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Trappers are happy -- very happy
Fashion driving fur prices to record heights
Since the fur industry was born in Canada more than 350 years ago, fashion and demand have always been the driving factors when it comes to how much trappers receive for their pelts. This season, trappers are smiling.
Canadian furs -- both wild and farmed -- are primarily sold to an international market for garments and trim. North America Fur Auction (NAFA), the largest fur auction house in North America, holds several auctions a year in Toronto. Buyers from China, Russia, Greece, Turkey, Korea, North America and Eastern European countries pack the house and bid on lots of furs.
In Manitoba, trappers get their furs to market in a variety of ways. Sometimes they sell directly to NAFA or other fur auctions. For trappers in the north, the Thompson Fur Table, held every December, provides an opportunity for trappers to get some revenue for early-season furs.
December's event in Thompson was an early indication that prices for wild furs were definitely heading for the record books. The 207 trappers at the event took home a combined $683,559, the highest amount paid out in the past 30 year of this event. To put that in perspective, in 2004, there were over 230 trappers at that fur table. A total of $497,408 changed hands.
NAFA's February sale in Toronto broke all kinds of records. Dave Bewick, general manager of fur operations for NAFA, said a number of factors came together to create a "perfect storm" that resulted in the most successful sale they've seen since the market took a nose dive in the late '80s.
There were more than 700 buyers at the sale -- 470 of them from China. Another 100 buyers came from Russia and Greece while Korea was represented with an additional 50 buyers. Thanks to strong marketing efforts, fur is in fashion in China. That, combined with the coldest winter there in 28 years, resulted in excellent prices for furs.
Fur prices have been on the upswing for several years. A parka company called Canada Goose has become wildly popular recently. Most of these parkas are outfitted with a generous coyote trim and that means prices are on the rise. Fashion, once again, dictates price.
Furs are sold in lots. Top lot is a unique designation that identifies a group of pelts of premium quality. The number of pelts in each top lot depends on the species. A top lot of coyote might include 12 pelts while a top lot of muskrat would have more than 100 pelts. Top lots sell for big money. Trappers who are lucky enough to have one of their pelts in a top lot can expect a cheque for three, four, five or even 10 times more than the price of an average pelt in the same species.
Here are some of the highlights from the NAFA auction in Toronto in February.
Average: $157.67
Top Lot: $350.00
Increase over 2012: 50 to 70 per cent
Pelts Sold: 12,036
Average: $144.29
Top Lot: $650.00
Increase over 2012: 55 to 60 per cent
Pets Sold: 92,336
Average: $31.03
Top Lot: $400.00
Pelts Sold: 160,250
Average: $194.44
Top Lot: $525.00
Increase over 2012: 40 per cent
Pelts Sold: 5,223
Average: $93.98
Top Lot: $1,400.00
Pelts Sold: 62,649
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Average: $65.78
Top Lot: $340.00
Pelts Sold: 35,414
Shel Zolkewich writes about the outdoors, travel and food when she's not playing outside, traveling or eating. You can reach her with your comments at firstname.lastname@example.com
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition March 9, 2013 C10
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'Tis the season to be jolly. But then there's the TSA. No government agency inspires "Bah Humbug" like the Transportation Safety Administration. For those who travel, the agency is 65,000 employees dressed in blue to make airline travel as annoying as possible.
Last week the House Aviation Subcommittee held a hearing to discuss common sense improvements for the agency in charge of transportation security but TSA boss John Pistole thinks he has it all figured out and refused to testify. The committee has no jurisdiction over his kingdom, so why show up? Pistole didn't even send one of his minions to be grilled. This is the third time he's snubbed the committee.Christopher Elliott reported on the hearing for The Huntington Post,
One by one, panelists took turns excoriating the agency charged with protecting America's transportation systems. It was plainly clear why Pistole was a no-show, and it had nothing to do with jurisdiction; it would have been an openly hostile crowd.Charles Edwards, the Department of Homeland Security's acting inspector general, described the TSA as bureaucratic and dysfunctional. Stephen Lord of the Government Accountability Office, suggested the agency was ignoring the thousands of complaints from air travelers. And Kenneth Dunlap, who represented the International Air Transport Association, criticized the current TSA as expensive, inconsistent and reactive.
One by one, panelists took turns excoriating the agency charged with protecting America's transportation systems. It was plainly clear why Pistole was a no-show, and it had nothing to do with jurisdiction; it would have been an openly hostile crowd.
Charles Edwards, the Department of Homeland Security's acting inspector general, described the TSA as bureaucratic and dysfunctional. Stephen Lord of the Government Accountability Office, suggested the agency was ignoring the thousands of complaints from air travelers. And Kenneth Dunlap, who represented the International Air Transport Association, criticized the current TSA as expensive, inconsistent and reactive.
The TSA screening area is a logic-free zone as my wife and I were reminded over the Thanksgiving holiday. Grandmothers never like to arrive empty-handed when they visit grandbabies. A wooden flintlock toy cap pistol for a little boy in New Jersey was tucked away in our carry-on luggage. The gun was not detected by the x-ray, but two bottles of hair product spurred the TSA agent to action.
