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The Board of Control for Cricket in India's interim president Sunil Gavaskar's biggest challenge seems to be cleaning up of the sport. And as a first step after being appointed by the Supreme Court last week, the former Indian Test captain has speed-dialed some of the well-known IPL owners to get a feedback on the league's Chief Operating Officer, Sundar Raman.
On Monday, the Board sent out a press release saying Gavaskar had a discussion with the franchises on IPL 7 and briefed them on the preparations for the 2014 season. But what exactly was the agenda of the meeting? (Gavaskar's crusade to 'clean' cricket)
NDTV understands the meeting was focused on just one man -- Sundar Raman. It is learnt that Gavaskar personally called a few team owners like Shah Rukh Khan, Vijay Mallya and the Ambanis to get a feedback on the man who ran the league ever since it started in 2008. (IPL franchises support Sunil Gavaskar)
The Supreme Court in it's order last week had said that it was up to Gavaskar to decide whether Sundar Raman will continue in IPL 2014. So, why is Sundar Raman under the scanner? (Aditya Verma writes to Sunil Gavaskar against Sundar Raman)
Mumbai Police's transcripts to the Supreme Court inquiry committee, headed by Justice Mukul Mudgal, talks of Sundar Raman's role in passing insider information. Besides, in annexure 15 of the inquiry report submitted to the top court on February 10, the IPL COO is mentioned as someone who used to tip Meiyappan regarding teams. Meiyappan is the son-in-law of now ousted BCCI president, N. Srinivasan. (Gavaskar appointed interim BCCI chief)
Finally, Sundar Raman told the Mudgal panel the ownership structure of the teams is ambiguous, probably in an effort to bolster Chennai Super Kings' claims that Meiyappan wasn't a team owner but just an "enthusiast". Meiyappan has been indicted for betting and sharing team information by the Mudgal committee. (IPL probe report finds Meiyappan guilty)
Harish Salve, the senior counsel for petitioner Cricket Association of Bihar, says, "The annexure 15 of the report filed by the Mudgal committee shows intercept of 15th May, 2013 between Jaipur-based bookie Pawan and Vindoo Dara Singh who was in constant touch with Gurunath Meiyappan. It says that Sundar Raman used to tip Gurunath Meiyappan regarding other teams. If IPL COO is doing such things, it is dangerous for the game of cricket."


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Recently, I re-entered my position in the company as a result of its upcoming earnings reports (which was very positive), Universal American's tremendously low P.E. at the time and the positive sector comments being made by Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors in a recent Barron's issue. While these three all add various character lines to the Universal American story, I was greatly impressed by a recent analyst report put out by the analysts over at Oppenheimer & Company.
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"Assuming Universal remains in all its products, it has to hold a minimum amount of capital to keep the regulators happy. This generally amounts to about 200% to risk based capital (NYSE:RBC), which for Universal American works out to about $390 million. Of course, it's unlikely Universal would allow its statutory capital to fall to the absolute minimum, so at 300% of risk based capital, or $583 million. Relative to the $950 million currently held at the subsidiary level, this analysis suggests that Universal has the opportunity to transfer approximately $360 million in excess cash from the subs to the parent company. This would be additive to the $126 million that Universal currently holds at the parent company."
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Current stock price $12.55
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-1456?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Martijn Hendriks updated JCR-1456: ---------------------------------- Attachment: JCR-1456-performance-trunk-test-setup.patch JCR-1456-performance.txt I attached the results of the performance test and also a patch against the trunk which I applied to setup the tests. There seems to be some overhead as a result of the patch. One case, however, shows quite dramatic performance loss (50%). I want to find out what causes this. > Database connection pooling > --------------------------- > > Key: JCR-1456 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-1456 > Project: Jackrabbit Content Repository > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: jackrabbit-core > Reporter: Jukka Zitting > Fix For: 2.0.0 > > Attachments: 777490.patch, dbcp.patch, dbcp.patch, JCR-1456-performance-trunk-test-setup.patch, JCR-1456-performance.txt, JCR-1456.patch, patch-1456-1.txt, patch-1456-2.txt, patch-1456-3.txt > > > Jackrabbit should use database connection pools instead of a single connection per persistence manager, cluster journal, or database data store. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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To assess initial efficacy and feasibility of a structured behavioural group training (DELFIN) for parents of children with diabetes type 1, in order to reduce parenting stress and to improve parenting skills.
A randomized controlled study was conducted between July 2008 and September 2010, at a children's hospital in Hannover with parents of children with type 1 diabetes (2–10 yrs) (intervention group n = 37; control group n = 28). Parenting skills, parents' psychological burden, children's behavioural difficulties and quality of metabolic control were assessed before, 3 months after and 12 months after participating in the training program.
