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I'm well aware that beyond international education circles, the Institute of International Education is not exactly a household name. So you can imagine my surprise when, on my first trip to Libya in 2006 to explore restarting scholarship programs with the country, I met numerous people who were intimately familiar with IIE. I will never forget my first meeting at Libya's National Oil Company, when a gentleman greeted me in near-flawless English. It turns out that he had studied in the United States in the 1970s on an IIE-administered scholarship program. Not only did he have fond memories of his studies and the university that hosted him, but he regaled us with stories of his arrival to the United States and the warm welcome he received from his IIE program officer, whose name he remembers to this day.
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Even though more than 3,000 Libyans were studying in the United States in 1979/80, only 38 were able to do so in 1999/2000, according to numbers from the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. During this time, Libya also stopped teaching English in the schools; as a result, graduating classes had much to catch up on if they were going to take advantage of the international educational opportunities available to them in the United States at the end of the embargo.
It was with that frame of reference that I made my first trip to the new Libya in April to restart and expand scholarship programs that we had begun before the revolution. Even though I had reason for optimism, I was unsure of what I would find. My colleagues at IIE and I were traveling with a delegation of business leaders looking to advance trade and business interests in the country, so I expected that education would take a backseat at most of our meetings.
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I look forward to going back to Libya in a few years and being welcomed by a whole new generation that has had life-changing international education experiences.
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Fairy Tail Chapter 307 is finally out!
Fairy Tail Chapter 307 is finally out!
Personally, I hope Minerva is lying so that Sting will follow her.
Aggravate, Anger, and Piss off
Most people guessed that he was alright.
Wait a minute, so we have a character that is a mix between Lisanna and Lucy ? I guess we now know which one Natsu will pick .
A White Knight from Carla's vision (was this even shown ?), it seems like it's not the pointed nosed guy... could it be Sting clad in his holy radiance ?
Another masked guy, does this means that we know him ?
Those things after the end of the chapter...lol.
new characters... Hopefully we get to see Mira take out some enemies(strong ones), and also want to see what Natsu's LFD really can do!
Minerva is just playing sting, and the power of feelings is far from reality. Natsu stomped both without powering up or going berserk, at most sting could force Fairy Tail to get serious but then he would get stomped even harder.
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Every year around this time I write the same article. I joke with my friends that the byline should read "By Simon Allen and Cut N Paste VI" and my friends agree. I'm rarely Dalai Lama-like when the MLS All-Stars are announced. In fact...I'm rarely Dalai Lama-like regarding the All-Stars match period. Some years I have been brutal at the selections and some years I've just gone with the flow. This year on the World Wide Soccer Podcast I was pretty fair...So here it goes...
The All-Star Match is tomorrow and once again the best of MLS will be matching wits with a Euro squad during it's preseason...this year- AS Roma.
The All-Stars were announced. All Stars. This year, keep in mind, the MLS All-Star Game is in Kansas City and players selected are as follows.
Goalkeepers (2): Raul Fernandez (FC Dallas), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
Defenders (6): Matt Besler (Sporting KC), Aurelien Collin (Sporting KC), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Corey Ashe (Houston Dynamo), Tony Beltran (Real Salt Lake), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders)
Midfielders (7): Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Will Johnson (Portland Timbers), Mike Magee (Chicago Fire), Graham Zusi (Sporting KC) , Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Patrice Bernier (Montreal Impact), Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls)
Forwards (5): Marco Di Vaio (Montreal Impact), Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Camilo Sanvezzo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy)
Here's who I would have chosen.
Goalkeepers (2): Raul Fernandez (FC Dallas), Carlo Cudicini (LA Galaxy)
Defenders (6): Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Matteo Ferrari (Montreal Impact), Allesandro Nesta (Montreal Impact), Andy O'Brien (Vancouver WhiteCaps), Djimi Traore (Seattle Sounders), Carlos Bocanegra (Chivas USA)
Midfielders (7): Federico Higuain (Columbus Crew), Nigel Reo-Coker (Vancouver Whitecaps), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Dwayne De Rosario (DC United), Tim Cahill (NY Redbulls), Kleberson (Philadelphia Union), Graham Zusi (Sporting KC)
Forwards (5): Marco Di Vaio (Montreal Impact), Thierry Henry (NY Redbulls), Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Robert Earnshaw (Toronto FC), Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders)
So...I agreed with 7 of the selections. But ironically my selection of All Stars only includes 4 Americans. Now you might be wondering how I chose these players. It's simple really! An All-Star team has to actually have "stars" on them.
Now...Tim Cahill is injured and Peter Vermes selected Philly Union's Jack McInerney fresh from his Tour of Gold Cup Benches. Also Robbie Keane was injured so his replacement is Landon Donovan which is a smart move.
"Landon is a great addition to the MLS All-Star team. Obviously his form is fantastic right now and his impact and representation for Major League Soccer throughout his career is immeasurable." said Peter Vermes. To which most LA fans would add "Why wasn't the greatest American Soccer player in history on the roster to begin with?" At least he is now.
I say this with deep regret but midfielders on the list are not really big stars outside of America. And The All-Star game is meant to be an advert of just how brilliant Top Tier Soccer is in America. Imagine a soccer fan in Holland or Japan looking at a poster advertising the match. What would that fan abroad think if he saw the players faces and read their names? Well if that fan saw the first list he might say (please forgive me cos this bloke is a hero of mine!) "Mike Mawho?" But a poster with top name (international) players would get more than a casual look.
