Encouraging teachers to stay connected to the students and their families.
Assisting in providing the school with additional equipment and facilities not provided by the church or conference.
Go to our calendar to see when our next PTO meeting is scheduled. All parents are welcomed to join! You can also see what programs and events are scheduled for the year. Come join us, we would love to see and hear from you. For Pathfinders and Adventurers, see the planned meetings and activities.
Click here to learn more about PTO's mission, objectives and responsibilities.
A home room parent is a point of contact from each classroom that serves to keep the teachers and parents connected. This person also helps the teacher and represent the classroom with various activities. We like to have at least 2 home room parents from each classroom. Please come to one of our meetings to learn more and see how you can help us with your creative ideas.
When we volunteer, we teach our children the lesson derived from Mathew 22:37, 39; When we serve others, we serve God.
You will be proud to know that many of your students are involved in many different Community services throughout the year. In addition to the Community Services through their classrooms, they also participate in services outside the school. Some of the services are: Feeding the homeless every Sunday of the month, visiting the Elderly folks home to spend time and share music with the elderlies in our community, making blankets for the less fortunate and spending Christmas Day visiting battered women shelters and distributing warm blankets to the homeless at St. James Park in downtown San Jose, California.
They also had lots of fun while helping others. Some of the fun things they did was decorating the Christmas tree and sing on a stage at Christmas in the Park. Cool, I say. Check out the Foothill Facebook for more pictures from this event. Aren't you glad that you are aligned with a school that teachers our children how to use their brain and their heart.
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I just ordered a new board game. Matt has got me into German board games and I thought it was time to have one of my own. Ticket to Ride won the Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) for 2004. And it's supposed to be good for beginning gamers (read: non-geeks). By all accounts it's a very fun game and I'm looking forward to playing it. I found it for a good price at an eBay store called Clarified Games. And shipping was only $5, which is very cheap for eBay.


No wheeze was too old for [John Bankhead] Magruder to employ it. One morning he sent a column along a road that was heavily wooded except for a single gap in plain view of the enemy outposts. All day the gray files swept past in seemingly endless array, an army gathering in thousands among the pines for an offensive. They were no such thing, of course. Like a low-budgeted theatrical director producing the effect with an army of supernumeraries, Magruder was marching a single battalion round and around, past the gap, then around under cover, and past the gap again.


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69th Congress Pictorial Directory, Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
55th (1897–1899), 56th (1899–1901), 57th (1901–1903), 58th (1903–1905), 59th (1905–1907), 60th (1907–1909), 61st (1909–1911), 62nd (1911–1913), 63rd (1913–1915), 64th (1915–1917), 65th (1917–1919), 66th (1919–1921), 67th (1921–1923), 68th (1923–1925), 69th (1925–1927), 70th (1927–1929)
BUTLER, Thomas Stalker, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Uwchland Township, Chester County, Pa., November 4, 1855; attended the common schools, West Chester State Normal School, and Wyer's Academy, West Chester, Pa.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in West Chester, Pa.; served as trustee of the West Chester State Normal School 1885-1889 and again in 1927 and 1928; appointed judge of the fifteenth judicial district of Pennsylvania in 1888; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1889; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892; elected as an Independent Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress and as a Republican to the fifteen succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Washington, D.C., May 26, 1928; chairman, Committee on Pacific Railroads (Fifty-ninth through Sixty-first Congresses), Committee on Naval Affiars (Sixty-sixth through Seventieth Congresses); interment in Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
Hagley Museum and Library
Manuscripts and Archives Department
Greenville, DE
Papers: In the Archibald Johnston Papers, 1894-1923, 10 linear feet. Subjects covered include Thomas Stalker Butler. An unpublished inventory is available in the repository.
Papers: In the Lukens Steel Company Records, 1903-1979, 76 linear feet. Subjects covered in the Executive Officer Files include Thomas Stalker Butler. An unpublished finding aid is available in the repository.
Friends Historical Library
Papers: In the William Isaac Hull Papers, 1892-1939, approximately 26 linear feet. Correspondents include Thomas S. Butler. A finding aid is available in the repository. A finding aid is also available on microfiche in the National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States.
Special Collections, Van Pelt Library
Papers: 1920, 1 item. Consists of a letter from Thomas S. Butler to Edgar Fahs Smith, 1920.
United States. 70th Cong., 2d sess., 1928-1929. House. Memorial services held in the House of Representatives of the United States, together with remarks presented in eulogy of Thomas S. Butler, late a Representative from Pennsylvania. Seventieth Congress, second session. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1929.
West, Michael Allen. "Laying the Legislative Foundation: The House Naval Affairs Committee and the Construction of the Treaty Navy, 1926-1934." Ph.D. diss., Ohio State University, 1980.
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, "BUTLER, Thomas Stalker," https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/B/BUTLER,-Thomas-Stalker-(B001192)/ (January 15, 2021)

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To escape his living hell at home, at sixteen Vinnie Curto lied about his age and joined the Navy. Although the falsification of his age was later discovered and he was discharged, while serving he joined the boxing team and made many contacts that would benefit his career in the future. Vinnie's decision to join the Navy not only altered his life, it may very well have saved it. After his stint in the military Vinnie joined the Olympic boxing team, where he made several more valuable contacts, including the legendary trainer Angelo Dundee.
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Back in the 90's the Las Vegas call girl scene was much different than it is today. Most services were heavily advertised in telephone books and other traditional advertising forms, and controlled by the owners of the "entertainment" services. The main means of communication and setting up "dates" was by telephone.
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American jet makes emergency landing in Jamaica
An American Airlines jet en route to Miami from Ecuador has made an emergency landing in Jamaica.
The airline says the jet landed at the Montego Bay airport and all passengers disembarked normally without incident. American said in a statement that the pilot decided to land as a precaution after getting a temperature indication warning on the right hand engine.
The Boeing 757 took off from Quito, Ecuador, on Friday with 155 passengers and a crew of eight.
American says the passengers are being put up in hotels in Montego Bay while mechanics check the plane. The passengers are expected to make it to Miami on Saturday.


A drone strike conducted in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday night reportedly killed a prominent ISIS leader alongside other terror fighters.
According to the provincial government media office in a statement, foreign forces carried out an airstrike using unmanned aerial vehicle which targeted a group of ISIS militants in Abdul Khel area of Achin district.
A prominent leader of ISIS Khurasan identified as Mawlavi Sulaiman was killed in the airstrike together with his four fighters.
Some weapons and munitions were also destroyed during the same airstrike, the provincial government added.
The anti-government armed militants including ISIS loyalists have not commented regarding the airstrike.


