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Clemson, S.C.— Clemson defensive end
Vic Beasley
Vic Beasley Eighteen of 22 mock drafts by various members of the media list Beasley as a top 10 pick, including seven who believe the Clemson graduate will be a top five selection. If Beasley is taken within the first three selections he will be the highest draft pick in Clemson history. Banks McFadden (1939, Brooklyn),
Gaines AdamsGaines Adams
Defensive End (2010 - 2014)
#3 6-2, 236
Adairsville, GA
View Full Profile will be one of 28 prospects at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on Thursday evening as the National Football League begins its annual draft of college players at 8:00 p.m. Beasley is one of many former Tiger football players who could be selected over the three days of the draft.
Defensive End
# 6-5, 260
Greenwood, SC
View Full Profile (2007, Tampa Bay) and Sammy WatkinsSammy Watkins
Wide Receiver (2011 - 2013)
#2 6-1, 205
Fort Myers, FL
View Full Profile (2014, Buffalo) were all the number-four selection of the NFL draft after their respective final seasons at Clemson.
Eighteen of 22 mock drafts by various members of the media list Beasley as a top 10 pick, including seven who believe the Clemson graduate will be a top five selection.
If Beasley is taken within the first three selections he will be the highest draft pick in Clemson history. Banks McFadden (1939, Brooklyn),
Gaines AdamsGaines Adams
Beasley set a Clemson record for career sacks with 33, including 12 last year, and had 52.5 career tackles for loss, including 21.5 last year. He was a consensus All-American in 2013 and 2014 and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2014.
Clemson has had a first-round draft choice each of the last two years.
DeAndre HopkinsDeAndre Hopkins
Wide Receiver (2010 - 2012)
#6 6-2, 205
Central, SC
View Full Profile was the No. 27 selection of the 2013 draft by the Houston Texans and Watkins was the No. 4 pick by Buffalo last year.
If Beasley is taken in the first round it would mark just the second time Clemson has had a first-round draft pick three years in a row. The only other time it happened was in the 1997-99 era when
Trevor PryceTrevor Pryce
Defensive Tackle (1996)
# 6-5, 290
Brooklyn, NY
View Full Profile (Denver, 1997), Anthony Simmons (Seattle, 1998) and Antwan Edwards (Green Bay, 1999) were first-round selections in three consecutive seasons.
Ten schools have had at least one first-round pick each of the last two years and thus have the opportunity to have a first-round pick three years in a row. Those schools are Clemson, Texas A&M, LSU, North Carolina, Alabama, Florida State, Notre Dame, Florida, UCLA and Tennessee.
Seven Clemson players attended the NFL Combine last February, including six defensive players, more than any other school in the nation. Those six seniors were a big reason Clemson led the nation in total defense for the first time since 1990.
In addition to Beasley, first-team All-ACC linebacker
Stephone AnthonyStephone Anthony
Linebacker (2011 - 2014)
#42 6-3, 245
Polkton, NC
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Defensive Tackle (2011 - 2014)
#50 6-0, 290
Conyers, GA
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Conyers, GA
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Defensive ends
Tavaris BarnesTavaris Barnes
Defensive End (2010 - 2014)
#9 6-3, 275
Jacksonville, FL
View Full Profile and Corey CrawfordCorey Crawford
Defensive End (2011 - 2014)
#93 6-5, 275
Columbus, GA
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Punter (2012 - 2014)
#92 6-6, 230
Concord, NC
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Other Clemson seniors who could be drafted include linebacker
Tony StewardTony Steward
Linebacker (2011 - 2014)
#7 6-, 235
Hastings, FL
View Full Profile , and defensive tackles DeShawn WilliamsDeShawn Williams
Defensive Tackle (2011 - 2014)
#99 6-1, 295
Central, SC
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Defensive Tackle (2010 - 2014)
#91 6-4, 290
Wilmington, DE
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#27 5-11, 215
St. George, SC
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Wide Receiver (2011 - 2014)
#13 5-11, 193
Spartanburg, SC
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Offensive Guard (2010 - 2014)
#68 6-4, 330
Columbus, GA
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Offensive Guard (2010 - 2014)
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Chester, SC
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Quarterback (2011 - 2014)
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Dublin, OH
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Other Clemson draft Notes
Clemson has had at least four selections in the NFL Draft each of the last six years, the only ACC school that can make that claim. Clemson's six-year run of at least four players drafted is the longest by an ACC school since Florida State had at least four selected 10 consecutive years from 1992-2001.
Since Dabo Swinney became Clemson's head coach the Tigers have had 28 players selected, tied for second among league schools. Florida State has the most with 29, followed by Clemson and North Carolina with 28, Miami (FL) with 24, Virginia Tech with 17, Pittsburgh and N.C. State with 14, Syracuse and Georgia Tech with 13.
•Beasley will be the fifth Clemson player to attend the draft as a guest of the NFL. The others are Chester McGlockton (1992), Gaines Adams (2007),
C.J. SpillerC.J. Spiller
Pro Running Back
#28 5-11, 195
Lake Butler, FL
View Full Profile (2010) and Sammy Watkins (2014)
•Clemson has had 24 NFL first-round draft picks in its history. (NFL records do not consider Harvey White a first-round draft choice in 1960 as it was an AFL selection). Each of the last three Clemson players taken in the first round have been offensive players. The last defensive player taken in the first round was the late Gaines Adams, the No. 4 selection of the draft by the Tampa Bay Bucs.
•Thirty former Clemson players were on NFL rosters last year and 26 got into an NFL game, more than any other season. Four were on practice squads or injured reserve.
Vic Beasley in NFL Mock Drafts
(As of April 28, 2015)
•#3 to Jacksonville Jaguars
Sports Illustrated, Bucky Brooks of NFL.com, Outlads.com
•#5 Washington Redskins
Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com, Walter Football, Dave Brugler of CBSports.com, Pete Prisco of CBSports.com
•#6 to New York Jets
Charley Casserly of NFL.com, NFL Draft Geek.com, Comcast Sportsnet. Will Brinson of CBSports.com
•#8 to Atlanta Falcons
Charles Davis of NFL.com, Lance Zierkin of NFL.com. NFL Nation of ESPN.com, Mel Kiper of ESPN, Beacher Report.com, Mynfldraft.com, #Peter King, of Sports Illustrated
#Has Beasley drafted by Washington in a trade
•#13 New Orleans Saints
Brian Baldinger of NFL.com, Todd McShay of ESPN, Rob Rang of CBS Sports, Josh Norris of NBC Sports.


