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Such is the case for supermarkets where an understandable obsession with quarter-by-quarter results (the trees) is obscuring more significant structural changes about the way consumers live and the margins the once-mighty supermarkets can achieve (the spooky forest).
Online, as many businesses well beyond retailing are realising, is simply not as lucrative as people walking into bricks and mortar buildings and buying a kilo of bananas or a television. Ultimately small shops — de rigueur for all supermarket chains — are less efficient than big ones. Ever-increasing supply is outstripping constrained demand.
These are fundamental problems for the main high street players and have led to a series of profit warnings and downgrades over the years since the financial crisis. That does not appear to be changing any time soon.
Some players, like Tesco, have been burnt by having too much large-scale real estate when the credit crunch crashed upon us and a model that was burning far too lean when it came to customer service. When the party of never-ending economic growth came to an abrupt halt, customers suddenly cared a lot more about whether they were getting the service they wanted as they counted out the ever scarcer pennies.
Others, like Wm Morrison, have been too slow to capitalise online and were left flat footed when it came to the small store model that has left almost every high street littered with "metros", "locals" and "little" versions of the big boys. In a 1.8 mile stretch of road near my home in south-west London there are no fewer than three Sainsbury's locals or garage stores.
Buying sales increases with greater and greater floor space — the supermarket approach of the 1990s and early 2000s — can only get you so far. Expect Sainsbury's, for example, to announce a slowing in like-for-like sales this week as the contribution from "extensions" starts to wane across the sector. Some believe "mature" sales — the bulk of the business — could be down by as much as 4pc.
Last week, analysts Investec produced a report which went to the heart of the issue. "The whole industry is still facing structural problems, buried beneath cyclical and company issues," the note said.
"We see the industry in profit decline as capacity continues to exceed demand growth, as sales transition to less profitable channels and as the quoted sector loses to the unquoted sector."
This last point is echoed by Mark Price, the managing director of the John Lewis Partnership supermarket arm, Waitrose, who writes in today's Sunday Telegraph that there could be something about being held privately that leads to better long-term prospects. Last week, Waitrose announced record sales.
"Given the success of the private food retailers this year — Waitrose, Aldi, Lidl, and Iceland — I wonder if there's something in their ownership structure that has allowed them to play a winning game?", Mr Price suggests.
"Perhaps not being a publicly quoted company with the need to announce quarterly results means greater patience? Less risk of rushing the game and making mistakes? Staying true to a culture of respect for all stakeholders even when the going is tough? Maybe recessions make these differences more marked?"
Being a man of scrupulous manners, Mr Price leaves a question mark at the end of the five statements. But his direction of travel is clearly towards a "yes" answer to each.
There is probably some truth in what he says but going private is clearly not an option for the quoted supermarkets. Another could be pulling out of quarterly reporting, but again the risks are high. As the chief executive of Unilever, Paul Polman, discovered, such a move can initially put intense downward pressure on the company stock price.
Mr Polman stuck it out, arguing that if investors didn't like it, they were the wrong type of investors. He has ultimately been proved right, with Unilever's share price up 12pc year on year as the register changed and long-term investors bought in to his strategy of environmental sustainability building profits.
How Dalton Philips at Morrisons (share price down 20.1pc year-on-year) or Philip Clarke at Tesco (down 14pc) must look on with a degree of envy. Endless guidance on what can be volatile numbers can mean lurches in share price levels that are not always linked to the actual value of the business. Short sellers, as Ocado has found to its cost, are always circling.
So, the supermarkets are left with few options, battling on with a business model more suited to a time before 2007 and 2008 than after it.
Until the credit crunch, their operations could boost profits by ramping volumes. But it is a highly geared model, with Investec saying that on a 3 to 1 ratio every 1 point lost on volumes has 3 times the impact on profits. As soon as sales struggle, profits tumble.
Supermarkets are huge businesses and in the UK we have some of the best in the world for consumers. Competition is intense and customers receive an astonishingly good deal. That is part of the problem and it is very clear that, under the present model, customers win big. People do not spend as much in small shops as large ones (where most spend more than they initially intended as the ranges are bigger and more alluring). Discounters and pound stores are proving incredibly popular and the glory days of the 1990s now seem a distant memory.
Comparisons with another sector which once seemed to book profits as a matter of course are instructive. They were also once darlings of the stock exchange with big numbers and even bigger expansion plans.
They seemed masters of all they surveyed until the model suddenly stopped working and now they are trying to find a new approach where profits are lower and return on capital employed modest. They are called banks.
Today The Sunday Telegraph throws its weight behind efforts to ensure that small and medium-sized businesses — the lifeblood of the UK economy — are paid promptly for the services they provide to other companies.
As Phil Orford, the chief executive of the Forum of Private Business, says, few employees would gladly provide their labour if their employer decided that they would only pay them after 180 days. But that is what the present agreements are insisting SMEs accept.
Cashflow is vital to suppliers who employ millions of people across the country. The larger companies they serve should not be in the business of gaining from the long-term credit lines they demand. It is time for all to sign up to the Prompt Payment Code.


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Elaiza Datar at HootSuite. Image by Dale Northey.
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Elaiza Datar, a 2013 grad of SFU Continuing Studies, is living her passion.
Datar works full-time at HootSuite, a Vancouver-based tech company and popular social relationship platform. She manages events and programs, creates campaigns, and engages with the HootSuite community worldwide. In the year she's been with the company, she's gone from intern to permanent employee and watched the company grow from 100 people to over 500. She's also learned every single day.
Her journey began with SFU's Digital Communications Certificate (now the Digital and Mobile Marketing Certificate). Datar recalls that she saw an ad for the program during a layover in Caracas after spending a year abroad.
The political science major felt she needed to add some practical, marketable skills to her resume. Ever since seeing a TED Talk years ago on the subject of online business, Datar knew she wanted a digital skill set that would give her global reach, mobility, and unlimited possibilities.
"You take your passion and you can bring it online and find your niche of people on the Internet, because that's what the Internet lets us do," she says.
After reading about the program, Datar realized it was exactly what she was looking for.
"It was as if it read my brain," she says with a smile.
Within weeks, she'd been accepted, and began classes in Janaury 2013. She loved the variety of what she was studying: She learned how to produce videos, use social media effectively, create marketing campaigns, code websites, and more.
Throughout the program, she was introduced to HootSuite as a useful tool more than once, so when a group of classmates invited her to a HootSuite meet-up, she went.
The HootSuite VP who was hosting the event met her and was impressed with her international experience. Datar has lived in the Philippines, Vietnam, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Ghana, and she speaks five languages. The VP could also sense that she was a self-starter, making her a great fit for HootSuite.
Datar began a three-month internship at the company in March 2013—and never left.
Her role has evolved over the last year, but one thing has remained constant: The ability to grow.
"I'm passionate about learning, and that is what my work is letting me do," she says.
For Datar, the future is in digital, but wide open. As far as she's concerned, because of her experience at HootSuite, almost anything is within her reach. "I've learned so much here that I could apply it anywhere."


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Scott Turner Schofield has been honored with a prestigious Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship for acting and has toured two original solo performances, Underground Transit and Debutante Balls, to colleges, festivals, and theaters nationwide since 2001.
He is widely recognized for his educational and informative leadership on transgender issues. Schofield is the recipient of several awards for his performance work, among them a "Fruitie" for Off-Broadway Performance; a 2007 Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship in Acting; and a Creation Fund Commission from the National Performance Network for "Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps."
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Scott Turner Schofield, named a "Young Trans Hero of 2006" by The Advocate magazine, brings his show, Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps, to Fantasia Fair and gives us a performance that challenges fundamental assumptions about gender, sex and identity.
Scott Turner Schofield puts his personal journey from female-bodied boy to butch girl to unrecognizable woman to man on display. Schofield employs multimedia storytelling, silk fabric acrobatics, and audience participation to reveal the life of a man who just happens to have been born a girl.
The "127 Steps" of the title refers to Schofield's "decoder wheel," with numbers that correspond to words like "man," "woman," "gay," "lesbian" and "body." The audience calls out the numbers for the words they want to hear about and Schofield has a story to go with each of the 127 permutations of numbers. Each performance is a different lineup and in a different order, making the performance unlike any other.
Please note the show contains some nudity and mature themes.
"Becoming a Man is a roller coaster ride through your heart, your soul, and your genitals. Scott Turner Schofield is one of my favorite performing artists…" - Kate Bornstein, Transgender Theorist, performer, writer.
