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Our Dinner Meetings
The chapter meets for dinner usually on the third Tuesday of months September through May. December, though, is dark.
The chapter features speakers on a variety of topics, mostly on Revolutionary era people and events. But some cover other items of interest to our members.
The next chapter meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 16th at 7:00pm at Del Frisco's Grill in Irvine.
The address for Del Frisco's Grille is:
Del Friscos Grill is located in the Irvine Spectrum which is just north of the I-5 and I-405 Interchange and can be accessed from either I-5 or I-405. Del Frisco offers a variety of dishes with most dishes ranging in price from $12 to $30. You can preview their menu at the web site shown above. Each member will order their meal from the menu and will pay the restaurant directly. To help cover the cost of the speaker's meal, out Treasurer collect $5 from those chapter members attending the dinner meeting. Guests are not required to pay the $5.
Coat and tie, with insignia, are suggested.
October Dinner Meeting Program: Our speaker for the October dinner meeting is travel author and historian Chris Epting. In coincidence with the World Series he will be giving a talk about Roadside Baseball in the West.
Reservations are required for our dinner meetings. Guests, prospective members and
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Name a star after someone
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Yes, it is indeed as simple as it sounds!
People often rack their brains for days trying to come up with the perfect gift for the people that they care about. If you are looking for something extraordinary and something that has not been done before very often, then you can get a star named after the person you want. You might think that it would be a complicated process and could take days to complete but that is not the case. Naming a star is as simple as writing down your own name. In fact getting a street or a building named after you or any other person might prove to be more difficult. If you want to buy a star then you need to get in touch with Name a Star, which is a trading division of USL. This is an international organization that deals only in the naming of stars around the world. They have offices in the US and the UK. This organization offered this service for the first time in 1995 and since then it has been available for all.
For all those who are tired of gifting clothes or accessories, this would be a very welcome change. It would also show just how special that person is in your life. In all honesty, name a star gift beats everything else that there is. It would be an ideal present for any occasion and there is no doubt that the person for whom this is intended would love it. Not only would the star be named after them, every single person would then call the star by that name. So whether it is the day you decide to propose, birthday or even anniversary, you can get this done. The other alternative in the same category would be to buy an island but that would cost you millions while this can be done in anything between $20 and $40. So definitely more pocket friendly, and you also get the advantage that you can see the star from any place as long as you have a telescope.
This service is provided on a secure and encrypted system. Buying a star is like any other ecommerce website. The certificate and related documents would be shipped to you within 24 hours. Depending upon the package you selected your gift can contain several items. There are different categories that you can select from. The most basic gift collection is the unframed star wherein you would get a certificate of registration, registration document, and instructions on how to locate your star and user manual. This is the basic set of documents that would not include a frame. If you go in for the deluxe pack then you would get all of the above in addition to an A4 clip frame, color map of the night sky and duplicate copies of your certification and registration document.
So, go ahead and name a star after someone!
About The Author
Paul Micheal loves to write about the latest fashion, gift tips and ideas. Through his article he helps the people to select the perfect gift for their loved one and He prefers "name a star" gift as a perfect gift for them. He recommends Starstoname.com as one of the best stores for 'name a star' gifts for any occasion.

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Most people are scared of things falling out of the sky, understandably, and we don't generally like being spied on. So UAVs, or drones as the media likes to refer to them, equipped with cameras are easy targets when it comes to negative press and scare tactics. The almost overnight increase in press interest in drones, in the UK (and Europe?), started in mid October 2014 when a drone was used to fly a flag over the Serbia vs Albania Euro 2016 qualifier, starting mass brawls and chair throwing! This has prompted several examples of similar stories:
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The UK Pensions Awards 2018
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The UK Pensions Awards - now in their 21st year - remain the industry's most prestigious accolades.
They shine the light on excellence and recognise the advisers, providers and investment managers that offer the highest level of innovation, performance and service to occupational pension schemes and their members, and have done the most to improve this over the past year.
The awards look at advisers and providers across 36 different categories and are rigorously judged by a panel of senior scheme managers, trustees and advisers.
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Highlights for the 2018 awards:
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Across the country as a whole, Highgate is in the cheapest 20% when all of Canada's suburbs are listed in order of real estate listing prices.
The median house price listed in Highgate this month is $79,900.
When it comes to the size of the properties currently available to property investors in this neighbourhood, they tend to have the average number of bedrooms than the most commonly available across the nation.
There are 1159 neighbourhoods that have more properties on sale than Highgate at the moment in Ontario which puts the neighbourhood bottom 40% when looking at the number of properties to choose from.
As one of Ontario's many potential real estate investment neighbourhoods, Highgate needs to be carefully researched before investing in – and remember to check especially the locations within an area before spending - the old estate agent's mantra of location, location, location has never lost its importance.
If you are looking at investment properties in Highgate, then there are about the same homes for sale than there were three months ago. This would indicate that house prices will be influencing it towards being a steadily priced.
The amount of homes for sale in neighbourhood has stayed the same over the last three months – this means that supply and demand economics would mean that the pressure on house prices has also remained constant.
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Accepting my true likes and dislikes bring me a kind of sadness. … First, it makes me sad to realize my limitations. The world offers so much! – so much beauty, so much fun, and I am unable to appreciate most of it. But it also makes me sad because, in many ways, I wish I were different.I think Gretchen Rubin is a more adventuresome person than I am. She is sad that she doesn't enjoy many things that other people do. Rubin's list of what she wishes she enjoyed seems to be higher status culture items - classical music, vs. pop - rather than higher cost items. I think her desire to appreciate beauty is honorable. And realizing that some kinds of beauty just do not give her pleasure is an important kind of honesty.
I, on the other hand, have a long "Thank you, Lord" list of things that other people enjoy, which I am grateful not to desire. The list began with "Thank you, Lord, I do not want a boat." New items get added all the time. Contentment with what you have, and counting what you do not desire, is the cheapest way to feel rich - and in that way, I am loaded.


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Our Cause
Every day, we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.
Our Wide Reach
The YMCA of Los Angeles has been making a positive impact in our communities for over 130 years. Our 26 branches stretch across over 100 miles of Los Angeles County, from Antelope Valley to San Pedro. Our membership community is 264,500 strong. Membership is open to all, with financial assistance available to those who cannot afford it. This year, the LA Y helped 1 out of 3 member families with financial assistance.
We cannot do our work alone, extending our work with over 200 community partners across the county, including schools, hospitals, clinics, cities and other civic organizations.
Our Outcomes
97% of our Youth & Government participants vote, compared to 66% of the general population. 85% of participants go on to four-year colleges.
Upwards of 110,000 Los Angeles youth participate in Y programs ranging from preschool to wellness opportunities such as swimming, volleyball, golf, tennis, yoga, tumbling and even line dancing. For many low-income youth, the Y may be the only access to such activities — opportunities that provide a path to maturity, to college and to a brighter future.
Our Leadership
Our Los Angeles YMCA Board of Directors provide vital support for the Y's work to create lasting personal and social change. View a listing of our Board of Directors.
Contact Us
625 S New Hampshire Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90005
213 380 6448
This location is administration offices only, this is not a YMCA branch.
Our Financials
- 2016 Form 990 (.pdf)
- 2016 Audited Financials (.pdf)
- 2015 Form 990 (.pdf)
- 2015 Audited Financials (.pdf)
The YMCA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.


