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Brendan Rodgers sacked just hours after Merseyside derby draw
A point away from home in a Merseyside derby is rarely a catastrophic result but it proved to be the final straw for Liverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group who sacked manager Brendan Rodgers a couple of hours after the final whistle.
The suspicion is the Northern Irishman was already a dead man walking - his dismissal coming at the start of the international break is just too much of a coincidence - as it was not this 1-1 result but ones previously which forced the Americans' hands.
Just four wins in his last 14 Premier League matches is not top-four form and at Goodison Park Liverpool threw away another lead - the excellent Romelu Lukaku equalising Danny Ings' header in first-half added time - and Everton were by far the better side in the second half.
Ahead of the game Rodgers spoke proudly of being undefeated in six matches against their Stanley Park neighbours but he had won just one of those encounters and barely looked like improving that statistic.
Everton survived some early sustained pressure and by the time Lukaku fired home just before the break they were well on top.
But history was against the Blues, who have come from behind to win a derby only once since the second world war (in 1992 when Peter Beardsley scored the winner at Goodison), and despite Lukaku trying his best they had to settle for a point which keeps them above their city rivals in the table.
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge, with three goals in his last three meetings against the old enemy, had a couple of early sighters and while Ings' angled volleyed dropped just over it was Mignolet who produced the excellence.
The Belgium international brilliantly tipped over a free header from Steven Naismith, left unmarked by Mamadou Sakho, and then turned wide James McCarthy's drive.
Despite there not being a Scouser in Liverpool's side for the first time in a derby since the 1986 FA Cup final Emre Can did his best to raise antagonism levels by needlessly getting into a scuffle with Ross Barkley which resulted in both being booked.
The Germany international was could easily have received a second caution for an overhead kick which connected with Gareth Barry but referee Martin Atkinson was lenient.
But if that was generous from the official Everton's marking at James Milner's 41st-minute corner was magnanimous in the extreme as with goalkeeper Tim Howard, dressed as a steward in fluorescent green and doing a passable impression of one, rooted to his line and Ross Barkley not marking closely Ings, at 5ft 8ins one of the smallest players on the pitch, nodded home from four yards.
But Liverpool's inability to hold onto leads is well-known and in added time Can blasted Gerard Deulofeu's cross at Martin Skrtel and Lukaku reacted quickest to fire home.
The goal has opposing effects on the confidence of Lukaku and Liverpool as Everton's striker posed a significant handful for Skrtel and Can in the second half, forcing Mignolet to bat away a fierce shot after being played in by substitute Aaron Lennon.
Everton's dominance saw the visitors lose their way entirely as long balls were pumped up to Ings, who had virtually no chance against a back four considerably taller.
The outstretched leg of Ramiro Funes Mori, a veteran of the River Plate v Boca Juniors encounters but making his first outing in the Merseyside derby, prevented Sturridge racing through for a late winner but it was the hosts who ended the game frustrated having got the better of their opponents in virtually every department.
But there was greater disappointment to befall Rodgers when a trans-Atlantic phone call confirmed what he must have been half-expecting for a number of weeks now.
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Who said our corners were crap?????ME!cried it in.
Tim Howard: 5 (out of 10)
Tyias Browning: 7
Ramiro Funes Mori: 7
Phil Jagielka: 6
Brendon Galloway: 7
James McCarthy: 6
Gareth Barry: 6
Gerard Deulofeu: 5
Ross Barkley: 6
Steven Naismith: 6
Romelu Lukaku: 7
Aaron Lennon (on for Deulofeu, 57mins): 6
Arouna Kone (on for Naismith, 79mins): 5
Simon Mignolet: 8
Nathaniel Clyne: 7
Mamadou Sakho: 5
Emre Can: 5
Martin Skrtel: 6
Alberto Moreno: 6
Lucas Leiva: 5
James Milner: 7
Philippe Coutinho: 6
Danny Ings: 7
Daniel Sturridge: 5
Adam Lallana (on for Ings, 75mins): 5
Joe Allen (on for Leiva, 79mins): 5
Simon Mignolet. The goalkeeper has had his critics since moving to Liverpool, but he pulled off two fine saves to deny Steven Naismith and James McCarthy.
Romelu Lukaku's equaliser. The Belgian had bullied the Liverpool defence all afternoon and deserved his equaliser. The goal highlighted Liverpool's defensive deficiencies as much as the striker's excellent predatory instincts. Emre Can panicked, booting the ball at Mamadou Sakho after Lukaku's first effort and the former Chelsea man did not miss at the second time of asking.
With John Stones and Seamus Coleman out injured, Roberto Martinez had little option but to field a youthful defence. Ramiro Funes Mori, Tyias Browning and Brendon Galloway did not disappoint on their first Merseyside derby starts. Keeping Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge quiet is no mean feat. Liverpool desperately missed the physical presence of Christian Benteke up front. Brendan Rodgers' decision to play three at the back proved a wise one as Romelu Lukaku proved to be a big threat up front and the Reds regularly had to double up on the big Belgian.
Emre Can's 33rd-minute clash with Ross Barkley. With this being the worst-disciplined match in the Premier League, there was always going to be the potential for trouble. This scuffle was not caused by a late tackle or contentious decision, however - just the pettiness of Emre Can. The German failed to hand the ball to Ross Barkley and the pair squared up before pushing each other. Brendon Galloway, James Milner and Mamadou Sakho got involved too. The flow of a fantastic game was interrupted and Martin Atkinson booked both players.
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Liverpool striker Danny Ings reflected on a "great week" after he was called into the senior England squad and then scored the opening goal in the Merseyside derby.
He added on Sky Sports 1: "It's huge for my confidence and another step in my career and I look to build on that."
On the game, Ings said: "It was end to end. I thought it was exciting for the fans and it was great to get my goal in the derby but unfortunately we didn't get the three points.
"I love every goal no matter what game it is. This was a special game so it was great to get a header, I'm only a little man!"
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What does statistics have to do with drug contaminated bank notes?
Author: Mahalakshmi Prabhakaran
Does the topic pique your curiosity? Are you wondering what indeed does statistics have to do with drug contaminated notes? Let's suffice it to say: Everything. Yes, though the connection may sound implausible, a team of conscientious and dedicated researchers have discovered that a multivariate statistical technique called Mass-spectroscopy can aid policemen in detecting drug contaminated notes. A process that is significantly faster than other previous methods, the Mass-Spectroscopy method helps detect a distinct pattern of contamination on banknotes. One that is different from the notes seen in general circulation.
Before delving into the process of drug detection, it would be good to deliberate on the meaning of Mass spectroscopy. Glossing over the technicalities, Mass Spectroscopy can simply be described as a technique used to determine the mass-to-charge (m/z) ratio of ions. This analysis method helps find the composition of a physical sample by generating a mass spectrum that represents the masses of the sample's components. Effective multivariate softwares like The Unscrambler® help researchers perform Mass spectroscopy on data derived from a multitude of industry verticals.
It is this seemingly easy- sounding technique that has emerged as a critical tool to aid detection and control of drug- trafficking. What makes it a handy and effective tool is that Mass spectrometry can help determine the chemical nature of a compound, even if only a minute sample is available.
In this process, banknotes recovered during police raids were heated to 285º C to vaporize the chemicals. The vapors were sucked into the detector and the chemicals smashed into fragments. The short heating time helped remove sufficient material from the notes without destroying them (a crucial consideration to be kept in mind while conducting forensic work).The logic behind this method is that if the notes were to contain heroin, the mass spectrometer would detect two product ions namely, (m/z 328 and 268) from the protonated molecular ion (m/z 370). The presence of these 2 ions on a bank note would confirm the presence of diacetylmorphine (DAM), the major active component of heroin.
