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MURRIETA, Calif.
AT 6:30 on a Wednesday morning in February, James Brewer backed a pickup truck with a trailer into the driveway of a one-story beige house in a new subdivision called Murrieta Oaks and looked down at the day's first work order.
"It's 10 cubic yards interior, 5 exterior," he told his three-man crew as they climbed out of the truck and pulled on canvas gloves. Within a minute, the four men had fanned out across the property.
Mr. Brewer walked from one mostly empty room to the next the open kitchen equipped with new appliances, the living room with its working fireplace, the walk-in closet off the master suite snapping "before" pictures for the bank that had recently taken possession of the house. Andrew Fisher and Mike Zurn followed close behind, sweeping telephone books, paper scraps and other random junk into plastic garbage bins.
"Hey, dude, hold off on that," Mr. Brewer said to Mr. Fisher, who stood beside a wooden desk with built-in shelving in one of the bedrooms. "I'm going to call my wife and see if she wants it."
Outside, George Bernal tidied the backyard with a weed trimmer, a job made easier by the large patches of bare earth. He worked his way around a Christmas tree lying on its side, a clue to how recently people had lived here.
Just over an hour after they had arrived, they were done: the yard was clean, the house cleared, the "after" pictures taken. The men, members of a "trash out" crew charged with hauling away what's left in foreclosed houses, had removed any sign of a home life from this one in Murrieta Oaks.
Mr. Brewer and his colleagues work for WSR Sales and Management, a real estate company based in nearby Riverside that has been around for 27 years, but has lately reinvented itself as a specialist in "home preservation" the process of cleaning, securing and maintaining foreclosed properties for banks that begins with the process referred to as trashing out.
Companies like WSR have been starting up (or similarly retooling) across the country in the last year, particularly in the Southwest and Florida, where the mortgage crisis has done heavy damage. In these places, such companies are finding themselves "off-the-chart busy," as John Plocher, WSR's president, put it.
In the three years since the mortgage crisis began in the Riverside area, the company has expanded its preservation unit from 2 people to 60, and Mr. Plocher now oversees five trash-out crews that work 10 hours a day, 6 days a week, along with another 23 crews that perform regular landscaping and maid services for roughly a thousand houses that have already been cleaned out and put on the market.
Even in a state where more than 80,000 homes were in foreclosure proceedings in February, Riverside County and other parts of the Inland Empire region east of Los Angeles have been hit exceptionally hard. Also in February, John Husing, an economist whose company, Economics and Politics Inc., issues regular reports on the area's economy, told a building industry group that roughly a third of the nearly 360,000 homes sold in the Inland Empire between 2004 and 2007 have been served with notices of default. For WSR, statistics like this have translated to between 75 and 100 trash-outs a week, with more orders coming in every day from the banks.
"It's been a boon and a blessing," Mr. Plocher said. "Have I bought a beach house and a Learjet? No. But I've been able to maintain a reasonable standard of living for my employees," who now number about 120, up from about 65 three years ago. "I'd say we'll be doing this steadily for the next two or three years," he added, sounding confident.
AFTER the Murrieta Oaks job, Mr. Brewer drove alone to another house nearby to do an "initial" the first viewing of a home to evaluate its condition. At 32, he has been doing trash-outs for just a couple of years (before that he was in the Army), but he is already a seasoned assessor.
The initial assessments always involve a disconcerting element of surprise: Workers have stumbled on vagrants sleeping on floors, pets left to fend for themselves and scenes of interrupted life so fresh that they wondered if a resident might return at any minute. Once, on an initial visit near Palm Springs, Mr. Brewer found himself in a fully furnished home where the answering machine was blinking. His first thought, he said, was, "I just broke into someone's house."
The overriding concern in an initial assessment is the question of how much stuff will be waiting on the other side of the door. People about to be forcibly parted from their homes often lack the presence of mind, or the money, for a considered move (even when a foreclosure has been drawn out for months), and end up leaving a lot behind: furniture, piles of clothing, family photographs.
Those who are more on top of their situations are generally headed to smaller quarters, and may not have room for many of their possessions. Mr. Brewer's crew recently worked on a house where they found, among other things, a piano, a Donkey Kong Jr. arcade machine and makeshift plywood animal stalls a bizarre tableau that barely raised their eyebrows.
"Dude, I once trashed out a home that was 235 cubic yards," Mr. Fisher had said earlier that day. In the trash-out world, homes aren't thought of in terms of architectural style or number of bedrooms, but of the volume of stuff that must be carted to a landfill; anything over 35 cubic yards is considered a big job.
Mr. Brewer pulled his truck into the driveway of a faded two-story stucco home with palm trees in the front yard. He peered through the windshield and let out a sigh. "Lots of doors," he said, a reference to the fact that he is required to change the locks at each home to secure the property.
He got out and circled around to the back, looking for a way in (because foreclosing banks typically don't have the keys to a house, trash-out workers don't, either). The house abutted a golf course, and two men were playing through, seemingly oblivious to the fact that someone was trying to break into the house 30 yards in front of them. Mr. Brewer found an unlocked window, lifted it and removed the Venetian blinds with a yank.
"Oh! I want that chair," he said, peering through the window at a leather recliner in the living room. Although banks are required to make an effort to reunite departed homeowners with property thought to be valuable, the definition of valuable is loose, and these efforts, when they are made, often hit a dead end after a few weeks.
So the spoils may end up going to the worker who found them, and when trash-out crews enter a house there's a barely contained rush through the door, as if they are contestants on a shopping-spree game show. WSR workers have made off with big-screen TVs and couches. One uncovered a rare coin collection in a tool shed. Whoever conducts the initial, of course, gets the lay of the land first.
Mr. Brewer squeezed through the window and unlocked the door. Inspecting the recliner, he was disappointed to discover that its seat was stained and its back ripped.
This house was older and less well-cared-for, especially in its recent past, than the one in Murrieta Oaks. An upstairs bathroom mirror was shattered, and the dining room carpeting had been stained with bleach. Owners of foreclosed homes sometimes take out their frustration on the property, damaging surfaces, writing graffiti on walls, leaving bathroom faucets on to overflow.
Mr. Brewer took pictures of the clutter scattered throughout the house and garage: clothes; a stack of DVDs; an upended mattress and box spring; an unopened can of Cal-Maid grapefruit juice on the kitchen counter; a rotting bag of trash that had, he estimated with an expert's nose, been sitting out for two months; a glass lamp shaped like a head.
Certain items in particular seemed to invite a kind of foreclosure anthropology. Buried in a drawer was a "debit card" from Pechanga Resort & Casino, the casino in nearby Temecula. Cigarette butts littered a hallway carpet. A teddy bear lay on the floor in one bedroom, a pair of boy's briefs in another.
Spending time in the house encouraged thoughts about what had become of the family who had lived there which is perhaps why Mr. Brewer worked so feverishly to note the estimated cubic feet of debris, replace the locks and get back to his crew.
"I used to think, somebody was living here last week they were probably stressing out," Mr. Brewer said of his early days on the job. "I'd think, what if I was kicked out of my home?" He has since developed a workmanlike focus on the task at hand, blocking out thoughts of the human suffering that accompanies foreclosure. "I don't want to feel guilty about my job," he said.
DURING the housing boom, Riverside County saw explosive growth, as hundreds of developments like Murrieta Oaks sprouted from the desert floor. Mr. Brewer, who grew up in Murrieta, said that when he returned in 2002 after a tour of duty in Afghanistan, there had been so much building, he didn't recognize the road from the airport.
