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Do you need a consent order drafting after attending Mediation?
If you and your ex-partner divorce or end a civil partnership you can choose how you deal with money or property issues. If you both agree on how you are going to divide your assets, then you probably won't need to go to court. A solicitor can help you make any agreement legally binding by applying for a consent order.
What is a consent order?
A consent order is a legal document. It sets out how you and your ex-partner will divide up assets. The consent order explains what you have agreed about assets like:
Money (including pension arrangements).
Savings and Investments.
The consent order might also detail any agreement on child maintenance provisions as well as maintenance payments.
Why do I need one?
The consent order offers several benefits. It's a cost effective way for both sides to set out the final divorce settlement in writing. The order provides a way of recording what you've both jointly agreed about financial matters.
Because it is legally binding, it means that your ex-partner cannot make a financial claim against you in later years. It also means that you can go back to court to enforce the agreement if your partner breaks it.
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Before the drafting of any consent order, you may feel that you need help in being able to agree how you'll divide assets. While you may agree on some points, there may be issues where you cannot agree how you should share assets.
This is where Countrywide Family mediation can help.
A mediation service offers a way for you reach a joint agreement on issues.
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A consent order is specific to your circumstances. There is no standard form available for you to fill in. For that reason, you will need a solicitor to draft a 'consent order'. For the order to be legally binding they will arrange for the court to approve it.
This means that you will both have to sign the draft consent order. Also, you will both have to complete a statement of information form as well as a notice of application for a financial order.
All of the paperwork is sent to the court dealing with your divorce or ending your civil partnership for approval. The cost of a consent order is £50. More information about applying for a consent order is available on the GOV.UK website.
Will I have to go to court?
Not always. If the court is happy with the consent order and the Judge thinks it fair then they will approve it to make it legally binding. Once approved the order is then sent back to your solicitor.
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Mobile Payments Today was at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. This photo gallery gathers a little bit of what we saw.
Best Buy, Target, and Wal-Mart were among the first major retailers to announce their support for the Merchant Customer Exchange. More than three years later, the proposed mobile payments system is still more an idea than an actual product.
See a little bit of what you missed if you didn't join us for our show this past August in Chicago.
View highlights from the event, which drew attendees from Walla Walla, Washington to Tokyo, Japan - and points in between - to discuss the future of money and payments.
MasterCard Canada's Will Giles shows how the NFC-enabled mobile wallet works in the real world.
Despite the naysayers, mobile payments remains a hot topic at mobile, tech and payment conferences. From CES in January to CTIA in May, mobile payments was discussed at conferences large and small.
The 2013 International CES conference brought together 140,000 people to look at the next big thing in consumer electronics.
Mobile payment startup LevelUp continues to sign new merchants, and a recent trial of LevelUp at Paciugo in Allen, Tex. shows how easy it is to pay -- and save -- with the mobile app.
For all the virtual ink spilled over the funds Square has raised and the millions of merchants the company has signed to its service, it's easy to forget it's a drop-dead simple app with good design.
Following months of anticipation and weeks of rumor, the Isis Mobile Wallet is now available for download to select Samsung NFC-enabled phones.
Channel-crossing capability and skyrocketing popularity make the mobile banking app an ATM industry influencer to watch. Next gen technology and a focus on the customer experience make Digital Banker a mobile app to watch.
Dunkin' Donuts recently launched a new mobile payment app to compete with that other purveyor of coffee products.
Screenshots of Barclaycard's new mobile wallet program.
Square's mobile wallet makes paying with your phone as easy as walking into your favorite store.
Austin, Tex.-based Tabbedout has an app that makes waiting for your check a thing of the past. The app is slick and simple to use.
American Expresses Serve app gives account holders mobile access to P2P services.
Starbucks keeps improving its app. Now customers can do more than pay for their coffee.
The Shopkick mobile coupoing app uses location-based services to let consumers collect free stuff just for visiting a merchant.
The LevelUp payment app from SVNGR is simple and streamlined, using location-based services built into the phone to find merchants who accept it. It eschews NFC for QR codes that are read by scanners at the point of sale.
One of the many mobile point of sale solutions on the market, the Intuit GoPayment product makes it quick and easy for small businesses to accept credit cards using their mobile devices
Domino's rolls out Pie Pass to expedite carryout orders
Ingenico names Stewart EVP of North America
Nippon Platform, Hana Bank partner on international digital payments hub
Despegar launches co-branded Visa card in Brazil with Banco Santander
Western Union launches $1M matching relief effort to fight coronavirus
Social media payments: An ally or adversary of banks
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Chicago, IL (December 29, 2010) – Catholic high schools across the Archdiocese of Chicago will administer the annual placement tests for eighth grade students on Saturday, January 8, at 8 a.m. Most of the 40 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese administer the test; however, there are a few exceptions. It is important to check with the individual school to confirm when its test is being given. To find contact information for Catholic high schools, visit the High School Locator at schools.archchicago.org.
Catholic, public or private school students interested in attending Catholic high schools in Chicago, Cook County or Lake County this coming fall should report to the high school they wish to attend to take the test. It is not necessary to register for the test in advance. Students are asked to bring two No. 2 pencils and cash or check made payable to the school for the $25 exam fee. Test results will be mailed to students on February 15, 2011.
Catholic high schools use a number of different standardized tests to provide a common measure of academic achievement. Some schools use different tests because they are designed to provide slightly different information for program and course placement decisions. Tests are selected that match the mission, educational philosophy and student body of a particular Catholic high school.
Each Catholic high school has its own procedures for using test results. Generally, high schools use test scores in conjunction with other information about a student's academic record when making placement decisions. Other considerations could include: report cards, classroom and homework assignments, and teacher recommendations.
The North Central Association, the largest regional evaluation and accreditation organization in the United States, accredits each Archdiocese of Chicago high school and requires professional development for teachers. Catholic high school students in the Archdiocese have a 96 percent attendance rate and a 99 percent graduation rate, with 96 percent of graduates enrolling in a college or university. In 2009, graduating seniors were offered more than $150 million in college scholarships.
The Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago, with over 87,000 students and more than 6,000 teachers and staff, play a critical role in the life of the community by instilling values, teaching discipline and achieving strong, consistent academic results for students of many races, faiths and backgrounds in the 216 elementary and 40 secondary schools in Cook and Lake counties. Parents or guardians seeking information about Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Chicago are encouraged to visit www.archchicago.org and click on Catholic Schools.


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NBC cancels Hillary Clinton miniseries, starring Diane Lane
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Just hours after CNN formally canceled a planned documentary about the life and work of Hillary Clinton, NBC has announced that it, too, is nixing a Clinton-themed project.
"After reviewing and prioritizing our slate of movie/mini-series development, we've decided that we will no longer continue developing the Hillary Clinton mini-series," the network said in a statement.
The four-hour special, written and directed by Oscar nominee Courtney Hunt, was to star Diane Lane as the former first lady-turned-senator-turned-secretary of state.
Shortly after CNN and NBC's Clinton projects were announced this summer, the Republican National Committee voted unanimously to block both networks from hosting GOP presidential primary debates if they aired either program. RNC Chair Reince Priebus criticized both networks prior to the vote, calling the Clinton doc and miniseries "extended commercial[s] for Senator Clinton's nascent campaign."
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Pride Month: It's Not All Just Rainbows
So this June is Pride month, when we celebrate the accomplishments of the LGBT community. I'm someone who works alongside nonprofit professionals. I'm also someone who benefits from the economic empowerment and healthcare services that local nonprofits provide. The fact that I'm a transgender person of color puts me in a demographic more likely to face employment discrimination and less likely to be able to access healthcare — it was this acute awareness of this injustice and my own negative experiences that motivated me to work for the nonprofit sector in the first place.
LGBT or not, we all need a home, food, employment, healthcare, and a sense of self worth. LGBT people are also people of color, immigrants, the young, the old, survivors of violence, the homeless, the poor, the under and uninsured, the unemployed, and the marginalized.
Regardless of how you feel about LGBT people and whether or not your organization is LGBT, those you serve and who work alongside you—a good chunk of those will be LGBT, whether they tell you or not. To serve your communities also means to serve the LGBT community.
So how can your organization adapt to the needs of LGBT people? Here are a couple pointers:
- In the space where you interact with the people you serve, make sure there's a visible sign that shows you are an LGBT ally. Think about hanging a rainbow flag someplace easily seen, or hanging "safe space" signs.
- If you are a shelter, make sure that your policies cover the needs of transgender people, especially transgender women. (Read Transitioning Our Shelters: A Guide to Making Homeless Shelters Safe for Transgender People)
- If you are an organization that serves women, make sure to mention that you also support transgender women somewhere visible on your website and print materials.
- Train your employees in LGBT sensitivity. For those in the San Francisco Bay Area, public health consultant Willy Wilkinson actually offers free sensitivity training.
- On your forms, think about adding a "preferred name" field. For most, it will simply be a place to write in a nickname. For transgender folks, this provides a space for them to disclose their transgender identity.
- Make the extra effort to recruit LGBT volunteers, especially people of color and transgender people. In your recruiting efforts, make it clear that you want to serve the LGBT community, and part of that effort depends on volunteers.
- When meeting transgender clients or volunteers, make sure to ask what pronouns they prefer. It might be an uncomfortable thing for you to ask, but asking about appropriate pronouns is common in the transgender community, and shows that you want to accommodate their needs. It will also be worth it to look up gender neutral pronouns.
June is certainly a month to celebrate the resilience of the LGBT community. This weekend is Pride weekend here in San Francisco, and I'll be out there, waving my little rainbow flag. We've come a long way, and there is a lot to be proud of. But Pride is also a reminder that though there's a lot to be thankful for, there's a lot more we need to do.
To learn more:
How to Respect a Transgender Person (WikiHow)
Cultural Responsiveness in Serving LGBT Individuals and Families (Gil Gerald & Associates)
Caring for LGBT Seniors (Lavender Seniors of the East Bay)
Growing Leadership: Shining a light on LGBT people of color (Model D)


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Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button was confronted by a gang of six machine-gun-wielding robbers today after qualifying for tomorrow's Brazilian Grand Prix.
The F1 champ said six men trained their weapons on his car after he left the Interlagos track in Sao Paulo, where he had earlier qualified for today's Brazilian Grand Prix.
Button, 30, was on his way back to his luxury hotel when his bulletproof Mercedes was intercepted in a shanty town at 7pm local time.
His driver -– an armed Brazilian policeman hired by the McLaren team –- sped away from the scene, striking other cars as he fled. Button said: 'My driver bounced off about five cars. We were driving over the top of them.'
In the past, the employees of several Formula 1 teams have been mugged after leaving the Brazilian racetrack. Although Button usually drives himself to and from the race track, this time McLaren insisted he have an armed driver trained in avoidance techniques. McLaren also provided Button's teammate Lewis Hamilton with a similar car and driver. (Hat tip to Ms. Motor and JF!)
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Yet today's families often have competing financial priorities that can lead to difficult choices. For example, 49% of Americans place greater importance on saving for their children's education than they do on saving for their own retirement, according to a 2016 survey commissioned by RBC Wealth Management. What can a concerned parent or grandparent do?
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Lake Fork Kicks off March Madness with Toyota ShareLunker 518
March 14, 2011
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ATHENS—While fans of college basketball are glued to television sets watching that manifestation of March madness, bass anglers are enjoying a fishy form of the mayhem.
Sunday afternoon saw two anglers boat Toyota ShareLunkers. Number 518 bit a black lizard on Lake Fork about 3:00 p.m. Ed Carter of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, was the lucky angler who pulled in the 14.25-pounder. The fish was held for pickup at the Minnow Bucket, an official Toyota ShareLunker weigh and holding station.
