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What is SpaceVault?
SpaceVault offers an extra level of security over your data, especially when shared with others. SpaceVault enables restoration of your data to an earlier point in time. It's independent of, but a great companion to TimeVault if you also use Time.intersect.org.au.
Backup Checkpoints
A single full backup is made initially, then incremental backups run automatically at agreed daily, weekly and monthly times based on the data volumes and data changes involved. Daily backups may not be feasible in all cases due to the laws of physics for very large or very volatile collections. We will work with you to determine the backup cycles that work best for you.
SpaceVault backups are retained daily for 7 days, weekly for 4 weeks, monthly for 12 months and annually for the life of your SpacePlan; recognising that the more recently data changes, the more granularity of restoration checkpoints is needed. Intersect regularly monitors all SpaceVault backups to confirm they are completing successfully and within the time allocated for them to run.
SpaceVault works with all kinds of Space, including HyperSpace, SpaceShuttle, NearSpace and DeepSpace. SpaceVault can also backup your SpaceBase metadata files. SpaceVault is a companion to, but distinct from TimeVault, designed to backup OwnTime virtual machine-internal storage.
SpaceVault makes an exact copy of anything in a Space filesystem. But not everything can survive in Space; binary data from active databases and applications typically requires manufacturer recommended/supplied export tools. We recommend you to use them to prepare database dumps and application exports and include these in your data collection for backup. If in doubt, please get in touch for advice.
Collection and backup size
SpaceVault scales to backup any amount of Space data. There are some pragmatic constraints for individual data collections. Standard backup sources can be up to 20 TB in size, and contain up to 2 million files. If your collection is larger than these thresholds you may need to split it into logical sub-collections. For data volumes significantly larger than these thresholds, a custom solution will be required; please get in touch and we'll work through this with you. Backup size depends on a number of factors including data collection size, backup frequency, retention period, and how much data changes over time. SpaceVault technology helps minimise overall storage consumed by hardware compression, incremental copies, and software optimisation.
Backing up small files
Files can range from zero bytes up to any size, though practical maximum file sizes will apply. If you have large numbers (order 100,000+) of small files (order 10KB in size) for performance reasons we strongly recommend these be compressed and aggregated into archive files.
Pre-existing Collections
It's best to use SpaceVault on newly created Space filesystems so backups can grow as your Space data grows. SpaceVault will also works with pre-existing Collections, attracting one-time setup charges.
How does SpaceVault determine if my data has changed?
SpaceVault uses filesystem metadata to determine if your files have changed, typically file creation date and file modification date. If you require a different mechanism, for example based on data checksums, you will need a custom solution: please contact us for advice.
File permissions
SpaceVault uses administrative privileges to access and copy your data through an NFS file mount. Due to the heterogeneous nature of cloud computing and storage, backed-up file permissions are not guaranteed to be maintained post-restoration. Specific arrangements may be accommodated if possible.
When do backups run?
Space Vault will typically run your backup out of business hours, ie: between 6pm and 8am. Duration is proportional to the volatility of source data; more changes mean longer backups. SpaceVault backup completion times are regularly monitored tuned as necessary. You'll hear from us if a significant change is required to the backup scheduling.
Will I be able to access my data during a backup?
Yes, you can access and update your data as normal.
How do I restore my data?
Restoration is requested through help.intersect.org.au. You will need to specify your SpacePlan, the name of your data collection, a selection criteria for the files you want to restore, such as filename or path (regular expressions are supported) and file owner, along with a date range; typically this will be the dates you think the file data is intact. SpaceVault will use this information to scan for files that match your criteria; these will be candidate files to restore.
To give you fast access to your restored data, it will be copied to a special Space filesystem for up to 30 days. This transient storage does not count towards your SpacePlan storage quota.
SpaceVault includes one pre-scheduled trial and two standard restorations per collection per year. Standard restores are up to 10K files and up to 1TB of data using basic selection criteria as described. Trial restores are reduced sample restores to confirm nominal operation. Additional standard restorations, trial restores, restorations involving greater than the standard restore limits, or restorations involving complex selection criteria are at additional cost by agreement. Please get in touch for any special requests.
Who can request restoration?
Only the owner of a SpacePlan or authorised representative can request backup or restoration of your data, and it requires approval through the help.intersect.org.au ticketing system to ensure auditability.
Security and integrity
SpaceVault makes sure that whatever is backed up can be restored precisely to a given point in time, safely and securely, by offering:
- Backup privacy (access is restricted to requestor designator personnel).
- Media redundancy (copies are made across diverse media).
- Data integrity (failsafe mechanisms ensure integrity when any data is copied or moved).
- Secure environment (the NSW eResearch Nexus uses secure tier 3 certified data centres).
- Options for offline, offsite replication (at additional cost).


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You know what? I'm full of irritability this week. Why? Simple answer: it's almost April, and the weather here won't quit snowing. Seriously, it's snowing at the end of March. What the heck?
Well, the first two links from this week aren't exactly helping matters. Let's take a look.
- First up, a great big "screw you" from Nintendo to importers: the 3DS is region-locked. Should've seen it coming with "DSi Enhanced" games being locked, I suppose; I'm not sure what it is about a camera or stereoscopic 3D that means we shouldn't be allowed to play other countries' games, but there you have it. I guess it'll be like the PS2 era: I'll be back to owning two of the same console.
- And secondly, I'm actually mad enough about this one to drop an F-bomb. Dear focus groups: fuck you. A focus group killed Nanashi no Game's English port because "you can't shoot anything." Seriously? SERIOUSLY?! Is this what we've become, America? If we can't point a gun at our fears, we're not interested? Die in a fire. Takahashi Tokita adds that maybe they "shouldn't have been too concerned over it." Yeah. Probably not. Damn it.
- Okay! I feel better. Let's see what else we've got here… oh, here's a look at Persona 2's Quest Creation mode, courtesy of Famitsu. It sounds like this is also going to include some kind of ongoing DLC support for P2, with Atlus & Famitsu teaming up for a quest.
- Looks like the next Ys game is an MMO. Don't get excited: Ys Nexus will be headed for mobile phones overseas. I know, I'm such a tease.
- I mentioned a couple weeks ago that an obscure PS1 RPG from Japan would be getting a sequel. Well, I was close – Oreshika (better known as Over My Dead Body) is actually getting a PSP remake. I was kind of surprised to see that it'll let you import save data from the PS1 version – I wonder why more PSP remakes haven't included that capability? I'm sure I have original saves for Persona and Suikoden around here somewhere…
- Spike may have been inspired by Kenka Bancho when they created Gachitora, a game about a roughneck turned high school teacher who hands out ass-whoopings along with lessons. I guess we can find out, because a demo for Gachitora will be out this week. I'm a pretty big fan of the Kenka Bancho series – I'm looking forward to seeing how this stacks up.
- Requisite Catherine wank: Siliconera interviews Michelle Ruff on the experiences of playing Katherine McBride, aka Katherine-with-a-k.
- Final Fantasy Type-0? Don't mind if I do. Here's some screens and details about the story. Hmm… magical schools? Coordinated color schemes? Teachers toting around Tonberries? Okay, Square-Enix, you have my interest. Don't let me down like you did with Final Fantasy XIII. In the meantime, Andriasang also has a more in-depth look at the combat system.
- In light of the recent natural disasters in Japan, Keiji Inafune had rescheduled his March 15th press conference for an unspecified future date. Now we know that date: April 4. It'll be interesting to see what the man behind Mega Man — well, formerly behind Mega Man, anyway — is up to now.
- Irem pushed some games back, but more importantly, Irem isn't going to have an April Fool's Day joke this year. That's a damn shame – they're one of the few companies whose AFD jokes are genuinely good, and in the case of the now-delayed Doki Doki Suikoden, at least one of the jokes got turned into a full-fledged game.
- And now in perhaps one of the strangest ideas of the day, the creator of Live a Live wants a remake for the game. This was a pretty quirky RPG in the SNES era that never made it out of Japan; each character's story was set in a different era, with a different style of play and a different (but, as you see eventually, related) story, a unique battle system based on a grid, and some amusing pop culture sendups. Square-Enix certainly isn't gunshy about remakes, so maybe we'll see Live a Live re-released on something – the PSP, maybe? iOS? Square-Enix loves those. I'm not wild about his idea of selling each chapter individually, though… just give me a whole game!
That's it for this week. Tune in next week, when I'll inevitably find a tiny piece of news about Catherine to report over, something will get delayed again, and I'll eat my hat if we see a Live a Live remake. I seriously will.

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Plans for anti-sex toilets in seaside town 'submitted in error'
A council has said plans for public toilets in a seaside town – with design features to deter vandalism, sexual activity and rough sleeping – were submitted in "error".
Plans for the toilets in Porthcawl's Griffin Park included weight-sensitive floors and alarm features.
A design and access statement submitted to Bridgend County Borough Council included water jets, set cubical use time to deter rough sleeping, and graffiti-resistant walls and floors.
Weight-sensitive floors would ensure only one user could be in a cubicle at a time, to safeguard against "inappropriate sexual activity and vandalism".
Porthcawl Town Council has since said the plans were "misinterpreted" and the toilets will be of "traditional construction".
In a statement, the authority said: "We are aware that a number of security features have been listed in the design and access statement as part of the planning application. Unfortunately, the town council's enthusiasm and intentions have been misinterpreted.
"The town council are committed to providing new toilets that will be good quality and of traditional construction. The various features listed in the design statement will not be included in the construction.
"The town council has never had any intention of installing any floor or other movement sensors, any restricted time entry, there will not be water sprays, or self-opening doors, no weight-sensitive floor and no dousing equipment as described in the statement.
"Appropriate amendments will be made to the design and access statement as necessary."
The existing facilities are due to close in October while demolition and construction of the new building takes place. The council says the new facilities will be completed by spring 2020.


