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Top 3, Bottom 3: Football Commentators
James Alexander Gordon, one of the most recognisable voices in British broadcasting, died on the 18 August, aged 78.
He read classified results on Radio 5 for 40 years. From a personal perspective, I remember rushing out of Burnden Park, Bolton Wanderers' old ground, with my dad, so that we'd get back to the car in time to hear the other scores (no smart phones to keep us in the loop in those days, and we never quite went as far as taking a radio along to the game). Gordon was a master of intonation, and as a young child I used to love trying to guess the away team's score based on the way he delivered the results. Harmless fun.
Anyway, the sad news got us at Footballing Life to thinking about those close relatives of the classified reader: the football commentator and pundit. Who are the best, who are the worst? Well, that's exactly what we explore in the latest Top 3, Bottom 3!
Simply the Best
Number 3: Dave Higson
First up, since I've already brought up Bolton, it's Dave "ding dong do" Higson – a Wanderers legend. I've picked him because he is so very different to the polished, prepared, eloquent and well-researched commentators of today.
Now all the adjectives I've just used sound positive, don't they? Surely commentators should do their homework? But, alas, what Dave arguably lacked in professionalism, he made up for in passion. He was forced to stop commentating on Bolton's games as bigger television companies came into the frame and demanded a higher standard. But just click on these links to listen to some examples of what he brought to the often dour world of football commentating. Andy Townsend, eat your heart out…
There's a lovely tribute to him online too – check it out.
Number 2: the South Americans
Of course, commentators in the English speaking world don't have quite the volume and enthusiasm of their south American counterparts. In the UK, the commentator is expected to maintain a degree of neutrality. Co-commentators sometimes let their passion shine through, but the lead commentator has to remain diplomatic. Not so in South America.
Here's a Brazillian commentator on that Ronaldinho goal against England back in the Japan /South Korea world cup in 2002. And what about Chile's commentator for the World Cup in Brazil earlier this year? Here he is commentating on his country's goal against Spain, and again for a strike against Australia. Remarkable stuff! You wouldn't catch Clive Tyldesley showing such emotion. Maybe that's a good thing.
But what do you think? Is such passion an asset for a commentator, on an annoying distraction? Get in touch!
Number 1: Kenneth Wolstenholme
Saving the best for last? In many people's opinion a definite yes. If only for this moment. You don't even need to click it, do you? It is of course the famous "they think it's all over" moment – a classic. Impeccable. But Wolstenholme was very lucky that it all played out as he watched on, was he not? It was less skill, more fortune, surely?
Not necessarily so. Hugh Johns was commentating on the game for ITV, and here's how he described the exact same moment (from 11 minutes 15 seconds in): "Here's Hurst, he might make it three. He has! He has! So that's it. That is it!" Not quite as poetic.
Now, although people always go on about Wolstenholme's "TTIAO" catchphrase, he was no one hit wonder. He commentated on the first ever game on Match of the Day way back in 1964 – the program turns 5o this year of course – and he covered every FA Cup final between 1949 and 1971. Also – and I promise not to keep harping on about Bolton – he was on the pitch uttering his famous words at the last ever Wanderers game at Burnden park. He was a Wanderers fan, and it was a fitting way to bring down that particular curtain.
Simply the Worst
Number 3: Chris Kamara:
First on our list of punditing pumpkins is a man who has a bit of a reputation for not having the faintest idea what's going on when he is called upon to, well, tell people what's going on. Here's a prime example.
Yes, it's Chris Kamara. There are so many videos online of him abjectly failing to do the job that he's paid to do that it is frankly ridiculous. Imagine if you did that at work. The boss asks if you've been doing your job for the last day or two and you say "well, no, actually". Not at all in any way, shape or form. And yet he still gets paid! Mind you, perhaps his comedy character persona is the very reason he is still doing the role .We have to admit, he's pretty likeable, even if he is frequently useless.
Number 2: Robbie Savage
Now, you'll have to listen to our show to understand why I picked Robbie Savage. In all honesty, I think he can brighten up some of the more dreary football shows on the BBC. He is confrontational, stubborn, and often shows no regard for other people's point of view, which is why he makes our list, but sometimes that can be quite entertaining. Oh, and here he is reacting to Tim Cahill's goal at the 2014 World Cup. It's a great moment.
Number 1: Andy Townsend
We maybe hinted at who was going to be number one, but here's the confirmation. It's Andy Townsend – ITV's long-time pundit of choice. How did he get the gig? I've not got any clips to link to, because there's nothing exciting enough to warrant listening to. Thanks to The Gliff blog though, for compiling some crackers, including: "Thats what you want from your striker…goals." And: "I think one of these teams could win this." And: "Hart would have wanted to save that Clive."
Illuminating stuff. Give us Dave Higson any day!

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By Jens Iverson
[Jens Iverson is Researcher in International Law at The Jus Post Bellum Project, Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden University, Faculty of Law.]
I would like to thank Prof. Ohlin for the opportunity to post on his fascinating blog, LeiberCode. This submission responds to his earlier post "When Did TransitionalJustice Become Jus Post Bellum?" My post is based upon a working paper of mine entitled "Contrasting the Normative and Historical Foundations of Transitional Justice and Jus Post Bellum."
I think a good place to start is with plausible definitions of each term. I will then discuss the application, goals, past and future of each term.
Defining Transitional Justice
In Transitional Justice Genealogy, Ruti Teitel defines Transitional Justice "as the conception of justice associated with periods of political change, characterized by legal responses to confront the wrongdoings of repressive predecessor regimes."[1]
The substantive emphasis of Transitional Justice is on justice for human rights violations. There is no assumption of armed conflict. The goals of Transitional Justice are fundamentally tied to the aspiration of transition, both towards justice for past violations and towards a cementing of a new political order that will prevent the old order, with its attendant human rights violations, from returning.
