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Jimmy's3017 SW Multnomah Blvd Portland, OR 97219 Southwest Portland
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Friendly neighborhood bar attracts a diverse mostly 25+ crowd. Extra-high ceilings accommodate an over-bar loft-style hangout. Nice staff. Open 11am everyday; close at 1am M-Th, 2:30am Fri-Sat, 12am Sun. $1.50 doms, $2.75 micros and select well drink 3-6pm M-F. Full menu available till close nightly. Pool x1, pinball x2, GoldenTee, 11 TVs with all the games. Tuesdays-Saturdays: Live music, never a cover.
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Jimmy's is a great local watering hole. The bartenders make it a point of knowing your name, they treat everyone with respect, and are very prompt with service. If there is a backup in the kitchen, they will tell you upfront if there is a wait on food. They have at least 15 beers on tap, more bottles, pour stiff drinks, and have great food, even for a vegetarian like me. It's one of the beat places to watch sports, and they have a large projection screen on the wall that they play highlighted games on. Great place to watch Blazer games. If you're looking for a friendly, low brow dive with great prices and great food, you'll be hard pressed to find better.
The person on the day shift just kept playing video games while I waited for food & beverage. I believe someone referred to her as the manager. Hate to see what the rest of the staff is like.
I have enjoyed Jimmy's everytime I go there. The Karaoke is great, and they have good singers, so it's not so painful to sit and listen. Excellent food and great collection of beers on tap. Just a nice place to relax and unwind with friends.
This place rocks! we always have a great time! the service rocks and the food is the bomb not to mention the little hotties behind the bar thats always a plus! one of the best jukeboxes in town when its working right a great place all around to hang out with friends and meet cool people check it out dude!
Every time we stop in at Jimmy's some other schmuck who must be blind is behind the bar. They can't see ya standing there and if you wave at 'em, they get pissed...
it's okay. it was poker night and had kinda weird vibe. NO ONE was playing pool (which i found odd as well) and there wasn't music. went upstairs and the tables were cool but the chairs were folding chairs. my friend and i had to keep getting up to stretch. cigs came out of a candy machine which was funny. there was trivia upstairs that i tried to get in on (i know, i'm deathly afraid but it was electronic and had a lot of Madonna ?s) and the sickos playing wouldn't even talk to me about it. the bartender was awesome but couldn't poor a drink. (you see, i like em stiff) not sure if i'll go back. wait, they did have $1 pbr's and i believe it's all the time. AND an old lady tried to grab my friends package and my boob! fine. i'll go for that.
Jimmy's is a great place to go for a nice, relaxed, mixed crowd. Wed. karaoke night with the HOT KJ and Texas Holdem Tue. nights. The parking SUCKS but it's a great bar to hang out without the huge meat market.
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MovieBob has some concerns that major film studios might start looking to Kickstarter to back their next big project.
Much as I'm excited to see a Veronica Mars movie, I'm in full agreement with Bob that the industry-related implications of this are frightening. Then again, Kickstarter as a whole has already been moving away from being an "indie thing" to a promotional and financial tool used by ever larger companies.
Big business will eventually co-opt any successful idea. Remember when "online business" used to mean some kind of small cottage-type operation?
I'm not entirely clear on your point here, Bob. If Kickstarter's raison d'etre is to finance projects that otherwise would never have seen the light of day due to a lack of mainstream support... isn't that exactly what's happened here? Moreover, the $35 reward for this project is a digital copy of the movie - about the same price you'd pay for a Blu-Ray ("The Silver Lining Playbook" is going for $28 on Amazon right now) - so at the most basic level, investors aren't required to pay again once the movie actually comes out...
I'm a bit torn. On one hand, Bob is right- Kickstarter was supposed to be about independents and exiles from the mainstream coming in swinging, proving that good projects could find backing in this cold cruel world of ours if they brought their message directly to We The People (cue eagles swooping, flags waving, stirring brass fanfares and/or the patriotic/revolutionary images of your choice.) I'm not thrilled with the idea of Warner Bros. co-opting that system, and I've already basically said that the moment an EA or an Activision gets involved in such a process, our collective response should be to spit in their faces and slam the door on them. If nothing else, we should make sure the Kickstarter legal process is sewn up tight so no matter how big you are, if you try to renege you get hammered for everything the fans gave you and then some.
But another part of me says, "If Joss Whedon said the whole cast was willing to make another Serenity movie and they just needed to prove that there was interest out there, would I contribute?"
Oh, holy fuck, yes, I would. And if there was a speaking part available for top-tier bidders, I would sell an organ.
We have met the gullible sheeple, and he is us.
But what happens when they stop handing out the movie when you pay. What happens when you only get signed posters for $50 or a trailer for a $100.
Thats one question. But the point Bob is trying to make is that studios can now say that there may not be interest in this project. So pay us upfront to prove you want more. How long before a popular show like say The Big Bang theory is in 'danger' and fans need to raise five million to keep the going. Thats the point that Bob is trying to make. That studios no longer have to make a show or movie to sell it, they can now threaten not to make it at all unless fans pay up front. And that is scary.
Then you do what you would do any time there's a kickstarter with crappy rewards: decide if you still want to give money or if you want to give at a lower level because you don't think the rewards are worth it. This question isn't even a real issue.
I don't know why, but after reading Bob's last line about the revolution looking just the same as the original, it reminds me of Tommy Lee Jones's character in Under Siege.
Tom Breaker: Look, Bill, if this is about reliving the 60's, you can forget about it, buddy. The movement is dead.
But if its a great Kickstarter with crappy rewards. Like say. A new season of Firefly. Who cares about the donations rewards, the end goal would be all that mattered.
Then you don't invest in that Kickstarter. It's that simple. I think we all need to take a step back and remember that donating to a project - any project - is entirely voluntary. No one's making you do anything. If you're willing to pay $50 for a signed poster, that's your responsibility, not anyone else's. (And I think that, evidence to the contrary, there is a limit to how far fans can be manipulated.)
I've never been a fan of the Slippery Slope argument, because it relies on a lot of conjecture and speculation rather than empirical evidence. To wit: one can just as easily argue that any studio which attempted to manipulate its audience in this way and then failed to deliver would be burnt to a crisp by the backlash. Alternatively, one could point out how slowly studios adapt to new situations and new technologies, and how utterly useless they tend to be at doing anything but following their marketing research. I don't think there's any cause for concern there.
Again I say: in that scenario? Don't donate. If it's funded regardless, you benefit anyway because the product is still being put out there for you to enjoy; if it isn't funded, better rewards will be offered as incentives.
Yeah, I was going to bring up Firefly too. I would totally get onboard for another Serenity movie.
Or a new Xenosaga game (cough cough, are you listening Monolith Soft?).
But the other point bugs me a lot too. Big studios using KS as an extra money grab is really shady and could go very bad very fast. I hate the idea of shows or movies being held ransom to the fans' willingness to contribute to a KS. KS is for avoiding big studio involvement, not a prereq.
They are if they want to see it in the theater.
Also, who really pays 35 bucks for a digital copy? For movies, I don't pay more than 10 bucks (I recently got X-Men First Class for 5 bucks on DVD). I only pay 35 bucks for a TV series, and only if it comes a whole season at a time (minimum of 13, 40 minute episodes). I wouldn't pay more than 15 bucks for a Futurama season because the episodes are only 20 minutes long, and I love that show.