What makes this method the apt solution is that: by using this method around 500 notes can be analysed in one hour, including the strict paperwork that is required for train of evidence. A typical GC/MS analysis of 500 notes, on the other hand, would have taken about 170 hours. In a scenario where time is of the utmost importance, Mass spectrometry can prove to be timely solution to the crime fighters. Tetrahydrocannabinol (cannabis), Cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy) and DAM (heroin) are the main targets to be tested through this method. Other drugs such as amphetamine or cutting agents, such as caffeine, will be added as required.
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The Karabiner 98 Kurz (often abbreviated Kar98k or K98k) was a bolt-action rifle adopted as the standard infantry rifle in 1935 by the Wehrmacht, and was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles.
The Karabiner 98k was a bolt-action rifle with Mauser-type action holding five rounds of 7.92x57mm Mauser on a stripper clip, loaded into an internal magazine. It was derived from earlier rifles, namely the Karabiner 98b, which in turn had been developed from the Mauser Model 1898. The Gewehr 98 or Model 1898 took its principles from the Lebel Model 1886 rifle with the improvement of a metallic magazine of five cartridges. Since the rifle was shorter than the earlier Karabiner 98b from which it was derived (the 98b was a carbine in name only, being identical in length to the Gewehr 98 long rifle), it was given the designation Karabiner 98 Kurz, meaning "Carbine 98 Short". Just like its predecessor, the rifle was noted for its reliability, good accuracy and an effective range of up to 500 meters (547 yards) with iron sights.
The standard Karabiner 98k iron sights could be regulated for ranges from 100 m up to 2000 m in 100 m increments. The 98k rifle was designed to be used with an S84/98 III bayonet and to fire rifle grenades. Most rifles had laminated stocks , the result of trials that had stretched through the 1930s. Plywood laminates resisted warping better than the conventional one-piece patterns, did not require lengthy maturing and were less wasteful. Starting in late 1944, 98k production began transition to the "Kriegsmodell" ("war model") variant. This version was simplified to meet wartime production demands, removing the bayonet lug, cleaning rod, stock disk, and other features deemed to be unnecessary.
The 98k had the same disadvantages as all other turn-of-the-century military rifles in that it was comparatively bulky and heavy, and the rate of fire was limited by how fast the bolt could be operated. Its magazine had only half the capacity of Great Britain's Lee-Enfield series rifles, but being internal, it made the weapon more comfortable to carry. While the Allies (both Soviet and Anglo-American) developed and moved towards standardization of semi-automatic rifles, the Germans maintained these bolt-action rifles due to their tactical doctrine of basing a squad's firepower on the unit's light machine gun and possibly their problems of mass producing semi-automatic rifles.
In close combat, however, submachine guns were often preferred, especially for urban combat where the rifle's range and low rate of fire were not very useful. Towards the end of the war, the Kar98k was being phased out in favour of the StG44 assault rifle, which fired a rifle round that was more powerful than the pistol cartridges of submachine guns, but that could be used like a submachine gun in close-quarters and urban fighting. Production of the StG44 was never sufficient to meet demand, being a late war weapon, and because of this the Mauser Kar98k rifle was still produced and used as the standard infantry rifle by the German forces until the German surrender in May 1945.
For snipers, Karabiner 98k rifles selected for being exceptionally accurate during factory tests, were fitted with a telescopic sight as sniper rifles. Karabiner 98k sniper rifles had an effective range up to 800 meters (875 yards) when used by a skilled sniper. The German Zeiss Zielvier 4x (ZF39) telescopic sight had bullet drop compensation in 50 m increments for ranges from 100 m up to 800 m or in some variations from 100 m up to 1000 m. There were also ZF42, Zeiss Zielsechs 6x and other telescopic sights by various manufacturers like the Ajack 4x, Hensoldt Dialytan 4x and Kahles Heliavier 4x with similar features employed on Karabiner 98k sniper rifles. Several different mountings produced by various manufacturers were used. Approximately 132,000 of these sniper rifles were produced by Germany.
For Fallschirmjäger (German paratroopers) special versions of the Karabiner 98k that could be transported in shortened modes were produced. Specimens with folding stocks as with unscrewable barrels are known.
The G40k with a barrel length of 490 mm and 3.2 kg weight was a shortened version of the Karabiner 98k. A batch of 82 G40k rifles was produced in 1941. A reverse engineering simulation with QuickLOAD internal ballistic software for the 8x57mm IS cartridge loaded with the German standard sS (schweres Spitzgeschoß/heavy pointed bullet) ball bullet, predicted that this shortening of the barrel results in ≈ 35 - 60 m/s muzzle velocity reduction depending on the propellant used. Due to its significant lighter weight the G40k produced ≈ 20% more recoil compared to the K98k standard rifle.
The Mauser Kar98k rifle was widely used by all branches of the armed forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. It saw action in every theatre of war involving German forces, including occupied Europe, North Africa, the Soviet Union, Finland, and Norway. Although comparable to the weapons fielded by Germany's enemies at the beginning of the War, its disadvantages in rate of fire became more apparent as American and (to a lesser extent) Soviet armies began to field more semi-automatic weapons among their troops. Still, it continued to be the main infantry rifle of the Wehrmacht until the end of the War. Resistance forces in German-occupied Europe made frequent use of captured German 98k rifles. The Soviet Union also made extensive use of captured Kar98k rifles (and other German infantry weapons due to the Red Army experiencing a critical shortage of small arms during the early years of World War II) and rifle factories during World War II, as they were somewhat familiar with the weapon's technology after buying the licences and machinery necessary to manufacture them from the Nazi Germany during the time of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. However most of these factories were converted to produce Mosin-Nagant rifles and carbines as Soviet forces gained stable territory and were able to establish supply lines for production. Many German soldiers used the verbal expression "Kars" as the slang name for the rifle. On D-Day, when the Paratroops landed, they clicked pop bottle caps to communicate whether or not they were "friendly" since they jumped at night. One click was "Friendly?". Two clicks was "Yes". The Kar98K's bolt sounded virtually identical to this clicking noise, and many paratroopers were killed when they revealed themselves to a "friendly".
During World War II, the Soviet Union captured millions of Mauser Kar98k rifles and re-arsenaled them in various arms factories in the late 1940s and early 1950s. These rifles were originally stored in the event of future hostilities with the Western democracies. These rifles, referred to by collectors as RC ("Russian Capture") Mausers, can be identified by a crude "X" stamp on the left side of the receiver. The Soviet arsenals made no effort to match the rifles' parts by serial number when reassembling them, and some parts (the cleaning rod, sight hood, and locking screws) were deemed unnecessary and melted down for scrap metal.
Most of these rifles were eventually shipped to communist or Marxist revolutionary movements and nations around the world during the early Cold War period. A steady supply of free surplus military firearms was one way that Moscow could support these movements and states without giving them the latest Soviet infantry weapons until these movements and states gained the trust of Moscow to warrant the supply of modern Soviet infantry weapons.
One example of the Soviet Union providing the Mauser Kar98k rifle (as well as other infantry weapons captured from the Germans during and after World War II) to its communist allies during the Cold War period occurred during the Vietnam War with the Soviet Union providing military aid to the armed forces of North Vietnam and to the NLF in South Vietnam.
A considerable number of Soviet-captured Mauser 98k rifles (as well as a number of 98k rifles that were left behind by the French after the First Indochina War) were found in the hands of NLF guerrillas and VPA soldiers by U.S. and Allied forces alongside Soviet-bloc rifles like the Mosin-Nagant, the SKS, and the AK-47.
