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· Kenneth Crowder ~ Fighting Is Easy; Life Is Hard
Few fighters make their professional MMA debuts and become overnight sensations, especially those that do not have collegiate championships, gold medals, or famous lineages. However, Kenneth "Pit" Crowder has done just that. A few short weeks removed from his first professional fight, the video of him elbowing his opponent's ear halfway across the cage has spread like a wild fire. MMA Spot's Andrew Yount sat down with the Team Arrichion product in order to get to know more about the man behind the highlight.
After an impressive, but brief, amateur career flyweight Kenneth "Pit" Crowder made his professional debut in January. As Crowder stood waiting to hear the final scores, he looked as though he was still waiting for the fight to start. His breathing was slow, not a drop of sweat anywhere, and he looked as though he had just awaken from a nap. His opponent on the other hand, drenched in blood and sweat, was exhausted and waiting to be pieced back together by the ringside physician.
That scene was a paradigm for how Crowder has found his way into MMA and on to stardom.
Born and raised in Charlotte, N.C., fighting became second nature for the diminutive Crowder. It wasn't punches and kicks that he had to defend against, but becoming another tragic story of adolescence lost. From a young age Kenneth, his brothers Keith, Kelvin, Kaison, and Kendall, as well as his sister Ki'Brittany had to face an almost unbeatable opponent.
"Growing up for me was pretty hard. My parents got hooked on drugs when I was very young. Luckily my great aunt and uncle, Dorothy and Samuel Smith, took my five siblings and me in to care for us and keep us together. I'm so grateful for them. Even though times were hard, its hard times that mold you as a person."
An underdog from then on out, Crowder could have gone the path of so many others, but rather than fold to the pressures of a tough childhood, he fought. "Through high school I tried to keep a busy schedule to keep out of trouble. Between wrestling, playing football and running track I had a busy regimen. Education wise, after high school I attended Brookestone College of Business and Management. At Brookestone I majored in accounting systems and technology. The school did not have athletic teams, so one Saturday I went and tried out for a semi-pro football team [Carolina Falcons]. I made the team as starting running back and kick returner. With school and football I stayed busy."
Crowder's desire to compete in combat sports had not waned while in college, but he knew that a continued career in wrestling was not likely. "My dad was a wrestler, so I just followed in his footsteps. Coming from a wrestling background if you're not in the Olympic trials the next best thing is MMA. But I know for a fact I would not be doing MMA if it wasn't for Clay Reynolds. I always thought I was too small. We got in touch on Facebook and he asked what I was weighing at the time which was 155, the next message I received was when the next practice was and to be there. I've been training ever since."
"When I first started training Clay sat me down and made me write out my goals for myself and becoming a pro-fighter was one of my top goals. So I set out to become a pro-fighter. But how fast that happened [was] determined on how hard I worked towards it."
Sticking to how he had done everything in his life to that point, Crowder would not let his size, position in life or the pressure to perform at a high level hold him back from achieving excellence.
"So far, everything from my amateur run to my recent pro debut has been a learning experience for me. Even though I have a couple of fights under my belt I am still young and have a lot to learn in the MMA game. As far as stress and pressure I can't say that either one of those hits me at any time. I guess because the training and fighting is easy, it's life that's hard. You can say I have an underdog chip on my shoulders so I live for proving people wrong. As for my size, every MMA site that I am on I am listed as 5' 3", but I'm still waiting on my growth spurt, but for now I'll take 5' 3"."
As for his recent professional debut, the video of his coming out party has gone viral and made it's way across the MMA landscape, drawing astonished comments from fans in comments sections everywhere. But how does "Pit" recall the now infamous ear-splitting highlight, "Well, I landed a clean elbow to the side of my opponents head and the next thing I know the ref stopped me and his corner men entered the cage to try and stop the bleeding. One thing I know, it was from a left elbow thrown by me, definitely."
Rather than basking in the glow of the highlight reel or kicking back satisfied with reaching one of goals, Crowder quickly moves the conversation toward what he did wrong and where his next goal lies.
"After watching the video I saw a couple spots where I should have finished the fight. After every fight I take away something, whether it is gaining experience or watching the mistakes I made and correcting them. My ultimate goal as a young fighter is to reach the UFC. I know, with that being said, I will have to bust my butt. I know I'm going to have to pay my dues and I'm willing to do that and more to showcase my skills on the big stage."
As for how the heavily muscled fighter is able to make the flyweight limit of 125 pounds he contends that the weight cut is smoother for him than many that struggle to get down to that weight and stay healthy. "The cut to 125 isn't hard due to the fact that I train six times a week with multiple times a day. That's not even including my hot yoga classes. Therefore it was really just putting forth the extra effort to get down to 125. I cut anywhere from 20-25 pounds and by the night of the fight I am between 145 and 150 or maybe even a little more."
Unlike many athletes that cut a great amount of weight prior to a fight, Crowder seems to handle the cuts with ease. He barely broke a sweat during his three-round affair with Tyner and looked as though he had just awaken from a nap when the final scores were read in that fight. Crowder explains his phenomenal shape, saying, "As far as my cardio goes I feel that I'm in great shape. Primarily because of my Arrichion Circuit Training—and from wrestling practice to running long distance during the week. When it comes down to my cardio that will never be an issue. Clay Reynolds will make sure of that."
As with any young fighter, Crowder knows he still has lots of holes to fill and improving to do. Fortunately for him, his wrestling and strength are good enough to conceal those shortcomings for the time being, but he knows its only a matter of time before he will be tested. "I think my development in other areas is coming along very well. In my past fights I haven't exactly been put in the situation where I had to rely on anything else. I know the day is going to come where I will need something else. Therefore I'm in the gym working, wrestling, striking, and even my BJJ. Just to be prepared for it all."
One commentator that has watched Crowder come through the amateur ranks, and make a successful pro debut, says that he is as impressed with Kenneth's striking defense and ability to move as he is with his wrestling. When Crowder hears this he says, "It's something that my team and I spend a lot of time on. When we're warming up for practice we spend a lot of time on foot work to avoid punches and take downs. So all I'm really doing is using footwork and reacting."
But at a generous 5' 3" there will be opponents that will eventually test the chin of this rising star, and it appears that Crowder has a plan already in place for when that does come to fruition. "I have it set in my mind that I just may have to take a punch or two just to be able to do some damage and I'm fine with that. As far as coming up with a style, I haven't. I do watch film on people like Sean Sherk, and Frank Edgar. Just to see what tactics they use to get 'inside' only because they have a height disadvantage in their weight class as well."
Crowder is one of the first of a promising crop of fighters coming out of Arrichion Fighting Systems in Charlotte to turn professional. Whether he sees himself as a leader or not he is setting the stage for nearly a dozen young guys that will be looking to follow in his footsteps into careers in MMA. "I would like to consider myself a leader but when you're on a team that consists of young hungry fighters it's hard to pick one leader out of the bunch, just because each one knows what they have to do to be successful in the game of MMA. Each fighter is in the gym day in and day out to better their craft. As of now I'm just looking forward to taking advantage of the resources. I have to improve my abilities all around as a fighter and enjoy it while I do so."
One question that every young fighter has to face is the obligatory "The Ultimate Fighter" question. To that, Crowder offers, "I would definitely do an edition of "The Ultimate Fighter." That would give me a chance to fight different styles from all over." But what about potential UFC championship caliber coaches, he answers, "A few guys I would enjoy training with and gaining some experience from would be Frank Edgar, Clay Guida, B.J. Penn, or Sean Sherk. That's just a few, but my top choices."
Throughout the conversation, it became evident that Crowder has tremendous amounts of respect for the people that have supported him or showed him that he can be whatever he set his mind to. Through those influences the up-and-coming flyweight has learned to carry and humble himself knowing that there are so many people that have invested so much into him, not only as a fighter, but as a person.
"When it comes down to heroes I have quite a few people that I will consider my heroes. I would have to say all the adults that playe d a part in my life when I was younger and even now. I would say my great aunt and uncle Dorothy and Samuel Smith, also the guys at my barber shop where I've been going since I was a young kid: Wayne, Early, Joe, John, and Chris. My little brother Keith, as well, who I looked up to considering the fact that he has worked hard to come out on top even when his back was against the wall. I have to say my dad and stepmom also. Last, but not least, the Reynolds family, who have done more than just train me to become a good wrestler and MMA fighter. They have done so much for me that I can never repay them no matter how much I tried. That pretty much does it for my personal heroes. I don't really look up to too many celebrities, unless you're talking Peyton Manning, Frankie Edgar, or Floyd Maywhether."
The Mayweather and Edgar influences are almost obvious based on their sports, size, and championship accomplishments, but what does this former running back turned mixed martial arts fighter take away from an NFL quarterback? Crowder explains, "He carries himself so well as a professional athlete. Coming up in today's modern sports world it's rare that you see that out if athletes. Also when it's game time you hardly ever see him crack under pressure. He also has a poker face that can compete with the best"
The best? Only time will tell where Kenneth "Pit" Crowder will end up. Will he be the best? Will he reach his goal of fighting on pay-per-view? The future is unknown for the flyweight, but —and with full pun intended—we'll be keeping our ears out for his name in the months to come.
Kenneth Crowder would like to thank: "My sponsors Tyber Creek Pub and Koko Design. My teammates at Arrichion and everyone that supports us. My hot yoga instructor Quinn Reynolds. My trainers and friends; Clay Reynolds, Ty Reynolds, and Anthony Dunbar. I can't forget all the young wrestlers that I train with like Parker Von Egidy, and Garrison White."
To keep in touch with Kenneth Crowder:
Facebook - Kenneth Crowder
Twitter - Kenneth Crowder
Team Arrichion
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Bronze statue of ballerina Marjorie Tallchief stolen from Tulsa Historical Society
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By FOX23.com News Staff
April 30, 2022 at 3:53 pm CDT
TULSA, Okla. — A bronze statue of ballerina Marjorie Tallchief was stolen from the Tulsa Historical Society & Museum on Friday, the museum said.
The museum is working with the Tulsa Police Department but are also asking the public for help. You can contact the museum at ths@tulsahistory.org, 918-712-9484, or contact the police directly.
Museum officials said they don't know why someone would steal the state from the Vintage Garden.
The Vintage Garden includes bronze depictions of Oklahoma's renowned American Indian ballerinas: Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, Moscelyne Larkin, Maria Tallchief, and Marjorie Tallchief. When these dancers began their careers, Europeans dominated ballet. These women, due to their talent, dedication and determination, went to the top of their field and brought recognition to Oklahoma and Native American artistry. Each sculpture depicts the ballerinas in the ballet she considered to be her signature piece.
The Five Moons were created by two local artists, Monte England and Gary Henson, according to the Tulsa Historical Society.
England worked on two sculptures before his death in 2005, at which time Henson completed the unfinished project. Henson was already well known as the point-up artist for "The Great Spirit" sculpture, located on the southeast corner of 21st and Peoria in Woodward Park. With the installation of the Five Moons on the northeast corner of 25th and Peoria, Henson's work will mark both the north and south perimeters of the Woodward Park corridor. Henson is a second generation sculptor and artist. His mother, Inez Running Rabbit, is an acclaimed painter and sculptor.

