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Review columnist Mike Gasher passes away
Posted by Reid Masson | Oct 12, 2022 | Life, News
Dianne and Mike Gasher during a vacation to Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, August 20, 2022. Photo: Larry Pynn
We are heartbroken at The Review to announce the passing of life and humour columnist Mike Gasher. Mike was a friend, husband, father and one of the finest writers I have ever met. He literally wrote the book on Canadian journalism, as co-author of Media and Communication in Canada: Networks, Culture, Technology, Audience – widely considered the 'gold standard' of introductory textbooks on the subject – as well as the works Mass Communication in Canada and Journalism in Crisis: Bridging Theory and Practice for Democratic Media Strategies in Canada. Mike left us on his own terms, with his courage and sense of humour on full display at a going away party in his honor on September 27. The following article on Mike Gasher was written by his good friend Larry Pynn. – Reid Masson, Editor, The Review
by Larry Pynn
Readers of Mike Gasher's column, Reflections, in The Review these past many months have come to know him as a skilled writer offering insight and humour, while recounting lessons learned on life's unpredictable highway.
What readers will not know, is the quiet courage Mike displayed in faithfully delivering his column while his personal world was falling apart. He fought throat cancer, a battle which he felt he had won. Then it showed up in his lungs — and an unfair fight ensued.
Mike surrounded himself with family members on September 27, including his wife Dianne, son Adam of Montreal and daughter Danielle of Los Angeles. Then he chose his time to go — with medical assistance and a final upbeat post: "Thanks for the dance."
Mike was born and raised in Ontario, but we first met in the summer of 1975 at The Delta Optimist, a community newspaper in suburban Vancouver. I was a news reporter, Mike covered sports and we shared a small office.
We both soon moved on, but continued to be life-long friends.
Mike worked as a sports reporter at The Province daily newspaper in Vancouver, and did his job so well that on one occasion was escorted out of the Vancouver Canucks dressing room by Tiger Williams. Mike also co-authored a book on the Canucks, documenting the team's run for the Stanley Cup in 1982 in his work Towels, Triumph and Tears: The Vancouver Canucks and Their Amazing Drive to the 1982 Stanley Cup Final.
But Mike wanted more, and set his sights high. He obtained his PhD, became bilingual, and served as a professor of journalism – including a time as department head – at Concordia University in Montreal, while publishing several popular academic books along the way.
He eventually retired on the banks of the Ottawa River in L'Orignal, not far from Vankleek Hill, where, coincidentally, my late mother, Frances — born a Higginson — lived before moving to BC with my late father, Art Pynn.
Mike loved cycling, curling, kayaking, skiing, watching the Blue Jays, and travel. Despite Mike's declining condition, he and Dianne recently visited me in the Cowichan Valley of Vancouver Island before continuing on to Alaska, where, on September 6, he emailed me to say he was sick and weak and looking forward to heading home.
His last column was fittingly called Home Sweet Home, about the joys of returning home after travel, yet it still offered no sense of what he was going through.
That was Mike. Not one to complain about his situation, he maintained his sense of humour and love of storytelling even as the dark cloud of cancer gathered near.
By keeping a positive attitude and continuing to live each day to its fullest, Mike offers something for us all to reflect upon as we face the inevitability of death.
Mike Gasher surrounded himself with family members on September 27, including his wife Dianne, son Adam of Montreal and daughter Danielle of Los Angeles. Then he chose his time to go — with medical assistance and a final upbeat post: "Thanks for the dance."
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Reid Masson is a graduate of Algonquin College's Journalism Program. He has over 20 years of experience as a staff writer and editor for various newspapers across Canada, including The Ottawa Citizen and Brockville Recorder and Times.


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Tales from Asheville
I made the trip out to Asheville this weekend for the Southern Conference tournament. While I was there to support UNCG, the ultimate decision to make the trip was helped along at least in part by the lure of seeing eight of the 12 pep bands in the conference live.
I started out around 8 or so on Saturday morning. Asheville sits about three hours to my west, and the first game--UNCG's--tipped off at noon. On the way up, when stopping for breakfast, I was pleasantly surprised to come across a couple of young ladies--presumably students--also headed westward.
Getting into town, I was reminded that Asheville, where I've spent precious little time, is a damn cool city. The short walk between the deck where I parked and the arena took me past quite a few cute little shops and eateries, and walking that drag a couple more times during the day took me past street musicians and a generally vibrant community. Walking towards the arena, I almost got hit by a Western Carolina fan turning a corner. He paused briefly and, noticing my UNCG apparel, told me to be sure to beat App State. Yes, the Battle for the Mountain Jug is alive and well out that way.
Headed into the arena, it actually felt quite a bit like what I remember from the NEC tournament, though I haven't attended that one in a decade. I walked in right next to the UNCG pep band (actually just shortly after having gotten a tweet from the director) and rested there for a moment before settling in behind the basket, still adjacent to the band. The first half was a bit tough on the Spartans, falling behind App double digits and being pushed around inside by the Mountaineers' beast of a center, Butts (12 year old humor not lost on me). Both bands were holding their own, though I'll confess it's easy for me to be stagnant on the Bands of Sparta since I hear them at home. App State did bring an advantage in the horn swing department, but their tunes seemed all built for short timeouts, often leaving them space before play resumed.
The Spartans rallied in the second half, and ultimately won going away, 65-55, advancing into the semifinal round. I did a bit of walking around on the concourse following our game, running into some fellow UNCG employees, who were headed to a nearby postgame social. They invited me along, but I had dedicated my day to basketball and pep bands. I've got no regrets in doing that, but again, given the city of Asheville, I wish I would have built a little time in to just enjoy that.
For the games that follow, I admittedly had more of an interest in the bands than the basketball. As such, I moved around and got close to each band (I didn't do this during the Spartans' game, so my apologies to App fans looking for their band). The second game of our session was Western Carolina vs. Wofford. Western's band was probably my favorite of the day, and that probably makes sense, as their cut from the cloth of a Sudler Trophy-winning band. Western's contribution to halftime was their indoor drumline, Purple Thunder Productions. This was a welcome treat, and they were well-received by the folks assembled. There was a bit of a clash of styles between Wofford and Western; Wofford, with a bass, tuba, and bari sax driven low end came off more as a jazz combo with a horn section, which Western favored a brass-heavy sound. It's also worth noting that in each game, the bands were not on equal footing. The designated home band was in the corner on one end of the court, while the visiting band was along the endline on the opposite side.
Western's win over Wofford ended the first session, but being there only for Saturday's games, I bought tickets to both sessions. It was my intent to head back to the car between sessions to charge my phone (the Droid battery life struggle is REAL) and when making my exit I realized that the arena could re-scan tickets for re-entry. Having been used to no re-entry policies, this was a new one on me, but a welcome bit of information I tucked away for the second session.
Headed back to the arena, Davidson-Furman was on deck next. My big takeaway from this game was that it featured the least horn swing from the two bands. Davidson went with the common rugby-striped shirt as their pep band attire, and in their colors of red and white, they resembled Waldo. Davidson was one of the ensemble whose director also played an instrument, a red trombone in his case. One of Furman's conductors was a woman, and it only just then dawned on me that I don't see that a whole ton.
I cut out from this game, an eventual Davidson victory, a little bit early to take advantage of the scan-out policy. I headed down the street to a crepe place and enjoyed a meatball crepe (don't knock it till you've tried it) and a bit of the Duke-Carolina game before heading back in for the nightcap, Elon vs. Georgia Southern.
If I recall correctly, GSU was the one band that didn't use electronics at all. Their brass sound was huge, easily the biggest low end wih five sousaphones. Elon, was notable in that I believe they were the only tuba section (of one) to opt for a contra instead of sousaphones. That said, I only made it just past halftime on this one before hitting the old dusty trail and taking the 3 hour return trip I had ahead of me.
I've got the photos and videos from my day up on the 80 Minutes Google+ page here.
Having wrapped up this trip, I enjoyed being there for the Spartans, but enjoyed just as much being there for the rest of the basketball and pep band action. With that in mind, while I may consider following UNCG up the hill again next year, I'm considering instead taking the trip--only slightly longer at 3 1/2 hours--up to Richmond for the CAA tournament. There's a touch of local interest in that they've got east coast based teams, including my home state Delaware Blue Hens and Baltimore crosstown school Towson, but more importantly, they take pep bands seriously up there, so much so that they host the Breakfast with the Bands Pep Band Jam each year. That's a conference tournament I can get behind.
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Pelosi Forced To Flee Own State
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Pelosi is a joke!
After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was barred from receiving Holy Communion in her own city of San Francisco, she was forced to flee to Washington, D.C. to receive the Eucharist at a Catholic church.
According to the Washington Examiner, over the weekend Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone issued a statement to Pelosi that she shouldn't present herself to a priest for Communion at Mass due to her stance on abortion.
As a result, Speaker Pelosi then turned to Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown on Sunday which is the same parish that President Biden attends as well.
Furthermore, the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. said that Archbishop Wilton Gregory will not implement or follow through on Cordileone's ban of Pelosi.
"Cardinal Gregory has no new comment about the issue of Catholic politicians receiving Communion. The actions of Archbishop Cordileone are his decision to make in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Cardinal Gregory has not instructed the priests of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington to refuse Communion to anyone"
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There is another point which is most wonderful about the voice: that once you have worked with the voice and have cultivated it, deepened it, widened it, and it has become invigorated, and then you have left it, you may leave it for months and years, and the voice may take a different shape and a different appearance, but at the same time what you have once developed remains with you somewhere. It is just like a kind of deposit kept in a bank. You do not know of it, you have forgotten it perhaps, yet it is there. The day when you will touch it again, it will come back in the same way and it will take very little to complete it.


