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BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka, city of lagoons
Batticaloa, diagonally 300 km across from Colombo on the eastern coast has the centerpiece known for the 'singing fish' and together with a very fertile soil for any vegetation the Tamils who are a majority here call it 'a land of the singing fish flowing with honey'. The name derives from the Tamil version meaning a flattened Muddy Swamp enveloping the lagoon. It's regaining the age old lure after the 30 year old civil war in the country and more so a rise from the devastating Tsunami that struck in December 2004. The cosmopolitan populace of Batticaloa is hailed for their hospitality.
Whilst Tamil speaking community is predominant amongst them you would find Muslims, Malays and the Java (Indonesian) types who are all basically Islamists. Nevertheless concentrations of Islamic communities are settled in certain townships from Kathankudi to Kalmunai who have certain cultural genres specific and esoteric. So, there are numerous mosques to cater to this religious society, just as the temples would serve Hindus. Hence, the political and civic landscape in the district is multifarious and mixed although distinct lines are prevalent, showing during cultural and religious festivities. Nonetheless, unity among diversity is demonstrated often which makes life and culture pleasurable here. Many missions particularly the Jesuit Priests and Methodist Missions have left their indelible marks through their churches and more so by the Schools and institutions.
Of the ancient history of the district it is noted that Mukkuva an immigrated people group settled establishing villages. The names of the some villages and towns in Batticaloa still bear much evidence of this ancient Batticaloan settlers. The same could be said of them settling in Puttalam another coastal city in the western side of the Island above Negombo. However the records mention that the Sinhala Kings were benefited during regional wars as they helped as mercenaries. So were those soldiers of the South Indian Cheran (another of the three South Indian dynasties) Kings. From Cape Comorin (South India) a Dutch Admiral namely, Spitzburgen came passing the Southern Port Galle that was heavily fortified by the Portuguese, made for Batticaloa, where he finally anchored. Capitalizing on the rivalry between the Kandyan kings he gained access to the Royalty at Kandy, consolidating his presence against the Portuguese. Thus the Portuguese fort at Batticaloa was captured by the Dutch situated in an island, still preserved.
Tamils of Batticaloa too have distinct lingual difference in terminology and style, compared to the Tamils of other regions in Sri Lanka. Culture, traditions and socializing besides have salient features as the language. In fact Batticaloa Tamils are known for their exemplary performance in arts such as Drama, Song and Dance. The dance form is usually the South Indian Bharath Natyam together with folk styles as the Sinhalese have the Kandyan Dance and Sothern Dance forms for their repute. The 'bow song' is a specialty of the Batticaloans. Beside, mingling among the 'Batti' community are the Burghers (European mixed generation) and some of immigrant Chinese mix. As it is a coastal city, fishing is the way of life for the coastal folk. Batticaloa boasts of the tastiest crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters and prawns of the sea and lagoons, having a distinct flavour. The Batti preparations of dishes of these kinds too are much relished by the visitors.
The Batticaloa Lagoon (56 km long, 162 square km area) has within itself several islets the main ones being Puliayantheevu, Buffalo Island and Bone Island. Bridges built across the lagoon linking the landmasses and the islets make transport easier for trade and social mobility . The Puliayantheevu is the metropolitan place of the city. The biggest bridge of all is Lady Manning bridge located at Kallady (about 2 km from town), which is the main access path to the city from the southern places of the district and presumed to be the longest in Sri Lanka. This bridge is also famous for Singing fishes which was considered musical sounds heard in the Kallady lagoon in the full moon day. A priest named Father Lang recorded this musical marvel and broadcast it in the 1960s via the Radio Ceylon (SLBC, today). The lagoon in the center of the town also is a heaven for these singing fish. There is a another novelty in this lagoon for, Phosphorus floats on the surface of the water and any particle thrown on it a bright blue glow appears which is a pleasant sight in the night.
Batticaloa beaches are sandy and stretch along a 4 km coastline from the city and further extended through adjoining villages. Prominent and popular along this coast are Kallady beach, Pasikudah and Kalkudah which attract locals and foreigners. Pasikudah is a bay secluded from the ocean, and has a flat and sandy bed about 150 to 200 meters from the main shore. hence it is a preferred safe bathing spot for families especially during extreme hot seasons. So is Kalkudah too.
Batticaloa has both tropical wet and dry climates, ideal for rice and other crops together with livestock farming. Although temperate throughout the year from March to May is the warmest time o the year, the maximum temperature averages could reach just 320 C (880 F). However, during the monsoon season (November to February) heavy rains with strong gale is expected and the average temperature drops to15°C. So choose the necessary gear appropriately while travelling or bike riding. Biking is very popular in the region, from school kids to old men.
For tourists it would be more than an excitement if they could be at Arugam Bay, a few hours from Batticaloa, the most popular surf spot in Sri Lanka and one of the best in the world and it's growing prominently in fame. The beach is flat year-round and possesses warm-water shallow-lagoons aptly complemented by inexpensive hotels and exclusive culinary delights.
As for the access to this amazing city, all modes of transport are available. Only that even though there is an airport, it is utilized for military purpose and there are plans afoot for this utility to be developed for cargo as well as passenger transport, in the near future The Batticaloa railway station is the terminus for the eastern line.
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There is case law to support the position that the standard to dismiss an employee for just cause at common law is lower than the standard to dismiss an employee without notice pursuant to the ESA.
Sections 2(1)(3) and 9(1)(6) of ESA Ontario Regulation 288-011 of the Employment Standards Act states that an employer is not required to pay statutory notice or severance pay to "an employee who has been guilty of wilful misconduct, disobedience or wilful neglect of duty that is not trivial and has not been condoned by the employer."