Before the Toyota ShareLunker Tundra made it back to Athens with that fish, Robert Amaya of Robert's Fish 'n Tackle in Zapata called to report Toyota ShareLunker 519, a 13.37-pounder from Falcon International Reservoir. That fish was caught by David Cosner of Austin and was held for pickup at Robert's Fish 'n Tackle.
Unseasonably cold weather in February held water temperatures down and slowed the bite, but recent sunny days have warmed the shallows and encouraged spawning fish to move up. "Anglers tell me they are seeing lots of big fish cruising in shallow water," said Jerry Hunter, manager of Elm Creek Village on O.H. Ivie. "The water has just hit 60 degrees, there will be a full moon this weekend—everything is lined up just right, and we just need somebody to get a hook in one."
Last season O.H. Ivie produced 11 Toyota ShareLunkers, and seven of those fish were caught when the water temperature was 60 degrees or above. The current lake record, a 16.08-pounder, was caught the last day of the season from 69-degree water.
March is traditionally the peak month for ShareLunker entries. The game is on.
Anyone legally catching a 13-pound or bigger largemouth bass from Texas waters, public or private, between October 1 and April 30 may submit the fish to the Toyota ShareLunker program by calling program manager David Campbell at (903) 681-0550 or paging him at (888) 784-0600 and leaving a phone number including area code. Fish will be picked up by TPWD personnel within 12 hours.
Anglers entering fish into the Toyota ShareLunker program receive a free replica of their fish, a certificate and ShareLunker clothing and are recognized at a banquet at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens.
For complete information and rules of the ShareLunker program, tips on caring for big bass, a list of official Toyota ShareLunker weigh and holding stations and a recap of last year's season, see tpwd.texas.gov/sharelunker. The site also includes a searchable database of all fish entered into the program along with pictures where available.
Information on current catches, including short videos of interviews with anglers when available, is posted on www.facebook.com/sharelunkerprogram.
The Toyota ShareLunker Program is made possible by a grant to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation from Gulf States Toyota. Toyota is a long-time supporter of the Foundation and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, providing major funding for a wide variety of education, fish, parks and wildlife projects.


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Right around last month at this time we reported massive muscle model (and more!) Alex Castro joined the cast of NBC's American Gladiators. Since then, Alex has been wielding more big sticks on the small screen—except this time, it's those gigantic Q-tip shaped battle thingies which seem to be quite popular on the highly-rated new competition series. "I was a Marine for two tours," Alex Castro reveals in a new video interview and fashion shoot for Rufskin w with Steven Blank at Pink Mafia Radio. "When you are a Marine, you are always a Marine. You have the discipline and the character and that prepared me for my role" as "Militia" on the series, he explains.
There is a bittersweet back story on Alex Castro's journey from Cuba to the Marine Corps. "At age 19, I escaped from Cuba with my three best friends and my cousin," he explains in the Quicktime interview. "We were on a boat, my father's boat, and, there was a very bad storm. My cousin died and so did two of my three best friends. We were rescued by the Marine Corps and that was one of the reasons that I later joined."
If that's not enough to make you cry in your coffee, the 6'3 and 225 pound Playgirl hunk and star of Zumanity also reveals that he builds his frame on a vegan diet. "I've been a vegan for over four years and was a vegetarian before that. It's because I have respect for all living creatures. ... It's not difficult to build so much muscle on a vegan diet. Look at horses."
And on that last note: There are probably more than a few questions about Alex Castro's previous work for COLT, Muscle Gallery and other beefcake sites. Not many answers here but that's okay because you become absorbed in Alex's personal story and his obvious fun with the Rufskin photo shoot. "I love these clothes," he gushes. "I feel so lucky!" Awww ...
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DUBAI - Pumps at Iran's planned Arak reactor, seen by the West as a potential source of plutonium for nuclear bombs, were tampered with in a failed attempt to sabotage the country's nuclear programme, a senior official said on Monday.
Asghar Zarean, deputy chief for nuclear protection and security at the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, said the incident was one of several such attacks foiled over the past few months, the official IRNA news agency reported.
He did not name the targets of the other alleged attacks or who might have been behind them, according to IRNA.
Iran has in the past often accused its Western and Israeli foes of seeking to sabotage its nuclear programme, which Tehran says is peaceful but the United States and its allies fear may be aimed at developing a nuclear weapons capability. It has also accused its enemies of assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists.
But this was believed to be the first time Iran has made sabotage suspicions public since a major thaw in ties with the West after a relative moderate, Hassan Rouhani, was elected president last June on a platform to ease Tehran's isolation.
"Intelligence inspections of the nuclear facilities indicated that some pumps ... of Arak's IR-40 project had been mechanically manipulated in an effort to disrupt the routine work of the power plant," Zarean said.
He gave no further details. A report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog in November last year said a number of major components had yet to be installed at the plant, including reactor cooling pumps. It was not immediately clear whether Zarean was referring to another type of pumps.
The fate of Arak was a big sticking point in talks between Iran and six world powers last year that led to a landmark interim agreement to curb Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for some easing of sanctions.
Under the accord that took effect on January 20, Iran pledged to not install any additional reactor components or produce fuel for the plant during the six-month duration of the deal.
The powers - the United States, France, Germany, Britain, China and Russia - and Iran are to meet again in Vienna on Tuesday to try to build on the interim accord and reach a final settlement by late July of the decade-old dispute over the Islamic Republic's atomic activities.
Zarean first announced the foiling of the Arak incident on Saturday when he unveiled a new lab to combat cyber attacks, but without giving any details at the time. The lab was launched to identify, prevent and fight threats including modern software viruses, he said in a statement over the weekend.
Iran's nuclear facilities have previously been subject to an attack by a computer virus known as Stuxnet, which is widely believed to have been developed by the United States and Israel, though no government has taken responsibility for it.