Yeah, I remember when showing support for a show or project meant eating half a million Subway sandwiches, or flooding the studio with pie tins. The implication was clear; you don't think the fan base exists to make this worth funding? Well it's here and here's the pile of letters to prove it. It's not that you haven't got the money to do it - you're a studio, of course you have. You just want more.
Just wait until Activision kickstarts $300 million to make the next COD.
That's still their choice, isn't it?
Uh... anyone who buys it via Amazon? Of course there are better deals out there, but that's the ballpark of retail price.
Amazon has sales. If you add a product to your wish list, Amazon may even e-mail you if the price drops (I've noticed this particular feature is very inconsistent, but it does work sometimes). Just get it when it's on sale. I never buy things at full price. The very idea!
Kind of missing the point: Bob's viewing this as "give us money so you can give us more money later", except that the actual movie is being directly distributed to donors who pay the equivalent of DVD retail price.
Well that was weird. The whole article kinda vanished for a day, then came back, complete with forum thread. Weird. Anyway....
True. But you're kinda missing his and my point.
His Point: A DVD isn't what they're paying for. A movie is something released in a Movie Theater. That is what they're funding, not the DVD. And they will have to pay again to see that in a theater as it is meant to be seen.
You may not care about the difference, but I am sure Movie Bob does because he's Movie Bob.
My Point: Hardly anyone actually pays retail price for DVDs. And a Digital Download is something you often get FREE with a DVD purchase (or, more often, with Blue Ray purchase). I have a free copy of Avatar (the movie) that I have never used because I have the Blue Ray.
I'm one of those people who prefers a physical product. A lot of people are like me. I would be upset if I only got a digital download after paying 35 bucks.
For comparison, I pledged 20 bucks for the current Torment KS. I will get a digital copy of a game that will sell for 60 dollars. For going digital, I am getting a 66% discount, and I'm getting it at release.
20 dollars for a game is what I'd expect to pay for a game on sale on Amazon a few months after release. Torment is offering me that upfront if I get a simple digital download rather than a product in a case - if I wanted a physical product, I'd have to pledge 65 dollars.
Games cost more than movies. Go to Amazon, or Best Buy, or Wal Mart. The games cost more than the movies. The TV shows usually cost more than movies too.
Thus I do not feel that 35 dollars for a digital copy fits the comparative price range for a movie - particularly as a digital download requires no expense on their part to deliver or package, unlike a physical product.
And yes, I see you point - they are getting a product. But I hope you at least see our points (mine and Bob's).
I honestly wonder if Bob would be peeing on the parade if it was a fandom he was interested in... somehow I doubt it...
I'm not sure I have a problem with it. This isn't likely to be an expensive movie to make and it's based on a property that got dropped from CW because of not particularly good ratings, so any executive worth his salt is going to be highly skeptical that they'll get even a modest return on a no-budget movie.
In a way, this could be a good thing as part of movie making is looking for investors. Lack of money is the biggest reason why there's no Terry Gilliam "Don Quixote" starring Johnny Depp. I'm assuming Kickstarter projects are run as investments (with the possibility of returns) and not just people buying really expensive movie tickets. But this really isn't all that different from George Harrison funding "The Life Of Brian" because he was willing to spend a good chunk of his fortune to watch a new Monty Python movie.
So if a marginal hit can gain new life because its fans are willing to make a proper investment (i.e. one with the potential for profit), then this could be very good indeed. The stuff which meets the requirement will get a bit of good press and people might check it out because fans are willing to put their money where their mouths are.
And you should check out Veronica Mars. Yes, there is a lot of pretty people having pretty people problems, but the character of Veronica Mars makes it so worthwhile as she provides a pretty cynical opinion of it. It's kind of like the Josie & The Pussycats movie was a scathing criticism of itself.
Joss Whedon's already come out and said he couldn't even think of a Firefly Kickstarter project for at least 3 years because of how tied up he is at Marvel.
I agree that crowdfunding was supposed to level the playing field for the independents. It's been a real boon for comic creators, tech inventors, musicians tired of being screwed by the labels, retro and indie video game developers, and especially tabletop RPGs, where there are still devoted, passionate fans but fewer and fewer publishers left with ready capital to develop new products.
But the big publishers, labels, studios, et al were watching the likes of Rich Burlew, Double Fine, Pebble, and Amanda Palmer just like the rest of us. It was only a matter of time before they decided to dip a toe in the water themselves.
The thing about revolutions: it's easy to be idealistic while you're still fighting the good fight. But when the revolutionaries win, they have to get down to the business of running things. Then they learn it's not as easy as they thought. They will probably have to sell out some of their ideals. They might end up being as bad as the regime they overthrew. They might even be worse.
I'm worried about this. I'm currently working on a game as a writer and I might have to use Kickstarter to fund it. Yet if this keeps up, people are going to think I'm just scamming them cause I'm secretly working for a big name studio or some BS.
I agree. I don't want to see the big corporations use kickstarter, because it's something that should be used by independent artists and similar. However, there are some shows I would love to see more of, like Firefly for example.
I don't think there's really an issue here. If a movie studio wants to seek Kickstarter support for a movie they don't have total faith in but it has decent fan support, then why not? Being a larger studio should not mean we deny them access to sites such as Kickstarter.
I can't imagine this will become to common place for the big studios anyway. I don't think there's too many shows (movies, sequels, whatever) that could generate that much support. This thread alone is telling. The only thing that has been consistently mentioned is Firefly and I can't really think of many more that I'd be willing to donate towards.
In the end, I like having the option. I never watched Veronica Mars and I did not donate towards its movie, but I think its great that fans of the show were able to. So, I'm fine with any creator, producer, studio, and whoever else I'm leaving out putting up projects like this. I'll happily give them a look and see if I'm interested. As long as everyone can submit their projects, the playing field is still level (at least on my end).
Bob is just afraid of industry change. He is use to the studios making the huge decision and the consumers just hoping. What's wrong with consumers having more power over what gets produced?
I agree, if a studio went to kickstarter to pitch a movie or TV show I would just go "nope, dont watch TV enough to care." but if Joss and Co pitched a new season of Firefly or a new Serenity movie...
I know they would get atleast a few hundred dollars from my friends and I.
I think this is more of a misunderstanding of what kickstarter really represents. I don't even believe the people at kickstarter really understand what they started. Kickstarter isn't about leveling the playing field. Rather, it's about charging more money to people who find more value from a project. Look, airlines do this all the time. They change up their airfares so that for the people that desire cheaper tickets will take the time out of their lives to find the cheapest prices and the people who are insensitive to cost will simply save their time and pay more money. To the perspective of a publisher or producer, people who are willing to pay more should be allowed to pay more money for something. The downside to that is that no-one wants to feel cheated, so you can't attempt direct price discrimination (accept based on age evidently). With kickstarter, however, one is not simply applying price discrimination. Every individual is allowed to choose whether they want to contribute more or not.