Some folks would say "Who cares about those people who live abroad and don't watch MLS!"
Frankly...everyone should. For MLS to be successful it has to go toe to toe with top leagues from around the world. The same way fans in Norway and Malaysia and South Africa watch English Premier League Football and make it the top League in the world...is quite honestly what American Soccer should be striving for. For Top Tier American Soccer to grow...it has to go international. The same way there are dozens of Man U supporters clubs in the US that follow the team even more rabidly than the fans in Manchester...there should be LA Galaxy supporters groups in Milan and Tokyo and Kuala Lumpar.
One way to get these fans is to show them just how star-studded the League is. And nothing shows how good Top Tier American Soccer is than the All-Star Game.
Outside of Americas franchise Zones, Belize and Cuba, I doubt that anyone knows who Chris Wondo(w)lowski is. Obafemi Martins, that's another story. Martins is a Super Eagles Legend. A pretty big name in Nigeria who had a good following at Inter and Newcastle. It's not outlandish to say that he would be a bigger draw than Wondolowski. If I were a betting man I would say Martins would potentially bring in more new fans than Wondo. And that pretty much goes for all the players I picked. Robert Earnshaw has 71,000 follows on Twitter. Wondo has 17,000. Kyle Beckerman has 23,000 Twitter Followers. One tweet and Earnshaw could bring in tens of thousands of new fans to MLS by watching the All-Star Game. And isn't the All-Star Game about getting new fans?
As the All-Star match is in KC, the squad playing contains 3 lads from Sporting. Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin and Graham Zusi. I chose to omit Collin and Besler and keep Zusi. The whole idea in having 3 players from the home town team is to give the folks in KC a chance to see their local heroes play with the best in the League. I don't get it to be honest with you. Fans of Sporting have an opportunity to see their players week in and week out. Fans might have missed seeing Nigel Reo-Coker or Kleberson but you can see your local club every other week. Of course, keeping Zusi on the list was to satisfy the folks who think that some hometown players should be on the list. Unless KC have well known stars, recognizable outside the 50 continuous States then one player is enough.
The idea of having an All-Star match in a franchise City baffles me. Wouldn't you want to hold these kinds of events in areas where Soccer is Big but where MLS doesn't have a big footprint? Las Vegas comes to mind, St Louis, Atlanta...etc etc. What a way to expand the brand by having the match in an area with no Top Tier team. I can only imagine the weekend of activities that could be planed if the match was ever in Vegas. I'm not saying KC isn't throwing a big bash of it's own. I'm curious to see The Fashion Show with Aurelien Collin at 6:30pm on the 30th or The Radkey and Silversun Pickups concert at 8pm.
The thing is an All-Star match in the middle of the season has some risks. The first article I ever wrote for Football.com was 51 ways to make MLS better...or something like that...I can't find it on the site...in which I wrote something like I'm so not a fan of the All-Star game that I think we should have Two of them.
One in the middle of the season show casing the Stars of the League and One at the end of the season, played one day before the MLS Cup Final, showcasing the All-Stars of the season (minus the fellas in the final). An All-Star match in the middle of the season should function solely as an advertisement to the rest of the World to essentially watch the second half of the season. When you have the most in-form players playing in the middle of the season there is a risk of injury that really could effect that player as the season goes on. If I was an MLS manager I would rather have my most in-form players rest up a week than fly off to Kansas for a meaningless match with AS Roma.
And let's be honest...for the player...this is a meaningless match. I doubt if any soccer player in America grew up dreaming that they would one day be an All-Star. "Gee Kid! You're gonna grow up to be an All-Star one day!" was probably never heard in the High School and College locker rooms of the lads on the roster. For the match to be meaningful it would have to be at the end of the season. Where it could be a showcase for the players that weren't in the Final. Not a consolation prize but a big match (East Vs West) for the lads who could have very well been at the Final if it wasn't for that last minute goal or bad call by the ref etc etc.
The All-Star game is a thoroughly American thing. People who have known me for a while know that I love anything that makes American Soccer stand out to the rest of the world. I love the idea of people around the world flipping through sports channels and spotting a soccer match being played on fake grass with Am-Footy lines on it...yes...it's American Soccer so don't touch that dial...stick around and watch it! I love the idea of Conferences and Playoffs and No Relegation and Promotion. Heck! I even liked watching hapless foreign players trying to figure out the "shoot-out". I'm glad it was done away with...but I liked it. It showed the world that it was watching American Soccer...and hopefully it drew their attention to it for long enough to get hooked and become a fan. The All-Star Game has to do the same.


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Five business leaders inducted into Ag Hall of Fame
Five local business leaders are selected for this year's class of the Mid-Columbia Agricultural Hall of Fame.
They're being recognized for their outstanding contributions to agriculture in the areas of pioneering, leadership, vision, and community involvement.
The names were announced today during a special luncheon by the Pasco Chamber of Commerce.
The Agricultural Mentorship-Leadership Award went to Ramona Rommereim for 25 years of influencing and guiding young people.
"I have a long history in my family of paying forward and giving back, we enjoy education. You can learn from other people and they can learn from you and if you share education then everything is better" said Rommereim.