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On December 7, 2017, 19-year-old Daniel Herrera was shot and killed while attempting to rob a Popeye's Chicken in San Antonio, Texas. Now his mother is speaking out against her son's death.
"Did my son deserve to be punished? Yes, he did," Cynthia Ruiz said in an interview with local ABC affiliate KSAT 12.
According to the police report, Herrera entered the Popeye's on the 800 block of Southeast Military Drive with a gun in his hand. He immediately turned his weapon toward a family eating dinner and demanded their cash. When the father told Herrera that he'd spend all his money on dinner, the young robber turned his attention toward the register. Herrera had no idea that the man he had just threatened was licensed to carry a concealed weapon.
As Herrera turned, the father drew his own weapon and fired several shots, five of which found their target.
"Why did he shoot him five times?" Ruiz asks. "The gun wasn't even loaded," she said, repeating a claim made by the alleged getaway driver.
"Here in Texas, if you're in fear of loss of life, loss of property, you have a right to defend yourself," a police spokesperson later said to KSAT 12.


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Redbird Crest 100k
Darkness is still covering the woods on this early December morning. Unusual stillness hangs in the air. Hushed conversations can be heard here and there. My body shivers now and then as I stand close to the logs hissing in the struggling fire. I don't know for sure if my shaking is caused by the … Continue reading Redbird Crest 100k
Running the Yamacraw
The sun is out. I know it, but don't see it–I am surrounded by the Appalachian mountains. There are people everywhere. Casual conversations and occasional chuckles are all around me. It is time to get on a bus. A school bus, that is. Instead of a school backpack on my back I carry a hydration … Continue reading Running the Yamacraw
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Turning the Inside Out – Part 1 … So that's exactly what I did! Of course my journey began as I assume it does for most? We all start with a vision of grandeur, the idea of an incredible journey leading to a major life transformation? Most of us never really even consider how difficult … Continue reading Turning the Inside Out – Part 2
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My First 50K Experience & the Gear I Used
A minivan packed with tired and smelly runners, bananas, laughs and moans, bananas, delicious sandwich, energy balls, more bananas–there were lots of them. These are just a few good memories I have from an awesome experience I had in the fall of 2015. I took a part in a fun relay race that was a … Continue reading My First 50K Experience & the Gear I Used


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- Bring at least 2 different outfits in different colors and styles. Avoid all noisy patterns and distracting text or patterns.
- Pick fun wedding, engagement and rehearsal locations that will result in visually interesting photos.
- Make sure you get lots of sleep the night before!
- Get to know your photographer before the shoot. Ask if you can have some kind of meeting to discuss your vision for the shoot beforehand. Especially if you're using the same photographer for your wedding day.
- Pay attention to the direction of the main/natural light. Natural light is what will make your face look beautiful. Your photographer will love you for it, and you'll love the gorgeous, confident images that they produce of you. For best results, have at least one of your locations outdoors.
- Let the photographer do their work. The tone might get playful and silly, don't be a backseat photographer! Trust the professional and you'll love the final result.
- Pay attention to your posture, exaggerate your back, neck and chin. It'll make you seem taller, thinner, and confident.
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Every time someone told Mary Brett, "You don't look like the mother of 11," she always laughed and said, "What's the mother of 11 supposed to look like?"
Mary Brett was more than the mother of 11 children.
The former Ravenna city councilwoman passed away on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. She was 86.
Mary served more than 30 years as the sacristan at Immaculate Conception Church before she retired in 2012. She opened the church, changed the candles and tended the flowers. She cleaned the altar and prayed for everyone in Ravenna, especially for her neighbors on Sycamore Street, where she lived for more than 60 years.
Before that, Mary worked as a night court clerk at the Portage County Municipal Court. She processed drunks and others arrested by sheriff deputies, police and state patrol. She said the worst behaved people were the drunken women.
Her life was defined by faith, family and love of country.
Mary was the perfect name for this woman of faith who was born in 1930 on Aug. 15, the Feast of the Assumption. No matter what difficulties life brought her, she always had faith, a faith that carried her all through life.
She was born in Czechoslovakia but grew up in Portage County where her parents, John and Julia Kerecman, had little money and moved often. When she was young, her three brothers went off to fight World War II. She was 11 when the war started and in 11th grade when it ended. Mary was left alone on a farm with Slovak parents who couldn't read or write English. She read the telegrams to them announcing her brother, Charles was a P.O.W. in Germany. He returned safely home three years later.
Mary graduated from Freedom School in 1948. While working as a nurse's aide at Robinson Memorial Hospital, she met a handsome bachelor named Tom Brett. She accidentally on purpose burned him with a hot water bottle to get his attention. They married a year later.
Her greatest legacy was her 11 children. She was their nurse, teacher, chef, personal shopper, counselor, referee and guidance counselor. She was also Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, and the tooth fairy.
Mary transformed Jell-O into desserts, salads and main courses. She washed mountains of laundry, creased the pleats in endless Catholic school uniforms and squeezed blouses through a wringer washer in water so hot her hands stayed red for hours. She pinned 11 babies up in diapers, the cloth kind you had to rinse in the toilet. She made holidays more magical by opening her home to countless friends her children brought home from college.
Mary crocheted stars and angels for the Christmas trees, afghans for college couches, and scarves for strangers who needed warmth. Her children feasted on freshly baked Irish bread, nut rolls, Danish pastries and pig in the blankets.
She taught them how to change a diaper without poking the baby, how to test a bottle to see when it was just right, and how to dance the polka in the living room.
She loved Ravenna and walked everywhere. When people asked why she didn't use her car more often, she said, "God gave me two feet before he gave me a car."
She volunteered with the Chamber of Commerce, was a home health aide and attended Ravenna High School football games even after her kids graduated.
Next to church, her favorite place was a tie: Deluxe Pastry shop or Guido's Pizza.
Before she retired, she helped buy the holy family statue for the church. She couldn't afford the whole thing, so she paid for Jesus. She often called him her 12th child.
When her health began to fail, she moved into Light of Hearts Villa in Bedford where the staff fell in love with "Miss Mary." Her son, Tom, ordered business cards so her Ravenna friends would have her new address. He added these words: Mother of 11 waiting on Heaven.
While she waited, Mary attended daily Mass, prayed the rosary daily and crotched slippers for poor children, hats for the homeless and prayer shawls for cancer patients.
Mary joins her husband, Thomas A. Brett, who preceded her in death in 1999.
Mary is survived by her 11 children, Theresa and Tom (Raithel) of Evansville, Indiana; Joan of Phoenix, Az.; Michael and Chris (Jacobs) of Columbus; Mary Jo of Columbus; Regina and Bruce (Hennes) of Cleveland; Thomas P. and Tish of Windham; Maureen and Andrew (Pearson) of Bridgewater, Va.; Patricia and Thomas (Butcher) of New York, NY.; Mark and Anita of East Lansing, MI; Jim and Michelle of Rockville, Md.; and Matthew of Chicago.
Mary leaves behind 15 grandchildren: Gabrielle Brett and James (Sullivan); Rachel and Geof (Pelaia), Michael, Leah and Luke; Laura and Erin Pearson; Harry Brett-Butcher; Jaclyn, Emily, Hudson, Josiah and Anya; Jacob and Christopher.
She also had four great grandchildren: Asher, Ainsley and River Sullivan and Jack Pelaia.
Mary was a member of Beta Sorosis and served on the Visiting Nurses Association Board. She will be missed by her loving family, neighbors and community at Light of Hearts.
Calling hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, November 11, 2016, at the Wood-Kortright-Borkoski Funeral Home, 703 E. Main St., Ravenna. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Reverend William Kraynak at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church, 409 W. Main St., Ravenna. Interment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Immaculate Conception Church or to Light of Hearts Villa in Bedford. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.wood-kortright-borkoski.com.
(Wood-Kortright-Borkoski 330-296-6436 RC 11-9-16)


