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text: When people compliment my work, they always say, "don't ever stop writing," and always, I look at them and think, "if only you knew." If you knew how close to drowning it feels to keep my head above the rise of my words, how many different ways I've tried not to write her eyes, how close I've been a million times to losing my fucking mind wishing I could do anything but write. If you've ever been warm and full, wrapped in a blanket in your bed, eyes focused on the ceiling in the house that holds the roof over your head and wondered if anything can ever feel like home, then you know what it feels like to be a writer, full of a poem. I got that itch pretty young, starting chasing verse before skirts, then got high for the first time on the euphoria of putting down my first rhyme, and I never stood a fucking chance at nine to five, cause I've never been able to stop chasing that first high, shove needles of prose into my skin, whimper when they hit the blood stream, let my pencil take control of me, don't even flinch anymore when I black out and wake up on the bathroom floor, naked, empty, and bleeding poetry. The crumpled drafts of crumpled hearts hide around my trashcan like empty bottles, and I burn them just to say they don't control me, but the words singe into my retinas until I see only in the shape of things I wont say and all I can do to chase those fucking ghosts away is make them immortal, on paper, where I have to face them every day, forever. People tell me, "don't ever stop writing," don't understand that my life story can be told in track marks from broken graphite, don't know that my organs pump black, force it up my throat until I taste acid, cough out ink blots, and every one they tell me is art, then hold it up, ask me what I see, and tell me I'm crazy. People tell me, "don't ever stop writing," and I think to myself, "if only you knew how fast it's killing me to write… if only you knew, I could never stop, 'cause writing is the only thing that saves my life.


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Senate Cracks Down on Animal Fighting Attendance
by Michael Markarian
— Our thanks to Michael Markarian, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, for permission to republish this post, which originally appeared on his blog Animals & Politics on December 4, 2012.
The U.S. Senate tonight passed, by voice vote, a major animal protection bill and a key priority for HSLF: S. 1947, the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act. The bill would close a loophole in the federal animal fighting law and crack down on people who attend dogfights and cockfights, financing the cruelty with their admission fees and gambling wagers, and helping to conceal and protect animal fighters who blend into the crowds at the first sign of a law enforcement raid. The legislation would impose additional penalties for bringing a minor to an animal fight, and crack down on adults who expose children to this violence and blood-letting.
We are especially grateful to Senators Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Scott Brown, R-Mass., who led the bipartisan effort to get this bill passed in the lame-duck session. Senators Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and David Vitter, R-La., also played hugely significant roles in getting this bill over the finish line. We are now urging the House to take swift action, where an identical bill, H.R. 2492, sponsored by Reps. Tom Marino, R-Pa., and Betty Sutton, D-Ohio, has 228 co-sponsors (150 Democrats and 78 Republicans). The legislation had previously passed the Senate and the House Agriculture Committee in the form of an amendment to the Farm Bill, but since the Farm Bill has not been finalized, we are working to pass the animal fighting legislation on its own before year end.
It is illegal in 49 states to be a knowing spectator at an animal fight, and a majority—29 states—consider it a felony. This federal legislation complements the state laws on the books, and gives the tools needed to both federal and state law enforcement agencies to crack down on the entire cast of characters involved in animal fighting, including the multistate animal fighting networks that are often out of reach for a local sheriff or prosecutor.
Animal fighting is also closely associated with other criminal activities such as gangs, narcotics, illegal weapons possession, public corruption and various violent crimes. A three-year study by the Chicago Police Department found that 70 percent of animal offenders had also been arrested for other felonies, including domestic and aggravated battery, illegal drug trafficking and sex crimes. That's undoubtedly one reason the bill has been endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and nearly 300 law enforcement agencies from across the country.
We must do everything we can to crack down on dogfighting and cockfighting in our communities, and support the work of law enforcement to root out these criminal enterprises. The Senate has brought us one step closer tonight to protecting animals from this vicious cruelty.


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Drunk youth carried wall puncher as a weapon
A YOUTH has admitted possessing a tool - used for punching holes in a wall - as a weapon.
The 17-year-old boy, who has developed a cannabis problem, had been arrested on a night in January last year following reports of youths causing a disturbance.
The Dublin Children's Court heard that the teenager was abusive to gardaí and told them to "f*** off" several times. He was arrested under the Public Order Act and brought to a north Dublin garda station where was found in possession of a "puncher".
Judge Ann Ryan heard that the teen had no prior criminal convictions and had been heavily intoxicated on the night of his arrest. He is getting counselling for a cannabis problem and plans to get back onto a training course.
Judge Ryan asked for a probation report on him to be prepared and adjourned sentencing until a date in March.


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(Synonyms: Ambre, Arafiat, Arrefiac, Arrefiat, Arrufiat, Arufiat, Raffiac, Raffiat, Refiat, Rouffiac Femelle, Ruffiac, Ruffiac Blanc, Rufiat)
Arrufiac is a white-wine grape originating in the Gascony region in southwest France, and even today that is virtually the only place it is grown. Historically and still it is a wine that, while valued, is considered important chiefly or exclusively for its function in blended wines from the region, notably those of the Saint Mont appellation, though it can also occasionally be found in Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh wines (another French wine appellation).
In the classic regional blends, Arrufiac is never the dominant variety: the dominant wines in those blends are Courbu (aka Petit Courbu) and, often, Petit Manseng. Nonetheless, the role of Arrufiac is important because it adds a quite distinctive note to the final blend, distinguishing those Saint Mont and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh wines in which it appears from the otherwise fairly similar white blends of the nearby Jurançon appellation.
The distinctive aromatic quality of Arrufiac is virtually always described as "gunflint", which may or may not be useful. By itself, Arrufiac is more or less medium-bodied, and tends to have low levels of alcohol, though it is high in tannins (leading to the oft-repeated remark that it is a "masculine" type). A typical description of Pacherenc du Vic Bilh blends is Petit Courbu for body and structure; Petit and Gros Manseng for sweetness; and Arrufiac for a cleansing acidity at the end (as well as the gunflint aromatic contribution).
Monovarietal Arrufiac appears to be an oxymoron. Probably, with the rising popularity of formerly little-known wines, someone will soon or late try one, but not yet. One of the chief winemaking enterprises in the region is the co-operative Producteurs Plaimont, which has contributed much to the revival of interest in white wines from Gascony; they produce quite a spectrum of wines, many including Arrufiac as a key element. Indeed, they may be said to be mainly or even wholly responsible for saving Arrufiac from virtual extinction.
Factoid: the name "Arrufiac" seems to come from the Oc (as in Langue d'Oc) "Rufe" and from the Gascon "Arrufe", terms meaning "rough", "proud", or even "coarse".
