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Five ways outside counsel can make in-house bosses shine
If you've ever been part of the business side of a company, you know that law firms and companies function differently.
Several of my colleagues and I practiced in-house before joining our law firm, and we are all too familiar with common mistakes made by outside law firms. So before you pick up the phone to call your in-house counsel, or hit "send" on an email, here are five things your in-house counsel would like you to think about.
1. Everyone's plate is full
While the case you're working on for the company is important, your in-house counsel may be juggling litigation matters, requests for business advice, risk management, employment issues and the company's intellectual property portfolio.
So remember that when, for example, you send an email — the subject line should not be "new case" or "new deal." Ideally, it would indicate which case you're writing about and what you need. If it's been a while since you've discussed the case with your in-house counsel, start with a quick reminder of the subject of the case and the current status.
Good outside counsel keep their emails short and to the point. Great outside counsel adhere to the "three bullets and a bottom line" approach.
In our in-house experience, a scheduled phone call is the best option, a short email is a close second, and voicemail is unlikely to ever be heard.
2. In-house counsel still have "clients"
There's a reason in-house counsel is the contact person for company personnel: Business people do not like getting calls from lawyers. Especially in the context of litigation, employees are understandably anxious and defensive.
But imagine the anxiety caused by a surprise call or email from an outside lawyer, one whose name the employee has never heard before, and whose affiliation is impossible to verify.
So even when it seems like it would be faster and easier to just reach out to the employee directly, know that their first call will be to their in-house counsel, and they will not be happy. We want the employees to feel comfortable, and to want to cooperate — if you spook in-house clients by calling them directly, you've already soured the relationship.
3. Details matter
It is reasonable to expect a certain level of attention to detail from outside counsel. If you spell in-house counsel's name, or the company name, wrong on bills, emails or other documents, they worry about your attention to detail.
As a result, in-house counsel will learn to scrutinize your briefs because they know they will find typos and possibly substantive mistakes. In-house counsel begin to pore over your bills to make sure the details you're missing do not include overbilling. And eventually, they just choose another firm that does pay attention to detail.
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In litigation, that means thinking strategically about the case before interviewing employees. For example, in a patent case, if an engineer is likely to be a document custodian and a witness, outside counsel should be as efficient with the engineer's time as possible.
On the corporate side, mergers and acquisitions succeed or fail based on how well and how quickly companies can integrate. Whether you are representing the acquirer or the target, don't get so caught up in the battle that you alienate the other side and create distrust and antagonism before the "marriage" even begins.
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If in-house counsel calls with a quick question, they generally do not want a junior to spend a week researching and writing a memo. Not only do they not want to pay for it, they are also unlikely to read it. Law firms may be focused on billable hours, but in-house attorneys are always thinking of profit and loss — and trying to contain the loss.
For litigators, be open to settlement at any stage in a case, and suggest mediation whenever it seems like it could be fruitful, especially when the economics of the value of the case are potentially outweighed by legal fees.
Settlement may end the case for you, and stop your billing, but your in-house counsel will remember that you handled the case efficiently and hire you again.
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General manager Phil Emery announced a four-year extension Friday at Halas Hall for the most accurate kicker in franchise history. Gould now is signed through the 2017 season, thrilled with a new deal that, according to an NFL source, will pay him up to $15 million with $9 million guaranteed in the largest deal ever for an NFL kicker.


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BRITISH reggae superstar Ali Campbell – the legendary voice of UB40 – is bringing his UK tour to the O2 Academy Sheffield and we're planning to hit the right notes for five lucky Star readers.
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He announced his departure after 28 years with UB40, due to management and business disputes. Mickey Virtue, the keyboard player, also resigned for the same reasons and teamed up with him.
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Facebook is hugely popular these days. These are the top 5 reasons why your company should get on Facebook right now.
1. Number 1 Social Website: It is the number one social networking site on the internet. There are over 1.26 billion Facebook users. There are over 40 million Facebook fan pages. According to Statistic Brain, Facebook was number one for usage where 56% of social media users use Facebook. Next in line was Linked In that came in at 14%.
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Isolation is the worst part of swine flu: Survivor
Hansaben Bhanushali, who was quarantined for six days at Fortis Hospital, Mulund, says almost zero contact with family members and relatives was the worst part of the recovery process from the disease
For 42-year-old Hansaben Bhanushali, six days of quarantine was the biggest challenge on her road to recovery from swine flu. "I missed my people and home so dearly that it made me forget about H1N1. I wanted to be back on my farm as soon as possible," said Hansaben.
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A native of Ustiya village, 100 kilometres from Bhuj, Gujarat, Hansaben's memories are filled with masked faces and beloved relatives peeping through a glass window. She was admitted to the Fortis Hospital on January 20. Commenting on her health, Hansaben's husband Laljibhai said, "She always suffers from cold and cough whenever seasons change.
However, this time, her fever refused to subside. Upon realising that it was something different, we took her to Bhuj for a check-up." After performing a couple of tests on Hansaben, doctors at Bhuj asked her family to immediately shift her to Mumbai for better treatment. Laljibhai, a farmer by profession, admitted Hansaben to Fortis with the help of his brother, Karsan Bhanushali, who is a resident of Mulund.
It was here that Hansaben was diagnosed with swine flu and was immediately moved to an isolation ward. "It was certainly a tough period for the family, as none of us were allowed to meet her. We understand the importance of following medical protocols and the risk involved in meeting a person suffering from swine flu.
But zero contact between the patient and its family takes an emotional toll on everyone," said Karsan. During her six days in the isolation ward, Hansaben and her family could 'meet' each other only through a tiny glass window on the ward's door.
"Though we were advised against visiting her, I visited her at least once a day wearing the protective mask. She is my wife; how can I not be around her?" asked Laljibhai. Hansaben was finally discharged on January 28. She spent a couple of days at Karsan's residence before leaving for Ustiya with Laljibhai.
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Elaborating on the kind of treatment given to swine flu patients at the hospital, Dr Pradip Shah, consultant physician, Fortis Hospital, said, "We try to cheer up the patients by saying that 'just one more day to go', but in reality nobody knows how much time a particular patient will take to beat the killer disease." Hansaben was being treated under Shah's supervision.
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Commenting on how being placed in quarantine affects a swine flu patient emotionally, Dr Om Shrivastava, from Jaslok Hospital, said, "While a few (patients) are able to cope with the isolation and beat the disease, others succumb to it. It's a combination of numerous factors, including duration of the isolation. It has been observed that if the quarantine period goes beyond 20 days, a patient feels dejected and becomes a pessimist. But again, it varies from person to person."
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Red | For laying down | Domaine Montirius | Code: 24092 | 2012 | France > Rhône > Gigondas | Southern Rhône Blend | Medium-Full Bodied, Dry | 14.0 % alcohol
Sourced from a specific plot nearer to the bottom of the hill in Gigondas, these 90-year-old vines are shared once again between 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre. Production is small at 5,000 bottles, alas, because this is a very special wine, with notes of black tea and Indian spice behind a seductive ripeness which is undoubtedly powerful but also exceptionally pure; the result of the biodynamic viticulture and the lack of intervention in the winery.
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Christine and Eric Saurel, biodynamic pioneers in the Southern Rhône, are relatively large land owners in two of the more modish of the 'named' villages, Gigondas and Vacqueyras, where their holdings cover 16 and 34 hectares respectively. The advantages of such a pioneering spirit become clearer and clearer as the vines reach maturity and the wines resonate an intangible quality described memorably by Christine as 'luminosité'.