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Women in prostitution (WIP) are significantly more likely to experience mental health issues and trauma than the general population (Farley, 2003; Ling, Wong, Holroyd, & Gray, 2007; Rössler et al. 2010; Roxburgh, Degenhardt, & Copeland, 2008). Previous research addressing the mental health of WIP emphasizes treating trauma to help women exit, both trauma that predated entry into prostitution and trauma experienced during prostitution (Carter & Dalla, 2006; Farley, 2003). Very little research is available on services for WIP, leaving psychotherapists with limited guidance on providing effective mental health treatment. Although programs exist exclusively to assist women leaving prostitution, little is known about what services they offer or if their services are trauma-informed.
Because of this dearth, this study consists of exploratory program evaluations of eight agencies that focus primary on serving WIP to understand what services are provided to this population and how services address trauma. Constructive process evaluations are guided by Program Theory (Chen, 2015) and analysis uses Constructivist Grounded Theory to begin to fill research gaps about what services are available to WIP, what services are most helpful, how trauma is addressed in services, and how services could be improved for this vulnerable population of women.
Cascio, Katherine A., "Leaving "The Life:" Exploring Services for Women Exiting Prostitution" (2017). Theses and Dissertations--Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology. 58.


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Yes, it's C O L D !! Take winter precautions.
Winter has arrived. Low temperature tonight (Dec 27, 2017) is forecast to be in the 'teens with daily highs in the 30's, maybe into the 40's. These low temperatures will continue well into the new year.
If the house is to be empty for a while, especially for part-time residents, set your thermostat on at least 55 degrees. That way, the house will be kept warm enough to prevent pipes from freezing without adding too much to your electrical bill.
If you use propane heat, check your propane tank and fill it if necessary.
Check your crawl space door — make certain it is secure. A couple of years ago, a crawl space door was blown open by high winds, causing sub-freezing temperatures to develop in the crawl space which cause pipes under the house to freeze and burst.
Make certain your doors and windows are closed securely — high winds can open doors.
In your kitchen, especially if you are a part-time resident, leave cabinet doors under the sink open. In many cases, the pipes that serve your kitchen sink are against an outside wall and can freeze. By leaving the cabinet doors open, you allow warm air from the house to circulate into the area under the sink, thereby preventing frozen pipes.
We check the gauges in the well house every couple of days to see how much water is being used. If we see a spike in water usage without a corresponding increase in the number of people in the neighborhood, that can indicate a burst pipe somewhere. If this happens, we will investigate. If we find a burst pipe, we will turn off the water to that house (if possible); we will call a plumber; and, we will call the homeowner.
December 24, 2017 — Several Northern birds migrate to our area where they remain over the winter. Regular winter migratory visitors to our neighborhood include Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus) and Buffleheads (Bucephala albeola).
A group of eight Tundra Swans was spotted on Presley Creek around noon, Sunday, Dec. 24. In previous years we have seen as many as 30-plus Tundras.
Here's a photo of the group seen Dec 24. Tundra Swans feed on underwater vegetation — notice several of these swans have their heads under water, feeding.
As the 2017 holidays approach, I wanted to express my appreciation to all our members, board directors, project officers, and our extended family of volunteers for the on-going support you provided during a busy and successful 2017.
Our major accomplishment was the long-awaited completion of the PBE POA Beach Stabilization Project. Many hours and ever more dollars have been invested in securing our common area beach, bulkhead, and fishing pier for the long-term benefit for our members and their guests, in the coming years. Years of planning and many hours of detailed discussion and legal documentation have finally come to fruition – Thank You Ray & Volunteers!
Other notable projects; I will call-out three: first the beautiful renovated signage at our community entry and beach areas – Thanks Buddy – Marie and Don – Katherine. Second our secure and technically advanced website; https://pbepoa.com/ . Thank you Joe Schlatter for monthly postings and maintenance and Martha Hulse for your technical acumen and consultation for this secure implementation.
Our third success is behind the scenes with Tink Seymour's on-going Community Watch and CINC grass cutting over-watch – Thanks Tink.
I will stop here to say thanks to each member who took pride in your plantings and lawns this past year. Thanks for investing your time to make our community a better place to live and to visit.
As we welcome 2018 – I ask that we keep our optimistic outlook for the future and rededicate ourselves to our personal health, our community well-being, and happiness. Let's continue to keep smiling, give thanks for our many blessings, and continue to offer our neighbors a wave, a thank you, and a helping hand.
God Bless you and yours in 2018. May you enjoy good health.
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year to all our friends and neighbors at Potomac Bay Estates !!
As of Sunday morning, December 10, 7:00 AM: We missed the worst of the predicted winter storm.
From Friday night, Dec 8, until after midnight, Dec 9-10, our neighborhood experienced cold rain mixed with snow; snow; winds up to 5 MPH; and, temperatures around and sometimes below freezing. We had almost no accumulation of snow in the neighborhood, with snow dusting the ground in most places.
However, most of Northumberland County experienced 2 – 3 inches of snow except on the roads — roads remained clear, although roads were wet.
As of Sunday morning, Dec 10, skies are clearing. Here's a link to the weather forecast for the next few days.


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The Humboldt Fault or Humboldt Fault Zone, is a normal fault or series of faults, that extends from Nebraska southwestwardly through most of Kansas.

Kansas is not particularly earthquake prone, ranking 45th out of 50 states by damage caused.  However, the north-central part of the state, particularly Riley and Pottawatomie counties, is the most prone to earthquakes. The Humboldt Fault had the largest  earthquake in Kansas history with the 1867 Manhattan, Kansas earthquake. It happened near the town of Wamego and was estimated at about 5.5 on the Richter scale. Reportedly it was felt as far away as Dubuque, Iowa.

See also
Midcontinent Rift System
Nemaha Ridge

References

Geology of Kansas
Geology of Nebraska
Seismic faults of the United States
Geography of Omaha, Nebraska

