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Fired Starbucks Manager Said She Wasn't The One Who Made 'PIG' Cup Labels
Glenpool Starbucks manager Lola Price said she had nothing to do with the offensive labels.
Glenpool, OK – The Kiefer police chief has urged Starbucks to rehire the employee who was fired for allegedly labeling a uniformed Kiefer police officer's five-drink order with the word "PIG" on Thanksgiving Day.
"We start civility by forgiving minor indiscretions and using those moments to help people better themselves," Kiefer Police Chief Johnny O'Mara told KJRH. "It's my belief that a young person's mistake in judgment was made and she paid the price for that violation."
Chief O'Mara said he already spoken with Starbucks officials and "requested the young employee who was terminated be offered a position of employment," KTUL reported.
The incident started when an on-duty officer wanted to "do something nice" for the dispatchers who were working with him over the holiday, so he stopped by the Glenpool Starbucks "to get the dispatchers a coffee as a thank you for all they do," Kiefer Police Chief Johnny O'Mara said in a Facebook post on Thanksgiving afternoon.
But when the lone officer received his order, he realized that one of the employees had printed the word "PIG" on each of the five cup labels.
Chief O'Mara posted a photo of one of the cups onto social media.
"What irks me is the absolute and total disrespect for a police officer who, instead of being home with family and enjoying a meal and a football game, is patrolling his little town," the chief wrote.
"This cup of coffee for a 'pig' is just another little flag. It's another tiny symptom and a nearly indiscernible shout from a contemptuous, roaring and riotous segment of a misanthropic society that vilifies those who stand for what's right and glorifies the very people who would usher in the destruction of the social fabric," Chief O'Mara said. "It's another tiny pinprick into the heart of men and women who are asking themselves more often: 'Why am I doing this?'"
"Just pour the coffee please," the chief railed. "Are we at a point where a task as simple as pouring an exceptionally overpriced cup of coffee is so complicated that it cannot be accomplished without 'expressing oneself?'"
Chief O'Mara said that when he contacted the Glenpool Starbucks about the offensive labels, an employee told him "they'd be happy to 'replace the coffee with a correct label.'"
"The proverb 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me' came to mind," he wrote in the post.
Chief O'Mara thanked all of the first responders who were working over the Thanksgiving holiday and offered some words of advice.
"If you're looking for coffee use a place where you pour your own and you're certain of what's in it," he wrote. "Stay safe; go home."
Starbucks commented on the chief's post on Thanksgiving night, calling the incident "totally unacceptable and offensive to all law enforcement."
"We are deeply sorry and have apologized directly to the officer who experienced this," the company wrote, adding that they would also like to apologize to the entire department directly.
"We have launched an internal investigation into this matter," Starbucks added.
Chief O'Mara responded to the company on the same thread, and said he did not blame the corporation for the mistreatment his officer endured.
"You're a corporation trying to sell a product," he wrote. "I'm certain you don't condone this kind of juvenile activity. The employee made an unfortunate decision which, in turn, negatively effects your company's image."
The employee who created the labels contacted the officer to apologize on the day of the incident, Chief O'Mara told KOTV.
She claimed that printing the word "PIG" on the officer's order labels was intended to be a joke between her and one of her coworkers, according to the news outlet.
Starbucks said they were initially suspending the employee while they conducted an investigation into the incident.
"The barista has been suspended pending the outcome of our investigation into this matter," a company spokesperson told KOTV. "This language is offensive to all law enforcement and is not representative of the deep appreciation we have for police officers who work to keep our communities safe."
Glenpool Starbuck's manager Lola Price said she received a call from one of her supervisors later the same night.
"I was terminated from my position because Starbucks was looking for someone to take the blame for this and to save some face from their company," Price told KTUL. "[I'm] just still kind of in shock about it all."
Price said she wasn't the one who printed the offensive labels, and blamed the incident on one of the baristas who was working that day.
"They, to make it seem like they were right on top of everything, which they are, but they terminated me from my position with no cause," she told KTUL. "No sort of disciplinary action that I've ever received or any of that. I have no idea why they would terminate me from my position."
Price, who held her managerial position for nine months, said she tried to fix the situation as soon as she learned about what occurred.
"He laughed it off, said it was cool, I handed him his blueberry muffin, and I went back off the floor to continue doing my shift manager duties," she said of her interaction with the officer.
On Friday, Starbucks announced it had fired the employee responsible for creating the labels, but it was unclear whether the company was referring to Price or another employee.
"The Starbucks partner who wrote this offensive word on a cup used poor judgement and is no longer a partner after this violation of company policy," the company said, according to KTUL.
Chief O'Mara said that his department and Starbucks representatives have met to explore options to bring people together, to include the company hosting a Coffee with a Cop event, KJRH reported.
"I believe Starbucks could take this as a learning opportunity and serve as a mentor to its young employees and impose upon them the importance of an employer's rules and regulations and the importance of customer service," the chief said.
I resolve, for the next year or longer, every time there is an LEO, a firefighter, an active duty or military veteran standing in line with me at check out anywhere, to thank them for their service and ask them to please allow me to pay for their purchase.
Looks like the winner of the Rosie O'Donnell look-alike contest. 🤔
Maybe Starbucks should close for a day and all employees attend a training class... who am I kidding...
"Chief O'Mara said that when he contacted the Glenpool Starbucks about the offensive labels, an employee told him "they'd be happy to 'replace the coffee with a correct label.'""
That right there is why the manager (piglet she looks like) was fired. They will hire a manager who will lead them in the right direction and most likely fire the ones who did post the labels. Chief should not ask Starbucks to rehire the employee. Leopards don't change their spots and there is no telling how she might exact revenge on future cop orders.
Kathy3882
The BEST way to STOP THIS CRAP.....STOP BUYING THEIR DAMNED EXPENSIVE, NASTY COFFEE!!!
Balkanbobby
Shame, how can any uniformed officer trust any product they receive at a restaurant these days. I'm retired so I get sometimes you just gotta grab something quick, but at least make it a place you know you can trust!
bryantrent
Anomie88
The manager is squealing like a pig and blaming another employee. Guess what sunshine, you were the supervisor during the time of the incident and are responsible for your employees' actions. That's how the world works. If anyone thinks this was an isolated incident or that the general attitude of the employees in that starbucks (and all starbucks for that matter) is anything but hatred towards LE and socialist demagoguery is deluding their self.
Times have changed. Calling Cops "PIGS' Started back in the 60's. Instead of getting upset over the term, we adopted as our mascot. I still have a T shirt that says PIG Pride , Intelligence, Guts. When that happened we took the power away from the haters and turned it into humor
@Jim H. - Virginia US Thank you for this Sir. I've been doing this exact thing for nearly 20 years and the last few years have been especially good to me. With my associations in law enforcement and my brothers and sisters in the military, I couldn't be more proud of each and every one of them as I am today.
I wish you much success and thank you again for your efforts.
Her response that she offered the officer a blueberry muffin instead of confronting the employee responsible for printing the word "pig" on his cup tells be she has no business being in management.
tuggingalong
Chief O'Mara's response was brilliant.
My mom often said, "Keep your opinion to yourself. No one cares what you think." She's about to role over in her grave.
Presumably out of laziness or lack of guts, parents no longer teach their children that they aren't that important and that even though their family loves them and may enjoy hearing "little Johnny's" opinion, no one else gives a damn about them or their opinions.
We now have this generation of self important saviors of the world who can't accomplish anything with their lives but believe they can change society. The little European girl who spouts out that the world is about to end from climate disaster to these cop hating brats, we've failed to prepare a generation for life, real life.
KTCSon-shine
Starbucks is a safe space place for whiny pj wearing snowflakes; workers and ( many) patrons alike. There is a unified mentality for many that buy their crap overpriced coffee. How many times have we heard incidences like this? It's either an anti LEO, Christian, Christmas, American, or anyone they deem offensive. They've verbally attacked those who come in wearing a red MAGA cap...oh, the horror! I would not trust any place like this to NOT do something to my drink or food.
Stone Age 117
So the Manager gets fired because of her shift doing is junk? What about the culprit??
I have boycotted Starbucks as have many if my friends. No one is doing anything about the racism that the CEO has said, that she hates white people. There have been too many issues with employees from Starbucks doing this type of crap to LEO and then the CEO comments!!!!!! Should be a sign to everyone:
BOYCOTT STARBUCKS NOW !!!!!!!!!