In the 2011 decision Oosterbosch v. FAG Aerospace Inc.2 the trial judge found that the employer had met its burden of establishing that it had just cause to terminate the employee. However, the judge held that the employer had failed to prove that the plaintiff's "offending behavior" represented "wilful misconduct, disobedience or wilful neglect of duty" that would disentitle him to receipt of termination and severance payments under the provisions of the ESA. As a result, the plaintiff was awarded damages for the employer's failure to pay him his statutory notice and severance under the ESA.
If FAG Aerospace is an accurate statement of law, termination clauses in employment contracts that purport to allow an employer to terminate an employee "for cause" at common law and also limit an employee's entitlement to the minimum notice and severance to the minimum standards of the ESA are, arguably, unenforceable. The termination clause would represent an attempt to unlawfully provide the employee with no notice of dismissal in circumstances when the employee is entitled to statutory notice and severance. The determination of whether a termination clause in an employment contract is lawful is at the time the contract is formed. Therefore a termination clause is unenforceable and will not rebut the presumption of reasonable notice if it potentially breaches the ESA in the future. In this regard, see the British Columbia Court of Appeal's decision Shore v. Ladner Downs.3
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We are a a multinational beverage and brewing company. We have a new beer product which we have developed internally. We now want to trial the product with a small number of consumers in New York City.
We need someone to come in to manage this pilot trial project. This will include planning, executing and evaluation of the trial. We then need someone to continue to help work on this product and manage the project.
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This weekend the first Fujifilm Wonder Photo Shop in North America opened in NYC. If you are in or near New York, get out of your chair right now and just go. Trust me, by the time you get to the bottom of this post you'll regret not having left already.
Situated in the heart of the Flatiron district, the Wonder Photo Shop is part retail store, part print center, part interactive workshop, and part gorgeous beacon of photo opportunities.
I want to stress the interactive component; this is a truly a place where you can go not only to interact with your photos, but with others as well. I imagine a group of friends of any age being able to go to the store, and play!
Plus that plant covered wall pictured above looks amazing and I want to snap a pic of that for my Instagram. Don't act like you didn't think it, too.
I so desperately wanted to check out the store opening, but unfortunately we've been battling passing a virus all around our house so I am currently tending to a sick baby! So instead I've just been stalking all the fun by following the Wonder Photo Shop NYC on Facebook.
It looks like a group of fashion bloggers were there Thursday or Friday night and I was obsessing over their Instagram pics! You better believe my next trip to NYC will include a stop there. This reminds me that I really need to start hanging out with fashion bloggers to up my own style game, but I digress.
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Sports play-by-play looks simple: show up, talk about the game, leave when it's over.
But it's not that simple. Not even close.
Three regional veteran play-by-play announcers — Joe Van Goor of Learfield Sports, Scott Kooistra of Riverfront Broadcasting and John Thayer of 5-Star Communications — sat down recently to talk about the highs and lows of watching games from behind a microphone.
About Them
Van Goor grew up in Yankton, getting his first radio experience two years before he graduated from YHS in 1978. His college career wound through the University of South Dakota, Mount Marty College and St. Cloud State University, though he did not graduate from any of them.
He first began doing play-by-play in 1984, and now serves as "The Voice of the Coyotes," serving as the play-by-play announcer for football and men's basketball for USD. Other than two months in Hot Springs and five months in St. Cloud, Minnesota, his entire career has been spent in the Yankton/Vermillion area.
Kooistra grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, then graduated with a BBA and MBA in Finance from Western Michigan University. He started in the radio business in 1984, then began his first stint in Yankton in 1984.
After serving as sports manager and assistant program director at WCCO in Minneapolis (2001-04) and general manager and sports director in Nebraska City (2005-08), Kooistra returned to Yankton. He currently serves as the play-by-play announcer for YHS and MMC for KYNT.
Thayer grew up in Eustis, Nebraska, attending Eustis-Farnam High School. After attending Doane University, he began his radio career. He has been in the business for 9 1/2 years, the last 5 1/2 of it in Yankton.
He currently serves as the voice of USD women's basketball for Learfield Sports, as well as doing play-by-play for YHS for 5-Star Communications.
JDC: What brought you to Yankton?
(or, for Van Goor, "What kept you in Yankton?"
JVG: What kept me in Yankton? I would say to opportunity to work. I've been with, basically, all three groups of stations in town, starting with KYNT in 1976, WNAX in 1982 and then-Culhane Communications (now 5-Star Communcations) in 1983.
SK: What brought me to Yankton was a horrible market back in the early 80s. I had my stock broker's license, and every one of my clients was losing money, and I was developing ulcers at 23 years old. So, I wanted to get into something I enjoyed.
I had three job offers after broadcasting school: Grafton, North Dakota; Marquette, Michigan — which was close. I always enjoyed hockey — and Yankton, South Dakota, which was the furthest south and had the best golf course. Didn't know anything about it other than Lyle Alzado was from there (Yankton College).
JT: For me it was a job opportunity. I didn't really apply for the job, wasn't looking at Yankton at all. When our stations (5-Star Communications) got the contract for USD (the University of South Dakota), they needed somebody to fill Joe's job.
I had some stuff online, and Jeff Fuller, the owner of the radio station, found that and reached out to me, asked if I would be interested in moving to Yankton South Dakota. And eventually I did.
JDC: Who had the greatest impact on your early career? Who are thepeople you listened to to develop "your style?"