"Arrufiac has had a long history of use in the wines of Gascony, particularly those from the AOC region of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh near Madiran and those from the Béarn AOC in the Vic-Bilh hills. There, the grape was often blended with Petit Courbu which, along with Arrufiac's distinctive gunflint aroma, gave the wines of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh a distinctive contrast to the white wines of nearby Jurançon. Additionally, winemakers in Gascony have blended Arrufiac with the other grapes of Jurançon, Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng. Arrufiac is used primarily as a blending wine with its medium body and relatively low alcohol levels for a wine grown in southern France. In blends, its main contribution is in the aroma and bouquet, with wines featuring Arrufiac often marked by a distinctive gunflint note."
"Its main role is as a minor ingredient for the dry and (in some cases), sweet wine in the appellation of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh alongside the more exalted Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng, as well as Petit Courbu. Arrufiac has high alcohol levels and can be highly aromatic."
"This white grape variety cultivated in Saint-Mont. It was almost lost following the ravages of phylloxera, but is now planted in Pacherenc du Vic Bilh where it forms part of the blend of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh wines. It forms large bunches of small, rather oval berries, which are sensitive to mildew and black rot. It is valued for its fine, distinctive aroma."
"Virtually its only home is the Plaimont Cooperative, where it is well treated and rewards by offering additional depth of flavour to their Côtes de St Mont."
[Google-translated from French] "This is the more local grape varieties of the appellation pacherenc-of-vic-bilh, which brings a lot of typicality, net mineral freshness, and aromas of white flowers, white fruits, and exotic fruits."
"Arufiac is, in the image of Tannat, a masculine vine. The Arrufiac wines can have tannic characters. However, blended with Mansengs, Arrufiac can bring volume in the mouth and complexity in dry or sweet wines."
"It's a white grape native to the south west of France, and has traditionally been used in wines of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh, and as is the case with this wine typically blended with Mansengs and Petit Courbu. It is not well known outside of Gascony, and was in decline until the 1980s when it was revitalized, primarily by Plaimont. . . Arrufiac, also known as Rufiac, Arrufiat and a dozen other synonyms, brings body and a gunflint character to blends."
"The [wine's] name means 'rediscovered vines', and Arrufiac in particular is something of an endangered species. From the foot of the French Pyrenees, it gives a slight herbal/citrus bitterness to the finish."
"A variety resurrected from obscurity for use as one of the wines (along with Courbu Blanc and the Mansengs) used to produce white-wine blends in the Madiran AOC and Cotes de Saint-Mont AOVDQS of France."
Well, as we noted above, there really aren't any. You can keep an eye out in wine shops for any whites from the big Producteurs Plaimont co-op, who are almost the only maker using Arrufiac, but for some reason their wines, though popular internationally, do not seem to make it into the U.S. (There is a listed importer, "PlaimArques", but they have zero internet presence.)
Note that any white containing Arrufiac had best say sec somewhere on its label or you will almost surely be looking at a rather sweet wine.
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"Never let a search engine dictate 100 percent of your linking strategy."
I made that statement in April of 2003, almost 10 years ago. It was my closing statement in an interview with Ralph Wilson of Web Marketing Today. And it's as true today as it was then.
With the massive changes we have seen take place at Google over the past few years, to their algorithm, new social initiatives, page scoring, etc., it really is a tough time to rely on Google for the majority of your search traffic. We could say the same for Yahoo or Bing or any search engine really, it's just that Google has become such a dominant force that most people, when they think search, they think Google.
I wrote my first column for Search Engine Watch over 11 years ago, but this is my first column since March of 2005. Ironically, my last column was titled "Looking for Links In All The Wrong Places". How fitting.
A lot has changed in seven years, but you already know that, so I'll spend just a little time on what was then, and focus on what is now, and more importantly, what it means and how we as content publicists (I never liked the term link builder) can do about it.
That Was Then…
If you were a link builder in 1994, which was before Google existed, you didn't chase links because you were after improved search engine rankings. None of the pre-Google engines analyzed links, and none of the algorithms or search results were in any way based on any external linking related signals.
You could get a link from the homepage of CNN.com, and it wouldn't have helped your rankings one bit. Your traffic would have soared, and maybe a few other sites might end up linking to you but that's it. There were no blogs or share or tweet buttons.
You went after links based on the subject matter of your content, looking for people you felt would be most inclined to care about it enough to link to it. Keyword: people. The web's always been social, we're just more easily connected than we were. Remember "email this page to a friend"?
After Google came on the scene, some link builders (myself included), were pleasantly surprised to see our clients sites had very high rankings, even though our link building strategies had nothing to do with Google's algorithm, or anchor text, or page placement. This was when the first serious link analysis and competitive linking analytics tools began to emerge. And this is when I learned, by accident really, how what us early link builders were doing was exactly what was needed in order to appeal to a links based algorithm like Google's.
A Great Old Case Study
Imagine it's 1995 and you have to create awareness and links for a new site from Sea Ray Boats. Take a look at this post from the rec.boats.marketplace USENET newsgroup. Yes, USENET. Talk about a link building fossil.
The post announces a new web site for Sea Ray Boats. If you were responsible for increasing awareness of this new website, this was one of the approaches you used. Remember, the search engines aren't a factor yet in your linking strategy.
The content publicist would think about the content that was available on the Sea Ray web site, and begin looking for online venues where people with an interest in such a site might be found. Sites devoted to boating enthusiasts, yachting, water-skiing, fishing, diving, dealers, parts, marina web sites.
Sea Ray was already a member of many boating industry associations, so those links were simply a matter of alerting the association webmaster that Sea Ray had a website. The process would result in a target list of 75-100 sites link this one or even this one. Then, you'd reach out to them via email and let them know about the new Sea Ray web site.
The result? Links. Plain old vanilla non-optimized links, from sites that were perfectly relevant to Sea Ray Boats, pointing to the Sea Ray boats web site.
Link Building's Brave New World
Flash forward to 1997. Google is live now, and although most people are saying publicly it will never have a chance against Alta Vista, the whispers are saying Google's results are superior, because they are based on some other sort of metric related to the connections between documents on the web. And there was Sea Ray boats web site ranked number 1 or 2 depending on the search term. This was never my intent, but I was happy to see it, and it also was my first eureka! moment when I understand what Google wanted.
If you read back over the types of target sites I pursued links from (sites devoted to boating enthusiasts, yachting, water-skiing, fishing, diving, dealers, parts, marinas), it becomes pretty clear that Google wanted to see content being linked to by other content that was highly relevant to one another. What's more relevant to Sea Ray boats than links from 12 different marina websites around the U.S?
While this is an oversimplification of the process I used, what's more important I what I didn't do. I didn't:
- Submit to a bunch of directories with silly names like Link-a-licious.
- Submit poorly written articles to article databases.
- Swap links with sites that had nothing to do with boating.
- Issue a press release imbedded with links.
I matched content with like minded people who also had content in that subject area. The lessons I took from it sent me down a link building path far different than almost everyone else used once Google's secrets became known.
Link building and content publicity was more related to public relations than SEO. I said this in Industry Standard Magazine in 1999.
But much of my preaching over the years fell on deaf ears, and I got the nickname LinkMoses for my white hat and merit/subject driven approach. SEO experts called my approach boring. Too time consuming. Links became a commodity. Get links in any way possible. The more the better.
