In Section 1 of the book "Sans Everything" (published in June, 1967, on behalf of the Association for the Elderly in Government Institutions) a number of contributors gave their views on the conditions under which elderly patients are cared for in some National Health Service hospitals. In her Preface to the book, the Chairman of AEGIS indicated that the descriptions were applicable to a small minority of hospitals. Nevertheless, they gave rise to much public concern, and were of a nature which clearly called for investigation.
At the request of the Minister of Health, the Hospital Boards within whose responsibility the hospitals concerned lie appointed independent Committees of Enquiry to investigate the allegations made in Chapters 3, 5 and 6 of "Sans Everything", and also to enquire into the present state of affairs at these hospitals. Seven hospitals were involved, in six hospital regions. One Committee of Enquiry was also asked to investigate allegations of ill-treatment of patients in one of these hospitals which were reported in the Press at about the same time.
The Chairmen of these Committees were Queen's Counsel whose names had been suggested by the Lord Chancellor at the request of the Minister of Health; the other members of each Committee were a doctor, a nurse and one or more persons not professionally qualified in medicine or nursing but experienced in the administration of hospitals or other public concerns. None of the Chairmen or members of any Committee had any connection with any hospital authority in the Region in which the hospital with which his Committee was concerned is situated.
The findings and recommendations of these Committees of Enquiry are reproduced in the following pages in accordance with the undertaking given to Parliament on behalf of the Government in the Debate of llth July, 1967, on the Care of the Elderly. As in the book, the identity of the authors of the allegations and other persons is concealed by the use of pseudonyms. In the book the hospitals were also referred to by pseudonyms but their names are now given at the head of the relevant Report.
(a) " To investigate as far as the available evidence permits the allegations on pages 13, 14 and 17 of ' Sans Everything' in relation to conditions in Banstead Hospital in the period ".
We were informed that the allegations on these pages might refer to the Banstead Hospital and, if so, probably to the period 1958 to 1961. The allegations on pages 13 and 17 concerned instances of alleged ill-treatment of patients and those at the bottom of page 13 and on page 14 to the improper sale by hospital staff to patients of tea and bread and butter.
On 13th October, 1967, the Secretary of the Committee received from the Secretary of the Regional Board correspondence from the Ministry of Health relating to an allegation of ill-treatment of a patient in or about June, 1967. After reference back to the Regional Board, the Committee agreed that their terms of reference should, if necessary, be enlarged to allow them to consider all complaints drawn to their attention referable to any date up to the date of the appointment of the Committee. It appeared that it was the intention that such matters should be covered by (b) below and that our instructions were to be widely interpreted.
(b) " To examine the situation in the geriatric/psychiatric wards (defined by the Minister as those wards in the hospital which are occupied by elderly patients) in the hospital at the present time".
We were instructed that this examination was "to take account of anything drawn to the Committee's attention by other persons or anything observed by the Committee themselves at the hospital whether satisfactory or unsatisfactory". We were informed that the Minister of Health hoped that the Committee would "report upon their own impressions of the general state of affairs in the relevant parts of the hospital at die present time".
3. Before the first visits of the Committee to the hospital, a substantial number of replies had been received to the letter set out in Appendix A. These are shortly summarised below and the general picture obtained therefrom was not altered by replies received subsequently.
Twenty-five replies were received and all stated that they had no knowledge of ill-treatment or wilful neglect of patients, or the improper sale of beverages by hospital staff. Many mentioned the great improvements made during recent years, particularly with regard to patients' comforts, clothing, social functions, diets, medical services, television, and trips to the seaside. The only criticisms appeared to stem from shortage of staff and difficulties arising from the employment in the wards of foreigners who could scarcely speak English. One charge nurse expressed a desire to give evidence before the Committee and we refer to some of the matters that he raised when he did so later in this report.
Sixteen replies were received and all stated that they had no knowledge of ill-treatment or wilful neglect of patients, or the improper sale of beverages by hospital staff during or since that period. In general, as in (a) above, the implication that there were any grounds for any enquiry was resented and although mention was made of a lack of interest and enthusiasm, which was attributed to lack of sufficient support, and encouragement from heads of departments as well, presumably, as to the staff shortage and hospital buildings themselves, mention was also made of the happy staff/patient relationship and progress to modern treatment.
Fifteen replies were received. None had any knowledge relating to any of the allegations in the period concerned and, indeed, only one mentioned any complaint by a patient of ill-treatment and this had been enquired into and dealt with by the Medical Superintendent. Although a number mentioned the high standard of nursing care one doctor, who was only at Banstead for a matter of months in 1961, mentioned a general despondency and apathy and resigned acceptance of make-shift arrangements. He added that there was then very little stimulus or constructive planning for the future and felt that an impression that the policy was to "run down" the hospital with a view to closure in about ten years was necessarily detrimental to the interests and welfare of staff and patients alike. Another doctor with long experience of the hospital felt that the service given at present was as good as it could be under existing conditions, but emphasised that an increase in nursing staff would enable more individual attention to be given to the patients and their surroundings.
Nineteen replies were received. None had any knowledge of the allegations and one pointed out that the patients had plenty of opportunity to complain if they wished. The same points were taken about shortage of staff which, for instance, had been reported at every Committee meeting during the years 1958 to1961.
(e) Official Bodies, Social Organisations, etc.
Out of twelve replies received none had any knowledge of the allegations and most emphasised that they were favourably impressed by the friendliness shown to patients and amenities provided for them. One regular visitor mentioned an alleged incident to which his attention had been drawn, as a result of which we arranged for him to give evidence before us. After hearing what he had to say we found that the allegation was not substantiated. He added that, apart from this one complaint by a patient whom he described as very confused, resentful and troublesome, he had been visiting about 40 patients at Banstead for some 15 years and that, in his view, they had all been "very nicely looked after".
None of the five Chaplains who replied had any knowledge of any of the allegations and many favourable comments were made about the hospital and staff.
An ex Group Secretary was sure that the allegations were untrue and a Senior Administrative Officer spoke of his close contacts, particularly with the relatives of deceased patients and of the frequency with which they expressed their appreciation of the care given to the patient.
Except for two letters from in-patients with very minor criticisms, such letters as we received from patients, ex patients and relatives were full of warm appreciation for the medical and nursing staff.
4. The Committee visited the hospital and inspected the wards and ancillary buildings, spoke to staff and patients and heard evidence in private on llth, 12th and 27th October, 1967, and on 22nd February, 1968.
5. (d) On 27th October, 1967, we heard evidence in relation to the alleged incident in June, 1967, and after due enquiry were not satisfied that it occurred as alleged or at all. At that date no allegations of ill-treatment or wilful neglect of patients or of improper behaviour by the hospital staff had been substantiated but we had to postpone preparation of our report when we received a communication from the legal representative of the relevant contributor to Sans Everything to the effect that the latter wished to give evidence before the Committee. We therefore delayed the preparation of this report until he had done so.
After failure to secure his attendance at either of two hearings provisionally fixed for November, 1967, and January, 1968, he appeared before us, accompanied by his legal adviser, on 22nd February, 1968. He did not disclose his real name and told us that he did not wish to identify any individuals or wards, adding that these things happened a long time ago and that, in spite of his criticisms, most of those with whom he had worked at Banstead were people for whom he had a high personal regard. He said that some of the staff who had been very kind to him when he was a student nurse were now either retired or dead, but he commented that a number were not very good nurses. He called no witnesses to corroborate anything that he said. The Committee were, therefore, unable to investigate the truth of his allegations, although we had no reason to doubt his good faith and were in the circumstances unable to find anything proved. We think it desirable to mention that the allegations were made only in the most general terms and no allegation was made of any specific instance of ill-treatment as described in Sans Everything or otherwise. Further, we desire to say that as a result of other evidence called before us we satisfied ourselves that none of the matters to which the witness referred and all of which related to a period of between 7 and 10 years ago need give any cause for concern today.
(b) We have examined the situation in the wards today and found that they are being managed and the patients are being treated as well as the conditions set by Banstead's heritage will allow. We were impressed by the great improvements made over the past ten years caused by the change of attitude towards patients as the medical and nursing staff alike have departed further and further from the old Victorian approach of keeping mental patients in custody and deliberately isolated from the outside world to the modern appreciation that all patients, whatever their age are admitted primarily for treatment with a view to cure and discharge at the earliest opportunity. The removal of bars and the unlocking of doors are signs of the change which has seen the development of, for instance, the large Industrial Training Organisation, the Mother and Baby Unit, the Social Club, the development of outside contacts and the introduction of many new medical policies and treatments.
6. In conclusion, we desire to record our appreciation for the courteous and helpful efficiency which Mr. Darby has shown as our Secretary.
serious cruel neglect of a lady with dementia ?
Ii anyon eis still loooking for the truth and evidence of the neglect that took place please contact me.
how come that neglect is still happening , not just in hospitals , but in care homes? why have we not learned . after all when this report was written, I was 14 years old now I am 63.