Defining Jus Post Bellum
There is, as yet, no authoritative definition for jus post bellum, although many have been proffered. I think the most useful definition of the term jus post bellum is the body of legal norms that apply to the entire process of the transition from armed conflict to a just and sustainable peace.[2]
Jus post bellum must be understood in the context of its sister terms, jus ad bellum and jus in bello. None of these terms make sense without armed conflict. They are concerned with the use of armed force as a matter of primary, central importance. Collectively, they seek to describe the constraints and rights regarding whether armed force may be used at all, the constraints and rights related to the use of armed force during armed conflict (how it may be used), and the constraints and rights related to the transition from armed conflict to a just and sustainable peace.
The substantive emphasis of jus post bellum is broader than human rights violations. It also clearly includes, inter alia, violations of the laws of armed conflict, the rights and privileges that spring from the laws of armed conflict, environmental law (including legal access to natural resources and regulating the toxic remnants of war), state responsibility outside of the realm of human rights, recognition of states and governments, laws and norms applicable to peace treaties and peace agreements, peacekeeping, occupation, and post-conflict peace building.
Contrasting the Application of Transitional Justice and Jus Post Bellum
While jus post bellum is substantively broader than Transitional Justice in many respects, jus post bellum is also clearly inapplicable in certain scenarios where Transitional Justice is applicable. Following a peaceful, non-violent revolution or regime change, the principles of jus post bellum may apply by analogy, but not directly.
Similarly, one can imagine a change in regime in which no significant human rights violations were perpetrated by the previous regime, deposed by armed conflict. Armed conflicts happen without massive human rights violations. Additionally, armed conflicts occur without regime change. In these instances, Transitional Justice would tend not to apply, but jus post bellum would.
Contrasting the Goals of Transitional Justice and Jus Post Bellum
Just as jus post bellum is necessarily connected to an armed conflict, to the degree that jus post bellum has an aspirational character, it must relate in part to questions of war and peace. One would think that jus post bellum is tied to the contemporary aspirational character of jus ad bellum and jus in bello: to constrain the use of armed force. A just and sustainable peace is a central aspirational norm of jus post bellum, following a long but not uncontested tradition in international law.
The goals of Transitional Justice, in contrast, are tied to a transition in the human rights regime. This is not to say that human rights norms are not central to jus post bellum—they are. As ably demonstrated in such works as Transitional Justice in the Twenty-first Century: Beyond Truth Versus Justice[3] and Selling Justice Short: Why Accountability Matters for Peace[4] the supposed tension between different maximands such as peace and justice or truth and justice is frequently overblown. Discovering the truth about human rights violations and achieving justice for those violations is widely-recognized as important in building a positive peace. But there will be responses to human rights violations that are not properly the concern of jus post bellum.
The History and Future of Jus Post Bellum
Transitional Justice has been a subject of increased interest over the last 15 years. Jus post bellum has also been a subject of increased interest in recent years, although not yet to the same degree as Transitional Justice. This can be illustrated in the following chart showing usage of each phrase in a large corpus of printed work.[5]
Whether Transitional Justice and jus post bellum continue to grow and endure as useful concepts depends in part on whether these terms are defined with sufficient rigor. Because both terms deal with complex phenomena and benefit from scholarly interest from disparate fields and traditions, coming closer to a consensus on the definition of these terms is difficult.
Since Transitional Justice and jus post bellum will often (but not always) apply simultaneously, it is all the more important to attempt this difficult task—to define both terms clearly and develop them in accordance with contemporary realities. It is important to recognize that multiple maximands will co-exist, rooted in the separate but related traditions, sometimes in tension, but hopefully almost always carried forward with good will.
[1] Ruti Teitel, Transitional Justice Genealogy, 16 Harvard Human Rights J., Spring 2003, p. 69 (internal citations omitted).
[2] See e.g. Immanuel Kant, The Science of Right (1790), 53, Nature and Division of the Right of Nations ("The Right of Nations in relation to the State of War may be divided into: 1. The Right of going to War; 2. Right during War; and 3. Right after War, the object of which is to constrain the nations mutually to pass from this state of war, and to found a common Constitution establishing Perpetual Peace.") (Emphasis added.) The definition of a "just and sustainable peace" is itself an extremely interesting research topic, involving what many have termed "positive peace" vs. "negative peace," and definitions of sustainable peace not in terms of the relations of two states but in terms of the international system as a whole.
[3] Roht-Arriaza, Naomi, and Javier Mariezcurrena (eds), Cambridge University Press, 2006.
[4] Human Rights Watch, 1-56432-508-3, July 2009, available here.
[5] Source: Google Books Ngram Viewer, dataset 20090715, available here, last visited 24 January 2012. This represents the usage of the two exact terms "Transitional Justice" and "jus post bellum" over time within millions of printed books. For an additional representation including terms with varied capitalization, generally amplifying the same usage, see here. For more on the use of bigram analysis of a large corpus of scanned materials, see Michel, Jean-Baptiste, et al., Quantitative Analysis of Culture Using Millions of Digitized Books, Science, 16 December 2010, available here.


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Political Capital
A witness to scandal
By Gayle Andrews
I began my career as a television news reporter in the capitol in 1974. It was a historic time. The huge changes to Florida government happened because the scandals threatened to paralyze state government and the judiciary.
Here's how it went. Three cabinet members, the comptroller, the insurance and education commissioners, all statewide elected officials, were indicted for serious wrongdoing. Next to desegregation, this was easily one of the most chaotic times in our state's history.
Remarkably, the Supreme Court scandal, involving three justices, erupted at the same time. It was an "oh no" moment. There was a rational for the Cabinet meltdown, but to watch the high court sinking into the political corruption abyss, honestly, was just too much.