This way of thinking, however, does break down the nature of our current social contract: producers take a risk in producing something and consumers are given the choice of whether or not they buy it. The benefit to producers is that they control their product. This new model where consumers can directly vote with their wallet, rather than metaphorically as before, is inherently riskier for the consumer. You could be backing something that's complete crap or you could be backing something that is amazing. The fundamental problem, however, seems to be that this isn't an investment and people who support kickstarters don't get any benefit beyond the knowledge that they donated to bring a product to market. From an economic stand point, the only way one should support a kickstarter is if you very much desire a product to exist and you believe it won't come to the market without your funding.
If they do this with Gravity Falls, I'll be so pissed. And I will donate up whatever amount of money it takes to get an official Dipper hat.
As others said, it's a difficult issue, on one hand you don't want big studios and corporations taking advantage of fandoms, on the other hand there's a lot of risk in the industry and no way to tell whether something will make money. In years past people complained about good series ending but corporations basically said "it didn't get enough watchers, if you wanted it to stay you would have gotten more people to watch!" Then DVDs of TV shows became popular, and then Family Guy came along... that's when they started to learn about cult and sleeper hits and how much money that can make them. But there's still a risk, because they can't accurately predict what will become a cult/sleeper and what won't for some time, and they have to make decisions during that amount of time.
So they do stuff like this. Liked Veronica Mars? PROVE you liked it and prove our metrics wrong, prove that it will be profitable and that you're true fans... sad, but it's a reality and it might give such poor cancelled shows a shot at being revived and renewed. Pros and cons, I guess.
In my experience, every sentence that starts with "Kickstarter was supposed to be..." tends to end with an incredibly arbitarily chosen obsession of whoever is speaking at the moment. "Kickstarter was supposed to be like a charity!", Kickstarter was supposed to help poor indie artists as a last resort!", "Kickstarter was supposed to increase innovation and original IPs!"
Crowdfunding is just another model to fund creative projects, but with more audience involvement. That's it. Isn't that revolutionary enough on it's own?
If you think that's "exactly like what came before", then your expectations for innovation are way too high. As long as projects are based around public demands, they will always have to balance between innovation and familiarity. It's part of human nature, that whie we don't want our entertainment to be boringly same-y, we also don't want it to be disorientatingly unusual.
So far, most big Kickstarters are way more original than the media general. Sure, they describe themselves by established genres, or they are the spiritual successor of something, or there is a familiar face behind them, but that's not quite Transformers 4 either.
I'd go a bit farther than that; I'd lock down the system against any big companies (Let's say above an annual revenue of 100 million). Smaller companies and start-ups can use it to kickstart a large project, while bigger companies have to rely on their own revenue.
And I would only fund a Firefly film if it was cut off entirely from 20th Century and Universal; both those companies could easily make the movie, but they haven't because they aren't sure of the profits (and they might not be able to get the cast and crew involved, etc.), and I don't want to pay them so that either a) they make a ton of money off a successful movie, or b) there is little to no financial loss to them for making a movie that doesn't sell well.
It definitely helps that he isn't in love with Veronica Mars, but that doesn't mean the point isn't valid. I've seen enough Kickstarters to know that perspective goes out the window when it's something you love.
You probably don't even have it anymore; if you never used it, the voucher probably expired by now. And "hardly anyone" pays retail price? If that were true, they would have noticed and made the standard retail price lower. Nobody wants merch to just sit on the shelf for weeks unsold because 90% of potential customers are waiting for the price to go down. Maybe nobody you know pays retail price, but nobody I know is a Twilight fan either.
I don't understand the problem at all.
I mean, worst case scenario is we get an investor who pockets an extra 2 million or whatever that he didn't need. Unless he's Scrooge McDuck and enjoys filling swimming pools with money, what's he going to do with that extra cash? Right.. invest it. Probably in another movie.
The thing of "they might run Kickstarters for things they were going to do anyway.." Uh.. yeah. So what? See above. It's not like anybody is forced to give any money.
Really, the only group this is bad for is the middle-man markets who sell licensed stuff to fandom.. because now fandom will be getting their stuff directly from funding the studio at various tiers. And that's called efficiency folks.
Well, first of all, do you look at the actual retail price on most products? Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart all typically sell below "suggested retail price" as their default. Anyone who buys at those locations at the normal shelf price is still getting it below "retail" price.
For that matter, any game you buy used is below retail price. Maybe only 5 bucks below, but still. Sure, some sales are more significant than others, but I'm pretty confident that at least 50% of sales on most consumer products like DVDs, games, and similar occur below "retail" price.
Secondly, I don't really think this is the issue. Look at my other reply on the topic.
I am in a similar position people won't want to sponsor me and my game with only 2 people working on it and both paying our way through college at the same time when they already are funding giant studios for projects that really don't need the money nearly as much.
I mean Veronica Mars got its chance and it got canceled and all this says it that they deserve a second chance before a lot of other people even get a first try.
Man everyone talking about backing a Firefly kickstater is EXACTLY the kind of thing Bob was talking about here. Firefly (last I checked) is still owned by Fox, a company that is not exactly short on cash. They could easily put the show back on the air with money out of their own pockets, so why would you give them money to do something they can already afford to do?
Yes, it means exactly that.
If all these negative portrayals of Kickstarter projects can only be agreed by those who are not the target audience, you fail to portray how the model is actually bad.
Like if you want to argue that all FPS games are bad because they have the same generic atmosphere, while a fan of the genre could enthusiastically describe several art styles and atmospheres inside a genre, your argument fails, your distance from the subject matter doesn't make you more neutral, just more ignorant.
It's the same deal with Kickstarters. If you want to argue that a given Kickstarter is bad because it's not innovative enough, or because it means that the work is "held at ransom", but anyone who actually desires the promised work is enthusisastically claiming that it's interesting enough, and that the franchise getting "held at ransom" is better than it getting buried, then you make any objective point beyond "I don't care about this Kickstarter".
Because I would rather watch Firefly season 2 made by Fox, than punish Fox for not making Firefly season 2.
There's a fine line between the consumer having more power, and the illusion of having power while you're really just getting jerked around.
He touched on that in the article.
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City of the Tribes
A major hub for visitors exploring Ireland's western regions, Galway serves as a city of art and culture, renowned for its vibrant lifestyle and numerous festivals.When in Galway, make a side trip to see Bunratty Castle in Bunratty, approximately 1h 30 min away. And it doesn't end there: explore the striking landscape of Connemara National Park, tour the pleasant surroundings at Eyre Square, admire the striking features of Galway Cathedral, and cruise along Wild Atlantic Way.
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Linkoping, Sweden to Galway is an approximately 15-hour flight. You can also drive. Traveling from Linkoping to Galway, you'll gain 1 hour due to the time zone difference. In June, daytime highs in Galway are 20°C, while nighttime lows are 12°C. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 16th (Fri) so you can go by car to Dingle.
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Located on Ireland's western coastline, Dingle sits between scenic mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.Spend the 16th (Fri) exploring the striking scenery along Slea Head Drive. The adventure continues: take some stellar pictures from Brian de Staic Jeweller, explore the striking landscape at Conor Pass, take in the architecture and atmosphere at St James' Church, and contemplate the long history of Great Blasket Island.
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You can drive from Galway to Dingle in 3.5 hours. Another option is to take a bus. In June, plan for daily highs up to 20°C, and evening lows to 13°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 19th (Mon) early enough to go by car to Kenmare.
