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Andre Ethier picks a bad time to be insecure: Thinks this could be his last season as a Dodger
The season is still two days away and I already feel comfortable handing out an award. Don't wait for a game to be played. Don't even bother to seal the envelope.
To Andre Ethier: Worst Timing of the Year Award.
The Dodgers had barely gotten off the plane in Los Angeles and Ethier was going off on one of his say what? tangents.
Before the Dodgers' game Monday against the Angels, Ethier was asked an innocuous question about opening the season against the Giants. And he said:
"It might be my last one here with the Dodgers. You never know. A lot of signs are pointing that way, so we'll have to see. Six years for a Dodger is a long time, in the era that we're living in. So I'm going to cherish every moment I can, enjoy the season and try to make it my best one."
A lot of signs are pointing to this being his last year as a Dodger? On what planet? He's signed through this season and under team control the next. He's batting in the coveted third spot in the lineup. Next month, he'll turn 29. He's one of the key guys they're building the team around.
Asked about his comments Tuesday, he did not back off one syllable. Guess the Dodgers' non-tendering Russell Martin rocked Ethier.
"If I don't play well, we've seen them non-tender guys here, and if you play well, I've seen them not offer arbitration because they're afraid guys are setting their salaries too high," Ethier said.
Ethier said he wanted to remain with the Dodgers: "Yeah, as long as the organization is moving in the right direction still, moving in a direction where they're committed to winning and committed to constantly moving forward in an upward direction rather than if things don't go good for a year or two here, rebuild and try to figure things out."
Not that Ethier appears certain of the organization's direction: "I don't know if this is going to be my last or not, but I want to make the most out of it and enjoy it the most I can because I've been here quite a while and you never know if you're coming or going, and I've enjoyed my time in L.A. and that's what I told him."
Dizzy yet? What to make of this? Ethier has always drawn motivation from those he believed doubted him. Now he's like the main man in the lineup and he's trying to motivate himself because the Dodgers haven't extended him like they did Chad Billingsley Tuesday?
General manager Ned Colletti said the Dodgers had approached Ethier's agent in the spring.
"We had a couple of discussions, but nothing that gained much ground," Colletti said.
Colletti was unaware of Ethier's comments until they were read to him by a reporter before Tuesday's game. Safe to say, Colletti did not look happy. Then he issued a terse no comment.
What GM would be happy to hear this crazy stuff on the eve of the opener? After what had been considered a positive and focused camp?
If Ethier felt this way, better to relay it through his agent or privately rather than rock the organization publicly. And how's that Andre Ethier, team leader, going?
Ethier said he didn't think his comments should be unsettling to the team or organization.
"I don't know why that would be unsettling.... It ain't up to me buddy," he said. "That ain't my decision. My job is to go out there and play the best I can and if I don't play well? You see they non-tendered Russ Martin. And if I do play well, then that's another big decision. Do they want to keep me for one year and have me walk at the end of the year? There's a lot of different scenarios"
Right, only not a single one that needs to be addressed a couple of days before the season.
-- Steve Dilbeck


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Carroll Pursell
From Playgrounds to PlayStation
The Interaction of Technology and Play
Johns Hopkins University Press 2015
New Books in Children's LiteratureNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Popular CultureNew Books in Science & TechnologyNew Books in SportsNew Books in TechnologyNew Books Network December 29, 2016 Susan Raab
Carroll Pursell's From Playgrounds to PlayStation: The Interaction of Technology and Play (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015) explores how play reflects and drives the evolution of American culture. Pursell engagingly examines the ways in which technology affects play and play shapes people. The objects that children (and adults) play with and play on, along with their games and the hobbies they pursue, can reinforce but also challenge gender roles and cultural norms. Inventors who often talk about "playing" at their work, as if motivated by the pure fun of invention have used new materials and technologies to reshape sports and gameplay, sometimes even crafting new, extreme forms of recreation, but always responding to popular demand. Drawing from a range of sources, including scholarly monographs, patent records, newspapers, and popular and technical journals, the book covers numerous modes and sites of play.
Susan Raab is president of Raab Associates, an internationally recognized agency that specializes in marketing literature, products and initiatives that help improve the lives of young people. Clients have included National Geographic, Scholastic, the International Board on Books for Young People, and bestselling authors and illustrators. Susan is marketing advisor for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She's also a journalist reporting on publishing, education and human rights. Her work as a broadcast correspondent has been hosted by the University of Connecticut, and by the University of Florida's Recess Radio, a program syndicated to 500 public radio stations. Her many interviews, including with Art Spiegelman, Jon Scieszka, Norton Juster, Laurie Halse Anderson and many others talking about art and literature can be heard here. Follow Susan at: https://twitter.com/sraab18
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A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
When I woke up this morning, one of the first thoughts to enter my mind was that I needed to come up with something specific to lift up to the Lord in prayer. More often than not, we have a tendency to offer blanket prayers.
The content of a blanket prayer goes something like this: "Lord, take care of my neighbors. Help them according to their needs and protect them." There is absolutely nothing wrong with that kind of prayer. But I do believe we should try to be specific in our requests whenever possible — and we should never shy away from going big.
Your big specific prayer should be asked according to God's will and directed by the Holy Spirit. And it should be for something that transcends human effort and can only be accomplished by divine enablement and provision.
When you pray big and with specificity, you demonstrate your confidence in God's promise to do more than you can think or ask.
By the way, I'm not suggesting that you ask God to make you rich or help you win the lottery. Make it a genuine need, the fulfillment of a worthy dream, something that helps others, or advances the gospel. It should glorify and honor God.
So, why am I telling you this on Mother's Day, and what does praying big and specific have to do with today's focus text?
A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Proverbs 31:10
My wife was the answer to one of those big specific prayers. She is that one of noble character worth far more than rubies.
I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I never dated in high school. No, not once. So, emboldened by a previous answer to a specific and big prayer, I began to pray for a wife.
Often times, those prayers were fervent, driven by loneliness. They continued through four years in the Navy. And then, on my first day home after my discharge, I met her in church.
Guess who else had been praying a big specific prayer? Janet grew up hundreds of miles away and had moved to my hometown a few days before I came home.
And there she was, on a sunny day in September, 1970. The girl who would be my wife of noble character, worth far more than rubies.
Since then I've prayed more big specific prayers and God has answered in big ways. So this morning, it's time to go big again.
How about you? Is there a need or unfulfilled passion or burden on your heart that is beyond your ability to attain? There is nothing God can't do.
Can you imagine what could be accomplished for Christ if all of us decided to go big with our prayers? If there was ever a time in our world when Christians needed to go big, this is it. What will you trust Him for today?
For more on this topic, check out this article: A Roadblock Called Unforgiveness
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Jeanette Cheah is the co-founder of the Hacker Exchange; an education service that connects university students and the next generation of Aussie entrepreneurs
"What we do is bring tours of students who are entrepreneurial, who have business ideas, from mixed backgrounds, (for example, from IT, to computer science to design and business) and we take them on a two week intense incubators to Silicon valley and we tour around San Francisco," Jeanette told She Hacks News.
"We want to really empower the next generation and create meaningful connections that can only be created when you meet people in person."
"We want to really empower the next generation and create meaningful connections that can only be created when you meet people in person. We want to help this generation of Aussie founders understand some of the magic that happens in a place like Silicon Valley where people are opening up their networks and where there's a huge concentration of ideas and real hustle."
Most of the students involved are aged between 19 and 37; but there have also been older people who have been doing MBAs who might be frustrated with their situation being middle management and wanting to understand how they can increase their skillset.
Jeanette's best advice for women in start-ups is to get something out as fast as possible, so you can test the market.
"A lot of people waste time thinking about things or talking about it with friends, but not actually putting something in front of a real customer to test it. One thing that holds back founders is they think that because they can't code, they can't create something and that holds them back."