We reporters were pretty obnoxious with our TV cameras and microphones pointed in officials' faces. Our lights blinded the cabinet officers as we trapped them in elevators. And finally, we watched them teary eyed in the courtroom being sentenced, begging for forgiveness and leniency. But the Supreme Court impeachment hearings took us to a different place. It made us realize that political influence and money had permeated a realm that up until this point was no place for politics.
Two justices were accused of using opinions written by utility lawyers. The third was accused of the same but he claimed he flushed the document down the toilet. For that justice, a psychiatric examination was ordered. He returned to the House Committee with his Certificate of Sanity. That episode only added to the rapid deterioration of the court's once revered status. I was a very young reporter at the time, but I realized that this was very serious.
Political influence had seeped into the state's highest court and corroded the process and judicial outcomes. Big changes would emerge affecting the appointment of judges, and how they would campaign. It was ushered in by Governor Reubin Askew who helped restore faith in the process of selecting and electing judges in Florida. It's called merit retention. It is the process we use today of voting yes or no for justices and judges.
Governor Rick Scott and other Republican lawmakers have tried unsuccessfully to gain greater control over the high court largely because the court has struck down many of the new laws Scott has signed. But the latest attempt to undermine merit retention comes in the form of the kind of political influence peddling that nearly destroyed this very important part of our democracy. The Republican Party of Florida went even further with its meddling by asking people to vote against Fred Lewis, Barbara Pariente, and the first Black female justice Peggy Quince. These justices have been impartial and forthright when reviewing cases that are very important to Floridians. They have done their job well and should receive a yes vote.
For us to follow the Republican Party that engaged in voter suppression and now wants to control judicial decisions, would take us back to a pay to play system. It has no place in the Florida Supreme Court and defies the thing we treasure most and that's equal justice.
Gayle Andrews is a former member of the Capitol Press Corps, adjunct Journalism instructor at Florida A & M University, where she was awarded Distinguished and Outstanding Graduate status. She is a corporate & political consultant in Tallahassee.


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Everything has a beginning.
Daredevil is a superhero that hasn't gotten a lot of treatment over the years. The last major thing I can remember about him was the Ben Affleck movie, which I remember being an okay movie at the time I watched it. I can't honestly tell you much about it (I was like fourteen or something when I saw it). But now that Marvel is kicking up their expansion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). For those uninitiated MCU is a term that refers to the interconnected movie universe they're building, where all the superheroes essentially exist in the same world.
The new Netflix Series Daredevil is the latest in a line of Marvel television shows. For those of you who don't know him, Daredevil is a superhero who was blinded as a kid by an accident involving some kind of toxic waste. However, this accident gives him heightened reflexes and senses, making him an incredibly powerful fighter. He is based out of New York (Hell's Kitchen specifically, at least in the new television show).
I've already talked about the one-shot fight scene at the end of the second episode, so I won't mention it again here (you can read my thoughts on it if you like). In any case, the show kicks off by immediately showing the aftermath of the accident that blinds Daredevil (real name Matthew Murdock). His father runs to him as he lays in the middle of the street, injured and covered in a strange liquid. A passerby reveals to his father that if it wasn't for Matt pushing him out of the way, he would have died. And so begins the hero's tale.
Daredevil is definitely a slow-burner type of show. The first few episodes focus more on his character, who he is and why he does what he does, rather than showing a bunch of epic fight scenes. Murdock is a lawyer by day, trying to set up a practice with his best friend Foggy Nelson. In the first episode, they help out a woman named Karen Page, who becomes their intern secretary and one of the main characters for the show. Of course, there are still fight scenes in these early episodes, but they're few and far between. Most of the second episode deals with the aftermath of a failed rescue attempt by Murdock to save a kidnapped boy (we don't actually even see the attempt…the episode jumps in right after he fails and we see him being rescued by a nurse). One of the show's biggest strengths is its use of tension, and the second episode is great at that.
Speaking of tension, the big bad in this first season doesn't even appear until the last minute of the third episode. We hear vague hints of him and we see his followers enacting his plans, but we don't actually get a glimpse of him until then. He is played by Vincent D'Onofrio (who you might remember from Full Metal Jacket or, more recently, Law and Order Criminal Intent), and he pulls off a masterful performance in this season. One of the things that struck me is that the villain is a complex and complicated one, which is different from most comic book style shows. Instead of being a one-note bad guy with a lust for destruction and/or power, the villain in this show seems to believe he is doing the right thing for his city, despite his methods being extremely destructive and violent. There's even a romantic subplot that develops between him and a curator at an art museum.
I particularly liked that the villain in this particular season wasn't super-powered or anything. He's just a big, strong guy who happens to wear a lining of armor underneath his suits.
Let me put this out there: this show is dark. Very dark, and not just in the lighting. The phrase "darkest before the dawn" comes to mind. Before things inevitably come to their conclusion, things get very grim for the main characters. I won't spoil anything, but the latter half of the season is incredibly intense and doesn't let up.
The grim nature of the show translates to the fight scenes as well. Bones snap and break the skin. People are impaled, bludgeoned to death, and burned alive among other things. I can definitely say that if you are squeamish at all, you probably shouldn't watch this. But if dark and gritty is your thing, and you don't mind a bit of the old brutal violence, then by all means go right ahead and watch to your heart's content.
I hesitate to say much more about this show for fear of spoiling some of its finer moments, but I will say this: it's probably one of the finest superhero origin stories I've seen in a long time. It reminds me a lot of the Christopher Nolan Batman movies, both in tone and in the character of Daredevil himself. Peppered throughout the episodes are flashbacks to Murdock's childhood, where we see him coping with his blindness as well as other tragic events. Daredevil's story is one of joy and sorrow in equal mix.
I honestly don't have anything particularly bad to say about this show. I griped about the one-shot fight scene (link here), but that was really the only part of the show that fell flat for me. Once the show gets going, it doesn't let up. It's quite the roller-coaster ride, pardon the cliché. The only other thing I can say is that there are some vague elements of mysticism that don't really go anywhere in the season, but that's mostly because it's setting up what I've heard are some of the more bizarre elements of the Daredevil story, which we will most likely see in the next season and maybe beyond, depending on how far they decide to go with the show. I know this particular series is a lead-in for The Defenders, which is a TV series that will see Daredevil team up with several other heroes in New York City.