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Helicopter Rescues Two Snowbound Campers After Two-Weeks
Fair Lifts January 28, 2019 Emergency Helicopter Services, Search And Rescue
Los Angeles' first responders received a 911 call on Wednesday. The call reported a couple and their two dogs had been stranded on a snowbound mountain in Los Padres National Forest for 14-days.
The Alamo Mountain
The Alamo Mountain is a 17.8-mile loop trail. It is described to be suitable for all skill level hikers. The trail is primarily used for mountain biking and off-road driving, but camping is also an offered amenity. The mountain is described as best for visits between November until March. However, extreme weather can impact travelers' plans.
Spanning 4 days, a series of powerful storms dumped snow on Alamo Mountain, ultimately preventing the couple from driving out.
The couple hiked until they were snowed in near the 7,400-foot peak that is approximately 60 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
Ultimately, a downed tree on one side of their truck and a couple feet of snow on the other side, left the couple stranded, and making the rescue mission more difficult for first responders.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy, Charles Miranda, helped rescue the couple, both in their mid-30s, and their two dogs. He reports that they ran out of food and water. Luckily, the couple was found sunburned, hungry, and tired, but with no major health issues.
The couple hoisted safely aboard a rescue helicopter at 5:15 P.M. on Wednesday, were said to have allegedly underestimated the local weather forecasts.
"Typically the news kind of over exaggerates the coming storm and you get a little sprinkle," Miranda said. "I think they underestimated what was going to happen and they got dumped on."
Even though the Los Padres National Forest is not far from Interstate 5, the terrain is remote and rugged. A majority of the access points are dirt roads that do not get plowed during winter months.
This is not the first rescue job that has resulted from this winter storm in Los Padres National Forest. On the first day of the storm, a 24-year-old camper was rescued after calling for help. Initially, deputies could not get through the deep snow, even in 4-wheel drive vehicles with tank-like treads. This illustrates the severity of the weather in the area and the importance of being prepared on trips like this.
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EternaGold 8" Bangle Bracelet 14K Gold, 4.6g is rated 3.3 out of 5 by 7.
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Rated 3 out of 5 by Sarah11 from Lovely Bangle I love this bangle but have one complaint. It tends to come unfastened really easy.
Rated 5 out of 5 by koolaid from Love Eternal Gold I just ordered this bracelet. But my testimonial is that Eterna Gold warranty is awesome. I fell forward on my wrist 10 years ago. My bracelet did dent and Eterna replaced it. I had it 2 years and they sent me a new one! I love this brand!!! Can't wait to get these bracelets. I have 2 other high polished Eterna bracelets 7 years old... they still look good!
Rated 3 out of 5 by Tomiegirl from Disappointed I love the look of bracelet very pretty. The bracelet arrived in nice box but was damaged as if someone wore it and damaged it in several places and lock didn't work either. I had ordered 2 bracelets and the white gold one was perfect. I am returning the gold damaged bracelet and want a replacement. Hopefully the new one will not be damaged.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sweets00 from White Liquid Gold! So I ordered the crystal cut and bark bangles in white gold. The gold is beautiful. Both bracelets move like liquid. The details on each are just wonderful. They really do complement each other. I would love to have more. They are light but sturdy. I have eight other yellow gold bangles from EG but these are my first two in white. Super happy.


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Review by: Connor Russell There really is no correct format for comic books and graphic novels but there is a formula that people stick to. Misty Circus is one that changes that and goes back to the storybooks we used to read as kids. Pictures accompanied by the narrative on each page to tell the story.
After the death of his mother and his father abandoning him, Sasha runs away from the orphanage he was put into. He runs away into the forest and befriends a kitten by the name of Josh LeChat and together they join a mysterious circus by the name of Misty Circus. The ringmaster, Ludovico Dragomir sends them on a journey through a portal to the Age of Mystery, where they stumble upon witches performing a ritual. Josh goes missing and Sasha decides to search for him and along the way he gains a new friend.
This book was created, written and illustrated by the artist Victoria Frances (Favole), an artist I have seen before and I really like her work. This book is described as being an all-ages one which is a statement I do agree with. Kids these days like weird and dark and gothic and so do a lot of adults, even if it's aimed at a younger audience; so all readers of this kind of stuff should be happy, no matter your age.
Now a book being done by an artist, what kind of review would this be if I didn't talk about the art? Her art is as amazing as ever, using paints and pencils, it all just looks exceptional. I quite often found myself losing myself in the art on the pages and forgetting to read the text. Everything has a sad and almost depressing look about it for example the eyes are always red, as though the character has just been crying. The art is very atmospheric with an almost overwhelming melancholy rise from the pages.
This is a book I enjoyed very much; I am one of those people who like this kind of storytelling with characters being sad and the world being weird. The art and the narrative melded together really well and brought forth something pretty cool. Even though this is an all-ages book it is something for a niche market. I reckon fans of Tim Burton or things along those lines will like this.