The virus was discovered in 2010 after it was used to impair a uranium enrichment facility at Iran's Natanz facility. It was the first publicly known example of a virus being used to attack industrial machinery.
Iran has long denied accusations from Israel and Western powers that it has sought to develop the means to produce atomic weapons under cover of a civilian nuclear energy programme.


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Judi Wagner honored at global confab
At a luncheon today, the Women's Funding Network gave Denver philanthropist Judith (Judi) Wagner its Changing the Face of Philanthropy Award for her outstanding commitment to helping girls and women reach their highest level of achievement. Jean Lind Herberger of Arizona also was honored at the global conference now underway in Denver.
Wagner, said Women's Funding Network president/CEO Christine Grumm, "Models feminist philanthropy every day via her financial support of women and girls that are advancing girls and the women's agenda, and via her passion for the work. She knows that social investment in women and girls translates to a stronger community overall. She is one of the most active donors in the global women's funding movement."
The Women's Funding Network is an international organization made up of some 155 women's foundations and women's funds, including the Women's Foundation of Colorado.
Wagner is a founding member of the Women's Foundation of Colorado, and has held leadership positions in it for over 20 years. In addition, she has provided significant support to such women- and girl-focused organizations as Girl Scouts, the Center for Women's Health Research, Colorado Trust and Big Sisters.
Herberger, of Phoenix, was recognized for being a voice for women and girls in Arizona for more than 40 years; she is the founder of Arizona Women's Employment and Education, which fosters education and employment opportunities for women. And, like Wagner, Herberger has raised millions of dollars to support the empowerment of women and girls, including the lead gift that paved the way for a $10 million endowment for the Arizona Women's Foundation.


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This is an excerpt from Examination of Musculoskeletal Injuries, Fourth Edition With Web Resource, by Sandra J. Shultz, PhD, ATC, CSCS, Peggy A. Houglum, PhD, ATC, PT, and David H. Perrin, PhD, ATC.
Examine posture with the patient in a static position and in as few clothes as possible to allow an unobstructed view of all postural elements. (See the posture examination checklist later in this chapter.) Correct posture minimizes stress on muscles, bones, and joints while incorrect posture places abnormal stress on these structures. The more posture deviates from the correct position, the greater the stress placed on the structures that work to maintain it.
Incorrect posture usually develops with gradual changes in muscle, tendon, or fascial support. Children under the age of four generally have good posture and mechanics. As early as elementary school, children develop poor sitting and standing habits, and abnormal posture becomes apparent. By the time an individual becomes a teenager or young adult, abnormal postural habits are entrenched. Poor posture becomes more exaggerated as people age and develop progressively greater tightness and weakness in already shortened or lengthened soft tissue structures, resulting in changes in bone alignment and stress distribution.
Incorrect posture can also occur rapidly following an acute injury if the athlete alters position to reduce pain, functions with altered ability, or protects an injury. For example, a patient who experiences excessive swelling around the knee following an injury may not be able to stand with the knee fully extended, or a person suffering a cervical sprain may stand with the head thrust forward to relieve pain.
Sometimes an individual acquires an incorrect alignment because genetically determined joint or soft tissue characteristics cause the deformity over time, or the deformity present from birth becomes more apparent as the person ages.
You should include posture when examining any injury in the athletic training clinic. Posture can either result from injury or contribute to injury and should not be overlooked if you are to provide appropriate care. Examine posture by inspecting the anterior, lateral, and posterior views of the patient in the frontal and sagittal planes (figure 4.2).
Correct standing alignment: (a) anterior, (b) lateral, and (c) posterior views.
A plumb line is often used as a reference of alignment for the body when examining posture. A plumb lineis a string suspended overhead with a small weight, or plumb bob, attached at the end near the floor. Position the patient behind the line so you can see the body bisected by the plumb line.
You should record postural deviations during the examination, ranking them as mild, moderate, or severe. Occasionally, a position may be considered normal, hyper-, or hypo-, while other postural deviations may be identified with names that define the abnormality but may not indicate severity. For example, genu recurvatum indicates hyperextension of the knee joint without relating the severity of the hyperextension. Placing a descriptor such as mild in front of these names can further qualify or quantify the deviation.
The examination process always includes comparison of left and right corresponding segments, because "normal" is often solely determined by comparison to the contralateral side. Normal for one person may not be normal for another person. For example, a gymnast will have much greater excursion in a straight leg raise than a baseball player, and a pitcher will have more glenohumeral lateral rotation than a first baseman. Each athlete must be compared only to herself and not to others.
Postural deviations cannot be recognized as abnormal unless normal posture is identified. You must know what is normal, or expected, in postural examination from all views. In part II, where the body regions and their associated injuries are discussed, postural deviations unique to those regions are presented. How to identify, treat, or modify the deviations, as well as the consequences of the deviations, are also discussed.
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Labonte Slows The Pace On "NASCAR Now"
This season, ESPN has been "stirring the drink" with a wide variety of NASCAR personalities appearing on the one hour Monday version of NASCAR Now.
This week, host Allen Bestwick had Terry Labonte, Mike Massaro and Brad Daugherty to work with. While Massaro and Daugherty have been on the program before, it was the first time for Labonte.
The low-key Labonte is well-spoken, but lacks the on-air energy of a Rusty Wallace or Dale Jarrett. The responsibility of providing the excitement fell to Daugherty and Massaro. While these two did their best, it was clear that if Labonte returns there needs to be either another driver or a crew chief on the panel.
The group reviewed the Phoenix Cup race for thirty minutes, and it was clear after about fifteen minutes things were being drawn-out far too long. Labonte was not going to step-up and take control like a Wallace or Jarrett, but he did respond quite well to Bestwick's questions and held his own in conversation.
Bestwick has assumed the leadership role not only for NASCAR Now, but for ESPN's NASCAR on-air team. His presence and knowledge has finally been allowed to flourish, and he is making the best of the situation. One interesting switch for ESPN this season is the ability of the announcers to talk about controversial issues.