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So, What Does It Mean When You Dream About Your Crush?
You may not have seen your grade-school crush since Tamagotchis were cool, but that doesn't mean you don't dream about them on the reg. Or maybe you find yourself dreaming about a steamy makeout session with a coworker. Either way, there's a good chance you've had a crush dream and wondered, what does it mean when you dream about your crush? Just me? (Related: This Is What Your Sex Dreams *Really* Mean)
Turns out, dreaming about a crush may have surprising real-world takeaways, helping you get to know yourself a bit better. A crush dream could signal just about any unconscious desire, says Michael Kinsey, PhD, a clinical psychologist based in New York City. That means the specific person who appears in your dream shouldn't be taken too literally. After you wake up and recall your dream, ask yourself: Is your crush charismatic? Immature? Confident? "Your crush may have traits you'd like to emulate," he explains.
But like any type of dream, the details matter. Take a dive into dreamland as experts decode some of the most frequent fantasies:
1.Your crush kisses you.
Interestingly, this may mean you're feeling a little stuck in life right now and find yourself in a holding pattern. "This dream might mean that you're waiting for something to happen to you," says therapist and dream interpreter Nicole Arzt, LMFT, Family Enthusiast advisory board member. "You might be hoping that it 'just happens,' but you aren't necessarily taking the steps needed to feel more ownership over your life."
2.Your crush is dating someone else.
Ugh, we've all had this one and woke up on the wrong side of the bed. "This could be about anyone who might have moved away from your life," says Jeanine Duval, co-founder at Edelwyn, an online resource for tarot card learning. (Fun fact: She draws many parallels in her work between tarot and dreams since they both use symbols to understand the unconscious mind.) "It's a way of showing fear of abandonment and reflects an unconscious worry about being left."
3. You're too shy to approach your crush.
Did you miss an opp to call out to your crush as he/she walked out the door? Fun times. If this is the crush dream in question, you may feel frustrated because you're not acting on your desires, says Kinsey, and this might extend beyond matters of the heart. Are you feeling shy about asking for a raise? Having a biggie talk with a friend? Where are you lacking confidence in your life?
4. You find yourself spending QT with a childhood crush.
Don't send your long-lost love a DM just yet. "You're likely reconnecting with a forgotten wish," Kinsey says. "When you're young and idealistic, you have a better sense of what you want. Something about the old flame is surfacing, beckoning you to find that desire in your life now."
This desire could be working towards a big goal, living in line with your core values, or expressing an aspect of yourself or personality that you've long pushed down, says Kinsey. So, again, this dream might not have anythinggggg to do with the person you dreamt about, but about who you were back in middle or high school. Kinda a relief, right?
5.You start crushing on your ex…and get back together.
If this one sounds familiar, know that this is a frequent sitch in dreamland. "This dream may signify that you're longing for parts of your past, or that you're afraid of upcoming changes in the future," says Arzt, adding that this usually is a sign that something in your life feels unsettling, or you're nervous about where life will take you next. You may also be longing for a familiar sense of comfort."Thinking about an ex may mean that you lack a sense of predictability and structure in your life," she adds. Could you achieve this wish without dredging up the past? Probs!
6.Your crush is someone you don't know.
Falling in love with a stranger or waking up from your dream feeling like your crush has turned into a stranger? This could be a clue you've been stepping out of your comfort zone, says Duval. "Even though such a dream might give you an odd sensation, it actually means that there are changes ahead. Expect to be surprised by a new experience."
In other words, this dream could indicate you're sensing upcoming changes in your life and that you're excited for what's to come. Time to enroll in a new class or download that language learning app you've been thinking about.
7. Your crush rejected you.
"This dream could mean that you're struggling with your self-esteem," says Arzt. "You may feel particularly vulnerable or sensitive, and the rejection solidifies your struggles with self-worth." In any kind of dream about rejection, a lack of confidence in your ability may be an issue, whether in your work, romantic, or family life. (Psst…Here are 7 ways to start feeling more confident right now.)
8. More specifically, your crush rejected you ~horizontally~.
Most commonly, a sexual rejection dream indicates that you're holding yourself back from what you want most in life. "What Freud once dubbed 'castration anxiety,' rejection by an object of lust signifies that the dreamer expects shame, humiliation, trauma, or at the very least, disappointment by pursuing highly prized outcomes," says Kinsey. Your nerves are on another level.
9. You lost a tooth while spending time with a crush.
Ring a bell? The loss of teeth in dreams is linked to feelings of "insecurity and loss of self-esteem," says Duval. In fact, your mouth can be a metaphor for what you're saying—or not saying. "Especially when losing a tooth is combined with a dream about your crush, it can mean that you really want to say how you feel about him or her but are afraid to do so," says Duval.
It's a little scary to tell people how you feel, natch, but if you don't hold back, you may be pleasantly surprised to find the feelings are reciprocated. Just saying!
10. You got cozy with a coworker.
Then, you tell them how you really feel and awake feeling rejected. Not so fun, but thankfully, it's just a dream—and it may say more about your career than latent feelings for your coworker.
"This dream suggests that the dreamer is beginning to become aware of competencies and ambitions at work," says Kinsey. "The rejection signifies an expectation that integrating her competencies and desires won't be received well, and that she may feel compelled to conceal them." But keep on doing you, and you'll climb on up (and hopefully this dream will fade away!).
11. Any dream about a crush not described above.
The good news is that dreaming about a crush represents doors of possibility opening up in your life, says Arzt. "You may be excited about the idea of being with your crush, but it can also mean you're excited about anything else that lies ahead," she says. "Dreams can shed insight into your desires. These desires aren't always literal, which is why dreams aren't necessarily logical or sensical."
So that dream about zip-lining with your crush on a course that leads to a sundae bar with about 800 ice cream flavors, totally normal! Phew.
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Thank You, Eli
by Dave Rappoccio on January 24, 2020 at 12:01 am
I didn't know the Giants drafted Eli Manning until months after it actually happened.
My high school years in Baltimore were the period of my life least devoted to football. Living among Ravens fans and not wanting to deal with their teasing of the still fairly recent Super Bowl loss caused me to withdrawal from paying close attention to football. In Maryland it was easy to miss Giants games, we'd only get them on TV if the Redskins were playing them, they were on primetime, or the Redskins were scheduled at a different time. We could watch roughly 1/3rd of the games every year if we were lucky. So I spent most of my Sundays going through angst and depression like any good teenager should.
My New York grandparents decided to visit the summer of 2004 and I was tasked with chatting them up for several hours before my parents could get home. I don't remember much of that conversation outside it being rather awkward since I hadn't seen them in ten years. At some point though, it turned to football, and my grandfather mentioned he was excited to see what "this Manning brother we drafted could do". I didn't know Peyton had a brother. I barely knew who Peyton was. I barely knew our own roster at that point.
But I got intrigued and by the season's start, I knew the story. Honestly I didn't think much of him. I was honestly more excited the Giants had signed Kurt Warner. We had a Super Bowl winning QB on our team? Rad!
I spent Eli's first two years giving the Giants the usual amount of high school attention. I watched enough to know he wasn't playing that great and that fans were mad about it. We had given up a king's ransom to draft him and out of the 3 QBs taken that first round, we got the lemon.
When I got to college in 2006 I made quick friends with the only other sports fan in the entire dorm floor (RIT is not a sports school). His enthusiasm for the Patriots helped get me back into watching the games again. My personal turning point of opinion on Eli was probably the same one as most Giants fans. When Tiki retired and decided to run his mouth the way he did and Eli responded with a sassy joke, it was like a tide had turned. The quiet doofus who threw bad picks had spoken for once, and it was a quality zinger against a guy the fanbase had now decided was a traitor. Eli was cool now. But could he win some games?
2007 was an amazing season in retrospect but at the time was filled with the same dread as seasons before it. Eli was still up and down. He hurt his shoulder early but kept playing. He did what had to be done that year and we comfortably took the 5th seed. After what many considered an upset against Tampa Bay (I don't think it was an upset, the Giants were better than Tampa), they took down the mighty Cowboys and gained some respect.
It was enough for me at the time. All I wanted that season was to beat the Cowboys. Eli did it. Then all of a sudden he outplayed Brett Favre in Lambeau and I was watching a Super Bowl against my roommate's undefeated Patriots and…we won. Eli won. He delivered a miracle play, a miracle drive, a miracle moment that I will never forget. It was the greatest sporting moment of my entire life.
From that day forward I didn't care how bad Eli could play sometimes. He had delivered one of the greatest upsets in all of sports history and I felt honored to have witnessed it. But even then, they disrespected my boy. To giving all the credit to the defense, to continuously shitting on his interceptions and his face, my boy was still maligned. Then in 2011 he went and had the season of his life.