Trevalley House, a spacious house above Trebarwith Strand beach with lovely views out to sea, is close to Tintagel in Cornwall. Along the coast are the villages of Port Isaac and Boscastle with restaurants and pubs, and a drive away are the surfing beaches at Widemouth Bay and Polzeath. It is an ideal location from which to explore the coast and countryside of North Cornwall.
Beds: 1 x Kingsize (5'), 2 x twin (3'), 1 x single (3').
Kitchen and utilities: Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine.
Outside: Terraced gardens, patio area, pond, garden furniture, brick barbecue.
Important notes: No smoking. Please note that there is no mobile reception at house but good in Tintagel.


Kale has soared to healthful new heights over the past few years. Because it's low in calories, high in fiber and contains antioxidants, it has become the new darling of the world of greens.
By now, everyone should know the benefits of wearing a helmet every time you ride. You could be the best cyclist in the world, but it just takes one careless driver on the road or an unseen root on the trail, and you could be over the handlebars in no time.
If you've ever wondered what the process of becoming an astronaut is like, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex now has an experience that puts visitors in the shoes of a space explorer in training.
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From butterfly clips to polka dots, 1990s trends have been making a fashion comeback. Now, as '90s babies increasingly reach average marrying age, these trends are popping up all over the wedding industry, as well.
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Now that the viral craze surrounding the Instant Pot has quieted down a bit, let's look at whether it really is an appliance you should add to your kitchen or whether the classic slow cooker will do just fine.
You would never know that pasta primavera, a pseudo-Italian dish that appears on virtually every chain restaurant menu, actually has roots in French haute cuisine.
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Prison guard who made Facebook threat to Gov. Kasich gets job back
Laura A. Bischoff, Columbus bureau
COLUMBUS —
Fourteen months after Jessie Hubbard was fired for making a threatening Facebook posting about the governor, an arbitrator ruled that he should be reinstated as a guard at Lebanon Correctional Institution but without back pay.
Hubbard's dismissal in January 2012 ignited a debate over free speech in the workplace and whether it extends to menacing comments on an employee's Facebook page.
Hubbard wrote on May 3, 2011: "Ok we got Bin Laden…let's get Kasich next… who is with me?" Seventeen people, including four other state prison workers, hit the "like" button, and some Facebook friends responded that they would join Hubbard if he brought cookies.
Hubbard said the remark was a joke, made during the height of the public debate over Kasich's plan to gut collective bargaining rights for public employees.
Hubbard was put on paid administrative leave in September 2011 and then fired in January 2012. The remark ended up costing Hubbard about $60,000 in lost pay, he said.
Hubbard, 42, of Trenton, said he expects to return to his $43,000-a-year job later this spring. He said he still has his Facebook page but is much more cautious about what he posts.
"We live in a different world today. You just can't voice your opinion, especially on social media sites where everybody can read it," Hubbard said.
While the Kasich administration viewed the posting as a threat against the governor's life, legal experts said it was political speech, akin to the anti-Kasich bumper stickers that people displayed during the collective bargaining debate.
Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols on Wednesday declined to answer questions on Hubbard's reinstatement.
"We don't talk about issues dealing with the safety and security of the governor and his family," Nichols said.
Hubbard, who had been a prison guard for 14 years, has twice been named corrections officer of the month, received positive annual evaluations and was commended for saving the life of a suicidal inmate.
Shortly after Hubbard was put on leave, the state Department of Rehabilitation and Correction updated its policies to ban employees from making vulgar or threatening comments on social media about fellow workers or the department. That case and others led to the policy update, a department spokeswoman said.
Hubbard said he thinks there is a double standard when it comes to punishing public officials for ill-advised postings on social media. He noted that Ohio State Board of Education President Debe Tehrar was not reprimanded by Kasich in January when she re-published a picture that seemed to equate President Barack Obama's gun control efforts with the views of Adolf Hitler.
Tehrar made a public apology.
Hubbard said he sent Kasich two apology letters but hasn't received a response.
"I don't know if he is mad at me or what," he said.


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Here is Emilia Pinball, an Open Source pinball.
It's an OpenGL port, using gl4es. It's a bit slow, but playable formost table, with unfortunatly, the "Hurd" table still slow.
and you can change views with F5-F8 (I like the F7 one).
Keys are as documented for me (but didn't try to delete the appdata). Profesor2 is barely playable (~10FPS) on an overclocked GHz.
Have you still reconfigured the buttons in this new build? Seems to me flippers are on keyboard shift and L trigger, while R trigger is nudge. That's probably the default config for full keyboards, right?
Great fun ,audio and control. Was a bit tough on the Cesna 172 ;). Finally a native pinball pnd.. 5/5. Great job.


SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hortonworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDP) will report results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2018 on May 8, 2018. The results will be included in a press release with accompanying financial information that will be released after market close and posted on the Hortonworks Investor Relations website.
Hortonworks' executive management team will host a conference call on May 8, 2018 beginning at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET) to discuss financial results and business highlights. Prepared remarks will also be published on the Hortonworks Investor Relations website after market close. Interested parties may access the call by dialing (877) 930-7786 in the U.S. or (253) 336-7423 from international locations. In addition, a live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on Hortonworks' Investor Relations website at http://investors.hortonworks.com.
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Mother's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving Day. The combination of the words tradition and custom. The traditions dealing with private life of the religious, public celebrations, traditional ceremonies and traditional sporting events. Art and culture.
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The history of the country with a rich tradition. Description of public holidays of great Britain and Northern Ireland: Catholic Christmas, New Year, Boxing Day, St. Valentine's, Patrick's, David's, George's and Andrew's days, Easter and Halloween.
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Interpretations of notions "health", "healthy way of life", "culture of health", their research. The healthy way of life as a cultural tradition of society, which is widely spread in many countries of the West and the East, their cultivation in Ukraine.
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Royal ceremonies hold a powerful fascination. Occasions such as the State Opening of Parliament is some of the most colourful and exciting events. These official occasions are full of symbolism, and an integral part of The Queen's role as Head of State.
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Following a year-long collaboration with Novozymes and Labster, last month our industrial PhD Fellow, Sarune Baceviciute has been on the road running user-research workshops with Novozymes employees, investigating learning effectiveness of VR tools for biotech industry training.
Working hand in hand with head scientists at Novozymes, we held a total of 12 sessions with 97 Novozymes employees in Denmark, Brazil and USA, who were trained with a specifically designed Labster simulation on the topic of the Novozymes-DSM alliance and their newly developed Balancius enzyme. Half of the participants took VR training with Labster, while the other half were trained using a traditional training method – a video presentation. The study will compare learning outcomes and psychometrics collected during and after the sessions.