Drug testing was brought-up by Bestwick, and he led an interesting discussion that neither SPEED or Fox has been able to handle. This has become a TV-driven story, and ESPN has taken the lead in keeping this topic very public. All the panelists contributed their views, but Labonte took the high road and did not criticize NASCAR for their current naive policy.
Jimmie Johnson was on the program by satellite, and this was a nice touch. Bestwick and Johnson have fun, and this was another good interview. Unfortunately, NASCAR Now continues the policy of only having Bestwick ask questions during satellite interviews. Things would be much better served with all of the group involved.
The panel briefly reviewed the Nationwide Series race, and spoke about the upcoming race in Mexico with some mixed emotion. To say the least, this event is something that teams are once again not too thrilled about. It should be interesting to see how ESPN approaches this weekend's race on-the-air.
Bestwick told viewers that ESPN will be using the off-week for the Cup Series to host a Monday version of NASCAR Now that will feature the reporters for the series. The show will explore various topics that have arisen this season and allow the reporters to take center stage on the program. It certainly sounds like a good idea.
This program lags a bit when one of ESPN's "big guns" like Wallace, Jarrett or Andy Petree is not on the show. Petree might have drawn a lot more out of Labonte with his crew chief perspective. Instead, the program had to rely once again on the general statements and casual knowledge of Daugherty. It was not the same.
When the reporters are named for the show next Monday, we will provide an update. Hopefully, both Massaro and Marty Smith will be included because of their hard work and dedication so far this season. As The Daly Planet suggested a while back, both Terry Blount and David Newton need to make an appearance on this series to help fans further understand their levels of NASCAR knowledge and journalism backgrounds.
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20 comments:
- Newracefan said...
Terry is a great guy but I was worried when I first heard he was to be the driver because he is so low key and I wasn't sure how things would turn out. Althought Terry did better than I expected it would have helped to have Andy or Ray (they both worked together at Hendrick didn't they) there as a second Nascar guy. Much of the discussion seemed to be all media and not enough the guys in Nascar perspective (Brad counts as media). It was still a good show.
- April 14, 2008 at 7:55 PM
- Sophia said...
I agree... I like Terry but he really slowed down and dragged out the show. I like the quicker pace the show usually has....bad mix maybe?
- April 14, 2008 at 8:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hello JD,
Bullet notes I made during the broadcast. Terry laid back,low key. Brad well spoken on tail end of lead lap in front of leader on restarts. Brad well spoken on NASCAR drug policy. Yes it was good to see Terry, and yes he was not at the level of DJ or Andy. Would like to see him on future shows. He does provide a calming effect, which is good. But the thing I think on this show that is most important is that on this show it was Brad D's. Although I have not seen every show w/him on. I thought this one was one where he was very well outspoken on the lap and drug issues. And I was glad to see it
- April 14, 2008 at 8:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
I thought Terry had a good comment about Aaron Fike, and Brad brought some energy, but Terry was way too low key for an hour's show. AB does a fine job as moderator too.
- April 14, 2008 at 8:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
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- April 14, 2008 at 8:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
"As The Daly Planet suggested a while back, both Terry Blount and David Newton need to make an appearance on this series to help fans further understand their levels of NASCAR knowledge and journalism backgrounds."
I disagree with this opinion. Blount and Newton are both excellent NASCAR journalists, especially when they get to write long investigative pieces. (Their detailed bios are on espn.com with the other ESPN staff members, by the way. If any fan is that concerned about their levels of experience and journalism backgrounds, they can go look them up.)
Marty Smith and David Newton's writing was the best on NASCAR.com, which is why espn.com cherry-picked them for their site.
Blount and Newton been in this sport a long time and their articles have been posted on Jayski for a long time. Their writing skills may not translate as TV performers (especially Newton), but to question their NASCAR journalism skills or say they need to be on this show to "help fans further understand their levels of NASCAR knowledge and journalism backgrounds" is something I disagree with -strongly.
- April 14, 2008 at 9:27 PM
- Tracy D said...
I liked Terry Labonte's clear, precise manner of speech. I felt as if he knew what he was talking about because he wasn't speaking off-the-cuff. Awkward angle for him to turn to speak to Bestwick, however. He looked very uncomfortable.
It was a different dynamic, is all. He's a resource with huge depth and a great deal of class, all of which were on display tonight.
- April 14, 2008 at 9:58 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 9:27PM,
I think you missed the point. The reasons you listed are exactly the reasons both of these men have to appear on a show where they can get in a real conversation.
TV viewers have only seen them as talking heads, and last season almost everything they said was scripted.
We are saying exactly the same thing, just in different ways. Having them on the roundtable would allow them to join in the conversation and let TV viewers "get it."
I want them on the show to promote what they know to a new audience, not to challenge their knowledge.
Sorry if that did not come across in my column.
- April 14, 2008 at 9:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
I think all the guest star panelists on NASCAR Now Mondays are hurting the program. You can't have the same flow and chemistry when half the panelists are different every week.
They hit on a winning combination the first time out with Bestwick, Wallace, Daugherty, and Massaro. I realize all four can't be there every week, but they should try to keep it as close as possible to that lineup with limited substitutions: Andy Petree, Boris Said, Marty Smith if one of the other four can't be there. That's it, unless a CURRENT driver like Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick or Jeff Burton is in the area and can be in the studio. If a current driver can't make it to the studio, then they should keep the satellite interview as part of the program.
- April 14, 2008 at 10:56 PM
- Anonymous said...
I have not had a chance to view today's NASCAR Now yet, but I do think it must be kept in mind that Terry L. is not a broadcast professional like Rusty and DJ.
After his ill-informed report last year about Dario Franchitti and his involvement in the Roush "theft" news hold-back, I have no desire to see Terry Blount on TV nor to read any of his articles.
- April 14, 2008 at 11:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD...I watched the Mexico segment on NN twice because of your comments. What was said that made you comment that they had "mixed emotions" and that drivers had trouble with going to Mexico? Had my husband watch it as well and he didn't get it either. Are you referring to some inside knowledge or did we just not hear something right?