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August 31 2009 01:06PM
Darren Dreger of TSN first broke the news that elements within the NHLPA were dissatisfied with Paul Kelly's performance as the head of the NHLPA. At 3AM eastern time, Dreger passed on the news that the NHLPA executive board (made up of the thirty team representatives) had voted to terminate Kelly's employment.Details are still sketchy, and the chief question – why? – remains unanswered this morning. Until we know what rationale the players association had for firing Kelly, it's impossible to judge if it was the correct move. However, early signs are not encouraging.
The first alarming item is the men who organized this palace coup. By all accounts, the man leading the way was none other than NHLPA interim ombudsman, and former Canadian Autoworkers Union head Buzz Hargrove.
The CAW has long been associated with the NDP at both the federal and provincial levels. Hargrove almost single-handedly destroyed ties with the two entities by encouraging "tactical voting" to stop the Conservatives in the 1999 Ontario provincial and 2006 Canadian federal elections. Such tactical voting actually worked in the favour of both the Harper and Harris Conservatives, and in 2006 Hargrove was expelled from the NDP. The CAW retaliated by severing all union ties with the party.
Hargrove has drawn fire from more centrist sources as well – including Paul Martin, who he supported for Prime Minister in 2006. Martin was forced to turn on Hargrove after Hargrove gave a speech encouraging voters in Quebec to vote for the Bloc Quebecois over the Conservatives; this despite the fact that the Bloc Quebecois' raison d'etre is the breakup of the country.
In February, Hargrove was named ombudsman after Eric Lindros resigned the post due to disagreements with Kelly. In this capacity, Hargrove led the attack on Kelly.
In addition to Hargrove, key organizers behind the putsch are seen to be former ombudsman Eric Lindros, advisory board head Ron Pink and general counsel Ian Penny. I can't put it any better than Ken Campbell did in The Hockey News:
The ringleaders in Kelly's dismissal are a former player who has run up against the establishment at every turn and resigned from the PA because he couldn't work with Kelly (Lindros); the man who didn't get the job when the PA decided Kelly would be a better choice (Pink); and one of the most confrontational labor leaders of our generation (Hargrove).
Penny also stands as a possible replacement for Kelly.
Still, the rogues' gallery that ousted Kelly is only part of the reason why at first glance his dismissal looks to be a poor decision. Another key factor is the reasoning behind the decision. Scott Morrison does a nice job of summarizing the various theories out there:
According to whispers, he was too tight with the league, didn't work hard enough at getting to know his own constituents and didn't focus on the issues the players felt were most important, whatever the heck that means. There is even one report that suggests his biggest sin was being too media friendly. None of which are remotely reasonable grounds for dismissal, of course. But they are bullets in the chamber of what is now a smoking gun that was fired at Kelly early Monday morning in Chicago.
For the first time in ages, the players' association looked like it could work with the NHL. Paul Kelly made a public effort not to let the acrimony which characterized the relationship between Gary Bettman and former NHLPA head Bob Goodenow (which ultimately resulted in the loss of the 2004-05 NHL season) continue; as a result, he's criticized as being too friendly with the league.
Kelly's criticized as being too distant from the players; but then, that's hardly surprising given that the two men who held the role of ombudsman – and thus acted in many ways as the players' voice - are serial malcontents.
The last sin – that of being too media friendly – is completely absurd. For the first time since Alan Eagleson ran the NHLPA, the union looked to be making public relations gains. It goes without saying that such gains were good for the union – during the 2004-05 lockout, the majority of fans sided strongly with NHL ownership. That support in turn led to a quick recovery after the lockout because many fans – certainly ones in Western Canada - viewed it as necessary. Public pressure could have been a strong weapon in the NHLPA's favour going forward – a weapon they appear to have no interest in keeping.
A third reason against the NHLPA's decision is the constant turmoil and political gamesmanship that seems to characterize the union's head office. Whoever replaces Kelly will be the fourth NHLPA director in just five years. Bob Goodenow stepped down after his hard-line stance was ultimately turned against by the players. His successor, Ted Saskin, was hired improperly and was ultimately dismissed after it was revealed that he was monitoring the emails of players and player agents. Kelly, an outsider recruited by a search committee, represented a welcome breath of fresh air.
All of this brings us to Kelly himself. Kelly spent five years prosecuting former NHLPA head Alan Eagleson. As Chris Chelios put it when Kelly was hired:
"Paul relentlessly pursued a breach of ethics in this union, and that knowledge of our history will undoubtedly drive him to restore integrity to this position and to our Association. His resume is beyond impressive and he is passionate about protecting our best interests. We are excited about what awaits us going forward."
Additionally, Kelly has both played (in high school and college) and coached (spending five years coaching youth hockey and seven years as a high school coach) the game, and brought over twenty-five years of legal experience to the table. Shawn Horcoff, the Oilers' union representative and one of the five-man search committee (Eric Lindros was also a member) who unanimously recommended Kelly for the job, was an early supporter:
"During the review and consultation period of this search, Paul Kelly's name kept coming back to the top of the list as the prime candidate to take us forward. A number of highly qualified candidates were evaluated and interviewed, but at the end of the process, we were unanimous in selecting Paul as the candidate to take back to the membership. His tremendous legal credentials, in addition to his past involvement with players and our Association, really stood out."
Kelly's public image since has been beyond reproach; he's been an insightful commentator on hockey, has worked to restore the NHLPA's public reputation, and seems to have fixed much of what was dysfunctional in the union's relationship with the league. The NHLPA's director and assistant director of player affairs (Glenn Healy and Patrick Flatley) remained Kelly supporters to the bitter end; Flatley reportedly resigned minutes after Kelly was fired.
