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Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania's pastor plans to retire
A new chapter opens next year for Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania.
March 31 is the 67th birthday of CASP executive director the Rev. Donald B. Green, and the day he retires.
"I've built a network of relationships with government, foundations, special interest groups, unions and interfaith organizations," said Green, who joined CASP 11 years ago. "That has enriched the whole ministry of Christian Associates and given us much more visibility in the community."
The 43-year-old CASP covers 26 judicatories (dioceses, presbyteries, etc.) of 16 faith traditions with a million members in 2,000 congregations across 10 counties.
For two years, Green said, CASP's council of bishops and judicatory executives tackled a "discernment process, addressing the reality of Christianity in our region."
That includes shrinking church membership that requires more funds to keep local congregations going.
Its impact on Christian Associates prompted the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh to assume the cost of running the CASP cable TV station through June 2016.
Green came to the interfaith agency after serving as an assistant to the Rev. Donald J. McCoid, then bishop of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
McCoid now is executive for ecumenical and inter-religious relations for ELCA's presiding bishop. Closer to home, judicatory leaders often have national or international responsibilities. United Methodist Western Pennsylvania Conference bishop the Rev. Thomas Bickerton heads that denomination's "Imagine No Malaria" effort.
Pittsburgh's Roman Catholic bishop, the Most Rev. David A. Zubik, chairs the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Clergy.
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh, Metropolitan Savas Zembillas served from March 2012 through February on the Great and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople (Istanbul).
Green remains a supply pastor within the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod. He preaches one weekend a month at the church where he and his wife Kathy are members, St. John's in Perrysville.
The two are marking their 44th wedding anniversary this weekend with the Lutheran Chautauqua Association in New York state.
Green, a York native, met the former Kathy Tangen while they were students at Susquehanna University. He said their first "date" was as choir members on a Good Friday, during a three-hour liturgy.
CASP board members stress core values of collegiality, connectiveness and collaboration.
"We spend a lot of time on relationships, more than we spend on actual legislation," Green said. "Because there is that deep trust, we can talk openly and respectfully about our differences."
That extends to rival denominations. Both Anglican and Episcopal dioceses are CASP members, as are both the ELCA and North American Lutheran Church.
"It was (ELCA Bishop Kurt) Kusserow who made the motion to the council to accept the NALC," Green said.
CASP also includes the African Methodist Episcopal Pittsburgh and African Methodist Episcopal Zion Allegheny conferences; Allegheny Union Baptist Association; Antiochian Orthodox Christian Diocese of Charleston (W.Va.), Oakland (Md.), Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic; Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA; Christian Church-Disciples of Christ in Pennsylvania; Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pittsburgh; Orthodox Church in America Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh Baptist Association; Polish National Catholic Buffalo-Pittsburgh Diocese; Presbyterian Church USA Beaver-Butler, Kiskiminetas, Pittsburgh, Redstone and Washington presbyteries; Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg; Salvation Army Western Pennsylvania Division; Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Eastern America; Seventh-Day Adventist Pittsburgh Metro Ministries; and United Church of Christ Penn West Conference.
"Increasingly we talk less about doctrinal divides and more about contemporary social issues," Green said. "We always try to work from a consensus model."
Green seeks consensus beyond the Body of Christ. In May 2012 he received the Pittsburgh Area Jewish Committee's first Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel Award.
In his acceptance speech Green quoted Heschel: "A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair."
During the recent ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Pittsburgh, Green helped facilitate a luncheon between Lutheran and Jewish leaders.
Green said he wanted to avoid contentiousness that occurred last year between Presbyterian and Jewish representatives during the Presbyterian Church USA General Assembly in Pittsburgh.
On Aug. 17, ELCA delegates approved a resolution committing that denomination to learn more about the experiences of Palestinians and Israelis and their mutual fears, aspirations and hopes.
Green also worked with the Muslim community. He was honored in 2010 by the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh.
During the 2009 G-20 summit, Christian Associates hosted a service at St. Paul Cathedral "that respected the integrity of all three Abrahamic religions," Green said.
There was diversity there beyond the Christian, Jewish and Muslim traditions. For instance, Green said, the readers included "a very Western-attired Muslim woman and a Muslim woman in full garb."
While Green will move on, longtime executive administrative assistant Tracy Ritchie will stay on. Ritchie was hired by Christian Associates some months before Green.
Green said the CASP council "realizes she is the glue that holds everything together."
Patrick Cloonan is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-664-9161, ext. 1967, or [email protected].


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18 Jan Las Buitreras Week II, 04.Jan – 11.Jan 2014
Every Rio Gallegos regular has already shared pool alliance with Michael Blakely. He's is a true Gallegos old schooler who's frog leaping from one week per year to another and it's fair to say that he has seen the river in every imaginable shape. After last years draught has conspired against him, the high water that awaited him for this week start-up must have been quite a relief. High water levels will sink, eventually – and if you are around, prepare yourself for a ride. Under the careful supervision of Michael and the Gallegos team, his friends from New York – some of them Seatrout beginners – got the job done. Still, heavy sinking lines and sink tips dictated the fishing. Most successful pattern: Black, Green & Yellow Tubes. Thrown into cold water, it takes a few sessions to get used to the heavier spey equipment and lines, but the casting did improve a lot throughout the week and so did the catch numbers. As the water level rose again towards the end of the week, Larry Bijou hooked into his personal best seatrout that tipped the scale at a whooping 20lb. Now he's hungry for more and his third round at our watershed in 2015.
- Biggest: Larry Bijou 20 lbs
- Top rod: Jim Edwards: 7 fish
- Average: 9,5 lbs

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Life after graduation
Two-thirds of employers rarely or never accept flexible working requests, according to the results of a recent survey. Research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the KPMG Labour Market Outlook (LMO) indicates 69 per cent of employers prefer workers to come into the office, reports the Recruiter Magazine.Despite this, it is claimed only eight per cent of employers believe employees working from home are less productive than those in the office.Gerwyn Davies, policy adviser at the CIPD, said employers should be more accommodating when it comes to accepting work-from-home requests."The allure of home-working for employees is becoming greater given the stress and rising costs associated with commuting," he said.Such moves would fit in with the government's recently unveiled plans to increase flexible working options in the UK employment sector.BT's director of employment policy Caroline Waters told the Work Wise UK summit last week business owners needed to "change their mindset" over flexible work.She said managers want people to come into the office is "because they think it gives them control", reporting that a suggested 1.1 billion hours are wasted by commuters, including recent graduates, every year.Figures obtained by Work Wise UK and the AA indicate the average commuter spends almost 29 days each year travelling to and from work.


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You've probably heard that all work and no play can be a dangerous combination. But what if your work is play? Imagine an exciting, challenging career in which you get paid to design and test video games. If you've ever considered a job in the multi-billion-dollar gaming industry, then you should know that this dream can be a reality, especially given the increasing availability of online game design colleges.
Online game design colleges are basically what they sound like—educational institutions offering game design programs that can be accessed via an Internet connection from the comfort of your own home. Online education often allows you to work at your own pace, and many game design programs are accelerated, which means you can get your Bachelor's Degree in just three years! Additionally, many of these institutions offer financial aid packages to help offset the cost of higher education.
These days, more and more people are opting for the convenience of online education, and as the online education industry expands, so do the options available for the online student. The list of online universities that offer training in the booming field of game design is ever-growing. This list includes the familiar names of well-known institutions such as the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and ITT Technical Institute, as well as popular online colleges like DeVry University. Some of these institutions are even exclusively devoted to digital media arts like video game design; for example, the Florida-based Digital Media Arts College.
In today's highly competitive job market, specific job training can give an applicant the necessary edge to appeal to companies in your preferred industry. The programs offered by the institutions listed above are designed to give you the opportunity to build a set of practical skills that will be useful for a career in the gaming industry, and there is a wide range of areas of concentration to choose from. Whether you're a creative thinker bursting with ideas for games, a tech whiz with a flair for programming, or a goal-driven gamer with a thirst for knowledge, online courses from an institution of higher learning can be the perfect way to jumpstart your gaming career. Some programs, like the Game Art and Design program at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, focus more on the artistic and visual side of game design, giving you the opportunity to learn to design game play, characters, and their environments. Alternately, a Bachelor's Degree in Game and Simulation Programming from DeVry University is geared more towards those with an interest in the technical side of game design, and prepares students for careers as programmers and software engineers.
However, game design programs aren't only useful for careers in the gaming industry. These programs can also provide you with a solid background in areas like basic principles of art and design, applied physics, interactive multimedia, and computer programming, all of which are skill sets that can easily translate into other professional areas. If you've ever dreamed of pursuing a career in the gaming industry, or even just learning more about how games are conceived and designed, then you are among those who can benefit from today's great availability of online game design programs.
