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December 2014
Regulatory Rigmarole
Fund houses have started complying with SEBI's seed capital norm which requires them to invest in their own funds. Earlier in February 2014, SEBI board had approved a long term policy for mutual funds in which it had asked AMCs to invest 1% of the amount raised (subject to a maximum of Rs.50 lakh) in all open ended schemes during its life time as seed capital. The market regulator had asked fund houses to comply with this diktat by May 05, 2015. Fund houses are supposed to invest in both equity and debt schemes. While some fund houses like DSP Black Rock, Mirae, and Birla Sun Life have started putting seed capital in their open equity funds, majority of AMCs are yet to catch up. The concept of seed capital is prevalent in overseas markets. According to Investment Company Institute, an association of U.S. investment companies, US investment companies are required to have at least $100,000 of seed capital in each new fund before distributing its shares to the public; this capital is usually contributed by the sponsor or adviser in the form of an initial investment. It remains to be seen if this regulation proves effective for investors in the days to come.
In a bid to expand the reach of stock exchange mutual fund platforms, SEBI has permitted exchanges to accept non-demat transactions from investors. Now brokers can scan and send documents to stock exchanges just like the way Funds India and Prudent operate. Stock exchanges had approached SEBI to allow investors who do not have demat accounts to transact via the stock exchange platform. The move comes over one year after SEBI allowed mutual fund distributors to use stock exchange infrastructure for mutual fund transactions through demat accounts in October 2013. This was a major hurdle for exchanges in expanding the reach of mutual funds. Now, investors do not have to incur the costs associated with maintaining a demat account. After the entry loads were abolished, SEBI nudged stock exchanges to create a mutual fund platform with a hope that the distributors would find it a cost effective and convenient way to carry out mutual fund transactions. SEBI has recently permitted exchanges to give limited membership to distributors to use stock exchange platform at a marginal fee. Hence, BSE launched its StAR MF Platform in 2009. NSE too launched its NSE Mutual Fund Service System (MFSS) around the same time.
SEBI has clarified that individual research analysts associated with registered brokerages and fund managers of mutual fund houses would not require a separate registration under the latest guidelines regulating research analysts. The move follows representations made by brokerages, asset management companies and law firms, seeking clarity on the applicability of the new guidelines. The new norms called Securities and Exchange Board of India (Research Analysts) Regulations, 2014 took effect on 1 December, 2014. Among other things, it states that entities and individuals wanting to recommend stocks as research analysts need to get registered after meeting the prescribed criteria regarding qualifications, capital adequacy, establishment of internal policies and procedures, firewalls against conflict of interest, sufficient and timely disclosures, among others. Individuals employed as research analysts with a registered entity are not required to obtain a separate registration certificate. The research entity which employs individuals as research analysts is, however, required to get a registration under the new regulations. SEBI has given six months' time for entities to get registered. Further, SEBI has clarified that the definition of research report in the latest norms does not include comments on general market trends, broad-based indices, economic, political and market conditions. Periodic reports or other communications prepared for unit holders of mutual funds or alternative investment funds, or clients of portfolio managers also will not fall under the category. Statistical summaries of financial data of a company or technical analyses on demand and supply in a particular sector or index too are exempted from the scope of definition of research reports. The new regulations would not be applicable on investment advisors, credit rating agencies, portfolio managers, asset management companies, fund managers of alternative investment funds or venture capital funds. Taking a strict view, SEBI has also clarified that the regulator can take penal action against erring research analysts in the form of cancellation of registration or debarment. Technical analysts, who earlier had one-page recommendation notes issued multiple times a day, will now have to come out with a full-fledged report each time they respond to the market on an intra-day basis.
AMFI has shot off a letter asking AMCs and distributors to update the missing information of investors who had done Know Your Client (KYC) before January 1, 2012. AMFI has also asked them to seek only additional documents from such investors. The investors who had undergone KYC registration before January 1, 2012 will have to be asked to provide additional information. This includes name of father/spouse, marital status, nationality and gross annual income/latest net worth, etc. In addition, the investors will have to go through personal verification. In a few instances, the KRA system shows invalid KYC for investors. However, there is no specific information on missing documents. AMFI had taken up the matter with the KRAs, who have confirmed that the issues have been addressed and resolved. On checking the websites of the KRAs, it is observed that all KRAs are now showing details of the missing information. Besides, AMFI has attached the SEBI guideline on KYC in which the market regulator had clarified that individual investors who had completed KYC before January 1, 2012 with CVL will have to submit additional KYC details along with in personal verification. The regulator had told distributors that such updates can be done by using 'KYC Details Change Form'. However, corporate investors who had done KYC before January 1, 2012, have to undergo fresh KYC by submitting the necessary documents.
The capital market regulator has plugged the loophole that allowed savvy mutual fund investors to lower tax by bonus stripping. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has spelt out that it is not in favour of fund houses launching new schemes with bonus option in their arbitrage funds. The regulator has told some of the asset managers that it will not give the go ahead to these schemes if they are filed for approval. Investors are misusing this for tax avoidance purpose. Most of them are big investors and not retail investors. The bonus option involves an investor selling the original units for a loss and holding on to the bonus units which are sold later to realise long-term capital gains. For instance, in a 1:1 bonus issue, the investor who holds 100 units receives another 100 units. Under the tax laws, the cost of the bonus units is considered as zero. Since the net assets of the scheme remain the same and only the number of unit increases, the net asset value (NAV) drops proportionately. Investors then sell the original units at the reduced price and set off losses against capital gains in other assets. The accumulated bonus units are treated as tax free after a year since arbitrage funds are treated like equity funds for tax treatment. In addition, SEBI rules say bonus units are not subject to exit load.
To re-energise the mutual fund industry, SEBI plans to set up an expert panel to suggest measures for increasing distribution of mutual fund products through digital modes such as internet and mobiles. The panel, a sub-committee of SEBI's Advisory Committee on Mutual Funds, will look into various options and steps required to boost the penetration of mutual fund products through use of digital channels for their sale. The new panel is also likely to suggest steps to enhance the online investment facility and tap the internet savvy users, especially the youth, to invest in mutual funds. It will also suggest ways to tap burgeoning mobile-only internet users for direct distribution of mutual fund products. According to an estimate, number of internet-enabled mobile phones in the country is expected to increase from 10-15 millions in 2010 to 300-400 millions in 2015. The Securities and Exchange Board of India is of the view that a greater use of internet as a distribution channel can help increase the penetration of mutual funds, especially among young investors. As per the regulator, the online phenomenon is growing rapidly as more and more people, especially the younger generation, prefer to carry out most of transactions online such as internet banking, shopping, and ticketing. At present, many fund houses are offering facility for online investment, but industry insiders say that there is a need to promote and make it more user friendly for investors by improving the infrastructure and efficiencies. Nearly 45 fund houses together manage assets worth around Rs 11 lakh crore in India, but fund mobilisation has been a tough task for them in the past few years. One of the biggest reasons behind this low fund mobilisation is the lack of healthy participation from a large part of the country. A SEBI conducted study had said that mutual fund presence in the country is heavily skewed in favour of the top 60 districts of India. Out of 60 districts, a lion's share of the mutual fund presence originates from Mumbai as the city houses the headquarters of most of the large companies, thereby getting a bulk of investments through the non-retail or institutional routes.


