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Master Data Management or Data Governance? Yes, Please
The marriage of master data management and data governance was probably not what singer/songwriter Jack Johnson had in mind when he composed "Better Together." But MDM and data governance are indeed a power couple whose union is equal to more than the sum of its parts.
As data sources and volumes continue to mushroom, so does the mandate to understand and implement strategic practices to extract the full value of the data, not just manage it. Making business data consistent and accessible across the enterprise is a critical first step in taming and putting big data to use.
An organization's ability to identify, access, integrate and synchronize data from multiple internal and external sources and then effectively govern that data over time using processes and policies is crucial. Collectively, the focused effort to manage master data coupled with an organization's ability to leverage sources of big data, especially social networks, will result in optimized business processes and measurable business performance improvements.
While there are different philosophies on the best ways to achieve MDM, one movement gaining traction focuses on the need for an evaluation of the entire data ecosystem, including processes, resources and deliverables. And while some still debate the primacy of MDM or data governance, the focus now needs to shift to unifying MDM and data governance to overcome both organizational and technical issues. The next evolution of managing and governing data isn't about deciding which comes first. Rather, the two related but distinct practices need to merge into a discipline called master data governance. This point of view is supported by independent industry experts, such as Aaron Zornes, chief research officer for The MDM Institute.
"Enterprise-level governance that spans both data and process is increasingly a key requirement put forth by IT executive management. While MDM purports to span the entire master data lifecycle – including creation, cleansing, harmonizing and archiving – business process management claims to dominate the same for the business process lifecycle. Such dogma makes it extremely difficult to execute either MDM or BPM to their full potential," said Zornes. "We believe that the solution is for master data governance to unify these two worlds to overcome both organizational and technical issues."
Before we examine the combined practice of master data governance, let's review its components.
Master Data Management and Data Governance
Any discussion involving the topics of data management and governance requires clarity around the types of data. For purposes of this discussion, we'll focus on three different types of organizational data: master, transactional and metadata.
Master data is the heart of business optimization and refers to core business data. This can include look-up data, such as standardized lists (e.g., product type, product category, unit of measure). It is data that changes infrequently and requires simple data governance and maintenance. Also commonly found in this data group are master attributes and key data. These are subsets of master data that define business objects such as products, customers, distributors and locations. Finally, master relationship data details data relationships among master data entities, such as customer, to product relationships and customer and product hierarchies. Once recorded, master relationship data constantly changes and requires ongoing governance and maintenance; this can be complex and a challenge for many organizations.
Transactional data describes discrete events and, once recorded, never changes, requiring no maintenance. They occur as discrete points in time and reference master data. For example, a record of business events such as orders, forecasts, inventory and sales history are classic examples of transactional data. Metadata refers to information about the data itself such as data type, definition and constraints.
Data governance can be defined as the practice of organizing and implementing principles, policies, procedures and standards for the effective use of data. Governance is essential as data volume grows if an organization expects any of the data to be useful. Governance, organizational and process changes are common barriers found in the majority of organizations despite significant progress in technology. As a result, companies of all sizes struggle to ensure a single version of the truth for their products or services and the associated data across their organizations in heterogeneous IT environments. The source systems are not in sync, are overloaded with stale data and simply cannot be accountable to deliver simple analytics such as "sales by customer across business lines."
Master Data Governance
Achieving master data governance requires organizational commitment in the following areas: enterprise data management, education and alignment of staff resources, and the establishment of a business-oriented enterprise governance of data.
Organizations should take a centralized approach with a master data governance process that supports the global identification and linking of "master" business entities and the relationships between them across the enterprise. This can include customer, product, geographic and reference data. They need to provision a complete data governance solution including workflow, business rules, user interfaces and data quality. A common multidomain data model should be used, and the process should create and manage a central repository of master data with real-time integration and synchronization of a single view of master data. Ideally, it should provide ongoing master data stewardship and governance capabilities through monitoring, corrective action, workflow and reporting.
Common core challenges with master data governance include the lack of access to a single, accurate view, with multiple sources not in sync across the enterprise. It is also common to see multiple business hierarchies using the same data and complex role-based workflows. Another pitfall involves placing too much focus on where the data is stored. Traditionally, many organizations have opted to create an operational data store that could be updated in real time or done offline. If structured properly, a data warehouse can act like an ODS, but an ODS can never perform as a data warehouse. The focus needs to be on the long-term needs of master data across domains in the enterprise.
Focus and Align Staff Toward Delivering Business Value
As the data volume grows, so must the skill set of staff. Big data scientists, enterprise architects, data stewards and line of business managers are now tasked with solving a very real and critical business problem: enterprise governance of data. The staff must be aligned around creating a centralized approach to master data governance. This alignment can be accomplished by creating a thoughtful dialogue within the organization that defines a single view of your master data.
Once the core functions and desired outcomes are understood, start developing a plan that is measurable, repeatable and leverages the technology infrastructure. Increase the chance of success by starting with a funded project that can be tied to a business metric. Remember that this is a journey and should be positioned accordingly and measured through phased deliverables. Finally, tell the story – through a roadmap illustrating the domains servicing various business functions with regular updates. Communication is vital to long-term success.
Five Key Takeaways
- Unifying MDM and data governance is essential to overcome both organizational and technical issues and addresses the need for evaluation of the entire data ecosystem, including processes, resources and deliverables.
- Master data governance is directly linked to business performance, and organizations that commit resources to data/business improvements and management will always outperform competitors who don't.
- Instead of blaming it on an organization's political or cultural climate, the misalignment or mismanagement of data should be viewed as an opportunity to create real business value.
- The importance of generating a single view of customers, products, locations and relationships cannot be stressed enough.
- Organizations can optimize business processes across functions, leverage their existing technology investment and build an integrated data workflow.


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Cantilever Construction facilitates Easy Travelling: the Tanaro Bridge in Italy
The city of Alessandria in northern Italy is located between two rivers, the Bormida and Tanaro, and as a result has been frequently flooded.
That is why construction work started on the "Variante" a short while ago. This 93km long special bypass will not only serve to relieve the traffic situation in the city center. In fact, the road is also designed as a dam structure that will protect the town from future floods.
DYWIT has been contributing to one of the bypass sections: the construction of the Tanaro Bridge. This bridge has a total length of 400m and is being built using the cantilever method.
The Tanaro Bridge consists of two parallel superstructures with 3 spans each. The bridge's main span is 100m, and the side spans have lengths of 50m each. DYWIT used Low Relaxation Strands Type 1670/1860 in sizes of 9,12 and 15x0,6" for longitudinally prestressing the bridge deck. In total, DYWIT supplied approximately 218t of strands including anchorages and sheathing. In addition, DYWIT also rented the equipment necessary for installation and provided technical assistance on site.
The Post-Tensioning Systems used facilitated the rapid completion of this innovative infrastructure project.

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Last Wednesday week, when the snowstorm was at its worst and anyone with sense stayed at home, a brave, mad few made the tough journey into Dublin city centre to honour a commitment to attend a fashion show to raise funds for Barnardo's.