Njaz
Well put ! If everyone made an indentation by the seat of their pants - there would be no comfortable seating for anyone. Let alone the disrespect for those who put their lives on the line daily?? Bless the officer for his thoughtfulness ♥
NomonK
As a DAV on a fixed income I can't pledge to buy to pay it forward but I have had Officers EMT Firemen and military folks walk back to me after I got their attention to receive Smiles, Hardy Handshakes and a few hugs after I just simply thanked them for working to keep ME safe. A honest thank you goes along way. My favorite story to LEO's is. You guys are pulling pretty much the same duty I did in Nam. YOU DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOOD OR BAD". God bless and be safe.
CrybabyDemoLibTard
Ok, let's turn the table. This chief does not want this manager, who should be held accountable for her subordinates behavior and policy violation(s), fired. Yet, I'd all but guarantee he would fire his officer and sergeant for doing the same thing. Yes, I know, we live at a higher standard, but you know he would. Hugs and kisses for all. Ooppss, hugs only, no kisses. That would be sexist!!
CinHadad
At the very least Starbucks needs to change their system & stop putting names on cups.
She looks like the last person who should be calling anyone "pig"
Musicray
McDonald's coffee is SO much better.. and they hire seniors who have respect for law enforcement... Starbucks coffee AKA battery acid is the worst..
Brasov04cluj
🤣🤣🤣 Oink, oink,oink, 🤣🤣🤣🤣 SHE IS Definately a PIG!. 🤣🤣🤣 .is that a bowling ball with a face painted on ? 🤣🤣. On construction job sites , if i screw up a job that i am entrusted with , i can be Fired. AND , if my screw up is really , really stupid..the One in charge of me can also be fired. Maybe ms. piggy can apply at a weight loss clinic. 😉
Duncan donuts, cop shop, gas station and my own all take priority. I'll go without and have if SB is my only option.
MJTECH
If I worked at that Starbucks I would have written on the cup liner, in capitol letters "PIG." underneath I would I would have written in bold letters "Pride Integrity Guts," and wished them a Happy Thanksgiving and paid for the order out of my pocket.
61mouse
But she definitely looks like someone who would wear a VAGINA HAT
Any videos ?
Try2bCivil
This story should not have made the news. It should have been resolved locally at the store.
I thought it was A picture of Rosie O'Donnell.
Daughter of police chief in Starbucks cup scandal says he's 'absolutely a pig'
A young woman claiming to be the daughter of Kiefer Police Chief Johnny O'Mara tore into him in a series of tweets.


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New Board Members Appointed at Rackspace
SAN ANTONIO – Feb. 27, 2017 - Rackspace® today announced newly appointed members of its board of directors, which features respected leaders from many of the world's top technology and financial services companies. The new board members will help Rackspace advance its mission of delivering specialized expertise and Fanatical Support® for the world's leading clouds, including Amazon Web Services® (AWS), Microsoft® Azure®, OpenStack® and VMware®, along with dedicated servers.
"We're excited and proud to have a board of this caliber," said Taylor Rhodes, CEO of Rackspace. "Each member brings a wealth of experience that will help Rackspace seize the huge opportunity in front of us as the leading provider of expertise and managed services across the multiple clouds that companies are using today."
In November 2016, an investor group led by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management acquired Rackspace and initiated plans to establish a new board of directors. Following are brief profiles on the current Rackspace board members, including its newest members, Jeff Benjamin, Tim Campos, Dhiren Fonseca and Mitch Garber:
Jeffrey D. Benjamin brings 25 years of investment banking, investment management and board experience to the Rackspace board. He has been a senior advisor to Cyrus Capital Partners since June 2008 and also serves as a consultant to Apollo Management. Jeff serves on the boards of American Airlines Group, Inc., and Chemtura Corporation. He is also chairman of the board of A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. He holds a Masters of Science in Management from the Sloan School of Management at MIT, and a B.A. from Tufts University.
Tim Campos was one of the early executives at Facebook and served until last year as CIO. During his tenure at Facebook, he was responsible for helping to double employee productivity while also supporting over 20x growth in Facebook's business. Today, Facebook's staff of more than 18,000 serves over 1.8 billion monthly users — about a quarter of the world's population. Tim recently started a new venture – Pulsra – where he is applying his two decades of experience in enterprise software, big data and machine learning to workforce productivity. Tim sits on the board of directors for Viavi (NASDAQ:VIAV) as well as at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. One of Tim's personal passions is closing the opportunity divide. Tim has been a long advocate and board member for YearUp, a Bay Area nonprofit that serves urban youth.
Dhiren Fonseca is a partner with Certares LP. Most recently he served as chief commercial officer for Expedia, Inc. from 2012 through April 2014, and prior to that role, served as Expedia's co-president, Partner Services Group from 2009 through 2012. Previously he served as senior vice president, corporate development and strategy from 2005, and prior to this held several roles responsible for development of external facing relationships and business development at Expedia, Inc. Prior to Expedia, Dhiren was a longtime Microsoft Corporation employee, and a member of the management team responsible for creating Expedia.com in 1995, while still part of the Microsoft Corporation. Dhiren currently serves on the boards of directors for Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), and RentPath, LLC.
Mitch Garber is the CEO of Caesars Acquisition Co., which controls the World Series of Poker, and several casinos in Las Vegas, New Orleans and Baltimore. In 2016, Mitch engineered the sale of Playtika, an Israel-based mobile game developer, to a Chinese consortium including Alibaba founder Jack Ma, for $4.4 billion in cash, a 44x return since he acquired it in 2011. In 2015, he became an investor in, and chairman of, the world-famous Cirque du Soleil. This Canadian businessman began his career as a lawyer and sportscaster, and has successfully run public companies on the Toronto, Nasdaq and London stock exchanges. Mitch and his wife Anne-Marie are active philanthropists, with their giving focused on education, health care and clean water.
Darren Glatt is a partner at Searchlight Capital Partners. Previously, he served as partner at Apollo Global Management where he focused on equity and credit investing in a range of industries that included technology, media and telecommunications. He has deep experience in financing, analyzing, investing in and advising public and private companies. Darren sits on the board of Ocean Outdoor, an out-of-home media company, and is chairman of the board for 160over90, a branding agency. He graduated summa cum laude from George Washington University and holds an M.B.A from the Harvard Business School.
Taylor Rhodes is CEO of Rackspace, having previously held positions as president, senior vice president and chief customer officer. He also served as senior vice president and managing director of Rackspace's international operations, where he was responsible for developing strategic priorities and creating business growth in Europe, Asia and Australia. Before joining Rackspace, Taylor held a range of progressively more challenging leadership roles at EDS. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer and received an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
David Sambur is a senior partner at Apollo Global Management having joined in 2004. Prior to that time, David was a member of the Investment Banking division of Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. David also serves on the board of directors of AGS Capital, LLC (parent of American Gaming Systems), Caesars Acquisition Company, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, Coinstar, LLC, Diamond Resorts International, Inc., EcoATM, LLC, and Redbox Automated Retail, LLC. David is also a member of the Mount Sinai Department of Medicine Advisory Board. David graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Emory University with a B.A. in Economics.
Aaron Sobel is a principal at Apollo Global Management having joined in 2011. Prior to that time, Aaron was a member of the Investment Banking group at Goldman Sachs & Co. Aaron also serves on the board of directors of Endemol Shine Group. He graduated with Highest Honors from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan with a B.B.A. and concentrations in finance and accounting.
For additional information on Rackspace, please visit: www.rackspace.com.
Rackspace, the #1 managed cloud company, helps businesses tap the power of hosting and cloud computing without the complexity and cost of managing it all on their own. Rackspace engineers deliver specialized expertise, easy-to-use tools, and Fanatical Support® for leading technologies including AWS, Microsoft, OpenStack and VMware. The company serves customers in 150 countries, including more than half of the FORTUNE 100. Rackspace was named a leader in the 2015 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Enabled Managed Hosting, and has been honored by Fortune, Forbes, and others as one of the best companies to work for. Learn more at www.rackspace.com.
Learn more at www.rackspace.com/es or call +52 55 8310 6067.

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Sometimes you get a quick hour to craft and I like to try and get lots done in that time. I love making cards individually but a batch make really helps when time is short.
These new home cards were created with a roller stamp from stampin up.. Stamping with the roller is fun but a bit tricky. I do use purpose made ruler to keep me straight. I heat embossed them and then coloured in just one house. Very plain I know but cute!