JVG: The late Norm Hilson. I had thoughts about going into sportscasting as an extention of being a radio announcer. I was working at WNAX at the time, and Norm kinda pushed me into it, and it went from there.
SK: I'll go along with that. Not really broadcasting style, but the two guys I really appreciated, being from hundreds of miles away, to just introduce me to people, whether it's in town, or state tournaments, things like that, number one would be Hod Nielsen, by far; and number two, would be Norm Hilson. Those guys were great, if you went to a state tournament or somewhere, Rapid City or Sioux Falls, where I would have no idea who was who. They both were very good to me.
JT: For me, the interest developed at a young age listening to Kent Pavelka who , at the time, was the voice of the Husker football and men's basketball, and now is just men's basketball at Nebraska. I heard him do games all the time and, for some reason, it made me think that's what I wanted to do. I just grew from there.
JDC: Is there anybody you listen to now that inspires you?
JT: For me, if I could ever be like Kevin Harlan or Mitch Holthus, I'd have a chance to make it in this business.
Kevin Harlan currently does Monday Night Football on Westwood One. He does some TV games, too. He is absolutely the most descriptive person I've ever heard do a radio broadcast.
If I could couple that with the energy that Mitch Holthus, the voice of the Kansas City Chiefs, brings, those two things together would get you a long ways. I really enjoy listening to those guys.
I also enjoy listening to Kevin Kugler a lot, because he's an Omaha, Nebraska, guy, who worked there for a while, was UNO's (Nebraska-Omaha) voice for a while, then got swept up by Westwood One.
SK: This wouldn't be now, but my favorite announcer of all-time would be Ernie Harwell, the voice of the Detroit Tigers. And other sports, but mostly the Tigers. I used to have my transistor radio underneath my blanket as a kid, listening to games when I should have been going to sleep. (Thayer laughs.)
There is such a thing as transistor radios, John. I even had that goofy earplug.
JVG: For me, in the past, would be Herb Carneal, did the Minnesota Twins forever. Now, Pat Hughes, who does radio for the Chicago Cubs. I've gotten to know him a little through phone conversations, but if there were ones that I really liked and listen to, it would be those two.
JT: I suppose, being the young guy in the room, I should say I listen to these two older guys to find out how they stuck it out so long, right?
SK: Don't make that mistake, right? (Kooistra chuckles)
JDC: Getting ready to do a game, what does your preparation entail?
SK: Funny you should ask. As I was heading down Highway 15 last night (Kooistra had broadcasted the Mount Marty at Wayne State men's basketball game the day before), I wrote down some notes. I'm sorta kidding, but I think that's the one thing people don't realize from the outside. They say, "Oh, heard you doing a game last night, and blah, blah, blah," and they can probably figure out the travel, but all the stuff behind the scenes that goes into it, just to show up and start talking.
Just little things, like interviews, coaches, statistics, checking out athletic directors, equipment, board operators, etc. I'm sure I can come up with a lot more. They're so much behind the scenes that goes into it, as you know.
JT: Every broadcaster has their own preference as to how a stat sheet should look, or should they use a sheet or a book, or do they have information boards.
For USD broadcasts, I have three different sheets of paper with information on them, and they take probably a total of four, five hours to put together.
For me, especially when we're traveling, and this time it's basketball — where I'm coming back to do a high school game. The hard thing about high school games is travel. You spend, for one trip, four, five, six hours on the road that you can't get work done.
A lot of times, when I'm traveling for USD, I'll start working on the next game on the way home. A lot of people are taking naps, and there's no time for that.
SK: Commercials, logging
JT: Yup
SK: Promos, etc., social media, before and after, and during. I'm not very good at during.
JT: It never quits, that's for sure. I'm always looking at, at the college level you get game notes, high college level probably. At the NAIA level, maybe not.
SK: They didn't give you those at Huron (High School) last week?
JT: No. And I read through all those to get information. I do research on different players. Newspaper articles I think are great, because you can find out a different part of the story. I use that stuff all the time.
JVG: For me, I used spotter boards in football. Also, I use a scoresheet that Norm Hilson had designed a long, long time ago. Keeping score, especially at a basketball game, is so important. Sometimes I have to use my Yankton High School math to add up stuff. It's served me well.
Like John said, there are releases for football and for basketball that will take you to the far reaches of the universe. But really, with me less is more. You have to just read through it to get the things that you would think your readers would be more interested in hearing rather than fluff about a particular player, or anything like that.
JDC: What is the most fun game or experience that you have had through your career?
SK: I figured you would ask something like that.
JVG: I can probably, for all the ones I've done, the one I remember the most was the 1992 State B Final up in Aberdeen between Harrold and Warner. Barnett Center was full with about 8,000 people. One thousand were for Warner, the other seven were for Harrold. Eric Lappe from Harrold went just bananas from three late in that game.
It was a Hoosiers story. Harrold didn't have a full 12-kid roster. They had, like 10 or 11, and they had to bring up seventh and eighth graders to fill out their roster. Eric Lappe was the Jimmy Chitwood of that tournament. He'd gotten beaten around. He was wearing like bandage with a wrap around his head. It was probably the best tournament that nobody saw, because it wasn't on television. But, working for WNAX, and for the station that did all 12 games, you got to sit downstairs courtside. The atmosphere was just unbelievable, and the game was just unbelievable that night. And Harrold won that championship.
SK: My most memorable was the '94 Yankton Bucks championship over Rapid City Stevens in the Dome, double-overtime, when the Bucks won it and finished an unbeaten year.
JVG: In Max Hawk's last year.