But this was no ordinary fashion show. The brainchild of James English, of Couleur Productions, this was a show which included some of our current top models and a first reunion of Ireland's supermodels from the Eighties and Nineties -- a time when being a model meant great bone structure, excellent posture, fabulous legs and a walk in high heels that said: "I am the pinnacle of what it is to be a gorgeous goddess of a woman."
This was one show I did not want to miss and I wish to thank again the staff of Iarnrod Eireann and the Dart for truly embodying the meaning of service. They kept the city moving when everyone else seemed to have abandoned us. I salute ye.
I was dressed like I'd come from an Antarctic expedition and when Deirdre Kelly, the Angels Quest charity impresario, who had come from her own snow-affected fundraising event, saw me arrive, she commented laughingly: "Everyone here must love fashion very much -- or models."
Being the sharp woman she is, she nailed it in a sentence. The crappy journey on this crappy night was a labour of love to see these girls in action again.
I started out my career in fashion as a teenager dressing models for the Late Late Show Fashion Awards in the Eighties. Sheila Eustace was a star model then. She had incredible bone structure, flashing eyes and a distinctive walk on the ramp that was the essence of Lady and Power.
Sheila has been living in Spain for many years, so it was incredibly special to see her on the Barnardo's ramp this blizzardy night. Nothing seemed to have changed. The flashing eyes, the amazing face, body and walk were all there.
However, lightheartedness was the new addition in La Eustace. She was relaxed, funny and friendly. She happily told me she works only part-time.
"Well, as Maureen Dolan [another model and friend] told me -- no one ever died wishing they'd worked a few hours more," she said.
Sylvia Myers is another name that will be remembered affectionately by women (and men) in their 40s. A hugely popular model, her career spanned a long period. I think she looks better now than she did 20 years ago. She is the mother of young, twin daughters and she, too, was relaxed and thrilled to be reunited with her colleagues.
Motherhood was a significant development in most of our supermodels' lives. Lisa Cummins, Alison Canavan and Ruth Griffin all had babies within the past 12 months, and they looked incredible for it. Corina Grant and Marie Staunton have toddlers.
Poor Sandra Curley got snowed in in Drogheda. Jill Diffley and Nicole Lynch also got stranded. Thankfully, beauties Siobhan Mahon, Una Gibney, Sarah McGovern and Lynn Mpagi succeeded in getting to the event.
Watching Lisa work the ramp, using her body and eyeline to make the most of some of the striking evening-wear she was modelling, reminded me about how much modelling has changed in the past 15 years.
Lisa modelled the way the supermodels -- Helena, Linda, Claudia -- would have done it in their Versace mega-heyday. But on their heels came in the anti-glamour movement with its new dictate: modelling was no longer to be about beauty and exuberant joy, but pouting and seeming unhappiness. It has gone on too long, I say.
I wished Ireland's new generation of models had been at this show to learn how it can be done. Richard Lewis, whose collection looked amazing, has always held with models looking womanly, happy and classy. We stood together watching the girls do their stuff, delighting in them.
Organiser James said: "It was something myself and my wife Emma spoke about for a long time -- getting Ireland's truly great models back together. For me, they were the irreplaceable girls. They were the girls you looked up to. The first show I produced was 19 years ago and they were the first show girls I worked with, so, for me, to get them back was fantastic."
When Dame Street make-up school Make-upFabLicious approached James about doing a graduation show in aid of Barnardo's, he thought this was the perfect opportunity, knowing the models would want to support young talent as well as a children's charity.
As it turns out, everyone involved donated their time or money to the cause, including amazing violinist Tara Novak and the Cuban Salsa dancers who performed.
"We always try to add something different to make the show memorable, to give everyone a treat," Emma English told me.
The fashion on the catwalk was testimony to the Irish fashion industry's fighting spirit. It included clothes from boutiques such as Fran & Jane, Kabuki in Carrick-on-Shannon, Beverly Hills in Galway and Belfast, Olivia Danielle in Athlone, Dublin stores Couture Boutique (and online), Lara's, Chica, Diffusion and The Design Centre, jewellery by Dyrberg/ Kern and shoes supplied by Fitzpatrick's.
Irish designers Synan O'Mahony, Claire O'Connor, Patrick Casey's new bridal-wear range and Michael Leong's new head-pieces collection showed that Irish creativity is alive and kicking.
Plans for another supermodels show are in the pipeline for spring. Don't miss it -- even if this time a tornado hits.
On Wednesday there will be an evening of ethical designer fashion and accessories Christmas sale in the garden of Unicorn, in Waverly, Church Road, Greystone. There will be mulled wine, mince pies and special discounts, with 10 per cent of all sales going to Hope and Bray Lakers
Photography: Tony Gavin
Styling: Amanda Kevlin
Make-up: Make-upFabLicious Academy, www.makeupfablicious.com Hair: MOHH
Maeve O'Healy-Harte Academy Show
Production: James English and Couleur
Productions, www.couleurproductions.ie
Lighting and sound: Crystal Sound and Light AV
All shoes by Fitzpatrick's. Jewellery by Dyrberg/Kern
Shot on location in La Stampa, Dawson Street, D2
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Scabies Home > Scabies
Scabies is a skin infestation caused by a microscopic mite. It is spread by direct, prolonged, skin-to-skin contact with an infested person. Symptoms usually begin slowly, with a minor rash and itching that tends to be worse at night. Treatment for scabies involves killing the mites and treating any family members who have been in close contact with the infected person.
Scabies is an infestation of the skin with the microscopic mite Sarcoptes scabiei.
Scabies is a common infection found worldwide, and it affects people of all races and social classes. The condition spreads rapidly under crowded conditions where there is frequent skin-to-skin contact between people, such as in:
- Hospitals
- Institutions
- Childcare facilities
- Nursing homes.
As mentioned, scabies is caused by an infestation with the Sarcoptes scabiei mite and is spread by direct, prolonged, skin-to-skin contact with a person already infested. Contact must be prolonged (a quick handshake or hug will usually not spread it). Infestation is easily spread to sexual partners and household members. It may also occur by sharing clothing, towels, and bedding.
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How to Save with the ABC Warehouse Weekly Ad
By accessing the ABC Warehouse Weekly Ad at your convenience, this allows you to plan your shopping of the items you are interested in when you decide whether to purchase online or at a location you are planning to visit.
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- Go to https://abcwarehouse.shoplocal.com/.
- Once on the ABC Warehouse Weekly Ad website you will see the advertisement for the closest store automatically displayed at the top of the left hand corner of the page. You may change the location and search other nearby stores by clicking on view/change next to the address of the store displayed. This will show you other locations of stores nearby, or you may choose to search for others by entering the Zip Code or city and state of a location you are interested in visiting.
- For additional information on all of the items that ABC Warehouse has available click on the ABC Warehouse logo at the top left hand corner of the page and you will be taken to a customer friendly page that will allow you to browse all the items and savings available to you at ABC Warehouse.
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The magnificent Georgian mansion, designed by master builder Thomas Cubitt, is the setting for an exceptional collection of fifteen 2-4 bedroom luxury homes set within secluded parkland.