In any case, I highly recommend the show for those of you who are into gritty, character-based stories. It's one of the finest origin stories I've seen yet.
That's all I have for this week. Tune in next Wednesday for another post, and as always, have a wonderful week everyone.


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Creating more roster room for rookes ahead of this week's minicamp, the Ravens relased guard Leon Brown and withdrew the exclusive rights tender offer to tight end Konrad Reuland.
The moves leave the team with 81 players on the roster, which means they have nine slots available to sign undrafted rookie free agents. Those deals will likely be finalized before Friday's start of the rookie minicamp.
Brown, who played his college football at Alabama and is a Riverdale native, was signed as an undrafted free agent last year. He was cut during training camp, but re-signed to the Ravens' practice squad late in the season.
Reuland played four games with the Ravens last season, starting one. The veteran of five NFL seasons didn't have a reception.
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Release Date: February 16, 2018 (limited)
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Two Indian Army officers. A mentor. And his protégé. Two officers with a patriotic heart suddenly have a fallout. The mentor, Colonel Abhay Singh, intelligence par excellence has complete faith in the system of the country. While protégé Major Jai Bakshi thinks otherwise because of what he has seen and heard in his recent stint in surveillance.
Jai Bakshi decides to turn rogue and this is what kicks off the story. Abhay has 36 hours to rein in Jai while Jai sits on a secret that can bring down the Government.
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Last-gasp Hrgota strike saves Gladbach in Hamburg
Hamburg - Borussia Mönchengladbach's unwanted habit of being unable to win in the league immediately after participating in Europe this season continued on Sunday as they were held to a 1-1 draw away to Hamburger SV.
Lively start
The hosts appeared to have secured all three points thanks to Zoltan Stieber's superb finish in the 73rd minute, but Gladbach substitute Branimir Hrgota rescued a point for the visitors with a dramatic equaliser in the final seconds of the game.
Both teams had suffered disappointing defeats in their most recent matches - Hamburg lost 8-0 away to FC Bayern München on Matchday 21 and Gladbach were beaten 1-0 in the Europa League in Seville on Thursday - and as such there was a frenetic opening period at the Imtech Arena as both attempted to make amends at the earliest opportunity.
The visitors had the better chances early on, with Max Kruse firing narrowly over from 15 yards before Patrick Herrmann hit the post after connecting with Julian Korb's excellent right-wing cross. The hosts were somewhat disjointed going forward, perhaps as a result of the seven changes coach Joe Zinnbauer made to his starting line-up in the wake of the Bayern reverse - including leaving experienced veterans Rafael van der Vaart and Heiko Westermann on the bench.
Wasted chances
Eventually the home team did carve out a couple of opportunities, only for poor finishing to let them down: Dennis Diekmeier fired a teasing ball across the face of goal, the unmarked Artjoms Rudnevs mis-hit a shot when well-positioned and Slobodan Rajkovic headed just wide from a corner. Given how evenly-matched the sides were, however, the goalless scoreline at the break was a fair reflection of the balance of play.
The match continued in the same vein after the restart, with Gladbach guilty of squandering a promising chance when Andre Hahn, playing his first game for the Foals since 20 December 2014, scuffed his shot from 15-yards out after Korb had found him with a clever pass from the right. Both teams were eager to score but reluctant to leave themselves exposed at the back, leading to several attacks petering out due to a lack of numbers in the opposition half.
Late drama
It therefore came as a surprise when Hamburg took the lead in the closing stages. Rudnevs latched on to a wayward pass in midfield and surged forward before laying the ball off on the right-hand edge of the penalty area to Stieber, who curled a brilliant effort into the far corner. Shaken into a reaction, the visitors started to attack with greater verve and allowed HSV more space in which to counter.
One such break almost ended with Stieber adding a second with another shot from distance, but his strike with his weaker right foot was saved. The hosts were left to rue their profligacy when substitute Branimir Hrgota snatched a last-gasp equaliser with a header from a corner, meaning Hamburg are still very much in the thick of a relegation dogfight. The draw was not such a bad result for Gladbach on the other hand, as the five teams immediately below them in the table also dropped points on Matchday 22.
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Don't call Hindi cinema 'Bollywood', appeals Subhash GhaiJun 30, 2016 IANS
Mumbai: Veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai has appealed to Hindi film icons like Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan as well as the media to avoid referring to the industry as Bollywood.
"My sincere appeal to our industry and Amitabh Bachchan, SRK and media not to allow Hindi cinema named as Bollywood," Ghai tweeted.
"Even if name, Bollywood is an unavoidable brand now. We still can attach with words like Hindi Cinema and call it as Bollywood Hindi Cinema," he added.
Ghai, who has films like "Kalicharan", "Karz", "Hero", "Ram Lakhan", "Saudagar" and "Khalnayak" to his credit also opined that "someone scoffed us as copycat and named us as Bollywood and we were silent and lost the dignity Hindi cinema of India".
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I hope this question elicits more of a response as the boys get older. But for now, I hear very little about Kindergarten A and less about the Yellow Room. I don't know what I'm expecting. I've learned to make my questions more specific," what did you bring up for current events?, what exactly does the line leader do? did you go to the park? How is Punky the guinea pig? and Thor the turtle? We have advanced though from no response at all to Ry raising his hands. I can only hope I learn more in first grade and Red room.
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I wrote the following back in 2010. A friend brought it up recently, and with the news about Foursquare's raise breaking last week and the changes Groupon has faced over the years, it just seemed appropriate to revisit.
Groupon did something that all entrepreneurs, in their heart of the hearts, wishes they could do: spur the big acquisition offer and go for it.
