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The relationships amongst leader-member exchange, perceived organizational support, affective commitment, and in-role performance: a social-exchange perspective
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Casimir, G, Ng, YNK, Wang, KY & Ooi, G 2014, 'The relationships amongst leader-member exchange, perceived organizational support, affective commitment, and in-role performance: a social-exchange perspective', Leadership & Organization Development Journal, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 366-385.
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The purpose of this paper is to examine whether leader-member exchange (LMX) and perceived organizational support (POS) have interactive effects on affective commitment to the organization. The utility of Social Exchange Theory for explaining workplace attitudes and behaviors in non-Western settings has been questioned. Another objective is to test the hypotheses, which are based on Social Exchange Theory, within a Chinese context.
Cross-sectional, self-report data on LMX, POS and affective commitment were obtained from 428 full-time employees in China. In-role performance ratings were provided by immediate supervisors.
LMX and POS have synergistic effects on affective commitment. Affective commitment mediates both the relationship between LMX and in-role performance and the relationship between POS and in-role performance.
Research limitations/implications
The limitations include using a cross-sectional, self-report design for LMX, POS and affective commitment, and only sampling employees in organizations in China. The findings support an explanation of workplace attitudes and behaviors in a non-Western setting based on social exchange. The effects of a proximate source of social exchange (i.e. LMX) on affective commitment depend on the level of a remote source of social exchange (i.e. POS), and vice versa.
Practical implications
Organizations need to improve the quality of their leader-follower relationships and support their members. Organizations need to increase affective commitment because it appears to drive in-role performance.
The authors show that LMX and POS from the same source (i.e. followers) may have interactive effects on affective organizational commitment as well as that social exchange may explain workplace attitudes and behaviors in China.

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Benjamin Dreyer is vice president, executive managing editor and copy chief, of Random House. He began his publishing career as a freelance proofreader and copy editor. In 1993, he became a production editor at Random House, overseeing books by writers including Michael Chabon, Edmund Morris, Suzan-Lori Parks, Michael Pollan, Peter Straub, and Calvin Trillin. He has copyedited books by authors including E. L. Doctorow, David Ebershoff, Frank Rich, and Elizabeth Strout, as well as Let Me Tell You, a volume of previously uncollected work by Shirley Jackson. A graduate of Northwestern University, he lives in New York City.