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Musings and Meditations
Excerpts and Reviews
Jess Lederman, Author
Jess Lederman
Sneak Preview: The Church on Misfit Row
These days I'm hard at work on The Church on Misfit Row, a novel set in Las Vegas in 1955. It was a city ruled by the mob, where tourists sipped "Atomic Cocktails" while gazing at mushroom clouds from the nuclear bomb tests being conducted nearby, and in more than a few pulpits, the "Prosperity Gospel" was all the rage…
On Prayer and the Silence of God
During the first fifty years of my life, the prayers of believers seemed to me merely pious nonsense offered up into the void. My late wife, Teri, had had a blissful faith as a child, but lost it in her teenage years. When she and I came into the Light and gave ourselves to Christ at about the age of fifty, we had to learn—or in her case, relearn—how to pray…
The Musical Inspiration for Hearts Set Free
From the victory song of Exodus 15 to the "new song" of Revelation 5, it's clear that man was meant to worship God through both music and words. How else to express the ineffable, the transcendent?
The Rose of Sharon
No epic would be complete without a tale of young lovers who must overcome great obstacles to be together, and mine is no exception…
The Larger Hope
Is it ever too late for a prodigal to turn toward home?
A Novel Inspired by George MacDonald
No one has had a greater influence on my life than the 19th-century Scottish minister, novelist, and poet George MacDonald. His writings—along with those of C.S. Lewis—were what the Lord used to lead me to Himself thirteen years ago.
Wrestling with Revelation
Several of the characters in my novel Hearts Set Free wrestle with difficult passages of Scripture, not out of a desire for intellectual understanding, but out of the urgent need to love God with all their heart, soul, strength, and mind…
The Opposite of Doubt
"Show me a man who says that he has never been beset by doubt," says one of the characters in my novel Hearts Set Free, "and I will show you a liar."
We're often reluctant to admit our religious doubts, and it's not hard to understand why. How will people look at us? After all, when I was an atheist, I never admitted to my friends that I sometimes questioned my belief in the ultimate meaninglessness of life, fearful of being mocked as a weak-minded sentimentalist!
We may not even want to acknowledge our doubts to ourselves…
On the Divinity of Insignificance
One time—back when I had a fast car and thoughts that raced for miles—I drove out to a desert place, looked up into a night sky drunk with stars and thought, God, what were you thinking when you placed us here?
Faith, Science, and the Glory of God
Christians should never be intimidated by atheists who claim that science disproves the Bible and who mock those who believe in God. But neither should they be intimidated by those who claim that theories such as the Big Bang are 'against the word of God,' and that embracing modern science will undermine one's faith…
Hearts Set Free
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Hearts Set Free: An epic tale of love, faith, and the glory of God's grace
By Jess Lederman


It's a link to some mock-ups and whatnot of what the Transformers will look like in the upcoming Michael Bay-directed live-action Transformers movie.
At some point I lost interest in Transformers. I'm not sure why. I always enjoyed fiddling with my Transformers toys as a kid (Optimus Prime was always my favorite), but as an adult I didn't have a particular nostalgia for the characters.
But, heck yeah... it's not like they don't have the CG down now to handle a cool transformation, so I'll pay $8 and see this movie. I wish they'd hire back the original voice actors from the cartoon for Optimus, Megatron, Starscream and Bumblebee.
RHPT loves the Transformers, so, by God, I'm going to post this for him.
And if you scroll down on this link, there's a pic of a guy with a Bumblebee prop.
Hey, Jim Parsons is in a new commercial for Stride gum.
Go to Stride's website to see Jim here.
Over at Cowgirl Funk, Maxwell has been considering the Haude Elementary Fifth Grade play. I didn't attend Haude in 5th grade, but Steanso did. And I remember him wandering around our house on Ella Blvd. humming the tunes to himself.
There may be a movie of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's life in the works.
So You Want to be a Superhero? has spun wildly out of control. Apparently by casting fairly decent people who grow to care about one another over the course of a program rather than trying to destroy one another, every elimination round is now filled with tears and hugs. With people in tights and capes. Kind of odd. Nonetheless, I am really digging the show and, despite a sad lack of Monkey Woman, I think they narrowed it down to the best three.
Did you see Fat Momma with the kids? She was really good.
And while this comic strip is rated "R" for language, it kind of reminds me of college. So enjoy.
RHPT asked about setting up a Friends of the League site. I don't want to do it, but if you guys want to do, it go nuts. What would you want on such a site, anyway?


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Propeller Island
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Diamond Details: 338 Round brilliant cut white diamonds, pave set, F color, VS2 clarity and excellent cut and brilliance, weighing 3.53 carats total.
Measurements: 33.5mm in length and 12.5mm at the widest point.
This luxurious pair of 18k white gold dangle earrings, designed in Italy, feature 338 round brilliant cut white diamonds, pave set, F color, VS2 clarity and excellent cut and brilliance, weighing 3.53 carats total.
These diamond dangle earrings contain post and push backs. These dangle earrings measure 33.5mm in length and 12.5mm at the widest point.


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Book 2 of the Dinah Harris Trilogy
By Julie Cave
The second book in this thrilling new fiction trilogy! After the deadly investigation into the Smithsonian murders, Dinah Harris is now facing a daily battle to keep her sobriety while struggling to form a new career from the ashes of her former job as an FBI agent. From the shadows will emerge a cunning and terrifying killer, who carefully and methodically will decide whose life has value to society and whose does not. Using her profiling and security skills as a private consultant based in Washington, DC, Dinah uncovers a connection to the shadowy world of neoeugenics, and those who publicly denounce the killings but privately support a much different view.
Against this backdrop, Dinah must come to terms with her own past, as those associated with the deepening mystery face their own personal demons, and struggle with the concept of God's inexhaustible grace and forgiveness. Old secrets are revealed, tragedies unearthed, and the devastating legacy of science without compassion is finally brought to light.