His pawing through the luggage quickly uncovered the wooden flintlock and he gingerly pulled the toy out of from under some clothes. He nervously said he didn't know what to do and needed a supervisor's opinion.
We waited for a supervisor while the clocked ticked closer to our departure time. A young woman finally appeared. She asked what the toy was. "What's it look like?" asked the exasperated grandmother. "I don't know what it is," the supervisor shot back, "and I won't touch it until you tell me."
"It's a piece of wood carved in the shape of gun." The young supervisor picked up the toy carefully and said she needed to consult her bosses. In the distance, I watched her hand the toy over to a group of TSA higher ups hanging around the central command post located behind the inspection lines.
Eventually the offending item was passed up to what looked to be a metro cop, who looked it over and passed it back with no conversation. The gathering of supervisors then inspected the wooden pistol again. Finally, without thought, one of them threw it (our property) in the trash.
While this pow-wow was taking place, a discussion ensued about us solving this problem by returning to the airline counter and checking the bag. The TSA screener supported that idea until the supervisor returned, with another supervisor in tow. "The gun can't be taken on an airplane."
We again make the mistake of believing that logic and reason are of some use with the TSA and calmly pointed out that the toy was not a gun. The supervisor countered that it was a replica of a weapon and TSA rules don't allow replicas to be carried on planes. "OK, return our replica and we'll go back and check our bag."
The supervisor thought quickly, knowing they had already thrown the toy away. "You can't store a replica of a weapon in luggage unless it's in a hard case that's locked."
At this point my fellow traveler, who makes her living arguing in court, threw up her hands. "You deal with these people," she fumed. "I can't do it anymore."
The supervisors then tried to convince me that they were really giving us a break. They should be writing us up for this offense and that we could be fined. I told them I didn't want to hear their nonsense, finally sticking my forefingers in my ears and chanting "lalalalala."
"Can I please just have my bag," I pleaded with an eye on the ticking clock. "No, this bag hasn't been cleared," the screener said. Back through the x-ray it went. Again another problem, this time it was plastic curlers.
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"Thanks, I feel so much safer," the aggravated grandmother told the supervisor as we finally left for our flight. Being trained or medicated not to react, the supervisor calmly replied, "have a nice day."
Sadly this story isn't unusual and pales in comparison to stories of molestation and theft by TSA employees. It was just an average day with the TSA.
"As this mushrooming agency has spun out of control," chairman, John Mica, concluded last week, "passengers have not been well served." He went on to say that the agency should be closed down or at least closed down as we know it.
If the political class were forced to fly commercial one wonders whether the TSA would exist at all. As it is, while every flyer complains and congress is well aware of the problem, the TSA's head man is not accountable to anyone. All the while, on the ground, unionized TSA employees make up rules as they go along to suit their own purposes.
"TSA has become the butt of countless jokes," Charlie Leocha, director of the Consumer Travel Alliance told the subcommittee. "TSA is set up like the Maginot Line, the poster child for generals fighting the last war."
It's no joke when government employees callously throw passengers' property away. This is how all of government works. While most people don't deal with government day-to-day, we get to enjoy the TSA up close and personal. For those who believe government has a role to play, remember the TSA is as effective, efficient and careful as any other government agency.
They are indeed fighting the last war. Safety isn't the issue. The war is on us.
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Strong Affirmations: High Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is something that functions like fuel to the body. If we have high self-esteem, the ride is better in many ways. We move forward more smoothly, we have fewer problems and we get to our destination faster.
Everyone has some level of confidence in life. It is just that some people have more than others and they seem to go through life with much more success and happiness. People with high self-esteem have fewer doubts and they don't blame their "ride" every time things don't happen the way they want them to be.
Let's face it, we can't always get what we expect 100% of the time. If we could, we would be able to predict what will happen in the future (I don't know if this is a better way to experience life but let's leave this dilemma for another post). What we can do is make sure our beliefs set us on a very easy, smooth (as much as possible), happy and successful ride. If it can get us forward faster, all the better.
This blog is full of many beliefs about living life with confidence. I have written about ways to instill confidence in our children as parents or teachers. The list of affirmations that promote high self-esteem is endless. If I tried to write a list of them all, I would find myself spending years and never reaching the end of the list. There are millions of thoughts or combinations of thoughts that support high self-esteem and boost confidence. Notice these in yourself and in the world around you. Start collecting them and learning how to adopt them.
Good Relationship with Loving Affirmations
Relationships and the way we connect with others are very important and essential to our happiness and success in life. Research shows that people who are in good relationships are healthier, happier and they live longer. So, good relationships are the best prescription for a long life. I would take two prescriptions of that kind of medication.
We learn about relationships from the people closest to us – usually, our parents, later on our siblings and much later, from friends. If they model good relationships, we copy them. If the model bad relationships, we model that as well. Why? Because as kids we don't have any way of filtering bad examples. It is only as we grow that we start developing critical thinking, and we start noticing that relationships at our house are different to other houses. Often times, that can make us frustrated because we don't have the skills to make things change.
I once worked with a woman who was 37 years old. She had so many partners and no stable relationships. We checked her beliefs and found the source of the problem. We discovered that the origin of it was from her dad leaving her mom and her siblings when she was about 10 years old. He left to be with another women and she adopted a belief that "all man are assholes" (I am quoting). As a result, she did not trust men. With a belief like that, it is hard and even impossible to find a relationship, not to mention keep it.
