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CFD Specialists & Marine Technology Solutions
Cape Horn Engineering is an independent CFD consultancy company with vast experience in the design of sailing and motor yachts, commercial ships and in the renewable energy sector. We offer state-of-the-art expertise in flow analysis for improved performance and safer procedures. Our CFD methods cover a large variety of flow behaviours and includes free-surface flow, viscous flow, full-scale performance prediction, fluid-structure-interaction, dynamic behaviour and design optimisation.
Cape Horn Engineering was established in 2007 and is now based in Portsmouth, UK. We are industry leaders in flow analysis with an expertise in aero-dynamic and hydrodynamic performance. Cape Horn Engineering are involved in the design and development of yachts for a wide range of high performance racing. Our methods have been developed in the extremely ambitious America's Cup environment, which requires rigorous testing and validation to remain competitive at the highest level. Our designs have won 3 consecutive Volvo Ocean Races, with ABN Amro in 2005/06, Ericsson Racing Team in 2008/09 and Groupama Sailing Team in 2011/12.
Our flow analysis has been proven in a wide variety of other marine applications including sailing yachts, power boats, high speed vessels, planing craft, advanced and unconventional hulls.
Our range of global services within the maritime sector has expanded to commercial ships, including cargo ships, large superyachts, production yachts, and more recently the renewable energy sector including offshore platforms and wind energy structures.
With new guidelines and regulations for ships to reduce emissions and improve air pollution, the demand for yacht and ship optimisation is rapidly increasing and becoming a key requirement with yacht designers and naval architects. CFD analysis will support designs to improve efficiency and performance, including aerodynamic simulations for innovative solutions such as using wind propulsion technology.
What are the main features of our simulations?
Years of verification and validation with towing tank, wind tunnel tests and in some cases with full scale sea trials
No compromise on software quality, we use the best CFD package on the market, STAR-CCM+ from Siemens PLM
Our work flow is highly automated, which allows us to run hundreds of simulations per day
We have access to large High Performance Computing clusters and large amounts of software licenses
Hydrodynamic simulations are run at full scale including all appendages and details. No need for extrapolation from model scale
The simulations include the free surface deformation and the dynamic sailing attitude of the vessel
They can include complex physical phenomena when present, like cavitation, transition laminar/turbulent flow, ventilation, sprays, etc
We simulate ship motions in incoming waves of any direction, also surfing down a wave is possible
There is no restriction on the amplitude of the motion, even capsize events are possible
Fluid Structure Interaction for hydrofoils and other structures
Aerodynamic simulations in steady state or transient flow, coupled to FEA model for deformation of sails
Slamming loads, sloshing, water entry, wave piercing, water on deck and any associated dynamic phenomena
Any detail of the superstructure can be taken into account in aerodynamic simulations
We can perform simulations of manoeuvres according to ITTC procedures Propulsion simulations using different levels of fidelity, from virtual discs to rotating propellers
Dr.-Ing. Rodrigo Azcueta (ARG, GER)
Dr.-Ing. Rodrigo Azcueta was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1968. He studied Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in Buenos Aires and Hamburg. Following his graduation in 1996 he continued working at the University of Hamburg on viscous free-surface flows and ship motions, for which he was conferred the degree of Doctor of Naval Engineering in 2001. Until the end of 2003 he was a research engineer at MTG Marinetechnik GmbH in Hamburg, working on projects for the German Ministry of Defence.
In 2007 Rodrigo founded Cape-Horn-Engineering S.L., a CFD consultancy and in 2013 he changed Cape Horn Engineering into a British limited company and moved his offices to Portsmouth. As Head of CFD for four America's Cup Challenges including AC35 for the British America's Cup Team, Rodrigo has built his reputation upon a racing pedigree and winning formula over the last two decades. His involvement in the designs of Volvo Ocean Race Campaigns has resulted in three consecutive wins.
2005 – 2006 Volvo Ocean Race Campaign for ABN Amro – winner
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2011 – 2012 Volvo Ocean Race Campaign for Groupama – winner
2003 – 2007 Head of CFD, 32nd America's Cup for BMW Oracle Racing
2008 – 2009 Head of CFD, 33rd America's Cup for Team Origin
2010 – 2013 Head of CFD, 34th America's Cup for Artemis Racing
2014 – 2017 Head of CFD, 35th America's Cup for Landrover BAR
Rodrigo has since focused on building strong customer relations and has successfully expanded the business, extending the range of services, globally and across the broader maritime sector, and more recently into the renewable energy sector. Investment in training his team and researching new technologies, dedicated to reduce shipping emissions and improve air pollution is a strong commitment. Rodrigo also firmly believes the future will rely on sustainable energy sources and has a strong desire to contribute to this development and to improve the performance of renewable energy technologies and platform supply vessels.
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The IUP SBDC provides consulting services and educational programs to entrepreneurs looking to start or grow a small business. From helping aspiring entrepreneurs turn ideas into businesses, to helping small firms expand, to providing the information every business person needs to make critical decisions, the SBDC is the resource entrepreneurs in all industry sectors can turn to for help—help that can make the difference between success and failure.
All services are provided by a staff of highly qualified consultants. In addition to practical experience in operating small businesses themselves, the combined staffs of the SBDC and the Management Services Group (MSG) have more than one hundred years of business experience and hold degrees across a range of business disciplines. The IUP SBDC also taps the expertise of industry experts, successful entrepreneurs, and other business professionals to deliver its educational programs.
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Purpose - This paper aims to identify emerging themes that can help in understanding the preferences of Indian consumers, in the transition generation 25-44 years Sinha, 2011 , toward sustainability in the luxury lodging industry. Topics in Global Cases on Hospitality Industry include: consumer marketing research price promotions consumer behaviors bed and breakfast expectation analysis assessment of service quality company organizational structure labor productivity human resource issues franchise restaurants impact around the world tour operator strategies similarity of problems between the hospitality and tourism industries heritage tourism societal effects of tourism development ethical challenges and much more! Global Cases on Hospitality Industry presents extensively-researched illustrative case studies and accounts of revealing management practices from experts around the world. As the world's natural resource base is limited, the world is looking for solutions in the domains of energy, water, alternate building materials, resource redeployment, and sustainable livelihoods as well. Managing Sustainable Tourism explores: the future of the tourism industry understanding sustainable tourism the economics of community growth through tourism marketing the sustainable tourism product nature tourism heritage tourism cultural tourism rural tourism practical guidelines for sustainable tourism a workable global sustainable tourism initiative Managing Sustainable Tourism is an ideal resource for educators, students, developers, entrepreneurs, investors, tourism strategists, planners, policymakers, and anyone interested in sustainable tourism for the new millennium. The book includes numerous figures and tables to clearly illustrate research data.
Managing Sustainable Tourism Resources is a scholarly publication that takes an in-depth look at the different aspects of tourism as well as its impacts on cultural awareness, ecological harmony, and diversity. A model for managing internship experiences for interns in hospitality industry is suggested. These have a strong bearing on the firm's growth and consequently industry's growth and contribution to the economy. This essential book offers practical plans for fostering harmonious relationships among local communities, the private sector, not-for-profit organizations, academic institutions, and governments at all levels as well as develops management practices and philosophies that protect natural, built, and cultural environments while reinforcing positive and orderly economic growth. People are the most important asset for a service firm.
Series Title: Responsibility: edited by Vinnie Jauhari, PhD. The study proposes a model for analysing the export intensity of 164 electronics firms in India and tests the same empirically. She has authored over 100 papers published in international and national journals of repute. A judicious balance between the use of qualitative and quantitative techniques has facilitated proposing an application oriented method of extrapolation of data which may be of use to other organizations with similar features as the ones studied. It will help managers and hospitality and tourism students as future managers to develop an in-depth understanding of the importance of data analysis, interpretation, and generating information, and intelligence for decision making.
This book is futuristic with lot of practical insights for the students, faculty,. Since the contributors are from across the globe, it is fascinating to see the global benchmarks. Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry explores innovative ways to tackle the ever increasing costs of energy and water as well as the moral, ethical, social and political arguments for taking action. This theme issue draws extensively on practitioner inputs and published sources to provide an authoritative contribution that addresses the Indian context and additionally explores the implications for other developing economies. Industry must be a key participant and influencer in all programs. Findings — The paper probes the key opportunities and challenges with respect to leveraging the cultural and economic potential of fairs and festivals in India. About the Author Vinnie Jauhari is Ex.
While the applicability of e. At some popular nature attractions this has resulted in crowding, environmental damage, costly rescue operations and overload on public infrastructure. Beginning with an introduction to the service industry, the book elaborates on the service product and the importance of market research in the service industry. Specifically, the three dimensions of organizational trust, i. Corporate entrepreneur-ship refers to entrepreneurship in established firms.
She specializes in the areas of services, technology management, and strategy. Creating Memorable Experiences: Lessons from the World's Top 10 Hotels. Since the contributors are from across the globe, it is fascinating to see the global benchmarks. The paper provides academic and practitioner perspectives on some key issues. Dimensional Analysis of Customer Experience in the Civil Aviation Sector. Author by : Timothy L. The most significant factors affecting hospitality and tourism in India are: infrastructure management; government policy; workforce issues and education in hospitality and tourism; strategies for growth; crisis management; the management of destinations in India and the deployment of online techniques for marketing.
It also provides valuable insights for the practitioners. Dimensions of Retail Service Convenience in Emerging Market Settings: A Qualitative Investigation. The dynamics of emerging economies has been captured, and some lessons have been drawn from best practices across the globe. The authors extend such a model using underpinnings from the strategy implementation literature to test and develop three competing models of service climate as their impact on employee satisfaction. Implications for practitioners and future research ensue, which underscores the importance of building trust and service climate to ensure employee satisfaction in hotel firms. This book is the only comprehensive text on management science applications in hospitality and tourism. This book is a vital resource for entrepreneurs, policy makers, managers, economists, business professionals, academicians, and researchers seeking coverage on the management and sustainable tourism.
Environmental challenges are also discussed. The authors look at various constituents of the hospitality sector and analyze each of those from a sustainability standpoint. Exploration of Service Quality Factors in Restaurant Industry: A Study of Selected Restaurants in the New Delhi Region. It is packed with tools and techniques to aid learning and understanding: improve your professional management vocabulary with definitions in each chapter, and a complete glossary of terms visualize key concepts with over one hundred explanatory diagrams gain confidence by testing your understanding on the accompanying website practical applications of theory are illustrated in international case studies throughout the book discussion questions prompt an exploration of key concepts. To achieve a more sustainable development of tourism, it is suggested that a limited use of economic instrument should take place in combination with adaptive management strategies and available legal and administrative instruments.
Purpose — The purpose of this paper is to review the question: how can the consumer experience be enhanced for spiritual and cultural tourism in India? Additionally, it analyzes the operational functions within varying types of tourism and business strategies including women entrepreneurship, tourism in national parks and sanctuaries, and sustainable management. The book also discusses pricing strategies for services and promotion mix. Findings: This paper reviews the main findings and relates these to the key issues and challenges and the implications for policy makers and industry practitioners. Since the second edition of this book, there have been many important developments in this field and this latest edition has been updated in the following ways: Updated content including sustainable food systems, hotel energy solutions, impacts of technology, water and food waste management, green hotel design, certification and ecolabelling systems and the evolving nature of corporate social responsibility strategies. The book includes case studies that are global in nature and that show how sustainable applications can be used and how concerns can be addressed.