I got home from Graphicly HQ today around 4pm. It had been a long week, but ended nicely. To celebrate, I took a three hour nap. At about 7pm, I woke up, walked over to the laptop, and started to work again.
While, I was plugging away, a flurry of tweets flew by, each with a version of "what the hell is Groupon thinking?"
My reaction: "It all changes when the founder drives a Porsche."
When Twitter was contemplating a sale to Facebook for $500mm, I was talking to a VC friend of mine. The conversation went like this:
Me: "What the hell is Ev thinking?"
VC: "Well, he drives a Porsche."
Me: "Are you saying that the Porsche is unable to navigate to Facebook's offices so he can collect his bags of cash?"
VC: "Founders make different decisions when money doesn't matter. He doesn't have to sell, so he can wait. He can do what he thinks is right for the business. He can focus on his legacy."
Since then, the issue of founder cash-outs has fascinated me. How does it effect the ability of the founder to execute? Is it a detriment? Or is it the difference between the success of the mega-wins and the "just wins" (so many of the $25 — $125mm acquisitions we have seen over the years.)
During "AngelGate," an email my friend Chris Sacca leaked. In it, he wrote:
4) Earliest stage founder cash-outs. Among efforts from others, we talked about my recent projects to get very early stage founders some liquidity.Traditional VCs have rarely been inclined to give founders any ability to cash out claiming it makes them less "hungry". As someone who, just five years ago, had net worth of exactly zero dollars, I remember the difference between being "panicked" and "hungry". As I have invested in more and more companies, I have learned that many founders would benefit dramatically from even the smallest amounts of cash (ed: emphasis mine) (compared to the overall deal size). I have worked hard to get my founders as little as $25,000 to pay off credit cards and student loans. Or, in a small deal that closed this week, I was able to get a founder the money so he can pay for his wedding and not have to worry about taking on debt. I, and the other investors in this group who do the same thing, feel good about helping our founders in this way.
What Chris outlines is very different than the money the Groupon founders took off the table when DST and Battery invested $135mm to solve "the money problem." In Chris' case, he is trying to keep the founders focused on the business, not on their climbing debts or horribly inadequate lifestyle.
With Groupon, with the money problem solved, they can "go for it." The motivation for a big exit is no longer motivated by "how much money can I get," it is motived by "what is my legacy." That simple shift makes their rejection of Google's $6B offer not that surprising.
Mark Zuckerberg turns down Yahoo!'s $2B offer. They had raised enough money at that point, that clearly Mark had taken some off the table. He is also interesting in that it appears he has never been motivated by money (he turned down $950k and a job offer from MSFT in high school).
Ev Williams — sold Blogger. Not needing money, rejects Facebook's offer.
Dennis Crowley (sold Dodgeball) and Naveen Selvadurai — took a couple of million of dollars each off the table in their last financing. And rejected a rumored $125 million acquisition offer from Yahoo. (ed. in 2015, the number was rumored to have grown to $900 million.)
And now, Andrew Mason and crew have turned down a $6B offer from Google.
Surprised? Nah, the founder drives a Porsche.
I have no idea if Ev, Andrew, Dennis/Naveen or Zuck drive Porsches. They could ride very nice SF hipster fixies for all I know or care.
BTW, another example is it was rumored when Snapchat raised their Series B that the founders took $10 million each off the table. They have since raised approximately $1.2 billion at a $20 billion valuation. Along the way, they reportedly spurned a $3 billion offer from Facebook. Evan apparently drives a Ferrari.
The companies listed above:
- Twitter is now public with a market cap of $13 billion; (26x over the Facebook offer)
- Groupon is now public with a market cap of $1.7 billion; (1/3 of the Google offer)
- Foursquare has raised a total of $166 million, and has 60 million users;
- Facebook is now public with a market cap of $270 billion; (135x over the Yahoo offer)
- Snapchat has raised $1.2 billion and has 200 million users.
Guess I need to buy a new car.
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Collection will help Cathedral to retire debt from emergency restorations
Parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will take up a special collection at Masses Sept. 21-22 to help the Cathedral of St. Paul pay down the debt remaining from emergency exterior restorations made a decade ago.
The work from 2000 to 2002, which included replacing the Cathedral's leaking copper dome, cost approximately $30 million. Capital campaigns, several archdiocesan collections and other fundraising efforts have helped to repay much of that cost. Today, the remaining debt stands at $5.3 million.
Reducing the principal of the debt is necessary so the Cathedral can sustain its ministries and continue the work of ongoing restoration, said Father John Ubel, Cathedral rector. The Cathedral's monthly interest payment on the debt is about $20,000.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Warm weather has helped South Dakota farmers with the harvest over the past week.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service says about 88 percent of the corn and sorghum is out of the field.
The sunflower harvest is an estimated 62 percent complete, well behind last year's 100 percent and 83 percent average.
The fourth cutting of alfalfa hay is 80 percent complete.


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Lovely and sizeable hand painted Sunflower Jug that holds 1.3L. It's the perfect addition to any table and glassware collection and looks great with a set of our Sunflower Crystal Tumblers.
Each jug is hand painted in the UK and are made to order therefore; the designs and colours may differ slightly from the photographs shown.
Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery.
Glass is a sustainable material because it can be recycled in closed-loop.
Disclaimer – the inks we use are non-toxic but not food-safe meaning that the paints should never come in contact with food. It has been advised when painting a glass to keep the painted design below 2cm from the lip, which is what we do with all our glassware.
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Written by Ken Gaebler
Published: 11/12/2010
Illinois Congressman-elect Robert Dold helped run a family business before his election
While the 2010 mid-term elections saw the Republicans pick up more seats in both houses of Congress, there is another thing that sets many of them apart - small business ownership.
