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Little more than four years ago, I wrote an article discussing why the Atlanta Falcons should move on from running back Michael Turner, and today I have done the same for wide receiver Roddy White.
When arguing why the Falcons should move on from Turner, I focused on the steady decline in ability that he had shown in each of his first four seasons in Atlanta. By 2011, Turner had increasingly become a player that was prone to either break a long run of 10 or more yards or would run for minimal gains of one or two yards.
So the argument went that type of intermittent production could be overlooked and tolerated for an explosive home run threat like Chris Johnson, but for a back like Turner, such sporadic play was counterproductive. That's because Turner was relied upon to carry a significant portion of the offense, given the sort of ball-control style that the Falcons employed at the time.
Extrapolating his four-year decline into a fifth year where Turner was set to turn 30 and count around $7.5 million against the Falcons 2012 salary cap, the team needed to cut bait. At the very least, they should've reduced his salary to mesh better with the expectation of his impending decline.
However in the case of Turner, the argument for keeping him in 2012 could have been laid out as thus:
Even acknowledging the reality that he was on the decline, there was still reason to believe that he could still be a productive running back in the NFL capable of reaching 1,000 yards in 2012. He was coming off a 2011 campaign that saw him rank third in the NFL with 1,340 rushing yards. Even with a 25 percent dropoff in production, that would've still put his production at 1,005 yards.
And a 1,000-yard rusher still has value in the NFL, especially when you were considering the state of the Falcons heading into the 2012 season. The team was just one year removed from making their "all-in" trade for Julio Jones and was in the mindset of reaching the Super Bowl. While the team may not have expected to be able to rely on Turner to carry as much of the offense as he had done in previous seasons, he still could potentially impact in spots, particularly in short yardage and near the goal-line in critical red-zone situations.
What actually ensued was a 40 percent drop in production for Turner in 2012, as he finished the year with 800 rushing yards and the Falcons ranked dead last in the NFL in short-yardage conversion on downs with one or two yards to go.
Tough break, I guess.
But this situation contrasts greatly with the Falcons current predicament heading into 2016 with White. White isn't coming off a year similar to Turner's 2011 season where he was one of the league's top producers. Based off Pro Football Focus' yards per route-run metric, White was in fact the worst starter in the NFL, ranking 85th among wide receivers that played on at least 25 percent of their team's offensive snaps.
In fact, White's unproductive 2015 campaign historically is one of the least productive seasons for a starting wide receiver ever. Over the past 20 years, only 24 receivers have managed to start all 16 games in a season and fail to eclipse 45 receptions as White finished this past year with 43 grabs for 506 yards and a single touchdown.
Like Turner, there's absolutely no reason to think that White's production is going to rebound. He too has been on a steady decline in production over the past four seasons. That has been partially induced thanks to injuries in 2013 and 2014 that limited his effectiveness, but it's ridiculous to think that White is going to somehow reverse time and become a better receiver at age 35 in 2016 than he was at age 34.
The other part of the equation is that the Falcons aren't "all-in" going into 2016. There is no "Super Bowl or bust" mentality with this current regime, or at least there shouldn't be. The Falcons certainly will strive to make the playoffs this upcoming season, but there is a significant gap between where they are today and being a favorite for a title.
Trying to "keep the band together" for one last push made sense in 2012, but makes little in 2016. The Falcons are in the throes of rebuilding their roster in the image of new head coach Dan Quinn. Frankly that image shouldn't include a 34-year old receiver named White.
Especially now that position coach Terry Robiskie has headed to Nashville to be the Tennessee Titans' offensive coordinator. Robiskie was instrumental in helping White develop into the player that he was for the bulk of his career in Atlanta. A lot of Robiskie's energy was likely wrapped up in trying to keep White on the straight and narrow, something he promised he would do to White's mother in 2008.
White also owes a huge debt for his development to veteran receiver Joe Horn, who helped mentor White back in 2007. Horn helped show White that great receivers simply don't just show up, but rather that they put in the necessary work on and off the field to achieve their status.
White struggled his first two years in the NFL because he was talented but immature. He didn't watch film, he spent too much time in the club, ate poorly, essentially everything you're not supposed to do if the goal is to be good. Horn and Robiskie were prominent figures in course-correcting White to the eventual path that led him to breaking all the Falcons receiving records.
One oft-heard argument for why White deserves to be kept is that he could potentially "pay it forward" and be that same guiding hand for another young receiver. But that first requires the team to add a receiver with the same combination of talent and lack of maturity that White had 10 years ago. That isn't exactly ideal. Wouldn't it be better to add a talented receiver that doesn't have those issues? After all, the Falcons did exactly that when they picked up Julio Jones and Justin Hardy.
It would certainly be nice to have a veteran like White there in the event that some young rookie receiver is lackadaisical in his approach this year to show him the better way of doing things, but it's not necessary. It's not as if Jones himself cannot provide excellent mentorship. After all, he is undisputedly the best wide receiver in the NFL. Jones is one of the hardest working players in the league and changed his diet, providing exactly the same sort of role model that any immature wide receiver would need. White at best is the cherry on top, but not essential.
The other part of the equation is that keeping White hurts the development of Hardy. After riding the bench for the first seven games of 2015, Hardy played primarily as a slot receiver over the second half of the year. He spent 68 percent of his snaps playing inside over the last nine games of the year.
While a small sample size, Hardy's production was significantly better on the inside than it was on the outside:
Justin Hardy Slot vs Outside (2015)Statistics are provided by Pro Football Focus. YPRR = Yards Per Route-Run; YPT = Yards Per Target
Meanwhile thanks to his declining production, White has increasingly become more of a slot-only receiver than an effective weapon on the outside. Here are White's yards per route-run stats in the slot versus outside since 2007:
Typically in the NFL, a quality starting receiver is going to average about two yards per every route run. White hasn't been that sort of receiver since the tail end of the 2013 season, when he averaged 2.23 yards per route-run over the final five games, which was the ninth best of any receiver in the league during that span.
