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Roy Oswalt is a celebrated Major League pitcher who has spent his entire nine-year career, thus far, with the Houston Astros. He's won almost twice as many games as he's lost (137-70) and has compiled an impressive 3.23 career ERA. He's won 20 games twice – in the 2004 and 2005 seasons – and has played in three all-star games. Roy is in contention for the Cy Young Award seemingly every year, finishing in the top five for Cy Young voting year after year.
So, Roy, what was your first car?
It was a '63 Step Side truck. I worked all summer to get it. It was a bad green. We got a guy to paint it for me for $500. He did a pretty good job, too. Painted it blue. I drove that until my senior year and got another Step Side Truck – a '95. I'm looking for that truck – the '63.1 have the serial number and everything. I'm trying to go through the state where you can send in and they'll see if you're looking for it for real or looking for someone. They make sure you want to find it. I just want to restore it.
I have other athletes in the book that have located a car from their past. David Ragan, for instance. There was an old Corvette his dad had sold to get funds to help David in his early racing days and he found it in Pennsylvania. The guy didn't want to sell it back and David wanted to buy it to surprise his dad. I guess David sweetened the deal and he finally got it.
It's actually funny, 10 years after I sold it, I was walking through the woods and the truck drove by and I couldn't get back to my truck in time to catch it, and that was it. I wrecked the '63 one time and tried to Bondo it myself. I noticed the Bondo when it drove by. That was probably eight years ago when I saw it. I sold it 13 or 14 years ago.
What did you own after that? Cars, trucks tractors, bulldozers?
When I was drafted after college, I bought a boat – a splash and sea kind of boat I used to tow around the city. We had fun with it. I had that for three years. I towed it around from New York to Michigan to Florida and all across the country. Then I sold it and I bought a '98 Explorer in 2000. Now I have a Cadillac Escalade I bought in '01 when I got to the major leagues. I got another Cadillac Escalade last year for my wife. And I have a '63 Chevy Camaro and a 2010 Tundra.
Tell me about the Bulldozer that you have.
The best thing I own. (GRINS FROM EAR TO EAR) The restaurant I own, I actually made that parking lot with it. I got it for winning a game in the World Series in '05. The owner of the Astros has a lot of real estate in Texas and he bought a bulldozerto clean up his ranch. I asked him what he was going to do with it when he was done and he said, probably sell it. I was going to buy that one from him. We were in the playoffs and I was watching Tate on the St. Louis Cardinals before I pitched against him. The owner came in and we were talking while I was watching Tate on TV, and he said he'd buy me a new bulldozer if I beat Tate. I got up, shook his hand and went back. I remember pitching about the sixth inning and we were winning 4-1.1 was thinking I needed four more innings. I got through three more innings and the reliever came in, in the ninth, and finished it off. I never left the field. I sat in the clubhouse next to the owner and reminded him of it, and he came through. I got it in the off-season.
What kind of music do you listen to in the car?
All kinds of country – Kenny Chesney, Merle, Hank, Rascal Flatts.
Have you ever looked at another player's car and told yourself you needed one of those?
I am not big on new cars. We have a lot of guys that have Lamborghinis and stuff, but I'm not big on them. I like older cars. We have a first base coach – Cheo Cruz – that played with the Astros for 20 years. He had a '57 Chevy that was nice and he also had a '64 Mustang that was a convertible. That was nice. I like old, classic cars.
They're hard to beat. What about your Camaro? Tell me about how you found it and the restoration process.
I was actually in Texas. I love '67 and '69 Camaros. Probably '69 the best. I was looking at one that was pretty close to the original, something I liked. It was nice on the inside. I like the old-school look with a new school ride, so I was going to keep the look on the outside, but have the drive and suspension of a new Corvette. I took the inside of a 2010 Camaro and put it in the '67 Camaro.
Do you get a lot of tickets?
No. (LAUGHTER)
Something was definitely up here. I wasn't going to leave it at that.
Do you get pulled over a lot?
I've had a few tickets.
How fast have you gone?
Well, actually, I wasn't driving. I was 15 and I just had a permit, but my friend had his license and we borrowed a car from a friend. She was 19 and the car was a new Accord with about 500 miles on it. There was a town up the road about eight miles – we used to hang out there. We came driving through town in a new car
and everybody wanted a ride, so we picked up two girls and my wife-who I was dating at the time -and my brother and a friend of mine. So there were seven of us in a Honda Accord.
How did you manage that?
My friend, my wife and I were sitting in the middle. My brother and two girls and another guy were in the back. We decided to go to another town and shoot some pool, and we wanted to see how fast it would go so we floored it.
Was it a four- or a six-cylinder?
It was a six. We probably got it to about 120. It wouldn't go any faster. We were on a straightaway, and back then they wouldn't let cars cut off. Now, they run too fast, they'll blow up. We get to the top of the hill and there's a State Trooper. All I see is blue lights. At the time, my buddy told me he had a license, but he didn't. He had a permit. I had a permit. My brother had a license. So my buddy's legal, but he only has a permit. He says, 'What do I do?' I said pull over and he said he wasn't stopping. So we don't stop and that policeman chased us for, it seemed like days, but it was hours. We had that thing floored.
This is like an episode of Dukes of Hazzard.
Yeah. We're flying down the road. We can see blue lights two hills behind us as we go up a mountain on a dirt road. The car's turning so we decide, whichever way the car goes, we're going the other. There's two dirt trails. Well, this car's going 30 and we're going 100, so there's a little bit of dust. Then we get to a T, and luckily on the other side of the T is a field, and we're, like, which way, which way and nobody answers. So we actually jump the T and head out into this field and I'm, like, 'Right, right, right,1 and we turn right. We got so far ahead of him he called back-up and set a road block. But we'd taken so many turns, they didn't know where to set the road block. We get back to the highway and there's three cars. When we passed the officer, it was pitch dark so he couldn't see the color of the car.
We got in between those three cars and as all this goes on, my buddy that has a license changes seats with my buddy driving because he doesn't want to get in trouble with his permit. We ease up to the road block and they have Mustangs ready to go. We pull up with a car in front of us and a car behind us. An officer comes up and asks to see a driver's license. He says, 'What are you guys doing down here?' My buddy says, 'We had to take this girl back home after we went to the movies. What's going on?' Like we have no idea. The officer says, 'Somebody's trying to be funny and outrun the law.' The police officer gave him back his license and we drive through the road block. We're free and laughing all the way home. Three days later, the guy that turned at the top of the hill got video.
Oh no.
Yeah, and they got the tag number. They went to the girl's house. We dropped the car off that night and I know that thing had dings and scratches on it. We washed it up, but it was dark and we couldn't see. She's, like, 'You guys are so responsible. Anytime you want it, you come get it.' I felt bad. Three days later, the cops come to her house to arrest her. She told them who did it and called Scott, my friend, and said, 'Get ready, the cops are coming to your house.'
They showed up. He got a lot of tickets and stuff, and we all got in big trouble.
Did you get grounded? Did you get a whoopin'?
I didn't get a whoopin', but I got grounded for a while.
Wow, that's a great story. That has to be one of the best that I have heard. Rules are made to be broken!
Until my kids read it.
Okay. It's a great story, though. I have to print it. But maybe we should move on. When you got your first big contract did you go out and buy a cool car?