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Known for its wide range of restaurants and traditional pubs, Kenmare sits along two major Irish tourist routes, the Ring of Kerry and the Ring of Beara.Kick off your visit on the 19th (Mon): explore the wealth of natural beauty at Killarney National Park. Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the next day: appreciate the views at Gap of Dunloe and then steep yourself in history at Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms.
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Drive from Dingle to Kenmare in 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus. June in Kenmare sees daily highs of 20°C and lows of 13°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 20th (Tue) early enough to travel back home.
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Education for the Twenty First Century
The first scene was me sitting in the Chemistry class at school. I magically enter my own mind. It is struggling to soar high into the clouds. It wants to leap and to bound and go on a flight of fantasy. But the body keeps it shackled which in turn is shackled by the demands of the educational system. The mind tries hard to pull away. But the body stays rooted to the desk holding the mind a prisoner along with it. Since it is anyways stuck here, I feebly suggest to the mind that it focus on the professor's sonorous voice. No! The mind rejects my entreaties. To all external appearances I appear to be sitting calmly trying to concentrate on the professor's words. But inside my head a battle is raging. It is a clash of the Titans. Finally both contestants are so dead tired that they decide to call a temporary truce to rest and recoup.
"You there!" I am jolted awake as a piece of chalk hits me.
"Can you please repeat to the class what I was just explaining?" I look around confused.
"Er, Sir", I mumble.
The whole class breaks into laughter. Am I the idiot of the class?
The ghost is back again and leads me on to the next scene: this time at home. My room! In front of my books. I am trying to read a chapter on the Sahara desert in my geography book. The chapter is so dry and arid it would have put even the desert it is trying to describe to shame. I try hard to focus. But the whole experience is like climbing the smooth face of a rock. There seems to be no crevice or projection I can hold on to and for every few inches I climb up, I fall back an equal number if not more only for the reason that I have already hit the hard ground and can't go down any further. This is sheer torture, a self immolation of sorts. I can't take it anymore. I put down the book and switch on the television.
The ghost once again makes its appearance. I am still in the same room but have gone ahead a few months forward in time - it is the day of the final exam. I am filled with remorse. I am reminded of the story of the ant and the grasshopper. I had been the lazy grasshopper throughout the term that was the summer and spring. Now the winter has arrived. The diligent ants have built a reserve of knowledge for the next day's exam. Within one evening I have to frantically scamper around gathering whatever shreds of knowledge I can find to sail me through the dreaded exam.
This was a journey through my school days. If the ghost had instead lead me through my engineering days, the back drop would have changed as would the subjects but basic situation would have remained exactly the same. Again if we had gone on further to the days of my MBA by when I would supposedly have grown more matured, one would have hardly found much difference in the way things shaped up. I wondered why I was destined to repeat that sordid piece of history of my life over and over again as if I was stuck in a time loop. Was there no breaking away from this viscous loop?
I know it is always easy to blame external causes for one's own shortcomings. But then I could not figure what my shortcomings were. There was never a lack of intent - I had always wanted to work hard and excel in my academics. In terms of aptitude too, I cannot say I was found lacking. Despite all my challenges, when the system put its final seal of accreditation upon me, I was graded above average at the very least. So in some way an external observer may even view me as one of the successes of the system. But as I have mentioned earlier my personal experiences tell a different story. So I would not be crying sour grapes if I were to say the system is flawed.
Having come to the conclusion, I decided to trace my way to the root of the problem. I tried to understand why it was that I could not maintain my attention in the classroom or apply myself to my text books. The two key reasons that came to my mind were an inability to relate to the subject matter and insufficient participation in the learning process. Let us consider each of these separately.
I decided to take the issue of lack of interest in subject matter and dwell one level deeper. Why was I not interested in the subject matter? Because it was knowledge I did not need. Many of the subjects on which knowledge was being thrust upon me seemed as esoteric to me as a thesis on the mating habits of brown spotted toads. Now looking back I feel probably they were useful subjects after all. But no effort I feel was made to make me feel the need. It was more like knowledge being forcibly pushed into my head whether I wanted it or not. If I did not internalize the knowledge and demonstrate having done the same on my exam papers, I would be penalized. Hardly inspiring, is it?
On the issue of active participation, the words of one of my better teachers comes to my mind. "My success as a teacher lies not in teaching you anything but making you learn." Some might ask what is the difference. The first is spoon feeding while in the second student feels his way around and finds his way. In my case I always found it much more interesting to struggle and find my way than things being directly taught to me. When things were directly thought, I tended more often than not to get bored or forget whatever I learnt.
All that is fine one may ask but then how do we do this practically. In the earlier times, this was achieved by apprenticeship of a student to a master craftsman. But that would be very limited learning in a specific craft and not give the broad based learning. So how does one make a student understand the need and give a practical environment to experiment and learn in broad based subjects? We probably may not have had the answers few years back. But now we have the answer - technology. Why not create simulated environments through which students have to navigate their way using the knowledge on different topics?Wouldn't that be much more interesting as well as make students understand application of various subjects in practical situations?
What I am saying might sound like stuff of science fiction to some. But we are very much there already in terms of technological infrastructure. I have actually experienced this kind of learning. I learned more about geography and business from playing the game rail road tycoon than any text book. I learned more history from the games civilization, Caesar and Pharaoh. Physics would have probably helped out in Angry Birds. I am sure games can be made where each and every subject can find some use in order to win. I strongly feel computer game like simulations are the way to go for education systems of the future rather than the age old pedagogy of books and lectures and exams.


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• Rice milk: 1/2 cup
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Throughout the summer transfer window, Jesús Navas has been heavily linked with a return to Sevilla, where he spent thirteen years before moving to Manchester City in 2013 for £14.9 million. Navas has publicly stated that he'd like to finish his career at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, while the Andalusian club have made it clear they'll have him back.
A reunion will have to wait, however, with Sevilla's famed sporting director Monchi today telling the Spanish press that they will not be bringing the winger home this summer. Sevilla have had a busy summer window, signing the likes of Wissam Ben Yedder and Paulo Henrique Ganso, but Monchi said adding Navas to their impressive summer recruits wouldn't happen yet, because he is respecting his City contract.
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What are you committed to achieving as a business owner or leader? In order to create and perpetuate business success, the words you must pay closest attention to are "commitment" and "achievement." I'm going to share with you the five key commitments business owners must make to achieve perpetual business success, but first, it's important to understand that all great achievements start with commitment. In "Star Wars Episode V," Yoda sagely put it this way: "Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try." Yet commitment is not just trying but rather doing — learning from what doesn't work and then doing something different until you achieve the desired outcome.
So as you consider these five essential commitments, remember that each requires persistence, resilience, and an intense focus to help you achieve each one. Numbered in order of importance, with the first being most essential, the five essential commitments are:
- Commit to constant and never-ending improvement (and by extension, to change).
- Commit to a compelling vision for your business.
- Commit to creating a peak-performing team.
- Commit to making raving fans of your target market.
- Commit to execution excellence.