His play that year gets overshadowed in the stats by Rodgers and Brees having MVP seasons but without Eli, that 2011 win does not happen. He willed that team into the playoffs all by his own damn self, setting a record for 4th quarter comebacks. I watched him get obliterated over and over by San Francisco in the championship and he just kept getting back up like it was nothing. To this day I haven't seen a more resilient QB performance.
His throw to Manningham on the game winning drive in Super Bowl 46 is the best throw I've ever seen him make. The Helmet Catch was mostly freaky luck. The Manningham throw was Eli's greatest throw. He earned that Lombardi trophy in 2011, and don't let anyone tell you that it was just him riding the defense again.
The team began the long slow decay soon after than win and the last half decade has largely been depressing. But despite all of that, Giants fans have not wavered in their love. Despite the interceptions, despite the losses piling up, despite the age clearly kicking in…we love Eli. He's our boy.
I think the fact that he wasn't constantly elite or top 3 is what made him so endearing to us. He was a perpetual underdog living in the shadow of draft expectations, of his brother, and of his contemporaries. And he still came out on top twice. Watching a dominant player be the best at his position is fun. Watching an imperfect player struggle and come out on top is inspiring. When I watched Eli play football I was inspired. I saw the value in persistence. I saw what hard work and a little good fortune could do. Eli felt like a blue collar hero. He was the guy from your neighborhood who made it and made you feel like you could too.
I don't care if Eli makes the Hall of Fame. It honestly doesn't even matter. He's already a completely polarizing choice. Some think he's a shoo-in. Others very much doubt it and don't want him near the hall. If Eli does get picked, it won't change anyone's mind. The people who hate him will call it a terrible choice. The people who love him will think it was the right choice. It'll be debated into eternity. Such is the life of a player who spent an entire career being perpetually underrated and overrated at the same time. Eli ending his career at 117-117 is perfect.
What I care about is the memories he gave me. I don't need the Hall to pick him to somehow validate my love of him. When I think back on watching Eli play, I'm going to think of those moments that stats don't show. I'm going to think of the escape during the helmet catch. I'm going to remember the throw to Burress, alone. I'm going to remember his goofy face when he threw a TD, and his goofy face when he threw a pick. I'm going to remember the countless comebacks and the bombs to Cruz. His hail mary to Nicks in the divisional round. Facing the wrath of the 49ers and not giving an inch. His silly direct TV commercials. His holding back tears when he was benched to end the streak. His final start, where he got to walk off with a win. The highs, the lows, and all the nonsense in-between. Eli gave Giants fans so much to treasure, and that's why, despite his flaws, we will love the man forever. I'm not sure how I'm going to handle watching football without him.
Eli is my favorite athlete of all time and it was an honor to watch him play.
Thank you for everything, Eli.
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Shanjo
January 24, 2020, 1:17 am | # | Reply
The memories I had of the 2007 season. I hated the Giants for winning that Super Bowl. I hated everybody that rooted for the Patriots' demise. And it was an overwhelming amount of people rooting for the Giants. I didn't care for the Patriots, but they were in a position to finally shut up all the 72 Dolphins popping champagne shit. I was sick of it. And there was everybody else. Not wanting it to happen. So, I hated that. I was pissed off.
When the Super Bowl rematch happened. I was at my most pissed. "Watch NOW Patriots win. When there's no meaning to it," I yelled. When Giants won the rematch, all was forgiven. All the anger. All the hatred. Every bit of resentment and ill will I had… was washed away. I felt at peace. I still hate hearing the champagne popping every year for the 72 Dolphins. But I've accepted that the 72 Dolphins did something that will never be done again. Teams are too soft for that to happen. But at least 2011 kept me sane.
BurntFries
January 25, 2020, 10:18 am | # | Reply
You are all worked up over something that NEVER HAPPENED.
One time. ONE SINGLE TIME three of the members of the '72 Dolphins got together to drink some champagne and reminisce about the season. NO ONE associated with that team has EVER opened a bottle to celebrate an undefeated team suffering their first loss.
January 25, 2020, 5:53 pm | # | Reply
The champagne is more of a metaphor, and I mostly blame Chris Berman for that. My hatred started there. When everyone keeps talking about the last team to get a loss, I always go to that. Berman's champagne popping routine. They are no different than he is. In order for me to completely let it go, everybody would need to stop talking about teams going undefeated. Accept that another perfect season is impossible, and move on.
I can see someone like Mercury Morris doing it though.
I think he gets into Canton eventually. Two brothers winning four titles between them? Taking down the 18-0 Smugs with 32 seconds left of the entire season? Doing it again four seasons later? How can he not?
Sure, he could have been better – but it could have been a damn sight worse for Noo Yawk. In an alternate universe, the draft day trade fell through, and you'd have been stuck with Ringless Rivers.
He should consider doing alternate universe comic about this. I can imagine what would happen when Rivers loses the game for the Giants in 2007-08 playoffs vs. the Cowboys.
The Calzone
O captain my captain
ThatAnnoyingKid
you just made me cry… and i figured out zach mettenberger went to my high school.
BrianNotLion
I love the fact that David Tyree has the Popsicle on his head for the helmet catch nod. Nice job, as a fellow Giants fan I know the roller coaster that has been our team. However, for all of his flaws Eli was the true constant and a classy guy. Those clutch Super Bowls are some of my best football memories if not the best.
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2007 was the first year i really paid attention to football the entire season. I grew up watching Falcon's games but i never cared about the rest of the league until 07. With 07 being a terrible year for Falcons fans mostly it was the Patriots run that keep me interested. I wanted them to lose so bad. 3 games come to mind that year The game against the Raven's where Kyle Boller the backup was inches away from beating them. Week 17 where the Giants showed they could hang with them and of course the Super Bowl itself. I will never forget hollering when the helmet catch happened. Then the Burress play. It is such a wonderful memory especially of a team that isn't my own. The Eli on the beach art is what got me to this site and that alone means i will root for him. Daniel Jones has big dorky shoes to fill.
mangelo
David Tyree (#85) holding the rocket pop against his head is a nice touch.
Skywarp
Also, Plax with the gun in his pants.
Launchpadius
Well this hit me in the feels waaaaaaaaaaay more than I expected. One question though, who's above Tyree?
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jfarbzz
January 24, 2020, 12:20 pm | # | Reply
Didn't Manningham wear #82 though?
I believe he spells it Luigi Roethlisbergercapicola.
tennyoceres
I thought of you as soon as I heard the announcement.
As a younger sibling, I totally understood Eli's burden of meeting/exceeding the expectations set by the older siblings. His doofy faces made always gave me a chuckle when prime time TV decided to show a Giants game. Despite appearing awkward to some and boring (compared to Peyton) to others, Eli is the Patriot Killer. For that the nation is forever grateful.
k, first off, I need a rollcall on the Giants present in the comic XD
Second, Peyton was always my favorite Manning but Eli is endearing in his own way. I can absolutely understand the love for him.
I heard Shaun O'Hara on the radio the other morning talking about how Eli was a "perpetual 8th grader" He meant because of the pranks he would pull during practice, but I thought of the rocket pop immediately.
Front Row – Cruz, Strahan, Coughlin, Tuck
Second row- Osi, Snee, Tyree, Plax, Bradshaw
Third row- JPP, Tynes, Manningham, O'Hara, Diehl
Fourth row- Toomer, Webster, Jacobs, Smith, Nicks
Fifth Row- Blackburn, Pierce, McKenzie, Seubert, Rolle
Basically just some of the important players in the SBs. I could have probably made the panel twice as big
Kinda surprised you didn't.
Ultimately it came down to how much time I had. If he had announced it later (like after the SB) I probably would have stuck more in there. But I'd still have missed people
With a lot more room, you could have put the ghost of Lorenzen floating above them all. 🙂
I was actually gonna do that if I had another row but I wasn't sure if it would be a little tasteless
January 24, 2020, 10:13 am | #
I would've found it tasteful.
Also, Jason Seahorn. The first and last White Cornerback
Sehorn didn't win a SB with Eli though, so he wouldn't have fit in
Oh wow, thanks Dave!
A A Ron
I just finished watching the press conference. It was tough to watch him go, but I'm happy for Eli. He hoisted the Lombardi twice with the MVP each time and just like Dave said, the 2011 win was all Eli. His perseverance carried the team to an NFC Championship. I do look forward to seeing him in Canton. I'll always miss watching him play. With Eli behind center, you never knew what could happen.
As a former resident of Marysville, OH, it makes me happy to see our local boy, Chase Blackburn represented-upper left hand corner. A former classmate of mine had her father as a longtime Giants scout.
Admit it, the choice to have the pops in the players' left hands was done because of JPP.