In the intervention group parenting behaviour in conflict situations improved significantly after 3 months (Z = −3.28; p ≤ 0.001). It remained stable over 12 months (Z = −2.94; p ≤ 0.01). Depression and anxiety scores of parents decreased (Z = −1.93; p ≤ .05; Z = −2.02; p ≤ .05). Even though the outcome in the intervention group was more positive, the differences between both study arms failed to reach statistical significance. Unexpectedly parenting behaviour in the control group improved also (Z = −2.45; p ≤ .05). Anxiety as well as stress scores decreased in this group (Z = −2.02; p ≤ .05 and Z = −2.11; p ≤ .05). In both groups the initial metabolic control was good and without significant differences (A1c 7.2±0.8% vs. 7.1±0.4%; p > 0.5). It remained stable in the DELFIN group (A1c 7.1±0.8%; p > 0.5), but it increased slightly in controls (A1c 7.3±0.5%; Z = −2.79; p = .005).
This study has brought first evidence for the efficacy and feasibility of the program. A multicentre study with a larger sample is necessary to confirm these first results.
The therapy of children with type 1 diabetes has experienced tremendous improvements in the recent past
In spite of the progress of the insulin therapy, its metabolic outcome is limited by family conflicts, family dysfunction and parenting problems, e. g. diffusion of responsibilities
The specific parenting issues of parents with toddlers, pre- and elementary school children (temper tantrums, implementing prohibitions and rules, conflicts between siblings and the acquisition of skills) are exacerbated by the chronic disease
On the other hand parents' well-being and positive family functioning seem to be associated with better metabolic control
On this background the DELFIN parenting program is integrating general parenting strategies and diabetes specific conflict situations. It is based on principles of behaviour therapy and includes effective strategies of other general training programs [e. g. 35–38]. These strategies are supposed to reduce parental stress, anxiety and depression as well as children's behavioural difficulties. Thus the current study for the first time evaluates the feasibility and effectiveness of a structured behavioural parenting training for parents of toddlers, pre-school and elementary school children with type 1 diabetes. It is hypothesized that the program participation (intervention group) would induce less negative parenting behaviour in conflict situations, support positive parenting behaviour in general and reduce parents' psychological burden (anxiety, depression and stress). In addition children's behaviour difficulties should decrease from their parents' perspective.
Study design and recruitment
A randomized controlled group design with the control group being wait-listed was established. Inclusion criteria for families were: child with type 1 diabetes aged 2–10 yrs; no further psychological interventions; ability to read and speak German, willingness to participate. A total of 109 families with a child with type 1 diabetes in this age range were cared for at the children's hospital "Kinderkrankenhaus auf der Bult".
Parents were recruited by parent-conferences, posters, flyers or direct contact via their medical practitioner or diabetes educator. Fifty eight families gave their contact details for a preliminary telephone interview. Of these six families were excluded because they either were in psychotherapy or were unable to speak German. Twelve families refused to participate: too long drive from the clinic (n = 3); too time consuming (n = 7); no adequate child care (n = 2). Three families could not be reached. Thirty seven families were assigned to the DELFIN intervention or the waiting-list control group by simple randomization with a 1:1 allocation ratio. Of the latter, four families refused to participate after randomization (one for unknown reason, one because the family started family-psychotherapy, two for expenditure of time).
Overall 65 parents (n = 33 mothers; n = 32 fathers) completed the baseline questionnaires. Fifty seven parents completed the post-assessment 3 months later and 24 parents of the intervention group completed the follow-up assessment after 12 months. The first outcome point was chosen to give the parents opportunities to establish their new skills in daily life and to be able to detect changes in A1c. The reasons for drop-out at 3 months (n = 8, 5 of them controls) were: child in psychotherapy (n = 2); severe illness of one parent (n = 2); no more interest in the study (n = 4) (Figure
Figure 1
Schedule of enrollment, allocation and intervention
Schedule of enrollment, allocation and intervention.
Parents provided assent according to approved human subject procedures. Survey data was collected through a questionnaire sent to the family's home using a prepaid envelope. Families were provided a one-time incentive of €30 for the assessment. Medical data was taken from the routine clinical care. The study was performed according to the criteria of the Helsinki II Declaration and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Hannover Medical School (Nr. 4958).
DELFIN intervention
The DELFIN program (DELFIN – Das Elterntraining für Eltern von Kindern mit Diabetes Typ 1 (The parenting program for parents of children with diabetes type 1) was developed in addition to already existing accredited educational programs for children with type 1 diabetes and their parents. It is a structured group intervention for parents based on behavioural principles to strengthen their general and diabetes specific education competences. Parents are trained in groups with up to 7 families. They meet weekly for a 2 hours session over a period of 5 weeks and receive an individual phone contact the week after (see Figure
Figure 2
Structure of the DELFIN program
Structure of the DELFIN program.
The contents of the first session are the processing of dysfunctional cognitions, goal setting and theoretical discussion of communication skills. In the second session several strategies to work on a positive relationship with children are introduced. Parents practice communication skills in standardized role plays. Homework for these sessions includes among others the detection and substitution of dysfunctional cognitions and the phrasing of concrete and realistic goals.