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This mig ht sound crazy, but am I the only Chelsea fan with a smile on his face this morning?For years I have looked longingly at Spurs, and their seemingly endless production line of homegrown youth. I envied the patience their board showed Poch, and the patience that Poch in turn showed his players. Yesterday was the first time in a a very long that I felt a sense of pride watching Chelsea. Yes, the lesson was a harsh one, but seeing Mason Mount fizzing about the midfield, or Tammy Abraham smack a strike off the post was ace. To think that Hudson-Odoi, Loftus-Cheek and maybe even Tomori or Reece James will feature this season is something to get excited about.
There will be other harsh lessons this season, no doubt (there's probably one coming on Wednesday night). But if Chelsea continue to play like they did in the first half yesterday, then this season could be the start of something special.
That was a 4-0 game
First off let's get this out of the way. United had an XG of 2.37 vs Chelsea's 1.37. United clearly deserved to win but they didnt create as much as their scoreline would suggest. In addition, big component of that XG was the Rashford penalty as opposed to open play,
That said on the positive, United still had the third highest XG of the weekend, only behind Spurs' 2.57 and Man City's 3.16, argubly againts tougher opposition too. Even Liverpool only had an XG of 1.83 vs Norwich's 0.83, and I didn't hear comments about how that game "didn't feel like a 4-1 game" from any pundits.
While a good metric, XG at the end of the day is a fancy Shots Attempted. It doesn't measure how good the finishes or the save attempt of the keeper, only how good the chances were based on positioning.
However, finishing and saving form matters in single games and in evaluating performance. You could have all the XG you want, doesnt mean much if you can't convert them. Something thats brought up a lot was that that Chelsea "beat the keeper but hit the post twice" but that is an off target shot and is barely any different if they shot it over the bar. Despite inferior possession, United not only had superior XG but actually did something with it when they moved forward. They were like the Anti-Van Gaal version of themselves.
Chelsea weren't caught out much, but when they were, their defenders couldn't defend againts it. Kepa wasn't well protected by his defenders, by contrast De Gea was afforded good protection by his back four and saved the generic Shots on Target they did concede (map showed Chelsea had a lot of small XG shots from outside the box). They were a few good saves from good chances but nothing you would not expect a Top 6 keeper to do. Chelsea also conceded an uncontroversial penalty – against the run of play – and that is on their defense for being caught out and clumsy.
When you attack and don't score while your defense couldn't protect against counters and conceding penalties, well what else would you expect? Chelsea "looked" like they had a good game because they "controlled" it but they really didnt have one. You can't just ignore a team's defensive frailties just becsuse the other parts looked like they were doing stuff.
It's not as if OGS Man United relying on quick counter attacks is particular new either, it is their MO and should have been expected and dealt with. Chelsea deserved the loss and hopefully they can learn from it against future counter attack teams.
United would have lost against a better offensive team that could defend. They will also drop points againts teams that heavily defend againts them that they cannot open. However for yesterday at least, they were the superior team.
Yaru, Malaysia
OK, so no-one really thinks that was a 4-0 thrashing, fair enough. But Man Utd also were not as lucky as implied and suggested. You don't win games by making more passes in the middle of the park or by having the most shots. You win games by scoring more goals. Hitting the post is still missing the goal.
The fact that Chelsea hit the woodwork a couple of times and had lots of shots compared to Man Utd does not make Man Utd lucky. Man Utd defended better, restricting Chelsea to hurriedly taken shots with not much to aim at. Quite a few shots flew over the bar because of this. Man Utd just defended much better which sounds like a weird thing to say given our recent past.
Conversely, Man Utd didn't shoot from long range, they created big chances. None of their goals were pile drivers from 30 yards. They were all one on ones that you would expect established strikers to make. Chelsea did not create a single chance as good as any of the shots that Man Utd scored with. The only chance of the game that might have been easier than one or two of the goals Utd scored was probably the one Martial missed at 7 mins after another Zouma mistake when it was still nil-nil. All in all, the 5 best chances of the match fell to Utd. They scored 4.
Which leads me to my next point. Man Utd may have a young strikeforce but they are not inexperienced. Rashford, Martial and Lingard have played countless games together. Chelsea, on the other hand, have some very talented players that have not played anywhere near as many games together or been primary goal outlets. Their attack will probably get a lot slicker, converting some of those wilder efforts into good chances with one more pass and their defence definitely needs to get better. Man Utd need more in midfield and not all opposition will allow the space to run as they got against Chelsea. Counter attacking only works when the other side tries to attack.
I would prefer if Man Utd had a better midfield and were able to go toe to toe with the best clubs but if bypassing the midfield gives them the best chance of winning then I'm all for it. Hell, Leicester won the title playing exactly that way.
And in reply to a mailboxer who thinks Pogba should leave. You're wrong. He is still our best midfielder so I hope he stays. He lost the ball a ridiculous number of times, particularly in the first half, when trying to pirouette past 2 players when a simple pass or one-two was on. Frustrating, yes, but this is something he can easily improve on with coaching and experience. However, some of the good things he does like his assists are things that other players can only dream of. It reminds me of when Ronaldo was banging in a goal and an assist every game and the haters would always say "but look how many times he lost the ball". If Pogba scores or assists 2 every game then I will gladly take him losing possession 10 times a game as well. You win games by scoring more goals not keeping the ball.
Man Utd are still a long way from being title contenders but they did win comfortably through well executed better tactics.
Jon, Cape Town
A tale of two cities
So rightly the United fans will be buoyed by a 4 nil win, hailing their new centre back and an electric front 3. For us Chelsea fans the club already faces the hyperbole of the mentally challenged calling for Lampard's sacking or the joyous taunts from the United fans of 'sacked in the morning'. Cut through all the invective and the reality is simple, all that could go right for United went right for United, all that could go wrong for Chelsea went wrong for Chelsea. Look beyond the headlines and into the stats you see that this wasn't some incredible team performance from United against a poor team. Chelsea had more possession, passes, corners, shots and shots on goal. The critical stat here is conversions and United were ruthless in their chance conversion 80%.
Critical moments in the game went United's way, for 17 minutes Chelsea dominated United as they passed around them, then a break and a penalty. The first penalty Zouma has given away in this PL career, United confidence restored and the next 15 minutes Chelsea spent trying to wrestle back the initiative. The last 15 minutes Chelsea could and should have been level. Some good saves from De Gea, poor execution of passes in the box and the woodwork conspired to see United walk in 1 up. The second half, two good saves from De Gea and United get the second from an excellent break away goal. The rest of the game allowed United to sit back and shore up their weakness (midfield) and play to their strength the pace of their front 3. The last 2 goals were a mix of Chelsea chasing the game, naivety and excellent breaks from United.
Chelsea played that game without 5 key players; Rudiger, James, RLC, CHO and a fit Kante will give this team more solidity and ruthlessness in attack. The doubters in Lampard, give him and the squad time to get back to health and lets judge at the end of the season.
Pete B
If United finish top 4 with a midfield of a want-away Pogba, Perreira and Sir Scott McSauce whilst relying on a defence comprised of DDG, Harry Maguire's massive head and AWB's spider legs then I would like to think we would go down in history books as the biggest wind up team in Premier League history, though perhaps second to Leeds or Wimbledon. Looking at the amount of bitterness the Chelsea game has inspired in comments sections and the mailbox, it would be delightful to witness it unfold.
It doesn't seem as though most of the fanbase are getting too carried away with what could prove to be post-Ferguson false dawn version 9.1. I am sure however that this is actually much to the chagrin of smug rivals such as Mark MCFC, who would clearly be delighted to have the chance to mock any of those that are.
One of the most enduring things in football are the legion of killjoys shaking in anticipation of trying to prevent you from enjoying a victory in isolation. You must put it in the context of the wider season and caveat it with realising that the opposition you are playing is basically a pub side with a spanner for a manager. How dare you enjoy yourself! How dare you not contextualise!! How dare you not realise you are actually still rubbish and the team I support is still much better!!!
We're going to win the league! Fergie-era United is back! Dan James is Ryan Giggs! The odd thing is that this is seemingly what people read after some innocuous comment about steps in the right direction or building a side to compete at a decent level. I suspect that this is because it is what they want to read, or they have picked out something from some loonpot somewhere and decided that is what the whole fanbase thinks.
Just take a day off with your little narrative – everyone's heard it before and it only serves to make you look bitter.
Smyth, MUFC
End transfers?
So Jonny wants to ban transfers and just let players move at the end of their contract? His idea and article are horribly flawed, for two key reasons. First – his rambling about not being able to assess true value applies to absolutely everything, not just footballers. Everything is worth what a seller and buyer agree it is, and even currency itself isn't fixed in value because of inflation and exchange rates. I would argue it's comparatively easier to value a footballer than a designer jacket, the exact opposite of the conclusion Jonny reaches. Footballers have loads of metrics available to compare them buy that the jacket really doesn't. They aren't perfect of course but nothing is.
The second problem is banning transfers unilaterally would of course ruin football as we know it. The rich would get richer as they could sign anyone they wanted without compensating the poor. The home of capitalism (the USA) doesn't have transfers but it still has constraints in place to allow at least come competition. If you're going to come up with a random idea on a Monday morning, at least flesh it out so it's worthy of some consideration
Phil, London
I usually have a lot of time for John Nicholson's articles and suggestions for improving the game, but suggesting that scrapping transfers is a 'sensible' idea is nonsense.
Firstly, it's unlikely that football can impose such a rule and prevent freedom of movement as per European labour laws. Also, although we complain that the current game is dominated by player power, this would turn the tables far too far the other way.
There are likely to be only two options round this: enforced release clauses into every contract or the ability for a player to buy themselves out of a contract.
The release clauses option is already implemented in Spain and results in ridiculous contract valuations. However I don't see how you can ban transfers except on agreed release fees, as if a club is willing to sell below a release fee it would be difficult to do some creative accounting with the buying club to push the transfer through for a lower fee.
The contract buy-out would result in players earning even more than they do already on account of clubs' fears of the players' easily buying them out (the contract effectively becomes the release clause). There may be something to admire about this – the money in the game actually going to the players over agents, owners, etc – but where would this end? Young players would need to be offered big money early in their careers to avoid them moving on after one decent performance on a moderate contract.
If we were able to create a world in which transfers were banned and European employment laws were willing to tolerate players being locked in to contracts, which player is committing to more than a couple of years? Any half decent player will surely target short term deals to maximise earnings in the face of uncertainty and inflation, meaning constant turnover of talent.
Like them or not, transfers serve a purpose that keeps football relatively stable.
Richard, London
Second ever email and it is regarding Mr Nicholson again. Also became a bit long, sorry.
He laments the exploding (exploded?) transfer fees because us as fans can't justify them. Obviously we can't, we are on the outside, we have no access to the clubs' books, or the owners' dealings. Like it or not, football clubs are businesses. They always have been and will continue to be, just now its on a much larger scale, at least in the upper echelons, than it used to be.
So, players are commodities, and asking clubs to justify why club Z is willing to pay £X to club Y is like asking fortune 500 companies to open their books and explain why they spent £X on a new company yacht. Does anyone care what Unilever do with their company yacht (no, because they are not an entertainment business), but you can guarantee that that yacht would be used to attract new investors and new business, and in an ideal world, make more money than it cost to buy said yacht. A bit like a shiny new player would (hopefully) bring in: shirt sales, new sponsors, plus, if they have a big effect on the pitch (see Big VirgTM), then they'll bring in money through TV deals/prize money/final division positions etc. What the clubs do not have to do is explain how much they have made from these shiny new players. Football clubs are different to 99% of other businesses mainly because its not as cut and dry as yacht -> investor -> more dollar.
But what fees also consider, as F365 have said on many occasions before, is that the valuations of players reflect the selling clubs' positions too, and the potential loss of money they will experience by losing an asset. Leicester did not need to sell Maguire to balance any books (I'm assuming, because I don't know), and he was clearly their most valuable asset, so United had to give them an offer they couldn't refuse because one would assume that £80m for a player that can be reasonably replaced by one of the plethora of CBs that they have is too much to turn down, and can be used to reinvest somewhere. On the other hand, Byram cost Norwich a "pittance" because he had no tangible use to West Ham, was costing them a relatively high amount in wages for the return he was giving them, and thus they wanted to get rid of him.
Long story short, its a simple economics situation, supply & demand, investment vs return etc etc. But just because we pay to see these assets on a pitch every week doesn't mean we have a holy right to understand why the clubs pay what they do to release them from contracts of other competing businesses. We are not shareholders (well, not the every day fan in the UK anyway), thus why do we have a right to know the inner dealings just because we have chosen to follow a particular brand? Its arguably detrimental to a club to release financial information because it puts them at a disadvantage, and I know I wouldn't want that for my club.
Just because we hear "fans saying they "need a £50 million defender", like they are a designer jacket on a clothes rack with identifiable £50million qualities which 'prove' they are worth that number" that's less because they have justifiably tangible benefits, but you can guarantee that a good defender that will bring either obvious or not so obvious investment to a club is definitely going to, with all things being equal, be more expensive than one that is not going to bring you as much money (through the aforementioned routes). They see the impacts a "top, top player" has on a club (again, see Big VirgTM) and understand that that is generally the going rate for someone who will improve their club's on pitch fortunes.
Also, the clubs are giving "free" gifts for taking part because they make so much f***ing money for the associations giving them the money, its almost like its a thank you or a "here's some more cash to inject into your business so that we can both make even more f***ing money".
Using this as yet another reason to berate the moral emptiness of football is just opportunism and neglects the wider considerations. (I see a theme emerging in Johnny's writing here..)
Slightly rambling, apologies again
Joe (witty brackets), London
Six likely unnoticed performances
Pogba might have two assists, but he lost the ball more than any player on the pitch, which in turn slows down or kill the attack several times. We might not be so lucky or clinical in other games enough to cover up for this. Martial got a goal, but he also lost the ball several times and misplaced some attacking passes too. Too much showboating from both of them. I still want both of them gone. Shaw has always been my favorite player but he had a real quiet afternoon.McTominay had a brilliant game, but as usual no one notices. He distributed the ball well, made some key passes and he tackling and positioning was good. The perfect defensive (central) midfielder. Scott is grossly underrated. Aaron was pure class, I lost count of the number of successful tackles he has made so far for ManU. His attacking game is also good, but he can improve on it. Pereira also had a good game before being subbed off. He made some decent attacking runs and passes in the final third. Both him and Mata might be the key to solving our creativity problems when facing defensive units.
Oluwaseun Adelugba, Nigeria (Let's make ManU great again)
Mourinho the pundit
We are going to learn a lot from having Mourinho as a pundit on Sky this season. Not a lot about football mind you, but a lot about how he is a nasty piece of work, to quote my Mum. We are also going to learn why the players at any major club will not want him as a manager The "me me me" makes him unbearable. His lack of self-awareness is a study for psychiatry students, his attempt to claim that had he had Maguire everything would have been alright is a rewriting of history to match Boris for its chutzpah.
So I will now park my dislike of the man and merely chuckle that he is sitting in a studio, on the chair that is occupied by those that he dismissed with disdain when a manager, and no-one is knocking his door down to come and manage them (yet).
Tim McKane
Anthony Martial
Is everyone completely ignoring the fact that – for United's second goal – Martial completely missed the ball from four yards out and it hit his standing leg and went in anyway?
Impressed with Maguire and AWB, but Martial won't get 15 goals this season.
Southgate is a winner
7 Goals shared between Sterling, Rashford and Harry Kane. Looking forward to seeing Gareth Southgate as one of the Winners of the opening weekend!
Ved (still basking in the afterglow) Sen, MUFC.
Better team?
Just a quick riposte to Mikey, CFC from this morning's mailbox.
Having more possession in a given match does not equate to having been the better team. Context is king.
For example, the context of this game was very clearly that United were happy to cede possession and play on the counter against a Chelsea team who left themselves exposed at the back and got their pants pulled down four times…
Not that I'm calling it a tactical masterclass by Solskjær, but that game played out exactly the way he wanted it to. Rather than a Solskjær masterclass, I'd describe that match as Lampard giving a "how not to" demonstration. It may have been naivety or arrogance by Lampard but from the early stages I was thinking United were going to punish them in that game, and so it proved. It could be a very long season for him (or worse, very short) if that was a display of his tactical acumen at this level.
There was merit in Chelsea's play going forward, but they created very little of note and it was all dealt with rather comfortably by United – who came with a plan, executed it, then scored a couple of extra goals for fun. United were the better team throughout.
As a United fan, I am extremely pleased with that (deserved) result. Obviously teams' fortunes can change and we may end up a mile off the pace, but looking at the league table at the end of last season, that could have been the first six-pointer in the hunt for the Wenger Memorial Cup and a very important three points (plus eight goal goal difference cushion on Chelsea).
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Her research has focused primarily on 20th-century British and American literature, and her teaching has been in these fields also, as well as in literary theory and advanced grammar — a course she still teaches.
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Get set for strong winds this week as Storm Caroline is expected to bring gales and gusts to the islands on Thursday (December 7th).
A Yellow Wind Warning has been issued by the Met Office today for between 8am and 11.55pm on Thursday.
Gusts of 60-70mph are expected quite widely in northern Scotland, with gusts to 80mph possible near north facing mainland coasts and across the Isles.
"Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible," warns the Met Office.
"Some short term loss of power and other services is possible," the warning continues. "It is likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts, and coastal communities will be affected by spray and/or large waves."
To keep up to date with Met Office forecasts, visit www.metoffice.gov.uk