"You don't have to do something fancy. You can do a paper prototype, you can do a landing page, a google form or type form like a survey, just to get something in front of real customers. The faster you know these things the faster you can move forward. Then you know it's worthwhile and you can find a tech co-founder or pay someone to help with your website."
Jeanette believes one of the biggest issues facing women in tech is the issue of leadership.
"It's very interesting because I think there's a concept, particularly with people who consider themselves allies, such as men in the workplace. Yes, they'll say we need more women in leadership and more women executives, but when you start to see the impact at an individual level where a male ally might not get involved, it becomes a very sensitive line for people who are not in minority positions. We need to take them from feeling 'I might need to lean out a little bit' to actually doing so."
When it comes to the glass ceiling for women, Jeanette has an interesting theory.
"I think it's a combination of the glass ceiling and the glass cliff. Women tend to get pitched for roles in companies that might not be going well. We've seen that with Yahoo, and we know that Uber is currently looking for a female CEP and not having much luck. But, I think, don't just give women a senior role because the company is in trouble and you need her to fix it."
"The ceiling is in two ways; one is systematic and it's about being not looking the way others look. And also we've got to look to Google to look at some of the attitudes that exist in our colleagues and peers. That's disheartening for women in tech but there certainly are examples of women being excellent tech leaders and the more we see them the more inspiration there is for younger women coming through."


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 69 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
We started a new blog to cover crowdsourcing and can't think of a better way to get our logo than to have it designed here! Looking to see the talent here shine...
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This piece from the Society6 shop WEAREYAWN is this week's thing I wish I'd designed. A big reason I picked it is because Friday afternoon I'm leaving for a quick camping trip to Canyonlands. There aren't a ton of trees or mountains down there, but the spirit is there. (EDIT: The reason I never posted this was because I was too busy getting all my belongings together for said trip and it was absolutely lovely and mind-blowing.)
Design doesn't need to be bright and ostentatious and maybe a little in your face to be good. That's the beauty of neutrals. It lets the design speak for itself. It lets you take in the design as a whole as there is not one particular color drawing your attention to a specific aspect. Sometimes that's what should happen and one color should draw people in. But other times it's nice to have something understated, at least when it comes to color choice. And with a piece that this that is nature-centric, the neutrals remind me of, well, nature. And that feels like I'm getting a hug.


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Despite losing many of its core team to the development of Squad, work continues on famous Battlefield 2 mod Project Reality, whose new update lets users fight out the Falklands War.
The 1982 conflict, which saw Britain flex a little post-imperial muscle in the South Atlantic, is weirdly underrepresented in video games, despite it being the perfect setting for a game like this, with its naval combat, landing operations and air missions.
v1.4of Project Reality introduces a bunch of jets, armoured vehicles, weapons and maps from the Falklands, with players able to choose either the British or Argentine factions.
It's out now, and you can download it here.


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Visit to Amanora Park Town to know more about Amanora Future Towers - India's Iconic Vertical City!
|Bryan Adams in Pune by Amanora Park Town
It was Sunday afternoon. I was waiting for more than an hour in an exclusive site office for Amanora Future Towers in Amanora Park Town, on Hadapsar Kharadi Bypass, near Mundhwa Flyover, at Hadapsar, Pune 411 028.
I had read the colorful 56 page booklet explaining the concept of Amanora Future Towers. I had seen the 3D animation film on Amanora Future Towers. I had almost understood - what is Amanora Future Towers, I thought. But, i hadn't understood - out of those 5 guys on that big display board on the lawn - who is Bryan Adams?
About the Trees and Fruits!
I looked around. Silence was pin-drop. Everyone was seriously browsing the same booklet on Amanora Future Towers. Except, the half asleep baby in the lap of another half asleep 9 year old maid. As if, we were all waiting in the Doctor's Office.
"What are they doing inside?," pointing at the people sitting around many tables behind the glass wall, i asked the receptionist.
"They are booking flats!," said the receptionist.
"Flats? Like 1 BHK Flat...2 BHK Flat...3 BHK Flat.... Where are the flats?," i asked.
"Where means? In Future Towers!," she said and took the booklet from me, opened it, putting her finger on a page, she added, "Look here, there are more than 35 different types of apartments in Future Towers! Look at these pictures of the apartment..."
"Yes! You have a Flat! A flat with a big window!! Then why in this book and in that film you talk so much about trees - when you are actually selling fruits?" i asked her.
"That i don't know. When you go in - you ask them," she said.
"But, i am sure, you know who is the Bryan Adams out of those 5 on that hoarding on the lawn. Can you show me?," i asked.
Back to the Future:
While i was with the receptionist, a couple with two kids came out of the theater. Kids straight went out of the glass entrance door of the office, stopped, turned and slowly walked towards the glass door which opened automatically when the kids were at a certain distance.
Again the kids went out, this time a little further, walked a little faster, and came in through the automatic door.
Excited with the performance of the door, kids went much further - nearly 20 feet - stood on the lawns and ran in through the automatic glass doors. "Good sensors!," they clapped each other and again ran outside. This time, their father also followed them!
Expecting to see three of them running through the door, i took a good position. But, i think, the father must have persuaded the kids to stop playing with the automatic glass doors. Mother came to me and asked, "Are you investing?"
"May be! If i understood exactly how it is!! I am not as future ready citizen as your kids. Looks like they enjoy the new technology!," I said.
"Yes! More than their father!!" the mother said.
"What about you? You look quite future ready to me! In fact all of you look like from the future - who are too eager to go back to the future!," looking at her in jeans and top, i said.
"Thanks! We are just back from US!!," the mother said.
"Thought so. Good! Means, you must be knowing - who is Bryan Adams out of those five?," pointing to the poster i asked.
Future is in the Past:
"Future is nothing but past," keeping aside the booklet of Amanora Future Towers, the gentleman in white said. Like me he was the only 'lonely one' waiting at the site office.
"You look like a doctor but sound like a philosopher! What is this about "past and future"?," i asked.
"I am here to book a 2 BHK or 2.5 BHK Flat in these Amanora Future Towers for my son. He is doing his post graduation in Medicine. After the post graduation, he may go to UK and specialize in blood related diseases. Five years from now, he will come back and settle down in Pune. Not like me. In Mumbai. But, in reality, he will start his life - exactly like me - in a "Chawl". In a "modern Chawl!" Where each "Kholi" will have it's own toilet!! Future is nothing but revised past!," the Doctor said.
"Are you upset with your son's decision? Calling Amanora Future Towers - 'Modern Chawl' is nothing but bitter sarcasm!," I said.
"Not at all! It's Criticism! You people read and believe in what is written on the package of a health drink. I read the formula!," the Doctor said and asked,"Are you from Pune? Born is some Wada in Shaniwar Peth? If you had been born and brought up in a Chawl in Parel - you would have understood what i mean by 'Chawl'!"
"Yes! You are right. I am born and brought up in a Wada in Shaniwar Peth in Pune! How are Amanora Future Towers 'Modern Chawl'?," i asked.
"Amanora Future Towers is a mass housing project of 3,000 to 3,500 homes - in 18 to 29 story buildings - on a long and narrow strip of a plot. Logically, a long building in hexagon shape is more cost effective to construct and can accommodate more number of flats than a square or a pentagon shape building. What was "Chawl"? Cost effective mass housing with shared facilities! Here in Future Towers, except toilets, everything is common in 3500 homes! Because of this type of high rise - long building - mass housing model, you can construct flats in many sizes - even in small sizes - in big numbers. By adding little sophisticated design elements and glamor you can sell these 1 BHK - 1.5 BHK Flats for 32 - 39 lakhs or 2 BHK - 2.5 BHK Flats for 40 to 65 lakhs!" pointing at the pages in the booklet, Doctor said and asked, "Generally what is the price of a 1 BHK & 2 BHK Flat in this type of a mass housing township in Pune?"
