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Free Agency: 2024 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 13
College: Michigan
Entry: 2010 Draft, Round 1, #13 overall (Eagles)
2022 Salary Cap Charge: $9,413,000 (4.19% of cap)
2022 Cash Payout: $7,500,000 (3.42% of spending)
2022 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.80
Contract Value: $18,500,000 ($9,250,000 APY)
Fully Guaranteed Money: $11,000,000
Contract Ranking: 35/222 at EDGE
2022 OTC Valuation: $8,712,000
Current Contract
(Other, signed 2021)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
Base Salary
Prorated Bonus
Workout Bonus
Guaranteed Salary
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
Cut (pre-June 1)Cut (post-June 1)Trade (pre-June 1)Trade (post-June 1)RestructureExtension
2021 33 $1,075,000 $6,913,000 $100,000 $1,075,000 $7,988,000 3.9%
2022 34 $1,150,000 $8,163,000 $100,000 $0 $9,413,000 4.2%
2023 35 $1,500,000 $8,163,000 $0 $0 $9,663,000 4.2%
($8,648,000)
2024 36 Void $5,663,000 Void Void $10,148,000 4.0%
($806,667)
2025 37 Void $3,235,000 Void Void $0 0.0%
Total $3,725,000 $33,387,000 $200,000 $1,075,000 $37,212,000
The Eagles and Brandon Graham agreed on a two year contract in 2021 worth $18.5 million. Graham received a $10.9 million signing bonus as part of the contract and has a $6.25 million option in the 2nd contract year. The Eagles included four additional years on the contract which will essentially serve as void years for salary cap proration. Technically there are massive salaries in the late years of the contract that will guarantee if Graham is on the roster on the 2nd day of the 2023 league year. The reason for this instead of the void is to allow the Eagles to use a June 1 cut provision in 2023 and split the remaining dead money in the contract between 2023 and 2024.
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
Cash Due $11,000,000 $7,500,000
Running Cash $11,000,000 $18,500,000
Career Earnings: $89,408,000
Career APY: $6,877,538
Potential Earnings: $89,408,000
Total Guarantees: $63,675,000
Largest Cash Payment: $13,500,000 (2019)
Largest Cap Number: $10,148,000 (2024)
Year Signed
Amount Earned
% Earned
Effective APY
Eagles Drafted Expired 2010 5 $16,863,000 $3,372,600 $12,675,000 $16,908,000 100.3% $3,381,600
Eagles UFA Expired 2015 4 $26,000,000 $6,500,000 $13,000,000 $27,000,000 103.8% $6,750,000
Eagles UFA Renegotiated 2019 3 $40,000,000 $13,333,333 $27,000,000 $27,000,000 67.5% $13,500,000
Eagles Other Active 2021 2 $18,500,000 $9,250,000 $11,000,000 $18,500,000 100.0% $9,250,000
Paid on Cap
% Paid on Cap
Paid as Dead Money
% Paid as Dead Money
Eagles 13 $89,408,000 $6,877,538 $69,139,500 0.0% $1,707,500 0.0%
Roster Bonus
Cash Paid
2010 Eagles $320,000 $0 $1,370,000 $0 $0 $1,690,000 -- $1,690,000
2011 Eagles $450,000 $1,707,500 $2,482,500 $0 $0 $4,640,000 3.9% $11,470,000
2012 Eagles $827,500 $1,707,500 $0 $0 $0 $2,535,000 2.1% $827,500
2013 Eagles $1,250,000 $1,707,500 $0 $0 $0 $2,957,500 2.0% $1,250,000
2015 Eagles $3,000,000 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $0 $5,000,000 $6,000,000 3.8% $9,000,000
2016 Eagles $4,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 $0 $4,000,000 $5,000,000 3.1% $4,000,000
2019 Eagles $1,000,000 $2,500,000 $0 $0 $1,000,000 $3,500,000 1.8% $13,500,000
2021 Eagles $1,075,000 $6,913,000 $0 $100,000 $1,075,000 $7,988,000 3.9% $11,000,000
2022 Eagles $1,150,000 $8,163,000 $0 $100,000 $0 $9,413,000 4.2% $7,500,000
2023 Eagles $1,500,000 $8,163,000 $0 $0 $0 $9,663,000 4.2% $0
2024 Eagles $0 $5,663,000 $0 $0 $0 $10,148,000 4.0% $0
2025 Eagles $0 $3,235,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 0.0% $0
Total $31,103,000 $51,645,000 $5,852,500 $200,000 $13,435,000 $88,950,500 $89,408,000
Dead Money History
Cap Charge
Eagles 2015 $1,707,500 $0
Total $1,707,500 $0
Games Inactive
Negative Plays
Pass Def.
2011 2 -- -- 5.6% 0.0% 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 16 -- -- 40.1% 4.2% 30 8 5.5 31.5 7 11 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
2013 16 0 0 26.8% 59.8% 16 4 3 22 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2014 16 0 0 43.3% 45.9% 36 11 5.5 40 12 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
2015 16 0 0 70.5% 15.8% 39 12 6.5 35.5 11 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
2017 15 1 0 64.6% 13.6% 33 14 9.5 67.5 15 14 2 0 0 2 1 16 1
2018 16 0 0 72.5% 17.5% 31 7 4 22 9 11 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
2020 16 0 0 68.8% 20.9% 35 11 8 49 13 16 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
2021 2 0 0 4.5% 0.7% 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 17 0 0 42.9% 14.1% 19 16 11 64 11 16 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
Regular $8,547,000 $9,250,000
Injury Adjusted $8,547,000 $9,250,000
OTC Valuation $4.4M $8.9M $13.3M $17.7M $22.1M APY $4.7M $9.3M $14M $18.7M $23.3M $7,583,000 $9,527,500
Weekly Valuation Trends
The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.
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Q: how do I set a variable to get value from Firebase database structure in Swift I am now struggling with Firebase database.
For example here's my database structure
"Menus" : {
"Day1" : {
  "mealDes" : "delicious Thai food",
  "date" : "2016.10.20",
  "mealname" : "kakoon"
},

and I need to set a variable to get the value of "date".
something like :  print(theDateVar)  //get 2016.10.20
I tried some observeSingleEvent and observe method, they're not working!
DataService.ds.REF_MENUS.observeSingleEvent(of: .value, with: { snapshot in

            if let date = snapshot.childSnapshot(forPath: "menuDate") as? String {

                print ("date is \(date)")

            }

        })

I know retrieving data from database is frequently asked,
but all the question i searched is not helping
please help me out :(, I spend half of my weekend on this but still...
UPDATE
Hi, it totally worked!
my code now is looks like the following :
 FIRDatabase.database().reference().child("Menus/Day1").observeSingleEvent(of: .value, with: {(snap) in

            if let snapDict = snap.value as? Dictionary <String, AnyObject>{

                let date = snapDict["mealPic"] as! String

                let OrderInfo = DataService.ds.REF_ORDER
                let USERUID = FIRAuth.auth()!.currentUser!.uid
                let userinfo = OrderInfo.child("date").child(USERUID).child("data")

                userinfo.child("address").setValue("SomeRandomAddress")
                userinfo.child("phonenumber").setValue("666888")
            }
        })

but what if I want to set the address value and the phone number value as the value i have in other node (user)
"Menus": {
"User" : {
"WbxT2bBgcnYOEn2YUqpvh4mtxvo2" : {
  "address" : "taipei City ",
  "phonenumber" : "0933555666",
  "provider" : "Firebase"
}

do i use observeSingleEvent again in observeSingleEvent ?

A: Try using :-
 FIRDatabase.database().reference().child("menus/Day1").observeSingleEvent(of: .value, with: {(snap) in

        print(snap)

        if let snapDict = snap.value as? [String:AnyObject]{

            let date = snapDict["date"] as! String
            print(date)

        }
    })