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Sophie Turner, Miley Cyrus, & More Stars Self-Quarantining As Coronavirus Outbreak Worsens
As fear of coronavirus sweeps the globe, many celebrities, including Sophie Turner, have made the decision to quarantine to lower the risk of exposing themselves to the illness.
While some celebrities are still being photographed out and about, many are practicing social distancing and even self-quarantining as fear of coronavirus strengthens in the United States. Miley Cyrus has been very vocal about her decision to isolate herself during this time. She's posted several memes and videos to reveal her decision to support social distancing, and even shared a pic to prove that she's doing it herself. In the image, which was shared on her Instagram story, Miley was surrounded by her dogs, and she captioned it, "Social distancing with a few exceptions."
Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas also aren't taking any chances. Sophie posted a photo of the married couple on her Instagram story, where they're both wearing face masks and gloves to avoid contact with anyone who might be infected. "No f***ing around," Sophie captioned the pic. "Stay safe everyone." Sophie is reportedly pregnant with her and Joe's first child, so we don't blame her for taking extreme caution! The same could be said for Nikki Bella and Brie Bella, who are also both pregnant and making a point to self-quarantine.
Nikki posted a photo of the sisters hanging out by the pool in their bikinis, putting their baby bumps on full display. "Being pregnant and already getting influenza in my first trimester, there was no question about immediately going into hibernation," Nikki wrote. "I have been hibernating for a week or so already."
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Katy Perry is another star who is currently pregnant. She was in Australia when the Coronavirus outbreak got very serious, and she flew home as fast as she could so she could isolate herself. Her fiance, Orlando Bloom, was filming Carnival Row, and when production on the show was halted, he immediately rushed home to be quarantined with his lady.
Heidi Klum and her husband, Tom Kaulitz, have had to quarantine separately after she displayed symptoms of the coronavirus. Heidi was not able to get tested when she first started having the symptoms, but eventually, she and Tom were both given tests, and are remaining apart as they await their results.
Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, are quarantined in Australia after they were both diagnosed with coronavirus while down under. The diagnosis came while Tom was filming the new Elvis Presley biopic, and production on the film was suspended for the time being.
Other celebrities who have decided to self quarantine include Michelle Pfeiffer, April Love Geary, Christina Anstead, Charles Barkley, Joy Behar and many more. We will continue to update this post as more stars announce their decisions to do so.
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Trump's plan to declare victory on the economy
Rick Newman
Senior Columnist
Yahoo Finance February 21, 2017
The alternative-fact alerts are blaring.
President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing forecasts for economic growth that considerably exceed those published by most mainstream economists. So what, you may say. It's just a forecast. There's no harm in being more optimistic than the rest.
But fudging the numbers can cause plenty of harm. Trump, as becomes more apparent every day, creates his own data when the facts don't suit him. (See: greatest electoral victory since Reagan, widespread voter fraud, highest murder rate in 45 years, unreported terrorist attacks, etc.) And economic policy is highly dependent on the best possible understanding of what's going on. Bogus economic data can be used to justify new policies that might appeal to Trump personally—and appease his populist supporters—while failing to address real economic problems and even damaging the economy.
Trump is preparing a budget that predicts the economy will grow by around 3.5% per year for the next several years, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Mainstream forecasters like the Congressional Budget Office, the Federal Reserve and private research outfits think that's way too high, and expect growth closer to 2% per year. A point-and-a-half difference in the economic growth rate might not sound like a lot, but it's actually huge. If the US economy were growing by 3.5% now, we'd probably have several million additional jobs, higher incomes and a lot less dissatisfaction.
The Trump administration hasn't yet published its forecasts, which will be part of the 2018 federal budget Trump must submit to Congress in a few weeks. So we don't know exactly how Trump's team is arriving at rosier forecasts. And the Trump forecasts could change.
Politicizing economic data
But Trump's economic proposals so far rely heavily on supply-side assumptions about tax cuts and infrastructure spending producing a big boost in growth. Such assumptions could justify a big increase in annual deficits and the national debt, since faster growth in the future would produce more income and therefore more tax revenue for the government. That's not what happened during the last supply-side experiment, however. The big tax cuts signed by President George W. Bush in 2001 and 2003 failed to produce a notable boost in growth, and simply added to the national debt.
The danger is using selective or bogus forecasts to justify bad policy choices. "If it didn't affect policy, there would be no harm," says conservative economist Donald Boudreaux of George Mason University. "The harm comes through its potential affect on policy. It can make policy worse."
Trump's team is already looking into ways to restate trade deficits that would make them sound worse than they are, by counting foreign products that transit the United States on their way to some other country as imports but not exports. Economists say such products must be treated the same—either counted as imports and exports both, or not counted at all—to give an accurate picture of what's happening. Counting them as imports but not exports would make the trade deficit larger, fueling calls for protective tariffs and other trade restrictions Trump favors. Many economists and business leaders say such protectionism would raise prices and hurt the economy.
Researchers are beginning to explore whether Trump could politicize economic data the federal government collects and disseminates, which is largely viewed as rigorous and untainted by political manipulation. "The Trump administration's alarming tendency to dismiss objective facts as 'fake news' has led to claims that the president and his team could seek to politicize US statistics," British research firm Capital Economics wrote in a recent note to clients. Such worries, the firm said, "are a little far-fetched, but no longer completely implausible."
It's obviously still early in Trump's administration, and it may be premature to charge him with the intent to manipulate economic numbers. But Trump is not like other presidents. His contempt for data and science is unprecedented. He dismisses facts that are irrefutable. And he has made promises, such as 3.5% economic growth, that reality may not abide.
To that end, we may be seeing the outlines of a strategy for Trump to declare victory on the economy, regardless of what really happens. Trump could use forecasts in this year's presidential budget to change the way growth is measured, setting a new baseline that could make it easier to hit the 3.5% number in subsequent years. When experts protest, he'll call it "fake news," and blame the media for lying about the real rate of growth.
One big catch is that ordinary people who support Trump now may not buy it if Trump says the economy is suddenly doing great–but they don't see it reflected in their own lives. "You can fool people into thinking they're worse off than they really are," says Boudreaux. "It's harder to fool people into thinking they're better off than they really are." Alternative facts can't enlarge your paycheck, after all.
Confidential tip line: rickjnewman@yahoo.com
Rick Newman is the author of four books, including Rebounders: How Winners Pivot from Setback to Success. Follow him on Twitter: @rickjnewman
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DEREK MCINNES wants the Rangers job, according to Gordon Smith.
Rangers are without a manager after sacking Pedro Caixinha last month.
Graeme Murty has done a good job since being handed the position on a caretaker basis, guiding the Gers to wins over Hearts and Partick Thistle.
But the club are not close to securing a permanent replacement for Caixinha - despite McInnes being the overwhelming favourite for the job.
Smith thinks the Dons chief wants the gig.
He said: "McInnes is undoubtedly the main candidate, and my impression is that he must be interested in taking the job.
"If he wasn't, he would surely have released a statement saying he that he wasn't interested. That would have brought some reassurance to the Aberdeen fans.
"Of course, he may be waiting for an official approach from Rangers. He might well want to play everything by the book and then accept or turn down the job.
"I'm surprised that he has made no comment.
Smith thinks Rangers are right to take their time over making an appointment.
"I don't believe an interview will be required if they have identified the person they want," he told the Sunday Post.
"However, that person will want to know the budget at their disposal.
"They will want funds to help take the club forward. That is a big issue and will worry some candidates.
"There are out-of-work managers who would take the job, regardless of the financial position.


A RENEWED sense of optimism for East Africa intra-regional trade is in the offing following the successful 20th Ordinary Summit of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State in Arusha last week, where our leaders expressed commitment to tackle four major challenges that inflate cost of doing business in the region.
The immediate past EAC Chairman, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda mentioned electricity, transport, labour, and finance as major stumbling blocks in promoting intra-regional trade, which despite growing in aggregate volume, has remained below its potential.
The total intra EAC trade has increased to 5.3 billion US dollars in 2017 from 1.342 billion in 2004, while the total EAC exports to the world rose to 14.7 billion US dollars in 2017, up from 4.182 billion US dollars, according to the EAC Trade and Investment Reports.
That is absolutely no mean achievement; however, we can still do better when we tackle the challenges as our own drawbacks.
As we prepare to mark 20 years of regional integration later this year, we are thankful that we have more vibrant economies, increased trade, and improved infrastructure. The EAC is deservedly in the global spotlight as the most promising regional economic community, thanks to the significant achievements made so far. For instance, to Customs Union, Common Market and under monetary union pillars.
Just to mention a few, under customs union, we now see drastic reduction of time taken to clear goods at border posts from over 20 days to three to four days along the Central and Northern corridors, thanks to the construction of one-stop border posts, which have combined activities of both the countries' border organisations and agencies at a single location in each direction.
Under the Monetary Union Pillar, programmes for harmonisation of Capital Markets and Payment Systems are ongoing.
The Community has harmonised critical policies necessary for a sustainable Monetary Union and remains firmly on course towards attaining a single currency by the year 2024.
However, apart from the main challenges mentioned by President Museveni, we see that we need to overcome the problem of non-tariff barriers, which continue to rear its ugly head despite several high-level commitments to redress it.
The EAC partner states had agreed in December last year to make trade between them and with other countries cheaper, faster and more straightforward to boost economic integration in East Africa.
This was during an EAC ministers' meeting in Nairobi, Kenya where they pledged to implement trade facilitation reforms including tackling the problem of "non-tariff barriers" to hinder intra-regional trade through mechanisms other than the simple imposition of tariffs.
That is the crux of the matter and we see a political will from the summit to build on the progress in tackling the problem through available mechanisms within the community.