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Sakakeeny's "Lion And Rose" Highlights 20th Season Opener
Review by Terry McNeill
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Fresh from a triumphant tour in Latin America the Sonoma County Philharmonic opened its 20th season Sept. 22 in a celebratory concert in the Santa Rosa High School Auditorium.
Keeping to the evening's orchestra history and past performance, conductor emeritus Gabriel Sakakeeny, who led the So Co Phil in a tour of China, was at the podium to direct one of his own works, The Lion and The Rose, which was composed in 1987 and premiered in 2008 in a concert in Santa Rosa's Wells Fargo Center. Mr. Sakakeeny clearly has not lost his mastery of balances and orchestra color, and the work has a shimmering quality that grows larger as the 15-minute cantata unfolds. The stage was crowded with 29 singers from the California Redwood Chorale, the 49-member Philharmonic and the powerful mezzo-soprano Sophia Santulli.
In remarks to the audience of 200 Mr. Sakakeeny characterized the work as a "musical rendering of a poem that interprets the gradual relinquishing of mind and ego in the course of spiritual meditation," and a "timeless experience of delight and awe." Whether the composer's musical description generated a clear conception is subject to some question, but it's a beguiling work that flows easily to the ear and at several climaxes packs a potent sonic picture.
Throughout the picturesque piece novel instrumental effects were heard – wood block taps, harp and marimba chime-like notes, timpani and horn interplay. What were barely audible was the piano part (only in Shostakovich's orchestra works can I hear the piano) and the Chorale standing stage rear. Ms. Santulli's singing, often in melisma, mixed artfully in ensemble under the composer's baton, and at the biggest climax actually soared over the orchestra. Her words "Thy Will Be Done" put a stamp of finality to a long crescendo of sound, leavened only slightly by the entry of the Chorale. Pam Otsuka's violin solo blended beautifully with the playing from the harp (Christina Kopriva), marimba and Ms. Santulli's elegant singing.
Audience reaction generated the loudest ovation of the concert, with Ms. Santulli and Mr. Sakakeeny beaming with delight center stage.
In his 20-minute pre concert remarks to the audience conductor Norman Gamboa suggested that though the works of the first half had substantial merit, they might be forgotten when the warm themes of Dvorák were heard and would stay in the mind while driving home. It was so. It's interesting that since about 1960 Dvorak has increasingly been found on concert programs, similar to piano programs with Schubert. He is popular. The D Minor Symphony (No. 7) from 1885 is arguably the Czech composer's best, and was supposedly written to mirror Brahms' F Major Symphony. For me it's an odd and wrong juxtaposition, as the Brahms Third is lyrical throughout, and the Dvorák darkly intense in its four movements.
Mr. Gamboa was at the podium for the Symphony and drew a cohesive and potent interpretation, surprisingly leading without score. Clearly he has a reverence for the music, even increasing the volume in the opening allegro maestoso to blaring climaxes that put drama into Dvorák's wealth of thematic ideas. The key of D Minor for Mr. Gamboa is indeed drama and muscular sonority.
Rich thematic support continued in the adagio with lovely clarinet and bassoon solos, fine horn playing (Eric Anderson, principal) and concise repeated-note phrases from oboist Chris Krive. String playing in pianissimo was very good, set off by soft woodwind chords and string pizzicato. A captivating movement, played wonderfully.
Czech rhythms dominated the vivace-scherzo and there was less folksy flavor to the music than the composer's usual scherzos. Mr. Gamboa brought out a sound that was extended and at the same time relaxed, and moved seamlessly to the allegro finale. Here there were strains of Brahms (Tragic Overture) in a chorale and theme played warmly by the cellos. Mr. Gamboa had his hands full in the tempestuous climax and change to a somber D Major, and the upper strings were stretched to keep up an even ensemble. However, he kept the momentum under control and led his orchestra to a driving, albeit dark, finish.
Henri Tomasi's Fanfare Liturgiques opened the concert, a unique amalgam of brass playing (13 musicians) that was joined by the percussion section. There were solos galore in the 20-minute Suite, composed in 1942 and taken from Tomasi's opera Don Juan de Mañera. Standout playing was everywhere: Floyd Reinhart's tuba; Jeff Barnard's trombone in the Evangile section; the five horns and five percussionists; and trumpeter Tom Hyde. There was intriguing dissonance in several unison parts and jarring sound from two snare drum players. The chaste concluding Procession du Vendredi-Saint was played slowly and then became a final eruption of exalted orchestral sound.
Mr. Gamboa had sovereign control in this unique composition, as he did all afternoon.