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Five original Xbox games that would work on Xbox One
In 2001 Microsoft decided they wanted a slice of the videogame business and the Xbox was launched, changing the face of gaming forever. While relatively short lived, the original Xbox paved away for the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live. The rest is history. While many franchises that appeared on the original Xbox made the transition to 360 in later sequels, a few were left behind. Here are five games we'd love to see reimagined on Xbox One Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge This Xbox-exclusive sequel to the PC title Crimson Skies was an early Xbox Live title – pre-dating killer … Read More »


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Ambulance Simulator for the proposed Emergency Medical Services and Management program arrives at Lees-McRae College
In May 2014, Lees-McRae welcomed the newest addition to the May School of Nursing and Health Sciences -- an ambulance simulator to be used as part of the proposed emergency medical services and management (EMSM) program.
The ambulance simulator consists of the back half of an ambulance, known as an ambulance box, from Northwestern Emergency Vehicles in Jefferson, N.C. and has been placed on the first floor of the two-story May School. This ambulance, which will be fully equipped with all necessary medical supplies, will help students simulate the experience of working with patients and emergency medical interventions in an actual ambulance setting.
The EMSM program will be one of only twelve baccalaureate degree programs in the nation, and it will be the second program implemented in North Carolina. The EMSM program will also afford students opportunities to volunteer and work in their field while in college. Upon graduation, students will have 600 hours of clinical experience.
Throughout their time at Lees-McRae, students will have the opportunity to gain certification in the following areas: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT), Paramedic (EMT-P) and Disaster Management. Elective certifications include scuba diving, swift water rescue and wilderness emergency medicine.
Post-graduation job opportunities include Clinical Instructor, Community Emergency Response Team, Disaster Response Team, Emergency Medical Technician, EMS Educator, EMS Director, EMS Training Officer, Health Educator, Medical Assistant, Medical Transport Coordinator, Paramedic and Patient Care Technologist/Technician.
Additionally, EMSM students will be able to work with students in the athletic training program and proposed BSN pre-licensure nursing program to create real life, collaborative and comprehensive care scenarios. Performing Arts students will also help dramatize traumatic and emergency situations, and 3G wireless human simulators will act as the patient. The EMSM student can provide immediate, first responder care, then nursing students can transfer the human simulator to a realized "emergency room" in the May School to stabilize the patient and prepare them to be discharged. Then athletic training students will be able to simulate rehabilitation for orthopedic patients and their related care in a full-size studio apartment learning lab also located in the May School. All of these scenarios will be recorded by state-of-the-art equipment to enable instructors to review each student's performance and offer analysis.
For more information about the proposed emergency medical services and management program at Lees-McRae College, please contact Melanie Thompson at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit lmc.edu/nursing-allied-health.
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My sister-in-law, a historian and researcher in alternative medicine, once told me of a doctoral dissertation she'd happened across in which the writer interviewed a number of committed liberals and conservatives for the purpose of drawing conclusions about their governing emotional equipment. Liberals, the student found, feel most at home with guilt. Conservatives, as you might expect, don't have much truck with that; instead, they do anger.
It may be hard to call these findings shocking ones, and I do not know whether the candidate's advisers concluded that he or she had sufficiently advanced the literature so as to earn a doctorate. But I can say from personal experience that the liberalism-guilt correlation rings true, and, after reading David Brock's Blinded by the Right, I can certify on the strength of Brock's eyewitness–and often eye-popping–account that conservatives really do anger. Anger as trope; anger as strategy; anger as immutable biological condition; and anger just because it's fun. Yes, we knew this. But we didn't know it the way Brock knows it. Let me put it this way. Throughout the Clinton era, I read every major newspaper and all the magazines and a lot of the websites and most of the pertinent books; I didn't think there was much more for me to learn. But once Blinded by the Right kicks into gear, there is a fact, anecdote or reminiscence about the right's feral hatred of the Clintons every ten pages or so that is absolutely mind-boggling. And, as often as not, these stories are also about the rancid hypocrisy (usually sexual) that underlay, or probably even helped cause, the hatred. In sum: You cannot fully understand this fevered era without reading this book.
The question you may fairly ask is the one some people are already asking: Given the source–Brock was the capital's most famous conservative journalistic hit man before quite famously commencing a mea culpa routine in 1997–can we believe it? The short answer is yes, mostly. The long answer requires that we start, as Oscar Hammerstein III put it, at the very beginning.
The book dances back and forth between exposé and memoir. David Brock was raised in New Jersey, the adopted son of a mother who paid too much mind to what the neighbors thought and a father so rigidly conservative that he did something, as Brock notes, that even Pat Buchanan never felt moved to do: He left the Catholic Church to protest the liberal reforms of Vatican II and worshiped in a sect overseen by the profoundly right-wing French archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. It was partly for the sake of agitating his taciturn father that Brock's first political stirrings were liberal (Bobby Kennedy) to moderate (Jimmy Carter, for whom he secretly persuaded his mother to vote). The family moved to Dallas, an inhospitable milieu in general for a Kennedy acolyte, not least one who was coming to terms with the fact that the sight of his fellow boys disrobing after gym class did more to quicken his pulse than, say, a stolen glance in the direction of the décolletage of the Cowboys cheerleaders. Hating Dallas and still seeking to traduce the old man, for college he chose, of all lamentable destinations, Berkeley.


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Liverpool take on two-time defending champions Sevilla in the Europa League final. Find out what soccer odds are trading and where the value soccer picks are to be had.
Sevilla Bid For Third Straight Title
Sevilla are through to a third straight Europa League final, what is going to be a decisive game for the Spanish side's European future. Following a disappointing domestic campaign, in which Sevilla got off to a slow start before clawing back up to seventh in the table and without hope of finishing higher with just one game left on the season, Sevilla are slated to miss European action if they fail to beat Liverpool. That amounts to added pressure for the titleholders, over and above those placed by simple competitive expectations.
Los Rojiblancos' run through European competition this season has been a mixed bag, symptomatic of their up-and-down season. After going 2-0-4 in Champions League group play – with a group that contained Juventus, Man City and Borussia M'gladbach – Sevilla finished third and earned a spot in the Europa League R32. They capitalised on the second chance at European glory with a knockout phase run that saw them win five, draw two and lose just one fixture. The lone loss came to Molde in the R32 away leg after winning the home leg 3-0. Indeed, away performances have been a struggle with just one win, two draws and a loss.
Still, Unai Emery's side negotiated a spot in the final, taking advantage of the forgiving nature of the two-legged knockout phase and, arguably, an easier draw than Jurgen Klopp's Red. Sevilla faced off against Molde, Basel, Athletic Club and Shakhtar Donetsk.
Liverpool Favoured To Win
Jurgen Klopp's appointment at Liverpool is perhaps the most inspired appointment the club has had since Rafa Benitez's heyday. Already in a short span of time the German has made an impact on the club, although more so in Europe than in Premier League. Liverpool are sat eighth in the table with European action a distant hope in the future, unless they triumph in the UEFA Europa final over Sevilla and earn a spot in next season's top-flight club competition, the UEFA Champions League.
A lot is at stake therefore in this final for Liverpool, who began this competition in the group stage and navigated a course to the final, often against the odds. It wasn't easy from the start and particularly in the latter stages as they faced tough opponents in Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal. At one point, Liverpool looked to be on the way out – down two goals to Borussia Dortmund in the second leg of their quarterfinal they had to score three to resurrect their title hopes. And boy did they, on one of the most extraordinary nights at Anfield this side of the century.
Europa League Outrights and Match Betting Odds
Given Sevilla's experience in the competition behind two consecutive titles one would think it would equate to an advantage in the market. Alas, it doesn't. Emery's side enter the final in Basel as the distinct underdogs in both outrights and match betting markets. They are priced as the +120 soccer pick to triumph for a third straight season in outrights and as far flung as the +225 soccer pick to win in 90 minutes.