This month saw the very origins of fake news; April Fools' Day. Newspapers, radio and some TV love a good April fool. Making up a story that is so ridiculous some believe it, before a face palm moment after a check of the date. Obviously this is not where fake news started but the meaning of those two words has changed dramatically since it's become part of the everyday journalism lexicon.
I recently attended an interesting discussion at Sky News about fake news and more pertinently, Donald Trump's influence on the term. Since he became US President he has used fake news as a way to dismiss reporting he disagrees with. It's been a clever strategy (or am I being too kind to Trump?). So vehement has he been with the use of the phrase, most people now use it for exactly the same reason.
Other prominent figures have followed. Jeremy Corbyn even used it to dismiss claims of disquiet in his shadow cabinet. That's not fake news; that's just political rumour and mischief. Very different to how fake news started in my eyes, with those ludicrous 'Hillary Clinton is an alien' type articles that appeared on social media. Mocked up articles made to look real that were initially funny then just another reason to turn off my Facebook feeds. That WAS fake news.
As Donald Trump has settled into the White House he's manipulated the usage of the term so that people can easily dismiss journalism as fake news and deflect attention and focus. Like so much of the rhetoric from Washington lately, it's a crude weapon against perfectly fair questioning.
But like many others I do not believe that Trump is or has been bad for journalism and the media. Quite the opposite. Sky News even created a Donald Trump tab on its website to collect all the content. He creates material almost daily and we in the media feed on it. Sometimes he even seems to create his own fake news without realising!
That debate at Sky News asked whether trust in journalism had fallen – with research indicating that it remains constant; constantly low. We are not a profession held in high regard by much of the public and that will probably never change. Journalism rates about the same as politicians, not something to be proud of.
What I'm thinking is that journalism should reclaim fake news and its meaning. Instead of letting people get away with dismissing rumour and accusation as fake news we throw it back and don't let them use this flippant escape. Source stories properly; challenge politicians and officials and hit back at this lazy 'fake news' repost. I'd also really love to hear fake news said a lot less in the media, it has to be one of the most annoying terms since, err, Brexit. Better not get me started on that though.


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*I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! premieres on ITV1 on Sunday, November 11* The long-running outback reality hit shows no signs of diminishing popularity as a new group of celebrities gather in the Australian jungle to attempt to survive three weeks of privation, starvation, tension, substandard toilets and the dreaded bushtucker trials. But who's mad enough to want to do that? I'm a Celebrity fans have new ways of interacting with the show this year. You can get in touch with hosts Ant& Dec via the I'm a Celebrity Twitter and Facebook pages to get your questions to the stars. At the end of three weeks of drama there can only be one winner, and it's unlikely to be the gobbiest 'Don't you know who I am!' C-lister. Former jungle king Joe Swash has this advice for the new campers."I wasn't trying to win, but some people go into camp with that mindset. They then find that there are bigger characters there and end up having to fight them to get air time. It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so just try to enjoy it."In other words, the bigtime Charlies will get found out and the ones who reach the final three will be the down to earth characters who connect with the public. Ant & Dec once again co-host coverage on ITV1, while Joe teams up with Laura Whitmore and Rob Beckett to present ITV2's extras show I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here Now!
The I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Kings and Queens of the Jungle since the show began in 2002:
2013 — Kian Egan
2012 — Charlie Brooks
2011 — Dougie Poynter
2010 — Stacey Solomon
2009 — Gino D'Acampo
2008 — Joe Swash
2007 — Christopher Biggins
2006 — Matt Willis
2005 — Carol Thatcher
2004 — Joe Pasquale
2004 — Kerry Katona
2003 — Phil Tufnell
2002 — Tony Blackburn
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Look who's in I'm a Celebrity 2013!
Joey Essex, Lucy Pargeter confirmed in I'm a Celebrity 2013 line-up (PHOTOS)
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TOWIE star Abi Clarke signs up for 'Celebrity' stint
Rebecca Adlington to be a jungle queen on I'm a Celebrity?
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Stella English: 'I don't think I'm a Celebrity wants me'
Westlife's Kian Egan to join 'Celebrity' jungle
Dec: 'I'm attached, yes I am, and very happy'
Ant and Dec to take road trip on Saturday Night Takeaway 2014
Diane Abbott turns down 'Celebrity' jungle
Michael le Vell offered I'm A Celebrity...deal
Radio station apologises over Helen Flanagan poll
Natasha Kaplinsky 'turned down' I'm A Celeb
Ant and Dec could have been 'Robert and Duncan'
Peter Andre to become a father for third time
Phil Tufnell: 'I've definitely cut down on alcohol'
Kerry Katona payday loan ad banned
Helen Flanagan: I want a baby by Christmas!


"Suitcase, Railway Station, Russia". The verbal hostilities between the Russian and the Moldovan periodicals were gradually transforming into a wicked quarrel and paving the way for a mili-tary conflict.
The absolute impotence of the authorities served as an. ori-ginal catalyst, making for the slide of the society towards con-frontation. The nihilism of the Law on the part of the citizens reached the top. To ignore the Law and the authorities became a behavioral norm. It was most clearly revealed in settlements and cities, inhabited by various ethnic groups. Chisinau was boycotting Moscow's decisions," Tiraspol and Comrat were opposing any de-cision by Chisinau: Down with the Moldovan as the Official Language; No to Latin Alphabet; Down with Tricolor and so on. Even the most moderate newspapers puffed up the confrontation between the radicals and the authorities, as well as the confron-tation between ethnic groups. In the most critical moment the were recurring to the mass media as to the supreme institute of de-mocracy, thus flaring up the public opinion to its extremity.
The radically minded people in the person of the nationalists come to power, boosted by the wave of this confrontation. The forces of the Interfront consolidate to oppose them. These extremist political forces skillfully complement each other by providing repeatedly a cause for reciprocal hostility. The Chisinau authorities pave the way for the separatism. The leaders of the separatists skillfully use the situation by provoking the authorities for com-mitting imprudent steps. Tiraspol, which leaders still defend their interests in the Moldovan Parliament, becomes the center of oppo-sition against Chisinau. The nationalistic press criticizes them with acrimony. The parliamentarians are beaten by the entrance to the Moldovan Parlament. These actions provoke retaliatory actions in Tiraspol and Comrat. Protest meetings are staged, the born Mol-dovans are beaten and humiliated at their working places, the institutes of the Chisinau authority are ousted everywhere on these tho territories. The mass media whip up passions to the puffing up these sad events by interpreting them in their own exaggerated way. The contending newspapers quote each other and accuse each other of calumny. The new periodicals, ready to wage the war to the final end, appear. These are "Trudovoy Tiraspol" on the one hand and "Desteptatea" on the other hand. Hysteria acquires unprecedented scope on the pages of these newspapers, the fact that in the midst of these verbal: hostilities the editor of "Trudovoy Tiraspol" is taken to, a; mental hospital. The Gagauz-Eri, followed by the TMR are proclaimed as centers of separatism. Few days remain! Before recurring to arms. The first shots were made on November 2, 1990, The military conflicted was unchained on March 2, 1992.
The historians consider such excesses to be usual when the empire is fragmented. The interest of the former center is; clearly seen in the inspiring, effecting and supporting the similar processes. As far back as in 1989 the Kremlin warned the Moldovan politicans that the independence of the republic will result in several tiny republics in each uyezd. It was proved that the 14th Russian Army was an important supporting factor for the separatists. The Moscow press played a particular role in flaring up this conflict. The tactics of selective informing, manipulating the public opinion, distortion of feality, silencing events important for Moldova – all these methods of the Russian mass media played its role. Moldova was presented to the world in the most unattractive image. Moldova was defeated in the information war by the Russian mass media before the beginning of the military actions. In retaliation to Moscow di-atribes arid instigated by the local super-patriotic press the poli-ticians thrown themselves into this fratricidal war.


