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Wednesday, 22 April 2015
The Dead Sea
One irony of not being able to swim is that, if you drown, your body decomposes and gases inflate your stomach. This then makes you lighter than water. So, after failing to stay afloat alive after many hours in the cold sea, you end up being able to float, dead, and coloured a little more grey and blue than a European beach tourism brochure would want to have on its front page.
Italy and Malta have raised the alarm about refugees crossing the Mediterranean, and this week European ministers will decide what to do about it. But they have a problem, since European politics is at the centre of the trouble. The UK and France promoted the intervention in Libya to unseat Gaddafi; France has screwed up its colonies in Tunisia, Mali and Chad; Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia have been on the receiving end of many powers' interests; Syria has been undermined by the western powers, while Israel, a key force of instability in the Middle East, is persistently backed by the Europeans as well as by the US, something adding to the Palestinian contingent among the refugees.
The political trouble for Europe is exacerbated by a chronic economic crisis that means it is even harder to maintain the veneer of supporting 'human rights' and all the other verbiage. So, their policy will probably target the symptoms, ie the traffickers. The cause, their role in the oppression of the Middle East and Africa, will obviously not be considered.
Tony Norfield, 22 April 2015
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Should Europeans commit the last of their pension money, destroy their social democacry, extirpate their cultures, genetic identity, etc., to facilitate invasion of their countries? Would mass-suicide be a proper move, speeding the process up a few years?
Your blog is very vocal about 20th Century colonialism; why are you silent on this matter here? Do you know how much wage suppression causes, extending capitalism by keeping profits at that sweet 12 percent/year it demands? Do you know how the accelerated the destruction of social services are, a combination of right-wing cuts and over extension from millions of illiterate, intolerant peasants? Do you know the hundreds of millions in remittances the immigrants send home, further eroding the domestic economy in an age of austerity?
If you are so pro-migration, please show you are not racist in only championing anti-Western migration and shine your stern Victorian light on the non-Western world, which has no immigration policy, only barriers to migration...
- 27 April 2015 at 18:09
You are a real anti humanitarian anonymous, as well as being incredibly ill informed, almost to comical levels. But given human history your sort of absurdity can never be taken lightly, even though that is how it should be taken.
- 29 April 2015 at 17:29
- Tony Norfield said...
Please see my reply to Anonymous, Imperialism and Social Democracy, 29 April 2015
- 29 April 2015 at 18:57
Can you shine that stern social liberal light of moralism on atrocities in other lands, such as the rape epidemic in Africa, or the forced labor in the third world, or illegality of homosexuality in the Muslim world? Or is your stern Victorian moralism singularly applied to the Western male patriarchy, lol?
- 5 June 2015 at 07:40
My reply to social identity politics Norfield were censored. For similar content, just check into any corporate liberal website.
- 7 June 2015 at 21:00
- Tony Norfield said...
A note: None of the comments by 'Anonymous' has been censored, deleted, whatever. They have just been destroyed in my reply on 29 April entitled 'Imperialism and Social Democracy'.
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The sixth annual presentation of Russian Holocaust Essay Laureates convened yesterday in Paris under the auspices of UNESCO.
Photo: (L-R Back Row) - Alexandre Kaplan, Dr.Shimon Samuels, Christopher Dickey, Samuel Pisah, Dr. Ilya Altman, Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova, DDG Engida, Judith Pisah, Kristen Killion, U.S Ambassador David Killion, Richard Odier, Annette Blum, Dr. Graciela Samuels
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Attended by the Ambassadors of the Russian Federation, the United States of America and Israel, the proceedings were opened by UNESCO Deputy Director-General, Getachew Engida.
Russian Ambassador and President of UNESCO Executive Board, Eleonora Mitrofanova, emphasized the pernicious effects of Holocaust denial and the need for universal acknowledgment of the UN's Holocaust Commemoration Day on 27 January (the date that Auschwitz was liberated by the Red Army in 1945).
Newsweek Bureau Chief, Christopher Dickey, drew the lessons for contemporary media from Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" speech.
Auschwitz survivor and international lawyer, Samuel Pisar, in a keynote entitled "Remembrance with Hindsight and Foresight", spoke as an orphaned child-survivor, calling himself "a young animal reacting instinctively to danger", following his mother's dictum: "do whatever to stay alive!" Noting his later role, during the Cold War, in commercial transactions and conflict – mitigation between East and West, Pisar compared Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany as "Stalin wanted Me Red, Hitler wanted Me Dead", adding his debt to both the US Army and the Red Army for saving his life. UNESCO Education expert and Sorbonne President Georges Haddad, described his sector's Holocaust pedagogy and his family's World War II experience in Tunisia.
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child survivor, Alexandre Kaplan, and the Simon Wiesenthal Centre France President, Richard Odier. The Centre's Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels, thanked UNESCO and, especially, special Adviser Dr. Graciela Vaserman Samuels, for conceiving the event. He also acknowledged that "as a British Jew, born just after World War II, his family was saved by 30 miles of Channel water from the Holocaust raging on the continent."