Liverpool emerge as the favourites priced at -133 to win the final in outrights. Things are a bit more tight in match betting markets where the Reds are priced as the tempting +150 to win in 90 minutes soccer bet or thereabouts depening on your choice sportsbook, but they are still favoured over Sevilla in principle. The draw, meanwhile, is trading as high as +240 soccer odds at various sports betting outlets.
Consensus betting polls reveal the public is falling in line with the aforementioned market outlook. Liverpool has acquired 60.62% of the match betting market while Sevilla have only 29.20% of the market and the draw comes up with 10.18% of the market share (see Chart 1).
Chart 1: Europa League Final Match Betting
Looking at Outright betting polls the edge Liverpool appears to have over Sevilla is even more pronounced. As it is, Liverpool have 78.17% of the market share while the two-time defending champions only emerge with a paltry 21.83% of the market. (See Chart 2).
Chart 2: Europa League Final Outright Betting
Europa League Final Tips and Predictions
Evidently, the market and public are in harmony where this European final is concerned. The majority of the money coming down the wire is going towards Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool. To be fair, they do seem to be the value soccer pick as well. Liverpool proved they can beat any opponent in this competition, never more so when they came from behind to upset competition favourites Borussia Dortmund. On the flipside, Sevilla do appear to be there for the taking given their overall output this season across all competitions. However, they bring a winning mentality to this final and stand to make history with a third straight title.
A lot is at stake in this final and neither side can take anything for granted. Sevilla are worthy opponents and could very well defy the soccer odds. For our money, we can't help but buy what Liverpool are selling on our soccer picks and, as such, we're recommending a bet on Liverpool to win at +150 with Bet365 in match betting markets.
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Bragging Rights
It seems like every time AMD makes progress in their battle with Intel, their rivals pull away even further. The Phenom II X4 9xx was a fantastic CPU series for the price, but then Intel introduced Core i3 and Core i5. After some new products and price adjustments, AMD now does very well in the $100-150 CPU price range. But then Intel blew everything out of the water with their 6-core, 12-thread monster, the Core i7 980x.
Sure, the 980x gives Intel some bragging rights, but who in their right mind wants to cough up over $1000 for a CPU? Certainly there is something to be said for the first CPU maker to come out with an affordable CPU with six cores, right?
AMD saw the opportunity, and jumped on it, creating the first six-core CPU that normal people can afford – Phenom II X6 (codenamed Thuban). The first two models in the lineup are the 1055T and 1090T. What does the "T" stand for? Why, turbo of course! That's right, AMD has come up with their own version of dynamic overclocking. The implementation seems to be a bit simpler than Intel's (at least it's less ambiguous and should be more consistent).
Basically, what it does is make full use of its thermal envelope by overclocking individual cores depending on how many threads are being used. For instance, the 1090T has a base clock speed of 3.2 GHz. That is the speed it will run at when all six cores are loaded. But when one core is loaded, that single core will be overclocked up to 3.6 GHz while the remaining 5 cores are remain at the stock speed of 3.2 GHz. You can think of it as being a sort of Bizarro version of Cool n' Quiet.
So with this bit of technology (if I recall, some people were calling it "cheating" when Intel introduced it) AMD has covered the issue of offering sufficient performance in applications that don't make full use of six cores (and as we saw in our Core i7 980x review, this is a very common scenario).
As far as Thuban goes, that's about it for the tangible changes. Of course it's worth mentioning that these six-core chips share a similar thermal envelope to previous four-core Phenom II's (and some of those were reaching upwards of 140W!). This is due to some tweaks in the SOI fabrication process at Global Foundries.
So does AMD have what it takes to compete with Intel at the $200-300 price range? Read on to find out!


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Rooms and Rates
Ca' Dogaressa has elegant rooms and junior suites with a view of the Cannaregio canal. Just a few minutes from Santa Lucia train station and the Jewish Ghetto, it is an interesting option for those looking for accommodations in Venice.
The decorations, lacquered furniture, floors and fabrics of the rooms are all in the style of 18th-century Venice. The bathrooms are precious marble and the lights and chandeliers are Murano glass.
If you are traveling without a laptop and want to use the Internet, you can request a PC in your room.
Our rooms:
Classic Double
It has a double bed and, upon request, it can be prepared with two single beds or an additional single bed.
Superior Double
More spacious and airy than the Classic Rooms, it has a double bed and, upon request, it can be prepared with two single beds or an additional single bed.
Junior Suite with canal view
Even more spacious than the Deluxe Rooms. Three windows that face the canal. Double bed and living room with a sleeper sofa with double bed.
Suite with canal view
It is the most beautiful and spacious in the hotel. Great for couples and perfect for families with one or two children. The suite has four windows, two facing the Cannaregio canal. Two bathrooms. A tub with jacuzzi and a shower with color therapy.
Annexe – Apartment
50 meters from the hotel. We can accommodate you in an apartment with three rooms, two bathrooms and kitchen.
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Smoke Ring 309 Nelson St SW, Atlanta, GA 30313
Upscale barbecue is the only way to describe one of Atlanta's most popular smokehouse eateries, Smoke Ring. Headed by Chef Jordan Wakefield, winner of Food Network's hit TV show "Guy's Grocery Games," this southern eatery cooks up some of the best barbecue around.
This hot spot puts a new spin on traditional southern cooking. With a menu featuring everything from a grilled cheese topped with bacon-wrapped pickles to smoked chicken with special white barbecue sauce, there's something for everyone. Grab some drinks to wash down your grub at Smoke Ring's bar, fully stocked with to mix up some sweet southern favorites like the Georgia Peach Julep and the Sucklin' Honey.
Smoke Ring has some pretty unique offerings thanks to Executive Chef Wakefield. The award-winning chef mixes Mexican and southern cuisine to create a culture-bending combo. Sample the Smoked brisket burrito which includes classic brisket topped with salsa verde, tobacco onions, pico di gallo, and other Mexican favorites. The menu also includes a daily special on their southern fusion tacos. This is Georgia-style barbecue on a whole new level. You won't regret stopping by southern hot spot to dig into their unique eats.
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When George W. Bush was surprisingly re-elected president in November 2004, I predicted that in a couple of years -- just like after the re-election of Richard Nixon -- you'd have problems finding people who would admit having voted for him.
It's unfortunate, but that is in fact the case in 2007 as even longtime Republicans are counting the days left until this administration is history.
Indeed, there are many Republicans joining the growing chorus that wants to impeach Bush and Dick Cheney and get rid of these two guys now before they do even more damage to this great country of ours.
Frankly, it's remarkable how total the damage has been. The lies to get us into a war with Iraq and then the incompetence in handling it were bad enough. But the war is just a piece of the utter devastation that this administration has caused in everything from the administration of justice to the stewardship of our national parks, from the reputation of the Food and Drug Administration to the nation's ability to respond to emergencies.
If shortsighted ideology didn't get in the way of working for the common good, incompetent cronies did.
Instead of putting experienced foreign affairs people in jobs to handle the Iraqi transition from Saddam Hussein to some form of democracy, the administration filled those jobs with inexperienced, mostly young people, whose only qualification was that they were doctrinaire Republicans. It was the same sort of nonsense that prevailed at Homeland Security, where the completely unqualifed Michael "you're doing a heckuva job" Brown turned FEMA into a national laughingstock.
Now comes the news that even the surgeon general's office -- a federal agency whose sole purpose is to promote the public's health -- was manipulated by the Bush team.
Former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona testified before a congressional committee recently that the administration repeatedly tried to weaken or suppress important public health reports because of political considerations.
According to a New York Times story, Dr. Carmona told the committee that he wasn't allowed to speak or issue reports about stem cells, emergency contraception, sex education or prison, mental health and global health issues. Whenever he gave a speech, he was instructed to make sure Bush's name was mentioned at least three times on every page.