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After a period of media speculation, Crvena zvezda finally confirmed the signing of 24-year-old midfielder Branko Jovičić from FC Amkar Perm.
Branko was speaking to journalists in the Rajko Mitić Stadium Media Centre.
"I'd like to thank everyone at the club who believed in me and worked to bring me here. This is the club I supported ever since I was a boy and in my eyes one of the biggest clubs in Europe. I'm raring to go and show what I'm about. I will do my best and hopefully win the title for Crvena zvezda."
Jovičić can play in positions across midfield.
"At Borac we used to play a 4-2-3-1 formation and at Amkar we played quite a few formations including a classic 4-4-2. I'm comfortable with all these systems and I can even do a job on the wing if needed. I know you're always expected to win here, no matter what position you're asked to play. But it's something I'm prepared for and that is what makes this club so big."
Our new recruit also spoke about the media linking him to Crvena zvezda in the past.
"It wasn't always easy to keep focused. I used to be linked to Zvezda even while I was a Borac player a few years ago, but there was no actual offer then. Now I got the chance to join the red-and-whites and I made sure I take it. It's a dream come true."
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I had a friend come over a few days ago, an old friend who happened to live it the UK and I didn't know that for a long time. So we met at my place, talked about everything from College, to roomies and ah! those golden era et al. It was Lunch time and I so had prepared some Spaghetti Carbonara with Cheesy Dip and some Nachos on side. I also did a yoghurt dip with cheese and chopped capsicum ( which was amazing btw, will post the recipe soon !). Anyway, so we were having Lunch and all, and she suddenly started checking out the stuff in my pantry. Now, am one fussy girl when it comes to my kitchen. I don't like anyone peeping inside it, and I make that loud and clear to everyone. But she being very close, couldn't stop herself and I didn't stop her either.
She saw some "obsolete" stuff in my pantry, like Full fat yoghurt, semi-skimmed milk, Loads of Potatoes, Bananas and yeah Nutella too and as they say about girls, she got concerned about my ill-educated mind and advised me to go for low-fat products. I didn't know what to say to her, listening to her diet regime which was hardly any carbs. Apparently she has been on Dukan diet for a long time and yes, before you ask ..she does have lost a lot of weight. We debated for a long time, just difference of opinions, I guess ! I couldn't say to her that I will really feel sorry for my life if I don't eat good, and some times cheat too.
Well, I had a long discussion with her that day which was non-conclusive at the end but left me thinking of we do really need to eat everything low-fat… What are your thoughts on it guys ? How do you mix and match your diet ?
Anyway, so I have joined this group called "North v/s South Challenge" where bloggers get together from Northern and Southern regions of India and challenge each other to prepare some authentic recipe of their region. This month's challenge was to prepare this South Indian Curry called " Vendayakeerai Parupu Urundai Morkuzhambu ", which obviously I was unheard of. One benefit of getting into this group I feel is that I got to know how limited my knowledge really is- in terms of South Indian Cuisine. And this curry is no exception, prepared with the minimum spices. I was actually confused, looking at the ingredient list and wondering how exactly can we get the flavours out of just 5-6 things. I was so dumb, what else can I say !
Now, for the dumplings, soak the Toor Daal for 1-2 hour. Grind this with red chili without adding water and make it to a coarse paste. It should not be runny, but of dropping consistency.
Now take the yoghurt mixture we prepared, and pour it in a pan. Turn he flame on and bring this to a boil.
Add the dumplings gently and allow it to cook until the balls float on top. This will take around 15-18 minutes on low-medium flame.
Heat a small pan and add oil, once hot crackle the mustard seeds. Add the red chili and curry leaves, fry them for a minute and add this to the Yoghurt curry.
The yoghurt you use, if sour will give more flavour to the gravy. Keep it aside with some salt in it for an hour, it will get sour.
South Indian cooking started by Anu's healthy kitchen and hosted by Nivedhanams.
Delicious and wonderful looking dumplings. Must have tasted awesome. However might we challenge each other but at the end of the day from Kashmiri wazwan till Madurai's idlis we are all Indians and each of our cuisines are simply delicious.
Your friend seems really wise, but how come you dont use Nutella much. in my home its the most used item by the hubby and the kid. the curry looks awesome. very authentic and halthy.
wow paruppu urundai looks super delicous nupur 🙂 tempting me !!
Lovely clicks & yummy cutlery 😉 Looks llike u have nailed the South Indian delicacy 🙂 Yupz, sometimes we need to mix & match low carb & high carb foods, but living solely on low carb makes u look ill & feel ill too !! That's my take on it..
interesting dish..looks super tempting !!
Nupur, you've done a great job creating a south Indian dish. Looks so good.
looks amazing!!! you have made it soooo good!!! Thanks for linking it to my event!! Looking for more yummy recipes!!


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Press Releases, Ryan Adams
RECORD RELEASE SHOW TONIGHT AT THE 9:30 CLUB IN WASHINGTON DC
NEW TOUR DATES ADDED:
OCTOBER 23 – Austin, TX at the Moody Theater/ACL Live
NOVEMBER 22 & 23 – New York City at the Hammerstein Ballroom
APPEARING ON THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN SEPTEMBER 11
SELF-PRODUCED SELF-TITLED ALBUM OUT TOMORROW ON PAX-AM/BLUE NOTE
"GIMME SOMETHING GOOD," "MY WRECKING BALL" & "TIRED OF GIVING UP" ALL AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE / INSTANT GRAT WITH PRE-ORDERS AT iTUNES AND AMAZON
© Julia Brokaw
"one of the few truly great roots-rock troubadours left" – ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"Adams's ability to pair language with devastating weight and his mellow timbre is stronger than it's ever been." – ESQUIRE
"the sound of a genius who's only recently relearned what it's like to walk on steady footing" – NPR MUSIC
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Pre-release accolades for the self-produced Ryan Adams (out tomorrow — September 9 — on PAX-AM/Blue Note) continue to pour in, as Ryan prepares for tonight's record release shebang at DC's 9:30Club and confirms three new dates on his warmly received and briskly selling tour: October 23 at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin TX and a November 22-23 doubleheader at the Hammerstein Ballroom in his sort of former hometown of New York, NY.
Ryan Adams was unveiled last week via NPR's First Listen in its entirety. The album's universally lauded first single "Gimme Something Good" as well as "My Wrecking Ball" and "Tired Of Giving Up" are all currently on sale at iTunes and Amazon, and available as instant grat downloads with every order placed for the full LP.
Additionally, Ryan will return to The Late Show with David Letterman September 11.
See below for all currently confirmed North American dates and stay tuned to paxamrecords.com/ for on-sale details and further updates.
09/08/14 — Washington, DC — 9:30 Club
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Athletics »Winter »Prep Snowboarding
Ask any Prep Snowboarder why they chose to come to Gould and you'll get the same answer: the combination of the college prep experience and the prep snowboarding experience.
Located just six miles from Sunday River Resort, riders on the Prep Snowboarding Team spend the majority of their winter months between their classrooms on campus, and at their mountain classroom at Sunday River, which also happens to be the second largest resort in New England.
With direct access to dedicated terrain for training and competitions, riders spend five days a week polishing their skills inside and out of the terrain park. Coaches help students work on tricks ranging from 50-50-ing their first box, up to 360's and 540's. The end goal is to foster a love for the sport which is accomplished by encouraging safety, fun, and learning first.
With a team of 20 student-athletes and 3 coaches, all with decades of experience, the Gould Academy Prep Snowboarding Team prepares student-athletes to compete in slopestyle events within the MAISAD League with events that take place at Sunday River and nearby mountains. Those riders that want to compete at a higher level may consider, the Gould Academy Competition Program.
Prep Snowboard Roster
An, Boyang (Byron) 2023 Guangzhou, China
Borbon, Rafael (Rafa) 2021 Coronado, CA
Chen, Jingxuan (Jason) 2022 Shenzhen, China
Cheng, Junrui (Bob) 2023 Nanging, China
Cheng, Yang (Sunny) 2021 Guangdong, China
Dong, Ke (Karl) 2021 Xiamen, China
Goldman, Noah 2022 Asheville, NC
He, Ruixi (Tracy) 2022 Shenzhen, China
Hu, Yuxuan (Jerry) 2023 Shenzhen, China
Kim, Taewoo 2021 Seoul, South Korea
Li, Jiaang (Eric) 2020 Malden, MA
Li, Jiaqi (Jackie) 2021 Beijing, China
Li, Yuxuan (Maria) 2021 Anyang, China
Lindquist, Madeline 2022 Winthrop, ME
Meraneos, Adrian 2022 Dusseldorf, Germany
O'Neil, Alexander (Alex) 2021 Bethel, ME
Shan, Wei (Tom) 2021 Hangzhou, China
Shen, Shangyi (Johnny) 2020 Shanghai, China
Summers, Silas 2023 Worcester, MA
Tamalunas, Jacob (Jake) 2021 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Thompson, Lyla 2020 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Tomaselli, Joseph 2023 Ladera Ranch, CA
Tse, Gar (Jacky) 2022 Bethel, ME
Van Inwegen, Margaux 2021 Carlisle, MA
Wang, Cong (Mia) 2021 Chengdu, China
Ward, Wesley 2021 Boston, MA
Wu, Yanxiu (Andy) 2023 Chengdu, China
Xu, Shuyang (Jerry) 2020 Yinchuan, China
Xu, Tianze (Kevin) 2020 Hangzhou, China
Xu, Wenjie (Rin) 2023 Shanghai, China
Yang, Yujie (Jackie) 2023 Shenzhen, China
Yao, Runzhe (James) 2021 Wuhan, China
Yue, LiuLu (Alice) 2020 Beijing, China
Zhang, Xinhao (Jerry) 2022 Beijing, China
Zhang, Zhe (Johnny) 2022 Ningbo, China
Prep Snowboard Schedule
Prep Snowboarding Coaches
Brett Shifrin
Mathematics Department Co-Chair
B.S., B.S., Miami University
Certified Financial Education
Prep Snowboarding Coach
Road Cycling Coach
Director of Ninth Grade Program
Advising Team Leader
shifrinb@gouldacademy.org
Mr. Shifrin teaches mathematics at Gould and lives on campus with his wife, Sara, their daughter, Mia '19, and son, Eli '23. As director of the Ninth Grade Program, he has created and implemented a program that enables each ninth-grade student to transition to Gould life and become a valued member of the community. Each student is recognized by students and faculty for who he or she is and who they want to become. As an experienced mathematics educator, Mr. Shifrin developed his own algebra utilizing an online content presenter, Heymath, to create a course of study that allows each student to learn at a pace and level that best suits their ability and need. He has also developed a course on financial literacy for seniors called Mathematics of Finance that integrates the principles of personal finance and mathematics to help students evaluate and make informed financial decisions. Mr. Shifrin has a great interest in the outdoors and utilizing experiential educational opportunities to help students understand how an individual can grow and impact a group. Outside of the classroom, Mr. Shifrin is passionate about soccer, holding a National B License from the United States Soccer Federation, which he used to coach at an elite level within the Olympic Development Program in Maine and New England.
Casey Morey
Admission and Advancement Associate
Boys' Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach
BA, University of Maine at Farmington
moreyc@gouldacademy.org
Mr. Morey is originally from Glastonbury, Connecticut, and graduated from Saint Andrews in Barrington, Rhode Island, where he was on the varsity soccer and lacrosse teams. He went on to attend the University of Maine at Farmington to earn a degree in business psychology and a ski industries certificate with a focus on snow coaching. At UMF, he played lacrosse and coached snowboarding at Sugarloaf. He enjoys skateboarding, snowboarding, and hiking—anything that gets him outdoors and moving! He will live in Holden with his very friendly lab, Charlie.