Abstract: Abstract In contrast to corporate firms, voluntary sustainability reporting by universities is still in its infancy. Against this background, we have investigated which Canadian universities report their sustainability performance and what specifically is reported. Our study applies content analyses as a methodological approach to determine the relative importance of disclosure topics by using a university-specific catalogue of indicators. This unique study completely covers all sustainability reports published between 2011 and 2015 by Canadian universities and as such provides evidence and analyses of voluntary sustainability reporting by universities, which has been the subject of very little research to date. The findings show that sustainability reporting by Canadian universities diverges considerably and the range of aspects included is relatively narrow. Overall, the results show a clear focus on the environmental dimension and very weak coverage of the social dimension. The environmental orientation of many Canadian universities seems to be a result of their participation in the STARS program.


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Q: Combine Two hash in Puppet i have 2 hash, and need to "combine" them to make a new ssh_authorized_key resource:
First hash contains all ssh keys
$ssh_keys = {
 'user1@192.168.14.47' => {
    type => 'ssh-rsa',
    key  => 'Key1',
 },
 'user2@192.168.18.10' => {
    type => 'ssh-rsa',
    key  => 'Key2',
  }
}

second hash contains the "deploys" of the keys and users
$deploys = {
    'user1@192.168.14.47' => { user => ["user3","user4"]},
    'user2@192.168.18.10' => { user => ["user3"]}
}

I want to "merge" this hashes so i can use create_resources
$newhash ={
    'user1@192.168.14.47' => {
    type => 'ssh-rsa',
    key  => 'Key1',
    user => ["user3","user4"]
 },
 'user2@192.168.18.10' => {
    type => 'ssh-rsa',
    key  => 'Key2',
    user => ["user3"]
  }
}

create_resources('ssh_authorized_key',$newhash)

how can i create the newhash? puppet do not have iteration which make this way to difficult
The data of the hashes eventually comes from foreman smart classes/variables
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This is on foreman 1.11.1 with puppet 3.8.7 in ubuntu 14.04

A: I'm not aware of a function for merging hashes built into the puppet language, but you can always use a custom parser function instead -- which would allow you to combine two or more hashes however you like, using pure ruby -- and it's really not as scary as it sounds.
Fortunately, one of these already exists in the puppetlabs/stdlib module. Unfortunately, the function you need for this particular case is not documented in the README. Called deep_merge, it will merge nested hashes and you can find documentation in the source of the function itself.
I don't use foreman, so it's unclear to me if you'll need to install the puppetlabs/stdlib module, or if it's accessible with the default install. It's a common dependency for a large number of forge modules, so you might have it already. If not, the foreman docs explain how to install and add a puppet module to a node (I presume you'd just replace saz/ntp with puppetlabs/stdlib where referenced).
You can then deep_merge to your heart's content, as in ...
$ssh_keys = {
 'user1@192.168.14.47' => {
    type => 'ssh-rsa',
    key  => 'Key1',
 },
 'user2@192.168.18.10' => {
    type => 'ssh-rsa',
    key  => 'Key2',
  }
}

$deploys = {
    'user1@192.168.14.47' => { user => ["user3","user4"]},
    'user2@192.168.18.10' => { user => ["user3"]}
}

$merged = deep_merge($ssh_keys, $deploys)

notify { $merged: }

... which results in ...
Notice: { \
  "user1@192.168.14.47"=>{"type"=>"ssh-rsa","key"=>"Key1", "user"=>["user3", "user4"]}, \
  "user2@192.168.18.10"=>{"type"=>"ssh-rsa", "key"=>"Key2","user"=>["user3"]}}

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…then, you may as well move along. Nothing to see here today but horses.
Yes, today, I'm sharing pictures from our most recent trip to the Outer Banks. I seem to say this a lot about our trips there, but it was a gorgeous day: temps on the beach were upper 70's to 80 while we were there, a breeze off the ocean, just a perfect windows-down-arm-out-the-window kinda day.
And the fact that we saw 51 horses was a nice bonus.
I'm thinking this might be a future calendar entry.
But, by far, the highlight of the day was seeing the newest member of the herd: a filly, born just one week ago.
When I first spotted her, she was lying down. We were stopped a good distance away, so we waited patiently, for probably 15-20 minutes. Thankfully, I noticed her ear twitching, then she swished her tail, so I knew she was okay. Mom stood watch over her, and I'm guessing that's dad in the background.
Finally, she awoke from her nap.
Look at that sweet curly little tail.
And a zoomed in (and later cropped) pic as she walked into the brush. Her name hasn't been announced yet; hopefully we'll see her again in our travels.
And I'd just like to publicly thank my Motor Man for being the patient man that he is.
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What's not to like about these gorgeous animals? And that filly………..Several of these pics are calendar worthy! Everyone should see them. Glad you had such a weather perfect day – there haven't been many of those lately.
These are definitely calendar worthy. I think you could do your very own calendar with your wonderful shots. Thanks to you and Motor Man for the amazing photos. Love these.
Wow wOrd Wednesday…"Remarkable" Thanks for sharing.
I can't imagine anyone not liking your wild horse pictures! Always lovely and always entertaining and definitely calendar worthy. I agree with Beth Ann that you could do your own calendar. And giving us a glimpse at that new little gal? So great! What a cutie with her curly tail! Your Motor Man's patience rivals my hubby's. Both of them are so willing to let us wait for the perfect photos and even turn the car around and go back for one. We definitely have keepers, Dianna!
Omg omg omg….these are phenomenal!!!@ I always love horse pics with the little "cattle egrets" (I know-ironic) and these are great! The glossy coats, pulling of the sea oats. The family with the baby laying down….this group may exceed your other horse pictures. But how can one Tell? They are all so good!! Job wellllll done!! Love these pics.
OMG! Great photos! Love them!!
Wow! – what an assortment today !
hard to pick a fave !
So glad you were able to spot the new filly ..
& I'm sure you will be updating us once her name is announced !
Perfect pictures of beautiful subjects!!
The newest addition is adorable – will be fun to find out what her name is!
Awesome. I love your wonderful horse photos, they're such happy scenes. The colt is adorable. I look forward to knowing her name.
Wow!! Wow, wow, wow, what wonderful photos that truly capture the sweet and majestic beauty of these creatures. Every single photo is an entry! You should make a collage, make wallpaper, wrapping paper, tablecloths, bedspreads! Oh these are magnificent. I about died when I saw little curly tail. So glad you and Motor Man have the love and patience to enjoy these beauties and share the experience with others. Thank you for such a treat.
Amazing photos, they are beautiful.
Aww, these are wonderful! Horses are beautiful.


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Fanart Central is a gallery site for fanartists. The site hosts tens of thousands of pictures.
Fanart Central is an online art community which allows artists to exhibit their works, as well as discuss the works of other artists through comments and forums. Commonly abbreviated by its members as FAC, the site is designed to accommodate fanart; however, original art by its members is also welcome.
Fanart Central was originally conceived as a fanart site for a South Park fan community in the year 2001, and was initially named "SP Fanart", founded by "Cstdenis", the actual webmaster of the site. Shortly later, as the particular fan community dispersed, the site's theme was changed to general fanart, and its name changed to "Fanart Central". Fanart Central registered its domain name on January 18, 2004 and has been running since then.
On March 25th 2006, the site registered one million page views, 5.4 million hits and 25,000 visits, a record for the site's activity. Not long after also got its 50,000th member.
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Robert Moses State Park - Thousand Islands is a  state park located on Barnhart Island in the Saint Lawrence River and the adjacent mainland in the Town of Massena in St. Lawrence County, New York. The park is north of the Village of Massena, near the Canada–US border.