I actually didn't. I was scared I wouldn't make the big leagues, so I put most of it back to build a house. I did, however, buy that boat.
With the Step Side Chevy, it seems that you are quite a Chevy guy. Is there a dream car or truck you have ever wanted or dreamt about?
Classic cars. I like '57 Chevys. They were big cars growing up. My dad loved them and he would brag on them. Going down the street, if we saw one, he would always ask us what make, model and year.
Have you ever had any bad accidents other than outrunning the law?
I've had a few. I had one in high school. (A DEVILISH GRIN SPREADS ACROSS HIS FACE) I wasn't supposed to be doing what I was doing. I was taking home a friend after high school who didn't have a ride, after baseball practice. That '63 truck I had, it had a six-cylinder when I got it and I put a 327 in it – an old Holley.
What's up with you and this horsepower thing? You always need it bigger and faster.
It's funny, when I stop at a light if they take off, I have to pass them. There's something about competition. I have to beat them and race through town.
So, I take him home and he says something like, 'This thing won't run very fast.' I take off and I try to go around this long curve and I let my right tire get on the gravel. We actually went down in one ditch, and went across and started spinning in the highway. As we're spinning, it's funny, it's almost like slow motion. My buddy says, 'We're going to flip.' I'm trying to drive and we start to straighten out. I shift into second and try and go the other way to drive out of it. I'm going so fast, backwards, smoke is coming off the tires. We go through and hit a fence post and end up in a pond. I get out and I think my truck is dead. The fender's gone and I try and back it out. The tire actually had come off the rim when I came off the road and I couldn't get it out. I had to call a tow truck and got grounded for that, too, because I wasn't supposed to be down that way.
What year was this and how old were you?
Nineteen ninety-three, and 16.
So, Roy, why are you so rough on vehicles?
I like to try them out.
How well can you drive a stick shift?
That's all I drive.
How many more years will you play? I ask because some athletes in this book are on the cusp and some are retired.
I'm going to play two more, for sure, and then decide. We'll see where I'm at. If I'm close to something, I might go after it numbers-wise or championship-wise, but probably not much longer than that. I want to try and do something else, maybe NASCAR. I love competition.
Cool. Okay, road trips. Do you have any favorites.? I'm sure you drive from Texas to Mississippi.
Yeah, I own land in Mississippi. Actually, Jake Peavy, we own land together there and in Michigan, and we kind of hunt there and go to Illinois and hunt, and then Alabama, maybe, all season. It's a tour.
So, your hunting ranch, is it like Jay Novacek's hunting ranch. The Upper 84?
That's what I have here.
Tell me all about it
I started it in '06.1 high-fenced it and I've been trying to get the deer to a high quality so somebody who would pay to come on will shoot quality deer. I just started selling hunts this year and had a few guys come on. It's fun. A lot of these people are corporate people and I like meeting them. It gives you options after baseball. Plus, watching someone else kill one is as fun as hunting. The place in Illinois and Missouri is just personal, with friends and family.
Is it solid deer or are there other options for a good hunt?
I have some exotics too, from Africa and India.
How long does it take you to dress a deer?
Just take the hide off of it? Twenty minutes.
Tell me about your charity. Fund 44.
We have a bond set up, so if someone loses their house in a fire or they lose their job, we buy stuff at Christmas for them.
Tell me about your restaurant.
We just built it. I wanted a steakhouse close. I'm tired of driving 45 minutes to eat.
I figured that was your restaurant when I drove by it. Do you have frog legs on the menu?
Yes, we have frog legs, quail, a catfish buffet, but we specialize in steaks. All Angus. I try to buy the best. I looked all over Texas and I actually get meat from Buckhead in Atlanta. The biggest thing for me, here, I try and invest in quality, but here you have to have something you can afford. I could have the best in the world, but no one around here is going to pay $50 a steak. I'm trying to get the best quality that you can afford. It's been working so far. It's called Home Plate and we opened in November of 2009. □
Roy, without a doubt, had the most rural location out of the 40 athletes in my book. Something about the smell of game, cow shit and hot rides just takes me back to growing up in small town Texas. Floy's Southern hospitality was addictive and inviting. Heck, he even left me drive his bulldozer!


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BOSTON � With every start Daniel Bard has made, the more he�s learned. The more he starts, the more he learns.
BOSTON - With every start Daniel Bard has made, the more he's
learned. The more he starts, the more he learns.
But even though some might think he should head to the bullpen
after Saturday's meltdown, Bard will still start Sunday night
against the New York Yankees.
Nevertheless, Bard has learned plenty as he's transitioned from
the bullpen to the starting rotation. He's learned how to put
together a routine that works for him in the four days between
starts. He's learned what it takes to handle throwing 100 or more
pitches - something he hasn't done since he was in college.
"Staying out for, I don't know what it ended up being - 105, 110
pitches - I learned a lot," he said after his start against Tampa
Bay on Monday. "I know what it feels like. I know what my body is
going to feel like. It felt pretty good."
He's learning how to pitch to hitters when he has to face them
more than once in the same game. He didn't have to do that in
almost three full seasons in the major leagues as a reliever.
He no longer can just blow hitters away with his fastball. He
has to put more thought into his pitch selection - and he can get
outs with pitch selection.
"When you're picking the right pitch, you don't have to be
perfect with the location," said Bard. "I've learned that. I've
done a pretty good job of picking the right pitch. I haven't
executed them all perfectly or anything, but I'm just looking at
the number of hard-hit balls I've given up, and I can count them on
one hand in two outings against two pretty good teams. I'm happy
with that. If I can cut down the walks and keep getting soft
contact, I'm going to stick with what's working."
What he's learning most about pitch selection is how to glean
information by how a hitter reacts to a particular pitch and to
make pitch-to-pitch adjustments based on that information.
"Following a fastball down and in with a fastball up and in can
be really effective," he said. "That's just one example. If a guy
sees a 93-mph fastball down in, you can add maybe 2 mph and raise
it a foot and a half to up and in, you're adding 7 or 8 mph on that
fastball. The guy sees the same thing out of your hand. He
recognizes fastball. He takes that same swing on that pitch he just
saw, but he's way late on it."
Scouting reports are all well and good, but Bard has started to
discover that reports have their limitations. The information Bard
values more is the information he gathers when a hitter takes a
pitch or swings and misses at a pitch - or hits a pitch hard, for
that matter.
A scouting report might suggest that a hitter struggles to hit
sliders with two strikes, for example, but that's not as useful as
the hitter's reaction the first time or two Bard throws his
"My slider is different than (Alfredo) Aceves' slider," he said,
offering just one example. "When you look at the scouting report,
it's like, 'He can't hit the slider in a 3-2 count.' Whose slider
is he not hitting? Whose slider is he hitting? Whose fastball is he
hitting in a 1-0 count or a 2-0 count? You take it for what it's
worth. It's a good guideline, but you have to play it to your
strengths as well."
Because Bard is facing hitters three or four times in a game, he
has more opportunity to gather information and put it to use with
pitch sequences.
"When the sample size is bigger every game, you have more
chances to see it work," he said. "It might not work every time,
but I can see, over the grand scheme of a whole game or over 100
pitches, you can see a lot more things and whether they're looking
or not than you can over 10 or 15 pitches."