Indeed it is fatigue that appeared to be plaguing Calhanoglu, as the attacking midfielder is replaced for the final 10 minutes with Julian Brandt on in his stead.
Juan Camara is handed a senior debut as he comes on to replace Jordi Alba, very much a straight swap, for the final 26 minutes. The Cameroon midfielder was impressive in defence, but failed to offer enough in possession.
A ball into the area is headed back to Tah atop the area, but his volley drifts wide. Barcelona hanging on by a thread!
Into the second of three minutes of stoppage time and Leverkusen are throwing everything they have at Ter Stegen - but the keeper is proving an impenetrable wall at the moment!
Is the German keeper going to deny the club from his homeland? Hernandez had to believe that was his moment, but a some miraculous reactions from the keeper sees him get a hand up and keep the ball out at the near post!
Substitution Christoph Kramer Kyriakos Papadopoulos. Wonderful ball movement from the hosts as they work their way through the Barcelona defence.
Brandt gets it in space on the edge of the area and threads a pass into the centre for Kramer. Yellow card Gerard Gumbau Garriga.
The noise level picks up as these fans urge the home side forward in attack. No doubt about it now, this is the time for Leverkusen to throw caution to the wind.
They have to find a winning goal or they will be exiting the competition earlier than anticipated. Rakitic takes down Wendell and that too is deemed a bookable offence by Mark Clattenburg.
As Leverkusen pass the ball around at will, Barcelona are starting to grow tired themselves. A cynical challenge from Gumbau stops a break, but he will pick up a yellow card for his troubles.
Delightful little chip over the top from Kampl to pick out Kiessling as Leverkusen find themselves with three against one atop the area.
The tempo has fizzled out a bit and you get the sense that tired legs are starting to set in. Calhanoglu has been quieter over the last five minutes or so and you have to wonder whether some of these Leverkusen players have run themselves into the ground.
Barcelona have hardly had an attack to speak of in this second half. They enjoy a a decent spell in possession in the Leverkusen end, their first since the restart, but nothing comes of it as the hosts win it back and look to break quickly.
Tensions remain high inside the BayArena. Less than 20 minutes remain now and as things stand, Leverkusen are heading into the Europa League.
First change of the night for the hosts and it is accomplished striker and fan favourite Stefan Kiessling who is introduced. Can he be the hero for Leverkusen?
Mehmedi is the one to give way. Leverkusen are doing an excellent job of keeping the pressure on, but need to convert these chances into a second goal.
Kampl has been a delight to watch in possession. From a deeper-lying role his defensive contributions may be a bit lacking, but he has been sensational with the ball at his feet.
Leverkusen remain on the front foot and appear to be inching closer to that elusive second goal. Shocking and uncharacteristic defending has been the theme of this second half for Barcelona.
A horrible clearance from Alba is sent straight to Hernandez who plays Bellarabi clean through. The German has Ter Stegen at his mercy, but the keeper holds his ground to prevent the go-ahead goal!
Barcelona manage a rare foray into attack and win a free kick. He keeps playing and rather embarrassingly jukes himself out as he slips and fails to get a shot off.
Mats Hummels is a guaranteed starter while Niklas Sule will once again start over Jerome Boateng at the centre of the backline.
He will be partnered by compatriot Thiago Alcantara, whose technical prowess will be crucial as the visitors look to assert their dominance in midfield.
This will allow Leon Goretzka to operate as the lone attacking midfielder, who will look to support Thomas Muller and Serge Gnabry in wider positions.
Kingsley Coman will provide Kovac with an additional option in attack while Franck Ribery is doubtful to feature this weekend. And finally, the Bayern attack will be led by Robert Lewandowski, who will be keen to overtake Paco Alcacer in the Bundesliga scoring charts.
Can the Bayern benchwarmer make an impact this weekend? It has been a disastrous campaign for James Rodriguez this season, who has struggled to make himself a regular fixture under Niko Kovac.
But, up against a Leverkusen side who have shown tremendous zest under new coach Peter Bosz, the presence of Rodriguez in the Bayern attack could prove to be useful as the Real Madrid star is more than capable of carving out the opposing defence with his clever through balls.
Therefore, Kovac should definitely hand Rodriguez a rare start this weekend by shifting Goretzka in central midfield and sacrificing Martinez.
Barcelona dominating possession as is their habit but with little to show for it. Frankly, it could have been even worse for the hosts, who were disorganized in the back uncharacteristically inert in the midfield and received little help from the three-man front of Sandro, Suarez and Neymar.
Bayer answered the bell, full stop. Another 45 minutes to play but no question the German side are deserved leaders at the break.
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Barcelona Bayer Leverkusen Sergi Roberto, 80 min Another build-up for Barca up the left side comes into bloom when Sergi Roberto plays to Jordi Alba, who plays into Munir in the center of the area.
Sergi Roberto on for Rakitic. Jordi Alba on for Iniesta as the armband changes hands. Iniesta through to Sandro, but Tah casually dismisses him off the ball.
No changes at half for either side.
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Music Jun 17, 2022 at 2:30 pm
W.I.T.C.H. Brought Zamrock Greatness to the Crocodile
With Some Help from European Musicians
Dave Segal
Led by Jagari Chanda, W.I.T.C.H. showed how Zambians (and a motley bunch of Europeans) rock. Dave Segal
In the evanescent Zamrock movement that illuminated the southern African country Zambia ca. 1972-1977, W.I.T.C.H. were generally regarded as the scene's version of The Beatles... although the group's frontman Emmanuel Chanda sang so much in the style of The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger that he took on the nickname "Jagari." Chanda and his band finally made their Seattle debut and enchanted the crowd at The Crocodile with an 85-minute set that included several classics from their '70s LPs—which thankfully have been reissued more than once in the last decade (shout out to Now-Again Records)—and a couple of new ones.
For a little context: Zamrock is an exciting strain of garage- and psych-rock that filters those Anglo-American styles through African sensibilities. Those familiar Western sounds often take on afrobeat and highlife elements, and the resultant hybrid makes those genres sound fresh. (Novices should also check out Rikki Ililonga, Amanaz, Chrissy "Zebby" Tembo, and Paul Ngozi, among others.) Blessed with keen ears for hooks, W.I.T.C.H. and their joyous and poignant songs unsurprisingly have weathered the passing decades spectacularly.
W.I.T.C.H. took the stage thirty minutes late, and anyone expecting a group full of Zambians would be confounded by the presence of five European musicians, some of whom had just put on a scorching set with openers L'Eclair (more on them later). These badass players broke into a humid funkadelic jam before W.I.T.C.H.'s two Zambian members (including keyboardist Patrick Mwondela) walked onstage, both in flamboyantly psychedelic garb.
Chanda took bites out of an apple during the set, which only compounded his charming stage demeanor. The man's 70, but has the energy of someone half his age. "I've been here in my dreams," he told the adoring audience before launching into one of the set's highlights, "Living in the Past," a deeply moving and methodical tune that resonated with the nostalgiaholics crossing this concert off their bucket lists. (You can see a clip of the performance on my Instagram.)
The show had some unexpected moments of prog-rock bombast. "Evil Woman," "Strange Dream," and a new song whose title escaped me sounded more British and European than African. But overall, the group—which included bassist Jacco Gardner, guitarists JJ Whitefield and Stefan Lilov, percussionist Quentin Pilet, and drummer Nico Mauskoviç—maintained that special Zamrock flavor, and even supplied it with more funk than appeared on the original recordings. Lovers of wah-wah guitar FX were in heaven.
"Mushed Potatoe" [sic] ventured into James Brown territory, morphing into a B-Boy's delight, replete with a bongo solo. And, I kid you not, the super-elastic rhythm to the glorious "Lazy Bones" uncannily resembled that of the Stone Roses' "Fools Gold." W.I.T.C.H. closed with the ebullient "Like a Chicken," my fave by them, and the group funked it up into a triumphant climax.
Unfortunately, due to the late start, the crowd had dwindled from about 75 percent capacity to under 40 percent in a work-night war of attrition. Nevertheless, Chanda was profoundly touched by the support and high-fived as many attendees as he could before exiting.
Swiss cosmic disco and porn-flick funk band L'Eclair opened up for W.I T.C.H.
As for Geneva, Switzerland's L'Eclair, I'd not researched them beforehand, so I had no expectations. My lack of preparation paid dividends, though, as their cosmic disco and porn-flick funk—played with absolute tightness and dexterity—hit me with way more impact than if I'd known what was coming. Polyrhythmic percussion storms, wicked fuzz-toned and chikka-wakka guitars, disciplined, strutting bass lines, and spacey whorls from Moog, DeepMind12, and Korg synths all cohered into five-dimensional grooves.
This was the kind of music cosmic-disco DJ god Daniele Baldelli would spin at peak time in some swanky continental club in 1981. L'Eclair were a well-oiled machine, pumping out extended instrumentals that never wore out their welcome. A woman screamed for an extraordinarily long time in appreciation to a conga solo, so you know this set was lit. Instantly converted into a fan, I bought their Confusions album for $30.
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RedsXtra: John Fay's Marty Brennaman memories
John Fay
Allow me to get personal today. I wrote a couple of thousand words about Marty Brennaman Wednesday after he announced his retirement (actually I wrote a lot of them before the announcement because we knew it was coming)
Those words were about Marty's history, his impact, his legend. Today, I'm writing about Marty and me. The Reds have been my beat since 1997, and I covered them sporadically before that.
Doc:We have one more summer before the sun sets on our time with Marty Brennaman
More:Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman announces 2019 is his final season
One of the job benefits was daily interaction with Marty. It took many forms. One of Marty's favorite things to do is "light you up" for indiscretions – be they in your work, your wardrobe or your demeanor. I got my share. It was always good-natured, and Marty loved it when you gave it back. So here are my Marty personal memories:
Second Inning Salvos
I've been in the booth with Marty for countless second-inning appearances. I'm not sure what year it started, but I remember the first appearance like it was yesterday. The second-inning started as a sponsored spot. The Dayton Daily News and Cincinnati Post did it for a couple of years before the Enquirer bought the spot.
We skipped Opening Day. But after the third out of the first inning in Game 2, I walked into to booth and sat on the stool between Marty and Joe Nuxhall. My knuckles were snow white from squeezing the mic.
"You're mine now, son," Marty said. "I got you. You better be ready."
The language was a little more colorful. I'm wondering how he knows it's not going over the air as sweat collects on my forehead. I'm thinking he's going make me look silly.
We go live and he says: "We'd like to welcome our good friend and we hope yours, John Fay, from the Enquirer."
He made me look (or sound I guess) good that day and has every game since. Being in the booth with Marty is like having a conversation. He puts you at complete ease. He puts you on the spot on occasion, but that's been part of the fun.
One of the coolest parts is that I've gotten to see a master play-by-play man at work. When the ball is in the air, Marty's words flow effortlessly. A lot can be going on, and he describes it perfectly.
The Bank President
The first couple of years, I did the second inning it was solely the Enquirer's. I took off weekends at home. Marty jumped on that.
"Banker's hours" turned into me being the "The Bank President."
It was great back-and-forth.
"How can a guy who plays more golf than Arnold Palmer, question my schedule?" I dropped on him one time.
The Bank President lasted for a few years. One day, I visited some buddies who coach a youth football team. My friend, Harley, was calling me the Bank President as we talked. When the group broke up, a coach I didn't know sauntered up and asked about refinancing his mortgage. True story.
In 2002, we were in San Diego when then-general manager Jim Bowden had just made an incredibly stupid statement about the labor dispute, saying "If they do walk out, make sure it's Sept. 11. Be symbolic. Let Donald Fehr drive the plane right into the building if that's what they want to do."
My friend Tim Sullivan, then a columnist for the San Diego paper, and I had got to talking to Nuxhall about it. Nuxy ripped Bowden.
Sullivan and I both were taking notes. I wrote it. It got posted on the internet. Marty came down to the press box and sought me out. "That was off the record!" he said.
I point out that we were taking notes. We went back and forth in an animated way. Three innings later, Nuxy came down and apologized and said go with it.
Marty apologized as well. That's the thing I learned with Marty: He could go off on you, but he never held a grudge. (Well, I guess Bowden was an accretion there).
My Favorite Night
The unvarnished Marty is the one folks who travel with the team love. He's irreverent, uses some colorful language and is absolutely hilarious.
We were in Chicago, and my wife – the very lovely Laura to Marty – was with me. It was day game. I called her about dinner and she I'm in the hotel bar with Marty.
We had plans for the night.
We hung with Marty for a couple of hours and laughed till we cried. Fans approached and got the full Marty. I remember him taking a young woman's phone at her request and calling her friend to get her to come out.
"This is Marty Brennaman. Let me ask you this: What are you doing in your room while we down here having all this fun."
The woman showed up shortly after that.
Needle Is Turned
Marty, as I said, loves it when people give back to him. Some of the players from the Big Red Machine really give it back to him. The best at that was the late, great Lee May.
"Marty, the saddest day in the Reds history is when Al Michaels left."
"Marty, Joe Nuxhall carried you. Without Joe, you'd be doing tractor pulls in Memphis."
We'll Miss You, My Friend
I could go on and on. I wish I could share the list of Martyisms we kept. Here's a clean one measuring a women's beauty: "She'd make a tadpole slap a whale." My two favorite are about hot weather. I can use neither here.
Marty's presence in the booth will be missed. But the traveling party, they'll miss him for different reasons. When Marty shows up in the clubhouse pregame, you know you were going to have laughs.
But more than that, he's been a friend of writers, columnists and radio and TV types. Many seek his counsel. As tough as he can be on the air, Marty is an incredibly soft-hearted, sweet man.
He's been so much more than kind to Laura and me over the years. I thank him for that.