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Our company owner, Daniel Donaworth, has been in the industry for more than 10 years. He has done repair work for some of the biggest names in the aviation business. He has likewise worked in the auto industry before establishing our company in 2015 located in Williamsburg, Ohio.
Dan's Custom Machining LLC. is a world-class manufacturer of precision machined and fabricated components and assemblies that meet and exceed customers' specifications.
Our mission, as a team, is to supply superior quality materials with fast turnaround times. To ensure that we continue to exceed our customers' expectations, we drive continuous improvement in all our processes. We are continually investing in our equipment, processes, people, and facilities.
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I joined Tucker Carlson Tonight again Thursday night, December 28, 2017, on Fox News! Guest host Brian Kilmeade grilled me over Vanity Fair's apology for their Hillary Clinton end of year humor video suggesting Secretary Clinton find hobbies and not run again.
I say Vanity Fair made a smart business decision apologizing. Some of their subscribers were angry, and it is easy to apology to make peace. We want more peace, right?
I had a mic drop completion going after President Business, er Trump. Why is he attacking the American business Vanity Fair instead of focusing on the Russia, Turkey, Iran situation in the Middle East?
Take a look at the clip below and share your thoughts!
From my family to yours: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
May this holiday season plant the seeds of peace. May your journey lead you to love yourself and others. And may your year lead you to joy, health, and success!
And may God* bless you and your loved ones!
*or no God, or gods, or however you believe.
P.S. Please don't just remember those less fortunate than you. Actions speak louder than words. Give love, give time, give food, give shelter, and give money to worthy causes.
I joined Tucker Carlson Tonight again Thursday night, December 21, 2017, on Fox News! Tucker wanted to mockingly revisit the story of trees allegedly planted for racist reasons along a golf course in Palm Springs, California.
My argument is focused on racist origins (the neighborhood came about because Palm Springs engaged in ethnic housing cleansing), the fire hazard of tamarisk trees, and the waste of the water in drought ravaged California.


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10 famous people who failed—and then bounced back
Learning from failure can actually be key to success. Check out our list of famous people who made huge changes from failure to success!
Success can seem like the most important thing in a world that rewards speed, progress, and gain. As a result, people are scared of failure. To a driven individual, failure is a sign that somewhere along the way, they made a grave error that kept them from reaching their goals.
Those who reach for the sky often follow the models of others who are already at the top. Looking towards what they did right and how they did it seems like a good idea—and the easiest way—to get ahead. Sometimes, this can lead to success; what worked once may work a second time. But it might just as well fail spectacularly.
While there are some clear practices that help you better tip the scales in your favor, there is no possible way to predict the positive outcome of any personal or business venture. Failure is just one of the calculated risks we have to take.
But what if our fear becomes so great that it keeps us from even trying? Hopefully this article will show you that failing doesn't have to be scary. We will share the stories of 10 famous people who failed ... and still went on to do amazing things.
Moving from failure to success
Studies have shown that people who are highly afraid of failing are much more likely to procrastinate. In contrast, those who show higher levels of autonomy and vitality more readily approach new tasks, no matter their fears for the future. Another interesting finding: if we feel competent enough to carry out a task, we do not procrastinate out of fear of failure. (We may still procrastinate for other reasons.)
[See our guide on How to get motivated when you feel like procrastinating.]
We here at Brainscape know all about turning failures into success. We've built our web and mobile flashcards app and dedicated our entire philosophy to helping people turn weaknesses into strengths. This is largely done by encouraging the persistence in learners: everyone CAN learn efficiently with the right mind set and tools. And we're here to guide you. Learn more about Brainscape's philosophy on our About page.
So, does the secret to avoiding failure lie in only doing what we do and know best? There is no right answer to this question because it is in fact the wrong question to ask. What we should ask ourselves is this: Why should we be afraid of failure?
Many guides today want to show us the road to success. But for any "How to be Rich/Successful/Best" advice in books and on the Internet, there are also plenty of people who experienced the opposite end of success and lived to tell the tale. The Road to Success is Paved with Failure is just one example: it lists the mishaps and failures of the rich and famous and how they overcame their misfortunes. Many public figures we know today as great and successful in fact failed spectacularly at one point or another in their lives.
We've put together a list of some of the most famous examples of people who bounced back from early failures.
10 Famous people who failed
1. Abraham Lincoln
While today he is remembered as one of the greatest leaders of the United States, Lincoln's life wasn't so easy. In his youth he went to war a captain and returned a private (if you're not familiar with military ranks, just know that private is as low as it gets). Lincoln didn't stop there, however. He started numerous failed businesses, went bankrupt twice, and was defeated in 26 campaigns he made for public office.
2. J. K. Rowling
Rowling may be rolling in a lot of Harry Potter dough today, but before she published the series of novels, she was nearly penniless, severely depressed, divorced, and trying to raise a child on her own while attending school and writing a novel. Through hard work and determination (and a great book idea!), Rowling eventually went from depending on welfare to survive to being one of the richest women in the world in a span of only five years.
3. Ludwig van Beethoven
In his formative years, young Beethoven was incredibly awkward on the violin and was often so busy working on his own compositions that he neglected to practice. Despite his love of composition, his teachers felt he was hopeless at it and would never succeed with the violin or in composing. In fact, his music teacher told his parents he was too stupid to be a music composer.
4. Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan overcame failure to become one of the most successful basketball players of all time.
It's hard to believe that the man commonly lauded as the best basketball player of all time was actually cut from his high school basketball team. Luckily, Jordan didn't let this setback stop him from playing the game, and as he once stated in a famous ad, "I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game-winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
5. Stephen King
His first book, the iconic thriller Carrie, received 30 rejections, finally causing King to give up and throw it in the trash. His wife fished it out and encouraged him to resubmit it, and the rest is history, with King now having hundreds of books published and the distinction of being one of the best-selling authors of all time.
6. Fred Astaire
In his first screen test, the testing director of MGM noted that Astaire "Can't act. Can't sing. Slightly bald. Not handsome. Can dance a little." Astaire went on to become an incredibly successful actor/singer/dancer and kept that note in his Beverly Hills home to remind him of where he came from.
7. Charles Darwin
Chastised by his father for being lazy and too dreamy, Darwin himself once wrote that his father and teachers considered him rather below the common standard of intellect. When Darwin first presented his research on evolution, it was met with little enthusiasm. He continued to work on his theory of evolution when all of his colleagues called him a fool and said what he was doing "a fool's experiment."
8. Steven Spielberg
While today Spielberg's name is synonymous with big-budget blockbusters and critically acclaimed films alike, he was rejected from the USC's School of Theater, Film, and Television three times. He eventually attended school at another location, only to drop out to become a director before finishing. 35 years after starting his degree, Spielberg returned to school in 2002 to finally complete his work and earn his BA.
9. Vincent Van Gogh
During his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only one painting, and this was to a friend and only for a very small amount of money. While Van Gogh was never a success during his life, he plugged on with painting, sometimes starving to complete his over 800 known works. Today, some are worth hundreds of millions of dollars each.
Although she is now worth billions and adored by millions of fans thanks to her popular talk show and media empire, Winfrey was actually fired from her first TV job as one of the 6 pm news anchors for Baltimore's WJZ-TV.
How do you channel failure into success?
If we look at all these stories of famous people who failed, we see a common theme: persistence and motivation. It's not easy to pick yourself up after a failure but it's definitely possible.
And we have good news: finding the motivation to keep fighting, to keep working, to keep studying is something in your control. We at Brainscape thoroughly believe that with the methods, anyone can find the motivation to persist.
With the right motivation, anything is achievable.
In fact, Brainscape has created a guide on how you can even build your willpower like a warrior. We dive into why it's so hard to find the motivation to study and how manipulate yourself into making smarter decisions today for a better you tomorrow.
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Microsoft Seeks Innovative Technologies
By Aaron Hemsworth
Microsoft's urgency
Microsoft (MSFT) wants to expand its innovation in the field of AI, blockchain, IoT (Internet of Things), and data analytics. The evolution of high-speed 4G Internet service and shifting workloads from on-premise to the cloud platform by most of the organization has increased the demand. Connected devices' growth is creating more opportunities for Microsoft.
According to the IDC's research report, the spending in IoT will likely grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 13.6% between 2017 and 2022 to reach $1.2 trillion. The report suggests that the consumer sector could witness the highest CAGR growth of 19%.
During the same period, the research firm also projected that worldwide blockchain spending will expand at a CAGR of 73.2% to $11.7 billion. In fiscal 2018, the spending in the blockchain business will likely reach $1.5 billion—up 100% year-over-year.
In order to tap the growing market, Microsoft needs to pick up the pace compared to its peers like IBM (IBM) and other tech firms. IBM has already gained traction in the blockchain market. IBM's Watson AI platform is also winning many contracts for the company.
What steps have been taken?
In order to remain competitive and accelerate its innovative product portfolios, Microsoft continues to acquire many startup firms like Bonsai and Semantic. Microsoft has also formed a strategic alliance with Qualcomm (QCOM), Intel (INTC), and C3 to deploy IoT and AI technologies. Microsoft decided to invest ~$5 billion in IoT solutions for five years. In the last five years, the company has spent nearly $59 billion in R&D (research and development). In the above chart, you can see the R&D trend in the last five years, which grew at a CAGR of 5.7%. Implementing these policies might help Microsoft remain competitive in the market.
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The Bureau of Reclamation is launching a new prize competition that is seeking improved methods to sample and monitor for pathogens, specifically viruses, in order to help with indirect and direct reuse of wastewater. Solutions sought through this prize competition must improve on the current state of the technology for virus monitoring.
Reclamation is the seeker on this competition and Xylem, Inc. is a co-sponsor, contributing to all aspects, including the prize purse. The Environmental Protection Agency and The Water Reuse Foundation are collaborating on various aspects of this competition.
To learn more, please visit the challenge website at: https://www.usbr.gov/research/challenges/pathogen.html.