Plus, he was discouraged from attending the Special Olympics because of the charitable organization's long ties to a "prominent family." He wouldn't give the name on the record, but he was obviously referring to the Kennedys, who have long been associated with the Olympic events for the disabled.
Bill Clinton may have had some personal defects, all of which led to his being impeached by a partisan House of Representatives. Like Alex Rodriguez of baseball fame, he may cheat on his wife, but he hit home runs when they mattered.
The Bush crowd is straight out of the gang that couldn't shoot straight.
If lying about sex gets you impeached, what do we do with an administration whose lies have led to a world calamity and whose ideology trumps even common sense? The answer couldn't be more clear.
Dave Zweifel is editor of The Capital Times.
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As of 2015, Bosch Auto Parts provides a list of available oil filters on its website, BoschAutoParts.com. Input regarding vehicle year, make, model and transmission type is required to access specific information for a certain oil filter.
Bosch makes filters for various other applications including fuel filters and workshop cabin filters, in addition to the three different oil filters it offers. DistancePlus oil filters can be used with any motor oil and have greater burst resistance than regular oil filters. Long Life filters are for use with synthetic and semi-synthetic motor oils. Bosch's Premium oil filters use an exclusive blend of natural and synthetic materials that traps particles during oil filtration.


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We're back on track with the Netherlands tour and this time we go further South to the beautiful province of Zeeland. Close to Belgium the scenery has no hills. Still the sight is pretty beautiful in its own way. Not just because of the coast, but also thanks to the farms and the lack of big cities. The scenery itself, the friendly people and their fish-meals (although meat is available as well). The pace in Zeeland is just different than in Amsterdam. But hey that's perfect on a holiday. Whenever you have time you should see the Deltawerken that helps protect against the tide of the sea. It's impressive, innovative and something Dutch should be proud of.
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KARACHI - Overseas Pakistani workers wrote history as they remitted the highest-ever amount of nearly $8.906 billion in the last fiscal year (2009-10). They also sent home a record amount of $841.44m in June 2010. The official data released by SBP here on Friday showed that overall remittances received in FY10 showed an impressive increase of 14pc when compared with the previous highest amount of $7.811 billion received in FY09. Similarly, the amount of $841.44m received in June 2010, beat the previous record of $806.12m received in September 2009. The monthly average remittances in the period from July 2009 to June 2010 comes out to $742.16 million as compared to $650.95 million during the same corresponding period of the 2008-09 fiscal year, registering an increase of 14 percent. It may be pointed out that the State Bank, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis had undertaken a joint initiative called 'Pakistan Remittance Initiative (PRI) with a view to facilitating the flow of remittances through formal channels. In this regards a number of steps have been taken by PRI which have started to materialise and remittances through formal channels are showing considerable growth. It may also be mentioned Pakistan has been reported as a top nation which has shown the highest growth in the world in remittances despite recent global financial crisis. It may be added here that target of remittances in the Annual Plan for FY10 was $7 billion while the State Bank has projected in its Third Quarterly Report that the country would receive $8.5 - $9b. The inflow of remittances in the July 2009 to June 2010 period from UAE, Saudi Arabia, USA, GCC countries (including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman), UK and EU countries amounted to $2,038.57 million, $1,917.66 million, $1,771.19 million, $1,237.87 million, $876.38 million and $252.22 million respectively, as compared to $1,688.59 million, $1,559.56 million, $1,735.87 million, $1,202.65 million, $605.59 million and $247.66 million respectively, in the July 2008 to June 2009 period. Remittances received from Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Japan and other countries during FY10 amounted to $810.98 million as against $771.03 million in FY09. During the last month i.e. June 2010, remittances from Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, GCC countries (including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman), UK and EU countries amounted to $199.35 million, $196.38 million, $164.83 million, $105.84 million, $82.47m and $22.48m respectively, as compared to corresponding receipts from the respective countries during June, 2009 i.e. $152.33m, $164.70m, $154.39m, $108.11m, $68.48m and $22.95m. Remittances received from Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Japan and other countries during June, 2010 amounted to $70.10m compared to $64.19m during June, 2009.
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July 10, 2010


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Starbucks around the holiday season is pure joy, but things at my favorite coffee shop are about to get a whole lot sweeter! Two of my favorite designers, Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte will be collaborating with Starbucks to bring to the masses a collection featuring gift cards, mugs, cup sleeves, and tote bags. The collection will debut November 13th.


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How Long Would A Half Minute Hero Sequel Last?
XSEED Games' surprisingly fun RTS/Action RPG/Shoot 'Em Up Half Minute Hero launched last year for the PSP. Must have done well, at least well enough to warrant a sequel. No, it's not called Full Minute Hero. We'll have to see if it makes it out of Japan first to worry about the name.
Currently titled Hero 30 Second, as in Japan the game was simply called Hero 30, the new sequel doesn't seem to be skimping on any addition of content. Similar to the previous title, Second will take place across five separate acts: Overture, Judgement, Revolution, Ragnarok, and Destiny. Over all of the acts, you can expect to play around 90 different quests.
What happens when you finish all 90? Just go online and download some more of course! Hero 30 Second will not only introduce an editing mode that lets you design your own quests (with detail down to the stage layout), but these homespun quests can be uploaded online for all to enjoy.Another new feature being introduced into Hero 30 Second will ad-hoc multiplayer. Up to four players can join up for an all new mode called Infinite Hero, which pits your skills against an unending horde of demons.
Hero 30 Second is currently scheduled for release in Japan on November 4th of this year. If it ever gets released anywhere else, be sure to stay tuned to PlayStation LifeStyle for it's undoubtedly funny new name.


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2 lbs. ground beef
1 family size can cream of mushroom soup; undiluted
2 cans evaporated milk
1 small bag frozen tator tots
1 cup grated cheese (optional)
Brown meat in a medium size skillet. Drain fat. Transfer drained meat to a casserole pan. Set aside. In a medium saucepan combine soup and milk. Stir over medium heat until blended well and warmed thoroughly. Top with a layer of tator tots. Pour soup mixture over meat in casserole. Evenly sprinkle with grated cheese if using. Bake at 350* for 35-45 minutes or until tots are golden and sauce is bubbly.
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Hockenheim: The `team orders` that caused a furore at the German Grand Prix on Sunday were banned eight years ago after Ferrari and Michael Schumacher triggered a roar of outrage that echoed around the world.
In that 2002 Austrian Grand Prix, the German won after Brazilian team mate Rubens Barrichello was ordered to move over and did so at the last corner after leading from the start.
The fans reacted with uproar while Schumacher, embarrassed, hauled Barrichello to the top of the podium in a breach of etiquette that drew a $1 million fine for the team from the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA).
Ferrari`s actions on Sunday, when Brazilian Felipe Massa allowed team mate Fernando Alonso to pass him for victory with 18 laps to go, came in different circumstances but served as another reminder that such instructions have never gone away.
Formula One is, after all, a team sport.
"There have always been team orders in Formula One," said Lotus technical head Mike Gascoyne, who has worked with Tyrrell, Jordan, Renault, Toyota and Force India.
"There will come a point in the season where you`ve got to prioritise one driver, because he`s got the best chance of winning the championship, and you`ve got to do what`s best for the team."
"There are team orders, you have to accept there will be. It just was handled very badly (today)."
"The bottom line is -- if you are going to do it, just do it far more cleverly than that."
As with everything in Formula One, appearances matter and the devil is in the detail.
Ferrari were fined USD 100,000 by the stewards for breaching article 39.1 of the sporting regulations stating specifically that "team orders which interfere with a race result are prohibited."