The first time Bard faced the Rays' Desmond Jennings last
Monday, for example, he struck Jennings out looking with a slider.
Jennings didn't seem to get a good read on the pitch at all.
The next time Jennings came up, Bard threw him back-to-back
sliders to start out the at-bat. When Jennings ran the count to
3-1, Bard threw him another slider.
All three of the sliders missed the strike zone. Jennings
To Bard, however, that was more a function of execution than
pitch selection. He'd throw the same pitch again if he had the
"Especially these last two starts, I've been throwing my
breaking ball for a strike just as much as I have my fastball," he
said. "Honestly, a 3-2 slider does not even have to be a great
pitch. It just has to be something in the strike zone down, even up
and outer half. It doesn't have to be a perfect pitch, but you're
going to get an out on it. If I feel like I have just as good a
chance of throwing that for a strike, I'll take my chance with
Jennings wasn't the only hitter to see sliders in unexpected
A 3-1 count almost always is a fastball count. Before this
season, Bard had never thrown a 3-1 slider in his major-league
career. He has thrown four 3-1 sliders already this season,
including three 3-1 sliders against Tampa Bay on Monday. The 3-2
walk Bard issued to Sean Rodriguez in Monday's seventh inning - the
at-bat that probably should have ended his outing - came on a


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Ireland's UEFA ranking in November of this year will determine where they are classified in the new UEFA Nations League. And how they perform in the new competition beginning next year could have a major bearing on the Boys in Green's chances of appearing at EURO 2020 on home soil in Dublin.
UEFA have released details of the format for the new Nations League which begins in November 2018. The 55 participating teams will be split into four leagues, A–B–C–D, according to their strength. The Republic of Ireland's UEFA coefficient ranking at the end of the current World Cup qualifiers will determine where they are classified for the new competition which is designed to do away with meaningless international friendlies.
The UEFA Nations League will be played before qualifiers start for the multi-city Euro 2020 tournament, where Dublin will be one of the group hosts. Depending on which league countries are placed in, teams will be relegated and promoted, with the four group winners of the top League A progressing to the Final Four competition. The Final Four will be played on a knock-out basis to determine the UEFA Nations League champion in June 2019.
The UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying draw will be made after the completion of the UEFA Nations League groups. Each of the four leagues in the competition will also include play-offs consisting of the four group winners within each league. The four winners of these play-offs will also earn a spot at Euro 2020, meaning teams like Ireland have two opportunities to reach the tournament, via the Nations League play-offs, or the traditional Euro qualifiers which will run over ten matchdays from March to November 2019.
UEFA say there will be no additional demands on players and clubs as the games will adhere to the current agreed international match calendar while the governing body also says the new Nations League will give national team supporters the chance to see their team in competitive action, instead of friendlies that traditionally fail to excite. And of course, it creates a new international trophy and the chance to compete regularly with Europe's elite sides.


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For most of us going on holiday is a chance to take a break. To put all our responsibilities, worries, and pressures of our home lives on pause as we relax and unwind. The problem is, if you see exercise and staying fit as a chore, that'll go on the back burner whilst your away too. It's time to change the way we think about staying in shape. It is possible to have a great time on holiday and stay in great shape, here's how…
Just Because It's Challenging Doesn't Mean It's A Chore!
Working out, eating healthily, and generally looking after ourselves shouldn't be a chore. If it is, you're doing it wrong. It's important to find a regime that works for you. If you love being outdoors, invest in some great running shoes and a ball. These are easy enough to come by and will turn your workouts into an enjoyable time to look forward to rather than dread. If you need a quick fix during your busy day look into HIIT or high-intensity interval training. These short explosive bursts of energy may suit your lifestyle better than a grueling run. Change the way you think about exercise pre-holiday. That way you won't be tempted to ditch your workouts because you're relaxing.
Similarly don't look at your diet as something restrictive. If you do, you'll only have a blowout when you're away. This leads to many of us returning from our holidays feeling out of shape and unhappy. Try eating freshly sourced local food wherever you go. If you're going to be eating out a lot stick to grilled chicken or fish and salad some nights, and treat yourselves on others. It's all about finding the right balance.
Fun Ways to Workout Abroad
If you're by the sea make the most of it. From a simple swim in the morning to more extreme sports, the sea provides you with loads of keep-fit options. If you're staying at a resort with a pool it's even easier to get some exercise in. Alternatively, try your hand at stand-up paddleboarding. This is a great ab workout and loads of fun. Read some SUP paddle reviews and find out the best equipment to bring with you on holiday. You should be able to rent boards from most places too.
Holidays give you a great excuse to explore. Walking or cycling around a new place is a great way to properly experience it. Tours and train rides often don't show you how the locals live and what real life is like in a new country. Rent a bike from your hotel or a tour operator, and get pedaling around! There's no better way to work off delicious food and cocktails than a ride and a roam about.
Make the most of the beach too. Buy a ball and get a game of volleyball going or even have a kick around and a game of catch. There are loads of simple solutions to keeping fit abroad that don't have to be dull. Similarly, try indulging in a quiet and meditative yoga session on the beach. The sounds of lapping waves and birds overhead should make it easy to relax. Plus yoga is great for stretching and toning.
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"Looking Beyond the Refugee Crisis"
Thursday 9th June 2016 – University of Sheffield
The 2nd Annual Postgraduate Conference on Migration at the University of Sheffield was a vibrant forum for sharing research on migration produced on and about different parts of the world. More than 60 postgraduate and early career researchers attended the event, that showcased research of a multidisciplinary group of scholars from more than 20 universities. Presenters engaged in a wide range of discussions around migration, including topics such as migration governance, refugee and migrant integration, gendered experiences of migration and methodologies on migration research, among others. The discussions emerged from 31 presentations across nine parallel panel sessions and four poster presentations. All the panels were chaired by academics from the University of Sheffield. The full programme of the Conference is available here.
Through these different disciplines and diverse case studies, postgraduate and early career researchers contributed to explore and understand this year's theme: "Looking Beyond the Refugee Crisis". The aim of the theme was to reflect in the broader sense of the migration crisis that is not only confined to European borders, while at the same recognising the relevance of current events. The theme also aimed to explore other aspects that affect migrants' live-experiences in different parts of the world as well as migration governance responses across the globe.
One of the most exciting moments of the Conference was the Keynote Lecture. We were thrilled to host Professor Alexander Betts (Director Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford) as the conference's keynote speaker. Professor Betts culminated the conference with his talk entitled: "The Economic and Political lives of Refugees". You can watch the keynote address, which also formed the Migration Research at Sheffield Annual Lecture, here:
Professor Betts' talk was chaired by Professor Andrew Geddes (Politics, University of Sheffield and the closing remarks of the Conference were provided by Dr Majella Kilkey (Sociology, University of Sheffield).
Following the success of the 2015 conference, this year's conference showcased a dynamic community of young researchers critically and insightfully engaged in understanding migration in its diverse forms and categories. The conference created a supportive environment to discuss research findings and foster collaboration.
The conference was possible thanks to the financial support of the Sheffield Migration Research Network, the Faculty of Social Sciences, The Institute for International Development (SIID) and the Department of Geography. Thanks to their contributions we were able to grant 11 small travel bursaries to presenters and have the support of three undergraduate students that helped to run the event during the day. The Department of History contributed the venue.