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The summary below is from the full report titled "Diagnostic Tests for Renal Artery Stenosis in Patients Suspected of Having Renovascular Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis." It is in the 18 September 2001 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 135, pages 401-411). The authors are GBC Vasbinder, PJ Nelemans, AGH Kessels, AA Kroon, PW de Leeuw, and JMA van Engelshoven.
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Friday, March 1, 2013
First images from the bottom of a frozen Antarctic lake
Here are some images from an Antarctic lake cut off from the rest of the world since forever. Using a custom mini submersible NASA researchers explored Lake Whillans located under the Ross Ice Shelf and took these images along with some samples.
From NASA:
"The sub was deployed by the U.S. team of the international Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (WISSARD) project. The project's objective was to access subglacial Lake Whillans, located more than 2,000 feet (610 meters) below sea level, deep within West Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf, nearly 700 miles (about 1,125 kilometers) from the U.S. McMurdo Station. The 20-square-mile (50-square-kilometer) lake is totally devoid of sunlight and has a temperature of 31 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 0.5 degrees Celsius). It is part of a vast Antarctic subglacial aquatic system that covers an area about the size of the continental United States."
maybe things learned here would apply to a Europa mission some day?
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SGB's new transformer has been thoroughly assessed to ensure the quality of the product relating to safety, functionality and quality that are needed for use in the tough environment of wind turbines.
Hamburg, Germany, January 2017 - DNV GL, the world's largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has awarded Starkstrom - Gerätebau GmbH (SGB) with component certification for its latest transformer. The transformer type DTTH1NG 2500/30, 50 Hz has been developed specifically for use in wind turbines.
The transformer has been certified according to DNV GL's Guideline for the Certification of Wind Turbines (GL-IV-I) and been delivered to a very tight deadline, DNV GL's team of experienced technical experts managed together with customer's engineers to go through the entire certification process and issue the certificate within two months. During this process, the component has been thoroughly assessed to ensure the quality of the product relating to safety, functionality and quality that are needed for use in the tough environment of wind turbines. Furthermore, it will simplify and speed up the overall certification process of new wind turbines for the manufacturers.
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Liquor Enforcement Officer Trainee Information
Liquor Enforcement Officer Trainees receive a salary of $1,281.60 biweekly, before deductions, during the training and coach-pupil periods.
Upon successful completion of the coach-pupil training period, Liquor Enforcement Officer Trainees are promoted to Liquor Enforcement Officer. The starting, yearly salary is currently $42,709 for Liquor Enforcement Officers.
Commonwealth employees, including Liquor Enforcement Officer Trainees, are required to join the State Employees' Retirement System (SERS). Officers contribute 6.25% of their gross salary to SERS. New hires may elect to contribute 9.30% of their gross salary for an enhanced retirement benefit. SERS will mail Trainees a welcome packet and election form within a month of hiring. The Commonwealth is required to make a State-share contribution, with the percentage rate set by SERS.
Liquor Enforcement Officer Trainees receive medical/hospital coverage for themselves and eligible dependents. The medical/hospital coverage for the employee is the least expensive plan in their county of residence and is effective the first day of employment. Liquor Enforcement Officer Trainees pay an employee share towards the cost of their health care benefits as per their labor contract. At present, the employee share is 3% of their regular salary, effective in October 2010. Employees can earn a premium waiver of half of the percentage they must pay by enrolling in and remaining compliant with the PEBTF Get Healthy Program. Three types of health benefit plan options are available: Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), and the Consumer Driven Health Plan. The Commonwealth will pay for eligible dependents to be covered after the employee completes six months of service. The employee can choose to cover their family members at any time during the first six months by paying a biweekly dependent buy-up deduction. Employees can also enroll in a more expensive medical/hospital plan by paying a plan buy-up through payroll deduction. In 2011, the only medical plan that requires a plan buy-up is the PPO.
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Online Services to Easily Change Your Address
Moving can be a real pain, but one part of making a move doesn't have to be. Now, there are companies offering you an easy and convenient way to digitally make a change of address online. I'll explain a bit on how it works.
What Exactly is a Digital-Automated Change of Address?
Instead of wading through all the paperwork and phone calls to notify all your contacts about your updated US post office change of address status, you can just use an online resource to do it all for you, automatically. You sign up for the service and they contact everyone you need to let know that you've moved.
They notify the U.S. Postal Service as well as any business, school, or other organization you need to contact. They even send personal notifications of your change of address to all you friends and family via email. They can also update your Facebook and Twitter pages automatically as well, and how amazing is that?
What Else Do These Services Offer?
These online services can also help you eliminate your junkmail. If you get a ton of junkmail this can be a real life saver. You just let them know all the places you don't want to receive mail from, like credit companies sending offers and the like, and they'll notify them with "do not mail" notices.
You can also work with these companies before and after you move to add and adjust how they handling your address change. So you can tailor your mailings to really satisfy all your needs. At your new address you won't be receiving the mass of junk mail you were before!
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Singing a song is about telling a story. Connecting with your audience to convey an emotional message can be a tough gig. Firstly, you need to connect with your song, and then connect that song to the audience. So how do you begin to develop a connection with the words you are singing? Take some time to break down the song. Ask yourself 'What is the story here? What is the point? What does the music add to the words? What do you want to impart in your audience?' No two people express an emotion the same way, and it's the same with music. Even your audience will respond individually and as long as your performance is thoughtful, honest and candid, your story will be compelling to those who hear it.
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Last week one of the worlds leading street artists, Adam Neate showcased his latest exhibition. It consisted of 1,000 pieces of his work being deposited across the capital – left for whoever wishes to take them. The work is estimated to be worth £1million with individual pieces capable of fetching £43,000.
This sparked the usual 'What is Art' debate round my dinner table on Sunday afternoon, and indeed it does offer a good question. When taken out of it's context what indeed can be called art – is the cuddly toy bear left on the steps on St. Pauls merely a child's toy or is it indeed a carefully placed, well positioned piece of art? Is the doddle on the back of a receipt blowing in the wind actually a masterpiece?
So next time you're wondering around Trafalgar Square have a closer look – after all you could be staring at £43,000 worth of art...
For more information look at www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/as-art-market-bottoms-out-a-painter-gives-his-work-away-for-nothing-1003954.html
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Yesterday was so much fun! We had lots of people enter, and we'll be announcing a winner very soon. In the meantime, let's get started on our next exciting giveaway!
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"The Commish"
Commissions have always been challenging considering I am not a portrait artist. Most of the commission work I do, has an element of fantasy to it... almost a caricature of the subject. That style has never steered me wrong. It is my style. Truth is, there is nothing more special than a creation of someone or something you love. As far as gifts go, it is extremely thoughtful. Which brings me to my next point. If you are looking for something original to give as a gift this holiday, walk into a local gallery. If you don't see anything you love but you do see a style you like, commission something. Make sure you do it soon...holiday seasons get very busy for most artists.
Express Yourself
I'm sure I am not alone when I say that expression can be the most important element of any sculpture or painting. When I use the term "expression," I mean it quite literally, although people express themselves in their art no matter what their subject or medium. I'm just not that deep with my creations. I create to create emotion, but that emotion comes from the expressions on the faces and posture of each of my sculptures.
Many people have said they see me in my work. My eyes, my expressions, no matter the creation. Making creations that look like Gin the bear, Gin the owl, Gin the bird. Before you start thinking of me as a narcissist, please don't. It may happen inadvertently. I may be creating my twin sister, the woman dearest to my heart. I've stared at my face my entire life without looking in the mirror. It's no wonder my sculptures look a little like me. When I look at them though, I see the eyes of my dog Ralph. He had the most sensitive eyes. I loved to look into them while I pet his brow. He filled me with so much love. I try to recreate that emotion with every piece I create. Sometimes I almost get there. :)
New Year, New Works
It's funny what people claim as their New Year's Resolution. I hate making them but always do with the hope it might kickstart something positive. I can honestly say I've NEVER stuck with one, but I have a good feeling about 2018. My New Years Rezzie is to put on an art show, and create a body of work specific to said art show. It's been a while since I have put together an art event and i'm ready. Great thing is, I absolutely Love the Artisans On The Ave gallery in Lake Worth, so I already have my venue! Would you like to attend? Sign up for my newsletter here.
Now...last year was a strange bird for me. Big life changes have forced me to make some big girl decisions. I am eager to open "The Art Cart" and take the art to the road but also, I want to develop my online presence. I have so many inspirations that I have a hard time turning it off at night. My Dad has inspired me my entire artistic life to stretch my legs and take as many creative chances as possible. I have some great ideas and I can't wait to get started. My work is so much stronger now! I am starting to think about the next level.
I hope your New Year is as inspiring as I hope mine will be. Make your voice count, take some chances, and by all means...make it your own. Best wishes for a Healthy New Year!
Warm & Fuzzy One Of A Kind Gifts
When my five siblings and I would get up on Christmas morning, the glow of the presents under a our beautiful tree was so magical. Although most of the gifts were wrapped in different shades of red, they all seemed to take on different shades of blue at that hour. The sun wasn't quite up but we knew Santa had been and gone. We weren't to touch anything until both parents were awake. Truth is, they probably just went to sleep. Santa was very good to us. He always new just what we wanted and even introduced us to some things we didn't even know we would love. That Santa knows everything.
This season I hope you can find something perfectly unique for someone to love in my store. This
Pre-Holiday I decided I was going to felt some things I had not yet tried. I made a Cat Mermaid titled "Catfishin'" A giraffe titled "Walking Tall" the Billiest of Goats and a Dragon titled...you guessed it..."Mother of Dragons". I wasn't done! I created a mermaid, two seahorses, a Doe named "Audrey" and a Pink Flamingo that is so absolutely precious. I've been having a blast! It's been so much fun tackling some new "Salt Life" subjects. My shelves at the gallery are packed and I have a "nice list" of custom projects scheduled for Santa to deliver!
I hope I see or hear from all of you over this holiday either in one of my classes or at the gallery.
I hope your Holiday is filled with Love, Friendship and all that is Merry!
Halloween Was The Catalyst
For years I have been sculpting Halloween decor out of chicken wire, monster mud and burlap. I love decorating both the inside and outside of my house. I typically aim for October 1st but 2017 threw a wrench at me and it went up late. Now, my husband and I get to sit outside and enjoy once again enjoy the dance of our ghost carousel as the sun goes down.
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Introduction of Value based questions in all major subjects in classes IX-XII w.e.f. session 2012-13.
It is to bring to your notice that CBSE has decided to follow an interdisciplinary approach in value education where values are intermingled with the content of all the major subjects in classes IX to XII. The Board has also decided to assess students for 5 percent weighting in the major subjects through questions which will be integrated with the content of the subject and analyzed on the basis of the values it reflects.
The questions will be for 5 marks in a question paper of 100 marks and 3-4 marks in a question paper of 70-90 marks. This will be effective from the Summative Assessments-II 2012-2013 in classes IX, X. The Board Exam in 2013 for Classes X (Summative-II) and Class XII will also have such questions.
Sample Papers for Class XII: Mathematics
Sample Papers for Class X: Mathematics
For other subjects and related circulars refer Circular numbers Acad-21/2012, 22/2012, 46/2012 and 47/2012 in CBSE new site http://www.cbseacademic.in/circulars.html
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nice blog.. it would have been more good if there were a couple of photos!ReplyDelete
cool math for kids
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Chu Chu Rocket animated tribute
Made by Ashley Davis for Destrutoid.com, here's a cute little film in tribute to the Dreamcast puzzle classic Chu Chu rocket. The kapu kapu has a moustache, what's not to like?
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- Tomleecee said...
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! YAAAAAY! Sob.
- Thursday, March 04, 2010
- Barry the Nomad said...
Happy Belated Birthday!
I'm loving that video. Those Kapu-Kapu can be quite the gentlemen when they aren't munching mice.
- Friday, March 05, 2010
- João said...
Great video.
- Saturday, March 06, 2010
- Sam said...
Rather than repeat myself, I refer you to 'Ryo Hazuki is a Big Fat Liar!' comment #11.
- Sunday, March 07, 2010
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The siding containers have is not in the usual wave form. It would have been too easy to pick this up at a stationary store...
Internet search does it and I found the perfect one at an affordable price - but in the USA!
Since they are not delivering to Switzerland my friend Cindy (thanks..) will act as a courier and bring it to Switzerland towards the end of the month. Patience ...
This means that I cannot work on the container. So, I decided to start with the center block where I do not depend of wall measurements.
Last year I picked up a 2mm PVC sheet during my holidays in France where I usually spend half a day at Castorama, a super homebuilding shop. And this PVC sheet was now perfect for building the build-in cupboards with a sleek and functional look.
Since the container is higher than a usual room and I wanted to utilize every centimeter of space I made them right to the top. But: how to get there? Problem solved with installing a removable ladder :-)
But where would I store this ladder in a 30m2 house? It never stops, does it?