Sondes Place, with its elevated position and stunning views, is the perfect location for those who value the opportunity to live in this exclusive part of Surrey. It offers the beauty, tranquillity and privacy of the Surrey Hills, yet is a short walk from the charming High Street and cultural delights of Dorking.
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Seeding Sense
Finding a fit for variable planting can be a challenge.
Seeding Sense
Finding a fit for variable planting can be a challenge.
Planters are being loaded up with more and more technology and the ability to vary seeding rates across the field has become nearly universal. However, agronomists warn that situations where variable-rate seeding will actually pay are probably far less common.
"Variable-rate seeding has become a popular topic in coffee shops, internet chat rooms and crop production seminars because the ability to do it is rapidly becoming a standard accessory on corn planters," says Purdue University agronomist Bob Nielsen.
"However," adds Nielsen, "it's easy to let the technology to vary planting rates outpace the agronomic knowledge of how they should be varied."
The 'agronomy' behind variable-rate planting involves accurately defining management zones where enough variability exists to significantly increase yields or decrease costs. Giltner, Nebraska, farmer Ron Hunnicutt knows he needs to identify those areas and believes five years of experience with variable seeding has gotten him closer.
"We started out using yield maps as an indicator and since then have added layers of electrical conductivity (EC) data, grid soil sampling results and elevation information. We use a population of 32,000 under irrigation and 26,000 on dryland acres and vary it 2,000 to 4,000 either way. We feel we're doing a better job, but admittedly we've not measured the impact on yields," explains Hunnicutt.
On the other hand, corn grower Dave Nielsen has put variable-rate seeding to the test on his dryland farm near Lincoln, Nebraska, through the Nebraska On-Farm Research Network. "We put in side-by-side strips comparing our standard population (typically 30,000 per acre) to variable rates of 26,000 and 34,000. We used two years of yield data to determine where to change rates. In three years we've only seen an average yield increase of about one bushel per acre. That's certainly not enough to justify the time and equipment, especially at today's crop prices," says Nielsen.
Where it fits. Norm Mieth, advanced cropping systems specialist with Central Valley Coop in Sioux City, Iowa, says variable-rate seeding does fit in his area. "We have areas where heavy bottom ground and sand are in the same field, but they have dramatically different yield potential. Roughly 35% of our corn acres are seeded at variable-rate and some growers are using up to ten seeding rates within the same field," he says.
Brittany Bolte, agronomist with Yield Plus Agronomics, Atkinson, Nebraska, has been surprised by results from strip trials she's done the past two years. "We're getting higher yields when we drop the population on heavier ground and raise it on lighter soils. That's opposite of what most producers would think, but it's likely due to variables we can't control, like the weather," she says.
How many bushels. Variable-rate seeding may be easy enough to do with today's high-tech planters, but some agronomists are finding that it's harder to justify. "We've done over 80 seeding rate trials where we can analyze population by soil type and have seen very little evidence of a significant yield response to variable-rate seeding ," says Nielsen.
"When it comes to planting rate, today's hybrids have broad shoulders. You need a dramatic rate change to justify variable seeding, not a few thousand seeds," Nielsen adds.
"We encourage farmers to think in low, medium and high management zones," says Kansas State's Ignacio Ciampitti. "Low yielding areas (100 bushel or less) may need 16,000 plants; areas with potential above 150 bushel need 28000; and high yielding areas (200 bushel) 32,000 to 34,000."
University of Wisconsin agronomist Joe Lauer says his research shows that year-to-year variability in yields makes variable-rate seeding based on yield history a big challenge. "If you can tell me ahead of time what the weather will be, then I can make you a good variable-rate seeding map."
Lauer points to results from an intensive research project he's been involved with for two decades. "It only took us two years to find the spatial yield variability pattern in the field, but 20 years to prove hat it was consistent. Weather is the wild card—we've found that it causes four times more variability in year-to-year yield pattern than does location in the field."


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Huawei's flagship smartphone, the Huawei P20 Pro as well as its toned down version, the P20 Lite was launched in India by the Chinese brand today. A few weeks back, Huawei had launched three new devices in China, which also included the Huawei P20 along with the above two devices. However, the P20 wasn't launched in India. Both the new phones will be available exclusively through Amazon India starting May 3rd. The Huawei P20 Pro is priced at Rs. 64,999 whereas the P20 Lite is priced at Rs. 19,999.
Let's take a look at the specifications of both these phones:
Huawei P20 Lite
The P20 Lite is the lowest priced variant in the P20 series. It has a bezel-less 5.84-inch screen with a notch on the top. The display has a resolution slightly higher than Full HD+ which offers a more immersive experience to the viewers. There is a notch on the top and the display has very thin bezels on all sides. However, Huawei has offered a way to disable the bezel through software, wherein the whole top bar will turn black. In case you are one of those people who hates the notch with all your heart, the company has a contingency plan for that.
It has a dual-rear camera setup that combines a 16-megapixel and 2-megapixel sensor. The rear sensors have an aperture of f/2.2. On the front, there is a 16-megapixel selfie camera with an f/2.0 aperture.
On the performance side of things, the P20 Lite runs on HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset. It is an octa-core processor which is coupled with 4GB RAM. The phone gets Android 8.0 Oreo which is layered with Huawei's custom EMUI 8.1 out of the box. In terms of storage, there are two variants i.e. 32GB and 64GB.
The phone is powered by a 3000mAh battery unit. It also has fast charging support and comes with a 9V/2A charger. The P20 Lite has got a reversible USB Type-C port and a 3.5mm jack as connectivity and audio ports.
Huawei P20 Pro
The P20 Pro is a top-notch flagship device that competes with the likes of iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S9 and the Google Pixel 2. The major highlight of the device is that it comes with three rear cameras. In total, the rear setup constitutes of a 40-megapixel RGB sensor, a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor and a 8-megapixel sensor that offers 3x optical zoom and 10x digital zoom. If you are someone who is into photography, this phone is definitely equipped to please. For selfies and video calling, there's a 25-megapixel camera on the front.
The P20 Pro fits a 6.1-inch Full HD+ Display which is made up of an OLED panel. It is a bezel-less display with a notch on the top. On the bottom chin, there's a home button which doubles up as a fingerprint sensor. The phone is IP67 certified which makes it water and dust resistant.
On the performance front, there's a flagship level HiSilicon 970 chipset running the show. It is further coupled with 6GB of RAM for superior multi-tasking. The processor also has a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) which claims to offer 60% faster system responsiveness and 50% smoother operation. The device runs on Android 8.1 Oreo but is layered with the brand's own EMUI 8.1. It has support for Google's ARCore and even the Google Assistant is well customized. It also gets 360-degree Face Unlock feature which promises to unlock the phone in mere 0.6 seconds. The P20 Pro has 128GB of internal storage which cannot be expanded via external means. Considering the size of images that the P20 Pro is capable of capturing, an SD card support would have definitely been appreciated. In lieu to that, Huawei could have included a 256GB variant too, however it hasn't.