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IAVA | April 22, 2015
IAVA Daily News Brief – April 22, 2015
Today's Top Stories
The White House Is Spending More Money to Help Homeless Veterans — And It's Working
On Monday, first lady Michelle Obama visited New Orleans to acknowledge a historic accomplishment. A few months ago, the Big Easy became the first city in the United States to eliminate homelessness among its veteran population by placing them all in supportive housing. | Mic >>
VA secretary calls House budget plan too small, harmful
VA Secretary Bob McDonald on Tuesday blasted a $1.4 billion shortfall in the House's budget proposal for fiscal 2016 as "inadequate" to maintain his department's reform and outreach efforts. "It will cause veterans to suffer," he told members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. "It means fewer veterans will get care." | Military Times >>
House chairman blasts VA relocation payments as 'scheme'
The chairman of a House committee called Tuesday for the Department of Veterans Affairs to end its "outrageous scheme" for relocating highly paid executives after learning of the agency's itemized breakdown of its $288,000 "relocation" payment for the new director of the VA's beleaguered Philadelphia office. | Washington Times >>
For months the presence of Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan was the subject of rumours and little more. Small splinter groups of local militants hoisted black flags, but they showed no sign of operational connections to the self-proclaimed caliphate in Syria and Iraq. Their talk sounded like fanciful bluster. | The Economist >>
A bomb blast near a police station in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday killed three people and wounded 17, while a separate bomb killed one person and wounded five in the north, officials said. | Associated Press >>
The abduction of the 31 passengers sent a shock wave through Afghanistan's predominantly Shiite Hazara community. Afghanistan has largely been spared the sectarian strife that plagues other parts of the Muslim world, but many Hazaras see the kidnapping as an indication they, too, now are a target. | Wall Street Journal >>
The ancient Rabban Hermizd Monestary, on a hill overlooking the northern village of al-Qosh, is a testament to the long history of Christians in Iraq. Stone walls leading up the hill are decorated with iconography, and the 7th-century monastery is covered with the ancient Syriac language, still spoken today by the people of al-Qosh. | NPR >>
U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with six air strikes from Monday to Tuesday morning and conducted 22 strikes against the group in Iraq, the U.S. military said. | Reuters >>
Iraqi security forces battling Islamic State (IS) militants have retaken key areas in the western city of Ramadi, including a hospital, officials say. Militants based inside the hospital blew themselves up when they ran out of ammunition, an official said. | BBC News >>
Military Affairs
Kristen L Rouse writes a blog for True Boots: Today an anticipated 20 or so women will begin the U.S. Army's elite Ranger school, bringing on yet another phase of public discussion on whether "women" (meaning, roughly 50% of the global human population) are capable of meeting the same standards required of the men in this particular school. | True Boots >>
U.S. troops kicked off a training program for their Ukrainian counterparts at a military base in western Ukraine Monday, far from the continuing fighting near Russia's border. | Wall Street Journal >>
Laser weapons are no longer a matter of science fiction: The U.S. Navy is testing prototypes that can shoot down a drone or sink a boat, and these weapons of the future may be deployed in limited capacity by the mid 2020s, analysts say. | US News & World Report >>
Nguyen, a combat veteran who served in Afghanistan with the Marine Corps, produced a winning black-and-white photo titled "Far From Home" that represented the struggles younger veterans like himself have faced back home. | The Orange County Register >>
Kevin Davis, a veteran and resident of Fisk, Mo. can give first-hand knowledge of how a dog saved him from a life of seclusion, and how he decided to help other veterans suffering from depression and other issues related to war through a free program called, "Veterans and Dogs." | The Daily Dunklin Democrat >>
Venture Hive, the Miami-based entrepreneurship education company, is partnering with the city of Fort Walton Beach to launch a national accelerator for veteran-owned businesses. | Miami Herald >>