If you are interested in Online Game Design Colleges, you may also be interested in finding more information on Online Graphic Design Colleges, Online Interior Design Colleges, Online Animation Colleges and Online Web Design Colleges. Feel free to browse these art school profiles and securely submit your information to request information.


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SEO and Content Marketing Specialist
WordStream is looking for a motivated, creative thinker with excellent writing skills and strong knowledge of search marketing techniques and best practices, including hands-on experience with search engine optimization (SEO). We're a fast-growing, award-winning software company, and the right candidate will need to jump in with both feet to help drive traffic and leads and further build the WordStream brand.
Job Description:
The SEO and Content Marketing Specialist will assist in growing the WordStream.com web presence and lead generation efforts by engaging in search engine optimization, web content authoring, public relations and other web marketing activities. We have a powerful, authoritative web domain that we're ready to take even further. This job will include creating, writing, launching and tracking lead generation campaigns and continually driving improved results. Specific duties include:
- Executing various inbound marketing activities such as SEO, link building and link outreach.
- Identifying areas for growth and improvement in site structure, keyword selection, content development, and on-page optimization.
- Brainstorming and developing creative content designed to attract links and new readers as well as drive qualified leads.
- Regular blogging and guest blogging.
- Writing and maintaining content and providing updates to company website.
- Social media marketing efforts including updating and maintaining our Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn presences.
- Developing and implementing tests at a rapid pace.
- Monitoring brand mentions and reputation.
- Participating in various public relations activities, including writing press releases and media outreach.
- Monitoring performance metrics to understand organic search performance across multiple global markets and measure the impact of changes.
- Execution of weekly and monthly reporting across marketing programs, leveraging Salesforce.com, Marketo and Google Analytics.
- Collaboration on demand generation plans, programs, and campaigns.
Measures of Success:
The following key performance indicators shall be used:
- Website Traffic. We are currently a leader among our competitors in driving traffic to our website and we want not only to maintain but to grow that leadership position.
- Scalable SEO Strategies. Creation of scalable SEO strategies that disrupt (in a positive way) our growth trajectory.
- Lead Volume. We currently generate thousands of leads and inquiries per month and we have aggressive growth goals.
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, organizational development or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3-5 years of experience in a web marketing role with SEO and content marketing responsibilities. Experience with B2B marketing is a big plus.
- Excellent copywriting skills.
- Detail-oriented and an excellent problem-solver. Can multi-task and juggle many simultaneous priorities.
- Excellent project management skills and understanding of lead generation best practices.
- An understanding of the search engine marketing industry and search engine optimization best practices.
- Experience with Google Analytics is a must. Experience with Google AdWords, Moz, Raven, Marketo, Salesforce, and other analytics, PPC and SEO tools is a big plus.
- Knowledge of HTML and content management systems. Experience with the Drupal CMS is a plus.
- Proficient in standard Microsoft, Adobe design programs.
- Culture fit is important. We are a five-year-old, venture-backed, 75-person company that wants to dominate our market. We work hard, and we want to be successful and make our clients successful.
Reports to:
Content Marketing Manager
How to Apply:
Send your resume, cover letter, and a few writing samples to firstname.lastname@example.com.
About WordStream
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The European Central Bank risks being overloaded by its new and huge task of watching over banks, executive board member Peter Praet warned in a newspaper interview on Friday.
"The eurozone was set up with too few institutions actually capable of acting. We're now paying the price for that," he said.
"We're being entrusted with more and more tasks," Praet, who is the ECB's chief economist, told the business daily Handelsblatt.
"I wouldn't call this a politicisation" of the central bank, "but a possible overburdening," Praet said.
Ever since the start of the eurozone's troubles, the ECB has been seen as the only institution capable of acting quickly enough to put out the crisis fires.
From the second half of next year it will also take on the role of banking supervisor for the entire euro area.
"It's an immense challenge," Praet said.
The economist also said he was also in favour of a more open communication within the ECB, for example with the publication of the minutes of its meetings, as the US Federal Reserve does.
"The speculation in this respect reinforces my belief that, sooner or later, we should publish the minutes. We're discussing this issue intensively," Praet said.
At the ECB's policy-setting meeting last week, president Mario Draghi rang in what some observers saw as a "mini-revolution" by issuing so-called "forward guidance" by saying the bank's interest rates were expected to remain at their current record-low levels of fall even further "for an extended period of time."
But on Thursday, the head of the German central bank or Bundesbank, Jens Weidmann, insisted that Draghi's comments were "no historic turning point in monetary policy communication."
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Monthly Archive for: 'June, 2010'
Practice Note for Proceedings under the Patents Act – Effective 1 July 2010!
The Chief Justice of the Federal Court has issued a new Practice Note which applies to Federal Court proceedings under the Patents Act 1990. The Practice Note is to be applied flexibly to promote the efficient identification of issues and improve facilitation in the trial process. It commences on 1 July 2010. Click here for a copy.
The Practice Note outlines the following "General Procedures" which "practitioners can expect will be adopted":Read More
Are those real?
Counterfeit products are out there, but it's not just consumers who need to be cautious. The Federal Court recently found that art valuer Peter Gant engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct when he valued (in his capacity as a professional) three drawings at approximately $10k each. The pieces appeared to be the works of famous Australian artists Charles Blackman and Robert Dickerson. It was later discovered that the works were fake. They weren't copies of actual Blackman and Dickerson works, rather they were drawings "in the style" of Blackman and Dickerson and were falselyRead More
A "fuzzy line" between business methods and abstract ideas – Bilski v Kappos
A majority of the US Supreme Court handed down a decision yesterday which draws a fuzzy line between valid patents which claim business methods and invalid ones which merely claim abstract ideas. The decision, Bilski v Kappos, can be found here.Read More
Viacom's $1 billion copyright infringement suit dismissed in the US
On 23 June 2010, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York granted Google's motion for summary judgment in Viacom's $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against Google's video sharing site YouTube.Read More
The buck stops here for Dr Gray
The saga between the University of Western Australia, Sirtex Medical Ltd and Dr Bruce Gray appears to be drawing to a close. The Federal Court has now determined that Sirtex is entitled to recover just under $3 million in damages from its former director and shareholder, Dr Gray. Click here to access the decision.Read More
Copyright in medical records
On 4 May 2010, Justice Stone of the Federal Court delivered judgment in Primary Health Care Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCA 419 [available here] . The case concerned whether or not income tax deductions could be validly claimed by Primary Health Care (PHC), following its purchase of certain medical practices.Read More
It's all fun and games until someone goes to jail
What began in 2003 as an action for trade mark and copyright infringement, has in 2010, become a question of contempt of court and jail time.
India bends over backwards to protect its traditional knowledge
As a result of reports that patent applications for yoga positions have been lodged in the US, the Indian Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) has once again focused its attention on reviewing hundreds of ancient texts to provide evidence of India's traditional knowledge in the field of yoga. Previous attempts at this task have provided unsatisfactory results. However, they are now trying again – by videoing the yoga positions that are set out in these texts.Read More
'Whiskas is purple…'
After the parties had settled, it was necessary for Justice Bennett to determine whether Whiskas purple should be registered as a trade mark. The issue was whether the Registrar of Trade Marks had initially accepted the trade mark application (prior to the objection) on the basis of false evidence. Her Honour also made observations regarding whether the mark was capable of distinguishing Whiskas catRead More


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I'm thrilled to hear that Sparks is up for the ALA Rainbow List. That's fantastic.
I haven't updated this page in a while, or SJ's twitter, because no one was looking at either of them, anyway. Attempts to get "SJ Adams" off the ground as an alternate persona, which I thought might even replace my old one, never really got anywhere. Since some people wondered, here's why I put Sparks out under SJ Adams, not my own name, for the benefit of people who stumble onto here:
1. There was an "Adam Selzer" book coming out the same day as Sparks. Two under my own name on the same day seemed like overkill to me.
2. So many reviews of my previous book had opened with something like "I didn't think I'd like this, because it's by a guy." That's something to consider, particularly when your main character is female. The fact that Debbie was lesbian was another x-factor; I imagined that there would some people who would be rubbed the wrong way by seeing a guy's name on a lesbian book. The old trick of using initials so no one could tell what gender you are seemed like the way to go.
3. Look, publishing is mostly misery and humiliation for us mid-listers. My books are the kind that generally get very good reviews, but don't amaze anybody sales-wise. I've never had one that was easy to find in stores. I've had publishers forget to show me the cover, forget to submit my books to the trade reviewers, or forget to send me any copies (this last one happens all the time, actually). After a while, you DO get to a point where publishers say "Hey, we love this guy, but based on his numbers he's probably not worth the risk." After enough of that, you start thinking "Well, fine, I don't want to be that guy anymore. I'll go be somebody else."
