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A New Rule for Affirmative Action Programs
By Ambika J. Biggs
By Ambika J. Biggs
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The general anti-discrimination regulations applying to government contractors are well known. Government contractors and subcontractors are prohibited from discriminating against employees or applicants based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability and veteran status in making employment decisions.In addition to those prohibitions, contractors must take affirmative steps to ensure that certain classes of people have equal opportunity for employment and advancement. That includes preparing affirmative action programs (AAPs) in many cases.
The purpose of the programs is to help contractors monitor and examine their employment decisions and compensation systems to ensure individuals who belong to the aforementioned groups have equal opportunity in employment and advancement.
The Department of Labor's office of contract compliance programs will soon require annual certification from contractors regarding their AAP obligations.
As for women and minorities, under Executive Order 11246, federal agencies must include language in most government contracts that requires contractors to take proactive affirmative action to hire and treat employees without regard to their race or gender.
Non-construction — supply and service — contractors and subcontractors that have at least 50 employees and a contract of $50,000 or more must develop and maintain AAPs to help them monitor and examine their employment decisions and compensation systems to ensure equal opportunity in the employment and advancement of women and minorities. Contractors must update programs annually.
A program must include: information about the number of employees for a job category that are women and minorities and the salary range; the availability of women and minorities for each job group, based on the recruitment area; placement goals, which cannot be quotas, to measure progress toward achieving equal employment opportunity; a designated individual to implement the program; an in-depth analysis of problems areas and how to correct them; and an internal audit and reporting system to measure the effectiveness of the program.
The executive order also requires government contractors and subcontractors to provide compliance reports, called EEO-1 reports, on their affirmative action efforts annually, and to retain personnel and employment records relating to hiring, promotion, demotion, termination, compensation and training.
As for individuals with disabilities, under the regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, government contractors and subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a contract of $50,000 or more are required to have an affirmative action program focused on ensuring equal employment opportunity for disabled individuals.
The program must include: an equal opportunity policy statement; personnel processes that provide for applicants and employees with disabilities to be considered for job vacancies; a schedule for reviewing job qualification standards to ensure they do not screen out disabled individuals, unless they are job-related and necessary; procedures to prevent harassment of disabled individuals; outreach and recruitment activities, and an annual review of their effectiveness.
They must also include: a method for communicating the policy to employees; an audit and reporting system to measure the effectiveness of the affirmative action program; a designated individual to implement the program; training for personnel involved in the recruitment, promotion and disciplinary processes; and a computation of the number of job openings, applicants with disabilities, and applicants hired.
In addition, developing procedures for processing reasonable accommodations is a best practice, but not required. Businesses also are required to keep personnel and employment records.
The regulations implementing the Vietnam-era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 require contractors and subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a contract of $150,000 or more to have an AAP for veterans. The required contents are the same as those for individuals with disabilities.
In addition, contractors with contracts of $150,000 or more are required to submit VETS-4212 reports annually reflecting the number of veterans they employ.
On Aug. 31, the Office of Management and Budget approved the office of contract compliance programs proposed Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface, through which contractors will be required to annually certify whether they have the required AAPs in place. Contractors will have at least 90 days to comply once the requirement goes into effect.
It will send an email invitation to all known contractor establishments that meet the AAP submission thresholds, as well as post a notice on its website about the annual certification requirements.
Contractors would be wise to prepare now for this upcoming requirement, particularly if they have not kept up with their affirmative action programs obligations.
The compliance office has stated that contractors who fail to submit the annual certification — or indicate that they have not developed a required program — are more likely to be reviewed than contractors who have certified their compliance.
The office also is considering revising the regulations so that affirmative action programs include goals for individual race and ethnicity groups, as opposed to the current system in which there is a single goal for all minorities.
This would increase the amount of analysis contractors have to perform.
Contractors should be on the lookout for more information about the annual certification requirement and these proposed initiatives.
Ambika J. Biggs is a partner at the Hirschler law firm in Tysons, Virginia. She may be reached at email@example.com.
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Concerns expressed by Canadian homebuilders that record high lumber costs are hurting business have blazed across national headlines.
However, a conversation with Casey Edge, executive director of the Victoria Residential Builders Association, quickly reveals that increases to the costs of SPF lumber (Spruce, Pine, Fir) are only part of Canada's home affordability issue.
"It's a concern, but it's a number that fluctuates," Edge told the Daily Commercial News. "You can have a slump in lumber prices, or you can have what we have right now which are very high costs."
Nevertheless, price increases for lumber used in home construction are staggering — currently up 100 per cent at mid-August from the 2019 annual average, according to B.C.'s Ministry of Forestry, Lands, Natural Resources and Rural Development.
As challenging as this increase is for Canadian builders, prices are further exaggerated in the United States by a 20 per cent tariff imposed on Canadian softwood.
In a letter dated Aug. 7, 2020 appealing to U.S. President Donald Trump to end the tariffs, National Association of Home Builders CEO Gerald Howard claimed American builders, "are seeing shortages of lumber resulting in an 80 per cent increase in lumber prices since mid-April. Framing lumber prices reached a record high in late July, while oriented strand board prices have increased 138 per cent over the past year."
Supply is at the heart of the lumber pricing problem, said Edge, due largely to the actions of government. For example, the Province of British Columbia raised stumpage fees last year for trees harvested from its lands, making it uneconomical for many mills to continue and forcing them to close. Added to that has been a pine beetle infestation and recent shutdowns due to COVID-19. As a result, it is estimated that Canadian lumber production has fallen over 25 per cent, year-over-year.
Edge constantly researches homebuilding industry matters across Canada, giving him an extensive understanding of factors affecting new home prices. He said the rising cost of homebuilding is not restricted to lumber price increases. Many relate to base costs magnified by government policies.
Included are recent changes to building codes, both nationally and provincially, requiring higher levels of insulation and building envelope integrity. These in turn require more expensive air filtration and circulation systems, and radon gas mitigation, further adding to builder costs.
"One of our members who builds very green and very energy efficiently, did some number crunching on the cost effects of Tier 3 of the B.C. Energy Step Code," said Edge. "It added $28,000 to the cost of building a new home, not including any builder profit."
Unlike the varying price of lumber, the costs for meeting the required higher levels of energy efficiency are a fixed input.
Edge is also concerned about land transfer and inspection fees calculated on land and construction values, not on actual services provided.