A sub-industry of link building services exploded. Lost during this period was the quality, intent and relevancy of the link building process. The art and science of it. In its place grew services promising high rankings with gold, silver and bronze link building packages. Just click the PayPal button!
I decided I would not commoditize my process. You can't automate genuine relevancy and curation and expect to beat a few hundred computer scientists with PhDs. Not for long, anyway. And the process I use today, while updated for the times, works better than ever as the engines battle an ever-growing sea of spam.
Escape the Google Link Building Trap
There are hundreds of ways to build links the wrong way, and just as many ways to do it right.
Remember these five words: link for people, not engines. If you're not sure exactly what that means anymore, don't feel bad. Most web marketers have fallen into the link building for Google only trap, and now it has come back to haunt them. That's why I'm back here. I'll be writing about link building strategies from multiple perspectives, not just search rank. And with social search signals slowly taking over all the engines, the timing is perfect. The days of the cookie cutter search result are gone.
Your goal should be to be able to survive and thrive with or without Google.
Look at the graphic above. It shows the traffic for my site in 2011. I do several million pageviews per year, but the statistics show my site gets less than 10 percent of those pageviews from Google and Bing.
I do rank first or second for terms like link building expert, link building newsletter, and many other linking related terms, so I get search traffic, but if the search engines all went away tomorrow, I'd still have those thousands of links out there, sending me 90 percent of my traffic. And that suits me just fine.
So give some of my ideas a try. I'll be back in a month with more examples.
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I decided to check KSO's site to see if there was anything new there and was pleasantly surprised to find a video he put together from a trip he took to the Blue Moo. He put together a nice little video to the tune of Kick Start My Heart by Motely Crue featuring some jump and footing tricks. He's currently competing over in New Zealand at Barefoot Worlds and I wish him the best of luck. He's one of the favorites favored to win it all and would cap of an extraordinary 2008 for him. He won the US Barefooting Title and Footstock. World's would make it a trifecta. Without further ado, here's the video…
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Astoria Center of Israel, Astoria, Queens
Astoria Center of Israel, Astoria, Queens-Before Construction
Astoria Center of Israel, Astoria, Queens-After Construction
Astoria Center of Israel, Astoria, Queens-Trustee Steve Markowitz inspects cornice repairs
Astoria Center of Israel, Astoria, Queens-Architect Illya Azaroff inspects flashing at lintels
Astoria Center of Israel, Astoria, Queens-Art Deco Murals at Sanctuary Interior
The Conservancy has been acting as owner's representative for a major parapet restoration project at the Astoria Center of Israel, a Classical Revival, 1925 Synagogue, designed by synagogue-center innovator architect Louis Allen Abramson. The project was completed this month, protecting second floor classrooms from further water damage. Minor interior repairs remain.
The Conservancy first visited the synagogue in 2003 to view its extraordinary decorative murals by Art Deco painter Louis Pierre Rigal. In 2009, the Conservancy was able to fund preparation of a National Register Nomination, making the synagogue eligible for Conservancy grant funding.
In 2010, a Conservancy grant funded a roof assessment by CTA Architects, which identified $300,000 in needed repair and reconstruction at the synagogue's badly leaking front parapet. The Conservancy helped design and install temporary waterproofing at the parapet, and pledged a $30,000 Jewish Heritage Fund grant towards the parapet restoration. However, fundraising for the balance of the project was daunting for this small though growing congregation. In 2012, the David Berg Foundation allocated a special, one-time gift of $200,000, stipulating that the congregation contribute at least $50,000. With a generous bequest from the estate of late member Dorothy Horowitz, the congregation raised the matching funds in 2013 and engaged an architect, Plus Labs, in 2014. Construction took place this year, with the Conservancy assisting with contractor selection and monitoring construction progress at weekly construction meetings throughout the summer and fall.
Yates Restoration was selected as general contractor, and suggested that rather than replacing the deteriorated cast stone balustrade with a new, GFRC balustrade, which would push project costs beyond the available budget, that the existing balustrade components be salvaged and stored for future repair and re-installation. Restoration work included replacement of badly corroded steel lintels, installation of new matching soldier-course brickwork, removal of the deteriorated cast stone balustrade, repointing of the cast stone cornice, installation of new copper flashing at the cast stone cornice and parapet, installation of new flashing and metal cladding at the interior face of the parapet, associated asbestos abatement, chimney repointing, minor roof and scupper repairs.
The work also included structural repairs to steel framing and stabilization of the underside of the concrete roof slab at second floor classrooms. Interior ceiling repairs are currently underway, and should be complete by the end of the month.
With scaffolding removed, the restored and repointed Classical Revival cornice is once again visible, without the rubber tarp that wrapped the parapet for the last five years. And second floor classrooms are once again safe and dry.


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Experience the colour and passion of Argentine football the way the locals do.
Accompanied by ExpertsArgentina is home to one of the most competitive and longest-running league championships in the football world. The giants of River Plate and Boca Juniors are only a small part of the story; Argentine clubs have won the Copa Libertadores more times than any other country's sides, and the atmosphere of a game at the grounds of the likes of Racing Club has to be seen to be believed. What's more, if you're visiting Buenos Aires you're in a unique position to catch a top flight match. The Primera División may feature as many clubs from outside the capital as it ever has before, but a large chunk of the sides are still from Greater Buenos Aires, and a minimum of three matches per weekend are easily reachable from central BA. Attending a football match in Argentina should rank right at the top of your 'things to do' list along with eating a humungous steak and watching a tango show. It is an unforgettable experience and you will have lots of fun telling people back home about it.
Who We AreDan Colasimone is an Australian journalist who has been living in Argentina for six years. He is the editor of the website Argentina Football World and writes for various publications and websites, including Football +, Soccer International, The Buenos Aires Herald and Sabotage Times. Find Dan on Twitter here.
Sam Kelly is an English football writer who has followed Argentine football since 2002, and lived in Buenos Aires since April 2010. He is the author of the blog Hasta El Gol Siempre, and writes regularly on Argentine football for ESPNSoccernet, When Saturday Comes magazine in the UK, In Bed With Maradona and the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Find Sam on Twitter here.
Both can be heard on the world's only English-language Argentine football podcast, Hand of Pod. Between them, they have taken various visitors to Buenos Aires to matches since moving to the city, and from those experiences the idea of these tours was born.
One or both of us will accompany you to the match, depending on the size of the group.
Dan and Sam's Hand of Pod colleague, Dan Edwards, who is South American chief for the fabulously popular football website, Goal.com, is also on board and will be accompanying some groups to the games. Dan E's Twitter is here.
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Price: around US $70* per person. That includes your match tickets.*Ticket prices vary from ground to ground. The idea, as you will see below, is that once you get in touch with us we can lay out the available options for you to choose whichever suits you best, with a final price. We calculate the price by working out the combined ticket prices (yours and ours) and adding a little extra as our fee. We are transparent the whole way through regarding the face value of the tickets you are getting. Hence, if there is only one or two of you, and you decide on one of the more expensive venues (like River or Racing) the price might be a little more. Then again, it could be less if the group is larger and/or we are travelling to a ground with better-priced seats.