"Like some sexually ambiguous Scheherazade, ... Schofield comes across more as a loveable neighborhood kid bursting with energy and insight than an agenda-waving political zealot. Bottom line: [Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps is] one of the year's most essential theater experiences." - Wendell Brock, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Studio Visit is a Q&A with a local artist. Here, Melissa Merli chats with Faye Ballard, a ragtime piano player from Champaign.
Q: How did you first get into ragtime?
A: This may be a long story. I started taking piano lessons when I was 7. When I turned 10, my father asked me to learn this ragtime piece, "Piano Roll Blues," and he wound up taking me to a Shakey's Pizza Parlor in Decatur for my 10th birthday.
There was a guy there called Les Cripe; he had played piano for the old Harry James band. He wound up being a mentor to me. He let me go up on stage and play. He gave me some pointers — he taught me how to do my first serious rag, Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf."
Q: From then on you were interested in ragtime?
A: Absolutely. Ted Lemen, the World Championship Old Time Piano Playing Contest founder, asked Les to come and play in the contest. Les didn't want to, so Les turned Ted onto me. I actually went and competed at 12 years of age.
Q: And did you compete every year after that?
A: Pretty much, basically up until I went to college. I got away from it a little bit then, but after I graduated, I got right back into it.
Q: What do you like about ragtime?
A: The fun thing about it is it's a challenge because you have to have classical training to do it right. But you also have to be able to improvise. So it's the best of both worlds. It's just fun music to play. You can't play good ragtime music and not be happy. It makes you feel good.
Q: Who are some of your favorite pianists?
A: Oh, let's see. Some of the old-timers. Johnny Maddox. I'm a major Scott Joplin fan. I also love Fats Waller. You can't go wrong with Eubie Blake.
Q: Do you ever go hear Paul Asaro at the Blind Pig?
A: Actually I'm taking lessons from him. He's been kind enough to pass on some lessons on my stride. Paul is absolutely a favorite of mine. In fact, he's agreed to be one of our rag judges in 2014. He's extremely knowledgeable about this style, and he's been a real gift to me to help me improve my playing.
Q: Didn't you study piano at the University of Illinois?
A: Yes. I have a bachelor's degree in music education, and I am currently finishing a master's degree in piano pedagogy.
Q: With whom do you study?
A: My main professor is Christos Tsitsaros. He is one of the main piano professors in the pedagogy program.
Q: What do you hope to do with your master's degree?
A: Of course, the contest keeps me busy, being its coordinator and everything. I'm also a church pianist at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Champaign. After I retire from the UI, hopefully I can work at a community college, like Parkland or Danville, and continue to give private lessons.
Q: Where do you work at the UI?
A: I am employed as an office manager at the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. I've worked for the UI for 26 years. I just started this job this past October.
Q: Do you play piano around town?
A: I've gone to nursing homes. I've done Krannert Uncorked and various shows. Right now for "The Entertainers," (a documentary on the Old Time Piano Playing Contest) we are getting ready to do a showing, sometime during the week of Oct. 13-20, tentatively at the PianoForte Foundation's new facility in Chicago.
I'm also getting ready to do a show on the Spirit of Peoria riverboat — a two-hour dinner cruise on Oct. 19 and an overnight trip to Starved Rock on Oct. 21 and 22.
Q: What do think of "The Entertainers"?
A: My personal opinion is that it is fantastic. They put so much time and effort into doing it and showing who we are as people and contestants and about the contest itself.
Editor's note: The next World Championship Old Time Piano Playing Contest will be May 22-26 at the Sheraton Four Points in Peoria. For more information, visit oldtimepianocontest.org/. For more on the documentary, visit http://www.theentertainersmovie.com.


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Have your say on the X Factor Laura White row on Mirror.co.uk's X Factor blog .
Fuming Cheryl Cole had a blistering backstage bust-up with Louis Walsh after he voted off X Factor favourite Laura White.
The Girls Aloud babe marched up to Louis and said his decision was "clearly personal".
She then let rip at the bewildered Irish judge leaving onlookers staggered.
A source said: "Cheryl was incandescent with rage and let her feelings be known.
"She was absolutely furious and was giving him what for. No one has ever seen her so angry but she is really passionate about her acts."
Laura White, 21, from Atherton, Lancs, was one of the favourites to win.
However she lost the sing-off against Ruth Lorenzo, with Louis casting the deciding vote.
Speaking on the Xtra Factor later, Cole said: "I actually feel numb. I feel shocked. I think it might have been a bit tactical if I'm totally honest."
And yesterday Laura added: "Cheryl was really angry last night. She doesn't know whether it was a personal thing from Louis or what. I think she's just really upset because she feels I was one of the strongest singers and she feels robbed."
Before he gave the contestants his verdict, Simon Cowell had said: "First of all you were not the worst two singers tonight so I don't know what went wrong, it was a joke. Both of you sang your hearts out."
However Laura refused to be drawn on the reasons behind Walsh's decision. She said: "Louis made his decision for whatever reason, so I've just got to deal with that."
The bust-up between Louis and Cheryl is another sign of rising tension among the judges.
The relationship between Simon and Dannii is already strained, but it's the increasingly prickly relationship between Cheryl and Louis which has raised most eyebrows.
Things reached a head on Saturday when Cheryl urged JLS not to become like Westlife – a band that Louis manages.
Louis snapped back: "Westlife had more hits than you," adding: "Little Miss Showbiz here thinks she knows it all."
Laura later denied that dating Matthew Firsht – who provides audiences to appear on X Factor – had given her any advantage.
She said: " He had no involvement in the show. I'd only been seeing him for four months anyway so that's why I never spoke about it. It's private."
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Beginning this month, a contractor will begin construction of improvements to the irrigation pond east of Ortega Court in Erie Commons, adjacent to Coal Creek. There will be large construction equipment on site.
Material deliveries will access the site from the intersection of Bonnell Avenue and Lasnik Street. This construction access will cross an existing pedestrian/bicycle trail. The contractor will place material on the trail to protect the trail and minimize damage during construction. Smaller vehicles may access the site from Ortega Court. A project map can be viewed via erieco.gov.
Weather permitting, construction should be complete by June 1.
Pedestrians and bicyclists are urged to pay close attention to construction signs, stay clear of construction equipment and vehicles, and if possible, avoid the construction area during work hours.
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She had always worked hard to provide her family with a sense of stability and strength, despite the challenges of having a son with autism and a husband whose erratic behavior sometimes puzzled and confused her.
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on Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:33 pm#18744
- AlphaI like Pink
Was flipping through the PPV shows and this was on. Should not have watched alone in the dark, now all lights are on and I have a knife... and a cross.
Good movie, lot of twist and holy shats.
Good movie, lot of twist and holy shats.
on Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:47 pm#18748
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You thought it was a good movie?! Watched it with a bunch of friends. Had a couple of jump scares, but most of it was us laughing the whole time.
on Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:46 am#18769
- AlphaI like Pink
I missed the 1st 30 min and started on the attic scene with the mutilated bodies. The arm and leg contortions got me, demons are beast.
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text: Alright, so long story short, im saving up for a new macbook air (buy all my products myself- student) and, in order to help, i am selling my iPod Touch to a friend. Its a fourth gen, and ive always had a case and screen protector, and i never took it off until this morning. and very weirdly, as well as annoyingly, i found minor scratches (whatever), and some really weird little smudges. they are like if the chrome on the back has been smudged or scratched, and i have no idea where they came from. Ive always had a silicon case on my ipod, and was just wondering if aanybody had the same, or if they knew how they got there. also in another thread i recently read a poster mention that if you take your ipod touch, i think they said, to a jewelry shop, they can fix it up? anybody have any insight or ideas how this could be? i live in china so it wont quite be a jeweller shop, and im just asking this out of interest. thank you in advance, AJ--


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As we are resuming the Dresden Files game, here is the write-up of the second and third sessions as a reminder of what went before.
We began at the extraordinary session of the Shadow Council called by Colin, the young and charismatic yuppie property developer (who happens to, reluctantly, be a Prince of the Autumn Court).
Long Zhu is here as the representative of the Chinatown community.
Beaker is here, representing her absentee boss, the Wizard, Bill.
The other PCs (Ezio and Lyra) are here as unofficial guests.
The other Shadow Council members present are…
Lady Lacedon, queen of the local ghouls.
Peter Devereaux, white court vampire presenting a group of night-club and casino owners.