"There is a difference between a fee for service and a tax," he said. "There has to be a relationship between a fee and the service provided. If you are simply charging based on the value of construction, I don't see where that relationship exists."
With these factors taken together — stumpage fee increases, building code changes and land transfer and inspection fees based on values — Edge believes governments at all levels are suffering "a complete disconnect" regarding how their actions impact housing affordability in Canada.
Meanwhile, new homebuilding activity varies across the country. On one hand, the CMHC says there could be a nationwide decline of between 51 to 75 per cent in new starts in the second half of 2020.
However, single family homebuilding activity this past June in Toronto was the highest for the month since 2016 — although 12 per cent below the 10-year average. Inventories increased only slightly month-over-month, while benchmark prices were higher than ever. Consumers appear willing to pay whatever it takes.

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I got this wonderful email in my inbox today touting a product as new, unseen, legal AND ethical!
Hey, are we off to a good start or what? My friends from Smart Cash App sent this one to me. We know how that review went, so I'm not sure about this one. But I like to give everything a fair chance because sometimes I think something's going to be a terrible waste of time and money, and they turn out pretty good!
When I clicked on the link in the email. This is what I saw. Uh oh! This is not a great start.
Let's dive into this one. What is The Wealth Project? Can you really make $17,520 in your first week starting today in under 30 minutes and the specific amount of 21 clicks? Or is Wealth Project a scam?
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Here are the areas we'll explore in this Wealth Project review.
- What is Wealth Project?
- How Does Wealth Project Work?
- Is Wealth Project a Scam or Legit?
- My #1 Affiliate Training Recommendation
- Wealthy Affiliate Versus Wealth Project
What is Wealth Project?
Product: Wealth Project
Cost: $37
Owner(s): James Robertson (fake name)
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This is your standard sales video that we've seen time and time again. They all use almost the same exact script! If you've seen any of the reviews below, then you basically can stop right here because you've already seen this one too!
But if you are a glutton for punishment, then go ahead. Keep reading!
This video starts off like all the others. This is a "private" video and we're not allowed to share with others. They only want people who are a "good fit" for The Wealth Project. (This is nuts. Of course they want you to share it. That's how they make money. This is just a sneaky marketing trick to make you feel like you're special.)
Here are all the super important things I learned about The Wealth Project:
- This is one simple system can make you money every day for the rest of your life
- You can get started today in under 30 minutes and 21 clicks! (This one kills me. 21 clicks? Hilarious!)
- They guarantee this will be the most important video you see this year
- The Wealth Project has the potential to help you earn a serious income of up to $17,520 per week (suurrrrure it does…)
- No previous online experience required
- In the last 3 months, The Wealth Project has helped 135 ordinary people make loads of cash
The video then went on to talk about some of the people using the system. They didn't actually have testimonials this time, "James" (the fakely-named creator of the program) just talked about these people. There weren't even fake photos or anything!
- Kevin made $9,565.55 last week. (Kevin who? No idea!)
- Julie made $12,317. (Again, vague person.)
- Brian from Sout Africa made $15,126 last month using this system.
This has nothing to do with:
- Filling out online surveys
- Investing in Bitcoin or other Cryptocurrencies
- Anything Blackhat or illegal
James is going to reveal everything you need to make serious money online. (Sure he o!)
He says you can make this kind of money in your very first week.
Er, no. This is not going to happen. I mean, it could happen eventually through hard work, and persistence, but not in your first week. And, from what I've seen of this video so far, probably not with this system. But we'll see in a bit!
Right after, the video talks about imaging being able to jet off first-class style to Bora Bora, driving a Bentley and a Ferrari and living in a huge mansion. I mean, come on. Are we still doing this in these videos??
Why is James giving away SUCH a powerful system? Why doesn't he just keep it for himself? Because when you win, he wins. (This is somewhat true with affiliate marketing. If you ended up selling his product, both of you would make commission on the sales. But then there's the next slide.)
Yea, that's not true. If you purchase this product, the creator of the product does make money from you. There's nothing wrong with that. That's how it works when you buy stuff. But I don't know why this is mentioned.
Our creator introduces himself as James Robertson. He says he's a writer, researcher and online business expert. He's got his story of how this all started, of course! I'll make it short and sweet for you.
James was working full time at a restaurant for minimum wage. He was dead broke. He looked for jobs, but it was rejection after rejection! He was on the verge of giving up. He kept hearing about people making money online. He watched a million YouTube videos. He implemented what he learned. In his first week a little over $150. Next week he made $475. He scaled up his system and crossed $1000 per day threshold! Went on 2-week vaca with his family and still made $7,280 on autopilot. He didn't lift a finger while he was away!
Then, from his experience, James developed The Wealth Project. Now you get a chance to copy his exact system that makes him looooaads of money. All for the low, low price of $37. (All of these programs are $37. That's like the magic "secret system" number.)
Alright, as usually we have NO Idea what that $37 will get us. Let's see if we can figure it out.
P.S. Want to watch this amazing video yourself? (There wasn't even 1 picture in this one. Not even 1 Ferrari. Not 1 mansion. He talks about those things, but doesn't show them. I don't know if this is good or bad, but it makes for a less interesting video when there are 0 visuals.)
How Does Wealth Project Work?
I don't usually buy the products that I review just because you can generally tell whether they're worth it by the sales video. This sales video was absolutely full of red flags, and there was no reason to purchase this product. But I did it anyway because I really wanted to see what you get for your money. Sometimes I'm just really curious!
As soon as I paid, I was immediately taken to another sales video for an upsell of $197. It's some system to fast-track my success so I can multiply my earnings. Why couldn't they give that to me as part of the normal membership? This just annoys me. I thought the first product was good enough to earn me $17k a week? Why do I need this one? Again, the video tells you absolutely nothing about what you'll be getting for your $197.
Next, I clicked "No Thanks" on the upgrade offer and now I get another upgrade offer for Wealth Academy Pro. (Wealth Academy???) This one is for $177. UGH. Frustrating.
I pushed "No Thanks" again and I got ANOTHER sales video for ANOTHER upsell. And they mentioned Wealth Academy again!! Is this Wealth Academy in disguise? Probably! This upsell is called Wealth Academy Social and is "only" $97. Sheesh, this is annoying!
I hit "No Thanks" again and I finally got to the original thing that I bought. Regular ol' Wealth Project. And what did I get?