I had some Alison Glass and Carolyn Friedlander fabrics in various shades of purple lying around my sewing table and decided they needed to become a heart patchwork block. Teamed with a variety of low-volume fabrics, I think this Valentine's heart is sweet without being too sugary, if you know what I mean.
I made this entirely from 2″ scraps – it's a great way of using up all those small offcuts.
I have a PDF download that takes you through the construction of this block, if you'd like to make one/some yourself. It also has some tips on choosing your fabrics to make sure the plus-sign pattern comes out, and a couple of options to use multiple blocks to make larger quilts.
Sewing all the rows together is much quicker when you chain piece.
Here's how I do it: after laying out all my squares I label the first square in each row with a sticker and then stack each row, in order, into a pile. I then take the first two piles to my sewing machine. I sew the first row's first two squares together, then the second row's first two squares together (do not clip apart as you go, just feed both pairs through one after the other).
Then I can clip the first row's 2 squares free and feed them back through the machine to sew on the third square. Then clip the second row's 2 squares free and feed them back through the machine to sew on the third square. And it just goes on from there, alternating the rows and sewing each consecutive square to the row.
Don't have stickers? Use bits of paper with numbers written on them, pinned to your first squares.
Don't have paper? (whaaaa?) Use your phone to take a picture of the two stacks you're working on, no 1 on top, no 2 below. Refer to your picture whenever you get muddled about which row you have in your hand (and which stack you should be choosing your next square from).
When you've finished row 1 and row 2, move on to row 3 and row 4, then row 5 and row 6…..until you've finished them all.
As soon as my 6 year old saw this completed panel he declared it needed to become a patchwork cushion for his bed. Fair enough!
It's already in use and receiving a lot of love in our home.
You can get the PDF for this Patchwork Heart Panel by putting your name and email in the boxes within this post.
I have a new pattern to show you, called Starcrossed. It first appeared in Issue 83 of Australia's Quilters Companion magazine earlier this year.
Starcrossed is a throw sized quilt that comes in at 67.5″ x 67.5″.
The version you see here is made with Kona Storm (navy), Ash (grey) and some of Elizabeth Hartman's pretty Paintbox Basics in teal, mint (or aloe, as it's called) and yellow.
I also used an Elizabeth Hartman wideback to back this quilt. Stars on both sides!
The quilting pattern is a lovely swirling affair, quilted by Fiona Bell of The Quilting Fairy. She did such a wonderful job.
I'd also like to try this with solid colour stars (without the white square in the middle), just to see how that looks.
If you'd like a copy of the Starcrossed pattern, you can find the listing here in my shop.
Angie Wilson of Gnome Angel has written a book!
It's a ripper, as we like to say in Australia (meaning it's great) so you should get yourself a copy – either via Amazon* (US) or the Book Depository (the rest of the world). You can also find all sorts of good info on the book (including details on the International Swap) at the Fussy Cutters Club website.
Reading the book, I was definitely inspired to try several projects (Angie's advice makes fussy cutting achievable for anyone). I loved the idea of a rainbow of flying geese as seen in the Flock of Seagulls table runner project, but there was one problem – I don't use table runners!
The two tables in my house that can accommodate a runner (dining table and coffee table) are always being used for painting, Lego, matchbox cars, board games and colouring-in. A table runner would just be pushed aside for the majority of the day. So what to do?
My solution to this problem was to convert the table runner into a baby quilt. That way I would have a bright and beautiful quilt to give as a gift.
I made the table runner from scraps and had a lot of fun deciding on my colour order.
Once the table runner patchwork was made I used it as a central panel and extended it into a 39″ x 49-1/2″ baby quilt with disappearing nine patch blocks.
If you'd like to do the same, I've got a PDF download that explains how I made mine (you'll still need Angie's book to make the table runner panel – my instructions just cover making it large enough to be a quilt). Pop your details in below to receive the PDF.
I used a Denyse Schmidt fabric for the backing and quilted with wavy lines, guided by the patchwork.
I used a mix of teal offcuts to make the binding.
I think it makes for a fun, scrappy and colourful quilt!
I hope you get the chance to try some fussy cutting projects of your own!
Earlier this year I had a quilt pattern published in Issue 44 of Love Patchwork & Quilting.
I'm excited that this pattern has come home again to Bonjour Quilts.
The design is called Triangle Twist and it uses HSTs and log cabins to make a fun triangle-filled pattern.
This version was made with navy, peach, coral, grey and taupe/tan. The pale fabric reads as a white(ish) solid, but it actually has a tiny dotted scallop pattern all over. All of the fabrics are from Dear Stella.
The backing fabric is from Dear Stella's Foxtail Forest line by Rae Ritchie. It's just adorable.
Little forest critters having a party in a tree house. Does it get any better?
This is a lap sized quilt that measures 57″ x 68″. The fabric requirements are attached to the shop listing.
I had this quilt long-arm quilted by Kelly Elliott at the Quilt Machine. It's a bit of an abstract Art Deco-style design that blends in with all the angles of the quilt design.
You can find this pattern in the new Shop for US$9.
I hope you're enjoying your weekend – happy sewing!
This Scrap Fabric Embroidery Tutorial was first published on the Liberty of London Craft Blog in 2014. As it's no longer available there, I'm republishing here at Bonjour Quilts. Enjoy!
This appliqué-and-embroidery project offers a way showcase your favourite fabric scraps so that you can see and enjoy them every day.
Take your pencil and trace the inner circumference of your embroidery hoop onto paper. Using this template and your recurring shape of choice (in this case, one inspired by Moroccan tiles), sketch how you intend to fill your hoop space.
Once you've settled on a design, use your pencil to trace the required number of shapes onto the paper backing of your fusible adhesive. Be sure to use pencil as pen will melt and run under the iron. Once complete, cut the shapes apart into rough squares and then iron them onto the reverse side of your wrinkle-free fabric scraps, according to the adhesive's instructions. Once cool, you can cut the shapes out as per your pencil marks.
Use the water soluble pen to trace the inner circumference of your hoop onto your ironed linen. Remove the paper from your fabric shapes and arrange them on the linen as per your paper design.
Once you're happy with the layout iron them in place.
Embellish your fabric shapes with the embroidery stitches of your choice. This is not only decorative but helps to further secure your shapes to the linen. In this case I sewed along several of the edges of my shapes, and for my single red tile I carried the stitches out further onto the linen.
Once your stitching is complete, clean away the soluble pen circumference (I used a damp kitchen sponge). Give your piece an iron face-down on top of a towel (to prevent flattening your embroidery stitches). Then mount your linen in your hoop.
Your piece is ready for display as is, but if you'd like to wrap your frame as I have, you can find instructions for that over in this post (as well as how I like to finish the back of my hoops).
And there you have it – a beautiful piece of handwork to show off your favourite pieces of scrap fabric.


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Elongated diamond shaped pendant with stippling texture on chain. This necklace offers truly elegant style while still remaining comfortable and easy to wear. X Marks the Spot will add a very special touch to any outfit. Chain Length: 17.5", Pendant Length: 2 7/8".


The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) thanked a member of the public who had reported serious health and safety issues about a shop refurbishment in Manchester.
Mango, the chain of clothing stores, had hired Betcat International Limited to carry out alteration works at its Manchester store on Market Street. The contracting company provided an employee to act as site manager for the work, hiring subcontractors for the remainder of the duties on site.
The retail unit was to be completely refurbished with two new staircases, the removal of an existing staircase and the installation of a lift. After a member of the public had reported concerns to HSE, its inspectors paid a visit to the site of the store on 29th July last year. An inspection of the work area produced a number of violations of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Tower scaffolds had been erected without edge protection, while one of the structures was at an angle. Timber was being cut, producing large amounts of dust into the air and on surfaces. An extraction system should have been installed as part of PPE (personal protective equipment), but the contractors had failed to do so. Whilst the toilet facilities had been removed, no temporary arrangements had been made and no washing facilities had been provided.
The contractor was fined for two offences and ordered to pay costs. Two Improvement Notices were served, along with six Prohibition Notices. A representative of HSE said that serious injury or even death had been prevented by the actions of the concerned citizen.