"Ontario's students need to be able to focus on their learning — not their cellphones," Education Minister Lisa Thompson said in a statement released Tuesday.
"Last fall, we launched the largest-ever consultation on education in the history of Ontario. During this consultation we heard that 97 per cent of respondents support some form of a ban on cellphones.
During last year's election campaign the Conservatives promised to introduce a ban on cellphones in classrooms.
Teachers, however, are allowed to incorporate cellphone use in lessons, and children with health or medical needs are exempt.
But given how ubiquitous the devices are among youth, it's unclear if the government's plan will work. It will be up to individual boards and schools to decide how to enforce the ban.
Some boards have already grappled with curbing student cellphone use during the school day, including Toronto in 2007, which four years later rescinded its ban and left the decision up to teachers.
In 2015, New York ended its ban on cellphones, giving schools the authority to create their own policies, in part because parents wanted to be able to contact their children, and the rule was not equally enforced.
Harvey Bischof, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, said "there isn't a whole lot of substance to this announcement" that he believes the government rushed out to distract from the ongoing controversy over changes to the autism program.
Teachers, he said, already have the authority to disallow devices during class.
"It's not clear to me what's really new," added NDP education critic Marit Stiles.
The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario believes "educators should be teaching students how to use mobile devices critically, collaboratively and responsibly; and to recognize when they are a helpful tool versus a distraction.
The education ministry will amend a provincial code of conduct policy and require boards to uphold the ban, while allowing some variation from board to board and school to school.
Ryan Bird of the Toronto District School Board said the ban there — more than a decade ago — was at a time when phones were mostly used for talking and texting and didn't have the capability to be used as "valuable tools" in learning.
"In general, at the TDSB, we encourage the use of technology in classrooms — but the appropriate use of technology," he said.
The Ontario Public School Boards' Association notes that parents often like the security of knowing they can reach their children at school, especially in case of emergency.


Semi-final places may not be up for grabs at the Kassam Stadium on Sunday, but London Welsh's clash with Newport Gwent Dragons is sure to be anything but a dead rubber.
In a season of historic firsts for the Exiles, Sunday's fixture will be the club's first-ever meeting with the Dragons and its first competitive meeting with any of the four Welsh regions.
Given the Old Deer Park club's rich history, and if its pre-season encounter with the Scarlets is anything to go by, it promises to be a unique encounter. "It will be anything but a dead rubber," said London Welsh head coach Lyn Jones.
"There's no such thing as a dead rubber for players, because when they cross the white line they're playing for their livelihoods. "Players are very proud and very competitive, and if they're not they shouldn't be there.
"Our players are so excited this year – different levels, different sides. It's colourful and the boys are learning so much.
"Newport Gwent Dragons haven't had a great season but I think they've been a bit unlucky in the LV= Cup. They'd targeted doing well in this competition and I've no doubt they're be coming full strength on Sunday.
With a trip to Welford Road looming fast on the horizon on February 9 for the Exiles, Sunday's clash with the Dragons will also be crucial to the club's preparations, before the Aviva Premiership run in begins in earnest.
"It's about making sure we turn up for Leicester in the best possible condition we can as a team and as individuals," added Jones.
"It'll be a team that's been selected with the rest of the season in mind and Leicester. We had a mixture of a side against Harlequins and we'll have a mixture of a side against the Dragons, and we'll select our best side to play against Leicester from there.
Sunday may be the club's first-ever meeting with the Dragons, but London Welsh have played Newport on 150 occasions – their last coming in 2007 when the Exiles won 16-9 at Rodney Parade.
In the stands on Sunday will be Newport RFC president Dai Watkins – the only man to have captained the British and Irish Lions rugby union side and the Great Britain rugby league team.


