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I have been detailing the disaster of Germany's dash for renewables, and the problem is now spilling over to Germany's neighbours. I picked up this story from a translation of a Die Welt article at GWPF:
Germany considers itself the environmental conscience of the world: with its nuclear phase-out and its green energy transition, the federal government wanted to give the world a model to follow. However, blinded by its own halo Germany overlooked that others have to pay for this green image boost and are suffering as a result.
For example, Germany's 'eco-miracle' simply used the power grids of neighboring countries not only without asking for permission but also without paying for it. Now Poland and the Czech Republic have pulled the plug and are building a huge switch-off at their borders to block the uninvited import of green energy from Germany which is destabalising their grids and is thus risking blackouts.
The problem is detailed further here, under the catchy title of 'German Renewables Run Amuck':
Germany allows any family to put a solar power unit on its roof and start feeding its output into its own house and thereby replace public power supply. Initially, the panels on the roofs fed cheap electricity into the grid and brought down the costs. But soon there were too many. On bright, sunny days, those families were generating anything up to 30 gigawatts of electricity and feeding it into the grid. The result was massive surges in the grid. There was not enough demand for the power, and Germany exported power to Poland at such times. That destabilised the Polish grid, and Poland is now installing equipment to stop power inflows from Germany. In Germany itself, the midday surge in power reduced the demand for power from conventional plants, which are no longer profitable, so no one is prepared to invest in conventional power plants.
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One impact from rising intermittent German wind power generation in the north of the country is of electricity spilling into neighboring networks en route back into southern Germany or Austria, called loop flows.
Another is of rising exports of cheaper, intermittent power, undercutting the economics of baseload power in Germany's neighbors.
The interesting point here is that the undercutting has been spun as being a result of cheaper German energy prices as a result of them shifting to renewables:
Moreover, by blocking the German access to their grid, they prevent Germany companies from selling their electricity, which is cheaper than that of the Central Europeans, to Austria.
"This is what it's really all about," says Rainer Baake, director of the think tank Agora Energiewende and former high-ranking official in the German environmental ministry. "Germany's increase in clean energy has led to Germany's wholesale electricity prices becoming cheaper and cheaper. Now it's less expensive to import electricity from Germany than to produce it in coal fired power plants in Eastern Europe – let alone to build new nuclear power plants."
I took a look at a translation of the Agora website, and they are a think tank dedicated to advocacy for renewable energy. This is the situation of German energy costs in relation to the rest of Europe:
The global average for the cost of one megawatt hour of electricity is around 23 euros ($31). In Germany, the same runs about 45 euros ($60) – making electricity here the second-most expensive in Europe (after Denmark).
As a note, Denmark has also rushed into wind energy. So it not that Germany is creating cheap electricity, but rather that intermittent energy leads Germany to simply dump their excess on their neighbours, as they absolutely have to remove it from their own grid, or risk a collapse of their own grid. This then exports the problem to other countries, who then have to deal with the consequences of power peaks from Germany, as well as the impact of their dumping on the economics of their own energy sector. It is no wonder that these neighbours are up in arms over the issue. It is a very simple issue; they are importing problems of intermittency that are not of their own making. It seems that if Germany wants to go down their own mad route to renewables, those who are following their own policy of generating reliable energy should not pay the price.
In addition to the fundamental problems of renewables again becoming evident, the reaction of renewable energy advocates is revealing. The claim that the reason for the problems being 'cheap' German renewable energy is simply laughable. Nevertheless, it appears in a report on the issue without any reference to the sky high energy prices within Germany. The high energy prices in Germany are now really starting to develop acute problems for the German economy. This is a passage from one of the articles cited earlier:
The path toward an energy policy that everyone can agree on is a bumpy one, which particularly economists are increasingly worrying about. The German industrial sector accounts for 24 percent of the gross domestic product; many of its businesses have high electricity consumption.
Every second one of these businesses associates the ongoing energy sector with a decline in competitiveness, according to Hans-Heinrich Driftman, a businessman and head of the Federation of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce.
Driftman said almost all businesses should expect higher electricity bills for 2013, compared to 2012. He said passing on to the consumers the costs for funding renewable energies his company's bill will increase from 300,000 euros ($398,000) to 450,000 euros ($598,000).
"With these amounts of money, as a businessman I have to think about where I can make some cuts," Driftman said.
Indeed, I have posted on this subject several times. In many of the posts, it is apparent that there is increasing alarm over the cost of Germany's renewable energy policy by businesses in Germany. I recently posted on renewable cost exemptions being made to certain businesses, but this just hides the kind of business closures that garner headlines, rather than the gradual erosion of competitiveness that comes with renewable energy. For every Euro not paid by the exempted businesses, someone somewhere is making up the difference:
Since Spenner's company is registered as an "energy-intensive business," his electricity bill is exempt from the rollover costs of renewable energy production. These costs are made up of government-guaranteed reimbursements to the energy producers based on the amount of electricity they feed into the grid coming from renewable sources.
These extra costs, which shall be passed on to consumers, are estimated to amount to 23 billion euros ($31 billion) for 2013. This means that each electricity consumer will pay an extra 5.28 cent per kilowatt hour.
But Spenner wonders how long the government can afford sticking to its promise of exempting businesses such as his from the extra costs. "We're worried when we see how private households are being maneuvered into opposing energy-intensive sectors. This should not be the case, because if we weren't exempt, we'd be facing an existential problem."
In addition to Germany facing problems, the problems are broader than Germany. The push towards renewable energy and the anti-fracking policies throughout Europe are now seeing interest from European companies to relocate to the US, where the fracking revolution has seen diving energy costs. This from the New York Times:
LONDON — On Dec. 19, Voestalpine, an Austrian maker of high-quality steel for the auto industry, announced that it would build a plant in North America that would employ natural gas to reduce iron ore to a kind of raw iron that would then be used in the company's European blast furnaces.
Asked whether he had considered building the plant in Europe, Voestalpine's chief executive, Wolfgang Eder, said that that "calculation does not make sense from the very beginning." Gas in Europe is much more expensive, he said.