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The Best of British Summer: Splash Waterworld
It wouldn't be the British summer without a little rain – playing in puddles might be fun for a while but we all know how disappointing it is for the little ones when a fun day of activites gets postponed.
We don't ever want your family time spoiled by wild weather, that's why we've created a whole host of fun indoor activities to keep little ones (and big ones) entertained! After all, rain never stops play at Butlin's and in fact, at Splash Waterworld, the wetter the better!
You'll find a Splash Waterworld at all three of our resorts, each packed to the brim with slides, shoots, flumes, rivers, rafts and more! But I bet you don't know about some of the other aquatic activities Splash has to offer. Add these to your list of things to try at Butlin's this summer…
Aqua Walkers
Take a walk on the wet side with the Aqua Walkers at Bognor Regis and Skegness! Supervised by our qualified Lifeguards your little ones can enjoy 30 minute sessions on our inflatable water walkers!
Aqua Gliders
Zoom around our Bognor Regis and Skegness Splash Waterworld's on our super speedy Aqua Gliders! Perfect for 5 to 10 year olds, our Aqua Gliders add a little extra excitement to your Splash play! They're available in 20 and 30 minute sessions that you can book from Splash when you arrive for your break.
Inflatable Kayaks
Ideal for the slightly bigger ones (ages 8 and over), our Inflatable Kayaks can be found on all three of our resorts. Join us for a supervised 30 minute session and learn a new skill this summer!
Splash Fun Night (Minehead)
Join the Splash team at Minehead for some extra fun this summer. Splash Fun Nights are held on Saturdays and Tuesdays from 8.15pm-9.15pm all throughout the summer so swim on down for an evening disco Splash experience!
Pop along to your Splash Waterworld when you get to resort this summer for a full rundown of the fun activities on offer during your stay.
Happy Splashing!
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The Global Climate Change Plus (GCCA+), a flagship initiative funded by the European Union (EU), celebrated on 7 December its 10th Anniversary with a special event at COP24. Nicola di Pietrantonio, representing the EU Directorate General of International Development and Cooperation, introduced a video that painted the depth, diversity and vast geographic coverage of the GCCA+. More than 200 million of the worlds most vulnerable people have benefited while governments across the globe have been supported to mainstream climate change action into more than 50 national plans and strategies.
Guido Corno, technical expert of the GCCA+ Support Facility, moderated a series of presentations selected to consider how long-term adaptation can support sustainable development, and what the GCCA+ had learned by moving from theory to action. Lessons from the presentations were:
- From Uganda, Kennedy N. Igbokwe, stressed the importance of 'participatory cooperation' in transforming cash-cropping agriculture approaches and building sustainable livelihoods. With successes ranging from maize and beans, to chicken and coffee, Uganda's learning demonstrates that building new partnerships and collaborations among diverse stakeholders helped to ensure technologies and learning are applied and refined on the ground.
- From Ghana, Augustine Collins Ntim, Deputy Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, highlighted how piloting specific agriculture policy reforms in a small number of districts helped to prove concepts before they were scaled across other districts and sub districts. Innovative national policies included channeling increased implementation funds to local governments with built-in performance incentives, to create safeguards against the misuse while encouraging self-sufficiency over time.
- From The Pacific Islands, Gillian Cambers, stressed that the thousands of small islands scattered across the world's oceans face additional challenges. However she shared that combining the efforts among small projects that by themselves might not be feasible, can build scale and addres cross-cutting sustainability challenges. For example, developing a factory to build water harvesting tanks in Niue creates a local industry and a locally owned solution to fresh water storage.
- From Myanmar, Kyaw Moe Oo, reminded the audience that integration of climate change impact into national processes through the use of tools such as Impact environmental Assessments and the setup strong coordination mechanisms was key in linking adaptation practices to adaptation long term strategies.
As the GCCA+ looks forward, Elena Visnar Malinovska, Head of Adaptation Unit from the EU Directorate General CLIMA stressed that adaptation is not just an issue for the most vulnerable, and that as Europe itself begins to experience more climate stress, it too will learn from the important lessons created under the GCCA+ flagship.
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- EU Pavillion at COP 24
- Photo exhibition "She Changes – Women and Climate Change" trailer
- A Brief History of the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus
- GCCA+ Journal 2018: Innovative and effective approaches to climate change adaptation and other Paris Agreement priorities
- GCCA+ at a Glance – a factsheet
- Intra ACP GCCA+ event: Support to NDC implementation
- Biographies of the speakers
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- Presentation GCCA+ COP24 Side event
- Presentation Uganda Climate change adaptation capacities of agricultural communities
- Presentation Ghana Local Climate Adaptation in Ghana Progress and Challenges
- Presentation Myanmar Supporting adaptation
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Our team of Ambassadors continues to expand, as this month we welcome Aelea Semenowich as our newest Ambassador. Aelea hails from Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she is a professional baker and blogger, but first and foremost, she is a humanitarian and abolitionist. On her website, Love Inspires Change, Aelea covers a variety of topics, such as baking, traveling and lifestyle. She has participated in several humanitarian mission trips, and previously was a fellow at Not For Sale. Aelea first came to Troy in August 2012 for the Not For Sale Tour, and will be back in Troy for our Social Justice Summit on January 28, 2017. We are thrilled to have Aelea as part of our team!


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Everyday New Age Spirituality
There are a many spiritual healing methods and modalites, but they all have one thing in common, and that is, the one enacting the healing is acting as a channel for the patient who is receive the healing energy.
A Spiritual Channel acts a conduit between the patient and spirit/Source. It's important to note that no one ever loses their connection with Source completely, but at times our conscious awareness of that connection or sense of unification, can become dim.
Regardless of the specific healing methods a particular spiritual healer may use, all of them simply act as a conduit of the energy that you yourself very much also have access to. A good spiritual healer is simply especially skilled at harnessing that energy and facilitating an opening within you, to receive the healing. The energy they harness is then passed on to you. If you are open, and receive it as intended, a healing takes place.
Spiritual healing is very much a joint venture, or co-creation between patient, healer and Source/God.
Specific Spiritual healing Methods
Spiritual healing can cover a wide range of processes and practices, ranging from a laying on of hands, also known as Reiki, to prayer, to elaborate ritualistic sessions. There are spiritual healing methods that are performed in person, where physical proximity is necessary, and there are those where the healer is able to perform healing from a distance.
At the core of all successful spiritual healing, lies the ever present, all powerful, Cosmic Law of Attraction. In order for the patient to receive a healing, he/she must become resonant with the energy of healing. A very skilled spiritual healer has the power to create a vibrational/energy shift within the patient, so they are therefore in the proper position to heal.
Again, it is important to remember that the healing is really about you and your relationship with Spirit, and the healer is only a channel or conduit for the energy that you yourself always have access to. For many though, hiring a healer is a way of circumventing the difficulties inherent in rising above the vibration of illness.