They would doubtless have got a one-two anyway, but the fans were deprived of a battle between the drivers.
Plenty of drivers have allowed team mates with a better chance of the title to go past, sometimes sacrificing wins to do so, but there are still eight races to go after Germany and Massa was not out of the reckoning.
It would have been an emotional win for him, coming exactly a year after he cheated death in an accident at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
While there was no denying that Alonso was faster, most neutral fans would probably rather have seen him fight for position than be gifted 25 points.
But, despite sending Massa a radio message alerting him to the fact that Alonso was quicker and then thanking him for his actions, Ferrari did not explicitly order him to move aside even if that was the understanding.
There is nothing to stop a driver acting of his own volition, or pretending to do so for the team`s greater good.
Indeed, Red Bull were heavily criticised only in May for allowing Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber to get into a situation where they crashed into each other while fighting for the lead in Turkey.
It is common practice for teams to tell their drivers to turn down the revs in the closing stages of a race to save fuel and reduce the strain on engines -- effectively to hold station.
Former team boss Eddie Jordan, who enjoyed a one-two with Damon Hill and Ralf Schumacher at Spa in 1998, said he had frequently issued orders in the old days and had no doubt about what he had seen at Hockenheim.
"For me this was wrong," he said. "What has happened today was unlawful."
That said, he rejected comparisons with Austria.
"Austria was at the very last corner of the very last lap and it was just so blatantly obvious that everybody booed. Ferrari did not need to do it at that time because already Schumacher was miles ahead in the championship."
"This is a lesser crime," added Jordan, while pointing out that Vettel had lost 25 points in Turkey because he had raced.
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Yes, cursing seems to help in many @&*$&#!! situations.
Yes, cursing seems to help in many @&*$&#!! situations.
@ Virginia,
Gee, that's strange, when I click on the link, I get the right article.
But here's another link to the same research:
@ Virginia,
It's probably the same effect as grunting or screaming, which is probably why many pro tennis players do it.
I know it certainly enhances my pain threshold.
Hmm... and it seems to enhance pleasure too....
Okay O'Tink...still possible the same effect as grunting or screaming, but not a done deal yet...here is what your second link says:
"We've actually thought a lot about that (why grunting/screaming increases strength), and one of our hypotheses is that yelling may activate the autonomic nervous system, which is the nervous system that controls the fight or flight response — that feeling you get when you become startled or scared, that adrenaline rush that a lot of people speak of. And that may help the muscle contractions be more complete and more forceful."
BUT article #1 has checked into the sympathetic NS, which is one of the two main divisions of the autonomic nervous system, and the conclusion was no...
"However, if the sympathetic nervous system was behind the increases in strength, there would be other changes that the researchers would expect to see - for example, in heart rate variability, skin conductance, and blood pressure. Contrary to expectations, changes in these parameters were NOT observed in the current study." (my emphasis added)
So maybe there is something really going on, like...mystical...!
@ Virginia,
Yeah, I wondered about that too.
Tell ya what, when I get home tonight, I'll try measuring my blood pressure before and after a series of screams and before and after a series of swear words, and see if there is any difference between the two.
Oh, wait... I don't know any swear words. Could you teach me some of the ones the loggers use?
@ Virginia,
Ok, I conducted my blood pressure tests last night.
Resting blood pressure; 117/66 mm Hg
Blood pressure after 15 seconds of swearing: no significant change
Blood pressure after 10 screams in 15 seconds: no significant change.
Perhaps the pressure changes referred to in the articles were momentary. (it took me about 30 seconds to measure my pressure.)
I think that cussing is like yelling, screaming, growling, hissing, etc. with strength, or hitting a punching ball, for instance; so, you're letting steam off, releasing an accumulated bubble of frustrations, anger, fears, pains, grudges, exasperation or extreme tiredness, which are weakening or hampering your actions and thoughts; it helps also to "clean" and activate your breath, your mind, calms down and canalises your inner violence into the required effort.
The curses express most certainly a rebellion against too demanding rules and restrictions (whether through religious or secular laws), unbearable taboos, ill fate and hardship, and it feels like getting rid of these hampering emotional and physical burdens.
Furthermore, the metabolic reactions are prompting the release of the energising substances (adrenaline, etc.) allowing to deal more efficiently with a critical situation.
As to the slurs, they might be the easiest to come, but used too often, at the wrong moment or in the wrong place, they can also offend or hurt other people and, sometimes, yourself (insults can be fined).
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any ideas on this one guys?
When putting an air filter on my car you get the good sound from the secirculatory valve but it's followed by a nasty back whistle?
Sounds somewhat like this;
any ideas what causes that? I've seen some cars with the same set up that don't have the same issues?


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Many voices and some fists have been raised in wake of the news of the LTTE head honcho Prabakaran's death in the hands of the SriLankan Army (or his suicide.) People tend to jump to a conclusion that with the death of Prabakaran, the Tamil-Sinhala fighting would be over. But I would say they are either overzealous about peace or have no eye for history. The Lankan Tamil crisis is not a one that had started during the British Raj. The Tamil-Sinhalese conflict and fighting is centuries old.
If we take a look at the history of South India, every one of the three dominant Tamil emperors the Chera, Chola and Pandias have had their war with the Sinhalese kings and had conquered the island then called Eezham. The Sinhalese kings have also shown their prowess by defeating the weaker kings of the Tamil dynasties. This has been continuing for centuries. The current ethnic problem has its roots in the history. Literature plays a pivotal role in fueling the fight. Sinhalese literature praises and lifts high of the Sinhalese king by showing the Tamils in dim light for the goods they've done and in bad light overall. The Tamil literature also boast that the Sinhalese kings lamenting about their ill-fate at the victory of Tamil kings over them, and shows the Sinhalese kings as born tyrants.
It is literature that gets more into the minds of the people than recorded history. Literature makes or breaks social harmony in such cases. But humans, with their emotionally charged mindset and fancy for fantasy, always prefer literature and it's mostly distorted visual form cinema. With exaggeration being the baseline of literature and cinema, the facts get distorted and human mind takes history as a reason to fight with others.
The present Lankan turmoil was due to the Sinhala only stance adopted by the Government of SriLanka. Instead of getting diplomatic pressure to deal with the potential ethnic cleansing, the Govt of India and the people of Tamil Nadu took the emotional path to deal with the issue, which made strategic thinking impossible. One man thought with a military mindset and he was left at the top with none to guide and mentor. He was Prabakaran and he gradually took course to eliminating other Eezham freedom fighters to hog the whole limelight. Had he been mentored properly, he would today have become the commander in chief of the Armed forces of Tamil Eezham with some political leader being the head of the nation state.
His unfettered desire with mentor-less thought process, lead to the separation of his own men from him, with which he lost trusted commanders like Mathaiya, Karuna etc. They were the people who translated the goal into military strategy into war tactics which lead to their invincibility for 30 years. Also he earned the wrath of the people of India and the world with the killings of Amirthalingam, Padmanabha, Rajiv Gandhi, Neelan thiruchelvam, Lakshman Kadhirgamar and the level headed likes. His self-centric attitude brought to an end his life (suspicions surround this claim) and his organization, till someone else takes it up again.
The problem with the people of Eezham is that they don't like LTTE, but the TINA factor worked in LTTE's favor, as the people liked to hate the Srilankan armed forces. Military victory over the LTTE of the SL Army would not solve the Eezham crisis as it is an ethnic problem not a national problem. Both parties involved try to get the issue resolved in their terms. Negotiations have failed. Now that the remaining leaders of the Tamil political parties need to take up the initiative to take the cause forward, for which great men like Amirthalingam were killed.