SK: For Max Hawk, then they went unbeaten the next year. The actual championship game, 34-31, if I remember right, but it was double-overtime when the Bucks won it. Just because of the excitement, and two very good teams: a great passing team with Rapid City Stevens and Peter Martin, and a great running team in the Bucks. That's probably the one I remember.
JT: For me, more recently, I went to Duke, which was a pretty cool experience. (Thayer called the USD-Duke men's basketball game because Van Goor was broadcasting the USD-Sam Houston State playoff football game.)
Probably what stands out the most was the WNIT championship run for the USD women. Mostly because, to watch those have a great year, to be heartbroken in the Summit League Tournament Championship, not even really want to be in the WNIT. They had no interest in playing Creighton to open up that run, somehow won the game.
Then, when they went and beat Minnesota, scored so many points against the Gophers, it was after that game that they believed that they could win the tournament. They got the rest of their games at home, and just to watch the crowd fill up. There were over 5,000 there for the semifinals. There were over 7,000 there for the championship game. And to see that in the DakotaDome in the Dome's final game of basketball. It was just packed, just an incredible experience.
You could pinpoint all different things throughout all those different games that was exciting, but that whole experience was pretty cool to be a part of.
JDC: Is there a venue that stands out as one you enjoyed working in?
SK: Are you going to ask best and worst? (chuckles)
JT: (While laughing) Let's don't throw people under the bus, right?
SK: Well, worst won't be in Yankton, I promise.
JT: Mine would be in the state of Colorado, I can tell you that much.
SK: I can give you a couple of worsts.
This will sound like a kiss-up. I love the new venue, the new broadcasting. It's 20 rows up, just the right amount of room. It's a good view of everything. They get the new turf in next year. I can't think of any other place — certainly for a high school, I'm not talking USD or SDSU — certainly for a school district facility, that's any better in South Dakota.
JVG: For me, for a single game, it would probably be Williams Arena, when the Coyote men won there in double overtime a couple years ago. The atmosphere. Minnesota had gotten off to a rough start that year. I don't think the place was rocking like it usually is, or can be.
But, as far as an overall venue — I've done games there since 1984 — it would be the DakotaDome for football. Even for basketball, for the chance to sit courtside and do games there, it's always been a favorite.
JT: Duke, obviously, would be up there for me. That's just an iconic place.
The sentimental one would be when we went to Lincoln, at Nebraska. Growing up in the state of Nebraska, even though it wasn't Devaney (the Bob Devaney Sports Center) — I had done games at Devaney for high school sports. Pinnacle Bank Arena had just opened, and you're sitting, for me, not far down the line from Matt Coatney, who was doing the Husker women and still does, a guy I made contact with a long time ago. To be in that venue, you're on the other side, but there's over 7,000 people there for a regular season game between Nebraska and South Dakota.
To me that was pretty cool. Everybody has goals and, for me, to do Nebraska games one day was kinda like, the idea. To do it in that with building with Nebraska building, but for the other team, was a unique experience.
JDC: I won't say "worst," but what's the strangest setup you've had to broadcast a game from?
SK: I'll give you mine. Before the days of cell phones, at Sioux City Heelan, the Bucks played at Sioux City Heelan. Got there, and no phone line. The year before, there was. My own stupid fault, I didn't get there early enough.
Bottom line, I sat at a little school desk out in the hallway, outside of the athletic director's office, and used his telephone. I had a couple of parents at the end of the gym, down the hallway, do flashcards of the guys, what number was scoring baskets, and I did the whole broadcast just guessing.
And for the opponents, I took the program, and they would flash the score. And during time outs, I would run up and see the score. Basically made up the whole game, but parents helped out. Then at halftime I ran out to the official scorebook, see how far off I was.
So I made up the whole game. You could still hear the buzzer and the whole crowd, because it was about 30 feet away.
JVG: I had kind of a bad experience at Midland University, at the time it was Midland Lutheran College. The phone line that I was supposed to use had somehow gotten disconnected. It was like a two-way, one that went between Fremont High School, Midland and the station. It had gotten disconnected somehow at the Fremont High School site, and it was dead. I sat there through the whole first half.
They have a great facility now, but they used to play in a fieldhouse where the softball coach, who I also think was the SID (Sports Information Director) at the time said, "Look, what I can do is, my office is just off the fieldhouse area. I've got this length of phone cord. I can set up a table. It will be in an open area on one end of the court, but anywhere from 20 to 25 feet from the end of the court."
At halftime, I managed to get a scoresheet, or halftime stats, then I picked up the broadcast from there. You're far away, ground level, and trying to make stuff up. I got sorry notes for about a month from those people down there.
But that was, for just sitting there and not thinking about it, then actually to get the game in, was kind an unusual thing.
JT: Was his name Kramer?
JVG: Kramme. Heath Kramme.
JT: For me, one of the most unique was when I was in college, covering Doane in the GPAC softball tournament in Sioux City. Doane had lost a game and got put on a field that really wasn't near the other groupings of fields. And the closest power was in the middle of a park.
I went around and asked nicely to GPAC Commissioner Corey Westra, the SID at the time at Dana, Doane's SID and others, even a couple of softball players' parents had extension cords. Seven extension cords later, it got me, probably, about 30 yards from the backstop. So we set up shop there.
Then you dealt with, hoping people would realize you're trying to do a broadcast and not stand behind the backstop and block the view.
That was probably one of the more challenging to get on the air. We were discussing, maybe doing it from the car in the outfield, if had an adapter that would go into the cigarette lighter so we could power everything, but we rounded up enough extension cords to get close.
SK: And everybody got there extension cords back.
JT: They did.