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Stacey Martin has coordinated and fishes as many tournaments as his schedule allows around the country. Most of his competitive fishing is for redfish, speckled trout and bass. He has recently won Angler of the Year, and he attends numerous clinics, demo days and seminars to promote his primary obsession, and particularly loves to work with folks that may have special needs.
Eddie McRae is an avid wade-fisherman and kayak angler from Woodbury, GA. Born and raised on the Flint River, Eddie has spent most of his life chasing the legendary shoal bass and striper on the Flint and the Chattahoochee. Eddie is also part of the FeelFree US kayak fishing team and also represents Manley Rods, Ardent Reels, Optrix, Culprit Fishing, YakGear, Flying Fisherman Sunglasses, Drake Waterfowl, K2 Coolers, YakAddicts, & Kayak Kaddy.
Randy is a highly decorated bass angler with more than 250 wins in local events and is a BFL/FLW Angler. In 2012 he was a BFL Regional Qualifier, and he's a 10-time National Championship Qualifier for the American Bass Anglers Association. He was the 1996 and 1998 State Champion for the ABAA, as well, with over 35 top-10 finishes since 1988.
Kyle Lake McDowell is a native of Alabama who grew up fishing the lakes and small rivers of southern Alabama. Kyle's favorite fish to target are flounder and redfish. Soon after he began kayak fishing Kyle joined the Mobile Bay Kayak Fishing Association and has served as an officer and director. He is also an avid tournament angler.
Nick Langton is a lifelong angler with a passion for the competitive side of fishing. Nick fishes the Kayak Bass Series trail from a kayak, as well as the IHSA (Illinois High School Association) events and High School Bassmaster Opens. Nick is the owner of Bassin' Midwest, a successful regional fishing brand.
Brian Swingle primarily fishes the North and West Branches of the Susquehanna River in a kayak. Brian has been a member of the Pennsylvania Kayak Fishing Association a number of years and has competed in various fishing tournaments and events. Brian is affiliated with other great companies such as KJ's Custom Baits, 412 Bait Company and Johnson Outdoors. His goals are to help educate and introduce new people into the sport of kayak fishing.


The trustees are keen to support projects that focus on enriching the educational experiences of younger people; assisting particularly gifted or talented students. The process is open to UK postgraduates in developing their individual skills, particularly those students in medical education.
Applicants can apply for a bursary within the range £500 to a maximum of £2,000, issued in a single payment.
In assessing applications the Trustees wish to identify and assist particularly gifted or talented individuals who are struggling to support themselves financially through university or college.
The Foundation does not support funding for medical electives, volunteering, study abroad, gap year projects or overseas students.
It is a strict requirement of the Foundation that a link with commerce must be established for an application to be considered. To qualify either the applicant, the applicant's parents or grandparents must have owned a commercial business. This does not include professional people, i.e. doctors, accountants, architects, solicitors, etc. Evidence may be required.
It is a mandatory condition that all grant recipients submit a progress report to the Trustees by 1st March of the academic year in which the grant was received.
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I have much appreciation for teachers; my own teachers starting with my parents and older siblings, my elementary teachers, all of the teachers that kept me focused on my goal of becoming a teacher. I am grateful for my teacher friends. These are my truest and most loyal friends. I am grateful that young and energetic new teachers are arriving to continue the work of helping kids love learning.
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Obesity has a number of medical complications which negatively impact peoples' quality of life and are costly to treat.
Gynecomastia as seen in an obese male.
More than 85% of those with hypertension have a BMI greater than 25. The risk of hypertension is 5 times higher in the obese as compared to those of normal weight. A definitive link between obesity and hypertension has been found using animal and clinical studies, which have suggested that there are multiple potential mechanisms for obesity-induced hypertension. These mechanisms include the activation of the sympathetic nervous system as well as the activation of the renin–angiotensin-aldosterone system.
Obesity is associated with increased LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and lowered HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol).
Obesity increases one's risk of venous thromboembolism by 2.3 fold.
Obesity is associated with the incidence of stretch marks, acanthosis nigricans, lymphedema, cellulitis, hirsutism, and intertrigo.
One of the strongest links between obesity and disease is that with type 2 diabetes. These two conditions are so strongly linked that researchers in the 1970s started calling it "diabesity". Excess weight is behind 64% of cases of diabetes in men and 77% of cases in women.
Due to its association with insulin resistance, the risk of PCOS increases with adiposity. In the US approximately 60% of patients with PCOS have a BMI greater than 30.
Obesity leads to infertility in both men and women. This is primarily due to excess estrogen interfering with normal ovulation in women and altering spermatogenesis in men. It is believed to cause 6% of primary infertility. A review in 2013 came to the result that obesity increases the risk of oligospermia and azoospermia in men, with an of odds ratio 1.3. Being morbidly obese increases the odds ratio to 2.0.
Obesity is related to many complications in pregnancy including: haemorrhage, infection, increased hospital stays for the mother, and increased NICU requirements for the infant. Obese women have more than twice the rate of C-sections compared to women of normal weight. Obese women also have increased risk of preterm births and low birth weight infants.
Those who are obese during pregnancy have a greater risk of have a child with a number of congenital malformations including: neural tube defects such as anencephaly and spina bifida, cardiovascular anomalies, including septal anomalies, cleft lip and palate, anorectal malformation, limb reduction anomalies, and hydrocephaly.
Several studies have show that the frequency and severity of GERD symptoms are higher in those who are obese.
Ischemic stroke is increased in both men and women who are obese. For women with a BMI greater than 30, the risk of ischemic stroke increases by 1.7 fold, while men with a BMI greater than 30 had a risk of stroke 2.0 times greater.
Those who are obese have a rate of dementia 1.4 times greater than those of normal weight.
Women that are obese at age 18 have a greater than twofold increased risk of MS.
Risk of suicide decreases with increased body mass index in the United States.
Obesity has been associated with depression. The relationship is strongest in those who are more severely obese, those who are younger, and in women. Suicide rate however decreases with increased BMI.
In the United States, young women who are overweight complete 0.3 year less school, are 20% less likely to get married, and make $6,710 less than their normal weight counterparts.
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome is defined as the combination of obesity, hypoxia during sleep, and hypercapnia during the day, resulting from hypoventilation. Based on its definition it occurs only in the obese.
Obesity is associated with a number of chronic lung diseases, including asthma and COPD. It is believed that a systemic pro-inflammatory state induced by some causes of obesity may contribute to airway inflammation, leading to asthma.
Compared to men with a BMI of 21 - 23, men with a BMI of 30 - 35 have 2.3 times more gout, and men with a BMI of greater than 35 have 3.0 times more gout. Weight loss decreases these risks.
Increased rates of arthritis are seen in both weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing joints. Those with a BMI greater than 26.4 had rate of osteoarthritis of the knees 6 times greater than those with a BMI of less than 23.4, well rates of osteoarthritis in the hand was about 1.5 times greater.
Obese individuals are twice to four times more likely to have lower back pain than their normal weight peers.
One third of obese men with erectile dysfunction who lose weight experience an improvement in their sexual functioning.
Urge, stress, and mixed incontinence all occur at higher rates in the obese. The rates are about double that found in the normal weight population. Urinary incontinence improves with weight lost.
Obesity increases one's risk of renal failure by three to four times.


