits, but his .317 OBP is better than a few DHs around the league.
A.J. Burnett probably helped his cause today, too. The team most commonly thrown in the Burnett trade conversation got a first-hand look at his stuff. He threw a solid seven innings, allowing only five hits, three runs, two walks, and striking out seven batters. The bullpen had a bad day. Justin De Fratus and Jacob Diekman combined to allow two hits, three runs, and two walks over just one inning of work. De Fratus didn't record an out and only threw seven pitches.
The Phillies will travel to Milwaukee to face off against the Brewers in a four-game series starting Monday.Tags: Baseball, MLB, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Phillies


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DAVID A. REZVANI, D.Phil. Oxford University, is a Visiting Research Assistant Professor and Lecturer at Dartmouth College. His research interests include political integration, Asian politics, and US foreign policy. He is the author of Surpassing the Sovereign State: The Wealth, Self-Rule, and Security Advantages of Partially Independent Territories (Oxford University Press, 2014). [For more information at Oxford University Press click here]. He is now working on a new monograph on Hong Kong's autonomous status amidst Chinese authoritarian rule. His work has also appeared in the Political Science Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary Asia, Ethnopolitics, and the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences.
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Barcelona put a stressful week off the field after the resignation of club president Sandro Rosell behind them to move back to the top of La Liga with a 3-0 win over Malaga on Sunday.
With new president Josep Maria Bartomeu (right) watching on from the directors' box, Gerard Pique swept home the opener from Xavi's corner five minutes before half-time.
Pedro Rodriguez then made the game safe with a neat turn and finish from Lionel Messi's pass 10 minutes after the restart.
Alexis Sanchez slotted home the third moments later from Pedro's cross for his 12th goal of the season.
However, it was to be another frustrating evening for Messi in front of goal as his La Liga goal drought stretched to eight games.
Atletico Madrid remain level on 54 points with the Catalans as they were 4-2 victors at Rayo Vallecano earlier on Sunday with both leaders a point ahead of third-placed Real Madrid.
Victory ensured Barca continued their record run of finishing top of the table for 59 consecutive rounds of league games and Pique hailed his side's ability to ignore off field distractions once they enter the pitch.
"Despite going through the difficult times we have had over the past 18 months, we have still always managed to maintain our lead," he told Spanish TV station Canal Plus.
"That means we have a team that is vey compact, solid and wants to remain up there for as long as possible."
And the Spanish international refuted suggestions that Messi was still to find his best form since returning from a hamstring injury, despite nearing 600 minutes of league play without finding the net.
"Leo scores a lot of goals, but he also offers many other things. When he doesn't score, like today or against Levante, he gives assists and offers a lot to our play."
Instead of the Argentine, it was Pique who was in the right place to open the scoring as he fired home Sanchez's knockdown for his second goal in as many league games.
Willy Caballero kept the hosts at bay at the beginning of the second period as he made fine saves from Sanchez and Fabregas, whilst Pique headed another Xavi corner off the post.
Pedro finally found a way past the Argentine keeper as he received Messi's pass before cutting inside to curl the ball accurately into the bottom corner.
Another Messi dash started the move that led to the third goal as he again fed Pedro and this time he squared for Sanchez to tap home.
Atletico kept up the pressure on Barca with a comfortable win of their own at struggling Rayo.
David Villa put the visitors in front after just eight minutes with his 11th goal of the season, but Diego Simeone's men were thankful to goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois moments later as he saved Jonathan Viera's penalty.
Arda Turan doubled Atletico's advantage at the end of a fine team move involving Diego Costa and Jose Sosa before Viera's deflected strike had briefly given Rayo hope.
The visitors restored their two-goal cushion before half-time, though, as Turan slotted home Gabi's free-kick from a tight angle at the back post.
Saul Niguez's then put through his own net under pressure from Costa to make it 4-1 before Joaquin Larrivey's headed consolation rounded off the scoring.
With top-scorer Costa still to score in seven games in 2014, Villa's return to goalscoring form has come just at the right time and he slotted away the opener confidently from Costa's unselfish cut-back.
And Spain's all-time leading scorer was delighted to net his second goal in as many league games.
"I am very happy to be able to help the team get the victory and score a goal," said Villa.
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Athletic Bilbao also enhanced their chances of playing Champions League football next season with a crushing 5-1 win over Osasuna to move five points clear of Villarreal in fourth.


