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England's one-day series in India will mark the start of a new coaching era with the job split between Andy Flower and Ashley Giles
January 1, 2013
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A brave new world is upon us. Andy Flower is staying at home, content that his life is back in balance and that professionally his commitment remains unwavering, and Ashley Giles, suitcase packed and England blazer donned once more, is heading to India as coach of the limited-overs sides. It is no exaggeration to suggest that the rest of the cricket world will be intrigued to see how it all works out.
Under what is surely English sport's most ambitious job share, Flower remains team director with day-to-day responsibility for Test cricket and he will also oversee Giles, who will retain his role as an England selector and take over direct responsibility for the coaching of the 50-over and Twenty20 sides.
Job sharing is not easy. It demands that a selfless commitment to the greater good is always paramount, that systems of management are in place and understood to ensure smooth transitions, that trust between those involved is absolute, egos never destructive and frustrations patiently borne. Achieve that and you may benefit from additional energy and ideas. Without such qualities, a certain amount of finger pointing would be inevitable.
England are fortunate that in Flower and Giles they have two compatible coaches with a mutual respect who do not yearn for absolute power but who have always preached the benefits of a strong collective. They are fortunate, too, that they are job sharing in a set-up not hostile to the notion, a structure hailed by Giles when taking the job as "the most professional sporting outfit in the world."
Giles faces a tough India baptism, designed to bring one or two more "butterfly moments" that he has conceded will be inevitable. Resting players so that they can cope physically and emotionally with the unremitting schedule is now firmly established as England's policy - and that means removing them from the two limited-overs formats whenever possible and only weakening a Test XI when unavoidable. Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Jonathan Trott and, latterly, Jonny Bairstow, whose compassionate leave has been extended for personal reasons, will all be missing in India. Then, in New Zealand, Kevin Pietersen will be absent.
As part of a selection panel that sanctioned such a policy, and which recognises its long-term benefits, Giles is not about to protest about the hand that he has been dealt, but he faces a formidable challenge as he seeks to follow up England's Test series victory in India with success in the shorter formats.
Giles was never a great player, but he has always been a great team man and a shrewd thinker. The team ethic fostered by him at Warwickshire has played a central part in their success and suggests that he and Flower should dovetail well together. As the most obvious example, Trott's progression from self-absorbed county professional to England batsman owed much to Giles' warning that he must learn to put team achievement first.
"Gilo told me I'd never play for England the way I was," Trott recalled last year. "My mood was determined by how I performed not by the team's success. If I didn't do well, it didn't matter what happened to the rest of the side."
Flower has been slightly coy about presenting the shared role as a lifestyle change. It also offers him the chance to do more strategic planning ahead of Test series, such as the back-to-back Ashes series which will occupy England's thoughts later this year. That the adjustment will have benefits is assured because Flower is nothing if not thorough when it comes to planning, and it promises to give him greater longevity in the job, but for all the business references we can anticipate about the need to retrain and upskill, this is a role change that had its germination in his personal needs.
Many will have welcomed in the New Year fortunate enough to possess a stressful job which provides them with endless satisfaction and yet unable to suppress the nagging thought that their life is somehow out of kilter, that however ambitious they are they were not put into the world to succeed at one aspect of their life to the detriment of their greater selves.
England are fortunate that in Flower and Giles they have two compatible coaches with a mutual respect who do not yearn for absolute power but who have always preached the benefits of a strong collective | |||
For all that, job sharing has long been an emotive subject. Others will look on, convinced that such a daily obsession is an essential attribute for the most successful, that even to talk of family is weakness, that power sharing invites instability and should never be countenanced, and that such an arrangement can by its very nature only be temporary.
And where will it all end? It was perhaps no coincidence that immediately after Flower's new deal, England's bowling coach, David Saker, conceded that life on the road was so unrelenting that Giles' vacated Warwickshire post was briefly an attractive one - it was just the thought of turning away from two successive Ashes series that was too hard to bear.
Times have changed. Five years ago, England's resistance to the idea of a split captaincy persuaded them to make Pietersen captain in all three formats, a gamble which backfired spectacularly when Pietersen, imbued by an excessive sense of his own power, rebelled against the coach, Peter Moores, in a manner which caused both to lose their jobs.
England, shaken by the experience, had litle choice but to turn to the split-captaincy solution, even briefly adopting a triumvirate of leaders to respond to the different demands of the game's three formats with Andrew Strauss as the guiding hand in charge of the Test side, Alastair Cook as his loyal and capable young lieutenant long identified as his successor and cutting his teeth in the ODI format, and Stuart Broad to bring attacking, aggressive instincts to England's T20 cricket.
If the media imagined that tensions were inevitable, with the worth of the three captains constantly compared to the detriment of team spirit, it never happened that way. All three seemed comfortable with the arrangement and, if there were any difficulties, there were kept out of sight.
It was as if the three forms of cricket were now as accepted as distinctive with success in one form of the game not automatically seen as candidature for another. One-day cricket is so formulaic it does not present much of a CV for the Test job and, in any case, when Cook took over he seemed very much the Strauss disciple, right down to the cover sweeper. And perhaps the importance of the captain was not quite what it was. Many decisions now owed less to a captain's individual instincts than statistical data known by all.
It has not always been that way. When Nasser Hussain resigned as England's Test captain in 2003 it was with the growing recognition that Michael Vaughan's leadership stock was rising as captain of the one-day side. Hussain had railed at England to drag them back to respectability, but his job had been done and it was time for a captain of different style to continue the advance.
Flower can consider all of this with equanimity. He could hardly be in a more impregnable position. He has already coached England to a Twenty20 World Cup, victorious Ashes series home and away and a Test series victory in India. He has already built a successful relationship with Giles in his role as a selector. The ECB has also regarded him as continuing beyond the 2015 World Cup - just not quite in this manner.