The emblem of Nazi Germany, eagle with swastika, is still visible on many of the rifles that were used by the Norwegian militaryIn the years after World War II, a number of European nations that were invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany used the Mauser Kar98k rifle as their standard-issue infantry rifle, due to the large number of German weapons that were left behind by the Germans in the later years of World War II. Nations like France and Norway used the Mauser Kar98k rifle and a number of other German weapons in the years after World War II. Norway's captured Kar98k rifles were usually rebarreled for the American .30-06 Springfield round, with a small cutout on the receiver so that the slightly longer round could still be loaded with stripper clips. Many of these conversions were rechambered again to 7.62 mm NATO. Firearms manufacturers like Fabrique Nationale (FN) in Belgium and Česká Zbrojovka (CZ) in Czechoslovakia (as P-18 or puška vz. 98N, the first being the manufacturer's cover designation of the type, the second official army designation - rifle model 98, N for německá - German) continued to produce the Mauser Kar98k rifle after 1945. In Romania, the Czechoslovak version was known under the informal name of ZB, after Zbrojovka Brno - the Czechoslovak main state producer of small weapons and munitions (now closed) - and, since a large surplus of this version was available, it was used to arm Romania's Patriotic Guards, before sufficient numbers of AKM rifles were made available for them.
Close-up of the K98k Bolt actionA number of non-European nations used the Mauser Kar98k rifle as well as a few guerrilla organisations to help establish new nation-states. One example was Israel who used the Mauser Kar98k rifle from the late 1940s until the 1970s.
The use of the Kar98k to establish the nation-state of Israel often raises a lot of interest among people and rifle collectors today. Many Jewish organizations in Palestine acquired them from post-World War II Europe to protect various Jewish settlements from Arab attack as well as to carry out guerrilla operations against British Army forces in Palestine.
The Haganah, which later evolved into the modern-day Israeli Defense Forces, was one of the Jewish armed groups in Palestine that brought large numbers of Mauser Kar98k rifles and other surplus arms (namely the British Lee-Enfield bolt-action rifle, which was used on a large scale by these organisations alongside the Kar98k rifle) from Europe during the post-World War 2 period.
One of most important purchases was a January 14th 1948 $12,280,000 worth contract with Czechoslovak Government including 4,500 P 18 rifles, as well as 50,400,000 rounds of ammunition.
The Israeli version of the Mauser Kar98k rifles differ from the original German version in that they have had all of the Nazi Waffenamt markings and emblems defaced with over stamped Israeli Defence Force and Hebrew markings as part of an effort to ideologically "purify" the rifles from their former use as an infantry weapon of Nazi Germany. The Mauser Kar98k rifles produced by Fabrique Nationale post-World War II have Israeli Defence Force markings on the rifle as well as the emblem of the IDF on the top of the rifle's receiver. The FN-made Kar98k rifles with the IDF markings and emblem on the rifle were produced and sold to Israel after Israel established itself as an independent nation in 1948.
During the late 1950s, the IDF converted the calibre of their Mauser Kar98k rifles from the original German 7.92 mm round to 7.62 mm NATO after the IDF adopted the FN FAL rifle in 1958. The Israeli Mauser Kar98k rifles that were converted have "7.62" engraved on the rifle receiver. Rifles with original German stocks have "7.62" burned into the heel of the rifle stock for identification and to separate the re-chambered Kar98ks from the original 7.92 mm versions of the weapon then in service or held in reserve, though some 98k rifles were fitted with new, unnumbered beech stocks of recent manufacture. All of these converted rifles were proof-fired for service.
The Kar98k rifle was used by the reserve branches of the IDF well into the 1960s and 1970s and saw action in the hands of various Israeli Army support and line-of-communications troops during the 1967 Six-Day War and the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. After the rifle was retired from reserve military service, the Israeli Mauser Kar98k was given to a number of Third World nations as military aid by the Israelis during the 1970s and 1980's (there is evidence that a number of Israeli Mausers were sent to Latin American nations like Chile and Guatemala during this period of time) as well as being sold to civilian gun owners across the world.
The Kar98k rifles that were used by Germany during World War II are highly sought after collector's items in many circles.
The Mauser Kar98k rifle is very popular among many rifle shooters and military rifle collectors due to the rifle's historical background, as well as the availability of both new and surplus 7.92 mm ammunition. The military version of the Mauser does not fire the 7.62 NATO or .308 caliber ammunition. Some of the sporter variants are available in other chamberings, but most are large-bore hunting calibers. The exception to this is the Israeli version of this rifle, which was re-chambered in the 7.62 NATO round. Since the Israeli Mauser Kar98k rifle is chambered in 7.62 mm NATO, the rifle has been very popular with many rifle shooters the world over due to the low cost nature and wide-spread use of the 7.62 mm NATO/.308 Winchester round among rifle shooters. Also, the unique history behind the Israeli Mauser Kar98k rifle is another factor for the rifle's ongoing popularity with rifle shooters, especially military rifle collectors.
As of 2005, the Mauser Kar98k rifles that were captured by the Soviets during World War II and refurbished during the late 1940s and early 1950s have appeared in large numbers on the military surplus rifle market. These have proven popular with buyers in the United States and Canada, ranging from ex-military rifle collectors to target shooters and survivalists, due to the unique history behind the Soviet capture of Mauser Kar98k rifles.
The Bundeswehr still uses the Karabiner 98k in the Wachbataillon for military parades and show acts.
During the 1990s, the Yugoslavian Kar98k rifles and the Yugoslavian M48 and M48A rifles were used alongside modern automatic and semi-automatic rifles by all the warring factions of the Yugoslav wars. There are a number of photographs taken during the war in Bosnia, showing combatants and snipers using Yugoslavian-made Mauser rifles from high-rise buildings in the Bosnian city of Sarajevo.
Since 2003, the Mauser Kar98k rifle (along with the Mosin-Nagant, the Lee-Enfield and the Yugo M48) has also been encountered in Iraq by US and Allied forces with Iraqi insurgents making use of the Kar98k and other bolt-action rifles alongside more modern infantry weapons like the AK series rifles and the SKS carbine. The extra range afforded by the 7.92 cartridge still makes it a viable low-cost sniper rifle for the insurgents.
Many Third World nations still have Kar98k rifles in their arsenals and it will most likely be encountered in regional conflicts for years to come.
FN Mauser Karabiner 98k based sporting rifle chambered for .30-06 Springfield. The widespread availability of surplus Mauser 98k rifles and the fact that these rifles could, with relative ease, be adapted for hunting and other sport purposes made the Mauser 98k popular amongst civilian riflemen. When German hunters after World War II were allowed again to own and hunt with full bore rifles they generally started to "rearm" themselves with then abundant available and cheap former Wehrmacht service rifles. Civilian users changed these service rifles often quite extensively by mounting telescopic sights, aftermarket hunting stocks, aftermarket triggers and other accessories and changing the original military chambering. Gunsmiths rebarreled or rechambered Mauser 98K rifles for European and American sporting chamberings such as the 6.5 x 55 Swedish Mauser, 7 x 57, 7 x 64, .270 Winchester, .308 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield, 8 x 60 S, 8 x 64 S, etc. The magnum hunting cartridges 6.5 x 68, 8 x 68 S and 9.3 x 64 Brenneke were even specially developed by German gunsmiths for the standard military Mauser 98 action. Some surplus Mauser 98K actions were used by Schultz & Larsen in Denmark as the basis for target rifles. Some of these are still in competitive use today although with the benefit of new barrels.
Throughout the design's history, standard sized and enlarged versions of the Mauser M 98 system have been produced for the civil market. The M 98 Magnum bolt action was designed to function with the large sized cartridges normally used to hunt Big Five game and other dangerous game species. For this specialized type of hunting, where absolute reliability of the rifle under adverse conditions is very important, the M 98 system remains the standard by which other action designs are judged. The trouble for a hunter or guide is that used M 98 Magnum rifles are hard to come by. Most owners consider these rifles to represent the peak in dangerous game rifles development, and seldom sell them. Since 1999 the production of Mauser M 98 and M 98 Magnum rifles has been resumed in Germany by Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH (Mauser Huntingweapons Ltd.) according to original drawings of 1936 and the respective Mauser patents.
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you know the VZ24's look
you know the VZ24's look startling similar to 98Ks and they're a pretty fun rifle to shoot. If you like the 98k you should check out the VZ24's. They are Czech .8mm and German troops actually carried some of them during WWII.