DOLLHOUSE took several chances and went for broke when it was renewed by surprise by FOX. Joss Whedon pulled out all the stops and the result is a season much richer than the first season of this short-lived series. It shows the dangers of some technologies and where such tech can lead.
The series revolves around a technology that allows Actives to be imprinted with any persona a client wants. The Dollhouse is part of the Rossum Corporation and Echo (Eliza Dushku) starts to become aware of all of her Active personas. She teams up with former FBI Agent Paul Ballard to bring down Rossum. The technology to create Actives has the fear of spinning out of control, and Echo wants to stop that. To stop Rossum, she may have to face her past as Caroline (who she was before she was an Active). Season 2 introduces a senator who wants to expose the Dollhouse and the features the return of the dangerous "Active" Alpha (Alan Tyduk) who is obsessed with Echo. This last season even has the return of the future glimpsed in last year's EPITAPH episode.
The outtakes are comic gems especially the stuff from Alexis Denisof.
LOOKING BACK: ROUNDTABLE WITH JOSS WHEDON & CAST- Joss Whedon and most of the main cast (except for Amy Acker and the actors who play Paul and Boyd) chat about their favorite moments and where the series might have went (including an episode that was never made) at a restaurant.
FINAL ANALYSIS: DOLLHOUSE really came into its own with its second and last season. It is a better season than the first and realized the full spectrum of what the series could be.


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INTO THE FIRE, AND OUT AGAIN
ANDREW GILBERT
Claudia Villela rides the waves (RR JONES)
It's tempting to describe Claudia Villela as a musician's musician, considering that some of her most ardent fans and supporters are also her most illustrious colleagues; Pat Metheny has sung Villela's praises, as have Kenny Werner, Vitor Gonçalves, Béla Fleck, and Jaques Morelenbaum. But it's a double-edged superlative that implies an artist is better appreciated by her peers than regular listeners, which isn't the case at all with Villela. The Brazilian-born vocalist, pianist, percussionist, and composer makes music of rare sophistication and beauty, and it's as a performer that her transcendent gifts are most manifest, whether she's spinning a new piece on stage with a fellow improviser or elaborating on an intricate setting for her poetic lyrics in Portuguese.
"You give her any musical idea, and Claudia completes it in a way that's very beautiful," says guitarist Romero Lubambo, who recently performed several concerts with Villela before recording a forthcoming duo album. "I can play any rhythm or sequence of chords and she'll be on top of the music, creating a melody that makes sense. There are not a lot of people who can do that, but we did that. We'd just start playing and make the whole song in front of the audience."
Lubambo isn't featured on Villela's most recent album, Encantada Live, a precious addition to her slim six-album discography. The project was designed to showcase her capacious creativity in a wide array of live settings, including several striking duo encounters. On the lushly picaresque 14-minute piece "Minas," recorded at the Triple Door in Seattle, she extends her extraordinary partnership with Werner. She and the pianist had previously recorded 2004's Dreamtales (Adventure Music), a studio session conducted without sheet music or prepared repertoire that yielded a cohesive set of spontaneous compositions making full use of her five-octave range and finely calibrated textural palette.
A conversation with Villela can feel a lot like her dazzling high-wire act on stage, full of quicksilver digressions, incisive aperçus, and stream-of-consciousness connections that overpower conventional logic. She describes choosing the disparate material and sequencing Encantada as "a lesson in always looking for that line that you're trying to create. It's a quilt I put together. If I died, nobody would ever see that."
The sudden reference to mortality isn't a non sequitur. In many ways Encantada is the work of an artist literally rising from the ashes. On a visit to her family in Rio in December 2017, Villela barely escaped an apartment fire, suffering second-degree burns and smoke inhalation. Numerous family treasures were lost in the blaze, along with the masters of a nearly complete album and hundreds of digital files of unreleased performances. The narrow escape left her determined to share her music more widely.
"After the fire I could have felt defeated, but I know there's more where that came from," says Villela, who moved from Rio to the Santa Cruz area in 1984.
The music she's released over the years offers just a glimpse of her kaleidoscopic talent. She first gained national attention with 1998's Supernova, an album focusing on her original songs featuring Michael Brecker and Toninho Horta. Her long-running collaboration with Rio-born Bay Area guitarist Ricardo Peixoto climaxed with 2001's breathtaking Inverse Universe, a project that fulfilled her dream of working with harmonica legend Toots Thielemans.
Tim Jackson has followed Villela's journey every step of the way, booking her regularly at Santa Cruz's Kuumbwa Jazz Center and later at the Monterey Jazz Festival. He's always admired her insistent creative evolution "and her willingness to lay it out on the line, much more so than a lot of artists," he says. "She'll go and really take some risks. You gotta love that. She's a very brave artist."
Profile: Claudia Villela in 2004 ■


My name is Maxine and I'm a selfie addict. Over the years I must have sent my sister, my best friends and my mum 100s of snaps of me in different outfits. So much so, I now consider them to be my personal stylists.
As a result, I know that to take a great 'selfie' you need an amazing mirror to snap yourself in. I have found the PERFECT ONE.
Let me introduce you to the latest addition to my home, and give you my top 3 tips on buying a mirror for your bedroom.
I know it is not cool to admit to taking selfies but there really is a good reason why I'm a snap-a-holic.
Over the past 20 years, I've suffered from time-of-the-month related body dysmorphia. My way of stopping the voices in my head getting to me was to take photos of myself when I felt great. Then, when I was down on myself, I had photo-evidence that proved I wasn't that giant-elephant-sized-lump that I thought I was.
With all this selfie practice, I've learned that a decent mirror can turn a dark moment into a great hair day! That's why I'm an expert on picking a mirror that flatters, makes you look thinner AND is ideal for taking a fab selfie in.
1. Firstly hang your mirror on your wall.
When you rest your mirror against the wall, it will be at a slightly upward angle which we all know is not flattering. If your mirror is flush to the wall, it will be at a better angle to take a photo in.
With a smaller mirror, you may find that you are filling the reflection which will ultimately make you look bigger in your photos. If you look small in your mirror, then you will look more slight on camera.
A frame on your mirror will crowd your photo and distract from your outfit. That's why you have to go frameless. The mirror in my bedroom has a frame made of more mirror. It helps it blend into my bedroom colour scheme.
The mirror in my pictures is perfect for me – it's huge, gold and makes a big statement in my bedroom. It's called 'Beaded Gold Mirror' and I found it on Decorative Mirrors Online for £295.
Someone is pretending that they are not into selfies (and it's not me).
Mirror, Mirror on the wall – who's the prettiest of them all?
I've been making over my bedroom since last January. I've still not done a proper makeover post on it yet as it's not finished. I've been looking and looking for the finishing touches. One of which was an amazing mirror.
What drew me to this mirror was I loved it's Art Deco styling. It is a mix of modern and vintage in style that works with the up-cycled furniture in my room. The gold beaded detailing complemented the rest of the gold touches in my room like my curtain rail, door handles and light fitting.
It sits so well with my antique Chinese rug salvaged from my Mum's attic. As the frame is made from angled mirror, it makes beautiful reflections of my bedroom which are so pretty to look at.
PS Don't you just love my new Olympus Pen 8 camera.
Finger's crossed you have forgiven me for being a selfie addict. And I hope I've helped a tiny bit if you have ever suffered from body issues like me. Selfies have been my go-to when I've felt down or bad about myself. Or sometimes just because I couldn't decide on what to wear that day and needed my sister's help.
And of course, if you are shopping for a beautiful new mirror for your home, I hope my style advice has helped you too.
If you want to see how I rocked some serious DIY skills when hanging this mirror check out my post here. And if you want to see my bedroom before it's recent makeover, you can take a look here.
** Disclaimer. This is a collaborative post. As ever all photos and opinions are my own.
Ha ha! Can't wait to see your selfies.
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Last week on the way into work, I stopped at drive through for an iced coffee. Seems pretty simple, right? But they told me they were out of iced coffee. Yet, they had coffee and they had ice, but no iced coffee. Frustrating, eh? Apparently, this particular fast food restaurant makes their iced coffee from a mix. WHAT?!?!?
So, this morning, I stopped for an iced coffee again. I ordered it without whip cream and with nonfat milk. So what do they do? They freaking pour chocolate syrup all over the top!!! Needless to say, I'm starting to get a bit frustrated. Where do you go for a decent cup of coffee in the morning? Is there a decent FAST cup of coffee to be had? Or, do I need to stock up on K-cups and Torani sugar-free syrups? It can't be that hard, right?