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Artist talk at Huis 23 with Madeleine Peyroux at 18 h!
La Madeleine! She recorded her latest Secular Hymns with a modest cast in a church. The CD also sounds divine, with Peyroux's rapture-inducing covers of Tom Waits, Allen Toussaint, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Eric Clapton, Townes Van Zandt, Patti Smith, Lee Dorsey... It's out here via Impulse/Universal.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
April 15-21 | Your News & Comments: Part 3
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- Anonymous4/17/2013 11:24 AM
Now that the Atlanta Plant Manager/ GPS Sales manager has lost IBD, their last stable account does anyone know the time frame on the plant closing? I have heard July.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4/17/2013 1:09 PM
BBB promotion machine strikes again, this time in Forbes:ReplyDelete
I wonder if Lougee thinks her move from NBC Universal to Gannett was a major industry change?Replies
- Anonymous4/17/2013 1:40 PM
Yes, this is the quote from the article: "Look for early wins with others. Lublin talks about this in her article, referencing some quick steps that Maryam took at Gannett to make a difference. I agree this is important: as soon as people see you making a positive difference, the questions about your fitness for the job will start to fade."Delete
I laugh when I read the last sentence. Companies just have to learn the hard way when they make bad hires.
- Anonymous4/17/2013 1:42 PM
It was for NBC Universal.Delete
- Anonymous4/17/2013 2:28 PM
Sounds like "Girl on Fire" is making the rounds this week with the media. First with the WSJ and now Forbes.....Delete
"Let's hear it for the rainbow tour
it's been an incredible success
We weren't quite sure, we had a few doubts."
- Anonymous4/17/2013 2:10 PM
What a nice PR story Gannett could make out of rehiring some of their drivers and bringing back customer service to the local papers that are still turning a profit. They would increase circulation and make more money but no they would just blame the lack of advertising on print and let them go again.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4/17/2013 3:42 PM
Wow, what a cluster by major news networks on "There's been an arrest. Nope. There hasn't. Yes. There has. Ummmmm ... oops. I guess there hasn't been."ReplyDelete
Whatever happened to "Be right first."Replies
- Anonymous4/17/2013 5:01 PM
This has been a problem for a while now with the current media model. We've always made mistakes since we are human, but I don't recall it being as common as it has been of late. I, too, am of the school "Be right first" (I guess that makes me a dinosaur for the dust bin), but at my site the execs (few of whom have a background in bona fide journalism but more in marketing) don't care about that. They figure it's quaint. It's "get whatever it is online NOW." It's laughable, fatally counterproductive and sad all at the same time.Delete
- Anonymous4/17/2013 6:17 PM
CCI Newsgate strikes again. At my site, the score by innings portions of the high school baseball and high school girls softball boxscores are blown out and unreadable. We never had that problem with the previous computer system.ReplyDelete
If anyone else's product has declined because of CCI Newsgate, let's hear it. Cite examples.Replies
- Anonymous4/17/2013 10:27 PM
Yep. Words squashed together so that it looks like a typo, huge spaces between words to make text justify in the columns. And no way to correct it because of the template and font used. And apparently the designers just slap stuff on a template, then move on. WE aren't supposed to be doing the layout, but we have to change or correct even the smallest mistakes, even the ones the designers make. Plus we have to cut text and cutlines to make them fit in the templates. When we had on-site page designers, that was part of their job.Delete
- Anonymous4/17/2013 10:40 PM
10:27 p.m.: Kinda like working in a crap hole, eh???!!! NO PRIDE. NO QUALITY CONTROL. JUST PUSH IT OUT AND MOVE ON!!!Delete
- Anonymous4/17/2013 9:36 PM
As a sales rep working the streets everyday - trying to get new business to advertise in the paper is a huge challenge.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous4/17/2013 10:19 PM
9:36 PM--Did someone just wake you up?Delete
- Anonymous4/17/2013 10:43 PM
10:19 p.m.: Sounds like 9:36 p.m. is the Rip Van Winkle of advertising. Publishing companies are finished. Nobody even goes to their websites. If people want to know what is on sale at Target, they go to Target's website. They don't go to a newspaper website. It's that simple. Gannett is dying as are all the other conglomerates!!!!!Delete
- Anonymous4/18/2013 8:09 AM
Apparently you haven't been reading your managers emails. You should be selling pay per clicks on Google, facebook ads, mobile media, yahoo and all the other digital products owned by others, but pushed by local sales reps.Delete
- Anonymous4/18/2013 2:19 AM
''In 2012, the company recognized impairment charges in its Digital Segment totaling $90 million to bring recorded goodwill equal to implied fair value based on future projections for each reporting unit. The impairment charges coincide with the reduction in advertising from a large customer during the fourth quarter of 2012 as well as a change in strategy and updated financial projections reflective of these events.''ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4/18/2013 8:07 AM
Should have nearly sold out of Tuesday's paper at Florida Today but a new "production" change made the carriers not get out until 4 am, nearly 3 hours later than usual. Some was the presses' fault but there's a new thing where ALL home delivery gets their papers before single copy. Excuse is "they are paid for". Right. And single copy isn't until it hits the street. Also now with all subscriptions being digital first and the print copy thrown in...a comp as it were, the excuse doesn't fly.ReplyDelete
Just a shame our single copy killer CD gets away with it. And here I thought this paper was actually still trying to sell as much as possible! Silly me.Replies
- Anonymous4/18/2013 3:37 PM
It is and always has been that home delivery has precedence over single copy. Single Copy has will always be the poor step child. If you are a single copy driver you have nothing to complain about. You accepted the job knowing it is lousy hours for low pay.Delete
- Anonymous4/18/2013 3:49 PM
We don't have drivers...we still have carriers. And as one said it..."I accepted the job years ago when there still were real newspaper people. It's hard to see a business being slowly put down for no reason."Delete
They don't have lousy hours...just every day...and their pay isn't all that bad!
Our problem here is a CD who wishes there never was a single copy, and acts like it.
- Anonymous4/18/2013 4:06 PM
Single Copy drivers were years ago before carriers replaced them. When papers really were newspapers so that was my mistake. If they are good hours then you shouldn't mind waiting until 3:00 a.m to get the papers. I don't think working 1 or 2 a.m. to 6 or 7a.m. are good hours but that is just my opinion. Good luck to you.Delete
- Anonymous4/18/2013 9:20 AM
The azcentral.com home page in Phoenix has blown up at this point. Anyone else having problems?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4/18/2013 10:04 AM
Yet another super safe, low-risk investment of a no-name product that does the exact same thing other more well-established brands (i.e. Expedia, Travelocity, Trip Advisor) currently do - and obviously do a LOT better.ReplyDelete
USA Today's travel-media group has acquired the travel-referral service Tripology, which connects traveler requests with travel professionals. USA Today plans to offer Tripology services across parent company Gannett's media outlets, which include more than 100 websites.
Can't get much insight into Tripology's strategic vision because their blog hasn't been updated in almost 3 years! haha That's Gannett for ya - always within reach of a dumb investment.Replies
- Anonymous4/18/2013 12:13 PM
You are completely missing the brilliance of this new acquisition. USAT's hope is that consumers will confuse "Tripology" with "TripAdvisor" and they can pick-up a few hundred thousand extra page views by mistake.Delete
- Anonymous4/18/2013 1:49 PM
Haha 12:13p. I know you're kidding, but I wouldn't put it pass the 11th floor brain trust to actually think this way.Delete
Instead of wasting time, money and effort on these rinky dink websites, a company with an actual vision and product strategy would either take a bigger risk or invest more heavily in creating new ideas/innovations for their products from scratch. Perhaps the problem is that the company does not have human resources to do the latter, so they try to buy it when they acquire these companies. But, that hasn't worked out very well because the founders of those companies get inside of Gannett and see what it's really like and leave (if they don't have to 'earn their way out').
Gannett's has been making these types of dink and dunk acquisitions for a long time and I can't think of any that are actually making any measurable impact the company's bottomline. PointRoll was doing well, but that was a few years ago. CareerBuilder has been bolstering their digital number pretty well recently. Maybe there's something else from one of these itty bitty acquisitions that we don't know about and they don't share in the quarterly reports.
I hope an analyst asks the CEO about this acquisition during their next call.
- Anonymous4/18/2013 3:42 PM
Digital has been considered the future for many years. Gannett buys small companies going nowhere while cutting staff at print which has always made the bulk of revenue. They keep thinking they will find the next facebook or twitter.Delete
- Anonymous4/19/2013 6:20 PM
LOL! Like Cozi!Delete
- Anonymous4/18/2013 10:12 AM
They say give it to me local and then The Arizona Republic prints is baseball schedule using the eastern time zone. This is what the homogenization our newspapers is doing to us. Ridiculous.ReplyDelete
- Charles Everett4/18/2013 10:22 AM
The bad reporting on the Boston Marathon bombing isn't confined to national media. The Detroit Free Press posted -- and was then forced to take down -- an infographic on how to build a pressure cooker bomb.ReplyDelete
(Link is from Romenesko, whose site has had problems all this week)
- Anonymous4/18/2013 10:27 AM
Newspapers: We're Better at Engaging AudiencesReplyDelete
Newspapers are still better at engaging audiences than any other form of media, according to a new Newspaper Association of America survey conducted by Nielsen. However, newspapers can do more, especially when it comes to social networking and mobile.
It's interesting that they do not provide more detail into these overall numbers. It would be interesting to see a demographic breakdown of the people reading print newspapers they say are more "engaged." Of course, subscribers are going to say they are more engaged. They have to justify it in their minds because they are paying money on a regular basis for it. And since being a subscriber and being 50+ is highly correlated, I'd bet that the people in this study who they say are more "engaged" are 50+ as well. (For all those who are 50+, I'm not commenting on people being 50+, I'm just making a point.)
I'd find it hard to believe based on all the other research out there about audiences and their media consumption behavior that anyone under 50 would be engaged by the printed newspaper. In this study, it shows that over half (51%) of the sample has "never visited a local newspaper on a mobile device." That speaks volumes of how behind the newspaper industry is. And, that's the point the article is trying to make. Newspaper brands and the companies that own them are having a very hard to making up this ground. They are so far behind. The local mobile news space is already filled by social media. I don't need a local newspaper in print, online or on mobile when I have my Facebook friends to tell me what's going on. I'll check in with the local newspaper when something big happens. Well, now that I think about it, I won't have to do that because the big news will always find a way to check-in with me.
- Anonymous4/18/2013 3:46 PM
10:27 typical of the younger generations. They think their friends will let them know everything they should find interesting. They don't think for themselves but let others choose for them.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous4/18/2013 10:23 PM
Yes, 3:46, we see so many independent thinkers here at the blog. We never see the same rants about leadership being made here day after day after day. People like 10:09 below are on the cutting edge.Delete
Thanks for showing us how it should be done. Wait, you didn't. You just criticized. Sorry.
- Anonymous4/18/2013 4:06 PM
Sorry to get off topic a bit. But I've finally made the decision to leave this company after 25 years, and was wondering how look it takes from last day of work till the time my lump sum pension check, that's been pretty much frozen the past few years, arrives. I know a large number of you have already left the company on your own to find a better life........so I'd appreciate any responses.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous4/18/2013 4:15 PM
It took me almost a year to get my lump-sum distribution. I know that others have had better luck. I was very disappointed with the entire process though.Delete
- Anonymous4/18/2013 6:05 PM
I took a buyout last April. I set up a Rollover IRA at Fidelity, then had my lump sum check sent to me with that account no. on it. You can do it online in minutes at the Gannett Benefits website. I don't think it took more than 2-3 weeks to get the check. It was quick and painless. But I know others have run into trouble. Good luck!Delete
- Anonymous4/18/2013 6:12 PM
6:05 here again: Thinking further, I might be confusing my 401K with the lump sum pension check, i.e., it might not have been done on the benefits site. But somehow I was asked how I wanted it distributed and I provided the IRA account no. It was mailed to me (made out to Fidelity) very quickly. The money was in my IRA within four months of my retirement.Delete
- Anonymous4/18/2013 10:37 PM
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- Anonymous4/19/2013 9:17 AM
It is no surprise that Gannett would make receiving your pension benefits so difficult after you leave. This is the birthplace of TPP, after all. If it were me, I would become such a pain in the ass they would send me a check just to shut me up. You have to assume the worse when dealing with this company.Delete
- Anonymous4/19/2013 9:48 AM
Be on the lookout for the letter you will get from Gannett in the mail. In the past, people who left would receive a packet outlining all of the options for payout (lump sum, annuity now, annuity later) and forms to fill out and sign. Now, people who leave the company receive a letter directing them to a website they must visit to download this information and the forms. Be careful not to overlook this letter, which can be easily confused with junk mail.Delete
It took four months for me to get my payout. I filled out all of the paperwork correctly. It then took several weeks for the vendor managing this for Gannett to process my paperwork and issue a check, which was made payable to THE WRONG PARTY. It took several very frustrating phone calls, but I ultimately got the money.
My advice is that you complete the paperwork promptly, follow up as necessary and get the money out of their hands as quickly as possible.
- Anonymous4/18/2013 4:17 PM
Goooooooooooooooooo Broadcast!!!!ReplyDelete
Dear colleagues,
Twelve of Gannett Broadcasting's local stations have been honored with a combined 45 regional 2013 Edward R. Murrow awards for excellence in electronic journalism. This is the company's best performance ever in the regional Murrow awards and the largest number of awards won by any station group this year! I couldn't be prouder of Gannett Broadcasting and the award-winning journalism they have produced. These awards highlight Gannett's purpose to serve the greater good of our nation and the communities we serve.
Special recognition goes to KARE in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, which received a total of 10 awards – making it the most honored station in the country.
Three Gannett stations were among those winning the highest award for Overall Excellence. We had nine broadcasting markets awarded multiple awards in categories including Investigative Reporting, Hard News Reporting, Breaking News, News Documentary, Feature Reporting, Newscast, Sports and Website.
Gannett Overall Excellence award winners:
• KARE in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (10 awards)
• WGRZ in Buffalo, NY (5 awards)
• WBIR in Knoxville, TN (3 awards)
Other winning Gannett stations:
• KUSA in Denver, CO (9 awards)
• KSDK in St. Louis, MO (5 awards)
• WUSA in Washington, D.C. (3 awards)
• WZZM in Grand Rapids, MI (3 awards)
• WXIA in Atlanta, GA (2 awards)
• WTSP in Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL (2 awards)
• WKYC in Cleveland, OH (1 award)
• WLTX in Columbia, SC (1 award)
• WMAZ in Macon, GA (1 award)
Congratulations again,
- Anonymous4/18/2013 4:26 PM
Enjoy the platitudes that will change quickly next year.Delete
- Anonymous4/19/2013 7:29 AM
4:26 it's a shame that you can't support the success of your peers. You are what's wrong with our company. Please leave. Congrats Broadcast for these well deserved recognitions!Delete
- Anonymous4/19/2013 8:21 AM
Way to go broadcasting.Delete
You folks have to continue to be the best of the best.
Without broadcasting supporting the print product, there would be no print product.
Thanks for keeping the print layoffs to a minimum!
- Anonymous4/18/2013 10:09 PM
A big problem with Gannett is how leadership is being put in place. Publishers, VP's etc these days should have some form of knowledge in sales, marketing, digital products and how to market products and create new revenue streams. But too many properties are being led by personnel whose only real qualification is who they were tied too along the line in the company. Salem is a great example. We have a guy who has the knowledge of a first year communications student that leaves many of us shaking our heads in amazement. Add the fact that the management team has turned over three times in the last couple years and it paints a clear picture of what is going wrong with this company. But it's good to know if they ever need someone to micromanage the local library we have the right guy for the job!ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous4/19/2013 8:53 AM
Everyone in Salem agrees. It's more than a communication problem. It's a leadership vacuum. Saw the former Salem editor when he was back in town. He left after 23 years in Gannett and six years in Salem. Great leader but got tired of the publisher and moved on. He's tan, rested and doing well in Florida. You can thank the micromanager.Delete
- Anonymous4/19/2013 9:28 AM
I agree with both of you. You should have seen this genius dress down the new marketing director in front of others a couple weeks ago. What's sad is the publisher has no knowledge of what he's talking about. Its embarrassing. His answer to anything is call someone and see what they think. Obviously he can't go to the bathroom without getting a second opinion, but we are a company of fast thinkers and leaders...not!!Delete
- Anonymous4/19/2013 6:17 PM
Little ol' Salem has a marketing director while larger properties no longer do?Delete
- Anonymous4/19/2013 9:58 AM
Jim: What about the Butterfly Project?ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you for asking. I've delayed writing about this project until now, so as to project the identity of a source.Delete
- Anonymous4/19/2013 3:18 PM
Ooooooh - it is so sexy when you get all deep through cloak and daggers with this stuff. Finally have "a source" and the big story turns out to be lame.Delete
Jim says: "Proceed with caution; this is a free-for-all comment zone. I try to correct or clarify incorrect information. But I can't catch everything. Please keep your posts focused on Gannett and media-related subjects. Note that I occasionally review comments in advance, to reject inappropriate ones. And I ignore hostile posters, and recommend you do, too."
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August 31, 2012
Argentina just made it more expensive for its people to use credit cards outside the country, and more dangerous for cardholders who aren't paying all the taxes they should.
One measure published in Friday's official bulletin adds a 15 percent tax every time people make a purchase outside the country using a card issued by an Argentine bank. Another requires the banks to report every credit card purchase, home or abroad, to the tax agency.
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MP recently met with Leah Deragon, the director of Birth Roots—a Portland-based program designed to assist parents before and after their child's birth. Leah and her team offer supportive classes, facilitated discussion, and more valuable resources to moms and dads in their cozy space on State Street.
Birth Roots is designed to be all-inclusive, meaning no matter the parenting style, everyone is welcome to participate in peer discussions. "There is a diversity of parenting philosophies," Leah says, "and facilitated discussion helps moms and dads find what's right for their own unique parenting experience."
Most parents attend Birth Roots to prepare for the birth of their child. According to Leah, many come in having expectations of what their birth experience will be like, only to realize the end result can be wildly different. Sharing ideas about their expectations, and taking prenatal classes, can help put it all in perspective.
And post-birth, most of us are surprised by all of the changes a new baby brings. The forum at Birth Roots creates a comfortable environment where new moms or dads can discuss anything that is on their minds. Leah calls it Community Supported Parenting®. She says young parents from Sanford, Portland, Brownfield, and Damariscotta come regularly to help each other through the early months of parenting.
Birth Roots also provides parents with the opportunity to connect with a doula, a person who works with families before, during, and after birth. And for those in need of financial support, Leah says Birth Roots can connect newly trained doulas with families (a new doula is required to do 3 free births after training).
Of course, a great non-profit like Birth Roots needs public support. In September, Leah and her team host one of our favorite family events—Sandsations—a sand-sculpting contest at Pine Point Beach in Scarborough that's designed to raise money for the program. To help, you can form your own team and fundraise or take part in the People's Choice award, which costs just $1 per vote.
The event is free and features a fun kids craft tent, a kid-powered Mermaid Bridgade, and yoga on the beach. This year, Crusher—the mascot from the Maine Red Claws—will also be there.
Sandsations takes place on September 6, 2014 from noon-3 p.m. Trust us, this is a wonderful event you and your family will return to year after year!
For more on Birth Roots, visit here.
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Fear stops me like a two by four to the back of the head. Real fear. Not anxiety, not nervousness, not hesitation. The kind of fear that rushes to a moment of quiet like children playing musical chairs. Real Fear. Life or Death Fear. My fear has been the writers-block-in-residence for the past fourteen days. My fear was a distraction; then my fear developed into an annoyance; then fear and I were bedfellows, fear being the last thing at night and first thing upon waking that knocked on my mind's front door. What is my fear? I'm afraid I'm dying.
As you know, in November, 2008 I was classified as bipolar. This determination included established and biased reasoning for my life on a seesaw: I was predisposed to life as a yo-yo by genetic roulette. This milestone was marked by a simple psychiatric ah-ha. Their specialty professes its ideological conjecture as formative and their ignorance evidenced by the devastating news that they can't offer a cure, or even a likely protocol. Instead they offer an indifferent forecast of pharmaceutical trials often resulting in failure and cautioned of a likely future weathering mania-driven misjudgments followed by the doomed deciension into a grey melancholia exacerbated by the digestion of manic destruction and attempted repair. And then there's that overcast statistic regarding effectual suicides: 40%.
Fear immediately hit the brakes and sent my entire life crashing headlong into the windshield. Fear sat immobilized by truths: I'll only be free of madness if I'm one of four out of ten. Fear's rationale was logical and pragmatic; why endure decades of depression and delirium only to draw the same conclusion? I'd decided to ignore Fear's advice and try, one day at a time, to continue my membership in the sixty percent club.
But two months ago despite my determined effort to avoid that 40%, a wholly separate yet equally incurable physical condition reappeared. Its symptoms are aggravated and impairing; inexplicable weight gain (45 pounds in six weeks); undermining fatigue; breathlessness following exertion; intentional harboring of fluid forced from arteries and causes swelling and immobility. But just like the Rambler my father owned in the early sixties, no one could determine the cause of the knocking. That is, until the 1959 V-8 wagon blew a cylinder and sent my father's first love to every car's destiny: an auto scrap yard seen from the interstate. Will my erosion be similar? An unidentifiable murmur like a whispered yet repeated rumor one day erupts and immediately my initial litany of enigmatic symptoms is sensible, albeit much too late for prevention and most likely too late for intervention.
I've been blindsided by these illnesses and worse, hobbled by their improbable cures. This simply was not my life's expected outcome. Or so I believed until very recently when I remembered what a mentor once suggested as a remedy to writer's block:
"Writer's block excuses lazy writers; Write about what's preventing you from writing; Suddenly you're mindlessly writing and only when you pause do you remember what was prohibiting your expression, but you can't remember why. When you can't write, you must write. The living face death every day — and then go about living!"