High energy costs are emerging as an issue in Europe that is prompting debate, including questioning of the Continent's clean energy initiatives. Over the past few years, Europe has spent tens of billions of euros in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The bulk of the spending has gone into low-carbon energy sources like wind and solar power that have needed special tariffs or other subsidies to be commercially viable.
"We embarked on a big transition to a low-carbon economy without taking into account the cost and without factoring in the competitive impact," says Fabien Roques, head of European power and carbon at the energy consulting firm IHS CERA in Paris. "I think there will be a critical review of some of these policies in the next few years."
Both consumers and the industry are upset about high energy costs. Energy-intensive industries like chemicals and steel are, if not closing European plants outright, looking toward places like the United States that have lower energy costs as they pursue new investments.
Germany has now grabbed the lead in the transition to renewable energy. Unlike a country like New Zealand, they have been able to export their problems to their neighbours, at least for the moment. New Zealand has no such neighbours. However, in addition to Germany's neighbours bearing the price of the intermittency of German energy, they have to deal with their own problems; an increasingly uncompetitive energy industry in Europe overall. This is down to the 'green' objections to fracking and renewables policies, and they will pay a price in jobs and their manufacturing output.
As I have said in previous posts, the 'green' renewables future is not now just in the future, but is becoming a reality. That reality is very straightforward. It is an increase in the cost of living and a declining economy. It is folly beyond belief, and New Zealand is endorsing this madness in its own dash for 'renewable' expensive, intermittent, and economically damaging energy. When is the New Zealand government going to wake up from its disastrous and politically correct dash for renewables? I simply despair.

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Alumnus tells New London grads city made them tough
New London — U.S. Coast Guard Academy English professor and poet Jose B. Gonzalez told New London High School graduates they share a toughness because of their upbringing in New London.
In a motivational address to the 185 green-robed graduates clutching yellow carnations on the football field at the academy Friday, the 1985 New London High graduate and immigrant from El Salvador cited the high unemployment rate and school budget cuts as potential obstacles to success.
But, he said, obstacles should be used as motivation to bring out the "inner Whaler," something he did when people used the words "you can't" throughout his life.
"It means as a product of New London, we have developed toughness because the odds are stacked against us," Gonzalez said.
Reinforcing the resiliency of the student body, Superintendent Nicholas Fischer singled out several graduating students who had overcome obstacles — hearing impairment, pregnancy — and excelled.
And to underscore their successes, Fischer said, one student will be serving on the State Board of Education, another has a full scholarship to Yale University and seven are attending the Coast Guard Academy this summer.
"This class has a lot of hard-working students with a lot of potential," class speaker Quincianna Goodson said, "a group that refused to wait for things to come to us."
Goodson graduated while working full-time and studying to become a certified emergency medical technician.
Hannah Hedge, class secretary, said she attended New London schools all her life and "couldn't be more proud." She plans to attend the nursing program at Three Rivers Community College in the fall.
Principal William "Tommy" Thompson III, in his touching opening remarks, spoke about game-changers, those who have influenced others' lives.
He read several essays written by students about people who had influenced and inspired them. Among them was a student writing to honor the efforts of guidance counselor Rosa Maria Lemus.
"My greatest accomplishment was getting my act together," wrote graduate Damen Johnson. "My senior year was a struggle. She's like a second mother. She kept me from trouble and was always there."
New London High School Class of 2013
Mildred M. Acevedo, Dean M. Adams, John Alexander Adams, Michael Luis Albergaria, Duncan Friedrich Meldrum Alonso, Angela Felisa Angulo, TiYanna Nicole Anselmo, Olivia Sha'Nae Augmon, Kelly Augustin, Samuel Augustin, Robert L. Ayala, Nicholas Richard Azevedo, Zachary Ryan Babbitt, Carol A. Balbuena, Ackee Devon W. Barber, Jennifer Nicole Blanchette, Michaela Elizabeth Bland, Connor Bradley, Jaclyn Liset Bright, Katrina Brisson, Raven Brody, Isaiah Davon Brown, Ra Jeana Tana Brown, Tiyana Brown, Joshua A Buckley, Victoria Whitney Burdo, Yanashley Marie Bures-Ortiz, Lurel Marie Cabrera, Caleb Camacho, Luis Giovanni Caraballo, Maria Stefany Casimiro Chavez, Kelvin Dejesus Cerda, Olajuwan Chau, Sheila Cortez, Dominic Cruz, Harry Rafael Cruz, Isaias Cruz, Jeison Cueto Medrano, Junior Alexander Cuevas, Twylah Abigail Cunningham, Koral Lloyd Davis Jr., Jenny R. De Jesus Matos, Kaitlyn Marie Dean, Joel A. Dela Cruz, Andres Camilo Delgadillo Clavijo, Kiara Michelle Delgado, Alex C. Devaux, Anyssa Ayleen Dhaouadi, Gabriel Diaz, Taj Lamont Dickerson, Ryan Wayne Dickinson, Erika P. Dominguez Sanchez, John R. Earl, Grace Catherine Elfedayni-Connell, Rhea Evans, Arturo Esteban Fareaux, Juan Feliz, Ivan G. Garcia-Goya, Peter Gibson-Huff, Thomas Martin Glavan, Myles Jacob Gomes, Ahmond E. Gomez, Ashantee Kiara Gomez, Isaiah Gomez, Monet Chantel Gomez, Alexandra Gonzales, Dennis. E. Gonzalez Jr., Quincianna B. Goodson, Kesia Green, Levi J. Green, Shontel Michelle Green, Liam Greene, Maria Guzman Matias, Lania Harris, Hannah Kate Hedge, Leonard D. Henry, Nathalee Sabina Hilario, Karina G