What is certain is that England are in for an intriguing year.
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4:17pm Tuesday 4th September 2012 in News
Arundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert has quit Government, he announced this afternoon.
Tweeting the news at 4pm , Mr Herbert said: "Decided to step down from Govt. Honoured to have worked with police & driven big reforms. Will focus on new ideas & protecting countryside."
The Tory MP was Minister of State for Police and Criminal Justice from 2010. During this time, he became a champion of the Government's plan to bring in elected police and crime commissioners, which is set to give elected individuals the power to hire and fire chief constables and set force budgets.
The move has been beset with controversy, with concerns frequently been raised over the quality of the potential candidates.
Calls to level the playing field by giving all candidates, including independents, free mailshots were rejected by the Home Office on the basis that profiles are published online and, for everyone who wants it, delivered in written form.
It is feared this will give the advantage to candidates backed by mainstream political parties.
And Mr Herbert also refused to set a level of voter turnout for the November poll that the Government would deem to be a success.
He recently spoke of his frustration that politics gets in the way of change.
"During my two years as a minister, it's been incredibly important to stay focused on the big objectives - delivery, change - and not to allow the crap to get in the way," he told Total Politics magazine in June.
"The Yes Minister parody - there's a hell of a lot of truth in that.
"There's an enormous amount of process that can sap your energy and determination: meetings for meetings' sake, three options offered, two of which you'd have to be a certified lunatic to take because the civil service is determined you should take the first.
"I could go on, but the way through is to remain absolutely focused on the big picture. I'm doing this job because I'm absolutely determined to change things. Sometimes, the politics gets in the way of that."
He will be replaced by Damian Green, who is moving from the immigration brief. David Cameron's official spokesman made clear that Mr Herbert left the Government voluntarily.
The spokesman said: "Nick Herbert has decided to leave the Government. The Prime Minister thinks he has done an excellent job."
The news comes as David Cameron reshuffles his cabinet in what is being described as an attempt to "quell Tory unrest".
The Prime Minister promoted Chris Grayling to Justice Secretary, replacing veteran Ken Clarke, who had been criticised as too soft.
But a decision to remove Justine Greening from the transport brief was immediately criticised by London mayor Boris Johnson, who accused Mr Cameron of shifting her because she opposed building a third runway at Heathrow airport.
The coalition's first major reshuffle was discussed by Mr Cameron and his Liberal Democrat deputy Nick Clegg, but many of the appointments are unlikely to please the junior party.
Apart from Mr Grayling, Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson - a strong supporter of fox-hunting - was switched to the environment brief. Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Gove have held on to the key roles of work and pensions and education.
Jeremy Hunt was also rewarded after a successful Olympics, being shifted from culture to become Health Secretary, despite controversy over his handling of the BSkyB takeover bid. The Lib Dems refused to back him in parliament in the face of the criticism.
Maria Miller had one of the biggest promotions, becoming Culture Secretary after previously serving as minister for the disabled. Theresa Villiers, formerly transport minister, was appointed Northern Ireland Secretary.
Casualties of the changes included Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan and Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman. Andrew Lansley's move from health to Leader of the House will be seen as a demotion.
Baroness Warsi is no longer Conservative Party chairman, but will attend Cabinet with responsibilities for foreign affairs and faith after apparently insisting Mr Cameron give her a more substantial role.
All of the Liberal Democrats' Cabinet ministers kept their jobs, and there is a return for David Laws, who becomes education minister more than two years after he resigned over an expenses scandal.
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Will Apple take a bite out of the market? AAPL is now up 161 weeks to this rally off its 2009 bottom. Last week, it violated bigger Gann symmetry but it is still at risk for a drop which helped the market because the kind of Gann symmetry violated was a price and time relationship that took 9 years to develop. It's the same thing with the rest of the market.
We had a lot of longer term price and time squaring going on not only in Apple but elsewhere. Those relationships are now violated. What that means is we were at risk for a major longer term top but markets elected not in turn in those windows. But now we are at the back end of an 89/90 day time window off the October low and if we do get the pullback based on this calculation the higher probability is a turn of smaller degree.
How much smaller? That's impossible to know but it would be smaller than an absolute reversal and potential end to this bull market. I've seen a lot of bearish reports out there from people who think we are still in a secular bear market. I won't mention names but you've seen a bunch of technicians and well known stock market forecasters come out in the past 3 weeks calling for big drops in the market on specific days and none of this has materialized.
There is a chance it hasn't materialized because very few people are considering the fact we could be in a new secular bull market. Don't be confused, we started a new secular bull market in January 1975 but real prosperity and consistent gains did not kick in until 1982. But after the 74-75 bottom the market never went lower. The early stages of a long term bull would be characterized by the denial of its existence. But as of next month, this market is up 3 years and if we consider the NDX, over 3 years. Folks, that's not some bear market rally anymore. Yes, it could be a cyclical bull in a secular bear but many of the longer term index charts like tech, the SPX and even the DAX have the price action sitting outside a longer term secular bear pitchfork.
In fact, if we look at European woes and look to the DAX as a judge we have a pattern that has been out of the bearish channel since October 2010 with the exception of one singular month last year. If we look to a bullish pitchfork channel that utilizes an anchor from the 2003 bottom and the length of the 2007-09 periods, we find ourselves in a bull channel that has held one time. This is not enough to confirm a secular bull. We would need the next retest to hold the rising channel. If we do get the pullback on this next sequence and the channel line holds the market will have confirmed a very long term channel line and would then be set up to go much higher. Let me be sure you understand what I'm saying. We are not there yet but the potential for a long term bull market may be setting up. If I have to pour cold water on the DAX it's the fact it's not confirming new highs we see in US markets. But by far the most important technical event of the year for this chart would be a test of the rising channel line.