Now let's examine Roddy's production in the slot versus the outside over the past three seasons versus the previous three:
Roddy White Slot vs Outside (2010-15)Statistics are provided by Pro Football Focus. YPRR = Yards Per Route-Run; YPT = Yards Per Target
|2010-12 (slot)
|2010-12 (outside)
|2013-15 (slot)
|2013-15 (outside)
White's overall effectiveness as an outside receiver versus a slot receiver is practically indistinguishable over the past three years, which was not the case from 2010 to 2012. And his production as an outside receiver is far below what should be considered "starting caliber."
The best way to use White moving forward is by making him primarily into a slot receiver, where his veteran savvy will be more effective against lesser nickel corners. He lacks the ability to stretch the field that is ideally suited to playing outside. He's lacked that ability for a number of years, and it's unlikely to magically return at age 35.
You're simply not going to be able to maximize White's ability moving forward as a slot receiver, while simultaneously being able to develop Hardy for the same role.
Another common defense of White is excusing his steep drop in production in 2015 by blaming Kyle Shanahan. It's an easy target since Shanahan isn't well liked by the fan base and White has "legendary" status among the same group. That premise is built upon contrasting White's production in 2014 versus 2015 and thinking the catalyst is Shanahan. Again, it's an easy leap of logic, but yet it's a false one.
Because it doesn't address the more likely possibility that White's drop in production stems more from age rather than play-calling. Such a drop happens frequently in the NFL for older receivers like White. Andre Johnson, Vincent Jackson and Marques Colston all experienced this in 2015.
Donald Driver is another great example that saw it happen to him in 2010 when he hit the age of 35. The previous year, Driver had comparable production as fellow wide receiver Greg Jennings as the Packers' "co-lead" receivers. Driver finished 2009 with 70 catches for 1,061 yards and six touchdowns while Jennings recorded 68 catches for 1,113 yards and four scores. The next season, Jennings saw his production increase while Driver's dipped to 51 catches for 565 yards and four touchdowns, which was on par with the team's third wide receiver James Jones (50 catches, 679 yards, five touchdowns) that year.
That dynamic is comparable to what we saw in Atlanta this past year with Jones being highly productive, but White's production being eclipsed by third receiver Leonard Hankerson for a significant chunk of the year.
What happened the following year in 2011 was another down year for Driver (37 catches, 445 yards and six touchdowns) when he was also eclipsed by Jordy Nelson, who leapfrogged the others as the No. 4 to becoming the No. 1 option. Then in his final NFL season in 2012, a 37-year old Driver limped to a measly eight catches for 77 yards.
It's worth noting that Driver was also the Packers' primary slot receiver over his final years, which was their best method to try and get maximum usage out of him. Driver eventually retired after 2012 just shy of his 38th birthday.
Now the argument for keeping White likely shifts to a similar track as Driver. Forget the stats, forget the numbers, you keep White because he's a Falcon for life just like Driver was in Green Bay.
I think I've made a compelling case so far as to why cutting White is the right "football" decision based off logic and reason. But it's next to impossible for me to make a case that given all that he has done for this franchise and city over the years, cutting him makes sense from an "emotional" standpoint. But I'll give it my best shot.
We all want Roddy to retire a Falcon. That certainly was the case back in 2014 when the Falcons were working on a contract extension and I still believe it's the case now. However that extension is the main point I want to bring up. Back in July 2014 after roughly half a year of working towards locking up White one final time, the Falcons gave him a little bit extra on the eventual four-year extension.
A few days earlier, I projected that White would sign a three-year extension that would pay him $12 million in guaranteed money over the first two years of the contract. What ensued was a four-year extension that included a two-year payment approaching $18 million if you include escalators. Ultimately White has made slightly more than $14 million over the past two seasons because he failed to hit the benchmarks to trigger those escalators.
Compare that to Golden Tate, who four months earlier had signed a five-year contract with the Detroit Lions that included $13.25 million payout in the first two years. Tate was 25 years old at the time of his signing.
Also compare that to the deal that DeSean Jackson signed with the Washington Redskins that same offseason when he was coming off the most productive season of his career at age 27. Jackson's deal included a two-year initial payout of $16 million.
The point I'm making is that White was already been rewarded financially for his leal service to the Falcons franchise over the years when the team threw a bit extra on his last extension. He got paid in line with guys that were in the primes of their careers. That was the team essentially giving him a "thank you" for his years of production by giving him a deal that went over what the market might have dictated.
They're not obligated to give White another $4.25 million in base salary and roster bonuses that he is due in 2016 on top of what they've already given him.
Cutting White is a tough pill to swallow, but it's the right medicine for the Falcons if they want to move forward.


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Re: Other Buddhas
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:22 pm
It is highly unlikely.Pema Rigdzin wrote:You make a good case, and what you say is probably the most likely explanation. Since we've already established that these texts' provenance is beside the point (aside from the enlightened nature of that source), my continued participation here is just for the sake of it being interesting to me and because I may learn new things as I continue to probe.Namdrol wrote: We can speculate all we like.
But there are some salient points to bear in mind. It was not imagined by Mahāyānists that there were persistent oral lineages of Mahāyāna teachings in Jambudvipa.
Quite the contrary. Mahāyāna is the original treasure tradition. Mahāyānists came to believe that their texts had been laid away for four centuries or more and then revealed by such masters as Nāgārjuna and so on, kept by Bodhisattvas such as Mañjuśrī for safe keeping until the time was right for them again to be promulgated. Therefore, any honest person whose mind is not clouded by the delusion of religious zeal and fervor has to admit that it is unlikely that the detailed and highly complex literary compositions which we now know as Mahāyāna sūtras could not possibly have been composed in any thing other than a visionary manner at a much later time than their purported setting. Moreover, they would have to admit that these detailed literary compositions, (even as early as the Digha Nikāya), betray evidence of extensive editing and development over many centuries, as is proven by the layers of such texts in Chinese translation. For example, the Maitreya Chapter, so important to gzhan stong exegesis, is completely missing in Chinese sources, proving that it was a Yogacara addition to the PP corpus.
With that in mind... It was my understanding that the PP sutras were rediscovered by Nagarjuna, and Maitreya's five treatises were kind of like pure vision teachings received by Asanga, etc., but are all of the Mahayana sutras said to have come to us in a similar way? Were none said to have come to us in a long lineage from the Buddha (a la kama)? If there are cases where a "kama" lineage of certain Mahayana sutras is claimed traditionally, is it not possible that the historical teachings spoken of in these sutras did in fact take place, were faithfully transcribed and hidden, and later edited and added to throughout the centuries following their rediscovery? Again, I acknowledge that it really doesn't matter, but I am curious.