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Oliver Bridge: The Oliver bridge, although a DM&IR structure, is worthy of note. It spans the St. Louis river to reach the town of Oliver, Wisconsin, also named after company's namesake. The bridge, built with two levels, the top for rail, the bottom for foot and vehicle passage, is still in operation today. Photo by Jeff Borne.
Track Laying Crane: The process of mining meant that track was constantly being re-laid. Here, an OIM track crew and crane at work in the Sherman pit.
Extaca Plant: Rouchleau plant at Rainy Junction, Virginia, MN, was chosen for experimental taconite development. Here, the Extaca plant expansion begins, as DM&IR power loads empties.
Oliver #518 0-8-0: Ore cars, handled by Oliver steamer #518, an 0-8-0, are loaded in a pit at Virginia.
Oliver #904 in Frazer Mine: Oliver diesel 904 has its cars loaded in the Fraser Mine.
Electric Walking Dragline: Large walking draglines were used for overburden removal. Photo from Pete Bonesteel Collection.
Marion Steam Shovel: The large steam-powered Marion shovel in the Hull-Rust pit at Hibbing was so large, it sat on two tracks, and could load an ore car with a single scoop.
Electric Loading Shovel: Electricity began powering loading shovels starting in 1928 on the Oliver. Photo from Pete Bonesteel Collection.
Aerial View of Oliver Shops: Photo from Pete Bonesteel Collection.
Oliver Shops in Virginia: The Oliver's shops at Virginia, MN
Sharon Mine Truck Pocket: A truck dump at the Sharon mine, where ore was loaded directly into DM&IR cars for shipment to the docks.
Oliver in the Hull-Rust Pit: Photo from Pete Bonesteel Collection.
Oliver Whitcomb 65-ton Locomotive: The Oliver used Whitcomb 65-ton locomotives for light duty tasks such as mine track laying. Photo from Pete Bonesteel Collection.