So often I make things for other people but I really wanted to make me an upcycled denim apron. I cook and bake a lot so wanted a sturdy apron and I got time this week to have a go and used some rather splendid Amy Butler fabric I have been coveting at every trip to John Lewis. What do you think?
It's a creative world - sneak peek!
A practical one this time at It's a Creative World..
Pop across and have a look at the great stuff going on there. Lots of inspiration.
It's a Creative World post - sneeky peak, easy project!
It's my turn at It's a Creative World (IACW) and I have created an easy sewing project, literally only 6 short rows of stitching.. pop over and have a look here.
Sometimes a small or even a large "Thank you" card isn't enough so I have taken to making a Thank you book when everyone wants to do more than sign their name. I cover two pieces of grey board and make extra long pages that fold over that go inside. Some pages are plain or patterned card and some have inspiration sayings or pictures stamped and embossed on them. (No photos of the stamped ones sorry I forgot). I then join them together with the large book rings and decorate the front cover.
I recently made this for one of the Founder Governors and ex Chair of Governors of my Daughters school. Jean is an inspiration to many of us and has ploughed her heart and soul into the school since it opened 9 years ago. She decided to retire and move to the coast. We will all miss her dearly and wish her well.
The challenge this fortnight at Crafty Boots is use a stamped character.
Recycled Crafty Boots Challenge - well it has a book page to start with but I have gone back to this piece of art, three times and finally settled I think!?
I got the idea from somewhere but did my usual and rushed not getting all my layers in order. The final canvas looks like this with modelling paste and gold acrylic paint round the edges. Now its finished perhaps I can give it to my sister.. the intended recipient before Christmas delayed but finished - I think?.
I've been very lucky to have a very creative family, especially my Nan and Mum. Needlework, art and crafts flows through them even if they didn't know they were being creative and I wanted an avenue to share my more creative side, sewing, craft and jewellery making. I find it allows me to escape the every day even if for 1/2 an hour! Thank you to the friends that join me in this journey.
I came 1st twice at Crafty Boots.


David Greene's list of credits as a cinematographer includes feature films Redemption, Siblings, Rhinoceros Eyes, as well as television work that includes Lost Girl, Beauty and the Beast, and 12 Monkeys.
He also moved into directing on several episodes of Lost Girl, as well as an episode of 12 Monkeys.
Since finishing up on 12 Monkeys, Greene has worked on season 2 of Starz' American Gods, and is currently working on the yet to be released new Universal sci-fi series Impulse.


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Surf History Sunday: Eddie Aikau
by Hallie Rohr
Eddie Aikau
The life of Eddie Aikau is the incredible story of the ultimate waterman. The surfer, lifeguard, family man, friend, traveler, musician, and hero inspired future generations of wave riders, all around the planet.
write up from SURFER TODAY
"Eddie Would Go." Edward Ryon Makuahanai Aikau was born in Kahului, Hawaii, on May 4, 1946.
He was the second-oldest of the five Aikau kids, and the leader of their pack, since their earliest days on Maui, through to their surfing days on the South and North Shore of Oahu.
"Eddie was a pretty quiet guy, but when there was a challenge, or some risk to be taken or a game to be played that everybody wanted to win, Eddie seemed to rise to the top. He was high risk at an early age," says younger brother Clyde Aikau.
Eddie was the first official lifeguard hired by the City & County of Honolulu to work at Waimea Bay, on Oahu's North Shore, back in 1967. At the same time, he challenged the biggest waves on offer in the Hawaiian Islands.
The two brothers worked together for ten years up until 1978 and never lost one person. At the time, there were no jet skis or zodiacs - just two youngsters with a board and swim fins.
During his career as a lifeguard at Waimea Bay, Eddie Aikau managed to rescue and save the lives of over 500 people.
An Accomplished Big Wave Surfer
Eddie took on every major swell to come through the North Shore from 1967 to 1978. As a competitor, his best contest result was a win in the 1977 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship.
Eddie Aikau saw big wave surfing, not as a competition, but as a personal goal. He dreamed of reaching the height of his heroes.
Greg Noll, Mike Stang, George Downing, John Kelly, and Sammy Lee were a huge inspiration to him. In 1967, Eddie cracked a giant swell at Waimea Bay and made his mark in the world of big wave riding. To this very day, November 19, 1967, remains the biggest day ever surfed at Waimea Bay.
During the early to mid-1970s, Eddie traveled to South Africa, South America, and Australia to participate in a few early-era pro surfing events.
A Warm and Gentle Person
He was always a central figure in bringing people together and a pivotal character in maintaining calm and camaraderie on the North Shore when competition intensified the lineups.
Eddie Aikau has never had any children of his own, but his compassion and care extended to all who came within his reach. He and Clyde were famous for entertaining people at parties and luaus.
According to maritime historian Mac Simpson, Aikau was already a legend on the North Shore before his death. "The expression 'Eddie would go' actually predates Hokule'a," Simpson noted.
"He was already doing what no one else dared to - pull people out of Waimea Bay's big surf. And that's where the phrase came from: Eddie would go when no one else would or could."
The Death and the Legend of Eddie Aikau
When he was not on the North Shore pulling people out of the heavy surf, Eddie dedicated his time to other hobbies and interests he had.
In 1978, Aikau was among a handful selected to join the cultural expedition of the Polynesian, double-hulled voyaging canoe Hokule'a, which set sail from the Hawaiian Islands on March 16, 1978 - more specifically from Magic Island, Oahu - and bound for Tahiti.
Hokule'a soon encountered treacherous seas outside the Hawaiian Islands and the canoe capsized.
On March 17, after a wild night adrift, Aikau paddled his board toward Lanai in search of help for his stranded crew members.
He was never seen again. The ensuing search for Aikau was the largest air-sea search in Hawaiian history. The body and soul of the well-known Hawaiian lifeguard and surfer lie on the Pacific Ocean forever.
In 1984, the Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau was established at Sunset Beach, in his honor. The event moved the next winter to Waimea Bay and has been a fixture there ever since.
For the 2019/2020 edition, the contest was renamed. The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational only runs when swells reach a minimum height of 20 feet.
Here is a link to the Eddie Aikau Foundation which shares the story Eddie Aikau's life, contributions and accomplishments while promoting education and the advancement of Hawaiian culture.


At Winning Ways we are committed to providing a high quality and transparent racehorse ownership service so you can experience the thrill and excitement of owning your own horse at an affordable price and without any hassle. This commitment includes regular communications (by phone, post or email), stable visits at least every six weeks and accountability to all members to protect their interests at all times. Furthermore, Winning Ways will display its commitment to buying a quality horse by acquiring a share in each syndicate.
Your Winning Ways syndicate will consist of up to twelve like minded members with the objective of owning a quality young national hunt horse, bought at one of the premier Irish National Hunt sales. Our trainer will be given a maximum budget of €29,000 to acquire a horse, which includes sales costs and one years insurance cover. This equates to €2,900 per share, based on 10 members, with any difference refunded to members.
At Winning Ways we believe a quality horse should be with a quality young trainer. Once your horse is bought, he will be put into Colm Murphy's care. Although training and racing costs are expensive, we believe that spreading the costs among 10 members provides an affordable opportunity for racing enthusiasts. Winning Ways has assumed the average annual cost of training and racing to be circa €24,945 per annum which equates to €2,495 per share, or around €50 per week. This average annual cost incorporates a number of assumptions and includes an element of inflation and contingencies which can been reviewed in the Training & Racing Costs section. Winning Ways is committed to absolute transparency and members will only pay for the actual costs incurred over the lifetime of the syndicate. Unlike other syndicates that offer a monthly "all-in" cost, irrespective of whether your horse is in training or not, a Winning Ways member will benefit when his horse is not in training through reduced costs.
As well as regular stable visits, Winning Ways hopes that all syndicates get the opportunity to experience the thrill of racing their own horse on the track. Members will be given the opportunity to name their horse and also decide their unique racing silks. On racedays, the Syndicate Manager or Racing Liaison Officer will be available at all times to ensure members enjoy their day out. HRI provides owners with four entry badges and these will be rotated amongst members. At all meetings, members will have access to the parade ring and the Syndicate Manager will endeavour to obtain Owners badges for all members (pictured right are Captain Bondi's owners being debriefed after his debut run).