For Immediate Release: Contact: Andrew Schlafly, Esq.
AUSTIN – This morning, May 7, 2013, Steven Hotze, M.D., held a news conference in the Lt. Governor's Press Conference Room to announce that he would be filing a federal lawsuit against the federal government. The suit, Hotze v. Sebelius, will seek to prevent the enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), known commonly as Obamacare, in Texas, asserting Constitutional objections that were not raised in the U.S.
Supreme Court's previous review of Obamacare.
There are two constitutional challenges presented by Hotze's lawsuit: 1) The lawsuit argues that Obamacare violates the Origination Clause in the U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 7, that requires revenue-raising bills to begin the U.S. House. The original bill began as a tax credit bill for veterans —not a revenue-raising bill. 2) The lawsuit claims that Obamacare violates the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by compelling employers to pay private insurance companies for health coverage.
Steven F. Hotze, M.D., is the founder and CEO of Hotze Health & Wellness Center, Physician's Preference and Hotze Pharmacy, all located in Houston, Texas. His management company, Braidwood Management, employs over 75 individuals who work for his enterprises.
Court, Southern District of Texas, in the Houston Division at 1 pm today.


According to their event page on Facebook, Tractor Supply will be hosting an Adoption Day on Saturday, August 25th. This will take place at their Bossier City location on Autoplex Drive from 10 am to 1 pm.
The animals that are available for adoption are from POLA. The POLA foundation is a non profit organization that started in 2016 in Northwest Louisiana. POLA's mission, as stated on their Facebook page, is to "provide medical care to stray, dumped, street dogs and otherwise unadoptable companion animals who need medical care and support to live". You can find more information about the organization here. You can even see the current pups that are available for adoption here.
All my fur babies are adopted and I couldn't have asked for better critters. My cat and dog are my world. I hope we can find these pups their forever homes, so please share the news and hopefully we can get these pups to a home that will love and care for them.


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package me.wener.showea.collect.util;

import com.google.common.base.CaseFormat;
import com.google.common.base.Converter;
import com.google.common.base.Function;
import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
import com.google.common.base.Splitter;
import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
import com.google.common.reflect.AbstractInvocationHandler;
import com.google.common.reflect.Reflection;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * 将Map映射为接口
 *
 * @author wener
 */
@SuppressWarnings("unused")
public class Mapping
{
    private static final Joiner DOT_JOINER = Joiner.on('.').skipNulls();
    private static final Splitter DASH_SPLITTER = Splitter.on('-').trimResults().omitEmptyStrings();
    private static final Converter<String, String> CAMEL_TO_HYPHEN =
            CaseFormat.LOWER_CAMEL.converterTo(CaseFormat.LOWER_HYPHEN);

    private static final Map<Method, MethodInfo> methods = Maps.newConcurrentMap();
    private final static Function<MethodInfo, String> FIELDNAME_MAPPER = new Function<MethodInfo, String>()
    {
        @Nullable
        @Override
        public String apply(MethodInfo input)
        {
            return input.getFieldName();
        }
    };

    private Mapping()
    {
    }

    public static <T> T create(Class<? extends T> type)
    {
        return Reflection.newProxy(type, new MappingProxy(type, Maps.<String, Object>newConcurrentMap()));
    }

    public static <T> T create(Map<String, Object> properties, Class<? extends T> type)
    {
        return Reflection.newProxy(type, new MappingProxy(type, properties));
    }

    public static <T> T create(Map<String, Object> properties, String prefix, Class<? extends T> type)
    {
        return Reflection.newProxy(type, new MappingProxy(type, properties, prefix));
    }

    public static Map<String, Object> getMap(Object mapping)
    {
        try
        {
            MappingProxy handler = (MappingProxy) Proxy.getInvocationHandler(mapping);
            return handler.getMap();
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e)
        {
            return null;
        }
    }

    private static String camelcaseToProperty(String name)
    {
        String converted = CAMEL_TO_HYPHEN.convert(name);
        Preconditions.checkArgument(converted != null, "错误的名字格式");
        assert converted != null;
        return DOT_JOINER.join(DASH_SPLITTER.splitToList(converted));
    }

    private static MethodInfo info(Method m)
    {
        MethodInfo info = methods.get(m);
        if (info == null)
        {
            info = createInfo(m);
            methods.put(m, info);
        }
        return info;
    }

    private static MethodInfo createInfo(Method method)
    {
        Class<?> returnType = method.getReturnType();
        Class<?>[] parameterTypes = method.getParameterTypes();

        boolean isGetter = false;
        String name = method.getName();
        String fieldName = null;
        String prefix = null;
        String prop = null;

        if (name.startsWith("is"))
        {
            isGetter = true;
            fieldName = name.substring(2);
        } else if (name.startsWith("get"))
        {
            isGetter = true;
            fieldName = name.substring(3);
        } else if (name.startsWith("set"))
        {
            isGetter = false;
            fieldName = name.substring(3);
        }

        if (fieldName == null)
        {
            // String camelCaseGetter()

            if (parameterTypes.length == 0 && returnType != void.class)
            {
                isGetter = true;
                fieldName = name;
            } else if (parameterTypes.length == 1)
            {
                // String/void/Self camelCaseSetter(String val)
                if (returnType == parameterTypes[0]
                        || returnType == void.class
                        || returnType.isAssignableFrom(method.getDeclaringClass()))
                {
                    isGetter = false;
                    fieldName = name;
                }
            }
        }

        Preconditions.checkArgument(fieldName != null, "无法分析方法 %s 的操作", method);

        if (method.isAnnotationPresent(Prefix.class))
        {
            prefix = method.getAnnotation(Prefix.class).value();
        }
        if (method.isAnnotationPresent(Prop.class))
        {
            prop = method.getAnnotation(Prop.class).value();
        }

        return new MethodInfo(name, fieldName, isGetter, prop, prefix, method);
    }

    @Documented
    @Target(ElementType.METHOD)
    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
    public static @interface Prop
    {
        String value();
    }

    @Documented
    @Target(ElementType.METHOD)
    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
    public static @interface Prefix
    {
        String value();
    }

    private static class MappingProxy extends AbstractInvocationHandler
    {
        private final Class<?> type;
        private final Map<String, Object> map;
        private final Map<String, String> keyMap = Maps.newHashMap();
        private final String prefix;
        private Function<MethodInfo, String> keyMapper = FIELDNAME_MAPPER;

        public MappingProxy(Class<?> type, Map<String, Object> map)
        {
            this(type, map, "");
        }

        public MappingProxy(Class<?> type, Map<String, Object> map, String prefix)
        {
            this.type = type;
            this.map = map;
            this.prefix = prefix;
            initialize();
        }

        public Map<String, Object> getMap()
        {
            return map;
        }

        public Class<?> getType()
        {
            return type;
        }

        public boolean isNestedType(Class type)
        {
            String name = type.getCanonicalName();
            return !(name.startsWith("java.") || name.startsWith("javax."));
        }

        public void initialize()
        {
            // 初始 getter 和 setter
            for (Method method : type.getDeclaredMethods())
            {
                MethodInfo info = info(method);
                keyMap.put(info.getFieldName(), keyMapper.apply(info));
            }
        }

        @SuppressWarnings("NullableProblems")
        @Override
        protected Object handleInvocation(Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args) throws Throwable
        {
            Class<?> returnType = method.getReturnType();
            MethodInfo info = info(method);
            String key = keyMap.get(info.getFieldName());

            if (info.isSetter())
            {
                Object old = map.put(key, args[0]);
                if (returnType.isAssignableFrom(type))
                    return proxy;
                if (returnType == void.class)
                    return null;
                return adapter(old, returnType);
            }
            if (info.isGetter())
                return adapter(map.get(key), returnType);

            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(method.toGenericString());
        }

        public Object adapter(Object value, Class<?> to)
        {
            if (value == null)
            {
                return null;
            }
            Class<?> from = value.getClass();
            if (to.isAssignableFrom(from))
            {
                return to.cast(value);
            }
            // TODO 处理类型转换
            return null;
        }

        @Override
        public String toString()
        {
            MoreObjects.ToStringHelper helper = MoreObjects.toStringHelper(type);
            for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : map.entrySet())
            {
                helper.add(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
            }
            return helper.toString();
        }

        @Override
        public boolean equals(Object o)
        {
            if (this == o) return true;
            if (!(o instanceof MappingProxy)) return false;