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By: Shannon Ralph
When I was a child, I wanted to grow up to be a doctor. I played doctor with my baby dolls. I ingeniously used red and white crayons to simulate drawing blood from their tiny plastic arms. Every stuffed animal I owned possessed a toilet paper cast on at least one extremity. My mother bought Band-aids in bulk. I told everyone I was going to be a doctor. There was no doubt in my own mind that I would grow up to care for the sick and infirm. I was going to be a healer.
In college, I was smacked in the face by reality. Medicine requires the study of a healthy dose of science. Science was never my strong suit. I excelled in English and Literature. Math and Science were of less interest to me. All it took was one peek at an Organic Chemistry textbook, and I was quickly charting a new course for my future. Ummm…Psychology. Yes, psychology would be a fine major. An infinitely useful degree.
Looking back on my own early ambitions and current reality, I want my children to pursue their dreams. I don't want them to be plagued by self-doubt or insecurity. I want them to find and do the things that bring them happiness in life. With that in mind, I asked my children last night at dinner what they want to be when they grow up. I am afraid to admit it, but I believe my children have inherited my general lack of ambition. I expected to hear that they aspired to be brain surgeons. Nuclear physicists. Lawyers. Pulitzer prize-winning authors. Unfortunately, I was not even close.
Nicholas announced, quite proudly, that he wanted to grow up to be a professional Wii player. Nicholas is my child who has declared on numerous occasions that he never plans to leave home. He would be perfectly content to remain in my home 24/7 playing video games. I have to admit that at the young age of five, he is quite an accomplished gamer. He has quick reflexes, amazing dexterity, and a real talent for all things electronic. I have visions of Nicholas as a thirty-something-year-old man. Still living in my basement. Working at Davanni's Pizza. Playing Mario Kart all hours of the night. I have visions of nerdy Nicholas who never gets a date. Nicholas who takes his sister to prom (he has no female cousins, so he'll have to settle for Sophie). Nicholas who develops a fluency in Klingon. I have visions of serving microwaved pizza rolls to Nicky and his equally socially inept 30-something cronies hanging out in my basement. I believe the time has come to discourage the video game obsession.
Nicholas's twin sister, Sophie, announced at dinner last night —as she complained about the "yucky" crust on her french toast— that she would like to grow up to be a "food taster". I can completely and totally envision Sophie as a food critic. She could not have chosen a more appropriate profession to utilize her particular skill set. Much like Anton Ego from Ratatouille (my only pop culture references these days come from Pixar), she was born to "provide the perspective" on everything, most enjoyably food. She is the child who, to my utter annoyance, will perform a play-by-play of every single bite of food I put into my mouth. As she leans over my plate, breathing on my food, she will describe it in detail. She will say that it is gross…that it stinks…that it looks funny…that it feels slimy. She is the queen of complaining about food. As a food critic, she could actually be paid to bitch and moan about the culinary delights placed in front of her. She may be the only one of my children who ends up successful in the career of her choice.
When it was Lucas's turn, he excitedly declared that he is going to be a "monster scientist" when he grows up. I was unsure exactly what he meant by this. When I asked for clarification, he explained that he wants to prove the existence of monsters —most specifically, the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot. That's right. My son is going to be one of those toothless weirdos hanging out in the woods with a camera trying to get photographic evidence of Bigfoot. Keep a look out for his work coming to a newsstand near you. The National Enquirer, of course. If he thinks I am buying him a plane ticket to Scotland, he is sorely mistaken.
So there you have it. My children. The professional slacker, the complainer, and the voodoo scientist. Could a mommy possibly be more proud?


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Do you have an Old World Globe in YoVille?
- When you sign in on FB, at the top, you have the home/profile and others, you have "Settings" there.
- Click on "Settings" then "Application Settings."
- Select "edit settings" for YoVille.
- Check if you have signed up for mail. If you have not, you will get the option of signing up. (It might be in a box that pops up titled, "Additional Permissions" after the above step.)
- If you are already signed up, remove the authorization for emails to your email ID. Sign in on YoVille, and you will either get the pop-up or see the collectible in the store bar.
Right now, this collectible is only available to YoVillians with Facebook.
Thank you, Spiralda, for the updates and pictures.
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.


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Below you can see photos of our mullein flower stock.
The stems, which die down in the autumn, are erect at 3 to 4 feet (1.2 m) high, simple, or putting out only a few lateral branches. The leaves, which are shortly petioled, are roundish, ovate-cordate, 2 to 3 inches (76 mm) long, and about 1 1/4 inch broad, entire or three to five lobed, irregularly toothed at the margin, and thick. They are soft and velvety on both sides, due to a dense covering of stellated hairs. The flowers are shaped like those of the common Mallow, but are smaller and of a pale colour, and are either auxillary, or in panicles, more often the latter.
The stamens are united into a tube, the anthers, which are kidney-shaped and one-celled. The flowers are in bloom during August and September, and are followed by, as in other species of this order, by the flat, round fruit which are popularly called 'cheeses'.
There have been extremely rare reports of allergic reactions. Although there are no known reports or studies about marshmallow allergy, allergic reactions to marshmallow may occur.


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I'm Michael Stanborough and Structural Integration has been my life's work since I trained at the Rolf Institute in Boulder, Colorado in 1981. Over the past 35 years I have worked on thousands of patients and implemented the ideas put forward by Dr Rolf regarding human structure and well being. As a result of this decades long exploration I have no doubt at all that her insights were profound ones and the effects of Structural Integration go well beyond anything possible with massage, and other forms of manual therapy. Now I am delighted to teach the Structural Integration method in classes - see below - that reach the high standard required for certification by the International Association of Stuctural Integrators (IASI).
Michael Stanborough
My qualifications include: a Bachelors Degree from Vermont College, USA; a Masters Degree from Victoria University, Australia; a Graduate Diploma in Education from La Trobe University, Australia; a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA); Advanced Rolfing Certification; Certified Rolf Movement Practioner; Diploma of Massage, Boulder School of Massage and a Diploma of Remedial Massage, MIMT.
SI Australia
Based on conversations with many practicing manual therapists with an interest in learning Structural Integration (SI), I determined that a good post-graduate course in SI has to offer three things:
1. a schedule that makes it possible to continue working during the course. That's why this training is a modular course of 300 hours, structured as 12 x 3-day intensives, offered approximately once a month.
2. graduates of the course have to be eligible for membership in a professional organisation with continuing education and peer dialogue. This course is certified by the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI) .
3. an approach to working with human structure and movement that has a significant impact on a patient's quality of life well beyond what is possible with the student's existing repertoire of techniques.
The next SI class is to TBA


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Twisted, depressed characters are up to no good in a tony East Coast beach town.
"Each time they put up big white signs welcoming people to LITTLE NECK COVE, A CONNECTICUT BEACH ENCLAVE, they were set on fire or spray-painted. The new homes that were being built on Spruce were vandalized. Everyone thought it was townies....But it wasn't them. It was us: me, Joe, Steven, Chucky, and Rob. That's what was so funny. It was us all along—their own children doing it to them." This is Teddy speaking, one of two unlikable narrators of this creepy story of suburban dysfunction and violence. Just kicked out of Dartmouth, Teddy has rolled home to live with his father, Jeffrey, and stepmother, Cheryl, a much younger retail clerk Jeffrey married after ditching Teddy's mother—who fell drunkenly to her death off a pier a few months later. In any case, folks are not welcoming anyone to Little Neck Cove anymore. As the story opens, the two-dimensional country-club ladies who populate the "enclave" are throwing fits about the local men who come to fish from the rocks each morning. Once aggressive measures are taken to keep out these potential intruders, who are in fact totally harmless, Little Neck's denizens are hemmed in by a massive, gleaming white fence. Behind it, things go south as the bored, drunk, pill-popping head cases of the community torment, maim, and sexually harass each other. Subtly edged out and ostracized by the other women, abandoned by her husband, haunted by her past, Cheryl becomes increasingly alienated and unmoored and rushes, in her muffled and deadpan way, toward the story's apocalyptic denouement.
This would-be dark comedy of manners will be too dark for some.