If you look at the recent psychology of the market, even as some sentiment readings are as high as they've been in years, there is not nearly the kind of bullish participation we get at the end of bull markets. Statistics can be misleading. We are only 3 months removed from the MF Global disaster and that kind of event is much more representative of a long term bottom as opposed to being 3 months off a long term top. As you know, my take has been the market was setting itself up for trouble by virtue of the fact the VIX dropped as the market dropped in the weeks leading up to Christmas. I told you at that time the market had enough fuel to get to 2011 highs but probably not much more unless it started compensating for the drop. We saw some of that last week. On Monday the VIX bottomed out at 16.11 (good symmetry in itself) and by the end of the week hit a high of 21.98. The weekly SPX bar was almost a perfect doji which means we are at the same price level as a week ago but from the low to the close the VIX is 29% higher. It doesn't make up for the December period but if this rally wanted to extend it has somewhat recalibrated and bought itself some more time. Hypothetically, the SPX could end up 30 points higher still by the time the VIX gets down to 16 again.
All of this talk of a secular bull market shouldn't be confused with the idea I think the market is overdue for a bigger correction. Where I differ from some of the more bearish forecasts you've heard about is the fact I don't think we are going back to the 2008-09 bottom anytime soon. The reason I believe this is the 21 year cycle low we've discussed a million times in this space. I believe I'm one of the few outposts anywhere in the industry who has presented this data. From what I've seen even in the worst of times we have a market that bends but doesn't break. We have a market that gets unbelievable fearful incredibly fast. What many people don't realize are true secular bears do not behave that way.
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All you need to do is look at the 2007-09 sequence. The early phase was characterized by denial as the media and market participants both felt the economy was only hitting a soft patch or coming in for a soft landing in 2007. It took a whole year for everyone to agree the subprime mess was not contained and you know the rest. Last year we went from soft patch to debt ceiling spectacle to European Lehman moment in a mere 6 months. By November we were reading the economy was in A DEPRESSION. This is only 11 weeks ago. By the way, we never heard the D word in the 2007-09 sequence. It was a Great Recession. Right now we are experiencing the next phase of the Greek crisis and if I can go out of character for a minute my heart goes out to those people. I don't know how they do it. But in our work we still have worries that the EU can have the Lehman moment and as long as that kind of psychology sticks, I think there is a floor on any pullback. Don't get me wrong, I think we can have a major shake of the tree but I also think that the way the market is configured fear would rise quickly and keep it from creating long term technical damage to the charts.
Getting back to Apple, it's extended, it's due and while it hasn't turned the risk is elevated. If the market loses this kind of leadership it more than likely won't survive without it. Without sounding like a broken record because I've talked about this for the last 3 weeks, I think risk is elevated and we are vulnerable for a correction this week.
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This New Years I went paleo and so far have lost give or take 25 pounds. I am not 100% paleo but I really try to be at least 90% maybe one cheat meal a week and a few beers here and there. My problem is that after I eat a big paleo meal, about 15 minutes later my head tells me I am still hungry but my stomach says no more food. Tonight I just recently finished about a half pound of halibut and about a pound of mixed veggies. I made sure that there was plenty of fat but I cant for the life on me figure out what I need to eat to be satisfied. I am not sure if it makes a difference but I am about 5'11" and weigh about 175. I appreciate all answers.
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Answer by Jesse F 41 · Feb 24 '11 at 07:23 PM
Check your water intake as well. My wife and I both have issues confusing thirst with hunger signals sometimes. This is getting easier to identify lately though, as we're more consistent in what we eat, the resulting thought process is, "I shouldn't be hungry, so I should drink some water." I'm still trying to get more consistency in my fluid intake.
Answer by Dexter 11012 · Feb 24 '11 at 03:25 AM
I posted this on the thread ...is your satiety meter broken?
I would point those that do not received the satiety signal to a pod cast interview of Dr. Robert Lustig about satiety and obesity in which he explains at about minute 20 onward the role fiber plays in signaling satiety. http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/02/12/802-sugar-hazards/ It's the first interview on the page.
Basically fiber reduces the absorption of sugars into the bloodsteam and thus supresses the insulin response...thus more satiety. Second fiber assists in moving food through 22 feet of intestines quickly and when the food arrives at the end of the intestines, there is a hormone called PPY that is triggered and is absorbed into the blood and when PPY reaches the brain, it shuts off the desire for more food. The satiety signal. Thus Lustig says he advocates waiting 20 minutes before taking a second helping of food in order to let the food reach the end of the intestines so the PPY will be stimulated.
Also there is a lot of discussion of the role of fructose and what it does to the body. Not good.
I do recall some paleos saying that fiber is not necessary in the diet...but now I am not sure. I have some psyllium husks and just the last week have been taking 3-4 tablespoons in 8oz of water to see if my satiety level might change. Too soon to tell but I never really had the hunger pangs described here after two hours of meat and fat. But I eat 5 eggs fried in coconut oil plus a lot of bacon in the morning and then evening usually 12 ounces of fatty beef pan fried in coconut butter with a large green salad with EVOO and vinegar...so I think I am pretty well satiated all the time without the psyllium.
Answer by Jamie 2 67 · Feb 24 '11 at 03:08 AM
Honestly, I never felt satisfied on strict paleo until I added in more starch. Potatoes, squash, rice. Plus a lot of fat from coconut oil and butter. I was trying so hard to be full on protein, veg, fruit, and fat (coconut oil, milk, and nuts) and I was NEVER satisfied. Starch was the key for me. Reading the Panu website really helped me.
Answer by Travis Culp 40483 · Feb 24 '11 at 03:29 AM
Try eating a pound of fatty meat and a half pound of veggies, both cooked in butter and report back.