An older guy from the Order of St Giles, a mortal, wearing a theatrical mask (Tragedy). His name is not given, but Ezio knows it – he is Ezio's local handler/contact.
Colin is irritated. An ornate door knocker, shaped like a goblin face, animated on him this morning, puked and slobbered on his best suit while delivering a message from a local Autumn Fae Noble. A monster crossed through his realm, leaving a trail of destruction and corruption for about a mile. It passed from Outside, through the woods of Faerie and then into the Mortal Realm. After a few minutes, it returned the same way. Colin has been commanded to "do something about it" as the Fae believe it is the work of a Mortal.
Colin feels that, having raised the matter with the Shadow Council, and finding that Beaker and Long Zhu are already investigating it, his responsibility has been met. He gives Beaker a cocktail stick with a tiny flag on it in case her investigations lead into Faerie. It should turn into a pennant declaring the bearer to be under the protection of the Autumn Court.
Beaker presents their findings so far and the link between the demonic snake and Mr Nancy. It seems likely that either Mr Nancy is the summoner or is the intended target.
At this point, Lady Lacedon declares it is not a matter that concerns the Ghouls, and leaves.
Deveraux seems interested. It appears he would like Nancy to be taken out. Nancy's Voodoo Child night-club and Medusa are the only two clubs not under White Court Vampire control. However, he has no idea who is behind it and also chooses to leave, as soon as it becomes obvious that Beaker and Long Zhu are going to investigate.
The St Giles guy declares that it seems to be outside the remit for his organisation (not related to Red Vampires) either and leaves, after privately warning Ezio to be careful not to expose himself unduly.
Meeting adjourned!
There is further investigation. Beaker looks into the Lore of the Summoned Demon Snake and concludes it is a particularly powerful creature called Diamondback. Part of the ritual requirement for it is a specially-treated form of quicksilver. As it happens, she sold some earlier that week to a mediterranean-looking guy.
They visit Faerie, Beaker is able to open a Portal where the Snake ripped through. There are Fae hawks, hounds and huntsmen patrolling in a state of alert but Colin's pennant grants them safe passage to meet with the local Earl – Imric. A few of the Earl's servants fought the Snake demon as it returned to the Down-Below last night. Some were killed or wounded but the creature was focussed on just passing through.
Through medical and police channels, Ezio and Lyra manage to track down 2 other young dancers who have been made pregnant by Mr Nancy. A girl called Shelly is also pregnant and due in a few weeks. The other is Becky Smith who has a two and a half year old son called Martin.
They are delayed in their investigations and don't learn about the two other women until after dark. There is a second horrific attack and Shelly is killed. Lyra comes to the notice of DS Fox as she is caught sneaking about the crime scene. He calls her "Tesco" and sends her to fetch coffee "for the real policemen".
They visit the Voodoo Child club during the next day. It is not open but there are some staff there cleaning up and they call Rasta Joe – Mr Nancy's second in command. Joe is outwardly friendly and flirts with Lyra. He explains that Mr Nancy is away on business, out of touch. He assures them that Nancy is not responsible for the attacks and he will certainly take revenge when he gets back. The girls, and their offspring are very dear to Nancy.
As dusk approaches, they locate Becky Smith and her son Marty in a flat above shops on Dad's Lane, Stirchley. They search the area and find a half-demolished bridge over a stream nearby that is a portal to Faerie.
Lyra borrows a forensics tent and they set it up over the missing end of the bridge so Beaker can construct a magic circle to imprison the Demon Snake should it come through. Even if the circle doesn't hold it completely, it should seriously weaken the creature. She believes that if it fails to kill its target, it will turn on its summoner. They decide to wait in ambush.
Meanwhile Zhu and Lyra spot a transit van full of Yardies waiting outside the shop. The intend to drive off with Becky and the boy, Marty, if anything dangerous turns up. They wer going to take her away immediately but are convinced to wait and see. If they move the boy too soon, the Snake might come through in a different place.


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London: The home side end a seven-game losing streak and reach double figures on points but remain in the relegation zone, while the visitors have now gone four matches without a victory.
Reading ended a seven-game losing streak as they picked up a 0-0 Premier League draw at home to Swansea City on Boxing Day.
The Swans had most of the better chances, Michu somehow missing from six yards in the first half and Nathan Dyer being denied by an excellent Adam Federici save after the break.
But the home side improved as the game wore on and almost nicked a priceless victory when only a headed goal-line clearance from Chico denied Adam Le Fondre.
It was not the result for which either side would have hoped, although the hosts move off the bottom of the Premier League table and finally hit double figures on points.
Swansea remain in mid-table but have now gone four games without a win.
Reading had no fresh injury concerns for the game, with Jason Roberts, Sean Morrison and Alex McCarthy all still out. Ki Sung-Yueng returned to Swansea`s starting XI, although an anticipated return for winger Pablo Hernandez from his thigh injury did not materialise.
The Swans made a bright start to proceedings but there were no early openings until both side had golden opportunities at either end of the pitch. Pavel Pogrebnyak was played through on goal but miscontrolled at the vital moment to squander the chance.
Then, at the other end, the usually reliable Michu somehow failed to open the scoring with an even better opening. Chris Gunter failed to play the ball back to Federici but, as the ball fell at the feet of the Spaniard with the goal gaping from six yards, he somehow fired his shot over the crossbar.
Swansea continued to have comfortably the better of the first half, dominating possession without creating too many clear-cut chances. Dyer missed the target with two long-range efforts before the half-time whistle was blown with the score still goalless.
The home side started the second half slightly better and Jobi McAnuff missed the target on 54 minutes after the ball deflected into his path when Pogrebnyak took a tumble in the box.
Swansea were unhappy when the big striker escaped with only a booking for making two fouls in a matter of seconds. Reading responded with a double change, taking the Russian off along with McAnuff as Hal Robson-Kanu and Le Fondre came on after an hour.
The visitors were still looking most threatening, though, and only a stunning reaction save from Federici denied Dyer from a close-range header after good work from Wayne Routledge out wide after 65 minutes.
The Royals keeper had to get down smartly again to deny Ki before Reading had the ball in the net. The lively Le Fondre rose to divert a free kick past Michel Vorm but the goal was rightly disallowed and the striker booked for using his hand.
There was a concerning sight for away fans in the latter stages as Michu hobbled off the pitch with what looked like an ankle injury.
Reading almost snatched a late winner but Chico brilliantly prevented a goal from a sweetly struck Le Fondre effort.


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Rick Perry: Extremist White America's Evangelical HopeWritten by Stephen Lendman Subject: Politics: Republican Campaigns
Consider the unpalatable 2012 options, a choice between:
-- a so far unopposed lawless/crime boss/militarist/pro-war/anti-populist president; and
-- a rogue's gallery of Republican aspirants, looking more like a police lineup than legitimate candidates for any office, let alone the nation's highest - with one exception, Ron Paul, ignored by America's media for the following reasons:
(1) He advocates abolishing the Federal Reserve, owned and run by Wall Street. In fact, several times in Congress, he introduced the Federal Reserve Abolition Act. With no co-sponsors, no further action followed.
Yet, restoring sound money and a healthy economy requires Fed abolition, returning money creation power to the US Treasury as the Constitution mandates (Article I, Section 8).
(2) He also wants squandering America's resources on imperial wars ended, using the nation's wealth instead for productive economic growth.
(3) In addition, he opposes police state laws like the USA Patriot Act, though not for all the right reasons. Key for him is loss of personal privacy.
(4) While advocating free trade, he's against NAFTA, DR-CAFTA, and other one-sided FTAs, serving special interests, not everyone equitably.
(5) He calls the war on drugs "costly and ineffective, while creating terrible violent crime." True enough, but it's much worse, largely responsible for creating the world's largest gulag, mostly filled with nonviolent inmates, deserving reprimands and perhaps fines at most, not prison time.
At the same time, as a libertarian, he believes government's only role is to respect, protect, and defend personal freedoms.
As the Libertarian Party's Preamble advocates, everyone should retain "sovereign(ty) over their own lives," not "sacrifice (it) for the benefit of others."
In other words, government's responsibility for universal healthcare, education, and other essential services is incompatible with personal freedom. Everyone should be on their own to provide them, even though millions, through no fault of their own, can't.
In contrast, progressives define freedom and responsibility differently, believing government must assure equity, social justice, and safety net protections for society's least advantaged. Throwing them overboard can't be tolerated.
Rick Perry - George Bush on Steroids?