When seeking spiritual healing methods, there really should be no judgment made regarding whether you seek a healer, or do it yourself. It's all about what resonates. For those who choose the do it yourself route, it's important to use spiritual healing methods that feel good when you think about them.
For some, good old fashioned prayer or meditation may be the path to healing they choose. For others, a more organized, regimented step by step ritual may be what speaks to them. Either way, whatever spiritual healing methods you choose, it is not the method or ritual itself that possesses the power to heal, but rather, it is the method's ability to help you open to and align with the healing energies of Source that creates the healing.
Prepare by becoming very quiet, in a place you will not be disturbed. Begin by taking a series of deep breaths, really focusing upon inhaling and exhaling. When you begin to feel yourself relaxing, envision a beautiful green, glowing light surrounding you.
Envision this green light entering your body as you inhale and exiting your body as you exhale. Allow this green, surrounding light, to become larger, enveloping the entire room and beyond.
Focus upon your heart, see it encompassed in the green light and pulsing the light outwards with each beat. Know that which each beat of your heart, the health condition you are intending to heal is losing energy and the energy of healing, the energy of spirit, is replacing it.
Observe as the green light pulsing from your heart, slowly turns to bright white. Allow this bright white light to pulsate out from your heart, to gradually turn the green aura of light surrounding you, and filling the room you sit in, from green to bright white. Allow yourself to bask in this light for as long as feels right.
When you come out of this meditation, affirm to yourself that healing energies have been received, and trust that healing will begin to happen on its own timeline. Try not to entertain any expectations about how long it will take.
Repeat this exercise whenever you feel the impetus arise.
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It's now been over three years since we first heard that The Crocketts had mutated into The Crimea, and a little while longer since three minutes of doe-eyed bliss entitled 'Lottery Winners On Acid' first graced the ears of your correspondant. But I can see the question unfolding itself as you open your quivering lips, and that question is: is it still worth it? After a change in label, a large production-sheen overhaul and the best part of half a decade gone by, is 'LWOA' still…well…any good?
The answer is, frankly, yes. The answer is, frankly, abso-bloody-lutely. The Crimea seem to have the ability to craft songs that, even if they were pumped continuously into your consciousness from here to eternity, would still fill you with some inexplicable desire to bellow along with them. Seeing as this song is their most timeless, it means 'Lottery Winners On Acid' has lost nothing of its puppy-dog charm. Sure, it does resonate with dark undertones – "If she got's a disease, I want a disease" and so on – but the overall effect is too sweet to seem twisted, just wildly and loveably naïve. Yes, the re-recording may give the song an entirely different sentiment to some people, but whereas the original would've felt a bit creepy without all the breathless coy glances, the 'Tragedy Rocks' version has enough twinkling glockenspiels, stratospheric guitars and lovelorn vocal ensembles to stick a glittery rocket under your ribcage marked 'With compliments, D. Macmanus'.
What's more, if you're missing their sorrowful side, they give an understated go to Holland/Dozier/Holland's 'You've Been A Long Time Coming' on the flipside, making it sound like some bitter cabaret act (in a good way) still unsuccessfully trying to lure you for a slow dance. What are you waiting for?


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Tag Archives: Immigration
What if we hijacked fear to promote good?
What would happen if we hijacked an overtly racist and fearful campaign to highlight kindness and good in our world?
Educating the Future
Cross posted from McKinney & Associate's 'Comm in the Storm' blog, where I write about Diversity every Thursday. Latino employment and education seem to be hot topics in the blogosphere nowadays, especially with the ongoing, heated immigration debates. Regardless of your stance on the latter issue, one thing is certain: the Latino population is booming […]


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Friday 13th December 2019
Derry City keeper Molly McBride thwarts a Cliftonville attack (Picture: Brian Little/PressEye.com)
Thursday, 31 May 2018
Cliftonville booked their spot in the League Cup Final with a 3-1 victory over Derry City Ladies in extra time at a sun soaked Solitude.
Derry City took the lead when Rachel Barnaby superbly put the visitors ahead lobbing Caoimhe Callaghan in the Cliftonville goal with half time approaching.
Trailing at the interval, the Reds levelled through Chloe Orr's cool lobbed finish but Cliftonville were unable to get the better of the Candystripes' inspired goalkeeper Mollie McBride again before the end of the regulation 90 minutes.
A nerve-jangling contest swung the Reds way early in extra-time. Billie Simpson found the net with a well-executed free-kick ahead of Derry being reduced to 10 players shortly afterwards.
The ball crashed off the underside of the cross-bar but the assistant closest to the action signalled that the whole of the ball had crossed the line and the Reds took the lead. Derry's Aine McKeever then received her marching orders for her verbal protests.
Cliftonville Ladies: C. Callaghan, McCarthy, Moran, Grattan, McMaster, Dempster, Simpson, Orr, Doherty, Grieve, Weatherall subs Service (replaced Grieve 103), Burgess (replaced McMaster 106), McEvoy (replaced Grattan 46), McKenna (not used)
Derry City Ladies: McBride, Doherty, McMullan, Logue, Walsh, Curran, Dunne, McKeever, N. Connolly, Cregan, Barnaby subs Lapsley (replaced Curran 33), Coll (not used), McDaid (replaced Cregan 37), Barr (not used), McIntosh (not used)
Referee: Glenn McKinstry
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"Grande Skinny cafe latte to take out please"
I hear without thought the words escape my mouth, they bounce around my brain and settle somewhere within my soul.
"What have I just said, is that me, maybe London's taken my soul"
I take my drink to sit outside whilst I wait for a well known outdoor clothing chain to open based in Covent garden. Thinking things over as to how my life's changed in the 3 1/2 years I've moved to London, don't get me wrong I love it here, mostly love the amount of outdoor types there are and the sheer volume of opportunity to see talks take part in events….
But still I've lived in towns and villages all my life but am wondering what I'm missing from not having lived in the lakes or in mountainous parts of Scotland Snowdonia maybe. I know I'm coming to a time in my life where I will have that choice, one I've never even thought of before
"where in the world do I want to live"
This made me question just how many people stop and seriously question themselves of this simple fact. Where do you want to live and where makes you happy?
I've committed to myself to never own a property in a place because that's where I work or I grew up there. I'll only ever buy a place somewhere that just makes me smile and gives me that warm fuzzy feeling, that's not about the property it's the place its surroundings, And how that makes me feel.
It seems strange to me that humans chose to own a property in close proximity to the place of work, after all that's not our life, works just a contract between yourself and the company or organisation, you give 40-50 hours a week to them in return they pay you a fee. That's it, you're not tied to them, there's no emotion it's not family or your best friends it's a simple exchange, a deal. So why indeed do we become so obsessed with "work" going in early, leaving late and going without lunch all of which you receive no further payment for other than feeling stressed and tired so once your contractual week has finished all you want to do is "relax".
Anyway I digress, the point of this is have you really ever asked yourself where makes you happy, and does than fit in with your life? Now many will instantly say "but there's no work where I want to live" again brings be back to the suggestion that we are willing to make ourselves unhappy in return for the exchange of money which will only ever go some way to making us feel safe and secure and in many instances we become dependent on. So let's strip that back:
I'll get a job, but it's somewhere that I don't like being.