The park is named after former New York Parks Commissioner Robert Moses, who created many of the state parks in New York. It is one of two state parks in New York to bear his name. The other, Robert Moses State Park - Long Island, is in southern New York on Fire Island.

Park description
Robert Moses State Park offers a beach, picnic tables with pavilions, a playground, recreation programs, a nature trail, hiking trails through woods and wetlands, fishing, a boat launch and marina, a campground with tent and trailer sites, cabins, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling, and a food concession.

Visitors may access the portion of the park on Barnhart Island by traveling through a tunnel below the Eisenhower Locks, part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

A nature center offers outdoor education opportunities, and is managed by the Friends of the Robert Moses State Park Nature Center, Inc. As of 2015, the nature center is operating out of facilities at the St. Lawrence Center Mall while construction is completed on a new building at park. The new facility, financed by the New York Power Authority, will replace the former nature center that was destroyed in a March 2010 fire.

A sign near the entrance of the park notes the location where the 45th parallel crosses through the park.

See also
 List of New York state parks
 List of nature centers in New York

References

External links
 New York State Parks: Robert Moses State Park - Thousand Islands
 New York State Parks: Robert Moses State Park - Thousand Islands trail map
 New York State Parks: Robert Moses State Park - Thousand Islands Nature Center
 Friends of the Robert Moses State Park Nature Center

State parks of New York (state)
Robert Moses projects
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Nature centers in New York (state)
Parks in St. Lawrence County, New York

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Bridge section collapses on I-5 north of Seattle
By Kim Murphy and Rick Rojas
SEATTLE — A large section of a bridge on Interstate 5 north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, sending vehicles and people plunging into the swirling, icy waters of the Skagit River.
The bridge failed without warning between the towns of Burlington and Mount Vernon on the major route linking Seattle with the Canadian border, the Washington State Patrol said.
Several witnesses told local TV that a vehicle carrying a large, oversize load crossed the bridge and struck it just before it collapsed. Other witnesses saw girders falling.
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Witnesses said several vehicles were in the water, and at least two people could be seen atop their vehicles, surrounded by the twisted steel beams of the bridge, as they waited to be rescued.
The Skagit County sheriff reported that three people had been pulled out of the river.
State patrol officials said they could not say how many vehicles fell from the bridge until they did a complete inspection. A sheriff's rescue boat was on scene and rescue crews were looking for people in the water as helicopters hovered overhead.
Jacob Matson, who was in a nearby gym, said a loud crashing sound could be heard as the structure collapsed.
"It had just fallen into the river," he told the Los Angeles Times. "It just kind of sounded like a boom, a thud."
Emerson Shotwell and Christian Sweet were headed north on the freeway when traffic came to a sudden halt about 7 p.m.
"Everyone had to slam on their brakes," said Shotwell, 24, of Puyallup, Wash. "From 60 to zero."
Sweet, 22, of Bonney Lake, Wash., said they were probably just seconds from driving onto the bridge. Had they been running just a little earlier, he said, "We'd be in the water right now."
About an hour later, the two sat in their car about 600 feet away. Traffic was still stalled, and the bridge was blocked off by authorities, Shotwell said. He and Sweet could see ambulances and police cars ahead, and they could hear sirens and see firetrucks minutes after the collapse.
Later, they joined the crowd assembled on the bank, which erupted into applause as rescuers pulled a young boy from a pickup in the water. Shotwell said he saw that the boy was being treated, but he could not see if or how severely the child was injured.
Bart Treece, a spokesman for the Washington State Department of Transportation, said the bridge was built in the 1950s but was regularly inspected, most recently in November.
"We're still trying to piece together what happened," he told The Times. "Our concern right now is getting people north and south, as I-5 is a pretty heavily traveled route."
Electrical utility operators controlling a dam on the Skagit River above the bridge were reportedly working to reduce flows on the river to aid rescue and recovery efforts.
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Murphy reported from Seattle, Rojas from Los Angeles. Stephen Ceasar in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
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Wybory prezydenckie w Timorze Wschodnim w 2017 roku odbyły się 20 marca 2017. Kandydaci ubiegali się o urząd prezydenta na 5-letnią kadencję. Już w pierwszej turze zwyciężył lewicowy kandydat Rewolucyjnego Frontu na rzecz Niepodległości Timory Wschodniego (FRETILIN) – Francisco Guterres, uzyskując 57,1% ważnie oddanych głosów..

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My daughters 52 plate Ford Fiesta was in desperate need of some TLC, the front seats in particular were badly stained. Mark did a magnificent, (uncomplaining!) job, and even dug out about 50 old parking ticket receipts that had slipped down the front of the dashboard. Over and beyond the call of duty there Mark, thank you so much. The car now looks just a few years old. I'd highly recommend MS Mobile Cleaning Services.