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Bradley Dredge, Welsh golfer
I live in Australia, am a keen family historian, and also a sports nut. Whenever I watch a European golf tournament I'm struck by the likeness of Welsh golfer Bradley Dredge to my late uncle Gordon Dredge, and I can't help wondering if we are related.
My maternal grandmother was a Dredge, and her family came originally from Britford, near Salisbury in Wiltshire. The Dredge surname is concentrated in Wiltshire, Hampshire, Somerset and to a lesser extent in Wales.
I know it's dangerous to put one's trust in a family likness, but as Dredge is not a common name I wondered if anyone on this list knows anything about the origins of Bradley Dredge's family, as I understand he comes from Cardiff.
I would appreciate any information, or suggestions as to how I might find out.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be the new owner of the Milan No 10 shirt following the departure of Clarence Seedorf.
The latter has confirmed that he will leave the club after a decade at San Siro [12], thus relinquishing his squad number.
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Seedorf said: "I never asked for the 10, I inherited it from Manuel Rui Costa. But I've spoken to Ibra and told him that I would be pleased if it was passed to him – he deserves it."
The Swedish international wore the No 11 in 2011-12.
Meanwhile, Galliani paid tribute to the departing Dutchman who was signed from city rivals Inter in 2002.
"He's a player who has won four and a half Champions League titles," he noted. "He won at Ajax, Real Madrid and two at Milan, but also a half one with Real before he went to Inter.
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I was seeking a cure for my troubleby Niyazi Misri
English version by Walter Feldman
Original Language Turkish
I was seeking a cure for my trouble;
My trouble became my cure.
I was seeking a proof of my origin;
My origin became my proof.
I was looking to the right and the left
So that I could see the face of the Beloved.
I was searching outside,
But the Soul was within that very soul.
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New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo
Post-Practice Media Availability
Friday, September 14, 2012
Were you surprised by the difficulties the defense had of trying to slow the Redskins down?
"We all to a man on defense feel like we let the football team down. You score 32 points you should win the football game, so we all feel that. I personally feel like I let Mr. Benson down, Sean (Payton), Joe (Vitt), the whole team here. We feel that. That's a great motivator in my opinion, so hopefully with a strong week of practice and some prideful men, which I do think we have, we can get it straightened out. Having said that, I am going to credit the Washington Redskins, their quarterback and what they did. It was a challenge to play them the very first game. It was no question. We talked last week when you guys were here of really having no idea of where they were going to go, which direction they would take the offense on that football team. You have a great coach (Mike Shanahan) over there, his son (Kyle Shanahan) does a good job. I'll give them a lot of credit. The bottom line is we had some opportunities to make some plays, we didn't'. We didn't change the game."
It seemed like a bright spot was Cam Jordan. Where is he in his development?
"I'm glad you brought that up. I agree with you 100 percent. He has been like that all training camp. He has been climbing steadily as a good football player. I actually mentioned that before the game and I did think he played very solid. That will help us. We need that. We need all our guys now to continue to do this. The more guys we have going backwards, myself included, the worse off we're going to be. Cam is one of those guys who has certainly stepped up."
Can you discuss the challenge in preparing for Cam Newton?
"It's similar to last week, although I have not had the fortune or misfortune of having to coach against him yet so far. You hear a lot about him and then you put the tape in and really study him. He's as talented a guy as I've seen back there. He stays on spot in the pocket. He doesn't get rattled. He has a command of everything. He's not afraid to tuck the ball in and run with it like a fullback. He possesses a lot of different challenges. There are some similarities to last week. In some ways that helps. The struggle we have and its' nobody's fault, is when we try to face a totally different offense with our scout team trying to simulate everything, they do it's a challenge. It slows everything down. Our guys get slow. I think our guys fought through it. I thought we had a great tempo at practice yesterday. Friday's a different day. One thing is we had a lot of live snaps last Sunday in this offense. Hopefully it will pay off."
It seems like with Robert Griffin III that there were a lot of snaps without an opportunity to pass rush. Is Cam Newton different in that he will stay in the pocket more often?
"That's probably a valid assessment. Going back to Washington, definitely and they devised it as such. I talked about this with the defense this morning, we had six opportunities where we had free runners on blitzes. When that happens, there has to be a positive play with the defense. We were a step away, a second away. Let's find that one more step and it can even be half a second in this game, and make sure that when we have those opportunities, we make those plays in this game and the guys understand that. Maybe those were first game jitters. Hopefully we get it corrected. He is a little different in that regard, when you talk about Cam."
Would it be unfair to say that the ends didn't provide a pass rush?
"That would be unfair. The other thing we didn't do is we did not get in what I call enough favorable third downs. A couple were our fault. We gave them an extra drive on a penalty, too many men. We gave them from a third and seven to a third and two because we jumped offsides. These are all things you guys are aware of. We need to straighten out. That's a good football team. We learned that, didn't really know that going in, but I feel that way coming out. I think they'll win their share of football games."
What is your impression of Steve Smith?
"Ken Flajole who coaches our secondary was in Carolina for a number of years and was with Steve Smith, so I mentioned to him at the beginning of the week, 'Has Steve Smith slowed down?'. That's what I asked him. Because I was hoping he'd say yes. He'd put the tape in. The answer to your question is he is the same guy that I've seen the last eight or ten years or however long he's been in the league and we've had to go against him. He's (looks) 23 years old to me. He's good and he's a concern and he's got a quarterback that can get him the football. He's a good football player. We have a lot of respect for him"
Is physicality going to be an issue with your corners?
"It always is with our guys. He in return is a very physical guy. I have a clip I showed this morning of him stiff-arming an opponent, some player and knocking him right back an extra ten yards. He's a physical guy. He's really good with the football. He's one of the best ones."
Can you quantify what Cam Jordan has improved at? Is it finding the ball or getting off the snap better?
"It's a combination of all of those things. Bill Johnson and Travis Jones have done a heck of a job with him. He has become a technician. Cam's an intelligent guy. He's embraced the new system and I think he's getting more and more confident. He plays fast. He's got great change of direction. I remember having him in when we did our visits in St. Louis and I talked to him. I thought he was one of the most impressive guys I ever talked to from the standpoint of how intelligent he was, how he had it right, saying the right things and knowing what he wanted to do. It's kind of showing up on the field now."
Did you not completely know what you were getting until he stepped on the field?
"That's true for all of us. We found out some things about our football team on Sunday. It's the jump you make from game one to game two. Hopefully it's a jump forward and not a jump backward. We're looking forward to getting in and competing in another game."
How did
"Solid. I thought he managed the game well, which we ask our mike linebacker to do. We had some checks over there and I mentioned this on Monday, I think there were only one or two that we did not get out properly, but that's over with in the course of 70-some odd plays. We had way too many plays. We didn't get off the field."
How successful was
"I'm impressed for not practicing, but that's a veteran. That's Will. The really good ones in this league and Will's one of those, they're warriors. I don't want to get caught up in these military terms. That's him. He goes out there. We need his leadership. I thought he did a nice job under the circumstances. It's great to have him in there."
What would you do if you had a certain Pro Bowl linebacker available to start all of a sudden, but someone is starting at his position?
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. We'll figure it out. Let me say this, when and if that's presented that's a good problem to have and we have a lot of team players on this team and we'll get it figured out."
When you evaluated mistakes, was it more execution or slow reaction?
"I had a hard time putting my finger on it when I sat in the room in the morning. There was a little bit of tentative play. Quite honestly, there were five plays in that game where we were presented with opportunities to make a big play. You can probably think of some of them and we didn't. Had they gone the other way, I think it's a completely different game. In this game of NFL football, you have to make those or that happens to you. I go back to, let's find one more step or one more second and if we do that, I think the plays go the other way. Having said that, I think the athletic ability of that quarterback we played last week caused some of that or a couple of those, because I'm not sure all the other quarterbacks in the league in that extra second he had would have been able to have done what he did."