In order to ensure full accountability, your Winning Ways syndicate financial statements will be provided to all members for review. At the request of members, an independent third party may be requested to review the financial statements.
At Winning Ways we believe in giving your young horse every opportunity to achieve his potential. Therefore, we require members to commit to a four year membership period, after which your horse will be sold at public auction and the syndicate dissolved. Winning Ways members will vote on all matters deemed important by the Syndicate Manager and a 70% majority rules in accordance with the Members Rights section.
Winning Ways policies and procedures ensures that all members are registered as the owner of the horse with HRI. Winning Ways acts as a managing agent and provides this comprehensive service for an annual fee of €500 per share. All proceeds from your accounts will be distributed to you on dissolution of the syndicate, or earlier if deemed appropriate by the Syndicate Manager (if there are winnings!!). Winning Ways and our trainer will be entitled to 2.5% and 10% respectively of any sales proceeds over purchase price on sale of our horse.
The Syndicate Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of your Winning Ways syndicate, communications with our trainer and arranging stable visits. However, Winning Ways will be flexible in all respects and will endeavour to meet the individual needs of members from time to time. Finally, all Winning Ways syndicates will carry the Winning Ways name and carry Winning Ways sponsorship, or some other sponsorship if deemed appropriate by the Syndicate Manager.
How to Join the Winning Team?
The Team would like to offer you the opportunity to join a Winning Ways syndicate and experience the thrill of racehorse ownership through a professionally managed syndicate and one of Ireland's leading young trainers. If you would like to join the Winning Team, require any further information or would like to arrange a stable visit to see our horses, then please Contact Us.
For your benefit, additional information is included in the Member's Rights, Training & Racing Costs and Schedule of Payments sections.


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All-Student Referendum on the Smoking Ban
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Welfare & International Officer
What students need to know (this meeting notes):
1. Smoking has been known to have harmful effects on smokers themselves, but also people around them in the form of second-hand smoking.
2. Many universities in London, such as King's College, impose a smoke-free campus.
3. Last year, students complained to the provost about smoking on the UCL campus.
4. Ever since, UCL staff, specifically professor Graham Hart, have been working on a proposal for a ban on the UCL campus. They are hoping to implement this in the future.
5. The plan consists of a ban on smoking (and possibly vaping) within a 20 meter radius of the UCL campus/buildings. A collaboration with the Camden Smoking Cessation group will be undertaken to provide necessary support for students who wish to quit.
What Union Council thinks about it (this meeting believes):
1. The Union Council exists to represent student's interests and needs. Democracy, particularly, should be held in high regard.
2. The current opinion of the student body on the smoking ban is unknown. Therefore, Union Council cannot make an informed decision on this widely felt issue.
3. In order to make a decision on whether or not to support the plan, as proposed by UCL staff, a referendum should be held.
What we should do (this meeting resolves):
To call an all-student referendum which can be held together with the Leadership Elections this term on the following question: "Do you support a plan to prohibit smoking within 20 meters from all UCL premises in order to decrease exposure to second-hand smoke?"
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Tarkington Elementary School 4-5
8/22/22 7:15 AM Accident on Hwy 787 may delay pickup times for Buses #4 and #37. Remain at bus-stop for pick-up, as buses are still on the way. Call Laura Shew in Transportation if you have any questions; otherwise, as information becomes available, we'll keep you posted. 281-592-0377
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Coach Kennedy is hosting Summer Volleyball Camps for incoming 1st-8th graders on July 18th-20th and incoming 9th-12th graders on July 25th-27th. Registration can be completed on the first day of camp, and the cost is $40. Please contact Coach Kennedy at gkennedy@tarkingtonisd.net for more details. #oncealonghornalwaysalonghorn #hornsup
To all the "SUPER MOMS" serving students in TISD - Have a WONDERFUL Mother's Day weekend!!! Elna Davis Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools
11:43 AM UPDATE... ALL phones at TISD are currently working! Thanks so much for your patience and to AT&T for their quick service call!
10 months ago, Tarkington ISD
4-11-22 7:26 AM UPDATE: Please note, the internet is back online for the entire district; however, ALL district phone lines are down. AT&T is working on the issue. Please use email to contact the school while the phone lines are being repaired. Email addresses for all personnel can be found on the district's website at https://www.tarkingtonisd.net/ by choosing the specific campus from the "School" tab. Once you're at the selected school's site, use the "Menu" tab to choose the "Faculty and Staff" list. Thank you, again, for your patience!
PLEASE NOTE! 6:51 AM on April 11, 22 Due to power outages yesterday, several TISD campuses and offices are currently experiencing phone system and internet outages; however, we are working to get those systems back up and online as quickly as possible. AT&T will be here sometime this morning to provide support. Please watch the website and social media for updates. We'll share them as we receive them. Thank you for your patience!
Tarkington ISD's District of Innovation Committee will be meeting to renew the local innovation plan on Monday, April 11, 2022 at 5 PM in the TISD Board Room. Committee members will be voting on renewing the plan and the public is welcome! Our current plan can be found on our website at https://5il.co/ssk0
Proud Senior, Brylee Holmes, one of many 2022 seniors, was the first student who introduced herself to me when I arrived at the high school for a tour on Friday AND made a point to find me and introduce herself to me again at the fundraiser on Saturday! She exudes a positive spirit and has served as homecoming queen. I'm sure she is one of many leaders in TISD, and I can't wait to meet you all. Dr. Elna Davis Superintendent
The M Club fundraiser in Tarkington this weekend was AMAZING! Funds raised will help EVERY senior with college/career plans after graduation. The love in the arena for the students was inspiring. The generosity of our community took my breath away. Tarkington ISD not only has great friends in our board members, but also has friends in life-long residents devoted to our success. I learned from a board member in Grand Prairie that the way you spell LOVE is T-I-M-E. There was so much love in the arena as you gave your time, talents, and resources for our students! In action, I saw Longhorns for Life! Dr. Elna Davis Superintendent
REMINDER... HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SATURDAY! The M Club would like to welcome everyone out once again to the J Bar Arena located at 1780 CR 301 N in Dayton for its annual Crawfish Boil and Fish Fry benefitting the Tarkington Student Foundation's Scholarship fund for Tarkington High School graduates. It's an All-You-Can-Eat-Event with both a live and silent auction, lots of activities, and plenty of hometown socializing all for the sake of our local seniors, the Class of 2022! Early-Bird meal tickets for adults are $25 and students $10. Meal tickets purchased at the gate will be $30 for adults and $15 for students. In addition, the M Club is also raising funds with a gun raffle. Raffle tickets are $20 each or 6 for $100, and winners do not have to be present to win. Five guns will be raffled: Kimber .308; Benelli 12 ga; Citadel 12 ga; Remington 12 ga; and a Mossberg 22 LR. Good luck and happy hunting to the winners! Sponsorships are available and appreciated: $250 sponsorship includes 3 event tickets and a half-size poster at the event -- $500 sponsorship includes 6 event tickets and a full-size poster at event. Meal and raffle tickets are being sold by all seniors in the class of 2022 starting March 1, 2022 . You can also find them at Cannon's Grocery in Tarkington & Lone Star Cleaners in Cleveland. For all tickets or more information, contact any member of the THS senior class or Susan Trahan at strahan@tarkingtonisd.net or 281-806-8769.
Tarkington ISD is currently accepting teaching applications for the 2022-2023 school year for elementary and secondary teachers. Please see our district website at tarkingtonisd.net and choose the Employment tab just below the scrolling pictures for more details. If you have questions about your online application and/or degree certifications, please feel free to email Renee Padgett at rpadgett@tarkingtonisd.net or Celeste Bradberry at cbradberry@tarkingtonisd.net and we'll be happy to help! #itsagreatdaytobealonghorn #teachingisaworkofheart
TISD Family, Friends, and Community, Please join us on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at 4 PM in the THS Commons as we show our appreciation to one of our own, Dr. Marc Keith, as he retires after 40 years in education! Dr. Keith graduated from Tarkington High School in 1978, and spent some of his early years here as a teacher, coach, and administrator. As Providence would have it, he returned home in 2018 as our Superintendent and led our community through the turbulent times of a pandemic where his commitment to -- and understanding of -- our rural technology limitations, students' academic and social needs for classrooms, and our teachers' needs to teach safely, all helped to return our community back to the focus of "doing what's best for students," where we all agree it should always be! Dr. Keith's family will also be joining us for refreshments and fellowship. For those of you who may have memories to share, we've started a memory album and are compiling photos into a slideshow. Please scan and share them with us using the contact information below if you would like them added. Include names, dates, etc. If you have any photos, questions, or would like further information, please contact Renee Padgett at rpadgett@tarkingtonisd.net or LaLa Clopton at lclopton@tarkingtonisd.net We look forward to seeing you all there!