Answer by RG73 3189 · Feb 24 '11 at 03:30 AM
I agree with those above that you're probably under consuming fat and need to add more butter and coconut oil/fat. If I cook up some eggs with butter in the morning, with a little avocado and some heavy cream with my coffee, I'm usually satiated for hours. Had some coconut soup for lunch today and was barely hungry for dinner 7 hours later (which was some salad greens with some nice fatty bits of leftover duck). But people are terrible at estimating how much they're eating--whether they are trying to cut down or eat more.
I mean your halibut meal, I just looked that up. 3 oz of halibut weighs in at 119 calories and about 9 g of fat. So 1/2 pound=8 oz, that's about 317 calories, with maybe 25-26 of that from fat. You didn't say how you prepared the veggies, but assuming you didn't cook them up in a generous amount of butter, a pound of veggies isn't going to come up to much calorie-wise. So, generously we're looking at a 400 calorie meal there (assuming again, that you didn't cook the fish, nor the veggies in some sort of fat). Of couse you're hungry a few hours later. That isn't a lot of food (especially for a guy). If you're eating 3 or even 4 meals like that a day it's 1200-1600 calories. Practically a starvation diet for a guy your size. So add more fats and keep track (at least until you're routinely satiated) of how much you're actually eating. Unless, of course, you're trying to lose more weight, in which case, keep up the calorie restriction. But good job on the weight loss, now work on not starving.
Answer by Cheryl - Diabetes Bootcamp 1731 · Feb 24 '11 at 03:11 AM
Perhaps you need some starchy veg with your meals (root vegetables, cruciferous vegetables). Questions for you : how often do you eat each day? what is your activity/exercise load like? What foods do you like to eat? Are you on a regular schedule (up in the morning, work during the day?)
Answer by Dana 1 3583 · Feb 24 '11 at 03:11 AM
Halibut's not that fatty a fish, despite it coming from the northern oceans. It has a reputation for being more difficult to cook than salmon, for that reason. What was your added fat and how much did you use? Don't be afraid to use things like butter and coconut oil. Olive oil's nice, but only goes so far.
Answer by Joshua 1 87 · Feb 24 '11 at 03:26 AM
It took me a month or more of eating paleo, to get over the fact that I was eating to fuel my body and not to "fill" it. Now, eating until hunger goes away, is more satisfying than feeling full.
However, fish and veggies would leave me wanting as well. Moar fat.
Answer by KT 67 · Feb 24 '11 at 03:29 AM
I'm pretty much like you when it comes to my diet and I have had the same problem (though not often). I have always attributed these feelings to phycological triggers. Stuff on TV(sports mainly), certain people, weather..... All these things can make me want to snack even though I'm not hungry. I think I'm just conditioned to want chicken wings, nachos and beer when Im watching football or eat tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches when it's raining. Maybe consider what's going on next time you're brain tells you that you want to eat.
Answer by JML 643 · Feb 24 '11 at 06:44 AM
How flexible are you making this? If dairy never bothered you before, you can add in some of the fatty dairy or find other ways to increase your saturated fat intake. If you want more starch, eat more starch, just make sure they're tuberous vegetables. Tweak until you feel better.
Another thing to consider is if this might be related to bad digestion. You could try drinking diluted apple cider vinegar after/before/during a meal and see if you feel any better. If you do, then you probably have low stomach acid and should supplement with Betaine Hcl until you don't need it anymore. Doing this has helped my hunger pangs and lethargy reduce.
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Other than Michigan, what Big Ten football team do you dislike the most?
I don't know that my feelings toward any big ten team other than Michigan get as far as "dislike." I enjoy beating Wisconsin more than I enjoy beating any other non-Michigan team, but I dislike losing to Penn State most. I have a big respect for the type of football they have in Wisconsin, and I would probably love being a fan if I was a student there, and that makes it even more exciting to beat them. Whereas with Penn State, I was a huge fan of what the legend of Joe Pa stood for, but beating them just seemed like something we should do. Losing to them always made them one of the most annoying fanbases in football, though, so I hate that.
If we're talking basketball, though, then **** Purdue, and I love when we beat Michigan State.
Poison Nuts - You & I are in the same boat. UM 1st & foremost - fans & team . But the fan base I dislike the most are the arrogant, delusional PSU fans. The team I like to beat right now, though is Wiscky (after UM).
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Agreed... life is too short to really despise more than one rival. While I don't have an SEC-type love for our conference brethren, I like seeing other B1G teams play well.
My vote goes to PSU, but I respected them under Joe Pa and hope they bounce back sometime this decade.
I think Wisky probably is our next biggest rival in football, competitvely. But, I've had quite the bad taste in my mouth for Happy Valley after I traveled to a road game there in college. I never made it to Camp Randall and I'm sure its a hostile environment, but PSU fans were downright jerks. I've been to Ann Arbor twice and the jaw flapping there was expected, it was actually fun. It's THE GAME, what else can you expect? Every PSU fan I got the "privilege" to talk to was nothing but a slack-jawed yockel and unfortuantely we lost while I was there, so the walk back to our vehicle was even more awesome. Traveling fan bases never get the red carpet treatment, but that place can rot in the hell Joe Pa created...if only I had the ammo today to throw back to all those "great" people in State College. Have fun in January for the next decade hillbillies!
There is only one rival. PSU has been wanting tOSU to be its conference rival since entering the conference in '93 and were met with chants of 'Big Ten, Big Ten' during the first drive of the 3rd quarter when Raymont Harris ran the ball down their throats. Wisconsin didn't start to be comptetive with tOSU until the early 80's. IF I had to choose a second rival, I would select MSU. Our series history with them isn't as long as other members of the B1G, but Sparty has usually played tough games against us, and risen up to grab a win when it stings most (ex. 1997).
It's odd why I hate Wisconsin so much. Growing up they were Northwestern 2.0 and now I just like smearing their cheese eating grins into some nice green grass.
But I still hate Michigan more than the entire Big Ten put together.
To err is human. Really sucking requires having yellow stripes on your helmet.