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Something horrifyingly awful happened on Sunday.
Today is… Wednesday. And it still isn't funny. It never will be. To me. I'm PRETTY SURE on this one.
It's still horrifying and makes me panick-y to even think about. But that's how I feel anytime I think about the time in kindergarten when I got sick in the entryway right before recess. Public humiliation and knowing there was just NOTHING I could have done in the moment to prevent it. Sunday's Incident could be described just like that.
Sunday morning I stood in my closet and wondered why I never wore this one really cute dress I'd had for years. I'd bought it, had the top part altered, wore it once, and then never again. For years. But there had to be a reason. Right before leaving, I noticed an ugly cut on one of my shins, so I thought of Linda, smiled, and put on a pair of boots.
(That was a boot reference, not an ugly shin reference. I'm sure Linda has lovely shins.)
It was a weird outfit. I didn't care.
Until later.
And then I really, really cared.
And I also remembered – quite suddenly and clearly – the reason I never wear that dress.
After church I took Caden-7yr and Seth-5yr to get gas, milk and a few other things. We came out of the little gas station/grocery place and I had my arms full. As we walked, the wind swirled around us. But in West Texas, that's a given. I had a very large diet coke in a styrofoam cup in my right hand, groceries and milk and car keys and kids and NO CLUE what to do when the wind blew that stupid dress up. (Waaaaay up. Breeze. On. Butt.)
a) drop groceries and yank down on dress
b) make a strangled cat sound
c) clench hands into fists, causing a river of 44 delicious ounces of diet coke to run out of the side of a now- punctured styrofoam cup, run down body, and fill UP a cute boot
d) both b and c
Y'all know me. Y'all know me well. Congratulations for guessing "d."
However. Someone else knows me a little too well, too. At the same time the wind was swirling and creating all kinds of reminders about DUH THIS IS WHY YOU DON'T WEAR THIS STOOOOPID DRESS, a man and his 13-14 year old-ish son were also walking through that parking lot.
If not for this father/son, I would have lied to myself forever about how probably no one saw that and it was not a big deal and HEY. Whatever. I'm sure other butts have been seen in this parking lot and mine is not the first. Unfortunate Hooch Moment No One Saw. Or something like that.
But the dad called out, "It might be time you and I to start going back to church, son." He smiled.
It made my eyes fill with hot tears.
It made me think that God probably hated me right at that moment because. Well. Obviously.
Between the 2 boys and I, we got the car door open and I backed into the space next to the seat and dumped the groceries into the floorboard. I turned to see the two sweetest little faces staring up at me. These babes wanted to help.
Caden-7yr said, "Mom, do you want me to go back inside and get a towel?" (Here is a child familiar with his own style of big messes.)
Seth-5yr looked at my watery eyes and said, "She doesn't want a towel. Look at her. She wants another diet coke." He laid one little hand on my hip and patted.
I thanked them, kissed them, put them in the car and we got out of there as fast as we could. I wondered if the boots were ruined. I wondered what underwear I had on. I wondered what the cellulite situation was. I mean, really. How BAD was it, down to the last detail?
I got home and closed the closet door behind me and recreated the scene in front of the full length mirror. Because I HAD to know how much I needed to hate myself.
Best case scenario: Bridget Jones' granny panties. Or Spanx.
Worst case scenario: thong. or hooker panties.
It wasn't either the best or worst. But they were bright red and lace and certainly more 'cheeky' than 'full coverage,' but I wasn't exactly thinking anyone would SEE them when I grabbed them out of the drawer that morning.
I tried not to think about it anymore. I put on a pair of jeans even though it was 104 degrees that day and we had an outside event to go to later. At that event, I told Mike about what had happened. Surprisingly, the boys had not mentioned it first. It's like they're used to me doing crap like this, or something, whaa?
Mike said he was very sorry that had happened but to look on the bright side. Maybe that guy meant what he said.
I leaned over and whispered in his ear, "It is not evangelism if it involves a flash of buttcheek. Ever. Like, I'm PRETTY SURE ABOUT THAT."


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President and Founder
Christine is the founder and president of "Global Diversity Consulting, LLC", a company with world-wide experience providing a broad spectrum of services and products related to Diversity and Inclusion.
Christine's global experience includes nine years with a Fortune 100 company as the Diversity and Global Inclusion Leader, responsible for creating the Diversity Strategy to impact all major global businesses. She partnered with Business Leaders to charter and manage the local Diversity Council, and supporting the Diversity Councils in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Canada. In addition, she managed the activities of the Global Employee Resource Networks and Diversity Teams, and expanding them outside of the US for the first time.
Prior to this, Christine spent 12 years at another Fortune 500 company, where she worked with team members from several countries worldwide in the areas of diversity, external education, new product marketing, and communications.
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Christine has been recognized as:
- The Arizona Diversity Champion in 2004 at the Diversity Leadership Alliance Conference
- One of the Women in Business in 2005 by the AZ Business Journal
- One of 10 women received the YWCA Tribute in 2006


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Delmarva Artists - APPLY TODAY!
Local Color Art Show & Sale
July 21st - Sunday July 23rd
This Friday, March 10th is the application deadline for the 13th Annual Local Color Art Show & Sale, sponsored by The Working Artists Forum. The show takes place in conjunction with Plein Air Easton on Friday, July 21st - Sunday July 23rd at Easton's Tidewater Inn. This is an outstanding opportunity to have thousands of interested collectors view and potentially purchase original artwork. Forty-two working artists from around the Eastern Shore will participate in the Show.