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Jerry Orbach was born in the Bronx, New York, the only child of Leon Orbach, a former vaudevillian actor, was a German Jewish immigrant, who was born in Hamburg, Germany, and Emily (nee Olexy), a radio singer, was born in Pennsylvania to immigrant Polish-Lithuanian Roman Catholic parents, Alexander Olexy and Susanna (nee Klauba). The family moved frequently. He spent part of his childhood in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania and eventually settled in Waukegan, Illinois, where he went to high school. The constant moving made him the new kid on the block and forced him to become "a chameleon" to blend in his new settings. He studied drama at the University of Illinois and at Northwestern University. He then went to study acting in New York and got constant work in musicals. He slowly pushed to get acting roles in television and films after being overlooked due to his musical roots. Orbach died at age 69 on December 28, 2004, after a decade-long battle with prostate cancer. His widow, Elaine Cancilla Orbach died on April 1, 2009, from pneumonia. Orbach and Cancilla both predeceased Orbach's mother, Emily Orbach, who died on July 28, 2012, at the age of 101.
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Madonna Gets Candid About Balancing Career and Motherhood: 'In the Back of My Mind, I'm Always Thinking, O.K., What Is My Son Doing Right Now?'
June 12, 2019 September 14, 2020 / Celebrities, Entertainment, Parenting / By Sara Gramling
Madonna is known for many things: she is an icon who has sold more than 300 million records worldwide, she has killer arms, and she is the highest-grossing solo touring artist of all time. While her performances on- and off-stage are legendary, backstage, she is a dedicated mom to six children — Lourdes, 21, Rocco, 17, David Banda, 13, Mercy, 12, and twins Esther and Stella, 6. In a recent profile in The New York Times, Madonna got very candid about motherhood, sacrifice, and much more.
Madonna cites the birth of her daughter, Lourdes (her father is Carlos Leon, Madonna's boyfriend at the time), in the late '90s as a transformative moment in her life. She told Oprah in 1998, "I feel like when my daughter was born, I was born again." Her look changed at that time as well: she stopped wearing makeup, started therapy, studied Kabbalah and practiced yoga. It was during this period that she released Ray of Light, which sold 16 million copies.
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Madonna on Balancing Her Career and Motherhood
With six children at home, Madonna continues to perform and release new songs and albums; her latest album, Madame X, will be released June 14. When it comes to finding a balance between work and motherhood, she shared with the Times: "If somebody said, 'O.K., you've got to give one thing up,' I would say, 'O.K., I'll stop working,'" she said. "But they like that I work. They love to come visit me and watch me work. My older children, my son, he's a painter, and my daughter's a dancer and choreographer — I can see how my work has influenced them, though they probably wouldn't like to say so. I like it. It makes me proud."
"I couldn't survive if I couldn't be creative as an artist," Madonna continues, "but in the back of my mind, I'm always thinking, O.K., what is my son doing right now? What is my daughter doing right now? I haven't spoken to David yet. I've got to be there for them. When is her show? I've got to make sure I don't have things planned. My head is in a whirl."
Rocco, 17, was born in 2000 (his father is Madonna's ex-husband, director Guy Ritchie).
She later adopted her four youngest children from Malawi, one of Africa's poorest nations, over the course of many years.
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Madonna, who lost her own mother to breast cancer at age 5, is keenly aware that she does not have all the time in the world with her children. She shared that she likes spending time with friends her age who also have young children, like Rosie O'Donnell, who has a six-year-old daughter.
Madonna spends the majority of her time at her palatial pad in London, as well as a 16,000-square-foot Moorish revival mansion in Portugal (where she moved to become, as she put it, a "soccer mom" for son David, who plays the sport). an apartment on the Upper West Side, a house in Los Angeles and Israel.
What do you think about Madonna's outlook on motherhood? Sound off in the comments!
Sara Gramling
When I'm not hanging out with my three-year-old and husband in Brooklyn, I'm busy writing stories for Mamas Uncut and managing PR + Marketing for Magnolia Bakery, based in New York City. On weekends, you can usually find me at a local park or playground pushing my daughter on the swings, "researching" the best almond croissants in Park Slope or launching into impromptu family dance parties at home, the sidewalk or, every once in awhile, a restaurant bathroom. I'm still trying to master the whole parenting thing, but I have learned that copious amounts of coffee, humor and humility are involved on a daily basis.
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The ribbon is complete! University Gallery to host opening reception tonight at 7 PM
An opening reception for "Sikku Ketola: A Body Called Paula" will be held this evening at the Finlandia University Gallery. The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. with an artist talk beginning at 7:20 p.m.
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Learn more about this exhibit, other exhibits and the Finlandia University Gallery in general by visiting finlandia.edu/universitygallery.
University Gallery announces schedule for Sirkku Ketola: A Body Called Paula
Finnish Artist Sirkku Ketola, photo by Caron M
Exhibit dates: September 9 – October 14, 2022 Opening reception: Thursday, September 15th, 7:00-8:30 pm Performance dates and titles: Friday, September 9th, 12:00-2:30 pm: Light Monday, September 12th, 12:00-2:30 pm: Passion Tuesday, September 13th, 12:00-2:30 pm: Knowledge Wednesday, September 14th, 12:00-2:30 pm: Darkness
HANCOCK, MI – Finlandia University Gallery will present A Body Called Paula, an installation that mixes screen printing and performance by Finnish artist Sirkku Ketola at the Finlandia University Gallery, located in the Finnish American Heritage Center (FAHC), [...]
Price of Freedom Museum summer schedule announced
HANCOCK — The Price of Freedom Museum, perhaps North America's largest collection of Finnish war materials, memorabilia and artifacts, will be open to the public three days each week for the remainder of the summer.
The collection, which is housed on the sixth floor of Finlandia University's Jutila Center, will be open Tuesdays 1 to 3 p.m., Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Thursdays 1 to 3 p.m., beginning the week of July 18 until Labor Day. There is no [...]
'Semper Reformanda': Johnson makes final address at 125th Anniversary celebration
After 15 years in office, Dr. Philip Johnson made his final address as President of Finlandia University on June 23, 2022. In the celebratory conclusion of Finlandia's 125th Anniversary, patrons gathered in Martha Wiljanen Hall to reflect on FinnU's past while boldly imagining its future.
"Semper reformanda; always reforming," Johnson said. "As I think about our 125 years, if there is a single thread that weaves its way through our story here at Suomi College, Finlandia University, it's this idea of [...]
125th Anniversary Performance by Kent Washburn and Meri Siirala | Music of Martti Nisonen
In 1922, Martti Nisonen began his career at Suomi College, now Finlandia University, quickly gaining popularity as a profound teacher of music and prolific composer. Before his passing in 1946, Nisonen amassed more than 10 linear feet of compositions and arrangements now safely stored at Finlandia's Finnish American Heritage Center and Historical Archive.
Kicking off its year of 125th Anniversary celebrations in December 2021, Finlandia held a Sunday worship service and its annual commemoration of Finnish Independence Day. The day was [...]
Folk School announces Juhannus celebrations June 20-25
The Finnish American Folk School has released its May 2022 newsletter! Established by the Finnish American Heritage Center and led by Phyllis Fredendall and Clare Zuraw, the Finnish American Folk School exists to ensure that Finnish-American folk traditions exist for centuries to come.
The month of June will be a busy one at the FAFS. We hope you'll be able to join us to learn wheel throwing, sock knitting, or singing and to celebrate midsummer during our [...]
Finlandia to celebrate 125th Anniversary, Juhannus in June
A year of anniversary celebrations will culminate in late June at Finlandia University, as the 125-year-old institution celebrates Juhannus (Midsummer) in a one-of-a-kind experience.
For nearly a decade, Finlandia's Finnish American Heritage Center (FAHC) has hosted public Juhannus celebrations, in recent years incorporating Finnish American Folk School (FAFS) workshops into a festival atmosphere.
"It's always exciting and energizing to see all of the Finnish-American activities in this area around Juhannus," said FAHC director Dave Maki. "It speaks to [...]
Photo Gallery | Business Finland, Consul General visit Finlandia University
On May 17, 2022, Finlandia University hosted Okko-Pekka Salmimies, Consul General of Finland in Los Angeles, and two Finnish business delegations for an opening reception at FinnU's Finnish American Heritage Center during the delegation's visit to Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Click through the album below to check out a few of our favorite moments and make sure to read the full article here!
Finlandia University hosts Finnish delegations
Okko-Pekka Salmimies, Consul General of Finland in Los Angeles, arrives at Finlandia University.
Led by Okko-Pekka Salmimies, Consul General of Finland in Los Angeles, two Finnish business delegations visited the Copper Country on Tuesday to advance economic and trade relations and explore partnership opportunities. Finlandia University, the only remaining institution of higher education in the U.S. founded by Finns outside of Finland, hosted the groups for an opening reception at the University's Finnish American Heritage Center.
"There is a [...]
Gallery reception April 28 for Liv Aanrud: Off the Hook
The artist Liv Aanrud in her studio
HANCOCK, MI – Finlandia University Gallery will present Off the Hook, a textile exhibit by Los Angeles artist Liv Aanrud at the Finlandia University Gallery, located in the Finnish American Heritage Center (FAHC), Hancock from April 28 to June 3, 2022.
An opening reception for the artist will take place at the gallery, Thursday, April 28th, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. with an artist talk beginning at 7:20 p.m. The reception is free [...]


Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide John Archer is the host for this series on East Cemetery Hill. He is standing near the top of the hill. The guns and monument underneath the equestrian statue mark the position of Wiedrich's New York Battery. The equestrian statue is to Major General Oliver O. Howard. The monuments at the top of the hill are from left to right: Rickett's Pennsylvania Battery, Howard's Headquarters, 7th West Virginia, Cooper's Battery, Carroll's Brigade Plaque, 14th Indiana, Hancock equestrian statue. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Though Yankee born and bred, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide John Archer dates his interest in the Civil War from his childhood discovery of Confederate ancestors on his family tree. He graduated from the University of Hartford where he received a B.A. in Psychology. After 25 years mixing music as a sound engineer, John rediscovered to his Civil War roots, and moved lock, stock, and barrel to Gettysburg in 1995. He has researched and written articles for Gettysburg Magazine, Civil War Times, America's Civil War, and Blue & Gray. His first two books, East Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg, and Culp's Hill at Gettysburg are interpretive guides to these less understood areas of the battle. His first work of fiction, After the Rain: A Novel of War & Coming Home, is due to be released this fall. In addition to serving as a Licensed Battlefield Guide, John is also on staff at Gettysburg College. He resides in Gettysburg with his wife Darlene.
In the today's East Cemetery Hill post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide John Archer introduced himself, showed Cemetery Hill in relation to other pieces of "high ground," and showed other landmarks on East Cemetery Hill.
This map shows the location of the videos for the East Cemetery Hill posts. Videos #1-3 were taken on East Cemetery Hill in the area of the Hancock equestrian monument. This map was created facing north at approximately 2:30 PM on Friday, August 19, 2011.
In Video #1 Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide John Archer introduces himself. This view was taken facing south at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, July 29, 2011.
The Gateway/Gatehouse of the Evergreen Cemetery. This image also shows the lunettes of Lieutenant James Stewart's Battery "B," 4th United States Artillery. Note the puddles around the lunettes from the heavy rains following the battle This view, courtesy of the Library of Congress was taken facing southwest by Timothy O'Sullivan at approximately 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 7, 1863.
In Video #2 Licensed Battlefield Guide John Archer shows how the elevation of East Cemetery Hill compares with some other prominent hills in the Gettysburg area. This video was taken facing south to northwest to southeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, July 29, 2011.
John Archer is standing on the slope of East Cemetery Hill. The Gatehouse of Evergreen Cemetery and the position of Stewart's Battery are in the background. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, July 29, 2011.
In Video #3 John Archer explains how this was the first ground preserved for future generations at Gettysburg, and shows us the Gatehouse and the current foliage on Cemetery Hill and East Cemetery Hill. This video was taken facing facing southwest at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, July 29, 2011.


In the end, what would you gain from everlasting remembrance? Absolutely nothing. So what is left worth living for? This alone: justice in thought, goodness in action, speech that cannot deceive, and a disposition glad of whatever comes, welcoming it as necessary, as familiar, as flowing from the same source and fountain as yourself.


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Q: How to detect if current window is behind another application, using Javascript Same like facebook on web browser. If you open another application like going to computer dashboard or any app, the video on Facebook will pause, when you switch back to browser the video will resume.
Page Visibility API, onFocus, hasFocus and onBlur are working only if the user switches between the browser tabs.
I want to listen when the user switches away from browser to another application while browser still open on background. Be able to tell full visibility of current page.
It should be possible, same feature is working on facebook Web from the browser.


The Wine Master Classes will give you the opportunity to develop your perception about the drink and will know different techniques of production, aromas and flavors of the wines.
During two days, our chefs will present you the several types of French wines, such as Bordeaux, Burgundy e Champagnee, and you will learn wine pairing techniques.
The course is devoted to professionals looking to improve their knowledge or amateurs who wants to understand more the way the wine industry works.


It will be very helpful to do gadget for windows 7 and vista, you know on the right side of your screen. You will be able to for example upload data on your phone, fast dial a number or send and receive a message. Everything just on your main windows screen. Please, let me know what do you think about this idea.
Sorry for my english, I am studying yet.