You can check the discussions we had that day by following us on twitter @SheffieldMRG and checking our hashtag #migrationsheffield (Storify below).
We are looking forward to welcoming you again next year!
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Conference organisers
Dr Marcia Vera Espinoza (Politics), Michaela Bruckmayer (Politics), Rebecca Murray (Geography), David Holland (History) and Thekli Anastasiou (Law).
The pictures of the Conference are available here
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Remember in 2014, when Donald Trump wanted to become the owner of the NFL's Buffalo Bills? He placed a bid to purchase the team for about $1 billion. Trump lost the bidding to the Buffalo Sabres (NHL) owners, who reportedly paid at least $1.1 billion for the Bills.
Also, remember in the early 1980s, when Trump became a team owner for a team in the upstart United States Football League? Stating in his pseudo-autobiography "The Art of the Deal," he "liked the idea of taking on the NFL, a smug, self-satisfied monopoly", according to an article on theintercept.com.
Trump's first act as a team owner in the USFL was to challenge the NFL. He was at the forefront of moving the USFL season from the spring to the fall to compete with the NFL — it didn't work.
Then, still in the 1980s, Trump and the USFL sued the NFL for having an illegal monopoly. The USFL went broke, but this time they defeated the NFL in court — the jury ruled in the USFL's favour and awarded the league $1. Then the Sherman Antitrust Act, increased the $1 to $3 — the NFL was nice enough to send the USFL a $3.76 check.
Since all of this, Trump has befriended NFL owners. Before even becoming President, Trump was involved with NFL owners, and he tweeted about the NFL constantly. During Trump's presidential campaign, NFL owners contributed at least $7.75 million to his inaugural committee.
So, all this tweeting about NFL's players kneeling and other involvement Trump has had with sports since becoming President started way before 2017. However, we've become more inclined to give Trump more attention now for his sports takes, mostly because he's president.
I think we can agree Trump should have no involvement or say in the NFL or any sports. Yet, we give him the attention he wants. We gave him the attention he wanted when it comes to politics and now he's President. If we completely ignored him, he would still be a billionaire businessman doing what he does best —making money.
Yet, here we are awaiting his every tweet and opinion on sports — which are 100 times worse than Skip Bayless (if you know who that is).
This past weekend, Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch kneeled during the American national anthem, but stood for the Mexican anthem — the Raiders were playing the New England Patriots in Mexico.
Trump proceeded to tweet Monday morning: "Marshawn Lynch of the NFL's Oakland Raiders stands for the Mexican Anthem and sits down to boos for our National Anthem. Great disrespect! Next time NFL should suspend him for remainder of season. Attendance and ratings way down".
There's also late last week when Trump said he helped release three UCLA basketball players from prison in China, after they were arrested for shoplifting. The president says he worked with China's president to have the three university basketball players released.
Lavar Ball, the father of one of the players (LiAngelo), was asked about Trump's help in releasing his son and teammates. Ball responded telling ESPN, "who?".
Trump responded by tweeting: "Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail, LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo, is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal. I [should] have left them in jail".
Trump also said that the three players were heading for 10 years in jail.
According to ESPN writer Arash Markazi the three players were never in jail. "[They were] staying at a luxury lakeside hotel for a week. Multiple sources on the ground with knowledge of the situation said they would be going home in 1-2 weeks," Markazi's tweet continued.
Sports are an easy in for Trump to stay relevant to a majority of the population. He doesn't do anything as president, so he needs sports to seem important.
However, Trump has had involvement with sports way before his presidency. He's just a petty old man that's upset he doesn't own an NFL team. He's petty that the NFL only had to pay $3 after the USFL beat the NFL in court — he's also petty the NFL jokingly added 76 cents to that $3. He's petty the NFL outlasted the USFL.
Trump will never leave football or sports alone, but his opinions don't belong in sport. Trump doesn't even belong in politics. Yet here we are, living one dumb Trump tweet at a time.


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Ex-Cong MLA Joginder Pal Jain wins Moga for Akalis
Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (SAD-BJP) alliance won the high-stakes Moga assembly byelection on Thursday, with SAD nominee Joginder Pal Jain (67) defeating Congress candidate Vijay Kumar Sathi (66) by a margin of 18,849 votes.chandigarh Updated: Mar 01, 2013 00:50 IST
Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (SAD-BJP) alliance won the high-stakes Moga assembly byelection on Thursday, with SAD nominee Joginder Pal Jain (67) defeating Congress candidate Vijay Kumar Sathi (66) by a margin of 18,849 votes.
This is the second consecutive bypoll victory for the SAD-BJP alliance, which had retained the Dasuya seat in July last year, albeit by a much bigger margin of more than 47,000 votes.
While Jain polled 69,269 votes, Sathi fetched 50,420 votes. Ravinder Singh Dhaliwal of the People's Party of Punjab (PPP) was a distant third with 7,401 votes. With this victory, Jain completed a hat-trick from Moga, having won in the 2007 and 2012 assembly polls on the Congress ticket.
The February 23 byelection was necessitated by then sitting Congress MLA Jain's defection to the SAD in December last year. Justifying the switchover, Jain had claimed to have done it for the sake of Moga's development as the constituency had been neglected by the ruling alliance during his tenure as Congress MLA. Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh, however, had accused Jain of crossing over to settle the criminal cases registered against him.
The defection was engineered by SAD president and Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. After resigning from the assembly, Jain had got the SAD ticket to contest against the Congress candidate.
Steady lead
The counting of votes started at 8am on Thursday and was completed in the afternoon at a senior secondary school in Moga. Jain maintained a steady lead in all 14 rounds, except the 11th, in which Sathi led by 1,877 votes. Jain got a lead of 15,091 votes from 45 villages in the first seven rounds. Sathi, who was expected to do well in the town and surrounding urban areas, lagged in most of the following rounds as well.
Returning officer Joram Beda said six votes were received by post and two ballot papers were rejected.
No cakewalk
After winning the Dasuya bypoll last year and the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) polls in January this year, the Moga byelection was expected to be a cakewalk for the SAD. However, Amarinder made it tough for the Akalis by staying put in the constituency for campaigning for more than 20 days. Apart from Sukhbir, chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia and MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal aggressively canvassed for Jain.
Best performance
Jain not only won from Moga for the third consecutive time but also recorded his biggest victory margin. In the 2007 assembly polls, he had defeated senior Akali leader Jathedar Tota Singh by 1,292.votes. In the 2012 polls, Jain beat Akali candidate and former Punjab DGP Paramdeep Singh Gill by 4,625 votes. This time, he raised the margin to 18,849 votes.
PPP flop show
Manpreet Singh Badal's People's Party of Punjab (PPP) failed to hold on to its vote share in Moga. Party candidate Ravinder Singh Dhaliwal polled 7,401 votes, down from 9,800 votes he had got in the 2012 polls. The party lacked an agenda of its own and appeared to be banking on disgruntled voters.