I think these tips are great and wanted to share them with you!
Be positive. Instead of saying "NO", try giving your dog something positive that he can do for you, such as "Sit", or "Heel". This positive approach means you can praise generously for his good actions, instead of simply yelling at him. For example, a dog who jumps up can be told to sit, and helped if necessary, then praised for sitting.
Allow a dog to be a dog. Often, what owners consider problem behavior is simply normal dog behavior that they find unpleasant or annoying. For example, digging is a natural canine activity but distressing to a garden proud owner. Instead of scolding for what comes naturally, it might be kinder to set up an area in which you have buried small treats to make it more attractive than the rest of the yard, and praising your dog for digging in "his" garden.
Be consistent. It is unfair to the dog to change your rules depending on what you're wearing, who's visiting or the kind of day you've had. If your dog is allowed on the furniture, he will be confused when you yell at him because Aunt Bess is visiting and she doesn't think dogs should sit in chairs! If he's allowed to jump up when you're wearing jeans and a sweatshirt, don't be surprised if he can't tell the difference between that and your best evening gown. Whatever your rules are, keep them consistent.
Have your dog earn what he wants. While everyone needs a few freebies now and then, your dog will not think you are a wonderful owner if you play with him, walk him, feed him and pet him whenever he demands it. In fact, this often creates problems since from the dog's point of view an owner who can be "trained" this well is not one who deserves much respect. Teach your dog to say "please" by sitting, laying down or following some other command before he gets what he wants.
Remember that while we use words to communicate, dogs are masters of reading body language. If your body language tells the dog one thing, but your voice tells the dog something else, chances are he will believe your body language. This is why people who bend towards their dog and shake a finger at them while scolding "No, no, no" often receive a playful bark – their body posture is much more like a dog inviting play than a dog who is annoyed or angry.
Provide mental stimulation. Dr. Roger Abrante's suggestions regarding using 1/3 of your dog's diet for treats to be earned during training, 1/3 to be given as usual in a food bowl, and 1/3 to be "hunted" (try a Buster Cube, an ingenious toy which the dog must persistently work with to receive a few kibble at a time. Even a border collie will be amused by this for hours! Buster Cubes are available from your local pet store or from DogWise.com.) This "home alone" 1/3-1/3-1/3 program helps your dog expend some energy and provides much needed stimulation.
Understand your dog's genetic heritage. Whether you own a Doberman or a Beagle, a Samoyed or a Westie, it is important to understand what your dog was bred to do. Owners often forget that the behavior that prompts a dog to run or stay close, hunt or guard, chase and kill or herd, work with people or work independently are all the result of generations of carefully selected traits. Research your breed's history, and talk to people who understand your breed's characteristics. You may find that Rover's tendencies, while annoying or amusing, are precisely what makes him what he is. You can then decide how best to work with your dog's instincts and where you need to concentrate training efforts.
Train your dog. Every dog should have basic manners, but dogs are not born knowing how to behave. Take the time to train your dog on a consistent basis using kind, positive methods. Find a class near you whose methods and philosophies you like. If faced with a behavior problem you can't solve, ask people you trust for a recommendation of an experienced trainer and get professional help fast. The sooner you begin working on a problem the sooner you will have it solved.
So true! Funny, because when we went to the pound to adopt, my husband spotted a JR bouncing up and down in his kennel. He (my husband) looked at me with pleading eyes, and I said, "No way. A Jack Russell is too much work." So, instead, we adopted what we were told was a Chihuahua mix pup. Within a few months, it was evident by his body shape, attitude and amazing jumping ability just what that Chihuahua was mixed with. 🙂 But now, I adore that crazy little dog, and wouldn't trade him for the world. Here he is on our recent vacation (http://wp.me/p3qUaQ-jo). Hadn't heard of Suzanne Clothier, but will definitely seek her out.
Thanks for sharing the video – I love it! Wrigley is so cute (def JR in there).
Knowing my dog's breed was personally the hardest part of training him. (We're still working on training, but he knows some basics and listens sometimes.) He's a border collie mix, so he has an insane amount of energy and he needs to work his brain just as much as he needs to work his body. His breed affects how I feed him too. I can't feed him just any dog food otherwise he loses weight faster than he can gain it.
Very good points in this post!
When I was young, I was always being asked to sit. My bipeds used to joke about how useful a solid 'sit' is – there are so many unwanted behaviours it solves!


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Forums/Fauteuil - DG
Why rebuilding We could have a decent team next year
Created by: Franking1
Team: 2019-20 Montreal Canadiens
Team Explanation
We're not that far away from getting a decent team. The core of the team isn't that old except maybe from price and Weber who still brings a lot of leadership. If we really had wanted to rebuild we should had trade Weber and price few years ago because now they are almost untradable.
So, I think we should give up for this year and we could trade players like Tatar who won't have a place In our top6 in the future and location players like Thompson. So, WE SHOULDNT TRADE IMPORTANT PLAYERS LIKE PETRY, WEBER, PRICE OR DOMI for picks and prospects for now but I could see us trade them this summer for NHLers to feel our needs. Keep in mind that last year we were just few points away from making the playoff and our team can just get better next year with all the young guns.
Steve Mason: $1,366,667
Marco Scandella: $2,000,000 (50%)
Ilya Kovalchuk: $350,000 (50%)
Keith Kinkaid: $675,000 ($1,750,000)
27 $81,500,000 $77,428,808 $0 $3,977,500 $4,071,192
Drouin, Jonathan
Domi, Max
Gallagher, Brendan
Tatar, Tomas
Danault, Phillip
Armia, Joel
Byron, Paul
Weal, Jordan
C, RW, LW
Weise, Dale
Lehkonen, Artturi
Thompson, Nate
Peca, Matthew
Cousins, Nick
Kovalchuk, Ilya
Kotkaniemi, Jesperi
Poehling, Ryan
Suzuki, Nick
Teasdale, Joël
Scandella, Marco
Weber, Shea
Price, Carey
Chiarot, Ben
Petry, Jeff
Lindgren, Charlie
Kulak, Brett
Fleury, Cale
Mete, Victor
LD/RD
CapFriendly.com Armchair-GM User-Generated Roster FORWARDS (18) Right wing: Brendan Gallagher ($3,750,000) - Joel Armia ($2,600,000) - Dale Weise ($2,350,000) Centre: Max Domi ($3,150,000) - Phillip Danault ($3,083,333) - Jordan Weal ($1,400,000) - Nate Thompson ($1,000,000) - Nick Cousins ($1,000,000) - Jesperi Kotkaniemi ($925,000) - Ryan Poehling ($925,000) - Nick Suzuki ($863,333) - Joël Teasdale ($763,333) Left wing: Jonathan Drouin ($5,500,000) - Tomas Tatar ($4,800,000) - Paul Byron ($3,400,000) - Artturi Lehkonen ($2,400,000) - Matthew Peca ($1,300,000) - Ilya Kovalchuk ($350,000) DEFENSE (7) Right: Shea Weber ($7,857,143) - Jeff Petry ($5,500,000) - Cale Fleury ($771,666) Left: Marco Scandella ($2,000,000) - Ben Chiarot ($3,500,000) - Brett Kulak ($1,850,000) - Victor Mete ($748,333) GOALTENDER (2) Carey Price ($10,500,000) - Charlie Lindgren ($750,000) AHL BURIED (1) Keith Kinkaid ($675,000) BUYOUTS (1) Steve Mason ($1,366,667) RETAINED SALARY TRANSACTIONS (2) Marco Scandella ($2,000,000) - Ilya Kovalchuk ($350,000) DETAILS Roster Size: 27 Salary Cap: $81,500,000 Cap Hit: $77,428,808 Cap Space: $4,071,192
Price_is_the_goat
THANK YOU. I've been tryna say that. Look at that core. Suzuki has already shown his potential. he's capable of being a top line player and put up 70 plus points. Caufield is gonna be an elite goal scorer. Romanov is coming in next year. mete is getting better every game and he's only 21. We have Price's successor in Primeau. he'll be taking the work load off Price. Only guy I would trade is Petry over the next 2 years. Tatar is gonna get traded for sure. thompson, weal etc etc will also be dealt eventually. idk why fans are crying for a fire sale, when we've been retooling this whole time. they should be happy that we could land a good pick in this draft. u can't tank in this league. there is no guarantee that by tanking you'll get the 1st overall pick. over the past 6 years only 1 team that had finished dead last won the 1st overall pick and that was toronto with matthews. so if the habs do a firesale, based on past years you'll be playing 1/6 chance that if u end up last, you'll get that pick. i know the odds are different in terms of chances of winning based on position you end with, but even if you end up dead last, there are no guarantees that mtl will get the 1st oa pick. imagine thye pull a vancouver and end up drafting 5th or something. that puts the team even further back in the retool because u have a losing culture without your two studs in price and weber.
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Franking1
Habs fan
Quoting: Price_is_the_goat
Exactly. Plus, in the draft this year there is so much depth. There's like 9 players that could go in the top 5. At this stage, I would be happy to draft one of them no matter who
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PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood
Please don't take this as leaf fan trolling you. It's not my intention. You don't have elite talent, that is why you rebuild. You need a franchise centre and top end talent. To get that you need to rebuild. Getting a bunch of 2nd liners all over your roster doesn't make you a contender.
Quoting: PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood
I understand your point of view but we've already somehow done the rebuild (or the reset). We haven't made the playoff 4 times in the last 5 years and we have accumulated elite prospect like Suzuki, Caufield, kk, Romanov, Primeau and we are going to have a top 10 pick again this year.
Quoting: Franking1
I am not sure any are truly elite. Montreal has been too good to be bad enough to get the future core they need
Birtle34
Bandwagon fairweathe
I wouldn't rebuild, but possibly attempt to reallocate your 20 plus million it's going to take with domi, price, and Webber contracts next few seasons. One worry would be price and Webber wear down and break down before the kids are truly ready. I just feel with price and Webber, the team will be stuck in pergatory, along the lines of the Minnesota Wild perennial bubble team. Those were some nasty contracts, who in there right mind handed out 10 plus year contracts
This team should be good enough to make a good run in the playoffs. I know it's not ideal because the rebuild should had been made few years ago but I'm ok with that
So price is not what he used to be. As the young guys get better (still no elite franchise centres) you older guys will get worse and cost way too much (Weber and Price) and that is going to leave you where you are now. Not good enough to contend and not bad enough to get elite talent.
WalterT
As a neutral Ranger fan, it seems to me you do have a lot of good going talent, especially the forward group. Maybe there is a lack of a real star on the NHL roster but perhaps Caufield and whoever they draft in the 1st round this year be able to really stand out. I'm less sure about your defense, but I dont look at the overall situation as being anything like the mess the Rangers are trying to work their way out of.
MisstheWhalers
I get that it's pretty much impossible to move Price and Weber and not wanting to move Domi cause he's young enough to be part of a contender in the future but there's no point hanging on to Petry or Tatar unless you're gonna try to contend next season.
TooMalevolent
I actually really like the players MTL has upfront, but the problem I see is two-fold. Firstly, though I like them, I do not think there is any elite talent upfront. I think you need that to be contenders. You see Tampa, Toronto, Boston, Pittsburgh, Colorado, etc. They all have that. And secondly, I think the window makes no sense with this team. Seems like MTL is trying to stock some guys and is waiting for them to be ready. Stands to reason. But the problem there is that they have guys like Weber, Petry, and Price where the time is now. A window in 2plus years makes no sense with them. And on top of that you have some really good players like Gallagher, Danault and Armia all as ufa's soon. The makeup in terms of projecting out with this team is confusing.