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Friday, September 7, 2012
Socialist Sweden STILL more competitive than the USA
According to the recently released World Competitive Report from the World Economic Forum Sweden is still several spots ahead of the US when it comes to global competitiveness. The news wasn't all good for Sweden, as they slipped a spot, from 3rd to 4th, giving up a place on the top podium to Finland, they still maintain a solid lead against the US.
In fact two Nordic social welfare states lead the US in global competitiveness, in first place there is in third place is Finland and fourth is Sweden. Number two is Singapore. First place goes to Switzerland
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The report pointed out that Sweden is top in its technological readiness, taking first place and is also highly sophisticated in business. It also has a strong and stable macroeconomic environment. The cause for Sweden's drop? An ongoing deterioration of the institutional framework – a result of the current government's politics.
This should serve as a bit of evidence that governments with a strong social welfare system can also be innovative and competitive, but with all of the negative attention Europe has been getting lately, this type of info gets swept under the rug.
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Interesting. Such reports are always fun to take part of but I also think that you must always have that in mind that it's difficult, if not impossible, to present such a complex system as a whole society in some few "factors". However, it gives a hint and an overview of how different countries deal with different issues and also what factors that people seem to value more (i.e what is important to people?) since these factors are the ones that are brought up in such studies.ReplyDelete
Good point, I agree - it provides interesting data, but how important the actual numbers are in the longterm is really unclear. Denmark continues to win Happiest Country in the world, but what does that really mean?ReplyDelete
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Death to the BCS! Sportswriters Dan Wetzel and Michael Weinreb Pick Apart the Stupidest System in Sports
Like all great works of investigative reporting, this one began with a question: everyone knows that college football's Bowl Championship Series—a.k.a. the BCS—is the stupidest thing in sports, so why can't we get rid of it? The answer, like in all great works of investigative reporting, is complicated. Fortunately Dan Wetzel, an ace writer for Yahoo! Sports, and his co-authors Josh Peter and Jeff Passan, took the time and did the leg work to unravel it. Death to the BCS: The Definitive Case Against the Bowl Championship Series delivers exactly what the title promises, bolstered by exhaustive reporting. It is a must-read for passionate fans of college football; just be prepared to be infuriated once you're done. The upshot? Yes, the BCS is as craven and foolish as you think. No, it isn't going anywhere, not for a while. To explain why, Wetzel got on the phone with another ace sportswriter who is similarly addicted to college football and despondent over the BCS: Michael Weinreb, whose new book, Bigger Than the Game: Bo, Boz, The Punky QB and How the '80s Created the Modern Athlete, is the fall's other must-read sports book.
After the jump, Wetzel and Weinreb pick apart the system and explain why the myths about its worthiness persist, how we can possibly get rid of it, and exactly how much bandleaders get paid for bowl appearances by their schools. (Yes, even they get paid.)
Weinreb: Your book is a great read, and there was a ton of stuff in there about how the BCS works that I didn't know about at all. And I think that's true for most fans of college football. None of us know this stuff.
Wetzel: We didn't either. The book started a few years ago when we decided to figure out why we really don't have a playoff system in college football. The excuses that they pop out—"We don't wanna inconvenience the cheerleaders"—is clearly not a reason. We've heard the propaganda for 14 years. And nobody believes it. So what's the real reason? Well, this is America, so you follow the money. We literally went through thousands of pages of tax documents, university contracts, talked to accountants, everybody. And at various times the light bulb would go on and we'd be like, "Wow, I hadn't thought of this." So where we ended up with the book was not where we started.
What was the thing in your reporting that surprised you the most or caught you off guard?
How little even the people in college sports know how this works. It's less of a conspiracy as much as it's people just too uninterested or incapable of figuring out what the real deal is. We found out that there's no way bowl games are going to go out of business—the myth of the dead bowl. It was surprising how many people didn't realize that until you explained how the bowl games financially operate. And I'm talking about conference commissioners, athletic directors, television people—they just never understood that stuff. I thought that there would be a group of people that knew how it all really worked. But even they accepted the myths.
**This is definitely a muckraking book, and it seems like there are bad guys along the way. But are they really bad guys, or is this just ineptitude. **
I don't think anyone in this book is bad. Innocent people are not dying here, you know what I mean? No one's bad. They're just businessmen protecting their interests. If I was them, I would be doing the exact same thing. I don't blame any of the bowl directors. I think the athletic directors and the university presidents and the conference commissioners have an obligation to find out how the system works and do what's best financially for their institutions. Believe me, the reason this doesn't exist in the NFL is because Jerry Jones and Bob Kraft actually own their teams and they would say, "I'm not giving away 60 percent of our post-season game revenue to some independent third party bowl director." But who owns Big State University? No one. These schools are outsourcing their most profitable product! No business on earth outsources the postseason! No sport would ever do that!
But there are lots of incentives for a school's athletic director to preserve this system, right? They get bonuses for going to bowl games, which was surprising to me. I had no idea that that was the case.