Commit to Constant and Never-Ending Improvement (and by extension, to change)
Well-known business consultant and author Marshall Goldsmith captured the essence of it all in the title of his book, "What Got You Here Won't Get You There." Business owners and leaders must be willing to take a fresh look at themselves and their businesses with an open mind for change. This, as Goldsmith argues, is one of the greatest obstacles preventing leaders and their businesses from reaching new levels of success and prosperity.
New business owners and leaders are all about change. They don't know what they don't know, and are consequently eager to invite new perspectives in order to succeed. Those with more experience and past accomplishments, however, are at greater risk in these situations because they tend to overestimate their contributions and have an elevated opinion of themselves. The human psyche is predisposed to fall into repetitive patterns of unconsciously thinking the past equals the future.
The point I'm making is simple. Regardless of whether you're just starting out or have several decades of experience running your business, in order to perpetuate business success you must be committed to constant improvement, and as times and circumstances change, you must change in kind. If you cannot learn to adapt, you will likely be mired in mediocrity and experience slow or no growth at all. At worst, you fall into decline with only memories of how it once was or could have been.
Commit to a Compelling Vision for Your Business
There are many reasons individuals go into business for themselves. Some do it for freedom, to do as and when they please. Others feel they should be enriching themselves rather than "the man" who's making all the money from their hard work. Many decide to start their business with some innovative ideas, convinced they can do things better. Still others just want to feel they "own" their own job security and hopefully build an asset to transition on to the next thing, whatever that may be.
Yet as good as these reasons may sound, none of them is likely to provide long-term strategic direction for the company to create the emotional leverage needed to be inspired or to inspire others to commit through thick and thin. Therefore, business owners absolutely must discover a vision that energizes and aligns everyone involved. This is the central focus of the organization, giving meaning, purpose, and cohesion to everyone in the face of inevitable challenges and endless distractions.
Commit to Creating a Peak-Performing Team
A compelling company vision can be a huge attraction for the most vital asset of any company — its people. A business is only as good as those running it, from the top all the way down, as well as their commitment to the vision based on what it means to them personally. So it's clear why the vision is so essential for hiring the right people. The more they "get it" and "internalize it," the greater their commitment to personal excellence in order to do their part towards achieving that common vision. With the right people committed to the vision and in the right "seats on the bus," there's minimal risk and tremendous potential return for investing in their performance through compensation, benefits, training, and development. This positive cycle continues, as company employees often feel part of something bigger than themselves — something that gives them purpose, develops their potential, affords them dignity, and rewards those who ultimately aim to form and contribute to a high-performance culture.
Commit to Making Raving Fans of Your Target Market
You and your people require oxygen to live. Your clients, those who pay for the products and services your business offers, figuratively represent that oxygen. In order to maintain sufficient oxygen levels, you must retain and expand your customer base through an ongoing commitment to meeting the unmet needs of your target clients, or meet their needs in innovative ways through your products and services. An obsessive focus on those you serve will empower you to retain raving-fan clients, maintain a unique value proposition, and perpetuate an attractive brand promise to attract even more raving fans of your business.
Commit to Execution Excellence
As valuable as your clients are, the commitment to them and all of the other commitments is dead on arrival without the fifth, a commitment to execution excellence. It's like having valuable freight without a train to move it. Mobilizing people to turn a vision into results requires four key steps in a continual process at all levels.
Step 1: Focus on the most important goals and objectives. Business leaders must establish SMART (Specific, Measurable, Accountable, Realistic and Time-bound) goals in order to focus resources on the most important results the company needs to achieve. Targeting the right goals is crucial for success.
Step 2: Focus on what will be most effective in reaching those goals. The question to ask yourself is: "What critical activities, if done well, will have the greatest impact on achieving our goals?"
Step 3: Keep score by measuring results. The facts reveal what's working and what's not so you can adjust activities. Without tracking results, there is no feedback loop for course correction or a measure of achievement to motivate anyone. In other words, there is no basis for accountability.
Step 4: Establish a cadence of accountability within your business. Accountability is crucial for sustaining success and continuous improvement. Because this step requires all four prior steps in addition to skilled communication, it is often the weakest part of execution in most businesses.
Look back at each of these five commitments and ask yourself, "Am I truly committed to these critical practices or am I avoiding responsibility, making excuses, or just trying?" As I stated at the beginning, it starts and ends with business leadership. If we can't be real and honest with ourselves, why should anyone trust us to lead them?
Reassess your commitment levels. Decide today to recommit to your business, look at it with fresh eyes and from a different perspective. Question everything and be open to anything in pursuit of the right goals and most effective actions to achieve them. And remember, no matter how successful you've been in the past, recommit and be amazed by how much more you can still achieve!


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Shove Chapel one of the first in the country to upgrade to new sound system
ITS installed what they're calling "revolutionary technology" in sound system in Shove Chapel. The new speakers use a flat surface to project sound cleanly and clearly with less echoing than the traditional speakers, which distributed sound in a single director.
Shove Chapel, known for its acoustics and historic records by bands like The Lumineers, is one of the first buildings in the country to install this new technology. Check out photos of the installation and a sample of the new system.
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As part of another piece in their network puzzle, ITS officially turned on the WiOfTheTiger wireless network on Thursday, June 25, the first day of Block A Block Break. Now, the students and guests can log into WiOfTheTiger, and faculty and staff can log into WiOfTheTiger Employee for phones, computers, Apple TVs, gaming consoles, etc.
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Purpose of these rules:
The purpose of these rules is the regulation of CGRC competitions within the member countries of the CGRC and it is agreed to create an international standard on the Continent. They are binding all members of the CGRC.
Age and qualifications of greyhounds for racing:
1. A Greyhound under the age of fifteen (15) calendar months shall not be eligible to compete in a race.
A greyhound under the age of eighteen (18) months shall not compete in longdistance races.
A greyhound under the age of twentyfor (24) months shall not compete in marathon races.
A greyhound between 5 and 7 years of age is a "veteran". Races for veterans cannto be carried out on long or marathon distances, older dogs can participate only with vet. certificate.
· The age of a greyhound shall be reckoned as beginning on the first day of the month in which it was whelped.
· A greyhound shall be considered a puppy for a period of 24 months from and including the month of whelping.
· A greyhound shall be considered a veteran between 5 and 7 years from and including the month of whelping.
· A greyhounds age cannot change during a competition that takes place over several days. Decisive is the age at the first racing day.
2. A greyhound shall not be entered for or compete in a race until:
a. it has been registered in European Greyhound Stud Book.
b. its identity card / racing book has been completed and sealed by a racing manager or an official of the national organisation in the owners home country. (To participate in an CGRC competition outside of his country, it also needs a seal from CGRC).
c. in any case in which it is by these rules or by conditions of a race or sweepstake declared disqualified. (If a disqualified greyhound will be entered or run in any race or sweepstake, the control steward shall report the person or persons responsible to the Control Committee).
d. it has been vaccinated according to veterinary regulations of the country, where the competition takes place.
3. To identify a greyhound it shall either be tatooed or have a michrochip implanted.
4. The ID-card / racing book shall be issued by the national organisation of the owners home country and shall follow the greyhound all the time.
5. Only the racing manager or his substitute (the racing secretary) can fill in the results in the racing book.
6. Only greyhounds with a valid racing licence from the owners country issued by the national organisation, which is a member of the CGRC, are allowed to compete in international CGRC competitions.
