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|3 years SonicWALL Comprehensive Gateway Security Suite
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|Ports Qty
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Traffic engineers may have successfully tricked motorists into slowing down on a deadly overpass in western Clarke County.
But only time will tell if fewer wrecks is just an illusion on the Epps Bridge Parkway span over Atlanta Highway.
Three motorists died in separate crashes last year on the overpass, plummeting to their deaths over the guardrail on a curve.
Local and state transportation engineers studied the roadway after the last fatal wreck, in September, and decided the posted 45-mph speed limit was safe.
The problem, officials say, is the long, straight approach to the overpass for westbound traffic, luring motorists to go heavier on the gas, and by the time they reach the curved overpass, it's too late to slow down.
Alcohol and speed caused the spike in wrecks, Athens-Clarke police Maj. Carter Greene said.
To slow motorists, engineers added a relatively new speed-control method called peripheral transverse striping.
Sometimes called speed bars, they are white parallel lines leading from the shoulder into the roadway. The distance between them gradually decreases farther into the curve, giving motorists the illusion they're going faster than they are.
"It's a way of tricking people into slowing down," said Teri Pope, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation's District 1 office in Gainesville.
Early indications are, it's working.
The number of wrecks on the Epps Bridge Parkway overpass had been climbing in recent years, from four in 2004 to 10 in 2005, none of which involved a fatality. That number soared to 18 wrecks last year, when three people were killed.
All three of the fatal wrecks - one in January 2006 and two in September - involved alcohol, according to police.
A 27-year-old Monroe man was killed in the first wreck when his car jumped a guardrail and landed in a wooded area below. A 53-year-old Atlanta woman was killed in September when her car scraped along a concrete barrier and went over a guardrail, and five days later, a motorcyclist from Indiana was thrown over the bridge and landed on the pavement below.
Three wrecks have happened on the overpass since the striping was added in October, according to Akhilesh Pal, an Athens-Clarke transportation system engineer.
But it will take time to determine if the stripes have made a real difference, according to Pal's boss.
"One year is not a statistically valid measure," said David Clark, Athens-Clarke Transportation and Public Works Department director. "However, it does point to a positive trend (in reduced collisions) that we're going to continue to monitor."
Greene, commanding officer of the Athens-Clarke Police Department's Uniform Division, said the safety improvements will be put to the test when football season begins, and Georgia fans pour by the tens of thousands into the Classic City.
"Fall generally is the heavier traffic, period," Greene said. "I think it's fair to say that the markings have made it quite evident that a curve is there, but the other thing we've been doing on Atlanta Highway is traffic enforcement, because it's such a hot spot for speeding."
Just the sight of a marked police car parked on the side of the road has made people hit the brakes as they approach Epps Bridge Parkway, he said.
Clark said engineers need a few years to gauge the impact of the safety improvements because driving conditions depend on the weather and seasonal changes.
"The rule of thumb for traffic engineers is to follow three years of crash data before drawing any definitive conclusions," he said. "Even things like the sun being in different locations in the sky different parts of the year is a factor, so we need to cycle through the different events that happen in those three years."
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" Brand: Yankee Candle / Type: Scented Candle / Category: Home Fragrance "
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We've been trying to get through our stash of Yankee tarts at the moment in the hope that we'll get some more for this Christmas - big hint for my family there if you haven't decided what to buy my wife and I yet! We've got two burners at home, one in the kitchen where we try to only melt food scented tarts and one in the front room where we melt and release the scent of more homely or floral smells. I think that this tart works equally as well in both rooms as it has an exotic fruitiness but also the sweet floral scent from the Jasmine essential oils that are also in the mix.
The actual scents contained in this tart, according to Yankee, are sunny sweet fresh picked mangoes and bananas (foody) with an irresistible touch of jasmine (homely / floral). There's a big dose of fruity mango in there which added to the banana scent does conjure up the illusion of breathing in the smells of the tropics and a subtle but just enough to make a difference amount of jasmine which adds a whole new dimension to the overall effect. I'd say that when being melted the overall effect is wonderfully rich like an expensive perfume (that'll be the jasmine), tasty, sweet and more-ish - if a smell can be described in such a way.
Like most Yankee tarts, the Tropical Fruits tart still gives off a scent for a bit longer than the eight hours which Yankee suggests - the mango was still screaming "eat me" for about double the amount of melting time that Yankee suggest.
It may seem odd to some to be savouring the exotic scents of a warmer climate than ours in mid November, but I don't think it's out of place in our front room. Think of it as an indulgent air freshener, and why not be reminded of the taste of summer in the month before Christmas - our home will soon smell of cinnamon, mulled wine and pine trees when Christmas raises its tinselled head.
The votive sampler sized candles of this scent are currently selling on Amazon for £1.80, but at the time of writing this review the wax tarts were not available on Amazon - as far as I can work out from looking at the Yankee Candle UK website, these were discounted in Spring this year (2013). However, there is always EBay and I have seen this scent available in other formats than the votive candles available on Amazon such as tea lights and multi-wicked candles. Five stars from me, another wonderful Yankee scent.
I was very lucky last week to come across 10 Yankee Tarts for £6.50 including postage. That works out at £0.65p per tart. You can pick these up for approximately £1 in Asda, Debenhams etc
A history of tarts:
These work simply by placing in a plate, then underneath you light a tea light. This warms the plate and the tart then burns into a liquid which in turns produces a fragrance. When the tea light burns out, the tart reforms back to a solid tart. The fragrance will last for approximately 8hrs.
People seem to have a love hate relationship with Yankee I have found. Whilst they might be abit more expensive than candles from Ikea etc. I do believe that you get value for money. With burn time for tarts of 8hrs and large candles upto 150hrs, they do last a very long time. Choose the right candle and you room will fill with a pleasant smelling scent. There is a candle for everyone.
Tropical Fruit:
Part of my 10 tarts, was this Tropical Fruit. I did not pick it, I had no choice. But I have to say that I am glad I was sent it. A red looking tart, with a picture on the front of a mixture of different fruits. But what is tropical fruit? Its a mixture of mango and bananas with a hint of jasmine. When unwrapping, you can smell the bananas more than anything. After allowing the tart to burn for a good 10 minutes, the fragrance then becomes evident and fills the room. A proper mix of the mangos and bananas. The smell is not over powering but a really nice fruity fragrance.
My wife loves the smell. It was put in our bedroom, left for a couple of hours. When we went to bed, the room smelt lovely.
I put half a tart in which will give about 4hrs fragrance. So far its been burning for nearly 5hours and I can still smell it. So we are well on course for beating the 8hrs fragrance time.
I would consider the candle version, however it would appear that looking at UK online yankee stores, I am unable to find it for sale.
If you find it, then take a plunge. Ok its not really a winter fragrance, but if your having a party and just want to fill the air with something fresh and fruity, then get this one.
=Yankee Candle Tropical Fruit=
I love Yankee Candles, and the fact that you can purchase a wax tart or a Sampler Candle, at entry level price through to the large glass jars, so there is something for everyone's budget.
=Wax Tart=
Most of my Yankee purchases are the Wax tarts as I like that I can break a tart in half and get twice the use and value from a tart.
=Burning Time=
A wax tart has about 8 hours of burning time from one tart.
=The Tart=
The tart comes wrapped in a plastic shrink wrap, and has a fluted edge, there is a sticker on the front which tells is that it is a Yankee Candle and what the fragrance is as well as a picture relating to the candle, and on the reverse there is a smaller sticker, which has the to use instructions, care instructions and contact details for Yankee.
Although this tart is a tropical fruit fragrance, it is a deep red in colour and looks lovely.