Yeah. You go 6-6 and you make the worst bowl game possible, and you pick up $30,000. See, they have all these little ways to keep people from rocking the boat. And that's really it. So even though there's way, WAY more money involved if you change the system, there's enough incentive for each individual person sitting in the way to say, "Eh, I'm not gonna fight this fight." We talked to a lot of ADs who were uncomfortable with it. They said, "This doesn't make sense." But trying to change it is such a huge task, because everyone's saying, "Hey man, I'm getting my money. We get our weekend of vacation. The bowl games lobby us relentlessly, they have golf outings and cocktail parties and then you get your bonus from the school. And so why rock the boat?" There's very little courage in college athletics. It's all about: get in there, get on the gravy train, and stay as long as you can.
So what is it going to take to create a seismic change in the sport? Are there certain teams we should be rooting for this year? Would Boise State playing in the national championship game really make that much of a difference?
I think if Boise played TCU [Texas Christian] in the championship game, that would certainly cause some kind of mayhem. But really what does it is the more times you have five, six, seven undefeated teams— big conference teams that just never had a chance to play for the title.
**There's been a history of that— undefeated teams not even getting a shot at the title. I remember when BYU went undefeated in the 80s. And I think Penn State won the title that year. **
Joe Paterno has had four undefeated teams not win a title. So who's been worked over more than Joe Paterno and Penn State?
You portray Paterno as the conscience of this whole thing—which, being a Penn State guy, I appreciate. But is he really one of the only coaches who's ahead on this topic?
Way ahead of the game on it. Way ahead. And what are you gonna do, rip back at Joe Paterno? He's a smart guy. He just instinctively knows this is ridiculous. And he's been arguing against it forever, for decades.
**So does this change? What has to happen? I guess that's the big question. **
By educating people on the issue, getting past the propaganda. And this is a sophisticated operation: they have Washington lobbyists and political relations firms and former White House spokesmen and advertising campaigns. Everything is pounded home to the fans—that these are the facts when they aren't the facts. Once people realize how it really works, how much money is being lost, how ridiculous the system is, the conversation will go from, "Maybe we ought to change this" to "We are absolute utter morons if we don't change this." It works for nobody except a select few bowl operators. Other than those people everybody else would benefit from a playoff system. And even for them, their bowl games would go on—as we show, they just they wouldn't make $600,000. They'd make $200,000. I'm willing to make that trade!
**Here's one of the defenses of the BCS that I keep hearing, and maybe you can knock it down: as a fan, there is something alluring about this notion that every week is crucial, that a playoff system will somehow cheapen the regular season. What's the counterargument? **
Well, very few games actually have any national title implications, first of all. And if Ohio State and Alabama don't lose then nobody's games mattered at all. The season is already cheapened. I'll give you an example that's in the book. The SEC used to have a near monopoly on the Saturday night national telecast. Then a few years back ESPN decided, "We're gonna put games on ABC. We're gonna put them on ESPN2, ESPNU. We're gonna counterprogram college football with more college football." Well the SEC calls up ESPN and rants and raves. "This is terrible. It's gonna hurt our coverage. We're no longer going to be the only game that matters." And ESPN said, "Watch. Your ratings will go up." And they went way up.
See, most games throughout the year are mismatches. This is the way college football works. But if you expand that out to where you have the interlocking fortunes of all these different teams playing for seeding, for home-field advantage, for at large bids, for conference titles—the ratings will go through the roof each October and November. The interest in the sport will go through the roof. That's what the TV ecutives will tell you. Even the conference commissioners agree. Because you would have so many more games that would matter, as opposed to this gradual dwindling down. Now would you lose some of those occasional magical moments? Yeah, possibly. But you also gain more of them, because more games would actually have an impact on the title. And then you would add to it with fifteen playoff games that would reach a level of excitement that we never have now, except for your occasional conference title game. The interest in the sport would go up. It may seem counter intuitive, but that's what would happen.
By the way, it's also important how you structure a playoff system: you have to have home field advantage. You have to have automatic bids so there's easier first round games. You have to structure the playoff the proper way, not just No. 1 through No. 16 playing at neutral sites. You have to reward the regular season.
What about a plus-one, which is just one more game after the bowl games—you re-rank all the teams and then have the new top two play one more game?
Plus-one is better than what we have now, but it doesn't solve the problem. You still have the bowl games entrenched. And it doesn't make that much more money for the sport. And that would actually cheapen the regular season far more than the sixteen team playoff. But would it be better? Yeah, it'd be better. This current BCS system is better than the old one. But why do we have to settle for just a little bit better? Because we don't wanna hurt the feelings of the guy who runs the Outback Bowl?