It has to be Wisky. Recent history is there, division rival, douchey coach. However, this goes farther- horrible, classless fans, and the team dancing on our logo after their wins in the Shoe. That just burns in me.
That team up north will always be my first, true hate, but I have a little hate affair with Wisky.
PSU has some douche-bag fans, but I have always respected the institution and the program.
PSU has some douche-bag fans, but I have always respected the institution and the program.
Do you still respect the PSU institution and program? There was a scandal there recently.
Two blondes were driving to Disneyland. The sign said: Disneyland Left... So they started crying and headed home.
I chose Whiny Wisky...I have an eerie feeling that Wisky's jump around before the 4th quarter might not be as fun for them as usual. If last nights win is any indication of what UFM and company are going to do if they get the chance, then it may be one of those blow outs that cry baby Bielema used to do to his opponents. Should be interesting...I hope OSU just kills them...just like Nebraska but the Defense will not be scored on like they did. Wisky's too one dimensional. I can't wait for 11/17...
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The Dawson County High School boy's track team finished in eighth place during the Region 8-AA track meet last week in Jefferson.
The Dawson County High School boys' soccer team closed the season with a 4-0 loss to Westminster in Atlanta on Friday night. Three of the four goals scored by Westminster came by way of penalty kicks. The Tigers finished the season with ...
Dawson County is headed to the state soccer playoffs as the No. 3-seed out of Region 8-AA. The Tigers came from behind to defeat East Hall on April 20 in Gainesville by a 2-1 score.
Spring practice for upcoming ninth-graders will start today at Dawson County High School. The current eighth-graders from Riverview and Dawson County middle schools will practice each day this week and Monday through Thursday next week. "It will give us a chance to introduce the offenses and defenses to the young players getting ready ...
The first round of the Region 8-AA boys track meet was held Saturday at Jefferson Memorial Stadium on the Bryan-Keen Track. Finals in all the field events were decided on Saturday. All running finals, with the exception of the 1,600-meter, were held Monday.
The Dawson County boys' golf team finished the season with a seventh place finish in the Region 8-AA tournament April 18 at The Traditions golf course in Braselton.
Levi Wilson signed an athletic scholarship last week to play football at Union College in Barbourville, Ky. Wilson was a standout wide receiver on Head Coach Jeff Lee's Dawson County High School football team the last four years.
Judges at the NCAA Rifle Championships on March 12-14 held several marksmen and women in the highest regard.
Dawsonville's Chase Elliott signed a multi-year agreement to drive for Hend-rick Motor-sports last week.
Most high school students welcomed the snow that hit last Sunday night, but it has caused nothing but havoc for area high school wrestling and basketball teams.
Another successful year has been completed in Dawson County sports. There have been many champions crowned and titles won.
One young girl from the Dawson County area is a real straight shooter - and she's got the marks to prove it.
Ernie Elliott says he is more comfortable under the hood of a race car than in front of the camera.
Former Dawson County Lady Tiger golfer Kasay Holbrook was recently named Choice Hotels Big South Women's golfer of the week.
Second generation racer Chase Elliott, 17, has been named the 2013 Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Driver of the Year.
Dawson County High School freshman Tristan Melton has managed to do what few other 14 year olds can lay claim to. As a shooter in National Rifle Association and Georgia Sport Shooting Association sanctioned competitive small-bore rifle matches, he has finished his third year of competitive shooting winning 18 gold medals in the 21 NRA matches in which he has competed. He has won back-to-back Georgia State Championships, while setting new NRA national records in ...
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2012 is shaping up to be one of the worst years for PC sales in the past decade, but Intel is confident its channel partners will start seeing growth opportunities from Ultrabooks, a vow it plans to keep by offering "whitebook" versions partners can brand and tailor to meet the needs of specific vertical markets.
According to Sharon Alt, director of North American Channels and Distribution at Intel, partners are showing a growing interest in offering their own branded Ultrabooks, many of which will also include their own custom configurations, such as propriety software or security enhancements. More than 50 percent of partners said they plan to offer these branded or customized Ultrabooks, according to an Intel-distributed survey.
Alt said these whitebooks will especially help fuel growth for solution providers that have based their businesses around custom configurations for client devices. As mobile devices like smartphones and tablets become more popular, opportunities for customization are diminished, Alt explained, so customizable Ultrabooks will help offset some of this decline.
[Related: New Intel Atom NAS Platform Targets Consumers, SMBs With Personal Cloud]
"I think that one issue that the channel is certainly facing is that many have made their business on custom configurations or custom integrations of solutions, and as the mobile technology gets smaller and smaller and smaller, there is less ability to customize the devices that they bring to market, at least on the client side," Alt told CRN. "As a result, what we want to do, as Intel, is offer sleek, innovative designs that they are able to brand."
Many partners plan to arm these custom-configured Ultrabooks with solutions that make them especially suitable for vertical markets, like healthcare and retail. What's more, a new generation of enterprise-focused Ultrabooks, many of which will run Windows 8, are expected to help revive commercial PC sales. These next-generation devices will natively support Intel's vPro platform, which provides hardware-level security and manageability solutions for IT, and will also tout convertible form factors, allowing users to leverage them as either a tablet or a more traditional notebook PC. Nearly 140 new Ultrabook designs are already in the pipeline.
But custom configurations and new enterprise-specific features aside, Ultrabooks, like all PCs, are facing an uphill battle. A weakened global economy, coupled with the soaring popularity of smartphones and tablets, has resulted in PC sales taking a nose dive, with Gartner reporting earlier this month that worldwide PC shipments were down 8.3 percent year-over-year in the third quarter.
Intel, along with other major PC players including AMD and HP, has taken a hit as a result. Earlier this month, the chip maker reported flat year-over-year revenue, suggesting its OEM customers were "taking a cautious inventory approach" due to weaker-than-usual PC demand.