Prabakaran's LTTE is history. But history teaches us not to trust the Lankan Government. So, the trained cadre of the LTTE shall be kept intact to get an edge in the negotiating table, since without an edge in the negotiating table, Tamils would be again put to trouble. We don't want another Black July and another Prabakaran's LTTE.
Eezham people want peace and tranquil life. It is the duty of Tamils worldwide to diplomatically pressurize the concerned Governments to get this done.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
SriLanka and Tamils - An issue centuries old
Many voices and some fists have been raised in wake of the news of the LTTE head honcho Prabakaran's death in the hands of the SriLankan Army (or his suicide.) People tend to jump to a conclusion that with the death of Prabakaran, the Tamil-Sinhala fighting would be over. But I would say they are either overzealous about peace or have no eye for history. The Lankan Tamil crisis is not a one that had started during the British Raj. The Tamil-Sinhalese conflict and fighting is centuries old.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Vox Populi: 2009
The movie magic shows and empty rhetorics failed miserably. Performance and governance were rewarded, though they measured fathoms deep down from the required level. An interesting thing to note in this election is that the Opposition had high ambitions, but lacked proper planning and concerted efforts to achieve them. The campaign was perfectly planned and executed by the Congress, while the BJP and other opposition parties resorted to mere rhetoric and empty statements of extreme hope.
The Congress campaign was aimed at the common man, who cares for who cares. The issues concerning the common man like employment guarantee, better roads and railways etc were discussed and highlighted in the Congress campaign. BJP on the other hand tried the run the show based on national security, foreign policy, harping too much on Mumbai terror attack etc issues not within the understanding of the common man, only to be rubbed back with the Kandahar episode by the Congress. BJP was forced to change strategy in the midway with the casual and cool rejoinders of the Congress star campaigners, which projected them in the light of immaturity.
Overall, the common man had delivered his verdict, which is perfect in the national interest with two national parties sharing majority of votes and remaining in the top two positions. The much longed maturity that regionalism shall be a plank for regional elections not for the national elections, has been silently emphasized by We, the people of India.
Hope for the best is the adage. But being happily tainted and never caring about being tainted are the characteristics of the winner, the Congress party. Shall we anticipate more Quattrochi like releases, more corruptions right from Planes to pickles, or for a change a combination of growth in economy, and development in corruption?
I remember Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiar, the great Tamizh poet who lamented, "Oh Fate!what have you in store for the humankind?" If you know the future for sure, the thrill of living would be lost. Let us look for the future with good hope and trust in GOD.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Taking Business Client centric
Customer were given an option to choose for it or ignore it. The next month, there was a call volume spike at Alice services, with customers who opted for the new joint billing finding it difficult and wishing to return to the previous state. Now that the Alice services have no clue what to do in such a situation. The customer were pressing for a restoring previous status or threatening to close the account. There was no SOP for such a situation.
Alice services were given the business of soliciting new accounts and also closures as and when necessary. So, when customers insisted on closure if their demands are not met, they opted to offer closure, as they have no specific instructions for such a situation, and customers were also demanding a quick solution so, checking with client was also not feasible. The client realized the impact after a week and a loss of hundreds of accounts. Then a roll back of the scheme was announced and alterations made to take necessary care for the business to stay. But the damage had already been done, smarting from that took a lot of time and money.
This is one of the banes in outsourcing, but there is another side to this issue also. Taking everything to the clients. To service a customer's special request, the outsource partners would wait and get the clients approval, by which time the customer would have gone out of hands.
The same happened in a place where one of my friend works. He was with a team that handles critical issues and dissatisfied customers. His team was trained by the client and they were deciding on the solutions to be provided for the customers. Once there happened a management change and the new manager didn't know an iota of the business intricacies. He was much concerned about the industry basic standards of TAT, on-time calls, and metrics like same day case closure, delayed case closure etc. The business was of a nature that the customer's were to be taken care of in every possible way. When freebies were to be stopped due to recession-bite, these guys still managed to get it in a different way for the customers.
But the new manager insisted on metrics through numbers. He didn't care for appreciation letters, praising mails etc. He wanted numbers to show that he mattered. When client came up with new work arounds, he would not question back as to the nature of the customers the team was handling. Had he done so, the clients not so business conducive proposals would have been scrapped at the start. Without discussion, the client's proposals were implemented and when results shot back they would still take "gaalis and golis" from the client and go around with the new work around.
None seemed to have realized the famous words of Jack Welch,"If an idea doesn't stand for a no holds barred discussion, the market place would kill it ruthlessly". The manager had his infamous justification, "If client says crow is white, crow is white. Because he is client and it is his business." Finally some of the people who were veterans in the business were sent off as they were not doing their "allocated job" and were asking too many questions. Now people who were retained in the business are looking around for opening elsewhere.
Well, what is the moral of the second story. BPO businesses should been run client centric. But making it centered around the client and according a demi-God status to the client would definitely ruin the business for the client- they are also humans and would err by nature- consequently to the outsource partners.
It should rather be a cooperative effort by both the client and the partners right from choosing the people to run the business. People who run critical business should atleast have a minimum business intelligence, rather than a "Yes Minister" attitude. The business managers and leadership team should dare to question the client on his proposals keeping the business in mind. Outsource employees should have the feeling of ownership towards the part of the business they run for the client. This attitude could be brought through by training, orientation and encouragements by the outsource management and the management of the client.
Jack Welch, Louis Gerstner and Lee Iacocca have developed a sense of ownership for GE, IBM and Ford respectively and they succeeded because of that. For that matter, take any of the successful business managers. They own it, they win with it. If you don't feel you own something, you will have indifference towards it. If you have indifference towards it, you will not care for it. If you don't care for it, you're not fit to run it, be it business, family, nation or a bicycle. Business managers need to develop a sense of ownership towards the business they manage to successfully run the show.


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The latest installment of my YouTube series "Katie Parla's Rome" visits the ancient cattle market, the banks of the Tiber River and the Circus Maximus. Join me for a stroll through Rome's ancient food spaces for a peek at the city's archeology viewed through a culinary lens. If you're up for more than a bit of armchair traveling, we can visit these and other ancient food destinations together on my tour "Food & Archeology: Trade, Traffic and Enterprise From Antiquity to Today". More details on my tours page.
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Rome is my absolute favorite city in the world and your videos totally bring it to life for me. Thank you! Even if I can't be there, I can experience it again through you. I've learned so much about this glorious city from you. I had no idea that area was the cattle market. I love the idea of imagining it there and a port at the banks of the Tiber. The history in Rome is so incredible.
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Utah Optician Joe Carbone's charitable work on behalf of kids who need glasses but can't afford them got a warm pat on the back from NBC News last week. In the segment called "Making a Difference," Carbone appears on camera to report that his clinic has equipped 100,000 needy kids with glasses since he mortgaged his house to launch his charity. "There's these kids who would have gone without gasses," he says. "And why? This is America. There's no reason why kids should go without glasses."
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Johnny Depp Xmas song is deeply offensive
HOLLYWOOD favourite Johnny Depp's bid for Christmas chart success has caused a religious storm.
One day, Johnny Depp and his cronies will face the judgment of our Lord and they will burn in hell for this filth
The Pirates Of The Caribbean heart-throb is hoping to rival The X Factor with the song Jesus Stag Night Club.
It tells the tale of a boozing, stolen car-driving Jesus look-alike who gets his kicks at lap-dancing clubs.
Furious religious groups have demanded the song be banned from the air-waves.
Depp has teamed up with band Babybird to record the tune.
Lee Douglas, spokesman for the religious pressure group The Christian Coalition, lashed Depp for his "blasphemy".
He said: "I'm sure he thinks he's being very funny but he's simply a disgrace.