Why Choose Us?We can offer cheaper rates than other soccer tours because we do not charter buses to go around picking people up from various hotels. There are advantages to this as well, such as more personalised, smaller groups and the fact that you will not arrive at the ground several hours before the match kicks off as can often happen with traditional tours. Additionally, we are native English speakers who also speak the language of Argentine football. That means we are great at explaining everything that goes on at the games.
Family fun. The Football De Tours crew accompany some guests to an All Boys match.
What You Get• We help you decide, according to your schedule, which match to attend for the best overall experience. We can knowledgeably inform you on factors such as safety, travel time, quality of the teams involved, ease of transport to and from the ground etc.
• We purchase your tickets for you. The ease of getting tickets varies greatly depending on which ground the match is being played at and the teams involved. For some matches they can be bought right up until kick off, for others you need to line up at a ticket office several days before the game. Which sector of the stadium you are sitting in can also colour your experience. You don't have to worry about all that, though. We look after it.
• Accompaniment to the game. We will meet you at a pre-arranged location (your hotel or hostel if it suits you) in an area of the city you're familiar with (the centre or Palermo, for instance) and take you to the stadium. There are no special gringo shuttle buses, though. We take public transport like the rest of the fans travelling to the game. We know all the major grounds in Buenos Aires and the best ways to get there.
• Whether you are a football expert or complete novice, we will be by your side throughout the match to offer whatever insight you need. Want to know which players to look out for? Why these particular fans dislike each other so much? Why are the home side the ones wearing their change kit? What they are singing about? What the lines on the pitch mean? Why aren't the players in shoulder-pads and helmets? We live and breathe Argentine football so we love talking about it. No question is too basic or too obscure.
• After the game we ensure you safely exit the ground and will drop you off wherever is convenient. We'll even join you for a steak dinner if you want to continue the football chat or just talk Argentine life in general over a few glasses of Malbec. Yes, we know the best parrillas too!
One of the biggest and most passionate matches of the year is Racing-Independiente.
A Couple of Last Points1. Safety is of utmost importance to us. We attend matches around Buenos Aires every weekend and know the ins and outs. The dangers of going to games are often exaggerated, especially by the locals. The barra bravas (hooligan groups) have a fearsome reputation, but they are confined to certain sections of the stadium. We will be taking you to the platea section of the ground, where mothers, fathers, little kids and grandpas can all be found screaming obscenities at opposition players in a secure environment. We have never had any safety scares but that doesn't stop us taking every necessary precaution. If you decide to join us at a match, we will forward you an email with tips regarding safety. Having said the dangers are often exaggerated, there are some stadia we probably won't take you to. Boca Juniors is one (see #3 for an explanation); San Lorenzo is another.
2. If you think you can handle the trip to the ground and ticket purchase on your own, we will be happy to advise you on where and when to pick up tickets and which matches would be most suitable. Free of charge (and perhaps over a drink). That's how nice we are.
3. Unfortunately, Boca Juniors do not sell tickets to the public. They have not done so for over two years. All matchday tickets are allocated to club members. For that reason it is almost impossible for us to take anyone to a Boca game. Organised tour groups and travel agencies do have access to tickets purchased at high rates from certain factions within the club and resold at even higher rates to tourists. If you are desperate to attend a Boca game, and think the exorbitant price is worth paying (that's not a dig, if you are a Boca fan you may decide forking over the money is worth it for the experience), we can point you in direction of a tour operator who can take you there. It sucks, we know. We have spent many an afternoon wailing, gnashing our teeth and pulling our hair in front of the Bombonera, but to no avail. Tickets are the exclusive property of a select few.
All that's left to do now is get in touch by phone or email and we can start arranging your Argentine football experience. Once again, here's how to contact us:
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Swedish clothing concern Hennes & Mauritz has experienced double-digit turnover and profit growth in the past six months. Advantageous exchange rates and growth for its subsidiaries (like COS and & Other Stories) have helped boost the numbers.
"Strong sales development for all our brands"
In the 1 December 2014 - 31 May 2015 time frame, H&M had a 23 % turnover increase (excluding VAT) to 86.1 billion Swedish krona (9.4 billion euro) thanks to advantageous exchange rates. In local currencies, the turnover increase was a "mere" 12 %. Net profit grew 19 % to 10.1 billion krona (1.1 billion euro).
"The strong sales development has continued for all our brands", a satisfied CEO, Karl-Johan Persson said in a statement regarding the six-month results. The Swedish fashion giant released the statement early this morning.
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H&M launched several long-term investments last year and those have paid off immediately: "These investments enable us to be a natural part of our customers' increasingly digital world, where the boundary between shopping online and in physical stores is becoming more and more seamless", Persson said. In March and April, H&M opened web shops in 8 new countries (including Belgium) "which were all very well received".
The company will also continue to broaden its product range, with a brand-new 'H&M Beauty' collection in July, filled with beauty products. It even contains a premium line and a ecologically-safe collection, available in 900 stores.
Obviously, the group will also open a whole range of new stores, no less than 400 this year alone, mainly in the United States and China. Hennes & Mauritz also seeks to enter 5 new markets soon, like South Africa, India and Peru. At the end of May, the Swedish retailer had 3,369 stores worldwide.


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It's quite fitting as the commercial manager of Martel to be writing this as it's one of my favourite ever subjects, SHOPPING! We will soon be opening our online web store where thermal printers, paper rolls and other accessories can be purchased. We will keep you posted as to when the store is up and running, but for now estimate it to be mid-August. All products in the web store will be available for immediate shipping worldwide.
Speaking of worldwide shipping, once again in the month of June we've been global. Proudly made in the UK, and exported around the globe our shipping has taken us from North America, to China, to Australia to Europe and many places in between. You can see below the map of how our printers travel miles around the globe to varying sectors.
Coming soon we'll also have a range of helpful hints and tips when purchasing thermal printers. This will aid people who are unsure on power, communications, print media etc. We'll be sure to keep you informed on our social media, website and of course the blog.
For now, I'm off to check out how the web store is coming along, but please leave a comment if you have any questions.


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Communication is a must have soft skill for every software tester. Good communication skills & interpersonal skills are crucial when you work with multiple stakeholders like development teams, product owners & clients. QA professionals can bank on strong communication skills to present their analysis more convincingly. Here are some tips for software testers to improve their communication skills:
1) Be a good listener
Understanding the message & the information given to you by stakeholders is as important as giving your final response. It is important to have good listening & reading skills to understand the project specifications & create structured test cases. Your body language & tone of voice can make it easy or difficult for team members to communicate with you. If a concept is confusing, ask for examples to get a precise understanding of the problem. When in doubt, always ask. Get clarity on the idea being presented. Encourage your stake holders to give more information about any aspect that you want to understand better.