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"""
Wrapper around the Android device abstraction from src/build/android.
"""

import logging
import os
import sys
import re

BASE_DIR = os.path.normpath(
    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', '..', '..'))
ANDROID_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'build', 'android')
DEVICE_DIR = '/data/local/tmp/v8/'

class TimeoutException(Exception):
  def __init__(self, timeout, output=None):
    self.timeout = timeout
    self.output = output

class CommandFailedException(Exception):
  def __init__(self, status, output):
    self.status = status
    self.output = output

class _Driver(object):
  """Helper class to execute shell commands on an Android device."""
  def __init__(self, device=None):
    assert os.path.exists(ANDROID_DIR)
    sys.path.insert(0, ANDROID_DIR)

    # We import the dependencies only on demand, so that this file can be
    # imported unconditionally.
    import devil_chromium
    from devil.android import device_errors  # pylint: disable=import-error
    from devil.android import device_utils  # pylint: disable=import-error
    from devil.android.perf import cache_control  # pylint: disable=import-error
    from devil.android.perf import perf_control  # pylint: disable=import-error
    global cache_control
    global device_errors
    global perf_control

    devil_chromium.Initialize()

    # Find specified device or a single attached device if none was specified.
    # In case none or multiple devices are attached, this raises an exception.
    self.device = device_utils.DeviceUtils.HealthyDevices(
        retries=5, enable_usb_resets=True, device_arg=device)[0]

    # This remembers what we have already pushed to the device.
    self.pushed = set()

  def tear_down(self):
    """Clean up files after running all tests."""
    self.device.RemovePath(DEVICE_DIR, force=True, recursive=True)

  def push_file(self, host_dir, file_name, target_rel='.',
                skip_if_missing=False):
    """Push a single file to the device (cached).

    Args:
      host_dir: Absolute parent directory of the file to push.
      file_name: Name of the file to push.
      target_rel: Parent directory of the target location on the device
          (relative to the device's base dir for testing).
      skip_if_missing: Keeps silent about missing files when set. Otherwise logs
          error.
    """
    # TODO(sergiyb): Implement this method using self.device.PushChangedFiles to
    # avoid accessing low-level self.device.adb.
    file_on_host = os.path.join(host_dir, file_name)

    # Only push files not yet pushed in one execution.
    if file_on_host in self.pushed:
      return

    file_on_device_tmp = os.path.join(DEVICE_DIR, '_tmp_', file_name)
    file_on_device = os.path.join(DEVICE_DIR, target_rel, file_name)
    folder_on_device = os.path.dirname(file_on_device)

    # Only attempt to push files that exist.
    if not os.path.exists(file_on_host):
      if not skip_if_missing:
        logging.critical('Missing file on host: %s' % file_on_host)
      return

    # Work-around for 'text file busy' errors. Push the files to a temporary
    # location and then copy them with a shell command.
    output = self.device.adb.Push(file_on_host, file_on_device_tmp)
    # Success looks like this: '3035 KB/s (12512056 bytes in 4.025s)'.
    # Errors look like this: 'failed to copy  ... '.
    if output and not re.search('^[0-9]', output.splitlines()[-1]):
      logging.critical('PUSH FAILED: ' + output)
    self.device.adb.Shell('mkdir -p %s' % folder_on_device)
    self.device.adb.Shell('cp %s %s' % (file_on_device_tmp, file_on_device))
    self.pushed.add(file_on_host)

  def push_executable(self, shell_dir, target_dir, binary):
    """Push files required to run a V8 executable.