SK: Which one is yours? The green one or the red one.
In other words, usually equipment is the issue.
JVG: I've done baseball games from the front seat of a van many times, parked right next to the backstop. That's just how it is sometimes.
JT: We've all done it from scaffolding of some sort. Back of a pickup in Wynot for a high school playoff game a few years ago was fun.
JVG: I did that in Coleridge a few years ago, back in the 80s.
SK: I remember doing that in Coleridge, and I remember you (Van Goor) maybe Kearney. It was a Crofton game, I broadcast from the front seat of a vehicle, and you were upstairs.
JVG: I was upstairs.
SK: You were up, looking like that could go at any minute.
JVG: I know. That was a mistake. You were in the endzone in the front seat of your car.
SK: Yes. (Thayer laughs) You may have a better view, but you might not make it through the two hours.
JVG: And I had the, who was that gentleman from Crofton that was doing the filming?
SK: It wasn't that many years ago, really.
JVG: I see his face, and he's going, "Why is this thing moving?" I'm just, "don't think about it right now. Don't move. Don't move." And it worked out.
JT: I had a playoff game in Colorado, at Hotchkiss, which is on the western slope. They had just built a brand new field, but had no pressbox or anything. So they put up scaffolding. It was surprisingly nice, the western slope during playoff football time, but the wind was blowing so the whole thing was swaying.
My color analyst was a pretty big guy, took us a little bit to get him up there. We're in the middle of the game, and somebody else had come up, and apparently didn't shut the trap door. I stepped back in the middle of the broadcast
SK: Oooh
JT: and just about lost it right down the chute. Felt my foot go down and I grabbed onto something, and the broadcast continued. But that would have been rough.
JDC: Besides game broadcasts, you two (Thayer and Kooistra) also have shows. Yours (Thayer) is sports-related. How do you come up with topics each day?
SK: There's so much going on. It's never any problem. And I have regular guests. The city manager comes in every two weeks. That type of thing. The school board president comes in every month.
Doesn't have much to do with sportscasting for me. It can be, but most of it is not.
JT: I just let sports happen. Somebody's going do something stupid that we can talk about, or a success somewhere. It's pretty easy, obviously, this time of year.
Hardest time for me is in the summer, because you have Major League Baseball and WNBA, and that's about it for big sports. Right now, all the college sports going on and all the pro sports. There's always something.
SK: My toughest week is between Christmas and New Year's. Don't get too many political officials. There aren't any meetings going on. Things like that.
Can I borrow your tape (if this interview) afterwords? (He laughs) I need to fill up about 45 minutes.
JT: We heard this the last three days.
JDC: What's the favorite part of your job?
SK: In the big picture, the relationships you make, with coaches, with the people involved. And then the most exhilarating part is a well-played big game. It really does get the adrenaline going, it doesn't really matter what level it is.
I think, in the big picture, who you get to meet along the way, the friendships.
JT: There's no doubt. I've been fortunate to meet a lot of people from all over. I wouldn't have done it without this job. It's pretty cool to stay in touch with those types of people.
The other part would be, when you do radio you typically don't know who's listening until you screw up, right? But, to know that you're doing a service for somebody, you're their eyes, basically, is pretty cool.
The biggest example for me would be Nicole Seekamp, and her parents living in Australia. Her mom would send me a Facebook message. It would be a Saturday afternoon or night game, and she would send me a "good morning message" on a Sunday in Australia. They were having breakfast and about to listen to the game. That is pretty cool, because those people can't make that work to come to every game. Then to meet those people in person is pretty neat.
JVG: Now there's so many platforms that you can get a game: audio, video, social media, live streaming on Facebook or Twitter. But back when I started in 1984, it was on air. And the people that you meet, like Scott and John said, the interaction with coaches and players, players that after 30-plus years of doing this, now have kids playing. You happen to be doing a game and just shake your head and think, "God, am I old."
JT: Are they kids or grandkids? (Laughs)
JVG: Just kids. Not quite grandkids.
JT: I can make those jokes.
JVG: Yes you can.
Now, the interaction I have, not only with the sports I cover, but the other coaches at USD, that take the time to give you a kind word. That makes it all worthwhile for me.
JDC: Last one. What advice would you give a young person looking at a career in sportscasting?
JVG: Wash your hands. Don't get a cold. (Kooistra chuckles)
I've been fortunate. I've been in radio 40-plus years now. I've done something in every kind of department that makes the whole picture. I've worked as an announcer. I've worked in sales. And, also, with the sports side. My advice would be, be prepared to start small, but do everything. Experience everything, so you know what they're talking about when a salesman comes in and says, "What game are we going to do?" Based on sales, sometimes listenership isn't even a big thing.
Like I've said, I've been a news director. I've been a sports director, too. Just be prepared to start small, be prepared to do everything.
SK: As I was walking down here, I thought one of the toughest things about this business, you guys may or may not agree, but all the conflicts there are now. I've got five games coming up on Saturday in a confined amount of time, and I'm not sure how I'm going to do it. Look at all the jockeying you guys have to do with whether something's online, what station is it on, who to send it to, or who's going to do the actual broadcast. Like last week with Duke. You guys had to do a lot of jockeying that weekend.
I've got two Mount Marty games, two high school games and the (Kansas City) Chiefs (KYNT is a Chiefs affiliate) happen to be playing on Saturday, too. All that to figure out. I think that's one of the tough challenges, trying to coordinate it all. Not to mention advertising, etc.
JT: I told a group of wannabe sportscasters about three years ago, "If you like your sleep, if you like to eat healthy and you like your free time, then get out now." Because all that stuff kinda goes away.