Votes polled
Joginder Pal Jain (SAD) 69,269
Vijay Sathi (Congress) 50,420
Ravinder Singh Dhaliwal (PPP) 7,401
How House looks
Congress 45 + 1*
Total 117
* Ludhiana's Bains brothers (Simarjit and Balwinder), who fought the 2012 polls as Independents, are associate members of the SAD
* Rajneesh Babby, Independent MLA from Mukerian, is an associate member of the Congress
Candidates' quotes
Joginder Pal Jain: There was virtually no development in Moga over the past several years because the elected representative remained in the opposition. So, I took a historic decision (of joining SAD) for the sake of development of my area. I will dedicate myself to the constituency's development till my last breath.
Vijay Sathi: The ruling SAD violated the code of conduct during the entire election process. When all senior Congress leaders had left the constituency, many SAD leaders stayed put and bought votes. We complained to the Election Commission, but to no avail. The Congress will file a complaint to the EC, along with evidence of code violations.


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In October 2018, the European Parliament voted in favour of a blanket ban on single-use plastics, including packaging.
The move was in a bid to tackle the problem that is causing significant damage to oceans.
The bill, which was introduced by the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Frederique Ries, was passed by 571-53 votes.
The introduction and the passage of the bill come after the European Commission proposed a ban in May. In early October, the UK Government launched a consultation on banning the distribution and sale of plastic straws, drinks stirrers and cotton buds.
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Washington, DC - Secretary Pompeo will add an additional stop in Brussels, Belgium, on his way to Sochi, Russia from May 13-14. He will no longer stop in Moscow. In Belgium, he will meet with European allies to discuss recent threatening actions and statements by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Secretary Pompeo will continue to coordinate closely with our allies and partners to ensure the security of our mutual interests in the Middle East and around the world.


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Wednesday, 20 September 2017
SySTEM, a free App development programme for transition year students was launched today by the CEIA – Cork's Technology Network. The organisation, which represents the tech and manufacturing sectors in the Cork region, is committed to providing free programmes to encourage more students into science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
SySTEM runs for a 12 week period and equips teams of students with the skills to develop an educational gaming App which will be live in the App store and Android marketplace. During the SySTEM programme, students attend workshops focused on project management, app-development technology, design and marketing & sales and participate in a competition for the best SySTEM App.
"Students, both boys and girls, really enjoy the creativity that app development allows, along with the challenge of coding and fun of using their own app. This is the second year of the SySTEM programme, and interest from schools has been very strong," said Valerie Cowman, Skills and Education Chair of the CEIA.
The CEIA provide free training workshops for participating teachers also, with each team being assigned an industry mentor, who supports the students with firsthand knowledge and advice in the run up to the competition final, which takes place 29 November 2016.
"The SySTEM programme and competition is about team work, skills across a diverse range and fun! The teams of up to 8 students have to work together to come up with a game concept but also assign roles such as a project manager, app developer, graphic designer, financial controller and sales and marketing. We believe that SySTEM is a great way to showcase IT, STEM and engineering as exciting and interesting career options for the students," said Dr Eamon Connolly, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Promotion Officer, CEIA.
The CEIA Skills and Education Group promotes STEM education to students from the ages of 10-18 through a number of volunteer programmes . The final of the SySTEM will take place in CIT on Wednesday 29 November 2016. Further information is available on the CEIA website www.ceia.ie.
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|Rachel reviews Mindbender #6
Scout Comics releases Mindbender #6, which completes the series' first story arc, on April 4, 2018. The story follows Alex Oberman, confined for 16 years in a mental institution, never speaking, as a result of the fact that an unknown power within his mind took over his body and caused the death of multitudes, including his parents, when he was seven years old. When he finally meets an institution nurse he believes he can trust, he attempts to explain the chaos taking place in his mind at every waking second, but by tapping into his mind once more, causes havoc and destruction at the institution, thus allowing him to be free once more in the world.
Writer of Mindbender, as well as publisher at Scout Comics, James Pruett has created a dark, compelling and mentally engaging series with this title. Issue six offers an exciting and climactic ending of this current story arc, which will be available as a trade paperback in May. In issue six, the moment we as readers have been waiting for finally takes place; we finally get acknowledgement on just who Alex is, the source of his powers, as well as what his place in the world is. The idea behind Mindbender is fascinating and Pruett's writing style is one that forces you as a reader to read and reread each page, ensuring that there isn't any hidden message you may have missed. I found this series one that wasn't simply a fun read; it was thought provoking, it was frenzied and at times it was confusing as hell. That being said, most of the comics I read I do so for pure enjoyment, so finding a series that made me feel like I truly had to devote significant attention to it was actually really interesting for me. I have always been fascinated by the idea of parallel universes, and Mindbender explores this interest in a way that I have not seen done before. The idea behind Mindbender and the characters within the series is incredibly smart and definitely outlines a plotline that I think will keep readers engaged and desiring more. With the ending of this arc on a note that felt rather complete, I am curious to see where the next issue and story arc will go from here. Without divulging any spoilers, there are clearly a few new key players on the horizon, as opposed to issues focused solely on Alex and his past and skillset. I have struggled putting my finger on just what makes this series so unique for me, I just feel like it reads so much differently than a lot of sci-fi themed graphic novels that I have read, in that it truly is both engrossing and mentally stimulating. I think we all have encountered works, TV shows for example, where it is fairly easy to multitask while still being able to get the gist of what is going on within the series. There are those other series, however, where you have to give it your constant, undivided attention, or you will be left completely confused or you will find yourself no longer having any inclination of what is going on. Mindbender is a graphic novel written in a style that mirrors the latter. It is one that you definitely have to devote your entire attention to and read without a distraction which to me is really special and unique for a graphic novel. I am highly impressed by the work Pruett has clearly poured into this series.
Artist Federico De Luca brings another level of horror and insanity to this series. Though marketed more as a sci-fi graphic novel, there are certainly elements of horror to the story and De Luca captures that fact and brings it to life with his art. Vibrant scenes full of swirling colors only add to the intensity of this series. De Luca is an artist that certainly has a skill for providing expression and realism in his work, which with such an in depth storyline, is exactly what the series needs. This climactic issue was even more vibrant than the prior issue and I found the use of various shades of violet and blue especially satisfying. Without giving too much away, there are several scenes in which Alex experiences more of an out of body experience that are so compellingly stunning that issue six truly felt like a fantastic end to an arc in every way.
As I mention earlier, I found issue six very resolved. Although I know that more is planned for the series, the fact that the first trade paperback does have such a complete feel to it is highly appealing. I do hope that the next six issues are done in a similar style, as I think it makes such an intense read that much more satisfying. Pruett and De Luca do great work together and I certainly anticipate their continued collaboration on the rest of the series.
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This is Ancients on the Move, and just about all the posts are views of events the Society of Ancients attends. This one is about a show we might not.
(balcony view of Campaign 2008, and the Society of Ancients stand)
I have been attending MKWS's Campaign for at least 20 years (since back when it used to be a 'Play Off' venue for the old style World Championships in Derby): both Campaign and Derby Worlds have changed a lot over the years!
Campaign has become one of our favourite events of the year - a wargames show within the full public glare of Central Milton Keynes Shopping ... and so a rare opportunity to show ancient wargaming to members of the general public rather than only to showgoers (who, though they might not always be ancients players, are at least, usually, open to the idea - as they went to the show): at MK, many of the potential punters are just bored with shopping and had no intention of looking at wargames exhibits. They may not yet know that wargaming is what they'd really prefer to be doing with their leisure time. Imagine their lives for just a moment ... no wargaming - no toy soldiers - no painting schedules ... (just work, take-aways and telly)
Campaign is a great opportunity to save them.