Knowing what I know now about what happened with Sparks and the other book that was out that day, I wish I'd just gone ahead and put it out under my own name, but, well, here we are. I've toyed with having my "Satanic YA" novel (currently being shopped around by my agent) to be an Adam/SJ collaboration, but it would just be a little attempt at giving Sparks a boost. I love Sparks. I think it's my favorite of all my books. I'm thrilled that it's being considered for any sort of list.


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: 20 Percent of U.S. Teens May Have Had a Concussion
Posted September 29, 2017
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in five U.S. teens may have suffered a concussion, and contact sports might often be the cause.
That's the conclusion of new research that included more than 13,000 teens. It also found that nearly 6 percent of teens reported having more than one concussion.
These findings show that the number of middle school and high school students who will suffer a concussion in their lifetime is greater than thought, said lead researcher Phil Veliz.
"The prevalence of concussions may be much higher than what is reported from emergency room data," said Veliz, a research assistant professor at the University of Michigan.
"Participation in contact sports shows a strong association with reporting a diagnosed concussion," he added.
These findings suggest a greater need for prevention efforts in schools and communities, "particularly with respect to interscholastic sports and youth sport organizations that operate outside the school environment," Veliz said.
However, at least one specialist questioned the findings because of the study design.
Dr. John Kuluz is director of traumatic brain injury and neurorehabilitation at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami. His first concern is that the question about concussion was only added to the survey in 2016, so it's not possible to see if a trend exists or to compare it with previous years, he noted.
Second, the report asked participants to report diagnosed concussions, but isn't clear who made the diagnoses, he said.
Finally, self-reported data is always suspect, because it's subjective, Kuluz said. It relies on participants to remember and report accurately, which is not always the case, he noted.
For the study, Veliz and his colleagues collected data from more than 13,000 boys and girls in grades 8, 10 and 12, who took part in the 2016 Monitoring the Future survey.
The survey is done annually in schools across the country.
For the first time, last year's survey included the question: "Have you ever had a head injury that was diagnosed as a concussion?"
The survey also took into account variables such as gender, race and ethnicity, grade level, and participation in sports within the past year.
The researchers found that 19.5 percent of the teens said they had had at least one diagnosed concussion in their lifetime. Fourteen percent reported one diagnosed concussion, and 5.5 percent reported being diagnosed with a concussion more than once.
Factors that increased the odds of a concussion included being male, white, in a higher grade and participating in competitive sports, the findings showed.
Taking part in contact sports -- such as football -- significantly increased the risk of a concussion. About 11 percent of those participating in contact sports reported more than one concussion.
Kuluz said that many concussions are never diagnosed because their symptoms are so mild they aren't noticed.
But concussions can be serious and need a doctor's care, he explained.
"After a head injury, coaches and parents should suspect a concussion when a child starts having headaches, blurry or changed vision, balance problems, and if they have lost consciousness," Kuluz said.
The report was published Sept. 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Long-term damage caused by repeated blows to the head has garnered much attention in recent years. A study published in July in JAMA said chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) -- a condition that can mimic Alzheimer's disease -- was found in 99 percent of brains donated by 111 former NFL players.
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There are hundreds, if not thousands of sports supplements available around the world in different markets. They are all aimed at helping the user in increasing their looks, power, stamina and overall performance.
Choosing the right product can be quite a difficult task in itself so below we are going to break down some of the various types available.
- All-in-one formula Supplements – as the name suggests, these contain a wide variety of ingredients that ensure the user is not depreciated of any mineral or vitamin. Good for overall development and have many vitamins, creatine, carbohydrates and proteins.
- Amino Acids – includes BCAA, HMB and Glutamines.
- Protein Bars – a handy snack with all nutrients included.
- Protein Powders – slow digest powders for mixing with liquid to make a drink.
- Anabolic Formulas – to help improve muscle development and strength.
- Weight Gainer Supplements – high in calories, carbs and protein to build quick muscle.
- Fat Burner Supplements – help with the removal of body fat.
- Energy/Endurance Supplements – a useful supply of constant energy when needed for exercise or sports.
- Creatine – includes CEE and Ethyl Ester for prolonged energy.
- Creatine Monohydrate – the most common form of creatine available.
- Testerone Booster Supplements – males over 25 years old produce less testosterone as they did before, this helps increase those levels.
- Vitamins & Minerals – there are many vitamin supplements available for various needs such as muscle growth or fat loss. Multi-vitamins give a broad dose of most vitamins and minerals in one capsule.
- Recovery Supplements – designed to help your body recover lost nutrients after exercise such as proteins, glucosamine and glutamine.
The above list covers the main categories that sports supplements fall into and all are available in varying forms for convenience. Their main aim is to build muscle and size for increased strength and power, reduce body fats for weight loss and to improve endurance.
It is important to take these supplements in the correct dosages as there is a potential risk to your health by consuming too much of some of the particular ingredients.


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England captain Eoin Morgan says Northants all-rounder David Willey has played a huge part in altering the mentality of the national team in recent months.
Willey played a leading role in Monday's T20 victory against Australia at Cardiff, taking two wickets to ensure the Aussies fell to a five-run defeat.
The Steelbacks star got rid of visiting captain Steven Smith, who had smashed 90 from just 53 balls, and also removed opener David Warner.
Willey was also impressive in the one-day series win against New Zealand earlier this summer, with England playing some swashbuckling cricket.
And Morgan, who captains the country in the shorter formats of the game, said: "He's brilliant.
"A bit like Stokesy (Ben Stokes) he just loves responsibility, he likes the limelight, he doesn't shy away from taking it on.
"His attitude towards things, amongst others in the changing room, will go a big way to changing the culture the way we've tried to over the last few months."


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This heatwave is still going strong and I had kiddos to wrangle so jeans and short sleeves it was. The mornings are kooky cool and the afternoons are hot. It's nuts! It was even colder and hotter the next day!
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Dear Colleague,
Please click here to peruse the October edition of Trailhead, the newsletter for SUHSD Teacher Induction. Inside you will find data on program participants, evidence of purposeful planning and examples of how to implement ELD standards. You will also find links to professional development materials, updated SUHSD Teacher Induction calendar of events and links to all previous newsletters.
Katrine Czajkowski, Ph.D.
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Leadership Development and Systems Innovation
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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
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Many people all over the world are aware of the Dutch windmill's importance. They know it as an inseparable element in the Netherlands' landscape. Tourists from many different countries find a visit to one of the Dutch windmills to be an indispensable part of their Holland experience. One of Holland's most important and famous windmills sites is Zaanse Schans, in close proximity to the country's capital, Amsterdam. This is where the 'Amsterdam Windmill Tour' takes you.
A number of windmills there, accessible to the public all year round, is reminiscent of Europe's largest industrial area in the 18th century. In fact, during that period, there were at least 600 industrial windmills active simultaneously near the 'Zaan' river. In total Zaanse Schans area had more than 1200 windmills upright and working in its rich and fascinating past. Those were counted among more than 10.000 windmills that operated in Holland for centuries. Part of them, like the 'Zaan' windmills, had an industrial function. These were wind driven machines in which products of great variety were manufactured: flour for bread, paint, oil, mustard, chalk, spices, paper etc. etc. Other windmills in Holland were used as drainage mills. They pumped redundant waters out of low areas below sea level, into canals through which these waters could flow into the sea.
By the end of the 19th century, the vast majority of those historic windmills fell into disuse. They were replaced, first by steam driven- and later by electronic machines. These were much more reliable and at disposal 24/7, unlike the windmills that depended on the wind power and could only be used 200 days a year on average.
In 1923, the "Dutch Windmill Foundation" was established. It aimed to stop the largescale demolition of the archaic Dutch windmills and to safeguard their iconic value. Today, the foundation's members pride themselves on having some 1200 existing historic windmills in their database that still beautify the Dutch landscape. The foundation attempts to render these old windmills operational and to maintain them in an active state. This is necessary because an inactive windmill is liable to deteriorate. The wooden gears and beams inside of the windmill require frequent operation. This to guarantee sufficient ventilation, to prevent the timber's rotting or damage by pests.
Furthermore, the windmill's biotope or direct environment needs to be protected and cleared from obstacles. The dominant position of the windmill in it must be warranted. This not only to optimize the object's visibility. But also to make sure the mill can be easily reached by the wind.
The Dutch Windmill Foundation provides a training for those who want to become a miller. Today some 200 millers are active in the Netherlands. Together with approximately 5000 volunteers, they operate hundreds of the old windmills. They obtain funds and subsidies from the government and private organizations, around €20 million Euros per year, for necessary refurbishment and maintenance works of old windmills.