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Who gets to tell the governor and the Senate leader it's time to knock it off?
Who gets to tell the governor and the Senate leader it's time to knock it off?
In another state, there would be someone with authority and wisdom, someone who could appeal across party and partisan lines to tell these two men that they are hurting not only their own reputations but also the state they are vying to control.
Instead, New Yorkers are seeing once again the price they pay for their complacency with a dysfunctional, secretive leadership — a leadership supported by a passive Legislature focused solely on its own survival and dependent on handouts.
Who will tell Eliot Spitzer that it is time for he and Joe Bruno to meet in public, apologize to each other, agree to call the Legislature back into session and outline the issues that will be debated, not dictated, for the good of the state?
Spitzer has to extend his hand, say he is sorry that his people went so far in their zeal to bring down Bruno and summarily fire every one of those involved.
Bruno has to extend his hand, say he is sorry he ever hired Roger Stone and apologize specifically to the governor's father for the harassment he received.
Spitzer may balk now that he has a chance to play the victim. Bruno certainly will balk because he can preside over investigations forever.
But we already know what happened, already know that sleazy, obsessive behavior does not become our leaders but also does not turn into crimes.
What we need is a leader, a member of either party, who will tell both men and all of their partisans that both sides are to blame for the poisonous atmosphere.
We know we do not have such a leader in the governor's mansion or the Legislature. If such a leader still exists in New York, it's time to speak up.


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18.07.07 – By Simon Henley: It was though I was looking into the mirror. I've never been exposed to a fighter who could slide punches like this. No one. I mean no one can make me miss punches like that.
– Sugar Ray Leonard (in A Fistful of Sugar)
This under appreciated pugilist began his career at age 15. Two years later, at the age of 17, he shocked the boxing world by outboxing the legendary Colombian champion Antonio "Kid Pambele" Cervantes to become the youngest fighter ever to win a world championship (a distinction that he still holds) in 1976.
A few years later, he decisioned the popular and rugged Carlos Palomino, he of beer commercial fame, to win the welterweight title.
He later became the youngest fighter to win a world title in three different weight divisions when he knocked out Maurice Hope with a single right cross to win the junior middleweight crown.
His elusive skills confounded boxing aficionados, causing many to proclaim he had radar in his brain. Opponents were universally awed by the defensive brilliance of this counter punching phenom. Harold Weston, Jr., a clever boxer himself, called him "the best defensive fighter I ever fought." Palomino praised him as an "absolutely brilliant defensive fighter." Sugar Ray Leonard remarked incredulously that no one ever made him miss so many punches.
At times in his fights the self-proclaimed "Bible of Boxing" would engage in an unusual form of bravado reminiscent of Ali's rope-a-dope. He would purposely lie on the ropes and showcase his sheer wizardry at slipping punch after punch without firing retaliatory shots.
This defensive genius showed that boxing can occasionally live up to its often times oxymoronic moniker- "The Sweet Science." Even Joyce Carol Oates could not capture the beauty of this legend's elusiveness. You had to see it to believe it. After watching one of his finest displays, the Hall of Fame matchmaker Teddy Brenner called him "the best fighter in the world."
In arguably his greatest hour he outclassed Roberto Duran with a boxing lesson that would have turned Willie Pep green with envy and forced Pernell Whitaker to take notes. "Hands of Stone" was reduced to merely striking air. Even Duran, who never praised opponents, called him a "very good boxer" after being vanquished. In his prime he defeated everyone except for Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns.
Who is he? Wilfred Benitez, the great Puerto Rican champion whose boxing brilliance was outmatched only by his poor training habits. Legend has it that he trained a grand total of one week before facing Leonard. Emanuel Steward, the longtime trainer of Tommy Hearns, once joked that he knew Hearns would beat Wilfred because Benitez had trained for Hearns. "It may mess him up. Training is a shock to his system", said Steward.
Unfortunately, neither Hearns nor Leonard ever gave him a rematch. Benitez repeatedly challenged Leonard, but Sugar Ray refused to face him again.
Fittingly, the youngest fighter to win a world title became the youngest fighter ever inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame at the age of 37 in 1996. It was his first year of eligibility.
Unfortunately, a few months after this great honor, Benitez nearly lost his life due to brain injuries. Benitez, like his idol Muhammad Ali, had stayed in the fight game too long. His skills gradually dissipated and eroded due to fast living and little training. Punches that for years were easily eluded by his wondrous skills, began to connect. A shadow of his former self, Wilfred succumbed to journeymen plodders that he would only have toyed with in his prime.
Benitez's life after boxing paralleled Ali's in another disturbing and tragic way: slurred speech and health problems. In 1986, a neurologist discovered that Benitez suffered from brain damage. Diagnosed with traumatic encephalopathy in 1989, he retired belatedly the next year. His problems continued in another all-too-familiar fight game pattern: that of a former champion, who had earned millions in the ring, reduced to poverty. Only with assistance from the Puerto Rican government was he able to survive. A government official said it was the least they could do for the man "who put Puerto Rico on the map." His problems escalated dramatically in 1996 when he slipped into a coma from which doctors feared he would never recover.
Yet, Benitez- ever the champion- finally awoke to his mother's teary eyes, whispering "God is good."
In the ring, you were much better than good, Wilfred Benitez, much better.