"At Nanded City Pune you can get a 1 BHK Flat for approx 25 lakhs. In Megapolis Smart Homes 2 in Hinjewadi you can get a 2 BHK - 2.5 BHK Flat in 32 to 42 lakhs!," i said.
"Really? It only means to me that these builders don't know that future is nothing but past. They haven't recycled old successful - iconic - mass housing model - Chaw!," the Doctor said.
"Doctor, you are spot on! Impressed. Completely. Only you can tell me, for sure, out of those five - who is Bryan Adams?," I asked.
About Amanora Future Towers:
|Amanora Future Towers Brief (Click the Image to Enlarge)
|Amanora Future Towers - long & tall building - housing 3,500 flats - on a narrow & long strip of a plot
|Hexagon is better than Square or Pentagon - Amanora Future Towers
|Location of Amanora Future Towers in Amanora Park Town (Click the Image to Enlarge)
|Layout Plan of 3 Phases of Amanora Future Towers - Phase 1 is open for booking.
|Layout Plan of the 1st phase of Amanora Future Towers
|Amanora Future Towers 1 st Phase Elevation
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Have you ever stopped to consider what makes the under thirty group in your church the way that they are? This is not an effort to blame any given institution yet the elementary school structure changed how teachers taught and rewarded for accomplishment. Teachers praised students not just when a task was completed, but along the way to the eventual goal. They stopped to celebrate along the way to success, creating motivation through little rewards rather than a big reward at the end. The teachers also promoted self-esteem by making sure every child knew he or she was cared for regardless of accomplishments. The recurring message delivered through this approach goes like this: "We love you; we know you can do it; and here is a little prize at the halfway mark to prove that to you." More than just the educational process molds the under-30 group; they also grew up in the most prosperous and comfortable society the world has ever known. We gave them a lot and told them they could have anything they wanted in life. Now, the under-30's are here to collect! They now want what they want when they want it and this affects the local church and we must be willing to work in this philosophical view. They won. The bottom line: We did this through our willingness to embrace everyone and to advance everyone together!
The majority of people within this age specific workforce are very capable and committed to each other. No generation has ever had the loyalty to each other that this group possesses. They work well in teams and achieve remarkable results in record time if managed effectively. It's true that they want to do this wearing flip-flops, but the results we have seen from the well-managed are impressive.
Each generation, it seems, is uniquely suited for the evolving world it will inherit. If you watch the news, you hear the latest reports on almost any and every subject and it is this generation of the under-30 group which can make the most of a world like that. If it is a celebrity melt down, a plane crash or a death toll from a war the under-30s have no problem with it. They are over informed and underdressed and totally acclimated towards navigating the busy future with ease. The church today would do well to come to grips with the values and lifestyles of this generational group. Many will be leading in your church and if you are an older individual you must learn to embrace these volunteers because you need their vision, energy, and willingness to volunteer and set to the work of the ministry. In their terms and not yours. It is no longer your fathers Oldsmobile is it?
Have you ever stopped to consider what makes the over forty group in your church the way that they are? The over-40s group appears to be kind of stressed out in many ways! The over-40 group was raised to believe that working hard is proof of commitment. This is the group, which gave us workaholics wanting to advance in life and achieve what their fathers had. The over-40s group valued being needed and wanted to display how vital they were to an organization. Their lives were out of balance because they lived to work while younger generations work to live. The over-40s group also believes that working late proves that you are working hard. They think that leaving before 5 p.m. means you are not management material, while the under-30s group believes that working until 8 p.m. every night just means you lack time management and life balance. The under-30group grew up in families where Mom or Dad (or both) always worked late and they want something different. Men of the over-40s group believe they are what they do for a living. They work almost all of the time and when they are not officially working they are thinking about work. Relationships are pushed down in the priority pole for males of this group because they live to work. This is a hard group to get involved in church because they are so busy doing work stuff they do not have sufficient time for the Lord's stuff.
Wishing people were like you is not a strategy. You have to motivate the under-30s group the way they grew up being motivated. They need to be praised along the way to the goal. For churches utilizing a largely under-30 work pool learn to celebrate the small victories on the road to success and quit telling these volunteers about long term plans for the church and for the ministries of the church. These individuals plan in five years is to have a new plan. This plan most likely will not involve you and the church unless a significant spiritual journey has been developed in their lives, which will untie them to the great causes of Christ Jesus. No offense, but your desire as a church to do something much later (2-3 years), over something sooner (next month), does not work for the under thirty group. You need to involve them by giving them short, tight deadlines and make sure your desired goals are not hindered by your church's outdated technology tools. If their notebook at home is twice as fast as the one at church and you demand all work to be done on your tried and true "Tandy" they will believe you have given them a worthless job to accomplish and resent your giving them the task. The under-30s group wants to do it right and with excellence in the first few days not after 300 revisions. Be sure you have procedure that will allow that to happen. The under-30s group would ask you a question this way: "How can we get the over-40s to see we can do the job much more effectively if you would let us do it a little bit our way?"
· Let them know you understand their old way first. You must honor the past in order to move into the future.
· If you have an innovative new technique and you fail their little quiz on the old method then you are toast. Older church volunteers are often offended by the younger generations unwillingness to listen to what has worked previously.
· Seek the counsel of the older volunteers if for nothing more than being polite.
· What the over-40 group really wants from you is appreciation and admiration for their individual ministry journey in the past.
First we need to get over ourselves! It is not about us; it is all about the Lord and His work. People who grow up at different generational points have a unique experience and outlook toward life. Though these differences seem a bit greater than some in the past, they are in effect natural. We have already established in the past 30 years that dealing with diversity and understanding each other's generational or cultural differences is critical to communication and success. So, letting people be who they are and dealing with it is not new. It has always been easy to say, "We were all young once," but the real truth is that we were not all young under the same circumstances and at the same time. One day the under-30 group will grow up and will face a new gathering of young people. They will be saying things, which will confuse us and cause us to wonder about their future. Much like we are doing today with those generations which follow us no matter in what generation we live.
Let's think about that and begin doing something about it! If you would like to have conversations related to this blog post, why not drop me a line so we can begin your journey and conversation.
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Major game streaming company closes down after nearly 12 years.
Posted By Ravi Sinha | On 03rd, Apr. 2015 Under News
One of the oldest innovators of online game streaming OnLive will be shutting down later this month and selling its assets to Sony, which already owns Gaikai (which later formed the foundation for PlayStation Now.
The company stated that, "Following the termination of the company's services and related products, OnLive will engage in an orderly wind-down of the company and cease operations." OnLive will remain active till April 30th and those who happened to subscribe after March 28th will given refunds. Head to the official FAQ here for more details.
Sony is turning into quite the game-streaming powerhouse, given that Gaikai was OnLive's major competition. The assets and IP acquired by Sony include "substantial innovations in cloud gaming". Till will tell how this goes into improving PlayStation Now.
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Scientology Church Hosts Forum to Honor Sacramento Humanitarians
At August 19 World Humanitarian Day open house and forum in Sacramento, California, a diverse cross-section of the city's cultural landscape gathered to honor those whose are focused on helping others.
The World Humanitarian Day open house and forum at the Church of Scientology of Sacramento honored "those who face danger and adversity in order to help others."
The master of ceremonies and host was Church Public Relations Officer Linda Smith. She began with an overview of the Church's Volunteer Ministers program, created in the mid-1970s by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard with the mandate to help "on a volunteer basis by restoring purpose, truth and spiritual values to the lives of others." Mr. Hubbard described the Volunteer Minister as a person who "does not shut his eyes to the pain, evil and injustice of existence."