I logged into the member's area, and I was presented with 12 Lessons on these topics:
- Wealth Project Method 1.0
- Cheat Sheet
- Mind Map
- Resource Report
- Sales Page & Thank You Page
- Sales Videos
- Legal Pages
- Graphics
- Banners
- Email Templates
- eCovers
- Social Media Pack
Besides this, there are 3 other Wealth Project subjects with 1-3 lessons in each of them: Wealth Project CPA, Wealth Project Traffic Course, Wealth Project FBA, which looks like it has something to do with Amazon.)
Oh, you know those upsells they were trying to get me to buy? They're already included. There are additional courses for Wealth Project 2.0, Wealth Project Pro, and Wealth Project Social. Perhaps this is a coding error and they won't be there forever? I'm not sure.
Anyway, I'm not going to go through every single thing since this will be WAY too long, and because I'm not about to steal someone's stuff! But, I want to give you an overview of what the product is like.
The training is mostly downloadable e-books, with a few videos thrown in there. The e-books are actually pretty good, but at the same time, they are a bit hard to follow. They go over how to do some things, and give you some of the steps, but there isn't a clear step-by-step path for each thing.
One of the things they talk about in the first e-book is keywords and using long-tail keywords. This is great, but they don't mention how to find these keywords. They also talk you through setting up an entire Amazon affiliate site, from buying a domain, getting hosting, finding products, etc. They take you through some of the steps, but this is a bigger set-up process and needs much more detail than a 50-page e-book can give.
I did find a few things that they mentioned that I haven't heard of, and I made notes to look them up. So, that's a plus!
There are all kinds of sales pages, sales videos, banners, etc. that you can download, but it's really confusing. They're for another product called Amazon Affiliate Profits. I suppose you can use them as an affiliate offer? I didn't see where it says how to use them or what you're supposed to do with them.
I really wanted to see the traffic course. It's another PDF and it goes through various social media platforms. I did actually see a couple of platforms that I haven't heard of, so I will be interested to learn more about those. It didn't at all talk about SEO and how to get ranked (except through using YouTube videos.), so that was disappointing. And look what I see! Wealth Project seems to be Wealth Academy!
OK, that's enough rambling from me. Do I recommend this course?
Is Wealth Project a Scam or Legit?
You know, it's not a bad course. I can see someone put a lot of effort into it, and I appreciate that. I'm giving this one my middle thumb, but I'm still going to add it to my Not Recommended list. It's definitely not a scam, but there are more downsides than upsides to it.
First of all. Their sales video is full of lies. I have to dock them points for that. I understand that if sales videos said "You can make money online but it's going to take a crap ton of work and time! Buy this course and I'll show you!" people might not be as excited about the product. The thing is, telling someone they can get started making money right away – $17k in their first week!!! – is a downright lie. In fact, it might take you a week just to get through this course!
Secondly, I actually did learn a few things from the course myself. So, I like that. I like learning new things. If you're just getting started, I think this will be a good overview of how to get an Amazon site set up, but I think actually implementing their steps could be confusing for you. They don't really walk you through how to pick a good domain, how to set up your hosting, how to set up your website once you have it. Then, they don't go into keywords and how to find good ones and how to rank in Google. They don't tell you how to set up Google Analytics.
Not only that, there's this confusing issue with all the banner and sales pages for a completely different product. What is all that for?
Finally, I don't like that they try to charge you upsells for things that are already available with your original purchase! What if I would have bought the first upsell for $199, and then everything was in there anyway? What kind of thing is that? Again, could just be a glitch, but it's not good. Why have upsells anyway? Give someone all the tools they need to succeed!
My #1 Affiliate Training Recommendation
Yes, I know I am biased toward Wealthy Affiliate because I am a member there. Yes, if you sign up with Wealthy Affiliate through me, I'll make a small commission. I understand that makes it seem like I just promote them because I make money from them.
I am upfront and honest with you about all of that because I want you to believe me when I tell you that Wealthy Affiliate is the reason I even have a website. They taught me how to do everything. When I mention the missing parts in Wealth Project's training, those missing parts are important. Without them, your website isn't going to go anywhere, or it'll take much, much longer to figure out how to make it successful.
Wealthy Affiliate teaches you how to do everything, step-by-step from start to finish. They also include domain purchases, web hosting, training, keyword research tool (AND what keywords are and how to use them), weekly live trainings, site support and a community of thousands all doing this thing.
So yes, I am biased toward Wealthy Affiliate. But I could choose to promote any product or service. I choose them because they are the best and I KNOW they can help you succeed too. So, obviously, it's your choice whether to try Wealth Project. From my experience, I just know it's going to be difficult to get through it and come out on top.
In fact, if you want to try Wealth Project, here's the link. (I don't usually include a link for not recommended products, but it was such a borderline of whether or not to include this as recommended or not recommended.)
If you'd like to try something else, you can join Wealthy Affiliate as a Free Starter Member to see what it's like. And you can remain a starter member for as long as you like (no credit card required). You'll get access to the Premium features for 7 days so you can get a feel of the whole thing. Try it out and see for yourself!
Click the Button to Grab Your Free Starter Membership and see how to REALLY Create a Profitable Website Step-By-Step!
Wealthy Affiliate Versus Wealth Project
As you can see, Wealthy Affiliate has everything you need to be successful as an affiliate marketer. While there is some step-by-step training videos in The Wealth Project, they are within the "upsell" portions of the product, which may or may not be available to you when you buy the product. Also, the step-by-step videos are just like PowerPoint presentations on video. They're not as in-depth as what Wealthy Affiliate offers.
One of the biggest issues that I have with these one-and-done kind of purchases is that there's no support. Who can you go to if you have questions, get stuck or just need some motivation? Wealthy Affiliate's community is ALWAYS there when you need help. THAT is huge.
Do you have any questions or comments about The Wealth Project? Leave them for me down below!


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While on the lookout for some of the hottest looks for fall, we turned to the folks at Hemptress for what they had on tap.
Launched in January, 2010, Hemptress™ is a cutting edge fashion handbag and accessory brand from Los Angeles, whose bags are made out of–you guessed it–hemp.
Some of these bags also feature repurposed, recycled leather and all are lined with a silk/hemp blend lining (except for the vegan collection, which uses a hemp/RPET lining, instead). Their zippers are also developed from recycled sources.