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Roy Lee Ellis, 72 - Newton
Roy Lee Ellis, 72, of Newton, West Virginia, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2007, in the Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, after a short illness.
Roy was born at Newton, February 20, 1935, a son of the late Lee and Nannie Nester Ellis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Delano and Daniel; and an infant sister.
Roy retired from Hobet Mining, Julian in 1997 and he was a member of the Cornerstone Baptist Church, Newton.
Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Carolyn Rowe Ellis; son, Randall Lane (Angela) Ellis of Chattanooga, TN; daughter, Roylene Ellis Moles of Elkview; grandchildren, Garrett Ryan Ellis, Grant Austin Ellis, Lauren Ashley Ellis, and Sarah Kristen Moles; father-in-law, John Rowe of Newton; brothers, Lane (Evelyn) Ellis of White Sulphur Springs, Kent Ellis of Laurel Nursing Home, Big Otter, Frank (Anna) Ellis of Bellevue, OH; sisters, Ronda (John) Smith of Newton, Joyce Fanaza of Boardman, OH, Jean (Paul) Brannon of Dillsburg, PA, Martha (David) Cox of Charleston, Judy (Harold) DePue of Winfield and Sheila (Joey) Minardi of Daytona Beach, FL; special aunt, Floretta Nester of Newton; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
A funeral service will be conducted Saturday, September 8 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cornerstone Baptist Church, Newton, with Pastor Roy H. Huffman officiating. Burial will be in the Laurel Point Cemetery, Newton. Friends may call at the church Friday from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday from noon until 2:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cornerstone Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 614, Newton, WV 25266.
John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, is in charge of arrangements.