She presented an overview of the program including the work Volunteer Ministers do in their own communities and in responding to natural and man-made disasters in distant lands such as this year's Volunteer Ministers Nepal Disaster Response after that country suffered devastating earthquakes and aftershocks in April and May.
Smith then introduced Rev. Alice Baber Banks of the Christian Fellowship Ministry, founding member of the Birthing Project and recipient of the Harriet Tubman Award, the NAACP Achievement Award and the Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento Power of One Award; and Dr. Florin Ciuriuc, Director of Public and Diplomatic Affairs for the nonprofit Ukraine Relief and Executive Director of the Slavic Community Center of Sacramento—both groups dedicated to humanitarian programs that help others at home and abroad.
Rev. Baber Banks spoke of the local meals on wheels program as an example of caring for the underserved of Sacramento, and of the vital importance of the community stepping up to care for such needs.
Dr. Ciuriucis spoke of his time in Communist Russia: a political prisoner at the time, after he heard President Ronald Reagan's speech at the Berlin Wall urging then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall," Dr. Ciuriucis escaped and fled to the United States. He spoke of his own experience providing humanitarian relief and of his appreciation of the U.S. and the aid it provides around the world.
Commemorating the UN day created in 2008, the World Humanitarian Day forum and open house was part of an ongoing program to provide a voice to Sacramentans who make a positive impact on the community and the world. It was one of a series of open house programs designed to bring the community together in the name of help.
The Church of Scientology of Sacramento is an Ideal Scientology Organization. Its facilities are configured to service Scientologists in their ascent to spiritual freedom and serve as a home for the entire community—a meeting ground of cooperative effort to uplift citizens of all denominations.
The Scientology religion was founded by author and philosopher L. Ron Hubbard. The first Church of Scientology was formed in Los Angeles in 1954 and the religion has expanded to more than 11,000 Churches, Missions and affiliated groups, with millions of members in 167 countries.
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It's that time of year when the networks are each bringing down the ax on several of their series.
To make room for new shows, executives have been crunching the ratings numbers, reviewing pilots for new series, and making easy and difficult decisions about which shows have to go.
The easy cancellation decisions this year included Katherine Heigl's low-rated legal drama, "Doubt," by CBS. Then there was NBC and DC's critically panned and low-rated comedy experiment, "Powerless."
Among the tougher cuts this year was Fox's decision to cancel the low-rated but critically acclaimed "Pitch," the story of a young woman who breaks into Major League Baseball as a pitcher. In the same vein, Amazon canceled its show "Good Girls Revolt," about the women who paved the way for today's female journalists. HBO also couldn't hang on to "The Leftovers," which was beloved by critics and fans but couldn't pull in the necessary ratings.
And then you have the shows that had run their natural course, such as "Orphan Black," "Girls," "The Vampire Diaries," "Bloodline," and "Masters of Sex."
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LGBT people need militancy, not false 'allies' like David Cameron
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David Cameron has won an award for being this year's best "ally" of the LGBT rights movement from website PinkNews.
Let that sink in. David Cameron. Ally.
Cameron spearheaded massive attacks on huge sections of the population, including disabled people, migrants, students and working class people. It may shock PinkNews to learn the LGBT community is part of all these groups.
Cameron, noted 'ally', presided over devastating cuts to jobs and benefits that leave people not knowing if they'll be able to afford food. But none of those million-plus people using food banks now could be LGBT; Cameron's our ally!
Specialist services, including specialist housing and HIV/Aids services are disappearing across the country. The biggest push on 'academy' schools so far gives free rein to heads to bring back Thatcher's 'Section 28' anti-LGBT education rules by the back door.
Cameron, with Theresa May, has deported countless LGBT asylum seekers - because they do not read LGBT media, have had children, or just are able to pretend to be straight.
And during our 'ally's' time as prime minister, hate crimes against LGBT people increased year on year, more than doubling between 2015 and 2016. Cameron's such an ally that more than half of those victims don't feel respected or satisfied by the police response.
Some, like PinkNews, argue Cameron can't be held responsible for this increase. But Cameron has done nothing to challenge oppression of LGBT people, even at the time of his lauded equal marriage vote, within his own party - let alone in society at large.
David Cameron might not be beating up LGBT people himself. But too often I've been worried to hold a boyfriend's hand in public, be 'out' at work, or even wear clothes that might be 'too gay' for fear of verbal abuse at best. I've been beaten up at school for being pegged as gay, and have been at actual risk of physical assault for my sexuality today.
I know this isn't because some people just decide to attack LGBT people out of nowhere. It's because of the real divisions in society, which Cameron and his ilk maintain from the top.
Cameron has also expressed his 'ally' credentials by voting against same-sex adoption, against repealing Section 28, and against lesbian couples accessing 'IVF' pregnancy assistance. He even appointed MPs who had voted against pro-LGBT legislation as equality ministers - Theresa May, Maria Miller and Nicky Morgan. Their awards are probably next year.
An 'ally'. Because during his time as prime minister, marriage equality became a thing. Never mind the real impact of his party. David Cameron and the Tories gain false credibility from PinkNews's award while LGBT people suffer their actual policies.
The LGBT community doesn't need 'ally' awards, it needs to rebuild a militant LGBT movement, with trade unions and other campaigning groups. We need a mass workers' party, to build real political representation, to fight against cuts and capitalism, for equality and genuine liberation for all.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Urban Meyer is coming back to coaching and joining beleaguered Ohio State, ESPN reported Monday.
The sports network did not cite a source for its report, but Meyer worked for ESPN the past year. There are unconfirmed reports he has agreed to a multiyear contract that will pay him almost $6 million a year.
Meyer won two national championships in six years as the coach at Florida. He left the Gators a year ago, citing health concerns and a desire to spend more time with his family. Now, the 47-year-old Ohioan will be returning to his roots by becoming coach of a Buckeyes team facing NCAA problems.
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith did not immediately respond to a request for comment. No announcement has been set by Ohio State, although there were reports a team meeting set for Sunday night has been moved to Monday afternoon.
Meyer takes over a program that has been hit by several suspensions and the forced resignation of coach Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes completed a 6-6 season under interim Luke Fickell with a 40-34 loss to rival Michigan on Saturday.
In 10 seasons as a head coach — two at Bowling Green, two at Utah and six at Florida — Meyer has a 104-23 record, winning three national coach of the year awards. His teams are 7-1 in bowl games, including the Gators' 41-14 victory over unbeaten and top-ranked Ohio State in the 2007 Bowl Championship Series title game. They are also 4-0 in BCS bowl games.
Meyer had persistently denied all the talk surrounding him and Ohio State. Soon after Tressel was pressured to resign, Meyer said he wasn't interested in leaving ESPN, where he was a college football analyst.
"I am committed to ESPN and will not pursue any coaching opportunities this fall," he said in a statement released the day after Tressel lost his job. Just last week he said no job had been offered to him nor was he pursuing one.
His comments came amid weeks of speculation he was Ohio State's first choice to take over a program that has a glittering past but has faltered over a troublesome last 12 months.
He inherits a program still facing NCAA sanctions. But he also inherits a young team led by a freshman quarterback, Braxton Miller, who would seem to be a perfect fit for his spread offense.
A native of Ashtabula, Ohio, Meyer becomes the 24th head coach at Ohio State. He succeeds Fickell, who took over last spring when Tressel's 10-year reign came crashing down. Tressel was forced out for knowing but not telling his superiors that Buckeyes players had most likely broken NCAA rules by taking cash and free or discounted tattoos from the subject of a federal drug-trafficking investigation.
Tressel was forced to resign on May 30. Missing several top players because of NCAA suspensions stemming from the tattoo mess, the Buckeyes were hit with more suspensions when three players accepted $200 in cash for attending a charity event and others were forced to sit out or had their existing suspensions extended for being overpaid for summer jobs.