I agree with you and others that Terry was low key and could have used another driver or crew chief to help Terry out a bit.
- April 15, 2008 at 1:22 AM
- stricklinfan82 said...
I still continue to enjoy the Monday Night NASCAR Now. At the end of every episode I always leave the TV feeling that no stone was left unturned. This show seems to always tie-up the loose ends from the weekend that was. Even the smallest details - like last week's report of a Denny Hamlin fainting spell and DW's on-air comments this past week about the "wave around rule" - don't seem to slip past the NASCAR Now crew.
The only exception I have noticed in that area was the story about Fox missing the start of this week's Phoenix Cup race, but I can certainly understand one TV network not "slinging mud" at a rival network over issues with their TV coverage.
I continue to enjoy the inclusion of new soundbites that I hadn't seen or heard all week, instead of using a simple replay of the race coverage's on-air interviews.
Allen Bestwick still does an outstanding job as the host of these roundtable discussions, and I continue to enjoy the diverse collection of panel members - in this case a former driver, a former owner and current analyst, and a current pit road reporter.
I thought Terry Labonte did a fine job on this episode as well. Though he is more laid back and soft-spoken then some other panelists, I didn't have a problem with that. To me, a ton of energy and a "rah rah" factor are not a requirement for my viewing pleasure. I enjoyed his comments and welcome seeing him make a return to the program in the future.
In my opinion the best episode of the year so far was the other Cup off-week "issues" episode, and I look forward to seeing what they have in store for us in the next episode of that sort next week.
- April 15, 2008 at 1:40 AM
- Julie said...
I greatly enjoyed Terry on the broadcast. Michael Waltrip brings a lot of "energy" with him to shows but I don't think it helps anything once people realize that half of what he says is just babble. Terry brought a touch of class to that show, and his low-key manner made me pay more attention. He has so much gravitasse that when he speaks I got a clear sense that he has Something to Say. Quite a pleasant change of pace, and I think with more camera time he would get even better.
- April 15, 2008 at 6:51 AM
- Ritchie said...
It was an interesting show, but I don't feel like Terry added a lot to it. I have a lot of respect for Mr. Labonte, but he tends to turn into a wallflower in that setting. He would be better in a 1 on 1 interview setting.
That being said, there was still twice as information on this show as there was on This Week in NASCAR.
- April 15, 2008 at 7:50 AM
- Kevin in SoCal said...
Wow, I barely recognized Terry Labonte without his mustache. He looked like he's been working on his tan and spending some time at day spas enjoying his retirement. *grin*
I also liked the exchange at the end when Bestwick said it would have been great if Juan Pablo said last year he didnt mean to wreck Scott Pruett, he just wanted to rattle his cage a little. But I missed what Terry said that everyone chuckled at.
- April 15, 2008 at 12:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
My goodness, you East Coasters need to take a deep breath and chill. Terry was great! What's wrong with being relaxed. He had great information. Just because he is hyper and loud and doesn't talk fast doesn't mean he's not good on television. It was refreshing to me.
- April 15, 2008 at 3:06 PM
- Anonymous said...
Is anyone else bothered by the fact that Speed has not talked very much about Aaron Fike and the whole drug issue? Could the reason it's being brushed aside have to do with the fact that Fike was Red Horse Racing's driver, a team partially owned by Jeff Hammond? I was surprised that Trackside did very little on the issue, again, I believe, because of Hammond's ownership. I would have liked to hear Hammond speak on this issue, and perhaps have someone ask him why no one at Red Horse saw a problem with Fike, and why, it appears, that Red Horse didn't do drug testing of their employees like many other teams claim they do. I think Speed is protecting Hammond, to some degree.
I thought the panel on NN did a nice job. And yes, Massaro did seem to take a bigger role in many discussions. One thing I would like to see on NN is an appearance by Mike Helton, with that someone putting the hard questions on Helton and forcing the issue on many things---especially in light of Helton's head in the sand approach to this whole drug testing thing. I would love to see Bestwick say something like "Mike, you say you have a handle on the drug issue, and that you'll test on suspicion. Don't you think you guys blew it big time with not recognizing Fike's problem? Don't you worry that you're putting lives in danger by refusing to recognize that you could have more than a few employees with drug issues?" Think anyone at ESPN would have the cajones to do something like that?
- April 15, 2008 at 4:26 PM
- Anonymous said...
I found Terry LaBonte's voice to be a 'comfortable' voice. He gives a little calm sanity, a time to take a breath,...in a sport that is sometimes on the edge and needs calm.
- April 15, 2008 at 6:11 PM
- Anonymous said...
One thing that struck me as odd last night was the discussion of the bubble drivers. The teaser going into commercial showed the 96 car. Then the actual segment centered around the 96 falling out of the Top 35. For me the segment just reiterated the teaser - with very little extra information.
It would have been nicer to hear more about the driver who drove his way back in the Top 35 at Phoenix, as well as some of the others who are doing their best to stay in or get into the Top 35.
The parallel to this is that there are always 43 teams in a Cup race - even more attempt to qualify each week - and each driver has a fan base to some degree.
The race telecasts are infamous for focusing on certain drivers & neglecting others - be that out of necessity or not - but the weekday shows seem to provide a perfect outlet to compensate. I'm not sure just how to do that, but I'm certain there are a number of untold stories out there!
(First-time poster here, but long-time reader! Thanks JD!)
- April 15, 2008 at 6:13 PM
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The autumn of 1840 was a difficult season for opera buffa at La Scala, Milan. On 5 September, the audience booed the young Giuseppe Verdi's Un giorno di regno off the stage. The opera was one of the composer's only two comedies - the other being Falstaff. Less than a month later, on 3 October, Gaetano Donizetti's La Fille du régiment received its Italian premiere as La figlia del reggimento, largely with the same cast as Un giorno di regno. Donizetti's piece fared better than Verdi's, but its initial reception in Milan was not enthusiastic – hardly comparable to the French original, which had taken Paris by storm.