Who can know, but be concerned. Texas-based commentator Molly Ivans (1944 - 2007) called him "despicable" and much more. Ridiculing him as "Gov. Goodhair," she compared him to George Bush, saying, "O Please, Dear God, Not Another One," quoting a country song.
She railed against his appointing an Enron executive head of Texas' Public Utilities Commission. In return "the next day" came a $25,000 thank you check, signed by former Chairman/CEO Ken Lay, infamous for being behind one of the nation's greatest ever financial scandals.
She denounced his "spectacular failure on public schools by convincing Texans that gay marriage was a horrible threat to us all." At the same time, he tried "to disguise" the decrepit state of public schools "by proposing that we teach creationism in biology classes," not math fundamentals, good English, literacy and computer skills, and real history and political science, omitting any reference to religion that has no place in public education.
She also hammered him in other articles, exposing an extremist governor not fit for any public office, let alone the nation's highest that should chill everyone at the possibility, except his lunatic fringe supporters and big-monied backers, assured of substantial returns on investments with him as president.
On August 13, he announced his candidacy in South Carolina, not Texas, knowing angry mobs would confront him, saying:
America "is the last great hope of mankind....Socialist systems (deliver) misery and stagnation....Americans (are) not defined as class....'Spreading the wealth' punishes success....(B)ig-government policies have prolonged our national misery....It is time to get America working again."
Besides mischaracterizing his dismal pro-business, anti-populist record as governor, his rhetoric concealed extremist positions he'll force on all Americans the way he did to Texans, including Christian fascism. More on that below.
Right Wing Watch.com lists some of his allies, including:
(1) The American Family Association, endorsing censorship and advocacy against women's and LGBT rights.
(2) The International House of Prayer, wanting Jews to become Christians and opposing abortion and LGBT rights among other extremist positions.
(3) The Family Research Council's Tony Perkins, known for calling gay rights activists "intolerant," "hateful," "vile," "spiteful," and "pawns" of Satan.
(4) The Response, another extremist religious group.
(5) Rev. John Hagee, a preacher and practitioner of Christian fascism.
(6) James Dobson, a replica of Hagee, founder of Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council, two prominent extremist hate groups.
(7) David Barton, "a self-proclaimed historian known (for reinventing history) and the Bible to justify right-wing positions."
(8) Rob Schenk, an anti-choice extremist.
(9) Loren Cunningham, co-founder of the radical "Seven Mountains Dominionist."
(10) Doug Stringer, "who blamed American secularism (and) acceptance of homosexuality for the 9/11 attacks."
(11) Che Ahn, John Hagee's mentor who compared "the fight against gay rights to the fight against slavery," and others also endorsing the same ideological extremism.
With these type allies and financial backers, be concerned, very concerned.
Perry for President
Perry's web site (richperry.org) calls him "a true conservative," omitting how he defined that as governor, serving Big Monied Texans at the expense of all others, what he'll replicate nationally as president.
Besides his religious ideologue allies, he also stacked his campaign team with neocon advisers and Tea Party extremists, likely endorsing his belief that:
"We are now confronted with the rise of new economic and military powerhouses in China and India, as well as a Russia that is increasingly aggressive and troublesome to its neighbors and former satellite nations that are struggling to maintain their relatively newfound independence."
As a result, he added: "(T)he United States must be prepared for the ramifications of shifting balances of power," stopping just short of endorsing war.
A racist uber-hawk, he presided over 230 executions since December 2000, more than any other modern governor. At the same time, he refused to admit the possibility that anyone put to death was innocent, despite over 130 exonerated inmates since 1973, including 12 in Texas, besides known and unknown others unjustly facing execution.
His college academic record also raises concerns, an August 5 Huffington Post article headlining, "Rick Perry's College Transcript: A Lot of Cs and Ds," saying:
"A source in Texas (supplied) transcripts of his years at Texas A&M University." It showed less than classroom distinction. "While he later became a student leader, he had to get out of academic probation to do so."
His D grades were in economics, Shakespeare, and veterinary anatomy. He flunked organic chemistry. A classmate called A&M not "exactly Harvard on the Brazos River," adding:
"This was not the brightest guy around. We always kind of laughed. He was always kind of a joke."
His office "did not return a request for comment from The Huffington Post." Perhaps potential supporters should demand it, besides holding him accountable for his dismal record as governor.
An August 14 HuffPost article explained more, headlined: "Rick Perry's Record in Texas May Not Convince Latino Voters," saying:
Texas is 38% Latino, including many undocumented ones through no fault of their own. Perry opposes amnesty. He's "argued for (using) National Guard, military-style special ops and (drones) with high-tech cameras" to monitor border areas.
His administration "spent over $400 million since 2005 on border security programs." He supports "valid residency documents from driver's license applicants," who aren't US citizens. He opposes state "sanctuary cities," wants voters required to show photo IDs at polls, and "local police (required to) comply with federal immigration laws."
Civic and Hispanic leaders oppose these policies, arguing they'll escalate intimidation and anti-Latino discrimination. San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro called Perry's initiatives "easily the most anti-Latino agenda in more than a generation, without shame."
Many agree with Texas Democratic Party spokeswoman Kirsten Gray that Perry "needs a pink slip, not a promotion (because) he's been a disaster as governor and would make an even worse president."
Besides his pro-business, pro-war, racist agenda, he embraces religious extremism, breaching the inviolable separation of church and state, the Constitution's Article II, Section 6 stating:
"The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable."
In other words, religion in any form, may not engage in or interfere with affairs of state, and vice versa under the First Amendment, guaranteeing the right to free exercise of religion.
With leaders like Rick Perry, expect the religion/state firewall to be naplamed as a practitioner of Christian fascism. Broadly defined, it embraces extremist political, economic, social and religious ideology falsely called conservative.
Sociologist Sara Diamond wrote extensively on the rise of America's right wing groups, including in her "Roads to Dominion," in which she traced various movements over the past 50 years, identifying four types:
1. Anti-communist conservatives, including the Christian Right's moral traditionalists.
2. Racist right-wing groups, including the KKK, other segregationist groups, and the paramilitary white supremacist movement.
3. The Christian Right with its evangelical roots, and
4. Neoconservatives with roots during the Cold War under Republicans and Democrats.
Not entirely monolithic, these groups share common views with regard to the economy, the nation state in the global context (military and geopolitical), and moral norms relating to race and gender.
They also advocate free-market capitalism, anticommunism (now anything left of center), US global military hegemony, traditional morality, superiority of native-born white male Christian Americans, and the traditional nuclear family.
Moreover, they cloak their ideology in Christianity and patriotism to gain political power they claim God sanctions, giving moral legitimacy, even to steal from the poor, give to the rich, and wage war.
As a result, these ideologues are morally and politically indefensible, toxic and dangerous. They also embrace:
-- racial hatred;
-- white Christian supremacy;
-- blind adoration and obedience to leaders, discouraging free and independent thought;
-- male gender dominance;
-- LGBT hatred;
-- disdain for non-believers and rational intellectual inquiry;
-- calling debate apostasy;
-- opposing abortion but hypocritically supporting capital punishment, including for LGBTs, abortionists, Muslim "terrorists," and "heretics;"
-- advocating militarism, war and apocalyptic violence;
-- abolishing public education and government involvement in all social services;
-- proselytizing others to become believers;
-- rejecting secular humanist notions of reason, ethics, morality, social equity and justice;
-- capitalizing on human pain, suffering, disillusion, dislocation, and despair felt by millions to build a mass movement of servile, unthinking followers;
-- advocating Christian fascism based on predatory capitalism, militarism, and intolerance of democratic freedoms; and
-- fanatically supporting Israel for all the wrong reasons, though it's hard to find any right ones, given its out-of-control lawlessness and danger as a global menace like America, especially if run by Christian fascists like Perry.
If elected, he'll use his ideology as a crusade to wage war on democratic values, social justice, rule of law principles, and peace even more than they've already been desecrated.
As a result, America now is unfit to live in. Perhaps under Perry, so will planet earth. What better reason to shun and denounce him. But much more is needed to save the soul of a lost nation.
Begin by rejecting the corrupted two-party duopoly, run by warmongering kleptocrats, damning the public interest for their own. Vote independent or not at all.
Voting for any Republican or Democrat - for president, Congress, state or local office - is wasting it, defiling your own welfare. Unless duopoly power ends, Americans won't be free, safe or equitably treated.
Now's the time to start abolishing what's wrecking the country and planet earth. The alternative is perishing with it - under Perry, Obama or anyone representing either party.