Ohio State's .500 record marked the most losses at Ohio State since John Cooper's 1999 team also went 6-6 overall and 3-5 in the Big Ten.
The Buckeyes had already lost their string of six Big Ten titles when the school was forced to vacate the 2010 season for the NCAA violations. The school has also self-imposed two years of NCAA probation, offered to return $339,000 in bowl revenue from 2010 and to give up five scholarships over the next three seasons.
Ohio State is awaiting final word from the NCAA's committee on infractions. The committee tagged Ohio State with a "failure to monitor" label — second only to a lack of institutional control on the list of most egregious charges against a university. The school could still be hit with a bowl ban, a loss of more scholarships, or other penalties.
At the time of his retirement — after being taken to a hospital, dehydrated and complaining of chest pains — Meyer said, "After spending more than two decades motivating and celebrating the young men I've been so proud to coach, I relish the opportunity to cheer for my three terrific kids as they compete in their own respective sports. I know how fortunate I am to be in a position to make this choice."
He and his family — wife Shelley, college-age daughters Nicki and Gigi and younger son Nate — celebrated Thanksgiving at their Florida home.


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How to ruin your engagement pictures before you take them:
1. Experiment with facial waxing on the day-of the photographs, then insist to experiment on your partner.
2. Try your hardest to pick the best day for the best weather–one in which turns out to be 95 degrees. Then wear all black.
3. Buy a dress at least one dress size smaller than you really are. Give yourself about a month to 'fit' into it. Recognize about halfway through that it isn't a weight loss issue, it's a rib cage issue. Adam & Eve, round two anyone?
4. Try to bleach your teeth with Crest Whitestripes in the two week leading up to the photographs so you drool because of your tooth sensitivity. Also, make sure it's so poignant it affects your sleep because you can't even have the fan blowing on them.
5. When it's high allergy season, definitely schedule your shoot amongst the weeds and pollen. And be sure to wear extra lotion so the bugs will find you out. Teach your partner the word 'chigger' in the process.
6. Wear neon lip color that suddenly becomes a problem when it won't come off your partners lips. Realize that you should have bought Chanel brand.
7. Make sure you take shots where your mother will ask if it's really you…because apparently you don't look like that everyday.
Despite the odds, Miss Dixie did a fabulous job and I just had to share the (journey & experience) of what we were up against 🙂


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During the rein of King Alfonzo IV the city allowed the coexistence of all three religions: Arab, Jewish and Christian. There are examples of all of them through the city.
The Cathedral of Toledo. We only had a few hours in the city so we didn't go inside.
Cristo de la Luz Mosque
The Mosque of the Christ of the Light is a very old and curious building. It was built in 980 by a Moorish architect then later in the 12th century it was remodelled to become a Christian church.
It's fascinating to see both religions represented inside the building.
It's fascinating to see both religions represented inside the building.
The view from its walls also worth the entry fee.
The Puerta del Sol is a gate of Muslim origin. It got its name from its central decoration.
Did you know that the book that sold the most copies ever in Spain is a book by Cervantes? His main character, Don Quijote de la Mancha, comes from this region, as his name states (together with the famous Manchego cheese). We found his statue on the street.
It was too soon that we said good bye to Toledo. I would definitely recommend visiting it for a whole day, a few hours are just not enough to see half of what it has to offer.
I'm ending my blog with a few street photos.
I'm ending my blog with a few street photos.


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The first wedding I ever went to started out with a bang. Well, a bang of mental sorts if you will. I was traveling with two co-workers of mine to a co-workers wedding somewhere on a ranch in Carlsbad California. Please pardon my lack of memory for the exact location, because at the start of the car ride down to the wedding, I decided it would be a good idea to take a couple hits off of my friend's joint and then settle in for the hour and a half ride. What I didn't plan for, of course, was the panic attack that ensued as soon as my car started heading south on the I-5 freeway. To this day, I don't know why it happened, but I didn't say anything to my friends in the car, I just sucked it up and drove through the shuttering sounds of tractor trailers and commuters whizzing by my Honda Accord, while I tried to sing along to the Killers in an attempt to confuse the part of my brain that was telling me to pull over immediately and take a few deep breaths. Somehow, I got through it unscathed, and eighty five minutes later we arrived at our hotel, safe and sound. If the journey down was any kind of a window into what the next few hours would bring, I knew I was in for a bumpy ride.
Christine and Joey got married on June 9th, 2007. It was a beautiful outdoor ceremony, followed by a reception in a lavishly decorated backyard of this southern California ranch. I remember Christine walking down the make-shift aisle to the song "You're So Cool" by Hans Zimmer, which you would instantly know if you've ever seen the beginning or end of the movie "True Romance." I remember blurting out how I knew what movie this song was from, maybe a little too loud, and I remember their loving vows, the perfect weather, the bowls of pistachios on every table, and of course, the open bar. What I have come to realize at each wedding I go to is that there are usually two options when it comes to alcoholic beverage choices. When planning both events, the "marrys" have to decide whether to choose between beer and wine, OR the open liquor bar at the reception and rehearsal dinner (if you are lucky enough to be invited to the latter) Being that there WAS no rehearsal dinner, or at least none that I was invited to, Christine and Joey opted for us to get liquored up with an open full bar at the reception of what appeared to be about 150-175 people. A wise choice if ever there was one. You want to get your guests loaded the night OF the wedding, not the night BEFORE the wedding, right? Right.
After dinner, I had found myself spending the next hour a little inebriated on the dance floor, shaking and shimmying all while eyeing this one intriguing brunette girl in a green dress. I didn't know her name, but I knew I NEEDED to know her name. When I saw her for the first time, it was kind of like those "love at first sight" scenes you see in the movies. I went deaf, the action of people dancing and singing was suddenly projected in slow motion around me, and the camera panned up towards her as she looked back at me with a subtle smile and a look on her face that I found openly endearing. I danced my way over to her and without saying a thing, I spent the next fifteen minutes in my head reveling at how bright and full of life her eyes were, and how great she smelled. Was this what I thought it was, and if so, what happens next? There I was, dressed in black pinstriped pants and a pastel blue and pink button down shirt that my ex girlfriend from 2004 had bought me. I kind of looked like an human Easter egg, and I was still kind of reeling from an excessive mentally taxing relationship that had ended over a year ago, but had still left its proverbial scars on my body. I wasn't really sure of myself, and it kind of sucked to be me at this time in my life so I did what anyone who has low self esteem and had just had a panic attack does at a wedding, I drank a lot. I figured I would need this liquid courage if I was going to make my way over to talk to this girl in the green dress, that is until the deejay played some lame ass song that no one really seemed to like and we all wondered aimlessly off the dance floor and back to the bar.
This was a co-workers wedding, and one of the first ones I had ever attended. I didn't really know how to act because I knew I had to eventually work with these people again. I didn't want to make a fool of myself in front of the people I'm going to have to see face to face again on Monday, but at this point, who the fuck really cared? So I took a few moments to discuss what I was feeling with my friend Craig and stepped out of sight to finish that panic attack joint in my pocket from earlier. I told him about what had happened and he convinced me to relax and have fun and of course, have a other drink which is exactly what we did next.
So there I was on my fifth or sixth cocktail of the night, sitting on the stones which bordered the sidelines of the dance floor, talking with another friend from work. My dinner was settling in, and excuse me for not knowing specifically what we ate because the truth of the matter is, I just don't remember. I'm sure it was steak, and I'm sure it was really good, but somehow all I can remember was being punch drunk and engaged in watching that beautiful exotic girl in the green dress strut her stuff to the sounds of 80's and 90's pop music while my friend, Shaw nudged me in my elbow and in so many words, calls me a pussy and tells me to go get her.
"She just danced her way over her and flashed you her ass." He said.