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2014's Best Sci-Fi Movies: Brent's Picks
1. Guardians of the Galaxy
Hands down, I didn't have more fun at a movie over the past year than I did watching Guardians of the Galaxy. When I first heard Marvel was adapting one of their more obscure titles, I thought it was a gamble, but it's one that paid off huge. Not only is it the biggest domestic movie of the year (number two globally behind the latest Transformers), but director James Gunn delivered a pitch perfect blend of swashbuckling action in the vein of Star Wars, sarcastic humor, and legitimate emotional connection. It's even more impressive considering that the main cast includes an unrepentant thief, a vicious assassin, a revenge-driven madman, a talking raccoon who likes guns, and an anthropomorphic alien tree who only says three words. In a cinematic universe that often feel homogenous across titles, casts, and crews, Guardians breathed some much appreciated life into the MCU, and, more than anything Marvel has done to date, stands as it's own unique thing, and we can't wait to see more.


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The products offered by La Minoterie des Anciens inc. are certified organic by Ecocert Canada. Those are also gluten-free products.
"Pure Gaspésie" is the trade name created for the retail sale of the organic and gluten-free range of products.
Located in Haute-Gaspésie, in Quebec, La Minoterie des Anciens Inc. offers a variety of organic and gluten-free products, always with the guiding principle of encouraging and promoting local producers. Grains are transformed into top-quality flour, oil, hulled seeds, oatmeal and proteins using an on-site millstone.


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This afternoon, Vancouver City Council passed the following motion unanimously. This is the motion sent to us by John Sewell and Doug Earl of Canada4Refugees, a coalition we joined of private sponsors across Canada waiting for families to arrive. The Canada4Refugees coalition hopes motions like this will be passed in various cities/towns across Canada.
Action to Speed Refugee Arrivals
At the Regular Council meeting on December 13, 2016, Vancouver City Council referred this matter to the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services meeting on December 14, 2016, to hear from speakers.
MOVED by Councillor Meggs SECONDED by Mayor Robertson
Many citizen sponsors responded very positively to the government's call in late 2015 for Syrian refugees to come to Canada;
Many groups raised money, undertook training and generally prepared to welcome a refugee family;
Because of a change in policy by the federal government, many sponsorship groups and Groups of five are still waiting for refugee families, including groups in Vancouver;
It has been shown that the best way to integrate refugees into Canadian society is with a group of citizens hosting them.
THAT Council request the federal government to take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that refugee families both from Syria and other countries are processed, and travel arrangements made, so the sponsorship groups and Groups of 5 that are ready to host such refugees can welcome those refugee families within three months; and further.
THAT the Mayor write to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and
John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, to urge them to take quick action on this matter.


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UPDATED: June 11, 2012
The Northern Marianas College will be extending the time to take the English placement test on Friday, June 8, 2012 to 4:00 pm and will be conducting an additional English placement test on the following dates:
The math placement test will also be conducted on the following dates:
Registration for the NMC's Regular Summer Session will begin on Monday, June 11, 2012 and will continue until Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Application for admissions will be accepted until the last day of registration provided that placement tests have been taken.
There is a $25 fee for each placement test that must be paid in advance at the NMC Cashier (M-F, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm). No one will be allowed into the testing room without proof of payment (a receipt for the placement test fee, or the NMC application fee). Payment for the application fee will cover the English placement test fee. Students who have a fee waiver must obtain a placement test slip from the Office of Admissions and Records prior to taking the test.
Test takers must also bring a valid photo ID (driver's license, passport or school ID) and pencils. No admittance to the testing room will be allowed after the starting time.
Those who wish to take the English placement test are strongly encouraged to contact the Language and Humanities Department (Building M) to schedule an appointment. There is also a signup sheet for the English placement test in Building M.
"Walk-in" test takers will be accommodated based on seat availability. The average time to complete the English placement test is between 1.5 and 2.5 hours.
To schedule an appointment to take the English placement test or for more information, contact Jim Kline at 234-5498 Ext. 2017, Tom Colton at 234-5498 Ext. 2009, or Elsie Skang-Ngewakl at Ext. 2014.
Calculators may be used when taking the math placement test. Test takers are not allowed to take the math placement test more than once. The only exception to this condition is for those who have NOT taken a math class within one year of taking the math placement test.
If you have any questions about the math placement test, call the Sciences, Mathematics, Health & Athletics Dept. at 234-5498 ext. 1202 or 1212.
For additional information about the placement tests and registration for the Summer 2012 semester, log on to www.nmcnet.edu.
Northern Marianas College (NMC) is committed to ensuring that all persons have equal access to its programs, opportunities, and information resources, including those on its institutional website in accordance to the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
We apologize for any inconvenience as we work on bringing NMC's website into full compliance. For immediate assistance, please contact Lucille Deleon Guerrero by email [email protected] or by calling (670) 237-6874.
If you wish to report an issue related to the accessibility of any content on NMC's website, including a complaint about the accessibility of a document, form, or statement, you may do so by contacting the NMC's IT Department by email at [email protected]. In your email please include the following information:
If you would like to file a formal grievance against the Northern Marianas College pursuant to the requirements of Section 504 and Title II, you may submit such grievance to the Office of the NMC President, P.O. Box 501250, Saipan MP 96950 or email [email protected].
You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) Office for Civil Rights. More information about filing a complaint with USDOE can be found at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html.


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What is Peace?
Have you ever said, I just need peace! or I don't have peace!? If you are a Christian then I will admonish you and tell you that you have peace!
What is peace? What does the word peace mean to a Christian?
Jesus said to us in John 14:27: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
Peace is a power word for us as Christians. It means to be whole, complete, in harmony with God, ourselves and man, order in our lives, unity, goodwill, prosperity, well-being, full, nothing missing, impaired, or damaged.
How often we let the enemy of our soul, the devil steal, rob, encroach upon our well-being, our peace. Sometimes we don't allow the Holy Spirit to do a full work in our lives.
Colossians 3:15 says, "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful."
What does "let the peace of Christ rule" mean? Rule means sit as umpire there, govern and control. Let the peace of God rule, judge, or umpire all our human passions and emotions such as anger, wrath, revenge, anxiety, restlessness, bitterness, dissatisfaction, discontent, disputes and questionings of our heart. God says bring all unruliness under the control of the Word of God, that we might walk in order, meekness, long-suffering, forbearance , forgiveness and prosperity. By letting peace rule our hearts we will have tranquility in the face of turmoil, calmness in the storm, faith in the good times and the bad.
"Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:7
Beloved, if you are a Christian and do not feel like you have peace, ask for prayer from trusted members of your church, seek God and see if there is something you haven't surrendered to Him, be obedient to what He asks you. Keep your mind on the Lord!
"You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!" Isaiah 26:3


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Twenty-eight-year-old Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is running for Congress in New York's 14th District. She is a progressive, young Latina woman who has decided to take on longtime Democratic Representative Joe Crowley. Crowley has been in Congress for almost two decades.
Ocasio-Cortez has never held an elected office before, but she plans to take on someone known as "one of the most powerful" Democrats in Congress. This young Latina is from the Bronx and has an incredibly progressive platform.
She plans to campaign for ideas like Medicare for all, which, as of 2016, has approved payments for 3.04 million orthotic procedures, accounting for more than $1 billion in Medicare spending. She also has other progressive proposals like abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and having a federal job guarantee.
She is running for a district in New York that is known to be one of the most diverse areas in the country, and she feels that the district has not been properly represented thus far by Crowley.
"Our district is overwhelmingly people of color, it's working class, it's very immigrant ― and it hasn't had the representation we've needed," Ocasio told HuffPost by phone Thursday.
She also stated that Crowley, who is 56 years old, being white and from a middle-class Irish family, is "more middle-of-the-road" and "financed by corporations."
"I just don't think it's good enough," she added. "After 20 years of the same leadership, it's time for a new day."
As passionate as she is, the odds seem to be stacked against Ocasio-Cortez. So far, she has been able to fundraise about $250,000, which seems like an awesome feat. That is until you realize that Crowley has about $1.5 million raised in his name.
The young candidate still seems to be in high hopes, though. She has stated that even if she doesn't win the primary on June 26, the fact that she ran will be worth it "1,000%."
"Regardless of what happens on June 26, we activated, trained, and mobilized hundreds in a district that hadn't been mobilized before. That is permanent," Ocasio said. "I see people like me, who thought someone like me couldn't be in politics, now are saying, 'Oh, wait, I don't need to take money from corporations to run. Maybe I'll run too.'"