(Campaign 2009: entertaining the public by introducing them to historical wargames)
Unfortunately, because of the schedule of other exhibitions in the public space (Middleton Hall) and the Royal Wedding, the event has been moved to a weekend that clashes with the other big Middle England event, WD's Conference of Wargamers (8-10th July, Knuston Hall), and our Shows North team is already committed to that.
We can still cover the Milton Keynes show as well - but need extra bodies to do so. Society members reading this blog, and within easy reach of MK on the weekend of 9th and 10th might like to volunteer (send me a comment, an email, or get in touch via the SoA's members Yahoo Group etc.) ... Either day or both (or parts thereof ...).. It's a great opportunity to join in, and it would be sad for the Society not to be represented at such a refreshing event just because of the dates clash ...
Let me know - I'll sort something out.
Show report on Campaign 2010
Show report on Campaign 2009
It's about enjoying history.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Shows Update - Campaign (volunteers needed)
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In the middle of a neighborhood on Chicago's South Side stands the Growing Home farm. The neighborhood does not have any grocery stores but local residence can purchase fresh, organic produce while supporting one of Chicago's green nonprofits. This urban farm provides job training and employment opportunities to local homeless and low-income individuals.
The vast majority of the farm's trainees and employees are ex-convicts with the majority of those having served time in jail. Growing Home understands the importance of including these individuals in the green collar economy to support them in finding a pathway out of poverty.
Les Brown founded the organization in 1992 and until his death in 2005; he was a champion for the local homeless population. "Growing Home has worked towards this by providing a transitional job program that lets previously-incarcerated and previously-homeless individuals prepare to re-enter the workforce not only by teaching job skills, but also by providing the chance to engage in what is for many a transformational experience." Source: Growing Home
Growing Home operates three different farm sites:
- Wood Street Urban Farm – The farm is near Ashland and 58th St in the Englewood neighborhood and is a USDA Certified organic farm.
- Su Casa Market Garden – This location is also USDA Certified Organic and is at the Su Casa Catholic Worker House near 51st Ave and Laflin St.
- Les Brown Memorial Farm – Named in honor of Growing Home's founder, the Les Brown Memorial Farm is the organization's oldest farm. It is in Marseilles, IL and is a 10-acre USDA Certified Organic farm.
Although smaller nonprofits like Growing Home don't play a major role in the nation's economic recovery, they play a very important role. In order to continue towards a green collar economy, all of the country's citizens must be included. Homeless and low-income residents must be integrated into the process.
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Pecan Deluxe launches nut-free peanut filling
European inclusions company Pecan Deluxe Candy (PDC) has launched a peanut butter-flavoured caramel-filled milk chocolate mini cup that is completely peanut-free.
PDC said it believed the new addition to its range was a "unique offering for food manufacturers, QSRs [quick-service restaurants] and caterers across Europe".
An expansion of the company's existing range of caramel cups, the product is suitable for frozen desserts, and can also be used as a topping or filling for indulgent cakes, doughnuts and traybakes.
PDC said it had invested in the development of the cups in order to "meet the growing demand for peanut-flavour confectionery while still complying with nut-free regulations".
The peanut butter-flavoured cups contain no actual nut or nut-derived products, and are manufactured in PDC's segregated nut-free facility using all natural flavours.
The sauce is created using a traditional caramel base and features butter and condensed milk. At 1.5g in size, the cups are available in multiple formats: bags, bulk bags boxed, and with either ambient milk chocolate or frozen low melt chocolate compound.
Graham Kingston, PDC's managing director, said: "We are delighted to bring to market what we believe to be the first mini caramel cup of its kind.
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Fuel strip not working properly at 63,000 miles on my 2007 R1200RT.
I bought it used and do not know if previous owner replaced one. I got it with about 40,000 miles in summer of 2014.
I am using the trip meter to keep track of fuel until I take the bike in for major service later this year. Reminds me of keeping track of fuel on my airheads.
My mechanic says it is covered by warranty...that surprised me on a 9 year old bike.
R1200RT. Previous K1200RS, K1200LT, R80RT, R100R, R75/5
2008 R1200GS 64,000KM - Will BMW Still cover the cost to replace the fuel strip under warranty? I just bought this bike and the fuel strip did not work (knew this when I bought it) but if it can get fixed for free, great! Thanks for the reply.
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07RT and just lost my third with under 1000 miles. Have had the bike a little under two years. Totally ridiculous.
No fuel strip replacement.
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So ................. with well lover 600 respondents, 65+% have experienced fuel-strip failures.
Curious? Has BMW returned to the less-techy float system?
After all, we're not operating aircraft that will fall out of the sky and kill us if we suffer 'catastrophic fuel starvation.'
In my world, 'reliable' trumps 'hyper-techy' every time.
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While mine has not outright failed, I have been left stranded twice with a dry tank and the fuel gauge indicating over 150 miles worth of fuel remaining.
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Sancho inspired to join Dortmund by Pulisic success
Jadon Sancho has told ESPN FC that he was inspired to leave Manchester City and join Borussia Dortmund following Christian Pulisic's success at the club.
Sancho, 18, has scored six goals and set up another nine for Dortmund this season, who lead the Bundesliga by seven points and are well placed to end Bayern Munich's six-year stranglehold on the title.
"The club had shown with a player like Christian Pulisic that they were going in the right way, playing youngsters and giving them a chance," Sancho said. "He came from the same situation as me, leaving his family behind.
"He was so young, and he was brave enough. America is a lot further away than England and he's taken a bigger step than I have done. How he's handled that, what he does on the pitch, his mentality [towards] football, it's just crazy. The passion he has. I admire him."
Pennsylvania-born Pulisic, who recently secured a £57 million move to Chelsea for next season, was 16-years-old when he joined up with BVB in 2016.
Sancho made the switch to the Bundesliga aged 17 and has become an England international and one of Europe's hottest properties on the back of eye-catching performances for the Bundesliga leaders.
But he continues to regard Pulisic as a role model, having followed a similar career path like the United States international.
"He's an outstanding player, I really do look up to him," Sancho said. "Him going away from home shows that you have to do things to get out of your comfort zone, sometimes.
I feel it's worked for him and it's working for me now, because we're both staying focussed and keep training hard."
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U.S. Special Operations forces captured one of the suspected ringleaders of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi in a secret raid in Libya over the weekend, the first time one of the accused perpetrators of the 2012 assaults has been apprehended, according to U.S. officials.
The officials said Ahmed Abu Khattala was captured Sunday near Benghazi by American troops, working alongside the FBI, following months of planning, and was now in U.S. custody "in a secure location outside Libya." The officials said there were no casualties in the operation, and that all U.S. personnel involved have safely left Libya.
Abu Khattala's apprehension is a major victory for the Obama administration, which has been criticized for having failed so far to bring those responsible for the Benghazi attacks to justice . . .
The State Department designated Abu Khattala a terrorist in January, calling him a "senior leader" of the Benghazi branch of the militant organization Ansar al-Sharia, a group that arose after the 2011 fall of the Libyan regime of Moammar Gaddafi.