Once this has started to melt, this had the most amazing aroma, of tropical fruits, from berries to mango and pineapple, close your eyes and you would think you were surrounded by tropical fruits.
I usually have the oil burner on for 2 hours, but I found with this one that the fragrance stayed in the room, with me for a couple of hours.
=Would I recommend=
If you can find these at a descent price, i would highly recommend them, this is gorgeous.
=General Information=
Wax Tarts - 22grams burn time of 8 hours around £1 to £1.50
Sampler Candle - 32 grams - burn time 12/15 hours £1.30 to £2.00
Small Glass Jar, - 3.7oz (140 grams) - burn time of 25/40 hours around £10
Medium Glass Jar - 14.5oz (411 grams) burn time of 65/90 hours around £15
Large Glass Jar - 22oz (630grams ) burn time of 110/150 hours - around £20
Afew years ago I purchased a a pack of candles from QVC. I have bought these candles before on a trip to New York from a Yankee candle outlet at some fantasic prices, so I was aware how good their candles were and had no qualms on buying the pack, containing a medium sized jar Tropical Fruit candle.
Who is Yankee Candles?
Yankee Candle is an American company who specialise in home and car fragrances. It started when a young gentleman named Mike Kittredge made his mother a candle as a gift from broken up crayons. When a neighbour saw what he made Mike was convinced by the neighbour to sell the candle them and with that profit he managed to make his mother another one and a spare one to sell. And so it all began...
The company has over 150 different fragrances in products for the home and car such as wax tarts, different sized candles ranging from tumbler candles, small, medium and large glass jars, tealights, plug ins, reed defusers, car air freshners. The list goes on and on.
What does the candle look like?
Im going by a medium sized candle in my description, but whether its a small or large jar, it will look the same. Only difference you will have on look is if its a different product eg wax tart, tumbler.
The candle is in a well made, durable and good quality glass jar. It has a slightly smaller rim compared to the the size of the rest of the jar, and this is where the lid sits on top.The glass lid fits into the jar perfectly.Its easy to hold, slightly rounded with the word ' Yankee Candle ' etched into it. Overall the feel of the candle is weighty and very much high quality.The label is simple, on the front with teh relevant picture on it depicting what the scent is. So with this Tropical Fruit fragrance, the label has various fruits on it such as lime,mango, lemons etc.Bright and vibrant, but simple.A good tip is you dont have to have the label on it, it can peel away. Good feature if you wanted to reuse the jar once the candle has finished, for something else.
How do you use their candles and how long does the fragrance/candle last?
The candle itself is a pillar box red colour with a slight marbled effect in the wax itself.
How do you use the candle?
If this candle is a wax tart ( like in the above picture ), take off the plastic wrapping. You can put the whole tart into the dish area of a lit tart/oil burner. O you can break up, or crumble it into it, which ensures the fragrance is realised quicker because it melt quicker. When the tart has lost it fragrance, you can remove it once cooled down, but not completely set just alittle soft and dispose. Or if its cooled down completely and hard, and the warmer has a removable top on it, that the tart sit in then place it in the frezzer and leave for awhile. It will pop out with ease.
If its an actual candle you will use-Trim wick to around 3mm.This stops the flame from giving off black smoke. When burning for the first time,allow the wax to completely melt from one side of the candle to another, so the effect of tunnelling doesnt occur This is when the wax stays solid around the edges, but the middle burns down, creating a hole, crater effect. So depending on the size of the candle you may need to burn for afew hours. Once lit, enjoy the beautiful aromas......
Here is an idea on how long the candles will burn/give off fragrance and cost:
The small sized candle between 25-40 hours of fragrance. Around £7-9.00
The medium sized candle between 65-90 hours of fragrance. Around £15-17.00
The large sized candle between 110-150 hours of fragrance. Around £20.00
The votives lasts up to 15 hours of fragrance. Around £1.50/1.80
The wax tarts up to 8 hours of fragrance. Around £1.00/1.30
The small glass tumblers between 35-45 hours of fragrance ( 2 wicks ) Around £10.00
The large glass tumblers up to 85 hours of fragrance ( 2 wicks ) Around £18-20.00
What does Tropical Fruit smell like?
Just as it suggests. It reminds me fruit flavoured sweets, chews. Theres a hint of berries, mango but still has a slight freshness to it.I dont find it sickly sweet and its not clawring or overpowering. Smells good enough to eat! The fragrance floats and sits in the gently. Its quite long lasting, and even with the lid on I can get a gorgeous whiff!
Would I buy again?
Most definetly. Yankees products are amazing quality. Just make sure you get them at a good price. They are alot more readily available now in stores and online, unlike afew years ago where you had to really dig about for them. What I would say inn regards to this fragrance is, if you like sweet, fresh, fruit and deep aromas, this is for you.If not, why not try another fragrance such as:
Clean Cotton
Vanilla Lime
Honey & Spice
Blissful Autumn
Camomile Tea
Sparkling Lemon
Vanilla Cupcake
Too many to list!
My Yankee Candle's Tropical Fruit sampler was included in an old mega-pack order I bought earlier in the year from the YankeeDoodle website, I've had it stored with the rest of my Yankee stash in a tin and only recently got round to burning it as I often find that the sampler candles lack the intensity of fragrance that other products from Yankee give so I wasn't in any particular rush to see what this one was like. Sampler candles are a cheap way to get an idea of the different fragrances that Yankee has to offer and unlike the wax tarts which need a burner and tea light these are independent little candles with their own wicks, they only need standing in a votive or sampler holder and once lit tend to give around 12-15 hours worth of burn time.
Samplers are fragranced candles but generally they're not very strong and the fragrance they hold don't last anywhere near the overall burning time the candle stays lit for but they make for nice ambience-creating objects perfect for the darker nights of the year when the seasons change. Tropical Fruit must be quite an old fragrance now, I can't say that I've seen it available instore at Yankee/Candle stockists but it is widely available online in all the different formats that Yankee produce. At around £1.80 the sampler candles represent reasonable value for money I think although I rarely buy them individually as I prefer wax tarts as a way of getting to know a fragrance.
Tropical Fruit is red in colour and features a brightly illustrated sticker that depicts a bundle of different fruits, it takes around 15-20 minutes for its fragrance to become noticeable and my initial reaction to this one was favourable. It has a bright, sweet start packed with fruity highlights and although I couldn't detect any individual fruits that make up its composition it immediately reminded me of a later fragrance "Fruit Fusion". Tropical Fruit is a daytime fragrance I think, probably better suited to the Summer months or on a cool, Spring or Autumn afternoon when the sun is out and overall it is a juicy fragrance that demands attention. I had mine burning in my kitchen and for the first couple of hours I found that it lingered and dispersed well, it travelled into my living room and was noticeable in my hallway but quickly dampened down after a couple of hours to become purely ornamental. This is the problem I find with Samplers on the whole, they lack the longevity of wax tarts and quickly lose all their fragrance and is the main reason I tend to avoid them when making my Yankee purchases.
There's nothing wrong with Tropical Fruit at all as a fragrance, it's very reminiscent of a lot of other similar ones from Yankee and would definitely appeal to those who do like the sweeter fragrances available to buy. I wouldn't say it was terribly complex as a scent, there are no individual highlights to it and it does become a little too syrupy sweet but it's certainly pleasant enough and does do a good job at eliminating any cooking odours or dodgy smells. Because it is quite an old release now I wouldn't necessarily suggest anyone to actively seek this one out over the other fruity fragrances in Yankee's vast collection, "Fruit Fusion" is pretty much the same as this one and is more widely available offline. That said, I would recommend Tropical Fruit to others if you happen to come across it although probably not in the sampler format.