However, the future funding for windmills seems worrisome. Therefore, many of the old Dutch windmills have got a new destination. Several of them have been converted into bed & breakfasts, cafés or restaurants, museums, wedding locations, residences or offices. The redevelopment solution is an excellent way to generate extra income to complement the ever less accessible subsidies.
Hopefully the future of the quaint and authentic windmills is secured and they will continue to embellish our country. May locals and foreigners enjoy the windmills for many generations to come.
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Dr. Suthar settled in Fredericksburg in 2006 after he evacuated to Virginia during Hurricane Katrina and stayed for almost a month. While here he so greatly enjoyed his stay, he decided to make Fredericksburg his home. He was impressed and humbled by the kindness of Virginians and knew it was somewhere he could settle his family. Dr. Suthar's commitment to the community was even more solidified by him having friends and family in the surrounding areas. Dr. Suthar's first venture in science was at age 17 when he designed a research experiment that was considered for launch on the space shuttle. He then did his undergraduate studies at Tulane and spent his junior year at Imperial College of Science and Technology in London where he majored in Biochemistry. He attended Medical School at Louisiana State University, internship at University of Alabama at Birmingham, and residency for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Louisiana State University. Dr. Suthar then completed a subspecialty fellowship in Interventional Pain Management at Dartmouth. Dr. Suthar is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and holds subspecialty certification in Pain Medicine by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Suthar also has subspecialty certification by the American Board of Pain Medicine, making him triple board certified in his specialty. Before settling in Virginia, Dr. Suthar was the Medical Director of the Pain Management Department at River Region Health System as well as President of the Virginia Pain Society. Dr. Suthar received the distinguished title as one of northern Virginia's "Top Doctors" in 2013, 2104, 2015 and 2016 and is currently the Medical Director of Virginia Interventional Spine Associates, the pain division of Fredericksburg Orthopaedic Associates and is a member of the following:
Dr. Suthar understands what it's like to experience pain. In 2004, he herniated a disc in his neck and received an epidural steroid injection which helped to resolve his pain. Following his injection therapy, he was able to resume the activities he enjoys: golf, spending time with family and travel.


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A FREDDIE Mercury tribute that wowed the late rock star's mum returns to Wirral next week.
Mercury - featuring Joseph Lee Jackson as the late, great frontman - will be staged at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight on Friday, May 23.
Formed in 1998, the band promise to accurately recreate the vocals and looks of supergroup Queen's Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon.
The band has hundreds of loyal fans who now follow them across the UK, including Freddie's mum, Jer Bulsara, who said recently: "Freddie was an original. Mercury are the next best thing."
Joseph told the Globe: "We're looking forward to coming back to Port Sunlight. It's our fourth time there and the audience is always appreciate of great rock music.
"It's a constant tour, year in, year out and we don't take a break from it."
When they started out, their ambition was to play large venues and capture the emotion, atmosphere and power that Queen themselves generated in live performances.
Their first gig was in humble surroundings at the George and Dragon pub, Derbyshire, in February, 1999.
A Spanish entertainment agent was in England at the time searching for a Queen tribute act to play a summer season in Mallorca.
Mercury was spotted and success was not far behind. They went on to win the Best Show in Spain Award 1999, playing in the country many times and their performances have been televised live from Holland to Hungary.
On the praise from Freddie's mum, Joseph told the Globe: "We have met Jer a few times and she is delighted that there are tribute bands keeping Freddie's music legacy alive."
Freddie died, aged just 45, from an Aids-related illness in November 1991.
On capturing the spirit of the man, Joseph continued: "His vocal range was vast and it took me about six months to master his voice.
"Not only did he have this fantastic range, but was also a very demanding character on stage."
"Freddie was the ultimate showman and as I've found over the years, you need a lot of stamina to sing and capture the spirit of the band's shows."
A New Year's Eve concert in Dubai was broadcast live by MTV Asia to millions of homes.
But perhaps Mercury's most memorable moment was being invited to perform a live gig for Queen drummer Roger Taylor and his friends.
Tickets for the Gladstone Theatre show, which starts at 7.30pm, are from the box office on 643 8757.


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This time around, the team is staying closer to home and logging their distances mainly in the local trails around Chamonix, as well as other European locations. Their year-long challenge is a bold one, which means each member must cover around 100 km every month - and they hope to raise a total of €10,000 (£8,650) by the time they're done.
Money raised will go to support A Chacun Son Everest. This Chamonix-based centre provides respite and support for women recovering from cancer. The centre was founded by Dr Christine Janin, a mountaineer herself who has various Alpine achievements under her belt. Dr Janin's aim is to provide healthcare to women at the centre, as well as helping them restore their emotional wellbeing and confidence. The facility provides a space where women in recovery can meet others in the same situation, talk to counsellors, meditate, take part in activities and benefit from the unique mountain environment.
To achieve their goals, the Neverest Girls have already signed up for a number of running events including Alpine ultras and marathons. For example, three members will be taking part in the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc Series. Their progress can be tracked on their Facebook page and Strava, a social network for athletes. Donations to support their efforts and A Chacun Son Everest can be made on their website - all events are self-funded, so all donations go directly to the charity.
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My copy of Pan: the 1983 Folio edition with wood engravings by Fredrik Matheson
Knut Hamsun described to a correspondent in his imperfect English the theme of his novel Pan (1894): "Think of the Nordland in Norway, this regions of the Lapper, the mysteries, the grand superstitions, the midnight-sun, think of J. J. Rousseau in the regions, making acquaintance with a Nordlands girl — that is my book."* This 'J. J. Rousseau' figure is as strangely driven as Rousseau himself, living alone in a hut and exploring the surrounding mountains and forests whilst torturing himself over a young woman. Looking back I see I have only mentioned Knut Hamsun's writing here once before and that was in connection with the poisoning of a dog (in his novel Mysteries) rather than in relation to landscape. Regrettably another dog meets a similar fate in Pan but rather than dwell on that I will recommend here the novel's poetic descriptions of the Nordland landscape, as it emerges from the snows of spring into the heat of summer until eventually the sunlit nights are over and darkness returns. This for example, is the beginning of Chapter 13 (from a 1927 translation in the public domain), full of rapture but with an undercurrent of unease:
Summer nights and still water, and the woods endlessly still. No cry, no footsteps from the road. My heart seemed full as with dark wine.
Moths and night-flies came flying noiselessly in through my window, lured by the glow from the hearth and the smell of the bird I had just cooked. They dashed against the roof with a dull sound, fluttered past my ears, sending a cold shiver through me, and settled on my white powder-horn on the wall. I watched them; they sat trembling and looked at me—moths and spinners and burrowing things. Some of them looked like pansies on the wing.
I stepped outside the hut and listened. Nothing, no noise; all was asleep. The air was alight with flying insects, myriads of buzzing wings. Out at the edge of the wood were ferns and aconite, the trailing arbutus was in bloom, and I loved its tiny flowers... Thanks, my God, for every heather bloom I have ever seen; they have been like small roses on my way, and I weep for love of them... Somewhere near were wild carnations; I could not see them, but I could mark their scent.
But now, in the night hours, great white flowers have opened suddenly; their chalices are spread wide; they are breathing. And furry twilight moths slip down into their petals, making the whole plant quiver. I go from one flower to another. They are drunken flowers. I mark the stages of their intoxication.
Seascape from the 1995 Henning Carlsen film adaptation,
starring a young Sofie Gråbøl
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Utes sophomore Mitch Wishnowsky, the successor to Utah's final All-American punter, has created The Sporting News' team — a single of five necessary to develop into a consensus All-American. Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson , a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, landed on the second group from Sporting News, with Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield winning initial team honors. Furthermore, he is a finalist for the 2016 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award as presented by the Football Writers Association of America. In 2009, the award was replaced by two awards: Pro Athlete of the Year and College Athlete of the Year.
Maneira hábil de impedir os sócios, adeptos e a opinião pública de conhecer a realidade financeira do Sporting. But even if they tried to play football at the qualified level, they would not have matched me. I was particular. Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry and runner-up Christan McCaffrey have been named 1st Group All-Americans by Sporting News on Tuesday. Franklin was also chosen as the College Sports Madness National Coach of the Year.
Ohio State rewrote history of the NFL draft with three players, who were selected in the Major ten. The final year's champions of the NCAA placed Joey Bosa (№3, San Diego), Ezekiel Elliott (№4, Dallas) and Eli Apple (№10, NY Giants) in the 1st hour and a half in Chicago's choice. Esta análise às finanças do Sporting faz sentido a partir do momento em que Bruno de Carvalho se vangloria de Sporting ser clube com menor passivo" e que tem a melhor situação financeira"! In 2011, Garry D. Howard was appointed as editor-in-chief of Sporting News magazine, Sporting News Right now and its site, Sporting News Feed.