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When stepping away from the 72 miles of beaches, visitors will find an eclectic collection of shopping choices.
Looming large with shopping on the Space Coast is Ron Jon Surf Shop, the world's largest surf shop that visitors have to see to believe. Other surf shops dot the coast including Cocoa Beach Surf Company in Cocoa Beach and Longboard House on Melbourne Beaches.
The Space Coast boasts three Historic Downtown Areas located in Titusville, Cocoa Village, and Melbourne. All of these districts are great destinations for dining, shopping for gifts and antiques, catching a play, or just taking an afternoon stroll. These Main Street areas regularly host free events for an added layer of fun.
Looking for a different kind of buried treasure? The Dinosaur Store in Cocoa Beach showcases prehistoric history and culture and houses one of the most incredible collections of fossils and minerals in the world, including authentic shark teeth, dinosaur eggs, meteorites and amber specimens.
Merritt Square Mall on Merritt Island and the Melbourne Square Mall in Melbourne provide traditional shopping mall venues. The Avenue Viera is an open-air pedestrian friendly shopping destination featuring premier national retailers, select local merchants and specialty restaurants. For visitors in touch with their inner artists, there are art galleries in the downtown areas and in Eau Gallie Arts District.
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Longhorn Network's high school plans permanently shot down
AUSTIN — The NCAA ruled Thursday to disallow the broadcast of high school programming on university- or conference-affiliated networks, effectively ending Texas' controversial plans to air prep football games on the soon-to-be-launched Longhorn Network.
NCAA president Mark Emmert said Thursday the staff recommendation had been approved by the NCAA's board of directors. The Big 12 already had banned such broadcasts for at least a year after the conference's athletic directors unanimously approved the measure earlier this month.
An Aug. 22 summit involving representatives from university and conference networks, including LHN, will go on as scheduled, the NCAA said.
Other Big 12 schools, most notably Texas A&M, expressed concerns about plans to show 18 high school games on the Longhorn Network and questioned whether it represented a recruiting advantage for UT. When reports began surfacing that the Aggies were considering a move to the Southeastern Conference, UT's plans for the network were cited as a reason for their displeasure with the Big 12.
After the NCAA announced its ruling Thursday, A&M president R. Bowen Loftin released a statement praising the move, but there was no official word from the Aggies as to whether it affected their thinking about the SEC.
"We are pleased that the NCAA addressed this issue quickly," Loftin said. "This is a decision that we believe is in the best interests of prospective student-athletes, as well as the entire NCAA membership."
UT not counting on Scott: Longhorns coach Mack Brown said Thursday there is no timetable on the potential return of senior safety Christian Scott, who was suspended indefinitely after being arrested on a Class A misdemeanor assault charge on Monday.
Scott, who started 10 games last year, is not allowed at practice or at team meetings, but Brown said the team will wait to make a final decision on him until after his legal case is resolved. Until then, Brown said, the Longhorns are preparing as if he's not available.
"You treat it like an injury," Brown said. "You have to plan on going without him."


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January is known as "divorce month," the time when the most people reach out to attorneys for information regarding divorce. It makes sense, as many people do not want to start this process during the holiday season, particularly if they have children. So January becomes the time of the New Year, new marital status.
If you are contemplating divorce, it is important to know that there are different ways to divorce. There is the traditional litigated model, where both you and your spouse hire attorneys and go through the court system. This is an adversarial, win-lose model wherein the two of you are talking through your attorneys, you have regular "status" hearings in court, and you file various documents, such as financial information, into public record.
Most cases that go through the court system settle by mutual agreement. In fact, less than 1% of cases proceed to trial whereby the judge makes the final decisions. So truly, the question is not if you and your spouse will reach agreements. Rather the question is how and at what cost, both financially and emotionally, that you will reach agreements.
Those who work within the divorce realm are recognizing that the traditional adversarial system is often not helpful for families, particularly for those with children, and at times can even be harmful, fueling the fires of conflict. There are alternative ways to divorce and given the divorce rate of 50% understanding your process choices is important.
One such process is known as Collaborative Divorce. This is a process that is external to the court system and uses a team-based approach to help families navigate the divorce process. The team includes: you each having your own attorney who provides legal advice; a coach who is a mental health professional who helps you both identify emotional responses so that decisions can be made from a more logical and thoughtful manner; a child specialist who is a mental health professional with expertise in child development who helps you to develop your parenting plan and transition from a marital to a co-parenting relationship; a financial professional who facilitates discussion of the division of assets and debts, child support, spousal support, and tax implications.
So what are the benefits of this team approach?
- Private: Since a Collaborative Divorce is external to the court process only your final agreements are entered into public record. Information related to your finances and other family matters remain confidential.
- Voluntary: Given that you each are choosing to participate in the Collaborative Divorce process, including providing each other with all needed information, you are more likely to participate and engage in the process.
- Collaborative: You both as well as your team are focused on helping you reach mutually agreeable decisions. Although tensions may arise, the focus is on settlement not on winning. And for further incentive, if either of you should choose to go to court, the Collaborative Process ends and all professionals withdraw. So the threat of litigation is literally off the table.
- Self-Directed: Although your team will facilitate discussions, you will make the decisions, not your attorneys or a judge. This gives you the freedom to be creative and reach agreements that meet the needs unique to your family rather than following a one-size-fits-all model.
- Durable: Plus, since you make the decisions, you will be more likely to abide by those decisions and be less likely to go to court in the future.
- Faster: Again since you make the decisions, you set the timetable. The process proceeds at your pace without attorneys having to go to court for regular "status" hearings no matter how much progress has or has not been made.
- Empowering: Rather than talk through your attorneys, you and your spouse talk to each other facilitated by your team. This might sound like the last thing you want to do yet if you have children you will have to talk with each other post-divorce. The team in a Collaborative Divorce can help you transition into a co-parenting relationship setting boundaries and structure for communications and interactions.
- Forward-Focused: In a Collaborative Divorce the focus is on helping you move through the divorce process in a manner that is focused on the future and not on dwelling on the past, seeking revenge, or proving who is the better parent. It is about creating a future in which everyone can thrive.
- Child-Focused: The single most contributing factor to how children adjust to a divorce is the amount of conflict between co-parents. Throughout a Collaborative Divorce, the focus is on your children and the benefit of proceeding through the legal, financial, parenting, and emotional aspects of divorce in a manner that will have the least negative impact on your child and preserve positive parent-child relationships.
- Economical: Yes, it may seem costly to have a team of 5 professionals and indeed a Collaborative Divorce does come at a high hourly rate yet the overall cost, both financial and emotional, is by far less than a highly litigated divorce. That is for two reasons. First, each team member works on the pieces within their area of expertise. So you are working with a child specialist to develop your parenting plan with your attorneys providing legal guidance. Second, the child specialist and financial professional are neutrals, only facilitating discussion and problem solving and not taking sides. In contrast to a litigated model where you may each have such a professional on your "side."
Of course, a Collaborative Divorce is not for everyone. If there is domestic violence, child abuse, or someone is hiding assets then court intervention is needed. Yet these situations occur in by far the minority of divorces. Remember that you do have a choice in what your divorce story will be.
For more information, click here.
Stay tuned for next week when I will talk about another alternative process, mediation.