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WA - Richer and more layered, with medium to full-bodied richness, sweet tannin and loads of charm, the 2012 Gigondas Confidentiel (a completely destemmed blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre) has gorgeous spice, flowers, raspberry and sweet red licorice-like qualities soaring from the glass. Classic in style, yet with plenty of polished and finesse, it should have a decade or more of longevity.
One of my favorite southern Rhone estates, Montirius, which is run by the passionate Christine and Eric Saurel, fashions classic Gigondas and Vacqueyras from their roughly 143 acres under vine, 40 of which are in Gigondas. There is absolutely no wood whatsoever used and aging occurs all in concrete tanks. The wines show classic profiles and are always well made. The 2012s are a step up over the 2011s and offers additional richness and texture.
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Domaine Montirius is one of the stars of the appellation, and deservedly so, judged by the care afforded to its wines by Christine and Eric Saurel. They represent the fifth generation to work this 57 hectare domaine in the heart of Vacqueyras and their property, now farmed entirely by biodynamic principles.
Labour-intensive and rigorous, low yielding old vines on optimal soil provide the perfect raw materials, and a careful three week maceration allows the full expression of the terroir. Their patient methodology is rewarded with superb expressions of terroir, described by Christine as `vins lumineux'. Here you can find their village Vacqueyras, as well as the stunningly opulent Clos Montirius.
The Saurels are a charming and gentle couple; their wine, however, is powerful and regal. One of the rare examples where the wine's personality does not reflect that of those who make it!
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The vast majority of wines from the Southern Rhône are blends. There are 5 main black varieties, although others are used and the most famous wine of the region, Châteauneuf du Pape, can be made from as many as 13 different varieties. Grenache is the most important grape in the southern Rhône - it contributes alcohol, warmth and gentle juicy fruit and is an ideal base wine in the blend. Plantings of Syrah in the southern Rhône have risen dramatically in the last decade and it is an increasingly important component in blends. It rarely attains the heights that it does in the North but adds colour, backbone, tannins and soft ripe fruit to the blend.
The much-maligned Carignan has been on the retreat recently but is still included in many blends - the best old vines can add colour, body and spicy fruits. Cinsault is also backtracking but, if yields are restricted, can produce moderately well-coloured wines adding pleasant-light fruit to red and rosé blends. Finally, Mourvèdre, a grape from Bandol on the Mediterranean coast, has recently become an increasingly significant component of Southern Rhône blends - it often struggles to ripen fully but can add acidity, ripe spicy berry fruits and hints of tobacco to blends.
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Gigondas has been renowned for the quality of its wines since Roman times, although it was not really until it was classified as a Côtes du Rhône Villages in 1966 that it began to realise its potential. It achieved AC status in 1971 and today produces some of the finest, most underrated and under-priced wines in the Rhône valley; although, for the last two of these at least, probably not for much longer.
Gigondas' 1,200-hectare of rugged vineyards are located east of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, beneath the famous mountains of Dentelles de Montmirail. Gigondas produces sumptuous, plummy reds with a good structure and a sprinkle of pepper. It is similar to (if a touch less slick than) good Châteauneuf-du-Pape which, at its best, it can challenge and even surpass.
Made with a maximum of 80 percent Grenache, combined with at least 15 percent Syrah and/or Mourvèdre, the rest can be made of any of the varieties authorized for Côtes du Rhône – apart from Carignan. The wines can normally be broached after two to three years, while the best repay ageing for 10 years or more. The region also produces dry, Grenache-dominated rosés which are good but can sometimes lack a little vitality.
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PUBLISHED: 09:57 13 October 2014 | UPDATED: 19:49 13 October 2014
Thousands of health workers went on strike today in protest at the Government's controversial decision not to give them a 1pc pay rise, including midwives taking action for the first time in their history.
Several trade unions were involved in the action, including those representing nurses, paramedics, hospital porters and ambulance crews as well as the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
The dispute involves over 400,000 NHS staff, who have been hit by pay freezes or below inflation rises since the coalition came to power in 2010.
The chief executive of the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) praised front-line staff for ensuring life-threatening cases were still answered today.
About 14pc of the ambulance service's front-line workforce on duty went on full strike, with a further 31pc working under exemptions, meaning they still responded to the most seriously ill patients.
Average response times were increased during the four hour strike.
Anthony Marsh, trust chief cxecutive, said: "I would like to thank all our staff for their continuous and ongoing commitment today and during the industrial action, including working under exemption. We appreciate it is a difficult position to take; however it does enable us to provide the best care possible for patients.
"We're aware of cases where those taking full strike action responded to potentially life-threatened patients which is very encouraging.
"It is of vital importance that we ensure as far as possible our service, and more importantly our patients, do not suffer as a result of this national issue. In the hours following the strike, we're returning to 'business as usual' as quickly as possible and I'd like to thank the public and patients for their support today."
Fraer Stevenson, Unison branch secretary for the ambulance service, added: "NHS staff care deeply about their patients, and taking part in industrial action is a very difficult thing.
"We worked closely with the ambulance trust to provide exemptions that many staff chose to work under, ensuring we could still respond to patients needing an emergency response. It's evident from the huge amount of support shown to staff today; the public hold the ambulance service in high regard for the difficult and vital roles we undertake. I hope the government reconsiders their stance over refusing to accept the pay review recommendations, and enters into meaningful talks with Unison to resolve this dispute."
Harry Seddon, Unison's branch secretary at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital said: "NHS staff are always reluctant to take any form of industrial action, and in fact this is the first NHS strike over pay for 35 years.
"I would like the public to recognise that while this is about NHS Pay, our members are also concerned about the bigger picture, the underfunding of the NHS, the incessant pressure they are working under and the tremendous effort we are all making to deliver good care in the face of enormous demand – demand for which NHS organisations are not getting enough money."
A spokesman from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn said the strike would have "no effect at all on patient care".
Contingency plans had been worked out, and union members will deal with emergencies.
The strike will be followed by other forms of industrial action for the rest of the week, leading up to a national demonstration in London on Saturday organised by the TUC under the banner, Britain Needs A Pay Rise.
Unions are protesting at the Government's decision not to accept the independent pay review body's recommendation to award a 1pc pay rise to all staff. Instead, ministers took the "divisive" decision to only award a 1pc pay rise for those on top of their pay band, which unions say has denied the 1% increase to 60pc of NHS workers.
Christina McAnea, national officer of Unison, said: "This is the first time in 32 years that NHS workers take industrial action over pay, and for many, it will be the first time. Up and down the country, hundreds of thousands of workers are out fighting for fair pay and for the NHS."


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There have been a number of interesting on the field stories to start this season-the emergence of Michigan's electrifying quarterback Denard Robinson, Alabama's humiliation of Penn State, and Arizona's upset of Big Ten powerhouse Iowa are some that come to mind-but the most significant issue of the 2010 college football season is playing out in NCAA boardrooms. With its implementation of harsh sanctions on USC and its suspension of more than ten UNC players, college football's governing body has declared war on any and all violators of its recruitment, eligibility, and conduct rules. Unlike in years past, when the size, power, and monetary value of the top programs would save them from the harshest NCAA scrutiny, today's investigators are bringing the hammer down and their punishments have actually hit some of college football's best programs the hardest.
Look out at the college landscape; the casualties of this all out war are readily apparent. USC, the owner of perhaps the richest college football legacy of any school, was slammed with a scholarship reduction, fines, and a two year bowl ban that will negatively affect the program's recruitment and on-field results for years to come. Michigan, college football's winningest program, is under a two year probation sentence for working players two hard in practice. UNC, a ranked program with the nation's best defense in 2009, has seen ten of its top players (including several potential first round picks) banned indefinitely. Florida and Alabama are both under enough scrutiny that Urban Meyer felt the need to state that he 'runs a clean program' at Florida last week and Nick Saban has threatened repeatedly to ban player agents and handlers from his practices. The list goes on and on.