No Pali suttas of which I am aware are so highly self-referential, making constant references to worshipping themselves in book form, or constant references to the doctrine they contain, or defensive remarks about criticizing their contents. In other words, the Agamas and Nikayas seem to lack any anxiety at all; whereas Mahāyāna sūtras seem to be filled with anxious polemics about their authenticity.
This anxiety that is so noticeable in early Mahāyāna texts begins to vanish when India authors, copying a strategy of the Theravada Abhidhamma pitika authors, hit on the strategy of ultimately siting the original source of Mahāyāna sūtras in the person of Tathāgata Vairocana in Akaniṣṭha Gandavyuha.
Now freed form the spatio-temporal constraints of Kapilavastu, Rajagriha, etc., and utilizing docetic strategies of transmission (the three kāyas), these texts were now immune to hermeneutical critiques of authenticity based on their composition as texts ultimately voiced by Shakyamuni located within the lifetime and career of Shakyamuni. Shakyamuni's role, in India, as the proponent of Mahāyāna was subordinated to that of Vairocana. Shakyamuni-as-nirmanakāya now appears more as a shepherd of the Dharma, rather than its ultimate source. There are many other threads one can work out from this basic premise.
This did not happen without some dissenting backlash, of course i.e. the Saddharmapundarika can be seen as a reaction to this firm trend, with the ultimate result that in India the Saddharmapundarika was completely sidelined since it did not fit into the innovative Yogacara docetic model of sūtra transmission with the sambhogakāya acting as an intermediary between the dharmakāya and the nirmanakāya.
Yogacara doceticism is a vital key also in the composition and dissemination of Vajrayana. Now, freed utterly from the dictates of the career of Gautama, Buddhist authors/mystics could fearlessly compose tantras free of concern about their historicity. The only evidence of anxiety in the tantras is that they would fall into improper hands.
The Agamas, Vaipulya-sūtras, and tantras should be seen as a successive record of the religious experiences of people who attained awakening in some measure, starting with The Buddha. When the main themes of Indian compositional strategies in Mahāyāna had been set down, these themes adopted to compose original sūtras in Chinese, Tibetan, Khotanese, etc. These themes of composition were so strong, so compelling, that even nominally non-buddhist peoples such as Bonpos adopted them hook, line and sinker, developing a religion in Tibet that is virtually indistinguishable from Tibetan Buddhism other than details of narrative origin, and used these narrative strategies to express their own spiritual evolution.
I am a firm believer in evolution. I personally think that Buddhism is a religion that underwent and is undergoing significant evolution, reaching its high point in the teachings of the great perfection, and adapting itself to various cultures in an evolutionary manner according to the environment in which it found itself.
The reason Buddhism was able to undergo this evolution without it's core being destroyed, but rather revealed and expressed with greater and greater clarity as successive generations of buddhas refined its essential message, is that the essence of the dharma is dependent origination.
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All users can manage multiple printers from one easily accessible and simple to use web interface. Standard day to day printer operations can be performed without visiting each printer individually.
The Linx 7900 continues the Linx theme of 'easy to use', plus it can print up to five lines of code and meet a wide variety of coding needs.
Charles Randon, Senior Product Manager at Linx, says: "The Linx 7900 is built on a proven reliable platform and offers a wealth of features. It offers unrivalled cost of ownership benefits and reliability – all crucial factors when customers are deciding to buy a printer.
"Only the Linx 7900 offers – as standard – innovative features such as the Linx Insight software that allows remote monitoring and management. This is in addition to an 18 month warranty and long service intervals. These features are often costly add-ons with other CIJ printers."
As with other Linx printers the Linx 7900 helps avoid the hidden costs of coding through the lowest possible running costs, minimised production downtime, error-free coding and future-proofing.
Dynamically adjusted service intervals ensure customers only pay for vital maintenance. The Linx 7900 contains Linx's successful FullFlush® automatic printhead cleaning system, mistake-proof refills with the SureFill® system and error-free code changes with QuickSwitch® software.
Routine maintenance is minimal and, in contrast to other printers on the market, there are no expensive ink system assemblies to replace at every service. Similarly, there is no need to change the ink tank between services, another hidden cost with other ink jet coders.
The Linx 7900 is certain to make a major impact with operators who value ease of use, low running costs and reliability on a machine rich with features and technical innovation.
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HOLDEN Teams Up With HERSCHEL For Limited Edition Bag Collection
Portland, OR/USA – January 9, 2012 – Holden is proud to announce our collaboration with Canadian bag company Herschel Supply Co. The Holden X Herschel collection exemplifies our joint message: "You only get out what you put in." The line is designed to pack, hold, and organize everything needed for the journey ahead. A classic school backpack, a duffel bag, a vintage-inspired scouting bag, and a technical backcountry backpack have all been reinvented with woolen and genuine-leather materials. The Holden X Herschel collection is available at holdenouterwear.com/shop/, herschelsupply.com, and stores worldwide.
"The Holden and Herschel Supply Collection started as a connection through friends with a common interest in developing quality products," says Jamie Cormack, co-owner of Herschel Supply. "Whether you're just heading out for the day or hitting the road for a week, this is the perfect four-bag collection with timeless style with fine regard for detail. Fill them up and enjoy everything that lies ahead."
Says Holden CEO Ben Pruess, "To work with Jamie [Cormack] and Lyndon [Cormack, Co-Owners of Herschel Supply] has been a real meeting of the minds. They have a personal passion for snowsports and an understanding of the active lifestyle and keen sense of style we try to inspire here at Holden. We have enjoyed watching Herschel grow as a brand. They've made a huge impact on the overall street-fashion world by crafting great products with timeless, modern design—much the same way Holden has done. This collection of bags shares our mutual love of the life we lead and an understanding of what it takes to go from the top of the mountain to a far away shore."