**There are a lot of fans who would say, "I don't care if these people are corrupt. I just want a clear way to determine a national champion." Given that, what's the argument that the system needs a massive overhaul as opposed to solving the problem with a plus-one? Why should the average fan care whether these bowl games are raking in money and doing it in a lousy way? **
Do they want great, or do they want average? Why not ask for the best? Why not demand the best out of the sport? Right now, they frustratingly accept garbage. But can you imagine the excitement of a Final Four Saturday where you have Alabama visiting the Horseshoe in Columbus, and then right after that you have Texas playing at Oregon? Imagine the campuses, the excitement. Imagine doing three weeks of that. It would rival the NFL playoffs. It would be every bit as big. It's like if the NFL said, "Why have the NFL playoffs go for four weeks? Let's just do two." Well, because four weeks is better than two.
Yes, but at some point there's always a fear of dilution, right? Pretty soon everyone's playing in the postseason.
You've got a 120 teams playing Division I college football. So you're talking about 16 percent getting in. In the NFL, 37 percent of the league gets to the playoff. So you're a long way from diluting it. And the NFL playoffs haven't been diluted at all. The Sunday afternoon NFL wild card game last year had a 20 percent higher rating than the BCS title game. I understand your point, but what you're arguing is something that the consumers have proven wrong over and over again. We love this. Give us more. Give us more games that matter. Put them on our great college campuses. Make it do or die. Bring the Cinderella in. Do it the right way, and the ratings will be through the roof. I mean one of funniest things the BCS people say a lot is, "But will anyone go to the games? We're not sure we can sell the tickets" Really? You really don't think you can sell the tickets? I'm sorry, but they put Division I-AA in these stadiums in the middle of September, and there's a hundred thousand people there.
The other argument that's always seemed ridiculous to me is the academics argument: too many missed classes for the players. You destroy that one in the book.
Just run the whole playoff during Christmas break. These arguments—they made that one in front of Congress. One big point the book tries to make is that our intelligence just gets insulted by these people. You know how long it took me to solve that missed-classes problem? About 45 seconds. Jeez, why don't you run the playoff every Saturday during Christmas break? Well hey, low and behold, it fits perfect! Done! But they literally sit there in front of Congress and spit this stuff out over and over. And let's just be honest. These people who run college football, they don't respect any concern about the academics.
Well, exactly. That's the hypocrisy: Now they care about academics?
They don't stop playing college basketball for finals. The games go on all the time. The ACC / Big Ten challenge is in the middle of the week! But we can't schedule a football game on December 29.
Do the coaches have enough clout to change this? Because most of them are on the side of a playoff at this point, right?
Well, what they do, the BCS people trot out these garbage polls. They say, "Coach, would you rather have a playoff or a bowl?" And they go, "Well, I'd rather have a bowl because 70 teams get in and I get a $160,000 bonus when I go to a bowl game." Christ! The whole question is a false premise, because bowl games will continue to operate. So let's see: do you really think coaches that are making huge money right now would oppose an extra $500 million a year getting flooded into the sport?
Probably not.
Their salaries would fly up! The ratings will go up! The interest will go up! Everything will go up! Nobody runs a system like this. The Price is Right has a more sophisticated system to choose its champion than college football. And how about the polls? Why do we use polls? Because in the 1930s bored sports writers came up with the idea, so we still do it. Do we poll movie reviewers about who's going to win the Oscars? Do we poll reporters about politics? "Well, I've got Sarah Palin ranked number one right now." No! The poll was designed by a bunch of guys who were like, "Hey let's get some other writers. It'll be fun. Who's number one?" But in college football, they use it as their actual system!
And the BCS computer rankings are just as bad.
They are currently under protest by quantitative analysts. They say, "This is bogus. Don't do it. It's an insult to math." That's the system.
Can you tell a story from your book about some of the particularly insane economics of these bowl games? There's a great one in there about the Outback Bowl.
A funny example—I guess it's funny—is the 2009 Outback Bowl. The Iowa band played at halftime, providing free entertainment for the game. But the Outback Bowl made them buy $65 tickets for each member of the band. And the game was not sold out. So the University of Iowa had to pay $22,490 so their band could play for free. All total, the University of Iowa spent $328,340 on their band to attend the 2009 Outback Bowl. And they wouldn't even let the band in for free.
Don't some college bandleaders get a bonus if their team goes to a bowl? Did I write that down correctly?
Yeah, they'll get a bonus. Everybody at the school gets a bonus. That's just the university getting jobbed over by their athletic department.
What's the bonus like for a bandleader?
Oh, they might get $4000 or $5000, something like that.
That's not bad for doing nothing to impact the game.
Yeah, for going to Florida for a week.
**So to wrap up: should we be rooting for Boise State this year? Is that our takeaway as a fan—like, here's what you can do? **
Yeah, I think that would cause a kind of outrage. Any time there's an outrage that will cause people to examine what the system really is about, you take a step closer to actual change. Whether that's Boise State versus TCU or six undefeated teams. Let's say Oregon and Oklahoma didn't get in but they go undefeated. Well, if you're the University of Oklahoma and you're undefeated and you can't get into the championship game, that's significant. You're Oklahoma. This isn't Boise State.