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Date: June 18, 2017 – 2:00 Pm
Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Rd, Marylebone, London NW1, UK
Organizer: The Ahmed Family - C/O Muhammadi Trust
The Muhammadi Trust, a charitable endowment with its center in Great Britain is devoted to the dissemination of authentic knowledge concerning Islam. Through publications, seminars, conferences and other mediums it hopes to contribute its share in making possible deeper studies of Islam.
Dr. Leonard Lewisohn is Senior Lecturer in Persian and Iran Heritage Foundation Fellow in Classical Persian and Sufi Literature at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies of the University of Exeter. He currently teaches Islamic Studies, Sufism, the history of Iran, as well as courses on Persian texts and Persian poetry in translation. He specializes in translation of Persian Sufi poetic and prose texts. He is the author of Beyond Faith and Infidelity: The Sufi Poetry and Teachings of Mahmud Shabistari and editor of three volumes on The Heritage of Sufism; the Mawlana Rumi Review; and The Philosophy of Ecstasy: Rumi and the Sufi Tradition, among other publications. He was previously a Research Associate in Esotericism in Islam at the Department of Academic Research and Publications of the Institute of Ismaili Studies (London) from 1999-2005.
- Challenges and Responses: The Text as a Source on Early Shi'i Debates on Doctrine and Practice
Prof. Newman is Personal Chair of Islamic Studies and Persian at the University of Edinburgh. He holds a BA in History, summa cum laude, from Dartmouth College, USA, and an MA and PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. He joined the University of Edinburgh in 1996, having been a Research Fellow at both the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, Oxford and Green College, Oxford, whilst researching topics in the history of Islamic medicine. His research topics include the history of Twelver Shi'ism; the history of Islamic law; hadith studies; the evolution of the legal bases of Islamic medical theory and practice; the history of Iran; classical, medieval and modern Middle Eastern history and culture; and Persian language and literature. He has published books and articles on early Twelver Shi'i history and thought and on Shi'ism in Safavid Iran.
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Gulamabbas Murtaza Lakha is undertaking a doctorate in psychiatry at Oxford University, researching how Islamic psychology can be applied to the growing challenge of depression in the UK Muslim population. This includes cognitive therapies founded upon ʾakhlāq teachings and mindfulness techniques based on dhikr practices. His previous research includes the neuroscience of dhikr; Islamic teachings for anxiety and depression; and early Arabic commentaries on al-Saḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya. His interests in the multi-disciplinary dimensions of Islamic psychology led to master's degrees spanning psychology and neuroscience, theology, Islamic history and Arabic from Oxford and the Islamic College in London. He is a financial economist by profession, having graduated in Economics & Econometrics, was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and manages an investment firm he founded twelve years ago.
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Our board is drawn from members from across the Region of Waterloo and North Dumfries. If you are thinking of supporting our agency, please consider bringing your gifts and talents to one of the committees or to the board. We seek individuals with a lived experience of struggles with mental health; with accounting, legal, management, communications, marketing, technology, special events/fundraising experience or enthusiasm as well as counselling administration experience.
Family Counselling Centre enjoys excellent support from our board of directors. Currently our members are:
- Bobbye Goldenberg, Executive Director, ex officio
- Ray Ward, President, Staff Sergeant
- Rod Rolleman, Vice President, Business Owner, Councillor
- Diana Drackley, Consultant
- Rosemary Redshaw, Administrative Executive
- Mandy Roth, Real Estate
- Anne Taylor, Retired Nutritionist
- Sherri Tryon-Hughes, Career Centre Manager
- Jessica Bellamy, Registered Nurse
- Natalie Green, Community Resource Officer
In addition to our board of directors there a number of standing committees
- Finance Committee
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Talk about patient safety
March 12-18 is "Patient Safety Awareness Week," when the National Patient Safety Foundation encourages hospitals and other health care organizations to host local activities promoting awareness of the need to continually improve patient safety and to involve the public in those improvement efforts.
This year's theme is again "United for Patient Safety," and it highlights the role that all of us in health care play in keeping patients safe and free from harm.
The AHA has collected many case studies on hospitals' patient safety success stories and plans to feature several of them, along with resources from across the association and our professional membership groups, at www.aha.org/PSAW. It's our way of celebrating the steady, impressive improvement in the quality of care and patient safety that continues to take place in hospitals across America. We also will highlight this great work taking place across the field on our blog and social media.
We encourage you to do the same in your communities. Tell your story – and use it as the foundation of your communication efforts during Patient Safety Awareness Week. Check out the Patient Safety Awareness Week website to learn more about how you can share the good news about all you do for your patients.
For America's hospitals, every week and every day is dedicated to continually enhancing patient safety and preventing harm from occurring to patients. And as you focus on doing what is best for patients, the AHA will continue to keep our focus on getting you the resources and support you need to continue your journey to excellence.
The doors of a hospital never close, and the public continually expects you to deliver high-quality care. By seizing every opportunity to demonstrate your commitment to continuous improvement, hospitals can fulfill their promise of providing the best possible care to every patient who walks through their doors.


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Make a blue green smoothie that will knock your socks off! Think BLUE GREEN!
• Vitamin A (as beta-carotene), C and E
• All B vitamins
• Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Potassium, and other minerals
• Omega 3's and other essential fatty acids
• Nucleic Acid (RNA & DNA)
• Mucopolysaccharides
What's more, blue green sea alge also:
• Increases the production of healthy bacteria by up to 300%
• Detoxifies organs and the blood
• Improves digestion
• Increases energy levels
• Strengthens the immune system
Need I say more?
Lately my husband and I have been adding a variety of this lovely super food - spirulina - to our daily green smoothie and we feel awesome! Here's my favourite BLUE GREEN SMOOTHIE lately ... featuring the blue green sea algae, spirulina!
My Favourite Blue Green Smoothie
1/2 to 1 tsp spirulina (start with less and then build up to 1 tsp)
1 large orange, peeled
1 banana, peeled
3 cups baby spinach
3 Medjool dates, pitted
1 Tbsp almond butter, raw not roasted (optional)
1 Tbsp chia seeds/flaxseeds (optional)
1 1/2 cups water, spring / filtered
5 ice cubes
Blend all of the ingredients above in your VitaMix blender until well-combined and smooth. Enjoy immediately!
Loving my greens and blue greens!