Huerta, Tyler Huff, Yakima Jacobs, Tathiana Jean-Baptiste, Damen Johnson, William James Keating, Miranda Ann Kimery, Gregory Paul Kohler, Brunilda Kolaj, Joshua David Kuklinski, George Kutrolli, Zigmont E. LeBlanc, Eric Fielding Leuze, Jacqueline Marie Lickey, Nikola Desmaison Lohse, Thaidisbeth Lopez, Corali Lorenzo Coronado, Sri Okotia T. Louis, Kathia Maitre, Kleo Malaveci, Ashley T. N. Manso, Aracelis Dolores Martinez, Marquesha A. McCray, Catherine Eloise McFarland, Creg Anthony McPherson, Branden Meyer, Kenley Michel, Jermaine Michael Miller Jr., Samuel Miranda, Brayan R. Mora Serna, Zachary Jason Moran, Erick Francisco Morel, Jonnathan Morocho, Kimberly Napier, Elsa E. Nonalaya, Anthony Ojeda, Berenith Ortiz Ruperto, Samantha Overton, Edwin Ozoria Jimenez, Abigail H. Palmieri, Lorena del Carmen Pascual, Emely Pascual Alvarez, Marcie Caitlyn Pelletier, Carolina E. Pena, Natasha E. Pena, Amanda Perez, Edwin Perez, Luis C. Perez Rivera, Grant W. Pezzolesi, Roosevelt Kelly Philidor, Lynndell Anita Pickett, Patricia Ann Poitras, Keith Porter, Gentian Preka, Sabrina Marie Przygoda, Brianna Monay Pugh, Dacoda Aurelius Whitehead Queenan, Nicholas B. Rasmussen, Shaela Marie Rattley, Karina Miriam Reitz, Aspen Relerford, Julien Quinn Richardson, Joquin J. Riley, Nathalia Mary Rios, Jesus Gabriel Rivera, Nicole Janeth Rivera, Yanessa Marie Rivera, Abbey L. Roderick, Deyanira Rodriguez, Jaeth Eneida Rodriguez, Ruth E. Rodriguez, Ronnie Rogers, Ana Maria Rojas, Mary Elizabeth Romero, Debbie M. Rosario, Dwayne Keimoi Sablon, Adrianna Elyse Salas, William Sanchez Jr., Morris T. Sanders, Naysha O. Shaw, Diana Silva, Daria J. Snoke, Giselle Alexandria Snow, Reuben Isaiah Stone, Matthew R. Strollo, Chanel A. Stubbs, Trey Royal Sullivan, Casey Dominic Theriault, Shakera Shaneka Thompson, Jovan Noel Thompson-Roque, Rosa E. Torres Rosario, Benjamin James Toth, Bryan Trevejo, Zachary Robert Valentine, Chelsea Vega, Kariely E. Vega, Wanda Villar Ramos, Lamont Waites, Dimitri Wallace, Ayeisha Washington, Dylan David Welch, Karissa Chantel Wiggins, Kevin Wilcox, Rameik Williams, David Griffen Wood, Brandon Woodhouse, Robert James Woodstock, Brittany Amber Woodward.
The third week of June brings the annual barrage of southeastern Connecticut high school graduation ceremonies. What do you remember from yours?
My parents embarrassed me from the audience.
It's amazing what I don't remember.
Tripping as I walked up to accept my diploma.
Sweating in the cheesy, nylon gown.
I was scattering from all my friends, so I cried.
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this is amazing – the story of a man, Greg Mallory, who lost the use of his legs due to a skiing accident, and he found extreme whitewater kayaking as a sport that he could get involved in, and not be hampered (too much) by the loss of use from his legs. it's great to see how other kayakers help Greg get to some of the difficult put-ins to start their kayak runs.
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Greg is now on a 1-year kayaking trip in Patagonia – read more about it at http://www.southerntiptrip.com/
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It's been an exciting year for the Formula Drift series as it marks its 10 years in operation. The special 10th anniversary season brought upon new drivers, new cars, and new track layouts. One of the new tracks was featured last weekend during the Round 6: Showdown. It's been eight years since the Formula Drift series visited the Lone Star state and this year the new track layout at Texas Motor Speedway shaped up to be one of the fastest and technical circuits seen this year, especially during the tandem runs.
The consolation round pitted Patrick Mordaunt in his Diamond Lighting/ Apexi Lexus SC430 against Chris Forsberg driving the NOS Energy Drink/ Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z. The 2009 Formula Drift champion Forsberg proved to be too much for Mordaunt and took third place placing him second in the overall standings.
The final battle was left for Matt Field in the CX Racing/ Maxxis/ Blacktrax Nissan 240SX and Michael Essa piloting the GSR Autosport/ Yokohama BMW M3. After an intense battle, Essa edged out Field with first place and the lead in the Pro Championship standings for the 2013 series. It was a second straight podium finish for Michael Essa and a first podium finish for Matt Field in his Formula Drift career.
"First year here at this track and the course was just insane with sustained speed throughout. It was just crazy out there, but we were able to take home the win," said Michael Essa. "Our GSR Autosport BMW E46 with Wisefab suspension and Bilstein suspension along with Yokohama Tires helped make this an amazing event for us. We are leading the points right now by about 15 points heading into Irwindale and we have a shot at the Championship which is not what we expected entering this season with a new car and can't be more happy with the results."
"It is always exciting to hold an event at a new venue and Texas Motor Speedway provided a great place to showcase drifting. The event outcome sets up a competitive finale, " stated Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT.
Next stop is the "House of Drift" at Irwindale Speedway, CA on October 11-12th. It is the final competition of the season. A narrow 90 points separates the top six drivers from the championship. With the last round of the series we're sure all the drivers will be pushed to their limits. Additionally, the new tire and manufacturer championship will be decided during the final round of the 10 season of Formula Drift.


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Forced-sale provision of bill will hurt business and consumers
Drug re-importation has long been an issue in American politics. It's not surprising, therefore, that the Senate once again is considering whether U.S. consumers should be able to purchase medicines originally manufactured in the United States, exported abroad, then later re-imported back into the country.