Now, the streetscape of the county is so pocked with foreclosures that WSR workers frequently drive past homes they have trashed out on their way to other jobs. "Chara Avenue!" Mr. Fisher shouted from the back seat of the truck that afternoon, recognizing a street sign. "That's where the house was with the dead peacock in the yard."
Animal stories are an entire subset of trash-out folklore: live fish found in bathtubs, a family of possums hiding in a woodpile. (When workers find an abandoned dog, they don't wait to learn the outcome; they mark "Occupied by Dog" on the work order, call animal control and move on.)
Overpowering smells are another peril of the job. "There's definitely a foreclosure smell," said Mr. Brewer, explaining that it's a stale, frequently sour odor often traceable to the kitchen. "I've learned that if the power is off in a home and there's a refrigerator, don't stand in front of it," he said. "Not only will the stench knock you out, but 3,000 gnats might fly out."
He continually braces himself, he added grimly, against the possibility that the "foreclosure stench could turn into a death stench."
Trash-out workers resemble crime-scene cleaners in their studied detachment and black humor, and the jobs are not dissimilar. Some foreclosed homes have a palpable feeling of trauma.
"Do you remember that place in Barstow?" Mr. Zurn asked Mr. Brewer.
Mr. Brewer said: "Yeah. The pipes had been completely ripped out."
Mr. Zurn said, "Neither one of us wanted to go down the basement steps."
Mr. Brewer said: "It had an eerie, someone-is-still-here vibe. In some of these homes, it feels like the foreclosure ghosts the disgruntled people who were forced to leave."
After lunch, Mr. Brewer drove a few miles east to San Jacinto, a sleepy desert community on the southeastern edge of the county, made sleepier by the rash of foreclosures. Entering a neighborhood of older homes built in the 1970s ("older" is a relative term here), he stopped in front of the kind of modest low-maintenance house popular with downsizing retirees. An empty Seagram's 7 bottle lay in the kitchen sink, and a pantry shelf held military food rations and a candy-filled Easter basket.
Mr. Zurn set several unopened boxes of Jell-O flan aside for himself. A soft-spoken man who grew up in Utah, he has seen all sides of the foreclosure crisis, first as an assistant escrow officer for a mortgage lender in Costa Mesa, Calif., in 2006, then as a real estate agent in Utah two years ago, and now as a trash-out worker. He said he is still surprised at the assortment of items he comes across, and disturbed by the waste. "These people have plenty of time to move stuff out," he said.
He likened departing homeowners to runners in a marathon who fall and never get back up to finish. "Their credit is bad, their home is lost, the money they put into it is gone," he said. "They leave it and walk away."
The San Jacinto home was meant to be the last of the day, but Mr. Brewer decided to swing by a house in an another foreclosure-ravaged community, Moreno Valley, where another WSR crew was working on a large job.
"I think I did the initial on this place," Mr. Brewer said. "If it's the house I'm thinking of, it's a total mess."
The phrase was a woefully inadequate description. The house, a sad-looking one-story on a corner lot overlooking a busy street, looked as if it had been torn apart by wolves who were also graffiti-writing meth addicts.
When Mr. Brewer pulled up, the leader of the other crew, Tyler Hatch, was standing knee-deep in household detritus in the garage, a besieged expression on his face. Workers around him were shoveling the deserted belongings into a trailer.
The house's interior was a jumble of clothes, broken furniture and dirty dishes, and the major appliances stove, refrigerator, washer and dryer had left scars and discolored patches when they were pulled from the walls and carted away. A fossilized whole roast chicken sat on a kitchen shelf.
Mr. Brewer's crew pitched in, and in a few hours the men restored the home to some semblance of order. A neighbor stood in his driveway and watched with what looked like only mild interest.
Dressed in a security guard uniform and headed to work, he explained to Mr. Brewer that after the house was abandoned several months ago, squatters broke in and trashed the place. At another time or in another part of the country, the account would have been startling, and the vandalized house would have been a disturbing sight. But for Mr. Brewer and his crew, it was just the last trash-out of the day.


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a.k.a. "Getting wiggy with it"
Like any girl like me, I've got a number of wigs. Many are cheapies that I bought for photo shoots and general fun, but my four main ones are expensive ones costing several hundred pounds each. I bought them on two separate visits to Beesley Wigs in Sandhurst using their "Buy One Get One Half Price" deals as mentioned in a previous post.
My favourite one is starting to get rather tired and "wiggy", so I decided it was time to do something about it.

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July 31, 2006
Day 306
I finally got into Ica at around 6:30 AM after being delayed most of the night by my broken-down bus. I successfully withdrew money from an ATM and shared a cab to Huacachina with a couple backpackers named Sean from the USA and Suzann from Denmark who were on my bus. The tiny oasis resort doesn't even make the map, and I skipped it when I was in the area last year because I didn't think there was much there, but I heard so many good things about it from fellow travelers that I figured I'd have to check it out.
When I got into town, I saw that it wasn't even really a town. Huacachina consists of a tiny lagoon surrounded by a few houses, a lot of hotels and restaurants, and some of the biggest sand dunes in the world. The two attractions to the resort are taking dune buggy rides through the sand and sandboarding. I signed up to do both this afternoon.
About an hour before sunset, Sean, Suzanne, a guy named Oliver from Hong Kong, and I jumped aboard a dune buggy and were taken for a wild ride. We started driving at breakneck speeds around the dunes outside of town. Then we went over the top of a few dunes. It was like being on a wild roller coaster ride, Peruvian style. We also stopped several times for sandboarding. It's kind of like snowboarding except you can go as fast as you want without fear of running into someone else or a tree. And when you fall, it doesn't hurt because there's nothing but cushiony sand to worry about. The experience definitely made Huacachina worth a visit. The only problem was that sand accumulated absolutely everywhere on myself and all of my possessions. I have a feeling I'll be finding sand in new places for weeks to come.
After all of the problems I have had with my buses the last few days, Huacachina will be the perfect place to relax for awhile. I can't believe I only have ten days until I go home. I know it's still the length of a normal vacation, but it feels just around the corner for me. That my trip will end eventually is starting to become a reality now.
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Nine Symptoms of Advanced Bhakti
rucibhis citta-masrinya-
krid asau bhava ucyate
"'When bhakti is executed on the transcendental platform of pure goodness (suddha-sattva), it is like a sun-ray of love for Krishna. At such a time, bhakti causes the heart to be softened by various tastes, and one is then situated in bhava (ecstatic emotion)." Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu (1.3.1)
kshantir avyartha-kalatvam
viraktir mana-sunyata
asa-bandhah samutkantha
nama-gane sada rucih
asaktis tad-gunakhyane
pritis tad-vasati-sthale
ity-adayo 'nubhavah syur
jata-bhavankure jane
"When the seed of ecstatic emotion for Krishna fructifies, the following nine symptoms manifest in one's behavior: forbearance, concern that time should not be wasted, detachment, absence of false prestige, hope, eagerness, a taste for chanting the holy name of the Lord, attachment to descriptions of the transcendental qualities of the Lord, and affection for those places where the Lord resides — that is, a temple or a holy place like Vrindavana. These are all called anubhava (subordinate signs of ecstatic emotion). They are visible in a person in whose heart the seed of love of God has begun to fructify." Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu (1.3.25-26)
Rupa Goswami's Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu is one of the foundational texts in the Chaitanya-vaishnava lineage of bhakti-yoga. It is an assimilation of the teachings that Rupa Goswami received from Sri Chaitanya in a ten day discussion held on the bank of the Ganga at Dasasvamedha-ghata in Pryaga. Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu elaborates on the nature, practices and gradations of bhakti as well as the components of bhakti-rasa (the experience of pure devotion).