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Institute of Gender Studies
Institute of Gender Studies: Research Seminar Series 2019-2020
Talking Bodies 2019 Conference
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Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:30
Talks are on Thursdays and are free and open to all - no need to book.
Sessions run from 6.00pm to around 7.30pm in the Old Vicarage (CVC008, next to the church on the Parkgate/Cheyney Road junction; free parking), University of Chester.
17th Oct. 2019
Vik Turbine
Dr Vik Turbine spent a decade working as a Feminist Politics Lecturer at a Russell Group University. She recently left academia to set up as a freelance writer and coach.
From First Generation to Freelance: Why a Feminist Education is Crucial for Working-class Women and Girls.
14th Nov. 2019
Clarissa Smith
Professor Clarissa Smith, co-founder of the journal Porn Studies, works in the Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Sunderland.
Porn Literacy Without Porn Studies?
12th Dec. 2019
Marzia Mauriello
Dr Marzia Mauriello is Adjunct Professor of Medical Anthropology at the University of Magna Græcia (Italy), and Postdoc Research Fellow in Anthropology at the University of Naples.
The Neapolitan "Femminielli": An Anthropological Analysis.
16th Jan. 2020
Heather Widdows
Professor Heather Widdows is John Ferguson Professor of Global Ethics and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Impact) at the University of Birmingham, and the author of Perfect Me.
Perfect Me: Beauty as an Ethical Ideal.
13th Feb. 2020
Kaitlynn Mendes
Dr Kaitlynn Mendes is Associate Professor in Media and Communication at the University of Leicester, and co-author of Digital Feminist Activism.
#MeToo and the Everyday Experiences of Digital Feminist Activism.
The IGS & the Diversity Festival.
Two very special events to celebrate International Women's Day 2020.
16th Apr. 2020
Anna Jackson
Paralympian Anna Jackson retired from international wheelchair basketball after 10 years and more than 80 GB caps. She is a coach and mentor who speaks openly about sexuality and mental illness.
'This is me': Living Authentically Beyond Stigma.
Students enrolled on the MRes in Gender Studies, 2019–2020.
Institute of Gender Studies, University of Chester.
MRes students showcase their dissertation plans in a series of short talks.
For further information on these events, or on any aspect of the work of the Institute, please contact: Professor Emma Rees.
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While you wait for Kalamazoo's newest barbecue joint Kelvin & Co. to open on Michigan Ave, check out the mouth-watering menu.
Kelvin & Co. has promised they will open the doors by the end of March and now they are further tantalizing taste buds by releasing their complete menu of tasty, tangy, sweet & spicy, smoky barbecue sauces, sandwiches, salads and signature sides.
Grab some extra napkins and enjoy!


According to new research around sixteen per cent of homes are at risk of flooding and the cooperative is asking local authorities and the Environment Agency to work together with insurance companies to make sure their is better protection from water damage to ones home.
Already published by the Halifax this year the average amount of money claimed on a property is twenty thousand pounds.
Flooding can be a real risk to many home today especially with the large amount of rainfall that has been falling this month.
For more information on home insurance see our comparison table.
Liverpool Victoria the house insurance specialist is asking homeowners not to forget about including contents from your wardrobe in your household insurance policy.
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World Americas 17 May 2019 Donald Trump thinks its 'great' to have gay Presidential candidate
Donald Trump thinks its 'great' to have gay Presidential candidate
A previously little known mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg has raced to prominence as one of the top contenders.
Buttigieg is married and if he won the White House, his husband Chasten would likely be known as the "first gentleman." (Photo:AP)
Washington: Donald Trump says it's "great" that a gay Democratic challenger, Pete Buttigieg, is in the 2020 presidential race.
A previously little known mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Buttigieg has raced to prominence as one of the top contenders in a crowded Democratic field -- and as the first major presidential candidate to be openly homosexual.
"I think it's absolutely fine, I do," Trump told Fox News in an excerpt released Thursday of an interview airing Sunday.
"I think it's great. I think that's something that perhaps some people will have a problem with. I have no problem with it whatsoever. I think it's good," Trump said.
Buttigieg is married and if he won the White House -- still a very big if -- his husband Chasten would likely be known as the "first gentleman."
Whether Buttigieg gets his party's nomination or not, his bid has already made him and Chasten the country's most prominent gay couple.
Trump, whose right-wing base is broadly hostile to gay marriage, has delivered a mixed message on his attitude to gay rights over the years.
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This appears isolated to your network. Maybe restricted by the router.
I have no such issues on my network.
A friend of mine an I were working on the network yesterday evening. I think we found a solution. Indeed this problem is related to this specific router for sure but I suspect it affects all customers of UPC that are using a router from the company: It seems that you cannot turn off the DNS. We figured that one needs to put the same DNS IP into the primariy DNS server of the router as is selected on amahi. Example: I select Google DNS on amahi, therefore I need to write 8.8.8.8 into the primary DNS of the router.
With this setting the amahi specific name resolution keeps working and all the "non-PC" devices can be switched to DHCP mode.
What the logic behind this is - I do not know. It just works and got the issue off my back.
Is this something you could document in the wiki? It would help other users with the same router.