The Holden X Herschel collection will be shown at Agenda in Long Beach, CA on Jan 5th – 6th, ISPO in Munich, Germany on Jan 29th – Feb 1st, and SIA in Denver, CO on Jan 26th – Jan 29th.
About Herschel
In the early 1900s, barrel-maker Peter Alexander Cormack and his wife Annie made the journey from Wick, Scotland, crossing the Atlantic to Canada at a time when the government was enticing families to immigrate through the homestead program. They were given land to farm to support the growth of the country and after seemingly endless days of travel, the couple settled in the small town of Herschel, whose population today is counted at 30 residents. Founded by brothers Jamie and Lyndon Cormack, Herschel Supply Co. adopted the name of the small town where their great grandparents homesteaded and 3 generations of their family grew up. Herschel Supply Co. is based in Vancouver, Canada and manufactures a large selection of backpacks, bags, wallets, travel goods and accessories. Our goal is to bring well-designed, practical yet functional products to the market with a fine regard for detail.
Welcome to Herschel, Enjoy your stay.
More information can be found at herschelsupply.com
About Holden
Holden Outerwear is the modern, independent outerwear brand. Timeless quality, market-leading style, innovative ideas, eco-friendlier options and an openness to be yourself are the principles that set us apart.
Co-founded by renowned professional snowboarder Mikey LeBlanc and designer Scott Zergebel, Portland, OR-based Holden grew out of a desire to bring street fashion to the mountain. Holden fills the void in the market for progressive aesthetics and companies with a conscience.
2012 marks the 10-year anniversary of Holden—the widely recognized leader in style trends, fabric and technical innovations, and environmentally committed outerwear. From its inception, Holden has sought a singular goal: creating products that make people happier and healthier in the pursuit of a life well led.
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ENTEBBE, Uganda (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law on Monday an anti-gay bill that toughens already strict legislation against homosexuals, defying warnings from the United States that relations could be complicated by the new rules.
Museveni's signature will please a staunchly conservative local constituency that is vehemently opposed to homosexuality, but risks alienating Western aid donors.
Museveni signed the bill during a press conference at State House in Entebbe, close to the capital Kampala.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Middle-aged and older women who breastfed their children may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who bottle-fed, a new study suggests.
Australian researchers found that among more than 53,000 women age 45 and older, the odds of having diabetes were similar for women with children and those who had remained childless. But among women with children, each year of breastfeeding was associated with a 14 percent reduction in diabetes risk.
The findings, published in the journal Diabetes Care, do not prove that breastfeeding itself is somehow protective against type 2 diabetes later in life.
But they are in line with several past studies that have linked breastfeeding to a similar reduction in diabetes risk compared with bottle-feeding, according to lead researcher Dr. Bette Liu, of the University of Western Sydney.
What's new here, she told Reuters Health in an email, is that the study also included women who had never had children. And compared with these women, women who'd had children and never breastfed were 50 percent more likely to have type 2 diabetes.
In contrast, the risk was not elevated among women who had breastfed each of their children for at least three months.
"In other words," Liu said, "it appears that having children increases the chances of women developing type 2 diabetes in later life, but breastfeeding can reduce this risk to the same level as that of women who have never had children."
The study included 53,726 women who completed questionnaires on various health and lifestyle factors. Of 5,700 women who had never had children, 274 — or roughly 5 percent — said they had been diagnosed with diabetes. Similarly, diabetes was reported by 5 percent of the 25,000-plus women who had breastfed each child for more than three months.
Meanwhile, of the 6,171 women who'd had children but never breastfed, 591 — or 9.5 percent — reported a diabetes diagnosis. And among the 15,400 women who'd breastfed each of their children for three months or less, just under 7 percent said they had diabetes.
The researchers then weighed a number of other factors that could affect a woman's likelihood of breastfeeding and/or developing diabetes — including age, weight, family history of diabetes, reported exercise habits and education and income levels.
Breastfeeding itself remained linked to the odds of having diabetes, the investigators say.
For any one woman, Liu said, the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes depends on a range of factors. Some major risk factors — like age (the risk climbs after age 45), family history and race (black and Hispanic adults have higher risks than whites) — are unchangeable; but some others, like excess weight, are controllable.
If breastfeeding is a factor, that would be important, Liu said, because it's something women can choose.
It's not clear why breastfeeding might affect a woman's later risk of type 2 diabetes. Liu speculated that the hormonal changes that come with breastfeeding may have lasting effects on how a woman's body processes blood sugar.
For now, Liu said the current findings suggest that lower long-term diabetes risk may stand as an additional benefit of breastfeeding.
"I would say to women considering breastfeeding that there are benefits not only for the health of their babies but also for their own longer-term health," she said.
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Pictured: Andre Akpan (left) and Brian Rogers were named the
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Harvard Clinches 13th Ivy League Title
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –Senior forward Andre Akpan of the Harvard men's soccer team has been tabbed the Ivy League Player of the Year, while freshman forward Brian Rogers has garnered Rookie of the Year honors, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon. Senior defender Kwaku Nyamekye joins Akpan as the only two unanimous selections to the All-Ivy League first team.
Harvard also earned three selections to the all-conference second team: Rogers, senior midfielder Brian Grimm and freshman defender Richard Smith. Junior midfielder Alex Chi received All-Ivy League honorable mention status.
Harvard's sweep of the top two conference honors marks the first time the Crimson has earned Player and Rookie of the Year selections since 2006, when Akpan was tabbed as the Ivy's top rookie and Charles Altcheck '07 earned his second straight nod as Player of the Year. "It's great that Andre has set the standard for our program, and we are in good hands for the upcoming four years as well," said Jamie Clark, The Virginia B. and James O. Welch, Jr. '52 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Soccer.
Akpan, Harvard's all-time leading scorer with 123 points on 45 goals and 33 assists, earns his fourth nod to the All-Ivy League first team. A native of Grand Prairie, Texas, Akpan, a co-captain of the Crimson this fall, is a two-time semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy, presented to the nation's top soccer player, and has garnered two NSCAA All-America selections. Akpan led Harvard with 28 points this fall, ranking 14th in the nation with 1.65 points per contest. He also tallied a Harvard-best 11 goals, including four that counted for game-winners, and tied for the team lead with six assists. Akpan scored two goals three times this season and was tabbed the Ivy League Player of the Week on two occasions.