The above verses discuss bhava (devotional ecstacy), the eighth of nine stages of advancement in bhakti, culminating in prema (pure love of God). Bhava is seen as the preliminary, budding stage or sprout of prema. Verse 1.3.1 reveals both the primary and secondary characteristics of bhava. The primary characteristic is suddha-sattva-viseshatma, one's heart, or one could say one's consciousness, becomes influenced by the touch of suddha-sattva (pure goodness), which is the direct influence of the Lord's potency. This implies that one is no longer held under the sway of the gunas (sattva, rajas, and tamas). The secondary characteristic of bhava is the softening of the heart which gives rise to various devotional tastes or experiences. One who is situated on the stage of bhava will be easily moved by devotional stimulus such as kirtan, hearing the recitation of devotional texts, ect.
Verses 1.3.25-26 reveal nine symptoms which can been seen in the character of one who has achieved the stage of bhava. These symptoms are seen as excellent criterion for determining advancement in bhakti, as opposed to other types of displays which may be easily imitated.
Kshanti: perseverance. Remaining tolerant and patient, even amid disturbance.
Avyartha-kalatvam: utilization of time. Refers to constant engagement in devotional seva (service).
Virakti: detachment. Completely indifference to the objects of sense gratification.
Mana-shunyata: absence of false prestige or pridelessness. To feel humble, free from the longing for being shown respect.
Asha-bandha: hope. To be always certain that Krishna will bestow His mercy on oneself.
Samutkanta: An intense eagerness to achieve or ardent desire for attaining one's desired supreme object (prema).
Nama-gane sada ruci: Thirst arising out of affection for constantly chanting the Lord's holy names.
Asaktis tad-gunakhyane: A natural attachment to describe the Lord's most sweet qualities, pastimes and so on.
Pritis tad-vasati-sthale: The desire to reside in the places of the Lord's pastimes such as Vrindavana.
Kaustubha das
Rupa Goswami (1489-1564 CE) is a teacher, poet, and philosopher from the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Bhakti-yoga. Along with his brother Sanatana Goswami he was considered the leader of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan – a highly influential group of acetic disciples of the Vaishnava saint/avatar, Sri Chaitanya. Rupa Goswami wrote a number of important books in Sanskrit on bhakti philosophy, poetics, drama and dramaturgy. He is also credited with uncovering various holy places associated with the life of Krishna in Vrindavan.


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Since its founding in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has included fully participating members with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. The basic premise of Scouting for youth with disabilities is full participation. Youth with disabilities can be treated and respected like every other member of their unit. They want to participate like other youth—and Scouting provides that opportunity. Many of the programs for Scouts with disabilities are directed at (1) helping unit leaders develop an awareness of people with disabilities among youth without disabilities and (2) encouraging the inclusion of Scouts with disabilities and special needs in Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, Varsity Scout teams, Venturing crews, and Sea Scout ships.
The Guide to Advancement and Scouting for Youth with Disabilities Manual spells out specific advancement procedures and accommodations any person with a disability is entitled to ask for and receive to succeed in Scouting.
When knowledgeable parents or volunteers are able to provide assistance and oversight, most anyone can be a member. While leaders should be enthusiastic about helping those with special needs, they should also recognize the demands that will be placed on their patience, understanding, and skill in working on advancement.
The Guide to Advancement http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/33088.pdf
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Children Tell Stories, an award-winning 288 page book by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss, comes with a companion DVD showing demonstrations of storytelling use in classrooms, as well as 25 printable stories. Aimed at teachers of grades K-8, this Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Award-winning book/DVD provides clear and detailed directions for teaching storytelling. This resource offers extensive tips for integrating storytelling into the curriculum, shows how storytelling links to state standards, and provides extensive bibliographies for all aspects of storytelling.
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For men - what to wear for a wedding
Gentlemen, a wedding invitation arrives from someone important - perhaps from your boss, a favorite cousin, or worst of all, an old flame. You've got to go, and you've got to look good. There's no need to panic, say local style experts. Here are their top tips.
Read the invitation. It provides important clues to planning your attire. Note the location and time of day. A daytime wedding in a garden is more casual than one in the evening at a church.
Suit up. A suit is always appropriate, particularly for a more formal affair. "A navy blue suit, white shirt and tie make up the wedding uniform," says Miguel Lopez, proprietor of the Castro menswear store, Sui Generis. Just remember that the fabric has to be appropriate to the season. Spring and summer require lighter fabrics, such as cotton and linen. Save the heavier wools and cashmeres for fall and winter weddings.
Consider the alternative. If a suit is just not your style, luckily there is another acceptable wedding outfit. According to Claudia Paolinelli, local men's stylist and personal shopper, you'll always look sharp in black dress pants or black khakis, a white button-down shirt, a sport coat and a tie, with black shoes, belt and socks. You can drop the coat for more casual weddings.
Pay attention to detail. A tie and leather dress shoes, such as oxfords or loafers, are the essential accessories to any outfit. Socks should match the color of the pants and belts should match the shoes. A shoeshine is a must.
Try it on. Whatever you are going to wear, make sure it's all pressed and fits well. "I can't stress enough how important tailoring is," says Paolinelli, who also advises staying away from pleated pants. "A flat front is modern, clean and classic."
Make your mark. Show a little personality and sport a colorful tie or consider a pocket square. "It completes the look," says Lopez. If you know the bride's wedding colors, you might want to echo them in either your tie or pocket square.
Buy what you need. If you want investment quality pieces, Paolinelli notes that Union Square stores like Ralph Lauren, Brooks Brothers and Thomas Pink offer classics and have sales assistants ready and able to help you. If budget is an issue, she recommends Zara for inexpensive clothing, and Lopez suggests shopping at consignment stores. "You will find good quality at consignments," he says. If you need alterations, the shop may provide them or refer you to a good tailor.
Avoid the missteps. No matter how casual the wedding, you can't look your best in sneakers and shorts. Daniel Billett, guide to Men's Fashion on About.com and author of "Mistakes Men Make," includes in his list of no-nos jeans, cargo pants, Birkenstocks, wrinkled shirts, scuffed shoes, and wild colors or prints.
All our experts agree that weddings are opportunities. "First impressions matter," says Lopez. "You might meet your future mate." If that happens, there's just one last step ... invite the old flame to your wedding.
Sui Generis, 2265 Market St., San Francisco; (415) 437-2265.


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'Rafa the gaffer': Benítez's coaching creed
Thursday 16 April 2015
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With SSC Napoli's Rafael Benítez turning 55 today, UEFA.com celebrates a coach with "the mind of a prosecution barrister and the words of a Spanish troubadour".
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"It's funny because in Spain they say I'm a coach who plays ultra-defensive football – in Italy completely the opposite," said Rafael Benítez as he reflected on his coaching career. "The truth is that the key word for me is 'balance'."
With the SSC Napoli boss celebrating his 55th birthday on the day of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final opener at VfL Wolfsburg, UEFA.com remembers his peak years in European football with words from the Spaniard and those who helped him become one of the most successful tacticians in UEFA club competition history.
Valencia CF: Liga (2002, 2004), UEFA Cup (2004)
Benítez was reportedly fourth choice to replace Héctor Cúper but proved an inspirational coach, his attack-minded side taking two Liga titles and winning the 2003/04 UEFA Cup.
Benítez on Valencia: There was a very good mentality, a winning team. We won the Spanish league twice after 31 years. We saw at the time that this team had the quality, the character, a very good spirit. And the UEFA Cup at this time was quite difficult – we played against Marseille with Didier Drogba. It was a very good team but we also had a very strong mentality.