There may yet be developments that reveal Kelly's dismissal as a correct – even necessary – move, but for the moment it appears to be yet one more poor decision for a players' association that has a lengthy history of making them.
So we've got this upcoming season, and the season after that before we arrive at Armageddon v2...
Looks like the NHLPA want another leader whose main negotiating tactic is "Say no until they cave".
What a mess. Jonathan, do you think this means we're due for another strike/lockout scenario when this current CBA ends?
I actually thought this current CBA was pretty good, the players got a good deal at the end of the day but apparently not...
Hargrove is a douche. Although maybe he'll take over, a work stoppage will shortly ensue, and we'll lose the salary cap- that would sure help the Oil. It seems like it's the nhlpa vs the nhl over who can come accross as the more inept institution. Hard to know where the smart money is in this battle. *shakes head*
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Looks like the NHLPA want another leader whose main negotiating tactic is "Say no until they cave".
How did that work out for them last time?
August 31 2009, 01:49PM
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Jonathan, do you think this means we're due for another strike/lockout scenario when this current CBA ends?
It depends who the PA ends up hiring, but it sounds like the next guy is going to be a hard-liner.
I wouldn't be surprised to see another work stoppage if that turns out to be the case.
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Digger12 wrote: Looks like the NHLPA want another leader whose main negotiating tactic is "Say no until they cave". How did that work out for them last time?
It didn't, obviously.
Doesn't mean they won't try to test the owners' collective resolve a 2nd time though, especially in a more dire worldwide financial climate than what was around in 04/05.
If Hargrove wins this game of thrones, make sure your bomb shelter is well stocked.
I always get the feeling with the NHLPA that the vast majority follows the lead of a very vocal minority. This seems to fit that pattern to a tee. You don't see eye to eye with a couple of people and they lead a charge to have you removed when by all accounts you've done a decent enough job to date. I can't image that most of the players in the NHL actually think Kelly has done a bad job. Strange.
It is a well known fact Hargrove is an idiot. If this leads to another work stoppage I hope the players get an even worse deal. This could officially end the NHLs reign as the premier hockey league.
@ Joey Moss: good point, but I really can't see the players winning another battle with the owners. In some cases it looks like some Owners would be happy to not resume operations (Phoenix, Tampa, dare I say... NYI).
The league should hire Kelly.
This is probably the worst thing the NHLPA has done in the post-Eagleson era (and no, I don't think that is hyperbole). At least when they lost the lockout it forced them to look at being an actual organisation and not just a frat-boys leadership committee. Now, as is pointed out, they have sacked the only guy in their history who had a clear plan of how a union is supposed to work and what the NHLPA is supposed to focus on (ie the benefit of ALL its members).
As far as a palace putsch is concerned, it does raise questions about how much thought and time is really spent by team reps on PA business. If Kelly seemed distant, then is that because he didn't return calls or simply that the reps didn't bother picking up the phone to call him in the first place.
If Hargrove is central to this process then we can look forward to the kind of labour strife which will diminish the NHL to a glorified minor league. That Labour Hack will happily burn down the house the players live in to spite the owners (who in various places in the US might just be as happy to walk away as stick around).
Seriously, .....
August 31 2009, 02:42PM
Notice how Hargrove "retired" from the auto industry right before it went into the crapper? "I got MINE, boys! Good luck!"
His "legacy" is preserved, I guess.
Anyway, if that NUTJOB ascends to the PA throne, the 2005 confrontation will look like a Sunday school picnic in comparison. He's an antagonistic, power-hungry, rhetoric-spewing DOUCHE, and nothing good will come from him getting his grimy hands on that much influence.
August 31 2009, 02:59PM
I think that we should nominate Wanye for the Executive Director position with the NHLPA. He would rock!!
August 31 2009, 03:08PM
@ Spottheloon:
Intriguing idea, but I have a better choice:
"CBA? What does that even mean? Here's what letters you need to know - DFH. That stands for Dany F$$king Heatley!"
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Hargrove is a douche. Although maybe he'll take over, a work stoppage will shortly ensue, and we'll lose the salary cap- that would sure help the Oil. It seems like it's the nhlpa vs the nhl over who can come accross as the more inept institution. Hard to know where the smart money is in this battle. *shakes head*
There may be some changes, but i'm pretty sure that the salary cap isn't going anywhere.
@ Duke: Oh I know. I have just always found it funny/ frustrating that something we needed for so long to survive, now hinders with Batman in charge.
August 31 2009, 03:43PM
So what's the scoop on this Ian Penny dude then? He's been named interim. The main problem with Unions is that people cannot be fired even when they should be. Honestly, players make a ton of cash and if they don't perform then owners should be able to fire them with grounds. Do your job or you're outta here, just like the rest of us!!!
August 31 2009, 04:33PM
Duhatchek's take is interesting.
The long-term future of the NHL is clearly in doubt. Gary Betmann's Phoenix debacle, which will cost the league approximately $40 million this coming season plus the sunk money in keeping the franchise afloat last season and massive lawyers'fees will affect the economics of the NHL for more than the coming season. Other U.S. teams or owners have been experiencing financial hardship. Now the imbroglio with the NHLPA has leaders that are likely to be strident in their demands when the CBA reopens will likely have harmful consequences for all concerned.