You Kick Like a Girl
As a young girl, I grew up in a small town where kids played in the street until their parents called them home for dinner. It was a small street and playing there was much like playing in your front yard. You could count about 10 steps from your front door to the street. It was a generation when most people had many kids. My family was one of the smallest – only 5 kids. Most of my friends had 6 or 7 siblings.
I was very much a tomboy and never did things "like a girl". I played with the boys, mainly because there were more of them than girls. It seemed very natural for me to hang around them, even at night, when we went to the orchards to make bonfires. I think they did not notice I was a girl until I started wearing a bra. Until then, I was their equal – chasing one another on the street, riding bikes, fighting or playing soccer, there was no difference between us.
At home was another matter.
In my family, the roles of boys and girls were very clear – boys played rough while girls cleaned and cared for the family. My mom could not bear the thought of me hanging around the boys so much. So she told me I should act "like a girl", because with so many bruises and cuts I would never be allowed to learn ballet.
Healthy Affirmations: Healthy Body
In the last chapter of the affirmation series, I explained why it is important to adopt good beliefs about the world around us. What we think of our body and about its health is very important to the function of the body and its health. We can plant healthy beliefs in our minds by using healthy affirmations and reading them over and over again.
As a mother, I am a strong believer in affirmations and planting good and healthy beliefs in kids' minds. I have 3 kids and they are extremely healthy. They go to the doctor for health checks, not due to illness. I truly believe this is mainly because they have very healthy beliefs about their bodies and their health.
Gal and I appreciate health very much and we try to instill healthy thoughts in our children. If you are a parent and would like to raise healthy kids, read the list of beliefs and pick those you want to plant in your kids.
Mirror Neurons and Parenting
Imagine what our lives would be like if we could look in the mirror and change what we see in it. Imagine if it could help us change what we see both inside and outside of ourselves.
I think kids are such very special mirrors. They visually project the image of those who stand before them. If you want to see your parenting image, all you have to do is look into your live mirror, your kids.
A recent research on mirror neurons has discovered that when we watch someone doing something, the same neurons that fire in their brain also fire in our brain. By watching them, we end up thinking and feeling the same thing they feel by doing.
Our neurons "mirror" their neurons. In other words, when someone eats ice cream, their neurons think "yummy". When we watch someone eat ice cream, our "yummy" neurons light up the same way.
Peer Pressure: The Power of the Group
Teens are often criticized for not being able to stand up to peer pressure. In my parenting workshops I show parents and teachers how much they, as mature adults, grownups and parents, submit to group pressure. They are usually very shocked to discover how many things they do that do not match their own thoughts and beliefs, and how strong their desire is to be accepted, not judged and not criticized by the people around them.
Being social creatures makes us compromise our thoughts and beliefs to match those of the society we live in. It is in some way a survival mechanism that got out of control. In the beginning, we did it to survive in the group. Later on we have to obey the group if we want to be accepted in.
The power of peer pressure was examined many years ago in a famous study called "Asch's conformity experiment". This short video can explain how easy it is conform.
Moving House Made Easy: Making the New Place Home
Settling in your new place is what turns it from a house into a home. Preparing the house and making it suitable to your way of living will set the tone for your life in your new home.
To make the whole thing seem like a great new adventure, it is best to think of as many aspects as possible before you settle into your new place. Dedicate some time to making it just right rather than rushing it.
If you rush, you will only end up with half packed boxes and a completely disorganized house.
Here are some tips I have collected over the years that make this transition as smooth as possible.
Save Your Marriage: The Nitpicker
In the last chapter of save your marriage, I explained how a "king/queen" mentality can impact even the most wonderful of relationships. Over time, kings only strengthen their position of feeling superior, which can drive any "servant" out of the relationship.
In this chapter, I will talk about the king's cousin, the nitpicker.
In a similar way to the king who adopts his mentality from his upbringing, the nitpicker adopts his habits from his parents. Growing up with a parent who is a nitpicker starts a pattern that children carry on into adulthood. Depending on their emotional state, kids will choose to either adopt or totally reject this mentality. They will either be like their parents or avoid their company and adopt a completely new way to communicate. This is not a conscious decision. Most people are not even aware that they do it. That is why external help is necessary if you want to change from a nitpicking communicating style.
Postnatal Depression Related to Domestic Abuse
Postnatal depression and other mental health problems related to pregnancy and childbirth are recently getting a lot of attention.
Many mothers become very sensitive while going through the stressful period of pregnancy and childbirth. They are much more susceptible to mental health challenges such as postnatal depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
For many years, these disorders were linked to hormonal changes and the trauma of the birth itself. Recently, this view has begun to be criticized. It puts a lot of pressure on mothers and does not examine other reasons for the mental challenges women go though after pregnancy and giving birth.
A study done by researchers from North Carolina State University, Simon Fraser University and the University of British Colombia wanted to check the relationship between partner abuse and women's postpartum mental health. They measured various types of abuse, including physical, psychological and sexual, and mental health disorders, including depression, stress, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and post traumatic stress disorder. They discovered big correlations.