In session 3 helpful parenting skills to solve typical family conflicts are developed. Sessions 4 and 5 focus on practical skill training with regard to the particular challenges of families with a chronically ill child (e. g. catheter insertion, injection, blood glucose measurement, dealing with high or low blood glucose, diabetes specific dysfunctional cognitions, feeling of guilt). These sessions also address general age specific parenting problems like temper tantrums or disobedience. Strategies are initially practiced in standardized role plays, later on in individual role plays. Weekly homework includes the transition of the new strategies into family routine.
Socio-demographic data
Socio-demographic data (age, sex, diabetes duration, level of parental education, distance to the clinic) were collected via a structured questionnaire.
Psychological self-report inventories
The Parenting Scale [PS;
The Questions to Education Behaviour [Fragen zum Erziehungsverhalten; FZEV;
The Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale [DASS;
The parents' version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire [SDQ;
Satisfaction with the DELFIN program was assessed via a structured questionnaire. Questions were rated on a 7 point Likert-scale with 1 being "not satisfied" and 7 being "very much satisfied".
Biomedical data
Biomedical data was taken from the prospective medical records including A1c, frequency of acute complication (severe hypoglycaemia, DKA) and insulin regimen. A1c was measured centrally via DCATM, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.
All analyses were completed using SPSS v18. Group comparisons were conducted using simple independent t-tests, Chi2-Tests, Wilcoxon-, Mann–Whitney-U-Tests or Kruskal-Wallis-H-Tests. In addition a general linear model was conducted for group x time analyses. Correlations between ordinal variables were conducted using Spearman's p correlation coefficient. All results being significant at p < 0.05, unless otherwise stated.
Socio-demographic, metabolic and psychological status at study entry
Families of the DELFIN group did not differ significantly from the controls according to age of parents, age of the index-child, number of siblings, gender of the index-child, education level of mothers or insulin delivery modality (Table
Outcomes three months after intervention
Adverse parenting behaviour (Parenting-Scale, PS): After the intervention the difference between intervention and control group on the subscale "overreaction" was no longer existent due to improvements in the DELFIN group (Table
Parents' psychological distress (Depression-Anxiety-Stress-Scale, DASS): Psychological distress (total score, depression and anxiety scale) decreased significantly in the DELFIN group (Table
Positive parenting behaviour (Questions to Education Behaviour, FZEV): There were no significant differences regarding positive parenting behaviour (FZEV) before and after the training in both study groups. Also there were no differences between the groups (F (1/55) = .97, p = .33).
Strength and difficulties of the child (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, SDQ): The psychological wellbeing of the children improved slightly in the DELFIN group, but this difference did not reach statistical significance neither within nor in between the two groups (F (1/55) = .05, p = .82 for the difficulties score and F (1/55) = .23, p = .64 for the pro-social behaviour score). However, the number of children above the cut-off for clinical problems decreased significantly in the DELFIN group (Table
Metabolic control (A1c): While the good quality of control was stable after 3 months in the DELFIN group (7.2±0.8% vs. 7.1±0.8%, Z = −1.19, p > .05), the mean A1c increased significantly in the control group (7.1±0.4% vs. 7.3±0.5%, Z = −2.79, p ≤ 0.005). The interaction was significant in the group x time analysis (F (1/32) = 5.3, p = .029). This result has to be discussed with care due to the overall good metabolic control of the majority of children and the small sample size.
Effect sizes were calculated for the control and the DELFIN group (Table
Outcomes at 12 months follow-up
The improvement in parenting behaviour in conflict situations (PS-Scale) was stable after 12 months in the DELFIN group (Figure
Figure 3
Parenting skills of DELFIN parents baseline, 3 months after the intervention and at 12 months follow-up
Parenting skills of DELFIN parents baseline, 3 months after the intervention and at 12 months follow-up.
Associations between parents' wellbeing and parenting skills
For the parents of the DELFIN group Spearman-correlations between the self-reporting measures are summarized in Table
Satisfaction with the DELFIN program
Twenty four parents completed the assessment on satisfaction with DELFIN program. Of them 22 were satisfied/very satisfied with the program (point 6–7) and 20 were satisfied/very satisfied with the support given by the trainer. The majority of parents evaluated all 5 sessions as comparably important (n = 13). Fourteen of the 19 families of the DELFIN group attended all 5 group sessions. Only 5 missed one group session (due to time strains, illness or lack of babysitter). Considering an average distance of 43.8 km (min 0.5 km - max 144.5 km) to the clinic this supports high intervention fidelity of the participants. Each family attended the individual telephone contact (session 6). All participants were regularly prepared for the sessions and had done their practical trainings (homework). In order to support intervention receipt, homework interviews were carried out with each parent at the beginning of the sessions. Implementation of new strategies to solve family conflict situations were reported by all participants. Individual situations were analyzed and suitable solutions were worked out, if problems occurred. Parents were asked to try out new solutions within the next week.
The randomized controlled pilot study assessed the effectiveness of a behavioural training program especially for parents of young children with type 1 diabetes. The results point to improved parenting skills and slightly reduced parenting stress. The pilot study on this psychological-based concept supports the feasibility of the parenting program. The first data provide important information for conducting a larger multisite clinical trial to confirm the efficacy of the program.