A 4000mAh battery unit powers the phone and it also supports Huawei's SuperCharge which claims to top up 58% in just 30 minutes. It has a USB Type-C port and a 3.5mm headphone jack among other common connectivity options.
Both the devices are positioned in very different price ranges. One is a mid-budget smartphone whereas the other one a top-notch flagship. What is your opinion about the newly launched phones by Huawei? Let us know in the comments below.


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Video: 22TB-IP – Talk-Back IP Ceiling Tile Speaker
This product introduction video will take you from unboxing to wiring Viking Electronics' latest VoIP SIP paging speaker the 22TB-IP. This talk-back capable network ceiling speaker is PoE powered, capable of end-point (or unicast) and multicast paging, and is able to receive updates and programming over the network.
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Last Wednesday, March 20 MEA members met in the Polson Middle School auditorium to vote on a proposed Memorandum of Agreement that would minimize the number of extreme weather days teachers would have to make up at the end of June. This agreement would reduce the number of calendar work days in our contract from 188 to 186, but would require our members to attend professional development workshops outside of the normal work day in lieu of attending two 6-hour professional development sessions that would occur after June 27 and/or during April vacation. The decision of how to make up the 12 hours outside of the normal work day will be determined on a school-by-school basis at the building level. Currently the last day of school for students is June 25. June 26 and 27 will each be used for a full day of professional development for teachers. A teacher who is legitimately absent due to a sick day or personal day on June 26 or June 27 will be charged a sick or personal day. If the teacher is legitimately absent on any of the extended work days, then the amount of time debited will be equivalent to the length of the extension, but not to exceed 1¼ sick or personal day.
A motion was carried to vote on this proposed MOA, and it was ratified unanimously. To view the full MOA, click here.


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Since the mid 2000's, GT40's have come back into the lime light of automotive history with a fury. From production cars mimicking them, to diecast collectibles, we can't armchair race these days without hearing those two letters and numbers.
I'm as much a GT40-o-phile as anybody else, and seeing the plethora of models for sale in many liveries makes me want to collect them all. Yet, I see a few eluding the collectors world that have as much significance as the 1966, or 1967 winner, or even chassis P1075 (1968 and 1969 Le Mans winner) so I've decided to take a sad looking model, and turn it into a one of a kind model(or at least till I lose interest, thanks ADD) specifically, chassis P1031/1047.
Through these adventures that could last months, even years, I will be doing everything from step by step updates, to throwing endless amounts of history on here, and even some personal GT40/racing related stories, and I hope not just LaLD follows, but those of Jalopnik, and Kinja. I'm not a one man army, so I'll even be asking you, the community, to lend a hand in this epic adventure!


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By TERI M BETHEL
When tragedy strikes you realise how fragile life is, regardless of your age, social standing, or wealth. During these traumatic times our differences can seem so minuscule in comparison to the bigger picture of life. In walking through your challenges, the stress that often accompanies trauma can affect relationships negatively if left unchecked.
Crying is not a sign of weakness
Those who were viewed as the pillars of the family can become fragile. This is an excellent opportunity for families to come together to help each other overcome their loss. The old saying "Big boys don't cry" has kept many in fear of expressing themselves for dread of being considered weak. Weeping or expressing sorrow for a season is not a reflection of weakness. Rather than judging, choose to be supportive as your loved one goes through a difficult time.
According to Dr Judith Orloff, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA and the author of "The Empath's Survival Guide", our bodies produce three kinds of tears: reflex, continuous and emotional. She notes that each type has different healing roles. Dr William Frey at the Ramsey Medical Centre in Minneapolis says emotional tears have benefits. They contain stress hormones which get excreted from the body through crying. After studying the composition of tears, Dr Frey found that emotional tears shed these hormones and other toxins which accumulate during stress. So crying can be beneficial when you are experiencing trauma. However, if you find that you are crying for extended periods and are experiencing depression you should consider speaking with a professional counsellor or pastor to help you through this time.
Identifying survivor's guilt
Regardless of where on the spectrum you fall, after going through a natural or personal disaster in life there are sometimes haunting thoughts that keep people from celebrating, or at the least being grateful for a favourable outcome. A gentleman who overcame cancer after battling it for many years found himself in a slump. Why he survived the ordeal when countless others had not was the new war he waged as depression quietly slipped in. The 9/11 tragedy in the United States of America had its own survivor's guilt challenges in the aftermath of New York's Twin Tower catastrophe.
But what about natural disasters--situations when your loss is not as traumatic as your neighbour who may have lost a home, or even a family member, who has nowhere to turn? The pain is real and can be magnified even more when there seems to be no apparent solution to ease your neighbour's agony. In addition to seeking help, those experiencing this guilt need to be celebrated and affirmed by their loved ones and community.
Silencing the rising beast
In a society that is reeling from the impact of an unprecedented natural disaster, social media, along with some unseasoned news forums, have become anti-social in propagating information. Those who never had a voice, and some that did, are displaying unfettered and many times irresponsible views with no consideration of the emotional damage they are doing to others. In many instances, hearsay is being spread to people who are easily incited and won't fact-check, but will rather quickly accept the information as truth. Unfortunately, very few of these purveyors correct erroneous statements after their comments have been debunked by those who are informed.
This type of activity, which from the outside appears to be one of solidarity in standing with our brothers and sisters, is in fact having the opposite effect. It is instilling more fear, riling up anger and unrest in a nation that is in desperate need of solidarity. Undermining the efforts of those who are attempting to save and restore some form of normalcy until a heartier solution is determined is counterproductive.
What can the ordinary person do?
Rather than using your words to break down, let's come together to rebuild. As a community, with youngsters looking to us as an example of how we ought to conduct ourselves, let's show them how we can positively impact our family, friends and neighbours. Small-minded people complain and agitate, while responsible people see the problem and look to help with the implementation of solutions. Perhaps we are not all on the same level in what we can do or give, but here are a few suggestions that may add value to the lives of those in distress:
• Pray for the safety, recovery, peace of mind and restoration of our people.
• Pray that our leaders and first responders exercise wisdom and sensitivity in the recovery and restoration effort.
• Comfort those who have lost loved ones, homes, livelihood, pets, et cetera.
• Ask how you can help to lift the burden of those experiencing loss.
• Donate what you can to support the recovery effort.
• Volunteer your time to local charities and feeding centres.
• Encourage your church to adopt several families for spiritual, emotional and physical care.
• Refuse to use a natural disaster as a political football field.
• Host a family in your home for a meal and/or shelter.
• Sponsor a rental house for a family.
• Provide transportation to those needing to sort out their medical and other concerns.
• Help to connect families to local or international relatives.
• Organise family members to assist in providing school supplies for children.
• Limit the amount of traumatic news/photos shared with youngsters.
• Mute conversations with suppliers of negativity.
• Be appreciative of those who are assisting in the recovery effort.
Today, not long after Hurricane Dorian wielded his destruction, thousands of skilled and unskilled Bahamians, residents and visitors have banded together to lend their assistance to save lives and rebuild our nation. As a people, we can stand like Nehemiah, a simple cup-bearer to King Artaxerxes of Persia, who received permission to rebuild the walls of his city, Jerusalem. In the process of building, he was goaded by the idle, disruptive Sanballat to discontinue the work. Nehemiah decided he would not stop; instead, he continued the task until completion. Nehemiah was a layman who got the job done.