The company takes their eco-friendly practices further than their materials. They adhere to Fair Trade practices, use hemp and recycled labels, along with recycled shipping boxes.
The company also donates a portion of their profits to animal rights groups as well as Vote Hemp, a
non-profit agency that promotes hemp farming.
Their newest from their fall collection is no exception. Here are our favourites:
Mona Satchel
$179; 16"w x 11.5"t x 6"d 6" handle drop.
The bag features an 100% hemp body with bonded leather trim (repurposed from recycled leather) along with light gold tone hardware. It's highlighted by raw edged inside-out seams along ruched vertical panels front and back.
The double handle, with removable shoulder strap offer comfort with a top quality metal zipper closure to secure your goods. It has a bonded leather oval bottom with four feet and milanoo Reviews.
The inside is made from 60%hemp/40% silk, with a zippered pocket and patch pocket with section for cell phone. The inside zippers are made from recycled nylon.
Other favourites:
Mona Frame Bag
It's gorgeous hemp body includes recycled leather, and antique gold tone or brass hardware.
Mona Mini
Cute little bag perfect for stocking the things you need.
Visit them at www.thehemptress.com to see their full collection.


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At the time I was ( and still am) a bit of a nomad and if it had been planted where I was it would have been left behind one day. So I offered it to my parents and they took it for their back garden. It was long forgotten.
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Thomas Stirr is a Canadian photographer who uses the Nikon 1 system for both his professional and personal work. You can find many blog posts on his website about the different uses he has for the camera, as well as many image samples. Thomas is an excellent example of someone capable of making the most of his camera's capabilities and illustrating them with concrete examples.
One of his latest blog posts is about light painting. He took a series of pictures by moving the Nikon 1 V2 and 10-100mm f/4-5.6 at slow shutter speeds to create interesting trails and motion blur effects. He didn't use any special light-painting tools but rather made great use of the luminous panels and decorations found around the Niagara Falls area. The author explains his settings step-by-step and the numerous attempts he had to make to get the results he wanted.
You can check out the complete image gallery on Thomas Stirr's website here.
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Dean Smith knows Norwich will have little time to adjust to being a Sky Bet Championship club again.
The Canaries are dropping back out of the Premier League after just one season, their fate sealed with four matches left to play.
It was always going to be a tall order for Smith and assistant Craig Shakespeare to turn things around at Carrow Road after inheriting a squad which had already come up short in the top flight for former boss Daniel Farke.
With the opening day of the new English Football League set for July 30 and a pause for the World Cup, Smith accepts everyone will have to be ready to hit the ground running.
"We have got two games to finish the Premier League season and then we are a Championship club again. We have to get around that very quickly," said Smith, who took Aston Villa up through the play-offs in 2019.
"I would have wanted this fight to stay in the Premier League to go on as long as it could.
"It hasn't, but it gives us that advantage then of knowing where we are next season and looking for what we need to do and plan a little bit earlier, which is what we have been doing."
Smith told a press conference: "What is really good for me now is that we have got a pre-season to work with the players because that is where you get the majority of your tactical and physical work in.
"We will be working on four points in terms of our style of play and what we are looking for and we can get that drummed into them during pre-season."
Smith could look to utilise players expected to be key to Norwich's promotion hopes next season over their last two games, away at Wolves then home against Tottenham.
Angus Gunn is expected to start in goal again on Sunday after Dutchman Tim Krul was rested for the midweek defeat at Leicester, where midfielder Tony Springett impressed on his first Premier League start.
Smith feels the 19-year-old academy graduate can continue to progress.
"Tony has earned the right to get into the team, so there is no expectation on him really," said Smith.
"He is a lad that we all love working with. He has got bundles of energy, great work ethic and his numbers were brilliant. We are really pleased with how he is progressing."
Norwich head to Wolves on Sunday looking to arrest a run of five straight defeats and without scoring a goal in the last four games.
Wolves, meanwhile, were beaten 5-1 by title-chasing Manchester City in midweek, but remain on course for a top-eight finish.
Smith hopes his side can take a positive mindset from previous performances against them this season.
"We have played them twice already this season, and they have not managed to score against us, so that is something we can cling on to and take into the game," the Norwich boss said.
"We played very well at home against them, should have beaten them, then we went and beat them (away) in the FA Cup.
"It is a team which we know a lot about and hopefully we can take that into the game on Sunday."


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Russian aviation industry gets government lifeline to stay afloat during pandemic-related flight restrictions
The Russian government has allocated 23.4 billion rubles ($316 million) to support domestic airlines, which are suffering tremendous losses as a result of coronavirus-related restrictions.
The subsidies were unveiled on the government website early Thursday following Russian President Vladimir Putin's call to support the troubled sector.
According to the document, air carriers will have to use at least 60 percent of the funds on wages for their employees. The rest can be spent on leasing payments (30 percent at most), payments for aircraft parking, as well as other operating activities. The companies will have to wait 20 work days after applying for a subsidy with the Federal Air Transport Agency.
Also on rt.com Travel giant TUI plans to axe 8,000 jobs despite government bailoutThe rapid spread of the coronavirus has forced countries across the globe to halt most air travel. As Russia suspended regular and charter international flights since the end of March, international air traffic dropped over 90 percent, while domestic flights also slumped by 88 percent. Russian air carriers continue only limited operations, including cargo and mail delivery, as well as special flights to repatriate Russian citizens. In March, the government allocated over $20 million to help airline companies fly people back to Russia.
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No. 24 Clemson looks to keep surging at FSU
Clemson will look to continue its impressive season atop the Atlantic Coast Conference when it takes on Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla., on Saturday night.
The 24th-ranked Tigers (17-4, 9-1 ACC) need a win over the Seminoles (7-14, 5-5) to stay in the Associated Press Top 25 as they open a two-game trip that will take them to Boston College next week.
Clemson has won back-to-back games after losing at Wake Forest. The Tigers have won nine of their past 10 games and need victories in their upcoming games to avoid damaging their NET rating, which sits outside the top 50 and is seventh overall in the ACC.
"I hate to say it like this, but if they don't want you in the (NCAA Tournament), they're going to find a reason why," Clemson coach Brad Brownell said. "Your NET ranking is good, but you don't have enough Quad 1 wins. If you've got a Quad 4 loss, whatever it is, you don't have enough this or that. There are so many factors, and it's a hard job."