Scottish Chambers of Commerce's Quarterly Economic Indicator engages with five of Scotland's key business sectors: Construction, Financial and Business Services, Manufacturing, Retail & Wholesale, and Tourism.
These findings, released in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde's Fraser of Allander Institute show the position of businesses for the third quarter of 2016. This is the first Quarterly Economic Indicator to have been conducted since the EU Referendum.
"The underlying challenges facing a broad spectrum of businesses are around lower expectations of profitability and tightening margins which, in turn, are impacting on the ability of businesses to invest. This is a clear reason why our UK and Scottish Governments must use the opportunity presented by the Autumn Statement and Scottish Budget to deliver a clear commitment to investing for growth and to lowering the costs of doing business. With the Chancellor indicating a softening of austerity, room must be created for reductions in taxes, for example, VAT to boost consumer spending or to incentivise our tourism industry, or, in the Scottish Government's case, business rates, to tackle the core fixed costs of doing business.
"The Scottish Government is currently undertaking a series of reviews, including our business rates regime and the enterprise and skills services. The business expectation is that this will result in radical change, not just more of the same.
"The overall picture painted by these results is one of a Scottish economy that is growing, but growing slowly. Within that we are seeing some sectors such as Construction and Tourism gaining ground over the summer period, whilst the retail sector in particular appears to be pessimistic, with retailers telling us that the weakening of sterling has led to rising costs which, in turn, is impacting on profit margins.
"We know that the Scottish economy has grown at a generally far slower pace than that of the UK as a whole since the early part of 2015 and there are a range of factors which have influenced that, including the impact of the collapse of global oil prices, which began in 2014. Despite the fact that we are now beginning to see far less negative results from businesses in the oil and gas sector than at any time in the last year, we expect continued consequences of low oil prices to be manifested in the short to medium term.
"A clear positive from the results of this survey is that Scottish businesses are continuing to recruit and create new jobs. However, recruitment difficulties are being reported across a range of sectors and this underlines the need for business to have access to the widest possible pool of talent. That is why we will oppose any plans from the UK Government to restrict access to international talent through the tightening of post study work options. On the contrary, the UK Government should be supporting business by guaranteeing now the right of EU citizens to remain and work in our economy.