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11 months ago, Jessiene Bruce
On behalf of the sponsors for TMS and THS FFA, a special "thank you" to Dr. Marc Keith --a former TISD FFA member himself--for serving as last night's guest speaker at the FFA Ricebelt District Convention held in the TMS auditorium.
The M Club would like to welcome everyone out once again to the J Bar Arena located at 1780 CR 301 N in Dayton for its annual Crawfish Boil and Fish Fry benefitting the Tarkington Student Foundation's Scholarship fund for Tarkington High School graduates. It's an All-You-Can-Eat-Event with both a live and silent auction, lots of activities, and plenty of hometown socializing all for the sake of our local seniors, the Class of 2022! Early-Bird meal tickets for adults are $25 and students $10. Meal tickets purchased at the gate will be $30 for adults and $15 for students. In addition, the M Club is also raising funds with a gun raffle. Raffle tickets are $20 each or 6 for $100, and winners do not have to be present to win. Five guns will be raffled: Kimber .308; Benelli 12 ga; Citadel 12 ga; Remington 12 ga; and a Mossberg 22 LR. Good luck and happy hunting to the winners! Sponsorships are available and appreciated: $250 sponsorship includes 3 event tickets and a half-size poster at the event -- $500 sponsorship includes 6 event tickets and a full-size poster at event. Meal and raffle tickets are being sold by all seniors in the class of 2022 starting March 1, 2022 . You can also find them at Cannon's Grocery in Tarkington & Lone Star Cleaners in Cleveland. For all tickets or more information, contact any member of the THS senior class or Susan Trahan at strahan@tarkingtonisd.net or 281-806-8769.
Perfect Citizens DISCO DANCE PARTY! TIS students that had Perfect Behavior for the 4th 6 Weeks celebrated with their super cool, dancing teachers!
5th Grade Star Students of the Week February 7 - 11 Farrah Zoder, Natalie Boie, Aidan Rose, Jeremy Rendon, River Kelley, Leah Wade, Jacob Keeton (not pictured) Congratulations -- Well done!
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The Lincat C6R/125BU Seal 650 range refrigerated merchandiser with self-service is a refrigerated counter top unit with an under counter power pack. This unit has a digital display and has a cabinet temperature of 3 - 5C. This merchandiser has a fan cooled condenser and automatic defrost and condensate water evaporation.
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The Lincat Seal refrigerated merchandiser has elegant extruded aluminum frames and metallic silver finish witch enhances the display without detracting from contents. There are many amazing features to this display here are a few. This model also holds food below 7C in ambient conditions up to 25C and 60% relative humidity, the sleek design and chrome plated rod shelves are attractive and easy to clean, even daylight balanced illumination with easy clip in fluorescent light tubes, precise thermostatic control of the cabinet temperature with digital display and high/low temperature warning, adjustable shelf heights provide flexibility to accommodate different sized products and a hot gas automatic defrost function allows continuous operation with no loss of cabinet temperature, for enhanced food safety.	A comprehensive range of heated, refrigerated and ambient food display units. From rectangular or curved front Merchandisers, to Food Display Bars, Heated Displays, Pie Cabinets and Upright Heated Merchandisers with built-in oven, there's a Seal product to suit every need. There's a choice too of self-service or back-service models, all have illuminated interiors to enhance the display of food.


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On May 11, 2018 Maleficent, the fire breathing dragon parade float in the Festival of Fantasy Parade, unexpectedly caught fire and had to be removed from the parade lineup to undergo repairs. After many months of repairs she is fired up to be back in the parade!
The Maleficent parade float is one of the most intricate and detailed floats of any parade in Walt Disney World. Let's learn a bit more about this beautiful beast!
Maleficent made her first debut in the Festival of Fantasy Parade in 2014!
She still has a cool retro steampunk look with glowing green eyes, the infamous spinning wheel in her mid-section, and of course she still breathes fire!
She is 53 feet long and 26 feet high!
Over the years she has logged over 700 miles during her time in Festival of Fantasy Parade!
Along with Maleficent are her Ravens, Prince Phillip, as well as Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather!
Guests visiting Disneyland Paris can also catch Maleficent in the magnificent Disney Stars on Parade!
Back for a limited time is the Maleficent ice cream cone! Featuring lime soft serve in a black waffle cone topped with purple sugar and decadent chocolate horns! Find this devilishly sweet treat as well as many other goodies at Storybook Treats in Fantasyland!
Other fantastic merchandise is also available including pins, clothing, jewelry, and ears!
We are so happy to see Maleficent back where she belongs in the Festival of Fantasy Parade! You can catch the parade daily in Magic Kingdom at 3:00 PM!
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FFXII: The Zodiac Age Joins PlayStation Now in January
By Jenni Lada January 3, 2022
Sony announced its January 2022 PlayStation Now games, and it turns out FFXII: The Zodiac Age will be the next Final Fantasy game to join the collection. It will appear on January 4, 2022. Five other titles will appear alongside it.
Here's the full list of titles coming to PlayStation Now in January 2022. Once added, all six can be played on the PS4, PS5, and PC.
FFXII: The Zodiac Age
Fury Unleashed
Kerbal Space Program: Enhanced Edition
Super Time Force Ultra
This is part of a planned exclusivity shift. Originally, Xbox Game Pass was the home of Final Fantasy games. In September 2021, Square Enix confirmed various Final Fantasy titles would move to PlayStation Now. However, while this is going on, some stragglers are still showing up on Xbox Game Pass. FFXIII-2 joined that service in December 2021.
There could be more in store for PlayStation Now in 2022. Back in December 2021, word about a Project Spartacus initiative came up. Rumors suggest it would combine this service with PlayStation Plus to offer different tiers to subscribers.
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is available on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and it will make its PlayStation Now debut on January 4, 2022. A PlayStation Now subscription costs $9.99 per month or $59.99 for a year.
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Illegal infiltrators threaten Israel's character as a Jewish and democratic country, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday.
Netanyahu said the latter will be done in part by punishing employers who hire illegal migrants.
The growing population of more than 50,000 illegal African migrants has become a hot-button issue, with the weekend editions of all three major Hebrew dailies featuring lead stories relating to the issue.
A little over three weeks ago, African migrants were targeted in a series of Molotov cocktail attacks in south Tel Aviv's Shapira neighborhood. In addition, there have been a series of sexual assaults in Tel Aviv over recent weeks that police say were carried out by African migrants.
Also on Sunday, Interior Minister Eli Yishai (Shas) repeated his call to jail illegal African migrants, most of whom he said were involved in crime.
Netanyahu is at a peak of popularity and power within Israel at the moment. He recently called for elections, then called them off when a major opposition party, seeing the writing on the wall, agreed to join his coalition as subordinate partners. So, he's dealing from a position of strength here, with his team holding 96 of 120 seats in the Knesset.


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10 Black History Books Your Kids Need To Read ASAP
by Rachel Garlinghouse
Originally Published: Feb. 21, 2020
Let's be real. When schools teach our kids about black history—if they even do it at all—the teaching is usually limited to sugar-coated, superficial lessons on civil rights and slavery. Of course, this is deeply problematic since black history is American history. There is so much more than just Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and if we want to raise anti-racist children, we have to start teaching them now.
So what's a parent to do? When we only teach children about the suffering, pain, and terror that black people faced, we're leaving out rich, incredible history, both events and historical figures. Though I am thankful that popular retail stores like Target are making it a point to spotlight Black History Month and some educators use February to focus on black history, our children deserve more. A single "I Have a Dream" art project isn't enough to raise racially-conscious kids. Black history should be part of everyday learning for parents and their children, not a few lessons limited to a single month.
Parents have the important job of making sure their kids understand not only the hardships that black people have endured and how that has plagued generations to this day, but also the many victories. Thankfully, there are many fantastic, comprehensive books available. They beautifully demonstrate the diversity within the black community while teaching powerful lessons about perseverance, creativity, and talent. Gone are the days of ho-hum textbooks and encyclopedias with teeny print—thankfully–and in are books made just for kids.