            MappingProxy that = (MappingProxy) o;

            return map.equals(that.getMap());
        }

        @Override
        public int hashCode()
        {
            int result = super.hashCode();
            result = 31 * result + (map != null ? map.hashCode() : 0);
            return result;
        }
    }

    public static class MethodInfo
    {
        private final String methodName;
        private final String fieldName;
        private final boolean isGetter;
        private final String prop;
        private final String prefix;
        private final Method method;

        private MethodInfo(String methodName, String fieldName, boolean isGetter, String prop, String prefix, Method method)
        {
            this.methodName = methodName;
            this.fieldName = fieldName;
            this.isGetter = isGetter;
            this.prop = prop;
            this.prefix = prefix;
            this.method = method;
        }

        public String getFieldName()
        {
            return fieldName;
        }

        public String getMethodName()
        {
            return methodName;
        }

        public boolean isGetter()
        {
            return isGetter;
        }

        public boolean isSetter()
        {
            return !isGetter;
        }

        public String getProp()
        {
            return prop;
        }

        public String getPrefix()
        {
            return prefix;
        }
    }
}


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August 28, 2015 / 5:48 PM / in 4 years
Thousands protest in Philippines over religious freedom
MANILA (Reuters) - Thousands of people belonging to a powerful local indigenous Christian organization occupied a busy portion of the main highway in Manila on Friday to protest what they allege to be government's meddling over internal affairs of their church.
Members of Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) or INC also called for the resignation of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, who was investigating an illegal detention case filed by a dismissed church minister against Iglesia's leaders.
Waving church flags and holding anti-government placards calling for religious freedom, Iglesia members chanted "Hustisya" (Justice) and "INC" as they blocked two busy intersections, causing late Friday night traffic jams.
Some 1000 church members began their protest by trooping to the Justice department on Thursday, even blocking de Lima's car from leaving the agency's premises, according to media reports.
On Friday, the members took their peaceful protest to the main EDSA highway, site of several demonstrations in the past including "people power" revolts that toppled two presidents.
"This is a display of INC solidarity," a member who joined the protest on the highway and who gave his name as Ka Vic told Reuters. "We responded to the call of our church leaders. The government should respect the separation of church and state."
Some members questioned the government's moves to probe infighting in the Iglesia when it has yet to bring justice to 44 elite police force members killed during a firefight with Muslim rebels in January. Two of the policemen who died were Iglesia members.
Police declined to give an estimate of the crowd that occupied the highway, but organizers were hoping to gather 50,000 members until Monday, a public holiday.
Presidential spokesman Herminio Coloma Jr said in a statement "the government does not wish to interfere in the internal affairs of any legitimate organization," adding it was not taking an adversarial position against the Iglesia.
Interior Secretary Mar Roxas said police will exercise maximum tolerance over the crowd but stressed people's right to peaceful assembly should not cause inconvenience to others.
Political analysts said the protest was a show of force by the estimated 2-million-strong Iglesia, an influential group that politicians have courted in the past for votes. Iglesia members are widely known to follow their leaders' advice and vote as a bloc. The next presidential polls is set for May 2016.
About 80 per cent of the country's 100 million people are Catholic, with the rest comprised of Muslims and Christian groups including home-grown churches, the biggest of which is the Iglesia.
Reporting by Rosemarie Francisco and Manuel Mogato


9 stage-directors from different companies throughout the different neighborhoods of the metropole Abidjan worked together with 14 actors on a scene from Les Recluses (2010) by Koffi Kwahulé.
Together with the young actors of the company of Philippe Irie. Jeanne Tessia is to the right, but she does not belong to this company.
The newly constructed theatre of the CNAC with actor Souleymane Sow.
The aim of the workshop was to stimulate the stage directors to develop their own styles in direction. In order to achieve this, it's imperative to dare, to take risks, to avoid existing models, to ask new questions.
Most of the stage directors succeeded in staging the complicated fragment from this piece in an interesting way. My accompaniment focused on defying the stage directors to go even further, avoiding easy solutions, and generally the stage-directors engaged themselves fully on this quest.
There were participants who had just started out as directors but there were also very experienced stage-directors that participated on this workshop. Same thing applies for the actors: The very popular actress Jeanne Tessia (wwwjeannetessia.com) took the role of my guide and chauffeur and she made me laugh all the time making jokes and teasing innocent bystanders.


The Department of Justice (DOJ) has claimed its revised opinion on the Wire Act does not impact lotteries, in a move that could be designed to undercut a legal challenge against the opinion.
In a memo sent Monday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said the DOJ did not conclude that lotteries were affected by the new opinion that the Wire Act applied to all forms of interstate gambling.
The decision is seen by US industry stakeholders as an attempt to defuse the federal case brought against the DOJ, which is led by the New Hampshire Lottery.
The case was due to be heard on April 11, with a host of other states lining up to back New Hampshire, as well as online gambling trade group IDEA.
It is unclear how the lawsuit will proceed if New Hampshire and other lottery organisations remove their support.


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Maryland Can't Capitalize on Scoring Chances, Falls to Wake Forest 31-10
By Ben Broman Nov 19, 2011, 6:52pm EST
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No strawberries.
Tanner Price threw for 320 yards, Brandon Pendergrass ran for 125 yards, and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons clinched bowl eligibility with a 31-10 over the Maryland Terrapins. Good for them, I guess.
The big story around these parts, though, is the Terps' losing their ninth game of the year. They're coming dangerously close to the ignominy of repeating 2009's 2-10 campaign, as they finish up business next week with a road trip to N.C. State, which just threw down on Clemson earlier today. It's wasn't exactly in the plans when Randy Edsall took the reigns of a 9-4 team in January.
As we've seen so often this year, Wake Forest struck first, taking their second drive of the game 75 yards and scoring on a 2-yard Tanner Price touchdown pass. Maryland's defense tightened up, though, and kept the Deacs scoreless for the rest of the half. The Terrapins equalized on a well-run two-minute drill right before the half, with C.J. Brown finding Justus Pickett on a wheel route for a 31-yard touchdown.
The second half, though, went all Wake's way. The Deacons put up 24 second-half points, easily slicing through a tired Maryland defense. In comparison, the Terrapins had a Davin Meggett touchdown pulled back due to an illegal shift, missed a field goal (another came in the first half), dropped an easy touchdown, and failed to score after getting the ball at the Wake Forest 11-yard line.
So you could pretty easily make the argument that the Terrapins gave away anywhere between 20 and 24 points. All about execution.
The defense, for what it's worth, wasn't quite as bad as the numbers will tell you. Wake hung upwards of 500 yards on the Terps, including nearly 200 on the ground, but most of that came in the explosive second-half. That's been a weekly thing for Maryland, and it has much to do with how poor the offense is. Maryland rarely has sustained drives, which means the defense is always on the field and, by the late third-quarter, is completely gassed. We saw that again today: Maryland's time of possession was only 23 minutes.
(The one thing that still retains value is the occasionally awful tackling show. They really need to work on that.)
Speaking of Maryland's offense, though: C.J. Brown was back for the first game since the Boston College game three weeks ago, starting in lieu of the injured Danny O'Brien. He was more or less adequate; he was far from winning the game single-handedly, but I didn't think he was particularly bad, either. His final line of 20-42 wasn't especially impressive, but my bigger problem is with Gary Crowton. Brown isn't a throwing QB; the focus of the offense when he's in the game should be easy short-to-intermediate throws and heavy, heavy amounts of the zone-read option. Instead, Brown went deep pretty consistently - even more, it seemed, than O'Brien ever did. Asking Brown to do that is like asking O'Brien to run the triple-option. It's a terrible waste of what he's actually good at.
When they did focus on the zone-read or letting Brown get out and run, things were much better. He finished with 110 yards on 13 carries for an 8.5 average, including runs of 20, 24, and 30 yards. Those are drive- and game-changing plays. No, he isn't great at passing, but there's absolutely no reason he should do it 42 times a game. He's a running QB. Run him.
In other depressing news, another old haunt of Maryland's reared its ugly head: special teams. Nick Ferrara had a monstrous game, and not in a good way. He missed two very makable field goals, of 32 and 36 yards. He threw in punts of 15 and 32 yards. Just an all-around bad day at the office in what's been a very difficult year for Ferrara.
All in all, Maryland's offense gets the lion's share of the blame for this one, but it was an all-around ugly game for the Terrapins in what's been an all-around ugly season. There's little, and sometimes it seems nothing, on which to build some hope in College Park.
Stock report coming tomorrow or Monday. The hardwood Terps take on Iona tomorrow at 2:00 for the Scott Machado-Momo Jones-Terrell Stoglin Battle Royale. Be there.