So basically, until the system changes the best thing we can do to make it happen is to root for teams to get screwed over?
Unfortunately, yeah. The only way to get the average person to care enough is that their team just got jobbed.


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Shocked into action by a Lady's Island woman who legally bought a gun and allegedly took it to a Charleston school, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina rolled out a bill Wednesday that bans some people who are mentally ill from buying firearms.
Under current law, court decisions involving mental competency do not have to be reported to the federal gun database, according to Graham, a Republican. Gun stores around the nation rely on the database to identify potential gun buyers who are ineligible to buy firearms.
Under the bill, backed by a bipartisan coalition of senators, certain federal court records pertaining to a person's mental health would have to be included in the database. That would block gun purchases, according to the senators.
That includes people who federal courts have found to be:
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- Not guilty by reason of insanity or mental disease or defect. That was the case for Lady's Island resident Alice Boland, who was allowed to buy a handgun at a Walterboro gun store last month. She took the gun to Ashley Hall school in Charleston, pointed it at two school officials and pulled the trigger, according to police. The gun was loaded but did not fire because there was no cartridge in the chamber of the semiautomatic weapon, police said. Boland pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in 2009 after threatening President George W. Bush, members of Congress and others, according to court records.
- An imminent danger to themselves or others, as well as those involuntarily committed to treatment by a psychiatric hospital.
- Incompetent to stand trial in a criminal case.
It does not include those who seek voluntary treatment for mental illness and those in mental institutions for observation. It also requires a process for reinstatement of gun-ownership rights at the state and federal levels for those who recover from mental illness.
"Our bill addresses the Boland case, and other similar instances, to ensure that those who have been declared an imminent danger to themselves or others aren't legally able to obtain a firearm," Graham said. "I would expect overwhelming bipartisan support for our legislation."
That support includes the National Rifle Association, which endorsed the bill Wednesday.
"The NRA strongly supports this legislation to improve the National Instant Check System," said Chris W. Cox, executive director of NRA's Institute for Legislative Action. "This bill will create accurate definitions of those who pose serious threats and should be barred from the ability to buy or possess a firearm, while protecting the rights of law abiding citizens and veterans."
Michel Faliero, leader of a group of Ashley Hall parents that has been pushing for new laws to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill, applauded Graham's efforts. However, she said comprehensive reform is likely a long way off and will require work at the federal and state levels.
Faliero points to criminal cases in which a person with mental illness agrees to get treatment. Under Graham's bill, that person would still have access to guns.
"There are so many examples of where people can fall through the cracks and be able to buy a gun," Faliero said. "We've got to find a way to make sure they have their due process but aren't allowed to get guns."
Faliero and other Ashley Hall parents are working with state lawmakers and state Attorney General Alan Wilson to strengthen state gun laws. A bill working its way through the S.C. House and Senate would require the state to turn over mental-health records for inclusion in the federal gun database.
South Carolina is one of 12 states that does not report mental-health data to the federal government and is one of six states with no laws limiting those who are mentally ill from purchasing firearms in certain circumstances.
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£200m grassroots football facilities project up and running with official launch of Sheffield Graves hub, as FA invites local authorities across the country to submit interest for nationwide rollout
The Football Association has officially unveiled the first of its new Parklife grassroots football hubs in Sheffield.
The official launch of St George's Park Sheffield Graves, which opened last month, marks the first step in the FA's ambitious plan to improve grassroots football facilities across the country and provide football for all - through investment in pitches, facilities and participation programmes.
FA chief executive Martin Glenn also used the opportunity to announce plans for a national expansion of Parklife, which will see multi-pitch football hubs built across 30 English cities by 2020.
Local authorities across the country are invited to submit expressions of interest to join the Parklife programme in a three-month bidding process, while planning applications have already been approved for hubs in Liverpool and west London.
A second Parklife hub has opened in Thorncliffe in north Sheffield - Graves is in the south - whilst a third hub is planned for Westfield in the south east of the city, with Sheffield City Council making a significant financial contribution to the construction of three sites.
The project will see a nationwide investment in facilities of £200m, with the FA supported by the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS), the Premier League and local partners for each hub.
Glenn said: "The FA is committed to football for all - through significant investment in pitches, facilities and participation programmes. The Parklife Football Hubs Programme exemplifies this.
"We have a marvellous facility here - and it is the start of something very special. As Parklife expands nationally, it will mark the end of a story all-too-familiar to the grassroots footballer of poor pitches, woefully inadequate changing facilities and a battle against the elements to get fixtures completed each winter."
The first two Sheffield hubs will host league matches for up to five resident clubs, played on state-of-the-art 3G artificial pitches, which will help combat the inevitable disruption caused by frozen and waterlogged surfaces during the harsh winter months.
Typically, a well-maintained natural turf pitch can offer 6-8 playing hours of football a week, whilst a modern 3G pitch can accommodate double that volume every day, thus hugely increasing playing opportunities and allowing hubs to offer football at flexible times to suit a wider range of players.