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Stocks advanced Thursday after encouraging reports on jobless claims and the trade deficit. Budding optimism about the recovery made consumer-discretionary stocks the day's best performer. Disney led the Dow.
The Labor Department said the number of newly laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose by 17,000last week but the four-week moving average, which smooths out weekly fluctuations, dropped by 7,750 to 473,750 — its lowest level since September 2008.
"After five straight weekly declines, a correction in these noisy data was bound to happen sooner or later; the week after Thanksgiving, with its huge seasonal adjustment factor, was always a good candidate," Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics, wrote in a note to clients.
The jobless-claims report is the latest evidence that the recovery will be bumpy, which means the Federal Reserve will likely keep interest rates low for some time.
Low interest rates and the resulting decline in the dollar have encouraged investors to buy stocks and commodities.
A separate report showed the trade deficit shrank 7.6 percent in October to $32.9 billion. Economists had expected the gap to widen to about $36.8 billion.
Consumer-discretionary stocks were the best performer among 10 key S&P sector indexes, up 1.5 percent.
Disney was the biggest gainer on the Dow after the entertainment giant reported revenue rose 4 percent, as gains at its cable networks and broadcasting units offset decloines at its theme parks and consumer products. Plus, analysts expect a boost from its sequels to "Toy Story," "Cars" and "Pirates of the Caribbean."
Citigroup shares rose after the bank said it wants to repay TARP money by raising capital in an equity offering.
Bank of America , which already announced plans to repay its TARP loan, also saw its shares rise.
General Electric shares rose after the conglomerate won a $1.4 billion contract from Caithness Energy to provide wind turbines for what will be the world's largest wind farm, Shepherds Flat, in Oregon.
CIT Group shares jumped after the small-business lender emerged from bankruptcy.
AOL shares fell on their debut on the New York Stock Exchange, as the Internet unit's spinoff from Time Warner became official this week. Time Warner shares jumped.
Apple shares rose following news that the company plans to overhaul its iTunes software to allow users to buy and listen to anywhere using a Web browser, not just on the computer they downloaded it to.
Research In Motion shares continued to benefit from traders' bet on the BlackBerry maker's growth in China.
United Technologies advanced after JPMorgan raised its price target on the stock to $74 from $70.
The Treasury will hold yet another auction today, selling $13 billion in 30-year bonds. The results, as usual, will be available shortly after 1 pm. Tuesday's 3-year Note auction saw strong demand, while Wednesday's sale of 10-year Notes was on the weak side.
At 1:45 pm, Fed Governor Elizabeth Duke is scheduled to speak at a Chicago Fed conference.
Costco, the largest warehouse retailer, is already out with its quarterly numbers, earning 60 cents a share for its first quarter, one cent ahead of analyst estimates. Later on, networking equipment maker Ciena will report.
Other stocks to watch today could include Cadbury, as the Wall Street Journal reports that Hershey is nearing a decision on whether to make a bid for Cadbury, which has consistently rejected overtures by Kraft Foods.