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IBM PHILIPPINES, INC., VIRGILIO L. PEÑA, AND VICTOR V. REYES, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND ANGEL D. ISRAEL, RESPONDENTS.
This is a petition for certiorari to set aside the decision,[1] dated April 15, 1994, of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) finding private respondent to have been illegally dismissed and ordering his reinstatement and the payment of his wages from August 1991 until he is reinstated.
Petitioner IBM Philippines, Inc. (IBM) is a domestic corporation engaged in the business of selling computers and computer services. Petitioners Virgilio L. Peña and Victor V. Reyes were ranking officers of IBM during the period pertinent to this case.
On April 1, 1975, private respondent Angel D. Israel commenced employment with IBM as Office Products Customer Engineer. For the next sixteen (16) years, he occupied two other positions in the company,[2] received numerous awards,[3] and represented the company in various seminars and conferences in and out of the country.[4]
On February 1, 1990, private respondent was assigned to the team supervised by petitioner Reyes.
On June 27, 1991, petitioner Reyes handed a letter to private respondent informing the latter that his employment in the company was to be terminated effective July 31, 1991 on the ground of habitual tardiness and absenteeism. The letter states, thus:
Mr. Angel D. Israel
Dear Angel,
This refers to our previous discussion regarding your habitual absences and tardiness the last of which was on June 26, 1991.
Your records will attest to the fact that on several occasions, your attention has been called to your habitual tardiness and non-observance of standing office procedures regarding attendance. Despite several opportunities given to you, you cannot seem to reform your ways and attitude on the matter of attendance. Considering that we are a service-oriented company, you can appreciate that we cannot allow such a situation to continue lest we put the best interest of the Company in jeopardy.
Much to our regret, therefore, pleased (sic) be advised that the Company is terminating your employment effective July 31, 1991.
You are requested to report to Personnel Department at your earliest convenience for the settlement of any money or benefits due you.
Very truly yours,
(Sgd) V.V. REYES
cc: L.L. Abano
Alleging that his dismissal was without just cause and due process, private respondent filed a complaint with the Arbitration Branch of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on July 18, 1991.
In his position paper filed on September 6, 1991, he claimed that he was not given the opportunity to be heard and that he was summarily dismissed from employment based on charges which had not been duly proven.[5]
Petitioners denied private respondent's claims. It was alleged that several conferences were held by the management with private respondent because of the latter's unsatisfactory performance in the company and he was given sufficient warning and opportunity to "reform and improve his attitude toward attendance,"[6] but to their regret, he never did. It was alleged that private respondent was constantly told of his poor attendance record and inefficiency through the company's internal electronic mail (e-mail) system. According to petitioners, this system allows paperless or "telematic"[7] communication among IBM personnel in the company offices here and abroad. An employee is assigned a "User ID" and the corresponding password is provided by the employee himself and, theoretically, known only to him. Employees are then expected to turn on their computers everyday, "log in" to the system by keying in their respective IDs and passwords in order to access and read the messages sent to and stored in the computer system. To reply, an employee types in or encodes his message-response and sends the same to the intended recipient, also via the computer system. The system automatically records the time and date each message was sent and received, including the identification of the sender and receiver thereof. All messages are recorded and stored in computer disks.[8]
Attached to petitioners' position paper were copies of print-outs of alleged computer entries/messages sent by petitioner Reyes to private respondent through IBM's internal computer system. The following is a summary of the contents of the print-outs which mostly came from petitioner Reyes' computer:
(a) Private respondent was admonished when he would miss out on meetings with clients and failed to attend to important accounts, such as that of Hella Philippines;[9]
(b) Petitioner Reyes conducted consultations with private respondent concerning the latter's work habits;[10]
(c) A new policy of requiring employees to be at the office at 8:30 a.m. every morning was adopted and employees were no longer allowed to sign out of the office by phone;[11]
(d) Petitioner Reyes would type into his computer the records of the security guard which reflect private respondent's daily tardiness and frequent absences;[12]
(e) Private respondent was admonished when he failed to respond to instructions from his superiors;[13]
(f) IBM Australia, contacted by Hella Australia, once asked about the reported lack of attention given to Hella Philippines.[14] Private respondent directly answered IBM Australia, through telematic memo, and reported that Hella Philippines was deferring its computer plan and decided to use micros in the meantime;[15]
(g) The said response was denied by Hella Australia which later made it clear that it would be buying "anything but IBM";[16] and
(h) While private respondent showed some improvement after consultations where he allegedly admitted his shortcomings, petitioner Reyes reported that he (private respondent) would eventually slide back to his old ways despite constant counselling and repeated warnings that he would be terminated if he would not improve his work habits.[17]
Through these computer print-outs calling private respondent's attention to his alleged tardiness and absenteeism, petitioner sought to prove that private respondent was sufficiently notified of the charges against him and was guilty thereof because of his failure to deny the said charges.
On March 13, 1992, the labor arbiter rendered a decision finding private respondent to have been terminated for cause and accordingly dismissing the complaint. Considering, however, the ground for termination as well as private respondent's long record of service to the company, the arbiter ordered the award of separation pay at the rate equivalent to one-half (1/2) month salary for every year of service. The dispositive portion of the decision reads ¾
WHEREFORE, judgment is hereby rendered in this case declaring respondent IBM Phils., Inc. not guilty of the charge of illegal dismissal. However, respondent company is directed to pay complainant Israel the sum of Two Hundred Forty Eight Thousand (P248,000.00) as separation pay. All other claims are denied for lack of merit.
It appears, however, that prior to the release of the labor arbiter's decision at 11:21 a.m. on March 26, 1992, private respondent had filed a "Manifestation And Motion To Admit Attached New Evidence For The Complainant" which was received by the Arbitration Branch at 10:58 a.m. of the same day. The evidence consisted of private respondent's Daily Time Records (DTRs) for the period June 1, 1990 to August 31, 1990 and pay slips for the period January 1990 to June 1991 showing that private respondent did not incur any unexcused absences, that he was not late on any day within the period and that no deduction was made from his salary on account of tardiness or absences.
Private respondent appealed to the NLRC which, on April 15, 1994, reversed the labor arbiter's decision and found private respondent's dismissal illegal. The NLRC ruled: (1) that the computer print-outs which petitioners presented in evidence to prove that private respondent's office attendance was poor were insufficient to show that the latter was guilty of habitual absences and tardiness; and (2) that private respondent was not heard in his defense before the issuance of the final notice of dismissal.[18] The dispositive portion of the NLRC's decision reads:
WHEREFORE, the Decision dated March 13, 1992 is hereby SET ASIDE and a new one entered declaring the dismissal of the complainant as illegal. Respondent (sic) are hereby ordered to reinstate complainant to his former position without loss of his seniority rights and to pay backwages starting August 1991 until reinstated at the rate of P40,516.65 a month including all its benefits and bonuses.
Presiding Commissioner Edna Bonto-Perez dissented on the ground she found that petitioners have presented strong and convincing documentary evidence that private respondent was guilty of habitual tardiness and absences. She was also of the opinion that private respondent was sufficiently warned before he was actually dismissed.[19]
Petitioners moved for a reconsideration, but their motion was denied in a resolution, dated July 20, 1994. Hence, this petition for certiorari. Petitioners contend that ¾
THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION COMMITTED GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION TANTAMOUNT TO LACK OF JURISDICTION IN HOLDING THAT NO JUST CAUSE EXISTS NOR WAS THERE DUE PROCESS OBSERVED IN THE DISMISSAL OF THE PRIVATE RESPONDENT BECAUSE THE COMPUTER PRINTOUTS WHICH PROVE JUST CAUSE AND DUE PROCESS ARE NOT ADMISSIBLE IN EVIDENCE.
THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION COMMITTED GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION TANTAMOUNT TO LACK OR EXCESS OF ITS JURISDICTION IN HOLDING THAT EVEN IF THE COMPUTER PRINTOUTS WERE ADMISSIBLE, PETITIONER FAILED TO SATISFY DUE PROCESS.
We find petitioners' contention to be without merit.
First. Petitioners argue that the computer print-outs submitted by them need not be identified or authenticated according to the rules of procedure in regular courts in order for the same to be admissible in evidence. They contend that technical rules of evidence do not apply to administrative/labor cases[20] and because of a relaxation of the rules of evidence, private respondent was in fact allowed by the labor arbiter to adduce additional evidence even after a decision had been rendered.[21]
It is indeed true that administrative agencies, such as the NLRC, are not bound by the technical rules of procedure and evidence in the adjudication of cases.[22] This was the reason private respondent was allowed to submit additional evidence even after the case was deemed submitted for resolution by the labor arbiter. The practice of admitting additional evidence on appeal in labor cases has been sanctioned by this Court.[23]
However, the liberality of procedure in administrative actions is subject to limitations imposed by basic requirements of due process. As this Court said in Ang Tibay v. CIR,[24] the provision for flexibility in administrative procedure "does not go so far as to justify orders without a basis in evidence having rational probative value." More specifically, as held in Uichico v. NLRC:[25]
It is true that administrative and quasi-judicial bodies like the NLRC are not bound by the technical rules of procedure in the adjudication of cases. However, this procedural rule should not be construed as a license to disregard certain fundamental evidentiary rules. While the rules of evidence prevailing in the courts of law or equity are not controlling in proceedings before the NLRC, the evidence presented before it must at least have a modicum of admissibility for it to be given some probative value. The Statement of Profit and Losses submitted by Crispa, Inc. to prove its alleged losses, without the accompanying signature of a certified public accountant or audited by an independent auditor, are nothing but self-serving documents which ought to be treated as a mere scrap of paper devoid of any probative value.
The computer print-outs, which constitute the only evidence of petitioners, afford no assurance of their authenticity because they are unsigned. The decisions of this Court, while adhering to a liberal view in the conduct of proceedings before administrative agencies, have nonetheless consistently required some proof of authenticity or reliability as condition for the admission of documents.
In Rizal Workers Union v. Ferrer-Calleja,[26] this Court struck down the decision of the Director of Labor Relations which was based on an unsigned and unidentified manifesto. It was held:
From even a perfunctory assessment, it becomes apparent that the "evidence" upon which said decision is professedly based does not come up to that standard of substantiality.
It is of course also a sound and settled rule that administrative agencies performing quasi-judicial functions are unfettered by the rigid technicalities of procedure observed in the courts of law, and this so that disputes brought before such bodies may be resolved in the most expeditious and inexpensive manner possible. But what is involved here transcends mere procedural technicality and concerns the more paramount principles and requirements of due process, which may not be sacrificed to speed or expediency...The clear message of [Article 221 of the Labor Code] is that even in the disposition of labor cases, due process must never be subordinated to expediency or dispatch. Upon this principle, the unidentified documents relied upon by respondent Director must be seen and taken for what they are, mere inadmissible hearsay. They cannot, by any stretch of reasoning, be deemed substantial evidence of the election frauds complained of.
Likewise, in the case of EMS Manpower & Placement Services v. NLRC,[27] the employer submitted a photocopy of a telex which supposedly shows that the employee was guilty of "serious misconduct" and which became the basis of her dismissal. This Court ruled that the telex, a "single document, totally uncorroborated and easily concocted or fabricated to suit one's personal interest and purpose,"[28] was insufficient to uphold the employer's defense.
In Jarcia Machine Shop and Auto Supply, Inc. v. NLRC, this Court held as incompetent unsigned daily time records presented to prove that the employee was neglectful of his duties:
Indeed, the [DTRs] annexed to the present petition would tend to establish private respondent's neglectful attitude towards his work duties as shown by repeated and habitual absences and tardiness and propensity for working undertime for the year 1992. But the problem with these DTRs is that they are neither originals nor certified true copies. They are plain photocopies of the originals, if the latter do exist. More importantly, they are not even signed by private respondent nor by any of the employer's representatives...[29]
In the case at bar, a specimen of the computer print-out submitted by petitioners reads:
Date and time 10/12/90 09:23:1
From: REYESVV -- MNLVM1
To: ISRAEL -- MNLRVM Israel, A.D.
SEC: I IBM INTERNAL USE ONLY
Angel, have been trying to pin you down for a talk the past couple of days. Whatever happened to our good discussion 2 weeks ago? I thought you would make an effort to come in on time from then on? If you have problems which prevent you from coming in on time, let me know because I would really like to help if I can. The sum of all your quotas is less than mine so I really need all of you pitching in. Kindly take a look at your proofs in-tray as there are some to do's which are pending. Acts such as St. Louis U. and NEECO should be worth looking into as they've been inquiring about upgrading their very old boxes. If you are too tied up for these accounts do let me know so I can reassign. By Monday morning please. Let's give it that final push for the branch!
Regards from the APPLICATION MNLVM 1 (REYESVV)
SYSTEMS MARKETING group T (832)8192-279
Victor V. Reyes - Marketing Manager
Not one of the 18 print-out copies submitted by petitioners was ever signed, either by the sender or the receiver. There is thus no guarantee that the message sent was the same message received. As the Solicitor General pointed out, the messages were transmitted to and received not by private respondent himself but his computer.[30]
Neither were the print-outs certified or authenticated by any company official who could properly attest that these came from IBM's computer system or that the data stored in the system were not and/or could not have been tampered with before the same were printed out. It is noteworthy that the computer unit and system in which the contents of the print-outs were stored were in the exclusive possession and control of petitioners since after private respondent was served his termination letter, he had no more access to his computer.[31]
Second. Even if the computer print-outs were admissible, they would not suffice to show that private respondent's dismissal was justified.
Petitioners' contention is that private respondent was repeatedly warned through computer messages for coming in late or not reporting at all to the office during the period May 1990 -- June 1991 but he never denied the allegations. Therefore, he must be deemed to have admitted these allegations.[32] But the burden of proving that the dismissal was for just cause is on petitioners. They cannot simply rely on any admission by private respondent implied from his failure to deny the alleged computer messages to him which he denied he had ever received. On the other hand, private respondent's additional evidence, consisting of DTRs and pay slips, show that he did not incur unexcused absences or tardiness or that he suffered deduction in pay on account of such absences or tardiness.
Indeed, petitioners could have easily proven their allegations by presenting private respondent's DTRs. Since these were in petitioners' possession, their non-production thereof raises the presumption that if presented they would be adverse to petitioners. This is precisely what the best evidence rule guards against.
The purpose of the rule requiring the production of the best evidence is the prevention of fraud, because if a party is in possession of such evidence and withholds it, and seeks to substitute inferior evidence in its place, the presumption naturally arises that the better evidence is withheld for fraudulent purposes which its production would expose and defeat.[33]
Private respondent's DTRs for the period June 1, 1990 -- August 30, 1990[34] show that while his attendance record may not have been perfect, it was at least satisfactory. The days when private respondent did not report to the office were credited either as vacation or as sick leaves. On days when he was away on business trips, his destination was shown. The DTRs were signed by petitioner Victor Reyes.
It is said that the DTRs presented were only for the period when private respondent's attendance was excellent; he took care not to submit his DTRs for other months during which he was often late in coming to office.[35] As the Solicitor General has pointed out, however, it was precisely during that period of June 1, 1990 --August 30, 1990 when, according to the print-outs submitted by petitioners, private respondent was often late or absent.
Nor is there proof to support petitioners' allegation that it was private respondent's secretary and not him who often signed the attendance sheet.[36] Indeed, petitioners did not present private respondent's secretary or, at the very least, attach an affidavit sworn to by her to prove their allegations and thus dispute the DTRs presented by private respondent. This, notwithstanding ample opportunity to do so. On the other hand, as already stated, the DTRs, showing private respondent's good attendance, were signed by petitioner Victor Reyes himself, and no good reason has been shown why they cannot be relied upon in determining private respondent's attendance.
Third. Even assuming the charges of habitual tardiness and absenteeism were true, such offenses do not warrant private respondent's dismissal. He has not been shown to have ever committed any infraction of company rules during his sixteen-year stint in the company. Although it is alleged that he failed to attend important client meetings and gave false representations to a valued client to cover his tracks, there is no record finding him guilty of such offenses. Dismissal has always been regarded as the ultimate penalty.[37] The fact that lapses in private respondent's attendance record may have occurred only during his final year in the company, after a long period of exemplary performance, makes petitioners' contention dubious. While it is true that long years of service is no guarantee against dismissal for wrongdoing,[38] at least the employee's record does provide an index to his work. In case doubt exists between the evidence presented by the employer and that presented by the employee, the scales of justice must be tilted in favor of the latter.[39]
Fourth. The print-outs likewise failed to show that private respondent was allowed due process before his dismissal.
The law requires an employer to furnish the employee two written notices before termination of his employment may be ordered. The first notice must inform him of the particular acts or omissions for which his dismissal is sought, the second of the employer's decision to dismiss the employee after he has been given the opportunity to be heard and defend himself.[40]
These requirements were not observed in this case. As noted earlier, there is no evidence that there was an exchange of communication between petitioners and private respondent regarding the latter's supposed substandard performance. Private respondent has consistently denied, however, that he was ever advised of the charges hurled against him. The so-called one-on-one consultations or "personal counsellings" mentioned in the print-outs between petitioner Reyes and private respondent concerning the latter's work habits do not satisfy the requirements of due process, as we had occasion to say in Pono v. NLRC.[41]
Consultations or conferences may not be a substitute for the actual holding of a hearing. Every opportunity and assistance must be accorded to the employee by the management to enable him to prepare adequately for his defense, including legal representation.[42]
In Ruffy v. NLRC,[43] this Court held that what would qualify as sufficient or "ample opportunity," as required by law, would be "every kind of assistance that management must accord to the employee to enable him to prepare adequately for his defense." No such opportunity was given to private respondent in this case. He was simply served his termination notice without being heard in his defense.
Fifth. Petitioners allege that the NLRC, after concluding that the evidence submitted by them were not properly identified or authenticated, should have remanded the case to the arbiter for "clarificatory" hearing.
A formal hearing was not de rigueur. The 1994 Rules of Procedure of the NLRC, §4 provides:
Immediately after the submission by the parties of their position papers/memorandum, the Labor Arbiter shall, motu proprio, determine whether there is a need for a formal trial or hearing. At this stage, he may, at his discretion and for the purpose of making such determination, ask clarificatory questions to further elicit facts or information, including but not limited to the subpoena of relevant documentary evidence, if any, from any party or witness.
As held by the NLRC:
Aside from these computer print-outs, respondents have not presented any other evidence to prove that complainant was ever called for investigation nor his side heard prior to receipt of the termination letter dated June 27, 1991. In fact, even if we consider these computer print-outs, respondents still failed to satisfy the requirements of procedural due process. . . . In this particular case, we observe that there is failure on the part of respondents to prove the existence of a legal cause. The evidence presented before the Labor Arbiter did not sufficiently and clearly support the allegation of respondents that complainant committed habitual absences and tardiness resulting into inefficiency.[44]
In spite of this finding, petitioners failed to adduce additional evidence when they moved for a reconsideration of the NLRC decision or when they filed the instant petition. Despite the opportunities afforded them, petitioners failed to substantiate their allegations. Neither have they shown sufficient reasons to convince this Court that, if the case were to be remanded to the arbiter for a formal hearing, they would be able to present evidence which they could not have presented during the initial stages of this case. As we held in Megascope General Services v. NLRC:[45]
As regards petitioner's contention that a hearing has to be conducted to fully ventilate the issues in the case, . . . [s]uffice it to state that nonverbal devices such as written explanations, affidavits, position papers or other pleadings can establish just as clearly and concisely an aggrieved party's defenses. Petitioner was amply provided with the opportunity to present evidence that private respondents were not its employees. Indeed, it was petitioner's failure to present substantial evidence to buttress its claims that worked to its disadvantage and not the absence of a full-blown hearing before the public respondent.
WHEREFORE, the petition is DISMISSED and the decision of the NLRC, dated April 15, 1994, is hereby AFFIRMED.
Bellosillo, (Chairman), Puno, Quisumbing, and Buena, JJ., concur.
[1] NLRC NCR Case No. 00-01-04250-91; NLRC CA No. 003134-92.
[2] Office Products Marketing Representative: July 1, 1977 - December 31, 1982; Data Processing Marketing Representative: January 1, 1983 - July 31, 1991.
[3] In 1977, he received the Customer Engineering Excellence in Service Award. He was also a consistent member of the Hundred Percent Club from 1979 to 1990. See NLRC Decision, p. 7; Petition, Annex U; Comment-Private Respondent, p. 4; Rollo, pp. 103, 146.
[4] Comment-Private Respondent, pp. 4-5; Rollo, pp. 146-147.
[5] Comment-NLRC, pp. 2-4; Rollo, pp. 209-211.
[6] Comment-NLRC, p. 4; Rollo, p. 211.
[7] The word "telematic" is not yet found in regular English dictionaries. According to petitioners, it is derived from the French word telematique which is used in communications to refer to the combination of computers and telecommunications for data processing and information. See Note 1, Petition, p. 43; Rollo, p. 44.
[8] Petition, pp. 36-37; Rollo, pp. 37-38.
[9] Petition, Annexes A, I, and J; Rollo, pp. 64, 73-74.
[10] Ibid., Annexes B and C; Rollo, pp. 65-67.
[11] Id., Annexes H and P; Rollo, pp. 72, 81.
[12] Id., Annexes Q and Q-1; Rollo, pp. 82-83.
[13] Id., Annexes D, E, F, and G; Rollo, pp. 68-71.
[14] Id., Annex K; Rollo, p. 76
[15] Id., Annex L; Rollo, p. 77.
[16] Id., Annexes M and N; Rollo, pp. 78-79.
[17] Id., Annexes R and S; Rollo, pp. 84-85.
[18] NLRC Decision, pp. 6-7; Rollo, pp. 102-103.
[19] See Petition, Annex W-1; Rollo, pp. 106-107.
[20] Petition, p. 43; Rollo, p. 44.
[21] Reply, p. 4; Rollo, p. 246.
[22] Labor Code, Art. 221; Jarcia Machine Shop and Auto Supply v. NLRC, 266 SCRA 97 (1997).
[23] Cañete v. NLRC, 250 SCRA 259, 266 (1995); Bristol Laboratories Employees' Association v. NLRC, 187 SCRA 118, 121 (1990).
[24] 69 Phil. 635, 643 (1940).
[25] 273 SCRA 35, 44-45 (1997).
[26] 186 SCRA 431 (1990).
[28] Supra, at 121.
[29] 266 SCRA at 104.
[30] Comment-NLRC, p. 10; Rollo, p. 217.
[31] Comment, p. 10; Rollo, p. 152.
[32] Petition, pp. 45, 47; Rollo, pp. 46, 58.
[33] 7 Vicente V. Francisco, The Revised Rules of Court in the Philippines 121-122 (1973).
[34] Comment-Private Respondent, Annexes A to A-3; Rollo, pp. 165-168.
[37] Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company v. National Labor Relations Commission and Enrique Gabriel, G.R. No. 106947, February 11, 1999 citing Pantranco North Express, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Commission, 252 SCRA 237, 243 (1996).
[38] Philippine Air Lines v. National Labor Relations Commission, 198 SCRA 748, 762 (1991).
[39] Triple Eight Integrated Services, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Commission, G.R. No. 129584, December 3, 1998.
[40] Rule XIV, Book V, Omnibus Rules Implementing the Labor Code; National Service Corporation v. Third Division, NLRC; Credo v. NLRC, 168 SCRA 122, 128-129 (1988).
[42] Id. at 619.
[43] 182 SCRA 365, 369-370 (1990).
[44] Rollo, pp. 100-101, 102.
[45] 274 SCRA 147, 155 (1997) (Emphasis added).