2) Invest in presentation skills
Apart from good writing skills, it is important to invest in good presentation skills to present your ideas more effectively. By presenting your findings and ideas in a logical & clear way, you can add more value to the meetings & discussions you have with programmers & decision makers. Be open to disagreements. While presenting your case to developers & business stakeholders, be open to queries & disagreements. Don't be afraid to share your thoughts and concerns.
3) Keep your communication simple & clear
Always keep your communication to the point, clear and simple. Avoid using ambiguous or confusing language that can make it difficult for your audience to understand the key message. Keep your test reports and plans simple and easy to read & comprehend. Develop a common shared language/tags within the team to make it easier to record, recognise and fix bugs.
4) Provide proof
Always present your findings & analysis in concise & logical manner, supported by facts. There are a variety of media tools like Screen capture that can be used for recording your findings.
5) Share information on time
To get all the key stakeholders on the same page, share crucial test information on time to the teams. Make it easy for the key stake holders to access critical testing information. As far as possible respond to E-mails on the same day.
It is easy for a software project to progress faster, when QA & development teams communicate well. When there is good communication, it is easier to get everyone working towards the same goal & deliver high quality software.
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The Lipsy London love Michelle Keegan collection reflects a palette of burgundy, black, grey, teal, pink, and navy combined with satin, lace, faux leather (my favorite!) and faux fur. The collection boasts of dresses, jumpsuits, tops, skirts and gowns for every occassion- be it work or party.
Here are some of my favorites. Did I mention how much I love lace and faux leather?
Here are a few classic Lipsy pieces- how gorgeous is that gold lace dress against black?
While there are different choices (can I buy everything?), I've picked some that should last for 2 seasons straight. Doesn't that second jumpsuit remind you of a designer's latest collection (Elie Saab!)?
I love these tops and skirts- an excellent combination of satin, leather and lace. These 4 are sitting pretty in my wardrobe!
What do you think of the launch?
The Lipsy Autumn/Winter '14 collection is now available across stores in the UAE.


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September 29, 2005
September 29th @ The Orioles
It's Jeopardy!
I'll take "Scott Proctor" for "closing," Alex.
And, the "answer" was not "How will the Yankees blow this must win game that seemed to be in the bag?"
Wow. I'll get back to that in a bit.
The bigger story tonight was Small Hobbs once again doing his Lucky Charm thing. The guy has made 15 appearances this year and is 10-0. Can it get any better than that?
And, congrats to A-Rod for becoming just the 3rd RH batter in Yankees history to have 120+ runs and 120+ RBI in the same season. The others? Joe DiMaggio and Ben Chapman. Now, there's a trivia question for you.
Was Jason Giambi locked in at the plate in this series, or what? I just hope that he keeps it up in Fenway now. And, perhaps Sierra can muster up one big night tomorrow against Wells in Boston? (By the way, Big Rube, a bright red silk shirt and matching tie on the YES post-game? Way to mack there fella.) And, this is just a hunch, but, I'm calling a big series for Matsui this weekend. He often rises to the occasion on the big stage. This is the perfect set up for Godzilla.
Now, to the bad news: You have a six run lead in the 8th and you have to use Gordon and have Rivera up and tossing as well? That's flat out sad. It's almost as sad as watching Sturtze served up nightly these days - cooked ala' Torre. It's a crime what Torre has done to so many promising pen men over the years.
Back to Proctor, it was scary on a couple of levels to see him closing tonight. First, well, because he's Scott Proctor. And, the second reason is because he started the Yankees big run this year with a surprisingly good spot start. I hate to think that a surprising good close-job might be the other bookend to frame this collection of stories on great Yankees wins.
Speaking of a couple of reasons, the Boston win tonight was bad for New York in two ways. First, it was a Boston win. And, second, it was the way that they won - with a run in the 8th and 9th both delivered from Big Papi. Giving those guys some steam is the last thing that you want to do before a big three-game set.
In any event, it's clear what the Yankees need to do now - win two games in Boston to lock up the A.L. East. Or, at the least, win one to force a tie-breaker game on Monday in the Bronx. And, if the Yankees win none, it's over.
Knowing this, I keep thinking back to the Kevin Millar mantra during the ALCS last year - "Don't let us win one game." And, I truly feel that this applies for this year as well. It will serve the Yankees well to win on Friday and have Big Unit win on Saturday - and not let the Red Sox move from the line of scrimmage, at all. But, that's easier said than done, right?
Posted by Steve Lombardi at September 29, 2005 11:04 PM
Last year, these guys celebrated on the Stadium grass. I hope this year, the Yanks can return the favor.
Does anyone have any footage of the Sox hamming it up last year after game 7, taking pictures and whatnot? If so, go ahead and forward it to Torre so he can just let it roll before the first pitch. Or maybe they can just play the ending of Fever Pitch with Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon running wild (or so I've heard).
You know, if the Sox can pick up Stanton for 4 days, who can we pick up? Is Rick Honeycutt out there for the taking? How about Dave Kingman? Can we re-acquire Paul Quantrill? Or do the Sox already have a bid in on him?
So what are the odds that this thing comes down to a Stanton-Womack showdown, top of the 12th?
Posted by: JeremyM at September 30, 2005 12:29 AM
Blue Jays had a shift on and that is where Ortiz hit the ball. If the SS was in his position its a DP.
Posted by: Don at September 30, 2005 02:10 AM
To overstate the obvious, better to go into Fenway 1 up than tied or behind. And to moblize the next cliche, momentum in baseball vanishes with the next day's starting pitchers. I am going to the game tonight, and the only safe prediction I can make is that the atmosphere will be electric.
Posted by: Paul in Boston at September 30, 2005 06:46 AM
Too bad about Toronto's shortstop screwing up in the 7th, blowing a chance to get Papi's weak grounder by blocking the 2nd baseman who had the play. If that doesn't happen, Manny doesn't get up and hit his 2 run shot to bring it to 4-3. It would've been unrealistic to expect Toronto to win 3 out of 4.
Now we go to Boston needing to win 2 out of 3. I hope Joe manages this game like he would manage a Game 3 in the World Series. Go for the win, kill them early and finish the game. If we can win tonight, then having Randy go on Saturday will really be big for us. Hopefully Wang and Unit bring their games to Boston. As long as we win tonight and tomorrow, I am in favor of putting Mussina out there to get bombed. Keep him in for the complete game 29-0 destruction. I don't care. I just don't want anything coming down to Mussina. I hate that guy.
Posted by: MJ at September 30, 2005 07:50 AM
Wang has been superb for us this year and I love the guy but....I just don't like him matched up against the Sox. I'm just hoping he can repeat his Baltimore performance and have them hitting little dinkers back to the mound all night.
Posted by: JJay at September 30, 2005 09:03 AM
In his only start against Boston this year, way back in May, he went 4 2/3, gave up 6 hits and a walk but only 2 earned runs. Not stellar but not horrendous either. I'll chalk it up to him being relatively new (it was his 3rd or 4th start) and hope that his last couple of starts are more indicative of what he brings to the table.