We are a gifted, resilient people. Despite this overwhelming tragedy, we are a blessed nation. Should we choose to stand together, with God's help, we can overcome the obstacles we face and allow healing to come to our land.
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Everyone today that has a business of their own is no doubt always trying to find some new ways that they can take their business to the next level today. If you want your business to be the best that it can be, then it is important to make sure that your commercial center is very well maintained. If you find that there is a problem with the roof, then you should do something about this right away. The best thing that you can do is to go and get commercial roof repair services. When you get commercial roof repair services, you will find that there are a lot of benefits that you can enjoy. Everyone who has never done anything like this in the past will no doubt be wondering what exactly the benefits that come along with getting commercial roofing repair services are exactly. Right now, we are going to have a quick glance at a few of the plentiful advantages that all people who go on ahead and get commercial roofing repair services will most certainly enjoy when they do so.
When you go and get commercial roof repair, you can enjoy the fact that your roof is going to be very well repaired indeed. Everyone today should be aware of the fact that roofing repair is actually a very difficult job to do properly, especially in commercial centers. That is why all people should know that the best thing they can do is to go and hire the professionals to fix the roof. Everyone who just gets some people to fix their roof for them will find that they can never do a good job at all. And everyone should also know that there is a big chance that these people will destroy the roof even more than before! That is why you should go and get commercial roof repair so that you roof will be restored back to top condition.
People that go on ahead and get commercial roof repair will also find that this is by far the safest way to get things done. The reason for this is because roofing repair is actually a very dangerous job. Everyone should be aware that this job is especially dangerous when it is commercial buildings that are concerned. People will be happy to know though that the professionals have all the safety equipment, and they know all the dangers as well. This is why whenever people go and get commercial roofing repair services, they will be very happy to know that absolutely no one will get hurt because this is by far the safest way to get things done.
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UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Visiting Professor Presentation:
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Tis the season! This Christmas, treat your spicy, craving taste-buds with the taste of authentic Peach & Chilli Chutney. Learn and cook this easy yet delicious recipe at home and serve your loved ones an added flavour of feast this season.
Peach & Chilli Chutney is a special chutney made out of sweet juicy fruits with cardamom, spicy chilies, and ginger.
- Prepare Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Recipe Servings: 2 Jars
- Red Chillies - 6 (Thumb-sized, finely chopped)
- Peach - 700gms. (Peeled and cut into small dice)
- Onion - 1, finely sliced.
- Cumin Seed - 1 Tbsp
- Vegetable Oil - 1 Tbsp
- Ginger - Thumb-sized (Peeled and finely cut)
- Cardamom seeds - 15
- Light Brown Sugar - 200gms.
- Cider Vinegar - 250ml
Now reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, until most of the liquid becomes evaporated and until the peaches become softened. This might take up to 45 minutes. In the meantime, sterilize your jars.
Now the Chutney is ready. Transfer the Chutney to the jars, seal and leave it for cooling before you serve it. You can store the Chutney in a cool, dry place for up to 1 year. Once opened, keep the jar in the fridge after each use and make sure to consume all of the Chutney within 4 weeks.
Bonus tip:
Wash and clean up the jars and lids in hot soapy water, rinse, remove seals, then dry in a low oven for about 5-10 minutes.
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If you're a drone racer then I don't need to tell you what the MultiGP Championships are. If you aren't a drone racer, then let me explain. The MultiGP organization is run with racers in mind. This means that they focus on providing a high quality race that is tailored for fierce competition and hardcore racing! Among the racing community, MultiGP has earned the most respect of any of the wanna-be organisations due to the well thought out structure of their events, the rigour of their planning and the execution of their vision. The Drone Nationals organizers (DSA) could really learn a thing or two from these guys after their widely publicised failure of an event in New York a few weeks earlier. Let's hope they were in attendance.
Back to the event.
The event was held over the Labor Day weekend in Muncie Indiana at the AMA Headquarters. This was extremely symbolic in that the AMA showed the community that it is onboard and ready to support drone racing.
Pilots had the opportunity to qualify via a range of different avenues. These included:
- Placing first in a MultiGP Regional Qualifier
- Be one of the 16 runners up in the 2015 MultiGP Championship
- Be one of the 60 runners up in the State wide MultiGP Regional Championship Series
- Log a fast UTT (Youtube time trial) time to be able to compete the day prior and gain entry to the event.
All of the requirements for entry were available months before the event so that racers could plan, organize and strategize as to how they might be able to compete on the day. Full details are here http://www.multigp.com/page/2016-MultiGP-Drone-Racing-Championship.
The best racers were all in attendance including Braindrain, JET, Nytfury, A_Nub, Bapu, Willard_FPV and MAD_AIR. The competition was fierce, friendly and fast! Friends were pitted against friends, room-mates against room-mates and Nationals Champions against would-be Nationals Champions. However, after two days of racing and with 52 pilots competing the event needed to get to it's business end by whittling the racers down to the top 16. See list on the side.
With the top 16 pilots picked and ready to race it, the final afternoon was set for some action and the event didn't disappoint. There were thrills and spills, problems with take-offs and gates were hit but at the end of the day (as Highlander says) there can be only ONE.
With the day's racing times having been dominated by Shaun Taylor AKA Nytfury from Team Multistar, the final was a mere formality with Nytfury cruising to victory. This makes Nytfury the only person to have won back-to-back MultiGP Championships.
On a side note, Nytfury didn't qualify for the Drone Worlds in spite of being the in-form drone racer for the past two years. His qualification was based on his performance at the US Drone Nationals where he crashed out. The US Nationals hadn't ironed out their rules which wouldn't allowed Nytfury another channel to qualify (as most organizations do) so, unfortunately, he won't be competing in the individual race event at the Worlds. Let's hope the Worlds organisers (DSA) grant him a wild-card as it would be a shame not have such a wonderful competitor compete and would genuinely cast a shadow over the validity of any eventual winner.


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Take Action Today! California sportsmen should contact Gov. Brown and ask him to veto Senate Bill 1487. Gov. Brown has until Sept. 30 to veto or sign SB 1487 into law. SB 1487 is bad for wildlife, and it's unfair to hunters. California sportsmen can contact the governor's office by clicking on the following link: https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov39mail/index.php?h=1
With just days to go before California's legislature adjourns, the State Assembly dealt sportsmen and wildlife conservation a low blow by sending legislation to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk that would ban the import of most of Africa's iconic Big Five species. On Aug. 31, Senate Bill 1487, sponsored by Senator Henry I. Stern (D- Canoga Park), passed the Assembly by a vote of 55 to 20. The bill had previously passed the California Senate on May 30 27-7.
Also known as the Iconic African Species Protection Act, SB 1487 would ban the importation of body parts from elephants, lions, leopards, and black or white rhinos, unless they are being used for educational or scientific purposes. Anyone in violation of the act could face a fine of $5,000 to $50,000. Senate Bill 1487 will now head to Gov. Brown's desk to be signed into law.