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Toilet News and Weird Death and Animal Sacrifice
December 12, 2013 by The Editors at Andrews McMeel Leave a Comment
SOMETHING IN THE AIR
Is the signature smell of Texas A&M University more "Italian lemon, bergamot and iced pineapple" (that open into "a body of vivid florals, raw nutmeg and cinnamon") or more "bat feces" and "chilifest stink"? The two commentaries were contrasted in a November Wall Street Journal report on the introduction of Masik Collegiate Fragrances' Texas A&M cologne (one of 17 Masik college clients) at around $40 for a 1.7-ounce bottle. Louisiana State University's scent conjures up, insisted one grad, the campus's oak trees, but so far has pulled in only $5,500 for the school. (To a football rival of LSU, the school's classic smell is less oak tree than "corn dog.") The apparent gold standard of fan fragrance is New York Yankees cologne, which earned the team nearly $10 million in 2012.
Among America's most prolific "fathers" (in this case, perhaps better considered "egg-fertilizers") are Nathaniel Smith, age 39, who claimed on TV's Divorce Court in September that he is the father of 27, and the late Samuel Whitney, whose grown stepdaughter Lexie Woods learned that he claimed 54 before he died in July at age 87. Smith (known in Dayton, Ohio, as "Hustle Simmons") insisted that he is a fine father (doesn't smoke or drink, keeps contact with most of the kids, has "only" 21 child-support orders out), and besides, he told WHIO-TV, "I know of people who have even more than me." Among Whitney's belongings, said Woods, were a "pile" of birth certificates and a stash of maximum-strength Viagra. "He was a likable man, a ladies' man."
LATEST COLLATERAL DAMAGE
In October, a 28-year-old man, reeling from a domestic argument in Port Richey, Fla., put a gun to his head and, against his girlfriend's pleas, fired. As a neighbor across the street stood on her porch, the suicide bullet left the victim's head and made three wounds on the neighbor's leg, sending her to the hospital. And about a week later, on the Norwegian island of Vesteroy, a moose hunter missed his target but hit an obscured cottage in the distance, wounding a man in his 70s as he answered nature's call. He was airlifted to Ullevaal University Hospital in Oslo.
ANIMAL SACRIFICE IN AMERICA
In September, Orthodox Jewish communities once again staged traditional kaparot, in which chickens are killed in a prescribed way for the purpose of "transferring" a believer's latest sins over to the chicken (whose death banishes the sins). In many such ceremonies, the chickens are donated for food, but protesters in Los Angeles criticized rogue practitioners who simply tossed carcasses into the trash. In November, Miami-Dade County animal services found a severely injured chicken with a family's 4-by-6 photograph protruding from its chest, having been haphazardly "implanted," along with a note containing several hand-written names, apparently a casualty of local Santeria services.
THIS WEEK IN TOILET NEWS
Toilets are always a favorite protest symbol, most recently employed by David Labbe, disputing a zoning decision by officials in Augusta, Maine, preventing the sale of his house to Dunkin' Donuts (for, he said, three times what he paid), and he has begun lining his property with discarded toilets. Augusta-native Labbe says he has given up on his city and his neighbors (who fear traffic problems if a Dunkin Donuts opens). On the same day, coincidentally, toilets made news in Los Angeles, where YoYo Li was about to open the city's first toilet-themed restaurant, patterned after several in Taiwan in which diners squat at tables and eat off commode-shaped serving vessels.
CAN'T POSSIBLY BE TRUE
Twice again, in November, men wrongfully convicted of major, chilling crimes, who were finally freed after serving long sentences, claimed upon release that they were–somehow–not bitter. Ryan Ferguson was released in Missouri after serving almost 10 years for a murder he surely knew nothing about (convicted because a prosecutor withheld exculpatory evidence). Derrick Deacon was freed in New York after nearly 25 years–served because the eyewitness (who finally recanted) had identified Deacon out of fear of retaliation by the Jamaican gang member she actually saw.
It was Linda Ducharme's turn in the spotlight in November as one of a seemingly increasing number of people who commit to bethrothing themselves to inanimate objects ("objectophiles," "mechaphiles"). The Gibsonton, Fla., woman's spouse is a Ferris wheel called the Sky Diva, and their relationship was chronicled on the Logo TV channel's show "What!?" Most famously, Erika La Tour Eiffel of San Francisco staged her 2008 wedding to the Eiffel Tower.
WEIRD DEATH UPDATE
A formal investigation into the strange death of British intelligence code-breaker Gareth Williams concluded in November with a police judgment that the death was an accident, despite the body's having been discovered inside a zippered and padlocked garment bag in an otherwise unused bathtub in his London apartment. An earlier inquest into the 2010 death had unsatisfactorily failed to rule out foul play, setting up the police examination, but two facts stood out, according to the officer in charge: The key to the padlock was found within easy reach of the bag, and, according to experts, even though no usable fingerprints or DNA was found in the apartment, it had not been "deep-cleaned" (as might be expected in a death with intel-op implications).
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The campsite is beautifully situated in the valley between Östersund and Sundsvall along the Indalsläven. It is about an hour's drive in both directions on the Indals members.
Hammarstrands campsite has 30 camping pitches with electricity. At the campsite we also have several stuga's four persons and two person stuga's to rent these are for rent for 1 night or for a longer period of time. A little further on about 100 meters we have a 4 person villa / cabin for rent On the campsite there are several water tap points. The entire campsite is well lit.
The heated service house has just been renovated, clean and beautiful. There you will find toilets, showers, disabled toilet and shower, fully equipped kitchen with dining facilities and washing up, washer and dryer, landfill for your toilet and water tap point for filling the water tank of the camper / caravan. The showers are free, spacious and wonderfully warm.
At the reception there is a café where you can get a fika (coffee with some goodies). We have different types of pastries, packaged ice cream, real Swedish ice cream made with wind energy. If you want to eat then we have small dishes such as sandwiches, various sandwiches and also the real Dutch croquette and frikandel is for sale in the café and even more small dishes. For dinner we also serve meals that you can eat with us or take with you to your camping equipment. Breakfast can be ordered one day in advance for breakfast. But also think of a well-filled breakfast basket that we come to deliver to you, also for larger groups a breakfast buffet can be provided.
Adjacent to the campsite there is a heated swimming pool. It is free for everyone to swim in. If you prefer to swim in the river, there is a beach a short distance away.
In Hammerstrand you will find everything you need, such as 2 supermarkets, bank, ATM, gas station, pharmacy, health center, dentist, liquor store, pet store, do it yourself, garage, pizzeria and several restaurants.
Dogs are welcome but on the leash, at the campsite there is also a possibility to let the dog swim or to swim with the dog. In the future a dog play field will be built at the campsite where the dogs can run free and play with each other.
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Sometimes my reading list has me walking down a long hall with statues lining each side. The statues are the great men and women who moved forward our understanding of ourselves, the way that we work, and the way that we lead. On Becoming a Leader is Warren Bennis' capstone. Though he had an autobiography written after this work, this was the last book focused on the process of becoming a leader.
Many people who were the foundation of leadership have passed. Edward Deming may be remembered more for management than leadership but he was a leader in his own right. Chris Argyris brought us the idea of the ladder of inference (see Choice Theory for more). James MacGregor Burns shared his perspectives on political leadership through his book, Leadership. Robert Greenleaf led us to his perspectives on Servant Leadership. Jeff Barnes reminded us of Walt Disney's leadership in The Wisdom of Walt. There are, of course, many others whose contributions have helped leadership move forward but who didn't always focus on leadership.
Leadership isn't something that you're born with. It's not like eye color or height. It's something that everyone must work on to develop and cultivate. The way that leadership is cultivated is through the crucible of hard times. There's no path to leadership that doesn't run through a path of sorrow. There are plenty of books that are published each year that promise you'll become a leader if you only follow their five-step plan or if you only envision it first.
Bennis' wisdom says this isn't true: there are no shortcuts, and those who say otherwise are like the fad diets that promise great results with no work. Certainly, there are accelerators that allow for leaders to be developed faster; otherwise what would be the point of leadership development? However, there is no path that will not require some work on the part of the future leader.
While most organizations extol their virtuous development of leaders, few do the work. Surveys indicate that, while most organizations say they do leadership development, only about 10% of organizations had any formal leadership development practices. The gap between those who know they need it and those who prioritize its execution is large. The development of leaders is lost in a world where we seem to change jobs more frequently and there's a constant pressure for immediate, short-term results.
Leadership development is a long-term game. It requires extraordinary patience and diligence on the part of the organization to ensure that everyone is given the tools they need to maximize the value of all the difficult situations they must go through.
Adaptive Range
There's been a shift happening in our society, which was captured in Range. The shift is from the deep-deep specialist to someone who can integrate across the boundaries of professions and who can adapt to the changes that our increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world requires. Bennis knew this, and that is why he explained it's a leader's adaptive capacity that makes them the most valuable.
Always a Character
Many will share Bennis' belief that leadership is about character. However, not everyone will draw the conclusion that the kind of character needed for leadership is the same kind of character necessary to become a fully integrated human being. Some, like Brené Brown when she talks about a wholehearted person (see Daring Greatly), share this belief.
Bennis makes the point that when you look at great leaders, you rarely find people who have had no struggles. Mostly when you find great leaders, you find that they had some sort of difficult phase or event in their life, and they found their way to the other side. What they developed during these struggles was the character that fuels their greatness. In Antifragile, Taleb explains how the right level of challenge or struggle at the right time can allow people to grow and become more, much like how you get stronger muscles by tearing them down just a bit through exercise.
Great leaders learn how to create this same kind of challenge for those they lead. They find ways to push them in ways that allows them to grow. The process is very long, but it pays great rewards.
In the Long Term
Short-term thinking is a "societal disease." Those were the words that Bennis used to describe what has become the plague of our century. As a species, our ability to work together allowed us to conquer the planet. (See The Righteous Mind for more.) Our ability to support some people working on long-term endeavors has led us to the Moon – and to a gradual shift in the amount of effort required for our basic needs. Diffusion of Innovations recounts the improvement in farm productivity – and the drop in the number of farmers that were needed to support our food needs. We build roads and machines to make the work of people in the future easier. Well, at least we used to. It seems like today we're more focused on the quarterly returns than the returns to humanity.
While there is a need for enough short-term focus to keep things going, too much focus on short-term needs leaves us with the same struggle year after year. When some effort can be invested in long-term needs, compounding kicks in, and we're able to make our load lighter – and, ultimately, our overall lives easier.
If You Can Understand It, It's Yours
"Nothing is truly yours until you understand it – not even yourself." From the Socratic dialogues and the inscription of the oracle at Delphi, the instruction has been clear: know thyself. However, too many people aren't in touch with who they are. We wander through life wondering what our purpose is. We aren't sure what we believe in or what we stand for. We don't understand why we get angry or sad. Instead, we bumble our way through the darkness of our thoughts and emotions hoping to find the door that leads to happiness. (See Stumbling on Happiness if you're looking for more about how we look haphazardly for happiness.)
Perhaps one of the reasons why we don't think in the long term is that life seems like a collection of random events over which we have no control or influence. In those situations, why would someone try to think of the long term? If we can't learn enough about ourselves to predict our behaviors, then what good would it do?
Mistakes Aren't Failures
Because leaders are so varied in their approaches and skills, it's often hard to draw a dividing line between someone who is and someone who is not a leader. However, one key marker is the way they treat a mistake. Leaders accept – but don't like – mistakes and work to prevent them or mitigate their impacts. Non-leaders see a mistake as a failure.
Some people have internalized the idea that you must be perfect. For some, that undoubtedly came from a performance-based love in their childhood. (See The Four Loves.) For others, the cause may not be so clear, but the results are the same. By expecting that everyone and everything must be perfect, the results must be disappointing. (See The Paradox of Choice for more.)
Chance Favors the Prepared
Louis Pasteur said that "chance favors the prepared." More commonly, we say that luck favors the prepared. The truth is that luck is random, and it comes to everyone. Those who are prepared are more able to take advantage of the lucky break when it comes. Leaders are constantly preparing for the lucky break – while not expecting it or expecting that everything will be perfect.
At some level, the preparation that must be done is the constant balance between preparing for the future – paying attention to the long term – and tending to the moment, the everyday, and the present. Because luck is, by its nature, random, you'll never know which investments you should be making as a leader. You only thing you know for sure is that you want to continue to make long-term investments in ways that prepare you for what will be your eventual turn at luck.
On Becoming a Leader reverberates through other works and provides a simple and straightforward context that we can use to develop our own method for becoming a leader.


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Finnen (toponimo tedesco) è una frazione del comune svizzero di Eggerberg, nel Canton Vallese (distretto di Briga).

Geografia fisica

Storia
Già comune autonomo, nel 1798 fu accorpato al comune di Mund; nel 1854 fu poi assegnato a quello di Eggerberg.

Amministrazione
Ogni famiglia originaria del luogo fa parte del cosiddetto comune patriziale e ha la responsabilità della manutenzione di ogni bene ricadente all'interno dei confini della frazione.

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Eggerberg
Comuni del Canton Vallese soppressi
Località del Canton Vallese

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Fr. Edward J. Casey, SS.CC.: Accused of Sexual Misconduct With Minors
Fr. Edward J. Casey, SS.CC.
1961-1968: Unknown
1969-1982: Damien Boys High School, La Verne, CA
1988: Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church, San Dimas, CA
1990: St. Louis Church, Cathedral City, CA
Fr. Edward J. Casey is a priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus. Fr. Casey has been accused of sexually abusing at least three children between approximately 1974 and 1979 while working at Damien Boys High School in LaVerne. In 2002, an alleged survivor wrote to Archbishop Mahony that he had been sexually abused by Fr. Casey while he was a student at Damien High School. Fr. Casey has been named in at least one civil lawsuit. He was included in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles' list of priests accused of sexual misconduct involving minors. Fr. Casey's current whereabouts, his status as a priest, and whether he has access to children are unknown.
Detailed Clergy Assignment Record: Fr. Edward J. Casey


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Iran says 'abducted' scholar is not a nuke scientist
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official dismissed reports that Shahram Amiri, who was 'abducted' by the U.S. last year and was recently released, is a nuclear scientist. "Shahram Amiri is not a nuclear scientist and we reject it," Xinhua quoted Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hassan Qashqavi as telling reporters at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport. "He is a researcher at one of the universities in Iran," Qashqavi added. Amiri, 32, who had gone missing on a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia in June last year and arrived in Tehran early in the morning, told reporters that he was kidnapped by the CIA and the abduction was part of the U.S. campaign to add political pressures to Iran over its nuclear program. The Iranian scholar said he is just a "simple researcher," without any expertise on nuclear technology, or knowledge and access to Iran's nuclear sites.