Obedience: Should You Teach it to Your Kids?
One of the biggest dilemmas in parenting is how to teach your kids to react to authority. The reason this is a dilemma is because you are the first authority figure they will meet and you want them to obey you because you have their best interests at heart. But not every authority in their lives will be the same. And if they obey you blindly, they will do the same for other authorities.
Kids are born completely helpless. They look up to their parents and their lives are highly dependent on them. Parents become authority figures. They have so much power during this time, a bit like Gods, deciding their children's fate.
Whether you like it or not, as part of your job description as a parent, you must decide what your stance is on the question of authority.
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IT Project Manager
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The Job Responsibilities include: - To aid in the construction of project plans by identifying project tasks, phases, milestones, and project estimates. - Managing the whole project lifecycle from planning, to implementation and evaluation. - Coordinating project/task lists and monitoring progress of those tasks. - Allocating projects/tasks to the appropriate developer(s)...
Salary: £23000 - £29000 per annumPosted: 7 days ago
IT Project Manager - Infrastructure - 1 Month -£300-325 per day
Cardiff -
CPS Group
We are looking for a Project Manager who is ideally based in South Wales or Bristol, who can drive and who is immediately available. The Project Manager will need to manage high level projects for my client which may include some weekend work. The projects are all back end infrastructure...
Rate: £300 - £325 per dayPosted: 14 days ago
Agile Project Manager
Swansea -
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
A fantastic opportunity has arisen as an agile project manager for an innovative Swansea based company. You will be working on a diverse range of exciting projects in the digital space. To be successful in your application, you must offer the following: - Project management experience. - extensive exposure to agile environments. -...
Salary: £55000 - £68000 per annumPosted: 18 days ago
Regulatory and Permitting Project Manager (CRM)
Cardiff, South Glamorgan -
Experis Ltd
Our client, a government body, is recruiting for a Regulatory and Permitting Project Manager (CRM) to join their team... The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience: Good experience implementing high volume CRM systems. Experience of working with both private and public sectors implementing diverse business systems including:...
Rate: £400 - £450 per dayPosted: 5 days ago
Junior Project Manager
Cardiff -
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
My client is a well known company based in South Wales. Due to company growth, a project manager is required to ensure the successful delivery of infrastructure projects in line with time and budget constraints. My client is looking for someone who offers the following skills and experiences: - Project management...
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annumPosted: 18 days ago
Junior Project Manager
Cardiff, South Glamorgan -
My client is looking for a Junior Project Manager to join the Infrastructure team and oversee the roll-out or upgrade of systems, equipment and much more. Key Responsibilities. Look after Printers & other hardware, Telephone systems and technology applications. Deliver set projects on time and to budget. Provide end-to-...
Salary: £0.00 - £24 per annum + Excellent BenefitsPosted: 16 days ago
Junior Project Manager
Cardiff, South Glamorgan -
CPS Group UK
The role is suitable for candidates who have some Project Management experience and wish to develop further down this career path... *Strong analytical and problem solving skills... *Strong MS Office skills. *Experience of using MS Project in a commercial environment... *Previous Project Management experience in agile software development environment. *Formal...
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Corporate Benefits Subsidised ParkingPosted: 5 days ago
IT Project Manager (Infrastructure / Support)
Cardiff -
With extensive project management experience, you're looking to put your stamp on a new team by imparting your advice and guidance to junior team members. It goes without saying that you have first-class project management skills and a proven track record delivering projects from start to finish. Ideally,...
Posted: 19 days ago
Project Manager (Infrastructure Delivery)
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan -
CPS Group UK
My South Wales based client is looking to recruit an experienced Project Manager geared toward the delivery of a number of highly customer focused IT Infrastructure projects to time and budget within a business critical environment. This is a key role working for an award-winning and growth oriented client...
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + healthcare, pension, study leave, gymPosted: 6 hours ago
Project Manager - Infrastructure Support
Newport, Gwent -
My client is looking for an Infrastructure Project Manager to work within the Support Team and take responsibility for managing projects from inception and through to delivery. Key Responsibilities. Hold strong relationships with key stakeholders. Show a clear and methodical approach to project planning. Fully document and log all requirements...
Salary: £30 - £35 per annum + Company BenefitsPosted: 18 days ago
CRM Project Manager
Cardiff, South Glamorgan -
Experis Ltd
Our client, a government body, is recruiting for a CRM Project Manager to join their team... The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience: Experience of working with both private and public sectors implementing diverse business systems including: CRM and high volume customer transactions, e.g... permit application...
Rate: £400.00 - £450.00 per dayPosted: 4 days ago
Senior Project Manager (Managed Services)
Cardiff, South Glamorgan -
CPS Group UK
Responsibilities: *Thorough, clear and accurate reporting of progress, benefit realisation and solid risk management... Knowledge: - An expert on the fundamentals of project management - Time, Cost, Quality... - Totally fluent with project management terminology from experience in delivery - plans, risk, issue, assumptions, dependencies, change, milestones, deliverables/products, RAG status, reporting. - Natural use...