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Since March 2005, when buying a Canon Powershot A95, I did start to actually explore how to combine several photos into a panorama image. First with the program that came with the camera, but very soon I found that lacking in quality, and after a few tries I am now holding onto hugin and enblend.
I do have earlier photos, for example a photo series in the Chartreuse mountain range of the French Alps that should nicely fit together into a 360 degrees panorama. With photos taken in 1988, I actually had done a hardware cut and paste at the time, but I still have to scan the slides to make a real seamless image on the computer. I also have many more digital photos as raw material which I have not yet turned into panoramas.
Following the development of the open and free panoramic software, I hope my comments do help of improving these program bundles and maybe I see features implemented I desire, despite myself not engaging into the coding effort - maybe I should brush up my skills there. But (time permitting as always) I am happy to test-run the programs, and also help with postings and maybe tutorial writing.
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Social interactions are very common theme in dreams. The present study based on a dream series of 7,747 dreams investigated the long-term effect of the dreamer's social pattern during school years on his adult dreaming. Overall, school-related dreams were found even 20 years after graduation. For the social pattern, personal significance and time spent together seems to be the main factor explaining the frequency of former schoolmates in dreams. To extend this single-case study, it would be fruitful to study similar dream series in order to shed light on the long-term effects of waking life on dreaming.
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The Troop Guide works with new Scouts. He helps them feel comfortable and earn their First Class rank in their first year.
Reports to
- Introduces new Scouts to troop operations.
- Guides new Scouts from harassment by older Scouts.
- Helps new Scouts earn First Class rank in their first year.
- Teaches basic Scout skills.
- Coaches the patrol leader of the new-Scout patrol on his duties.
- Works with the patrol leader at patrol leaders' council meetings.
- Attends patrol leaders' council meetings with the patrol leader of the new-Scout patrol.
- Assists the assistant Scoutmaster with training.
- Counsels individuals Scouts on Scouting challenges.
- Sets a good example.
- Enthusiastically and correctly wears the Scout uniform (all four parts).
- Lives by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Shows Scout spirit
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Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused of leaking classified material to website Wikileaks, is appearing in court today, beginning a two day pre-trial motion hearing in Fort Meade, near Baltimore. During this hearing, military judge Col Denise Lind will announce the date of Manning's trial.
According to Associated Press, military prosecutors are now saying that Manning aided al-Qaida through the act of leaking military documents online.
Kevin Gosztola at Firedoglake writes:
"Sunlight is always the best disinfectant," [Manning's defense lawyer, David Coombs] said. Acknowledging that Manning had released a lot of information that was probably classified for no good reason, it would appear that Manning's case calls upon us to wonder about the scale of government secrecy in this country. If we decide that the government bureaucracy is such a beast and that it will relentlessly work to keep important information secret (e.g. water contamination that can cause childhood cancers at Camp Lejeune), we then must consider that breaking the law as Manning is accused of doing—violating a military code—may have some justification in the end because of the good that the release can and in some cases has produced.
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Three motions will be discussed during the first day of what is expected to be a two-day hearing: a motion to compel discovery, a motion for a bill of particulars and a motion to compel depositions. [...]
A legal matter expert for the military says Lind will probably set a calendar all the way out that details what hearings will be held in the run-up to the trial, when the trial will begin and how long that trial might be expected to last. The expert also says the prosecution, defense and judge had a "pre-trial conference" this morning. Whatever business discussed will be shared on the record.
One motion—a publicity order—was already decided. This motion, also from the defense, requested that prospective "panel members" not read or view any media related to Manning's case. The government did not oppose. Essentially, this protects the rights of Manning so that people, who may serve on the jury for Manning's trial, do not develop too many pre-conceived notions about the case.
Additionally, a few media here were responsible for a letter submitted to the Defense Department requesting access to records during the court-martial proceedings. There has yet to be any action on this request, which basically calls upon the Defense Department to grant the press the same access to materials on the trial that they grant to the press during military commissions proceedings for Guantanamo detainees.
And, the Bradley Manning Support Network and its supporters were expected to be at the gate holding a vigil or demonstration at 7 am this morning. Rallies in solidarity with Manning were expected to take place around the country today too.


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By AMBER ALEXANDER
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Mr. MSU 2010 Price Davis uses one word to describe what his goal was along with getting a degree at MSU: Involvement.
"Being involved is the number one piece of advice that I always tell incoming students as well as current students. Being involved allows you to step out of your comfort zone and put yourself out there," Davis says.
"It is one of the hardest things to do as a new student, in a new environment, but you meet a variety of people that are interested in the same things you are and friendships are created that will last a lifetime," he added
Davis is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, serving as the chaplain, as well as being the president of the MSU Alumni Delegates, chief of staff for the Student Association.
Davis was a 2009 orientation leader, and along with Libbo Haskins, Miss MSU 2010, Davis was co-director of History and Traditions for the Student Association.
He was secretary of the Lambda Sigma Honor Society, fraternity row senator, and served on Freshmen Forum his freshmen year at MSU.
"Through being a part of all these organizations in college, I have learned many valuable lessons that will follow me throughout my professional career," Davis says.
I have made life long friends that I would not have met without becoming involved and the amazing memories I have made will be with me forever. I could not ask for a better college experience," Davis says.
Davis hopes to represent each person at MSU and prove that Mississippi State is a school like no other.
"As Mr. MSU I want to represent the students of MSU. Without the students, MSU would not be where it is today. I want to represent the passion that so many have for State and express that Mississippi State is a home away from home," Davis said.
For Davis, he is truly blessed to be surrounded by those around him, and knows that he would not be where he is today without them.
"I am thankful for God for allowing me to have this honor. I am so humbled by this experience. I would like to thank my mom for letting me make decisions for myself and pushing me to step out of my comfort zone," Davis says.
"I would also like to thank every one of my friends for being supportive and I would also like to thank the students of MSU for electing me to this position, they will never know how grateful I am. Thank you."
Davis says that next year he is planning on continuing on with his education.
"I am planning on going to medical school. I am going to take a year off to either go teach, or work within the hospital setting to gain experience and experience in the world outside of Mississippi," Davis says.