Obtaining dispatched regional opposition such as Rockville Hungry Lions, Mighty Greens, Rangers and Moroka Naughty Boys, the young Moroka Swallows team joined the Orlando Football Association to meet stiffer opposition. Os próprios sócios e adeptos do Sporting queixavam-se na internet que não conseguiam ter acesso aos R&C do Sporting! De acordo com Método de Equivalência Patrimonial, Sporting é clube que tem MAIOR Passivo!
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Crispy Bacon wrapped pork loaf
This dish makes an excellent special occasion meal. Serve it hot in thick slices with roast vegetables or cold with salads and chutney. It has a lovely savoury flavour that appeals to diners of all ages which makes it a good choice for family get togethers'.
Serves 4-6
Pre heat oven to 200°C
2 tbsp oil
1 medium onion chopped
2 cloves garlic crushed
4 slices bread
1 egg
¼ cup milk
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
1 tsp mustard powder or wholegrain mustard
1-2 tsp dried sage
500 g pork mince
4-6 rashers of bacon with the rind removed-
Sauté the onions and garlic in the oil till soft and set aside.
In a large bowl tear the bread slices into pieces and add the egg, salt, pepper, milk, mustard and sage, onions and garlic. Mix with a fork till soft and mushy.
Stir in the pork mince.
Lay a sheet of foil on the bench and arrange the bacon slices side by side. Scoop the pork mixture along the middle of the bacon row and shape it into a log.
Lift the sides of the foil and wrap them around the log so the bacon encloses the sides of the "loaf" but not the bottom. Shape into a loaf by smoothing the sides (with the foil still wrapped around). Place in a shallow baking dish and remove foil. (The foil is only to help wrap the bacon around the loaf and shape it. Wash the foil carefully and reuse it for something else). Bake the Loaf at 200°C for 40 minutes or until juices run clear when pierced with a fork.
This is totally delicious served hot in slices with roast vegetables and, when cold, sliced very thin it will make the most excellent sandwiches!
For guests you could shape little individual loaves and place a cross of bacon rashers on the top- remember to adjust the cooking time.


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Not long after his 33rd birthday in January, Johnny Mitchell's planned return to professional football hit rock bottom. Even though Mitchell was one of the best pass-catching tight ends in the past decade and even though he's in better shape than many rookies, nobody was interested. He could run the 40-yard dash in the smoking time of 4.5 seconds, but not even the National Football League's minor-league teams in Europe gave a damn. At 33, Mitchell was, in pro football terms, a dinosaur. But it's not easy for an athlete like Mitchell to believe, long before middle age, that he's too old. So Mitchell turned to the man who has fueled many comebacks.
He called Cris Carter, who has been credited with the turnaround of hundreds of mediocre athletes. A retired wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings and future Hall of Famer, Carter runs a training facility in Boca Raton that has become known nationwide as a place athletes can come to get their game back. "Cris, I need your help," Mitchell told his friend. "Call your people at the Vikings. I've got speed, and they need speed. See what you can do." Carter agreed and phoned Vikings Head Coach Mike Tice to get Mitchell a tryout that could revive his dying career.
With no return call from the Vikings, though, Mitchell decided in late February that it was time for something drastic, maybe even a little insane. As Mitchell himself tells it, he jumped into his silver Toyota 4-Runner and began the 27-hour drive from Florida to the Vikings training facility near Minneapolis. On the way, he left a message with Assistant Coach Jeff Robinson to tell Tice he's on his way. Robinson called back minutes later. "Don't come here," he told Mitchell. "Coach Tice, his schedule is full. Don't bother coming here, because he won't see you."
Mitchell pulled into a highway rest stop in Illinois. "That's when I decided I was going anyway," he recalled. "I knew it was crazy, but this was my last chance. If Tice sees me, he's going to see that I'm ready to play. If he doesn't, then that's it for me."
When he arrived in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Tice's secretary was less than welcoming. "He's busy," she told Mitchell. "And you can't wait here." At six-foot-two and 240 pounds, Mitchell is a handsome man, with dimples, a broad chin, and a bald head that looks sculpted. He has moonlighted as a model. He turned his charm on the secretary, but that only got him as far as a seat in a waiting area.
Finally, Tice walked through the lobby on his way to lunch. Maybe Tice saw a bit of himself in Mitchell. The gruff coach spent 14 years as a tight end in the NFL and was a starter well into his 30s, playing long after everyone said he was too old. Mitchell was only asking for a shot to do the same. Both of them, it seemed, shared an unexplainable drive that wouldn't let them listen to naysayers. "All right," the coach said, as Mitchell recalled it, "we can sit down and talk."
Everything rested on a speech that could convince Tice to give Mitchell a chance. Mitchell can speak with wild passion in his voice, like a desperate man before the parole board, using wild gestures and emotional peaks and valleys. He began his plea to Tice by explaining why he had left football in 1996. It was to watch his daughter die, he said. Gabriela was born with a rare genetic disease, leaving her with no arms or legs, stunting her neonatal growth so that, at birth, she was no bigger than a softball. Doctors had given her a month to live.
But miraculously, Gabriela hung on. She is now 8 years old. She still can't speak or walk, and she weighs barely 25 pounds. Mitchell, a man who easily shows his emotions, goes from tears to laughter talking about the tiny child. "What I've been faced with will make you stronger or it'll make you crazy," Mitchell said. "I don't want to go out this way that I'm going out now. With my passion and my desire, it's unreasonable that I'm not playing football."
The coach agreed to give him a tryout. A perfectionist about his physical condition, though, Mitchell insisted on getting in top shape before the workout. It was a gamble, really. If he had taken Tice up on the offer that day, perhaps the coach would've been impressed. But Mitchell wanted to make sure he wouldn't fail. "Give me some time to get in shape," Mitchell said, "and I'll be back."
That week, Mitchell enrolled in Carter's training program, beginning a grueling workout regimen to return him to football-playing condition. In just over a month, Mitchell would have to drop 20 pounds and return to the intense, hard focus of a football player.
There are plenty of aging athletes struggling to make it back into the pros. But Mitchell's fight to return, an eight-year battle that has mostly ended in failure, has dragged on perhaps longer than most. Mitchell credits it to a never-ending quest to better himself. Like Mitchell, many marginal players end up at Cris Carter's Fast Program in Boca. The place has attracted athletes with its proven regimen that promises to increase the speed of anyone. It has helped hundreds of pros, including the likes of already-speedy Marlins player Juan Pierre and Baltimore Ravens star running back Jamal Lewis.
Mitchell's eight-year quest is either about fortitude or stubbornness, a man refusing to retire, even when there's so little chance of success. As Mitchell trained for his Vikings workout, even his mom back in Chicago wondered about his chances. "A lot of people say I need to talk to him and tell him the NFL is over," she said. "I'm not going to sit him down and say, 'You're an old man now.' A lot of people could do that, but I can't."
By the end, two months after that first meeting, Mitchell would either have a job or come to realize what his mom is afraid to tell him.
On a Monday morning not long after the meeting with Tice, Mitchell got ready to make a frightening leap. He straddled a treadmill in the Fast Program's office, the track beneath him looking out of control. Mitchell had his feet on either side of it, his hands clenched to metal bars. The track zoomed beneath him like the road passing under a car speeding down the highway. The treadmill wasn't quite at its top speed of 28 mph, but it wasn't far off. One of Mitchell's two trainers at Fast, Artis Atoa, told him it was time to run. "OK, let's see what you've got," Atoa dared him. Mitchell skipped his right foot on the track, and it kicked back like the treadmill spit it out. He repeated the skipping motion three more times before jumping on and immediately sprinted full-out to keep up, arms pumping and chest heaving. "God damn," Mitchell roared, finally jumping off the track in less than a minute of full-on running.
Later, trainer Matt Gates loaded a video tape of Mitchell's sprints into a laptop. He analyzed the angle of Mitchell's arms, the length of his stride, and the distance of his elbows from his body. If his arms are too far out or his stride too short, small adjustments could help drop Mitchell's time by just enough to get him a job, in that inexact science NFL coaches use to gauge a player's strength, smarts, and speed. The trainers must make sure he's leaning his torso forward 5 to 7 degrees, that his arms hang at a 70-degree angle from his body when in front of him, and 90 degrees when in back. "You see that right there?" Gates said, pointing to the lines he drew between Mitchell's arms and his body. "His arms are at maybe 86 degrees when they're in back of him, right there. If he can get it to 90, he can get that much more power."
The picayune details of running styles are much of what Carter's program is about, and pro athletes have come to respect the demanding approach. Carter founded the Fast Program back in 1997 in Boca Raton, where he spent his offseasons while playing in the NFL. Not long after opening, Carter brought in a new teammate, a first-round draft pick who most people thought was too lazy and too boisterous to be successful in the pros. Star Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss, who showed up that summer, gave the program its first national attention.