All in all a decent fragrance from Yankee and one that I would recommend hence my 3 star rating. Thanks for reading my review.
The Yankee candle wax tart is is a cake shaped piece of wax filled with fragrance so when it is heated up and melted it fills the full room with a beautiful aroma. Yankee have lots of different scents ranging from spiced fruits, normal fruits to cake flavors and 'fluffy towel' scents, there is a wide variety in scents so it will be easy to find one that's suited to you. I have bought my mum 5 of these wax tarts including this one but once they arrived and I could smell them I wanted my own so much so I went out and bought 'Tropical fruit' along with a few others for myself.
Yankee candle have a variety of items ranging from large candles, small candles to wax tarts, the tarts are considerably more cheaper than the candles so I can see why a lot of people buy these more, although I never under stood how to use them at first, you get an oil burner and put the tart on top until it melts, this well then start to evaporate with the heat filling your room with a most delicious scent, these have a burn time of around 8 hours so if you light one in the morning you will be able to smell it all day.
'Tropical fruit' to me sounds wonderful just hearing it, I love tropical fruit flavored things it leaves that tingly warm feeling in your mouth, so when I got this, it is a middle red colour sort of the colour red nail varnish most red people wear, it is a little lighter than the picture that goes with this review. The smell of this is very strong and you can smell it through the packet which made me want to get it melted straight away.
Yankee say 'tropical fruit' is "a mix of fresh picked mangoes and bananas with an irresistible hint of jasmine" Now this does sound a strange combination but of course tropical non the less. I can mainly smell the Mango in this which is mouth watering with an undertone of Banana which makes the scent sweeter and less over powering, I have to say I cannot smell the Jasmine at all, perhaps they should of put more than a hint of it in, but this doesn't bother me as just with the Mango and Banana it smells delicious.
I found some of the wax tarts scent disappeared when not in the solid form however this isn't the case with "tropical fruit" The scent is just as strong when melting however when you are nearing the end of course the smell close up does die down a bit but the scent has filled the air still so you don't actually notice, the smell when burning reminds me of mango body butter when you walk into the bathroom after some has just used some, it is really lovely and zesty which is great to have in your bedroom.
A few weeks ago now my other half took me to Boundary Mill for a mooch around and one of the things I specifically wanted was a Yankee Candle tart in the 'Fruit Salad' fragrance, which is one I really love. Unfortunately when we got there, they didn't have Fruit Salad, but I did happen upon this one, Tropical Fruit, which I adored the smell of in the wrapper, so I decided to try that one instead.
For those not familiar with the Yankee brand, I will quickly explain the concept of a wax tart. Rather than a candle with a wick, a wax tart is a small disc of fragranced wax which needs to be melted in a tart burner (similar to an oil burner and also available from Yankee). If you don't fancy trying a wax tart then all scents are available in a range of formats, including small votive candles, glass tumblers and glass jars.
Tropical Fruit is a rust red sort of a colour, which to me is more suited to spicy candles than a fruit based one. I think an orange, yellow or even a green colour would have perhaps suited the fragrance much better.
The scent of this candle is described by Yankee as being 'a mix of fresh picked mangoes and bananas with an irresistible hint of jasmine.' On paper that sounds plain weird to me - after all who would think of mixing bananas with jasmine? I have to say though, that this candle does in fact smell absolutely delicious. The mango fragrance really comes out, but the banana adds a soft sweetness and the overall combination is lovely and fresh smelling. I personally can't smell jasmine in here at all. I think on the whole I actually prefer this scent to the Fruit Salad one I love so much and the two are very different - the fruit salad has a much sharper, zesty scent to it than this one. I really can't describe how beautiful the Tropical Fruit scent is and if you like fruit scented products I couldn't recommend it more.
I've found with some Yankee Candles that they can smell very vibrant when solid but the moment I light them I simply can't smell them. I was therefore very pleased when I lit this, to find that the scent filled the room really quickly and was very noticeable. The scent when burning was exactly the same as the scent when in the wrapper.
Yankee tarts are designed to give 8 hours of scent. The tea-light candles I am currently using last around the 4 hour mark, so I usually use two tea-lights per wax tart. Although the scent of this was fairly intense when I first started burning it, by the time the first tea-light had gone out I couldn't really smell it any more. I can only assume that my nose must have gotten used to the scent, as when I lit the second tea-light the next morning, I could smell the candle again within around 10 minutes. I would say, unfortunately that around the six-seven hour mark, the scent seemed to get a lot more gentle and it probably only gave around seven hours of fragrance, rather than eight.
Prices and burn times can be found below but are all approximate and will differ depending on where you shop.
Wax Tarts - Burn time 8 hours - £1.10
Votives - Burn time up to 15 hours - £1.60
Small Jar - Burn time 25-40 hours - £7.45
Medium Jar - Burn time 65-60 hours - £15.45
Large Jar - Burn time 110-150 hours - £18.45
I bought mine from Boundary Mill, the candles can also be found in Clinton's Cards on the High Street or online at www.scentedcandleshop.co.uk or www.yankeedoodle.co.uk
Aside from the slight issue with the strength of the candle fading a bit quicker than I would have expected, I could not recommend this enough. I think it has overtaken every other Yankee Candle scent I have tried (and trust me, that's a lot) as my favourite ever scent. In fact, just this morning, I have ordered a box of tea-lights in the same fragrance and I plan to buy a jar or tumbler in this scent next time we go to Boundary Mill. A fabulous buy from Yankee!!


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"Technology Alone" Won't Keep Kids from Adult TV Content, Opines Prof. Jeff McCall '76
October 27, 2009
October 27, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — "While it is certainly true that technology can and should play a role in protecting kids from content they shouldn't see, technology alone is unlikely to provide effective results," writes Jeffrey M. McCall in today's Muncie Star Press. "To suggest otherwise would be to think there is no need for speed limits on our highways because all cars have speed-blocking devices known as brakes."
McCall, professor of communication at DePauw University and author of Viewer Discretion Advised: Taking Control of Mass Media Influences, begins his op-ed by declaring, "Perhaps the most sensible voice at the Federal Communications Commission in recent years has been Commissioner Michael Copps. Copps was on target again when he responded recently to a wimpy report by the FCC that was supposed to address how parents can effectively protect their kids from inappropriate media content. The report was mandated by Congress as a result of the Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 -- spearheaded by Senators Mark Pryor of Arkansas and Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas. Its title says it all. The FCC's report, however, provided little guidance for protecting kids from harmful content on the wide range of media platforms. The report pretty much just had the FCC throwing up its hands, saying that current program-blocking technologies either aren't being used or are ineffective."
The v-chip and other so-called blocking devices aren't keeping kids from adult programs, and the rating system for programs fails to take into account commercials, which often have adult themes, Dr. McCall opines. The professor puts little faith in TV Watch, "an organization consisting of and funded largely by big media organizations and producers. TV Watch has a long-running public relations campaign to promote blocking technology and parental responsibility, but it remains totally quiet with regard to big media's corporate responsibility to children or the culture at large."
In the words of Copp, "In the final analysis, it may be that other tools -- a voluntary code of conduct, a Commission rule, a federal statute -- may be needed to meet the goals of true child safe viewing."
McCall concludes, "The FCC would be wise to follow Copps' call for multiple strategies in promoting safe TV viewing for children."
Read the complete column at the newspaper's Web site.
A 1976 graduate of DePauw, Jeff McCall is frequently called upon as an expert on media matters and has been cited in articles published by approximately 100 newspapers. Last week alone, he was quoted in stories by ABC News and Canada's National Post on the use of children in reality shows such as Jon & Kate Plus 8, and talked with the Dallas Morning News about "partisan pop culture." On September 21, the professor was quoted in a New York Times article on CBS anchor Katie Couric.