However, despite massive, repeated, and ultimately redundant media coverage of each of these individual incidents, there has been little talk of the NCAA's informally declared war on its top programs. Despite the overwhelming evidence, no mainstream commentators-not even historically divisive and controversial ones-have ventured to take a stab at the issue. Why is that? Why has this strange pattern of new sanction enforcement flown under the radar? Most importantly, why has the NCAA shifted away from its previous system of coddling top programs and begun to go after them with the intensity and focus of a cheetah chasing a herd of gazelles?
None of these questions are easy to answer, mostly because, while the informal pattern is clear, no formal war on top programs has been declared for obvious reasons. This leaves anyone with an investigative interest only isolated factual evidence, future rumors, and a good dose of common sense to work with. This perhaps explains why no sports journalists from top sites like ESPN and Sports Illustrated have attempted to tackle the issue as yet: however obvious their claims might be, they would have no way to point to any specific NCAA statements concerning attacks on top programs, which would reduce the validity of their argument. Nonetheless, despite the lack of specific admissions by key players or obvious press, the pattern is clear and the evidence is easily noticeable to any involved fans who care to look. So, why is the NCAA going after these schools?
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Though the issue is still developing and there are no absolute answers to this question, I would suggest the best answer is that the NCAA is going after these schools because they violated the rules. That sounds deceivingly simple but when you combine that simple premise with college football's rapidly changing modern context, it makes the most sense. In an effort to be seen as truly fair in an age of instant media and constant fan scrutiny, the NCAA is clearly trying to present itself as an impartial mediator between the colleges, the fans, and the law. Massive violations like USC's ignorance of Reggie Bush's handouts were simply too big to ignore and, by a certain logic, if you can't ignore a problem you might as well use it as an example to prevent future issues in the future.
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After all, if you hit USC this hard once and shatter its notions of invincibility, the program (and others of its ilk) will be far more vigilant and concerned with obeying the rules to the letter in the future. Moreover, punishing top programs like USC and Michigan refutes critics that the NCAA and BCS policymakers are too close to the top programs, conference leaders, and moneymakers of the sport and blunts suggestions that they use their influence to prevent small and mid-major programs from entering the limelight. Put simply, the NCAA's sanction war on top programs is a message: we want to help you, but the age of shadowy, cigar filled meetings between athletic directors and NCAA investigators is over. If you challenge us, violate the rules, and force us to punish you, then we will: we will bring down the hammer and teach you a lesson you won't soon forget.
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First Sculpt 28mm
March 13, 2014
Here my real first attempt on 28mm, I'm doing as test for my friends of Westfalia Miniatures, here compared in proportions with a Perry.
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The Weather Channel plans to get in on the 2012 election coverage, focusing on something it hopes the traditional outlets ignore… but something that could have a serious impact on the election. It is, of course, weather.
If the weather is crappy on November 6, you can expect a lot of people who might otherwise vote to stay home, and Weather Channel is planning to be all over it. Weather published a study that determined that 35% of undecided voters say weather could factor into whether they vote on election day.
The channel will be monitoring weather in swing states closely, up to and through election day, and plans to send meteorologists and correspondents to some of those places on November 6. The AP notes:
The Weather Channel will base reporters in swing states on Election Day. It will decide closer to the election whether to pre-empt its regular programming, as is often done during major weather stories, said Jennifer Rigby, the network's multimedia content director.
Icy road conditions will affect potential voters more than any other condition, the survey said.


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The 40 Recently Retired MLB Players with the Best Chance for the Hall of FameJune 11, 2012
The 40 Recently Retired MLB Players with the Best Chance for the Hall of Fame
It's notoriously difficult to judge a player's Hall of Fame chances, especially with Major League Baseball having gone through the dreaded steroid era. How players like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens fare in upcoming elections will have significant impact on current steroid players that will one day appear on a Hall of Fame ballot.
This is an extension of a previous article I wrote, one detailing 75 active major league players and their chances at making the Hall of Fame. This one looks at 40 players that have recently retired and evaluates their chances of making Cooperstown, only counting those that are not yet eligible for the Hall.
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Status: 100 percent lock
For the first half of his career, Ken Griffey, Jr. was well on track to being one of the greatest ballplayers to ever play the game. He was a .300 hitter with 50-home run power, he could run the bases and he played center field gracefully and was one of the best to ever play the field.
Griffey really trailed off in the second half of his career, struggling with injuries and inconsistencies while a member of the Cincinnati Reds. He still finished his career with 630 home runs—the sixth-highest total ever—and he drove in 1,836 runs. Griffey won four home run titles, drove in 90 runs 11 times and made 13 All-Star teams while winning 10 Gold Gloves.
And he's never been accused of taking steroids. You can pencil him in.
Greg Maddux
Status: 100 percent lock
You could make a legitimate case for Greg Maddux as one of the five greatest pitchers of all-time. What makes that even more impressive is that Maddux's most remarkable attribute is that he didn't throw much harder than the low nineties.
Consistency was the name of Maddux's game, as he won 15 or more games for an unbelievable 18 consecutive seasons. He finished with 355 wins, pitching over 5,000 innings and maintaining a microscopic 1.8 walk rate. Maddux has won four consecutive Cy Young awards, a major league record 18 Gold Gloves and he led the league in range factor at his position 15 times.
Maddux was remarkably durable. He started at least 35 games nine times, led the league seven times and at one point, led the league in innings pitched five years in a row.
The longtime Brave also threw 109 complete games and 35 shutouts. To give you a comparison, Cole Hamels—one of the best pitchers in the game today—has thrown 10 complete games and four shutouts in his career.
Maddux also had two of the greatest single seasons (1994 and 1995) of any pitcher in the modern era.
Randy Johnson
Status: 100 percent lock
All you have to do is take one look at Randy Johnson's resume, and there's no doubt. Besides winning over 300 games, Johnson has made 10 All-Star teams, won five Cy Young awards—including four in a row and in both leagues—led the league in strikeouts nine times, wins four times and won 20 games three times.
Johnson is a World Series champion, having posted one of the most amazing postseasons in recent history, going 5-1 with a 1.52 ERA and 47 strikeouts to just eight walks in 41.1 innings pitched. Johnson co-won the Fall Classic MVP award in 2001, and he has a pretty fine postseason resume, having posted a 3.50 ERA, 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings and a 1.140 WHIP.
Pedro Martinez
Status: 100 percent lock
In his prime, Pedro Martinez was a better pitcher than Sandy Koufax. Look at Martinez from 1998 through 2003: He was 118-36 (.766) with a 2.20 ERA, 6.4 H/9, 2.0 BB/9, 11.3 K/9 and a 0.940 WHIP. Meanwhile, Koufax was 111-34 (.766) with a 1.95 ERA, 6.3 H/9, 2.1 BB/9, 9.4 K/9 and a 0.926 WHIP.
They're neck and neck in everything, except Martinez has a clear edge in strikeouts and Koufax gets the nod in ERA. But don't forget the era that Koufax pitched in, and when you look at adjusted ERA, it's not even close: Martinez is 213 and Koufax is 167.
Simply put, Martinez was as unhittable during that stretch as any pitcher that ever walked the planet. He had a relatively short career compared to other Hall of Famers, but that didn't stop Koufax from making the Hall of Fame, and it shouldn't stop Martinez. Martinez is an eight-time All-Star, he's won three Cy Young awards and led the league in ERA five times.
He's also got a slew of absolutely jaw-dropping moments—the six hitless innings in relief in the playoffs, the 27-out perfect game that didn't count, the 17-strikeout game against the New York Yankees and the four strikeouts in a row to start the All-Star Game.