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Miss MSU 2010 Libbo Haskins is a proud Bulldog and knows that she isn't alone in that assessment.
"The fact that we call ourselves 'the People's University' is an understatement," said Haskins, a communication major from Madison. "I am so proud of the fact that you can come to MSU, be yourself, and find solid friendships while getting a great education."
Coming to MSU was an easy transition for her, even now three years after leaving home for Mississippi State.
"You come as you are to MSU and despite the fact that we have over 19,000 students enrolled, I have always felt like this was my second home," Haskins says.
Haskins wasn't planning on being a Bulldog, with both parents being graduates of Ole Miss and her father playing football there. But something changed her mind and she hasn't looked back since.
"I feel like God intervened, and obviously, I know that I made the right choice to come to MSU. After my dad passed away 15 years ago, my mom became such a solid example of hard work and loving others," Haskins said. "My mom has been a constant encouragement throughout college and is now definitely a Bulldog fan (don't tell some of her friends that). So thanks for everything, Mom."
Haskins is a member of Chi Omega sorority, which she says, along with her friends, helped get her to where she is today and where she'll be in the future.
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From the moment a photo of a dead elk surfaced, the Boulder community has been captivated by the animal's fate and the hunt for what really happened on Mapleton Hill on Jan. 1, 2013.
After just a few hours of deliberation Tuesday, a Boulder County jury came to the same conclusion investigators did: Then-police officer Sam Carter plotted the kill and then used his badge to try to cover it up.
Carter was found guilty on all nine counts — including four felonies — filed against him after a weeklong trial.
Prosecutors say Carter shot the trophy elk in the residential area while on duty — without reporting that he'd fired his weapon — then claimed the animal had been injured and needed to be put down. Text messages showed he had planned the kill.
He was convicted of attempting to influence a public official, a Class 4 felony; one count of forgery, a Class 5 felony; and two counts of tampering with evidence, a Class 6 felony.
He also was convicted on counts of first-degree official misconduct, illegal possession of a trophy elk with a Samson Law surcharge, conspiracy to commit illegal possession of wildlife, unlawful taking of a big game animal out of season and unlawful use of an electronic communication device to unlawfully take wildlife.
Carter is due for sentencing Aug. 29 and could face up to six years in prison on the Class 4 felony conviction. Prosecutors did not ask for a change in Carter's $20,000 personal recognizance bond, and Carter and his attorneys left without commenting.
District Attorney Stan Garnett said the verdict served to "vindicate" the outrage the Boulder community felt and was important because it involved an officer abusing his authority.
"This was about something that is essential to every community, and that is integrity in public service," Garnett said.
He also stressed the importance of protecting wildlife.
"I didn't want to have lost in the rigmarole of the criminal charges the majesty of this animal and its impact on the community," Garnett said. "People who want to tease Boulder about this case have probably never seen an elk quite like this."
The death of the elk, named "Big Boy" by some residents, sparked outrage and immediate calls for action against Carter and fellow Boulder police officer Brent Curnow, who picked up the carcass.
One of the jurors, Zach Dahmen, said there was a lot of debate during deliberations but that ultimately he felt the prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
"We just felt like the facts that were presented were irrefutable," Dahmen said. "No one took any pleasure in convicting Mr. Carter. It wasn't something anyone took joy or pride in. But we do believe the verdict we came to was honest and served justice in this case."
He said while he is relieved it's over, he will always remember the case.
"I don't think any of us will be walking away from this anytime soon," he said. "I think we will carry this for a while."
'Case needed to go to trial'
Garnett said prosecutors will wait for a pre-sentence investigation before making a sentence recommendation.
The goal, he said, was to get at least one felony on Carter's record so he could never serve as a police officer again, but he added Carter has no prior criminal record and that sending an ex-cop to prison is a "complex" issue.
But Garnett did say he will be asking for a more severe sentence than the 60-day home detention sentence Curnow received after taking a plea deal.
"Brent Curnow manned up and took some responsibility," said Garnett, who added Carter was the one who hatched the plan and fired the shot.
Garnett said unlike Curnow, Carter was never offered a plea deal.
"I felt this case needed to go to trial," Garnett said. "We wanted to present this evidence in open court."
Several members of the community attended the trial, including Boulder resident Jessica Sandler.
"It is so rare for an animal to get any semblance of justice in our court system," Sandler said. "Though we'd much rather have the elk back alive, hopefully a lying and corrupt cop will be going to jail for betraying the public trust in such an egregious fashion."
Rita Anderson, of In Defense of Animals, said "justice was served" and that the jury made the right decision.
"An elk was killed for no reason other than someone's obvious greed," Anderson said.
Garnett said he and investigators were "astonished" when they first examined the evidence in the case.
"The public should know the Boulder Police Department's character as an organization is high," he said.
Camera Staff Writer Alex Burness contributed to this report. Contact Camera Staff Writer Mitchell Byars at 303-473-1329, firstname.lastname@example.com or twitter.com/mitchellbyars.


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United Nations System in Yemen hails Riyadh donor meetingSep 9, 2012
The two-day meeting of Yemen's donors 4-5 September has demonstrated the commitment of the international community to support Yemen to overcome current development and humanitarian challenges in addition to ensuring the timely and honest implementation of the GCC initiative and its implementation mechanism.
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator said: "The message from the donors was clear, that Yemen deserves urgent support to ensure a successful transition to a stable nation. Several donors highlighted the humanitarian crisis faced by the country and the need to address it."
The United Nations, who played an important role in supporting the Yemeni government and other partners in preparation for the conference, will continue its support to the Yemenis. The scope of the UN assistance and contribution to Yemen for the Transition period 2012-2014 amounts to over $1.5 billion. These are meant to make linkage between humanitarian, early recovery, development assistance, and sustainable livelihoods to address the acute and chronic humanitarian crises prevailing in Yemen.