August 31 2009, 04:38PM
I can see another lost season soon. But after thinking about it over that wouldn't bother me much. Maybe we could have a season on then a season off. If I'm the league I would go for the jugular in the next negotiation... set the tone so to speak and force them into another stoppage. As a season ticket holder I would only have to spend half the dough!!
August 31 2009, 04:57PM
Well let's look at it this way. Professional Hockey couldn't possibly fall to hell like the Automobile Industry did under Buzz Hargrove's watch could it?
*nervously adjusts collar, waits for words of reassurance*
Buzz Hargrove reminds me of Eagleson. Holds sway with the government and his people follow him blindly while he massages the media with his working man's fight for rights shtick while he wields his power behind closed doors.
August 31 2009, 05:27PM
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Well let's look at it this way. Professional Hockey couldn't possibly fall to hell like the Automobile Industry did under Buzz Hargrove's watch could it? *nervously adjusts collar, waits for words of reassurance*
Not a chance. Unlike the big auto companies, the NHL is run by smart men who will... nevermind.
Hargrove did an interview not too long ago where he stated that Kelly's dismissal was nothing to do with his relationship with the league. As far as future work stoppages go, cost certainty is here to stay anyways, so I don't really know what the fight will be over. Going into the meetings yesterday, Chelios, Horcoff, Healy and former great Ted Lindsay were there to fight for and defend Kelly. It is ironic because Chelios is one of the biggest hardliners of them all, but he was on the other side. The fact that only 100 players attended the NHLPA meetings in Vegas in June shows that the majority of players don't care about the union that much anyways, so it must be a takeover by a minority. BTW, does anyone else find it odd that a meeting that was scheduled for 7-8 hours or more did not begin until evening? I dunno, just seems weird lol.
@ Wanye Gretz: @ Jonathan Willis:
You guys are like a modern day Abbott and Costello up in here! I can't wait till you pull out some kind of pie to the face gag.
@ jeanshorts
"I can't wait till you pull out some kind of pie to the face gag."
That's what she said.
Hargrove is a short sighted jerk-off. Sure the CAW members got a great deal at the beginning but the end result is the near death of the auto sector. He'll do the same to the NHL. Demand a great deal or we'll sit. Eventually how many US teams will simply pack up shop.
Meh, after listening to Horcoff just now, perhaps they are not necessarily going back to the 'Goodenow days'. He referred to Goodenow's tenure as comparable to a 'communist government' lol. I gotta say ouch for Bob haha...
August 31 2009, 11:31PM
If the NHLPA is thinking about going on strike after this cba is over, they are going to lose big time, not only money wise but also the fans will come down hard on them and be less forgiving than the last time,If they are listening to Lindros they are really nuts,alot of guys in the show would be lucky to have jobs as pump jockeys,they do not realize how lucky they are.
August 31 2009, 11:33PM
I may be misinformed, but didn't old Buzz also have a huge hand in turning our Canadian airline industry into the bowl of cherries that it is today??
Thanks for ruining two major industries so far, Buzz...maybe he is aiming for the hat-trick??
I have no idea what the real details are, but this makes the NHLPA looks like a bunch of silly kids. And getting advice from Buzz Hargrove (the man who told Quebec to vote for the Block) is insane.
So much for for labour peace in the NHL. Expect another lockout. The NHLPA appears to be so inept that they make the NHL BOG look like the voice of reason and sanity.
I guess we wait for the details ...
September 01 2009, 08:28AM
Damien Cox weighs in, and for once I don't disagree with him one bit:
His closing sentence should scare hockey fans the most:
Now the people who are still fighting the last lockout are poised to take charge of a union of hockey players who don't want to be bothered with the details.
I will never forget Buzz, as the auto industry is collapsing around him, he is on his soap box demanding more more more... Now, I have never been a big union backer, I think for the most part, they protect slugs. But, id you are the head of a union, your job is to protect the long term interests of your memebers. So, if you negotiate a contract that continues to kill your industry, what have you ackomplished? I think nothing, why not work with the companies way back when to try and solve the problem instead of just enjoying the sound of your own voice. And Paul Kelley, he seemed smart, he seemed to have a vision, sure seems like a big mistake.
Apparently there are several agents that are very surprised and some that are actually downright furious about what happened. Sounds like future infighting to follow for sure.
I had to laugh at Duhatschek's suggestion that Healy will soon resign. His attention grabbing I love the sound of my own voice head is too fat to recuse himself from PA proceedings for any reason let alone loyalty.
I spoke too soon. Damien Cox, pining for favor, already makes a case for his good buddy Healy to stay on.
"Maybe that's why more than 50 players spent yesterday lobbying Kelly's right-hand man, the widely respected Glenn Healy, to stay on after his colleague Pat Flatley quit in the wake of Kelly's ouster."
The PA will be headed by former players starting with Kellys replacement.
September 01 2009, 11:23AM
More on the group that's taking over: basically, get ready for another labour dispute.
It also seems that Penny, the new interim head of the NHLPA, was in some danger from an external audit ordered by Kelly.
September 01 2009, 12:11PM
At the risk of pointing out the painfully obvious, I would say none of you, or very few of you, have ever been in a union or know anything about them. Leaving aside how sad it is that union knowledge is so low, there are a couple of things to remember here.