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GOODLAND, Kan. — Butler sophomore Celina Sullivan threw her first complete-game no-hitter on Tuesday as part of a Grizzlies' run-rule doubleheader sweep of first-year program Northwest Kansas Technical College.
Sullivan (12-1) struck out 11 batters and allowed just one baserunner in an 8-0 Game 1 five-inning victory for Butler (33-3 overall, 18-0 conference). The fifth-ranked Grizzlies then extended their winning streak to 24 games by run-ruling Northwest Kansas Tech 11-1 in the second game.
The no-hitter was the second thrown by the Butler pitching staff this season, as Sullivan combined with Brianna Robinson and Payton Reynolds held Pratt hitless in a 14-0 road win back on March 15.
Butler, who moved up four spots in the latest NJCAA Division I poll, has now won reached 65 straight regular-season conference wins.
The Grizzlies will continue conference play on the road with a doubleheader Wednesday at Colby beginning at 2:00 p.m.
Game 1 - Butler 8, Northwest Kansas Tech 0 (5 innings)
The Grizzlies broke a scoreless tie in the third when Kenzie Young hit a two-out single to right field that scored Shalee Brantley.
Meanwhile, Sullivan went through the Mavericks' order the first time with six strikeouts – including striking out the side in the third inning.
Up 1-0, Butler extended its lead with two runs in the fourth inning. After Brianna Robinson led off with a double down the left-field line, Alexis Reed doubled to right-center to score Robinson. With runners at first and second with two outs, Brantley singled to center to drive in pinch runner Nykiah Hines.
Sullivan's bid for a perfect game was broken in the bottom of the fourth when she hit Erika Silva with a pitch. However, Sullivan got a lineout and two swinging strikeouts to end the frame.
Young led off the fifth with single, then stole second base and advanced to third on an infield single by Reagan Wilson. After Wilson stole second to move both runners into scoring position, Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to score Young. Reed then hit a two-run homer to center for a 6-0 Butler lead.
Following Reed's homer, Northwest issued consecutive walks to Abi Cole and Midge Wurts, who both moved into scoring position on stolen bases. Cole scored from third base on an RBI groundout by Caylie Kifer, then Wurts came home on a Sara Mitchell RBI single.
Sullivan then struck out the final three batters to complete the no-hitter.
Game 2 – Butler 11, Northwest Tech 1 (5 innings)
Butler's offense needed no time to warm up in the second game of the doubleheader as the Grizzlies scored four times in the first inning. The first run was an RBI groundout by Kenzie Young that scored Paige Pacher.
Later in the inning, Butler would hit three straight solo homers as Brianna Robinson, Alexis Reed and Abi Cole all went deep in consecutive at-bats.
Up 4-0 in the second, Butler added another run from Shalee Brantley, who scored on groundout by Young. Brantley led off the inning with a walk, stole second and then advanced to third on a wild pitch.
The Grizzlies added two unearned runs in the third when Cole and Nykiah Hines scored on a dropped pop-up.
The final four runs of the game came on a grand slam by Kenzie Young in the top of the fifth. That allowed Young to extend her hitting streak to 24 consecutive games.
In the circle, Maddie Siemer got the win to improve to 14-2, going three innings while allowing one run. Brianna Robinson and Kaylee Burnett each threw a scoreless inning of relief.


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This is a famous Lebanese family dish consisting of pearl couscous cooked in broth and mixed with cooked chickpeas and shredded chicken chunks. What sets it apart though from any carb-and-chicken dish is the unexpected use of caraway spice.
Interestingly, the name of the dish is a tribute to Morocco, I do not know why, as like I mentioned it is known to be Lebanese. The recipe below is as basic as it comes. Other jazzed up versions my include special ingredients like saffron, carmelized onion, or sundried tomatoes which make it extremely tasty but also render it non-authentic.
1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
5 medium onions, peeled
1 stick cinnamon
2 bay leaves
5 cardamom pods
2 cups pearl couscous
1 cup cooked chickpeas
1 tsp seven spice
2 tsp caraway powder
2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp oil
1 onion, sliced
Boil the chicken pieces (skin on, bone in) with the peeled onion, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, and cardamom pods for an hour until cooked through. Remove the chicken and whole onions and set aside to cool enough to handle, the shred coarsely, discarding the skin and bones Filter the broth from the spices and reserve the broth and discard the spices.
Meanwhile, boil the pearl couscous as you would pasta for 15 minutes, drain.
Saute the sliced onion in the butter and oil until starting to brown. Add the seven spice, caraway powder, and salt. Stir in the partially cooked pearl couscous and add two cups of the reserved broth. Stir through the coursely shredded chicken and the whole boiled onions. Bring to a boil and simmer covered another 10-15 minutes, until the liquid has been absorbed and the couscous cooked through.
Serve hot with a side of steaming reserved broth or yogurt for people to add as they like.
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The other driver's insurance company finally got around to approving a rental car and the repair of our van. It's only been what, 10 days, since the accident? They move fast. I have all kinds of bad things to say but I'll try to keep it to myself.
Anyway, I got a phone call from Ryan at Enterprise today saying I could get my rental. He was out of mini vans but he could get me a Jeep Commander that seats 7. Cool. He offered to pick me up but I didn't want to subject him to the kids and I didn't have a booster for Kade so we waited until Mickey got home to go over and get it. Here's what I get to drive until next Tuesday or Wednesday.
The kids were so excited to have something with a little elbow room. The Elantra is nice but it's not really made for more than four people. I'm happy not to be stuck at home anymore.
I've only driven the Commander a little bit but it's not something I would ever buy. We stopped for some groceries and there was no place to put them unless I put the third row of seats down. I don't want to mess with that. The other thing I really don't like is that I can maybe see 6" out the back window. Backing up it going to be stressful.