Currently, American hunters may hunt Africa's Big Five, which include elephants, lions, leopards, black or white rhinos and Cape buffalos as long as they obtain the proper import permits from both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and be legally permitted to hunt those species in the range countries. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service only issues import permits for hunts that occur in countries that maintain sound conservation plans that help improve threatened and endangered wildlife. Dollars spent by American hunters fund anti-poaching operations and provide much needed funds to villages in those countries.
Gov. Brown's signature would make California the third state to enact similar restrictions. The New Jersey legislature enacted a ban on all species of the Big 5 in 2016. Washington State voters approved a ballot initiative in 2015 that banned the trade of ivory and parts of some animals, which include trophies from elephants, leopards, lions, rhinos, sharks and others.
"The worst part of Senate Bill 1487 is that it will actually hurt Africa's iconic Big 5, and the villages that depend on hunter dollars for survival," said Luke Houghton associate director of state services for Sportsmen's Alliance. "SB 1487 will dry up funds used for anti-poaching enforcement while poaching itself will increase as the number of American hunters decreases."
About the Sportsmen's Alliance: The Sportsmen's Alliance protects and defends America's wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits – hunting, fishing and trapping – that generate the money to pay for them. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation is responsible for public education, legal defense and research. Its mission is accomplished through several distinct programs coordinated to provide the most complete defense possible. Stay connected to Sportsmen's Alliance: Online, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


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An original concert poster from Neil Young's four night (solo acoustic) stand at Carnegie Hall in NYC in January of 2014, signed in gold marker by Neil Young.
The poster was designed by Blek Le Rat, who is well known as one of the first French Graffiti Artists (and a major influence on Banksy).
Printed on heavy card-stock, the poster measures 24″ x 36″. Neil's office rolled the posters to ship them to us, and dinged the corners a little when shipping. It will frame up beautifully but is mentioned for accuracy.
Signed at a very rare official private autograph session.
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An upcoming event at The Crossing Arts Alliance is a lecture and demonstration by Bonnie Cutts. Cutts is a Certified Working Artist using Golden Paint. The event is being held on Wednesday, August 14, from 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Throughout this two-hour presentation, attendees will learn about a variety of GOLDEN acrylics and the inherent possibilities of acrylic materials. Extensive information about acrylic paints, gels and mediums is presented, including OPEN and High Flow acrylics. Attendees will see how acrylic paints and gels mix together, as well as several examples of materials in a variety of applications, and learn to extend their paint to save money and how to mix gels with paints to create gorgeous textures and surfaces to paint on. Open to all levels of painting experience. Information packets and free samples provided for all attending. This will be a lecture and demo, not a participatory event.
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Seasons2016-17Everton News
Raiola: Lukaku could sign new deal with Everton
Lukaku, who sustained a minor injury against Middlesbrough on Saturday, has been the subject of months of speculation over his future after he signalled his desire to sign for a Champions League club towards the end of last season.
Following a middling Euro2016 and a dearth of clubs willing to pay Everton's asking price, the 23-year-old returned after his summer break saying he would he stay with the Blues for another year.
No doubt influenced by the team having made an excellent start to the new season, it now appears as though he could extend the terms he signed two years ago, however, following Mino Raiola's latest comments in the press.
"We are talking," the 'super agent' is quoted as saying. "Yes, it is possible that he could stay."
"This year the message was clear he was not for sale and he is really happy there at the moment. We are happy with what the club is doing now, we will see how the season goes.
"I spoke with him after his hat-trick against Sunderland. I said you were rubbish, you should have scored six!"
To listen to Lukaku prior to the European Championships, it seemed as though he had his heart set on a move away from Goodison Park and he even went as far as to claim he had a good idea of where he would end up.
Having made it clear that they didn't want to lose him, Everton didn't receive any bids for him and he came to terms with the fact that he would be spending the next year at least on Merseyside.
With Ronald Koeman turning the team's fortunes back around again, that might turn out to have been an ideal turn of events for the striker..
"There was talk of Juventus but no one can afford him in Italy," Raiola explained. "Outside of England, realistically the only clubs that can afford him are Paris Saint Germain, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid.
"The beauty for Everton is the chairman Bill Kenwright. This man is one of the most amazing men I have met in my 35 years in football.
"I would like to have as owner of my football club. He knows what players really need I believe, he is a great character who loves his club. It is a great strength." Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-3795620/Mino-Raiola-Romelu-Lukaku-Outside-Premier-League-PSG-Bayern-Munich-Barcelona-Real-Madrid-afford-Everton-star.html#ixzz4KgIptpnb Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
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1 Posted 19/09/2016 at 00:37:19
Mino also said that he told Rom he should have had six and not three goals from the game with Sunderland, but admits that no Italian club could realistically afford him and only Europe's top clubs, PSG, Bayern and Real Madrid would be able to match the player's valuation.
Standby for some interesting stuff on our Chairman who Mino says "The beauty for Everton is the chairman Bill Kenwright. This man is one of the most amazing men I have met in my 35 years in football.
'I would like to have as owner of my football club. He knows what players really need I believe, he is a great character who loves his club. It is a great strength.'
That last bit about Bill may or may not be accurate, however, let's hope the contract offer isn't so generous as to alienate the rest of Rom's team-mates, if the Belgian decides to sign up to the Everton "project".
2 Posted 19/09/2016 at 07:47:34
3 Posted 19/09/2016 at 07:59:42
4 Posted 19/09/2016 at 08:01:50
5 Posted 19/09/2016 at 08:07:22
I am glad the agent is happy with the way things are now. Perhaps we could sign him up to partner Rom upfront.
6 Posted 19/09/2016 at 08:15:00
In a month's time, new contract or not, Rom and his gutter agent will be mouthing off about a move to a 'bigger club' and we will get frustrated all over again. I would rather be frustrated knowing he was getting 㿭,000 a week or whatever obscene amount he 'earns', rather than upping it to 𧴜,000 a week. Surely I am not alone here?
7 Posted 19/09/2016 at 08:16:24
Even Raiola's been sucked by Bill's BS!
8 Posted 19/09/2016 at 08:19:53
9 Posted 19/09/2016 at 08:25:08
That said, getting Rom to sign a new deal would be huge for us.
Lastly, if Juventus wanted Rom, they could have afforded him, the Higuin fee would have easily secured Rom's signature.
10 Posted 19/09/2016 at 08:28:22
This Riola character is a real piece of work. Him and his ilk will be the very reason I eventually give up on football.
11 Posted 19/09/2016 at 08:58:43
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13 Posted 19/09/2016 at 09:31:56
Reading between the lines this sounds like it could be good news simply as a barometer of where we are going as a club though – within a matter of months the tide appears to be turning. Have we gone from pariahs to "players"...?
Maybe the options away from Goodison Park aren't that plentiful, or attractive as they once were after all. Long may it continue.
15 Posted 19/09/2016 at 09:47:07
I don't get the clamour for a buy-out clause. If he has a buy-out clause of say 㿲 million, that means putting a maximum sale price, not a minimum one. In Spain it is a legal necessity, not here. No benefit for the club.