Then came running back Jamal Lewis, who dropped his 40-yard-dash time by more than a second. Originally considered a second-round pick, Lewis was selected fifth overall, in part because of his improved speed. The difference meant an extra $2.5 million on his contract. Lewis' story immediately put a dollar figure to the value of the training, said Leslie Calvagne, the program's general manager.
While the stars have made the program famous, it's the marginal athletes who pay the bills. Hundreds of local high school students work out here every summer, aspiring for college scholarships. The high schoolers pay $450 for a four-week program, and the pros spend from $350 to $750 per week for a six-week course. Then every spring, college athletes flood the place to get in shape for pro workouts. Canadian and arena football league players come in their offseasons.
But throughout the year come the players like Mitchell, the ones who refuse to quit or who have never had what it takes. Two of the NFL's most notorious disappointments, Ki-Jana Carter and Rashaan Salaam, have trained at Carter's gym. The pair were the top two college running back prospects in 1994; Salaam won the Heisman Trophy, the top award for a college player, and Carter was runner-up. Both were first-round draft picks the following year, but since then, they've done little in the NFL. Carter sat out 2002, and then the Saints cut him last year to end his most-recent comeback attempt. Salaam hasn't played since 1997. Both worked out last year and may return again this summer in what's likely a hopeless attempt at stardom.
Part of what attracts the marginal players is that they train with the stars. During Mitchell's training sessions, the man often throwing him passes was 18-year-old Matt Brooks, a senior at Boca Raton High School. For three years now, Brooks has gone to Cris Carter's place five to ten times a week in the summer, then at least a couple of times weekly during school. This summer, Brooks will play football on a partial scholarship at University of Arizona. It's not enough to guarantee him a spot with the team, so he knows he needs to get better. "When you're working out with these pro football guys, it's going to make you better," Brooks said. He spent last summer working out with Mitchell. "I've worked out with him 30 or 40 times, and this year, he's in the best shape I've seen him in. I really think he's going to make it."
Many of the pro athletes hope they'll spend time with Carter himself, who works out there infrequently. Mostly, though, the athletes train with Carter's six employees, a group largely in their 20s and fresh out of college physical fitness programs.
It's easy to assume that, because Carter's program has attracted such star athletes, they employ some secret formula developed by Carter. But the lessons Carter's employees use are known to most high school track coaches. Those who come will be taught nothing more than the basics, like lengthening their strides and holding their arms at the correct angle. But the lessons will be drilled into them during intense workouts three or four times a day that will get them in peak shape, something more difficult if they train on their own. "We use the tried-and-true stuff," Calvagne admits. "What we do works."
The place looks no more impressive than the average hotel workout room. Carter rents an office about half the size of a basketball court inside the Gold's on Spanish River Boulevard, next to a nail salon and a Publix. Inside, there's a row of dumbbells on one wall, the treadmill, and a pole to measure an athlete's ability to jump. The bathroom doubles as a storeroom. The trainers and their interns share one office. The gray walls are largely bare, aside from a scattering of news clippings posted across from the front desk and a few pictures of the athletes who have come. For drills outside, the athletes drive to the practice fields of nearby Pope John Paul High School. The whole thing has the feel of something thrown together quickly and cheaply, then never improved.
Meanwhile, Carter's main competition makes his program look shabbily low-tech. Athletes' Performance has a 30,000-square-foot facility in Arizona, and a second branch recently opened in Los Angeles. The main facility has 25 employees, private massage rooms, a full-scale turf football field, an underwater treadmill, and a full-time chef. Still, its owner, Mark Verstegen, admits athlete training programs aren't dependent upon a great facility. "There are a lot of athletes who expect something great," Verstegen said. "I don't want to say anything negative about what they're doing over there [at Fast]. It's good to see anyone trying to make athletes better."
With Boca not exactly a mecca for pro athletes, most who attend the Fast Program spend their time in local hotels. Mitchell sold his Boca Raton home a few years ago, so he spends his time here living with his agent's mother.
While stretching on a rubber mat before his treadmill workout, Mitchell praised the simplicity of Carter 's program. The trainers put together a grueling daily regimen of treadmill work, weightlifting, and catching passes on the practice fields. The roughest of all the workouts is when the trainers attach a gigantic rubber band to a belt around Mitchell's waist. They pull on it when he runs his passing routes, requiring him to pull an extra hundred pounds or so as he catches passes.
After two weeks in the program, Mitchell looked like a rock. Muscles ran in sharp lines across his chest, over his shoulders, and down his arms. He pulled up his shirt, a long-sleeve spandex one with an NFL logo, and showed a stomach as ridged as a lobster tail. "This is how I looked when I was 20 years old," Mitchell said. "It makes it worth every penny."
Despite his condition and his progress, Mitchell said, the Vikings have not given him a date for his workout, though he says, "I know Coach Tice is a man of his word." Mitchell has two weeks to go in his workout regimen to resurrect his career and put behind him his spotted past.
A week before the college national championship, the media always look for a good quote from one of the players. Back in 1992, that sound bite came from Johnny Mitchell, who was the starting tight end for the University of Nebraska. He was just in his second year with the Cornhuskers, but he had already set records for tight ends and receivers, and on New Year's Day, he would play for the national championship against the University of Miami in the Orange Bowl. Before the game, Mitchell boasted to the reporters: "When the bomb hits, it's gonna be ugly."
But on New Year's Day, the bomb was the Cornhuskers. The Miami defense swarmed Nebraska, which managed a measly one pass for a loss of a yard. Mitchell never touched the ball. Mitchell's propensity to speak when he shouldn't, something that didn't help him in his pro career either, seemed out of place when you consider his humble beginnings and Southern upbringing and may be part of why he's fighting for a job.
In 1973, when Mitchell was 2, his grandparents came for a visit to his family's home on the south side of Chicago. Mitchell's father worked as a janitor. Things were bad in Chicago, recalls his mother, Yvonne Mitchell. The packinghouses were closing, businesses were fleeing the rough south side, and at 20, Yvonne Mitchell was pregnant with her third child. "His granddaddy said, 'You can't raise kids like this,'" she remembers. "There were a lot of murders in Chicago at that time, a lot of young boys getting killed. He told me he was taking little Johnny with him. I didn't want him to at first but know he was better off."
Joe and Lou Ollie Mitchell became his parents that day. He still called them his grandparents, but they raised Mitchell into his teens, teaching him to pick the fall cotton and sow the wheat fields every spring. But shortly after he turned 16, Mitchell tired of farm life. His grandfather agreed to send him back to Chicago. His parents had settled down now, his dad still working as a janitor, and his mom was making a steady income as a nurse. While his home life was settled, Mitchell had to learn how to deal with the Black P-Stone Rangers, the local gang. "He really had his own mind right from the beginning," recalls his brother, Steven Mitchell, who's ten years younger. "I think his accent saved him. They called him country. They would ask him to say things, and he did it. I think it kept him on their good side."
In high school, he played everything from defensive end to quarterback, but in the city finals, his team lost the championship his senior year. After high school, Mitchell agreed to play for University of Miami under Coach Jimmy Johnson. But then Johnson took a job as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Angry that Johnson abandoned the program, Mitchell enrolled in Nebraska. It would not be the last time Mitchell and Johnson crossed paths. Mitchell would face Johnson's Miami team in his final college game in 1992. The loss crushed him, and he returned to Mississippi. He found his grandfather sick with pneumonia, and the farmhouse's only heat, a fireplace, unable to warm the place. Mitchell decided right then to go pro.
At best, Mitchell was considered a late first-round pick, maybe even not that good. But the Jets that April used their first pick, 15th overall, on Mitchell. Right away, he wasn't popular. Jets fans had been screaming "de-fense" all day, and a tight end wasn't going to help that goal. In his first year, he caught 16 passes for 210 yards and a touchdown. In his second season, though, he really started hitting his stride, becoming one of the league's best, catching 39 passes for 630 yards and six touchdowns.
Mitchell lived large early in his career. He had a penthouse in Manhattan, drove a cherry-red Porsche Carrera, and spent the offseasons at his home in Boca Raton.
But after his fourth year in the pros, with over 2,000 yards and 16 trips to the end zone, his career would fall apart.
Clearly the underachieving Jets didn't see Mitchell in their future. In 1996, the Jets used a first-round draft pick to select Mitchell's replacement, tight end Kyle Brady. Going into the offseason, Mitchell hinted to the media that he wanted a trade, and with Brady behind him, the Jets management agreed. In April of that year, unable to work out a trade, the Jets released Mitchell. "I went from the best to nothing, just like that," Mitchell recalled. "Do you know what that can do to a man? It was the beginning of my fall backwards." Meanwhile, his personal life wasn't going any better. The previous summer, he had met Eliana Santos while walking on a beach in Rio de Janeiro. He didn't speak Portuguese, and she spoke no English. But they began a relationship, translated by her friends and family. She moved with him to New York not long after. What they had in Brazil didn't work in America, and she left for home in January. She called him not long after to say she was pregnant.