State Universisty of New York Press, 2011.
The bell screamed. The gate erupted.
Jockey Calvin Borel's grip on the reins was al dente as he toed his irons in the saddle of Rachel Alexandra, the lone girl in a race against boys, colts and geldings, the 2009 $1 million Preakness Stakes. She broke from the far outside and swerved to her right. Borel knew he had to hustle her. The ground was like quicksand under her as she struggled to center herself. Borel gave her a smooch, and she blitzed forward. Rachel Alexandra cleared the field, felt comfortable. Borel told her, "That's enough," and she came back to him.
Twelve horses chased and drummed a war beat into the Pimlico Racecourse dirt. Behind her coasted the 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, a gelding whose very jockey in that race sat chillingly still in the saddle of Rachel Alexandra. This had never been done, this abdication.
Rachel Alexandra's ears flicked to the outside, pivoting to absorb her surroundings, surroundings that included the fatigued exhalations of her pursuers. Her stride unfolded like a spool of ribbon. The colts' strides behind her shortened and chopped. And like a tide, most receded into the ocean of dirt, with maybe one more wave swelling from the rear.
The turn for home came quickly, and Borel went to work and let his filly uncork that near-thirty-foot long stride down the Pimlico homestretch. Borel's left arm chicken-winged while he let out more slack on the reins. He went to the stick and popped her twice. He switched arms and popped her again. Mine That Bird was that final wave, the tsunami, the pregnant energy billowing from beneath the water. He took flight and split horses, gaining.
Borel kept Rachel Alexandra to task as the wire drew near, its invisible laser waiting to break. Down the center of the track bombed the Kentucky Derby winner, and the question became: Will there be enough room to catch her?
Borel flattened his back and tucked his head into Rachel Alexandra's ribboned mane. His arms extended, his eyes peered to his right, he knew he had it. Rachel Alexandra's eye, ringed in fire, bore down her foe. Race caller Tom Durkin trumpeted his words at the wire, "And the FILLY did it! Rachel Alexandra has defeated the Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird by three-quarters of a length. . . . A magnificent victory. An exquisite filly. And a THRILL to see!"
equine figure trampolining her profile to the pages of every racing periodical in North America.
She banged, she knocked, no, she smashed down the door, this very door.
Snow blankets Saratoga Springs, New York, and Saratoga Race Course. It buries memories to create geologic striations, each layer an epoch, each a season of racing. Plows leave banks of crusted snow trash as tall as a high school point guard. Salted streets smear with sludge, an unappetizing, slushy gathering by the curbs and on the hidden yellow line dividing lanes of traffic on Union Avenue. Trucks spray sand and salt in fans, like the expanding V behind a swimming duck. Cars purr by with snow tires clicking on the exposed tar.
An afternoon walk in the skin-cracking weather reveals a barren landscape, as if an apocalyptical event took place on Saratoga Race Course. Lone trees that withstood the blast sway but are no less daunted. The wind is eye-squinting sharp. Saratoga Race Course, first erected in 1864, creeks and moans as it endures yet another winter, weathering an off-season of forty-six weeks. There is still time to thaw and have this track perform its calisthenics, to cast off the crust of ice and age.
Snow and ice weigh down the barns' roofs. Plastic window insulation-or something similar-partitions the track's grandstand from the elements. Some of it is torn and frayed, as if it quit and let the air have its way. The fans that circulate air for patrons hang like icicles, barely moving, still months away from work.
The track is indiscernible. It looks like a desert, a tundra, images of racing's past hibernating somewhere below. Now with winter fully upon Upstate New York, when racing seems as distant a thought as Benedict Arnold's battle against the British here in 1777, one wonders what 2009's meet will bring and what 2009's Travers Stakes-Saratoga's feature race-will leave in one's memory for years to come. Perhaps the Travers will play bridesmaid to the 56th running of the Woodward Stakes. It was a year ago that 2008 Horse of the Year, Curlin, charged like a locomotive down the track in the Woodward, adding to his bankroll and legacy. The city of Saratoga Springs celebrated this horse like Funny Cide before him, lining its streets with maroon-and-gold banners brandishing the name CURLIN up, down, and around Broadway. To match his feat would be spectacular: the thought of surpassing was positively ludicrous! But this is, after all, Saratoga.
Now, skin turns pink, limbs go numb, and you ask yourself, "How is this so wonderful a place for six weeks from the end of July to Labor Day?" But the winter visions fade. The snow drifts and moguls of slush shrink, and the once-smothered grass stretches to the sky. The rivers roar, fierce with mountain snow. The days lengthen, and the air forgives. Picnic tables of previous seasons rest in stacks of three or four and wait to be scattered like seeds all over the property. The trees remain skeletal, branches clicking and chattering like shivering teeth.
Soon the red oaks start teething buds, which blossom into leaves, feathering together in a hushing swish. The weeping willows cry and moan again. Soon after the Oklahoma Training Track, opposite the main track across Union Avenue, opens for training, weeks before Season 141 readies to etch its name alongside its 140 predecessors. That horsemen's cologne of hay, feed, and manure wafts through the air as truck after truck buses in body upon body of horseflesh.
Downtown, motorists hurdle from traffic light to traffic light at a slug's pace. The horse statues come out of storage, showing off their designs of jazz musicians or the local leading realtor. Restaurateurs power drill their patios into the sidewalks for the summer.
The shops put their horse paintings on the sidewalks, Putnam Wine Shop's glugs wine for free tastings, and when one looks down at one's watch and sees that it is 9:00 p.m. and the sky is still bright, one says, "Yep, track season is right around the corner."
She looks positively stunning, turning this way and that, ceding to Vogue photographer Steven Klein's whims and commands. Her legs are roped in muscle, her gaze both haunting and inviting. She stood in size 6 Silver Queen shoes with white socks on two of her feet. The shutter to his camera purrs and clicks, and his lamps cast a shine on his model. She turns her head; her ears, oddly enough, fan out in a surfer's "hang loose" hand signal. Then, there it is, the winning shot exposed when she cranes her neck over her right shoulder, as if annoyed, putting down an all-too-eager chap who might have been checking her out for too long at a bar, slaying him down almost as if to say, "You?" It's quite the attitude for a three-year-old.
defeated three-year-old colts-including the Kentucky Derby winner, Mine That Bird-in the Preakness Stakes, the second of three Triple Crown races usually reserved for males.
for lunch, and ten for dinner, with four quarts of cooked oats stirred in.
For the remainder of this year, though, she'd have to do more if she wanted to be more than just a flash in the pan, a one-hit wonder. Scott Blasi, assistant trainer to Steve Asmussen, who trained Rachel Alexandra, said, "After all, they call it Horse of the Year, not Horse of the Six Months."
This being, as Blasi said, just halfway through the year, they had a long stretch ahead, many furlongs, where anything could happen, both good and bad, leaving Rachel Alexandra, and the sport of horse racing, shy of goals and heroes. And with his words it became clear that the goals this horse and her connections sought were not unlike the fruits of Tantalus, impossibly far away, but then again, Rachel Alexandra was no Tantalus, and she just might reach the grapes.
She certainly would if the man in the irons had his way.
that would come. Borel was the rock star of a dying sport.
Back when Rachel Alexandra was simply an impressive female horse lacking the crossover appeal that turned the filly into an icon, Borel rode her to five straight victories at a slew of tracks in Arkansas, Rachel Alexandra was so good, so swift and fast, that Borel would often showboat on her back, much to the chagrin of her owner, as well as of those who hate basketball players who flex after a dunk, football players who dance excessively after a touchdown, and baseball sluggers who stare too long at that magnificent parabola. The consensus is, "Act like you've been there before." He had, and he hadn't.
When he won the Fair Grounds Oaks, Borel peeked back at the field, steered Rachel Alexandra in a hand ride, and celebrated from the sixteenth pole, indicating that they were a sixteenth of a mile from the finish line. Dolphus Morrisson, then the owner of Rachel Alexandra, clouded more by rage than jubilation, roared up to his jockey, and said, "Borel, if I ever catch you doing anything like this on a horse of this caliber, anything at all that would've caused her to swerve a little bit, you would've been face first in that mud out there."
Borel was no stranger to the winner's circle, and at the time Rachel Alexandra's first trainer, Hal Wiggins, was giving Borel a leg up on her back, Borel was near five thousand wins. In horsemen's circles Borel was well known, a jock who woke in the mornings to darkness, whose early days on the Louisiana bush tracks hardened his ethic and calloused his hands while he mucked stalls and rubbed horses. But with a near last-to-first ride on Street Sense in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the world soon met Calvin Borel and, it seemed, was better for it. So it was, in this instance, that yes, he had been there before.
Out of his near-five thousand wins, he had never been on a horse as good as Rachel Alexandra, and until a jockey has sat on a chest of buried treasure like her, he'd best keep his tongue tied about at-the-wire antics. Already comparisons had been made to Ruffian, regarded as the greatest filly in the history of horse racing. Ruffian's only defeat came when she catastrophically broke down in a match race against Kentucky Derby winner Foolish Pleasure. Comparisons have been made to the late-great Secretariat, namely because he and Rachel Alexandra have such long strides, freakishly long. When in full gallop, Secretariat could cover nearly half the distance between home plate and a major league pitcher's mound. Rachel Alexandra possessed that stride, the way a certain measure of afflatus is dolloped on the most fortunate of athletic specimens. She was in that company.
Which is why Borel, who normally takes the summer off, turned the ignition, shifted into "D," and motored east to Saratoga Springs to ensure that she wouldn't get away. His fear was that if he was out of sight, then out of mind would follow, and he'd be damned if he were both. Not with this filly.
brilliant. Yes, 2009 for Nick Zito was going to be a long‑shot year, and with the horses he had coming to Saratoga, a long‑shot meet. "But that's why they run the races," he said.
Coming out of the spring and into the mid-summer, Zito had a smattering of three-year-olds that one may have noticed, at least on the surface, as his contenders for the Saratoga meet and the Travers Stakes. They were horses like Nowhere to Hide, Miner's Escape, and Brave Victory. He was also quick to say, "Or some horse you don't know yet." A late bloomer, no doubt, and there the colt galloped around the Oklahoma Training Track. He breezed by with a red-haired exercise rider mother of one straddling his bay back with that distinctive Nicholas P. Zito saddlecloth, NPZ. A long shot, yes, but the old New Yorker seemed to have an ace up his sleeve if the events-that-be should work in his favor.
Also not to be ignored was the George Foreman of horses, Commentator. This gelded son of Distorted Humor had been racing for five years now, something unheard of in racing at this level. He possessed no shortage of speed, and younger horses around the barn should be so lucky as to pop off the quarter mile fractions he still registered from pole to pole. He won the Whitney in 2008, going right to the front, never looking back. This was after he won the same race in 2005, defeating eventual Horse of the Year, Saint Liam. Zito inked him in for this third Whitney. Should Commentator win, there was a good shot that he would retire a winner, like John Elway, or Michael Jordan . . . the second time.
The two look at each other, warped reflections emblazoned on each other's corneas. Zito may also love Commentator the way he does because he may see himself in him, a horse who works hard, loves the grind, whose efforts in this unforgiving game have seen its share of reward, but only after struggle and pain. To see Commentator off may be to see a part of himself forever gone.
Not yet. In the meantime there was one more race and one more crack at history with a legacy written in ink still wet.
the late Pick 4. This, after all, was understandable, but with the meet diving deep into September, Hayward's apprehensions were further exacerbated. It also signified his one day off during the meet, a day where he would cast aside his silken noose, buttoned shirts, pleated pants, and matching suit jacket for shorts, a polo shirt, a cap, a beer, and a Daily Racing Form-the same form he helped resuscitate some ten years prior. Handicapping was always an escape, but whenever he threw his traditional garb into the flames for this one day, it took on new meaning, recharging his battery and basking in the near six weeks of racing and the months of preparation that went into that final brushstroke.
Now it was late May 2009, and Hayward left his office at Belmont Park, his black shoes clicking on the pavement. Next he slid into his car for a trip north to Saratoga Springs for what he thought would be a breath of fresh air.
With the 141st running of the Saratoga meet still two months away, much was anticipated when Charlie Hayward planned on being the special guest at the Parting Glass Pub and Restaurant. Tom Gallo, racing manager for Parting Glass Racing, hosts monthly meetings for his clients who buy shares of horses in partnerships and provides them and others with this gathering, free for all.
Alexandra throwing down the hammer in the Kentucky Oaks. All this was further evidence, as if one needed more, that racing is embedded like cabinet inlays in the culture of Saratoga Springs.
These meetings garnered the same clientele, owners of various percentages, some in their golden years, others fresh from work, still in suits with suspenders and tie knots loosened just so. But this meeting was different.
Voices hummed in the cavernous backroom punctuated with the familiar sound of forks and knives tapping and scraping on plates once filled with salad, shepherd's pie, burgers, and fries. The backroom became stuffy as the recesses of its cavity swelled and swarmed with more people. Tom Gallo paced around the stage, giving handshakes to clients, making sure the LCD television was in good order so that he could replay races of two Parting Glass horses hitting the wire first downstate at Belmont Park.
Don't just watch it . . . be part of it!
Dinner plates emptied and Guinness, Smithwicks, Killians, and Coors Light refilled glasses. It was already past 7:00 p.m. Reporters from several local newspapers, the Glens Falls Post Star, the Albany Times Union, and the Saratogian, stood in the back, swaying impatiently, deadlines creeping ever closer. When will this meeting get under way? And, more importantly, where was Charlie Hayward?
The day had started off just fine, typical work for Charlie Hayward downstate on Long Island. Spirits were high as he and Hal Handel, New York Racing Association's (NYRA's) vice president and chief operating officer (COO), had a meeting with the soon-to-be-named chair of the New York City Off-Track Betting, Meyer "Sandy" Frucher. The meeting went as well as it possibly could have, with both parties walking away feeling like they had accomplished something, walking away energized, something that is hard to say and feel in horse racing circles.
Before Hayward could think about heading north to Saratoga Springs for his prescribed meeting with horse owners at the Parting Glass, there were still some administrative matters to tend to. He met with the NYRA franchise oversight board, and this had not gone as well as the previous meeting. Up until this point, his afternoon was book-ended with feelings of joy and the typical frustrations of politics. At this point what he needed was to feel rejuvenated by racing fans, passionate people waiting for him in Saratoga Springs, planning their evenings around pub food and horses.
Yankee lineup that was soon to be re-energized by the return of Rodriguez, thus cutting loose the newly signed Mark Texeira, the same Texeira who had previously balked at signing with the Red Sox.
Before long, Hayward was on the Tappan Zee Bridge, traffic busy but moving at sixty-five miles per hour.
to the right he could have put himself in the crosshairs of the missile. Even his days as a competitive downhill skier could not have prepared him to move from the projectile's belligerence.
deflected the object. He didn't want to think about what could have happened. Hayward thought to give the car a try, but despite his urgings, it wouldn't start. After seeing the scattered remnants of computer bits, he understood that he had to arrange to have the car and himself brought downstate, away from Saratoga Springs.
After his latest meeting with the franchise oversight board, it would have been nice to greet racing fans "who have some skin in the game." He was deeply interested in their inquiries and insights, a fresh and passionate outlook on this game that he has come to love in all his years, and certainly in his nearly five years since he was hired to run the New York Racing Association.
At first Hayward had his assistant, Maria Diaz, phone Tom Gallo at the Parting Glass to clue him in. After some time had passed, Hayward realized he had time to call Gallo himself and to prepare an announcement for the people eager to attend this gathering. He promised to reschedule, but he would have to wait until sometime after the 141st Saratoga meet or until another window might open up elsewhere. For now there were other matters to tend to, most notably his Volvo.
Tom Gallo, in a tan blazer, his mood ever light, given that his star guest would not be arriving, took the mike. There was a collective groan when the audience heard the news, as many racing fans had eagerly awaited Hayward's talk. They tossed their heads in a way that illustrated disappointment and frustration, another public figure letting down the audience, the headliner skipping out on the main act.
horse population (strong) and VLTs (stalemate).
Gallo continued reading, projecting his voice as best he could since the mike was no longer working. Of course, those privy to the VLT debacle have heard the word "delay" so often that some may wonder which will happen first: the end of the war in Afghanistan or the installation of slots at Aqueduct. The kicker and the moment all people waited for was Hayward's words on the Saratoga meet itself, an entity that is every bit Saratoga Springs as Fenway Park is every bit Boston.
Horses are the culture, with restaurants named the Grey Gelding and the Tiznow. Horse statues stand tall down Broadway. Every shop has paintings and photographs of horses running and images of past Travers Stakes winners, often called the Mid-Summer Derby, the feature race of North America's premier racing meet.
their treasure would remain rooted to its tradition, unstained and untainted. Still, with two months to go, there was an incredible amount of work to do.
Posted by permission from Six Weeks in Saratoga by Brendan O'Meara, the State University of New York Press (c)2011, State University of New York. All rights reserved.