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The Story Time Blog Hop takes place four times a year, in January, April, July, and October, and features fun, family-friendly short stories in the Speculative Fiction genres.
Here are all of the active links to stories which have appeared in the Story Time Blog Hop.
January 2019
Scary Monsters and Other Friends, by Lisa Stapp
Morning Has Broken, by Katharina Gerlach
Good Honest Work, by Chris Wight
Bad For Business, by Gina Fabio
The Last Friday, by Raven O'Fiernan
Lost And Found, by Angela Wooldridge
Bia Trevi's Worldly Eats, by Barbara Lund
Hunting Bob, Vanessa Wells
Don't Drink The Water, by Juneta Key
Duty, Elizabeth McCleary
The Footnote, Karen Lynn<--you are here. (More of My Stories are Here)
The Monster Under The Bed, by Nic Steven
Field Trip to the UFO Museum, by Bill Bush
October 2018
In the Gray Lake, by Karen Lynn
The Right Honorable Brotherhood of Spirits, Poltergeists and Ghosts, by Vanessa Wells
Life of a Pumpkin, by Bill Bush
Why Should I?, by Gina Fabio
Reaper, by Juneta Key
Snow White Tabloid Style, by Fannie Suto
31 Days of Halloween, by Samantha Bryant
The Halloween Dance, by Barbara Lund
The Ghost In My Yard, by Elizabeth McCleary
Her Majesty, by Katharina Gerlach
Black Moon, by Lauren M. Catherine
Poe's Heart, by J. Q. Rose
Hanks A Lot, by Joe Bouchard
July 2018
Beginning Again, by Karen Lynn
Under the Bridge, by Katharina Gerlach
Black and White, by Bill Bush
Summer Siren, by Elizabeth McCleary
The Birch Tree, by Juneta Key
The Zoning Zone, by Vanessa Wells
Secrets, by Elizabeth Winfield
Team Building Exercise, by Samantha Bryant
Another Time, by J. Q. Rose
Suds and Scales by Eileen Mueller
April 2018
Sugar in the Raw
Inferno, by Fanni Soto
Tae, by Barbara Lund
Interstellar Student Exchange, by Raven O'Fiernan
The Ghost Fighter, by Bill Bush
Hare, by Elizabeth McCleary
The Widow, by Vanessa Wells
A Snow White Morning, by Katharina Gerlach
The Letter, by Juneta Key
Trick or Treacle, by Angela Wooldridge
January 2018
Megan's Virus by Karen Lynn
Studenting by Chris Makowski
I, The Magician by Raven O'Fiernan
Growth Spurt by Bill Bush
Mystical Manatee Park by J. Q. Rose
Phased Out by Kami Bataya
Snow White (17) MURDERED by K. M. Flint
A Character Profile by Juneta Key
Monstrous Monday by Fanni Soto
Grandma's Legacy by Elizabeth McCleary
Dragonslayer by Barbara Lund
October 2017
The Cloud, by Karen Lynn
Data Corruption, by Barbara Lund
Wish Granted, by Kami Bataya
The Witch of Wall Street, by J. Q. Rose
Grim Reapers on a Field Trip, byJ Lenni Dorner
Unwelcome Vistors, by Bill Bush
A Writer's Morning, by Katharina Gerlach
Unverified, by Erica Damon
Tito's to the Max, by Chris Makowski
The Boon, by Juneta Key
Recommended Reading, @ Raven O'Fiernan
Sanctuary, by Elizabeth McCleary
Till Death Us, by Fanni Sütő
July 2017
The Past Tastes Better by Karen Lynn
Revealing Space by Barbara Lund
The Rose Tender by Raven O'Fiernan
The Last Sleeping Beauty by Tamara Ruth
Freeman byElizabeth McCleary
Hell's Play by Juneta Key
The Token by Eli Winfield
Moshe by Chris Makowski
To The Moon And Beyond, by Fanni Sütő
Surprise, by Katharinia Gerlach
In A Picture by Erica Damon
April 2017
The Vineyard at Mar Mozambique by Karen Lynn
Stealing Space by Barbara Lund
The Day I was Clever by Katharina Gerlach
Never kid a kidder by Angela Wooldridge
The Color Of… by Chris Makowski
Nightmare by Erica Damon
Pick Up Lines by Bill Bush
The Scorpius Gate by Sandra Fikes
V is for Vortex by Elizabeth McCleary
Deep Dive by Juneta Key
Bugs by Gina Fabio
Secret by J. Q. Rose
Journal of Anah by J Lenni Dorner
January 2017
The Poisoner of Time by Karen Lynn
New Stork Inc. by Katharina Gerlach
The Thief & The Pocket Heart by Juneta Key
Hello Again! by J. Q. Rose
Reflected by Elizabeth McCleary
Veronica by Jessica Kruppa
Last Stop by Erica Damon
Jesse and Tyler by Bill Bush
October 2016
Karen Lynn The Waves at Midnight
Sherri Conway Ants
Elizabeth McCleary Over James Henry Wilcox Dead Body
Canis Lupus The Picture
Peg Fisher All In the Fall, a Fractured Fairytale
Bill Bush Trapped
Benjamin Thomas Autumn Cascade
Crystal Collier Emily's Ghost
Viola Fury 911
Juneta Key All Hallows' Eve
C. Lee McKenzie Beautiful
Erica Damon Penance'
J. Q. Rose Sorry
Elise VanCise Lady In The Woods
Barbara Lund Spooky Space
Angela Wooldridge Quiet Neighbours
Katharina Gerlach Australian Dream
July 2016
Karen Lynn Dragon Smoke and Wind
Katharina Gerlach Lobster One
S.R. Olson Malakai's Gift
Wendy Smyer Yu Into The Light
Emily Plesner Time Stops When I'm With You
Barbara Lund Separate Space
Shana Blueming A Melting Heart
Juneta Key Don't Drink The Water
Angela Wooldridge Midwinter
Lee Lowery All Aboard
Elizabeth McCleary OverWhelmed
Viola Fury The Day The Cat Got Out
April 2016
Karen Lynn William
Katharina Gerlach Wet Kisses
Marie Lee Grandpa
Barbara Lund Changing Space
Juneta Key Instinct
Elizabeth McCleary Window
January 2106
Karen Lynn My Story
Angela Wooldridge: An Alternative to Frog
Thea van Diepen: Are You Sure It's That Way?
Paula de Carvalho: Body Double
Kris Bowser: Tantrums
Virginia McClain: Rakko's Storm
Grace Robinette: Georg Grembl
Elizabeth McCleary: The Door
Dale Cozort: Two Letters In A Fireproof Box
Katharina Gerlach: Canned Food
Rabia Gale: Spark
K. A. Petentler: The Twisted Tale of Isabel
Shana Blueming: Paper & Glue
Amy Keeley: To Be Prepared For Chocolate
Cherie "Jade" Arbuckle: After I Died


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Forex trading strategies are a necessity if you are entering into the forex trading market even if you are a novice or an expert trader. Make your own forex trading strategy that will lead you in your trading. Failure to earn huge profits can be caused by the wrong adaptations or inappropriate use of the chosen strategy.
Many expert traders develop their own strategies which you can adapt to your personality. With these strategies, the trader can develop into a good one which is learning a lot from forex trading. Use the strategies of these forex gurus in order to keep up with them or develop your own that work well for you. The factors needed to be present in your trading strategies for it to work:
• Do not use 10% of your investment.
• Be able to predict the plot high and end points for the market trend, whether its going low or high.
• Make sure that the 2 treaties that you chose are familiar to you.
• Be updated with information regarding major forex market trends.
• Capable of guaranteeing support and assessment the resistance levels of the market.
• Establish a limit order on the profits that are about 30-50 pips on exit.
• Always verify the RSI indicators for warnings.
• Establish that if the price reached the plotted trend line, if its through the line or below it.
With the above factors to guide you, it will hopefully minimize your loss and if there are problems or questions encountered, there are someone out there who will gladly help you.


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I had the idea for this week's fan's view column while watching Stoke embarrassingly defeated at North West Counties Premier Division side Newcastle Town in a pre-season friendly on Sunday afternoon. Though the fare served up by Stoke on the pitch was little short of dire, one moment in the second half of the match went a long way to make up for it. With around ten minutes left to play, Potters captain in waiting Abdoulaye Faye, who had been substituted shortly after half-time, strolled round the Lyme Valley Stadium pitch, provoking a round of applause from the appreciative Stoke fans.
I was impressed, thinking it was good of him to take this lap of honour, to give the fans a chance to see him at the close quarters allowed by the tight non-league ground, but what happened next amazed me. He hopped over the barrier and into the area where the Stoke supporters where most densely gathered, and sat down right amongst us to watch the end of the match. He knew full well that he'd instantly be swamped by people wanting autographs and photos, but he did it anyway, and was more than happy to respond to every one of them. This was a wonderful gesture to see.
He recognised that the fans who voted him an almost unanimous player of the season last year pay a lot of money to watch their club, and would be thrilled to have a chance to meet him close up. It was wonderful to see him giving something back to the fans, returning the respect and appreciation that we have given him. He didn't have to do it, if he hadn't done no-one would have been angrily asking. "why didn't Abdoulaye Faye sit in with the fans for the second half?", but he chose to do it, putting aside his personal discomfort at being mobbed by fans to brighten the day of the people who at the end of the day make a football club what it is, the supporters.
Somehow I can't imagine Cristiano Ronaldo, who until his recent move to Real Madrid was probably a hero to the five percent of Manchester United fans who know anything about football to about the same level Faye is to Stoke fans, doing something like this. Slimy, moody and arrogant, he clearly lacks the common touch that was so wonderful to see from Abdoulaye. This is a great shame.
The vast majority of football fans, me definitely included, strongly dislike Ronaldo, usually citing his cocksure manner and clear self-centredness as the reason for this. I will though grudgingly admit that he is a truly excellent footballer. In this position as one of the best players of the world's most popular sport, he holds a huge amount of influence over hundreds of millions if not billions of people. Through a few moments of selflessness and good grace he could become well liked as a person around the world, and not just for his footballing ability, as well as convincing young people everywhere that respect for and appreciation for the fans should be important to footballers. If all the best players could be a little more like Abdoulaye, the footballing world would be a much better place.
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Time for some Fall resolutions
09.05.18 | Why wait until the New Year? Make and keep some resolutions this Fall. A shop was caught sticking googly eyes on fish to 'make them look fresh,' and Star Wars action figures and premium scotch apparently don't mix. Nike's new campaign causes an uproar, French schools ban phones and tablets during the day, and 'placebo buttons' are everywhere.