The newly elected entrepreneurs hope to use their knowledge of business practices to push pro-small business legislation through the governmental bodies. Among the small business owners turned congressman was Robert Dold, who at one point ran his family business in suburban Chicago. Columbus Business First reports that, prior to his election, Dold ran his family's Rose Pest Control business, which began in 1860.
Many people from within the business community are excited at the prospect of having the new leaders in office. Dan Danner, CEO of the National Federation of Independent Business, said that the new members would be able to relate to entrepreneurs.
"There will be a lot more people in Congress who understand that the best way to create jobs is to get out of the way – and off of the backs of – small businesses," Danner said in the latest political news for entrepreneurs.
While many in the business community look forward to their new roles, one of the wealthiest candidates, who had her own success running eBay, lost her bid to become the next governor of California. Meg Whitman, who according to Forbes is worth $1.3 billion, spent more than $140 million in her race against Democrat Jerry Brown.
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"BookMovement.com was founded in 2001 to give book clubs a way to recommend books to each other on a national level."
This is a great resource I found by accident today for book club members. The about page says it all. The best part is bullet point #1, the part where the website gives away copies of books for groups from 10-15 members. Its worth checking out if you are in a book group.
Each part of the BookMovement.com web site is designed to meet this goal:
The Preview & Review program introduces new titles to our members by giving free copies of books to 10-15 members (or one book club) to read and review for their peers.
Our Essential Book Club Planner tracks what book clubs are reading, in addition to giving our member book clubs a way to share and distribute book information to their members. Clubs create their own private, customized web page on which they can post book selections and send notices to members. The Planner creates a reading guide for their selection, and emails the guide, meeting details, Google map of meeting location, Amazon price with buy link and RSVP request to their members. The Planner also sends a follow-up email to club members asking them to evaluate their book selection for their peers.
The 800+ BookMovement-created reading guides found in The List are members book selections as well as the selection of media book clubs; The information included in these guides gives clubs all the information they told us they needed: Amazon price with buy link, publisher-provided discussion questions, email link to the author, and web links to author and publisher websites.
Our Book Club Bestseller List, updated monthly and compiled from Book Club Planner and site data, shows our members what books clubs are reading now.
Data from the Preview & Review program and the Essential Book Club Planner continue to shape the site and its content.
Founder and President Pauline Hubert has worked in the publishing industry for 10 years at Artisan and then the literary and new media departments of the William Morris Agency.


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On the East Wall: As I See It! by Kenneth Carlson
If you've used the computers or the study carrels along the East Wall recently, you've probably noticed a few new photos, from familiar landmarks like the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel to a mosaic of ice on the Chicago River.
They're the work of local photographer Kenneth Carlson, whose exhibition As I See It! ducks and weaves through the streets, alleys, and architecture of Chicago across about two dozen photos.
Carlson, an educator for 49 years, has had "a lifelong interest in the arts and photography."
"As I went on, I became serious about photography and that has led me to an interest in digital art," he said. "I photograph a variety of topics, but my favorites are architectural studies, particularly in Chicago, because Chicago presents a myriad of possibilities with fascinating views tucked away from casual observation."
Some of those views incorporate recognizable buildings from fresh perspectives. One particularly thought-provoking piece is a building refracted through a circular lens so it appears upside-down. Several photos also document the aquatic drama of the coast of Chicago, capturing stormy waves in shades of blue, green, and gray.
"I like to look at things a little differently and that is why I call my work As I See It!," Carlson said.
His work even has a component of preservation.
"I hope to expand my views of Chicago and explore the architecture of the different neighborhoods, as well as looking at foreign architecture," he said. "I am interested in preserving images of those things that may not be around much longer."
To learn more about Kenneth Carlson's photography, visit thirdcoastcafe.com.


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I have no idea if that's useful enough to bother with though. If one tries to write a template for a "general" config, it might be better to write a script which dynamically creates one.
Probably most useful if you have several "identical" servers on different OSes, with a common slapd.conf from CVS or whatever. But even then one needs two almost-identical configurations: for the master and for slaves. Unless they are all (multi-)masters.
-- -- Howard Chu CTO, Symas Corp. http://www.symas.com Director, Highland Sun http://highlandsun.com/hyc/ Chief Architect, OpenLDAP http://www.openldap.org/project/


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Summer is in full swing and our team has been enjoying everything the Hamptons has to offer (when we're not pulsing at the barre at our Bridgehampton studio of course). We wanted to share some of our favorite places to grab a bite to eat. Check it out and share some of your own favorite spots in the comments!
The Dockhouse, Sag Harbor – 1 Long Wharf, Sag Harbor, NY
Big Olaf Ice Cream, Sag Harbor – Wharf Street, Sag Harbor, NY
South Edison, Montauk – 17 S. Edison St, Montauk, NY
Round Swamp Farms, East Hampton – 184 Three Mile Harbor Rd, East Hampton, NY
The Juice Press at Physique 57 Bridgehampton (The Juice Press will be at our Bridgehampton studio every weekend through the end of summer) – 264 Butter Lane, Bridgehampton, NY
Still haven't signed up for classes at our Bridgehampton studio yet? Reserve your spot at the barre today before they're all taken!


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Sony Music Masterworks releases The Good Life – the debut album from renowned German jazz trumpeter, Till Brönner. Featuring bassist John Clayton, guitarist Anthony Wilson and pianist Larry Goldings, The Good Life will be released worldwide September 2, 2016 digitally, on CD and vinyl. It will also be released as a super deluxe boxset including special photobook with CD, download code and vinyl LP.
Recorded at the former Ocean Way Studios in LA, the very same place that Sinatra recorded "My Way," The Good Life revisits a selection of standards, all of which have made history through their vocal interpretations. Brönner's aim throughout was to create a specific atmosphere-a sunnier, more lighthearted groove; easygoing but thoughtful, gentle but never superficial. The album includes new arrangements of works made famous by Frank Sinatra ('In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning'), Billie Holiday ('I'll Be Seeing You'), and Nat King Cole ("Sweet Lorraine"). Brönner has produced many of his own albums, but on this occasion he made the conscious decision to hand over the reins to legendary Dutch producer, Ruud Jacobs. As Brönner likes to put it, "constantly looking at your own reflection can get a bit wearing after a while."