Ivan Rodriguez
Status: 100 percent lock
Ivan Rodriguez is probably the best all-around catcher the game has seen since Johnny Bench. He's a terrific hitter, and few players in recent years have had the ability to play defense like I-Rod.
Rodriguez is a .296 career hitter who topped .300 10 times. He's less than 200 hits away from 3,000. He also has 572 doubles and 311 home runs to go with that. I-Rod has made 14 All-Star teams, earned MVP votes in six seasons and won the 1999 American League MVP award when he batted .332 with 35 home runs, 113 RBIs, 25 stolen bases, and a .914 OPS.
Rodriguez led the league in a slew of defensive statistics, throwing out the highest percentage of runners in the league nine times and leading the league in total zone runs on defense the same amount of times. He's caught more games behind the plate than anyone else to ever play the position, and I-Rod played a key role on the 2003 World Series champion Florida Marlins.
Mike Piazza
Status: 100 percent lock
The two greatest catchers of the last 25 years are Mike Piazza and Ivan Rodriguez, and while Piazza certainly doesn't have I-Rod's defensive skills, he was much superior with the bat.
Piazza is a .308 career hitter, and his 427 home runs are the most of any catcher in the history of the game. He's a 12-time All-Star who earned MVP votes nine separate times. Piazza hit as high as .362 one season, topped 30 home runs nine times and drove in 100 six times. He's so good offensively that it overshadows his defense—and what is shocking is that Piazza actually has a +1.0 defensive WAR in his major league career.
Barry Bonds
Status: Near-Lock
The only reason Barry Bonds is not a 100 percent guaranteed lock is because of the obvious steroid issue, but the Hall of Fame can't possibly keep Barry Bonds out, can they? I still don't think people realize just how good Bonds is.
He won seven National League MVP awards, eight Gold Gloves, two batting titles and he holds career records in home runs (762) and walks (2,558). Bonds is the only member of the 400 home run, 400 stolen base club, and he's actually got 500-500.
Some of his numbers are just too ridiculous even for video games. In a five-game stretch in mid-April 2004, he went 8-for-10 with four home runs and 12 walks. There were times he was intentionally walked with the bases loaded so teams wouldn't have to pitch to him. Bonds had a batting eye better than Ted Williams, and even before he took steroids, he was the game's best player.
I think he will have to wait a little before he makes the Hall of Fame, but he will make it eventually.
Tom Glavine
Status: Near-Lock
Tom Glavine is definitely a step below Greg Maddux, Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson, but that shouldn't keep him out of the Hall of Fame.
He's a 300-game winner who was a key element of the Atlanta Braves teams in the 1990s. Glavine was an absolute workhorse, pitching at least 165 innings for 20 straight years and averaging 215 during that span. He won 15 games 10 times and led the league in wins five times. Glavine's 3.54 career ERA is the highest of any pitcher in the 300-win club, but there's no reason to keep him out of the Hall. He also shined in the postseason, where he had 14 career playoff wins and was named the 1995 World Series MVP.
Craig Biggio
Status: Near-Lock
There's no reason not to put Craig Biggio in the Hall of Fame, although he may be a slight step under players like Ken Griffey, Jr. and Ivan Rodriguez.
Biggio was a complete baseball player who could hit with the best second baseman to ever play the game, and he won four Gold Gloves for his defensive excellence. Biggio is the only player in the sport's history with 3,000 hits, 600 doubles, 250 home runs and 400 stolen bases. He broke into the major leagues as a catcher, played second base for over a decade and then moved to left field.
Biggio holds some of the game's more remarkable achievements, having played a full season without grounding into a double play, posting double-digit home runs and stolen bases nine times and retiring with the modern major league record for career hit by pitches (285).
Trevor Hoffman
Status: Near-Lock
Trevor Hoffman wasn't at the same level in his prime as Mariano Rivera, Billy Wagner or Eric Gagne.
But Hoffman will get in because of his longevity—he retired with the major league record of 601 saves (since topped by Rivera), and he holds records with 15 seasons of 20, 14 of 30 and nine years of 40 or more, including two streaks of four years in a row.
Hoffman's 1998 season is one of the greatest of any reliever (53 saves, 1.48 ERA, 0.849 WHIP, 10.6 K/9 rate). His career ERA of 2.87 isn't as good as I would have thought of a closer of his caliber, but he was so good for so long that he will make it, especially since there are only five relief pitchers in the Hall of Fame.
Frank Thomas
Status: Probably
The problem with the steroid era is that it's impossible to know who took them and for how long. There's been no proof of Frank Thomas having taken any, although one can't help but wonder considering his mammoth size and the era in which he played.
When he was in his prime, Thomas was every bit the hitter that Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle or Hank Greenberg was. Thomas is one of four players in history with a .300 career batting average, 500 home runs, 1,500 RBIs and 1,500 walks. The other four are Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Mel Ott, which gives Thomas pretty good company.
Thomas led the American League in on-base percentage and OPS four times each, and he hit .330/.452/.604 with an average of 36 home runs and 118 RBIs per season from 1991 to 1998. I don't care how bad his defense was; those are Hall of Fame offensive numbers.
John Smoltz
Status: Probably
John Smoltz was definitely a step below Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, but I think he will make the Hall of Fame. Smoltz is the only pitcher in history to win 200 games and record 150 saves—a feat that not even Dennis Eckersley accomplished.
Smoltz has a better career ERA than Glavine, and he has a Cy Young award of his own. Smoltz led the league in wins twice, saves once, and he was absolutely unstoppable during the playoffs, as he went 15-4 with a 2.67 ERA in the postseason. The fact that he was significantly better than Maddux and Glavine in the playoffs will really help his case.
Curt Schilling
Status: Probably
Curt Schilling probably doesn't have the regular season numbers to make the Hall of Fame, as his 216 career wins and 3.46 ERA would put him definitely in the lower group of players to make Cooperstown. But Schilling has over 3,000 career strikeouts, an unbelievable 4.38 strikeout to walk ratio—including five seasons leading the league—six seasons making the All-Star team and three years as the runner-up for the Cy Young award.
Schilling also has a pretty fine postseason resume, as he's played a key role in three different playoff teams—first for the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies, then for the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks and finally for the 2004 Boston Red Sox. He's 11-2 with a 2.23 ERA in 19 starts, and he has a 4-1 record to go with a 2.06 ERA in the Fall Classic.
Billy Wagner
Status: Probably
I really hope Billy Wagner makes the Hall of Fame, because he deserves it. His stats are flat-out dominant. He has a 2.31 career ERA, which gives him a 187 adjusted ERA. Wagner posted an ERA under 2.00 five times, and he actually retired after the 2010 season when he posted a 1.43 ERA with the Atlanta Braves. He probably could still be dominating if he wanted to.
Wagner is fifth all-time with 422 saves, and he reached 30 saves nine times. Wagner has a 11.9 career strikeout rate per nine innings, which is the highest of any pitcher ever with as many innings as he has pitched.
Roger Clemens
Status: Maybe
Time only tells how history will judge Roger Clemens, and he's been downgraded to a maybe on this list because I don't think voters will be able to ignore that when it comes to whether or not to vote Clemens in.
Clemens should be a lock; he has won 354 games, he's the only seven-time Cy Young award winner in the game's history, he won a league MVP award and led the league in ERA an incredible seven times. Clemens made All-Star Games 19 years apart, and he posted a 2.30 ERA in 2006 at the ripe old age of 44.