Breaks between the rounds of the same competition:
If an international CGRC competition takes place over several days and more than two rounds, there shall be the following breaks between different rounds for the same greyhound:
· sprint and middle distance: one day of rest
· long distance two days of rest
· marathon distance three days of rest
Numberjacket and muzzle:
A muzzle and a clean coloured, numbered sheet as approved by the CGRC is worn by every greyhound competing in a international CGRC competition. The colours of the numbered sheets shall be as follows:
White & Black Stripes
All muzzles approved by the English, American and Australien authorities and the CGRC are admitted. If an organiser of an international CGRC competition does not accept all muzzles or jackets mentioned under this paragraph, it has to be clearly stated on the inscription form and the organiser have to make sure, that the material demanded for is at disposal ot the competing greyhounds at the track.
For reasons of security of the greyhounds it is not allowed to modify muzzles in a way that the modification impairs the stability of the muzzle.
The starter shall walk in front of the dogs. The dogs and the handlers shall walk in a line with a distance between the dogs as decided by the starter. They shall parade in front of the public. After the parade the handlers shall walk the dogs to a specific area. The handler shall be able to control the dogs.
Draw, classification and seeding:
1. The draw for trap places, at which the public may be present, shall be made at the time and place designated by the racing manager with consent of the controlling authority. Where there are five runners, trap 4 shall be vacant; where there are four runners, traps 2 and 5 shall be vacant; where there are tree runners, traps 1, 3 and 5 shall be vacant; where there are two runners, traps 1, 3, 5 and 6 shall be vacant.
2. A greyhound classified as a wide runner in any race indicated on the racecard and published in the programme by a "W" against its name or against the trap number shall be a greyhound which in the opinion of the racing manager is best suited to start outside runners not so classified. The racing manager may classify a greyhound as an inside runner (I) and as a middle runner (M).
Withdrawing of a greyhound:
Every owner, trainer or person that takes care of an entered greyhound shall be allowed to withdraw his greyhound(s) from the competition due the following reasons:
· The owner, trainer or responsible person is not able to join the meeting. In such case the racing manager or person in charge of the inscription has to be advised in written, by fax or phone as soon as the reasons for not joining the competition are known. If there is no message to the mentioned persons, the promoter has the right to charge the entry fee.
· Any reasons in connection with health problems of a greyhound (e.g. illness or injury). Such greyhounds have to be presented to the veterinary.
· Any other reasons have to be discussed with the racing manager who finally decides about the withdrawing of a greyhound.
1. A greyhound race track is an oval sand track with either an inside or an outside artificial hare.
2. The start boxes may either be stationary or movable and have either 6 or 8 compartments.
3. There shall be facilities for veterinary surgeon, judge, starter, racing manager, stewards, haredriver, timekeeper an dother officials needed.
4. Race tracks with betting shall have approved facilities for the tote and the staff.
5. For international CGRC competitions a track shall be approved by the CGRC chairman of the racing committee himself in co-operation with the nationally named racing stewards or only by two named racing stewards from the national organisation. In every case, the CGRC -questionnaire has to be completed and sent to the chairman of the racing committee of the CGRC. An approval is valid for two years, if no changes are made at the track. Any alteration during the mentioned period have to be announced to the chairman of the racing committee. The costs of approval are fixed by the annual meeting of the CGRC and have to be paid by the national organisation of the country.
6. Any distance between 250m and 450m is a sprint distance (short distance).
Any distance between 451m and 550m is a middle distance (classic).
Any distance between 551m and 750m is a stayer distance (long distance).
Any distance between 751m and 1000m is a marathon distance. The 1000m is the maximum distance of any race. Only dogs of more than 24 months and with long distance form shall be allowed to start in a marathon.
1. Should a raced greyhound in the opinion of the majority of the stewards present and acting, be deemed to have fought in a race, such greyhound shall be suspended and its racing book impounded and marked
"suspended for fighting till...........(date)" (in red colour).
2. Suspensions:
1st disqualification: no suspension, but no reinstatement unless the greyhound has run two clearance trials**
2nd disqualification: one month* of suspension, plus two clearance trials**
3rd disqualification: suspension for life
* a month its counted with the effective days (i.e. 30 or 31 days)
** It shall be open to the owner / trainer to have the clearance trials at an approved CGRC track near his residence
1. The term "fighting" shall refer to the aggressive interference by a greyhound with one or more greyhounds during a race.
2. Where a greyhound wins or placed in an eliminating heat of a Classic, Feature Event or sweepstake but is subsequently suspended or disqualified, the next greyhound in that particular heat shall go forward to the subsequent round or rounds.
Officials and veterinary surgeon:
1. The following officials shall be appointed for every greyhound race track, namely: Judge, Racing Manager, Veterinary Surgeon, Starter, Haredriver, Timekeeper, Stewards of the meeting.
The race track management shall be responsible, that all these officials are present at the track during the whole competition and their names shall be published in the racing program. Judge is not allowed to do his work in single races, where he /family/ has a runner (must be changed for this single race/s to other judge).
2. If an official is, due to personal reasons (accident, illness etc.), not able to join the meeting, the racing manager shall be informed immediately after the official got knowledge of the prevention.
3. Every complaint against an official shall be made to the controlling authority, clearly stating the reasons of complaint.
1. The judge shall occupy the judge's box for the duration of each race of a meeting. Unless the stewards of a meeting decide otherwise, the judge shall indicate to them the order of finish. The distance, number and time of at least the winning greyhound as well as the order of finish of the other competitors shall be publicly announced.
2. The result of a race shall be the order in which the noses of the competing greyhounds reach the winning line as decided by the judge following any necessary consultation with the stewards of the meeting.
3. The winning greyhound shall be the greyhound whose nose in the opinion of the judge first reached the winning line, provided that such a greyhound duly completed the courses.
4. Every greyhound which has been placed in the starting box shall be deemed to have started provided such starting box has no mechanical defect.
5. A greyhound shall be deemed to come under starter's orders when it has been placed in the starting box.
6. If the judge calls for a photo-finish at for any reason a photo-finish print cannot be obtained or is indecipherable, the result of the race shall be decided by the judge and his decision shall be final and the following announcement shall be made over the loudspeakers: "For technical reasons, the result cannot be ascertained by photo-finish print. The judge's decision is .....".
7. The judge's decision in relation to a race shall be final.
8. The stewards may declare NO RACE only in the following circumstances:
a. where there is a mechanical or either defect of the hare equipment or starting box or any outside interference with the race (a greyhound turning back the track does not necessarily constitute interference),
b. if any of the dogs fights, and as a consequence, all fail to pursue the hare, or
c. if for any other reason all dogs fail to pursue the hare.
Racing manager:
1. The racing manager shall have in his possession, for the information of the stewards of the meeting a list of warned-off persons and shall not allow any greyhound owned, trained or in care of a such person to start for a race or a trial.
2. The racing manager and the paddock steward shall ensure, that all greyhounds are weighed in.
3. The racing manager shall not permit any greyhound to compete in a race, unless this a greyhound's racing book is handed over to him, at least at time of weighed in.
4. The racing manager shall ensure in the case of an unraced greyhound, that such a greyhound cannot participate in an CGRC competition without a registered trial or national race.