It's Boomer I'm worried about. He's pitched pretty well of late and had at least one start against us where he just shut us down in innings 3-7. Moreover, 2003 Game 5 notwithstanding, the guy does pitch pretty darn well in big games.
Posted by: MJ at September 30, 2005 09:17 AM
Doesn't Wells have an injured knee that's still bothering him? I thought he got shelled his last time out...or was that the time before?
Posted by: JJay at September 30, 2005 09:27 AM
Let's review:
1) The Sox had to beg and steal for a split with the Blue Jays.
2) The Sox had to claw and scratch the for last 14 days to stay within range of the Yankees.
3) The Yankees always have the edge in pitching with MR.
Of course this guarantees nothing for this weekend, but I'd rather be the Yankees right now.
Posted by: Jason O. at September 30, 2005 09:27 AM
I'd rather be the Yankees all the time. At least the players and their fans shower once a day.
Posted by: MJ at September 30, 2005 09:50 AM
//So what are the odds that this thing comes down to a Stanton-Womack showdown, top of the 12th? //
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at September 30, 2005 09:58 AM
I'd love it if we made it to the 12th inning and Stanton was the guy on the mound against Womack. That would mean that Mussina didn't shit a brick like he always does.
Posted by: MJ at September 30, 2005 10:23 AM
C'mon MJ, Mussina has pitched one very good game and one very bad game coming back from injury. He's been far from consistent this season but overall he's been good for the Yanks since he was signed. You would rather be without his contributions in all of these games?
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If someone told you there was a Brooklyn Christmas Tree, you'd probably say, "what, is it like, made of PBR?" and (at least in this case) you'd be right. Yep, this thing actually exists, and it stands proud in McCaren Park. While you were rolling your eyes at the Rockefeller Christmas Tree lighting, Brooklyn was doing something about it — constructing its own very Brooklyn-esque version of the mighty pine. Made from 300 cans of PBR, 30 used MetroCards, and a bunch of tinsel, the tree may look like the leftovers of a college party, but oh what a joyful one! And, never one to be outdone, this tree is actually social media savvy, taking Christmas wishes via Twitter— the perfect place to post your wish for that new moustache trimmer, vintage cruiser, or, yes, a six-pack if Pabst.
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Maintaining Your WordPress Website to Prevent Hacking & Data Loss
What You'll Learn
Note - This class is designed for people who manage a self-hosted WordPress website and are familiar with general WordPress concepts, such as posts, pages, categories, and media. If you do not have a WordPress site or are just getting started using WordPress, we recommend you take WordPress for Beginners before this class.
Did you know that outdated WordPress versions, plugins, and themes can leave your website vulnerable to attack and cause broken functionality? Do you know how to effectively backup both your WordPress database and uploaded files? Do you know how to recover from the "white screen of death" if an update fails or breaks your site? Do you use basic security on your site including two-step login authentication, updated encryption salts, not using admin as the user name, super strong passwords, VPN over wifi, and basic security plugins?
If you answered "no" to any of these questions, this three-hour hands-on workshop is for you!
This workshop will take you step by step through:
- Creating a new administrator-level account and deleting the old "admin" account.
- Enforcing strong passwords for all users.
- Correcting server file permissions.
- Enabling a firewall and limiting login attempts via a security plugin.
- Updating your login encryption salts.
- Updating your plugins, theme, and WordPress safely and what to do if an update "breaks"your site.
- Changing your WordPress database prefix.
- Setting up regular backups.
- Enabling two-step authentication to your login page.
- Avoiding insecure WiFi logins by using https or a VPN.
You will need to come to class with your laptop/WiFi enabled computer. If you do not have a portable computer, you can use one of BDA's iMacs for an additional charge of $23.
Be sure to bring the following to class:
- WordPress Dashboard administrative username and password
- Web hosting control panel login to use the File Manager and view server backups
- FTP login (optional if you have your hosting control panel login)
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WordPress.org is different from WordPress.com. WordPress.com is only for blogs and non-commercial sites. BDA's workshops cover WordPress.org.
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WordPress users who need to make sure their sites are secure. You should already have a WordPress.org site up and running before taking this class. New to WordPress? Then take our WordPress for Beginners - How to Run Your Own Site/Blog before jumping into this class.
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While the Palestinian president is renouncing the Palestinian right of return on Israeli television, Israel's prime minister is announcing new settlement construction. Instead of playing to his own political base, Netanyahu could have his Sadat moment.
By Aaron Magid
Meeting with a delegation of Knesset members on Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that in a final status agreement the Palestinians "would not demand to return to Jaffe, Acre or Haifa." Among other conciliatory comments, Abbas's statement exemplifies his commitment toward addressing legitimate Israeli concerns and ending the conflict. Unfortunately, although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has moderated his hawkish positions, he has yet to match Abbas's willingness to offer concessions and reach out to the other side. This will be necessary to reach an agreement.
Even before beginning negotiations with Netanyahu, Abbas gave up his demands that Israel freeze settlement building in the West Bank and that all talks on borders be based on the 1967 armistice line. These decisions sparked outrage within the Palestinian community. Nonetheless, Abbas was determined to press forward, a sign of his desire for peace. Abbas has maintained his moderate tone since the talks began. His willingness to renounce the right of return, one of the core Palestinian grievances so early in the negotiation process, shows that Abbas is looking to solving the conflict instead of airing past grievances. Abbas addressed another potential Israeli security concern — that the Palestinians will use their state as a terrorist launching pad against Israel — when he agreed that the Palestinian state would be demilitarized, saying, "we don't need planes or missiles. All we need is a strong police force." Finally, Abbas is holding a pre-Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) toast with dozens of Israeli members of Knesset and has interviewed multiple times on Israeli television in an attempt to reach out to the Israeli public and show them he is serious about peace.
It is important to recognize that Netanyahu has also taken some difficult steps towards conciliation with the Palestinians. Before bilateral negotiations began, he agreed to release 104 Palestinian prisoners who were convicted of heinous terrorist attacks, a decision that sparked outrage from those in his government. He also has abided by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's order to not speak publicly about the substance of the negotiations — a feat rarely accomplished during the decades of Israeli-Arab talks. Nonetheless, he continues to display a minimalist approach to the peace talks, when the hour calls for imitating the dramatic symbolism orchestrated by former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
It is true that Netanyahu never promised Kerry or Abbas that he would freeze settlement construction during the negotiations. However, announcing the building of over 1,000 units in the West Bank immediately after the beginning of bilateral talks sends a troubling message about his commitment to truly reaching a peace agreement. Instead of looking for ways to move forward, Netanyahu added another impediment to the creation of a viable Palestinian state.
Furthermore, although Abbas was willing to publicly announce – on Israeli television in November and again this past week – that he was willing in effect to renounce the sacred Palestinian right of return, Netanyahu still has made no such gesture. He has continued to speak about the eternal unity of Jerusalem and reject any accord based on the 1967 armistice lines, even though most experts agree that these positions will prevent the reaching of a final status accord.