In the summer of 1996, Mitchell took a flight to Brazil a couple of weeks before Eliana was to give birth. Her mother picked him up at the airport with the news: The baby had been born premature, and there were complications. At the hospital, the doctor pointed to a description in an English medical book of his daughter's illness, Cornelia de Lange Syndrome. It described a genetic disease that would severely stunt the growth of the baby, leaving her brain forever slowed. Complications from being born premature meant his daughter had little hope. The doctor gave her 30 days, probably less.
Mitchell wanted to see her. In the incubator, he saw a girl no bigger than his fist. "She had just little-bitty arms and legs, and her nose looked missing. I looked at her and couldn't take it. I just fainted." When he came to, he fled. "I just ran. I was like Forrest Gump. I kept running and running. I ran to where I was staying. I ran to the airport. I ran all the way back to New York."
He called Eliana from home and told her he didn't want anything to do with his daughter. "I just thought she must have taken drugs or something. It didn't make any sense, you know? How could my baby look like that. I was a coward, and I ran."
Mitchell turned back to football. He had gotten offers from several teams. He took one from an unlikely source: new Miami Dolphins Coach Jimmy Johnson, the man Mitchell believed had betrayed him years earlier at the University of Miami. Mitchell signed a $1.4 million-a-year contract to be Dan Marino's new target.
Shortly after, Mitchell's mother got a picture in the mail of her new granddaughter. Yvonne Mitchell had regretted for years giving her son over to his grandparents. While they raised him well on the farm, she always wondered if she could've done better. She always carried the guilt of letting him go. She called her son. "I told him, 'This is your blood. You've got to take care of her.' I think it really affected him, what I said, because he listened."
Twelve days into training camp that summer, Mitchell went to Johnson. "Coach, my daughter's dying," he said. "Can I go see my daughter before she dies?"
"No, I need you here," Mitchell recalls Johnson telling him. "If you go, that's it." Mitchell gave back his $500,000 signing bonus and officially retired from the NFL.
At 25, Mitchell decided to leave football stardom behind to care for his sick baby, a decision that would crush his career. "I had left the mother of my child without even comforting her," he explains, grasping for the right words. "I didn't even hold her or tell her it was gonna be all right. I ran away. I didn't know if she would take me back, but she did." At first, the couple thought they would watch together as their girl faded. Instead, she began to grow slightly, and they took her out of the hospital that fall.
In November, just months after his departure from the Dolphins, Mitchell brought his new family back with him to the States. He hoped the NFL would have him back. With just four games left in the season, Mitchell signed a contract with the Dallas Cowboys, a team that had won the Super Bowl the year before but was struggling late in the season. Mitchell ended the season with one catch for 17 yards. In the offseason, the Cowboys declined to give him a new contract.
While his career imploded, his family life improved. He married Eliana, and they now have two healthy children, a daughter, Nefertiti, and a son, Kemet. In Brazil during the off-season, Eliana used some of Mitchell's football money to open a couple of coffee shops that bring in a steady income. Mitchell explains how he can hold his disabled 8-year-old, as if cupping his hands together to hold a swallow of water. "She can't speak, but she can say 'Da Da Da' when she sees me, and she waves her little arms at me," Mitchell said, demonstrating by flailing his elbows in tiny circles. "She's an angel, and I know she was put here to change me. She made me a better person."
Mitchell left the NFL after his dismal time with the Cowboys, this time thinking his retirement might be forever. But in 1999, still dreaming of a comeback, he signed again with the New York Jets, the team that cut him three years earlier. It was the year renowned Coach Bill Parcells came out of retirement to head the team. In the first day of training camp, Parcells gave Mitchell trouble for running the wrong route, labeling him lazy in front of his teammates. Mitchell piled up his gear beside his locker and walked out. Mitchell said he wanted a comeback, but he didn't want public embarrassment. "I don't take to that drill-sergeant stuff. If he had trouble with me, he could've told me afterward." The spat with Parcells bode poorly for Mitchell. Parcells wrote a book on his season with the Jets. With no tight ends on the roster good enough to replace Mitchell, Parcells blamed Mitchell as one of the reasons his team did so poorly that year. "The guy turned out to be a phony," Parcells wrote. "In my opinion, the guy didn't have the heart for football or to do what it takes to be a great player. I'm sorry I ever gave him a shot."
Mitchell thinks the Parcells book ruined his football chances. "After that, nobody wanted me. Coach Parcells destroyed me with that book, and every coach on every team wanted nothing to do with me."
In 2001, Mitchell sent a fax to every NFL team that read: "I now realize and regret that I let a golden opportunity slip away from me previously. I am now here to try and get that back with a new outlook on life." The New Orleans Saints took a chance and gave him a contract, and sports writers labeled Mitchell one of the reasons the team might do well that season. Unexpectedly, the Saints never put Mitchell into a game, and he collected a paycheck while standing on the sidelines.
Last year, Mitchell again had a promising prospect for his return. The Jacksonville Jaguars signed him in April. He made it through the preseason looking as if he would be the starter. The reason was another twist of irony to Mitchell' s career. Jacksonville's starter, holding out for a better contract, was Brady, the man the Jets replaced Mitchell with in 1996. Then in August last year, Brady and the Jaguars worked out his dispute, and the team released Mitchell.
Many attributed Mitchell's fall from stardom to his age, coming into the league at just 20 years old. Former Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason once told the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper that Mitchell was a complainer. "I used to call Johnny '7-Eleven' because he thought he was always open," said Esiason, Mitchell's roommate in the 1995 season. "With Johnny, it was always something. He had every excuse in the book. I kept hearing that Johnny was going to grow up and mature. I've heard 20 different times that he is going to grow up."
Mitchell finished his training regimen at Cris Carter's place April 7 without hearing from the Vikings. Then he flew to Chicago, hoping the coaches would call him at the last minute. Finally, Jeff Robinson, the Vikings coordinator who had warned him months earlier against showing up, told Mitchell to return May 6. If he could impress the coaches, he'd start work the next day, Robinson said. With two weeks to burn, Mitchell flew to Brazil to spend time with his family. On May 3, Mitchell made a three-hour bus ride from the condo he owns in Balnerio to catch a flight in Curitiba. He flew to Sao Paolo, then Miami, made an overnight stop in Boca Raton, had a layover in Atlanta, and then took a flight to Minnesota. By the end, he traveled three days and thousands of miles to find out if his career was over. He had paid for all of it, except for the hotel room the Vikings covered that Wednesday night.
At 10:30 on the morning of May 6, the Vikings had Mitchell in for a physical. Afterward, he spotted Tice in the weight room. Mitchell knew this was his chance, again, to convince the coach of his dedication. "He saw me, and I shook his hand," he says, "but afterward, he just turned and walked the other way. I thought I needed to convince him I was his man, but then, you know, I figured I needed to do it on the field."
That afternoon, Robinson took Mitchell onto the practice field for his tryout. Mitchell figured they'd have him run the 40-yard dash, catch some passes, maybe do endurance drills. To his disappointment, Tice wasn't there. "It used to be if I worked out somewhere, I knew the coach would be there to watch. When I saw he wasn't there, I knew it didn't look good."
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But the stopwatch made things look brighter. Mitchell ran his 40-yard dash in 4.55 seconds. Most rookies can't beat that. "I thought for sure they'd want me to keep going, catch some passes at least." Instead, Robinson told him that was enough. Mitchell says Robinson told him the coaches would discuss his chances that afternoon, and if they needed him, they would sign him that day so he could start training camp the next morning. Mitchell went back to his hotel to wait.
The Vikings' decision probably didn't take too long. As Mitchell prepared for his tryout, the team hired veteran tight end Jermaine Wiggins. Needing only two or three tight ends, the team now has six on the roster. At 6:45 that night, Robinson called back. The team wasn't interested.
As he did months earlier in his last, desperate attempt at returning to the pros, Mitchell called Cris Carter. "That's just the nature of the business," Carter told him, as Mitchell remembers it. Sounding like a coach giving that aging player a speech before being cut, Carter said: "Be happy you have your family and your health, and keep your head up."