5. It shall be the duty of the racing manager to ensure, that the racing circuit is maintained in a proper an safety way.
Every greyhound that is entered for an international CGRC competition shall be presented pre-race to the veterinary surgeon. If in the opinion of the veterinary a greyhound shall, due to medical reasons, not compete in the race, it is his duty to refuse this greyhound. His decision is final and has to be accepted. A check post race is recommanded but not compulsory.
The fee for the veterinary has to be paid by the promoting track, but any treatment of a greyhound has to be charged to the owner / trainer or the person that takes care of the greyhound.
Where the startbox is manually operated, the starter shall be opened, when the hare is 10 m in front of it.
1. The haredriver shall take his orders from and be responsible to the racing manager and no one else other than the stewards of the meeting shall have any contact with him while he is on duty and he shall not leave the control tower during the meeting without the consent of the racing manager.
2. It shall be the duty of the haredriver to set the hare in motion when directed by the starter. He shall accelerate the hare to racing speed and drive it with regard to the follwing subjects:
· The hare has to be driven in racing speed before and when passing the traps.
· The hare has to be driven between 10m - 20m in front of the leading greyhound.
· The dogs have to be stopped in a proper way to reduce the risk of injuries and avoid unnecessary collisions.
The timekeeper shall time each race and trial and for this purpose shall be provided with a stopwatch or an electronic timing system (e.g. video- or photo-finish).
Stewards of the meeting:
There shall be as many appointed stewards, as necessary for the proper holding of the competition, at least five. The paddock steward is responsible that all greyhounds are at time in the paddock area and controls the equipment of the competing greyhounds. Four stewards are in charge to observe the races. Irregularities against these racing rules have to be announced after the race in questions to the controlling authorities.
Controlling authority:
The judge and the racing manager constitute the controlling authority of a meeting. The decisions of the controlling authority in case of doubt or dispute are definitive and binding.
International CGRC Competitions:
An international CGRC - Competition is an event, that takes place under these rules, is approved by the CGRC with an invitation for entries published in English at least one month before the meeting and containing entry fee, amount of prize money , last day of entry (strictly) and method (telephone, fax, E-Mail), time of heats and finales, distances, number of entries (bitches, dogs, mixed), imitations ,name of the meeting, races, etc. All information shall be sent to the board and official CGRC web and FB site . CGRC official race can be run with minimum of three dogs. Track records are approved with minimum of four dogs in race. Meeting /board/ resolves details of the CGRC Classics races . National members federations may issue guest licences for dogs / owners from other countries esp. where no CGRC member federation.
Doping / Doping tests:
With regards to the "International Doping Control Rules of the CGRC" any kind of doping, this means substances given to a greyhound affecting its performances in any way, as well as the suppression of season in bitches with products based on testosterone are forbidden.
Wherever an CGRC - Competition takes place, the CGRC can decide to arrange doping tests.
Prize money / other prizes:
The level of prize money for CGRC competitions is the promoters duty. The prize money shall be paid after the race, during the honoration of the greyhounds. Beside of the prize money each winner of the European Championship shall get a winners jacket printed on with "Name of Race, Year, place" (e.g. European Champion, 280m, 1997, track name). For other CGRC competitions it is precribed to distribute winners jackets.
The results of every CGRC competition have to be sent in form of a completed race program or on data-carrier within 2 weeks to the European Information Center (EIC) to ensure an international publication on Internet. The national organisations takes care on this subject and are responsible, that the results are available within the mentioned delay.
Any liability of the CGRC, the promoter or it's officials or any persons in charge of the promoter for accidents occuring to any persons or greyhounds during a competition is excluded.
Every entry of a greyhound for an international CGRC Competition shall be subject to:
a. these rules
b. the international Doping Control Rules
c. any condition of entry which may be made from time to time by the CGRC
Valid from : January 1st. 2003
CGRC Racing rules – adaptions for Whippets:
Whippets under 12months of age are not allowed to take part in official races. Whippets
under 18months of age are not allowed to take part in long distance races. Whippets from 6years
of age are defined as veterans and may take part in official veteran races until the age of 8years
inclusive. Maximum allowed weight is 19kg including.
Distances: Races for Whippets from 60m to 250m are defined as SPRINT, races for Whippets
from 251m to 400m are defined as MIDDLE DISTANCE and races for Whippets from 401m to
550m are defined as LONG DISTANCE.
Break between races: Whippets may complete 2 races a day if there is a break of minimum
4hours between them.
No restrictions /grade or weight categories can be used/ - OPEN TO ALL WHIPPETS WITH
Standard categories and schedule for CGRC races:
schedule : ¼ finals / ½ finals / finals & consolations and special races for eliminated in the first
round - called EC Invitation race (could be also with semi and finals/consolations)
280m bitches
280m dogs
280m veterans mixed or dogs / bitches
If there will be tendency for decent number of entries (2 semis) - weight categories , longer
distance and lower grade races are possible
-13kg bitches / open bitches
-15kg dogs / open dogs
-13,5kg / open lightweight mixed
Valid from : August 2012
National federations may issue guest licenses for dogs / owners from other countries.


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USA Rugby's Congress assembles this weekend in Austin, Texas, and two expected hot topics are PRO Rugby and the performance of the national governing body's Board of Directors.
The former makes sense because this is the first Congress assembly since the uncovering of PRO's horde of unpaid employees and vendors, and the latter because some well-known members of the rugby community have been displeased with the current state of American rugby, circulating a letter calling for Congress to hold the Board to account, but also because this is the first congressional meeting since the uncovering of PRO's horde of unpaid employees and vendors.
It's also worth noting that the last Congress meeting was held at the end of August of last year, and USA Rugby CEO Dan Payne hadn't yet been on the job he inherited from Nigel Melville, who held office for nearly 10 years, for a full month. Since then, we've learned USA Rugby is suffering a $1 million dollar shortfall in 2017.
In addition to financial hardship, Payne inherited USA Rugby's sanctioning agreement with PRO, a document which Rugby Today recently came into possession of.
Months after the end of the season, tensions between USA Rugby and PRO resulted in a row between Payne and PRO owner Doug Schoninger. The dispute revolved around two central motives – Payne wanted Schoninger to make those he owed, many of whom are USA Rugby members, whole, and Schoninger wanted the three-year sanctioning agreement extended, something he says Melville promised he'd do before leaving office.
(With neither side budging, Schoninger notified players on Dec. 20, 2016 they were being terminated. Per their contracts, players were to receive two more paychecks after being told they were let go. But only one round of payments was sent out to most, if not all.)
An examination of the sanctioning agreement, signed by Schoninger and Melville, provided some interesting discoveries. The most glaring of them is that, contractually, there were some protective parameters in place that, if executed, may have prevented players, coaches and others from going wrongfully unpaid.
At least six months prior to the first match, PRO, referred to in the agreement as N.A. Rugby Union LLC, and USA Rugby were to, "agree on an amount of financial resources that would be sufficient for N.A. Rugby Union LLC to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement and the evidence required to demonstrate that N.A. Rugby Union LLC has sufficient financial resources to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement (for example and without limitation, a letter of credit, dedicated bank account with sufficient funds that cannot be withdrawn for purposes other than those covered by this Agreement, commercial arrangements relating to the Competition, etc.)," per the 14-page document.