It actually wasn't, I didn't think that far ahead and when I got to JPP I was gonna do it and then realized I had the wrong hand.
emeraldegg
I totally respect your stance of not caring if he makes the HoF or not. He gave you, and everyone who hates the pats, some great memories. If I may ask though, is there a certain way you lean on whether he should get in or not, regardless of how little it matters to you? Some people point to the 7th all time passing yards and SB wins, others point to the turnovers and overall record. Just curious if you had any thoughts on it or not.
patsfanelevenoneoneohoneoneoneexclaimationmarkoneohone
it's the hall of FAME, not the hall of weighted DVOA/EPA for qualified passers (more than 10,000 attempts). he should absolutely get in.
of course i make the same argument for the baseball HOF…
stats aint nothin' to scoff at, but cmon, he won two superbowls, including possibly the biggest SB upset ever.
germanNFLfan
Controversial take inc….
Imho he should get in on preventing 19:0 alone, the 2nd ring is just a bonus.
Yeah i know his stats are average but hes an average QB who still got 2 rings against the best QB+Coach combo the game has ever seen. Or look at it this way…. without Eli and the Giants Brady would have 8 freakin rings by now….
Mr. Bad Example
I think he deserves the Hall; if not for Eli, Bill and Brady would have two MORE rings, and nobody wants to live in that timeline
I remember how much hate he got in 2004 where he gets called a "primadonna" and Pat Tillman card even gets pulled out. I don't think people ever truly gotten over what happened at draft day which hence the hate he got even before he played a down in 2004. With that said, he's one of the few QB I know who gets blamed for defensive collapses…
He'll be in the HOF however, just not first ballot but the honor will come eventually. Maybe second or third ballot but it's a tough call honestly.
Another thing I want to add, I had wished Manningham would have become Eli's main guy but it wasn't meant to be. At least Manning to Manningham had that moment in SB 46.
Independent George
Let's not forget that the best Giants team of the Coughlin era was the 2008 team that rushed for 2,500 yards, clinched the #1 seed, and then lost to Philly in the divisional round after Plax shot himself in the leg.
That very easily could have been a 2004 QB class reunion in the Super Bowl, with an outside shot at a Giants dynasty.
McBean
RIT has become somewhat more sporty ever since Men's and Women's hockey joined Division I. But as a later RIT attendee, yeah you're right. Depends on the major, but it's not really a sporty school.
BTW, Tom Coughlin was actually the last football coach for RIT before the school decided to go "undefeated in football since the late 1970s" if you know what I mean
Today was a sad day for me because of Eli's retirement. I've been following him since his high school playing days. To see him have such a fantastic career is both awesome and extremely bittersweet. It didn't bother me when Peyton retired. He was a shell of his former self and it was needed. But Eli, I just hate to see him go. To me, he was, without a doubt, the best part of the Giants.
JPP's Hand
You hit the subject of Eli never standing out perfectly. If Eli wasn't flawed and was never the underdog he was, he would never have been so lovable and enjoyable. In theory, for a market like New York, you'd want a dominant athlete that excels in everything imaginable. But instead, they received a man who was much more of a person than he was a player. So much more human than every other athlete you could probably think of. I will never think of Eli as a dragon who dominated everyone smaller than him, but instead he will be the humble, flawed, sometimes comical knight who slays that dragon by either sheer grit or even a little bit of magic.
Twice.
Thank you Eli.
billytheskink
It seems to me that Eli's Hall of Fame case can be made by another NYC quarterback whose biggest claim to fame is a Super Bowl upset over a GOAT-candidate QB and coach combination… Joe Namath. Namath was a bit more statistically outstanding compared to his peers, but is otherwise quite similar. Both finished their careers at .500 as a starter (OK, Namath is 1 game under), both led the league in INTs multiple times, both had limited playoff experiences beyond their Super Bowl runs. Pro Football References HOF Monitor score for Eli is 82.87. Namath's is 80.0.
Namath was, of course, a paragon of cool that Eli could never hope to be and him backing up his Super Bowl III pre-game guarantee went a long way toward fully legitimizing the AFL and the looming merger. But you want to talk defense carrying a QB to a Super Bowl upset? The Jets forced 5 Colt turnovers. Namath handed the ball to Matt Snell alone more times than he threw it. Eli, though, pulled the Namath-level upset TWICE, against a GOAT-candidate QB and Coach combo that put a lot more skins on the wall than Unitas and Shula. And while Namath is largely remembered for his guarantee coming true, Eli is remembered for his actual play on the field, for his throws to Tyree and Manningham.
Put him in the Hall.
good article on erli and the maras
https://football.realgm.com/analysis/3245/The-Shimmering-Confusion-Of-Eli-Mannings-Career
LvrLoxFla
Since the Dolphins haven't made it to a Super Bowl in my lifetime, Eli gave me what may have been one of the most indelible big game moments in in my life as a football fan.
I also spent high school away from sports, I guess I had gotten to punk rock for my beloved Dolphins. But after spending an evening with my family, grilling and tossing a football around the front yard while listening to the Dolphins lose on the radio, I kinda found my love for them again. Unfortunately this happened to be the 2007 season, the Pats weren't losing and the Fins weren't winning and my girlfriend at the time, who DID NOT like sports, wasn't particularly interested in me spending 3-4 hours every Sunday watching the worst team in football (I spent a lot of that season listening on car stereos and portable radios). That perfect 72 season, which with Marino gone and the Wildcat yet to make an appearance, was currently the ONLY thing we had, was looking like it was going down hard.
So here comes the Super Bowl, it's the world-beater Patriots against what must be the underdoggiest underdog Giants, and said GF is steadfastly not willing to watch the game because, "Your team isn't even there, why do you care?" Instead we spend the evening watching re-runs on USA, and I am decidedly on edge throughout. Thankfully, mercifully, GF falls asleep and I sneak the remote out of her hands to watch the last 5 minutes of the 4th quarter of the game on as low a volume as I can.
Fucking. Helmet. Catch. Giants win, I run outside to dance like a madman.
That girlfriend didn't last, but my love for Eli did.
I don't know why, but I'm stupidly amused you drew (drawed?) the guys with two rings wearing them on one finger. I know football players are huge guys with big hands, but that has to be impossible right? Supe Bowl rings are massive.
Yeah had a visit at the exhibition at Paley Center, that latest ring in particular is nearly the size of my palm. The rest are sample rings however.
Mellifluous Q. Superdonkey
I have always been indifferent to the Giants overall (as well as Manning) yet I am eternally grateful to them for denying the Pats those extra two rings.
But it wasn't until the penis-banana photo in the courtroom skit on SNL that I realized Eli was such a lovable dorkus.
mesawolf
I can't believe you forgot about JP Losman!!! I mean how could you forget the greatest QB of the 2004 draft?? For the UFL…


January 12 - VIA Rail Canada is incorporated.
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El municipio de Franklin (en inglés: Franklin Township) es un municipio ubicado en el condado de Wright en el estado estadounidense de Minnesota. En el año 2010 tenía una población de 2760 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 25,1 personas por km².

Geografía
El municipio de Franklin se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, el municipio tiene una superficie total de 109.97 km², de la cual 107,03 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (2,67 %) 2,94 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 2760 personas residiendo en el municipio de Franklin. La densidad de población era de 25,1 hab./km². De los 2760 habitantes, el municipio de Franklin estaba compuesto por el 97,79 % blancos, el 0,47 % eran afroamericanos, el 0,11 % eran amerindios, el 0,47 % eran asiáticos, el 0,43 % eran de otras razas y el 0,72 % eran de una mezcla de razas. Del total de la población el 1,56 % eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Localidades del condado de Wright (Minnesota)

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Man has been determined by faith since ancient times. Religion unites many peoples, promotes their development, becomes the basis of culture, creates moral principles and teachings. Even at the first stages of human existence, faith was inseparable from consciousness. Giving names to the gods, creating the rules by which people should live, performing rituals and rituals, the first person laid the foundations of religions, which later were split into many directions. It can not be said that one faith is good, and the second can not reflect the truth, because everyone sees the world in their own way, and this can not be a source of condemnation. In India, the divine Trinity is known: the god Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The first of them is the creator of the universe. The word "brahma," or "brahma," is translated from Sanskrit as "priest" and bears the beginning of all beginnings.
Many studies show that the cult of Brahmawas central in Hinduism only in the period of pre-war. Later, he was replaced by the teachings of Shiva and Vishnu. The reason for this was the popularization of the Shakti concept. According to her, every god has his own Power or Shakti - the wife and the main inspirer, and it is the connection with this Shakti that creates the world. In this regard, the god Brahma, which symbolizes the creation of the universe, is not needed. It should be noted that the Vedic periodcharacterized by a rethinking view of this god. The idea of the creator of all things did not die, because his place was taken by God the Father - Vishvakarmane (he has four hands from different sides). It is believed that he is the prototype of Brahma in the Puritan doctrine. The idea of this god was formed not one century and was subject to constant changes. Brahma for a long time remained the central god in Hinduism, which changed only after the arrival of Islam.