Recruitment, sample and participation
The high expenditure of time was the main reason for originally interested families not to participate in the program. Therefore future studies should consider alternative methods of offering such a program since the long drive to the clinic, excessive burden due to the time investment or the lack of care for the children were the most common reasons for many families not to participate in the study. Alternatively the intervention could be delivered during routine clinic visits as successfully practiced with other interventions
Monaghan et al.
In addition to more flexibility in delivering and recruiting, a higher homogeneity of age in the groups could further increase the efficacy of the training. From practical experience during the sessions it has become obvious that too high heterogeneity of the children's age is challenging for the thematic organization of the courses. This study included families with children between 2 to 10 years of age. However, the every day conflicts of parents caring for toddlers, pre-school-children or primary school children differ considerably. Due to these age-specific challenges, different educational strategies become more important and have to be customized for each subgroup. Furthermore, there are various diabetes specific conflicts depending on the cognitive developmental status of the child and its ability for self-management. Parents of pre-school-children for instance are responsible for the entire therapy and the continuous supervision. In contrast parents of older children often have to deal with insufficient adherence and autonomy conflicts.
Eligibility and performance of outcome measures
The measurements adopted in this study can be considered appropriate. In their oral feedback parents rated the assessment form as acceptable and easy to understand. In a larger trial it would be desirable to include behavioural observations, assessment by (day care) teachers and an interview with the parents. Observational data could be collected during a home visit. This would probably also increase the retention rate.
The participants of the DELFIN-program reported a reduction in adverse parenting behaviour and partial improvement of psychological wellbeing. Probably due to the small sample size, these effects were not significant compared to the control group. Another reason might be that slight reductions in psychological distress, adverse parenting behaviour and behavioural difficulties of the child were also seen in the control group. These findings may be based on the Hawthorne-effect or were probably accidental. On the other hand, parenting behaviour might improve step by step without external intervention. This hypothesis contradicts findings of other authors describing negative parental behaviour as stable
The reduction of negative parenting behaviour was stable after 12 months in the intervention group, indicating that parents implement new strategies in their day to day behaviour on the long run. Unfortunately no changes were detected for positive parenting behaviour. Parents of children with type 1 diabetes have to spend many hours together with their child managing diabetes therapy. Due to this it's probably difficult for them to increase their positive parenting behaviour e.g. playing or joking with the child.
It has to be considered that there was a self selection in this pilot sample, which might have influenced the outcome. Particularly in the control group many families refused to participate after being randomized. For them the waiting period might have been too long. Instead some of them looked for immediate psychological support and dropped out. This probably resulted in an overlap of families with a positive parenting status in the control group. Another critical point is the small sample size. A larger group of parents would allow more differentiated analysis, e. g. according to gender, participation rate, education level, child's age and quality of metabolic control. Findings in this study are limited by conjunct observations of mothers and fathers, while other studies showed differences in parenting behaviour and outcome performance between mothers and fathers
This study provides preliminary evidence that parents of children with type 1 diabetes may benefit from a parenting program focussing on specific as well as unspecific conflict situations and practical training of positive parenting strategies. There was first evidence that the DELFIN program for parents of young children with type 1 diabetes tends to improve parenting behaviour and the psychological status of the parents. The program predominantly reduced negative parenting behaviour. Due to the small sample size of this pilot study a long term multisite clinical trial is necessary to confirm these first findings. It is a great challenge to organize parent trainings for families often driving long distances to the specialized diabetes centres. To realize an adequate sample size, the program should be offered and evaluated in different settings, e.g. weekend meeting, specific short interventions or internet based sessions. Homogeneous age groups could help to reduce the required time for group sessions. In addition to parents' self-reports as outcome parameters, observational data on their behaviour should be included.
Heike Saßmann is the Guarantor of this work and, as such, had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Competing interests
The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
H.S., K.L., M.dH. wrote the manuscript, H.S. and M.dH. analysed the data, H.S., M.dH., K.L. and T.D. contributed to data collection and/or commented on the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
The German Diabetes Association (DDG) is gratefully acknowledged for their support ('Menarini-Award'). Parts of this publication have been presented in 2011 at the annual meeting of the German Diabetes Association (DDG).
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Diabetes in adolescents: a programme for patient education
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Pre-publication history
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Faith Is Tested (5 of 10) by Stephen Whitney
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Hebrews 11:17-19
A friend of actress and comedienne Gracie Allen (d. 1964) once sent a small live alligator to her as a gag. Not knowing what to do with it, she put it in the bathtub and then left for her appointment.
When she returned home, she found a note from her maid.
''Dear Miss Allen: Sorry, but I have to quite. I don't work in houses where there is an alligator. I would have told you this
when I started, but I never thought it would come up.''
When Abraham left his home to travel to a new country based on the promise of God that he would become the father of a great nation, he never imagined that God would ask him to sacrifice
his only son as proof of his love for God more than for his son.