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HDMI Switcher Review: Octava HDMX42 4×2 Matrix Switcher
But, I was still stuck with the audio from the first source! Now this was obviously unacceptable (who wants to watch Transformers with the audio from, The Tonight Show coming through one's speakers)! I checked the manual, but, it being a bit thin, an obvious solution wasn't apparent. Time to call Octava tech support. First, I had a person to help me, on the phone in less than 2 minutes (always a good start). Upon explaining my situation, support had the answer. I needed to tell the HDMX42 switcher, that I wanted the correct audio to follow the source, which required telling the switcher that both outputs should have the same source. Once explained, it was as easy as hitting the sequence A-1-B-1 on the remote. Basically that slaves one output to the other.
Octava HDMX42 Operation
I mentioned up front, that the documentation being provided could be really improved. I can tell you that in my first attempt to hook it up for my typical use, I was stymied. I'll relate that setup now, and what it took to solve my problem.
As mentioned, I need the ability to switch any of four sources to either of two outputs. Equally important, I need the appropriate audio to come out of the optical digital audio output, to be fed to my AV receiver.
I naturally hooked up my sources. I ran the digital audio output on the Octava, to a digital audio input on my receiver.
OK I ended up with one source coming through my projector, with matching audio now coming through my receiver, as intended. Then the fun began. I switched from that first source to the second source.
Upon doing that, bingo. Now, when I switch sources, the correct audio now outputs through the digital audio output
There is a trade-off though. In this mode, one cannot route another source, to the second output.
That trade-off is only if you need the digital optical output. Even then, you can always switch back with a couple of button presses, to sending two sources to two different outputs. It would have been better if one could do it all, but most likely people will not have a setup needing to do both.
One thing to note, if you are routing one HDMI source through the switcher, such as a signal from your cable box, and you go to power up your blu-ray player, or other HDMI device, the switcher will drop the first source (cable box), and switch to the second one. At the very least, it does interrupt what you are watching. Obviously a non-issue for those who never turn anything off, or who power up all devices at one time.
I used the Octava switcher with three different projectors, and with three different sources. I used 6 foot good quality hdmi cables from sources to the box, and a 25 foot excellent quality Ultralink HDMI cable from the switcher to whichever projector was cued up. No problems were encounted. The switcher seems reasonably fast in locking onto the signals. It's faster than most projectors at any rate. As a result no real loss of speed was noticed in terms of getting an image onto the screen when a source is first fed.
The credit card remote worked fine, and seems to have very good range for a remote of this type (thankfully). Once I had the unit "configured" for my usage, I only really needed the remote to switch between source 1 and 2, and to turn off the LED light. Using the buttons on the remote automatically turns the LEDs back on, so if you change sources, you'll also be turning the light back off again if it's too bright.
Bottom line: Very functional, image seems clean, no transmission problems noted at all. I don't have a room control system to work with the CEC, nor any Deep Color content to test the HDMI 1.3 features.
As of right now, I'm pleased with it's performance, it does exactly what I need (and other things too). I've already emailed Octava to see what kind of deal they can give me on this one. (Hey, afterall, it's opened now!)
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Jim Ross has posted a new blog entry. Here are the TNA highlights…
On TNA: Someone on Twitter said that I wouldn't admit it if I watched the TNA PPV Sunday night. Wrong, Einstein. However, I did not watch their show as I was watching the Manning vs. Irsay Bowl on NBC plus my regular Sunday night fare including HBO's Boardwalk Empire and Eastbound and Down. However, if any company changes five titles in one show, which one is supposed to standout to the average fan? Apparently that's what occurred. Sounds like TNA hit the "reset" button on the whole shooting match. No dog in the hunt except for my many friends who work there and I'm pulling for them and their families.
I can see JR's POV. But wrestling has to break out of traditions sometimes. PPL complain when TNA resembles WWE and they complain when they do things different from WWE. I hate that ppl are calling the ppv predictable when nothing about the ppv was predictable. YOU didnt know Bromance would have a GOOD match against Storm/Gunner, let alone win it, you didnt know Sting would TAP to Magnus, You didnt know Angle would TURN DOWN the HOF, you didnt know Lai'D Tapa would align with Gail etc etc. Whole ppv was DIFFERENT than what normally happens in wrestling. Anyone saying that ppv was predictable is a LIAR!
AJ winning the title was predictable. And that's the main event.
That was good predictable. It's what the fans in majority wanted through and through. But the ppv itself was not predictable.
Remember Roode vs Angle from 2011? They had it set up for Roode to win, after an amazing BFG series, the fans were behind him, everybody knew he was going to win but wanted to see it anyway, then Angle won by holding the rope…
Correct it was predictable, but I think it's what the fans in general waned. Although to be fair I myself, and probably many others didn't expect a clean win to happen.
i was actually shock with the bromance and happy to see them kicking butt. it made the match look great. since usually they just look bad. i think some times they need change and look like they wanted a new holder for every title.but i wouldnt mind if the xdivsion title would of stay the same.also i didnt like how the ending were. they were almost all the same. i wonder if we see the end of parks, since the last time abyss came back it lasted like 2 weeks
It was only 4 titles that changed hands. They never defend the TV title. Get your facts straight JR.
considering he was told what happened….