Jaume Ortí, former Valencia president: We were very lucky to find someone capable of doing what he did: building an ambitious team with a winning mentality; a team that had a lot of belief in what they did and how they did it. I'll always be grateful for what he did. He was, and is, a professional and the trophies he has won are there for all to see, as is the work he did with Valencia and the other teams he has coached.
Rubén Baraja, former Valencia midfielder: He managed to forge a style, a way of working, and construct a team with very defined characteristics – without any weaknesses. It was a very complete team, as strong in attack as in defence, where every player knew his job. He was also an innovator when it came to squad rotation; he kept everyone fresh physically and mentally so we could all be competitive in every game. Our team was like a machine.
Liverpool FC: UEFA Champions League (2005), UEFA Super Cup (2005), FA Cup (2006)
The Spaniard transformed Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher into world-class performers, and led the team to their 2005 UEFA Champions League shoot-out success against AC Milan in Istanbul.
Benítez after the 2005 final: I don't have words to express what I feel at the moment. You concede in the first minute, you lose Harry Kewell, players go down with cramp and it's very difficult. We tried to change things at half-time and said it would be different if we scored – and it was. The players believed and we won.
Steven Gerrard, Liverpool captain: Rafa is obsessed with football 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You have to take your hat off to him. He's one of the best managers there is. Rafa is the type that when you finish a game as man of the match having scored three goals, he won't even mention it. Instead, he'll mention that you never used your left foot at a certain point. But Rafa does it right. I have had lots of 'well dones' from him, but when I need a kick up the backside I get it too.
Dietmar Hamann, former Liverpool midfielder: Sometimes talking to Rafa was like when your car windscreen's iced up on a winter's morning. You can't see anything, but when you switch on the de-icer gradually you start to see through the impenetrable barrier of ice – a hazy picture emerges and within two minutes you have a full technicolor image. Rafa had the ability to achieve this rapid transformation from total blankness to incredible insight in just two minutes. He was incisive. He had the mind of a prosecution barrister and the words of a Spanish troubadour.
FC Internazionale Milano: FIFA Club World Cup (2010)
Replacing Real Madrid CF-bound José Mourinho days after his departure from Liverpool, Benítez was to last barely six months at Internazionale, but lifted the Italian Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
Benítez on Inter: At Inter, I could not do everything I wanted, but I left with two trophies and a lot of friends.
Chelsea FC: UEFA Europa League (2013)
A controversial appointment for the then-European champions, Benítez did not much appreciate the job title 'interim manager' but left his mark, making Chelsea one of four sides to have landed all three major UEFA club trophies.
Benítez after the 2013 final:My success? It depends on your perceptions. When you put it all together, what we've managed in terms of keeping the squad together and coping with injuries, I think we've done well. You have to win for people to realise what you're trying to do. We won, so hopefully everyone now knows.
David Luiz, former Chelsea midfielder, after the 2013 final: It was a very demanding year. We were expected – obliged – to do very well after last year and there was pressure and demands from everyone. We lost three finals this season [FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup] and now I want to dedicate this victory to [manager] Rafael Benítez because he did a wonderful job with us.
Frank Lampard, former Chelsea midfielder: He's a professional bloke. He prepared very well for games. And it was a difficult situation for him as well. As interim manager it was always going to be quite difficult because we all knew it was only to the end of the season. So there was no planning, no long-term relationships were going to be built. So, in that respect, he did a good job because we got the end result – success.
SSC Napoli: Coppa Italia (2014)
Hired in May 2013, Benítez has satisfied the demands of some of the most passionate fans in Italy, with this season's march to the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals their best European campaign in a generation.
Benítez on Napoli: So far we have won the Italian Super Cup against a great side in Juventus. This is something very important and I want to highlight it. We're also in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia and the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League. It's been 26 years since this club made it so far in a continental competition – not since the times of Diego Maradona.
Dries Mertens, Napoli winger: Benítez is a great coach who is doing an amazing job at Napoli. He makes us better every day. I hope he will stay here.
Benítez on his culture: I worked in England for many years but my culture is Latin and I can completely understand the great passion of Napoli fans. I think the supporters here understand my passion as well. The only difference is that I don't express it with gestures but with the commitment to hard work every day. The Napoli fans can see that and they just judge how the team is playing.


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GANGNEUNG, South Korea — The mood around the Gangneung Curling Centre Monday morning was one of trepidation. The women's curling round-robin, session 8, featured Switzerland thoroughly waxing the Olympic Athletes from Russia 11-2, a result whose significance was lost on exactly no one.
Just hours earlier, news had broken that Alexander Krushelnitsky, one-half of the bronze medal-winning mixed doubles curling team, had tested positive for the banned substance meldonium. Krushelnitsky's "B" sample is still being tested, and amid their disbelief, Russian curlers expressed hope that he would be vindicated.
(UPDATE: The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced later on Monday they were formally charing Krushelnitsky.)
"We never thought it would happen in curling," said Victoria Moiseeva. "We were really shocked. … We all know Alexander, we all know how hard he worked to get here. I know he would never risk that."
The IOC found Russia guilty of systematic, orchestrated doping violations at the 2014 Sochi Games. As a result, the IOC forced any Olympic athletes who cleared doping protocols to compete under a generic "Olympic Athletes of Russia" banner. Russian officials are reportedly in the process of meeting with the IOC to determine the contours of the matter.
Back at the Gangneung Curling Centre, though, there was little knowledge but plenty of sadness among the Russians. "I just read the same information like you from Internet," women's coach Sergei Belanov said. "Is different team. I know nothing."
Belanov also dismissed the idea that doping could help a curler. "I don't believe a young man, a clever man, will use the same doping [that was investigated in the] last two years. It's stupid, but Alexander is not stupid."
"We tried not to think about it yesterday when we found it out, because we had a morning game," Moiseeva said. "But apparently it didn't work for us. It was still in our heads." Moiseeva noted that the Russian curlers are a tight-knit bunch, having known each other for years.
"I couldn't imagine how one person could do that and sleep OK," Moiseeva said, speaking of a hypothetical and not Krushelnitsky in particular, "because he knows that he ruined the life not just of one person but for almost the whole country."
At almost the same moment as the Russian athletes were losing, the IOC was holding a press conference in PyeongChang, with doping and possible sacntions as one of the topics. The IOC was holding off on a final judgment until Krushelnitsky's backup "B" sample was tested, but did not rule out the possibility that this could affect Russia's bid to allow its athletes to carry its own flag at the Closing Ceremony rather than the generic Olympic flag.
"We'll never reach a point where we'll have no doped athletes. It's like saying we're going to do away with burglary or murder. It just doesn't happen," said Mark Adams, IOC Director of Communication. "Where you'll have competition in sport, you'll have people doing that."
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It is National Home Remodeling month and NAHB wants to emphasize the benefits of hiring a professional remodeler. There are two aspects to this: 1) hiring a contractor rather than attempting a project yourself, 2) hiring a contractor who is a well-qualified professional remodeler, such as members of NAHB Remodelers or those who have earned one of NAHB's Professional Designations.
According to 2011 American Housing Survey (AHS) tables from HUD and the Census Bureau, over 60 percent of home owners hire contractors for home improvement activities overall, but the share varies depending on the activity. At the top of the list among activities undertaken by at least 1 million homeowners a year, 87 percent of owners hire contractors for HVAC jobs, followed by roofing jobs at 82 percent. On a dollar basis, the shares would be significantly higher, as owners tend to hire contractors for larger projects (see previous post).