16 Posted 19/09/2016 at 10:05:18
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18 Posted 19/09/2016 at 10:08:48
As I am unable to get a big fat agent fee for getting Rom a transfer, I will now work on getting a big fat agent fee for getting him a new contract at Everton.
19 Posted 19/09/2016 at 10:23:23
Regardless, I'd see it as plus for Everton, because if Rom is happy and stays fit, he could break the 30-goal barrier and propel the club towards top 6 or hopefully top 4.
20 Posted 19/09/2016 at 10:23:52
Exactly...well, kind of.
The fee, say £70M, is the stipulated amount at which Everton would HAVE TO accept a transfer. Nobody would offer higher, obviously. But we wouldn't ever have to accept any lower.
It will be Rom and his agent that want the buy-out clause. Everton's job is to make sure that figure is as high as possible. £90M would do for me if he really wants that £100k per week and another bumper signing on fee.
21 Posted 19/09/2016 at 10:39:53
If this transfer window has taught us anything its that we better hang on to Rom if we can because regardless of the money it is very hard to replace him with similar ability because without CL football they just don't want to come to us. Hopefully that will soon change...but we need a top 4 finish to get that momentum really rolling.
22 Posted 19/09/2016 at 10:55:10
Also he could run his contract down and we've wasted at least the initial 㿈m we spent on him.
Makes sense for us to tie him down, he might be better off not signing and keeping his options open we'd be forced to sell him next summer anyway for lower than his true value.
23 Posted 19/09/2016 at 11:06:46
Yes, that for me is the more interesting part of this (as opposed to is he or isn't he poo, a knob, has a knob agent, etc etc) – it's maybe an indication of where we've got to already under Ronald Koeman.
24 Posted 19/09/2016 at 11:32:37
25 Posted 19/09/2016 at 11:53:57
Rom is a 20+ goal a season centre forward in the mould of Bob Latchford (oh Bob didn't honour his contract with Birmingham either or for Everton for that matter) who wants top level football. He's a rarity and is getting better, why do people want to knock him FFS.
If we can keep him great, if we can't we will get good money for him.
Just enjoy him while he's here, many others wish they had him.
26 Posted 19/09/2016 at 12:06:32
27 Posted 19/09/2016 at 12:16:33
I agree with you, we are lucky to have him. It's not the money he is after that's why he signed for us and not stayed at Chelsea.
We've finished 11th the last two seasons and last season was not his fault, no surprise he wanted away to better himself.
Hopefully we'll continue to do well so that he stays, he is rare player IMO.
28 Posted 19/09/2016 at 12:23:16
29 Posted 19/09/2016 at 12:24:13
I don't mind having a buy-out clause, but in light of the escalation of recent transfer fees, I would hope the buy out would be £100 million, no less. In a few years, I am sure that would be a realistic price for him, simply because the mad world of football is unlike any other.
I think that, sometimes, these buyout fees can clarify the situation for all parties. It's basically 'put up or shut up' for any interested parties.
30 Posted 19/09/2016 at 12:28:19
Can't see the benefit to us of giving him a new contract tbh. Get rid at the end of the season.
31 Posted 19/09/2016 at 12:37:50
If he doesn't sign a new one, Everton won't get as much next summer with 2 years left. Say 㿞 mill rather than 㿲 mill. And if he doesn't go then it could well be 㿀 mill season after. If we're lucky.
32 Posted 19/09/2016 at 12:38:48
Imagine we put one in for Stones when we signed him. A 㿀m or 㿅m buy out clause would seem reasonable when we bought him!
So no, do not insert any buy-out clause in for Rom... or if you do, account for the ridiculous levels of inflation and make that clause 𧶀m.
33 Posted 19/09/2016 at 13:00:55
1) With the ridiculous inflation on transfer prices, nobody knows how far it will go in a few years time. It would be unwise to put a minimum release clause in his contract. It could very well be that 𧴜m is the going rate for a mid-table striker in two years time. If Lukaku scores 30 a season by that time, we will be kicking ourselves.
2) Same goes for salaries. Give him 𧴜k a week now for two or three extra years on his contract, could prove to be the bargain of the century in a couple of years time. Wouldn't surprise me with the way the market is going, that a mid-table striker fetches 𧶀k a week in a few years time.
3) Why am I taking the words of that clown Raiola seriously?
34 Posted 19/09/2016 at 13:10:43
35 Posted 19/09/2016 at 13:20:42
Reminds me of BK offering Martinez a contract after one good season. Are we to offer Lukaku a new contract after a hat-trick against a struggling team? He did not look a 𧴰k-a-week player on Saturday.
Hilarious that the Fantasy Football people effectively gave him the MotM bonus points. Maybe Raiola has a hand in there as well. I don't know the answer to this conundrum, but would like to see a few more goals before we renegotiate, especially with a player who tends to blow hot and cold.
I have been reading Colin Harvey's book and he speaks of the high number of written transfer requests from Bob Latchford that Billy Bingham used to wrap his cigars in and burn. Bob also stopped the Club Secretary in his car in traffic and posted a request in the window when it was rolled down.
36 Posted 19/09/2016 at 13:20:46
Regardless of the usual nonesense from the media, if Lukaku does renew his contract I'll be more than chuffed. He's a rarity. And his job is to score goals, not to be the world's leading diplomat just to please some Evertonians.
37 Posted 19/09/2016 at 13:24:39
While we're doing well, I wouldn't be surprised to see this deal happen. It certainly won't mean that he'll definitely be staying.
38 Posted 19/09/2016 at 13:35:24
39 Posted 19/09/2016 at 13:36:18
40 Posted 19/09/2016 at 13:42:49
After the Martinez contract fiasco I'm surprised they let Bill anywhere near but then, it is his fax machine.
I'd like to see Lukaku stay but someone has to explain the rule book to him and does this help Mr Koeman sort out dressing room differences?
As Bill rides off into the Boys Pen, we never even got to say thank you.
41 Posted 19/09/2016 at 13:51:08
42 Posted 19/09/2016 at 13:54:34
Eighteen months of bluster about a big move being just around the corner for his boy and the best he can deliver is looking like a new contract with the same club he claimed he would never have countenanced his client signing for if he had been in charge of his career sooner.Â
What's his super power? The ability to scoff shitloads of humble pie without heaving?Â
"Stand back citizen!! Super Agent is here to save...err..face."
43 Posted 19/09/2016 at 14:03:48
45 Posted 19/09/2016 at 14:40:22
46 Posted 19/09/2016 at 15:13:01
47 Posted 19/09/2016 at 15:18:00
48 Posted 19/09/2016 at 15:46:22
Extend his contract, pay him more and ensure a handsome return if he moves.
49 Posted 19/09/2016 at 15:47:18
Leeches like Payola or whatever his name is deserve less respect than a dog turd on the street in my opinion and, young or not, all the players in the club need to buy into the desire to bust a gut every day in a bid to win matches and then the even greater rewards they and their leeches seek.