Was a safety blitz play an example?
There were a number of guys, guys that don't look real visible to you and the same thing happened. I studied it. Our guys went through (it). Hopefully we get a little better at it this week. You have some prideful guys out there. Our guys battled their butt off to the end. I was proud of that. I really was. When you're on defense and that many points are on the board, that wears on you. But our guys were terrific on the sidelines through the whole game, were in the whole game. I think they realize that with our offense, they're always going to be in a game. We have to play better defense. I'll finish or add (on) what I began with; we felt like we let the football team down."
Did the no turnovers and close call like
"That would have been an outstanding interception by the way. There are not many corners in my opinion that would have gotten to that ball and had it in their hands like he did."
How frustrating was that?
"He's frustrated too, but that would have been a big play in my opinion that we would have created. I think we were all disappointed in the ones that were presented that were there, that we didn't. Because you don't always get those. We might not be presented with any this week. We might have to create them all. There was more than the people that you might think."
New Orleans Saints Offensive Coordinator Pete Carmichael
Post-Practice Media Availability
Friday, September 14, 2012
Were you able to study what went wrong with the offense in week one and what you need to focus on to get it right in week two?
"First of all, we give credit to Washington. They obviously played an outstanding game. It wasn't up to what we consider our standards. We just had to get back to the basics this week in practice and focus on some of the things that hurt us a little bit, some penalties. We ended up struggling on third downs. We had a couple of turnovers. Both of them were key. The one at the end of the game obviously was the Hail Mary, but we just have to get back to the basics."
Ron Rivera thought some of you guys might have looked a little rusty.
"We've always done a good job of bouncing back after games like that. Again, (give) credit to the Washington Redskins for playing an outstanding game."
He mentioned some bad throws and dropped passes.
"It's uncharacteristic of our team and there were no indications really during the preseason that that's what was going to happen. We just have to come back, practice and get better."
How did you spend this week trying to fix the problems you might not have expected to happen in last week's game?
"(We were) just making a concentrated effort on practice. We had three false starts in the game and we were at home, so that's uncharacteristic. Just paying attention to the little details and not letting those things happen."
Since you play the Panthers twice a year, is it harder or easier preparing for them due to you both being so familiar with one another?
"I think you have a familiarity a little bit with their personnel, but every year is a different year. They have a great defense. They're solid everywhere. We're expecting a tough game."
Is Jon Beason getting back to where he was before his injury that kept him out last season?
"He's a great player. He's outstanding. He's physical, he's athletic, he's all over the field and he's making tackles. He's a guy who you have to know where he is at all times."
Did you learn anything interesting from the fourth quarter of last week's game?
"We were battling back all game. In those two-minute type situations, Drew (Brees) has always had some success doing that. We battled back and we were within one score at the end of the game which, as poorly as we played, that says something about or team and the guys. They never gave up and we kept fighting."
Even in the course of that game, does it give you comfort that you were making progress towards the end?
"You look at it and we didn't finish because we didn't win the game. That part is disappointing, but there were some positive things from there that we can take away and build on."
what kind of impact will not having
"He's out, so Joe Morgan is going to have to step in and play a role.
How close is
"He was here for a short period of time during training camp. He's an excellent learner. He's familiar with the offense a little bit and some of the terminology actually from his days at Miami with Cam Cameron. Some of that terminology has carried over, so he's going to have to play a little bit of a role in this game as well."
The stats kind of suggest that whenever
"Again, they have a great defense, but that's been his history to come back. He's a fighter and we're expecting great things."
Drew Brees said he and Joe Morgan are kind of playing catch up in terms of timing. How have you seen that progression?
"I think obviously he has his amount of work in practice. All the receivers stay after practice and work routes that they're going to be running in the game. They stay out there and work until they get into a comfort zone where they feel comfortable with each other."
Are you under the belief that it takes time for a quarterback and a receiver to get on the same page or can a receiver just come off the streets and be on the same page with the quarterback?
"I think it could be case-by-case. Drew (Brees) is going to stay out there and work with these guys until he feels comfortable, but it does take time. It may take a couple of weeks, but Joseph (Morgan) was here during training camp and he was getting reps with the ones, so he had a role."
After Devery Henderson went out of the game last weekend, how did you weigh using Joe Morgan or Courtney Roby and how did you assess Joe Morgan's performance?
"Obviously like all of us, starting with me, we have to be better. He's not the only one. We all have to be better. Really, one play is one position and another play is another position at receiver. So if one goes down, it's the guy that's at that position that needs to be the next man up. Again, based on plays, they're going to see some playing time. It's a group effort. (It's) next man up. Whichever receivers are active, those are going to be the guys who are going to have to contribute."
Has Courtney Roby worked at all at the receiver position?
"He has. He would be classified as a certain receiver in our offense, whether it's X or Z, and Joe (Morgan) would play the other position."
Do Roby and Joe Morgan bring different strengths to the offense, or are they pretty similar?
"I think they bring some different strengths. They both have some speed; but like I said, they both play a different role in the offense as far as one plays the X position and one plays the Z position for us. Those specific positions have different roles for us in our offense, as with (Marques) Colston plays one and Devery (Henderson) plays another."


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Best friends. BFFs. Soul twinsies. Whatever you want to call them, Harper and Lily were born to be besties. With high school just around the corner, casual-cool Cali girl Harper and awkward, always-costumed Lily make sure to text each other every day about their bond:
Harper: I love you so much that I am going to sneak out of detention to pay that guy from Craigslist $100 to cut off all your hair for my secret collection.
Lily: I love you so much I'm going destroy everyone in your life that matters and force you to depend on and love only me.
Harper: That sounds beautiful. I love you.
Not even the threat of different high schools could throw this BFFship off course, even if Lily begs her parents not to send her to the "dreaded Pathways", a special school for creative types, while effortlessly popular Harper attends Beverly High with the rest of their class.
But in a city where fitting in means standing out and there's nothing more uncool than being cool, it's the naturally charismatic Harper - with her blond hair and perfect bone structure - who finds herself fighting the tide of American Apparel'd teens who rule the school. Meanwhile it's the perpetually "gawkward" Lily - who accessories every ensemble with a pair of tattered fairy wings - who finds herself flying alongside the queen bees of Pathways. Can BFF-ship survive the tidal wave of HS drama, or does growing up mean leaving some friends behind?
Inspired by the HelloGiggles community of likeminded best friends, founded by IRL besties Zooey Deschanel and Sophia Rossi, and set in a hilarious insider's version of Los Angeles, A Tale of Two Besties will make you giggle and cry...and then tell you how cute you look with runny mascara.
©2015 Sophia Rossi (P)2015 Listening Library
"It's like my twins stepped out of the eighties and dropped down into today. Deliciously funny with heart." (Francine Pascal, best-selling author and creator of the Sweet Valley High series)
"Tale of two Besties"
This is a very awesome book, good for teen and preteen girls it is very indulging, witch means you take it all in, I seriously LOVE this book please check it out you will love it!!
the thing that makes this amazing is Anna Brisbin narrating!!! otherwise tho story is verry cute as well.
"enjoyable, indeed"
anyone with a longtime BFF will understand and appreciate this easy to listen to tale
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Topeka Come January, thousands of state employees will see a reduction in their health insurance premiums, and low-income state workers will be able to take advantage of a new program to cover their children at a discounted rate, officials said Friday.
"This is a move in a positive direction for state employees," said Brian Thompson, president of the Kansas Association of Public Employees.
"It's kind of a surprise," said Kathy Jansen, who is president of the KU Support Staff Senate. "This is a good thing."
The newly bid insurance contracts for the State Health Plan will affect 90,000 government workers and their dependents. At Kansas University, there are 4,760 state employees at the Lawrence campus and 2,200 at the Medical Center.
For individual employees, the state will continue paying 95 percent of the premiums. For employees covering dependents, the state is increasing its contribution from 35 percent to an average of 45 percent. That will result in a savings from $46 to $90 per month, officials said.