A leading reason NAHB recommends home owners be careful about attempting projects on their own are safety, as lack of familiarity with tools and techniques can lead to serious accidents. Working on a roof is often cited as an activity with the potential for serious injury. Another reason is cost, as home owners may forget to factor in the cost of tools. Many remodeling projects require specialized tools, which a home owner will purchase and only use once or twice. Cost of a project, of course, can also escalate if it is done incorrectly the first time and therefore has to be re-done.
An advantage of a well qualified professional remodeler is experience with the appropriate tools and specialized knowledge needed to perform correctly. HVAC work is an example of something that can't be done by everyone and requires specialized knowledge, for example to size a unit correctly for a particular home. A follow-up post next week will cover what homeowners look for in a remodeler and what they think of remodelers with professional designations.


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An insider's view of what is really happening in the Harris County Criminal Courts
Friday, December 23, 2011
A New Voir Dire Question
For instance, you could pose the questions as follows:
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: There could be a lot of reasons that my client does not take the stand during this Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child case. What are some of the reasons?
JUROR # 1: His attorney told him not to?
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Yes, or perhaps he works for Pat Lykos' Harris County District Attorney's Office.
JUROR # 2: He's a bad speaker?
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Yes, or perhaps he works for Pat Lykos' Harris County District Attorney's Office.
JUROR # 3: He would really screw up on the stand if faced with cross-examination?
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Yes, or perhaps he works for Pat Lykos' Harris County District Attorney's Office.
JUROR #4: He has a lot of prior convictions and doesn't want to talk about them?
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Yes, or perhaps he works for Pat Lykos' Harris County District Attorney's Office.
JUROR # 5: He's guilty as hell?
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Yes, or perhaps he works for Pat Lykos' Harris County District Attorney's Office.
JUROR #6: Wait a second, if your client didn't do anything wrong and has nothing to hide, why wouldn't he WANT to take the stand and clear all of this up for us?
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Why don't you ask Pat Lykos' Harris County District Attorney's Office.
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LOL! Thank you...that was just the holiday cheer I needed.
- December 23, 2011 at 10:27 AM
From this morning's Chronicle:
"I would be hard pressed to punish anyone because they exercised their constitutional rights," Leitner said. He said Palmer's attorneys may have advised her not to say anymore....
As a defense attorney, we hear the contrary everyday at the courthouse: "If your guy is not guilty, why won't he talk?....If you push this to trial, we won't offer this anymore?....Why won't your guy cooperate?..." Aren't all these your constitutional rights? I suggest we print out this article from the paper and present it to the State, when they give you these quotes.
- December 23, 2011 at 10:31 AM
To a Harris County Lawyer: Having recently reported for Harris County jury duty and seen the selection available for potential service (including myself) I think your proposed voir dire might be too subtle without a bit of tweaking (sic). I would therefore suggest that some prefatory remarks might be appropriate; e.g.:
Under both the United States and Texas Constitutions an individual cannot be compelled to give evidence against oneself and the refusal of an individual to do so or incriminate oneself cannot be held against them for any purpose. The invocation of those rights are sometimes known as taking the Fifth. These rights apply from the inception of a criminal investigation, for example where an individual refuses to talk with the police after arrest, through a grand jury proceeding, for example where a Harris County prosecutor refused to answer grand jury questions without any consequence to employment, and finally up through a trial,such as where an accused refuses to testify. Just as there was no consequence to that Harris County prosecutor for refusing to testify neither should there be any consequence to my client, that is you cannot hold that election against him (her) if he(she) elects not testify. With that in mind: Now to your questions-
Calvin A. Hartmann
- December 23, 2011 at 10:49 AM
About the holiday email.
My first response was anger. Then understanding. Then pity.
Anger: So, now it is "we" and "us?" There has three years to build real relationships with people. Instead, the focus has been on the "big sell." While all of us function as best we can, guessing at policies, trying not to draw attention, keeping our thoughts and feelings to ourselves.
We learned EARLY that the penalty for speaking out was humiliation, shame, and dismissal.
Understanding: The email is a metaphor for the past three years. This is the "big sell" - the great Oz, an "atta boy" and a claim that we are all united against a common enemy.
Pity: So that's how I got to pity. I feel sorry for anyone who sees the world in this way.
I don't want to increase the vitriol that is out there now. I just want to say something honest. I can only account for me.
And, for me - the "big sell" is stale. I'm ready for a leader who is honest with us. I'm ready to have someone I can argue with if I disagree with a policy or an idea.
I don't want the slick, PR-infused, constant press releases about the latest, greatest program that is all sweetness and light juxtaposed against the dark, evil policies and programs of old.
Especially in this economy, I don't want to see money spent on the propaganda machine of media-savvy pros, special TV lighting, and political advertisements disguised as "newsletters" and having alliterated, snappy names like "Prosecution Prospective."
I don't want to see press releases that have style and sell with no substance - like announcing the DA's Most Wanted - which is a never-changing (despite the word *NEW* on the DA website) gender and ethnically balanced propaganda tool.
I don't want to see recycled, renamed, or rebranded programs.
I do want to have honest and frank discussions - even loud arguments - with my colleagues about our policies and programs.
I do want to get back to the business of public safety and justice - for all - including the defendants.
I do want the media to START ASKING REAL QUESTIONS - example: Ted Oberg - Thank you. Is there so much pressure to get the "news" that they stopped real journalism and started simply started passing on slickster press releases?
Ask about:
The mental health program. This has been much touted, but what is happening? How does the program work? How many people have they helped?
The detox center?
The housing for mentally ill?
The elder program?
Fugitive Unit? Hint - compare them to the Gulf Coast Violent Offender's Task Force. I'm willing to bet the Task Force arrests as many people in a week as the DA's Fugitive Program has in three years.
Investigation into the child suicide (RIP)?
ALL the employees who have left - someone posted prosecutor's names. However what about the investigators and administrative people?
The "new" hires - some of them are good - but there are many who are draining the budget. They wonder around here and we all wonder what they are doing and wish we could use that spot for someone to help with all this WORK.
While all the money is being spent on propaganda, what is happening to infrastructure?
I guess I am more angry that I realized, judging by the length of this post.
Holiday Cheer email: Too little. Too stale. Too slick. Too fake. Too late.
- December 23, 2011 at 11:21 AM
When I got chewed out by Palmer, she was wearing sequins. Freaking sequins in court. SEQUINS! Clueless.
I would feel sorry for that hot mess if she didn't make us all look like idiots in the process.
- December 23, 2011 at 1:22 PM
Not to go off topic, but, a lot of those same things happening with PL are also going on in the HCAO. The media has just scratched the surface there. I know this is incredibly naive, but I think that public servants should serve the people.
- December 23, 2011 at 2:09 PM
Today,I was getting dressed to go run some errands and without even thinking, I grabbed the long sleeved shirt that I had bought from the D.A. Investigators a while back. It's the one with the large District Attorney's Office logo and name appearing on the front. I bought this shirt and other merchandise because not only was I trying to help their cause, I also was very proud of the agency I worked for...not any more. I am now embarrassed and ashamed that we have been drug through the mud and now appear no better than those we prosecute. As for the Christmas wish from "Pat," I truly just wanted to puke.
- December 23, 2011 at 9:05 PM
Anon 11:31
Are you sure you don't work for the Sheriff's Office?