text: Share: Comments Print May 5, 2014 at 6:00 AM Running injuries don't have to put halt to exercise Posted by Don Shelton BY CHRISTINE BLANCHETTE Many observers – athletes and couch potatoes alike – long ago concluded that runners like me are just a bit, uh, unique. How can anyone enjoy running for an hour in the middle of a monsoon? How much fun can it be pushing yourself to exhaustion in a half-marathon. And let's not forget the blisters, missing toenails and shin splints. Woo hoo! If that isn't fun, what is? But I really do get joy from running. Whether it's simply another addiction for an obsessive-compulsive or the pure enjoyment I get touring scenic splendor on foot, running has become a cornerstone of my lifestyle. And I'm not alone. Running is about socializing at races or in coffee shops. It eventually brought me confidence, allowed me occasional indulgence ("I'll run it off tomorrow!") and even provided an endorphin rush that makes it difficult to run away from. When it's over, though, it can feel like losing a best friend, the one who's always balancing body and mind. Telling a runner like me to ride the bike or lift weights is like telling Lady Gaga, "You're very good! Can you sing country, too?" Unlike Lady Gaga, runners need to adapt when they become injured. For the dedicated runner, withdrawal symptoms happen after a couple of days. Voila – enter a grumpy, edgy person with a stretching compulsion. There are, however, other ways to emulate running, starting with the elliptical machine. It allows runners to mimic the motion with no impact. Unfortunately, no fresh air, no scenery and no vitamin D is also part of the package. Think of the elliptical as the electronic vapor cigarette of workout machine. Lynn Kanuka ran her way through the pool to the podium in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, winning an Olympic bronze medal in the 1,500 meters despite suffering a stress fracture while training. "I trained super hard in the water, doing the exact workouts I would have done on land," Kanuka told me recently. "For example, 10-by-400 on land would equate to basically 10-by-1-minute efforts in the water, with a 1 minute recovery (half what it would have been on land because with the water pressure your heart rate does not rise up as high, and the recovery is quicker)." Dr. Doug Clement, an 80-year-old former Olympian, found a way to stay fit despite a knee replacement in 2006. "I was told not to run as this would wear out the hardware," Clement told me. "I had run most of my life but, surprisingly, I was able to adapt to cycling, power walking, Concept 2 rowing ergometer and weight training with no difficulty." How fit is Clement? "Now, as I approach 81 years this July, I was able to power walk the 10-kilometer Vancouver Sun Run in 80 minutes, 44 seconds and still finish in the field of 45,000," he said. Invest in a bike and try the same routes that you used to run. Instead of hitting the trails you will be riding and covering a lot more ground. Join a bike club and meet new friends to go on long rides. In the winter, try cross-country skiing or snowshoeing, both low-impact sports. Whichever activities you choose, you'll be able to stay in shape so you can hit the road or trails again when the injury heels. And you'll reap the same benefits you received from running. First of two posts. Tomorrow Seattle Times sports editor Don Shelton, a lifelong runner, writes about trying to stay in shape after arthritis brought ended his running days. Christine Blanchette is an avid runner and freelance writer who lives in Burnaby, B.C. Follow her blog at christineruns.com. Want to be a reader contributor to The Seattle Times' Take 2 blog? Email your original, previously unpublished work or proposal to Sports Editor Don Shelton at email@example.com or email@example.com. Not all submissions can be published. Opinions expressed are those of authors, and The Times reserves the right to edit and publish any submissions online and/or in print. Comments


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By Donald "Braveheart" Stewart
The IBF super featherweight show is in town as Floyd Mayweather, JR. has flown across the ocean with his highly-regarded prospect, Gervonta Davis,¬ 17-0,16 KOs to put him in a ring with the unbeaten name that we know all about but the States might soon be starving to hear about; Liam Walsh, 21-0, 14 KO's. D-Day is the 20th May 2017.
Walsh knows that, whilst Davis is no mug and is certainly a class act, Walsh wants one super fight on British soil. He will not manage that without getting past Davis – and that super fight in the UK is a showdown with fellow Manchester fighter, WBO champion, Terry Flanagan, 33-0, 13 KO's.
Flanagan and WBC title holder, Jorge Linares, 42-3, 27 KO's, are the 2 fighters that Walsh marks out as being the best in his division but knows that Flanagan would generate enough cash in this money hungry business to ensure he was set up well for his future.
Facing a sold-out show in London in May – we seem to be doing a few of them recently – Walsh does have a massive task on his hands as Davis is also unbeaten. He is also a pretty amazing knockout ratio and has managed that feat with 16 out of his 17 opponents.
In a recent interview, Walsh was though, quite dismissive of the power Davis has, comparing him – not favorably – to Chris Eubank, JR. suggesting that the knock out artists needs a flurry of punches and not one clean one to knock people down he thinks he has the resilience and skills to send Davis back to the USA with his tail between his legs.
The story of how Liam Walsh got here takes many twists and turns and includes one nearly got a world title attempt story. Like many British boxers these days, Liam is one of his family in boxing. He boasts 3 of his brothers, Ryan (his twin) and Michael – his elder brother who also box. His debut in 2008 was remarkable because his brothers also made their debuts on the same bill. All 3 posted wins at London's Excel Arena, alongside Amir Khan, that night.
It only took 10 fights and Ricky Burns vacating the Commonwealth title, before Walsh got his first belt in 2010 when Maxwell Awulu of Ghana was beaten over 12 rounds. On the same bill? You guessed it – his brothers – both of whom won their fights. It seemed like brotherly love was also a lucky omen! Walsh went on to defend the belt twice before that self-same Ricky Burns was named, in 2012 as his next opponent and this time for the WBO lightweight belt. Unfortunately, Walsh was forced to withdraw after sustaining injuries in a car crash and his first shot slipped away.
Instead he went on to take the WBO European belt in 2012 by beating Domenico Urbano. It began a 5-year odyssey of collecting belts and waiting your turn. First, he defended his WBO European belt against Scott Harrison, then took the WBO international and Commonwealth super featherweight belts against Joe Murray – both in 2013. In 2014, he defended both against Gary Sykes and then defended them again in 2015, against Joe Murray – once more! Also in 2015, he took the WBO intercontinental title against Isaias Santos Sampaion by knocking him out. 2016 saw him defend his British title against Troy James before a keep busy fight with Andrey Klimov in October and now the world title tilt that will is booked in and ready to rumble.
Having been slated for a world title 5 years ago it has taken that time for an honest an undefeated fighter to swing round into contention. He has been far from idle during that time and you must believe, if you are a British boxing fan, that the experiences he has had will make this world title attempt a far more likely win for the man from Cromer.
The May 20th fight shall, of course, be watched over with interest by Terry Flanagan, of that there is no doubt. British boxing is on such a high now that fights between British boxers are commanding huge money and showcasing very decent world level talent.
Of course, on the bill that night, fighting for the British featherweight title against Marco McCullough is twin Ryan Walsh, 21-2-1, 10 KO's, but no big brother Michael Walsh, 11-0, 11 KO's, who last fought in 2015. Michael will be hoping though, to see a double title win for his twin siblings.
There is certainly one thing going in Liam Walsh's favor – he will win any battle built around self-belief. Whether he fights at light weight, super featherweight or super lightweight, Davis believes he shall win. It's an interesting compliment to the confidence that comes from Gervonta Davis' promoter, Floyd Mayweather, JR. In the UK, we don't really like big brash promoters or self-promoting egoists. Mayweather, JR. therefore, fits the villain bill well and this is one contest where we enjoy the hype and razzmatazz but cannot wait till someone shoves a win down those shiny teeth; the questions is, is Liam Walsh the man to manage it?Contact the Feature Writers