First of all, unions are very democratic, much more democratic than our government, for example. Why that matters here is that it is possible, or even likely, that this was not about a grand shift in direction for the union. Much more likely is that there were some personality issues at play, with competitive factions using any technique they could to take power. Think of it this way. If you could meet, every few months, with the prime minister to discuss the future of the country, at at everyone of those meetings were his primary competitors, telling you they could do it better, don't you think the occasional day-to-day concern might lead you to oust him, and replace him with his opponent? Rather than it be because you want the entire organization to change directions?
Second, Hargrove is not the monster you think he is. He is a different type of monster. In fact, he is much more like Kelly or Glen Healy than he is some rabid left winger. Certainly, his role in the decline of the auto industry is non-existent. He does not do R&D for Ford or Chevy, and there are many successful CAW organized Honda and Toyota plants. As the American auto industry is discovering as they move all their factories to Mexico and still cannot succeed, their failure has nothing to do with unions.
Finally, a union is not a PR organization. Its job is to represent its members. So the suggestion that the pr ramifications of this even crossed the players' reps minds is likely wrong, because it has no pr role.
This is a palace coup, like Duhatschek said, with political results that, at this point, are difficult to determine.
Jonathan Willis wrote:
More on the group that's taking over: basically, get ready for another labour dispute. It also seems that Penny, the new interim head of the NHLPA, was in some danger from an external audit ordered by Kelly.
If Kelly wants revenge, maybe he should go back to being a federal prosecutor lol, it looks like a few people may have had their hands in wrong the cookie jar...
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September 01 2009, 05:04PM
Today, an accounting consultant named Bob Lundquist resigned from the NHLPA. This would seem to support James Murphy's story that Penny & Lindros were being auditted, since there's plenty of evidence that man named Bob Lundquist used to be a forensic accountant for the FBI.
Under Lindros, Hargrove and co, the NHLPA will turn into a completely corrupt joke. The only way they can move forward into the current century is by purging the old guard. Bettman must be laughing out loud, how will the union be able to be tough against him when they cannot even get along amongst themselves? Who fires a director making 1.5 million/year at 3:30 in the morning when many players and agents have no idea what is happening? As far as being too friendly with the league, Kelly took the NHL to court twice already (and won) over his short tenure. Maybe Carl Lindros will be the new director lol...


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BRISBANE WEDNESDAY 16 MAY 2010: The Virgin Blue Group of Airlines has implemented a new reservations system with an investment of $AUD10 million.
Virgin Blue Chief Financial Officer, Keith Neate, said the successful cutover of the Navitaire New Skies reservations system was completed over two days of the June long-weekend.
"This is an investment not just in technology, but in our customer. It ensures our guests enjoy a simple, faster and more efficient booking process and allows us to recognise them as individuals at the same time," Mr Neate said.
"Our guests want to be recognised with their personal preferences when travelling, such as seat allocation and Velocity membership level. Over the coming months these developments will be added along with the facility to book accommodation," he said.
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"Guests travelling on Virgin Blue, Pacific Blue or Polynesian Blue will find the enhancements to our website very easy to navigate."
Mr Neate said that further enhancements were planned to the reservation system that is used by more than 25 airlines around the world.
"The cutover to New Skies proceeded according to plan. We had a contingent of customer service agents in place at all major Australian-domestic airports and I'm really proud to say the cutover was very successful with minimal or no delays to our network or guests," Mr Neate added.
Already in use by more than 25 airlines around the world, New Skies by Navitaire, is a next-generation reservation and distribution system integrating all aspects of the sales and distribution process.
* Multi award winning airline Group Virgin Blue includes domestic Australian carrier, Virgin Blue, together with short haul international airlines, Pacific Blue and Polynesian Blue. It also includes V Australia, the three class boutique style long haul airline with a unique Australian style featuring in-flight bars, mood lighting including twilight and sunset, "ladies only" bathroom, state of the art In-flight entertainment and an acclaimed Business Class offering.
Together they operate a fleet of 86 modern Boeing 737, 777 and Embraer E-Jet aircraft flying to 31 Australian and 17 international destinations including the USA, South Africa, Thailand, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands. Founded in August 2000, the ASX listed Virgin Blue Group is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, with more than 6,000 team members across its worldwide ports.


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Abilene Christian University's Tony Harp (20) intercepts a pass intended for Eastern New Mexico University's J.T Thompson (17) at the end of the second quarter at Greyhound Stadium. (CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle)
BLACKWATER DRAW — The Eastern New Mexico University football team could get precious little going Saturday night.
A fumble set up an early Abilene Christian score and the Wildcats punched over another touchdown shortly before halftime in rolling to a 21-0 victory over the Greyhounds in the Lone Star Conference South Division opener for both teams at Greyhound Stadium.
The Wildcats, ranked 25th in the American Football Coaches Association poll this week, improved to 4-0 in a season for the first time since 1983. They also have recorded back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 1980.
"Our defense played well again," said Abilene Christian coach Chris Thomsen, whose squad blanked Southwestern Oklahoma 31-0 last week. "And I thought Eastern New Mexico's defense did a good job of slowing down our offense.
"The game could've turned on any play."
Quarterback Billy Malone, who was completing 67 percent of his passes coming in, did nearly that well in this one. He hit 19-of-29 passes for 255 yards, and several times kept drives going with key third-down strikes. The Wildcats went 7-of-13 in the game on third-down plays.
Chancy Campbell rushed for 76 yards and two short touchdowns, while wide receiver Jerale Badon caught seven passes for 148 yards.