"You think that was on purpose?" I ask in a tone of naivety.
"Of course it was, idiot." He said with dry sarcasm.
"She DID do that, didn't she?" I stated.
"Yeah man. What are you waiting for?" He replied.
And with that, I put my drink down, and danced my way over to her again, to start a non verbal conversation with my hips. She immediately engaged me with a smile and before I knew it, we were cutting a rug where there was no rug to be cut. I kind of got lost in the moment for a bit. If you give me a few drinks at a wedding, and give me some music with a good beat, I can fucking dance. I don't even need a partner, although at this point in the night, I was more than happy to have one. And she was a good dancer, and she was pretty, and she had this life to her that I hadn't seen in the eyes of anyone else in a long time. I found out her name was Tasha which to me was such a glamorous name to even have in the first place. She fascinated me immediately, and at the same time in the middle of everything that was happening, I could feel these eyes on us from off the dance floor. I didn't really pay attention to what was happening on the sidelines, but I knew people were looking at us as if somehow WE were the center of attention. I liked that about her and I, and I immediately gravitated more towards her as the sun was setting.
Next up, was the obligatory tossing of the bouquet and garter part of the wedding. All the single ladies crowded around the dance floor, and then Christine turned around and tossed the handful of flowers into the air towards a group of beautifully done up and very "motivated" women. I watched as the bouquet bounced around a few hands before landing in the palm of one girl, who I think dropped it, for it only to be instantaneously snatched up by another girl who screamed and jumped up in the air with excitement and as if she had just won the lottery. Off to the side, I could see what appeared to be her date take a very large swing of his whiskey and coke, knowing full well that her catching the bouquet was all a part of a plan. Now it was time for the men.
All the single gents stood there looking at each other clueless, as if to suggest none of us really wanted to catch this thing in the first place. I on the other hand did NOT come with a date and did NOT have a girlfriend on the side who was coaching me as to where the perfect spot to stand would be to catch such a small accessory. Still, when Joey flung that garter up into the air, I thought to myself…I'm just going to innocently jump up with about 50% effort, put my hand out, and whatever happens, happens. Apparently, half an attempt was all I needed as the garter magically landed in my left hand, which was strange because I'm totally a righty. Simultaneously, every other bachelor in the crowd immediately breathed a sigh of relief. I smiled and took their "good lucks" unknowingly to heart, but in reality I kind of didn't know what I was getting myself into. I just thought…"yay, I caught it, let's take a picture and get on with the drinking and the dancing part of the night." What I didn't realize is that I would spend the next ten minutes trying to apply the garter to the thigh of the woman who had stolen the bouquet from someone else without the option of using my hands. So, I used my teeth, because what else was I going to do, and because honestly feet really gross me out. Even my own feet are weird to look at. I'm sure there is a video out there somewhere of me putting this garter in it's place, but I've never seen it, and I'm sure hoping that someone NEVER shows it to me if it does exist.
It was right about the time when I was on my hands and knees in front of everyone that I realized because of all the dancing and sweating and garter applying I was doing, the shitty zipper on my pants decided to completely fail me, which left anyone in sight of my crotch with a clear view to an open window to my underwear. I luckily found a way to secure said zipper with a safety pin that I got from the bride herself. Crisis adverted, but now the evening was winding down and it was getting late at the reception of Christine and Joey's wedding. People were tired, the bowls of pistachios were almost empty, and the deejay was making the announcement that this would be his final few songs of the night. I looked around at the lay of the land, spotted Tasha at the bar upstairs, and made my way to where she was so and I could walk up to her with my zipper intact and convincingly say….
"Your presence is requested on the dance floor."
A few minutes later, I saw Tasha make her way over to me for the final song of the night. After the music had finally stopped, and while all the guests were milling about trying to figure out what to do next, I took the initiative. I approached Tasha and complimented her dancing, her name, and her beautiful face. Then I did what any single man at a wedding would do at the end of the night after they had spent all this time dancing with a pretty girl, not knowing if they would ever see her again. I asked her for her phone number so I could take her out when we got back to L.A.
"I can't do that." She said with a mischievous smile on her face.
What? This didn't make any sense to me what so ever. What did she mean she "can't" do that? Was that code for something? Did she have a boyfriend? How are you going to dance with me all night and make googly eyes and smell so goddamn good only to never want to see me again!? I had to find out why.
"Why is that?" I asked.
And then, I heard the six words that totally changed the energy at the reception, and brought me and everyone else who witnessed this debacle back down to earth in an instant. From behind me on the dance floor, I heard a male voice combatively exclaim..
"Cause I'll kick your fucking ass!"
I didn't flinch one bit, and I stood my ground and said to Tasha without missing a beat….
"Did I just hear what I think I heard?"
She was giving me the most uncomfortable smile, and I couldn't even turn around, but I knew I had to. I knew what this was. This was her boyfriend verbally pissing all over his territory in front of a crowd of about 30 onlookers who were just waiting to see what happens next. So I took a deep breath, and like a gentleman, I turned around and extended my olive branch of a hand, and with a shit eating grin on my face I said
"Sorry man. I didn't know she was taken."
"Well, now you do." He replied.
He was about six foot something with blonde hair and a crazy look in his eyes. I don't remember much else about him, other than the fact that I didn't want any trouble, and apparently according to the last two minutes of my life, that's exactly what this girl was. It got a little tense after that point. People started talking, and the gossip started building and I retreated to my group of friends who had seen everything that went down and who were more than willing to "get my back" in case anyone tried to jump me. Luckily, nothing like that happened. The bride, who saw everything came over to me and apologized, and I apologized back telling her that I hope this little incident didn't ruin her wonderful night. I told my friends that it was ok, and even though I had a great time, a little part of me was disappointed. My heart was still beating a mile a minute, and I associated that feeling with the onslaught of drama and emotion that was in the air, and the three or four red bull vodkas that were in my blood stream. However, I was suddenly sober, a little bit bit heavy hearted, and totally ready to go back to the hotel. A few minutes later, and right before I was able to gather my friends and head back to the car, Tasha came up to me and apologized.
"Sorry about that. He's my ex boyfriend." She said. "He's a little bit crazy."
"Yeah, I could tell. It was good to meet you." I said. "You're also a really good dancer."
She was beaming a little bit and she apologized again but I told her that it was ok. We said goodbye, and I drove my two friends and I back to our hotel room to get some much needed rest and sleep off the rest of this unavoidable hangover. Back at the hotel, I went out to get a non alcoholic drink from the soda machine and to smoke my last cigarette. My friend Craig and I were standing in the parking lot when we saw Tasha and her ex boyfriend sitting in a dark blue Scion XA, engaging in what appeared to be an argument that I'm 100% positive was fueled by the events of that night. Turns out they were not only staying in the same hotel as us, but their room was literally across the hall. The irony.
When I got back to L.A. the next day, I couldn't get her out of my head. I felt like even though there was so much drama surrounding that night, there was something about her that I needed to get to know more of. I told my friends Chad and Mary about what had happened last night at the wedding, and after a little speculation and a possible warning from Chad who flat out said that this is girl is probably trouble, we did exactly what people did back in 2007 when we wanted to find out more information about someone…. we looked her up on MySpace. I sent her a message proclaiming that "I would be lying if I said I didn't have a little crush on you." Feeling satisfied that at this point I did everything right, I put my heart on my sleeve and I put the ball in her court and awaited her reply.
We went out on a date a few days later, and yeah, it was pretty awesome. We went to The Roost, my favorite dive bar in L.A. where we conversed about growing up on the east coast and what life hacks we had learned in our time out west. We drank about 8 Newcastles and munched on about two bags of popcorn, and then I took her to the 101 Cafe at one in the morning for a late night snack. She ordered the chili cheese fries, and for some reason, that really turned me on. We started talking about the events of the wedding and how beautiful Christine looked, and how perfect the weather was, and how ironically as it turned out, Tasha was the one who "dropped" the bouquet. That's funny I thought. It could have been her leg that I had to apply the garter to with my teeth. I'm sure her ex boyfriend would have loved that.