The Seminoles are looking to rebound after they were crushed by rival Miami 86-63 at home on Tuesday night.
Florida State appeared to finally build some momentum in a season replete with injuries and other hindrances. But the Seminoles had no answer for a sharp-shooting Hurricanes team that shot 56 percent from the field and made 11 of 22 3-pointers.
"It's hard to shoot that well from the perimeter if you're in the gym shooting by yourself, with no defense around you at all," Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said. "They are a good shooting team, but I think we played a part in that by not being prepared to play that junkyard defense that we have been accustomed to over the years."
Clemson presents a similar challenge as it has been one of the most efficient shooting teams in Division-I college basketball this season.
Even with their top two guards -- Chase Hunter and Alex Hemenway -- sidelined with foot injuries, the Tigers are shooting 46.7 percent as a team, 36.9 percent from 3-point range and average only 11.2 turnovers a game.
Brevin Galloway, a transfer from Boston College who grew up in Anderson, S.C., has helped Clemson's short-handed backcourt, scoring at least 14 points in three of the past four games. He's averaging 10.6 for the season.
"I believed in the team from the jump," Galloway told TheTigerCU.com. "Looking at the roster when I was in the transfer portal trying to decide schools, I figured I might as well come home and make history. And I feel like that's what we're going to do."
Hunter Tyson continues to be a dominant presence inside, averaging a team-high 15.5 points and 10 rebounds.
The Seminoles will need a much better outing on the boards than they had against Miami. Florida State was outrebounded 40-23 and did not have an offensive rebound in the first half as Miami built a 26-point halftime lead.
"I know we are playing with four guards and a power forward, but that's part of the game," Hamilton said. "Not being focused to get some putbacks or tip-ins or getting offensive rebounds to allow yourself to get fouled and get to the foul line."
--Field Level Media
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Since the industrial age, about half of the world's original forests have been destroyed, and millions of animals and living things have been endangered. Despite the improvements in education, information, and general awareness of the importance of forests, deforestation has not reduced much, and there are still many more communities and individuals who destroy forest lands for personal gains.
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Luciano Pavarotti and Enzo Ferrari didn't have a huge amount in common, but they did share a birthplace: Modena, a prosperous Italian town about 90 miles north of Florence. Although the tenor and the car manufacturer are Modena's most famous sons, the town is better known in culinary circles for its production of the finest balsamic vinegars money can buy (and, boy, you can spend a lot on vinegar here). Over the last few years, though, Modena has become known to foodies around the world for another reason – Massimo Bottura's restaurant Osteria Francescana, currently ranked third best in the world.
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Democratic Arizona Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, running for the seat of retiring GOP Sen. Jeff Flake, repeatedly mocked her home state for being "crazy" during a 2011 speech at a Texas Democratic event, a video of the remarks shows.
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Simena also described Arizona as rife with sexism and racism, mocking the state's legislature — and warning that it had seeped into Texas politics.
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Local attorney assess implications for business
In the larger news surrounding the recent Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care act, a local law professor found herself sharing a small part of the limelight. Nicole Huberfeld, University of Kentucky Gallion & Baker Professor of Law, was cited by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in a portion of her concurring opinion dealing with the expansion of Medicaid. Professor Huberfeld has done a significant portion of research and writing on the intersection of constitutional law and healthcare law, with a focus on federal spending, federalism and federal healthcare programs. Much of her recent writings have focused on Medicaid, and one of those articles found its way into a footnote in Ginsberg's concurrence.
She didn't find out on her own, however. She was busy reading and mentally digesting the opinion and hadn't reached Ginsberg's concurrence when someone told her.
Otherwise, she said, she might not have even known.
Knowing that one of the justices, or at least one of their clerks was reading her work was "amazing," as well as "Thrilling…humbling."
Huberfeld was quick to downplay the importance of the citation: "My work was cited for an historical point. It was really just used for background. But that's okay."
Still, for Huberfeld, there was a small element of enchantment with the idea of being cited by a Supreme Court justice in an opinion.
"We sometimes feel that we perform our research and publish it and get it out there, and to know that someone is actually reading it is really gratifying," said Huberfeld. "When you write, you hope that someone reads your research."
"Anyone," she added, with a laugh.
Last Thursday's ruling by the Supreme Court upholding the provisions of the Affordable Care Act removed the final impediment to the implementation of the law, which will have a considerable impact on the changing face of healthcare across the United States.
The key questions for the Supreme Court dealt with the individual mandate and Medicaid expansion (increasing qualified coverage) provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The Court considered the question of whether these components exceeded Congress' powers under the Constitution. If they were found to be unconstitutional, the question then would be whether those specific provisions could be severable from the rest of the law or the entire law would have to be invalidated.
"The general presumption is that they will not strike down the whole thing. Usually there is a severability clause in the law so that courts wouldn't be confronted with the issue," said Doug McSwain, a partner at Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs. "The Affordable Care Act didn't have a severability clause, though."
The Court upheld the constitutionality of the individual mandate provision in a 5-4 ruling.
According to Professor Huberfeld, the Medicaid expansion provision was upheld, but modified.
"There are seven votes that the Medicaid expansion is unconstitutionally coercive, but there are five votes to keep the provision in the law, but to change the penalty for not participating."
The dissenting opinions, however, were unified in that they would have struck down both the provisions at issue and with them, the entire law.
While the individual mandate and Medicaid expansion provisions of the law were the primary issues in the controversy before the Supreme Court (they comprised two out of the four questions before the court, with a third question discussing their severability), several portions of the now-upheld law will be of interest to employers and businesses, particularly those with fifty or more employees.
According to McSwain, employers should have been preparing to implement the law, since the employer-specific provisions weren't at issue except as corollary to the main provisions.
"In my mind," said McSwain, "the Supreme Court didn't even entertain the issue of the employer mandate [that employers of a certain size provide health insurance or face penalties]. "
"Employers need to be strategically planning here. Employers need to look at this decision and realize that this mandate is here. The plan doesn't go into effect until 2014. Employers need to think strategically about how to come into compliance with this law."
Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with fifty or more employees must provide coverage or pay a penalty for each employee not covered (over the first thirty employees). The law creates provisions for states to set up SHOP (Small business Health Options Program) exchanges for small employers. These exchanges will be accessible by businesses with 100 employees or less, and employers with less than 25 employees will receive a tax credit for participating.