"One day, Johnny Depp and his cronies will face the judgment of our Lord and they will burn in hell for this filth." The Focus on the Family campaign group also ripped into Depp over the "appalling" song.
A spokesman said: "We are sickened by Mr Depp's behaviour. Why did he need to record this song?
"It is a slap in the face to Christians all over the world." It is the second time Depp has recorded with the You're Gorgeous chart-toppers.
He played guitar on their song Unloveable last year.
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Babybird frontman Stephen Jones, 49, said: "Some people have no sense of humour."


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Senegal coach Cisse hails 'perfect' World Cup start
Senegal manager Aliou Cisse hailed his side's tactical understanding after the West Africans defeated Poland in their World Cup opener.
Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye's deflected effort gave Senegal the lead, before M'Baye Niang pounced on a slack pass to double the advantage after the interval.
Gregorz Krychowiak pulled one back for the Poles but Cisse's side held off a barrage of late attacks to secure a pleasing win for the youngest coach at the tournament.
He said: "We managed to control the game tactically and emotionally. This victory means we enter the competition in the best possible way, but we know it will be a difficult match against Japan."
"I guarantee the whole of Africa is supporting us. I get phone calls from everywhere. We are proud to represent Africa."
Poland boss Adam Nawałka insisted his team have the mentality to bounce back when they face a Columbia side who also suffered an opening day defeat next.
He said: "I think we have a lot of stamina and strength within the team to start our match against Colombia with full strength.
"I'm convinced we will recuperate and regenerate after this match. We will have a positive attitude in the next match."
Super Eagles whip Libya, Ighalo gets hat trick
A hat trick from Odion Ighalo and one goal from Samuel Kalu gave Nigeria's Super Eagles a 4-0 win over Libya in a 2019 AFCON Qualifier in Uyo.
The victory moved the Eagles into second place in Group E, behind leaders South Africa.
The Eagles now have six points from three matches, one point behind South Africa who earlier in the day mauled visiting Seychelles in Johannesburg 6-0.
Libya coach Adel Amrouche quits days before Nigeria game
Libya coach Adel Amrouche has resigned just four days before the Mediterranean Knights play Nigeria in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) confirmed his departure and added that his assistant Omar Al-Maryami will take over in an interim capacity.
The LFF also added it is looking to take action against Amrouche over his sudden departure.
BBC Sport understands that one of his main complaints was unpaid wages.
While Amrouche told the Reuters news agency he was frustrated by working conditions with the team.
The 50-year-old, who was born in Algeria, was only appointed in May and his first match in charge last month saw Libya force a 0-0 draw in South Africa.
Forced to play all their home qualifiers at a neutral venue because of the tenuous security situation in the North African country, Libya travel to face Nigeria on Friday and then play them again in the return in Sfax, Tunisia on Monday.
Libya have four points from their first two games in their bid to qualify for the 2019 finals in Cameroon, ahead of South Africa on goal difference with Nigeria one point behind.
The Seychelles are last in the group without any points with only the top two teams qualifying for the finals next June.
Jose Mourinho says speculation about his job will continue
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho feels his team played with "pride" after overturning a two-goal deficit to beat Newcastle 3-2 but says speculation about his job will continue.
Just hours after a report emerged that Mourinho would be sacked regardless of United's result against Newcastle, his team were rocked at Old Trafford as they conceded two goals in the opening 10 minutes.
But after being booed off at half-time, United avoided going five games without a win thanks to a thrilling second half fightback.
Juan Mata's free-kick was followed by Anthony Martial's equaliser, setting the stage for a 90th minute winner from Alexis Sanchez, who had been dropped by Mourinho before coming off the bench in the second half.
Whether Mourinho keeps his job remains to be seen, but the former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss came out fighting following weeks of criticism of his handling of United's squad, sparked by his fall-out with star midfielder Paul Pogba and other key players.
"As a friend of mine was saying to me this morning, if it rains in London tomorrow, it's my fault. Brexit, it's my fault. I have to be ready for this. There is a lot of wickedness and a clear manhunt," Mourinho said.
"In the end we won the match and I think we deserved to win. I think the fans deserved to win. At 2-0 at half-time, with all the dynamic of the man-hunting, I think they behaved amazingly well for the team. This is what a football club is.
"The industry I work in is different, a lot of wickedness, too much wickedness in something that should be beautiful.
"For me it's not easy but I think life is made of experiences and some are new and some are deja vu. This is new but I think it makes me a better manager and a better person because I understand things in human nature."
– 'I can cope' –
Mourinho insisted he wouldn't be affected by the doubters claiming he has lost control of his club and is destined for the axe.
Instead, he claimed the criticism was more of a problem for players who froze under the spotlight.
"In the biggest clubs in the world there are periods with a lot of meat and periods with a lot of bones," he said.
"I am 55 years old, I am mature, I can cope with it and live with being hunted. I think some of the boys are not coping well with it.
"The way they started the game was panicking. I thought at some moments we could score in our own goal. It's not easy for them.
"I cope with it, with some sadness, but I'm a big boy. Clearly some of the boys, Marcus Rashford was sad on the pitch, Scott McTominay was scared on the pitch. All the players committed mistakes that were not normal."
Amid all the talk of shattered relationships with Pogba, Eric Bailly, Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia, who was left out of the squad, Mourinho was adamant the fightback showed he retains the squad's support.
"It's ridiculous talk to say they don't play for the manager, they play for the club. It's not about that," he said.
"What I asked the players is to give absolutely everything.
"This is not about me, this is not about the players, this is about the club, and in the second half the players gave absolutely everything. Nothing more to give."
FIFA suspends Sierra Leone from football activities
FIFA has suspended the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) with immediate effect, due to government interference in soccer affairs, the sport's world governing body said on Friday.
FIFA's decision came after it wrote to the African country's sports minister expressing "grave concern" about the removal of SLFA President Isha Johansen and General Secretary Christopher Kamara.
The football governing body had asked for both individuals to be allowed to access SLFA premises without delay to ensure that the operations of the association, including FIFA-funded projects, were not jeopardised.
"The suspension will be lifted once SLFA and its recognised leadership have confirmed to FIFA that the SLFA administration, premises, accounts and communication channels are under their control once again
"Following its suspension, SLFA has lost all its membership rights as defined in article 13 of the World Football Statutes.
"The SLFA's national and affiliated club teams are no longer entitled to take part in international competitions until the suspension is lifted," FIFA said in a statement.
Last month, the country's anti-corruption commission followed through on a threat to raid the SLFA's offices amid allegations of match-fixing involving the national team.
FIFA is also looking at matches as far back as a World Cup qualifier against South Africa in 2008 as part of their own investigation into the match-fixing allegations.
Both Johansen and Kamara deny any wrongdoing.
AFCON 2019: Rohr calls Musa, Onazi, Ekong, 21 others for Libya
Super Eagles' Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has invited in-form Ahmed Musa and 23 other players for this month's double-take 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Libya's Mediterranean Knights.
Arsenal FC of England forward Alex Iwobi (who scored the goal against Zambia that qualified Nigeria for the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the same venue a year ago), will return alongside Italy –based duo William Ekong and Olaoluwa Aina. All three missed the 3-0 win over Seychelles in Mahe last month due to injury.
Goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa is the only home –based professional.
China –based forward Odion Ighalo and Russia –based defender Bryan Idowu are also among the pack that has been called to hunt for the six maximum points against Group E leaders Libya in the Matchday 3 and 4 games. Nigeria host the first leg at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Saturday, 13th October with the return scheduled for the 18,000 –capacity Stade Taïeb Mhiri in the city of Sfax, Tunisia on Tuesday, 16th October.