God Brahma, the description of which gives exactlyiconography, acquires many kinds. Usually he is depicted with four faces and four hands. His hair looks sloppy, in some kind of chaos, a pointed beard. As a cloak, the god Brahma uses the skins of a black antelope, which creates a contrast between the white color of his clothes. Pictured on a chariot with seven swans or on a lotus, he holds a vessel with water and a rosary. He meditates, and therefore his eyes are covered. In this case, there are many more different ideas about how this deity looks. For example, the color of his skin on some images can be gold, on others - red, the chariot can be harnessed by geese, and not swans. In some of his personifications one can see a halo. Brahma is almost always portrayed as bearded and is the only god in Hinduism with such a feature, although there are exceptions to this point.
There is a classification of states in whichBrahma may abide. The first was called yogic, and in it this deity appears in the majesty of his spirit and his achievements. He radiates complete self-satisfaction. It is in the first state that it is valuable for ascetics and ascetics. The second is called bhoga and has a more secular character. The usual form of Brahma, natural attributes, oneor more wives - this is characteristic of the laity. In the third state (vira), this god personifies valor and is revered by kings and warriors. Abhicharika - the fourth type of Brahma - is the image of a hard and awesome god. Such a formidable state is characteristic of those who want to get rid of their ill-wishers.
Brahma can be recognized by its attributes. The most famous feature is the presence of faces. They designate the directions of the world and have their names: north - Atharva Veda, west - Samavede, east - Rigveda, south - Yajurveda. Four hands also symbolize these directions. In one of them, Brahma holds a container of water. This is because the basis of the world is kamandala (water), which is inherent in all the creations of Brahma. The mesh in the second hand is time that is notcan be eternal. Swans or geese who move the chariot with Brahma are the personification of lokas (worlds). The earth is represented by a lotus, which is born from the navel of Vishnu.
The Indian god Brahma is considered the creatorthe material universe, which itself originated from the lotus and has no maternal connections with other deities. After birth, he created the eleven ancestors of mankind - Prajapati. Seven Sapta-rsi - his chief assistants in the creation of the earth, were created from the mind and became his sons. From his own body, the god Brahma created a woman who later became known by many names - Gayatri, Satarupa, Brahmani, etc. He succumbed to the feeling of love and was amazed at the beauty of his daughter. When she turned away from him to the left, Brahma could not stop admiring her, and so the second head was born. When she turned again and again from him, another face appeared. Then she went up, and Brahma created the fifth head.


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By thisistwitchy • June 30, 2005 11:56 PM
Durbinization alert:
Tons of readers are e-mailing me about NBC News anchor Brian Williams' comments tonight in which he apparently compared the Founding Fathers to modern-day terrorists. The remarks seem to pooh-pooh the story about Iranian president-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's alleged involvement in the 1979 hostage crisis at the U.S. embassy in Tehran.
Williams previewed his argument on his MSNBC blog:
Many Americans woke up to a curious story this morning: several of the former Iran Hostages have decided there is a strong resemblance between Iran's new president and one of their captors more than 25 years ago. The White House and most official branches of government are ducking any substantive comment on this story, and photo analysis is going on at this and other news organizations. It is a story that will be at or near the top of our broadcast and certainly made for a robust debate in our afternoon editorial meeting, when several of us raised the point (I'll leave it to others to decide germaneness) that several U.S. presidents were at minimum revolutionaries, and probably were considered terrorists of their time by the Crown in England.
According to news watchers, Williams repeated the argument in his broadcast banter tonight with NBC correspondent Andrea Mitchell. Since I haven't watched an NBC Nightly News broadcast in, oh, five years, I'm hoping someone grabbed video of it. (Update: MSNBC has the video here. Under "free video: Nightly News." Click on "Iran's incoming president a hostage-taker?" Go to 2:52 on the 3:21 clip. Hat tip: Wes Roth.)
According to this report, Williams told Mitchell:
"What would it all matter if proven true? Someone brought up today the first several U.S. presidents were certainly revolutionaries and might have been called 'terrorists' by the British crown, after all."
In his blog post, it was "several of us" who came up with the morally equivalent notion. According to the above transcription, the "several" was reduced to a lone "someone" by air time. Who brought it up, Brian? Who? Do tell. Is it your own fabulously ill-informed thought? Or can you blame one or two or several low-level staffers?
Bloggers are already on the case, natch…
The Dread Pundit Bluto comments:
If anyone needed another example of the insanity of the liberal doctrine of moral and cultural equivalence, which came into fashion during the Cold War, this is it. It's actually less offensive for Williams to imply that our Founding Fathers were terrorists than it is for him to put them on a par with the bloodthirs[t]y, unevolved barbarians who took over Iran in 1979.
Williams owes this country a sincere and abject apology.
Captain's Quarters:
Williams indulges in the same, tired moral equivalency that led Michael Moore to declare Zarqawi as the Iraqi version of the Minutemen from our war of independence. This minimizes the cruelty and inhumanity of the enemies of freedom that use civilians as their targets while trying to impose tyrannies far worse than anything George III could ever have dreamed in his most feverish illusions.
Media Lies: "That's it. I'm done with NBC."
In the Bullpen:
I am quite the history buff and I have yet to see any type of mention where this happened or anything even remotely close. During the Revolutionary War, the British burned homes of settlers, executed traitors and ransacked the nation. We gave the British soldiers quarter for the most part and eventually shipped a large number of Red Coats back to England . . . alive. Never did American soldiers storm into buildings and take everyone inside hostage. Never!
I have a feeling Mr. Williams will be feeling a lot of heat in the next 24 hours. He's already sparking some major pre-Fourth of July fireworks. For once, I'll be interested in what he has to say. Stay tuned to his blog.
Instant Therapist spoofing…Declaration Of Independence Really A Glorified Ransom Note.
Dirty Harry adds, ""I'd like to add to the pile of facts being assembled by reminding Williams that John Adams, no doubt one of the "terrorists" he was talking about, successfully defended, in the face of fierce public opinion, British soldiers accused of firing into a crowd in what came to be known as The Boston Massacre…I'm unaware of any terrorist principled enough when it comes to the rule of law to defend his enemy. Successfully."
Congrats, Brian, you're ABP's Buffoon of the Week!
J. Rob's House of Opinion: Brian Williams, Valedictorian of the Jimmy Carter School of History
Literal Barrage: Alright, Who Put A Pallet Of Stupid In The Water Supply?
Good background on NBC's historical illiteracy at the Media Research Center.
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Italian explorer and traveler Marco Allegri from the Non solo turisti blog, visited the city of Mostar after his tour around Bosnia and the towns of Jajce, Zenica and the capital of Sarajevo.
We hope that his travels will bring him back to our hometown Mostar.
There are many inspiring stories about worldwide travelers who found magic during their visit to Mostar. Read our previous post about passionate global trekkers Sarah and Kris from the JetSetting Fools travel blog visited Mostar last year during their mission to visit and explore countries on all six continents.


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My return to the Melbourne breakfast scene took me to a part of Clifton Hill that was both familiar and strange to me, depending on which side of Queens Parade we look at. The familiar aspect of this northern arterial road lies to the East in the form of the bizarrely architectural Clifton Hill McDonalds (I do love art deco, and a sneaky caramel sundae). The Clifton Hill Mac drive-thru and car park has served as the setting for at least two firsts for me – my first desperate car-knock for jumper leads to start a flat battery caused by eating sundaes with the headlights and radio on; and my first encounter with a brothel (to eat, we always park out the front of Scarlet Lady or "Scarly", the other den of iniquity apart from the McDonalds). I had so far overlooked the West side of Queens Parade as it tends to go by in a blur of frantic U-turning across this busy road in order to make it back home. Having the opportunity to actually walk on this side of the road revealed a pleasant strip characterised by many bikes, a quaint little florist and Mixed Business, the cafe where I was meeting the world-beating Madame Macchiato for a final breakfast before she jets off to study disease in a foreign land.
Mixed Business has a clean, raw retro feel. The decor appealed to the obsessive in me with a pervasive neatness in the arrangement of the crockery, baskets and cafe knick-knacks on the simple timber shelving adorning the wall behind the counter. Even the plants had a simple neatness of growth and arrangement that made my brain very pleased to look at (and some people call me highly strung – I don't see it). Finally, and I don't often mention this, but the staff were as warm and friendly as a sunflower tablecloth (which was not present here, probably for the best – too much of a good thing etc etc).
The almost UFO-sighting quality of this image belies the excellence of what my eyes actually registered (though this is less blurry than what my unaided vision would have picked up so let's just say I was trying to convey "frustration of myopia" with this one). You don't need 20/20 vision, however, to appreciate the deliciousness of this muesli. Mixed Business have got it right, from the creamy yoghurt used as a medium to convey a subtle hint of rosewater and honey sweetness into the power combination of pistachios, coconut and oats. The strawberries add a refreshing coolness and berry-ness to the mix that complimented the heavier smokiness of the nuts. And as you can see, Mixed Business did not skimp on the nuts which to me conveys a customer-care at a level beyond friendly service. The staff can be as accommodating as can be, but if at the end of the day my mouth has been largely devoid of nuts, I will be going home disappointed (a mentality that surely must be shared by patrons of one of the above-mentioned establishments). To top it off, having the liberty of tailoring the viscosity of the muesli with a separate milk jug is a thoughtful addition to this breakfast experience.