They're beholden to a higher power, America's monied interests so far having everything their own way. Survival depends on replacing them before it's too late to matter.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at email@example.com.
Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.


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To move from France to the New World colony of Montreal in the middle of the wilds was a challenge and a half. Huts in the woods with primitive pioneer conditions included attacks by Iroquois.
She and a handful of sisters persevered, and when some well-meaning Bishop thought she and the sisters should be cloistered for their own protection she just scoffed at him.
He was told in no uncertain terms exactly what they did need, including more sisters and equipment so they could get on with things.
He wisely acquiesced. Montreal was on its way.


text: Bob Ippolito wrote: > > On Oct 27, 2005, at 4:32 PM, Neal Becker wrote: > >> "Martin v. Löwis" wrote: >> >>> I see. Python is making up the EISDIR, looking at the stat result. >>> In Objects/fileobject.c:dircheck generates the EISDIR error, which >>> apparently comes from posix_fdopen, PyFile_FromFile, >>> fill_file_fields. >>> >>> Python simply does not support file objects which stat(2) as >>> directories. >>> >>> >> >> OK, does python have a C API that would allow me to create a python >> file >> object from my C (C++) code? Then instead of using python's fdopen >> I could >> just do it myself. > > Why do you need a file object for something that is not a file > anyway? select.select doesn't require file objects for example, just > objects that have a fileno() method. > Yes, that's a good point - the reason is I didn't want to restrict the interface to only work with select. Maybe I should rethink the interface.


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In a prologue, novelist Evans (The Mistletoe Secret, 2016, etc.) recounts meeting a (fictional) man in a restaurant on Route 66 in the Mojave Desert who has hiked the famous highway all the way from Chicago.
He's Charles James, an infamous huckster everyone believes died in a plane crash the year before. After much discussion, James gives the author permission to tell his remarkable story "as if I were telling it. A first-person account," he says—and so Evans does, an account that makes up the bulk of the book. As a teenager, then Charles Gonzales hops a westbound bus to escape his father's brutal beatings. On learning that Jesse James is one of his maternal ancestors, Charles adopts the outlaw's surname. "Jesse James didn't run from fights, he started them," Charles says, and he liked that about the man. On the bus he meets the kind and wonderful Monica, whom he eventually marries and who becomes "my pearl of great price." Nevertheless, he attends a "Master Wealth Seminar" and gets hooked—not on the "product" but on McKay Benson's brilliant salesmanship. Charles goes to work for McKay and becomes wildly successful selling wealth formulas that seldom work for the buyer. Eventually, he's selling his own "gospel of wealth" to enthusiastic audiences at "$327 for each butt in a chair." Not bad for someone who used to dumpster dive as a kid. Well, good for him, but ever increasing success brings ever increasing absences from his loving wife. And throughout, Charles has his gripes with God, telling his shrink he would hate God if only he believed in him and that "either he doesn't exist, he doesn't care, or he's sadistic…neither merciful nor loving, and he sure as hell wasn't going to protect me." Charles James' world crashes down on him, which readers can see from the story's outset. But why the sinner is on that hot and lonely road is the question for this morality tale.
A thoughtful, well-plotted yarn that will evoke either pity or schadenfreude.


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Oregon State's Offense Will Hope To Stay Afloat Until the Return of Jenna Richardson
Preview Index
General | Conference Realignment Breakdown | Final 2012 Recruiting Class Rankings | Early 2013/2014 Recruiting Class Rankings | Coaching Changes
Big Sky | DI Independents | Great West | SWAC
ACC – Clemson | NC State
Big XII – Iowa State | Oklahoma | TCU | Texas | Texas Tech
Big East – Cincinnati | DePaul | Pittsburgh | Providence | Rutgers | Seton Hall | South Florida | St. John's (NY) | Syracuse | UConn | Villanova
Big Ten – Indiana | Iowa | Michigan State | Minnesota | Nebraska | Northwestern | Purdue | Wisconsin
Mid-Majors – Central Michigan | Denver | Florida Gulf Coast | Harvard | Illinois State | New Mexico | Rice | Richmond | Samford | UMass | Utah State | Western Michigan
Pac-12 – Arizona | Arizona State | Colorado | Oregon | USC | Utah | Washington | Washington State
SEC – Alabama | Arkansas | Mississippi State | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt
WCC – BYU | Gonzaga | Loyola Marymount | Portland | San Francisco
A program besieged by mediocrity for much of its history, Oregon State now finds itself well entrenched as one of the top dogs in the Pac-12 after three sterling seasons in a row. The mission now for the Beavers is to come through with that one defining moment to propel the program into the national elite. With a talented and battle tested squad coming into 2011, OSU looked to be in a position to make just that happen, but the club just could not seal that program changing win that has seemingly been on the horizon for a while now. While nobody's scoffing at a thirteen win season and third place finish in one of the nation's toughest conferences, Oregon State never were able to deliver that monumental win that would've made everyone stand up and take notice.
Tipped before the season as dark horses to make significant progress through the NCAA Tournament, OSU instead slumped to a disappointing early exit, with state rivals Portland dumping the Beavers out on penalties in the first round. Even though the early postseason exit wasn't what Oregon State wanted or expected from their 2011 season, it was still a welcome change from much of the club's history.
Under the leadership of Tom Rowney in the very early years of the league, Oregon State did OK for themselves, finishing in the top tier of the league and reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 1994. Steve Fennah took over in 1998 but could never bring anything close to success to Corvalis. During a decade in charge, Fennah never managed to lead the Beavers to more than ten wins in a season and could never get the team above sixth in the league. OSU finished eighth or worse in the league in seven of Fennah's ten seasons, including propping up the table in 2006 and 2007.
Unsurprisingly given all of the above, Oregon State's NCAA Tournament drought stretched from their first appearance in 1994 all the way through Fennah's final season in 2007. In stark terms, Canadian Linus Rhode was taking over a team in desperate need of hope after more than a decade of despair. Some had to be doubtful initially over Rhode's appointment, considering he had, after all, been the associate head coach during Fennah's unsuccessful tenure. But the Beavers' administration opted to take a chance on the captain of Clive Charles' 1995 College Cup team at Portland, hoping that he was the man to make OSU relevant nationally or even regionally for that matter.
Rhode's first season didn't offer up a lot of hope, or at least at first glance it didn't. Keen observers would have noted that the Beavers ended up losing nine matches by a single goal that year, indicating they were getting closer, even if the final W-L-T record didn't necessarily reflect that, as Oregon State finished on bottom of the league again. The payoff came in Rhode's second year, as the Beavers took massive strides forward in 2009. After a disappointing opening day loss, OSU strung together seven straight wins, a start that would propel them to a much improved Pac-10 season that saw them win four matches, including against USC and Washington, good enough to see them finish fifth in the league.
It was also enough to send them to their first NCAA Tournament in fifteen years and only the second in school history. Oregon State would not be afflicted with stage fright in the Big Dance either, taking down Ohio State in Columbus before beating Florida in extra time, earning a Sweet Sixteen date with Notre Dame. Oregon State would fall on that evening but hardly did themselves any harm in a hard fought 1-0 loss.
Naturally, expectations going in 2010 were much higher for the resurgent Beavers, as OSU was tipped by many as a contender to make some serious noise. The Beavers would roll through a mostly tepid non-conference slate but proved they were real contenders by winning their first seven league games, including a 3-0 drubbing of UCLA. OSU couldn't topple Stanford in the end, but runners-up in the league was certainly a great result for the resurgent Beavers. A repeat of 2009′s postseason run wasn't in order though, as the club got an exceedingly tough draw. OSU would spank Memphis in the opening round but would be thrown into a match against Oklahoma State in the second round and would fall, 2-0.
With a good many of 2010′s talented squad returning, Oregon State was tipped by some as dark horse College Cup contenders and got an immediate chance to prove those credentials in the opener against a like-minded Florida State side. Despite a hard battle in Corvallis, OSU would fall just short, going down to the Noles, 1-0. After a couple of wins over lesser foes, OSU had another chance to make an impression and did so somewhat, recording a solid 1-1 draw with Santa Clara. A 2-1 win over Mountain West kingpins New Mexico would go down as the club's best non-conference win, but a loss two days later to Portland was another frustrating opportunity gone by the wayside.