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Rafa Benitez takes Chelsea hot seat as Roberto Di Matteo sacking draws flak
Ex-Liverpool coach becomes ninth Blues boss of Abramovich era as fellow managers condemn Di Matteo sacking and fans give cold shoulder
Newly appointed as Chelsea's latest interim coach, Rafael Benitez could be forgiven for wondering whether he has accepted a poisoned chalice.
The dismissal of Roberto Di Matteo on Wednesday means eight coaches have now been and gone during the nine-year tenure of owner Roman Abramovich.
Di Matteo's peers queued up to condemn Abramovich's trigger-happy style, while fans are far from convinced by Benitez, given he used to be in charge of Chelsea's hated rivals Liverpool.
The previous man to get the bullet, Andre Villas-Boas, said he was not that surprised Di Matteo had followed him out of Stamford Bridge. "At Chelsea, I think another sacking is just like any other day at the office. That's my interpretation," the Spurs coach said. "[Di Matteo] has achieved so much in such a little amount of time. His CV is maybe one of the best in the world now - he has won the Champions League and the FA Cup, too.
"It was difficult for Robbie and I wish him well for the rest of his career," he added.
The sacking was also criticised by Arsene Wenger.
"I find it surprising and very sad, personally. I believe it is important on our side to show loyalty," said the Arsenal boss. "He did well and there wasn't even any time this season. It is a complete surprise and very sad news."
Wenger was also surprised that Benitez agreed to replace Di Matteo on a short-term contract.
"He is a guy with a good record and a manager of stature," Wenger said. "It is a surprise he is appointed for such a short time, and I'm surprised he accepted it."
Ex-Blues boss Jose Mourinho was dismayed by Di Matteo's sacking but wished Benitez luck.
"I'm never happy when a manager is sacked," the Real Madrid boss said. "Because if it happens to them, it can happen to me … I always feel sorry for him and his family, because our lives are very, very similar.
"I like [my former clubs] to win, so I always wish good to the managers of my former clubs. So I wish good to Benitez."
In his quest for on-pitch perfection, Abramovich's patience is getting shorter. Luiz Felipe Scolari made it to February before getting sacked in 2009, while Villas-Boas got as far as March last season. Di Matteo was fired less than five months into a two-year contract that he signed in June.
"I am extremely proud of the successes and trophies that we were able to bring to the club in recent months," the Italian said.
"Lifting Chelsea's first Champions League trophy, in Munich, was the best achievement in club history and without doubt the highlight of my career to date, both as a player and manager. It is a memory I will treasure for the rest of my life," he added.
Underperforming striker Fernando Torres will welcome his compatriot's arrival at the Bridge, having blossomed into one of the game's finest strikers during their time together at Liverpool.
"Sometimes, the things you work on are things you can't even see, but when you try it, you realise that each little detail Rafa works on might be worth three or four more goals a season," Torres said in a 2010 interview.
"Three or four goals a season for every little detail he teaches you might be another 10 or 11 goals, and suddenly you're scoring 30 goals, not 20."
However, Benitez is hated by many Chelsea fans because of his six-year tenure as Liverpool manager, during which he twice denied the Blues a place in the Champions League final.
"You won't find many Chelsea fans happy with an appointment of an ex-Liverpool manager," former Chelsea and Liverpool midfielder Nigel Spackman said of the 52-year-old Spaniard.
"Benitez has got a great CV and a good record, but the only way he will win the Stamford Bridge crowd over is getting the results," Spackman added. "Now he has to focus on trying to win the Premier League."
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The proposed outdoor stadium at York University may not see the light of day.
While the Canadian Soccer Association remains optimistic a downsized 20,000-seat stadium will be ready for the 2007 world under-20 soccer championship, the Argos' decision to remain at the Rogers Centre could quash York's plans.
"We finally got confirmation from the Argos and we've got work to do (in terms of) funding," Gary Brewer, York's vice-president of finance and administration, said yesterday. "We're reviewing options and working through it."
At no point did Brewer say the stadium is a sure thing.
The Ontario government, which is slated to contribute $8 million, seems to be concerned about plans for building a stadium without the Argos, who were expected to dish out $20 million. The province is planning to talk with York about the stadium's future now that the Argos are no longer in the equation. Government officials said their financial commitment hinged on the soccer tournament, but recognize that the Argos' decision could change things for the university.
CSA chief operating officer Kevan Pipe, however, does not think the tournament is in jeopardy. He said rumours that York might not want the stadium are "unequivocally untrue.
"I have been in daily contact with York, I've been in weekly contact with York, it is frustrating that after six months of working with a business partner, that a business partner has pulled out. That is incredibly frustrating."
Pipe said the plan is to build a simpler 20,000-seat complex, instead of a 25,000-seat facility.
"We are very optimistic about our abilities to ensure this stadium is built," Pipe said.
The CSA will unveil the four cities that will co-host the tournament with Toronto and Edmonton tomorrow. He said the Montreal Impact has scheduled a news conference for tomorrow, meaning that city likely is one of the choices.


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I don't know if you've been following it, but a couple of years ago Congress approved the sale of wild horses to slaughter houses. There was a huge outcry so they passed an appropriations bill designed to stop the practice but as soon as people looked away the USDA approved a petition submitted by the three foreign-owned horse slaughter plants in the United States to resume slaughter. Now the Society for Animal Protective Legislation, Humane Society of the United States, the Fund for Animals, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals the American Humane Association plus other groups and individuals have banned together to sue the USDA. I hope you will consider participating in this effort. It has the best chance to succeed if we act together.
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A horse can smell the blood and hear other horses crying from the "kill chute" and by the time it is lead into the "knockbox", it is generally shaking violently from fear, and scrambling and falling on the blood and urine soaked floor in an effort to escape because it sees other horses hanging upside down, bleeding to death. Once the horse is tied down the butcher bludgeons it with what they call a "captive bolt", a horrible name for a despicable act. The "captive bolt" is a four inch retractable nail, that is suppose to knock the horse unconscious, horrible enough on its own, but all too often the poor animal is still awake, terrified and struggling as one of its hind legs is shackled and it is yanked upside down into the air where its throat is cut and it is left hanging to "bleed out".
American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act: a permanent ban is still needed, and that's still only a start if we are to become a compassionate and ethical society.


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The Truth About Technology Management
If you're new to technology management, then much of what appears in this Advisor may strike you as opinionated, cynical, and arrogant. But if you've been at IT for a while now, you'll see the contents as accumulated wisdom. This Advisor is for those who have been in the trenches for a long time as well as for those who want to jump right into the advanced course in gonzo technology management, skipping the pleasantries of undergraduate interning at your average consulting firm or within the discontented ranks of your typical struggling company.
The assumption here is that the business technology relationship can be widened and deepened to yield significant business value. But there are land mines everywhere. Many of the explosions that result are self-inflicted, almost deliberate, since we seem nearly incapable of fixing the same-old problems in regards to people, process, organization, and corporate culture — as opposed to technology — which by and large works pretty well.
Technology management is challenging. At best, IT's a moving target. The technologies themselves keep changing, and the role we expect them to play continues to evolve. The nuances of managing in such a fluid environment are multidimensional: it's about the biases of management, vendor manipulation, and ambiguous project requirements — and lots more insidious, nefarious realities. Right?
Year after year, project after project, we seem to take two steps forward and one-and-a-half backward, and today there's unprecedented budget pressure to reduce costs, reduce costs, and — reduce costs. I'm personally frustrated by our inability to routinely integrate best practices of acquisition, deployment, and support into our technology management routines. How many toes must one shoot off before it's impossible to walk? What haven't we learned in 50 years?