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum + Corporate BenefitsPosted: 5 days ago
Business Analyst/Project Manager
Cardiff -
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
A hybrid Business Analyst-Project Manager is required for a Cardiff based software development company. This expanding company boasts an excellent training/mentoring programme to assist with the growth of your career. To be successful in your application you must offer the following: - Business Analysis experience. - Project management experience (beneficial...
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annumPosted: 11 days ago
Senior Project Manager
Newport, Gwent -
CPS Group UK
My client based in South Wales have a new requirement for a Senior Project Manager to join their team. The ideal candidate will be someone with. client facing and financial services experience who is used to running multiple work-streams. Experience with supplier side Project / Product delivery into the Financial...
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + bonus, pension, life insurancePosted: 6 days ago
Project Manager
Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan -
SEC Recruitment Limited
You will be responsible for the Migration of applications relating to Customer Services for a new data centre... *Project management, Maintaining Project plan in MS Project... *Familiarity with Validation and US GxP compliance in Life sciences domain. *Any prior experience in Application migration to new data centers or cloud or...
Salary: CompetitivePosted: 20 hours ago


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The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has approved Vietnam's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on human rights in the second cycle, acknowledging the country's efforts in protecting and promoting fundamental human rights.
Addressing the June 20 session in Geneva, Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, head of the Vietnamese delegation, announced the list of recommendations accepted by Vietnam from the 18th session of the UPR Working Group in February this year.
Of the 227 recommendations, Vietnam has supported 182, accounting for 80.17 per cent. This high percentage demonstrates Vietnam's seriousness, openness and determination in promoting and protecting human rights, Trung said.
The diplomat said Vietnam supported recommendations based on its consistent policy and commitment to the international community on human rights, particularly voluntary commitments as a member of the Human Rights Council.
Vietnam would strictly implement the 182 recommendations that it had accepted, he added.
During the session, representatives from many countries and organisations praised Vietnam's efforts and achievements in ensuring human rights as well as its co-operative and constructive attitude in the UPR process.
Several representatives welcomed the National Assembly's adoption of the 2013 Constitution with many provisions on human rights and citizens' rights. They congratulated Vietnam on its early fulfillment of the UN Millennium Development Goals, saying the country had created a model foundation for ensuring fundamental human rights.
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A soldier who had sex with two schoolgirls after taking them to a remote woodland has been sent to prison for three-and-a-half years.
Paratrooper Michael James Graham, 26, was also put on the sex offenders' register indefinitely for what a judge at Carlisle Crown Court described as a "deeply disturbing" crime.
Graham - originally from Keswick although he has recently been based at Army barracks in South Wales - admitted two charges of sexual activity with the two under-age girls.
He also admitted downloading more than 1,700 indecent photographs of children, some as young as five.
Prosecuting counsel Nick Kennedy told the court Graham got to know the girls - one aged 14, the other 15 - on an internet dating chatroom in the summer of 2011.
Although he knew how young they were, his conversations with them soon became sexually explicit and in August 2011 he arranged to meet them in a village near Penrith.
From there all three went into the woods, the girls lay their coats on the ground and Graham had sex with each of them and committed other sex acts with them.
In mitigation, defence barrister Keith Thomas said it was clear the girls were willing.
He added Graham had only ever wanted to be a soldier but as a result of what he had done he would be thrown out of the Army in disgrace.
"And the likelihood is that finding work in civvy street is going to be very difficult for him for some time to come," he added.
Mr Thomas said Graham was "deeply ashamed" and very much regretted the effect his behaviour had had on his family, particularly his mother. He added he now could not face going home because of the "possible repercussions".
Passing sentence, Judge Peter Davies told Graham the girls had needed to be protected, "even from themselves".
"You are 26 and you knew how old they were - only half your age," he said. "And you knew how vulnerable they were.
"But you corrupted and exploited them. The impact on them may not be known for many years. When they realise the position they put themselves into, when they realise the error of their ways, the psychological impact will remain with them for many, many years."
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Last updated at 15:09, Wednesday, 30 January 2013
A SOUTH Cumbria college is offering a free employment support scheme.
JobWorks, the employability arm of Kendal College, has launched a new package of free support to help firms retrain employees for new roles and provide employability skills for staff who need it the most.
The scheme helps with a range of expert advice and training for employees who are either at risk of redundancy, or who require training for new roles and responsibilities within a company.
JobWorks also helps firms that recruit someone who has been unemployed for less than six months by providing them with free training for qualifications such as first aid, food hygiene or health and safety.
The support packages include industry-led qualifications, employability courses to ensure that CVs are current, tailored to the job that employees are looking for and fit in with current recruitment practice.
Help is available with interview skills, English and maths, including English for speakers of other languages, and IT courses to improve computer skills.
Courses are delivered over a few short weeks or days and are designed to provide a short, sharp boost to employability skills.
JobWorks coordinator Mark Wadsworth said: "We recognise that businesses are having to restructure, reorganise and, in some cases, downsize to remain competitive, which is where we come in. Our support packages are designed to equip employees with skills to adopt new roles and ensure that others have the best possible chance of securing their next job.
"In the few short weeks that we have been running the scheme, we have put over 20 people through the programme, providing skills training to people from all walks of life, including a skilled engineer, competent and experienced business individuals and workers from the service and retail industries, and we're confident that we are able to improve their employability skills right across the board and help them get their next job."