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During the war of 1812 (on September 14, 1814), poet and lawyer Francis Scott Key wrote a poem entitled "Defense of Fort McHenry", being inspired by seeing the American flag still flying amidst the battle, of which he was being held as a prisoner of the British because he knew of the plans. Key never meant for it to become a song, or a national anthem, yet after showing the poem to his brother in law Judge Joseph H Nicholson, Nicholson noticed the poem could fit the tune "The Anacreontic Song" (also known as "To Anacraeon in Heaven"), a song originally written for a gentlemen's social club in London, but gained popularity outside Great Britain, including in the United States, where by this time the tune was familiar to American ears. Key may have had this tune in mind when he wrote the poem; an earlier poem of his called "When the Warrior Returns" was also in the same rhythym, could be set to the same tune, and is of similar subject matter – the last two lines of each stanza of that poem also end with "wave" and "brave".
The poem spread quickly across the United States, the first printing of the poem in a Baltimore paper suggested the "Anacraeon in Heaven" tune, and it stuck. A Baltimore music store owner first printed the song under the title "The Star Spangled Banner." It gained in popularity, and was made the official tune to accompany flag raisings by the secretary of the Navy in 1889. In 1916 it was ordered to be played at military and other occasions, and, due to a large public relations effort, it was officially adopted by Congress as the first official national anthem of the United States in 1931. There are four verses to the anthem, but it is the first verse that is almost always sung. (Interestingly, the first verse is a question, only answered by the other three verses).
In addition to countless patriotic songs, there are also state songs for each of the fifty states as well. Also, the song "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" is considered an unofficial anthem by the African-American community, and is often used by African-American organizations and at events for the African-American community.
Special thanks to: Artakorn Jarusriwanna for providing the sheet music.
John Stafford Smith
1. Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thru the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
2. On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
3. And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out of their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight and the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
4. Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave


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Gameday Preview: Redskins vs. Giants
By Les Barnhart | December 23rd, 2005
New York Giants (10-4) at Washington Redskins (8-6)
December 24th, 2005 at 1pm
FedEx Field
FOX Sports (Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa)
Don't look now but Washington Redskins' games in December mean something to more than just the Redskins opponents. After dismantling their biggest rivals last week at FedEx Field, the Redskins welcome in the NFC East leading New York Giants for a game that is as big as either teams have had for years. For the Giants, a win will give them their first NFC East crown since 2000. For the Redskins, a win will put them only one game back a step closer to locking down their first postseason appearance since 1999.
The Redskins, coming off an incredible game against the Cowboys in which they seemingly did everything right, have not forgotten their first meeting with the Giants on October 30th in the Meadowlands. That game, a 36-0 Giants blowout, followed the loss of long-time Giants owner, Wellington Mara. In that game, RB Tiki Barber posted 206 yards on the ground and the underrated Giants defense kept the Redskins offense in check the entire game. Since that game, both teams have struggled at times to find their swagger. The Redskins posted three losses that were as heartbreaking as could be imagined and have followed that up with three straight wins while the Giants continue to find ways to pull their tails out of the fire when put themselves in trouble.
The Giants offense (360.9 yards per game, 7th) has come to focus more on their running back, MVP candidate Tiki Barber. Barber has enjoyed a career season this year (122.6 YPG and 8 rushing TD) and has gotten a great deal of help from his patchwork offensive line which has two backups (Rich Seubert and Bob Whitfield) playing full time due to injuries. He enters the game with five straight 100 yards rushing games. Eli Manning has shown some inconsistency at times but has also shown that he can lead the team like a veteran. For the Giants, it sometimes a question as to which Eli they will have. They come into the game with a passing game averaging 225.3 yards per game which is 11th best in the NFL. Manning has thrown for 3,314 yards and 22 touchdowns in 14 games. His favorite targets, Plaxico Burress and Jeremy Shockey have continued to produce for their young signal caller and that, in large part is why the Giants sit atop the competitive NFC East. Burress has 68 receptions for 1,046 yards while Shockey has hauled in 7 touchdown passes, both lead the Giants as a team. The Giants come into FedEx Field off of a win at home against the Chiefs in a game that saw Barber eclipse the 200 (220 yards on 29 carries) yard mark for the second time this season. Much like the Chiefs, the Redskins defense know first hand as to the damage that Barber can inflict if sound tackling isn't used on the powerful back. If the Redskins are to stay in the game with the Giants, they will need to gang tackle Barber and punish him every time he touches the ball. The Redskins defense (292.9 YPG, 7th) has gotten better in recent weeks and that was again on display last week against the Cowboys. If the Redskins can generate the pass rush they did last week, the Giants will have their hands full and that could neutralize their main weapon, Barber, as well. The Redskins pass defense (186.4 YPG, 9th) has been forcing turnovers and playing much better pass coverage in recent weeks and that has been aided by the pressure being applied by the defensive front. The Redskins have been able to contain some quality running backs in the last few weeks but this weeks task of containing Tiki Barber is a daunting one for a defense that allows just over one hundred yards (106.5) on the ground per game. The Chiefs should have beaten the Giants last week but forgot how to tackle and Barber made them pay dearly.
The Redskins offense will be minus one of the main reasons that they have had so much success this season. Guard Randy Thomas was lost for the season last week when he was caught up in a play and broke his right leg. The Redskins will undoubtedly turn to "Old Man River" Ray Brown to fill his slot for the time being. The loss of Thomas not only affects the passing game but more importantly the running game where the Redskins have become more dominant as the season moves along. The Redskins come into the game averaging 134.0 yards per game (7th) but that was with Thomas. For the offense to maintain the same level of success they have enjoyed recently when they have implemented the throwback "power football" that has been long missing from the Redskins, they will need to get production from whoever fills in for Thomas. The passing game will also be affected as would be expected and the Redskins are hopeful that they will not need to use max protection schemes and thus limit the number of weapons they can use in passing situations. Brunell and the offense come into the game with 19th ranked passing offense in the league (196.7 YPG) but a great deal of the passing has been a controlled type passing because the running game has been working so well that they have not had to throw the ball as much. Also the defense has allowed the Redskins offense to play on the short field due to their improved performance. Santana Moss will continue to see the ball as well as Chris Cooley. Both players have served as the primary targets for Brunell this season and Cooley's coming out party against the Cowboys may only serve as a taste of what is to come from the young tight end/H-back. The Giants defense (324.0 YPG, 22nd) has improved since the last meeting between the teams but they are still suspect against the pass where they allow a 25th worst 218.6 yards per game. They also were just lit up by the Chiefs Larry Johnson on the ground in last week's contest. They will again look to their talented defensive line, anchored by Michael Strahan, to get pressure on the passer and to try force Brunell into throwing a bad pass. The Giants are a very opportunitisic team and will take advantage of any Redskins mistakes they can. The Giants will be in their second game without the services of former Redskin Antonio Pierce, who will miss the remainder of the season with an ankle injury. In his place last week, Chase Blackburn made his first NFL start and played an important part of the defense's performance against the NFL's number one offense in the Chiefs.
This match up pits two long time rivals in a game that is one of the biggest in the weekend slate of games.Both teams desperately want to win this game and there should be no shortage of emotion in the raucous FedEx Field. The Redskins 12th man has been emerging all season and they will need to be in full force Saturday. The Redskins are 5-2 in their friendly confines while the Giants are 3-3 on the road. For the Redskins to emerge in this battle of the titans, they will again need to control the line of scrimmage and get their ball control, power running game on track. On the other side of the ball the Redskins defense will need to find a way to contain Tiki Barber or they could find themselves on the business end of a broom, getting sweep in the season series with the Giants. The Redskins can ill-afford to lose this game and still maintain strong aspirations for the postseason. For them, the playoffs have already started.
Coaches Clipboard:
* With a win, Coach Joe Gibbs will pass Marv Levy for 12th in career wins with 155.
* A win will give the Redskins a winning season for the first time since 1999.
* The Giants lead the series 82-59-4 and have won 2 of last 3 games against the Redskins.
* Tom Coughlin is 3-3 against the Redskins while Coach Gibbs is 13-15 against the Giants.
* Tiki Barber needs 1 rushing TD to become the Giants all time leader with 50.
* Clinton Portis needs 137 rushing yards to pass Stephen Davis for single season rushing record (1,432 yards).
* Santana Moss needs 197 recieving yards to pass Bobby Mitchell for single season receiving record (1,436 yards).
* Chris Cooley needs 4 receptions for franchise record for catches by a TE (67).
* Tiki Barber needs only 2 yards to reach 2,000 total yards for the second straight season.
– Wingman