"They can go in and purchase policies for their employees and reduce administrative expense of going through brokers," said McSwain.
Both McSwain and Huberfeld believe that the long-term effects of the law on businesses will be minimal and postive.
"At the end of the day, what that does is establish parameters for a new business world within the health insurance market. There will be a lot of innovation in this area," said McSwain.
"I think the law, generally speaking, is designed to help small businesses access health insurance," said Huberfeld. "And the truth is, if your employees are well, your business will do better."


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Many decades back, I started dating my very best friend. At the moment, it made sense. We were inseparable and had much in common we were exceptionally close when we realized we'd felt for each other which exceeded being only friends, Reasons You Shouldn't date your best friend it looked almost ridiculous to date each other. Especially since we were single and have been only for a time one element we did not take under account as a tool that has been weighing heavily upon our choice.
It did not work out. and, in the method, we shed each other. Our signature is restricted by joyful birthday mail. Whilst a relationship with your closest friend or even making a relationship outside of some friends-with-benefits situation consistently ends up from the pictures, in actuality, it's a different story. The theory is that it looks just like the best idea, in theory, tons of disasters seem to be the greatest idea.
Even though dating your very best friend works outside in actuality, it's still not without its complications. Thus before going down the highway, You Could Ruin Your Friendship here are seven things to take into account seven matters that most point the way dating your closest friend is just actually a lousy idea.
1. Sex Can Change Everything
"Sex affects matters so when you date your companion that friendship affects," New York-established etiquette and relationship expert of dating advice forum, april masini, informs Bustle. Just as we might rather not admit about it, sex could change everything. When you have seen someone in such a romantic situation, enjoy gender, you can't find them in the same manner again. It's that dating your very best friend is this type of risk.
While dating and letting yourself become more vulnerable to someone else is almost always a risk if it's your Make Good Friends in Life you do have more to get rid of, a lot more are at a bet than the partnership. You are putting all of your stakes on the dining table whenever you date your very best friend so when you accomplish so, it's tough to walk off with what you've started with once you walked right into the room from the first place; it's 1 hell of a bet. That is why friends with benefits infrequently return right back to being just friends.
"When the partnership fails, then you've lost your very best friend and this person is currently your ex," Masini states. "Tread carefully" Or not at all, even once you learn what's great for you.
2. You Could Lose Your Best Friend Forever
When you've ever split with a close pal, you understand that it's equally too debilitating if less than dividing with somebody. Today consider losing your partner and also your closest friend forever since you personally the 2 of you chose to offer a relationship a go. Isn't the notion alone debilitating? It's not just a loss a lot of folks would desire to hazard undergoing, since it's twice the pain.
"Should you date your companion, you've crossed a line and when things do not work outside, you will not ever get back your friend," Masini states. "Matters will probably be permanently altered. If you aren't a risk-taker, that is one which that you should avoid."
Whilst at present you may be in a position to convince yourselves you are making the ideal choice and it's going to sort outside, it is critical to consider the advantages and disadvantages and consider them realistically.
Even if you're an all-pure hazard taker, is that risk well worth taking? Have you been prepared to lose all of it? Irrespective of what your body chemistry may be saying, you must measure beyond the scenario and watch it. Once you sleep with your very closest friend, you are heading down a road free of turn.
3. You Don't Vet Them Like You Would Others
It is much simpler to identify red flags early in a connection with someone who's not your very best friend. Together with these very best friends, we are apt to make adjustments for them and allow them to eliminate matters, no way in hell, so we'd let the others eliminate in regards to dating us. As a result of this, you won't find the glaring red flags.
"your very best friend will fly under the radar you typically utilize to vet customs," says Masini. "Quite simply, because somebody can be the very best friend, that you never filter them how you'd filter out a brand fresh date".
As you may have the ability to dismiss it by telling yourself you realize all you want to find out about your very best friend today partner, there exists a distinction that should be manufactured between being merely friends and dating someone shows different sides of individuals. You will know your very best friend such as the trunk of your hand, however, you never understand exactly what it's like currently your best friend.
"If you never know somebody well, also you also begin dating, you are usually more attentive and that you also don't let matters slip how that you do if your closest friend is currently your daily life," Masini states. "It is not until you are deeply into the relationship you understand that you let somebody else in who does not share your worth as a spouse".
4. Your Best Friend Knows You Little Too Well
Once I started sleeping together with my very best friend until we"officially" started dating, my therapist could tell me over and again you're never likely to learn exactly what your very best friend looks like or sounds just like whenever they orgasm. She had a spot. Additionally, the flip side of the is you could never need to have the person who you're dating to be familiar with important points your very best friend knows.
"your absolute best friend knows a great deal," says Masini. "They understand who you have a beat. They understand who you have had a problem with. They understand all of your deepest, darkest secrets. There is an arduous assumption which to create a love ".
I am talking about, does anybody wants to initiate a relationship knowing what there's to learn from their partner. Wouldn't just a tiny puzzle execute a brand-fresh dating well? Allowed, you are going to have to see the other side of one's absolute Relationships Between Girls and Boys' very closest friend, such as they truly have been as someone, however, there is so much that has been detected and it's that fact that is well worth taking into consideration.
"Ordinarily a partner sees these secrets at a different method," Masini states, "less a confidante, however, as somebody new in your life whom you are discussing to create closeness."
5. Being Best Friends and Being Partners is Very Different
I am currently in a non-relationship using a companion, who is technically a friend with rewards whom I have fallen in love with. This is not a tragedy waiting to happen or anything else. However, along with the understanding that we've created a hell of a wreck.
I know our compatibility as spouses versus our grip as friends has been in very different stratospheres. For the large part, he isn't the sort of man I'd want to date and I am convinced he would say the same thing about me personally despite the mass quantity of sexual chemistry between both folks. But sometimes once you begin dating your very best friend, you assume that the friendship compatibility would automatically go up to your spouse's compatibility, however, that is sometimes not the case in the circumstances.
"Most useful friend compatibility is significantly more somewhat much different compared to partner compatibility along with your best friend could be masquerading like an excellent date because you are not running each other throughout the dating gauntlet," says Masini. Fundamentally, you feel you will get genuine, however, you might be getting exactly what your very best friend wants you to watch in the present time. The issue with this is that nobody may keep a charade forever.