The new centres, which are fully accessible, will accommodate flexible forms of the game and are available for use by other sports, will be run day-to-day by leisure operator Pulse, who won the contract through competitive tender from the newly formed Sheffield Football Trust, created to oversee a self-sustaining business model for the facilities.
The Parklife model supports the FA's priority of giving every child that wants to play football access to a qualified coach and supports the recruitment and development of referees and volunteers to ensure a high quality playing experience.
Sports minister Tracey Crouch said: "Better football facilities are crucial to help strengthen the sport at the grassroots and that is exactly why the government is backing this project with funding.
"This state-of-the-art facility will be a big boost to community football in Sheffield, with the all-weather pitches perfect for year-round use as well as for developing talent and coaching young people in the city. I want to get more people involved in sport for the positive impact it has on people's lives and partnerships such as this one, bringing together the FA, local authority and government, can help achieve that."
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President Donald J. Trump was named the 45th President of the United States of America on Friday in Washington D.C.
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It's National Breakfast Month and Pistachio Chewy Bites has some recipes that are sure to become your family's favorites! To celebrate, they've compiled 2 of their favorite recipes from vegan sister chefs Heather and Jenny of Spork Foods to celebrate this fun holiday. See below for their Pistachio Chewy Bite Cinnamon Rolls and Coconut Chia Pudding with Pistachio Chewy Bites. By incorporating Pistachio Chewy Bites into the recipe ensure that you get a healthy dose of protein, potassium, fiber, and antioxidants that will help you get through your busy day ahead!
Yields about 10 cinnamon rolls
1 package fresh pizza dough (refrigerated)
Filling Ingredients:
6 finely chopped Setton Farms' Pistachio Chewy Bites.
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash nutmeg, freshly grated
Dash sea salt
2 tablespoons melted non-dairy butter, divided
Frosting Ingredients:
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1 teaspoon soy creamer
1/2 teaspoon maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash sea salt
Roll dough out into a large rectangle shape on a floured cutting board.
In a mixing bowl, combine pistachios, cranberries, brown rice syrup cinnamon, nutmeg and sea salt. Set aside. Brush dough with melted non-dairy butter and sprinkle with pistachio, cranberry filling mixture. Roll into a coil. Cut into 1 1Ž2 inch rounds and place rounds in an 8 x 8 square baking dish.
When rolls are in dish, brush with more melted non-dairy butter. Cover and let rise until rolls are almost doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350° and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
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Coconut Chia Pudding with Pistachio Chewy Bites
Serves 4
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3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1/3 cup organic black chia seeds
6 Setton Farms Pistachio Chewy Bites, diced
2 tablespoons flaked coconut, for topping *Optional
In a mixing bowl, add coconut milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and sea salt. Whisk until uniform. Add chia seeds and whisk again until uniform.
Let mixture rest for about 5-10 minutes and then stir once more. Cover and let rest in refrigerator for 1 hour to overnight.
To serve, layer half of the diced Setton Farms Pistachio Chewy Bites in the bottom of 4 glasses. Scoop pudding into glasses and top with remaining Setton Farms Pistachio Chewy Bites and flaked coconut, if using.
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VoIP (which stands for "voice over internet protocol" and is commonly referred to simply as an internet phone) is a highly cost effective and reliable way for businesses or even homeowners to make calls across the world or even just across town. The majority of major cable companies that offer bundled internet, television, and phone services already utilize this newer technology, but there are tons of other independent companies that specialize in providing this service to their customers at reasonable rates and with tons of extra features.
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When people think of VoIP, they generally think of computers due to the popularity of the numerous free communication services like FaceTime and Skype, but this is truly just one aspect of what VoIP can truly offer. It is true that VoIP technology transmits voice communication that's been converted into digital data across a packet-switched network or the internet (what this means, in essence, is that a user making phone calls over high speed internet lines rather than phone lines). With that in mind, users are not confined to only using it on a computer. VoIP technology can connect through the internet using traditional telephone equipment just like a regular line. The phone itself is connected to the internet using an adaptor that's plugged straight into a home or business's internet network. Most major services offer a softphone option as well, which allows the user to use their computer directly as a telephone service. In addition to all that, VoIP providers will generally also offer mobile or tablet apps that allow their customers to make calls on the device (assuming it's connected to Wi-Fi at the time).
It Saves a Ton of Money
Across the board, VoIP phone systems will save users significant amounts of money when switching over from a more conventional phone system by allowing much cheaper international and long distance rates as well as simply lowering the monthly bill. Aside from the money savings itself, VoIP based phones also give users a ton of additional features. VoIP phone services are ideal for both businesses and residences, but also home offices as well. Because it can be used on phones that are already owned, the setup costs are very minimal.