ENMU (1-3) forced a punt following the opening kickoff, but fullback J.J. Jennings fumbled on the Hounds' first play to give the Wildcats possession at the Eastern 30. After a third-and-5, 17-yard completion from Malone to Badon, the quarterback found sophomore wide-out Tyjuan Manning wide open in the left corner on second-and-goal from the 8.
Late in the half, Abilene Christian drove 79 yards in nine plays, with Malone going 5-for-6 on the drive to four different receivers. Campbell finished it off from a yard out with 1:32 left.
The Hounds, who had not been across midfield to that point, threatened to score when junior running back Jason Walker carried an option pitch from Michael Benton 43 yards to the Wildcats' 41. Benton then scrambled through a maze of defenders for 18 yards to the 24, but two plays later his pass into the end zone for J.T. Thompson was intercepted by safety Tony Harp.
"They're a good football team," ENMU coach Mark Ribaudo said, noting the Wildcats have turned the ball over just twice in four games. "They don't make mistakes. For us to beat them, we can't make mistakes."
Wildcats kicker Matt Adams missed a 50-yard field goal in the third quarter, but Abilene Christian clinched the game with Campbell's second 1-yard run early in the final stanza. That score was set up by a third-and-30 completion from Malone to Badon, good for 37 yards to the ENMU 2.
"The play right before the half was big," Thomsen said of Harp's pick. "Turnovers are almost always the difference in games."
ENMU was limited to 195 total yards, all but nine on the ground. Walker, who had carried just once for minus-3 yards in the team's first three games, finished with 91 yards on four totes.
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Virgin Australia today announced flights to Milan and Rome will be added to its codeshare agreement with Singapore Airlines from today, 3 June 2013.
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Steve Jobs. I'll get this out of the way. I'm not a fan of the man. I didn't like his company, products, or business model. The model seemed to be "charge twice as much for making it cutting edge and pretty." No offense meant to any Apple fans out there, but it wasn't the "blue collar, workin' man's" tech. Apple products were for the people who had money to throw away, or had no bills to pay. No question it was cutting edge and powerful. But I didn't need the sort of "modern styling" that Apple put into its products. I didn't care that my MP3 player didn't match my computer and wouldn't "dock" with it. I had a wire that connected the 2 and it was less than half the price of an iPod. It could have been shaped like a dog turd for all I cared about style. Styling was no excuse for charging what they did for their products.
Having said that, America (and the whole world) has lost a great man. He was visionary and genius in a way that is truly rare and always has been. He blazed a trail in the high tech world that EVERYONE followed or got lost along the way.
"Breaking Bad." I just started watching this on Netflix's Instant streaming service. WOW, Why didn't anyone tell me how good that show was? Oh wait, they did. Constantly. People wouldn't shut up about it. It kept winning all those awards. My apologies for being annoyed at its popularity and fans. It's worth getting Netflix streaming just for that series.
While we're talking about it, Netflix. I am almost afraid to write this paragraph as fast as the company is changing its mind about making changes. First a price increase, then splitting DVD and Instant services. Now the split is not happening, but prices are still up and STARZ (who provided lots of content) is no longer providing content to Netflix. And I don't care and am still with them. What product's price DOESN'T go up at some point? A price increase was inevitable. Losing STARZ, oh no, they're losing old and dumb movies and a couple of useless TV shows (the exception being "Torchwood" which rules.) Netflix blazed a business trail making its movie and television content easy to access and cheap enough for everyone to buy (and a lot did.) And they made boatfuls of cash for giving customers what they wanted at a price they could afford.
"Are you listening up there Steve Jobs?"
Aww, I just made myself sad.
Anyway, Netflix is adding video games to its mail content. I'm ashamed to admit that when I first found out about that I actually made a girly squeal of glee. I had already made a huge dent in the DVD queue of my Netflix account. I almost didn't need it anymore. Now I will probably never stop using it and paying for it. A while back I promised to tell everyone what I'm reading at the moment. Just going thru an old favorite, the Deryni series by Katherine Kurtz. Well researched medieval fantasy, fun stuff. But there's no reason I shouldn't mention what video games I'm going thru. There may not be a lot of video game enthusiasts listening to Steve and Ted in the Morning, but it's never too late to learn. I'll do that and give some recommendations next week. I promise.


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Professional WLAN survey kitsBy
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I thought that i would create a quick blog on the various WLAN survey kits that i have used over the years and talk about what i now use for a wireless survey.
I have learnt over the last several years of performing WLAN surveys is that there is no such thing as the perfect WLAN survey kit. The reason for this is that there are so many different environments that us WLAN engineers encounter, that each kit that will inevitability fall short for one survey or another. As all of the surveys that I perform are for organisation around Europe, whichever kit i choose, i will need to travel with it, which means that it needs to be the size and weight that a single person can handle.
Therefore I typically use 3 variations of kits which I have called, "The Lightweight", "The Heavyweight" and "The Traveller"
(links for all of the kit i use is at the bottom of the page.)
"The lightweight" WLAN Survey kit
This kit will typically be used when your survey is local to you and your area is small and you already have a good understanding of your RF design before you visit site. This kit is more for validating your pre-survey paper design in certain areas of your site. This kit would also be used when the customer does not have any decent floor plans to give you and you are looking to get an understanding of the environment. It consists of an Terrawave wireless survey battery pack and Cisco 3500i access point. The mount from the 3500i screws directly onto the top of the battery pack and there is a handle for carrying the battery pack around. The battery will last about 5-6 hours which is usually enough for a single day.