But I also realize — after decades in this business — that, by and large, cost-effective technology management is much more about people, relationships, and corporate culture than it is about the technology itself or so-called management best practices. In fact, I could argue that technology and the processes we use to optimize IT are fairly meaningless unless you're surrounded by the right people allowed to do the right things. Put another way, IT doesn't work if you're surrounded by bad people and stupid processes immersed in a deranged corporate culture.
Everyone knows this. We just choose — because we're bad, stupid, and deranged — not to talk about it. We prefer talking about servers, desktops, operating systems, business intelligence, customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and anything else that distracts us from what really moves technology management: the human factor. Let's agree that the digital stuff is easy; it's the organic stuff that's hard.
There's no conflict avoidance here. We need to blend realistic best practices with the best and worst of the human species. Let's also openly acknowledge the huge effect that corporate culture and the knowledge, skills, personalities, and experience of the senior management team have on how well or badly we do IT. We all know that the talent of the senior management team varies widely from company to company; we hate telling undergraduates that many CEOs are idiots and that they obtained their positions not because of their performance but because of their personal relationships — who they knew, not what they know or did. But you already knew this.
All of this is about transformation and success. Our successful colleagues have mastered the soft art of people/process/organization/culture manipulation and exploitation — while buying, deploying, and supporting the right technology. But they've long since accepted the human factor as the major driver of success. Everyone can improve technology's ability to save money and make money for the business if they acknowledge the major role that people, process, organization, and culture play. We've seen tremendous success with companies that focus much more on these variables than on technology.
Dealing with people, process, organization, and corporate culture is far more difficult than configuring servers, updating desktops, or tracking service-level agreements (SLAs). The former elements are the elephants in the room. If you focus on them more than on the technology itself, you can dramatically improve service and agility. If you fail, however, you will fight one religious war after another. Sophisticated executives and managers know this. The determined ones get IT done right.
Stephen AndrioleDr. Stephen J. Andriole is a Fellow with Cutter's Business Technology and Digital Transformation Strategies practice. Dr. Andriole's career has focused on the development, application and management of information technology and analytical methodology to complex business problems.
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Absolutely spot on, Stephen. The continued failure to integrate best practice makes it all the harder to gain credibility with business executives who expect to see increased professionalism as the industry puts more effort on professional standards for architects, project managers and business analysts,


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January 26, 2013 in Economics
Today Congress is voting to raise the debt limit for a three month extension. It would seem they are kicking the can down the road again but not so fast. This time since its only three months down the road and not a year or years down, it seems we are coming to a pivotal moment. Is Congress this time actually worried about the amount of debt the US has? Or are they just playing games again, and in three months will continue playing games.
Many people that would cry foul for another round of raising the debt ceiling limit will allow this to pass this time. Of course this basis is on the idea that it will be different this time for the balance budget fight. Conservative groups in Congress, and in politics in general are stating that they will force the government to shut down this time if Congress doesn't get the budget under control. This includes stopping Congressional pay until they get the budget issues worked out. This can be dangerous and puts many Federal workers out of the job until they pass a budget, but it is increasingly necessary to finally get this country on the path to fiscal sustainability.


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A bit too feminine for my tastes but a really nice design.
I agree with intrepid.
I have a few questions however…
1. Did you create the images or are they stock images?
2. How does it look with a shoulder or lower left/right placement?
Thanks guys. Yeah I suppose it is a bit feminine. Guess I need to download a female model or change it up a bit. @7sixes…I guess I have an issue with moving designs around and cutting off elements. As far as the art, if you want a breakdown – some parts of the swirls came from a stock design and I added to it for a better flow. The bird came from a public domain drawing which I cleaned up a bit, but he won't be the final bird if I sub. I put him there so I could get some feed back on the design, which is about how "Time Flies" hence all the winged things. The butterflies came from drawings which I hand copied and then scanned, cleaned up and then vectorized. The clock parts are a series of circles, wedges, rectangles, triangles etc.
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What are the best things to see and do in Sicily?
Sicily is a tourist destination that has it all. From ancient Greek and Roman temples to beautiful sandy beaches, from superb Baroque architecture to natural reserves, a vacation in Sicily combines it all. Here are attractions in Sicily that Forbes Travel Guide editors say shouldn't be missed:
1. Climb atop Mount Etna. One of the major active volcanos on earth and the tallest in Europe at almost 11,000 feet, it towers above the eastern coast of Sicily. A cable car takes you to the top of the volcano, which offers a view of the entire island. Nightly excursions beginning at 3 a.m. are organized to reach the summit in time to see the dawn of the day. Not to be missed is the 87-mile drive circling the base of Mt. Etna, with its stark contrasts in a landscape that alternates between lavish vegetation and desolate lava.
2. Spend a few days in Taormina. One of Sicily's gems, this colorful, medieval-looking town on the eastern coast of Sicily is cast between the sea and Mount Etna. Wander the hilly city and its narrow streets to admire the Teatro Greco, the Roman ruins, the medieval churches and noble palaces. Walk along Corso Umberto I, the main street lined with shops and cafés and go up to the castle and the belvedere (panoramic point) for a splendid view of the coast. Spend some relaxing time on one of the beautiful beaches in the surroundings and see the ruins of the ancient Naxos.
3. Visit the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. This city on the southern coast of Sicily was first colonized by the Greeks, then by the Romans, leaving an exceptional legacy of archaeological monuments. Don't miss the temples of Jupiter, Hercules, Juno and Concordia, the beautiful houses of the Greek-roman neighborhood, the monumental graves. Between December and February, the blooming almond trees give the valley a special allure.
4. Visit Palermo and Monreale. Palermo is fascinating for the originality of its Norman and baroque monuments in the midst of lavish gardens. Don't miss the Cathedral, the Martorana church, the Norman palace and S. Giovanni degli Eremiti. In the surroundings, drive among gardens and citrus groves to Mt. Pellegrino for the panoramic view and to the charming little town of Monreale to admire the Duomo and its mosaics.
5. Visit Syracuse. A major archaeological center of the ancient Greek civilization on the eastern coast of Sicily, Syracuse (Siracusa) sits above the island of Ortigia, the old center of the city, and the adjacent coast in a natural scenery of great beauty. See the Greek Theater, the Roman Amphitheater, the catacombs, the Eurialo castle, the ruins of the temples of Apollo and Athena inside the Duomo.
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The major shareholder of Venezuela's only TV channel that remains critical of President Hugo Chavez denied Friday that he worked out a deal with the government to curb the station's criticism.
Guillermo Zuloaga, president and owner of Globovision, announced that probation measures stemming from a criminal investigation against him were lifted Friday - a day after the channel's strident anti-Chavez director, Alberto Federico Ravell, said he was pressured to resign.
Zuloaga denied any connection between the two developments, saying some Venezuelans are wrongly suggesting he negotiated a deal with authorities to curb the channel's criticism of Chavez and forced out the station director.
"Alberto Federico Ravell's departure was due to differences between us. I don't negotiate with, nor have I negotiated, with the government," Zuloaga said.
"There are people interested in using Alberto Federico Ravell's departure to undermine our credibility," he added.
Prosecutors accused Zuloaga, who also owns several car dealerships, of usury after the seizure of 24 new vehicles at a home he owns last year. He has denied any wrongdoing, saying Chavez pressured prosecutors to bring trumped up charges against him as a means of intimidation.
Globovision announced Ravell's departure Monday, saying he resigned. But Ravell denied he stepped down as director voluntarily, saying in messages sent through the Twitter social network that the channel's board pressured him to quit.