Rogers ranked second on the Crimson with 17 points, netting six goals and handing out five assists. A native of Bronxville, N.Y., Rogers, who also tallied three game-winning goals, was honored as the conference Rookie of the Week three times this fall. He enjoyed a six-game point streak to start his career (Sept. 4-23) and scored a goal in three straight contests against Army, Fairfield and New Hampshire (Sept. 14-23).
A four-time All-Ivy League honoree, Nyamekye was named to the All-Ivy first team for the second straight season after once again anchoring the Crimson defense. He started all 17 games for Harvard this fall, helping the Crimson hold opponents to only 13 goals. Nyamekye, who hails from Geneva, Switzerland, also had the scoring touch, notching a key goal in Harvard's 2-1 win over Dartmouth Oct. 31.
Grimm, a co-captain of the Crimson, earned his first nod to the All-Ivy League team after starting all 17 games at midfield. A native of Manalapan, N.J., he assisted on three tallies this season, two of which were game-winners. In the last two seasons, Grimm has played in all 35 games, starting 34 of those contests.
Smith, who tallied the game-winning goal in the 68th Harvard's 1-0 win over Penn Nov. 15, which clinched the Crimson's Ivy League title, started eight games in his rookie season at defense. For his effort against the Quakers, Smith, a product of Durham, England, was honored as the Ancient Eight Rookie of the Week Nov. 16.
A native of Plano, Texas, Chi started all 17 games at midfield for the Crimson, scoring two goals. Chi, who is making his first appearance on the All-Ivy League team, netted the game-winner in overtime at Columbia Nov. 7, and also tallied a late goal at Cornell Oct. 11, helping the Crimson earn a 1-1 tie on the road.
Harvard completed the regular season as the Ivy League champion, going 5-1-1 in the Ancient Eight and 13-3-1 overall. The Crimson earned the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA tournament and will host the winner of Monmouth and Connecticut in the second round Sunday, Nov. 22. The game will be played at Ohiri Field at 1 p.m.
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Pictured: Andre Akpan (left) and Brian Rogers were named the
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Rose Edelstein has a sixth sense. She can taste the emotions of the cook in everything she eats. This is not a good thing, as her first experience with this very odd phenomenon lets her know that her mother is full of despair.
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake follows Rose and her family from the time when Rose discovered her "gift" at age 9 until she is a young adult. Sadly, Rose doesn't have the family she needs to confess to and understand her problem. Her father is all but absent; her mother, while loving, is often distracted, and her brother Joseph is basically unreachable and seems to be having serious problems of his own. The only other relative she has is a grandmother she's never met.
As she grows up, Rose learns to eat factory food and vending machine snacks to avoid the horror of learning others' secrets and regrets. She finds one confidant in a friend of her brother's, but they eventually grow apart.
This novel is intriguing from beginning to end. In fact, it becomes a kind of mystery as understanding the true nature of her family slowly and stunningly unfurls. There is so much beneath this sixth sense, and finding out about it is what finally enables Rose to begin to come to grips with who she is and where she comes from.
The layers of this story, like those of the lemon cake, offer abundant opportunities for discussion and analysis about family, relationships, and what it means to be different.
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Is the corn NON-GMO? And are the spices used completely without gluten? Thanks
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I really appreciate this mission and am inspired to consider all sources of my food and striving to primitive and sustainable methods of production. I am more than happy to support Tanka, even at 75% grass fed because frankly, our food is more than just the buzz words associated with Whole Foods consumers (like organic, all natural, and grass fed.)
Thank you for having goals that will benefit our future economy, children, animals, and the environment we live.
Rather than be turned away by your honesty, I will search for Tanka products in the grocery stores I visit in the hope that my business will help you reach your ethical production goals! Thank you for being a role model in the food industry, I'm more than happy to support you with my dollar knowing that I will be a part of the movement that helps you achieve your food production goals.
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Any update here? Like other commenters, I'm interested in your product but need to know where the remaining 25% of meat comes from (and how close you've come to meeting the 100% grass-fed goal). Thank you!
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So, what's the life of the other 25% and what do they eat?
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Any idea of when your going to reach that goal of 100%?
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For the second time in two years, the nation's economy is being held hostage to a political debate about the debt ceiling. As the President has reiterated time and again, raising the debt ceiling does not authorize any new spending, but rather simply allows us to pay our bills for expenditure decisions already made–including Social Security and Medicare commitments. The country does need to have a debate about spending and taxes, but not whether we should pay our bills. And budget mechanisms – such as pay-go financing – can be really helpful in keeping our books balanced. But the debt ceiling imposes no discipline on those important decisions and simply serves as a provision that can be exploited for political purposes by the opposition party each time the country comes close to hitting it. The debt ceiling should not be raised; it should be eliminated.
Just to refresh your memory, consider what happened during the last debt ceiling crisis in 2011. The President and the Congress debated until the last moment and then finally announced a deal on July 31, which was signed into law on August 2nd. Three days later, Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit rating of U.S. government bonds. Markets around the world then experienced their most volatile week since the 2008 financial crisis, with the Dow Jones plunging 5.6% in one day. Because interest rates have remained so low, it is hard to argue that the crisis seriously impacted the nation's borrowing costs, but repeated near misses will inevitably increase the cost of raising money.
This time, despite hardline rhetoric, the players are likely to do the same thing – debate until the last minute and then settle. But what if they don't settle? Currently, federal receipts cover only about 70% of spending. So, if the nation hits the debt ceiling, total spending will have to be cut by about 30% immediately. If that were done across the board, Social Security benefits, foods stamps, military pay, and interest on the national debt would all have to be trimmed by about 30%. If the decision were made to pay Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and interest on the national debt, all in full, then all the rest of national spending would have to be cut close to zero. In any case, a 30% cut in federal expenditures is equal to a 7% contraction in GDP, with the possibility of throwing the economy back into recession. On the financial side, despite the fact that interest rates were unaffected the last time around, if our creditors see default being used as a regular gambit they may well demand much higher rates on our debt.