Obviously, the steroids aided Clemens; after all, his career seemed to be winding down when he posted a 40-39 record and 3.77 ERA from 1993-1996, but the question is how much they helped him. If Clemens had retired after '96, he would have had nearly 200 wins, an MVP award and three Cy Young trophies. That definitely would have been enough to get him in the Hall.
It's also difficult to know how to judge players that took steroids; many players of the era took steroids, and Clemens was still the best—or least a top-four pitcher, depending on how you compare Clemens to Randy Johnson, Greg Maddux and Pedro Martinez. He should make it in with no questions asked, but I have a feeling his personality and the steroids could keep him out.
Carlos Delgado
Status: Maybe
Carlos Delgado was never linked to or accused of steroids, but his numbers may not be enough because of the era in which he played. Delgado hit 473 home runs in his career, topping 30 for 10 straight years. He drove in 100 runs nine times and had 90 RBIs 12 times. During the peak of the steroid era (1996-2003), Delgado hit the eighth-most home runs (292) of any player in the game.
Delgado drew a ton of walks—topping 100 four times—which gave him a .383 career on-base percentage. Delgado was also a truly nice guy, which will really help his case, but I think ultimately, his numbers will be overshadowed.
Jorge Posada
Status: Maybe
Do I think Jorge Posada deserves the Hall of Fame? Borderline. He was a very good, but probably not Hall-of-Fame worthy catcher. Do I think he will make it, though? Yes, because he played such an integral role in the New York Yankees' championship teams of the mid to late 1990s.
Posada played for the Yankees his entire 17-year career, finishing with 275 home runs, 1,065 RBIs and made five All-Star teams. Posada really wasn't anything to brag about on defense, and I don't think his offense is quite good enough for the Hall. His career .848 OPS behind the plate ranks ninth-best among catchers ever, which will probably be enough to put him in Cooperstown.
Jim Edmonds
Status: Doubtful
Jim Edmonds finished with 1,949 hits, 393 home runs, 1,199 RBIs and 998 walks. If he had 2,000 hits, 400 home runs, 1,200 RBIs and 1,000 walks, it would look a lot better.
Edmonds made four All-Star teams, won eight Gold Gloves, earned MVP votes in six seasons and led the St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series appearance in 2004. Edmonds hit 25 home runs 10 times and drove in 80 runs nine times. He will be a maybe because of how good of an all-around offensive and defensive player he was, but if I had to bet, I would say Edmonds won't make it.
Mike Mussina
Status: Doubtful
If Mike Mussina had won 300 games, he probably would be a Hall of Famer one day. As of now, I don't know how history will view him. He retired after winning 20 games at the age of 40, and there's a good chance he could have hung around and reached 300.
Mussina won double-digit games for 17 straight seasons, averaging 16 per year during that span from 1992 through 2008. He struck out nearly 3,000 batters in his career, topping 200 four times, and posting a 3.58 lifetime strikeout to walk ratio.
He never won a Cy Young award and only finished higher than fourth in the voting once, but he was consistently up there with best, finishing in the top six nine times. He made five All-Star teams and won seven Gold Gloves, which could put him in for being well-rounded and consistent.
Sammy Sosa
Status: Doubtful
In all honesty, I don't think Sammy Sosa should come close to making the Baseball Hall of Fame, because he wouldn't have come close to the Hall without the steroids. Sosa was a 30-35 homer a year guy who broke out with 66, 63, 50, 64 and 49 after taking the 'roids.
He finished his career with an unbelievable 609 home runs and 1,667 RBIs, leading the league in each category twice. Sosa also had surprising good speed and went 30-30 twice, finishing his career with 234 stolen bases. Sosa made seven All-Star teams, won an MVP award and finished with MVP votes nine times.
Because of the whole fallout with steroids, though, and how much the home run chase of '98 scarred the game, Sosa won't sniff the Hall.
Gary Sheffield
Status: Doubtful
Gary Sheffield doesn't really have a chance for the Hall of Fame for several main reasons: He was a jerk, he played for way too many teams and he was named in the Mitchell Report.
He has 500 home runs and 250 stolen bases, and he hit double-digits of each in 14 different years. Sheffield is also a .292 career hitter who walked a ton, drawing 90 walks seven times. He made nine All-Star teams, finished in the top eight in MVP voting six times and was generally one of the more dominant power and speed guys in the game.
Jason Varitek
Status: Doubtful
The argument for Jason Varitek: He's a winner everywhere he goes. He's the only player in baseball history to play in the Little League World Series championship game, the College World Series national championship game, the major league World Series, the Olympics and the World Baseball Classic.
He led the Red Sox to two World Series titles and made three All-Star teams, although his career numbers just aren't that of a HOF catcher: He hit just .256 with 193 home runs in 15 years. He never finished in the top 20 in MVP voting. He was pretty good defensively, having caught four no-hitters and won a Gold Glove.
Varitek will get some votes because he was a symbol of the Boston Red Sox team that dethroned the New York Yankees, but he doesn't deserve Cooperstown.
Julio Franco
Status: Doubtful
Julio Franco will probably get some votes because he was a similar player to Jamie Moyer—he was a good player who played forever. Franco finished his career with 2,586 hits and a .298 batting average, and he hit .309 as a starter for the Atlanta Braves in 2004 at the age of 46. He hit .300 eight times, finished with close to 200 home runs and stole 281 bases.
Franco played everywhere in the field—second base, first base, third base, shortstop and even corner outfield a little. Franco made three straight All-Star teams from 1989-'91, and he won't make the Hall because he just wasn't good enough, but he'll get some votes.
Juan Gonzalez
Status: Doubtful
Juan Gonzalez is a two-time MVP, he is in the top 40 all-time with 434 home runs, he was an RBI machine and he has a .561 career slugging percentage. That should be enough to get him in, but he won't make it because he of the era he played in.
Gonzalez has been linked heavily to steroids, although he never did them—just ask him. Gonzalez ranks fourth all-time in home runs per plate appearance, trailing just Mark McGwire, Babe Ruth and Sammy Sosa, although he's just 15th in home runs per at-bat because he never walked. Gonzalez was extremely subpar defensively, and there's nothing about him to make him stand out over the other greats of his era.
Jeff Kent
Status: Doubtful
The case for Jeff Kent to make the Hall of Fame begins with his record 377 home runs from the second base position, his 1,518 career RBIs, 12 seasons of 20 or more home runs and his 2000 league MVP award.
The case against Kent is that he was more of the consistent, not spectacular type, and I don't know if that will put him in the Hall of Fame. I guess we'll find out.
Luis Gonzalez
Status: Extremely Doubtful
Luis Gonzalez will get some votes because he's got some pretty impressive career numbers. He is one of just four players in major league history with at least 1,400 runs, 2,500 hits, 580 doubles, 350 home runs, 1,400 RBIs and 125 stolen bases.
Gonzalez never topped 15 home runs from 1990 through 1997 and then broke out with 57 in 2001. He made five All-Star teams, but most of his career was marked by consistency, but certainly nothing spectacular—the average season for Gonzalez was .283 with 19 home runs, 76 RBIs and seven steals. There's nothing Hall of Famer about that, and the fact that Gonzalez hit his home runs in the heat of the steroid era won't put him in.
Brian Giles
Status: Extremely Doubtful
Brian Giles had a pretty underrated career, finishing with nearly 300 home runs and a .287/.400/.502 slash line. The .400 on-base percentage is the most impressive part, and he got that by walking 100 times in a season five times and 80 walks nine times.
Giles made two All-Star teams and never finished higher than the top eight in the league in MVP voting. Giles was extremely sub-par defensively and there's really no reason for him to ever get higher than 10 percent of the voting for the Hall of Fame.