He said the board's members also urged him to sell his stock in the company - a request he refused.
In a related development, Ravell accused Chavez's administration of blackmailing Nelson Mezerhane, a fellow Globovision shareholder and president of Banco Federal, a local bank, as a means of forcing his resignation.
"The owner of Banco Federal warned me: the government wants your head (in return) for leaving the bank in peace. Take a year of vacation," Ravell said in a tweet.
Mezerhane could not be reached for comment on Ravell's allegations.
Government officials have remained silent about Ravell's departure.
Globovision's employees issued a statement Wednesday praising Ravell as a "passionate and brilliant" mentor while vowing to maintain the 24-hour news network's tough editorial line.
"We remain committed to the country with our values and principles: Freedom and democracy," it said.
Globovision became Venezuela's last remaining anti-Chavez TV channel last month, after cable and satellite television providers dropped Radio Caracas Television International from their programming.
RCTV was dropped after Venezuela's telecommunications regulator accused the channel of violating new broadcasting regulations and urged the cable and satellite companies to take action against the network to prevent more violations.


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Two questions. Can I put a fernco (rubber gasket) fitting on the exhaust and supply for the combustion chamber? I may have to chance my A/C and coil hence the combustion intake and exhaust will need to be moved. I don't know if this is up to code or not? i.e. 2 of them per connection.
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(Schicksalslied song with German to English translation)
1. Destiny will spare nobody.
Death pursues scepters and crowns.
Temporary bliss is vain, vain.
Everything, everything returns.
2. The body taken from the earth
Returns from where it came.
Riches, beauty, wit, brilliant power -
Eternal night covers everything.
3. Death will also come for you;
You will decay in your grave, too.
Today it was my turn;
Tomorrow it may be you.
4. Now earth will cover me
Until trumpets will awaken me.
I am awaiting the Last Judgement;
I am hoping for the eternal light.
5. Why do you weep, friends and brother?
We will soon see each other
On the day of the last judgement.
Fear only God and fear nothing else!
6. Tears are signs of love,
But they are only earthly urges.
I ask only one thing, only one:
Pray daily, pray for me!
7. Lord, give eternal peace to the souls
Who have departed from us;
Lord, guide us according to your command
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A 5-year-old Northern California boy who has battled leukemia for years became a darling of social media and attracted thousands of fans at home and around the country -- including the president -- as he took on the persona of his favorite superhero.
Dressed in Batman's signature cape and mask, Miles Scott faced foe after foe around San Francisco on Friday, drawing huge crowds and fulfilling his greatest wish in the process. Miles was able to fulfill his wish through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the city and volunteers who stepped forward to help.
The White House sent out a tweet encouraging Batkid to "Go get 'em!" and in a video recording, President Barack Obama said, "Way to go, Miles! Way to save Gotham!"
Batkid was called into service by Police Chief Greg Suhr and spent the day zooming from one "crime scene" to the next. Accompanied by an adult Batman impersonator, Batkid rescued a damsel in distress from cable car tracks, captured the Riddler as he robbed a bank, and saved the San Francisco Giants mascot -- Lou Seal -- from the Penguin's clutches.


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I didn't think Ben Stiller's "Tropic Thunder" was all that funny when I first saw the first pictures of it, but I'll be damn if it hasn't, slowly but surely, grown on me. First of all, just the notion of Robert Downey Jr. playing an actor who "surgically enhances" his face to look like a black man just so he can play a character in the film's movie-within-a-movie is just downright hilarious. What, he never heard of script changes? Check out the Red Band trailer for "Tropic Thunder".
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Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
Starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Brandon T. Jackson, Jay Baruchel, Danny R. McBride, Steve Coogan, Bill Hader, and directed by Ben Stiller.
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Quick Tips: Waiting for the Light
Changing light can make a dramatic difference in landscape photography. The angle and temperature of the light will alter colors, texture, and the mood of an image. Consider the image below…
I took this shot in Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming) just as the sun was coming up over the horizon. The soft light scattered in the water of the hot springs, and brought out the brilliant colors and the textures. The golden morning light also infused the steam with a warm glow as it scattered in the mist. The whole image has a warm, pleasant mood.
I took the second shot (below) at the same location just a few minutes earlier… just before the sun rose over the horizon. Without the soft, directional sunlight, the foreground textures are less defined, making the image feel flat and unappealing in comparison. The water isn't lit by the warm morning sunlight, so it looks a little more dull. And the steam is greyish… not golden and glowing in the morning light.
So, the next time you find yourself photographing a beautiful location, wait for the right light. The results will be worth the effort.
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Should I send my D800 in for left focus issues?
I have been satisfied that my D800 did not have a left focus issue, then I tried a 5 shot HDR.
My subject was an older house with a field stone foundation where about 4 feet was exposed above the ground level. When I combined the 5 shots in PhotoMatrix, the foundation stones on the right side of the final HDR were in sharp focus, but those on the left side were blurred and the grout lines noticeably out of focus.
I did take the 5 shots with the autofocus turned on. So I have concluded that the camera tried to refocus between shots and the left focus varied between shots. All shots were taken with the major focus point in the center of the screen.
I did take the 5 shots for the HDR with a good heavy graphite tripod and a good heavy duty ball head, firmly locked in place.
My questions are:
1. Does the left focus issue change as the f-stop changes? Might this be a way to farther identify a left focus issue?
2. When taking an HDR, should I first take a normal shot, lock the focus by switching to manual and check the focus on the left by "pixel peeping" before taking the HDR shots? Would this apply even if there were not left focus issues?
3. Have there been enough successful fixes done by NIKON NY, that I should send my camera in now? In reading about the NIKON Germany fixes, I get the idea that NIKON now acknowledges the issue and will correct it, even after the warranty period, but that it has not implemented at all locations. Would I be better off to wait a while, since this is not major issue to me--farther testing needs to done before I would call it major.
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Yes I have tested it and it works fine. You can still use 2 skylanders at a time as well, just have to put them on the edges. I have to do that anyway as my 3ds portal won`t work with the skylanders in the middle.
Just use the usb cable thats included with the 3ds portal.


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Ok so i have been doing a lot of reading abojt cjstom roms and have been using energy lagest 4.2.1 rom.....it works well but i am having some random retarts and thought i would try Cyanogenmod 11.0.....in the instructions it says to down grade then install cyan....but i think that was when using the old energy....is thi right or do i really have to downgrade? I dont want to mess this up....also now that i have energy installed is it to late to intall nvflash?
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Interesting column in The Economist that I don't necessarily agree with:
More important, few residents of Las Vegas would any longer agree that their city is either great or happy.
Nevada has America's highest unemployment rate. In Las Vegas, unemployment has risen more this year even as it has flattened in the rest of the country; it peaked at 15.5% in September. Nevada also has America's highest foreclosure rate. In Las Vegas more than 70% of homeowners with mortgages owe more to the bank than their houses are worth. This desert valley, which once represented the most extreme pleasures in American consumerism, now has the most severe hangover.
There's a lot of truth in this article, but the perspective is just slightly wrong. And that makes all the difference.
For instance, the author says that "Tourists are now returning, but in numbers too small" to help Las Vegas. While it's true that the average spend per visitor has fallen, visitation actually rose in 2010. This would have been a more accurate article a year ago, but even then I'd insist the real story wasn't that Vegas visitation had fallen, but that it was so resilient. At the (hopefully) tail end of the worst recession in sixty years, 37 million people still came to Las Vegas this year. Surely, that's got to count for something.