After a few more clean sheet wins at home, the club opened up league play on a winning note, taking home their third and fourth shutout victories in a row. In a match with potential Pac-12 title implications, OSU fell just short against a revenge minded UCLA side before sweeping the Arizona schools on the road. Though their Pac-12 form had been excellent, the Beavers' lack of quality wins in non-conference play was weighing down their profile, and Rhode's side were far from out of bubble trouble heading into the final five match homestand of the season, especially after losing their final away game of the regular season, a 1-0 upset defeat to Utah.
Needing a big finishing kick, OSU came through in the clutch, winning three of four and taking down many of their league bubble rivals in the process. The only defeat in that stretch came against Stanford, and even then, OSU had managed to give the Card a brief scare. Given the recent uptick in form, the annual Civil War derby against Oregon looked to be eminently winnable, but the Beavers would only be able to draw with the Ducks, keeping the club in the slightest of bubble trouble if the bubble contracted during the last vestiges of Tournament Week. With few upsets in conference tournaments though, OSU finished in fine shape, and even earned hosting rights for the first round of their fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament.
It also offered up a chance at revenge, with the opponent being a Portland side that had edged them out in the regular season. Despite taking the lead early in the second half, OSU just couldn't put their rivals away and were pegged back with a little more than twenty minutes to play. The shootout after one hundred ten deadlocked minutes was a white knuckle affair, but the Pilots would emerge victorious, 7-6, after eight penalties apiece. OSU had had another fine season, but "The Leap" would have to wait for another season after the cruel end to their 2011 campaign.
There are fears though that Oregon State's window for emerging as an elite side may have closed for the time being with last season's early postseason exit. A big factor is attrition, with the club losing five seniors from the starting lineup of last year's veteran strewn side. Then you add in the fact that second leading scorer Jenna Richardson will in all likelihood miss the first month or more of the season on international duty, leading the line in the U20 World Cup for Canada.
And then there's perhaps the biggest blow of them all, the loss of fellow Canadian Chelsea Buckland to an ACL injury during her training with the Canadian WNT for the upcoming Olympics. Buckland's eleven goals last season paced the club, and the Beavers' scoring talisman casts a big shadow over the club as she's forced to sit this season out on the sidelines. Though Buckland would have been a senior this season and has already redshirted, she's a prime candidate for medical hardship and a sixth season of eligibility in 2013.
But combined with Richardson's pending absence, that's over half of the club's goals from last year gone in a flash. None of the other returnees managed more than two goals. With the loss of the club's best defender, Brittany Galindo, as well as star goalkeeper Colleen Boyd to also deal with, Rhode will find himself with one of his toughest coaching jobs in all likelihood this season if he's to get OSU back into the Big Dance.
Oregon State's rise coincided with that of Boyd's in goal, as the big Californian rounded into one of the nation's finest keepers. A four-year starter for the Beavers, Boyd really began to come into her own as a junior in 2010, when she earned Third Team All-American honors after a sterling season that culminated in a whopping fourteen clean sheets. She couldn't quite match that pace last season but was still strong enough to earn All-Region Second Team honors as the rock in goal for OSU. Obviously, replacing such a tenured and talented keeper won't be easy, but Rhode has a fine number of options available to him.
Canadian junior Audrey Bernier-Larose is the incumbent and likely favorite to win the job for the Beavers. A transfer from Saint Leo University going into last season, Bernier-Larose got her feet wet at DI level with starts against Butler and Florida International and should at least have a slight experience advantage on her rivals for the starting spot. Senior Claire Pflueger is the other returning option but hasn't played a minute for the Beavers as of yet after beginning her career with two seasons at Spokane Falls CC.
Rhode may also turn to a newcomer, most likely true freshman Samantha Prudhomme. A member of the powerhouse So Cal Blues club, Prudhomme comes in as a highly touted shot stopper with plentiful ODP experience and should have a chance to win major minutes right away for OSU. Despite a fair amount of options, replacing all Boyd brought to the table will be difficult in the short-term, meaning this group could take a step back this year.
Multiplying Oregon State's problems this season is the loss of three of their four starting defenders from last year, not the best of omens when you consider the above loss of Boyd in goal. A four-year starter for the Beavers as the club rose through the Pac-12, Brittany Galindo twice earned All-Pacific Region honors as the club's defensive standout. Galindo was more of a fan of crunching tackles than goalscoring and as such finished the season without a point but with four bookings to her name. The hard nosed Phoenix native isn't alone in departing OSU this season.
An equally difficult loss to compensate for is that of Ashley Seal, yet another four-year starter whose versatility allowed her to play in defense or in midfield in equal measure. It was the former where she shone last season though, with the Oregonian starting all of the club's games in her final season in Corvallis. Seal couldn't match 2009′s five goal output but still netted twice, including a game winner against Arizona, and earned All-Pacific Region Second Team honors along with Galindo after the season.
Finally, the club loses big utility player Ashley Folsom, another player who double digit starts in every season with the Beavers. That included eighteen starts last year, and Folsom was able to display more of an attacking edge as a senior, with crucial goals against New Mexico and Washington State during the regular season.
As you can ascertain, that's a whole lot of experience gone by the wayside, and a general lack of returning defensive depth may not help OSU's cause. The one sure thing on the backline this season is senior Milan Cabrera, who will also have to be one of the team's veteran leaders considering all the graduation losses. Cabrera stamped out a starting spot for herself full-time as a sophomore, scoring a couple of goals in the bargain. The Californian started every game last and will be a sure candidate to do the same this season as she tries to direct traffic on a backline likely to be full of different personnel.
Junior Jessica Niewoehner barely got off the bench as a rookie but saw her minutes increase dramatically last season as one of the club's top options off the bench. She figures to add to the three starts she picked up last season as well and will be counted upon to make last year's added experience count. There will also be high hopes for junior Morgan Kennedy, in her second season since a transfer from UNC Greensboro. There, she was one of the SoCon's most promising young players, with a pair of winner's medals to her name and many plaudits to go with them. Kennedy was mostly used off the bench last season but seems a sure bet to end up in the starting XI if on form this season.
Senior Justyne Freud, owner of one of the strongest legs in college soccer, has been fighting for a starting spot for the past two seasons but has had to be content with a handful of starts each season while being a big option off the bench. Very dangerous on set pieces, Freud's also versatile enough to play in midfield, though the Californian will most likely be needed in defense this year, where a starting spot may finally beckon. After them…well, that's a bit more up in the air. OSU brings in some rookies to replenish the ranks, but they don't seem to be among the more known commodities in this class, so it'll be worth watching to see if they can handle the rigors of Pac-12 play. You don't get better by losing three strong seniors though, and this is another group that could be in for a dip.
Comparatively speaking, Oregon State's midfield fares better than their other units as far as attrition goes this season. The lone loss is of Melinda Ingalls, a Wilsonville native capable in either midfield or attacking roles. Ingalls tore it up in a year at Western Oregon before transferring and becoming an automatic selection for Rhode in the first XI. Forever a cult heroine for the goal against Florida in 2009 that sent the club into the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, twelve goals in two season had hopes high coming into the new season for the senior. Ingalls would struggle a bit to gain traction though, finishing with just three goals and three assists, slumping especially badly in league play with just one goal and one assists in Pac-12 play. She still was a viable offensive option though, and for a club short of them this year, her loss still hurts.
One of the club's new stars in midfield could be junior Jacy Drobney, who won a starting job early in her rookie season and retained that spot last year. Drobney ended up starting nineteen matches in her sophomore season and seems close to a lock to be a lineup fixture this season. Drobney has shown limited offensive punch though, with just two goals and two assists last year, though Rhode will hope for a breakthrough this season. Senior Megan Miller is a likely candidate to join her in that starting midfield this season. A dependable option in spot starts for two seasons going into last year, Miller picked up her most starts in a season with ten last year. She finished without a point, but her experience may be too valuable to leave on the bench this year with OSU hurting for veteran leadership given all the losses to graduation.
Sophomore Brittney Oljar redshirted in 2010 but did well to bounce into the lineup last year, starting nine games and finishing with a pair of goals and two assists to match. Those goals both came in one of the club's biggest games of the year, against league rivals Washington, and that bit of offensive spark should do her cause no harm as she pushes for a starting spot this year. Senior Lindsay Meiggs started much of her sophomore season and scored against UCLA but found herself pushed into a reserve role for much of last season. Her experience is an asset though on this year's side, which should see her in with a chance again of major minutes.
Junior Brandi Dawson will also be hoping for increased minutes after exclusively seeing duty off the bench these past few seasons. Burly Canadian Erin Uchacz saw time in midfield last season as well but will almost assuredly be needed up front this season, especially early in the season without Richardson.