What to Look for in a VoIP Provider
The world is getting more and more interconnected with each year as we keep marching forward into this internet age. Because of that, international calling is going to continue becoming more important for all sorts of businesses. Every VoIP provider is going to have varied plans based on different needs such as countries allowed, the amount of minutes given in a month, and whether or not the customer is willing to sign a long term contract or not. Finding the right VoIP provider for your specific needs can be difficult, as you'll need to look at a variety of different metrics. Let's see specifically what to look at to determine if a VoIP provider is good for you.
Service Packages
One of the biggest deciding factors that you're going to have when choosing the right VoIP service provider is the different type of packaging options they have for their product. There are many VoIP providers who will offer very competitive rates to customers willing to sign up for a one or two year contract plan but will charge quite a bit in the form of cancellation fees if you decide to stop using their service before the time fully expires. Users who get monthly plans are generally given the freedom to opt out whenever they want but will generally pay a bit more for the service.
One of the biggest advantages that VoIP services offer is their highly competitive long distance and international rates. If that's one of your own big buying points, make sure to read the fine print closely on those particular features when comparing different providers. Some services will offer unlimited minutes for calling international locations while others will choose specific nations and have different rates for each one. Some providers offer plans that allow for very cheap domestic calls that only offer a limited amount of overall international minutes, which is a very good choice for businesses or individuals who don't make that many calls to overseas areas. Another big bonus that VoIP providers offer and that a lot of people like is the fact that you can choose just about whichever area code you prefer, even if you're away from home. Choosing an area code in a city that you have a lot of friends and family members in will actually allow their calls to you to be considered local rather than long distance.
Important Features
The major VoIP providers that offer the best service almost always have the following basic features:
Enhanced 911 dialing for emergency calls.
Call return by using *69.
The ability to make a block call list.
The ability to forward calls to other numbers.
Call waiting.
Detailed caller identification.
Free calls (which do not use up minutes) to other users that have the same service provider.
The ability to keep your existing phone number.
Long distance calling.
Easy to use online account management.
Voicemail options.
VoIP companies all provide the basic VoIP phone services, so the area where they truly stand out is going to be in the extra features they offer. Three way calling is standard in today's world, but there are many providers who can offer conference calls that can handle even more people. Call transfer lets the user send a call to a different phone entirely, meaning that the different individual phones will each need extensions. Some services also offer a variety of local emergency or community lines, such as 411 for directory assistance.
There are some VoIP services that will give customers a second phone line for free for using the same service. While these do share the same phone number and will both ring when dialed, it will allow one person to dial a number and talk on the phone while another person can use the other phone to talk with somebody else entirely. There are also toll free or even virtual phone numbers that are offered by some providers that are great for home based businesses. These latter features are generally not standard and come with an additional charge.
While many of the VoIP service providers are similar at a quick glance and often offer some of the same basic features, the extra features they offer is where a savvy business can really increase the value of their investment.
Extra Features
There are a number of mobile apps that allow people to place VoIP calls on their phone or tablet as long as they have an internet connection. Desktop or laptop computers can even be used as phones (called softphones) with VoIP technology as well.
For customers looking to keep using their business phone while traveling, there are services that allow customers to take the service with them by using a small sized physical adaptor that's very easy to travel with. Even if you've already invest in an adaptor from a previous service, many VoIP providers will still be able to use it.
Technical Support
Another big spot to look at when searching for a good VoIP service is technical support. Make sure to look around for reviews of the company and ensure that the service the provider gives is fast, reliant, and quick. Check the website to ensure that there is email, over the phone, and live chat support and see if there is a knowledge base set up to help customers work through issues on their own.
As we have seen, voice over IP phone systems are a great way to simultaneously reduce a business's bottom line while also providing a ton of extra features that weren't even possible with traditional phone lines. It's one of the best and easiest investments to make for an across the board increase to a business's success.
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The chipping of my French polished nails and the lifting of my heinous overtiredness signals that it is time to do the long awaited BEA post. There is so much to tell that I'm going to do it in two posts.
Firstly, BEA was AWESOME. Awesome is a word that is thrown around quite liberally when the letters B, E, & A are mentioned, but it truly is worthy of the title. My two days at BEA were crazy. Day one started at 5am, and an hours drive. When I got to train station and the doors had already closed on the Acela Express. I begged the guards' men to open the doors for me. After much eyelash fluttering and mini pouts, they re-opened the doors and I jumped on. Three hours of being wedged against a window by a large man with protruding elbows and listening to a woman scream corporate espionage into her cell, I arrived in New York. I managed to flag a cab with ease (nice surprise) and got to my hotel for a change of clothes and makeup application that would even challenge wonder woman (wish I looked that good hot pants).
I ran from hotel room to get a cab to the Javits Centre (this is where I lose all my love of anything yellow). No cab would take me! I was just beginning to think I smelled or something, when I realized I was doing it all wrong. You don't tell these horrible gits where you're going until you get in and firmly close the door behind you. Then they have to take you. You see, they find it hard to get a cab fare back from Javits, so they'd rather give you the finger (or grunt in their case) rather than pick you up. So because I walked half way across town before I figured this out, my feet were killing me before I even got to BEA.