And I take issue with the idea of an "existential" crisis for Las Vegas. Yes, I do believe that it's possible that the rapid devaluation of people's net work over the past three years has probably made them more risk averse, or "gun shy," as I was quoted as saying. But the fact is, they are still coming to Las Vegas, which means that the city doesn't have a major crisis of existence.
Even my theory, as logical as it sounds, is just a theory, and will never be a fact. As I explained to the reporter, it's impossible to falsify a claim like that–you would have to have done measures of risk tolerance among people coming to Las Vegas in, say, 2006, then re-done studies on the same people this year. And since it can't be falsified, it can't be "true" in the way that 2+2=4 is. So, as I said, it's the kind of thing that I'll bring up at cocktail parties if people ask for a pop psychology explanation of what's going on, but I can't really say if that's the reason for falling table hold percentages (a phenomenon which pre-dates the recession, BTW).
For that matter, I asked the reporter for evidence of this big cultural shift: how can he prove that the "zeitgeist" had shifted? It's a pretty glib concept that, again, can't be falsified. I could just as reasonably say that, since people saw the economic system melt down and saw companies insulated from their bad choices via government bailouts, people might have a greater tolerance for risk, or at least a lesser appreciation for its consequences.
It's particularly galling that the author didn't acknowledge existing revenue trends that might disprove his argument. Slot handle, which I consider as good a measure for the broad "demand" for Nevada gaming as any, rose for the first time in October.
As I told him, the idea that the zeitgeist has shifted against Las Vegas and gambling is both incredibly glib and not borne out by the facts. According to the best archaeological evidence, humans have been gambling for thousands of years; its short-sighted to say that a recession, even one lasting three years or longer, is going to change that.


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- Next message (by thread): Refunds???
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> > > Is ARIN willing to take back the block and refund the fee paid? > > And since the public registry has already incurred the cost of allocating > the netblock, I don't think there should be refunds. That's generally my feeling. One alternative, albeit a very troublesome one, is that the ISPs which prevent the grant from being effectively being used should be required, as a condition of their respective ARIN grant, to pay the costs. Yes, I know that that is very, very ugly, but ARIN *could* impose such a condition on its grants. There is no reason it could not do so except its own choice not to do so. And since that choice isn't in the proposed charter document on the web site, and since there is no BoT in place, such a decision could not yet have made. There are massive grounds here for potential litigation. If ARIN is going to hold to the "non refund" policy then there should be an extremely clear warning to the potential grantees, before they pay any money, of the dangers of ISPs refusing routing and that the fees paid are for the cost of labor of services rendered. (Overall, I think ARIN is would probably be on pretty good ground with a "no refund" policy, as long as it is articulated well, customers are given good notice beforehand, and that the reasons behind the policy are well documented. [The postings on this thread could possibly constitute part of such documentation.]. I'm not so sure that the ISPs who "protect themselves" by routing filters will be able to have such a safe ride.) --karl--


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Decision makers
- Baltimore County Public Schools
Help reinstate Ms. Robinson back to work.
We, the undersigned, believe this is very important and demand the immediate end to the the repressive ways and abuse of power displayed by the Board of Education of the Baltimore County Public Schools.
A Resolution:
The prejudices and intolerance towards a comment Ms. Robinson made on December 7, 2012 should have not led to Ms. Robinson being manipulated and unjustly terminated under the guise of retirement then changed to voluntarily resigned. The way the BCPS human resource personnel handled Ms. Robinson's concerns of harassment and discrimination under duress, she said she was retiring and the way they misled her and manipulated the entire situation under those circumstances and the way the separation was done is unacceptable and an insult on Ms. Robinson's dignity and rights and her positive image she has presented throughout her 21 years working with BCPS.
RECOGNIZE that within Baltimore County Public Schools there are many other victims of the same scheme that has led Ms. Robinson and many others out of their job and this needs to be put to an immediate end.
RECOGNIZE that Baltimore County Council has introduced a bill that would offer 1,100 county employees early retirement and this is a way to also save millions of dollars to reduce the size of the government workforce in the name of early retirement, voluntarily quit, constructive termination/quit and termination. Employees who are targeted unfairly under these schemes has been subjected to a violation of their constitutional rights which is unconstitutional. We hold the Board accountable to following your own policies that states:
"The Board further believes that the separation, termination, and discharge of employees should be administered in a fair and consistent manner."
RECOGNIZE that the failure of BCPS to follow their own policies and procedures when it comes to wrongful termination of employment of employees can lead to the loss of skills, education, unemployment, isolation, and family crisis including bullying, increased risk for drop outs of students, juvenile justice proceedings, and increased chance of incarceration, undue financial burdens, broken families and serious emotional, physical and mental health problems.
RECOGNIZE that the failure to allow due process to BCPS employees pending separation of employment increases the risk of bullying, delinquency and higher drop out rates that causes loss of educational opportunities which decreases children's chances for success and to become productive adult citizens of our communities.
AFFIRM through signatures of this resolution that the Baltimore of Education must reinstate Ms. Robinson back to work immediately and make her whole. The Board of Education policies and procedures must be followed and executed consistently and fairly. All of the employment related communications by or on behalf of the Board should be reviewed carefully to make sure that the Board articulate exactly what is meant. If policies, procedures, rules or methods of dealing with BCPS employees are described, they should be followed precisely. The Board policies should be reviewed regularly to make certain that they are understandable, consistent, current, capable of being implemented fully and in accordance with legal requirement. Misunderstandings can be reduced through well structured, understandable, progressively applied and equally enforced. There is no reason why the Board should not be able to comply with its own policies and procedures.
SEEK SOLUTIONS and LEADERSHIP to solve these critical problems; not to force people to retire along with forcing people to constructive terminations and resignations. There are managerial and legal reasons for following an established termination procedure.
URGE the Baltimore County Pubic School Board to work together to eliminate these unconstitutional violations of people's human/civil rights of due process and liberties. Upon receiving notice an employee is resigning or retiring, BCPS should notify the employee of the date, time, and location of an exit interview stating the employee's last check and other benefits that may be obtained by attending an exist interview. The exit interview should be conducted by an employee from BCPS Human Resources department. A second management representative and at least two high ranking union representatives should be represent in order to be a witnesses to anything that is done or said in the meeting.
Even though the termination should be voluntary, possible disagreements about what was said or promised at the meeting may arise. Thus, in an exit interview the manager should write a memo outlining what was done and said during the meeting, sign and date it and place it in the individuals personnel file. Managers and employees should know what grounds may lead to firing, resigning and retiring and the procedures. Any employment termination must be approached cautiously and must not be improperly motivated.
- Baltimore County Public Schools
My name is Sabrina Robinson. I am an honest, hard-worker. I worked for the Baltimore County Public Schools as a Custodian. I have been working as a Custodian for over 21 years almost close to retiring at 30 years. I was in the old 401k plan where I would get a match of what I have accumulated after retirement. On December 7, 2012, I was the victim of an injustice. I was unjustly and aggressively manipulated, taken advantage of, illegally discharge under the guise of retirement from Baltimore County Public Schools and treated like a delinquent by the my supervisors.
I was deprived of my due process by having my keys confiscated immediately. I have been morally financially affected.
Why was I illegally fired under the guise of retirement? I have been going through a lot of harassment and discrimination at the workplace and on December 7, 2012, I had enough and said I'm going to retire but this was a comment I made out of frustration and confusion.
I didn't go through the proper channels to receive a proper retirement neither was I given due process as having a union representative present to assist me if retirement was truly what I intended to do. The Baltimore County Public Schools did not follow their own policy to ensure I was given all the information needed to retire if that was my true intentions.