Final Word: Queens Parade has much more to offer than the late night Maccas run. Wake up, walk to the other side of the road and have the good people at Mixed Business fix you this muesli. Caution: they do not have a drive-thru, so you will have to wear pants.


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ANZAC Day in Australia
Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Today is ANZAC* Day in Australia, New Zealand and several countries in the Pacific (Samoa, Tonga, and Fiji I think). It is the day which Australians and Kiwis remember their war dead. In the US it would be the equivalent of Memorial Day, or Remembrance Day in the UK.
ANZAC Day, from what I've gathered, has actually become the biggest national holiday in Australia. Bigger than Australia day. During the drive up to Cairns, I had been listening to talk of ANZAC day on the radio for the week leading up.
Every nation seems to have some sort of day similar to ANZAC day where they honor war dead. The thing which makes ANZAC Day different than most is the day which they celebrate. April 25 is the anniversary of the 1915 invasion of Gallipoli in Turkey during WWI. The reason why picking this day to commemorate is odd is that Gallipoli, in a strict military sense, was a disaster. Most nations tend to pick days which coincide with victory, which is why many European countries pick November 11 as Remembrance Day (the end of WWI) or the end of WWII like the Russians (May 9).
The Battle of Gallipoli was an attempt by the Allies to land in the Dardanelles, capture Istanbul and link up with Russia by sea. If successful, it would have knocked the Ottoman Empire out of the war. Planning for the invasion was done by then First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill. You could sort of think of it as a WWI version of landing at Normandy.
It never worked and the Allies never made any serious ground in Turkey. Even though Turkish casualties where higher, the defeat of the Allies, the Turks felt empowered to try and take other British possessions in the Middle East. (go watch Lawrence of Arabia for that part of the war).
Diorama at war museum
The total number of deaths at Gallipoli was close to 100,000. 45,000 Allies and 55,000 Turks. About 7,500 Aussies and 2,700 Kiwis were killed. Australians had the highest casualty rate in WWI.
Gallipoli looms large in Australian history. My knowledge of it primarily came from the movie Gallipoli with a young Mel Gibson. When I visited the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, the exhibit on Gallipoli took up (what I thought) was an unusually large portion of the entire museum.
Even though the battle didn't go so well, Gallipoli was perhaps the first time when Australians and New Zealanders fought and considered themselves as such, rather than just British subjects overseas. That is, as best I can figure, why this is honored here, as opposed to November 11.
Today Gallipoli is a very popular tourist attraction for Aussies and Kiwis. ANZAC day is celebrated there at dawn each year. ANZAC Day has a big Australian Rules Football game every year (sort of like how the NFL plays on Thanksgiving). There are also smaller ANZAC celebrations around the globe. The US Marines have hosted an ANZAC Day celebration in Hawaii for Australians and Kiwis for many years.
The other big tradition are ANZAC cookies, or ANZAC biscuits as they are called here. They are basically an oatmeal cookie sent to troops in WWI. They aren't bad, but I can think of many things I'd rather eat for dessert.
*ANZAC = Australia New Zealand Army Corps
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that is so interesting! i really love how you give us a bit of history with your posts!
Billigflug Hong Kong
I hope there will be something like ANZAC in Irak someday.
Your description of the origins of Anzac Day were great – I'm Aussie and my (German) husband was grilling me yesterday about why we celebrate a loss – but it's definitely the idea that we were really "Australians" for the first time in an international sense that's important to us. I'm not sure that it's bigger than Australia Day yet but certainly a lot more young people are going out to the dawn services and parades now. And about the Anzac biscuits – I promise they're really good, but you have to try home-made ones!
It was interesting. When you are traveling full time I don' think the full impact of a holiday is really felt by you :)
I saw a bit of the parade in Cairns and went to the war memorial where there were lots of vets wearing medals and young guys in uniform.
Really, it was much like what you would see in US during Memorial Day, but probably a bigger deal here.
Linda and I were just there: I'm putting together a short audio piece on it for matador, which will be great. Of course, we'll talk about it on the podcast this week too.
You've described the history well, but did you enjoy your first ANZAC day?
frankofile
Great post, enjoyed it.


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We are now almost half way through the Summer Internship programme at Turcan Connell and I can't quite believe how fast time has flown by since we began.
Like many students, while I have found studying law at university stimulating, I knew working at a large commercial firm was not going to be for me.


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Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA / Chennai, INDIA – April 02, 2019 – Leading Aviation IT solutions provider Ramco Systems announced the successful implementation of Ramco Aviation Suite V5.8 at Saudi Rotorcraft Support Company (SRSC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to accelerate organization-wide digital transformation
The go-live witnessed the successful implementation of Ramco's complete Aviation Suite with modules for MRO Sales, Maintenance, Supply Chain Management, Finance, bundled with complete HCM including Payroll.
SRSC, a joint venture by Alsalam Aerospace Industries, Boeing and Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI), offers Saudi Arabia's fleet of over 360 military and commercial helicopters MRO services, helping reduce turnaround times and costs, thereby increasing aircraft availability in the Kingdom.
Before the partnership with Ramco, Payroll Process, Finance Process, Procurement Process were carried out manually. Ramco helped build SRSC's technological foundation ground up, deploying its Aviation Suite V5.8 to boost operational efficiencies and streamline their processes.
Neil R. Bevan, CEO, Saudi Rotorcraft Support Company (SRSC), said "We remain aligned with the Kingdom's National transformation program to develop our defence industry and attract talent. Going digital is crux to the transformation, and Ramco's software has helped us in every step of the way.
"With the regional MRO market predicted to grow to US$240 billion by 2037, SRSC is well positioned to take advantage of the growth by leveraging upon its technological edge", added Neil.
Virender Aggarwal, CEO, Ramco Systems, said "To provide safety and quality service to one of the largest combined helicopter fleets in the Middle East is no mean feat, and Ramco is honoured to be supporting SRSC in that mission. Our modular approach enables us to add new enhancements to SRSC's system seamlessly, and ensure they adapt swiftly and thrive in the age of digital disruption."
Ramco Aviation Software is trusted by 22,000+ users to manage 4,000+ aircraft globally. Accessible on cloud and mobile, Ramco Aviation Software continues to innovate with 'Anywhere Apps', significantly reducing transaction time both during aircraft-on-ground (AOG) conditions and critical aircraft turnarounds. Ramco is changing the paradigm of enterprise software with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning based solutions, powered by cool new features such as voice-based transactions on Google Assistant or Alexa, chatbots, mail bots, HUBs and cognitive solutions. With 75+ Aviation leaders onboard, Ramco is the solution of choice for several large airlines and top heli-operators and multiple MROs around the world.
About Saudi Rotorcraft Support Company:
In 2015, Alsalam Aircraft Company, Boeing and Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) signed an agreement to create the Saudi Rotorcraft Support Company. The joint venture, an economic offset company, combines core strengths and disciplines to create a unique offering in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Rotorcraft Support Company achieved its commercial registration on the 12th of April 2017 and delivers improved rotorcraft readiness whilst lowering customer platform life cycle costs and maintenance burden.
World class partners combined with world-class capabilities delivers first of its kind capabilities in the kingdom to support Saudi rotorcraft fleet growth and achieve key Saudi Vision 2030 objectives. For more information visit www.saudi-rsc.com
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Tiny Metal
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Tiny Metal Review (PS4)
Text-heavy metal
review by Simon Fitzgerald Wed 7th Feb 2018
Tiny Metal is a military themed, turn-based, strategy game similar to Advance Wars. The game is broken up into levels, each one taking roughly 30 minutes, requiring you to clear the map of your foe's military or conquer their headquarters to win.
At the beginning of each level you'll start with one or two units, foot soldiers or vehicles that you'll have to use to capture buildings around the map in order to expand your territory and build up your army. These buildings all have various purposes once captured; for instance, if you capture a headquarters it can be used as a deployment position for new units or if you capture a hospital it can be used to heal your troops. It's nothing extraordinary for a strategy game but it adds that little additional gameplay element of healing or deploying units that can mean the difference between a win and a loss in some levels.
The core gameplay relies on the unit's strengths and weaknesses, so when certain units face-off against each other it's likely one of them will have an advantage over the other and therefore it is vital to organise your troops well to ensure a successful outcome. There is a big variety of different units that can be deployed from regular foot soldiers (which have an increased building capture time, are weak to vehicles but strong against snipers at close range) to tanks (which have a generally good attack and defence against everything except helicopters but have a small movement range to counter balance it). There are several more units that all have varying strengths and weaknesses which add some complexity to matters that you must keep in mind when mid-battle.