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Often times when we travel, we come across this feeling of nausea, light-headedness or pit in our stomach and despite our preventive measures, we end up disappointed for feeling this way during our journey. In medical terms, this feeling is usually described as motion sickness which is caused while travelling on road, land, air, water or sometimes amusement rides that usually brings with it a headache, vomiting or a feeling of dizziness.
Going through motion sickness is very common as one among 3 people face this problem. So, we suggest that you stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water before starting your trip. Avoid smoking (both active and passive) and try to keep away from people with motion sickness as seeing other people vomit can make you feel sick too. To avoid that, always carry a sick sack, ginger, peppermint and acupressure wristbands that are believed to help and provide relief in motion sickness. In case none of these pointers work out for you, we suggest you take medicine prescribed by your physician for such situations.
Despite the availability of drugs to control motion sickness, a majority of people prefer to avoid taking medication for it as they want to avoid its side-effects. Keeping in mind the discomfort caused under such circumstances, Otolith Labs developed a device that would prevent the effects of motion sickness by confusing the brain into snubbing the motion signals. The device that is worn on a headband behind the ear is also believed to help people in defense services and so far, no side effects have been recorded in its initial trials.


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Recruitment Notification Highlights
- 1 AIIMS LDC Technician Admit Card:
- 1.1 About AIIMS:
- 1.2 Details About AIIMS LDC, Technician Exam:
- 1.3 Selection Procedure For AIIMS LDC, Technician Exam:
- 1.4 Age Limit For AIIMS LDC, Technician Exam:
- 1.5 Eligibility For AIIMS LDC, Technician Exam:
- 1.6 The following information is printed in candidates admission ticket:
- 1.7 Some Important Document To Carry For The Examination:
- 1.8 Steps To Download AIIMS LDC Technician Exam Admit Card:
AIIMS LDC Technician Admit Card:
Job seekers who are eagerly waiting for the AIIMS LDC Technician Admit Card here is a good news. AIIMS is now revealed admit cards for LDC Technician post. The AIIMS Hall Ticket may be downloaded before the examination to get an entry in examination hall. AIIMS LDC Technician Post Call Letter will be visible for download on the official website, therefore, applicants will have to collect their admit card from the official website by using registration number or date of birth. The huge number of aspirants have participated in AIIMS and now curiously waiting for the LDC Technician Admit Card. Admit Card that will be downloaded from official site. Therefore, all aspirants who are going to attend the test can collect their admit cards. It is the responsibility of the candidate to collect the admit card before exam/interview. Candidates, please keep patience regarding admit card because admit card will be declared very soon. We suggest the applicants check our website frequently for more updates on admit cards.
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AIIMS Delhi Technician (Radiotherapy) and Lower Division Clerk Previous Papers
AIIMS Raipur Senior Resident Syllabus 2017 PDF – Exam Pattern
The AIIMS is going to organize the LDC Technician Post Recruitment Exam. Applicants who completed their online registration for this recruitment can download now AIIMS LDC Technician Exam Admit Card 2017 before 10 to 15 days of AIIMS LDC Technician Exam Date 2017. Here We have to arrange some steps for the applicants that will help them in downloading the call letter easily. So candidates are considered to submit the application form as soon as possible. Check the complete AIIMS LDC Technician Exam details in the below article. The AIIMS LDC Technician Exam Admit card will be provided very soon through online mode, and all eligible applicants should visit the official page regularly for more information regarding admit card, examination date, and other information. Check the below article for more information like selection process, age limit, Education Qualification etc.
About AIIMS:
AIIMS LDC Technician: All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi is a medical college and medical research public university based in New Delhi, India. The Institute was established in 1956 and operates autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The second campus of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS-II), spread over 330 acres(1.335 square kilometres) of land was visualised during period of Prof. Tirath Das Dogra as Director AIIMS Delhi and Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, (President, AIIMS) Minister of Health and Family welfare union of India in 2009 at Badhsa village in Haryana`s Jhajjar district.
Details About AIIMS LDC, Technician Exam:
|Name of the Organization
|All India Institute of Medical Sciences
|Also Known As
|Name of the Post
|LDC, Technician
|Application Mode
|Job Location
|Delhi, India
|Admit Card
Selection Procedure For AIIMS LDC, Technician Exam:
- Written Test for Technician
- Written Test and Skill Test for LDC.
Age Limit For AIIMS LDC, Technician Exam:
- Technician: Minimum Age 18 and Maximum Age 30
- LDC: Minimum Age 18 Maximum Age 27
- Age Relaxation Extra as per Rules
Eligibility For AIIMS LDC, Technician Exam:
- Degree/Diploma in Radiotherapy Technology with 2 Year Experience.
- 10+2 (Intermediate) Exam passed.
The following information is printed in candidates admission ticket:
- Coordinating institution
- Roll number
- Venue of test
- Subject
- Name of candidate
- Father's name
- Mother's name
- Email ID
- Date of test
- Paper wise timings
- Important instructions for the exam
Some Important Document To Carry For The Examination:
Candidates need to carry admit card with the photograph attached on it along with one of the following original documents with one photocopy:
- Driving license
- Passport
- PAN card
- Voter ID
- Employee ID
- Aadhar card
- College ID
- Any other identity proof issued by a Gazzetted Officer on official letterhead along with the photograph
- Or any other documents mentioned on the admit card other than above.
Steps To Download AIIMS LDC Technician Exam Admit Card:
Applicants who are going to appear in AIIMS LDC Technician exam should download admit card from official website. The Aspirant may follow as mentioned instructions to download AIIMS LDC Technician Admit Card.
- At first, you should log on the official website www.uppsc.up.nic.in
- Then on the main page, you need to click on the direct link of
- AIIMS LDC Technician Admit Card 2017.
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Claims have been made that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) powers are insufficient and by capping the top limit it will fall behind other regulators.
Speaking at a roundtable co-hosted with Sophos this week Stewart Room, partner in the privacy and information law group at Field Fisher Waterhouse, claimed that the current powers of the ICO were 'insufficient, under resourced and do not go anywhere near to what the regulator requires in order to properly perform'.
He said: "For instance the audit power, which at the moment only bites on government departments where the risk is across the economy, in terms of the financial power and the penalties concerned there is an absurdity in that position, not least of which the Financial Services Authority (FSA) fined a clearing bank £3 million in July 2009, so already fines have topped out at six times the amount that the Information Commissioner can give.
"Another point in respect to the fine is this, the moment you have a cap is the moment you limit the amount of ammunition in your armoury. If you take the UK's biggest data security breach that we are aware of, which is still HMRC with 25 million people, then you ask people where do you put that on a scale of zero to £500,000, most people would do it a few hundred thousand pounds. If the best you can think of is £500,00 for HMRC, then you don't understand security problems.
"The scope for failure and the scope for damage is vastly more than HMRC. So the problem we've got is that if we start burning through the fine at the £400,000-500,000 levels, on today's known cases, we will leave no bullets in the gun to deal with the really bad stuff which will emerge inevitably at some point in time. The security breach issue that we need to get our heads around is data protection is a really important part, but we could be dealing with critical national infrastructure issues but we are not talking about it."
He concluded by claiming that he was in favour of an uncapped penalty and said that it should be applied for serious cases in a mandatory reporting framework.
In response James Ford, head of the ICO's press office, said: "We have said that we will take a proportionate approach. We are a responsible regulator and we find reckless activity going on in terms of security breaches and now have this power to impose monetary power, as a responsible regulator should.
"We work within the regulatory framework that is set by the government, we work with the powers that we have, and the commissioner has made it clear that he will make full use of the powers made available to him.
"The monetary penalty is there for the most serious cases and we don't expect it to be used very often as it is there for the most serious, reckless security breaches and is there to deter breaches and organisations from making those mistakes. It is there to ensure better practice."
Earlier this week the information commissioner Christopher Graham said that he had never been busier following a rise of 20 per cent in reported freedom of information cases and a 30 per cent rise in data protection cases.
Speaking at the annual ICO report launch Graham said: "Technology, concerns about data security and the welcome focus on transparency of official information mean information rights are centre stage. We have made some significant internal changes to ensure we are best placed to deal with the increasing demands and expectations placed upon us by the public and the organisations we work with. Respect for information rights is not optional. Organisations that ignore their responsibilities will not only lose the confidence and trust of citizens and consumers but could face painful enforcement action from the ICO as well.
"I believe that the ICO has not just to be independent of government, but be seen to be independent. To carry out my duties effectively and with the full confidence of all parties, now is the time to formalise the governance arrangements for the Information Commissioner, suitable for an independent public official whose accountability is fully to Parliament, rather than primarily via Departments of State."