The TV title is pretty much dead now. It's not even really considered by most because it hasn't even been shown on TV for months, kind of funny considering the name.
Ross is extremely overrated. It's just that the rest of the guys in the field of wrestling commentary are so bad that he looks brilliant compared to them. I was done with his crotchety old ass in 1999, think about how annoyed I have been trying to sit through him calling matches with his overused phrases and annoying voice. He also does not take any challenges, tries to coast through life, and lacks a backbone. How many years can an employer misuse you and disrespect you before you move on? For Ross, that answer is as many as they want.
you sir..are a dumbass..
Your a negative ass*ole back off dude Lilmikesmallcocks885
its "you're" not "your"…
Littlemike, Did you think of that brilliant one yourself? You would be a perfect replacement for Ross in the booth.
that'd be sweet…at least I wouldn't have to sit next to Taz…
I understand what JR means but it wasn't a bad thing.
Did anybody really care about Storm and Gunner? The Bro-Mans shocked me, these guys are usually jobbing out quickly, I couldn't believe how long that match went or just how much offense they got in.
The X match, while massively underwhelming (when was the last good Ultimate X?) the change made sense, not the ending anybody wanted but there's massive feud potential with the other 4 guys and Sabin.
I seem to recall ladders were banned from Ultimate X, that was just dumb, Hardy looked very out of place too.
Nobody can complain about Gail Kim winning, she's Gail Kim.
AJ needed to win, TNA needed AJ to win, Bully retaining would have pissed off a LOT of people and really hurt TNA. TNA is getting too much negative attention to be pissing off the fans more than they need to.
Maybe the idea of 4 ppvs hasnt realy worked out.the build up seemed to long. The bound for glory series finished nearly a month ago i think the interest around the whole thing felt flat.Also it seems to have set up more fueds than end any
I hope that the new tag champions are going to get pushed rather than comedy job outs theyve been doing for best part of a year (also does this make robbie E a triple crown champion tv title x division and now tag?)
my hopes for the world title is aj walks out of the company with the title and takes it off on tour to japan/europe/mexico would be a great story,maybe tna sends guys to challnge aj in other promotions to bring the belt back


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Tell or not?
A Harvard Business Review blogger has sparked an interesting discussion, posing the question of whether a woman should tell a prospective employer if she's pregnant.
Raising the debate on LinkedIn, Whitney Johnson says about half the respondents said it's fine to not mention a pregnancy when interviewing for a job.
The other half felt the potential employer has a right to know, and that it's dishonest not to mention it.
"I wasn't surprised that women admitted to hiding a pregnancy during a job interview; their comments underscored the idea that we can't trust 'The Man,'" Ms. Johnson, a Springboard Fund general partner, writes in her Harvard Business Review guest blog.
One of the responses reminded Ms. Johnson of when she was pregnant and working on Wall Street.
"Instead of seeing it as a moment to gauge my ability to think strategically, negotiate with multiple stakeholders, and to navigate constraints, I felt like I was being asked to choose between my career and motherhood," writes Ms. Johnson, who says she unveiled her pregnancy, in 2000, within six weeks of signing on at what was then Merrill Lynch.
"No wonder so many women on the cusp of motherhood opt to become their own boss or to freelance."
Said one respondent, an adjunct professor: "If she's joining a large organization (more than 1,000 employees) there's no need to disclose it. Many things can happen during a pregnancy. And especially if she's too early to be showing, she's too early to be telling. That said, if it's a small company (fewer than 50 people) she must tell."
Said another: "Get the offer. Then be very upfront. You'll learn a lot about whether you want the job by their response."
Banks hike dividends
Two more big Canadian banks boosted their dividends today amid solid first-quarter results.
As The Globe and Mail's Tim Kiladze reports, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce hiked its payout by 2 cents to 98 cents, while Toronto-Dominion Bank went 4 cents.
CIBC posted a profit of $1.18-billion or $2.88 a share, up 50 per cent from a year earlier. Stripping out one-time items, CIBC earned $951-million or $2.31, topping the $2.14 expected by analysts.
TD, in turn, posted a profit of $2.04 or $1.07 a share. Stripping out the one-offs, profit also beat estimates at $2.02-billion or $1.06.
- Tim Kiladze: CIBC hikes payout as profit beats Street, soars to $1.2-billion
- Tim Kiladze: TD profit tops $2-billion, boosts dividend
Investors save plant
HJ Heinz Co. says it will sell its factory in Leamington, Ont., to an Ontario company that will make Heinz products and save about 250 of the jobs that would have vanished had the plant had closed.