I'll live close by
In return they'll reward me financially
But it'll never be quiet enough money
And won't ever reward me fully, I'll be sad, tired and feel trapped.
And live in hope that one day I'll have enough money to buy back the time I've wasted trying to accumulate my own personal wealth…..
Maybe there's a balance to be found where we work and live as cheaply as possible whilst we save our hard earned monies, so every 6-8 months we wave goodbye and shoot off for 4-5 months?
I just had a spare after hour to write down some Wednesday morning thoughts sat stuck on the tube, and personally I want to live a life I don't ever want to "holiday" from. I'm slowly (kicking and screaming) trying to build something that will leave life a organic fluid gel between what I love and what I do to receive monies, why shouldn't they be one in the same thing?
The thought of having a single "job" with fixed hours and days with a fixed income seems strange these days is relying on one companies wage a risky way of life? With the wealth of knowledge at our finger tips, the options for selling products, self publishing books, providing services and business start ups more rife than ever should we also be spreading the risk of earnings with "multiple income streams"? (One of my favourite topics, and sayings!)
Shouldn't "work" be a more dynamic experience with 24 hours in a day and the world connected as it is should we really be happy with the now personally seeming old way of working where we all attend a place of work and are trapped for our 8-10 hours a day. How old is this concept, and how inspired does it leave you to think your working life can be flexible, not tied to a single organisation for your income. I wonder if we all started to ask for flexible and part time working to be able to explore other income options that one day it might become "normal" way of life where work/life isn't a balance its intertwined.
I personally see future of how we work and conduct our daily duties changing, being more fluid. Next time you apply for that big or dream job ask yourself just how much would you earn if only working the three day week, how valuable are those extra two days and what could you achieve with them? Let's start a revolution where companies are eager to retain us, not us being reliant and feeling dependent on them for our security, after all you are the only person you'll ever have to rely on for your happiness…


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Front-line managers are the first line of defense for a company that wants to minimize its exposure to costly litigation and government investigations. They are the first to field complaints, investigate incidents and respond to workplace tragedies, yet they often receive very little training on how to handle these critical duties. This workshop illustrates how to give managers annual training and education on: their role as agents of the company; which employment laws apply to them; handling discrimination and harassment complaints; managing leave under various federal laws; complying with wage payment laws; union issues; hiring, disciplining and firing; and best practices for minimizing legal exposure.
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5 1/2 million chicks can be hatched each week at the Hatchery. On delivery, the eggs are moved into the hatchery egg room where they are stored at 18°C.
The eggs are loaded into the setters where the chick inside the egg will be able to grow. The eggs are held at 37.5°C and regularly turned. The temperature around the eggs is closely monitored by computers. Eggs are removed from the setters 18 days later and transferred to the hatching trays. The hatching trays are put into an area called the hatchers for three days.
After 21 days the chicks hatch out of their shells. The chicks are sorted by hand into different sizes and they are checked to ensure they are healthy.
They are counted into chick boxes which are then taken through a spray cabinet where they are sprayed with medicine to protect the chicks from diseases. The chicks are then transported to farms where they will continue to grow.


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Although marriage is for grown-ups, very few of us are grown up when we marry. Here, the bestselling author of Suddenly Sixty and Necessary Losses presents her life-affirming perspective on the joys, heartaches, difficulties, and possibilities of a grown-up marriage-and no, that's not an oxymoron! Featuring interviews with married women and men, the findings of couples therapists, the truths offered by literature and movies, and a bemused exploration of her own marriage, Judith Viorst illuminates the issues couples struggle with from "I do" through "till death do us part." Examining marital rivalry, marital manners, marital sex (extramarital, too), marital fighting and apologies, what kids do for (and to) marriage, and the boredom and bliss of everyday married life, Viorst leaves no marital stone unturned. From the early years when we wonder "Who is this person?" and "What am I doing here?" to the realities of divorce, remarriage, and growing older (and old) together, Viorst offers insights and advice with honesty, humanity, and humor-all the while recognizing how tough it is to be married and, when it works, how very precious it can be.
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On Safari
This past year, Maeve had a month-long unit on Safaris and jungle animals at daycare. One day, she came home singing:
On Safari, on Safari, In a jeep, in a jeep, I can see a lion, I will take a picture, Click, click, click. Click, click, click. On Safari, on Safari, In a jeep, in a jeep, I can see a tiger, I will take a picture, Click, click, click. Click, click, click.
And so on.
There's a place just over the Quebec border called Parc Safari that we've been hearing about, and today we went up there on a family outing — one of the last that we'll have with just the three of us (before little Liam is born).
*On Safari, on Safari, In our Matrix, in our Matrix, I can see a zebra, I will take a picture, Click, click, click. Click, click, click.
Needless to say, the excursion was a hit for the whole family. The park has a drive-through safari adventure where you drive your car through a small preserve, looking at animals and even getting a chance to feed some of them. We saw zebras, elephants, rhinos, ostriches, water buffalo, ibexes, camels, giraffes, emu, oryx, reindeer, caribou, elk, bison, yaks, wildebeests… and many more that I'm either forgetting or didn't know the names of.
The highlight of the safari was probably towards the end, when we each of us got chances to feed bison from the car — try that in Yellowstone! The bison were surprisingly gentle, and typically tried to take the food nuggets from your hand with their lips, but the greedier ones used their tongues and tended to exude tremendous amounts of slobber in the process.
(My personal favorite, though, was getting the chance to stroke a camel's whiskers. I don't know why, but it was just one of those great moments.)
Parc Safari also has a small amusement park, with very cheap prices ($2 Canadian per person for all day access to all rides), so Maeve got a chance to ride to her hearts delight. She and I went on the Ferris wheel together, and had an excellent time waving at Jen, who awaited us below.
If we had any doubts about Maeve enjoying it, they were allayed when, shortly after crossing the US border, we looked back in time to see Maeve pass out from sheer exhaustion. What a sweet kid… the chocolate from the ice cream was still smudged on her cheek, and her hand was gripping her memento rock.


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Clue: Defeatee
We have 1 answer for the clue Defeatee. See the results below.
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- One who can't get a seat
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Last update: 1 July 2017
All foreign persons need to apply for and receive foreign investment approval to make an investment of 5 per cent or more in the media sector, regardless of value.
This Guidance Note sets out the rules around investment in media and the factors considered when assessing an application.
Who needs to apply?
Under section 55 of the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015, the acquisition by a foreign person of an interest of at least 5 per cent in an entity or business that wholly or partly carries on an Australian media business is a notifiable action, regardless of the value of the investment.
This requirement applies to foreign government investors, as well as agreement country investors (Chilean, Chinese, Japanese, New Zealand, South Korean and United States investors and Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries when the TPP comes into force for that country1). Starting a new media business is also a notifiable action.
What is an Australian media business?
Australian media business means an Australian business of publishing daily newspapers, or broadcasting television or radio, in Australia (including on websites from which all or part of those newspapers or broadcasts may be accessed). It does not include Australian businesses that only publish or broadcast such content through websites.
The fee is payable at the time of application. Processing commences when the correct fee is paid.