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With the start of this new website, we're very happy to show you our new logo !
New Brand ! EDEA !
EDEA in store available !
We are very pround to announce that we are now an official EDEA skates dealer.
Edea recognized us as an important player on the Belgian market and allowed us to become their newest dealer for their quality figureskating boots in Belgium.
Innovation. Italian style. Modern craftsmanship. Edea embodies all of these in the production of its skating boots. Skating is the family history, uniting the generations in their passion. It started with the grandfather who made top notch skates in his workshop for skaters in the local area. The second generation also worked making skates and they created their own skate company. It was only natural that the third generation would continue the skating tradition and the ambition to create the perfect skate. Thanks to the support of her family and the assistance of experts the team at Edea went to work on creating the perfect shoe. After two years of intensive research and development their first boots hit the ice on 02/02/2002.
Like skaters who push the boundaries and crate new bests, skating technology and boot design are always moving on as new materials are added to our resources. At Edea we are always pushing the limits. We are continually researching developing and testing: striving for perfection. Being the most innovative skate producer in the world is good but staying the best is our mission. At Edea we will concentrate on the skates so you can just worry about your performance.
110,00 € each Brio Ivory Set ED22	Brio is a ready-to-skate boot designed with the beginner in mind. Inspired by our passion for skating our entry level boot benefits from the technology and know-how from our top of the range boots.
215,00 € each Overture Ivory Set Mirage	The Overture boot is a combination of lightweight design and Edea technology. It is our best selling boot. It offers great support and flexibility for skaters who are looking to develop and are performing basic skills single jumps and axels. Inspired by our passion for skating, the Overture benefits from the technology and know-how from our top of the range boots.
235,00 € each Chorus Ivory	The Chorus boot is a step up from Overture and is for serious skaters who are looking to include double jumps in their routines. If you've entering competitions regularly this boot can help you step on the podium. Edea have combined lightweight design and the latest technology to produce this high performing boot with passion that Edea have become famous for.
24,00 € each Blade Covers Mink	"MINK" BLADE COVERS (synth. fur) "Wrap your skates in diamonds and fur…" After skating you should always wipe down your blades to stop them rusting. Putting on blade covers after wiping protects the edges of your skates and helps your blades last longer and prevents them rusting. EDEA have made this rather mundane task more glamorous by adding a touch of elegance with blade covers made of synthetic mink. Adding more style is the Edea logo featuring rhinestone on one side. These stylish blade covers look great but also feature inner padding and an absorbent lining keeping the blades dry. Colours: White, Black. One size fits all.
15,00 € each ODOR ABSORBER	ODOR ABSORBER This is Edea's little bag of "MAGIC" to keep tired boots fresh, cool and dry. It contains a combination of ACTIVATED CHARCOAL to eliminate odors and SILICA GEL to absorb moisture. edea-tipEDEA TIP To help your skates stay perfect Edea recommend all laces are loosened off after each session and that the tongue is put upright in the boot. NOTE: Like all Edea products this is safe and non-toxic. We do not use DMF (DIMETHYL FUMARATE) unlike other silica gels on the market. Please read the instructions carefully to get the best from this product. Dimensions: cm 27 (height), cm 7 (width). Longer inside the boot. Quantity: Each pack contains 2 odor absorbers – one for each foot! Available in two styles, bunny and monster.
18,00 € each Blade Buddies	ANIMAL BLADE COVERS After skating you should always wipe down your blades to stop them rusting. Putting on blade covers after wiping protects the edges of your skates and helps your blade last longer and prevents them rusting. EDEA have made this rather mundane task more fun by designing Animal blade covers to bring a smile to your face as you look after your boots. All our "JOLLY ZOO" animals have extra long tails. These have Inner padding and an absorbent lining help to remove moisture and keep the blades dry. All our animals are fully washable. One size fits all.
7,50 € each Gloves Gripping	GRIPPING These gloves come in three sizes and are made of soft acrylic (95%) and elastan (5%), so they can fit perfectly. The gloves are designed with a close-fitting wrist for comfort. Training hard sometimes means tumbles. These gloves have a series of rubber dots on the palm to absorb the shock of impacts and provide a better grip for getting up. Colours: White, Black and Skin. With Edea shadow logo. Sizes: Small (age 5-10), Medium (age 11-15), Large (age >16).
10,00 € each Edea Skate Necklace	NECKLACE A simple tasteful necklace: "SKATING AT HEART". Embossed design in tarnish-free zinc alloy. Dimensions: chain – 50 cm (length), pendant 1.5 cm (height). Snap-hook clasp. Comes in an elegant transparent box with velvet lining.
95,00 € each Super Trolley	SUPER TROLLEY Stand out from the crowd with the Edea super trolley – it's light and spacious and ideal not only for carrying your skates but all your skating kit. It's made from a thick weave anti-tear polyester with an internal frame for extra rigidity and toughness. The 70mm diameter wheels are made from polyurethane, with reinforced hubs, making them long lasting and silent. The bag can be easily pulled by the extendible aluminum handle or alternatively carried by the 2 integral handles. Inside the bag there is loads of room for your skates, which can also be held in place by specially created elastic straps. Additionally there is a mesh pocket inside, a large central pocket with a double zip for clothing as well as a large double zipped lower pocket for all those extra things we all need. It even has expandable panels to allow you to get extra stuff in. The bag is designed in its unexpanded form to fit cabin luggage on most airlines (59cmx36cmx20cm).
19,00 € each Skate Bag Jaquard	JAQUARD SKATE BAG The new Jacquard design with the "Edea" logo adds Italian class and style to your kit bag. This shaped-bag is designed to carry a pair of skates. The thick weave polyester makes the bag strong, durable and washable. The opaque smooth finish also prevents dirt becoming engrained. Because skating is our passion we've added those details that only someone who loves skating would notice: There are mesh fabric inserts at the sides for inner ventilation to help keep boots fresher when they are being carried. The rigid inner base is covered in material designed to absorb moisture. The cover is removable and washable. This is also dual-sided – with a softer side for skates and a harder side for rollers. There is an inner mesh pocket at the side for storing small items such as spare laces, socks, Edea Lace straps, or a lace puller. 2 large rear exterior pockets (one with zip and mesh inlay and the other open) means you can keep your kit away from the boots. We've added a drainage point at the base of the bag to help keep boots fresh – with 4 studs on the base of the bag to keep it off the ground and help drainage. Every bag has both an adjustable shoulder strap and padded handle to make it easy to carry. A final stylish touch is a detachable furry pom-pom.
35,00 € each Backpack	BACK PACK The new Jacquard design with the "Edea" logo adds the Italian class and style to your backpack. It is designed for carrying skating equipment. The thick weave polyester makes the bag strong, durable and washable. The opaque smooth finish also prevents dirt becoming engrained. There are fully adjustable shoulder straps for maximum comfort. The large rear pocket with double zipper is for storing skates. The central pocket with double zipper is for storing clothing. The front pocket with double zipper is for storing small items such as spare laces, socks, the Edea Lace strap, or a lace puller. 2 lateral pockets in mesh fabric are for bottles and blade covers. This means the wet blade covers are stored outside the bag stopping clothes and skates from getting wet. The rigid inner base is covered in material designed to absorb moisture. The cover is removable and washable. This is dual-sided with a softer side for skates and a harder side for rollers. There is also a small lateral opening for earphones.


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Get Your Hands On A Signed Matchworn 2020/21 Third Shirt
You can now get your hands on a signed matchworn third shirt from the 2020/21 season!
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American Haskins Leads New ITU Swim Segment Rankings
Russia's Dmitry Polyansky and the United States' Sarah Haskins lead the brand new ITU swim segment rankings. At the end of the year the winners of the segment will each receive a $10,000 bonus.
See the complete press release below:
Haskins continually leads the women's field out of the water at ITU events. Photo: Paul Phillps/Triathlon.org
New for 2010, the ITU has introduced segment rankings, which will reward the best swimmer, biker and runner throughout the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series. Athletes will be able to score points at each of the seven Series events, with the crown of best swimmer, biker or runner being awarded after the Grand Final in Budapest. In total, $60,000 in segment rankings bonuses will be awarded at the end of the season ($10,000 per gender, per each discipline).
This week we take a look at the swim segment rankings after three of seven Series races. Athletes score points based on their swim finish, with a total of 20 points going to the best swimmer at each event. At the end of the season (after the Budapest Grand Final), the award for best swimmer of the season and the $10,000 bonus will go to the male and female with the best five scores out of the possible seven Series races. A total of 100 points would mark a perfect score.
In the men's Best Swimmer Rankings, Russia's Dmitry Polyansky, currently ranked second in the World Championship Rankings, appears to be running away with the title. After exiting the water first in Sydney and Madrid, and coming out of the swim second in Seoul, Polyansky sits atop the standings with 56 points. Given that 60 points would be a perfect score at this point in the season, it appears Polyansky will be almost impossible to catch. One spot behind Polyansky is Aussie Joshua Amberger, who finished the swim just behind the Russian in Sydney and Madrid. Amberger has 30.5 points, putting him just 2.5 points ahead of French super-swimmer Frederic Belaubre. Spain's Javier Gomez, who beat Polyansky out of the water in Seoul, is currently fourth in the Best Swimmer Rankings with 21 points.
In the women's Best Swimmer Rankings, American Sarah Haskins currently leads the way with 52 points after winning the swim in Seoul and finishing second in Sydney and Madrid. Behind her is Frenchwoman Jessica Harrison, who topped Haskins in Madrid and was the fourth swimmer to finish in Seoul. Seven points back of Harrison is Spaniard Ainhoa Murua, with American Laura Bennett in fourth, another three points behind.
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Athanase Dali (born 9 September 1967) is a former Ivorian rugby union player. He played as a fly-half.