JobWorks is based at the Lodge, in front of Kendal Museum, JobWorks, it provides a broad range of services for job seekers and those at risk of redundancy. More information is available at www.kendal.ac.uk/jobworks.
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Cubs 40-Man Roster InfoOrganization Depth ChartMLB Rules Info
40 players on RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus three players on 60-DAY DL
* bats or throws left
# bats both
Jake Arrieta
Dallas Beeler
* Felix Doubront
Kyuji Fujikawa
Justin Grimm
Kyle Hendricks
Edwin Jackson
* Eric Jokisch
* Joe Ortiz
Blake Parker
Neil Ramirez
Hector Rondon
* Zac Rosscup
Brian Schlitter
Dan Straily
Pedro Strop
Jacob Turner
Carlos Villanueva
Arodys Vizcaino
* Tsuyoshi Wada
* Travis Wood
* Wesley Wright
* John Baker
Welington Castillo
* Rafael Lopez
Javy Baez
Starlin Castro
Mike Olt
* Anthony Rizzo
Chris Valaika
* Luis Valbuena
Christian Villanueva
* Logan Watkins
# Arismendy Alcantara
* Chris Coghlan
* Ryan Kalish
Junior Lake
Jorge Soler
Matt Szczur
Josh Vitters
James McDonald, P
Justin Ruggiano, OF
* Ryan Sweeney, OF
For failing to sign top overall pick Brady Aiken, the Houston Astros will get the 2nd pick in 2015 draft as well their their regular pick. The teams with the 10 worst records (top 11 picks) have their first round pick protected if they signed a qualified free agent this offseason.
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Ideally there would be 32 teams divided equally between the four American time zones. We ain't got that so here's an alternative to shoot down on Day One of the Great Void…
And we thought his range was limited! Sayonara, Bobby, and thanks for the memories.
Before yesterday the last time I saw Randy Wells start a big league game he failed to retire a batter, though he may have broken a sweat. By that low standard his outing versus the earnest young Royals of Kansas City was, I suppose, an improvement. After the first five hitters he faced hit safely and the sixth was walked, Wells' remarkable streak of futility with yours truly in attendance had reached the depth of a dozen consecutive batsmen. Might he again retire having retired no one? No, he persisted and slogged into the 7th, though it turned out that the game was already lost by the time he got around to recording an out. The sorry Wells appears more beleaguered than big leaguer these days, and so, for that matter does the team he works for.
If there were highlights from yesterday's daytrip to KC for any Cub fans in attendance, and there were thousands of us, they were these:
*Of the three balls I saw the visitors swat into the seats while watching more than a half hour of batting practice, two were swatted by Marlon Byrd. I'll check him out against live, professional pitching tomorrow afternoon here in Des Moines.
*Reed Johnson, despite three strikeouts at the plate, also banged a double off the wall in the middle of what passed for a Cub rally and also made a pair of sparkling grabs in center field, one of them a do or die diver. He always seems to make a contribution when in the lineup.
*Geo Soto was all over the game; homering, doubling, plate-blocking, down-gunning. It would be nice if he made one or more of those occasional features a habit!
*Chris Carpenter posted triple digits several times on the scoreboard speedometer. Unfortunately, his stuff looks more imposing there, to the fans, than it apparently yet does to big league hitters. He may become a serviceable piece down the road.
Randomly, I saw LaHair and Castillo go back-to-back Friday night in Des Moines and they did it again yesterday while I was on the road. LaHair is now leading the PCL in homers and hitting .350+. Ho-hum...
When I see Robert DeNiro in a movie these days I can hardly believe it's the same guy I saw in Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. That's sort of how it was watching Alfonso Soriano go through the motions of his injury rehab assignment in Des Moines today. As if there's any rehabbing this guy.
Welington Castillo was penciled in at DH today for the I-Cubs but he got his catching in before the game by lunging about to stop all the ceremonial first pitches from pint-sized birthday boys and lame-armed luminaries. The only one that got past him was flung by a mascot creature from some non-profit.org.
From atop the left-field wall beckoned the giant glove that homers sometimes land in, wiggling against its moorings in the breeze that slightly relieved the generally welcome heat of summer. The thing's almost as big as the one sported by Tony Campana.
What are we to make of Randy Wells' rehab start this afternoon at a very blustery Principal Park in Des Moines? He was flashing mixed signals.
The booming home run he gave up in the top of the first on which Iowa cf Lou Montanez did not budge was understandable. The batter who struck it was hitting .377 and the wind was blowing out so briskly that the flag pole the ball flew beyond was wobbling visibly.
Wells was workmanlike in the first two frames, requiring 15 pitches in each of them. In the 3rd he seemed to find a groove when he threw only six pitches, all of them strikes. The middle batter in that inning fanned on three pitches. On his way to the dugout to lead off the bottom of the 3rd Wells stopped to chat with the plate ump. There hadn't been any debate about the strike zone; indeed, Wells was clearly in a good mood and smiling. He was still grinning when he trotted back after grounding out. Then he came out for the 4th and proceeded to throw almost as many pitches [32] as he'd thrown prior to that point [36]. He failed to retire any of the first five hitters and only escaped even deeper wounds when the opposing pitcher graciously drilled a dp grounder on the first pitch thrown to him with the bases loaded and still nobody out.