Terrawave Battery pack
Survey Access Point (Cisco 3500i)
Survey Laptop with basic survey tools
Laptop with spectrum analysis tool
AirMagnet AirCheck
"The heavyweight" Wireless Survey Kit
This kit would include as much as possible giving you all of the options that you may need on the day.
Terrawave Battery pack
3 X Survey Access Points (Cisco 3500i, Cisco 3500e and Cisco 1042)
Various Antennas
Survey Laptop with AirMagnet Pro
Spectrum Analysis tool
AP Tripod (Reaches 3 meters max)
Camera ( for AP locations )
Distance measuring tool
Laptop harness
AirMagnet AirCheck
Cisco 7925 WiFi Phone
2 Spare Batteries for Laptop
Cisco PoE Injector (Should Battery Pack fail)
"The Traveller" wireless survey kit
The traveller kit will need to be compact and light and all fit into one box as taking several cases will increase the cost and possibly not make the trip cost effective. I perform a lot of surveys that require extensive travel and have found the following kit to work well. Its basically the same as my heavyweight kit but with a few items left out. When traveling I try to keep this kit under 30Kg (including the box), and at the moment the kit is about 25Kg.
Peli Case
Terrawave Battery pack
2 X Survey Access Points (Cisco 3500i, Cisco 3500e)
Various Antennas
Survey Laptop with AirMagnet Pro
Spectrum analysis tool ( I use Cisco Spectrum Expert 4 )
AP Tripod (Reaches 3 meters max)
Camera ( for AP locations ) – ( Sony DS-t70 )
Leica Distance measuring tool
Laptop harness (I use connect-a-desk)
Links for the various wireless survey kits.
Peli Case (Peli Cases http://www.peliproducts.co.uk )
Terrawave Battery pack – ( http://www.terra-wave.com/shop/80211n-mimo-site-survey-battery-pack-p-1535.html )
2 X Survey Access Points (Cisco 3500i, Cisco 3500e) ( www.Cisco.com )
Various Antennas (Cisco)
Survey Laptop with AirMagnet Pro ( www.airmagnet.com )
Spectrum analysis tool ( I use Cisco Spectrum Expert 4 ) ( http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9393/index.html )
AP Tripod (Reaches 3 meters max)
Camera ( for AP locations ) – ( Sony DS-t70 )
Leica Distance measuring tool – ( http://www.leica-geosystems.co.uk/en/Leica-DISTO-D3a_81046.htm )
Laptop harness (I use connect-a-desk) ( http://www.connect-a-desk.com )
AirMagnet AirCheck ( http://www.flukenetworks.com/enterprise-network/network-testing/AirCheck-Wi-Fi-Tester )
The camera that i use is a specific Sony version that allows you to draw on the image after you have taken it. This allows me to draw an arrow to the exact location that I want the access point to be located so that when I get back to the office I don't have to remember each access point location. The picture below shows how i have added an arrow to show where i wanted the access point to be from my wireless survey.
If you have any questions about my wireless survey kits pelase do not hesitate to message me on @MarkJulier
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Boston's VBI focuses primarily on prisoner re-entry. The Boston Police Department works with four faith-based partners in this collaborative effort: the Boston Ten Point Coalition, National of Islam, Ella J. Baker House, and Bruce Wall Ministries. VBI mentors meet with inmates while they are still in prison, then continue to work with them upon their release.
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The Chicago Police Department partnered with the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) to conduct a series of forums on race relations and improving the Chicago PD's relations with minority groups. Among other things, those discussions have resulted in the production of six training videos for police that highlight how to best engage and disengage with the public.
Fort Wayne
The Fort Wayne Police Department partners with Stop the Madness and the Fort Wayne Ministerial Alliance to focus on re-entering ex-offenders and on stopping youth violence. In addition, almost 200 ministers and community members have graduated from Fort Wayne's Ministerial Police Academy, which is also part of their Value Based Initiative.
Fort Worth
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Kansas City Police Department
The Kansas City Police Department will expand its Kansas City Together initiative - designed to bridge barriers between the community and the police - by incorporating faith partners into the process. A specific focus will be the reduction of juvenile crime.
New Haven
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The Portland Police Bureau intends to build a model of collaborative dialogue between police officers and members of the faith community that can be replicated in other areas. The VBI effort will do this through developing and conducting a Dialogue Circles program that will examine the issues dividing area residents and work toward resolving them.
One of the main goals of Redlands' VBI is to reduce juvenile delinquency. The central component of that effort is the collaborative program "Building a Generation." That program is housed at the VBI Community Training Center, which also houses the new Cyber Café - a safe place for teens to go after school and have access to computers, tutors, and job counselors. In addition, the COPS and Clergy network has resulted in the establishment of new faith and police partnerships in eight southern California cities.
The Riverside Police Department, through its VBI program, will create six "safe havens" for at-risk youth at six faith-based organizations throughout the city. Each site will provide mentoring, life skills training, and tutoring, as well as classes for the parents of these students.
St. Bernard
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San Bernardino
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Washington, D.C.
The Metropolitan Police Department will work with local faith partners to establish a Clergy Response Team that will respond to the scene of traumatic incidents and provide services to victims, witnesses, and their families.
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