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Recently I was making a hospital visit to a man who had a stroke the night before. I didn't know what to expect. I was going there to be a blessing and to bring some encouragement and hope through prayer and a Psalm. I arrived there and he was sitting up in bed drinking some juice. We shared for a few minutes. The news he had received wasn't very good at all. He seemed strangely at peace with the news and his station in life. I was encouraged, he was encouraged we prayed then talked a few more minutes and I said my good bye and began to leave. As I was leaving a man in the bed next to his was staring straight at me. The man looked like Hemingway, very distinguished with a white beard and stern look. As I was walking out of the room he broke his silence and asked in a strong voice, "Are you a preacher?" I looked him in the eye and said, "Yes sir I am." He stared back at me with that same stern look and asked firmly, "Do you really believe everything in that book?, as he pointed to my bible. I replied firmly but gently with conviction, "Yes sir I do." He then asked with a hint with a hint of skepticism, "Do you really believe in Jesus?" I replied , "Absolutely!" Then he asked me a simple yet Titanic question, "Why?" He went on aggressively, "Give me one reason or one verse from that book that makes you believe." What a question! What a challenge! I have walked with Jesus for over twenty years. I have been to seminary and yet this Titanic question still loomed over me. I thought to myself, "If I am struggling under the weight of this Titanic question how many that I shepherd and lead will struggle too?" I looked him in the eyes and I was filled with compassion for him. I had no idea why he was in the hospital. I thought maybe this is the end and he is facing eternity. I shared with him, "Sir I will offer you my testimony as my subjective experience coupled with the objective evidence of this book (The Gospel), pointing to the Bible, and the testimony of the living God through His Holy Spirit working in and through my life." He pushed back, "Give me one verse in that book that proves Jesus is who he said He was." I replied, "Sir I cannot just give you one verse I offer this whole book from cover to cover as a testimony along with the testimony human history coupled with the power of personal faith as proof. I offer you my personal testimony of a changed life as evidence for the faith I profess and possess." The man offered me a huge grin and said, "Young man I have walked with Jesus since I was seven years old. You have answered well. I want to give you a verse from the Bible as to why I believe. May I?" I replied, "Please."
Titus 1:1-3 1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began 3 and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;
He shared with me that this verse says that God cannot lie and is faithful to keep everything that He has promised. He went on to tell me that his faith has rested safely on these verses for 58 years of ministry. Then he shared with me his vocation for the past 15 years, which lead me to name this blog Titanic question. For the past 15 years he has been employed by the Titanic Exhibit traveling worldwide playing Captain Edward Smith and offering tours of the exhibit. The catch is that during his tours he shares the story of Pastor John Harper, The Titanic's Last Hero , a preacher from Scotland who spent his last hours preaching the Gospel offering salvation to those on the Titanic. He told me he had shared this story in countries around the world and looks at his time touring with the Titanic exhibit as his primary ministry. We spent about 30 minutes talking and praying together. I found out that he had a massive blood clot in his lung he was trusting God to dissolve. He had been in the hospital for six days and was hoping to return to the exhibit soon. He also shared that he wondered why he was in the hospital he thought perhaps it was to witness to those in the bed next to him. I shared with him that he had ministered to me and challenged me greatly with his Titanic question. As I walked out of the hospital room that day I knew my focus had been and will continue to be laser pointed. It is all about Jesus, it has always been about Jesus and it will always be about Jesus. The most simple yet Titanic questions a believer that can be asked must be answered and communicated effectively. Do you believe everything in that book? Do you really believe in Jesus? Why? Think about that right now, if you are a believer. If someone asked you these three Titanic question right now what would be your answer? Here is what I know, we must be ready because we never know when those questions are going to come. I sure didn't think they would come from a man I didn't know laying in a hospital bed as I departed the room. If you can't answer these question for yourself I encourage you spend the time discovering why you believe what you believe. Explore your faith. Ask yourself the hard questions. Use the Gospel and the leading of the Holy Spirit and your testimony and human history as evidence for your faith or to build your faith.


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The first thing you should know about us is that we're not perfect. We are all works in progress; God isn't finished with any of us. But that's ok, because we believe that the journey of following after Jesus is indeed a journey, not a destination. That means that if you hang around with us long enough, we're bound to disappoint you or hurt you. But in the meantime, we're going to do our best to love you and care for you.
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I've mentioned before about my cyber friends and how they have become increasingly important to me. I am lucky enough to have a group of online friends who fall over themselves to be there for me, to be as supportive as they can, even if they live the other side of the country, the other side of the world.
Not all of them are parents of children with special needs, but I still find great comfort and support in them nonetheless. But recently one online friend has really astounded me. I have never had the privledge of meeting Aimee, although I would like to so very much. We've never met, she's never cuddled Samuel but for him she ran 10k.
This weekend Aimee ran the Lincoln 10k because, well she must be a bit bonkers and tremendously fit, but because she wanted to do it for Sam. Aimee wanted to do something to directly help Sam, so she raised money for his hospice Julia's House which he visits each week but also has carers come out to our home regularly, to provide care and play with him here to give me a break (and for them to have Sam cuddles without other distractions!). I've sat in on a handful of sessions at the hospice and been lucky enough to meet some of the other amazing children who go there. Each and every one of them has their own cruel and painful battle to fight every single day and Julia's House brings them so much pleasure and fun, it's lovely to see first hand.
At the time I'm writing this post, Aimee has raised an amazing £270. Some of this money we've donated along with Sam's Grandparents, but the large majority came from Aimee's friends and people that are part of our online community. People Samuel and I haven't met and unfortunately may never do. If you are reading this and are one of the generous people who have kindly donated, thank you, thank you all so very much.
And to Aimee, I can't put it into words how we feel about what you have done. But all I can say is that we thank you Aimee from the bottom of our hearts.


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24-12-10 - Demonstration against Political persecution and Oppression in Silwan:
"yisraelpnm | December 24, 2010
The armed forces announced their intention to employ against Adnan Gheith, a political and community activist and a resident of Silwan the extreme and draconian mean of restricting him from his community, home, family and livelihood for the duration of four months, due to his participation in the democratic protest against the Jewish settlement enterprise in Silwan.
Since the killing of Silwan resident Samer Sarhan by a security guard of the right-wing association Elad, the Israeli authorities and armed forces have stepped up their campaign of repression in Silwan, employing ever harsher means. The last step taken against Gheith is meant to break down the legitimate and non violent protest taking place in the village against the settlements and house demolitions.
Gheith is a member of the Al-Bustan Neighbourhood Committee, a neighbourhood whose houses the municipality want to demolish in favour of another compound the will serve Jewish settlement in the village. Gheith and his comrades have been leading for the past two years the non violent struggle against these intentions, and put up the protest tent in the neighbourhood. Gheith's restriction is a warning sign for us all. Residents of Silwan and maybe any resident of East Jerusalem, who dare to speak up against the brutal settlements enterprise, may find themselves arrested or restricted. Last Friday Gheith and his comrades from Silwan joined the vigil in Sheikh Jarrah and invited to join them this Friday in Silwan.
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All Catholics in virtue of their Baptism are called to share in the common priesthood of Christ by which they sanctify themselves and the world around them. However, some men are called in a special way by Christ to the ordained ministry or the sacramental priesthood, in order to teach, govern, and sanctify the people of God in collaboration with the Archbishop of the Diocese and so build up the Church and evangelize the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
In his message on the occasion of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Benedict XVI asserted that "The Eucharist is at the center of every Christian community and is the source and summit of the life of the Church." We need priests because we need the Eucharist. Without priests we do not have the Eucharist. That is, without priests we would be deprived of what essentially defines us. The absence of priests strikes at the very root of who we are as a Eucharistic people. All of us should ask ourselves, "What would it be like if there were no priests."