This will help President Obama, but surely not as much as the White House thinks. It's taken more than two and a half years to bring anyone to justice, and the questions about Benghazi have less to do with why we hadn't apprehended anyone then what U.S. officials did the night of the raid and why we weren't prepared for it.
Anyway, I'm glad to see it. Kudos to all our service men and women and law enforcement officials who seized this guy, and yes, congrats to Obama and the administration for sticking with this and seeing it through.


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Growing consumer confidence has driven up sales at North East motor group Benfield which has posted turnover of £622.4m for 2013 – a rise of 15% year on year.
UK demand for both new and used cars began rising in 2012 and never hit the brakes last year, helping to boost turnover at Newcastle-headquartered Benfield from the £541m recorded in 2012.
Operating profit at the firm, which employs 1,500 people across 38 dealerships in the North East, Yorkshire, Cumbria and South West Scotland, also soared by 93%, from £4.7m to £9.1m, while pre-tax profits more than doubled in the period, jumping from £3.1m to £7.3m.
As well as taking advantage of a bumper time for customer confidence, chief executive Mark Squires said the firm's successful year has also been driven by heavy investments into customer-focused strategies, as well as a £20m capital expenditure programme. The investments are also expected to raise sales again this year.
Squires said: "Sales have now returned to the levels we were enjoying back in 2005 before the recession, a time of prosperity.
"On the back of a strengthening rate the UK will continue to be an attractive market – it's a good time for the customer and the market is also being buoyed by some great finance-led offers.
"We're predicting 2014 to be a better year still. Figures from the first half of the year has given us cause to have great confidence in our business. During the first six months new retail sales are 18% up and used car retail sales are 6% and total sales are up 11% year to date."
While it's evident that consumer confidence is on the up, with sales of new and used cars up nationally – 10.77% within the new car market across the UK – customers are becoming increasingly savvy, thanks to mobile phone, laptop and tablet technology, creating a competitive market where delivering a good, all-round customer experience is key.
"I think the group has continued to go from strength to strength within the market, which is strengthening all the time," said Squires, "And we are making the most of opportunities presented with customer-centric strategies. We have put a lot into training and development around our culture, to give our customers the best experience we can.
"Customers are increasingly doing research online before they come to us, and we are very proud of our digital capability. For instance, we were voted best desktop website in the motor industry Autotrader Awards, which is voted for by the customers.
"We have also put a great deal of investment and indeed a new organisational structure to further advance the corporate division and we are seeing sales growth in that area too."
As well as beefing up consumer-led strategies, the firm has made heavy investments into its growing dealership portfolio, which has been bolstered this year by the opening of a £5.8m Ford dealership in Sunderland and a £7m Audi dealership on Newcastle's Scotswood Road.
The capital expenditure programme is set to continue over the next two years, which will also lead to the creation of jobs, although Squires couldn't disclose numbers as yet.
He added: "We have a big capital expenditure programme and that's continuing. We're going to be building and updating many of our facilities and also make investments in our systems, as well as our management development and people development, so we are making significant investments.
"We employ 1,500 people at the moment but with organic growth we need to employ more people, so we will be taking on more technicians and admin staff."


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Verdi, Rigoletto
The Salzburg Landestheater put on a musically-excellent performance of Verdi's Rigolettoin the Haus für Mozart, for a rare Sunday afternoon show. The production showcased two young stars, Ramë Lahaj (from Kosovo) as the Duke, and Eri Nakamura (from Japan) as Gilda. Lahaj's voice was big and lyrical, as he inhabited his role. Nakamura's voice, large enough to fill the hall, nevertheless came across innocent and almost delicate. The Italian Ivan Inverardi's experienced Rigoletto nuanced but bold baritone portrayed a tragic court jester, despite having to act around some atrocious staging (more on which below).
Young British conductor Adrian Kelly drove the orchestra along to depict the dark tragedy of this opera, setting the mood right from the overwhelming introduction. In the draft, Verdi had originally titled this opera "The Curse" before settling on naming it after the court fool, but despite the opera's lighter tuneful moments, it remains dark, permeated by evil. Kelly's musical direction never let this concept slip.
Unfortunately, the Landestheater contracted a German director to stage this production. Nothing good ever comes from German (or German-trained) opera directors in the last half century, and today's production was no exception. Amélie Niermeyer explained in the program notes that since the censor forced Verdi to change the setting of the opera (based on a real-life jester and his king from early 16th Century France) to a fictionalized Italian town which could have been anywhere (in this case, Verdi chose Mantua), she saw no reason not to make this an opera about anti-Fascism, and move the setting to the 1940s and Salò, Italy (capital of the Italian Social Republic, a puppet state established in German-occupied northern Italy from 1943-1945).
Niermeyer set the action on the elevator landings of different floors in an apartment building. It is unclear who the Duke was supposed to be – the program notes suggested he might be the building's owner. At any rate, the setting was impossible to pull off with the plot. There was no "outside" and characters had to remain on the landing where they were on set with action they should not have been in the same room for. This made some scenes especially difficult, which the director resolved in strange ways (such as having Gilda, and then Rigoletto after her, get into the middle of the Duke's love scene with Maddalena; or even the abduction scene where Rigoletto somehow does not realize he is in his own apartment – or at least the elevator landing where he sleeps with Gilda – and yes, there was a suggestion that maybe he does sleep with his daughter). The final scene took place on the roof, with the Duke sleeping in a deck chair while the rest of the action took place (and somehow he never got wet in the storm), exiting via the elevator after patting Rigoletto on the shoulder.
None of this made much sense, but it also destroyed the tragic character of Rigoletto, who is very much the product of his time in history. Put him into the Salò Republic and he becomes a willing accomplice of the Duke and really rather despicable. His tragedy is that he is stuck as a court jester who knows too much and tries to stay alive and protect his daughter from an evil world, an unenviable situation. This Rigoletto was just ridiculous, and a caricature of a bad man. Inverardi was brave to try to give him back some of his character development.
However, this was not the worst of the staging. During the first scene, in order to demonstrate the depravity of the Duke, Niermeyer populated the stage with prepubescent boys and girls in various stages of undress. This was not artistic license. This was child pornography. Normally I favor deporting German opera directors; this time I'd suggest arresting her.


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(1) I bought my first computer when I was 15, since then I tasted the many flavors of computer programming from Basic to Pascal, C, C++, Matlab, Assembler, Java and many others. I actually work in Genoa where I design and develop public administration software for a local software house. I write software mainly using Java, Visual Basic and Oracle.
I owe my readers a little explanation about this phrase: my wife is from Philippines, we married in 1997 and we went in the Philippines for our honeymoon. So I fell in love with my wife's country too.


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Walking down Ring Road on Monday (the main road that encompasses the cities of Kathmandu and Patan) it felt as though there had been a mass evacuation and I was the only one who didn't receive the memo. On a road that is usually so congested with traffic that I allow myself five minutes extra travel time in order to cross it, there was not a single vehicle to be seen and ndhonly a scattering of people here and there. The fruit sellers that usually 'Namaste' me on my walk into town had vanished and the usual strip of corner shops selling everything from lentils to coca cola had pulled down their shutters. Tyre barricades burnt to the ground around the city and, as usual, a number of people who got in the way were attacked by protesters. A city-wide 'bandh' (a public protest) had been announced and Nepal closed shop for the day.