Still, Alt is confident that Windows 8, coupled with new, hybrid form factors, will ultimately allow Ultrabook sales to take off.
"I've been around Intel a long time, and certainly we have had peaks and valleys," Alt said. "The key that we bring to market is innovation and excitement about new platforms. And, I think one of the key things that Ultrabook brings is new usage models. With [Windows 8] coming, we are really excited about touch. In the future, we are looking at even additional feature sets that will continue to bring new excitement."


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Prove you are a citizen and I would vote for a .10 cent raise. Pay social security, FICA, and workers comp. That's not going to happen because Teresa Heinz Kerry would not make as much profit on her Ketchup if you had to pay all this.
From Wikipedia: Heinz and Kerry live an affluent life. They own a six-floor, $7 million townhome in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, a $9 million ocean-front home on Nantucket, a $5 million ski retreat in Idaho, a $4 million estate in Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania near the Heinz family's home base of Pittsburgh, and a $5 million home in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood.[citation needed]
How about you picket at one of these and leave Publix alone.
You forgot the yacht docked in Rhode Island to avoid paying half a million in Mass. taxes.
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Seen around——innkeeper Joan this week marked the 30th anniversary of her first arrival here at Migis Lodge!…………………here she finds her parents' checkin from 1979 noted in our red book and shares the memory with her friend Louise.
For those who admire our handmade quilts here at Migis Lodge (such as this one from Naples' Linda Horne), you may be interested in the upcoming quilt show in Augusta.
And, closer to home, next week is the 75th Annual Casco Days celebration right over Quaker Ridge from here! Come enjoy the old fashioned merry-go-round, beano tent, Thursday fireworks and people watching in Beautiful Downtown Casco.
Of course, staying right here at Migis Lodge for tennis, waterskiing, wonderful meals and reading under the pines may be the best July activity of all………………….
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TPAC 2012: Liberté and the Open Web Platform
(Published 8-Nov-2012, Bernadette Hyland)
Summary of W3C TPAC 29-Oct to 1-Nov-2012
This summary of the W3C Technical Plenary and Advisory Committee Conference was written for fellow open data colleagues who may have been unable to attend TPAC 2012 due to government austerity measures and travel restrictions. It's my hope that it reflects the special experience that was TPAC 2012. Together, we'll continue the important open-standards, open Web platform conversation that continues to transform the world.
Liberté, égalité, fraternité, French for "Liberty, equality, fraternity (brotherhood)" is the national motto of France. Other nations have adopted the French slogan as an ideal as well. I found it fitting that the technical plenary and advisory committee meetings for the Web's global standards organization was held in Lyon France. The Web has had a relatively brief yet profound history of innovation and continues to benefit to humanity in ways too numerous to comprehend. The really cool part is, no vendor or government controls it. Rather, thousands of dedicated individuals, the vast majority of whom are volunteers, build pieces of the Web platform. Voilà! it all hangs together and works as the world's most robust information technology system. Yes, yes there is much to be done to improve capabilities and interoperability but look over your should and see how far we've come in two decades.
The W3C Technical Plenary and Advisory Committee meeting (TPAC 2012) wrapped up in Lyon France on 1-November 2012. Surpassing attendance at last year's TPAC in Silicon Valley, 480 attendees, TPAC 2012 was held at the Cité Centre de Congrès de Lyon in France. Attendees included 150 Advisory Committee (AC) representatives from the W3C's over 380 members according to Jeff Jaffe, W3C CEO.
Advisory Committee representatives represent their respective member organization.
Interestingly, whether you are a five person startup, a multinational corporate member or a federal government agency, there is a single Advisory Committee Representative within the W3C. This helps to keep the playing field level so no one organization can dominate the Web's standards organization. For those new to the W3C, it is the worldwide Web's standards organization. The W3C pursues its mission through the creation of Web standards and guidelines designed to ensure the long term growth of the Web. Most recently, W3C Standards provide developers the foundation to build rich interactive applications powered by vast data stores, delivered on any device.
Early in the week we heard from Dr. Jaffe who works with Director Tim Berners-Lee, staff, members and the public to evolve and communicate the W3C's vision. Jeff delivered an excellent business focused, balanced keynote titled "Embracing the Early Majority: Open Web Platform Progress Report". Dr. Jaffe cited industry analysts that suggest adoption of the Open Web Platform is in the "early majority". Mobile Applications and HTML5 are cited in Gartner's "Top 10 Tech Trends for 2013″. Forrester Research states that "with consumer adoption of HTML5-capabile desktop browsers widespread and the Web developer community understanding of the technology rapidly maturing, HTML5 is fast becoming the de facto standard for Web experience across touch points" (Forrester Research August 2012). We need only look at social and traditional media organizations including YouTube, LinkedIn, NY Times, and The Economist have all launched new Web apps in the last year highlighting the importance of HTML5 on hybrid or mobile-Web browsers.
As the global demand for use rises, developer and industry expectations for improved capabilities, performance and interoperability also increases. The W3C plays a unique and critically important role in responding to the needs of its 380 members and the public. Support from members as well as participation in events like TPAC, as well as the numerous working groups, community and interest groups are critical to address the rising expectations for an Open Web Platform.
Following the keynote, W3C management delivered a progress report on the Open Web Platform, financials, HTML 2014 plan, W3C Process, and W3C Brand Research. Later presentations on new initiatives including the Web Platform Documents effort lead by Doug Schepers, (Developer Relations Lead), new member introductions by Alan Bird, (Bus Dev Lead), and the W3C Validator Service Ralph Swick, (COO).
It is worth noting that each TPAC delegate's experience is unique. There were many activities happening in parallel including AC representative meetings, the Technical Plenary, 30 working group and interest group discussions, 39 breakout sessions, breakfasts and dinners, and a Developer Meetup sponsored by the W3C and Universite de Lyon.