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Jonathan Ormrod obituary
Paul T Birkett
Tue 25 Aug 2015 10.08 EDT Last modified on Thu 22 Feb 2018 06.05 EST
Jon the Postman onstage at Pips in Manchester circa 1978
My friend Jonathan Ormrod, who has died unexpectedly aged 59, was the Manchester punk musician known as Jon the Postman who in the film 24 Hour Party People (2002) was played by Dave Gorman.
A rebellious attitude, the public house, Woodbines and Frank Zappa helped to terminate Jon's studies early, and in 1971 he started work as a junior postman in Newton Street main sorting office. But music was his first love, fed with a regular dose of John Peel's late night programmes, which he recorded and catalogued every night.
Watching live bands quickly followed, with the NME as his bible and the underground music scene his sanctuary; he was devoted to Soft Machine, MC5 and the 13th Floor Elevators, and dedicated to the countless gigs in the numerous pubs and clubs of early-70s Manchester.
The UK punk explosion in 1976 and the era-defining Sex Pistols gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall prompted him to form a band of his own, and Jon the Postman and his backing band, Puerile, were born. They were crude musically, but had real passion and support, playing at the Electric Circus, Green Room, Russell and Squat clubs, and many more venues, supporting emerging new bands such as the Fall, Buzzcocks and Joy Division. They borrowed the equipment, and usually ended the set with the Standells' Louie Louie, but it was never easy to tell.
Jon and the band released two albums – and added an "h" to his name. John the Postman's Puerile was followed by John the Postman's Psychedelic Rock'N'Roll 5 Skinners – Steppin' Out (of Holts Brewery). Then, but for Michael Winterbottom's film, the act faded into oblivion, in the spirit of the times.
For most of the 80s Jon lived and worked in San Francisco, then returned to his roots in 1987. Until his death he was again working as a postman in Manchester, but his dream was to retire to Berlin where he felt truly at home, visiting it constantly for the past 20 years and with plans in place to celebrate his 60th birthday there.
The son of Harry and Edna Ormrod, Jon grew up in Harpurhey, north Manchester, the family finally settling in New Moston. He attended North Manchester high school, where we first met in 1967. He was a bright spark, excelling with little effort in English and history, and developed a love of cricket that continued for the rest of his life.
Jon was a gregarious character with a superb memory and an aversion to sleep. He was happiest with a wheat beer, a willing audience and a monologue about a particular night a very long time ago.
He is survived by his mother, brothers, Stephen and Mark, and sister, Cathryn.


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When you join us, you're joining a family – be it your team, your regulars, your neighbourhood or the Caffè Nero community.
You'll find us to be a bunch of dynamic and diverse people who are respectful and supportive of one another.
And who believe, wholeheartedly, in striving for excellence every day.
Some of the many activities we get up to throughout the year – from festivals to ping pong championships to team days out.


Police are trying to trace a good samaritan who came to the aid of a man being set upon by youths in Dunfermline.
Fife Council will soon take on a very different complexion – regardless of what happens in the local elections on May 4.
We've been told in recent months that one of the keys to unlocking the potential of both the much-mooted Tay Cities Deal and the wider Edinburgh City Deal is connectivity.