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I have seen red stripes, but never brown. Love the photo. I wonder if he's just been asked yet another stupid question?
It's almost certain Lizzie! Even the man to the left looks bored
When is a 'meet & greet' worth doing???
(when it's a MEAT & greet…just add women)
There's Derek and 'Nell' behind him. San Francisco August 1964
Well spotted Datey.


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The International Criminal Court's Trial Chamber V(b) has set the trial's commencement in the case against President Uhuru Kenyatta to February 5th, 2014. The case was to start on the 12th November 2013.
The trial judges noted that the Defence and the Prosecutor were in agreement on postponing the date.
Mr Kenyatta's defence team had, on 24th October 2013 requested the Chamber to vacate the initial date which was the 12th November 2013. The Prosecution accepted the date saying that certain factual matters that the defence has raised makes sense and merited further investigation.
While postponing the date, the court expressed deep regret that repeated adjournments of the trial delays justice for all parties involved. The court has urged the parties to speed preparations so that no further postponement are necessitated.


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Related to packet: packet switching, Packet loss, Packet sniffer
1. a small or medium-sized container of cardboard, paper, etc., often together with its contents
2. a boat that transports mail, passengers, goods, etc., on a fixed short route
3. Computing a unit into which a larger piece of data is broken down for more efficient transmission
A cluster of organisms in the form of a cube resulting from cell division in three planes.
A short section of data of fixed length that is transmitted as a unit.
i. A single pulse of radar, digitized signal, or other ECM (electronic countermeasures) coded transmission.
ii. The prepackaged quantity of chaff for loading into the dispenser.
iii. A form of digital data transfer.
ii. The prepackaged quantity of chaff for loading into the dispenser.
iii. A form of digital data transfer.
The unit of data sent across a network. "Packet" is a generic term used to describe a unit of data at any layer of the OSI protocol stack, but it is most correctly used to describe application layer data units ("application protocol data unit", APDU).
See also datagram, frame.
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Ladarius Green has had one interesting 2016 football season. Signing a 4 year, $20 million deal in the offseason, he was the heir apparent to the Heath Miller role in the Pittsburgh offense. However, a mysterious PUP designation sidelined Green to start the season, as he was officially being listed out with an ankle injury. Rumors were abound that he was battling headaches from multiple concussions suffered from his time in San Diego, and this was the primary cause of his absence. Nevertheless, coach Mike Tomlin insisted it was only his ankle. Green was finally activated in week 10 against the Cowboys. Through weeks 10-12, he had 9 targets/5 catches/97 yards, as the Steelers were clearly easing him back into action. However, in week 13, Green played 48% of the offensive snaps and exploded for a stat-line of 11 targets/6 catches/110 yards/1TD. With his playing time only going to grow, Green is now safe to fire up as a TE1, especially in a shallow TE pool for 2016.
Consensus Ranking and Projected Stats
For week 14, Green is ranked as the 78th Flex PPR player overall, and the 8th tight end. His projections for the week:
Receiving: 3.4 catches, 46.0 yards, 0.4 TDs
Total Points: 10.6 PPR points
Current Week Match-up
This week, the Buffalo Bills host the Pittsburgh Steelers. The total Vegas over/under is set at 47.5, which is a higher total on the week. The Steelers are in the midst of their divisional race, currently tied with the Baltimore Ravens for the division lead, with a record of 7-5. With Baltimore drawing a tough game against New England this Monday night, Pittsburgh will look to win their 4th game in a row and pull ahead in the division race. Ladarius Green figures to be a large part of the game plan, as he's seen his playing time increase each week since his activation from the PUP. With defenses having to focus on Antonio Brown, Green has the ability to shine as the second-best pure pass catcher on the team. He had long gains of 33, 37, and 20 yards against the Giants, showing the ability to burn past his coverage. Buffalo has given up three touchdowns to tight ends of the last five games, and their defense has been susceptible to tight ends this year.
The Steelers signed Green to replace the Heath Miller role, and perhaps even more. With soft hands and great speed, Green was stuck behind Antonio Gates for many years. While Green is now playing behind LeVeon Bell and Antonio Brown, he has a far better option of being the large red zone presence that the Steelers need.
Comparable Flex Starters
I've analyzed some comparable flex starters, along with a brief description of why I like them more or less:
TE Eric Ebron, Detroit Lions. Projected PPR points – 10.0 PPR points
Ebron has been oft-injured throughout his career, and this season has been no different. Already having missed a quarter of the games this year, Ebron has struggled to stay healthy. Despite all this, he has still managed to place in the top 20 at the position, likely due to how shallow the TE position has been this year. With back-to-back duds against Minnesota and New Orleans, Ebron is a boom/bust option against the Chicago Bears this week. Already being limited in practices as of Wednesday and Thursday of this week, I'd go with Green over Ebron.
Conclusion: Start Green over Ebron
TE Gary Barnidge. Cleveland Browns. Projected PPR points – 8.0 PPR points
Barnidge was last year's waiver wire darling, coming out of nowhere to produce a TE1 year. However, this year has been drastically different. In a shallow TE year, Barnidge has struggled to produce points. This is primarily due to the revolving door at QB for the Browns. With RG3 scheduled to be the starter this week, Barnidge is facing another QB change. RG3 has been out since week 1 with a shoulder injury but is now slated to start in week 14. For those that drafted Barnidge to be your TE1 this year, I'd look elsewhere in an important week 14 match-up for many owners.
Conclusion: Start Green over Barnidge
Record to Date:
Player Projections: 5 – 7, 1 N/A
Start/Sit Recommendations: 15 – 8, 3 N/A


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More bad news for Chelsea today as under-siege club captain John Terry was ruled out for up to two weeks with a groin strain.
Tempers became frayed and club officials grew exasperated as a horde of reporters who don't usually cover football matches asked a lot of strange seemingly unrelated questions as to the nature of the injury.
One reporter asked if Terry's injury had been sustained while he was 'in the saddle'? A strange question considering that Terry is not renowned for equestrianism.
When another reporter asked if JT had snagged his bollocks on the bedpost one Chelsea official went ballistic, foaming at the mouth and snarling like a rabid dog that Terry had strained his groin in the Arsenal game (which Chelsea won 2-0) by twisting unnaturally while trying to intercept a loose ball from Ashley Cole.
Chelsea officials stormed out of the press conference as hapless reporters - undoubtedly a filthy minded majority - doubled up in hysterical laughter, obviously tickled pink by the words 'John Terry,' 'Ashley Cole,' 'Loose balls,' and 'groin strain' all in the same sentence.
One described the club statement as "Priceless."
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CARLSBAD — North County locals paddled Carlsbad's Batiquitos Lagoon on Sept. 25 and Sept. 26 in an effort to preserve the area during the fifth annual Batiquitos Lagoon Clean-Up Event.
More than 150 kayakers registered for the sold-out event hosted by the nonprofit Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation to collect trash in the lagoon. The event's $35 registration fee benefits the foundation's many conversation efforts throughout the year.
"It's a really fun event; we get a lot of trash out of here," Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation President Fred Sandquist said. "It's great because the registration goes back to the various programs that we do with the foundation."
Kayakers of all ages donned life vests to participate in the cleanup activity. Repeat attendees were some of the first to launch Saturday morning, eager to get back out on the water. "This is my third time — it would have been my fourth but I missed last year's registration date," Encinitas resident Judi Works said.
Coincidentally, the highly anticipated Batiquitos Lagoon trash collection landed on the same day as other widely celebrated conservation awareness dates, including Coastal Clean-Up Day and National Public Lands Day.
"You don't usually find a group of people who are willing to pay money to pick up trash, but they will for this opportunity," Sandquist said. "This year, with the storms we had, we expect to find a lot more trash than usual."
Outdoor enthusiasts jumped at the chance to participate in the event, with even more on a waiting list in hopes of a cancellation, which gives the foundation and registered attendees access to a normally restricted area.
Department of Fish and Game law prohibits flotation devices in the lagoon unless it's for a specific purpose, like wildlife counting. However, they agree to the popular once-a-year event because it has made a huge difference in cleaning up the lagoon, Sandquist said.
"We've always cleaned up around the lagoon but we had never done anything with the trash that was in the water," Sandquist said. "They originally agreed to one day a year but since it's been so successful and popular, now it's an entire weekend."
Local companies Hobie Cat and REI sponsored the event and loaned more than a dozen single and tandem kayaks to the cleanup efforts. Employees volunteered as guides and helped with the hourly group launches.
"It's always an honor to come down here and contribute to keeping the lagoon clean," Hobie Cat's director of marketing Dan Mangus said of their fourth year with the event.
For more information about the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation and the various programs it hosts, visit www.batiguitosfoundation.org.
Kayakers gather to clean up Batiquitos Lagoon
CARLSBAD — North County locals paddled Carlsbad's Batiquitos Lagoon on Sept. 25 and Sept. 26 in an effort to preserve the area during the fifth annual Batiquitos Lagoon Clean-Up Event.


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Harvesting sweet golden grapes of Konavle
Warm sun of september can easily make us lazy, just lying in the sun or swimming in the warm Adriatic. Not for those who have been working all year long just so they can, under that same warm september sun, harvest the golden grapes. The weather is right, last year's harvest was scarce, but this year, with loads of sun and high temperatures, that golden nectar of vines of Konavle are expected to erase the memory of 2014. Traditional manifestation of grape picking in Konavle inside the franciscan vineyard in Pridvorje gathered wine-lovers from all around Konavle at the harvest. Maraština, a sweet white wine is much sweeter and much more enjoyed when you pick it yourself.