With no other teams calling, with no interest even from football teams in Europe or Canada, Mitchell decided that night, alone in his Eden Prairie hotel room, that it was time to quit. He drove to Chicago the next day; he would spend some time in Boca Raton before going on to Brazil. No more of those electrifying moments when the football settled into his arms and there was a clear path to the goal line. No roaring crowds. For now, Mitchell will help manage the coffee shops, raise his children, and maybe write a book about it all. "I just stopped worrying about it, man," Mitchell said Sunday, three days after his workout. He spent Mother's Day afternoon eating ribs with his mom and, for the first time in a long time, sounded relaxed. At 33 years old, he was finally comfortable leaving behind his troubled football career. "I'm gonna walk away. That's it. I'm done, and I'm walking away."


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Nobody said this season was going to be easy. Last night's opener proved everyone may be uncomfortably correct.
Shorthanded Kentucky needed Irv Thomas to swish a 10-footer with 18 seconds remaining to squirm past Austin Peay 71-69.
Thomas' winning shot, the product of a penetrating move and pass by freshman flash Rex Chapman, gave UK a 70-69 lead.
Kentucky avoided the embarrassment of losing to the team that had lost to tiny Centre College Friday night only after Vincent Brooks' 17-footer missed with three seconds remaining.
Paul Andrews grabbed the rebound, was fouled and hit one free throw with a second remaining.
Fittingly, on a night when stubborn Austin Peay wouldn't go away, that margin wasn't entirely safe even after the Governors threw away the inbounds pass.
After a UK timeout, Austin Peay intercepted the Wildcats' inbounds pass and got off a three-quarter court heave.
It didn't reach the three-point line.
Only then could UK become 1-0. Austin Peay fell to 0-2.
"We're just happy to win," a relieved UK coach Eddie Sutton said. "I'm afraid that's the way it will be all season."
The lack of an inside attack, which should have surprised no one, hurt UK. The Cats were outrebounded 38-27 and had only one basket all night off a post- up move.
"We had no inside game whatsoever," said Sutton, who immediately softened his appraisal. "Well, let me say our inside game didn't give us much."
Turnovers also plagued Kentucky. The Cats had 25 in a mistake-filled opener. Austin Peay had 28.
The saving grace, of course, was that Kentucky won.
"I'm not real happy," Sutton said. "But I'd be ready to commit hari-kari if we had lost."
UK narrowly missed that calamity when Brooks missed.
Austin Peay had called timeout with 11 seconds remaining to set up the last shot. Coach Lake Kelly, the former UK assistant, said the plan was for a post- up move by Darryl Bedford, a hefty 6-foot-8 forward.
The Governors were supposed to swing the ball around the perimeter and have Bedford cut across the lane to receive the pass.
However, Chapman overplayed Brooks and cut off his attempt to dribble across the court.
"He (Chapman) must have smelled out the play," Bedford said.
Not so, Chapman admitted.
"I was just playing him straight up," Chapman said. "I was looking for the shot. He hadn't made a pass all night."
Brooks couldn't shake Chapman and finally spun and threw up an off-balanced shot.
It bounced off the left side.
Afterward, neither Brooks, a skinny sophomore, nor Bedford wanted to hear about moral victories.
When the suggestion was made to Brooks, whose 10 points made him one of four double-figure scorers for Austin Peay, he said sarcastically, "Yeah," and stared at the floor.
Added Bedford: "We had it. We let it get away."
Three-pointers, which were ignored in the firste 30 minutes, fueled Austin Peay's comeback in the final eight minutes. UK had a 60-50 lead with 8:08 left.
The Governors hit four three-pointers in the final 7:40. All, Kelly admitted, were ad-lib plays. "I was ignoring the three-pointer all pre-season hoping it would go away," the Austin Peay coach said.
Bedford hit a pair of three-pointers, the second cutting Kentucky's lead to 62-61 with 4:17 remaining.
"My big man wasn't guarding me out there," said Bedford, who provided a reason. "I don't think you'll see many centers shooting three-pointers."
Brooks, who had a trio of three-pointers in the final 10 minutes, made the third one worth four points when he was knocked to the floor by Ed Davender.
Brooks made the free throw to complete the four-point play and put Austin Peay ahead 69-68 with 40 seconds remaining.
It was the visitors' first lead since 2-0.
Kentucky did not call time. Instead, the Wildcats ran their offense. With about 20 seconds remaining, Chapman cut into the lane, drew the defense to him and passed off to a wide-open Thomas for the winner.
Kentucky appeared ready to blow the game open several times.
With 11 minutes remaining, the Cats enjoyed a 55-43 edge and seemed poised to dispatch the Governors. The troubling thing was it could have easily been more.
Three times UK's weak inside game was exposed as the Wildcats missed shots from the low post.
The Cats were also guilty of foolish turnovers, such as Chapman breezing for a fastbreak layup and deciding to flip a behind the back pass to a trailing Richard Madison. Austin Peay intercepted.
"We probably won't face any better defense all season than we faced tonight," Sutton said. "They showed great intensity, especially after last night (the loss to Centre). They probably practiced all week for us."
Bedford played only seven minutes against Centre. He said he had a headache and "my stomach was all messed up."
The first half was a roller coaster ride of chills, spills (30 turnovers) and even a technical foul on Sutton.
The UK coach was hit with a technical when he charged 10 feet onto the court after Madison had been roughed up on a low-post shot.
The Kentucky coach had to be restrained by assistant James Dickey. While Austin Peay's Lawrence Mitchell shot the free throws, Dickey bent in front of the seated Sutton and seemed to be consoling him.
"Three straight times when we had a chance to break the game open we got bumped and banged around," Sutton said. "A lot of times, it's the no-calls that hurt you.
"The game was poorly officiated. They officiated about the way we played."
Mitchell made both technical free throws. He had been fouled on a fast- break drive while Sutton charged the court, and he made a third free throw.
The three free throws cut UK's lead to 34-31.
However, earlier, UK had squandered a 22-10 lead when it was guilty of two turnovers in a 30-second span. Both mistakes produced fastbreak baskets, part of an eight-point run by Austin Peay.
Kentucky had bright spots, too.
Davender scored 20 points and six steals.
Chapman added 18, including an electrifying drive that needed a behind-the- back dribble to set up a finger-roll shot in traffic.
As far as Sutton was concerned, there weren't enough of such moments.
"I was tempted to bring the guys back for practice (last night)," he said, "but I thought you guys would criticize us.
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4 comments:
- TJ said...
That short little post is making me bawl! Love you guys!
- November 13, 2009 at 8:51 AM
- Laura said...
Just saw this today, days later, and it still tugs at my heart. Maybe the girls are laughing in the daisies today! Love you, Laura
- November 19, 2009 at 12:06 PM
- Alli grins said...
It breaks my heart to know other families have experienced the hurt of losing a baby! I am thinking of you and your sweet angel, Kaylee Ann. Maybe she's hanging out with my Chase? Do you think they do arranged marriages in heaven? Love to you and your cute family... ❤
- November 20, 2009 at 9:58 PM
- Quinton J said...
I paused after reading the post on 'non-race runner'...I had a feeling.
I'm sorry for this loss Adrienne. I'm at work and if completely honest…hoping that none of my co-workers rolls up on me with tears in my eyes. While I've never gone through this myself – not a day goes by when I don't look at my little ones and wonder if I'd have the strength to go on if it ever did. My heart goes out to you and anyone who has ever lost a child. The strength and courage that you've brought to every single day since your loss six years ago is truly admirable…and again…I wonder if I could ever move forward after such a difficult circumstance.
Though I've never met you in person…you truly are an incredible person. One who has a huge heart, amazing personality and you make a pretty mean bean burrito;0). You and your family are blessed and I'm sure you know that Kaylee Ann will forever and always be a part of that.
Tons of love,
- November 19, 2010 at 12:42 PM


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Week in Preview: PA Primary Edition
The wait is almost over.
After six weeks without a primary or caucus in the Democratic presidential race, Pennsylvania voters will head to the polls tomorrow to choose between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The pressure is clearly on Clinton to again stave off elimination with a win. Can she remake the magic that brought her back from the brink in New Hampshire in January and then again in Ohio and Texas in March?
Polling suggests Clinton retains a mid-single digit lead over Obama, a significantly narrower margin compared to six weeks ago. As we've written before, if Clinton wins, her margin of victory will matter a great deal.
Practically, a three to five point win would only produce a small gain for Clinton among pledged delegates and would not allow her to make up significant ground in the popular vote deficit. Further, a narrow win would not provide significant momentum heading into Indiana and North Carolina.
All is not lost for Clinton, however, as a look at polling conducted in the runup to a series of states that voted earlier in the year seems to suggest that surveys underestimate support for the New York Senator. Polls in California and Ohio in advance of those states' votes showed Clinton and Obama running neck and neck, but she claimed solid margins in each. Her campaign has to hope the same pattern holds true in Pennsylvania tomorrow.
Chris Cillizza
April 21, 2008; 11:28 AM ET
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