I dropped her off that night without kissing her, but believe me, I really wanted to. I suppose it turned out alright because we ended up dating for the next two years and spent almost every day with each other. After that night, Tasha and I were inseparable.
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Master of Puppets
Sometimes I find myself on the other side of the lens. Here it's climbing one of the most spectacular a pillars I've ever climbed, that has only formed during the winter of 04/05. Master of Puppets is a four pitch route that parralels the Upper Weeping pillar on the Icefileds Parkway, Alberta. (photo: Paul McSorley)


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| 3.3°C Dublin
For Jose Mourinho, there is no place quite like London. He named the English capital his favourite city last week in an interview conducted just days after a lightning visit to watch his old Chelsea side draw with Fulham.
That appearance at Craven Cottage and the texts sent to ex-players fuelled speculation he could make a comeback at the Bridge, but there is a far more probable return on the cards -- not so much a moving back in with the old flame, as a one-night stand at Wembley on 28 May.
Competition favourites Barcelona are on the ropes against Arsenal and as their coach Pep Guardiola pointed out at the weekend: "In Europe there is nobody better than Madrid." Real took 16 points from a possible 18 in the group stages, something no other team managed.
Mourinho has won his internal power struggle with general manager Jorge Valdano and can now concentrate on becoming the first coach ever to win the European Cup with three different teams. He will move a step closer to that goal if he can beat Lyons and take Real Madrid to the quarter-final stage for the first time in six years.
The Champions League is the competition that has given him his greatest moments. Galloping up the touchline at Old Trafford as Porto coach; sliding along the Nou Camp turf as Chelsea boss; soaked by the sprinklers on the same ground last season after dumping Barcelona out in the semi-final.
Not to mention the melancholic celebration in Gelsenkirchen after Porto won the trophy, knowing it was his last game in charge; and the tears at the Bernabeu last season after landing Internazionale their first European Cup in 45 years.
"I love the knock-out competition because it favours the mentally strong," he says. "Normally you win it with a completed team, not with one in construction. It's no coincidence that I won the tournament in my second season at Porto and in my second season at Inter."
But Mourinho knows his Real Madrid team have already taken a step towards completion in his first season after, against Valdano's wishes, Emmanuel Adebayor was signed in January.
Valdano wanted to block the signing because he saw it as a threat to Karim Benzema, the underperforming former Lyons striker who he signed in 2009.
"Karim is more technical than me and reminds me of the Brazilian Ronaldo. I am more physical and better in the air," says Adebayor, who has been on a charm offensive since arriving, making friends even with the player whose place he will take in the team in Lyons tonight.
His ability to play as a lone front-man with his back to goal was most evident two weeks ago when Real Madrid were down to 10 men after 80 seconds and the City loanee ran himself into the ground to help secure a 1-0 victory at Espanyol.
"Real Madrid are in a privileged position with Adebayor," Mourinho says with a sideswipe at Valdano and the obstacles he put in the way of the deal.
"You have the player for six months and the price is already agreed if we want to buy him. You have time to analyse him and, despite the fact that he belongs to Manchester City, the decision is yours not theirs. It is a fantastic position and only people with their eyes open have been able to arrive at this situation at a time when we were down to one fit striker."
Real Madrid's training camp is now out of bounds to Valdano and Mourinho no longer has to speak to the club's director general. Four weeks ago, Mourinho threatened to walk at the end of the season and there were major rumblings of discontent.
"Real Madrid does not have the structure that its size warrants," was one gripe. "I have always won my big battles with external foes. I don't know if I can win a battle against an enemy within," was another.
He also spoke of having a dislike for people who "are paid to work for clubs but who end up putting their own personal interests ahead of the interests of the clubs who employ them".
A head-to-head with president Florentino Perez and an apparent cabinet reshuffle has changed all that.
"I am happier now than I was a month ago. And it has nothing to do with results," Mourinho said. "I feel right now, both on a personal and a work level. The communication is very good. We now have the horizon pushed back into next season. My relationship with the president is very good and I have an excellent relationship with (executive director general) Jose Angel Sanchez."
Of the man he has managed to marginalise, he says only: "Jorge Valdano has his work within the club. If he has that work then it is because the club is happy with him."
Having lined up his allies off the pitch, the Madrid coach has also lined up his generals on it. There is a Premier League spine running through the team he is building, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa all constants in his big-match team selections.
"This year it is going to be completely different," says Ronaldo when asked about having fallen at this very hurdle in the Champions League last season, also against Lyons. "The manager knows how to make us win. We will go out on to the pitch knowing everything about the opposition. I am convinced that we will get past the last-16 round this year. We have to imagine that we are up against a Barca or a Milan and we have to kill before being killed. This season we will be ready."
Alonso and Arbeloa were left out of Saturday's routine league win over Levante, underlining their importance to the team. Alonso's role is no surprise but Arbeloa's importance was less predictable at the start of the season when he looked like being nothing more than a reserve option for full-backs Marcelo and Sergio Ramos.
"I like him because he is never a six out of 10 but always between seven and nine," Mourinho said. "He is usually marking the opposition's best player and usually they don't get a kick. He never gives me any nasty surprises."
Arbeloa could line-up at left-back tonight with Marcelo pushed into midfield alongside Alonso and Sami Khedira. Mesut Ozil, whose rapid acclimatisation has pleasantly surprised everyone at the club, will line-up alongside Ronaldo behind Adebayor in attack.
"You should always try to win the first match," says Mourinho. "Home or away, you have to try to win the first leg."
That was the key last year when his Inter side knocked out Barcelona. His team were defensive in the second leg but had earned the right to park the Airbus with a stirring display in the first game, which saw them run out 3-1 winners. A repeat performance tonight will see Real Madrid well on their way to breaking that last-16 barrier.
The most successful club of the 20th century has been humiliated season after season since 2004 when the Galacticos went out with a whimper against Juventus. Arsenal did for them the following year and Bayern Munich knocked them out in '07. Roma beat them in '08 and in '09 they were ridiculed 5-0 on aggregate by Rafa Benitez's Liverpool.
They have never beaten Lyons in six European games but pre-Mourinho statistics will count for nothing at the Gerland stadium tonight.
That Guardiola affirmation that there is no better side in Europe was a justification of his own team's fine league form. Barcelona's defeat to Arsenal had some commentators talking of crisis and Guardiola's point was "how can we be in crisis if we are five points clear of this Madrid side?" "They are coached by someone who has not lost a home game for nine years, a record that will never be bettered," Guardiola added.
Mourinho has made a habit of winning the league in his first season but Barcelona are doing their best to make that impossible this time. Their five-point advantage is really six because head-to-head goal difference would count against Real after that 5-0 Clasico drubbing at the Nou Camp.
The league could be beyond Mourinho this season. Winning Real's 10th, and his third, European Cup -- and doing it in his favourite city -- would be some consolation. (© Independent News Service)
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Porthgwidden Beach St Ives
Everyone needs to go to St Ives and we recommend that our guests catch the train from Redruth for a unique journey. Apart from the Tate, the Barbara Hepworth Museum and all the other small shops and galleries no trip there would be complete without a trip to one of it's beaches. Porthgwidden is a small sheltered sandy cove but very popular with families. Seasonal dog ban on this beach but great to take your dog to out of season.


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dream-TV AR app, but at least Sony's keeping up with the competition. Live from the company's UK outfit is an online AR tool enabling you, dear reader, to visualize all sorts of boob tubes you can (and can't) afford. After printing, affixing and photographing a marker, prospective buyers can get a better sense of what sets fit in their humble abodes. Interested in giving it a go? Mosey on past the break for PR and a video, and then hop beyond the source link to begin your adventure.