These nasty outcomes are possible because a historical relic is being used once again as a political football. Prior to 1917, Congress had to approve every issuance of debt. With the nation's entry into World War I, Congress decided to simplify the process and set a limit below which the Treasury could borrow the money deemed necessary. A debt ceiling can serve some disciplinary function when the government is small and discretionary spending accounts for a large share of the budget. But in an era where the major growth in spending comes from mandatory programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, the debt ceiling can have little impact on budget decisions.
It is time to get rid of the debt ceiling. It adds nothing in the way of fiscal discipline and is redundant once the spending and tax decisions have been made. Virtually no other country has such a provision. Let's catch up with the rest of the world and take one distraction off the table in our tortured budget deliberations.


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Like many people around the world we love coffee. This amazing drink gives us a boost in the morning, keeps us awake during the day and – when prepared correctly – tastes amazing. But where does it come from? How and why did we start to drink coffee?Read More
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One of the most exciting and amazing coffee events is without a doubt the World Barista Championship. For those of you who are still new to the world of coffee, the WBC is the current premier Barista competition worldwide.Read More


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we are a group of young people looking forward to starting a world class pentecostal church in Lagos, Nigeria. It is a unique church that preaches righteousness and service to God. we intend to help people discover, develop, and maximize their potentials service God and doing his will
We aim to be an international church. we want to appeal to young and upwardly mobile professionals, signles and young couples who live in and around our environs. we intend to make our church conducive and comfortable enough for people to belong.
We are looking for a logo that will represent our church.
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Design a reliable logo used for face recognition technology. We are a Dutch start up company that creates and exploits products based on face recognition. We are able to identify faces on the internet in pics and film and match them. We use the technology mostly in entertainment products on the internet and mobile phones.
Companies in the following industries: entertainment, publishing, broadcasting, mobile phone providers and web.
Note: the name of the company (Visual Match) is our trade name and not the name of our products and brands. So consumers will not directly get in touch with this brand. Only the above mentioned companies that we approach will.
Key words:
- Trustworthy
- Serious
- Fresh
- Professional
- We think a good logo is simple, strong and has (often) repetition in it.
- Using a 'face' in the symbol/logo is obviously a good choice. But not necessary!
- Logo in gif, jpeg and eps
- Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
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Last month, we considered the call to find a "new way of thinking" (John Paul II) about our ministries as priests and deacons. However, this new way of thinking is no mere cognitive category; rather, it should inform and inspire our concrete daily actions. To continue this reflection, let us begin with the 50th anniversary of the opening of the second session of the Second Vatican Council, which occurred on Sept. 29, 1963.
The previous June, Pope John XXIII had died on Pentecost Sunday. Pope Paul VI had been elected and announced that the Council would continue; he even moved up the date of the opening session to signal his own enthusiasm for the Council and its work. He even moved up the date of the opening session to signal his own enthusiasm for the Council and its work. The former Cardinal Montini explained that he chose the name "Paul" to signal his dedication to spreading the Gospel to the whole world. Pope Paul, an experienced Vatican hand, took strong steps to streamline the rules governing the administration of the Council, included the Roman Curia as subject of reform, and expanded the number of official observers to the Council.
Pope Paul's speech opening the second session is important because it reflects his own vision and priorities for the Council. In his lengthy speech, the Pope made four points. First, the Council needed to recommit itself to its relationship with Christ and proclaim that relationship clearly within the Church and to the world. Second, the Church must renew and reform herself as necessary, "by stripping itself of what is unworthy or defective," and he used the image of pruning a vine in a way that preserves the fruitful nature of the vine while removing things that will prevent its future growth. His third point addressed the goal of Christian unity and, in a dramatic gesture, he turned to the area where the Protestant observers were seated and addressed them directly: "If we are to blame in any way for that separation, we humbly beg God's forgiveness and ask pardon, too, of our brethren who feel themselves to have been injured by us." This was a stunning and unprecedented act. Finally, the Pope's fourth point referred to the relationship between the Church and the modern world. He spoke of the bishops unable to be present because of religious persecution, and he boldly proclaimed, "The Church today stands ready to aid the oppressed, the poor, and the suffering. Let the world realize that the Church looks on it with profound understanding and sincere admiration, with the frank desire not to conquer but to serve, not to despise but to appreciate, not to condemn but to comfort and save."
That speech affirmed many of the ideas expressed by some of the Fathers during the first session of the Council; it further inspired the deliberations of the rest of the Council. One concrete example was the renewal of a diaconate permanent exercised, which was debated and voted upon during this second session. Many of the Fathers, in their interventions on the diaconate, referred to some of the same points made by the Pope in his speech: that a renewed diaconate would be a concrete expression of a servant Church in the contemporary world. In a previous article in Liturgical Ministry (Winter 2004), I once described the deacon as a "voice of lament and link to thanksgiving and justice." While every Christian is called to serve and care for "the other," we who are ordained carry the additional responsibility for apostolic leadership in service: inspiring, empowering and supporting concrete initiatives that "serve, appreciate, comfort and save." This is a particular responsibility of the deacon, living as he does with one foot in secular society and the other in the sanctuary.
We have come far in the 50 years since Pope Paul VI challenged and inspired the Council to action; we still have much more to do. TP
DEACON DITEWIG, Ph.D., former executive director of the Secretariat for the Diaconate at the USCCB, now teaches and ministers in the Diocese of Monterey, Calif. He writes and consults extensively on the subject of the diaconate and contemporary ministry.
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Pregnancy and pumping iron don't typically go together, but Jessica Huthmaker wants to change that.
Seven months pregnant with her first child, the owner of Kettlebell Konnection hasn't slowed down yet.
"The only thing I've changed is I've gone a little lighter, and I make sure my heart rate doesn't go above 140," Huthmaker said. "I've kind of used myself as an experiment, and I really feel great physically. So far, pregnancy has been a breeze."
At a recent group class with a handful of women, she was easily swinging the heavy kettlebells past her burgeoning belly.
A longtime weightlifter and kettlebell aficionado, Huthmaker began her business in Colorado Springs, Colo., about a year ago, as kettlebells were gaining popularity among celebrities and fashion-forward gyms.
Since that time, the Kettlebell Konnection studio has developed a strong female power atmosphere. And as Huthmaker moves into the motherhood 'hood, it's also become an incubator for mommy power.