In between levels you will get sections of dialogue and screens of text that will fill you in on a very basic and, to be honest, forgettable story. All the text seems to have been translated from Japanese, some of which is difficult to read due to misinterpretation during translation. The other very noticeable downside to the story is all of the spoken dialogue is still spoken in Japanese and there is no option to change the language. To be completely honest we found the game to be far more enjoyable during the combat gameplay and that there was far too much unnecessary text tacked on to flesh out the game.
Furthermore, it's unfortunate that Tiny Metal currently lacks a multiplayer mode as we can see this being an absolute blast with a few friends. Going by the menu there is a multiplayer mode in the works, but any details on this remain a mystery for now.
Tiny Metal is a fun military-themed, turn-based strategy game. It manages to put your brain in gear with the troops' different strengths and weaknesses creating interestingly close battles. However without a multiplayer mode, some translation issues, and a text-heavy story the game falls short of being a must buy.
Not Bad 6/10
Review copy provided by Unties
About Simon Fitzgerald
When Simon isn't shut in his room gaming, he's shut in his room reading game reviews. He enjoys a great range of games, from FPSs such as Battlefield to the creative indie title, Minecraft.
Simon_Fitzgerald
Wed 7th Feb 2018
Any questions, let me know.
Kidfried
Thu 8th Feb 2018
@Simon_Fitzgerald How are the game's controls? Thanks for the review, by the way. A 6/10 does feel like a major disappointment, though.
@Kidfried the controls feel good. The majority of the time you are just selecting units with X and choosing where to move them on the grid using the left analogue stick other than that you don't use the other buttons really.
b1ackjack
I guess i'll keep waiting for Wargroove then.
Cassetticons
Picked this up on the Switch in Dec and I agree with a lot of the issues here. Feels very low budget, which is funny because they skimmed the money off a kickstarter they did. Oh well.
LaytonPuzzle27
Mon 1st Apr 2019
How come Nintendolife gave 9/10 how dare you guys give it a 6/10!
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California, Mexico, Music, Newspapers, Places, Travel, Travel Writing December 24, 2018 December 24, 2018
The hunt for a mariachi suit in East L.A.
This story originally appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, July 20, 2012.
My heart sinks when I see the black gate in front of the window. "Lunes cerrado," says a hand-scrawled sign on the door of La Casa del Mariachi. Closed Mondays.
Everything I need is in the window display: the straight-cut pants adorned with silver botonaduras; matching chuleco (vest); the chamarra (short jacket); and the moño, a fluffy bow tie. These items together are called a "traje de charro," which loosely translates as "cowboy suit," and refers specifically to the outfit worn by the lead singer of a mariachi band. Sold separately and equally important: boots, belt, buckle and sombrero.
I have to return home to Colorado tomorrow morning. My mission – to go to East Los Angeles to buy an authentic traje de charro – looks bleak. I wonder if I should bail and go to Plaza Olvera, an important historical part of Los Angeles with a ton of touristy souvenir shops.
"Everything is 'Made in China' on Olvera Street," someone told me at a party last night. "Mariachi Plaza is the real deal."
That is where I am, at the corner of First Street and Boyle Avenue, the cradle of mariachi music in the United States, a musical genre recently declared by UNESCO as an "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity."
I step into the plaza and look around. There are grand, music-themed murals of mustachioed men; a painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe blessing a swirling stream of guitars; a bigger-than-life bronze of a twirling female dancer; and a smattering of tables with lounging, half-uniformed musicians, waiting for customers.
"Caballeros," I say, approaching a group of men. Gentlemen! Nobody stands or even looks at me, except one paunchy man who is wearing black-and-silver pants, white shirt and a loosely tied moño.
"Maybe you can help me," I say. "I need a traje de charro, but the store is closed."
"Is the suit for you?" he asks.
"Yes," I say.
He is thinking. "I have some extra trajes de charro at home," he says. "From the groups I used to play in. I can sell you one of those for much cheaper than the stores."
The man is built like a fireplug, thick and stocky. Just like me. He stands up, and I note his beefy shoulders and expansive chest. Just like mine.
"Cesar Gutierrez," he says, extending his hand. We are the same height. "Josué," I say. "What color are the suits?"
"One is marine blue," he says. "Another is gray and green. Another is a light brown. I'll have to drive home to get them. Go to the mercadito for the hat," he advises. "It's on First Street, just past the cemetery. We'll meet here at 3:30."
Two hours later, in Mariachi Plaza, Cesar lays the suits across a table. The tan one is moth-eaten and the gray one is, well, gray. But the blue suit is in excellent condition, and Cesar helps me put on the vest and jacket.
"Stand up straight," he orders. It could have been tailored just for me.
Cesar looks at me critically.
"It's good," he says. "The pants are a little tight, but that's good."
"Is the jacket supposed to be this high?"
"Yes, man, of course," he says, "so the people can see your belt."
I pay Cesar cash, and he hands me a dark blue moño. "I wore that suit when I was in a group called Mariachi Sol de America. You can find them on YouTube," he says.
"What instrument do you play?" I ask.
"Guitarra y biguela," he says. As I begin to remove the jacket, Cesar puts his hand on my arm. "If you are going to remain in this barrio, you should keep the traje on."
That's the opposite advice I expect, a white gabacho from Colorado parading around East L.A. in a traje de charro seems like asking for trouble, but Cesar explains: "The thieves, pandilleros and gangbangers, they'll leave you alone. They respect mariachis."
The next morning, as I board my flight to Denver and fuss with hanging my outfit and stowing my sombrero, a fellow passenger asks, "Are you a mariachi?"
I am a Spanish teacher in Boulder, Colo., for first through eighth grades, so I have a small repertoire of traditional Mexican and Latin American songs I can sing. I can shout a decent grita, the half-laugh/half-sob that mariachi crowds love. I have a mustache.
Still, I would never have labeled myself an actual mariachi. I've never owned a uniform, and besides, it felt like intruding a culture, instead of celebrating. Now, though, I can hear the botonaduras of my charro suit jingling as I close the latch on the hanging closet.
"Yes," I say. "Yes, I am." And I take my seat.
Joshua Berman is a freelance writer.
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Merrill E. Dickinson Jr. Receives 2021 DOD Safety And Occupational Health System Achievement Award
Jennifer Parks
Merrill E. Dickinson Jr. received the 2021 Department of Defense Safety and Occupational Health System Achievement Award recently for his outstanding service and accomplishments as the installation safety manager at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany.
He serves as the senior safety professional on the installation.
"I am very honored to be recognized, but this award is really for my colleagues in the MCLB Albany Risk Management Office," Dickinson said. "They work diligently and resourcefully to deliver the installation core safety services and protect our Marines, civilian-Marines, contractors, residents and visitors from harm."
The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the community surrounding MCLB Albany. The Phoebe Putney Health System emergency rooms and intensive care units were beyond capacity and there was a shortage of both healthcare workers and personal protective equipment. This impeded the base's ability to sustain the mission and support the warfighter.
Dickinson applied what he learned when orchestrating the installation's response to the H1N1 outbreak. He was instrumental in developing the installation's face covering policies, cross-leveling and distributing personal protective equipment contingency stocks, coordinating and providing respirator fit testing for Naval Branch Health Clinic Albany's medical staff and first responders and developing the installation's screen and barrier policy for locations where employees could not social distance. He was also key in the development of the temperature screening policy along with numerous other initiatives to counter threats posed by COVID-19.
"MCLB Albany is very proud of Mr. Merrill Dickinson's achievement for DOD safety excellence, and more importantly his impacts that make MCLB Albany one of the safest places to work in the Department of Defense," Len Housley, executive director, MCLB Albany, said. "Mr. Dickinson has a tireless reputation for sustaining and improving safety programs which makes him most deserving for this award."
"Our continued accreditation as a Voluntary Protection Program star site are due to his exemplary leadership, management and engagement. Knowing Mr. Dickinson, he will want to give credit to his team for this award," Housley added.
He also worked closely with the base's emergency management team during the pandemic, ensuring accurate information was collected and disseminated to the workforce. Dickinson closely monitored COVID-19 cases within the workforce to determine if there were case clusters indicative of occupational exposures.
He continued to perform his duties as the safety manager in the meantime. His responsibilities included completing all scheduled facility inspections, convening quarterly virtual safety councils, delivering required safety training and continuously improving the installation's safety program. He did this by revising the command's explosive safety self-assessment base order and blood-borne pathogen exposure control plan.
One of his most notable deliverables provided under his leadership was the COVID-19 Safety Reset. This provided workplace sanitation and behavior standards to reduce coronavirus transmission, important elements of the command safety program, VPP refresher topics, the command's 2020 safety goal and relevant training and web-based resources. The educational booklet was distributed throughout the Marine Corps.