For more information on the fees applying to foreign investment applications, see Guidance Note 30.
Strict penalties (including civil and criminal penalties) may apply for breaches of Australia's foreign investment rules.
Further information
Further information is available on the FIRB website or by contacting +61 2 6263 3795.
1 TPP countries are: Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, New Zealand, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam.
Important notice: This Guidance Note provides a summary of the relevant law. As this Note tries to avoid legal language wherever possible it may include some generalisations about the law. Some provisions of the law referred to have exceptions or important qualifications, not all of which may be described here. The Commonwealth does not guarantee the accuracy, currency or completeness of any information contained in this document and will not accept responsibility for any loss caused by reliance on it. Your particular circumstances must be taken into account when determining how the law applies to you. This Guidance Note is therefore not a substitute for obtaining your own legal advice.


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Young Eagles: Life in the fast lane
The big fundraising event at the Philadelphia Phillies home opener is canceled. So is the one at the steeplechase race in Virginia horse country and the weekend at the North Carolina paramilitary training compound. No definite word on the professional bull-riding rodeo this fall, or the trip to meet British Conservative Party leader David Cameron in London.
The Republican National Committee's Young Eagles program to attract wealthy young donors is on hold, thanks to the bad publicity generated by a now infamous visit by members of the group to the West Hollywood "bondage" club Voyeur that has made the RNC and its chairman, Michael Steele, the target of late-night TV jokes and outraged conservatives.
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But aside from any accounting and appearance issues raised by the RNC's picking up the tab at Voyeur, there is a more pragmatic question for many Republicans: Is the cash actually raised by the Young Eagles worth the high cost — and potentially bad press — of the group's nontraditional and sometimes edgy events?
Some Republicans say the answer is "no," though it's difficult to calculate the program's impact, since Federal Election Commission reports don't break out contributions by donor ages or programs.
"Is it a good idea to get young people fired up about the party and maybe giving money to the party when they're 25 or 30?" said John Grotta, a GOP direct-mail consultant who worked at the RNC in the 1980s and 1990s under Chairmen Frank Fahrenkopf and Haley Barbour.
"Yes, in theory, it is. But the devil's in the details, and throwing junkets at them is not the way to go about it. There's no way [the Young Eagles program] is even breaking even now."
Evidence supporting Grotta's view can be found in the February RNC finance presentation obtained last month by POLITICO. Of the four national Young Eagles co-chairmen listed in the presentation, only two had made contributions to the RNC between the beginning of last year and the end of February, the most recent figures available in FEC reports.
John P. Middleton, whose father is part owner of the Philadelphia Phillies and who has arranged for previous Young Eagles events in luxury boxes at the team's ballpark, has given $7,850, while Italo Zanzi, 35, an international sports lawyer who last year declared his candidacy for a Florida state House seat after unsuccessfully challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop for a New York congressional seat in 2006, gave $3,750.


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It seemed as though Prince George's Australian adventure couldn't get any more exciting and THEN: The royal family took a trip to the Taronga Zoo in Sydney so George could greet his bilby namesake (via USA Today). What is a bilby, you ask? Does it matter?
Duchess Catherine, Prince William, and baby George were enthusiastically welcomed by the zoo so that they could officially open the bilby exhibit and that George could meet one.
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Jian Xu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern | Pediatrics
Graduate Programs Cancer Biology, Genetics, Development and Disease
Jian Xu received his Ph.D. with Dr. Stephen Smale from UCLA, where he studied epigenetic regulation of stem cell pluripotency. Upon completion of his Ph.D. training in 2008, he earned a Helen Hay Whitney Foundation postdoctoral fellowship and joined Dr. Stuart Orkin's laboratory at Boston Children's Hospital, HHMI. In 2012, he became an instructor in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at Harvard Medical School. In 2014, Dr. Xu received a first-time investigator award from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) and joined the faculty of the Children's Medical Center Research Institute (CRI) at UT Southwestern as an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics.
The Xu lab studies blood stem cell development and how abnormalities cause cancers such as childhood leukemia. They seek to advance our understanding of the principles of gene expression and regulation, particularly the mechanisms that control epigenetic regulators, metabolism and non-coding regulatory genome in normal and neoplastic blood cell development. Their studies promise to provide critical insights into developing novel therapeutic approaches for target-based cancer interventions.
- Undergraduate
- Fudan University (2000), Biochemistry
- Graduate School
- University of California UCLA (2008), Molecular Biology
Research Interest
- Epigenetic Regulation of Blood Stem Cell Development and Malignancies
- Epigenetics and Metabolism
- Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics
- Gene Expression and Regulation
- Hematopoiesis and Leukemia
- Non-Coding Regulatory Genome
Featured Publications
- Loss of EZH2 Reprograms BCAA Metabolism to Drive Leukemic Transformation.
- Gu Z, Liu Y, Cai F, Patrick M, Zmajkovic J, Cao H, Zhang Y, Tasdogan A, Chen M, Qi L, Liu X, Li K, Lyu J, Dickerson KE, Chen W, Ni M, Merritt ME, Morrison SJ, Skoda RC, DeBerardinis RJ, Xu J, Cancer Discov 2019 Jun
- In Situ Capture of Chromatin Interactions by Biotinylated dCas9.
- Liu X, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Li M, Zhou F, Li K, Cao H, Ni M, Liu Y, Gu Z, Dickerson KE, Xie S, Hon GC, Xuan Z, Zhang MQ, Shao Z, Xu J Cell 2017 Aug 170 5 1028-1043.e19
- Regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis in erythropoiesis by mTORC1-mediated protein translation.
- Liu X, Zhang Y, Ni M, Cao H, Signer RAJ, Li D, Li M, Gu Z, Hu Z, Dickerson KE, Weinberg SE, Chandel NS, DeBerardinis RJ, Zhou F, Shao Z, Xu J Nat. Cell Biol. 2017 May
- Bcl11a Deficiency Leads to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Defects with an Aging-like Phenotype.
- Luc S, Huang J, McEldoon JL, Somuncular E, Li D, Rhodes C, Mamoor S, Hou S, Xu J, Orkin SH Cell Rep 2016 Sep 16 12 3181-94
- Dynamic Control of Enhancer Repertoires Drives Lineage and Stage-Specific Transcription during Hematopoiesis.
- Huang J, Liu X, Li D, Shao Z, Cao H, Zhang Y, Trompouki E, Bowman TV, Zon LI, Yuan GC, Orkin SH, Xu J Dev. Cell 2016 Jan 36 1 9-23
- Developmental control of Polycomb subunit composition by GATA factors mediates a switch to non-canonical functions
- Xu J*, Shao Z*, Li D, Xie H, Kim W, Huang J, Taylor JE, Pinello L, Glass K, Jaffe JD, Yuan GC, and Orkin SH. (*co-first author) Mol Cell 2015 57(2):304-316
- Corepressor-dependent silencing of fetal hemoglobin expression by BCL11A.
- Xu J, Bauer DE, Kerenyi MA, Vo TD, Hou S, Hsu YJ, Yao H, Trowbridge JJ, Mandel G, Orkin SH Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2013 Apr 110 16 6518-23
- Combinatorial assembly of developmental stage-specific enhancers controls gene expression programs during human erythropoiesis.