John Calvin wrote, ''His mind must of necessity have been severely crushed, and violently agitated, when the command and the promise of God were conflicting within him. But he came to the conclusion that the God he knew could not be his adversary.''
God always helps us when we do what he asks us to do.
Sometimes we face the ultimate test of our faith which determines if we will continue to believe or not believe. It can be a serious illness which we experience or the loss of a lifetime dream or the death of a loved one which we don't understand. God wants us to faithfully walk with him no matter what test we face in our life because it is always easier to give up than continue by faith.
By faith - in the fact that God all ways keeps his promises.
Abraham had already exercised faith about 25 years earlier when God had told him to leave his home and to go to a land which he would show him which turned out to be 800 miles away (:8).
At the age of 100 God blessed he and Sarah with a son, who was to become the father of the great nation which God had promised.
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Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet
|Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bt
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet (1787-1871). 1844 marble bust by Edward Bowring Stephens. Collection of National Trust, Killerton House
|29 March 1787
|22 July 1871(aged 84)
|Baronet of Columb John
|17 May 1794 – 22 July 1871
|Thomas, 9th Baronet
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Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet (29 March 1787 – 22 July 1871) was a British politician and baronet.
Born in London, he was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 9th Baronet and his wife Henrietta Anne Hoare, daughter of Sir Richard Hoare, 1st Baronet.[1] The Aclands were an old Devon family and successive generations of the family sat in the House of Commons for the county. His family had extensive properties on what is now the Holnicote Estate and particularly the village of Selworthy. In 1794, he succeeded his father as baronet. Acland was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1808, and a Master of Arts in 1814.[1] He gained a Doctor of Civil Laws degree in 1831.[1]
He was appointed High Sheriff of Devon for 1809–10. Although the Aclands were usually associated with the Liberal Party, this Acland was a Tory. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Devonshire from 1812 to 1818 and again from 1820 to 1831. He then sat for North Devon from 1837 to 1857.
Among his many business interests Acland was the owner of a schooner called Lady of St Kilda, which he bought in 1834. In 1842 the schooner visited the township of Melbourne in Australia, which had been founded in 1835. As a result of that visit, the suburb of St Kilda was named after the ship, and Acland St, one of St Kilda's main commercial centres, was named after Acland.
In 1808, he married Lydia Hoare,[2] daughter of Henry Hoare.[1] A new baronetcy was created for his fourth son, Sir Henry Acland, 1st Baronet.
- ^ a b c d Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 82.
- ^ "Lydia Elizabeth (née Hoare), Lady Acland". National Portrait Gallery, London.
- Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th baronet at thepeerage.com
- Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th baronet at Dyk.de
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Thomas Dyke Acland
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John Pollexfen Bastard
|Member of Parliament for Devon
1812 – 1818
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|Succeeded by
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Hugh Fortescue
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Edmund Pollexfen Bastard
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Lord John Russell 1830–1831
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Hugh Fortescue
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Lewis Buck 1839–1857
|Succeeded by
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Charles Henry Rolle Trefusis
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CITY chief Sven-Goran Eriksson believes English football is becoming more Latin in temperament - in the boardrooms!
The Swede has watched with a sense of interest and bemusement while a series of clubs in the Premier League and Championship have fired their managers before the half-way point of the season.
Chelsea, Spurs, Bolton, Saturday's opponents Wigan, and Derby have all decided on a change of boss even though two of the men axed - Sammy Lee and Chris Hutchings - were only at the start of their tenure as top-flight managers, with the ink hardly dry on their contracts.
Eriksson would not be drawn on individual cases but believes that the English game has moved, perhaps irretrievably, towards the revolving managerial door policies associated with more hot-blooded footballing nations.
"I am not surprised by what has happened because I worked in Italy and Portugal for many years and changing managers quickly over there is very normal," he said. "What does surprise me a little is that it is happening in England because I always felt fans and directors here had more patience than those in the Latin part of the world. Perhaps we are becoming Latin here too!
"When things go badly it is very hard to sack the chairman, or all the players, so who is the third part of the equation? The manager. Football has always been like that. Supporters and directors think it will make things better.
"To build a club these days, you need both money and patience, so perhaps it is only the really big clubs who can afford to give a manager time. But even then, if the results are not coming, there will be a temptation to change.
"Going out of the Premier League is an economic disaster for clubs so they will do what they think is best to stop that happening - whatever club it is." Despite the insecurity of the job, Eriksson still believes the plus points of the manager's lot in life far outweigh the minus and that top players, virtually all them independently wealthy by the time they hang up their boots, will not be put off going into the coaching side of the game.
"I think many of the active players will still want to stay in the game when they finish because it is a fantastic job," he declared. "There are risks to it of course but it is still a great thing to do and the rewards of being the manager of successful team are very good."
Strangely, the fixture list mean that City's next four league and cup games are all against teams with managers who have arrived at their new clubs since the start of the season.