At the same time when Abbas is meeting with dozens of Israeli MKs, Netanyahu has not offered to meet with Palestinian legislators. Abbas has even complained that he is interested in meeting personally with Netanyahu — as was the case during the term of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert — but Netanyahu has rebuffed his offers.
In addition to not meaningfully interacting with Palestinian politicians, Netanyahu has also not reached out to the Palestinian public. He has not interviewed with the Palestinian press nor visited any Palestinian cities during the present term. In contrast to the empathetic comments by Olmert regarding 1948 Palestinian refugees, saying in 2008 at the Knesset, "I join in the sorrow of what happened to the Palestinians," Netanyahu has never shown a willingness to genuinely understand the other side's suffering. Can you imagine the power on the Palestinian street of seeing Netanyahu touring a refugee camp in the West Bank to hear the Palestinian story of victimhood? These are the types of actions that propelled Israelis to remove their skepticism of Egypt during Sadat's presidency and would similarly lead to a dramatic increase in Palestinian support for the peace process and additional concessions.
Fortunately for both sides, Kerry's nine-month timetable to reach an agreement has only begun. If Netanyahu is genuinely interested in solving the conflict, and not merely repeating a decades-old process of failed negotiations, he must show a creativity and sense of empathy demonstrated by Sadat, several of his predecessors in the Prime Ministers office and Abbas. The time for appeasing one's own political base is long gone.
Aaron Magid is a graduate student at Harvard University specializing in Middle Eastern Studies. He is a staff writer for the Jerusalem Review of Near Eastern Affairs. His work has previously appeared in the Daily Beast, Jerusalem Post, and the Forward. He can be reached via Twitter @AaronMagid.


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The drama at the L.P.G.A. Tour's season finale in Naples, Fla., in November was thick as a Broadway curtain, with Stacy Lewis and Suzann Pettersen battling for the Vare Trophy, given to the player with the lowest scoring average of the season, and with Shanshan Feng holding off Gerina Piller for a one-stroke victory.
The 2014 season promises even better theater. On Wednesday, the L.P.G.A. and one of its title sponsors, the CME Group, unveiled a season-long points race called the Race to the CME Globe, with a $1 million bonus, the largest in women's golf, to be awarded along with a crystal globe trophy at the season-ending event at Tiburon Golf Club.
"I was so honored to win the L.P.G.A. money title in 2013, and now I have something even bigger to play for as I look to make it two in a row," said the world No. 1, Inbee Park, who won six tournaments and nearly $2.5 million last year. "Nothing is guaranteed with this new system, so this race is going to make everyone on our tour work a little bit harder because the payoff is so big."
The yearlong competition, which begins this month in the Bahamas, is the tour's answer to the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup, which offers $10 million to the winner. The men's four-event playoff decides the title, but the women will have a winner-take-all showdown in Naples, with the points reset before the event to ensure maximum drama.
The goal, said the L.P.G.A. commissioner, Mike Whan, "is to create a Sunday that can be climactic like we haven't seen before on the L.P.G.A. Tour."
The points race, Whan said, "is a significant difference maker, not only the exposure of lifting the globe but the financial benefits that come with it." He added that he expected "a heightened level of interest knowing that an additional $1 million is at stake."
The bonus represents more money than all but the top eight players earned in 2013.
"To say this figure is significant is a massive understatement," said Karen Stupples, a one-time major winner employed by Golf Channel as an analyst. "For the first time it will give L.P.G.A. players a chance to feel what it's like playing for the kind of money the PGA guys play for."
Players will accumulate points by making the cut at full-field L.P.G.A. events and for top-40 finishes at the smaller, no-cut tournaments. At the season's penultimate event, the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, which has the year's smallest field, points will be awarded to those in the top 20.
The winners of official L.P.G.A. events leading up to the Tour Championship will earn 500 points. In the majors, the winners will earn 625. The top 72 players in the standings at the conclusion of the Ochoa Invitational will earn a place in the $2 million Tour Championship. Any player with at least one official tour win will also be invited.
When the points are reset, only the top three players in the standings can guarantee the $1 million bonus by winning the tournament, and only the top nine will have a shot at winning the bonus.
The season-ending event is preceded by six tournaments outside the United States, including five in Asia. One of the aims of the points race, Whan said, is to keep women's golf on people's minds in the fall when college and pro football games, the baseball playoffs and the basketball and hockey seasons crowd the sports landscape.
"It's easy for some fans to get disconnected when the tour goes to Asia," Whan said in a teleconference. "This will be less easy when you're tracking the players' standing. It creates a lot more scenarios and media stories than we currently have created."
The points race is the latest chapter in the tour's revival, which began after Whan replaced the deposed commissioner Carolyn Bivens in 2010. The 2014 schedule will feature 32 tournaments, not including the eight-country International Crown, a new event, and will offer an average purse of $1.75 million. In 2011, there were 23 official events.
"We have just come out of a tough phase when we were struggling to get companies to sponsor tournaments, let alone a season-long race," Stupples said in an email. "I feel it speaks volumes as to how far we have come in the last few years."


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BOSTON (AP) -- A former bathroom in the nation's oldest public park is being converted into a sandwich shop.
The 660-square-foot Pink Palace restroom was built on Boston Common in the 1920s. It hasn't been used as a restroom since the 1970s.
Boston officials announced Wednesday that Mayor Thomas Menino signed a 15-year lease with the Orlando, Fla.-based Earl of Sandwich chain for a takeout operation at the site.
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The Boston Common was set aside as public land in 1640. The restroom is called the Pink Palace because of the pinkish hue of its masonry.
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(By Bret Farias) Filthy lucre is mentioned several times in the New Testament, especially in regards to ministers. Filthy lucre is dirty money, or money obtained through greed. Ministering with a motive for money would qualify as filthy or dishonorably motivated by the advantages and profits belonging to a ministry office. Love for money disqualifies you from the ministry and from the kingdom of heaven.
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Mary-Ellen Hall is in her 26th season as head coach of the HBU softball team, also serving as the department's Senior Woman Administrator. Hall signed a three-year contract extension through the 2018-19 academic year on Jan. 4, 2016. She ranks as HBU's all-time winningest coach in any sport with a record of 756-469.
In 2016, the Huskies went 15-29 with a 7-19 mark in Southland Conference play. Sophomore Libby Brown was named Second Team All-Southland Conference while freshman Demi Janak earned Honorable Mention honors. During the 2015 season, the Huskies went 13-32, 5-20 in the SLC. Senior first baseman/catcher Melissa Herman and freshman outfielder Nicole Shedd earned all-conference recognition following the competition of the regular season. Herman picked up second team honors, while Shedd was named honorable mention.
HBU made the SLC Tournament for the first time in 2014, as the team went 22-28 overall and 10-6 in league play. In that tournament appearance, the Huskies won their first postseason game as a member of the conference, defeating Stephen F. Austin, 8-7. HBU had four players named All-SLC, with sophomore Kirsten Schwirtlich being tabbed NFCA All-Region.