As a mom of four black children, we personally have utilized all of these books to help my children understand how truly magical their racial history is. I'm betting that your children will love them as much as mine.
1. A Child's Introduction to African-American History: The Experiences, Events, and People That Shaped Our Country
Jabari Asim walks readers through history in chronological order, complimented by detailed illustrations. He explores many different topics and figures, including Black Wall Street, Michael Brown and the city of Ferguson, Serena Williams, and slavery. This book is best for tweens, though younger children can glean some information from the illustrations.
2. Young, Gifted, and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes From Past and Present
This beautifully composed book by Jamia Wilson and illustrated by Andrea Pippins helps readers explore fifty-two incredible black people, some past and some current. Some of our favorites include Michelle Obama, Simone Biles, Nelson Mandela, and Oprah Winfrey. This book is perfect for kids in upper elementary grades.
3. The Beatitudes: From Slavery to Civil Rights
This faith-based children's picture book by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Tim Ladwig guides readers through the magnitude of black historical events. Told from the voice of God, elementary age readers learn about the Civil War, Marian Anderson singing at the Lincoln Memorial, and Emmett Till's death, among other poignant times in history.
4. 28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World
Charles R. Smith, Jr. and Shane Evans teamed up to give young readers 28 moments in black history, one for each day of February. Recommended for kids ages six to ten, we learn about Barack Obama becoming our 44th president, Dred Scott and the 14th amendment, and Matthew Henson and Robert Peary, the first two men to reach the North Pole.
5. Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Vashti Harrison guides readers through trimmed biographies and illustrations of some of the most influential and talented black women in history. We learn about pilot Bessie Coleman, mathematician Katherine Johnson, writer Maya Angelou, and abolitionist Sojourner Truth, among many, many others. This powerful collection of stories is best suited for tween readers.
6. Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History
After the overwhelming success of her book on women in black history, Vashti Harrison released a second book featuring black men. Tween readers will learn about writer James Baldwin, inventor Garrett Morgan, musician Louis Armstrong, and poet Langston Hughes, among many others.
7. The Undefeated
Written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, The Undefeated has quickly become one of the best contemporary children's picture books, picking up multiple awards including a Newbury and Caldecott. Geared toward grade school children, readers learn about events and figures surrounding slavery and civil rights, but most importantly, the message that despite all the horrors, black people are undefeated.
8. Black Women in Science: A Black History Book for Kids
Dr. Kimberly Brown Pellum teaches children about 15 black, female scientists who changed history. My science-loving daughter enjoyed learning about Annie Turnbo Malone, Flemmie Pansy Kittrell, Patricia Bath, and Mamie Phipps Clark. The book is at a tween reading level.
9. What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors
Authored by NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, What Color Is My World? guides tween readers through history, highlighting often-forgotten black inventors. He teaches us about Joseph Lee, inventor of the bread machine, and Alfred L. Cralle, inventor of the ice cream scoop, among several others.
10. Poems for the Smart, Spunky, and Sensational Black Girl
My oldest two daughters and I composed a poetry book for black girls just like them. Vibrantly illustrated by Sharee Miller, we share 20 poems including some that feature the importance of strong, influential black females. Other poems feature topics including natural hair, friendship, black Santa, and celebrating melanin. Our book is geared toward elementary age girls.
Each of these incredible books teaches children that black people shouldn't be stereotyped as only being talented in the arenas of sports and entertainment. Furthermore, they expand kids' knowledge of black history in a relatable, engaging way. What are you waiting for? Load up your cart and start teaching your kids that black history matters.
We may earn fees from purchases made via links on this page and affiliated sites. All opinions are our own.
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Texas congressional delegation could grow by 4, depending on Census
AUSTIN -- Texas' voice in Washington, D.C., could get louder, depending on how many people participate in the 2010 Census which is about to begin. Once the count is complete, lawmakers will be allowed to re-draw the boundaries of who represents Texans in Washington.
The 2010 Census is expected to show that Austin -- like all of Texas -- is growing, not just in numbers, but in diversity, too.
As a result, federal officials told members of the House Redistricting Committee, the state could be in line to get four more members of Congress.
"We should, by our estimation, have the four seats, but if everybody doesn't get counted, we only get three," said State Rep. Patricia Harless, (R) Spring. "It's another opportunity to have your voice raised at the federal level, so it's huge."
Federal officials concede it will be especially difficult to get everybody counted in three areas of Travis County.
The following three areas have all been designated by the Census Bureau as officially "hard to count."
South of Anderson Lane; north of Koenig; west of Cameron road; east of I-35.
North of Oltorf St.; south of Riverside Drive; west of Pleasant Valley Road; east of Parker Lane -- excluding the area south of Woodland Avenue and west of Willow Creek; and
North of Riverside Drive; south of the Colorado River; west of Pleasant Valley; East of I-35.
Actors like high school graduation rates, limited English proficiency and immigration status all factor into that designation, according to the Census Bureau.
Several people we talked to in those hard-to-count areas weren't aware of the Census; those that were, didn't plan to participate.
Many leaders say that's especially vexing because the areas which are the hardest to count, are also those which have changed the most since the last count and could also stand to gain the most from the 2010 Census.
"The government has that funding to give; however, you have to have representation in order to get that funding," said Chiquita Eugene, Ph.D., Capitol City African American Chamber of Commerce.
At an annual luncheon they met to discuss ways to increase involvement in the Census.
"We want to have representation the counts, representation that truly represents the African-American constituency, in order to make that a reality; we have to fill out those forms," Eugene said.
The results of the 2010 count will be officially delivered to the legislature in April 2011. They'll then set to work redrawing the boundaries that will shape Texas' future.


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Why is everyone talking about sexual assault on campus?
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The evidence is clear: Sexual assault and coercion are common on campuses, and have been for decades. Why have we taken so long to see it?
In part, because most sexual assault does not look as we might expect it to. We may struggle with the notion of our classmate as a sexual predator, or alcohol as a weapon. Acts of sexual violence and coercion can be camouflaged by the college party scene and our own beliefs about sexual behavior. Many campus survivors resist the terms "sexual assault," "rape," and "victim," even while describing experiences that meet those definitions.
In a random survey of more than 1,000 current or recent students, 25 percent of women and 7 percent of men reported at least one nonconsensual sexual experience in college, according to the Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation in 2015. Disabled, gay, bisexual, and transgender people face a higher-than-average risk, a White House report concluded in 2014.
Whatever we call sexual assault, it can have serious, long-term consequences for survivors' academic success and physical and emotional health. That's why colleges and the federal government are working to establish safer campuses for all.
Is it true that most men are not violent?
Most men are not violent, sexually or otherwise, says Corey Ingram, MSW, coordinator of the Sexual Assault Violence Intervention & Prevention program at the University of South Carolina.
According to Ingram's analysis of multiple studies, it is likely that
92–94 percent of men do not commit sexual assault.
82–87 percent of men do not commit acts of interpersonal violence.
Many male students are speaking up and taking action to interrupt sexual violence, and many others want to learn how. Male advocates are active in organizations such as Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) and Men Can Stop Rape, and on some campuses.
What attitudes and beliefs play a role?
Sexual assault within specific communities is often associated with:
Social norms that make it harder to speak up in defense of oneself or others; e.g., a double sexual standard that judges people differently for sexual activity.
A party culture that links alcohol with expectations of sex.
On and off campus, certain groups, organizations, and communities are associated with harassment and exploitation, including sexual violence. "What we may notice is a harsh group culture that accepts mockery even when it becomes harmful, and targets people who are seen as lower status, like women, people of color, LGBTQ people, and disabled people," says Lee Scriggins, an expert in sexual assault education at the University of Colorado, Boulder. In isolation, any single instance may seem insignificant, but it is part of a continuum of coercion that starts with sexual comments and judgments.
On campuses, sexual assault has been associated with some fraternities and athletics teams. However, similar group dynamics manifest in other communities within and beyond college. Such groups may be social, political, athletic, or professional, and tend to share the following characteristics, says Scriggins:
High-status organizations with strong internal hierarchies
Strong group identity and boundaries (the sense of insider and outsider)
Higher than average similarity among members
A feeling of being somewhat apart from society and embattled
Secret traditions
Bonding through drinking
How does alcohol come into it?