Since recording his first album in 1994, Generations of Jazz, Brönner has steered his career through a series of different phases, including making a name for himself as a producer through his work with artists such as Hildegard Knef and Thomas Quasthoff, as well as, very significantly, discovering his own singing voice. Up until now Brönner has been seen as a trumpeter who occasionally sang and now he will demonstrate his new found talent across an entire album of popular jazz hits – including two originals.
Till Brönner can rightly be regarded as Germany's most successful jazz musician, but his fame has spread far beyond the National and even the European scene. This year he was invited to participate at International Jazz Day at the White House, playing alongside such legends as Ray Brown, Dave Brubeck and James Moody. Brönner has always walked his own path, evoking thought and finding ways in which to challenge the greater jazz community as a whole. He continues to push those preconceived notions of what a jazz musician should be, showcasing his clear vision and determination throughout his longstanding career.


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Time Travel (not really)
So when I listen to these radio shows and podcasts on my iPod sometimes they're a little old when I listen to them so the news is a little old too. Sometimes this is disorienting. I'll hear someone mention the Pope is ill or one other news fact and it throws me off a little bit. When I think about getting the news late, it's bothered me a little bit and I'm not sure why?
But I've been catching up on the TiVo and it's the same thing when I see ads for the evening news and it's old too (especially when it's the weather for tomorrow). The odd thing is the TiVo delays don't bother me so much (and I recall the same when I used to use my VCR).
So why do the iPod shows bother me more? One big difference is they get mentioned in the actual show (and not in an ad) Adam Curry will mention the Pope or Leo Laporte will mention it's Easter. I guess maybe that reminds me I'm listening to something old…
Tags: Adam Curry, Easter, iPod, Leo Laporte, time travel, TiVo, Weather


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- Annual Membership Application
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- Soccer Links
- Awards
- Registrar FAQ's
- MSA Club Territories
Volunteer of the Year
Volunteer of the Year Award -
The MSA Volunteer of the Year award honors those who are excellent role models for their community. Willingness to promote players and soccer, sound moral and ethical character and increasing the opportunities to participate in soccer are all characteristics of nominees for the Volunteer of the Year award.
The local organization nominates a candidate from their organization.
The District Director selects the District winner. The MSA Executive Council selects a state winner.
The National Volunteer of the Year is announced at the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala, as a part of the US Youth Soccer/USC Workshop.
Select your nominee using the USYS Volunteer of the Year nomination form .
Deadline for nominations: September 14, 2018
Nominations may be emailed to Kay Bouler, MSA Executive Director: email@example.com / faxed to the MSA State Office 601-420-6054 or mailed to:
MSA State Office
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Charitable Giving
Every year the Burbank Police Officers' Association donates money and time to benefit numerous charities, groups and organizations in the Burbank area.
To help us better serve you and our community we share, please feel free to join our mission by participating in any of our events or donating toward our cause.
Boys & Girls Club of Burbank and Greater East Valley
Serving our community for almost 20 years, the Boys & Girls Club of Burbank and Greater East Valley supports and nurtures potential in more than 1500 youth ages 6-18 every day. Through professional, dedicated and trained staff, the boys and girls at our Main Club and at 17 local sites are encouraged to fully participate in a variety of enrichment programs all designed to help young people experience a positive sense of self and build strong character in a safe, nurturing and affordable environment. No child is ever turned away for an inability to pay. - BGC Burbank
"Our mission is to ensure every student in Burbank public schools receives a quality arts education as part of their core curriculum."
Through our two annual grant making cycles and community building efforts, we support arts education programming in media, visual and performing arts for the more than 15,000 children in the Burbank Unified School District (BUSD) each year. Our Community Outreach Working Group is comprised of parents, teachers, artists and community stakeholders who are aligned with our mission and assist the Foundation in the areas of Community Outreach, Schools Outreach and Volunteer Engagement.
Burbank Unified School District (BUSD)
Student learning is the primary goal of the Burbank Unified School District. View the Board's Core Values and District-Wide Goals for further details. - BUSD
Burbank Temporary Aid Center (BTAC)
Founded in 1974, the Burbank Temporary Aid Center has been providing individuals and families, the working poor, crime victims, senior citizens, and the homeless with the short-term emergency assistance they need to live with dignity. - BTAC
Leadership Burbank is a community-based organization that offers a nine-month leadership training program for people who live or work in Burbank. Through a hands-on curriculum, leaders and emerging leaders have the opportunity to enhance their personal and professional skills, gain a deeper understanding of community dynamics, and build a network of colleagues and associates throughout our city.
National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Fund (NLEOMF)
"The mission of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is to generate increased public support for the law enforcement profession by permanently recording and appropriately commemorating the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers; and to provide information that will help promote law enforcement safety." - NLEOMF
California Peace Officers' Memorial Foundation (CPOMF)
"The California Peace Officers' Memorial Foundation is a non-profit charitable foundation whose mission is to recognize and honor California's peace officers who gave their lives "In The Line of Duty" serving the citizens of this great state, and provide support to the family members left behind." - CPOMF
"Officers Give Hope is a multi-agency law enforcement effort dedicated to hosting marrow donor drives in the hopes of finding a match for those patients awaiting a life-saving transplant. Officers Give Hope has located donors for patients throughout the United States suffering from leukemia and other blood diseases. Those who have participated in the donation process have described it as an incredible experience." - Officers' Give Hope
Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
"When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation." - Chris Cosgriff, ODMP Founder


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*wipes the cobwebs off this blog*
Ah! How time has flown once again. I have been so busy with moving and everything else that I haven't had the time to write a blog post. Now that wifi is set up in my new home, I am excited to be back and sharing something again!