In fact, on Saturday, against Wigan, Eriksson will be opposite Steve Bruce for the second time in six weeks. The Blues then play Spurs twice and Bolton.
He accepts most of the old scouting reports will have to be scraped as the new men put their own imprint on things.
"In Spurs case with Juande Ramos, we have had time to see how they are playing and I watched them on television against West Ham, but when it comes to Wigan I don't have a clue how they will line up under Steve Bruce," said Eriksson.
"It is his first game and I don't know what ideas he has at this moment. I don't know if that is an advantage to him or not, because he has already managed a Birmingham side against us who did very well. We will have to wait and see."
What do you think? Have your say.
Sven sees Latin trend
CITY chief Sven-Goran Eriksson believes English football is becoming more Latin in temperament - in the boardrooms! The Swede has watched with a sense of interest and bemusement while a series of clubs in the Premier League and Championship have fired their managers before the half-way point of the season.


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Josh Groban might lose Emma Stone to Ryan Gosling in Crazy, Stupid Love. But that doesn't mean he has hard feelings towards Gosling. Quite the contrary, Groban is quite man-smitten.
"He's so cool," Groban tells USA TODAY. "He's the kind of guy you just want to just fist-bump. For no reason."
It was instant deep-respect the moment the two met on set for Love, Groban's first movie role which opens Friday.
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Published: January 18, 2012 at 8:01 AMIn today's vote, I have no choice but to go with my much maligned home park, Worlds of Fun, and its one entry in this year's tournament.
Prowler, which debuted in 2009, is an outstanding wooden coaster and a big deal for us folks stuck in the Midwest. The ride itself is as smooth as silk, and fast as lightning. The oh-so-cozy trains hug the terrain and turn on a dime, sweeping through the course effortlessly and relentlessly. The way the track embraces and utilizes the surrounding landscape makes the attraction a truly one-of-a-kind experience, and the "midnight ride" offered by Prowler (no lighting on the track after the lift hill) is second to none. This local favorite is not the tallest, longest, or fastest wooden coaster I have ever ridden, but it is a top notch contender and further evidence that Great Coasters International, Inc., just knows how to build a terrific coaster. Furthermore, in today's vote, only the Beast and Thunderhead offer serious competition, however most of that competition stems from a romanticized history of the excitement those two rides used to offer, and not from their current ride experience. So instead of voting for yesterday's stand-outs, support my local park and go with the new-kid-on-the-block: PROWLER! A vote for Prowler is a show of support for small, hometown parks everywhere!
Published: January 18, 2012 at 8:34 AMOK, now we're on MY turf :)
Not a single Disney or Universal attraction to be found. I almost feel like I'm on a different site.
Wood roller coasters are the biggest attraction for me at parks. Unfortunately, I have not been to Magic Mountain or Worlds of Fun, so Apocalypse and Prowler (a ride I've heard incredible things about from people I trust, including Mr. Rao's comments above) are non-contenders for me.
The remaining three are in my Top Ten Woodies, with only Thunderhead occupying the bottom half. I don't get into hybrids vs. "real" woodies. If it's made of wood, it's a woodie. But I am sort of glad El Toro and Voyage are in another category, otherwise these three remaining great coasters would be demolished in the vote.
I had 22 rides on Thunderhead on my one Dollywood visit, and it's a wonderful ride. Great views, decent airtime, smooth. It went into my Top Ten, but never cracked Top Five. Partly because I didn't get to ride at night, which is an important factor for me in a woodie if other things are equal. Beast will always be a favorite of mine, but the rides I've had on Lightning Racer the last several years have just been SO MUCH FUN! I like the racing, I like the camaraderie, I love the way it LOOKS at night, I like the MF trains, I like the way it feels 20mph FASTER after dark. I just realized in voting today, that I have more fun on LR than any other coaster I ride regularly..including El Toro. Is it a better ride? Maybe not, but for me it's a blast.
The only traditional (TPI classified) wood coaster I'd rank above LR and Beast is Waldameer's Ravine Flyer II, but of course, that's nowhere to be found here.
My vote in this category surprised me. I voted for Lightning Racer.
Published: January 18, 2012 at 8:41 AMAgree with Mike ..my vote is for Lightning Racer in th absence of EL TORO. I had a good fortune of riding all the contenders last year, but lightnin racer is way more fun than others
Published: January 18, 2012 at 9:42 AMSlow comments day. Maybe that relates to my Disney/Universal comment above. Yes, folks, there are other amusement parks out there. Surprise, surprise!
Published: January 18, 2012 at 9:51 AMI am on board with Mr. Rao. I rode Prowler several times over the last few years, including a few jaunts during my lunch break just to hop on the ride. Now that I have moved to the DFW area, I would say Prowler is one of the things I miss most about Kansas City...though I do have a pretty good non-traditional replacement in the New Texas Giant nearby. Kudos to the bracket makers for including this obviously hidden gem (I say obvious because the percentage of the vote is way too low for this masterpiece).