- Xu J*, Shao Z*, Glass K, Bauer DE, Pinello L, Handel BV, Hou S, Stamatoyannopoulos JA, Mikkola HKA, Yuan GC, Orkin SH. (*co-first author) Dev Cell 2012 Oct 4 23 796-811
- Correction of sickle cell disease in adult mice by interference with fetal hemoglobin silencing.
- Xu J, Peng C, Sankaran VG, Shao Z, Esrick EB, Chong BG, Ippolito GC, Fujiwara Y, Ebert BL, Tucker PW, Orkin SH Science 2011 Nov 334 6058 993-6
- Transcriptional silencing of {gamma}-globin by BCL11A involves long-range interactions and cooperation with SOX6.
- Xu J, Sankaran VG, Ni M, Menne TF, Puram RV, Kim W, Orkin SH Genes Dev. 2010 Apr 24 8 783-98
Honors & Awards
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Scholar
- American Society of Hematology Scholar Award - Junior Faculty
- CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
- New Investigator Award, American Cancer Society/UT Southwestern
- NIH/NIDDK Career Development Award (K01)
- American Society of Hematology (ASH) Merit Award
- American Society of Hematology (ASH) Merit Award
- Helen Hay Whitney Foundation-HHMI Post-Doctoral Fellowship
- California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- International Society of Experimental Hematology (2017)
- International Society for Stem Cell Research (2014)
- American Society of Hematology (2008)


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NEICAAA Championship Meet Program
Women first, Men third in USTFCCCA East Regional Poll
EASTON, Mass. (May 10, 2018) – The Stonehill College men's and women's track and field team will compete in the two-day 2018 New England Outdoor Championships, 131st edition, on Friday, May 11-Saturday, May 12, hosted by Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire at Memorial Field.
The women are currently ranked No. 1 in this week's U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II East Regional Computer Rankings, while the men are placed third behind Southern Connecticut State University and American International College, respectively.
Last week, the women won their fourth Northeast-10 Conference Outdoor Championship in program history and their third-straight outdoor title.
The men placed third behind 15-time NE10 Championship Southern Connecticut State University and runner-up American International College.
At last years' New England Championship, the Stonehill women's squad finished 13th among 39 teams, while the men's team placed 13th among 36 teams at the meet.
Tobin has won back-to-back NE10 individual championships and aims to best her personal best this year of 12 feet, 9 inches (PHOTO BY: SportsPix)
Senior Emily Knox (Worcester, Massachusetts/Notre Dame Academy) sits 18th out of 32 in the 5000-meter run with her time of 17:35.46.
The trio of Alison Tobin (Hudson, Massachusetts/Hudson), Ashley Colarusso (Tewksbury, Massachusetts/Tewksbury Memorial), and Alexandra Sexton (Los Gatos, California/Los Gatos) will make their appearance in the pole vault event, as Tobin sits seventh in the New England Performance list and is currently 12th on the NCAA Division II performance list with a school record mark of 12 feet, 9 inches. Colarusso and Sexton are ranked 18th and 21st, respectively.
Junior Courtney Daggett (Attleboro, Mass./Attleboro) and sophomore Madison Ward (Holliston, Massachusetts/Holliston) will both be competing in the high jump in their third and second, respective appearances at the Championship. They are ranked 19th and 20th, respectively with their mark of 5 feet, 4.5 inches.
Junior Olivia Dexter (East Calais, Vt./Union 32) will be competing in her third New England's Championship as she has qualified in two events this season. She is currently ranked fourth in the 100-meter dash with her time of 11.95, as the second Division II competitor, with her mark at the NE10 Championship where she took home the individual title and set a new school record. She is also placed eighth in the 200-meter sprint with a time of 24.95, also from the NE10 Championship last weekend.
Senior Emily Polvere (Somers, New York/Somers) also qualified for the 200-meter dash with her time of 25.23 and is ranked 15th out of 32 competitors, making an appearance in her fourth New England Championship.
Freshman Fiona Jordan (Norwood, Massachusetts/Norwood) qualified for her first outdoor New England Championship ranking 28th in the 400-meter run with her time of 58.46 at the NE10 Championship this past weekend as she took home fifth place.
Junior Jillian Caiazzi (Marlborough, Massachusetts/Marlborough) who took home the 800-meter title at the NE10 Championship, and is ranked 20th out of 32 competitors in the event with a time of 2:13.96. She will be running in her third outdoor New England Championship.
Classmate Elizabeth Hannon (Franklin, Massachusetts/Bishop Feehan) and sophomore Anna Lastra (Bridgton, Maine/Fryeburg Academy) will battle in the 1500-meter run as they are ranked 24th and 32nd on the performance list. Hannon finished as the runner-up in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:38.57 at the NE10 Championship, while Lastra clocked in a time of 4:42.13, taking home fourth as part of the sweep of Skyhawks at the meet.
With three All-Conference performances last weekend, Gannon is ranked 17th in the 400-meter hurdles (PHOTO BY: SportsPix)
In the hurdles section, sophomore Zoe Smith (Rochester, Massachusetts/Old Rochester Regional) will take on the 100-meters with her ranking of 17th and time of 14.97 from the 11th Annual Skyhawk Invitational, as she runs in her first New England Championship in her career.
Freshman Casey Gannon (Warwick, Rhode Island/Toll Gate), who earned three All-Conference honors last weekend will attempt to best her time of 1:03.51 in the 400-meter hurdles for her first outdoor New England Championship. Junior Krista Fernandes (Taunton, Massachusetts/Coyle and Cassidy) follows Gannon with a placement of 17th in the event out of 32 with her time of 1:04.60. Last year, Fernandes finished 18th in the hurdles with a time of 1:04.50.
Sophomore Jordan Callahan (Plymouth, Massachusetts/Plymouth North) takes on the 3000-meter steeplechase for her first time at the New England Championship, she previously competed in the 3000-meter indoor Championship. Her time from the NE10 Championship of 11:30.77 has her 20th out of 31 competitors.
The 4x100-meter relay team's school record time of 47.20, which was also the time for the first-place title at the NE10 Championship is fifth on the performance list as the second Division II institution. Southern Connecticut's time of 46.96 is second in the Championship. The 4x400-meter relay and 4x800-meter relay also qualified for the Championships this weekend as the 4x400 is 10th as the second Division II team with its time of 3:55.91. The 4x800-meter relay posted a time of 9:13.38 and is the first Division II team on the performance list.
Gaelin Farrell (Baldwinville, Massachusetts/Narragansett Regional) will be competing in her fourth New England Championship, as she just missed out on All-New England honors last year with a ninth-place finish and a throw of 42 feet, 2 inches. The senior looks to best her mark of 43 feet, 1.75 inches from this season's NE10 Championship, as she is ranked 11th in the field of 24. Sophomore Shayla Lyons (Westerlo, New York/Bishop Maginn/Berne-Knox Westerlo) is ranked just below Farrell in the shot put with her throw of 42, 0.75 inches this season at the Skyhawk Invitational.