The United Nations and International NGOs in Yemen called for support to meet the most pressing needs of the millions facing humanitarian crisis. Emergency interventions are critical. The humanitarian community in Yemen is working with the Government to respond to growing needs, but requires more support to expand the response. Of the $584.5 million required for humanitarian operations this year, aid agencies have so far received only $272.5 million.
UN agencies have reached 2.2 million people out of 6 million that the agencies have targeted to assist this year. These include over 60,000 severely acutely malnourished children who have been treated to combat malnutrition; 1.7 million food insecure people and 1.2 people with health needs. 3,4 million people were assisted with critical food assistance. The agencies have also assisted 271,000 with shelter and 474,000 with water needs, as well as 272,000 refugees and migrants.
The UN System in Yemen also supports the Government towards implementing the transition milestones outlined in the GCC Implementation Mechanism, including the implementation of elections and referendum, transitional justice, building capacity for human rights and rule of law, constitutional reform and others. The Special Advisor to the Secretary General and the UN System in Yemen realize that the successful implementation of the National Dialogue is vital for sustaining the transition and moving the recovery process ahead, and are thus channeling the support needed to ensure a timely, comprehensive and fully inclusive National Dialogue Conference.


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Attorney General's Firearms Division Serves Search Warrant on Gun Stores Suspected of Scheme to Defraud Consumers
(ORANGE COUNTY) – Agents from Attorney General Bill Lockyer's Firearms Division and Division of Law Enforcement today served search warrants upon two separate southern California business locations of B & B Sales pursuant to an ongoing investigation into allegations that the stores defrauded consumers by forcing them to pay unnecessary fees for private party firearms transfers in violation of state law.
The search warrants were served at two separate locations today at 14522 Goldenwest Street in Westminster and 12521-3 Oxnard Street in North Hollywood. The two stores are the second and third largest firearm retail outlets in California.
Under California law, all firearms sales must be conducted through a properly licensed gun dealer. In the case of a private party transfer involving two individuals who are not licensed gun dealers, the seller and purchaser of a firearm must conduct the transfer through a licensed gun dealer. The gun dealer is responsible for conducting the required background check on the purchaser and, if cleared, deliver the firearm to the purchaser within 10 days. B & B Sales is alleged to have overcharged customers an estimated $25 over the legal limit for the private party transfer fee and a special "storage fee" caused by a requirement that firearms be held at the store for 12 days instead of ten.
The investigation into B & B Sales was initiated as a result of public complaints received by the Attorney General's Firearms Division. Agents verified the alleged overcharging practice by acting as purchasers at each location. The agents were overcharged for each transaction they conducted at the stores. Attorneys from the Firearms Division advised the owner of B & B Sales, Robert Kahn, and his attorney that the practice was illegal and they should cease from overcharging and adding extra storage fees. Because B & B Sales has failed to stop the practice, today's search warrants were issued.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Barack Obama today nominated a federal prosecutor in Syracuse to serve as the next U.S. District Court judge in the Northern District of New York.
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U.S. Olympic Luger Attacks Canada's Hilarious Gay Luge Ad
While we got quite the laugh out of the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion's PSA highlighting just how gay the Olympics have always been, it appears a member of the American luge team is less than pleased.
Christian Niccum apparently didn't see the humor in the man-on-man luge action.
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"It's a gross misrepresentation of everything. All of it seems like a lie to me," Niccum, the oldest member of the American luge team at 36 and now a three-time Olympian, told Reuters.
"To compare sports to sexuality is ridiculous," added Niccum of the video, which can be viewed on the Toronto-based organization's website (www.cidi-icdi.ca).
"When we were kids I didn't get on the doubles sled thinking, well it never even crossed my mind, that 'oh, this is gay'. You think of like...wrestlers...football players, or whoever...'oh it's male on male contact so something is going on'. It's just sportsmanship. When did we come so sexual about everything?
"Kids don't think that way and now they're having commercials and promoting that this is the way sports are. I just think it's too bad.
"It made me really think when I was a kid. Those types of thoughts never crossed my mind and now they are promoting diversity using our sport. I don't think it's fair for people that do have same sex attraction that they are using sport to promote their lifestyle. It's not that way at all. To make those comparisons, I think it's sad."
Relax. (Be careful, Christian--you know what they say about the lady that doth protest too much...)
(H/T: Pink News)
Quite often, the ones that are most homophobic, are the ones who are closeted! Plus, it's a bit ironic that his last name is almost like saying, 'nice cum'...LOL ;) Lighten up and try to find the humor in life. I am proud to be from Canada, where being gay is not even an issue. We all have the same equal rights here as everyone else....and gay marriage has been legal for almost 10 years...coast to coast to coast! ;) Peace and love <3


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Investment-grade companies have sold $91.9 billion of 30-year bonds in the United States so far this year, more than have been sold in any full year since 1995, according to the Wall Street Journal. That total, which represents 166 offerings, is up 26% from the $73.2 billion sold in 145 offerings last year.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Does the Diaspora care about Scotland?
Devine echoes these similar ideas in one of his recent articles published in the Scotsman. In this piece he laments the fact that second generation Scottish-Americans don't care about modern Scotland in the same why that Irish-Americans do.
I was always interested in Scotland as the place were my grandfather was born; I did not become interested in modern Scotland until I had lived there. I would suspect that something is true for many people - they are interested in their ancestor's pasts, whether that past be in Kentucky, Massachusetts, Italy or Scotland.
Additionally, almost anything that says "British" in America really means English. I was forever irritated with universities sought British Historians to teach Tudor-Stuart Britain or Britain since 1688 as these time frames are clearly demarcated by English History and most didn't even include Scotland in the course descriptions. Seriously. The only time Scotland appeared in some British history books that I've seen over the years is when they were "pestering" the English. The Original Thirteen Colonies were the always the English Colonies. In US History textbooks the Union of 1707 merits about a sentence. When I was young we were taught that all the people and documents that influenced the American Revolution were English. Although, I am not sure that this is still the case. So, we in America, are not trained to think of Scotland as a modern nation in the same way we are trained to think about England or Germany.