    Args:
      shell_dir: Absolute parent directory of the executable on the host.
      target_dir: Parent directory of the executable on the device (relative to
          devices' base dir for testing).
      binary: Name of the binary to push.
    """
    self.push_file(shell_dir, binary, target_dir)

    # Push external startup data. Backwards compatible for revisions where
    # these files didn't exist. Or for bots that don't produce these files.
    self.push_file(
        shell_dir,
        'natives_blob.bin',
        target_dir,
        skip_if_missing=True,
    )
    self.push_file(
        shell_dir,
        'snapshot_blob.bin',
        target_dir,
        skip_if_missing=True,
    )
    self.push_file(
        shell_dir,
        'snapshot_blob_trusted.bin',
        target_dir,
        skip_if_missing=True,
    )
    self.push_file(
        shell_dir,
        'icudtl.dat',
        target_dir,
        skip_if_missing=True,
    )

  def run(self, target_dir, binary, args, rel_path, timeout, env=None,
          logcat_file=False):
    """Execute a command on the device's shell.

    Args:
      target_dir: Parent directory of the executable on the device (relative to
          devices' base dir for testing).
      binary: Name of the binary.
      args: List of arguments to pass to the binary.
      rel_path: Relative path on device to use as CWD.
      timeout: Timeout in seconds.
      env: The environment variables with which the command should be run.
      logcat_file: File into which to stream adb logcat log.
    """
    binary_on_device = os.path.join(DEVICE_DIR, target_dir, binary)
    cmd = [binary_on_device] + args
    def run_inner():
      try:
        output = self.device.RunShellCommand(
            cmd,
            cwd=os.path.join(DEVICE_DIR, rel_path),
            check_return=True,
            env=env,
            timeout=timeout,
            retries=0,
        )
        return '\n'.join(output)
      except device_errors.AdbCommandFailedError as e:
        raise CommandFailedException(e.status, e.output)
      except device_errors.CommandTimeoutError as e:
        raise TimeoutException(timeout, e.output)

    if logcat_file:
      with self.device.GetLogcatMonitor(output_file=logcat_file) as logmon:
        result = run_inner()
      logmon.Close()
      return result
    else:
      return run_inner()

  def drop_ram_caches(self):
    """Drop ran caches on device."""
    cache = cache_control.CacheControl(self.device)
    cache.DropRamCaches()

  def set_high_perf_mode(self):
    """Set device into high performance mode."""
    perf = perf_control.PerfControl(self.device)
    perf.SetHighPerfMode()

  def set_default_perf_mode(self):
    """Set device into default performance mode."""
    perf = perf_control.PerfControl(self.device)
    perf.SetDefaultPerfMode()

_ANDROID_DRIVER = None
def android_driver(device=None):
  """Singleton access method to the driver class."""
  global _ANDROID_DRIVER
  if not _ANDROID_DRIVER:
    _ANDROID_DRIVER = _Driver(device)
  return _ANDROID_DRIVER