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Florence Nightingale
Unabridged Audiobook
Written By: Laura E. Richards
Narrated By: Anna Fields
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Date: August 2010
Duration: 3 hours 23 minutes
The name of Florence Nightingale is a household word, but the exact nature and scope of her work, and the difficulties and discouragement under which it was accomplished, are unknown to many in the present generation. This story of that justly beloved woman's life is told by one whose father was in part responsible for Miss Nightingale's decision to devote her life to nursing. Written with a rare sympathy and beauty of style, this uplifting account of a noble life will inspire young and old alike.


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This is a list of links to Twilight fanfic written by antis or fans who have not fallen under the influence of Meyers'
koolaid mind control drugs style of writing. Some of these fics are actually serious, while others are just humorous.
But they all have one thing in common: They're infinitely times better than the source material.
List of recommended fanficEdit
- Twilight the Rewrite- What the title says
- How New Moon Should Have Ended - The humorous version
- How Twilight New Moon Should have Ended - The serious version.
- The Realistic Version of Breaking Dawn - Bella and Edward realize the truth about their so-called "love".
- After Forever - You might actually end up feeling a little sorry for Bella in this one.
- Absolutely Nothing Important - A hilarious crossover with Doctor Who.
- If Bella Were Sane - What the title says.
- One Way Twilight Should Have Gone
- Killing Edward Cullen Buffy Style
- How Eclipse Should Have Ended
- How Breaking Dawn Should Have Ended
- How the Twilight Saga Should Have Ended
- Epiphany - A crossover with "A Nightmare Before Christmas". Jack and Sally help Bella sort her life out.
- Vampire Assassin - How Breaking Dawn should have ended instead of the
crappysappy ending.
- The Sad Truth About Twilight
- Tough Love - Bella gets her ass kicked. Hard.
- The Consequence - The Volturi are actual villains here and deal with Bella like they should have in the first place.
- The Wise Man and the Fool - Aro and the Volturi plan their revenge on the Cullens. It's actually a very good plan.
- Fallen Angel - Ouch. Just ouch.
- The Price of Illusion - Edward eats Bella. The end.
- Mama Bear - Esme cracks down on Edward and Alice.
- The Wake-up Call - Bella deals with Edward the way any normal human girl would. Like the plague.
- The Starvation Games - Hilarious crossover with The Hunger Games.
- Prerogative - Bella grows a spine and kicks Alice's ass
- Bettelheim - Bella dumps Edward AND Jacob
- Satellite Eyes - Crossover with BtVS
- Buffy the Sparklepire Slayer - No description needed
- Exclusion Zone - Bella's non-speshul human classmates kick her ass
- Let the Circle Be Unbroken - Leah kills the mutant hellspawn!
- Condemned - Another anti-imprinting story
- The Art of Self Deception
- Not Always a Happy Ending - Rosalie beats some sense into Bella
- Luminosity - If Twilight was a serious thing, and Bella a better protagonist. COMMENT: It's thought that we're a glitch reality and Meyer's Twilight is fanfic, with this being the actual series, and somehow the two have switched.
- 101 Ways To Kill Edward Cullen Exactly what the title says. Also has a sequel, 101 More Ways To Kill Edward Cullen
- Epiphany - The way sane people react to being kidnapped
- Other Bella - Vampire Bella goes back in time to warn her past self about Edward.
- No Means No - Sequel to Other Bella. Bella is tired of Edward not listening to her.
- Moments of Aftermath - Esme, Emmett and Rosalie beat some sense into Edward and Bella.
- The Wedding Crashers - Mainly the third story, but the other three in the series are worth a gander as well.
- The Twitard War - Do you like big battle scenes? Then this multi-series crossover fanfic is for you!
Feel free to add your own links to this list, as well as any comments
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The most important book anyone could read or study is the Bible. Some books help us understand subjects like human behavior, science, and history, and other books are simply entertaining. But the Bible takes us outside our physical universe into the heart of God.
The Bible is like a mobile library containing sixty-six different books. The two main divisions of the Bible are the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament tells the history of the nation Israel. The New Testament tells the story of Jesus Christ.
But the Bible is more than histories and stories. It is the only book God has ever authored. God is a communicator: He wants you to know Him, to know His ways and what He has for you. Because God is spirit, we can't see Him or touch Him. We can't peer at Him through a telescope or run experiments on Him in a laboratory. But God has spoken to us. The Bible is God's self-revelation. The truth about God; His nature, thoughts, and will are revealed in the Bible. It bridges the gap from the invisible God to our tangible world.
Your Creator had a design in mind when He made you. As you study the Bible, you not only discover God, but you learn what He wants your life to be, and what He demands from you. Reading the Bible is important because it holds the key to meaning and purpose. Sometimes you look at your overbooked agenda and say, "There's got to be more to life!" There is. The Bible tells us what that "More" is and how to find it.
The Bible makes promises to those who read it. For instance, it says it will revive your soul, make you wise, give you joy, enlighten your eyes, provide warning, and great reward (Psalm 19:7-11). In another place the Bible promises its readers hope, encouragement, and comfort. Best of all, however, the Bible tells us the truth about God and how to know Him. Through its message we can meet God, experience Him , and discover a relationship with Him.
In our church, we do exhaustive research into the history, language, and meaning of the Bible, so we can apply its lessons to the practical issues of our lives. We work hard at knowing God as He has revealed Himself to us. We take the teaching of the Bible seriously, and use it as a guide for living. We try to structure our personal lives and our church community life around the truth of the Bible. Our commitment to God and you is to do our best to help you really understand the Bible, and its place in your life.
Do you look forward to going to your mailbox and looking through your mail? How about playing back the messages on your answer-phone? Maybe you're hoping for a call from a friend, or a letter announcing that you've won a million dollar sweepstakes. The Bible is like a mailbox. God has placed messages in it for you. You can go to the Bible everyday to see what He has to say to you. We are here to help you understand God's message. We provide Bible studies, outlines, cassette tapes and other material to help you understand the Bible. We also have a research department that would love to answer your questions and assist your study of scripture. Various services offered at our church will enable you to read, understand, and enjoy this most important book ever written, the Holy Bible.
If you have questions, please give us a call. Calvary Chapel Paradise (530) 873-3114
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Selma to Montgomery
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Selma to Montgomery-(A Great Moment in History)
By Gregg L Greer, One World, Editor
On this date in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson informed Alabama's Governor George Wallace that he will utilize federal authority to order the Alabama National Guard to control a prepared civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery.
Bullying and bigotry had earlier blocked Selma's black population–over half the city–from registering and voting.
On Sunday, March 7, 1965, a gathering of 600 demonstrators marched on the capital city of Montgomery to oppose this disenfranchisement and the earlier murder of a black man, Jimmie Lee Jackson, by a state patrolman. In brutal scenes that aired on television, state and local police assaulted the marchers with billy clubs and tear gas. TV spectators far and wide were outraged by the pictures, and a protest march was organized just forty eight hours after "Bloody Sunday" by Martin Luther King, Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). King directed the marchers to turn back around, nevertheless, rather than carry out the march without federal constitutional support.
After an Alabama federal judge ruled on March 18 that a third march could go forward, President Johnson and his advisers worked instantly to find a way to guarantee the protection of King and his demonstrators on their passage from Selma to Montgomery. The most compelling obstacle in their way was Governor Wallace, an outspoken anti-integrationist who was reluctant to use any state funds on guarding the demonstrators. Hours after vowing to Johnson–in phone calls recorded by the White House–that he would order out the Alabama National Guard to preserve order, Wallace went on television and charged that Johnson should send in federal troops instead.
Infuriated, Johnson then ordered Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach to write a press release stating that because Wallace refused to use the 10,000 prepared guardsmen to preserve order in his state, Johnson himself was calling the guard up and giving them all required support. Some days following, 50,000 marcher joined King in an amazing 54 miles, under the observant perceptions of state and federal troops.
Entering safely in Montgomery on March 25, all attended when King delivered his famous "How Long, Not Long" speech from the steps of the Capitol building. The dispute between Johnson and Wallace–and Johnson's decisive response–was a significant turning point in the civil rights crusade. Within five months, Congress had enacted the Voting Rights Act, which Johnson boastfully endorsed into law on August 6, 1965.
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Tourist Attractions
Our top 10 Melbourne attractions
1. Federation Square:
Built to commemorate the Centenary of Federation in 2001, the bold design creates a series of interlocking and cascading spaces with building angles creating different views and connections. A popular meeting place, the square is always buzzing with activity and events both day and night.
2. Melbourne Cricket Ground:
There's nothing more Melbourne than a cricket match or football game at 'The G', but don't worry if there's nothing on the sporting schedule when you're in town, take a guided tour for a behind-the-scenes perspective and tread the hallowed grounds.
3. National Gallery of Victoria:
Australia's oldest and largest public gallery, is spread over two locations and houses more than 66,000 works across the mediums of painting, sculpture, antiquity, photography, decorative arts, furniture, fashion textiles and multimedia.
4. Queen Victoria Market:
Established in 1878, the 'Vic Market' is a must-do for any discerning foodie. Spanning two city blocks, the open-air stalls offer a plethora of local produce, imported cheese, delicatessen specialities, pastries, meat, poultry, fish and fresh flowers you will also find clothing, crafts and souvenirs.
5. Dandenong Ranges:
Towering trees, crisp mountain air and stunning natural scenery, the Dandenongs is around an hour's drive from Melbourne and the ideal place to escape the city's hustle and bustle. The village of Olinda, known for its gardens, crafts and picturesque falls is a lovely place to stop as is Ferntree Gully which boasts several bushwalking trails.
6. Arcades and Laneways:
Get lost as you explore Melbourne's many historic and charming arcades and laneways. Brimming with eclectic cafes, quirky boutiques and colourful street art, each has its own personality and hidden treasures to be discovered.
7. Eureka Skydeck:
Ride to the 88th floor of Southbank's Eureka Tower and take in the cityscape from the Southern Hemisphere's highest viewing platform. Those with a stomach for heights can step into "The Edge", a glass cube protruding from the side of the building.
8. Old Melbourne Gaol:
Built in the mid 1800's this bluestone compound is one of the city's oldest structures and was home to numerous infamous inmates including Ned Kelly, Squizzy Taylor and Chopper Read. History is brought to life with interactive displays and re-enactments and visitors can also take the Hangman's night tour if they dare.
9. Chapel Street:
Stretching 2km through the suburbs of South Yarra and Prahran, this is Melbourne's mecca for shopping, dining and nightlife. The renowned destination offers the ultimate high street experience and is the ideal place to discover boutique finds, vibrant culture, diverse dining and eclectic architecture.
10. Kings Domain Gardens:
Nestled alongside the Yarra River, these historic 19th-century gardens feature manicured lawns, fountains, pathways and a number of landmark structures including the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Government House, La Trobe Cottage and the sombre Shrine of Remembrance.