In my previous post, I shared with everyone a shift dress I made a few years ago using a fabric with a Mondrian inspired print. That sleeveless dress was made using a New Look pattern, so this time I thought I oughta challenge myself by putting my amateur pattern-making skills to test and draft a shift dress with sleeves.
I thought it would be easy but I was wrong.
I know it looks fine in the photos but there are so many things I am unhappy about. First of all, the collar is a little too high *chokes*. Next, the darts don't lie flat despite my best sewing attempt. Finally, the sleeves took 2 drafts to finally fit (and when I mean fit, I mean I can just barely move my arms in the dress).
Good thing I was cheap and I only used the expensive plaid fabric on the front of the dress in the attempt to create contrasting accents for the dress. If I had to make the plaids match front and back too, I would have died on the sewing table.
But you know what, I am actually rather pleased with how the contrasting patch pockets turned out! They are a wee tiny but I think I have done a good job at sewing them on.
As of now, I have worn the dress about twice as part of my current weekend capsule wardrobe. I am still not happy with the way the sleeves are making me use my arms like a T-Rex, and I am seriously thinking about either taking the sleeves off completely, or…. *cue horror music* try drafting the sleeves again for the third time.
We'll see!


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If you like the following screenshots and you don't know how to get into a position to create some yourself you might want to check out the quest guide bellow. However, if you do not like spoilers know that there is an item in the game that can make you look like this.
- Follow <<1>>'s Advice
- Follow <<1>>'s Advice
In the previous quest, The Thin Ones, you found out about the conundrum of Stillrise Village. This quest presents you with the choice right away. You can
- Follow shaman Chirah's advice
- Follow War Chief Helushk's advice
Let me tell you right away that either choice you make will reward you with the skeleton disguise item! Choosing between the two boils down to your own moral compass and has no effect on the quest reward (your soul on the other hand…).
Screenshot Walkthrough
War chief wants you to preserve the soul array and you can do this by putting it in the ice brazier.
Shaman wants you to destroy the array, but that has its consequences. You can destroy it by putting it in the fire brazier. If you choose to destroy it at this point War Chief will try to stop you with his skeleton buddies.
Ice Preserves
Fire destroys
Either way you choose you get Gemstone of Skeletal Visage which you can equip in your disguise slot.


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If you're wanting to stray a little further from the city rather than staying within its confines (see our Day Trips in Zagreb page), here are some options for day trips from Zagreb for you to consider.
Day Trips from Zagreb – Samobor
Samobor is an excellent place for a day trip from Zagreb as it's a pretty, tranquil little town – a great place to visit in its own right – and is only just over 20km west from the capital. It's best to travel by bus, as buses depart Zagreb Bus Terminal every half and hour and the journey itself is also only half an hour.
Once in Samobor, head to the town's delightful main square – Trg kralja Tomislava – for a pleasant walk around the area, and to then enjoy its cafes and restaurants.
Samobor is also famous for the "samoborska kremsnita", a custard cake. Although found elsewhere in Croatia, the Samobor version is supposed to be the best in the whole country. If you go to Samobor, you absolutely, positively must try a slice!
Other sights inlcude the churches of St Anastasia (sv. Anastazija) and St Anne (sv. Ana); the City Museum and the Marton Museum (the first private museum in Croatia); and Stari Grad castle in the west of the town.
- More information from the Samobor Tourist Office
Day Trips from Zagreb – Varazdin
Varazdin is a town that's greatly overlooked by many travellers to Croatia, which is a great shame. However, as it's located about 90km northeast of Zagreb and near both the Slovenian and Hungarian borders, it is somewhat understandable that it may be out of the way of many Croatian visitors. Nevertheless, if you're considering a trip from Zagreb (or find yourself in that part of the country) Varazdin is definitely worth a visit.
Once upon a time the capital of Croatia (in the 18th century), Varazdin is a very well-preserved Baroque town. The best tip for sightseeing is to head to the centre of Varazdin, and to the main square of Trg kralja Tomislava (as in Samobor – see above!) for sights including the town hall, Draskovic Palace and the nearby cathedral, built in 1647. North of the main square is the Stari Grad fortress, which is also home to the City Museum.
Varazdin is home to Spancirfest, one of the largest open air festivals in Croatia that take place over 10 days every August. There's a mix of music (of different styles), theatre performances, art workshops, street performers and more.
The best way to reach Varazdin is by bus. Again, there are numerous daily buses there and back with a journey time of between 1 hour 20 minutes and 1 hour 45 minutes, depending which bus you take. See the Zagreb Bus Terminal website.
You can also use one of several trains that run each day, but as these take longer than the bus (2-3 hours), it is not really advised as a method of transport. However, see the Die Bahn website for timetable details.
- More at the Varazdin Tourist Office website
Day Trips from Zagreb to the Coast
If you're wondering whether or not you'd be able to make a daytrip to the coast, the answer is "technically yes, but…".
The nearest point of the coast from Zagreb is Rijeka – and the bus journey (most of which is on a motorway) to there only takes about 2 and a half hours. There are numerous daily buses both there and back, meaning that you'd definitely be able to make the whole trip in a day. However, Rijeka is generally considered to be a busy port town and although there's a number of sightseeing opportunities, if your ultimate aim is to hit the beach and have a cool dip in the sea, you'll be disappointed.
Around Rijeka, other possibilities include the costal resorts of Opatija, Crikvenica, and Novi Vinodolski as well as the island of Krk but whether they're worth just a day trip is up to you! (We'd really advise at least a one night stay.)
The first step would be to visit the Zagreb Bus Terminal website and start planning your bus journey to see if it's do-able. You'll find that you can reach some of the above places direct from Zagreb – but you'll also have more options if you travel to Rijeka first and then change buses here.