Fortunately, Christ continues to call many men to the priesthood and they respond generously with the gift of their whole lives in the service of Christ and His Church. We seek and embrace men of prayer, courage, and a spirit of sacrifice who love the Eucharist and desire to be a powerful force for good in the Church and in the world.
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SINCE 1974, The Wailers have recorded, toured and performed in front of millions across the world. From then until 1981, they did so alongside the legendary Bob Marley until his untimely death.
The band subsequently relaunched as simply The Wailers with Aston 'Family Man' Barrett and Junior Marvin at their helm. In and around various member changes, the collective have been going ever since. One of the changes was that American-Jamaican musician, Josh Barrett was invited to join the collective in 2014 as lead singer.
He's previously recorded with a plethora of music greats, including Quincy Jones, gospel greats Tramaine Hawkins and Kim Burrell; Q-Tip, Common, Mary J Blige and Kanye West, and Jamaica's own Chronixx. The multi-talented musician also plays guitar, bass, drums and piano.
Q: How did you and music meet?
A: In my mother's womb! My family is very musically inclined and they grew me around music – that's where it all started. My mother used to sing songs to me. Her favourite song on earth is My Boy Lollipop by Millie Small.
She would sing those songs to me. My father is also a singer and guitarist – anything I do, my father has done, in some way.
Q: Before you joined The Wailers, what were some of the musical projects you undertook?
A: I went to William Paterson University and graduated with a Bachelor's in Jazz Performance. Through that, I met artists from many different styles and genres, from hip-hop to gospel and jazz. Those kinds of experiences helped me to be the musician I am today. I was privileged to record on a Quincy Jones album.
Q: How did you become lead singer of this iconic band?
A: It's an honour and a privilege. I feel blessed. There are other factors that played a part. Through a Jamaican lineage, Family Man and I, and Famz Jnr are distant cousins. I've known Family Man for more than 12 years now. In 2014, after Junior and I kept the link, we spoke of doing some work and started working on some projects.
In 2015 the opportunity came along to join the Wailers. As of January 28, this is my second year.
Q: The Wailers is such a world-renowned band – is there any pressure which comes with being up front and centre in this collective?
A: Outside of Rasta struggle, I don't really deal with those kinds of pressure. It's a duty to uphold the banner – the Lion of Judah.
Personally, as an artist, I have a great deal of respect for brother Robert Nesta Marley and the work that he's done. I know that he was chosen to play his part. The pressure that I feel is upon myself to do my best to bring honour to such a great legacy. The work that he was willing to do in obedience to his creator. I hope to do that and more. I hope to make him proud.
Q: What can the UK audience expect from you during your UK tour?
A: Classics! There's nothing new under the sun, so we just come to add our colours to the spectrum and through our experience, we'll be singing those same songs of freedom from our heart. We're also bringing some new music.
Just as the Gong, his generations and the Wailers of the time were speaking on their struggles, it's important to speak on where we are today and where we're going. We also need to make sure that this history is not forgotten.
Q: Are you guys in the studio, is there any material we can look out for in the near future?
A: Our upcoming single is called Stand Firm Inna Babylon. When you hear it, you'll understand that the natural mystic is still blowing through the air.
The Wailers return to the UK this month with a headline tour and new legendary line-up. Steered by founder Aston Family Man Barrett, and joined in solidarity with original Wailers' band members Junior Marvin and Donald Kinsey, The Wailers will perform across some of the country's major cities, performing 'Legend' in its entirety.
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We have spent the past couple of days doing more house sorting, mostly putting up shelves.
I also did more knitting on the current scarf, which is a pattern called 'Cloud':
We also went to Love Is Enough at BMAG, their William Morris and Andy Warhol exhibition. It was really interesting, with a lot of interesting parallels between the two artists. I especially loved the very long run of Morris wallpaper, being built up in stages, and it was wonderful to see how the design developed. I found the Morris printing blocks very exciting:
A print block for Morris's Acanthus design, the third and final stage, with metal strips forming the fine lines on the prints. The two earlier layers were built up with wooden blocks, reducing in size each time. The blocks still had some paint from printing left on them, and were displayed with a drawing of the Acanthus design, in a room full of Acanthus wallpaper, wonderful!
William Morris sketch for Acanthus.
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Bennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP) has won the prestigious Australian Fund Manager Awards' (AFMAs') Golden Calf Award.
The Golden Calf is awarded to a boutique fund manager in the Australian equities sector based on returns achieved over the 2010/2011 period.
Over one year to 30 June 2011, BAEP's Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund delivered a return of 20.3%, outperforming the S&P/ASX 300 by 8.4%.
"This was a good year for our portfolio returns as our process focuses on stocks we believe can deliver positive earnings surprise relative to expectations. The economic uncertainty during 2010 and 2011 manifested itself in a higher degree of earnings uncertainty, which presented a number of opportunities we were able to exploit," said Paul Cuddy, BAEP's Chief Executive Officer.
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Cybersecurity Standards User Council invites members to join
OASIS is delighted to announce the formation of a new initiative: the Cybersecurity Standards User Council.
The international Cybersecurity Standards User Council is being formed by Aetna, ANZ Bank, Bank of America, BMO, Boeing, Cisco, JPMorgan Chase, Kaiser Permanente, and U.S. Bank at OASIS. We invite you to review the charter below as well as the Council web site [a] and consider getting involved.
To join the Council:
(a) you must be an employee or designee of an OASIS member organization or an individual member of OASIS, and
(b) you must register for the Council using the "join group" link at [b].
Non-members who wish to participate in the Council are invited to contact us for information about joining OASIS [c].
Members and non-members are invited to attend the Cyber Standards Council pre-launch planning session on 20 June in New York [d].
Please feel free to forward this announcement to any other appropriate lists.
[a] https://cyber-standards-council.org/
[b] https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/cyber-council/
[c] http://www.oasis-open.org/join/
[d] https://us17.dryfta.com/80-cybersecurity-council-meeting
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(1)(a) Name:
OASIS Cybersecurity Standards User Council
(1)(b) Statement of Purpose:
The Cybersecurity Standards User Council provides a neutral forum in which users of cybersecurity products and services can influence and track standards without the requirement to engage in day-to-day specification development issues. Whereas users are initially defined as entities leveraging cybersecurity products and services for their own institutional purposes.
User Council members voice concerns, discuss best practices, and identify common technical requirements that can be shared with OASIS Technical Committees including (but not limited to) the Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) TC, the Common Security Advisory Framework (CSAF) TC, and the Open Command and Control (OpenC2) TC.
(1)(c) Scope:
The goals of the Cybersecurity Standards User Council are to:
· Enable non-vendor organizations to contribute to cybersecurity standards in ways meaningful to them, such as articulating business requirements, mobilizing support for vertical specializations, and promoting adoption of common best practices;
· Foster peer-based discussions where non-vendor organizations can exchange information on pain points and collaborate to address real-world problems;
· Provide OASIS cybersecurity TCs with a direct mechanism for obtaining user feedback on technical disputes;
· Increase adoption of cybersecurity standards (STIX, TAXII, CSAF, OpenC2, and other relevant standards as identified by the User Council members) and enable a robust ecosystem by engaging more end users in the process.
The User Council may develop Committee Notes and other informative materials, but will not develop any Standards Track Work product materials (such as Committee Specifications) to which the patent licensing or non-assertion provisions of the OASIS IPR Policy would apply.
(1)(d) Deliverables
The Cybersecurity Standards User Council will determine, as part of their activities, the best means for documenting and sharing user scenarios, best practices, technical requirements, etc. with other interested parties, then create and publish such materials as best meets the Council's goals. The User Council may choose to conduct activities aimed at educating or soliciting feedback from non-members of OASIS.