Until today, the school hasn't allowed me due process to continue to work for Baltimore County Public School after confiscating my keys and Id badge on December 7, 2012 for no reason at all. The information they present alleging I retired was manipulated and distorted and very inconsistent with the facts. The Personnel office claimed I retired in their system but then they reported to my unemployment claim I resigned denying me the opportunity to collect unemployment.
The ERS (Employee Retirement System) states I was not eligible for retirement and their system doesn't verify that I am an retiree according to their own policy. The power of abuse from the School administrators and personnel has hurt my integrity and my professional image working for Baltimore County Public Schools for over 21 years.
My personnel record is speaks for itself with outstanding appraisals and compliments from teachers and from different school administrators. I was promoted to acting supervisor numerous times because of good work ethics and performance. For any human being who has been dedicated that was close to retirement. Again, this inhumane treatment against me is unacceptable.
I demand a public apology from Baltimore County Public Schools for my unjustifiable, manipulated, exploited and unjust termination under the guise of retirement.
The prejudices and intolerance towards a comment I made on December 7, 2012 "I'm going to retire" was manipulated and I was unjustly terminated under the guise of retirement.
This inhumane treatment is an insult to my dignity and human rights. I ask that Baltimore County Public School officials offer a public apology for an unjust termination, and agree to cooperate with the grievance process that will be proposed by AFSCME Local 434 in order to get me reinstated immediately.
I request I be reinstated immediately and be made whole.
Manipulation, prejudice and intolerance should not be grounds for termination or a manipulation and exploitation of someone's ignorance or some one's frustrations. Baltimore County Public Schools is conveying false information about my alleged retirement now. The irony of this matter is they claiming now I voluntarily resigned on the same date December 7, 2012, they alleged I retired on which did not happen and is hurting my possibility of truly retiring from Baltimore County Public Schools along with me having the old 401k plan I had since 1991. I may also lose my health insurance, life insurance and my financial situation will only get much worse including my psychological state of well-being.
I demand to be reinstated back to work immediately.
Sabrina Robinson
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I think I may have found a case that could possibly be brought to court by the proper group of individuals that could provide some leverage against the doctrine of corporate personhood. It's a bit complex, and I'm not sure I have all the bases covered, so read on and see if you can find a hole in my logic, and let's see if we can find ways to fix the problems we find here. I think this may have some potential.
Lets assume that we are members of a corporate board of directors. We show up to a board meeting one day, and discover that our company has been acquired via hostile takeover - a hedge fund now owns 60% of our company stock. Oh, and by the way, the fund had to borrow a billion dollars to acquire all that stock, and job one for our company NOW, accortding to our new owners, is to repay that loan, because the hedge fund assigned that debt to the company. This scenario has, of course, been replayed dozens, if not hundreds, of times over the past decade or so.
Now, it seems to me that, according to the Conservative interpretation of the 14th amendment, if the company is a PERSON, with all the rights attendant thereto, then the Hedge fund has certainly violated the rights of this corporate person. This (artificial) person has been PURCHASED and ENSLAVED by the hedge fund.
The Conservatives can't have it both ways. If the corporation can legally be purchased and forced to perform work to repay a debt incurred by the purchasor, and this is somehow NOT considered slavery, then the corporation is chattel (or perhaps real property), and NOT a person of any kind. If, on the other hand, the corporation is an artificial person, with constitutional rights, then it has an inalienable right to liberty, it cannot be purchased and therefore cannot be forced to do any kind of work to pay off any debts that it did not incur. Any attempt to impose such obligations is a violation of the constitutional rights of the artificial corporate person, and the original board of directors should be able to take the hedge fund to court, and sue for said violation.
What am I missing here, gang? Think we might be able to find a group that the above happened to, who might be willing to bring this kind of a suit? Comments, please.


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By ROGER MILLS and ERNEST HOOPER
© St. Petersburg Times, published November 18, 2000
TAMPA -- All-Pro strong safety John Lynch returned to practice Friday after missing the week with a deep left quadriceps bruise.
Lynch, who received treatment at St. Joseph's Hospital while his wife was delivering daughter Lindsay on Monday, said he is fine and expects to play the entire game against the Bears. He said practicing Friday was important.
"It's always good to get out there," Lynch said. "The game plan adjusts week to week and you can see it on the board and in film but not until you get those repetitions does it click in. So, even at this stage of your career it's important to practice. That one day is important."
Coach Tony Dungy said he expects Lynch to be fine by Sunday but added that he's not concerned should Lynch take a few reps off.
"Dexter Jackson's been going," Dungy said. "We hope that John's 100 percent and if he's not, Dexter finished the job last week and did a good job so I think we'll be okay."
While Lynch talked to reporters outside the locker room, veteran offensive guard Randall McDaniel passed by and suggested that Lynch was making more of his injury than he should.
"This injury would have taken Randall McDaniel a year," Lynch joked. "He would have been on injured reserve."
McDaniel, who Sunday played in his 200th NFL game and has made 180 consecutive starts, chipped in: "I wouldn't even have reported it."
OTHER INJURIES: Offensive tackle George Hegamin (left ankle sprain) was held out of practice for precautionary measures but is listed as probable for Sunday. Guard Frank Middleton (right ankle sprain), linebacker Derrick Brooks (low back strain) and center/guard Todd Washington (right ankle) practiced and are probable.
TO HECK WITH BRAVADO: There is a long-standing tradition in the NFL that offensive linemen sometimes don't wear long sleeves in cold weather as a sign of their toughness. That tradition escapes Middleton.
"I got my sleeves," he said. "Offensive linemen might want to show people they are tough, well I did that already. I'm not out to prove anything. I'm wearing sleeves, I'm wearing socks and everything. Don't let it fool you, you can be tough and still be warm."
SACK RACE: With 42 sacks, the Bucs are two from the team record set in 1997. Considering that All-Pro defensive tackle Warren Sapp and defensive end Marcus Jones have combined for 211/2 sacks, which is more than 14 teams in the league, the record is likely to be broken soon.
"We go into the games thinking about all the facets of the game and rushing the passer is one of the things we do," Jones said. "But, it's not like we sit and think about setting a record. I'll be glad once we get it so everyone can stop talking about it."
NEW AND IMPROVED: The Bucs beat the Bears 41-0 in Week 2, but Dungy said he expects a far more competitive defense Sunday. One of the reasons is the improved play of rookie linebacker Brian Urlacher.
"He has helped them out," Dungy said. "He was playing outside linebacker the first time around and kind of still learning the system. He's since moved to middle backer, which looks like it's a little more natural for him, gets a chance to run to both sidelines and he's done a good job.
"They're playing better on defense and they've got a lot of active guys. We expect a much better team than we saw the first time around, and even with that it was 3-0 after 27 minutes. So we know we've got to be ready."
INACTIVES: Safety David Gibson, wide receiver Andre Hastings, defensive end John McLaughlin and tight end Todd Yoder will not dress Sunday. The Bucs will declare four additional players inactive 90 minutes before kickoff.
THE REAL BIG GAME: While most of Florida is focusing on the Seminoles-Gators clash, Dungy said there's another game that has commanded his attention.
"I've been a little more focused in on the big game, Iowa-Minnesota," said Dungy, who played quarterback at Minnesota in the mid-1970s. "I think Florida-Florida State, there probably won't be quite as much hitting as the Iowa-Minnesota game, but I think there'll be more scoring and it probably will be a good game."
Dungy explained to reporters that the winner of the Iowa-Minnesota game receives the Floyd of Rosedale Trophy, a 4-foot bronze pig. The teams have vied for the trophy since 1935, when the Iowa governor paid off a bet with the Minnesota governor by having a pig from the famed Rosedale farm delivered to St. Paul.


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