In laymen's terms, the sanctioning agreement signed by both USA Rugby and Schoninger gave USA Rugby the right to help determine how much money Schoninger needed to pull off a pro league and what evidence he would have to provide to show he had it. Furthermore, it explicitly described as potential sufficient evidence what is essentially an escrow account in which PRO would have to deposit an amount of money to cover the league's operating costs. If such an account existed, it could potentially be liquidated to pay off outstanding debts.
However, there is no evidence that this part of the agreement was actually executed. If it were, numerous members of USA Rugby may not have been hung out to dry.
Another discovery is the actual detail of the agreement's exclusivity. Schoninger expressed his dismay over talks of the Pro 12 expanding with an American team. He also complained about the group of American clubs', including the Austin Huns and Glendale Raptors, movement to professionalize, and that USA Rugby was not protecting his exclusivity against them.
Turns out, the sanctioning makes PRO the "exclusive domestic club 15-a-side professional rugby league within the United States of America." That description certainly doesn't fit the Pro 12, which operates in Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, and the Huns and Raptors aren't a part of a league. Rather, they're participating in a series of friendlies with likeminded clubs with no standings or championship.
It's also noteworthy that the exclusive sanctioning rights were sold to Schoninger for $1,000. If renewed, he'd have to pay $1,000 for the next three years. That's in stark contrast to the six-figure agreements USA Rugby has made with William Tatham, Jr. regarding professional 7s.
Melville, who was the public face of USA Rugby for an entire decade, is certainly responsible for the sanctioning of PRO, the agreement which bound them together, and any clauses within the agreement which weren't activated to protect USA Rugby's members, as well as, at least partially, the financial shortfall now facing the union, but he didn't act alone. The Board had its hands on these decisions and outcomes, too.
Rugby Today reached out to several current Board members regarding PRO, many of whom served when the sanctioning agreement was executed, but all of them declined comment. However, the former chairman of the Board, including during the execution, and current member of both World Rugby's executive committee and council, Bob Latham, was open for an interview.
Some in the American rugby community have espoused the belief that the Board gave too long a leash to Melville during his tenure, often rubber stamping his initiatives. According to Latham, that is an inaccurate characterization.
"Absolutely unfair. It was a very professional board, and everybody understood their responsibilities and obligations, and there was no rubber stamping," he said.
Of the PRO sanctioning agreement specifically, he said, "It received the endorsement of the full Board, and everybody considered it."
Latham defends the Board's decision to ok the sanctioning agreement, saying no one could have seen Schoninger's lack of payment to players and coaches coming.
"I love the hindsight of, oh, well, he hasn't paid this, he hasn't paid that, and, oh, this is a terrible mistake. I mean, was anybody saying that at the time? Everybody thought it was a great idea. It's still a great idea. I hope it works," said Latham.
"I don't know what's causing him not to play players. It's nothing USA Rugby's doing, or meet other obligations, but I think the first season of the league was a good thing. It gave players a place to play, it gave coaches a chance to coach, referees a chance to ref, fans a chance to see a higher quality of rugby, including some well-known players. It's all great to say this guy's not doing what he should, and how could nobody have caught this, but sometimes people don't necessarily perform as you'd like them to, but you can't see that coming. To me, it's as simple as that."
However, Rugby Today was able to uncover a FINRA report showing Schoninger owed more than $140,000 to the IRS, something which USA Rugby's vetting process didn't find.
"I will say this, and I'm not equating this, but if I had an overdue water bill or something, whatever issues he had, I don't know of anything that would have caused anybody to put the brakes on this," said Latham.
"When a guy is putting up tens of millions of dollars, the fact that he might have left $150,000 somewhere unaccounted for is kind of not a material number, not because of the dollar figures the people on the Board are dealing with, but because of the dollar figures that are on the table. I think everybody can agree that this guy spent a lot more than $150,000 getting the league off the ground, so if there was a $150,000 debt out there it wasn't because he couldn't pay it."
The fact that the FINRA report showed Schoninger owed the IRS, in addition to a law firm, isn't evidence that he didn't have the money to afford the league, but one might infer it revealed a pattern of Schoninger believing he has the discretion to choose which bills he will or won't pay.
Latham went on to say he has no regrets regarding the sanctioning of PRO.
Another interesting discovery from the sanctioning agreement is that the clock on the three-year agreement actually started when it was executed on April 22, 2015. It is set to automatically renew every three years. However, either party can choose to not extend so long as they notify the other party 180 days or more before the end of the current agreement.
Basically, it means the current agreement ends April 22, 2018, and if USA Rugby wants out of this troubled relationship, it has until mid-November of this year to signal its intentions to not renew.
The revelations of the sanctioning agreement, the timing of the assembly and the shape of USA Rugby as a whole could add up to some difficult questions and tense moments at the Congress meetings in Austin.


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DMTC is very excited to be setting up a new youth group.
It's giving its backing and support to one of its newest recruits, Jane MacFarlane to begin this new venture.
With over 30 years professional musical theatre experience Jane MacFarlane will be setting up the DMTC Youth Group that we are calling 'Off Shoots'. It is aimed at children from the ages of 7 to 16 and will meet on Sundays from 4-6 pm at Brigend Theatre.
Jane said, "It was about time DMTC had their own youth group that will potentially bring on future members of the main company. I've worked with children (and adults) most of my professional life, running workshops and my own Youth Theatre Group in Beverley for over 7 years. I love working with this age group, as they are so enthusiastic and soak everything up. Brigend is such a wonderful little theatre and has all the sound and lighting capabilities of a professional theatre. It is the perfect place where children can perform on stage every Sunday."
DMTC is planning to perform 'The Sound of Music' in 2019 and it is hoped that we will be able to cast all the Von Trapp children from 'Off Shoots'. Jane is also hoping to work with the children of 'Off Shoots' to perform 'Dracula spectacula' in 2018! This is a great fun musical for children with super music and they will all have the chance to be zombies and ghouls!
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I stood among thousands of angry rioters with fire laced in the veins of their eyes. They hurled rocks and razed small buildings to the ground with a viciousness only seen in the empty stare of a dog with rabies. The rebel leader pumped round after round of shotgun shells into the air and the crowd responded with renewed enthusiasm. Crime was rampant along every avenue and alleyway. There was no reasoning with the mob. They reminded me of zombies without souls, hatred fueled by propaganda and ignited by ignorance. I ran towards home to rescue my beloved from madness.
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6 responses to "100 Words: Mutiny"
July 19th, 2012 at 8:08 am
Timely, yes. We are drowning in propaganda – from the Right, from the Left – all that's needed now is the proper Anger to rise and we're in for it.
Nice piece.
July 20th, 2012 at 2:31 am
wow, you brought me there and it sure is ugly. This is such a great piece , with tons of unhappy folks out there. from all over the world. I am in Malaysia and we have seen much in Seoul, USA, Europe and Asia.
It is hard not to be affected by it and in Malaysia we are gearing for the next elections with plenty of chaos this time. So sad.
I truly enjoy your lovely 100 words.
July 21st, 2012 at 1:26 pm
So very realistic, especially after the events of the last few days . Very well done.


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