Bandh's are quite regular occurrences in Nepal and they effectively close down the cities of Kathmandu and Patan. The protesters threaten any individual who dares to use a mode of transport other than walking on foot and any business owner who negates to close their shop for the day is open to attack. For the children of Nepal, a bandh is a holiday from school but for the rest of the population, a bandh disables the workforce and puts citizens livelihood at risk.
Four days into my fellowship with Kiva and I have quickly realised that productivity is a relative concept in Nepal. BPW Patan, the partner institute that I am based with, is comprised of a highly dedicated team, many of whom are volunteers and donate several days a week of their time to the organisation. The team travel long distances and endure hazardous conditions in order to reach out to women borrowers living in remote pockets of Nepal. And yet their productivity is compromised by barriers entirely beyond their control.
Last Saturday, my first official day with BPW Patan, we paid a visit to a group of women living in a hill area just 20km from Patan. About half of the BPW Patan team boarded a bus headed for the village with the expectation that it would take an hour or so to travel the 20km. Three and a half hours later and five stops to allow the overheated engine to cool, we arrived at the village. This journey, in which we clutched at the edge of a cliff while rocks fell from above and passed fallen boulders that could crush a car, will need to be made time and time in order to collect repayments from the borrowers and to gather Kiva journals about the women's progress in their various businesses.
BPW Patan volunteers walking part of the way to the village as we waited for the overheated vehicle to cool
Having overcome a bandh and a death defying journey, I was looking forward to seeing my new office where I will be working for the next three months. I arrived at the office for the first time yesterday morning all set to post my journals online, create a new lending team with the loan officers and send through a top notch press profile I recently came across. I was briefly stunned to see that no-one but myself, with my trusty laptop in hand, had computers. Not to worry though, I assumed I could just plug my own computer into the internet and we could work together from mine. Alas, the office is without internet and, I quickly discovered, all too often without power. I spent the afternoon sifting through papers and watching as five loan officers recorded loans with paper and pencil in a room without light.
These are the typical challenges faced by my MFI; city-wide protests that close down the workplace, driving through threatening terrain to ensure our loans reach far away borrowers and an office setting that lacks the basic facilities of internet and computers that I tend to take for granted.
Driving back down from the mountain after my first field visit (only two and a half hours on the way down!) I began discussing interest rates with BPW Patan's President Urmila who was saying that BPW Patan offers borrowers one of the a flat rate of 10% interest. From my research of Kiva partners, I believe that this is one of the best interest rate offerred to any Kiva borrowers. Furthermore, the organisations requires compulsory savings of 50 rupees a month (roughly US $0.60) and gives borrowers 5% interest on their savings, which they receive in full when they finish their relationship with BPW Patan.
Considering the challenges my MFI faces on a daily basis, I find myself nothing short of in awe of BPW Patan. I realise now that the lengths they go to and the conditions they endure are so that they can keep these interest rates low and ensure that the borrower comes first. I look forward to watching first hand the impact this MFI has on women borrowers in Nepal over the next three months and will keep you updated on my findings./>


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- An international space team lead by Qatar, discovered a new planet. It's been named Qatar-1b and demonstrates how countries from all over can collaborate to make stellar discoveries.
- China's Huawei -- a telecom solutions provider - will be investing $2 Billion over 5 years in India. Just another piece of business America lost out on.
- Richard Holbrooke, the US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, passed away.
- South Korea thinks that North Korea has more uranium sites. SK thinks that NK is working on building a nuclear bomb. There's so much he-said/she-said going on between those two that i feel like I'm watching an episode of Law & Order: Sexy Crimes.
- OOF! Yahoo! is laying off about 600 employees just in time for the holidays. Didn't they just hire a bunch of awesome bloggers for their site? My condolences to all of you. :(
- Apparently someone forgot to give the European Union the memo about the state of Israel. They're laying the pressure down on Israel and Palestine to figure their shit out and live peacefully side by side so they can eventually move forward and recognize Palestine. Focus on Ireland, will ya?
- South Africa just opened its first Space Agency in hopes of becoming Africa's leading Earth observation location. Is there competition?
- Medicaid cuts are killing Americans basically. Can someone please figure out a plan B, please?
- The Sun is FUCKING AWESOME. Check this out. Scientists just observed some crazy massive sun storm that totally will effect our telecommunications AND we're also in the middle of Mercury in Retrograde (that's when communications fail based on astrology... and sorta astronomy). Coincidence? I think not!
- And finally, a Festivus miracle - an inmate cited his belief in the Seinfeld-created holiday of Festivus, as a reason to get Kosher meals in prison. Genius.
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MARKTL AM INN, Germany — A Christmas letter that Pope Benedict XVI wrote to Baby Jesus when he was 7 demonstrates his devotion to the Sacred Heart and his desire to be a priest.
The letter was on display this Advent in the village of Marktl am Inn in Bavaria, where he was born.
"Dear Baby Jesus, quickly come down to earth. You will bring joy to children. Also bring me joy," he wrote in the 1934 letter, published on the Church-affiliated Italian website Korazym.org.
"I would like a Volks-Schott (a Mass prayer book), green clothing for Mass (clerical clothing) and a heart of Jesus. I will always be good. Greetings from Joseph Ratzinger," he wrote in German cursive handwriting called Sütterlinschrift.
The letter, found during the renovation of a house that Joseph Ratzinger occupied when he was a professor in Regensburg, was published on Dec. 18. The message was discovered in the estate of his sister Maria, who kept the letter after the Pope's house was converted into a small museum dedicated to him.
In Korazym.org's view, the "letter was uncommon for a 7-year-old, since he did not ask for toys or sweets, which were always in front of the Ratzinger family's Nativity."
The first thing the Pope wanted was a Schott, one of the first prayer books with the Missal in German and a parallel text in Latin. At the time, there were two editions in the country, one for adults and one for children.
But little Joseph also asked for "green clothing for Mass."
The Pope and his brother used to play the "game of the priest," and their mother, a seamstress, would help them by making clothes similar to those worn by priests, according to an Inside the Vatican interview his brother, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, gave a few years ago.
Joseph also asked for a heart of Jesus, referring to an image of the Sacred Heart, which his family was very devoted to.
His brother noted that "each year the Nativity would have an extra miniature statue, which was a great joy. … We would go with Dad into the woods to gather moss and twigs of fir."
In his biography, Pope Benedict XVI wrote that the volumes he received were "something precious, and I could not dream them to have been more beautiful."
Along with his letter is another one by 10-year-old Georg, who wanted sheet music for a song and a white chasuble, the outer vestment worn by priests when they celebrate Mass.
A third letter by Maria, a 13-year-old who wanted a book full of drawings, was also discovered.
According to Korazym.org, "The letters were all on one sheet because the Ratzinger family was not rich."
Pope Benedict and his family lived in Aschau am Inn, a small town west of Munich, from 1932 to 1937.
"The Pope was very glad to find the letter, and its contents made him smile," said his secretary, Msgr. Georg Gänswein, when he inaugurated the small museum at the end of summer.
Added Msgr. Gänswein, "For him, the smell of musk still belongs to Christmas."