6. You No Longer Have Best Friend to Turn
If you are dating your closest friend, what exactly to whom are you likely to reverse when anyone you're dating will be a schmuck or even give you a difficult time? It will be quite embarrassing to confide in your now partner about each of the stuff you'd confide in a very best friend.
"If things do not work outside, you can not look for our comfort together along with your best friend because they truly are usually the ones where matters did not work out!" Masini states. "Your very best friend might be your relaxation as well as your teenager at times of trouble, but should you date your very best friend and matters do not work outside, you've missed that resource".
Therefore now what? Seriously; about whose shoulder does one shout and also whose phone does one wind off with texts of doubt and complaints? Maybe not your best friend, since they are no longer only your best friend.
"You can not visit a very best friend to speak about a struggle or even a breakup in precisely the same manner you are accustomed to," Masini states. "you could well not need anybody as valuable as the very best friend was for you in this circumstance." As you might have other friends whom it is possible to turn, nobody fairly enjoys your best friend. That is just plain mathematics.T
7. You Could Find Yourself in Jealous Mess
Once we find ourselves in a lot of connections faith, romantic, or different play nearly consistently follows. Together with drama, it includes a lot of emotions, notably those which you will well not need to believe until you wind up at such a wreck. Some of the feelings are jealousy.
"As you flipped from your past best friend into your current romantic partner, would your excitement about a brand new best friend be a risk to your connection? There's unquestionably a logic to this," Masini states.
There is also the chance of having created a brand-fresh blueprint of turning the most useful friends right into spouses. As Masini points outside, formerly"you require a dip at the ideal friend pond, then this could be just a 1-time thing or even the start of a pattern".
For this reason, you have to determine just how you are likely to browse the chance of starting a custom which, might or might not, be awful for you (and of course all of your other connections ), or whether this is never likely to occur; in case that friendship-turned-relationship is merely a 1-time price. In case the latter is the situation, then you want to determine the way you are likely to help keep the status quo along with your best friend and let your partner understand that they don't have to be anxious.


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Presidents Cup 2019: What the Internationals' stunning (and lone) win in 1998 meant then and now
Say this about the Americans' 1998 Presidents Cup defeat at the hands of the International Team: It does not stand alone as the worst loss a United States squad has suffered in the history of major men's professional team competitions. For that, the team can thank its red, white and blue Ryder Cup counterparts of 2004 and '06, both beaten by the Europeans by the same nine-point margins, the former at home, at Oakland Hills outside Detroit.
Still, such a lopsided loss is awfully humbling, and that's what the Americans had to countenance as the sun set Dec. 13, 1998 at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia, the third Presidents Cup becoming known as the "Massacre in Melbourne."
Internationals 20½, USA 11½.
"We creamed them," said Aussie native and 1998 International team member Steve Elkington, offering a bitingly succinct summation.
After two U.S. victories at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Manassas, Va.—the first, in 1994, a blowout, the second, in 1996, a one-point nail-biter—the Presidents Cup finally ventured abroad. Needless to say, things didn't go well for a vaunted U.S. team that was the heavy favorite. Then again, the Yanks were becoming used to going home disappointed after being favored in team events, as had begun to happen in the Ryder Cup.
Twenty-one years ago, the Presidents Cup was still a novelty, and the International team was eager to bring validation to Tim Finchem's grand initiative. The PGA Tour commissioner hoped the event could catch on in popularity in a similar fashion to the Ryder Cup, which enjoyed a much-longer history and, more recently, a heightened sense of rivalry and drama.
A lot was riding on the 1998 event, particularly for international stars Greg Norman and Nick Price, who were vocal supporters of the matches. "The worst thing that could have happened to this competition," Price said, "is that if either side dominated."
Indeed, the Internationals couldn't afford to let that happen, and finally playing "at home," under the leadership of Australian great Peter Thomson, they had a real chance to get a victory. A win wouldn't have been surprising. That they were able to deliver a thorough beating to a U.S. squad that counted elite players like Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and David Duval, however, was wholly unexpected.
So how did the Internationals execute such a decisive triumph? Here are the leading elements of the washout:
Poor U.S. preparation
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The Presidents Cup that year was contested Dec. 11-13. The last putt of the 1998 PGA Tour season dropped at the Tour Championship at East Lake on Nov. 1. Few of the U.S. players competed in between, if they picked up a club at all. Woods, playing captain of this year's U.S. team, remembers it well, saying only a few days ago prior to the Hero World Challenge, that "we just weren't ready to play." Davis Love III, who went 1-3-1, apologized to U.S. captain Jack Nicklaus when it was over, admitting that he and his teammates hadn't properly prepared for the highly talented International squad that not only had Norman and Price, but Ernie Els and Vijay Singh in their primes. It didn't help that stifling heat blanketed Royal Melbourne on Day 2, taking even more sting out of the ill-prepared Americans. They were outscored that day 7½-2½, and trailed 14½-5½ overall entering singles. Good night USA.
Commitment to the cause, U.S. story
The Presidents Cup was still young, and the U.S. had won the first two. It's easy to understand, then, how the event wasn't a priority compared to the Ryder Cup, which was becoming a highly emotional and heated grudge match (and would get even more so the following year when the U.S. rallied from four points down the final day in singles to stun Europe at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.). But in 1998 the U.S. was coming off a stinging defeat the previous year at Valderrama. The U.S. fell to 2-4-1 in the last seven Ryder Cups, and, well, why should the Americans care about beating a bunch of their PGA Tour peers when those pesky, plucky Europeans, most of whom still played primarily in Europe, were showing them up regularly? Said Calcavecchia in the aftermath, "It's never fun to lose, but if you're going to lose to anybody, I'd rather lose to these guys than the Europeans."
Commitment to the cause, International story
With a chance to host the Presidents Cup for the first time outside the United States, the International team was eager to prove its worth in the competition. Norman and Price especially had waited a long time to play in an event similar to the Ryder Cup. This was their moment. Said Price: "It wasn't a question of beating America. It was a question of winning that Cup. We want that trophy." Norman wanted to show the world "the force of international golf." And, let's be honest, nobody likes losing. "We had a sour taste in our mouths from last time," said Craig Parry, one of four Australians on the squad, after their runaway triumph. "We wanted to have champagne in our mouths tonight."