A review by the prominent critic Pietro Cominazzi published in the music journal Il Figaro a few days after the premiere explained the disappointing reception:
You must imagine what kind of welcome this little foreign farce, succinct, mindless, could have received, repeating continuously the boldest and most lowbrow songs of the barracks!"
The Italian version of La Fille du régiment, however, went on to be staged widely during the 1840s and beyond. La figlia del reggimento easily outpaced the original French version for much of the 20th century, prevailing not only in Italy but also internationally. Prima donnas from Lina Pagliughi to Maria Callas and Edita Gruberová have performed and recorded selections in Italian. In fact it was only following Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti's legendary 1967 recording that the original French version became the favourite of today's audiences, produced regularly on the world's leading opera stages.
La figlia del reggimento rapidly became assimilated into the Italian opera buffa repertory. This was made possible not only by the nationality of its composer, but also by ways in which it connected to dramatic themes and comedic stereotypes of 19th-century Italian opera. One of those themes is the presence of military characters. In that period the theme resonated not only with the timeless comic trope of the miles gloriosus but also with current historical circumstances; since the Napoleonic wars, foreign troops had become a regular presence in Italy, one that the locals often perceived with resentment and that served as a powerful visual and auditory reminder that no military and political autonomy existed in most Italian states.
Despite the initial reaction of the audience at La Scala and Cominazzi's contempt for this 'little foreign farce', there are important connections between La Fille du régiment and the culture of 19th-century Italian opera. La figlia del reggimento probably struck a familiar chord because of the presence of deeply heartfelt moments, especially in the splendid Act II aria for the protagonist, 'Par le rang et par l'opulence', where the soprano fulfills the task of making many in the audience shed a few tears in the middle of a lighthearted comedy – the female equivalent of L'elisir d'amore's gorgeous 'Una furtiva lagrima'. In an age when Italian opera buffa, thanks also to Donizetti himself, had become prone to sentimental effusiveness, the audience probably expected nothing less.
This is an extract from Francesco Izzo's article 'Border Control', which can be read in full in the red programme book, available in the theatre at performance times and from the ROH Shop.
La Fille du régiment runs 3–18 March. Tickets are still available.
The production is staged with generous support from Judith Portrait.


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Brandon Hines incorporates winter rye and hairy vetch cover crops in spring at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, Goldsboro, NC. (Photo courtesy of Jack Horan.)
If you have harvested everything from your vegetable garden and decided not to plant cool-season crops, then now is the time to start a cover crop, which just means planting something to cover up the dirt. Big-time farmers plant cover crops such as clover and rye, and backyard gardeners can reap the same benefits for their dormant gardens during the winter months with a cover crop.
The benefits are many, according to Suzanne O'Connell, a graduate student at N.C. State University who researches cover crops on organic vegetable farms. Growing a cold-weather cover crop reintroduces nutrients to the soil, improves soil quality, can control weeds, breaks the cycles or diseases or pests, attracts insect pollinators and decreases soil erosion for gardens on a slope. "It's adding work in one sense, but you really are improving your soil and adding nutrients," O'Connell said.
Leaving your spent vegetable garden's soil bare through the winter lets rain and snow leach out nutrients such as nitrogen. That nutrient loss is on top of those lost in the summer to vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and corn.
With summer gardens spent, fall is an ideal time to plant a cover crop, since most cover crops require between two and four months to reach their desired stage. Prepare the soil as you would for any other crop, applying lime or fertilizer as needed by a soil test. Broadcast cover crop seeds by hand.
O'Connell recommends five cover crops for all regions of the Southeast. They are easy to germinate and easy to get rid of in the spring when the garden is to be replanted with vegetables.
Crimson and berseem clover (Trifolium incarnatum, T. alexandrinum) – Plant six to eight weeks before the first frost date. Clovers are part of the legume family, which can fix nitrogen in the soil and thus boost nitrogen for next spring's garden. Mow one or two times when about half of the crop is flowering. Allow the residue to decompose for at least two weeks before planting vegetables.
Cereal/winter rye (Secale cereale) – Plant six to eight weeks before the first frost date. A cold-hardy crop, rye will grow well into the spring. Rye increases soil organic matter as it decomposes. Mow one to two times when at least 12 inches tall, or when half of the crop has immature seed heads. Allow residue to decompose for at least two weeks before planting vegetables.
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) – Plant in the spring or fall during a two-month period of mild weather. Buckwheat establishes quickly, suppresses weeds and attracts pollinators. Mow one to two times when half the crop is in flower and before hard seeds have formed.
Soybean (Glycine max) – Plant in early to midsummer, between spring and fall crops. Mow before pods have formed or when pods are still green and have not matured. These legume family plants can fix nitrogen in the soil.
Oats (Avena sativa) – Plant eight to 10 weeks before the first frost date. Oats grow during the fall and die when cold weather rolls in. They form a surface mulch, increasing soil organic matter as they decay.
Maintenance for cover crops is minimal other than watering if a long dry spell occurs.
In late winter or early spring, gardeners can blend cover crops – "green manure" – into the soil. First, mow the crop and let it dry out for a week or two. Then work the crop into the soil with a garden tiller or by hand with a shovel or pitchfork. O'Connell said that gardeners can either mix in the entire cover crop or create 1- to 2-foot-wide planting strips, leaving the rest as surface mulches that will decompose over time and serve as walkways. Such strip tillage works well with grain-type cover crops like rye and oats.
Spreading leaves over the garden will increase the amount of soil organic matter and control weeds, but the garden doesn't benefit from that process as much as it does with a cover crop. Instead, O'Connell recommended composting leaves with other yard and household waste, and then adding the compost to the garden as a soil builder and natural fertilizer.
Cover crops also provide an aesthetic benefit. They add color, texture and blooms to a vegetable garden so that it looks vibrant and productive throughout the year.