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Today in history: Kotoko, African Champions
On 11 December, 1983 (Exactly 36 years ago today), Kumasi Asante Kotoko defeated Al Ahly of Egypt by a goal to nil to become champions of the Africa Clubs Champions Cup. The first leg in Cairo ended goalless.
Sunday, 12 December 1982 at the Kumasi Sports stadium, and Sunday, 11 December 1983 at the same venue show two contrasting scenes. Indeed no two scenes can be so dissimilar.
Sunday, 12 December 1982, a sullen, ill tempered crowd streaking out of the Kumasi Sports stadium. Asante Kotoko had failed to lift the Africa Cup of Champions Clubs trophy, losing to Egyptian giants Al Ahly.
Sunday, December 11, 1983 a hysterically jubilant crowd singing to the praises of the Almighty God and to the gods of Ghana.
Asante Kotoko had turned the night of Sunday December 12, 1982 into the day of Sunday, December 11, 1983.
Al Ahly of Egypt, had been dethroned and Asante Kotoko had become the occupants of the coveted continental throne.
There was little between the two highly polished sides until the 21st minute when Egyptian central defender Saleh in an attempt to clear a midfield lob handled and the ball went straight to winger Bannerman.
Algerian referee Hansal gave the advantage by waving play on and as the nimble winger raced with the ball glue to his feet towards the far corner little did any one expect anything good out of it.
But it happened. An intelligent cross was not within the reach of three Egyptian defenders rushing back to defend. But then striker Opoku Nti who had an unusual passive performance, showed the extent to which the champions still rely on him for goal scoring by stretching and shooting past goalkeeper Thabet El -Batal.
The milling crowd at the stadium with about almost the same number who just hang around behind the stadium could not help surging onto the field when the Algerian referee blew his last whistle to mark the end of the tension packed match.
They surged forward and backward in sheer ecstacy as they sang around without actually knowing what they were doing.
In fact the jubilation was so great and emotional that even the security personnel looked on helpless while the crowd did whatever they wanted in the arena.
It took quite sometime before the Kotoko players could be escorted to the dais to receive the trophy from Mrs. Anaa Ennin, Member of the PNDC who represented PNDC Chairman Flt. Lt. J.J. Rawlings and assisted by Mr. T.Y. Tessema, President of CAF.
The victory immediately set the city of Kumasi and its outlying villages ablaze with wild jubilation. The streets were filled with jubilant crowds.
At the stadium it took a hell of time before the Kotoko players could be driven out as fans besieged their bus to catch a glimpse of all the players who had made them proud while they cheered the beaten Egyptians as they left the stadium.
HISTORY MAKERS
Asante Kotoko's recapture of the African Cup on December 11, 1983 was truly historic. Why, it was the first time such a feat had been achieved by a Ghanaian club at home– they were the only Ghanaian to have won the Cup at that time.
But the real makers of history are coach Sunday Ibrahim, captain Papa Arko and Chairman Yaw Bawuah.
Sunday who was voted African footballer of the year in 1971 was the chap who captained Kotoko to win the cup for the first time ever in Kinshasa in January 1971(1970 final) and for him to have come back twelve years later as a coach to win the cup again in his first year as full time coach, makes him a hero.
With the able assistance of his 1971 triumphant African Cup colleague and friend, Malik Jabir, and the full backing of the Bawuah administration, Sunday set down to work. It wasn't easy.. mistakes were made, disagreements arose sometimes, failure and frustration stared Sunday and his team in the face.
But they never gave up …they persevered in the face of adversity and sometimes downright provocation.
And look at captain Papa Arko, easily the youngest player to captain Kotoko. He took over as acting captain following Opoku Afriyie's 'forced' retirement.
In the midst of controversy and furore, the midfield dynamo rallied the playing body around himself and the management thus braving several nasty storms.
It was in appreciation of this that later in the year he was confirmed captain of the side. Retaining the league trophy in his first year as captain was no mean an achievement but winning the continental honours at the same time put him among soccer's immortals.
Then was the club boss Yaw Bawuah, the first chairman to take Kotoko to the finals of Africa Cup in his first year and winning it in his second.
In 1982, Bawuah then a keen follower of the club was appointed Executive Chairman of Kotoko, a post Mr Simms Mensah had just relinquished after a four year term.
Mr Bawuah assumed the rather tough task of leading one of the greatest clubs in the country and indeed Africa with youthful dynamism and infectious enthusiasm.
It wasn't all rosy; with impediments placed in his way both from within and outside the camp. Bawuah's administration moved on rather jerkily. That the club failed to win the Africa Cup in his first year in office failed to dampen his enthusiasm.
If anything, that closed shave inspired him and his close associates to work even harder
Treading where even angels fear to tread, Yaw Bawuah took some controversial yet bold decisions. He reshuffled his management, dropping a few key members and committing near heresy by retiring the club's captain and leading figure.. Opoku Afriyie ..and thus inviting the fury and wrath of certain sections of the club's followers and the sporting press.
Yet, he never relented. Infact, he took one of the wisest decisions by appointing Assad Mallah as Special Adviser and Chief trouble shooter who at the crucial stages of the Africa Cup campaign calmed the rough waters to pave the way for success of which all Kotoko supporters are all proud now.
Kotoko won their first Africa Clubs Champions Cup in 1970 and added that of 1983. To date Kotoko has not been able to repeat this feat again.
Kotoko Line-up: Joe Carr, Ernest Apau, Kwasi Appiah, Seth Ampadu, Addai Kyenkyenhene, Yahya Kasimu, John Bannerman, Papa Arko(Cap), Ebo Mends , Opoku Nti, Isaac Afranie
Subs: Albert Asaase , Francis Agyemang, Akye Erzuah, Ahmed Rockson, Karim Abdul Zito, Akwetey Quaye (Joe Tex)
Coach: Ibrahim Sunday
Team Manager/ Assistant coach: Malik Jabir.
Masseur: Omono Asamoah
Chairman: Yaw Bawuah
Chairman of African Cup Planning Committee :Assad Mallah
Al Ahly Line Up: Thabet El-Batal / Hossam El-Badry / Maher Hammam / Mahmoud Saleh / Osama Orabi / Mohamed Amer / Magdi Abdel Ghani / Taher Abouzaid / Moustafa Abdou / Mahmoud El-Khateeb / Zakaria Nasef / Khaled Gadallah
On this day 11 December 2008(Exactly 11 years ago today) Joseph Agbeko earned a 12-round majority decision over William Gonzalez to retain his International Boxing Federation world bantamweight title at the Prudential Center, New Jersey, US.
The victory enabled Agbeko, a native of Ghana fighting out of the Bronx, to improve his career record to 26-1 with 22 knockouts. Gonzalez, from Managua, Nicaragua, fell to 21-3 overall.
Agbeko took command of the fight from the opening seconds, landing a straight right that stunned and briefly buckled the challenger.
Judge Tom Kaczmarek scored the fight even at 114-114, while Lawrence Layton and Larry Doggette both scored it 116-112 in favor of the champion.
"I thought I deserved a unanimous decision," Agbeko said. "He gave me good competition, but I clearly beat him. He was a tough fighter, but I was better tonight."
Gonzalez scored in the fifth round with a left that stunned Agbeko. The champion responded in the sixth with a series of right hands that cut the nose and right eye of Gonzalez.
Gonzalez rallied in the 10th round with a series of short lefts, but Agbeko won the last two rounds on all three cards.
Bout Summary
Location: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Judge: Tom Kaczmarek 114-114
Judge: Larry Layton 116-112
Judge: Larry Doggett 116-112
Referee: Albert Earl Brown
Blows by Versus: Agbeko 287/815 39%, Gonzalez 299/915 33%. Both boxers used power blows with few jabs.
On this day 11 December 1981(Exactly 38 years ago today) In his 61st and last fight, Muhammad Ali lost to Trevor Berbick by unanimous decision at Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas
Ali said he wanted to fight WBA heavyweight champion Mike Weaver. "I should beat Berbick easy just moving and sticking," he said. "Then I'll beat Weaver, and then I'll probably quit. To beat Weaver at age 40 and be champion a fourth time and then retire would be all right."
Berbick entered the fight as the Canadian and Commonwealth heavyweight champion, as well as the WBA's fourth-ranked heavyweight contender.
The fight was actually close for seven rounds, with Berbick missing enough to make it competitive and interesting. Ali jabbed and delivered his harmless rights, and Berbick tattooed Ali's ribs when the three-time champion tried to hold on.
But over the last three rounds, Berbick dominated, causing one to wonder what would have happened to Ali had he been in with a truly exceptional fighter. Larry Holmes demolished Ali and marked his once unblemished face even though he tempered his fight plan with underlying caution and unnecessary respect.
Berbick, not one-fifth the fighter Holmes is, walked right through Ali yet couldn't drive in a single telling blow.
The decision was unanimous. Judge Alonzo Butler of the Bahamas scored it 97-94 for Berbick, and judges Clyde Gray of Canada and Jay Edson of Florida agreed, both voting 99-94. International Boxing had it a bit closer, tabbing Berbick the winner, 96-94."
Post-Fight Quotes
Trevor Berbick: "Early on, I was hitting him on the chin to try to take him out of his misery. I didn't want to hurt him. I just wanted to throw enough punches to win. I made the fight. If not for me, there wouldn't have been a fight. It would have been a waltz."
Muhammad Ali: "I think I'm too old. I was slow. I was weak. Nothing but Father Time. The things I wanted to do, I couldn't do. I was doing my best. I did good for a 39-year-old. I think I'm finished. I know it's the end. I'm not crazy. After Holmes, I had excuses. I was too light. Didn't breathe right. No excuses this time. I'm happy. I'm still pretty. I could have a black eye. Broken teeth. Split lips. I think I came out all right for an old man."
By the end of his boxing career Ali had absorbed 200,000 hits.


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On Monday, July 21st, Judge Rosemary Collyer for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the Canadian government and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to pay a Winston-Salem company over $19 million in damages for breaching a contract arising out of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The plaintiff, Cruise Connections Charter Management, Inc. (Cruise Connections), entered into a contract with the RCMP to provide cruise ships as floating hotels for security personnel during the games. Judge Collyer concluded the RCMP breached the contract on September 26, 2008, and then formally terminated it on November 17, 2008 by declaring default. Cruise Connections is represented by Strauch Green & Mistretta, P.C., and the trial team consisted of Jack Strauch, Stan Green, and Jessie Fontenot.
In the buildup to the Winter Olympics, the Canadian government was faced with a dilemma: it needed to bring in additional security personnel for the Games to protect the thousands of visitors and athletes, but there was a shortage of hotel rooms in the city. The government decided it could solve its housing shortage by using cruise ships, which would be anchored at Vancouver's Ballentyne Pier. The government began a competitive bidding process in 2008 to find a broker who could secure the ships. Cruise Connections won the contract and began negotiating with multiple cruise lines, including Holland America and Royal Caribbean. After months of work and planning, the government terminated the contract amid a dispute over who was responsible for paying a potentially large sum of government taxes while the ships were anchored at the pier.
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