This article was written when I began the third year of my dissertation - nothing but write, write, write and mad dashes across the Central Belt to the National Archives of Scotland. (On the bus because it was cheap!) Then I left Scotland the following year. So, I am not sure what became of the website mentioned in the Economist article or whether Homecoming 2009 was a success. But since they are planning a new one in 2014, it can't have been all that bad. The Scottish Government's Diaspora Engagement Plan from November 2010 is here.
So what do you think? Does the Scottish Diaspora care about Modern Scotland? If you don't care, what might encouraged some concern on your part?
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- M. H. Beals said...
I think the issue of British / Scottish / English is probably a lot more important than many people believe, especially in America where Scotland's precise status is not always understood. To wit, my fourth grade teacher (1993) allowed me to write on Scotland for my country report but my friend could not write on Wales (as it wasn't a 'country'). Likewise, Jon Stewart's constant references to the Prime Minister of England (even after Tony Blair and Gordon Brown corrected him on air) only add to the confusion. It is, after all, where most 18-25 year olds get their world news.
I think, however, the moment that really brought it home for me was last year when a student of mine, born and raised in northern England, asked if she should refer to it as the English Government or the British Government when talking about the American Revolutionary War.
In eighteenth and early nineteenth century Scotland, it was fashionable to subsume an 'English' identity. As this is when the so many Scottish migrants departed for what is now the United States, they were perhaps more successful than they could have hoped.
As a final thought, however, I had a number of friends (and students) attend homecoming 2009, all of whom raved about their experiences.
- August 30, 2011 at 4:10 AM
- BDM said...
I confess I haven't read it, but Ken McGoogan's title says it all for me! How the Scots Invented Canada. ;-)
- Brenda
- September 1, 2011 at 2:27 PM
- Amanda E. Epperson said...
Thanks for the link to the article Brenda. I did read it and must confess I didn't know about either of those books.
- September 2, 2011 at 1:13 PM
- perkinsy said...
I have had your post open on my computer for days while I pondered my response. I fit in the category, 'ancestoral diaspora'. My great grandfather was the first of his family born in Australia - they settled in the Western District of the colony of Victoria in the mid nineteenth century. There was a labour shortage due to the gold rush and we suspect that they were hired from Scotland by a farmer through networks he had with their area in Scotland due to their skill in building dry stone walls.
Our family were very proud of their Scottish heritage. Their farm in Australia was called Cumnoch and we have photos of a family reunion in the 1960s with a piping in of the haggis. The older family members try to visit Scotland at least once in their lifetime. I think mine is the first generation without such a strong Scottish identity. Language is an important indicator of connection. Our family appears to have been Gaelic speaking (as well as English) until around WWI. However my grandmother's generation was the last that seemed to have spoken Gaelic.
Beals has hit the nail on the head. The 'British' (rather than English) identity was important to the Scottish settlers in the nineteenth century and this attitude is certainly evident in our family until probably the 1950s. However their affinity to Britishness did not mean that they subsumed their Scottish identity. They quite happily had two identities as many Australians do today.
The Irish had a deep grievance towards the English and they also suffered as a result of anti-Catholic prejudice in Australia. Disadvantage and injustice unites people. I don't know how the Scottish Catholics fared here - it is the Irish Catholics who get most of the historic attention.
Thankyou for your thought-provoking post!
- September 4, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- Amanda E. Epperson said...
Yvonne & Melodee - thanks for such great comments! However many Scots outside Scotland who adopted an English or British identity, I think there were others who did not. My grandfather, who came to the US in 1924, was proud of being a Scot, not a Brit. My cousins & I have never thought of ourselves as being "British-American." Additionally, the early 19th century community of Scots I studied for my dissertation and few others I have tripped across appear to have thought of themselves as some sort of Scottish group, not British.
- September 4, 2011 at 4:14 PM
- perkinsy said...
I suspect attitudes towards Britishness of the Scots who migrated to the British colonies would have been different to those who migrated to the United States. There was a very strong British sentiment here in Australia until probably the 1960s which would have not been present in the United States. Of course we are talking in broad brush-strokes here - The Scots in Australia would probably have had a variety of attitudes. Having said that my family publicly identified themselves as Scottish, but also British.
- September 4, 2011 at 11:50 PM
- petecorr said...
I was born in Portugal, where we came to live some 400 years ago, from the Rollo clan. Personally I care very much about Scotland and Scottish affairs and people. I even became a member of the Scottish National Party - number 1512633, European branch. I agree with the notion that Scottish Diaspora doesn't take much into consideration our nation, unlike the Irish Diaspora, and I wish things were different.
Let me congratulate you for this blog, keep it going!
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The Dollar Index rose to the highest level in more than nine months as improving U.S. growth spurred speculation policy makers may curb stimulus. Commodities fell, while European stocks advanced and the pound rallied.
The gauge used to track the U.S. currency against six of the country's trade partners climbed 0.3 percent to 83.816 at 6:20 a.m. in New York. The euro weakened 0.3 percent to $1.2882 after data showed the region's economy shrank more than forecast in the first quarter, while the pound strengthened after Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said a recovery is "in sight." The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 0.4 percent, while Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures slid less than 0.1 percent. Silver and gold led the S&P GSCI index of 24commodities 0.5 percent lower.
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"Dollar bulls will be watching for the Empire Manufacturing data and anything that provides a clue as to where the U.S. economy will be going," said Neil Jones, the head of hedge-fund sales at Bank Ltd. in London. "Expectations are firming for U.S. employment to move to the 6.5 percent level and signal the end of QE. Funds are moving away from the euro given further evidence of a major slowdown."
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The dollar advanced against all but three of its 16 major counterparts. It appreciated 0.3 percent against the Swiss franc to the highest since August. U.S. Treasuries rose, pushing the 10-year yield two basis points lower to 1.95 percent.
The pound strengthened against its main counterparts, climbing 0.3 percent versus the euro and 0.2 percent to $1.5238. BOE Governor Mervyn King presented his final forecasts with an improved outlook for U.K. economic growth.