Highbury Canco Corp., comprised of four investors including the manager of the factory, said it will make and distribute Heinz tomato juice and other canned goods, and plans to add its own products as it runs a scaled-down version of the plant that has operated for 105 years in Southwestern Ontario, The Globe and Mail's Eric Atkins reports.
Heinz said in November the plant would close this year, putting more than 700 people out of work and devastating a town that has depended on the economic engine of Heinz for generations.
Independence fight escalates
Standard Life PLC fired a shot across the bow of Scotland's independence movement today, warning it is already taking steps should it need to move part of its operations elsewhere.
The threat from chairman Gerry Grimstone and chief executive officer David Nish is significant not only because it has been based in Scotland for 189 years, but also because it is the first big outfit to warn it could move.
Politicians have been vocal in the run-up to Scotland's Sept. 18 independence vote, but the comments in Standard Life's annual report today may well signal the beginning of the business forces wading into the fight.
"We have a long-standing policy of strict political neutrality and at no time will we advise people on how they should vote," Mr. Nish said.
"However, we have a duty and a responsibility to understand the implications of independence for our 4 million U.K. customers, our shareholders, our people and other stakeholders in our business and take whatever action is necessary to protect their interests."
Standard Life has already started setting up "additional registered companies" outside Scotland to "transfer parts of our operations" if it needs to, said Mr. Nish, who employs some 5,000 people in the country.
"Scotland has been a good place from which to run our business and to compete around the world," added Mr. Grimstone.
"We very much hope that this can continue. But if anything were to threaten this, we will take whatever action we consider necessary – including transferring parts of our operations from Scotland – in order to ensure continuity and to protect the interests of our stakeholders."
There's already a fierce debate over whether an independent Scotland could use the British pound as its currency.
Earlier this month, George Osborne, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, warned in a speech in Edinburgh that that wouldn't happen.
"The pound isn't an asset to be divided up between the two countries after break-up as if it were a CD collection," he said at the time.
Sébastien Galy of Société Générale wondered if Standard Life shareholders had expressed their fears.
"Companies set up legal entities to secure assets, that typically happens in periods of risk and is linked to operational risk management, one of the key pillars of risk management," he said.
"The fact that it was announced may indicate that there was concern amongst their investor base."
Other companies may have already taken such steps, though quietly, which he called "normal risk management at work with little impact."
Ronnie Ludwig, an Edinburgh tax adviser at Saffery Champness, told Reuters he, too, believes other companies could follow Standard Life's lead.
"The lack of certainty over the pound, EU membership and the tax regime, be it corporate or personal, is driving a culture of, at worst, fear and some are starting to run for cover," Mr. Ludwig told the news agency.
"Companies want the familiar so it makes sense for them to head to England ... and if Standard Life are doing this then I am sure other life companies and banks are thinking the same."
- Carl Mortished in ROB Insight (for subscribers): No pound for you: U.K. gives Scotland ultimatum
- Britain warns Scotland: Forget the pound if you walk away
- Carl Mortished in ROB Insight (for subscribers): It's Scotland's oil, and it could be Scotland's burden
- Read the Standard Life report
Valeant swings to profit
Valeant Pharamaceuticals lnternational Inc. swung to a profit and more than doubled its revenue in the fourth quarter as it folded in last year's acquisition of contact lens maker Bausch + Lomb Holdings Inc., The Globe and Mail's Bertrand Marotte reports.
Canada's largest publicly traded drug company said fourth-quarter net profit came in at $124-million or 36 cents per share, compared with a loss of $89.1-million or 29 cents in the year-earlier period.
Revenue reached $2.1-billion, up 109 per cent over $986.3-million a year earlier.
Big deals
Be sure to read our special report on how deal makers in the M&A sector are regaining their confidence, complete with the biggest transactions of 2013.
Current account deficit widens
Canada's current account deficit swelled in the fourth quarter of last year to $16-billion as trade faltered.
The deficit widened by $1.2-billion, Statistics Canada said today.
On the trade side of the ledger, the deficit widened by $1.4-billion to $2.7-billion, as exports slumped and imports gained.
The deficit on cross-border investment also widened, though by nowhere near as much, to $6.1-billion, largely on changes connected with foreign direct investment.
"Canada's current account deficit of over 3 per cent of GDP continues to highlight that the loonie remained overvalued in Q4," said senior economist Benjamin Reitzes of BMO Nesbitt Burns.
"However, the Canadian dollar recent weakness (and anticipated further depreciation this year) along with a strengthening U.S. economy should serve to modestly narrow the shortfall in 2014."
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