The son of François Dali, the main introducer of rugby in Côte d'Ivoire, he graduated in Journalism in France in 1995. He played for Clamart Rugby 92 in France.

He had 7 caps for Côte d'Ivoire, scoring 2 conversions, 8 penalties and 1 drop goal, 31 points in aggregate. His debut was at 26 October 1993 in the 19-16 win over Tunisia in Tunes for the 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, in a game where he scored a conversion, three penalties and one drop goal. After the surprising qualification of Côte d'Ivoire for the 1995 Rugby World Cup, he was the captain in their first game, an 89-0 loss to Scotland. He missed the following game and returned, as a substitute for the 29-11 loss to Tonga, at 3 June 1995, in Rustenburg, scoring two penalties. It would be his last game for his National Team.

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Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management, Ranga Reddy has advertised for recruitment of Assistant Professor jobs vacancies. Interested and eligible job aspirants are requested to apply as soon as possible from 26th Sept 2018. Check out further more details below.
About College: Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management (HITAM) is situated in a sprawling lush, green campus at Medchal in Telangana State. It was started in 2001 as Royal College of Engineering at Medak. This institution sought to impart qualitative education in the field of Engineering and Management. Transformation at HITAM does not stop with mere physical infrastructure; it extended far beyond. It has manifested as best practices, which have evolved with continuous refinement, be it in education, embracing eco-consciousness, facilitating career planning and ensuring faculty development, all from a perspective of overall growth of its students and faculty.


Sport: Track and Field – Discuss, weight throw and shot put. Noah's work ethic is second to none and he has been working extremely hard everyday to improve in track.
Favorite Subject: Noah finds Physics interesting and would like to major in engineering in college.
Favorite/Most Influential Coach: Mr. Kondracki is Noah's favorite/most influential coach because "he instills good values and inspires you to do well".
Hobbies/Life Off The Field: Noah's true love is baseball and he enjoys watching the Yankees.
Favorite Music: Whoever is on the radio.
What Do You Love Most About South? Noah loves all of the people he has met both in the classroom and at track practice and events.
Life In The Summer: Noah is a camp counselor at Day Camp In The Park.
Most Memorable Moments As A Student-Athlete Viking: Qualifying for the NYS qualifying meet this past Winter in the Shot Put.
Sport: Track and Field – 1st in 100 Meter Hurdles and 200 Meter I.H. @ Goldrush Meet.
Favorite Teacher: Mrs. Hughes because she is extremely motivating.
Favorite/Most Influential Coach: Coach Modafferi, Coach Kondracki and Ms. Flood because "they believe in me and know I can do better with each passing day of hard work".
Hobbies/Life Off The Track: Lilly likes to swim, play soccer and hang out with friends.
Favorite Food/Restaurant: Penne Alla Vodka and Caesar Salad/Jade Village (closed now) and Pakulas Pizzeria.
Favorite Music Artist: Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and The Weekend.
Life In The Summer: Lilly wants to become a lifeguard or sports instructor at a camp.
Most Memorable Moments As A Student-Athlete Viking So Far… Practicing with her track team where she met a majority of her friends. Lilly also loves the track meets because it gives her an opportunity to display what she has been working so hard on.
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Fremont Health Medical Center is a 202-bed healthcare facility, serving Dodge and surrounding counties. The Medical Center is comprised of 90 hospital beds with private rooms and 112 beds of long term care, with private and semiprivate rooms. Located in Fremont, Nebraska, on U.S. Hwy. 30, the Medical Center is the only hospital within the county and is adjacent to several medical office buildings and support services. Fremont Health Medical Center is a nonprofit healthcare facility owned by Dodge County, chartered in 1940.
Fremont Health Medical Center was originally named Dodge County Hospital in 1940. Before they rebranded to Fremont Health in 2014, They had undergone five name changes.
This multifaceted project focused on elevating the patient and resident experience along with providing the best possible environment for physicians and staff to work and provide care. With the rebranding of the entire organization, all signage needed to be updated.
A new comprehensive exterior sign master plan was developed, replacing the system we manufactured and installed about 10 years ago. The hospital was looking for an entire exterior package to help better identify entrances and its offerings.
With many upcoming renovations and expansions it was key for the exterior signage to be modular for future growth. Aluminum construction was utilized for durability in this high traffic area of the city. The new sign design replicates the shape of a sail, signaling the moving forward into the future of the hospital.


Who is Michael Press, Cliftonville FC's new interim first team manager?
Cliftonville have appointed Michael Press as new interim first-team manager.
Press has stepped in following the departure of Barry Gray at the weekend.
The Reds parted company with Gray on Saturday following Cliftonville's defeat to Dungannon Swifts.
It leaves the club in sixth spot in the Danske Bank Premiership.
But who is Michael Press? And what will he bring to the table?
Press was very successful as manager of Cliftonville Olympic, the club's reserve team. He is someone who knows the club well and knows what it means to wear the Cliftonville shirt. Press also worked as assistant manager under Davy McAlinden at both Larne and Carrick Rangers. Recent Press was acting as chief scout to Barry Gray at Solitude.
What is his style of management?
Press is said to be of a similar mould to Tommy Breslin. He likes to let his players go out and express themselves. Also similar to Breslin, he demands hard work.
Who will be working with Press?
Press will be assisted by former Cliftonville players Barry Johnston and Marc Smyth. Damien McCorry also remains as goalkeeping coach. Press will oversee training this week and, along with Barry and Marc – two former players who have since become part of the backroom set-up – will take charge of Saturday's game with Glenavon.
Getting some consistency to Cliftonville's performances and results. The Reds' season so far as been a case of one step forward and three steps back. They can score goals, but they also concede far too many. He needs to shore up the defence and make Cliftonville harder to beat. Something he might have to work on this transfer window. Right-back is a key position that needs filled. Chris Curran, Liam Bagnall and Jamie McGovern have all had to fill in the position this season.
How long will he be in charge?
That remains undecided. The club has invited applications for first-team manager with the deadline this Friday. How long they wait before appointing a permanent boss remains to be seen. Press will be in charge until that appointment is made.
He said: "Cliftonville have done so well in recent years that you need to be a bit special to break into the first team. But we're still able to produce players for the first team, which is absolutely vital. It's important to have young, local players in your team, as local lads can often find an extra five per cent."
Cliftonville chairman Gerard Lawlor: "I believe we have a very talented playing squad but it is undoubtedly one that has underperformed and has not done justice to themselves, our fans or our badge. I would implore our fans to come along to Solitude on Saturday, get behind 'Presser' and the team and show precisely what the Red Army are capable of."
How did Twitter react to the appointment?
The club are inviting applications for the job of first-team manager. The deadline is this Friday. Some of the names being linked with the job include Kenny Shiels, Warrenpoint Town boss Stephen McDonnell and Solitude legend Tommy Breslin.