Alcohol does not cause sexual assault; perpetrators do. Nevertheless, on campuses, alcohol use and sexual assault are closely connected. Here's why:
Alcohol can be a weapon: Campus sexual aggressors may deliberately get their targets drunk; intoxicated victims may be less able to evade assault and easier to blame, according to Dr. David Lisak.
People who drink use more aggression: The amount of alcohol that perpetrators consume is related to how much aggression they use and to the type of sexual assault they commit, a study in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2003) suggests.
Alcohol clouds social awareness: Consuming alcohol may make it harder to pick up on signs of threat and risk, researchers say (Journal of Family Violence, 2007).
And here are the numbers:
Every year, 97,000 students aged 18–24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault, suggests a 2009 study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Every year, more than 100,000 students aged 18–24 may be too intoxicated to know whether or not they consented to sex (CDC, 2002).
Rape is more common on campuses that have higher rates of heavy drinking, according to a 2004 study of 119 schools (Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs).
Most incapacitated sexual assaults of students occur at parties, according to the National Institute of Justice (2008).
For more on alcohol and sexual assault, see Student Health 101, October 2015.
How do campus social dynamics contribute?
"Self-blame and victim-blaming, including by women of other women, are surprisingly prevalent on campuses," says Tara Schuster, coordinator of health promotion at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York.
In part, this reflects a mistaken belief that many accusations of sexual assault are false. "David Lisak's research shows that only about 2–10 percent of all reported rapes are fabricated. Students (men and women alike) often think this number is much higher," says Schuster.
Among college students, demeaning attitudes toward women are associated with rape myths and sexual aggression, according to a 2004 study in Violence Against Women.
In a study involving 205 college athletes, most said they did not accept rape myths, yet many participants misunderstood consent, believed in "accidental" and fabricated rape, and thought that women provoke rape (Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 2007).
The negative judgment of women for being sexually active helps explain why perpetrators target first-year students, who are seen as "fresh" and "clean," according to a 2012 analysis in the Journal of College and Character.
Is sexual assault deliberate?
Sexual assaults on campus are deliberate and planned, according to Dr. David Lisak, a clinical psychologist and forensic consultant whose research has been pivotal in understanding sexual violence on and off campus. These acts are not "misunderstandings."
Perpetrators target vulnerable students; for example, those who are younger and new to college, less experienced with alcohol, and eager to fit in, Dr. Lisak found.
Perpetrators target people they know; In 85–90 percent of sexual assaults reported by college women, the survivor knew the attacker; about half occurred on a date, according to the National Institute of Justice (2008).
The perp mindset
Certain attitudes are more common among sexual aggressors than in the general population:
Reduced empathy toward others (Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1995)
Hostility toward women and a belief in rape myths (e.g., that victims are to blame) (Violence Against Women, 2004; Journal of Family Violence, 2004).
Stereotypically "male" attitudes and behaviors, including toughness and violence (Sex Abuse, 1996).
How much of a difference can I make?
We are all part of this community and we all experience opportunities to do and say the right thing. Most of us want to help others. Nevertheless, sometimes we may feel conflicted: Is this really my business? Will it be awkward if I say something and it turns out he doesn't need my help after all?
Bystander intervention training aims to empower us to act on our helping instincts. We probably can't change perpetrators' motives, but we can create an environment in which it's harder for them to act on their aggressive intentions and easier for us to hold them accountable.
Active bystanders do any or all of the following:
Check our own ideas and assumptions, so that we are not part of the problem.
Resist behaviors that support sexual violence, such as demeaning language and victim-blaming.
Disrupt risky situations that may precede an assault; intervention may be indirect (e.g., turning the lights on to expose and disrupt a potentially threatening scenario) or direct (e.g., telling an aggressor to back off, or offering the targeted person an easy out).
Support a survivor following an assault.
Students who are trained in bystander intervention are more confident in their ability to prevent assault, research shows.
How many perpetrators are involved?
In the last 15 years, research has shown that most sexual assaults on campuses are carried out by a relatively small number of aggressors. This is similar to other settings, such as in the US Navy.
For example, in a groundbreaking study involving 1,900 male university students, 120 men (1 in 16) self-reported actions that met the legal definition of rape or attempted rape (Violence and Victims, 2002):
Most of the 120 were repeat rapists.
The repeat rapists averaged six rapes each.
Four percent of the men were responsible for more than 400 attempted or completed rapes.
Most of the aggressors used alcohol to intoxicate or incapacitate their victims.
Most of the 120 had committed other acts of violence, such as battery or child abuse.
Most studies focus on male perpetrators of sexual assault and abuse. Less commonly, women can be perpetrators: Reliable data are scarce, in part because many male survivors are embarrassed about or ashamed of acknowledging that they have been assaulted.
What we think about when we think about sex
The 4-step bystander self-intervention
The risk of judgment makes it harder for survivors of sexual assault to speak up and more difficult for us to hold sexual aggressors accountable. We may not always be aware that our own comments and behaviors can reinforce barriers to addressing sexual violence. Here's how to think about our own thinking. By Jaclyn Friedman, author of What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girl's Shame-Free Guide to Sex and Safety (Seal Press, 2011).
1. Check your influences on your ideas about sexuality
"What messages have you learned about sex and what was the motive behind them? You can take control of your relationship with those influences," says Jaclyn Friedman, sexual assualt survivor and author of What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girl's Shame-Free Guide to Sex and Safety (Seal Press, 2011).
Our ideas about sexuality have been shaped by family and peers, religious institutions, schools, media and popular culture, and other sources.
Re-evaluating these influences includes checking your assumptions about what everyone else is doing. "College students do a lot less hooking up than everyone thinks. You may be trying to aspire to a norm that's not a norm at all. Do what works for you," says Friedman. Three out of four college students said they had zero or one sexual partner in the last 12 months, according to the American College Health Association—National College Health Assessment survey (spring 2014).
2. Stop judging other people's sexuality – and your own
"As long as you're not hurting anyone else or invading their autonomy, there are no right or wrong ways to go about your sex life," says Friedman.
"It's liberating to stop judging other people because their sex life is different from yours. The insidious thing about those judgments, even if we don't say them out loud, is that they reinforce to us that we deserve to be judged as well. It's harming us too."
The risk of judgment and sexual shaming makes it harder for survivors of sexual assault to speak up, and more difficult to hold sexual predators accountable.
3. Value quality over quantity
"Shift to the idea of sex as a collaborative, creative experience with another person. Then we start taking responsibility for our partner having a good time. This is the backbone of enthusiastic consent," says Friedman.
"Let go of the idea that sex is an accomplishment, something to collect, a commodity that we trade in, something one person gives up and the other person gets."
What this looks like
"When a friend says, 'I just had sex with so-and-so,' the response shouldn't be, 'That's awesome!' The response should be, 'How was it?' Sex is not an inherent good."
4. Understand enthusiastic consent
"If we as a campus culture adopt enthusiastic consent as a cultural value, and the idea of sex as a pleasurable, creative concept, then the rapists among us become obvious. The rest of us are going to stop making excuses for the rapists," says Friedman.
At the Steubenville, Ohio, rape trial in 2013, two high school athletes were found guilty of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl who was incapacitated by alcohol.
"At the trial, a bystander said he didn't intervene because he didn't know that was what rape looked like," says Friedman. "Why not? Because sex is seen as a commodified exchange in which the woman lies there and guys do stuff to her. If the bystander had understood sex as an engaged, collaborative experience for all parties, that incident would have looked like rape to him."
Get help or find out more
Help for survivors: National Sexual Assault Hotline and Online Hotline
1.800.656.HOPE
Find local services and other resources: NotAlone.gov
Student activism: Know Your IX
Bystander tips and training: University of Arizona (Step Up Program)
Strength without violence: Men Can Stop Rape
"Be the change you want to see in the bedroom": Reid Mihalko
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I found that if I use c("1960","2020") instead, it works for these two columns.
Does it exist a simple, conventional, and efficient way to use all the values from 1960 to 2020 without writing the 65 columns individually?

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JEFFREY J. KAYLOR was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on October 22, 1979, but spent most of his life in the Little Rocky Run community where his family still resides. He attended Union Mill Elementary, Rocky Run Middle, and Centreville High School, where he was a middle linebacker for the varsity football team.
After graduation from Centreville High in 1997, he attended Virginia Tech, earning a B.S. in Management Science and Information Technology and joining the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. He became a cadet Army battalion commander and a scholarship recipient for three years. Upon graduation in 2001, he was commissioned an Army Second Lieutenant in field artillery.