State officials say they have been able to reduce costs because the health plan has been better managed, state employees have used their coverage more efficiently, developed healthier habits and taken advantage of lower-cost generic and mail-order drugs.
In addition, the state has started a pilot program called Healthy KIDS, which will pay 90 percent of health care premiums for children of low-income employees. This is aimed at providing coverage for children who otherwise would have been eligible for the HeathWave program but can't use the program because of federal guidelines that prohibit state employee dependents from participating.
"These changes add up to a tremendous benefit increase and demonstrate what can be accomplished when the plan is managed wisely and employees do their part by living a more healthy lifestyle," Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said.
Gavin Young, a spokesman for the Kansas Department of Administration, said he believed the majority of state workers would see a decrease in rates, but he had no exact figures since the period of enrollment in the various plans just ended.
For example, he said, the average family plan will decrease $69 per month, from $426 to $357. The most used plan for individual coverage will decrease approximately $7 per month, from $25 to $18 because of lower insurance bids.
The Healthy KIDS plan is expected to cover more than 2,000 children. "We hit a home run there," said Carl Hill, spokesman for KAPE.
Sebelius, Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger, of Lawrence, and others have been working for years to get coverage to low-income state employees who were prohibited by federal rules from participating in HealthWave.
The decreases and discounted coverage come at a time when state employees, as most in the private sector, have been accustomed to increasing insurance rates.
Jansen, with the KU employees group, said when the state held plan enrollment last month many were stunned by the reductions.
"We've been conditioned every year to an increase, so it was kind of 'Whoa, what's this?'" she said.
The new rates go into effect Jan. 1.
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SJSU's David Fales puts on show for NFL observers
Updated 11:34 pm, Wednesday, March 19, 2014
There was a distinct 49ers-quarterback vibe Wednesday at San Jose State's pro day, where the featured attraction was quarterback David Fales.
In attendance were ex-Niners quarterbacks Alex Smith, now with the Chiefs, and Trent Dilfer, now an ESPN analyst. Meanwhile, the names of two former SJSU quarterbacks who played with the 49ers, Jeff Garcia and Steve DeBerg, were at the top of Spartan Stadium in the school's ring of honor.
It remains to be seen if Fales will join the team headquartered eight miles from the school where he had 8,382 yards, 66 touchdowns and a 68.1 completion percentage over the past two years. But it's a certainty Fales will become the first SJSU quarterback drafted since Mike Perez was selected in the seventh round in 1988, and the projected mid- to late-round selection did not hurt his stock before a crowd that included representatives from 25 NFL teams, including Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie.
Fales, 6-foot-1 5/8 and 215 pounds, showcased his accuracy and drove mid-range passes with velocity during a workout in which 52 of his 53 throws were on target. Fales has been knocked for so-so arm strength and, while at least one pass traveled 65 yards, his lone off-target pass was a deep post and others were high-arcing rainbows.
Fales, a pocket passer who is likely best suited for a West Coast offense, doesn't agree with scouting reports that cite his arm strength as an issue.
"I've never really had a problem with my arm strength, so it's never been a big deal to me," Fales said. "I feel that I've got enough drive on the ball to throw an 18-yard comeback, a deep out, a deep post, a go route."
Last year, Fales threw at SJSU with Smith a few times before Fales' senior season and the pair reconnected this year after Smith's debut season with the Chiefs. Smith, who had his 2-year-old son, Hudson, with him Wednesday, has returned to the Bay Area with his family for part of the NFL offseason.
Smith and Fales will be part of a group working out with SJSU strength and conditioning coach Gary Uribe until mid-April.
"He's an awesome guy," Fales said of Smith. "Really down-to-earth. He's been training here so I'm just trying to pick his brain as much as I can in this next month. ... I get to train with someone that's been around the league for a while and knows it. It's awesome."
The 49ers traded for a backup quarterback, Jacksonville's Blaine Gabbert, last week, but they could conceivably select another signal-caller in May's draft. On Wednesday, head coach Jim Harbaugh was at Virginia Tech's pro day, presumably to scout Hokies quarterback Logan Thomas. Harbaugh also attended Jimmy Garoppolo's pro day in early March and had a 45-minute throwing session with the Eastern Illinois quarterback.
On Wednesday, quarterbacks coach Geep Chryst was part of the 49ers' four-person contingent at SJSU, where Fales took the next step in a pre-draft grind that's included stops at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., and the NFL combine in Indianapolis. He'll spend the weekend visiting the Vikings, the first of what figure to be several visits with NFL teams.
"It's definitely long, but it's a dream," Fales said. "You're playing the game you've loved your whole life and you're getting a chance to throw and become a professional."
Eric Branch is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @Eric_Branch


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Imagine the leaders of one of New York City's top real-estate firms coming together every Monday morning to hear…the moral and spiritual thoughts of a Rabbi.
Imagine them returning, week after week… coming to eagerly anticipate those five minutes as a moment of uncommon peace in the world's most brutally competitive environment.
Wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall? To hear the paths Alan Lurie traced for his listeners, how he helped them bring together their spiritual and business lives, the sacred and the profane? Five Minutes on Mondays compiles these talks for the first time, sharing Lurie's deep and profound inspiration on the challenges we all face - at work and in life.
Lurie draws on millennia of philosophy, theology, and science to help us answer our deepest questions, comfort our deepest yearnings, and become better people–more connected to each other, and to the Greater Purpose. Here's how to:
©2009 Alan Lurie (P)2011 Julie Phifer
"Five Minutes on Mondays is a gold mine of enrichment…. It is an easy read with a deep and profound impact." (Martin Rutte, Chair of the Board, The Centre for Spirituality and the Workplace, Saint Mary's University)
"Lurie's book is a gem - a must-read for anyone who works at their faith and believes in their work. Business professionals of all kinds and from all religious traditions will find Lurie's light touch and real-world applications helpful as they strive to succeed without selling their soul." (David W. Miller, Ph.D., Director, Princeton University Faith and Work Initiative, and President, The Avodah Institute)
"Spiritualy engaging and motivating"
This is not a book you want to hear in one session.
Every day a chapter is plenty of information and inspirational ideas to think about at one given time.
He gives great work/spiritual advice. And hopefully helps to better ones live.
"Not what thought"
I struggle to get through this book. So didn't finished this book. I am sorry
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If You Really Trust Me, Why Can't I Stay Out Later?
Today's post features a teen devotional out to help kids see through all the lies. The kids on the cover are late 80s at best and probably remind today's teens of Mom and Dad's high school photos. I would imagine any teen shopping in the 200s will just walk on by this title. Teen religious materials are popular in my library, but like all things they age quickly.(Now, I am willing to bet that someone will write me and say that we believe Bibles should be weeded.) I also think there is a lack of decent writing in inspirational nonfiction for teens. I get the scenarios but I keep thinking the advice is bad. I also think the author needs to tone down the "lies are everywhere" rhetoric. Some of my more religious pals back in high school would have absolutely disliked the obnoxious teen preaching about the evils of evolution.
Love this line: "She learned quickly and began living a double life: model Christian daughter when her parents were around, and fast-lane chick at school."
I think the "sheltered Christian environment" bit hits the nail on the head. I'm not going to comment my feelings on religion but I think that no matter what your views are you should still be aware of the world around you so you don't wind up knocked on your arse like poor "Kayla".
Also what does "going out parking" mean?
And the biology lesson one reminds me of my high school. Kids that did not agree with evolution could sit in the hall and read scripture (this was public school by the way) but a couple of them insisted on staying in the class and attempted to discredit everything the teacher said with questions like that. It was annoying…
Author of "If God Loves Me, Why Can't I get My Locker Open?" LOL.
Parking–I don't think they've called it that since the 50s! Basically, the guy and the girl go on a date involving sitting in a parked car and seeing how far the guy can get the girl to go. Lots of smooching!