Garret Anderson
Status: Extremely Doubtful
Garret Anderson had a pretty similar career to Bobby Abreu, except he didn't walk nearly as much. Anderson is a .293 career hitter with 2,529 hits, 522 doubles, 287 home runs and 1,365 RBIs, which is terrific, but not Hall of Fame worthy for a left fielder in the home run and steroid era.
Troy Glaus
Status: Extremely Doubtful
Troy Glaus's best chance at the Hall of Fame stems from the fact that he played third base, the least represented position in Cooperstown.
Glaus finished with 320 home runs in his major league career, hitting 40 twice, 30 five times and 20 eight times. He led the league in homers in 2000 (47) for the Anaheim Angels, and he made four All-Star teams.
He was never dominant, though, earned MVP votes in just one season (finishing 30th) and finished with less-than-Hall worthy numbers: a .254 career batting average, 950 RBIs and a .119 adjusted OPS.
Kenny Lofton
Status: Extremely Doubtful
Kenny Lofton was one of the premier leadoff hitters of his era, finishing with a near-.300 batting average, over 2,400 hits and 622 stolen bases.
Lofton batted .300 nine times, topping out at .349 in 1994. He led the league in steals his first five full seasons in the majors and was one of the fastest men in the game, using his speed to cover enough ground in center field that he earned four Gold Gloves for defensive excellence.
Lofton was a great player, but he won't make the Hall simply because he just wasn't good enough.
Javy Lopez
Status: Extremely Doubtful
A catcher who could hit will get some votes, and Javy Lopez could really hit. He is a .287 career hitter with 260 home runs, having topped 20 six times and hit as many as 43 in a season.
Lopez made three All-Star teams and he wasn't too bad defensively, but he doesn't match up to Hall of Famers like Mike Piazza or Ivan Rodriguez of the era.
Robin Ventura
Status: Extremely Doubtful
Robin Ventura actually had pretty similar career numbers to Javy Lopez, except Ventura played third base and Lopez caught. Ventura finished with 294 home runs, 1,182 RBIs and over 1,000 walks. He had good plate discipline and posted a .806 lifetime OPS, but like Lopez, that just won't get him into the Hall of Fame, even though Ventura also won six Gold Gloves and played in two World Series.
Shawn Green
Status: Extremely Doubtful
Shawn Green had a pretty good major league career, hitting over 325 home runs and accumulating over 1,000 RBIs. He also stole 162 bases, including four 20-20 seasons. Green finished in the top 10 in the league in MVP voting three times, but he made just two All-Star teams, and his numbers won't stand out over any other outfielder.
Magglio Ordonez
Status: Extremely Doubtful
Magglio Ordonez had a pretty solid career for the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers, hitting .309 over 15 years, including 10 seasons of .300.
Ordonez hit nearly 300 home runs, driving in 1,236 runs and stealing close to 100 bases. Ordonez actually made six All-Star teams—a fine number—but he won't make the Hall simply because he just isn't good enough.
Jason Kendall
Status: Extremely Doubtful
Jason Kendall was a rare breed of a catcher who batted leadoff and stole a ton of bases. He finished his 15-year career with a .288 batting average and nearly 2,200 hits, topping .300 six times.
Kendall made three All-Star teams and was pretty solid defensively, leading the league in games played behind the plate eight times, assists and caught stealing five times, putouts four times and range factor once, although he did lead the league in errors four times.
Kendall will definitely get some votes, but he won't make the Hall.
Nomar Garciaparra
Status: Extremely Doubtful
After seven seasons, Nomar Garciaparra was a .323 career hitter with a .555 slugging percentage, and he was averaging 22 home runs and 10 steals per season from the shortstop position. That means he was well on his way to the Hall of Fame, but then he really struggled with injuries for the second part of his career.
Garciaparra did win two batting titles, he made six All-Star teams despite playing the same position in the same league as Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter and he was a good defensive player. He won't make the Hall, though, because he just didn't stay healthy enough.
Moises Alou
Status: Extremely Doubtful
Moises Alou comes from a highly successful family of baseball players, and he put up a very good career himself. Alou hit .303 in 17 years, topping .300 seven times, and he finished with 332 home runs. He's one of just 11 players in history with a .300 batting average, 300 home runs and 100 steals in his career.
A look at the other players on that list—Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Lou Gehrig, Rogers Hornsby, George Brett—show Alou isn't quite up to their caliber, and he won't join them in Cooperstown.
Edgar Renteria
Status: Doubtful
Edgar Renteria is one of just four shortstops in major league history with 2,300 hits, 140 home runs and 280 stolen bases. He's also made five All-Star teams, won two Gold Gloves and earned MVP votes twice.
Renteria seemed to always be on a postseason team, as he played a key role on the 1997 Florida Marlins and the 2010 San Francisco Giants, winning the World Series MVP award in '10 when he hit .412 with two home runs and a .765 slugging percentage in six games.
Renteria probably wasn't a dominant enough offensive or defensive player to make it—especially since he played in the same era as guys like Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Nomar Garciaparra and Miguel Tejada—but he did have a very fine career.
Ray Durham
Status: Extremely Doubtful
Ray Durham is a doubtful for the Hall of Fame, but he enjoyed a very solid offensive career with the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants.
Durham collected over 2,000 career hits, hit 192 home runs with 273 stolen bases and played a tough defensive position at second base. Durham won't make the Hall because he wasn't good enough—he never hit .300, he only hit more than 20 home runs once and he never drove in 100 runs.
Steve Finley
Status: Extremely Doubtful
The case for Steve Finley being in the Hall of Fame because he hit 300 home runs and stole 300 bases doesn't help him because Reggie Sanders is in that club. Finley was a great all-around player, though, and he's one of two players in history with 300 home runs, 300 steals and 120 triples—Willie Mays is the other.
Mays had a lot more going for him, though, and while Finley has over 2,500 hits and he's won five Gold Gloves, he's not going to make the Hall of Fame by virtue of his .271 lifetime batting average, his 104 adjusted OPS and just two All-Star appearances.


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We're still at the camp site in Essaouira as last night we celebrated having bought some wine from the Marjane supermarket in Marrakech. How did we celebrate? By drinking loads of it! This morning it was thick heads that we were recuperating from – although it worst for Chris and J as they wanted to carry on drinking after Tina and I hit the sack, so thoughtfully they lit a fire between the vans and sat outside so as not to disturb us (or the man sleeping about 3 feet away in a tent) and sipped into the small hours.
In the afternoon J and I went for a walk along the beach into the town. We passed a school class heading off for a surfing lesson, and numerous football matches being played on full size pitches marked in the sand (some even had goal posts!). The players wore a mix of footwear including football boots, trainers, flip flops and nothing, and an assortment of European football team tops – but I'm sure they knew who was on which side.
In the town we wandered around the harbour, which is most certainly a working harbour. Some of the smaller boats were unloading eels onto the quayside, and all sorts of varieties of fish, crab, ray and eel were being sold by the carrier bag full. Tempted as we were, neither of us would have a clue what to do with a fish, so we headed into the Medina (old town) and had some freshly squeezed orange juice (5dh – about 45p) and a crepe each (15dh for my nutella one and 30dh for J's bolognaise version).
As we strolled back we spotted a couple of areas where motorhomes were parked up near to the town, so we found the Guardian for each area (usually a fella in a high visibility vest) and checked out the prices. They were both 40dh to stop for the night, which is about half the price of the camp site, so we might decamp tomorrow and have Saturday night out in the town – depending on who can face drinking again.
Have a great weekend!