All 68 of Wells' pitches clocked between 80-88, despite that he was quoted in the local gazette this morning to the effect that he was planning to "amp it up" this time out, whatever that meant.
So it's unclear what exactly was accomplished today. The arm wasn't even stretched out much if the plan is to bring Wells back next time through the rotation. I did not see any Chicago brass in the section where they usually sit when in town, so whatever call they make on Wells after this outing will probably be based on debriefings of manager Bill Dancy, pitching coach Mike Mason and Wells himself.
As for the other 2010 Chicago Cub in the lineup, Tyler Colvin finished a wind-blown homer shy of the cycle. I missed his ninth inning triple off a rightie, but saw his first four at-bats, all of which came against a pair of lefties.
In the 1st he fanned on three pitches. In the 3rd he grounded the first pitch through the hole in the right side with Montanez on base. In the 5th he popped to cf on the third pitch after a swinging strike on #1 and taking #2 for a ball. So at that point he had seen seven pitches in three ab's. In the 7th he blooped a soft-serve double the other way on a full count; pitch #7. Hopefully his over-anxiousness has started to subside. My other observation about him was that he didn't look very big in the upper body and shoulders. Didn't he report to camp looking like Charles Atlas in 2010? Now he looks like somebody let the air out of him, although he ran well on his double, when going first to third on a single and, presumably, on the triple that I missed.
Side note: This was the 12th time already that the I-Cubs' pitchers have surrendered in the double digits. Last year that happened 12 times all year. And it's not even hot yet in many of the Pacific Clout League branch cities
Things are really humming down at the old retread factory!
Todd Wellemeyer returned to the scene of former mediocrity and made one more lackluster start here for old times' sake on May 5. The next day he reported that he was right on schedule as he rehabbed a sore hip en route back to the big leagues but that was apparently a smoke screen. The day after that he decided to call it a career. Today his spot on the ever fluid roster was taken by Doug Davis who is old enough to run for president should he too decide to shift gears after he makes his I-Cub debut when the team hits the road tomorrow night at Colorado Springs. Good luck in the rarified air of the PCL, Doug. If things don't go well remember that Iowa's precinct caucuses are mere months away and there is no clear frontrunner yet among righties. Without knowing much about where you stand when not on the mound, I'm not sure how well a southpaw might do here right now.
Homestand #2 wound up this afternoon with Ramon Ortiz getting cuffed up to the tune of 13 hits in six IP - so much for what I said last week about his serviceability.
Also, in case you missed it but do care, as I did and do, Max Ramirez was released last week.
It's starting to look like there's a detour on I-80 between Iowa and Chicago that routes through Tennessee. Des Moines is about 150 miles closer as the crow drives, but I'm not sure you can get there from here if you're a ballplayer in the Cubs' organization this year.
Random bits: 1] Keith Moreland's honeymoon is over. If he has a spare personality back home in Texas I suggest he have it shipped it to him ASAP. 2] Project ≤ three million update = 32K on Mother's Day vs. a division rival? Plenty of tickets still available for upcoming Cardinal series? I'm taking the under…
According to the Cubs' media guide, Todd Wellemeyer was the NL Pitcher-of-the-Month in May of 2008 for the St. Louis Cardinals. This afternoon in Des Moines he wasn't up to being the Iowa Cubs' pitcher-of-the-day as he labored through three & two thirds innings of a reclamation project that may or may not wind up with him back in the big leagues.
Wellemeyer offered about six dozen pitches, about half of them strikes. A greater portion than that looked and clocked like breaking balls despite that his spotted fastball was ringing up in the low 90's. Maybe those were what he was determined to work on. He gave up eight hits and four runs while both walking and fanning a couple. Both walks came in the fourth when his body language appeared to go from indifferent to frustrated or tired.
Not having paid much attention to him since he left the Cub organization, I'd forgotten how raw-boned Wellemeyer looks. He's listed at 6'2" and 215, but he looks bigger than that; very wide across the shoulders. His windup is full and lengthy with lots of moving parts. I leave it to the anatomists to decide if that makes rehab of a hip injury more complicated. Welington Castillo caught him today, my first chance to see him behind the plate since he joined the club, and he had no chance to throw out either of the base thieves who ran on him. It's fair to say that Wellemeyer is not here to work on holding runners close. By the way, I looked around to see if Jim Hendry was on hand to scout Wellemeyer but did not see him.
Wellemeyer told the local paper last night that he's been measured for the World Series ring he's owed for his contribution to last year's San Francisco Giants. He's just waiting for it to catch up to him for presentation. Based on what I saw today, if I were him I wouldn't have it shipped to Chicago.
Ramon Ortiz, on the other hand, has been looking serviceable. Not Gorzellanyesque, mind you, but serviceable.
The Cubs and Padres split. The Cardinals and Nationals split. The I-Cubs and Isotopes split. Look, up in the standings - it's a Dairy Queen! It's a gymnastics meet! It's a doubleheader...