I got in, and went to the HarperCollins booth where I met with some amazing Harper Authors and of course all the lovely editors, publicists, and assistants who showed me the ropes. I set off to discover all the delights of BEA while trying desperately hard not to keel over from agonizing pain in the foot department and the sheer exhaustion of my day so far. I snagged some select books and some signatures, then went to the YA Buzz panel where The Carrier of the Mark was being 'buzzed'.
I'd arrived on time, but this was not early enough. It appeared that people had been queuing half the day to get a place inside the very much anticipated Buzz Panel. I took one look at the huge line and promptly walked pass it up to the door, to furious waving and calls from the lined up masses informing me that there was a queue. The door was closed and they were not admitting anyone else. I explained to the door man that I was one of the authors and he let me in, much to the disgust and astonishment of the massive line of people I'd just passed (sorry ladies).
Inside, I had to stand as there were no seats available, which suited me fine. I kicked off the heals that were drawing tears, leaned against the wall for support, and enjoyed all the excitement and pride of the Buzz. All the books looked and sounded great, it was a very exciting and special moment for me. Afterwards, I finally found my agent and editor. We had a great auld chin wag, did some interview stuff, grabbed ourselves a coffee from Starbucks (we had to queue for 30 mins), and made our way to the greenroom. The Green room is where all the authors hang out and do 'authorly things' before their signings.
I'm going to stop here as this post is getting long. But what I'll do at this stage is tell you a few crucial things I've learned in part one of my BEA experience.
Lessons learned.
1. Wear LOTS of mascara. Fluttering eyelashes and coy smiles still work on male rail employees *lavish wink*
2. Be obnoxious to taxi drivers. Winks do not work with them. Always slam the door hard once you're seated in your cab, then and only then, grunt your desired location.
3. Wear sneakers. Seriously, all those people telling you to wear comfortable shoes were not lying. BEA is all about long walks and queuing. Remember, trying to smile and be nice to everyone is pretty difficult when your feet feel like they've been soaked in a vat of battery acid.
4. Bring your laptop (not to BEA, but to your hotel). Javits has no free Wi-Fi, and the networks are hopelessly over capacity. Iphones are useless when nothing works. You will need to do all your updates and admin when you get back to the hotel.
5. Make your appointments BEFORE you arrive at BEA. I had all intentions of catching up with my author friends and bloggers. Do lunch with them, or perhaps go for a coffee. Forget it. You will NOT find them. They will NOT hear their phone. You will NOT hear your phone. They will NOT get emails, tweets, or texts, and neither will you.
6. If you do end up alone for lunch, get out of Javits. The food is awful, horribly overpriced, and you will eat it with someone standing over your shoulder breathing on the disgusting sandwich you are trying to eat, while sending you telepathic messages to get up get up leave leave leave! Yes, seating is at a premium and hungry, tried people are intimidating.
I'll have loads more 'lessons learned' in part two, so be sure to check back.
Later my lovelies.


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Derrick knob – (clingmon dome) – mt Collins shelter
Cold last night, w silk liner and drive- clime windshirt.
9am: We took off from Derrick Knob Shelter towards the famous Clingman's Dome, the highest point on the AT, planning to stop just past that at Collin's Shelter.
10am: Berg and I saw wild turkey on the trail. I used my iBird app's turkey call to try and draw it in for a photo shot. No soap.
Silmple pleasures, peeing while traversing the mountain ridge, no aim, just free pee with a breeze, view of mountains, sound of mountain stream below. Yes, I really do text while I'm walking. At some point, face down in the mud or sliding off the trail side, I'll regret this.
3pm: Berg and I are walking along the ridge line, one side NC the other TN, and Clingman's Dome is near. You can see the dying trees from pollution, especially on the TN side. Sad. Despite this, it's a spectacular view. I did a quick video noting colors for the view, took a reference pic and sketched it later at Collin's Gap Shelter.
Met ranger just down from Clingman's Dome. He checked park passes, talked gear, then we headed up to the tower. There were people everywhere following a paved trail up to the tower! Strange. I've experienced the feel of going to a city park and getting "lost in the woods", but never being at home in the woods, then colliding with civilization so drastically. It was amazing how much I could smell the perfumes, colognes, even deodorants from all the line of people. I felt very aware of my excessive trail funk, so I walked up the spiral, round the circle and down in one swift, lingering move. Berg and I stopped to eat and wait for Littlefoot at base of tower. Unlnowingly, we sat right by "Active bears in area" sign. That was a mistake. "Oh my, active bears", seeing us "Did you see any bears??", or "…I'm safe as long as I'm faster than you (the overused joke)..". I think I heard that joke in three different languages.
5pm: We're at Collin's Shelter, 4 miles from Newfound Gap. We're going to catch a shuttle to Gatlinburg from there and split the cost of a Motel for tomorrow night. Shower, laundry … gonna be nice.
It's hard to believe we're half way through the Smokey Mountains already! I wish had phone reception! I'll look forward to updating the blog tomorrow.