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BBC set for U-turn over local radio cuts after outcry from listeners and MPs | Media | The Guardian
Well, this is good news. It is becoming a bit boring, though, to be honest. Every now and then, the BBC, for whatever reason, decides it has to cut back on its radio stations. This time, it's the whole of the BBC local radio network, some 40 stations. Last year it was BBC 6 Music, the DAB digital station.
And many years ago, the 'Save GLR Campaign' managed to increase the audience figures for the 'local' station for London at a time when its own publicity machine was to all intents and purposes non-existent.
'Delivering Quality First' is the heading under which the BBC is making cuts to many of its services. One of the many arguments against cutting back on the local radio services is: how come such gems as BBC 3's 'Snog, Marry, Avoid' is still going?
The BBC should be making and broadcasting programmes, on TV as well as on radio, that the commercial sector wouldn't touch with a barge-pole. It should not be copying ITV's output, it should be innovating. People are quite rightly cross that the BBC is going to start showing 'The Voice' which is a copy of ITV's 'The X Factor', and if stories are to be believed, its judges, possibly including one Kylie Minogue will be paid millions of pounds – money which would easily keep the threatened local radio stations going for several months.
I'm not the biggest fan of BBC London, apart from those bits still left over from its predecessor, the aforementioned GLR, but it too has its own loyal following. And I'm sure the same can be said for the other local radio stations.
BBC set for U-turn over local radio cuts after outcry from listeners and MPs | Media | The Guardian.
As some of the comments make clear, the Director General Mark Thompson doesn't come out of this well. He is so out of touch with the BBC's audience, he really shouldn't be in that position.
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An Exorcist Explains Why the Devil Hates Bells So Much
"The devil hates everything beautiful and the bells are specifically used to draw attention to the divine worship of God."
Nine new bells are displayed in the nave of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris before being installed in 2013. (photo: Fraser Mummery/CC BY 2.0/Wikimedia Commons)
Patti Maguire Armstrong Blogs October 1, 2019
"The devil hates bells," a deacon involved in the deliverance ministry recently told my husband and me. He is actually our daughter's father-in-law, so it was just a casual conversation—or at least for us.
I had never heard of the bell-aversion, so during my next interview with an exorcist — this one from the mountain West — I asked about it. Father Theophilus (which means "loved of God" but it is not his real name because exorcists usually need to keep their identity secret) confirmed it. "Devils hate bells," he said. "I use them in sessions all the time. I have a nicely-toned consecration bell that I use."
The devil has screamed, "Knock it off!" at the sound of bells during exorcisms and tried to knock them out of his hand. The Rite of Exorcism uses prayers and holy water, but Father Theophilus also brings many tools into the fight against evil such as music, chants, sacred art, a team of prayer warriors, holy water and blessed bells to overwhelm the devil.
"Why bells?" I asked.
"Satan is always attacking us through our senses," he said. "So the liturgy itself needs to be a holy assault on our senses: our sight, our touch, our smells and hearing. We have prayed as a Church with all these sensual things, because she learned through millennia that this is what repels the enemy."
Father Theophilus uses his altar or sanctus handheld bells. "When these consecrated bells are used at Mass it is to say, 'Look at him, the Word made Flesh!'" he said. "The bell humiliates the devil because it's a non-rational object that is doing what they were made to do. They don't want to adore God."
Another reason the devil hates bells is because they hate everything beautiful and holy, according to Father Theophilus. "We are moved by beauty," he said. "It stirs our souls—beautiful music, beautiful prayers, flowers, beautiful tones... the devil hates everything beautiful and the bells are specifically used to draw attention to the divine worship of God."
It is customary to bless everything involved in the liturgy and to bless the church bells also, Father Theophilus said. "Blessings makes things holy — set apart for God. Everything in the liturgy needs to be set apart for God."
Just as the sanctus bells give glory to God, so too does the ringing of church bells, whether the church has an old cast-iron bell or an electronic recording, Father Theophilus explained. Both can be blessed. "Traditionally, church bells called us to prayer," he said. "If you have an Angelus app on your phone, a bell will ring to alert you."
The Angelus is a Catholic prayer originating with an 11th-century monastic custom. Church bells called people at 6 a.m., 12 noon, and 6 p.m. to pray the Angelus—Latin for "angel." People stopped what they were doing, knelt down and prayed. The Angelus commemorates the Incarnation when the Angel Gabriel declared to the Virgin Mary, and she responded: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done unto me according to Thy word." And the Word was made Flesh and dwelt among us.
A Blessing of Bells
Here is a very beautiful blessing of the bells at St. Maria Goretti in Westfield, Indiana, which was done in 2017.
Tonight, we as God's people, ask God to bless and set aside these five bells, which are to be installed beginning tomorrow morning, for use in this holy church, for his service and his use. May by the Holy Spirit, God make these five bells hallowed through our prayer this night. So that when these bells are tolled and rung in the future, the faithful may be invited and called to the House of God and to everlasting life.
May the Church's faith and piety be made stronger whenever they hear its melodious peals. At the sound of these bells, may all evil spirits be driven far away! May thunder and lightning, storm and tornado, hail and wind, and all kinds of evil be banished at the echoing of their sound. And may all evil flee at the sight of the holy cross that is engraved on each of them. May all evil and temptation flee at the sound of these bells.
Tonight, we ask that our Lord, Jesus Christ, himself, grant this for us. Take notice of the incredible spiritual weight that the bells are given. Tonight, they become instruments of God's power, in the war between heaven and hell.
We pray tonight that whenever these bells may ring, may the ancient enemy take flight. May the Christian people unite and hear the call to faith. May the empire of Satan be terrified at their ringing. And may we as God's people be strengthened as we are called together by these bells. May the sound of these bells be as pleasing to God as was Kind David's playing of the harp in the Old Testament.
And as the peals of thunder frightened and drove away an army of enemies while Samuel slayed an unblemished lamb as a holocaust to the Eternal King, so too, when these bells ring in the clouds over St. Maria Goretti and Westfield, as we gather in this church for the Eucharistic banquet, the ultimate sacrifice of the Eternal King, may legions of angels stand watch and guard over the assembly of your holy Church, to protect us in body and spirit.
These bells will call down angels. Legions of them! God continues to watch over and protect his Church. These are no ordinary bells. And what we do tonight, is no ordinary blessing. And what we have built for God and am now close to completing, has eternal significance.
Let us remember this from now on, every time we hear a church bell or bells, whether it be here or anywhere, in the world. With each ring and each peal, a spiritual power is being given to us by our God. May each ringing bell remind us to thank him for the many blessings in our lives.
Patti Maguire Armstrong Patti Maguire Armstrong is an award-winning author and was the managing editor and co-author of Ascension Press' bestselling Amazing Grace Series. Her newest books are Holy Hacks: Everyday Ways to Live Your Faith & Get to Heaven and Big Hearted: Inspiring Stories from Everyday Families. She has a B.A. in social work and M.A. in public administration and worked in both those fields before staying home to work as a freelance writer. Patti and her husband, Mark, live in North Dakota, where they are still raising the tail end of their 10 children. Follow her on Twitter at @PattiArmstrong and read her blog at PattiMaguireArmstrong.com.
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Vinyl outsold CDs in the US for the first time in decades
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If you bought a physical album in 2021, chances are it was vinyl.
For the first time since MRC Data (formerly Nielsen SoundScan) started tracking music sales in 1991, annual sales of vinyl records surpassed those of compact discs (CDs) in the US.
CDs had a good year. Between 2020 and 2021, annual sales increased 1% from 40.2 million to 40.6 million. But vinyl had a very good year as sales rose 51% to 41.7 million in 2021.
The vinyl renaissance, which started in the last decade, is the product of a confluence of factors: nostalgia among older music listeners, a desire to directly support artists after live music venues shut down during the pandemic, and newfound popularity among younger generations.
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What a difference a shave makes: Joaquin Phoenix back to handsome best
April 14, 2010 - 14:59 BST hellomagazine.com No word on whether the actor will return to acting, but he's reverted back to his post-rapper appearance
It was the talk of Hollywood – how Joaquin Phoenix had grown a beard, quit acting and decided to become a rapper.
He seemed back to his usual self however this week – at least in terms of his appearance – as he attended a documentary screening in LA (below left).
Without the bushy beard – which he shaved off a few months ago – or the dark sunglasses which had been constantly covering his eyes during public appearances, the star was back to his handsome best.
His look was a marked change from last year, when he hit headlines for his erratic behaviour and less than polished appearance.
The Walk The Line actor gave journalists conflicting reasons about why he had grown facial hair. He said he had done it to avoid being a sex symbol, before saying: "Or maybe I'm just lazy."
There was also mystery surrounding his decision to embark on a music career. The Puerto Rica-born actor (pictured performing on stage last year) insisted he was serious about being a rapper, saying: "There's not a hoax. Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that's possible, but that's certainly not my intention.
"I had a lot of dudes come up and say, "We really respect you for doing it, putting yourself out there, and going with it."
But there were rumours that the whole thing was indeed a prank, for the subject of a documentary to be filmed by his brother-in-law Casey Affleck.
"It's a put-on. I'm going to pretend to have a meltdown and change careers, and Casey is going to film it," he is reported to have said.
There were also fears for his health after a bizarre interview on the David Letterman show.
While fans wait to see if Joaquin will return to acting, they can at least hear him in a new Peta advert aiming to raise awareness about the cruelty behind the exotic animal skin industry.
It was rumoured he was to come out of retirement to play Edgar Allen Poe in a new movie, but his representative has denied this.
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