Naïve, maybe... but the notion of just having to swallow "professional" shit because that's just how the world is won't do for me. I mean you no offence in any way at all by the way. COYB!
50 Posted 19/09/2016 at 15:58:56
It's not so long ago we were signing crocks like Saha as our main striker and we wouldn't have dreamed for one minute of having somebody like Lukaku sign for us. Now it seems he wants to stay but instead of rejoicing at that and the way the club has turned a corner to make that possible, Depressives Anonymous takes to the stage! If we won the fucking treble this year and signed Messi and Ronaldo in time to win the Champions League next year, Depressives Anonymous would still be out in force using TW to vent their petty grievances.
As for Kenwright, yeah we know he leaves a lot to be desired as a chairman of a business, but as chairman of a football club he aint done so bad as he? He loves this club just as much as any of us do and he promised us one thing.He would seek investment to grow the club but not at any price. He would never put the club at risk and he has kept his promise. He could have sold the club to the Venkeys or some other prats but he kept his promise and eventually it bore fruit. It may have taken longer than we hoped but he got us there.
If Raiola or anybody else likes him, just leave it at that, because I quite like him myself although I appreciate his weaknesses. Give the man a fucking break. Smile FFS we're 2nd in the league, playing good stuff and it's only going to get better!
51 Posted 19/09/2016 at 16:16:23
But I can't get worked up be media reports or the occasional thing that Lukaku says about his ambitions. I certainly tend to completely ignore the ramblings of middle men (and pundits on the telly).
In the big scheme of things, the occasional spot of shit in the media, relating to Lukaku or anyone else, is trivial compared with he can bring to us as a club. He is rare, and he could be a lot worse in terms of showing any arrogance, and by God there have been plenty of Prima donnas like that in football. So really, I just want him to score goals.
Yes, there are limits to shit you can take, but we're far off that, so I'm just looking forward to events unfolding. They're not all gentlemen like Brian Labone, Howard Kendall or Gareth Barry, but I can live with that.
52 Posted 19/09/2016 at 16:19:45
53 Posted 19/09/2016 at 16:59:24
54 Posted 19/09/2016 at 17:09:53
No-one was willing to cough up £65m+ which is why he's still with us. If we don't finish top 4 next year he'll be on about 'proving himself at the top level' again.
His agent and others like him should be banned from the game. He pocketed £25m from the Pogba deal! Money that's gone straight out of the game and into his Monaco bank account, tax free!
55 Posted 19/09/2016 at 17:18:10
How would this make Jagielka and Baines feel? Both of whom turned down moves to Arsenal and Man Utd and probably a bigger pay cheque or do you think that's a case of more fool them?
I think we are better off with Lukaku but should we reward his attitude, his performance on the pitch or just honour his contract and offer him another at the due time.
56 Posted 19/09/2016 at 17:39:30
It's no use berating agents, the players want agents, so were stuck with them. It's the crazy finances of football that's the culprit, god knows how high transfer fees and wages are going to reach.
57 Posted 19/09/2016 at 18:33:26
As clubs go, we are doing okay. Our prima donnas are few and far between. Just wait until we are Champions League regulars. We'll have to put up with all sorts of shite. We need to get used to it.
Lets embrace being on the up. It's going to be a bumpy ride but let's not let the crap get to us. We need to enjoy Lukaku for his football and try to not let the agent's wheeling and dealings and all the other crap get us down.
58 Posted 19/09/2016 at 18:45:47
Until of course, the next window, when all those huge clubs who apparently weren't interested enough to make an offer are spruiked by his agent once more.
59 Posted 19/09/2016 at 18:50:39
EPL is a very dirty business and the players and their agents are, in the main, unashamed mercenaries but we who want success just have to accept it. These aren't the days of the 㿀 a week maximum wage; the boot used to be firmly on the foot of the clubs, though.
60 Posted 19/09/2016 at 19:04:20
61 Posted 19/09/2016 at 19:13:54
62 Posted 19/09/2016 at 19:45:35
Anybody who can score without getting into the same postcode as the ball has to have special qualities.
63 Posted 19/09/2016 at 19:48:25
Now, I'm not getting carried away myself but you can only beat what's put in front of you and we've won 4 out of 5. Happy days. Winning breeds confidence, so keep this run up and who knows where we could end up.
As for Lukaku, maybe he's coming to his senses and realising that Everton is as good as it gets for him. I've stated many times there was to be no bidding war for him so maybe the penny has dropped.
Please don't forget though, guys and gals, we've played no one The same goes for Man City and they are the only team above us as far as I can see.
64 Posted 19/09/2016 at 20:10:16
Before offering Rom a new contract I would ask Steve Walsh to imagine that Rom plays for someone else, would Steve advise us to buy him and for how much? Just remember two things, first Steve suggested buying Gana, Kante, Vardy, Mahrez and recently Slimani all have impressive skills so his evaluation of Rom would be very interesting for the manager.
Secondly we have bought game changing players just for the price of the John Stones transfer money imagine who we could buy for even 㿭M.
65 Posted 19/09/2016 at 20:16:30
Over here in the Premier League, Manchester City already has the best striker in the league (IMO), Manchester United has more pressing areas of need and while Arsenal could desperately use him, they'll never come close to our asking price.
That basically leaves PSG and Chelsea. And, deep down, I don't think Rom actually wants to return to Chelsea unless they get rid of Costa and agree to make him "the man" (which is honestly why I think he backed off the transfer talk this summer – once it became clear Costa was staying put and he'd be fighting for goals/minutes).
So exploring a new deal with Everton makes sense for now, especially now that he's gotten a taste of the Koeman regime and the notion that the club might be on the cusp of something special doesn't seem quite so far-fetched.
66 Posted 20/09/2016 at 02:53:03
I'm constantly asking myself: How can I be so indifferent about a player I really should be so proud to have in my beloved club? But then I see yet another thing like this, and it's just... ughh. It's so fucking draining.
67 Posted 20/09/2016 at 13:55:08
If you've got time, Dave, please read "RIP Freddie Armstong" on one of the other threads that's how you love this club.
Dave, you like Kenwright and that's fine... but please do not put him anywhere as close to people like Freddie, and there are hundreds of fans like Freddie.
68 Posted 20/09/2016 at 17:39:21
But that's the point isn't it? We all love the club in our own way and our own way often depends upon circumstances, such as what your overriding priorities are and the priorities of a chairman may not be quite the same as a fan's.
My uncle Peter, my dad's older brother, collapsed and died in County Road after a match in 1962 because he would not follow the advice of a St John's Ambulanceman and leave Goodison in an ambulance before the game had finished. He was having a heart attack which caught up with him around the corner. That's how much he loved the club.
Would I do that? I don't know but as a kid I would sometimes walk to Goodison from Aigburth Road if all I had was the 1/9 admission money. Maybe that was my way of loving the club.
Kenwright's way of loving the club may just have been rescuing it from his predecessor and handing it on to someone who would keep it safe for all of us to love and for those who will follow us to love.
Let's not get into the 'holier than thou' business, we all do things and express our affections in different ways. Vive la difference.
69 Posted 20/09/2016 at 17:48:45
RIP Freddie.
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