Depth has also been boosted by some talented additions by Rhode over the offseason. Gwendolyn Bieck starred for the powerful Crossfire Premier club in ECNL action and has been described as a well-rounded midfielder by the OSU boss. Joining her will be a pair of Region IV ODP standouts, Valerie Margerum and Hannah Russo. Margerum's a defensive midfielder with ball hawking ability and fine distribution who might also get a look in defense, while Russo has pace to burn and could also end up up front this year. OSU doesn't have a superstar in this unit, but there's plenty of depth and good experience, meaning it looks like the club's strength going into the new season.
Buckland was supposed to be the club's safety valve in attack while Richardson was gone for the U20 World Cup, forming a deadly duo with her fellow Canadian upon the latter's return. Instead, Oregon State finds itself likely without both for the first month of the season and without Buckland for the whole season. Buckland's reputation has grown by leaps and bounds since a fine debut in 2009 with seven goals. Ten goals a season alter was enough to get her noticed by the Canadian WNT, and the Vancouver native was soon on the alternate list for Canada's 2011 Women's World Cup team.
Though she started a bit slow last year, Buckland roared to life with a hat trick against Florida International and scored her eleven goals in the club's final fourteen games. That included seven goals in the league and five goals in the club's last five Pac-12 games, a critical stretch in the season. OSU will be hoping she gets granted a medical hardship season to enable her return for 2013.
Richardson is one of Canada's bright young prospects and could be a breakout star at the U20 Women's World Cup, leading the line this season. The fleet-footed Surrey native won the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year award in 2010 after nine goals and five assists, including a hat trick against Memphis in the NCAA Tournament. She couldn't quite match that pace in 2011 but also missed a pair of games and still finished with eight goals, including five in the league and four game winners overall. The question will be if OSU can stay afloat offensively without her, and whether the club can keep the heat off her when she does return.
Uchacz seems one of the most likely candidates to try and pick up the slack. That is if she isn't selected to the U20 team herself. Though a likely outside bet, she has been in camp this calendar year and could create further problems for the club if chosen to go to Japan. Even if she does start the season with the Beavers, there's little guaranteed as far as production is concerned. Though she entered very highly touted, there's been little in the way of production on the stat sheet thus far. Three goals in two seasons isn't a promising return, and Uchacz is going to have to take a big step forward if she's to be a solution to the club's potential scoring woes.
Junior Haley Shaw is another big body up front and was used as a target forward at times last season, receiving a big influx of minutes as a sophomore. Shaw only scored a pair of goals but did lead the team with five assists and could be in line for a starting role for the club this season. Sophomore Marissa Kovac also saw time off the bench in fifteen matches and could be in for an influx of more minutes out of necessity this season, while a newcomer or two could also end up being auditioned for a role up front.
On the whole though, the Beavers could be in for a world of hurt early on giving the paucity of options without Buckland and Richardson. Richardson's return will obviously help alleviate some stress, but OSU really needs for a second scorer to emerge to ensure the junior isn't just swarmed by opposing defenses. Finding one or not could well determine the course of the Beavers' season.
It might be a dreaded rebuilding season for Rhode's Beavers in 2012. Losing so many starters through graduation and injury is tough to overcome in any league, but in the Pac-12, such losses become even more magnified. The tenacious defense which has become one of OSU's calling cards these past few years is going to have to do some serious scrambling to stay one of the league's best after losing Boyd in goal and so many starters on the backline. Going forward, the Beavers will likely be sputtering early on without their big two in attack, while so much will rely on Richardson's form upon her return.
At least the majority of the non-conference schedule looks manageable. OSU can probably grind their way to wins against everyone on that slate but Portland and UC Irvine, and defeats to either or both probably won't sting too bad in the RPI. But an upset defeat to their lesser non-conference foes could leave them a big hole to dig out of come league play. Rhode's done a fine job in Corvallis so far, but bringing this squad back into the NCAA Tournament given all that's been lost would be one of his best coaching jobs.


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Gun accidents down, but other home accidents on the rise
Contrary to what you might expect from all the news about gun violence, accidental deaths from guns in the home are relatively uncommon, and have actually gone down slightly in recent years, according to a new study. But other deadly accidents at home, including poisonings, falls, and burns, are far more common, and on the rise. The good news: some simple measures can help prevent most of them.The number of actual accidents involving firearms is surprisingly low; only a few hundred a year. Considering the sheer number of firearms out there, and the large number of gun owners in America, it's actually rather surprising the number is as low as it is (IIRC, it's a couple hundred incidents a year). Now, I'd sure like to see that number even lower, but considering that people manage to injure and kill themselves through accidental falls, poisonings, and fire at a rate more than an order of magnitude mode than firearms, there are many other things around the house that pose greater dangers.
The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, looked at data from 2000 to 2008. More than 30,000 people die from accidents in the home each year, the study found. The three leading causes of accidental deaths were poisonings (43 percent), falls (34 percent), and fire or burn injuries (9 percent). Firearm mishaps accounted for just 1 percent of all accidental deaths in the home.
This is unsurprising to those of us in the gunnie community. Safety - both in the handling of firearms as well as the storage thereof - tends to be up front and center in any discussion amongst gunnies. The Four Rules are hashed, re-hashed, and visited repeatedly; the virtues of keeping one's firearms secured, while mandatory in some areas, is just a plain good idea in general - heck, guns are 'spensive, and keeping them from getting stolen is a good thing, right?
The nightmare scenario where a child happens upon an unsecured firearm is prominent, yet exceedingly rare - and this is an area where education really is a lifesaver. Programs like the NRA's much maligned "Eddie Eagle" teach kids the proper way to handle finding a firearm - Stop, don't touch, leave the room, find an adult - and can help keep an already low number of accidents even lower.
Of course, that's assuming you believe such an obviously right-wing site like Consumer Reports...
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Find the famous Archaeopteryx dino-bird fossil in Trafalgar Square, a 200-million-year-old ammonite on Albert Bridge, Hans Sloane's beautiful carved shell in Sloane Square, or Iguanodon's tooth among Crystal Palace's dinosaur sculptures...
From east to west, inner to outer, there are 12 natural history treasures hiding in 12 London locations and it's your challenge to find and collect them this weekend, 24 and 25 November. Our Treasures: The Hunt game celebrates the Museum's new Treasures gallery, which opens next week and anyone in London can play. There's a great prize up for grabs too.
Discover London's links to the Museum and some of its natural history hotspots this weekend on The Hunt trail. From the Tower of London to Crystal Palace, at 12 locations - some well-known, others less so - you can collect a Museum treasure, revealed in raised drawings on display stands with the Museum's Treasures logo. The Hunt celebrates the opening of our new Treasures gallery on 30 November where 22 of our most valuable and historic objects will go on show. Select the images to enlarge them.
Of course, it's not the real specimens that you'll come across but drawings of them on display stands like the one pictured here (right). At each display you can take a rubbing of the drawing and send this in to us for a chance to win an exclusive party in our new Treasures gallery for you and 25 guests (worth £8,000 I'm told).
All you need to do is download The Hunt map and collection sheet and follow the instructions of how to enter. Or visit one (or as many as you can) of 12 locations in London between 10.00 and 16.00 this weekend, where there are also collection sheets and instructions at the display plinth.
These are the 12 London locations featured on The Hunt trail:
- Trafalgar Square (NB only opens at 12.00 noon on Sunday)
- Tower of London
- Sloane Square
- SouthBank Centre (Riverside)
- Linnean Society, Piccadilly
- Soho Square
- Grant Museum of Zoology (UCL, University Street)
- Kensington Gardens, (Palace Gate)
- Kennington Road (Mead Row/Cosser Street)
- Battersea Park (Albert Bridge)
- Cyrstal Palace Park (Lower lake)
- National Maritime Museum (Greenwich)
You could just visit the nearest place to where you are on the day and submit your collection sheet with just the one rubbing completed or you could become a really dedicated collector and try for all 12; it's possible as one of us did a trial run and visited all the locations in a day! Obviously the more you collect and send in to us, the more chance you'll have of winning the prize.
How to enter The Hunt's free prize draw: At each of the 12 locations you visit, fill the empty jar on the printed collection sheet by doing a rubbing with a crayon or pencil of the drawing on the plinth. Each rubbing proves you have been to that location and each filled jar you send us gives you a chance to enter The Hunt prize draw and win the prize.