Ju x


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TeenPact Hall of Fame
The TeenPact Hall of Fame exists to recognize and honor TeenPact Alumni who have significantly impacted the TeenPact community or their world with the vision and goals of TeenPact Leadership Schools by living a life of excellence. Nominees must be out of TeenPact as a student or student-staffer for at least 3 years to qualify. To nominate someone, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Please enjoy reading about the inspiring lives of TeenPact Alumni in the TeenPact Hall of Fame:
2016 Hall of Fame InducteesRowland and Cindy Cocks
Mr. and Mrs. Cocks have served on the TeenPact Leadership Schools Board of Directors since inception. They have participated and served in various capacities over the years – State Coordinator, Class Director, Treasurer/Accountant, Endeavor Event Director, TeenPact parents, Intern Selection Committee, and much more. Ever present and ever graceful, they have represented TeenPact in many wonderful ways over the years. Mr. Cocks works as a Certified Public Accountant and is known to have a great love for competitive sports, including participating in Ultimate Frisbee and Volleyball at National Convention. Mrs. Cocks has an adventurous spirit herself, having enjoyed skydiving and bungee-jumping, among many other activities, in recent years. They live in Atlanta and are parents to four grown children and five grandchildren.
2015 Hall of Fame InducteesVivian Davis
Vivian Davis was the first employee hired by TeenPact and served as office administrator for over 10 years. She wore many hats during her time with TeenPact including handling donations, state class and alumni event registration (by hand!), and other administrative work for ministry. Miss. D. served as surrogate mother, grandmother, or mentor to dozens of interns, staff members, and students as they passed through the TeenPact office in Atlanta. She is greatly loved by all TeenPacters and is a mother/grandmother to many. She also happens to be Founder Tim Echols mother-in-law!
Justin attended his first TeenPact class in GA in 1995, and then went on to staff many state classes and Alumni events, including the inaugural Back to DC event. He was elected as TeenPact President in 1998 and introduced the Presidential Bibles. Justin has been a favorite speaker at several National Conventions and is a TeenPact Board member (since 2005) Justin is currently a financial advisor for Northwestern Mutual, and is married to his wife Lindsey, and they have two young sons.
2014 Hall of Fame InducteesEmily Matson
Emily was a TeenPact student in 1995, interned in 1998, and helped start the first Judicial event. She has been involved at various times over the years, particularly with TeenPact Judicial. Emily has been a TeenPact Board member since 2006, is a practicing attorney in Rome, GA, is married to her husband, Patrick, and has two children. Emily is a gifted singer and musician, and has led worship at her church.
Mr. Tim Echols founded TeenPact Leadership Schools 20 years ago, with the first state class occurring in Atlanta, Georgia in 1994 with 18 students. The initial concept of having teens making an impact in their community and their culture continues today on a nationwide basis. Mr. Echols and his wife, Windy have been married for over 30 years and have seven children. Mr. Echols worked for Campus Crusade for Christ, and in his family's used car business. Mr. Echols was elected to the Public Service Commission in November 2010. In this full time capacity, the PSC regulates energy, telecom, and transportation in the state of Georgia.
2013 Hall of Fame InducteesJohn Legg
John first attended his first Georgia TeenPact class in 1995, served as a staffer and eventually as a Program Director in 2000. John's ability to lead, commitment to excellence and many years of service made him a pillar in the TeenPact community. In addition to state classes, John helped to create, staff and direct the TeenPact Judicial program which continues to this day. After graduating from Kennesaw State University, John went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude from Regent University School of Law. John used his law degree to clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals and for the U.S. District Court before joining the United States Air Force as part of the JAG Corps where he currently is serving. John and his wife, Karen, live in North Carolina with their three daughters.
Nathanael attended Maine's first State Classs in 2002. It was transformative and became the first of 50+ TeenPact weeks he would attend. He staffed in 2004, interned in 2005, and Program Directed in 2006. Nathanael met his college roommate and best man at his wedding at the Massachusetts class in 2004, and his wife, Rebekah at Intern training in 2005. Later he had the opportunity to serve as the Maine Class Director, and he currently works as the Deputy Political Director at Heritage Action. Nathanael and his wife have a year-old baby girl, Rosie, and they support TeenPact because they know that God is working through TeenPact.
2012 Hall of Fame InducteesElizabeth Owens
Elizabeth is the eldest of 9 children and first attended TeenPact in Georgia in 1995. She then the Alumni Weekend (became National Convention) in 1996 where she was elected Governor at that event, the first elected TeenPact Nationwide official (became President). In some respects Elizabeth is the George Washington of TeenPact. After her passion ignited at TeenPact, she attended Georgia State University and was an on air political reporter. Elizabeth continued blending her reporting and political interest after college, and has worked in television in South Carolina, Ohio, North Carolina, and now back in Georgia. She is currently an investigative reporter for WRDW TV in Augusta, working to uncover corruption and misuse of government money, using skills she learned at TeenPact.
Curtis attended TeenPact Alabama in 1996 and went on to staffer, Intern, Program Director, and later Guest/Class Director. He started TeenPact's outdoor alumni events, Survival, Challenge Basic, and Challenge Extreme. He also started several state classes like Oklahoma (4 students) and Wyoming. He currently serves on the TeenPact board as vice president and is Event Directing Survival. A funny TeenPact experience would be the time he program directed the Hawaii class and all week long felt awful – runny nose, cough, congestion, etc. He had all the classic signs of the common cold. It wasn't until the end of the week that he realized he was allergic to the flowered lei he had been given when he arrived. He had hung it on the bed post and slept by it every night that week! And a fun fact: Curtis had the uncanny ability of getting rooms and speakers in Capitol buildings around the country.
In the book, Experiencing God, by Henry Blackaby, the author suggests that we look for where God is working and join Him. Jenny Whatley McGoldrick joined God at work by allowing God to change her plans and join His work at TeenPact. In the year 2000, TeenPact had a time of crisis: Mrs. Echols was ill, and Mr. Echols could not keep traveling to continue running TeenPact. At twenty-one years old, Jenny quit graduate school so that she and her brother, Curtis, could keep TeenPact going. In the next few years, Jenny and Curtis poured themselves into TeenPact. They opened TeenPact in new states and they started the staff training program. Jenny worked as the first Development Director for TeenPact, raising funds to keep the ministry alive. Outside of TeenPact, they led others to be involved in campaigns by starting Student Project. Jenny's willingness to change her plans and go to work for TeenPact allowed TeenPact to grow. This ministry is better because of Jenny's joy, energy, and investment in others.


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Finally! It's here! New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016 is officially the hottest happening at the moment. This event runs from September 10-17 primarily around four venues in New York; The Dock, Skylight and The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station and The Gallery and Th Space at Skylight Clarkson 50. But there are some shows that will be held in another locations.
So, here's a quick rundown of NYFW Day One with their official Day One hashtag #NYFW *insert teal stiletto*
The day began with Nicholas K @ The Gallery, revealing his "urban nomadic" collection. The whole collection was strong, quite boyish, but very daring and bold, expressed in monochromatic.
Next was Rebecca Vallance, Australian designer, who is making big buzz around the industry. She returned to the runway @ The Space, showing her sensual and feminine collection playing with solids, prints, and shades of orange.
We got BCBGMAXAZRIA, one of the biggest names of Day One, just went Bohemian! The trend they were trying to create was the colourful bucket hats perfect for the beach or any hiking trip.
Erin Fetherson (Cobra Starships's Gabriel Saporta' wife) debuted her Spring/Summer 2016 collection @ The Dock. Her approach towards the season was to keep it youthful by giving lots of sheer florals down the runway.
Supima gave out a beautiful collection @ The Gallery, showcasing the elegance and regales of their gowns and dresses. The play on different shades and innovative hems, leaning on the serpentine type, showed much creativity and diversity.