The five women gathered at the recent group session all happened to be mothers. And new mom Amanda Hawkins brought 2-month-old Jack, who watched from his car seat as the women worked out. She started using kettlebells six weeks after Jack was born, to firm up after her pregnancy.
The women are a sorority, offering support or clapping after a friend completes a hard set. They chatted with first-time mom Huthmaker about early contractions while they were all on the floor doing a move called a Russian twist.
And when little Jack began to fuss, Mom handed him off to Huthmaker, who fed him a bottle while she instructed her pupils.
The women want to look good and feel good and be ready for the tasks of motherhood.
"As a mom, you spend all day lifting odd-shaped objects -- kids, groceries," said fellow kettlebell trainer Autum Romano. "That's exactly what kettlebell training is."
Strength training for moms is one thing, but Huthmaker is confronting an old taboo by doing strength training during pregnancy. Won't she hurt the baby?
Her midwife, Dotti Kirkpatrick, said that while every woman should consult her own doctor or midwife, the conventional wisdom has shifted for healthy, low-risk pregnant women. Strength training is fine, with a few caveats: Listen to your body, don't start anything new during pregnancy, and don't exceed a temperature of 100 degrees or heart rate of 140 during exercise.
"If you're already accustomed and used to putting your body through those things, you don't have to stop," said Kirkpatrick, who has delivered about 300 babies during the past 10 years. "We do have them cut back a little (on weight). Because of some of the hormones in pregnancy, they can injure their ligaments."
Hormones during pregnancy make ligaments more pliable for the birthing process. Which means having a hard body could have its drawbacks, too, if well-toned core muscles slow down the birth. Kirkpatrick said she hasn't seen studies correlating birth-process duration to high levels of fitness, and every birth is different. But anecdotally, she's noticed that some of her most fit patients have had very long births.
So, Huthmaker's experiment with her own fitness during pregnancy is far from over.
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Nike Element Sphere Half-Zip Women's Running Top delivers warmth and comfort from the sweat-wicking fabric down to the thumbholes with foldover mittens. Its reflective details remain visible in low light, keeping you on a route without limits. Your new cold-weather running best friend!
- Nike Sphere fabric helps keep you warm
- 1/2-zip design for temperature control
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- 93% Polyester, 7% Spandex
When superstar track and field coach Bill Bowerman met talented middle-distance runner Phil Knight, an unlikely partnership was formed.
Bowerman was looking for lighter, more durable running shoes for his Oregon University Runners, and Knight was searching for a way to make a living without having to give up athletics all together. The two put their heads together and came up with a shoe that featured outsoles modelled on a waffle iron – unconventional, but somehow it worked.
Bowerman and Knight named their new venture Nike, after the Greek goddess of victory, and began selling their shoes from out the boot of a car. From these humble beginnings, the company has grown into a sports industry market leader, and its distinctive 'swoosh' logo is arguably the most recognisable brand logo on the planet.
Despite this success, Nike's mission statement remains the unchanged: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. Because if you have a body, you're an athlete.
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You know the classic arcade game Whac-A-Mole, right? Using a mallet, the goal is to whack moles as they pop up. In Japan, the game is called "Mogura Tataki" (もぐらたたき), which means, well, Whac-A-Mole. It's the same game.
Spotted in a local arcade in Japan, this Whac-A-Mole game, however, doesn't seem to feature moles. It features schlongs, trouser snakes, one-eyed monsters, ding-dongs, um, meat puppets. You know, dicks.
When Japanese site Rocket News told the arcade it wanted to take photos of the game, the arcade said that people already take photos of it without asking, so it's okay to snap photos as one likes. A Whac-A-Mole machine like this is very unusual in Japan.
If the photos don't do the dick whacking justice, there's also a video in the above gallery. It really must be seen to be believed.
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This support group is in Spanish.
Latino parents are invited to be part of an ongoing support group at the Bayview Library, which will address important topics like parents' rights, bullying, truancy, parent leadership in schools, understanding SFUSD, and more. Children are welcome. Snacks provided.
For more information, call Daisy at Parents for Public Schools 415-861-7077, ext. 4.
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In January, I started wearing red lipstick on a regular schedule, and have pretty much stuck to it ever since!
My lipstick choices are a bit different now though--I've kind of (for the moment) left my MAC by the wayside in favor of my Revlon shades, although I have ventured into Nars territory this week, but we'll get to that later.
I was really over it in February
There were almost no outfit posts in the cold months, which is a trend I'm partaking in again this year (not on purpose). Those winter doldrums, they're a killer.
We had a really strange warm day in March, where I wore a dress I have since sold, that I remember so clearly I can hardly believe it was a year ago.
I'm linking the whole month of April, because I was and am really pleased with how things went down outfit-wise.
I solicited my boyfriend to start taking my pictures:
And he took some of my favorites, probably of ever:
And went places in outfits that make me miss spring really, really awfully:
By May it was pretty much full-fledged summer, all humidity and flea market dresses to beat the heat.
I was bowled over by that vintage find, until I found my little patterned friend in June.
In July I began the long campaign that was the Mad Men Casting Call. I didn't win, but with all the help in the world, I came close!
August is my birth month, and in celebration my parents and boyfriend took me to New York, to spend the entire day in the museum (heaven!). I became a devoted member of the scarf-on-your-head-gang.
I was ecstatic in September to be featured in a real life magazine! Still kind of giddy about that.
In October I shared some of my favorite pictures of my Grandmother, and was so overwhelmed and touched by all of your kind words and comments. I'm so happy that you enjoyed the pictures <3
And in November, I geeked way out and dressed up as Remus Lupin.
And then I was kind of lame in December. But there is always tomorrow, and, you know, the whole next year looming ahead (though not in a bad way)!
Thanks to everyone for reading, for commenting, for everything! You are all wonderful <3


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The general contracting industry contains public works, industrial and commercial construction companies, as well as building associations. These companies are frequent recipients of contracts for federal infrastructure and transportation projects and no stranger to the world of money in politics.