For me, it would be, make connections. I've had a couple of opportunities over the last eight years because I did work for somebody for free. When I was in college, I did some free work for a guy, and about three years later it turned into a full-time job, which allowed me to travel all over the country and cover NAIA sports.
Too many kids today, they want too much money, or they don't value the experience. They don't value getting to know people as much, and that stuff goes a long ways. We've all found that, whether we've gotten a job or know somebody that's gotten a job, it's not necessarily because you're talented, it's because you know somebody. Those relationships that you have made will eventually get you a job someday. You can't put a dollar sign on that.
JVG: Also, right place, right time stuff is also big, too.
JT: Yeah
JVG: The luck of the draw. You just appear one day and you're the guy.
SK: We had 17 sports announcers at WCCO in various capacities, and I guarantee you that 75 percent of the people in South Dakota who do this, or Nebraska or wherever, are just every bit as good. But those guys are making, some of them, a thousand bucks a game. Right place, right time, or former Major League players.


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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Lakers will be without their starting small forward Sunday when they open the playoffs against the Denver Nuggets, but they will have their backup.
Matt Barnes, who missed the Lakers regular-season finale on Thursday after suffering a moderately sprained right ankle last week against Oklahoma City, has been cleared to return to the lineup, Lakers coach Mike Brown said Saturday.
"I'm going to play," Barnes said. "I'm going to play no matter what. I don't think anyone is 100 percent at this point, so I'm just going to try to stay warm when I'm out of the game and hopefully I'll be effective when I'm in."
Barnes did not participate in practice on Saturday with the team but underwent an individual workout with Lakers player development coach Phil Handy, going through defensive slides, shooting, running and jumping exercises.
Barnes said his ankle was still sore after the workout, but said he would continue the "constant treatment" he's undergone since hurting his ankle in the Lakers' 114-106 double-overtime win against the Thunder last Sunday.
"I'm doing everything you can for an ankle," Barnes said. "Game by game and day by day, I'll get better and probably won't be limited within a week or so."
Barnes was the Lakers' leading scorer off the bench this season and averaged 7.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists overall. He had picked up his play of late, averaging 8.8 points and 7.8 rebounds in 13 games in April.
Brown said he will start Devin Ebanks in Metta World Peace's place, however, to keep his substitution rotation in order.
"Obviously, would we want Metta to be able to play and start? Yeah. But Devin's started for us before and we know we have an experienced guy in Matt Barnes sitting there too and then if we need to, we can slide Kobe (Bryant) over to the small forward also," Brown said.
Brown said there would be no minute restrictions on Barnes.
"The only thing we can do is play by now," Barnes said. "It's the playoffs so there's no excuses. There's no nothing. Ron (World Peace) is out for the first round. I'm a little hurt. People are a little banged up, but there's no excuses. We got to go out there and play and I think people are all on the same page."


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Canada Eases Hemp Restrictions
Although it's going slowly, Canada is in the process of legalizing cannabis; newly-elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made it a campaign promise, with lawmakers fast at work drafting legislation (that will be available for public comment later this month). With this in mind, Health Canada has announced that it has drastically eased the process in which someone in the country can grow hemp, cannabis' non-psychoactive cousin.
As part of the move Health Canada has issued an exemption to the nation's Controlled Drugs and Substances Act for those involved in the cultivation of industrial hemp; this includes removing the minimum acreage requirement for hemp cultivation, allowing anyone with even a small field to grow the crop.
According to Health Canada, the move "better aligns regulation of industrial hemp with the demonstrated low public health and safety risk of the crop."
Here are some of the changes being made;
- Planning sites no longer will need to be pre-approved, and applicants will no longer need to submit GPS and map coordinates.
- One hemp license will cover all cultivation sites, removing the requirement of obtaining multiple licenses for multiple crops.
- THC testing is no longer required for those growing hemp for grain and fiber.
- Applications will be accepted via e-mail, rather than exclusively in-person.
For those wanting to apply, they must submit an application with the Office of Controlled Substances Applicants must live in Canada and be at least 18 years old; a criminal background check will be issued, and applications will be denied if they have a drug offense from the past 10 years.
If you have any questions about the nation's hemp program or applying for a license, Industrial Hemp Section of the Office of Controlled Substances can be reached directly at 613-954-7799 or through email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Release of Microsoft Dynamics Snap sample applications for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
We are happy to announce the availability of new Microsoft Dynamics Snap sample applications for use with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009.
These samples show the potential of integrating the 2007 Microsoft® Office system with Microsoft Dynamics® AX by providing functioning end-to-end capabilities in source code form. Partners and customers can build on these samples and use the techniques they employ to build solutions that access the data and processes in Microsoft Dynamics AX from the productivity and collaboration tools of the Microsoft Office system. Two snap applications are now available with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009:
Business Data Lookup: This Microsoft Dynamics Snap application allows an information worker to search for and insert Microsoft Dynamics AX data into a Microsoft Office Word document, Excel spreadsheet or Outlook email, all without ever having to leave the Microsoft Office interface. The document or spreadsheet that is created can also be attached to the Microsoft Dynamics AX record for later reference. This is an update of the prior version of Business Data Lookup that is available for Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0
Expense Entry: This Microsoft Dynamics Snap application enables users to fill out expense reports while disconnected from the corporate network by using Microsoft Office Excel. Mobile professionals can use this Microsoft Dynamics Snap application to record expenses as they are incurred while they have downtime on airplanes or other places where they may not have access to the corporate network. Then, when connected again, they can submit the expense for approval and reimbursement.