(1)(e) IPR Mode
The User Council will operate under the terms of the Non-Assertion Mode as defined in the OASIS IPR Policy.
(1)(f) Audience
Work of the Cybersecurity Standards User Council is expected to be of interest to OASIS Technical Committees engaged in cybersecurity issues and governmental, institutional, and commercial parties outside OASIS with a stake in greater cybersecurity.
The Cybersecurity Standards User Council is open to all OASIS members but is designed specifically as a forum for representatives of non-vendor organizations from financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, aerospace, government, and other industry sectors that use products or services which support cybersecurity standards.
(1)(g) Language
The Cybersecurity Standards User Council will conduct its work in English; however, it may also choose to conduct activities or produce deliverables in other languages.
(2)(a) Identification of Similar Work
The Cybersecurity Standards User Council will pursue liaison relationships with end user communities represented by organizations such as FIRST.org, National Council of ISACs, and other groups.
(2)(b) First Meeting
The first official meeting of the members of the Cybersecurity Standards User Council will be held by teleconference on 26 June 2017. A chair or two co-chairs will be elected at this time.
The User Council will hold an open forum for members and non-members on 20 June 2017 in New York City in conjunction with the Borderless Cyber conference. The purpose of this forum will be to build support for the Council and solicit feedback from the community on needs, priorities, and preferred methods of working. User Council members are strongly encouraged but not required to attend this forum. The event will be chaired by Alexander Foley of Bank of America.
(2)(c) Ongoing Meeting Schedule
The User Council will convene monthly conference calls at a time to be determined by the members. Optional face-to-face meetings and public forums may be held in conjunction with the Borderless Cyber conference and other appropriate events at locations throughout the world.
(2)(d) Proposers
Initial Proposers of the User Council are:
· Aetna: David Crawford, email@example.com
· ANZ Bank: Dean Thompson, email@example.com
· Atos: Joerg Eschweiler, firstname.lastname@example.com
· Bank of America: Alexander Foley, email@example.com
· BMO Financial Group: Vicky Laurens, firstname.lastname@example.com
· The Boeing Company: Crystal Hayes, firstname.lastname@example.com
· Individual member: Stefan Hagen, firstname.lastname@example.com
· JPMorgan Chase: David Laurance, email@example.com
· Kaiser Permanente: Mike Slavick, firstname.lastname@example.com
· Kingfisher Operations: Trey Darley, email@example.com
· National Security Agency: Joseph Brule, firstname.lastname@example.com
· U.S. Bank: Bryan Hall, email@example.com ; Melanie Merritt, firstname.lastname@example.com ; John Paramadilok, firstname.lastname@example.com ; Theresa Pon, email@example.com
Additional Proposers for the Cybersecurity Standards User Council are welcome; contact firstname.lastname@example.com for details.
The final list of Proposers will be published with the official Call for Participation; organizations may join the User Council as members or observers at any time after that announcement.
(2)(e) Primary Representatives' Support
These organizations have confirmed their support for the Cybersecurity Standards User Council and their intention to be represented in the group: Aetna, ANZ Bank, Bank of America, BMO Financial Group, The Boeing Company, JPMorgan Chase, Kaiser Permanente, Kingfisher Operations, and the National Security Agency, and U.S. Bank.
(2)(f) Convener
Joerg Eschweiler, email@example.com
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Our journey began back in 2009 when Ian Koslow, the original founder of Time-Peace, became interested in the study of consciousness. While reading the book The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, Ian had a revelation. If the world's perception of time is responsible for all of the psychological suffering in our lives, and the Now is the only moment that ever truly exists, then why not just create watches that remind people to embrace the present moment?
When Ian presented the idea to a few of his other friends about creating a watch company that would be aimed at helping people change their perception of time, everyone immediately felt its potential and agreed to jump on board. The idea inspired us so much that we actually decided to take some time off from our studies to focus on spreading the message that we truly believed in. As crazy as it sounds, we envisioned it as something that could one day help change the world.
Now obviously we didn't have much money. We didn't have any business experience whatsoever. We really had no idea what we were doing, but we had to start somewhere. So we came up with the idea to re-purpose pre-existing watches by taking them apart and adding the newly created Time-Peace symbol. We spent days, weeks, over each other's homes back in Florida, working out of our parents' living rooms just taking apart and creating Time-Peaces. The reaction to the first few watches we made was incredible. So many people wanted them and they were flying off the "shelves," a.k.a. our bedrooms and garages, so fast that it was difficult for us to physically keep up with the orders being placed.
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|At Heritage Radio Network's East Williamsburg, Brooklyn studios.
Laura occasionally widens her focus on the American school lunch to examine the noontime repast of kids around the world. On our visit the show, the topic was the Japanese school lunch. Atsuko spoke about the making of her wonderful film titled School Lunch in Japan: It's Not Just About Eating! I added my two cents by describing the delightful experience of dropping in on a fifth-grade school lunch at Sanya Elementary School in Tokyo (part of a Foreign Press Center Japan fellowship tour earlier this year focusing on food, nutrition and Japanese cuisine).
|Lunch at Sanya Elementary School, Tokyo.
|In sanitary white coats, caps and masks, Sanya
fifth graders bring lunch food from kitchen to class.
Atsuko decided she needed to introduce the Japanese school lunch to westerners after visiting her child's elementary public school lunchroom in New York City. She was appalled at what she saw: chicken nuggets strewn across the floor, indiscriminate food waste, zero clean-up effort on the part of of students, no discernable recycling measures and worst of all, a lack of gratitude toward the cafeteria lunch ladies.
|The lunch line; students serving their peers.
|Miso soup week: student reports on regional styles,
illustrated with photos of what they made at home.
On our visit to Sanya, we had our pants practically charmed off us by these adorable and enthusiastic kids, and were also suitably impressed with how the lunch period is handled. We learned that the Japanese government has been concerned in recent years at the rise in obesity and lifestyle-related diseases, thinness obsession among young women, the loss of traditional Japanese food culture and a series of food safety incidents that have highlighted an over-dependence on food from abroad.
|The Sanya garden, tended by students, parents and community volunteers;
20 different kinds of vegetables are grown here.
Even before the earthquake disaster, though, the shokuiku (food and nutrition education) movement was gaining steam in Japan. The goal of shokuiku is to increase food and nutrition knowledge, food choice skills and healthy eating habits, not to mention its emphasis on gratitude, table etiquette and local food production. The government passed the Shokuiku Basic Act in 2005; in 2010, the law was amended to require that at least 30 percent of school lunch ingredients be sourced locally. Last year Sanya won the coveted designation of "Super Shokuiku" school for the excellence of its food and nutrition education program.
Another aspect of the shokuiku movement that America's school lunch lacks is the incorporation of nutrition education and food and cooking literacy into the class curriculum. There are now more than 5,000 nutrition educators working in Japanese schools. They offer nutrition presentations during lunchtime, weekend cooking workshops for parents and students, and provide counseling for issues such as picky eating.
|Voting on future lunch entree choices.
Sanya also leases a rice field in the countryside, which students visit in the fall to help with planting and in the spring to assist in the harvest.
|Giving thanks after eating.
There's a lot to admire about Japanese school lunches, but Laura pointed out areas where the U.S. arguably does a better job: food and nutrition assistance for low-income students, for example, done in an unobtrusive way that doesn't stigmatize recipients.
For more on school lunches, check out Cafeteria Culture, an amazing local not-for-profit organization Atsuko helps lead that has done much to make school lunches more sustainable.


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