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(PBT) has increased overall in the United States, but Black patients are getting it less often than white patients, two new studies show.
Traditional radiation treatment is photon-based, but PBT uses protons to deliver high-energy beams more precisely to tumors and reduce damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
PBT can be better than traditional radiation therapy for tumors with complex anatomy, tumors surrounded by sensitive tissues and childhood cancers, but PBT can be twice as expensive, according to the American Cancer Society.
To assess the use of PBT in the United States, researchers analyzed data on nearly 6 million patients in the National Cancer Database. They found that overall use of PBT for newly diagnosed cancers rose from 0.4% in 2004 to 1.2% in 2018.
Private coverage was the most common type of insurance among patients treated with PBT for recommended cancers, while Medicare was the most common insurance among patients treated with PBT for cancers for which the treatment's efficacy is still under investigation.
The study also found that Black patients were less likely to be treated with PBT than white patients (0.3% vs. 0.5%), especially for cancers for which PBT is recommended over traditional radiation therapy.
In fact, this racial disparity widened as the number of facilities offering PBT increased, and the disparity did not disappear after the researchers accounted for socioeconomic status or type of health insurance.
The studies were published in the journal JAMA Network Open.
"We found that PBT use increased nationally between 2004 and 2018 for all eligible cancers, especially for cancers for which PBT is the recommended radiation treatment," said Leticia Nogueira, lead author of both studies. She is a senior principal scientist, health services research, at the American Cancer Society.
"Especially concerning, however, was our findings also showed racial disparities increased as availability of PBT increased in the U.S.," Nogueira said in a society news release.
"Our findings, unfortunately, highlight the fact that Black patients continue to benefit less from advances in medicine like PBT, even with increased availability of recommended treatment modalities," Nogueira said. "Efforts other than increasing the number of facilities that provide PBT will be needed to eliminate these disparities."
There's more on proton beam therapy at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
SOURCE: American Cancer Society, April 27, 2022
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Is The Bay a Target?
The Hudson's Bay Co. is Canada's largest department-store chain. The place has been incorporated since 1670 and at 334 years old is Canada's oldest company. It's a part of our history. It's as Canadian as maple syrup and Anne Murray.
Rumours are circulating that U.S.-based Target Corp. is in advanced talks to buy part or all of Hudson's Bay Co. If this transpires, our 334-year old Hudson's Bay Company will be owned by an American company. Is nothing ours anymore? Eatons went under in '99, Molson is merging with Coors, Future Shop is owned by Best Buy and now the Bay may be owned by Target.
Hey America, stay the hell away from my Canadian Tire or Sandy McTire will kick you in the arse.


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As part of Suomenlinna Money Lab project we are looking for an illustrator to create a visual thematic for a new local currency called the Kuula (cannonball) for the Finnish island of Suomenlinna.
The island is unique maritime fortress, designated as a World Heritage site with a fascinating and multi-layered history. Every year it receives 750,000 tourists who come to visit the island via a small ferry from Helsinki. It is also a living island with 800 local residents as well as a naval academy and an open prison.
We are looking for three banknote designs for the one (1), three (3) and nine (9) Kuula banknotes. These bank notes will not be legal tender but rather a complementary local currency that will only be used on this island. We will require a front and back design for each of the banknotes. We imagine that the front of the banknotes will carry a unique illustration, while the back will be standard and carry a numerical representation as well as some explanatory text. There might also be a need for QR code as well as some special security features on this standard side. The physical size and format of the notes should be similar to a normal banknote, to fit into wallets and cash registers.
The visual theme of the banknote should aim to capture the identity of the island as 'Living Heritage', which represents the life of people on the island, shaped by the physical and social environment as well as its history. We are looking for a contemporary re-imagining of this living heritage captured in an illustration. The audience for the banknote will be both tourists coming to the island expecting to see the history of the island, as well as the local people who are very familiar with the iconography of the place. The design should try to capture something of both these different understandings of the island. For inspiration we recommend looking at the tourist information website (www.suomenlinna.fi) as well as the residents association website (www.viapori.fi). For money designs we recommend looking at the Euro designs created by Erik Bruun (http://www.admirabledesign.com/Serie-No6).
The deadline for emailing entries is the 16th of March 2012 We encourage people who are interested in making a proposal for the competition to get in touch with us now, before the deadline to discuss preliminary ideas and ask for additional information. Contact us at moneylab@pixelache.ac Entries should be emailed to moneylab@pixelache.ac for the 16th March 2012 deadline with the following: - A short text explaining your design themematic - Images of the the front and back sides for each of the three banknote designs - Your contact information Either send the files as an attachment (10meg max) or send a link to a filesharing location on a service (such as Dropbox). Members of the Jury, led by Christian Nold, are members of Suomenlinna community; Liina Kuittinen, Seppo Lundgren and Aleksi Jaakkola. Apart from sketches sent to Christian Nold beforehand, all works are presented to the Jury anonymously. The prize money will be paid to the winning illustrator on receipt of high-res, print ready artwork which needs to be produced in consultation with the artist Christian Nold.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday 15th May 2018.
An academy encouraging the next generation of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders to dream big will be launched in Melbourne this Wednesday.
The Buldau Yioohgen Youth Leadership Academy brings together community, cultural and sporting groups to support young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as they strive towards their educational, employment and leadership goals. Buldau Yioohgen means "big dreams" in Wurundjeri language.
The program is facilitated by The Long Walk and Anglicare Victoria and involves Aboriginal organisations including Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Co-operative and Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-operative.
It links young people with community Elders, and industry and cultural experiences with partner organisations including Tennis Australia, Opera Australia, Australian National Academy of Music, Melbourne Victory FC, Racing Victoria and Federation University.
Anglicare Victoria Community Development Manager David Law said the program has been through a successful pilot phase and the launch signifies the collaboration of organisations to offer the next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders' guidance and encouragement to achieve their future goals.
"Buldau Yioohgen is all about promoting opportunities for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people so they will achieve their full potential. The organisations involved provide invaluable opportunities for all the young people who take part.
The Long Walk General Manager Leanne Brooke praised the Academy.
"Buldau Yioohgen is a wonderful example of a range of organisations working collaboratively to develop future leaders and provide opportunities to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander young people.
"The Long Walk is all about promoting, celebrating, empowering and developing Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are proud to partner with Anglicare and the other partner organisations who are all committed to achieving the same outcomes – resilient, proud and strong Indigenous young peoples," she said.
Interview opportunities available with David Law, Leanne Brooke, Aunty Pam Pedersen and young people from the program. Representatives from each partner organisation will be in attendance.


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Where Are They Now: Penguin App
carter | February 9, 2016
In 2015, one of the first ideas Ideator showcased on our blog was the Penguin App, a social networking app that allows people to connect based on their mutual interests rather than just physical appearance. At the time, the app was still in the developmental stage, but we are proud to announce that Ideators Sidao Li, Phillip Duong and Andres Santana have come a long way since then – including submitting their product for acceptance to the Apple App Store.
Although their app hasn't been officially accepted yet, Li, Duong and Santana have high hopes that day will soon arrive, and have already penned a product description for the store:
"Penguin is a friend-making application that focuses on quality content without the use of photos. This platform is a place where people are introduced to one another on a more personal level, to focus on creating bonds rather than small talk."
Join the Beta Test
To spread the word about their app, Li, Duong and Santana are launching a nationwide beta test, open to everyone in the U.S. This beta version won't contain all the functionalities of the app; instead, it will be a minimum viable product version that contains everything except the "reveal option," which allows matched users to mutually reveal themselves to each other, and "discovery preferences" such as distance, gender, and age ranges. To participate in the test, visit www.thepenguinapp.com.
Make New Friends with Penguin
A fun way to anonymously connect with others by sharing mutual interests, Penguin is free to download and easy to use. Penguin works by recommending compelling posts around you. If you like a post, tap twice. If not, swipe down to pass on the recommendation. Either way, your choice is anonymous. If you like somebody's post and they like yours back, Penguin automatically notifies you of the match, and allows you to chat with your new friend.
To improve your chances of getting good matches, Duong recommends creative posts that give people a sense of who you are and what you're like. "Post about some of the odd things that you do," he suggests, "or the experiences you've been through that make you special. "
Friendships That Are More Than Skin Deep
In their marketing, the developers emphasize the point that Penguin is about making real friendships that go beyond physical attraction.
"We like to take a friendly jab at Tinder by saying that Penguin is a Tinder without pictures," explains Santana. "We designed it for making friends instead of friends with benefits. One of our campaign posters at the University of California, San Diego, even says 'Make friends, not friends with benefits.'
"We want Penguin to be a fun app where you can anonymously connect with others by sharing your thoughts, opinions, and confessions. What makes it different is our users get introduced to each other on a more personal level so they can focus on creating bonds rather than small talk." –Sidao Li
Ideator is proud to have contributed to Penguin's current success so far, and we'll continue to be there when needed as the product grows.
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