Tadashi Shoji @ The Dock with beautiful beautiful framing above the runway entrance complemented his vision for his collection wonderfully. His floral prints and adorable silhouettes showed and emphasised his style of flowing, polished, and fresh designs.
Desigual came with tons of braids @ The Arc. He never leaves the eye lacking in his designs as his collection had everything from dresses, skirts, cropped denims, and even rompers. When Desigual begins on the runway, everything visually comes alive.
Josie Natori displayed simplicity and elegance @ The Space. The fusion of Asian elements to western designs and silhouettes made her collection stand out despite the use of plenty of solid colors.
Leanne Marshall, Project Runway alumnus, just gave out what I think is one of the most beautiful collections ever. Her idea of bringing the ocean to the runway just made the garments float on the runway.
TOME @ The Gallery was not afraid to keep the prints out. The duo Ramon Martin and Ryan Lobo created interesting silhouettes with beautiful combinations of prints, playing with their colour palettes wonderfully.
Kids Rock! @ The Dock has got be the most adorable runway show yet. Their models were so professional, so stylish, so confident that they really did gave justice to the clothing and more. Kids really do rock the runway.
Ohne Titel @ The Gallery gave wonderful art with bright colours to match the season. Their architectural style was highlighted and innovated creatively by positioning the aspects cohesively with the colour palettes they chose, focusing on the trend colours orange and blue.
Kempner @ The Space definitely brought sophistication on the runway with different silhouettes that did not limit the garments to fit one type of woman but every contemporary woman.
Other designers that showcased their collections at New York Fashion Week were Marissa Webb with her lilac and military green plaid collection, LC by Lauren Conrad's big debut with her Upper East side looks that showed dream princess gowns and velvet pants. Sachin & Babi went for tons of layers, specifically three, bringing back and playing with peplum. Calia by Carrie Underwood released a swimwear collection too! Last but not the least, Creatures of the Wind brought out the leather with their monochromatic and orange approach to Spring and Summer next year. Also, artist Shantell Martin created a mural for the event.
That was just Day One! Day Two is happening with #NYFW *insert black jacket*! NY Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016 would not be possible without Lexus, New York Times, TRESemme, Intel, DHL, E!, Papyrus, Maybelline, and Pandora. Follow NYFW on Twitter and Snapchat. Download their official app NYFW for updates and backstage photos, available on both Apple and Android. Stay tuned for the next days of NYFW!
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For those who would still like to resort to using "text"-books to learn some of the more basic Japanese, who are some good links to get you started:
This is pretty much where I learn most of my stuff. You can find a summary on the stuff earlier in my blog. Or I would recommend the QRPG, a quick reference guide that costs a bit of money, but is worth it. I haven't bought it yet since I've read the whole site pretty much, but I've seen some good reviews (like here), and really, the stuff on AJATT is a very good source of information, not just on Japanese, but learning, management, stuff that stimulates your brain.
So this post wasn't supposed to be another AJATT recap. It's more about getting some of the good books mentioned without burning your wallet, credit card, and PayPal.
Here are some of the books highly recommended by AJATT: http://astore.amazon.com/ajatt-20
And since you might not be rich… well here's some links:
13 Secrets to Speaking Fluent Japanese
The Quick and Dirty Guide to Learning Languages Fast
Japanese in Mangaland, and plus the site pretty much has a lot of the other important Japanese learning books… such as Heisig's Remembering the Kanji
And of course, some good tools to get you started:
Wakan – a good fast dictionary with example sentences
Anki – of course, the main SRS program you'll be using.
Rikai-Chan – helps with reading Japanese in your Firefox browser.
These are the top three tools I could NOT live without. So yes that probably applies to you too!
If you want to check out the Nintendo DS dictionary but don't have a DS, you can download the Ideas emulator and then the rom of it (Kanji Sonomama something, I forgot).


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After the huge success in the previous years, we are very proud to announce the 4th LuxDoc Science Slam, taking place on October 15th 2015!
Doors open at 7 PM at the Casino – Forum d'Art Contemporain in Luxembourg City.
Call for slammers
If you feel like presenting your research in a non-traditional, creative way or if you want to support your fellow research colleagues in doing so - this is your chance!!
The registration deadline is October 7th!
Invitation for audience
For the audience seats no reservation is needed! But: Spots are limited - be there on time to get a seating spot!
For more information have a look at the flyer !
Don't miss this big event!
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EURAXESS Road Tour
Get your research career moving by visiting the bus stop where you will have direct access to information terminals and EURAXESS professionals, ready to talk you through the awesome services available and how to use them.
Event Date: 8 October 2015 from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm
Location: University of Luxembourg – Belval Campus – Maison du Savoir – 3rd floor
Registration deadline: 5 October 2015, https://euraxess-roadshow-2015.eventbrite.fr
More info: www.euraxess.org
Meet LuxDoc president Romain Decet at the EURAXESS Road Tour!
Capital (in)equality and careers: Workshop on Gender and Family Issues
What is the state-of-the-art in research on gender inequalities in different economic outcomes? This workshop aims at bringing together economists and sociologists working on these important issues. Topics discussed at this workshop will include differences in parental leave take-up, education, occupational status, and other labor market outcomes, and the impact of non-cognitive characteristics and life-events on economic outcomes.
Event Date: 8-9 October 2015
8 October 2015: European Investment Bank (EIB), 98-100 Boulevard Konrad Adenauer, East Entrance, Room 4.2.26, Luxembourg
9 October 2015: LISER, 3 Avenue de la Fonte, Campus Belval, Conference room 1st floor
ASEF Young Leaders Summit 2015 (#ASEFYLS)
Meet leaders from ASEM governments, business, academia and intergovernmental organisations and join us for the ASEF Young Leaders Summit (#ASEFYLS) on "Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment".
ASEFYLS is for young thinkers and doers between the ages of 18-30 from 51 ASEM member countries to question and explore how the entrepreneurial vein can trigger and nourish job-creation, mobility and social cohesion in Asia and Europe.
Event Date: 1-5 November 2015
Location: Luxembourg
Application deadline: apply here by October 4, 2015
Call for talented young researchers to participate as Luxembourg delegates at the 66th Nobel Laureate Meeting
The 2016 Lindau Meeting is dedicated to physics and strongly related disciplines. For this occasion, ca. 30 Nobel Laureates congregate in Lindau to meet the next generation of leading scientists and researchers. Approximately 400 excellent young researchers from all over the globe will get the unique chance to participate in the meeting.
Event Date: 26 June - 1 July 2016
Location: Lindau, Germany
Application deadline: 22 October 2015
LuxDoc committee members as well as LuxDoc members are ready to run and looking fabulous in the freshly printed LuxDoc t-shirts!
We had great fun at the Schueberfouer, it starts to become a tradition :) Hope that you will join next time (again)!
Eurodoc Treasurer, Clemens Nyffeler, visited the University of Luxembourg on the new Campus Belval and discussed the preparations of the EURODOC conference 2016 with LuxDoc.


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(CNN) – Smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the U.S. and many smokers vow to quit at the beginning of a new year. Research suggests that nicotine may be as addictive as heroin.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- The UNM women's volleyball program's longest losing streak since 2003 was snapped on Sunday night against the NMSU Aggies. The Lobos would battle back from a loss in set 1 and a battle to win set 2 for their 11th victory of the season.
The Lobos lost the first set but came back and won 3 in a row for the win. Senior Cassie House added to her growing number of kills with a game high of 16 against the Aggies. Julia Warren also added 10 kills and 6 digs in route the victory.
This win also snapped an 11 match winning streak for New Mexico State. The Lobos are now 11-11 overall on the year. They hope to better their 1-7 conference record on Thursday at Boise State that match starts at 5 pm.


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