Throughout TPAC, there was a major theme around Web accessibility. The W3C believes the Web must be designed to work for all people, whatever their hardware, software, language, culture, location, or physical or mental ability. When the Web meets this goal, it is accessible to people with a diverse range of hearing, movement, sight, and cognitive ability, according to the W3C's Accessibility statement. On a personal note, I deeply admired how capably the conference delegates with movement and sight impairments navigated the conference venue, often assisted by other delegates eager to lend an arm.
TPAC 2012 reaffirmed in my commitment to the world's open-standards bearer for an Open Web Platform. This keeps the Web a level playing field for participation by all globally. It is through the work of literally thousands of bright volunteers who are passionate about transparency, scalability, interoperability and information sharing that we have today's World Wide Web. The Web is many things including the world's database and a programming environment for rich, interactive, cross-platform applications.
The Open Web Platform allows us to address humanity's most pressing issues, in addition to being the most robust IT platform ever conceived. TPAC 2012 was an extraordinary experience. I departed the conference with a heightened sense of the importance of the W3C as the global standards organization dedicated to communicating the vision of the world's Open Web Platform. The benefits to humanity in having the W3C as an international standards organization with well-defined processes, a culture of transparency, balance and openness cannot be overstated.
Grand merci (big thanks) to the extraordinary community of thought leaders, researchers and developers who meet on telecons month after month, year after year, working through tough issues. Our collective efforts to drive towards consensus, document standards and best practices over the last two decades has truly changed the world. Just watching the US elections unfold this week, I'm once again reminded of the huge impact the Web has on humanity, innovation, competition and politics around the world.
If your agency or organization is not a W3C member, considering joining and becoming part of the worldwide community addressing the prescient issues of the 21st Century from the ground up.
The following day by day trip report outlines four days at TPAC 2012. It is by no means comprehensive, rather, a summary of how I spent four very full days.
Detail of Days 1-4 – meetings, breakout sessions and more!
Days #1-#4 at TPAC 2012.


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Friday, July 16, 2010
Up Late....
So......how many of you have been hanging around with me since the "EARLY" days? Do you remember when I started massage therapy school?
Do you remember when Lucy and I exchanged cut out pieces for these baskets for THIS quilt?!?
I spent tonight taking off the outer brown border. It never sat right with me. I'm not crazy about the inner gold border...but I think it can stay. It was just WAYYYYYY too brown for me, and I still feel that way. Don't get me wrong. I like brown. But it was Brown Over Kill. I'm a color girl! I like things quirky and colorful, and too much brown was just too much.
I toyed with the idea of what to do...do I want to do half square triangles? No, that actually means CUTTING and SEWING something.
Did I want to do just a different color border? Nope...still too blah for all the scrappiness going on with these adorable baskets.
Then it hit me.....there is a rather LARGE suitcase still sitting in my living room, as of yet unpacked. :c/ I ran up there and dug out the extra long length of piano key border that was left over from the Sister's Oregon quilt top I finished last week....
TADA!! What do you think? Does it add enough spark, enough color to the outside edge of this boring brown thing?! Please say yes, but please MEAN IT!
Because right now I'm too tired to think of anything else. I just want this to be right. Maybe I can do some kind of corner block? Something Something?
I'm going to leave it lay here over night and go dream on it some more. I'd love to start the hand quilting on this....Maybe it will look better by morning light!
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I think you were right to take off the brown border - quite agree with the over-brownness. I'm not taken with the new border, though. It has scrappiness but of a different kind - the feel of the baskets is of calm but the piano key thing does seem to 'jangle' with it. Knowing you, there will be at least five other options in your head after a good sleep. I love the baskets, though!
ReplyDeleteDefinately the piano key border - it gives the quilt such a boost. I have been reading your blog since the early days but dont remember the basket quilt but I love it - just gorgeous. BTW thanks for being such an inspiration to step outside our comfort zones and 'play' with fabric. It has lead me to start my own patchwork and quilting design business!
ReplyDeleteI've been using your system and your website for inspiration for years now and have to thank you for all the dozens of quilts that have come from my sewing room because of you!!! Got to attend two of your workshops in Ohio last year with a couple friends who still can't figure out how to use their stash with reckless abandon!! ;) I've always loved the look of piano key borders and what a scrap user too!!!! Go for it!!!
ReplyDeleteif I were doing this, i'd take off that inner border also, waaaay too much dark, the piano keys will brighten up the brown in the squares, but that inner border just isn't needed and doesn't add anything to the quilt....my 2 cents; it's just too dark with it included. in fact, if you MUST have an inner border, i'd do a muslin but don't think either is really needed
ReplyDeleteWhat a huge difference that border makes. I saw the original pictures and thought the quilt was blah. That would have signalled a trip to the fabric store for me, but you had the piano keys and now the quilt is so exciting and interesting. it draws me in and I am excited by the colors in the baskets which were flat and lost to me before.
ReplyDeleteReally really like the piano keys, but I'm still not wild about that inner border. Not sure it sets off the quilt and the key border to the best advantage.
Do you have a pattern for those wee baskets? I know "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wee baskets", but I'm weak, so very weak......Little late on the commenting, but while the piano key border is very busy, I think it adds to the scrappiness of the quilt. I agree with ditching the 2nd brown border, I like the gold-ish one. About the only thing I could suggest would be to maybe add the dark brown border back on after the piano key to give it a frame? I personally like multiple borders, and need to do more with pieced borders.
BTW, love your work, and thanks for sharing That Man Quilts? on FaceBook. I love finding new quilt blogs to read & get ideas, tricks & techniques from. Thanks!
PS- when will you be visiting Phoenix again? Would love to meet you/participate in a workshop of yours!I am behind on my reads so do not remember if you have "solved" this boarder thing. I am not crazy about the piano boarder, tooooooo buuuusssssyyyyy for a quilt that has alot of small squares already. off with the gold and if you really need a border put something wide with color but not busy....