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The editing is nearly complete. My editor, Susan Walker, combines a sympathetic attitude with a persnickety eye for detail. We have the same goal: we want every word in 99 Jobs to be absolutely right.
I was interviewed by a radio show called Porch Talk about 99 Jobs and other topics including a few of my songs. It's a 28 minute show: http://www.neighborhoodradio.info/archived-broadcasts?af=porchtalk130915.mp3
Meanwhile I've been working on the cover design. Any opinions? Let me know.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Monday, September 9, 2013
The Terry and Joe Show
I'll be the featured reader, along with Terry Adams, at the Not Yet Dead Poets this Wednesday, Sept 11 at 7 pm. It'll be all poetry all the time.
The Not Yet Dead Poets are an open meeting at an art gallery in Redwood City: The Main Gallery, 1018 Main Street in Redwood City, near the NW corner of Middlefield and Main Streets. There's parking in the back.
Terry and I are planning to trade poems, each responding to the other, back and forth, like tennis except we'll be lobbing poems. Should be lively.
The Not Yet Dead Poets are an open meeting at an art gallery in Redwood City: The Main Gallery, 1018 Main Street in Redwood City, near the NW corner of Middlefield and Main Streets. There's parking in the back.
Terry and I are planning to trade poems, each responding to the other, back and forth, like tennis except we'll be lobbing poems. Should be lively.
|Terry Adams
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Friday, September 6, 2013
Kickstarter: the Grand Finale
From the messages I've received, and the pledges that have followed, I feel a community gathering around this book — from all over the planet. It's a community that cares about physical work in all its human aspects, from touching a life to nailing your thumb: what's funny, what's hard, what's uplifting, what's sad.
A warm and hearty thank you to everybody who pledged. Beyond giving me the funds, you've given me the spirit to create 99 Jobs. Now I must dive into the final bookmaking process: the assembly, the last edits, the design, the printing and distribution.
My bookmark-making partner, James Adams, just got married on September 4 and will be away for a few days of well-deserved play. When he returns, we will create several hundred bookmarks to give out as rewards. We just might create a few extra bookmarks, if anybody missed the deadline.
It looks like the special edition of More Jobs will be limited to 21 copies unless another order mysteriously appears in my inbox — sometimes my email takes a slow and circuitous route.
As for 99 Jobs, I hope to print hundreds of copies for the first run. And if the gods keep smiling, I'll print more.
I'll keep you posted.
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Monday, September 2, 2013
Kickstarter, Week Four: Labor Day
You all are wonderful. You've given me the backing — and the confidence — to launch 99 Jobs. I'm gratified that many of you remember my previous books and are eager for a new one. I'm delighted that some of you are discovering me for the first time. I'm thrilled at your world-wide distribution. You have pledged from Romania, China, Italy, England, Netherlands, Canada, Maine, New Jersey, Georgia, Montana, Kansas, Arizona, Hawaii, and of course from La Honda, the center of my world.
I'll continue to take pre-orders for 99 Jobs via Kickstarter through September 5. Each pre-ordered book will be personally signed by me — and inscribed any way that you wish. Your name (or a name of your choice — spouse, grandparent, lover) will be included on the Construction Crew List at the end of the book, if you have chosen that reward level. And each pre-ordered book will include one or more bookmarks made of vintage lumber, if you have chosen that reward level.
So far (morning, Sept 2), twenty people have reached the More Jobs reward level (besides the seventeen shown on the web page, three more have pledged at that level but couldn't make the reward button work — some kind of Kickstarter glitch). In the next five days, perhaps a few more will arrive. It will be a very limited, very special edition. An edition I'll be proud of.
But there's a problem. I was planning the More Jobs reward to be a small supplement of about a dozen stories. Now I find that there are simply too many I'd like to include — like, about a hundred. In addition to the ones I've already mentioned in the previous update, I could choose:
- The drug dealer in condo #2.
- A boy who was never born, now almost eighteen years old.
- Hillbillies in a mansion.
- An angel of death.
- Delivering babies … and a stove.
- A psychologist who tries to psyche me out of a payment.
- A decorator who has radioactive sex.
- More, more, more.
As for the 99 Jobs, they are already the very best. I'm buffing and polishing, nearly ready to launch. It's a product of labor. And love.
Thanks, everybody, for your warm and enthusiastic support.
Note: about the photo. Why does it look like I'll be hammering screws? Well, it happens sometimes. It's in the book...
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I started bowling three years ago, lawn bowls that is, not to be confused with indoor bowls or indeed carpet bowls …who would have thought there were so many different types and I haven't even mentioned crown bowls!
When I mention I Bowl, I'm always amazed by peoples reaction. I've been told that it's an old persons game that it's for people who can't do anything else ,that it's a clique for gossipy old men and women…..lots and lots of old myths and opinions.
I came to my club not knowing anyone, not knowing the history of the game, not knowing the etiquette involved and to be truthful some apprehension because I too had my own ideas about Bowlers! I joined the ladies section of the club and have had a ball. This summer I tried to bowl three times a week, more if there were friendlies and I even entered a few competitions. I've made some really good friends and met a lot of nice people, and been out in the fresh air too!
There was even one memorable afternoon when I was playing a pairs competition, my partner and I were being really well and truly beaten the rain was horizontal, we were soaked through and desperate to finish the game but no we were made to play on and on until we had covered all the rules. We were SO WET!!
The rest of the club were watching us from the clubhouse as we trailed our way through to the changing rooms leaving a trail of wet prints behind us!!!!
The time to join a Bowling Club is when you can!!!! Because you'll have a great time and who would guess about the skill involved, because believe me there is!!! There are lots of clubs throughout the country. We even took our bowls on holiday up north and spent a great time with the locals.
Enjoy and maybe I'll meet you on the Bowling Green.
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