Lyons is also competing in the discus for the first time. She ranks third out of the top 24 competitors with her mark of 133 feet, 10 inches from the Skyhawk Invitational.
After breaking her own school record at the NE10 Championship last week in the heptathlon with 4027 points, Colleen Perry (Weymouth, Massachusetts/Weymouth) sits 11th out of 12 competitors. She will be competing in her second New England Championship, where she assisted the 4x400-meter relay team last year to a 10th-place finish.
Ireland makes his second appearance in the outdoor New England Championships ranked fifth in the 100-meter and seventh in the 200-meter sprints (PHOTO BY: SportsPix)
Sophomore Justin Ireland (Norton, Massachusetts/Norton) qualified for two events in his first New England Championship, as he is ranked fifth among 32 competitors in the 100-meter dash with a career-best time of 10.81, just .20-seconds shy of the school record. Ireland is also competing in the 200-meter sprint with a career-best time of 21.76-seconds, ranking seventh. Junior Joseph Connolly (Wilmington, Massachusetts/Austin Prep) sits sixth above Ireland in the 200-meter run with his career- best time of 21.70 which he set in the preliminary round at the NE10 Championship last weekend.
Juniors Stephen Vercollone (Pembroke, Massachusetts/Pembroke) and Lucas Taxter (Readville, Massachusetts/Xaverian Brothers) will compete in their third New England Championship each. Vercollone qualified with his time of 1:51.19 in the 800-meter run, while Taxter posted a time of 1:51.53, placing them eighth and 10th, respectively on the performance list.
Classmates Riley Dowd (Peabody, Massachusetts/Peabody Veterans Memorial) and Alexander Demeule (Merrimac, Massachusetts/Pentucket Regional) qualified for the 1500-meter run with their season-best times this year. Dowd sits 17th in the event out of 32 runners with his time of 3:54.35, as Demeule is 24th in the field with a mark of 3:55.77. This will be Dowd's first outdoor championship and Demeule's second.
Five Skyhawks will battle in the 5000-meter run, including senior Kenny Vinacco (Scituate, Rhode Island/Scituate) who is ranked 17th, junior Lawrence Carney (Lowell, Massachusetts/Lowell) who is ranked 19th, freshman Kevin Wheelock (Melrose, Massachusetts/Melrose) who is placed 23rd, senior Sam Bradford (Bedford, Massachusetts/Bedford) who sits 25th, and senior Jimmy Murphy (Mansfield, Massachusetts/Mansfield) who is 32nd.
In the 110-meter hurdles, freshman Ethan Famiano (Warwick, Rhode Island/Bishop Hendricken) will compete in his first outdoor New England Championship with his time of 14.99-seconds posting ninth place on the performance list, while sophomore Collin Kuchachik (Orange, Connecticut/Amity Regional) will also run in his first Championship with a time of 15.20-seconds, ranking 14th overall.
The Skyhawks will make an appearance in two relays, as the 4x100-meter relay team is ranked fourth as the second Division II program with their time of 41.71 among 13 teams. The 4x800-meter relay team is also ranked in the top-10 among 15 teams in the event with their time of 7:40.37.
Senior Jordan Sullivan (Sound Beach, New York/Miller Place) makes his first appearance at the New England Championships, ranking 11th in the high jump with a height of 6 feet, 3.25 inches, which he cleared at the Skyhawk Invitational this season.
Dowd is ranked 17th in the 1500-meter run with a season best time from the NE10 Championships, where he placed fifth (PHOTO BY: SportsPix)
Classmate Anthony Innamorati (Clinton, Massachusetts/Clinton) competes in his fourth New England Outdoor Championships, where he placed 11th last year in the pole vault. This year he is ranked 13th out of 23 with his season-best of 15 feet, 3 inches at the NE10 Championship, good for second place.
After earning his second-career All-Conference honor at the NE10 Championships, junior Xavier Young (Barnegat, New Jersey/Barnegat) sits 13th out of 24 competitors in the shot put at his first New England Outdoor Championships. His runner up mark at the NE10 Championship last weekend of 50 feet, 7.5 inches was a career best for the junior.
Senior Stefan Balestra (Lincoln, Rhode Island/Lincoln) is competing in his fourth outdoor New England Championships and is currently 12th in the hammer throw with a mark of 178 feet, 11.5 inches where he finished first at Holy Cross Invitational. He will be competing in his fourth outdoor New England Championship.
Stonehill will be off next weekend before returning to action from May 24-26, when its qualified individuals compete at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by the Johnson C. Smith University at the Irwin Belk Complex in Charlotte, North Carolina.
For the latest on Stonehill Athletics, follow the Skyhawks via social media on Twitter and Facebook. Fans can also download the Stonehill Skyhawks "Front Row" mobile app, powered by PrestoSports, on iTunes and the Android Market.


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Sometimes, a player's worth to a team goes far deeper than what's on a stat sheet. From 2011-2013, the San Francisco 49ers finished in the top three every year in overall defense, and still managed to place 10th in 2014 even though they lost some key players to injury (or suspension). During that four year stretch, DE Justin Smith and DE Ray McDonald combined for 36.5 sacks, an average of a little over nine per season.
The total is a solid one for 3-4 defensive ends, but aren't eye popping numbers by any means. In turn, to a casual observer, these two every down linemen may have been overshadowed by the likes of ILB Patrick Willis and ILB Navorro Bowman, who were flying all over the field making plays. They may have gotten lost in the shuffle to the person only seeing OLB Aldon Smith recording 33.5 sacks in his first 32 games. However, to someone who truly understands football, the contributions of Smith and McDonald were obvious. In short, the defense couldn't have functioned nearly as well without them.
Now Willis and Bowman are all-time linebackers, and would have made an impact no matter what, but they can't make tackles at or behind the line of scrimmage without the guys upfront doing their jobs. In the absence of Smith and/or McDonald, what was a tackle for no gain may have happened four or five yards down field instead. Someone like (Aldon) Smith, wouldn't have had the opportunity to get to the quarterback so many time without (Justin) Smith doing the dirty work to allow him a path. You see, these two made the defense tick in a number of ways, and it hasn't been the same without them.
To his credit, GM Trent Baalke seems to understand this, which is most likely the reason he spent his last two first-round picks on DE Arik Armstead (2015) and DE DeForest Buckner (2016).
Armstead was originally seen as a bit of risky pick because, while he had incredible physical tools, the 6'8, 280 pound lineman was still raw. He was in every way a boom or bust selection for a team that really couldn't afford to miss. If early returns are any indication however, San Francisco may have hit big time with Armstead.
In just 384 snaps during the 2015 season, Armstead recorded 38 total pressures. According to Pro Football Focus, his 12.3 pass rushing productivity score was the highest of any 3-4 end who played at least 155 snaps in pass rushing situations. It's a safe bet that Armstead will improve dramatically from the two sacks he registered last season, and also provide more opportunities for his teammates.