We invite you to download the source code and try these applications out for yourself by visiting codeplex, Microsoft's open source community site at Codeplex.


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For avariciousness and poverty consciousness, an over-identification with possessions and the material dimension, for those who have money issues in their lives, hoarding what they have, feeling that there is never enough or feeling that their wealth makes them special and better than others. It is also for those who fear being deprived of physical resources. This essence allows abundance consciousness, an inner knowing that money is energy, that there is no limitation imposed from outside oneself, that one can have it all if one will open to receive it and that fear and avarice are a certain way to keep oneself in short supply.
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This essence assists the individual who is over-serious, heavy or grim, with a repressed inner child. It brings carefreeness, ebullience and the ability
For over-striving. This essence has a softening impact on those who strive too hard in whatever they do, are inflexible in their approach, who have
For victimhood and self-pity. Feelings of victimhood often originate in childhood when circumstances are beyond one's control. The patterns are set and
This essence is for the leader. It allows the emergence of the positive qualities of leadership - the directedness and focus, the enthusiasm, the ability
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Walking into Ricardo's "shop" was like walking into a medieval witchdoctor's hut─
"I don't think they actually had those…"
"Whatever," I waved a hand. What I hoped weren't dead things hung from the ceiling while certainly dead things sat in rows of jars on high shelves. An unidentifiable species of large bird perched on a willow stick in a corner, glaring down at me with an evil eye. "Hello…?" I called in barely a whisper. Clearing my throat I straightened my spine and called out louder.
"So you are the one who is having the identity crisis." Behind the counter piled high with papers and merchandise sat a weathered looking man, smoking a heavy cigar. He blended into his environment exceedingly well. Looking at me through the purple smoke the man looked amused at my wide eyes.
Nervously I laughed. "Identity crisis? The only crisis I'm having is being empty handed."
"Don't pussy-foot around," Ricardo said. "I know all about you. Shorty was in a bit ago. Such a nice girl. Told me about this "lame-Jane" fool everyone was after on account of you and Mike having the same name. Tough luck." Over my head the sound of flapping wings made their way to his side. The giant bird, carrying the charisma of ten Godfathers, doubled the pressure you only feel when under a critical gaze. Swallowing, my mind blank, I stood in the shop without a single idea of what to say. Thank god Ricardo loves to hear himself talk. He looked me up and down and took a long drag from his cigar. "You're the most pathetic looking piece of blubber I have ever seen. I tell you what. You must prove yourself to me. Catch a low life and I give you permission."
"Permission to what?" I asked.
"To hunt." He said simply. "Nobody moves without my say-so. You must prove yourself to me before I give you what you want." My expression must have betrayed me. "Know you are after this man as well as every other soldier on my roster. You want a gun with no questions, no strings attached to ride off towards a fairytale ending where the good guys never lose. Sorry boy, that's not how I work. You look disappointed. Not what you were promised? Don't take Georgie boy's word for anything. He's a good lackey, the bar is a cover, but that's all he'll ever be." Ricardo took another long drag from his cigar and stroked his bird. "So you wanna be a bounty hunter?" He chuckled.


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Regency Yacht Vacations tells me that the 58-foot sailing catamaran Ocean Jedi is offering several pricing options for six-guests charters during the Christmas and New Year's holidays in the British Virgin Islands. The first option is inclusive pricing, which means meals, ship's bar, and most other expenses. Those rates for a seven-night charter range from […]
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Now that that fall's cooler temperatures have arrived (even here in South Florida), you know the holidays are just around the corner. Now is the time to start planning that fantastic Christmas and/or New Year's charter vacation. Booking in October will ensure that in December, the right yacht, staffed by a terrific professional crew, will […]
Last month, I reported that the 76-foot Ferretti motoryacht Sea Stream is offering 15-percent off her regular weekly base rate for charters this winter in the Seychelles, dropping the weekly base rate from €29,000 to €24,650. CharterWorld has just sent a reminder that in order to receive that discount for charters this winter, clients must […]
Hot on the heels of an announcement earlier this month about a new strategic alliance, Neptune Group Yachting has just officially launched a crew-placement division. Neptune Crew will be run by Julia Haines La-Penta, who has been in the yachting industry since 2006. She has served as a stewardess aboard motoryachts such as the 151-foot […]
Chaterbid.com has just launched in an effort to become the first-ever eBay of crewed yacht charter vacations. "With the increasing number of yachts hitting the oceans each year, many end up sitting idle well beyond the wishes of owners, brokers and crew," the company stated in a press release. "There is currently no repository or […]
It encourages charter yachts to make filtered drinking water onboard, instead of buying water in plastic bottles that cannot be recycled in some cruising areas. It encourages the use of cloth napkins and rags as opposed to paper napkins and paper towels, to reduce waste. It encourages crew to shop with reusable bags instead of […]
On September 24, Churchill Yacht Partners let us know about this informative and entertaining blog from the 142-foot Palmer Johnson motoryacht Lady J.
CYBA Announces 'Save the Blue' Awards
CYBA International, a leading worldwide association of charter yacht brokers, is now accepting nominations for the first-ever Save the Blue Awards. The Save the Blue Awards are designed to recognize yachts that are operating in an environmentally friendly way. The awards will be promoted at the upcoming St. Thomas, Tortola, and Antigua charter yacht shows, […]
10 Steps to Chartering a Crewed Yacht
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Trends in Caribbean Yacht Charter
On September 20, All at Sea uploaded this article about trends in bareboat and crewed Caribbean yacht charter.