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Training Camp Preview with U-18 MNT Head Coach Javier Perez
The U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team enters its final training camp of the 2012 calendar year from Nov. 17-24 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. On the schedule are two international friendly matches against Canada on Nov. 21 and 23, while head coach Javier Perez has called in a handful of new players in an always ongoing evaluation of the talent pool and an effort to push the team's core group to keep developing and working hard to stay in the team. Perez took time to chat with ussoccer.com about the training camp roster, the state of the team as the year nears its end and why more international teams don't travel to play friendlies in the U.S.
ussoccer.com: It has been two months since your last camp in the Netherlands, but the players have all maintained their fitness in the Development Academy or with their other clubs. What are looking for in this camp?
Javier Perez: "This is an interesting camp because we have the players for a week. We wanted to have the international experience. In the last two camps, we brought the players to Europe because we thought it was an extremely competitive environment, it was good for them to progress. We saw in the last camp that the team beat the Netherlands in the Netherlands and the progression of the team was excellent. We have to remember that we're a CONCACAF team, so we have to have the experience competing against CONCACAF teams. We organized two games with Canada on the 21st and 23rd of November. We only have these two games because we want the players to be really focused on one or two specific games because at the end of the day, that's what happens in a World Cup. In the clubs, it's different because they play several more games and if you lose one it's not that important. With the National Team it's completely different, you play everything [in the mind frame] that it's only one game and we want to start building that mindset in our players."
ussoccer.com: Are there any technical aspects that you saw from the last camp that you'd like to work on during this camp?
JP: "We want to keep capitalizing on goal-scoring opportunities in our style and system of play. We did that very well in our last camp. If we can be consistent doing this, we'll be very competitive. For the defensive side, we want to be more effective on set pieces. We want to increase the concentration of the players during the game and prevent conceding goals on set pieces. We want to implement these two elements under the other technical objectives."
ussoccer.com: You can certainly expect some good competition from Canada?
JP: "I think they are always very competitive. In the U-20s, we played them in Marbella (Spain) and it was a very difficult game, so I don't expect anything easy in the U-18s, either."
ussoccer.com: Why don't we see more international competition coming to play matches in the United States?
JP: "On one hand, the players are based there [in Europe] and it's difficult to release them for a long period of time. It's one of the issues we have, as well, to call players to bring them here for the domestic camps. They have their competitive games close. France can play Spain and it's a one-and-a-half hour flight. The Netherlands can play Germany and they can even drive there. It's so close there; they don't need to go anywhere else. There hasn't been anything prepared in the past [aside from the Nike International Friendlies for the U-17s], but we are working to prepare something for the future to invite teams from Europe and through our connections maybe we can organize something in the future. The main reason is to be pragmatic. For them, it's easy to compete there rather than coming here to the U.S. where they have to have a long flight."
ussoccer.com: There are a couple new names on the roster for this training camp. What can you say about how the roster is structured?
JP: "We are expecting 24 players – 16 are part of the core group and this is a great opportunity for some of the new players based here in the U.S. to come and to prove that they are good enough to be in the National Team. We have several new players. We wanted to bring at least one new player into each one of the different positions – goalkeeper, outside back, center back, center mid, wingers and the strikers.
"At outside back, we called in Christian Sady. He's going to be in the same position as Suliaman Dainkeh. Suliaman did very well in the last camp, so it's going to be challenging for Christian, but we are looking forward to having him in the camp. For the center backs, another Red Bulls player is Matt Miazga. At center mid, we're working with Valeriy Saramountin. He's a No. 6, very strong defensively and plays very well offensively out of the back. Bryan Iloski is a creative attacking midfield player. He's going to be in the same No. 10 position as Piakai Henkel. We also called two wingers in Justin Dhillon of the LA Galaxy and Amando Moreno from the Red Bulls. Both players have been playing extremely well and have been under the radar for a very long time. Right now, because this is a domestic camp, we can bring some more players from the U.S. It's going to be very interesting and challenging."
ussoccer.com: How did these players come to your attention?
JP: "This is something that has been coordinated with the scouting department and Tony Lepore and the Technical Directors. They're all doing a great job recommending new players, following the progression of players. These new players were all recommended by them, so it's always good to know that players are very fit and are in a good moment in their play. Tony and the scouting team recommended them and we want to challenge the rest of the players as well. Everybody that wants to reach the status of a National Team player has to also be working hard to keep that status. It's a great opportunity for the new players to come and prove that they are at the National Team level and for the core group of players to keep progressing. In our scouting calls, we discuss the progression of the core group of players and every time they come from a National Team camp or tournament, the evaluations are very high. We can see the benefits of being in a National Team camp and we want to provide that opportunity to other players."
ussoccer: Now that you're close to the end of the calendar year, can you give us a brief rundown of the U-18 MNT progress in 2012?
JP: "In the first camp we had 36 players in February and it gave us the opportunity to see a lot of different players and styles and to see how they can adjust to our style of play and our system of play. From there, we had the tournament in Lisbon that was our first experience in an international tournament. That was very competitive and the team was very consistent there and strong. The camp in the Netherlands was also a very good camp, we beat the Netherlands, Feyenoord, Borussia Dortmund and we could see a really good progression of the team in that camp. Now this is the last camp of the year and it gives us the opportunity to see a few new players in the U.S. We still called the core group, but at the same time, we can bring a few new players and see how they fit in the style of the National Team. In 2013, we plan to have a few tournaments, most of them in Europe because it's there we can have more competitive games. This group is progressing very well. By the second half of next year they'll be entering the U-20 National Team with Tab Ramos and hopefully we are building a very good group and Tab can lead this team into the new U-20s for the next cycle.
"I feel extremely happy with the group and how they're working. I feel very confident, as well, because when Tab came to the Netherlands he saw the group and was delighted. Different coaches have made comments that this is probably one of the strongest groups we have in the U.S. National Teams. It's always good to hear these positive comments. I'm very proud of the players and the work they've been doing so far."