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With summer upon us, most of us have swimsuits on the brain. So that you can uncover with confidence, we asked Tracey Mallett, the owner of ATP Specific Training in South Pasadena, CA, and creator of the Booty Barre workout, to put together a two-part plan that targets typical trouble spots—belly, waist, hips—while blasting fat and building strength. (Search: How to burn fat faster) Part 1 focuses on your "bathing suit muscles," aka your core. "These muscles include your front abdominals, sides, hips, and lower back," says Mallett. "You need to work all of them, because when your core is strong, you stand taller, look slimmer, and move more easily."
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To melt belly fat and slim down, Part 2 includes flab-busting cardio. In our test panel, one woman who tried the plan lost 5.5 inches off her waist; another took nearly 18 inches off her belly, butt, and thighs; and a third dropped almost 10 pounds in 6 weeks. Keep an eye on what you eat, and you'll be ready for the beach in a few weeks! (Video: Look great and kick butt like this champ!)
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This routine is designed for all fitness levels, so you'll get results whether you're just starting out or are a regular gym-goer. (Download this poster to stay motivated to stick to your workouts!) It includes a combination of belly-shrinking toning moves plus fat-melting cardio. Do the strength moves 3 (nonconsecutive) days a week and cardio (including 1 interval workout) 5 days. (More: Pair your routine with these Metabolism Boosting Foods for maximum results.
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Monday | Strength Routine |
Tuesday | Cardio: 30-45 min |
Wednesday | Rest |
Thursday | Strength Routine, Cardio: 30-45 min |
Friday | Cardio: Interval Plan |
Saturday | Strength Routine, Cardio: 30-45 min |
Sunday | Cardio: 30-45 min |
The plan: Do the moves in the order given; it'll take about 15 minutes. Finish with the full-body stretches to help lengthen your muscles and keep your spine strong and muscles limber. Whatever your fitness level, start with the basic moves during at least the first couple of workouts. When you feel comfortable, switch to the challenge version. (Video: For better results, follow this Prevention warmup routine!)
How often: 3 times a week
What you'll need: A stability ball and small playground ball (available at gofit.net)
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Step 1: Lie faceup on mat, hands behind head, elbows bent out to sides. Bend knees, crossing feet at ankles, and lift legs over hips. Tilt pelvis up and lift head and shoulders off mat.
Step 2: Lower head and hips while extending legs. Repeat, raising head and lifting hips. Do 10 reps with right leg on top, then recross and do 10 reps with left leg on top.
Challenge phase: Do 15 to 20 reps per side.
Step 1: Lie faceup on mat, bringing knees toward chest. Drawing abs in tight, lift head and shoulders off mat, resting hands by knees.
Step 2: Inhale, extending arms, biceps by ears, while extending legs 45 degrees from mat. Exhaling, sweep arms around sides and forward while drawing knees back toward chest, ending with hands by knees. Repeat. Do 10 to 15 reps.
Challenge phase: Instead of sweeping arms to sides, hold a stability ball and lower it toward knees as you bend legs.
Step 1: Lie on right side, knees bent, right elbow under shoulder with forearm forward, forming straight line from shoulders to hips.
Step 2: Lift hips, bringing left leg to hip height. Lower and repeat. Do 10 reps; on final rep, hold and do 20 small pulses. Switch sides; repeat.
Challenge phase: Keep top leg straight throughout the exercise.
Step 1: Lie on right side, head resting on right upper arm. Bend knees in front of hips, legs stacked, and place left hand on left hip.
Step 2: Keeping right leg on mat, lift left knee, keeping feet together and hips square. Lower and repeat; do 10 to 15 reps. Switch sides and repeat.
Challenge phase: Do 15 to 20 reps per side.
Step 1: Lie faceup with a small ball between ankles, knees bent and feet lifted. Extend arms above head. Bring legs toward chest while lifting head and arms to grab ball.
Step 2: Lower legs while bringing arms past head. Repeat, placing ball between legs. Do 10 to 15 reps.
Challenge phase: Keep legs straight throughout the exercise.
Kneel with right hand on mat, aligned under right shoulder, with fingers pointing right. Straighten left leg, placing toes on mat. Extend left arm directly above shoulder, keeping hips lifted and head in line with spine. Hold here for 30 to 60 seconds. Switch sides and repeat.
Challenge phase: Do the move as above, but extend both legs and stack feet. pressing into side of bottom foot, lift hips, forming a straight line from head to heels. For an even greater challenge, lift top leg. Hold for 30 to 60 seconds, then repeat on opposite side.
Step 1: Lie faceup on mat, legs straight and arms extended above head, next to ears.
Step 2: Bring arms forward, point chin down, and slowly curl upper body up, reaching hands to toes. Slowly reverse direction, bringing upper body back down to mat one vertebra at a time. Do 8 to 10 reps.
Challenge phase: Place a soft playground ball under ankles.
Step 1: Lie faceup on mat with knees over hips. Extend right leg about 45 degrees from mat. Draw in abdominals and lift head, chest, and shoulders, resting left palm by left shin and right palm by left knee.
Step 2: Keeping head lifted, switch legs, bringing right leg toward chest and extending left leg; rest right palm by right shin and left palm by right knee. Continue for 10 reps per side.
Challenge phase: Increase to 20 reps per side.
Lie facedown on mat, hands near sides with elbows bent and legs extended. Lift chest off mat, keeping arms bent. Lift and lower right leg, then left, moving from hips (not knees). Continue, alternating legs, for 20 reps.
Challenge phase: Extend arms to shoulder height in front of you, palms facing down. As each leg lifts, raise opposite arm. Do 10 reps per side. To increase the challenge further, bring right arm toward right hip and bend torso to right as legs flutter; return to center and repeat. Do 10 reps; switch sides.


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