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A Good Man is Hard to Find summary
A Good Man is Hard to Find is a narrative found in the short story collection, A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories, by Flannery O'Connor. The major characters make up an American family of five, which constitutes a father [Bailey], mother [Bailey's wife], three children [John Wesley, June Star and the baby] and their grandmother. It also includes three escaped prisoners who are The Misfit, Hiram and Bobby Lee plus a restaurant owner called Red Sammy Butts and his wife. Animal characters in the story are Pitty Sing, the grandmother's cat, and Gray Monkey, Red's pet monkey.
The story starts at Bailey's home where the family anticipates a vacation to Florida. The grandmother however, prefers Tennessee to Florida as she has some connections there. For this reason, she tries to convince the rest of the family against Florida by citing an article in the newspaper of an escaped prisoner headed towards that direction. The family shows little interest in her complaints and the trip to Florida kicks off the next day. The grandmother conceals her cat in a basket to carry for the trip. She is well aware of her son's dislike of having a cat in a motel but can't bear leaving it alone in the house.
Throughout the trip, the grandmother talks continuously, reminiscing her youth and admiring the natural features along the road. The family then stops over at Red's diner called the Tower, where they meet Red and his pet monkey as they enter. In the diner, the grandmother converse with the owners about the untrustworthy nature of people. She also enquires on the escaped criminal, The Misfit. Mrs. Red begins to express her fears about the criminal but her husband quickly shuts her up. Instead, he continues his talk on the untrustworthy nature of people and concludes by stating that a good man is hard to find.
Once back on the road, the grandmother forces Bailey to detour by enticing the children to pester him on allowing them to see an old house with secret passages. She directs them through a dirt road where the cat leaps from the basket and lands on Bailey's neck. This causes him to lose control of the car, which ends up in a ditch. The grandmothers successfully flags down a car for help. To their dismay, its occupants are the three escaped prisoners, The Misfit, Hiram and Bobby. They take Bailey, his wife and the children to the nearby woods where they shoot them dead. The grandmother is shot last on the spot while begging for her life.


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VIDEO: Aged care providers should recognise that good spiritual care begins at the management level and works its way down, says a leading theologian.
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Virtual reality in aged care benefits residents and staff
AUDIO: Improved quality of life for residents with dementia and an alternative resource staff prefer to try before medications, are among the benefits of virtual reality in aged care, an international dementia event has heard.
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Australian aged care providers are not alone in their difficulties recruiting and retaining staff, with aged services around the world experiencing workforce woes, which signalled the need for global strategies, a leading international authority on aged care has said.
Providers vary significantly in CDC implementation
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Please join us at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, Berkeley on May 20 - 22 for the conference "In Global Transit: Forced Migration of Jews and other Refugees (1940s-1960s)" which examines the experience of Jewish refugees who found a safe haven — but not new homes — in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. For most of these individuals, the end of the war did not mean an end to life in transit. To the contrary: after a period of temporary settlement, they found themselves not only once again on the move, but also in a new, more ambiguous situation.
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Such as the mature plant size, frequency of bloom, fragrance etc.
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Hybrid tea roses tend to be cold tender so they are not practical for cold winter climates.
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These types of a rose usually have a vase-like shape and are known for having perfect blooms and buds.
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I left Grawin and made my way towards Walgett. I went into town for a look and just as quickly drove out again. The place was full of drunks staggering up the main street.
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Lightning Ridge to Grawin
I headed out to Lightning Ridge via Collarenebri.
Took the Angledool Road and turned left into Burranbaa.
There were goats by the thousands grazing on the side of the road.
You wouldn't go hungry, but you might get sick of goat.
Amigos castle is an amazing construction.
The Astronomers Monument is a weird one.
Concrete must be cheap out here.
20 litre drums make a simple formwork it seems.
Stopped to check out the bottle house.
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If he offers you a map, give him a few dollars. It wont hurt you.
The can house looked like it had seen better days.
Most were the old steel beer cans.
Flashest dog house around.
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Don't wander off in the dark.
I'd heard of a place called Grawin.
They had a little club in the middle of nowhere.
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Vijay Mallya on Monday resigned from the membership of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament, according to reports. In a letter from London, where the businessman has been residing after leaving India in the first week of March, he called it quits from being a Rajya Sabha member.
"I don't want my name and reputation to be further dragged in the mud and since recent events suggest that I will not get a fair trial or justice, I am hereby resigning as a member of the Rajya Sabha with immediate effect," the liquor baron said in his resignation letter, as reported by NDTV.
The Parliamentary Ethics Committee was scheduled to meet on Tuesday and was likely to expel the MP from the upper house.
An MP for 10 years, Mallya had claimed that there was no change in his net assets during his entire political stint, the Hindustan Times reported.
In his first interview to the media since leaving India, the businessman revealed on April 29 that he has no plans to leave the United Kingdom and that he was "in a forced exile."
On April 28, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) had written to the high commission of the UK in New Delhi requesting his deportation. Earlier the MEA revoked Mallya's passport and a Mumbai court issued a non-bailable warrant against him after he failed to appear before the Enforcement Directorate to join the probe in money-laundering case.
Mallya, who first made his foray into politics in early 2000s, was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2002 as an independent member from his home state of Karnataka with the support of the Congress party and Janata Dal (Secular). In 2010, he was re-elected for a second term, this time with the backing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the JD(S). His term comes to an end in July 2016.
A consortium of 17 lender banks have taken Mallya to the courts for defaulting on loans to the tune of Rs. 7,000 crore with regard to his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines alone. His other concerns owe another Rs. 2,000 crore to the banks.


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