I would've had some words for the kid in the biology class. But then I went on to get bachelor's degrees in biology and chemistry and a PhD in biochemistry (where I did research on origin-of-life chemistry). So I am not typical by any stretch of the imagination.
I went to a public high school in the Midwest, but on the first day of the evolution unit, the teacher flat out said that it was science class and we were only going to be talking about science; if people wanted to believe something else in their personal lives, that was fine with the teacher, but to pass the evolution unit, students had to learn the material from class.
And guess what? That was that.
Most of the time, I got along just fine with the religious kids in my school. Was even friends with some of them. There were plenty of safe topics of conversation — what did you think of the history test, what the heck did they serve in the cafeteria today, what do you want to do when you graduate, how do you think the girls' basketball team will do at the state tournament, etc.
We never had anyone as pushy as the science class kid, though. Yeah, I definitely would have had issues with him.
LOL I figured that's what it would be. Reminds me of explaining to my 9 year old cousin what "necking" was last week. She thought it was like strangling.
The moral of the Mike/Andy story: Don't be an annoying Bible thumper all the time. Wait until the opportune moment…and then be an annoying Bible thumper!
But I would have devoured that book when I was a teenager.
"Andy had so many friends, Mike never suspected him of being a Christian!" Ha.
Oh my goodness, PLEASE find "If God Loves Me, Why Can't I get My Locker Open?" This is obviously an important theological treatise. It skips right over the simple stuff, like the Problem of Evil or the Problem of Suffering, and gets on with the most important apologetics debate of our time (well, okay, of the late 80s-early 90s): The Problem of Minor Inconvenience.


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In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama hit on several themes that have been coming up in Alameda Unified School District this year, including teacher performance, professional development, performance pay, and reforming evaluation systems.
"Teachers matter," he said. "So instead of bashing them, or defending the status quo, let's offer schools a deal. Give them the resources to keep good teachers on the job, and reward the best ones. In return, grant schools flexibility: To teach with creativity and passion; to stop teaching to the test; and to replace teachers who just aren't helping kids learn. That's a bargain worth making."
In what will be welcome news to middle class families with high school students, the president also pledged to find a way to keep tuition costs at colleges and universities from continuing to climb. "Let me put colleges and universities on notice," he said. " If you can't stop tuition from going up, the funding you get from taxpayers will go down."
Alamedans interested in more analysis of what the president said last night should check out:
– Education Week: "Obama Wants Lower Education Costs, Higher Drop Out Age"
–Huffington Post: "State of the Union: Obama Touts College Affordability, Tough Love for Teachers"
–New York Times: "Obama Praises Teachers and Calls for Mandatory Attendance"
And you can see the full State of the Union address on the White House website here.


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Josh Brent is in trouble again with the law.
The troubled Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle tested positive for marijuana while awaiting trial for vehicular manslaughter in the death of teammate Jerry Brown, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
According to the AP, prosecutors asked a judge to revoke Brent's $100,000 bond and issue a warrant for his arrest.
Brent is accused of driving with a blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal limit during the Dec. 8 car crash that killed Brown, a Cowboys practice squad player who played for the San Antonio Talons
Prosecutors said in their motion Brent failed a urine test taken after a May 24 court hearing in which they had sought for his bond to be revoked due to problems with his alcohol monitoring, the Associated Press reported. While the judge declined to do so, he did order Brent to provide a urine sample.
Brent faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of intoxication manslaughter, though he could also get probation.


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The rain didn't dampen the spirits of visitors at the Todmorden Carnival as crowds lined the streets for this year's event.
Chairman Philip Clarke said: "It went really well despite the weather. There were around 1,500 people there.
"That's down on what we'd usually get but I think we've done quite well.
There were some good crowds and the parade was really good."


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Originally Posted by Igotalife
I picked Jerry.....but it would be nice if Andrew and Jen got back together. I think there's lots on unresolved feelings left between the two of them.
Jerry - I want exposure - Ferris
John Paul - Not the Pope guy - Merrit
Andrew - I miss Jen after all - Firestone
Billy- I want Exposure for my Club - Dec
Bill- My Trump Time is Up and I'm moving back to Chicago - Rancic
Chris- Hey this show is ending anyway- Harrison
Originally Posted by Igotalife
I picked Jerry.....but it would be nice if Andrew and Jen got back together. I think there's lots on unresolved feelings left between the two of them.
Aol is showing the clip from the MTA where he polls all the guys .. although a lot of them said JP ....Ryan, Wendell, Fabrice all said Jerry. Ryan S said it's been Jerry since day one and the other Ryan described it as love at first sight ....
I voted for Jerry because he seems like the more obvious choice.
I don't really recall what Jen went into this show looking for.
With Trista it was clear that she was looking for marriage and a family, Jen doesn't seem to be as clear about what she wants or to be in such a hurry as Trista appeared to be.
I think she has stronger feelings for Jerry so would rather pick the person she likes more and see what happens.
I still don't get the feeling that Jerry is as into Jen as she is to him, but hopefully it'll work out for all concerned whatever decision she makes.
I think Jen will choose Jerry, based on his looks. that's not the man I feel would be more into the relationship, though.
"Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe
Just a reminder: Keep spoilers to the spoiler threads, please. Don't ruin it for people who like to be kept in suspense.
You've gotta hustle if you want to earn a dollar. - Boston Rob
As I'm a hopeless romantic, I picked Andrew, but I'm beginning to realize that it is just plain hopeless. If Jen doesn't go back to Andrew, I don't think she'll find love for many years. I think those two still have feelings for each other, in spite of repeated denials. Neither dares to speak first, in fear of getting heartbroken. But if they tried again, I think they could do well.
Oh, what could (should) have been.
eny, it would be interesting if you had a poll on who will be returning to watch Charlie as the next Bachelor.


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Ah, Sydney in summer. The pavements are blistering, the beaches are pumping and the yachts are out in full force. It's also the time that the Sydney Festival takes over the city, and new director Lieven Bertels assures us the 2015 line-up is one to look forward to. "The festival is going to be one of the most diverse Sydney has ever seen," he says. "We've got over a thousand artists coming from 30 countries, with a very diverse offering including some amazing free projects."
The program, which runs from January 8 to 26, is jam-packed with events spanning musical performances, cabaret shows and installations. But what's in it for the food-lovers? Bertels suggests The Kitchen - a tasty theatrical-musical hybrid from Indian artist Roysten Abel. "During the show there will be amazing drumming," he says, "but at the same time there will be two people that will be cooking a temple sweet involving cardamom, milk and butter… and then at the end of the show the audience actually gets to sample that sweet."
The festival has also collaborated with a number of leading Sydney restaurants to do special Fast Festival Feasts deals over the season at the likes of the hot new Chiswick at the Gallery, Balla, Gowings Bar & Grill, La Rosa, Aria, Red Lantern on Riley, Sokyo or a score of others. And there'll be plenty of opportunities for booze-fuelled fun, too, courtesy of the bar at the Festival Village. "Laurent-Perrier is our exclusive Champagne partner," Bertels says. "Certainly an important aspect of going out and seeing a cabaret or a theatre show or a concert is also to be able to have a nice bite and a good drink."
Here director Bertels shares his pick of the festival's hottest events.
The event Atomic Bomb
What it's all about "It's the music of an African hero of funk music in the '70s and '80s called William Onyeabor. Onyeabor is something of a forgotten figure, but David Byrne rediscovered him and re-released all of his music on his own label in New York. That triggered a live concert which they staged in New York with David Byrne himself singing, and then transferred to London where Damon Albarn from the Gorillaz presented the project. We got Gotye to agree to do it here in Sydney and that's going to be an Australian exclusive."