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The Artisan Series: Sunshine
A beautiful ray of sunshine in a gift tray! We've surround a bottle of Chateau St. Michelle's Chardonnay with a variety of sweet and salty snacks. Bring a little sunshine into your life with this gorgeous selection of sweet and savory delights. In our opinion, the star of this collection is the Iveta Blenheim apricot scone mix but then again, the Meyer lemon shortbread cookies from Rustic Bakery are so amazing! We've also added tamari glazed mixed nuts and apricot, pistachio and brandy crisps, a mandarin lolli and a darling dish to hold your favorites.


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Rob Kardashian and his new fiancee Blac Chyna reportedly toasted their engagement at a Los Angeles strip club.
The model sparked speculation the pair were engaged to marry on Monday night (04Apr16) when she posted a picture of the pair looking loved-up on her Instagram page, and a large sparkler could be seen on her ring finger. In the caption, she wrote, "YES !...!...!"
She was also spotted wearing the bling when she headed to the Ace of Diamonds strip club on Monday night with Rob and her mother Tokyo, who flew into the city to meet Rob over the weekend (02-03Apr16).
Sources tell TMZ.com Rob popped the question on Monday night and they toasted their engagement at the nightclub.
Their relationship has been moving fast since they began dating in January (16) and they are already living together. Blac's mother Tokyo appeared to give her approval on Instagram by posting a picture of herself and the couple.
The model's friend Amber Rose also seemed pleased the news, by sharing their engagement announcement picture on Twitter and writing, "Congratulations to my Family @blacchyna and @robkardashian!!!"
His family will not be around to celebrate with him in person as they have jetted off on a joint vacation to an undisclosed location on Monday. His mother Kris Jenner, sisters Kim, Kourtney, Khloe and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner, and their partners and children have all gathered for the break.
Kris revealed she barely knows her son's new love to Australian radio hosts Kyle & Jackie O Show last month (Mar16).
"She seems like a really nice girl but I just haven't been around her," she shared. "I don't know much about their relationship. I haven't really seen her that much and I don't know her as well as everyone else."


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Most of my bloopers happened at my parents' house when I was a teenager. So I can say 'hey, I was new to the whole cooking thing'. Sadly this doesn't fall into that catergory but strangley I was still at their house.
My parents' stove (all stoves) have an open space underneath all of the burners that sits above the oven. There is also a heat vent from the oven that vents heat up through on of the back burners (again, all stoves have this). The heat vent on my parents' stove seems for some reason to pour grease from whatever they are cooking in the oven into the open part below all of the burners.
We discovered this one day when I went to cook something, eggs I think ?, and the stove caught on fire uderneath all of the burners. I was alone. My mom was having a bath. Flames were shooting up from underneath all of the burners. Normally in times of emergency I am as cool as a cucumber. This time however, I think because I couldn't actually see what was on fire, I totally panicked.
My response to this fire was to go get my mom so I ran down the hall but when I got there I remembered that she was in the bath so I ran back to the kitchen. When I saw the fire again I thought 'no, I should really go get my mom' so I ran back down the hallway. Like a Three Stooges episode I did this several times until I realized that the stove was on fire and all I was doing about it was running up and down the hallway. Finally my brain kicked in and I put lids over all of the burners and the fire went out.
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Actress Drew Barrymore is reportedly planning to tie the knot with beau Will Kopelman this summer before their baby is born. She wants to marry Will fast. Not just because shes pregnant but because she loves him and wants to be married before the baby is born. Drews checking out dresses that will fit her then, a source told Life and Style magazine.
Barrymore has previously been married to comedian Tom Green and British bar owner and former child star Jeremy Thomas.
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Reptiles in Love
Reptiles in Love:
Ending Destructive Fights and Evolving Toward More Loving Relationships
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* How do I use the pandas library to read data into Python
* How do I use the seaborn library to visualize data?
* What is linear regression, and how does it work?
* What are some evaluation metrics for regression problems?
* How do I choose which features to include in my model?
Types of supervised learning
* Classification
* Regression
Reading data using pandas
Pandas: Popular Python library for data exploration, manipulation, and analysis. (Installation guide)
Primary object types:
What are the features?
What is response?
What else do we know?
Visualizing data using seaborn
Seaborn: Python library for statistic data visualization built on top of matplotlib
Linear Regression
Preparing X and y using pandas
Splitting X and y into training and testing sets
Linear regression in scikit-learn
Interpreting model coefficients
How do we interpret the TV coefficient (0.0466)?
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Making predictions
Model evaluation metrics for regression
Evaluation metrics for classification problems, such as accuracy, are not useful for regression problems. Instead, we need evaluation metrics designed for comparing continuous values. Let's create some example numeric predictions, and calculate three common evaluation metrics for regression problems:
Comparing these metrics:
Computing the RMSE for our Sales predictions
Feature Selection
Does Newspaper "belong" in our model? In other words, does it improve the quality of our predictions? Let's remove it from the model and check the RMSE:
- test.py
- #!/usr/bin/env python
- import pandas as pd
- data = pd.read_csv('http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~gareth/ISL/Advertising.csv')
- features_cols = ['TV', 'Radio']
- # Use the list to select a subset of the original DataFrame
- X = data[features_cols]
- # Select a series from the DataFrame
- y = data.Sales
- # Split into training and testing sets
- from sklearn.cross_validation import train_test_split
- X_train, X_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split(X, y, random_state=1)
- # Fit the model to the training data
- from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression
- linreg = LinearRegression()
- linreg.fit(X_train, y_train)
- # Make predictions on the testing set
- y_pred = linreg.predict(X_test)
- # Compute the RMSE of our predictions
- from sklearn import metrics
- import numpy as np
- print "RMSE of prediction is %.02f" % (np.sqrt(metrics.mean_squared_error(y_test, y_pred)))
The RMSE decreased when we remove Newspaper from the model. (Error is something we want minimize, so a lower number for RMSE is better.) Thus, it is unlikely that this feature is useful for predicting Sales, and should be removed from the model.
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Friends Card
SUPPLIES: Cardstock: (white) Patterned paper: (Virtue from Prudence collection) Crate Paper; (Wink from Chemistry collection) Cosmo Cricket Accents: (friends tag, blue rhinestone brad) Making Memories; (blue, brown buttons) Blumenthal Lansing; (blue flower, blue brad) Doodlebug Design; (antique copper safety pin) Creative Impressions; (brown flower) Prima Fibers: (aqua ribbon) Michaels; (white floss) DMC Tools: (daisy punch) Stampin' Up!; (flower punch) EK Success; (decorative-edge scissors) Other: (cardboard packaging) Finished size: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
1 Make card from cardstock. Cover with patterned paper.
2 Cut patterned paper; trim with decorative-edge scissors. Adhere.
3 Tie ribbon around card. Attach tag with pin.
4 Punch flowers from packaging. Add buttons, flowers, brads. Note: Thread buttons with floss.
5 Adhere flowers to card. Bend petals up slightly.
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L2L is the oldest and largest leadership training program used by the churches of Christ today. It is a tool that each congregation can use to help prepare their youth and adults for service in the Kingdom of God and develop their overall leadership potential.
L2L is more than just attending a youth rally or participating in a Bible Bowl. The program offers a wide variety of Bible-based class materials and events for preschoolers through adults.
The goal of L2L is to provide churches of Christ with effective, proven, year-round leadership training tools that can be adapted to individual congregational needs.
The purpose of L2L is to help local congregations instill the word of God into youth and adult so that they will stand firm in the faith. Teaching students to do "Bible things in Bible ways" is the essence of L2L.
"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."