The best thing to be said about the April weather in the upper Midwest is that it's good for pitchers. All four starters in yesterday's twinbill in Des Moines recorded quality starts. This in a league where the I-Cubs' 6.57 staff ERA in the first two weeks isn't even the PCL's worst and five entire teams have batting averages north of .300. Albuquerque's John Ely came within one out of throwing that franchise's first no-hitter in game two [note: PCL doubleheaders consist of a pair of seven-inning games].
Tonight's turnstile promo for the I-Cubs is more practical than most. They're passing out stocking caps to the first 1,500 fans. I suspect there will be plenty of leftovers.
Some of these playing conditions are like showing up at an arena for basketball to discover that they left the rink out from last night's hockey game - and then proceeding as scheduled! The only thing worse than crappy weather is indoor baseball.
Come on ivy!
Otherwise, could Project .500 be any more on pace? There is a definite pattern emerging here. But who knew that a share of first place would be part of the deal?! Actually calling the Central a division right now is a misnomer; there's precious little division at all...
It's not supposed to be like this.
First your Opening Day/Night gets rained out. Then the following day/night is cold and windy, but dry, so you go through the ceremonial motions with no one there to watch and clap. Player introductions with some guys just staying in the dugout and others shivering and huddling together along the baselines like penguins. A video tribute to Bob Feller on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the only Opening Day no-no in big league history to go along with the Bob Feller bandanas handed out at the turnstiles that folks are using as windbreaks on their cheeks, looking like stagecoach robbers. The silly hat-head contest atop the home dugout that's supposed to be decided by the applause-o-meter except it's out-of-order; no power. Saturday night there were probably more people in the skyboxes than the stands. Then the game had barely started when Tony Campana, who looks about as batboyish as his predecessor, Sam Fuld, used to before he donned a cape and became ManRam's replacement, lofted a blooper to left-center leading off the bottom of the first. Memphis' left and center fielders, Andrew Brown and Shane Robinson, respectively, collided in pursuit of it - no skid marks; full-tilt. Poor bastards; 15-20 minutes later they were both scraped off the turf and ambulanced to the hospital with concussions [Robinson also sustained some facial fractures] and the players and fans re-thawed and resumed. Eventually the I-Cubs prevailed, long after I'd taken my media guides and gone home.
Long time lurker some time commenter here...I was at the AFL game AZ Phill was at and I'd have to concur that Vogelbach may be the worst fielder, period, that I've seen. Terrible hands, footwork, reactions, instincts, the whole shebang. This is a limited eyeball test so take it for what it's worth. My dad was with me and he actually referred to him as Dr. Strangeglove 2.0. His body type seems to be key inhibitor here as he's simply not built to move. He can rake, for sure, but there's no way he does anything other than DH if he makes it to the bigs.
That doesn't fit well with Theo's versatility campaign, now does it. If I was Theo, because I have a somewhat dark sense of humor, I'd play him every position in the infield.
No Raul Ibanez on WS roster, Royals become first team in WS without a player who didn't play in the 20th Century.
/per Olbermann
tell em wash
it's tough being a billionaire in obama's america.
maybe the cubs could do a Kickstarter campaign. i'm down for $5.
I think the fact that the PTBNL the Cubs owe Boston is supposedly to be named after the Rule 5 Draft might suggest that the Red Sox will be able to select a PTBNL from the list of Cubs minor leaguers who were eligible for selection in the Rule 5 Draft but were not drafted. Or it could be that the Cubs will select a player in the Rule 5 Draft for the Red Sox and then send that player to Boston as the PTBNL after the conclusion of the draft, although that is less likely because the Red Sox actually select ahead of the Cubs in the Rule 5 Draft (Red Sox se
from what I recall, the player the Cubs are suppose to get from A's is "signficant" but not that signficant to change the opinion of the trade (I think that was Keith Law's take).
The player we owe the Red Sox I don't know about, guessing cash may be enough.
Guessing post Rule 5 draft this will get tidied up.
DAVID P: The PTBNL must be named or cash substituted within six months of the date the trade is reported to the MLB office.
don't they spend all their money on the Cubs?
//not really
Phil - the Cubs have a PTBNL coming from the A's after the draft. What are the rules in this case. I am pretty sure it couldn't be anyone that was on the 25 man roster after the trade, but could it be someone on the 40 man roster?
not being able to play 1st is just kinda sad...
it's a much harder position, but one of the worst displays of D i've ever seen is bj upton playing SS in AAA. it was absolutely amazing how horrible he was there in every single aspect of playing the position...and he got multiple seasons to showcase how awful he was there.
Really bad day yesterday for Mesa Solar Sox 1B Dan Vogelbach.
On a more positive note, it was good to see D Rose with some explosiveness last night. It'll be interesting to see if San Antonio style basketball can beat LeBron-style over the course of the season and through the playoffs if Rose stays healthy.
Tannenwho scorching the defense just brings him in line with the rest of the league. I suspect most top 20 College teams could rip through this D on any given Saturday.
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2 short LCS series, not much they can do. Yeah, money's the motivating factor, but not like anyone who was going to watch isn't going to watch now.
Also smart to not go up against football too much especially the early games. Ratings in a series tend to go up later in the series.
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