Buckner was seen as a much safer pick than Armstead, and was widely regarded as the most NFL ready defensive player this year's draft. Buckner ended his final collegiate season as the highest rated interior defense player in the nation, with a plus-73 grade per PFF. It was the highest figure in recent years and greatly exceeded that of the 2015 number six overall pick, DE Leonard Williams. Buckner is an athletic 6'7 and 290 pounds, which is a scary combination for any offensive lineman trying to stop him. He should make an impact immediately whether it's stopping the run or rushing the passer. PFF mentions that teams have used players like Buckner in multiple spots to wreak havoc, and you can bet the 49ers will employ a similar approach.
Now while the arrow is pointed up for these two behemoths, they still have to go out and prove their worth and durability on the field like Smith and McDonald did for years. The organization and it's fans must be patient as Armstead and Buckner learn their craft, knowing that the sky's the limit for them. While it may be unfair to compare them to their predecessors at such an early stage, it's safe to say the future of the defensive line is in good hands.


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31. Laelius returned victorious into Carteia; and hearing there what had occurred at Gades, that the plot had been discovered, the conspirators sent to Carthage, and [2??] that the hopes which had brought them there had been completely frustrated, he sent a message to Lucius Marcius, to the effect that, unless they wished to waste time uselessly in lying before Gades, they should return to the general; and Marcius consenting to the proposal, they both returned to Carthage a few days after. [3] In consequence of their departure, Mago not only obtained a temporary relief from the dangers which beset him on all sides, both by sea and land, but also on hearing of the rebellion of the Ilergetians, conceived hopes of recovering Spain, and sent messengers to Carthage to [4??] the senate, who, at the same time that they represented to them in exaggerated terms both the intestine dissension in the Roman camp and the defection of their allies, might exhort them to send succours by which the empire of Spain, which had been handed down to them by their ancestors, might be regained. [5] Mandonius and Indibilis, retiring within their borders, remained quiet for a little time, not knowing what course to take, till they knew what was determined upon respecting the mutiny; but not [p. 1205]distrusting that if Scipio pardoned the error of his own countrymen, they also might obtain the same. [6] But when the severe punishment inflicted came to be generally known, concluding that their offence also would be considered as demanding a similar expiation, they again summoned their countrymen to arms; [7] and assembling the auxiliaries which had joined them before, they crossed over into the Sedetanian territory, where they had had a fixed camp at the beginning of the revolt, with twenty thousand foot and two thousand five hundred horse.
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Saturday, January 28, 2006
Airline Service
I have been traveling with different air lines and Viet Nam airlines always make me feel insecure. It seems that this is the treatment for cheap promotional airfares and for normal air fares as well.
Anyway, we had to take another later flight and that flight was delay for another two hours because of they had to wait for the connecting flight from Korea and it means we will arrived Ho Chi Minh City at 1.30am. I was so upset with this kind of situation even though, we all know passengers should be well treated because flying is expensive and in this situation, we were treated very poorly. I would think that, because this is the national airline that they would be more proud of the service. It's no wonder that they always appear on the bottom of the survey of airlines. This is a shame for the national airlines which is supposed to represent the Vietnamese culture to the world. This problem needs to be solved.
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- Fellow Traveler said...
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- Fellow Traveler said...
Hi Mr. Godknows, Happy New Year to you, and wish you all the best!!!
About the airline services in Vietnam, im really sorry you've had such a bad experience. Hope you will be luckier next time.
Im very optimist when it comes to this kind of problem. I believe Vietnam is trying the hardest to make things better each day. So, although it hasn't been a world class service yet, it is at least getting better and better. The next time you ride, you might have more satisfaction ;)
All the best,
- Crystal said...
Oh dear, I would have been quite upset too! To arrive at 1:30am is incredibly inconvenient, and the airline should have at least been open & honest about the situation with the plane being overbooked. Bad service is rampant these days, you pay the high prices but don't necessarily get a garuntee that the service will match up to that. Anyway, Happy Lunar New Year!!!
- The Phosgene Kid said...
Godknows: It's not just Vietnam, airlines treat you like crap in every country. At least they let you keep your shoes on when you went through the line. I would be concerned about the aircraft, though – I think your country is still using some of the older Russian made aircraft…
- fooDcrazEE said...
Sorry to hear what you have gone thru. WHat a start for Tet.
Anyway, Chuc Mung Nam Moi.
May you and your family be blessed with good health
- Buddhist with an attitude said...
Sorry about that, but I'm not surprised to hear of your bad experience. Vietnam Airlines provides notoriously bad services. I used it both on domestic and international flights, so I know. Most of the time, the flight attendants are rude and badly trained and speak English with an accent so thick as to be incomprehensible. It's obvious the hostesses are hired for their looks, not their brains. If it makes you feel any better, the service on China Airlines is just as bad. If one looks at the terrific job done by Singapore Airlines or Thai Airways, it makes one wonder whether the management of Vietnam Airlines hasn't been recruited because of political/personal connection, rather than competence.
- Vagabonder said...
I tried VN airline (only national flight) before, and to be honest the service wasn't that great, it is not so bad. But I could imagin what you went through ;-). Unfortunately, not only the airline itself but the whole airport is a problem! Well, I did have a bad experience with Malaysia airline, and China Air isn't greater. And although many people believe that VN airline uses a lot of old aircrafs but it's not true, they recently bought a lot of new ones from Boeing...
- khong co ai said...
It' s funny that you talk about it, because it remind me that months ago some deputies proposed to the ministry of transport to issue new regulations, in order to push Vietnam airlines to compensate the client in your case, but it was rejected. The ministry of transport said that it was too soon for that. And VN airlines were not ready.
Whatever, I never had any problem with VN airlines, and every times they were very friendly with me. Even when I missed 2 times my flight in a row.
4 years ago I forgot a music equipment with worth 2,000$ in Saigon airport. There was no name, address or telephone number wrote on it.
Once arrived in Hanoi, I just informed VN airlines who brought it back to Hanoi 5 days after!:O)
If you think that a VN airline is unprofessional, just try Air France and come back to me: it's worse.
- slurp! said...
OMG, sorry to hear about that, anyway am glad you are safe & sound. whatever unpleasantness is all over. Enjoy your holidays!!!
- Pip Squeak said...
I'm going a bit off topic here, I was just looking through your profile, and couldn't help wondering... why exactly do u lke pop, hip-hop and rap??
- MTG said...
HI There! My ex husband is a pilot for VietNam AIrlines..hes an American. Anyway most of the airline industry is pretty bad right now....I do however feel your pain. I have been to VietNam twice...a very lovely country I also enjoy your blog and the recipies!!!
- Virtual-Doug said...
I have to agree that the service on Viet Nam Airlines is pretty bad. Supposedly, that is one reason why the government started up Pacific Airlines - as some competition to might wake up the flag carrier.
But problems such as you cite at the counter are cultural too. The culture in Viet Nam is to wait until your superior tells you what to do. It is not the norm to take charge and make decisions.
I recently flew from Da Nang to Singapore on new service from Tiger Airways. We chatted with a trainer who had been in Da Nang for a week training the new ground crews. She was amazed at the apathy of the new employees - they had no self-motivation.
Change can take place, but it will greatly impact the whole culture.
- Venitha said...
Yikes! Thanks for the warning.
- Godknows said...
Hi all,
Thanks for your comments. I dont know how long it will take for the changes.


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