Where can I buy cover crops?
Cover crop seeds are available at many garden stores as well as online through seed companies. For a list of cover crop seed sources, visit Noth Carolina State University Cooperative Extension's list of cover crops.


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For $299, entrepreneurs will hear about jobs and investment opportunities in the cannabis industry.
"Right now is the time to jump on this opportunity before it is too late and corporate interests get involved," said Robert Calkin, CCI's president and founder, who will be conducting the workshop along with cultivation experts Jason "The Bud Whisperer" Scoby and Gary Maciel.
"We try to give tools to these businesses to see what's out there," CCI spokesman Gary Lane said. "Not only do the students get a ton of information but they also social network and bond."
Legal and medical experts will also take part in the seminar.
Lane said the group has launched hundreds of careers in the cannabis business since they started in 2009.
"For people with vision it's an unlimited horizon," Lane said.
Calkin emphasized that cultivating and selling marijuana would be only one part of the industry, if voters give their approval.
"It is kind of a misconception. 'I am going to go into the marijuana business. I am going to sell and grow marijuana.' That is not the case. It is just one aspect of the business," Calkin said.
His cannabis career seminars also discuss opportunities from designing and building hydroponic growing facilities to the development of storefront franchises. Nurses, doctors, insurance agencies and accounting firms can also provide related services.
The timing of Saturday's seminar just happened to coincide with the Florida Supreme Court's decision on Monday to approve the proposed amendment that will be placed on November's ballot concerning medical marijuana.
Twenty states and the District of Columbia have laws allowing medical use of marijuana. Washington state and Colorado recently approved recreational marijuana use, and some see the Sunshine State joining them soon.
"It's going to create a lot of jobs," Lane said.
Calkin said his books and seminars will prepare Florida businesses just in case medical marijuana is legalized.
About 50 people have already registered for Saturday's seminar, Lane said. For more information, visit www.CannabisCareerInstitute.com.


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I received an MC-E module from DX and wanted to get the best thermal contact possible with the body of the light.
I was thinking there must be a better solution than aluminium foil, I'd just finished a can of "pop", "soda" or where I come from "soft drink" so I cut the can into strips just wide enough to drop into my light 20mm and 750mm long, I then polished off the print with steel wool and rolled it up tight enough to push into the top of the torch where the P60 style drop in sits. By trimming the strip I was able to get a perfect fit for the drop in.
I also found that by using a finger to rub the strip against the wall of the light in the opposite direction to the way it was rolled up, I was able to really smooth and tighten the strip.
The strip remains in place when I remove the drop in and is a lot more permanent solution than foil. I guess for extra effectiveness you could apply some heat sinking compound to the strip before rolling it up.


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Correction: A previous version of this post misspelled the name of Gloria Steinem.
Men have long been the predominant sources for the news media on issues such as the economy, politics and the military. And a new analysis of campaign coverage found that women aren't even the principal news source on a topic they would presumably know best: women's issues.
Major news outlets, print and TV, turn mainly to male sources for their take on abortion, birth control and Planned Parenthood, according to a study by 4th Estate, a research group that monitors campaign coverage.
Women don't even rate as the most common sources for reports about "women's rights," a catch-all category that excludes reproductive issues, the group said. Women accounted for less than a third, or 31 percent, of the sources in these reports, with men in the majority, 52 percent, and institutions and organizations comprising the balance.
On some topics, such as abortion, men were four to seven times more likely as women to be the ones offering an opinion, according to 4th Estate, an offshoot of Global News Intelligence, a company that monitors media sources for government agencies and companies. It concluded: "The gender gap undermines the media's credibility."
Michael Howe, a spokesman for 4th Estate, said his group's findings suggest that reporters might have "an unconscious bias" when it comes to selecting people who offer expertise and opinions about the news. "The thinking [among reporters] may be that men have more authority on a topic than women do," he said.
(Yes, I — a man — consulted another man for his opinion on why women's views aren't sought out by media types on women's issues).
Women's groups said the study reflects the under-representation of women in the media and among the elites whose views are most often sought by journalists.
"There's been an ongoing complaint among women leaders that women's voices simply are not there," said Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women. "When Congress is only 17 percent female, when women are 3 percent of the CEOs and only 15 percent of [top corporate executives], you don't have critical mass. What happens is that women aren't there. We're not noticed."
The 4th Estate study analyzed about 50,000 quotes from 35 print sources, such as The Washington Post, the New York Times and USA Today, and the transcripts of 11 network news programs over the past six months. Excluding statements from the candidates themselves, it found that men accounted for roughly two-thirds of those quoted in newspaper articles, and made about 75 percent of the statements on such shows as MSNBC's "Hardball," Fox News's "Special Report" and "Face the Nation" on CBS.
The study covered the period from November to April, which was an unusually active time for news about women's issues. Topics included the controversy over the Susan G. Komen organization's decision to stop and restart funding for Planned Parenthood; radio host Rush Limbaugh's disparaging comments about contraception advocate Sandra Fluke; and conservative initiatives that Democrats have framed as a "war on women."
O'Neill said "media decision-makers" bear some responsibility for the gender diversity in the nation's newsrooms. "Frankly, there's no excuse for [news staffs] not to be half women and half men," she said.
Women were 40 percent of TV news staffs and 22 percent of radio news staffs last year, according to the Radio-Television Digital News Association. For daily newspapers, the figure was 37 percent in 2011, the American Society of News Editors found in its annual survey. However, men overwhelmingly occupy the most senior positions in news organizations.
Still, Julie Burton, president of the Women's Media Center — which was founded by activist Gloria Steinem, actor Jane Fonda and writer Robin Morgan — said 4th Estate's research confirms her organization's findings that women's "views and voices" are missing in print, television, radio, online and in film. It "underscores the critical need to hold media accountable for an equal voice and equal representation. The problem is that the public hears only half of the story," she said.