Also back is effervescent winger Moses Simon (edged out of the World Cup party by injury). Former junior international Isaac Success is called but Italy –based Simeon Nwankwo, who was in Seychelles and scored against Liberia in a friendly last month, is omitted. 2015 U17 World Cup –winning captain Kelechi Nwakali is also overlooked.
All invited players are to report in the Akwa Ibom State capital on Monday, 8th October 2018.
Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Elche FC, Spain); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba FC); Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South Africa)
Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor FC, Turkey); Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United, England); Bryan Idowu (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia); Chidozie Awaziem (FC Porto, Portugal); William Ekong (Udinese FC, Italy); Leon Balogun (Brighton & Hove Albion, England); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Jamilu Collins (SC Paderborn 07, Germany)
Midfielders: Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor FC, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Stoke City FC, England); John Ogu (Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Israel)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Al Nasr FC, Saudi Arabia); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Moses Simon (Levante FC, Italy); Henry Onyekuru (Galatasaray SK, Turkey); Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai, China); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England); Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux FC, France); Isaac Success (Watford FC, England)
Luka Modric Receives FIFA's 'Best' Award
The 33-year-old Croatian midfielder ended the decade-long dominance by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi over the league's top player award yesterday. Modric helped Real Madrid win its third consecutive UEFA Champions League, then captained Croatia to its first World Cup final. He beat out Ronaldo, who scored 44 goals this season, and Mohamed Salah, who won the Puskas Award for best goal. Meanwhile, critics took aim at the award itself — rebranded as "The Best" in 2016 — and the glitzy ceremony as a marketing ploy by the soccer association
Anthony Joshua KOs Alexander Povetkin to retain world heavyweight titles
ANTHONY JOSHUA knocked out Alexander Povetkin during a convincing victory at Wembley.
He secured a terrific victory over Alexander Povetkin with a seventh round knockout at Wembley in front of a packed-out crowd.
The Watford-born fighter unleashed a flurry of blows to send Povetkin sprawling, almost out of the ring at one point.
The Russian got back to his feet before Joshua landed the killer blows to seal a big win in front of his home crowd.
Joshua had to overcome an early storm as Povetkin flew out of the traps with several big blows.
He suffered a bloody nose in the first round but found his composure and turned the tide back on Povetkin.
Joshua began to deal damage, cutting Povetkin above the left eye, and turned on the style in the seventh to dispatch his undefeated opponent.
The 28-year-old will move onto an even bigger fight in 2019, with Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte all among the names sure to be bandied around.
Take a look through the images below for the moment Anthony Joshua knocked out Alexander Povetkin at Wembley.
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FIFA, CAF send observers for NFF board election
The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has named Messrs Luca Piazza and Solomon Mudege as its observers to Thursday's elections into the Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) 2018-2022.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mudege is FIFA's Senior Manager for Development Programmes (Africa), while Piazza is a senior official in the FIFA President's office.
A statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF's Director of Communications on Monday, also said the Confederation of African Football (CAF) designated a member of its Executive Committee, Mr Sita Sangare, as its observer to the big event.
It said this was communicated through a letter addressed to the NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi and signed by CAF Secretary General, Amr Fahmy,
Sangare, an Army Colonel, is also President of the Burkina Faso Football Federation.
Katsina town is already bubbling for the much anticipated polls with the arrival on Monday of an advance team from the NFF Secretariat.
The NFF Electoral Committee put in place by the NFF Congress at the 2017 Annual General Assembly in Jos, which is headed by Mr Muhammed Sani Katu, will conduct the polls.
The committee has already cleared incumbent Amaju Pinnick, former Nigeria international and one –time NFF Secretary General Taiwo Ogunjobi, former NFF President Aminu Maigari and Chinedu Okoye to contest for the Presidency.
Incumbent Seyi Akinwunmi will vie with Sunday Dele-Ajayi for the 1st Vice President's position, while Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah will oppose incumbent Ibrahim Musa Gusau for the slot of Chairman of Chairmen.
A total of 15 other persons will battle for the remaining eight available positions on the Executive Committee.
All 44 Members of the Nigeria Football Federation Congress will cast their votes on Thursday. A number of the voters will arrive in Katsina on Tuesday.
Nine-year-old Nigerian boy signs to Arsenal
A 9-YEAR-OLD Nigerian boy has signed to Arsenal after impressing the football club during a five-week trial.
Jayden Adetiba has been living in South Africa and has also spent time living in the UK.
Adetiba has been a fan of the team his whole life. He spoke about how he felt about the news.
"I thank God and my parents for this. I am very happy.
"I train three times a week at the academy and we have a match at the weekend," he told The Sun.
John, Jayden's father, tweeted a picture of his son signing documents at the club with the caption: "The little man joins the big club!!"
Brent Sanders, Adetiba's former coach at SuperSport United Soccer School in Cape Town, told KweséESPN: "Jayden worked with me for two years from the age of seven, and from his first practice session I could see that he was an exceptional talent that stood out in the group.
"You could see he had something special, but what was also so impressive was the way he progressed almost with every training session. He had a real hunger to learn and was able to put that into practice quickly."
Nff Bans, Fines Salisu Yusuf
The Nigeria Football Federation's ethics committee on fair play has banned the Super Eagles assistant coach Salisu Yusuf from all football –related activities for one year.
This is due to a video documentary in which he was seen collecting the sum of $1,000 from an undercover reporter posing as a player's agent.
In its report submitted to the NFF secretariat on Tuesday the committee found as a fact that it was not an error of judgment on the part of coach Salisu Yusuf but a self and confident decision to have received the cash gift of $1,000 from the decoy player agent and undercover reporter purportedly acting on behalf of players Osas Okoro And Rabiu Ali.
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Senate Calls for Release of Leah Sharibu; Observes 2-Minute Silence in Honour of Hauwa Leman
Senate Begins Investigation into $3.5billion Unappropriated 'Subsidy Recovery Fund'
Senate Approves Budget of Security Agencies for 2019 General Elections
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Trump Accuses Climate Change Scientists Of " Political Agenda"
Obiano Decorated as "Champion of Democracy" in Boston
Meghan Markle is pregnant and the internet is obviously going into meltdown
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Kidnapped Aid Workers in Nigeria May Have Just Hours Before Being Killed
Mmanti Umoh, Founder Teennation Africa Conferred United Kingdom Institute of Management Specialists Fellow
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Herdsmen and Farmers: Realities, Response and Resolution of a National Dilemma
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Buhari to Obasanjo, Atiku: You will lose together
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome's daughter talks about sex before marriage
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Excluded from the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector are establishments primarily engaged in agricultural research and administering programs for regulating and conserving land, minerals, wildlife, and forest use. These establishments are classified in Industry 54171, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences; and Industry 92412, Administration of Conservation Programs, respectively. Lawn and Garden Services and Ornamental Shrub and Tree Services are no longer classified under Agricultural Services and are now classified under Industry 56173, "Landscaping Services". Landscape Architectural Services are now classified in their own Industry, 54132, while Horticulture Consulting has been moved to Industry 54169 "Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services." All Veterinary Services have been removed from Agricultural Services to their own Industry, 54194. Also excluded are manufacturing activities that may be related to this sector e.g. seafood processing and lumber.
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text: In his debut book, Mockingbird founder and editor-in-chief David Zahl riffs on the intersection of music, memoir, and theology to create a fresh and colorful series of essays that truly stands alone. Constructed like an album, A Mess of Help surveys some of pop's most eccentric icons in hopes of finding answers to both the small questions ("Who am I?") and the big ones ("What about Michael Jackson?"), unearthing timeless wisdom even as it entertains. So if you've ever wondered how fundamentalism sparked Guns N' Roses, what ABBA can do for your marriage, or why Brian Wilson built his sandbox, open your heart and drop the needle.