Catch it at Enmore Theatre, 16 and 17 January
How much Tickets start at $77
The event Tabac Rouge
What it's all about "I'm very excited on the return of James Thierrée, Charlie Chaplin's grandson, who's coming back for the fourth time to Sydney with a new show [his biggest to date] called Tabac Rouge. Tabac Rouge is the French expression for an opium dream. It's a kind of wild hallucination of some of kind of mad king. You don't quite know whether he's in a dream or whether it's happening for real, but he obviously has some weird idea of what his role in society is and it's a big, big spectacle with a giant contraption on stage - a mirror that sort of becomes the 11th character in the show."
Catch it at Sydney Theatre, Walsh Bay, 8-23 January
How much Tickets start at $72
The event Festival Village
What it's all about "The Festival Village is going to be the real meeting place of the festival - a central hub in Hyde Park where you can grab some food, see a show, have your kids run around if you have a family, and where you can see some amazing work including the return of Limbo, the Spiegeltent show that we had last year."
Catch it at Hyde Park, Sydney
How much Free
The Sydney Festival takes place on 8-26 January. Check out the Sydney Festival website for more details.


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Ah, summertime! After a cold, snowy winter and a cool, rainy spring, we're finally enjoying warm, sunshine-y days. I remember the summers of my childhood in Lewiston — riding my bicycle with friends, paddling around in the city pool, eating Popsicles — trying to keep cool in the brick and concrete heat of my downtown neighborhood.
Fast forward a few years to when I was a boy-crazy, rock-music-loving, hormone-driven teenager. During my teens, summertime meant working extra hours at my job as a waitress in the local department store dinette. Gosh, even the word 'dinette' conjures up a simpler time when twenty-five cents bought you a cup of coffee and summer jobs for teens were plentiful.
Fast forward again, 35 years to the summer of 2011, and the outlook for teen employment is bleak. Across the United States, teens seeking entry-level jobs are competing with older Americans who suffered financial losses during the recession and have had to supplement their income. Experts are predicting that only 25% of teens will find employment this summer, down from 45% in 2000.
What, you might ask, do teen unemployment rates have to do with teen pregnancies? Well, if only one out of every four teens will have jobs this summer, I have to wonder — what will the other three out of four teens be doing? Continue reading


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Etto: From construction to restaurant award in eight months
FROM working in construction to owning an award-winning new restaurant in eight months.
It has been a busy year for the couple behind Etto in Dublin, which scooped the prize for Best Casual Dining at the Irish restaurant awards.
Liz Matthews was working as a project manager in the building industry, converting buildings in London into homes for millionaires, when she and her boyfriend Simon Barrett got a yen to come home and start their own restaurant.
Simon had worked in restaurants for years and, just hitting their thirties, the pair decided the time was right to come back to Dublin and set up their own place together.
Now open just eight months in Dublin's Merrion Row, Etto is a restaurant and wine bar with a touch of Italian.
It has been wowing critics and the public alike with its prosecco on tap, a choice of 100 wines and seasonal menus.
Liz and Simon both work front of house, while old friend Barry Fitzgerald – formerly head chef at Michelin-starred gastropub the Harwood Arms in London – provides the culinary expertise.
Simon described the menu as "definitely having Italian inspiration" but also showcasing great Irish ingredients such as rump of lamb.
Signature dishes include veal sweetbreads with nettle tea and bonemarrow or mussels with nduja – a Calabrian spreadable sausage, while there's also lunch specials such as a meatball and mozarella sandwich with soup for just a tenner.
Liz said it was a big change of career for her but joked she was probably of most use bringing her building skills into play during the set-up phase.
"We used to work crazy hours when we were in London, and we still work crazy hours, but at least we see each other now because we're working them together," she said.
Kilkenny, meanwhile, claimed two of the top prizes at the Irish Restaurant Awards, with acclaimed eaterie Campagne taking the best restaurant award and the Lady Helen at Mount Juliet winning best hotel restaurant.
Dingle was crowned the Top Foodie Town of Ireland for promoting its culinary credentials through food festivals and farming markets as well as great restaurants.
Neven Maguire, of MacNean House & Restaurant, added Best Chef in Ireland to his long list of accolades; the Chop House, in Dublin 4, won best gastro pub; while Fallon & Byrne, in Dublin 2, got the award for the best wine experience.
The awards are based on public nominations, with over 19,000 votes cast on independent.ie in recent months, followed by a stringent second phase including a mystery guest visit and judging by an awards academy.
RAI president Padraic Og Gallagher said that there had been a huge increase in public voting this year for the awards highlighting the quality of Irish restaurants.
"The Irish restaurant scene is vital to the economy, employing 64,000 people and generating revenue in excess of €2bn per year," he said.
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Sunday, June 28, 2015
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- Kedar Satapathy said...
It is unfortunate to say that :the higher officers are USING THE NAME OF JAWANS for their benefits. There is always step mother relationship with jawans. The political parties and the committees are always doing partiality towards jawans.
As the no. of jawans are high, paying Re1/- seems to be more difficult than paying Rs100/- to the higher ranks.
Similarly,Under govt. of india, till 1983 all re-employed esm were getting pay fixed in same pattern. After 1983, discrimination have been made between the Ex armed personal for fixation of pay after retirement. The reason...........not known.......but understood. The right to equality,welfare of ESM is only to show out. But practically what happens....
Orders published in the name of president of India that he is pleased to inform that
1.no pension and pensionary benifits are to be returned by the soldiers and in in return their pay will be fixed at the initial pay band as the get re employed.As a result the 40year jawan is getting paid as a new recruit of age 18.The family burden and responsibility is not yet understood by any body. on the other side the departments utilise the experience of the skill jawans.Also the aged soldiers who have even lead in many nationa building movents are compled to work as a junior worked in their new posting..THE DEDICATION OF JAWAN IS JUST TO LIVE HIS LIFE FOR FEW REMAINING DAYS WITH HIS PARENTS AND LOOK AFTER HIS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES . WHICH HE COULD NOT PERFORM TO SERVE THE NATION.
2.For the commissioned officers it is reverse and they get their salary and status as per last pay and their pension and pensionary benifita are IGNORED. Here the ignored word seems to be very painful. But.............the president of India has published the order and pleased to extend the IGNORED amount from few rupees to only Rs1500/- as on date.
Here, For Rs1500/- howmuch the commissioner officers gain,,,,,,,,,,,,
For Rs1500/- how much monitary and social status of jawan is LOOTED....by the highely paid/trusted financial planning them. Definately, they are doing a good job and should be rewarded for saving money of govt. of india.
3.When the concern of Bank and insurance sector comes(which is under ministry of Finance, Govt. of india), the government has gone one step higher. The planners have even forgot to feel that they are in such a county where right to equality is a right for the common citizen of the country and the soldiers are not apart from that.They have published BONZA OFFER for such employees and given all facilities. For the re-employed ESM in Banks and LIC their pay to be fixed as per last pay and no need to deduct even Rs1500/-. Surprisingly they are getting this facility ONLY AND ONLY BY VIRTU OF THE ORDERS BEING PUBLISHED BY THE SAME GOVT OF INDIA.....
At the end I would like to regret if I have tried to harm some of my friends, But written the truth ......That I have understood as on date.
In Govt sectors like EPFO , Postal ,Indian Railway.....Re-employed ex servicemen are fighting to survive from less payment and struggling for their rights as other ESM. But unfortely the benefited mass is advocating against this, the DGR and all Ex servicemen leageus who are not forgating to collect subscription from the ESM but avoiding such issues.Every body is describing of the order which has come out in his own voice.But the Creative /inovative/welfare issues have been dream for the challengers.
As a result,some of the Re-employed esm are fighting for their pay to be fixed as per last pay, some have received and fighting to save out the benfits received .
Hope, All Ex soldiers should understood the issue and fill that benefit to other is not going to stop others benefits.HENCE PLEASE COME ON AND SHOW YOUR INTEGRITY TOO IN A SINGLE VOICE IN CIVIL SOCIETY AS LIKE YOU FOUGHT TOGETHER FOR MOTHER INDIA.
Jai Hind.
- June 30, 2015 at 11:01 AM
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