Total industry contributions came in at over $21.3 million to federal candidates during the 2014 campaign cycle. The industry typically supports Republicans, and the GOP received 76 percent of its total donations during the past two election cycles. Top industry contributors include two trade groups, the Associated Builders & Contractors and Associated General Contractors, as well as Rooney Holdings.
Since the 1990 election cycle, the industry has contributed over $252.9 million in political money at the federal level, with 70 percent going to Republican candidates and interests.
Aside from House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Industry favorites include current Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Steven Daines (R-Mont.), who received a combined total of nearly $900,000 from the industry during the 2014 campaign cycle.
The industry spent nearly $12.4 million on federal lobbying in 2014. The top spender on lobbying in 2009 was Associated Builders & Contractors, which spent almost $2.3 million on lobbying. Chicago Bridge & Iron and Fluor Corp. spent nearly $1.6 million and $1.4 million, respectively.
One piece of legislation that both the Associated Builders & Contractors and Associated General Contractors lobbied heavily on in 2014 was the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act, which would limit a government agency's ability to interfere with a construction contractor's decision of whether or not to make agreements with a labor organization on a given project.
Issues of importance to the industry involve federal infrastructure and transportation funding, environmental and labor regulations, tax policy and recently, revamping the immigration system, as a large share of the industry's skilled and unskilled workforce is foreign-born. In the wake of the economic downturn in 2008, the industry lobbied for increased infrastructure spending and an economic stimulus bill. Federal energy policy is another major issue, as many contractors work with power companies to build and retrofit power plants.
-- Alex Lazar
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SSC grad welcomes Ethiopian son
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CARO — Early in January, Connie Albrecht, of Caro, a Standish-Sterling graduate, welcomed home the newest member of her family – Yami Ketemma Albrecht, whom Connie adopted from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
"There's quite an adjustment but he is doing pretty well considering the circumstances," Connie said, adding Yami is adjusting to the different weather, language barriers, a new school and new friends.
"He's (Yami) got a long way to go," added Yami's grandmother through adoption, Marlene Albrecht, of AuGres.
However, even though there is a bit of culture shock, Marlene and Connie both say Yami's personality is helping him become more accustomed to his new surroundings.
"He's really motivated and ready to try anything," Marlene said. "Connie wanted to home school him, but he's such a social guy."
"He is a child who is very social and very extroverted," Connie said, adding this trait was probably formed while living in the Ethiopian orphanage. "He had children to play with all the time."
Connie says, though, that while Yami was able to have friends and access to soccer during many moments of the day in the orphanage, which she says was nicer than most in the African continent, some aspects of his past living conditions were startling to her when she visited the orphanage in December prior to the adoption.
"There were like four bunk beds in his room, so eight beds, eight boys," she said. "They (children living there) shared clothes."
While the conditions of Yami's living may be sad, the story behind Yami living in an orphanage is a sadder one.
"Both his (biological) mom and dad died," Marlene said.
"No one's sure how it happened," Connie added, also saying that Yami was living with his biological grandmother, who had him put in the orphanage for unspecified reasons.
Since making his new home in Caro, Marlene and Connie say Yami has been able to keep in contact with one of his friends from the orphanage, who was adopted by a family in the state of Washington, but still, the newest Albrecht has experienced some difficult times.
"He has had a few lonely moments," Marlene said.
"I just think that he feels a lot of sadness from the things he's lost in his life," Connie said. "He has good days and bad days. There's a lot of things (at his new home) he's never encountered."
There was even a little dispute over Yami's age when he was adopted. Connie says in Africa, it was legally accepted that Yami was five years old. But she, thinking he was probably older, had him checked by a pediatrician in the U.S., who concluded he was eight years old. She is in the process of having his age legally changed.
Helping others overcome difficulties such as loneliness and uncertainty like Yami has experienced, though, is why Connie says her heart was pulled towards adoption.
"I'm middle-aged and I came to a point in my life where I thought I could do something nice for the world," she said. "I just thought adopting a kid is something God wanted me to do."
But not all of the adjustments of Yami's arrival or past life have to be looked at with depression, despair or dispute. Connie says that Yami's misconceptions about Michigan weather can be looked at with a sense of humor.
"He was told in Africa that Michigan was cold all the time," Connie said, adding he assumed this meant year-round and that he had never seen snow before. "Then he saw a picture of my mother's house (in AuGres) in summer time and wanted to go to grandma's house."
Connie says she explained to him that unlike his old home in Addis Ababa, Michigan has a temperate climate.
The cold, though, hasn't stopped Yami from enjoying his new home in Michigan.
"I don't think that's bothered him that much. He just dresses warm," Connie said. "He loves to sled."
Marlene added Yami was even able to enjoy his favorite sport of all – soccer – in the winter since joining the Albrecht family.
"I gave him a soccer ball at the airport," she said. "One day he shoveled the entire front yard to play."
Connie's other daughter, Rebecca Albrecht, a senior in high school, has also had to adjust since she is no longer an only child, but Connie says she's doing great.
"She has been a great big sister," she said. "She loves to spend time with him,"
"She completely accepts this so greatly and she's always kissing him on the cheek," Marlene added.
According to Marlene, the whole city of Caro has actually been very welcoming to Yami and helpful to Connie.
"They're behind her 100 percent. They're very supportive," Marlene said.
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100,000 (2014 EUD). 169,000 (2014 IMB). Of these, approximately 1,000 use Marseille Sign Language (Sallagoity 1975).
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Marseille Sign Language (Southern French Sign Language). Marseille Sign Language (Southern French Sign Language), is used in Marseille, Toulon, La Ciotat and Salon de Provence. Many sign languages have been derived from or influenced by LSF, but are not necessarily intelligible with it. When Deaf and hearing people interact in sign, they use a mixture of elements drawn from LSF and French, and deaf people themselves vary in how much their signing is influenced by French. Lexical similarity: 58% with American Sign Language [ase] in an 872-word list (Woodward 1978a).
One-handed fingerspelling.
Deaf schools. Deaf associations.
Promoted by the educational efforts of Charles Michel de l'Épée in the 18th century and one of the first sign languages in the western world to gain recognition as an actual language. Consequently it has influenced several other sign languages, especially in Europe and the Americas. 360 working sign language interpreters (2014 EUD). Taught as an L2 to parents and others. Christian.


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