London is one of the most intensively investigated areas for archaeology, but it still throws up some surprises. Crocodiles have been found in Islington, a giant ox in Knightsbridge and a rhinoceros under Battersea Power Station. During the building of Trafalgar Square bits of bison were brought up, a spotted hyena, tiny fragments of brown bear and the remains of at least two woolly mammoths.
On The Hunt trail, you'll be surprised by some of London's stories of our early natural history collectors, and find out what the most valuable objects in the Museum's collection are - which will soon be revealed in the Treasures gallery.
Treasures: The Hunt was designed by the social games studio Hide&Seek. Its director Alex Fleetwood, says: 'There are so many sites across London that have amazing natural history stories attached – weird things that happened there, unlikely animals, hidden rivers. We're sending people out on a treasure hunt with a difference to explore these sites – and the more of them they visit, the greater their chances of winning the great prize.'
Find out about Treasures: The Hunt and download the map and instructions
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Church World Service expresses our support for the Senate and House reintroductions of The Refugee Protection Act. CWS works to assist refugees and internally displaced persons through a broad range of programs – from conducting interviews with refugee candidates for U.S. resettlement throughout sub-Saharan Africa, to providing resettlement and integration services through a network of 37 denominations and 36 refugee resettlement offices across the United States.
CWS is grateful for the leadership of Senator Leady (D-VT) and Representative Lofgren (CA-19) in reintroducing this important legislation. The timing of this reintroduction is especially important given the current energy around immigration reform. CWS encourages all members of the Senate and House to co-sponsor S.645 and H.R.1365 respectively, and to support the inclusion of these provisions in a broader immigration reform bill.
Since the founding of this country, refugees fleeing persecution have found freedom and safety in the United States. The U.S. refugee program is a public / private partnership in which communities, schools, religious congregations and employers welcome refugees and help them integrate. In turn, refugees bring their innovative skills, diverse cultures and dedicated work ethic to their new communities, improving quality of life for all.
Thirty-three years ago, the U.S. Congress enacted The 1980 Refugee Act, landmark legislation that created the refugee resettlement program and instituted how the United States provides protection and a new life to some of the most vulnerable people in the world. This legislation embodied provisions that at the time were novel and created a program to meet the needs of refugees in the 1980s. Over the past three decades, we as a country have grown in our understanding of the protection and assistance needs of refugees. It is now time to renew our commitment to refugees by enacting legislation that reforms the program to meet the needs of modern-day refugees and the communities that welcome them.
Given the importance of this task, CWS fully supports The Refugee Protection Act, which would significantly improve the treatment of asylum seekers and the refugee program in a variety of ways. Specifically, the bill's call for expedited family reunification, annual updates of the reception and placement grant, reforms to the so called "material support bar", steps to modernize the system for allocating refugee resettlement funds to states and communities welcoming refugees, and increasing the efficiency of the visa process would strengthen the refugee program and improve the lives of refugees and asylum seekers.
We applaud Senator Leahy and Representative Lofgren for re-introducing this legislation, and urge all members of the Senate and House to cosponsor it. With refugees, local resettlement communities, non-profit organizations, and the U.S. government working together, we can provide protection, foster integration and further the life-saving program that is the U.S. refugee resettlement program.


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TROY - Nearly 400 eighth through 12th grade band students will visit Troy University June 15-19 as the John M. Long School of Music plays host to its annual "Sound of the South" Summer Music/Leadership Camp.
The camp on the University's Troy Campus will offer classes in percussion ensemble, majorette, dance line, color guard, drum major and concert band/theory.
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The 451 spot parking lot is free this month, but beginning next month parking will cost $3 between 6 pm and 4 am, while remaining free at all other times. That may sound like a good deal but the $3 fee does not sit well with some.
"Freedom to park should be every bit as important to us as freedom of speech and religion," said Jenny Tonic, a 43 year old Midtown resident, and founder of "Don't Tread On Me With Paid Parking," an organization with a mission to make parking fees illegal in Tennessee.
"Our Constitution gives us freedom of assembly. How can we assemble freely if we have to pay to do so? I mean, that's the exact opposite of free!" Tonic said while working on a design for her protest flyer on her Macbook Pro while enjoying a scone and beverage at a local Starbucks that cost a total of $8.42. "Times are tough, and it's ridiculous that we have to pay to park anywhere."
Tonic says that people who believe they will be allowed to park for only $3.00 haven't read the fine print. "Special event parking may have different fees," she insists. "And who exactly do you think it is who gets to decide which events are special? Hint: not you or me."
In addition to her public protest, Tonic is working hard to get a state Constitutional ban on parking fees throughout Tennessee. She has been in contact with state legislators attempting to have them put forward a referendum to amend the state's constitution. So far, no legislators have returned her calls or email.
"I can only assume that these people are in the pockets of Big Parking," Tonic said. "It's frustrating and upsetting. All I know is that until this is resolved, there's no way I'm going to Overton Square. They'll take my $3 from my cold, dead fingers!"
Reports indicate that after the interview, Tonic drove her Acura MDX to a convenience store, where she purchased a pack of cigarettes for $5.89. Later that evening, she reportedly enjoyed three beers at $3.50 apiece at a local bar as she and like minded citizens discussed the proposed amendment.
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text: Clinical Exchange | April 01, 2000Part ISpeech Characteristics of the Disorder Penelope K. Hall Author Affiliations & Notes Penelope K. Hall The University of Iowa, Iowa City Corresponding author: e-mail: email@example.com Copyright © 2000 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Speech, Voice & Prosodic Disorders / Apraxia of Speech & Childhood Apraxia of Speech / Speech, Voice & Prosody / Clinical Exchange Clinical Exchange | April 01, 2000 Part ISpeech Characteristics of the Disorder Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, April 2000, Vol. 31, 169-172. doi:10.1044/0161-1461.3102.169 History: Received March 1, 1999 , Accepted July 30, 1999 Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, April 2000, Vol. 31, 169-172. doi:10.1044/0161-1461.3102.169 History: Received March 1, 1999; Accepted July 30, 1999 Web of Science® Times Cited: 6 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Hall, P. K. (2000). Part ISpeech Characteristics of the Disorder. Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch, 31(2), 169-172. doi: 10.1044/0161-1461.3102.169. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Part ISpeech Characteristics of the Disorder You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × Practicing speech-language pathologists frequently ask about the existence of information regarding developmental apraxia of speech (DAS) that they can share with the parents of their clients and patients. Hoping to fill a need, a series of letters, addressed to the parent(s) of a child with DAS, has been written. These letters discuss such issues as the nature and causes of DAS, other problems often associated with the disorder, and the treatment of DAS. This initial letter discusses the characteristics involved in the disorder. Included with this letter is an appendix of publications that may be helpful for both parents and speech-language pathologists. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author wishes to acknowledge the children with DAS and their parents with whom she has had the privilege of working. Together we have grown in our knowledge regarding this disorder. In addition, special thanks are extended to Beth′s parents, JoAnn and Ray R., and to colleague Anne M. Wallace for their helpful comments concerning the manuscript. Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, purchase an annual subscription, or purchase a short-term subscription. Order a Subscription Subscribe Pay Per View Entire Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools content & archive 24-hour access $30.00 Buy Now This Article 24-hour access $15.00 Buy Now Become a Visiting Scholar Sign In or Create an Account Please sign in using your ASHA.org login. If you do not have an ASHA login, you may register with us for free by creating a new account. Sign In or Create an Account Related Articles Expanding the "Ports of Entry" for Speech-Language Pathologists: A Relational and Reflective Model for Clinical Practice American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, February 2009, Vol. 18, 4-21. doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2008/07-0054) Parental Beliefs About Literacy Learning in Non-Majority Households: Information Relevant for Speech-Language Pathologists SIG 1 Perspectives on Language Learning and Education, October 2004, Vol. 11, 17-21. doi:10.1044/lle11.3.17 Parents' Needs Following Identification of Childhood Hearing Loss American Journal of Audiology, June 2008, Vol. 17, 38-49. doi:10.1044/1059-0889(2008/005) Communication Strategies for Children With ABI and Their Parents SIG 2 Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders, December 2004, Vol. 14, 10-16. doi:10.1044/nnsld14.4.10 Facilitating Emergent Literacy: Efficacy of a Model That Partners Speech-Language Pathologists and Educators American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, February 2012, Vol. 21, 47-63. doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2011/11-0002) Related Topics Speech, Voice & Prosodic Disorders Apraxia of Speech & Childhood Apraxia of Speech Speech, Voice & Prosody


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