Dickinson has worked at MCLB Albany as a safety professional since 1994. The command is recognized for safety excellence nearly every year and has received 19 awards since Fiscal Year 2003. He has been active in Occupational Safety and Health Administration's VPP since 2009.
"We have a mature safety management system in our command," Dickinson said. "We examine every aspect of our program in detail, keep precise program metrics and are committed to continuous improvement. The work is meaningful and rewarding and I am thankful for the opportunity to contribute to our success."
He worked diligently last year to procure forklift simulators for MCLB Albany, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island. The simulators were delivered in April.
These efforts illustrate how Dickinson strives for safety excellence for the Corps as a whole.
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness established the award in 2016 to recognize and promote performance considerably exceeding the requirements of OSHA VPP Special Government Employees. The individual award was expanded in 2012 to include not only SGEs, but other individuals meeting the criteria.
Dickinson holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Environmental Science from East Stroudsburg University and a Master's of Science in Public Health with concentrations in safety management and industrial hygiene from the University of South Florida, College of Public Health.
Dickinson is also credentialed as a certified hazardous materials manager and is an active OSHA VPP SGE. He is a member of the American Society of Safety Professionals, Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the National Eagle Scout Association. He is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel having served for 28 years in all three Army components.
His professional diversity is shaped by successfully serving in a variety of assignments ranging from a human factors engineer at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to serving as a tactical safety officer for a forward-deployed Army brigade combat team in the Balkans. He has produced one of the most comprehensive and credible safety programs in the DOD while in his current position.
Dickinson wants to teach, coach and mentor others in the pursuit of safety excellence, and continue to professionally develop his staff to enhance their capabilities and potential. The success of MCLB Albany's safety program during his tenure is without question.
Shortly after MCLB Albany received VPP Star in 2015, Dickinson and three colleagues attended the SGE training course to prepare them to support OSHA on VPP evaluations. In the past six years he has supported OSHA Region 4 on 14 VPP evaluations, numerous VPP readiness assessments and on-site rehearsals and served on the panel to assess VPP self-evaluations with OSHA Region 4.
He mentored two other Marine Corps commands and one Navy command to achieve VPP Star. He was the 2017 OSHA Region 4 SGE of the Year, presented at the VPP Participants' Association conferences, assisted the DOD Safety Management Center of Excellence as a webinar as a guest speaker and coached and mentored private industry sites in their pursuit of safety excellence.


Yu Darvish struck out eight on the way to his first win of the major league season Monday, as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 7-2.
Fellow Japanese starter Yusei Kikuchi (0-1), meanwhile, is still winless for the Seattle Mariners after getting tagged with the loss in a 6-4 defeat to the Cleveland Indians.
Darvish (1-2), whose most recent win for the Cubs came in May 2018, was aiming to turn around his fortunes against the lowly Marlins. His three previous starts this year had resulted in two losses and a no-decision.
The right hander got the breakthrough at Marlins Park following a season-high 5-2/3 innings. He gave up both of Miami's runs, but limited them to four hits and the same number of walks over his 96-pitch outing.
Darvish received an early boost when the Cubs took a 3-0 first-inning lead after Miami starter Trevor Richards (0-2) walked in a run following a 2-RBI double from David Bote.
The Marlins scored on a fielder's choice in the second, after Darvish opened the inning with a pair of walks.
They then cut the lead to one in the fourth, when Chad Wallach hit a solo home run off Darvish's first pitch, a 150-kilometer-per-hour (93-mile-per-hour) fastball.
Chicago's offense gave Darvish some breathing room with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth. He left the game in the sixth with two out and the Cubs up 5-2.
Following a difficult start to the season, the win is an encouraging sign for 32-year-old Darvish, who has struggled to justify his $126 million contract since joining the Cubs last year.
The Cubs, sitting fourth in the National League Central division, improved to 6-9.
At Seattle's T-Mobile Park, left-handed rookie Kikuchi gave up a pair of runs in the first and another in the third.
He left after six innings with the Mariners trailing 3-1, having struck out five, while allowing five hits and three walks.
The Mariners rallied in the eighth, cutting the lead to one on homers to Edwin Encarnacion and Omar Narvaez, but Cleveland closer Brad Hand killed the comeback with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Trevor Bauer (2-1) got the win after going 6-2/3 innings, while Hand picked up his fifth save.
The Mariners, who dropped to 13-6, sit half a game back from the American League West-leading Houston Astros.
Despite generally solid performances, Kikuchi has suffered from a lack of offensive support, with all four previous starts ending in no-decisions.
The highly touted 27-year-old joined the Mariners via the posting system on a four-year deal including club options that could be worth up to $109 million over seven seasons.


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July 02, 2019 Music & Clubs » Music Features
Music, independence, and joy with the Fabulous Equinox Orchestra
Long-running big band brings Independence Day show to Westin
By Sean Kelly
The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra's July 4th @Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa
Thurs., July 4, 7 P.M., $35 general admission / $85 VIP
What better way to celebrate the Fourth of July with a patriotic show from one of Savannah's most versatile and entertaining groups? Jeremy Davis and Clay Johnson are set to bring their Fabulous Equinox Orchestra to the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, where they're planning a big show full of patriotic songs and something for everyone.
Davis and Johnson's brass-centric group has been together for over a decade, after both men—who've known each other since childhood—moved to town from Maurice, Louisiana to spread their musical wings. They've been doing Fourth of July shows in town ever since, and have become an integral part of the music community.
Ahead of this year's show, we spoke to Davis about what the band is up to and what to expect from this year's party.
I saw that y'all are playing over in Israel later this month. Playing there was certainly one of the highlights of my life; tell me how that opportunity came about?
Davis: We have an [offshoot] of what we do called Equinox Global Mission. We use the music to be a blessing to people. Sometimes that looks like going to nursing homes and facilities to uplift them. As you know, music has the ability to connect people unlike anything out there.
It all started in India for us. We went over there on a big trip, and that's where we really realized the power of the music we play and how it can speak to people. And since then, we've toured all the way up to Halifax, Nova Scotia with that project. We did Poland, too. Poland was great; the Polish friends kind of have a big sports, art, and music camp they do in Israel too. That's where it all started, and it ultimately didn't work out to partner but we ended up being able to do it ourselves.
We're doing 10 days in Israel. We're doing the full Holy Land tour, going to all the spots, and we have a film crew going with us. We have six shows over the course of those 10 days. One of them is a show for Holocaust survivors, which should be an amazing experience. And we're doing several public shows as well.
Tell me about the history of this group. You and Clay sort of moved here together, didn't you?
Davis: Yeah, close enough [laughs]. It's a crazy story that begins in the sixth grade. We went to school in West Monroe, Louisiana, so we always carry a spicy dash of that Louisiana vibe. That whole New Orleans street parade thing is a big signature part of our show. So, in the seventh grade, our mothers discovered that we had every class together. It was a weird glitch in the system, where two identical schedules printed out. And the rest is history!
We ended up learning music together, we went through college together, we were roommates, we ended up meeting our wives around the same time and getting married two weeks apart. Then we ended up moving to Savannah with our families. So it's a pretty unique and special deal to be able to do life and music with your best friend. That whole crazy dynamic is a big part of our show. We've been here for 14 years now, and Savannah has really welcomed us.
In fact, the very first big show we did was July fourth, I guess 13 years ago now. The whole show was sold out, and it ended with a grand New Orleans-style parade. We led all 1,200 people out the front door, through Reynolds Square, across Bay Street, down to River Street. It was the biggest hit. We did it for a few years but logistically it became a nightmare. We ended up going different places for the fourth of July show, and now we're settling back into a new tradition here in Savannah, whichis the coolest one yet in part because all of the logistical challenges have been removed.
You've led me quite naturally to my next question! What's the deal with this year's performance?
Davis: The whole show happens at the Westin on the beautiful harbor lawn. When you walk out the back door of the hotel, you walk out onto this beautiful manicured green that is facing the river.There's really two types of seating for the concert—there's a whole bunch of VIP tables gathered close to the stage, and then behind those are concert-style seating. The seats are there, so there's no crazy shuffle to find a seat or fight the massive River Street crowd. We just found that our audience didn't really want to deal with that, so this is perfect.
The VIP tickets come with a really cool pre-show party, a bar, and then you go straight from there to the show. And there's food for purchase for the general admission folks. So we've just made it as easy as we can. And of course, the fourth of July show is different than our normal show because we're doing patriotic music.
There are a couple of staples in the show because people expect to see them, but it's mostly patriotic. We've got Ray Charles' "America the Beautiful," which is always special. Having done this for the last 13 years or so, it's become really special to us. We honor our veterans and honor our country. This year we're raising awareness and funds for a group called Companions for Heroes. They partner rescue animals with soldiers and first responders who are struggling with PTSD. They've saved thousands of lives, and they do a lot of good. So a portion of the proceeds will go to them.
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