Published: January 18, 2012 at 10:21 AMHaven't. Been on any of these but the way thunderhead works and the speed and I do like that it has the (head chopper effect) or close calls if you will so that's what I voted
Published: January 18, 2012 at 10:46 AMThe beast at night just steals the show that no other can put on
Published: January 18, 2012 at 11:03 AMThunderhead for me! I have a sentimental fondness for The Beast, but it's gotten a bit rough over the years. I've only been to Dollywood a couple of times (hope to get back this summer!), but Thunderhead made a definite impression. Best airtime I've ever experienced!
Published: January 18, 2012 at 12:51 PMI voted for Beast although I have not riden it in years. I liked the fact that you could not see what was coming next and the double helix and the surprise tunnel. I still think this one is the best.
I have riden Thunderhead many times and each time i ride it I like it a little less. It must be my the pain in my ribcage that is accentuated after multiple rides.
I was glad to see this category- there are so many wood coasters out there and more often than not they are found at "amusement" parks. Many times the theme parks have copied these older gems.
Published: January 18, 2012 at 4:19 PMHey, I defeated Everest's broken Yeti already, and squeaked out a narrow (hee hee) PotC victory, but it is tough for a small Midwest park to topple Goliath! (I should not have deactivated my Facebook account! Arrrrgh!!)
In all honestly, though, Prowler is the best of this fine collection of coasters.
Published: January 18, 2012 at 4:17 PMThe beast has that final section where you slowly spiral down a hill gradually picking up speed until you are flat out flying towards a wooden tunnel and feeling like you only have seconds to live. It is hands down the most thrilling and awesome element of a wooden coaster I have ever experienced. Add that to the fact that before you even get to that point the ride has already been 3+ minutes of pure speed and thrills flying through a forest and you can see why, in my opinion, it wont ever be topped. This monster is one of a kind and if you still don't believe me, try rideing it at night.
Published: January 18, 2012 at 8:12 PMI fear the King's Island social network has been alerted. Not much I can do now but make one final plea: The Beast is like that venerable NFL star who continues to make the Pro Bowl even though his best years are in the distant past. Sometimes the brash, young superstars don't get the respect they deserve until they too are past their prime.
Come on, folks, vote for Prowler now, while it is still young, smooth, and has that new wood smell!!!
Published: January 18, 2012 at 5:45 PMBeast is a classic. The double helix is one of the best elements of any coaster. And the dark ride at night makes a great coaster even better. None of the other coasters here compare to it. Especially not Prowler.
Published: January 18, 2012 at 9:37 PMLooks like there is a Prowler rally going on! I guess this is somewhat of a best GCI contest, and I've heard Prowler is the best (haven't been on it, so I voted Thunderhead instead). I'm just surprised the Beast is doing so well, as I've heard it has been trimmed to death and grown rough in recent years. I haven't been on it, so I could be wrong, but everything I've read recently seems to say that it is losing its touch somewhat.
It's too bad Boulder Dash isn't featured on this site because that would probably defeat everything in this poll. Night rides on that are outstanding, even better than El Toro.
Published: January 18, 2012 at 9:36 PMThe Prowler is AWESOME!! I definitely think it is the best of the group, all though they are all wonderful coasters. I loved Worlds of Fun's previous wooden coaster, the Timberwolf, but am now so glad they put in the Prowler instead. I didn't think it could get better than the Timberwolf, but it got so old and rough after so many years. Good call Worlds of Fun!!
Published: January 18, 2012 at 10:33 PMWow! Prowler has pulled off the greatest turnaround since the 1969 New York Mets.
Published: January 18, 2012 at 11:08 PMNone of these rides are "traditional" wooden coasters. That designation belongs to rides such as Kennywood's Thunderbolt, Jack Rabbit, and Racer; Knoebel's Phoenix, Conneaut Lake Blue Streak, Coney Island Cyclone, Lakeside Cyclone, the remaining 1960's era John Allen rides etc
Of these modern rides in the list, the Prowler is my favorite.
Published: January 18, 2012 at 11:16 PMThis may be the hardest catagory I have had to make a choice in!!
Published: January 18, 2012 at 11:18 PMThe length and two lift hills are two big reasons that the beast still gets my vote!
Published: January 19, 2012 at 5:18 AMAJ, you're preaching to the choir. Boulder Dash is a fun ride in daylight, but is totally transformed at night.
And although El Toro is my favorite coaster, there's a handful I enjoy waaayyyy more at night.
Published: January 19, 2012 at 7:23 AMJames - thanks for carrying the torch for Missouri yesterday. Work pulled me away from my desk and down to our capital until late yesterday. What a pleasant surprise to see one of two Great Coasters International woodies we have here in Missouri in the lead. (The other is American Thunder [formerly Evel Knievel] at Six Flags St. Louis, which is also an awesome little gem but would definitely come in second to Prowler.) Go Prowler!
Published: January 19, 2012 at 7:28 AMNo problem, Todd, but the real thanks go to the Prowler fans who showed up to support their favorite local ride.
Also, you are right about American Thunder/EK - great ride. Very compact and aggressive.