In 2013, the Huskies went 15-27 and 6-20 in its first season as a member of the Southland. With a 13-3 win over Central Arkansas on March 19, 2013, Hall recorded her 700th win. HBU was well-recognized with post-season honors from the conference, as Lauren Schwirtlich and Victoria Granchelli were named first team All-SLC, Kirsten Schwirtlich was named to the second team and Herman was named to the third team. The Huskies also earned two of the major awards, as Lauren Schwirtlich was named Newcomer of the Year and Kirsten Schwirtlich earned Freshman of the Year honors.
In 2012, HBU went 16-33 overall and 2-4 in the conference. The Huskies beat Nebraska Omaha in the playoffs, defeating Dana Elsasser, who led the nation in ERA, but lost twice to Utah Valley in the double-elimination tournament. Herman earned first team all-conference honors, while Daniella Rodarte, Holly Webb and Keely Shuler were second team selections.
In 2011, Hall led the Huskies to one of the best seasons since their return to NCAA Division I, as HBU went 36-23 and won the Great West Conference championship. She was named the GWC Coach of the Year, while senior shortstop Mollye Mlcak and senior pitcher Jammie Weidert earned GWC Player and Pitcher of the Year honors, respectively. The Huskies also posted great marks in the classroom, as Mlcak was named a CoSIDA Academic All-America and the team earned the fourth-best GPA in all of NCAA Division I, at 3.551.
In 2010, the Huskies went 16-30 in their first season in the Great West Conference, finishing with a 2-4 conference mark. Mlcak and Sara Corcoran were named first team All-GWC, while four others were named to the second team.
In 2009, HBU went 18-23 which included a third-place finish at the Independent Tournament in Greeley, Colorado, and saw Casie Campanello earn All-Independent honors.
In 2008, she led the Huskies to an impressive 28-13 record in their return to NCAA Division I.
Since 2009, Hall has served as the SWA for the Huskies. Her duties include coordinating and/or providing support of all woman's sports teams at HBU, attend home and away games and conference championships as appropriate to represent the department, participate in the hiring and evaluation of sports coaches, disseminate pertinent information to coaches, provide insight and information regarding women's issues and programming at all levels and represent HBU at Southland Conference and NCAA meetings and conventions.
Prior to taking over the reigns as head coach, Hall served as an assistant coach for three seasons. In her first year as an assistant, which also was the first year of HBU softball, the Huskies competed as a Division I member.
During her tenure as head coach, Hall has led the Huskies to nine NAIA national championship tournament appearances and national rankings, including the team's highest final ranking of second in 2005. Hall holds a career record of 732-444 at HBU and was honored by the university at the National Fastpitch Coaches Association for her 500th career win during the 2006 season. She has had athletes selected All-America 31 times in her 22-year career and Academic All-America 44 times, in addition to her teams being awarded for excellence in the classroom by the NFCA.
Academics is a high priority of Hall's as has been evidenced by 31 softball players receiving a spot on the Red River Athletic Conference All-Academic team for achieving a 3.0 or better grade point average. She had nine athletes named Academic All-America by the NFCA and has above a 90 percent graduation rate in her 24 years at the helm.
Hall led HBU to nine straight Red River Athletic Conference titles with the Huskies having their best record in school history in 2005 with 51 wins and setting a new low for losses with five. She was named RRAC Coach of the Year in each year the Huskies competed in the conference and after the 1999 and 2005 seasons, NFCA honored her, along with assistant coach Roger Willhite, as NAIA Southwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year.
Hall, who received her bachelor's degree from HBU in 1988 and her master's in sport sciences from the United States Sports Academy in 1991.
Hall attended Marian Christian High School where she was a four-time all-district selection in softball and voted as the team's Most Valuable Player twice. She played on summer softball teams that attended the state tournament five times and finished fifth in the nation in 1980. In addition to softball, Hall played basketball and volleyball at MCHS.
After high school, Hall attended HBU on a volleyball scholarship where she was a two-year letterman for the Huskies. Hall also served as assistant volleyball coach for her high school alma mater while attending HBU.
Hall has enjoyed much success at HBU, building the Huskies into a perennial NAIA national power. She served as chairman of the Red River Athletic Conference and Region VI softball coaches and as a national rater for the NAIA. She also is a past president of the NAIA Softball Coaches Association.
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Rotherham child abuse scandal – the true horror exposed
Thursday, 28 August 2014
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Jimmy Savile Trust challenges the compensation scheme in the Court of Appeal
Monday, 04 August 2014
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Does Child Abuse Cause Crime?
Tuesday, 01 May 2007
The National Fire Service were very concerned to discover, that a large proportion of those who commit arson in this country were the former victims of child abuse; so much so that they asked the organisation I helped found in 1998 – Association of Child Abuse Lawyers (ACAL), for special training. Many convicted paedophiles were
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Sunday, 22 October 2006
By Peter Garsden Partner in Abney Garsden McDonald and Vice President of ACAL (Association of Child Abuse Lawyers) If an alien landed on Earth with abundant common sense, and was told that the English legal system imposed the following rules, then he would find it hard to believe, because these rules are more like legal
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Coping with life
Friday, 01 September 2006
Solicitor Peter Garsden, founder member and Vice-President of ACAL (Association of Child Abuse Lawyers) examines the devastating and long-lasting effects of child abuse and how a survivor of abuse copes with life. "Whilst each survivor of abuse is unique, and his/her circumstances entirely different, I have learned over many years of dealing with child abuse
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How does a survivor of abuse feel?
Monday, 01 May 2006
My first case came along in 1994 from a former criminal client (I had been a Duty Solicitor then for 12 years) who told me that he was a victim of abuse in a care home called Greystone Heath in Warrington. The police had told him he ought to seek legal advice, but wouldn't tell
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Limitation – a Lewis Carroll story?
Friday, 01 April 2005
By Peter Garsden, Solicitor and Partner of Simpson Millar LLP, and Vice President of ACAL (Association of Child Abuse Lawyers) The law of Limitation must be unfair if it allows an abusive stepfather to escape liability for damages at Civil Law yet punishes a mother who turned a blind eye yet knew that her daughter
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Child Abuse – a conspiracy of lies told by ventriloquist Lawyers?
Friday, 01 August 2003
This article explains the author's personal experience of giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select committee at the House of Commons on the conduct of investigations into past cases of abuse in children's homes on 11th June 2002. A visit to give evidence to the Home Affairs select committee was going to be an occasion
- Published in Peter Garsden's Blog
Tensions between Criminal & Civil Investigations
Monday, 01 November 1999
Several questions arise:- Why should an abuser's lawyers be entitled to see all the Police's unused material including personnel records of abusers, journals, personal records of pupils, and other important documents during the criminal trial whereas the claimant's lawyers are denied access to those very same documents? Why should a victim of abuse be penalised
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Should the CICA judge victims?
Tuesday, 01 June 1999
by Peter Garsden Introduction Under the New Tariff Scheme victims of abuse have found it more difficult to make an effective claim because of the rules concerning previous convictions. When an applicant is rejected by the CICA because of his character/convictions, he usually feels he is the victim of the same sort of abuse that
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