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Pairings infused with national pride
The International Team has struggled to find its identity, or a singular rallying cry, throughout the history of the Presidents Cup, but Captain Thomson found a way in '98 to infuse cohesion with his pairings. He put Shigeki Maruyama, the unsung hero of the week, and Joe Ozaki of Japan together twice in four-ball, and they beat Calcavecchia and John Huston on the first day, and Duval and Mickelson on the second. Thomson used his captain's picks on New Zealanders, Frank Nobilo and Greg Turner, and marched them out together for three matches. They won twice. And, of course, it didn't hurt that Thomson had four fellow countrymen from Australia on the roster led by Norman. Another compatriot, Wayne Grady, was his assistant captain.
Magnificent Maruyama
The Japanese star, 29 at the time, had gone by the nickname "smiling assassin," a quality that made him popular at home and abroad. Thomson noted that Maruyama's attitude was infectious. The Presidents Cup rookie turned out to be brilliant on the course, perhaps the hottest putter on a team full of them. It was a surprise, though, that he would become the second player in Presidents Cup history (joining Mark O'Meara in 1996) to go 5-0. Previously, Maruyama was little known outside him home country, where he had won eight times. Ultimately, he would go on to capture three PGA Tour titles. His own secret weapon was his longtime experience playing match-play golf in Japan, and it paid off in Melbourne.
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Home course advantage
No one knew Royal Melbourne like Norman, who had twice won the Australian Open on the course. Well, except for Parry, who grew up and played it hundreds of times. Thomson had great local knowledge to share as well. Meanwhile, the only American to win an Australian Open at Royal Melbourne was Tom Watson in 1984, and he wasn't on the team. This was a genuine home-course advantage for the International squad. And it showed. Parry, in particular, was stellar, going 3-1 and delivering a 5-and-3 win over Justin Leonard to open Sunday's singles session. In all, the Australian foursome of Norman, Parry, Elkington and Stuart Appleby went 11-3-4.
Yes, it always comes down to putting, and the U.S. team should have known what it was in for on the first day when Nobilo made a 40-foot birdie putt on the 18th to steal a full point for himself and Turner in a foursomes victory over Duval and O'Meara, the reigning Masters and British Open champion. Great putting became contagious. Everything seemed to go right—and go in—for the International team. "They played some of the most unbelievable golf," Nicklaus said.
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To say that the victory was special to the home team was an understatement. "Just recording those moments of joy for us in Melbourne, that was one of the highlights of my golf career," said Thomson, a five-time Open champion and World Golf Hall of Famer, the following year when he accepted another captaincy opposite Ken Venturi for the 2000 Presidents Cup. "Even though I wasn't playing, I felt I was very much involved in all those chips and putts that went in the hole and all that."
He then added, "I hope without any disparagement to the previous team, that this will absolutely be a stronger one [in 2000]." (Thomson, who passed away in 2018, will be honored this week at Royal Melbourne during a ceremony prior to the matches.)
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Finchem had hopes that the Internationals' success in Melbourne was a harbinger of great things to come and noted how formidable the International team looked for future matches. "The whole reason for the Presidents Cup at the inception, primarily, was that the good number of international players who, if you look at the World Golf Rankings each year, have moved higher and higher in terms of their place and did not have an opportunity to participate in this kind of competition," he said in 2000. "And what has developed over the last six years is a real camaraderie and coming together by those international players, so that as we saw in Melbourne, they are a cohesive team. They include some of the very best players in the world. There is no weakness in that team, and they were able to play well enough to beat the United States."
Inexplicably, that cohesion didn't last. And the International team's success was short-lived. Other than the stirring tie in 2003 in South Africa, the Internationals have yet to recapture the formula that propelled them to victory in 1998. They have lost seven straight matches since they shared the cup, including a four-point loss in 2011 at Royal Melbourne. And they barely put up a fight two years ago at Liberty National in New Jersey, losing 19-11. Something got lost along the way. Only, once since '03, in Korea in 2015 when the event came down to the last match, has the U.S. won by fewer than three points.
The promise of 1998 never has been fulfilled, and the U.S. team this week is again heavily favored. Can Ernie Els, the International captain, find the magic that he was a part of 21 years ago? It's hard to say, but he'll need to find a rallying cry for his squad. Meanwhile, having been a part of that lopsided loss in '98 in his first Presidents Cup as a player, Woods remembers well what held the Americans back that week. The fact that all of his players except Dustin Johnson played at the Hero means they aren't coming in cold this time.
Perhaps the fact that International veterans like Adam Scott are desperate for a victory will make a difference. Perhaps the infusion of first-time players—seven in all—also can bring enthusiasm to the home side. Perhaps the memory of the beat-down at Liberty National will inspire carryover players such as Adam Hadwin. Perhaps catching the U.S. after another poor Ryder Cup performance in 2018 gives them an opening.
A lot of things would have to go right for the International team this week. Just like they did in 1998.


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BROWNWOOD – May 14, 2015 – Near the end of the spring 2015 semester, students and faculty in Howard Payne University's Department of English attended a trip and lecture both designed to supplement materials taught in class.
Fifteen students and accompanying faculty members first traveled to Tarleton State University in Stephenville for a production of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters.
"The English department theatre trips were always super fun because it allowed us to bond with other English students who are fans of the theatre world," said Colette Wilcoxen, who graduated this May. "This was my second time to go on one of these trips and I looked forward to them come spring semester."
The English department then took part in the President's Parlor Lecture hosted by HPU's president and first lady, Drs. Bill and Diana Ellis. The guest speaker was Dr. Joy Jordan-Lake, a highly acclaimed author with writings in numerous genres, including such books as Why Jesus Makes Me Nervous: Ten Alarming Words of Faith and Blue Hole Back Home: A Novel.
Having taught at universities in Massachusetts, North Carolina, Texas and Tennessee, Dr. Jordan-Lake now focuses on writing, while teaching part time at the Honors College of Belmont University. She enjoys speaking at universities, book clubs and conferences across the country.
Dr. Millard Kimery, chair of the Department of English and professor of English, explained the importance of such trips and activities.
"We like to provide our students with opportunities to get to know one another and our faculty members in educational settings outside the classroom," he said. "These activities enrich our students' experiences and help them apply and retain what they're learning in class."
Photo cutline: Pictured are four of the students who attended the HPU President's Parlor Lecture featuring guest speaker and author Dr. Joy Jordan-Lake. Left to right: Cherita George, Danielle Parkhurst, Colette Wilcoxen and Kaleigh Tankersley.