Following graduation, he attended jump and leadership schools at Fort Benning, Georgia, and received basic training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In the spring of 2002, he was assigned to 1st/39th Artillery Battalion as platoon leader for the 2nd firing Platoon at Fort Stewart, Georgia, after completion of Field Artillery Officer Basic Course.
The next year, he married his wife Jenna, an Army Lieutenant he had met in Virginia Tech, but he received deployment orders. They wed on July 5, a month before he left for Kuwait to support the Intrinsic Action Rotation. He died the following spring during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Jeff, known affectionately as "Ffej" by friends, was a hero to many and "a wonderful man who left memories with everyone he knew," writes wife Jenna on a memorial Web site. Even those who knew him for a short while, such as First Lieutenant Trent B. Bunnell who served with him in Officer Basic Course, cannot forget "the smiles, the positive attitude and the new red Mustang," he wrote.
He led a distinguished career as an American serviceman, earning the Army Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, and the National Defense Service Medal. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart and laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on April 23, 2003 in section 60.
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Liverpool 1 Man Utd 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
March 23, 2015 Mihail Vladimirov
By Mihail Vladimirov.
Van Gaal's huge tactical gamble
Liverpool's surprising failure to press handed Utd the tactical initiative
Liverpool started the game passively and lethargically
This played into Utd's hands, giving them time to settle into their patient and methodical passing flow
Utd dominated from the beginning and had overall control over the game
Carrick became the pivotal player, setting the tempo
Liverpool's wing-backs were overloaded, forcing them deeper
Utd's bravery out of possession
Utd played an advanced defensive line
Rodgers's switch to a 3-diamond-3 midway through the first half
The introduction of Gerrard at half-time
Rodgers reformatted his side again for the second half in what looked like a 4-diamond-2
Utd more reactive and passive in and out of possession after the restart
Liverpool's goal did not seem to rejuvenate them much
Utd saw the game out comfortably
The game's decisive factor – Liverpool's lack of pressing and energy – was a mystery
Neither manager sprung any major surprises formation-wise or in terms of line-ups. For Liverpool possibly the biggest question was whether Gerrard would start, given the nature of the game, but he remained on the bench with Sterling starting at wing-back and Lallana next to Coutinho.
The visitors went with exactly the same starting XI as in their last game – arguably their most impressive in the past few months – against Tottenham. Di Maria, returning from suspension, remained on the bench with Mata allowed to continue his fine form on the right.
The importance of pressing
In principle pressing is one of the most – if not the most – game-changing tactical facets. Well-timed and efficient pressing has the potential to completely ruin the opposition's plans, no matter how suitable or well executed it may be. Pressing has that completely destructive power to turn the game around and favour whoever does it more and/or better, often bridging the gulf in quality and levelling the playing field for an inferior team facing a clearly superior opponent.
Pressing also becomes hugely important and game-defining in clashes between two teams both capable of getting hold of the ball and imposing possession dominance on their own. Whoever presses more and/or better is able to exert a higher degree of control over the game, due to drastically limiting the time and/or space on the ball for the opposition, and in turn is able to use their quality in possession to hurt the opposition. It is potentially the decisive winning ticket.
For this game, both teams were inherently able to boss the play in terms of keeping the ball and setting out a clear route to turn possession supremacy into penetrative attacking moves. As such the key becomes who will be braver out of possession and press its opponent to limit their time and/or space on the ball.
The importance of pressing was even bigger considering both teams have already shown they experience problems dealing with being put under pressure as soon as they lose the ball or try to build-up their way up from the back.
For Liverpool putting Man Utd under considerable pressure out of possession was crucial in two main ways. First, to try and raise the game's tempo and pace, something that this rather slow, methodical and heavily possession-based Man Utd side doesn't relish at all. Meanwhile, even if Rodgers is still regarded as a tiki-taka disciple, his Liverpool side has never been as good at using possession to offer penetration as they are in using pace and direct attacks following quick possession turnovers resulting from sudden bursts of pressing to swarm and overrun the opposition. Arguably, bar Allen and Lucas, basically all of Liverpool's players are much more suited to the latter type of attacking than having to figure out how to use the tons of possession available to them in order to break down well-drilled and disciplined defences.
Second, fast attacks and swift transitions were in theory the key to try and get the most out of the tactical advantage the formation match-up gave Reds . It was imperative to get the ball to Coutinho and Lallana as quickly as possible so the two of them could overload the space between the lines by buzzing either side of Carrick to then feed balls into Sturridge and the wing-backs on-rushing from deep. If Liverpool were going to attack slower and patiently probe in the final third, they would give time for Man Utd to get back into position. Even if there were question marks as to how positionally disciplined and defensively solid the likes of Mata, Valencia, Herrera and Fellaini can be, surely having all of them behind the ball would have provided a much sterner test for the home side than if they were continually left behind and quickly bypassed?
It's hard to believe Rodgers wasn't aware of all the potential benefits of pressing this Man Utd side, especially given the formation match-up between his 3-4-2-1 and Van Gaal's 4-1-2-3, and on the back of the success (playing, if not result-wise) the Reds had in the reverse fixture, among others, back in mid-December.
But for a man who supposedly bases his approach around pressing the opposition high and hard, he remained strangely passive when it became clear his side wasn't actually doing this. Presumably, if before the game the manager was clear about the need to press the opposition, seeing his team so bluntly not following his instructions would have forced him to repeatedly urge them, or even angrily yell if necessary, do what was already set out as a key part in the overall game-plan.
As to why Liverpool didn't press and looked so passive and lethargic, bordering on disinterested, when out of possession remains unclear. But what was pretty obvious was that this more or less handed over the overall tactical initiative to Man Utd. Not only were the visitors' supposed weaknesses not exploited but they now had the perfect environment to showcase their strengths.
Man Utd dominate from the start
In his interview just before the game, Van Gaal openly verified that even if he wanted we wouldn't have changed his overall tactical approach, formation and personnel following the superb display in the previous game against Tottenham. On one hand this was logical, given how well his side played and that this was one of the few games this season his team displayed all the tactical traits associated with him – solid ball retention, midfield fluidity, diverse attacking threat etc. But on the other hand, such a statement seemed a bit tactically naive given the difference in how Spurs and Rodgers' current Liverpool have played and provide as a threat formation and personnel-wise, and how Liverpool's had the potential to easily exploit all of Man Utd's 4-1-2-3 weaknesses.
What Van Gaal did was a huge tactical gamble, which is somewhat in line with his overall persona, the confidence and utter conviction of his methods and the rightness of whatever he is doing bordering on arrogance. However, as soon as the game started it quickly become clear his gamble would pay off unexpectedly easily due to how Liverpool started the game.
The home side approached the game surprisingly passively. They didn't put any effort into pressing Utd from high up or even closing them down quickly in the midfield zone. Barring isolated individual efforts, the whole of the Liverpool team looked strangely idle defensively, gifting all the time and even space on the ball to their opponents.
All this passivity completely played into Utd's hands, and they had the opportunity to settle straight into their preferred patient and methodical passing flow, which in turn allowed them to quickly impose overall control of the game. That no-one really pressed him resulted in Carrick quickly turning into the pivotal player, using his freedom to set the tempo and continually channel possession from deep.
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The bicycle at a Kentucky yard sale had two flat tires, broken pedals and carried a $5 price tag. That didn't stop Greg Estes from buying the bike in hopes of flipping it for a small profit. He should get his wish, to the tune of a few thousand dollars.
It turns out the broken-down bicycle was originally owned by Floyd Landis, who rode it in a race in 2007. The bike was built especially for Landis, complete with custom pedals that look foreign to those unfamiliar with professional cycling (hence the original seller's belief that the pedals were broken). It retailed for $8,000.
Landis rode the bike in a mountain-bike race one year after winning the Tour de France. That title, of course, was later stripped after the American cyclist tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Landis is currently banned from the sport, but has stayed in the spotlight with his accusations against Lance Armstrong and other athletes.
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I can understand someone thinking the bike wasn't worth a few thousand dollars. After all, how many abandoned bikes are custom-built jobs for Tour de France winners? But five dollars? That seems a little low. If I were having a yard sale I'd have probably put a $5 tag on the bike's water bottle. Even if the bike were an actual piece of junk, wouldn't, say, $25 be a more appropriate asking price?


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