On a side note, if the rumored 2013 addition to Silver Dollar City turns out to be a GCI woodie as well, Missouri could score a major trifecta!
Published: January 19, 2012 at 8:13 AMWow. The fourth-best coaster in this list wins?!


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As the Capitals made their trip to and from Dallas this weekend for a matchup against the Stars, Nicklas Backstrom couldn't help but be a little bit nervous during the three-hour flights each way. He and his girlfriend, Liza Berg, were awaiting the birth of their first child and he wanted to make sure he was there to support her, not on a plane.
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Backstrom's daughter, Haley, was born at approximately 4 a.m. Tuesday, with the Capitals top centerman waiting eagerly to meet her.
"It was probably the best moment in my life so far. It's just a great feeling when it's all over," Backstrom, 25, said. "It's just long, long wait. You get a combination between nervous and excited but after all, we're all healthy, feeling good.
"Just staring at her the whole time," added Backstrom, who joked that he hopes his daughter looks more like her mother as she grows up. "It's hard to describe the feelings. If you've been there yourself you understand it better. It's a great feeling and we're just so happy."
Both mother and baby are expected to head home from the hospital on Thursday. It's the latest sign that the young guns certainly aren't so young anymore, what with Backstrom now a dad and both Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green engaged.
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The original painting is being auctioned in March and is expected to fetch as much as £500,000, a far cry from the cost of the cheap prints which hung on living room walls up and down the land.
Millions of reproductions of the picture, also known as the Green Lady because of the unusual blue-green skin tone of the subject, have been sold since it was painted in the 1950s and it has featured on t-shirts, mugs and posters.
The picture, which has been described as the most famous painting in the world, was inspired by Monika Sing-Lee who modelled for Tretchikoff after he spotted her at work in her uncle's launderette in Cape Town, South Africa.
Writer Boris Gorelik, an expert on the Russian-born artist, said the painting was "familiar to millions of people throughout the world".
He said: "What's more, this is one of the most important pop culture icons in Britain and the Commonwealth in the 1950s to early 1960s. Today, even prints of the Green Lady in mint condition, which went for a couple of pounds in their day, change hands for hundreds of pounds.
"Take the Chinese Girl for example: millions of people - perhaps your parents or grandparents - bought a lithograph of this painting, hung it on their wall and admired it for years, if not decades. Maybe even you grew up looking at it. And today you can get the real thing - the original canvas. It's certainly fascinating."
The painting forms part of a sale of South African art at Bonhams auction house in central London on March 20.
Here are some other artworks which have gone on to adorn millions of walls in the past decades:
- Tennis Girl - the image of 18-year-old Fiona Walker (then Butler) showed her with her back to the camera, hitching up her tennis dress to show her bottom. She had posed for her then boyfriend Martin Elliott using borrowed gear but the simple image proved a huge hit.
- Sgt Pepper sleeve - although its natural home is in any decent record collection, Sir Peter Blake's sleeve was stuck to the walls of many bedrooms or displayed in frames. People have tried to look for hidden meanings since it was released in 1967.
- Lord Of The Rings - poster sold by Athena which is often said to have been the biggest seller of the 1970s. It was created by a teenage Jimmy Cauty, who went on to be half of chart-topping duo KLF, who were also famed for burning £1 million. Cauty is now an artist once again.
- Dogs playing pool - a series of paintings featuring dogs gathered around a pool table, which have decorated the walls of pubs and homes for years. They include one of a Jack Russell terrier miscuing and wrecking the baize. Its name? Jack The Ripper.
- Le baiser de l'httel de ville - Robert Doisneau's image of a couple kissing on the streets of Paris has been an enduringly romantic image since it was published by Life magazine in 1950, even though the pair dated for a mere nine months.
- Nighthawks - US painter Edward Hopper's atmospheric image of "Phillies" diner, created in 1942, lives at the Art Institute of Chicago - and on millions of bedroom walls. It has inspired movie scenes, a track by Tom Waits and a Simpsons homage.
- Man And Baby - the sepia-tinted image of a rippling hunk staring lovingly at a baby is said to embody the idea of a sensitive "new man". Andrew Perry, the male model who appeared in the picture (actually called L'enfant), claimed to have slept with 3,000 women.
- Trainspotting - the poster from the Danny Boyle film has been a ubiquitous feature of student bedroom walls since the movie - about drug users in Edinburgh - came out in 1996. It depicts a line-up of the film's principle stars including Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle.
- Keep Calm And Carry On - a poster created by the Ministry of Information in 1939 designed to uphold the morale of the nation in the face of a possible German invasion in the early days of the Second World War. It has had a new lease of life in the past decade after being copied and adapted for tea towels, greetings cards and mugs in austerity Britain.
- Starry Night - Vincent Van Gogh's painting of a swirling moonlit sky outside the window of his sanitarium in southern France has been reproduced endlessly. The original is in New York's Museum Of Modern Art. It was famously mentioned in the opening line of Don McLean's hit Vincent.
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